Connect Savannah February 3, 2010

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community Georgia Days: Go behind the historical scenes at First African Baptist Church | 11

music Legendary Scots group the Tannahill Weavers perform at First Presbyterian | 13

Literary ladies photoS: CATHY KERR MGMT.

Singer/songwriters Mary Chapin Carpenter, Caroline Herring, Kate Campbell and Claire Holley (clockwise from upper left) celebrate Southern writer Eudora Welty at this weekend’s Savannah Book Festival.

By BILL DEYOUNG | PAGE 16

Local Film The Jewish Film Festival brings eight days of diverse international movies | 30

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doc explores the history of First African Baptist Church.

Fittingly, last week I got just such a renewal of faith from a local house of worship — the historic First African Baptist Church, home of the oldest continuous black congregation in America.

in bringing blacks and whites together.

I saw the small holes in the floor of the fellowship hall, used for breathing by escaped slaves hiding down in the crawlspace. The holes, Wortham explained, were drilled in the pattern of a “Kongo cosmogram,” an African prayer mandala adapted for Christianity.

Most importantly, I experienced the welcoming friendliness of this historic congregation, many of whose forefathers built this church by hand — at night, by the light of a bonfire — after working for their masters all day.

As part of this month’s Georgia Days events, sponsored by the Georgia Historical Society, First African Baptist opens its doors to the public from 1:30-4 p.m. this Sunday, with a free screening of Michael Jordan’s new film on the church at 2:30 p.m. (We’ll have more coverage of Georgia Days events in next week’s issue.)

Even if you can’t make it to this particular church, there are many other historic sites open for free during Super Museum Sunday.

See the map on page 12 for details of which sites are open to the public, and when.

This Saturday at noon, First African Baptist will also host the beginning of this year’s Black Heritage Festival, a silent march from the church to the African American monument on River Street, and ending back at the Haitian Monument a stone’s throw from the church. cs

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Karen Wortham, church historian and tour guide at First African Baptist

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Breathing holes for escaped slaves in the floor of the fellowship hall

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Clarification on ‘lying weasel’ Editor, Regarding last week’s Editor’s Note, “We the Corporations”: In the Santa Clara case in 1886, the court specifically did not address the corporate personhood question, because it was not necessary to adjudicate the case. The decision states this explicitly.

What DID happen, was the court reporter who wrote the summary of the case, who was

a former president of a railroad company, claimed in the summary (the “head notes”) that the court had declared corporations to be persons.

So really, one lying weasel in 1886 created out of thin air the travesty that led to the Court’s recent horrendous decision.

Liane Allen

Thanks for column Editor, Thanks for your editorial “We

the Corporations.” It’s the hard truth and I applaud your courage in stating it.

Tony Pizzo

Vote even though it hurts Editor, Your editorial, “We the Corporations” is finely written and coldly, brutally true.

Having said that, I must emphatically state that we Americans, Democrats and Progressives

cannot become paralyzed by disappointment. We must go to the polls. Every year. Every race.

A disillusioned electorate is why the Cosmopolitan model won in Massachusetts and why the Far Right will take our country if we stay away.

I still have faith in this Presidency. He’s no dummy after all. And imagine the alternative.

Joseph Alfieris

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theatre: AWOL

performs its annual hip hop history play, this time an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. by augusta statz

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Every now and then, just when I get sick of this silly town, I come across something utterly unique and special about it that gives me faith again.

Despite growing up here, I’d never before set foot inside this wonderful church. This makes me feel like an idiot, but like the man once said: Knock, and the door will be opened for you.

I was there to shoot photos for my piece on page 11 about a new documentary on the church’s compelling story. Once there, the delightful church historian Karen Wortham gave me an impromptu tour of the building, so rich in human history.

The exterior of this church on Franklin Square is humble, so I was completely unprepared for the magnificence of its sanctuary, very much comparable to other historic churches in Savannah. While symbolism is rife in any church, the symbolism is particularly present and powerful at First African Baptist.

I saw the designs on the ceiling of the sanctuary — echoing a similar design on special quilts that were hung outside the homes of safe houses on the Underground Railroad, signifying that it was safe to approach.

Behind the pulpit, I saw the large, sunken baptismal fonts, used for full–body baptism in the biblical style.

Looking down from a nearby stained glass window is the visage of Andrew Marshall, key pastor of the church in the early 1800s and sort of the Barack Obama of his day — a biracial man of great intelligence who blazed new trails

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Wednesday Film: Unaired comedy pilots from David Cross and Bob Odenkirk

What: Rare public screen-

ings of 3 rejected TV pilots starring Mr. Show’s Bob Odenkirk and David Cross.

When: Wed. Feb. 3, 8 p.m.

Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $5

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Thursday Interaction 10

What: 3rd annual Interac-

tion Design Conference hosted by SCAD and Interaction Design Association.

When: Feb. 4-6 Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Info: http://www.interaction.ixda.org/

Piano Concert

What: Savannah Arts Acad-

emy presents its annual Double Piano Concert.

When: Thu. Feb. 4, 7 p.m.

Where: Savannah Arts Academy Auditorium Cost: $5/general admission, $3/student

Theater: Grease

What: Savannah Country

Day presents its production of the popular musical.

When: Thu. Feb. 4, 7 p.m., Sat. Feb. 6, 7 p.m., Sun. Feb. 7, 3 p.m.

Where: Savannah Country Day School Cost: $15/adults, $10/students Info: www.savcds.org/

Theater: Plenty Good Room

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annes and performed by SSU students. Sponsored by the “Get in the know HIV/AIDs/Substance Abuse and Hepatitis Awareness Project”.

When: Thu. Feb. 4, 8 p.m., Fri. Feb. 5, 8 p.m., Sat. Feb. 6, 8 p.m.

Where: SSU Kennedy Auditorium Cost: Free Info: http://www.savannahblackheritagefestival.com/

What: Celebrate the end of

First Friday Fireworks

What: Written by Ja Jah-

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Friday Southern Women’s Show

What: Fashion, cooking demos, health screenings, beauty tips and decorating ideas abound.

When: Fri. Feb. 5, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. Feb. 6, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun. Feb. 7, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where: Savannah International Trade and Convention Center Cost: $9/adults, $5/children

Savannah International Animation Festival

What: 2-day celebration of

all things animated featuring screenings, workshops, lectures and more.

When: Feb. 5-6 Where: Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St., Cost: $2/event or $25/full pass Info: savannahinternationalanimationfestival.com/

the week with some pyrotechnics on the river.

When: Feb. 5, 9:30 p.m.

Where: River Street Cost: Free Info: www.riverstreetsavannah.com/

Savannah Comedy Revue

What: Evening of comedy

featuring Mad Mark and a mix of local talent.

When: Fri. Feb. 5, 8 p.m.

Where: Bay St. Theater/ Club One, 1 Jefferson St. Cost: $5

Theater: Annie The first ever Savannah International Animation Festival happens Feb. 5 & 6 at the Coastal Georgia Center on Fahm Street downtown.

Where: Savannah International Trade and Convention Center

3rd Annual Savannah Book Festival What: Three days of liter-

ary programs including workshops and speakers with a list of accomplished authors.

When: Fri. Feb. 5, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat. Feb. 6, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. Feb. 7, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: Venues around Telfair Square Cost: Free Info: www.savannahbookfestival.org/

Book Signing: Miriam Center What: Center will be

Complimentary Tea Tasting

signing copies of her republished novel “Scarlett O’Hara Can Go To Hell” When: Fri. Feb. 5, 4 p.m.

Where: Crystal Beer Parlor

Teas for a free tasting of some herbal blends.

When: Fri. Feb. 5, 11 a.m.

Potable Gold: Savannah’s Madeira Tradition

What: Join Sacred Rose

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

What: Learn about the his-

tory of Madeira in Savannah (and sample some) at this recreation of an 18th Century Madeira party. For info: 912-236-8097.

When: Fri. Feb. 5, 5:30 p.m., Sat. Feb. 6, 5:30 p.m.

Where: The Davenport House, 324 E. State St. , Cost: $20/person Info: http://www.davenporthousemuseum.org/

First Friday Oyster Roast

What: Enjoy some oysters

and watch the fireworks.

When: Fri. Feb. 5, 7 p.m.

Where: Westin Savannah Harbor, Hutchinson Island

First Friday for Folk

What: Savannah Folk Music

Society presents Chicagobased duo Small Potatoes and the Pace Brothers from Clyo, GA. When: Fri. Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m.

Where: First Presbyterian Church, 520 E. Washington Ave. Cost: $2 suggested dona-

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music

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

What: Timeless tale of a

charismatic orphan and her dog in search of the right family to adopt them.

When: Fri. Feb. 5, 8 p.m., Sat. Feb. 6, 8 p.m., Sun. Feb. 7, 3 p.m.

Where: Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Dr. Cost: $15-20 Info: www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org/

Story

Theater: Choices: A Romeo & Juliet

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art

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What: Annual theater

production from All Walks of Life Inc switches gears from hip hop history to a modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic love story.

When: Fri. Feb. 5, 8 p.m., Sat. Feb. 6, 8 p.m.

Where: Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: $20/general, $5/kids under 5yr old Info: www.awolinc.org/

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Movies

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more

go to: happenings for even more things to do in Savannah this week

Super Museum Sunday

day of programs and events at many historic sites around town. See map of participating sites on page 12.

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Saturday Diesel Train Rides

What: Weekly rides roll

again. Call for schedule.

When: Sat. Feb. 6 Where: Roundhouse Railroad Museum, 601 W. Harris St. Cost: $10 Info: 912-651-6823

Colonial Faire and Muster

What: Cannon and mus-

ket firings, blacksmithing, cooking demos and more. Part of Historical Society’s Georgia Days.

When: Sat. Feb. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. Feb. 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Where: Wormsloe Historic Site Cost: Free Info: http://www.georgiahistory.com/

Free Tax Assistance What: Residents can

get their tax returns prepared for free by IRStrained volunteers.

When: Sat. Feb. 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. Cost: Free

Polk’s Saturday Market

What: Variety of arts,

crafts and foods.

When: Sat. Feb. 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

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

Birthday Bash for Coastal Pet Rescue

What: Pet adoption avail-

able. Adopt a pet and receive free engraved ID tag, a bag of dog food and 10% off purchases.

When: Sat. Feb. 6, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Tails Spin , Habersham and 61st St. Info: www.tailsspin.com/

Silent March

What: Black Heritage

Festival begins with a silent march that will convene at the First African Baptist Church then head to the African American monument on River Street and conclude with a prayer at the

Poetry Society of Georgia Reading

What: Reading by Na-

gueyalti Warren as part of the Book Festival.

When: Sat. Feb. 6, 1 p.m.

Where: Trinity United Methodist Church

Eudora Welty Tribute Concert

What: Savannah Book

Festival and the Music Festival join forces to present Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kate Campbell, Caroline Herring and Claire Holley performing a tribute to Pulitzer prize winning author Eudora Welty.

When: Sat. Feb. 6, 8 p.m.

Where: Trinity United Methodist Church Cost: $50

Film: Yoo Hoo Mrs. Goldberg (2009) What: Documentary

about Gertrude Berg, popular radio star transitioned into sitcoms in the late 40s. Part of the Jewish Film Festival.

When: Sat. Feb. 6, 8 p.m.

Where: Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: $7/members, $9/general

Music: Hong Xu

What: Savannah

Friends of Music present pianist Hong Xu, playing Liszt, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert.

When: Sat. Feb. 6, 8 p.m.

Where: Savannah Arts Academy Auditorium, 500 Washington Ave. Cost: $17.50-$50

SCAD’s Annual Scholarship Gala

What: Includes silent

auction of artwork by students and faculty.

Includes hors d’ouevres, cocktails and music.

When: Sat. Feb. 6, 8 p.m.

Where: The River Club, 3 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Cost: $150/$250 Info: 912.525.5843

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Sunday Film: Max Minsky & Me (Germany, 2008) What: A heart warming

film about a teenage girl in Berlin with a passion for astronomy and a crush. Part of Jewish Film Festival.

When: Feb. 7, 12:30 p.m.

Where: Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: $7/members, $9/general

Premiere: Journey

By Faith What: A documentary

about First African Baptist Church screens.

When: Feb. 7, 2:30 p.m.

Where: First African Baptist Church, 23 Montgomery St. Cost: Free

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Film: Diamond Road (2008)

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What: Explores the

historical, socio-political and cultural significance of the diamond. Part of the Jewish Film Festival.

When: Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: $7/$9

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Tuesday Film: Jump (2007) What: The story of the

unjust murder trial of celebrity portrait photographer Philippe Halsman.

Starring Patrick Swayze in one of his final dramatic roles. Part of the Jewish Film Festival.

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Haitian Monument.

When: Sat. Feb. 6, 12 p.m.

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

Maybe Santa was looking for his lost wallet

A homeowner called police around 3:30 a.m. because the alarm for the roof latch sensor went off and he felt the roof shake. The man went to the roof through a latch inside the house and noticed fresh footprints up there but nothing else.

The interior and exterior of the house were checked and everything was secure.

There were a large number of tools along the backside of the house because of some construction work in progress. Police requested the man speak with the contractors to see whether any tools were missing and to update the report if necessary. The homeowner was given a CRN. Detectives were not called because it had been raining. Several officers canvassed the area but didn’t find any additional leads.

• Police were called by SCAD security about drug related objects in a student’s dorm room. The residential advisor had reported a student in possession of “a multi color marijuana bong.” It is SCAD’s policy to have staff contact SCMPD when drug related objects are found. The student was read his Miranda warning, and he admitted that the bong was his. He said he’d made the bong for a class, and had just smoked out of it less than an hour ago. He said he’d bought the marijuana on Congress Street for $60. He showed police two baggies containing a leafy green substance.

He was charged with possession.

• The Board of Education police called for assistance at Savannah High. Dispatch advised that the subject had fled after pepper spray had been used. The officer was searching for a black male with tan pants and no shirt. It was shortly after 9 a.m. The subject was seen near Duval Street and the officer asked him to stop for questioning.

The subject said “I didn’t do anything,” and continued walking. The officer grabbed the man by the right arm and asked him to step toward the car. The subject pulled back and yelled “don’t touch me.” A

struggle ensued while the officer attempted to push him against the car using an arm control technique.

The officer radioed for additional units. While attempting the cuff him, the man began fighting. The officer struck him in the knee with his baton and he went down. As the officer approached, the man threw dirt in the officer’s face and took off running, hopping fences. The officer radioed that he was in pursuit. After the subject hopped a second fence, the officer lost sight of him and then received word that he had been apprehended.

• A young man was walking home from school on East 41st Street when he was surrounded by three males. They stopped him and went through his pockets, taking his cell phone. They then asked him what size shoes he was wearing. The man was picked up and his shoes were taken. The three males, described as between 12 and 15 years old, then ran toward 39th Street.

• Police responded to a call near Lake Mohawk. An officer found an unresponsive man in a vehicle near the lake.

He appeared to be sleeping. The officer searched the vehicle to make sure there were no weapons, in case the man woke up and found someone lurking outside his car. The officer found a cell phone and a bottle of a prescription sleep aid on the floor of the car.

On his cell phone there were six recently missed calls from the same number. A detective called the number and the person said that the subject had taken 30 sleeping pills in an attempt to commit suicide. The bottle still had 13 pills in it, and it had been refilled a while ago, so police estimated that the man probably didn’t take more than six or seven pills. EMS arrived and the man woke up, was slightly coherent, but “not in the best state of mind.” He was transported to the hospital. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

You want to clear a room fast, try asking for a volunteer for human sacrifice. Plan B likewise proved impractical when Una balked at obtaining a corpse.

Thank God for medical databases. Even so, progress was slow. Notable findings: 1. Despite determined effort, I couldn’t find any instance of a person’s body or portion thereof shattering.

2. On the fantasy front, I came across an episode of the TV series Bones “debunking” the idea that a human body would shatter if frozen in liquid nitrogen by freezing a turkey and dropping it. (It bounced.) Needless to say, this proves squat.

3. A Swedish company called Promessa claims to have developed an environmentally friendly way of disposing of bodies. The deceased is frozen in liquid nitrogen, then shattered with sound waves, and the pieces are composted. The firm’s patent claims the process works, but while I can find lots of press about it, I see no indication of so much as a trial run. Attempting to contact the company has proven fruitless, and its Web site doesn’t appear to have been updated in years.

4. German researchers investigating a potential case of insurance fraud (where an engineer suffered gangrene from liquid nitrogen spilled on the foot and leg) tested cadaver limbs to see how cold they got from exposure to liquid nitrogen. Pouring liquid nitrogen over the limbs created frost on the skin, but

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Dude gets splashed with liquid helium, or blasted with cryogas, or breathed on by a white dragon, and he freezes solid into an immobile, frosty, astonished-looking block of man. Then he teeters over and crash! Smashes into a million pieces.

We’ve seen it in the movies, but has it ever actually happened to anyone? I’ve seen guys on TV deep-freeze hot dogs and roses and such and smash them with a hammer, but is it even plausible for this to happen to a human? —Brian J. Wright

the internal temperature hardly budged.

Dunking the limbs into liquid nitrogen for 40 seconds froze the skin solid, but the internal temperature only dropped a few degrees, and everything thawed in less than ten minutes. I’m confident you could get a body to freeze solid if you kept it in the tank long enough, but you can see this isn’t going to be anywhere near as dramatic as it looks onscreen.

5. Experimental inquiry having proved disappointing, I next had Una see what she could scare up in the accident reports. Some 56,000 people work in cryogenics, with an injury rate of 4.4 percent. However, only a few severe freezing incidents emerged. One involved a man who stepped into a bucket of liquid nitrogen wearing only socks, possibly in an attempt at self-mutilation. His foot and lower leg were frozen solid and required amputation, but they didn’t shatter. In another case a university student filling liquid nitrogen flasks collapsed and was found frozen to the floor but again, no shattering. A third individual had liquid propane splash onto his face and arms, freezing his gloves to his hands. Gangrene claimed two fingers, but they didn’t break off.

