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I jam, therefore I am Savannah’s Bobby Lee Rodgers plays a New Year’s Eve blowout, complete with new band. Local faves WormsLeow open.

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PlayDate Savannah brings adults together for clean, old-fashioned fun and games | 9

Remembering the Fab Four’s White Album — actually not its real name

The Davenport House and Springfield Plantation offer unique living history events

A whole slew of new holiday releases, including Benjamin Button | 28

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Wednesday Skatefest

What: Real ice skating.

Each session lasts one and one-half hour.

When: Wed. Dec. 24, 10 a.m., 12 & 2 p.m., Fri. Dec. 26, 10 a.m., 12, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 p.m., Sat. Dec. 27, 10 a.m., 12, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 p.m., Sun. Dec. 28, 2, 4, 6 & 8 p.m., Mon. Dec. 29, 10 a.m., 12, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 p.m., Tue., Dec. 30, 10 a.m., 12, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 p.m. and Wed. Dec. 31, 10 a.m., 12, 2, 4 & 6 p.m.

Where: Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Avenue.

Cost: $7 Info: savannahcivic.com

The Market at Trustees Garden What: The market will be

open as usual for both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. When: Wed. Dec. 24, 4-7 p.m., Wed. Dec. 31, 4-7 p.m. and Wed. Jan. 7, 4-7 p.m.

Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St. Cost: Free Info: trusteesmarket.com

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Jazz Yule Love

What: The Coastal Jazz

Association will present its annual Christmas concert with trombonist Teddy Adams and regional All-Stars.

When: Thu., Dec. 25, 5 p.m.

Where: Four Points by Sheraton Historic Savannah, 520 West Bryan St. Cost:$15 in advance, $20 at

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Wednesday

New Year’s Eve Fireworks on River Street

Friday

Ring in the New Year, Savannah-style.

When: New Year’s Eve at midnight.

Where: River Street.

Cost: Free.

Info: www.riverstreetsavannah.com.

Holiday Evening Tours By Candlelight

What: The house museum

will be open for evening tours exploring holiday celebrations of the 1800s.

When: Fri. Dec. 26 through Tue. Dec. 30, 6-8:30 p.m.

Where: Davenport House, 324 East State St. Cost: Cost: Adults: $8 in advance and $10 at the door, Children 6-18: $5 in advance and $7 at the door.

Info: www.davenporthousemuseum.org

Savannah Theatre: The Beat Goes On

What: A stage musical that

covers all of the best songs from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.

Dec. 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 at 8pm. 233-7764, info@ savannahtheatre.com When: Fri. Dec. 26, 8 p.m., Sat. Dec. 27, 3 & 8 p.m., Sun. Dec. 28, 3 p.m., Mon. Dec. 29, 8 p.m. and Tue., Dec. 30, 8 p.m.

Where: Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull Street.

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

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PlayDate Savannah

What: This game night for

adults only is an alternative to the typical bar scene.

Play Uno, Scrabble, Connect Four, Spades, Poker

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Where: Hilton Garden Inn Savannah Midtown, 6711 Abercorn St. Cost: $10.

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Archie Jordan in Concert

What: Two-time Grammy

nominee will sing, play piano and guitar.

When: Sun. Dec. 28, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Montgomery Presbyterian Church, 10192 Ferguson Avenue.

Cost: Free.

Info: 352-4400

Ducks on Holiday

What: A naturalist helps you discover some of the 15 species of ducks that hang out in Georgia for the winter. Reservations required. Meet at Savannah National Wildlife Refuge.

When: Sun. Dec. 28, 2-4 p.m.

Where: Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive off S.C. 170.

Cost: $20 Info: 236-8115.

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Snakes Alive!

What: A Wilderness South-

east reptile specialist will show you how reptiles eat, sleep, meet a mate and protect their babies. Reservations requested.

When: Tue., Dec. 30, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Cost: $20, $10 for children under 12 with parent

When:

What: A drama presentation, “Will You Be Ready?,” will be performed.

When: Wed. Dec. 31, 8 p.m.12 a.m.

Where: Jonesvillle Baptist Church of the P.A.W., Inc., 5201 Montgomery St. Cost: Where: Jonesvillle Baptist Church of the P.A.W., Inc. Cost: Free Info: www.jbc-paw.org

Savannah Theatre: Rockin’ New Year’s Eve What: A performance and

party, all in one.

When: Wed. Dec. 31, 9 p.m.

Where: Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull Street.

Cost: Adults, $50; children 17 and under $25 Info: 233-7764. www. savannahtheatre.com

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New Year’s Eve Fireworks on Tybee

What: Bring in the New Year with a bang as fireworks are launched from the Tybee Pier at the stroke of midnight.

When: Thu., Jan. 1, 12 a.m.

Where: Tybee Pier Pavillion, Off HWY 80 at the end of Tybrisa St. Cost: Free Info: 786-5444. cs

New Year’s Celebration in City Market

Ring in the New Year with an outdoor street party with live music.

Wed. Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Where: City Market, Jefferson at West Saint Julian Street.

Cost: Free.

Info: 232.4903. www.savannahcitymarket.com What:

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A hunker-down Christmas It’s a strange holiday season. Friends getting laid off. Stores closing. Markets in downward spiral.

Rumors of devastating budget cuts for local schools. State parks preparing to shut down. Mental health facilities ready to turn patients out on the streets.

Driving a Saturn and wondering if there will be any GM parts available the next time you take it to the shop.

Wondering if 2009 can possibly be any worse than 2008, and getting a sinking feeling when you realize, oh yes. Yes it could.

The shootings are picking up. Gunfire again echoes in the night. Cops swarm my Parkside neighborhood nearly every day, searching for unknown shadowy figures. The police chopper seems to be in semipermanent hover mode above my house.

There’s even the south Georgia equivalent of wolves at the door: Wild boars roaming the

backyards of Georgetown.

The actuality and the symbolism of it all are working together in terrible synchronicity: It seems the Great Unraveling has come at last.

If nothing else, a good time to welcome the birth of a savior.

In a related but far less hyperbolic development, FM 91’s Orlando Montoya produced an interesting series of reports about the ailing state of the local media for the show “Georgia

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We were mentioned prominently and largely positively in the pieces, as was our owner, Charles H. Morris. Not so positive was the outlook for the “other” Morris company, the competing and unaffiliated firm bearing a similar name which runs the Savannah Morning News, a paper now verging on bankruptcy.

While Connect Savannah is that rarity of rarities — a profitable paper during a time of almost universal red ink in our industry — there are no guarantees for the year ahead.

We’re able to do what we do chiefly because of the goodwill we’ve built among the community at large and among the advertisers who value our product and the audience it brings.

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‘Fear not’ Editor, Welcome, Christmas. Thank God you’re here again. Now, more than ever we need your unique healing power.

Chaos and confusion grip our bruised, divided and hurting world. Fear and hate continue to fuel violence, terrorism and war.

Pandemic greed and lust for money and power have devastated our economy, plunging more and more of us into destitution and disenfranchisement. Corruption, fraud and deceit spread like wildfire.

Perhaps it’s time to turn our outward gaze inward: perhaps we’ve had the answers within us all along, but have failed to see.

Maybe we haven’t understood the complete message of the most famously celebrated event in history.

Maybe we should look again at the Christmas story, this time using focused, spiritual interpretation, with childlike open-mindedness.

Jesus was born to a plain, simple family in a stable. The stable is symbolic of our current state of mind with our feelings of unworthiness. It symbolizes the Christ that is born into any one of us the very moment we put God first in

our lives. That is when Christ is born, when we finally surrender tenderly and completely to the will of God -- and God alone.

In the tradition of the Advent, there are always a donkey, ox and lamb in the stable. These represent three aspects of our human nature.

The donkey represents our stubborn minds; the ox stands for our physical bodies and desires and the lamb represents the spirit. The Christ is born and unites all three.

The shepherds were also simple, humble and very spiritual people, with a keen inner knowledge of God. They instinctively felt that something profoundly important was occurring.

An angel appeared to them, and at first they were afraid. So the angel said, “Fear not.”

This is one of the most important texts in the entire Bible, and a powerful two-word prayer for living fully and gloriously in each moment.

The shepherds got their inspiration, they accepted the message, and they went and found the Christ Child. The one and only thing that really matters in our lives from our birth to our death, is for us to find the Christ Child.

We must find Him for ourselves, in our own unique ways,

and always in a stable.

We should let the Child grow up within us and turn our lives into a shining palace.

Christmas symbolizes the incarnation of God in man.

Jesus came to teach humility, compassion and pure, unconditional love of oneself and of one another. To Him, divine love was always absolutely supreme. No other human being has ever loved his fellow man as Jesus did.

The Christmas story did not end over 2000 years ago; it is still occuring today and God means it for all of us. Yes, Jesus taught that there must be a Christ Child born to every soul. When this comes to pass, all fear hatred and war can finally cease, and love, compassion, and peace on Earth can reign forever.

Kevin L. Clark

Capt. Sandy, R.I.P. Editor, Regarding Robin Wright Gunn’s column on the death of Joe Cox, aka Captain Sandy: What a wonderful tribute to a real Savannah legend. I sing ‘Yo, ho, ho...” to my friends at work all the time. They think I’m making it up!

I remember him best as Joe Cox, but a friend’s mom from the early ‘80s told me all about him and taught me the song, and briefed me on Calamity Clam.

I am so glad you wrote this — I think I may even print it out, as well as email it to my work friends.

Jeannie Weller Cooper

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Date Savannah is for adult games — no, not those kinds of games. Board games and such. by linda sickler

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from the barbershop to Washington D.C. by robin wright gunn

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Clean your bins up Editor, This is concerning the new recycling containers placed in front of our residences. Could you encourage friends, family and neighbors to kindly take the bins to the rear of the house as the distribution continues? It is an eyesore when they’re right there on the front of the porches.

Why don’t we distribute “I REcycle” buttons and/or window decals instead, if we want to proclaim our contribution.

The bins are not in and of itself bad things to be out front, but if it will continue to be there for years on end, we want the town looking beautiful, not an eyesore detracting from the art of it all.

Jaimie Leni-Marie Sharkey

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A crying shame

City council closes out 2008 with a contentious meeting, including tears, anger, and recrimination by linda sickler | linda@connectsavannah.com

Mayor Otis Johnson’s face was set in stone, the only indication of his agitation the constant rocking of his chair.

The setting was the Dec. 18 city council meeting, the last of the year, and certainly the most contentious so far. The mayor and aldermen argued about nearly everything on the agenda, and the tension nearly got to the breaking point at one juncture.

By far the most arguing concerned a motion to approve a travel policy for the mayor and aldermen. In early November, the mayor, Alderwoman Edna Jackson and Alderman Van Johnson traveled to China as part of a group that included City Manager Michael Brown. They were roundly criticized because they scheduled the trip without the knowledge of the rest of the council, and the ensuing argument has gone on since October.

The travel budget requires aldermen to obtain permission for out-oftown travel in advance. It also requires that the mayor provide quarterly updates on the travel budget.

The cost of the China trip was estimated at $17,472, but came in at $29,337. Worse, the council’s 2008 travel budget was set at $77,500, but expenses actually came to $100,453.

All council members can attend conventions and training with the National League of Cities and the Georgia Municipal Association on the taxpayers’ dime. Yet some aldermen do a lot more traveling than others.

The new policy was drafted by aldermen Johnson, Tony Thomas and Larry Stuber. Their recommendations include: trips made on behalf of the city by the mayor and aldermen be reported in advance; international travel and sister city agreements must be approved by resolution; and the council should reach consensus on who will represent the mayor when he cannot represent the city.

“It’s a good policy,” Thomas said.

“It may not be perfect, but nothing in this world is perfect.”

The mayor was concerned about someone being chosen to represent him. Jackson is Mayor Pro Tem, and

represents the mayor when he’s out of town. “If the council can’t reach a consensus, what is the fallback position when I cannot be there?” he asked.

Alderman Johnson also said he wasn’t in agreement with that part of the policy. “We should have some latitude in deciding who represents the mayor,” he said. “I don’t think we can reach a consensus all the time. It creates another level of bureaucracy.

I asked the city attorney to add the words ‘when practical’ to that.”

“This is a $283 million-dollar-ayear company,” Thomas said. “Not having a travel policy in place is reckless.”

Thomas said Jackson spent 18.3 percent of the 2008 travel budget, followed by the mayor at 15.6 percent, Alderman Johnson at 14.1 percent, Alderwoman Mary Osborne at 12.7 percent and Thomas at 12.6 percent.

At the lower end of the list were Alderman Cliffton Jones at 8.9 percent, Stuber at 7.9 percent, Alderwoman Mary Ellen Sprague at 5.4 percent and Alderman Jeff Felser at 4.3 percent.

“I challenge anyone to add up the numbers submitted by the mayor,” Thomas said. “We spent 30 percent more than we planned to spend.”

The mayor said when asked to represent the city, he will do so, no matter what the travel policy says. “I was elected to represent the city,” he said. “You can’t by law limit what I am responsible to do as mayor.”

“We are all elected representatives of the city,” Thomas replied. “You have a budget like the rest of us do.”

Last month, Jackson was elected to the League of Cities’ board of directors, which requires her to do a considerable amount of traveling. In most cities, having an alderwoman on that board would be an honor, she said.

“There are members on this council who aren’t serving on any boards whatsoever or going to conferences,” she said. “That’s their choice. We need to move on and move forward.”

Felser took exception to Jackson’s remark about council members not serving on boards, saying many serve on boards and committees in Savannah that don’t require them to travel or spend city money. “You’ve been to China twice on the taxpayers’ dollar, which is absurd,” he told Jackson. “I serve on two boards and I take offense when you say some of us choose not to serve on boards.

“This whole discussion is a tragedy,” Felser said, adding that the mayor left one meeting early because of dissension among the ranks. “It’s just not the way I was raised.”

Felser said budget decisions made in the past haven’t been equitable.

“When I asked about getting business cards, I was told the line item had run out,” he said. “Then I was told about all the printing of business cards in Chinese for the 10-day trip.

“The one trip I asked for was turned down by the both the mayor and city manager, and I was told to find a sponsor,” Felser says.

At one point, Osborne told the mayor the council wouldn’t be having the travel policy discussion if he hadn’t left a meeting early, then began crying. “This has been very, very stressful for all of us,” she said.

A few moments later, Osborne walked out of the council chambers, but was called back. At first she sat in the audience, but then returned to her seat to vote on the travel budget.

After some of the adjustments were made, the motion was approved unanimously. However, Alderman Johnson roiled the waters again when he made a request to reconsider the motion when council returns Jan. 6.

“We will have two weeks to cool off and calm down,” he said. “If we want to discuss it then, we will.”

Another hot spot of the evening was a motion by Thomas to open council meetings with an ecumenical prayer, as had been done before Johnson took office in 2004. The mayor instituted a moment of silence followed by the Pledge of Allegiance out of respect for city officials and others of different religious beliefs.

“The issue needs to be seen for what it is,” the mayor said. “We have members of the council, members of the community, who aren’t Christian.”

The mayor said he hoped that the motion wouldn’t pass. “It will be seen as some great victory,” he said. “We ought to be respectful of all groups.”

The motion was approved, although the mayor, Jackson and Alderman Johnson, himself a music minister, abstained. All three said they were concerned that the change would limit religious diversity.

“We have over 700 houses of worship in Savannah,” Alderman Johnson said. “There are various other religions, and those who don’t believe.

We can’t represent them all.”

“In the Pledge of Allegiance, we say ‘one nation under God,’” Felser replied. “That’s what I believe. I’m of the Jewish faith, but I have no objection to hearing prayers from other faiths.”

In other action, the council: • Discussed a possible location for a World War II monument along the Savannah riverfront. Currently a monument has been proposed for Oglethorpe Square, but that location has resulted in controversy.

• Agreed to continue negotiations with county officials about the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team. Aldermen Felser and Sprague asked City Manager Michael Brown to set a meeting between Police Chief Michael Berkow and city council to discuss his plans. Sprague said she heard Berkow say at a recent meeting that the council isn’t doing its part to make the department grow and thinks the council needs more information.

• Approved a rezoning request for 1025 W. Gwinnett Street, a 22.3-acre parcel of property that will be developed for multiple use, including a dormitory and retail businesses. The primary concern is flooding.

No specific plans are in place, attorney Harold Yellin told the council.

He said his client is seeking to “down zone” the property, which means it will never be open to package liquor stores, bars or lounges. cs

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PlayDate Savannah offers alternative to the typical bar scene by linda sickler | linda@connectsavannah.com

Reach waaaay back into your childhood.

Remember how much fun it was to play Hungry, Hungry Hippos? Or Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em robots? Maybe board games were your forte: Scrabble, chess. Or action games such as Twister or Pictionary. Then there were video games, ranging from Pac Man to Super Mario Bros.

Now picture yourself playing those games today, while listening to music and enjoying food and drink. That’s what PlayDate Savannah is about — people over 21 playing games and having a good time.

When Savannah native Elizabeth Lipsey Hamilton moved back home a year and a half ago, she checked out the local nightlife. Clubs and bars offer most of the entertainment for adults, but Hamilton wanted something more. Then she heard about PlayDate.

The closest PlayDate event was in Albany, so Hamilton went to check it out. “I was just glued,” she says. “I knew instantly what I wanted for Savannah.”

Hamilton contacted Corey Haggray to see if he would be interested, and they signed up for nine hours of training in Atlanta. “Afterwards, I actually hosted the event in Atlanta,” she says. “Their average is 500 people.”

When Haggray and Hamilton hosted their first PlayDay Savannah in October, it brought in 215 people.

“It poured down rain that Saturday,” Hamilton says. “And there were four weddings,” Haggray adds.

“Our average now is about 260 people,” Hamilton says. “We’re hoping to break 300 at the next event.”

Some people are drawn in after seeing pictures of past events at PlayDateSavannah.com. “Everybody has the same concept — pure old-fashioned clean fun,” Hamilton says. “Everybody has a good time.”

In addition to old favorites, there are new attractions, including Wii games. “You name it, we pretty much got it,” Hamilton says. “We have

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round tables set up with all the games and people try to figure out where to start,” she says. “The husbands come to play checkers, while the wives play everything else.”

Some games are more popular than others. At the end of the night, people have to be shooed away. “One night, we ran out of Uno cards and decks of regular playing cards for Spades,” Haggray says. “We’ve had to go back and buy more games because we have so many requests for them.”

PlayDate is a national company and Hamilton and Haggray bought a package to begin PlayDate Savannah.

Although he’s enthusiastic now, Haggray was leery at first.

“I don’t like to gamble with my money, and there are all kinds of scams. Once I saw how the concept worked, I said it just might work in Savannah.”

So far, PlayDate has 10 locations throughout the United States, and will gain 15-20 more in the next year.

“We’re doing something to redefine night life,” Hamilton says. Because alcohol is available, players must be over 21.

“People are tired of going to clubs,” Haggray says. “You get dressed up, go to a club and have a few drinks. You’re just standing around and looking. It’s old, dead, played out. Here, you come to play, spend just $10 and have fun the whole time.” cs PlayDate Savannah Upcoming events will be Dec. 27 and Jan. 3 8pm-2am at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5711 Abercorn St. $10. Free parking available if you use the pool-side entrance. 596-5801

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Mr. Johnson goes to Washington Fifth grade is a lot busier these days than it was when I was a kid, but 10-year-old Juwon Johnson handles his full schedule with enviable ease.

Monday through Friday is school time at Haven Elementary, where he’s in the SEARCH program for gifted students and on the debate team. Sat- Juwon Johnson urdays are spent at his job at Sheila’s Talk of the Town hair salon and barbershop, assisting master barber Anthony Bolds with sweeping up and running errands. There’s church on Sundays at First Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church. In Johnson’s spare time there’s homework; helping out his mother, Moshell Roberts; reading (he’s just finished the Magic Tree House book series); and playing WWE wrestling video games.

