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Society sponsors a show highlighting the socio-cultural aspects of historic quilts.

I’m usually sympathetic to the point of view that says charity begins at home. But I’ve never seen the point of complaining when the most desperate among us get some help on someone else’s dime. of hardened veterans, many of them Scottish Highlanders, easily repelled the poorly-led allied assault. Nearly 1000 dead patriots were buried in mass graves as the allies retreated.

Decades later, Savannah — which despite its reputation has a shamefully bad record of conserving its colonial history — simply built over the remains of those brave men in the name of progress. Thanks go to the Coastal Heritage Society and the city for their role in rebuilding Battlefield Park off MLK Jr. Boulevard and spearheading further research.

This shared history is what led Chatham County Commission Chairman Pete Liakakis last week to mobilize the Savannah Responds initiative, which coordinates local disaster relief. At a press conference last week in front of the new Haitian Monument in Franklin Square, commemorating that sacrifice in 1779, he said: “We in Savannah have a particular debt of gratitude to repay to Haiti, which sent soldiers who fought valiantly by the side of our countrymen, many giving their lives, in our fight for independence from British rule in 1779.”

As if in direct response to Limbaugh’s bile, Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson added at the press conference, “Savannah is a caring city, es-

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Elected officials at the Haitian Monument

pecially in a time of crisis,” a typically graceful remark from this graceful leader.

Savannah Responds has designated a drop-off area for Haitian relief supplies at the northeast corner of Mall Boulevard and Abercorn Street. It’s open 8 a.m.-8 p.m., seven days a week and collections will continue through Jan. 31. Items most needed are canned goods, cereals, rice, bottled water, disinfectants, rope, tarp, brooms, buckets, batteries, new clothes, and simple tools.

Other efforts have come to my attention over the weekend: The Christian Revival Center is working with Hosea Feed the Hungry and Faith on the Move Ministries to coordinate relief efforts. For more info go to www. hoseafeedthehungry.com. Drop off bleach and water at Faith on the Move at 810 E. Broad St., corner of East Broad and Gwinnett.

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More coverage of server ordinance Editor, I’m concerned about how little media coverage there is on a very important subject: a recent city ordinance that is a blatant civil rights violation, and in conflict with our state constitution.

The addition of section 61227, to the Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance, has an eerie, Orwellian tone to it, when describing the new mandatory training that Savannah’s bar employees must endure. Not only are they burdened with paying for a class,

through a private company, and paying renewal fees to the city, they must also submit to a criminal background check and be fingerprinted and photographed by the police department.

If an individual has any alcohol, drug-related, or violent crime in their history for the past three years (the ordinance has no mention of misdemeanor or felony), the license will not be granted.

There are people who will face losing their jobs, as well as individuals who will be denied employment due to this ordinance.

The permit must also be “carried on person” and “presented on

demand” to any police officer or code enforcement officer. This all has been organized in a so-called effort to combat underage drinking; a crime that has actually been on the decline in Savannah!

I am not alone in my concern for this injustice. I realize there is an overwhelming amount of opposition to this ordinance, not only in the bars, but in people who are not directly affected by it. Of those I speak to, the words “insane,” draconian,” and “absurd” come up when I explain the extent of this legislation.

A Facebook group, created for those who oppose the ordinance,

has grown from only a handful of individuals to over 500 in a matter of days. There is also a petition against the ordinance, recently drafted, in circulation, which has easily gained hundreds of signatures.

This story needs more exposure, as the protection of our civil liberties is not just an issue for a specific group of individuals, but for humanity as a whole.

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Editor’s Note: We actually ran a lengthy cover story on the ordinance in July. But I agree the issue needs more media coverage.

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“You already give to Haitian relief – it’s called the income tax.” — Rush Limbaugh

No matter how much money is sent to Haiti, none of us would trade places with them in a million years. So why complain? Just do what you can and be thankful for your own blessings.

(Whining about money is especially distasteful coming from someone like Limbaugh, who just signed a $400 million contract to spew more shallow, hateful invective on the airwaves.

What $400 million could do in Haiti now!)

The Haitian link to America, and Savannah in particular, is very real. In 1779, over 500 free black volunteers from Haiti — the ChasseursVolontaires de Saint-Domingue — joined a combined force seeking to retake Savannah from the British. The battle cost the romantic figure of Count Casimir Pulaski his life, as well as that of Sgt. William Jasper, who three years earlier had successfully defended Ft. Moultrie in Charleston Harbor. (The resilience of that fort’s makeshift walls of palm tree trunks gave the Palmetto State its nickname.) Another participant was Pierre Charles L’Enfant, future designer of Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, heroism and bravery by themselves are rarely a match for competence and professionalism, and that was the case with the Siege of Savannah. The British garrison

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SCAD Gallery Hop

What: Free shuttles run

between selected galleries showcasing new exhibits.

Join at any gallery, including Gutstein, Pinnacle, Alexander Hall and more.

When: Fri. Jan. 22, 6-8 p.m.

Where: SCAD Galleries Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.scad.edu/exhibitions

Wednesday Pulse Festival starts today

What: 11 days of programs

and performances featuring interactive art installations, musical robots, video game design, wearable art and more.

When: Wed. Jan. 20, 11 a.m.

Where: Telfair Museums Cost: Free Info: 912-790-8800. www. telfair.org/

4th Annual SCADDYs What: Students studying

advertising, graphic design, illustration and more compete in one of the nation’s largest college-level advertising competitions.

When: Fri. Jan. 22, 6 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Cost: Free and open to the public

Film: The Trial (Euro, 1962) What: A nightmarish

adaptation of Kafka’s story directed by Orson Welles and starring Psycho’s Anthony Perkins. Take a dive into the true depths of paranoia.

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

Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $6 Info: myspace.com/psychotronicfilms

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Under Cover: Quilts and Coverlets

What: Join the Savannah

History Museum for the opening of their new exhibit, “Under Cover: Quilts, Coverlets, & Creativity.”

When: Thu. Jan. 21, 5:307:30 p.m.

Where: Savannah History Museum, 303 MLK Blvd.

Cost: Free Info: www.chsgeorgia.org/

Events marked with this symbol are things we think are especially cool and unique.

What: Visiting artist Huang

will give a talk on the evolution of his environmental installations of electronic creatures made from everyday objects. Part of Telfair’s Pulse Festival.

When: Thu. Jan. 21, 6 p.m.

Where: Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. Cost: Free Info: www.telfair.org/

Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey Circus

What: The “Greatest Show

on Earth” stops in Savannah for a few days.

When: Thu. Jan. 21, 7 p.m., Fri. Jan. 22, 7 p.m., Sat. Jan. 23, 11 a.m. 3:00 PM, 7:00 PM, , Sun. Jan. 24, 1 p.m.

Where: Savannah Civic Center Cost: $15-35 Info: www.savannahcivic. com/

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Film: Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (USA, 1989) What: Part of the Psy-

chotronic Film Festival. A raunchy farce about two butlers trying to sleep with high society women written

by Paul Bartel (Rock n’ Roll High School) and starring Wallace Shawn (Princess Bride) and Ed Begley Jr. (Best in Show).

When: Thu. Jan. 21, 8 p.m.

Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $6 Info: myspace.com/psychotronicfilms

Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra What: For over 30 years,

the MSRSO has broadcast weekly performances of classical music to the people of Russia.

When: Thu. Jan. 21, 8 p.m.

Where: The Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: $29-49

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L.E.M.U.R.

What: The League of

Electronic Musical Urban Robots returns to perform in Savannah as part of the 2010 Pulse Festival.

When: Fri. Jan. 22, 6 p.m.

Where: Jepson Center Cost: Free Info: www.telfair.org/

Once Upon a Time Gala What: Cocktails, dinner in

the stacks and a silent auction benefiting the Live Oak Public Libraries.

When: Fri. Jan. 22, 6 p.m.

Where: Southwest Chatham Library, Rio Cost: $100/person (a portion is tax deductible) Info: 912-652-3605. liveoakpl.org/

What: Don and Emily

Saliers will sing, perform and reflect on the bonds between faith and music. Emily is half of the Grammy winning duo The Indigo Girls. Registration required.

When: Fri. Jan. 22, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Sat. Jan. 23, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Where: Wesley Monumental United Methodist Retreat, 278A Shipyard Rd., Cost: $35 Info: 912-232-0191. www. wesleymonumental.org/

Golden Dragon Acrobats What: A world-renowned

troupe of Chinese Acrobats makes a one night stop to show off their moves.

When: Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Georgia Southern’s Performing Arts Center, Statesboro Cost: $25 Info: 912-478-7999 . ceps. georgiasouthern.edu/pac/

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How to Green Your Office

What: US Green Building Council’s monthly meeting hosts Suzanne Burnes and Diana Trettin of the Sustainability Division of the Georgia Dept of Natural Resources.

When: Jan. 26, 5:30 p.m.

Where: Wild Wing Cafe, 2nd Floor, City Market Cost: Free and open to the public

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Harbor to Refuge

What: Take a motor boat

ride with a naturalist from the Savannah Harbor back toward the Wildlife Refuge while looking at how the ecosystem has been affected by all the river’s uses.

When: Sat. Jan. 23, 9 a.m.

Where: Wilderness Southeast Cost: $50, includes boat trip and use of binoculars Info: www.wildernesssoutheast.org/

Saturday Market Grand Opening What: Polk’s Market

kicks off its new Saturday market that features arts, crafts and specialty food vendors along with their usual produce and local goods. Grand opening features oyster roast, live music and more.

When: Sat. Jan. 23, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: Polk’s Market, 530 E. Liberty St., Info: 912-238-3032. polksfreshmarket.com/

Feed the Hungry Event

What: The Coastal SCLC

and Hosea Feed the Hungry collaborate on this event to help Savannah’s working poor and homeless. Includes hot meal, blanket drive, health screenings, employment info and more.

When: Sat. Jan. 23, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Where: Salvation Army ,

What: SCAD prof Andrew

Hieronymi leads a workshop on utilizing computer vision to design games. Part of Telfair’s Pulse Festival.

When: Sat. Jan. 23, 1 p.m.

Where: The Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. Cost: Free (advance registration required) Info: 912-790-8800. http://www.telfair.org/

Night at the Museum Sleepover What: Savannah History

Museum comes alive with a showing of the family film “Night at the Museum”, and activities for the kids. Dinner and breakfast included.

When: Jan. 23, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Savannah History Museum, 303 MLK Blvd.

Cost: $22.95/person Info: www.chsgeorgia. org/

Film: Bare Knuckles (USA, 1977) What: Guilty pleasure for

action fans is filled with gloriously cliched dialogue, unapologetically one-dimensional acting, and an unflinching look at the underbelly of ‘70s Los Angeles. Part of Psychotronic Film Festival.

When: Sat. Jan. 23, 8 p.m.

Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $6 Info: myspace.com/psychotronicfilms

International Guitar Night What: North America’s

longest running mobile guitar festival features some of the world’s best finger-style guitarists, including Lulo Reinhardt, Brian Gore and Itamar Erez.

When: Sat. Jan. 23, 8 p.m.

Where: The Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: $14-$37

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Film: Addicted to Plastic What: Documentary

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When: Mon. Jan. 25, 7 p.m., Mon. Jan. 25, 7 p.m.

Where: Seed Eco Lounge, 39 Montgomery St. Cost: Free Info: www.facebook. com/seedecolounge

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Theater: The Wedding Singer What: Take a trip back

to the 80s with this Broadway musical based on the popular Adam Sandler film.

When: Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Savannah Civic Center Cost: $30 Info: 912-651-6556. www. savannahcivic.com/

Film: Tampopo (Japan, 1985) What: A brilliantly

constructed insight into Japanese culture’s twin obsessions: food and custom. A widow finds help running a noodle restaurant from a noble cowboy and his motley crew. In Japanese with English Subtitles. Part of the Psychotronic Film Festival.

When: Tue. Jan. 26, 8 p.m.

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Quilts from the 1800s are an exercise in sustainability, because many utilized pieces of scrap fabric; they also tell a sociological story as well

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Savannah History Museum debuts “Quilts, Coverlets and Creativity”

by Patrick Rodgers | patrick@connectsavannah.com

Although the Coastal Heritage Society probably isn’t responsible for the recent streak of freezing temperatures, the opening of their new exhibit exploring quilts and coverlets, which takes place this Thursday at the Savannah History Museum, is certainly timely.

“When you quilt a fabric it makes it warmer, and that was used in a lot of different aspects,” explains Rita Elliot, Curator of Exhibits and Archaeology with the Coastal Heritage Society.

“Quilting wasn’t just for bed clothes, it was for people clothes as well.”

Featured in the exhibit are a range of items from clothing to quilts, and a massive loom that is over 200 years old.

The items are a mix of things from the CHS’s permanent collection and items on loan from local collectors.

“We’re trying to show good examples of Southern textiles that were pretty common in Savannah and pretty typical to the region,” says Elliott.

Although the items were typical, and functional, they also demonstrate some amazing artistry through intricately

stitched patterns, or with the coverlets, tightly woven designs. They are the epitome of form meeting function.

“It was also art, and that’s what we’re trying to highlight when the exhibit opens,” says Elliott. “Even the functional ones are artistic in their own right.”

While quilts may seem more like an old necessity rather than a modern luxury, Elliott explains that they are not as old as one might think.

“Even though everybody thinks of quilting as very 1700s, it’s actually more 1800s,” she says. “Early on they didn’t quilt because there was no scrap fabric.

The way clothing patterns were cut out of fabric, you didn’t have a lot of waste.”

Several of the quilts on display are early examples of recycling, and utilize not only scrap pieces of fabric, but also

materials like feed sacks, or even other, older quilts that had fallen into disrepair. Waste not, want not.

Some of the quilts also have an interesting social aspect to them as well.

Displayed alongside several others is what is known as an album quilt, and although from a distance, it appears to be a quilt with a basket motif, there is much more to the story.

“In honor of someone, a bunch of people would get together and each make a square,” says Elliott. “This one is fun because if you look closely you can see the signatures above each basket.

They individually signed the quilt, and then they’d give it to the friend.

The Quilts and Coverlets exhibit is one of several special exhibits planned for the Savannah History Museum, which is located off to the side of the Visitor’s Center, next to the parking lot that sits just below the street level of MLK Blvd. Elliott and others have been hard at work trying to revamp the museum’s exhibits, and hope that the new series of special exhibits, including an upcoming look at Mary Musgrove, will help attract the interest of more

locals to come and visit.

Included among the recently refurbished exhibits at the museum, which occupies what used to be the passenger depot of the old railroad station, are new areas exploring the history of dentistry, the restoration of the Pulaski monument in Monterey Square and a social history of the railroad in Savannah.

“Monumental Pulaski” explores both the history of the famous Polish–born Revolutionary War hero as well as the monument honoring him. An interactive portion allows visitors to explore the mystery of whether Pulaski was buried at sea or actually interred in the ground, something that is still being debated several hundred years after his death in 1779. cs Opening of “Under Cover: Quilts, Coverlets and Creativity” When: Thursday, January 21, 5:30–7:30 p.m.

