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Spring Plant Swap

What: Variety is the spice of life. Gardeners and their plants gather to swap plants, tips, etc. There is no money involved.

When: Sat. April 2, 8 a.m.-11 a.m.

Where: Jane Fishman’s Boundary St. Garden, 400 block of W. Boundary St.

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Wednesday

SMF: Stile Antico

What: A British vocal choir performing early

music compositions.

When: Wed. March 30, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Cathedral of St. John, 222 E. Harris St. Cost: $20-40 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

Liz Taylor Tribute: Boom! (UK, 1968)

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

What: Testament to Taylor’s unusual career

choices, this is a ludicrous adaptation of a Tennessee Williams’ play. One of John Waters’ fave failed films.

When: March 30, 8 p.m.

Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $6

SMF: Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer

Tea at Mrs. Davenport’s

representing very different musical traditions.

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

Where: Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: $20-65 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

ence a 19th century tea in the historic atmosphere of the Davenport House Museum.

When: Thu. March 31, 5 p.m., Where: Davenport House, 324 E. State St. Cost: $18 Info: www.davenporthousemuseum.org/

What: A unique trio of incredible musicians

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SMF: Avett Brothers

What: This North Carolina-based group of

Americana rockers returns to Savannah.

When: Wed. March 30, 9 p.m.

Where: Johnny Mercer Theater, 301 W. Oglethorpe St. Cost: $30-75 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

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Thursday

What: The Downtown Business Assoc. hosts

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the first in a series of events for the public to meet mayoral candidates.

When: Thu. March 31, 5 p.m.

Where: 24e, 24 E. Broughton St. Cost: Free and open to the public

SMF: Clayton Bros. & Ike Stubblefield Trio

What: Evening of jazz grooves from this skilled

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What: Learn about tea traditions and experi-

SMF: Ebene Quartet

What: This French foursome is at the forefront

of creative chamber music.

When: Thu. March 31, 6 p.m.

Where: Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard St. Cost: $45-55 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

Film: Across the Universe

Meet the candidates: Regina Thomas

film

Ebene Quartet performs at the Telfair Academy Thursday

double bill that will include guest appearances by Wycliffe Gordon and Marcus Printup.

When: Thu. March 31, 5 p.m. 7 PM, 9:30 PM, Where: Charles Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St. Cost: $37 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

What: In conjunction with the ‘Psychedelic’ show, the Telfair screens Julie Taymor’s trippy 2007 musical film which incorporates a number of the Beatles hits. Come dressed as your favorite Beatle for free admission.

When: March 31, 6 p.m.

Where: Jepson Center, Telfair Square Cost: Free to members/those in Beatle costume or regular museum admission.

mala, discusses 2000 years of Mayan dress.

When: Thu. March 31, 6:30 p.m.

Where: River Club, 3 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Cost: Free

SMF: Masters of Indian Dance

What: Amjad Ali Khan, Zakir Hussain and

Vijayalakshmi present an evening of powerful Indian music.

When: Thu. March 31, 7 p.m.

Where: Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: $15-50 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

Lecture: Alien Vision Revolution

What: A talk by Mark Changizi, Director of Hu-

man Cognition at 2ai Labs.

When: Thu. March 31, 8 p.m.

Where: Arnold Hall Auditorium, 1810 Bull St. Cost: Free and open to the public

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Friday

Early Bird Preservation Walking Tour

What: An early morning walk through the His-

toric District. Presented by Davenport House.

Film: Freedom Riders

When: Fri. April 1, 7:30 a.m., Sat. April 2, 7:30

buses into Alabama and Mississippi.

When: Thu. March 31, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, 460 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Cost: Free and open to the public

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

Maya Dress: Identity & Fashion

the impact of Chinese interest in raw materials from Latin America.

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

What: Doc about civil rights activists who rode

What: Barbara Knoke de Arathoon, an anthro-

pologist at the University Del Valie in Guate-

a.m., Tue. April 5, 7:30 a.m.

Lecture: The Chinese in Latin America What: Jose de Arimateia da Cruz discusses

SMF: Daniel Hope & Friends III

What: “Sex, Violins, and Tales of the Ba-

roque” is an early music program Hope debuted at last year’s festival.

When: Fri. April 1, 5 p.m. 8:30 PM, Where: Charles Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St. Cost: $37 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

SMF: Downtown Uproar

What: A revue of Duke Ellington’s

compositions for small bands, plus the Swing Central finale.

When: Fri. April 1, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: $20-50 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

Theater: Deathtrap

What: A vintage thriller with its fair

share of laughs. Presented by Savannah Community Theatre.

When: Fri. April 1, 7:30 p.m., Sat. April 2, 7:30 p.m., Sun. April 3, 3 p.m.

Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 D Louisville Rd. Cost: Thurs: $10, Fri/Sat: $20, Sun: $15 Info: savannahcommunitytheatre.com/

Savannah Comedy Revue

What: A trio of female comedians

including Suzanne Willett, Long Island Mary and Robin Savage, along with some special guests.

When: Fri. April 1, 8 p.m.

Where: Bay St. Theatre, 1 Jefferson St. , Cost: $9

SMF: Robert Randolph & the Family Band What: Randolph is a one-of-a-kind

pedal steel player who’s bridged gospel traditions and secular audiences.

When: Fri. April 1, 9 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Cost: $18-40 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

Fireworks on the River

What: Start your weekend with a bang at the Riverfront Association’s monthly first Friday fireworks display.

When: Fri. April 1, 9:30 p.m.

Where: River Street Cost: Free and open to the public

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Saturday

Broughton Street Clean Up

What: The group Savannah Citizens for

a Better Broughton Street meets to lend a hand on Broughton.

When: Sat. April 2, 6 a.m.-9 a.m.

Where: Meet in front of Lava Fitness, 1 E. Broughton St. Cost: Free

Farmers Market

What: The Forsyth Park farmers market

features locally grown fruits, veggies, herbs and other items.

When: Sat. April 2, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: South end of Forsyth Park, Park

& Bull St. Info: www.forsythfarmersmarket.org/

Rivers Alive Clean Up

What: Savannah Riverkeeper hosts a

volunteer cleanup effort along Bull River, followed by a picnic.

When: Sat. April 2, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Where: Islands Expressway Boat Ramp (Spencer’s Landing), Islands Expressway, Cost: Free Info: www.savannahriverkeeper.org/

Tour de Kids

What: The Interfaith Hospitality Net-

work hosts a bike ride, games and other activities. A fundraiser for their campaign against homelessness.

When: Sat. April 2, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Where: Lake Mayer Park, E. Montgomery Crossroad at Sallie Mood Dr. Cost: $10 donation

Coffee Bluff Marine Rescue BBQ Fundraiser What: Dinners include Barbecue,

cole slaw, Brunswick Stew and a roll.

Proceeds benefit the non-profit marine search and rescue operation.

When: Sat. April 2, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Where: Marine Squadron facility, End of White Bluff Rd. On the Forest River Cost: $7/dinner

Sketchcrawl

What: Mobile drawing session. Open to

anyone who loves to draw. Hosted by Savannah Art Association.

When: Sat. April 2, 10 a.m.

Where: Begins at Telfair Square Cost: Free and open to the public Info: savannahsketchcrawl.blogspot. com/

SCAD International Festival

What: Traditional music, dance, art and food to celebrate the diversity of SCAD’s international arts community.

When: Sat. April 2, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Broughton Street, Between Abercorn and Lincoln Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.scad.edu/

Wine & Jazz Festival

What: Wine tastings, cigar rolling

demos, live music, contests and more.

Proceeds benefit Kids Cafe program.

When: Sat. April 2, 3 p.m.-7 p.m.

Where: Westin Savannah Harbor, 1 Resort Dr. , Hutchinson Island Cost: $55/person Info: westinsavannah.com/winejazz

Derby Devils vs. Charleston

What: Hometown Derby Devils take on

their rivals from Charleston in the two bout season opener. B teams are in the first bout, All-stars are in 2nd bout.

When: Sat. April 2, 5 p.m. 7:00 PM, Where: Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe St. Cost: $10/adv, $12/door Info: www.savannahcivic.com/ continues on p. 6

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SMF: Christine Brewer

What: Grammy winning soprano.