6. The real danger from cryogenic liquids is asphyxiation or explosion, both of which can occur when the liquid evaporates in a confined space.

If the room fills with a gas other than oxygen, you can suffocate. Evaporating chemicals can also expand to hundreds of times their liquid volume, meaning you can blow up. Last July a German chef working with a canister of liquid nitrogen lost both hands in an explosion. In 1997 a Worcester Polytechnic student decided to put liquid nitrogen in his mouth and blow smoke rings.

Problem was, he accidentally swallowed the stuff instead, and the expanding gas blew a hole in his stomach and collapsed a lung. He lost part of part of his stomach and scarred his gastrointestinal tract, but otherwise recovered.

Having considered the thin evidence above, I’m guessing that fibrous tissue would prevent a body from simply shattering no matter what. However, this hypothesis remains untested, and with $41 in the Straight Dope Research and Entertainment Fund, well . . . a leg of lamb or turkey won’t break the bank, but have you priced a tank of liquid nitrogen lately? Others have bigger budgets, and I look forward to seeing the results soon on high-def TV. cs

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In January, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers confiscated a live, jeweled beetle that a woman was wearing as an “accessory” on her sweater as she crossed into Brownsville, Texas, from Mexico. Blue jewels were glued onto the beetle’s back, which had been painted gold, and the mobile brooch was tethered by a gold chain attached to a safety pin. Even though the woman orally “declared” the animal, the beetle was confiscated because she had not completed the bureau’s PPQ Form 526, which is necessary to bring insects into the country. Reportedly, such jewelry is not that rare in Mexico. A spokesperson for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was, of course, appalled.

The Entrepreneurial Spirit

• Economic Recovery in Denver: As of early January, at least 390 new Denver businesses had applied for salestax licenses as dispensaries for legal (medicinal) marijuana. By comparison, Starbucks coffee shops number 208 in the entire state of Colorado. Among the first cannabis-centered businesses to open, in December, was the Ganja Gourmet on South Broadway, featuring lasagna, pizza, jambalaya, paella, flavored cheesecakes and other delicacies, all “spiced” appropriately for customers with doctors’ prescriptions.

• Jeweler Colin Burn, of Broome, Australia, announced in October at the Asia Adult Expo in Macau that he will make the world’s most expensive “personal vibrator,” in 10 limited editions, out of smooth platinum, each with 1,500 white diamonds. He said he planned to shoot for a price of $1 million (U.S.) and noted that he currently offers a similar sex toy with only 450 diamonds (but with a handle made of

rare conkerberry wood) that he sells for monthly in maintenance fees), residents $38,000. of even smaller Manhattan digs told • Professor Yevgeny Moskalev of the Post they were unimpressed. For Russia’s St. Petersburg Technological instance, Felice Cohen, 39, rents a University announced in November 90-square-foot apartment ($700) with that he had perfected a somewhat-usea loft bed, but admits that she must sit ful powdered version of Russia’s favorite sideways on the toilet. Freelance eventdrink (vodka). However, after much planner Eddie Rabon rents a 55-squareexperimentation, he had found that the foot palace for $800 a month (closer to only way to preserve the alcohol was by midtown than Cohen’s). He can almost mixing the liquid vodka into a special touch both side walls simultaneously wax and letting it harden. According and cannot easily turn around while to a November report in the English showering. Commented the residents, language version of Pravda, the resultrespectively: “We love it,” “I love it,” and ing shaved chips could then be flavored “It’s fantastic.” to counteract the wax’s insipidness, and • He’s a man of distinction, but that might be used for cooking or medicine. is of little comfort in the tight economy.

“Instant vodka” mix for straight drinkActor Jonah Falcon, 39, is out of work ing does not appear to be in professor and living once again with his parMoskalev’s plans. ents in New York City, according to a • In 2008, Sweden, one of only seven January report on AOL News. A 1999 countries with embassies in North KoHBO documentary touted Falcon as rea, began trying to coax that country possessor of the world’s longest penis into the global economy by encourag(13 1/2 inches, aroused). He has aping the manufacture of jeans, which peared in mainstream film and TV roles Sweden in turn would arrange for sale (“Law and Order,” “Melrose Place,” “The in high-end stores. After a series of Sopranos”), but has refused to do porawkward missteps (e.g., a textile manunography. “If I did porn, nobody would facturer, unfamiliar with the concept take me seriously.” However, he added, of “jeans,” said no, but the director of “I wouldn’t be opposed to doing a nude a mining company decided to accept scene (in a mainstream film) if I got the the project), 1,100 pairs were finally right part.” shipped and priced at the equivalent • The recent Christmas of about $215 a pair, according to a bonus season was rough at December Reuters dispatch from the RF Brookes pizza-ingreSuper Stockholm. (The “NoKo” jeans were dient factory in Wigston, Museum initially given shelf space in at least England. Workers received Sunday this week! one store, but now are offered only only gift containers of pudon the store’s Web site.) ding (“plum duffs”) with a use-by date of March 2009, Leading Economic but accompanied by a letter from management assuring Indicators them that food technicians • After the New York Post reported had certified the product as safe in December on the 175-squareto eat in January 2010. (After foot Manhattan apartment recently numerous employee complaints, purchased by Christopher Prokop the company apologized and and his wife (for $150,000, with $800

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Documentary exploring history of First African Baptist Church screens Sunday

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by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

While most locals recognize the church across Franklin Square from Vinnie Van Go-Go’s, they may not know the compelling story of the oldest continuing African American congregation in the country. With roots back to the 1750s, the current sanctuary — built entirely by slaves of their own free will — dates from the 1850s.

Shot and produced by local documentary filmmaker Michael Jordan, the film Journey by Faith:A History of First African Baptist Church relies heavily on the research of the church’s resident historian and tour guide, Karen Wortham.

“What stands out most about this church is that this congregation began during the time of the Revolutionary War,” says Wortham. “It’s been through the Civil War, and it’s been through Civil Rights. Through all the controversy and all the obstacles that could have gotten in their way and shaken their faith — even with them being slaves — they made it through.”

What got them through was their incredible devotion to their Christian faith. “To me the heart of the story of First African Baptist Church lies in the determination and faith of the people who organized and got this congregation going,” says Wortham.

“The story that grabs me is when one of their pastors asked them to give up their freedom money to build the church,” Jordan says of an episode in the 1830s, when the congregation independently raised funds to purchase a new site. “Their children would have to wait longer to be free.”

That pastor, Andrew Marshall, was “one of the most interesting characters you would ever want to read about,” says Wortham. “You wouldn’t believe that a man during that time period and the age he was would be so determined and stubborn in order to do what he needed to do when it came to his church and his people.”

Marshall — who gained fame by acting as George Washington’s personal assistant during the former president’s sojourn to Savannah in the 1780s — was at one time indentured to Richard Richardson, first owner of what would later be called the Owens–Thomas House.

“Richardson wasn’t the type of master you would think,” says Wortham. “He was more of a friend to Marshall. He was a protector. Marshall would get himself into situations that weren’t so pleasing. Richardson would stand up for him and keep him from being whipped.”

In her extensive research, Wortham uncovered some lesser–known aspects of the all–encompassing faith of the First African Baptist congregants.

“One of the things I found out through research is that slaves weren’t allowed to worship as an opportunity to get to know Christ — it was used as a mechanism of control,” Wortham says.

“When the masters found out that the slaves would do whatever needed to be done in order to worship, they used that as something to hold over the slaves’ heads to get more work out of them, to get a better attitude out of them, to get better behavior out of them,” she says.

“But it turns out that the slaves were actually very serious about their faith,” she continues. “They had something else to look forward to. I believe that is what’s been so amazing about the resilience of African Americans here.

They really do believe there is something better.”

Jordan — quite the amateur historian himself — also learned a lot about the intertwining of history and faith while making the documentary.

“I knew that the slaves built First African Baptist by hand, but Karen explained that they had to work all day for their masters and worked all

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The history of one of Savannah’s most important — and underrated — sites comes to life this Super Museum Sunday, with a free screening of a new documentary about the First African Baptist Church.

A stained glass window in the sanctuary of First African Baptist commemorates the church’s key trio of historic figures.

night on the church. They had to build a bonfire, and the men were down on the riverbank making bricks, with the women bringing the bricks up in their aprons,” Jordan says.

“It’s really powerful. Before we started taping I actually led everyone in prayer because I thought we had to realize that this is much bigger than us — it’s about the people who sacrificed so much.”

Fate brought Wortham and Jordan together a couple of years ago. Wortham had been planning a film on church history for years, but it was “laying dormant,” she says. Jordan was already working on a film of his own about local historic homes and churches.

When Jordan found out what Wortham wanted to do, he morphed his project into one centered on First African Baptist, with her as the key contributor.

“I got to know Karen and she’s just a joy,” says Jordan. “I thought the film was just going to be tour of the church, but

her project is so much more than that — it’s a story of how slaves came from Africa to Savannah and the sacrifices people made to create the church.”

“Michael is so efficient, and he’s a mover. So he shook it and moved it and we’re ready to debut it,” says Wortham.

“It turned out to be even better than I anticipated. It’s amazing when you look into the lives — I call them the characters — of these people,” she says.

“It makes the story so much richer and makes you so much more appreciative.” cs Screening of Journey by Faith: A History of First African Baptist Church When: Sun. Feb. 7, 2:30 p.m.

Where: First African Baptist Church, 23 Montgomery St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Tours: Regular tours are Tue–Sat. at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., $5 adults, $4 students and seniors

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Super Museum Sunday Sunday, February 7, 2010 from 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Savannah-area museums (visit www.georgiahistory.com for museum list, or contact individual sites of interest) Georgians and visitors alike will experience our first city’s rich history and cultural life as historic house museums, art museums, and other points of interest open their doors to the public at no charge during this annual Georgia Historical Society’s Georgia Days event.

Free and open to the public A. Andrew Low House Museum 329 Abercorn Street, Savannah 912.233.6854 B. Battlefield Memorial Park Corner of MLK, Jr. Blvd. and Louisville Rd. C. Beach Institute African American Cultural Center 502 East Harris Street, Savannah 912.234.8000 ** Alternate hours: 3:00–6:00 p.m.

D. Bonaventure Cemetery 330 Bonaventure Road, Savannah 912.247.8173 E. Congregation Mickve Israel Gordon at Bull Street, on Monterey Square, Savannah 912.233.1547 Tours: 2:00–4:00 p.m.

F. Historic Dorchester Academy 8787 East Oglethorpe Highway, Midway 912.884.2347 G. Historic Effingham Society Museum and Living History Site 1002 Pine Street, Springfield 912.754.2170 H. First African Baptist Church 23 Montgomery Street, Savannah 912.233.6597 ** Alternate hours: 1:30–4:00 p.m.

I. Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home 207 East Charlton Street, Savannah 912.233.6014 J. Fort King George 1600 Wayne Street, Darien 912.437.4770 K. Fort McAllister Historic Park 3894 Fort McAllister Road, Richmond Hill 912.727.2339 L. Fort Morris Historic Site 2559 Fort Morris Road, Midway 912.884.5999 M. Fort Pulaski National Monument US Highway 80 East, Entrance on Queen’s Island 912.786.5787 N. Fort Stewart Museum Bldg. T904, 2022 Frank Cochran Drive, Fort Stewart 912.767.7885 O. Georgia Salzburger Society 2980 Ebenezer Road, Rincon 912.754.7001

P. Georgia Southern University Museum Rosenwald Building, Southern Drive, GSU, Statesboro 912.681.5444 ** Alternate hours: 2:00–5:00 p.m.

Q. Girl Scout First Headquarters Museum and Program Center 330 Drayton Street, Behind the Andrew Low House, Savannah 912.232.8200

DD. Richmond Hill Historical Society 11460 Ford Avenue, Richmond Hill 912.756.2676 EE. Roundhouse Railroad Museum 601 West Harris Street, Savannah 912.651.6823

R. Harper Fowlkes House 230 Barnard Street, Savannah 912.234.2180 **Alternate hours: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

FF. Savannah Area Council of Garden Clubs’ Botanical Gardens 1388 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah 912.356.3591 912.355.3883 Tours: 2:00–4:00 p.m.

S. Isaiah Davenport House Museum 324 E. State Street, Savannah 912.236.8097

GG. Savannah History Museum 303 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Savannah 912.651.6825

T. Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts 207 West York Street, Savannah 912.790.8860

HH. Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum 681 Fort Argyle Road, Savannah 912.748.8068 **Alternate hours: 9:00–5:00 p.m.

U. Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, National Historic Landmark 10 East Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah 912.233.4502 V. LeConte-Woodmanston Rice Plantation and Botanical Gardens Off Barrington Ferry Road near Riceboro 912.884.6500 W. Massie Heritage Center 207 East Gordon Street, Savannah 912.201.5070 X. Midway Museum 491 North Coastal Highway, Midway 912.884.5837 **Alternate hours: 2:00–4:00 p.m.

Y. Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum 175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler 912.748.8888 Z. Oatland Island Wildlife Center 711 Sandtown Road, Savannah 912.395.1500 AA. Old Fort Jackson 1 Fort Jackson Road, Savannah 912.232.3945 BB. Telfair’s Owens-Thomas House 124 Abercorn Street, Savannah 912.790.8880 CC. Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum 460 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard., Savannah 912.231.8900

II. SCAD Museum of Art 227 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Savannah 912.525.7191 JJ. Ships of the Sea Museum 41 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Savannah 912.232.1511 KK. Telfair Academy 121 Barnard Street, Telfair Square, Savannah 912.790.8800 LL. Thunderbolt Historical Society 2702 Mechanics Avenue, Thunderbolt (Mechanics Avenue at Victory Drive) 912.351.0836 **Alternate hours: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

MM. Tybee Island Lightstation and Museum 30 Meddin Drive, Tybee Island 912.786.5801 NN. Tybee Island Marine Science Center 1510 Strand, Tybee Island 912.786.5917 **Alternate hours: 10:00–5:00 p.m.

OO. UGA Marine Education Center & Aquarium, Savannah 30 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah 912.598.2496 PP. Wormsloe Historic Site 7601 Skidaway Road, Savannah 912.353.3023

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.357 STRING BAND

Music from Wisconsin: With guitar, mandolin, banjo and standup bass in the lineup, this Milwaukee mob looks like one more hippie Americana band. In one way, that’s the deal, but the .357s’ energy and attitude is like a linear connection to the punk ethos – and it’s contagious. They’re pretty good pickers, too, whether they’re playing speed bluegrass, hopped–up acoustic rockabilly, or boozy acoustic rock ‘n’ roll. The band has no drummer, so the kinetic rhythms have to come from somewhere, right? Listen & learn: www.streetgrass.com.

At 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Jinx, 127 W. Congress St.

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Absolutely astonishing acoustic blues from the duo of Mike Mattison and guitarist Paul Olsen. The former has been the lead singer of the Derek Trucks Band since 2002, and Scrapomatic has opened tons o’shows for the Trucks Band (and for singer/songwriter Susan Tedeschi, Mrs. Trucks). This show will also feature Tedeschi’s regular stringbender Dave Yoke and maybe a few other celestial music bodies from the Atlanta jam–band orbit (it seemd to change from week to week, with Mattison and Olsen the only constants). Listen & learn: www.scrapomatic.com.

At 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4 at Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. $8 advance, $10 day of show.

FRICTION FARM/LAUREN LAPOINTE

This week’s most notable acoustic show (after the extra–special Eudora Welty tribute, of course) pairs the Florida duo Friction Farm (always popular in Savannah) with our city’s own Canadian folkie Lauren Lapointe. FF consists of Aidan Quinn (no, not the famous actor) on fleet–fingered guitar and vocals, and the lovely Christine Stay on soaring vocals and occasional bass guitar.

Lapointe is a singer/songwriter with a delicate touch, both vocally

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Named for Robert Tannahill — Scotland’s second best–known poet, after Robert Burns — this acoustic band is dedicated to preserving the traditional music of Scotland, quite similar in many ways to traditional Irish music, but with notable differences in matters of subject, instrumentation and fierce Tartan pride.

There’s also the band’s legendary onstage energy and presentation. According to a review in the Winnipeg Free Press, “The Tannahill Weavers – properly harnessed – could probably power an entire city for a year on the strength of last night’s concert alone.

The music may be old time Celtic, but the drive and enthusiasm are akin to straight ahead rock ‘n’ roll.”

Founding member Roy Gullane, who plays guitar and sings, explains that the rest of the band’s name comes from the weaving industry that dominated his hometown of Paisley, where the group originated in the 1970s. It’s also a shout–out, he explains, to the Weavers, that pioneering American folk group of the ‘40s and ‘50s.

The Tannahill Weavers lineup also includes an assortment of fiddles, tin whistles, bohdran, flutes and second guitars. The vocal harmonies are tight, and instrumentally, and the ability to hush a crowded room with her gossamer singing voice. She

the songs born of the Celtic highland traditions, and of the pub songs of the lowlands.

One thing that sets the Tannahill Weavers apart from of British Isles traditional bands is the use of full highland bagpipes, which, according to Gullane, are less musically versatile than the traditional Uilleann pipes of Ireland, but which give the Weavers’ music that unmistakeable, grass–o–green quality of the highland mountains.

In other words, it’s what makes the Tannahill Weavers — or the Tannies, as they’re known in their homeland — decidely Scottish. Listen & learn: www.tannahillweavers.com A presentation of the Savannah Folk Music Society.

At 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7 at First Presbyterian Church, 520 E. Washington Ave. $8 adults, $5 students and children.

knows how to tell a funny story, too. Lovely stuff all around. Listen & learn: www.frictionfarm.com,

www.laurenl.com.