Where: The Savannah History Museum, 303 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Cost: Free

Strange health care bedfellows One thing can be said in behalf of the health–insurance overhaul shaping up in Washington: it has revealed the curious bedfellows that politics creates.

Congress almost certainly will pass a bill that compels every American to have medical insurance. If his employer doesn’t offer it, he’ll have to buy it himself or be fined.

This justifiably offends everyone who believes in individual freedom. By what right do politicians order us to buy medical coverage? They say they have a good reason: if everyone were forced to buy health insurance, the premiums would be lower for sick people, who file more claims than healthy people do.

I mean no disrespect to sick people, but that’s a lousy reason to force the healthy to buy insurance they don’t want. It turns out that a lot of other people think so too. In several states there are moves to block the insurance mandate. For example, in Arizona voters will vote on a state constitutional amendment to prohibit forced participation in any health–care plan.

And the Los Angeles Times reports that “a group of more than a dozen state attorneys general ... are exploring whether the mandate is unconstitutional.” The Times quotes Florida Atty. Gen. Bill McCollum: “It’s a tax on living.”

The newspaper adds that McCollum “drew a distinction from the requirement that people buy auto insurance: Drivers make a choice to own a car.”

Actually, car insurance is tied to the use of the roads, and even private road owners would have the right to admit only insured drivers to their property.

Moreover, drivers are required only to have liability insurance; they are free to forgo coverage for their own cars.

So here’s the odd bedfellows angle: while big–government opponents (and Republican opportunists) are gearing up to fight the insurance mandate, guess who’s all gung–ho for it besides the Democrats: the insurance companies!

Savor that for a moment. For a full year President Obama and his congressional allies have bashed those companies as the devil incarnate: They won’t cover people who are already sick; they cancel policies after people get sick; they impose annual and lifetime benefit limits; they resist paying benefits; they

charge sick people higher premiums than healthy people – and on and on.

No self–respecting health–care “reformer” would be caught dead in the same room with these nefarious profit–driven guys. Right?

Wrong.

The “reformers” have been in locked rooms with them regularly in what can only be called a conspiracy against the public. What unites them enough to overcome their few differences? The insurance mandate.

Since the legislative process started a year ago, one element has been unquestioned: compulsory insurance. True, Obama opposed an individual mandate during his campaign for president. He needed to distinguish himself from his pro–mandate opponent, Hillary Clinton.

But once Clinton was safely ensconced in the State Department, Obama came around. Dash the campaign promise.

There’s really no need to explain why the insurance industry has been eager to accept every provision demanded by the Democrats (except the “public option”) — including coverage for preexisting conditions, guaranteed renewal, and price uniformity regardless of health — as long as the mandate is in the bill.

Under a mandate the industry would have millions of new captive customers, mostly healthy young people who will pay premiums but make few claims.

This will mean huge new politically derived profits. In economics, it’s called rent–seeking – a form of privilege.

In fact, the insurance industry has only one complaint. The penalty for not complying with the mandate is too low!

“We think there’s more that [the legislation] needs to do,” America’s Health Insurance Plans spokesman Robert Zirkelbach said. “There’s still a strong incentive for people to wait until they are sick to purchase insurance.”

In other words, the insurance industry is willing to cover all comers if everyone is effectively forced to buy its product.

Freedom is trashed whenever “reformers” and the industry they seek to “reform” get behind closed doors. cs Sheldon Richman is senior fellow at The Future of Freedom Foundation (www.fff. org) and editor of The Freeman magazine.

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Blotter All cases from recent Savannah/Chatham Police Dept. incident reports

Proper maintenance of the getaway vehicle is important An employee at a fast food restaurant was at work when they heard the drive thru window open and close. He noticed that the cash drawer was missing from the register and saw a silver car driving away.

He ran outside and began yelling for police, who were across the street, having reported to an unrelated incident. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the thief refused. However, the vehicle was unable to speed off because of mechanical failure.

It began travelling very slowly and smoke was pouring out from the hood. Officers followed the vehicle until it stopped and several suspects fled on foot. The driver was arrested.

• The proprietor of a Metropolitan neighborhood church left his vehicle running to warm up while he was locking up the building for the night. He returned from his closing duties to find his SUV was missing. Police were notified. Within 30 minutes an undercover officer had spotted the vehicle and called for a marked unit to assist with a traffic stop. Before any marked units had arrived, the driver of the stolen vehicle took off at a high rate of speed and crashed into a house on Ogeechee Road.

No one was hurt. During the subsequent search of the vehicle, officers discovered a stolen gun. The driver complained of injuries and was treated at Memorial hospital before being booked into CCDC. • A person left the Bull Street library and began walking north toward a bus stop. They were surrounded by four or five young black males, one of whom pulled out a handgun and demanded money. The reading enthusiast pulled out their wallet and handed it over, however, there was no money inside. The victim was hit in the face and then assaulted by the rest of the group. They took several items and ran off.

Police were notified, and a pair of detec-

tives – a husband and wife who were nearby having lunch together – picked up the victim and began to pursue the group. Two of them were located and arrested. The investigation is ongoing.

• A young woman called police to say that while she was at a downtown club, she had been knocked down and her purse had been taken. Her driver’s license and ATM card were in her purse. She asked an off–duty officer what to do. She was advised to get her drunk friend home, and then call police to report the item stolen.

She called police and then checked her bank account online. There had been three charges made, totaling over $100 at a bar, and a $1 charge at a gas station in Sandfly.

More charges began appearing while she was talking with police. The woman was given a CRN and a copy of the report was forwarded to the Financial Crimes division.

• An off–duty officer working security was notified that a fight was going on in the street.

He and an on–duty officer arrived and saw a man being held back from a fight. The man broke free and punched a woman. Another guy jumped in to hit the guy who hit the girl. Officers separated the men who had begun to fight. The woman who had been hit had left the area.

• Police were notified of an alarm call at a Southside business. When they went around back, they discovered that the back door had been pried open. They searched the business and notified the owner. She responded to the scene to inventory her property. $300 in cash had been taken.

Forensics was notified. The owner said the location had been hit twice in the past.

Officers discussed security measures to dissuade burglaries from continuing. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

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I’m on a deserted island. How can I tell which plants are poisonous? Scenario: deserted island, colorful fruits and vegetation. How do I know what to eat and what to feed to my mother-in-law? Any way to differentiate between poisonous and nonpoisonous fruit? —Jermain The traditional method, which admittedly works better on a group-project basis, is to try some. If you throw up, get convulsions, or die, it’s poisonous.

The scientific method, as explained in the U.S. Army Survival Manual, is to memorize local edible plants prior to getting marooned. Too late for that?

The implicit message is: soldier, you’re hosed. It does offer a plan B, the 13-step Universal Edibility Test. This boils down to cautiously trying whatever potential edible you have a lot of and seeing if you throw up, get convulsions, or die.

While I don’t claim to be a survival expert, we can expand on the sketchy advice in the manual. Some tips.

1. First see if you can find fresh water, meat, or fish. Without water you’re doomed. Fish or meat, if you can get it, is higher on the food chain than plants and provides a better nutritional mix.

2. Don’t eat mushrooms or fungi.

They’re not all lethal but when they’re bad they’re bad. Consumption of Amanita phalloides may result in nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cramping, kidney and/or liver failure, coma, and death.

Thing is, it doesn’t say Amanita phalloides on it. Do like the army says and memorize those edible plants.

3. Skip anything that smells like almonds. Cyanide.

4. Don’t eat anything that’s rotten, mildewed, growing in stagnant water, or otherwise disgusting. You’d think this would go without saying, but all the survival guides make a point of men-

tioning it, so I figure so should I. 5. Boil it. The army says boiling doesn’t destroy all toxins. Maybe not, but it’ll destroy some toxins. Nonetheless, apply the Universal Edibility Test (below) before chowing down.

6. Watch what animals eat. This is another thing the army manual thinks is a bad idea, but if an animal eats something and drops dead, that tells you something. Also, if an animal eats something without harm, it warrants further study.

7. Avoid white or yellow berries, as well as plants with beans, seeds, or milky white sap. Castor bean seeds contain the deadly toxin ricin. Purple or black berries are worth a try. Red fruit is iffy. Some are fine; many others (yew, holly, woody nightshade) not.

8. Avoid plants that look like parsley or carrots—could be hemlock. Also, remember: “leaves of three, let them be”—groups of three leaves being the sign of poison ivy, sumac, and oak.

Now we run the Universal Edibility Test on what’s left. I have a hard time believing you’re going to remember 13 steps, and anyone together enough to bring the manual listing them would

surely also stash a copy of World’s Edible Plants. So here’s a simplified version: • Find something abundant. No sense wasting time on a plant that could turn out to be both poisonous and scarce.

• Pick out one part of the plant to test—for example, just the leaves and not the roots. One may be poisonous while the other isn’t. Which is more likely? No idea. Hence the test.

• Fast for eight hours, to give anything you ate earlier time to act up.

• While waiting, hold the plant against your wrist or inside elbow for 15 minutes to see if it irritates your skin.

• Touch a small amount to your lips for three minutes.

• Touch it to your tongue for 15 minutes.

• Chew but don’t swallow for 15 minutes.

• Swallow. If you don’t get sick after eight hours, try a quarter cup of the plant and repeat the above.

Still breathing? Good sign. Coughing blood? That’s bad. Maybe next time you’ll memorize those edible plants. cs By cecil adams

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In December, a prominent online game player, Buzz “Erik” Lightyear, won the auction for ownership of a virtual space station in the Planet Calypso game, paying 3.3 million Project Entropia Dollars (PEDs), which at various points entered the game’s play-like economy at an out-of-pocket cost of 10 actual U.S. cents per PED. Thus, Lightyear “paid” $330,000 for nothing more than digital representations of cool-looking structures. However, Lightyear can now charge other PEDseeking players who shop and hunt for valuables on the popular space station and appears confident he will eventually earn back his investment. (On the other hand, if everyone suddenly abandoned the game, Lightyear will have spent thousands of hours online, buying, selling and bartering to earn $330,000 worth of PEDs that would then be worthless.)

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on “safer” ways to inject the drug (and suggests, if the first needle stab misses a vein, the more healthful course is to pull out and begin anew rather than try to maneuver the syringe). Of course, the booklet contains several warnings against any use of heroin, but those, obviously, are messages habitually ignored by addicts.

Great Art!

• In December, Portuguese dancer Rita Marcalo, seeking to raise public awareness of the tragedy of epilepsy (which has afflicted her for 20 years), performed a 24-hour “show” at a West Yorkshire, England, theater in which she attempted to trigger an epileptic seizure on stage. She had stopped taking medication beforehand and continually stared into flashing strobe lights, but was unsuccessful. However, in the second part of her project (which has been funded by an Arts Council grant of the equivalent of about $20,000), she will continue the quest, but only in front of cameras, hoping to capture a seizure for a subsequent video production.

• Scottish sculptor Kevin Harman was fined the equivalent of about $325 in November for vandalizing the Collective Gallery in Edinburgh by smashing a metal scaffolding pole through a gallery window. Harman insisted that the incident was actually “art,” in that it was part of a video for a project at the Edinburgh College of Art and that Harman had immediately paid to replace the window. However, it was not “art” to the gallery’s management, which pressed charges. Harman, according to London’s The Guardian, said he was less distressed by the fine than by the gallery’s insulting his art by calling it vandalism.

• In January, the Berkeley (Calif.)

School Board began consideration of a near-unanimous recommendation of Berkeley High School’s Governance Council to eliminate science labs from its curriculum, reasoning that the classes mostly serve white students, leaving less money for programs for underperforming minorities. Berkeley High’s white students do far better academically than the state average; black and Latino students do worse than average. Five science teachers would be dismissed.

• The Wisconsin legislature is considering a bill to designate a “state bacterium” (the Lactococcus lactis, which is crucial to turning milk into the state’s famous cheese). If approved, the bacterium would join two dozen other state Are the Terrorists Safe? symbols (according to the Wisconsin • Although the U.S. military stateside Blue Book): coat of arms, seal, motto, can direct a drone aircraft halfway flag, song, flower, bird, tree, fish, state around the world to deliver bombs animal, wildlife animal, domestic mostly on highly specific targets animal, mineral, rock, symbol in Iraq, the Pentagon acknowlof peace, insect, soil, fossil, dog, Stop edged in December that even beverage, grain, dance, ballad, the after six years of war, its signals waltz, fruit and tartan.

Lie! to the drone are still not en• New York City, under crypted. Thus, Iraqi insurgents Mayor Bloomberg’s leadercan pinpoint drone locations ship, has taken aggressive merely by using ordinary positions against cigarettecomputer programs like Skysmoking and restaurant dishes Grabber, which is widely available made with trans fats, but the from software retailers for about city’s Department of Health is $25. U.S. officials admitted that the apparently more tolerant regardsoftware could make it easier for ining heroin. A recently released, surgents to anticipate the timing department-funded 16-page and location of attacks. pamphlet instructs heroin users

• Afghanistan and Pakistan continue to be dangerous for blundering insurgents. In January, 14 suspected Taliban terrorists accidentally blew themselves up in Kunduz province while riding a bus carrying bombs to an intended target. And in Karachi, Pakistan, two days later, eight suspected terrorists accidentally blew themselves up while handling bombs in their “safe house.”

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A December National Public Radio report noted that fake houseflies have begun appearing in urinals around the world based apparently on research showing that men are more likely to aim at the flies, thus leaving the area surrounding the urinal cleaner. Another commentator wondered how such “research” was conducted (other than by the obvious method of paper-wiping floors around urinals and then comparing the wipes).

Police Blotter

(1) Clovis, N.M., Nov. 21: “The (grandmother), who said she relied on a walker for mobility, said the (son-inlaw) had come into the bathroom while she was using it and had grabbed and twisted her nose until she could hear the bones and cartilage cracking. The man was arrested.” (2) Apple Valley, Minn., Oct. 13: “Officers responded to a report that a man was sitting on the curb in front of his house talking to himself. When officers arrived they found a very intoxicated man who wanted officers to drive him to Washington, D.C., so that he could discuss the country’s military involvement in the Middle East with President Obama.”

People With Issues

(1) Prominent eastern Idaho prosecuting attorney Blake Hall, 56, was fired in November (and he also resigned from a major national political position) after his conviction for stalking an exgirlfriend. Evidence at trial revealed that Hall had been tossing used condoms onto the woman’s lawn, a total of 19 collected on 10 different days. (2) Truck driver Yuuki Oshima, 22, was arrested in Chiba, Japan, in December after allegedly urinating through the mail slot of a woman’s apartment door on more than one occasion. Oshima told police that he was frustrated, apparently too shy to approach the woman and admit that he was “crazy” about her. cs By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE

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OUTLAW NATION

This Louisiana reggae/roots trio’s latest CD, New Day, features spots by Miles Doughty of Slightly Stoopid, Angelo Moore of Fishbone and Dave Wakeling of English Beat. “Dave Wakeling is a hero of mine,” says the band’s Christian Simeon. “I don’t think I would be playing music if it was not for his band’s immediate influence on my life as a kid – not as a musician but a normal kid!

