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city notebook Trying to make sense of the circus surrounding the Troy Davis hearing | 8

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Ft. Stewart-based soldiers take part in organizing the biggest post-Saddam art show in Iraq.

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Wednesday Free Concert

What: Local jazz group Silver Lining performs a free outdoor show.

When: Wed. June 30, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: Johnson Square Info: www.savannahga. gov/arts

Film: The Guy From Harlem (USA, 1977)

What: A mega-rare Blax-

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When: Wed. June 30, 8 p.m.

Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $5 Info: www.sentientbean. com/

Real Women of Philadelphia Cooking Contest

What: Paula Deen hosts

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When: Wed. June 30, 8 p.m.

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It’s been interesting during this World Cup season to observe the bizarrely strong negative reaction that soccer often provokes in many Americans.

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the brouhaha surrounding the Troy Davis hearing.

It’s one thing to be ambivalent to a sport, to simply not care about it either way. It’s another thing entirely to actively dislike a sport so much that you go out of your way to bash it, whether in casual conversation or on Facebook.

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Only soccer seems to bring this out in Americans. You’d think the home of both pro wrestling and NASCAR would be a bit more humble about these things.

While everyone is certainly free to like or dislike whatever they want, I’ve grown profoundly bored of the same stale, circa-1980s American criticisms of soccer: The diving (epidemic in our own NBA), the long periods with no scoring (hello, baseball?), the awful referees (every sport everywhere).

There are probably many reasons for the visceral American dislike of The Beautiful Game. Our usual suspicion/jealousy of anything vaguely European is there. There’s also the perennial and pointless complaint, “Why can’t they just use their hands?”

Our abominable sports media fuels the fire; with no U.S. stars to market, their usual jingoism easily morphs into foreigner-bashing.

But I think the main reason most Americans can’t stand soccer is because we tend to reserve a special dislike for things we can’t dominate.

Sadly, many Americans will view the U.S. team’s showing this year not as a bright sign of a truly competitive future, but as one more reason not to watch soccer anymore: We didn’t win it all, therefore soccer sucks.

It’s too bad more Americans aren’t interested in the world’s most popular game, seeing as we do like to influence the rest of the globe so much. Truth be told, America has a lot to teach the soccer world, especially in the area of race.

If you’re not a soccer fan you probably won’t know this, but the level of racism exhibited at European soccer games is incredible — literally incredible, as in unbelievable.

It is frankly stunning: • Fans holding up a huge banner directed at opposing Jewish fans reading, “Auschwitz is

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Last week, America’s top rock ‘n’ roll mag brought down Afghanistan commanding general Stan McChrystal. It’s reporting could now get Interior Secretary Ken Salazar fired too.

In a brilliant article, Rolling Stone’s Tim Dickinson has exposed government failures leading to and compounding the BP disaster – many which continue. Here are a few of Dickinson’s findings, and a couple he didn’t touch on: The federal Minerals Management Service (MMS), part of the Department of the Interior and

created by Ronald Reagan in 1982, had two missions: to promote energy production and regulate it. But MMS was never designed to give each task equal treatment.

Production was always the star.

The watchdog role was a cameo trotted out for Congressional hearings.

Instead, MMS was a tool of

your country, the ovens are your homes.”

• Racist chants directed at opposing team’s African players, often accompanied by bananas and peanuts thrown onto the pitch. As if that weren’t bad enough, fans often direct racist chants to black players on their own sides.

• White supremacist hooligans waving swastika flags and doing Heil Hitler salutes.

As bizarre as this sounds, these border on commonplace incidents in parts of Europe. It’s comforting in some quarters to view Europe as a haven of enlightened thinking, but in practice the truth is often the opposite.

This Fourth of July, it’s important to remember what the fuss is about. While our founding fathers were all white and male, the genius of the framework they set up is why we were able to rid ourselves of such displays of ugliness a half century ago — while Europe is not only still mired in it but apparently getting worse.

This week we honor the long reach of American values with a cover story by New York-based photojournalist Stephen C. Davies. We helped embed Steve with a U.S. Army unit in Baghdad for two weeks earlier this year.

The reemergence of a real art world in Iraq, with all the freedom of expression that entails, is due largely to the efforts of the United States and is a testament to the great example our nation can still set for the rest of the world. cs

Big Oil. A former MMS advisor describes a system “in which economic advantages are transferred to a remarkably small number of politically connected actors, while both the environment and the larger economy are harmed.”

One MMS policy called “area-wide leasing” dramatically increased individual tracts opened for off shore drilling from a preMMS lease size of three million acres and under, to 38 million acres upward. The result: smaller independent oil companies were squeezed out of the Gulf, unable to pay for the intensive oil exploration needed for mega-leases.

With only a few giant corporations bidding, the price paid to the American people (who own the drilling rights) plunged from an average of $2,224 to $263 per acre.

Problems at MMS exploded during the Bush administration.

Influence peddling, sweetheart deals with industry, and failures of oversight were rampant. Oil well

inspections became a joke. Some MMS workers allowed oil companies to fill out inspection forms, then merely added signatures.

As Dickinson points out, the Obama administration was fatally slow in cleaning up the mess at MMS. The rip-off of the American people by Big Oil continued despite Department of Energy Secretary Ken Salazar’s declaration that “there’s a new sheriff in town.”

Under Obama, BP was granted a “categorical exclusion” and freed from preparing an environmental impact plan for Deepwater Horizon. In the unlikely event of a well blowout, MMS approved BP’s Gulf-wide Oil Response Plan, a 538-page document that included references to walruses (cut-andpasted from BP’s Arctic Drilling Plan), and that listed emergency contacts including a dead scientist and a Japanese home shopping network.

When Deepwater Horizon blew, neither BP nor Obama were pre-

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pared. For weeks, the Coast Guard possessed video showing the underwater gusher. But acting on instructions from BP, government withheld the footage and claimed only 1,000 barrels per day (bpd) were leaking, later raised to 5,000.

Today, the official estimate is a high of 60,000 bpd, still likely too low.

To date, some 157 million gallons of crude have gushed into the Gulf, equivalent to 14 Exxon Valdez spills. Irreplaceable wetlands, nurseries for fish and shrimp, and bird habitat are dying.

Fishermen are losing their jobs and way of life. The ripples are capsizing families, drowning the tourist industry, obliterating entire communities.

And all because of a failed blow-out preventer? No, not really.

It would be a far worse catastrophe to come away from this disaster having learned nothing substantive about what caused so much devastation.

Deputy Interior Secretary David Hayes admits government had a false sense of security about deepwater drilling. They were reassured, Hayes said, by “the NASA kind of fervor” over the industry’s “terrific technology.”

That same fervor doomed Space Shuttles Columbia and Challenger. It’s a near perfect analogy.

“Many accident investigations make the same mistake in defining causes,” states NASA’s report on Columbia.

“They identify the widget that broke or malfunctioned, then locate the person most closely connected with the technical failure…[The resulting changes] lead to a misguided and potentially disastrous belief that the underlying problem has been solved.”

The blind faith in “terrific technology” that led to NASA’s tragedies is precisely what led to the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe.

Clearly, changes need to be made in oil exploration – including a serious national program to phase out fossil fuels and move to renewable energy.

Personnel changes are necessary. The President’s choice of Michael Bromwich to restructure MMS (renamed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) is a good one. Others may need to go, perhaps Ken Salazar.

But it is not only corruption at MMS and arrogance at BP that doomed Deepwater Horizon. It’s also our blind faith in technology. If we’re unable to change that, then our 21st century technologies will take us full circle: back to the Stone Age. cs

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fury:

Troy Davis hearing

It was 20 years in the making, but last week’s proceeding didn’t seem to clarify anything (l-r) NAACP President Ben Jealous and Amnesty International Executive Director Larry Cox surrounded by sign waiving supporters at a press conference in Wright Square before the hearing began Wednesday morning.

by Patrick Rodgers | patrick@connectsavannah.com

In a city with a reputation for celebrating the intersection between odd personalities and true crime drama, last week’s evidentiary hearings for Troy Davis did not disappoint.

There were remorseless convicts correcting the state’s legal team about prior arrests; wild–haired old ladies reflecting out loud (to no one in particular) about the distant past; tense moments implicating possible police malfeasance; and a court room audience that did not hesitate to emote audibly as various witnesses were questioned.

“We don’t usually have this much excitement in the courtroom,” I overheard a member of the court staff say while waiting for Wednesday morning’s session to convene.

It was expected to be a circus – after all, the case has grown from local tragedy to international controversy over the last few years. The Pope and the French government, among others, have even taken sides.

Media, special interest groups and

curious observers all gathered to catch a glimpse of the proceedings.

In front of the court house dozens of high school and college students gathered to assist Amnesty International and the NAACP with a rally, waving signs, chanting and passing out fliers.

The atmosphere was electric.

At 5:30 Wednesday morning my phone buzzed.

“I’m standing in line at the court house. Where are you? You’d better get here now. There are 90 spots. About 70 here,” read two text messages from Terry Benedict, a filmmaker working on a documentary about the Troy Davis case who I’d met several years earlier, after he’d read an article I wrote about the case.

I’ve followed the Davis case closely

for the last several years – from conducting interviews to digging through newspaper archives and reporting on rallies at the state capital – but just like everyone else present that morning, I had no idea what was going to happen.

With the sun just starting its daily ascent I ran out the door to go wait in line for a seat in the court room – three and a half hours before the start of the day’s unprecedented evidentiary hearing.

This wasn’t just another day for the judiciary – it was the dramatic–albeit– legally–awkward culmination of more than a decade’s worth of appeals from Davis’s defense team, including multiple stays of execution, one of which came within hours of his being put to death.

In the most recent development a 4–3 loss in the Georgia Supreme Court had led the U.S. Supreme Court to order an evidentiary hearing at the District Court in Savannah to “receive testimony and make findings of fact as to whether evidence that could have been obtained at the time of trial clearly establishes innocence.”

It seemed like Davis’s defense team would need to do more than establish reasonable doubt.

Although there have been more than 100 death row inmates exonerated since the death penalty was re–instated in the 1970s, most of those overturned cases have stemmed from physical evidence – DNA samples or previously unseen video tapes.

When Davis was convicted for the August 1989 murder of MacPhail, it was based solely off the eyewitness testimony of nine people. The lack of physical evidence has been a cornerstone of the argument to have an evidentiary hearing, according to Davis supporters.

Over the last decade, seven of the nine witnesses have recanted their trial testimony, saying they weren’t as certain as they once were; that they had been coerced by police or intimated by the threat of retribution from another potential suspect Sylvester “Red” Coles.

However, recanted testimony holds very little value in the eyes of the law, and precedents established for convicts seeking new trials almost unanimously

overturn the death sentence, then Davis will indeed be executed. However, if the results favor Davis, it doesn’t necessarily mean that he will go free.

In his dissenting opinion against last year’s ruling, Supreme Court Justice Anton Scalia pointed out that “it would be impossible for the district court to grant any relief,” because of limitations to the powers of federal courts over state court decisions put in place by the Anti–Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (a Clinton administration response to the Oklahoma City bombings aimed at expediting the appeals process for capital cases).

Scalia seems to argue that it is actually constitutional to put an innocent man to death so long as he’s had a fair trial.

“This Court has never held that the Constitution forbids the execution of a convicted defendant who has had a full and fair trial but is later able to convince a habeas court that he is ”actually“ innocent,” writes Scalia. “We have repeatedly left that question unresolved, while expressing considerable doubt that any claim based on alleged ”actual innocence“ is constitutionally cognizable.”

From a judiciary standpoint, it’s this counter–intuitive position that is the heart of the problem with this case, and the justice system – since his conviction in 1991 the appeals process hasn’t actually been about whether or not Davis might be innocent, and now twenty years later, the facts are so murky that no one but Davis and Coles will probably ever know what really happened.

Last week’s hearing was supposed to change that, but if the gauge of success was establishing clarity, the results were less than satisfactory. Even with all the preparation, when the hearing concluded, the facts seemed more obscured than ever – twisted up by two days of contradictory testimonies that never really answered the only real question left. Who did it?

Although the defense team had been arguing for a hearing like this since they took over the case, if the atmosphere after last Thursday was any implication, they seemed to be wishing they could have a second chance.

It’s still far from over though. From last minute stays of execution to the truly bizarre circumstances of the Supreme Court ruling – to expect the unexpected is the only consistent precedent.

Now, like so many appeals before, everyone will wait to see what the judge decides. CS

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require physical evidence to gain traction in court.

For this reason, the appeals that have kept Davis alive up to this point have hinged more often on procedural issues than they have on central idea of reasonable doubt. The burden of proof is no longer innocent until proven guilty, but now guilty until proven innocent.

Whatever the result, which is expected in late July or early August, if the decision is against Davis, responsibility will rest on his defense team and the choices they made during the hearing.

Their strategy was two–fold, create doubt by formally introducing the recantations collected over the last decade or more, and direct suspicion toward Coles, who had been seen with a gun that night and had a reputation for violent behavior.

The testimony of several witnesses for the defense stated that Coles had admitted to them that he had pulled the trigger. Their stories drew objections from the state as hearsay.

Judge Moore, who presided over the hearing, said he would allow the witnesses to continue, but would treat their testimony as suspicious, giving it little, if any, consideration. He also asked Davis’s legal team why they hadn’t actually subpoenaed Coles to be at the hearing, and told them that if they had done so, he might have been more willing to accept the stories from their other witnesses.

As testimony from the state’s witnesses proceeded, however, it became clear that much of the investigation leading to the arrest of Davis had also relied on hearsay – the police were told by someone that supposedly heard Davis say he’d done it – and after an objection to hearsay from a member of Davis’s legal team, Moore reminded them that “what is good for the goose is good for the gander.”

The final briefs from each side are due to the judge by July 7, and Moore will then review all the materials again before drawing any conclusions.

