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Volume 7, No. 16, Jan. 9, 2008 On the cover: Barack Obama at Gallaudet University DC, early in 2007.

Photo courtesy of the Service Employees Internationl Union (SEIU).

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Politics Malice in the middle Editor’s Note Politics 101 Environment Conservation as a virtue Hear & Now Fat lady sings — in HD Blotter From SPD reports News of the Weird Chuck Shepherd’s latest Earthweek The week on your planet

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Thursday, Jan. 10 Little Theatre of Savannah: Inspecting Carol begins

What: A Christmas Carol meets The Government Inspector meets Noises Off when a man who asks to audition at a small theater is mistaken for an informer for the National Endowment for the Arts. When: Jan. 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25 and 26 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 13 and 27 at 3 p.m. Where: Savannah Actor’s Theatre, 703D Louisville Rd. Cost: $20 general admission, $15 seniors, military and students with valid ID and $10 for children.

Info: Reservations can be made by calling 631-3773 or reservations@littletheatreofsavannah.org. Tickets also will be available at the door prior to performances or they can be purchased online at www.littletheatreofsavannah. org.

Screening: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Glance compiled by Linda Sickler

Freebie of the Week Musical Salute to Martin Luther King Jr.

Friday, Jan. 11

Fourth Annual Savannah Open Disc Golf Tournament

When: Jan. 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Jan. 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Savannah Civic Center’s Martin Luther King Jr. Arena. Cost: $8 general admission at the door. 12 and under admitted free. Info: 651-6556 weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Salt Marsh by Land and Sea

What: Explore the dynamic and fascinating ecosystem that has supported humans on this coast throughout history. Walk, then paddle with a naturalist guide to see the marsh from both sides. When: Jan. 12 from 2-5 p.m.

Cost: $30 per person, which includes canoe rental. Info: Call 236-8115 for reservations, which are required.

Old Time Country Dance

What: Contra, squares and couples dancing to live music provided by The Glow In The Dark Stringband, with calling by Joyce Murlless and Bob Beattie. Beginners and

Psychotronic Film Festival: The 4th Dimension

What: A very cool and thought-provoking black-andwhite surreal sci-fi mystery similar in tone to Darren Aronofsky’s PI and David Lynch’s Eraserhead. This picture, which was filmed in 2007, has won several awards at various international film festivals. A drawing for door prizes provided by several locally-owned area businesses will be held. When: Jan. 14 at 8 p.m. Seating begins at 7:30 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean Coffeehouse, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: Tickets for each film in the festival are $6, and the shows are open to all ages. Advance tickets ae available at The Sentient Bean. Seating is limited to only 50 people for each film.

Wednesday, Jan. 16 Film Fundraiser: I Do & I Don’t

Savannah Film Society: Sleuth

Eastman Gun Show

What: Hear from a panel of successful SCAD photography alumni as they discuss how they started their careers and what keeps them at the top of their field.

When: Jan. 14 from 7:30-9 p.m Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St.

What: The Poetry Society of Georgia’s 2007-2008 reading series continues with Greg Williamson, author of Errors in the Script and The Silent Partner, which won the 1995 Nicholas Roerich Prize. His third book, A Marvelous Piece of Luck, will be published next fall. Refreshments will be served. When: Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Where: The University Dining Hall in the Memorial College Center on the AASU campus. Cost: Free and open to the public.

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What: An evening of food, drinks and music in a uniquely artistic setting. This month the Dan Baraszu Trio will perform. All galleries will be open, including the exhibitions Past and Present, and Philip Morsberger: The Sixties.

When: Jan. 11 from 6-9 p.m. Where: Jepson Center for the Arts. Cost: $10.

Saturday, Jan. 12

SCAD Photo Alumni Panel Discussion

AASU Poetry Reading

Jepson Live

What: Kenneth Branagh directed and Michael Caine and Jude Law star in this remake of a 1972 film that was based on Anthony Shaffer’s stage play. When: Jan. 11 at 8 p.m.

Where: Lucas Theatre for the Arts. Cost: $8 general public, $6 seniors and military and $4 with SCAD ID. Info: 525-5050.

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Tuesday, Jan. 15

What: A field of 90 players from 10 states and Canada will compete, including several top professionals from the region. When: Jan. 11, 12 and 13. The doubles tournament is Friday at 2 p.m. On Saturday, sign-in is from 7-8:30 a.m., with a player meeting at 9:30 a.m., the first round at 10 a.m. and the second round at 2 p.m. The final round will be played Sunday at 9 a.m. Where: Tom Triplett Park, U.S. 80 in Pooler. Cost: Sign-up fees are $65 pro open, $55 all other pro, $45 advanced, $35 intermediate and $20 junior. Info: savannahdiscgolf.com or call George Shaw at 484-7821.

What: This concert marks the 10th anniversary of the Musical Salute to Martin Luther King Jr. It will feature the big band jazz of the Savannah Jazz Orchestra and the Savannah High School Arts Academy’s Skyelite Jazz Band.

When: Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.

Where: Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public. singles are welcome. When: Jan. 12. Pre-dance lessons and review of steps and calls are at 7:45 p.m. and the dance begins at 8 p.m. Where: Notre Dame gym. Cost: $7 general admission and $5 members and students.

Pianist Hong Xu in Concert

What: The winner of the 2006 Hilton Head Piano Competition performs Mozart, Stravinsky and Prokofiev.

When: Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. Where: Lucas Theatre for the Arts.

Cost: $12.50 to $35. Info: 525-5050.

Sunday, Jan. 13

Bacon Park Forest Discovery Walk

What: Join Savannah Tree Foundation program director and certified arborist Patrick Grant for a guided nature walk in the 50-acre maritime forest at Bacon Park. Wear long pants, sturdy shoes and bring water and bug repellent. When: Jan. 13

What: This screwball comedy is about an engaged couple who learn what it means to be happily married after they endure church-sanctioned premarital counseling from a bitter and jaded couple on the brink of divorce. The screening is a fundraiser for SCAD advertising design students entering the National Student Advertising Competition. When: Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Cost: $6. Info: 525-5050.

Psychotronic Film Festival: Jive Turkey

What: This 1974 American film is a surprisingly good (and sleazy) low-budget black exploitation film that takes place in 1958 Harlem. The plot: the Italian Mafia tries to take over the numbers racket from the neighborhood black organized crime bookies in an all-out turf war. Period slang and gritty realism make this one an underrated film in this oft-maligned genre. There will be a drawing for door prizes provided by several locally-owned area businesses.

When: Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. Seating begins at 7:30 p.m.

Where: The Sentient Bean Coffeehouse, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: Tickets for each film in the festival are $6, and the shows are open to all ages. Advance tickets are available at The Sentient Bean Coffeehouse. Seating is limited to only 50 people for each film, so getting tickets early is advised.

Info: Visit www.sentientbean.com to view trailers of the festival’s films. w

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What: The SCAD Student Activities Council screens this cult classic film that follows high school senior Ferris Bueller, who decides to skip school and spend the day in downtown Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane Peterson and best friend Cameron Frye. When: Jan. 10 at 8 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St.

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at 1 p.m. Where: Meet at the north side of the parking lot at the Bacon Park tennis courts, just off Skidaway Road and south of Bonna Bella Drive.

Cost: Free and open to the public. Info: 233-8733 or www.savannahtreefoundation.com.

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Malice in the middle History shows how Barack Hussein Obama can turn his unusual name into political gold

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ust days after Barack Obama first mused about running for president, Republican strategist Ed Rogers winged the senator on MSNBC’s Hardball.

“Count me down as somebody who underestimates Barack Hussein Obama,” sneered Rogers, carefully enunciating Obama’s middle name—a family moniker passed down from his Kenyan father and grandfather.

Obama’s camp, which had not hidden their man’s middle name or bragged about it, cried foul.

“It wasn’t a slip of the tongue, I know that,” Obama’s communications director, Robert Gibbs, told Maureen Dowd. “You can’t solve Iraq with a campaign about people’s middle names.”

But you can’t solve Iraq if your unfortunate middle name blocks your path to the White House, either. Obama’s name tests the limits of American nomenclatural tolerance.

Just say his full name to yourself. “Barack” is unfamiliar but innocuous. “Hussein” is the name of a loathed dictator and enemy.

And Obama sounds eerily like the world’s most wanted terrorist. (Right-wing Web site Freerepublic.com has featured a photoshopped image of “Senator Osama Obama,” and Fox News head honcho Roger Ailes sparked a firestorm by joking about the similarity between Osama and Obama).

Even fellow Democrats try to Islamify Obama by talking up his middle name. Former Nebraska Senator Bob Kerry, who backs Hillary Clinton, curiously complemented Obama in the Washington Post: “I like the fact that his name is Barack Hussein Obama, and that his father was a Muslim and that his paternal grandmother is a Muslim.”

The research of Grant W. Smith, a professor of English at Eastern Washington University, who has studied how voters react to the sounds of candidates’ names, suggests Obama’s name could hurt him with undecided voters, who, since they sometimes cast ballots on the basis of vague sentiments, may be influenced by a candidate’s unusual moniker.

Surnames have a far greater impact than middle names, said Smith, who thinks voters will actually groove to the rhythm of Obama—though, he notes, it “would be better to have the accent on the first syllable”—O-bama (Apparently, names that echo the soothing cadence of nursery rhymes appeal to voters). Smith acknowledges, however, that Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden stir “very powerful associations” in the minds of Americans.

Obama’s “Hussein” highlights the surprising, if very occasional, utility of middle names in politics, particularly in attack politics. Middle names can be particularly helpful in undermining a candidate’s manufactured image.

Consider Jim Webb’s effective middle-assault on incumbent George Allen in the 2006 Virginia Senate race. To fend off charges that Webb applauded flag burning, a Webb aide repeatedly derided “George Felix Allen Jr.” for choosing to “cut and run” rather than serve in the military during Vietnam, as Webb did. (Allen shares a first name and last name with his father but technically is not a junior.)

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headline writers dubbed him FDR—the gold standard of initialdom.

Harry S Truman’s middle initial led to controversy. Truman’s parents could not agree on his middle name, so they settled on the letter S, sans period. Some deemed Truman’s lack of a longer middle name as emblematic of his slight stature.

How could the short, lightly regarded machine politician sit at the great FDR’s desk? As Bruce Kuklick recounted in The Good Ruler: From Herbert Hoover to Richard Nixon, “one frustrated voter exclaimed, ‘They say the S doesn’t stand for nothing; the whole goddamn name doesn’t stand for nothing.’ “ But Truman ultimately achieved HST status, as did Roosevelt’s political protégé Lyndon Baines Johnson. His biographer Robert Caro noted that when Johnson came to Washington as a boy wonder congressman during the New Deal, “He instructed one aide to simply use his initials in press releases: ‘FDR—LBJ—do you get it?’”

Richard Milhous Nixon was equally, if not more, concerned with the image his name conveyed. Soon after Nixon finally won the presidency, he announced to his staff that he would no longer use his middle initial. Milhous wasn’t merely a dorky name, it also stuck him with a clumsy set of initials, RMN. (Try saying that three times quickly.)

Barack Obama pulled a Nixon, dropping his H sometime before he ran for a seat in the Illinois State Senate in 1996. Some branding experts urge Obama to again embrace his middle name.

“Let the Republicans make the loudest noise about it, then Obama should emphasize why his name is Hussein. He’s a product of a multi-cultural family. This man is representative of the 21st Century,” said Robert Sawyer, author of Kiss and Sell: Writing for Advertising.

Perhaps Barack Hussein Obama should answer back bigots who try to tie him to terrorists with the flair of Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. During the 1964 campaign, Barry Goldwater’s running mate, William Miller, tried to deride his opponent, pronouncing every syllable of “Hor-ay-ti-o.”

But according to The Mocking of a President: A History of Campaign Humor From Ike to Ronnie, by Gerald C. Gardner, Humphrey effortlessly deflected the brickbat: “Miller thinks he has a real issue in my middle name … I must warn him of the hidden middle name vote—all those youngsters blessed with a middle name they choose to convert to a middle initial … Miller should beware of the midlash.” w

Georgia’s presidential primary election happens Tuesday, Feb. 5

This article originally ran at Slate.com. David Wallis contributes to The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post and the Observer of London, among other publications. To comment, e-mail us at letters@connectsavannah.com

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This was a brilliant swipe, since “Felix” conjures up not the image of a footballtossing, Confederate-flag-waving good ol’ boy, as Allen portrayed himself, but of Felix Unger, the kvetching, overfastidious bachelor of TV’s The Odd Couple.

Undoubtedly, Allen’s “macaca” gaffe turned off many more voters than his prissy middle name. But the Webb campaign’s constant references to “Felix” might have contributed to a public perception that Allen’s macho pose was no more than skin-deep.

Bill Clinton’s political team did something similar to President George H.W. Bush in the 1992 presidential campaign. Some Democrats routinely referred to the incumbent as “George Herbert Walker Bush,” which recalled an ascot-wearing British aristocrat, the type of fellow who seems surprised by the invention of the supermarket checkout scanner and who asks his waitress for a “splash” of coffee.

It might have been one middle name too many for recession-battered American voters. “That administration was not connecting to the American people and its economic woes, maybe it had some added impact,” said Clinton ‘92 campaign chairman Mickey Kantor.

The middle name has a distinguished history in presidential politics. Middle names—often the maternal maiden name—came into fashion in the United States in the middle of 19th century.

Only three of our first 17 presidents carried middle names: John Quincy Adams, William Henry Harrison, and James Knox Polk.

Most modern presidents sported middle names or initials. Today, “a name without a middle name or middle initial sounds unfinished or unsubstantial, unpresidential,” said Anne Bernays, co-author with Justin Kaplan of The Language of Names: What We Call Ourselves and Why It Matters.

Many presidents have exploited middle names—and even more so, middle initials— to good effect. John F. Kennedy was fond of his Fitzgerald, which came with a distinguished political heritage. (John Forbes Kerry also held Kennedy’s middle name in high regard. The future presidential candidate marketed himself as John F. Kerry during his 1972 congressional race, but after losing “the striving hero worshiper dropped his middle initial and his pretensions to the J.F.K. narrative,” wrote the Washington Post.)

Thomas Woodrow Wilson valued the alliteration of his middle name and ditched his first name altogether. According to Rick Potter, curator of collections at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Wilson worried about being cast as “Tommy,” which struck him as unstatesmanlike.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was close to his mother and her family, took pride in the storied Delano name, and, long before he won the White House, newspaper

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| Editor’s Note by Jim Morekis

Politics 101 M

y first job out of the University of Georgia was as staffer (a very lowlevel staffer) on a political campaign in Chesterfield County, Va., a suburb south of Richmond. After spending a year dealing with politicians and would-be politicians and their outsized egos — and politicians’ egos don’t get more outsized than the ones in Virginia — I’ll never forget their faces on election night, and how different their behavior that one evening.

In those pre-internet days — yes, I’m that old, get over it — returns were posted manually on a big board at the county board of elections. The only quick way to find out the running total was to gather there, in person, and watch for yourself as the numbers went up.

So of course the candidates would all show up and gaze at the big board, with nearly the full range of human emotion playing across their faces, often in quick succession: Anxiety, fear, panic, relief, happiness, euphoria, sadness, disbelief.

I’ll never forget the humility in that room, how despite the power and charisma of these officeholders and officeseekers, on this one night they were powerless to influence events, their fate for once completely out of their hands as the votes came in.

The truth about politics is you never know how people are going to vote. Polls are useful as trend predictors and snapshots in time, but are imperfect guides. You just never can tell what people will do.

I write this column a day before New Hampshire holds its presidential primary, one week after Barack Obama’s impressive, expectations-shattering win on the Democratic side in Iowa. If today’s polling holds true, Obama is likely to win New Hampshire as well — we’ll all know for sure before this issue hits stands.

If a year ago you told me Hillary Clinton would be fighting for her political life after just the first primary, I’d say you were crazy. She seemed too savvy, too wellfunded, too well-positioned.

And if you told me Barack Obama would be the one to end her presidential aspirations, I’d have called mental health authorities to come take you away.

But here we are, in a situation where if the poll numbers are right, Obama will not only win Iowa and New Hampshire, but likely South Carolina and Nevada after that. While it’s too soon to make predictions about “Super Tuesday” on Feb. 5, when Georgians make their picks, in all likelihood Obama will do well then too.

Ipso facto, Obama is the clear favorite right now to be the Democratic nominee. And after years of Bush fatigue, with Republicans at their lowest ebb since the days of FDR, that means that — as I write this, anyway — Obama is the clear favorite to be the forty-fourth president of the United States.

President Obama.

President Barack Obama.

President Barack Hussein Obama.

I have noticed that Sen. Obama’s many passionate supporters do not like their candidate’s full name to be brought up, or even mentioned at all —though clearly the senator himself is not running away from it, nor from much else.

But I guarantee you — as a journalist who follows politics and as someone who’s worked in politics, though a long time ago —that rightly or wrongly Obama’s name will indeed be an issue going forward should he be the Democratic nominee.

Seven years after 9/11? A guy with two Arabic names and a surname that rhymes with “Osama” won’t have his name become an issue, if only briefly?

Riiiiiiight. And I’ve got a nice bridge over the Savannah River to sell you, cheap.

Please note I’m not saying any attacks on Obama on the issue will necessarily be effective, nor that they should be effective. But I have learned that despite the flowery rhetoric, politics is never pretty, and that neither side has a monopoly on nastiness.

In other words, if things can get ugly, they will.

I concede that I may be overstating the level of interest in this. I’ve noticed I’m more cynical than most folks, and that most people don’t appreciate it very much. But the thing is, my cynicism rarely fails me.

Personally, I couldn’t care less what Obama’s name is — regular readers of my column can already guess which way I’m likely to lean in the November election — but I assure you that many people will care, some quite deeply.

So that’s why I decided, after serious thought, to run this week’s cover story by David Wallis, a story that originally appeared in Slate.

Some of you may find it inflammatory.

Some might even find it offensive.

But frankly, I felt that the article is as even-handed an examination as we’re going to get of the pitfalls and potential historic upside for Sen. Obama, and that with Savannahians going to the polls soon to pick their party’s nominee it was as good a time as any to run it. As a student of politics and human behavior, I’d be curious as to your reaction to it, positive or negative.

In any case, and whichever party or candidate you support, don’t forget to vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary on Tuesday, Feb. 5. w Jim Morekis is editor in chief of Connect Savannah. E-mail him at jim@connectsavannah.com

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Seeing the light on conservation E

all thanks to thrift.

Energy conservation offers the same kind of thrift. You save to enhance your life, not yuk it up. In reality, a lot of energy produced in the United States is not used at all-it’s wasted like produce forgotten in the fridge. Here are a few examples from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

Your television uses more electricity during the hours it’s turned off than the time when it’s turned on. If you watch TV four hours each night, your set actually draws slightly more energy during the other 20 hours each day because modern TVs idle in standby mode.

That way the picture lights up instantaneously when you turn it on, rather than taking a couple of seconds to warm up. This slow draw on your power is called vampire energy.

If you can live with a two-second warmup, you can save a lot of energy and not miss a single show. Those little clocks on microwaves and VCRs are another example-they suck energy without adding to your quality of life.

An outlet with an on-off switch or a power strip is all you need to eliminate phantom energy drain-even if you just turn all this stuff off at bedtime, you’ll save a lot.

Your washing machine uses 90 percent of its energy to make hot water. Says the DOE: Unless you’re dealing with oily stains, the warm or cold water setting on your machine will generally do a good job of cleaning your clothes.

Switching your temperature setting from hot to warm can cut a load’s energy use in half. Energy saved; way of life intact.

About 20 percent of your house’s electricity goes to indoor lighting. Just using more efficient bulbs can save 50 to 75 percent on energy usage. Same amount of lightno cramp on your way of life.

For outdoor lighting, common sense saves even more energy. That’s because most outdoor lighting does a better job of lighting up the sky than the ground or sidewalk.