Their music was apart of my daily life soundtrack.” Outlaw Nation’s been around for a decade (often sharing bills with Savannah’s similarly–ska–fired Passafire). Outlaw Nation’s evolution has found them seamlessly blending hip hop, old–school R&B and tendrils of good old Southern rock (and sheer metal) into their sensual reggae grooves. Listen & learn: www. myspace.com/outlawnation.

At 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 at Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. With Chase Long Beach. $8.

THE DIRK QUINN BAND

Always welcome in Savannah is Philadelphia guitar wizard Quinn,

Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra Thursday’s Moscow Symphony

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Guest conductor Alexei Kornienko will guide the 31–year–old orchestra through great works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Rimsky–Korsakov.

The Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra does not have a permanent conductor, in the European tradition. This helps to keep the performances vibrant, the musicians on their toes and ready to interpret the approach of each guest–conducting maestro.

Born in Russia, Kornienko is a resident of Vienna, Austria – he has described himself as “an Austrian with Russian roots” – and was recently named chief conductor of Bulgaria’s National Philharmonic Orchestra.

Here’s the program: First, the orchestra will play Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture – Fantasy, followed by Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43. Guest soloist on the latter will be pianist Alexei Nabioulin, the Siberia–born winner of numerous piano competitions worldwide (that’s Nabioulin in the photo at right).

The second half of the concert will consist of Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rocco Theme in A for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 3, followed by Scheherazade Symphonic Suite for Orchestra, Op 35 by Rimsky–Korsakov.

Cello soloist for the Rocco Theme is 18–year–old Julian Schwartz, whose father is the music director of the Seattle Symphony.

At 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21 at the Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Tickets are $49, $39 and $29 at www.savannahboxoffice.com, or by phone at (912) 525–5050. whose music is an exhilarating intoxication blended from jazz fusion – of the John McLaughlin school – and Jeff Beck–esque blues licks. Toss in a little Pat Metheny and a touch of tasty Wes

Montgomery rifferey, and you get the idea. I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating – on YouTube, you can check out a video of Quinn, solo, owning the Who classic “Baba O’Reilly,” which must be

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Listen & learn: www.dirkquinn. com.

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Let’s go surfin’ now Everybody’s learnin’ how Come on and safari with me YAAAA!!$#dY!!!!??)(*&++!!!

Welcome to the wonderful world of Agent Orange, one of the first California punk bands to incorporate that swingin’ Dick Dale vibrato into hard, fast, crunchy rock ‘n’ roll. This was in the early ‘80s; they called it “surf punk” back in the day, and once the head– banging skateboard kids started using it as their soundtrack, it morphed into “skate punk.”

Incredibly, the band is still around, amps on 11, with Mike Palm on guitar and vocal, drummer Dave Klein, and bassist Perry Giordano. Palm is the sole member of the band to stay the course from the very beginning. Listen & learn: www.agentorange.net.

At 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 at the Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. With Dead Yet?

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It’s the next logical step after televised Madden tournaments instead of real football games, and concerts by people playing Rock Band instead of musical instruments: Live music performed with Nintendo Wii. The four members of The Wiitles perform at the Telfair’s Pulse Festival on Saturday, Jan. 30 during the free Expo and Family Day at the Jepson Center

The difference is that, unlike the former examples, The Wiitles aren’t simply playing a video game for your benefit.

They are creating actual music — albeit with Wii remotes, which are used to control their software of choice.

A performance by The Wiitles is just that: They take the stage as regular musicians do, brandishing their Wii remotes, counting the song off, and playing and singing. The sound is surprisingly thick, and the presence of rock–style lead vocals and harmonies, animated stage presence and triggered percussion means that you pretty much get the full concert experience.

(If you’re thinking Devo, you’re not that far off the mark.)

The Wiitles – who perform Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Jepson Center as part of the Telfair’s Pulse Festival – are Ryan Peoples, Nick Kneece, Steven LeGrand, Ian Vargo. Lead vocalist Peoples, who graduated with a master’s from the SCAD Sound Design department just last year, now works as a professor in the Audio Production department at the Art Institute of Atlanta. We had an e–mail exchange with him last week.

Is the Wii hardware itself actually vital, or could you theoretically have built open–source trigger mechanisms for the audio?

Ryan Peoples: I should begin by pointing out that the actual Wii console does not come into play for The Wiitles. I think that is often the assumption. We only use the Wii controllers, and we use them to manipulate other software (and hardware) outside of the Wii. The way that the controllers are used has evolved along with the band.

At first we used the controllers to trigger samples and synthesis inside of a program called Max/MSP, a graphical development environment for creating music and manipulating video.

More recently we have implemented other programs such as Ableton Live, Osculator, and several drum and sound samplers, and control all of them with the Wii remotes.

My understanding is that WAV files are triggered by the Wii remotes. Does this mean you have a limited number of chords/notes/ sounds available at any given time through the remotes? Or are you capable of modulating tone/pitch during performance?

Ryan Peoples: Triggering WAV files is just one of the things we can do with the Wii controllers. We also trigger loops and can control the way that the samples and loops are modulated in an infinite number of ways. It may be that when the only function of the Wii controllers was to trigger samples that

Is it wrong of me to say that the chief musical skill involved would actually be percussive in nature, because of the rhythmic triggers of the remotes?

Ryan Peoples: On some songs you would be absolutely correct. We play the Wii remotes just like any other band would play their instruments where every note is played in real–time by triggering the samples. For other numbers, where modulation becomes the criteria, that would be incorrect to say.

The songs we play are often times a combination of triggering loops and samples, and manipulating those loops and samples. Maybe one person will do the triggering and the other three will perform modulations or vice versa.

Is each band member evolving a musical persona, i.e., is the one who takes most of the “leads” beginning to mimic the persona of a lead guitarist, etc?

Ryan Peoples: We’re all pretty nerdy guys. I’m not sure that any of us have any stereotypical “rock star” traits in us... although Ian Vargo (drummer) certainly tries.

How do you decide who plays what when?

Ryan Peoples: We always had roles before: I did the vocals, Ian did the drums, Stephen LeGrand played the bass sounds, and Nick Kneece played guitar sounds. This is no longer so straightforward, since often times one of us will modulate several sounds or loops in one song. These days we just have a discussion during rehearsals and discuss who will play what.

Tell me how the Wiitles advance the concept of sound design through their performance art.

Ryan Peoples: I’m not sure The Wiitles are doing anything groundbreaking as far as designing sounds, but the use of

the Wii remote allows for motions during a performance that are different for live musicians.

Whether or not the way the Wii remotes interact with sound will lead to new sonic discoveries remains to be seen, but I do believe that potential for these types of breakthroughs exist in the Wii remotes. CS The Wiitles When: 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 Where: Jepson Center, 121 Barnard St. Cost: Free Info: telfair.org Pulse Festival Full Schedule: Installations/Exhibitions http://telfair.org/upcoming–exhibitions/ shih–chieh–huang/, Shih Chieh Huang Body Beats, Thomas Chan and Si Cho Virtual Ground, Andrew Hieronymi Illumination Station, Timothy Jackson .

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Wed., Jan. 27 4 pm – Workshop: “Sewing with Conductive Threads to make a Light–up Garment” with Diana Eng*(Ages 15 and up) Thu., Jan. 28 6 pm – Lecture by Diana Eng: “Fashion Geek” Fri., Jan. 29 11 am – Solar Robot Workshop with Christian Cerrito, Royce Learning Center, 4 Oglethorpe Professional Blvd.

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The Wiitles were a bit of a gimmick.

These days, however, with the ability to modulate our audio with the accelerometer (the device inside the Wii controller that can be used to sense orientation, vibration and shock), the way we perform is totally unique.

The Wii controllers allow us to manipulate audio in ways that could not be done with more traditional MIDI controllers. They also allow us to move around during a performance, anywhere within 50 feet of the computer running our programs. Not being tied to cables or a keyboard is another example of how the Wii remotes allow for a different kind of performance.

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On the 10th annual International Guitar Night tour, four exemplary musicians are coming together to make extraordinary music.

Not only are their styles different, the players come from far–flung points of the globe, making it a truly international program.

The tour visits Savannah’s Lucas Theatre for the Arts Saturday, Jan. 23.

Brian Gore has been the driving force behind IGN since the beginning.

In his hometown, San Francisco, he’s commonly referred to as the “Guitar Poet” for his lyrical musicianship, utiliz-

ing open tunings, unusual harmonic structures and innovative percussive techniques.

Gore will be joined by: Lulo Reinhardt, the great grand– nephew of gypsy jazz guitar legend Django Reinhardt. A resident of Koblenz, Germany, Reinhardt played in the Mike Reinhardt Sextett at the age of 12, and later co–founded the group Django Reinhardt and the Heartbreakers; Itamar Erez, the well–known Israeli–born classical guitarist who founded The Adama Ensemble, to explore the commonality of Middle Eastern, world music and jazz; Stephen Bennett, who plays the double–necked harp guitar and the extremely tricky National Steel guitar. The

Toronto Fingerstyle Guitar Association calls this dextrous Canadian “the Jedi Master of Fingerstyle Guitar.”

Gore says the program will consists of solo performances, duos, trios – and full–out quartet performances.

In Nashville, they very famously do something called a guitar pull, where several singer/songwriters sit in a semi–circle and they each do a song, one by one, as the others play along a little. Is that what this is like?

Brian Gore: You’re going to laugh about this, but I’ve never been to Nashville.

I’m a West Coast kid. But there’s something very similar – this started out in exactly that sort of way. We actually started doing these shows in a little sort of underground venue where local play-

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These are people that play in all kinds of different styles. How do you keep it from becoming a gang bang?

Brian Gore: There are players who are more technically oriented, and then there are players who are, I would say, more musical. We don’t think anybody that’s part of IGN, myself included, should apologize for their chops. The players who are part of the show use their chops to support good music. And that’s really the main way you keep it from being out of control. Because if you’ve got players that are real confident technically, and are confident enough to use that in the service of making good music, you don’t have a problem.

Is there also a sense that bringing the four players together will deliver them to a wider audience than they would have individually?

Brian Gore: That’s one of the reasons I started the show, and especially 10 years ago when we first started taking this nationally. IGN was a way for people to see some of the best players from many different walks of musical life, that they wouldn’t normally have the chance to see. Players from this wonderful renaissance in guitar that’s been happening around the world for the past 25 years.

All the players are very good with audiences, each in their own unique way.

Tell me about the individual musicians.

Brian Gore: Stephen is a super–understated player, and he really does that well. We haven’t ever had someone on the show who plays harp guitar and National Steel.

Even though Itamar is – for U.S. listeners – somebody who’s a bit on the esoteric side, he connects extremely well with the audience when he’s playing. And I think he’s really doing a good service to what he’s doing musically that way.

We’ve been thinking about having Itamar in the show for years. We hadn’t had an Israeli player before. It is important, I think, in these contentious times to have someone like him, who’s really making an effort – with his music and with the projects he’s doing – to try

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And Lulo?

Brian Gore: We’ve never had a gypsy jazz player, because we couldn’t find someone as eclectic as Lulo to date.

There are surprises every year, and Itamar was one of those for us – but this year we’ve actually got a ton of ‘em.

Lulo is a really super, wonderful person.

He’s been playing since he was a little kid. His whole family were literally rescued at the gates of the gas chambers at Auschwitz.

They’re Sinti – the other type of gypsies are called the Roma – and the father has made a real effort to see that Lulo grew up speaking the Sinti language.

He grew up from a very, very young age playing gypsy jazz and also traditional Sinti folk music. With his father, who sings in Sinti. But he has always wanted to make his own music, and he’s also had a wider range of interests outside of gypsy jazz.

So IGN, for him, has been really good. There is going to be a little gypsy jazz in the show, obviously, but for him it’s wonderful because we’re not going to get on his case if he doesn’t play (Django’s well–known) Nuages, and he gets to try other things. He’s got a whole flamenco side, which is also part of gypsy heritage, but not something you’d typically find from a gypsy jazz player.

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ers would come, with players from out of town, and we’d have these epic shows.

And it evolved from there.

So the roots of it are very similar to what you might see at a bodega in Spain, or to what you just described in Nashville. It’s got a grassroots origin to it, but it’s obviously taken on its own unique shape from there.

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A lot of stuff.

I started out writing poetry, and so there’s a very strong lyrical element that is always at play in my pieces. I think they’re always tightly–written songs.

I do use extended technique. I try not to be noodly with it, if that makes any sense. I think you could call it compositionally–oriented fingerstyle. CS

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Mike and Jill Zygo get hitched night after night

by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

Mike and Jill, Robbie and Julia. Mike and Julia, Jill and Robbie. They’re the same people.

The national touring production of The Wedding Singer, which visits the Johnny Mercer Theatre Jan. 26, is all about a four–cornered love triangle.

Husband–and–wife musical theater team Michael and Jillian Zygo have the lead roles, Robbie Hart and Julia Sullivan, who meet cute and flirt, lose each other and flirt, then realize they can’t live without each other. And flirt some more.

The Zygos met (cute) as college freshmen in Geneseo, N.Y., in 1997 (“that’s our smooch–iversary,” Jill says) and have appeared in dozens of shows at regional and national theaters around the country, both together and individually.

They were married five years ago.

The Wedding Singer is, of course, an adaptation of the 1998 rom–com starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. It takes place in 1985, as lovelorn Robbie, a jobless rock ‘n’ roller who’s reduced to singing at weddings to pay the bills, meets sweet and innocent Julia, who’s engaged to a jerky Wall Street broker.

It’s been turned into a musical, and was nominated for five Tony Awards when it debuted on Broadway in 2006.

The Zygos have been starring in the touring production since September.

What are the perks of working so closely together, night after night?

Jill: Automatically, it’s just comfortable. The chemistry’s already there. So already trust each other onstage, so we didn’t have to go through what actors usually do: “Hi, nice to meet you. I have to fall in love with you.” We had that chemistry. And we respect and trust each other’s talent, so right from square one it’s all there.

It’s funny, following the scene where we first meet, we have a scene where we dance together. And the direc-

tor said “Hold on, guys. You just met, remember?” We had to kind of work backwards and recall what it’s like when you enter someone’s personal space for the first time.

Mike: It’s fantastic, because we’re really lucky to have jobs in this business right now at all, and we get to not only tour together but play opposite each other in lead roles of a show. We really couldn’t ask for much more than that.

Is there a down side? What if you had a little tiff in the afternoon – how do you face each other and be all lovey–dovey at night?

Mike: We find time for ourselves. We each go off and do our own thing on occasion. Whenever we don’t have a show the next day, I’ll go out and possibly have a night out with the guys. Have a drink or two.

You’ve been telling this same story onstage for quite a few months. How do you keep it fresh every night?

Jill: That’s actually the hardest part of our job, remembering that this audience has never seen it before. To us, it might seem like “Oh, we’ve done this a million times.” Well, they’ve never seen it. So reminding yourself constantly to keep it real, that’s the hardest part. Trying to re–discover everything onstage for the first time.