One of the big questions remains what the implications of his judgment will be – whether he will simply report findings back to the Supreme Court as would be indicated by their ruling from last year, or whether he might simply conclude the evidence presented does not merit further review by the nation’s high court.

Presumably, if the judge finds that the evidence isn’t compelling enough to

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(left) Steven Bradshaw, Spencer Burch and Lisa Hicks will lend a hand; (right) The GT-SAV team’s award-winning robot from last year’s competition.

We, Robot

Georgia Tech Savannah’s robotics team is building for the future

by Patrick Rodgers | patrick@connectsavannah.com

In the future, if we end up fighting a war against autonomous humanoid robots (sort of like the Terminator movies), then we might blame students from Georgia Tech Savannah for their role in making such things possible.

“The vehicle we’ve developed has all the hardware it needs to be an autonomous underwater vehicle in the future,” says Spencer Burch, the lead designer for the robotics team. “It’s just a matter of the programming for it.”

Over the weekend, the GT–SAV robotics team was in Hawaii competing at MATE, an international competition for underwater robotic vehicle design.

The students competed against some of the world’s most prestigious engineering institutions in a multi–day event that pitted robot against robot in a series of challenges like maneuverability and data collection.

The MATE competition is annual, but each year has a mission theme, which means robots must be developed that can achieve very specific goals.

This year’s theme was “Underwater Volcanoes” and so the vehicles had to

be equipped to maneuver, gather data and collect samples.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if next year’s competition was about an oil spill,” says Burch.

This is the second year the GT–SAV team competed in the competition, and being able to build on their experience – as well as having won an award for design excellence during last year’s event – bolstered their confidence coming into this year’s competition.

“Going in, you think, we’re horrible, we can’t do anything right. Then you get there and you realize everybody is in the same boat,” says Steven Bradshaw, the team’s pilot.

The difference between success and failure often comes down to preparation.

“What it boils down to is how much time you spent designing and anticipat-

ing the flaws that are going to come up no matter what, and then practice as much as you can before you get there,” says Bradshaw.

The group, which consists of more than a dozen students representing different disciplines working together, spent the last nine months designing and building, moving from the theoretical in the Fall to the physical development this Spring.

Having to combine the expertise of several disciplines into one project, the team members occasionally disagree when important decisions are being made, but in the world of robotics reason trumps emotion.

“We might get animated, but we never let it linger,” Bradshaw says. “We’re pretty rational people, being engineers, so there’s never any animosity left over.”

Being a strong team is a necessity for success at this competition. Not only must they work long hours together, but they also have to do things like fundraise to cover travel expenses.

Winning doesn’t mean bringing home big cash prizes, but the participants get a lot more than bragging rights.

“It let’s us know that all our hard work is on the right track,” says Bradshaw. “We’re not just competing with different disciplines, we’re competing with colleges and universities from around the world.”

Successful teams are often singled out by corporations and institutions who help sponsor the event and recruited for future endeavors.

Being part of the robotics team also

means gaining a lot experience outside the classroom.

“Most undergrad students get to go to classes and graduate and that’s it,” says Lisa Hicks, the team’s lead electrical engineer. “This is a way to get that kind of experience and basically apply what I’m learning in school right now.”

Although designing and building a robot requires long days and nights of work and practice, the team still found some time to hang out by the pool.

Once they were ready to begin practice maneuvering, they took the robot to the pool at Hicks’ apartment in Pooler, where Bradshaw was able to learn the intricacies of piloting the vehicle, whose steering system uses a modified X–Box controller.

“We can have a robot that works beautifully, but if the pilot doesn’t know what he’s doing, then it’s not going to work,” Bradshaw explains.

While their creation is still more TI–82 than T–1000, the project is definitely pushing reality ever closer to science fiction. Their robot has the power to function autonomously, it just needs more detailed programming.

“This year we designed with a bigger purpose in mind, hopefully that we’ll have a platform that we can use in the future for real research applications, not just competitions,” says Bradshaw. cs We had hoped to report on the results of the competition, but due to an unfortunate error in the score tabulation system, which was apparently not as well designed as some of the robots, results had still not been announced by our deadline.

The audacity of grope

An officer on patrol was flagged down by a woman around 10pm on a Friday night. She told police that a man walked by and grabbed her buttocks while she was standing on the sidewalk.

She told him never to do that again, to which he responded by mumbling incoherently. The officer went to find the man and speak with him. The officer found the man in Franklin Square trying to approach another female, who was obviously trying to avoid him. The officer asked him to step away from her and answer a few questions.

The man had a very difficult time standing up and also took several minutes to get his ID out of his wallet. At first he handed over a bunch of random pieces of paper before finding his ID. He smelled strongly of alcohol. The officer asked the man about the walk–by groping and he denied it. His information was run through the system

and he was let go. Ten minutes later, officers were dispatched to Broughton Street for what they believed would be a separate incident. They found the same guy, standing near several women and children. He was yelling “F*** this s*** man, I’m going home,” and “You white cops do what ever the f*** you want.” While arresting the man for public intoxication, the officers noticed his zipper was down and his genitals were exposed. The drunk guy then stated he may have grabbed the girl earlier.

The first woman who flagged down the police said she wanted to press charges, and several witnesses confirmed the incident.

He was arrested for public intoxication and sexual battery.

ject resisting and trying to draw the weapon on the officers. At one point, an officer grabbed the gun’s slide, preventing it from firing when the young man tried to pull the trigger.

The subject continued to resist, kicking and headbutting officers. A K–9 unit was called to assist and the man was bitten. The subject was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, carrying a concealed weapon and failure to use the sidewalk by a pedestrian.

• Officers were alerted to some suspicious behavior and found two young men walking down the middle of the road in the Parkside neighborhood around lunchtime. The officers stopped them, but one of them kept walking, and then eventually came back. They were behaving oddly, and one of the officers asked if he could check them for weapons. A pat down revealed a gun in the front waistband of one of the subjects. A struggle ensued, with the sub-

• A citizen filed a complaint after reporting that police had been called to her residence the previous night in reference to a woman breaking her front door with a large stick. She heard the woman beating on the door with the stick and was told by her neighbors that police had been called. She said officers never came to talk to her about it or write a report. She wanted information about the woman who committed the crime so the door could be

replaced.

• Officers responded to a threat report on the eastside. The woman who called them advised she had been visiting a family friend earlier in the evening, and then called a taxi and returned home. Several hours later, the woman’s friend showed up at her home and accused her of stealing a ring worth $700 . The friend was accompanied by two other women.

During the confrontation, the friend stated she would “burn down” the woman’s house and “beat her ass.” There were witnesses.

The officer then spoke to the other woman, who said she discovered the ring was missing after the visit. She verified she had confronted the woman, but denied making threats. Both women wished to have documentation of the incident, and so both were issued CRN cards and advised about warrant procedures. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

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• In the midst of World Cup fever, readers might have missed Germany’s win over host Barbados in June for the Woz Challenge Cup, following an eightteam polo tournament with players not on horses but Segways. The sport is said to have been created by Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, whose Silicon Valley Aftershocks competed again this year in Barbados (but last won the Cup in 2007). Wozniak told ESPN.com that his own polo skills are fading, but the San Jose Mercury News reported in May that Woz’s fearlessness on the Segway seems hardly diminished. (The Mercury News report, on the Aftershocks’ local, nerd-populated league, described the players as “the pudgy and the pale” and “geek chic.”)

The Continuing Crisis

saken an earlier psychotropic-promoting campaign. In her early 20s, when she was Amanda Feilding, she extolled the virtues of trepanation (to “broaden ... awareness” by increasing the oxygen in the brain, directly, by drilling a hole in one’s head). Feilding’s first boyfriend wrote the book on the process (“Bore Hole”), and her husband, the flamboyant 13th Earl of Wemyss, has also been trepanned. The Countess still expresses hope that the National Health Service will eventually cover trepanning.

Great Expectorations

• People who live or work in New York City believe themselves to be among the world’s toughest and hardiest, but at least 51 of them are apparently legendarily soft: the 51 city bus drivers who between them took 3,200 days of paid leave last year to “heal” over the single workplace “injury” of being spit on by passengers. (Thirty-two other spit-upon drivers did not request leave.)

An official with the Transport Workers Union called spitting “physically and psychologically traumatic” and requiring “recuperat(ion).”-- The prominent Howrah bridge in Calcutta, India, has become a serious safety risk, according to a May report for the Calcutta Port Trust, because the steel hoods protecting the pillars holding up the bridge have been thinned by 50 percent in recent years. Engineers believe the corrosion has been caused almost entirely by the chemicals in gutkha, the popular chewing tobacco/herb concoction, which produces expectorants routinely hocked onto the bridge by the 500,000 pedestrians who cross it every day.

• Stories of epic sportsmanship warm the public’s heart, but there is also epic “cutthroat,” such as by Monrovia (Calif.)

High School girls’ track coach Mike Knowles. Knowles’ team had just been defeated for first place in the last event of the April league championship meet - by a record-setting pole vault by South Pasadena High School’s Robin Laird, edging her team over Monrovia, 66-61.

But then Knowles noticed that Laird was wearing a flimsy, string “friendship” bracelet, thus violating a national high school athletics’ jewelry rule. He notified officials, who were forced to disqualify Laird and declare Monrovia the champion, 65-62. “This is my 30th year coaching track,” Knowles said later.

“I know a lot of rules and regulations.”

• Universal health insurance cannot Politicians Who Need to come soon enough for uninsured Kathy Wash Their Mouths Out Myers, 41, of Niles, Mich., who, suffering an increasingly painful shoulder With Soap injury, has been continually turned -- (1) At a public meeting of the Dixaway from emergency rooms because on, Calif., City Council in May, Counthe condition was not life-threatening. cilman Michael Ceremello refused In June, as a last resort, she took to yield the floor to a colleague a gun and shot herself in the (“(Y)ou don’t have the floor. shoulder, hoping for a wound Please sit back and shut the (FIs that smell serious enough for ER treatword) up”). (2) Paul Gogarty, a the paper mills ment. Alas, she missed major Member of Ireland’s Parliament, or politics? arteries and bones and was during a public session in May, again sent home, except with answering the criticism of an even more pain. opponent (“With all due re• Britain’s Countess of spect ... (F-word) you, Deputy Wemyss and March, now 67, is Stagg, (F-word) you.”). a hands-on manager-fundraiser for the Beckley Trust -- UK’s Fine Points of the Law leading advocacy organization for • Inventor Jiro Takashima, 75, legalizing marijuana, according maintains that his Pro-State masto an April profile by the Daily sager is a serious medical device Mail. However, she has not for(retailing for about $80), but

his daughter-partner Amy Sung, 35, simultaneously markets it as a prostate sex-play toy called the Aneros at adult novelty stores (retailing for about $50).

According to a June Houston Chronicle report, Takashima’s booth at medical conventions is popular, but at sex expos, he and his daughter are “rock stars.”

However, since the Pro-State/Aneros was intended as a medical device, competing sex-toy makers have felt free to copy Aneros’ design, and Takashima’s lawsuit to stop them is now before a federal court in Houston.

The District(s) of Calamity

• Washington, D.C., Attorney General Peter Nickles ordered an investigation in June after learning that the city’s payroll office had, over a seven-year period, failed to remit the life-insurance premiums deducted from the paychecks of at least 1,400 employees. Already, one employee had been told that her policy had been canceled because of the unremitted premiums. (Until the investigation is finished, it is impossible to say which of the two usual explanations of chronic D.C. bureaucratic dysfunction -- theft or “large-scale human error” -- is applicable.)

• Vying in recent years with Washington, D.C., as the nation’s “district of calamity” is Detroit, whose previous mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, was in May ordered to prison to serve 1-1/2 to 5 years after repeatedly violating his probation on his conviction for obstruction of justice. In June, Detroit’s school board president Otis Mathis resigned under fire, then tried to un-resign by offering to cure himself of the behavior that started his downfall, specifically, Mathis’ touching and fondling himself during several one-on-one meetings with the school system’s General Superintendent, Teresa Gueyser.

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• In the space 30 minutes on a June morning, according to a Dayton Daily News report, Brian Horst, 35, shoplifted several packages of meat and a jug of Mad Dog 20/20 wine from a store, inexplicably rolled a stainless-steel tank of carbon dioxide on wheels away from a restaurant, and disabled an ATM by pounding it with a rock after several witnesses spotted him in conversation with the screen, apparently trying to reason with the machine or possibly with an imaginary employee inside. cs By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE

I’ve been working third shift for four years now. On my days off, despite my three children, I try to maintain the same schedule. I’ve heard all kinds of horror stories about people working third shift living shorter lives, women being more prone to breast cancer, and other scary claims. Is there any truth to such stories?

—Carol So far I’m not seeing a good reason to give up your night job. Lately most of the attention has focused on a possible link between night work and breast cancer. A 2001 Danish study of 7,000 women showed a 50 percent higher risk of breast cancer if they’d worked nights at least six months. A 2006 study of 45,000 Norwegian nurses working the night shift found the risk of breast cancer for some of them was more than double that of day-shift nurses.

Why might night work lead to more breast cancer? One theory points to the hormone melatonin, which is secreted by your pineal gland and helps regulate your body clock. Melatonin is produced most abundantly at night, but this can be substantially reduced by exposure to light, including artificial light while you’re on the job. Some researchers say suppressed melatonin levels can lead to an increase in sex hormones, which in turn can increase cancer risk.

Scary? You bet. But let’s dive a little deeper into the numbers. The Danish investigators compared 7,000 women who had breast cancer with 7,000 women who didn’t, factored out things like age and socioeconomic status, then compared job schedules. The night workers seemingly got more than their share of cancer.

Trouble is, we’re not sure the “night workers” actually worked at night. The test subjects weren’t interviewed—their personal information was pulled from various databases and their schedules were inferred.