When: Sat. April 2, 6 p.m.

Where: Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard

St.

Cost: $55-65 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

Les Belles Couleurs

What: Hair show and party, featuring

looks for proms, weddings and casual.

Includes performance by Anitra Opera Diva.

When: Sat. April 2, 7 p.m.

Where: Color Geek Salon, 216 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Cost: Free and open to the public

Contra Dance

What: Old Time Country Dance with

contras, squares & waltzes. Live music.

No experience or partner needed.

When: Sat. April 2, 8 p.m.

Where: Notre Dame Academy Gym, Bull and 34th Sts. Cost: $8/general, $6/members Info: www.savannahfolk.org/

SMF: Jazz Meets Brazil

What: Pre-eminent Jazz vocalist Diane

Reeves is paired with leading Brazilian musician Chico Pinheiro.

When: Sat. April 2, 8 p.m.

Where: Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: $20-65 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

Where: A trip to Hope Grows Farm Info: www.cropmobgeorgia.com/

SMF: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra What: ASO makes 6th showing at SMF,

performing Brahms, Haydn, Bruch.

When: Sun. April 3, 3 p.m.

Where: Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: $25-75 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

Music Meets Art

What: Jam session featuring local musicians in conjunction with Creative Force Collectiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibit Art Sounds.

When: Sun. April 3, 4 p.m.-7 p.m.

Where: Indigo Sky Community Gallery, 915 Waters Ave. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: indigoskycommunitygallery. blogspot.com/

SMF: Cajun Dance Party

What: Dance lessons at 4pm, followed

by a fun evening with Joel Savoy, Jesse Lege and the Caleb Klauder Honky Tonk Band.

When: Sun. April 3, 5 p.m. 7:30 PM, Where: Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St. Cost: $25/adults 18+, $5/kids 6+ Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

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SMF: Punch Bros. featuring Chris Thile

SMF: Mozart Keyboard Sonatas

Bros for an evening of Americana.

When: Sat. April 2, 9 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Cost: $15-45 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

When: Mon. April 4, 6 p.m.

Where: Temple Mickve Israel, 20 E.

What: Kristian Bezuidenhout performs

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Gordon St. Cost: $45 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

SMF: Band of Horses

What: Reverb-laden indie pop from the

well-known Seattle-based band.

Sunday

When: Mon. April 4, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Johnny Mercer Theater, 301 W.

Crop Mob

What: A co-operative effort to support

sustainable farming. Includes a visit to Arianne and Elliot of Hope Grows Farm.

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When: Sun. April 3, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Oglethorpe St. Cost: $25-40 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

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What: A portrait of two scrap metal

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Part of the Southern Circuit of Independent Filmmakers When: Mon. April 4, 8 p.m.

Where: Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: $8 Info: www.lucastheatre.com/

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Tuesday

Lecture: Cuidad Juarez Drug Violence

What: Veronica Leyva, a grassroots or-

ganizer from Ciudad Juarez, discusses drug-related violence there. Hosted by HOLA. When: Tue. April 5, 11:30 a.m.

Where: AASU Student Union Theater, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public

SMF: Heart of a Saturday Night What: Renowned jazz guitarist John

Pizzarelli joins Jessica Molaskey for a cabaret performance.

When: Tue. April 5, 5:30 p.m. 7:30 PM, , Wed. April 6, 5:30 p.m. 7:30 PM, Where: Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St. Cost: $45 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

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Author: Steve Bradshaw

What: AASU alum and author Steve

Bradshaw discusses his book “Dear Diane” about experiences deployed during the first Gulf War. When: Wed. April 6, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

Where: AASU Student Union Building, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public

SMF: Simone Dinnerstein

What: A performance from the critically

acclaimed pianist.

When: Wed. April 6, 6 p.m.

Where: Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard Cost: $45-55 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org

Savage! aka Black Valor (Philippines, 1973)

What: A lost Blaxploitation epic from Roger Corman’s studio. The baddest dude in the jungle is hired to suppress a rebel uprising, but then changes sides.

When: April 6, 8 p.m.

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. There are two kinds of people in this world: those who think police officers should have unlimited authority, and those who think police powers should be limited.

If that sounds strange to you, I would agree.

It’s a strange thing to say.

But in 20 years of journalism I’ve learned that the one issue that provides the most real insight into a person’s actual worldview — not necessarily the one they present to the world — is the issue of a police officer’s use of force, and that person’s initial reaction to it.

This reaction is unique because it is completely unpredictable and completely non–ideological. Political party, race, income, profession, gender, and age help you not at all in gauging how someone will react to an incident of possible police brutality.

Some of the most left–wing liberal people I know support, in knee–jerk fashion, the most egregiously excessive use of force by police, without question.

Some of the most right–wing, conservative Republicans I know are immediately skeptical anytime police depart from protocol.

You never can tell how people will react until the issue actually comes up, and that makes for some particularly fascinating and volatile commentary.

In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, the biggest local story since St. Patrick’s Day has been the now–infamous cellphone video of a Savannah police officer breaking up an altercation on Broughton Street March 17.

I say “local story” referring to its origin; of course by now it has been picked up by media across the spectrum, from the Atlanta JournalConstitution to the huge sports blog Deadspin.

First, the usual caveat: The vast majority of local police officers are professional, by–the– book public servants who do invaluable work in keeping the community safe. I believe this to be true regardless of my feelings about the officer’s behavior in the video.

I’ll spare you the (literally) blow–by–blow, minute–by–minute account, since most of you have already seen it or are aware of it. The behavior in question is the officer’s actions toward a particular young woman in the altercation, summarized as follows: First he uses his baton (what we used to call a “nightstick,” which is a much cooler term, don’t you think?) to strike her legs. Then he pepper–sprays her in the face.

Then — and this is in many minds where the incident becomes more than garden–variety — he apparently grabs her by the back of her pants and sweeps her legs out from under her, whereupon she face–plants directly into the road.

For a moment she appears not to move, and at this point I would remind you that Natasha Richardson died from a similar head trauma.

While the young woman appears to be OK as of this writing, it is by no means a given that such a blow to the head would be trivial.

The officer in question was placed on administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation. A layman’s view of the video doesn’t reveal any point at which the officer seems to be seriously threatened by the woman, but I suspect the investigation will focus more closely at that, as it should.

As I expected from previous experience, comments about the event quickly took the form of people of all walks of life and all political persuasions and all socio–economic backgrounds insisting that the police officer was not only in the right and shouldn’t be questioned, but also that if anything the girl was lucky something worse wasn’t done to her.

Wow! Of course, the whole idea of a lone police officer on the scene acting as judge and jury — and carrying out his own sentence to boot — is completely anathema to the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution.

Indeed, casual and unsanctioned brutality by uniformed people toward common citizens was part of what inspired the Bill of Rights in the first place.

No matter. A very large percentage of your fellow citizens believe passionately that a police officer should have virtually unlimited powers of life and death at the scene of an incident, and those actions should be applauded, not questioned.

A common variant of this is the point of view that being a police officer is such a stressful job that they should be permitted to crack under the strain every so often.

Leaving aside the obvious lame ineffectiveness of that defense in front of a jury, let’s do a hypothetical exercise: What if this particular police officer

“cracked under the strain” on Broughton Street and, say, not only did the full takedown maneuver but then shot the girl in the back?

Would that be an acceptable form of cracking under the strain? What is an acceptable form of cracking?

Indeed, is there any area, other than perhaps a frontline combat soldier in the midst of a firefight, where anyone is ever given explicit permission to “crack under the strain?”

The old jokes about mailmen “going postal” come to mind....

Even more disturbing to me — in an exasperating, what–is–this–world–coming–to sort of way — is the amazingly prevalent inability of so many adults to cope with holding the following two thoughts in their head at the same time: A) The young people in question fighting in the middle of Broughton Street were probably breaking laws and deserve to face potential punishment from the legal system; B) The police officer probably used excessive force and should also face potential punishment.

It is stunning how many of your fellow citizens don’t have the basic critical thinking skills to see that BOTH of these things can be true, that it isn’t an either/or question.

