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Saturday Night Live Wire OK, so the gig’s Thursday. But famed SNL bandleader G.E. Smith (fourth from left) and friends will hit River Street as Moonalice.

We speak with Bono’s bud Roger McNamee, singer/guitarist.

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Up close and personal with how some local folks are coping with the recession

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Wednesday All You Need is Love What: A tribute to great

love songs from the last 60 years of pop, jazz, country and Broadway. When: Feb. 6-March 29.

When: Wed. Feb. 25, Thu., Feb. 26, Fri. Feb. 27, Sat. Feb. 28, Sun. March 1, Wed. March 4, Thu., March 5, Fri. March 6, Sat. March 7, Sun. March 8 Where: Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull Street.

Cost: Adults, $35; 17 and under, $16 Info: www.savannahtheatre.com

The Market at Trustees Garden What: Events vary from

week to week, but can include a farmer’s showcase, organic gardening presentations, films and more. Held every Wednesday from 4-7 p.m.

When: Wed. Feb. 25, 4-7 p.m., Wed. March 4, 4-7 p.m., Wed. March 11, 4-7 p.m.

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

Cost: Free Info: www.trusteesmarket. com

SCAD Performing Arts: Carousel

What: The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is presented as SCAD’s’ winter main stage production.

When: Wed. Feb. 25, 8 p.m., Thu., Feb. 26, 8 p.m., Fri. Feb. 27, 11 a.m. & 8 p.m., Sat. Feb. 28, 8 p.m. and Tue., March 3, 3 p.m.

Where: Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn Street.

Cost: $5-$20 Info: 525-5050. www.lucastheatre.com

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When: Fri. Feb. 27, 5:30 p.m. and Sat. Feb. 28, 5:30 p.m.

Where: Davenport House, 324 East State St. Cost: $20 Info: 236-8097

Thursday

Flannery O’Connor Lecture

What: Brad Gooch, author

of a new, critically praised biography of Flannery O’Connor, will speak.

When: Thu., Feb. 26, 7 p.m.

Where: Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St. Cost: Free Info: 912-233-4766. www. trinitychurch1848.org/

TAPS: The Odd Couple - Female Edition

What: Neil Simon’s comedy

gets a twist in this production.

When: Fri. Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. and Sat. Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Firehouse Arts Center’s Black Box Theater, 7 Cedarwood Ave. Cost: $12 Info: 786-5920.

Savannah Children’s Theatre: The Magician’s Nephew

What: A tale for audiences

of all ages. When: Feb. 26 and 27, 7pm; Feb. 28 and March 1, 3pm.

When: Thu., Feb. 26, 7 p.m., Fri. Feb. 27, 7 p.m., Sat. Feb. 28, 3 p.m. and Sun. March 1, 3 p.m.

Where: Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Drive.

Cost: $10-$12 Info: 238-9015. www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org

AASU Masquers: The Full Monty

What: Seeing how much

their wives enjoy watching male strippers, unemployed steelworkers in Buffalo, N.Y. New York come up with a bold way to make some quick cash in this musical comedy at Jenkins Hall Theater.

When: Thu., Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., Fri. Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. and Sat. Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: $15 Info: armstrong.edu

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Citizen Cope plays Trustees Theater on Thursday

Citizen Cope in Concert What: The singer/song-

writer’s music is a mix of hip-hop, folk and blues.

When: Thu., Feb. 26, 8 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton Street.

Cost: $20 in advance, $15 with valid SCAD ID and $25 day of show Info: 525.5050. www.trusteestheater.com

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Springtime Made in the South

What: All types of hand-

made items, including pottery, jewelry, art, baskets, purses, furniture, stained glass and more.

When: Fri. Feb. 27, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. Feb. 28, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun.

March 1, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where: Savannah Interna-

tional Trade & Convention Center, 1 International Dr. Cost: $6, good for all three days, free 12 and under Info: 912-447-4000. www. madeinthesouthshows.com

Armed Forces Appreciation Luncheon

What: The key address will be given by Major General Anthony Cucolo, Commanding General, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Army.

When: Fri. Feb. 27, 12 p.m.

Where: Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, Hutchinson Island.

Cost: $30 Info: 644.6432. mrussell@ savannahchamber.com

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Cardinal Rep: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

What: Tom Stoppard’s Tony Award-winning play.

When: Fri. Feb. 27, 8 p.m., Sat. Feb. 28, 8 p.m. and Sun. March 1, 3 p.m.

Where: The Freight Station, 703 Louisville Rd. Cost: $20; $15 Military/Senior/Student Info: www.cardinalrep.org

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Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra: Beethoven’s 5th

What: The evening includes Shaun Tirrell playing Franz Liszt’s Totentanz.

When: Fri. Feb. 27, 8 p.m.

Where: Cathedral of St John the Baptist, 222. E. Harris St. Cost: $30, $15 students Info: www.thesavphilharmonic.org

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Women’s History Month Lecture

What: Patricia Russell-McCloud, named by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the top five business motivators in America, will present “Women making extraordinary history…in a not so ordinary world in AASU’s University Hall 156.

When: Sun. March 1, 5 p.m.

Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free

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What: RJ Temple and Michael

Maddox are this month’s performers. Doors open at 7pm.

When: Fri. Feb. 27, 8 p.m.

Where: Black Box at S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. Cost: $16.50, general admission, $11.50 students/military/ seniors over 65 Info: www.newmoonofsavannah.com/thelisteningroom

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FUNdamentals of Beekeeping

What: The Coastal Em-

pire Beekeepers Association will talk about bees and how to start your own bee hive.

When: Sat. Feb. 28, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Cost: $5 adults and free 11 and under plus admission to Oatland, $5 adults, $3 children.

Info: www.oatlandisland.org/

Let’s Dance, Savannah!

What: Free dance demonstra-

tions and classes, healthy snacks, blood pressure checks, BMI measurements, blood glucose testing and bone density scanes.

When: Sat. Feb. 28, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Where: Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn Street.

Cost: Free Info: 912.927.7467. www. savannahmall.com/

Giant Humane Society Sale

What: A furniture sale, thrift

store winter clearance and a 25-cent book sale in the parking lot.

When: Sat. Feb. 28, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: Chatham County Animal Shelter, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr. Cost: Free Info: 354-9515. humanesocietysavannah.org

Cross That River

What: Jazz singer Allan Harris

and his band will present a story about an escaped slave who became a cowboy in the Old West.

When: Sat. Feb. 28, 2 p.m.

Where: First Bryan Baptist Church, 575 W. Bryan St. Cost: Free Info: www.savannahblackheritagefestival.com

Orrin Star in Concert

What: The champion flat-pick-

er in a concert presented by the Savannah Folk Society.

When: Sat. Feb. 28, 8 p.m.

Where: First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. Cost: $10; $8 members; $5 students Info: 786-6953. www.savannahfolk.org

Haunted Oatland Island

What: Join small teams with EMFs, dowsing rods, Digi Therms and other equipment and hunt for ghosts in a creepy 1920s-era hospital.

When: Sat. Feb. 28, 9:30 p.m.

Where: Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Cost: $38.50 Info: 866-666-DEAD. www. oatlandisland.org

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Sunday Georgia Bridal Show

What: Top bridal merchants

will have 80 booths and a fashion show will be presented.

When: Sun. March 1, 12:30-5 p.m.

Where: Savannah Civic Center.

Cost: $10 Info: 651-6556.

2009 JEA Speaker Series What: Yale Roe, an ABC

executive and award-winning producer of film and video documentaries, speaks about the challenges facing Israel.

When: Sun. March 1, 7:30 p.m.

Where: JEA, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: $10 Info: 355-8111. www.savj.org/

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This Old House: Director’s Preservation Tour of the Davenport House What: Learn about the

preservation and care of the Isaiah Davenport House on a tour that includes parts of the museum not normally seen by the public.

When: Tue., March 3, 4:30 p.m., Sat. March 7, 4:30 p.m., Tue., March 10, 4:30 p.m., Sat. March 14, 4:30 p.m., Sat. March 21, 4:30 p.m., Tue., March 24, 4:30 p.m. and Tue., March 31, 4:30 p.m.

Where: Davenport House, 324 East State St. Cost: $18 Info: 236-8097. www.davenporthousemuseum.org

30th Anniversary Lecture Series

What: Painter, printmaker and sculptor Eric Fischl will speak.

When: Tue., March 3, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton Street.

Cost: Free Info: 525.5051. www.scad.edu

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Would Beethoven have tweeted?

I’ve spent a lot of time recently bashing local police over their decision to restrict public records. But I have to give the Savannah/Chatham police department credit where it’s due: I cannot live without their Twitter feed.

When there’s a road closing or other major development, I get a text within minutes. That’s proven to be a consistently practical and valuable service, even in the relatively short time the department’s been tweeting.

Connect Savannah is on Twitter now, too, sending out frequent tweets on cool things to do in the upcoming 24 hours. Like many other media outlets, we’ll be expanding that role soon to include live reportage.

In addition, I want you to prime yourselves for a major upgrade to our website coming soon. In the meantime we’ll continue our practice of gradually posting more and more web-exclusive content, in addition to expanded web content from the print edition.

For example, at connectsavannah.com this week you’ll find a theatre preview by Ashley Jensen on the new SCAD production of Carousel.

I like to think that many historical figures might have been a lot less traditional in real life than we may imagine.

Can you imagine what Leonardo da Vinci could have accomplished if he had access to computer graphics? Or Alexander the Great if he owned a modern, vertically-integrated media empire?

I suspect Beethoven might have found texting very useful, given the whole deafness thing and all, though I grant you that Mozart would likely have been more of a superuser.

In any case, for a thoroughly in-the-moment take on Beethoven, check out the Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance of his legendary Fifth Symphony this Friday night at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, under the direction of Peter Shannon.

Expect a tweet or two about that. cs

Editor, Whenever I hear about shortfalls in our education budget my mind automatically flips to the state lottery and its promise to fund public education. Where does the money go?

And so it was again, on reading Linda Sickler’s article in the Feb 1-17 copy of Connect Savannah, “Budget crunch: School board begins discussing bleak outlook.”

This time I Googled it—this is what I learned: Revenues from the Georgia State Lottery have grown every year since its inception in 1993. Sales for 2008 totaled $3,520,000,000. Approximately 50 percent of that goes to prizes.

Thirty-five percent of the remaining revenues go to education.

For fiscal 2007 the amount transferred to the State Treasury’s Lottery for Education account was $853,550,000. I couldn’t find the amount for 2008 but since revenues rose, we can assume it topped that. There is no funding for K-12 where the needs are so pressing.

Some of the money goes for capital expenditures (equipment

for the schools), some goes to a preschool program for lowincome children. Most of the money goes to the much lauded HOPE Scholarship Program, which is supposed to give kids a shot at higher education that they otherwise might not have been able to afford.

But in this the HOPE has failed its purpose. In practice, the people that wind up with most of the scholarships are middle and upper middle class students; those paying the lion’s share or the cost are the poor.

Maintaining the 3.0 (B) average necessary to maintain eligibility for the HOPE isn’t easy. Fifty percent of recipients drop out in their first year; 80 percent lose the scholarship before their college experience is over.

While in college most scholarship holders are tending to choose easier courses to ensure being able to make the necessary grades for continued eligibility—thus exacerbating Georgia’s shortage of doctors, nurses, engineers—the higher tech fields. Most kids are choosing the liberal arts curriculum, with its wider choice of easier courses—and less defined career paths.

In 2000 when the HOPE ran a deficit, as fast-growing new lottery projects often do, funds were diverted from the lottery’s preschool program for low-income kids. (The HOPE Scholarship is the lottery’s poster child and has been widely copied by other state lotteries.)

I don’t know if this was the only time this happened; I found it in an editorial in the Nashville Orbis, 2003, opposing the then-projected state lottery for Tennessee; it’s since been signed into law.

Although statistics say that the same number of rich people play the lottery as poor people, when the figures are examined it’s discovered that 54 percent of the lotteries’ revenues came from the top five percent of what are called “active” players.

That’s the poor working stiff ahead of you in line at the convenience store who’s betting much too large a chunk of his weekly check on the dream of escaping his bleak situation—a dream that, the odds say, won’t come true. The “active” players are very poor.

Study after study comes to “the inescapable conclusion that lotteries function as a highly regressive tax… impacting the disadvantaged far more than the privi-

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Georgia lottery doesn’t hit jackpot

leged” (Clotfelter and Cook, policy experts on state lotteries).

It has also been found that most lottery states are diverting money from their education budget as soon as lottery funds earmarked for education become available and using the freed funds for whatever they feel is most pressing, so that the overall expenditure for education remains the same as without the lottery!

They’ll never abolish the state lotteries, although they should.

The idea of raising revenues without new taxes is too attractive, especially to legislators (although all the lottery’s revenues could be matched by a less than one percent rise in the sales tax).

It looks like state lotteries are here to stay for a while. But at least we can and should improve the distribution of the gains.

It’s been suggested they might use the monies as a subsidy for all Georgia’s public institutions of higher learning, lowering tuition for everybody. That would be fairer.

But from where I sit the money could be best used just exactly where it’s NOT going— K-12— where future successful college students are made—or not.

Eve Herbst

education: The

school board gets its first look at a fairly radical overhaul of area schools. by linda sickler

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Savannahians share tales of how they’ve dealt with the downturn; some of their stories may surprise you by lanie lippincott peterson | laniepeterson@comcast.net

Measuring tape around her neck, Diana Smock sits at a sewing machine, presses a switch and makes it hum.

From her cozy Wilmington Island shop, Smock upholsters furniture, makes pillows, alters hems and repairs clothing. But as the recession deepens, most of the work at Diana’s Alterations and Canvas Work has been repairs.

“People don’t like to buy anything new,” Smock says matter-of-factly.

“Instead, people are bringing in the old stuff for me to work on.”

And, starting work as early as 6:30 a.m. and ending at 7 p.m. Smock has mended ripped pants legs and threadbare shirts. She’s put patches on jeans.

And when one mother purchased all her children’s school clothes at Good Will, Smock made repairs.

As Smock has keep busy, she’s also done something that has become increasingly difficult in Savannah in the last year: She posted a profit.

As a recession swept Savannah, Smock discovered that the downturn has brought her additional work. But others in Savannah haven’t been so lucky. Around the city, firms have

trimmed projects, laid off workers and sometimes closed their doors.

In November, Great Dane Trailers announced it would shut down its Savannah plant, leaving about 270 people out of work..

At the Port of Savannah, container traffic fell 9.3 per cent in December, and officials announced a hiring freeze.

And at the heavy equipment manager JCB, officials announced they would cut 220 jobs at their plant in Pooler.

Smaller firms fell by the wayside, too.

On Wilmington Island last week, an upscale restaurant called Barbara Jean’s closed its doors for good.

Only a year ago, this was a popular restaurant. Diners came her for good food — especially the delectable crab cakes. And when they waited half an hour for a table, they rarely complained.

But by midweek, the restaurant doors were locked, and staffers posted a notice for patrons and friends. Blaming the economy, “we are with heavy hearts having to close,” they wrote.

These days, many people around Savannah, people share those “heavy hearts.” Here are some of their stories.

In the state’s career center on White Bluff Road, Aldora Gamble’s face is grim as she studies a list of jobs.

She hasn’t found anything yet, Gamble says. But she has to keep looking “because on Jan. 9, they eliminated my job.”

For more than 18 years, Gamble has held manufacturing jobs here and in Los Angeles. At her last job in Savannah, she said, she earned $35,000 a year.

She’d also earned her share of credentials, Gamble says — an associates’ degree in design marketing, a bachelor’s degree in home economics and computer skills in PowerPoint, Access and Paint.

But none of that helped her keep her job. In early January, “they called me in and just let me know that my job was over,” she says.

As she looks for work, Gamble mentions other concerns. Her husband is 100 percent disabled. And her transportation is difficult; Gamble shares a car with her daughter. She isn’t sure

how she is going to support her family, Gamble says, adding “It’s getting scary.”

Still, she believes her faith will help her. “Just like the Lord gave me a job, he’ll give me another one,” Gamble says.

At the Georgia Department of Labor’s Savannah Career Center, manager Larry Yaughn ticks off a list of resources: Free FAX service, free computers, free copying machines, free practice interviews plus an effort to match job seekers with employers who have jobs.

His office also works with people who already have a job but want to move up, Yaughn says.

A tall man with an easy smile, Yaughn mentions something else that can help the jobless workers who fill his center every day.

“We comfort job seekers,” Yaughn says. “We really try to encourage them and give them hope.”

But helping them hasn’t been easy.

In December, metropolitan Savannah’s jobless rate rose to 6.6 percent for December, the state labor department reported. Since last year, some 3,000 jobs in the Savannah region have been

Many of her customers have stopped buying new clothes, says seamstress Diana Smock (eft). But now, she has a booming business repairing their old ones.

At right, after more than 18 years as a quality control expert, Aldora Gamble now marks time at the Department of Labor’s Career Center.

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Left, Larry Yaughn of the Savannah Career Center; right, Kathy and John McCollister of Trends & Traditions on Waters Avenue

lost. And now, about 1,400 people a week fill Yaughn’s White Bluff center looking for work.

Still, Yaughn stays upbeat. And he has a message for his unemployed workers: “Stay diligent” in their job search, he says. “Don’t give up.”

As the economy took a turn for the worse, shop owner John McCollister made a decision.

“I quit watching the news,” he says.

“All the bad news got to me.”

At their Waters Avenue store, Trends & Traditions, McCollister and his wife Kathy sell elegant picture frames, candles and original art.

Last year, sales fell by about 10 percent. But the McCollisters are convinced that staying positive can help boost their business.

“You got to keep a good attitude,” John McCollister says. “Your attitude affects a lot of customers. If you feel negative, you might come across to customers as a little negative.”

Working without an advertising agency, McCollister has tried hard to promote his merchandise. And he’s hopeful 2009 will be a better year. With a new president, “it definitely looks more optimistic” McCollister says.

Besides, though sales fell last year, their store still managed to add 300 names to their customer list.

In early January, 25-year-old hairdresser Kai Moser took a gamble.

Even though the jobless rate was rising, she decided to quit her job and find a better one.

“It was a hard decision,” she says. “It was scary.” But at her old salon, there weren’t enough new customers; she often found herself standing around, with nothing to do.

Once Moser left her old job, she began visiting other salons. She also telephoned her old customers and found 30 who pledged to follow her to a new salon.

As her job hunt continued, “a bunch of these clients came to my house” for haircuts or other services, she says, “or I would go to their homes.”

Moser’s unemployment lasted just two weeks.

On Jan. 19, she started working at a The HairPort. Moser believes the nature of her work made it relatively easy to find a job. “Everyone needs to get their hair done,” she says.

Laid off in October, construction manager Michael Bran’s life has changed. Instead of buying steak or chicken, the 32-year-old Bran now lives on macaroni and cheese — or hot dogs.