The process was imprecise, the detected risk difference modest, the

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possibility of confounding influences difficult to rule out. For example, flight attendants, who were assumed to do a lot of night work, are exposed to more ionizing radiation, which can cause cancer. Were the results a fluke? Hard to say, but you’d want to see if similar studies came to the same conclusion.

Fine, you say. Bring on the 45,000 Norwegian nurses. On close examination, the Danish and Norwegian studies don’t show the same thing—they show opposite things. Remember, the Danish study claims increased cancer risk after just six months of working nights. The Norwegian study found nurses who’d worked nights for 14 years or less had a slightly lower cancer risk than day-shift nurses. The risk was just a bit greater for those who’d worked nights for between 15 and 29 years; the only nurses with double the cancer risk were those who’d worked nights for 30 years or more.

What’s more, just 24 of those nurses actually got cancer, and we’re not certain they worked nights.

You encounter the needle-in-ahaystack problem a lot in this kind of research. For example, a 2006 study of 14,000 Japanese men purports to show rotating-shift workers had triple the risk of prostate cancer. Fourteen thousand sounds impressive, and here the researchers asked the workers themselves about when they’d been working. But how many cases of cancer is our frightening conclusion based on? Just 31.

I’m not seeing much reason to revise the conclusion of a 2003 review in the journal Occupational Medicine: “Today there is no conclusive evidence that night work per se increases the risk of cancer.” I’ll boldly say the risk of rotating-shift work is unproven too.

Of course, the big C isn’t the only alleged danger: • One study found a third of nightshift workers suffered from insomnia compared to a fifth of day workers.

• A German study found night-shift workers were 60 percent more likely to have an ulcer and 70 percent more prone to gastrointestinal complaints.

But so far dire reports like these haven’t added up to anything either.

As that 2003 review puts it, “Today, no evidence exists showing that shift work affects longevity.”

Still, you never know. Common sense suggests night work is stressful; studies show the risk of on-the-job accidents is 30 percent higher at night. Science may succeed in penetrating the smoke and finding a fire. But it hasn’t yet. cs

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Retro–country from Orlando, Land of the Mouse, with Craig Roy (upright bass and backing vocals), George Dimitrov (lead guitar), and Joseph Martens (lead vocals and acoustic guitar) and Anthony Cole (drums). Hindu Cowboys remind me of the late, great Mavericks – the coolest country, rockabilly and swingy string–band synthesis of the 1990s – and those guys were based in Miami, so there you go. Location don’t mean nothin.’ Or think the Train Wrecks with a bit less ferocity. Listen & learn: www. hinducowboys.com.

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ERIC LINDELL

Critics have said that New Orleans’ Eric Lindell embodies “blue–eyed soul,” but there’s a sweet, Southern vibe to his finger–snapping R&B that reminds me more of Little Feat, Sea Level and even the Sanford–Townsend Band than Hall & Oates. It’s slinky, and it’s funky, and it’s delivered with tight guitars, Hammond B3 organ, saxophone and the crackerjack snap of a deep–fried bass ‘n’ drums rhythm section.

He is a vocalist with soul – maybe he’s got blue eyes, and maybe he doesn’t. Listen & learn: www. ericlindell.com.

At 9 p.m. Friday, July 2 at Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. $8.

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The roads around Nashville are littered with the bones of pop or rock stars who chose to “go country,” thinking it would revitalize their nosediving careers. Instead, they got creamed. Nobody cared.

Darius Rucker, who sold 18 million CDs as the lead singer and frontman for Hootie & the Blowfish (but don’t call him Hootie if you know what’s good for you), released his first country album, Learn to Live, in the summer of 2008.

At first it seemed like just another once–proud rock star trying desperately to switch any old gears, but lo and behold, the album went platinum and sent an astonishing three singles to No. 1 on Billboard’s country chart.

That’s probably because the Charleston born and bred Rucker has a warm, familiar voice – perfect for the sort of home–loving, faithful–family songs country fans eat up (for the record, the big ones were “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It,” “It Won’t Be Like This for Long” and “Alright”).

That’s exactly the quality that attracted rock aficionados of the ‘90s to the anthemic Hootie hits “Let Her Cry,” “Hold My Hand” and “Only Wanna Be With You” (we probably all have a copy of Cracked maker, from Rhythm Riot, have a new duo act called Bill & Todd’s Eggsalad Adventure. They play Wednesdays at Bay Street Blues

Rear View somewhere in our homes).

Because of his esteemed rock roots, Rucker the successful country singer is often compared to Kenny Rogers. He also gets compared a lot to Charley Pride, previously the only African–American country performer to achieve major success.

While H & the BF still perform together on occasion, mostly for charity events, Rucker’s focus is squarely on his Nashville career. His never–ending Learn to Live tour brings him for Fort Stewart Friday, July 2 for the annual Independence Day Celebration at Donovan Field East. Listen & learn: www. dariusrucker.com.

En Vogue opens the concert, which will conclude with a fireworks display. Although it is a show for military personnel and their families, it is open to the general public.

At 7 p.m. Friday, July 2 (gates open at 6) at Donovan Field, Fort Stewart, Hinesville. Free.

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A swingin’ Fourth with Jeremy Davis and the Equinox Jazz Orchestra

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Five years into his gig as Savannah’s go–to guy for Independence Day jazz, Jeremy Davis figures he’s got things fine–tuned. His Big Band, the Equinox Jazz Orchestra, has been inked to do one show every month – on Monday nights – at the Savannah Theatre.

It’s a new partnership, but one that makes total sense. After all, the Savannah Theatre’s reputation was built around its big, bright stage musicals,

and Equinox – a 20–member group straight out of the 1940s, with swingin’ horns and a couple of finger–poppin’ vocalists straight out of the Rat Pack

– should fit right in.

“It’s so not a jazz concert,” enthuses Davis, a tenor saxophonist. “We do our very best to entertain, and interact with the audience. We tell jokes. It is in every sense of the word a show.”

The New Deal gets started Sunday – the actual Fourth O’July – with Savannah Swings!, the band’s annual full–tilt salute to America.

There are two performances this year, at 3 and 6 p.m. Davis, a New Orleans

native who relocated to Savannah in 2005, traditionally followed these shows (when they were at the Lucas Theatre) with a NOLA–style street parade – the band, and the audience, would jive and swing out of the venue and down to River Street to watch the evening’s fireworks display.

Because of the new venue – the Savannah Theatre is on Chippewa Square, not all that close to the river – the full parade ain’t happening. Instead,

dated. And that’s difficult to do.”

Savannah vocal legend Huxie Scott will also perform with the band Sunday.

“Since we’ve been working with her, on various shows over the last three years, we’ve come to love her and accept her as part of the show,” says Davis. “So now, we do what she does. I’ll ask her what she wants to do, and then I’ll have Hoppy arrange it for her, in her key, for my band. So it’ll be kind of a custom performance.

“The crowd loves when she does ‘Midnight Train to Georgia,’ and all the guys do the Pips part. Brings the house down every time.”

The other part of Davis’ new arrangement for 2010: All proceeds from the July 4 shows will go to USO Savannah.

“It’s a hard partnership to get,” he explains. “People think USO is like public domain: ‘We’re gonna have a USO show!’ And they all get dressed up in World War II clothing. Because of that, when they get ready to raise funds, they have to be very selective on who they choose – if not, the brand gets confused.

“They do such great work in this area, where we have so many troops. They do so much for them out at the bases and everything.” cs Savannah Swings!

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It’s so not a jazz concert. We do our very best to entertain, and interact with the audience. We tell jokes. It is in every sense of the word a show.

Equinox will lead the crowd, after each show, into Chippewa. There, the music will continue.

The first 800 ticket–holders will receive VIP seating in the River Street grandstands.

The majority of the music comes from the golden age of swing: “Night and Day,” “Come Fly With Me,” that sort of thing. Clean–cut vocalists Clay Johnson, Trae Gurley and Adam Jones keep things moving.

“Clay is the featured vocalist with Equinox,” says Davis. “No matter where I go, no matter what I do. If it’s the quintet, he’s the singer. If it’s the full Big Band, and we’re in Minneapolis, or New York or Florida, Clay’s the singer.

“Not to diminish the other guys, at all. It’s Clay’s gig, and the other guys are like these two home run hitters that come in and take up an equal portion of the slack.”

As always, the “Armed Forces Salute” – proud and patriotic – is a key part of the Independence Day show.

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Proof that standup comedy is alive and well in Savannah: On the first Friday of every month, Bay Street Theatre (at Club One) brings in a couple of touring acts, with support sets from local comics. The whole shebang is known as the Savannah Comedy Revue.

Onstage for July – on the 2nd – are Catherine Maloney and Tony Gaud, two Florida–based club comics with bringing–the–house–down reputations. Together they operate a comedy booking company, DitchDog Entertainment.

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Just two years ago, in fact, Maloney actually bid farewell to the corporate world and got onstage for the very first time, armed only with steely resolve – and the desire to make people – lots of people – laugh.

I was thinking about the psychology of standup, if that’s not an oxymoron.

When you go out there, do you have to swallow hard and say “I’m taking this audience into my confidence”?

Catherine Maloney: I’ve always liked public speaking. My degree is in communications. So getting in front of a bunch of people doesn’t really bother me. But you’ve got to have some moxie

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But how do you summon it from inside to put yourself out there like that?

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Catherine Maloney: You kinda know.

My material is a bit abrasive, so if I’m in front of the wrong demographic I try not to make too many adjustments.

‘Cause I’m an artist and I try to stay true to what I want to accomplish onstage.

In the long haul.

But at the same time, once you realize “OK, this audience is not typically my audience,” you need to almost recharge your batteries onstage. You need to adjust your energy; you can’t allow the audience to dictate what your energy’s gonna be like. A lot of comics starting out do that; you can see the energy drain from the comic’s body and they almost go in to autopilot and go through their set in a monotone.

What is your demographic, as you see it?

Catherine Maloney: I’d say it’s anywhere from 18–year–olds to early 50–somethings. It’s people that just enjoy laughing at absurd things that happen in everyday life. Because that’s all I do, I just give everyone my perspective on how I see things. It’s a little bit off–color at times. I don’t use a lot of

profanity or anything like that.

It’s my perspective. Like I don’t think Oprah is God. I’m a 30–something woman, and we’re told that we’re supposed to attend her service at 4 o’clock every day. And I don’t attend it. It might be blasphemy to somebody else when I say that.

I grew up with a very dysfunctional family, so anybody that’s grown up in a dysfunctional family, things that I talk about are gonna hit home with them.

Were you a funny kid? And how did this happen for you?

Catherine Maloney: I think I was a funny kid, because my family’s really funny. I was raised on George Carlin, at a very young age. I saw Raw and Delirious when they came out; I was only like 6 or 7.

How I got started: I was being groomed to the GM for this company, and so I was able to speaking candidly in meetings about my frustrations. And I would just go off on rants. And the owner thought it was the funniest thing he ever heard. And I wasn’t trying to be funny.

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Catherine Maloney: The two of us realized, a few years ago, that our life is not what we thought it was gonna be. At all.

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On May 17, I stood at the center of an art gallery. I looked around, observing the paintings and sculptures that decorated the walls and accented the room.

I felt as though I was in New York City’s Museum of Modern Art or the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was all too easy to immerse myself in the artwork, hoping to discover the story or meaning behind each piece.

I had almost forgotten that I was in the Doura District of Baghdad, Iraq — the same Doura District where numerous IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) and suicide bombers have killed American soldiers and innocent Iraqi civilians.

It quickly dawned on me the importance of this art show and the positive impact it could have. It could show the world that Baghdad, a war zone, has become peaceful enough to house a public art show promoting the city’s own art and culture.

The organizer and visionary responsible for the show was Captain Evan Davies, commander of Apache Troop,

5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry, based in Ft. Stewart, Ga. “The art show demonstrated Doura’s and, in actuality, the rest of Baghdad’s progress towards a return to normalcy,” says Capt. Davies. “The ability and desire to hold an art show is a significant step in the resurgence of culture in this formerly war–torn area.”

Often referred to as the birthplace of the insurgency, Doura lies in the southern portion of Baghdad’s urban area. It has always been a contested area, and has seen some of the fiercest fighting in the region on a daily basis.

In order to remove the negative reputation Doura bears, Capt. Davies wanted to create an event which would essentially express how much it has changed.

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“He has worked with United States Forces since the beginning, developing projects to employ the local citizens of Doura in Southern Baghdad, and steer them away from the insurgency,” says Capt. Davies. “His actions, and steadfast loyalty to the common citizen of Doura, set him apart from many others who fled the region in a crucial period of time.”

Working with Capt. Davies and Dr. Muayad was a legendary Iraqi artist, Laith Altark, whose sculptures and monuments can be seen around Baghdad. Laith was responsible for personally choosing the most talented artists in Baghdad and Iraq to display their work at the show.

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Some of the artists are professors and students of the Baghdad College of Fine Arts. Besides art shows at the college, they haven’t had many recent opportunities to show their art to the public.

“The last three years, there has been maybe one show a year,” says Nibras Hashim, professor at Baghdad College of Fine Arts. “In 2009, there were no art shows.”

Though the artists are looking for a chance to share their creativity with the community, they have a much bigger vision in mind.

“I like the idea of building a relationship with other cultures and telling the world that Iraq doesn’t have just IEDs,” says Sabah Hamad, one of the show’s artists. “It’s not just full of politicians and war. We have the arts. We have culture.”

Talking with Sabah reinforces the goal Capt. Davies is trying to achieve: Nourish Iraqi art and culture while showing the world that Baghdad has changed for the better.

“The art is a message. People used to be afraid of Doura. I cannot believe it is the same place. Safe and secure; this is the message to the people, and Doura especially. It is secure. The first Iraqi artists came to show their work, and we wish that the rest in Baghdad would do the same, this art show is a challenge to those areas to do this,” said the chairman of the Arab Journalists Union during an interview with Al–Aiyar TV. With similar feelings, the Sheik’s Support Council said, “This is what Iraq means. This is truly how to fight for your country, through an event such as this. I wish to see this kind of art show everywhere, this will refresh the Iraqi mind. Security in Doura is very important; with this art show, we are demonstrating how safe and secure it has become.”

