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Soulful storm

Musician, vocalist, and songwriter Randall Bramblett brings his Athens-based band to the Live Wire Music Hall on River Street. We talk to the Jesup native on the ups and downs of his long and storied career.

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An entangled dolphin is rescued from a plastic noose by a determined team of scientists and volunteers | 08

David Crow shows that aromatherapy isn’t just for the nose anymore, in a free appearance and a day-long workshop | 11

They got the blues...these ladies are each carrying a torch, and we don’t mean the one in Beijing | 20

Paintings by Curtis Bartone can be seen at Gallery S.P.A.C.E. beginning Aug. 15 | 21

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Historic Savannah Theatre: The Beat Goes On

A look back at the rockin’ 60s, 70s and 80s, with plenty of singing and dancing.

When: Through June 27, 8 p.m., Sat. Aug. 16, 3 & 8 p.m., Thu., Aug. 21, 8 p.m., Sat. Aug. 23, 8 p.m., Through June 29, 3 p.m., Thu., Aug. 28, 8 p.m. and Sat. Aug. 30, 3 & 8 p.m.

Where: Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull Street.

Cost: Adults $33, youth 17 and under $16.

Info: 233-7764. www. savannahtheatre.com

Wednesday Return to the 50’s

Return to America’s most beloved decade of music, when every song on the radio was a hit.

When: Wed. Aug. 13, 8 p.m., Fri. Aug. 15, 8 p.m., Sun. Aug. 17, 3 p.m., Wed. Aug. 20, 8 p.m., Fri. Aug. 22, 8 p.m., Sun. Where: The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull Street.

Cost: $33 adults, $16 17 and under Info: 233-7764. /www. savannahtheatre.com

Psychotronic Film Society: Hound of the Baskervilles

A bizarre, comic re-imagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes mystery starring the English comedy duo of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore as Holmes and his assistant Watson. Seating begins at 7:30 p.m.

When: Wed. Aug. 13, 8 p.m.

Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Cost: $6 Info: 912-232-4447. www. myspace.com/psychotronicfilms

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Murder Afloat

A 90-minute cruise with professional actors who perform an original “whodunnit.” Guests are encouraged to follow the action throughout the boat,

Author Noah Andre Trudeau will discuss his new book about Sherman’s March to the Sea Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. question the suspects, compare notes with other passengers, and solve the crime. Boarding next to the Hyatt on Riverstreet.

When: Each Thurs. through Aug. 28.

Where: River Street Riverboat Co., 9 East River Street.

Cost: $26.95 adults, $18.95 children under 12.

Info: 1-800-786-6404, 2326404. www.murderafloat. com

Renaissance Lecture Series

Stratton Leopold, motion picture producer and co-owner of Leopold’s Ice Cream, will speak at Magnolia Manor on the Coast, Richmond Hill.

When: Thu., Aug. 14, 5:30-7 p.m.

Cost: Free Info: 756-4300.

Baseball and Books for Backus The Savannah Adult

Freebie of the Week

The British comedy duo of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore take on Sherlock Holmes Aug. 13 at 8 p.m.

Baseball League will pit the Dawgs against the Blue Sox in a benefit for the George and Marie Backus Children’s Hospital. Admission is free for the entire family with the donation of a children’s book.

When: Thu., Aug. 14, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Drive.

Info: 912-351-9150. www. sandgnats.com

Southern Storm: Sherman’s March to the Sea

Award-winning Civil War historian Noah Andre Trudeau has written a book about Sherman’s epic march, He will present a lecture and sign books at Congregation Mickve Israel, 20 E. Gordon St. on Monterey Square.

When: Thu., Aug. 14, 7 p.m.

Cost: Free Info: 651-2125. www.gerogiahistory.com

Savannah Community Theatre: Ladies Sing The Blues - 50 Years of Torch

A musical anthology that showcases 50 years (19221972) of classic torch songs performed by some of the most entertaining female vocalists in Savannah.

Ticket price includes an old-fashioned ice cream social with soft drinks and a “Make-Your-Own-Sundae” bar. All proceeds will go towards helping fund the upcoming 2008-2009 season.

When: Thu., Aug. 14, 8 p.m., Fri. Aug. 15, 8 p.m., Sat. Aug. 16, 8 p.m., Sun. Aug. 17, 3 p.m., Fri. Aug. 22, 8 p.m., Sat. Aug. 23, 8 p.m. and Sun. Aug. 24, 3 p.m.

Where: Savannah Community Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Driv.

Cost: $10-$25 Info: 898-9021. www. savannahcommunitytheatre.com

| Wednesday Night Concert

Kentucky band In Endeavors and local bank Pink Kodiak will perform.

When: Wed., Aug. 20, 7 p.m.

Where: Desotorow Gallery, 2427 DeSoto Ave. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: stevie@desototrow.org.

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music

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Friday

Community Immunity: The Healing Power of Essential Oils

Master herbalist and author David Crow will present a lecture and book signing at the Savannah Riverfront Marriott.

When: Fri. Aug. 15, 7 p.m.

Cost: Free Info: 236-4703. www. brighterdayfoods.com

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Blackwater Paddle

After basic canoeing instruction, a Wilderness Southeast guide will lead the way down Ebemezer Creek near Rincon, past tupelo and cypress trees, as participants look for turtles, herons and kingfishers. There is beauty around every bend. The fee covers canoe rental and continues on p.6

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When: Sat. Aug. 16, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Cost: $35 Info: 236-8115.

Starland Farmers Market

Local organic and traditional produce, artists, food vendors, crafts people, musicians, street performers and storytellers. Held rain or shine in the Starland district on DeSoto Avenue between Whitaker and Bull streets and 40th and 41st streets. maldorors@gmail.com When: Sat. Aug. 16, 9 a.m.12 p.m.

Cost: Free Info: 443-5355. starlandfarmersmarket.com,

Women’s Self Defense

The Rape Crisis Center of the Coastal Empire will offer a self-defense class for women, tuaght by women, with verbal and physical techniques that can be used by anyone, regardless of age or physical condition.

When: Sat. Aug. 16, 9 a.m.-

12 p.m.

Cost: Free Info: 233-3000.

Pharmacy of Flowers

A workshop with author and herbalist David Crow.

When: Sat. Aug. 16, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad Street.

Cost: $75 in advance, $95 at the door Info: 236-4703. www.brighterdayfoods.com.

The Art of Moving into Stillness

Surround yourself with contemporary artwork while learning to quiet your mind, lengthen your body and open your heart with a summer yoga workshop with Savannah Yoga Center Director Kelley J. Boyd. The Telfair Museum of Art offers this unique opportunity to practice yoga in galleries that inspire quiet and contemplation. Bring a yoga mat, if you have one. Open to everyone. Previous expe-

rience isn’t required.

When: Sat. Aug. 16, 10 a.m.12 p.m.

Where: Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. Cost: $20 Info: 232-2994 or kelley@ savannahyoga.com. www. telfair.org/

An Evening of Belly Dance

Performances from three of Savannah’s dance troupes, Cairo on the Coast, Nocturnelle and Mei-attah Raqs.

Donations will be accepted to benefit local non-profit animal shelters. When: Aug. 16, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: Free. Info: .

When: Sat. Aug. 16, 7:309:30 p.m.

Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Cost: Free Info: 596-0889. www.sentientbean.com

Ballroom Dance Party

The monthly dance will be preceded by a basic lesson on the Cha Cha at 7 p.m.

When: Sat. Aug. 16, 8-10:30

Where: Jewish Education

p.m.

Where: Frank G. Murray

Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. Cost: $12 Info: 655-4985 or 961-9960.

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Grief: Healing the Broken Heart: Walking the Pathway of Loss

A series of four weekly seminars about the patterns and processes that lead to healing from loss and provide opportunities for discussion and interaction by participants. The seminars will be presented by Dr. Owen E. Tucker, M.Ed., D.Min., grief coordinator at Island Hospice. The first session is “Normal Grief Reactions� and will cover what’s normal and to be expected as a basis for healing to begin.

When: Tue., Aug. 19, 7:30-9 p.m. and Tue., Aug. 26, 7:309 p.m.

Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: Free Info: 355-8111. www.savj. org/ also...

A series of weekly seminars about the patterns and processes that lead to healing from loss. The next session is “Recovery is Possible!�

When: Tue., Aug. 19, 7:30-9 p.m.

Where: Jewish Education Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: Free Info: 912-355-8111. www. savj.org/

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Wednesday Savannah Sand Gnats

The Sand Gnats will play the Rome Braves in a five-game series.

When: Wed. Aug. 20, 7 p.m., Thu., Aug. 21, 7 p.m., Fri. Aug. 22, 7 p.m., Sat. Aug. 23, 7 p.m. and Sun. Aug. 24, 3 p.m.

Where: Grayson Stadium,

1401 East Victory Drive.

Cost: Box seats, $10; re-

served, $8; general admission, $7; and seniors/military/ kids 4-12 $5.

Info: 351-9150. www.sandgnats.com

Psychotronic Film Society: Double Feature

A few years back, Kentucker Audley was working in City Market at Vinnie Van GoGo’s. Now, his debut feature film, “Team Picture,� is being released by Benten Films. The director is returning to town to introduce his film and answers questions from the audience. “Headcheese,� a 30-minute horror-comedy short made locally by writer-director Laura Android, also will be presented. Seating begins at 7:30 p.m.

When: Wed. Aug. 20, 8 p.m.

Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Cost: $6 Info: 912-232-4447. www. myspace.com/psychotronicfilms

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Dunce caps all around The absurd and counterproductive nature of the No Child Left Behind Act reached its apex in Savannah last week.

The decision by the local school board to do a fanciful end-run around the fact that the majority of local high schools failed to meet Adequate Yearly Progress — and hence are bound by law to allow transfers out — is a perfect example of No Child Left Behind’s nefarious genius for making everyone involved in public education look like a loser and an idiot, no matter their good intentions.

Savannah High is a “failing” school. So let’s just open an “annex” of the non-failing Johnson High School — at Savannah High! And let’s let some transferring students take online classes overseen by Windsor Forest — at Savannah Technical College! Oy. I have no doubt that the five school board members who voted to “think outside the box” with this package did so knowing full well that their solution was just a band-aid to get them

out of a ridiculous, no-win situation. I also have no doubt that the four dissenting votes were sympathetic to the lunacy of the whole affair.

But that’s what No Child Left Behind does: Puts public schools in no-win situations, where the best schools are suddenly saddled with

the problems of the worst schools — most of which need increased law enforcement rather than some radical change in educational policy — while the problems of said worst schools simply change addresses.

As for the heavily hyped issue of standardized testing, which you’ll read more of in Connect as the school year approaches, that’s just a red herring. The problem with NCLB has little to do with the actual testing, but with how schools and students are judged on the basis of those tests.

Unfortunately, the educational community is essentially a hostage of NCLB. Like any bureaucracy, it is loathe to speak up and bite the hand that feeds it — in this case, the feds.

Which means it’s up to you. By all means, this November hold your local school board member accountable for their votes. But also remember that the fish rots from the head.

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Crack research Editor, In response to Nadra Enzi’s recent letter (Crack: Still Wack, July 23-29 issue), I thought it would interest him and your readers to know that considerable evidence suggests crack cocaine was introduced into Los Angeles by the CIA in 1982 as a way of funding the Nicaraguan contras. Though this has often been dismissed as urban myth, or conspiracy theory, it is actually documented fact.

The story was broken by Gary Webb, a reporter for the San Jose Mercury News, in a long investigative piece entitled “Dark Alliance,” which appeared in 1996. Obviously, this was an explosive disclosure, and met with more than a little skepticism, and outright resistance. Mr. Webb later wrote: Once Dark Alliance became the talk of the Internet... talk radio adopted the story and ran with it. For the next two months, I did more than one hundred radio interviews, in which I was asked to sum up what the three-day-long series said in its many thousands of words.

Well, I would reply, it said a lot of things. Take your pick. Usually, the questions focused on the CIA’s role, and whether I was suggesting a giant CIA conspiracy. We didn’t know

the CIA’s exact role yet, I would say, but we have documents and court testimony showing CIA agents were meeting with these drug traffickers to discuss drug sales and weapons trafficking. And so, figure it out.

Did the CIA know or not? The response would come back — ‘So, you’re saying that the CIA targeted black neighborhoods for crack sales?

Where’s your evidence of that?’ And it would go on and on.”

(Quoted in Into the Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of a Free Press, 2004, Prometheus Books.)

Kevin Gavin

on their side of the lake, so why not America? Even in New York State we have our own Appalachia that could benefit from domestic drilling however this state is run by the special interests of New York City. I know you’re in a “safe seat” however there are GOP House and Senate races in places where this issue can be a winner. I don’t believe the hype of this being a “Democrat Year” and with the issue of drilling, be willing to stand your ground and ! fight for someone like myself than caving in to the New York Times Editorial Crowd.

Jibreel Riley

Oil’s fair in politics Editor, U.S. Senators Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga. Your brothers and sisters in the House is fighting hard to do the right thing for the American people and this Gang of 10 has decided to cave in to the Democrats when it comes to the ONE issue that has place life back into the GOP going into this election.

Yes I live in the Northeast in the land of Liberalism however I’m also in a region that has possibility some of the largest Natural Gas reserves within the ground and in the Great lakes. Canada is drilling

WSAV’s choke job Editor, Three cheers to WSAV for completely ruining the 4x100m Men’s Relay on Sunday night. Their constant switching of HD and nonHD feeds produced double audio — one set three seconds ahead of the video, the other in sync. This produced a spoiler effect for the finale, with the audio of the win coming over the TV faster than the video. When it is time to shine, the athletes came through while the local NBC station choked.

What a waste.

Robert Yarbrough

Not a big fan of white space Editor, Don’t take this as an insult but as a friendly elbow to the rib from one in the print industry to another: In your editorial this week you lamented the loss of an inch of the paper due to the economy, yet the large, empty layout above your essay was a whopping inch and a quarter tall by six wide (excluding your header) — and completely vacant of anything informational.

Premium ad space in this industry, no? This vast expanse was literally a third of your alotted editoral space. I sure could think of a lot more to say about Savannah -or the world- in that box.

A recipe. A tiny ad for a midget stripper... something. Anything.

Not to mention the rather large borders you guys keep around your layout. I understand bleed edge and the inprecision of some printing, but I’ve never seen an issue of Connect off register by an 8th, let alone a halfinch.

Travis Pitts

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Environment:

The thoughtless dumping of trash in the ocean caused a painful injury to a young dolphin rescued near Dutch Island.

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Dolphin down

Scientists and volunteers gather to save a marine mammal in trouble

by Linda Sickler | linda@connectsavannah.com

It was April 2007 that the dolphin was first spotted.

It was immediately obvious that something was wrong. The dolphin appeared to have a black rubber cord around its neck.

A year later, the dolphin was seen again and it was obviously in serious trouble. It had grown, and the object around its neck had tightened into a noose that ate into the dolphin’s skin, leaving a wound 2 inches deep.

On July 1, about 30 dolphin experts and volunteers from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Savannah State University, the Dolphin Project of Coastal Georgia, the University of North CarolinaWilmington, the University of Georgia Marine Extension, the Georgia Sea Turtle Center and the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute -- all members of the Southeast Regional Marine Mammal Stranding Network -- gathered on the Wilmington River to attempt a rescue.

“We launched a rescue effort for this dolphin because the animal was entangled in marine debris and the entanglement was life-threatening,” says Jenny Litz, a fisheries biologist with NOAA. “As the dolphin was growing, the piece of rubber was tightening around its body and could have led to infection.”

“They used an enormous net to encircle the dolphin and pulled the net in and got her out of the water,” says Peach Hubbard, president of The Dolphin Project. “Usually, a dolphin will be thrashing and trying to get away. She was calm the whole time. She knew we were there to help her.’

When the dolphin was captured, the object turned out to be a rubber loop.

“I called it a gasket because of the way it was made.” Hubbard says. “It would have gotten caught around the dolphin’s neck when she was barely a year old and as she grew, it dug in.”

Dr. Terry Norton of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center cut the loop off, then took the dolphin’s vitals, inoculated her and removed polyps. Statistics were

taken, the dolphin’s fin was tagged and, because the rubber loop hadn’t reached any vital organs, she was released.

“We were thrilled to be able to do that,” Hubbard says. “She was seen a week later, leaping out of the water.”

Hubbard and her husband, Roy, have been a part of The Dolphin Project for five years. “I’ve never had an experience like this in my life,” she says.

Dr. Tara Cox of Savannah State University was at the scene of the rescue, and is hoping to follow the dolphin’s progress. If anyone sees the dolphin, which will be recognizable because of a pink dorsal tag, they should call Cox at 356-2310 or e-mail coxt@savstate.edu.

“The dolphin was apparently only about two or three years old,” Cox says.

“It’s lucky the rubber did expand, and the injuries weren’t nearly as bad as we feared they would be.

“The rubber gasket had cut through the skin and some of the blubber,” she says. “It hadn’t gotten all the way to muscle. Dolphins have internal organs, then a layer of muscle, then a layer of blubber, and it essentially protected it from injury. There’s not much blood flow going through that.”

But because the outcome was uncertain, a dolphin ambulance had been brought up from Florida to transport the dolphin to Gulf World in Panama City, Fla. for treatment, if needed.

Cox has more than 15 years experience is working with dolphins and porpoises. She learned about the endangered dolphin from the Georgia DNR. “We’ve been out trying to find the animal and get pictures, but it’s going back to find a needle in a haystack,” Cox says. “We’ve been out three times and haven’t been able to see it.”

That’s why Cox is asking the public to help. She also wants the public to help by acting responsibly.

“Please do not discard trash in the ocean,” Cox says. “People think it goes nowhere, but it causes problems for wildlife, especially sea turtles and marine animals.

“Don’t release balloons, release but-

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Above, letting the dolphin go back to sea; at left, a closeup view of the wound

terflies instead,” she says. “Sea turtles eat balloons a lot because they think they are jellyfish.

“Dolphins like to play with things, and I can envision just how this dolphin got entangled.” Cox says. “It was probably playing with the rubber gasket and it slipped over its head and because a noose.”