In early September, Johnson flew to Washington D.C. (his first airplane trip), setting aside his busy routine for one week to participate as a delegate in the People to People Leadership Forum, a youth leadership development program for 5th through 8th graders from across the U.S. Johnson and his mother raised the nearly $3000 in program fees and expenses through his earnings from his job, at a fundraiser at his church, and through fundraising appeals by several community members including Dr. Abigail Jordan and neighbor Michael Hogan.

During his six days in Washington, from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. each day, Johnson and about 500 other students visited government and historic sites and attended leadership sessions.

“Everything that they showed us, they led one thing to the next,” says Johnson. “Like, after we went to Jamestown, they said ‘next we are going to Williamsburg,’” explaining to the students the historical sequence of events.

Johnson visited Arlington Cemetery, the Jefferson Memorial, the Washington Monument, the Smithsonian Air and

Space Museum. “We went to Capitol Hill to learn more about the branches of government,” wrote Johnson in a report on his trip. “We explored the Capitol Building.”

A favorite site was the International Spy Museum, where Johnson assumed a disguise (a brown hat and long coat) and an alias (Demitri Kowalski) and learned that Underground Railroad conductor and slave Harriet Tubman was a spy. “I never thought about this before,” he says.

Each night all student delegates assembled together in a “Delegation Meeting” for leadership activities.

“We heard a famous speaker named Sean Covey talk about the Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens.” Two of the habits that Johnson recites from memory are, “Sharpen the saw. Always think hard, by thinking hard your mind is made a sharp thing,” and “Keep your mind open. You can always learn new things.”

“The best part was when we went to Jamestown and explored Powhatan [Native American] life, and blacksmithing and leatherworking,” says Johnson.

“My second favorite was the Franklin Delano Roosevelt monument, and his dog Fala.”

“At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier we watched the changing of the guard ceremony, where they replaced the old wreath with the new wreath.”

Since returning to Savannah, Johnson has visited by phone a couple of times with one of his roommates, a boy named Chad who lives in Pennsylvania.

The Washington trip has added a personal dimension to his school studies.

“We were talking about Abraham Lincoln,” says Johnson. “He thought slavery was a social and moral crime.

When we talked about him I thought about being at the Lincoln Memorial. It was a long walk up the Lincoln Memorial—a bunch of stairs.”

Participation in the People to People World Leadership Forum will provide Johnson with “some credit and connections for colleges,” he says. His long range academic plans include Savannah Arts Academy and Georgia Tech, with career aspirations as a video game designer.

And what about a future run for elected office? “Maybe city council, but not president,” says Johnson. “It’s too much pressure.” cs

Police Dept. incident reports

Hey, we finally get to use the old ‘take a bite out of crime’ line

A K-9 officer literally took a bite out of crime and sent a suspect to the hospital on Dec. 19. Officers were searching for Kareem Rashaam Wilson, 35, of Savannah, a possibly robbery suspect.

Around noon on Dec. 19, officers spotted Wilson with a stolen Lexus at a car wash behind a Parker’s at the corner of Pennsylvania and Beech. They awaited backup and, along with Metro K-9s, approached Wilson to arrest him. Wilson tried to flee on foot. Officers caught up with Wilson, who then began to fight.

APO Will Fernandez and his K-9 partner Faust “subdued” Wilson, who was taken into custody and transported to Memorial Hospital to be treated for injuries sustained by Faust. No officers were seriously injured, although Wilson inflicted

some injuries to Faust.

The Lexus, stolen last month in Savannah, and other stolen items were recovered by police. Wilson has been charged with two counts of obstruction of an officer, four counts of financial transaction card theft and one count of theft by receiving stolen property — the Lexus. He also has been charged with one count of causing injury to a police dog, a misdemeanor of high degree.

• An officer was called to East 71st and Paulsen streets, where he found a man on the ground near a telephone pole. As the officer approached, the man sat up.

The officer asked the man if he was feeling okay, and after a pause, the man said, “Yes.” When asked if he had been to the hospital recently, the man said he had.

When asked why he was in the hospital, the man replied, “Alcoholism.” The man said he had begun drinking after being released from the hospital, and said he had consumed “about a pint.”

The officer saw a clear plastic bottle three-fourths full with a clear liquid and a label for spring water lying in the gutter next to the man. When asked if the bottle

was his, the man said it was.

The officer opened the bottle to check the contents, which smelled of alcohol. The man had a travel bag near him and told the officer he could look through it.

In the largest compartment, the officer found a 750ml bottle of vodka that was nearly empty. The contents of the vodka bottle smelled the same as the contents of the plastic water bottle.

The man said he was waiting for a train to Charleston, and said he eventually was going to go to the train station near Gwinnett Street. He was arrested for public intoxication and having an open container of alcohol.

He had an extremely hard time standing and when he could stand, was very unsteady on his feet. His speech was somewhat slurred and he took an unusually long time to respond to questions. He was taken to the Chatham County Detention Center.

• A woman called police after her son-in-law began removing furniture from her daughter’s Norwood Avenue home.

An officer was told there is an order against her son-in-law that forbids him to remove any items from the house.

The man said he had spoken with the sheriff ’s department and told them he had to remove his belongings because he was about to be evicted. He said his wife is in jail for violating the same order. The sheriff ’s office told the man they couldn’t help him, and said he needed to contact his lawyer. His lawyer advised him to call the police before going to the house, saying it shouldn’t be a problem because his wife is in jail.

The man said he notified 911 about what he was doing. He showed the officer the order, which said he could remove his and his children’s belongings with the assistance of the sheriff ’s department. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

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In several European countries, identifying the “naughty” kids at Christmastime is not Santa’s job but is left to unsavory legendary icons who have endured for centuries (according to a December series of articles in Germany’s Der Spiegel). In Italy, determinations are made by the extremely ugly witch La Befana, who has the ability to fly her broomstick through keyholes into bad kids’ houses. In Austria, Krampus pays the naughty ones visits as a 7-foot-tall horned devil with a long tongue and a goat’s head. And in the Netherlands, Sinterklaas’ helper is Zwarte Piet (“Black Pete”), who, unlike Sinter, gets sooty when climbing down chimneys delivering twigs to the shoes of misbehavers. (However, the Netherlands pair has a big advantage over the North Pole-dwelling Santa, in that they reside in sunny Spain and arrive at Christmastime by steamship.)

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• The British Federation of Herpetologists announced in November that the number of reptiles kept as pets in the U.K. is probably greater than the number of dogs (8.5 million to about 6 million, with cats at 9 million). One benchmark the federation uses for its calculation is the booming sales of reptile food, such as locusts, frozen rodents and crickets (now 20 million a week).

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• The Wishroom lingerie shop on Japan’s Internet shopping mall Rakuten announced in November it had already sold more than 300 new bras specially made for men (about $30 each) since the product launch earlier in the month.

A Wishroom official told a Reuters reporter: “We’ve been getting feedback from customers saying, ‘Wow,’ we’d been waiting for this for such a long time.”

• Twice recently (in November, off Atlantic Beach, N.C., and in October, off Amble, England), anglers encountered and rescued dogs that were swimming about a mile from land and headed toward the open sea. The pooches, a Labrador retriever and a cairn terrier, were both said to be disoriented and uncooperative with rescuers.

• In a March change of regulations, the Pentagon began saving money by reducing “combat-injury” benefits for all except those wounded while actually fighting, explaining that combat-”related” injuries were simply not worthy Unclear on the Concept of full compensation. Thus, in examples • When Arien O’Connell posted offered by The Washington Post in the fastest time in October’s Nike November, Marine Cpl. James Dixon Women’s Marathon in San Francisco, and Army Sgt. Lori Meshell were not she expected to be declared the winner, entitled to full combat-injury coverage but the shoe company apparently had for their Iraq wounds (Dixon from a promised a group of elite runners (to roadside bomb and a land mine, and attract them to enter the race) that Meshell during a mortar attack) because one of them would be the “winner,” neither was actually fighting at the time. and consequently, first place went to (Dixon, initially denied about $16,000 a woman who ran 11 minutes behind by the classification, recently won a O’Connell. After a storm of complaints, hard-fought reversal, but Meshell, Nike reluctantly settled on calling both drawing $1,200 less per month because women “winners” and said next year it of the change, is still appealing.) would scrap the two-tier system.

• The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, re• In November, the Swedish national porting the latest of 10 lawsuits against newspaper Expressen revealed a 30dentist Thomas Laney, 55, found person bestiality ring operating out “flaws” in Washington state’s of a farm in southern Sweden, medical disciplinary system, in but the 45-year-old man who that Laney was apparently doing Just allegedly headed the group said “full-body cosmetic surgerKeepin’ It his members were respectful of ies.” Laney was being sued this animals: “Any of the times I did Real time by a woman for allegedly anything with (the dog), she botching her breast-reducwas the one who backed into tion. His attorney told a me and provoked it. She was reporter that Laney should in heat and made herself availnot be held responsible unless able. There were also times later the patient suffers deformities when she didn’t want to and then I that are “terribly, terribly wrong.” backed out immediately.”

(When an earlier patient of his • London’s Daily Mail reported died after surgery, Laney was that more than half of the local “disciplined” with a fine and an government councils responding order to get additional training.)

admitted that they were using anti-terror laws and surveillance equipment to monitor such mundane activities as whether residents put their garbage out at the proper times for pickup. Said one critic, “We are no longer living in what most would recognize as a free society.”

Modern Obsessions

Professionals at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, told an annual meeting of radiologists in Chicago in December that they had discovered an alarming new teenage trend of self-mutilation: girls deliberately inserting objects into their arms, hands, feet, ankles and necks (including needles, staples, wood, stone, glass and a crayon). According to the Chicago Tribune, the hospital reported extracting 52 such objects from 10 girls in a three-year period. Studies show 13 percent of high school students deliberately injure themselves at least once.

Least Competent Criminals

(1) William Jarrett, 38, was charged in Hempstead Village, N.Y., in November with swiping a necklace from a 32-year-old pregnant woman and running. Despite her condition, the woman chased him, screaming, for six blocks and caught up with him just as a police officer was arriving on the scene.

(2) Muoi Van Nguyen, 31, was arrested in Spokane Valley, Wash., in November, charged with breaking a window with a hammer at a liquor store and grabbing a bottle of wine valued at $9. Earlier, Van Nguyen had tried unsuccessfully to break the window with a rock, but decided he needed a hammer and went to a nearby store, where he purchased one for $11.

Update

When News of the Weird last mentioned Andy Park, of Melksham, England, in 2002, he was in his eighth year of celebrating Christmas every day, with not only cards mailed to himself but a full holiday meal including turkey and champagne. However, as he told the Daily Mail in November, “The credit crunch is getting to me big time,” and he has been forced to cut back a bit on the presents he gives himself. Nonetheless, every morning since July 14, 1994, Park continues to arise and open his presents before starting his full meal and mince pie. He also watches the queen’s Christmas speech on video. cs By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE

As I stare into the beautiful dark sky above my home in Hawaii and see the stars and satellites, I ponder the possibility of “space accidents.” With all those satellites, are there any collisions? Who oversees all those orbits? Is it just a stellar free-for-all? — Roy Orbits Son No, but it’s not iron discipline either.

To date we’ve been content to let just about anybody heave stuff into orbit, requiring only minimal reporting for most launches. But with increasing commercialization of space, things are starting to get crowded up there—the Union of Concerned Scientists lists 898 active satellites, operated by everybody from the U.S. to Luxembourg. Given the vastness of space, even in earth’s immediate vicinity, it’s not like we’re talking bumper-to-bumper traffic.

But consider: (1) Those 898 satellites constitute only a fraction of orbiting objects. The North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) currently tracks about 13,000 spaceborne items, mostly junk.

It’s likely hundreds of thousands more bits have escaped detection.

(2) Satellites are expensive—the huge ones, like Europe’s Envisat, can cost billions, and just putting something, anything, into orbit is likely to run you between $50 million and $400 million.

(3) Orbiting objects travel at tens of thousands of miles per hour. If two collide, they’re both going to be moving at a good clip, so the net impact speed of a glancing blow won’t necessarily be that high. But even if something merely sideswipes your $500 million orbiting investment, chances are it’s hosed.

In 1959 the United Nations recommended that rules be drawn up for handling run-ins among spacecraft, but no detailed regulations yet exist. The 1974 Convention on Registration of Objects Launched Into Outer Space requires signatory nations to report their space launch details to the UN. Presumably all do, but where they actually put the

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spacecraft is still up to their individual space agencies. There’s no international regulation on where low-earth satellites—those orbiting at less than about 1,200 miles up—can operate.

Not-so-low-earth satellites are a different story. I speak here of geostationary satellites, which travel in a special orbit that allows them to remain in a fixed location relative to the earth’s surface—a handy thing for communications and weather gear.

The geostationary orbit is a relatively narrow ring about 22,300 miles above the equator. Because you need two degrees of separation between satellites to avoid radio interference, there are only 180 slots available. You can put multiple satellites in the same slot as long as they use different frequencies; nonetheless, these slots are a coveted commodity.

Seeing a chance to cash in, a group of equatorial countries issued the Bogota Declaration in 1976, claiming jurisdiction over the space above their countries. But the declaration is ignored, since the countries have no way to enforce it. Instead, the International Telecommunications Union, a UN agency, decides geostationary claims.

A bigger challenge is space debris— defunct satellites, booster rocket parts, and fragments of both. Hundreds of close calls happen each day: • In December 1991, debris from the Russian Cosmos 926 satellite hit Cosmos 1934, an event detected years later on analysis of old tracking data.

• In July 1996, a small French satellite called Cerise suddenly started tumbling in orbit. The cause? A piece of debris from an old U.S. rocket hit Cerise’s stabilizing boom at over 31,000 mph. Amazingly, the satellite recovered.

• In January, 2005, a piece of a Chinese rocket had a high-level meeting with a 31-year-old U.S. rocket booster.

These impacts were in low orbits, but even high orbits can be hazardous. In March 2006, a Russian telecommunications satellite in geostationary orbit was irreparably damaged following apparent impact with an unknown object. The same thing happened to a European communications satellite in 1993.

So the forthcoming space traffic control agency has its work cut out for it. I’ll volunteer to get on the horn with Luxembourg—nobody can tell me those jamokes need 16 satellites. cs

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Vast amounts of land ice in Greenland, Alaska and Antarctica have melted since 2003 in an accelerating trend caused by climate change, U.S. scientists say.

Measurements from NASA’s new GRACE satellite show that those high-latitude areas lost more than 2 trillion tons of ice, with most of the decline occurring in Greenland. The runoff from that melting alone was enough to raise sea level 0.5 millimeters each of the last five years. The combined melting in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska raised global sea levels about onefifth of an inch in the past five years.

Wildlife experts in Tasmania have proposed constructing a fence across the western part of the island to protect the remaining population of Tasmanian devils still not infected with a deadly facial cancer. “Producing a fence to fence out a disease is a difficult technical issue. It isn’t just a matter of slinging up something like a rabbit-proof fence,� said Hamish McCallum, the scientist in charge of the Devil Facial Tumor Disease program. Wombats digging under the fence could be a problem.

Desert Infestation A huge plague of desert locusts has begun swarming over more than 150 square miles of Mauritania, threatening agriculture. The U.N. said the infestation emerged as a new breeding season began at the end of August. A second wave of reproductions bolstered the number of insects at the end of October. “The infestation is huge,� Abdallahi Ould Babah, head of the center for controlling the desert locust in Mauritania, told Agence FrancePresse. He said locust fighters have been able to treat only 16 square miles with pesticides so far.

Poaching Fatalities An upsurge in poaching at the last stronghold for the savanna elephants of Africa’s Sahel region is probably responsible for the disappearance of 2,000 of the animals from the reserve over the past two years. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) says ivory poachers who use automatic weapons have decimated the elephant population in Chad’s Zakouma National Park, leaving only about 1,000 of the animals still living there. “It’s incredibly heartbreaking to stand before a dead elephant missing only its tusks,� said WCS researcher Mike Fay. The accelerated poaching reversed a trend that saw elephant

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Arctic Balance A new study says that some polar bears are likely to survive a melting Arctic by switching their food source from seals to the eggs of the snow goose. Writing in the journal Polar Biology, researcher Robert Rockwell of the American Museum of Natural History points out that polar bears survived a period of significant global warming 125,000 years ago when sea level was 12 to 18 feet higher and trees grew above the Arctic Circle. They did so by changing their diet as the climate and available food sources changed. Rockwell estimates that an earlier breakup of the ice pack around western Hudson Bay will

coincide in less than four years with the time snow geese lay their eggs, bringing the bears and nesting birds together. Polar bears have already been seen eating some eggs, and it’s estimated that a diet of the eggs from less than 40 nests will be able to replace the energy gained from an average day of hunting seals. There are now too many geese nesting in the Arctic for the region’s resources to support. Threatened bears feeding on the surplus of eggs could be a way for nature to restore two separate balances. cs by steve newman, universal press syndicate

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A Batata Doce

Downtown hipster drinkery Hang Fire has always had a strong connection to the Atlanta indie-rock scene: co-owner Wes Daniel lived and worked in the ATL’s bar and restaurant world before returning to his hometown to launch his own place. So there’s been a steady (if occasional) stream of unusual live acts that he’s shoehorned in the corner of this small hardwood space on Whitaker. He’s ringing in 2009 with this buzzworthy combo that’s fronted by Brazilian vocalist Leticia Arioli, and features members of Merge Records’ The Rock-a-Teens and prog-poppers Elevado. They’ve played recent dates with Cordero, Grupo Fantasma and Magnapop. Free admission with a champagne toast at midnight, so dig it. Listen & Learn: myspace.com/batatadoce.

Wed., 9 pm, Hang Fire.

‘Jazz Yule Love’ Christmas Concert & Jam

Ever since the Coastal Jazz Association’s Teddy Adams made it his business to bring back the long-abandoned Savannah tradition of a Christmas Day jazz show, it’s been one of the non-profit organization’s biggest annual fundraisers for their college scholarship fund. This year marks the 33rd anniversary of its resumption, and as always, the show will be followed with a head-cutting contest (now more of a jam session with some friendly nudging) featuring both professional and amateur players from all around. It’s the perfect way to relax after a morning of snarky in-laws and screaming kids tearing through the house. $15 adv. / $20 door for ALL-AGES (limited seating available). Info: 675-5419 or coastal-jazz.org.

Thurs., 5 pm, Four Points by Sheraton (520 W. Bryan St.).

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Sinister Moustache, Mortal Coil

This brand-new 250-capacity 21+ bar and music venue in the Starland District seems like it’s aiming to fill the niche between the booking practices of the Jinx, LiveWire and the Sentient Bean.

Its first major show features a set of metal covers

by Mortal Coil (Sabbath, Maiden, Metallica and Priest) before a headlining, Residents-meets-John Zorn-esque set from local prog-rock/avant-surf legends Sinister Moustache (formerly known as Gravy).

Passafire

When they’re not touring North America with label mates Pepper or the Supervillains, these rising stars on the currently cool reggaemeets-modern rock scene make their home in Savannah (where the band formed a few years back).

In addition to high-profile opening slots for folks like Van Halen and Badfish, this tight, road-schooled band steeped in dub, jam and even psychedelia headlines their own gigs at large nightclubs and small theaters up and down the East Coast. Expect plenty of syncopated grooves, danceable, anthemic message music and feel-good vibes at this low-dough New Year’s Eve show. Get there early as they’ll likely draw a crowd. Free party

The stage is large but low (as are the ceilings) so get there early to stake out the best spot for eyeballing the show. $5 cover. Listen & Learn: sinistermoustache.com, myspace.com/wormholebar. Wed., Dec. 31, The Wormhole (2307 Bull St.).

favors and champagne toast provided. $5 cover. Listen & Learn: passafiretheband.com. Wed., Dec. 31, 10 pm, Wild Wing Café.

com/sammypatrick. Fri. - Sat., 9 pm, Huc-A-Poos (Tybee).