Scenes from the art show at Doura, from top left: Artist Sabah Hamad explains his work; show host Dr. Muayad Muslih Hamad al-Jabori; the crowd enjoys the show; the author’s brother Capt. Evan Davies admires a work of art.

During the show, I saw Iraqi Federal police, Sheiks, citizens, local and international media, and American soldiers all within the same gallery. They were all there to enjoy art and, indirectly, rebuild and strengthen relationships amongst each other and between American forces.

From my American civilian perspec-

tive, I would assume events like this might happen regularly. But unfortunately, these opportunities are rare.

“One of the more positive effects that resulted from this show was the collaboration between the Iraqi Security Forces, local civic leaders, and Iraqi government officials,” says Capt. Davies.

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The art show was groundbreaking in many regards. It gave 40 of the most prominent Iraqi artists the opportunity to share their work. Before 2003, these artists would hold exhibitions all over the world, from the United States and Europe to the far reaches of Asia.

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From my point of view, I’m astounded by the work and accomplishments of the U.S and Iraqi forces. It proves that there’s more to Baghdad than violence.

The community is being rebuilt and strengthened. Art and culture is beginning to flourish again. Doura is letting the world know that it has changed.

I can only hope for Doura and its people that this progress will continue for years to come. CS To comment, email us at letters@connectsavannah.com

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

Oregon’s vineyards are indisputably some of the most beautiful in North America. But, as the cliche goes, beauty is only skin deep – in this case, grape skin deep.

Add to the beauty the perfect terroir for producing some of the nation’s best examples of the finicky Pinot Noir grape and you’ve got a recipe for success. That property and those wines usually come with a healthy price tag.

My Pinot Noir drinking friends lament the shortage of value Pinot Noir to satisfy their habit.

The few that are out there are often poor imitations of true Pinot Noir. Expect watered down, insipid and flabby mimics of the usually earth, spicy and silky expressions that make Pinot Noir so popular.

Enter King Estate.

The almost 20–year–old vineyard grows nearly 500 acres of organically farmed grapes. It has high–end labels – the Domaine line of estate grown fruit – that qualify as luxury buys but the consumer wins with award– winning Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris from its affordable Acrobat label.

With a suggested retail price of less than $20, Acrobat Pinot Noir delivers the smokiness and spice characteristics that devout Pinot Noir lovers crave.

To my palate, it’s a bit sweet on the front end; very berry and jam. Given some time to breathe, that sweetness dissipates and what’s left is a highly drinkable Pinot. And, for Pinot Noir newbies, Acrobat may well be an accessible introduction to a wine that for many requires retuning their palate away from red wines that are typically far higher in tannins, like Cabernet Sauvignon, or higher alcohol juice like Zinfandel.

Certainly don’t overlook the other Acrobat label – Pinot Gris. Another cool weather loving grape, King Estate produces a highly drinkable Pinot Gris that’s tart, fruity – and gives off a hint of white peach on the nose.

The wine’s brightness is refreshing but so bold as to likely compete against the usual food pairings like shrimp or mild fish. Likewise, it would be challenged by salads doused with vinaigrette.

Chill it, sip it by the pool or on the boat.

It’s a classy bottle of wine that deserves your undivided attention.

For a pairing Pinot Gris, kick up the contribution to your package store and reach for King Estate Domaine Pinot Gris. It’s more earthy, more food friendly and a far more complex wine that it’s lower priced cousin. In fact, it reacts more like Chardonnay – particularly if you’re thinking about a food pairing.

But back to the Pinot Noir...

I digress. For my money, I’m reaching for King Estate Pinot Noir. With a suggested retail of under $30, it delivers the complexity, musty earthiness and finishing spice that I so love in Pinot Noir. It’s a far more silky wine than it’s lower priced sibs – carrying King Estate Pinot Noir into a party will get attention.

Fill your glass early – this will be gone in no time.

King Estate wines should be available at most area retailers, or they can order for you from National Distributors. A wine dinner featuring several of the labels is planned at Ruth’s Chris Steak House on July 15. cs

Carlito’s Cuban

We go a decade with one Cuban restaurant. Then within three months, we have three. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, little Carlito’s Cuban Cabana truly admired the path cleared by Rancho Alegre’s Juan Manuel Rodriguez. Still, there’s certainly room for more, and Carlito’s (from the same folks who bring us Carlito’s Mexican Bar and Grill) fills a niche downtown.

Its convenient location on Whitaker Street (In the former Sushi Zen or Blue Goose Cafe, depending on how closely you paid attention) oughta be a hit with walkers looking for quick service, good value and rib–sticking chow.

I was joined for lunch with my three amigos and we all had a different take.

The Cuban sandwiches earned a barely passing grade of “C” for spartan fillings and overly large Hoagie–style buns. We all liked the sampler platters with its plump and tasty pork tamale, a pair of ham croquettes, a duo of ground beef empanadas and a stack of crispy chicharitas – fried plantains sliced like potato chips and served with an eye–opening mojo salsa. My Chicarrones de Pollo – lightly battered, fried chicken white meat portions – were a safe bet and delivered without unexpected results. The breading was nice – a kinda extra crispy expression – and the chicken was hot, tender and moist. Yellow rice and black beans are staples on a plate of Cuban food and Carlito’s is no exception. Both were nicely seasoned and well made...no complaints. A quartet of fried plantains were equally tasty and perfectly prepared. My lunch portion was $8 – and I couldn’t eat it all.

In all, it’s a big menu with lots of options – and another addition to the little joints popping up within a couple of steps from the bustling Broughton Street corridor. Parties of four or more are pushed upstairs – where I’m surprised the city has continued to allow the under 7–foot ceiling height to be “grandfathered.”

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KidSyc also runs the sound design program for AWOL

KidSyc’s moment Come late July or early August, KidSyc will be Indiana–bound to claim his prize in the 2010 Sweetwater Song Contest. KidSyc is the alter ego of 25–year–old Lloyd Harold, a songwriter, rapper, record producer and graphic artist. He also runs the sound design program at AWOL (All Walks of Life) and teaches art at Pooler Elementary.

His song “Snapshot” won the Grand Prize from Sweetwater, a pro audio and music retailer in Fort Wayne. So he and his freshly–minted band, KidSyc@ Brandywine, were awarded eight hours at the facility’s top–of–the–line recording soundstage.

“It’s still a while away,” Harold says, “so we get to ride that excitement wave all through the summer.”

“Speakeasy,” with the easy flow, hooky, incessant beats and rapid–fire lyrics on KidSyc’s well–known local mixtapes and CDs, took the big prize over hard rock, pop, country and other kinds of tunes, from independent artists all over the country.

The band includes Daniel Butler on lead guitar, Charles Hodge on bass, Lane Gardner playing keys and Derrick Larry on drums. From Atlanta, rapper Speakeasy and keyboard player Def Steph contributed to “Snapshot.”

“It was actually the first song we had completed together and had mixed down,” Harold explains. “The deadline was a week away, so I entered that. After that, it was up to us to get downloads from friends, fans, family and all that stuff – the downloads counted as votes,

and the more votes you got the more you moved up on the list.”

They got into the Top Five, winning a big box o’stuff: ProTools, studio monitors, keyboards and software, a total of $2,500 worth of home studio equipment. After that, it was up to the judges.

For the Indiana gig, the band plans to rehearse like crazy up until the moment they hit the road.

“I’m trying to get some of my friends that are in the Atlanta area to come up to Indiana,” Harold says. “Let’s get as many people as I have creative admiration for involved in this thing, and let’s make it a renaissance for real.”

KidSyc@Brandywine hasn’t been together all that long – “Snapshot” is part of a freshly–minted CD called The Rapper Next Door – but Harold says the band plans to bust out on Savannah stages this summer.

Still, hip hop with a live band isn’t all that common.

“Our bass player coined the term ‘living hip hop’ instead of ‘live hip hop,’ because everybody plays more than one instrument or has more than one talent,” he explains. “It’s a really organic experience every time you see it – it’s never gonna be the same show twice.”

A new name Say goodbye to the Indigo Arts Center. Although JinHi Soucy Rand’s Louisville Road venue has been a great success since it opened early this year, she’s never been totally happy with its name. And so, as of July 1, the place will be known as Muse Arts Warehouse. cs

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Knight And Day Cameron Diaz did some of her best acting when she was cast opposite Tom Cruise in Cameron Crowe’s underrated Vanilla Sky, but the difference between that dark mindbender and this sunny concoction is as glaring as the difference between... well, I’m not gonna say it.

The similarity between the films, though, is obvious –– specifically, the fact that Cruise and Diaz again prove to be an engaging team.

Upgraded from the supporting status she held in Vanilla Sky (Penelope Cruz was the lead chiquita), Diaz here plays June Havens, an innocent who gets sucked into the high–voltage world of secret agent Roy Miller (Cruise).

Roy repeatedly insists to June that he’s actually an honorable FBI agent who’s been set up by his colleague Fitzgerald (Peter Sarsgaard) as a way to cover up his own nefarious actions; of course, Fitzgerald later informs the confused gal that he’s the one on the level and that Roy is a former agent turned rogue.

June doesn’t know who to believe (not so those of us in the audience), although she does know that Roy is remarkably adept at keeping her alive whenever bullets whiz by and explosions are set off in the vicinity.

Director James Mangold and writer Patrick O’Neill mean for none of this to be taken seriously, but even escapist popcorn fare should have some semblance of intelligence.

Instead, Knight and Day is often so preposterous (especially during the CGI–heavy action scenes) that it makes The A–Team look as complex as L.A. Confidential by comparison. Luckily, Cruise and Diaz both have their movie–star wattage burning bright, and their easy–going rapport makes the whole confection go down easily.

Adam Sandler’s worst film since the one–two punch of Little Nicky and the inexplicably popular Big Daddy a decade ago, Grown Ups marks the umpteenth collaboration between the comedian and director Dennis Dugan. Dugan is to screen comedy what the atomic bomb was to Nagasaki, and with this film, he and the ostensible writers (Sandler and Fred Wolf) serve up a mirthless affair in which the only people laughing are the ones on screen.

In fact, that’s basically the plot of the movie: As five school chums reunite 30 years later to honor the passing of their former coach, Lenny (Sandler) makes a bad joke and the others laugh. Then Eric (Kevin James) makes a bad joke and the others laugh. And so on through Kurt (Chris Rock), Marcus (David Spade) and Rob (Rob Schneider).

As they’re laughing, those of us in the audience are cringing, whether it’s because of the scene in which Eric pisses on Marcus’ back, or because Marcus lands face–first (twice!) into a pile of fecal matter, or because Marcus thinks he might have had drunken intercourse with a dog, or because Rob’s wife (Joyce Van Patten) is an elderly woman who enjoys sex (the film forcefully pushes the notion that old people and ugly people are only put on this planet for the amusement of past–their–prime comedians of varying skills).

The most talented performers in the film, Salma Hayek, Maria Bello and Maya Rudolph, are wasted in their roles as The Three Walking Sets of Breasts –– excuse me, the wives of Sandler, James and Rock, respectively (in arrested–development movies like these, nerdy schlubs always have hot wives).

Yet even these actresses don’t escape the script’s indignities, as evidenced by the scene in which Bello squirts Rudolph in the face with milk from her tit. Countless sequences like this one reverted me back to my own infancy, as I wanted to do nothing more than curl up in a fetal position and block out the screen.

JONAH HEX Strip Jonah Hex of its closing credits and we’re looking at a movie that clocks in at approximately an hour and a quarter. Such a brief running time would be OK if the film arrived, got the job done, and left, but that’s not the case. Instead, this adaptation of the DC Comics series is primarily sabotaged by a choppy, truncated style that suggests it was edited with the same fire–licked hatchet used to scar its protagonist’s face.

Resembling nothing so much as a blown opportunity, Jonah Hex can at least boast of a well–chosen leading man in Josh Brolin and a few striking visuals that hint at a modicum of talent in director Jimmy Hayward (who previously only worked in animation, toiling for Pixar before helming Fox’s Horton Hears a Who!). But the rest is a shameful mess, an obvious example of a film that was sliced and diced even after the cameras were rolling (original scripters Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor have basically disowned the final product). The character of Jonah Hex is an interesting one –– he’s presented as a former Confederate soldier whose family was killed by the ruthless Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich in one of his laziest performances) and whose face was disfigured by the same

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TOY STORY 3 Threepeats may be rare in the sports world, but they’re even harder to achieve in the cinematic realm. Yet here comes Toy Story 3, bucking the odds and satisfying sky–high expectations to emerge as the perfect final chapter in a trilogy that’s guaranteed to live on for generations (to infinity and beyond?)

In this outing, Andy is set to go to college and has to decide what to do with the few remaining toys from his childhood, all stuck in a box that has been gathering dust under his bed for years. Luckily for us, Andy’s favorites are our favorites, so rest assured that all of the series regulars are back, including Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and Jessie (Joan Cusack). But the first heart–tugging moment comes when we learn that Woody’s sweetheart, Bo Peep, is “no longer with us” – audiences had best brace themselves for plenty more eye–moistening incidents.

Through miscommunication, the gang ends up at a day care center, where the toy–in–charge, Lots–o’–Huggin’ Bear (Ned Beatty), promises them a playhouse paradise. But things aren’t quite what they seem, and Woody, ever loyal to Andy no matter the cost to his own future, plots a great escape. In true Toy Story fashion, this allows plenty of opportunities for Buzz to display his heroism, Jessie to show off her spunk, Rex (Wallace Shawn) to bemoan his lot in life, and Mr. Potato Head (Don Rickles) and Hamm (John Ratzenberger) to let fly with the sarcastic remarks.