Doug Haymans of the DNR’s Coastal Resources Division went to the rescue to watch the crews in action. “The National Fishery Marine Service through the Office of Protected Species has jurisdiction over the management of bottlenosed dolphins,” he says. “Several years ago, we put together a take-reduction team, an effort to endanger less dolphins.

“One of the issues we have in coastal Georgia is to discourage the feeding of the dolphins,” Haymans says. “How does an animal end up getting its head stuck in a rubber band? There’s some suspicion that we would be a lot better off if people would stop feeding the dolphins.”

The DNR has photographic evidence of the tragedies that can occur when humans interfere with nature. “We want people to know this can be the end result if they interact with dolphins,” he says.

Dolphins with scars have been seen, and were apparently injured when hit by boat propellers. It’s not just dolphins that are in danger.

“I’ve heard of people getting bitten when a person refuses to feed a dolphin and tries to pet it,” Haymans says. “It certainly doesn’t do the dolphin any good. It brings them too close into contact with humans.”

The Hubbards have been assisting with research in the Brunswick area, where scientists are studying pollution

effects on dolphins. “Brunswick has the most polluted estuary in the country,” Hubbard says. “Sapelo Island is number two.

“Pollution affects all of us, not just economically and environmentally, but it affects our health, too,” she says. “If the dolphins are getting sick out there, imagine what this stuff is doing to us.

We have to be more responsible with pollution control, even something as small as cigarette butts. They go into the creeks, storm drains and rivers out to the barrier islands. Antibiotics we take into our bodies come out of the body, too. Those antibiotics aren’t filtered out of the water, and dolphins are becoming immune to antibiotics.

“We need to be out there and saving our marshes or we’ll end up like New Orleans,” Hubbard says. “They killed their marshes and there went the city.

We all need to make improvements and be responsible. It’s up to developers, governments and individuals.”

Roy Hubbard says he and his wife aren’t opposed to development. “I’m a native of Savannah, and I’ve loved to see Savannah be redeveloped,” he says. “But we need to pay more attention to the environment.

“It really annoys me when you hear people talk about scientists as if they are idiots. They need to listen to them. The scientific community needs to have a voice,” he says.

“This coast is going to be developed,” Hubbard concludes. “Without controls and education of the developers, that’s going to be a problem.”

Sea turtle released on Tybee

by Lanie Lippincott Peterson | laniepeterson@comcast.net

As hundreds of beachgoers cheered, a two-year-old sea turtle named Squirty lumbered to the water’s edge and then, strong flippers pushing against the waves, swam toward the ocean—and freedom.

Watching Squirty go, Amy Capelo, a program assistant at Tybee Island’s Burton 4H Center and Squirty’s principal caretaker, hugged friends but also cried.

“It’s sad” because the loggerhead sea turtle was leaving, she said. “But I’m so proud. He took right off into the waves.”

Recently, the 26-year-old Capelo had changed Squirty’s diet, adding live crabs and his favorite dish—live jellyfish—so he could learn to catch his own food.

As Squirty was released to the waves, Georgia Department of Natural Resources biologist Adam MacKinnon

said the survival of this one turtle was not all that significant—although the species is threatened world-wide.

Still, Thursday’s event was important.

“This turtle serves as an ambassador,” MacKinnon said. More than 12,000 children at the 4H Center learned about sea turtles by meeting Squirty. Also, more than 500 Tybee visitors watched his release, withTV crews filming it.

The publicity about this turtle was “a huge value,” MacKinnon said. “Through the release of this sea turtle, you can motivate people to care about the envi-

ronment.”

Squirty was found on Jekyll Island in September, 2006. In a nest filled with broken eggs, volunteers found one “hatchling straggler,” one tiny, newborn sea turtle who couldn’t find the ocean.

The 4H Center had a 980-gallon tank and took Squirty right away. He weighed just 20 grams, about the weight of four nickels, Capelo said, compared to 20 pounds today. The 4H children named him Squirty—formally “lst Lt. Squirty O’Brien”—“because when he comes up to breathe, he will squirt water out of his nose.”

Squirty was examined recently by a Jekyll Island vet and deemed healthy enough to release. Despite his objections, Squirty’s flippers were tagged,

Capelo said, but his shell was too small for a satellite transmission device; she won’t be able to follow his progress.

As Squirty pushed into the ocean Thursday, he quickly disappeared. You could see him clearly at first, flippers churning, charging into the waves. Then he became a brown oval moving below the blue-gray water.. And then…gone.

Where did he go? MacKinnon guessed that Squirty might stay near Tybee his first night at sea. But would this wild-again turtle head for the Gulf Stream? Or hug the coast?

“Who knows?” MacKinnon said.

One thing was certain: MacKinnon was pleased with Squirty’s care. He promised the 4H Center would receive another hatchling to raise—soon.

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My middle finger was dislocated on my last back-handspring attempt. Now it’s 29 years and 45 pounds later.

There’s a huge difference between weightlifting and exploding a front tuck off a trampoline. Or launching a vault.

Or landing, for the first time, that alluring back-handspring.

Instead of just watching Olympic television, I’m taking a private gymnastics lesson.

I call Olympic Gold Medalist and NBC gymnastics analyst Tim Daggett for advice. Tim now runs Tim Daggett Gold Medal Gymnastics in Agawam, Mass., and will be with NBC in Beijing.

Tim and I once competed against each other in high school in ’79, my first and only year of gymnastics at age 17. Despite a broken, dislocated wrist, Tim wins the floor and vault. His West Springfield Terriers beat our Minnechaug Falcons. Tim doesn’t remember competing against me.

His key advice? “Stretch your stomach muscles.” Stomach muscles? There’s mucho stretching going on there: It ain’t all muscle.

Tim talks pre-lesson meals: “You’re going to want carbs. When I was competing, the night before I’d have a huge meal of pasta. On the mourning of, just a little bit of something for breakfast then a light lunch and I’d go at it.”

At midnight Friday I’m carb-loading: A mountain of spaghetti with ground chicken pasta sauce. Then blueberry pancakes on Saturday. At lesson time I’m energized. My stomach is stretched.

I’m way confident.

The location: Summit Gymnastics here in Savannah. The gym’s well equipped (the floor for floor exercise is spring mounted!), comfortably air-conditioned, and clean. It’s the right place for me to succeed. (Thank you, Shelley Davis, for the use of your gym.)

My coach is Melinda Leigh Schmidt.

Melinda, who has been teaching gymnastics for 13 years, was Pennsylvania all-around State Champion in 1989. Her Summit Gymnastics students finished first as a team in the novice division at the 2008 Georgia AAU gymnastics championships.

After stretching and warming up she

demonstrates handstands, cartwheels.

She’s good. Me? Not so good. I need help staying vertical on handstands.

Cartwheels are smooth.

We move on: I need to get everything in. I’ll have to handstand in Forsyth Park. Round-offs I do well. Front handsprings? I’m slow, un-balanced. My posture: Poor. Repeated landing impact jars my spine.

After rapid fire attempts Melinda gives key instruction: “It’s how strong you are at pushing away from the floor and kicking your feet over your hands as you fly through the air.”

In 29 years of showing off handsprings on dates I hadn’t been pushing away from the floor! The next attempt I push, fly through the air, and don’t fall.

But it isn’t good. I go again. Melinda gives more instruction, spots me (just a little?) and YES! I land it. Thank you Melinda!

Enough basics. It’s big, bad, backhandspring time. Melinda calls it “The gateway to all of the major gymnastics tumbling skills.” I want this skill.

We use a special “Pac-Man” training device until I’m comfortable. Away from the device Melinda spots me, helping me complete the skill. I’m not even close to trying it alone. Despite Melinda’s clear instructions, I fail.

Next I’m on a trampoline runway for a front tuck flip: I chicken out attempt number one. Number two is a very slow rear end splat onto a hugely cushioned mat. Again and again: SPLAT! Finally I soar and land painfully flat on my back. My pulse is 144 beats a minute. I move faster, tuck tighter, everything meshes. I land on my feet, then crash ballistically forward onto my face.

What a blast. I ignore the neck pain.

Almost landing the flip confidently returns me to back-handspringing on a three-foot thick, immensely cushioned mat. There’ll be no spotter. Unless I land on my head I shouldn’t get hurt.

I thrust with my legs, power through the flip, and land on my head. My necks twists. No pain! Again I land a back head spring. Again my neck twists. No pain!

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some skill lands on my feet. And that’s it. No more floor skills. I’m there. Exhilarating. I hit and hold a handstand!

There’s one thing left: The Vault. At Summit Gymnastics there’s a pit filled with squares of impact-cushioning sponge, a safe landing zone. Melinda’s impressive. I chicken out: A lazily attempted straddle vault ends in a belly flop. I’m angry at myself, but confident.

The day has gone well.

Another attempt, another belly flopface plant. It’s like I’m watching from outside my body as my head whiplashes backwards. So what? The pain is scary but I know I’m not injured. I want this. I crawl out of the pit. No panic, no hesitation. I’m laughing now, having fun.

Finally on my fourth attempt I’m in the zone. I fly through the air, push away from the vault, execute a handspring and land on my feet, sort of, over-rotate forward to my knees and then on to my backside into the sponge.

But no more. My legs are wobbly with excitement; my pulse rushing. I’m tired. I’m in full body pain. Glorious, wonderful, injury-free, “I pushed myself and survived” pain.

I’m ecstatic, and disappointed. I never tried round-off back-handsprings.

My legs were too spent. But I did things at 46 that I couldn’t do at 17. Wow. And I got great instruction on technique and safety. And I had fun.

Would you like to try this for yourself? Do you have a daughter who might want to learn gymnastics or cheerleading? Give Shelley or Melinda a call at Summit Gymnastics.

Or if you just want to step away from televised Olympics August 23-24, Summit Gymnastics will be hosting the Summit Classic gymnastic meet at their Montgomery Cross Road location. If there was a Men’s Masters category I’d be getting my floor routine and vaults ready.

Expert presents aromatherapy lecture at Brighter Day by linda sickler | linda@connectsavannah.com

David Crow, master herbalist, acupuncturist, author and aromatherapist, will present a free community lecture Friday, Aug. 15 at the Savannah Riverfront Marriott. He’ll follow up the next day with a workshop.

Crow is coming to Savannah through Brighter Day Natural Foods Market.

“He’s rather like a Farmer D or an Herbal Ed Smith, except in the field of aromatherapy and essential oils,” says Barbara Harrison, founder of Coastal Chi. “He travels all over the world searching out the best sources for his high quality oils and approaches it from a health-oriented approach based on traditional Indian Ayurvedic background. So it’s not your typical ‘let’s make something that smells good’ idea — it’s much deeper than that.”

Crow is the author of a book, In Search of the Medicine Buddha, and he will do two book signings while in Savannah. The first is scheduled for Aug. 15 at 1:30 p.m. at Brighter Day, 1102 Bull St., and the second will be at 6:30 p.m. just prior to the lecture.

The lecture, Community Immunity: the Healing Power of Essential Oils, will begin at 7 p.m. The workshop, The Pharmacy of Flowers: A Sensual Journey through the World of Aromatic Plants, will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Charles Morris Center at Trustees Garden. The cost for the workshop is $75 if pre-registered and $95 at the door.

Crow has founded a company -- Floracopeia Aromatic Treasures -- that supports ecologically sustainable agriculture through the production of essential oils and aromatic botanical medicine. Connect recently asked Crow about his upcoming visit to Savannah.

What will Pharmacy of Flowers cover? I understand there’s a free lecture followed the next day by a workshop.

David Crow: Yes, the Friday evening lecture is an introduction to the Saturday workshop. On Friday night I will discuss the therapeutic benefits of essential oils, specifically their antimicrobial and immune-enhancing powers. On Saturday, we will continue

with this topic, but look more closely at several categories of well-documented therapeutic effects of aromatherapy, including the anti-depressant and antianxiety effects of floral fragrances, the anti-inflammatory effects of oils such as frankincense and lavender, and more oils related to reducing contagion and protecting the family from respiratory problems.

Tell me about your book.

David Crow: In Search of the Medicine Buddha is about my studies of traditional ethno-botanical medicine with Tibetan and Ayurvedic doctors and healers in the Himalayas. It is partly autobiographical about my journeys and experiences, and partly biographical about the lives and work of ten different doctors over a period of ten years. It explores the challenges that these traditional plant-based medical systems are facing, how we are losing the medicinal plants and the knowledge of their uses, and how crucial it is that we preserve and develop this knowledge for the benefit of humanity.

How are essential oils used in healing?

What are exotic oils? Attars? Infused oils?

David Crow: This is what we will study in the classes over the weekend.

Essential oils can be used in many forms, such as atmospheric diffusing for preventing contagion and treating respiratory conditions, in massage oils to improve circulation, and in baths for relaxation and helping muscular tension. Exotic oils are those that are more rare and precious, frequently the floral oils such as rose and jasmine, which are often found in perfumery. Attars are traditional Indian perfumes that are botanical fragrances such as roses that have been distilled into a base of sandalwood oil to made them last longer and have more depth of fragrance and therapeutic functions. Infused oils are carrier oils such as coconut or sesame that have been infused with flowers or other botanical substances, such as vanilla beans, to give the oil a pleasant fragrance and more healing powers.

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A father’s tale Karl Kreis, with his understated conversational style and his penchant for dry, slightly offbeat jokes, collected a wide circle of friends during the 13 months (2001 to 2002) he worked in Savannah as a neighborhood planner.

Now living in Knoxville, Tenn., Kreis stays busy as a planner with the City of Pigeon Forge, but his central activity is being father to his daughter Evora, 10.

On Sunday, July 27, at 10:18 a.m., Karl was in the place he most wanted to be—seated in a right rear pew of the sanctuary of Knoxville’s Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, watching Evora sing onstage, portraying one of the orphans in a performance of the musical Annie Jr. “They’d just finished the first song,” said Karl last week by telephone. “Annie was sneaking out of the orphanage.”

When the first shotgun blast exploded a few feet from where Karl was sitting, “at first most people thought it had to do with the play. They were annoyed. ‘Why is it so loud?’ I knew it wasn’t planned because I had been at dress rehearsal the day before.”

From news reports, the entire country now knows what was happening—standing at the back of the room, a stranger carrying a grudge and a shotgun fired into the pews. Two people died from the shooting, and seven more were injured.

The facts of the story reveal chaotic moments of violence, shock, and fear.

Yet Karl’s understated observations about how he, his daughter and the community are working through each passing day, reveal a spirit of love and the beginnings of the process of healing.

After the first gunshot, from where he sat, all he could see was flames coming from the shotgun barrel during the second and third firings, despite being within 15 feet from the shooter.

“I saw some people charge then. I thought, hell, this is it. I gotta go too.”

Karl joined “the second wave” of spectators that overcame and then held down the shooter. Karl then began trying to tend the wounded.

Evora, thinking a bomb had exploded, crawled on the floor out the back door of the building. “Apparently they teach her this at school,” wrote Karl.

There have been physical repercussions — two days of pain in his ears

Karl Kreis and daughter Evora

from being so close to the shooting.

Looming larger are the emotional and spiritual elements of this experience.

“The day after, I took the day off,” said Karl. “I spent the day off with my daughter. She took some flowers to the church. We had a good cry. When we went into the sanctuary she started singing ‘We Shall Overcome.’ She understands that he did that out of hate.”

Karl attended the church’s sanctuary rededication service without Evora, who insisted on going ahead with a planned family reunion with her mother, despite both parents urging that the trip be cancelled.

“She told us there were only three things she was looking forward to this summer: performing in Annie and traveling to two family reunions. She said, ‘This crazy man took one of these away. Why is he going to get to take this away, too?’”

Karl is taking each day in the spirit of one-day-at-a-time, an approach he’s learned through his recovery from alcohol addiction and has applied since then to other life situations. Two days after the shooting was his 17th sobriety anniversary.

“They told us in church-organized counseling sessions that PTSD usually happens when you don’t deal with it on the front end. I am having some good cries. It keeps me from being bitter,” he said.

“That was my initial reaction after bringing the guy down, but the bitter part, I know it doesn’t work. We’re not living in fear and hate. That’s the way everyone is in the church. Most in that church are viewing that guy as a sick man, probably needing help. He could have used the church.”

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A woman called police after she noticed that someone had drilled holes into her laptop computer. She suspected her exboyfriend.

She told police she and the man had dated for six years before recently ending their relationship. She said she was awakened that morning at 4 a.m. by someone rubbing her face and discovered the man was in her bedroom. The man said he wanted to talk to her. He asked if their relationship was “really over.” He said he wanted her to look him in the eyes and say “It’s over.”

The woman said she told him the relationship was indeed over and she threatened to call police if the man didn’t leave.

She said he left the house but later that afternoon, she noticed the damaged laptop.

She said that although they dated, she and the man never lived together and have no children together. She said he doesn’t have a key and she suspects he climbed

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• An officer arrived at a West 37th Street rooming house to investigate a domestic dispute. A man was sitting on the front porch, with his shirt off, and signs of oil on his back as if it had been thrown on him.

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The couple began hugging each other and said that everything was okay.

• A man ran out of gasoline in his car near Montgomery Street and Derenne Avenue, so he walked down to a nearby gas station. He told police that he approached a vehicle in the parking lot and began saying, “Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me.”

Instead of replying, the driver ignored the man and turned away. At that point, the man said, “Forget you, asshole.”

The driver rolled down his window and told the man he was going to kick his butt.

The man responded that he would call police if he tried.

The man told police that the drive accelerated on the gas and then hit the brakes. The man said the vehicle hit the curb and tapped him on the right leg. The driver then backed up and drove off. A witness parked nearby in a truck told police he saw the incident occur.

• An officer was called to a department store on Victory Drive on a report of a forgery. When the officer arrived, a man said he was in the store about 1:30 p.m. As he left, two women bumped into him.

The man returned to his car and headed to another store. When he got out, he reached for his wallet, but it was gone.