Mike: I just remember the magic of going to see shows for the first time, especially if you don’t know anything about it, and just living through that.

You remind yourself of that every single time the show starts, that you have to give every single person everything that you’ve ever given.

Everyone’s seen the movie ... how does the stage show compare?

Mike and Jill Zygo star in The Wedding Singer national touring production.

Mike: It’s all the same characters, and it’s basically the same storyline. So you’re going to recognize a lot of the same things happening. The end has a little bit of a twist that’s more adapted to the stage. It doesn’t end on the airplane; it ends in Vegas.

Wait a minute ... no Billy Idol?

Mike: He might make an appearance, among many other famous people that you might recognize.

What about the music – the same assortment of ‘80s pop songs?

Mike: It has an original score written by a team of Tony Award–nominated guys.

They’ve taken the songs from the movie and written original songs that are “in the style of.” Like instead of “Love Stinks,” when Robbie freaks out at the wedding, they have “Casualty of Love,” which is in a similar style. And the two songs that Adam Sandler wrote for the film are in the stage version.

You don’t always work together. Doesn’t it get tough sometimes?

Jill: It’s absolutely tough. When we’re not working together, people always say to me, “Oh my God – don’t you miss your husband?” I say of course I do, but he’s not in Iraq – he’s singing and dancing somewhere in the country. He’s a musician, and it’s in his heart. And you have to keep yourselves happy in order to keep your relationship happy. I truly believe you can make anything work if your heart is in it.

What do you say, Mike?

Mike: That sounds good. cs The Wedding Singer Where: Johnny Mercer Theatre, Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. When: At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26 Tickets: $28–$48 Online: www.etix.com Phone: (912) 651–6557

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Tom Colemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s allâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;time favorite play is the Tom Jones/Harvey Schmidt musical comedy The Fantasticks, which features ordinary people learning to enjoy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the hard way, sometimes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s little blessings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never read a more perfect show when it comes to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sit down and talk about all the things that happen in life, from birth to death,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? enthuses Coleman, the founder of the Savannah Community Theatre.

Not long after The Fantasticks bowed on Broadway (and began its march into the record books as historyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longestâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;running musical) Jones and Schmidt collaborated on I Do, I Do. It has only two characters, Michael and Agnes Snow.

Coleman, understandably, loves this one too. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s directed it before, and will bring a fresh production to The Landingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Plantation Club this weekend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Do, I Do blows me away,â&#x20AC;? Coleman says. â&#x20AC;?Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 50 years of marriage, from the wedding day until the day they leave their house. How many millions of things can you go through in a marriage? â&#x20AC;&#x153;They go through the birth of two children, to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I want a divorceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get the kids out of the house because we want to be on our own.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Then it

goes through a wonderful piece where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to deal with each other for the first time, and they find out they might not still be in love. Then you see them at 75 years old. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They make you love them, because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve known them for 50 years.â&#x20AC;?

The Snows are played by actor/singers Kyle Price and Florence King, both of whom have been directed by Coleman in the past.

Coleman has been doing SCT shows at the Landings for about a year now, after abandoning â&#x20AC;&#x201D; due to the pokey economy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Victory Drive building heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d previously leased.

He was anxious, he explains, to keep his brand name out there, any way he could. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a big fear that if we just stopped everything for a year, and letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wait until things get better, that we would disappear from the map or not be able to pick up again.â&#x20AC;?

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;experimentalâ&#x20AC;? season at the Plantation Club has gone better than Coleman could have predicted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got some people that are very supportive of the theatre idea,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had no clue that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d tried to start a theatre years ago. And some of the people that tried to put that together are still there.â&#x20AC;?

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Price says he and his co–star took to one another immediately— good thing, since they’re both onstage for virtually the whole play. “I felt like I had known her for 27 years,” he enthuses.

On the first day of rehearsal, the scene called for a kiss between the two performers. “She says ‘Let’s get this out of the way’ and plants one on me,” Price says. “It’s that attitude that I think we both have that will allow that story to be told.”

It’ll be told, for Price anyway, under a series of hairpieces (he’s bald) and careful aging makeup.

“Not necessarily a lot of makeup,” he says, “a little bit of gray, a little bit of lines throughout the years. Most of the difficulty in performing this type of a role is conveying age to an audience. So in the opening scene, when I’m 25 years old, I have to have perfect posture, and carry myself very quick–paced. And as I get older, I also have to weigh in all these different things that have gone on through this man’s life.

“For example, now I have a 16–year– old son who stayed out all night drinking. How am I going to carry that?

“Because I don’t have a 16–year–old son, but I was 16, and I’d stayed out all night, and I remember what my old man said to me. So I have to put that in there.” CS I Do, I Do Where: Plantation Club, 2 Plantation Club Drive in The Landings at Skidaway Island When: At 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 Cost: Show only $22–$27; dinner and show $37–$47 Reservations: (912) 247–4644

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an official Landings dramatic association. “They’re thinking some high–time stuff,” adds Coleman.

“We did Johnny and Me out there over the summer, and we ended up having to put an extra 60 chairs in an already stuffed room.”

He’s also enthusiastic about his group’s recent collaboration with the Tybee Arts Association, on a successful production of Nunsense, and hopes that additional sharing of resources will be part of everyone’s future.

After Landings productions of Luv, Shirley Valentine and Two Minutes to Shine, Coleman will re–assess the SCT’s future. He says he may or may not stay at the Plantation Club, although he intends to keep working in some capacity with Landings theatre enthusiasts.

I Do, I Do will be Coleman’s last directing stint for a little while. He’s looking forward to taking a breather.

In the meantime, he can’t stop raving about it.

“I think it’s universal to an audience because no matter who you are, you can find one moment in there that appeals to you,” he says, “no matter what age you are, and no matter what you’ve experienced.

“Now, you may not understand the whole thing, but something in there will get you. And I think that’s a beautifully written play.”

Actor Price agrees.

“I enjoy being onstage,” says the 36–year–old native of Atlanta. “When else am I going to get 300 people to sit down, be quiet and listen to what I have to say?

“But also it’s the challenge — not only of learning the lines, but learning the meaning of each line. Anyone can get up and recite a poem. I want to know what the poem means.”

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The Russian Rivers are coming The cool weather Pinot Noir of Oregon has long held the top spot among devotees of this rich and often spicy varietal.

So, it should come as no surprise that Sonoma County, north of San Francisco, would provide an alternate terroir in which Pinot Noir can thrive.

The AVA is comprised of more than 150 square miles — with more than 15,000 of its total acres planted in premium wine grapes. What gives the valley its Pinot–friendly terroir?

The Russian River Valley climate is fueled by cooling fog from the Pacific Ocean a few miles to the west.

The fog usually arrives in the evening, often dropping the temperature 35–40 degrees from its daytime high. The fog retreats to the ocean the following morning. This natural air–conditioning allows the grapes to develop full–flavor maturity over an extended growing season — often 15–20 percent longer than neighboring areas.

That weather, combined with uplifted ancient bedrock that has crumbled into the so–called Goldridge loam soil, provide perfect habitat for Pinot Noir — as well as Merlot, another cold weather lover –– Gew rztraminer — and Pinot Gris.

The latter is a relative newcomer to the acres of Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. It is often considered the white grape cousin of Pinot Noir — and the styles of Pinot Gris coming from Sonoma are aromatic and nicely flavored.

A pair of Pinots — one red, one white — to explore include recent vintages from Bear Boat Wines. This Russian River pair are on a label of interna-

tional wine and spirits company Remy Cointreau, a name you may better recognize on the labels of cognac, scotch or popular liqueurs.

First up, Bear Boat 2007 Sonoma County Pinot Gris. The wine looks as warm in the glass as it tastes. This is a Pinot Gris to enjoy now — no need to wait for sweltering summer days.

With aromas reminiscent of apricots, nectarines and perfumed spice, this full– bodied wine possesses enough character to stand up to food but can easily stand solo as a pleasurable sipping experience.

Grapes are sourced from three growing areas — a method which adds to the wine’s aromatics and pronounced flavors.

Oak aging 40 percent of the juice adds even more depth; half goes through malolactic fermentation in order to achieve balance between acidity and creaminess.

It’s a luxurious wine — and a steal at around $15.

Bear Boat 2006 Russian River Pinot Noir is big enough to appease Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot drinkers but possesses enough complexity and careful nuances to satisfy Pinot Noir zealots.

What kind of nuance? Classic Pinot characteristics like delicate body and a transparent ruby color and vanilla spice are obvious. The care used in making this wine is more obvious with each taste.

Low yields per acre insure maximum fruit intensity, de–stemming prior to crush controls tannins and optimizes the fruit flavor.

Add to this a regimen of oak aging across barrels ranging from new to three years old and the winemaker assures a Pinot Noir that’s perfectly balanced, pleasingly complex and enjoyably decadent.

A splash of Gamay Beaujolais adds, I think, a detectable note of juiciness.

At around $20, this is the perfect dinner companion for soy-basted salmon, black pepper crusted pork tenderloin — and even a grilled steak. cs

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

Shane’s Rib Shack

I have not visited the new Shane’s Rib Shack on Waters Avenue, but I did visit the Statesboro location of the Georgia–based location recently.

From humble beginnings, this franchise has expanded to 12 states. My

sincere hope is that this means consistency — ’cause there’s nothing worse than bad barbecue. The Statesboro location did not disappoint. In fact, a culinary road trip to Statesboro is very rewarding, with a nice selection of fine dining to casual places to explore. My chopped pork plate featured a monstrous pile of what is actually pulled pork — counter help told me it is cooked on site and hand pulled from butts. This serving had a nice mix of meat, very little fat. I tried the Carolina vinegar sauce and found it flavorless — especially when applied to the rich, tasty pork. The sweeter original sauce, a tomato–based style, had enough mojoof its own to add something to the pork. The portion was big enough to share; I couldn’t finish the serving. Side dishes of nicely seasoned and tender collard greens and smokey baked beans were also large portions that brought a nice range of flavors to this man–sized meal. Crisp Texas toast accompanied. A colleague of mine loves the sampler platter, which offers 1/4–pound of pulled pork, a pair of barbecued chicken tenders and a quarter rack of ribs. “I can never eat it all,” she says, “but it really gives me a taste of different stuff.” Well said. Beverages are self service; orders are placed at the counter. The Savannah location is located, somewhat defiantly, next door to The Original Smoke Station BBQ on an out lot of the shopping center at Eisenhower Drive and Waters Avenue.

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Art-O-Rama — A multi-media group show featuring a diverse range of local artists, including Betsy Cain, Matt Hebermehl, John Olenyik and more. Opening reception: 1/29, 7-9pm (w/ after party at T-Rex Mex). Atwell’s Art and Frames , 228 W. Broughton St. Black Heritage Month Show — A trio of local artists. The show features Gullah-inspired sculptures from Judy Mooney and paintings from Richard Law and William Kwamena-Poh. Hospice Savannah Art Gallery, 1352 Eisenhower Dr.

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Cognatypes — Photographer Christian Cognazzo utilizes a variety of techniques to create abstract images using photograph paper but no camera. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Doublethink — An exhibition

by SCAD Atlanta foundations faculty Rocio Rodriguez and Martha Whittington, whose works share many complementary aesthetic and conceptual properties.

Pinnacle Gallery , 320 E. Liberty St. Floral Exhibit — A new collection of flower images by local photographer Margaret Brennan. Cutter’s Point Coffee, 7360 Skidaway Rd. Interactive Luminous Liminal System — 1/25-28, New installation by Timothy Jackson exploring human perception. Part of Telfair’s Pulse Festival. T. Gallery and Cafe, 1813 Bull St.

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Nature’s Banquet: American Paintings from the Manoogian Collection — Landscapes by Hudson River School painters and American Impressionists are complemented by exquisite still lifes. SCAD Museum of Art, 227 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Shared Spaces — Two-person exhibition of the work of Kip Bradley and Lisa Alvarez Bradley. AASU Fine Arts Gallery, 11935 Abercorn St.

New Work from Cedric Smith and Matt Toole — Two new artists are showcased, including the dynamic, abstract sculptures of Toole and the re-envisioned Americana of Smith. Chroma Gallery , 31 Barnard St.

Small Treasures of 19thcentury American Art — Artists of the Hudson River School and other 19th-century masters share lyrical visions of a American landscapes. SCAD Museum of Art, 227 MLK Jr. Blvd.

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Gutstein Gallery , 201 E. Broughton St. Work by William Rousseau and Luba Lowry — Rousseau, former director of the Telfair, paints locally inspired scenes. Lowry is a painter and fashion designer who has done murals and exhibitions around the world. JEA Art Gallery, 5111 Abercorn St. cs

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Author and fashion designer Diana Eng is making the impossible possible

by Patrick Rodgers | patrick@connectsavannah.com

For the last several years, Diana Eng has stood at the crossroads of fashion and technology, working on items seemingly pulled from science–fiction novels — a hoodie that knows when you’re excited, a purse that takes pictures of all the places you’ve been, and a stylish ensemble that changes shape at your command.

Although she might be most widely known for her appearance on Project Runway’s second season, the author of Fashion Geek will be in Savannah spreading the gospel of technology at the Telfair’s Pulse festival, where she’ll be running a workshop on how to sew with conductive thread (embroidery that lights up – seriously), and giving a lecture about how technology and fashion can work together.

We caught up with her last week to talk about the transition from hacking

to fashion and how combining science and fairy tales will help kids be more interested in engineering.

What came first for you fashion or technology?

Diana Eng: I was interested in technology first. It was really more math and science. I really wanted to be a mathematician, since I was like two, but I didn’t like solving equations, it wasn’t fun. Fashion was fun because it turns out fashion uses a lot of mathematics.

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Now I get to do math everyday, but I don’t have to do equations and I get to go shopping all the time. That’s my job.

I read somewhere that you were also into computer hacking before you got into fashion. At what point did your interests start to change?

Diana Eng: I guess when I was in high school. I liked art a little bit, and I ended up going to a summer art program where I was going to do architecture – because you know architecture is kind of a good combination of science and math and art – but my art class got cancelled and I ended up taking a fashion class, which was even better. You have to wait for a building to get built to see what it looks like – but with fashion you sew it, you turn it inside out, and you get to see the final product. Plus, it’s kind of more challenging because you’re

making these 3–D shapes on the body, and they’re actually moving. I think that’s how I got into fashion and ever since I’ve been very interested in it.

Do you find that the fashion technology side of the industry exists in a different world from the haute couture and the designer stuff or does everybody play in the same sandbox?

Diana Eng: Fashion and technology has been in high end fashion. It’s a perfect candidate for couture because couture isn’t really wearable as an everyday clothing item, and a lot of the fashion technology things aren’t either. It’s kind of a fun thing to see on the runway. I think some of the things are starting to get ready for use by commercial industry. I used to work at Victoria’s Secret in the research and development department, and they were doing a lot

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of interesting things there. They actually had a bra that had chemicals that would get absorbed through your skin. That’s very big in Japan. They have all these vitamin shirts and caffeine stockings.

That’s crazy. I didn’t think Japan could get any crazier, but it just did.