And the big myth about outdoor lighting is that it deters crime. Evidence, some of it from the U.S. Department of Justice, suggests otherwise. DOJ found no statistical correlation between street lighting and crime. In San Antonio law enforcement officials have found that darkening the area around public schools had the direct effect of lowering the vandalism rate. Since they reduced the level of lighting on schools, the annual cost of repairs due to vandalism went down from $160,000 to $41,000.

Why the difference between conventional wisdom and reality? Without getting too technical, it boils down to two things.

First, the human eye can differentiate only so much contrast between darkness and bright light.

When night lighting is too bright, as it usually is in shopping centers and car dealerships, the eye is literally blinded by light.

And because a brightly lighted parking area usually lies between “protected” stores and, say, a police cruiser on rounds out on the road, it can be impossible for police to see criminals standing right in front of a shop.

Full cut-off lighting fixtures point the light on the subject, not up in the sky. Using the right fixtures cuts crime and save energy-and they cost less to operate but cost the same to buy as other lights. In short, saving energy preserves our way of life.

This list of examples goes on and on.

So as we ponder a new year, ponder this: Personal virtue, national energy policy, and old-fashioned American thrift go hand in hand. w David Lillard is co-editor of Blue Ridge Press and he turns off the lights when he leaves the room. To comment, e-mail us at letters@connectsavannah.com

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ach year as the calendar moves into the New Year, I find myself thinking about Dick Cheney. The vice president once called energy conservation a “matter of personal virtue,” not part of a national energy plan.

It was a backhanded compliment, likening people who practiced conservation to some quaint religious sect — pious but outside the American mainstream.

But just a few years later, public opinion polls show that Americans view energy conservation as patriotic. It’s something we do to preserve our way of life, not lose it.

Mr. Cheney is right, though.

Conservation is virtuous. It’s what my parents, who grew up during the Great Depression, call being thrifty. They raised seven kids on a pipe coverer’s wages and sent them all to college through their thrifty approach to managing cash-an envelope for groceries, one for bread and milk, another for incidentals, another for things we kids needed. We lived pretty well for a working class family, and my parents retired young,

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| Hear and Now by Robin Wright Gunn

A popcorn and an aria, please

Q: “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?”

A: “Practice, practice, practice.

Q: “Well, then, how do you get to the Metropolitan Opera?”

A: “Drive south on Abercorn Street from downtown Savannah about 10 miles to the movie theater behind Savannah Mall.”

That second question is no joke, as I learned last week, joining four friends for a New Year’s Day outing to the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in High Definition screening of Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel. For the second year, the New York institution is broadcasting a series of their operas live to movie theaters around the world.

Hansel and Gretel was the second of eight performances this season, and it’s the first year that Savannah is among the broadcast locations.

Opera on New Year’s Day wasn’t on my list of 2008 resolutions until one of our group heard about the live Met screening by word of mouth, from her cousin who lives on St. Simons Island. While there’s been plenty of fanfare about the Live in HD series at the national level, so far there’s been little press locally about the broadcast.

With hundreds of communities receiving the broadcasts worldwide, the Met didn’t have the budget for paid advertising at the local level, according to Sommer Hixson, the Press Director for the Met. Instead, they are relying on grass roots marketing through opera fans worldwide who receive Metropolitan Opera email newsletters, plus coordination with local opera companies (in cities where such entities exist.)

When Timothy Hall received the Met’s e-newsletter last year about the HD broadcasts, “I was so envious,” he said. “I thought, ‘this will never come to south Georgia.’

When I saw this year’s list of theaters and saw there were ten in Georgia, including one in Savannah, I was thrilled.”

Hall, Director of Music and Organist at Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church and a longtime chorale director, has attended operas at the Metropolitan nearly a dozen times. I ran into Hall at the concession stand during intermission—large popcorn for me, Raisinets for him.

“My expectations were all met,” said Hall during a post-opera phone call last week.

“You forgot you were in the movie theater.

I kind of felt like I was sitting in the seat at the Met.” “For a singer, because the camera often closes in when they are singing, it’s almost like a little voice lesson, because you get to see up close the way they breathe or work on certain tones. You don’t get that at the Met

unless you have opera glasses.”

Our little party was perhaps the least informed of anyone in the Savannah audience—all that most of us knew was the name of the opera, the ticket price, the time and location. My only expectation was that seeing Hansel and Gretel would be a wonder-filled experience.

That expectation was exceeded over the next two and a half hours, with Dolby digital surround sound transmitting the world’s best voices and orchestra, the lighting and camera work capturing innovative sets and staging, and costuming that transformed ordinary human beings into eight foot tall bulging chefs, a fish dressed as a butler, and a 21st century take on the classic evil witch.

The sense of wonder began as we opened the door to movie theater number four. Instead of piped in background music, we heard the warm-up tuning of strings, horns and woodwinds layering together with the low bubbling of audience voices. It was thirty minutes before curtain time, and the sounds of the opera house were streaming in from New York. Our theater was already half filled, continuing to near capacity.

When the screen went live, the first shot was a chandelier close-up that panned out into the auditorium and up to the ceiling, past four balconies of red seats filling with New York opera patrons. With ten to thirteen digital cameras covering each performance, the HD broadcast is directed similarly to a TV show, with a producer cutting between camera shots while coordinating with the manager of the stage production, according to Hickson.

The intimacy of the broadcast felt almost voyeuristic.

“I feel like we’re in Row K,” whispered one of my companions as the lights dimmed and Renee Fleming (“America’s queen of opera” according to Hall) materialized on screen from backstage in New York, to introduce Hansel and Gretel to the Live in HD audience. Fleming returned during the 30minute intermission, conducting interviews with the lead singers (both leads are sung by women), and with the technical director, who gave a behind the scenes tour of the sumptuous-looking desserts that lured Hansel and Gretel into the witch’s kitchen.

“The house is ready. Cue the maestro,” said the Live in HD producer. As conductor Vladimir Jurowski walked onstage, many of us in the Savannah audience applauded along with those in the New York house, in anticipation of the magic ahead. w

The sense of wonder began as we opened the door to movie theater number four.

The next broadcast of Metropolitan Opera: Live in High Definition is Macbeth by Guseppe Verdi. Saturday January 12, 1:30 p.m. Regal Savannah Stadium 10 Movie Theater

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from recent Savannah/Chatham Police incident reports

Whoops, there it is

• A woman told police her ex-boyfriend grabbed her and threatened to kill her.

The woman was waiting for a bus at 37th Street and Waters Avenue, and when the bus arrived, she got onboard. Her exboyfriend also jumped on the bus and grabbed her hand and said, “If you get off this bus, I’ll kill you.”

Both remained on the bus until it reached 45th Street and Waters Avenue, where the woman jumped off. She said her ex-boyfriend got off the bus at Waters and Washington avenues.

The man approached her at the west end of Daffin Park and told her, “I’ll kill you right here.” She said that his pickup truck, driven by a man she didn’t know, came by and picked him up.

There was a machete in the truck, so the woman called police from her cell phone.

She said there were already several court dates involving her ex-boyfriend for battering her and for making terroristic threats, and there is a court order that says he isn’t allowed within 50 feet of her.

• An employee of an East Broughton Street shop called police after a teenager shoplifted a pair of Prada sunglasses worth about $130.

The woman said the teen, who was about 17 years old, entered the store and asked to try on shoes. She said he was neatly dressed, and didn’t appear to be homeless.

While one of the other employees was getting shoes for the young man to try on, he started to put on a pair of sunglasses.

The woman said she spoke with him about the glasses, then turned her attention to another customer.

The suspect tried on the shoes very quickly and left the store in a hurry. The woman said she recognized the suspect as having been at the store two months prior, when another set of sunglasses went missing.

• An officer was southbound on Liberty Street when he noticed a pickup truck weaving into both lanes of Price Street.

At Bolton Street, the truck swerved to the left and nearly struck the curb on the left side. The officer stopped the man, who pulled over onto Park Avenue and stopped.

A strong odor of alcoholic beverage was coming from the man’s breath. He could only produce an insurance card, and said his wallet was back at the bar where he works.

The man was then told to turn the truck off and step outside, and he put the truck in neutral and stepped out. The truck began to roll forward until the officer told the man to put his parking brake on.

The man stumbled, nearly falling, as he got out of the truck. When asked if he’d been drinking, the man replied, “Yes, three to four beers,” then “No, more like five to six.” He agreed to take a field sobriety test, which registered positive for alcohol.

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• A woman went into the West Chatham Precinct and said her husband attacked her at her job on Skidaway Road.

She said the attack happened after they argued about Christmas presents. She said her husband called her a bitch and a whore, to which she responded that his mother was a bitch and a whore.

When she said that, her husband came charging at her and pushed her down. She said when she fell, her head hit a copier machine. w

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A man was charged with public indecency after he began masturbating in front of a shop on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

A witness told police she was out in front of the shop and saw that the suspect “was playing with himself in front of the store.” The man was about 40 feet from the store when an officer arrived and continued to walk north in a fast walk.

The officer started after him, but the man began to run. When the suspect reached Gaston Street, the officer went back to the squad car and followed the man, who was still running. The officer stopped at Gaston and Barnard streets where he had seen the suspect hide under a stairwell. Upon leaving the squad car, the officer yelled, “Stop! Don’t make me chase you.”

The suspect then fled south on Barnard to Huntington, east on Huntington, then south on Howard Street. The officer continued on foot until he lost sight of the suspect, who went east on Hall Street. Another officer said the suspect was in some bushes at Forsyth Park. The first officer continued on foot to Forsyth, where the second officer had the suspect cornered. The man was arrested.

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The Entrepreneurial Spirit!

A warehouse on Chicago’s West Side is “the world capital of fake (latex) vomit, where it’s still made the old-fashioned way, ladle by ladle, formed and coagulated,” reported the Chicago Tribune in December.

Though it is not as popular as 50 years ago (7,000 units sold yearly, compared to 60,000 then), Fun Inc. President Graham Putnam said, still, “It’s the best vomit on the market.” According to the awe-struck Tribune reporter: “The texture is soft and sturdy, pliable and complex, with ridges of multihued solid chunks looking like a jagged lunar landscape ... perfect for the bathroom, refrigerator, auto seat or sidewalk.”

Exciting Japanese Products: (1) The clothing company Konaka announced that it will start selling press-free men’s and women’s suits in February that can be cleaned by hanging them under a warm shower. (2) Not actually for sale is bra-maker Triumph International’s prototype “chopstick bra,” shown in November in Tokyo as an environment-friendly demonstration project. The bra houses two reusable chopsticks (to publicize a national campaign to discourage use of disposable ones), which can also be positioned to enhance the wearer’s cleavage.

Leading Economic Indicator: Evangelical Christians, among all people of faith, seem excited to purchase products that reinforce their religious values, according to a marketer cited in a December Denver Post report, with the result an explosion of Jesus-

themed merchandise such as Jesus riding a bull, surfing and playing soccer, Jesus air-fresheners and Grapes of Galilee wine.

(Among the tackier products, according to a November report in London’s Daily Telegraph, are “thongs of praise” underwear with an image of the Madonna and child, and a template to place on a bread slice in an oven to create toast with the Virgin Mary’s likeness.)

Cutting-Edge Science

Males Will Be Males: University of Lausanne (Switzerland) researchers discovered that not only are cichlid fish oriented to “oral sex” (because the female stores fertilizable eggs in her mouth) but that studlier males have evolved a trick to get females to open up: Super-procreative males create egg-like growths on their fins, which females imagine are their own missing eggs and try to suck them up, thus improving the male’s opportunity to slip sperm in, according to a November report in New Scientist.

A research team led by Richard Hanson of Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland) has produced a colony of “supermice” whose physical abilities are the rodent equivalent of those of gifted humans.

By modifying a single metabolism gene, researchers enhanced the mouse’s ability to use body fat for energy, creating a mouse that can run five hours without stopping, live longer, and have three times as much sex as ordinary mice. According to Hanson, humans have exactly the same modifiable

gene, “(b)ut this is not something that you’d do to a human. It’s completely wrong.”

It is well-known that methane released by cattle forms a significant amount of the greenhouse gases in some countries, but getting people to abruptly drop beef from their diets might be unrealistic. However, a senior researcher for the Queensland (Australia) government, Athol Klieve, told Agence France-Presse in December that it would be possible to transplant the stomach bacteria of kangaroos into cows to reduce cattle’s gaspassing proclivity to the much gentler level of kangaroos’ (since the latter have much more efficient digestive systems).

after allegedly convincing her mother to kill Robin’s husband to protect a romance she was having via the Internet. (The small-caliber handgun that the mother used failed to inflict life-threatening wounds, either to the husband or when she shot herself as police closed in.)

Least Competent Criminals

Unclear on the Concept: The 44-yearold man who allegedly skipped out on a court appearance in April in Vernon, British Columbia, in connection with marijuana-growing was arrested in December in Mission, British News That Sounds Columbia, when he applied for enter the Like a Joke a job at the county jail. Also in gates with (1) Salt Lake City police reDecember, police in Oakland, good assets ported that an out-of-town man Calif., charged Jason Brooks, 24, was treated at a local hospital on who had just recently applied Dec. 1 after being beaten up by to be an Oakland police officer, gang members. The man had with a string of 18 armed robearlier mentioned to the gangberies dating back to May. (Brooks bangers that “Utah gangs” are not told the arresting officers that, still, as tough as those from his homehe’d like to join the force.) town. (2) In October in West Palm Michael Millhouse was arrested in Beach, Fla., Jacqueline Holmes filed Clarkston, Wash., in December and a lawsuit against a nightclub named charged with stealing a woman’s walCoco Bongo for injuries after a let at a convenience store -- a crime disco ball fell from the ceiling and that was captured on surveillance video, conked her on the head. one image from which was subsequently published on the front page of the Lewiston Fine Points of the Law (Idaho) Tribune. Also on Page One that (1) Ryan Holle, 25, is serving a life senday was a news photo of a man painting tence (with no possibility of parole) in Christmas messages in a local store winFlorida even though his only connection to dow. A Tribune editor noticed that the two a 2003 murder was that he loaned his car to men bore a resemblance and called the poone of the killers. According to a December lice, who agreed, and arrested the painter, New York Times report, Florida, even when Millhouse. dispensing its second-worst punishment of all, does not restrict “aiding and abetting” Update to just those who consciously assist a murIn 1964, a chaste, 23-year-old woman der. (2) Scott Masters, 41, faced a potential was injured in a municipal streetcar collision 30-year sentence for shoplifting a doughnut in San Francisco, and in one of the most noin a Farmington, Mo., convenience store in torious turns in medical history, became a September because, as he exited the store, he nymphomaniac because of injury to the part pushed a worker aside. Prosecutors said that of her brain that controls impulsive behav“assault” made the crime a “strong-arm robior. (According to her lawyer, she once had bery” (but in December, a judge decided 90 sex with partners 50 times in one week.) days in jail was more appropriate).

She sued the city, and a jury awarded her $50,000, but then she seemed to vanish. In People Different From Us November 2007, a reporter from KPIX-TV Small-Town News: (1) Nicholas Palmer, in San Francisco tracked her down to an as22, briefly took to the woods near Swanville, sisted-living facility in the Midwest. Gloria Maine, in October after an altercation with Sykes, 66, told the reporter she had lived in his sister. He had tried to snip the cord of the Bay Area for a while, had married, and the clipper she was using to shave the famhad traveled, but otherwise declined to talk. ily cat to rid it of fleas and ticks. (2) Robin w Handel, 44, was arrested in Rowlett, Texas, in December and charged with conspiracy

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Earthquakes

Late reports say a total of 945 buildings were heavily damaged by a 5.5 magnitude earthquake that struck the Turkish capital of Ankara and its surrounding communities on Dec. 27. No injuries were reported.

• Several buildings were damaged in southern Kyrgyzstan by a 5.7 magnitude quake.

• Earth movements were also felt in northern Sumatra, northern New Zealand, Java, the northern Philippines, southern Peru and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

Tropical Cyclones

Madagascar’s western coast was threatened with flash flooding as Cyclone Elnus passed through the Mozambique Channel.

• Cyclone Melanie made a slow arc around Australia’s northwestern coast, threatening only shipping lanes in the eastern Indian Ocean.

A group of scientists warned that the largest mass extinction since the end of the dinosaur period is sweeping through the world’s populations of frogs, newts, toads, salamanders and caecilians. The chytrid fungus has caused mass deaths in six countries, including Britain, where its effects are the subject of an urgent research project. The disease has so far proved unstoppable in the wild and can 5.6 kill 80 percent of native amphibians within months once it has taken hold. Some fear the plague has been made worse by the effects of global warming.

“Widespread extinction of amphibians would be catastrophic,” said Jeffrey P. Bonner, chairman of Amphibian Ark and president and CEO of the St. Louis Zoo. He is leading an ambitious rescue plan to move the most vulnerable species into protected areas in zoos, aquariums and other institutions around the world to guarantee their survival.

Swine Road Hazard

A dozen wild boars that rushed across a busy German highway caused several accidents and forced authorities to close part of the roadway for an hour. The sounder of swine darted across the stretch of motorway at Brunswick, where drivers were forced to veer and brake in an attempt to avoid striking them. Three crashes resulted, but none of the motorists was injured, according to police. Three of the boars sustained injuries so severe that forest rangers had to put them down. The rest evaded attempts to catch them after they fled into a nearby field. w

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“Wildlife has done it all before, after the last ice age, but this time there are unexpected barriers: the cities, motorways and expanses of hostile countryside,” said John Everitt of the Wildlife Trusts. He told the Press Association that his organization is trying to link up areas of woodland, shrub land and pasture to enable creatures like pipistrelle

dents. Officials later rescued an additional 54 people who had been stranded overnight after a local river swelled with runoff from melting glaciers on the volcano.

The 10,253-foot mountain is located adjacent to the Argentine border, and lava was said to be flowing toward that neighboring country but not down the western slopes.

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Mammalogy. Only one-fifth of Earth’s surface is today home to the same diversity of Andean Eruption large mammals as five centuries ago. Those Southern Chile’s Llaima volcano areas, which include Siberia, the Canadian spewed fire and lava during an Arctic and the Amazon basin, have largely eruption that forced authorities to escaped human encroachment. evacuate 150 tourists and resi-

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A good hair day

Sinister Moustache release impressive debut

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at Hamilton has reason to be excited. engineer’s unfamiliarity with their eclectic approach, he seemed to After all, he’s spent close to a decade slugging it out, playing innately grasp what they were going for. aggressively non-commercial original music in two related bands, “We love the record. I guess (engineer) Jay Matheson was just with little to show for that effort in terms of popular acceptance or in synch with us, and came up with the right sounds. I can’t say notoriety. enough good things about it.”

However, with the impending release of his current outfit’s “He seemed pleasantly surprised, which was nice! (laughs) If ballsy new full-length debut, it seems increasingly inevitable that you’ve never heard us, you’re definitely not gonna expect the kind some sort of widespread recognition for those efforts is inevitable. of stuff we play, but he really dug it.”

This is especially apt, as in many respects, the CD, Songs from the Hamilton says the biggest difference between the group’s previSuper-Sargasso Sea, by Sinister Moustache, could just as easily be ous and current incarnations has to do with musical focus. viewed as a sort of posthumous tribute of sorts to Hamilton’s last “Gravy was all over the place. We got compared to Mr. Bungle group, Gravy. alot, probably because of our early, absurdist stuff, and the bizarre “Some of the songs go way back,” explains Hamilton. “They juxtapositions in our songs. The new group is a much more lean were initially written as Gravy songs.” and direct version of what we did before.”