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Club One Karaoke 10 p.m.

Coach’s Corner High Velocity 7 p.m.

Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay (Live Music) Fiddler’s Crab House (River Street) Voodoo Soup (Live Music) Hang Fire Thinkin’ Fellers Union Trivia 9 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Eddie Wilson (Live Music) Jinx Rock ‘n’ Roll Bingo With DJ Drunk Tank Soundsystem Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Carroll Brown (Live Music) 8:30 p.m.

King’s Inn Karaoke (Karaoke) Mercury Lounge Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) Mulberry Inn Piano 4 p.m.

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

Wormhole Bar Hip-Hop/ soul/R&B open mic with Ronald (Other) 9 p.m.

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Augie’s Pub Georgia Kyle (Live Music) AVIA Hotel Gail Thurmond (Thurs) (Live Music) Piano & vocal 6 p.m.

Coach’s Corner Kenny D & the Pharoahs (Live Music) Fiddler’s Crab House (River Street) Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) Hang Fire Karaoke w/Rob (Karaoke) 10 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Miss Tess & the Bonton Parade (Live Jinx Revenge of the Dance Party (DJ) Live Wire Music Hall Scrapomatic (Live Music)

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Club 51 Degrees DJ (DJ) Today’s hits, Latin/salsa, house and electronica on three levels AVIA Hotel Gail Thurmond (Fri) (Live Music) Piano & vocal 6 p.m.

Blowin’ Smoke BBQ Brenda Morie (Live Music) Jazz flute and vocals with Eric Jones/piano, George Scheck/bass and Sean Bolden/drums 7 p.m.

The .375 String Band will rock the Jinx Saturday

Charles H. Morris Center Bottles ’n Cans (Live Music) 7:30 p.m.

Coach’s Corner Hazard County 7 p.m.

Coach’s Corner Hazard County (Live Music) Doc’s Bar Roy & the Circuitbreakers (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House (River Street) Phantom Wingo (Live Music) First Presbyterian Church Small Potatoes, Pace Brothers (Savannah Folk Music Society First Friday) 7:30 p.m.

Jazz Corner (Hilton Head) Roger Deas’ Quartet Tribute to Luther Vandross 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Josh Maul Blues Band (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Jinx TBA (Live Music) Live Wire Music Hall Zoogma (Live Music) Fusion 10 p.m.

Mercury Lounge Jubal Kane (Live Music) The hard-blues band from Lizard Lick, N.C. with a CD-release party. The album, “Tone Biscuit,” continues on p. 20

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Blues. With vocalist Mike Mattison of the Derek Trucks Band 9 p.m.

Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub Open Mic Night (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Thurs) (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry; Tokyo Joe (Live Music) 6 p.m.

Wormhole Bar Open Mic Night (Live Music) 9 p.m.

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Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub The Hitmen (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Keith & Ross (Live Music) 8:30 p.m.

Sandfly Bar & Grill Train Wrecks (Live Music) Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Fri) (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Sentient Bean Friction Farm, Lauren Lapointe (Live Music) Acoustic 8 p.m.

Warehouse Bluesonics (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Big Chief; Mad Margritt (Live Music) 6 p.m.

Wormhole Bar EP3 (Live Music) Electrionica 10:30 p.m.

wed feb 3 – 8pm, free

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AVIA Hotel Gail Thurmond (Sat) (Live Music) Piano & vocal 6 p.m.

Club 51 Degrees DJ Envision (DJ) Coach’s Corner 3 cool Dudes (1 p.m.; Chief & the Homewreckers (4 p.m.); Listen 2 Three (7 p.m.)

Doc’s Bar Roy & the Circuitbreakers (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House (River Street) Underhill Rose (Live Music) Fraternal Order of Eagles Karaoke By Patty (Karaoke) 8 p.m.

Huc-a-Poos (Tybee Island) Bottles & Cans 9:30 p.m.

J.J. Bonerz TBA (Live Music) Jazz’d Tapas Bar Jeff Beasley (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Jazz Corner (Hilton Head) Roger Deas’ Quartet Tribute to Luther Vandross 8 p.m.

Jinx .357 String Band, Bob Wayne (Live Music) 11 p.m.

Kasey’s Grille Greg & Dan

Jazz flutist/vocalist Brenda Morie performs Friday at Blowin’ Smoke BBQ. (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Live Wire Music Hall Particle, Heavy Pets (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub Train Wrecks (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) TBA (Live Music) 8:30 p.m.

Savannah Arts Academy The 26-year-old Chinese piano virtuoso Hong Xu plays music by Beethoven, Mozart, Liszt, Corigliano and others. At 8 p.m.; tickets are $25 and $35. A presentation of Savannah Friends of Music.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Sat) (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Sentient Bean Jefferson Fox, Now You See Them (Live Music) Acoustic 8 p.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church “Celebrating Eudora” (Live Music) With Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kate Campbell, Caroline Herring and Claire Holley 8 p.m.

Warehouse Hitman (Karaoke) 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Chuck & Uncle Buck (1-4 p.m.); Vampires of Hollywood (Live Music) Wormhole Bar Satellite District, Quiet Science (Karaoke) 10 p.m.

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Ever since their song “Lick It” was included in the fourth season of Showtime’s The L Word, God–des and She have been lauded as the high priestesses of lesbian hip hop.

The dynamic duo (their real names are, respectively, Alicia and Tina) are openly gay, and a lot of their music – especially on their first two CDs – was stuff you probably wouldn’t want to play for Mom and Dad (you’ll want to keep the “Lick it” video off the TV when Granny comes over, too).

There’s electrifying grooves on God–des and She records, and a rich vein of silky rhythm ‘n’ blues flows through “Love You Better,” a song from their second release. “Love You Better” was one of the most–played videos on MTV’s gay network, Logo.

The ladies met in Madison, Wisconsin, which has a vibrant hip hop scene, and six years ago, they moved operations to New York City, which is where they met Public Enemy’s guitarist and producer Brian Hardgroove.

Hardgroove produced the new (third) God–des & She album, titled Three, and while its beats are intense and its lyrics clever, there’s more melody – and musical styles – than ever before.

God–des and She are new residents of Austin, Texas, where they both say

the warm weather is much appreciated.

Their Feb. 9 show at the Tantra Lounge is the duo’s first local appearance.

“We’ve been to Savannah, but we’ve never played before,” says God–des. “So we’re really excited to play. We’ve gone on some really funny ghost tours that weren’t really scary.”

Why did you leave New York for Austin?

God–des: I guess we feel like we did what we had to do in New York. Our ultimate goal of moving there was to become full–time musicians, and we’ve been able to do that. We had great, great exposure in New York, and we were able to meet a lot of people – that led us to get on The L Word, and all of our MTV connections – but we’re in a position now where we tour for a living and we wanted to move somewhere nice, and warm, inexpensive and kind of low–key.

Are you finding enough work?

God–des: You know, we never just play in our home city. We never have. Even when we lived in New York, we weren’t doing a lot of our big money–making gigs in the city. We are going to start doing a bi–weekly or a monthly residency here in Austin, and we’re actually going

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You were in a rock band? How much of a jump for you was this?

She: It was very different, an extremely big jump. I always liked rap and hip hop, but I never thought I would be creating it and writing it. But because both of us really love all different kinds of music, we really incorporated different styles into what people traditionally look at as hip hop. She (God–des) is a percussionist, and she was the drummer in a punk band before this. So it’s all there, and right now we’re doing this.

What did the L Word exposure do for you?

God–des: It was pretty crazy. I guess we expected there would be some good things to come out of it, but we didn’t anticipate the chaos that would happen after. I remember the day after it aired I was at work at this beer company in Manhattan, and I looked on my cell phone to check my e–mail. And I had 200 messages in my inbox.

She was cutting meat in an Italian deli, and She was so ready to be done with that job! It got to the point where we were being asked to do so many gigs.

She called me up and said ‘Hey, man.

We have to quit our jobs. We didn’t move to New York to sell beer and slice meat.“ She said ”We moved here to be musicians. We just gotta take the risk.”

I like the R&B groove on songs like “Love You Better,” and the pop of “Get Your Bike.” Is there a feeling that you can only take strict hip hop so far, and that you’re expanding what you do? Did Hardgroove encourage that?

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God–des: Our manager had introduced us to him. We vibed with him really well, and he said “I want to take the music home and listen to it.” And literally the next day he said “You know what?

Count me in.” And he said “What I like so much about the direction you guys are going in is that it’s not JUST one thing.” He really understood.

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to put together a live band. I don’t know how much we’re going to be gigging here, but it really doesn’t matter because we gig literally all over the world.

She: We’re definitely working on putting a live band together, and that’s very much a goal of ours, to start traveling with a band. But we make our living as musicians; it’s kind of hard to pay people. It’s usually just a split. When we’re on the road, it’s usually just her and I doing our thizzle.

I was in a rock band for a number of years before God–des and She. I play a number of instruments, and we’re defnitely going to incorporate that pretty soon into our sets.

Sometimes we travel with a DJ. We’ve actually had Spinderella be our DJ before, and DJ Johnny Juice – the DJ for Public Enemy – is going to come down for our CD release party in Austin on March 6.

Is the gay aspect still a big selling point, or has it become a novelty thing that you get tired of hearing about? Would you prefer to be just called musicians?

God–des: Yeah ... as you know, and everybody knows, yeah, I’m gay and that’s obviously who I am. But you’re absolutely right, it does get frustrating for us because we’re musicians, and we’re really talented musicians. And our music is totally universal. I’m gay, and I’m never going to pretend I’m not gay, and I’m very proud of who I am. But we really want to focus on the music, and we want to bring change for a lot of people that don’t have a voice. And we want to show the music industry that you don’t have to look like a Britney Spears, and sexualize yourself in that way, to be successful female musicians.

She: I’m bisexual, so it’s not even an issue for me, ‘cause it’s everything. I don’t have, like, one or the other. Obviously we have a lot of gay fans, and we’re really grateful for them, but I think our music can inspire everyone and really bring people together. It isn’t about a sexuality thing, it’s about great music and people feeling like a million dollars when they leave our show.

God–des: You know, there’s a ton of gay people in the world, so who cares any more? People love Ellen because she’s Ellen. They think that she’s great and she’s charming and she’s funny.

That’s kind of where we want to be. We want people to respect us for who we are, but love our music for what it is.

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Celebrating Eudora, clockwise from upper left: Claire Holley, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Caroline Herring and Kate Campbell

Between the lines Four singer/songwriters pay tribute to Southern literary legend Eudora Welty

by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

This is certainly true of Eudora Welty (1909–2001), the Mississippi–born novelist and short story writer whose languid, seemingly effortless prose not only brought her the Pulitzer Prize for literature, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and other plaudits, but established her as one of the most admired writers of the American South, in the company of Flannery O’Connor, William Faulkner and Harper Lee. The 2010 Savannah Book Festival honors Welty with a one–of–a–kind concert performance from four of America’s most literary–minded singer/ songwriters, all of whom acknowledge a large debt to Jackson, Mississippi’s most famous daughter.

Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kate Campbell, Caroline Herring and Claire Holley perform — together — Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church.

The program, titled Celebrating Eudora, has only been presented twice before: Last April, at the Eudora Welty Foundation’s celebration of the author’s centennial in Jackson, and again in September at the AJC Decatur Book Festival in Decatur, Ga. The show finds all four women and their acoustic guitars, in a semi–circle, playing and singing together, in solos and in smaller groups. They each write story/songs imbued with the sort of grace, grit and pointed nuance that Eudora Welty was famous for.

The players Mary Chapin Carpenter. The five–time Grammy winner is best known for country–tinged hit records like “Passionate Kisses,” “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her,” “Down at the Twist and Shout” and “I Feel Lucky,” but she’s also one of the country’s finest architects of lyrical, introspective folk songs and character–driven story/songs. The Washington, D.C. native’s 1992 song “Halley Came to Jackson” is a musical re–telling of one of Welty’s most poignant memories from youth, and in 1998 Carpenter wrote a children’s book with the same title. She currently sits on the board of the Eudora Welty Foundation, and will release a new album, The Age of Miracles, in April.

Kate Campbell was born in New Orleans and spent her formative years in the Mississippi Delta area before moving to Nashville, where she still resides. She’s recorded country, pop and rhythm ‘n’ blues, but her admitted forte is story/songs that mine the rich veins of southern character and virtue.

Her poetic language is often compared to that of Flannery O’Connor and yes, Eudora Welty. Campbell’s most recent album, Save the Day, features guest vocals from Nanci Griffith, John Prine and Mac McAnally.

Claire Holley. Born and raised in Jackson, the very same Mississippi town where Eudora Welty spent nearly her entire life, Holley began playing ukulele as a small child, strumming away in the family’s hot car between Sunday School and church services. Now living in Los Angeles, Holley has released six independent albums, including one (Live at St. Andrews) in collaboration with her friend and fellow Mississippian Caroline Herring.

Caroline Herring carved herself a special place on the highly competitive singer/songwriter and alt/country scene in Austin before relocating to Decatur, Ga. seven years ago. Herring, who played the 2009 Savannah Music Festival, grew up in Canton, Miss., just 20 minutes from Jackson. She has a keen, literary eye for detail, and her songs are like paintings that spring suddenly to life (her work is commonly referred to as “Southern Gothic Folk”). “Tales of the Islander,” from her most recent album Golden Apples of the Sun, is an intimate if slightly abstract interpretation of works by Mississippi painter Walter Anderson. Herring attended the University of Texas to earn a Ph.D in American Studies and folklore. “I started doing music so much,” she sighs, “that eventually, I just stopped doing school.”

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Kate: The Eudora Welty Foundation came to me with this idea of some sort of concert for her centennial. I

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Caroline: I knew Claire, but I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know she was asked to be part of the show until I was asked to be part of the show. I had never met Kate and I had never met Mary Chapin. At first, they were going to have us all playing one after the other. And we all thought â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hmm, that could be kind of boring.â&#x20AC;?

So Kate and Claire and I proposed that three of us do it in the round for the first half, and then Mary Chapin could do the second half with her trio.

Her management said â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, no, she wants to do it with yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;all.â&#x20AC;? And she is so generous, so nice, and sings on everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s songs.

Mary Chapin: I always wanted this to be a communal experience; the way it was structured initially wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be conducive to sharing, talking, singing together, et cetera. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it was my idea as much as it was just so obvious that this was the right way to present ourselves as we tried to honor Eudora during that first concert in Jackson.

Now the nice part is that even though the centennial of her birth was last year, the various book festival venues that we have reconvened at are a perfect audience for this kind of thing. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to be a great scholar of Eudoraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work in order to enjoy the concert â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it is freewheeling and spontaneous and it includes music from all sorts of influences. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the spirit of connection, the power of the stories, the similarities and the differences between us and the things that draw us toward each other that make me feel so fortunate to be a part of it. I adore these women and their songs.

Did the works of Eudora Welty resonate with you early, or did you come to discover them later in life?

Claire: You know, even though I was aware of her presence in my hometown and I even saw her at the grocery store once, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until later on in my adult life when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d moved away from Mississippi that I sunk my teeth in her work. I

Mary Chapin: I think it must have been in high school when I first read one of Eudoraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stories. However, when I later discovered One Writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beginnings it became a treasured guide to the importance of finding and listening to your true voice, as a person and as an artist. At the time I was working at partâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;time jobs in D.C. and also trying to get a foot in the door at local music clubs. Her journey to becoming a writer was inspirational as well as instructional for someone like myself; I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all that sure what I wanted to do with my life but I knew that I wanted music to be a part of it. This book helped me understand that probably the most important part of my love of music was songwriting, and it helped me realize the importance of developing the tools to do that.

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really loved her short stories like A Visit of Charity, and that wonderful piece about the piano student Virgie Rainey, June Recital. I remember laughing out loud at a park in Los Angeles reading One Writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beginnings. You could just hear Eudoraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speaking voice and she was talking about things that I knew.

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Once I took a foreign exchange student to Ms. Weltyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house to meet her.

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Mary Chapin: She invited me to tea!

It was a lovely afternoon, visiting her at her home in Jackson. She gave me a book about Cajun music (I think perhaps â&#x20AC;&#x153;Down At The Twist And Shoutâ&#x20AC;? was popular at the time) and my memory of our visit is warm and treasured. I believe I was quite tongueâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;tied...

What would you say makes a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Southern writerâ&#x20AC;?? Is it visual? Is it a matter of genuineâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;ness?

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thought â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we have a ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; guitar pull?â&#x20AC;? Where we really celebrate Eudora, but also as women. I knew that Chapin had worked with the foundation, and that she had written â&#x20AC;&#x153;Halley Came to Jackson,â&#x20AC;? but I also thought of Claire and Caroline, who are from Mississippi. I thought this would be a very cool thing. And it is.

I think we all appreciate Eudora, as a writer, and her humor, and everything she brought, but also as a woman writer.

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textures of the region and has figured out a way to incorporate that into his or her work, so that it is almost as though you’re hearing familiar music when it is read (or sung) aloud. Lewis Nordan’s Music of the Swamp is an obvious example.

banter among the four of us on stage.

It seemed natural to do it again, and I think there was an interest and desire in all of us to continue the good thing we had going on that night in Jackson.

While we have the common thread of all being female “singer/songwriters” I think there is enough variety of style to keep things moving and interesting on stage.

And Kate will usually say something to loosen us all up – us and the audience.

Kate: I remember that when I re–read Eudora, started encountering her again 20 years after college, it was kind of Caroline: It like comfort hasn’t been exfood. I realactly the same at ized that she the two shows we’ve was writing the done it. But those of way I talked. And us who’ve written songs I love all southern based on her work, those literature, but she is my Eudora Welty are sung. And songs that we absolute ... she’s the one I thought she might like. Songs relate to the most. And it about southern women. Songs has everything, I think, to about southern life. do with the language.