Sammy Patrick & Friends

One of the area’s favorite modern R&B/soul/funk outfits, this energetic combo led by the sultry vocalist Leslie Adele plays this increasingly popular Broughton St. nightspot frequently, and between their drive and groove and the general atmosphere of this dance-friendly venue, it should prove to be a boisterous party all night long. $25 cover includes buffet (till 11 pm), entertainment and midnight champagne toast. Listen & Learn: myspace. com/anickbag. Wed. Dec. 31, 10 pm, Tantra Lounge. cs

This acoustic guitarist and singer is back after a busy year which saw him gigging everywhere from NYC to Tuscaloosa. He’ll be joined for this festive two-night stand at a laid-back island bar and eatery by Texas’s Jason and Amy Harrelson (on lead guitar and vocals, respectively), Kellee Kessler and assorted other musically inclined associates.

Patrick says there’s a chance he’ll debut his new “Americana jam band” Tour of Hearts during these shows. Listen & Learn: myspace.

A Nickel Bag of Funk

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

Bahama Bob’s (Pooler) Karaoke (Karaoke) Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Soul, Blues and Country covers -9 p.m.

The Boathouse TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m.

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

Club 51 Degrees DJ Blue Ice (DJ) 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.

Guitar Bar Open Mic night hosted by Caesura (Live Music) Open Mic Night led by a young local melodic metalcore/indie-rock combo. 10 p.m.

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 Live Acoustic Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Dec 24, 8:30 p.m., Dec 25, 8:30 p.m., Dec 26, 8:30 p.m., Dec 27, 8:30 p.m. Dec 28, 8:30 p.m.

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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) Two versatile and wisecracking keyboardists play a wide variety of audience requests. -8:30 p.m.

Savannah Theatre Victor Wainwright (Live Music) Rising old-school boogiewoogie pianist and singer with ties to this area. He and his jumpin’ band have been touring with the Rev. Billy C. Wirtz, and return to headline a rare non-theatrical show at this historic theater. 8 p.m.

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American Legion Post 184 Rick Elvis (Undressed) (Live Music, Other) Locally-based Elvis impersonator, performing without his costume. 4 p.m. 8 p.m.

Augie’s Pub (Richmond Hill) TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Blaine’s Back Door #@*!

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

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.

Four Points by Sheraton Historic Savannah Coastal Jazz Assn.’s 33rd Annual “Jazz Yule Love” Holiday Concert (Live Music) Beloved, time-honored local tradition feat. many of the best area jazz musicians and visiting guests performing and then engaging in an old-fashioned “headcutting” session. Hosted by trommbonist Teddy Adams. Seating is limited for ALL-AGES. 5 p.m.

Grapevine Gail Thurmond (Live Music) Local piano/vocal legend playing jazz, country, Latin and standards. 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.

Kevin Barry’s Live Acoustic Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Dec 24, 8:30 p.m., Dec 25, 8:30 p.m., Dec 26, 8:30 p.m., Dec 27, 8:30 p.m. Dec 28, 8:30 p.m.

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

Mansion on Forsyth Park Silver Lining (Live Music) Jazzy local guitar/bass/ drums trio (funk, blues, Latin, exotica) w/female vocals (covers & originals).

8:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m.

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

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Thursday

continues from p.22 Jukebox” w/DJ Sweaty Sock (DJ) 11 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 pre-recorded music. 11 p.m.

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

Pour Larry’s (formerly John’s Bar) Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

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

Savannah Smiles “Dueling PIanos” (Live Music) Two versatile and wisecracking keyboardists play a wide variety of audience requests.

-8:30 p.m.

The Sentient Bean Open Mic Comedy Night (Other) Local humor showcase. 8 p.m.

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

Spanky’s TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Tommy’s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) Chuck Courtenay & Bucky Bryant (Live Music) Singing acoustic guitar duo known for their vocal harmonies, playing rock, pop and country hits. 6 p.m.

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

Venus De Milo DJ Americana (DJ) Wasabi’s Live DJ Frankie

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A.J.’s Dockside “Georgia Kyle” Shiver (Live Music) American Legion Post 36 Karaoke (Karaoke) Baja Cantina TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

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

Bayou Cafe TBA (Live Music) Live rock, blues and Southern rock cover bands. 9 p.m.

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

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.

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) Fiddler’s Crab House Listen 2 Three (Live Music) Pop-oriented modern guitar rock power trio with a strong blues and funk influence (covers & originals). 10 p.m.

Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (9 p.m.)

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

Huck-A-Poo’s Sammy Patrick

& Friends (Live Music) Folk, blues and pop-based acoustic Americana music featuring a former member of the Tuscaloosa-based group Hannaward Pass. Dec 26, 9 p.m.

Dec 27, 9 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar The Jeff Beasley Band (Live Music) Swinging R & B, old-time rock and roll, Cajun-tinged Americana and boogie-woogie feat. drums, sax, bass and guitar (covers & originals). 9 p.m.

The Jinx TBA (Live Music, Karaoke) Dec 26, 11 p.m. Dec 27, 11 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Live Acoustic Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Dec 24, 8:30 p.m., Dec 25, 8:30 p.m., Dec 26, 8:30 p.m., Dec 27, 8:30 p.m. Dec 28, 8:30 p.m.

King’s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 p.m.

Live Wire Music Hall Andrew Gill of WormsLoew (Live Music, DJ) Solo acoustic set from the guitarist/frontman of a popular locally-based “Y’allternative” band (covers & originals). 8 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub David Flannery (Live Music) Acoustic guitarist offering rock, pop, blues and modern folk-oriented tunes (covers & originals). 10 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) The Hitmen (Live Music) Brash local electric blues trio featuring Maggie Evans and Mark Cordray of Silver Lining on bass and drums (covers & originals). 8:30 p.m.

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

Murphy’s Law MyPod Night (DJ) Customers play DJ by taking turns plugging their iPod into the club’s sound system. 8 p.m.

Pepino’s #@*! Karaoke

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

Pour Larry’s (formerly John’s Bar) DJ Zodiac (DJ) Dec 26, 10 p.m. Dec 27, 10 p.m.

Ruth’s Chris Steak House Kim Michael Polote & Friends (Live Music) Award-winning area vocalist singing jazz and blues standards backed by piano and bass in this eatery’s bar area. 7:30 p.m.

Savannah Smiles “Dueling PIanos” (Live Music) Two versatile and wisecracking keyboardists play a wide variety of audience requests.

-8:30 p.m.

Steed’s Tavern @#! Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m.

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

Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and jazz covers. -noon -7 p.m.

The Warehouse The Train Wrecks (Live Music) Hardrocking local roots-a-billy and Americana act led by Texasborn songwriter Jason Bible (covers & originals). Dec 26, 8 p.m. Dec 27, 8 p.m.

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

Wet Willie’s Live DJ (DJ) 8 p.m.

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

Bayou Cafe TBA (Live Music) Live rock, blues and Southern rock cover bands. 9 p.m.

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

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

Captain’s Lounge #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Chuck’s Bar #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Club One DJ Hancock (DJ) 10 p.m.

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

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

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

Fiddler’s Crab House Bottles & Cans (Live Music) Hardswinging, house rockin’ garage-blooze and old, weird, Americana (covers & originals). 10 p.m.

Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Grapevine Gail Thurmond (Live Music) Local piano/vocal legend playing jazz, country, Latin and standards. 6:30 p.m.

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

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

Huck-A-Poo’s Sammy Patrick

& Friends (Live Music) Folk, blues and pop-based acoustic Americana music featuring a former member of the Tuscaloosa-based group Hannaward Pass. Dec 26, 9 p.m.

Dec 27, 9 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar The Josh Maul Blues Band (Live Music) Funky and tight Richmond Hill-based electric blues trio influenced by Albert Collins, SRV and Tab Benoit, led by a former member of Bluesonics (covers & originals). 9 p.m.

The Jinx TBA (Live Music, Karaoke) Dec 26, 11 p.m. Dec 27, 11 p.m.

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

Kevin Barry’s Live Acoustic Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Dec 24, 8:30 p.m., Dec 25, 8:30 p.m., Dec 26, 8:30 p.m., Dec 27, 8:30 p.m. Dec 28, 8:30 p.m.

King’s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 p.m.

Loco’s Deli & Pub (Downtown) Turtle Folk’s Christmas Jam (Live Music) Increasingly popular local rock and jam group once named Best Local Rock Band by our Readers (covers & originals). 11 p.m.

Mansion on Forsyth Park Silver Lining (Live Music) Jazzy local guitar/bass/drums trio (funk, blues, Latin, exotica) w/female vocals (covers & originals). 8:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish continues on p. 24

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Spins Hip-hop & Electric Fusion (DJ) 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Barry Johnson (Live Music) Acoustic rock and pop (covers & originals).

6 p.m.

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Saturday

continues from p.23

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Closed Dec 24 & 25

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Pub Salt Water Whiskey (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) David Flannery (Live Music) Acoustic guitarist offering rock, pop, blues and modern folk-oriented tunes (covers & originals).

8:30 p.m.

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

Murphy’s Law The Hitmen (Live Music) Brash local electric blues trio featuring Maggie Evans and Mark Cordray of Silver Lining on bass and drums (covers & originals). 10 p.m.

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

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

Pour Larry’s (formerly John’s Bar) DJ Zodiac (DJ) Dec 26, 10 p.m. Dec 27, 10 p.m.

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

Ruth’s Chris Steak House Kim Michael Polote & Friends (Live Music) Award-winning area vocalist singing jazz and blues standards backed by piano and bass in this eatery’s bar area. 7:30 p.m.

Savannah Smiles “Dueling PIanos” (Live Music) Two versatile and wisecracking keyboardists play a wide variety of audience requests. -8:30 p.m.

Steed’s Tavern #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Hosted by Sam Johnson. 8 p.m.

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

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

Venus De Milo DJ 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.

The Warehouse The Train Wrecks (Live Music) Hardrocking local roots-a-billy

and Americana act led by Texas-born songwriter Jason Bible (covers & originals). Dec 26, 8 p.m.

Dec 27, 8 p.m.

WG’s The Tenderloin Trio (Live Music) Local act playing hillbilly jazz, Old-Time country, rural blues and string band covers & originals on acoustic guitar and singing saw. 10:30 p.m.

28 SUNDAY

American Legion Post 184 Rick Elvis (Undressed) (Live Music, Other) Locally-based Elvis impersonator, performing without his costume. 4 p.m. 8 p.m.

Aqua Star Restaurant (Westin Harbor Hotel) Ben Tucker & Bob Alberti (Live Music) Veteran Jazz Duo (piano & bass) playing standards 11:30 a.m.

Bahama Bob’s (Pooler) Karaoke (Karaoke) Bernie’s (Tybee) Karaoke w/DJ Levis (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Bogey’s Five Point Productions’ Karaoke w/Keith (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Doc’s Bar Roy & The Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Singer/guitarist (with sequenced backing) plays pop/rock/soul/beach hits and originals.

Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Driftaway Cafe TBA (Live Music) Acoustic Rock, Pop, Country, Blues & Soul covers 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.

The Jazz Corner Deas Guyz (Live Music) Popular regional R&B/soul/funk combo (covers & originals). Dec 28, 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Ray from Bottles & Cans (Live Music) Solo set from the charismatic guitarist and vocalist of a popular local blues/swing/garage/ Americana combo. 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Live Acoustic Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Dec 24, 8:30 p.m., Dec 25, 8:30 p.m., Dec 26,

8:30 p.m., Dec 27, 8:30 p.m. Dec 28, 8:30 p.m.

Marlin Monroe’s Surfside Grill TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m.

Mercury Lounge The Train Wrecks (Live Music) Hardrocking local roots-a-billy and Americana act led by Texas-born songwriter Jason Bible (covers & originals). Dec 28, 10 p.m.

Montgomery Presbyterian Church Archie Jordan in Concert (Live Music) Twotime Grammy nominee and chart-topping gospel recording artist Jordan will share testimony and song on guitar and piano during regular worship services.

More than 100 artists have recorded his songs, including Kenny Rogers, Amy Grant and Shirley Caesar.

10:30 a.m.

Murphy’s Law Irish Pub Session (Live Music) Local and regional Irish musicians playing both trad and contemporary Celtic music. 6 p.m. “Hitman Karaoke” (Karaoke) Standard Karaoke hosted by local blues guitarist and singer Brett “Hitman” Bernard.

9 p.m.

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

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

Savannah Smiles “PianoPalooza” (Live Music) Crowd members get a chance to add vocals to their favorite tunes played live by professional pianists. 8:30 p.m.

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

Tantra Lounge Five Points Productions’ Karaoke (Karaoke) 10 p.m.

The Tailgate Five Points Productions’ Butt Naked Trvia w/Kowboi (Other) Live trivia game. 10:30 p.m.

Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) Acoustic Blues, Country, Rock, Bluegrass & Pop acts Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and jazz covers.

-noon -7 p.m.

The Warehouse Thomas Claxton (Live Music) Intense, solo acoustic guitarist/singer playing rock and pop (covers & originals). 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Barry Johnson (Live Music)

Sunday

continues from p.25 Acoustic rock and pop (covers & originals). 6 p.m.

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

Blueberry Hill Karaoke (Karaoke) Cardinal Rep “The PBR Show” (Other) Live, weekly, old-fashioned “Radio Drama” w/music, sound effects and improvisation 8 p.m.

Murphy’s Law Open Mic Night (Live Music) Hosted

by Markus from The Train Wrecks. 10:30 p.m.

Scandals DJ Marty Corley (Karaoke) 9:30 p.m.

Tantra Lounge Swing Dancing Lessons (Other) Just like it says... 10:30 p.m.

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

-noon -7 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

30 TUESDAY

Bay Street Blues Live Trivia (Other) 10 p.m.

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

Blaine’s Back Door #@*!

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Doubles Lounge Live DJ (DJ) Beach Music Fiddler’s Crab House Eric Dunn & Jason Bible (Live Music) Acoustic duo feat. two members of local roots-rock band The Train Wrecks (covers & originals). 10 p.m.

Hang Fire DJ Kane (DJ) The Jinx DJ KZL’s Kaleidoscope (DJ) Wild mash-up of soul, garage rock, dub, psych, funk, electro, disco and punk from GAM frontman Keith Kozel. midnite Kevin Barry’s Live Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Dec 29, 8:30 p.m., Dec 30, 8:30 p.m., Dec 31, 8:30 p.m., Jan 1, 8:30 p.m., Jan 2, 8:30 p.m., Jan 3, 8:30 p.m. Jan 4, 8:30 p.m.

King’s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 p.m.

Live Wire Music Hall Open Mic & Recording Session (Live Music) Participants can choose to have their Open Mic set professionally recorded for a $20 fee.

9 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m.

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continues from p.26 Buffalo’s Cafe Karaoke (Karaoke) 7 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House Nancy Witt (Live Music) Solo pianist (standards, showtunes & originals).

6:30 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House Absylom Rising (Live Music) Powerhouse funk-rock group from Miss. known for vocal harmonies and high-energy improv (covers & originals). 10 p.m.

The Jazz Corner The Jazz Corner Trio feat. Bob Masteller (Live Music) Regional trio of veteran musicians playing the swinging music of Mercer, Armstrong, Jobim, Wallace, Gershwin and more. Dec 30, 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar 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). 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Live Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Dec 29, 8:30 p.m., Dec 30, 8:30 p.m., Dec 31, 8:30 p.m., Jan 1, 8:30 p.m., Jan 2, 8:30 p.m., Jan 3, 8:30 p.m. Jan 4, 8:30 p.m.

Live Wire Music Hall Open Jam Session (Live Music) Geared toward “all musicians”. Sign-up from 8 pm - 9 pm. 9 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m.

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

Pour Larry’s (formerly John’s Bar) Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Roof Top Tavern Open Mic hosted by Markus & Hudson (Live Music) 10:30 p.m.

Saya Lounge DJ Blue Ice (DJ) Spinning “one hit wonders” all night long.

9 p.m.

Tantra Lounge Salsa Dancing Lessons (Other) Just like it says... 9 p.m.

The Tailgate BN Trivia w/Artie & Brad (Other) 10 p.m.

Tommy’s Karaoke w/Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon (Live Music) Solo

pianist playing standards, Latin and jazz covers.

-noon -7 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Chuck Courtenay, Team Trivia w/The Mayor (Live Music) Solo acoustic guitarist/ singer playing Pop, Country & Rock hits, followed by a live trivia match 6 p.m.

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

Bahama Bob’s (Pooler) Karaoke (Karaoke) Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Soul, Blues and Country covers -9 p.m.

The Boathouse TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m.

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

Club 51 Degrees DJ Blue Ice (DJ) 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.

Guitar Bar Open Mic night hosted by Caesura (Live Music) Open Mic Night led by a young local melodic metalcore/indie-rock combo. 10 p.m.

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 Live Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Dec 29, 8:30 p.m., Dec 30, 8:30 p.m., Dec 31, 8:30 p.m., Jan 1, 8:30 p.m., Jan 2, 8:30 p.m., Jan 3, 8:30 p.m. Jan 4, 8:30 p.m.

King’s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 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).

10 p.m.

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) Two versatile and wisecracking keyboardists play a wide variety of audience requests. -8:30 p.m.

Scandals TBA (Live Music) 8 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.

Tommy’s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Venus De Milo Open DJ Night (DJ) 9 p.m.

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

-noon -7 p.m.

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American Legion Post 184 Rick Elvis (Undressed) (Live Music, Other) Locally-based Elvis impersonator, performing without his costume. 4 p.m. 8 p.m.

Augie’s Pub (Pooler) TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Barnes & Noble Open Mic (8 p.m.) (Live Music) Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

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

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

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

Blaine’s Back Door #@*!

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Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse. For more While fans of singer (and whip-ass of this interview (as well as live video guitarist) Bobby Lee Rodgers may know clips of Bobby Lee & Friends), go to him best from his role as the frontman connectsavannah.com. of the internationally known original pop-fusion band The CodeTalkers, this A while back you hired a new backing former Berklee School of Music instrucgroup. Is it true you met your current tor and prolific tunesmith has spent bandmates here and offered them the years collaborating onstage and in the job after an impromptu jam? studio with a dazzling array of respected Bobby Lee Rodgers: Yeah! (laughs) musicians in the genres of blues, funk, That’s pretty much how it went down. soul, jazz, bluegrass and rock.

My wife encouraged me to go down to Between Rodgers’ omnivorous Kokopelli’s for one of their Open Mic musical tastes, his instrumental pronights, and I really didn’t want to. I had ficiency and his ebullient nature, he’s just come off of the road, and when you a natural pick when it comes to addo that, you’re REALLY tired. But she venturous sidemen who live for the pushed me and we went down there chance to play at the edge of their together. So, I was kinda spaced out, skill set. A rising attraction at major you know? I get up and start playing jam-oriented music festivals as well Coltrane’s “Giant Steps” and “Moment’s as a solid touring act on the club Notice,” which was kinda my way of and theater circuits, this fairly recent checking these guys out. But then of transplant to Savannah stays busy on course, I was also hoping I remembered the road when not helping Savanthe songs because I hadn’t played stuff nah Country Day School’s jazz prolike that in two years! I called them gram, giving private guitar lessons or the next day and just said, hey, forming new groups with the likes do you wanna join my band? I’d of guitarist Jimmy Herring (The only heard them do jazz and Dead, Allman Brothers, Widespread so I actually said to them, “You Panic) or keyboardist Ike Stubbleguys play the funky stuff, don’t field (Eric Clapton, Al Green, Boz you?” (laughs) Scaggs).