Toy Story 3 may look like a family film, but as it tackles issues of loss, identity and self–worth, it reveals itself as the most adult movie out there.

SPLICE What initially appears to be yet another picture in which mortals dare to play God by creating life turns out to be more layered than that. In Splice, scientists and lovers Clive Nicoli (Adrien Brody) and Elsa Kast (Sarah Polley), already successful with combining animal DNA to produce new life forms, opt to take their experiments even further by merging human and animal DNA. The result is a strange hybrid that, as with real infants, looks less sluggish and more humanoid as it grows older.

Initially unsure how to react, Clive and especially Elsa soon are treating the creature, now named Dren, as if she were their own child. And like any offspring, Dren (created through a seamless mix of special effects and actresses – specifically, Abigail Chu in the toddler years and Delphine Chaneac in the teen–plus phase) sometimes has trouble with authority, to say nothing of the internal changes caused by being part human, part fish and part fowl.

A cleverly disguised expose on the challenges of parenthood, with riffs on abortion and the Electra complex thrown in for good measure, Splice is inventive enough that it’s a real shame when it falls apart heading into the home stretch. If director–cowriter Vincenzo Natali elects to splice together the body of this film with a new, better ending for the DVD release, I won’t complain.

Killers Just how wretched an actress is Katherine Heigl? Ashton Kutcher, her co–star in Killers, has delivered his own share of poor performances (most recently in Valentine’s Day), yet whenever he’s asked to share a scene with Heigl, he comes across like Laurence Olivier by comparison. Heck, he looks like any of the giants of cinema: As he interacts with the hopelessly inept Heigl, you feel as if you’re watching the rebirth of Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire or De Niro in Raging Bull.

Truth be told, remove Heigl from the equation and it’s evident that Kutcher also has trouble keeping his head above water. In Killers, he’s asked to play a seasoned CIA assassin, which is only slightly more believable than witnessing Miley Cyrus portray Scarlett O’Hara or David Spade tackle General Douglas MacArthur. His character, Spencer Aimes, is tired of his bloody lot in life,

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Jonah Hex is one big rush, but not in the positive sense. Characters appear and disappear at will (close your eyes for more than five seconds and you might miss Revolutionary Road’s Michael Shannon), jumbled flashbacks tell us things we already knew or surmised, and stiff Megan Fox occasionally turns up as a tough hooker with a soft spot for our anti–hero. Frankly, Jonah has more chemistry with his horse.

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though, and he desires nothing more than a bland, safe existence. So after he meets the sheltered Jen Kornfeldt (Heigl), who’s vacationing on the French Riviera with her parents (Tom Selleck and Catherine O’Hara) after recently being dumped by her boyfriend (smart fellow!), he quits the hitman biz and marries her, never bothering to tell her about his dubious profession.

Cut to three years later, where we find the pair living in petrified suburban bliss – that is, until Spencer’s past comes back with a vengeance. The ham–fisted direction is by Robert Luketic, who previously teamed with Heigl on the worst film of 2009, The Ugly Truth. Yet reserve the main brickbats for Heigl, who once again uses variations on her single, solitary, thespian expression (wide–eyed wonder) to play the only role she ever tackles in movies: the annoying, neurotic pill whose ill–placed air of superiority can’t disguise the fact that she’s an intolerant nincompoop.

THE A–TEAM “Overkill is underrated,” opines group leader “Hannibal” Smith (Liam Neeson) at one point during the course of The A–Team. Clearly, the man isn’t talking about summer films, wherein the whole point of many of these heavily hyped efforts is to render everything louder, larger and more expensive. Still, as far as costly packages go, this is one of the better ones in recent memory.

The film is of course based on the wildly popular TV series that aired during the middle stretch of the 1980s (’83–’87, to be exact). The series was, let’s be honest, crapola, a cheesy crash ‘n’ smash rally that often played like The Dukes of Hazzard stripped of the hick accents. Its appeal largely came from its colorful characters: the brainy Hannibal, the suave Face, the nutty Murdock and the imposing “B.A.” Baracus, the last–named played by Mr. T in the role that built on his Rocky III stepping stone and allowed him to emerge a full–fledged media star.

This new film is occasionally cheesy in its own way, but it’s also far smarter than the series ever was. There, the plots were as rudimentary as, say, someone stealing his neighbor’s toothbrush and The A–Team being hired to retrieve it (well, I can’t swear this was an actual plotline, but ya never know...). This big–screen version, on the other hand, is packed with the dirty double–crosses and constant reversals of fortune we’ve come to expect from our modern thrill-

ers. Expectedly updating the action, the movie makes the quartet Iraq war participants rather than Vietnam War vets, but the basic thrust remains the same: Wrongly accused and convicted for following orders they cannot prove were ever issued, the men bust out of jail and set about clearing their names.

As in the series, Hannibal always has a plan or two brewing, Face (Bradley Cooper) is irresistible to the ladies (Jessica Biel co–stars as an army captain who once dated Face), and the otherwise brave B.A. (wrestler Quinton “Rampage” Jackson) is scared to death whenever he’s forced to board a plane being flown by the crazy Murdock (District 9’s Sharlto Copley).

As B.A., Jackson isn’t nearly as memorable as Mr. T, but in the case of the other three actors, they’re actually improvements over their small–screen counterparts.

THE KARATE KID If your parents are Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, you’re probably going to get what you want, no matter how ill–advised. And certainly, mounting a remake of one of the 80s’ definitive crowd–pleasers, a movie that led to major box office, a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for Pat Morita and (alas) three inferior sequels, probably constitutes some sort of career death wish.

Yet The Karate Kid turns out to be a pleasant enough surprise. To be sure, there’s absolutely no area in which it improves on the original, yet the basic plot remains durable enough that there’s no harm done by this easy–to–take update.

Jaden Smith plays Dre Parker, who’s forced to move from his Detroit home when his single mom (Taraji P. Henson) lands a job in Beijing. Dre catches the eye of a cute schoolmate (Wenwen Han), but most of the time, he’s being beaten to a pulp by a local bully (Zhenwei Wang) and his sycophants, a situation that leads Dre to despise his new surroundings. But just as he resigns himself to a childhood full of bruised ribs and black eyes, he learns that his building’s maintenance man, Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), is actually a kung fu expert. Realizing that the boy needs to protect himself, Mr. Han sets about training his young charge.

Get Him to the Greek Not as ambitious or accomplished as Forgetting Sarah Marshall (both

were directed by Nicholas Stoller and produced by Judd Apatow), this is a shaggy tale containing a fair number of jokes that miss their intended targets by a wide berth. But the bits that do work are comic gold.

Reprising his Forgetting role, Russell Brand again plays rock star Aldous Snow, whose popularity has chilled following the release of African Child, an album (and title track) so disastrously received that critics claim it’s the worst thing to ever happen to Africa next to war, famine and apartheid. Now a drunken lout, Aldous is still idolized by record label flunky Aaron Green (Jonah Hill), who convinces his boss Sergio (an animated Sean “P. Diddy” Combs) that the fallen rocker is primed for a comeback concert. Sergio agrees and sends Aaron to collect Aldous in London and bring him back to L.A. Of course, nothing goes as planned, with Aldous proving to be a difficult client and Aaron having his hands full trying to keep the celebrity out of trouble.

SHREK FOREVER AFTER The Shrek series now stands at 2–2 thanks to the latest addition to the cartoon canon. After the first two entertaining (if wildly overrated) installments made enough money to seemingly feed and clothe the entire U.S. population, the filmmakers opted to give us a pair of desperate lunges at more filthy lucre. Shrek Forever After is at least an improvement over Shrek the Third, but it’s not enough of a step up to revitalize the ailing franchise.

This entry gives us a Shrek (Mike Myers) who’s none too happy with his domesticated lot in life. Feeling stifled by his family – wife Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and three infants – and longing for the days when he was hated and feared by everyone around him, he ends up signing a contract whipped up by the devious Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn), one that leads to an alternate reality in which Shrek never existed. Thus, Rumpelstiltskin rules the kingdom, Fiona is a resistance fighter, Donkey (Eddie Murphy) is an unwilling servant to the witches that serve as Rumpelstiltkin’s enforcers, and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) has grown lazy and fat.

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Activism & Politics “Proud to be an American” Rally

Savannah Tea Party hosts the rally, July 5, 10am at Forsyth Park Fountain. The program will include music, entertainment, speeches and a march. Support Legal Immigration, and say NO To More Bailouts, Government Control Of Business and say YES to Free Enterprise, Lower Taxes and Smaller Federal Government. More info: Marolyn Overton 912-598-7359 or marolynoverton@yahoo.com

American Patriots Celebration

July 4th from 2-5:00pm at the lakeside pavilion at the Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens.

Patriotic rally and a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence kicks off the picnic and games. Open to the public, rain or shine. Please bring your drink and a covered dish. Hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken will be available. Info: 912-596-5267 or visit www.13thcolonypatriots. com

Chatham County Democratic Party

For info, contact Tony Center at 912-233-9696 or TonyCenter@comcast.net Chatham County Democratic Headquarters, 313 W. York St. , Savannah http://www.chathamdems.net/

Drinking Liberally

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

League of Women Voters

meets first Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in Room 3, Candler Heart and Lung Building. Must be 18 or older. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah

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Social

The Victorian Neighborhoods Association is sponsoring a Summer Social and has invited candidates running for office to meet with constituents. This is an opportunity to ask questions on a one-on-one basis. The Social is a “potluck” – so bring a dish to share. July 15, 7:30pm.

American Legion, 1108 Bull St. Refreshments provided! For more info visit the VNA website at: vna.club.officelive.com

National Council of Negro Women

meets the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. in the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum.

Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, 460 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. , Savannah

Purrs 4 Peace

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

Savannah Area Young Republicans

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

Benefits 3rd I-D Adopt-a-Soldier Program

The Adopt-a-Solider Program currently has several projects underway, including sending care packages to troops who will be stationed in Haiti for the next 6-12 months, as well as supplies being sent to medics in Afghanistan. If you are interested in donating, or more info, contact: carol.megathlin@comcast.net

4th Annual Jamie Inshore Fishing Tournament

July 23rd, 24th & 25th at Hogan’s Marina. All proceeds will be donated to the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion for melanoma research & clinical trials. Entry fee for Adults (13 & older) is $30.00; 12 & under - $15.00. Food, games, and entertainment for the whole family, anglers

and non-anglers. For more info, contact Chris Caldwell 912-897-5819 or Joy Wainwright 912398-3395.

Hope House of Savannah

A nonprofit housing program for homeless women and their children. Hope House is requesting donation of new or gently used furniture for its transitional housing program, Peeler House. Pick-up can be arranged and a tax deductible letter will be provided. Call 236-5310.

Supply Drive for Gulf Coast Clean Up

Greenlife Space and Coastal Pet Rescue will be collecting supplies to aid in oil spill clean up efforts. Items needed: Trashbags, toothbrushes, shovels, bottled water, sheets, rubber gloves and more. Those interested in contributing may contact Maria Castro at mfcastro@greenlifespace.com or (912) 844-3184.

William Jay Society’s Monte Carlo Night

6th Annual Monte Carlo Charity Gala and Masquerade Ball at 7 pm in the Telfair’s Jepson Center. Wear your mask and black-tie attire to enjoy a glitzy evening of gaming, music, auction, gourmet food, and drinks. Tickets are $75 for museum members and $100 for non-members.

For more info or to become a sponsor, contact Mikaela Green at 912-790-8869 or visit www. telfair.org.

Call for Entries Auditions for City Lights Theatre

City Lights Theatre Co. will host auditions for a series of new plays by local authors. July 8, 7-9pm at S.P.A.C.E. (9 W. Henry St.). A variety of roles for men and women 18-70 are available.

Call Jim Holt, 912-507-4112 for info. Local playwrights are also encouraged to bring original scripts to submit for a new playwright’s festival next spring.

Call for Artists

works by members of FAAA. Show will be at the Beach Institute from Aug29-Oct24. It is open to artists working all media. For more info visit www.telfair.org or call Mikaela Green, 790-8869.

Deadline for submissions: July 18.

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Short films wanted

The first annual Savannah Beach Film Festival will take place Oct. 2, 2010. The call for short films (under 20 min.) is open until Sept. 1. $20/entry fee per film. Application forms, and more info, available at Huc-A-Poos on Tybee.

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The first annual Savannah Beach Film Festival will take place Oct. 2, 2010. The call for short films (under 20 min.) is open until Sept. 1. $20/entry fee per film. Application forms, and more info, available at Huc-A-Poos on Tybee.

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Classes, Camps & Workshops Abstinence Education

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

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Art,-Music, Piano and Voice-coaching

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

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

Baby Basics

6:30 p.m., July 6, 13, and 20, Women’s Services Conference Room located in the Center for Advanced Medicine at Memorial. Topics covered include basic newborn care, breast and bottle feeding, infant hygiene, life with a new baby, home and car seat safety, and infant CPR. $45 per couple. Call 350-BORN (2676) or online at women.memorialhealth.com.

Beading Classes

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

Boater Safety Course

The Metro Police Department is offering boater safety courses on the 3rd Saturday of every month. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion and may qualify for insurance discounts. Minimum age is 12 years old. For more info, call 912-921-5450.

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

Conversational Spanish Group

Want to improve your Spanish skills? Meet at the Sentient Bean every Monday, 5:00pm. Group focuses on increasing vocabulary, grammar, and conversational confidence! Free and open to all levels of experience. Call Ronnie at 912-2570333, or email dvorakquartet12@yahoo.com for more info.

Cooking Swiss Meals

Cooking and eating good Swiss food is so much fun. We will be a small group in a relaxed atmosphere. We meet on Saturday at 11:30am. Cook together and eat around 12:30pm. Cost is $90 for 6 meetings.