When she passed away, I decided Kate: I mostly tour by myself, not to read one of her short stories every with other artists. So you get to sing night, kind of in honor of her and her harmony! The first time Claire and writing and her life. And it had the them started singing harmonies with same effect as it had 10 years earlier. I me I thought “I’m gonna have to stop really like Flannery O’Connor, but she’s right now!” Because it was so great. just a whole different being from Eudora. Eudora’s language really resonates Mary Chapin: The friendships that with me.

I have now with Caroline, Kate and Sometimes people come up to me Claire are so treasured, and there is after a concert, or they have one of my nothing like being able to sing with CDs, and they say “I just wanted to say people whose work you simply love. I thanks, because you’re writing my life.” feel a camaraderie with them that feels I think that no matter what region we’re like a gift, and let’s face it, being on the from, when we connect to an author, road is hard enough, so when you get to or a painter or a musician, they’re be out there with friends, you just have somehow touching something we can’t so much MORE fun. even describe. It’s that other layer. The At least I do ... I love the stories they best way I’ve come with to explain it is tell on stage, the music that they make, this notion of “comfort language.” It’s well, it’s just simply a few hours of bliss speaking the way I speak. And in some for me to be a part of it. Even dull old cases it’s what Eudora’s not saying – it’s sound check is fun. And the fact that it the whole culture, and it’s something happens only now and then makes it all you can’t really speak. It’s almost what’s the more special. cs between the lines.

What do you like about these shows?

What makes this different from a regular performance, for you?

Claire: Getting to sing harmony with these accomplished singers.

What a treat. People in the audience seemed to enjoy the camaraderie and

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The truth shall set you free

Savannah Book Festival author Bertice Berry looked into her history, and was surprised at what she she found

by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

Self–discovery is the key to contentment, Bertice Berry believes. And although it’s a bumpy road, it’s one we all must travel if we are to understand both ourselves and our world.

Berry was 26 when she earned a Ph.D. in Sociology from Kent State University; afterwards she taught sociology and statistics there. She has written two memoirs, four works of fiction and two humor books – the latter during her post–university years as a professional standup comedian!

She followed that successful stage tenure as the host of a short–lived TV talk show (The Bertice Berry Show) and then settled into her present position, as a guest lecturer and motivational speaker in demand all over the country.

This schedule, naturally, requires a lot of travel. Two years ago, Berry and her four adopted children left their home in San Diego for Richmond Hill (Berry, 49, considers everything around here Savannah). She’s a frequent sight at the airport.

“Savannah is the gift that I get for flying all over and doing what I do,” she says. “I am so fortunate. I get to look out on the marshes every morning.

“People say ‘How can you move from San Diego to Savannah?’ and I go ‘Obviously, you’ve never been to Savannah.’”

Her young children attend Chatham Academy (“the best school on the planet”), and her eldest son is going to SCAD. Berry will be at this weekend’s Savannah Book Festival, to talk at Trinity United Methodist Church.

She’ll be there to discuss her latest work The Ties That Bind, which chronicles her most recent – and certainly most profound – trip down the road of self–discovery.

In her first memoir, I’m on My Way But Your Foot is On My Head: A Black Woman’s Story of Getting Over Life’s Hurdles, Berry chronicled her inch–by–

inch struggle out of staggering poverty to becoming the only member of her large family ever to attend college, much less receive a Ph.D. The Ties That Bind finds Berry researching her family history – she knew that she was descended from slaves, but discovered many, many things about that ugly chapter in American history that she either did not know, or had chosen to ignore out of her own deep–rooted beliefs and prejudices.

For example, her novel Redemption Song is set on a Delaware plantation during slavery. It is, at its heart, a love story, but the brutal realities of the time make it a love story fraught with anguish and tragedy.

In that book, Berry named the sadistic slaveholder John Hunn, after a real person. All her life, Berry’s mother had told her that Hunn had “employed” Bertice’s great–grandfather, John Henry Freeman. But Berry always assumed her mother was soft–soaping the truth, that all white men at the time not only supported slavery but actively participated in its practice.

In The Ties That Bind, Berry comes face to face with the realities of the abolitionist movement, in the process discovering new things about Hunn, her great–grandfather, her mother ... and herself.

What was your journey in writing this book?

Bertice Berry: It was probably the hardest book I’ve ever written, and probably the most painful. In Redemption Song, I had used his name as the name of this evil slaveholder. My idea of history at that time was black and white, good and evil, free and enslaved, and I

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didn’t see anything in between.

My mother kept saying to me “John Hunn was a good man,” and I didn’t believe her because of the micro–truth: Things had happened between my mother and I and in our family – the cycles of poverty and all those things that come along with them. And so because of what I had endured as a child, I didn’t believe the macro–truth, which was that John Hunn was not only a great man, he was a worker for abolition, as were so many others who we have ignored.

I found your process of discovery fascinating. Every time you uncovered another historical document, another piece of the puzzle, I was right there with you.

Bertice Berry: How can we walk around refusing to listen on the grounds that it may be what we think we already

know? We don’t want to listen or open that book because it may reveal something about ourselves that we’re afraid of learning at that point.

A story in the New York Times recently said that out of 174 minutes of a live, televised football game, only 11 is actual play. Seventy–five minutes is the huddle, 60 minutes is commercials, 17 minutes is replay and 11 is the actual game. That’s life! The hard thing was looking at Redemption Song – I still get letters from people saying “This is the most beautiful book I’ve ever read” – but knowing that in this fiction was this untruth that was bigger than anything I could ever undo.

Having to face not only that, but face that my mother’s alcoholism and abuse, and the cycles of poverty and all of that stuff, had nothing to do with the truth about who she really was. It was just a consequence of the time, and what she

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Savannah Book Festival schedule When: Friday–Sunday, Feb. 5–7 Admission: Free, unless noted Web site: www.savannahbookfestival.org Friday: Keynote Speech: Novelist Vince Flynn at 5:30 p.m., Trinity Church Saturday: Author appearances at the Telfair Academy, Telfair Square, Jepson Center and Trinity Church. Each writer speaks for 45 minutes, followed by a Q&A session.

10 a.m.: Vince Flynn, Starkey Flythe, Lauretta Hannon, Christine Jacobson Carter, Dr. William Rawlings, SCAD writers 11 a.m.: Jonathan Raab, Neil Shepard, Rick Bragg, Seldon Edwards, Gail Perry–Mason, Rosemary Daniell & the Zona Rosa Noon: Philip Lee Williams, Stacey Lynn

Brown, Susan Mason, Christopher Beha, Douglas Blackmon, Storytelling 1 p.m.: Bertice Berry, Nagueyalti Warren, Robert Leleux, David Kirby, Reza Aslan, Miriam Center, Roy Heizer, Ib Raae, Carl Eeman 2 p.m.: Mary Alice Monroe, Barbara Hamby, Roy Blount Jr., James Sloan Allen, Jennifer Thompson–Cannino and Ronald Cotton 3 p.m.: George Dawes Green, Campbell McGrath, Janice Owens, Allegra Huston, Gretchen Peters, Poetry Slam 8 p.m.: “Celebrating Eudora” concert, 8 p.m. at Trinity Church. $50.

Sunday: Brunch Talk with food writer Julia Reed, 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m., Jepson Center. $75.

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a school for newly freed slaves. That school is still there and has been used for other things. It’s crazy!

When I bought my house here, the guy who worked on it is from Buford. I How did you come to live in Savannah? said “Are you in any way related to the Bertice Berry: I moved to Savannah Hunns?” At that time, I was working on because I was getting married, but my the book. I’m thinking “life connects.” ex–husband lived in Atlanta, and I It’s got to connect somehow. And he didn’t want to live there; it didn’t feel says “Well, I don’t know. I’ll check with right. And so we got my mother.” in the car and drove.

He comes back and When I saw a sign that says “No ... but do you said Savannah I said remember when I told “That’s supposed to be you I used the floornice.” boards from an old church in your house?

And so we came in, That was the one that and it felt right. I kept saying “I don’t think John Hunn helped to I’m supposed to marry found in Buford.” him, it’s not feeling Life connects.

I didn’t put it in the right.” And my mother said “No, you gotta book because it’s so marry him, because unbelievable. How do everything is not about you tell people that you.” I was, “What the matter is neither created nor destroyed? It hell does that mean?”

So I get married, really does just change and he doesn’t even its form. And all good live there. We got dipeople get a chance to “The Ties That Bind” vorced the same year. meet again.

But I’m supposed to be in Savannah.

Is standup comedy completely a thing of You can’t explain this stuff to the people the past? who are wrapped up in the other 163 minutes.

Bertice Berry: I don’t think anything we’ve ever done is a thing of the past ...

One of the lines you use often is “When What’s past is prologue. you walk with purpose, you collide with I give these lectures in corporate destiny.” This seems to lead to wonderAmerica, and places all over, where ful synchronous moments in your own people are not expecting to laugh. And life. they find themselves laughing, then crying, then laughing again. And then Bertice Berry: One of the things I didn’t have time to go into was the story they go “I’ve learned more in this hour of how John Hunn, after he lost everythan I’ve learned in a month.” And I go thing, moved to Buford, where he lived “Something’s wrong with that.” CS for a time. He helped his daughter open

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The performance features several extended dance routines

What’s in a name?

AWOL show at the Lucas blends hip hop, Shakespeare to show the value of the right Choices

by Augusta Statz

All Walks of Life (AWOL) started in 1997 as a simple gathering of poets, musicians, and MCs at Savannah State University. Incorporated as a non–profit in 2004, the organization provides arts and technical education for at- risk youth, while striving to reach their goal of developing youth in an environment that encourages respect, education, creativity, and especially, nonviolence.

This year marks the fifth year of the performance of a hip–hop play. This year, the show’s title, Choices –– a hip hop adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet –– also indicates the theme that life is all about what we make of it.

“This year AWOL has taken it to another level,” says AWOL President DaVena Jordan. “Typically, we’ve done what we call, the hip–hop history productions, and when we first started, they were basically plays that used a lot of music to tell the history of the genre.”

That message molded itself into using the hip–hop medium as a way to drive a historical message, whether it is about Griots from Africa or the Harlem Renaissance, like last year’s show, she says.

“We’ve really turned the bend and started doing some other things and

taking our theatre program to the next level,” Jordan says.

“So, my expectations for this performance of Choices is for them to perform this well and do even better when they perform this show in Spanish for the Savannah Urban Arts Festival in April.”

The show’s director, Lakesha Green, also has high expectations.

“I think this is going to be a great show and very moving. I feel that the title alone indicates the theme,” she says.

“Life is full of choices; we all have to make them. So, let’s all try to make the right ones. The impact of this theme on the kids has been captivating. I expect it to be a great show.”

Music has inspired not only the delivery of the play, but also it’s creation.

Green explains how she came up with

the idea of performing Choices this year: “I am a traveler; I love to travel. I am often influenced by music, and I was listening to Alicia Keys’s ‘As I Am’, which is now the intro song for the play,” she says.

“I took different pieces of the song and wanted to incorporate them into a play. I wanted the play this year to be something different. The idea of using the love story of Romeo and Juliet came to me, in my car, riding; it all just came to me.”

Autumn Mitchell, playing the role of Juliet, speaks of her experiences with the production of the play: “Practice is every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. But, I go home and go over my lines in the mirror because if you only practice at rehearsal, then you won’t grow and develop,” says Mitchell.

“You also have to practice within yourself, like practicing in the mirror, so you can see yourself saying the lines and get your mannerisms right,” she says.

“We’ve been practicing for this show since September. I found out that I had the part of Juliet in November. Even though it was a competition to get the part, at the end of the day, it’s still fun.”

Mitchell has been involved with AWOL for two years, and Choices will be her second theatre performance with AWOL. “I can relate to the character of Juliet,” she says. “That really helps me when I’m performing because I can think how Juliette would think and how I would think in a certain situation.”

Jason Forrester, playing the role of Romeo, explains his experiences in preparing for the production: “At our practices, we learn about stage directions, Shakespeare, and pretty much the basics of acting. After the first few weeks, we applied everything, all the basics that we learned,” he says.

This is Forrester’s first year involved with AWOL and his first theatre performance.

“I auditioned after I saw a flyer in my language arts class. I decided that I was going to go audition. It was my first audition ever. I was so scared,” Forrester remembers.

“Being involved with AWOL has helped me overall as a performer. I’ve learned a lot,” he says.

The role of Pastor Lawrence is being played by Devan Cokley.

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“Practice for me is an everyday thing, even when I’m not in rehearsal. You still have to practice outside of rehearsal so that when you do have rehearsal, you can be up to par and better that what you were before. It’s an everyday process,” Cokley says.

Like Forrester, this is Cokley’s first big performance with AWOL. “My character is the pastor, and when I was growing up, my granddaddy was a pastor. So, this hits close to home for me. I sang a church song at my audition.”

Amber Lee acts as a poet, or narrator, for the play. “It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to produce something like this. It is fun, though. The end result will be really great,” Lee comments.

Lee has been a member of AWOL for five years. She’s also been involved with the film and photography program and the sound design program.

Her role as a poet “delivers the parts of the story that you might not get from the actors or dancers through my poems,” she says.

When asked to explain the good that AWOL does for the children involved, Jordan says, “This could take forever.”

Green comments on her favorite part of working with AWOL: “One of the advantages of working with AWOL is that I have the opportunity to have a slice of their lives. I get to watch them grow, from when I first got them at auditions to now,” she says.

“I call them young professionals because that’s how I train them, as young professionals. I believe that students act the way you treat them. If you treat them as young professionals, they will act as young professionals.”

Mitchell says, “I love being in AWOL. The name ‘All Walks of Life’, it’s true in what it says because you do find people from all walks of life. You can’t get this anywhere else.,” “I love the unity,” echoes Forrester.

“AWOL is just like a huge family. It’s not like some places where you are all learning together, but you’re not together.

Here, we’re all together.”

Lee also has positive things to say about AWOL. “It’s like a home away from home for me. I used to be really quiet, before I joined AWOL. You would never know it now, unless I told you. I was literally boxed in. AWOL brought me out. That has helped me in school, the outside world, everywhere,” she explains. cs Choices When: Feb. 5–6 at 7 p.m.

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An Annie to remember

Solid casting, sharp direction are hallmarks of this Savannah Children’s Theatre production

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It’s been a while since a local theatre group took on the classic musical Annie.

The timing of this Savannah Children’s Theatre production, set in the 1930s, couldn’t be better given today’s sorry economic climate. It’s downright eery hearing the dialogue discussing massive job losses, shuttered factories, and a mounting sense of public outrage.

Still, the whole point of Annie is being optimistic in the face of adversity — the sun’ll come out tomorrow, after all. And just as during the Great Depression, a fun night out seems to be the best short–term stimulus package.

For those unfamiliar with the Savannah Children’s Theatre, they perform in a sort of hybrid proscenium/black box space in the former Belk building at Victory and Skidaway. They’re not a new organization, but I suspect many people are unaware of their existence because they aren’t downtown.

In addition to their wide range of youth productions, the theatre also performs several mainstage shows a year, featuring combined youth/adult casts.

Annie is one of these.

The theatre not only features plenty of parking, it also has very comfortable seats (complete with cupholders) — not a small detail when you’re talking about a show which runs nearly three hours including intermission, as this one does.

Most importantly, Savannah Children’s Theatre also boasts excellent direction by the tireless Kelie Miley, who doesn’t disappoint here.

The title character is portrayed by Grace Repella, who’s not only physically a perfect fit for the part but a match in temperament as well. Annie must be charismatic, spry, and clear and forceful in her delivery — Repella can project, a sadly dying art in community theatre — and this young actress excels in all those categories.

While not the most polished singer in the cast, Repella turns this into an advantage. We wouldn’t expect an 11–year–old orphan to sound like an opera singer, would we? Rather, Repella sings the redhead’s songs completely in character, as a courageous and resourceful girl with personality to spare.

I would like to see her first scene with Daddy Warbucks (the inimitable Les Taylor) slowed down a bit and played with more care. It’s a pivotal encounter, and deserves more attention.

Despite Annie’s title billing, the heavy lifting in this show belongs to the adults, especially Taylor as Warbucks, Miss Hannigan (the divine Grace Diaz Tootle), and her miscreant brother Rooster (the delightful Ray Ellis).

These names are of course among the most talented actors in Savannah, and Miley’s casting coup here means everything to the success of this production.

Tootle’s deliciously sleazy Hannigan is alone worth the price of admission, and Taylor’s warm, expert baritone brings a professional polish to the music, especially later in the show.

Supporting roles are also strong, including Jenn Doubleday as Rooster’s “dame” Lily St. Regis, Megan Youngblood as a deceptively perky Grace Farrell, Erik Carpenter as a hilarious Drake the butler, and Curt Bryant, whose Franklin Roosevelt works very well despite his strange decision to give the aristocratic president a working– class Queens accent.

Special kudos go to Cassidy Tootle, who flat out kills with her all–too–short musical minute as an aspiring starlet just arrived in Manhattan.

However, what’s most impressive to me about this production is the remarkable collective performance of the little girls who share the orphanage with Annie. No mere background players, they comprise the Greek chorus that always reminds Annie from whence she came, and they are a vital part of the show.

I deeply regret that their sheer number precludes me from mentioning them all by name, but these young girls are funny, interesting, and wholly engaged, and they never, ever miss a cue.

This is testament not only to their dedication and budding talent, but to Miley’s crisp direction as well. cs Annie continues this weekend at Savannah Children’s Theatre. Go to www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org for info.

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Two tips if you’re looking for a wine bargain: 1. Go the aisle marked “France.”

2. Look on the label, maybe even the back label, for the phrase “Vin de Pays.”

Call this country boy biased, but man, can anything ever be simple in France?

Vin de pays means “country wines.” Wines bearing this phrase are typically grapes blended from a region to create immediately drinkable, highly accessible and very inexpensive wines.