He returned to the first store and spoke with the cashier who waited on him. She said she saw him put the wallet back in his pocket. The man returned home to call his credit card companies to cancel his credit cards. He was told that one had already been used at a gasoline station on Skidaway Road. Employees at the service station said security cameras were operational

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• A Garrard Avenue resident told police her ex-boyfriend came to apartment to visit their daughter. She said she asked him to leave, which the man did. A short time later, the woman noticed her car keys were missing, along with her house key. She said she called her ex-boyfriend on the phone and asked him if he had the keys.

The man admitted he had the keys, and the woman asked him to bring them back.

She said he told her he would bring them back later, so the woman called police.

While an officer was present, the woman tried again to contact the man, but he wouldn’t answer his phone. Problems have been ongoing with the couple, and other police reports have been filed about incidents between the two.

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We’ve all seen it in a movie: A small group of people are swimming. Someone gets hurt, blood touches water, and instantly sharks appear who then devour the party. But how fast does the odor or taste of blood go in water? Am I right to believe that it takes a while for a shark a mile away to taste it?

—David, Belgium I’ll confess I haven’t seen a lot of Belgian shark movies, David, but virtually any Hollywood studio exec would see a major problem with the treatment you’ve outlined above. If the shark shows up the second the hemoglobin hits the water, where’s the tension? What we’re missing is that excruciating interval of stillness between the close-up of slowly seeping blood and the moment the here-comes-the-shark music kicks in.

You’re right, though, to suspect that this interval does tend to run a little shorter on the big screen than in real life.

As you probably know already, sharks are pretty well suited to this whole predation thing. They have excellent hearing in the low frequencies and can pick out the sound of something thrashing around in the water well over 1,000 feet away. They’re also outfitted with sensory cavities called the ampullae of Lorenzini, which register the faint electrical fields generated by living bodies. And then there’s the shark’s sense of smell, which though not quite as phenomenal as was once believed is still plenty acute: sharks can detect some chemicals at concentrations of around one part per 25 million, and experts claim they’ve seen sharks go nuts over a single drop of blood in a 2,000-gallon tank. (Catfish, for the record, can detect chemical concentrations measured in parts per billion, making it a good thing they’re not prone to bite your leg off.)

A chemical (and for our purposes, blood) disperses in water via diffusion and mixing. Diffusion is a random and relatively slow process by which a concentrated group of molecules

drifts apart, and in still water that’s the main way an odor would spread. But the ocean isn’t still, and so the primary determinants for how scents travel through seawater are the churning of waves and the flow of currents.

For this reason, a shark’s standard response upon smelling something yummy is to swim into the prevailing current, as this will likely lead to the source; often it’ll home in by swimming in a series of decreasing spirals. The upshot is that while a shark would likely have to catch some breaks dispersalwise to identify the scent of blood a mile away from ground zero, at a distance of a quarter mile it’s got a decent shot at picking up some dinner.

OK, so: You and your pals are out in the ocean, bleeding away; the prevailing current is somewhere around one meter per second, or 2.24 miles per hour. If a shark is upcurrent, it might take a while for the pertinent molecules to drift into its range. But if the shark happens to be fortuitously positioned a quarter mile downcurrent, the scent of blood could find its nostrils in a little under seven minutes. Midsize sharks have been clocked swimming at 24.5 mph, so conceivably our specimen might take only a minute or so to locate you, giving us roughly an eight-minute gap between blood entering the water and shark cruising up with a bib on.

It’d take an admirable commitment to the principles of cinema verite to spend that kind of screen time waiting for the shark to happen along.

Let’s say, though, just for fun, that you and the shark happened to be hanging around the Skookumchuck Narrows on the coast of British Columbia, where tidal currents can reach 16 mph. Here a shark situated a quarter mile downcurrent might catch a whiff a mere minute after you started bleeding; if it kept the spiraling business to a minimum and swam on something like a beeline back to the source (fighting the current all the way, remember) it might arrive on the scene in under two minutes, for a turnaround time of less than three minutes total. While that’s not quite lightning fast by shark-movie standards, (a) it’s getting close, and (b) I’ll hazard a guess that three minutes goes by pretty quickly when you’re bleeding and you suspect a shark might be on its way.

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(1) The president of Japan’s Osakana Planning Co. told attendees of the Cultural Diversity Japanese Seafood Show in July that his • France’s Council of State turned tuna makes superior sushi bedown an otherwise-acceptable cause his company administers petition for citizenship by a acupuncture to each fish prior French Moroccan woman in Wait, Russia to its death, in order to reduce invaded Georgia?

July, on the ground that her stress.

(2) A Welsh oil painting, Are they total submission to her husband “Newport Nude,” which was Northeners? makes her “insufficient(ly)” mothballed 60 years ago for “assimilat(ed)” into the being too brazen for public country’s ethos of gender display because the model equality. The 32-year-old is naked, drew fresh criticism Muslim veils her entire body in when reintroduced in July at a public except for a narrow slit for public gallery in Wales but this the eyes and, for example, rejects time only because the naked model the idea of voting, in that such is holding a cigarette. matters should be left entirely to the discretion of her husband and male relatives.

Least Competent Criminals

In June, police in Spokane, Wash., arrested Calvin Robinson, 19, who had set up inside the lockable family restroom at a mall because he needed an electrical outlet to run the color printer he had just bought for $100 (in real money) in order to make counterfeit $10 bills. Police recovered a sheet of uncut, poorly made copies, which Robinson said he had intended to use to buy “90 dollars” worth of marijuana.

The Jesus and Virgin Mary World Tour (all new!)

Recent Playdates: Salt Lake City, July (image of Jesus in a three-gallon container of spumoni at an ice cream shop); Salinas, Calif., July (image of Mary in the floor drain of a restaurant undergoing renovation); Monterey, Calif., May (image of Mary in the leg wound of a biker who slid 50 feet along the pavement when he lost control of his motorcycle); Darlington, England, April (image of Jesus in the foil wrapping on a bottle of cider served at the Tanners Hall pub); Lorain, Ohio, April (image of Jesus in a woman’s ultrasound picture).

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• “Someone’s getting a new spinal cord tonight!” yelled Canadian tentrevival preacher Todd Bentley in July during his crusade in Lakeland, Fla., according to an Associated Press observer.

Miracles are “popping like popcorn,” he promised, punctuating each hands-on salvation with an Emeril-type “Bam!” His unorthodoxy extends to sometimes roughing up the afflicted, he admits, because that’s what God tells him to do, e.g., kneeing a “cancer patient” in the stomach, banging a crippled woman’s leg on a platform. Anyone in need of healing should, Bentley shouts often, “come and get some!”

• The most popular UK Hindu temple east of London appears to be the spare bedroom of Sushila Karia and her husband, Dhirajlal, in a quiet residential neighborhood in the resort town of Clacton-on-Sea. On holy days, the line of pilgrims extends down the hall and stairs, through the living room, out the door and across the lawn, according to a May report in London’s Daily Mail.

The temple, inaugurated 29 years ago to save Hindus the 90-mile round trip to London, contains 17 marble gods that were specially blessed for the occasion by priests in India.

Boston fire inspector Albert Arroyo, on tax-free disability since March (“totally and permanently disabled,” wrote his physician) from an unwitnessed on-the-job injury, apparently heroically overcame his condition and six weeks later finished eighth in the 2008 Pro Natural American bodybuilding championship. Said his lawyer, James Dilday, time in the gym was a way for Arroyo to get his mind off his depression at being forced to take early retirement at age 46. (A Boston Globe investigation in January found 102 firefighters with mostly questionable job injuries, taking full retirement, with some manipulating paperwork to retire at a higher grade)

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Martha Padgett gave birth to quadruplets in Riverside, Calif., in July, but she only did half the work. The other two babies were born to her partner, Karen Wesolowski, using Padgett’s eggs and the same sperm donor, and whose two came along 22 hours after Padgett’s two.

The women carried two fertilized eggs each only because they had failed five times before with in-vitro fertilization and just wanted to improve the odds of having at least one child between them.

• “The days of the ceramics trade here are numbered,” lamented Francisco Figueriredo, 68, and the specific ceramics trade of his region (Portugal’s Caldas da Rainha) happens to be ornamental penises. For more than 30 years, Figueriredo and his wife have been two of a small number of craftspeople who have shaped and molded various models for export (e.g., mugs with penis extensions, penis-shaped bottles, ceramic soccer figures with penises peeking out from under flags). A July Reuters dispatch attributed the decline to a general loss in the provocativeness of public sexual displays.

• The government of France announced that next year it will regulate the booming business of countrywestern line dancing, by, among other measures, requiring licenses of teachers, after 200 hours’ instruction. At least 100,000 people in the country line dance weekly, and popularity is growing, according to The Times of London.

A French Dance Federation official said he guesses the preference of line dancing over square dancing is the French preference for no physical contact.

Questionable Judgments: (1) Dr. Frederick Lobati, 47, was charged last year with felony abuse of his daughter in Ozark, Mo., but in June 2008 offered the defense that, being of African heritage, he was merely applying a “konk” (a bare-knuckle punch), which is an acceptable punishment in his culture.

(2) In June, the High Court in Johannesburg granted the request by a Chinese civil rights organization to switch Chinese South Africans from “caucasian” (as they were during apartheid) to “black” (which would allow them to better qualify for government benefits).

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‘Megagrass’ Biofuel New research in the United States may have found a way to use the majority of traditional grain crops for food rather than diverting nearly a quarter of them for biofuel production. A team from the University of Illinois says the giant perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus can produce far more biofuels per acre than current sources, such as corn. To achieve the current White House goal of offsetting 20 percent of gasoline use with ethanol would take about a quarter of all U.S. cropland out of food production, the researchers say. Writing in the journal Global Change Biology, crop sciences professor Stephen P. Long said that Miscanthus can be grown on land unsuitable for growing corn or other grains.

Earthquakes

A powerful temblor killed three people, injured 22 others and wrecked scores of homes in China’s quake-prone Sichuan-Gansu border region.

The same region was devastated by an 8.0 magnitude earthquake on May 12 that left nearly 90,000 people dead or missing.

• A sharp quake on Indonesia’s remote Sumbawa Island destroyed more than 500 homes and damaged at least 825 others.

California Hot Spot

Geologists in Southern California are puzzled by a patch of ground that has warmed to 812 degrees Fahrenheit, igniting a brush fire that burned three acres last month. “We are a little perplexed at this point, to tell you the truth,” geologist David Panaro told the Ventura County Star. This is the fifth time the patch of steep, rugged terrain a few miles north of Fillmore has become hot, according to retired U.S. Forest Service geologist Allen King. He told the Star that he has seen small plumes of smoke wafting from cracks in the ground at the site. One theory is that hydrocarbons, such as natural gas or oil, are burning beneath the surface.

Scientists say they are unable to determine exactly what could have started such a fire, or how long it’s been burning.

French Twister A freak tornado wrecked more than 40 houses in northern France, killing three people and prompting one survivor to commit suicide after seeing his home destroyed.

The bodies of the victims were pulled from rubble in the town of Hautmont, near France’s border with Belgium. The last significant tornado to strike France was part

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Monsoon Disaster Unusually heavy monsoon deluges have killed more than 100 people and caused widespread destruction across Pakistan. Most of the fatalities occurred in the NorthWest Frontier Province and adjoining tribal areas near the Afghan border, where flash floods swept away hundreds of mud homes. About 82,000 people were displaced by flooding in the eastern province of Punjab.

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111-Year-Old Dad A New Zealand reptile that has outlived nearly every human who was also born in 1897 finally became a father at the ripe old age of 111.

Henry the tuatara is a member of a species considered to be “living

fossils” because they are thought to be the last descendants of a creature that roamed the Earth 225 million years ago. He had shown no interest in the opposite sex during most of his 40 years in captivity at the Southland Museum, and was kept in isolation due to his aggressive behavior. But all that changed after a cancerous tumor was removed from his bottom. He has since been enjoying the company of three females, and mated with Mildred, a younger tuatara in her 70s, who produced 12 eggs in July.

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Col. Bruce Hampton & The Quark Alliance, Outformation

Hampton is a figurehead of the Southern jam scene that ultimately birthed Widespread Panic, Allgood and other standout improvheavy rock acts (he formed and led the pioneering Aquarium Rescue Unit in the late ‘80s). But there was always much more to him than met the eye, no matter how long one stared. Though his days as a freak-rock demi-god are long gone (he burst on the scene in the early ‘70s with a double-LP on Columbia that smelled like Beefheart on chitlins and earned the dubious distinction of being one of the worst-selling albums in that company’s storied history), subsequent stints with The CodeTalkers, The Fiji Mariners and now this combo have allowed him to flex his impressively off-kilter lyrical sensibilities and knack for turning the blues, jazz and funk idioms in on themselves — and he maintains a solid cult following nationwide.

Kindred spirits Outformation prominently feature guitarist (and former Widespread associate Sam Holt), who learned a thing or two during his years as Panic’s late guitarist Michael Houser’s personal tech. They’ve subsequently become one of the more solid and reliable Southern rock bands to draw on both the country leanings of vintage Marshall Tucker and the exploratory vibe that has become the hallmark of this scene. Listen & Learn: bratoganibe.com, foryouroutformation.com. $12 adv. (shorelineballroom.com) or $16 at door. Sat., 9:30 pm, Shoreline Ballroom (Hilton Head).

The Del McCoury Band

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Here’s a killer double-bill that’s about as ROCK as things get in Savannah these days without crossing into metal. Charleston power-trio Leslie makes one hell of a joyous ruckus. One part Humble Pie, one part MC5, one part Stooges (the first incarnation, but with their shit together), and one part Nazareth, these lanky, flared-jeans-wearin’ longhairs write soulful songs that truly sound like they came off a pockmarked collection of great lost ‘70s pre-punk Nuggets.

They’re every bit as skull-crushingly tight as one could hope for, which has no doubt helped frontman/guitarist Sadler Vaden nab several peachy side gigs, such as playing live with big-time garage rock revivalists The Mooney Suzuki and co-writing with Kings of Leon producer/Svengali Angelo Patraglia.

Atlanta’s StoneRider is cut from the same basic wall hanging, but throws more of a chicken-fried, ners of traditional bluegrass and Southern gospel, he studied at the feet of the original master of the genre, singing lead and playing guitar with Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys in the 1960s. Almost 70, he still maintains a rigorous touring schedule, and his backing group is widely viewed as one of the most technically precise and dazzling in the business. Anyone who even halfway digs bluegrass but has never seen Del live should jump at the chance before he gives up the road for good. No Strings

bong-hit vibe into their equally memorable retro riffage. They’re earning tremendous buzz right now from major mags like Rolling Stone, and the totality of this match-up seems destined to feel like much more than the sum of its parts. Listen & Learn: myspace.com/leslierock, myspace.com/stoneriderband. Fri., 11 pm, The Jinx.

Attached (an All-Star group of Raleigh, N.C. pickers) opens. Listen & Learn: delmccouryband.com. $15 adv. (shorelineballroom. com) or $20 at door. Fri., 9:15 pm, Shoreline Ballroom (Hilton Head).

Taylor Swift

At only 18, this country/pop sensation has already topped the charts and —in 2007— become the youngest person ever named Songwriter of The Year by the Nashville Songwriters Association. Currently touring behind her latest

CD Fearless, this hotly anticipated show is virtually sold out, but I’m told there is a slight chance that some unused promotional tickets may be released to the public on the night of the show, so it may be worth showing up in hopes of nabbing a good seat. Love & Theft, a rising male trio of contemporary country songwriters opens the show. Listen & Learn: taylorswift. com, myspace.com/loveandtheftmusic. $39.75 - $49.75 adv. tix at savannahcivic.com or 651-6556.

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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.

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Doc’s Bar Roy & The Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Solo singer/guitarist with sequenced backing playing pop/rock/soul/beach hits and originals. 9 p.m.

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

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Hang Fire Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

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

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Eddie Wilson (Live Music) Singing solo pianist playing a variety of styles from swing to classic rock to jazz. 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Danny Quinn (Live Music) Versatile Celtic singer/songwriter who tours the East Coast and gigs with John Prine and The Chieftains. Aug 13, 8:30 p.m., Aug 14, 8:30 p.m., Aug 15, 8:30 p.m., Aug 16, 8:30 p.m. Aug 17, 8:30 p.m.

King’s Inn Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Loco’s Deli & Pub (Downtown) Five Point Productions’ Extreme Trivia w/Kowboi (Other) Live trivia game. 8 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m.

Mercury Lounge The Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) Internationally-known electric blues trio (covers & originals).

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Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Open Mic (Live Music) With Markus & Hudson. 10:30 p.m.

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

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

Robin’s Nest Team Trivia (Other) 8 p.m.

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

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

Steamer’s Five Point Productions’ Extreme Trivia w/Jeremy & Ben (Other) Live trivia game. 8 p.m.

Tantra Lounge Open Mic Night (Live Music) 9:30 p.m.

Tommy’s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) TBA (Live Music) Pop, rock, country and blues acts 6 p.m.

Venus De Milo DJ In Coma (DJ) 9 p.m.

Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and jazz covers.

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The Warehouse Electric Cheese (Live Music) Twopiece guitar and vocals offshoot of quirky local party band Rhythm Riot, playing well-known tunes to sequenced backing. Aug 13, 8 p.m., Aug 20, 8 p.m.

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

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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.

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Karaoke (Karaoke) Bogey’s Five Points Productions’ Karaoke w/Keith (Karaoke) 10 p.m.

Chuck’s Bar #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Club One Industrial Resurrection w/ DJ Shrapnel (DJ) 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 Joey Manning (Live Music) Veteran local singer/guitarist/keyboardist playing pop, beach and rock covers. Aug 14, 6:30 p.m., Sep 11, 6:30 p.m. Sep 25, 6:30 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House The Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) Internationally-acclaimed, Savannahbased electric Chicago and Memphis style blues

guitarist/singer (covers/ originals). 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.

Hang Fire DJ Skypager w/Zone D (DJ) Dancehall tunes.

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

John’s Bar (formerly John’s & Friends) Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. 9 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Danny Quinn (Live Music) Versatile Celtic singer/songwriter who tours the East Coast and gigs with John Prine and The Chieftains. Aug 13, 8:30 p.m., Aug 14, 8:30 p.m., Aug 15, 8:30 p.m., Aug 16, 8:30 p.m. Aug 17, 8:30 p.m.