However, when a shift in personnel and conceptual outlook neApparently, along with this sharper musical focus and honcessitated a name change a year and half ago, the new group (which ing of their songwriting skills, comes a newfound desire to incorincludes guitarist/keyboardist Stephen Lester, drummer/percusporate vocals into their material as well. Hamilton says he never sionist Jason Christensen and bassist Erick Eckmann) —whose felt entirely comfortable being viewed as an all-instrumental band, manic, mostly-instrumental metal fusion bears no shortage of simiand points out that they have used vocals sparingly in the past. larities to that of Gravy— found itself with a surfeit of great, pre-exHowever, Sinister Moustache’s new material (some of which will isting tunes which had yet to be professionally recorded. make its live debut at this CD release show) places a stronger em“Basically, these songs were in a kind of limbo,” offers Hamilton. phasis on lyrics than his projects ever have before.

“We really wanted to get them down for posterity. Towards the “I guess it is time to expand our palette a little,” admits end, Gravy had sort of transformed into what’s now called Sinister Hamilton. “It behooves a band to change a bit over Moustache. So, we still play some of that matime. Unless you’re AC/DC! (laughs) terial.”

I’ve always felt we had a little trouble “It’s a kind of a weird situation, with us connecting with audiences because Formed as Gravy in mid-2000 changing names. These are the new band’s we’re primarily instrumental. Vocals arrangements of those songs. Some parts bring a more human element into the Played first show as Sinister have been drastically changed over time.” music, and that just makes it easier for Moustache on June 16, 2006 Tracked in a whirlwind two-day sesfolks to relate to.”

Most memorable gig to date: sion at Columbia, S.C.’s Jam Room studio While the group plans to maintain Atlanta’s Cotton Club in 2001 in March of 2007, the album should have ownership and control of its own music those who hear it championing the mostlyand not seek out an established label, Rehearsal schedule: twice a week instrumental quartet as one of the tightest they are looking for the right distribu(six new songs written in the past and most well-rehearsed rock-based bands tor who can help get their CDs to adeight months) this area has ever birthed. Unpredictable and venturous listeners predisposed to their Members are all in their 30s and combative, the music on this disc seems to approach. self-taught (“We’re officially an intentionally defy easy categorization. Yet They’re also planning to tour more old band — and completely unsome touchstones are immediately evident: throughout the Southeast — something professional,” says Hamilton.) surf guitar king Dick Dale, Warner Bros. they’ve rarely done in the past. cartoon music composer Carl Stalling, the “It’s kinda weird,” muses Hamilton.

One composer all members adcomplex and technically challenging electric “Now we have a full CD of songs we bamire: Herbie Hancock guitar mazes of Frank Zappa, and the nightsically wrote as Gravy — but at the same The most sinister style of mousmarish electronic and synth-based mood time, we’re trying to leave Gravy behind. tache? “I think the pizza delivery/ music of both Claudio Simonetti and The I guess it’s kinda like closure for that pedophile type is kinda creepy,” Residents. group and a fresh start for this one. With says Hamilton.

One may also hear echoes of two previthe death of one band, the birth of anous local acts as well: GAM and Tesseract. In other.” w Dream gig for the group, accordfact, at brief moments on this disc, Sinister ing to Hamilton? “Maybe openMoustache seems to be almost channelling Sinister Moustache play The Jinx Saturday. ing for Hannah Montana.” w the freak-show Cuisinart prog of early GAM Songs From The Super-Sargasso Sea will be — right down to their stop-on-a-dime tempo available. Capillary Action opens at 10:45 and theatrical changes. pm. More info at: Hamilton said that despite the recording www.sinistermoustache.com.

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This was brought in sharp focus on December 30, 2007, when an article in the Washington Post by Marc Fisher claimed that the RIAA had now adopted an extremely combative stance in its attempts to thwart piracy through high-profile lawsuits against average citizens they accuse of sharing copywritten media files online.

According to Fisher’s piece, in a case against Jeffrey Howell of Scottsdale, Ariz., the industry is now claiming that is illegal for consumers merely to transfer the contents of a CD to their own computer — even if they purchased the CD legally. The RIAA’s website clearly states that it views any such “unauthorized copy” as stealing, making the perpetrator liable for untold thousands of dollars in infringement fines.

The problem is that very day millions of people worldwide dump the contents of their own legally purchased music onto their computers as either a backup (long allowed under the law as “fair use”), or simply to create an organized library.

Subsequent reporting by another journalist seemed to pick apart Fisher’s article, saying the reporter intentionally omitted quotes from RIAA officials which might contradict such a major shift in policy.

However, so far, the RIAA refuses to simply and clearly state that they believe it is both fair and legal for consumers to create backup copies of music they own outright, and/or transfer them to another device — activities which many in the entertainment business admit has generated tons of revenue throughout the industry. (In fact, contrary to what some folks might have you believe, the average music fan buys almost twice as much pre-recorded music now compared to the pre-CD era.)

The best their president will offer is this: “Not a single (legal) case has ever been brought (by the RIAA against someone for copying music for personal use). Not a single claim has ever been made.”

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ou’ve heard it for years in one form or another: “Home taping is killing music.”

Whether it was that catchy, misleading slogan offered forth by the British Phonographic Industry (England’s version of our own Recording Industry Association of America), or the ridiculously hyperbolic Congressional testimony given under oath in 1982 by the late Motion Picture Association of America President (and father of today’s movie ratings system) Jack Valenti, which scarily warned, “the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone,” businesspeople whose fortunes depend on the sales of disposable entertainment media have long been petrified of new technologies.

It’s understandable these industries would quake at the notion of inexpensive equipment allowing users to easily copy audio and video recordings to their own cheap, blank media in high-fidelity.

And yet, despite very hard times in some segments of the U.S. music business —which the RIAA blames solely on “piracy” (in this case meaning illegally obtaining dupes of copyright-protected recordings rather than paying for brand-new official releases)— the reality is that such behavior is a small portion of a much bigger problem.

It merely reflects both the public’s unending fascination with music and movies and their long-simmering disgust with the way major entertainment conglomerates rig retail pricing, collude with major media to shill sub-par talent, and notoriously treat entertainers shabbily through onerous contracts and shady accounting practices.

Simply put, the public has finally woken up to the fact that the entertainment business is crooked, and it’s increasingly difficult to convince these consumers that turning a friend onto a great album or movie by making them a copy is at the crux of the industry’s sudden downturn.

They just ain’t buying it.

Most folks with some modicum of common sense find an inherent difference between taking the time to put together and give a compilation of their favorite artists to a small group of friends and making their entire music or video collections available to untold numbers of strangers through online file sharing. But the cockeyed demonizing of all such behavior by the RIAA and others only serves to reinforce the idea that the entertainment industry won’t rest until everyone —from the teen who sees how many artists’ back catalogs he can obtain for free to the senior who makes sure to burn a personal backup copy of all their discs, tapes and vinyl LPs— is painted as a criminal with the same broad brush.

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The Dan Baraszu Trio

=Connect Recommends The latest in an ongoing series of live jazz concerts designed to both entertain and expose music lovers to the wonders of Ski Club this lauded modern art museum features a This atmospheric Atlanta post-rock Detroit-born, Atlanta-based guitarist and quintet is surely one to watch. Alternately composer who’s been playing for a quardreamy and anthemic, they feature forter century. Smitten by the fretwork of the mer members of the underrated Sovus late, great Wes Montgomery, Baraszu deRadio, but seem to have hit upon a great voted himself to his instrument and studcombination of players. Openers Element ied professionally, earning a degree in Jazz Unseen, a little-known (but rising) local Composition and Arranging from Berklee power trio featuring one former memCollege of ber of The Skullies, Music and a trades in fuzzed-out, Masters in Jazz pummelling, midPedagogy from ’90s-style angstthe University rock (a la Smashing of Miami.

Pumpkins) mixed Nightfall, with strident emohis debut CD pop (a la Dashboard as band leader Confessional). is earning quite Wed., 9 pm, Metro a bit of airplay, Coffee House - ALLand critics are AGES. taking note Velvet of his percusLinnzi Zaorski & Band sive approach Assumption Zaorski is a fantastic old-time, 1930s-style to single-note While our own jazz vocalist and torch singer in the vein of greats city government leads and relike Mildred Bailey, Billie Holiday and even freshing blend seems perplexed by of jazz and funk the posthumously adored Karen Dalton. Her the notion of anybandmates have a wonderful feel for the sub(which he has one under 21 taking tle nuances of acoustic swing and Old-Time termed “modup space in a resAmericana, and her vampy persona and Betty ern bop). $10 taurant where alcoBoop-ish stage demeanor are spot-on. This admission for hol is being served ALL-AGES. All singer and her cohorts are like a rare, crackly 78 while live entertainmuseum exhib- acetate come to glorious life. Despite the fact that ment occurs, down its will be open it can often be difficult to hear and see the perthe road in Pooler formers at this swanky subterranean eatery once —where our laws during the it fills up, this is definitely a place to be this week- do not apply— the show, and refreshments will end. Sat., 9 pm & Sun., 7 pm, Jazz’d Tapas Bar. members of this be available. young melodic popFri., 6 pm, Jepson Center for The Arts. rock band (not a one over 18) are free as birds to play a completely ALL-AGES show The Groove Eclectic in a bar/restaurant combo! Unlike most After what seemed like an extended abvenues that charge underage patrons a sence (due in part to the hectic live schedhigher cover to offset their inability to buy ule they were maintaining for a while), alcohol, for this gig, anyone under 15 gets vocalist Leslie Gadson is back gigging in free, while those 15 and up pay $7. Who around town with her popular Savannahwould have ever thought Pooler would based funk/R & B/gospel/soul/jam quintet take a more visionary approach to nightlife A Nickel Bag of Funk. That group’s upthan Savannah? Mind Over Matter and beat blend of sultry slow jams and steamy No Comply open the show. Sat., 9:45 pm, dance numbers made them a favorite at Bahama Bob’s (Pooler) area nightspots, but as is often the case in this market, sometimes it’s more practiVinx cal to keep things simple and bare. Enter The powerful voice and warm, spiriThe Groove Eclectic, a three-piece lineup. tually-aware persona of this passionate, Thurs., 10 pm, Mercury Lounge. internationally-acclaimed singer/percussionist/composer/producer combine to Pianist Hong Xu create musical art that’s captivated everyThe Savannah Concert Association one from Sting (who prominently featured welcomes this 24-year-old native of China him on the Soul Cages CD and tour) to who moved to the U.S. to study music and Herbie Hancock, Taj Mahal, Sheryl Crow, has played with major orchestras for alCassandra Wilson, Stevie Wonder and most a decade — and given solo recitBranford Marsalis — all of whom have als in five countries. Last fall he made his sought him out for collaborations. Truly a debut in Carnegie Hall. This program inunique talent, this should be an intimate cludes works by Mozart, Stravinsky and show not to miss. Local acoustic reggae/ Prokofiev. $12.50 - $35 tickets at www. soul guitarist/singer Tubby Love opens. lucastheatre.com or call 525-5050. Sat., 8 $10 cover. Sat., 8 pm, Kokopelli’s Jazz Club. pm, Lucas Theatre. w

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■ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9

Doubles Lounge DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay & Bucky Bryant (Live Music) Acoustic guitar duo known for their tight vocal harmonies, playing pop, rock and country (covers/originals) 7 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House Voodoo soup (Live Music) Intense, hard-rocking funk/R & B/soul band (with a great 5-string bassist) adding a healthy dose of improvisatory jamming into their renditions of well-known rock, pop and soul hits form the past several decades. 9:30 p.m.

Hang Fire Karaoke (Karaoke) We don’t really have tom explain this, do we? 9 p.m.

Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Jeff Beasley (Live Music) 7:30 p.m.

Jen’s & Friends Greg Williams (Live Music) Solo set from one of Savannah’s most established and prolific singer/songwriters, playing folk, blues and modern rock and pop in the vein of John Hiatt and Tom Petty (originals & covers). 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Frank Emerson (Live Music) Touring acoustic guitarist/singer specializing in Celtic balladry and popular hits (covers & originals). Jan 9, Jan 10, Jan 11, Jan 12 Jan 13 King’s Inn Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Mansion on Forsyth Park David Duckworth (Live Music) Solo pianist (jazz, showtunes, classical) 7 p.m.

Metro Coffee House Ski Club (Live Music) New, atmospheric Atlanta post-rock quintet that’s alternately guitarishly dreamy and noisily anthemic, a la Yo La Tengo. Local grunge-pop trio Element Unseen opens. 9 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Open Mic Night (Live Music) Hosted by Hudson & Markus 8 p.m.

Murphy’s Law Celtic Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

One Hot Mama’s BBQ TBA (Live Music) Panini’s Cafe TBA (Live Music) Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m.

The Quarter Sports Bar TBA (Live Music) Rock, Folk and Blues 10 p.m.

The Savannah Civic Center R. Kelly, Keyshia Cole, J. Holiday (Live Music) Triple bill featuring one of the biggest R & B stars alive today, and two upand-coming talents (Cole’s a Grammy Nominated reality TV star and singer form Oakland, Ca.).

7 p.m.

Savannah Down Under DJ Blue Ice (DJ) Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) -8:30 p.m.

Scandals Roy & The Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Solo singer/guitarist with sequenced backing playing pop/rock/soul/beach hits and originals 8 p.m.

Slugger’s 5 Point Productions’ Karaoke (Karaoke) 10 p.m.

Tantra Lounge TBA (DJ) 10 p.m.

Tommy’s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Tropicana Night Club Spitfire Poetry Slam (Other) Spoken Word showcase and competition 8 p.m.

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) TBA (Live Music) Pop, rock, country and blues acts 6 p.m.

Venus De Milo TBA (DJ) 9 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Karaoke (Karaoke) 8:30 p.m.

■ THURSDAY, JANUARY 10

B & D Burgers (Southside) TBA (Live Music) Bahama Bob’s (Pooler) The Jordan Ross Import (Live Music) Young area acoustic-folk/pop combo utilizing fiddle, percussion and guitar, based around songwriter Jordan Ross (covers & originals). 8 p.m.

Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Soul, Blues and Country covers -9 p.m.

Benny’s Tybee Tavern Karaoke (Karaoke) w/DJ Levis 9:30 p.m.

Bernie’s on River Street Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Blaine’s Back Door #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Chuck’s Bar #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Club One Industrial Resurrection w/ DJ Shrapnel (DJ) 10 p.m.

Creekside Cafe TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m.

Daiquiri Beach Karaoke (Karaoke) 10 p.m.

Doc’s Bar Roy & the Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Fannie’s on the Beach “Georgia Kyle” Shiver & Fiddlin’ Scott Holton (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House Chuck Courtenay & Bucky Bryant (Live Music) Acoustic guitar duo known for their tight vocal harmonies, playing rock, country and pop (covers/originals) 7 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House Absylom Rising (Live Music) Miss.-based jam-oriented band playing uplifting, funky, organic rock influenced by bluegrass and swamp music. They have a sttrong following at this downtown eatery (covers & originals). Jan 10, 10 p.m. Jan 11, 10 p.m.

Grapevine Gail Thurmond (Live Music) Piano & vocal jazz, country, Latin and standards by a veteran songwriter and recording artist who’s entertained Savannahians for more than a decade 6:30 p.m.

The Grill Beachside TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Hang Fire DJ KZL’s Summer Camp Orgy (DJ) Eclectic mix of vintage soul, dub, rock, punk, electro, new wave, glam and exotica from the frontman of both GAM and Superhorse. 10 p.m.

Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) Rock, Blues, Soul and Pop 8 p.m.

The Island Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

The Jazz Corner The Lavon Stevens Project w/Louise Spencer (Live Music) R & B, blues and jazz form a pair of regional musicians. 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Trae Gurley’s “Swoonatra” (Live Music) Singing thespian’s tribute to ‘Ol Blue Eyes’ golden period 7:30 p.m.

The Jinx Dance Party w/ DJ D-Frost & Friends (DJ) 10 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Frank Emerson (Live Music) Touring acoustic guitarist/singer specializing in Celtic balladry and popular hits (covers & originals). Jan 9, Jan 10, Jan 11, Jan 12 Jan 13 Loco’s Deli & Pub (Southside) Team Trivia w/ Kowboi (Other) 7 p.m.

Luther’s Rare & Well Done Branan Logan (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Mansion on Forsyth Park Frank Bright; Claire Frazier (Live Music) Solo pianist playing jazz standards; Veteran female jazz vocalist. Jan 10, 5 & 8 p.m.

Mercury Lounge The Groove Eclectic (Live Music) Three-piece offshoot of popular female-fronted local funk, soul, jazz and R & B party band A Nickel Bag of Funk (covers & originals). 10 p.m.

Moon River Brewing Co. Eric Britt (Live Music) Acoustic guitarist/singer playing alt.rock and pop 8:30 p.m.

Myrtle’s Bar & Grill J. Howard Duff (Live Music) 7:30 p.m.

One Hot Mama’s BBQ TBA (Live Music) 5 p.m.

Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m.

Plum’s TBA (Live Music) 10:30 p.m.

Pogy’s TBA (Live Music) The Rail Pub “Helium Karaoke” w/ Wrath Nasty (Karaoke)

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Augie’s Pub (Pooler) David Harbuck (Live Music) Locally-based singer/songwriter/guitarist who’s released a handful of DIY rock/pop/folk CDs (covers & originals). 6:30 p.m.

B & D Burgers (Southside) Trivia w/ Artie & Brad (Other) Starts at 10 p.m.

Bahama Bob’s (Pooler) Karaoke (Karaoke) The Bamboo Room “Georgia Kyle” Shiver (Live Music) Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Soul, Blues and Country covers -9 p.m.

Cafe Loco TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Cheers to You Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m.

Club One #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Creekside Cafe TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Daiquiri Beach Jeremy & Stephen of Argyle (Live Music) Acoustic duo set of classic rock, modern rock and reggae from two siblings in a popular local band (covers/originals)

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Robin’s Nest Sullivan Street (Live Music) Acoustic pop/blues/folk/rock duo of singer/songwriters Paul rader and David Flannery (covers & originals). 8 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) -8:30 p.m.

Slugger’s Trivia w/ Charles & Mikey (Other) 10 p.m.

Spanky’s TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Steamer’s TBA (Live Music) Rock, Country and Pop covers 9 p.m.

Tantra Lounge TBA (DJ) 10 p.m.

Tommy’s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Tropicana Night Club DJ Southstar Spins Top 40 (DJ) 10 p.m.

Trustees Theater SCAD Film: FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF (Other) Cult classic comedy from John Hughes, starring Matthew Broderick. 8 p.m.

Tubby’s Tank House TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m.

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m.

Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Venus De Milo Hip Hop Night w/ DJ Maytag (DJ) Wasabi’s Live DJ Frankie Spins Hip-hop & Electric Fusion (DJ) 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Bluffton) TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Hilton Head) TBA (Live Music) 10:30 p.m.

■ FRIDAY, JANUARY 11

A.J.’s Dockside “Georgia Kyle” Shiver (Live Music) American Legion Post 36 Karaoke (Karaoke) The Apex TBA (Live Music) B & D Burgers (Southside) TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Baja Cantina TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

The Bamboo Room TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton (Live Music) Acoustic guitarist/vocalist playing rock and pop (covers/ originals) 9 p.m.

Benny’s Tybee Tavern TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Bernie’s on River Street Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Bogey’s TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Captain’s Lounge #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Club One Local Cast, DJ Jason Hancock (Main Floor) (DJ) Coach’s Corner Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Country and Soul covers 8 p.m.

Crystal Beer Parlor The Beer Parlor Ramblers (Live Music) Dixieland Jazz 7:30 p.m.

Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Dewey’s Dockside Karaoke (Karaoke) 6 p.m.

Doc’s Bar Roy & the Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Beach, Shag and Soul covers 8 p.m.

Dolphin Reef Lounge & Ocean Plaza The Denny Phillips Duo (Live Music) Rock, Pop and Soul covers 8 p.m.

Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay (Live Music) Solo set from this acoustic guitarist/vocalist playing pop, country, Southern rock and honky-tonk hits.

