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Jingle is a verb A closer look at the story and lyrics of ‘Jingle Bells’ and the Savannah resident who wrote it — the altogether unique James Lord Pierpont.

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james L. Pierpont; photo illustration by brandon blatcher

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JinHi Soucy Rand has a plan to rejuvenate local theatre, and it involves Louisville Road | 14

Despite their name, The Looters are really not such bad guys after all | 22

We think some really big movie event just happened... hmmm, what could it be? | 28

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Wednesday (12/23): Barefoot Booyah

saturday (12/26): Members of Turtle Folk & Friends Christmas Jam

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Wednesday Skatefest

What: Get a taste of winter

fun ice skating at the Civic Center.

When: 12/23-24, 12/2601/03, 10am-10pm Where: Savannah Civic Center Info: www.savannahcivic. com Cost: $7

Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, A Man for All Times

What: A national traveling

exhibition organized by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Look beyond the myth by viewing the man through his own words in speeches, letters, and proclamations.

When: Wed. Dec. 23, Thu. Dec. 24, Fri. Dec. 25, Sat. Dec. 26, Sun. Dec. 27, Mon. Dec. 28, Tue. Dec. 29, Wed. Dec. 30, Thu. Dec. 31, Fri. Jan. 1 Where: Southwest Chatham Library, Rio Road at Shawnee St. Cost: Free Info: 912-925-8305.

Film: Black Christmas (Canada, 1974) What: Just in time for the

holidays, a low-budget, “killer on the loose in a sorority house” style slasher flick that influenced John Carpenter’s Halloween series.

When: Wed. Dec. 23, 8 p.m.

Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. , Cost: $5 Info: http://myspace.com/ psychotronicfilms

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New Year’s Eve in City Market What: A big outdoor party

featuring live music and a balloon drop at midnight When: 12/31, 9pm-1am Where: City Market Info: www.savannahcitymarket.com

Friday

CJA Holiday Jazz Concert

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What: Join Teddy Adams and a buffet of local talent for their holiday jam session. Proceeds benefit CJA scholarship program.

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

Where: Westin Savannah Harbor, Hutchinson Island Cost: $15/adv, $20/door Info: 912-920-1317. www. coastal-jazz.org/

Friday Polar Bear Plunge

What: Ring in the new year

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Winter Wonderland Affair

What: A holiday event for

Savannah High classes of the 1970s featuring food and live music. Cocktail reception from 6-7pm. Doors open at 7pm.

When: Sat. Dec. 26, 7 p.m.

Where: Savannah Marriott Riverfront, 100 General Macintosh Blvd. , Cost: $50/person

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Ducks on Holiday

What: Join a guide and

learn more about the waterfowl who winter in our area. Reservations required. Call 912-236-8115 or sign-up via the website.

When: Sun. Dec. 27, 8 a.m.

Cost: $20/person, incl. use of binoculars Info: http://www.wilderness-southeast.org/

Freebie of the Week | What: The

Enjoy the proto-slasher flick Black Christmas at the Bean on Wednesday night, presented by Psychotronic Films

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Snakes Alive

New Year’s Eve Fireworks

Tuesday

What: An educational

program that takes a close look at our native turtles and snakes. Reservations required.

When: Tue. Dec. 29, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Tue. Dec. 29, 9:30 a.m.

Where: Savannah Ogeechee Canal Museum Cost: $20/person, $10/children under 12 Info: 912-236-8115. http:// www.wilderness-southeast.org/

Thursday

What: Ring in the new year with a bang on River Street.

When: 12/31, 11:59pm Where: River Street, Rousakis Plaza Info: www.riverstreetsavannah.com

New Year’s Eve Fireworks

What: ... Or ring in the new

year with a bang out on Tybee.

When: Thu. Dec. 31, 11:59 p.m.

Where: Tybee Island Pier

with a cold dip in the ocean.

Things are changing this year, and registration will be required. Proceeds benefit nursing scholarship program.

When: Fri. Jan. 1, 12 p.m.

Where: Tybee Island Pier Cost: $30

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music

for a complete listing of this week’s music go to: soundboard.

Live Music: The Tams

What: Ring in the new year

with a performance by Motown legends The Tams and local favorite Randy “Hatman” Smith.

When: Jan. 1, 1-6:30 p.m.

Where: Tybee Pavillion Cost: Free Info: 912-786-5444. http:// www.tybeevisit.com/

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Savannah Comedy Revue

What: About half a dozen comedians, including Tom Parris, Phil Keeling, Chris Soucy and Sarah Swafford.

When: The first of January and every first Friday of the month after that at 8 p.m.

Where: Club One, Jefferson and Bay Streets.

Cost: $ 5

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Christmas Dinner for the Working Poor & Homeless

Coastal SCLC and Hosea Feed the Hungry host the first annual Christmas dinner event. Including a hot meal, health screenings and more.

When: Wed. Dec. 23, 5 p.m.

Where: Salvation Army , 3000 Bee Rd. Cost: Free

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Away in a manger — or a hydraulic shop

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community:

10 DeRenne Middle

School hosts the aspiring young men of A.S.P.I.R.E. and their mentors.

by Patrick rodgers

city notebook:

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a developer, a nonprofit, a letter to the editor, and the fate of a community garden on MLK. by patrick rodgers

07 Blotter 08 Straight Dope 09 News of the Weird

Eight years ago, I set up a CNN e-mail alert for “Osama Bin Laden.” It was to alert me when he’d been caught or killed, you see.

The info in the forwarded articles is always very mundane, and I feel stupid whenever I receive one. Still, I haven’t canceled them.

I keep receiving them for sentimental reasons, I guess, to remind me of a time when such dramatically positive developments seemed possible — redemptive even.

Meanwhile, the war in Afghanistan continues, and may have another eight years on the way on top of the eight we’ve already seen.

I have a child who is eleven. The war’s been going on since she was three. She’ll likely be in college before it’s over.

I’m lucky, though. I can’t imagine what it must be like to leave your young children behind while you go off on yet another tour of duty.

Frankly, I’m not sure I’d be able to go through with it. I’m glad I’ve never had to test that theory.

A couple of years after 9/11, when the Iraq war started, I spent a lot of time feeling sorry for American soldiers on the basis that they and their families were being abused and misused by their elected leaders.

I still feel that way to an extent, but I’ve long since stopped feeling sorry for them — for the simple reason that they don’t feel at all sorry for themselves.

The servicepeople I know, and almost certainly the ones you know as well, don’t consider themselves particularly unfortunate. Sure, they gripe about bureaucracy and politicians and regulations, as soldiers the world over have since the beginning of standing armies.

But they continue doing what they want to do, living the lives they’ve chosen to live, proudly, patiently, and largely without regret.

So when I relay to you the accompanying photo of a makeshift Christmas tree in a hydraulic shop on a U.S. base in largely treeless Afghanistan — reprinted with permission from my friends in the Ramus family — it’s not to make you feel sorry for anyone or have pity for anyone, and it’s certainly not to incite any particular political opinion either way.

It’s there to reinforce the notion that Christmas is what we make of it, and happens wherever it is celebrated. Like that original scene in a manger in the Holy Land, it needs no fancy trappings and has no minimum requirements other than a belief in the possibility of redemption.

On a more mundane note, I want to call your attention to the fact that our Week at a Glance section in this issue is somewhat misnamed — it actually covers the next two weeks.

This is a slow time of year, event-wise, and Week at a Glance reflects that. No doubt the events calendar will regain momentum with the new year — hopefully like all of us! cs

Due to the lack of suitable Christmas tree specimens in Afghanistan, B Co 603rd ASB had to make do with what they had: Hydraulic line, a printer and goodies/decorations from home. (courtesy Staff Sgt. Paul Ramus)

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2009 available locally. by tim rutherford

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Editor, Regarding your recent column “Weather or not:” I can honestly say that we at Demand Media are open to criticism and skepticism that accompanies people’s views of our model, especially folks outside the tech world. The reason why I’m writing you today is to point out that, in your criticism of us in your piece contains some inaccuracies. Was there any research done to be able to legitimize a statement like the one below: “Outfits like Demand Studios and eHow pay untrained,

unaccountable ‘content providers’ pennies to quickly generate sketchy articles tailor–made to appear at the top of the results for specific search terms. The value or accuracy of the article is irrelevant – its only purpose is to garner page views.”

If fact–checking or research was done, then it would reflect the fact that Demand Studios and eHow are owned by the same company, Demand Media. Demand Studios is the content creation side of our business and eHow.com is one of the media sites that we own.

Currently, eHow does allow anyone to sign up and write articles that are published to the site and that content is policed

by the community. We also have professionally produced articles and videos that are vetted through our Studio process that reside on eHow.com as well.

While both types of articles reside together, side–by–side on the site, eHow articles created by everyday people have the byline “User–Submitted Article” while articles created by Demand Studios writers have the byline “eHow Contributing Writer.”

Secondly, our flat fee payments to our DS writers range from $15 an hour (on the lower end) and scale up from there depending on the assignment and we pay twice weekly in addition to offering health care to our freelance

creators.

One would also uncover the fact that the freelancers that we have in the Demand Studios community have to apply, submit applications and also receive a writing/editing test (for those applying for the position of a copy editor).

Writing for Demand Studios is not a job for someone who has never written or someone who is lacking in writing expertise.

Wadooah Wali Senior Director, Communications Demand Media

Police Dept. incident reports

Fleeting wealth and false hope

Police were called in regard to a financial fraud incident. A young man received a check in the mail, addressed to him, for $2,980 from a business called First Impressions Inc. located in New York City.

The man thought he was the winner of some sort of sweepstakes and immediately sought the advice of a family friend.

The family friend took the young man to a nearby liquor store to cash the check, and acted as the co–signer. The check was cashed and the young man received the funds, at which time he went and bought a car. A couple weeks later, the family friend arrived at the young man’s residence with a copy of the check, provided by the liquor store, which had been returned because of insufficient funds. After being asked, the young man told police that the liquor store employee had called a number for

the company that had been found via the internet in an attempt to verify the check.

There was no business number listed on the check. No further information was available from the young man. The report did not mention whether the money had to be returned, or whether the young man was able to keep the car he’d purchased with the money.

• Three men were sitting in a car talking when one man asked the driver if he could borrow five dollars. The driver told the man that he did not have the money to lend him at that time. The requestor became angry, exited the vehicle and walked around to the driver side. He opened the door, said “it would be wrong if I pulled my burner and burned your ass,” and smacked the driver in the forehead with a black pistol described as slightly smaller than a Glock 21. The third guy got out of the car to try and jump on the pistol wielding would–be money borrower, but the second man ran off. There was no visible injury on the driver’s forehead and he refused medical attention. He said he had knew the assailant, but was unable to say for how long. He was given a CRN card.

• A man was arrested for trying to shoplift $75 worth of sweaters from a department store in the Oglethorpe Mall. The suspect walked to a table full of sweaters, perused the merchandise and picked up two sweaters. The officer watched the suspect via surveillance camera as he wandered to a corner with the merchandise and attempted to conceal the items. The officer confronted the man as he tried to exit. The man turned over the merchandise and did not attempt to flee.

He was escorted to the office and signed a statement of admission as well as a two year ban form. He was then arrested.

• An off–duty officer working at a department store in the Savannah Mall called police after detaining three individuals for suspected credit card fraud. A man and woman had attempted to purchase items using a credit card that had been cancelled after it was reported stolen. Once separated from the trio for questioning the woman told police that she had agreed to use the

stolen credit card to buy items for one of the men in exchange for some crack cocaine, which she had already obtained from the man. A search of her purse uncovered about 1 gram of crack as well as a crack pipe. She told police that she had been with the man for two days, and he would not allow her to leave until she bought the items wanted in exchange for the drugs. The woman told police that the other man had stashed about 10 grams of crack behind the other man’s trailer. He was arrested for an outstanding warrant. She was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

She never actually used the credit card, and was only pretending to be willing because of duress. The man who prompted the credit card use was in possession of $2,000 in cash, and had two previous convictions for drug trafficking in Chatham County.

He was released without any charges. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

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I want to eat farm-raised salmon because wild salmon are depleted by overfishing.

On the other hand, I hear there are many pollutants in salmon farms. So which is better, farm-raised or wild? —Judith I’ve heard most fish served in fast-food eateries is an ugly whiplike critter from the waters off New Zealand. I wonder how far up the restaurant scale these things travel. How many fish once considered garbage are now served with a more palatable name? —Chris Chris, meet Judith—fellow sufferers in a world running out of fish. The difference is Judith seems to recognize our plight and you don’t. Since your need is more urgent, we’ll eradicate your ignorance first.

Let’s begin with your idea that the discriminating diner eats only attractive fish. This is an unusual culinary concept. One concedes that the hoki, the New Zealand fish you refer to, is probably not something you’d want to see in a tank at the dentist’s office. However, the hoki has firm flesh high in omega-3 acids and makes a fine fish sandwich at McDonald’s. Equally important, unlike more comely fish, there are (for now) a fair number of them left.

That’s the basic problem. Remember the cod, seemingly infinite in number and fished for centuries in the North Atlantic? The fishery collapsed in 1992, the victim of rapacious factory fishing.

The number of cod today is something like one percent of what it was in the 1960s. Forty thousand people were thrown out of work. It’s not known when if ever the fishery will recover.

Similarly, the west-coast salmon fishery failed in 2008. The Atlantic bluefin tuna has been reduced to 15 percent of preindustrial numbers, and fishing has been scaled back; some think even the lower catch will destroy what remains.

In a 2006 paper, researchers led by Boris Worm of Canada’s Dalhousie University reported that 30 percent

of world fisheries had collapsed, with catches falling below 10 percent of the original yield. They projected the remaining commercial fish species would be exhausted by mid-century, meaning no more wild fish, pretty or not.

Given dwindling supplies, it’s not surprising that you’re running into a bit of bait and switch. The FDA recently determined that 37 percent of fish and 13 percent of other seafood was mislabeled. As much as 77 percent of so-called red snapper is anything but.

The FDA has established guidelines for fish labeling, but thanks to industry lobbying there are plenty of exemptions.

This has led to some surreal mislabeling: importers started selling Vietnamese catfish under the brand name Cajun Delight. The rock crab, once a garbage catch, was reborn as the peekytoe crab.

The channel catfish has become the southern trout, dolphinfish is now mahi mahi, and the Patagonian toothfish is now the Chilean sea bass.

So, are less desirable fish finding their way into fancy restaurants? Yes, because increasingly that’s all there is left.

As for you, Pat, I’ve got some bad news and some worse news. The bad news is that, as you’ve heard, farmed salmon is problematic. Studies have found farm-raised salmon contain more cancer-causing PCBs and dioxins than wild ones do, typically originating in their feed. Researchers estimate that the risk of cancer from contaminants is about three times higher for farmed salmon compared to wild.

Salmon farming is rough on the environment, too. Farm runoff has been linked to increased mercury levels in wild fish nearby. Fish parasites can run rampant in salmon farms. Fish feces, copper, and zinc can contaminate the waters surrounding salmon pens.

Even the good stuff in farmed salmon comes with problems. Farmed salmon contain more oil, including heart-friendly omega-3, but a greater percentage is in the form of not-healthy omega-6.

The worse news is you’d better get used to it. Commercial salmon fishing is gone in the Atlantic, and things don’t look promising in the Pacific. In a perfect world wild salmon would be a better choice than farmed. But we had a perfect world as far as fishing was concerned, and we used it up. cs

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A 55-year-old British man whose bowel was ruptured in a nearly catastrophic traffic accident has been fitted with a bionic sphincter that opens and closes with a remote controller.

Ged Galvin had originally endured 13 surgeries in a 13-week hospital stay and had grown frustrated with using a colostomy bag until surgeon Norman Williams of the Royal London Hospital proposed the imaginative operation. Dr. Williams, who was interviewed along with Galvin for a November feature in London’s Daily Mail, wrapped a muscle transplanted from Galvin’s leg around the sphincter and attached electrodes to tighten or loosen the muscle’s grip.

Unreformed Health Care System

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections decided in October that it (i.e., taxpayers) should fund complex facial reconstruction surgery for inmate Daryl Strenke, who is serving 30 years after pleading guilty to murdering his girlfriend. Strenke had shot himself in the face in apparent remorse for the killing, severely disfiguring his mouth and jaw and making it nearly impossible for him to eat or speak normally.

Britain’s Safety Weenies

the alleys and perhaps getting caught in pin-setting machines or, feared one inspector, bowlers injuring themselves trying to knock over pins by hand. The barriers would leave space for the ball to roll under.

2003 because he had been brainwashed (“unduly influenced”) by the aged guru.

(A judge tossed out his lawsuit in July.)

The Science of Sex

• After six years of total obstinacy, Janet and Lowell Carlson finally agreed in October to upgrade their farm’s septic system in Camden Township, Minn.

Until then, the couple had ignored numerous inspections, sheriff ’s visits and court orders even though a new system had already been paid for (by escrow funds left by the owner who sold them the farm). The Carlsons’ inspiring principle throughout the six years of living with failed plumbing was to challenge the county for its “inconsistent” enforcement of septic upgrades.

• Scottish pig farmer Peter Roy, 72, is embroiled in a long-standing dispute with the Perth and Kinross Council over who has the responsibility for repairing the sewage system on his farm in Craigmuir, but has taken a more hardcore approach than the Carlsons.

He has saved his sewage in oil barrels stored on his property (now numbering about 80) to the outrage of neighbors.

Roy has also periodically stepped up his protests to include leaving full barrels around town.