Man, I wish I’d known this when I was in college.

Here is the inescapable background: There are three tiers of Vin de Pays: regional, departmental and local. We’re going to focus on regional Vin de Pays.

There are six regional Vin de Pays, which cover large areas of France.

The most voluminous contributor to this category of wines is Vin de Pays d’Oc, from the Languedoc–Roussillon area in Mediterranean France. Remember that, it’ll be important in a few more paragraphs.

Why so many Vin de Pays — and why so cheap — typically $10 or less on the retail shelf?

Face it, France is the motherland of wine production.

Millions of gallons of juice get smashed out of mountains of grapes every season.

There’s no way all that juice can become expensive Bordeaux or Burgundy.

Enter Vin de Pays.

In addition to being the everyday wine of most Frenchmen, there’s still plenty of juice left over to fill clever packaging designed to hustle to bargain hunting wine buyers.

In fact, Vin de Pays juice is so prevalent that lots of U.S. distributors contract with the French to produce proprietary labels. Sometimes, these wines are more glitz than glory.

Brilliant packaging design masks sub–par wines.

In other cases, the juice inside is often quite drinkable.

Which brings us back on track. Last week, I tasted through five varietals of Vin de Pays brought to market under the label “Public.”

The clever black and white label –– with only the flag of France in color — is eye–catching and elegant.

Each of the wines is 100 percent varietal, each hails from the Vin de Pays d’Oc and each is finished with no influence of oak aging.

Each is a very pure expression of the varietal –– and finishes clean, bright and enjoyable.

Here are my notes on the four I preferred: Public Chardonnay: For a $10 Chardonnay, this one stands out. This medium–bodied wine is lush, subtly complex and presents bright and flavorful. It’s finish in stainless steel means that it’s fruitiness is very food friendly.

Public Sauvignon Blanc: You’ll find plenty of lemon and lime notes in this wine — but won’t find it as boldly herbaceous as those grassy New Zealand Sauv Blancs. It’s a perfect companion to our local shrimp and oysters — or chilled nicely and savored on a hot day.

Public Merlot: I’ve really been groovin’ on Merlot again and this bargain basement model is no exception. The spiciness says “Merlot” and there’s enough complexity, considering it is not aged in oak, to satisfy. Perfectly fine as a stand–alone wine, it will pair with cheeses, grilled meats and richly seasoned poultry dishes.

Public Cabernet Franc:Wow, a Cab Franc for under $10? Yeah, and this one possesses enough of the grape’s characteristics to make it impressive. Medium–bodied, rich with spice and dark berry flavors, pour this one up with meats and a nice cheese tray.

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

Tortuga’s Island Grille

This popular Thunderbolt breakfast and lunch restaurant is making changes. Breakfast is out –– except for Saturday and Sunday; lunch continues and dinner becomes a transforming experience for hungry diners who want a cozy, intimate get–away. At dinner, Ms. T.J. and I discovered last week, the lights go down, the Delta Blues come up and the food soars to heights far beyond this casual dining restaurant’s lunch menu. With the aid of Chef Jay Cantrell, founding chef of Vic’s on the River, the Tortuga’s dinner menus features daily fresh catch and beef options, as well as Lowcountry staples like shrimp and grits and crab cakes. My big, sizzling rib–eye glazed with a balsamic reduction was right on my desired temperature of medium rare. It was tender, savory and accompanied by a comforting mound of mashed potatoes and a healthy serving of wilted greens. Ms. T.J’s bouillabaisse was classic. A rich, savory red stock was swimming with giant scallops; plump, sweet shrimp; tender, flaky sea bass and homemade Andouille sausage that added plenty of additional fiery spice. Crusty bread was just right for mopping up the decadent juices. Our appetizer of shrimp fritters (four) was a perfect sized tarter course –– and each fritter contained plenty of white, sweet shrimp pieces. We did save room for desserts, which are made from scratch. The Amaretto bread pudding is served piping hot; it’s soft, gooey and delicious. The caramel cake with caramel sauce featured a mound of cinnamon–laced whipped dream. Both were beautifully presented and added just the right sweet spot to dinner’s end. These folks are working hard to make their restaurant go –– and deserve more attention.

New happy hour appetizer and drink specials are a good start. It’s solid, meticulously prepared food that stands above the humble surroundings.

Quality, value and variety are plenty of reasons to make Tortuga’s a regular dining out location.

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The gossip mongers are at it again. During a wine tasting last week, five different people approached me to ask about the future of Ruth’s Chris Steak House. Rest assured doomsayers, that Ruth’s’ Chris is not going anywhere, says owner Jeff Conway. True, the local franchise pulled substantial advertising accounts from two vendors –– and shifted that money to another advertising medium. It’s common practice to shift marketing strategies when entering year two –– which is where Ruth’s Chris is now. It’s certainly not a sign of failure. Franchise owners Jeff and Paula Conway also have two location in Charlotte, N.C.

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If there’s ever been a better pun tying in standup comedy with breast cancer research, I’ve not heard it.

The phrase is the calling card of the Pink Ribbon Comedy Tour, which will visit the Savannah Smiles Piano Bar Feb. 17. Comics Brendan T. Gleason, Nick Hoff, Kevin Richards, and Law Smith will perform – they’re traveling the country through April to drum up some laughs and raise money and awareness for a very un–funny cause.

The show is a benefit for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a nonprofit organization that has become one of the country’s largest source of funds for research. Since its inception, it has raised more than $1.5 billion for research, education and health services.

The group was started by Nancy Goodman Brinker, whose sister – Susan G. Komen – lost her fight against breast cancer in 1980.

“We have come a long way in our fight,” Brinker says on her organization’s Web site. “When we started, the five– year survival rate was just 74 percent when breast cancer was diagnosed before it spread beyond the breast. Today, that survival rate is 98 percent.

“We are so close to creating a world without breast cancer. The science is there. Now is the time for us to see this fight through so that no one ever has to

fear breast cancer again.”

Brinker, the World Health Organization’s Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control, served as Ambassador to Hungary, and Chief of Protocol for the United States, under President George W. Bush.

Tickets for the Feb. 17 comedy event are $10.

For more information, go to www. komen.org.

Rolling with the changes Speaking of puns, one of the all–time great album titles has to be You Can Tune a Piano, But You Can’t Tuna Fish.

That was a 1978 release from the Illinois rock band REO Speedwagon, the first of the group’s big successes.

The band is coming to the Savannah Civic Center for an 8 p.m. show March 13. Tickets are $45 and $55.

Unlike some of the other “heartland” rock bands from the ‘70s that are still out there touring (can you say “Styx”?), REO Speedwagon still has its original lead singer. That would be Kevin Cronin, whose distinctive voice is all over “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” “Roll With the Changes,” “Keep on Loving You” and “Time For Me to Fly.” The band’s original keyboardist, Neal Doughty, is also in the current lineup.

You can get tickets at www.etix.com.

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Doublethink — Exhibit by SCAD Atlanta foundations faculty Rocio Rodriguez and Martha Whittington. Pinnacle Gallery , 320 E. Liberty St.

Africanology Realities in American Worlds — An exhibition of large-scaled, multi-media paintings and installations by Amiri Geuka Farris. Artist talk and opening reception: 2/12, 6-8pm. SSU Social Sciences Building Gallery

Desotorow Benefit — ‘Wine Lovers’ is sponsored by local businesses Le Chai – Galerie du Vin and Barfood and will be held Feb. 13th 5:30–7:30 p.m. A variety of wines and hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $25 for one person and $40 for two. Proceeds directly benefit Desotorow Gallery, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization.

An Artistic Discovery — Annual U.S. Congressional High School Juried Art Exhibition for the Georgia 1st and 12th Districts. AASU Fine Arts Building, 11935 Abercorn St. Anna Fox Ryan — Artist of the month at Local 11 Ten restaurant, 1110 Bull St.

Endless Love — Group show featuring 15 local artists centered around love. Opening reception: 2/4, 5:30-8:30pm.

Kobo Gallery , 33 Barnard St.

Art-O-Rama — Multimedia group show featuring a range of local artists, including Betsy Cain, Matt Hebermehl, John Olenyik and more.

Atwell’s Art and Frames , 228 W. Broughton St. Black Heritage Festival Opening Reception Exhibit — Selected works from local artist Ligel Lambert. Part of the festivities of the 21st Annual Black Heritage Festival.

Reception: 2/7. The Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. Black Heritage Month Show — A trio of local artists. The show features Gullah-inspired

Spring Bouquet — A new collection of flower images by local photographer Margaret Brennan. Cutter’s Point Coffee, 7360 Skidaway Rd.

Photos by Sam Scruggs are featured at the JEA Gallery; reception Sunday sculptures from Judy Mooney and paintings from Richard Law and William KwamenaPoh. Hospice Savannah Art Gallery, 1352 Eisenhower Dr.

Condition — New work by Adam Davis. Opening reception 2/5, 6pm. OneNine Fine Art, 19 E. Bay St.

De Aarts Ob We People XIII — Gullah culture comes to life in this exhibit featuring paintings, sweetgrass baskets and sculptures. Greer Gallery at Art Center for Coastal Carolina, Hilton Head Island

I Should Have Been A Cowgirl — Mixed media by Susie Clinard exploring past and present using discarded images of cowboys and Native American culture. Opening reception: 2/18, 6-9pm. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St.

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

Nothing Is As It Seems — New 3-D mixed media works from artist Malaika Favorite, inspired by poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Opening reception: 2/7, 3pm including gallery talk by artist. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. Photos by Sam Scruggs — Scruggs is a SCAD alumnus who uses a unique process to capture dramatic images of Savannah at night. Opening reception: 2/7, 3-5pm. JEA Art Gallery, 5111 Abercorn St. Wild is the Wind — A group show organized as part of the “Africa on My Mind: Contemporary Art, Home and Abroad” exhibition series held in conjunction with SCAD’s Third Biennial Art History Symposium. Gutstein Gallery , 201 E. Broughton St. cs

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Jewish Film Festival opens this week, and its lineup is no joke

by Patrick Rodgers | patrick@connectsavannah.com

What do sumo wrestlers, transgender elder care workers, émigrés in Vietnam and beauty pageant contestants all have in common? If you answered that they were all encompassed by the spectrum of Jewish cinema in the 21st Century, you’d be right.

The Jewish Film Festival kicks off on Saturday, Feb. 6, with eight days of films that portray a strikingly diverse cross section of people, themes, time periods and cultures — the aforementioned list included.

“If there’s a theme to this year’s festival it is about the diversity of Jewish life,” says Lynn Levine, the Director of the Savannah Jewish Federation, one of the festival’s sponsors.

The festival is entering its fifth year, but those years aren’t all consecutive.

The JFF took a hiatus from 2006 until last year, when new festival chairperson and local real estate professional Beth Vantosh took the reigns.

“I’m pretty active in the Jewish community, but I’m also an avid film buff,” says Vantosh.

It wasn’t a lack of support that had put the festival on pause for a few years, but a series of staff turnovers that hampered continuity — the JFF got lost in the shuffle. However, Vantosh and the new festival committee have re–energized the operation and brought a cinephile’s eye to the film selection process.

“I love going to see films, and as you know in Savannah we don’t get that many opportunities because we don’t have an art house cinema anywhere,”

(Above) A shot of the main characters from A Matter of Size and (below) the protagonist from the documentary Lady Kul El Arab.

she explains.

This year, they combed through more than 60 films to select the 11 that will be presented during the festival.

“They’ve been looking at American and International films, documentaries, dramas, comedies...” Levine says. “I think their eyes are just bloodshot.”

If the committee ended up bleary–eyed from exhaustive research and movie watching, their weariness never adversely affected their judgment because there is a lot of variety and style packed into this year’s JFF — from Jump, one of Patrick Swayze’s final roles, the story of Philippe Halsman, a

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celebrity photographer unjustly tried for murder, to Gut Shabbes Vietnam, a documentary about a family who leaves Israel to start a new life in Ho Chi Minh City and must search for traces of a Jewish community there.

One of the film screenings that is highly anticipated by both Vantosh and Levine is the quirky dramatic comedy A Matter of Size, which was optioned for a possible U.S. remake last year after several successful festival appearances.

It is the story of a group of overweight Israelis who leave behind a diet workshop to pursue Sumo wrestling.

Another of the films that is coming to town with great expectations is the documentary Lady Kul El Arab, the true story of Doaa Fares, a Druze model (ed. note: Druze is a religious community — a reformist offshoot of Islam — found predominantly in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel) who enters the Miss Israel pageant and becomes caught between ambition, family and tradition

when she finds out that she must be part of the swimsuit competition.

Those are just a few of the films included, but immediately the subject matter and appeal extends far beyond any religion, culture or creed.

“Of course they do all have Israeli or Jewish content, but you don’t need to be Jewish in order to appreciate them,” says Vantosh.

It doesn’t matter if you’ve never spun a dreidel, or you don’t know what time of year, or why, Rosh Hashanah takes place - if you’re a fan of film, then you’ll want to check out some of these. You might even learn something. CS The Savannah Jewish Film Festival When: Feb. 8–14, times vary Where: The JEA (5111 Abercorn St.), except on Feb. 14, which is at the Sentient Bean Cost: $9/general admission, $7/JEA Members, Seniors, Students Info: http://savannah.ujcweb.org or call 912–355–8111

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Edge of Darkness Although based on a 1985 British TV miniseries, the new thriller Edge of Darkness mostly feels like The Constant Gardener shorn of all emotional complexity and weighty plotting.

That hardly matters, though: Edge of Darkness could have played like an episode of Sesame Street and audiences would still turn out just to answer the pressing question: So, what’s Mel been up to these days?

It’s been eight years since Mel Gibson has handled a leading role on the big screen (2002’s Signs), and he’s spent the time since then directing the biggest moneymaking snuff film of all time, getting in trouble with the bottle, with the law and with the wife, and being brilliantly parodied in a memorable episode of South Park. And now he’s back in Edge of Darkness, and while his off–screen antics have noticeably aged him – he almost looks the same age as Harrison Ford in Extraordinary Measures, even though Ford is 13 years older – he hasn’t lost a step when it comes to exuding that undeniable movie–star magnetism. Gibson plays Thomas Craven, a widowed Boston cop who’s elated that his grown daughter Emma (Bojana Novakovic) has come home for a visit. But father and child are only together for a few hours before Emma is brutally murdered. While everyone assumes the assailant was gunning for her dad, the devastated Craven suspects otherwise once he starts snooping around and finds that all signs point toward Emma’s former place of employment: Northmoor, a shady corporation with all sorts of underhanded ties to the government.

The company’s CEO (Danny Huston, who also clocked time in The Constant Gardener) is clearly corrupt, but what’s Craven to make of a mysterious English chap named Jedburgh (Ray Winstone), who pops up at odd hours to utter cryptic phrases before disappearing back out of sight? Edge of Darkness is effective as a cathartic revenge yarn, at least until the absurdities begin to pile up during the final half–hour.

Most of the villains are laughable even by the standards of one–dimensional action flicks, while Jedburgh, the most interesting character, requires more scenes in order to make his character arc more believable. Winstone still steals the film through sheer personality, but the script doesn’t provide him with much assistance. As for Gibson, he’s just fine in the sort of role that’s been his bread–and–butter for the majority of his career: the maverick out to right a massive wrong by any gory means necessary. It’s not exactly a fresh interpretation – one reason the similar Taken works better than this picture is because we’re not used to seeing Liam Neeson in such a part – but it demonstrates that Gibson knows the best way to reconnect with his sizable fan base is by giving them what they expect and nothing more. And now that the edge has been removed from his public persona, can the career resurrection be far behind?

CRAZY HEART Robert Duvall appears in a supporting role in Crazy Heart and also serves as one of the film’s producers. His participation in this project makes complete sense: He wanted to personally hand the baton off to Jeff Bridges. After all, Duvall won his Best Actor Academy Award for 1983’s Tender Mercies, and now here comes four–time nominee Bridges, the odds–on favorite to finally win his own Oscar for playing the same type of role essayed by Duvall – that of a rumpled, boozing, country & western star who enters into a relationship with a sympathetic woman at least two decades his junior. Bridges’ grizzled character goes by the name Bad Blake, and that first name describes less the man who bears it – he’s fundamentally decent although, like most drunks, irresponsible and exhausting – than the circumstances of his present lot in life.

Washed up, perpetually inebriated, and playing honky–tonk dives while his protege, Tommy Sweet (Colin Farrell), fills up massive arenas, Blake stays in the fight even though the odds are against

him ever achieving any renewed success. But suddenly, unexpected developments on the personal and professional fronts hold real promise. Sweet turns up and, clearly fond of his former mentor, offers him an opening slot on his tour and the opportunity to write new songs for him. And Blake, a multiple divorce’ and unrepentant womanizer, finds a chance at a lasting relationship when he meets and falls for reporter Jean Craddock (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a single mom whose young son also melts Blake’s heart. Will Blake finally encounter true happiness, or will he find some way to screw everything up? Adapting Thomas Cobbs’ novel (although he might as well have been adapting Horton Foote’s Tender Mercies script), writer-director Scott Cooper throws enough curve balls into the expected plotting to keep the narrative from completely dissolving into formula. For instance, one of the nicest touches in the film is that Sweet isn’t the back-stabbing opportunist we anticipated but a respectful guy whose brand of neo-country showmanship simply appeals more to today’s breed of country fan than Blake’s traditional approach. The scenes between the two musicians are among the best in the movie, with Farrell seemingly as awed by Bridges as Sweet is by Blake. (Added bonus: Both stars do their own singing.)

Farrell’s contribution is a solid one, and he and Paul Herman (in a sharp turn as Blake’s agent) are the only performers even worth noting among the supporting players - Duvall is wasted as Blake’s longtime buddy, while the talented Gyllenhaal never completely convinces us that her character would shack up with Blake. Otherwise, this is Bridges’ show from start to finish, and he seems to be taking particular glee in letting it all hang out (sometimes literally, as a generous gut is frequently glimpsed bursting through an open shirt).