His income has dropped from more than $1,000 a week to $330 now.

And though he’s searched for work from Charlotte to Atlanta, he still hasn’t found a job.

“It’s bad now, really bad,” Bran says.

“All I do is cut back. And cut back again.”

Concerned that his comments to a newspaper would make it even harder to find work, Bran gives a fictitious last name. But if job-hunting is hard, depressing work, Bran hasn’t given up.

On a winter day, he’s visiting the state’s career center for the first time.

He hopes those officials will help him, Bran says; but in the end, he believes the responsibility for finding a job rests with him.

“You really have to get out there,” Bran says. “You have to keep looking.”

Then he turns toward one of the career center’s computers and, pounding the keyboard, Bran returns to the work of seeking a job. cs

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It’s risky and will undoubtedly create controversy. But the three-year K-12 organization plan presented to the Savannah-Chatham Board of Education last week is a bold move with a focus on the future, says Superintendent Thomas Lockamy.

“If we keep doing the same things we’ve always done, we’re going to get the same results,” he said at the Feb. 18 meeting.

“I realize the challenges with the economy,” Lockamy said. “I feel we can move forward with the budget we have and even with the movies we may not have.”

The plan as presented is the first draft. Lockamy said the board will discuss the plan at its March 4 meeting in an informal session, then vote on it during the formal session.

Under the plan, students and their parents will find more options, from Pre-K all the way through high school.

Lockamy is confident such sweeping change might even bring private-school students back into the public system.

Why so much change so fast?

“I saw the need after three and a half years in the district to try something different,” Lockamy said. “It is my intent to provide opportunities to all students and the opportunity to stimulate change and movement, instead of getting locked into a program or track.

“We must also look at this as ‘all’ means all,” he said. “We’re losing middle and upper-income families of all races.

We as a school board and administration must address that if we are going to have a high-level program.”

Most board members greeted the plan with enthusiasm, although all questioned parts of it. A few board members weren’t impressed at all, including board member Floyd Adams.

Adams expressed concern that the plan addresses the needs of middle and

upper-class families and the schools they attend while ignoring inner-city schools. “The squeaky wheels, the ones who cry the hardest, are getting what they want,” he said.

At one point, Adams aimed a pointed barb at fellow board member Greg Sapp, inferring that Sapp’s time on the board and his long-term residency on Wilmington Island swayed the content of the plan.

“You’re dealing with 30 percent of the population,” Adams said. “You’re not dealing with the other 70 percent.

It’s unfair that kids are coming out of elementary school reading two levels below their grade level.”

Board member Lori Brady countered that the program does address the needs of all students in the district. “I feel assured that the administration will ensure rigorous, academic courses in all the schools,” she said.

At one point, board member Susan Cox told Adams he was coming at the plan “with a negative attitude.”

“I know neighborhood schools with excellent curriculums,” Cox said. “We’ve got a lot of people in this county who invest in their children’s education and a lot who don’t. This is a great opportunity to get some back.

“Oglethorpe Academy shows that bricks and mortar don’t teach children,” she said. “Savannah High shows us the opposite. It’s a $25 million school.”

What is the organization plan and what will it do?

On the elementary level, changes include: • The dedication of Charles Ellis as a Montessori academy; • The opening of Godley Station as a Pre-K-Grade 8 neighborhood school; • J.G. Smith will become a Core Knowledge/Advanced Learning school with open enrollment for grades P-3; • Heard also will become a Core Knowledge school with open enrollment for grades 4-8; • Marshpoint/Islands campus will begin the process to become a International Baccalaureate Primary/Middle Years Programme with open enrollment for P-8; • Butler will remain a “microsociety”

open to neighborhood children and their siblings; • and Largo Tibet will become an IB Primary Years Programme with open enrollment.

On the middle-school level: • Bartlett will become a neighborhood school with AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) for grades 6-12; • for now, Coastal will have an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme with open enrollment; • DeRenne will have Advanced Learning with open enrollment; • Hubert, now under-utilized, will see an expansion of its Risers’ Academy and become a neighborhood school with an expanded attendance zone; • Mercer will retain the Renzulli Program with open enrollment; • Shuman will remain a fine/performing arts school with open enrollment; • Oglethorpe will retain Core Knowledge; • and Southwest will become an IB Middle Years Programme with open enrollment. Myers and West Chatham will remain as neighborhood schools.

At the high school level, Savannah High School will have Law and Criminal Justice, Liberal Studies and Mass Communications programs added.

International Baccalaureate programs will be established at Windsor Forest High School and at what is now Coastal Middle School, which eventually will become a high school.

Lockamy said the current IB program at Johnson High might eventually be moved to Coastal, but Johnson will remain an IB center for now. He said if the IB program is moved, another program would be put in place at Johnson.

Because of the diverse and far-reaching programs being added, enrollment could rise. “Had the opportunity been available (in the past), a lot of people would have given the district a chance,” Cox said.

But some board members felt the plan might have been formulated too early. “Redistricting will have an impact on this,” Brady said. “We have to keep that in mind.

Operations Chief Otis Brock said a decision has not been made about the transportation of students to schools of their choice. The options range from transporting all students to requiring parents to drive them. Brock said safety and economy are the determining factors in making a final decision.

Cox noted that even if a school has a theme, that doesn’t mean all students attending have to participate in that theme. They can instead choose to simply study the basics without specializing.

Lockamy said he thinks the Marshpoint/Islands campus with pre-kindergarten through eighth grade is going to be extremely popular with parents.

“That’s why we need two campuses,” he said.

Even more changes may be coming in the future, including addition of a maritime and military program at one of the high schools. An Early College program will be put in place in 2011-12 at least one of the state universities to allow high school students to earn college credit.

Board member Julie Gerbsch was

generally impressed with the plan. “It takes advantage of being a city and county system,” she said. “I’m really enthusiastic about the creative thought behind this.”

But Gerbsch did raise concerns.

“The overall plan takes good care of the higher-end academic students,” she said. “What we’re not seeing is anything geared toward the students on a technical career pathway.

“In Georgia, for every 10 who start high school, only six graduate,” Gerbsch said. “Only three of them go to college.”

But Gerbsch also expressed concern that the decision to keep WoodvilleTompkins High as a dedicated career and technical high school was forcing students to make important decisions too early. She said students should have options to switch to a college-bound track if they choose to.

Adams said he supports keeping Woodville-Tompkins a dedicated school, and wishes the program could be started even earlier, at the middleschool level. “We need something to keep students motivated to stay in school,” he said.

While the new organizational plan offers many academic programs, it might mean some students will have to make sacrifices. For example, the dedicated high schools won’t offer athletics.

Cox said giving up athletics is a small price to pay for students looking at the long term. “If we can pump up academics and have an advanced-learning continuum, that’s something we should have done a long time ago,” she said.

“We can stay on the traditional path and keep getting the same results, or we can follow the superintendent’s lead, which is why we hired him, and be bold and innovative,” Sapp said. “If we don’t give parents new opportunities, we’re going to keep getting the same results.”

“Much of what is needed is systemic change,” Board President Joe Buck said.

“Change is always stressful.”

Buck said the plan must be looked at as a whole and said board members must consider the needs of everyone.

“We all represent all our children and not just the children in our districts,” he said. “We represent the whole district.” cs

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“I think it’s unfair to pick and choose schools that may not be on this list,” she said. “A lot of schools already maintain rigorous academics. I think the board’s focus should be district-wide.”

Many board members expressed interest in having the Core Knowledge program in all schools. Chief Academic Officer Jacqueline Chavis pointed out that the program is expensive and must be followed exactly, but it can be done.

“If the board will commit, we will do it district-wide,” she said.

Just teaching to meet state standards would mean making no gains, Lockamy said. “If you’re talking about world-class education, if you teach every child as if they are gifted, the children do much better,” he said. “I’d like to see every school have Core Knowledge.”

Lockamy pointed out that parents looking to “raise the bar” can choose the school their children will attend. “I see this as a very focused program with advanced learning happening in the schools,” he said. “We’re trying to get as many students as we can to earn an IB diploma, not a certificate.”

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Most mornings my wake-up routine consists of turning on the coffee, feeding the dogs, and then, cuppa joe in hand, heading into my office to check on my investments.

A glance at my desk—is the jar of pennies still intact? Check.

A glance online at the daily newspaper—any news about our local educational institutions? Check.

As a childless resident of Savannah, the decisions being made regarding the future of our schools and colleges, especially the K-12 public school system, are of acute importance to me.

That’s because the 32,000 students in Savannah’s public schools will be running the show around here for the next three to five decades—the rest of my projected life span.

Most of my friends have kids and, in some cases, grandkids, whom they are teaching, supporting, and grooming (physically, intellectually and spiritually). That grooming is motivated by love, and by their expectations that these children will grow up to become positive forces in their families, neighborhoods, workplaces, and in the world.

Although it’s probably not something parents talk about at their kids’ playdates, an assumed byproduct of their loving and well-intentioned child rearing is the hope that, once the children become adults and their parents move on in years, the kids will return the favor.

Hopefully, moms and dads who take a few hours off this year to attend parent teacher conferences will one day be accompanied by their grown children taking a few hours off to go with them to a Social Security conference—assuming that program exists in 2039.

Hopefully, moms and dads who drop their children off for music lessons or theater rehearsal this year will one day be accompanied by their grown children to a concert or the performance of a local theater production as a welcome chance to get out of the house.

Hopefully, moms and dads who take their children for annual pediatrician check ups this year will one day be accompanied by their grown children taking a few hours from work to drive them to the gerontologist.

For the rest of us, we rely on the instruction of the local schools, enhanced in many cases by good parents, to train

others to assist us in our twilight years as we take on those tasks alone.

Despite working hard at cultivating my Auntie Mame role with a few neighborhood children, it’s unlikely that my 2009 candy bribes for four-year-old Ty will create enough of a bond between us to convince him to drive me to the grocery store in 2039.

So, I and the other childless folks of our community are relying on the local schools, particularly the Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools and the three public colleges and universities, to train the next generation of Social Security administrators, theater ticket takers, doctor’s office receptionists, taxi drivers and grocery store managers.

I’m looking to our public institutions to teach today’s students how to make change for my movie ticket even if the cash register is on the blink. I’m looking to them to teach today’s students how to be ethical enough to give me the right change even if, in 2039, I no longer can calculate it myself.

I’m looking to our public institutions to teach today’s students how to type lucid notes into my medical chart, in whole sentences that communicate vital information on symptoms and medications. I’m looking to them to teach today’s students that making friendly chit-chat with a lonely little old lady in 2039 is just as important as getting the paperwork right.

Why not look to the private schools for this support? Because, from my unscientific observations, it appears that the people who work in the day-to-day tasks I’ve encountered the most during my careers — and particularly when taking care of daily business — are usually the products of our public educational institutions.

It would surprise me if that trend changes much in the coming decades, especially in this recession. Teacher friends tell me that many private school parents are moving their children into public schools this fall to eliminate costly tuition payments.

Sometimes it seems like there’s not much a non-parent can do to support public schools and colleges in Savannah. Sometimes it seems like the desktop penny jar and the stash of candy bribes are my best options for long term planning. But there are some things non-parents can do. More on that next time. cs

Police have guns but he has guns, too

When a Maupas Avenue resident threatened to kill his wife and daughter, police received a 911 call that he was threatening them with a gun and nightstick. The dispatcher heard the man making those threats and threatening to kill anyone who came to his house.

Upon arrival, an officer met the wife and daughter in the front yard. They said the suspect was inside the house armed with three handguns, a rifle and two nightsticks.

They said the man’s son is gravely ill and is hospitalized. His daughter got mad that her father never helps her brother and confronted him about it.

At that point, the suspect grabbed a nightstick and told his wife and daughter that he was going to beat them to death.

He reached for a revolver on a bookshelf as

they dialed 911.

Three officers approached the front door and knocked. When the man answered the door, he stood in the doorway in a fighting stance with his right hand hidden behind his back. The officers asked what was in the hand that was behind his back.

The man said he had a gun and that he was on his own property. Again he was asked to show his hand slowly and was asked if he had anything in his hand.

The man said he was going to shoot the officers with his gun and that they would have to kill him in his house. He was again asked to show the gun and again threatened to shoot the officers.

He then asked why they were at his house. One officer explained that his wife and daughter called police because of an argument. The officer told him that they just wanted his side of the story.

The man said he didn’t know the two people standing out in the front yard, who were his wife and daughter. An officer asked him for his ID and he said he didn’t have any ID and told the officer to leave.

Again, the man said to get off his property or police would have to kill him. He said the police had guns but he had guns,

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An officer asked the man to show his hand, and he moved his hand to the front but not far enough for officers to see if anything was in it. He then quickly hid his hand again behind his back.

During that time, the man never moved from the doorway. An officer began to move in closer to get a better look at the man’s hand and noticed a shotgun lying on the coffee table, about two feet away from the suspect.

The officer could also see two nightsticks within arm’s reach of the suspect. He continued to talk to the man and to move closer, but the closer the officer got, he was still unable to see the suspect’s hand.

At that point, the suspect became disorderly, yelling threats towards the officers.

The officer again spoke to the man in an attempt to get his cooperation or to get in a good position for a takedown. The man replied that he would shoot the police and that he didn’t have to say anything.

When the man took his attention

away briefly, the officer grabbed his right upper bicep, and the man attempted to come forward at police with his hidden hand. The officer told him to stop and relax.

The man attempted to swing his hand up and the officer took him to the ground. The officer struck the suspect twice on the side of the head, telling him to stop fighting and drop whatever was in his hand. He still refused, and it took three more officers to gain control and place him into handcuffs.

Nothing was in the man’s hand. He had a knot on his head, so paramedics were called to take him to the hospital.

He told the officers he “would have their jobs as well.” The wife and daughter said this isn’t the first time he had pulled a weapon and threatened to kill them and everyone in the family, but this is the first time they called police. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

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I’ve heard and read stories about musicians, specifically hand drummers, pissing blood after playing a long set.

The great Armando Peraza, Santana’s longtime bongo and conga player, told an interviewer: “Playing percussion for Carlos you had to be able to play hard, non-stop for sometimes up to three straight hours, and play loud enough to be heard over the electric instruments. A lot of times I played so hard that I would piss blood after the shows. Santana gigs were an endurance test of the highest order.” Can blood really get into the urine through this kind of exertion? —James

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Music is a brutal business, James: String and keyboard players can suffer from focal dystonia. Saxophone and clarinet players develop disorders of the temporomandibular joint. At least one guitarist, Terry Balsamo of the metal act Evanescence, apparently gave himself a stroke by head-banging onstage. And hand drummers risk rhabdomyolysis, the disorder you refer to.

Typically it’s not blood they’re seeing in their urine, though—it’s muscle.

Rhabdomyolysis occurs when muscle cells are damaged to the extent that they break dow, releasing into the bloodstream several substances, including a protein called myoglobin that’s excreted in the urine (if you’re lucky) and imparts the reddish brown color.

The condition is sometimes called “crush injury syndrome.” Some of the first recorded cases were seen during the London blitz in World War II, resulting from the battering people took when they were trapped inside collapsing buildings. It’s also found in the victims of earthquakes—after the 1988 Armenian quake more than 1,000 cases were reported—and auto accidents.

Some less typical cases have been caused by lightning, centrifugal pilot training, CPR compressions, riding a mechanical bull, being attacked by a wolf, and taking advice from goons.

Not all cases involve trauma, though.

The condition is also associated with alcoholism, use of cocaine and other controlled substances, and in rare cases with statins, the ubiquitous drugs used to control cholesterol. Dehydration and abnormally acidic urine seem to make one more susceptible.

Rhabdomyolysis gets serious in about a third of all cases, when the brokendown muscle remnants reach the kidneys in sufficient quantity to block and injure the renal tubules. Kidney damage and sometimes failure can result. Besides the discoloration of urine, symptoms include stiffness, tenderness, and weakness of muscles.

The overall prognosis is good if you get to the doctor quickly—which is the thing to do in any case of funky-colored urine, given the many bad things it can indicate. The doc will likely recommend ceasing the causal activity (duh), increasing hydration (with intravenous liquids containing sodium bicarbonate to make the urine more alkaline), and treatment for kidney failure, including dialysis, if necessary.

Hand drumming is a well-known cause of rhabdomyolysis. A detailed study of Carnaval drummers in Uruguay found that 18 out of 26 turned in abnormal urine specimens after prolonged playing: six samples were rustcolored, and eight contained minute levels of blood, a sign of renal trouble.

We recently spoke with one rhabdomyolysis victim, Alan Tauber of the Boston drumming school the DrumConnection, who said he contracted a serious case after several months of intense practice for a performance before the president of Senegal.

He had seen the symptoms a few times before, but this time he was much sicker. After two weeks of passing colacolored urine, he started to experience dizziness and fever and wound up spending five days in the hospital.

“When I grew up in the drumming community,” Tauber told us, “blood in your urine was considered to be a rite of passage, and was surrounded with a mystique—that is, when you got it, it meant you knew you had ‘arrived,’ and the spirit had entered you.”

Given that Tauber temporarily lost 80 percent of his kidney function, he’s probably lucky the spirit didn’t exit him. cs by cecil adams

Comments, questions? Take it up with Cecil on the Straight Dope Message Board, straightdope.com, or write him at the Chicago Reader, 11 E. Illinois, Chicago 60611.

Belgian workers take sick leave nearly four times as often as U.S. workers, mostly attributed to Belgian law, which grants full salary the first month and then government-guaranteed 80-percent pay indefinitely. A recent study, noted in a January Wall Street Journal report, found that only 5 percent of Belgian leave-takers were proven malingerers, but that the biggest medical problem now is easily-diagnosed “depression” (exacerbated by the worsening economy), leading to free-form medical leave-taking and creative treatments often unchallenged, such as for the man who frolicked on the soccer field, bought an Alfa Romeo, and reconnected with old friends (all of which, not surprisingly, said his doctor, lessened his depression).

Fine Points of the Law

• On successive days in January in the courthouse in Sheboygan, Wis., 17year-old Alan Jepsen and 17-year-old Norma Guthrie were each charged with sexual assault for having consensual sex with their respective 14-year-old, opposite-sex companions. However, Jepsen was charged with a felony (maximum: 25 years in prison), and Guthrie was charged with a misdemeanor (maximum, 9 months).

• In January, a judge at Britain’s Bristol Crown Court dropped the case against a 20-year-old man accused of robbing a driving instructor because the victim-witness was “too believable” in her testimony to the jury. Judge Jamie Tabor explained that the victim had only seen the defendant for a split-second, but that she appeared so sincere and courageous that the jury probably regarded her courtroom identification of the man as more authoritative than the mere glimpse deserved.