I met them on He and his current rhythm Wednessection of bassist Anday, drew Altman and drumcalled mer Mark Raudabaugh them on will play a special ThursNew Year’s Eve gig day, they with local Southdrove up from ern pop-rockFlorida and we ers WormsLoew rehearsed on Friat River Street’s day. Then Saturday newest venue, the night we played a LiveWire. This will show at the Freebird be one of his last area in Jacksonville! We appearances until a rehearsed one day. I featured slot at the didn’t even give ‘em 2009 Savannah Music a CD. They listened Festival. to my music over I caught up by phone the internet! And with Rodgers following that was it, man. It was a packed gig with mod“back in the van and off ern bluegrass sensations to the races!”

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Bobby Lee Rodgers: I’ve never considered myself “a jam-band guy.” I’m really a jazz musician. A lot of people in jam bands just get into “noodle-ville.” But for real jazz players, there’s always form.

For guys who’ve never really played or studied jazz, though, it’s really rough.

These guys, one’s from Gainesville and one’s from Fernandina Beach. They went to Florida State together and studied jazz. I always wished I could be around great players who understood these concepts, and when I met them, they already got where I was coming from. They were about to move to New York City to try and break into the jazz world when my offer came along.

Man, those guys scored! They meet some guy at an Open Mic and the next day he asks them to be his band and puts them on the road?

Bobby Lee Rodgers: (Laughs) But they sure work hard for it. We share the load and help each other out and that’s what’s important.

The CodeTalkers’ lineup has not featured Col. Bruce Hampton for over two years, but his name is inextricably linked with your band though you composed the majority of the songs. You’ve attempted to transition away from that band name, but many feel you should just re-brand it yourself over time.

Where does all this stand?

Bobby Lee Rodgers: I am probably just going back to using my own name and phasing out “The CodeTalkers,” even if it takes a few years. With this new record, a lot of my friends are helping me on it. Big names that can help me get past this hurdle. The smaller promoters want to bill us as The CodeTalkers, because folks already now that, but the bigger promoters, like Rob Gibson at the Savannah Music Fest want to bill me by my own name. I’ve never worked to build my own name as a selling point.

I just wanted a band, man! It sucks, because you put so much work into something. But at the same time, maybe it is best in the long run. I think our new record is killer, and I like making people happy. As long as that works, I’ll do it.

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What can folks expect from your set?

Bobby Lee Rodgers: We’ll definitely have a lot of new songs. There will be some brand-new material. In a way, it’ll kind of be like a farewell to the Code-

Talkers name. That’s kind of what this show is about. I want there to be a great crowd, and I’m sure it’ll be a blast. But you know, the last thing I care about is hyping my name or being on a damn stage. I don’t give a fuck. I’m just trying to make some art. (laughs) cs Bobby Lee Rodgers & Friends with WormsLoew When: 9 pm, Wed., Dec. 31 Where: LiveWire Music Hall Cost: $15 adv.

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England’s hippest music magazine, Mojo, recently devoted 30 full pages, over two issues, to the 40th anniversary of the two-disc album the Beatles released at the tail end of 1968.

Not once in the entire spread did Mojo use the album’s proper name.

For the record, its title is The Beatles.

Because it arrived artfully housed in a plain white sleeve, the set immediately earned the nickname “The White Album,” and for 40 years, everybody has referred to it that way.

Calling their ninth album The Beatles, ironically, implied a collective partnership that was virtually non-existent by 1968. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were hardly on speaking terms, let alone writing together, and nearly every song was recorded in sessions overseen by the individual composers. The others acted as session musicians and background singers when their fellow Beatles requested it.

Released on Nov. 22, 1968 — five years to the day after “I Want to Hold Your Hand” — the 93-minute album, first on the Apple Records label, was brilliant, fun, mysterious, difficult, joyful, dangerous and radiant all at the same time. Today, it is the Beatles’ top-selling album — no small feat, when you factor in Sgt. Pepper, Rubber Soul, Revolver and Abbey Road — hitting the platinum-sales mark 19 times.

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, The Beatles is the 10th best-selling album in history, by anybody.

Most of the songs were written in early 1968 during the quartet’s visit to Rishikesh, India, to study Transcendental Mediation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It was the last excursion the four old friends would ever take together.

The highs and lows of ashram life run through the lyrics of Lennon’s “Dear Prudence,” “I’m So Tired,” “The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill,” “Everybody’s Got Something To Hide

The Fab Four from the back cover of the White Album

Except Me and My Monkey” and, most explicitly, “Sexy Sadie,” originally written as a vitriolic kiss-off to the guru after Lennon decided he wasn’t so holy after all.

“Yer Blues” Lennon in a period of painful transition: “Yes I’m lonely, wanna die,” he screams, meditation clearly not doing the trick for him. He would, with a month, begin his obsessive relationship with Yoko Ono, who turns up as a ghostly image in “Julia,” a ballad Lennon dedicated to his late mother.

McCartney, meanwhile, came up with three of his most idyllic acoustic songs: “I Will,” “Blackbird,” and “Mother Nature’s Son” arrived during the Indian retreat.

Harrison turned in one of his most enduring compositions, the brooding but elegant “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” and the bouncy “Piggies,” a sly poke at the British class system.

The finished product came to include Lennon’s feisty “Revolution 1” and hallucinogenic “Happiness is Warm Gun,” his spooky sound collage “Revolution 9” and his trippy word-game “Glass Onion.” Lennon wrote a kids’ song, “Good Night,” for Ringo Starr to sing; the drummer even got his first-ever solo songwriting credit, for a country throwaway called “Don’t Pass Me By.” Ultimately, the album’s patchwork quality worked in its favor, like a book of dynamic short stories, each more complex and illustrative than the one before. There was, in fact, so much blinding color over its 93 minutes that wrapping it in anything but stark white – the absolute absence of color – would have felt like over-saturation. cs

‘These were my boys, the greatest in the world’ In 1993 the author interviewed George Martin, the Beatles’ producer.

You’ve said that you tried to get them to cut this album to a single–disc, 14–track album. What would you have cut out?

George Martin: That’s a good question, because it’s now such an accepted album. Don’t forget, I was looking at it from the point of view of the songs when I heard them, rather than the songs when they were finished. I said to myself, “Let’s pick the best and most commercial songs, and let’s work on those. Let’s forget the other ones for the moment.” I’m not saying we wouldn’t have recorded those other songs, but I would like to have made a really great album out of the best of the stuff there.

But they wanted everything done at once. I thought they were dissipating their energies rather than focusing them. There are one or two items of dross on the White Album.

Such as?

George Martin: You’ll have to read them off. Was “Bungalow Bill” on that?

“Honey Pie?” Yes, and “Wild Honey Pie,” ““Revolution 9,” “Birthday.”

George Martin: “Birthday.” Well, there you go. You’re picking them for me!

There are songs that are not at the front rank, put it that way. From other groups they probably would be front rank, but these are my boys, they’re the greatest in the world, and that’s the way I saw it. cs Read the complete interview at www.billdeyoung.com

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The Isaiah Davenport House and Springfield Plantation open their doors for holiday tours by linda sickler | linda@connectsavannah.com

Back in the early 19th century, New Year’s got all the glory in Savannah.

Christmas was a holiday for the children, but the adults had their fun on New Year’s Eve. Celebrations at the Isaiah Davenport House probably reflected the family’s Scottish heritage, says Jamie Credle, director of the house museum.

“We think they celebrated more visibly than they would have Christmas, so New Year’s is our focus,” Credle says. “We’re trying to make a link with today and the fact that it is so useful to recall a time when people were so glad just to live another year.”

From Dec. 26-30, the Davenport House will be open for evening tours so visitors can see period decorations and get a sense of what the holiday meant to people of that era. “Good beginnings make for good endings,” Credle says. “They would have a big meal for friends and loved ones and put on new outfits.”

The celebration would open with First Footing, an old tradition based in superstition. The first person to cross the doorway in the new year would portend either good luck or bad luck for the coming year.

“Everyone wanted a dark-headed bachelor for First Footing,” Credle says. “We had a docent who grew up in England who said her grandmother continued the tradition of First Footing.

“We talked about why wouldn’t the English want redheads or blonds to be the first through?” she asks. “Those were the invaders, the Norse and Vikings.”

The house is decorated with dried flower arrangements and greenery, since fresh flowers wouldn’t have been available. Christmas trees and Santa Claus were still in the future.

Gifts were given to the Davenport

slaves as rewards for loyal service. By comparison, the Telfairs, who lived down the street, prepared and served a meal for their slaves and servants.

“We don’t know if that happened here,” Credle says.

“If people did get gifts, it was an expression of love, not abundance,” she says. “We’ve got some wonderful family items, including the Davenport Bible, which is beautifully bound, with plates in it. It could have been given at Christmas.”

The rooms of the house are set up as they would have been for a holiday.

“In the drawing room, the punch bowl has been set out,” Credle says. “We talk about Chatham Artillery Punch.”

A footnote in a cookbook that dates to 1933 mentions that the punch was served to President James Monroe when he visited Savannah. “That always gets a big laugh, because it is so potent,” Credle says. “You have to let it stew for 36 to 48 hours.”

A new acquisition also is being displayed — a child’s gloves in their original balsa-wood box. “The dining room table is our piece de resistance,” Credle says. “It’s set for a meal that normally would last two to three hours. We’ve got some new desserts.

Fruitcake was covered in icing that would have protected it. We’ve got syllabub, which is sort of a frothy eggnog with creme on top, and pecan pie.”

While New Year’s is the focus, Christmas is discussed when the tour goes upstairs. “We talk about The Night Before Christmas, Clement Moore’s book, which was written during that time period,” Credle says.

“At that time, Christmas wasn’t child-centered, but it was moving that way,” she says. “In the boys’ room, we have toys out and stockings hung with

Iain Woodside and Zoe Wolff in period costume at the Davenport House

care.

“It was fun, but different than what we know today,” Credle says. “It’s not intended to be anti-children, that’s just way it was then.”

The tours were set for the week between Christmas and New Year’s because that traditionally would have been a time of celebration. “I was always told it was a big week when people came to Savannah,” Credle says.

Down the road in Midway, the Springfield Plantation also will open its doors Dec. 26-30 for tours. The house is owned by mother and daughter Laura and Meredith Devendorf, who will conduct the tours.

“It’s been in our family since 1755 and was an original King’s Grant,” Meredith Devendorf says. “The house was constructed in the 1750s and part of the present house is on the foundations of the original house.”

A highlight of the tours will be the John Porter Stevens Heritage Camellia Garden, with many rare plants in full bloom. “It was started in the 1930s by my grandfather,” Devendorf says. “We have over 300 plants in bloom.”

The Devendorfs have doing conservation work at the house since the 1960s. “There are several hundredyear-old oak trees, and it is unspoiled,”

Devendorf says. “It’s like stepping back in time. We’ll be giving walking tours of the grounds, then will come in and have gourmet high tea.”

The Devendorfs also own Melon Bluff Nature Preserve, but are in the process of setting up a foundation that will own and operate it. They will continue to own and operate Dunham Farms, which includes a tree farm, gardens, bed and breakfast inn and ecotourism destinations.

“When my mother was 12 years old, her father sat her down on a dock and said, ‘They’re never going to let you keep this,’” Devendorf says.

“However, she’s actually added to what she received from her parents. But with taxes being what they are and the fact that I’m the only child and I don’t have kids, we’ve decided it’s best for the land to own itself,” she says.

If all goes well, Dunham Farms will eventually become part of the foundation. “We think it’s important to protect it here,” Devendorf says.

“The public needs to have access to it, as well as researchers. It’s pretty much undisturbed uplands that won’t be developed, but will be used to promote preservation policies and direct smart growth rather than unmitigated sprawl.” cs Holiday Evening Tours and New Year’s Celebration at the Davenport House

When: Dec. 26-30 Cost: $8 advance or $10 at the door adults, $5 or $7 children 6-18.

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Three-hour tours guided by descendants of the original owners. Aafternoon tea served in dining room.

Cost: $50 per person.

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Little Gems for the Holiday Season — Chroma Gallery’s small works exhibit will be on display through December, with work by Lori Keith Robinson, Jan Clayton Pagratis, Ikeda Lowe, Laura DiNello, Kate Greene Gray, and many more. Each piece is 8x10 or smaller and priced at less than $300. chromaartgallery.com. Through Dec. 30. Chroma Gallery, 31 Barnard St.

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Muybridge, Man Ray, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Annie Leibovitz, and other masters. Through May 30.

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Myth, Object, and the Animal — Glass installations by William Morris through Jan. 28 at Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. Palliser — Water colors and art studies by Anthony Palliser, plus the detailed drawings and oil and acrylic paintings for which he is best known. Through Jan. 28 at Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. Ray Ellis Gallery — New Giclee prints, “Marsh Clouds” and “Gathering Clouds.” 205 W. Congress St. Self-Made — Self portraits by tattoo artists at Black Orchid Gallery through Dec. 31. 131 Drayton St. Small Works — Nov. 26Dec. 31, Red Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St. SCAD presents its annual holiday show by students, faculty, staff and alumni priced at $500 or less and measuring up to 18 inches in one direction.

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Seven Pounds, Delgo, Nothing Like the Holidays, Punisher: War Zone, Australia, Four Christmases, Twilight, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The sort of groveling Oscar bait that would only dare be released in December (no other month would have it), David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is this year’s equivalent of Tim Burton’s Big Fish: a desperate lunge by a normally exciting genre-filmmaker to earn some year-end accolades by helming An Important Movie With Life-Affirming Values.

Drastically altering a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, scripters Eric Roth and Robin Swicord move the setting from Baltimore to New Orleans, thereby allowing the modernday framing sequences to occur in the midst of Katrina (a narrative decision that’s arguably tasteless but certainly clumsy). The bulk of the story deals with Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt), who’s born as an 80-year-old man but becomes gradually younger. Like his cinematic soulmate, the title character in Forrest Gump (a far more interesting film also written by Roth), Benjamin leads a rich and varied life, although his heart always belongs to Daisy (Cate

Blanchett), who, like Forrest’s Jenny, is a callow free spirit who doesn’t realize the depths of her fondness for Benjamin until it’s almost too late.

Benjamin Button is primarily a passive character, and he’s played by Pitt in a passive manner.

It’s not the actor’s finest hour (make that three hours; this is a looong movie), as he’s repeatedly upstaged by his own makeup as well as the CGI trickery that (in old-age mode) turns him into a diminutive figure. When Pitt is finally freed from the movie magic and allowed to look like himself, we expect him to raise his game, but it never happens, largely because he and Blanchett have absolutely no chemistry together.

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Frost/Nixon If all high school history classes were as grandly entertaining as the historical flicks penned by Peter Morgan, no student would ever again be caught slumbering in his seat. Morgan, who previously wrote the excellent script for the Helen Mirren Oscar winner The Queen, here brings his own play to the screen, and together he and director Ron Howard open it up so that the end result feels much more vibrant than merely a constricted stage piece plunked down in front of a camera.

Blessed by an exquisite cast, the two men keep the wheels turning, offering a propulsive look at the most widely loathed U.S. president until George W. Bush stumbled along and easily swiped that designation. Set after the Watergate scandal and Richard Nixon’s subsequent resignation, the picture concerns itself with

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Doubt While Ron Howard transforms Frost/Nixon into a living, breathing motion picture, writer-director John Patrick Shanley never quite makes it past the curtain call with Doubt.

Adapting his own Pulitzer Prize-winning theatrical triumph, Shanley doesn’t possess Howard’s instincts in front of the camera, resulting in a movie that remains resolutely stage-bound. But that’s not necessarily a sign of defeat: No one could ever really argue that Mike Nichols’ Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? managed to shuck the playhouse chains, either. Doubt is no Woolf, of course, but blessed with a quartet of strong performances, it’s weighty enough to earn its multiplex bookings. Set in 1964, the film examines a battle of wills between the holy rollers at St. Nicholas in the Bronx. Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep) continues on p. 30

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If looks could kill, The Spirit, an adaptation of Will Eisner’s seminal comic strip, would wipe out entire auditorium audiences after every showing. Its eye-popping visual template mirrors that of Sin City, with its graphic stylistics lending a crisp, cool look to its tale of a masked hero who has returned from the grave to fight the evildoers who threaten the city he loves. But in this case, eye candy is hardly enough to compensate for the rest of this 10-ton turkey that fails on every other conceivable level. Eisner’s comic legacy deserved far better than this wretched camp outing, a film in which every jokey, self-aware remark lands with the force of an atomic bomb laying waste to a sand castle. The plot finds The Spirit (dull-asdirt Gabriel Macht) facing off against his perennial nemesis The Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson), a madman who’s intent on acquiring a potion that will render him immortal. Jackson, whose performance might be the worst of the year (and remember, I’ve seen Mike Myers in The Love Guru), has already guaranteed that his name will live forever in the annals of grotesque overacting. His demeaning turn here is embarrassing, with writer-director Frank Miller accommodating him via some horrendous dialogue and situations -- Jackson even gets to dress up like a Nazi officer in one scene. Why, I couldn’t tell you. In their first battle, The Octopus smashes a toilet over The Spirit’s head, laughs maniacally, and declares, “Toilets are always funny!” This movie would know: It clearly deserves to be flushed down one.

the attempts of Nixon (Frank Langella) to rise Phoenix-like from the ashes of political irrelevance by holding a series of one-on-one television interviews with British TV host David Frost (Michael Sheen). Along with his right-hand man (Kevin Bacon) and his agent (Toby Jones as Swifty Lazar), Nixon believes that he can easily exert control over a show biz personality better known for his swinging lifestyle and his interviews with the likes of The Bee Gees. Nixon may have a point: Even though he has a crack team (Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt and Sam Rockwell) working for him, Frost initially has trouble keeping up with his mentally agile interviewee. The point of the interviews is to force Nixon to come clean to the American people about Watergate, but instead, it appears as if he will sweep the issue under the carpet and emerge as a champion of the people. Several actors have played Tricky Dick on celluloid (Anthony Hopkins and Dan Hedaya among them), but Langella bests them all with an riveting portrayal that goes beyond mimicry. He depicts the former president as a haunted man struggling to salvage his legacy, a scrappy fighter who refuses to yield even a square inch to his challengers. If many audience members don’t feel the slightest bit of pity for the Nixon that Langella brings to life, that certainly isn’t the fault of the actor, who does everything necessary to humanize the ex-prez -- it’s simply that too many Americans will always view Richard Milhous as monster rather than man.

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is the (mostly) humorless head of the school, striking fear not only in the students but also in some of the more timid nuns like Sister James (Amy Adams). Sister Aloysius isn’t crazy about Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), whose desire for a more progressive and open-minded direction within the Catholic church flies in the face of her old-school ideology. So when Sister James airs her suspicions that Father Flynn is being a bit too chummy with one of the young boys under his wing, Sister Aloysius works on getting him ousted. But is Sister Aloysius truly convinced of Father Flynn’s guilt (for her part, Sister James wavers on the issue), or is she merely using the issue as a way to force out the theological thorn in her side? Pulitzer notwithstanding, Shanley’s play was disappointing in the manner in which it took the obvious way out. The movie can’t overcome that hurdle, though it can be argued that Shanley adds an extra layer of ambiguity to the proceedings.