The fact that the young people in question certainly seemed to be guilty of several misdemeanors and should have their day in court to face judgment has nothing to do with the possible use of excessive force by that police officer on Broughton Street.

We investigate acts of possible police brutality not based on the gradation of activity by a potential lawbreaker — especially a lawbreaker who seems to pose no real physical threat to the police.

We investigate acts of possible police brutality because the breaking of that social contract between American citizens and their constitutional right to due process — and that’s really what police misbehavior boils down to — is a blatant violation of what this country was founded on in the first place.

As if to cue a grimly sardonic joke, we received a press release from local police a few days after the incident, touting the fact that “20 new Tasers will hit the streets thanks to funds raised by the police foundation.”

Well, OK! Since we paid for them and all, let’s hope that training in the use of those Tasers is thorough and complete, and that they are used only as a last resort, not as a first option.

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The issue of Southern LNG’s interest in trucking shipments of liquefied natural gas through the streets of Savannah was a big part of the City Council agenda last week. Council members voted unanimously to pass a formal resolution “urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to perform a full environmental impact analysis for the application filed by SLNG to truck liquid natural gas through Savannah.”

Discussion of the resolution began during the council workshop last Thursday morning, and carried over into the regularly scheduled meeting Thursday afternoon when the resolution was approved. The resolution was necessary because the City has requested an environmental impact study, but has not received one because SLNG is opposed, according to Mayor Johnson.

“They are hunkering down, and so should we,” said the mayor, who also mentioned that the company has refused the idea of helping pay for street repairs along the route.

“They aren’t interested in being good neighbors,” added Alderman Jeff Felser.

The City of Savannah has been urging community partners to help them take a stand. Both Memorial and St. Joseph’s/Candler have written letters opposing SLNG’s proposal, and so have neighborhood groups along the tentative shipping route.

Mayor Pro–Tem Edna Jackson presented a letter from the Pine Garden neighborhood association, which is located a short distance from the President Street extension, also opposing the LNG shipments. “There would be nowhere for residents to evacuate,” if an incident were to occur, stated the letter.

Emergency officials have said that a release of LNG or vapor fire were to occur it would require an evacuation of everyone within a one–mile radius of the accident.

Alderwoman Mary Ellen Sprague said that the Chatham Emergency Management Agency’s director had also expressed concerns about being able to safely carry out evacuations in a worst case scenario.

There will be a study committee at the state level convening to further assess the issue. City Council members are still waiting on the Chatham County commission to formally oppose SLNG’s plans.

During last week’s City Council meeting a new ordinance that would require restaurants to recycle cooking oil was given a first reading. If approved the ordinance would require food service establishments to store cooking oil on private property, or apply for a temporary use of right of way permit for containers, if an establishment doesn’t have the space to store used oil on premises.

The new measure stems from a variety of issues the city has been facing over the past several years.

“The proposed Waste Cooking Oil Recycling Ordinance is intended to provide the City with a mechanism to protect the public health and environment as well as to prevent odor and cleanliness related nuisances,” according to a memo to the Mayor and Alderman from the City Manager.

The major impetus for the new ordinance is an ongoing issue with improper cooking oil disposal. The sewer system has experienced routine blockages due to grease build up. There have also been issues with cleanliness in alleys around downtown, including one incident where a truck on its way down to River Street jack–knifed after skidding on an oil patch by the Abercorn ramp.

The ordinance will receive a second reading and vote at an upcoming council meeting.

Political tidbits Rochelle Small–Toney is officially the City Manager (finally). At last week’s council meeting, she accepted the council’s offer for the position and was approved by a unanimous vote.

Small–Toney will stay at the same salary level, about $190,000 plus additional benefits.

Mayor Pro–Tem Edna Jackson formally announced her candidacy for mayor last week at an event in Forsyth Park.

Jackson’s addition to the race brings the total number of formally announced candidates to four, including Alderman Jeff Felser, former State Senator Regina Thomas and former Alderman Ellis Cook. There are rumors of several other potential candidates joining the race, but none have alerted the media yet.

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The Telfair Museums announced last week that Executive Director Steven High will take a job as director of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida. High is expected to begin the new assignment on June 1.

“What an honor it is for Steven to have been chosen to lead The Ringling Museum,” said Cathy Solomons, the Telfair’s board chairman. “For the past four years, Steven has taken the Telfair to a new level of excellence and prominence, and we will miss his vision and leadership, but wish him well in this exciting new opportunity.”

High came to Savannah in 2007 shortly after the Telfair opened the Moshe Safdie–designed Jepson Center for the Arts. In 2008, he led a five–year strategic plan to highlight the diversity of the Telfair’s three sites (Telfair Academy, Owens–Thomas House, Jepson Center) and increase cooperative efforts between them.

Telfair Museums ended 2010 with the highest attendance in the museum’s history at 180,000 visitors.

“I have enjoyed working at the Telfair and love being part of the Savannah community. But when the opportunity at the Ringling was presented to me — from a professional point of view — I knew it was one I could not overlook” said High.

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Congressman John Barrow made a cameo in Savannah last week, stopping at a tax preparation assistance event at the Neighborhood Improvement Association on Abercorn Street. The stop came as part of a series of visits across the 12th District, according to a press release from his office.

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The Savannah Economic Development Authority’s new President and CEO Steve Weathers has only been in town about four months, but he’s already got a clear vision of what needs to be done to build on the area’s economic success.

Last week Weathers spoke at the critical issues forum hosted by local law firm Hunter Maclean, where he addressed a room full of business and politiSteve Weathers cal leaders.

As the newcomer in the room, he stated his hesitance to proclaim too many definitive truths to an audience that had been doing business in the city for decades.

“I came here with more questions than answers,” he said, but as he continued, it was clear he’d spent time seriously considering the city’s standing in the region, its assets and faults.

“I hate to tell you this, but you’re not special,” Weathers joked, saying that ongoing questions about poverty, education and workforce readiness were not unique to Savannah. The differentiator between communities that succeed and fail is how they choose to deal with those issues.

Weathers encouraged attendees to view the “fabric of the economy,” the confluence of academia, arts and culture, community, tourism and corporations. Using the metaphor of a horse race, he explained that when the gates opened, it’s important for all the horses to run in the same direction.

Extending the metaphor into more practical terms, Weathers discussed how not enough was being done to leverage new business leads from visiting conferences, and outlined plans to work in concert with organizations like Visit Savannah to simultaneously attract professional conferences and decision makers to the area.

Although he downplayed interest in pursuing extensive development of hospitality sector businesses like new hotels, he recognized that tourism and hospitality play a crucial role in putting Savannah’s best face forward to busi-

nesses interested in relocating here.

While SEDA has made significant efforts in attracting new businesses, with a particular focus on manufacturing and distribution, Weathers signaled change on the horizon. He explained that 85 percent of job creation comes from the expansion of existing businesses, rather than the less predictable attempts to attract new businesses.

The key component to building businesses with stronger local ties, according to Weathers, would be to improve access to venture capital for startups. There is currently only one group of angel investors in Savannah, and because they are interested in returns rather than strictly local development, a portion of their funds goes outside the Greater Savannah area.

Weathers opened the floor to a question of what would be the area’s economic drivers over the next 10 years.

Answers included healthcare, biomass, digital media and technology. He then added telecommunication, aerospace, the port and international business.

He said it would be important to recognize regional strengths and focus on particular industries rather than casting too broad a net because “we can’t be all things to all people.”

He outlined plans for a Savannah World Trade Center that would focus on assets like the port and distribution to attract companies with multi–national interests to the area. The plan, which is being studied now, would work in conjunction with City initiatives like the International Alliance to increase exports from the port.

Weathers would like to see the new endeavor housed in the former Georgia Power building on Bay Street over– looking the river.

With initiatives like the World Trade Center, strategic action in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce and Visit Savannah and efforts to attract new businesses to the area, Weathers said his goal is to create 4,000 new jobs over the next five years. cs

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The Savannah Derby Devils fifth year kicks off this weekend with a big change – the team will showdown against their rivals from Charleston at the Civic Center, rather than their longtime home at Supergoose.

“The whole thing is a big deal,” says Derby Devil member Ira Fuse. “We worked a long time for it.”