Compelling Explanations • Australia’s Queensland Rail agency disclosed in January that it would quickly offer refunds to passengers on a Cairns-toBrisbane train that crashed just outside Cairns, but reiterated at the same time that it would not pay refunds to survivors of a November 2008 Brisbane-to-Cairns train crash that killed two and injured nine. The difference, according to a Queensland Rail general manager, was that the 2009 trip was just getting underway from Cairns when it crashed, but that

the 2008 trip, also near Cairns, was “95 percent over” by the time the deadly crash occurred (and thus, the survivors had basically reached their destination).

Not My Fault

• Timothy Hoffman, 26, was awarded $76.6 million by a jury in Viera, Fla., in January for becoming paralyzed in a 2003 incident when, on a dare, he dove headfirst into the Indian River, which, unknown to him, was about a foot deep at that point. One reason for the large judgment may have been that the defendant, C&D Dock Works, one of whose employees may have been the one that issued the dare, is bankrupt and did not defend itself at the trial.

(There was also evidence that Hoffman may have solicited the dare himself.)

• Paul Sanchez, 67, an “occasional” golfer, filed a lawsuit in Brentwood, N.H., in February against the Candia Woods Golf Links for a 2006 incident in which his approach shot hit a yard marker in the fairway, bounced back, and struck him in the eye. Sanchez claimed the course owners were negligent in placing the sign in the fairway and also should have warned him that balls would bounce off of it.

Ironies

(1) The $500,000 top prize in Alaska’s January statewide lottery, to benefit the organization Standing Together Against Rape, for victims of sexual assault, was won by Alec Ahsoak, 53, who coincidentally is a twice-convicted sex offender. (2) Sweden’s Hallands Nyheter newspaper reported in January that a police officer had endured four operations at a private clinic in Gothenburg to correct a birth condition that made one leg shorter than the other, but operations on the longer leg cut off too much, so it is now shorter than the leg that used to be the shorter one.

I Demand My Rights

• In January, an appeals court in Newark, N.J., reinstated Doris Best Oscar Sexton’s worker-compensation for Guy lawsuit against a county-owned with a Sign nursing home where Sexton had claimed that breathing a co-worker’s perfume one day in 2004 had made her permanently disabled and tethered to an oxygen tank. A lower court had decided that it was far more likely that her disability was caused

by Sexton’s 43-year, pack-a-day cigarette habit than by the brief exposure to perfume.

• Inadvertently, Raed Jarrar, 30, made his August 2006 airline flight from New York to Oakland, Calif., pay off handsomely despite some inconvenience and harassment. Jarrar, an Iraqi-born U.S. resident married to an American citizen, was wearing a T-shirt with Arabic lettering at the JetBlue gate at JFK airport when the airline denied him boarding. After negotiating, he was allowed to board provided he cover the shirt and sit in the back row. In January 2009, JetBlue and two officials of the Transportation Security Administration agreed to pay Jarrar $240,000 to settle his racial profiling lawsuit. (The T-shirt read “We Will Not Be Silent” and was in both English and Arabic.)

Oops!

• In January, assistant coaches Scott Coy and Darren DeMeio, of the Westminister College (New Wilmington, Pa.) football team, who were in Nashville, Tenn., for a coaches’ convention, were seriously injured during 4 a.m. horseplay-wrestling at their hotel.

The men, who weigh a combined 525 lbs., crashed through the double-paned window in their fourth-floor room and fell to the ground in their underwear.

Least Competent Criminals

• John West, 20, and Ashley Sorensen, 20, were arrested in Auburn, Calif., in January for stealing the tires and rims off a car. The pair had put the tires on their own car and then returned to the crime scene, to see if the owner had called the police. (She had, and she pointed out the pair’s car to officers.)

Recurring Themes: Dogs Causing Trouble

• A 70-lb. pit bull jumped on a car’s gearshift at a carwash in Pryor, Okla., in November, sending the car out of the bay, to circle the lot briefly. And a boxer-shar-pei mix similarly jostled the gearshift of a van in Port Jefferson, N.Y., in November, sending it through the window of the Cool Beanz coffee shop.

• Oregon State Police said a gunshot into a boat on Tillamook Bay in November was probably caused by a Labrador’s jumping on a 12-gauge shotgun while the boat was unattended.

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earthweek www.connectsavannah.com/earthweek La Niña Disappearing The United Nations weather agency says that the La Niña ocean cooling in the tropical Pacific, partly responsible for recent Arctic blasts and blizzards in the Northern Hemisphere, is ending. The cyclical phenomenon also caused 2008 to be cooler than any other year so far this century, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Cool waters developed over the Pacific between South America and Asia in the third quarter of 2007, setting the stage for worldwide weather disruptions until it weakened in May 2008.

But last December, the cooling intensified again before weakening in January and early February.

The WMO says La Niña should disappear between March and May, but its lingering effects could cause further climate changes worldwide until later this year.

Penguin Peril Pollution, climate change and overfishing are forcing penguins nesting off Argentina’s southern coast to swim up to 300 miles in search for food, a distance researchers say threatens the colony’s survival. Shifting ocean currents, which may have carried some of the birds as far north as Brazil’s tropical beaches

last year, are also responsible for a drop in the number of the penguins at the Punta Tombo animal preserve.

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Warming Migrations Scientists say they have calculated that many fish species will be forced to swim toward the poles in order to escape the effects of a warming climate over the next several decades.

Presenting his findings at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Chicago, researcher William Cheung said that Northern Hemisphere fish will migrate northward more than 25 miles per decade over the next 50 years in response to the warming.

He told the gathering that while fishermen in the tropics will see a reduction in their catches over that period, those in Alaska, Greenland and the Nordic nations will benefit from more fish.

Tropical Cyclones An area of disturbed weather from around the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu consolidated into Cyclone Innis just before reaching New Caledonia. Only a small area near the center of circulation received tropical storm-force winds, and the main effect of Innis’ passage

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Earthquakes Much of western Turkey was jolted by a 4.9 magnitude quake that caused the death of one woman and tossed furniture around homes. Cracks appeared in some walls near the epicenter town of Simav.

Andean Eruption Approximately 8,000 Colombians living near the slopes of a rumbling volcano along the border with Ecuador were

ordered to evacuate their homes.

A “red alert” was issued for Galeras volcano by the Colombian Institute of Geology and Mines due to a large amount of ash from the mountain falling on the nearby regional capital of Pasto.

There have so far been no reports of any injuries or significant damage due to the volcano’s rumblings and ash plumes.

Songbird Express Biologists say they have been able for the first time to track individual songbirds from their North American breeding grounds to where they spend the winter in Latin

America, and back again. And what they discovered by analyzing data from tiny light sensors attached to the backs of some of the birds “flabbergasted” the researchers. “The flight times were amazing,” said Bridget Stutchbury, a biologist at York University in Toronto, who led the study. “We had a purple martin that over-wintered near the Amazon River in Brazil, and it flew back to its breeding colony in the northern U.S. in only 13 days.

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’Artist Night’ w/ Wizard Jones & Jeanette Illidge

For many years now, locally-based recording engineer and producer Eric “Runchy” Winbush has been crafting slick, radio-friendly R&B, world beat, neo-soul and funky jazz in his small Southside studio. Now, he showcases two associates: Reginald “Wizard” Jones (who’s worked with The Gap Band, Toni Braxton, New Edition and Jermaine Dupri, among others) and Jeanette Illidge, who’s promoting a new indie CD on Runchy’s label — hot on the heels of a slot at the Savannah Black Heritage Fest’s Grand Concert in the Civic Center. Listen & Learn: daddsproduction.com. $25 cover. Sat., 8 pm, Dadd’s Production (310 E. Montgomery Cross Road).

Black Oaks Savannah’s ‘Bloody Black & Blue Ball’

This new, no-frills venue in Starland is perhaps the only local live music room without a full bar (they serve beer, wine and non-alcoholic drinks). What they lack in presentation is hopefully made up for by their eclectic bookings. This fetish-costumed party boasts live sets from internationally-known darkwave and electronica duo Ego Likeness and the locally-based “dark industrial opera” group Men Smash Atoms (featuring Nicodemus and Anitra), plus Savannah’s DJ Shrapnel (spinning industrial, EBM, and synthpop) and the London-based DJ Rex. Represent! Listen & Learn: www.blackoakssavannah.com, egolikeness.com, myspace.com/ mensmashatoms, djrex.co.uk. $10 adv. / $12 door. Sat., 9 pm, The Wormhole (2307 Bull St.).

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Junkyard Angel

This “Cosmic American” band with ties to both Athens and Savannah features Stewart Marshall (of Stewart & Winfield) and revels in the kind of rough and beautiful C&W-tinged rock and soul made famous

by The Flying Burrito Bros. and “Country Honk”-era Rolling Stones.

This is a rare home-turf show in advance of their almost-completed debut CD. Listen & Learn: junkyardangel.net. $5 cover. Fri., 9 pm, Sandfly Bar & Grill.

Doc’s Bar 61st Anniversary

It’s hard to believe this landmark Tybee Island watering hole has been open constantly since I moved here almost 23 years ago, but they’ve been serving drinks and giving sandy-soled shaggers a place to belly-rub since just after WWII! This weekend, house band Roy (Swindelle) & The Circuit Breakers provide the accomplished rock, soul, beach and pop covers they’re locally famous for. Friday is “Summer of Love” night with hippie-fied costumes suggested, while Saturday things go “Back to The ‘50s,” with a rare NON-SMOKING NIGHT featuring special guests The Girlfriends. Learn More: docsbartybee.com. Fri. - Sat., 8 pm, Doc’s Bar (Tybee).

Gringo Star, The Strangers Family Band, Lord Jeff

This absolutely killer triple bill of ambitious indie rootsrock, droning garage psych and fuzzed-out shoegaze (one of which is signed to SY guitarist Lee Ranaldo’s indie label) should seem like heaven for fans of pioneering bands of the genre like the Velvet Underground and 13th Floor Elevators, as well as latter day icons like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Warlocks or even The Jesus & Mary Chain. Listen & Learn: myspace.com/thegringostars, myspace.com/strangersfamilyband, myspace.com/jeffhalen. $7 cover. Sat., 11 pm, The Jinx.

The Listening Room

The second installment in this alcohol and smokefree family-oriented concert series showcasing deserving —if under-the-radar— regional artists from a variety of genres features 12-string Piedmont-style blues guitarist/singer Michael Maddox (he opened for famed Delta bluesman John Hammond a few years back at The Legion) with a set of (mostly) new originals. Young church Musical Director RJ Temple closes with a batch of hip-hop infused gospel tunes. Listen & Learn: newmoonofsavannah.com/ thelisteningroom. $16.50 adv. ($11.50 for students/seniors/ military). Fri., 8 pm, Black Box Theater at S.P.A.C.E. (9 W. Henry St.) - ALL-AGES. cs

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) The Distillery Open Mic Night hosted by Greg Williams (Live Music) Opportunity for singer/songwriters and small acoustic combos to ply their wares in between sets by a prolific local blues/folk/rock vocalist/guitarist. 8 p.m.

Doubles Lounge DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay (Live Music) Pop, rock and country covers & originals sung and played on acoustic guitar.

7 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House Voodoo Soup (Live Music) Local hard-jamming funk/ soul/rock/fusion group with a wide repertoire (feat. members of The Permanent Tourists & Phantom Wingo). Feb 25, 10 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.

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continues from p.17 Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Jewish Educational Alliance Psychotronic Film: BYE BYE BRAVERMAN (part of 2009 Jewish Film Fest) (Other) Little-known 1968 Sidney Lumet dramedy about Jewish authors in NYC starring George Segal and Jack Warden.

Seating begins at 7pm for ALL-AGES. 7:30 p.m.

The Jinx Rock & Roll Bingo w/DJ DrunkTank Soundsystem (Other, DJ) Just what it sounds like: Bingo plus a wild mix of punk. soul, rock and ska tunes. 10 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Acoustic Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Feb 25, 8:30 p.m., Feb 26, 8:30 p.m., Feb 27, 8:30 p.m., Feb 28, 8:30 p.m., Mar 1, 8:30 p.m., Mar 2, 8:30 p.m. Mar 3, 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 Turtle & Friends (Live Music) Jam-oriented side project feat. the frontman of popular local organic rock band Turtle Folk (covers & originals). 9 p.m.

Lucas Theatre SCAD’s Performing Arts Dept.: CAROUSEL (Other) The classic show featuring original music by Richard Rodgers, and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein. Directed by Michael Wainstein. Feb 25, 8 p.m., Feb 26, 8 p.m., Feb 27, 8 p.m., Feb 28, 8 p.m. Mar 1, 1 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.

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

Pour Larry’s (formerly John’s Bar) Live Trivia with Marcia (Other) Live Team Trivia Game. 9 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.

Tantra Lounge Open Mic Night (Live Music) Weekly showcase for singer/songwriters, both amateur and pro. 10 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.

The Wormhole The Brass Bed; Chris Cannon (Live Music) Daring, La.-based indie psych/power-pop quintet with British invasion vocal harmonies; Local singer/songwriter offering humorous ditties on the ukulele. 9:30 p.m.

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Armstrong Atlantic State University AASU’s Masquers present: “The Full Monty” (Other) Terrence McNally & David Yazbek’s smash Broadway musical, adapted from the 1997 British comedy film - co-sponsored by Connect Savannah. Feb 26, 7:30 p.m., Feb 27, 7:30 p.m. Feb 28, 7:30 p.m.

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

Augie’s Pub (Pooler) 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.

The Distillery Grand Opening Ceremony with David Jowers (Other) Ribboncutting, refreshments and a performance by this local illusionist. 3 p.m.

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

Fiddler’s Crab House The Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) Internationally-acclaimed, Savannahbased electric Chicago and Memphis style blues guitarist and singer with a tight rhythm section (covers/originals) Feb 26, 10 p.m.

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

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

The Jazz Corner (Hilton Head) The Lavon Stevens Quartet feat. Lousie Spencer (Live Music) Jazz, Broadway & blues (covers & originals) with female vocals. 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Trae Gurley’s “Swoonatra” (Live Music) Local singer and thespian’s popular tribute show to Frank Sinatra’s Golden Age Big Band period. 7:30 p.m.

Jewish Educational Alliance 2009 Savannah Jewish Film Fest: TOOTS (Other) A portrait of the legendary Manhattan saloonkeeper, Toots Shor.

Feb 26, 1:30 p.m. Mar 6, 10 a.m. 2009 Savannah Jewish Film Fest: THE CASE FOR ISRAEL: DEMOCRACY’S OUTPOST (Other) Alan Dershowitz presents evidence from both sides of the political spectrum to make a case for Israel’s legitimacy and right to self-defense. Feb 26, 7:30 p.m. Mar 6, noon The Jinx Fever! Dance Party w/DJ D-Frost & Friends (DJ) 9 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Acoustic Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Feb 25, 8:30 p.m., Feb 26, 8:30 p.m., Feb 27, 8:30 p.m., Feb 28, 8:30 p.m., Mar 1, 8:30 p.m., Mar 2, 8:30 p.m. Mar 3, 8:30 p.m.

Live Wire Music Hall Wagatail Presents: Col. Bruce Hampton & The Quark Alliance; Moonalice (Live Music) Longstanding Southern jam-band

Thursday

continues from p.24 and dada/Zappa fusion figurehead fronting the latest in a long line of impressive backing groups; The latest project from SNL bandleader (and former Dylan sideman) G.E. Smith is an unpredictable, Grateful Dead-style exploration of Americana and R&B feat. Hot Tuna’s Jack Casady on bass and a member of Phil Lesh & Friends. 10 p.m.

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

Lucas Theatre SCAD’s Performing Arts Dept.: CAROUSEL (Other) The classic show featuring original music by Richard Rodgers, and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein. Directed by Michael Wainstein. Feb 25, 8 p.m., Feb 26, 8 p.m., Feb 27, 8 p.m., Feb 28, 8 p.m. Mar 1, 1 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m.

Mercury Lounge TBA (Live Music) Feb 26, 10 p.m., Feb 27, 10 p.m., Feb 28, 10 p.m., Mar 1, 10 p.m., Mar 3, 10 p.m., Mar 5, 10 p.m., Mar 6, 10 p.m., Mar 7, 10 p.m., Mar 8, 10 p.m., Mar 10, 10 p.m., Mar 12, 10 p.m., Mar 13, 10 p.m., Mar 14, 10 p.m. Mar 15, 10 p.m.

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

Murphy’s Law “Live 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 prerecorded music. 11 p.m.

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

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

Sandfly Bar & Grill Jude (Live Music) Local singer/songwriter playing light pop, rock and bluesoriented tunes on acoustic guitar, cello and percussion (covers & 9 p.m.

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Armstrong Atlantic State University AASU’s Masquers present: “The Full Monty” (Other) Terrence McNally & David Yazbek’s smash Broadway musical, adapted from the 1997 British comedy film - co-sponsored by Connect

Savannah. Feb 26, 7:30 p.m., Feb 27, 7:30 p.m. Feb 28, 7:30 p.m.

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.

Black Box at S.P.A.C.E. The Listening Room: RJ Temple; Michael Maddox (Live Music) ALL-AGES smoke and alcohol-free concert featuring a young, local, multi-instrumentalist church musical director playing hip-hop infused gospel and a veteran Piedmont-style blues singer and acoustic guitarist debuting new material.

Sponsored by New Moon of Savannah. 8 p.m.

Blowin’ Smoke BBQ TBA (Live Music) 5 p.m.

Cathedral of St John the Baptist Savannah Philharmonic feat. pianist Shaun Tirrell (Live Music) Special performance (for solo piano and orchestra) consisting of the following pieces: Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, opus 84 and Symphony No. 5 in C minor, plus Liszt’s “Totentanz.” 8 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 61st Anniversary Weekend with Roy & the Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Celebrate this historic watering hole’s amazing longevity with a tight, popular local group playing Rock, Pop, Beach, Shag and Soul covers. It’s “Summer of Love” night, so hippie-style costumes are encouraged. 8 p.m.

Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) El Picasso Karaoke (8 p.m.) (Karaoke) Fiddler’s Crab House Jubal-Kane (Live Music) High-energy N.C. blues/ boogie band with a British revival influence and ace harp player (covers & originals). Feb 27, 10 p.m. continues on p. 26

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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 “Snickelodeon” - Short Film Screening (Other) One-night-only compilation of “shocking” experimental underground shorts by NYC’s legendary DIY director Richard Kern, plus assorted local film students. Proceeds benefit costs for an entry into an indie trailer competition - ALL-AGES. 7:30 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) Trustees Theater Citizen Cope (Live Music) Extremely popular indie singer-songwriter mixing hip-hop, folk and blues.

Full-band show in advance of his forthcoming CD release - ALL-AGES. 8 p.m.