The Reader The Reader, adapted from Bernhard Schlink’s bestseller by director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter David Hare (the team behind the thoughtful adaptation of The Hours), arrives with all the obvious trappings of a yearend “prestige” picture. But since more time is spent exposing the milky white breasts of Kate Winslet than exposing the horrors of the Holocaust, viewers might be forgiven for thinking they stumbled into a big-budget remake of

Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS. Two movies about nasty Nazi frauleins dividing their time between riding shotgun over prisoners and having sex with supple lads? What are the odds? Winslet’s Hannah Schmitz is a streetcar conductor in post-WWII Germany who enters into a passionate affair with 15-year-old Michael Berg (David Kross). Just as Susan Sarandon’s Bull Durham character enjoyed the reading of poetry as a form of sexual foreplay, Hannah likes the literary word both before and after intercourse, urging Michael to read to her from the classics. In the blink of an eye, she drops out of his life, and it isn’t until a few years later, as he’s attending college, that she reappears — as a former Nazi guard on trial for atrocities during the war. The Reader is a thorny story, and its failing isn’t because it elects to answer key questions about its characters in shocking fashion, but because it waves off these revelations with all the impatience of a restaurant patron shooing away an overzealous waiter attempting to remove the soup bowl before it’s drained. At first glance, the movie’s shifts through time periods (Ralph Fiennes is suitably moody as the older, troubled Michael) allow the tale to keep us on our toes, but they eventually reveal themselves to be gimmicky to the point of distraction. The picture does head toward a major secret, but I wasn’t sure if the answer was supposed to provide insight or shift our sympathies or what. All it eventually does is reveal that, despite Winslet’s strong performance, Hannah isn’t really worthy of our attention — or this movie.

Valkyrie Ever the stalwart hero, Tom Cruise takes on the Nazis in Valkyrie, but it proves to be a losing effort for both the actor and the picture itself. Based on a true event that occurred in 1944, this handsome yet emotionally distant film centers on the efforts of a group of proud Germans to assassinate Adolf Hitler and wrest control away from the murderous tyrants (i.e. the SS) who served under him. Chief among these conspirators is Colonel Stauffenberg (Cruise), who, just like the progressives here in our own country this year, is willing to fight the fascists for change that he can believe in. Aided by a mix of officers, soldiers and politicians (among the familiar players are Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Izzard and Terence Stamp), Stauffenberg initially seems to triumph in his mission impossible, only to ... well, we all know how history turned out. Only marginally involving, Valkyrie is defeated by a thin script that fails to flesh out a single character, instead employing them all as pawns in a chess match in which the deck is already heavily stacked. Worse, the plan as presented in Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander’s script doesn’t sound like an especially sound one, and Stauffenberg’s handling of his assignment makes him come across as a careless bungler. While the denseness of the good guys in no way ennobles the enemy, it does make them seem like the more worthy combatants. For better or worse, then, Valkyrie brings to mind that classic line from The Produc-

ers’ “Springtime for Hitler” musical number: “Don’t be stupid; be a smarty.

Come and join the Nazi party!”

Marley & Me Even given my status as a big dog lover, the notion of spending two hours watching puppies frolic during the course of Marley & Me seemed like a pretty one-note way to spend a matinee.

Welcome, then, to one of the season’s most pleasant surprises, as this family film proves to be far more thematically rich than its simplistic trailer reveals.

Major-league screenwriter Scott Frank (Minority Report, Get Shorty) and middle-league screenwriter Don Roos (The Opposite of Sex) adapt John Grogan’s fact-based novel about his family’s pet, a Labrador retriever named Marley. Both journalists, John (Owen Wilson) and wife Jennifer (Jennifer Aniston) agree that Marley is “the world’s worst dog,” given his penchant for always getting into trouble. But thankfully, the movie doesn’t devolve into a series of comic scenes revolving around leg humpings and yard droppings. Instead, as John and Jennifer add some children to the equation, it becomes a clear-eyed look at the difficulties in raising a family, all the more so when there’s a lumbering beast driving everyone mad. Ultimately, though, the film makes a point that every dog owner -- indeed, every pet owner -- long ago took as gospel: A family doesn’t begin and end with merely its two-legged members.

The Oscar-winning 1984 documentary The Times of Harvey Milk offered a flawless look at the career of this passionate progressive, so it’s a testament to the richness of Gus Van Sant’s direction and Dustin Lance Black’s screenplay that this fictionalized version feels authentic in every movement. Like Good Night, and Good Luck (another movie exploring right-wing zealots and their convenient scapegoats), Milk expertly mixes archival footage with the dramatic recreations, and the climactic candlelight vigil is so expertly handled that it’s inspiring in both its artistic expression and emotional impact. As Milk, Sean Penn delivers the performance of his career, and he’s backed by a superlative cast containing only one weak link: Diego Luna as Milk’s insecure lover, Jack Lira (James Franco fares much better as Harvey’s previous lover, Scott Smith). But this is a small misstep in an otherwise excellent production.

Seven Pounds

The last time Will Smith teamed up

with director Gabriele Muccino, the result was the box office smash The Pursuit of Happyness. With their latest collaboration, it seems as if the pair were engaged in the pursuit of crappyness. Smith, charisma intact, stars as Ben Thomas, an IRS agent clearly up to something good. Reaching into the lives of strangers, he tries to get to know them before bestowing his blessings — and his finances — upon them.

Among those he contacts are a blind telemarketer (Woody Harrelson), a battered single mom (Elpidia Carrillo) and Emily Posa (Rosario Dawson), a woman in desperate need of a heart transplant.

Scripter Grant Nieporte attempts to keep all the puzzle pieces from connecting until the end, but the scattered flashback sequences allow viewers to suss out what’s up. Nieporte’s screenplay does hit all the proper notes of sincerity, though the movie might have had more emotional resonance had we been able to watch Ben spend equal time with all his targets, but because the focus is on the Ben-Emily romance, the other bits never gather steam.

Yes Man No one can blame Jim Carrey for returning to the same spastic well time after time. When the actor attempts to stretch, as in the underrated Man on the Moon or the time-wasting The Number 23, audiences usually stay away in droves. The difference here is that there’s a winning romance to go along with his hyperactivity -- for once, he’s as sweet as he is sweaty. Much of the credit goes to co-star Zooey Deschanel, who matches up better with the comedian than either Bruce Almighty’s Jennifer Aniston or Me, Myself & Irene’s Renee Zellweger, to name but two past movie g.f.s expected to stand aside as he cut loose. Deschanel, often cast as a charming flake, mines similar ground here, and her off-kilter personality allows Carrey to maintain his goofy brand of humor while also displaying a softer side. It results in a likable turn as Carl Allen, a gloomy introvert whose entire life changes after he’s convinced by a self-help guru (Terence Stamp) that he must say “yes” to every situation that comes his way or risk bad luck. As is

often the case with Carrey, his shtick can be appealing in some scenes and simply tiring in others, and the film itself runs too long for its own good.

But the sequences between Carrey and Deschanel provide the picture with a needed boost.

The Day The Earth Stood Still The 1951 version of The Day the Earth Stood Still still holds up beautifully, but I’ll refrain from using a cherished original to bludgeon a shoddy remake. Keanu Reeves is so stiff in this outing that you fear rigor mortis will set in. Reeves plays Klaatu, an alien who arrives on Earth with the intention of -- what? Initially, he asks to speak to our planet’s leaders, presumably to provide them with an ultimatum. But the next minute he’s settled on wiping out the human race, because all he knows about us is that we love violence. It comes as a shock that humans, as repped by scientist Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) and her stepson Jacob (Jaden Smith), are capable of love. cs

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Activism & Politics Coastal Democrats

Contact Maxine Harris at 352-0470 or R1999MHAR@aol.com. Chatham County Democratic Headquarters, 109 W. Victory Dr. 912-7908683. www.chathamdems.com/

Drinking Liberally

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

Savannah Area Young Republicans

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

Benefits Feral Cat Program Needs Supplies

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

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 6517730. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St. 912-651-7700. www.uwce.org/

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.

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.

Santa’s Little Orphans

Several local businesses are hosting Santa’s Little Orphans trees to benefit Coastal Pet Rescue’s pets. Those interested in granting a pet’s wish may select an ornament from a tree at BB&T, The Crab Shack, Georgetown Veterinary Clinic, Pawparazzi, Plum’s or TailsSpin. Donations will be accepted at The Market at Trustees Garden on Wednesdays. Through Dec. 31.

Southside Fire and EMS Calendars

The 2009 calendar is available. Proceeds benefit burn victims and their families through the Southeastern Firefighter’s Burn Foundation.

354-1011 for purchase locations. Through Jan. 15, 2009.

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

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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/

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.

Call for Entries

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.

Bull St., Savannah, 31401. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St. 912-651-7700. www.uwce. org/

Toys for Tots

A drop box for toys is now located in the Grand Harbour Homestore, 8108 Abercorn St., in the Abercorn Common shopping center at the corner of Abercorn and White Bluff. Through Dec. 25. Grand Harbour Homestore, 8108 Abercorn St.,.

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. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St. 912-651-7700. www.uwce.org/

Artist/instructors Sought

The Department of Cultural Affairs is seeking applications from artist/instructors to teach spring semester classes, including beginning, advanced, adult and youth classes and workshops in jewelry, ceramics, printmaking, drawing, painting, metals, glass and theatre arts. Previous experience in art instruction is required. The deadline is Jan. 9 at 5 pm. www. savannahga.gov/arts, 651-6783. Through Jan. 9, 2009.

Busy Woman of the Year Award

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

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.

Equal Opportunity Authority

is accepting applications for 4 year olds. Children with disabilities welcome. 234-2965 in Chatham County and 754-1822 in Effingham.

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.

Share Your Writings

Announcing 3 ways to share your creative, expressive personal writings, journal entries and memoirs. 3 web sites, 3 anthology projects and 3 literary contests. www.UltraShortMemoir.com, www.ShortMemoir.com, www.TheDiaryBank. com.

Classes & Workshops 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. Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton Street. 912-238-5158. www.

Abstinence Education

Adult Painting, Drawing and Clay Classes

African Dance & Drum

Learn the rhythms of West Africa with instructor Aisha Rivers. Classes are held every Sunday - drums at 4pm, dance at 5pm at 607 W. 37th St. $10/class. ayoluwa.org, 844-2582. Rhythms of West Africa, 607 W. 37th St.

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. Classes, 5225 Skidaway Rd.

Art,-Music, Piano and Voice-coaching

for all age groups, beginners through advanced, classic, modern, jazz improvisation and theory.

Serious inquiries only. 961-7021 or 667-1056.

Artist’s Way Workshop

Construction Apprentice Program

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. Effingham YMCA, 1224 Patriot Dr.

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.

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 352-3862 or visit www.libertytax.com.

Enhance all areas of your life by helping rediscover or advance your own powerful creative self. Every Tuesday starting Jan. 13, 5-6:30pm, 12 week program. Through Jan. 13, 2009. $300.

International Center for Leadership & Coaching, 236-3660. 236-3660. www.internationalcoach. org/

Garbage, Goo, Recycling and YOU

The Department of Cultural Affairs is seeking applications from artist/instructors to teach spring semester classes, including beginning, advanced, adult and youth classes and workshops in jewelry, ceramics, printmaking, drawing, painting, metals, glass and theatre arts. Previous experience in art instruction is required. The deadline is Jan. 9 at 5 pm. www. savannahga.gov/arts, 651-6783. Through Jan. 9, 2009.

Don’t let the recession get you down. Join Dr. Dana Boyd & meet with others to learn & implement a 28-day marketing program. Begins Jan. 14. Bi-weekly Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30am or 4:30-5:30pm. ICLC. 40th & Drayton. 1st Meeting Free, $25 per session after. 236-3660. Through Jan. 14, 2009. International Center for Leadership & Coaching, 236-3660. 236-236-3660. www. internationalcoach.org/

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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

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@

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.

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Happy Holidays Children’s Painting Workshop

A 2-day beginners painting workshop for ages 10 to 17 in acrylic instructed by Diane Kenzuli is set for Dec. 29 and 30 from 11am-3:30pm. Cost is $150, which includes take-home supplies.

Mahala, 234-3232. Through Dec. 30. Horizon Gallery, 206 E. Bay St.

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

Introduction to (Vipassana) Mindfulness Meditation

An ongoing class for beginners and experienced practitioners that offers a weekly interactive talk on the foundations of the practice of Mindfulness Meditation, followed by a period of meditation.

Mondays 6-7:30pm. 307 E. Harris St. Drop-ins, $14, 8-week package $80. Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach. 429-7265 or cindy@alwaysoptions.com.

Lost Ancient Art of Essential Oils, Aromatherapy and Plant Medicines

will be held at Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St. Donation. meetup.com/SavannahEnergyHealers/. Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St.

Mrs. Claus

A retired school teacher, Mrs. Claus is available for the holidays to all retirement centers, hospitals, day-care centers, churches, schools and private parties. Linda Luke, 349-0521.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center

Oatland island Wildlife Center has a new name, but still offers environmental education programs and weekend events. It is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. www.oatlandisland.org. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. 912-898-3980. www. oatlandisland.org/

Personal Money Management

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

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

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

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

912-652-3582.

Savannah Learning Center Spanish

Classes

Be bilingual. The center is located at 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Call 272-4579 or 3083561. e-mail savannahlatina@yahoo.com or visit www.savannahlatina.com. Free folklore classes also are offered on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Savannah Learning Center, 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr.

Spanish Basic Classes

Overcoming by Faith Ministries offers 6-week classes open to all ages. Classes fill fast so register at www.overcomingbyfaith.org or call 927-8601. Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground Rd.

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 Space as Needed

for teachers, instructors, trainers, body-work therapists or organizations. Available by the class/session, day, week or Tony, 655-4591.

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.

Thinking of Starting a Small Business

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. Small Business Assistance Center, 111 E Liberty Street. 912-2324700. www.sbacsav.com/

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

offers Beach Discovery and marsh walks.

Aquarium hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Monday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children, ages 3016. Senior, military and AAA discounts are available. Call 786-5917 or visit www.tybeemsc.org. Tybee Island Marine Science Center, 1510 Strand. 912-786-5917. www. tybeemsc.org/

Vocal Classes

Bike Night with Mikie

Volunteer 101

Buccaneer Region SCCA

The Highest Praise School of the Arts is accepting applicants for the 2008 Vocal Basics Classes.

To register visit overcomingbyfaith.org or call 927-8601 for more info. Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground Rd.

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. The Red Zone Bar and Grill, 3975 Highway 17.

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. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St. 912-651-7700. www.uwce.org/

Wednesday Figure Drawing Group

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

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. The Freight Station, 703 Louisville Rd.

Wicca 101

An introductory class every Thurday at 7pm at Southern Hemisphere Metaphysical Books, Gifts & More, 41 Habersham St. $15. 234-6371.

Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St.

Youth Art & Clay Classes

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.

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

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. Savannah Flying Tiger Composite Squadron, Savannah International Airport.

Clean Coast

meets monthly on the first Monday at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Check www.cleancoast.org for event schedule. Jewish Educational 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. Twelve Oaks Shopping Center, Abercorn Street.

Creative Coast Alliance Ambassadors

meet Tuesday mornings at Cafe Ambrosia, corner of Abercorn and Broughton. Jamie Wolf, jwolf@thecreativecoast.org. Cafe Ambrosia, 202 E. Broughton St.

English Style Table Soccer

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

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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.

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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. Whitefield United Methodist Church, 728 E. 55th Street. 912-355-8420. www.whitefieldumc. 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: Community Photography of Savannah, Inc.

Grassroots group dedicated to the unique art of traditional black and white photographic processes formed a non-profit organization designed to create a photography center with the first darkroom in the city open to working artists and the general public. Volunteers are needed in the areas of marketing and fund raising in order to realize the goal of establishing a darkroom.

All interested in taking an active role contact Kathleen Thomas, PUREdarkroom@gmail.com.

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Blurred with moss, knobby with barnacles, its shape is hardly recognizable any more. Surely it had a shape once. It has a shape still in my mind.

What is the shape of my life?” If these words resonate with you and you are a woman over 50, this group offers bonding, laughter, discussion and fun. Seating is limited. Call 236-8581 for info.

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at Books-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. Chen’s Chinese Restaurant, 20 E. Derenne Ave.

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. Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St.

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 Energy Healers

Metaphysical and spiritual discussions on energy healing work through crystals, plant medicines, aromatherapy and more. Third Tuesday from 7-9 p.m., Southern Hemisphere Metaphysical Books & Gifts, 41 Habersham St. 234-6371. Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St.

Savannah Fencing Club

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

Savannah Jaycees

for young professionals ages 21 to 39 is a Junior Chamber of Commerce that focuses on friendship, career development and community involvement. Meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is included and there is no charge for guests. Call 961-9913 or visit www. savannahjaycees.com. Jaycee Building, 101 Atlas St.

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. Ryan’s, Stephenson Ave.

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. J.C. Lewis Ford, 9505 Abercorn St.

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. First City Club, 32 Bull St. 912238-4548. www.firstcityclub.com/

Savannah Toastmasters

helps you improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Conference Room C. 352-1935. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Savannah Wine Lovers

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

Savannah Writers Network

meets the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7pm at Books a Million to discuss, share and critique writing of fiction or non-fiction novels, essays or

short stories. A meet-and-greet precedss the meeting at 6:30pm. Melissa Sanso, 441-0030.

Books-A-Million, 8108 Abercorn St. 921-9258112. www.booksamillion.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 234-3336. 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 24pm at wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty. Jennifer Harey, 238-0514. wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty.

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. 912-819-4100. www. sjchs.org/

Tarde en Espanol

meets the last Wednesday orf every month at 6:30pm in different locations to practice spoken Spanish in a casual environment. 236-8566.

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

The Cinemophiles

An eclectic bunch that enjoys all kinds of movies.

Visit http:?/groups.google.com/group/cinemophiles.

The Young Professionals of Savannah

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

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. Best Western, I-95 and Highway 204.

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. Old Tybee School, Tybee Island.

Urban Professionals

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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.

Dance African Dance & Drum

Learn the rhythms of West Africa with instructor Aisha Rivers. Classes are held every Sunday - drums at 4pm, dance at 5pm at 607 W. 37th St. $10/class. ayoluwa.org, 844-2582. Rhythms of West Africa, 607 W. 37th St.

Beginners Belly Dance Class

at the Aikido Center of Savannah, 102 W. Broughton St. Classes are ongoing and all ages and skill levels welcome. Sunday. 10:3011:30am. $10 per class. Nicole Edge, kleokatt@ gmail.com or 596-0889 Aikido Center of Savannah, 102 W. Broughton St.

Belly Dance Classes

Taught by Nocturnelle. Contact Maya,313-1619, nocturnellegbd@yahoo.com or www.nocturnelle. org.

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.. Life Moves Dance Studio, 10747 Ford Ave. 912-756-8482. lifemovesdancestudio.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. Windsor Forest Recreation Building, Windsor Forest.

Chicago-Style Steppin’ Lessons

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

Flamenco Enthusiasts

Dance or learn flamenco in Savannah with the Flamenco Cooperative. Meetings are held on Saturdays from 1 to 2:30 or 3 p.m. at the Maxine Patterson School of Dance. Any level welcome.

If you would like to dance, accompany or sing, contact Laura Chason at laura_chason@yahoo. com. Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St. 912-234-8745.

Gretchen Greene School of Dance

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

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. Nassau Woods Recreation Building, Dean Forest Road.

Kelly/Creek Studio

Ballet, pointe, tap, hip hop, jazz, lyrical, musical theater, partnering, and contemporary movement. Offering classes to all, ages 3 and up.

756.7426. kellycreekstudios.com

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

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ARIES

(March 21-April 19) Most people spend their entire lives immersed in three modes of awareness: waking, sleeping, and dreaming. But there are many other modes that have been explored down through the ages by the pioneers of consciousness.

Some of them aren’t very interesting to me -- like those sought out by people who use cocaine or methamphetamines, for instance - while others are states I aspire to inhabit, like lucid dreaming, deep meditation, and a visceral perception of the fact that love is the fundamental law of the universe.