• Wake Forest University’s Institute of Regenerative Medicine, which has successfully grown human bladders in the lab using only a few extracted cells sprayed onto a chemical frame that mimics the body’s tissues, has so far been unsuccessful at regenerating penises because of the organ’s complexity.

However, it announced in a November journal article a success with rabbit penises. Four of the 12 rabbits with labgrown phalluses successfully impregnated females, and in an unexpected finding, the new penises appear not to lessen sexual desire, in that all 12 of the rabbits began mating within one minute of meeting females.

• Occasionally, people lose their short-term memory following vigorous sex, according to doctors interviewed for a November CNN report on “transient global amnesia.” The condition occurs because blood flow to the brain is restricted by the strenuous activity, temporarily disabling the hippocampus from recording new memory. One sufferer, “Alice,” recalled her experience, recounting how she initially cracked a joke about being unable to remember how good the sex was that she just had, and then supposedly repeated the joke over and over, each time as if she had just thought of it.

• (1) In November, the Solihull Council in Britain’s West Midlands county ordered a flooring store to remove the festive balloons it had pinned out front to attract business, calling them hazards. One councilor explained that drivers may be distracted by the Common Sense Takes a colors, and another was concerned Vacation that if a balloon came loose, it might (1) Three men were convicted in possibly float into traffic and lure a child August in Kansas City, Mo., of having to follow it. (2) In October, Britain’s convinced “numerous” customers to Association of Chief Police Officers buy 3-inch-by-4-inch laminated “diploprepared a guidebook of instructions mat” cards that, promoters said, would for bicycle-duty officers on how to legally free them from ever having ride a bike. The book was 93 to pay taxes or being arrested for pages long, containing such asany crime. According to the FBI, sistance as a diagram on how to Have A customers ponied up fees rangMerry turn left or right (“deployment ing from $450 to $2,000 to get Christmas! into a junction”). (Following the cards. (2) Dr. Yehu Azaz, a widespread ridicule, the assowealthy, respected physician, ciation decided in November gave up his career in 1991 and not to release it.) gave away all of his posses• Examiners from Britain’s sions, coming under the spell of Health and Safety Executive, inguru Rena Denton’s spiritual healspecting bowling alleys for hazing center in Somerset, England. In ards, considered recommendaa 2009 lawsuit to recover his wealth, tions (according to a November Azaz said that despite being an Daily Mail report) that included educated professional, he did not erecting barriers over the lanes to realize what he had done until prevent bowlers from wandering

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People With Too Much Money

After Nicolas Cage filed a lawsuit against him for mismanaging the actor’s money, Cage’s former business manager Samuel Levin filed his defense in November, charging Cage with creating his own problems by disregarding Levin’s budgetary advice. According to Levin, Cage’s 2007 purchases included three houses (costing $33 million), 22 cars (including nine Rolls-Royces) and 47 works of art. By 2008, said Levin, Cage owned 15 houses, four yachts, a Gulfstream jet and an island in the Bahamas.

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Brier Cutlip, 22, and Paul Bragg, 25, who were on parole and prohibited from possessing firearms, were re-arrested in December in Elkins, W.Va., when they showed up for a parole appointment. However, they had just come in from a day of hunting and were still wearing orange vests, alerting the parole officer to the fact that they had been firing guns all day. cs By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE

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The garden before nineonetwo showed up (left) and the condition of the property now (right). The City says it needs more work, or it must be leveled.

Five minutes to midnight in this garden

Local nonprofit tries to rehabilitate a community parcel on MLK, but gets caught in a battle over blight

by Patrick Rodgers | patrick@connectsavannah.com

The plot of land on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and 32nd Street hasn’t looked like the community garden it was intended to be. Although attempts have been made to sow the seeds of support necessary to sustain the project, the property spent several years abandoned and overgrown — much to the chagrin of the City and neighborhood residents. For the last few months, a group of volunteers was trying to change that.

“Before nineonetwo came in, it was looking rather blighted,” says Barbara Eaton, a member of the Metropolitan Neighborhood Association, and part of the effort to restore the garden. “It was a mess. It was totally overgrown and there was tons of trash there.”

Since October, a local nonprofit community arts group called nineonetwo has been working with volunteers and community members to rehabilitate the derelict garden in hopes of providing free vegetables and creating opportunities for community–based art projects.

“It’s only been a few months, but we’ve made incredible progress with 10 or less people all working in their spare time to clean up,” says nineonetwo Executive Director Corey Houlihan.

Last week, the group’s efforts were noticed, drawing the attention of both the property owner and the City. But it wasn’t the kind of recognition the group

wanted.

Property owner Michael Brown sent a letter to the Savannah Morning News blaming the group for failing to maintain the property, blurring their efforts with those of previously failed attempts to start a garden there by other, unrelated groups.

His ire stemmed from a City citation for failure to properly maintain the property. Brown has been given a mandate to either have the plot cleaned up

by Jan. 25, or level it and fence it off.

“The lot is a mess,” says Brown. “I was in court and the judge looked at the photographs [of the property] and basically screamed at me.”

A bit of history In 2002, the Savannah Development and Renewal Authority approached Brown about donating the plot of land

to a nonprofit group lead by Susan Patrice, who wanted to create what was described as an “urban youth eco–village,” including a community garden.

Brown liked the idea of putting the vacant lot to good use, and volunteered to donate the property, as well as pay expenses including the mortgage, taxes and insurance.

“I was all excited that it was going to be used as a garden,” Brown explains. “It was all beautiful soil.”

According to a newspaper article covering the inaugural event at the property, Patrice’s plan was to create as many as 10 community gardens over the space of two years. However, things didn’t quite go as planned, and the property was abandoned.

Brown says he assumed the SDRA and the nonprofit would continue to maintain it, since he had given it to them; however, the property was neglected.

(We made several attempts to contact Lise Sundrla, Executive Director of the SDRA, seeking comment, but no calls were returned. Patrice could not be reached for comment, but according to her Myspace page no longer lives in Savannah.)

After the ambitions of the original project faded, the property sat untouched for several years. A few people familiar with the property noted that a

group of SCAD students attempted to re–ignite the garden project a couple of years ago, and are believed to be responsible for the 15 foot-wide pile of wooden slats that occupies one end of the garden — which is now part of the mess the City says needs to be removed.

“I haven’t heard from anybody since 2002, not a soul. I don’t know who is in control of what,” says Brown.

However, in the past five years, Brown says he has been called to court four times by the City to answer for the condition of the property.

“When there hasn’t been any volunteer effort from the community to do something, it’s just been a mess,” says Barbara Eaton.

Clearing out the weeds Although the City’s inspector and the judge consider the property blighted, nineonetwo and neighborhood volunteers have cleared away a significant amount of trash and weeds in the last couple of months. They’ve made progress, but so far, not enough to satisfy demands.

“You could barely open the door.

Everywhere it was weeds up to your chin,” says Ian Adelman, a resident of the Metro neighborhood who has been volunteering to help clean up.

“It was gross. The mosquitoes were

now contain broccoli, cauliflower, peas, a variety of leafy greens, garlic and carrots, among other things. Volunteers have also planted rows of flower bulbs that will come up in the spring — unless the property is covered in gravel and fenced in, which might happen if it can’t be brought up to City code in the next couple weeks.

“We could make lemonade out of lemons if nineonetwo is willing to get some volunteers and clean it up,” says Brown. “It would be such a shame to let that go to waste.”

“It certainly does need a lot more work, but we’re not going to be responsible for years of neglect,” explains Houlihan. “He wants us to clean it up

new year

to keep him out of trouble, and then he’s writing in to the paper as if we went in there and allowed the lot to be neglected.”

After the publication of the letter, nineonetwo was going to pursue the project at another location provided by the neighborhood association. However, the group would rather not walk away from all the hard work they’ve already put in, and Brown is committed to preserving the location as a community garden, which is what he says he intended it to be all along.

To help ensure that the location is brought up to code, he’s sending over a dumpster and a couple of workers to aid the efforts of nineonetwo’s volunteers.

“The last thing I want to do is to do what the judge said, which is to gravel it over and put up a chain link fence,” says Brown. “Now, you’ve got another empty lot with razor wire on top.”

Eaton hopes for the neighborhood’s sake that they will be able to get the work done in time: “It feels so much better to have a garden happening there than it does to have something that used to be a garden that’s been abandoned.” cs For more information about the Root Down Community G(art)den, or to volunteer, email rootdowncommunitygarden@ gmail.com

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just horrible. You couldn’t even see there were beds until we started pulling weeds,” he says.

Adelman got involved in October of this year, when the project first began, and he’s become one of the group’s most dedicated volunteers. The site is now known as the Root Down Community G(art)den, and was started with the hope of bringing together the community to share the pleasures of gardening as well as the vegetables.

“The greatest thing is it’s a place to meet your neighbors,” says Adelman. “I never would have met the ladies across the street from me if it hadn’t been for the garden.”

Formerly abandoned, the plant beds

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Aspiring for greatness: Left, the young men of ASPIRE pose in the school Atrium; right, the group’s founder, Jimmie Cave, a science teacher at DeRenne Middle School, shows the kids how to tie a tie.

Dressed for success

The young men in DeRenne Middle School’s A.S.P.I.R.E. program take a step toward manhood

by Patrick Rodgers | patrick@connectsavannah.com

Last week, 25 students at DeRenne Middle School took an important step toward growing up — learning how to tie a tie. The young men are all participants in A.S.P.I.R.E., an after school program started by Jimmie Cave, a science teacher at the school.

A.S.P.I.R.E. stands for achievement, service, professionalism, initiative, responsibility and education — the values Cave would like to impart upon them as they move forward in their lives. At the start of each class, participants take turns standing up, reciting the group’s creed, the meaning of each letter and how it will impact their actions and decisions.

“I’ll go higher when I aspire,” each student says at the end of the creed.

“You say it, now live it,” Cave tells them before leading the group into a discussion about what it means to be a man — a topic that leads them from accepting responsibility for their actions to the importance of keeping their word — setting the stage for the tie tying ritual that will follow.

“An important ceremony is taking place today,” Cave says, before leading the group out into the atrium to begin

handing out ties. “Once you’re done with today’s activity, I don’t expect you to be the same person.”

Helping transform the lives of young people was Cave’s inspiration for starting the A.S.P.I.R.E. program four years ago, while teaching at Tompkins Middle School. He brought the program with him to DeRenne Middle School when he transferred there to teach science, and has been running it ever since.

“Instead of sitting on the sidelines saying these kids don’t have this or don’t do that, why don’t I go out and do something about it,” he explains later that afternoon. “I wanted to give back and be a positive influence.”

The group meets after school twice a month, on the first and third Wednesdays. Cave has planned out a year’s worth of events for the young men including a mix of group discussions, field trips and presentations from special

guests dealing with practical lessons in financial planning, college admissions and more.

Recently, A.S.P.I.R.E. has also grown a successful community service component, and in the past few months, the group held a canned food drive benefitting the Second Harvest Food Bank and helped raise over $1,500 for the Make–A–Wish Foundation.

Last Wednesday’s event was a rite of passage for the young men, one that Cave hopes will put them on the path to success in life.

“The purpose of this ceremony is two–fold,” Cave says. “First, to instill pride, esteem and self–assurance in our young men. Second, to instruct the young men, not only how to tie a necktie, but to impress upon them the importance of dressing for success.”

The 25 students, who all are in 6th–8th grade, line up in the atrium that is the hub at the center of DeRenne Middle School, and one by one, they proceed to a table covered in ties and each selects one before returning to his place in the line.

At Cave’s request, the young men hold up the ties in their right hand and repeat after him: “I will strive to become

the absolute best young man that I can...

I believe in myself. I am intelligent...I am success.”

Once the young men complete the oath, they break down into groups of five or six, each lead by a teacher or volunteer who shows them how to tie their ties.

“Take the longer end and wrap it around once,” Cave demonstrates as he begins to show them the process behind a Windsor knot.

Around the room, young faces contort with confusion as they follow patiently. Then one by one begin to light up with the pride of accomplishment as they pull the knot tight. In turn, students wander over to the trophy case to admire their reflection.

“I look professional,” one says with a nod.

“I look good,” another smiles, before re–joining his group.

This won’t be the last time they get to practice their new skill. Before sending everyone home, Cave announces that the third Wednesday of each month will be A.S.P.I.R.E. tie day from now on, and each student will be expected to arrive at school proudly wearing their ties. cs

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Free Speech

by Ben Hubby MD

I went to a small school that offered theory but not much practice for a big city hospital where I interned.

My first patient at Bellevue was Jose, a 13 year old boy with diabetes and a high blood sugar.

Because I was disorganized in writing orders for him, Nancy Maldonado, the nurse, was impatient with me.

“Get it together doc, Jose doesn’t have all day,” she told me.

But another intern, John, hit the hospital running. He was a surefooted fellow who went to NYU and had many rotations at Bellevue, where he’d worked up patients and knew how to make things move.

Late winter, when he asked me to go skiing, I said, “I’m not great shape, you know.”

“Don’t worry, fella,” he laughed.

On a gray Saturday, as we drove up the East Side Drive towards New England, I reminded John , “I can’t start out on advanced trails right away.”

“It’ll be okay, ” he said.

I had a pair of ski pants, sweater, parka, a purple woolen cap and gloves.

John let me use his extra pair of skis. I rented boots when we arrived.

As we took the lift, I paid no attention to trail signs. John slapped his skis together, eager to get going, but I didn’t feel ready for the mountain.

High above, there was muffled quietness, clicks of the chairlifts at junctures on the way up, calls from skiers on the hill. At the top, I followed John to the trail he picked.

“For God’s sake!”

“What?” John seemed not to know.

The slope was steep with patches of exposed ice, and below were fields of hillocks or moguls that required sharp skiing to navigate around or turn on their crests. This was an expert trail I was taken to without a chance to warm up.

“I’m not in good enough shape for moguls, John,” I didn’t come here to complain, but my life was on the stairways at Bellevue, in the bacteriology lab where stain got on my fingers, in taking my patients in wheel chairs to X–Ray and studying journals so I could learn from mistakes. I couldn’t succeed on this trail.

John took off at the moguls and disappeared over the hill. I started diagonally down but skidded on the ice, then released the edges of my skis and aimed at the moguls, but at too great speed. I fell hard into a trough and hurt my shoulder.

Headed for disaster, I unsnapped John’s skis, threw them atop my right shoulder, the poles on my left, and dug the heels of my boots in crusted snow to get out of the way of skiers coming down.

I planned to walk in the trees, aside the trail to the bottom and practice on easier runs, but the trail turned to the right, away from me. I assumed it would wind back, so I went straight into the woods to meet the trail below.

I used my thighs to push ahead in the deep drifts and began to fall from unsteadiness on rocks and roots of trees. When it was after 3 p.m., there wasn’t much time of light left in the colder woods.

I was aware I was on the back of the mountain and had travelled northeast. I should turn back and follow my track in the snow, I thought, but as I considered this, I had to keep moving. With every step, the mountain pulled me further down.

In my tired mind, I believed stumbling forward easier than climbing back up in deep snow. I had no water or food, neither matches, flash light, knife, map or compass.

I cursed myself for allowing a day of innocence to change to mortal danger that would come if I broke an ankle and couldn’t even hobble ahead. Fear came in my throat.

I ditched John’s skis and hoped he’d understand, but he’d have to have been there and seen how severely the stakes changed.

I zipped up my parka tighter, pulled my woolen hat over my ears and put my hands through the ski pole straps.

I thrust one pole, then the other, in the snow ahead of me to keep me steady as I moved down.

“Help!” I called. But the gray mist and the thick snow on the branches of the trees absorbed my call.

“Help!” I again tried but my voice was captured around me.

Surely, John had started to look for me.

Rather than have the forest wrap her arms round me for the longest sleep

— which I knew could happen — how gladly I would take on the moguls if only the woods would release me to New York and Bellevue I so loved.

I trudged on and down. Much later I noted water churned beneath slabs of crusted snow and ice in a stream to my right. There was no point in not following the brook. Lost, I could wind back and forth across the mountain without making headway.

As darkness was about to arrive, I stumbled onto a fire road covered with snow. I could cross and stay by the stream that passed under the road, or I could turn either left or right.

Why I took the road to the right, I was not sure. I was probably pulled that way because, after the trail bent right at the top of the mountain, it never came back. Somewhere to my right there must be people to help me.

“If you went left,” a fellow in a truck who later picked me up on a tertiary road said, “you could’ve walked three days in the national forest.”

“What happened to you?” John asked in front of the ski lodge, when I got back.

I started to tell him, but he cut me off.

“Where the hell are my skis?”

My explanation seemed to make things worse. In the car, I felt I should apologize but it didn’t help.

I couldn’t ski safely over the moguls, so I walked into the trees rather than on the side of the trail because I was embarrassed, which was stupid.

We rode back to New York in silence.

Like the silence in the woods.

Looking back, the thought keeps coming that if you’re going skiing with someone, make sure he’s a friend. cs

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Paying

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JinHi Soucy Rand’s new plan to give back to the local theatre community

by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

Reports of the imminent demise of Savannah’s community theatres may have been premature. JinHi Soucy Rand, a community activist who happens to be an 18–year veteran of the local stage scene, is embarking on a mission to make things better for everyone.

Rand has taken over the lease at the Freight Station building on Louisville Road — the very place recently vacated by the cash–strapped Little Theatre of Savannah — and intends to make it available to pretty much anybody who wants it.

“The mission,” she says, “includes providing a venue that is more available, affordable and accessible to individual artists, art organizations, and the public.”