7 p.m.

El Picasso Karaoke (8 p.m.) (Karaoke) Fannie’s on the Beach TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House Absylom Rising (Live Music) Miss.-based jam-oriented band playing uplifting, funky, organic rock influenced by bluegrass and swamp music. They have a sttrong following at this downtown eatery (covers & originals). Jan 10, 10 p.m. Jan 11, 10 p.m.

Friendly’s Tavern 2 #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (9 p.m.) (Karaoke) Hang Fire DJ Jake (DJ) 10 p.m. 10 p.m.

Hercules Bar and Grill Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Country and Soul covers 8 p.m.

Huck-A-Poo’s TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Hyatt Regency TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

The Island Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

The Jazz Corner The Bobby Ryder Quartet (Live Music) Big-band style jazz. 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar The Jeff Beasley Band (Live Music) Old-time rock & roll, electric blues, R & B and Cajun-flavored roots-pop from one of the area’s hardest-working party bands (covers & originals). 9 p.m.

Jen’s & Friends TBA (Live Music) Acoustic Rock, Pop, Country and Soul covers/originals 10 p.m.

Jepson Center for the Arts Jepson Live Series: The Dan Baraszu Trio (Live Music) Monthly jazz concert series curated by the Savannah music Festival’s Rob Gibson. This installment features an Atlanta-based electric guitarist influenced by Wes Montgomery and Pat Martino (covers & originals).

All exhibits will be open during the show. 6 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Frank Emerson (Live Music) Touring acoustic guitarist/singer specializing in Celtic balladry and popular hits (covers & originals). Jan 9, Jan 10, Jan 11, Jan 12 Jan 13 Kokopelli’s Jazz Club A Nickel Bag of Funk (Live Music) Popular, locally-based female-fronted party band playing funk, jazz, R & B and gospelinfluenced tunes made for dancing (covers & originals). Jan 11, 8, 9:30 & 11 p.m.

Lucas Theatre Savannah Film Society presents: SLEUTH (2007) (Other) One-night-only screening of Kenneth Branagh’s acclaimed re-make/reimagination/re-invention of the 1972 Joseph L. Mankiewicz film which, in turn, was based on Anthony Shaffer’s stage play. Starring Michael Caine and Jude Law. 8 p.m.

Luther’s Rare & Well Done TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Mansion on Forsyth Park Eric Jones; The Roger Moss Ensemble (Live Music) Solo pianist (jazz, Latin); Modern cabaret combo led by a classically-trained vocalist (standards, showtunes, pop hits). Jan 11, 5 & 9 p.m.

Mercury Lounge The Josh Maul Blues Band (Live Music) Area electric blues band led by guitarist/ singer Josh Maul, formerly of Deep Blue 3 (covers & originals). 10 p.m.

Moon River Brewing Co. TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Mulberry Inn The Champagne Jazz Trio (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Murphy’s Law TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

One Hot Mama’s BBQ TBA (Live Music) 10:30 p.m.

Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m.

Pogy’s TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Quality Inn American Pride Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m.

The Quarter Sports Bar TBA (Live Music) Rock, Folk and Blues 10 p.m.

Riders Lounge TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Robin’s Nest Perception (Live Music) Area band playing a variety of well-known hard rocking covers. 8 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) -8:30 p.m.

Scandals TBA (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Blues and Country cover bands 9:30 p.m.

Steamer’s TBA (Live Music) Acoustic Blues, Rock, Pop & Country covers/originals 9 p.m.

Stogie’s DJ Paynt & DJ Mself (DJ) Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) TBA (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Country and Blues covers/ originals 6 p.m.

Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) Acoustic Pop, Rock, Country, Soul & Bluegrass covers/originals 7 p.m.

Venus De Milo Live DJ (DJ) Vic’s on The River Claire Frazier (Live Music) Talented jazz vocalist who spent several years on the L.A. scene 7 p.m.

The Warehouse Bottles & Cans (Live Music) Hardswinging, high-energy garage-blooze in the vein of Tom Waits, “Basement Tapes”-era Dylan and Hound Dog Taylor (covers & originals). 8 p.m.

Wasabi’s DJ Frankie -C Spins Hip-hop an Electric Fusion (8 p.m.) (DJ) Ways Station Tavern Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Live DJ (DJ) 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Moonshine Jenny (Live Music) Upbeat, Charlotte-based jam-oriented quartet with a vaguely retro, early ‘90s Blind Melon-esque feel to them (covers & originals). 10 p.m.

Yong’s Country Club (formerly the Music Box) TBA (Live Music)

■ SATURDAY, JANUARY 12

The Apex TBA (Live Music) Augie’s Pub (Richmond Hill) Sullivan Street (Live Music) Acoustic guitar and vocals duo of Paul Rader and David Flannery, playing pop, rock, folk and blues (covers & originals). 8:30 p.m.

B & B Ale House “Less Than Zero” (DJ) Retrothemed dance night feat. DJ Shrapnel and DJ David Rapp. 10 p.m.

Bahama Bob’s (Pooler) Velvet Assumption (Live Music) New, young local modern melodic rock/ power-pop-punk sextet. Mind Over Matter and No Comply open the show. 9:45 p.m.

The Bamboo Room TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton (Live Music) Acoustic guitarist/vocalist playing rock and pop (covers/ originals) 9 p.m.

Benny’s Tybee Tavern TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Bernie’s on River Street Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Bogey’s TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Cafe Ambrosia TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Captain’s Lounge #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Chuck’s Bar #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Churchill’s Pub The Train Wrecks (Live Music) Hard-rockin’ roots-a-billy quartet blending classic rock, Americana, bluegrass, blues and folk. Playing originals from their debut CD and well-known covers (Cash, Petty, Springsteen, etc...) 10 p.m.

City Market TBA (Live Music) 2 p.m.

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Club One DJ Hancock (DJ) 10 p.m.

Creekside Cafe TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Dawg House Grill TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

DC2 Design DJ Kiah (DJ) 10 p.m.

Deb’s Pub & Grub Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Dewey’s Dockside TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m.

Doc’s Bar Roy & The Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Long-running party band specializing in disco, 60s rock, Motown and vintage soul (covers).

Dos Primos TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Fannie’s on the Beach Randy “Hatman” Smith (Live Music) Beach, Boogie & Blues from a solo guitarist “with the full band sound” 8 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House Jon Doe (Live Music) Local acid-funk cover band wiht plenty of wailing guitar and danceable grooves (a la Parliament). 10 p.m.

French Quarter Cafe TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Glazer’s Pub TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Grapevine Gail Thurmond (Live Music) Piano & vocal jazz, country, Latin and standards by a veteran songwriter and recording artist who’s entertained Savannahians for more than a decade 6:30 p.m.

Hang Fire DJ Jake (DJ) 10 p.m. 10 p.m.

Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Hyatt Regency TBA (Live Music) The Island Grill TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

The Jazz Corner Bob Masteller’s Multi-Jazz Quintet (Live Music) Swing-era jazz favorites from a regional combo. 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Linnzi Zaorski & Band (Live Music) Critically acclaimed, female-fronted New Orleans-based group playing ‘30s-style torch songs and smokey jazz a la Billie Holiday and Peggy Lee (covers & originals). Jan 12, 9 p.m.

Jan 13, 7 p.m.

Jen’s & Friends TBA (Live Music) Acoustic Pop, Rock, Country, Blues & Soul covers/originals 10 p.m.

The Jinx Sinister Moustache; Capillary Action (Live Music) CD release party for this local (mostly) instrumental prog/metal/surf/exotica fusion quartet formerly knwon as Gravy (see Music Interview); Philly’s psychotic, Zorn-esque jazz/ punk/dada trio Capillary Action open wiht a set of bombastic, technical goof-thrash. 10:45 p.m.

Juarez Mexican Restaurant (Waters Ave.) Karaoke (Karaoke) Jukebox Bar & Grill TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Frank Emerson (Live Music) Touring acoustic guitarist/singer specializing in Celtic balladry and popular hits (covers & originals). Jan 9, Jan 10, Jan 11, Jan 12 Jan 13 Lucas Theatre Savannah Concert Association presents: Hong Xu (Live Music) Presented by Savannah Concert Association A native of Wuhu China, this 2006 Hilton Head Piano Competition Winner debuted in Carnegie Hall this past September. This recital will include works by Mozart, Stravinsky and Prokofiev. Tickets are $35, $25 and $12.50 and are available by calling 912-525-5050 8 p.m.

Luther’s Rare & Well Done TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Mansion on Forsyth Park Eric Jones; Eat Mo’ Music (Live Music) Solo pianist playing jazz and Latin-tinged tunes; Local soul-jazz combo of electric guitar, trumpet, bass and drums playing danceable , rocking arrangements of hits plus originals. Jan 12, 5 & 9 p.m.

Marlin Monroe’s Surfside Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Mercury Lounge JiMi Ray (Live Music) Up-andcoming local Texas-style blues band led by a duo of transplanted New Yorkers (covers & originals).

10 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Josh Wade & the Domino Effect (Live Music) Debut of a new local combo anchored by a funky, young, acoustic guitarist/soul singer heavily influenced by John Mayer and David Ryan Harris (covers & originals).

10 p.m.

Moon River Brewing Co. TBA (Live Music) Blues, Jazz, Rock, Pop & Funk covers/originals 8 p.m.

Mulberry Inn The Champagne Jazz Trio (Live Music) 8 p.m.

One Hot Mama’s BBQ TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Panini’s Cafe TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Paradiso at Il Pasticcio DJ Matthew Gilbert & DJ Kwaku (DJ) House Music 11:30 p.m.

Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m.

Pogy’s TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Quality Inn American Pride Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m.

The Quarter Sports Bar TBA (Live Music) Rock, Folk and Blues 10 p.m.

Robin’s Nest Jared Wade (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Savannah Jazz & Blues Bistro (Bluffton) TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) -8:30 p.m.

Scandals TBA (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Blues and Country cover bands 9:30 p.m.

The Sea Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Stogie’s DJ Aushee Knights (DJ) House Music & ‘80s hits 10 p.m.

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m.

Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Venus De Milo DJ Maytag (DJ) 10 p.m.

VFW Club (Hinesville) TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Vic’s on The River Claire Frazier (Live Music) Talented jazz vocalist who spent several years on the L.A. scene 7 p.m.

The Warehouse The Magic Rocks (Live Music) Eclectic power trio of bass, guitar and drums playing an oddball mix of classic rock, vintage soul, ‘50s through ‘70s C & W and modern alternative rock (feat. members of GAM, Superhorse and Hot Pink Interior). 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Chuck Courtenay (Live Music) Solo set from this acoustic guitarist/vocalist playing pop, country and honky-tonk hits. 1 p.m.

Connor Christian & The Morningstar Revival (Live Music) Atlanta-based pop-rock quartet citing Counting Crows, Elton John, Sam Cooke, Marc Broussard and James Blunt as influences (covers & originals). 10 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Bluffton) TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

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Inspecting Carol opens Jan. 10, and director Dennis Elkins says it’s a laugh-out-loud show. “It really is A Christmas Carol meets The Government Inspector meets Noises Off,” he says.

“It’s about this poor troupe at a theater company that is on its last legs,” Elkins says.

“They desperately need money.

“When a guy comes in to audition for their production of A Christmas Carol, they mistake him for an informer for the National Endowment for the Arts. When the real one comes along, everything that can go wrong will go wrong.”

The play was written as a group project by members of the Seattle Repertory Theatre and its artistic director, Daniel Sullivan, in 1991, just one year after the company was given a Tony Award for best regional theater.

“There are 12 people in the cast,” Elkins says. “They range in age from really young to retired folks. The characters they play are all based on stereotypes that can be recognized in community theater, but we’ve tried to make it as realistic as possible so the characters are more real than cartoonish.

“There’s the braggart, the lady’s man, the Mother Earth artistic director — a drama mama from way back,” Elkins says.

“Then there’s a grande dame who only does Shakespeare.”

It’s obvious the actors had fun creating the characters and story. “You can tell as you go through it there are things added to it that didn’t just happen overnight,” Elkins

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says. “The characters are based on people they obviously knew or had worked with.”

Even though the theater company in the play is putting on A Christmas Carol, the play is by no means tied to the holiday season. “This is a show that might work best before Christmas, but everyone has expectations of what Dickens’ A Christmas Carol will be,” Elkins says. “They can see how wrong it all goes.”

Rehearsals for the production fell over the holiday season, causing some scheduling problems. “I will never do this again over the holidays,” Elkins says with a laugh.

“Fortunately, I have cast members who are pretty laid back. They haven’t let the holidays affect their work.”

Dandy Barnett plays Zorah Bloch, the Mother Earth-type founding director of the theater troupe. “Zorah is pretty self-centered, a very theatrical woman,” Barnett says.

“She’s lost her husband, who was also involved in the theater. Even though she’s selfcentered, she’s very protective of the theater company members. She mothers them in many ways.”

Barnett’s own 20-year involvement in community theater has given her plenty to work with. “In terms of character, I’m patterning her after a couple of women I’ve met in other theater companies in other areas,” Barnett says. “These are women who are very passionate about what they do.”

Barnett herself is a seasoned performer.

“I’m relatively new to Savannah,” she says.

“I moved here a year ago. I was a military brat. I spent most of my adult years in Connecticut, where I was involved with a

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Barnett did some work in television in New York, including voice-overs, and she was an executive with a Fortune 500 company based in Richmond, Va. “I was looking for a place to go after Richmond,” Barnett says. “I drove to South Florida, thinking the Miami environs would be something I might like, but it was too expensive, too much of everything.

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“One night, I stopped in Savannah,� she says. “I happened upon the Ballastone Inn. “The next morning I walked around and my jaw dropped. I absolutely fell in love,�

Barnett says. “I’ve traveled a lot, and I think Savannah is one of the most beautiful cities I’ve ever been in.�

However, Barnett had prerequisites to be met, and one was that the city she moved to had to have an active theater community.

“I’m passionate about theater,� she says.

At the time of her first visit, Barnett immediately located two local theaters. In the year that she’s lived here, even more have been founded. “Now we have five very active theater companies in the city,� she says. “I’m just delighted with that.�

Pepi Streiff plays the grande dame of the theater company. “I’m having a great deal of fun with it,� she says. “This play is hilari-

ous, with a lot of sight gags, and the director is brilliant.�

Elkins is a professor at the Savannah College of Art and Design. “He’s knowledgeable and his talent is amazing,� Streiff says. “I’m thrilled to work with someone who is so talented. “This city is really blessed with talented people,� she says. “It’s a lot of fun to work with people who know what they’re doing.

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Streiff is an experienced actress. “I’m a character actress,� she says. “I like to do outlandish, flamboyant women, and this one fits right in.�

For the role, Streiff has perfected an upper-class British accent. “I’m in the midst now of gathering together an appropriate costume,� she says.

As a girl, Streiff appeared in theater productions in New York City. Then “real life� intervened. “I had a long career as a high school mathematics teacher,� she says.

When Streiff retired from teaching, her youngest daughter pushed her to get involved in community theater. “She’d never seen me act,� Streiff says. “She showed up with an audition notice, so I went.�

Streiff was given a role in the production, and has been involved in theater ever since. “The bug just bit me hard,� she says.

Streiff moved to Savannah in 1975 when her husband was recruited by Memorial Health. “We’d been looking to move to a warmer climate,� she says. “When we came to Savannah, I said it was the most beautiful city I’d ever seen, and that was 30 years ago.

It’s ever more beautiful now.�

Although the characters in Inspecting Carol are based on stereotypes, Streiff says audiences should keep an open mind. “It’s the craft of acting that brings the characters over further to reality,� she says. “Every character in literature has some sort of stereotype, but also there are unique qualities that bring them to life.�

Streiff has appeared in several local productions, including Six Degrees of Separation, Baby and A Christmas Carol. She is delighted with the growth of community theater in Savannah. “It’s a wonderful addition to the cultural life of the city,� Streiff says. “I encourage anyone who’s interested in stepping a foot into the pool to come out for an audition.�

For everyone involved, Inspecting Carol is exceeding all expectations. “When I first read the script, I didn’t find it to be as humorous as I expected,� Elkins says. “I thought it was cute, but not that funny. “But the more we’ve worked on it, the more we’ve found wonderful things in it,� he says. “I’ve really grown quite attached to it. It moves along quickly and it’s just a load of fun. It will be a very delightful evening of entertainment.� w The Little Theatre of Savannah, Inc. will present Inspecting Carol on Jan. 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, and 26 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 13 and 27 at 3 p.m. at the Savannah Actor’s Theatre, 703D Louisville Rd. Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 for seniors, military and students with valid ID, and $10 for children. Reservations can be made by calling 631-3773 or by e-mail to reservations@littletheatreofsavannah.org. Tickets can be purchased online at www.littletheatreofsavannah. org and they also will be available at the door prior to performances.

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“He told me I belonged on Tybee Island,” Jones said Tybee City Manager Diane Jones said. So the artist took a detour east to Schlesinger helped him with the design prothe end of Highway 80 to have a look – and cess for his new combination studio and found himself a home. gallery, and in presenting it before City “Tybee wanted me here,” he said, smilCouncil. Jones said his only worry was he ing broadly. “The people of Tybee have done might be asked to say something during that everything possible to support me and keep process, as he had done during earlier meetme here.” ings before the Planning Commission. But, At his very first showing on the island in to his relief, when asked if he cared to com2002, Jones realized an artist’s dream when ment a friend told him he didn’t have to say the people who stopped to admire his art anything. bought everything he had for sale.

“So I just shook my long hair ‘No’ and it “I’d never been anywhere that they’d took about two minutes and fourteen secbought everything I had, and when I came onds to pass through Council. To me that’s back again the following spring they bought a vote of confidence … I’m not really a busieverything I had again. I was doing fish ness person, I’m an artist, but it’s good to get (sculptures) and musical instrument founthat vote of confidence from your city. Who tains and the people here loved it.” wants to be where they’re not wanted? This Jones soon located his business in a is our little ‘Cheers’ down here, where everylarge sunny field across Highway 80 from body knows you name.” the Dragonfly Studios. He, and his open-air Certainly everybody on the island tented art gallery, quickly became an island knows Jones’ “fishmobile,” a dark green Geo institution.

Tracker covered with magnetic “fish art,” “If you’re going to be a world famous and they can’t miss his sprawling “Fish Art” artist, people have to find you. I’ll business when they leave or arjust stay at Tybee because that’s rive back on Tybee. In recent where they buy my stuff and months they’ve watched that’s where I want to be,” his building rise from the he said. ground, put together But even quirky artby Jones and his many ists have to sometimes supportive friends, play by the rules. To “one nail at a time.” go into business Jones “It’s been fun, had to acquire a busihammering and nailness license, a proing, and singing a few cess he said the City of beach songs while sufTybee made painless. fering a few bruised “I went and asked if I thumbs. I’m waiting on could have my business in the inspectors now to come a tent there and they gave me tell me what I need to do to get a license to do that. … and the inspected, and then we’ll Douglas Jones next thing you know I had five be moving everything intents there. They never told me I continued on page 25

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“That’s when my boat pieces began, made of brass and teak, copper, materials like that.�

Jones was recently working in his brand new Tybee building one windy day and the door wouldn’t stay closed.

Using materials at hand – in this case string and an old faucet – he rigged it so when the door is opened the faucet goes up toward the ceiling, and if the door isn’t then closed the faucet slowly drops, causing the door to shut. It’s the kind of on-the-spot improvisation his customers love. “That’s what my work is about, taking objects that are often damaged or unusable and recreating their life into something else. I’m the ultimate recycler because that’s just what happened to me. I was lost in my life and had a change of direction. I stopped my drinking and other self-destructive behaviors and found a support system of caring friends, a system I still enjoy the benefits of today; more so all the time.�

With his gift to see outside the box he searches out junkyard treasures that become “works of art that make people smile.� He once turned 20,000 belt buckles into fish and just recently bought 5000 pairs of unfinished earrings he intends to use as fish scales on a current sculpture.