Diana Eng: They have deodorant shirts, which I think are kind of cool, because then you don’t have to put deodorant on, you just put on your deodorant shirt.

What is your workshop at the Pulse Festival going to cover?

Diana Eng: I’m going to look at sewing with conductive thread. It’s going to be basic for everyone who wants to get started with fashion and technology. Conductive thread is like normal thread, but you can use it instead of wires to make circuits. We’re going to be hand embroidering our own circuits and we’ll use some LEDs and batteries and make different circuit embroidery patterns that light up.

Is that where everyday clothing is headed? Will all our clothes light up and come with battery packs attached?

Diana Eng: It’s kind of an emerging thing. There are actually batteries that are paper–thin and flexible, so those are the type they’ll probably put in clothing one day. I don’t think they’d use conductive thread, because it’s actually kind of expensive, but you can screen print circuits on clothes, like the same way you screen print t–shirts, so I imagine they screen print a circuit on the clothing and use a paper–thin battery.

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How does that change your approach?

Diana Eng: There are people who think about it artistically – like how is this going to affect things socially. I’m more interested in creating a new style or a new visual effect – that’s what’s more interesting to me.

Do you ever wear any of your creations around?

Diana Eng: The thing I wore around a lot was the blogging purse. That was really fun because it took a photo every 20 steps and automatically uploaded it to a blog. Then you could trace back through your footsteps by looking at the photographs. It was cool because you know when you’re walking you might zone out and you might not know where you’re going.

Doesn’t that have the potential for some incredibly awkward photos?

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Diana Eng: Yes, it got some awkward photos too. It had pretty good placement though because it was on the shoulder. It got a good perspective. It wasn’t just taking pictures of feet all the time.

Does that sort of border on the realm of too much information? Where is the line between realizing things your automated mind may be skipping over, like walking around, and overwhelming yourself with unnecessary information?

Diana Eng: I think some people might want to wear it everyday because it’s like people with Twitter who Twitter everything that happens to them and then they are always reading all their friends’ pages to see where they went to lunch.

So and so just ate a sandwich – that’s too much information too, but I kind of feel like this would be appealing to that type of person.

What’s next for you?

Diana Eng: I’ve been working on a project called fairytale fashion. It’s an educational project. We’re using technology to make things that would only be possible in a fairytale. It’s magical clothing that transforms or changes shape or color or has blooming flowers.

We have a series of web videos that talk about how the technology works and then the students can send in ideas for how the technology can be used in the fashion designs. For example, we were thinking about transforming clothing, so we looked at deployable structures.

An umbrella is a deployable structure – something that changes shape really easily. The kids were really fascinated by it. They don’t necessarily realize it’s a mechanical engineering thing. They might usually associate building bridges with mechanical engineering. I thought it was a neat way to show or introduce new ideas to different people and the general public.

Do you have the most fun job ever? Or are there other fun jobs you’re trying to work toward?

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Diana Eng: This is pretty fun. Right now I’m at a place called iBeam. I have an art residency here. We’ve playing with the laser cutter and the 3–D printer and the programmable sewing machine. It’s been lots of fun. cs Diana Eng’s workshop will take place at the Jepson Center on Wed. January 27 at 4 p.m. Her lecture is Thurs. January 28 at 6 p.m. For more information on her Fairytale Fashion project visit www. fairytalefashion.org.

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Sharing font memories with House Industries co-founder Andy Cruz

by Patrick Rodgers | patrick@connectsavannah.com

While it’s nice to think that the written word still means something, chances are it’s the ‘how,’ as much as the ‘what’ that matters these days. As co–founder of House Industries, Andy Cruz knows a thing or two about the ‘how’ of writing – not because of his technical mastery of the English language, but because his company is one of the country’s premier creators of fonts. Over the last few years, Cruz and the team at House Industries have styled new alphabets for everything from Fox Sports’ statistics to Build– a–Bear and cereal boxes to Las Vegas marketing materials.

Cruz will be visiting Savannah on Friday to make a special presentation as part of SCAD’s annual SCADDY awards weekend, where the school honors its best and brightest advertising students, before sending them off to compete nationally. We caught up with Cruz over the phone last week to talk about the art of letters, intellectual property and the ironic potential of Papyrus.

What drew you to fonts over other areas of design?

Andy Cruz: We were originally your standard graphic design studio but doing the service of graphic design and dealing with clients got kind of old. We decided we needed a product instead of a service. We were doing a lot of hand lettering at the time, so we thought, let’s try this font thing. It was the early 90s.

The digital movement was just starting to get momentum and we sort of lucked out. We did a little postcard and just

made up enough letters to spell out the font names. Warner Brothers Records was our first customer. They said, “hey can you overnight these,” and we were like “oh shit, if you read the little, little print there, it says you’ve got to allow a couple of weeks because we didn’t really finish designing them.”

How long does it take to develop a good typeface?

Andy Cruz: It’s tough to say. People can do the scroll–y stuff and scan it in, auto trace it, and drop it into the proper places in an afternoon. We’ve got other fonts, like our Eames Fonts that we’re getting ready to release – that’s almost eight years in the making.

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Andy Cruz: It depends. If you’re thinking from the display side – the more whimsical, almost hand–lettered alphabets – that’s one animal. But if you’re coming from the ‘we want a really nice face that’s gonna work for text and editorial’ – that’s a completely different animal. We’ve been fortunate enough to play both sides.

What are the elements of a font that really convey emotion?

Andy Cruz: I think a lot of it is just association. I keep going back to hand lettering. When we look at a lot of stuff that got us into type – whether it was the Hot Wheels logo or cereal box lettering – a lot of that stuff was done by hand by guys that were commercial artists. If they weren’t doing illustration then they were probably doing type.

What we wanted to do was figure out a way to take the attraction of the hand lettering and make that work as a type face. We wanted to do something that looks like some biker lettering, so we go toward a German black letter and mix that with something Western. We’re always pulling from these little pop cul-

ture references. Once you start digging deeper and you figure out where those original sources came from, it opens up this whole world of type history.

How has font creation changed in the digital age?

Andy Cruz: Obviously it’s a lot more accessible. The computer just made it so much faster and easier. It still comes down to “shit in, shit out.” You need a good operator. Just like there were before the computer, there’s a lot of sketchy stuff – just because it’s out there doesn’t mean it’s good. We’re guilty of that.

How hard is it to maintain the exclusivity of a font – from unlicensed use to straight up theft?

Andy Cruz: It’s a pain in the ass. You could police it all day, and have a staff of lawyers, but there’s always gonna be somebody that’s gonna take it and post it. My wife does it, she’ll see something online that says “download the complete collection,” and by the time you chase them down, there’s another one up.

The bigger fish you go after – the one’s that make the chase worth while – but other than that you’ve got to rely on people that appreciate what you’re doing and how much work you put into it. Support the scene as so to speak. Surprisingly, we get a lot of folks like that.

A lot of the bigger corporate guys, their systems managers are really good about making sure they’re legit, probably because they’ve been busted in the past. But even some of the smaller mom and pop shops are surprisingly supportive.

Is there a point when a font is dead?

Andy Cruz: Type runs parallel with fashion. Look at how it’s used – magazines are just as trendy as clothing companies. Just like any other genre, you’ve got your taste makers that can take anything and position it in the right place and all the sheep will follow.

That happens with type.

The joke around here is ‘ok, we like it,’ that means once we put it out there, it won’t be as popular as we think it will be, because we’re really into it. Like I said, I do draw a lot of parallels to fash-

ion. This font was cool a couple of years ago, so were flaired jeans for chicks.

As a designer, which is more offensive Papyrus or Comic Sans?

Andy Cruz: I don’t know. Everyone loves to hate that stuff, but something shitty like that, it could be ironic in the right set of hands. It could be kind of cool.

Helvetica had a documentary made about it recently. If you could document a font, what would it be?

Andy Cruz: I don’t know if I’d do a font. I think I’d do hand writing because that’s a little bit more pure, and fonts are killing handwriting, so it would be a much more interesting film. cs Lecture by Andy Cruz

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Keller Williams Singer/songwriter Keller Williams, a multiâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;instrumentalist whose use of loops and electronic delays connected to his acoustic guitar has made him a unique (and quite beloved) performer, has a date at the Live Wire Music Hall March 6.

Williams, of course, is a favorite on the jam band circuit, both as a solo artist and through his creative collaborations with the String Cheese Incident, Umphreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s McGee and others.

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Country boy Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another country show on the docket for the Savannah Civic Center. The performer is South Carolina native Josh Turner, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll perform at 8 p.m. March 11 in the Johnny Mercer Theatre.

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Turner portrayed gospel great George Beverly Shea in the 2008, Robby Bensonâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;directed Billy: The Early Years, a film about Rev. Billy Graham.

His fourth album, Haywire, will be released Feb. 9.

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Mountain movies Mountainfilm on Tour, an offshoot of the Mountainfilm Festival in

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To be screened: A collection of short, independent documentary films focusing on environmental and social issues. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the basic mantra of Mountainfilm, not to be confused with the famous Telluride Film Festival.

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This, that, the other ...Congratulations to Savannah resident Mark Claywell, a documentarian whose first featureâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;length film, American Jihadist, will premiere at Utahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Slamdance Film Festival Jan. 27. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the story of Isa Abdullah Ali, nee Cleveland Holt, a native of Washington, D.C. who converted to radical Islam. Claywell directed the film; its writer/producer, Parisbased Jody Jenkins, is a former resident of the Hostess City... ...Act Up, the theatre wing of AWOL (All Walk of Life), is getting ready for its fifth annual production, Choices: A Romeo and Juliet Story. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Feb. 5 and 6 at the Lucas Theatre, and for the first time, the group isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t doing a show related to hip hop history: Theater program director Lakesha Green has adapted Shakespeare â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with modernized language and a bit of hip hop and R&B music and dance.

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The Lovely Bones We might as well begin with a disclosure: I haven’t read Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones.

And from what I’ve been able to ascertain, folks who did go buy the book are furious that the film version doesn’t go by the book, or at least not enough to stifle their cries of foul play. Normally, I wouldn’t even bring this up, as the disconnect between literature and film has been with us almost as long as cinema itself.

But given the loyal fan base of Sebold’s best–selling novel, it seemed as if some sort of consumer–alert sticker was warranted, if only to prevent unsuspecting and outraged patrons from ripping up aisle seats, burning down auditorium curtains and deliberately spilling buttered popcorn on theater floors. (Always glad to do my part!) On the other hand, moviegoers who haven’t read the book and accept director Peter Jackson’s picture on its own terms (which, ultimately, is how any artistic interpretation should be judged) will be greeted with a powerful viewing experience, a rueful, meditative piece that makes some missteps (particularly toward the end) but on balance treats the heavy topic with the proper degrees of respect and responsibility.

In a role far more demanding than her breakthrough part in Atonement, Saoirse Ronan plays Susie Salmon, a young girl living in ’70s suburbia with her loving family. One day after school, quiet neighbor George Harvey (a chilling Stanley Tucci) tricks her into his underground lair, where he then rapes and murders her. (Some have complained about Jackson’s decision to not show the sexual assault and slaying. I for one applaud his choice; are these critics – voyeurs?

– saying that the inherent implications aren’t horrific enough on their own?) Now stranded in some sort of celestial limbo, Susie looks down as her father Jack (Mark Wahlberg) searches for the killer while her mother Abigail (Rachel Weisz) tries to hold the family together.

Writing with his Lord of the Rings collaborators, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, Jackson finds a fanciful way to realize the otherworldly visions in Sebold’s story without ever losing sight of the tragedy grounded at the center of the tale. Except for the disastrous comic interludes with Susie’s Grandma Lynn (I had no idea Susan Sarandon could ever be this bad), the earthbound sequences are somber and often emotionally overwhelming, whether concentrating on Susie’s regrets over all the things she’ll never get to experience or following Jack as his all–consuming anguish repeatedly gets him into trouble.

Jackson loses his storytelling grip toward the end – a plot device stolen from Ghost doesn’t quite come off – but he never loses his compassion. The Lovely Bones may not exactly follow its literary antecedent, but I have to believe they share the same beating heart.

THE BOOK OF ELI Talk about apocalypse now.

If there’s one positive thing to be said about the sudden glut of end–of–the–world tales, it’s that the batting average in terms of quality has been on the winning side. Certainly, 2012 was a stinker, but The Road, Zombieland and now The Book of Eli have all been compelling watches, each for different reasons. In the case of The Book of Eli, the first film directed by The Hughes Brothers since 2001’s criminally underrated Johnny–Depp–meets–Jack–the– Ripper movie From Hell, it’s the potent religious slant that makes it intriguing. Thirty years after a war that wiped out most of the world’s population, only one Bible remains

in existence. The righteous Eli (Denzel Washington) owns it, planning to use it for good; the despicable Carnegie (Gary Oldman) wants it, planning to use it to forward his own insidious agenda (no mention in Gary Whitta’s script as to whether Carnegie is related to Pat Robertson). Admittedly, the spiritual stuff often takes a back seat to sequences of Eli slicing and dicing his way through hordes of sinners. But Washington provides the proper amount of gravitas to his role, and the surprise ending almost matches the denouement of The Sixth Sense as an audience grabber.

The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus The late Henry Fonda had the good fortune of ending his distinguished film career with an Oscar–winning performance in the popular On Golden Pond, while, on the opposite end of the spectrum, both Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin found their mutual swan song to be the Hall of Shame turkey Cannonball Run II. Most stars, however, bow out in a less conspicuous manner via a film that’s neither exemplary nor execrable, and that’s certainly the case with Heath Ledger. Ledger’s last completed film before his tragic death was, of course, The Dark Knight, for which he won a richly deserved Academy Award as The Joker. But the actor was already hard at work on Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus when he accidentally OD’ed on prescription pills.

Rather than close shop on the entire production, Gilliam found a way to finish the film without his leading man. Gilliam’s ingenuity in this matter is to be commended,

even though one wishes the end result was a better tribute to a remarkable talent taken before his time. Ledger, for the record, doesn’t play the doctor of the title. That role falls to Christopher Plummer, whose Parnassus can be seen as Gilliam’s own thinly disguised view of himself – a visionary whose primary desire is to demonstrate his brilliance to a world that often isn’t capable of handling it. The head of a traveling show that stirs vague thoughts of the one from Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (Gilliam’s pictures are occasionally steeped in movie lore), Parnassus once made a deal with the devilish emissary Mr. Nick (a welcome Tom Waits), a bargain that granted him immortality but now means he’ll be forced to hand over his teenage daughter Valentina (promising newcomer Lily Cole) on her next birthday. As Parnassus renegotiates the deadly deal with Nick (more shades of The Seventh Seal), he and the other members of his troupe – Valentina, the sensible Percy (Verne Troyer, Austin Powers’ diminutive Mini Me) and the annoying Anton (Andrew Garfield) – are joined on the road by the rakish Tony (Ledger), an amnesiac on the run. The centerpiece of Doctor Parnassus’ show is a magic mirror that harbors a fantastic landscape on the other side. The visions that greet those passing through are sometimes delightful, sometimes dangerous, but always eye–popping – think of a cross between Alice’s Wonderland, Yellow Submarine’s Pepperland and Gilliam’s own creations as part of the Monty Python gang. And it’s on the other side of the looking glass where Gilliam solves the problem created by Ledger’s passing. As long as the character of Tony remains in the real world, he’s played by Ledger, but after he goes through the mirror, he’s portrayed first by Johnny Depp, then Jude Law, and finally Colin Farrell. It’s arguably the best possible solution to an impossible dilemma, but it’s not as if the film’s troubles ever began and ended with Ledger. Instead, Gilliam, whose last two pictures were the 10–Worst–list placeholder The Brothers Grimm (with Ledger) and the barely seen Tideland, has once again allowed the visuals to overwhelm all other aspects of the production. Co–writing the script with frequent collaborator Charles McKeown, he has crafted a messy tale that gets tangled up in its own garbled plot strands (some surprisingly trite) and shortchanges the actors by giving them ill–defined characters to play. To be fair, the screenplay might have been

more finely tuned before Ledger’s death forced some tinkering, but based on the excesses of several of Gilliam’s past pictures, there’s a sense that the original draft wasn’t much more polished than what finally made it to the screen.