Jeff Bridges is a great actor and Bad Blake a great character, and that’s more than enough to make this otherwise unexceptional picture sing.

Had Harrison Ford spent as much time playing risk–taking actor as action hero, would he now have a mantel of awards to call his own?

There was a time when the former box office behemoth would occasionally tackle a quirky character (e.g. The Mosquito Coast, Working Girl) amidst all those larger–than–life super–studs in guaranteed blockbusters, but that time is long gone, and the past decade–plus has mostly seen him wheezing away in ill–advised bombs like Firewall and K– 19: The Widowmaker (the latter directed by current critical darling Kathryn Bigelow). Ford did have the opportunity to stretch when Steven Soderbergh offered him a key role in Traffic, but he inexplicably backed out and the part went to Michael Douglas instead. Now Ford turns up in a supporting role in Extraordinary Measures, and it’s a good fit, probably the reason he also signed on as an executive producer.

As a grumpy, antisocial scientist who agrees to help a grieving couple (Brendan Fraser and Keri Russell) by developing a drug that will save the lives of two of their children (both inflicted with the rare Pompe disease), the aged matinee idol demonstrates that there’s plenty of thespian talent left in the tank. But did he have to choose such a lame project on which to expend his energies? Extraordinary Measures is merely ordinary in every way, an earnest but plodding and unimaginative melodrama so flatly realized that it’s hard to imagine there will be anything in the theater except dry eyes. Even its potential worth as a tool for universal health care coverage is compromised by the fact that it’s even more likely to bore politicians than a stodgy slide show presentation on the subject.

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 war-

ranted, 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

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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.

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

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.

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 true success story here belongs to Marion Cotillard: As Guido’s long–suffering wife, she adds the only warmth to this otherwise chilly undertaking. CS

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2/6, 10am, 1 & 3pm - Learn how to build model airplanes with expert assistance. Workshop is free with purchase of model airplane (available in the museum gift shop). Mighty Eighth Airforce Museum. Mighty Eighth Airforce Museum, 175 Bourne Ave. , Pooler http://www.mightyeighth. org/

Construction Apprentice Program

Step Up Savannah’s Construction Apprentice Program will be recruiting in the next two weeks for training programs open to men and women interested in gaining construction and basic welding skills for jobs in the field. Must 18 or older. The program is free and can lead to technical certification. For info on program dates and times, call Tara Sinclair: 912-604-9574

Conversational Spanish

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

Crime isn’t a Civil Right

The ongoing speech/spoken word presentation by local freelance crimefighter & communicator Nadra Enzi aka Capt. Black seeks venues to “grow safety consciousness together as one

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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

Free Grant Writing Workshop

US HUD and the City of Savannah are co-sponsoring a free two-day grant-writing workshop on Feb. 23-24 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Memorial University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. To register, visit the City’s Web site, www.savannahga.gov and click on the workshop highlight.

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 Neighborhood Resource Center

The Housing Authority of Savannah hosts a series of regular classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. 1407 Wheaton Street. Adult literacy/GED prep: Mon-Thurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri of month,

9-11am. Basic Computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1-3pm. Community Computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3-4:30pm. For more info: 912-232-4232 x115 or www.savannahpha.com

Knitting Class

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

NPOs: Evaluating Your Board

Learn how to work more effectively with your board to achieve your organization’s desired outcomes. Thurs, 2/18 from 1-4pm. United Way Building, 428 Bull Street, Savannah. Advance registration is required and attendance fees apply. More info: Georgia Center for Nonprofits at 912-234-9688.

Plant Attunement: A Holistic Study of Plants

2/20, 10am-4pm: Speaker, Chanchal Cabrera, medical herbalist. Cost is $75 paid in advance to assure your place in the group. For complete info, contact Barbara Harrison: brighterdayfoods@comcast.net. 236-4703 Oatland Island Education Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. ,

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!

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.

Savannah Learning Center, 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr. , Savannah

Starfish Cafe Culinary Arts Training Program

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

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/

Volunteer 101

A 30-minute course that covers issues to help volunteers get started is held the first and third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. The first Thursday, the class is at Savannah State University, and the third Thursday, at United Way, 428 Bull St. Register by calling Summer at 651-7725 or visit www.HandsOnSavannah.org. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St , Savannah http:// www.uwce.org/

Clubs & Organizations Bimmer Club of Savannah

Coastal MINIs

Local MINI Cooper owners and enthusiasts who gather on the first Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. to go on motoring adventures together. Visit coastalminis.com. Starbucks, Victory Drive and Skidaway Road , Savannah

Coffee & Conversation

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

Geechee Sailing Club

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

Georgetown Playgroup

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

Historic Savannah Chapter of ABWA

Meets the second Thursday of every month from 6-7:30 p.m. The cost is the price of the meal.

RSVP to 660-8257. Tubby’s Tank House, 2909 River Dr , Thunderbolt

Historic Victorian Neighborhood Association

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

Low Country Turners

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

Make Friends in Savannah

For anybody, every age, every race and nation.

We chat, hang out, go to movies and more. Meet in a coffee shop downtown Savannah. A small fee covers the efforts of the organizer, a well educated, “out of the box” woman, who lived in New York and Europe. Call 912-604-3281.

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/

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

Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club

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

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

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

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

Savannah Adventure 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 Area Sacred Harp Singers

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

Savannah 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.

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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

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Old Time Radio Researcher’s Group

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. 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.

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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.

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Savannah Jaycees

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

Savannah Newcomers Club

Open to all women who have been in the Savannah area for less than two years.

Membership includes a monthly luncheon and program and, in addition, the club hosts a variety of activities, tours and events that will assist you in learning about Savannah and making new friends. Call 351-3171.

Savannah Parrot Head Club

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Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

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31 That’s a laugh 32 *Flight of the Conchords member with big sideburns 37 Burn quickly 38 *Impersonators grow their sideburns to imitate him 39 Architect Ludwig Mies van der ___ 41 *Motorhead frontman famous for his mutton chops 44 Security measure built into some credit card processors: abbr.

45 “Take ___ a compliment!”

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47 It may float over a stadium 50 “___ of Mine” (1991 Genesis song) 52 *Short-lived screen icon who kept his sideburns short 57 Crafts questioned by skeptics 59 Country near the Strait of Hormuz 60 Camden Yards facility 63 “Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes” musical 64 *Charles who had mutton chops before he got older and grew a long white beard 65 Vancouver runner, in 2010 66 Actor Kristofferson 67 Diagnostics

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24 Actor McBride 25 Apiary offerings 27 Hooker and Maxx 29 Lawrence with a bubble machine 30 607, in Rome 31 He’ll agree to anything 33 Military strength 34 Cheery tune 35 “Hold up just a second!”

36 1980s Saturday morning cartoon characters who lived underwater 40 Before, to poets 42 Team leaders, initially 43 Metric opener 47 Singer with the 2001 album “Vespertine” 48 Worse, like some excuses 49 Singer Coppola 51 Have dinner 53 It coordinates the USAF and USN 54 Part of QED 55 Suffix with million 56 “___ the perfect time!”

58 Pass over 61 Wasted 62 Nav. rank

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

Savannah Toastmasters

Telfair Academy Guild - Women in Business

2/8, 11:30 a.m. - Regular meeting for the TAG/WIBITAG, includes special Valentine’s program, Dr. Michael Morford will present “ Art and Love in the Renaissance” - A light lunch will be served. Telfair Academy Rotunda, 121 Barnard St. ,

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

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

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

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

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

Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

Savannah Wine 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

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,

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

Dance 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

Southern Wings

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/

Stitch-N’s

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 ,

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.

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.

Argentine Tango

Basic Ballroom Class

Learn to foxtrot with the Moon River Dancers.

Beginners and singles are welcome. Call 604-0966 for more info. St. Frances Cabrini Church, 11500 Middleground 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$

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

Free Swing Lessons

Every Thursday at Doubles Night Club (7100 Abercorn St.) Join the SwingCats for a free lesson at 7:30pm, followed by dancing from 8-10pm. No partner required. Drink specials.

Home Cookin’ Cloggers

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

Irish Dance Classes

Glor na h’Eireann cultural arts studio is offering beginner to champion Irish Dance classes for ages 5 and up, Adult Step & Ceili, Strength & Flexibility, non-competitive and competition programs, workshops and camps. TCRG certified. For more info contact PrideofIrelandGA@ gmail.com or 912-704-2052.

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 912-3545586. Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. ,

Pole Dancing Class

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

The only thing that comes off is your shoes.

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

Salsa Classes

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

Salsa Lessons

Tuesdays and Wednesdays. No partner required. Tantra Lounge, 8 East Broughton St. Contact: salsasavannah@gmail.com, or call 856-7323. www.salsasavannah.com Tantra Lounge, 8 E. Broughton St. ,

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

Shag & Beach Bop

The Savannah Dance Club hosts Magnificent Mondays from 6:30-11 p.m. Free basic shag, swing, salsa, cha cha, line dance and others are offered the first two Mondays and free shag lessons are offered last two Monday’s.

The lesson schedule is posted at www.shagbeachbop.com. Lessons are held 6:30-7:30 p.m. Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn St. ,

Tribal Style Belly Dancing

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

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“Sum Sudoku” Put one digit from 1-9 in each square of this Sudoku so that the following three conditions are met: 1) each row, column, and 3x3 box (as marked by shading in the grid) contains the digits 1–9 exactly one time; 2) no digit is repeated within any of the areas marked off by heavy black lines; and 3) the sums of the numbers in each area marked off by heavy black lines total the little number given in each of those areas. For example, the digits in the upper-leftmost square in the grid and the square directly to its right will add up to 12. Now quit wastin’ my time and solve!!! psychosudoku@hotmail.com

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2/19, 9am - Step Up Savannah hosts its semiannual poverty simulation program. Groups take on roles of families living in poverty and must make difficult choices in order to survive the simulated month. For info or to reserve space, contact Shawnte Tyler: 912-232-6747 or styler@stepupsavannah.org. AASU’s Center for Continuing Education, http://www.stepupsavannah.org/

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Tacos on Tuesdays

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

Valentine’s Day Weddings at the Davenport House

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 912-236-8097 for additional info.

Film & Video The Jewish Film Festival

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 912-3558111

Valentine’s Screenings with the SGLFS

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The Savannah Gay and Lesbian Film Society presents two films on Valentine’s Day. 6:30pm: “Edie & Thea” an award winning film about love and aging. 8:30pm: “Chris & Don” the true story of Christopher Isherwood, who’s work was the basis for Cabaret. Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. , http://www.sglfs.com/

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

Bellydancing for fun and fitness

The most fun class you’ve ever taken to get you in the best shape in the least amount of time. We provide bright colorful veils, jangling coin hip scarves, and exotic music. Every Thursday at 7:30pm. $15 drop-in or $10 for four. Call 912-660-7399 or email ConsistentIntegrity@yahoo.com

Bellydrills

2 hour dance workout utilizing basic bellydance moves. This is geared to all levels of ability. Dance your way towards a better sense of well being. Bring water bottle. $25/class.

912-414-1091 http://cybellefusionbellydance. wordpress.com/

Cardiorespiratory Endurance Training

Offered by Chatham County Park Services for persons 18 and up at Tom Triplett Park on Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 8-9 a.m. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and will be required to sign a waiver form before participating. All classes are free. Call 652-6780 or 965-9629.

U.S. Highway 80 West , Pooler

Crossfit Hyperformance

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

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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 912-2249667 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/

Hatha Yoga classes

Every Monday and Wednesday from 5:306:30 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, 10-11am (crawlers and toddlers) and 11:30-12:45 (infants and pre-crawlers) at the Savannah Yoga Center. The cost is $14 per class. Multi-class discounts are available.

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

Pilates Mat Classes

Mat classes are held Tues & Thurs 7:30am8:30am, Mon 1:30pm-2:30pm, Thurs 12:30pm-1:30pm, Mon & Wed 5:30pm6:30pm. All levels welcome! Private and Semi-Private equipment classes are by appointment only. Parking available. Carol Daly-Wilder, Certified Pilates Instructor Call 912.238-0018 Momentum Pilates Studio, 310 E. 41st St , http://savannahpilates.com/

Qi Gong

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

Reiki Treatments

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

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Tai Chi Classes

Zumba Fitness

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,

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.

The Yoga Room

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

Gay & Lesbian

Vinyasa Yoga (Donation-based)

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. ,

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 ,

Yoga with Barbara

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

First City Network Board Meeting

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

Gay AA Meeting

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

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/

Stand Out Youth

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/

Presents: 4th Annual

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.

Located at 310 Eisenhower Dr., No. 5, Medical Center. Savannah

Exploring Cancer Prevention and Treatment with Herbs and Nutrition

2/18, 7pm: Speaker, Chanchal Cabrera, medical herbalist. For complete info, contact Barbara Harrison: brighterdayfoods@comcast.net. 2364703. Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St. ,

Free blood pressure checks and blood sugar screenings

Conducted at three locations. From 8:30a. m.-12:30p.m. and 5:15p.m.-7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at the SJ/C African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605 for appt. Every Monday from 10a.m.-12p.m. at the Smart Senior office, No. 8 Medical Arts Center. No appt necessary. Every Monday-Friday from 10a.m.-2p.m. at St. Mary’s Community Center at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578. Savannah

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

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Sunday Feb. 7th!!!

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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. ,

Healthy Smiles

2/4, 5:30-7:30pm - St. Joseph’s/Candler’s African American Health Information & Resource Center will present “Healthy Smiles.” 1910 Abercorn Street. For more information, please call 447-6605.

Hearing Aid Funds Available for Infants and Children

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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.

912-233-6930

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.

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Hypnobirthing Childbirth Classes

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/

HypnoBirthing Classes

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

I am your ‘live’ coach

You like to be happy, healthy and successful?

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

La Leche League of Savannah

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

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

Lotus Tree QiGong with Robin Murphy

2-day seminar on Eastern philosophy, meditation and practices with esteemed Robin Murphy. Feb. 27-28 at the Morris Center. $175 if registered by 2/10, $200 after. Call 912-352-0675 or email nszychowski@gmail.com for info or to register.

Meditation and Energy Flow Group

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

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.

Smoke Stoppers

St. Joseph’s/Candler’s group-facilitated smoking cessation program. An intensive class (7 sessions over 3 weeks) featuring a wide range of proven-effective strategies. Orientation for participants is 2/8, 6 pm. Orientation and class attendance is mandatory. For more info and to register, call 912-819-3368 or 800-501-4054.

Staying Heart Healthy

2/11, 5:30pm - St. Joseph’s/Candler’s African American Health Information & Resource Center will present “Staying Heart Healthy.” 1910 Abercorn Street. For more info: 447-6605.

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.

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ARIES

(March 21–April 19) “Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories.” So said the ancient Greek historian Polybius, and now I’m conveying the message to you. I hope it will serve as a spur in the wake of your recent triumph.

Will you be content with merely basking in the glow, frittering away the provocative potentials? Or will you get down to business and use your new advantages to upgrade your destiny to what we might refer to as Aries 2.0?

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) “Whatever shines should be observed,” said 19th–century astronomer William Herschel, discoverer of the planet Uranus. He was referring to his specialty, heavenly bodies, but I’d like to expand the meaning for your use. According to my analysis, it has become very important for you to notice, observe, and think about anything that shines. Doing so will tune you in to exactly what you need to know in order to make the best decisions in the coming weeks.

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) “One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time,” wrote French author Andre Gide.

I’m guessing that 2009 was a time when you embarked on such a search, Gemini –– a half–blind, groping exploration that asked you to leave the past behind without knowing where the future lay. By now, though, I suspect you have sighted the shore of your new frontier. If you haven’t yet, it’ll happen soon.

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) I wonder if you can you handle this much healing intensity, Cancerian.

The possibilities for transforming difficult parts of your life are substantial. I’ll name a few ways this could play out: 1. A confusing riddle may be partially solved through a semi–divine intervention. 2. A sore spot could be soothed thanks to the power of your curiosity. 3. An ignorance that has caused you pain may be illuminated, allowing you to suffer less. 4.

If you can summon the capacity to generously tolerate uncertainty, you may find and rehabilitate an

orphaned part of your life. I’m not saying for sure that any of this stuff will happen, but the odds are favorable that at least one will.

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) What will it be, Leo? A time of rampaging ids and slamming doors and lost opportunities? Of strange smells and sweeping views of other people’s hells? Or will this be the week you finally slip into the magic sanctuary and track down the secret formula? Will this be the breakthrough moment when you outmaneuver the “dragon” with that non–violent “weapon” you’ve been saving for when it was absolutely necessary? It really is up to you. Either scenario could unfold.

You have to decide which one you prefer, and then set your intention.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) I don’t mean to alarm you, but I think you may be in a light hypnotic trance right now. It’s possible that the thrumming hum of your routine has shut down some of your normal alertness, lowering your awareness of certain situations that you really need to tune in to.

Let’s do something about this!

When I count to three, you will hereby snap out of your daze and become fully awake. 1 . . . 2 . . .

3. Now look around you and get yourself more closely in touch with your immediate environment. Make an effort to vividly see and hear and smell everything that’s going on.

This will have the effect of mobilizing your subconscious mind. Then, for a period of at least five days, you’ll have a kind of X–ray vision.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22) You would stir up some good fortune for yourself if you brought meals to shut–ins or gave a little presentation at an old folks’ home or donated your old laptop to a low–income family. Oddly enough, it’s also an excellent time for you to scratch and claw for a bigger market share, or to get the upper hand on a competitor, or to bring your creative ideas to people in a position to help you. That’s the odd thing about this week.