She’s in the process of establishing a not–for–profit company that would involve and aid artists and performers from the worlds of theatre, art, music

and more.

“The goal of the organization will be to raise funds to provide a venue,” Rand, 40, explains. “It will not be to acquire renters to pay for the venue.”

Rand’s groundbreaking group is so new, it hasn’t yet been given a name.

She is not, repeat not, starting a production company of her own, for exclusive use of the Freight Station space.

“Having worked in the arts in Savannah over the last 18 years,” she says, “and seeing the ebbs and flows, it became apparent that having an arts organization also be responsible for maintaining a venue is very difficult

— while providing arts at an affordable price. It became very difficult to do.

“It’s kind of been a personal goal of mine to encourage collaboration between artists. It just seemed to be a place that I could fill, that was needed. I want to make the arts accessible to more of the public.”

Of course, people will still have to pay to rent the space — the lease didn’t come cheap — but Rand, who wants to include such things as film screenings, performance art and visual arts programs, says that’ll only be a minor consideration.

“It’ll be done on a case–by–case basis, depending on their status, their mission. Also, it’ll probably include a percentage of ticket sales, but hopefully keeping the ticket sales low — because I don’t want their rent to depend upon ticket sales either.”

The Freight Station currently has 70 seats, although Rand’s improvement wish list includes bumping that up to 100, with a small gallery space attached.

“Right now,” she says, “people are renting much bigger spaces because those are the spaces that are available.

They’re not necessarily what’s always needed.”

A self–described Army brat, Rand lived in more than 20 places around the world — including Korea, Italy and Germany — before landing in Savannah in 1991.

She’s seen cultures where art, the programming and distribution of it, is controlled by governments and royal families.

“In our country,” she explains, “the

idea was that we are responsible for our culture. We are responsible for our art.

We’re also responsible for preserving it and passing it on. And that’s why the core of these community organizations’ missions is to pass on the story. That’s kind of the core of my own mission.”

Rand spent eight years as business manager for City Lights Theatre, which once ruled the local community theatre roost. Even after resigning the official position she continued to work with the group until it went kaflooey in 2008.

Since then, she’s worked behind the scenes for numerous arts groups; she’s currently involved with A.W.O.L., the theater, music, poetry and dance collective that offers creative outlets to troubled youth.

And she’s worked with virtually every theatre group in the area.

Her ultimate goal, she says, is to foster a fertile cross–pollination between the various art forms and the people that create and compound them.

“I think that we can have a strong effect on each other. I think it would be nice for the artists to be introduced to each other, and for the public to be introduced to the artists.”

She’s seen it in action, too. “A couple of years ago I directed the Savannah Shakespeare Festival,” Rand says, “and it was a very collaborative effort between different performance art organizations.

“I considered it a success, not only in the numbers of the crowd that year, but also in that the groups have continued to work with each other. Many collaborative things have come out of that.”

Rand has scheduled an open “interest meeting” for 7 p.m. Jan. 11 at the space, which is at 703D Louisville Rd. “I hope to encourage community involvement,” she says. “We’ll discuss goals for the venue, and have suggestions and advice on what’s needed to improve it, for accessibility in various forms.”

Artists and supporters are encouraged to attend. Anyone, in fact, with a good idea.

“Everybody that I’ve spoken to personally about this has been very positive,” says Rand. “I’ve already had a couple of meetings with certain organizations — and certain events — that are looking for venues. I do believe that this is something Savannah can use.” CS

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Stitched — A dozen artists take part in this group show featuring work that incorporates the stitch. Desotorow Gallery , 2427 Desoto Ave.

Little Gems — A collection of small works priced under $300, just in time for the holiday season. Chroma Gallery , 31 Barnard St.

Small Works — Annual exhibition of SCAD artists featuring smaller, affordable works of art. Gutstein Gallery , 201 E. Broughton St.

Circling the Center — Mixed media collages and other work by Nene Humphrey, including a collaborative woven wire structure reminiscent of Victorian mourning braids. Pinnacle Gallery , 320 E. Liberty St.

New Work by Ronnie Land — A selection of new work from underground Atlanta artist Ronnie Land. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St.

Spatial Relations: Recent Editions from Pace Prints — Featuring prints on paper, wood and fabric by 11 internationally acclaimed artists who utilize a wide range of techniques in their depictions of spatial imagery-from interior and architectural scapes, to abstracted and formalist space. Alexander Hall, 668 Indian St.

Dutch Utopia: American Artists in Holland 18801914 — Encompassing over seventy works drawn from public and private collections throughout the United States and Europe examining the work of forty-three American painters drawn to Holland during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Jepson Center for the Arts Ever Present and in Motion — A juried show addressing the theme of change from the perspective of 15 faculty members from SCAD’s Atlanta and Savannah locations. Pei Ling Chan Gallery , 322 MLK Jr. Blvd.

I Have Marks to Make — An exhibit featuring work from over 100 disabled or disadvantaged artists using art in a therapeutic context.

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The best in wines, 2009 Sometimes, you want a simple bottle of wine.

Maybe it’s a basic Chianti for a quick pasta dinner; perhaps it’s a crisp Sauvignon Blanc to knock down the heat on a hot summer day.

Other times, you really want to try something different. Maybe this bottle steps outside your usual budget or represents a varietal that you’ve never experienced.

That’s what I’m offering to you this week, a list of 10 wines that you should have tried in 2009 — but will still be around in 2010.

Four Vines 2006 Loco Tempranillo: Wine maker Billy Grant gives us a bolder than average Tempranillo tempered with Grenache and Syrah grapes. This medium bodied wine is luscious with edgy blackberry and spice. It’s eye–popping tannins linger, then politely fade, inviting another sip.

Vina Robles 2006 Red4: This blend from Paso Robles draws its structure from Petite Sirah and shows spice and cherry qualities of Syrah. Traces of Touriga and Tannat grapes add scents of violet. This young wine is fresh and fruity with blackberry and ripe cherry. Thirteen months in mostly French Oak adds roundness.

Concannon Cabernet: This richly– pedigreed California wine maker strikes a precise balance of fruit and spice, oak and floral tones with this budget–priced Cabernet. This roughly $10 wine drinks like a $30 Cab. It is nicely complex with a seductive, lingering finish.

Adelsheim Caitlin’s Reserve Chardonnay: From a pioneering Oregon winery known for its sexy Pinot Noir comes this Chardonnay that shows layers of figs, pears, apricots, apples, nutmeats and minerals. The French oak in which it ages is subtle — the wine’s lushness is tempered by bright acidity.

Gruet Demi–Sec: Methode Champenoise comes to the American West in a sparkling wine that’s perfect for ringing in the New Year. Fruity aromas and fresh effervescence power this light–bodied, semi–dry sparkling wine. The palate possesses a creamy sensation and flavors of green apples, ripe pears, pineapple and a hint of mineral. It is light and elegant with good acidity and

exotic fruit flavors.

Villa San Juliette Merlot: From Adam La Zarre, the wine maker behind labels like Cycles Gladiator and Rex Goliath, comes this Merlot that smacks of black cherry cola and food friendliness. Powerful and complex, it’s a stunning, garnet–colored companion for savory meat dishes.

2006 Paraduxx Red Blend: This label from Duckhorn Vineyards is a pleasing blend of Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon. The ratio varies from vintage to vintage, but the results always yield a complex wine that is juicy ripe and a zesty drinking companion. Hints of spicy pepper and tobacco punctuate this elegant wine.

Blackstock 2004 Reserve Merlot: This lone entry from North Georgia’s Dahlonega plateau is big and bold — a Merlot that I will put up against like–priced competitors from California. It’s just one of a small handful of true varietals being made by Blackstock. Hard to find, sure, but it does have statewide distribution. The classic Bordeaux–style wine has sharpness that should round off with age. This is THE steak wine from Blackstock.

Kung Fu Girl Riesling: Food and Wine magazine named Charles Smith Winemaker of the Year, and his Kung Fu Girl is one reason. The grapes used in Kung Fu Girl are harvested from a single rocky vineyard, resulting in a wine with lush aromatics and tons of flavor. On the nose, it explodes with Asian pear, white peach and spring flowers. Apricot, pear, lime, and a pleasant minerality keep this off–dry wine at the perfect level of subtle sweetness.

L’Arco Pario:Young Italian wine maker Luca Fedrigo blends two traditional wines in equal parts – elegant raisin–dried Amarone and his own Valpolicella Classico Superiore. Three years in oak rounds the flavors into silky and luxurious notes that marry the best of velvety Amarone and juicy fruit of Valpolicella. It is an intense wine that deserves up to three hours of breathing before drinking. cs Correction from a recent column: New Belgium Brewing Co. is in Fort Collins, Colo.

random bites

Tim’s restaurant hopping turns up intriguing and satisfying meals. He picks some experiences every week to share:

T–Rex Mex

I slipped into this new Broughton Street restaurant late one Sunday afternoon, pretty much had the place to myself and left really happy. The basement level space has undergone a great transformation and suits perfectly the casual menu of Tex–Mex burritos, soft tacos, enchiladas and nachos.

My chicken burrito was hot, fresh and filled to capacity with lots of plump,

seasoned chicken, pinto beans and rice, and gooey, stringy, melted Jack cheese. Mild salsa blended nicely with the jalape o flavored tortilla — and a cold Presidente beer rounded out this late afternoon lunch. Fillings include beef brisket, jerked chicken, fish or shrimp, chicken and, for the vegan crowd — tofu. A subsequent visit found a bustling lunch crowd — and I munched my way through a burrito loaded with tender, spicy pork. Clean, tidy and prompt service is consistent. So far, the audience , at least during the day, is a good blend of younger folks and downtown workers — all craving a satisfying, quick meal at the right price.

217 1/2 W. Broughton St./232–3466

Fairmont Restaurant

Sometimes, I just want some of grandma’s cooking — and that’s what you’ll find at this Southside buffet restaurant. I hear Randy Quaid’s voice every time I step up to a buffet, his words from National Lampoon’s Vegas Vacation ring in my head: “Give me some of the blue, and some of the yella, and don’t you get cheap on me.” The good news: There is no “blue.”

But there is some darned good fried chicken that I’d put up against any downtown chicken — and a myriad of side dishes ranging from gumbo and rice to green beans to carrots — the list goes on. Again, I was hankering “grandma food”, which in my case means mashed potatoes, cream style corn, cornbread and some “yella,” banana pudding. The chicken was hot, crispy fried and perfectly seasoned. I loved the flavor of my mashed potatoes — despite the texture that develops from hovering over a steam tray.

The corn was sweet, thick and a trip down memory lane. I’m a self–professed cornbread snob — and I must say this corn muffin was extraordinary. It was not the overly sweet variety that too many restaurants pass off as “Southern cornbread.” Oh, and that banana pudding? Creamy, flavored with very ripe bananas and crisp vanilla cookies — which means it was a winner. Fairmont is packed midday with construction workers, seniors and soldiers. It’s a good destination for a large group of finicky eaters or folks with large appetites. Value? Lunch, including iced tea — under $9!

65 W. Fairmont Ave./920–4020 cs

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One of the country’s leading dance companies visits the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina in Hilton Head on Jan. 16.

It’s the American Ballet Theatre – or, more precisely, ABT II, with 14 young dancers (age 16–20) who are in training to become full–corps members of the main company.

The ABTII repertoire is firmly rooted in classical ballet, but also includes contemporary choreography, with several up–and–coming choreographers recruited each year to create new works specifically for ABTII. The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina program is scheduled to include “Barbara,” a piece choreographed for the ABT by Aszure Barton in 2007; the pas de deux from the second act of Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” and “Le Corsaire Pas de Trois”; and “Pavlovsk,” a duet based on the true story of a Russian general assassinated in 1799, choreographed

by Roger VanFleteren of the Alabama Ballet.

The evening will close with “Interplay,” a work created by Jerome Robbins for the American Ballet Theatre proper in 1946.

Tickets for the performance are $54 at www.artshhi.com or by calling (843) 842–2787.

sored show, is a sound–alike, look–alike tribute to the pioneering

This, that, the other folk music quartet that took the country by quiet storm in the 1940s and ‘50s, the band where Pete Seeger made his name and his legend.

This was a group with great social and political passion, four people who saw the need for change and felt free to speak their minds in musical terms.

They also had a bunch of hits, including “If I Had a Hammer,” “Goodnight Irene” and “Sloop John B.” With

Weaving folk magic Let’s see, you got your Led Zeppelin, Doors, Beatles, Queen and Guns N Roses tribute bands, touring the country to considerable fanfare. Who d’you think should be next on this prestigious pretenders’ list?

Why, the Weavers, of course!

Work o’the Weavers, coming to First Presbyterian Church Jan. 15, in a Savannah Folk Music Society–spon-

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...Jazz guitar star John Pizzarelli and his quartet will play the Jazz Corner in Hilton Head Jan. 8 and 9.

The son of six–string legend Bucky Pizzarelli, he began gigging alongside his dad at the age of 20 – quite a few years ago – and has since become one of the most exciting jazz guitarists on the scene.

Pizzarelli’s also a singer; as a matter of fact, he starred on Broadway in Dream, the 1997 story of none other than Johnny Mercer. You gotta hear this guy do swing and bossa nova, and his loving tribute to Nat “King” Cole, the album Dear Mr. Cole. Pizzarelli and his wife, theater star Jessica Molaskey, co–host a syndicated weekly radio show, Radio Deluxe ... ...On Jan. 29 and 30, the Jazz Corner has the fabulous Noel Friedline Quintet ... ... Oh, yes, I almost forgot. A very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. Let’s hope it’s a good one ... BDY CS

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Electronica, experimentation, ambiance and cultured noise all come together in this extraordinary gathering of musical tribes – six of these solo performers are Tampa–based artists on a week–long southern tour, joined on the road trip by Savannah’s own J. Zagers, a multi–instrumentalist whose house shows – pre–recorded guitar, bass and organ, with live drums – have become the stuff of local legend.

“For a live setting, what I do is play along to a 4–track, with different tracks going into a different amp,” Zagers says. “I used to do it more with drums and like a quad amp setup, and what I’ve been doing more lately is saxophone music. I pre–record the other saxophone tracks and then I play over the top of it.”

The touring players are Ant Parade, S2K, Haves&Thirds, Father Finger, Moon Dust + and Solid Susan Under Ice (the latter is the nom de studio of Carlos Gonzales, and he actually hails from Providence, R.I.).

Joining in the antics for Sunday’s indie show are Savannah’s KZL, a code name for Keith Kozel (“solo performances tend to sway around folk songs, ambience, guitar fuzz and sometimes guest performers”), plus (Seth) Oubliette, from the town of Clyo, and the guitar–based trio Cripple Wizard.

S2K, says Zagers, “keeps these kids on their toes, and lets them know that a giant swarm of chaos can be lurking right around the corner.

“Usually introducing a new setup of electronic circuitry each show or tour, S2K has never once ceased to amaze me with his performances of circuit mastery and invention. Usually accompanied

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Friday’s Coastal Jazz Association Christmas concert is a tradition with a hard–won history Back in the 1950s, Savannah had separate unions for white musicians and black musicians. It was in this period that the Flamingo, a black club on the corner of West Gwinnett Street and Stiles Avenue, would throw a jazz jam every Christmas.

Some years, the place — which held more than 300 people — would be packed wall–to–wall with holiday revelers. Among the driving forces on the jazz scene then, as now, was trombonist Teddy Adams, a Savannah native who dreamed of the day the color barrier would be forever broken.

Adams joined the Air Force in the mid 1960s and wound up in Japan, where he spent the better part of two decades gigging with many of Tokyo’s finest, including saxophone legend Sadao Watanabe.

When he returned stateside, and to Savannah, Adams found the jazz scene had very nearly evaporated.

Along with professional bassist Ben Tucker, who’d recently moved to the Hostess City, he began to pull musicians (black, white, and whoever else was good enough) together – and one of his first objectives was to re–establish the holiday jazz concert.

They started the Telfair Jazz Society, and beginning in 1976 held a Christmas Jazz Jam wherever they were permitted to set up their equipment – it’s been at The Marshall House, Cha Bella, the Mulberry Inn, the Hyatt Regency and various other spots. . The 2009 show happens at the Westin–Savannah Harbor Resort, on Hutchinson Island. “This is our 34th consecutive year,” Adams says proudly. “Haven’t

with a speech over the music in the intro or ending of the sounds, letting YOU know just how HE interprets the moment.”

Ant Parade, he explains, “follows up with often loop–or

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missed one since we got it going again back in ‘76.”

It’s the annual CJA fundraiser, for its student scholarship education fund Adams’ band for the gig includes vocalist Gina Rene, with Delbert Felix on bass, Quentin Baxter on drums, Eric Jones on piano, plus other surprise guests.

“It’s not all holiday music,” says Adams. “Christmas music is not the designated style.

“The first half is the concert, and in the second half, we open it up for a jam session.”

At 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 25 at the Westin Savannah Harbor Resort, 1 Resort Drive. Tickets are $15 advance, $20 at the door. Call (912) 920–1317, or see www.coastal–jazz.org.

drone–based songs, still containing plenty of melody and harmony.

Odd tones take up the backround while her voice runs all over the song taking many points of reference with her vocal melodies.”

At 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27 outside Maldoror’s Frame Shop and Rare Prints Gallery, in the Starland Design District, 2418 De Soto Ave. Call (912) 443–5355. Admission by donation.

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Jingle, all the way !

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There hasn’t ever been a whole lot of dashing through the snow in Savannah.