I bring this line of thought to your attention, Aries, because I believe that in 2009 you will have excellent opportunities to open up your mind to levels of consciousness that are beyond the basic three. No drugs are necessary to take advantage -only a driving curiosity to tune in to realities that are currently outside of your field of vision.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20) In the original Constitution of the United States, adopted in 1787, each black slave living in America was counted as three-fifths of a person. Seventy-eight years later, the Thirteenth Amendment conferred the missing two-fifths on all who had up until then been regarded as partial humans. I predict that a comparable milestone will come for you in 2009, Taurus.

Where in your life have you been marginalized or perpetually unfinished? What fragmented role have you been compelled to play? What situation has prevented you from being all you can be? You will have an excellent chance of completing the circuit in the coming months.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20) According to the novelist John Gardner, there are just two kinds of stories in literature: you go on a journey, or a stranger arrives in your world. According to my analysis of your destiny in 2009, you will reap rich rewards by including both of those plotlines in your life story. So let the brainstorming begin, Gemini: What’s the best journey you could choose for yourself -- a journey that will educate, challenge, and delight you? And what can you do to attract the best kinds of strangers into your world -- strangers who will educate,

challenge, and delight you?

CANCER

(June 21-July 22) To get ready for 2009, I invite you to fantasize in depth about the fertile alliances that might be possible for you to cultivate in the coming months. These lively, inspiring bonds could be with people you haven’t met yet. They could be with acquaintances you barely know but would like to know better. And they could be with friends, collaborators, and loved ones you’re already intimate with but want to become even closer to. The coming year has the potential to bring revolutionary advances in the quality and intensity of your relationships, so it will be smart for you to work hard on making that happen.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22) “What do I long for?” should be a core question for you -- always, of course, but especially in 2009.

Are you adventurous enough to look beyond the status symbols your ego is attached to and the transitory wishes that constantly flit through your imagination? If so, you’ll prime yourself to establish a root connection with your soul’s deepest yearnings. And when you’re in daily touch with those primal motivators, the obstacles in your life will seem less overwhelming; the lies you tell yourself will dissolve; and you will consistently have crisp intuitions about what your next move must be. Life may not necessarily be a breeze, but it’ll be profoundly magical.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) When I predict that liberation will be one of your primary tasks in 2009, Virgo, I’m not speaking about it in the usual way. The definition I’m working with is one that the writer David Foster Wallace articulated: “The really important kind of freedom involves attention and awareness and discipline, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them over and over in myriad petty, unsexy ways every day.” I hope you’ll be moved to add other nuances and flourishes to that approach as you experiment with it liberally in the coming months.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) “I saw the angel in the marble and I carved until I set him free.” That

was Michelangelo talking about how he approached his work as a sculptor. He didn’t build the statue, in other words, but got rid of the unnecessary stuff that was surrounding it. I suggest that you try this approach in 2009. You have the potential to create a great thing -- maybe even two great things -- by chiseling away the extraneous material that’s obscuring their unique beauty.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) In 2009, don’t just tune in to your hunches now and then. Be more diligent and intense than that.

Check in with your intuition at least three times a day on all 365 days of the year. Be precise in the questions you pose it. Gather its clues craftily. Have fun as you joke and play with it. Conscientiously experiment with the suggestions it provides. This will be the year you can establish a steady, reliable connection with your inner voice.

Be devout in your dedication to the cult of your intuition!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Want to supercharge your luck in 2009?

Get yourself some vivid new superstitions. The more outrageous they are, the more likely it is they’ll generate lots of crazy sweet karma.

You might want to draw inspiration from pro football player John Henderson, for instance, who swears he can trick destiny into working in his favor if his trainer smacks him in the face before each game. Former hockey player Bruce Gardiner might also be a worthy role model.

To rev up his good fortune, he always shoved his hockey stick into a toilet prior to skating out onto the ice. JUST KIDDING, Sagittarius! In fact, I hope you will make 2009 your least superstitious year ever. Let’s drink a toast to lucid logic, impeccable objectivity, and cool, clean reason! Add some compassionate sarcasm and loving satire into the mix, and you will generate lots of crazy sweet karma.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

The most expensive bat mitzvah in history took place at New York’s Rainbow Room in November 2005.

David Brooks, a billionaire defense contractor, spent $10 million on his daughter’s rite of passage. Among the stars he hired to perform at the bash were Aerosmith, Tom Petty,

Nelly, and 50 Cent. Promise me, Capricorn, that if you get wealthy in the coming year, you won’t blow your money on ridiculous “luxuries” like that. Here’s a secret: The more high-minded you are in cultivating your dreams, the greater the likelihood is that you’ll get richer quicker.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Imagine you’re driving down a very wide highway that’s 50 lanes across even though there are no lines dividing one lane from another. Speed limit signs aren’t posted, and some vehicles are zipping along in zigzag paths at over 100 mph while others crawl along like old-lady turtles. Now and then you’ve got to weave your way through a congested area where many on-ramps all feed into the road simultaneously. You haven’t seen an off-ramp yet, and you’re not sure where to get off anyway.

I figure, Aquarius, that 2008 had some resemblance to the scenario I just described. Luckily, I predict that no later than your birthday, you will find an off-ramp and exit onto an uncluttered backroad with great scenery.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20) “How do you slay the dragon?” journalist Bill Moyers asked mythologist Joseph Campbell in an interview. By “dragon,” he was referring to the dangerous beast that symbolizes the most unripe and uncontrollable part of each of our lives. In reply to Moyers, Campbell didn’t suggest that you become a master warrior, nor did he recommend that you cultivate high levels of sleek, savage anger. “Follow your bliss,” he said simply. Personally, I don’t know if that’s enough to slay the dragon -- I’m inclined to believe that you also have to take some defensive measures -- but it’s definitely worth an extended experiment. Would you consider trying that in 2009?

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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 Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio, 2209 Rowland Ave, Suite 2.

Savannah Shag Club

offers shag music every Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 36 on Victory Drive. American Legion Post 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr. 912-351-9033. www.legion.org/

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.

Swing Dancing by Savannah Swing Catz

Free lesson and dance every Monday, 7:30-8pm lesson, 8-10pm open dancing. Tantra Lounge.

220-8096, info@SavannahSwingcatz.com. Free swing dance lesson and dance every Monday, 7:30-8pm, dancing from 8-10pm. Tantra Lounge 8 E. Broughton St. Free. 220-8096, info@SavannahSwingcatz.com. Tantra Lounge, 8 East Broughton Street.

The STUDIO

offers Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap and Contemporary. Now accepting applications. Ages 7 and up must arrange a placement audition class. Adult Ballet with Karen Burns is Mon. Thurs. at 11 a.m. and Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and Adult Tap with Pat Alley is now signing up.

Veronica Niebuhr, 695-9149, www.thestudiosav. com or thestudidosav@aol.com. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Avenue. 912-356-8383. www. thestudiosav.com/

Two to Tango - Savannah Tango Group

Learn the dance while having fun Sundays from 1:30-3:30 at the Doris Martine Dance Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. $2 per person. Call 925-7416.

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

Youth Dance Program

The West Broad Street YMCA, Inc. presents its Instructional DanceProgram in jazz and ballet for kids 4 to 18. $30 per month for one class and $35 per month for both classes. Call 233-1951.

YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. 912-2331951.

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/

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

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p.m. Call 447-6605. Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912-447-6605. www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm

Yoga classes offered in different traditions for all levels of students. Classes 7 days a week, 2424 Drayton St. www.ashramsavannah.com.

Ashram Savannah, 2424 Drayton St.

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, 4299241, youtube.com “Kung Fu in Savannah.” The Temple of Martial Arts, 407 E Montgomery Cross Rd, Ste B.

Ashram Savannah - Yoga

Belly Dancing for Fun and Fitness

Colorful veils, jangling coin hip scarves, jingly rattling bracelets, exotic music are provided.

Held Tuesdays at 1 pm and Saturdays at 3pm, cost is $20 per class. consistantintegrity@yahoo. com.

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.

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

Crossfit Hyperformance

meets mormings at 6:30am at Crossfit Hyperformance. Visit www.crossfirhyperformance.com. or call Jennifer at 224-0406 or Drew at 541-0530.

Crossfit Hyperformance, 904 E 70th Street.

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

Classes offered Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10:45am until 2:00pm 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 912-2249667. www.bodybalance.com. Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio, 2209 Rowland Ave, Suite 2.

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/

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

Learn Kung Fu Today

Mindful Fitness Membership Price Plan

$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

Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes

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, precrawling. The cost is $13 per class. Multi-class discounts are available. The instructor is Betsy Boyd Strong. Walk-ins are welcome. Call 4416653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 912-232-2994. www. savannahyoga.com/

Moms in Motion

A pre and post-natal exercise program is offered

by St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing.

The cost is $30 per month. Call 819-6463. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

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 819-6463.

Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-8196000. www.sjchs.org/

Private Kung Fu Classes

offered at the Temple of Martial Arts, Savannah’sonly Wing Chun and Tai Chi Kung Fu School. SiFu Michael,429-9241, www.youtube. com “Kung Fu in Savannah” . The Temple of Martial Arts, 407 E Montgomery Cross Rd, Ste B.

Reiki Level II Training

Tai Chi Classes

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

is held Sundays from 3-4:30 p.m. at The Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Rd., Whitemarsh Center.

898-0361 or www.thesavannahyogaroomm. com. Savannah Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Dr. 912-898-0361. www.thesavannahyogaroom.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.

North Beach, Tybee Island.

Wing Chun Kung Fu

Effective for everyone, regardless of size, strength or gender. Developed by women, for women, and geared for smaller or weaker individuals to enable themselves to defend against strong or aggressive attackers. Temple of Martial Arts, $75 a month for 12 sessions.

429-9241. youtube.com “Kung Fu in Savannah.”

The Temple of Martial Arts, 407 E Montgomery Cross Rd, Ste B.

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.

Reiki can assist in healing the emotional, mental, physical and spiritual bodies, increase connection and awareness with the higher self and the universe. Classes are 1-6 pm at Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St. $200.00. 2346371. Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St.

Yoga In the Park

Reiki master Dante Santiago is trained in Usui Reiki Ryoho. Fifty-minute sessions are $60 and 50-minute in-studio sessions are $45. Call 6601863 for times and appointments.

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/

Reiki Treatments

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. Island Somatherapy, 127 Abercorn Street.

Salsa Classes

Learn Salsa “Rueda de Casino” style every Wednesday, from 6-7pm Beginner, 7-8pm Intermediate, at the Delaware Recreation Center, 1815 Lincoln St. Grace, 234-6183 or Juan, 330-5421. Delaware Recreation Center, 1815 Lincoln St.

Savannah Yoga Center

Located at 1321 Bull St. Call 441-6653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com for schedule of classes, times and fees. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 912-232-2994. www.savannahyoga.com/

Senior Power Hour

is a program for people over 55. Health and wellness professionals help reach fitness goals.

The program may include, but isn’t limited to, strength training, cardio for the heart, flexibility, balance, basic healthy nutrition and posture concerns. Call 898-7714.

Presented by the Savannah Food Coop, a paywhat-you-can yoga class in the south field of Forsyth Park. Bring a large towel or yoga mat.

Wednesdays 9:30-10:45am. Pay-what-youcan/$12 suggested, www.savannahcoop.com.

Yoga Teacher Training Institute

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.

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. Gay AA, 311 E. Macon St.

Georgia Equality Savannah

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

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.

Health Better Breathers of Savannah

meets to discuss and share information on C.O.P.D. and how people live with the disease.

For info, call Dicky at 665-4488 or dickyt1954@ yahoo.com.

Community Cardiovascular Council, Inc.

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

232-6624. Community Cardiovascular Council, 1900 Abercorn St.

Community HealthCare Center

is a non-profit organization that provides free medical care for uninsured individuals who work or live in Chatham County and do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid. All patients receive free examinations, medicine through the patient assistance program and free lab work. Women receive free pap tests and mammograms.

Call 692-1451 to see if you qualify for services.

Located at 310 Eisenhower Dr., No. 5, Medical Center. Community Health Mission, Inc, 310 Eisenhower Dr., Suite 6.

E-Z Imagery Weight Loss

A holistic approach to weight loss, used by Tiger Woods, Matt Damon and Kevin Costner. Free introductory session. Michael J. 704-5902 or 354-6223.

Eating Disorders/Self Harm Support Group

A 12-step group for people with eating disorders and self-harm disorders. For information, call Brandon Lee at 927-1324.

Every Step Counts Survivor Walk

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

Flu Shots

The Chatham County Health Department is administering flu shots. No appointment is needed.

Through Jan. 1, 2009. Chatham County Health Department, 1602 Drayton St.

sugar screenings

are conducted at three locations within St. Joseph’s/Candler. From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5:15-7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, checks will be offered at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605 to make an appointment. Checks are offered every Monday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Smart Senior office, No. 8 Medical Arts Center.

No appointment is necessary. Checks will be offered Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Community Center at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912-447-6605. www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm

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Free hearing & speech screening

Every Thursday morning from 9-11 a.m. at the Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 355-4601. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. 912-3554601. www.savannahspeechandhearing.org/

Free Vision Screenings

are offered to the public Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sam’s Club Optical-Savannah. No membership is required.

Call 352-2844. Sam’s Club Optical, 1975 E. Montgomery Cross Rd.

Help for Iraq War Veterans

A method used at Fort Campbell to treat lack of sleep, anger, flashbacks, nightmares and emotional numbness in veterans is available in Savannah. 927-3432.

Hypnobirthing Childbirth Classes

are being offered at the Family Health and Birth Center in Rincon. The group classes offer an opportunity for couples to learn the child birthing process together, while providing a very integral role to the companion participating. Classes provide specialized breathing and guided imagery techniques designed to reduce stress during labor. All types of births are welcome.

Classes run monthly, meeting Saturdays for three consecutive weeks. To register, call The Birth Connection at 843-683-8750 or e-mail Birththroughlove@yahoo.com. Family Health & Birth Center, 119 Chimney Rd. 912-826-4155. www.themidwifegroup.com/

HypnoBirthing Classes

Learn to birth in a calm and gentle environment without fear. Uses relaxation, meditation and guided imagery to achieve the birthing experience you desire. Tiffany, tiffany@savannahdoula. com.

Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Clinic

is offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler and Emory.

Patients can receive pre and post-operative care at the clinic rather than travel to Atlanta. Call Karen Traver, R.N. Transplant Coordinator, at 819-8350. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

La Leche League of Savannah

Mothers wishing to find out more about breastfeeding are invited to attend a meeting on the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 pm. La Leche League of Savannah is a breastfeeding support group for new and expectant mothers.

La Leche League Leaders of Savannah are also available by phone or email for anyone who needs more information. 897-9261, www.lllusa. org/web/SavannahGA.html. Family Health and Birth Center, 1692 Chatham Parkway.

Mammograms

St. Joseph’s/Candler will be performing mammograms to screen for breast cancer in its mobile screening unit. For appointments, call 819-6800. SJ/C accepts most insurance plans.

Financial assistance is available to women who qualify. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

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Across

1 GPS task, for short 4 Game sometimes found on the back of a cereal box 8 Spanish appetizers 13 Genre of music where guys may wear “guyliner” 14 Nirvana’s “Been ___” 15 Kentucky Derby drinks 16 Doing a second edit, like a programmer 18 “America’s Funniest People” co-host Sorkin 19 Scottish post-punk band exchanged for old French currency?

21 Feline in the sky 22 “Just ___ Bit” (song by 50 Cent) 23 “My Guy” singer exchanged for old German currency?

28 Subway fare, perhaps 32 Former Notre Dame coach Parseghian 33 “Isn’t it rich, are ___ pair...” (“Send in the Clowns” lyric) 34 “Dance Dance Revolution” producer 35 “Queen of the Blues” exchanged for Algerian currency?

39 Got back hair 40 Pathetic 41 “...___ the L I C I O U S” (“Fergalicious” lyric) 42 Nicolae Ceausescu’s wife 43 “I’ll Make Love to You” group exchanged for Japanese currency?

46 International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Nastase 48 Dix and Ticonderoga: abbr.

49 Springsteen’s backup exchanged for South African currency?

56 Classic Clavell novel 57 He’s vengeful 58 Part of TAFKAP 59 “___ Know What I Mean?” (Oasis song) 60 Sinatra ex Gardner 61 Brother of Ben Affleck 62 Contest entry enclosure: abbr.

63 Make eggs

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1 Foamy brand 2 Part of AMA: abbr.

3 Singer’s limits 4 Health concern in 2004 news, familiarly 5 “Like that’s ever gonna happen” 6 District 7 MIT grad, maybe 8 “Let’s get some tunes playing!”

9 The whole time 10 Ball-___ hammer 11 Imitated 12 Tax form ID 15 Monopoly corner with “Just Visiting” 17 Distance for a short run, for short 20 “___ Boot” 23 “The Treasure of the Sierra ___” 24 Member of the Disney Princess line 25 “That’s so gross!”

26 Actress Thompson 27 Calf roper’s handful 29 She played one of the Bundys 30 Play to the back of the room 31 Sheer, smooth fabric 34 “___ Bop” (CD series of children covering pop hits) 36 Helicopter traffic guy on “The Simpsons” 37 Simple, slangily 38 Horse food 43 Wager 44 “In the event it’s for real...”

45 Macy Gray’s first hit song 47 Fails to live up to 49 Skater Lipinski 50 Big tunes 51 X-ray units 52 “Orinoco Flow” singer 53 They may bruise easily 54 Long-running PBS science show 55 It was also called Operation Overlord 56 Part of XXX or OOO

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Group

meets the second Wednesday of the month at 6pm on the 2nd floor of the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion. 355-5196. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave.

Meditation and Energy Flow Group

Meet with others who practice meditation or want to learn how, discuss techniques, & related areas of holistic health, healing, Reiki, Energy Medicine, CAM. Reduce stress, increase peace & health! www.ellenfarrell.com, http://meditation. meetup.com/490

Meditation for Relaxation and Stress Relief

Learn to relax through non-religious meditation.

Instruction and practice followed by Q&A. Thursdays, 6-7pm. $5. Small World Therapeutic Massage on Whitemarsh Island (next to Jalapeno’s).

897-7979. Small World Therapeutic Massage, 115 Charlotte Dr.

Memorial Health blood pressure check

are offered free every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at GenerationOne. 350-7587.

Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www. memorialhealth.com/

Memorial Health CPR training

FitnessOne provides American Heart Association courses each month to certify individuals in infant, child and adult CPR. The cost is $30.

Call 350-4030 or visit www.memorialhealth.com.

Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www. memorialhealth.com/

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

Planned Parenthood Hotline

First Line is a statewide hotline for women who want information on health services. Open every night from 7-11p.m. 1-800-264-7154.

Positive Healthy Appraches to Better Nutrition

Customized motivational programs that incorporate focus, fitness and enjoyment of food based on your individual vision for optimal health and wellness. www.phabnutrition.com.

Simply Raw

Natural Health Solutions will present a program about reversing diabetes in 30 days on Saturday, Jan. 31 from 2-3:30pm at the John-Wesley Villas of Savannah, in the Regency Building located behind the main office at 231 W. Montgomery Cross Rd. Food will be donated by Toucan Cafe.

The event is free, but only 50 seats are available so an RSVP is required. Contact Rob Liakos N.E. at 844-4528, John-Wesley at 925-8853 or e-mail robliakos@comcast.net. Through Jan. 31, 2009. John-Wesley Villas of Savannah, 231 W. Montgomery Cross Rd.

Smoke Stoppers

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

Call 819-6718. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds

St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

Nature and Environment

No pills, patches, gum, lasers, weight gain, withdrawal or side effects. 15 years expereince.

927-3432.