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) Chuck Courtenay (Live Music) Singing acoustic guitarist 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 Spins Hip-hop & Electric Fusion (DJ) 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe The Lucas Cates Band (Live Music) Madison, Wi.-based melodic modern rock singer/ songwriter following in the footsteps of John Mayer and David Matthews, but with a harder kick. Indoor 21+ show. 10 p.m.

The Wormhole Internal Combustion Night (DJ) DJ Madlib spins steampunk from 9pm to midnight, then DJ Haywire takes over with Industrial from till 3 am. 9 p.m.

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Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (9 p.m.) (Karaoke) Hercules Bar and Grill Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Country and Soul covers 8 p.m.

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

The Jinx The Turkey Callers (Live Music) Local roots-Americana and oldschool honky-tonk group feat. members of outlaw country band Whiskey Dick and garage-blooze purveyors Bottles & Cans (covers & originals). 10 p.m.

Jukebox Bar & Grill Done 4 The Day (Live Music) This hard-rocking four-piece regional party band will be making a live recording of this club show at one of their favorite Westside venues (covers & originals). 9 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Acoustic Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Feb 25, 8:30 p.m., Feb 26, 8:30 p.m., Feb 27, 8:30 p.m., Feb 28, 8:30 p.m., Mar 1, 8:30 p.m., Mar 2, 8:30 p.m. Mar 3, 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 Passafire (Live Music) Buzzworthy, locally-based reggae-rock hybrid that

recently completed a North American tour. 10 p.m.

Loco’s Deli & Pub (Downtown) Ancient Harmony (Live Music) Tight, Albany, Ga. “Southadelic” jam and boogie quartet cut from the same basic, guitars/ keys/mold as The Dead, Phish and Widespread Panic. 11 p.m.

Lucas Theatre SCAD’s Performing Arts Dept.: CAROUSEL (Other) The classic show featuring original music by Richard Rodgers, and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein. Directed by Michael Wainstein. Feb 25, 8 p.m., Feb 26, 8 p.m., Feb 27, 8 p.m., Feb 28, 8 p.m. Mar 1, 1 p.m.

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

McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m.

Mercury Lounge TBA (Live Music) Feb 26, 10 p.m., Feb 27, 10 p.m., Feb 28, 10 p.m., Mar 1, 10 p.m., Mar 3, 10 p.m., Mar 5, 10 p.m., Mar 6, 10 p.m., Mar 7, 10 p.m., Mar 8, 10 p.m., Mar 10, 10 p.m., Mar 12, 10 p.m., Mar 13, 10 p.m., Mar 14, 10 p.m. Mar 15, 10 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Greg Williams (Live Music) Prolific local acoustic guitarist and singer/songwriter playing blues, folk, rock and pop (covers & originals). 10 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) William & Alex (Live Music) 8:30 p.m.

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

Murphy’s Law The Train Wrecks (Live Music) Hardrocking local roots-a-billy and Americana act led by Texas-born songwriter Jason Bible (covers & originals). 10 p.m.

Pepino’s #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 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.

Sandfly Bar & Grill Junkyard Angel (Live Music) Rare local gig from a “Cosmic American” country-rock bar band with ties to both Athens and Savannah, feat. members of Stewart & Winfield, Bloodkin, Park Bench Blues Band and Backwoods (covers & originals).

9 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.

Stingray’s TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m. 6 p.m.

Tantra Lounge The Permanent Tourists (Live Music) Tight and polished regional R & B/soul/funk/ rock cover band (feat. Voodoo Soup’s bassist) known for impressive vocals and a killer setlist. Feb 27, 10 p.m. Feb 28, 10 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.

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The Warehouse The Hitmen (Live Music) Local electric blues trio featuring Brett â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hitmanâ&#x20AC;? Bernard on guitar and vocals (covers & originals). 8 p.m.

Wasabiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DJ Frankie -C Spins Hip-hop an Electric Fusion (8 p.m.) (DJ) Ways Station Tavern Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

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Wild Wing Cafe The Jimmy Wolling Band (Live Music) Free, outdoor ALL-AGES gig from this local acoustic bluegrass combo known for progressive arrangements and a hint of Golden Age C&W (covers & originals). 6 p.m. Mighty McFly (Live Music) Indoor, 21+ gig by this touring Southeastern â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s-style rock and new-wave-influenced pop band (covers & originals).

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The Wormhole Kalibur; Defied Reviver (Live Music) Local hardcore band influenced by classic rock and metal; Local metal duo influenced by both classical and jazz. 10 p.m.

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Armstrong Atlantic State University AASUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Masquers present: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Full Montyâ&#x20AC;? (Other) Terrence McNally & David Yazbekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smash Broadway musical, adapted from the 1997 British comedy film - co-sponsored by Connect Savannah. Feb 26, 7:30 p.m., Feb 27, 7:30 p.m. Feb 28, 7:30 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.

Bernieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on River Street Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Blowinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Smoke BBQ The Jimmy Wolling Band (Live Music) Local acoustic â&#x20AC;&#x153;hellgrassâ&#x20AC;? combo known for both traditional and

Old West. 2 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church SFMS presents: Orrin Starr (Live Music) The Savannah Folk Music Society presents this family-oriented show by an internationally-known, champion flat-picking guitarist, singer and humorist described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arlo Guthrie meets Doc Watson.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m.

Gaynaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

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

Jazzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d Tapas Bar Bottles & Cans (Live Music) Hardswinging, house rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; garage-blooze and old, weird, Americana (covers & originals). 9 p.m.

The Jinx Gringo Star; The Strangers Family Band; Lord Jeff (Live Music) Up-an-coming ATL underground rockers (formerly known as A-FirJu-Well), playing British Invasion-inspired pop with a strong psychedelic and blues influence; Buzzworthy Orlando shoegazers influenced by BRMC and The Jesus & Mary Chain; Groovy, distorted noiserock quartet signed to Lee Ranaldoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s micro-label. 11 p.m.

Jukebox Bar & Grill TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Kevin Barryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Acoustic Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Feb 25, 8:30 p.m., Feb 26, 8:30 p.m., Feb 27, 8:30 p.m., Feb 28, 8:30 p.m., Mar 1, 8:30 p.m., Mar 2, 8:30 p.m. Mar 3, 8:30 p.m.

Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 p.m.

Live Wire Music Hall Wagatail Presents: Pretty Lights (Live Music, DJ) This Co.-based duo of producer Derek Vincent Smith and drummer Cory Eberhard delivers dance-oriented, beat-heavy, organic electro music. They opened for Big Boi and Cee Lo at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sundance Fest, and are said to be attaining maximum industry buzz.

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Locoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deli & Pub (Downtown) Midnight To Twelve; Earshot (Live Music) Rising, L.A.-based modern rock band thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sold thousands of CDs on their own and opened for Jimmy Eat World, Saliva and Buckcherry. 11 p.m.

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Bogeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Five Points Productionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Karaoke w/Keith (Karaoke) 10 p.m.

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Daddâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Productions â&#x20AC;&#x153;Artist Niteâ&#x20AC;? feat. Reginald â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wizardâ&#x20AC;? Jones & Jeanette Illidge (Live Music) Intimate concert event held at a local recording studio specializing in soul, R&B, hip-hop and worldbeat.

Jones has worked with The Gap Band, Toni Braxton, New Edition, Jermaine Dupri and En Vogue, among others. Illidge is promoting a new CD and recently appeared at the Savannah Black Heritage Festival Grand Concert. 7 p.m.

Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Debâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub & Grub Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

The Distillery TV Pilot Premiere: PHANTOMS OF HISTORY: SAVANNAH (Other) Debut of a new ghost-themed show, produced locally by Crissy Earheart, James Caskey and Murray Silver. DVDs will be available. 5 p.m.

Docâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar 61st Anniversary Weeekend with Roy & The Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Celebrate this historic watering holeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing longevity with a tight, popular local group playing Rock, Pop, Beach, Shag and Soul covers.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back to The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;50sâ&#x20AC;? night, and costumes are encouraged. This special NO-SMOKING NIGHT also features a live appearance

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Doubles Lounge â&#x20AC;&#x153;World Famousâ&#x20AC;? DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Fannieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the Beach TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Fiddlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crab House Jubal-Kane (Live Music) High-energy N.C. blues/ boogie band with a British revival influence and ace harp player (covers & originals). Feb 27, 10 p.m.

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First Bryan Baptist Church â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cross That Riverâ&#x20AC;? (Live Music, Other) As part of the Black Heritage Fest celebration, jazz singer Allan Harris and his band will present a story about an escaped slave who became a cowboy in the

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Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Jordan Ross (Live Music) Young, Pooler-based singer/ songwriter with a contemporary, modern acoustic-pop feel (covers & originals). 10 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) “Georgia Kyle” Shiver (Live Music) Locally-based acoustic string musician singing and playing folk, country, blues and bluegrass (covers & originals).

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Motorini - Vespa of Savannah Acoustic Music & Cookout (Live Music) Laid-back free weekly acoustic concert for scooter enthusiasts by a rotating cast of local musicians, paired with a free BBQ lunch - ALL-AGES. noon Mulberry Inn The Champagne Jazz Trio (Live Music) 8 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.

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

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Mansion on Forsyth Park Hear & Now (Live Music) New local smooth jazz group feat. members of Eat Mo’ Music and Silver Lining (covers & originals). 8:30 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m.

Mercury Lounge TBA (Live Music) Feb 26, 10 p.m., Feb 27, 10 p.m., Feb 28, 10 p.m., Mar 1, 10 p.m., Mar 3, 10 p.m., Mar 5, 10 p.m., Mar 6, 10 p.m., Mar 7, 10 p.m., Mar 8, 10 p.m., Mar 10, 10 p.m., Mar 12, 10 p.m., Mar 13, 10 p.m., Mar 14,

(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.

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

Stingray’s TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m. 6 p.m.

Tantra Lounge The Permanent Tourists (Live Music) Tight and polished regional R & B/soul/funk/rock cover band (feat. Voodoo Soup’s bassist) known for impressive vocals and a killer setlist. Feb 27, 10 p.m. Feb 28, 10 p.m.

Trustees Theater 2009 Savannah Jewish Film Fest: PRAYING WITH LIOR (Other) A non-fiction portrait of a boy with Down Syndrome during the months leading up to his Bar Mitzvah. 8:30 p.m.

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The Warehouse 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). Feb 28, 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.

Wild Wing Cafe Chuck & Bucky (Live Music) Singing acoustic guitar duo playing pop, country and beach music faves. Free outdoor ALL-AGES gig. 6 p.m. Hidden Element (Live Music) Indoor, 21+ show by this Al. nu-metal sextet with both pop and hardcore leanings. 10 p.m.

The Wormhole Black Oaks Savannah presents: “Bloody Black & Blue Ball” (Live Music, DJ) Costumed, fetish them party with live performances by the internationally known darkwave and electronica duo Ego Likeness and the locally-based “dark industrial opera” group Men Smash Atoms, plus Savannah’s DJ Shrapnel (spinning industrial, EBM, and synthpop) and London-based DJ Rex. 9 p.m.

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

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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) El Potro Mexican Restaurant Karaoke w/Michael (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

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

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Jeff Beasley (Live Music) Savannah guitarist who doubles on percussion playing swinging R & B, oldtime rock and roll and Cajuntinged Americana (covers & originals). Mar 1, 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Acoustic Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Feb 25, 8:30 p.m., Feb 26, 8:30 p.m., Feb 27, 8:30 p.m., Feb 28, 8:30 p.m., Mar 1, 8:30 p.m., Mar 2, 8:30 p.m. Mar 3, 8:30 p.m.

Lucas Theatre SCAD’s Performing Arts Dept.: CAROUSEL (Other) The classic show featuring original music by Richard Rodgers, and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein. Directed by Michael Wainstein. Feb 25, 8 p.m., Feb 26, 8 p.m., Feb 27, 8 p.m., Feb 28, 8 p.m. Mar 1, 1 p.m.

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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.

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.

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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.

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Wild Wing Cafe Chuck & Bucky (Live Music) Acoustic guitar duo singing and playing pop, C&W, beach and rock hits - Outdoor ALL-AGES gig.

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Guitar hero G.E. Smith’s new band hits River Street Thursday

by Jim Reed | jim.r@connectsavannah.com

Ask most folks if the name G.E. Smith rings a bell, and you’ll likely get blank stares, despite the fact that millions of people have heard his music.

Known best to TV viewers as the blond, ponytailed band leader who mugged his way through the bumpers to commercial breaks on NBC’s Saturday Night Live (where he served as Musical Director from 1985-1995), he’s known to rock scholars for a six-year gig in Hall & Oates’ recording and touring band, and for an almost mythical two-and-a-half year stint as the lead guitarist in the original incarnation of Bob Dylan’s Neverending Tour.

Respected by guitarists worldwide for his masterful chops and reputedly encyclopedic knowledge of rock & roll, R&B and Americana, his current job is de facto band leader of the rising septet Moonalice.

An unabashedly retro, rollicking and (somewhat) freeform roots-rock band cut from the same improv-heavy cloth as middle period Grateful Dead, the band formed from the ashes of a group called The Flying Other Brothers, and boasts an enviable lineup of seriously talented, veteran musicians.

They’re about to release their debut CD, produced by none other than songwriter and A-list producer T Bone Burnett.

In a rather surprising development, the band will appear at our own Live Wire Music Hall this Thursday night in a co-billed show that finds them playing before the infamous, Zappa-esque elder statesman Col. Bruce Hampton and his current band The Quark Alliance.

This will be the first opportunity this area has had to witness this semi-high concept group that finds the members all adopting fake names (all ending in moonalice, of course) and throwing in tongue-in-cheek “legends” about their band’s supposed lineage in between funky, jazz and blues-informed romps that often come across as one-part NRBQ and one part vintage Little Feat.

Smith, fourth from left, with the rest of Moonalice

And, as if that weren’t enough, this gig is one of a stretch of 23 shows that finds none other than legendary bassist —and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer— Jack Casady (of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna fame) on board.

I spoke with Moonalice singer and guitarist Roger McNamee, who, interestingly enough, is better known as a successful tech investor and consultant. If you’ve ever heard of Elevation Partners, the media and entertainment venture capital firm that counts U2’s Bono as one of its partners, that’s Roger’s company. read more at connectsavannah.com

There aren’t any fights, but everyone wants to play. It keeps things thumping.

It’s been said this band tries to never play a song the same way twice. How difficult is that to maintain?

Roger McNamee: We’re not religious about it, but we don’t let ourselves get stuck in a rut. When your band leader is G.E. Smith, ruts are not an option! (laughs) We challenge each other every night, trying different things. When you come to the show, you’ll probably see G.E. call out an audible cue to keep us on our toes. He’ll call out the key and then start playing. It’s our job to figure what’s up. The results are amazing. As a result, every show is different.

Are the crowds you’re drawing mostly fans of some of Moonalice’s individual players, or are they fans of this band?

What kind of setlist can folks at this Savannah show expect from this Moonalice gig?

Roger McNamee: Musicians our age are generally forced to play the same songs they played 30 years ago night after night. Moonalice is an experiment.

We decided to start all over. New band, new songs, new arrangements, new fans. We’re all in it together, figuring it out as we go along. Most of the shows are in clubs and small theaters and festivals, with audiences ranging from 100 people to 20,000.

Roger McNamee: First, we’ll dig through the repertoire to see if we know anything with a tie to Savannah. If not, we’ll ask some people who live there what they want to hear. If that fails, we’ll wing it!

You have an awful lot of bassists in this band. How do you go about deciding who’ll play on what tune?

Roger McNamee: In our dreams! (laughs) cs

Roger McNamee: In the nomadic clan of the Moonalice tribe, everyone plays bass. When Jack Casady is with us, as he is on this tour, he holds down the low end all by himself. When Jack is off with Hot Tuna, the rest of us rotate on bass.

Lastly, I know you’re in business with U2’s Bono. Any chance we’ll see him joining Moonalice in the event his new album tanks? He could always play bass...

Wagatail Presents: Col. Bruce Hampton & The Quark Alliance with Moonalice When: Thurs., 10 pm Where: Live Wire Music Hall Cost: $12 Info: moonaliceband.com

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Left to right: Jim Bacote of Geechee Kunda; Jerome Dixon, sweetgrass basket maker; part of the exhibit at SSU; and Dixon again with some sweetgrass

Inside the Geechee soul

SSU exhibit explores diverse and unique African-American culture of the Georgia Sea Islands by linda sickler | linda@connectsavannah.com

People who believe the Gullah-Geechee culture is dying are wrong.

Jim Bacote, who with his wife, Pat, founded the Geechee Kunda, a cultural center and museum in Riceboro, laughs at the very idea. “It’s a myth,” he says.

“It will never happen as long as we are alive. We will flourish.”

The Bacotes grew up in Brunswick.

“We have a passion and love for this,” Pat Bacote says.

“I always knew there was something special we had,” she says. “That’s because I had very special parents and grandparents.”

Geechee Kunda’s mission is to tell the accurate story of Gullah-Geechee culture, and many of the artifacts gathered over the past 20 years can be seen at Savannah State University’s Adams Hall through March 1. Dr. Ronald Bailey, Visiting Distinguished Professor of Africana Studies and History at SSU, says the exhibition was presented at a Macon museum last year and is a natural fit for Black History Month.

“So many classes are focusing on Africa,” he says. “This is a very powerful exhibit of living history.”

The story of the Gullah Geechee is a triumphant one that began in the tragedy of enslavement. “When we look at slavery traditions, too often we talk

about just the bodies,” Bailey says. “It wasn’t as significant as the role enslaved Africans played in producing rice, indigo and other crops.”

The term “Gullah Geechee” is believed to have evolved from the original Gola Kissi — the names of two major tribes from West Africa whose members were brought specifically to the Southeast coast because of their expertise in growing rice, indigo and cotton.

Today, Gullah usually refers to members of the culture in South Carolina and Geechee to those living in six coastal counties in Georgia.

In 1765, a British ship with Africans on board stopped on the coast for repairs, a process that required months.

The Africans planted rice seeds they had brought from South Carolina.

Thus began what Bacote calls “the horror, the traumatic terror of enslavement” for others in West Africa. “Rice and indigo grew exclusively in areas from which the Gola and Kissi were brought,” Bacote says.

The slave traders resorted to trickery to capture Africans, says Pat Bacote.

Most Africans had never seen the color red, so the traders would hang red cloth

on the side of the ship or nearby to raise the Africans’ curiosity.

For generations, Gullah Geechee people didn’t wear red, without knowing why. “We were told, ‘We don’t wear red,’” Pat Bacote says.

Work in the rice fields, the cotton fields, was terribly hard because of the heat, humidity -- and the reptiles. Once a man began working in the rice fields, his life expectancy was one year to 18 months.

Cultivating indigo was just as bad.

“The smell was so bad from the fermentation process that even the buzzards wouldn’t get near it,” Bacote says.

But something good came out of something so terrible. The Gullahs in South Carolina and the Geechees in Georgia were left virtually alone, which allowed their traditions to survive over time.