And in the 1850s, the winter climate was pretty much the same as it is now — not a one horse open sleigh in sight.

But that’s when James Lord Pierpont, who was organist and music director of the city’s Unitarian Church, first introduced a new song he’d written, all about a jolly ride across the drifts, in a sleigh pulled by a high–stepping equine with bells attached to its “bob tail.”

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Historically regarded as something of a rascal, the Boston–born Pierpont was the son of an abolitionist minister, not always the most popular thing to be in those pre–Civil War days. The family lived in Medford, Mass., five miles to the northwest.

In 1849, during the California Gold Rush, Pierpont abandoned his wife and children to try his luck at operating a dry goods and photography business in San Francisco. He failed, his merchandise burned, and he returned to Medford.

But wanderlust was in his blood – as a teen, he’d run away to sea to work on a merchant vessel – and when his brother John accepted a position as the minister of Savannah’s brand new Unitarian Church in 1853, James tagged along.

Tuberculosis claimed his long–suffering wife Millicent, who was still in

Top, the original score for ‘One Horse Open Sleigh,’ as the song was first named; bottom, the Unitarian Universalist Church, Pierpont’s spiritual home in Savannah

Massachusetts with her father–in–law, not long afterwards. He’d never sent for her, or his kids.

In 1857, widower Pierpont married Eliza Jane Purse, the daughter of Savannah’s mayor.

He was already a published songwriter by then, having given the 19th Century a handful of happy polkas, minstrel tunes and popular songs with titles like “Ring the Bell, Fanny” and “I Mourn For My Old Cottage Home.”

It was, however, in Savannah that he debuted a song he called “One Horse Open Sleigh,” for the Sunday School’s annual Thanksgiving concert in 1857.

Rev. Pierpont – James’ brother – and the parishioners liked it so much, the Sunday School kids were asked to repeat it for the church’s Christmas pageant.

For many years, historians – at least, the historians who care about such things – have debated the exact origins of Pierpont’s ditty. Medford officially refers to itself as the “Jingle Bells City,” and claims that Pierpont wrote it there, on the upright piano in a local tavern, around 1850. He was, it is believed, reminiscing about the wintry wonderland of his youth, and the carefree sleigh rides he would take with his brother John and their friends.

There are reports of eyewitnesses from the time who remembered him sitting at the keys, playing the tune.

(To cast more doubt on this version of the story, it’s been pointed out by scholars that Pierpont was actually in California in that period, playing entrepreneur in the heady wake of the Gold Rush.)

Savannah, of course, doesn’t see it that way, since it’s universally accepted that the song made its official debut at the 1857 Thanksgiving concert.A plaque near the present–day Unitarian Universalist Church, on Troup Square, commemorates Pierpont’s life and work in the city.

What is known for a fact is that the church, with its free–thinking ways, was shuttered in 1859, as the war loomed.

John Pierpont went back to Massa-

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chusetts, but James – now the mayor’s heads over the identity of Miss Fannie son–in–law – remained in Savannah.

Bright.

To the dismay of his family, no doubt, he joined the Confederacy, and served 1. Dashing thro’ the snow, as company clerk for the First Georgia In a one–horse open sleigh, Cavalry and its Isle of Hope Volunteers.

O’er the hills we go, Pierpont actually composed a handLaughing all the way; ful of rebel rallying songs, including Bells on bob tail ring, “Strike For the South” and “We ConMaking spirits bright, quer or Die.” Oh what sport to ride and sing “One Horse Open Sleigh” was A sleighing song to night. re–published as “Jingle Bells, or the One Horse Open Sleigh” in 1859, and Jingle bells, Jingle bells, it grew in popularity. In 1880 – three Jingle all the way; years before Pierpont’s death – his Oh! what joy it is to ride son went to some lengths to In a one horse open sleigh. renew the copyright (as Jingle bells, Jingle “Jingle Bells”), making sure Pierpont’s name bells, would be forever Jingle all the linked with the song. way; Oh! what joy It has, however, long passed into it is to ride public domain, and In a one horse the Pierpont famopen sleigh. ily never made any 2. A day or two significant money off of it. ago, Pierpont moved his I thought I’d take second family to Valdoa ride, sta, Ga., where he taught And soon Miss Fannie Bright music, and then to nearby Quitman. He died in 1893 Was seated by my side, A portrait of Pierpont in Florida, while visiting The horse was lean and relatives. lank; At Pierpont’s request he was buried Misfortune seemed his lot, He got into a drifted bank, at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah, alongside his brother–in–law Thomas And we, we got upsot.

Purse, who had been killed at the first Battle of Bull Run. 3. A day or two ago, “Jingle Bells,” of course, has become The story I must tell I went out on the snow a beloved classic, inexorably associated with Christmas. Which is interesting, And on my back I fell; because it never mentions the holiday at A gent was riding by all – it’s a winter–fun song about, as one In a one–horse open sleigh, writer put it, “driving too fast and pickHe laughed as there I sprawling lie, ing up girls.” It’s been called the 1850s’ But quickly drove away. equivalent of “Little Deuce Coupe.”

4. Now the ground is white Here are Pierpont’s original 1857 Go it while you’re young, lyrics for “One Horse Open Sleigh,” as Take the girls to night recorded in the Library of Congress.

And sing this sleighing song; Just get a bob tailed bay Note that the word “jingle” in the chorus is an imperative verb. He’s imTwo forty as his speed. ploring the bells to jingle, not referring Hitch him to an open sleigh to them as “jingle bells.”

And crack, you’ll take the lead.

“Upsot” in this context means, more or less, that the sleigh tipped over. In And, of course, the “lost” verse: British jargon, it also means perhaps the driver had put a little too much brandy Jingle bells in his egg nog.

Batman smells Robin laid an egg; “Two forty as his speed” refers to a horse trotting a mile in two minutes The Batmobile lost a wheel and 40 seconds. Not bad!

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J. Lyon Layden has a lot of irons in the fire, but so far, he hasn’t been burned.

That’s because he’s good at all the things he does.

The son of a cabinet maker and a Ayur Vedic therapist, Layden — along with his younger brother, Eric — operates Layden Brothers Custom Cabinetry in Richmond Hill.

Layden — call him Joe — is also a poet, a journalist, the author of a successful children’s book and the lead singer and lead guitarist of the blues, funk and rock band the Looters.

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Layden on bass and vocals, the brothers’ longtime pal Kenny Savage on rhythm guitar and vocals, and drummer John Tomaszewski, performs Saturday at Live Wire Music Hall.

The drummer slot changes according to the gig; sometimes the brothers and Savage perform as an acoustic trio.

Although they play a lot of covers — everything from the Stones to Phoebe Snow — many of the Looters’ tunes are written by one Laydon or the other.

Music, for Joe Layden, “is real therapeutic. I don’t feel like I’m where I’m supposed to be when I’m not playing music. I stopped playing for about five years, when I was in a serious relationship, and a lot of the good blessings in life stopped happening to me.”

They began messing around with bands in the early 1990s, although things started to slow down after a year or two, and by mid–decade the Looters would only play at Caf Loco, on Tybee Island, every once in a blue moon.

“When he forgot to book somebody, he would call us at the last minute,” Layden laughs.

For a while, the band — expanded — was called Ciaxa.

They landed steady gigs with Dutch trumpeter Saskia Laroo, and Georgia– born Netherlands resident Rosa King, a sax player.

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months,” Layden recalls. “We were kind of seasonal. We used to be just a backing band for people who played on both sides of the Atlantic.”

They also had a lead singer for their Georgia shows — a young woman named Kristina Beaty, who would go on to jazz fame under her married name, Kristina Train.

Savage also happens to be a gifted visual artist, and it was a series of fantasy drawings he came up with that led to the 2004 publication of The Other Side of Yore, a children’s book with Layden’s narration.

“Kenny drew a bunch of pictures of a frog riding around on a tortoise–shell boat, and I just thought it was a cool concept,” Layden says. “So I started writing a story. Initially it was just going to be like a 30–pager for children, but we got inspired and ended up making it 160 pages.”

Writing, in fact, may well be Layden’s first love. “I was a writer since I was 10 years old, and I took music lessons when I was 11 and 12,” he says. “I didn’t really get serious about music till I was about 18.

“I started leaning more towards music because I figured out that when you get poetry published, you get like five dollars. And with short stores, you might get three hundred dollars, but it’s so hard to get ‘em.”

The Layden/Savage team has just published a “prequel,” available on amazon.com’s digital–only book service, called Adventures in Yore for Bedtime Reading. The story is written using a technique called NLP (neuro–linguistic programming).

“It’s a bedtime story that’s actually designed to help you put your kids to sleep, with good dreams and everything,” Laydon explains. “It uses yoga–type verbiage in order to get them

in a real relaxed state towards the end of the story.

“Basically, it becomes an exciting story so that they’re amped up for a second, but then soothes them down so that by the end of the story they’re ready to sleep and not ‘Can we read another one?’”

Out in a month or two will be the Looters’ first full–length CD. The band members are attacking this music thing full–frontal this time.

Add this to J. Lyon Layden’s busy plate: The brothers are preparing to embark on a short northeastern tour with Mark Coates, one of their former drummers, who owns and operates Bebe’s Barbeque in South Philadelphia.

Coates is famous in the Cradle of Liberty for his southern cooking – those Pennsylvanians just eat it up – and his restaurant was recently named “Best in Philly.”

Coates and the Looters will be filmed by the Learning Channel for an upcoming documentary on the Carolina–born chef.

The tour, Layden says, will go like this: “We’re turning it into a blues and country and barbeque show. We’ll come out and play for an hour, he’ll come up with some cooking utensils, and we’ll sing in the background while he’s cooking stuff.

“And for the last three or four songs, he’ll sing country and we’ll turn from a blues band into a country backup band.” CS

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The only film capable of surpassing Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen as the Fanboy Fave of 2009, James Cameron’s massively hyped Avatar at least differs from Michael Bay’s boondoggle in that it’s, you know, entertaining.

On the other hand, the notion that it represents the next revolution in cinema is nothing more than studio-driven hyperbole, because while the 3-D visuals might rate four stars, Cameron’s steady but unexceptional screenplay guarantees that this falls well below more compatible marriages of substance and style found in such celluloid groundbreakers as the original King Kong, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Toy Story and Cameron’s own Terminator films. Here, the story meshes Dances With Wolves and Pocahontas with, amusingly enough, this year’s animated flop Battle for Terra - it’s the year 2154, and the Americans have decided to destroy the indigenous people on a distant planet in order to plunder the land and make off with its riches (plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose). Employing technology that allows humans to look like the blue-skinned locals, the Earthlings send in a Marine (Sam Worthington) to gain their trust, but as the jarhead gets to know these aliens better, he finds himself conflicted. For all its swagger, Avatar is rarely deeper than an average Garfield strip, but Cameron’s creation of a new world demands to be seen at least once.

UP IN THE AIR In the cinema of 2009, Ryan Bingham should by all accounts emerge as the Protagonist Least Likely To Be Embraced By The Nation’s Moviegoers. That’s because Ryan works as a downsizing expert, hired to come in and dismiss employees that their own bosses are too gutless to fire face to face. Ryan is excellent at his job, which would make him the antagonist in virtually any other film. But because he’s played by

charismatic George Clooney, Ryan becomes less a villain and more a representative of the modern American, a tech–age person trying to reconcile his buried humanity with what he or she believes is necessary to survive in this increasingly disconnected world.

That’s the starting point for this superb adaptation of Walter Kirn’s novel, but the film covers a lot more territory – both literally and figuratively – before it reaches the finish line. As Ryan jets all over the country doing his job – the opposite of The Accidental Tourist’s Macon Leary, he loves traveling and hates the handful of days a year he’s forced to spend at home – he makes the acquaintance of a fellow frequent flyer (Vera Farmiga), and they strike up a romance that’s among the sexiest and most adult placed on screen in some time.

Yet Ryan’s carefully constructed life threatens to crash and burn when his company’s latest hire (Anna Kendrick), a whiz kid just out of college, implements a plan that will require the grounding of all employees, including Ryan.

Penning the script with Sheldon Turner, director Jason Reitman (now 3–for–3 following Juno and Thank You for Smoking) has created a timely seriocomic work that manages to be breezy without once diminishing the sobering realities that constantly hover around the picture’s edges (for starters, the fired employees interviewed in the film are not actors but real workers who were let go from their jobs). Farmiga and Kendrick are excellent as the two women who unexpectedly alter the direction of Ryan’s life, yet it’s Clooney, in his best screen work to date, who’s most responsible for earning this magnificent movie its wings.

THE ROAD Zombies seem to be de rigueur in today’s strain of post–apocalyptic motion pictures, yet this adaptation of the novel by Cormac McCarthy (No Country for Old Men) offers nothing quite so fanciful. The undead shambling through this bleak movie’s ravished landscapes are, technically speaking, still human, though many have taken to eating human flesh, and all seem to be moving forward as though propelled by a natural instinct to survive at all costs. Among the ragtag survivors are a father–son team identified only as Man (Viggo Mortensen) and Boy (Kodi Smit–McPhee); solely dedicated to protecting his child, Man does his best to steer clear of all other humans, lest they be what he tags “bad guys” (those with murderous, cannibalistic urges); his paranoia makes him even wary of seemingly harmless strangers, like the elderly man they encounter on the road (Robert Duvall, doing the most with this juicy morsel of a role). Director John Hillcoat, whose Aussie Western The Proposition should be Netflixed posthaste by all who haven’t seen it, creates a credible futureworld in which even the “good guys” struggle to retain some semblance of decency, and Mortensen comes through with another haunting performance that mixes the cerebral with the physical.

SHERLOCK HOLMES The stench of Van Helsing hung heavy over the trailer for this interpretation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s sleuth extraordinaire – hyperkinetic editing,

IT’S COMPLICATED After the triumph of Julie & Julia, Meryl Streep heads back to the kitchen for an erratic comedy in which she plays Jane, a successful baker and restaurateur who, a decade after divorcing Jake (Alec Baldwin), finds herself cast in the role of the “other woman” once she embarks on an affair with her remarried ex. Writer–director Nancy Meyers (Something’s Gotta Give) surprisingly goes too easy on the character of Jake, a decision that leaves a bad taste and drains some of the fun out of this otherwise agreeable (if rarely uproarious) bauble. But Streep’s comic chops remain strong, and the film gets a significant boost from the presence of Steve Martin as a sensitive architect who finds himself drawn to Jane.

NINE The biggest disappointment of the holiday season – make that the biggest disappointment of the year – Rob Marshall’s second celluloid musical (after the accomplished Chicago) proves to be both tone deaf and flat–footed.

Based on the Broadway musical this lumbering eye sore (mis)casts Daniel Day–Lewis as egotistical film director Guido Contini, who juggles all the women in his life (played by five Oscar winners ... and Kate Hudson) while attempting to jump–start production on his next picture. Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren and (to a lesser degree) Penelope Cruz – all are lined up against the wall and mowed down

by Marshall’s indifference to their char-

acters, a massacre that extends to his handling of the film’s aimless plotting and ugly musical numbers. An inspired sequence bursts through the gloom now and then, but the only true success story here belongs to Marion Cotillard: As Guido’s long–suffering wife, she adds the only warmth to this otherwise chilly undertaking.

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS? Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Two city slickers whose knowledge of world history extends only to the NYC boroughs are forced through contrived situations to stay in rural America, where they adapt to regional cuisine (lots of mayonnaise), view animals as alien beings (horses and cows and bears, oh my!), and remain leery of the locals (gun–toting Republicans who love rodeos but hate liberals). If you’ve heard that one, then you’ve certainly heard about the Morgans, a dimwitted comedy in which an estranged couple (Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker) find themselves hiding out in Wyoming after they witness a murder back in the Big Apple. Old pros Sam Elliott and Mary Steenburgen (representing the small–town law) provide some lift, but otherwise, here’s yet another movie that should be neither seen nor heard.

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The Princess And The Frog Given the Disney studio’s recent disdain toward traditional hand–drawn animation, it’s sometimes hard to believe this was the company that over seven decades ago proved that toon flicks deserved to be on the big screen as much as their live–action counterparts. After all, the outfit with countless classics under its belt, some as recent as the 1990s (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King), had all but abandoned the format in this new century, squarely throwing its support behind computer– animated fare and releasing a scattering of old–school mediocrities (like Treasure Planet) that were saddled with limp scripts and uninspired voice casting.

So is The Princess and the Frog the start of a new era, or merely a hiccup that will quickly be stifled? It’s hard to predict, but for now, it’s a pleasure to have an old–fashioned animated effort that actually stirs memories of past glories. Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, the team that made The Little continues on p. 30

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Not a great film by any stretch of the imagination, director Guy Ritchie’s full–speed–ahead effort still qualifies as decent holiday–season fare, with Robert Downey Jr. vigorously portraying Holmes as a brawny, brainy gentleman–lout and Jude Law providing measured counterpoint as sidekick Dr. Watson.

The storyline isn’t always interesting as much as it’s overextended – at least one plot strand could have been excised – and Ritchie’s pumped–up techniques often make this feel less like a movie and more like a video game promo. But there’s still plenty to enjoy here, and the ending all but guarantees a sequel – box office returns be damned.

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Mermaid (which kicked off the modern spate of Disney classics) and Aladdin before losing their way with Hercules and Treasure Planet, The Princess and the Frog adds a decidedly jazzy spin to the venerable fairy tale.