Dolphin Project of Georgia

Stop Smoking Through Hypnosis

Stress Reduction

Individual introductory session to The Work of Byron Katie includes a short DVD, several handouts and trying these tools out. Introductory fee is $40. Contact Ursula Sterling at 598-2821 or sterlingu@bellsouth.net for an appointment.

Team Savannah Wellness

A group dedicated to imrpoving the quality of lives in the Five Pillars of Health: mind, body, family, society and finances. Meets every second and fourth Tuesday at 5:30pm in the meeting room of The Woods Complex on Hodgson Memorial Drive. 656-2952, www.chaienergy@ bellsouth.net. The Woods Complex, Hodgson Memorial Drive.

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.

Ducks on Holiday

A Wilderness Southeast naturalist guide will help participants discover some of the 15 different species of ducks that hang out in Georgia for the winter. Reservations required. Dec. 28, 2-4pm. Meet at Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. $20. 236-8115. Through Dec. 28. Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive off S.C. 170.

Snakes Alive!

a toll-free resource that provides counseling, screening, support and referral services for all Georgia residents 18 or older and concerned parents of adolescents who are using tobacco.

Call 1-877-270-STOP or visit www.unitegeorgia. com.

Meet, at a safe distance, some of the reptiles and amphibians that call this area home. Join a Wilderness Southeast reptile specialist for a close look at native turtles and snakes Dec. 30 from 10am to noon. $20 adults, $10 for children under 12 accompanied by a parent. RSVP to 236-8115. Through Dec. 30. Savannah Ogeechee Canal Museum and Nature Center, 681 Fort Argyle Road.

Lose weight with Guided Imagery and Hypnosis.

No pills, diets or surgery. 927-3432.

Pets & Animals

The Quit Line

Weight Loss

Weight Loss Through Hypnosis

Take the stress out of weight loss. Studies have shown that people who use hypnosis lose 60 percent more weight than with any other method. For info, call 927-3432.

A Walk in the Park

Professional pet sitting, boarding, dog walking and house sitting services offered in downtown Savannah and the nearby islands. All jobs accepted are performed by the owner to ensure the safety of your pets. Trust your pets with someone who loves them as much as you do.

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At Home Pet Sitters Professional Pet Sitting and Dog Walking

Insured, bonded, certified in pet first aid and CPR. 355-9656, www.athomepetsitters.net.

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.

Feral Cat Program Needs Supplies

Santa’s Little Orphans

Several local businesses are hosting Santa’s Little Orphans trees to benefit Coastal Pet Rescue’s pets. Those interested in granting a pet’s wish may select an ornament from a tree at BB&T, The Crab Shack, Georgetown Veterinary Clinic, Pawparazzi, Plum’s or TailsSpin. Donations will be accepted at The Market at Trustees Garden on Wednesdays. Through Dec. 31.

Savannah Kennel Club

The club meets monthly on the fourth Monday at 7 p.m. from September through May at Fire Mountain restaurant on Stephenson Avenue.

Those who wish to eat before the meeting are encouraged to come earlier. Call 656-2410 or visit www.savannahkennelclub.org. Fire Mountain, 209 Stephenson Ave.

St. Almo

The Milton Project is seeking supplies, including small spice containers (plastic only), mediumsized gloves, batteries and flashlights with hookon belt loops, hand-held can openers, puppy training pads, canned tuna and mackeral, KFC coupons specifically for chicken-only buckets, bath sheets and beach towels, blankets and buckets to hold supplies for trappers. Contact Sherry Montgomery at 351-4151 or sherry@ coastalpetrescue.org.

The name stands for Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks are held Sundays (weather permitting). Meet at 5 p.m. at Canine Palace, 618 Abercorn St. Time changes with season. Call for time change. Call 234-3336.

Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St. 912-2343336. www.caninepalacesavannah.com

The Milton Project is starting this program so that feral cats can be spayed or neutered. The deposit for the trap is $25 and is refunded at the time of return if the trap is cleaned and in good working condition. If the trap is damaged, replacement value is $65. The traps will be loaned out for 1 week at a time. Traps cannot be used for capturing feral cats for Animal Control or any other entity that may destroy them. Persons using the traps are responsible for the spay/neuter costs. Call 351-4151 or email traploan@ coastalpetrescue.org.

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

Feral Cat Trap Loan Program

Low-cost Spay Neuter Clinic

with free transport. Vaccines are available. Service is provided 11 counties in Georgia, including Chatham and Effingham, and South Carolina.

Call the Spay/Neuter Alliance and Clinic at 843645-2500 or visit www.snac1.com. Spay/Neuter Alliance & Clinic, 21 Getsinger Street. 843-6452509. www.snac1.com/

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 Christy at 354-3021 or ecycle@coastalpetrescue.org to arrange for cartridge pickup.

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Readings & Signings Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

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 Archie Jordan in Concert

The two-time Grammy nominee will play the piano and guitar, and sing some of the many popular songs he has written, including eight No. 1 hit songs recorded by artists include Ronnie Milsap, Barbara Mandrell, Kenny Rogers, Anne Murray, Amy Grant, Larnelle Harris, Shirley Caesar, Steven Curtis Chapman, the Tams and B.J. Thomas. Dec. 28, during regular worship beginning at 10:30 a.m. Free and open to the public. Through Dec. 28. Montgomery Presbyterian Church, 10192 Ferguson Avenue.

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

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Calling All Christians

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/

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. Christ Church, 28 Bull St. 232-4131.

New Year’s Celebration at the Savannah Civic Center

Ricky Temple and the Overcoming by Faith family will present two services on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 7 and 10 pm at the Savannah Civic Center.

927-8601, www.overcomingbyfaith.org. Through Dec. 31. The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Avenue. 912-651-6556. www.savannahcivic.com

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/

Nicodemus by Night

DrUUming Circle

is held the first 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 (Vipassana) Mindfulness Meditation

An ongoing class for beginners and experienced practitioners that offers a weekly interactive talk on the foundations of the practice of Mindfulness Meditation, followed by a period of meditation.

Mondays 6-7:30pm. 307 E. Harris St. Drop-ins, $14, 8-week package $80. Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach. 429-7265 or cindy@alwaysoptions.com.

Mindfulness Meditation, 307 E. Harris St.

Meditation and Energy Flow Meetup Group

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

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/

Realizing The God Within

A series of Metaphysical/New Thought classes presented by The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, featuring metaphysical minister and local author Adeeb Shabazz. Mondays at 8pm.

Suggested donation $10. The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 1204 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 877-494-8629. www.freedompathonline. org

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.

Recruiting Church Launch Team

Beginner o advanced meditators unite to practice meditation and discuss metaphysics, holistic approach to healing, Reiki, Chakras, energy work and Spirit Connection. www.meditation. meetup.com/490.

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.

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. .

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Midweek Bible Study

Midweek Bible Study is offered every Wednesday at noon at Montgomery Presbyterian Church.

Bring your lunch and your Bible. 352-4400 or mpcsavannah.com. Montgomery Presbyterian Church, 10192 Ferguson Avenue. 912-352-4400. www.montgomerypresbyterian.com/

Music Ministry for Children & Youth

at White Bluff United Methodist Church is now known as Pneuma, the Greek work for breath.

“Every breath we take is the breath of God.” The children’s choir for 3 years through second

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Stand for Peace

A sllent witness for peace that will be held in Johnson Square the fourth Sunday of every month from 1-2pm until the occupation ends.

Sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Social Justice and Action Committee. 224-7456, 231-2252, 234-0980, uusavannah.org Johnson Square, Bull & Abercorn Sts.

The Savannah Zen Center

Located at 307 E. Harris St. Soto Zen Meditation offered weekday mornings 7:30-8:30am; Tuesday evenings 6-6:30pm with Study Group

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following from 6:30-7:30pm; Friday evenings from 6-6:30pm. Sundays from 9-10:30am which includes a Dharma talk. Donations accepted.

Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach, 429-7265, cindy@ alwaysoptions.com. The Savannah Zen Center, 307 E. Harris St.

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 Beloved Community Church, 707 Harmon St.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

Liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith. Sunday, 11 am, Troup Square Sanctuary.

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

Unity of Savannah

A church of unconditional love and acceptance.

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

Spiritual Tapas offers something different every Saturday at 6:15 p.m.: spiritual movies, discussion groups, guided meditations, great music and all things metaphysical. www.unitysavannah.org Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. 912-355-4704. www.unityofsavannah.org/

Wicca 101

An introductory class every Thurday at 7pm at Southern Hemisphere Metaphysical Books, Gifts & More, 41 Habersham St. $15. 234-6371.

Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St.

Women’s Bible Study

at the Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers. Call 447-5711 or Wesley Community Center, 1601 Drayton St. 912-232-0965. www. wesleyctrs-savh.org/

You Are All That: Discovering The God Within

A series of metaphysical/New Thought classes at The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 1204 MLK, Mondays 8pm, with Adeeb Shabazz. $10, 1-877-494-8629, www.freedompathonline. org. The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 1204 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

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Al-Anon Meetings

Meetings for families and friends of alcoholics are held every Monday and Wednesday at 5:30pm and Sunday at 11am. Melissa, 844-4524.

First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. 912-354-7615. www.fpc.presbychurch.net

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Alzheimer’s Association Support Group

meets every second Monday at 10am at the Wilmington Island United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Rd. Call Tara Redd and Lauren Dutko at 631-0675. Wilmington Island United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Rd.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver’s Support Group

The group is for caregivers, family members and friends of persons affected by Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementia-causing illnesses and meets the first Monday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon in Room 111 of the Skidaway Island Methodist Church, 54 Diamond Causeway.

Visit www.alzga.org or call 920-2231. Skidaway United Methodist Church, 54 Diamond Causeway. 912) 598-8460. www.siumc.org/

Amputee Support Group

Open to all patients who have had a limb amputated and their families or caregivers. Call 355-7778 or 353-9635.

Backus Children’s Hospital Support Group for Parents

who have a seriously ill child receiving treatment on an inpatient or outpatient basis. A case manager facilitates the meetings, and a child life specialist provides an arts and crafts activity Meets once a week. Call Donna at 3505616. Backus Children’s Hospital, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-1KID. www.memorialhealth. com/backus

Backus Children’s Hospital Support Group for Parents of Children with Bleeding Disorders meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Memorial Health. Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285. Backus Children’s Hospital, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-1KID. www.memorialhealth.com/backus

Bariatric Surgery Post-Operative Band Support Group

Call 350-3438 or visit bariatrics.memorialhealth. com. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www. memorialhealth.com/

Bariatric/Gastric Bypass Support Group

for past and potential obesity surgery patients and their families. For information, call Cheryl Brown at 350-3644. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-3508000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Better Breathers support group

Support Groups Abstinence Program

Hope House of Savannah provides support for students between the ages of 13 to 19. Snacks and transportation provided. Call 236-5310.

Hope House of Savannah, 214 E. 34th St.

ADD and Behavior Support Group

meets the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Mindspring Center in the Ranicki Chiropractic Complex, 1147 W. Highway 80 in Pooler. RSVP is requested. Call 748-6463 or frontdesk@mindspringcenter.com. Ranicki Chiropractic Complex, 1147 W. Highway 80.

Al Anon Family Groups

A fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics meets Monday at 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Thursday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. at 1501 Eisenhower Dr. and

meets to discuss and share information on C.O.P.D. and how people live with this disease.

Contact Dicky at 665-4488 or dickyt1954@yahoo. com.

Bipolar Support Group

John J. Dunn, Ph.D., is interested in hearing from people who want to participate in a bipolar support group. Call 692-1230 after 6 p.m.

Cancer support group

meets every third Tuesday of the month from 6-7 p.m. at the Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion on Reynolds Street across from Candler Hospital. The group is open to anyone who is living with, through or beyond a diagnosis of cancer. Call 819-3360. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave.

Caring for Us

is a support group for caregivers of ill or injured family members or loved ones. Call Kimberlee Mitchell at 350-3399.

CASA Support Group

This support group is for parents and extended caregivers whose child or children have been involved with DFCS and/or returned to your custody after being in foster care, or who have been given custody of a family member’s child who has been involved with DFCS and/or has been in foster care. The group meets the first Thursday of the month from 6-7 p.m. at Youth Futures Family Resource Center at 705 Anderson St. For information, call Madison at CASA at 447-8908 or send email to madison@savannahcasa.org.

Youth Futures Family Resource Center, 705 Anderson St.

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Domestic violence community support group

SAFE Shelter provides a domestic violence support group every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Building at 325 Bull St. Call Brenda Edwards, 629-8888. Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St.

Domestic Violence Hotline

The Georgia Human Resources Department and Georgia Coalition on Family Violence, have a new number, 24 hours a day. 1-800-33-HAVEN.

Eating Disorders/Self Harm Support Group

A 12-step group for people with eating disorders and self-harm disorders. For information, call Brandon Lee at 927-1324.

Celiac Support Group

Fecal Urinary Diversion Support Group

Children’s Grief Groups

Fibromyalgia support group

for anyone with celiac disease who is allergic to products containing gluten, their family or friends. For information, call 507-2592.

Open, drop-in support groups for children ages 6-17 who have experienced a loss by death.

Meets Tuesdays 6-7pm at Full Circle, a Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr. 303-9442. Full Circle Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr.

The group is for patients who have had a colostomy, deostomy, urostomy (ileoconduit) and continent fecal or urinary diversion surgery. Call 819-3466. meets the second Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St.. 819-6743. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Citizens With Retarded Citizens

First Line

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association

Gray Matters Brain Injury Support Group

Compassionate Friends Support Group

Grief 101

Open to families of children or adults with autism, mental retardation, and other developmental disabilities. Meets monthly at 1211 Eisenhower Drive. 355-7633. Citizens With Retarded Citizens, 1211 Eisenhower Drive. meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. at the Candler Heart and Lung Building, second floor, Room 2. Call 355-1221 or visit www.coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents. It meets the first Thursday of the month from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Candler Heart & Lung Building, Conference Room 2, 5356 Reynolds St. 925-5195. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs. org

Couples Struggling with Fertility Challenges

meets every Saturday at 6:45 p.m. at Savannah Christian Church, Room 250. This is a group for couples struggling with primary or secondary infertility, whether they have been on this journey for one year or many years. Call Kelly at 596-0852 or email emptycradle_savannah@ hotmail.com. Savannah Christian Church, 55 Al Henderson B;vd.

Debtors Anonymous

meets Mondays at 5:30 p.m. at Trinity Church, 225 W. President St. in the third floor New Beginnings Room. Enter on President Street through the left-hand set of glass doors between Whitaker and Barnard streets. Arrive early, as the entry doors are locked promptly at 5:30 p.m.

For information, e-mail DAsavannah@yahoo. com. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St. 912-233-4766. www.trinitychurch1848.org/

Depressive/Manic support group

Open to persons diagnosed with depression.

Meetings are held in classroom B in the Surgery Center Building of Memorial Hospital every Tuesday at 7 p.m. 920-0153 or 927-2064. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Diabetes support group

meets the third Thursday at 6 p.m. at Memorial Health in Conference Room A. Call Robin at 350-3843. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000.

is an after-hours referral and information line to talk confidentially about birth control, sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy options. A free service from Planned Parenthood, available nightly from 7 to 11 p.m. at 1-800-264-7154. is for trauamtic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. It meets the third Thursday at 5 p.m. in the gym at The Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University Medical Center. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth. com/ A 7-week educational group offering support and coping tools for adults who have experienced a loss by death. Meets Tuesdays 6-7pm at Full Circle, a Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr. RSVP to 303-9442. Full Circle Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr.

HIV/AIDS:living with HIV/AIDS? My Brothaz Home

is a support group for men meets every Thursday of the month. Come on out and meet other brothaz. 231-8727.

Hope House

provides housing and support services such as life skills, resources and referrals, follow-up care and parent-child activities funded by DHR Promoting Safe and Stable Families. Please call 236-5310 for information. Hope House of Savannah, 214 E. 34th St.

Huntington Disease Support Group

meets the last Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Heart and Lung Building at Candler Hospital, second floor, Room 2. Call Sandra at 964-0455. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Journey Through Journaling

for peopl4 whose lives have been touched by cnacer. Jennifer Currin, 350-7845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth. com/

Keeping hope alive while living with cancer

meets the fourth Monday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Women’s Services Conference Room at the Center for Advanced Medicine at Memorial Health. Call 350-7845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue.

912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Memorial Health Diabetes Support Group

meets on the first Thursday of the month at 4:30 p.m. at the Department of Juvenile Justice Multi-Purpose Center, 1149 Cornell Ave. Call Carole Kaczorowski at 598-7001, Lorr Elias at 351-6375 or Bruce Elias at 644-5916. Department of Juvenile Justice Multi-Purpose Center, 1149 Cornell Ave.

meets the third Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Error Prevention Conference Room. A variety of guests discuss ways to improve health. Call Glenda at 350-3690. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Memorial Health POPPS! Group

Koolostomy Accessories

is a support group open to anyone who has an ostomy and their loved ones. Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-3508000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group

For patients with blood-related cancers and their loved ones. Call Jennifer Currin, 350-7845.

Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www. memorialhealth.com/

Living without Violence

The SAFE Shelter offers free drop-in counseling to anyone who is in an abusive relationship.

Meets every Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Education Building at Whitaker & McDonough St. 234-9999. First Baptist Church of Savannah, 223 Bull St. Call 748-8808 or visit www.LowcountryHD.com.

Lung Cancer Support Group

Lung Cancer Support Group is for families who are going through lung cancer treatment and survivors of lung cancer. It meets the fourth Thursday of the month at the Lewis Research Center Pavilion from 5-6 p.m. Call Kay Denham at 651-5712.. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave.

Lupus Encouragement Group

A support group that is open to patients with lupus, their family members and friends. 4476605.

Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845.

Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth. com/

Memorial Health SET Focus

SET Focus is a program to encourage Sickle Cell patients ages 11 to 18 and their parents and caregivers to learn more about Sickle Cell disease. For information, call Saundra at 350-3396. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/

is a support group that meets the first Thursday of the month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Candler Professional Building, Room 508A, 5354 Reynolds St. Call 819-6171 for information. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www. sjchs.org/

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group

discusses topics that are relevant to anyone with a debilitating disease every fourth Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church, 8412 Whitfield Ave. at Montgomery Cross Roads. 3551523. St James Catholic Church, 8412 Whitfield Ave. 912-355-1523. Call 653-5878.

Muscular Dystrophy support group

meets the second Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. on the second floor of the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion. 355-5196. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave.

Memorial Health Cancer Challenges Support Group

Memorial Health PRIDE Bleeding Disorders Support Group

Mommy and Me: Life With Your Little One

Lowcountry Huntington’s Disease Group

Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group

for children with cancer and their parents and caregivers. Call Donna at 350-5616. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth. com/

meets Jan. 28, April 19, July 19 and Oct. 18 from noon to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. 3549576. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

meets the third Sunday from 3:30-6 p.m. at the Armstrong Atlantic State University Sports Education Building, Room 226. 351-7035 or 3537143. Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. 912-927-5277. about.armstrong.

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Overcoming the Stigma of Seizure Disorders

meets the fourth Thursday at the Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church at Abercorn and Gordon streets. A free story/coloring book, I’m Feeling Just Ducky!, is available for children to better explain seizure activity.. Call Pam Steadman at 233-1006. Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church, 429 Abercorn St. 912232-0191. www.wesleymonumental.org/

Pancreatic Cancer Support Group

Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth. com/

PRIDE Support Group

This is a support group for parents of children with bleeding disorders. Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Rape Crisis Center

assists survivors of rape and sexual assault.

The Rape Crisis Line is active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 233-7273. The center offers free, confidential counseling for victims and their families. Call 233-RAPE.

Rape Crisis Center Incest Survivor’s Group

As part of its ongoing work with incest survivors, the Rape Crisis Center has built a cinder-block wall where incest survivors can throw plates as an anger management technique. In order to continue, donations of china are needed. Call 233-3000 to make a donation.