Since 2006, the local roller derby squad has been hosting home bouts on the eastside, but their fan base has grown so much over the last several years that they needed to expand, particularly for parking. In some cases, they’d had to delay jams (derby jargon for the incremental rounds that comprise a bout) because players had to run

and move their cars before being towed.

Growth might be the over–arching theme for the team this season. Besides the move into the Civic Center, the Derby Devils numbers have expanded enough that they now have two full squads (the A and B teams, both of which will take to the track against Charleston this weekend), and are working on developing a third team in addition to a junior program open to teens.

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To the uninitiated, the assumption might be that the Derby Devils are some unholy mass of tattoo–covered ladies with short tempers, violent inclinations and torn fishnet stockings – like the Hell’s Angels Ladies Auxiliary – but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

“We have reporters, nurses, stay– at–home moms, artists – a little bit of everything,” explains Ira Fuse. Team members range from ages 20–54, and run as wide a gamut of size and shape.

They aren’t outlaws searching for an outlet; rather they are a group of women who spend a lot of time, on and off the track, pursuing a passion.

“It’s takes a lot of work and a lot of training to do what we do,” says No Mercy Jersey, who’s been with the team for about a year.

Although this weekend marks the start of the new season, there is no actual off–season. There are practices two or three nights per week in preparation for monthly bouts against teams from across the Southeast, and then scrimmages during months without bouts.

“I didn’t realize it would be a complete lifestyle change,” says Notorious Ned Kelly. “I thought I’d just show up for two hours and skate.”

Once a year, there is boot camp, a recruitment tool that helps introduce new members to rules and physical rigors of the team. Last year’s event turned out nearly 100 new skaters, and the Derby Devils retained close to 30 of them – an unprecedented success.

After joining the team, skaters choose a derby name, and so begins their new dual existence – one on the track and

one off. You might see team members in the grocery store and not even realize that they are throwing body checks on roller skates and answering to names like Felony Melanie or Fear Abby.

“I think its interesting where the two collide and how they influence each other,” explains Jammunition, who still describes herself as shy, but says Derby’s influence has helped make her more confident and outspoken.

While the bout against Charleston isn’t exactly the Yankees vs. Red Sox of Lowcountry roller derby, there is a burgeoning rivalry, and the two teams are evenly matched.

“My first bout was last year when we played Charleston and it came down to the last jam. I think we lost by 2 or 3 points,” says Jammunition. “I’ve been looking forward to this bout.”

If you haven’t had a chance to check out the home team, the bout on Saturday will be a good opportunity – there will be an emotionally heated battle between two evenly matched opponents, a live band (the MENSA bullies) and beer (another perk of moving to the Civic Center.

“The crowd is a full spectrum of folks, from children to grandparents,” says Ira Fuse. “I’ve never heard anyone say they haven’t had a great time.” cs Savannah Derby Devils vs. Charleston Lowcountry High Rollers When: April 2, 5pm (B–teams) & 7pm (All–stars) Where: Savannah Civic Center Info: www.savannahderby.com Cost: $10/adv, $12/door

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

When Irish eyes are crying An officer was on patrol near City Market on Saturday night of the St. Patrick’s Day festivities when he saw a woman attack a man nearby.

It was shortly after 2 in the morning when the officer saw a short woman in a blue and white dress sprint up the street jump on a man’s back and punch him several times in the back of the head.

The officer stepped in and separated the unhappy couple. The woman was seated on a bench and suddenly began cursing at another female sitting nearby. Then she started hitting the bystander. The officer handcuffed the aggressor due to her violent nature, and the bystander declined pressing charges. While talking with the man who had been jumped on initially, the officer learned that the angry woman with a proclivity for punching was the victim’s wife. She was

mad, according to her husband, because he had given her money to go home.

She attacked him because she thinks he is cheating on her.

• Officers in uniform saw a fight break out between two young men near the corner of Drayton and Congress.

They attempted to break up the fight, but one of the young men struggled considerably. After the officer grabbed the man’s arm, the man pulled back and got free before he could be cuffed.

A large crowd was present. The officer tried to take him down to the ground, but he countered and pushed back up to his feet. Finally the officer got him face down and climbed on his back, placing him in a “lateral vascular neck restraint,” aka a headlock. Finally, the man submitted and was cuffed. At some point during the struggle, another officer unleashed some pepper spray. EMS was called. Both subjects were arrested for fighting in public and obstruction.

• Around five o’clock on St. Patrick’s Day, an officer who was assigned to City Market was standing by the stage out-

side of the Wild Wing Cafe, observing the crowds. He noticed a young lady sitting down near a cooler holding a large pitcher of what appeared to be an alcoholic beverage. When the girl saw the officer, she quickly put down the pitcher and attempted the old “you can’t see the pitcher if it’s behind my leg” trick. The officer was familiar with her method of evasion, and judging by how young she looked, he approached her and asked for identification. She told him that she didn’t have any ID on her. The officer noticed that she had two wristbands indicating she had been in clubs, and also had her purse with her. He asked how old she was, and the young lady replied that she was 18. She was taken into custody and a search of her bag produced an assortment of IDs, including two different South Carolina IDs belonging to two different people, a Rhode Island ID with her name and an altered date of birth, and then her actual ID, from the great state of Maryland, which revealed

she’d just celebrated her 19th birthday the week prior. She was charged with possession of alcohol by a minor and possession of a fraudulent ID card. She was taken to jail.

• On the day before St. Patrick’s Day, a downtown salon employee became disorderly and got fired. The employee became “very belligerent in front of several customers and then refused to take any of his equipment with him.”

The owner of the salon called police after being informed of the situation by the salon’s managers. She told an officer that she fears retaliation against her and the business based on what she was told about the situation. She was advised on the process for obtaining a restraining order. CS Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

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It’s true. Nuclear power basically has a bad PR problem stemming from the unfortunate multiple uses of fission technology. No nation has searing memories of the devastation caused by a coal bomb. Nukes, on the other hand... But even in the worst-case scenario, you’re never going to get warscale casualties from a reactor accident.

Let’s talk about that worst case— Chernobyl. People today remember the 1986 meltdown of Reactor 4 in what was then the Ukrainian SSR as an unmitigated calamity. Bah. Chernobyl’s planners and operators did almost every possible thing wrong, combining poor design with outrageous human error. The plant had no containment building to prevent radiation release. The reactor design was inherently unstable—in most reactors, when cooling water overheats and turns to steam, power output drops; at Chernobyl, overheating water meant power

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rose. Then, one April day, technicians purposely disabled the backup cooling system, removed most of the control rods, and switched off the cooling pumps to see what would happen.

What happened was the reactor overheated, power output shot up to a hundred times normal, and the lid blew off the core, which then exploded again and caught fire. The exposed core burned for ten days, spewing radioactive dust and smoke. Radioactive materials equal to 200 times Hiroshima and Nagasaki were released.

So, after this carnival of incompetence, what happened? Thirty-one people died soon after, most of acute radiation exposure, with a few more in the years since. More than 100 others suffered radiation injuries. Some 6,000 cases of thyroid cancer have been diagnosed in Ukrainians, Belarusians, and Russians who were under 18 at the time, many likely stemming from radiation exposure via milk contaminated with radioactive iodine.

However, only 15 deaths had been reported as of 2005—thyroid cancer is readily treated. There’s evidence of increased leukemia and cataracts among recovery workers who received higher doses, but no health effects otherwise.

(Experts project an eventual 4,000 additional cancer deaths among the 600,000 people most exposed—i.e., an increase of a few percent beyond the 100,000 cancer deaths you’d expect.)

An irregularly shaped “exclusion zone” of about 1,700 square miles around the plant remains off-limits to human habitation, 220,000 people had to be permanently relocated, and agriculture is restricted, but vegetation and wildlife for the most part have thrived.

That’s about it. Talk about blown opportunities. An astute nuke spokesperson might have said: “Look, here was a five-star fiasco and the confirmed death toll is about the same as from 12 hours of U.S. traffic accidents. Is that an outstanding safety record or what?”

OK, your columnist is being sarcastic. Still, consider a few more numbers.