It centers on Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), a young woman living in early– 20th–century New Orleans. Toiling as a waitress but longing to save enough money to open her own restaurant, Tiana finds her fate intertwined with that of Prince Naveen (Bruno Campos), a visiting royal who’s been duped by the nefarious Dr. Facilier (Keith David) and turned into a frog. Tiana reluctantly kisses the now–green Naveen in an attempt to help him turn human again (as per the fairy tale), but the plan backfires and she instead finds herself joining him in an amphibian state.

Randy Newman’s song score runs hot and cold, but the animation is lovely, the story offers the requisite Disney mix of mirth and message, and the supporting characters (including a jazz–lovin’ crocodile and a laid–back firefly) prove to be an engaging bunch. Yet what’s most noteworthy about the film isn’t

what’s in it but what’s missing – specifically, the faddish pop culture references and scatological humor that dates most of today’s animated efforts. The Princess and the Frog refuses to be pegged as a product of a specific period, and in that regard, it’s a welcome throwback to the timeless toon tales of yesteryear.

INVICTUS Clearly, there’s no shortage of stories to relate about Nelson Mandela. Why, then, did Clint Eastwood choose one that forces the celebrated leader to go MIA in his own saga? Invictus represents a rare misstep for the iconic filmmaker, who’s been on a tear lately with the stellar likes of Million Dollar Baby, Letters from Iwo Jima and last year’s Gran Torino. But Invictus, sad to say, finds the prolific 79–year–old merely coasting for more Oscar gold, tackling the sort of safe, sanitized fare that used to attract stodgy filmmakers like Richard Attenborough on a regular basis.

Simplifying complicated South African issues to the level of a Berenstein Bears storybook, the movie focuses on the ini-

tial years of the presidency of Mandela (portrayed by Morgan Freeman in a competent if uninvolving performance), who emerged from decades in prison bent not on revenge against the whites who oppressed him but instead seeking unity in this post–apartheid South Africa. Finding resistance from both sides of the racial divide, the saintly leader decides to use the sport of rugby as Ground Zero for solidarity, working with the captain (a functional Matt Damon) of the country’s mostly white team to build national pride by taking them all the way to the 1995 World Cup Championship game. The first half of Invictus is the superior portion, since Mandela is front and center for most of the running time: The politics may be spotty and the Obama comparisons may or may not be intentional, but at least some human dynamics are at play.

Unfortunately, the second part devolves into a typical sports drama focusing on an underdog team battling its way through incredible odds, and this narrative direction forces Mandela to remain on the sidelines of the movie itself.

EVERYBODY’S FINE After spending the better part of a decade mugging to the rafters in such films as The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Analyze That, Robert De Niro opts to underplay in the family melodrama Everybody’s Fine. But don’t let this opposite approach sucker you in: De Niro isn’t low–key as much as he’s merely lethargic, and it’s yet one more dismissive turn from an actor who once owned a major chunk of seminal ’70s cinema. De Niro stars as Frank Goode, a widower who, disappointed that all four of his grown children have canceled plans to come visit him, decides instead to surprise all of them on their own respective doorsteps. He first visits David, an artist living in New York, but David never turns up at his own apartment. Undeterred, Frank presses forward, visiting in rapid succession his daughter Amy (Kate Beckinsale), an advertising executive, his son Robert (Sam Rockwell), a symphony musician, and his other daughter Rosie (Drew Barrymore), a Vegas entertainer. Awkward and ill–matched, the members

The Twilight Saga: New Moon A step down from last year’s box office hit Twilight, New Moon has retained the same screenwriter (Melissa Rosenberg) but opted to switch out directors (The Golden Compass’ Chris Weitz in for Thirteen’s Catherine Hardwicke). Perhaps it’s this changing of the guard that prevents this latest picture from ever maintaining a steady rhythm. Weitz keeps the proceedings on a low simmer, an emotional oasis only punctuated every once in a while

by Bella’s howls as she pines for her one true bloodsucking love. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. In New Moon, vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) has decided it’s too dangerous for his human girlfriend Bella (Kristen Stewart) to be around his kind, so he and his family pack up and leave their Forks, Wash., home, ostensibly for good. Missing her soulmate, Bella shuts down completely, and is only slowly drawn out of her shell by her friend Jacob (Taylor Lautner) – and by the discovery that Edward appears in ethereal form whenever she’s in danger. Bella repeatedly puts herself at risk but soon discovers that an even deadlier option materializes with the return of some vampiric foes. As before, the whole enterprise is primarily held together by Stewart’s performance, a believable mix of adoration for her man and attitude toward the rest of the world.

PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE “Kitchen sink realism” was the term invented to describe a specific type of artistic movement that took place in England in the 1950s and 1960s, and here comes Precious to borrow that expression for a more modern, decidedly Americanized look at life among the lower classes. Adding to the appropriateness of subletting that term is that fact that a good part of this harrowing drama is set in and around the kitchen, as a frying pan to the head and hairy pigs feet to the arteries both take a toll on the well–being of the story’s heroine, 16–year–old Claireece “Precious” Jones (Gabourey Sidibe). Living with her hateful mother (Mo’Nique), a woman who abuses her in every way imagin-

able, Precious has to contend not only with a disastrous home life but also with the fact that she’s pregnant with her second child, both kids the result of being raped by her own long–gone father. Grossly overweight and largely illiterate, Precious nevertheless harbors a poetic side and can only hope that her life will take a turn for the better.

She finally finds some allies in a patient teacher (Paula Patton) and a no–nonsense social worker (Mariah Carey, surprisingly effective), but their encouragement repeatedly gets negated by her mother’s assertions that she’s ugly, unloved and unwanted. Precious is for most of its running time so pessimistic that it threatens to hammer viewers into a fetal position from which they may never emerge. Yet it’s this hard–edged honesty that earns this film its stripes.

Yet its key ingredient is Sidibe, whose excellent performance crucially transforms Precious from a character to be pitied into a person to be admired.

THE BLIND SIDE

The Blind Side is typical of the sort of racially aware films Hollywood foists upon middle America, purportedly focusing on a black protagonist but really serving as an example of the goodness of white folks. The only reason this young black boy exists, it seems to hint, is so that a Caucasian woman can feel good about herself. The fact that The Blind Side is based on a true story dispels much of this criticism, although it still would have been nice if writer–director John Lee Hancock had thought to include the character of Michael Oher (Quentin Aaron) into more of his game plan. Instead, he’s a saintly, one–dimensional figure –– although he (like everyone else in the film) seems like the spawn of Satan when compared to Leigh Ann Tuohy (Sandra Bullock), the feisty Southern belle who decides to feed, shelter and eventually adopt this homeless lad after spotting him one dark and stormy night. Bullock’s a lot of fun to watch in this role, and the movie itself contains enough humor and heartbreak (though next to no dramatic tension) to make it an engaging if undemanding experience. But its true intentions are revealed in its ample self–congratulatory dialogue. “Leigh Anne, you are changing that boy’s life.”

“No. [insert dramatic, Oscar–friendly pause here] He’s changing mine.” You can almost see the filmmakers patting themselves on their backs before heading home to their maximum–security Beverly Hills mansions. CS

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Activism & Politics 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 and meeting place.

Chatham County Democratic Party

Contact Maxine Harris at 352-0470 or R1999MHAR@aol.com. Chatham County Democratic Headquarters, Savannah http://www. chathamdems.com/

Coastal Empire Constitution Party

Meets every third Thursday of the month, 7pm, at Savannah Joe Coffee House in Pooler. Group meets to discuss various issues, historical and current events, such as legislation, taxes, education, politics. Call 484-5281 for more info or www.constitutionparty.com

Drinking Liberally

An informal gathering of left-leaners. Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at Moon River Brewing Company. For more info: august1494@excite.com or www.DrinkingLiberally.org.

League of Women Voters

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

Must be 18 or older. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah

National Council of Negro Women

meets the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. in the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum. Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, 460 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. , Savannah

Purrs 4 Peace

Three minutes of simultaneous purring by cats (and honorary cats) around the world, conducted online (Facebook & Twitter) each Sunday at 3 p.m. by Savannah residents Confucius Cat and his human Staff. Details at www.ConfuciusCat.blogspot.com. Contact @ ConfuciusCat (Twitter) or Acolytes of Confucius Cat (Facebook).

Savannah Area Republican Women

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598-1883. Johnny Harris Restaurant, 1651 East Victory Drive , Savannah

Savannah Area Young Republicans

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Savannah Republican Club

Meets second Tuesday of the month. 9277170.

Benefits Hope House of Savannah

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

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Toiletry Drive for Union Mission

Three Spine & Sport clinics will be participating in a drive to help gather toiletries for men and women at Union Mission. From 12/1-12/24 S&S locations downtown, on the islands and in Effingham will be accepting donations. For more info: www.spinesport.org

Call for Entries “Illumination”

A call to artists for “Illumination,” an exhibition to be held Jan. 22-27 2010 at Desotorow Gallery. “Illumination” will be a juried exhibition of works of art created with or about light. Deadline for submissions Jan.8, 5pm. For more info, submission guidelines and forms, can be found at http://www.desotorow.org/exhibits/call.html.

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

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For details and nomination forms, visit www. buylocalsavannah.com

Community Program Development Applicants

Junior League of Savannah is accepting applications for 2010-2011 Community Program Development Applications. The deadline to submit applications is Feb 1, 2010. Funding and volunteers will be provided for projects within the designated focus area of women and children’s advocacy. Applicants must be registered 501c3. Applications are available online at jrleaguesavannah.org under “Community Impact & Applications” or by calling 912.790.1002.

Critz Tybee Run T-Shirt Contest

Open call for t-shirt designs for the Crtiz Tybee Run in February. $500 prize. Deadline for art submissions is Dec. 31 at 5pm. For guidelines visit: www.robmark.com/critztybeerun For more info, email: tybeeruninfo@robmark.com

Home and Heart Warming Program

The United Way of the Coastal Empire is taking applications for this Atlanta Gas Light Co. program. United Way was given a grant to be used to help low-income homeowners with free

repair or replacement of gas appliances, such as hot water heaters, furnaces, space heaters and stoves. Qualified customers also can apply for free weatherization of their homes.

The program is open to residents of Chatham, Bryan, Effingham, Liberty and Glynn counties.

Call 651-7730.

Story Submissions

Savannah-based children’s book publisher, Castlebridge Books, has announced a January 10, 2010 deadline for story submissions.

Selected stories will be included in a book titled “Sharing Savannah”. The book will be a benefit for reading is fundamental. Guidelines: 400-600 word story, with a tie to Savannah, for children aged 0-5. Entry guidelines can be found at CastlebridgeBooks.com http://www.bigtentbooks. com/rifsavannahproject.aspx

Classes, Camps & Workshops

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. For information, e-mail cafecontigo@gmail.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. , Savannah

Crime isn’t a Civil Right

The ongoing speech/spoken word presentation by local freelance crimefighter & communicator Nadra Enzi aka Capt. Black seeks venues to “grow safety consciousness together as one community.” For booking e-mail nadracaptblack@ymail.com

English as a Second Language

Have fun learning English with a teacher who has 20 years of experience. Small class sizes.

Meets every Thursday from 7-8pm. Walk-ins welcome. For more info, call: 845-764-7045 The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. ,

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute

700 Kitchen Cooking School

Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children are held at 15 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 921-4646 or 220-6570 to register. Savannah

Abstinence Education

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.

Hands-on educational/entertaining cooking classes at the Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton St. Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton Street , Savannah http://www.700kitchen. com/

Free swimming lessons

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 http://www. savstate.edu/

Garbage, Goo, Recycling and YOU

Art,-Music, Piano and Voice-coaching

Have fun learning German with small groups of 3-6 students. Classes meet Monday & Thursday evening at the Sentient Bean. The choices are Beginners I or II, or advanced Conversational class. There is a small fee per class. I am a native professor from Switzerland. For more info: (912) 604 3281 The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave ,

For all age groups, beginners through advanced, classic, modern, jazz improvisation and theory. Serious inquiries only. 961-7021 or 667-1056.

Beading Classes

Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced at Bead Dreamer Studio, 407A E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 920-6659. Bead Dreamer Studio, Savannah http://www.beaddreamer.com/

Construction Apprentice Program

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. To apply, call Tara H. Sinclair at 604-9574.

German Language Classes

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.

Open Fire Cooking Workshop

10th Annual New Year’s Bash!!!

No Cover Free Party Favors Live Music

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.

1/30, 9am-3pm - Participants will prepare and eat sweet and savory dishes while learning how to cook with cast iron over an open fire.

To register or for more info call 912-395-1509.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center,

Porcelain Painting

1190 King George Blvd.

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 , Tybee Island

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Just $10 per person!

Happy Hour Prices 6pm-9pm Swing by our gift shop & pick up a gift card for those on your shopping list.

912-786-9857 40 Estill Hammock Rd - Tybee Island GA Open Mon-Thurs 11:30-10pm, Fri-Sun 11:30-1am

is having a

NEw YEAR’S EVE ExTRAVAgANzA Dining, DJ, Dancing, Drinking, Toasting and Partying in 2010!

3 Course Dinner Prix Fixe Menu Appetizers: Pot Stickers, Caesar Salad or Spring Mix Salad Entrées: 8oz. Filet Mignon, Sea Bass or Sushi Combo (Roll, Nigiri & Sashimi) Desserts: Chocolate Cake or Cheesecake

Reservations Required 3 Seatings: 5PM - $85

9 East River Street Departing from River Street, directly behind City Hall.

Ring in the New Year on the River!

Celebrate 2010 in style!

New Year’s Eve Party Cruise Thursday, December 31st Boarding at 9pm, Sailing 10pm - 12:30am

The most unique party in Savannah!

Adult Ticket: $56.95 (21+ only) Advanced reservations are required.

Includes hors d’oeuvre spread, entertainment, party favors, midnight champagne toast and cash bar on board!

New Year’s Eve Gala Cruise

Thursday, December 31st Boarding at 7:30pm, Sailing 8:30pm - 12:30am Adult Ticket: $139.95 (21+ only)

(Dinner + Ticket To Return @ 9:30 for the Party)

7PM - $100 (Dinner + Ticket To Return @ 9:30 for the Party)

9:30PM - $125 (Dinner + Keep Your Table All Night!)

PARTY TiCKETS $25 PRESAlE, $50 DooR (Dinner not included)

ViP Room Available $500/room +$125p.p. dinner included.

10-15 people min.

Advanced reservations are required.

Includes Captain’s hors d’oeuvres, an exclusive gourmet buffet dinner, bottle of champagne or wine with keepsake glass, party favors, live entertainment, dancing and a cash bar on board!

oNlY 8 MilES FRoM DowNTowN!

New Year’s Early Evening Cruise

Free Valet!

Thursday, December 31st Sailing 7pm - 9pm

Boarding at 6pm,

Adult Ticket: $47.95 Children 12 & under: $27.95 Regular Dinner Buffet.

For reservations contact us at 912.232.6404 or 800.786.6404.

Visit www.savannahriverboat.com to purchase tickets online.

Call 912.898.2221

Deposit & Reservations Required 7815 US Hwy 80 E. Savannah, gA

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Offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American 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 , Savannah http:// www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm

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 , Savannah http://www.sbacsav.com/

Register for S.P.A.C.E. Visual Arts Classes

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 , Savannah http://www.uwce.org/

City Dept. of Cultural Affairs offers classes in everything from pottery to stained glass and beyond. 6-8 week programs and 1-day workshops are available. Class schedule and registration forms are available online at www. savannahga.gov/arts or by calling (912) 6516783. S.P.A.C.E. , 9 W. Henry St. ,

Savannah Conservatory for the Performing Arts

Volunteer 101

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

Clubs & Organizations

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

Are you a BMW nut? Want to share your passion with others? Meet up for car shows, drives and group lessons in maintenance, etc. Email for more info: carlor2002@aol.com, or call 912308-0221 after 8pm.

Offering a variety of business classes. Call 6523582. Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett Street , Savannah

Savannah Learning Center Spanish Classes

Be bilingual. Call 272-4579 or 308-3561. email 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. , Savannah

Starfish Cafe Culinary Arts Training Program

This 12-week full-time program is designed to provide work training and employment opportunities in the food service industry, including food preparation, food safety and sanitation training, customer service training and job search and placement assistance. Call Mindy Saunders at 234-0525. The Starfish Cafe, 711 East Broad Street , Savannah http://www. thestarfishcafe.org/

Bike Night with Mikie

Every Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Half of the proceeds of a 50/50 drawing go to the military for phone cards and other items. The Red Zone Bar and Grill, 3975 Highway 17 , Richmond Hill

Bimmer Club of Savannah

Brothers Growing for Humanity

A fraternity for single men of all ages (like the “bachelors” in Midnight in the Garden) devoted to comradeship and serving (as little as one hour per week) those alone/lonely, confined to their home, a nursing or retirement home, or in hospice. Fraternity brothers embrace attitudes/attributes of compassion and love, honesty, patience, forgiveness, humility, faith, and reverence for human life. Call Brother Dennis at 786-7614.

Buccaneer Region SCCA

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

Civil Air Patrol

Aerospace education programs and activities for adults and teens ages 12-18. Meets every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. Visit www.gawg.cap. gov, send e-mail to N303WR@aol.com, or call Capt. Jim Phillips at 412-4410. Savannah Flying Tiger Composite Squadron, Savannah International Airport , Savannah

Clean Coast

Meets monthly on the first Monday. Visit www. cleancoast.org for event schedule. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.savj.org/

Coastal MINIs

Local MINI Cooper owners and enthusiasts who gather on the first Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. to go on motoring adventures together.