Why fish? “I like fish. I like to catch them, I like to clean them, I like to eat them,� he said. “And I like their shapes. I study the shapes of fish in books all the time. I collect things that come to me and spread

them all out and then it takes it own form ‌ I collect all kinds of things, jewelry, big colorful eyeballs, and brass, copper, stainless steel, aluminum. Those are the kinds of materials for the coast because they don’t rust. Steel isn’t happy in my hand.

I don’t relate to rust. I can touch brass and it has a special touch for me, all the precious metals do,â€? Jones said. “You know, I finally just gave in to art after awhile, I can’t not do it. I get started making pieces and I can’t stop ‌ I just go till I drop, then rest awhile and go again.â€?

Jones said residents are checking on the progress of his new building and stopping by with words of encouragement. “They know I was in a bus, then a tent, and now I’m going to be in a building, creating ambiance as I go,� he said, laughing.

Signs around his business add to that ambiance with messages like: “I, Douglas, am a surprisingly wonderful, Divinely perfect man� and “Thank you, Tybee, for making me a world famous artist.� “And I am. People come here from all over and buy. I ship my stuff all over the world. And while the recycling part of my work is great, and the re-creation of my own life is wonderful, my purpose in life today is to make things that make people smile.� w

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Jones said his customers have loved his tents and their childhood backyard-fort ambiance. But he’s confident they’ll enjoy his new surroundings just as much, when Tybee’s only tented art gallery goes inside towering wooden walls lit by bright sunshine prismed through a rippled Plexiglas roof.

Jones isn’t much of a worrier. Those days ended for him in 1997 when, after a very bleak period in his life, he turned his back on a mainstream life and embraced his art. “It was winter in North Carolina, cold and damp, and I had just broken up with my girlfriend. I had actually become suicidal.

It was either do something different or kill myself,� he said, with a brief grimace at the memory. “So I made me a woman out of PVC pipe and red neon.

It was beautiful, and the scrap pieces that came out of it I cut up and used to make my first fish – a PVC fish embellished with neon. It was a sight to see. People would ride by and say, “What the hell is that?�

With a working background as a commercial artist and in sales, and a family history in the textiles business where he invented a number of useful devices used in the complex machinery, Jones “knew how to put things together.�

He began making sculpture and, in the year 2000, was encouraged by a customer at an art deco show in South Beach, to stop making things out of glass and move to a more permanent medium.

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Letterman made his entrance after the long break through a Busby Berkeleyesque team of dancing girls holding WGA picket signs sporting a shocking beard grown in solidarity with his striking compatriots (he says he’ll shave it off sometime this week because, frankly, it’s frightening).

O’Brien, on the other hand, has largely returned with a oneman show. His first episode back was one of the strangest and most unfiltered broadcasts I’ve ever seen on national television, as a visibly nervous O’Brien – voice cracking and hands slightly shaking – voiced his support for the WGA and its demands before discussing his own strike beard and introducing a hilarious video piece in which he sang the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” as Edith Bunker.

What has been noticeably absent from both shows, at least for the time being, is anger. These men have been sidelined for months because their peers are being screwed over by billionaires.

But instead of lashing out, Letterman is showing off his writers’ talents with extended bits and Conan is quietly highlighting what’s missing. It’s funny to see Conan screwing around aimlessly, but it’s also more than a little sad. He’s clearly doing half a show and he’s not afraid to let everyone know it. He’s also threatening to make good on his longstanding promise to one day do a show comprised entirely of him dancing to an extended jam session by the Max Weinberg 7, which would easily be the most awesome form of protest imaginable.

Despite all this, I don’t think the strike will prove successful. The writers ultimately depend on the studios much more than the studios need them. Ratings are down across the board, and not a single show from the new TV season has emerged as a breakout hit. Executives would probably do away with writers altogether if they had their way; reality shows are cheaper and easier to produce and often get higher ratings than their scripted counterparts.

A new season of American Idol and a Dancing With The Stars spin-off will probably render writers a luxury instead of a necessity in the eyes of the suits.

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t’s entirely possible that the Writer’s Guild of America strike that has halted production of every TV show and most movies will be over by the time you read this. But few predicted that it would go on this long.

Before last week, there hadn’t been a single new late night show since Halloween, and it’s unlikely that you’ll see a new episode of your favorite scripted show until a good two to three months after this whole fiasco ends.

Though the lengthy production schedules for movies have allowed multiplexes to operate normally thus far, the number of films will slowly start to wither until about a year from now when you’ll see little or no new movies at all.

The writers are completely justified in their strike. Far from the high-rolling stereotype that normal Americans perceive everyone in show business to be, writers almost without exception live the same middle class life as your average office worker.

They have always gotten the short end of the stick from the studio bosses, who pay them poorly and often don’t even credit them for their work despite the fact that every project springs from their original ideas.

All the coverage I’ve read or watched of the strike makes the negotiations seem like they’re too complicated for people to understand when they really couldn’t be simpler.

Writers want 1% of the ad revenue from shows being watched online or downloaded from iTunes. That’s it.

They wanted 1% of DVD sales too, but they gave up on that before the strike started. That means that people like Disney’s Bob Iger ($12 million last year), Fox’s Peter Chernin ($34 million last year) and CBS’s Les Moonves ($52 million last year) are literally paying nothing to the person who created the show you just downloaded for $2, and all they’re asking for is two pennies.

When the talk shows finally came back last week I thought proud WGA members David Letterman and Conan O’Brien would become brazen insurgents, using the networks’ own airwaves to attack them for their petty greed and arrogance. But they took far different, and ultimately more successful, approaches.

Letterman produces his own show and was able to independently agree to the writers’ demands, so he has his regular writing staff. Far from ignoring the issues, though,

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If Morgan Freeman and Judi Dench ever made a film together, would the world simply explode? After all, Freeman always plays the smartest character in his movies and Dench always plays the wisest character in her pictures, so wouldn’t this fall under some sort of “irresistible force meets immovable object” scenario? At any rate, it’s an idea more worthy of discussion than any of the pseudo-weighty nonsense on view in The Bucket List, an interminable film about terminal patients who learn important life lessons before, yes, kicking the bucket. Freeman plays Carter Chambers, an auto mechanic with an IQ equal to that of Stephen Hawking. Dying of cancer, he shares a hospital room with the filthy rich Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson), who’s beginning to realize that money can buy everything except

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The apex to The Bucket List’s nadir, this French effort from director Julian Schnabel takes a comparable blueprint -- how a person moves forward with life after his body fails him -- and makes it come alive via a startling visual style, knotty characterizations and a terrific central performance.

Based on a true story, the film centers on Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Amalric), the cocky editor of the French Elle magazine who suffers a stroke at the age of 43 and thereafter finds himself in a paralyzed state. The only part of his body he can move is one eye, but while wags may want to dismiss this as My Left Eye, Bauby’s story and Schnabel’s approach turn this into a different type of biopic than the Daniel Day-Lewis Oscar winner My Left Foot. Propelled by

an extended lease on life. With each man facing less than a year to live, they both elect to go out in a blaze (or at least daze) of glory, by dutifully performing tasks on their self-penned “bucket list” of activities they’ve always wanted to do. The list includes such items as “go skydiving” and “laugh until I cry”; unfortunately, “entertain audiences who pay to see this Bucket of s***” is nowhere to be found. A lazy and condescending package from top to bottom (with uninspired efforts put forth by Nicholson, Freeman, director Rob Reiner and especially scripter Justin Zackham), The Bucket List isn’t nearly as torturous as the similar, “laughing in the face of death” Patch Adams; then again, neither is a broken back.

Ronald Harwood’s delicate script (which allows us access to Bauby’s inner monologues in a crisp and believable manner) and camerawork (courtesy of Saving Private Ryan lenser Janusz Kaminski) that allows the film to break away from the tale’s inherently claustrophobic atmosphere, this steadfastly avoids reducing the notions of perseverance and heroism to convenient catchphrases.

Amalric is excellent in a tricky role, and there are further stellar contributions by Emmanuelle Seigner as his devoted wife and especially Max von Sydow as his father -the latter’s two scenes are the emotional high points of the film.

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man-hungry friend) regularly shows up to lust after stray guys, or when Holly and her best buds (Kudrow and Gina Gershon) get stranded in a fishing boat in the movie’s worst scene. And don’t get me started on Harry Connick Jr.’s maddeningly monotonous performance as Daniel, a potential love interest for Holly who is either A) mentally challenged; B) autistic; C) suffering from a PG-13 version of Tourette’s syndrome; or D) a serial killer. So does the possibly psychotic Forrest Gump get the girl? Only suckers who shell out for this pap will ever know.

I Am Legend 1/2 Will Smith may be the only one receiving above-the-title star treatment on the new apocalyptic sci-fi yarn I Am Legend, but he’s hardly the one who runs away with the film. In fact, pretty much everything in this picture -- the other actors, the FX work, even the art direction -- is shown up by Abbey, who delivers a terrific performance which in a perfect world would be up for an Academy Award in a couple of months.

Granted, there’s the small technicality that Abbey’s a dog -- a German shepherd, to be exact -- but still... Empathy for an on-screen animal is nothing new, but the preview audience’s reaction to Samantha, the trusty companion to Will Smith’s last man on earth, ranks among the most vocal I’ve ever heard.

And why not? Abbey (and Kona, also listed in the credits as playing Samantha; perhaps

Abbey’s stunt double?) is a wonderfully expressive animal, and once the canine’s screen time decreases in the picture’s second half, the rapport between man and his best friend dissipates to make room for the usual testy relations between frightened humans as well as their attempts to ward off the evil entities that reside in the darkness outside. I Am Legend is based on Richard Matheson’s novel of the same name, and while it’s not the first theatrical version of the time-honored tale -- there’s also 1964’s The Last Man On Earth and 1971’s unintentionally campy The Omega Man -- it’s certainly the best. As Robert Neville, the scientist who appears to be the sole survivor in New York City after a virus has wiped out most of humankind, Smith brings the right mix of vigor and vulnerability to the part, and director Francis Lawrence maintains a fair amount of tension as long as Neville (and audience members) can’t size up the shadowy menace. But once the bloodthirsty creatures show themselves, they’re disappointingly conventional (at least

by CGI zombie standards), and the film has trouble continuing its momentum through a lackluster final half-hour. Still, Abbey makes this worth seeing.

Atonement  This year’s sight-unseen, automatic Oscar entry mostly lives up to its lofty expectations, even if it doesn’t possess the sweeping emotion that provided other British period pieces like Sense and Sensibility and The Remains of the Day with their enduring resonance. If a finger must be pointed, it would most likely fall in the direction of director Joe Wright, who previously teamed with his muse Keira Knightley on 2005’s breezy adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Knightley essays the role of Cecilia, who finds herself attracted to the family servant’s upwardly mobile son Robbie (James McAvoy). But Cecilia’s precocious younger sister Briony (Saoirse Ronan) has also developed a crush (albeit a more chaste one) on Robbie, and she grows jealous as she witnesses events that she feels attests to the bond between the lovers. Eventually, Briony uses a tragedy that occurs on the estate grounds as a way to get back at Robbie, not comprehending the long-term implications of her actions. It’s only when she herself has grown up (and played at this point by Romola Garai) that she’s able to grasp the magnitude of what she did -- and work on setting matters right. Knightley’s role doesn’t allow her to flourish as she did under Wright’s direction in Pride and Prejudice, which is fine, since this is Briony’s story and McAvoy’s film. As solemnly played by Ronan, the teenage Briony comes off as a bad seed writ large, with an IQ that, coupled with her naivety, makes her especially dangerous. It’s a memorable performance in the best-written role, yet it’s the excellent McAvoy who injects the proceedings with a notable degree of compassion: We ache for Robbie throughout this tale, and McAvoy expertly conveys the feelings and frustrations of a man who dared to dream outside his station in life, only to watch as his desires go up in flames.

It’s a shame that the denouement doesn’t completely provide us with the emotional catharsis we require. Providing a clever, bittersweet twist, it affects the head more than the heart, and reveals a certain measure of clinical execution on the part of Wright.

Alvin and the Chipmunks  About the best one can say about this occasionally rancid but mostly just dull film is that it’s not as excruciating as Garfield: The Movie, another ill-conceived project that placed CGI animals in the real world. Here, Jason Lee is the hapless human who serves as the sacrificial-career lamb: He plays Dave, a failed songwriter who also has trouble getting close to anyone, including a predictably va-va-voomish girlfriend (Cameron Richardson). But along come our all-talking, all-singing chipmunk siblings -- Alvin, Simon and Theodore -- to not only help him produce a smash single but also teach him the importance of friendship and family. The three rodents’ lines are spoken by Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney, but their voices are so digitally altered that they might as well be lipsynched by Hillary, Barack and Mitt. Then again, that speaks to the whole impersonal tone of the project, which has so little regard for the brand name’s nostalgic factor that it updates the concept by briefly putting the trio in rappers’ outfits in one scene and allowing Simon to eat Theodore’s turd in another. Desperately conceived on every level, this forlorn family film amounts to little more than celluloid roadkill.

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The poster for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story states it’s “From The Guy Who Brought You Knocked Up And Superbad,” but really, it feels more like it’s “From The Guy Who Brought You Anchorman And Talladega Nights.” Yes, Judd Apatow is one of the co-writers (sharing scripting duties with director Jake Kasdan), but that savory mix of satire and sentiment that worked well in his two summer hits is largely missing here; instead, we get the broad laughs and easy targets more at home in films headlining Will Ferrell. A sendup of music biopics like Walk the Line and Ray, it spends so much time dutifully tracking the clichés inherent in these types of films that a certain by-the-numbers stagnation begins to settle in. Still, that’s not to say that some moments don’t connect: A sequence involving The Beatles demands to be seen if only for the opportunity to catch Jack Black cast as Paul McCartney(!), and I love the string of scenes in which Dewey (John C. Reilly) gets introduced to increasingly harsher drugs.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 1/2 This is an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 Broadway smash, but

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When: Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St.

Savannah Film Society: Sleuth

What: Kenneth Branagh directed and Michael Caine and Jude Law star in this remake of a 1972 film based on Anthony Shaffer’s stage play. When: Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. Where: Lucas Theatre for the Arts.

Cost: $8 general public, $6 seniors and military and $4 with SCAD ID. Info: 5255050.

What: A thought-provoking black-andwhite surreal sci-fi mystery similar in tone to Darren Aronofsky’s PI and David Lynch’s Eraserhead. When: Jan. 14 at 8 p.m. Seating begins at 7:30 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean Coffeehouse, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: Tickets for each film in the festival are $6, and the shows are open to all ages.

Film Fundraiser: I Do & I Don’t What: This screwball comedy is about an engaged couple who learn what it means to be happily married after they endure church-sanctioned premarital counseling from a bitter and jaded couple on the brink of divorce. The screening is a fundraiser for SCAD advertising design students entering the National Student Advertising Competition. When: Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Cost: $6. Info: 525-5050.

Psychotronic Film Festival: Jive Turkey

What: The Italian Mafia tries to take over the numbers racket from the neighborhood black organized crime bookies in an all-out turf war. Period slang and gritty realism make this one an underrated film in this oft-maligned genre. There will be a drawing for door prizes provided by several locally-owned area businesses.

When: Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. Seating begins at 7:30 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean Coffeehouse, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: Tickets for each film in the festival are $6, and the shows are open to all ages. it hides its stage roots so thoroughly that it feels like a piece created for the silver screen. In refashioning Sweeney Todd for the movies, Tim Burton and scripter John Logan have presented audiences with a big, bold endeavor that functions as an upscale slasher film: It’s bloody but also bloody good, with the gore tempered by the melancholy love stories that dominate the proceedings. Burton’s go-to guy, Johnny Depp, delivers a haunted performance as Benjamin Barker, a sweet-natured barber who’s falsely imprisoned by a lecherous judge (Alan

Rickman) who covets Barker’s wife. Fifteen years later, Barker returns to London a changed man: Now calling himself Sweeney Todd and looking like a zombie who’s already been buried a couple of times, he sets about planning his revenge. He’s aided in his efforts by Nellie Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter), a lonely widow whose love for Todd will clearly remain unrequited. As partnersin-crime, however, they’re matched beautifully: A crazed Todd slits the throats of all who sit in his barber’s chair, while Mrs. Lovett grinds up the corpses to use in her increasingly popular meat pies. Burton’s decision to stylize the film to within an inch of its life was a sound one, resulting in a visual feast that dazzles even through the setting’s necessary grime. The blandness of the actors portraying the story’s young lovebirds, Jamie Campbell Bower and Jayne Wisner, is a debit, but as compensation, there’s Borat himself, Sacha Baron Cohen, cast as a charlatan named Pirelli -- perhaps not since Eric Rhodes played Alberto Beddini in the Astaire-Rogers classic Top Hat has an actor so deliberately mangled the Italian language.

And while neither Depp nor Carter are classically trained singers, both are just fine belting out Sondheim’s tunes.

Charlie Wilson’s War

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Politics and motion pictures don’t mix - at least not in 2007, when all movies in this vein have tanked at the box office. Purists will balk at the notion that any work of art should be watered down for mass consumption, but it’s a simple fact that audiences hit the multiplexes to attend a movie, not a lecture. So trust that old lion Mike Nichols to remember how to do it right.

Charlie Wilson’s War is sterling entertainment punched across with enough glitz to sell it but not too much to bury it. Aided by a big-name cast and a sharp script by Aaron Sorkin (adapting George Crile’s nonfiction book), Nichols has crafted a winning if occasionally facile work whose level of intelligence is measured by how much (or how little) each individual viewer wants to put into it. Kicking off in the 1980s, it follows Texas Democratic Congressman Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks), a blustery politician not above lounging in Vegas hot tubs with busty strippers, as he becomes interested in Afghanistan’s ineffectual attempts to oust the invading Soviet army. Charlie’s spurred to take action at the insistence of his politically savvy friend Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts, little more than serviceable), a born-again right-wing millionaire who also hails from the Lone Star State. Charlie does his best, but it isn’t until he teams up with prickly CIA operative Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman, marvelous) that the ball gets rolling and the Afghans are able to defend themselves. But at what cost to the future? Charlie Wilson’s War doesn’t answer its own question, preferring instead to let viewers mull over the response. w

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Activism & Politics

Chatham County Democratic Party Second Mon. of every month. Chatham County Democratic Headquarters, 109 W. Victory Dr. 912-790-8683. www.chathamdems.com/ Chatham County Young Democrats is 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 or visit www.org.

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

Coastal Democrats Contact Maxine Harris at 352-0470 or R1999MHAR@aol.com.

Drinking Liberally Promoting democracy one pint at a time -share politics while sharing a pitcher. This is an informal gathering of like-minded, leftleaners who may want to trade ideas, get more involved and just enjoy each other’s company. For information on times and location, visit www.DrinkingLiberally.org or send email to august1494@excite.com.

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. Second Thurs. of every month. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. 912-232-4447. www.sentientbean.com Savannah for Obama is a grassroots organization that is interested in raising local awareness for presidential candidate Barack Obama. The group meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Chatham County Democratic Headquarters, 109 W. Victory Dr. at the corner of Victory and Barnard Street. Second Thurs. of every month. Chatham County Democratic Headquarters, 109 W. Victory Dr. 912-790-8683. www.chathamdems.com/ Skidaway Island Democrats Call Tom Oxnard at 598-4290 or send email to oxhouse@aol.com.

Benefits

Home and Heart Warming Program The United Way of the Coastal Empire is taking applications for this Atlanta Gas Light Co. program. United Way was given a grant to be used to help low-income homeowners with free repair or replacement of gas appliances, such as hot water heaters, furnaces, space heaters and stoves. Qualified customers also can apply for free weatherization of their homes. The program is open

to residents of Chatham, Bryan, Effingham, Liberty and Glynn counties. Call 651-7730.