Each year on average, 35 U.S. coal miners are killed and 4,000 injured. In China, 2,600 coal miners were killed in 2009, following 3,200 dead in 2008.

Coal-burning plants release close to three times as much radioactivity as nuclear plants.

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Gen. Than Shwe of Myanmar, leader of Asia’s most authoritarian regime, made a rare public appearance in February but dressed in a women’s sarong. Most likely, according to a report on AOL News, he was challenging the country’s increasingly successful “panty protests” in which females opposed to the regime toss their underwear at the leaders or onto government property to, according to superstition, weaken the oppressors. (Men wear sarongs, too, in Myanmar, but the general’s sarong was uniquely of a design worn by women.) An Internet site run by the protesters urges sympathetic women worldwide to “post, deliver or fling” panties at any Burmese embassy.

The Continuing Crisis

• The “F State’s” Legislature at Work: (1) Florida Senate Bill 1246, introduced in February, would make it a first-degree felony to take a picture of any farmland, even from the side of the road, without written permission of the land’s owner.

(The bill is perhaps an overenthusiastic attempt to pre-empt campaigns by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.)

(2) Though Florida faces a serious budget shortfall, another Senate bill, 1846, would authorize the state to borrow money for golf courses and resorts in at least five state parks and would require that the courses be designed by golf legend Jack Nicklaus’ firm. (Update: SB1846 was too excessive even for Florida and was withdrawn.)

• No Sense of Shame: (1) Nurse Sarah Bright Ideas Casareto resigned in February from Ab• In late 2010, a Georgia utility contracbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapotor discovered an elaborate “Internetlis, and faced possible criminal charges, controlled network of web-accessible after allegedly swiping the painkiller cameras” and three shotguns aimed into fentanyl from her patient’s IV line as he a food-garden plot on a Georgia Power was undergoing kidney-stone surgery Company right of way (as reported by the (telling him once to “man up” when he Augusta Chronicle in January). The Georcomplained about the pain). (2) Karen gia Wildlife Resources Division and U.S. Remsing, 42, stands accused of much the Homeland Security took a look, but by same thing after her November arrest then, the structure had been moved. involving an unspecified pain medicine (Homeland Security speculated delivered by IV at University of Pittsthat the set-up was to keep burgh Medical Center Children’s feral hogs away from the food Don’t forget, Hospital. However, Remsing’s case stock.)

Mayoral and was different in that the IV line • Principal Angela Jennings Council elections being shorted was that of her own, of Rock Chapel Elementary in November terminally ill, 15-year-old son.

School in Lithonia, Ga., • New Orleans clothing designresigned after an investigaer Cree McCree, an ardent envition revealed that she had ronmentalist, ordinarily would temporarily unenrolled 13 never work with animal fur, but students last year for the sole the Louisiana state pest, the nutria purpose of keeping them from (swamp rat), is culled in abundance annual statewide tests because by hunters, who leave the carcasses she feared their scores would drag where they fall. Calling its soft-brown down her school’s performance. coat “guilt-free fur that belongs on (When the test was over, Jenthe runway instead of at the bottom nings re-enrolled them.) The resignation, of the bayou,” McCree has encoureffective in June, was revealed in February aged a small industry of local designers to

by Atlanta’s WSB-TV. create nutria fashions -- and in November -- Artists Adam Zaretsky and Tony went big-time with a New York City show Allard told AOL News in February of (“Nutria-palooza”). Now, according to a their plans to create “bio-art” based on an November New York Times report, deepoxy-preserved “glob” of feces excreted signers Billy Reid and Oscar de la Renta by the counterculture novelist William S. are sampling nutria’s “righteous fur.”

Burroughs (who died in 1997). The pair would isolate Burroughs’ DNA, make copies, soak them in gold dust, and, with a laboratory “gene gun,” shoot the mixture into blood, feces and semen to create

“living bio-art.” (Zaretsky was less certain when asked what was actually being produced, suggesting that they may call their work a “living cut-up literary device” or just a mutant sculpture. Zaretsky is a Ph.D. candidate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Allard is a college professor in San Diego.)

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• Questionable Redemption: For two philanthropic gifts totaling $105,000, Jim Massen, 80, a retired television repairman and farmer in Windsor, Ontario, has perhaps salvaged his good name, overcoming a 1990 guilty plea (and oneyear jail sentence) for molesting three teenage boys. The gifts, acknowledged in February, mean that a scoreboard clock, an administrative office, the street leading to the complex, and a walking trail will all be named for him.

• Theory of Evolution: Last year, the highly qualified agriculture expert Ricardo Salvador was passed over by Iowa State University to run its Center for Sustainable Agriculture, even after the person who finished ahead of him declined the job. According to a June Chronicle of Higher Education report, Salvador had committed an unpardonable faux pas during the hiring process -- by stating the obvious fact that cows everywhere, historically, eat “grass.” (Since Iowa’s dominant crop is corn, “grass” was the wrong answer.) When a Chronicle reporter asked the dean of Iowa State’s agriculture school whether cows evolved eating grass, the dean said she did not have an “opinion” about that.

(1) Over the last 10 years, newspaper vendor Miljenko Bukovic, 56, of Valparaiso, Chile, has acquired 82 Julia Roberts face tattoos on his upper body -- all, he said, inspired by scenes from the movie “Erin Brockovich.” (2) On Feb. 21, Jessica Davey, 22, of Salisbury, England, saw that her car had been wrongly immobilized with a boot.

Angry at probably missing work, she locked herself in the car, thus impeding the tow truck, and remained for 30 hours, until a parking inspector dropped by and removed the boot.

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Not Ready for Prime Time: (1) Arkeen Thomas, 19, broke into a home in Port St. Lucie, Fla., in March, but the residents were present, and the male resident immediately punched Thomas in the mouth, sending him fleeing.

(Minutes later, a woman identified as Thomas’ mother arrived, picked up her son’s gold teeth that had been knocked out, and left.) (2) In March, Briton Luke Clay, 21, was sentenced to eight months in prison by a Nottingham Crown Court judge for a home invasion.

Luke and his brother fled the home empty-handed after the resident, Joan Parmenter, 79, knocked Luke down with one punch to the jaw.

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Another “Sovereign” Citizen: In February, the Sarasota (Fla.) Police Department fired veteran homicide detective Tom Laughlin, almost a year after he had filed formal papers identifying himself as part of the “sovereign” movement, whose members believe they are beyond the control of any government and can establish their own financial system (which usually makes them much richer -- on paper), among other assertions. (The U.S. Constitution is cited as their authority, but only the original and not the popular version, which is a sham secretly switched with the original by President Abraham Lincoln.) In a subsequent interview with the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Laughlin, who had a strong record as a detective, acknowledged that maybe he had gotten carried away. cs By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE

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This six–member, Atlanta–based band devotes itself to music written by and/or performed by Bob Dylan and the Band. Sometimes, it’s just Dylan tunes. Sometimes, it’s just Band tunes. Sometimes, it’s something else entirely.

The LWE looks for, and finds, the unifying thread in everything from “Maggie’s Farm” to “Evangeline.” And as anyone who cherishes this classic, nascent Americana will tell you, that thread is most definitely there.

Not surprisingly, founder Kris Gloer – lead guitar and vocals – started life as a dedicated Deadhead (hint: look there for another part of the thread). “In 1985, I did my first summer Dead tour,” says Gloer, who recently moved to Hilton Head. “They were playing with Dylan. I really liked the way the songs were jamming, the way they would jam on the Dylan tunes. The lyrical content is something I really need. I can’t go for the noodle–fest or just jamming for too long, I need a little story before somebody ricochets into the fiery solo. Then bring me back with some more lyrics.

“So then I was a Deadhead and a Dylan–head. And I discovered the Band along the way, from several different outlets. One, the Jerry Garcia versions of a lot of those Band tunes, and listening to those Band tunes, all of that music was inter–twining. And I went to see Rick Danko one night at the Variety Playhouse.”

Over Thanksgiving 2004, Gloer and his band Hound Dog put on a

one–off show to pay tribute to the Band’s concert film The Last Waltz, even throwing in the Neil Young, Van Morrison and Joni Mitchell tunes.