“A language developed,” Bacote says.

“Scholars have determined that Gullah is an actual language and Geechee is a dialect of Gullah with more English.”

Gullahs and Geechees never succumbed to the notion that Africans were inferior to whites or anyone else.

On St. Catherine’s Island, a group of Geechees created their own African colony under the direction of the Rev. Tunis Campbell.

“They had two schools on the island and their own militia,” Bacote says.

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Today, the Gullahs and Geechees are known for their arts and crafts, their storytelling tradition, their cuisine and more. “Some of our dishes are unique,” Bacote says.

Shrimp and grits and most blue crab dishes originate in Gullah Geechee culture. “The shrimp caught off the coast of Georgia in McIntosh and Glynn counties have a unique diet of calamari that makes them taste totally different from shrimp caught anywhere else,” Bacote says.

That the culture has survived is nothing less than a miracle, Bacote says.

Geechee Kunda is “the absolute center of our culture,” he says.

The belief that the culture is dying came from one research paper, he said.

The active Geechee in Georgia were surprised to find their way of life was considered endangered. “It’s very, very important that accurate information gets out about the culture,” Bacote says.

That not only educates people, it stops what Bacote calls “culture pimps” dead in their tracks. “They sense dollars to be made on our cultural heritage,” he says.

That’s because of the Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor, established by Congress to help preserve the culture.

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establish exhibits and programs.

A number of people who never realized they were Geechee before are establishing programs in the prospect of grant money. That’s fine with Bacote -- as long as they get the story right.

As chairman of the Gullah Geechee Council, Bacote can keep a eye on them.

“We will watch what happens, and if we need to, we’ll give them a ‘friendly reminder’,” he says with a smile.

More people are discovering Geechee Kunda these days, in part because the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the National Park Service are recommending it. Recently, a family from Israel asked for permission to picnic at Geechee Kunda.

“It was a cool, damp day,” Bacote says.

“We were having a sweetgrass basket day, and invited them to come inside.”

The family soon began taking part in the activities. “The father was a rabbi, and said, ‘Please keep up this holy mission,’” Bacote says.

It seemed like an affirmation from the divine, Bacote says. “We are Muslim, but we’ve never had a problem with other Africans or other people,” he says.

“We all know the oneness of God.” Herbert Jerome Dixon is recognized as the premiere sweetgrass basket weaver in Georgia. He began weaving in 2002 after he moved back to Sapelo after retiring from the military. “I couldn’t fish all the time because of the weather,”

he explains.

Dixon asked his uncle to teach him weaving, but his uncle got sick and was taken off Sapelo and died. So Dixon’s cousin taught him, and now he teaches others in classes at Geechee Kunda.

Learning to weave depends on the individual, Dixon says. “Anyone can do it if they put their mind to it,” he says.

The only obstacle to learning is hand cramping, which eventually stop. In the meantime, Dixon advises his students to weave for a couple of hours, then stop.

Dixon has long overcome that problem. “I can sit down, especially if it’s raining, and work all day long,” he says.

“I can do it for hours.”

Many of his baskets have a beautiful green color that comes from keeping the sweetgrass out of the sun after it is cut. The green will last for years, he says.

Today, Dixon is keeping the sweetgrass tradition alive by teaching his own nephew, Dante, 16, the process.

It’s that focus on tradition that will keep the culture alive, Bacote says.

“When people come to Geechee Kunda, I tell them I’m a keeper of the culture,” he says. “I tell them, ‘I want you to be a conscious keeper of the culture, too.” It’s about working together.” cs Geechee Kunda exhibit When: Through March 1 Where: Adams Hall, Savannah State

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150 Years of Architectural Elegance — “The Central of Georgia Railroad’s 1856 Gray Building Headquarters & Saving a National Treasure: Bricks, Mortar and Metal.”

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30th Anniversary Lecture Series — Painter, printmaker and sculptor Eric Fischl will speak March 3, 7:30pm.

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8th Annual New Beginnings Youth Art Exhibition — Feb. 4-27 in conjunction with the Savannah Black Heritage Festival. S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St.

Collecting African American Art — Collectors will share their expertise in a panel discussion presented by the Friends of African American Arts, Feb. 26, 6pm. Jepson Center, 207 York St.

Show by Blazo Kovacevic is at Gallery Espresso through March 2 Gallery 440, 440 Bull St. Master Eye II: 19th- and 20th-Century Photography — includes examples from Mathew Brady, Eadweard Muybridge, Man Ray, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Annie Leibovitz, and other masters. SCAD Museum of Art, 227 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Michelle Repici Exhibition — Feb. 14-28. Alexander Hall Gallery, 668 Indian St. New Beginnings Juried Youth Art Exhibition — Artwork created by local middle and high school students.

Through Feb. 27. S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St.

Kahlil Gibran: Selections from the Mary Haskell Minis Bequest — Drawings and paintings Feb. 28-April 12. at Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St.

Path — Work by Laurie Darby through February.

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Life Painting Workshop with James Langley — April 17-18, 9am-4pm. $185. Judy Mooney, judymooney@bellsouth.net, 443 9313. Through April 17. The Freight Station, 703 Louisville Rd. Lighthouse Interiors Series — Images by Tim Coy, plus the works of 23 artists in 7 mediums, all original pieces.

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Through March 4. TruSpace Gallery, 2423 Desoto Ave. Probe — Mixed media by Blazo Kovacevic through March 2. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Richard Hunt: Promethean Mythmaker — Scultpures, drawings and prints Feb. 6-March 31. SCAD Museum of Art, 227 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Robert Colescott: Troubled Goods — Feb. 18-May 16.

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SCAD Zine Fair — Minicomics by SCAD Student Media and Sequential Art Department Feb. 28, noon6pm. Free, but RSVP re-

quired. SCADzinefair@gmail. com. SCAD Student Center, 120 Montgomery St. Signs of Reappropriation — Work by French artist Kader Attia, Feb. 13-March 22. Red Gallery, 201 E Broughton St. Soldier Portraits — Photographs by Savannah artist Ellen Susan Jan. 30-March 12 at the GSU Center for Art & Theatre.

Story Lines: A Selection of Prints from the Walter O. Evans Collection — Celebrated African-American prints Feb. 6-March 31.

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The Art of Richard Law — Paintings of the deep South, black culture and landscapes using vibrant colors Feb. 17-March 22.

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The Powerful Hand of George Bellows — “Drawings from the Boston Public Library” Jan. 16-March 29.

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The 2009 Savannah Jewish Film Fest begins Returning after a three-year hiatus, bigger than ever by jim reed | jim.r@connectsavannah.com

It’s been six years since Savannah’s Jewish community sponsored the First Annual Joan and Murray Gefen Memorial Savannah Jewish Film Festival — the initial funding for which came through a donation by the Gefen’s children.

“The Gefens derived great enjoyment from the cultural scene in Savannah,” explains Lynn Levine, director of the Savannah Jewish Federation.

“Their daughters thought this would be a nice and fitting way to honor their memory.”

Yet, due primarily to personnel changes in Levine’s organization, the festival has not been mounted since 2005. “Basically,” explains Levine, “we had to find a new crew of volunteers to take this on.”

“It was always a popular event we wanted to bring back. Now, we have more staff involvement than ever before.”

Described as the most ambitious event of its type ever mounted in Savannah, this year’s eagerly awaited resurrection of the Jewish Film Festival offers a fairly staggering lineup of 18 movies held in four unique venues and

spread across 12 days. It includes littleknown indies as well as critically-acclaimed features — and while most are documentaries, there are several comedies and one drama included.

Levine describes the 2009 Jewish Film Festival as “much broader, and a little grander in scope” than earlier outings — adding that while there are no formally published criteria for what sort of movies her organization seeks out, generally speaking, the common themes are (not surprisingly), Judaism and Israeli culture.

“I think the aim of the Festival is to offer movies that spotlight the diverse Jewish experience in the modern world.”

The notion of diversity crops up frequently when discussing this event with Levine. She is quick to point out that her organization does not tailor the Festival only for those of the Jewish

faith.

“We’re certainly hoping to see a wide array of people from across the city at these screenings,” she offers. “We hope we’ve chosen films that appeal to a broad spectrum of people.”

“These films address all sorts of universal issues. Praying With Lior, for example, is about a special needs child preparing for a Bar Mitzvah. But it’s really about the special roles that faith and family can play in any person’s life — no matter what their faith. Black Over White is a wonderful story about multi-culturalism, and Encounter Point is such a timely look at the struggles in the Middle East and people’s hopes for a nonviolent solution to that situation.”

“So many of this year’s films offer really broad stories. That’s what we hope to continue in the years to come.”

Levine says her organization is especially excited about the handful of local partnerships they have developed this year. For example: like-minded group The Psychotronic Film Society is co-sponsoring two of the more offbeat pictures in the series (at the JEA’s own auditorium), while the City of Savannah is funding a special free screening at Trustees Theater of the

aforementioned Encounter Point, with a special appearance by and Q & A with the film’s director Ronit Avni.

“It’s very unusual to have a free screening at a festival of this type,” enthuses Levine. “And the next day, the director will take part in a workshop with students from the Chatham/ Savannah School System.”

“But that’s the beauty of a festival, you know? You spread it around to different venues to make it accessible to the widest range of audience members and you work with other groups to take advantage of all the great resources our city has to offer.” cs read more at connectsavannah.com

2009 Joan & Murray Gefen Mem. Savannah Jewish Film Fest When: Feb. 25 - March 8 Where: JEA Auditorium, Trustees Theater, Victory Square Cinemas, Westin Hotel Cost: $9 per film ($7 for JEA Members, Students & Seniors w/ID) - Discount Festival Passes Available Full Schedule & Info: savj.org, 355-8111

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Ghost in the machine New TV pilot looks at haunted Savannah by linda sickler | linda@connectsavannah.com

Let’s face it. Many of the people who bring money to Savannah have been dead for years — sometimes centuries.

The designation of Savannah as America’s Most Haunted city a few years ago by a national parapsychologist was just the latest nod to the city’s ghostly history. There are many books about haunted Savannah and many more planned. Ghostly tours run along city streets at night, and customers can even travel by hearse to get their thrills and chills.

Savannahians love their ghosts, and have no desire to exorcise them. But the focus on the supernatural in Savannah may be undergoing a huge change.

On Feb. 28, a new television pilot will be premiered at The Distillery.

Phantoms of History: Savannah was produced by Crissy Earheart, James Caskey and Murray Silver, who worked together on a PBS documentary, Southern Haunts.

Earheart, the executive producer, is from Nashville and has been affiliated with the Grand Ole Opry for 30 years.

Silver, a fifth-generation Savannahian, is the author of Great Balls of Fire: The Uncensored Story of Jerry Lee Lewis.

Caskey is the owner and operator of Cobblestone Tours, a local company that offers both haunted walking and haunted pub tours.

“Phantoms of History is the pilot for a new television series developed for the A&E Channel,” Silver says. “Its first episode is devoted to Savannah, in an effort to give tourists a fresh reason to visit this historic city.”

While there’s no doubt Savannah’s ghosts are lucrative, the producers believe tourist interest is shifting towards an appreciation of Savannah’s history. “That a place may be haunted only seems to underscore its historic importance, and is no longer its most important aspect,” Silver says.

At the premiere, the episode will be screened and the producers will talk about the project in general and Savannah in particular. DVDs will be available at the premiere and at the Visitor’s Center, the Trolley Stop shops, the Book Gift Shop and True Grits.

“Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil has run its course and we haven’t had a major motion picture filmed here in the past eight years,” Silver says.

“The reason given by tourists most often for coming to Savannah these days is to eat lunch with Paula Deen,” Silver says. “We hope that Phantoms of History provides a fresh reason to visit Savannah, and reminds viewers of the reasons why they were interested in the town in the first place -- her history and her natural beauty.” cs Screening of Phantoms of History: Savannah When: Feb. 28, 5-7pm Where: The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. Cost: Admission is free. Copies of the DVD will be available for $20.

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Coraline

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas was actually Henry Selick’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, given that it was the latter who actually directed the film. Here, he displays his mastery again, helming an eye-popping animated extravaganza he adapted from Neil Gaiman’s best-selling book.

Dakota Fanning provides the voice of Coraline, a lonely little girl who discovers an alternate world hidden behind a small door in her family’s new house. Initially, life does seem more pleasant on the other side -- her alternate parents are hipper, the food is tastier, the entertainment is more dazzling -- but it’s not long before things take a dark turn, and, with the help of a sage black cat, Coraline soon finds herself fighting for her very soul. The visual scheme -- as with Nightmare, stop-motion animation is the order of the day -- is remarkable enough in any dimension, but do make an effort to catch the film in one of its 3-D presentations.

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The International is an action flick with smarts, but that’s not to say the brain and the brawn always coexist easily.

Clive Owen stars as an Interpol agent who, with the help of a New York assistant D.A. (Naomi Watts), tries to bring down a banking institution that’s long been involved in illegal activities on a global scale (backing coups, purchasing weapons, that sort of thing). Although loosely based on a real-life scandal, The International adheres more to cinematic conspiracy-theory conventions, thus emerging as a pale shadow of such great works in the same mold as The Parallax View and The Manchurian Candidate. Still, director Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) keeps the film moving (Run Clive Run would have been an acceptance title, given how much mileage Tykwer gets out of his star), and there’s one spectacular (if overlong) shootout at the Guggenheim Museum that’s alone worth the admission price.

If Push comes to shove, then the only sound advice is to stay away from the theater and re-watch XMen on DVD. Certainly, that’s an infinitely superior mutant movie, yet don’t think Push’s plagiarism ends there: It’s almost a given that the pitch meeting found the film’s creators, uh, pushing the picture by declaring, “It’s X-Men meets Jumper meets Heroes meets The Matrix!” Had they any sense of integrity, they would have ended the sentence by adding, “Only not very exciting or enjoyable!”

In short, here’s another sci-fi muddle that never breaks out of its geekspeak ghetto, with David Bourla contributing an overly busy screenplay that doesn’t always come together and Paul McGuigan providing draggy direction that takes this far past the point of audience involvement. Set in Hong Kong, the film centers on the Division, a U.S. government branch whose members are tasked

with seeking out folks with psychic abilities and either recruiting them or (if that fails) killing them. These psychics have different powers, which places them into one of several different categories: Pushers, Watchers, Movers (but, alas, no Shakers), Bleeders, etc. Nick (Chris Evans), a Mover, has tried to maintain a low profile, but once Cassie (Dakota Fanning), a teenage Watcher, shows up and insists he help her find Kira (stiff Camilla Belle), a Pusher who holds the answer to taking down the Division, all hell breaks loose, as Division agents (led by Djimon Hounsou as a suave Pusher) and evil Asian psychics try to take them down.

Some interesting ideas soon get buried under a jumbled narrative, a choppy shooting style and an unflattering visual scheme -- all of which combine to make viewers feel as if they’re watching a movie from inside a spinning clothes dryer.

Taken Moral ambiguity seems to be the order of the day in most of modern cinema (recent examples include Body of Lies, Traitor, The Dark Knight, and even Gran Torino), but for purely cathartic purposes, there’s still something to be said about films -- competent ones, mind you -- in which the line between Good and Evil is drawn oh-so-clearly in the sand.

Take Taken, which operates on a very simple premise: Scumbags kidnap Liam Neeson’s daughter; Liam Neeson screws them up good. That’s all the plot needed for this lightning-quick (91 minutes, and not a second over) action yarn in which Neeson stars as Bryan Mills, a former CIA operative who took early retirement in order to live close to his teenage daughter Kim (Maggie Grace). Bryan’s frosty ex-wife (Famke Janssen) approves of their child traveling unsupervised with a friend (Katie Cassidy) to Paris for a vacation, but the overprotective Bryan doesn’t like the idea and only reluctantly signs off on it for the continues on p. 30

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sake of Kim’s hap piness. But it turns out that father knows best after all: Within hours of their arrival, the two American teens are kidnapped by an Albanian organization that turns young women into prostitutes and sex slaves.

Bryan immediately springs into action, jetting off to Paris and employing his ample CIA training to locate his missing daughter. The film’s PG-13 rating means that punches are pulled in more ways than one, and the script by Robert Mark Kamen and Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) disappointingly turns Bryan from an ordinary man with highly specialized skills in the early going into a James Bond knockoff by the third act.

But Pierre Morel directs crisply and efficiently, and Neeson delivers a typically compelling performance.

the wrestler After a brief reign of glory in the early 1980s, Mickey Rourke’s career went up in flames, thanks to personal problems as well as a tendency to pick dreadful material. A comeback via

2005’s Sin City failed to take root, but no matter: Rourke now has the role of a lifetime in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler. On paper, The Wrestler sounds like Rocky reconfigured for the wrestling rather than boxing arena.

But Robert Siegel’s screenplay fleshes out the basic storylines in unique ways, and Aronofsky and Rourke add a rich palette to the proceedings, resulting in a movie that’s frequently as colorful as it is meaningful. If Milk touches on America’s prejudices and The Dark Knight examines America’s fears, then The Wrestler explores America’s regrets. Rourke stars as Randy “The Ram” Robinson, who was quite the big deal in the wrestling world back in the 1980s. Twenty years forward, however, and Randy is now long past his glory days. Two decades of hard partying have wiped him out, and if he has any emotional reservoirs to tap, he wants to make sure to save them for the two women in his life. The first is Cassidy (an excellent Marisa Tomei), a stripper at the club he frequents who is always there to lend Randy a sympathetic ear (usually in the middle of a lap dance).

The other female on Randy’s mind is his daughter Stephanie (Evan Rachel Wood); because he was never there for her while she was growing up. Yet much of the best material revolves around Randy’s career as a wrestler. Aronofsky and Siegel do a remarkable job of treating its practitioners with respect, so much so that it’s softened my stance toward these athletes (dare we call them artists?) who give so much of themselves for the entertainment of others.

Slumdog Millionaire I’m not entirely sure how a film in which a small boy gets permanently blinded by someone deliberately pouring hot liquid onto his eyeballs while he’s unconscious ends up being hyped (by critics and audiences alike) as the “feel-good” movie of the year, but that’s the strange case with Slumdog Millionaire, the latest from director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting). The modern-day sequences find lanky, likable Jamal (Dev Patel) working his way through the questions on India’s version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Jamal is a

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struggling kid who’s coped with poverty all of his life -- a “slumdog” -- and it’s his unlikely ascension that has the entire nation rooting for him to win it all. But Jamal isn’t doing this for money; he’s doing it for love -- namely, for the beautiful Latika (Freida Pinto), who, as we see in the film’s ample flashbacks, grew up on the streets alongside Jamal and his hotheaded brother Salim (Madhur Mittal). Initially, the movie’s structure is ingenious in how it feeds on incidents from Jamal’s past to allow him to get the right answers on the TV game show, suggesting that what’s most important in this life is what we learn firsthand. As for the sequences revolving around the characters’ rough childhoods, they’re refreshingly raw and uncompromising. It’s a shame, then, that Boyle and scripter Simon Beaufoy toss aside all innovation in order to bind the final half-hour into a straightjacket of rigid formula plotting.