Call: 912-604-3281

Creative Computer Camp for Kids

For children in grades 4 through 8. The cost for each camp is $175 and includes morning and afternoon snacks. 8:30am–4pm, Mon-Fri on the

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Dating With Success

Discuss strategies to feel great dating and enjoy dating. Improve your dating skills. This is for people of all cultures, colors races and ages. For more info, call: 912-604 3281

Davenport House Docent Training

Volunteer docent/tour guide training is offered in July. 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 9am-5pm, Mon-Sat. or email at info@davenporthousemuseum.org

Drawing the Self Portrait

The 3-day workshop, beginning July 15, will focus on drawing the self portrait using monochromatic chalks and your own image. The instructor will be Karen Bradley, a professional portrait artist and SCAD drawing professor. All levels are welcome. For info, call Karen at 912507-7138 or email to kbillustration@mac.com.

Cost: $185.00

DUI Prevention Group

Offers victim impact panels for intoxicated drivers, DUI, DWI, offenders, and anyone seeking to gain knowledge about the dangers of driving impaired. A must see for teenage drivers seeking a drivers license for the first time or teenage drivers who already received a license.

The group meets once a month and the cost is $30.00. For more info: 912-443-0410.

Earl Shinhoster Youth Leadership Institute

A summer program open to 6th-9th graders that seeks to build leadership skills within youth and foster a desire for active participation in their schools, religious institutions and communities. Runs July 26-31. Applications, available at the Civil Rights Museum, are due July 1. $100 fee for camp. Some scholarships will be available. Contact Richard Shinhoster at 912-308-3812 or Wilmotine Brisbane Ellis at 912 236-1457

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.

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

Family Care Mediation

Mediation is a new way to find the best possible answers to families’ important quality-of-life and care questions. A safe place for respectful, civilized conversation resulting in an agreement that fits the family. The Mediation Center. 5105 Paulsen St. 912-354-6686 or mediationsavannah.com

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

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 ,

Heritage Merit Badge Camp

Learn how the Boy Scouts camped back in the 1930s at Black Creek Scout Reservation. Unique merit badge opportunities. July 8-12. For more info, contact the camp program director Micah Donaldson at 912-414-7649 or mdonalds@ bsamail.org

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

Immanuel Baptist Summer Programs for Kids

Join us for Kidz Konnection every Tuesday; Basketball Camp June 28-30; Vacation Bible School July 12-16; and Children’s Music Camp July 26-30. All events are free of charge and include Bible Study, games, snacks and music !

Call 354-0548 for details or visit www.immanuelbaptistchurch.us to register online.

Infant/Child CPR Class

Held the first and third Monday of the month, 6:30 PM in the Candler Professional Bldg., Room 508. The class is for new and expectant parents. $25 per person. For more info and to register, call 819-3368 or 800-501-4054 or www.sjchs. org.

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

Life Drawing

Life drawing workshop. Every Wednesday.

8-11pm. Bring something to draw on. Some supplies will be provided. $5/person. BYOB welcome. The Co-Lab, 631 E. Broad St. www. thecolabstudios.com

Prepared Childbirth Class

9:30 a.m., Saturday, July 10, Women’s Health Institute Conference Room, Center for Advanced Medicine, Memorial. Full-day course gives an overview of reproductive anatomy and physiology. Includes a tour of the labor and delivery unit. Cost: $75 per couple. For more info, 912350-BORN, or online at women.memorialhealth. com.

Raku Workshop

A variety of handbuilding, surface decoration and raku glaze techniques. All skill levels welcome. Sept. 13-19 at Wildacres Retreat Center.

Cost: $315 for the workshop, firing & clay + $255 for room & board.

For more info contact Judy Mooney: 443 9313 or judymooney@bellsouth.net

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

Sculpture Workshop

Taught by Melisa Cadell of Bakersville, NC. Sculpting small portrait busts in clay, focusing on facial features and how they can easily communicate to the viewer. Intermediate to advanced skill levels are welcome. Wildacres Retreat Center, Aug. 23-29. Cost: $325 for the workshop & clay + $255 for room & board. For more info, contact Judy Mooney: 443 9313 or judymooney@bellsouth.net

Sketching and Painting Workshop

Workshop taught by Sandy Branam will combine water color washes with pen and inks to create depth, texture, and sparkle. Whether interested in landscapes, objects in nature or portraits you learn from this approach combining drawing & painting. Cost is $440. Room and Board is included. Wildacres Artist Retreat, Oct. 11-15, 2010. For more info, call Judy Mooney:

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Starfish Cafe Culinary Arts Training Program

This 14-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 Ms. Musheerah Owens 912-234-0525 ext.1506 The Starfish Cafe, 711 East Broad Street , Savannah http://www. thestarfishcafe.org/

Studio Painting Classes

Ongoing adult painting classes with artist Zola Delburn. Small classes for the beginner or intermediate painter. The classes are applicable to landscapes, still lives, abstracts, portraits, etc.

Each session lasts 6 weeks, 1 class per week. $130. You are responsible for your supplies, except for easels. contact Zola Delburn at 912484-5800 or zoladelburn@yahoo.com

Summer art and design workshops

Clean Coast

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

Coastal MINIs

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

Coastal Readers & Writers Circle

A Creative Writing and Reading discussion group that meets the 3rd Sunday of every month, 3:30-5pm at the new Savannah Mall Branch Library. Bring: Passages from any of your writing that you would like to read and passages from a book, publication, or production that you would like to share with the group. www.TellingOurStoriesPress.com for more information

Geechee Sailing Club

SCAD offers a variety of community workshops from June through August. Open to ages 15+ to adults. The cost is $75-$320, depending on materials. Subjects incl. silk painting, bookmaking, digital photography, interior design, and historic property research techniques, among others. For more info, call 912-525-5100 or visit: www.scad.edu/ce

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 ,

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Transitional Parenting Seminar

Trained presenters with experience working with families in divorce will help parents learn to recognize the typical reactions of children and to develop skills to help children cope with their emotions. Monthly classes. 3rd Wednesdays, 1-5pm. 4th Saturdays, 9am-1pm. The Mediation Center. 5105 Paulsen St. 912 354-6686

Vacation Bible School

White Bluff United Methodist Church hosts “Galactic Blast - A Cosmic Adventure Praising God” from July 18-22. Dinner served free of charge at 5:30pm. Activities run from 6-8pm.

Open to kids pre-K thru 6th grade. For more info or to register, call the church office at 925-5924 or visit our website at www.wbumc.org

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 Asian American Women’s Group

For anyone interested in creating a community to support one another, to experience belonging and build friendships with a group of Asian American Women. The goal is to foster intergenerational dialogue between women ages of 25-75 on topics like family, expectations and being bi-cultural. Meets twice a month. Email Lene22@aol.com for more info.

Georgetown Playgroup

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

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

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/

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Old Time Radio Researcher’s Group

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

Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club

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

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

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

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

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 Art Association

The non-for profit art association, the Southeast’s oldest, is currently taking applications for membership. The SAA offers workshops, community programs, exhibition opportunities, and an artistic community full of diverse and creative people from all ages, mediums, and skill levels.

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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 A dinner meeting held the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club. Call John Findeis at 7487020. Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neat St , Savannah http://www.stewart.army.mil/

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Beginner classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings for six weeks. Fees are $40. Some equipment is provided. After completing the class, you may become a member of the Savannah Fencing Club for $5 per month.

Experienced fencers are welcome to join. Call 429-6918 or send email to savannahfencing@ aol.com.

Savannah Jaycees

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

Savannah Newcomers Club

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

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

Savannah Parrot Head Club

Love a laid-back lifestyle? Beach, Buffet and no dress code. Check out savannahphc. com for the events calendar or e-mail Wendy Wilson at Wendyq1053@yahoo.com.

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

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

Savannah Toastmasters

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

Savannah Wine Lovers

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

Savannah Writers 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,

Southern Wings

Local chapter of Women in Aviation International. It is open to men and women in the region who are interested in supporting women in aviation. Regular meetings are held once a month and new members are welcome. Visit www.southernwingz.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 Meets the last Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm in different locations to practice spoken Spanish in a casual environment.

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The 13th Colony Patriots

A Tea Party group that meets the 13th of each month at Logan’s Road House at 6pm.

11301 Abercorn St. Open to the public.

Dedicated to the preservation of the United States Constitution and life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans. www.13thcolonypatriots.com or call 912-5965267.

The Peacock Guild

A literary society for bibliophiles and writers. Monthly meetings for the Writer’s Salon are held on first Tuesday and the Book Club meets on the third Tuesday. All meetings start at 7:30 p.m. at meet at 207 E. Charlton St (Flannery O’Connor’s Childhood Home). Call 233-6014, facebook Peacock Guild or email peacockguild@googlegroups.com for more info.

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 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

Victorian Neighborhood Association

General meetings are on hiatus for July and August, but will resume Tuesday September 14 at 6pm, and continue on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, at the American Legion Hall located at 1108 Bull Street. Committee Meetings will continue to be held during the summer months. For more info visit the VNA website at: vna.club.officelive.com Savannah

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

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

Dance Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

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

Styles include African, Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, & Gospel. Classes are held Monday through Friday at the St. Pius X Family Resource Center. Classes start at $25.00 per month. For more information call 912-631-3452 or 912-272-2797. Ask for Muriel or Darowe. E-mail: abeniculturalarts@gmail. com St. Pius Family Resource Center,

Adult Intermediate Ballet

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

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

Argentine Tango

Lessons Sundays 1:00-3:30. Open to the public. Cost $5.00 per person. Wear closed toe leather soled shoes if available. For more information call 912-925-7416 or email savh_tango@yahoo.com.

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Ballroom Dance Party

July 17, 2010. Summer Ball with a tropical theme starts at 7-10:30pm. Cost: $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

Beginners and singles are welcome. Frank G. Murray Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. Call 912-308-9222 for more info.

Basic Ballroom Dancing Class

Learn the Foxtrot and Tango with the Moon River Dancers. July 10, 1-3pm. Cost: $5. Beginners and singles are welcome. St. Frances Cabrini Church, 11500 Middleground Road (near intersection with Dutchtown Road). Call 912-308-9222 for more info.

Beginners Belly Dance Classes

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Instructed by Nicole Edge. Every Sunday, Noon-1PM, Tantra Lounge, 8 E. Broughton St., 231-0888. Every Thursday, 7PM-8PM, Fitness Body and Balance Studio 2127 1/2 E. Victory Dr., 398-4776 kleokatt@gmail.com or www. cairoonthecoast.com

Beginners Fusion Belly Dance

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

Beginners Salsa Lessons

Offered Wednesday evenings 5:30pm & Saturdays 1pm. $10.00 per class. Packages prices also available. Contact Kelly 912-398-4776 or Austin 912-704-8726

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.

Chicago Step Classes

Coastal Georgia Steppers is offering adult Chicago-style steppin dance classes every Sunday from 4:00– 6:30pm at the Tominac Gym on Hunter Army Airfield. All are welcome. Free admission; no partner required.

For more info, send email to Robert.neal75@ yahoo.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

Classes for beginner and intermediate levels.

Fridays 10-11:15am. Doris Martin Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. For more info, call Elizabeth 912-354-5586.

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 every Wed. at 7:30pm. Call for details 912-398-4776 or visit www.fitnessbodybalance.com. Fitness Body & Balance Studio, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. ,

Salsa Classes

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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

Salsa Savannah offers beginner and intermediate salsa lessons on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at several locations. For more info, contact: salsasavannah@gmail. com, or call 856-7323. www.salsasavannah. com

Savannah Shag Club

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Shag music every Wednesday, 7pm, at Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn St. and every Friday, 7 pm, at American Legion Post 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr.

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The Savannah Dance Club hosts Magnificent Mondays from 6:30-11 p.m. Free basic shag, swing, salsa, cha cha, line dance and others

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Shag & Beach Bop

Psychotronic Film Society

Children’s Summer Camp: June 14-18, 21-25.

Ages 3-5: 10am-12:30pm. Ages 6 & Up: 1pm4pm. One week Summer Intensive with guest instructor Ted Pollen for ages 9 & up: July 12-16, 10am-4pm. Two week Summer Intensive for ages 10 & up: July 19-Aug 6. The Academy of Dance, 74 W Montgomery Crossroads, 912-9651551. http://www.academyofdancesav.com/

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Events Blue Star Museum Program

Free Admission for Military Personnel and Their Families. May 31-September 6. Telfair Academy, Owens-Thomas House, and Jepson Center will offer FREE admission to military personnel in order to show our appreciation for U.S. service members and their families. Must show valid military ID. For more information, visit www. telfair.org.

Cannons across the marsh

Annual celebration in honor of Independence Day. Artillery and musket firings will be going on throughout the day. Free watermelon and lemonade will be served. July 3, 10am-4pm. $3.50-5. Info: 912-437-4770 or www.gastateparks.org/fortkinggeorge

Free Concerts in Johnson Square

Every Wednesday and Friday through July 23, the Department of Cultural Affairs and the New Arts Ensemble team up to offer free concerts in Johnson Square from 11am-2pm. For more info: www.savannahga.gov/arts

Free stuff

Cloth, shoes, books, gadget’s, household items and so on…First come first serve. July 3, 2-3pm.

548 East Duffy, (corner of E. Broad and E. Duffy, next to Dixon park, across from Carnegie Library.) Rain or shine!

Mainstreet Market Independence Day event

The farmer’s market in Statesboro will feature a special lineup of events for the holiday weekend, including live music, watermelon tasting, arts, crafts and seasonal produce. July 3, 9am1pm. Sea Island Bank parking lot. Downtown Statesboro.

Summer Steam Days

Take a ride on the passenger car powered by steam engine and experience a treasure from the past. $10 (regular adult admission). Runs Tues-Sun, July 2 thru 25. 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm.

Sunday rides at 1pm, 2pm. Roundhouse Railroad Museum. 601 W. Harris. St. www.chsgeorgia.org.