Ledger is effortlessly charming (and clocks more screen time than I had anticipated), but Tony is a thin role, all the more so when compared to the actor’s meaty parts in Brokeback Mountain and The Dark Knight. Still, fans will want to catch this final screen appearance, even if it comes wrapped in regret. Because once we see him stepping through that mirror for the last time, we know he won’t be coming back to us.

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 continues on p. 34

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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.

avatar 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, the 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. Avatar is rarely deeper than an average Garfield strip, but Cameron’s creation of a new world demands to be seen at least once.

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, loopy deviations from the source, an unintelligible plot – but the end result turns out to be far more successful than those early warning signs indicated.

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.

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

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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 characters, 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 and remain leery of the locals. 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.

Here’s yet another movie that should be neither seen nor heard.

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.

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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, 6957746, 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

Savannah Area Young Republicans

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

Benefits Blanket Drive 2010

Bring blankets to a participating Starbucks in Savannah to help folks stay warm through the winter months. Sponsored by Senior Citizens Inc, Georgia Natural Gas and Starbucks. Individuals in need of blankets can apply at 3025 Bull St. (must have picture ID). For more info: 912-236-0363.

Dinner and Silent Auction for Heifer International

1/28, 6:30pm - A seven course meal and silent auction to raise awareness and funds for Heifer International, an organization dedicated to ending hunger and poverty. $85.00/suggested donation (excl. tax and gratuity). For reservations call 790-9000. Local 11Ten.

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 236-5310.

Shane Berryhill Sporting Clay Tournament

an unanticipated dialog. Deadline 1/22, 5pm.

For more info: 912.355.8204 or email info@ desotorow.org. Desotorow Gallery , http://www. desotorow.org/exhibits/call.html

Battle of the Bakers

Ronald McDonald House Charities is looking for the area’s best bakers to compete in a fundraiser competition on Feb. 6. No registration fee or minimum amount to raise to participate.

Participants are asked to sign up online and start a fundraising webpage on www.firstgiving. com/rmhccoastal. If you’d like to taste some treats without baking, you can sign up to sample for $65 donation through the website. Ronald McDonald House, 4710 Waters Ave. , http:// www.firstgiving.com/rmhccoastal

Call for Artists

Want to collab with the Co-Lab? We are open wed thru sat noon-6pm contact: thecolaboratory@gmail.com or visit: zecolab.tumblr.com The Co-Laboratory, 631 E. Broad St. ,

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.

Evelyn G. Ullman Innovative Leadership Award

Every other year, the award is bestowed on one outstanding nonprofit leader. The intent of the award is to celebrate and recognize a Georgia nonprofit leader’s impact on a community issue.

Deadline for nominations is Feb. 12 at 5:00 p.m. For more info, contact Georgia Center for Nonprofits, 912-234-9688.

Classes, Camps & Workshops 700 Kitchen Cooking School

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/

Abstinence Education

2/6, 12pm - Shane Berryhill was recently paralyzed from the chest down after falling from a tree stand. He has two young children and is the breadwinner for the family. 14 shooting stations.

3 Divisions for competition (men’s, women’s and youth). Silent auction. For more info: Jason Cowan, 912-354-2262 ex. 102 Forest City Gun Club,

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/

Runs from mid-Jan. thru Feb. 7. Youth-led campaign to fight hunger and poverty. Schools, churches, businesses and individuals interested in participating may register at www.souperbowl.org. For more info, contact AnnMarie Wakely, 912-667-8771 or annmarie_wakely@ nyab.souperbowl.org.

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

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

SouperBowl of Caring

Call for Entries “Blind Proxy”

Call for artists submissions for upcoming gallery show that explores the idea of how placing one work of art next to another can create

Art,-Music, Piano and Voice-coaching

Basic Job Search Tips

2/11, 6:30pm: Introduces the knowledge and techniques that are necessary for successfully navigating a job search and business interview.

AASU Center for Continuing Education. Visit www.ce.armstrong.edu or call 912.344.2555.

Register by 2/3.

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/

Conversational Spanish

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.

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

How to Become a Consultant

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

Knitting Class

Crime isn’t a Civil Right

Davenport House Docent Training

Docent/tour guide training is offered in February. Docents lead tours and assist with programming for people from around the world who visit the historic house. Call Dottie/Jeff/Jamie at 236-8097 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday or email at info@ davenporthousemuseum.org Davenport House, 324 E. State St. , http://www.davenporthousemuseum.org/

English as a Second Language

We are tiny groups, 2-4 students. Learn English in a fun, relaxed way. We meet when you have time in a coffee shop downtown Savannah.

Single meetings are available too. There is a small fee per class. call: 912-604-3281

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute

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

Financial Education Workshops

Presented by Step Up Savannah and its partners. Classes on basic budgeting, managing credit, understanding credit scores, and building savings for emergencies. Banking Basics: 1/4, 2pm & 1/25, 6pm at the Bull St. Library; 1/11, 6pm at the Carnegie Library (537 E. Henry).

Managing Credit: 2/1, 2pm & 2/22, 6pm at the Bull St. Library; 2/8, 6pm at the Carnegie Library. Credit Report and Scores: 3/1, 2pm & 3/22, 6pm at Bull St.; 3/8, 6pm at Carnegie.

Savings: 4/5, 2pm & 4/26, 6pm at Bull St.; 4/12, 6pm at Carnegie. Reservations required. Call 691-2227

Fundamentals of Investing Workshop

2/9, 6pm - An educational seminar covering investment fundamentals to help you achieve your financial goals. Including, truths and myth about investing, proven strategies, diversifying your portfolio and limiting risk. Georgia Heritage Credit Union, 1085 West Lathrop Avenue. To reserve a spot, call 236-4400.

Garbage, Goo, Recycling and YOU

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

German Language Classes

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 ,

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

2/2-11, 6-8pm: Acquire the skills needed to become a consultant. Learn how to write a proposal, sell a job and expand a work plan. Also learn how to market yourself. AASU Center for Continuing Education. visit www.ce.armstrong. edu or call 912.344.2555. Register by 1/25 Knit your own scarf, hand-warmer or blanket.

You choose your colors and what you like to knit.

I teach you how to do it. We meet in small groups downtown Savannah. Meeting in a coffee shop.

There is a small fee per class. Please call my cell: 912-604-3281

Open Fire Cooking Workshop

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,

Puppet Shows

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

Rape Crisis Center Volunteer Training

The Rape Crisis Center will hold its next volunteer training March 18th through March 25th.

Volunteers answer our 24-hour crisis line or accompany sexual assault victims to the hospital for a forensic examination. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and submit to a criminal background check. If interested, please call 912233-3000. We would love to have you on board!

Register for S.P.A.C.E. Visual Arts Classes 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) 651-6783. S.P.A.C.E. , 9 W. Henry St. ,

Savannah Conservatory for the Performing Arts

Low cost instruction in a group lesson format.

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

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

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.

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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/

Thinking of Starting a Small Business

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

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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 ,

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

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/

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

Clubs & Organizations

This is a club for wood-turning enthusiasts. Call Hank Weisman at 786-6953.

Bimmer Club of Savannah

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 912-3080221 after 8pm.

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

Historic Victorian Neighborhood Association

Low Country Turners

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 9:15-11:30 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/

NAWIC Meeting

1/25, 5:30-7pm - The Coastal Georgia Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction will host its monthly meeting at the Exchange Tavern on Waters. Networking begins at 5:30 p.m. Meeting promptly at 6:00 p.m. $20 for members, $25 for guests. Includes meal. $5 meeting fee if not eating. Exchange Tavern ,

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.

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 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

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

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 Adventure 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.

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

Savannah Newcomers Club

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 Parrot Head Club

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 Toastmasters

Savannah Area Sacred Harp Singers

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/ 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

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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 Group

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. Contact Carol North, 912-920-8891. 8108 Abercorn St , Savannah

Sierra Club - Coastal GA Group

1/21, 7pm: General meeting to discuss Sierra Club initiatives for Savannah and the Coast, actions and accomplishments in 2009; conservation campaigns planned for 2010. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave.

Son-shine Hour

Meets at the Savannah Mall at the Soft Play Mondays from 11-12 and Thursdays from 10-11. 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 912-925-3940 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 2-4pm at wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty. Jennifer Harey, 238-0514. wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty , Savannah

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.

The Armstrong Center

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

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

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

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

Dance Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

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 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.

Beginners Fusion Belly Dance

Every Tuesday, 6-7pm. If you have never danced before or have limited dance experience, this is the class for you. Cybelle, a formal bellydancer for over 10 years will guide you through basic bellydance and fusion Walk ins welcome. 15.00/class 912-414-1091 http:// cybellefusionbellydance.wordpress.com/

C.C. Express Dance Team

Meets every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the Windsor Forest Recreation Building. Clogging or tap dance experience is necessary for this group. Call Claudia Collier at 748-0731. Windsor Forest Recreation Building, Savannah

Ceili Club

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@ gmail.com.

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

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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 912-704-2052.

Mahogany Shades of Beauty Inc.

offers dance classes, including hip hop, modern, jazz, West African, ballet, lyrical and step, as well as modeling and acting classes. All ages and all levels are welcome. Call Mahogany B. at 272-8329.

Modern Dance Class

For beginners/intermediate. Tuesdays 1011:15am. Studio at 7360 Skidaway Rd. For more information call Elizabeth at 912-354-5586.

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 912-224-9667 or visit www.fitnessbodybalance.com. 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. , Savannah

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

Tribal Style Belly Dancing

Film & Video

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. ,

02/14, 5-7pm - Get married in the museum’s beautiful courtyard garden and make this a Valentine’s Day to remember! Ceremonies will be offered every 10 minutes. Judge Harris Lewis will officiate. Reserve space now. Call 912-2368097 for additional info.

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/

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Events

The Jewish Film Festival

Pirate Open House

Tuesdays and Wednesdays. No partner required. Tantra Lounge, 8 East Broughton St. Contact: salsasavannah@gmail.com, or call 856-

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

Valentine’s Day Weddings at the Davenport House

Join in the fun every Monday and Saturday.

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

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, 3305421. Delaware Recreation Center, Savannah

Tacos on Tuesdays

Shag & Beach Bop

Bingo

Salsa Classes

Salsa Lessons

7323. www.salsasavannah.com Tantra Lounge, 8 E. Broughton St. ,

1/30, 9am: Interested in learning more about AASU? AASU faculty, staff, and current students will be on hand with information about scholarships, financial aid, admission requirements, degree programs, student life, and other services and programs. Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn St. call 912.344.2503.

1/25, 7pm - The documentary reveals the history and worldwide scope of plastics pollution, investigates its toxicity and explores solutions.

Free. 21+. Seed Eco Lounge, 39 Montgomery St. Seed Eco Lounge, 39 Montgomery St. , Runs Feb. 6-14. Includes a variety of documentaries, dramas and comedies relating to Jewish history, culture and identity. Sponsored by the Savannah Jewish Federation and the Jewish Educational Alliance. For more info: http://savannah.ujcweb.org or call 912-355-8111

The Psychotronic Film Festival

1/18-29: A celebration of bizarre, forgotten films that are so bad they are good. For a full list of titles and screenings, visit www.myspace. com/psychotronicfilms The Sentient Bean,

Fitness Acupuncture for Health

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

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Dance your way towards a better sense of well being. Bring water bottle. $25/class. 912-4141091 http://cybellefusionbellydance.wordpress. 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.

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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 2209 Rowland Ave, Suite 2 , Savannah

Fitness Classes at the JEA

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/

Free Yoga Day

1/23 - Join the Yoga Co-op teachers for FREE YOGA classes all day long in celebration of National Yoga Day USA. All classes start on the hour and run for 45 minutes. Classes include Ashtanga, Iyengar, Kundalini, Vinyasa, Silver Age Yoga (55+). www.yogacoopsavannah.com to signup.

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/

Learn Kung Fu Today

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

407 E Montgomery Cross Rd, Ste B , Savannah

Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes

Mondays, 10:30-11:45 am (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/

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/

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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 660-1863 for times and appointments.

Rolf Method Bodywork

For posture, chronic pain and alignment of body/mind/spirit. Jeannie Kelley, LMT, certified advanced Rolf practitioner. www. islandsomatherapy.com, 843-422-2900. Island Somatherapy, 127 Abercorn Street , Savannah

Savannah Yoga Center

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

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,

Tai Chi Classes

From 10:30-11:30am every Mon and Fri, and from 5:30-6:30pm every Tues and Thurs. Tai Chi is an exercise derived from the ancient Chinese martial arts. Call to pre-register. 912-819-6463 St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being,

The Yoga Room

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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

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

Visit www.thesavannahyogaroom.com or call 898-0361 for a schedule of classes, times and fees. Savannah Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Dr , Savannah

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

Invigorating all-level flow class with longer holdings to focus on precision alignment.

Donation yoga lets you pay what you can, when you can, so you can enjoy your yoga practice without breaking your budget. Every Thurs. 9:1510:15am. The Yoga Co-Op. 2424 Drayton St. The Yoga Co-Op, 2424 Drayton St. ,

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

Vinyasa Yoga (Donation-based)

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 Pro-Fit Personal Training, 18 E. Broughton St. 2nd Floor ,

Gay AA Meeting

Georgia Equality Savannah

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/

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

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

Community Cardiovascular Health

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.

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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

Hearing: Every Thurs. 9-11 a.m. Speech: 1st Thurs. of each month. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 3554601. 1206 E 66th St , Savannah http://www. savannahspeechandhearing.org/

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 For info, contact Jackie King at 691-6882.

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

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11 Harley Davidson’s stock ticker symbol, appropriately 14 Sound covering an expletive 15 Get ready for a bodybuilders’ competition 16 Bruins great Bobby 17 Party in San Antonio?

19 ___-tzu (Chinese philosopher) 20 Palindromic precious metal in Panama 21 Roll-on places 23 Let the moon show?