I Sold It on eBay for Coastal Pet Rescue I Sold It on eBay is accepting items on behalf of Coastal Pet Rescue. Donors may bring any item valued at more than $40 to the I Sold It On eBay store located next to TJ Maxx in Savannah Centre. The item will be listed and proceeds will go directly to Coastal Pet Rescue. Call 351-4151 or 3537633 or visit www.coastalpetrescue.org or www.isolditsavannah.com.

Looking for 35mm Analog Cameras A non-profit that teaches photography to atrisk yout is seeking donations of old 35mm Analog SLR cameras, darkroom equipment, other camera equipment and black and white film. Call Anthony Faris at 224-8296.

Medical Mission to Nigeria A team is forming for the 5th medical mission to Owerrie, Nigeria. In 2004, Tybee Island adopted Owerrie as a sister city. The team will travel to Nigeria on March 20 for two weeks. Anyone with a mind to serve is welcome, including doctors, nurses, artists, dentists, clergy, community activists. Call Julia Pearce, RN at 414-0809 or 786-5523 or ebonyhag@aol.com. Through Feb. 19.

Recycle, Reduce and Reuse for Coastal Pet Rescue Coastal Pet Rescue is asking area businesses to collect ink and toner cartridges at their offices. This fund-raiser will help with regular vet care for rescued pets. Contact Becky Soprych at 351-4151 or becky@coastalpetrescue.org to arrange for cartridge pickup.

Steppin in Strawberry with a Touch of Chocolate Steppers Ball VISION 2000 Community Development Corp. Inc. will host its first annual fundraising event on Feb. 23 from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Prince Mason Hall, 602 E. Broad St. Tickets are $25. Learn to Chicago-style step at a six-week series of workshops to be held every Sunday beginning Jan. 6 from 35 p.m. at Savannah State University’s Wilcox Gym and every Wednesday beginning Jan. 9 from 7-9 p.m. at the W.W. Law Center, 909 E. Bolton St. All workshops are free of charge and conducted by Tunya Coleman of the Savannah Stylistic Steppers. Through Feb. 23.

Team in Training Info Meeting and Kick-Off Learn more about how to complete a marathon or half marathon while raising money to cure blood cancers on Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Fleet Feet, 3405 Waters Ave. Now recruiting for TEAM members to train for the Rock ‘n Roll Marathon in San Diego, Calif. and the Mayor’s Marathon in Anchorage, Alaska. No running or fundraising experience is required. 898-0663 or jennie.brewster@lls.org. Through Jan. 17.

Call for Entries

5th Annual Mr. Black Teen My Dream Productions, Inc. is accepting applications for its 5th Annual Mr. Black Teen of Savannah Scholarship Competition, which will be held in April. The winner will receive $1,000, a shopping spree, an honorary banquet and a trophy. Young men ages 13-19 who are attending middle or high school are eligible to enter. This year’s theme is “Standing on the Shoulder of Great Men!” Call 351-6159.

AASU Masquers Auditions The Armstrong Atlantic State University Department of Art, Music & Theatre’s Masquers student theater troupe will hold auditions for a spring semester stage production, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf,” by Ntozake Shange. At least 7 females and 2 males, ages 16 to 35, are needed. Auditions wil be held Jan. 16 and 17 at 6 p.m. at the Masquers Chinese Theater, located in the Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn St. Rehearsals will begin in January and the performances are set for March 27-30. Call 927-5381 weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Through Jan. 17.

Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. 912-927-5277. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html Junior League Projects The Junior League of Savannah is accepting applications for two programs that award funding and volunteers to community agencies. The designated focus area is women and children’s advocacy. Eligibility requirements include being a 501c(3) nonprofit organization, having a commitment to volunteerism, having a board of directors and having an audited financial statement or budget. Applications are available at www.jrleaguesavannah under “Community Impact.” The deadline is Jan. 15. Through Jan. 15.

Little Theatre of Savannah Auditions Little Theatre of Savannah will hold auditions for Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” on Monday, Jan. 28 and Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Savannah Actor’s Theatre, 703D Louisville Rd. The longest running play in history is about a group of strangers stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm, one of whom is a murderer. It will be directed by Sasha McCurdy and will run for three weekends, March 13–30. Rehearsals will be Jan. 30–March 12. Bring a list of all possible conflicts with the rehearsal and performance dates. Roles are available for 3 women and 5 men. Auditions will consist of readings from the script. For more information, visit www.littletheatreofsavannah.org.

Through Jan. 29. Savannah Actor’s Theatre, 703D Louisville Rd. 912-232-6080. www.savannahactorstheatre.org

Send Happenings to: happenings@connectsavannah.com We reserve the right to edit or cut listings because of space limitations.

Savannah Shakespeare Festival is seeking participants for the 2008 festival, to be held Saturday, May 17 in Forsyth Park.

Non-profit theaters and spoken word organizations based within the city of Savannah are encouraged to submit a letter of interest by mail to: Savannah Shakespeare Festival, 9 W. Henry St., Savannah, 31401., fax to 6514677 or e-mail to savshakes@aol.com. The deadline for letters of interest is Jan. 11 at 5 p.m. For information, contact Jin Hi Soucy Rand at 713-1137 or savshakes@aol.com.

Through Jan. 11.

Classes

700 Kitchen Cooking School will offer hands-on educational/entertaining cooking classes at the Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton St. The cost of each class is $90 per person. Call 238-5158 or visit http://www.700kitchen.com.

Art Studio Sessions Six-week sessions beginning Jan. 22 on Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. or Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Oils, acrylics and pastels and drawing media. Help and encouragement in creating successful artwork.

Prior experience is not necessary. Carolyn Neely, MFA, instructor. $125 tuition. To register call 234-5737 or carolyn@remshartrowgallery.com. Through Jan. 22.

Beading Classes Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced at Bead Dreamer Studio, 407A E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 9206659. Bead Dreamer Studio, 407 A East Montgomery Crossroads. 912-920-6659. www.beaddreamer.com Bridging Art and Writing The Savannah College of Art and Design Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning will present Mary Erickson on Jan. 9 from 6-7 p.m. as part of the Innovative Teaching and Learning Symposium series.

She will discuss how a team of educators reconciled the ways students think about art and writingm, improving their abilities to create and interpret art, as well as improve writing and language arts skills. The lecture will be presented at Alexander Hall, 668 Inidan St., and a reception will follow.

This event is free and open to the public.

Through Jan. 9.

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.

Business Seminar VCL Consulting Group, Inc. presents “How To Facilitate Precise, Productive, Powerful Meetinga” in two sessons on Monday, Feb. 18 at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, Savannah Airport. The semi-

| Happenings 10 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Jepson Center Auditorium. Call 236-1704. Through Jan. 10.

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. 912790-8800. www.telfair.org/ Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation A meditation period will be followed by instruction in the application of the foundations of Mindfulness practice to daily life.

Beginner’s and experienced practitioners welcome. Ongoing weekly sessions held Monday from 6-7:30 p.m. at 313 E. Harris St. Call Cindy Beach, Buddhist nun, at 429-7265 or cindy@alwaysoptions.com. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www.uusavannah.org Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions This free seminar cojnducted by Judy Davis will be held jan. 10 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 4476605. Through Jan. 14. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912-447-6605. www.sjchs. org/1844.cfm Oatland Island Wildlife Center has a new name, but still offcers environmental education programs and weekend events.

It is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. www.oatlandisland. org. Oatland Island Education Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. 912-898-3980. www.oatlandisland.org/ Puppet Shows are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler AfricanAmerican Health Information & Resource Center for schools, day cares, libraries, churches, community events and fairs. Call 447-6605.

RecruitMilitary Career Fair A free hiring event for job seekers who have military backgrounds will be held Thursday, Jan. 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sans Hotel and Suites in Hinesville. Open to veterans who laready have civilian work experience, men and women who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, members of the National Guard and reserves and military spouses. Through Jan. 10.

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center offers a variety of business classes. It is located at 801 E. Gwinnett St. Call 652-3582.

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett Street. 912-652-3582.

Savannah Learning Center Spanish Classes Be bilingual. The center is located at 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Call 272-4579 or 3083561. 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 Learning Center, 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Sewing Lessons Fabrika at 140 Abercorn St. offers adult classes in: Beginner Sewing: Using a Pattern -- Skirt or Totebag; Intro to Kids’ Clothing; and Drafting Your Own Skirt or Totebag.

Group classes start in September. Private lessons are available. Visit www.fabrikasavannah.com or call 236-1122. Fabrika, 140 Abercorn St. 912-236-1122. www.fabrikasacontinued on page 34

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1 Dullsville 6 Sticks in an overhead compartment 11 Buddy 14 Wine quality 15 City whose name means “Eastern capital” 16 A in Argentina 17 SNL alumnus who swoops to catch prey?

19 Blasting stuff 20 Plastic suffix 21 Tiny opening 22 Tag shout 24 Alt-rocker who coos to her fans?

27 Lauren punched out in an episode of “The Sopranos” 30 Befuddled 31 In unison 32 Diplomatic skill 34 High roller 37 2008 Democratic presidential hopeful whose chances may be extinct?

41 “In ___ Shoes” (Cameron Diaz movie) 42 Madonna’s “___ the Groove” 43 Miniscule amounts 44 Kalamata, e.g.

47 College credit source 48 Fox News political analyst with her head in the sand?

52 Hill of a D.C. scandal 53 “___ longer denies all the failures of the modern man” (Joy Division lyric) 54 Body part near the “nariz” 57 They hand out awards nicknamed “Moon Men” 58 Clinton cabinet member whose nest eggs are blue?

62 “Sprechen ___ Englisch?”

63 “A Mighty Wind” actress 64 Stay on the same topic too long 65 Gore and Green 66 Restroom door sign 67 In a sneaky way

5 Erections with ribbons wrapped around them 6 Shortest Beatle 7 Available for rent 8 Home of Will Rogers World Airport, for short 9 Casper’s st.

10 Bono and Corleone 11 Selected by committee, perhaps 12 Yearly celebration: abbr.

13 Drink that lets baristas create “foam art” 18 ___ tip 23 “___ to My Socks” (Pablo Neruda poem) 24 Jay-Z hit “___ Get A...”

25 Corn Nuts flavoring 26 Major follower?

27 Composer in a “Switched-On” record series 28 Arthur of court history 29 Damaging substances 32 Makes firm 33 Fitting 35 Writer Tarbell and actress Lupino 36 After, before words 38 DVR with a “Green Screen of Death” message 39 Skydivers’ necessities 40 “The lady ___ protest too much, methinks” 45 Long. crosser 46 Consecutively 47 “___ it the truth?”

48 Kafka character Gregor ___ 49 Before 50 When doubled, a phrase of solace 51 Played shows during the Writers’ Guild Strike 54 Follow the rules 55 “Hate on Me” singer Scott 56 Part of CD-ROM 59 “I’m onto you!”

60 Skater Brandon Margera’s nickname 61 X, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe ©2007 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com) For answers to this puzzle, call: 1-900-226-

Down

1 1980s NFL kicker Ali ___-Sheikh 2 Former Starbucks CEO Smith 3 “Sorry!” space 4 “Lemme think for a moment...”

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nar will allow participants to achieve skills such as: creating clear agendas, learning highparticipation techniques, understanding empowerment zones and more. Registration is $59.99 per person. Call 265-4200 or visit www.vclinc.com. Through Feb. 18. Hilton Garden Inn Savannah Midtown, 6711 Abercorn St. Construction Apprentice Program is a free 16-week training program for men and women interested in gaining construction skills for career level jobs in construction. Earn a technical certificate of credit with no cost for trainingk, books or tools. Provided t hrough a collaboration of Chatham County, the Homebuilders Association of Savannah, Savannah Technical Eollege and Step Up Savannah’s Poverty Reduction Initiative. To apply, 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. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. 912-232-4447. www.sentientbean.com Credit and Money Management 12-Hour Seminar will be held Jan 21, 23, 28 and 30 from 5:458:45 p.m. at the Effingham YMCA in Rincon.

Topics include: improving credit scores, budgeting, managing debt, what lenders require when you borrow money, how to spot looming money problems, and how to deal with them before it’s too late. Orientation/registration will be held Jan. 14 between 6-7 p.m.

The fee is $99 per person or $169 per couple.

Space is limited and advance registration is required. Call Carmen at 826-6263 or 4841266. Through Jan. 14.

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute Fany’s Spanish/English Institute Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children are held at 15 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 9214646 or 220-6570 to register. Fany’s Spanish/ English Institute, 15 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Free Tax School Earn extra income after taking this course.

Flexible schedules, convenient locations. The class is free but there is a small fee for books.

Call 352-2862 or visit www.libertytax.com.

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 34:30 p.m. The Community Computer Lab is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. GED/adult literacy education is being offered Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon or 1-4 p.m.

How to Unlock Your Financial Potential Barbara Treadwell of Treadwell and Associates, LLC will present this lecture Jan.

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vannah.com Starfish Cafe Culinary Arts Training Program This 12-week full-time program is designed to provide work training and employment opportunities in the food service industry, including food preparation, food safety and sanitation training, customer service training and job search and placement assistance.

Call Mindy Saunders at 234-0525. The Starfish Cafe, 711 East Broad Street. 912234-0525. www.thestarfishcafe.org/ Studio or Space by the Hour Space is available for coaches, teachers, instructors, trainers, therapists or organizations that require a studio or space by the hour. Contact Tony at 655-4591 for an appointment.

The Artist/Teacher Conundrum The Savannah College of Art and Design Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning will present Susan Zwirn, a fine arts education coordinator at Hofstra University, as part of the Innovative Teaching and Learning Symposium series. She will appear April 23 from 6-7 p.m. at Alexander Hall, 668 Indian St., to present a lecture about how artists who teach face dual roles and how many of them experience contradictions in their career development that impact both those roles. A reception will follow. This event is free and open to the public. Through April 23.

Thinking of Starting a Business Two workshops will be held Jan. 10 and 24 from 6-8:30 p.m. in the conference room of

the Small Business Assistance Center, 111 E. Liberty St. Each workshop will cover the basics of business start-up including the traits of successful entrepreneurs, market research, legal structures for business, estimating start-up costs and cash flow projections, financing alternatives, failure factors and business planning. The cost is $50 per person if you preregister or $60 the day of the class or at the door. 651-3200 or www. savannahsbdc.org. Through Jan. 24. Small Business Assistance Center, 111 E Liberty Street. 912-232-4700. www.sbacsav.com/ Tybee Island Marine Science Center offers Beach Discovery and marsh walks.

Aquarium hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Monday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children, ages 3016.

Senior, military and AAA discounts are available. Call 786-5917 or visit www.tybeemsc.org. Tybee Island Marine Science Center, 1510 Strand. 912-786-5917. www. tybeemsc.org/ Volunteer 101 A 30-minute course that covers issues to help volunteers get started is held the first and third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m.

The first Thursday, the class is at Savannah State University, and the third Thursday, at United Way, 428 Bull St. Register by calling Summer at 651-7725 or visit www.

HandsOnSavannah.org.

Wednesday Figure Drawing Group offers artists an opportunity to meet other artists and work from a live model each

week. Open to artists with some experience and no instruction is offered. The cost is $60 a month. Call Judy Mooney at 443-9313 or judymooney@bellsouth.net. Savannah Actor’s Theatre, 703D Louisville Rd. 912232-6080. www.savannahactorstheatre.org Winter Visual Arts Classes The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is now registering students for its winter visual arts classes, day and evening classes in ceramics, metals and jewelrymaking for children, teens and adults. All classes are held at the S.P.A.C.E. studios, 9 W. Henry St., beginning Jan. 14 and will run for eight weeks. Class fees include instruction, use of studio space, use of equipment and all materials and tools required. Space is limited and advance registration is encouraged. Class schedules and registration forms are available online at www.savannahga.gov/ arts or by calling 651-6783. Through Jan. 14.

S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St.

Clubs & Organizations

AASU Sci-Fi Fantasy Club This is an official student club of Armstrong Atlantic State University that accepts nonstudents as associate members. It is devoted to the exploration and enjoyment of the genres of science fiction and fantasy.

Activities include book discussions, movie screenings, role playing game sessions, board and card games, guest speakers, episode marathons and armor demonstrations.

Provides guest speakers to educators upon request. Call Michael at 220-8129, send

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e-mail to lightmagus@yahoo.com or mccauln1981@hotmail.com. or visit http://aasuscifi.proboards105.com/index.cgi.

ABWA Historic Chapter will meet Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. at Tubby’s Tank House. Dr. Zke Zimmerman with the Megagenesis Project will speak. Contact Wanda Meiers at 660-8257. Through Jan. 10.

Tubby’s Tank House, 115 East River Street.

912-233-0770.

Bike Night with Mikie is held every Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at The Red Zone Bar and Grill in Richmond Hill.

Half of the proceeds of a 50/50 drawing go to the military for phone cards and other items.

Buccaneer Region SCCA is the local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America. It hosts monthly solo/autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone with a safe car, insurance and a valid driver’s license is eligible to participate. Visit http:// buccaneerregion.org/solo.html.

Chihuahua Club of Savannah A special little club for special little dogs and their owners meets one Saturday each month at 10:30 a.m. For information, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ ChiSavannah/.

Civil Air Patrol is the civilian, volunteer auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and is involved in search and rescue, aerospace education and cadet programs. Meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. for cadets (12-18 years old) and 7 p.m. for adult members at the former Savannah

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Historic Victorian Neighborhood Association meets the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. between Park Avenue and Duffy Street. Call 236-8546. American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. 912-2339277.

Low Country Turners This is a club for wood-turning enthusiasts.

Call Hank Weisman at 786-6953.

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary meets the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. at American Legion Post 184 in Thunderbolt. Call 786-4508. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. 912-354-5515.

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) Join other moms for fun, inspiration, guest speakers, food and creative activities while children ages birth to 5 are cared for in a preschool-like setting. Meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 9:15-11:30 am at First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd. Call 8988316 or 898-5086 or visit www.mops.org.

First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd. 921-897-2142. www. fbcislands.com/ No Kidding! is the area’s first social club for single and married adults who do not have children.

Meet other non-parents at events and activities. For information on No Kidding! visit www.nokidding.net or send e-mail to luluette@prodigy.net.

Philosophy Reading Group This group will focus on various philosophical themes and texts, culminating in facilitated discussions with an open exchange of ideas within a community of inquiry.

Meeting locations will change to reflect the current issue. Contact Kristina at 407-4431571 or ktina697@hotmail.com.

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Elements Join with other photographers and artists to celebrate the authentic photography processes of black and white film and paper development using chemicals in a darkroom. Help in the creation and promotion of Savannah’s first cooperative darkroom space to enhance the lives of working photographers and introduce the community to the magic of all classic photo chemical processes. Contact for next meeting time. Contact Kathleen Thomas at PUREdarkroom@gmail.com.

Revived Salon for Women Seeking Change In Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s Gift of the Sea, she wrote, “How untidy my shell has become. Blurred with moss, knobby with barnacles, its shape is hardly recognizable any more. Surely it had a shape once. It has a shape still in my mind. What is the shape of my life?” If these words resonate with you and you are a woman over 50, this group offers bonding, laughter, discussion and fun.

Seating is limited. Call 236-8581 for info.

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at Books-AMillion and the third Tuesday at Chen’s Chinese Restaurant at 20 E. Derenne Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Call 692-0382, email kasak@ comcast.net or visit www.roguephoenix.org.