The Armstrong Center

The Armstrong Center is available for meetings, seminars, workshops or social events. Classrooms, meeting space, auditorium and 6000square-foot ballroom. 344-2951. Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah

Film & Video 48 Hour Film Project

The international film competition lands in Savannah July 9-11 challenging Savannah filmmakers to complete the entire filmmaking process–from writing and casting to shooting and editing–in a mere 48 hours. Films will be screening July 14-15 at Victory Square Cinema.

For more info: www.48hourfilm.com/savannah or email: savannah@48hourfilm.com

Nashville Flood Benefit

July 10 at the Lucas Theatre there will be two film screenings “Airplane!” and “Smokey and the Bandit” with all proceeds benefiting flood victim relief in Nashville. $10. www.lucastheatre.com

Hosts weekly screenings every Wednesday, 8pm, at the Sentient Bean. Offering up a selection of films so bad they are good, cult classics and other rarities. For upcoming schedule visit: www.sentientbean.com Hosts screenings of critically acclaimed independent films from around the world at Victory Square Cinemas, 1901 E. Victory Dr. For schedule and more info, visit www.reelsavannah.org

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Fitness A New Kung Fu School: Ving Tsun

VING TSUN ( Wing Chun) is the worlds fastest growing martial arts style. Using angles and leverage to turn an attacker’s strength against them makes VING TSUN Kung Fu effective for everyone. Call Sifu Michael Sampson to find out about our free trial classes 912-429-9241. 11202 White Bluff Road. Drop Ins welcome.

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 $40 for four if you pay in advance. 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. 912-4141091 http://cybellefusionbellydance.wordpress. com/

Crunch Lunch

30 minute Core and ABs concentration class.

Offered 11:30am & 12:15pm Mon, Wed & Fri @ Fitness Body & Balance 2127 1/2 East Victory Dr. www.fitnessbodybalance.com 912-398-4776.

Curvy Girl Bootcamp

Exercise class assisting women of size to reach their fitness goal. Every Tues & Thurs, 6-7pm.

Lake Mayer Community Center. $70 a month or $10 per session. For more info call 912-3417710 www.preservethecurves.com/curvycamp

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

Living Smart Fitness Club

Providing nutritional education and an exercise program to encourage lifestyle changes, every Tuesday from 5:30-7pm at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. For more info, call 447-6605.

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, Mon & Wed 5:30pm-6:30pm, Thurs 12:30pm-1:30pm, & Sat 9:30am-10:30am. All levels welcome! Private and Semi-Private classes are by appointment only. Carol Daly-Wilder, Certified Pilates Instructor. Call 912.238-0018 Momentum Pilates Studio,

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1 Run ___ of (violate) 6 Turns in the fridge 10 “I love,” in Latin 13 She came between Hillary and Michelle 14 Napkin fold 16 Turn down 17 Cereal for people with good fortune during a fictional “Simpsons” month?

19 Pilot’s heading: abbr.

20 Roasting for a long time?

21 Cereal that’s really healthy, but takes forever to pass?

23 Nonclerical 25 Env. attachment 26 Likely (to) 29 One of the Osmonds 32 Drug bust 35 Cereal that’s shockingly good?

38 He’s always got a court date 39 Little bits 40 Award won by Taylor Swift in 2009 41 “Scenes from ___” (1991 Bette Midler film) 42 Pasta topping 43 Cereal eaten mainly by important students?

45 “That’s delicious” 46 Book in the Septimus Heap series 47 Michigan’s ___ Canals 48 Waikiki island 50 PBS “Mystery” host Diana 53 With 62-across, cereal that sounds like a bad accident between fighting ermines?

57 Show showers 61 Honorific poem 62 See 53-across 64 ___ carte 65 Therefore 66 “___ tell you something...”

67 Prefix meaning “wood” 68 Political cartoonist Ted 69 Feeds the hogs

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2 Half-human, half-goat creature 3 Pained expression 4 “Family Matters” annoyer 5 Girl in an Eric Clapton song 6 Tachometer stat 7 Minnesota’s St. ___ College 8 Actress Garr 9 Northern California newspaper, slangily 10 Yosemite photographer 11 Paste for Japanese soups 12 Farm beasts 15 “Back ___” (2005 song by Mike Jones) 18 Some cigs 22 “Keep on Truckin’” cartoonist 24 Like some tunes 26 Cause fought by the Gray Panthers 27 Tournament type 28 Record-setting actress at the 1974 Oscars 30 Gossipy bit 31 More pointless 33 Cold home heated by a qulliq 34 AC ___ (auto parts manufacturer) 36 Classic game with power pellets 37 End of many languages 38 He preceded and followed Conan 44 Historic name in supercomputers 46 Fort where the Civil War started 49 Heavenly ___ (ice cream flavor) 51 Word on some doors at school 52 “Oliver Twist” food 53 Cajole 54 How some sit about 55 Charlie Chaplin wife O’Neill 56 Table salt, to chemists 58 Prefix meaning “within” 59 Patrol in the provinces, for short 60 “___ the Sheriff ” (1980s Suzanne Somers sitcom) 63 ___ Aviv, Israel

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ARIES

(March 21–April 19) How well are you capitalizing on this year’s unique opportunities, Aries? Since we’re halfway through 2010, let’s take an inventory. I’m hoping you’re well underway in the heroic task of conquering your past. It has been and will continue to be prime time for you to wean yourself from unresolvable energy–drains. So exorcise irksome ghosts, please! Pay off ancient debts! Free yourself from memories that don’t serve you!

You’re finally ready to graduate from lessons you’ve had to learn and re–learn and re–re–learn. The coming months will bring you even more opportunities to finish up old business that has demanded too much of your time and energy.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) Now that we’re midway through 2010, it’s time to assess how well you’re taking advantage of this year’s good fortune. So let me ask you, Taurus: Have you been expanding your web of connections?

Have you honed and deepened your networking skills? Have you taken bold steps to refine your influence over the way your team or crew or gang is evolving? The first half of the year has been full of encouragement in these areas, and the coming months will be even more so.

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) How well have you been attending to 2010’s major themes, Gemini?

Since we’re midway through the year, let’s do a check–in. I hope that by now you are at least 15 percent sturdier, stronger, and braver than you’ve ever been in your entire life, and at least 20 percent better organized and disciplined. I hope that you have outgrown one of your amateur approaches and claimed a new professional privilege. Now write the following questions on a slip of paper that you will leave taped to your mirror for the next six months. “1. How can I get closer to making my job and my vocation be the same thing? 2. What am I doing to become an even more robust and confident version of myself?”

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) Let’s do a check–in on your progress so far in 2010, Cancerian. The year’s half over, and I’m wondering if you’ve been cashing in on the

unique invitations that life has been sending your way. The way I understand it, you’ve been summoned to emerge from your hiding place and go wandering around in exotic and unfamiliar places. Events that in the past may have turned you inward toward thoughts of safety have in recent months nudged you out in the direction of the Great Unknown. Have you been honest enough with yourself to recognize the call to adventure? Have you been wild and free enough to answer the call? If not, I suggest you find it in yourself to do so. The next six months will be prime time to head out on a glorious quest.

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) The year’s half over, Leo. Let’s take an inventory to see whether you’ve been taking maximum advantage of the special opportunities life has been offering you. Consider these questions: Has the quality of your intimate alliances become especially intense, invigorating, and catalytic in recent months? Have you created lots of small miracles with the people you care about most? Have you been willing to risk more to get the most out of togetherness, even if it means dealing with shadowy stuff that makes you uncomfortable? If there has been anything missing from your efforts in these heroic tasks, get to work.

Between now and January 2011, you’ll have a mandate to go even deeper than you have since January 2010.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) So how is 2010 going for you so far, Virgo? Have you been taking advantage of life’s offers to help you move into a dynamic new phase of your relationship life?

Have you been willing to set aside tired old strategies for seeking intimacy so that you can discover approaches you’ve never imagined before? Have you been brave about overcoming the past traumas and hurts that scared you into accepting less than the very best alliances you could seek? I hope you’ve been pursuing these improvements, because this is the best year in over a decade to accomplish them.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Have you been doing a lot of sweating and grunting from sheer exertion in 2010? Have you thrown yourself conscientiously into the

hardest, smartest labor you’ve ever enjoyed? I hope so, because that would suggest you’re in rapt alignment with this year’s cosmic rhythms. It would mean that you have been cashing in on the rather sublime opportunities you’re being offered to diligently prove how much you love your life. The next six months will provide you with even more and better prods, Libra, so please find even deeper reserves of determination. Intensify your commitment to mastering the work you came to this planet to do.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) How’s that project coming, Scorpio? You know, that assignment the universe gave you at the beginning of 2010 to loosen up, play more, and periodically laugh like a tipsy Sagittarius. Have you been taking a sabbatical from the seething complications that in most other years are your rightful specialty? Did you throw some of your emotional baggage off a cliff? Are you dancing more frequently? I hope you’ve been attending to all of this crucial work, and I trust that you’re primed to do even more of it during the next six months. To take maximum advantage of your appointments with relief and release, you’ll have to be even sweeter and lighter.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

Are you a dynamic bastion of stability yet, Sagittarius? Have you been growing deeper and deeper roots as you bloom in your power spot?

Are you continuing to build your self–mastery as you draw abundant sustenance from the mother lode?

You’re halfway through 2010, the year when these wonders should be unfolding with majestic drama.

The best is yet to come, so I recommend that you declare your intention to make the next six months be a time when you come all the way home.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

What are the toughest pairs of opposites in your life, Capricorn?

What are the polarities whose different sides rarely resonate with each other and too often threaten to split you in half? One of the distinguishing characteristics of 2010 is the fact that you are getting unprecedented chances to bring them together in ringing harmony, or at least a more interesting tension. What have you learned so far

about how to work that magic? And how can you apply it in even craftier ways during the next six months?

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) You may still be gnawed by a longing for your life to be different from what it is. You might fantasize that you’re missing a crucial element that would, if acquired, usher you into a Golden Age. But I’ve been analyzing the big picture of your destiny, Aquarius, and here’s what I see: This year you’re being offered the chance to be pretty satisfied with the messy, ambiguous, fantastically rich set of circumstances that you’ve actually been blessed with. The first half of 2010 should have inspired you to flirt with this surprising truth. The second half will drive it home with the force of a pile of gifts left anonymously on your doorstep.

PISCES

(Feb. 19–March 20) The journal *Nature* recently marked the tenth anniversary of a great scientific triumph: the complete mapping of the human genome. There was a cloud over the celebration, however, because few practical health benefits have yet to come out of this revolutionary accomplishment. It has proved unexpectedly hard to translate the deciphered code into cures for diseases. I offer this situation as a cautionary tale for you, Pisces.

The first part of 2010 has brought you several important discoveries and breakthroughs. In the coming months, even as the novelties continue to flow, it’ll be your sacred duty to put them to use in ways that will permanently improve your day–to–day life. Unlike the case of the human genome, your work should meet with success.

Ongoing series of 8-week sessions are held on Tuesday evenings from 6-7:15 PM at 7116 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Pre-natal yoga helps mothers-to-be prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor & delivery.

Cost is $100 for 8 weeks. Call Ann Carroll at 912-704-7650 e-mail ann@aikyayoga.com.

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

Squats N’ Tots

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,

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

Zumba Fitness

Classes every week in the Pooler and Rincon area. Zumba is a fusion of Latin and international music dance themes that create a dynamic, effective fitness system. All ages and shapes are encouraged to attend. $7 per class. For info, contact Carmen at 484-1266 or calexe@comcast. net.

Gay & Lesbian First City Network Board Meeting

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

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/

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 Bariatrics at Memorial

July 7 - There will be an information session at 6pm to learn more about services and health benefits. A A bariatric support group meeting will follow at 7pm open to anyone has had or is considering bariatric surgery. Medical Education Auditorium at Memorial Health. 912-350-3438 for more info.

Help for Iraq War Veterans

Community Cardiovascular Health

Hypnobirthing Childbirth Classes

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.

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

Conversations about Yoga

Yoga in Crisis: Tapping into Your Yoga When You Need it the Most Cookie McLaren will share her story of how she employed yoga both during and after her experience with hurricane Ivan. Come share your stories and learn from the stories of others. Join us for a gentle Yin Yoga practice at 4:00. July 11, 5:30-7pm. Free. http://www.yogacoopsavannah.com/

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 Blood Pressure Screening

Every Monday through Thursday from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM, and every Friday from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM during month of July. Call 447-6605 for info. St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, located at 1910 Abercorn St.

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/

Free Skin Cancer Screening

July 9 at the Candler Wellness Center and July 23 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. For an appointment, call 819-3368.

Healthcare for the Uninsured

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

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.

Classes provide specialized breathing and guided imagery techniques designed to reduce stress during labor. Classes run monthly, meeting Saturdays for three consecutive weeks. To register, call 843-683-8750 or e-mail Birththroughlove@yahoo.com. Family Health & Birth Center, 119 Chimney Rd , Rincon http://www.themidwifegroup.com/

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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

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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

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VACANT LAND 6.42 ACRES West G ar vin Street,Bloomingdale.

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1&2BR apts. heat, air, appliances, $425-725. Hassell Realty Co. 234-1291 .

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2/3 Bedrooms, downstairs, CH&A, furnished kitchen, washer/dryer connection, carpet, front porch, backyard. $650/month, $500/deposit. Section-8 Welcome. 354-1453

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2BR/2BA w/bonus room, upstairs. Newly remodeled, appliances furnished. 10 Little Country Place, behind Livingoods Appliance off Skidaway Rd. $825/month.

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2111 Causton Bluff Road. Furnished kitchen, living room, large family room, washer/dryer connections, fenced yard, storage bldg. Near Pennsylvania Ave. & President Street. $925/month, $925/security.

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•660 W. 42nd St2BR apt.

CH&A, $475/mo+security •1121 E. 41st st: 2 BR house, electric and gas. $500+security.