Loco’s Deli & Pub (Southside) Five Points Productions’ Extreme Trivia w/ Kowboi (Other) Live trivia game. 8 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m.

Mercury Lounge The Magic Rocks (Live Music) Eclectic local party band playing oddball rock, alternative, pop, country and soul covers (feat. members of GAM, Superhorse and Hot Pink Interior). Aug 14, 10 p.m. Aug 28, 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.

Night Lights “Rock Star Karaoke” (Live Music, Karaoke) Kraoke featuring a live band, rather than prerecorded music. 11 p.m.

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

Robin’s Nest Karaoke (Live Music, Karaoke) 8 p.m.

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

The Sentient Bean The Frantic Rabbit Poetry Slam (Other) Local spoken word showcase. 8 p.m.

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

Spanky’s TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

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continues from p.22 Tantra Lounge Live DJs TBA (DJ) 10 p.m.

Tommy’s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Venus De Milo DJ Nahah Mean (DJ) The Warehouse Jeff Beasley (Live Music) Savannah guitarist who doubles on percussion playing swinging R & B, old-time rock and roll and Cajun-tinged Americana (covers & originals). Aug 14, 8 p.m., Aug 21, 8 p.m. Aug 28, 8 p.m.

Wasabi’s Live DJ Frankie Spins Hip-hop & Electric Fusion (DJ) 8 p.m.

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A.J.’s Dockside “Georgia Kyle” Shiver (Live Music) American Legion Post 36 Karaoke (Karaoke) B & B Ale House The Defilers (Live Music) High-octane greaser punk-a-billy from Charleston. 10 p.m.

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

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

Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton (Live Music) Intense, solo acoustic guitarist/ singer playing rock and pop (covers & originals).

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

Blowin’ Smoke BBQ The Roger Moss Quintet (Live Music) Classically-trained vocalist performing sassy cabaret versions of showtunes, jazz standards and modern pop, backed by top area players. 5 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) Old-fashioned

Rhythm Riot (Live Music) Kitschy local rock, pop, soul and country cover band known for sassy stage demeanor and an unpredictable setlist ranging from AC/DC to LL Cool J. 9:30 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Danny Quinn (Live Music) Versatile Celtic singer/songwriter who tours the East Coast and gigs with John Prine and The Chieftains. Aug 13, 8:30 p.m., Aug 14, 8:30 p.m., Aug 15, 8:30 p.m., Aug 16, 8:30 p.m. Aug 17, 8:30 p.m.

Live Wire Music Hall The Tubby Love Trio (Live Music) One of the last local full-band shows from this rising area singer/songwriter playing funky, reggae and hip-hop inspired pop and soul (covers & originals). 10 p.m.

Mansion on Forsyth Park The Chromatics (Live Music) Aug 15, 8:30 p.m.

Aug 17, 8:30 p.m.

Marlin Monroe’s Surfside Grill Mary Davis & Co. (Live Music) Solid local acoustic soul/rock/shag/ pop/country combo feat. members of Band In The Park (covers & originals).

Aug 15, 8 p.m., Aug 16, 8 p.m., Aug 22, 8 p.m., Aug 23, 8 p.m. Aug 30, 8 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub TBA (Live Music) Aug 15, 10 p.m. Aug 16, 10 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) TBA (Live Music) Aug 15, 8:30 p.m. Aug 16, 8:30 p.m.

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

North Beach Grill Eat Mo’ Music (Live Music) Instrumental, dance-oriented soul-jazz combo of trumpet, drums, bass and wah guitar featuring area music educators (covers & originals) - ALL-AGES. 7 p.m.

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

The Savannah Civic Center Taylor Swift; Love & Theft (Live Music) Grammy nominated, chart-topping 18-year old female country vocalist; New young country guitar trio from Nashville. 8 p.m.

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

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Daiquiri Beach Cannonball (Live Music) Eclectic, keyboard and guitar-driven local indie-rock collective fronted by songriter Nicholas Greer. Aug 15, 8:30 p.m. Aug 23, 8:30 p.m.

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

Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) El Picasso Karaoke (8 p.m.) (Karaoke) Fannie’s on the Beach TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House Chief (Live Music) Legendary local guitarist/singer who knows literally thousands of rock, pop, blues and country hits. (covers & originals). Aug 15, 6:30 p.m. Sep 12, 6:30 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House Jubal-Kane (Live Music) High-energy N.C. blues/ boogie band with a British revival influence and ace harp player (covers & originals). 10 p.m.

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Juarez Mexican Restaurant (Waters Ave.) Karaoke (Karaoke) Kevin Barry’s Danny Quinn (Live Music) Versatile Celtic singer/songwriter who tours the East Coast and gigs with John Prine and The Chieftains. Aug 13, 8:30 p.m., Aug 14, 8:30 p.m., Aug 15, 8:30 p.m., Aug 16, 8:30 p.m. Aug 17, 8:30 p.m.

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continues from p.24 Bruce Hampton & The Quark Alliance; Outformation (Live Music) Legendary singing guitarist whose current status as a jam-band icon playing blues/jazz/rock fusion (he led the Aquarium Rescue Unit) has eclipsed his early Zappa-esque freak-rock guise of the ‘70s; Rising stars on the improvisatory rock scene with strong connections to Widespread Panic. 9:30 p.m.

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Tantra Lounge A Nickel Bag of Funk (Live Music) Local, dance-oriented, female-fronted combo voted Best Local Funk/R & B Act in our latest Readers Poll (covers & originals).

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

Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and jazz covers.

-noon -7 p.m. Claire Frazier & Frank Bright (Live Music) Feamale jazz vocalist backed by a versatile pianist (covers & originals). Aug 15, 7 p.m.

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Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Doc’s Bar Roy & The Circuit Breakers (Live Music) A longtime area favorite, this singer/guitarist (with sequenced backing) plays pop/rock/soul/beach hits as well as his own originals.

Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) El Potro Mexican Restaurant Karaoke w/Michael (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

The Flying Fish Barry Johnson (Live Music) Acoustic Rock, Country, Blues & Pop covers 6 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Annie Allman (Live Music) Versatile, veteran player offering well-known rock, blues and jazz tunes played on guitar to sequenced backing. 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Danny Quinn (Live Music) Versatile Celtic singer/songwriter who tours the East Coast and gigs with John Prine and The Chieftains. Aug 13, 8:30 p.m., Aug 14, 8:30 p.m., Aug 15, 8:30 p.m., Aug 16, 8:30 p.m. Aug 17, 8:30 p.m.

Mansion on Forsyth Park The Chromatics (Live Music) Aug 15, 8:30 p.m.

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Murphy’s Law Irish Pub Acoustic Session, Celtic Karaoke (Live Music) Traditional Celtic acoustic jam session for pros and amateurs alike, followed

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North Beach Grill The Train Wrecks (Live Music) Hard-rocking local rootsa-billy and Americana act led by Texas-born songwriter Jason Bible (covers & originals) - ALL-AGES. 7 p.m.

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

Randy Wood’s Concert Hall The Gibson Brothers (Live Music) Intimate, ALLAGES show by a charttopping, award-winning brother bluegrass duo on Sugar Hill Records. 8 p.m.

Red Leg Saloon Karaoke w/Frank Nelson (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Savannah Smiles “PianoPalooza” (Live Music) Slugger’s 5 Point Productions Karaoke (Karaoke) 10 p.m.

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Hang Fire DJ Kane (DJ) The Jinx DJ KZL’s Kaleidoscope (DJ) Wild mash-up of vintage soul, garage rock, dub, psych, funk, rock, electro, disco and punk from the eclectic record collection of Superhorse and GAM frontman Keith Kozel. midnite Kevin Barry’s Pat Garvey (Live Music) Solo acoustic guitarist playing Celtic ballads, folk and pop tunes (covers & originals). Aug 18, 8:30 p.m., Aug 19, 8:30 p.m., Aug 20, 8:30 p.m., Aug 21, 8:30 p.m., Aug 22, 8:30 p.m., Aug 23, 8:30 p.m. Aug 24, 8:30 p.m.

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Jazz’d Tapas Bar Jeff Beasley (Live Music) Savannah guitarist who doubles on percussion playing swinging R & B, oldtime rock and roll. 7 p.m.

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Randall Bramblett is a musician, vocalist and “songwriter’s songwriter” who’s been around several blocks. Twice.

From his earliest days as a budding keyboardist and horn player, to his first brush with notoriety as a member of the highly respected Southern rock and jazz hybrid Sea Level, to stints in the studio and/or on the road with everyone from Americana pioneer Levon Helm (of The Band) to pop and R&B star Steve Winwood to jam icons Widespread Panic, Gov’t Mule and The Allman Brothers to classic rock figureheads Traffic and Deep Purple — Bramblett has literally been there and done that.

To hear him tell it, the Jesup native (“I grew up in the suburbs, or whatever they’d be called in Jesup,” he chuckles) gained an invaluable education in the process.

“When I first moved to Macon in the ‘70s and started working with Capricorn Records, those were my very first tours,” he recalls after a late night playing a Tallahassee, Fl. juke-joint with his current band.

“I learned how to put on a show from all those guys. I learned organ techniques by watching Gregg Allman up close. I learned a bunch from (Sea Level’s) Chuck Leavell, too. His piano playing is fantastic.”

Leavell, who has since gone on to become —among other things— the Rolling Stones’ keyboardist for the past 23 years, thinks the world of Bramblett’s skills as well. A few years back he famously described his old band mate as “the most gifted and talented Southern singer-songwriter musician of the past several decades.”

That’s an opinion shared by the likes of R.E.M.’s Bill Berry, who’s called Bramblett “the most talented and prolific songwriter I have the privilege of knowing.”

Yet this kind of praise clearly hasn’t gone to Bramblett’s head. Whether he and his Athens-based band of veteran players are tearing up a funky, souldrenched storm in a small club or wowing thousands as the opening act for major artists —and diehard fans— like Widespread Panic or Bonnie Raitt (who recorded he and band mate Davis

Causey’s “God Was in the Water” on her 2005 LP Souls Alike), he’s primarily concerned with enjoying himself, rather than dwelling on whether or not he himself is a household name.

“I learned that from Levon Helm,” he offers. “What I took away from my time with him was just the pure exuberance of playing music. Often, Levon had a better time in a juke-joint than some giant venue. That’s how he grew up — playing ‘Milk Cow Blues’ with The Hawks in little clubs. He reminded me you just gotta have fun and not take it too damn seriously.”

Bramblett and his supremely tight and tasteful band are increasingly in demand at various music festivals throughout the country. In fact, in 2007, they played two sold-out shows at the Savannah Music Fest as part of a double bill with famed Atlanta singer and guitarist Shawn Mullins.

“That was a really cool venue,” Bramblett recalls. “The people really listened.”

His band’s ability to mix roots-rock, Southern soul, alt.country, old-school funk and British Invasion power-pop into an infectious and hard-to-pigeonhole sound endears them to a wide variety of music lovers who aren’t nearly as concerned with the flavor-of-the-month as they are with touching, emotional songwriting that stands the test of time.

“We’re not like a Gov’t Mule or a Derek Trucks Band that does a lot of jamming,” Bramblett explains. “We’re a song-oriented band and we rely on crowds that like to listen. Sometimes they’re older. But last night we played to a lot of younger people — many of whom know me from playing with Widespread. Now, we’ll do a bit of soloing if we feel like it, but really, we concentrate on the songs.”

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The Randall Bramblett Band (with WormsLoew’s Andrew Gill & Steve Gerard) When: 9 pm, Sat., Aug. 16 Where: Live Wire Music Hall Cost: $10 adv./at door Info: livewiremusichall.com, myspace.com/randallbramblettband

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Not just that they’re talented, which, they are. These children are also obedient, polite, respectful, disciplined and eager to minister to others.

Outside, it’s the hottest day of the year, with a record 102-degree temperature baking the city. The large room in the Miracle Christian Life Center, where these members of the Savannah Drama Club are rehearsing, has no air conditioning. But these kids aren’t worried. They swing their arms, stomp their feet, twirl and even drop down for some break-dancing.

The rehearsal takes place under the direction of Pastor Carl Gilliard, who raps music and instructions through a microphone. He’s sweating like crazy, but he too is caught up in the excitement.

“It was 13 years ago that we got started,” he says. “My wife and I would come home to our little apartment, and kids would be meeting us there.”

Gilliard and his wife, Lashawanda, soon realized the neighborhood kids were aimless, bored and lonely. Their favorite topics were rap and hip-hop music, and they all wanted to rap and dance.

Gilliard saw a need that he was uniquely suited to fill. “I came out of a rap background,” he says. “My wife and I said we would do what we could. Thirteen years and hundreds of kids later, it’s still going on.”

To get started, Gilliard began going to the City of Savannah summer camps to work with children. In May 1997, the program grew into the Savannah Drama Club, a Christian cultural arts program that performs what Gilliard calls “Hip Hop Praise.” He uses theater, poetry, music, dance, spoken word and even mime to reach his students, who then use their talents to reach others. “The most powerful thing about it is that it is a ministry,” Gilliard says.

But at first, not everyone was enthusiastic. “When we first started, a lot of churches didn’t allow this kind of thing,” Gilliard says. “We’d go to a church, and they’d say ‘What are you doing?’ Now, it’s acceptable and people understand what we’re trying to do.”

The Savannah Drama Club held its first summer camp in 1999 -- one of the first Christian summer camps in Savannah, with more than 300 attending. In addition to local churches, community centers and even jails, the Savannah Drama Club has taken its act on the road to Atlanta, Jacksonville, Detroit, Windsor, Canada and Washington D.C. “We’re getting ready to go back to perform at the White House for the fifth time,” Gilliard says.

The children have met U.S. senators and congressmen, and they’ve performed with such artists as Shirley Caesar, Detrick Hadon, Perfect Praise and Mary Mary.

Some children love the Savannah Drama Club so much, they keep coming back even after they’re grown. “Ages 4 to 16 is the tradition, but we’ve got alumni up to age 20 who keep coming back and getting involved,” Gilliard says.

There are around 42 members of the Savannah Drama Club, which meets at least twice a week year round. Gilliard uses a gentle form of tough love to keep them in line.

“It does require discipline,” he says. “You can’t do anything if you don’t have discipline. Everywhere we go, we go to serve the Lord. These kids know they’re serving a higher power. There’s no competition. We come to worship.”

At 16, Jack Johnson is one of the group’s oldest members. “It keeps me out of trouble,” he says. “I believe the message we are bringing comes through the music and people start listening. I believe what we’re doing is all good.”

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The first thing you notice about the children dancing and singing their way across the room is that they’re good.

Rehearsal shots, with Carl Gilliard at the lower left

The Savannah Drama Club hopes to minister at the Chatham County Jail soon.

“We go to jails as well as community centers,” Gilliard says. “We take music, theater and spoken word and hope we reach the inmates.

“The first time we went to the jail 13 years ago, there were over 800 inmates there,” he says. “The kids were scared, everyone was scared. But by the time we got midway through, everyone was in tears. It was one of the most powerful things I’ve ever seen.” One of the inmates wrote to thank the group for the performance.

The Savannah Drama Club also works with families at Union Mission’s Magdalene House. “We pick families up and bring them here,” Gilliard says. “They’re all part of our family.”

When traveling outside Savannah, the group goes to community recreation centers to perform. “We had a chance to go to Detroit, Mich.,” Gilliard says. “There were 44 community centers there. They had a summer camp with over 4,000 kids at one time.”

Some group members have become seasoned travelers because of the Savannah Drama Club, while others discover travel-

ing for the very first time. “A lot of the kids have never experienced going out of our community,” Gilliard says. “We’re getting ready to go back to the White House in October. For the kids, it’s a powerful thing to experience during a three-day trip. They visit the Capitol, the Lincoln Monument.”

In 1998, the children performed on the steps of the Capitol. The cost of a trip to Washington, D.C. is about $5,000. The children each pay $150 to go, and the rest of the money comes from donations.

Gilliard says Pastor Ricky Temple gave a large donation to help the group. “He’s an awesome pastor,” Gilliard says.

Gwen Newsome, grandmother of Savannah Drama Club member Najee Newsome, appreciates the program because it appeals to young people, yet is wholesome.

“It gives them a chance to create and feel the spirit of the Lord and move and praise Him,” she says.

Some members have been performing for years and have no plans to stop. “I’ve been in it about nine years,” says Ayana Gunn, 13. “I love to dance. It’s fun. If one person is saved, it’s worth it. It’s good to help someone else.”

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Blues in the night

Savannah Community Theatre celebrates 50 years of torch singing

by Ashley Jensen

The Savannah Community Theatre’s Ladies Sing The Blues - 50 Years of Torch is the kind of production that lets you just lean back and absorb the sound. The show’s playlist includes songs spanning 50 years of blues and whose original artists include Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Louis Armstrong, Bette Midler, and Diana Ross.

Based on a similar production done with slower numbers, Ladies chronicles popular blues songs from 1922-1972 in the first act, while the second act is a more upbeat compilation of blues and cast requests.

During the intermission, at no extra cost, there will be an old fashioned ice cream social complete with a createyour-own sundae bar. But even if you think you’ll just show up for the ice cream, don’t be surprised if you find yourself singing along to songs that are guaranteed to bring back memories.

Director Tom Coleman III and musical director Bob Fennel worked together to whittle down a long list of blues favorites to bring their audience a group of music that is a true labor of love. Making it even more special is the background behind so many of the songs and Fennell’s understanding of how to use that in the way each song is presented.

He knows who the writers are, who has done different variations of each song, and what popular links could be made to each one. The show’s playlist

includes “Make the World Go Away,” “Smile,” “What a Wonderful World,” “I Wanna’ Be Around,” and “Breaking Up is Hard to Do.” Bringing to life these timeless pieces are a cast of ladies ranging in age from their mid-20s to early 70s.

“These are very gifted women and they’re a joy to work with,” says Fennell.

“Some are learning songs they didn’t know before and love it.”