28 “The Dude ___” (“The Big Lebowski” line) 29 Eerie glows 30 House of Commons figs.

32 ___-Locka, Florida 33 Pitt who played Benjamin Button 34 Michael Jackson video set in a pool hall 36 European designer’s monogram 39 Put an embargo on 40 Gives refuge to 41 ___ Speedwagon 42 Math class with equations: abbr.

43 Play opener 44 Flour mixture used to thicken soup 45 Ltr. holder 47 5th or Mad., e.g.

48 “Siddhartha” author 49 Sarah Palin et al.?

52 Nervy quality 54 State at the “Heart of Dixie” 56 “Burn Notice” channel 57 Tater ___ (lunchroom nugget) 58 Carnival food, as you might as well call it?

64 “___ Trippin’ “ (2008 Snoop Dogg album) 65 Gives it a “go”?

66 Go straight to the courthouse to wed, perhaps 67 Damascus’s country: abbr.

68 George of “Cheers” 69 Throat bacteria, for short

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12 Speak to one’s countrymen 13 “Disgusting!”

18 In support of 22 “Great Expectations” boy 23 “Yabba ___ doo!”

24 Far from the city 25 Chomper with a peachy hue?

26 Code of silence in Puzo novels 27 Location in “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” 31 High on the ganja 34 Anti-___ hand soap 35 Indignation 37 His 1960 best-seller had only 50 different words 38 They’re usually cut thin at the deli 40 Sweat big-time over something 44 French automaker currently allied with Nissan 46 Stunted end 48 Bad sounds from the house 49 Motel postings 50 The end of studying?

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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.

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Hypnobirthing Childbirth Classes

Boat owners, photographers and other volunteers are needed to help conduct scientific research. Must be at least 18 years old. Call 7273177, visit www.TheDolphinProject.org.or e-mail gadolphin@comcast.net.

HypnoBirthing Classes

Exhibits and aquariums are home to more than 100 species of fish, reptiles, amphibians and other interesting 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

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 843-683-8750 or e-mail Birththroughlove@yahoo.com. Family Health & Birth Center, 119 Chimney Rd , Rincon http://www. themidwifegroup.com/

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Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors

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.

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I am your coach, helping you to life your live to your fullest potential in all fields. I help you to expand your talents. I offer small groups or one person appts. Please call: 912-604-3281

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

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. 8983980, www.oatlandisland.org. 711 Sandtown Rd , Savannah

La Leche League of Savannah

Pets & Animals

Meditation and Energy Flow Group

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.

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, Savannah 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

Memorial Health blood pressure check

Free every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:309:30 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

Planned Parenthood Hotline

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

The Quit Line

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

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

Weight Loss Through Hypnosis

Lose weight with Guided Imagery and Hypnosis.

No pills, diets or surgery. 927-3432.

What are Fibroids?

1/21, 5:30-7pm - An educational program held at the SJ/C African American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. For info, call 447-6605.

A Walk in the Park

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

St. Almo

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

Savannah

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.uusavan-

nah.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, 1-877-494-8629, www.freedompathonline.org, freedompath@yahoo.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 4-5 p.m. and Youth Praise will meet Sundays from 5-6 p.m. Call Ronn Alford at 925-9524 or visit www.wbumc.org. White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Rd , 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 President St , Savannah http://www. trinitychurch1848.org/

Realizing The God Within

A series of Metaphysical/New Thought classes presented by The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, featuring metaphysical minister and local author Adeeb Shabazz. Mondays at 8pm. 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 7866075, 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.

234-0980, admin@uusavannah.org or www. uusavannah.org. 313 Harris St. , Savannah

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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 Area Tennis Association

Tennis Teams Forming at all levels from beginner to advanced for Adult Men, Adult Women, Senior Men, Senior Women and new Weekday Women. Most leagues play is in the evenings or on the weekends at various tennis courts in the area. For more info: http://www. savannahtennis.com/

Savannah Bike Polo

Like regular polo, but with bikes instead of horses. Meets weekly. Check out www. facebook.com/savannahbikepolo for more information.

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

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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.

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. Savannah

Caring for Us

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

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ARIES

(March 21–April 19) Philosopher David Pearce is committed to the abolition of suffering.

While he acknowledges that we’ve got a long way to go before accomplishing that goal, he believes it’s possible, mostly with the help of technology. (More at http://bit. ly/8oTsCV.) More than two millennia ago, Buddha also articulated a vision for the cessation of suffering. His methods revolve around psychological and spiritual work.

In light of your current astrological omens, Aries, I think it’s an excellent time to contribute to this noble enterprise. Your level of suffering is rather low these days, which could give you a natural boost if you set in motion some long–term strategies for reducing the pain that you experience and the pain that you cause.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) I don’t mean to sound melodramatic, and I certainly don’t want to encourage you to do something foolish, but if you’ve been pondering the possibility of storming the castle, this would be a good time to do so. What exactly am I implying with the phrase “storming the castle”? Well, anything that involves a brave effort to fight your way into the command center of the empire . . . or a heroic attempt to take back the sanctuary you were exiled from . . . or a playful adventure in which you work your way into the heart of the king or queen.

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) “Let us not underestimate the privileges of the mediocre,” wrote Friedrich Nietzsche. “Life becomes harder and harder as it approaches the heights –– the coldness increases, the responsibility increases.” I bring these thoughts to your attention, Gemini, because in the next two months you’ll be in a prime position to renounce some of the “privileges” of your laziness. Please hear me out. I’m not saying that your lackadaisical attitudes are any worse than mine or anyone else’s. But there come times in everyone’s cycle when he or she has a chance to outgrow those lackadaisical attitudes so as to reach a higher level that’s both more demanding and more rewarding. This will be one of those

times for you.

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) According to a poll conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, there are as many people who give credence to astrology as call themselves Catholic. Believers in reincarnation are another sizable minority; their numbers equal those who put their faith in the Pope and in the planetary omens.

Based on this evidence, we can safely conclude that at least some supposedly woo–woo notions are no longer just for woo–woo–ers.

You can’t be considered a New Age weirdo or pagan infidel if you’re receptive to the possibility that the world is exceedingly mysterious and a long way from being all figured out. That’s good news for you Cancerians. According to my analysis, your belief system is ready to crack open and allow a surge –– maybe even a flood –– of new data to rush in.

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) How are your wooing skills? Have you enhanced your seductiveness in any way during the last few months? Have you been working on boosting your ability to attract the bounty you need? I’m not just speaking about your power to corral love and sex and tenderness and thrills. I’m referring to the bigger project of enticing all the resources that would be helpful as you pursue your quest to become the best and brightest version of yourself. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to ramp up your efforts.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) “We should feel excited about the problems we confront and our ability to deal with them,” said philosopher Robert Anton Wilson.

“Solving problems is one of the highest and most sensual of all our brain functions.” I wholeheartedly agree with him, which is why I expect that in the coming weeks you will be getting even smarter than you already are. The riddles you’ll be presented with will be especially sexy; the shifts in perspective you’ll be invited to initiate will give your imagination the equivalent of a deep–tissue massage.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22) “Dear Rob: I’ve been listening to

your audio messages on my laptop in my bedroom. And I’ve noticed a curious thing: My cat goes NUTS trying to get to you. She never shows any interest in the other videos and music I play. But when your voice comes on, she does everything she can to try to get into my computer, to find the source of your voice. What’s going on?

Libralicious.” Dear Libralicious: Maybe it’s because in all versions of my recent Libra horoscopes, I’ve been putting subliminal messages designed to draw out and energize your tribe’s inner feline. It’s that time in your cycle when you have a mandate to be graceful and inscrutable and sleek.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) This would be an excellent time for you to do a lot less of everything.

You’re entering a phase when you can actually help your long–term goals by being less ambitious. The point is not to give up your drive to succeed, but rather just put it to sleep for a while. Let it recharge.

Allow it to draw energy from the deeper psychic sources that it tends to get cut off from when it’s enmeshed in the frenzy of the daily rhythm. Do you have the courage to not work so much, not try so hard, and not push so relentlessly?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

Cartoon character Homer Simpson is on record as saying that whenever he learns something new, it pushes some old stuff out of his brain. For example, when he took a course in home winemaking, he forgot how to drive. But I don’t see this being a problem for you as you enter the High–Intensity Educational Season, a time when your capacity to find and absorb new teachings will be at a peak.

If you push hard to learn new lessons, you will certainly not cause the expulsion of old lessons. On the contrary, you’ll dramatically enhance the power and brightness of what you’ve already learned.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

Take what you really need, Capricorn, but don’t take what you just sort of want. That’s my advice to you. Haggle with life, yes, but insist only on the specific essentials and forgo irrelevant goodies. A similar principle applies as you seek the information you crave: Formulate precise questions that will win

you the exact revelations that are necessary to help your cause and that won’t fill your beautiful head up with useless data.PISCES (Feb. 19–March 20): I have a Piscean friend who does modern– day cave paintings. She hikes out to underground caverns and abandoned gold mines, where she creates murals on stony walls. Only a few friends know about her unusual hobby. She shows us photos of her work, but otherwise keeps it secret. She says it’s a pleasurable spiritual practice to offer these beautiful mysteries as a gift to the earth, without any expectation of getting recognition or money. I don’t normally recommend such behavior for Pisceans; in general, I believe you should err of the side of being somewhat self–promotional to compensate for your self–deprecating tendencies. But I do suggest that you try it in the coming weeks. I think you’ll conjure up an epiphany or two if you offer life your favors without worrying about whether they’ll be returned.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) One of the musical Jonas Brothers got married last month. Up until then, 22–year old Kevin Jonas was a virgin, having long ago pledged himself to abstinence until his wedding day. At Huffingtonpost. com, humorist Andy Borowitz reported that when Jonas and his bride returned from their honeymoon, he had some shocking news. “To be honest, sex was not worth the wait,” Borowitz quoted Jonas as saying. “After we did it, I was kind of like, that’s it?” I haven’t been able to verify that Jonas actually said what Borowitz claims, but if it’s true, I must protest. How could Jonas reach such a definitive conclusion based on so little experience? Wouldn’t it be wise to consider the possibility that over time he might uncover secrets and plumb mysteries that are unknown to him in his unripe state?

Learn from his apparent mistake, Aquarius. In the coming weeks, cultivate a humble, innocent, curious attitude not just about sex, but about everything.

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.

Children’s Grief Groups

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 912-9278332; 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 5960852 or email emptycradle_savannah@hotmail. com. 55 Al Henderson B;vd. , Savannah

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. Savannah

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/

First Line

An after-hours referral and information line to talk confidentially about birth control, sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy options. A free service from Planned Parenthood, available nightly from 7 to 11 p.m. at 1-800-264-7154.

Gray Matters Brain Injury Support Group

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/

Grief 101

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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Heartbeats for Life

A free support and education group for those who have suffered or want to prevent or reverse Heart Disease, and/or Diabetes problems. Contact, Jeff: 912-598-8457; email: jeff@heartbeatsforlife-ga.org

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.

Hope House

Provides housing and support services such as life skills, resources and referrals, follow-up care and parent-child activities funded by DHR

Promoting Safe and Stable Families. Please call 236-5310 for information. Hope House of Savannah, 214 E. 34th St. , Savannah

KidsNet Savannah Parent Support Group

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

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group

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

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

Living without Violence

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

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

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/

Memorial Health Focus

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/

Multiple Sclerosis support group

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

Narcotics Anonymous

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

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

meets the third Sunday from 3:30-6 p.m. at the Armstrong Atlantic State University Sports Education Building, Room 226. 351-7035 or 3537143. Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. , Savannah http://about.armstrong. edu/Maps/index.html

Overeaters Anonymous

meets Wednesdays at 5:30pm. Melissa, 8444524. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave , Savannah http://www.fpc.presbychurch. net/

Overeaters Anonymous

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/

PRIDE Support Group

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

Rape Crisis Center

assists survivors of rape and sexual assault.

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

Rape Crisis Center Incest Survivor’s

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

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group

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

S-Anon Family Group

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

Senior Citizen’s Inc. Alzheimer’s Support Group

For families of persons suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia. Second Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Ruth Byck Adult Day Care facility, 64 Jasper St. Call ahead to reserve a seat. Call Stacey Floyd at 236-0363.

3025 Bull St , Savannah

Sexaholics Anonymous

A fellowship of men and women whose purpose is to help those with sexual addictions. 351-7440.

Smoking Cessation Support Group

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

Spinal Injury Support Group

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

Support Group for Parents of Ill Children

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

The Parents of Difficult Teens Group

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

Transgender Support Group

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

mid-50s who can sing and dance. Auditions are by appt. only. For more info or to schedule an appointment, call Gail Ragland at 843-686-3945 ext. 236 or e-mail her at gragland@artshhi.com.

Auditions for “Rapunzel”

2/1, 6pm - Savannah Children’s Theatre holds auditions for its upcoming production of “Rapunzel”. For more info: www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org or call, 912-238-9015. Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Dr. ,

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. ,

Theater: “Annie”

1/29-2/7 - The Savannah Children’s Theatre presents “Annie” - the timeless tale of a charismatic orphan and her dog in search of the right family to adopt them. For more info: www. savannahchildrenstheatre.org or call 912-2389015 Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Dr. ,

Volunteers America’s Second Harvest Food Bank needs volunteers

To help with various tasks around food bank and warehouse. Apply as soon as possible. 912236-6750 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.

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 8196910. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

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.

Troup Square Al-Anon Family 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/

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.

Theatre Auditions for “Aida” and The Who’s “Tommy”

Monday, Feb 15, from 12-3:30 p.m. and 4:30-8 p.m. The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. www. artshhi.com. All roles in both shows are open for Equity and non-Equity performers age 16 to

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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/

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/

Rape Crisis Center Volunteer Training

The Rape Crisis Center will hold its next volunteer training March 18th through March 25th.

Volunteers answer our 24-hour crisis line or accompany sexual assault victims to the hospital for a forensic examination. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and submit to a criminal background check. If interested, please call 912233-3000. We would love to have you on board!

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.

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

Ronald McDonald House volunteers needed

Help in the “home away from home” for the families of hospitalized children. Volunteers also are needed to provide 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/

Speech and hearing center needs volunteers

to conduct hearing screenings for adults and children. Nurses and retired nurses are encouraged to apply for eye, ear, and dental exams on pre-school children. Flexible scheduling is available. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call Jane Medoff at 355-4601 Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St , Savannah http://www.savannahspeechandhearing.org/ cs

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WILMINGTON. 911 Sandpiper. 3BR/2B. Open living area. Den with f/p. Screened porch. Deck over lake. $239,900. Will consider lease/purchase.

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Needs some work, great location, won’t last. Your job is your credit. Call Jorge, 770-543-9703 for rent 855 110 Gunpowder Drive: Whitemarsh Island. 3BR/2BA, fireplace, 2-car garage, like n e w. $940/month ________________ 1011 Tara Ave. Whitemarsh Island.

3BR/den w/ fireplace, storage bldg, $945/month.