Gran Torino Clint Eastwood has stated that Gran Torino might mark his final appearance as an actor (he plans to keep directing), and if he sticks to his guns, it’s an appropriate way to end a magnificent career.

In that respect, it brings to mind John Wayne’s swan song, the elegiac Western The Shootist (directed, incidentally,

by Eastwood’s mentor Don Siegel), as both movies deal with aging men – the actors as well as the characters they’re portraying – whose lifelong dalliances with violence finally lead to both an understanding and acceptance of sorts.

It’s not necessary to be familiar with Eastwood’s career arc to enjoy Gran Torino, but it does amplify the appreciation for the manner in which the topic of violence is approached. From the glorified gun battles in the Dirty Harry franchise to the ruminations about the impact of taking a man’s life in Unforgiven, Eastwood has clearly given much thought to the subject, and he takes another step with this latest picture. To describe how he has continued to modify his beliefs would spoil the film’s ending, but suffice to say that his character, Walt Kowalski, is no stranger to killing. A Korean War vet, the recently widowed Walt lives in a Detroit neighborhood in which he’s clearly in the minority.

Surrounded by Asians, African-Americans and Latinos, he’s an unrepentant racist, although he doesn’t have much use for his own kind, either: Caring little for his two grown sons and their families, he instead prefers the company

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The Reader

Adapted from Bernhard Schlink’s bestseller, this arrives with all the obvious trappings of a year-end “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. Winslet’s Hannah Schmitz is a streetcar conductor in post-WWII Germany who enters into an affair with 15year-old Michael Berg (David Kross); as a form of sexual foreplay, she likes him to read to her from the classics. She soon drops out of his life, and it isn’t until a few years later, while he’s attending college, that she reappears -- as a former Nazi guard on trial for the atrocities she allegedly committed 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

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This reunites Titanic stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, and they’re both exceptional in this adaptation of Richard Yates’ novel. Whether the film itself will satisfy moviegoers expecting to see the pair again in the throes of starry-eyed passion is another matter, since romance is kept at a minimum in this edgy drama, a must-see for adults who don’t mind getting their hands dirty on messy emotions. Sam Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of American Beauty, has made another American beauty, this one a powerful examination of a young couple trying to deal with the plasticity of 1950s suburbia. Set in Connecticut, the story (adapted by Justin Haythe) concerns itself with Frank and April Wheeler, who view themselves as being different from everyone else in their pristine neighborhood. But time spent toiling away within the boundaries of the so-called American dream quickly takes its toll, so in an effort to revitalize their dreams as well as salvage their marriage, April suggests that they move to Paris and start a new life. cs

special screenings Psychotronic Film: Killdozer

A bizarre 1974 made-for-TV movie about an alien life-form that possesses a large bulldozer, bringing it to life.

When: Feb. 18 at 8pm.

Where: Sentient Bean.

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2009 Joan and Murray Gefen Memorial Savannah Jewish Film Festival: Bye Bye Braverman

What: The fest opens with this classic comedy from 1968 that stars George Segal and Jack Warden.

When: Wed. Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m.

Where: JEA, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: $9

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Cost: $5

Jewish Film Festival: Praying with Lior

What: A non-fiction portrait of a boy with

Down Syndrome during the months leading up to his Bar Mitzvah.

When: Sat. Feb. 28, 8:30 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Cost: $9

Jewish Film Festival: Encounter Point

What: An award-winning documentary

that provides a context for understanding Israeli-Arab coexistence issues.

Director Ronit Avni will present a lecture in conjunction with the screening When: Sun. March 1, 3 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Cost: Free

Jewish Film Festival: Toots

What: A portrait of the legendary Manhattan saloonkeeper, Toots Shor.

When: Thu., Feb. 26, 1:30 p.m. and Fri. March 6, 10 a.m.

Where: JEA, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: $9

Jewish Film Festival: The Case for Israel: Democracy’s Outpost What: Alan Dershowitz presents evi-

dence from both sides of the political spectrum to make a case for Israel’s legitimacy and right to self-defense.

When: Thu., Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. and Fri. March 6, 12 p.m.

Where: JEA, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: $9

Jewish Film Festival: Yippee

What: Director Paul Mazursky chronicles a journey to Uman, a small Ukrainian town that is the site of an annual gathering of Jewish men from around the world making pilgrimages.

When: Mon. March 2, 5 p.m. and Fri. March 6, 2:30 p.m.

Where: JEA, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: $9

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Jewish Film Festival: Song of David

including television masters students Lee Keeler and Zach Graber’s adaptation of Dr. Suess’ “The Lorax” into a grindhouse film trailer.

When: Thu., Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m.

Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park

feels alienated by social boundaries, but reaches out to the broader world.

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What: A 16-year-old yeshiva student

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of his faithful dog and his prized 1972 Gran Torino. But his shell of indifference begins to crack once he comes into reluctant contact with the two Hmong kids who live next door, teenage siblings Thao and Sue (appealing newcomers Bee Vang and Ahney Her). Lazily dismissed in some camps as merely a simplistic riff on racism, Gran Torino is far more complicated than that, not only in its aforementioned exploration of violence but also in its affecting look at a rigid individual who slowly comes to realize that the world has moved on without him.

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Activism & Politics AMBUCS

is dedicated to creating mobility and independence of the disabled. Meets first and third Monday at noon. Ann Johnson, 897-4818. First and Third Mon. of every month. Hilton Garden Inn Savannah Midtown, 6711 Abercorn St.

Chatham County Campaign For Liberty

A group that is carrying the torch that Ron Paul lit for freedom and liberty. Mitch Anderson, 695-7746, or visit www.campaignforliberty. com/usa/GA/Chatham/ for dates, time sand meeting place.

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.

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meets first Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in Room 3, Candler Heart and Lung Building.

Must be 18 or older. First Mon. of every month.

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

Adult Instruction in Clay Techniques

Wednesdays, 10am-noon, beginners to advamced. $100 plus $30 for clay supplies.

Instructor is Carolyne Graham, 925-7393, carolynegraham@yahoo.com.

Savannah Area Young Republicans

Adult Painting Classes

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

Savannah Art and Clay Studio offers classes in painting techniques with studies in light and shadow to understanding color, and more.

Carolyne Graham is the instructor. Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm. 925-7393, carolynegraham@ yahoo.com.

Classes & Workshops

African Dance & Drum

700 Kitchen Cooking School

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.

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. mansiononforsythpark.com

An Irish Barbershop Sampler

The Moon River Chorus is sponsoring a free 8-week barbershop music seminar for area ladies who enjoy singing Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm Jan. 15 to March 5. 927-2651. Through March 5.

Whitefield United Methodist Church, 728 E. 55th Street. 912-355-8420. www.whitefieldumc.com/

Abstinence Education

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

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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

Explore your creativity Tuesdays 5-6:30pm in a 12-week program. Ongoing Enrollment.

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

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

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Construction Apprentice Program

is a free 16-week training program for men and women interested in gaining construction skills for career level jobs in construction. Earn a technical certificate of credit with no cost for trainingk, books or tools. Provided t hrough a collaboration of Chatham County, the Homebuilders Association of Savannah, Savannah Technical Eollege and Step Up Savannah’s Poverty Reduction Initiative. To apply, call Tara H. Sinclair at 604-9574.

Conversational Spanish

Do you want to practice your Spanish? Come to the mesa de espanol the second Thursday and last Friday of the month at 4:30 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. For information, send e-mail to cafecontigo@gmail.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. 912-232-4447. www.sentientbean.com

Credit and Money Management 12 Hour Seminar

This ongoing course is held every month at the Effingham YMCA in Rincon. This seminar is the first standardized credit education program in the nation. Topics covered are the steps to improve your credit rating and raise your credit scores, budgeting, managing your debt, what lenders require when you borrow money, how to spot looming money problems and how to deal with them before it’s too late. The fee is $99 per person or $169 per couple. Space is limited and registration is required in advance. Contact Carmen at 826-6263 or 484-1266. Effingham YMCA, 1224 Patriot Dr.

Drawing the Figure

“Investigating the Classical Approach” with Jeff Markowsky Feb. 27-28, 9am-5pm. $185. 4439313. Through Feb. 26.

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 swimming lessons

The Savannah Storm Swim Team is giving free swim lessons to any child between the ages 7 to 18. An adult must accompany any child or children under 10. Send e-mail with contact info to: thesavannahstorm@gmail.com.

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.

FUNdamentals of Beekeeping

The Coastal Empire Beekeepers Association will talk about bees and how to start your own bee hive. Feb. 28, 10am-3pm. $5 adults and free 11 and under, plus admission to Oatland, $5 adults, $3 children. Greg, 965-4313 or 7043160. Through Feb. 28. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. 912-898-3980. www. oatlandisland.org/

Garbage, Goo, Recycling and YOU

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

Georgetown Playgroup

Meet the first and third Thursday of the month from 9:30-11am at the Northside clubhouse in Georgetown. Free.

German Conversational Group

Keep up conversational German skills. Different topics disussed. Led by a German-speaking teacher who is a native of Switzerland. Love offerings accepted. 845-764-7045.

Get Clients Now!

Don’t let the recession get you down. Meet with others from all industries, to learn & implement a 28-day marketing program. Tuesdays 7:30-8:30am or 4:30-5:30pm. $25 per week. 1st meeting free. RSVP 912-236-3660. International Center for Leadership & Coaching, 236-3660.

236-236-3660. www.internationalcoach.org/

Golf Instruction

Reasonable hourly rates and lesson packages for individuals and groups. Anthony Tavernier, USGTF Certified Instructor, 247-8687.

Housing Authority of Savannah Classes

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

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

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.

Life Painting Workshop with James Langley

April 17-18, 9am-4pm. $185. Judy Mooney, judymooney@bellsouth.net, 443 9313. Through April 17. The Freight Station, 703 Louisville Rd.

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/

One Party for Everything

One party for makeup, lingerie, candles and toys.

Refreshments served. Free consults. 604-5639. mimi5639@gmail.com.

Personal Money Management

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

Porcelain Painting

Ongoing beginner, intermediate and advanced 4-day class. $250 includes supplies, brushes, porcelain and firing of art. 706-495-6724, www.

GaSeminarsbytheSea.com. Internationally renowned teachers. Tybee Island, Tybee Island.

Puppet People: Behind the Moss Curtain

Performances of a musical history tour of the Coastal Empire, cabaret-style, will be presented at the following Senior Centers: Windsor Forest,

Feb. 10, 10:30am; Sav. Adult Daycare, Feb. 11, 10:15am; Mary Flournoy, Feb. 12, 10:30am; Eastside, Feb. 13, 9:45am; Stillwell Towers, Feb. 17, 10am; The Veranda, Feb. 18, 1pm; Ruth Byck, Feb. 23, 10:15am; Liberty City, Feb. 24, 10:30am; Habersham House, Feb. 24, 10:30am; and Moses Jackson, Feb. 25, 10:30am. Angela, 355-3366.

Through Feb. 25.

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

Resume Writing & Job Search Training

Free training Feb. 13, 20 and 27 10:30-11:30am.

447-5711. Through Feb. 27. Wesley Community Center, 1601 Drayton St. 912-232-0965. www. wesleyctrs-savh.org/

Savannah Conservatory for the Performing Arts

Low cost instruction in a group lesson format.

Classes in drama, dance, percussion, woodwinds, brass, strings, piano, vocals, guitar, visual arts and music theory Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30, 6:30 or 7:30pm. $60 per quarter. 352-8366, tsaconservatory@bellsouth.net. Salvation Army Community Center, 3000 Bee Rd.

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

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

912-652-3582.

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Classes

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

SCAD Art and Design Community Workshops

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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

“Handmade at SCAD” is a series of community education workshops open to the public ages 15 and up Jan. 24-March 21. Costs range from $55 to $145 depending on materials, with all materials provided. 525.5123, www.scad.edu/ce.

Through March 21.

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.

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/

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/

Starfish Cafe Culinary Arts Training Program

Start Your Own Business

Seminars presented March 2-April 4 by Live Oak Public Libraries. March 2, 6:30pm, Islands Branch; April 2, 6:30pm, Oglethorpe Mall Branch; April 4, 3pm, Rincon Branch. 652-3668, www.liveoakpl.org. Through April 4.

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 Studio: Perspective/Optical Illusion in Art

Volunteer 101

Wednesday Figure Drawing Group

Work from a live model. Open to artists with some experience - no instruction offered. $60 a month. Judy Mooney. 443-9313 or judymooney@ bellsouth.net. 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.

Drawing and painting Tuesdays 5:30-7pm. $75 per month. 925-7393, carolynegraham@yahoo. com. Starts in April.

Dance

Color blending, color complements, color theory, abstract to realistic. Tuesdays 5:30-7pm. $75 per month includes supplies. 925-7393, carolynegraham@yahoo.com.

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.

Teen Art Studio: Wonders of Color in Art

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/

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Ballroom Dancing Lessons

Learn the Waltz, Fox Trot, Cha-Cha, Salsa, Swing, and more on six Sundays - Feb. 22, March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 4-5pm. $35/couple for JEA members, $60/couple non-members.

Through March 29. Jewish Educational Alliance,

5111 Abercorn St. 912-355-8111. www.savj.org/

Beginners Belly Dance Class

Classes are ongoing and all ages and skill levels welcome. Sunday. 11:40-12:40am. $10 per class, walk-ins welcome. Nicole Edge, kleokatt@ gmail.com or 596-0889. Tantra Lounge, 8 East Broughton Street.

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.

Everybody Can Dance

The Highest Praise School of the Arts presents a workshop every 3rd Saturday at 10am for all ages. Free. 927-8601, overcomingbyfaith.org.

Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground Rd.

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.

Islands Dance Academy and the Savannah Danse Theatre

Adult Ballet technique class, Tuesday and Thursday 10-11:30am. $15 a class or $95 for 8 classes. Men’s technique ballet class ages 12 and up, Fridays 4-5:30pm. $15 a class. Scholarships available. Partnering class Friday 5:306:30pm, free for men who take the technique class. Other classes: Adult Beginner- Intermediate Ballet, 7:30-8:30pm Monday and Thursday; Adult Hip-Hop, Ballet, tap and jazz classes. 8972102. Islands Dance Academy, 115 Charlotte Rd. 912-897-2102.

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

Let’s Dance, Savannah!

Free dance demonstrations and classes, healthy snacks, blood pressure checks, BMI measurements, blood glucose testing and bone density scanes. Feb. 28, 11am-4pm. Free. Through Feb. 28. Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn Street.

912.927.7467. www.savannahmall.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 and all levels are welcome. Call Mahogany B. at 272-8329.

Pole Dancing Class

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 off is your shoes. Classes are held Wendesdays at 7:30pm and on Fridays by request. Private parties available. Space is limited call in advance to make your reservation. $70 per month or $22 per class. Please call for further details 912-224-9667 or visit www.fitnessbodybalance. 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.

From the church that brought you the “God on Broadway” Worship Series

“New Beginnings” Sunday, March 1st - 11:15am

march 9 • 7:30pm johnny mercer theatre

Asbury Memorial UMC

Check out our website: www.asburymemorial.org Corner of Henry St. & Waters Ave. • 233-4351 • Parking lot in back of building

Swing Dancing by Savannah Swing Catz

Free lesson and dance every Monday, 7:308pm 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. 2208096, info@SavannahSwingcatz.com. Tantra Lounge, 8 East Broughton Street.

The Next Step

Ballroom dance lessons will be held Feb. 22 and March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 4pm. $35 for JEA members & $60 for non-members. 3558111. Through March 29. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. 912-355-8111. www.savj.org/

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. 912-3568383. 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. 912-233-1951.

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 Ware. 233-9123, www.hiddenwellacupuncturecenter.com or hiddenwellacupuncture@gmail.com. Hidden Well Acupuncture Center, 318 East Huntingdon Street.

Ashram Savannah Yoga Co Op

Discounted class prices, open studio time and special events. www.ashramsavannah.com.

Ashram Savannah, 2424 Drayton St.

Belly Dance for Fitness

Every Sunday from 12:50-1:50pm. $10 per classe, walk-ins welcome. Nicole Edge 5960889, kleokatt@gmail.com Tantra Lounge, 8 East Broughton Street.

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. 912-652-6780.

Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes

are offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 8196463. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

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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.

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

30 to 40 Minute workout on your lunch hour.

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 912398-4776 or 912-224-9667. www.bodybalance. com. Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio, 2209 Rowland Ave, Suite 2.

Fitness Classes at the JEA

Spin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, Aquasize, senior fitness, Zumba and Krav Maga. Prices vary. Call for days and times.

355-8111. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. 912-355-8111. www.savj.org/

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 Phillippaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www.uusavannah.org

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Hip Hop Cardio

Monday and Thursday from 5:30-6:30pm.

Taught by Mahogany. Registration is $40. $20 per month for members and $30 per month for non-members. West Broad Street YMCA, 1110 May St.

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/

Krav Maga -

Israeli Defensive Tactics and Hand-To-Hand Combat taught. Krav Maga is the official system for the Israeli Defense Forces and all the techniques focus on maximum efficiency in real-life conditions. Mon, Tues, Thurs 7:30pm & Tues, Thurs 11:45am. $90/month unlimited classes, discount for students, military, L.E., F.D. 308 7109, roger@ccs-savannah.com.

Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. 912-355-8111. www.savj.org/

Ladies Livin Smart fitness club

provides nutritional education and exercise to encourage lifestyle changes at the St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. at 5:30 p.m. Call 447-6605. Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. AfricanAmerican Health Information & Resource

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Learn Kung Fu Today

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.

Martial Arts

For ages 7 to adult, taught by S.T. Morgan Wednesday and Friday 5:30-6:30pm and 6:307:30pm. Registration, $40. $20 per month for members and $30 per month for non-members.

West Broad Street YMCA, 1110 May St.

Men On Weights

Designed for those who want to work out in a group setting with family and friends. For pricing call 898-7714. Spine & Sport, 22 West Oglethorpe Ave.

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

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.

Reiki Treatments

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

Rolf Method Bodywork

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

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Yoga In the Park

Savannah Yoga Center

Yoga Teacher Training Institute

Meet to practice meditation and discuss related topics. Expand your awareness, reduce stress and increase clarity, focus, and health. www. ellenfarrell.com, or to RSVP, www.meetup. com/Meditation-Savannah 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.

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

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.