The “Ladies” are Suzanne Cone, Rebecca King, Sandra Nix, Jordyn Schafer, Kim Shabi, Mary Katherine Shearouse, Georgetta Blair Simmons and Sara Williams.

“What makes this group so special,” says King, “is that it’s full of people doing it for the love and the art of singing on stage.” While experience varies for each cast member, each possesses a quality of voice that delivers both strength and feeling.

It promises to be an evening of soulstirring melodies and full-bodied vocals belting out old favorites recognizable by an audience of all ages. So, come out of the heat and enjoy a night of blues . . . and ice cream.

Ladies Sing the Blues When: Aug. 14-16, 22-23 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 17 and 24 at 3 p.m.

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by Anna Fox Ryan through Aug. 28 at Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. 2008 Open Art — The Telfair Museum of Art is seeking entries for the 2nd Annual Open Art category at the 14th Annual Telfair Art Fair, set for Nov. 7-9. Emerging and student artists can exhibit and sell work.

Deadline for submissions is Monday, Sept. 15. A $35 fee is required for each category entered. www.telfair.org.

Call for Entries — Artists sought to provide handson arts activities or arts demonstrations at Union Mission’s Arts & Wellness Expo, a City of Savannah funded community event.

The theme is Rediscovering and Reclaiming and artists are encouraged to showcase art using recycled materials.

Artists are also welcome to sell art on Expo day and display art in a group show at the Starfish Café. Expo event will be held Aug. 23rd with an opening reception of the group show on Aug. 22nd. Teri Schell, 495-8887 ext. 1219.

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Kirk Varnedoe Collection — will be presented through Sept. 14 at the Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts.

Assembled in honor of the late Savannah native, scholar, and MoMA curator, it contains works by Jasper Johns, Chuck Close, Roy Lichtenstein, Jeff Koons, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, Richard Serra, Richard Avedon and many others.

Silhouettes and Savannah Scenes — Works by Helen Hatch Inglesby can be seen through Nov. 2 at the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard Street.

Succession: Works by Curtis Bartone — Paintings, drawings and etchings focus on the uneasy relationship between humans and the natural world. Aug. 15-Sept.

26. Opening reception Aug. 15 6-8 p.m. at S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. The Best of 2Car: The Collector’s Exhibition — Work by Savannah-area artists Patrick Kelly, Chris Kienke, Elena Madden, John Olenyik, Katherine Sandoz, Todd Schroeder, Daniel

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Hospice Savannah Art Gallery — will present palette kinfe paintings by David Ryden and Raku ceramics by potter Neil Austing during August. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. Junk in Da Trunk Show — Artists and crafters are invited to participate in this indie craft show with local arts and handmade goods on Friday, Sept. 12 from 7-10 p.m. and Saturday, Sept.

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King’s Inn • 2729 Skidaway Rd • Savannah, GA (next to the bowling alley) • (912) 354-9161 Curtis Bartone opens ‘Succession’ at S.P.A.C.E. this Friday Minutiae — Digital prints on fabric by Kanako Muraguchi can be seen through Aug. 16 at the Hall Street Gallery, 212 W. Hall St. Passing Time: The Art of William Christenberry — More than 60 past and present works by this Alabama-born artist can be seen through Sept. 28 at the Jepson Center for the Arts.

Photography by Rachel Raab — can be seen throughout the month of August at the Jewish Educational Alliance Art Gallery, 5111 Abercorn St. Savannah Fibers Guild — presents an exhibition in the AASU Fine Arts Gallery Aug. 18 to Sept. 5.

Smith, Veronika Varner and others can be seen during August at 2CarGarage Contemporary Art Gallery, 30 W. Broughton St., Suite 205, above the Paris Market.

The M.F.A. Experience — with work by SCAD students through Aug. 24 at Red Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St. Through the Looking Glass — Work by artist Fran Thomas, plus the work of local, national and international artists. Through Aug. 31. Gallery 440, 440 Bull St. Urban Tree and Tree—Echo — Videos by Lee JongSuk can be seen through September 28 at the Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts.

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The 2005 screen version of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was based on the first novel in Ann Brashares’ best-selling series, but the word is that The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 combines the events from the remaining three books in the franchise.

One reason is probably because the studio felt that audience interest wouldn’t extend past a second installment. Another might be that the four stars of the first film have kept busy with other projects and may not particularly wish to keep returning to the same well. And the third reason is that who wants to eventually see 30something actresses still playing college-age kids? (It brings to mind the third and final film in the Porky’s series, wherein high school boys were suddenly having to contend with receding hairlines.) A solid follow-up to the solid original, Sisterhood 2 might feel a bit more scattershot than its predecessor, but its engaging characters, entertaining situations and emotional reach should help it find approval with those who grooved to the rhythms of the first picture. Set three years later, it finds the best-laid summer plans of the four friends -- brainy Carmen (America

Ferrera), introspective Bridget (Blake Lively), rebellious Tibby (Amber Tamblyn) and shy Lena (Alexis Bledel) -- blown to smithereens as each ends up doing her own thing rather than hanging out as a group. Thus, Carmen heads to Vermont to work in theater (check out a funny Kyle MacLachlan as the pompous director), Bridget travels to Turkey for an archaeological dig before heading to her grandmother’s house in the South to solve some family mysteries, Tibby remains in New York to work on her film and worry about possibly being pregnant, and Lena, heartbroken after being dumped by her Greek lover, finds new romance at the Rhode Island School of Design. Problems are worked out in an orderly manner, tears are shed in sincere fashion, and everyone is eventually reunited in sunny Greece, with nary a single ABBA-mangling peasant in sight.

The opening salvo of Tropic Thunder reps perhaps the funniest 10 minutes I’ve encountered in a movie theater this year. But the best news is that the movie manages to keep the laughs hurtling forward for its entire running time, no small feat in an era in which many comedies lose steam by the final reel. Ben Stiller, whose fingers are all over this picture (as star, director, co-writer and co-producer), does himself proud by successfully orchestrating the diverse elements that make up this ambitious picture, from a roster of A-list actors (some in supporting roles) to a decidedly non-PC screenplay that touches upon clashing acting methods, venal movie moguls, and the correct way in which to play a mentally challenged character (tip: don’t go “full retard” if you want a shot at the Oscar). Stiller stars as Tugg Speedman, a macho action star whose one attempt at an awards-bait title, the resounding flop Simple Jack, has largely derailed his career. Jack Black plays Jeff Portnoy, a comedian known for vulgar blockbusters. And Robert Downey, Jr. essays the role of Kirk Lazarus, a five-time Academy Award-winning actor celebrated for his Method approach to acting. All three, plus rap star Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson) and screen newcomer Kevin Sandusky (Jay Baruchel), are in Vietnam shooting the war movie to end all war movies. But on-set mishaps and temperamental actors immediately put the film behind schedule, and the grizzled technical advisor (Nick Nolte) suggests to the director (Steve Coogan) that the pampered stars should be taken to a rough spot of the jungle where, away from the rest of the cast and crew, they’ll buckle up and get the movie made.

Stiller is funnier here than he’s been in some time, and he’s especially blessed to have surrounded himself with such a knockout cast. Black has some riotous moments as a drug fiend struggling with his dependency, while Matthew McConaughey, freed from inane romcoms opposite Kate Hudson, is appealing as Speedman’s lively agent. The cast even includes Tom Cruise, who’s clearly having fun as a bald, bad-tempered studio boss with no morals whatsoever (it’s like rewatching Cruise’s Magnolia character, only this time with a laugh track). Yet the acting honors easily go to Downey. His Kirk Lazarus is so dedicated to his craft that he undergoes surgery to have his skin darkened so

he can play an African-African character in the Vietnam War opus. Being a Method actor means that he talks “black” even when the cameras aren’t rolling, an affectation that really annoys Chino, the cast’s authentic AfricanAmerican. Downey is an absolute riot in this role, and between this and Iron Man, I’d say he’s having a helluva summer.

Pineapple Express It’s been a roller coaster year for Judd Apatow, who as producer seems to have had a hand in practically every 2008 comedy not starring Mike Myers or Eddie Murphy. The lamentable Drillbit Taylor was quickly followed by the bright Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and now the mediocre Step Brothers has moved aside for the rollicking Pineapple Express.

Pineapple Express doesn’t benefit from the polished characterizations or heartfelt scenarios of Apatow’s big hits The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, but as far as crude, rambling, shaggy-dog comedies go, this one’s better than most of the modern-day crop. Here we have process server Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) and drug dealer Saul Silver (James Franco); they’re forced to take it on the lam after Dale witnesses a drug lord (Gary Cole) and a crooked cop (Rosie Perez) commit cold-blooded murder and the killers are able to trace the rare pot (“Pineapple Express”) that Dale leaves at the crime scene back to the eternally fried Saul. Pineapple Express boasts a pair of major surprises. The first is that instead of turning to a regular member of his troupe to direct the picture, Apatow chose David Gordon Green, known for micro-budgeted indie films (All the Real Girls, George Washington). The second is that Franco, generally the blandest of pretty boys, succeeds in his change-ofpace role as a long-haired stoner who has trouble understanding the words that anyone speaks to him (when Dale tells him he’s a process server, Saul replies, “You’re a servant? Like a butler?

You shine shoes?”). Not surprising in the least is that Rogen again scores in his role as a disheveled slacker with a way with words.

Swing Vote There’s a terrific segment in the middle of Swing Vote in which the two men running for U.S. president, the

Republican incumbent Andrew Boone (Kelsey Grammer) and the Democratic challenger Donald Greenleaf (Dennis Hopper), are persuaded by their campaign managers (played by Stanley Tucci and Nathan Lane, respectively) to do anything to win the favor of Texico, N.M., resident Bud Johnson (Kevin Costner), whose single vote will decide the outcome of this election. So when Bud lets it be known that he doesn’t care what people do in the privacy of their own homes, even homosexuals, the right-wing Boone is forced to appear in an ad in which, surrounded by members of the gay community, he cheerfully embraces diversity. And when a comment by Bud is misunderstood to mean that he harbors ill will toward Mexican laborers, the left-wing Greenleaf reluctantly films a TV spot in which he rails against illegal immigrants, even as real immigrants hired as extras run across the set behind him.

These bits (as well as a couple of others) are funny, biting and provocative, and they demonstrate that Swing Vote had an opportunity to emerge as a scathing political satire (e.g. Warren Beatty’s excellent Bulworth) rather than a timid political comedy (e.g. Robin Williams’ execrable Man of the Year). Sadly, Swing Vote largely fails to capitalize. The central thrust of the movie isn’t the election as much as it’s the familial bonding between Bud and his daughter Molly (Madeline Carroll). That’s all good and sweet -- and Costner delivers a fine performance as a man whose love for his child eventually rejuvenates him -- but we see that type of sentimental film just about on a monthly basis. We’re here for the hard truths about American politics, but this movie shies away from them every chance it gets.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 1999’s The Mummy was a barely passable Indiana Jones rip-off, while 2001’s The Mummy Returns proved to be rather dismal. This one, though, is the worst of the lot -- and certainly the most boring. Somehow, I managed to stay awake during the grueling expository sequences. I’m not referring to the prologue showing how, in the China of 2,000 years ago, a sorceress (Michelle Yeoh) places a curse on an evil emperor (Jet Li) who can now only be awoken by a drop of human blood; I’m talking about the excruciating scenes in which retired adventurer Rick O’Connell continues on p. 30

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(series star Brendan Fraser) and his wife Evelyn (Maria Bello, replacing Rachel Weisz after the latter declared, “Screw this; I have an Oscar now!”) mope around their English estate in 1946 while grown son Alex (Luke Ford) is (unknown to them) off digging up the emperor. Plot contrivances reunite all of them in Shanghai, and from there, the gang is forced to fight the now-revived emperor. Is that really Maria Bello looking so glum up there on the screen, doubtless recalling how her formidable talents are more suited to the likes of A History of Violence and The Cooler than to treacle like this? And do scripters Alfred Gough and Miles Millar think that audiences will be impressed by dialogue that basically consists of variations on Rick yelping, “Well, here I am fighting mummies again!”?

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When said parents decide to marry each other, the two “kids” are forced to not only live under the same roof but also share a bedroom. They become best friends after they’re united by their mutual hatred of Brennan’s smug, perfectionist brother Derek (Adam Scott).

As usual, Ferrell doesn’t know where to draw the line when it comes to childish antics on screen (the sleepwalking segments involving Brennan and Dale are especially exasperating), and the sight of Brennan dragging his exposed nutsack across Dale’s precious drum set serves as an example of the sophomoric levels to which this film will stoop. But the theme of how parents and children will often fail each other carries some startling resonance (thanks largely to Steenburgen’s delicate performance), and every time we write off the dialogue as just a string of schoolyard taunts, along comes an unexpected zinger. Step Brothers is clearly a step up from this past spring’s Ferrell offering, Semi-Pro (and, for my money, Blades of Glory as well), but please, guys, it’s time to grow up and give this formula a rest.

Step Brothers The battle for the title of Hollywood’s Ultimate Man-Child finds Will Ferrell finally overtaking Adam Sandler. The law of diminishing returns -- to say nothing of Step Brothers’ cringe-inducing trailer -- suggests that this should represent the nadir of Ferrell’s efforts, but the truth is that he’s done worse.

For the most part, this is crap, yet it’s rescued from the bottom of the sewer by several choice quips as well as a surprising sweetness at the center of its storyline involving family dysfunction.

Ferrell and Talladega Nights partner John C. Reilly star as Brennan and Dale, two 40-ish men still living at home with their single parents (Mary Steenburgen

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Batman/Bruce Wayne initially has his doubts -- and his jealousies, as Dent’s dating his longtime love Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal, thankfully replacing Batman Begins’ Katie Holmes in the role) -- but he soon realizes that the d.a.’s intentions are indeed noble and on the level. But their combined attempts

to corral the city’s crooks are hampered by the presence of The Joker (Heath Ledger), a psychopath who, unlike most criminals, isn’t interested in the payoff as much as he’s interested in the pursuit of the payoff. The Joker’s lack of a master scheme is what makes him an especially potent villain; Bruce’s faithful butler Alfred (Michael Caine) sums up the mindset of such men by declaring how some people commit evil just because they “want to watch the world burn.” Technically, the film is as bleakly beautiful as one might expect, thanks largely to the camerawork by Wally Pfister (who earned a Best Cinematography Oscar nomination for his efforts on Batman Begins). Except for a rolling, exploding helicopter that looks as it was programmed onto the screen by a computer, the visual effects are likewise excellent. As for the cast, Eckhart stands out in what proves to be the picture’s most fully realized characterization.

Still, we all know who’s the MVP. Even if he hadn’t died this past January, Ledger would have been the talk of the town for his turn as The Joker. Deprived of a back story (though he invents a couple for the “amusement” of potential victims) and thus denied any possibility for even an ounce of audience sympathy, this lunatic is a whirling dervish of cackling, lip-smacking, cheek-sucking sin. When -- make that if -- we laugh at the manner in which he, say, slicks back his hair as he prepares to tangle with Rachel or performs a magic trick by making a pencil disappear (in gruesome fashion), we’re not laughing at him or even with him. Instead, it’s a laugh of

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Mamma Mia! Meryl Streep fans and ABBA fans can at least count on those two components firing on all cylinders in this adaptation of the Broadway smash. Everyone else, though, may be forced to rummage through the debris that constitutes the rest of the picture to find anything worth salvaging. Anybody who saw Streep’s terrific, Oscar-nominated performance in 1990’s Postcards from the Edge knows she can belt out a tune (she also tackled some songs in A Prairie Home Companion), and here she’s aptly cast as Donna, a former singer raising her daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) at her hotel on a lovely Greek island.

Sophie’s about to get married to hunky Sky (dull Dominic Cooper), but first she’s determined to learn the identity of her father. After sneaking a peek at her mom’s old diary, Sophie invites to her wedding the three men who all had relations with her mom two decades earlier, hoping to ascertain which one is daddy dearest. The three are suave Sam (Pierce Brosnan), uptight Harry (Colin Firth) and rascally Bill (Stellan Skarsgard), and as long as the actors stick to walking and talking, they’re fun to watch. But whenever one of them is called upon to sing, be prepared to duck and cover as their aural ineptitude bombards our eardrums. In fact, Streep is one of only two people who can apparently hold a note in this film. The other is Broadway star Christine Baranski, but her musical appeal is negated by the fact that she’s insufferable as Donna’s perpetually horny friend Tanya. Director

Of course, the switch here is that it’s a robot, not a human, who’s in need of companionship. WALL-E is the last of his type, a Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class robot who rumbles around a deserted Earth collecting and compressing trash. All of the human inhabitants has long since abandoned the polluted planet to take up residence in a gargantuan spaceship (named Axiom) light years away, and what’s left down here is a wasteland. For his part, WALL-E carries on his prime directive of cleaning up, yet he’s developed enough human-like traits to know what he likes. And what he likes is collecting interesting knickknacks and watching an old videocassette of Hello, Dolly!

The musical teaches him about the concept of love, so when a sleek robot named EVE (Extra-terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) is dropped off on the planet to search for signs that it might be inhabitable again, WALL-E pursues her. Initially, EVE is all-business, but she eventually warms to his considerable charms.

WALL-E The dialogue of the title robot mostly consists of beeps and chirps and the occasional electronically altered word -- just get Jim Carrey or Bruce Willis for one day’s work, right? Well, except that even here, Pixar suits followed their own instincts instead of the bottom line.

Ultimately WALL-E is about nothing less than one of the tenets of human existence: the need to find a partner with whom to share life’s experiences.

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WANTED Based on the graphic novel series, Wanted initially feels like an unofficial remake of Fight Club, as cubicle nobody Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy, speaking of Atonement) narrates how he’s been beaten down by his mundane, miserable existence (cheating girlfriend, obnoxious boss, dead-end job). Into his life walks not Tyler Durden but Fox (Angelina Jolie), a tattooed beauty who insists that he’s been targeted for elimination by the same man (Thomas Kretschmann) who recently killed his father. Fox soon introduces Wesley to The Fraternity, a clandestine outfit led by the cordial Sloan (Morgan Freeman).