Books-A-Million, 8108 Abercorn St. 921925-8112. www.booksamillion.com/ Savannah Adventure Club is dedicated to pursuing adventures, both indoors and outdoors, throughout the Low country and beyond. Activities in the past year have included sailing, camping, skydiving, kayaking, hiking, tennis, volleyball, and skiing, in addition to regular social gatherings. Free to join, and Email savannahadventureclub@gmail.com or visit www. savannahadventureclub.com Savannah Area Landlord & Real Estate Investors Association Learn to be a real estate investor or landlord. Group meets the second Tuesday of

each month at the Spiva Law Group, 12020 Abercorn St. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Spiva Law Group, 12020 Abercorn St. Savannah Area Sacred Harp Singers The public is invited to come and sing early American music and folk hymns from the shape note tradition. This non-denominational community musical activity emphasizes participation, not performance. Songs are from The Sacred Harp, an oblong songbook first published in 1844. Call 655-0994.

Savannah Art Association meets the second Thursday of the month from 6-8 p.m. Call 232-7731.

Savannah Brewers’ League Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St. 447-0943. Call 447-0943 or visit www.hdb.org and click on Clubs, then Savannah Brewers League. Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St. Savannah Browns Backers This is an official fan club recognized by the Cleveland Browns NFL football team.

Meet with Browns fans to watch the football games and support your favorite team Sundays at game time at Tubby’s Tank House in Thunderbolt. The group holds raffles and trips and is looking into having tailgate parties in the future. Call Kathy Dust at 373-5571 or send e-mail to KMDUST4@ hotmail.com or Dave Armstrong at Darmst0817@comcast.net or 925-4709.

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 912-354-9040.

Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States has a dinner meeting the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club, Hunter Army Airfield. Call John Findeis at 748-7020. Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neat St. 912-355-1060. www.stewart.army.mil/ Savannah Fencing Club offers beginning classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings for six weeks. Fees are continued on page 36

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Airport terminal building off Dean Forest Road. Visit www.gawg.cap.gov, send e-mail to N303WR@aol.com, or call Capt. Jim Phillips at 412-4410.

Clean Coast meets monthly on the first Monday at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Check www.cleancoast.org for event schedule. Jewish Education Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. 912-355-8111. www.savj.org/ Coastal MINIs is a group of local MINI Cooper owners and enthusiasts who gather on the first Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Starbucks in the 12 Oaks Shopping Center on Abercorn St. to meet other MINI owners and go on motoring adventures together. Visit coastalminis.com.

Code Pink is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars and redirect our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities. Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Queenies To Go-Go, 1611 Habersham St. Contact mimi.thegoddessfactory@gmail. com or visit http://fearnoarts.com. Queeny’s To Go Go, 1611 Habersham St. 912-4475555.

English Style Table Soccer Savannah Subbuteo Club. Call 667-7204 or visit http://savannahsubbuteo.tripod.com.

Geechee Sailing Club meets the second Monday of the month (except for November) at 6:30 p.m. at Tubby’s Tank House, 2909 River Dr. in Thunderbolt.

Open to all interested in boating and related activities. Call 234-1903 or visit www. geecheesailingclub.org. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 912-3549040.

Historic Savannah Chapter of ABWA meets the second Thursday of every month from 5-7:30 p.m. at Tubby’s Restaurant.

The cost is the price of the meal. Call 6608257 for reservations. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 912-354-

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$40. Some equipment is provided. After completing the class, you may become a member of the Savannah Fencing Club for $5 per month. Experienced fencers are welcome to join. Call 429-6918 or send email to savannahfencing@aol.com.

Savannah Friends of Music General Meeting Savannah Friends of Music, whose mission is to support, promote and sponsor classical music and music education in Savannah and the surrounding area, will hold its general meeting Jan. 21 at 11 a.m. at the Johnny Harris Banquet Facility, 1701 E. Victory Dr. A brief business meeting will be followed by entertainment by the 13th Colony Sound singers. Lunch will follow. Checks for $25 made out to Savannah Friends of Music may be sent to Karen Cassard, 6 Riding Lane, Savannah, 31411 by January 17th. Casual attire is suggested (blue jeans preferred) and new members are welcome. Through Jan. 21. Johnny Harris Restaurant, 1651 East Victory Drive. 912-354-7810. www.johnnyharris.com/ Savannah Jaycees for young professionals ages 21 to 39 is a Junior Chamber of Commerce that focuses on friendship, career development and community involvement. Meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is included and there is no charge for guests.

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Call 961-9913 or visit www.savannahjaycees. com.

Savannah Kennel Club meets every fourth Monday of the month from September through May at 7:30 p.m. at Ryan’s restaurant on Stephenson Avenue.

It is an education organization dedicated to informing the public about current events in the world of dogs and those who love them.

Those wishing to eat before the meeting are encouraged to arrive earlier. For details, visit www.savannahkennelclub.org.

Savannah Newcomers Club is open to all women who have been in the Savannah area for less than two years.

Membership includes a monthly luncheon and program and, in addition, the club hosts a variety of activities, tours and events that will assist you in learning about Savannah and making new friends. Call 351-3171.

Savannah Parrot Head Club Love a laid-back lifestyle? Beach, buffet and no dress code. Check out savannahphc.com for the events calendar or e-mail mickie_ ragsdale@comcast.net.

Savannah Scooter Gang Connecting local riders to swap tips, stories, parts, mods and secrets. No obligation other than networking, and possibly arranging a monthly weekend ride to take over the streets downtown. Show off your scoot and ride with pride -- put ‘em in a line and watch

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “My calling hasn’t called yet,” wrote Rennie, an Aries reader from Austin.

“Please, Rob, say a prayer to all the applicable gods and angels, asking them to do whatever it takes to make sure that I am at home when it finally does.” I’ve got good news for Rennie. Many Aries who have never before had a hint about their calling will be able to gather many clues in 2008. Meanwhile, those of your tribe who have already found their higher purpose will be evolving it to a much deeper level. To help ensure that all the magic unfolds, I have unleashed a fist-pumping prayer to the goddess of mission plans, urging her to invite you Rams to claim the empowering joy that comes from being united with your source code.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The longest waves on the planet unfurl in the place where the Atlantic Ocean flows into the mouth of the Amazon River.

The phenomenon is called the “pororoca” (from a word meaning “tumultuous noise”), and has become a favorite challenge for surfers. In 2003, a Brazilian daredevil named Picuruta Salazar rode a single wave for 37 minutes, gliding and plowing for almost eight miles.

Judging from your current astrological omens, Taurus, I’d say that’s an apt metaphor for the kind of wave you now have the chance to jump on. If you choose to give it a whirl, don’t plan for a short sweet burst of adrenaline.

Be ready for a long, rollicking balancing act.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): This is a very favorable time to discover what has been hidden from you, to strip away disguises, and to penetrate to the real story that has been buried by the official propaganda. You’re also likely to generate luck if you go in search of buried treasure, lost keys, and missing links. To help you achieve success in these noble if sometimes stealthy goals, keep in mind the advice of inventor George Washington Carver: “Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough.”

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Savannah Ski and Adventure Club For snow-covered mountain-loving people and their friends. All are welcome. Meets for a wide variety of activities throughout the year. Meetings are held the third Tuesday of every month at rotating locations. Visit http://savannahskiclub.com.

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club meets Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the First City Club. meets Thursdays from 7:308:30 a.m. at the First City Club. First City Club, 32 Bull St. 912-238-4548. www.firstcityclub.com/ Savannah Toastmasters helps you improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Conference Room C. 352-1935. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/ 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. Savannah Dog

Park, East 41st Lane and Drayton St. www. savannahdogpark.com/ St. Almo The name stands for Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks are held Sundays (weather permitting). Meets at 5 p.m. at Canine Palace, 618 Abercorn St. (Time changes with the season.) Call 234-3336. Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St. 912-234-3336. www.caninepalacesavannah.com Sweet Adeline Chorus rehearses weekly on Wednesdays from 79 p.m. in St. Joseph’s Hopsital’s meeting rooms. Contact vicky.mckinley1@comcast. net. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd.

912-819-4100. www.sjchs.org/ Texas Hold ‘Em Tournaments Free poker tournaments are held every week in Savannah, Hinesville and Statesboro. Free to play. Win prizes and gifts. Visit www.

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The Young Professionals of Savannah An AfterHours networking social is held every third Thursday of the month. Visit www.ypsav.net, sign up for the e-newsletter and find out about other upcoming events, or call Leigh Johnson at 659-9846.

TriUnity Opportunity Meeting meets the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7 p.m. at the Best Western at I95 and 204. Learn how to start a business

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mirrors can be powerful tools and useful symbols for you in the coming days.

When is the last time you gazed serenely into your own eyes for at least ten minutes? Try it! If you’re brave, go on from there: Actually talk to the interesting creature you see reflected back at you. Ask questions. Give advice. Sing songs. And if you’re even braver, move on to the next project: Bring a friend or loved one to the mirror, and converse with each other’s images. Tell each other the kinds of raw, shimmering truths that can only be revealed in a mirror.

Angeles will be a suburb of San Francisco. It will take that long for the constant slipping of the San Andreas Fault to push the southern city 400 miles north. That will be lucky for the people alive then, since they won’t have to travel far to enjoy the distinctive pleasures of two of the West Coast’s finest cultural centers. In your case, Libra, you don’t have to wait so long. I predict that two of your personal centers of gravity will combine by the end of 2008. Your divided sense of home will disappear, allowing you to feel more united than you’ve been in years.

Symbolizing vigorous life force, it embodies the quick, cleansing power of the wind and the primal vitality of the horse. In accordance with your astrological omens, Capricorn, I nominate this archetype to be your ruling metaphor in the coming weeks. Visualize yourself being accompanied by a Wind Horse everywhere you go. See yourself riding it, feeding it, playing with it. Call on its inspiring presence as you align yourself with the natural beneficence of the universe. Ask it to help you sweep obstacles out of the way as you attract a flow of opportunities to open your mind and heart.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): At the Plow & Hearth stores, you can buy realistic boulders “to disguise your yard problems.” These gigantic plastic monstrosities, which sell for $90, are hollow inside and fit right over the pipes, holes, and other eyesores you want to hide. In the coming days, Leo, you might want to consider acquiring a metaphorical version of this item. There’s a big old messy place in your kingdom that seems to be getting bigger and messier. It’s high time to either conceal it or clean it up.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Why does human anatomy include the organ known as the appendix? For centuries, doctors have been unable to determine its purpose. Most have decided it’s unnecessary, a vestigial structure left over from an earlier stage of evolution. But recent research suggests the conventional wisdom has to be revised. In fact, the appendix seems to protect and regenerate the good bacteria that live in the intestines.

I predict that you’re on the verge of a metaphorically comparable discovery, Scorpio. Something you have always considered to be useless or irrelevant will reveal its value.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): This will be an excellent week for you to buy $50 worth of silence. And to hang around people who won’t try to coax you or manipulate you into doing anything. And to wander out into a barren wilderness -- the Mars-like landscape of the crater near the summit of Maui’s Mt. Haleakala would be ideal -- and howl wordless, senseless, emptyheaded melodies to a god who may or may not exist.

Do you catch my drift, Aquarius? You are likely to attract cosmic luck and generate useful serendipity if you can achieve a state that combines Zen Buddhism’s “beginner’s mind” with the attitude Henry Miller enjoyed when he said, “I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The U.K. newspaper *The Independent* reports that avid reader Mark Bastable consumed the collected works of D.H. Lawrence and found “not a single laugh, not a wry chuckle, not even a quiet grin in the entire po-faced oeuvre.” If that’s true, I say we put an asterisk on the covers of his books, similar to the mark that will go on the home run record of the allegedly steroid- enhanced baseball star Barry Bonds. In D.H.’s case, the asterisk will denote that he won a place in the literature hall of fame despite having never expressed the second-most essential human emotion. In any case, Virgo, don’t you dare read Lawrence in the next four weeks. You need to be surrounded by influences that will encourage you to look for humor and amusement in every single thing you do.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In 15 million years, Los

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Astronomers say that the Sagittarius Galaxy is being devoured by our own galaxy. It’s getting stretched, rearranged, and assimilated by our massive gravity. I’d like to offer up this scenario as a metaphor for you to put into play in the coming week, Sagittarius. Imagine all the fun and interesting ways that you yourself could be “eaten.”

Maybe you could get absorbed into an exciting social scene, or be integrated into an institution you love, or become part of a movement you’ve admired from afar.

And maybe you could simply do what’s necessary to get yourself kissed, licked, and sucked all over.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The Wind Horse is a mythical creature in Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “The stars would love to influence your future,” reported a horoscope for Pisces in *The Onion* newspaper, “but they are powerless against your well-established patterns of behavior.”

While this might sometimes be an accurate statement, it’s not true now. The next three weeks will be a very favorable time for you to escape well-established patterns of behavior, especially the ones that are no damn good for you. Here’s a bonus perk: You will also have marked success if you not only rebel against your habits but also against the stars’ influence. The upshot of all this good news is that you’ll be in prime time to unleash your freest free will. w

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from home. Free. Ask for Chris and Sandy Benton.

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

Urban Professionals meets first Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at Vu at the Hyatt on Bay Street. If you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right. Call 272-9830 or send e-mail to spannangela@hotmail.com.

Hyatt Regency, 2 W. Bay St. Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671 meets monthly at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Call James Crauswell at 927-3356. American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. 912-233-9277.

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Breffni Academy of Irish Dance has opened a location in Richmond Hill and is accepting students. The academy is located at Life Moves Dance Studio, 10747 Ford Ave. For information, call Michael or Nicola O’Hara at 305-756-8243 or send email to Dance@BreffniAcademy.com. Visit www.IrishDanceClasses.com..

C.C. Express Dance Team meets every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the Windsor Forest Recreation Building.

Clogging or tap dance experience is necessary for this group. Call Claudia Collier at 748-0731.

Chicago-style Step Workshops VISION 2000 Community Development Corp. Inc. will host its first annual fundraising event, Steppin in Strawberry with a Touch of Chocolate, on Feb. 23 from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Prince Mason Hall, 602 E. Broad St. Tickets are $25. Learn to Chicagostyle step at a six-week series of workshops to be held every Sunday beginning Jan. 6 from 3-5 p.m. at Savannah State University’s Wilcox Gym and every Wednesday beginning Jan. 9 from 7-9 p.m. at the W.W. Law Center, 909 E. Bolton St. All workshops are free of charge and conducted by Tunya Coleman of the Savannah Stylistic Steppers.

Through Feb. 23.

Disabled Ballroom Class Classes are held at Memorial Health’s The Rehabilitation Institute, 4700 Waters Ave. The classes are free and open to anyone.

The next class will be held Saturday, Jan. 26.

Contact Charleen Harden at 308-7307 or cwh0869@yahoo.com. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/ Flamenco Enthusiasts Dance or learn flamenco in Savannah with the Flamenco Cooperative. Meetings are held on Saturdays from 1 to 2:30 or 3 p.m. at the Maxine Patterson School of Dance. Any level welcome. If you would like to dance, accompany or sing, contact Laura Chason at laura_chason@yahoo.com. Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St. 912-234-8745.

Gretchen Greene School of Dance is accepting registration for fall classes in tap, ballet, lyrical, acrobatics, jazz and hiphop for ages 3 and up. Adult tap classes are held Tuesday from 7:30-8:15 for beginners and Monday from 7:15-8 p.m. for intermediate. Call 897-4235 or email ggsod.com.

Home Cookin’ Cloggers meet every Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Nassau Woods Recreation Building on Dean

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A balanced life Student massage is offered at the Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc. Cost ranges from $30 to $40 for a one-hour massage and sessions are instructor supervised. Call 3553011 for an appointment. The school is located at 6413B Waters Ave. www.ssomt.com.

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Cardiorespiratory Endurence Training will be offered by Chatham County Park Services for persons 18 and up at Tom Triplett Park on Tuesdays from 5:306:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 8-9 a.m.

Participants should wear comfortable clothing and will be required to sign a waiver form before participating. All classes are free. Call 652-6780 or 965-9629. Tom Triplett Community Park, U.S. Highway 80 West. 912-652-6780.

Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes are offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Cost is $30 for four sessions or $50 for 8 sessions. 819-6463. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 8196000. www.sjchs.org Detox and De-Stress Easy and simple yoga followed by meditation, helping the body to throww off toxins and stress. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at Yoga Hause, 1203 E. 72nd St. Suggested donation $5. Yoga Hause, 1203 E. 72nd St. Dog Yoga The Yoga Room will hold a dog yoga class every first Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. at Forsyth Park. The cost is a $10 donation, with all donations given to Save-ALife. Bring a mat or blanket and a sense of humor. Yoga for dogs is a fun way to relax and bond with your four-legged pet. Great for all levels and all sizes. 898-0361 or www. thesavannahyogaroom.com. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. 912-233-6800.

Energy Share every first and third Friday of the month at a new integrated healing center located at 72nd and Sanders streets. Call Kylene at 713-3879.

Fountain of Youth Tibetan rites taught free every Tuesday and Friday at 7:30 a.m. at Yoga Hause, 1203 E. 72nd St. Yoga Hause, 1203 E. 72nd St.

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Mahogany Shades of Beauty Inc. offers dance classes, including hip hop, modern, jazz, West African, ballet, lyrical and step, as well as modeling and acting classes. All ages and all levels are welcome.

Call Mahogany B. at 272-8329.

Savannah Shag Club offers shag music every Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 36 on Victory Drive.

Shag-Beach Bop-Etc. Savannah hosts Magnificent Mondays from 6:30-11 p.m. at Double’s, Holiday Inn/Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free basic shag, swing, salsa, cha cha, line dance and others are offered the first two Mondays and free shag lessons are offered. The lesson schedule is posted at www.shagbeachbop.com and announced each Monday. The dance lessons are held 6:30-7:30 p.m. Special cocktail prices are from 6:30-10 p.m. and their are hors d’ouerves. There is no cover charge.

Everyone is invited and welcomed into club membership. Call 927-4784 or 398-8784 or visit www.shagbeachbop.com. Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn Street. 912-3527100.

The STUDIO Adult Beginner Ballet Class is being offered. The STUDIO also is accepting new students 5 and up for the new season. Contact Veronica at 695-9149. The STUDIO is located at 2805 Roger Lacey Ave. just off the intersection of Skidaway and Victory. Call Veronica at 695-9149 or visit ww.thestudiosav.com. The STUDIO, 2805B Lacy Avenue. 912-356-8383. www.thestudiosav.com/ Youth Dance Program The West Broad Street YMCA, Inc. presents its Instructional DanceProgram in jazz and ballet for kids 4 to 18. $30 per month for one class and $35 per month for both classes.

Call 233-1951. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. 912-233-1951.

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Adult Dance Classes in ballet, tap and hip-hop are offered at Islands Dance Academy, 115 Charlotte Dr, Whitemarsh Island near Publix shopping center. All levels and body types welcome. $12 per class or 8 classes for $90.

Beginner Adult Ballet is offered Tuesdays from 7:30-8:30 p.m., Intermediate Adult Ballet is offered Mondays from 6:45-7:45 p.m. and Thursdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Intermediate/Advanced Adult Ballet is offered Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hip-Hop is offered Tuesdays from 6:307:30 p.m. and Beginner Adult Tap is held Tuesdays from 7-8 p.m. There are a variety of youth classes for ages 3 to teen. Contact Sue Braddy at 897-2100. Islands Dance Academy, 610 Quarterman Dr. 912-8972100.

Argentine Tango Practice and Lesson Learn the dance while having fun Sundays from 1:30-3:30 at the Doris Martine Dance Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. $2 per person.

Call 925-7416. Doris Martin Dance Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. 912-354-8089.

Ballroom Dance Party Join the Moon River Dancers Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Frank G. Murray Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. The basic lesson for the Rumba starts at 7 p.m. and the social dance is from 8-10:30 p.m.

The cost is $10. Beginners and singles are welcome. Call 961-9960 or 655-4985.

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Gentle Yoga Gentle Yoga with Mary Ann is offered Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. Participants must be 18 or older. Mat and blanket are required.

Limited to 12 participants. Pre-register at adultenrichment@uusavanah.org or call 234-0980. Held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah upstairs in Phillippa’s Place. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www.uusavannah.org Ladies Livin Smart fitness club provides nutritional education and exercise to encourage lifestyle changes at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. at 5:30 p.m. Call 447-6605.

Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912447-6605. www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes are held Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the Savannah Yoga Center, 25 E. 40th St. Infants must be 6 weeks to 6 months, pre-crawling. The cost is $13 per class. Multi-class discounts are available. The instructor is Betsy Boyd Strong. Walk-ins are welcome. Call 441-6653 or visit www. savannahyoga.com. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 912-232-2994. www.savannahyoga.com/ Moms in Motion A pre and post-natal exercise program is offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing. The cost is $30 per month. Call 819-6463. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/ National Gymnastics Day Whitemarsh Island YMCA will host a free gymnastics open house on Saturday, Aug. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 66 Johnny Mercer Blvd. Appropriate for children 2 and up.

YMCA Whitemarsh Island, 135 Whitemarsh Island Rd. 912-897-6158.

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. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

Pregnancy Yoga An eight-week session will be held starting Jan. 8 on Tuesday and Thursdays from 6-7:15 pm in offices at 7116 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Pre-natal yoga helps mothersto-be prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor and delivery. The instructor is Ann Carroll. Cost is $100 for once per week or $175 for twice per week. 704-7650 or ann@aikyayoga.com.

Through Jan. 31.

Savannah Yoga Center Located at 1321 Bull St. Call 441-6653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com for schedule of classes, times and fees. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 912-232-2994. www.savannahyoga.com/ Senior Power Hour is a program for people over 55. Health and wellness professionals help reach fitness goals. The program may include, but isn’t limited to, strength training, cardio for the heart, flexibility, balance, basic healthy nutrition and posture concerns. Call 898-7714.

Structure Fitness Bootcamp Monday, Wednesday, Friday 6 a.m clases at Forsyth Park to get you into the best shape of your life. Classes differ daily and challenge you with cardio and strength building intervals to build stamina, strength, power, agility and coordination. You should be able to maintain a light jog for 10 minutes as a participant. 4 week commitment required. Visit www.structurefitness.net or call Jennifer at 224-0406. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. 912-233-6800.

Sunrise Boot Camp at Tybee Island will be held Monday through Friday from 6-7 a.m. Park in the North Beach parking lot and go over the first crossover. Bring a mat. Conducted by Paul Butrym, certified personal trainer and ex-Marine. Three days of strength training and two days of cardio each week. The cost is $10 per class, $40 for the week or $75 for a four-week session. Call 604-0611 or email pbutrym@comcast.net.

Tai Chi Classes are offered Mondays and Fridays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Suite 203, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Four sessions are $30 or eight sessions are $50. Call 819-6463. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

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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. First City Network, 307 E Harris St. 912-236-CITY. www.firstcitynetwork.org/

Gay AA Meeting meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 311 E. Macon St. 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. First City Network, 307 E Harris St. 912-236-CITY. www.firstcitynetwork.org/ Stand Out Youth -- Savannah A Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth organization. Meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at the FCN building located at 307 E. Harris St. Call 657-1966, email info@standoutyouth.org or visit www. standoutyouth.org. First City Network, 307 E Harris St. 912-236-CITY. www.firstcitynetwork.org/ What Makes A Family is a children’s therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Groups range in age from 10 to 18 and are held twice a month. Call 3522611.

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Better Breathers of Savannah meets to discuss and share information on C.O.P.D. and how people live with the disease. For info, call Dicky at 665-4488 or dickyt1954@yahoo.com.

Community Cardiovascular Council, Inc. Control your high blood pressure. Free blood pressure checks and information at the Community Cardiovascular Council at 1900 Abercorn St. Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 232-6624.

Community HealthCare Center is a non-profit organization that provides free medical care for uninsured individuals who work or live in Chatham County and do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid. All patients receive free examinations, medicine through the patient assistance program and free lab work. Women receive free pap tests and mammograms. Call 692-1451 to see if you qualify for services. Located at 310 Eisenhower Dr., No. 5, Medical Center.

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International Center for Leadership & Coaching, 236-3660. 236-236-3660. www. internationalcoach.org/ The Yoga Room Visit www.thesavannahyogaroom.com or call 898-0361 for a schedule of classes, times and fees. Savannah Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Dr. 912-898-0361. www.thesavannahyogaroom.com/ Women on Weights Spine & Sports Personal Training offers the Women on Weights (WOW) Program. The WOW Program is designed to meet the specific needs of women. It 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 are not limited to, Strength Training, Cardio Training for the Heart, Flexibility, Balance and Weight Management. The group meets two times a week for one hour each session. For pricing call 898-7714.

Yoga Teacher Training Institute A 200-hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training program is offered at Savannah Yoga Center.

It meets Yoga Alliance standards, and graduates will receive a certificate and be eligible for certification by the alliance. The cost for the entire course is $1,500. Call 441-6653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 912-232-2994. www.savannahyoga.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. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs. org/

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Community Health Mission, Inc, 310 Eisenhower Dr., Suite 6.

Diabetes University The American Diabetes Association is hosting this program for all people affected by diabetes on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Armstrong Center. The doors will open at 8 a.m. with four sessions covering 16 topics. The keynote speaker will be Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine.

Pre-registration is required and space is limited to 500 people. The fee of $10 includes entry to all of the program sessions, including the panel discussion. The program is recommended for people with diabetes and their family and friends. Request a registration form at 353-8110, Ext. 3092, or at www. diabetes.org under Local Events. Through Jan. 19. Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. 912-927-5277. about. armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html Dual Recovery Anonymous This 12-step program addresses all addictions and mental health recovery. Persons who are recovering from an addiction and a mental health problem can send e-mail to katkope@netscape.com for information.

Eating Disorders/Self Harm Support Group A 12-step group for people with eating disorders and self-harm disorders. For information, call Brandon Lee at 927-1324.

Every Step Counts Survivor Walk This monthly cancer survivors’ walk is free and open to all survivors and their loved ones. Call DeDe Cargill at 398-6654.

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

Free hearing & speech screening Every Thursday morning from 9-11 a.m. at the Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 355-4601.

Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. 912-355-4601. www.savannahspeechandhearing.org/ HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training My Brothaz Home, Inc., a local nonprofit HIV/AIDS organization, offers free HIV/ AIDS and STD awareness training, risk reduction counseling and prevention case management to individual males and groups of males. Upon completion of the training, a monetary incentive and educational materials will be given to each participant. Call 231-8727. My Brothaz H.O.M.E., 211 Price St. 912-231-8727. www.mybrothazhome. org/Welcome.html Hypnobirthing Childbirth Classes are being offered at the Family Health and Birth Center in Rincon. The group classes

offer an opportunity for couples to learn the child birthing process together, while providing a very integral role to the companion participating. Classes provide specialized breathing and guided imagery techniques designed to reduce stress during labor. All types of births are welcome.

Classes run monthly, meeting Saturdays for three consecutive weeks. To register, call The Birth Connection at 843-683-8750 or email Birththroughlove@yahoo.com. Family Health & Birth Center, 119 Chimney Rd. 912-826-4155. www.themidwifegroup.com/ Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Clinic is offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler and Emory.

Patients can receive pre and post-operative care at the clinic rather than travel to Atlanta. Call Karen Traver, R.N. Transplant Coordinator, at 819-8350.

La Leche League of Savannah Call Phoebe at 897-9261.

Mammograms St. Joseph’s/Candler will be performing mammograms to screen for breast cancer in its mobile screening unit. Mammograms will be performed Jan. 3 at SJ/C Medical Group of the Islands, Jan. 8 and 22 at SJ/C Medical Group in Rincon, Jan. 9 and 23 at SJ/C Medical Group in Pembroke, Jan. 15 at Bryan County Health Department, . For appointments, call 819-6800. SJ/C accepts most insurance plans. Financial assistance is available to women who qualify.

Memorial Health blood pressure check are offered free every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at GenerationOne. 3507587.

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

Narcotics Anonymous When at the end of the road you find that you no longer can function with or without drugs, there’s a simple, spiritual, non-religious program known as Narcotics Anonymous. Call 238-5925 for the Savannah Lowcountry Area Narcotics Anonymous meeting schedule.

Planned Parenthood Hotline First Line is a statewide hotline for women who want information on health services.

Open every night from 7-11p.m. 1-800-2647154.

Smoke Stoppers St. Joseph’s/Candler group-facilitated smoking cessation program offers an intensive class in 7 sessions over 3 weeks featuring a wide range of proven-effective strategies to help smokers control their urges, manage nicotine withdrawal and stress and avoid weight gain. The cost is $100. Call 819-6718.

Stop Smoking Through Hypnosis Smoking kills 400,000 people every year.

A study at the University of Iowa covered 72,000 people and found hypnosis the most effective method for quitting. For info, call 927-3432.

The Latest Advances in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery This free community health forum with Dr. Michael R. Huntly and Dr. Thomas W.

Horn will be held Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. in Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital.

Call 819-3368 to register. Through Jan. 15.

Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912819-6000. www.sjchs.org/ The Quit Line a toll-free resource that provides counseling, screening, support and referral services for all Georgia residents 18 or older and concerned parents of adolescents who are using tobacco. Call 1-877-270-STOP or visit www. unitegeorgia.com.

Treatment for Fibromyalgia Dr. Paul S. Bradley will talk about a recently approved treatment for fibromyalgia at a free health forum on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. at Candler Hospital’s Marsh Auditorium.

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition involving muscle-skeletal tissue that can include symptomas such as widespread pain, tenderness to touch and fatigue. Call 429-6462.

Through Jan. 24. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/ Weight Loss Through Hypnosis Take the stress out of weight loss. Studies have shown that people who use hypnosis lose 60 percent more weight than with any other method. For info, call 927-3432.

Readings & Signings

Breakfast Book Club will be held every third Wednesday of the month from 9-10:30 a.m. at The Wisdom Center at the International Center for Leadership and Coaching. The cost is $25 per month, breakfast included. Call Aimee at 236-3660. International Center for Leadership & Coaching, 236-3660. 236-2363660. www.internationalcoach.org/ Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club meets the last Sunday at 4 p.m. at the African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912-447-6605. www.sjchs. org/1844.cfm Civil War Tours of the Lowcountry A book signing and release party will be held for author David D’Arcy and photographer Ben Mammina on Saturday, Jan. 12 from 6-9 p.m. at Murphy’s Law on West Congress Street. Through Jan. 12. Murphy’s Law, 409 West Congress Street. 912-4430855. www.irishpubsavannah.com 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. Storyteller and writer of children’s stories Jacqui Anderson will appear Jan. 19 from 1:30-2pm and again from 33:30pm. 927-8600. Sensational Minds, 129 E Montgomery Crossroads. 912-927-8600. www.sensationalminds.com/ 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.

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232-5488 or 652-3660. Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E Bay St. 912-232-5488. www.liveoakpl.org/ UU Book Club meets every Monday at 7 p.m. in the Clara Barton Library for a two-hour session. The group works on a chapter a week. To join, e-mail adultenrichment@uusavannah.org or call 234-0980. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912234-0980. www.uusavannah.org

Religious & Spiritual

Handbell Choir Anyone interested in starting/leading or joining/participating in a handbell choir can contact the Rev. Arlene Meyer at 355-4704.

Unity of Savannah at 2320 Sunset Blvd. has the bells and a few interested people without a leader. Visit www.unityofsavannah.org.

Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. 912-355-4704. www.unityofsavannah. org/ Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation A meditation period will be followed by instruction in the application of the foundations of Mindfulness practice to daily life. Beginner’s and experienced practitioners welcome. Ongoing weekly sessions are Mondays from 6-7:30 p.m. at 313 E. Harris St. Call Cindy Beach, Buddhist nun, at 429-7265 or cindy@alwaysoptions.com.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980.

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 and Energy Flow Meetup Group First meeting Jan. 6 at 1 p.m. Meets once a month. Meet others to practice meditation and discuss spirituality, metaphysics and related topics of Reiki, energy work, etc. www. ellenfarrell.com or 247-4263.

Midweek Bible Study Midweek Bible Study is offered every Wednesday at noon at Montgomery Presbyterian Church. Bring your lunch and your Bible. 352-4400 or mpcsavannah.com.

Montgomery Presbyterian Church, 10192 Ferguson Avenue.

Music Ministry for Children & Youth at White Bluff United Methodist Church is now known as Pneuma, the Greek work for breath. “Every breath we take is the breath of God.” The children’s choir for 3 years through second grade will be known as Joyful Noise and the youth choir grades 3-5 will be known as Youth Praise. Joyful Noise will meet Sundays from 4-5 p.m. and Youth Praise will meet Sundays from 5-6 p.m.

Call Ronn Alford at 925-9524 or visit www. wbumc.org. White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Rd. 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.

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) 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.

Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St. 912-233-4766.

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. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912234-0980. www.uusavannah.org 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 SGIUSA at 232-9121.

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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Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah A liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith. On Jan. 6, the Rev. Joan Schneider will speak from the topic “On Turning 50.”

The service will be held Sunday at 11 a.m. in the Troup Square Sanctuary. For information, call 234-0980, or send e-mail to admin@uusavannah.org or visit the web site at www.uusavannah.org. The Uncommon Denomination. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912234-0980. www.uusavannah.org 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.

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Prices are: Individual, $15 Loge and $10 Mezzanine; Military, Children 5 and under and Groups of 20 or more, $13 Loge and $8 Mezzanine. Through Jan. 19. The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Avenue.

912-651-6556. www.savannahcivic.com Savannah Disc Golf Club holds an Open Doubles Tournament at 1 p.m. each Saturday at Tom Triplett Park on U.S. 80 between Dean Forest Road and Interstate 95. New players a Tom Triplett Community Park, U.S. Highway 80 West.

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Team in Training Meeting and Kick-Off Learn more about how to complete a marathon or half marathon while raising money to cure blood cancers on Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Fleet Feet, 3405 Waters Ave. No running or fundraising experience is required. 8980663 or jennie.brewster@lls.org. Through Jan. 17. w

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A Course in Miracles Gary Renard, author of “Disappearance of the Universe” and “Your Immortal Reality: How to Break the Cycle of Birth and Death,” will present a workshop Saturday, Feb. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Unity Church.

The cost is $75 and advance registration is required. 355-4704 or www.unityofsavannah.org. Through Feb. 2. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. 912-355-4704. www.unityofsavannah.org/ Blue Jeans for the Soul Each Saturday service will be at 5:30 p.m. and will feature just three things, music with guest musicians, a meditation and an affirmative message. Casual dress welcome.

Located at 2320 Sunset Blvd. off of Skidaway Road just south of Victory Drive. Call 3554704. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. 912-355-4704. www.unityofsavannah.org/ Calling All Christians Open prayer will be held the second Thursday of the month from 4-4:20 p.m. at the Forsyth Park fountain. Call Suzanne at 232-3830. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. 912-233-6800.

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, located on Johnson Square.

Christian Businessmen’s Committee meets for a prayer breakfast every Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. at Piccadilly Cafeteria in the Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn St. Call 898-3477. Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn Ext. 912-354-7038. www.oglethorpemall. com/ 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.

Evensong is an 8-week series that will run Jan. 14 through March 3 in which participants will explore individual life journeys, experiences, doubts and beliefs about traditional religious concepts. The group follows an order of service, with the central event being a sharing time. The series begins Jan. 14 at 5 p.m. To register, call 234-0980 or email adultenrichment@uusavannah.org. Through March 3.

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CML HOLDINGS, LLC PORT WENTWORTH THE COVE - brand new townhouse! 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, washer/dryer included. Next to I-95 & Airport. $800/month, $800/deposit.

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212 EAST 40th ST. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, washer and dryer included. $800/month.

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Ardsley Park/Baldwin Park 1BR/1BA with separate living and dining rooms, dishwasher. $650/month. Call: 912-441-1999.

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2bd/2ba 3 year old Duplex with Huge duplex. 3 bedrooms, 2 garage. Fireplace/garden tub. baths. Living room, Separate A p p l i a n c e s i n c l u d e d . dining, Eat-in Kitchen. Lots of $875/month + deposit. 618-0670 storage. Stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, washer & dryer. Close to 899 Daffin Park. No Pets! $1000/mo.

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Apartments for Rent 1,2,3 Bedroom Apar tments/ Townhomes available for rent in Landmark Victorian Thomas Square Districts.

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2725 Whitemarsh Way “The Merritt” a luxury condo, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, Living-Dining room combnation. Screened porch with wooded & marsh views. Stove, refrigerator, washer & dryer included. Gated. Pool, Fitness center, game rom, putting green. $850/month.

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HONDA CR-V 2002, Only 45K miles. Garage Kept. In Great Condition. Silver/Black. New Tires & Battery. $12,600 OBO. Call for more info. 912-210-9086

Tw o b e d r o o m d u p l e x w i t h fenced backyard, Extra clean, new paint and tile. All kitchen LYNES REALTY appliances, washer and dryer hookups. Most pets OK. Quiet GEORGETOWN and secure neighborhood near 46 King Henry Court May Howard School. $725/ totally renovated townhouse, 3 m o n t h . 9 1 2 - 3 5 5 - 2 3 8 9 o r bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths. Large liv- 663-9941 ing room. Separate dining. Eatin kitchen. New kitchen cabinets 870 & counter tops. New master Duplexes for Rent cabinets. New fans & fixtures.

New carpet & flooring. Freshly painted. Stove, refrigerator, & dishwasher, microwave, washer & dryer included. Community center, pool, tennis. $995/ AMBERWOOD month.

4 plex. Large apartment available Jan 1st. 1 bedroom, 1 bath. Living room with fireplace.

Separate dining room. Stove, refrigerator, washer & dryer included. $700/mo

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PROFESSIONAL GRAD student needed for newly renovated 2 BR in Thunderbolt. 1-1/2BA, own entrance, large fenced yard and off-street parking. Pets OK. Starting first of Feb. $425/month plus half utilities. Call 912-484-5985, James.

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E. Waldburg St. Great location near Forsyth Park, SCAD buildings and Kroger. Newly renovated duplex, 2-3 BR, 2 BA, LR, large kitchen, W/D, hardwood floors, C H/A, two fireplaces, large back porch, courtyard and off-st. pkg. $1,175 - $1,275/month

Newly renovated condo apt, 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath, LR, Kitchen, W/D, H/W floors, Cen H/A, Large courtyard & parking. $900/month

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29 East 34th Street Spacious 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment in the Thomas Square District. Separate ding area, W/D connections, hardwood floors, window H/A, kitchen furnished with stove and refrigerator. Just a few blocks from Forsyth Park. Visit sicaymanagement.com.

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

Features include formal LR, , formal DR, refinished heart pine floors, ceiling fans, bathroom and kitchen with ceramic tile floors, separate laundry room with washer/ dryer, private courtyard. C H/A, total electric and paid security system. AVAILABLE N O W. P e t F r i e n d l y. $950/mo.

6830 Skidaway Road Spacious 2 BR, 1BA townhouses. Separate dining area, kitchen with stove and refrigerator, hardwood floors and carpet, central H/A, total electric, w/d connections and designated parking. Visit sicaymanagement.com AVAILABLE NOW. No Pets. $650/mo.

320 East Victory Drive Over 2000 sq. ft. of spacious living. 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment with fireplace in formal living room. Formal dining room, sun room, breakfast nook, butler’s pantry, kitchen furnished with stove and refrigerator, central H/A, W/D connections. Visit sicaymanagement.com AVA I L A B L E N O W .

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Dream Kitchen, 3 bedroom/2 bath,office sunroom overlooking 20x40 inground pool, w/poolhouse gas/logs, 2car garage, 2acres, 2,870sqft. 5min I-16, 15min to Statesboro. $238,500. By Owner 912-764-0885.

3BR/1.5BA in Windsor Forest, living room, dining room, large family room, central heat/air, washer/dryer connections, New wood floors, non-smoking, no pets. Close to schools and HAAF. $939/month plus deposit. No Section 8 accepted. Call: 912-920-1936

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