Capitalist–style self–promotion and actualized compassion will not only coexist –– they’ll have a symbiotic relationship.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21)

Last week was the anniversary of my very first weekly horoscope column, which appeared years ago in the *Good Times,* a newspaper in Santa Cruz, California. My initial effort was crude and a bit reckless compared to what I eventually learned to create. And yet it was imbued with a primal fervor and heartfelt adventurousness that had a certain charm, and many people seemed to find it useful. Today I bow down to that early effort, honoring it for the seed it sprouted and thanking it for the blessings it led to. I encourage you to do something similar to what I just described, Scorpio: Pay homage to the origins that made it possible for you to be who you have become.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

In the Choctaw language, there are two kinds of past tenses. In one, you speak about an event or experience that you personally know to be a fact. In the other, you deliver information that you have acquired second–hand and therefore can’t definitely vouch for.

In my perfect world, you Sagittarians would find a way to incorporate this perspective into all your communications during the coming week. In other words, you would consistently distinguish between the unimpeachable truth and the alleged truth. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, this would give you great power to influence the rhythms of life to flow in your favor.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

“The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired,” wrote music critic Ernest Newman, “but becomes inspired because he is working. Beethoven, Wagner, Bach, and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand.

They didn’t waste time waiting for inspiration.” I think what Newman said applies to those working in any field where creativity is needed –– which is really just about every field. Given your current astrological omens, Capricorn, it’s especially apropos for you now. This is an excellent time to increase your mastery of the kind of discipline that spurs inventive thought and surprising breakthroughs.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) I got an email from an Aquarian reader complaining that the

astrologers she consulted in early 2009, including me, were wrong about the year ahead. All of us said it would be a time of expansion and opening for your tribe, a phase of rapid growth and fresh energy.

But according to this reader, 2009 turned out to be very different.

Every Aquarius she knew had a tough ride. Here’s my response: Expansion and opening did indeed occur, but their initial effects weren’t what you expected. They shattered the old containers of your life in order to make it possible for you to create new, bigger containers that would be more suitable for the person you’re becoming.

And this year, 2010, is when you will work in earnest to create those new containers. Now’s a good time to dig in.

PISCES

(Feb. 19–March 20) I wish you could aim tachyon particles through an inverted positronic array while simultaneously modulating synaptical relays through an anti–matter torque–buffer. This would bend the space–time continuum back to a point before your recent detour began. Then, armed with knowledge of the future, you’d be able to navigate your way more elegantly through the crazy mash of illusions and misunderstandings. But since the high–tech solution I described may not be possible, I suggest that instead you clear your head of theories about why people are doing what they’re doing. Slow yourself down so completely that you can see the majestic flicker of eternity hidden in every moment. Be a flame of love, not a swamp of self–justification. And send humble notes and witty gifts to anyone whose links with you got tweaked.

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No pills, diets or surgery. 927-3432.

Nature and Environment Birding with an expert

Wilderness Southeast is offering a series of birding trips with local expert Diana Churchill.

Trips include the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Tybee Island, Wassaw Island and Webb Wildlife Management Area. For more info, call 912-236-8115 or visit www.wilderness-southeast.org

Dolphin Project of Georgia

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

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

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

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

Pets & Animals A Walk in the Park

Professional pet sitting, boarding, dog walking and house sitting services offered in downtown Savannah and the nearby islands. All jobs accepted are performed by the owner to ensure the safety of your pets. Local references available. Please call 401.2211 or email lesleycastle@gmail.com to make a reservation.

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

Second Chance for Love

2/12-2/14 - PetSmart at 11132 Abercorn hosts a weekend long pet adoption drive. Call 912-9251116 for more info.

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 Author Clifford D. Cope

2/23, 7pm - The Savannah Writers Group presents a talk from Arkansas-based writer Clifford Cope, who has published eight books, including five non-fiction works and three children’s books. He will discuss the process of getting published. Books-A-Million, 8108 Abercorn St. ,

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.

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 8983477. 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 drumcurious are welcome. Call 234-0980 or visit uusavannah.org. 313 Harris St. , Savannah http://www.uusavannah.org/

Live Web-streaming

Attend church from home Sundays at 9 and 11am with Pastor Ricky Temple and Overcoming by Faith Ministries. Log onto www. overcomingbyfaith.org, click ’Watch Now’.

927-8601. Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground Rd. , Savannah

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

Unity of Savannah

A church of unconditional love and acceptance. Sunday service is at 11 a.m. Youth church and childcare also are at 11 a.m. 2320 Sunset Blvd. Spiritual Tapas offers something different every Saturday at 6:15 p.m.: spiritual movies, discussion groups, guided meditations, great music and all things metaphysical. www.unitysavannah.org Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd , Savannah http:// www.unityofsavannah.org/

Women’s Bible Study

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

Sports & Games Savannah 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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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CASA Support Group

For parents and caregivers of children who have been involved with DFCS and/or returned to your custody after being in foster care. The group meets the first Thursday of the month from 6-7 p.m. at Youth Futures Family Resource Center at 705 Anderson St. For information, call Madison at CASA at 447-8908 or send email to madison@ savannahcasa.org. Savannah

Celiac Support Group

Couples Struggling with Fertility Challenges

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

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grief Groups

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/

Citizens With Retarded Citizens

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.

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

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

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

First Line

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

Gray Matters Brain Injury Support Group

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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/

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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

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

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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/

Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Support Group

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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Feb. 2-21: The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina presents a french farce about an aging lothario and his three stewardess fiances, who all end up in his Paris apartment due to bad weather.

Details: www.artshhi.com; 843-842-ARTS

“Choices: A Romeo & Juliet Story”

2/5-6, 8pm - The annual production by youth in the theater program at All Walks of Life. This year’s show is a modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. , http://www.awolinc.org/

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 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.

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. ,

Grease

2/4&6, 7pm, 2/7, 3pm - The Savannah Country Day School presents its production of the popular musical. $15/adults, $10/students.

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. ,

Theater: “Plenty Good Room”

2/4-6, 8pm - A play written by Ja Jahannes and performed by SSU students. Sponsored by the “Get in the know HIV/AIDs/Substance Abuse and Hepatitis Awareness Project”. For information, call 912-351-6542. SSU Kennedy Auditorium,

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.

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/

Music Festival Volunteers Needed

Ushers, greeters and ticket takers for more than 100 daytime and evening events this March 12-April 3. Volunteer Application Form is available at http://tinyurl.com/ycstm73. For more information contact Daniela at volunteers@ savannahmusicfestival.org or 912-234-3378 ext.

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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/

Telfair Docent Program

The Telfair Museum of Art is accepting applications for its volunteer docent program. After completing training, docents will be responsible for leading tours in the Telfair Academy and Jepson Center. Call Sarah Ward, 790-8827. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard Street , Savannah http://www.tefair.org/

The Dolphin Project of Georgia

needs boat owners, photographers and other volunteers to help conduct scientific research on the Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin along the coast of Georgia. You must be at least 18. Call 2326572 or visit www.TheDolphinProject.org.

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Share your time and talents with others.

Through RSVP seniors 55 and older serve at various community organizations from 1 to 40 hours per week. Call 234-7842 or Linda Fields at 238-2960, Ext. 123.

The Volunteer Center

is a service of the United Way of the Coastal Empire. Call 2-1-1 or 651-7726 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or send e-mail to volunteer@uwce.org. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St , Savannah http://www.uwce. org/

The Women’s Center

Volunteers are needed to teach Basic Literacy Skills and Basic Computer Skills. Call Rhonda Anderson at 236-4226 or 447-5711. Wesley Community Center, 1601 Drayton St , Savannah http://www.wesleyctrs-savh.org/ cs

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210 E.66th Street,Convenient Midtown Renovated Home 3-Bedrooms, 2-Baths w/2 walk-in closets, LR, DR, 2car Garage, $195,000 Helen Miltiades Realty 238-4915 2143 E. 62nd Street- Daffin Heights, Brick Split Level, 3-Bedrooms, 2Baths, Screened porch, fenced yard, $119,900 Helen Miltiades Realty,238-4915 3308 HELEN Street, Near Skidaway and Thunderbolt, 3-Bedrooms, 1-1/2 Baths, LR, Den, 1/2 acre lot, Hvac, $98,000, Helen Miltiades Realty,238-4915.

7301 GARFIELD AVE. 4BR/2BA, garage, new carpet, paint and roof. $150,000. 912-663-7691 GA Investment Property

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Many priced well below FMV. Investors and owner occupants. Must have financing in place.

Serious inquiries only.

Daily list, 912-355-5200 POOLER: 1257 Roberts Way- Garden Acres. 3Bedrooms, 2-Baths, Living Room, Kitchen with Dining Room, $129,900.

Helen Miltiades Realty 238-4915.

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RINCON/EFFINGHAM County:135 Lakewood Dr. 3-Bedrooms, 2-1/2 Baths.

B onus room.LR,Separate DR, 2700Sq.ft. 2-car garage plus 1-car garage.Priced at $289,900.Helen Miltiades Realty,238-4915 ConneCtsavannah.Com Online listings & cOntent

Southside, 904 Mill Ct, FSBO,3BR/2BA great brick family home. Living room/dining room combination.

Family room w/fireplace, double garage,. Privacy fence, new paint in and out, quiet, dead end street, priced for quick sale. $153,000. 1 owner, licensed real estate broker in state of GA, 912-224-1024 ConneCt Savannah ClaSSified adS Work!

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WILMINGTON. 530 Wilmington Island RD. 1.77ac on Turners Creek just off Wilmington River.

Dock & Floating dock . 2BR/2B house & garage. Sweeping views of golf course at the entrance. $999,000.

commercial property for sale 840

Commercial Property For Sale

Building over 6,000 sf!

Property(3acres) in Windsor Forest. $695,000 negotiable.

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Whitemarsh Island: Gated, spacious, 2/2 condo, sunroom, nice pool, tennis, gym, more. w/d, small pets, 912-596-5716 ConneCt Savannah ClaSSified adS Work!

2017-1/2 E. 38th 2BR/1BA, office, $700/month plus $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. No pets. 912-352-4391 or 658-4559

for rent 855 **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

1020 East Anderson 1 & 2 bedroom apts. $500-$650/month.

Available now on the WILMINGTON. 911 busline, Anderson @WaSandpiper. 3BR/2B. ters.

Call 604-9997 Open living area. Den Homefinders Realty. with f/p. Screened porch. Deck over lake.

1023 West 41st Street: $234,900. Will consid+DEPOSIT, NO-PETS, 3 Bedrooms, 1 Bath er lease with option at NO-SMOKING. Call house, LR, DR, kitchen, $1,200 per mo.

Bill:656-4111 utility room.

Week at a Glance $400/month.

Call THUNDERBOLT. 2814 connectsavannah.com 233-2746 2nd ST. Remodeled 1106 E 33rd st.

3BR/1BA, What’s Cool This Week?

3BR/2B. Nice kitchen.

2408 TEXAS AVE. CH&A, Washer/dryer Read Week At A GlAnce Carport & garage.

3/BR, 2/BA House. to find the best events conn, $600/month, call Fenced yard. Faces going in this week.

Large LR and Kitchen.

Daryl: 655-3637 park. 1 block to waconnectsavannah.com Central HVAC. Fenced terfront on ICW. 1111 EAST 57th STREET: yard, driveway, car2BR/1BA Duplex located $209,900 (Bro2BR/1BA, washer/dryer port, garage. Applicaon Southside near Armker/owner) connections, minition fee. $850/month, strong. Includes all appliblinds. Quiet neighbor$850/deposit. ances, washer/dryer WILMINGTON. 12 hood/building. No pets; 844-6101, 844-5640. $800/month. Without Moss Ct. 3BR/2B. No s m o k i n g. appliances $750. No Great room with f/p. $600/monthly, $600/se24 Sherwood Road: smoking.

No pets.

Screened porch. Garcurity. Available Now. 3BR/1BA, living room, 912-660-8664 age. Quiet cul-de-sac.

912-655-4303. dining room, kitchen, 1 $225,000. car garage, fenced back1219-1/2 East Park Ave. 2BR/1BA Oak Forest Apt. yard, excellent condi1BR/1BA apartment.

Livwith alarm system.

WHITEMARSH. Debbie tion, $825/month, ing room, brand new $650/rent.

Call St. 2 lots side by side. $825/deposit. Referencstove, refrigerator, total912-398-4424.

110’ x 100’ & 100’ x es, 912-667-7175 or ly updated. $450/mo, 100’. $55,000 each or 2BR CONDO, gated, on 912-598-8880 water included. Call both for $100,000.

Edgewater $725/month.

912-412-3342 260 BIRCHFIELD Drive, Price is $10,000 be3BR HOUSE in Paradise Near Hunter, 3-Bed1258 COMER Street:2low value!

Park- $900/month. Call rooms, 1-Bath, LR/DR Bedrooms, 1-Bath, LR, Gamble Realty 657-6540 Combo,Carpet, Just Central Heat/Air,fenced JAN LYNES 2BR HOUSE: 915 Crosby Painted, HVac, Carport, yard, Appliance includ912-898-1600 or Street. Fenced yard, new privacy fenced yard, ed, washer/dryer con912-508-2001 carpet. $490/Rent, $795/month. Helen Milnections, $595/month, $490/Deposit.

Call tiades Realty,231-1981 Helen Miltiades Realty Happenings 912-884-3357/912-242-2 231-1981.

Classes,Clubs 2626 EVERGREEN: 3BR/1BA, 228.

Workshops, events 1 & 2 Bedroom Aparthardwood floors, equipped 2BR APT.:8 Mastick St. ConneCtSavannah.Com ments & Houses. kitchen, washer/dryer, near Fenced yard, new car$390-$550/month.

Thunderbolt. $950/month, pet. $490/Rent, WILMINGTON IS$950/deposit.

Call Hassell Realty Co. $490/Deposit.

Call LAND:328 Mapmaker 912-657-5592.

912-234-1291 904-545-2355 Lane-Battery Point! 3SPRINGFIELD: 1030 Ash 15 Quail Forest Dr.- 3 Bedrooms, 2-Baths.LR & 3BR/2BA mobile homeStreet Ext. 2BR/2BA, hardbedrooms, 2 baths, eatDR w/entrance to central heat/ac, garden wood floors, furnished in kitchen w/ pantry, Patio.Open Eat-In Kitchtub, large deck & private kitchen, $650/month, vaulted ceilings, 1-car en. Single Garage.Priced lot near HAA. $700 dep + $650/dep. 912-429-1293 or garage, fenced backyard, to sell,$129,900-Helen $700 rent. 912-756-5845 912-657-5592. washer/dryer connecMiltiades Realtions, central heat/air. ty,238-4915 $850/month + deposit.

Mobile HoMes Call 912-596-7551.

For sale 830 1904 VASSAR Street,LibFOR SALE: 3BR/2 full erty City. 3-Bedrooms, 2bath, singlewide mobile 1BR’s only $499, 2 baths, BR’s only Living/Dining $599 and 3 BR’s home w/3/4 acre land in Room, Porch, Central Guyton,GA off Courtheat/air, $795/month, house Rd. Owner will fiSection 8 Ready, Helen nance. $650/month. Call Miltiades Realty Move in by Feb 28, 2010 & 478-455-3016 231-1981. receive low rent and Land/Lots 1Bdrm apt. for rent at move-in/app fee of just $99! for saLe 840 118 West 41st Street.

1BR’s only $600, 2 BR’s only $770 LAND FOR SALE IN STILCourtyard, like new, SON $550/month.

Call and 3 BR’s starting at only $870 5-150 acre tracts 912-507-3134 Beautiful intracoastal waterway view $5k per acre 1 Bedroom on Tybee Please call Great location!

Minutes from everything Fully furnished apart912-823-3302 ment. Must see, ocean2612 Dogwood Ave, Apt H-12 ConneCt Savannah side. $800 per month.

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423 FORREST AVE. 2BR/1BA House.

Large LR/DR, newly remodeled, hardwood floors, all electric, central HVAC, screened porch. Application fee. $720/month, $720/deposit.

844-6101, 844-5640.

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4627 SYLVAN Drive, Sylvan Terrace- 4-Bedrooms, 2-Baths, LR, DR, Den, Covered back porch, Fenced yard, $1,000/month. Helen Miltiades Realty,231-1981.

8618 West Creighton Place: Southside, Near St. James Church/School.

3BR, 1.5BA, fenced yard.

Pets ok with approval.

References/credit check required. $850/month, $845/deposit. 898-0078

All Utilities Included!

Skidaway/Thunderbolt peaceful 2BR/1BA home with dining room, private fenced yard, and all appliances. Convenient to busline & groceries. $815/m. 912-484-9536

Apartment for rent. 455 Mall Blvd. 2BR/1.5BA, kitchen furnished, pool, tennis court, lawncare. $800/month, $800 deposit. 912-355-7670 Apartment for Rent- two bedrooms, living room, laundry room, kitchen and bath. $450 rent + $450 deposit. For more info Call Leonard Osgood 912-848-6875 or 912-844-6882. 2502 1/2 Florence Street $450.00 912-844-6882

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APARTMENTS FOR RENT:507 E.51st Street, Ardsley Park, 2-Bedrooms, 1-Bath, LR, DR, Fireplace, Sunroom, Kitchen w/appliances, washer/dryer Connections, $795/month-Helen Miltiades Realty,231-1981

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AVAILABLE NOW

APT/TOWNHOUSE Three Bedrooms 303 Gallery Way $1100 45 King Henry Ct. $950 Two Bedrooms3 Kingslan Ct. $950 6 Orchid Ln $950 27 Pointer Place $825 1107 E. 57th St. $600 1132 E 53rd St-$550 Efficiency 116 Gordon Ln $595 Large 1 Bedroom 740 E. 45th St. #3 $725 COMMERCIAL/2000SF 11202 White Bluff Rd. $2000 offices, kitchen, bath, parking FOR DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT OUR WEB PAGE WWW.PAMTPROPERTY.COM Pam T Property 692-0038 AVAILABLE NOW: Almost new, 3BR/1.5BA on dead-end street. Carport, washer/dryer hookup, new interior/exterior paint, new wood laminate floors throughout, DR, LR, AC. Near schools and HAAF. $899/month.