Visit coastalminis.com. Starbucks, Victory Drive and Skidaway Road , Savannah

Coffee & Conversation

Held every Tuesday at 8am by Creative Coast as a networking event. http://links.thecreativecoast.org/conversation. Cafe Ambrosia, 202 E. Broughton St. , Savannah

Geechee Sailing Club

Meets the second Monday of the month (except for November) at 6:30pm. Open to all interested in boating and related activities. www.geecheesailingclub.org. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr ,

Georgetown Playgroup

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

Historic Savannah Chapter of ABWA

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

Historic Victorian Neighborhood Association

Meets the second Wed. of every month at 6:30 p.m. Call 236-8546. American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. , Savannah

Low Country Turners

This is a club for wood-turning enthusiasts.

Call Hank Weisman at 786-6953.

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies

Auxiliary

Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m.

Call 786-4508. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. , Savannah

Moon River Chorus

Ladies’ barbershop chorus. Rehearsals are Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. Visitors are welcome.

Call Sylvia at 927-2651 or sylviapf@aol.com.

Whitefield United Methodist Church, 728 E. 55th Street , Savannah http://www.whitefieldumc. com/

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)

Join other moms for fun, inspiration, guest speakers, food and creative activities while children ages birth to 5 are cared for in a preschool-like setting. Meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 9:1511:30 am Call 898-0869 and 897-6167 or visit www.mops.org. First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd , Savannah http://www.fbcislands.com/

No Kidding

Join Savannah’s only social club for people without children! No membership fees, meet great new friends, enjoy a wide variety of activities and events. For more info, visit http://savannahnokidding.angelfire.com/ or e-mail: savannahnokidding@gmail.com

Old Time Radio Researcher’s Group

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

Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club

A chartered running club of the Road Runners Association of America. For a nominal annual fee, members will receive monthly training sessions and seminars and have weekly runs of various distances. Kathy Ackerman,756-5865 or Billy Tomlinson 596-5965.

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at 5429 LaRoche Ave and the third Tuesday at Chen’s Chinese Restaurant at 20 E. Derenne Ave. at 7:30 p.m.

Call 308-2094, email kasak@comcast.net or visit www.roguephoenix.org. Savannah

Continue Experiencing Tybee For The Holidays Relax and enjoy “Tybee Time” while you stroll and find special delights at specialty shops, art galleries, museums and restaurants this season.

12-25-09 - Not cooking this Christmas? Check tybeefortheholidays.com for where to dine.

12.31.09 - Remember, come out early for the island experience before the New Year’s Eve fireworks.

1.1.10 - Take the Polar Bear Plunge into the Atlantic and warm up afterwards with “Post” PBP specials at participating locations.

Find them at tybeefortheholidays.com

Free parking through New Year,s Eve.

The City of Tybee wishes everyone Happy Holidays!

Dedicated to pursuing adventures, both indoors and outdoors, throughout the Low country and beyond. Activities include sailing, camping, skydiving, kayaking, hiking, tennis, volleyball, and skiing, in addition to regular social gatherings. Free to join. Email savannahadventureclub@gmail.com or visit www.savannahadventureclub.com

Savannah Area Sacred Harp Singers

The public is invited to come and sing early American music and folk hymns from the shape note tradition. This non-denominational community musical activity emphasizes participation, not performance. Songs are from The Sacred Harp, an oblong songbook first published in 1844. Call 655-0994.

Savannah Art Association

Now accepting membership applications for 2010. The SAA is for visual artists of all media types. We gather monthly to exchange ideas, support and promote awareness and appreciation of the visual arts in Savannah. We also provide affordable avenues for members to market and exhibit their art. Call 232-7731 to receive an application.

Savannah Brewers’ League

Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. Call 447-0943 or visit www.hdb.org and click on Clubs, then Savannah Brewers League. Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St. , Savannah

Savannah Browns Backers

This is an official fan club recognized by the Cleveland Browns NFL football team. Meet with Browns fans to watch the football games and

support your favorite team Sundays at game time at Tubby’s Tank House in Thunderbolt.

The group holds raffles and trips and is looking into having tailgate parties in the future.

Call Kathy Dust at 373-5571 or send e-mail to KMDUST4@hotmail.com or Dave Armstrong at Darmst0817@comcast.net or 925-4709. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr , Thunderbolt

Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States

A dinner meeting held the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club. Call John Findeis at 748-7020.

Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neat St , Savannah http://www.stewart.army.mil/

Savannah Fencing Club

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

Savannah Jaycees

A Junior Chamber of Commerce for young professionals that focuses on friendship, career development and community involvement.

Meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is included and there is no charge for guests. Call 961-9913 or visit www.savannahjaycees.com. Jaycee Building, 101 Atlas St. , Savannah

Savannah Newcomers Club

Open to all women who have been in the Savannah area for less than two years. Membership includes a monthly luncheon and program and, in addition, the club hosts a variety of activities, tours and events that will assist you in learning about Savannah and making new friends. Call 351-3171.

Savannah Parrot Head Club

Love a laid-back lifestyle? Beach, Buffet and no dress code. Check out savannahphc.com for the events calendar or e-mail mickie_ragsdale@ comcast.net.

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

Meets Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the First City Club. 32 Bull St , Savannah http:// www.firstcityclub.com/

Savannah Toastmasters

Helps you improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Conference Room C. 484-6710. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah

Savannah Wine Lovers

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

Savannah Writers Network

meets the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7pm at Books a Million to discuss, share and critique writing of fiction or non-fiction novels, essays or short stories. A meet-and-greet precedes the meeting at 6:30pm. Melissa Sanso, 441-

0030. 8108 Abercorn St , Savannah

Son-shine Hour

Meets at the Savannah Mall at the Soft Play Mondays from 11-12 and Thursdays from 1011. Activities include songs, stories, crafts, and games for young children and their caregivers.

Free, no registration, drop-ins welcome. Call Trinity Lutheran Church for details 912-9253940 or email KellyBringman@gmail.com Savannah Mall,

Southern Wings

Local chapter of Women in Aviation International. It is open to men and women in the region who are interested in supporting women in aviation. Regular meetings are held once a month and new members are welcome. Visit http://southernwingswai.com.

Stitch-N’s

Knitting, spinning and crocheting Monday and Tuesday from 5-8pm and occasional Sunday 24pm at wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty. Jennifer Harey, 238-0514. wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty , Savannah

Sweet Adeline Chorus

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

Contact vicky.mckinley1@comcast.net. Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

Tarde en Espanol

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

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Give the Gift of Membership!

Your gift of a Telfair membership—for your family, friend, colleague, student, teacher, host, or hostess— lasts a whole year.

Members enjoy discounts on museum classes, programs, performances, shopping, and dining. Memberships start at $35.

For details, call 912.790.8866.

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The Armstrong Center

Pitas, salads and fresh fruit smoothies - Get your pita “fork style!” - Kids combos available - Freshly baked Otis Spunkmeyer cookies daily!

Located on corner of Little Neck Rd and Hwy 17 behind Savannah Christian Church

Dine in or carry out - PHONE 912.927.2879 - FAX 912.927.2840

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

Classrooms, meeting space, auditorium and 6000-square-foot ballroom. 344-2951. Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah

The Young Professionals of Savannah

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

Theremin/Electronic Music Enthusiasts A club for enthusiasts of electronic music and instruments, including the theremin, synths, Mooger Foogers, jam sessions, playing techniques, compositions, gigs, etc.

Philip Neidlinger, theremin@neidlinger.us.

Tybee Knights Chess Club

Meets every Wednesday, 6:30pm at Seaside Surf Coffee Shop. All levels welcome. For more info, call Will Strong, 912-604-8667.

Seaside Surf Coffeeshop, Tybee Island

Tybee Performing Arts Society

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

Urban Professionals

Try our new fresh grilled chicken and rice noodle soup or our sliced steak and rice noodle soup with bean, beef meatballs, bean sprouts and fresh Thai basil.

17 W. Broughton St • 912-231-6667 • www.myruanthai.com

Mon-Fri 11-3 Lunch 4:30-10 Dinner • Sat 12-3 Lunch 4:30-10 Dinner Sun 5-10 Dinner

Meets first Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at Vu at the Hyatt on Bay Street. If you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right. Call 272-9830 or send e-mail to spannangela@hotmail. com. Vu Lounge at the Hyatt, 2 W. Bay St. , Savannah

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

X Family Resource Center. Classes start at $25.00 per month. For more information call 912-631-3452 or 912-272-2797. Ask for Muriel or Darowe. E-mail: abeniculturalarts@ gmail.com St. Pius Family Resource Center,

Adult Intermediate Ballet

Mondays & Wednesdays, 7 - 8pm, $12 per class or 8 classes for $90. Class meets year round. (912) 921-2190 The Academy of Dance, 74 West Montgomery Crossroads ,

African Dance & Drum

Learn the rhythms of West Africa with instructor Aisha Rivers. Classes are held every Sunday - drums at 4pm, dance at 5pm Rhythms of West Africa, 607 W. 37th St. , Savannah http://www.ayoluwa.org/

Argentine Tango

Lessons Sundays 1:30-3:30. Open to the public. Cost $2.00 per person. Wear closed toe leather soled shoes if available. For more information call 912-925-7416 or email savh_tango@yahoo.com. Doris Martin Dance Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd ,

Beginners Belly Dancing Classes

Wednesdays 6PM-7PM @ The Charles H. Morris Center for the Arts, 10.00$ per class, Thursdays 6:30-7:30PM @ Fitness Body & Balance Studio, 4 classes for 60$ or 17.50$ per class, and Sundays 11:40 AM-12:40 @ Tantra Lounge, 10.00$ per class. For more info contact Nicole Edge at kleokatt@gmail. com, or 912-596-0889. www.cairoonthecoast. com.

Belly Dance Classes

Taught by Nocturnelle. Contact Maya,3131619, nocturnellegbd@yahoo.com or www. nocturnelle.org.

C.C. Express Dance Team

Dance

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, Savannah

Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

Ceili Club

Meets monthly at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Call James Crauswell at 927-3356. Savannah

Classes for multiple ages in the art of performance dance and Adult fitness dance.

Styles include African, Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, & Gospel. Classes are held Monday through Friday at the St. Pius

Experience Irish Culture thru Irish social dancing. No partner or experience needed.

Learn the basics of Irish Ceili dancing. 7176 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Mondays at 7:30 p.m. For more info email PrideofIrelandGA@

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Chicago-Style Steppin’ Lessons

Modern Dance Class

Every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. Also learn new line dances. Contact Tunya Coleman at 631-6700.

Flamenco Enthusiasts

Dance or learn flamenco in Savannah with the Flamenco Cooperative. Meetings are held on Saturdays from 1-2:30 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 , Savannah

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, Savannah

Irish Dance Classes

Glor na h’Eireann cultural arts studio is offering beginner to champion Irish Dance classes for ages 5 and up, Adult Step & Ceili, Strength & Flexibility, non-competitive and competition programs, workshops and camps. TCRG certified. For more info contact PrideofIrelandGA@gmail.com or 912-7042052.

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

For beginners/intermediate. Tuesdays 1011:15am. Studio at 7360 Skidaway Rd. For more information call Elizabeth at 912-3545586. Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. ,

Pole Dancing Class

For exercise...Learn dance moves and spins while working your abs, tone your legs and arms, a total body workout. Ladies Only!

The only thing that comes off is your shoes.

Classes are held Wednesdays at 7:30pm and on Fridays by request. Call for details 912224-9667 or visit www.fitnessbodybalance. com. 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. , Savannah

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, Savannah

Salsa Lessons

Beginners class: Mondays, 7:30-8:45pm.

Intermediate class: Tuesdays, 7-8pm. No partner required. Contact : salsavannah@ gmail.com for more info. Tantra Lounge, 8 E. Broughton St. ,

Savannah Shag Club

Shag music every Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 36. American Legion Post 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr , Thunderbolt

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Shag & Beach Bop

The Savannah Dance Club hosts Magnificent Mondays from 6:30-11 p.m. Free basic shag, swing, salsa, cha cha, line dance and others are offered the first two Mondays and free shag lessons are offered last two Monday’s. The lesson schedule is posted at www.shagbeachbop. com. Lessons are held 6:30-7:30 p.m. Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn St. ,

Swing Dancing by Savannah Swing Catz

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

Tribal Style Belly Dancing

Khebeyet Tribal is now offering classes in Tribal Style Belly Dance. Mondays 7-8pm at Archer Way Townhomes on Abercorn St. For more info call Maya at 912-704-2940 or email mayakali7@ yahoo.com. http://www.khebeyet.com/

Events Bingo

Join in the fun every Monday and Saturday.

Games start at 7:30pm. The Fraternal Order of Eagles, 5406 LaRoche Ave. ,

Tacos on Tuesdays

All you can eat tacos for $5 every Tuesday, 6-9pm. Bar available. Open to everyone. 3986732 or 354-5515. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. , Savannah

Fitness

2209 Rowland Ave, Suite 2 , Savannah

Acupuncture for Health

Spin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, Aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba. Prices vary. Call for days and times. 355-8111. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.savj.org/

Savannah Yoga Center

Gentle Yoga

Discounted class prices, open studio time and special events. Ashram Savannah, 2424 Drayton St. , Savannah http://www.yogacoopsavannah.com/

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. 318 East Huntingdon Street , Savannah

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

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. U.S. Highway 80 West , Pooler

Crossfit Hyperformance

Meets mormings at 6:30am at Crossfit Hyperformance. Visit www.crossfithyperformance. com. or call Jennifer at 224-0406 or Drew at 541-0530. 904 E 70th Street , Savannah

Crunch Lunch

30 minute Core and ABs concentration class.

Offered 11:30 am and 12:00pm Monday, Wednesdays & Fridays @ Fitness Body & Balance 2127 1/2 East Victory Dr. www.fitnessbodybalance.com 912-398-4776 or 912-224-9667

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Fitness Classes at the JEA

Offered Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. Participants must be 18 or older. Mat and blanket are required. Limited to 12 participants. Pre-register at adultenrichment@uusavanah.org or call 234-0980. Held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah upstairs in Phillippa’s Place. 313 Harris St. , Savannah http://www. uusavannah.org/

Hatha Yoga classes

Every Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 819-6463. St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being, Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

Kidz Fitness

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. Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

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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.

Squats N’ Tots

This class will help you stretch and strengthen overused body parts, as well as focus on muscle endurance, low impact aerobics, and abdominal work. Your baby (age 6 weeks to one year) can get in on the fun, or simply stay close to you on your mat. Call to pre-register 912-819-6463. St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being,

Student Massage

Tai Chi Classes

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 , Savannah

This exercise program strengthens and revitalizes without building bulk. Call to pre-register 912-819-6463. St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being,

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Savannah Yoga Co Op

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

Mondays, 10-11am (crawlers and toddlers) and 11:30-12:45 (infants and pre-crawlers) at the Savannah Yoga Center. The cost is $14 per class. Multi-class discounts are available.

Walk-ins welcome. Call 232-2994 or visit www. savannahyoga.com. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. , Savannah http://www.savannahyoga.com/

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

The Temple of Martial Arts is a Kung Fu school where men and women of all levels of martial arts experience come together to learn the art of Wing Chun and Tai Chi. SiFu Michael, 429-9241. 407 E Montgomery Cross Rd, Ste B , Savannah

Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes

Open Christmas

therapy.com, 843-422-2900. Island Somatherapy, 127 Abercorn Street , Savannah

Pilates Mat Classes

Mat classes are held Tues & Thurs 7:30am8:30am, Mon 1:30pm-2:30pm, Thurs 12:30pm1:30pm, Mon & Wed 5:30pm-6:30pm. All levels welcome! Private and Semi-Private equipment classes are by appointment only. Parking available. Carol Daly-Wilder, Certified Pilates Instructor Call 912.238-0018 Momentum Pilates Studio, 310 E. 41st St , http://savannahpilates.com/

Qi Gong

Ancient Chinese “energy work” that is the precursor to Tai Chi. Gentle exercises that relax and energize. Sundays. 4pm. Ashram Savannah 2424 Drayton St. http://www.ashramsavannah. com/

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.

St. Joseph’s/Candler offers Tai Chi classes in the evenings every Tuesday and Thursday.

Tai Chi is an exercise derived from the ancient Chinese martial arts. Call to pre-register. St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being,

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 , Savannah

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, 5963009. No prices at this time, but contributions accepted. Tybee Island

Yoga and Pilates Classes

Yoga: Tues 8am & 5:45pm, Thurs at 8am & 5:30pm Pilates: Mon at 7pm, Sat at 8am. Class sizes are small, so please RSVP: 912-341-9477 or brandon@pro-fitpersonaltraining.com ProFit Personal Training, 18 E. Broughton St. 2nd Floor ,

Yoga In the Park

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

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

Yoga with Barbara

All levels welcome. Improve your range of motion and energy levels. Small groups and private lessons available. Historic District studio. Please call to set up your first class. Times are flexible to suit your needs. 912-232-4490 or email blh63@hotmail.com

Rolf Method Bodywork

For posture, chronic pain and alignment of body/mind/spirit. Jeannie Kelley, LMT, certified advanced Rolf practitioner. www.islandsoma-

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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. All ages and shapes are encouraged to attend. $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. 307 E Harris St , Savannah

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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, Savannah http://www. firstcitynetwork.net/

What Makes A Family

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 Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 311 E. Macon St. 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.

Georgia Equality Savannah

Community Cardiovascular Health

Gay AA Meeting

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

Savannah Pride, Inc.