It sold out, and became an annual success in Atlanta, which led to the name change, and the current incarnation of the ensemble.

With more than 100 songs in the repertoire, The Last Waltz is now only part of the picture. They even perform songs that Dylan and/or The Band never actually played live. “That way, you’re taking a little bit of something borrowed, something blue and just taking it to the next place that it may have gone to,” says Gloer.

The group is often joined onstage by members of the thriving Atlanta jam–band scene, and this Savannah show will find them fleshed out with, direct from New Orleans, several members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band’s exquisite horn section.

The LWE has a new album out, New Orleans Jokerman, that combines both elements: Big Bob and the Big Easy. “Themes,” Gloer says, keep the idea fresh and the musicians excited.

The Savannah show, he adds, will be something special. “We’ve started with a base of 25 Dylan and Band tunes, and then we’ve got four or five specials which are New Orleans–flavored tunes.

“We’re going to throw in a couple of Professor Longhair tunes.

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Band of Horses (Ben Bridwell, third from left). “After a lot of lineup changes,” he says, “I have this great family in the band.”

Life in a mirage band

Band of Horses founder Ben Bridwell on the ‘both terrible and awesome’ parts of his job

by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

A self–deprecating sense of humor is just one of the refreshing things about Band of Horses founder and frontman Ben Bridwell, who brings his group to the Johnny Mercer Theatre this week for a Savannah Music Festival show.

There’s also this: He writes catchy, memorable songs that still manage to evoke deep–dream vistas, color misty inner monologues and make you think; His music is “retro” with any sense of obvious rehash, and “contemporary” without sounding like it’s trying too damn hard to impress anyone; He’s a self–taught musician (guitar, pedal steel, mandolin and anything else that might be laying around) and a self–made business success (he started a record label in Seattle in 1997, and it’s still going today); He’s addicted to UGA football.

Band of Horses, which began about seven years ago following the breakup of Cassandra’s Wierd (for which Bridwell played drums), released two acclaimed albums (Everything All the Time and Cease to Exist) through Seattle’s legendary Sub Pop label.

So Bridwell and company were already indie darlings when Infinite Arms

appeared in 2010 as a split–label deal with Sony and Bridwell’s homegrown Brown Records (with an assist from Fat Possum). In no time, it entered the Billboard chart at No. 7 and was nominated for a Grammy.

The group’s music is an energized blend of rootsy Americana, 1960s harmonies and lush soundscapes drenched in reverb, with fairly straightforward pop or rock ‘n’ roll arrangements hitting your nerve center when you least expect it.

A native of Irmo, S.C., Bridwell was kicking a soccer ball around with his 3–year–old daughter when he called, from the back yard of his recently–purchased home in Mt. Pleasant, just outside of Charleston.

He was in particularly fine spirits.

I read a short interview with you in – and I’m not making this up – Time Out Abu Dhabi, where you were complaining about how your “whiny

girl voice” makes you cringe. I know you came relatively late to music, but do you still have insecurities about what you do?

Ben Bridwell: Yeah, I do. It hits you at the weirdest times. Sometimes it’s nothing but absolute joy and pleasure, and other times it’s still quite a pleasure but yeah, it can be a little bit unnerving that it’s your stupid head singing stuff. For the most part, I’m a lot more comfortable with it now than, say, a couple of years ago when I was just getting started.

You were bartending in Seattle, and you just “started” playing drums. Was music always sort of bubbling up inside you, or did you just one day say “I’m gonna try this”?

Ben Bridwell: I didn’t really think of it like that. I’d never even considered myself qualified to play drums or anything.

I was releasing records on my little label, and I felt more in my comfort zone in that kind of position. But then, once I did start playing in a band, and playing the worst drums imaginable – the drums themselves were fine, it was the operator that was the problem – then I

What was in your parents’ record collection? What moved you?

Ben Bridwell: They grew up in Atlanta, so there was a lot of soul stuff. There was a lot of Rolling Stones for one – not so much the Beatles – but a lot of Rolling Stones, and the people that influenced the Rolling Stones. A lot of Otis Redding, James Brown, Motown stuff, all the Atlantic stuff. And a lot of Southern rock, Allman Brothers.

Then they got into some Luther Vandross and some Peabo Bryson, some of the more like modern, ‘80s R&B. So a nice spectrum of sounds, I think.

Interesting. If you say “Otis Redding to Luther Vandross to Band of Horses,” I’m not going to make the leap.

There’s a great pop sensibility to your music, and the harmonies at times remind me of the Byrds and bands like that.

Ben Bridwell: Right, and a lot of Neil Young and CSNY stuff. I guess I get a lot of the sense of harmony from listening to a lot of those records.

I’ve always referred to our tag of music as “Mirage Rock,” not garage rock.

Where it’s like, from a distance it sounds really good, but when you get really close to it you can tell that there’s nothing really there of substance.

a lot of writing things, I have to step away from the house – especially with babies everywhere, screaming all the time – and I go to like beach houses, or cabins.

And that’s where I’m like “I must have the best job in the world.” If you can call it a job. I go on site to a beach house, and go into seclusion for a week, and scream my balls off and go crazy.

Not to mention, after a lot of different lineup changes I finally have this great family that’s in the band now. So even in those annoying moments of traveling and all the headache that goes with everything but the show, I’m surrounded by really great people. So it lessens the sting of any of the bad stuff.

I always feel like it could all come crashing down tomorrow, and I’ll be back to flipping eggs or something. It’s not lost on me how lucky we are.

At the same time, I don’t want to pander so hard to the people that are fans of the band that I’m not stretching myself artistically. I guess that’s a pretty cliche answer, but it’s true.

Going back to the beach house concept, you locked yourself away to write the songs for Infinite Arms. Tell me why you do that.

I always feel like it could all come crashing down tomorrow, and I’ll be back to flipping eggs or something. It’s not lost on me how lucky we are.

Aren’t you selling yourself short there?

Ben Bridwell: That’s my funny little thing that I thought of one day: ‘I’m going to create a whole new genre of music called Mirage Rock.” I don’t know, man, I do whatever kind of is in the moment for me in a song, and hope that it’s the right approach to it.

Sometimes I’m probably way off, but other times I think it works out quite well. And it’s a new adventure every song. I don’t really know where it comes from, but I just know I have some core sense of what I want to do with it, usually.

It must be pretty great to realize that there are thousands of good bands out there who haven’t reached this level of success. Is there a “pinching myself ” element sometimes?

Ben Bridwell: Dude, all the time! When I go to do

Ben Bridwell: I need to be able to whine out loud, really, that’s what it is. I need to be able to sing and not feel like someone can hear me. ‘Cause if I feel like someone can hear me, I’ll immediately – maybe even subconsciously – get self–conscious and pull back a bit.

Maybe that’s going back to the “not feeling that comfortable” thing, but I don’t want somebody to hear me doing that. I don’t want to hear somebody else moving around, because I’ll get scared off. I just try to isolate myself as far away from people as possibly, so I can really squeeze out whatever emotion I’m trying to put into

the singing.

I’m just trying to stretch myself, and sometimes that means being loud as hell. I’ll sing like crap if I feel like someone can hear me.

For you personally: Live shows, or studio work? What would you rather be doing all the time?

Ben Bridwell: Man, it’s tough. That one goes back and forth. Sometimes I’m incredibly comfortable onstage, and the performance is so exhilarating that it can’t be matched by anything in the studio.

But more often times than not, I’m more on edge onstage than I would be in the studio environment, where it’s all just creation and pushing yourself to different limits. That maybe in a live performance you don’t get the chance to do, because you can fall on your face in front of the adoring public, or you’re just nervous.

So I think I more prefer the studio environment, at least today. But if you ask me after a show or something that was really good, I’d say there was no better feeling in the world than that.

So I can’t really give a clear answer on that. They’re both terrible and awesome.

I saw the YouTube video of you onstage with Pearl Jam, singing the Temple of the Dog song “Hunger Strike.” I thought, that’s got to feel pretty good for a guy who was still hustling around Seattle when Pearl Jam was on top of the world. That’s kind of a full circle, isn’t it?