Call 507-6262 1111 EAST 57th STREET: 2BR/1BA, washer/dryer connections, miniblinds. Quiet neighborhood/building. No pets; No s m o k i n g. $600/monthly, $600/security. Available Now. 912-655-4303.

114 Croatan St. 3BR/1.5-BA, LR, central H & A, W/D conn, Total electric. No pets. $850 Rent, $850 Deposit.

912-596-5642 1200 EAST BOLTON Street: 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, upstairs apt., central heat/air. $525/month + deposit.

Call Daryl: 655-3637 124 QUACCO RD. 3BR, 3 Bath Home off Hwy. 17 near WalMart & Berwick Shopping Center. $1,000/month plus $1,500/deposit. Newly remodeled spacious kitchen, all new appliances. Over 2,000 sq.ft. living area including tiled sun room w/fireplace. Call Coral McKinney at 912-756-6726 to schedule an appointment to see.

1 & 2 BR apts, heat/air, furnished kitchen, $390 $600. Hassell Realty Co. 912-234-1291 1729 EAST 33RD STREET: 3BR, 1BA, LR, DR, HW floors, fenced yard. Pets ok with approval. References/credit check required. $775/month, $750/deposit. 898-0078

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lower 1BR apt. $450/month.

Upper small 2BR + screen porch $475/month. Deposits $400. Call 308-3926 2017Z\x E. 38th 2BR/1BA + office, $700/month + $500 security deposit.

2019 E. 38th 1BR/1BA W/D connections, $600/month + $500 security deposit. Both convenient to Victory Dr./Truman Parkway exit & shopping area. No pets.

912-352-4391 or 658-4559 2144 LOUISIANA AVENUE: 2BR/1BA, large LR, DR, eat-in kitchen, fenced yard. Pets ok with approval.

References/credit check required. $700/month, $685/deposit. 898-0078 2626 EVERGREEN: 3BR/1BA, hardwood floors, equipped kitchen, washer/dryer, near Thunderbolt. $950/month, $950/deposit.

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SPRINGFIELD: 1030 Ash Street Ext. 2BR/2BA, hardwood floors, furnished kitchen, $650/month, $650/dep. 912-429-1293 or 912-657-5592. **27 Leeward Dr.,Georgetown: 3BR/2BA, garage,fireplace $1000. **1237 Roberts Way,Pooler: 3BR/2BA,den $975 **19 Haven: 3BR/2BA, renovated,$950 **6940 Hialeah: 3BR/2BA,den $900 **235 Buckhalter: 3BR/2BA $900. **100 Lewis Dr,Apt.14C: 2BR/1.5BA $600 **1140 E. 55th: 3BR/1BA $525 **1005 Hearn: 2BR/1BA $525 +DEPOSIT, NO-PETS, NO-SMOKING. Call Bill:656-4111

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3BR, 1.5BA, fenced yard.

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Washer/dryer, central heat/air. $750/month plus deposit. Call Daryl, 655-3637

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Water, sanitation pickup and laundry facilities furnished.

Located on Buckhalter Rd near Chatham Pkwy & Ogeechee Rd. Call 232-4743 or658-5229 Eastside Area: 2118 New Mexico- 3BR/1BA, new ch&a, remodeled & furnished kitchen, LR, laundry room, carport, fenced yard, Outside pets OK. $825/month, $800/deposit. Available 2/15/2010. No Section 8.

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353-9125 or 484-6497.

For rent. Studio apt 806 E. Park Ave $550.

2BR/1BA, 2111 Mississippi Ave $650.

Call 376-1674.

GEORGETOWN CONDO: 2BR/2BA. Available Now. $1100/per month. Call 308-8285

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150 Price Street: Very nice 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment $750/month, $750/deposit.

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Hassell Realty Co. 912-234-1291 Landlord Pays All Utilities! 1BR/1BA. 46th & Bull St. $625 per month + $400 deposit. Washing Machine, Furniture, HVAC, Carpet. Must have references.

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2132 Greenwood: 3BR/1 Bath, LR, DR, Central H/AC, All Electric. $750/month, $700/deposit. No Section 8. Available Immediately. 897-4009

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HOME AVAILABLE IN SAVANNAH 230 Goebel Ave 3bed, 1bath $650 Please call 912-823-3302 www.mtpisgahproperties.com Home For Rent: renovated, clean 2BR/1BA, new kitchen, washer/dryer hookup, hardwood floors, CH&A. References & employment required. 1319 E. 54th Street. $525/rent, $525/deposit. Section-8 welcome to apply.

912-897-0985 HOUSE FOR RENT: 2127 Walz Dr. $850/month + security. 3BR/1BA close to Juliette Low Elementary. Call 912-308-3271 House for Rent- 608 Highland Drive. Very nice 3br/2ba double garage, washer/dryer connections. No pets. Rent $1000/month + $700 security deposit.

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AVAILABLE Early JanuHALCYON BLUFF. ary: 3BR/1.5BA on deadUnique $499, 2 BR’s onlyexecutive-style $599 and 3 BR’s end 1BR’s street.only Carport, 3-bedroom/2-bath washer/dryer hookup, home on quiet street. new interior/exterior Sunken LR, wood floors, paint, new wood lamidishwasher, ceiling fans, nate floors throughout, garage, CH&A, fenced DR, LR, AC. Near schools yard w/pretty shruband HAAF. $879/month. bery. $1099/month, No section 8; No smok$1399/security deposit. ing. 920-1936.

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2228 Mississippi Ave 3 or 4BR, 2 Baths, central H/AC, LR, DR, kitchen, Great room, Laund r y, Garage $900/month, $800/Deposit. No Section 8.

Available Immediately. 897-4009 MOBILE HOME in Thunderbolt and Victory Drive area. 2BR/2BA, appliances furnished, no pets. $600/month includes lot rent, $600/deposit. Call 912-227-1283 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 MOVE- IN SPECIALS SOUTHSIDE 2BR/1.5BA, $595.00/mth _________________ GEORGETOWN 2BR/2ba, Sunroom, Covered park ing $695.00/mth _________________ POOLER 2or3BD/2BA, gated w/pool starting@ $695.00/mth _________________ PEMBROKE 2BR/2ba, ceramic-tile throughout, $595.00/mth _________________ Also, several 2-4 BD houses in Savannah area, starting @ $850.00/ mth.

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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.

MUST SEE! 2BR apt. LR, DR, hardwood floors, lots of closets. Quiet neighborhood, near Candler/Hunter. 19 Berkeley Place. $595/month.

354-4574 NEWLY RENOVATED WILMINGTON ISLAND DUPLEX, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, living room, dining room, kitchen, $775/month.

Call 897-6789 or 344-4164 NICE 2BR Bungalow $595/month. 3BR HOUSE w/den $695/month. No pets. Reference. Call 355-5971.

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216-1/2 Screven Avenue: 1BR, $525/month.

412 East 50th St.-Ardsley Park. 2BR, water & garbage included. $675/month.

1305 East 56th St. 2BR $650/rent.

1104 East 31st St. 3BR $625/rent.

8723 Hurst Ave. 4BR/1BA $900.

509 E. 39th. 4BR, 2BA $900/month.

Several Rent-to-own properties.

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RENOVATED HOME in Ellabell: 352 Queens Way, 4BR, 2BA $875/month. LeasePurchase available. Call 912-823-3302.

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ZENO MOORE CONSTRUCTION 409 E.Montgomery Xrds. 927-4383 OFF DELESSEPS, lovely brick 2BR upper apt., kitchen furnished, washer/dryer connection, all electric. $550. No pets.

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RENOVATED HOME in Pooler: 1229 Homer City Way. 3BR, 1.5bath $775month. Lease-Purchase Available. Call 912-823-3302.

Other homes also available. www.mtpisgahproperties.com RENT: DUPLEX 1218 E. 55th. 2-bedroom, 1-bath $525/month plus deposit of $525. Two blocks east of Waters Ave. Call Alex, 912-401-5710, Days/Nights/Weekends, email: alexcerbone@gmail.com RIVERSBEND: 9781 Whitfield Avenue, 3-bedrooms 2-baths, fireplace, eat-in-kitchen, 1-car garage, central heat/air, $875/month $850/deposit. No Section 8. Call 912-507-6780 ROOM FOR RENT: Very nice home on Lavida Golf Course, Southside. All house privileges, everything furnished, off-street parking. $425/rent, $300/deposit.

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ONE BEDROOM mobile home in Savannah on safe, quiet residential street. 10 minutes from mall and hospital. Free water and garbage. $125/weekly and security deposit. Call 912-376-1585.

ROOMS FOR RENT: Clean, secure, central heat/air, ceiling fan, cable, electric, stove and refrigerator, washer/dryer. Near Library and bus route. Furnished. $150 weekly. John Simmons, 912-844-5865.

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Salt Creek Rd. singlewide mobile home 3BR/1BA, private lot, $500 dep. + $500/month rent. Call 964-4451

SECTION 8 WELCOME 2015 Downing St.: 4BR $850/mon.

513 Hall Street: 3BR, 1.5BA, washer/dryer included. $999/month.

Call 912-484-7729 Section-8 Welcome!

24A Mastick2BR/3BR’s, all electric $580 2027 New MexicoCute 2BR $675 1112 E. 39th St.Fabulous new kitchen, 3BR $815 257-6181

SOUTHSIDE: 4BR/2BA, private, kitchen furnished $895+deposit.

ELMDALE: 4BR/2BA, fireplace, kitchen furnished, fenced $895+deposit.

FALL AVENUE: 2BR/1.5BA mobile home, kitchen furnished, carpet $525+deposit.

EDEN, Effingham Co. 3BR, kitchen furnished, carpet, fenced $645+deposit. Call 234-0548

SOUTHSIDE- Hampstead Oaks Two bedroom, 1.5bath townhouse apt, total electric, $600/month with washer & dryer $625. Call Debra at 912-356-5656 top header

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Tybee Beach Living - 2 Bedrm/1 bath upper apartment $1450/mo. utilities included plus $1200/deposit. Courington Realty @ 234-9378.

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32 GOEBEL Avenue: 3BR/1.5BA garage apt. $800/month.

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VARNEDOE DRIVE: Newly renovated, 2BR/1BA, $625/mo.

CAROLINE DRIVE: Newly Renovated 2BR/1BA, $675/mo.

BEE ROAD: 2BR/1BA $595/mo.

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*3BR/2BA 301 Forrest Ave. $725. *2BR/2BA Townhouse, 72 Knollwood Circle $725 *3BR/1.5BA 34 Chatham St.$850.

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WEEKLY UNITS: Furnished, Private entrance, No sharing, living quarters, utilities included.

From $175-$200/wk, $100-$150/deposit.

MONTHLY PROPERTIES: 3BR/2BA, Appliances included. Properties located in Pooler & Savannah. $700-$800/month plus deposit same as rent. No Section 8.

Interested parties call 441-5468

WILMINGTON. 8 S. Cromwell. 3BR/2B. Den with f/p. Covered patio. Carport.

Fenced lot. $950/mo TALAHI. 10 Lake Dr. Large 3BR/3B lake front home. Sep. living & dining plus den.

Great kitchen $1,800.

WILMINGTON. 911 Sandpiper. 3BR/2B. Open living are. Den with f/p. Screened porch. Deck over lake $1,200.

THUNDERBOLT. 2814 Second St. 3BR/2BA, remodeled, carport, garage, fenced yard. $1200/mo.

JAN LYNES 912-898-1600 or 912-508-2001 WILMINGTON ISLAND HOME 3-Bedrooms, 2-Baths.

Nice, Clean, freshly painted, family room, separate den with fireplace, large kitchen w/private patio, laundry room, large yard, appliances. NO PETS/SMOKING. 110 Wassaw Road. $975/month, $975/deposit. Call 912-897-0985

for rent 855 WINDSOR CROSSING Condo Total electric, 2BR, 2BA, water & trash included $650.

GEORGETOWN 2BR/2.5BA, furnished kitchen, fireplace, fenced rear patio $750.

OAK FOREST Renovated, 2BR/1BA Apt, furnished kitchen $495.

DUANE CT. Like New 2BR/1BA Apt, furnished kitchen $595.

WILMINGTON ISLAND 2BR/1BA, furnished kitchen, duplex $625.

LOUISIANA AVE. Spacious 3BR/1BA Home, LR, den, 2 screened porches $600.

GODLEY VILLAGEPOOLER Exec. home, 3BR/2BA, w/Bonus, like new, 2000+ sqft. $1350.

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rooms for rent 895 AVAILABLE ROOMS: CLEAN, comfortable rooms. Washer/dryer, air, cable, HBO, ceiling fans. $110-$140 weekly. No deposit. Call Ike @ 844-7065 CLEAN, FURNISHED EFFICIENCY, on busline, $200/week plus deposit.

Call 210-1327 or 236-1952

rooms for rent 895 DOWNTOWN & SOUTHSIDE 1st week $100. 2nd week until star ting $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 912-604-1890

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

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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TWO rooms available for rent near SSU and busline. All amenities. Rent starting at $85week/$340month & $140week/$560month.

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2 door coupe, white with black interior, rear spoiler. Low mileage (65k), 1 owner, good cond. $4500 obo.

Call 656-4229

CHEVY VENTURE, 1999 MINIVAN

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

Reduced! $1900. Call 604-4353 or 352-2281.

Dodge Ram 1500 ‘02 blue, 4.3L, 8 cyl., autotrans, overdrive, all the Bells and Whistles. $7,500. 912-335-2879 FENDER BENDER? Paint & Body Work.

Reasonably Priced.

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We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

FORD FUSION, 2007. V6 black interior, gray exterior, 5-speed, extra clean, 43K miles. $15,200. Call Nick 912-659-5416

FORD PICKUP 1990

LARGE VICTORIAN with windows on two sides, across from library, nicely furnished, all utilities.

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over 20 yrs. Freshly painted Apts $150/wk.

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8-cyl, black, 2-door. As is, needs switch, runs good, good AC/heat, radio w/cassette, longbed $1800 firm. 234-0216

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FORD PROBE, 1997 for sale. 2-door, green, automatic, A/C, 113K miles. $2250.

Call 912-604-0752 HONDA CIVIC, 2007.

Only 12,200 miles, excellent condition, really clean, AT, air. Granny church car! $14,500. Call 898-2178.

Isuzu Trooper SUV, 1996, 4X4, a.c, automatic, sunroof, cd changer, $3300.

Call 660-8453 LEXUS ES300, 2000, 60K original miles. All options, upgraded platinum edition, excellent condition. $8500 OBO. 843-757-8151

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MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, 1994 for sale.

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Toyota Camry 1994 in A1 shape, everything works, no rips or tears, all power, 107k, new battery, runs well, $1700 obo.

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Only 43000 original miles. $5400 obo. Call 912-846-2722 Motorcycles/ AtVs 940 Yamaha V-Star 2003 1100 excellent condition. 23,300 miles. Must See! $4949 Call 912-844-2722 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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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE LT, 2008. 12,000-miles, gray, leather, 4-door, sunroof, fully loaded!

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Non-smoker, All scheduled maintenance. $30,000 OBO.912-988-6783

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