Meets first Tues of every month at 7 p.m. at the FCN office located at 307 E. Harris St. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Without the GLBT community, there wouldn’t be a need for Pride. Call Christina Focht at 663-5087 or email christina@savpride.com. First City Network, Savannah http://www.firstcitynetwork.net/

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. . , Savannah

Community HealthCare Center

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. Savannah

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

Conducted at three locations. From 8:30a.m.12:30p.m. and 5:15p.m.-7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 4476605 to make an appointment. Every Monday from 10a.m.-12p.m. at the Smart Senior office, No. 8 Medical Arts Center. No appointment is necessary. Every Monday through Friday from 10a.m.-2p.m. at St. Mary’s Community Center at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578. Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm

Free Chair Massages

Free 10 minute chair massages. First come, first serve. Mon, Wed & Fri from 5-7pm. Therapeutic Massage Specialists, 18 E. Broughton St. 2nd Floor ,

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. 1206 E 66th St , Savannah http://www.savannahspeechandhearing.org/

Free Vision Screenings

Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 11a.m.5p.m. at Sam’s Club Optical-Savannah. No membership is required. Call 352-2844. 1975 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. , Savannah

Healthcare for the Uninsured

St. Mary’s Health Center is open for health needs of uninsured residents of Chatham County. Open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. For information or to make an appointment, call 443-9409. St. Mary’s Health Center, 1302 Drayton St. ,

Hearing Aid Funds Available for Infants and Children

The Coastal Health District’s Universal Newborn Hearing and Screening Initiative 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. 211 Price St , Savan-

Hypnobirthing Childbirth Classes

The group classes offer an opportunity for couples to learn the child birthing process together. Classes provide specialized breathing and guided imagery techniques designed to reduce stress during labor. Classes run monthly, meeting Saturdays for three consecutive weeks. To register, call 843-6838750 or e-mail Birththroughlove@yahoo.com.

Family Health & Birth Center, 119 Chimney Rd , Rincon http://www.themidwifegroup. com/

HypnoBirthing Classes

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

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. 897-9261, www.lllusa. org/web/SavannahGA.html. Family Health and Birth Center, 1692 Chatham Parkway , Savannah

Ladies Living Smart Fitness Club

Providing nutritional education and an exercise program to encourage lifestyle changes for women. Call for more info. Every Tuesday from 5:30-7pm. St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. ,

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. 115 Charlotte Dr , Savannah

Memorial Health blood pressure check Free every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at GenerationOne. 350-7587.

Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www. memorialhealth.com/

Memorial Health CPR training

FitnessOne provides American Heart Association courses each month to certify individuals in infant, child and adult CPR. The cost is $30. Call 350-4030 or visit www. memorialhealth.com. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah

Narcotics Anonymous

Call 238-5925 for the Savannah Lowcountry Area Narcotics Anonymous meeting schedule.

Smoke Stoppers

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. , Savannah http://www. sjchs.org/

Stop Smoking Through Hypnosis

No pills, patches, gum, lasers, weight gain, withdrawal or side effects. 15 years experience. 927-3432.

The Quit Line

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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.

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Weight Loss Through Hypnosis

Lose weight with Guided Imagery and Hypnosis. No pills, diets or surgery. 927-3432.

Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Class is free for people with cancer and cancer survivors. Learn to increase your strength and flexibility and improve your overall well-being. For more information, call 350-0798. FitnessOne, 3rd Floor of Memorial Center for Advanced Medicine ,

Nature and Environment Dolphin Project of Georgia

Boat owners, photographers and other volunteers are needed to help conduct scientific research. Must be at least 18 years old. Call 727-3177, visit www.TheDolphinProject.org. or e-mail gadolphin@comcast.net.

Ducks on Holiday

12/27 - Join a guide and learn more about the waterfowl who winter in our area.

Reservations required. Call 912-236-8115 or sign-up via the website, www.wildernesssoutheast.org.

Snakes Alive

12/29, 9:30-11:30am - An educational program that takes a close look at our native turtles and snakes. Reservations required.

Call 912-236-8115 or sign-up via the website www.wildernesssoutheast.org. Savannah Ogeechee Canal Museum,

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

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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. Call 786-5917 or visit www.tybeemsc.org. 1510 Strand , Tybee Island

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. Open daily from 10-4 except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. 898-3980, www.oatlandisland.org. 711 Sandtown Rd , Savannah

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

Dog Yoga

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Feral Cat Program Needs Supplies

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

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Professional Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Insured, bonded, certified in pet first aid and CPR. 355-9656, www.athomepetsitters.net.

Savannah Kennel Club

The club meets monthly on the fourth Monday at 7 p.m. from September through May at Ryan’s 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. 209 Stephenson Ave , Savannah

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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. Savannah http://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. Savannah

Tea time at Ola’s

A 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, Savannah http://www. liveoakpl.org/

Religious & Spiritual Calling All Christians

Open prayer will be held the second Thursday of the month from 4-4:20 p.m. at the Forsyth Park fountain. Call Suzanne at 232-3830.

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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. ,

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.

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DrUUming Circle

First Saturday of the month 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. 313 Harris St. , Savannah http://www. uusavannah.org/

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. , 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, 1-877-4948629, www.freedompathonline.org, freedompath@yshoo.com. Savannah

Midweek Bible Study

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 , Savannah http://www.montgomerypresbyterian.com/

Music Ministry for Children & Youth

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 45 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 , Savannah

Nicodemus by Night

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

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)

Meets Sundays, 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church. Call Janet Pence at 2474903. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West

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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.

619 W 37th St. , Savannah

Soka Gakkai of America

SGI is an international Buddhist movement for world peace and individual happiness. The group practices Nichiren Buddhism by chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. Introductory meetings are held the third Sunday of the month. For further information, call 232-9121.

Stand for Peace

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

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

The Savannah Zen Center

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, cindy@alwaysoptions.com. The Savannah Zen Center, 505 Blair St. , Savannah

Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church

Services begin Sunday at 11 a.m. at 707 Harmon St. Coffee and discussion follow each service. Religious education for grades 1-8 is offered. For information, call 233-6284 or 786-6075, e-mail UUBC2@aol.com. Celebrating diversity. Working for justice. Savannah

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

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

Sunday, 11 am, Troup Square Sanctuary. 2340980, admin@uusavannah.org or www.uusavannah.org. 313 Harris St. , Savannah

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 , Savannah http://www.unityofsavannah. org/

Women’s Bible Study

at the Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers. Call 447-5711 1601 Drayton St , Savannah http://www.wesleyctrs-savh.org/

Sports & Games Savannah Disc Golf Club

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

Tom Triplett Community Park, U.S. Highway 80 West , Pooler

Support Groups 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

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ARIES

(March 21–April 19) What influences do you really, really need to say goodbye to?

The next six months will provide you with ample motivation and opportunity to finally bid those farewells. What long– term cycle really, really needs to be drawn to a close, no more hemming and hawing, all loose ends tied up and all mixed signals clarified?

Again, the time between now and the middle of June will bring you the necessary inspiration to make it happen. But it’ll take deep thought and sustained work and an expanded sense of humor, so get started soon.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) According to astronomer Mark Whittle, the Big Bang began in silence. Soon it crescendoed into a majestic major third chord 50 octaves below middle A. Then it transformed, over the course of a million years, into a wistful minor third chord. In my vision of the first two–thirds of 2010, the music of your life will have a similar pattern: It begins with silence. Next, it progresses into a lush major feel, with spirited and complex contrapuntal themes.

Then in June, it evolves into a dreamy, contemplative phase. By late September, however –– unlike the Big Bang –– you will move into a third act, in which the music of your life returns to the lively mood it had at the start, only now with the gravitas that the reflective phase has instilled.

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) I have good astrological reasons to suspect that a year from now, your empire will be bigger. The resources you have at your disposal will be more substantial, the influence you wield will be more meaningful, and the responsibilities you oversee will be more demanding.

You can’t, however, just sit back passively and expect fate to make it all happen for you. You will have to work your assets off: get better organized, clarify your game plan, and commit to taking better care of yourself. None of that is mandatory, of course. Being a lazy wanderer with no mission statement is definitely an option. If you do go in that direction, though, don’t complain to me next December about how you feel like you’re

made of cookie dough.

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) You will need to learn a lot in 2010, Cancerian. You’ll be in a phase of your long–term cycle when it will be wise to enhance your problem–solving skills and increase the knowledge you have at your disposal. So let me ask you: What can you do to gently shock yourself into prying open your mind?

What is it that you don’t know but need to know? By the way, the coming year will also be a good time for you to offer yourself up as a teacher. In fact, sharing your knowledge and problem–solving skills will make you more receptive to what you need to learn.

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) Do you know any world travelers, shamanic healers, or visionary entrepreneurs? If not, there’s a good chance you’ll meet some in 2010, possibly even forge alliances with them. Crafty activists, brilliant artists, and deep thinkers may come your way, as well.

Another possibility is that cohorts and comrades you’ve been linked to for some time will embark on mind–expanding quests that blow your mind as well as theirs. One way or another, Leo, the coming year will bring you more than the usual benefits and challenges that come from being in relationships.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) I was in my first rock band in North Carolina in the 1970s. We did a mix of cover tunes by David Bowie, Lou Reed, and Patti Smith, plus original hippie–punk songs and my poetry rants. Controversy arose virtually every time we performed, especially in places like the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh (where we competed with the cacophony of mooing cows) and frat parties (where we endured the shouted insults of drunken jocks). It wasn’t until I moved to California that I synced up with an audience that appreciated my idiosyncratic musical sensibilities. According to my reading of the omens, Virgo, 2010 could bring you a comparable transition: finding listeners or hooking up with collaborators who are a better fit for your unique qualities.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22)

I’m always befuddled by astrologers who preach the gospel of doom and gloom when they talk about the influence of Saturn.

My experience is that the ringed planet provides the greatest gift imaginable: motivation to become the person you were born to be.

It steers you away from pursuing goals that aren’t in alignment with your soul’s code. It pressures you to give up vain fantasies that even if fulfilled wouldn’t make you happy. That’s why I’m happy to report to you the following good news: As Saturn travels through your sign for much of the time between now and October 2012, I expect that you will be prompted and prodded to cut away the irrelevancies that distract you from claiming your birthright.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Comedian Chris Rock has a joke that plays on the stereotypes about your sign: “Most Scorpios die while they’re making love!”

(Only he uses the f–word instead of “making love.”) I understand the source of his satire. There are more than a few grains of truth in the notion that Scorpios revel in the enigmas of eros and death.

On the other hand, I wouldn’t reduce your mystique to such a simple formula. I’d prefer to say something like this: You’re sexy when you’re letting go of your staunch self–control. Or: You’re an expert at transcending humdrum modes of awareness by stimulating intense pleasure. Or: If fully harnessed, your orgasmic power could kill off any destructive compulsions you might be harboring.

And by the way, 2010 will be one of the best years ever for you to cash in on these capacities.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

According to my analysis of your astrological omens, 2010 isn’t a year to get your head in the clouds, but rather to grow deeper roots. Your job, as I see it, isn’t so much to explore the heights, but the depths. I think you should focus on getting to the bottom of things, not the top.

Your instrument of choice should be a microscope, not a telescope.

Your specialty won’t be playing spectacular guitar solos but rather groovalicious bass lines.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

I’m happy to announce that 2010 could be the year when you become a more expert communicator. It’s not that you do a bad job now; it’s just that there is always room for improvement, and this will be an excellent time to attend to that. Life will be bringing you an abundance of experiences that will help you learn to listen better, cultivate more tact, read people’s body language like a pro, and consistently speak about the elusive truth with language that’s both kind and effective.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) I’ve known some practical, sensible, well– grounded Aquarians in my life. They’re outnumbered, though, by the dominant sub–type of your tribe: the imaginative, idiosyncratic irmprovisers with lightning reflexes and high–flying notions. But even if you belong to the latter group, in 2010 you’ll be gaining the capacities of the former. In fact, I think this will be the year you get more things done than you ever have before. Attention to detail will be your specialty.

You’re likely to excel in mastering the part of genius that’s comprised of 98 percent perspiration.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20) The pop star Pink is a successful singer. Not only does she have a great voice; she has also sold 32 million records and won two Grammies. Recently she added what I think is an extraneous element to her live performances: a trapeze act. At the MTV Video Music Awards last September, she delivered her song “Sober” while swinging through the air and hanging upside down 60 feet off the ground. I was perplexed as I watched her, thinking to myself, “Doesn’t she have confidence that her song and her singing can stand alone?” In 2010, Pisces, I urge you not to follow her lead.

There’s no need for you to go way overboard as you try too hard to give too much. Just sing your songs. cs

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

Al-Anon Meetings

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 , Savannah http:// www.fpc.presbychurch.net/

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group

Senior Citizens, Inc. hosts a Caregiver’s support group for individuals caring for Alzheimer’s and dementia family members. The group meets every second Monday at the Wilmington Island United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Road. For more information, call 236.0363, ext. 143. Savannah

Amputee Support Group

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

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 the first Wednesday of the month from 11am-12pm. 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 819-8784.

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Caring for Us

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

CASA Support Group

For parents and caregivers of children who have been involved with DFCS and/or returned to your custody after being 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. Savannah

Celiac Support Group

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

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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. Savannah

Citizens With Retarded Citizens

Open to families of children or adults with autism, mental retardation, and other developmental disabilities. Meets monthly at 1211 Eisenhower Drive. 355-7633. Savannah

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association

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.

5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah

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. 55 Al Henderson B;vd. , Savannah

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. Savannah http://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.

4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www. memorialhealth.com/

Domestic violence support group

SAFE Shelter provides a domestic violence support group every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Inc. Building at 3205 Bull St. Call Brenda Edwards, 629-8888.

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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.

5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah http://www. sjchs.org/

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An after-hours referral and information line to talk confidentially about birth control, sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy options.

A free service from Planned Parenthood, available nightly from 7 to 11 p.m. at 1-800264-7154.

Gray Matters Brain Injury Support Group

Living without Violence

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

Meets every Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Education Building at Whitaker & McDonough St. 234-9999. First Baptist Church of Savannah, 223 Bull St. , Savannah

For traumatic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. Meets the third Thursday at 5 p.m. in the gym at The Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University Medical Center. 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth. com/

Lupus Encouragement Group

Grief 101

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

A 7-week educational group offering support and coping tools for adults who have experienced a loss by death. Meets Tuesdays 6-7pm at Full Circle, a Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr. RSVP to 303-9442.

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HIV/AIDS: My Brothaz Home

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

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

Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group

Memorial Health Bleeding Disorders Support Group

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

Hope House

Memorial Health Focus

Keeping hope alive while living with cancer

Multiple Sclerosis support group

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

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

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

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

KidsNet Savannah Parent Support Group

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

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

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group

For patients with blood-related cancers and their loved ones. Call Jennifer Currin, 3507845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http:// www.memorialhealth.com/

Psycho sudoku Answers

meets the third Sunday from 3:30-6 p.m. at the Armstrong Atlantic State University Sports Education Building, Room 226. 351-7035 or 353-7143. Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. , Savannah http://about. armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html

Overcoming the Stigma of Seizure Disorders

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

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Overeaters Anonymous

Lutheran Church at 1 W. Ridge Rd. on Skidaway Island. Call Ann Farr at 598-1766 or Shirley Nack at 598-7047. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave , Savannah http://www.fpc. presbychurch.net

Overeaters Anonymous

Support Group for New Moms

meets Wednesdays at 5:30pm. Melissa, 844-4524. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave , Savannah http://www.fpc. presbychurch.net/ meets Fridays, 6:30pm. Melissa, 844-4524.

Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd , Savannah http://www.unityofsavannah.org/

Pancreatic Cancer Support Group

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

Parkinson’s Support Group

Sometimes being a mom isn’t what you expected. Offers new mothers a chance to share their feelings in a safe, friendly environment.

Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 10am. Call Marlin, 786-4114 for more info.

The Parents of Difficult Teens Group

for parents having problems with their teens and pre-teens. 353-7699.

Transgender Support Group

Meets the first Thursday of the month from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Marsh Auditorium. Call 355-6347 or 238-4666. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

My Brothaz Home, Inc. is sponsoring this support group. For information, call Lady Maverick or George at 231-8727.

PRIDE Support Group

Rape Crisis Center

An open, drop-in support group for adxults who have experienced a loss by death.

Meets Tuesdays from 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. , Savannah

Rape Crisis Center Incest Survivor’s Group

A support group for friends and family of alcoholics, with special attention to issues of adult children of alcoholics. 495-9758 or www. al-anon.alateen.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. , Savannah http://www.uusavannah.org/

This is a support group for parents of children with bleeding disorders. Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http:// www.memorialhealth.com/ assists survivors of rape and sexual assault.

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

As part of its ongoing work with incest survivors, the Rape Crisis Center has built a cinderblock wall where incest survivors can throw plates as an anger management technique.

In order to continue, donations of china are needed. Call 233-3000 to make a donation.

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group

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

S-Anon Family Group

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

Safe Shelter Outreach Program

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

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

Sexaholics Anonymous

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

351-7440.

Spinal Injury Support Group

Meets every third Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial Health. For information, call Jami Murray at 350-8900. Savannah http://www. memorialhealth.com/

Spouse/Life Partner Grief Support

An open, drop-in support group for adults.