Ben Bridwell: Holy cow, yeah. And just remembering when I heard that song for the first time – I was actually a major MTV Johnny, so when I first saw that video and fell in love with that song ... it’s kind of mind–blowing to think I was probably 12 or 13 or something.

So it was definitely full–circle in so many ways. But also, completely terrifying. If you see the video, you can tell I don’t even know where to put my hands, I’m trying to hide my smile, I’m trying not to bust out in tears. It was just a fucking mental Vietnam, man. I was having a tough day.

I thought it looked great!

Ben Bridwell: I don’t mean to sell it short, because it went awesome. It was one of those memories that I’ll take with me to my death. It just had me so in a ball of nerves that I can’t believe I actually didn’t, like, pass out on the stage.

I understand you’re quite the Georgia Bulldogs fan ...

Ben Bridwell: I can live and die by some of the games, especially football. I shouldn’t get so wrapped up in it. And fortunately, we’ve been kind of bad the past couple years, so I’ve lessened my depressions when we lose a game.

I love it so much, man. And it’s funny, a lot of people in this music game aren’t that into sports. But I wait for football season impatiently every year.

Do you ever have to miss an important game because of your job?

Ben Bridwell: Every game, I swear to God. Any time something important is going on, Band of Horses is getting in the way of my football habit – and I’m a little bit fed up with it, actually!

Sometimes the game will end right before we’re supposed to go onstage. Sometimes I’m sitting there holding the stage time because we’re in overtime or something. And we end up losing.

And you can’t drag your sad ass on the stage and ruin the show! But it definitely crosses my mind. CS Savannah Music Festival Band of Horses When & where: At 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 4, Johnny Mercer Theatre Tickets: $25–$40 at savannahmusicfestival.org

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got used to touring around the country, and the kind of camaraderie and inspiration that comes from that kind of scenario. And I just didn’t want to give it up once that band broke up.

And coming from a family where music was so important, since I was born, that’s all I really lived and breathed. So it’s really the only thing I was qualified to do besides flip eggs or pour beer. I decided to just work really hard at trying to make songs.

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Revolving stage doors Multi-faceted actor John Rubinstein welcomes the SMF challenge

by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

Marc Neikrug’s Death Cell Memoirs of an Extraterrestrial (written for violin, piano, clarinet and actor) will receive its world premiere April 5 at a Savannah Music Festival concert at the Lucas Theatre.

SMF Associate Director Daniel Hope will play violin, with Simon Crawford–Phillips on the piano, and Patrick Messina handling the clarinet.

“It’s a piece that has a lot of whimsy to it, and yet as with everything Marc writes there’s a very deep undercurrent,” explains John Rubinstein, the fourth member of this unique chamber group. “It’s essentially the story of an alien who falls deeply in love, and does everything he possibly can to keep him and his new love together. And he’s willing to suffer for it.” Rubenstein has often performed the “actor” part of Neikrug’s award–winning Through Roses.

Rubinstein, 64, is a Tony winner (for 1980’s Children of a Lesser God), and a man who’s been in dozens of feature films, and omnipresent on television since the early 1970s.

He has voiced more than 75 books–on–tape, which should’ve been enough to get him the nod for narrating Death Cell Memoirs.

In truth, it was his long friendship with Neikrug, who’d spent many years as the pianist for classical violinist Pinchas Zukerman.

Zukerman was close friends with the Rubinstein family – John’s father was the legendary concert pianist Arthur Rubinstein, one of the most beloved figures in mid 20th century classical music.

There was definitely a father-son dynamic at play.

“We never actually had this discussion, but I knew him very well and I think he would’ve said he thought I should have been a conductor,” Rubinstein chuckles. “He wanted me to be in music, because he thought that I was gifted. But I didn’t want to go to a conservatory, and I didn’t want to continue my official music studies, and I fell in love

figure out how to do this?’ I said ‘I learned it because I sat next to the oboe player in the London Philharmonic when you were recording the Mozart Concertos.’

“Whenever my dad played with an orchestra, when I was around, I would sit in the band, next to the brass or the tympani, or the woodwinds. They usually let me, because I was his kid. What were they gonna say?”

Rubinstein made his Broadway debut as the title character in Pippin, the Stephen Schwartz/Bob Fosse musical, in 1972 “The birthing of that play was not an easy one,” he says. “Fosse and Schwartz did not get along very well. They were at each other’s throats, and didn’t speak to each other for most of the rehearsal process. Stephen was banned from rehearsals, and had to sit in the back of the house only when we got to the Kennedy Center.”

Fast–forward to 2007, when Rubinstein was cast as the Wizard in the Los Angeles premiere of Schwartz’ Wicked.

He stayed with the production for 18 months, and at some point was re–in-

troduced to Schwartz.

“In the interim, I had seen a production of his newly–revised Pippin. Now that Fosse is dead and the rights reverted entirely to him and his co–writer Roger Hirson, they’ve changed the ending and, in my humble opinion, they’ve hurt it.

“In the old days, he was sentimental and Fosse was the cynical one. And now he’s gotten more cynical in his old age, and he’s made the ending be harsh, cynical and mean. And I think he’s done a disservice to his own piece.”

Be that as it may. Rubinstein’s still acting, when the offers arrive, but he now has a day job at the University of Southern California. He teaches a class in musical theater auditions, and directs the big student musical every spring.

He welcomes, with open arms, the chance to work with people like his old pal Marc Neikrug – and to participate in events like the Savannah Music Festival, which he believes are crucial to the growth of the arts in America.

“The arts are always if not directly under fire, they are frequently ignored in this country of ours,” Rubinstein says.

“We take our Justin Biebers and Lady Gagas seriously as art, but not necessarily the work of painters and sculptors and poets, and composers and musicians. It’s very difficult for artists in this country to make a living.

“And the way they do it, other than academics, is through these wonderful festivals. They work so hard to raise the money from their local music–loving, art–loving communities. And they foster new work, without which there wouldn’t be the amount of amazing ‘classical’ music that is still being produced in this country.

“We owe these music festivals a great debt of thanks.” CS Savannah Music Festival Death Cell Memoirs of an Extraterrestrial When & where: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, Lucas Theatre Also on the program (“Daniel Hope & Friends”): Vivaldi, The Four Seasons; Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 8 in c minor, Op. 100 Pre–concert conversation with Marc Neikrug at 6 p.m.

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with the theater. He never said ‘I don’t want you to do that’ or ‘That’s a bad idea,’ he always helped me and encouraged me.”

Music, however, was undeniably in his blood.

“While I was at the theater school at UCLA, I just fell into writing music, all by myself,” he says. “Certainly because of my long years of living with him, and observing music, and knowing music, and being a sort of budding musician myself.”

He composed the incidental music for college plays, and wrote and recorded music for student filmmaker buddies who didn’t have any money to pay for “real” composers.

As his theatrical career blossomed, Rubinstein composed for real movies (some of which he starred in, like Zachariah) and TV series, conducting the studio orchestra himself.

“My dad was exceptionally pleased about that,” Rubinstein explains, “because I had never really studied serious orchestration or harmony or counterpoint. I just played the piano.

“He would say to me ‘How did you

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Daniel Hope breathes life, fun into SMF classical programming

by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

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The idea for “Sex, Violins & Tales of the Baroque”:

Daniel Hope: This is based on the Air CD which I released last year, and tells the amazing story of how baroque music evolved and how it changed the world. With some of the finest musicians in the world joining me for this concert, I take the audience through a kind of guided tour of the music with many anecdotes relating to it. There is love, romance, fun, war, tragedy, and, of course, great music.

Some people think that baroque music is old fashioned, perhaps a little slow and stately. In fact it couldn’t be more different. Many of these composers, like Bach or Vivaldi, were outrageous characters, pushing the bounds of expressionism within their lives and their music. I try to show how radical and exciting this music is, and by explaining a bit about the background of the composers, talking about some of their extraordinary lives and the scrapes into which they got, I hope to give a fascinating and fun insight into the era.

The importance of the yearly ASO shows:

Daniel Hope: We are very fortunate to have the ASO as a regular visitor to the Festival. Not only is it a great orchestra, but I feel it is an important symbol with the state of Georgia. The orchestra has given us some spectacular concerts over the years. This year I am particularly looking forward to our performance of the Bruch Violin Concerto together.