White Crane Qigong

Movements & postures for healing and energizing the mind & body, standing & walking meditations & healing sounds for Qi cultivation, balance, bone strength & calmness will be introduced, presented by Dr. Robin Murphy Feb. 21 & 22, 9:30am-5:30pm.$175. 352-0675, lotushealthinstitute.com. Through Feb. 26. Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad Street. www. charleshmorriscenter.com

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.

Yoga at the Telfair!

will begin Jan. 17. Savannah Yoga Center director Kelley Boyd will guide the class through beginner and intermediate yoga positions while incorporating various aspects of the artwork on display. Bring a yoga mat and towel, and dress appropriately. Saturdays at 9:45am. Drop-ins welcome. $14 per session. 790-8823. will begin Jan. 17. Savannah Yoga Center director Kelley Boyd will guide the class through beginner and intermediate yoga positions while incorporating various aspects of the artwork on display. Bring a yoga mat and towel, and dress appropriately.

Saturdays at 9:45am. Drop-ins welcome. $14 per session. 790-8823. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. 912-790-8800. www.telfair.org/

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.

A 200-hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training program is offered at Savannah Yoga Center. It meets Yoga Alliance standards, and graduates will receive a certificate and be eligible for certification by the alliance. The cost for the entire course is $1,500.

Call 441-6653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com.

Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 912-2322994. www.savannahyoga.com/

Yogalates Classes

are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing on Thursdays from 5:45-6:45 p.m. in Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. The cost is $30 for four sessions or $50 for eight sessions. Call 819-6463. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

Zumba Fitness

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

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

Gay & Lesbian First City Network Board Meeting

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

Gay AA Meeting

meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 311 E. Macon St. For information, contact Ken at 398-8969. 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.

Free blood pressure checks and blood sugar screenings

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

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

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.

Hearing Aid Funds Available for Infants and Children

The Coastal Health District’s Universal Newborn Hearing and Screening Initiative (UNHSI has funds available for the purchase of hearing aid devices for infants and children 3 and under who qualify and live in Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long and McIntosh Counties. For info, contact Jackie King at 6916882 or toll-free at 1-866-647-0010.

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.

HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training

My Brothaz Home, Inc., a local nonprofit HIV/ AIDS organization, offers free HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training, risk reduction counseling and prevention case management to individual males and groups of males. Upon completion of the training, a monetary incentive and educational materials will be given to each participant. Call 231-8727. My Brothaz H.O.M.E., 211 Price St. 912-231-8727. www.mybrothazhome. org/Welcome.html

Hypnobirthing Childbirth Classes

are being offered at the Family Health and Birth Center in Rincon. The group classes offer an opportunity for couples to learn the child birthing

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

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

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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 Feb. 10 at Largo-Tibet Elementary School;Feb. 11 at the Bryan Counth Health Dept., Richmond Hill; and Feb. 17 at SJC Medical Group, Rincon. 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/

Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support 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.

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ARIES

(March 21-April 19) Beware of people who act like polite jerks or tone-deaf music critics or emotionally numb lovers.

While they may be able to teach you a lot about what you don’t need, they’re not worthy candidates for enduring relationships. Now let’s turn our attention to the question of who exactly does belong on your future team. What encouraging voices should you draw into your inner sphere?

What smart adventurers should be solicited as staunch allies?

Which respectful helpers should be rewarded for the good influences they’ve had on you? It’s an excellent time to make those determinations.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20) When Ireland’s top bookmaker first opened the betting on the existence of God last September, the odds were 20-1 against, and quickly rose to 33-1. But more recently they’ve been down to 4-1. Is this evidence that the Supreme Being is close to a big disclosure? Is some concrete proof about to appear? If I were evaluating the state of your imminent destiny, I’d say yes -- maybe not in a way that would satisfy a raging atheist, and maybe not with the blatant splash of an obvious divine intervention. But don’t even dismiss those possibilities, Taurus.

It is the season of miracles and epiphanies for you. You should expect sublime help and inspiration.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20) My friend Riley was the first member of her family to attend college.

None of her hardscrabble Irish forebears had ever pursued higher education. In her senior year, Riley began having nightmares of her relatives trying to stop her from finishing school. In one recurring dream, her great-grandfather burned all her textbooks. In another, a mob of aunts and uncles tackled her and held her down as she tried to get to class. Despite these psychic obstacles, Riley persevered in her studies and eventually got her diploma. The week after graduation, she had another dream: A host of her ancestors came to her in the form of a great choir singing songs in praise of her success.

Riley’s psychotherapist speculated

that the dream meant she had not only overcome the inertia of her heritage, but had also healed an ancient wound of her family. I believe this is akin to an accomplishment you will be capable of in the coming months.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22) I’m in quest of new role models.

There’ve been some good ones in my life, and I’m grateful for how they’ve awakened me, but right now I need fresh heroes worth emulating. Know any? I’m not dogmatic about what I’m looking for, and am willing to be surprised, but here are a few qualities I admire: compassion combined with unpredictability, high integrity mixed with an intense commitment to creativity, and self-discipline blended with playfulness. I like smart talkers who are also savvy listeners, and people who have a balance of open-minded objectivity and emotional intelligence. By the way, what’s true for me is true for many of you, my fellow Cancerians: You could use a new role model, too, and it’s an excellent time to go in search of one.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22) An American residing in Berlin had leukemia as well as AIDS. Doctors did a bone marrow transplant to cure the leukemia, obtaining stem cells from a healthy donor. The operation was a success -- the leukemia disappeared. As an added and surprising bonus, the HIV also left the patient’s body. He has been free of both diseases for two years.

I predict a psychological version of this double cure for you in the coming weeks, Leo. The healing you receive for one type of suffering will unexpectedly heal another kind, too.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) There’s a rung missing on your ladder of success. I suppose you could see that as a problem. It means you won’t be able to climb higher by taking two manageable steps, but will be compelled to attempt a giant upward stride. I see this as potentially a good thing, though.

The missing rung is exactly the kind of glitch that could activate your dormant reserves of ingenuity.

It might even force you to become

so smart and resourceful that you’ll ultimately rise to a point you wouldn’t have been able to if your ascent had come more easily.

its work.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle,” said George Orwell. While that’s true for many of us most of the time, I’m betting you’ll be an exception to the rule in the coming week.

You will find it easier than usual to escape from the trance of everyday life. As a result, perfectly obvious secrets that have been invisible to you will tap you gently on the forehead and say “Look at me!”

After the initial shock, there’ll be a release of tension you didn’t even realize you were carrying around, followed by a warm, fuzzy explosion of raw hope.

In his book *The Invention of Air,* Steven Johnson says that as coffee drinking came into vogue in the 18th century, it became a driving force in the Age of Enlightenment.

Prior to that time, alcohol had been the drink of choice -- more so even than water. As the stimulant replaced the intoxicant, the level of discourse rose dramatically.

Creative ideas flourished and new discoveries and inventions proliferated. I bring this up, Capricorn, because I suspect that you’re entering your own personal Age of Enlightenment. Imbibing caffeine may not be necessary to fuel it, since cosmic energies will be conspiring to inspire your mental processes.

SCORPIO

AQUARIUS

The world is once again falling deeply in love with you. Let’s hope that on this occasion (unlike what happened the last two times) you will accept its adoration in the spirit in which it’s given. Let’s hope that if the world offers you the moon, the dawn, and the breeze, you won’t reject these gifts and say that what you really wanted was a comet, the sunset, and a pie in the sky. There would be nothing sadder than to see the world suffer yet another case of unrequited love.

If you put a corn chip in guacamole, take a bite, then dunk the chip in the bowl again, you’re doing what’s known as double-dipping.

Scientists say it transfers about 2,750 bacteria from your mouth to the guacamole. I advise against that kind of behavior in the coming week, and I suggest that you protect yourself against others who might engage in it. This is one time when you should be a purity freak. Meticulous attention to both physical and mental hygiene will be wise. Please protect yourself from germs of both the literal and psychic variety.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

“Everything is gestation and then bringing forth,” wrote poet Rainer Maria Rilke. “To let each impression and each germ of feeling come to completion wholly in itself, in the dark, in the inexpressible, the unconscious, beyond the reach of one’s own intelligence, and await with deep humility and patience the birth-hour of a new clarity: that alone is living the artist’s life.” I think it’s also the approach you should take in the coming weeks, Sagittarius, even if you’re not an artist. As smart as you are, there’s an even greater intelligence working discreetly within you that is more slyly brilliant and lushly visionary than your conscious mind.

You owe it to your future to let it do

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20) I’ve been asked by the leaders of the Piscean Support Group to pat you on the back -- and add a tender, friendly kick in the butt while I’m at it -- in celebration of your recent promise to leave your safety zone. They’re a bit worried that you’ll be so enamored of the new reserve of courage you’ve discovered lurking in your depths that you won’t muster the incentive to actually use that courage to its hilt.

Please prove them wrong. Show us all what it’s like for a sensitive soul with a lyrical heart to seek raw adventure in virgin territory.

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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.

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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.

Screening of FOODMATTERS

A film that shows you are what you eat, Feb. 28, 2pm. Free, but RSVP required. 844.4528, robliakos@comcast.net. Through Feb. 28. JohnWesley Villas of Savannah, 231 W. Montgomery Cross Rd.

Smoke Stoppers

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Stop Smoking Through Hypnosis

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1 Prescriptions, for short 5 Cage match surface 8 Trojan War hero 12 Chew (at) 13 Hi, in HI 16 Provided backup, perhaps 17 Angry crowd forms a small band?

19 ___ home run 20 Insurance plan, before the “Mad Madam” from Disney’s “The Sword in the Stone” showed up?

22 Texas city made of three notes?

25 “___ We Go” (1951 Bugs Bunny cartoon) 26 Diamonds 27 Follows, like a job trainee 29 Female fairy tale monster 31 It runs from 0:00 to 0:00 32 Historic London theater named after a British royal 35 Golfer Inkster’s salad order?

40 Posers, in surf slang 41 Lennon’s widow 44 Like five-day workweeks, usually: abbr.

47 Class that dwells on the past 51 Judge Lance in 1990s news 52 ___ St. Vincent Millay 55 Overly cute kitten that annoys Garfield 56 Chemical in the dumbest diet ever?

59 Garden tools 60 Money to spring a Ukrainian figure skater from the pen?

64 Actor Rickman 65 Burlesque dancer Dita Von ___ (Marilyn Manson’s ex) 66 Fashion journalist Klensch 67 Throw snowballs at 68 Car financing abbr.

69 Dole’s running mate, in 1996

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1 “The Wizard of Oz” studio 2 Brian of ambient music

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/

3 Small amount 4 Stole 5 Psychologist with a hierarchy of human needs 6 Prefix for meter 7 It’s carried across the globe every four years 8 1975 Wimbledon champ 9 “The Travels of ___ McPheeters” (1960s TV western with Charles Bronson and a teenage Kurt Russell) 10 Shenanigans 11 Sporting event with a Supercross competition 14 “Greetings!”

15 Say yes to 18 “And ___ I!” 21 Kelly’s cohost 22 Acid dropper’s need 23 “I have an idea!”

24 “For the Love of ___” (2009 VH1 reality show) 28 Slugger Sammy 30 Color TV pioneer 33 Digital readout, for short 34 Morse code bit 36 “Weird Al” Yankovic movie set at a TV station 37 ___ ipsum (faux-Latin phrase frequently used by publishers in placeholder text blocks) 38 Emphatic denial 39 Den, for one 42 Supporter of arms, for short 43 Popeye’s love Olive 44 Accident 45 Peter of “Lawrence of Arabia” 46 Phrase said without hitting the button, on TV 48 More foolish 49 ___ good example 50 Connery’s foil, in “S.N.L.” skits 53 Apparel brand with a “swoosh” symbol 54 Dazed and confused 57 Fails to keep it real?

58 Talk like a heavy smoker 61 It’s ordered in pints 62 Suffix for Hindu or hero 63 Napkin’s place

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

927-3432.

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.

The Quit Line

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

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

Weight Loss

Lose weight with Guided Imagery and Hypnosis.

No pills, diets or surgery. 927-3432.

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.

Nature and Environment Dolphin Project of Georgia

Boat owners, photographers and other volunteers are needed to help conduct scientific research which will take place one weekend during the months of January, April, July and October. Must be at least 18 years old. Next workshop is Feb. 1, 2pm. at the Richmond Hill Historical Museum. Call 727-3177, visit www.

TheDolphinProject.org.or e-mail gadolphin@ comcast.net.

Forestkeeper 1st Saturdays

Volunteers will help evaluate canopy trees in Chatham County. Feb. 7, 10am-noon and every first Saturday of the month. L. Scott Stell Community Park. Free. 233-TREE or www.

savannahtreefoundation.com. L. Scott Stell Community Park, 195 L. Scott Stell Road.

Ogeechee Audubon Chapter

will meet Feb. 28, 7:39am to look for waterfowl and winter residents. Free and open to the public. Bring binoculars, water, insect repellent and sunscreen. Tim Miller, 429.2700. Through Feb. 28. Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive off S.C. 170.

Take a walk on the wild side

The Oatland Island Wildlife Center offers a 2-mile Native Animal Nature Trail that winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland and salt marsh habitats, and features live native animal exhibits. Located 5 miles east of downtown off the Islands Expressway. Open daily from 10-4 except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Admission is $5 over 17, and $3 seniors/military/children ages 4-17. 898-3980, www.oatlandisland.org. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. 912-898-3980. www. oatlandisland.org/

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

Visit the center to discover the Georgia coast.

The exhibits and aquariums are home to more than 100 species of fish, reptiles, amphibians, corals and other interesting sea creatures. The 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 3-16. 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/

Pets & Animals 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.

Local references available. Please call 401.2211 or email lesleycastle@gmail.com to make a reservation for your pet.

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

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.

Feral Cat Trap Loan Program

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@

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.

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 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

Readings & Signings Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

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

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 A Lenten School of Religion

The Savannah Convocation of Episcopal Churches present a five-part program March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 at 7pm. Compline will follow at 8:15pm. Free. 355-3110. Through March 31. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2 St. Thomas Ave.

Ash Wednesday Services

Feb. 25, 5:30pm, followed by a service of prayer.

Pastor Eric Beene, 927-1731. Through Feb. 25.

White Bluff Presbyterian Church, 10710 White Bluff Rd. 927-1731. whitebluffpc@bellsouth.net

Calling All Christians

Open prayer will be held the second Thursday of the month from 4-4:20 p.m. at the Forsyth Park fountain. Call Suzanne at 232-3830. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. 912-233-6800.

Chanted Office of Compline

The Service of Compline, ”Saying good night to God,” is chanted Sunday evenings at 9 p.m. by the Compline Choir of Christ Church Savannah, located on Johnson Square. Christ Church, 28 Bull St. 232-4131.

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/

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.

Live Web-streaming

Attend church from home Sundays at 9 and 11am with Pastor Ricky Temple and Overcoming

by Faith Ministries. Log onto www.overcomingbyfaith.org, click ‘Watch Now’. 927-8601.

Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground Rd.

Meditation Group

Meets Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Feb. 10March 20, noon-12:30pm. Free, 224-2120, uusavannah.org. Through March 20. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www.uusavannah.org

Meditators Unite!

Beginner to advanced meditators unite to practice meditation, raise the vibration. Discuss metaphysics, holistic approach to healing, Reiki, Energy Medicine, Spirit Connection, etc. www. ellenfarrell.com or to RSVP, www.meetup. com/Meditation-Savannah

Metaphysics For Everyday Self-Mastery A series of metaphysical/New Thought classes at The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 619 W 37th St., Mondays 8pm, with Adeeb Shabazz. $10 suggested donation, 1-877-494-8629, www.freedompathonline.org, freedompath@yshoo.com. The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 619 W 37th St.

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/

www.unitysavannah.org, http://home.hiwaay. net/~north/ or Marguerite Berrigan at 247-6484.

Through April 4. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. 912-355-4704. www.unityofsavannah.org/

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) meet Sundays, 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 W. President St., Savannah. Call Janet Pence at 247-4903. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St. 912-233-4766. www.trinitychurch1848.org/

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, 619 W 37th St. 877-4948629. www.freedompathonline.org 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. .

Seek with your Own Eyes

Help in matters of money, love, health and life.

604-5639 or caraleri5@gmail.com.

Offers a spiritual solution to any problem. Tony, 655-4591.

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 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. 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

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.

Spiritual Coaching

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.

Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church

Recruiting Church Launch Team

Soka Gakkai of America (SGI-USA)

Stand for Peace

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

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Music Ministry for Children & Youth

at White Bluff United Methodist Church is now known as Pneuma, the Greek work for breath. “Every breath we take is the breath of God.” The children’s choir for 3 years through second grade will be known as Joyful Noise and the youth choir grades 3-5 will be known as Youth Praise. Joyful Noise will meet Sundays from 4-5 p.m. and Youth Praise will meet Sundays from 5-6 p.m. Call Ronn Alford at 925-9524 or visit www.wbumc.org. White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Rd. 912-925-5924. www.wbumc.org/

Nicodemus by Night

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

Noonday Downtown Bible Study

with Pastor Ricky Temple every Wednesday at noon. Free lunch provided. 927-8601, www. overcomingbyfaith.org. 927-8601 , Through May 27. Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull Street.

912-233-7764. www.savannahtheatre.com

Psych-K Workshop

Learn a technique through hands-on practice that you can apply to relationships, productivity, prosperity, health, grief and more.

Saturday April 4, 9am–4pm and Sunday April 5, 9am–10:30am and 1:15pm–5pm at Unity of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. $350 or $250 with “bring a buddy” discount. 355-4704,

30 of Savannah’s hottest women Killer sound system Tons of Tvs No cover before 7pm Savannah’s only adult entertainment venue open on Sundays

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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/

Sports & Games Lowcountry Arena Polo

Lessons and games every Saturday, 10am in Bluffton, SC. Horses and all equipment provided. $75. Bryce Gill, 843-442-7963.

Port Wentworth Baseball/Softball/T-ball

Registration at City Hall. $20 for one child and $30 for two or more in the same family. Coaches are needed. Pat Foran, 966-7428. Through Feb. 28. Port Wentworth City Hall, 305 Coastal Highway South.

Savannah Disc Golf Club

holds an Open Doubles Tournament at 1 p.m. each Saturday at Tom Triplett Park on U.S. 80 between Dean Forest Road and Interstate 95.

New players a Tom Triplett Community Park, U.S. Highway 80 West. 912-652-6780.

Youth Soccer with Savannah Celtic, FC

The club has programs for kids and players from Early Goals program (Pre K) through the Savannah Celtic High School League. Registration is ongoing thru March 7. www.savannahceltic.com, 495-9996. Through March 7. Chatham County Soccer Complex, 7221 Sallie Mood Dr.

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 Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Goodwill on Sallie Mood Drive. Call 598-9860 or visit http://al_anon_savannah.freeservers.com. Goodwill Industries, 7220 Sallie Mood Dr.

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Meetings for families and friends of alcoholics are held every Monday at 5:30pm and Saturday 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/

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.