Meets Thursdays from 11am-12:30pm at Full Circle, a Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr. 303-9442. 7212 Seawright Dr. , Savannah

Stroke Support Group

Speak with someone who has survived a stroke, who will listen and understand stroke patients’ experiences. Groups meet in three locations -- every Tuesday from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave.; every Friday from 10-11 a.m. at Savannah Speech and Hearing, 1206 E. 66th St., (call Jane Medoff at 355-4601); and every third Thursday of the month from 4-5:30 p.m. at Messiah

Transitions Grief Support

Troup Square Al-Anon Family Group

Truancy Intervention Project

meets the fourth Thursday of each month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 428 Bull St. in the United Way Building. The project can educate you regarding the new truancy law and how it impacts your child. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St , Savannah http://www.uwce.org/

United Way’s First Call for Help

Telephone information & referral service that provides expertise and relief to individuals and families in need, with a database of more than 500 agencies and organizations. 651-7730.

United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St , Savannah http://www.uwce.org/

Victim-Witness assistance program

is for families of murder victims. The meetings are at 6 p.m. in the Chatham County Courthouse on Montgomery St. third Thursday of each month. 652-7329. Chatham County Courthouse, 133 Montgomery St , Savannah http://www.statecourt.org/

Wheeze busters

is an asthma support group for children that meets in the Rainbow Room at The Children’s Place at Candler Hospital. Call 921-3368.

Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

Women who love too much

meets Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. Call Maureen Wozniak at 355-4987.

Women’s Self-Harm Support Group

For women with self-harm disorders. Dr. Patricia English, 335-2508. Free, although love offerings will be accepted.

Theatre Dinner Theater: “Dead Men Don’t Speakeasy”

Enjoy dinner and a Roaring ’20s era who-dunnit murder mystery revolving around a cast of shady characters in a speakeasy. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Oct. 2 - Feb. 28.

Seating begins at 7pm. Call (912) 231-8888 for reservations. Il Pasticcio, 2 E. Broughton St. ,

Who Wants to Kill a Millionaire?

An interactive performance that lets the audience solve the crime. The cost includes the show and a choice of three dinners. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. The Pirate’s House, 20 E. Broad St , Savannah http://www.thepirateshouse.com/

Volunteers America’s Second Harvest Food Bank needs volunteers

to sort, clean, & shelve salvaged foods from reclamation centers where bent cans or crumpled boxes of nutritious food is sent. Apply as soon as possible. 912-236-6750 ext 109.

America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia, 2501 E. President St , Savannah http://www. helpendhunger.org

CASA needs volunteers

to speak up for abused children in court for their best interests and to help ensure they are placed in safe and permanent homes. Call 447-8908.

Community Health Mission

This non-profit organization is looking for volunteer nurses, doctors, nurses practitioners and development/fundraising volunteers to work at the center, which provides free medical care for working uninsured individuals. Flexible schedule. Apply by mail to: Community Health Mission, Inc. Attn: Dr. Miriam Rittmeyer, 310 Eisenhower Dr., Suite No. 6. Savannah, 31406.

Fax number is 352-3980 or send email to mrittmeyer@chmsavannah.org. For info, visit www. chcsavannah.org. Community Health Mission, Inc, 310 Eisenhower Dr., Suite 6 , Savannah

First Steps

Become a volunteer with First Steps and provide support, education and community resources to help parents of newborns establish healthy and positive relationships with their babies. Call 819-6910. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd. , Savannah http://www.sjchs. org/

Forestkeeper Volunteers Needed

Volunteers meet the second Saturday of each month at 9:00 a.m. at different locations each month to help care for trees and beautify our community. For more information, please call the Savannah Tree Foundation at (912) 233TREE or visit us online at http://www.savannahtreefoundation.com.

Good Samaratin Clinic Needs Volunteers

St. Joseph’s/Candler’s Good Samaritan Clinic in Garden City needs stellar souls to volunteer as nurses, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, Spanish interpreters and clerical staff. The Good Samaritan Clinic opened two years ago to serve people without insurance and whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line. To volunteer call Greta Tholstrup at 429-1502.

Lifelink of Georgia seeks volunteers

Needed to speak to community groups, pass out information at health fairs and organize awareness-raising events. Potential volunteers include transplant recipients and their families, patients waiting for organ or tissue transplantation, donor families or anyone interested in organ and tissue donation. Call 341-0000.

Lifelink of Georgia, 18 Chatham Court South , Savannah

Literacy volunteers needed

Project READ, an adult literacy program, is in need of volunteer tutors who can commit to 2 or 4 hours each week. Call Jodi at Royce Learning Center at 354-4047. Royce Learning Center, 4 Oglethorpe Professional Blvd , Savannah http://www.roycelearningcenter.com/

Live Oak Regional Public Libraries

needs volunteers to assist in a variety of ways at its branches in Chatham, Effingham and Liberty counties. Call 652-3661. Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St , Savannah http://www. liveoakpl.org/

Meals on Wheels

Senior Citizens Inc.’s Meals on Wheels volunteers are responsible for delivering hot, nutritious meals to seniors on routes that typically do not exceed one hour in length. Volunteers may deliver as frequently as they choose and all meals are brought to the area by Senior Citizens Inc. staff. Training and support is provided.

Call 236-0363. Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St. , Savannah

Oatland Island Education Center

Oatland Island Wildlife Center often needs volunteers. Call 898-3980. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd , Savannah http://www.oatlandisland.org/

Rebuilding Together Savannah

Volunteer organization in partnership with the community that rehabilitates houses of lowincome homeowners, particularly the elderly, disabled and families with children. Visit www. rebuildingtogethersavannah.org.

Red Cross Volunteers

Every Wed @ 5:30pm or Fri @ 11:30am. Help your community through Disaster Services, Services to the Armed Forces, Health & Safety, or Office Assistance. Contact Alison Maruca at 912-651-5321 or marucaa@savannahredcross. org. American Red Cross, 41 Park of Commerce Way, Building 200 ,

Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center

is looking for volunteers to assist residents in activities or just come and visit. For information, call Rhonda Sheffield, volunteer coordinator, at 354-8225, Ext. 243. Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center, 6711 LaRoche Ave. , Savannah

Road to Recovery Volunteers

Many cancer patients have difficulties traveling to their appointments because they do not have a car or are too sick to drive. The Road to Recovery program provides free transportation to cancer patients who need assistance.

American Cancer Society ,

Ronald McDonald House volunteers needed

Help in the “home away from home” for the families of hospitalized children. Volunteers also are needed to privde home-cooked meals for families staying at the house. Volunteer internships also available for college students.

Nikole Layton, 356-5520. Ronald McDonald House, 4710 Waters Avenue , http://www. rmhccoastalempire.org/

Spanish Oaks Hospice

needs volunteers. Spanish Oaks Hospice and Retreat is located at 8510 Whitfield Ave. Orientation and training are available to all interested volunteers. Call Cyndi Haggerty-Krupa at 3560233. Spanish Oaks Hospcie, 8510 Whitfield Ave , Savannah

Speech and hearing center needs volunteers

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for rent 855 **1237 Roberts WayPooler: 3BR/2BA, $975 **19 Haven: 3BR, 2BA, renovated,$950 **6940 Hialeah: 3BR/2BA, $900 **1140 E. 55th: 3BR/1BA $525 **1317 Golden St.: 2BR/1BA, $475 +DEPOSIT, NO-PETS, NO-SMOKING. Call Bill:656-4111 1315 BONAVENTURE RD Large 4BR/2BA home CH&A, fenced yard, all appliances included, $1100/month plus deposit. Call 695-7889 or 507-0222 2144 LOUISIANA AVENUE 2BR/1BA, large LR, DR, eat-in kitchen, fenced yard. Pets ok with approval. References/credit check required. $735/month, $700/deposit. 898-0078 2BR, 1 full bath apt, central heat/air, fenced yard, LR, DR, W/D connections. $550/month, $550/dep.

Call 308-4127, 660-3622 or 897-4836.

2BR House with separate dining room, partially furnished, carport, $650/month. 911 West 42nd St. 912-856-1665

for rent 855 APT/TOWNHOUSE Three Bedrooms Pooler/Condo 303 Gallery Way $1100 Georgetown 45 King Henry Ct. $950 Richmond Hill 139 Cypress Point $1050 Two BedroomsSouthside Condos 3 Kingslan Ct. $950 6 Orchid Ln $950 27 Pointer Place $825 Windsor Crossing $650 Eastside/Duplexes 1210 E. 54th St. $595 1203 E. 54th St. $550 1234B 55th St. $550 1132 E 53rd St-$550 Apartment/2BR 1107 E. 57th St. $600 Efficiency 116 Gordon Ln $595 Large 1 Bedroom Near Daffin Park 740 E. 45th St. #3 $725 COMMERCIAL/2000SF 11202 White Bluff Rd. $2000 offices, kitchen, bath, parking FOR DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT OUR WEB PAGE WWW.PAMTPROPERTY.COM Pam T Property 692-0038

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Elmdale: 4BR/2BA, fireplace $925.

Eden, GA: 3BRs, large lot $645.

Garrard: Private 3BR, great workshop $795.

Orchard: 2BR, kitchen/den combo, carport $650.

W. 48th St: 1BR, all electric $425.

CALL 234-0548 3BR/2BA, double garage, Bloomingdale, $875 Hassell Realty Co. 234-1291 7 ROOMS, 2 BATHS, in Sylvan Terrace $1100/month. Also: 3BR on East 39th, total electric. $750/month. Call 354-3884.

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11515 WHITE BLUFF RD. 1BR, LR, walk-in closet, laundry room, bath $575/month. _________________ NEAR MEMORIAL: 1304 E. 67th Street 2BR/2BA, walk-in closets, laundry room $695/month. _________________ TOWNHOUSE 1812 N. Avalon Avenue. 2BR/1-1/2BA $675/month. _________________ SOUTHSIDE 127 Edgewater Rd. 2BR/2BA, Large $795/month.

SOUTHSIDE 1159 Mohawk St. 3BR/3BA, garage. New townhouses.

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9208 Garland Dr. Halcyon Bluff, Newly Renovated, Brick, 2200 Sq Ft, Total Electric, 3BR, 2B, Formal Living room, Great room w/FP, Kitchen w/Appliances, Inside laundry, Carport w/storage, Large Fenced Yard. $1075/Rent,$975/Deposit.

2227 Louis Mills Blvd.

3BR, 1BA, Living room, Eat-in kitchen, W/D connections, CH&A, large yard. $695/Rent, $650/Deposit.

2215 Louis Mills Blvd.

Mobile home, Total Electric, 2BR/2BA, Living room, kitchen/dining, W/D connections, CH&A, Covered Deck, Car Port, Fenced Yard. $595/Rent includes water & $550/Deposit.

2345 Ogeechee Rd. 3BR/1BA, LR, DR, hardwood floors, CH&A, washer/dryer connections, range & refrigerator. $695/Rent, $650/Deposit.

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HOT DEAL-1ST MONTHS RENT FREE: One bedroom upstairs garage apt in nice neighborhood, carpet, CH&A, kitchen furnished w/ stove & refrigerator. Offstreet parking. Located within walking distance to Daffin Park & Grayson Stadium. Also to SCAD. Just a bike ride away from downtown & historic river street. Movein deposit of $530 required.

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HOUSE For Rent or Sale.

1619 Cornwall Street, 3BR/2BA. $675/month plus $400/deposit. Call 912-272-7378.

HOUSE on SouthsideLarchmont Estates. 128 Holiday Dr. Brick 3BR/1BA, carport, huge fenced backyard.

Available January 1st. $800 deposit. $800/month.

Call 772-461-1897.

Landlord Pays All Utilities! 1BR/1BA. 46th & Bull St. $625 per month + $400 deposit. Washing Machine, Furniture, HVAC, Carpet. Must have references.

Call 257-3000, Mr Gibbs.

MOBILE HOMES: Available for rent. Located in mobile home park.

Starting at $450 per month and up.

912-658-4462 or 925-1831.

RENT: DUPLEX 1220 E. 55th. 2-bedroom, 1-bath $475/month plus deposit of $475. Two blocks off Waters Ave, close to Daffin park. Call Alex, 912-401-5710, Days/Nights/Weekends.

APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED AND ROOMS for RENT at Waters and Anderson St. (1020 East Anderson) on busline. Call 912-341-7420 X201

2000 Saturn SL1 Good Car, 150,000 miles, used motor has 48,000 miles, tires good $2,200.

(912)667-1931

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1st week $100. 2nd week until starting at $125/week. Furnished rooms w/cable tv, WI-FI, free laundry & off-street parking. All utilities included. Minimum deposit $50 required. See online at: http://savannahrooms.cjb.net CALL 912-220-8691 or 912-604-1890

NEAR MEMORIAL/ W. CHATHAM 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. **ROOMS $100 & UP** Call 912-210-0181.

MOVE-IN SPECIAL: ½ off 1st month’s rent.

Largo-Tibet area.

Newly renovated 2BR/2BA Apt., washer/dryer hookup. No pets. No section 8. $650/month, $650/deposit.

656-7842 or 704-3662

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595 WEST 54th STREET: 2Bedroom Apartments/1.5baths, washer/dryer connection/total electric, deposit/$330, $660/monthly. Section-8 Welcome.

Call 912-232-7659.

NEWLY RENOVATED WILMINGTON ISLAND DUPLEX, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, living room, dining room, kitchen, $775/month.

Call 897-6789 or 344-4164

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2BR/1BA, furnished kitchen, washer/dryer connections. Free Rent w/qualified application. $550/rent, $500/deposit.

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2BR/2BA Condo, furnished kitchen including washer/dryer. Fireplace, breakfast room and many more extras. $795/rent, $500/dep.

ZENO MOORE CONSTRUCTION 409 E.Montgomery Xrds. 927-4383

3BR/2BA doublewide, private lot, Water and Garbage, lawn service included.

No Pets,. available now. $750/month, $600/deposit.

Call 912-756-7116, 912-667-2498.

SOUTHSIDE- Hampstead Oaks Two bedroom, 1.5bath townhouse apt, total electric, $600/month with washer & dryer $625. Call Debra at 912-356-5656 TOWNHOME: 1600 Habersham St. between 32nd & 33rd St., Savannah. Thomas Square area. Spacious 2BR/1BA, kitchen and living room, central heat/air, total electric. $575/month plus $575/deposit. Virtual tour at www.habershamplace.com.

Call Adam @ 234-2726.

TYBEE - 2BR/1BA Apt., central-heat/air. Walk to beach, 1 block from AJ’s. $800/month, $800/deposit. Call 912-507-4637.

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2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, extra clean, most pets ok.

Fenced backyard. $695/month Call 663-9941 or 912-663-9941.

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Star ting at $130/week. Includes cable, internet, all utilities, CH&A. Shared kitchen and bath. Safe environment. Call Life Housing @ 912-228-1242

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Rooms $70-80/wk. Furnished and utilities included. Call 234-9779

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Furnished, affordable room available includes utility, cable, refrigerator, central heat/air. $115-$140 weekly, no deposit.

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MY NAME IS Johnnie. I live in a very nice neighborhood called St.James Place off Montgomery Crossroads on Southside.

4BR house, 2-car garage, 2 full baths. Looking for roommate who is honest, clean, free of drugs, no smoking in house. Arrangements: $550/rent, ½ utilities, security fee $125. Questions? Contact me at 912-508-9830.

NEED A ROOM? STOP LOOKING! Great rooms available ranging from $115-$140/weekly. Includes refrigerators, cable w/HBO, central heat/air.

No deposit.

Call 912-398-7507.

Cadillac STS 1997- white w/ leather interior, Bose sound system, sunroof, Fully Loaded! 115k miles.

Needs AC compressor. $3,500.

404-694-5622(local) CAMARO V28, 1998. Fed w/black T-Tops, V6, engine seized, good condition otherwise. 210K miles, lest qtr-panel crack $1000.

912-756-2938.

Dodge Grand Caravan XLT, 2004, fully loaded, Book value almost $10,000, Asking $6,900.

Call 912-604-0156

ROOM FOR RENT:130 Alpine Drive. $480/month $250/deposit or $150/week. Near HunterAAF. 1/2 electric.

Available Now. 912-272-8020

FENDER BENDER? Paint & Body Work.

Reasonably Priced.

Insurance Claims.

We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

Rooms for rent.

Available immediately, across from CAT bus station. Call 912-316-6009

Ford Club Wagon 1995

ROOMS FOR RENT

Inner city locations. TV & DVD, cable, mini-refrigerator, microwave, internet, all utilities included.

Call: 507-7174 $100 and up.

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Westside. $85-$130/weekly, Utilities and cable included. Call 844-5655.

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1999 CHEVY VENTURE MINIVAN

7-passenger, w/48K miles on rebuilt engine, fully loaded, very clean $2000 Firm.

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connectsavannah.com Toyota Scion-TC, 2006, graphite, clean/excellent condition, Sunroof, moonroof, PW/PL./CD/AUX, black interior, 60K miles. Value $13,600. Toyota Certified, Sell $11,000.

912.660.0348 Boats & accessories 950 YAMAHA Wave Runner, 1999. Two available: One 2-seater, One 3-seater.

Dual trailer, very good condition $7,000. Call 912-313-3974

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Super Duty, 4 row seating, 14-18 passengers, $3,500 OBO.

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Ford Fusion ‘07- V6 black int./ gray ext., 5 speed, extra clean, 43k miles. $15,200.

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Mercedes 300SE, 1992, Excellent condition, clean, body in great shape. $3900.

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MERCURY Villager 1998 good condition, green, new engine with approx.

80k miles, Call 912-897-2056 OLDSMOBILE Silhouette, 1998. 261K miles, V6, runs, unknown engine noise, good transmission, good condition. $800. 912-756-2938.

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