Shucking aside any moral qualms, Wesley joins the group, in the process learning that he possesses untapped skills that make him a natural for this line of work. Russian director Timur Bekmambetov, best known for the visually striking yet dramatically inert Nochnoi Dozor (Night Watch) and its sequels, has crafted a slam-bang feature that revels in its own ridiculousness.

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Phyllida Lloyd helmed Mamma Mia! on stage, and bringing her to the screen as part of the package deal was the worst thing that could have happened to this production. There’s no reason this motion picture couldn’t contain all the effulgence and expertise of other musical adaptations like Hairspray and Chicago, but Lloyd appears to be so blissfully ignorant of the dynamics of moviemaking that, aside from the songs themselves, there’s little joy to be found in the musical numbers. The clumsy camerawork, editing and staging all diminish rather than enhance the perceived showstoppers, and the choreography ranks among the most dreadful I’ve ever witnessed in a big-budget musical -- especially check out the dance steps of the hunky boys on the pier and tell me if a sixth grade theater class couldn’t have produced the same herky-jerky moves for their annual fundraising musical held in the school gym. Mamma Mia! registers as the biggest disappointment of the summer movie season, though that probably won’t stop it from raking in plenty of (to lift an ABBA song title) “Money, Money, Money” at the box office. Meanwhile, one of last year’s best films, the Beatles-catalogue musical Across the Universe, failed to find much of an audience during its theatrical run.

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Benefits

Activism & Politics

will be held Saturday, Aug. 16 at the Crosswinds Golf club. Proceeds will benefit scholarships to Benedictine Military School. $320 per team or $80 per player. Gene Hahne at 727-4414.

Through Aug. 16.

AMBUCS

is dedicated to creating mobility and independence of the disabled. Meets first and third Monday at noon at the Hilton Garden Inn - Midtown.

Ann Johnson, 897-4818. Third and First Mon. of every month.

Chatham County Young Democrats

for ages 14 to 39. Will hold a Meet and Greet for Democratic candidates on Thursday, June 12 from 6:30-8 pm at the Bull Street Library. stepsavannah@aol.com, 631-2674.

Coastal Democrats

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

Drinking Liberally

An informal gathering of left-leaners. august1494@excite.com or www.DrinkingLiberally. org.

Planned Parenthood

meets the second Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Heather Holloway, 352-4052 or heather.holloway@ppfa.org. Second Thurs. of every month.

The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. 912-2324447. www.sentientbean.com

Savannah Area Young Republicans

For information, visit www.savannahyoungrepublican.com or call Allison Quinn at 308-3020.

Savannah for Obama

meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at 1501 Abercorn St. 233-3345 or savannah. barackobama@gmail.com. Second Thurs. of every month.

2008 Vic Mell/Jim Walsh Golf Tournament

2nd Annaul White Ball

The Alfred Ely Beach Clasas of 1997 will sponsor this event, which will help sponsor the unifrom closet at Beach High School, on Saturday, Aug. 30 from 7 p.m. to midnight. Semi-formal attire.

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the week of the event and can be purcahsed at Beach High School and Sigma Graphics. Through Aug. 30.

American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. 912233-9277.

Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk Festival 2008

will be held Saturday, Sept. 27 10 am-2 pm at Johnson Square. www.georgiamemorywalk.org or 920-2231. Through Sept. 27.

Alzheimer’s Association’s annual Memory Walk Saturday, September 27 at Johnson Square. www.georgiamemorywalk.org or call 920-2231.

Through Sept. 27.

Beating All Odds Together

is seeking donations for the Beach High School uniform closet. School uniforms of navy or white tops and khaki or navy pants or $25, school supplies and time are all needed. Fundraising drives will be held Aug. 9 at Advance Auto on Montgomery St. and Aug. 30 at the 2nd Annual White Ball at the American Legion. Call Tabatha at 272-6101 or Courtney at 656-6212 or e-mail b.o.a.t@live.com. Through Aug. 30.

Feral Cat Program Needs Supplies

The Milton Project needs supplies and donations. Sherry Montgomery, 351-4151 or sherry@ coastalpetrescue.org.

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Your guide will take you on a ghostly adventure through the city’s best pubs!

Goodwill BLT

A brunch, learn and tour will be held Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 9-10am at the Goodwill Industries Corporate Office, 7220 Sallie Mood Dr. A minimum donation of $5 is suggested. Reservations are reuiqred by Aug. 18 at 3 p.m. Joe Driggers, 354-6611 Ext. 128. Through Aug. 18.

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.

Hope House of Savannah

is a nonprofit housing program for homeless women and their children. Hope House is requesting donation of new or gently used furniture for its transitional housing program, Peeler House. Pick-up can be arranged and a tax deductible letter will be provided. Call 236-5310.

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 228-3538 or 353-7633 or visit www.coastalpetrescue.org or www.isolditsavannah.com.

Looking for 35mm Analog Cameras

A non-profit that teaches photography to at-risk 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.

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 Wendy at wendy@ coastalpetrescue.org to arrange for cartridge pickup.

Sugar Refinery Family Support Fund

Donations can be made to the United Way of the Coastal Empire. All proceeds will go to affected victims and their families. Credit-card donations may be made calling 651-7701, and checks and money orders made payable to the United Way of the Coastal Empire, with “Sugar Refinery Family Support Fund” written in the memo line, can be mailed to: United Way of the Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St., Savannah, 31401.

The Goodwill SMILE Campaign

This fundraiser in Goodwill’s retail stores is being held in honor of those serving in the Armed Forces. Shoppers can buy a “Smiling G” that will be placed somewhere in the store. the campaign runs through Aug. 17. Through Aug. 17.

United Way 2-1-1

An information and referral service in Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Bryan, Glynn abnd McIntosh counties is available by calling 2-1-1. Services include food pantry programs, bill payment assistance, rent assistance, foreclosure prevention, job search and training programs, childcare programs, housing solutions and financial education.

Call for Entries 2008-09 Grassroots Arts Program

Applicants must be a non-profit 501(c) in Chatham County. A 50 percent cash match is required. Information sessions will be held July 10 at 10 a.m., July 22 at 5:30 p.m., Aug. 18 at 3:30 p.m. and Aug. 22 at noon at 9 W. Henry St. Deadline is Sept. 19. Michelle Hunter, 525-3100 ext. 2847 or mhunter@savannahga.gov. Through Sept. 19.

3rd Annual 10 Best Bosses of the Coastal Empire

Nominate your boss at www.internationalcoach. org or judd@internationalcoach.org. Deadline Sept. 12. Awards banquet Oct. 3. Through Sept.

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.

St. John’s Boys Choir

of St. John’s Church in Savannah is now auditioniing new boys in 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades.

Rehearsals begin at the end of August, but auditions are open until the end of September. Call Brian Taylor, Choirmaster, at 232-1251 or e-mail btaylor@stjohnssav.org. Through Sept. 30.

United Way Community Impact Grant

Funding will be provided for programs in Education and Youth Development, Health and Wellness and Economic Independence. Applications are available at www.uwce.org. Information sessions will be held at the United Way, 428 Bull St. on July 14 and 24 from 10 a.m. to noon and July 15 and 23 from 3-5 p.m. Deadline is Aug. 29.

Richard Edwards, 651-7727 or redwards@uwce. org. Through Aug. 29.

Youth Songwriting Competition

$1,000 in prizes will be given at the Savannah Folk Music Festival in Octoboer. The contest is open to Chatham County residents under 20. The deadline is Sept. 1. Hank Weisman, 786-6953.

Through Sept. 1.

Actors/Models Sought

The Savannah Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is looking for actors/models for various photo andx video shoots. Talent of all ages, especially mid-20s through early 50s, is sought. Scheduled models will be completation. Send headshots and pertinent information to Erica Backus, Director of Public Relations at ebackus@SavannahVisit.com.

Armstrong Atlantic Youth Orchestra Auditions

will be held Saturday, Aug. 23 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the AASU Fine Arts Hall. Call Lorraine Jones at 236-2560 to schedule an audition time. Through Aug. 23.

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Arts & Wellness Expo

Artists sought to provide hands-on arts activities or arts demonstrations at Union Mission’s Arts & Wellness Expo, a City of Savannah funded community event. The theme is Rediscovering and Reclaiming and artists are encouraged to showcase art using recycled materials. Artists are also welcome to sell art on Expo day and display art in a group show at the Starfish CafÊ. Expo event will be held Aug. 23rd with an opening reception of the group show on Aug. 22nd. Teri Schell, 495-8887 ext.

1219. Through Aug. 23.

Savannah harley OwnerS GrOup

In 250 words of less, say why your nominee should be given this award. Nominationa can be submitted online at www.verveffect. com/busywoman or by mail at 648 Henry St., Savannah, 31401. For info, visit Savannah.

EveryBusyWoman.com.

Displaced New Orleanians

FastPITCH Entrepreneurship Competition

The top 12 entries will be given the chance to present to a broad, exclusive group of investors on Oct. 10. Visit www.thecreativeocast.org. The deadline to register is Sept. 4.

Through Sept. 4.

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.

Personal guide to Japan

See Kyoto, Kobe and Nara. Private or small groups. Students, executives, retirees welcome. Serious inquiries only. yellowsoul@ gol.com.

Recording Studio Seeks Musicians

Wilmington Island recording studio is seeking serious musicians to record their original material. Studio time is free. Unlimited space available. Weekends and evenings. Reservations required. 313-3505, www.incupro.com or larry@incupro.com.

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“A Denim & Leather Get-Together!�

Busy Woman of the Year Award

A local tour guide who relocated from New Orleans to Savannah in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is working on an inventory of local evacuees and their post-Katrina experience. To volunteer and share photos, information, interviews, etc. contact J.J. at couvillon@bellsouth.net.

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The Savannah Harley Owners Group wants to thank all the sponsors and contributors for their generous donations for the 2008 HOG/MDA Black-n-Blue Ball on June 28, 2008.

The

Savannah Harley Owners Group proudly presents a check for $14,600 to the local Muscular Dystrophy Association to pay expenses for MDA children attending Camp Ebenezer in Rincon, Georgia.

Platinum - $1000 & above Frank Harn John W. Stephens, Jr. morris newspaper Corporation Savannah Harley-Davidson St. Joseph's/ Candler vital Signs

golD - $500-$999

Dewey's Dock Side/Dulac Construction Hunter, maclean, exley & Dunn, P.C.

Silver $250-$499

alltel Corporation bob & lois Klitsch Chatham Parkway lexus Chatham Parkway toyota Crawford boiler & engineering Co., inc.

D & r utility Construction elan technology georgia Ports authority international brotherhood of boilermakers local #26 Keller's Flea market Savannah Cemetery group, inc. the greenery, inc. tronox Pigments (Savannah), inc. united Distributors, inc.

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bryan bank & trust Cardiology associates of Savannah Carroll & Carroll, inc. mike & Dorie Hamilton eastern travel Center, inc. georgia Chapter neCa gerald & girtha Davis gray beards motorcycle Service J.t. turner Construction Company, inc.

John's v-twin gerald & linda long mike & ninagene reddick mitchell & Janie tomlinson morris multimedia, inc.

Phillip n. newman Pope Construction Company richard & Kathy Kurazawa robert's international trucks Sadowski & Company, P.C.

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David Culverhouse David linton David neal Donnie ellenberg gerald "Daddy D" Davis glenda brady graybeard's motorcycle Service greg Carpenter Harry glick Hemisphere travel Hilarie manion realtor/auctioneer Horan therapeutic massage Hunter army air Field golf Club Huxsie Scott island West golf Club at H.H. Jenn blatty Karen Davidson let's Sew liberty auctions, inc. linda long little italy Pizza and Subs main Street maryann Findeis michael & Donna Corbett michael blakley moon river morris newspaper Corporation nancy newman office Services Palm Key nature resort/ridgeland Sc Paper Clip office Supplies

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Paul Kennedy Catering Planters inn randy & ann robertson relax the back richard Kurazawa rita teel/Healing Forehands ruby tuesday's (i-95/204) Sandy talley Savannah Car Wash & Detail Savannah Harley-Davidson Savannah Pennysaver Sheri ulman St. Joseph's/Candler Steve Hooten texas roadhouse the "Hogettes" the Sanctuary, inc. thomas & leslie ann Washburn thomas Kinkade gallery tom Fiorentino treasure bay Casino & Hotel united Distributing Walsh Fabrication

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Classes & Workshops

ARIES

(March 21-April 19) Golden Globe-winning actress Edith Evans had some advice for actors who were just coming into their full power: “Don’t indulge yourself by showing off; the moment that you begin to find that you can do something well, you must control it and do it more selectively.” This recommendation would serve you well in the coming weeks, Aries, no matter what your work is. You have reached a higher level of self-expression; you have achieved a degree of mastery in a skill you’ve been struggling to learn. Now it’s time to practice wielding your new command with enhanced discernment and discipline. (Evans’ quote comes from John Gielgud’s book An Actor and His Time.)

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20) By the time Cal was seven years old, he was lit up with a desire to know how things work. Sometimes that caused problems. When he dismantled the toaster to examine its innards, for instance, his parents reprimanded him. In a working-class family of 12 kids, losing a valued appliance caused a financial crunch. But Cal kept taking things apart to understand them better.

In time his research led him to develop a skill for putting things back together again, often in better shape than they were before he got a hold of them. As an adult, Cal creates interactive robots that perform in shows all over the world; he’s a master builder. I hope you’ll try a telescoped version of his story in the coming week, Taurus: disassembling stuff in order to ultimately make it work even better.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20) In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus advises his disciples to be “as shrewd as serpents and as innocent as doves” as they do their work in the world. (A different translation says “as wise as serpents and harmless as doves.”)

That’s the two-toned attitude I suggest you embody in the coming week, Gemini. Evaluate every situation with all the cunning at your disposal, but don’t act like a

scheming strategist. Rather, be open-hearted and humble, almost child-like in your willingness to see with fresh eyes. Mastering this combination will allow you to avoid the pitfalls and reap the blessings of the paradoxes you encounter.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22) A teacher at an all-girl Japanese elementary school decided her class would put on a performance of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. But when she selected a certain student to play Snow White, the parents of the other 24 kids went ballistic. Through a campaign of harassment, they bullied the teacher into changing the script so that there would be 25 Snow Whites, no dwarfs, and no wicked witch. In my opinion, that’s the wrong way to apply democratic principles. I’m more anti-hierarchical than anyone I know, and yet even I would draw the line at, say, no more than five Snow Whites.

Please be vigilant for the possibility that a similar misapplication of egalitarianism will take place in your personal sphere. Make sure there’s at least one dwarf.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22) Douglas Engelbart got the idea for the computer mouse in 1950 and actually invented it in 1964.

But it was slow to be recognized for the brilliant technology it was, and didn’t begin to reach a mass audience for another 20 years.

Luckily, he was persistent, never losing faith in his vision. I suspect you’re on the cusp of a comparable experience, Leo. One of your good ideas is either ahead of its time, or beyond the capacity of your cohorts to imagine. I’m sure you won’t have to wait as long as Engelbart did, but the fruition of your brainchild may take more time than you’d like. Let’s see how dogged and determined you can be.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Do you believe in invisible things?

No? You say you only trust information that comes to you through your five senses? Then what’s your position on radio waves, infrared light, electricity, and X-rays? Do you believe in them, even though

your senses have no contact with them whatsoever? It’s true that scientists have developed instruments that detect those invisible things. But what if there are other hidden forces and secret energies the scientists have yet to develop instruments to find? Let these thoughts be the starting point for your meditations in the coming week, Virgo. It’s prime time for you to recognize, engage with, and benefit from what has been concealed from you up until now.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Twenty years ago, I ran for city council in Santa Cruz, California.

As one of my campaign promises, I told voters I would regularly consult with the spirit of America’s third president, Thomas Jefferson, with whom I’d established a telepathic rapport. I fell a few hundred votes short of winning a council seat, but I kept my pledge anyway: I’ve been communing with Jefferson ever since. Last night I met with him in my dreams. I told him you’re in an astrological phase that’s favorable for seeking out new teachers and teachings, and I asked if he had any advice. He suggested that you do what I do: Have conversations, either in dreams or fantasies, with an historical figure you deeply respect.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) The most striking feature on the planet Jupiter is the Great Red Spot, a storm that resembles a giant unblinking eye. It has lasted over 300 years and is wider than the planet Earth. I invite you to regard it as your symbol of power in the coming weeks. Think of it whenever you’d like to use your eyes to see in bigger and better ways, or whenever you want to draw on the inspirational power of a beautiful storm, or whenever you’d like to transform some disturbance in your life into a longlived source of dazzling energy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

For over a decade, members of the worldwide Garden Gnome Liberation Front have been stealing garden gnomes from the yards of people’s homes and relocating

them into their natural home in the forests. While I admire their pranks, I can’t in good conscience advise you to join their ranks. Your instinct for freedom is exceptionally high these days, true, but it would be a shame to waste it on helping inanimate objects. Instead, please devote your tremendous emancipatory energies to practical causes and living beings.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

It’s clear to me that a part of you needs to come out of hiding. I’m not exactly sure what that means, though. Maybe there’s a talent you’ve buried that’s ready to emerge into the light. It could be that a question you’ve been trying to ignore is finally ripe to be asked.

Perhaps you’ve been stoically putting up with a tweaked situation that you really should rise up and transform. What do you think it is, Capricorn?

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) My favorite places on the Moon are the Sea of Clouds, Sea of Fertility, Sea of Ingenuity, and Sea of Nectar. They’re not actual bodies of water. The old astronomers who named them didn’t know they were actually dark plains formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. But the great thing about the moon is that it piques our imaginations and massages our dreams as much as it speaks to our rational minds. And I encourage you to take advantage of that power now. Here’s one possible way: Daydream a story about a heroic quest in which you acquire four magical boons, one each at the Sea of Clouds, Sea of Fertility, Sea of Ingenuity, and Sea of Nectar.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20) Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the UK, chose an unlikely context to propose marriage to his future wife: She was kneeling in front of the toilet wielding a scrub brush. I expect a comparable event in your near future, Pisces: An appealing invitation or big opening will come your way while you’re in a humble position. The only advice I have is to put down your scrub brush before responding.