•2018 Live Oak St: 3BR large upstairs apt. $600/mo+security •1127 E. 39th st: 3BR/2BA house, furnished kitchen, CH&A, laundry room, off street parking, $750+security LANDLORDS: If you are in need of a good Property Manager, CALL US. Managing property is what we do best!

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3yr. option. Call 404-826-0345 4 Columbus Dr. Savannah, 1BR, living room, dining area, kitchen w/ all appliances & utils. included $600/m.

912-234-0702 or 695-7276 526 E. 38th St.- Roomy, renovated 2BR home convenient to SCAD. New central heat & air, washer/dryer, working fireplaces. $800 per month plus deposit, no smoking. Available Aug. 1st. Call 912-355-9238.

APT/CONDO FOR RENT: GROVE STREET-2BR, 1BA Apt, furnished kitchen, $500.

DUANE COURT-2BR, 1BA Apt, furnished kitchen, $625.

WINDSOR CROSSING CONDO-total electric, 2BR, 2BA, $650.

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

LEHIGH DRIVE-2BR, 1BA, furnished kitchen, duplex $625.

EAST 39TH ST.-2BR, 1BA, furnished kitchen $595.

FLOWERING PEACH CT: Quiet location, near St. Joseph’s & AASU, 2BR/2BA, furnished kitchen $750.

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3BR/1BA FOR RENT. 915 West Victory Drive by Beach High School. Central heat/air, washer/dryer hookup, no appliances, no pets. $650/rent.

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*108 Evora St, Pt.Wentworth: New renovation, 3BR/1.5BA, fenced yard, large garage, equipped kitchen $800/month. *New Renovation, 3BR/1BA,CH&A, fenced yard, carport, fridge and stove $700/month. $35 Non-refundable app fee.

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Bnet Management Inc. $99 FIRST MONTH’S RENT Savannah East 1535 East 54th Street.3BR/1BA, 1225Sqft. LR, DR, W/D connections, central heat/air, fenced yard $785/month*.

Savannah Southside 160 Laurelwood Drive: 3BR/2BA, LR, DR, laundry room, central heat/air, fenced yard $895/month.

32 Liberty Heights Dr. 3BR/2BA, LR, DR, den, fenced yard, central heat/air, carpet $995/month.

Savannah Westside 718 West 38th Street 3BR/2BA, 1380Sqft. LR, DR, central heat/air, laundry room, fenced yard $750/month SECTION 8 WELCOME 1/2 OFF DEPOSIT 844-3974/507-1489

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CLOVERDALE SUBDIVISION: 1437 Audubon Drive. 3BR/1BA, LR, DR, kitchen, separate laundry room. $750/month, $750/deposit. Section 8 Welcome. 912-658-7499

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11515 WHITE BLUFF RD. 1BR, LR, walk-in closet, laundry room, bath $575/month. _________________ NEAR MEMORIAL: 1308 E. 67th Street 2BR/1BA, walk-in closets, laundry room $675/month. _________________ TOWNHOUSE 1812 N. Avalon Avenue. 2BR/1-1/2BA $675/month. _________________ SOUTHSIDE 127 Edgewater Rd. 2BR/2BA, walk-in closets, $750/month.

2220 Delesseps Ave. 2BR/2BA. Close to SSU $675/month.

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Eastside large 2BR duplex on Mississippi, furnished kitchen, w/washer/dr yer conn.

Redecorated, CH&A, carpet, off-street parking, $675/mo includes water, sewer, trash collection $300/security. Call Jim 912-398-6211

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SECTION 8 ACCEPTED 329 Woodley Rd. Southside, Total Electric, CH&A, 3BR, 2B, Living room, Den, Kitchen/Dining, W/D connections. large fenced corner yard. $975/Rent & $950 Deposit. Pets ok with approval.

10 Douglas Ct. Bloomingdale, Spacious 3BR/2B, LR, Sun room, Large eat-in kitchen w/SS appliances, Multi-level Deck, 2-car Garage, Privacy Fence $1,150/Rent & $1,100/Deposit.

2227 Louis Mills Blvd.

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

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~HISTORIC DISTRICT: •22 W. TaylorBeautifully restored & furnished row house. 2BR. 2 ½ B. $1,000 wkly. $ 2,400 monthly or $2,200 per mo for 6 months or longer. Utilities included with cap. ~GEORGETOWN: •46 King Henry CtUpdated 3BR/2 ½ B. $1,100 mo. Includes use of community pool, tennis & clubhouse. Pest control & trash pick up included.

Lease with option! ~ARDSLEY PARK: •430 E 54th3BR/2 ½B. HDWD floors. F/P,. Sep dining. Screened porch.

Privacy fenced. $1,200 mo. ~WILMINGTON ISLAND: •G-10 Tabby LnRenovated 2BR/2B condo. Pool. Tennis. $795 mo.

•103 Bull River Bluff- 2BR/2B. Sunroom overlooking Tybee & Savannah River ship traffic. $950.

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897-1984, 8am-7pm WESTSIDE, Lamarville **1925 Cowan Ave. 3BR/1BA House $700/month. **1921A Fenwick Ave: 3BR Duplex, 1BA $650/month. **1928 & 1934 Fenwick Ave: 2BR Duplex, 1BA $550/month. *All above have carpet, A/C, washer/dryer hookup, fenced yard. References, application. Oneyear lease minimum.

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None total electric, No smoking, pets negotiable.

MIDTOWN ONE ROOM Efficiency, 63rd & Bull Street. Close to hospitals, HAAF. Furnished w/refrigerator, stove, microwave,cable, utilities included. $750/month. 272-6919 MOBILE HOMES: Available for rent. Located in mobile home park.

Starting at $450 per month and up.

912-658-4462 or 912-925-1831.

NEAR Skidaway & Eisenhower Deluxe Efficiency Apartment.

Starting at $195/week plus deposit.

All utilities included.

Call 695-7889 or 507-0222 ONE TWO & THREE Bedroom Apartments for rent. 656 East 36th & 702 E. Henry St. Call 912-232-3355 after 3:00pm

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2407 Tennessee 2BR/1BA $675.

1104 East 31st St. 3BR/1BA $625.

913 Car ver St.-3BR/1BA $700.

208 Chippewa-3BR/1BA + den $850.

1504 E. 33rd St.-3BR/1BA $700.

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STAY MANAGEMENT 352-7829 RENT: DUPLEX 1219 E. 53rd. 2-bedroom, 1bath. $550/month plus deposit $550. Two blocks off Waters Ave, close to Daffin Park.Call Alex @ 912-401-5710, Days/Nights/Weekends, email: alexcerbone@gmail.com

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

WHEELER ST- Deluxe 2BR duplex.

Kitchen furnished, newly renovated.

CH&A, blinds, no pets, $650/month. phone 661-4814

FULLY FURNISHED Rooms w/cable. Utilities included.

Central heat/air with washer/dryer access. Gated, parking in safe neighborhood @ affordable price!

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Rooms for Rent w/microwave, refrigerator, & cable.

Starting at $100/week. Ask for Tony: 912-323-6859 or Ed: 912-428-6529.

Section-8 Welcome •1019 Maupas: Very large, 4BR/2BA- $975 •2405 Tennessee: large 3BR 1.5BA, $875 •1 Sydney: 3BR, $815 257-6181 SOUTHSIDE- Hampstead Oaks Two bedroom, 1.5bath townhouse apt, total electric, $600/month with washer & dryer $625.

Call Debra at 912-356-5656 TOWNHOUSE: 100 Lewis Dr. Apt 13B. 2BR/1.5BA, 2-story. Washer/dryer connections, all appliances.

No pets. $600/month, $600/deposit. Call 912-663-0177 or 912-663-5368.

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2 & 3 bedrooom apartments & houses. All appliances furnished, hardwood floors, tile, Section-8 Welcome.

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

GARDEN CITY: 4125 Sixth St. 3BR/1BA Apt., new flooring & paint $650/month.

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•3BR/1.5BA, 34 Chatham St. $800.

•3BR/2BA, 2114 E 60th st, $825 •2BR/1BA, 5621 Betty Drive, $650 Call 912-507-7934, or 912-927-2853 WEEKLY/MONTHLY: •Weekly- 1&2 bedrooms. $175-$200 furnished/utilities included.

•Monthly: 3BR/2BA, CH&A, total electric. in Pooler $750/month +deposit.

Wanda, 441-5468 •Westside: 613 Orchard, 2BR, kitchen furnished, all electric, central heat/air $625+deposit.

•Hardeeville: 4BR/1BA, central heat/air, all electric $750+deposit.

No Section 8.

234-0548

•Wilmington Island Duplex: 2BR/1BA, living room/dining room combination, kitchen furnished, laundry room, $750/month 912-897-6789 or 344-4164 Wilmington Island home: 3BR 2BA, living room, dining room, den w/fireplace, kitchen furnished, double car garage, fenced in backyard. $1400/month 912-897-6789 or 344-4164 CommerCial ProPerty For rent 890

KITCHEN FOR LEASE

Fully equipped kitchen space for lease @ 703 Wheaton St. Located near the historic district.

Serious inquiries only.

Call 912-572-6798 or 912-572-6668 rooms for rent 895 CLEAN, QUIET, Room & Efficiencies for Rent. On Busline, Stove, Refrigerator, Washer/Dryer.

Call 912-272-4378 or 912-631-2909 AVAILABLE ROOMS: CLEAN, comfortable rooms. Washer/dryer, air, cable, HBO, ceiling fans. $110-$140 weekly. No deposit. Call Ike @ 844-7065 CLEAN ROOMS: Garden City area, furnished utilities, access to kitchen. $100/weekly, No deposit. No pets. Near Georgia Port, shopping centers & busline. Call 912-695-2116

FURNISHED EFFICIENCY: 1510 Lincoln St. $135/week or $145/week for double occupancy, Includes microwave, refrigerator, stove, & utilities! Call 912.655.4444

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.

LOOK THIS WAY FOR A PLACE TO STAY

Furnished, affordable room available includes utility, cable,refrigerator, central heat/air. $115-$140/weekly, no deposit.Call 912-844-3609 MIDTOWN ONE ROOM Efficiency, 63rd & Bull Street. Close to hospitals, HAAF. Furnished w/refrigerator, microwave,cable, utilities included. $750/month. 272-6919 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.

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

NO DEPOSIT-LIMITED TIME! NEAR MEMORIAL/ W. CHATHAM •REDUCED RENT!• BLOOMINGDALE & SAVANNAH •Rooms $100 & Up. Furnished, includes utilities, central heat and air, Comcast cable, television, washer/dryer.

Hardwood floors, ceramic tile in kitchen and bath.

Shared Kitchen & Shared bath. 5 minutes to Memorial Hospital.

Call 912-210-0181.

EFFICIENCY ROOMS Includes stove, refrigerator, private bath. Furnished! $180/week + deposit.

Call 912-844-5995.

ROOMS FOR RENT Completely furnished.

Central heat and air.

Conveniently located on busline. $130 per week.

Call 912-844-5995.

WEST SAVANNAH ROOM FOR RENT: Very Clean, newly remodeled w/central heat/air, stove,refrigerator,cable, washer/dryer, WiFi. On busline. Starting @ $125/week.

Call 912-272-6919.

cars 910

FORD F350 1996 Dually

good condition, 120,000 miles, gooseneck ready intl diesel $8000 Call 912-658-8618 GREAT DEAL!!!

DODGE Stratus, 2004Automatic, 73K miles, power seats and windows.

Drives excellent!

Asking $7,700. Call 912-272-8691 HONDA Accord LX, 2002- 4-door sedan, auto trans, CD player, gold, garaged, perfect condition, 83,000 miles. $7800. Call 236-3394

Need a Roommate?

Roommate Wanted Ads Still Only $24.50*

Call Savannah Pennysaver 912-238-2040 *Private Party Only. Must share living space. No sublets, rooming / boarding houses or rentals allowed.

transportation 900

cars 910

1995 Aquasport Center Console 17’ Sport Fishing Boat. Galvanized Trailer, 88 Evinrude Motor. One Owner, garage kept.

24 Volt Front mounted trolling motor. $6500.

Call 912-695-2262, Johnny Edenfield.

Cadillac El Dorado Biarritz

1998- Mint condition, 55,000 miles, black w/black leather interior.

Sunroof, dvd, $12500 OBO. Call 598-8277

Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo ‘04

Air conditioner, all power, 4-door. $8,200.

Ca l l 272-1933 MAZDA 3, 2008- 4 door sedan, only 11k miles, 1 owner, exc. cond., silver, all pwr, Loaded! $14,500 negot. 912-257-8191 or 912-398-3592

NISSAN 200SX, 1998-

cold a/c, moonroof, 5 speed, great gas saver!!!

Asking only $1950.

912-441-2150 RARE FIND! VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE, 2004- Coupe, 2 dr, turbo S, diesel, 6 speed, 28,800 miles, 1 owner, MUST SELL! Too many vehicles, too few drivers! See & drive to appreciate $100 under book.

Call 912-897-4775 or 663-3539.

Single Owner Car OLDSMOBILE Intrigue GLS, 1999- Black 4 door w/leather, power, A/C, good engine, 118,000 mi, $2,500 Drives great $2,500.00 (912)308-0688

Boats & accessories 950 For Sale - 14.5 foot aluminum boat, 25 Mariner outboard, galvanized trailer. All items are like new. Boat is Semi Vee, carpeted, with two big easy chair seats, and very seaworthy. $2,250. Call 912-691-0737 SUNDANCE SKIFF, 2008, 16’. 50Hp Yamaha, with galvanized trailer. Still under warranty, less than 40hrs. $6500. Call 912-541-3181

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FORD Explorer ‘01

Sunroof, automatic, air conditioner, all power, $3200.

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TOYOTA Forerunner, 2002, 4wd, sunroof, cd, tow package, loaded, runs great, looks great!

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