No section 8; No smoking. 920-1936.

AVAILABLE NOW! FOUR BEDROOM HOUSES 10804 White Bluff Rd-$1600 5757 Ogeechee Rd. $1400 133 Cormorant Way $1295 THREE BEDROOM HOUSES 2505 Wood Ave. $1100 22 Brandle Ln. $950 620 E. 60th St-$975 302 E 65th St-$875 1734 E.33rd St. $825 714 Beauregard St. $825 2040 Greenwood $805 408 Briarcliff Rd. $800 1919 Causton Bluff $750 2012 Nash St. $795 TWO BEDROOM HOUSES 18 Chippewa Dr$775 122 Inglewood Dr$750 2216 New Mexico-$650 1105 E.41st St. $650 FOR DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT OUR WEB PAGE WWW.PAMTPROPERTY.COM Pam T Property 692-0038

Nice home in Windsor Forest!

Spacious 3BR/1BA, LR, DR, family room, washer/dryer connection, central heat/air, new wood floors. No smoking. $899/month plus deposit. No Section 8.

912-920-1936.

Bnet Management Inc. Savannah East 1535 East 54th Street.

3BRR/1BA, LR, DR, W/D connections, central heat/air, fenced yard $825/month Savannah Southside 160 Laurelwood Drive: 3BR/2BA, LR, DR, laundry room, central heat/air, fenced yard $915/month.

Savannah Westside 718 West 38th Street 3BR/2BA, LR, DR, central heat/iar, laundry room, fenced yard $715/mo.

SECTION 8 WELCOME 507-1489/844-3974 BOWEN FAMILY INVESTMENTS BOWEN REFRIGERATION 4415 Bull St., Sav’h, GA 31405 912-355-6803, Phone 912-355-2602, Fax

HOUSES FOR RENT

214 Byck Ave, Garden City, GA 31408.

3BR/1BA, carport, central HVAC, new paint, carpet, stove and refrigerator. $850/Rent, $850/Deposit.

23 W. 61st Street, Savannah, GA 31405.

2BR/1BA, small, LR, DR, central HVAC, stove and refrigerator. $600/Rent, $600/Deposit.

15B W. 61st Street, Savannah, GA 31405.

1BR/1BA Duplex, stove, refrigerator, gas dryer, central HVAC, utilities included. $700/Rent, $700/Deposit.

CLEAN, FURNISHED EFFICIENCY, on busline, $800/month or available weekly at $200/week plus deposit.

Call 210-1327 or 236-1952

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MOVE-IN SPECIAL THUNDERBOLT 3213 Woodlawn: 3BR, 2BA house. $950/mo., $500/deposit.

11515 WHITE BLUFF RD. 1BR, LR, walk-in closet, laundry room, bath $575/month. _________________ NEAR MEMORIAL: 1304 E. 67th Street 2BR/1BA, walk-in closets, laundry room $695/month. _________________ TOWNHOUSE 1812 N. Avalon Avenue. 2BR/1-1/2BA $675/month. _________________ SOUTHSIDE 207 Edgewater Rd. 2BR/2BA, Large $750/month.

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

310 E. MONTGOMERY X-ROADS 912-354-4011,Office DOWNTOWN 902 E. 39th Street 2BR/1BA Renovated, LR, DR, granite countertops, stainless appliances, hardwood floors, offstreet parking, washer/dryer, fenced yard, central heat/air. $875/month. Pets allowed with deposit.

ISLANDS Available Immediately:4BR/2BA,Wilmington Park., 2500Sqft.

Washer/dryer, granite countertops, wood/tile floors, fenced yard, equipped kitchen, garage, Jacuzzi tub, sep. shower. $1500/month. Pets allowed with deposit.

Steven McCormick Realty, Call Michael, 912-441-8285 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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for rent 855 For Rent- 32 Altman Cir. Move in Special- 1st month 1/2 rent! Section 8 welcome. Newly remodeled 3BR/1BA, kitchen dining room, laundry room w/ washer & dryer. Fenced back yard, clean & cozy. $800 rent + $800 deposit. Call 912-507-9852 FOR RENT 3BR/2BA, large fenced-in backyard, total electric, central H&A, very good neighborhood. Newly Renovated. *Also Two 1BR homes available.

Call 912-659-8141

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HOME AVAILABLE In BLOOMINGDALE

3bed 2bath $975/month More homes available in surrounding areas.

Please call 912-823-3302 www.mtpisgahproperties.com ISLE OF HOPE, 2BR/1BA duplex, $700/month +deposit. off Skidaway Road. Furnished kitchen, new hardwood-floors, fenced-yard, patio, washer/dryer conn. 900 sf, rent negotiable with good credit. 308-0696

Lots Of Room

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SECTION 8 ACCEPTED 1136 E 39th Street Total Electric, 3BR, 1B, Living room, Eatin Kitchen w/range & refrigerator, W/D connections, New carpet, CH&A, Detached Garage $695 Rent/$650 Deposit 416 Woodcliff Drive Southside, Brick Home, 3BR, 2B, Living room, Den, Eat in Kitchen w/ appliances, CH&A, Fenced yard. $950/Rent, $900/Deposit 104 Marian Circle Southside, Newly Renovated, CH&A, ceiling fans, 3BR, 2BA, Living Room, large den, eat-in kitchen w/range, refrigerator & dishwasher, inside laundry, screened porch, dbl. carport, fenced yard w/storage shed $950/Rent, $900/Deposit.

2215 Pecan Drive Fernwood Subdivision, 3BR, 1B, Living room, Den, Kitchen w/appliances, inside laundry, CH&A, Fenced Yard, $850/Rent, $800/Deposit.

2215 Louis Mills Blvd.

Mobile home, Total Electric, 2BR/2BA, Living room, kitchen/dining, W/D connections, CH&A, Covered Deck, Car Port, Fenced Yard. $550/Rent includes water & $500/Deposit.

Pets OK with Approval.

References & Credit Check Required on Rentals

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

Available Immediately. 897-4009

2BR/1BA, furnished kitchen, washer/dryer connections. Free Rent w/qualified application.

Price reduced! $500/rent, $500/deposit.

GEORGETOWN

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

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

ONE BEDROOM mobile home with large dressing room, spacious LR/kitchen, good condition, near hospital/malls, free water/garbage. $125/week plus security deposit. 912-376-1585 Read Week At A GlAnce to find the best events this week. connectsavannah.com

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ConneCtSavannah.Com *MOHAWK St.-Southside: 3BR/1BA, kitchen furnished, carpet $785+deposit. *1133 EAST 55TH 2BR Duplex, kitchen furnished, carpet. $545+deposit.

WEST 48TH STREET: 1BR Duplex, kitchen furnished. $425+deposit.

Call 234-0548 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

MOVING SPECIAL! *1/2 OFF DEPOSIT

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

Call 912-232-7659.

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

Call 897-6789 or 344-4164

One & Two Bedroom Apartments for rent. 656 East 36th & 623 West 48th S t re e t .

912-232-3355.

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POOLER. 136 Rocking Horse LN. “The Farm at Morgan Lakes” 3BR/2B. F/P. Garage.

Gated. Pool. Clubhouse & lake. $1,000 mo.

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

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

THUNDERBOLT. 2814 2nd . Remodeled 3BR/2B. 1 blk to waterfront. Carport & garage.

Fenced. $1,200.

JAN LYNES 912-898-1600 or 912-508-2001

for rent 855 POOLER HOMES SPRING LAKE 2 Bedroom Condo: Pool & Fitness Center $850.

HAMPTON PLACE 5 Chadwick Court: 4bedrooms, 2-baths $1,125.

210 Katama Way: 3bedrooms, 2-baths $1,100.

325 Katama Way: 3bedrooms, 2-baths $1,100.

185 BERWICK LAKES 3-bedrooms, 2-baths $975.

ISLAND HOMES 201 Blue Heron Road: 3-bedrooms, 2-baths, $1,100.

SAVANNAH HOMES 201 CHAPEL LAKE S.: 3-bedrooms, 2.5baths $1,100.

822 W. 44TH STREET: 3-bedrooms, 2baths $800.

2103 UTAH STREET: 3-bedrooms, 1-bath $750.

DOWNTOWN APT. 2-bedrooms, 1-bath $575.

ASK ABOUT MOVEIN SPECIALS!!

Jean Walker Realty, LLC 898-4134

REDUCED!

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

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

1108 E. 38th St.-2BR $700/month.

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.

Guaranteed Financing.

STAY MANAGEMENT 352-7829

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 Art PAtrol for the Latest Openings & Exhibits connectsavannah.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

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

ELMDALE: 4BR/2BA, fireplace, k itchen 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 THUNDERBOLT Harbour, Waterfront. 3BR Condo, boat slip, pool, deck, fireplace, 2-car garage, elevator.

Reduced! $1800/month.

Call 912-661-4814 TOWNHOUSE: 100 Lewis Drive Apt 11B. 2BR/1.5BA, 2 story.

Washer/dryer connections, all appliances. No pets. $600/month, $600/deposit.

912-663-0177 or 912-663-5368.

TOWNHOUSE -Lewis Drive. 2-bedroom, 1.5bath, Stove, Refrigerator, washer/dryer connections, dishwasher, central heat/air, no pets. $600/month $600/deposit.

912-657-4583, 912-495-1889.

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

UPCHURCH ENTERPRISES 912-354-7737

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

1 REDDING Court off Hwy. 17 on private culdesac. 3BR/2BA duplex$1200/

month.

Valentines Special 2 & 3 bedrooms. Specials on deposits, Section 8, no deposit. 912-412-0178

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

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

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

Call 912-897-6789 or 912-344-4164

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WiImington Island Duplex

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

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

Wilmington Island Home- 3BR/2BA, living room, dining room, den, furnished kitchen, double garage, fenced yard, $1400/month. 897-6789 or 344-4164 WINDSOR CROSSING Condo Total electric, 2BR, 2BA, water & trash included $650.

GEORGETOWN 2BR, 2.5BA Townhome, furnished kitchen, fireplace, fenced rear patio $775.

KANDLEWOOD DRIVE 1BR/1BA, furnished kitchen $545.

GARAGE APT. E. 52nd 1BR, 1BA, furnished kitchen $545.

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.

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

LEEWARD DRIVE Georgetown, 3BR/2BA Home, Liv Room w/fireplace, deck, garage $895.

Frank Moore & Co. 920-8560

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1BR Apt. for $495!

2BR/2BA for $625!

Move in now and save!

Limited time and apartments Call Now! 912-925-4815 King’s Cove Apartments 12350 Mercy Blvd.

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CommerCial ProPerty For rent 890 3200 sq ft warehouse.

With office & bathroom, overhead door, Hwy 17 Near Lynes Pkwy. $1050/month, 912-656-6698 ROWLAND AVENUE, Thunderbolt area business rental. 1800Sq.ft. kitchen, 2 baths, like new. $1200/month.

2805 Roger Lacey. Call 912-661-4814 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

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

TV/cable/internet, washer/dryer, $140/week. $504/month.

912-231-9464 Other apts. avail.

LEGAL Rooming House in business

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

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

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

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

No deposit.

Call 912-398-7507.

ROOM FOR RENT: 130 Alpine Drive. $480/month $400/deposit or $150/week. Near Hunter AAF. 1/2 electric.

Available Now. 912-272-8020

Dodge Ram 1500 ‘02 blue, 4.3L, 8 cyl., autotrans, overdrive, all the Bells and Whistles. $7,500.

Call 315-838-0622 or 912-335-2879

TOYOTA PRIUS, 2004.

Burgundy, 100K miles (mostly hwy.), fully loaded w/every factory option. Excellent condition $9,675. Call (D)447-4797, (H)897-2022

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ROOM FOR RENT: Safe Environment. Central heat/air, cable, telephone ser vice. $400/$500 monthly, $125/security deposit, no lease. Immediate occupancy. Call Mr. Brown: 912-663-2574 or 912-234-9177.

Room for Rent Safe, Quiet environment in new home. Utilities & cable included. On busline. $120/wkly, $50/deposit. Call 912-484-1347

Rooms for Rent

Beautiful 2 story home, 2 baths, located in Victorian District, fully furnished, full kitchen, washer, cable, all utilities included. $155/ week.

912-507-9735

ROOMS FOR RENT

Inner City/Southside locations. TV & DVD, cable, mini-refrigerator, backyard play area for kids, microwave, internet, all utilities included. Call: 507-7174 $115 and up.

Rooms for RentRooms w/microwave, refrigerator, central heat/air, washer/dryer, cable.

Starting at $100/week. Ask for Bob: 912-323-6609 or Eddie: 912-428-6529.

TYBEE ISLAND- Large furnished 5 bdr. house on the south end, 4 houses from beach.

Parking and all utilities included. $400 per month. NO PETS; NO DRUGS please. Call 912-272-8883 9am 7pm.

VERY NICE room available near SSU. All amenities $140/week.

Call Sandra King, 912-428-3514 or 912-355-1359

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MidtownAvailable Now! Furnished master bedroom with private bath, small refrigerator, and use of full kitchen & laundry room. $150/wk or $575/month. 1 week deposit. 912-657-5511

Roommate needed for 3BR house, rent ranging from $450 to $525 includes all utilities. Safe environment.

Call 912-844-0694 or 508-2397 WIDOWER seeking single mature female to share 3BR/2BA completely furnished home in Richmond Hill for long-term occupancy. Light housekeeping and cooking required.

Negotiable monthly rate. No drugs, References/Background check required. Call 912-663-8880.

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cars 910 15’ ALUMINUM Fishing boat, side console w/electric start, alum. trailer, elect. kicker, bimini top, runs great. $1650. 912-663-7899

CHEVROLET AVALANCHE LT, 2008. 12,000-miles, gray, leather, 4-door, sunroof, fully loaded!

Satellite radio, OnStar.

Non-smoker, All scheduled maintenance. $30,000 OBO.912-988-6783 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 2003 Limited edition.

77K mi. Fully loaded. $7,995 O B O. 912-756-3986 BUY. sELL fREE!

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FENDER BENDER? Paint & Body Work.

Reasonably Priced.

Insurance Claims.

We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

Ford Club Wagon ‘93church van in good condition, 105k miles, 15 passengers $3500 or best offer. 912-308-3904 or 441-8086 FORD FUSION, 2007. V6 black interior, gray exterior, 5-speed, extra clean, 43K miles. $15,200. Call Nick 912-659-5416 FORD MUSTANG Convertible, 2004. 40yr Anniversary model. 47K miles $8800.

Call 912-210-6352 FORD PROBE, 1997 for sale. 2-door, green, automatic, A/C, 113K miles. $2250.

Call 912-604-0752

GRADY WHITE-Reduced-$7500-New Trailer- 87 Tournament 19 with Yamaha 200hp runs fantastic! Dual Console..Great shape as I have enjoyed it for 15 years! 912-604-0904 HONDA CIVIC, 2007.

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

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Chevy 1965 pickup- 3 speed, rebuilt engine, interior, exterior, classic! $6500 or best offer. Call 912-247-4214

Chevy Monte Carlo ‘99

2 door coupe, white with black interior, rear spoiler. Low mileage (65k), 1 owner, good cond. $3900 obo.

Call 656-4229 Chevy Pickup ‘97- 350 V8 engine, AT, AC, power windows, CD, cruise control, bedliner & cover, excellent condition. $5000.

Call 925-5343

Honda LXi ‘89- automatic transmission, fair condition, needs minor repairs, 200,000 miles $1,000 or best offer. Call 912-308-3904 LEXUS ES300, 2000, 60K original miles. All options, upgraded platinum edition, excellent condition. $8500 OBO. 843-757-8151 Mazda 626 ‘94 automatic, pretty good condition, all new parts, 180k miles, “As Is” $1500 obo.

Call 912-424-9541 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, 1994 for sale.

4-door, burgundy, 26K miles. $3400.

Call 912-604-0752

Toyota Tacoma 2000 good condition, clean, bedliner, tool box, complete service record.

Original owner. $3500.

Call 912-604-9616 Rincon VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE GLS,‘01. 49,000 miles!! Excellent condition. Manual. Sunroof.

Heated leather seats.

6CD player. New timing b e l t. $7995.

912-713-5331 SUVS 930 Subaru Forester ‘06AWD, AT, black w/ beige int., very clean, new tires, needs no repairs, 62k, $12,600.

Call 912-450-6628 Motorcycles/ AtVs 940 HONDA CRX 250 Rebel, 2001. Low mileage, $1600.

Call 912-210-6352.

Boats & accessories 950 2006 Nitro 929 CDX 21’Mint Condition, <20hrs Mercury 250 Pro XS,6”Jack Plate,Hot Foot,36 volt 10lbMotorGuide trolling motor,2 Lowrance LMS-332c, Custom cover,Trailer Aluminum Rims/w disk brakes, Oil Hubs,and Swing away tongue $28,000.00 (912)442-0327 Bass Boat For Sale 1998 20ft Javelin 400DC Dual Console, Clear coat and paint in excellent condition, newly rebuilt 200hp Johnson Venom has about 10 hrs on rebuild. Brand new 24v 80lb thrust MinnKota troll. 3 brand new batteries and onboard charger.

Boat is ready to fish and a steal at $8500.

Sav ’h area (912)228-2266 For Sale- 14 foot aluminum boat, 25 Mariner motor, and trailer. Rig in showroom condition, always garaged, truly rare quality. Many accessories. $3800.

Call 912-691-0737.

PROLINE BOAT, 17’. Galvanized trailer, in excellent condition, no motor. $3000 OBO. 115 Mariner motor, needs work $300.

Call 748-5011

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