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.

Abstinence Education

Hope House and Savannah State University are providing an after-school program for youth and young adults ages 12 to 29. Program activities last for about 2 hours every Wednesday at SSU. Transportation is provided. Snacks, field trips and supportive services are provided at no charge. 236-5310. Savannah State University, 3219 College St. 912-356-2181. www.savstate. edu/

Adult Painting, Drawing and Clay Classes

Ongoing beginner, intermediate and open studio classes are offered Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 6-8 p.m. or Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon. All levels welcome, with encouragement to expand your skills. Clay classes are $100 per 10-hour session plus $30 for clay and kiln usage. Painting and drawing classes are $85 per 10-hour session and a basic art supply fee, if needed. The instructor is Carolyne Graham, a sculptor, artist and certified art teacher. Call 925-7393 or 925-5465.

Adults and Kids Sewing Classes

Fabrika. 140 Abercorn is taking deposits for summer kids and adults sewing classes. Kids 10 and up can take “Intro to Sewing” workshops. Choices include making a tote bag, fabric crafts and quilting. Kids 12 and up can take an intermediate workshop on basic fashion design.

Adult workshops include into classes in making an A-line skirt, a sun hat or a halter dress. Visit FabrikaSavannah.com or call 236-1122. Private lessons are available.

Alpha and Omega Pre-K

Slots are available for this year’s free Pre-K program and enrollment is open for the 2008-2009 school year. Children 4 and 5 are being accepted.

Call 232-7505 or apply Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 4906 Pineland Drive next to Gould Elementary in Garden City.

Art, Music and Tutoring for the Inner Child Beginning piano and voice lessons are taught by Linda Luke, who also tutors students in reading.

Creative dance and a snack are included in the lessons, and special education students are welcome. Sculpture, painting and drawing are taught by Jerry Luke. Private and small group lessons are available and open to adults, teens and younger children. The lessons last an hour and the cost is $80 a month. The address is 5225 Skidaway Rd. Call 349-0521 or 843-496-0651 for info.

Art, Music, Piano and Voice Tutoring

for all age groups. Lessons are available now and through the summer months. Music teacher with a master’s degree, serious inquirites only.

961-7021 or 667-1056.

Beading Classes

Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced at Bead Dreamer Studio, 407A E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 920-6659. Bead Dreamer Studio, 407 A East Montgomery Crossroads. 912-920-6659. www.beaddreamer.com

Chess Clinic

will be presented Aug. 23 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

by International Master Andrew Martin at Holiday Inn Express, Highway 21 in Port Wentworth. $200. 563-271-6657, bob@thinkerspressinc.com or www.thinkerspress.com. Through Aug. 23.

Children’s Art Classes

for grades 1-5 offer basic art, clay and mixed media on Wednesdays from 4-5:30 p.m. Cost is $65 per 5 weeks, basics supplied. Teen Class meets Thursday 4-6 p.m. Cost is $75 per 5 weeks, most supplies furnished. Savannah Art and Clay Creations, contact carolynegraham@ aol.com or 925-7393.

City of Savannah Citizens’ Academy

An eight-session program that will immerse participants into the workings of the city government. Aug. 18-Sept. 18. $5 entrance fee.

Applications at www.savannahga.gov, at the City Hall front desk, or at any community center.

Through Aug. 18.

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

This ongoing course is held every month at the Effingham YMCA in Rincon. This seminar is the first standardized credit education program in the nation. Topics covered are the steps to improve your credit rating and raise your credit scores, budgeting, managing your 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. The fee is $99 per person or $169 per couple. Space is limited and registration is required in advance. Contact Carmen at 826-6263 or 484-1266.

Cultural Affairs Summer Art Camp

Registration for the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs Summer Art Camp will begin April 14. Nine camp sessions will be offered June 9 through Aug. 29 for children in painting, ceramics, metalwork, mixed media and performing arts. One-week full-day sessions cost $125 per child and two-week intensive sessions are $250. An introductory half-day camp for ages 4-6 costs $75. Visit www.savannahga. gov/arts or call 651-6783. Through Aug. 29.

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 921-4646 or 220-6570 to register. Fany’s Spanish/English Institute, 15 E. Montgomery Cross Rd.

Figure Sculpture in Clay Retreat

with sculptor Melisa Cadell in North Carolina Aug. 25-29. Cost $525. Judy Mooney, 443-9313 or judymooney@bellsouth.net. Through Aug. 20.

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.

Garbage, Goo, Recycling and YOU

The Chatham County Department of Public Works is sponsoring this show by the Puppet People, which will tour elementary schools to teach students the importance of learning to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. For bookings, call 355-3366.

Housing Authority of Savannah Classes

Free classes will be offered at the Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. Some classes are on-going. Adult Literacy is offered every Monday and Wednesday from 4-6 p.m.

Homework Help is offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 3-4:30 p.m. The Community Computer Lab is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. GED/adult literacy education is being offered Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon or 1-4 p.m.

Human Resource Management for Executives

will be presented April 29, July 24 and Oct. 24 from 6:30-8 pm at Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett St. 652-3582 or 2360631. Through Oct. 24.

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

closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. www.oatlandisland.org. Oatland Island Education Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. 912898-3980. www.oatlandisland.org/

P.R.I.D.E.

A two-hour course to help parents and teens 14-16 learn what they need to do during the supervised practice driving time to obtain a Georgia license. Aug. 14 and Oct. 16 at 6:15 p.m. at the Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens. 652-6650.

Through Oct. 16.

Perfecting the Arts Academy Summer Institute

Presented by Chatham Savannah Youth Futures Authority June 23-Aug. 22 at St. Pius X Family Resource Center, 705 E. Anderson St. A summer series of enrichment classes for ages 4-16 that includes: Music Theory, African American Music, Piano, Dance, Arts and Crafts, Basketball, Theatre, Chess, Spoken Word, Poetry and Computer Technology. Free and Open to the Public. 6516815 | www.youthfutures.com Through Aug. 22.

Personal Money Management

BOAN Consults, LLC sponsors monthly workshops. Call 398-8148 or email info@boanconsults.com. BOAN Consults, LLC sponsors monthly workshops. Call 398-8148 or email info@boanconsults.com.

Pesticide School

will be held Aug. 18 and 25 at the Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens, $20. Pre-registration is required. 921-5460. Through Aug. 18.

Private Kung Fu Classes

offered at the Temple of Martial Arts, Savannah’s only Wing Chun and Tai Chi Kung Fu School.

One-on-one classes are designed to equip you with self-defense skills. SiFu Michael, 429-9241 or www.youtube.com at “Kung Fu in Savannah.”

Through Sept. 11.

Lifeguard Course

Lunch and Learn Series: Painting and Drawing

Classes in Raku, brush work, relief work, surface decoration, figurative and more in clay with individual attention are offered 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.

will begin Sept. 11 at the Botanical Gardens, 1388 Eisenhower Dr. $50 for six weeks. Classes on Thursdays, noon to 2 p.m. Call Helen Marshall at 658-3209 or the gardens at 355-3883.

Through Sept. 11.

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.,

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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.

will be offered Aug. 11, 12 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee is $150, or with CCAC employment, $100. Through Aug. 13. Chatham County Aquatic Center, 7240 Sallie Mood Drive. 912-652-6793. www.chathamcounty.org/pwps_aquatic.html

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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.

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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.

Space by the Hour, Day, or Week

Two private 12’ X 12’ spaces available on Tybee for practitioners who require a tranquil setting.

Space includes closet,& shared restroom, waiting area & porch. $15/hr, $50/day, $175/wk.

786-6063.

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. 912-234-0525. 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.

Teen Art & Clay Classes

Explore a variety of materials in this class specifically designed for teenage art students, taught by former middle school art teacher Carolyne Graham Thursdays from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

The cost is $75 for 5 weeks of instruction. Call 925-7393 or 925-5465.

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Youth Art & Clay Classes

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

Clubs & Organizations

is a course offered twice a month atthe Small Business Assistance Center, 111 E. Liberty St. $50 in advance or $60 at the door. 651-3200, www.savannahabdc.org. 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

Work from a live model. Open to artists with some experience - no instruction offered. $60 a month. Judy Mooney. 443-9313 or judymooney@ bellsouth.net. Cardinal Rep, 703D Louisville Rd. 912-232-6080. www.savannahactorstheatre.org

West Broad Street YMCA Summer Day Camp 2008

will be held June 16-Aug. 22 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for children ages 215. $40 registration fee, plus $55-$85 per week per child. Deborah Enoch, 233-1951. Through Aug. 15.

Held Tuesdays from 4-5:30 p.m. The cost is $65 per 5 weeks of instruction. Call Carolyne Graham at 925-7393 or 925-5465.

AASU Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

This is an official student club of Armstrong Atlantic State University that accepts non-students 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 2208129, send e-mail to lightmagus@yahoo.com or mccauln1981@hotmail.com. or visit http://aasuscifi.proboards105.com/index.cgi.

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

offers aerospace education porgrams and activities for adults and teens ages 12-18. Meets every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the Savannah Flying Tiger Composite Squadron behind SITEL in the former Savannah Airport Terminal Building Complex 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. 912-3558111. 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. 912-447-5555.

Creative Coast Alliance Ambassadors

meet Tuesday mornings at Cafe Ambrosia, corner of Abercorn and Broughton. Jamie Wolf, jwolf@thecreativecoast.org.

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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. 912-354-9040.

Historic Savannah Chapter of ABWA

meets the second Thursday of every month from 6-7:30 p.m. at Tubby’s Restaurant. The cost is the price of the meal. RSVP to 660-8257. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 912354-9040.

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. 912-233-9277.

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.

Moon River Chorus

is a ladies’ barbershop chorus. Rehearsals are Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. in the social hall of Whitefield United Methodist Church, corner of 55th Street and Waters Avenue. Visitors are welcome. Call Sylvia at 927-2651 or sylviapf@ aol.com.

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 898-8316 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.

Old Time Radio Researcher’s Group

is aninternational fan and research group devoted to preserving and distributing old-time radio broadcasts from 1926 to 1962. Send e-mail to Jim Beshires at beshiresjim@yahoo.com or visit www.otrr.org.

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 407-443-1571 or ktina697@hotmail. com.

PURE: Photographers Using Real 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.

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Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at Books-A-Million 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. 921-925-8112. 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. 912354-9040.

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 $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.

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1 It may be fatal 5 Disease contracted by Seal at an early age 10 Brand that pops up frequently in crosswords?

14 Sitar master Shankar 15 ___ ear and out the other 16 Get ready for surgery 17 Couturier Cassini 18 British pottery manufacturer known for bone china 19 City that represents a county 20 Helgenberger of “China Beach” 21 Less polluted 22 Rowboat need 23 ___-country (Drive-By Truckers’ genre) 25 “Damn, it’s cold out!”

26 “Ty Murray’s Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge” network 27 The Hulk’s catalyst 29 Food vendor’s requirement (abbr.)

30 Resource 33 Last name in riding lawnmowers 34 “___ bin ein Berliner” (famous JFK quote) 35 Desert landscape features 36 Spicy spread 37 ___ Na Na (group that preceded Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock) 38 It’s said coming and going 39 Kiddie lit web spinner who gets a B?* 42 Fashion line?

43 Cartoonist who created Tintin 44 Insignia on Cardinals caps 45 Hathor or Hera, e.g.

47 Got some better pictures 51 John’s 2008 adversary 56 Gave high honors 58 “Out of Africa” author Isak 59 Element taken in supplements 60 Flea market event 61 Sets up tents 62 Brand with the discontinued flavor Grape Watermelon

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3 Singer Cocker who gets a C?* 4 Leeway 5 Cindy Brady’s impediment 6 Like private phone numbers 7 Billionaire Branson who gets an F?* 8 Price at a dime a dozen, perhaps?

9 Fortune teller 10 They’re added to foot baths 11 “Dilbert” cartoonist Adams who gets an A?* 12 Equipment 13 Makes a decision 24 Hot concept 26 Chocolate necessity 27 Sum up 28 It comes straight from the horse’s mouth 31 Fred’s wife, on “I Love Lucy” 32 ___ Maria (coffee liqueur) 40 Get all emotional and teary-eyed 41 Part of GLAAD 45 Fade out, like a light 46 “We ___ song of sorrow...” (lyric from Saves the Day’s “What Went Wrong”) 47 Beat too fast, like a heart 48 McGregor who will appear in “Angels & Demons” in 2009 49 Mineral that’s the softest on the Mohs scale 50 Killer whale 52 Bodily system that includes the lungs: abbr.

53 Acronym that sometimes means “right now” 54 Word after blood or fuel 55 Place to play horsey 57 Dungeons & Dragons game runners, for short 58 Visions that may require rehab

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for young professionals ages 21 to 39 is a Junior Chamber of Commerce that focuses on friendship, career development and community involvement. Meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is included and there is no charge for guests. Call 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 Mustang Club

meets the third Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at J.C. Lewis Ford, 9505 Abercorn St. An open cruisein is held the third Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Kroger/Krystal across from the Savannah Mall on Abercorn Ext. Kenneth Brabham, 772-8362 or Leonard Kantziper at 354-1826.

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 the stares.

Contact Travis at pittsillustration@gmail.com or myspace.com/travispitts.

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 7:30-8:30 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. 912350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Savannah Wine Lovers

A sometimes formal group that also sometimes just gets together to drink wine. Visit http://groups.google.com/group/savannahwine-lovers.

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/

Society for American Baseball Research

is an international fan and research group devoted to the great game of baseball. Persons interested in starting a chapter here should e-mail Jim Casey at bigtrain45@gmail.com.

For information about the organization, visit www.SABR.org.

Southern Wings

is the local chapter of Women in Aviation International. It is open to men and women in the region who are interested in supporting women in aviation. Regular meetings are held once a month and new members are welcome. Visit http://southernwingswai.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 2343336. Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St. 912-234-3336. www.caninepalacesavannah. com

Stitch-N’s

Knitting, spinning and crocheting Monday and Tuesday from 5-8pm and occasional Sunday 2-4pm at wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty. Jennifer Harey, 238-0514.

Sweet Adeline Chorus

rehearses weekly on Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. in St. Joseph’s Hopsital’s meeting rooms.

Contact vicky.mckinley1@comcast.net. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd. 912819-4100. 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.GUTSHOTGA.com for details.

The Armstrong Center

The Armstrong Center is available for meetings, seminars, workshops or social events.

Classrooms, meeting space, auditorium and 6000-square-foot ballroom. 344-2951.

Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. 912-927-5277. about.armstrong. edu/Maps/index.html

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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.

Theremin/Electronic Music Enthusiasts

A club for enthusiasts of electronic music and instruments, including the theremin, synths, Mooger Foogers, jam sessions, playing techniques, compositions, gigs, etc. Philip Neidlinger, theremin@neidlinger.us.

TriUnity Opportunity Meeting

meets the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7 p.m. at the Best Western at I-95 and 204. Learn how to start a business 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. 912233-9277.

Young Professionals of Savannah

offers access for young professionals to be active members within the local business, commercial and civic community. AfterHours networking held monthly, plus annual and charity events. $40 per year. www.ypsav.net.

Dance Ballroom Dance Party

Saturday, Aug. 16. Basic lesson in the Cha Cha begins at 7 p.m. Social dance from 8-10:30 p.m. $12. Beginners and singles welcome. 655-4985 or 961-9960. Through Aug. 16. Frank G. Murray Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd.

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 e-mail 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 Steppin’ Lessons

Every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. Also learn new line dances. Contact Tunya Coleman at 6316700.

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/

Home Cookin’ Cloggers

meet every Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Nassau Woods Recreation Building on Dean Forest Road. No beginner classes are being held at this time, however help will be available for those interested in learning. Call Claudia Collier at 748-0731.

Islands Dance Academy

Summer class schedule includes Zoomba Fitness, Beginner Adult Ballet, Intermediate Adult Ballet, Beginner Adult Tap and Beginner/Intermediate Hip Hop. Children’s fall classes will begin Sept. 8. 115 Charlotte Rd., 897-2100.

Through Aug. 31.

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.

Pole Dancing Class

POLE DANCING...for exercise. Learn dance moves and spins while working your abs, tone your legs and arms,a total body workout. Ladies Only! The only thing that comes of is your shoes.

Classes begin Friday February 15th from 7:30 to 9:30. Space is limited call in advance to make your reservation $70 per month or $22 per class.

Please call for further details 912-398-4776 or email fitnessconnection1@yahoo.com

Savannah Shag Club

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

Youth Dance Program

world, jeweled bindis to stick on your forehad and an assistant to make sure everyone gets personal attention. Held Sundays at 4 p.m., cost is $20 per class. Call 660-7399 for location.

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. 912-2331951.

Cardiorespiratory Endurence Training

will be offered by Chatham County Park Services for persons 18 and up at Tom Triplett Park on Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30 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. 912652-6780.

Fitness 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 355-3011 for an appointment. The school is located at 6413B Waters Ave. www.ssomt.com.

Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc, 6413 Waters Avenue. 912-355-3011. www.ssomt.com/

Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes

are offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 819-6463.

Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Acupuncture for Health

is available Monday thru Saturday at Hidden Well Acupuncture Center downtown. Traditional Chinese medical consultations and treatments are available with Fawn Smiley and Nicole Coughlin Ware. 233-9123, www.hiddenwellacupuncturecenter.com or hiddenwellacupuncture@ gmail.com.

Belly Dance for Fitness

Every Monday 5-6pm beginning Aug. 25 and ending Oct. 6. Focuses on aerobic workout for all ages and skill levels. $12 per class or $80 upfront for all eight. Nicole Edge, kleokatt@gmail. com or 596-0889. Through Oct. 6.

Belly Dancing for Fun and Fitness

A workout and a party, each class is an event.

Provided are big colorful veils, jangling coin hip scarves, jingly rattling bracelets, exotic music from India, Turkey, Morocco and around the

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-A-Life. 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.