Celiac Support Group

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

Children’s Grief Groups

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

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.

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. www.memorialhealth.com/

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.

for men and women dealing with the pain and shock of divorce. For more information or to sign up, call Paula Morris,353-2808. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. 912-354-7615. www.fpc.presbychurch.net

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

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.

Citizens With Retarded Citizens

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association

Compassionate Friends Support Group

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.

Divorce Recovery Group

Domestic violence community support group

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.

Fecal Urinary Diversion Support Group

The group is for patients who have had a colostomy, deostomy, urostomy (ileoconduit) and continent fecal or urinary diversion surgery. Call 819-3466.

Fibromyalgia support group

meets the second Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St.. 819-6743. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org cs

Better Breathers support group

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.

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1BR/1BA furnished apt (lower level of home). Utilities included. Tybee Island. $850/month. $550 security deposit.

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30 Newell St. Spacious 2Bd/1Ba CH/A, W/D Connect, Carpet, Section 8 Welcome $575mo+dep. Call David 912-596-2003

2218 E. 60TH STREET 2BR/1BA, with room that could be 3rd BR or den. No pets. $800/month, $800/deposit.

6-1/2 W. 61ST STREET 1BR Apt, no pets. $450/month, $450/deposit.

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2307 Abercorn Street.

3BR, 1BA, W/D connection, CH/A, all electric, $675/month. No pets.

Reese & Company 236-4233 2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH Apartment located at 1 East 60th Street. Nice neighborhood, central heat/air, hardwood floors. $650/month.

Call 826-4757.

2BR/1BA Apt., furnished kitchen, Midtown location. Excellent for SCAD students$700/month.

3BR/1BA, LR/DR combo, furnished kitchen, den, Midtown location, CH&A$900/month.

927-9399/665-0933.

2BR/1BA home for rent.

Stove & refrigerator, $550/mo, $550/deposit.

311 Beaufort Road.

Owner is GA licensed real estate agent 912-429-3752 or 912-754-5828

2BR/1BA MOBILE HOME: On 2.5acres, just 15min. from Ft. Stewart. 704 Freeman Grove Road. $600/month, $600/deposit. No Sec tion 8.

912-663-2466. **2BR apt, ch&a, washer. Dryer, water paid, $725/month, in the Victorian District. **Boarding House: 3 rooms available, furnished, CH&A, washer/dryer, busline $80-$100/weekly Call: 398-5778 2BR House. 711 Barton Street(Carver Heights).

Stove/refrigerator, w/d connections, 2 A/C window units, fenced-yard, 3 ceiling-fans, No pets. $500/monthly.

912-236-8364

3 BEDROOM, 1 BATH brick ranch, carport, big yard w/ privacy fence, convenient to mall & Hunter. $800 + deposit.

912-225-6324 or 912-667-7908

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APTS. FOR RENT

500 West 40th: 2BR $450/rent, $450/deposit.

2004-1/2 Krenson Street: 1BR Bungalow $325/rent, $350/deposit.

912-398-8320 or Mr. Wilkes, 912-631-2906.

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Duplex apt. 2BR/1BA, new carpet, central air, refrigerator/stove $595/month.

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544 EAST 31ST: 2BR/2BA, brand new home. All appliances including washer/dryer, blinds, hardwood floors, fenced yard. $850/month, $500/deposit.

667-3968, 450-0020 595 WEST 54th STREET: 2 Bedroom Apartments/1.5 baths, washer/dryer connection/total electric, deposit $630, $630 monthly. Section 8 Welcome.

Call 912-232-7659.

6 Columbus dr.

1BR/1BA, hardwood floors, dishwasher, off street parking, W/D, all utilities included, $650/Mo 441-6808

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108 EVORA 3BR, 1-1/2BA, CH&A, Equipped kitchen. $800/month.

805 GOOGE 3BR, 2BA, CH&A $750/month.

237 WEST 73rd 2BR, 1BA $575/month.

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BRICK FAMILY HOME, GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD, 3BR/2BA, Whitfield Park, LR, Kitchen, Laundry room $900/month 912-748-3576 BULLRIVER SHOALS: Wilmington Island, 2BR/2BA condo, poolside, tennis court, 10 min. from Downtown, 10 min. to Tybee. $825/month plus dep.

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2-bedrooms available in quadplex. Nice quiet neighborhood near Ardsley Park.

Hardwood floors, kitchen area, CH&A, carport and washer/dryer connections. Call Bob, 770-309-8171.

COASTAL PLACE @ Tibet. 2BR/2BA Apt. Eatin kitchen, large LR w/wetbar, washer/dryer connections, 6 closets, all electric. $725/month.

655-4303.

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Newly updated 2 BR, 2.5 BA at Vernon River Plantation! Open flr plan Dining/Living Rms. Fpl, lots of windows, walk-in closets.

Patio, 2 pkg spaces,pool, tennis. $950 mo. + dep. Avail now.

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MOVE-IN SPECIAL 11515 WHITE BLUFF RD. 1BR, walk-in closet, laundry room, bath $575/month.

NEAR MEMORIAL 2BR/2BA, walk-in closets, laundry room $725/month.

TOWNHOUSE 1812 N. Avalon Avenue.

2BR/1-1/2BA $695/month.

SOUTHSIDE 207 Edgewater Rd. 2BR/2BA, Large $750/month.

211 Edgewater Rd. Gated 2BR/2BA $850/month.

310 E. Montgomery X-Roads 912-354-4011

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Accepting Section 8 Tenants. Rentals Starting at $380/month. Call/Visit website for complete list 1011 W. 45TH: 3BR/1BA $800 (Move In Special) 1214 W. 42ND: 3BR/1BA $785.

2216 AUBURN: 3BR/1BA $825.

2215 FLORENCE: 3BR/1BA $600.

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Nice one bedroom furnished efficiency apt.

Utilities included, cable, central air and heat, full size refrigerator, private bath, very secure. $160/week. No Pets. Call 507-4595, 695-7889, or 355-2831

EFFICIENCY APARTMENT: 2410 Jefferson Street. LR & kitchen combo, separate bedroom & bath. Stove & refrigerator, AC/heat window unit. $300/month plus deposit. 912-398-5637 or 912-232-4906

Efficiency Apt. $180/week No Dep. Required

No tax or deposit required. $180 Total Moves you in! Efficiency Apt, furnished, cable & HBO included. Call 912-695-7889, 912-507-4595 or 912-355-2831.

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FOR RENT- 209 Larchmont Drive, 3 Bedrooms, 1.5 Baths, $900/month, $900/deposit, available March 1st.

Call: 754-4109

Historical home, beautiful, 3Br/2.5Ba, hardwood floors, granite countertops, fenced in yard, $1500/month, $1000/deposit. Owner is GA licensed real estate agent 912-429-3752 or 912-754-5828

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Section 8 Accepted 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. $1100/month + Dep. $900.

4904 Jasmine Avenue Brick 3BR, 1.5BA w/lots of closets. Formal LR, separate DR, on huge lot, 2,438 Sqft, sunroom, privacy fence. $1,200/month + Dep $900.

Pets OK with Approval.

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GREAT DEAL: 2BR/1.5BA mobile home. Brand new stove, washer/dryer included, spacious fenced backyard, water/garbage included. $490/month plus $250/security deposit.

Contact Karen, 912-247-3906 or Summer, 661-947-4717.

HALCYON BLUFF SUBDIVISION -Available Now!

Spacious executive style 3BR/2BA home, garage, central heat/AC. $1149/per month, $1399/security deposit. Pets may be permitted. No smoking.

No Section 8 Accepted.

920-1936

LARGE 3BR VICTORIAN, Downtown, furnished or unfurnished, near main library. Offstreet parking, $995/month plus $200 flat rate for all utilities, includes cable, HBO, internet. Call 231-9464

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3BR/2BA, Remodeled. $850/month plus de-

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115 ADAIR STREET

2BR/2BA $775/month plus deposit.

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897-1984, 8am-7pm HOUSES/DUPLEXES:

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NEAR LIBERTY CITY (WESTSIDE) *1933 Cowan: 3BR/1.5BA $775/month * 1934 Fenwick Ave: 2BR/1BA duplex $550/month *1921-A Fenwick Avenue: 3BR/1BA Duplex $650/month

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3BR/1BA 1704 E. 35th Street: $700/month The above have CH&A, washer/dryer connections, carpet, fenced yard. None total electric. Application-$20, References and 1yr. Lease and Option to Buy. Pets negotiable. 897-1984 MOBILE HOMES: Available for rent. Located in mobile home park.

Starting at $450 per month and up.

912-658-4462 or 925-1831.

NEAR HAAF & HOSPITALS

5504 Emory Drive, Bonna Bella. Remodeled 2BR, 1BA Home. $650/month.

Metro Properties 429-4422/232-9011

NICE BRICK Apartment, clean One bedroom, one bath, LR, DR, kitchen, stove/refrigerator, washer/dryer, Window A/C. $600/month plus deposit.

Call 912-233-7457 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 AND TWO bedroom apartments. $390-$600.

Southside, island, midtown.

Hassell Realty.

912-234-1291

ONE BEDROOM

Loft-style apt only $570 a month! Convenient southside location. Dishwasher & W/D connections. MOVE IN NOW. Moss Gate Apts., 10600 Abercorn St., 920-8005.

ONE & TWO BEDROOM APTS at 1006 East 34th Street. New kitchen, hardwood floors, HVAC, washer/dryer included.

Call 706-338-9611.

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PARADISE PARK AREAAvailable Now! 3BR/2BA 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. $935/per month, $989/security deposit. Min. 1yr lease required. Military or police discounts available.

Near schools & HAAF. No indoor pets. No smoking. No Section 8 accepted. 920-1936

QUIET, BIG, 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment w/ living room, dining room. Midtown, near Candler Hospital. $620/month + deposit.

912-354-4574.

RICHMOND HILL: 314 Rice Gate Drive.

3BR/2BA, appliances, 1-car garage, new carpet, fresh paint.

Near Schools. $950/month plus dep. 727-3106

ROMANTIC LOCATION

Classic 1930 Brick 2BR, 1BA lower unit apartment. Hardwood floors throughout.

Includes Water/Trash service.

Available 1/30/09. 724 East 49th. Discounted Rent: $945 Deposit: $800. 912-507-2191

Section 8 Welcome

2226 HANSON: 3BR/1BA, separate DR, laundry room $845.

1112 EAST 39TH STREET: 3BR/1BA, all new $825

Call 912-257-6181 SMALL OFFICE SPACE

Very inexpensive; free wireless internet. Near Forsyth Park .

912-247-0255 THUNDERBOLT **1 Bedroom apt, deck, nice, utilities included. Near marina. $750/month **ALSO large 1 bedroom apt, Whitaker St, near park. Tile, h/w floor, parking lot. $575/month.

912-691-2368 THUNDERBOLT: 3BR/1BA, 2626 Evergreen. $900/month plus deposit.

657-5592.

911 ABERCORN: 2BR/1BA Apartment. $750-$1100/month.

232-1894 or 692-0383.

EFFINGHAM: 2BR/1BA $600/month 429-1293.

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VICTORIAN DISTRICT: 527 E. Park Ave. Renovated 1900’s house, 3BR/2BA, off-street parking, central heat/air, deck, washer/dryer & dishwasher. $950/monthly.

912-507-4637.

WE BUY HOUSES 2139 Causton Bluff 3BR/2BA, central heat/air $950/month, $850/deposit.

1806 East 39th St. 1BR Apt. $460/month, $300/deposit.

References and Credit Check required. Call 351-0500 for showing.

WE BUY HOUSES 866-202-599 5 EXT. 1 WEEKLY AND MONTHLY PROPERTIES AVAILABLE. Peaceful atmosphere.

WEEKLY UNITS: Furnished, Private entrance, No sharing, living quarters, utilities included.

From $175-$200/wk, $100-$150/deposit.

MONTHLY PROPERTIES: 3BR/2BA, Appliances included. Properties located in Pooler & Savannah. $700-$800/month plus deposit same as rent.

No Section 8.

Interested parties call 441-5468

WILMINGTON ISLAND HOMES 8 CYPRESS COVE: 3bedrooms, 3-baths, large bonus room $1,900.

220 ISLAND CREEK: 3bedrooms, 2-baths, Garage, Pool & Tennis Courts $1,100.

RINCON TOWNHOME 2-bedrooms, 2-baths, Garage $850.

JEAN WALKER REALTY LLC WILMINGTON ISLAND: Marsh Creek Plantation.

3BR/2 full baths, LR, DR, breakfast room, laundry room, CH/A, double garage, fenced yard, corner lot. Beautiful neighborhood. $1100/month, $1100/deposit.

Call 308-4127 or 897-4836

WINDSOR FOREST:

Available Now! Spacious 3BR/1BA, LR, DR, family room, washer/dryer connection, central heat/air, new wood floors. No smoking. $925/month plus deposit. Section 8 not accepted.

CommerCial ProPerty For rent 890

OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE

Move-In. No Deposit!

No Utilities! 2116 Ogeechee Road. Savannah, GA 31415.

Call 313-4083 or 313-4082 WAREHOUSE OFFICE: 5400 Sq.Ft. $2000/month. Near loop 26, I-16.

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108 EAST BOLTON ST.

Furnished bedroom.

Share kitchen and bath, washer/dryer, central heat/air. $150/week.

912-233-2746

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for rent w/utilities dining room/kitchen access and other amenities, in West Savannah.

912-428-2933, 663-7753, or 659-0136

Furnished Room includes utilities, washer/dryer, cable central HVAC. Savannah area. Shared kitchen and bath. $100-$120 weekly.

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Rooms $70-80/wk. Furnished and utilities included. Call 234-9779 NEAR MEMORIAL/ DELESSEPS East Savannah.

Furnished, includes utilities, central heat and air, Comcast cable, television, washer/dryer.

Hardwood floors, ceramic tile in kitchen and bath. Shared Kitchen & Shared bath.

5 minutes to Memorial Hospital.

Call 912-210-0181.

furnished rooms starting at $115/wk with utilities incl. SMALLdep.FREE wifi,washer/dryer,parking.DOWNTOWN.Single occupancy ONLY.Call 912-220-8691 or email: savannahrooms@yahoo.com ROOM FOR RENT: In very nice home in Windsor Forest on LaVida Golf Course. Everything furnished, non-smoking home, complete house privileges.

Off-street parking. Female preferred. $400/rent, $350/deposit.

Call 925-6940, 844-4211

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. 912-398-3241.

ROOMS FOR RENT

Nice/clean, furnished rooms, CH&A, kitchen furnished, washer/dryer, cable. Located on busline. $110-$120 weekly.

Call 912-748-9710

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Westside. $85-$130/weekly, Utilities and cable included.

Call 844-5655.

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cars 910 1969 Chevrolet Impala.

61K original miles. $6000 OBO. 1999 GMC Yukon, clean, 152K miles, $5000 OBO. 1994 GMC truck, clean 108 K miles, $8500 OBO. Call 912-631-6842 1969 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK. Runs good, minor front end damage.

Asking $1800 Firm. Serious inquiries only. Call 234-0216 anytime.

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1990 Isuzu pickup 5-speed, clean, runs good, $1450.

• ‘97 Ford Explorer Automatic, runs great, $2850.

• 2000 Mercury Mystique, 4-door automatic, cold ac very low miles, $2950 • 1995 Ford Ranger, 5 speed, 4 cylinder, low miles, $1650 OBO. Call 912-441-2150 1993 Saturn SW-1 Wagon, 4cylinder, green, power window, locks, automatic, cruise, 24-28MPG, approx 60,000 miles, good condition. $2300 OBO 659-4541or-966-2169 1995 CHEVY Conversion Van. 156K miles, trailer hitch, roof-rack, back seat converts to double bed. $2400.

Call 912-352-4293.

1997 DODGE Grand Caravan Sport. Sold as is. New parts. Good fixer upper for a skilled mechanic.

Please call 912-323-0409.

1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Minivan, fully loaded, automatic sliding door, 7-passenger, good condition. $2250.

Call 352-2281 or 604-4353 2001 Dodge Dually, 149,000 miles, automatic, cloth interior, quad doors, like new. $10,000.

Call 706-491-0528 2002 Ranger, 5-speed, CD, AC, 83,000, fiberglass top, clean. Good tires, 4-cylinder, Must see! $5800 OBO. 912-713-5200 2003 Ford 250 panel Van with roof racks & Interior shelving $4500.00. Cynthia, 912-604-6670

Safe, quiet, Christian environment in new home.

Utilities included. On busline. $135/wkly, $75/deposit. Male Preferred Call:912-484-1347

2003 Honda Accord EX

4-door, sunroof, leather, power seats, windows & locks. 69K miles $10,800.

Call 912-657-4156.

cars 910 AUTO REPAIRS Need service - Reasonable.

Mobile.

Call 912-441-2150 for details.

HARD TO FIND PARTS Call 912-441-2150

CASH CARS $2950 or less!

• ‘89 Mercedes 300 SE • ‘97 Ford Explorer • ‘95 Chrysler Convertible and more... $1850 or less

• ‘91 Honda Accord

• ‘88 Toyota Camry

• ‘94 Ford Escort and more... $950 or less

• ‘97 Mazda • ‘87 Nissan

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Call:912-964-2440 FENDER BENDER? Paint & Body Work.

Reasonably Priced.

Insurance Claims. We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

GREAT BUY!-2008 TRUCK

GMC Canyon crew cab, automatic, AM/FM/CD/MP3, power windows/locks, remote keyless entry. 24,000 miles, Asking $17,000.

912-832-2528 or-665-1339 HANDICAPPED VAN: Rear entry ramp, 2002 Chrysler Town & Country, silver, 82,000 miles, new tires. $15,000. Call 912-659-2719.

POLICE IMPOUNDS! Cars from $500! For listings, 1-800-536-8309 x4647 Motorcycles/ AtVs 940 Motorcycle 1995 Honda VLX 600, good condition, 22,000 miles, red, sissy bar, saddlebags, windshield, great sound. $2300 OBO 659-5441 or 966-2169 39.99 Boats & accessories 950 19.5Ft. BAYLINER BOAT w/120HP US Marine Force motor w/trailer $3000.

Call 912-228-0871

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Wilmington Island Duplex, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, living room, dining room, kitchen, $775/month, 897-6789 or 344-4164

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TYBEE - 2BR/1BA Apt., central-heat/air. Walk to beach, 1 block from AJ’s. $850/month, $850/deposit.

912-507-4637.

WILMINGTON ISLAND 4BR/2BA house with living-room, dining-room, den, & large fenced-in backyard, 7001 Sand Road. $1500/month.

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Spacious 2BR/1BA, kitchen and living room. $650/month plus $650/deposit. Virtual tour at www.habershamplace.com. Call Adam @ 234-2726.

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