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group

The group welcomes anyone suffering with this disorder, and family members or caregivers interested in learning more about it. For information, call Martyn Hills at 651-4094.

S-Anon Family Group

is a fellowship for families and friends of sexaholics. For information, call 663-2565.

Safe Shelter Outreach Program

Providing services for survivors of domestic violence. All services are confidential and free.

3025 Bull St. 651-0004. Safe Shelter Outreach Program, 3025 Bull St.

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KidsNet Savannah Parent Support Group

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meets quarterly, March 24, June 16, September 15 and December 15, Noon, Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Bldg. 5356 Reynolds St. 692-2032. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs. org

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Savannah Weight Loss and Healthy Eating Group Meet with local people who are interested in weight loss and management. Gather to share tips, recipes and keep each other motivated.

Group meets two times a month at a restaurant for a healthy lunch or dinner. Local weight loss experts come in and speak from time to time.

Call 404-567-5733 or e-mail ajaxacq@yahoo. com.

Senior Citizen’s Inc. Alzheimer’s Support Group

This monthly support group is for families of persons suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia and is held the second Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Ruth Byck Adult Day Care facility, 64 Jasper St. Call ahead to reserve a seat. Call Stacey Floyd at 236-0363. Ruth Byck Adult Day Care Center, 3025 Bull St. 912-2360363.

Sexaholics Anonymous

is a fellowship of men and women whose purpose is to help those with sexual addictions.

351-7440.

Smoking Cessation Support Group

is open to anyone who has stopped smoking and needs additional support or to those who are considering trying to stop smoking. Call 8198032 or 819-3361.

Spinal Injury Support Group

meets every third Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial Health. For information, call Jami Murray at 350-8900. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/ cs

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116 E. Gaston St. Parlor Fl. 1BR, 1BA, LR, furnished kitchen, hardwood floors, courtyard $995/month.

312-B Lawton Ave. 2BR, 1BA, LR/DR combo, furnished eat-in kitchen, office, sunroom, garage, washer/dryer connection $730/month includes water & trash.

1402-1/2 E. 42nd St. 3BR, 1BA, LR, furnished kitchen, fenced yard $700/month.

1107 E. 57th St. 2BR, 1BA, LR, furnished kitchen, washer/dryer connection $600/mo.

for rent 855 1130 E. 53rd St. 2BR, 1BA, LR, furnished kitchen, fenced yard, CH/A $525/month.

Pam T. Property 692-0038 www.pamtproperty.com 1218 ROGER STREET: Bayview Savannah. 2BR Apt. w/refrigerator and stove, total electric, central heat/air, washer/dryer hookup. $550/month & deposit.

912-655-4454.

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15 MALIBU CIRCLE: 3BR/1.5BA, CH&A, fenced-yard, excellent condition. Available Dec. 15th. $775/monthly, $750/deposit. Credit report required. No Section 8! 912-354-8061.

1 BR, 1 BA, Bonus Room $550/month And 3 BR, 1 BA $725/month.

BOTH washer/dryer connection, CH/A, all electric, No pets. Reese & Company 236-4233 2BR/2BA, southside condo free water, pool, screened porch, washer dryer included. $675/month. call Eric.

220-1566

3Bedroom, 2Bath, CH&A dining room, living room, washer/dryer hookup. Fridge stove.

2107 Mell Street- Hudson Hill. $850/month.

912-308-4539 3BR/2BA DOUBLEWIDE, fenced-in backyard, porch. Ready Jan. 1st. $750/month.

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3BR/2BA home in Effingham County. Off of Courthouse Road. $900/month plus deposit. 912-754-1895 3BR +Bonus room, 2.5/BA duplex. Isle of Hope Area. Jacuzzi tub in Master Bath, New Tile/carpet, Washer/Dryer i n c l u d e d. $925/month.

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2BR, 2BA 1,650 sq.ft.

Starland District. AC, dw, w/d hookup, off-st. parking. No smoking, pets OK w/dep. $1,000/mo.

695-3504 or 236-3660 4 LANDS END CIRCLE: Quiet Neighborhood 3BR/2BA, W/D connection, carpet, CH/A $850/month + deposit.

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623 W.41st: 2BR House w/spacious backyard $500/month, $500/sec. dep.

820B W.47th: 2BR Apt recently renovated, includes appliances $500/month, $500/sec. dep. Call 236-5032.

7206 VAN BUREN AVE. Off Waters & Eisenhower. 3BR/1BA, LR, DR, Den, fireplace. $875/month, $875/deposit.

2218 E. 60TH STREET 2BR/1BA, with room that could be 3rd BR or den. No pets. $825/month, $825/deposit.

15B W. 61ST STREET 1BR Apt, utilities furnished, no pets. $725/month, $725/deposit.

15A W. 61ST STREET 2BR Apt., utilities included. No pets. $850/month, $850/deposit.

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8 CROW’S NEST Executive home, Forest Cove. 3BR/2BA, 15ft. ceilings, rosewood floors. Bonus room tennis/pool included. fireplace, wooded-view $1600/month.

45 HAWSER WAY Port Wentworth. Large 3BR, 2BA, garage, $1050/month, $1050 deposit.

306 SAN ANTON DR. near St. Joseph’s 3/br 2ba separate lr/dr. 2 car garage. $975/month.

5500 MONTGOMERY ST. APT D 2BR/1BA $550/mo plus deposit.

1401 SE 36TH ST. 2BR/1BA, Nice lot. $675/month.

6954 DAMASCUS 3BR/1.5BA with garage. $950/month.

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1222 EAST 54TH ST 2BR/1BA, $475/month + deposit.

605 Dyches Dr. 3BR, 2BA, LR, furnished eat-in kitchen, fenced yard, washer/dryer connection, CH&A $875/month.

1408 E. 56th St. 3BR, 1BA, LR, furnished kitchen, washer/dryer connection, CH/A, fenced yard $750/mo.

118 W. 56th St. 2BR, 1BA, LR, DR, furnished kitchen, CH&A, washer/dryer connection $575/month.

26 West 59th 2BR, 1BA, LR, furnished kitchen $595/month.

1012 Hearn St. 2BR, 1BA, LR, furnished kitchen, CH/A, all electric $575/month.

1605 Grove St.

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3 Pemberton Ct. 4BR or 3BR w/office, 2BA, LR, DR, furnished eat-in kitchen, sunroom, garage, fenced yard $1400.

124 Runner Rd. 4BR, 3BA, LR, DR, Den, furnished eat-in kitchen, deck, fenced yard, garage, laundry room $1500/month.

136 Runner Road Wilmington Island-3BR, 3BA, LR, DR, in-law suite, furnished eat-in kitchen, garage $1400/month.

26 Full Sweep Dr. Georgetown, Gated: 3BR, 2BA, DR, LR, furnished eat-in kitchen, gated comm. w/pool & tennis $1395/month.

317 Oxford Dr. 3BR, 2BA, LR, DR, furnished kitchen, CH/A, washer/dryer connection $1125/month.

Pooler: 201 Ridgecrest St. 3BR, 2BA, LR, DR, furnished eat-in kitchen, patio, garage $975/month.

1107 Debbie St. Whitemarsh Island 3BR, 1BA, LR/DR combo, eatin kitchen, garage & workshop $950/month.

101 Pleasant Dr. Pt. Wentworth-3BR, 2BA, furnished kitchen, wood floors, fenced yard, CH/A $895/mo.

2BR, 1BA, LR, DR, furnished kitchen, CH&A, washer/dryer connection $575/month.

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COASTAL PLACE @ Tibet.

2BR/2BA Apt. Eat-in kitchen, large LR w/wetbar, washer/dryer connections, 6 closets, all electric. $725/month.

655-4303.

Daffin Parkside home for rent.

3/bedroom, 2/bath house with full kitchen, fenced yard, and covered carport. $1200/month, $1000/deposit call 234-9378

EAST 38TH STREET

Nice one bedroom furnished efficiency apt.

Utilities included, cable, central air and heat, full size refrigerator, private bath, coin operated washer/dryer, very secure. $160/week. No Pets.Call 507-4595, 695-7889, or 355-2831

Eastside AREA -2118 New Mexico. 3BR/1BA, new central heat/air, remodeled & furnished kitchen, laundry room, carport, fenced yard.

Outside pet ok. $825/month, $800/deposit. Available Nov 1st.

No Section 8.

912-352-8251

Executive lg townhome in Henderson FOR RENT. 4/3 w/office!

Only $1250 mo. Owner lic GA RE Broker 412-6800.

For Rent, Sale or Lease Purchase 2203 Clars Avenue $725 3BD / 1BA; Thunderbolt 8 Del Mar Circle $850 3BD / 1BA; Southside 515 East 37th Street - $775, utilities included 2BD / 1BA; upstairs; W&D 515 East 37th Street - $725, utilities included 2BD / 1BA; downstairs; W&D 627 E Anderson St $1295 5BD / 3BA; newly renovated 510 East 40th Street - $850 2BD / 1 BA; all new; bottom 510 ½ East 40th Street - $900 3BD / 1BA; all new; top 1209 East Anderson St - $750 3BD / 2BA; newly renovated 1425 Golden Street - $625 3BD /1BA; newly renovated 522 Seiler Ave $725 3BD / 2BA; newly renovated 5 Hopecrest Ave $1250 3BD / 2BA; Isle of Hope

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FURNISHED EFFICIENCY: 1510 Lincoln St. $145/week or $155/week for double occupancy.

Includes utilities! Call Michael at 912-655-4444

HALCYON BLUFF SUBDIVION -Available Now!

Unique executive style 3 bedroom/2 bath home with sunken living room, new wood floors, new interior/exterior paint, dishwasher, ceiling fans, garage, Central H & A/C. $1199/per month, $1399/security deposit.

No indoor pets. No smoking. 920-1936

Hardeeville

On Savannah River, small singlewide, $475 rent, 475 deposit. Call 964-4454

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897-1984, 8am-7pm HOUSES/DUPLEXES:

Lamarville

NEAR LIBERTY CITY (WESTSIDE) 1921 Cowan Ave:

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rooms for rent 895

cars 910

3BR house, 1 BA, living/dining area. $775/month.

1924, 1928 & 1934 Fenwick Ave: 2BR/1BA duplexes $550/month The above have CH&A, washer/dryer connections, kitchen appliances, carpet, fenced yard. None total electric. Application-$20, References and 1yr. Lease and Option to Buy. Pets negotiable. 897-1984

washer & W/D connections. MOVE IN NOW. Moss Gate Apts., 10600 Abercorn St., 920-8005.

Saltcreek Road, Singlewide mobile home $475/rent $475 deposit.

Call 964-4451 THUNDERBOLT/WHITAKER **2 efficiency apts, utilities included.

Near marina. $600 -$700/month. **7bedroom/3BA, $1200/month. Bonaventure. ** Large, 1 Bedroom on Whitaker, near Park $550/month +Deposit. 691-2368 TOWNHOUSE - Lewis Drive. 2-bedroom, 1.5bath, two story, Stove, Refrigerator, washer/dryer connections, dishwasher, central heat/air, no pets.

Utilities not included. $600/month $600/deposit. 1 years lease.

912-657-4583, 912-495-1889.

TYBEE BEACHSIDE: Nicely Furnished Apt. 3BR/2BA, washer/dryer/no pets.

Available Dec.-May. $925/month plus electricity. #7 on 12th S t re e t .

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6 ABBEY COURT-Wilmington Park 3BR Split Plan for Rent $1175/mo. or Roommate needed for $400/month. Call Michele Gutting 912-663-8592 or Re/Max Savannah 912-355-7711.

Conveniently located on busline. $120/week.

comes with extended warranty, tire protection $25,000 912-596-4012

MOBILE HOMES: Available for rent. Located in mobile home park.

Starting at $450 per month and up.

912-658-4462 or 925-1831.

MOVE-IN SPECIAL Great Southside Location - 8 Sycamore Court, located off Whitfield Ave on a quiet culde-sac with a large backyard, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, totally remodeled with new paint and flooring throughout. Living area with fireplace and vaulted ceiling, separate dining area and eatin kitchen, screened porch, 1 car garage. $1000/month. Call Linda Kelly, ERA Kelly & Fischer 660-8777 or 927-1088, Owner/agent.

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2129 Iowa Street 3BR, 1BA remodeled home with hardwood floors, new kitchen, carport, storage shed, fenced yard, and more. $775/mo (912) 661-0296 NEWLY REMODELED TOWNHOME located at 6830 Skidaway Road.

2BR, 1BA, LR, kitchen. $695/month.

Call 897-6789 or 344-4164.

NICE 4BR/1BA, 122 Seminole Street. $825. NICE 3BR/1BA, 2042 East 60th Street $785. Both have furnished kitchens, air and heat, fenced yards and much more. Call 507-7934 or 927-2853.

NICELY FURNISHED APARTMENT on bus line, private entrance, adjoining bathroom, mini-kitchen, phone, cable, internet, washer & dryer. $145/week $522/month.

Other Rooms and Apartments available.

Mon-Sat. 912-231-9464.

ONE BEDROOM

Loft-style apt only $570 a month! Convenient southside location. Dish-

ONE BEDROOM mobile home in Savannah on safe, quiet street. 10 minutes from mall and hospital. Free water and garbage. $125/weekly and security deposit.

1-866-786-8210 (toll free).

PARADISE PARK AREAAvailable Now! Conveniently located 3 bedroom/2 bath home with lot of closets - living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen, laundry room, garage, and utility room. Newly painted, new wood floors, plus ceiling fans and Central Heat & A/C. $949/per month, $989/security deposit.

Min. 1yr lease required.

Military or police discounts available. Near schools & HAAF. No indoor pets. No smoking.

920-1936 PRETTY APARTMENT! 2 SECURE CONDOUNITS, NEW CABINETS, APPLIANCES, SHELVES. MIDDLE OF SCAD. CORNER OF LIBERTY& DRAYTON. 236-2038,AM 354-7128,PM LEAVE MESSAGE. Queen Anne Victorian House, large 12 br apt, living room with fireplace, bonus room with bay window. Hardwood floors. Tall ceilings with fans.

Water included. washer/dryer, ch&a, call 233-5246 leave message. $725/month.

RENTAL SPECIAL: 3BR/1BA ceramic tile throughout, central heat/air, total electric, located on Westside.

Country setting, large fenced-in yard, washer/dryer connection, stove and refrigerator included. 1/2 off 1st month’s rent. Section 8 welcome. Call for more information, 272-6820 or 844-5996

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4 Bedroom/2 Bath. *621 Kline Street. *1022 West 37th Street. $89,900 or $750/month.

912-224-7172

Richmond Hill

3BR/2BA doublewide, private lot, Water and Garbage, lawn service included.

No Pets,. available now. $750/month, $600/deposit.

Call 912-756-7116 or 912-667-2498.

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MOVE-IN SPECIAL 2145 Cullman 3BR/1BA, freshly painted, new carpet. $650/month, $650/deposit.

WE BUY HOUSES 9521 DUNWOODY: 3BR/2BA, central heat/air, $1100/month, $1000/deposit.

1413 E. 35TH STREET: 2BR/1BA, central heat/air, upper garage apt. $550/month, $350/deposit.

References and Credit Check required. Call 351-0500 for showing.

WINDSOR FOREST: Available early January!

3BR/1BA, LR, DR, family room, long kitchen w/new dishwasher, washer/dryer connection, central heat/air, large shed in backyard, new wood laminate floors in LR, DR and hall.

Close to schools & HAAF. No s m o k i n g. $929/month plus deposit. Section 8 not accepted. 912-920-1936.

BLOOMINGDALE

Furnished room in quiet area. Includes utilities, television, washer and dryer, stove, refrigerator.

Near Gulfstream, I-16 and airport.

Shared ki tc h e n and bath.

Call 912-210-0181 CLEAN, FURNISHED Room, on busline, $85-$115/week plus deposit. Call 210-1327 or 236-1952 CLEAN SUPER Nice Furnished Rooms. Refrigerator in room. Central heat/air, HBO, Washer and Dryer. $100-$150 weekly. No deposit. Call 912-507-8733.

912-507-8733 Comfortable Fully Furnished Rooms starting $100/wk. Privacy, Full kitchen, Cable tv, WIFI, free laundry, off-street parking, security system.

Utilities incl.

Small pets ok.

Refundable dep. Habicorp Mngmnt 912-220-8691 or savannahrooms@yahoo.com 912--220-8691 ROOM FOR RENT: 2305 Harden St. All utilities included with cable, microwave, mini-refrigerators. $100-$125/weekly.

Call 912-507-7174 or 912-844-7274.

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.

912-272-3247.

ROOMS FOR RENT

$95 to $165 PER WEEK. Refrigerator, Microwave, Cable, TV, Telephone, Central Heat/Air, Washer/Dryer, on the Bus line. 912-507-1549.

ROOMS FOR RENT

Central heat/air, cable, washer/dryer, furnished, located on busline, $130 weekly- no deposit. Call 344-7623

ROOMS FOR RENT

Completely furnished.

Central heat and air.

EFFICIENCY ROOMS

Includes stove, refrigerator, private bath. Furnished! $180/week + deposit.

Call 912-844-5995 SOUTHSIDE & EASTSIDE home weekly rentals. $175 and up, deposit required. Very clean. washer dryer, cable, lounging area, and big kitchen! Call 631-1458 or 927-7644

transportation 900

cars 910

Boats & accessories 950 1979 18ft. CRESTLINE BOAT, Inboard, 8-cylinder engine. Just overhaul, runs good. Must sell, w/easy load trailer. $3500.

925-6053/306-7183.

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Happenings Classes Clubs Workshops events

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2000 Dodge Caravan SE. 133,000 miles.

Call 659-8535, day.

335-8763, night. Ask for Ruth.

AUTO REPAIRS Need service but low on cash?

Call 912-441-2150 for details.

CASH CARS $950 or less!

• ‘97 Mazda Protege • ‘96 Nissan Altima • ‘96 Aerostar van And much more... $550 or less

• ‘01 Hyundai Accent

• ‘93 Aerostar van • ‘97 Kia Sephia • ‘92 Park Avenue.

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And much more…

Call:912-964-2440 FENDER BENDER? Paint & Body Work.

Reasonably Priced.

Insurance Claims. We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

FENDER BENDER? Paint & Body Work.

Reasonably Priced.

Insurance Claims. We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

FOR SALE: 1967 Plymouth Belvedere. 315 engine convertible, yellow w/blue rag top. Car in running condition. $8,000 Firm.

Call 912-692-0215 Mini Cooper S ‘08 red w/black top & sunroof, 6-speed manual, ipod connection,

Downtown ApArtment for rent Beautiful three bedroom apartment with hardwood floors, large kitchen, laundry room with a washer and dryer, one bath, patio, backyard.

Conveniently located at the corner of Abercorn and 40th Street. $900 per month. please call 912.484.5181

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2250 Utah Street 3BR/1BA, LR, Eat-in Kitchen, Utility room, Fenced yard. $700 + Dep. $675.

1007 Richards Street 2BR/1BA, Total electric, Screened front porch, Deck & offstreet parking. $650 + Dep. $630.

2234 Mason Drive Near Bible Baptist.

Renovated 3BR/2BA, Approx.

1700sqft, LR/DR, eat-in kitchen, den w/fireplace, play room, sun room, carport, large fenced backyard, inside laundry. $1200 + Dep. $1,000.

4904 Jasmine Avenue Brick 3BR, 1.5BA w/lots of closets. Formal LR, separate DR, on huge lot, 2,438 Sqft, sunroom, privacy fence. $1,300 + Dep $1,000.

4208 Fayette Street Completely renovated 1800 Sqft. 4BR/2BA, separate LR & DR, inside laundry, paved off-street parking. $1200 + Dep. $1000.

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