Fit Lunch

FIT LUNCH - Join us for a 30 to 40 Minute workout on your lunch hour. Classes offered Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10:45am until 2:00pm

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. 912-352-7100.

Tangroove Performance Dance Classes

are held weekly in Pooler and Rincon. No dance experience required. Three age groups: 6-10, 11-15 and 16 and up. Classes are for girls and women of all ages and shapes and implement Lain dances such as Salsa, Mambo and Tango. Each class is 90 minutes. The cost is $40 per month. Classes start in August and the enrollment deadline is July 31. Carmen, 826-6263 or calexe@comcast.net.

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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.

is accepting registration for fall classes in tap, ballet, lyrical, acrobatics, jazz and hip-hop 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.

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by Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio. Classes are organized and led by 2 Certified Personal Trainers and will utilize a variety of training techniques which may include strength training, interval and cardio as well as core, balance and flexibility. Advanced booking required. Please call for further details 912-398-4776 or 912-224-9667. www. bodybalance.com.

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

Kidz Fitness

an ongoing aerobic fitness class for children 6-13 with weight concerns. Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-5:45 p.m. at the Candler Hospital Wellness Center. Children must be members of the Candler Wellness Center.

819-8800. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

Kung Fu

The Temple of Martial Arts is a Kung Fu school where men and women of all levels of martial arts experience come together to learn the art of Wing Chun and Tai Chi. SiFu Michael, 429-9241. Through Sept. 11.

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. AfricanAmerican Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912-447-6605. www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm

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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.

Outdoor Fitness Bootcamp

Now offering evening classes. Classes meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Forsyth Park. Morning classes begin at 6 a.m. and evening classes begin at 5:30 p.m. The first class is free. Visit www.structurefitness.net or call Jennifer at 224-0406. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. 912-233-6800.

Overcoming by Faith Ministries Aerobics and Exercise Classes

Free classes are offered every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. at 9700 Middleground Rd. in Savannah. All classes are open to the public. For more information, call 927-8601.

Pilates Classes

are offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 6-7 p.m. at the St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing. Pre-register by calling 8196463. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

Reiki Treatments

Reiki master Dante Santiago is trained in Usui Reiki Ryoho. Fifty-minute sessions are $60 and 50-minute in-studio sessions are $45.

Call 660-1863 for times and appointments.

Rolf Method Bodywork

for posture, chronic pain and alignment of body/mind/spirit. Jeannie Kelley, LMT, certified advanced Rolf practitioner. www. islandsomatherapy.com, 843-422-2900.

$25 per month includes entry into all the Center for WellBeing classes. Pre-register in Suite 120 in the Candler Heart & Lung building. 819-6463. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Savannah Yoga Center

are held Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Infants must be 6 weeks to 6 months, pre-crawling. The cost is $13 per class. Multiclass 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/

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.

Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes

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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/

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St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Wellbeing offers classes Mondays and Fridays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:306:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 819-6463.

Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Tai Chi Relaxation Class

Ancient Chinese exercises that were specifically developed to heal body, mind and spirit together.

Held Saturdays from 3-4:30 p.m. at The Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Rd. Call 898-0351. is held Sundays from 3-4:30 p.m. at The Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Rd., Whitemarsh Center. 898-0361 or www.thesavannahyogaroomm.com.

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/

Tybee Island Sunrise Boot Camp

is held Monday – Friday from 6-7am. Park at North Beach parking lot and go over first crossover. Bring a mat. Three days of strength training and two days of cardio. Vicki Lyn, 596-3009. No prices at this time, but contributions accepted.

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. 912-2322994. 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/

Zumba Fitness

Classes are being held every week in the Pooler and Rincon areas. Zumba is a fusion of Latin and international music, dance themes that create a dynamic, exciting and effective fitness system.

No dance partner is required. Participants of all ages and shapes are encouraged to attend. The cost is $7 per class. For location and info, contact Carmen at 484-1266 or calexe@comcast.net.

Gay & Lesbian First City Network Board Meeting

Meets the first Monday at 6:30 p.m. at FCN’s office, 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. 236-CITY or www.firstcitynetwork.org. First City Network, 307 E Harris St. 912-236-CITY. www.firstcitynetwork.net/

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.net/

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. 912236-CITY. www.firstcitynetwork.net/

What Makes A Family

is a children’s therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Groups range in age from 10 to 18 and are held twice a month. Call 352-2611.

Nature and Environment Dolphin Project of Georgia

Boat owners, photographers and other volunteers are needed to help conduct scientific research which will take place one weekend during the months of January, April, July and October. Must be at least 18 years old. Call 2326572 or visit www.TheDolphinProject.org.

Take a walk on the wild side

at the Oatland Island Education Center. The “Native Animal Nature Trail” features a variety of live animals and landscapes and winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland and salt marsh habitats. Located 5 miles east of downtown off the Islands Expressway. M-F:9 a.m.-4 p.m. and most Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is $3 per person for everyone over 4. 898-3980 or visit www.oatlandisland.org.

Oatland Island Education Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. 912-898-3980. www.oatlandisland.org/

Tree Planting Sites Needed

The Savannah Tree Foundation is seeking input from residents of Chatham County in identifying future tree planting sites in Savannah and throughout the county. Residents wishing to have canopy trees planted on public, non-profit or goverhment-owned land within the physical boundaries of Chatham County can mail site suggestions to: Patrick Grant, Project Director, The Savannah Tree Foundation, 3025 Bull St., Savannah, 31405. Suggestions also can be phoned in at 233-8733, faxed at 233-8799 or emailed at info@savannahtreefoundation.com.

Readings & Signings Barnes & Noble Events

Events for August: Aug. 1 @ 7 pm - midnight release party for Stephenie Meyer’s “Breaking Dawn.” Aug. 2 @ 2-4pm Dr. Bryant Welch will sign “State of Confusion.” Aug. 6 @ 10am storytime with “Madam President” by Lane Smith.

Aug. 9 @ 10-11am American Girl Tea Party for ages 5-12. Aug. 13 @ 10am storytime with “The Way Back Home” by Oliver Jeffers. Aug. 16 @ 2-4pm author Doug Paul will sign “Sidhe.” Aug. 17 @ 2-4pm author Safiyyah Hines will sign “Day Dreams and Reality.” Aug. 20 @ 10am storytime with “Bertie at Bedtime” by Marcus Pfister.

Aug. 23 @ 2-4pm author Debbie Zep will sign “Svannah: A Photographic Portrait.” Aug. 24 @ 2-4 p.m. author Pamela Mueller will sign “Aloha Crossing.” Aug. 27 @ 10am storytime with “Here Comes the Crocodile” by Kathryn White. Through Aug. 27. Barnes & Noble, 7804 Abercorn Street.

Carnegie Branch Library on Henry and E. Broad streets; and Sept. 19 from noon to 1 p.m. at Ex Libris on MLK. Through Sept. 15.

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. 232-5488 or 652-3660. Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E Bay St. 912-232-5488. www. liveoakpl.org/

Religious & Spiritual 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. 912-3547038. www.oglethorpemall.com/

Dream Circle

This formulated technique for sorting out dreams is easy, meaningful and fun and can be taught in five minutes. It will be held monthly at Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St., entrance on Macon Street. To register, e-mail adultenrichment@uusavannah.org of call 234-0980. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www. uusavannah.org

DrUUming Circle

is held the first and third Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah on Troup Square at Habersham and Macon streets.

Drummers, dancers and the drum-curious are welcome. Call 234-0980 or visit uusavannah.org.

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

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.

Meditators Unite!

Beginner and advanced meditators unite to practice meditation and discuss spirituality, metaphysics, holistic approach to healing, Reiki, energy work. Call 247-4264 or visit see_the_light@ellenfarrell.com or read more at http://meditation.meetup.com/490.

Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

Midweek Bible Study

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Music Ministry for Children & Youth

meets the last Sunday at 4 p.m. at the AfricanAmerican 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

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. 912-352-4400. www.montgomerypresbyterian.com/

The artist will sign copies of his book, “ELEMENTAL: The Power of Illustrated Love” Aug. 23, 24 and 30 from 1:30-3 p.. at the Jepson Center for the Arts; Sept. 15 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the

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. 912-925-5924. www.wbumc.org/

New Life Fellowship Vacation Bible School Children in grades 1-6 can attend VBS Jungle Jaunt Aug. 10-14 from 6-8:30pm at New Life Fellowship, 12915 White Bluff Rd. Crafts, music, refreshments, stories . Through Aug. 14.

Nicodemus by Night

An open forum is held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at 223 E. Gwinnett St.

Overcoming by Faith Ministries

Services in Savannah are held on Saturdays at 6 p.m. Sundays at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at 9700 Middleground Rd. In Rincon, services are held Sundays at 1:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at The Banquet Room, 135 Goshen Rd. Call 927-8601 or visit overcomingbyfaith.org.

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. www.trinitychurch1848.org/

Recruiting Church Launch Team

If you are interested in becoming part of an innovative multi-cultural church startup in West Chatham, contact Steve at 748-6439 or see www. ekklesiasavannah.org. .

Savannah Buddhist Sitting Group

meets Sundays from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, on Habersham Street at East Harris and East Macon Streets, on Troup Square. Please arrive and be seated no later than 8:55 a.m. Sitting and walking meditation and Dharma talk or reading.

All practices are welcome. Newcomers should contact Cindy Beach, lay ordained Soto Zen Buddhist, at 429-7265. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St.

Soka Gakkai of America (SGI-USA)

SGI-USA is an American Buddhist movement for world peace that practices Nichiren Buddhism by chanting NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO. For information, call SGI-USA at 232-9121.

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 233-6284 or 786-6075, e-mail UUBC2@aol.com. Celebrating diversity. Working for justice.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

Liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith.

On Sunday, Aug. 17, Mary Ann Mueller and John Iaderosa will speak from the topic “Our Whole Lives” about sexuality. 11 am, Troup Square Sanctuary. 234-0980, admin@uusavannah.org or www.uusavannah.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-2340980. www.uusavannah.org

Unitarian Universalist Men’s Group

An opportunity to meet with men and as a group explore men’s spirituality while offering social support in a safe atmosphere. Meets weekly to discuss a predetermined topic. Also plans outside activities or participates in activities as a group. Refreshments or dinner is served at each meeting. Visit http://men.meetup.com/46/ or contact Mike Freeman at 441-0328 or Dicky Trotter at 665-4488.

Unity of Savannah

A church of unconditional love and acceptance.

Sunday service is at 11 a.m. Youth church and childcare also are at 11 a.m. 2320 Sunset Blvd.

Call 355-4704 or visit www.unityofsavannah.org.

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EmploymEnt WantEd 605 Electronic Service Tech Required to install & troubleshoot wiring, cable, components & low-voltage electronics.

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898-0078 Land/Lots for saLe 840 49acres for sale Land is in Jesup Ga, the city will run water to property for subdivision. It is minutes from town. Possible owner financing. Or looking for invester to develop. call Mike @ (912)844-4691

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505 Lucian Court Southside. Renovated, 3BR, 2BA, living room, kitchen/breakfast, den, large deck, outside storage. $124,900, with new loan $3,750 Down.

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416 Woodcliff Drive Edgewater Park .

Renovated brick home, 3BR, 2BA, living room w/fire place, eat-in kitchen, den, fenced yard. $134,900 with new loan. $4,050 Down, total payments $1,050/mo. (approx.)

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1412 E. 56th St. Renovated, 3BR, 1BA, living room, eat-in kitchen, den, large fenced yard, carport. $895 + deposit $885.

2248 Utah St. Renovated, 3BR, 1BA, living room w/fireplace, large kitchen, sep. dining room, utility room, fenced yard. $850 + deposit $840.

2250 Utah St. Renovated 3BR, 1BA, living room, eat-in kitchen, utility room, fenced yard. $785 + deposit $775.

109 Zipperer Dr. 3BR, 2BA, LR, eat-in kitchen, large fenced yard. $775 + deposit $765.

1202 E. 32nd St. 3BR, 1BA, LR/DR, inside laundry. $750 + deposit $740.

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Thunderbolt 2BR/1BA, large family room in back. Across from ball park. $800/Rent, $800/Deposit.

19 English Saddle Court 3BR/2BA, includes refrigerator, stove, dishwasher & garbage disposal, new paint & new carpet, single car garage, fenced yard.

No pets, no smoking. $ 1 0 0 0 / R e n t , $1000/Deposit.

Whitemarsh: 201 Blue Heron 3BR/2BA, LR, DR, den, family room, fenced backyard. No smoking, no pets. $ 1 3 5 0 / R e n t , $1350/Deposit.

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Homes For Rent *2 B edroom/1 Bath, 1319 E. 56th St. $650.00 *3 B edroom/1 Bath, 410 Delores Avenue $850.00 *4 Bedroom/1 Bath, 13 Hibiscus Avenue $865.00 912-507-7934 or 912-927-2853 Townhomes/ condos for renT 860 Executive Condo for rent in Historic Savannah.

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Town Home: 824 Tibet Ave. 2BR, 2 ½ BA, W/D connections, separate LR, eat-in kitchen, side by side refrigerato r / f re e ze r, p r i v a c y fenced patio, outside storage, off-street parking. $825/mo plus deposit. 912-596-7551.

ApArtments for rent 865 127 Edgewater Rd. 2Bd/2Ba Condo Style Apt. Washer Dr yer Connec tions, Fully Equipped Kitchen,Rear Porch Stora g e C l o s et$825mo+$400 Dep. Call 912-354-4011

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1301 E 66th St. 2Bd/2Ba Washer Dryer Connections, Fully equipped K itchen, Rear Porch, Storage Closet $700mo+$400 D e p .

C a l l 912-354-4011

Duplex 1304 E 67th 2Bd/1Ba Large Fully Equipped Kitchen, Rear Storage, Washer Dr yer Conn e c t i o n s $700mo+$400 Dep. Call 912-354-4011 912-354-4011 2BR/1BA Apt. CAROLINE DRIVE New carpet, new paint, all electric. $625/month. Call 655-4303.

2br apartment $220 wk, studio apartment $170 wk all utilities included+cable call 912-220-3828 2BR Apartment in Pooler. Furnished or Unfurn i s h e d. H a s a l l t h e a m e n i t i e s. C l o s e to Home Depot and Walmar t. $950/mo. Call 912-308-9330.

3 BR, 2 BA 1,700 sq.ft. Starland District. AC, dw, w/d hookup, offst. pkg. 40th and Drayton. No smoking, pets OK with dep.

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3 B R A PA R T M E N T , Downtown. Security system, off-street parking. hardwood floors, crown molding, high ceilings, washer/dryer. $975/month. Call 912-341-5477.

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Very nice 1BR, Kitchen, Bath, fridge, stove and all utilities included, private entrance $600/mo 925-4728.

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WHITAKER ST. 1BR, Large rooms, Hardwood floors, Off-street parking. Nice area near park, furnished kitchen, A/C. $575/month plus deposit.

ISLE OF HOPE AREA. 2BR house trailer, large yard, A/C, furnished kitchen. Nice neighborhood. $625/month plus deposit.

$950/mo+dep $300 Avail. Late July 912-352-9359/912-9964106.

Call 912-691-2368

DAVIS RENTALS 1301 E. 66TH STREET 2 b e d ro o m , 2 b at h , $695/month 1812 N. AVALON DRIVE 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, $695/month 211 EDGEWATER ROAD 2 bedroom, 2 bath, Gated $850/month 127 EDGEWATER ROAD 2 bedroom, 2 bath $795/month 11515 WHITE BLUFF RD. 1 bedroom, 1 bath $575/month 310 E. Montgomery XRoads 912-354-4011 www.ConneCtsavannah.Com online listings and Content

FURNISHED EFFICIENCY Apt. Great for retired person or single mature adult. Utilities included.

No pets, no smoking. $200/week, $200/dep.

Call 912-236-1952.

GREAT LOCATION! COLONY PARK CONDO 2 BR, 2 B, W/D, Furnished Kitchen, Pool, 1 Y R .

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Historic District. Approx 2000 s.f. Large 2nd floor apt. Unfurnished, Can accommodate 4 roomies! Washer/Dr yer, Hardwoodfloors. $500/week. Includes Utilities.

Call:912-234-2595 Available:9-1-08 WHEELER STREET Brick duplex 2 bedroom , furnished kitchen, washer, dryer connections, central heat/air. No pets $625mo.

Call 912-661-48114 duplexes for rent 870 2 bedroom, 1 bath duplex for rent on Wilmington Island. $735/month+ $36 water. Call 912-897-6722. Sale Price $239,000 2BR $475/mo plus deposit 3BR possible$625, 4BR $650/mo plus deposit, Studio Apartment $275/mo plus Deposit, all total electric HAVC washer and dry connection, except for Studio, all are Newly Renovated, located on 2211 Florence St. 912-398-8797 or 912-247-3989. Section 8.

Mobile HoMes For rent 875 3-B edroom, 2-Bathroom, Double Wide on private lot. 349 Sylvania Rd. $700/mo, $500 deposit. No smoking, No p e t s .

C a l l 912-312-1594.

912-312-3394 MOBILE HOMES: Available for rent. Located in mobile home park.

Star ting at $450 per month and up.

912-658-4462 or 925-1831.

Room FoR Rent 895 P R I VAT E F U R N I S H E D ROOM available. Located in midtown Savannah.

Micro kitchen, all utilities, internet, phone, cable. $140/week or $504/mo.

Call 912-231-9464.

ROOMS AND UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS for RENT at Waters and Anderson St. (1024 Anderson) Call 912-944-0105 ROOMS FOR RENT $85 to $115 per week.

East side, on busline.

Clean, central heat/air, appliances. No deposit.

912-398-3241.

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1999 Chevy S-10 extended Cab. New tires, and rims. Very clean! $3250. 912-398-1103, or 912-631-6166 E xce l l e nt Co n d i t i o n 1999 Chevy Silverado 1 5 0 0 L S w / Le at h e r, Pewter- One OwnerSelling Due to Illness. $10,000 OBO. 44K P/S, P/W, AM/FM, Cass./Cd, Tool Box, Bed Liner, Side Rails, Tow Pkg. Call 912-398-5893

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