On ‘Four Seasons’:

Daniel Hope: Even today, Vivaldi’s music is so ahead of its time. The “Four Seasons” are like musical paintings.

They tell us stories about nature, and in so doing, about ourselves. They have everything a violinist could dream for, great virtuosity, wonderful melodies, and the audience loves them. In this concert three different violinists will rotate to play them — that’s a first for me!

Daniel Hope: I’ve known Marc Neikrug since I was a young boy, and I admire him as a great musician an composer.

When I visited his festival in Santa Fe a couple of years ago, we got to talking about a commission idea, and I told him I wanted to program something a little different in Savannah. He has certainly come up with it. It’s a brilliant comedy, set to music, and we are so lucky to have the actor John Rubinstein to perform with us. Not only is he the son of the legendary pianist, Arthur Rubinstein, but he is also an actor whom I watched all the time in the lead role in the 1980s TV show “Crazy like a Fox.” Younger viewers may well have seen him as Mr. Hobson in “Desperate Housewives.”

Rehearsals for the Neikrug piece:

Daniel Hope: The rehearsals will all take place in Savannah, so until now everyone has been studying his part alone. It will be fascinating when we finally meet up and start to go through the piece together. As this is a world premiere, we will also be consulting Marc Neikrug about his feelings towards the piece, which he will also here in its entirety for the first time in Savannah. I love exchanging ideas with living composers... Bach and Beethoven aren’t that easy to get hold of on the phone.

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Daniel Hope: My very first performance in Savannah, back in 2004, was with a script I wrote called “An Audience with Beethoven”. It featured Mia Farrow and the Beaux Arts Trio and looked at the life of Beethoven through the eyes of his housekeeper, interspersed with music from his piano trios.

I enjoy these cross–genre projects very much, and as we have one of the most diverse festivals in the world, I feel they have their place in Savannah. cs Daniel Hope @ Savannah Music Festival • Sex, Violins @ Tales of the Baroque: April 1, 5 & 7:30 p.m., Lucas Theatre • Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 w/ Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, 3 p.m. April 3, Johnny Mercer Theatre (sold out) • Vivaldi, Shostakovich and a work by Marc Neikrug, 7 p.m. April 5, Lucas Theatre Info: savannahmusicfestival.org

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The New York Times refers to John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey “the Nick and Nora of cabaret.” High praise indeed, as that famous couple (of Thin Man movies fame) provided the template for high–energy spousal cooperation and creativity. To be called Nick and Nora means that you are, in fact, the very best at what you do.

Of course, Pizzarelli, the jazz guitarist, bandleader, vocalist and onstage bon vivant, is no stranger to accolades. He’s the son of jazz great Bucky Pizzarelli, and his renown has even eclipsed that of his famous father.

But when he and his sultry–singing wife – veteran of such Broadway shows as Sunday in the Park With George, Cats and innumerable new and innovative works of musical theater – combine forces, it’s something special indeed.

The swingin’ twosome are bringing cabaret back to the Savannah Music Festival with The Heart of a Saturday Night, over five performances April 4–6 at the Charles H. Morris Center.

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Pizzarelli: We never really have a theme; people make them up for us.

The time line of the show really just happens. We get our ideas in car rides mostly where the phone has less of a chance to interrupt us.

Molaskey: I like to say that we have musical dialogues with one another, and it’s the juxtaposition of the songs that somehow makes for an evening that has a feeling about something. The Heart of a Saturday Night is about searching, about people going out in to the world and trying to have an experience.

On choosing the songs

Pizzarelli: It’s a mixture between old and new, but we don’t think of it like that. We just mix songs together and not worry about times or styles.

Molaskey: We have such a wealth of material after having performed now year after year, that it’s really quite fun to revisit some of the stuff that we’ve worked so hard at. And we’ve always said ‘If we get in a fight over it, we won’t do it any more,’ but so far, so good.

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Molaskey: John is a consummate professional. I’ve never met an animal like him. When he walks out on the stage, you feel that nothing wrong can happen. It’s really something. I admire him so greatly as a person – moreso than just being an absolutely virtuostic musician, he’s like the last of a dying breed. Like an old Vaudevillian. We’ve had some really wonderful dates on the bandstand.

Pizzarelli: She is the only person I know equally at home in a musical theater setting or a jazz stage. She has great timing, be it a patter song or a ballad. She doesn’t lag. She moves the musical ball forward and she has great taste, sensitivity and panache. Yes, I am biased, but I am right. LOL!

On Bucky’s influence

On musical theater vs. jazz

Molaskey: I’ve been really lucky in that I’ve been able to do both in the last several years. I try to do one play a year, just to keep my chops up. And because it’s really my first love. I like new works.

I think the most interesting thing is to sing music that’s never been sung before – making the sound for the first time.

I like those kind of rehearsals where nobody knows what something is until you present it. CS Savannah Music Festival John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey Where: Charles H. Morris Center When: At 7:30 p.m. April 4; 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. April 5 and 6 Note: At press time, several shows were sold out Tickets and info: savannahmusicfestival. org

Pizzarelli: He taught me to get to the airport early. I played because they put a tenor banjo in my hands at the age of six and loved The Beatles. When my father played the Nat Cole Trio for me, I was hooked on doing that for a living.

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It’s the same show that brought Manhattan to its knees over a six–week run at the Cafe Carlyle. Backed by a full band, the couple delivers jazzy interpretations of everything from Gershwin and Berlin to Joni Mitchell’s “The Circle Game” and Tom Waits’ “Drunk on the Moon.”

Think of them as the Louis Prima and Keely Smith of this generation.

“When you’re doing a cabaret show,” says Molaskey, “it’s a little different than doing a set in a nightclub, where you can arbitrarily put songs together and it’ll be fine.

“We just feel that a good song is a good song, and that if we properly set them, everything should have its own chance to shine.”

We spoke briefly with each of these talented musicians; Molaskey was in New York, while Pizzarelli, who gave us his responses via e-mail, was in the middle of a gig in Vienna.

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Here are some additional shows you won’t want to miss this week

by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

Dianne Reeves

At 8 p.m. Saturday, April 2, Lucas Theatre One of America’s favorite jazz vocalists, a four–time Grammy winner, returns to the SMF after a two–year absence. Before silky–voiced Reeves and her band take the stage, there’ll be a set from Brazilian guitarist Chico Pinhiero, whose group includes samba vocalist Luciana Alves. Pinhiero will also join the headliner for a song or two. As for Reeves, she told Jim Morekis in a 2009 Connect interview about the importance of the collaborative process in jazz. “We have all these wonderful arrangements of songs, but they take on a different light when they’re performed,” she said. “They breathe. A lot of times in jazz music, because improvisation is such an important part of the music, the harmonies can change ever so slightly; we’re really breathing together and feeling and trusting one another.

We create in the moment. We’re a very tight–knit group and it’s important that we hear each other so we can make that happen.”

Ike Stubblefield

At various times Thursday, March 31, Charles H. Morris Center Let’s go ahead and call March 31 “Ike Stubblefield Day” at the SMF: Jazz, blues and rock are all in the most capable and creative hands when this guy is sitting at his Hammond B3 organ. A resident of Atlanta, where he plays with just about everybody who either lives there or passes through, Stubblefield got his start playing keys on late ‘60s Motown recording sessions, and over the decades has recorded and/or toured with everyone from Curtis Mayfield to Eric Clapton. His trio (with Jorel Flynn, drums, and Grant Green Jr. on guitar) has a number of smoking–groove dates at this year’s SMF, all at the Morris Center: A lunchtime session followed by three shows opening for the Clayton Brothers, at 5, 7:15 and 9:30. During the three co–bills with the Claytons, Stubblefield and company will be joined onstage by a killer horn section: Wycliffe Gordon on trombone and Marcus Printup on trumpet.

Robert Randolph & The Family Band

At 9 p.m. Friday, April 1, Trustees Theater Pedal steel guitar is an old tradition in the African American Pentecostal church, where its soaring notes and rippling chords were used to lead accompany the most fervent gospel music. New Jersey’s Robert Randolph learned to play “sacred steel” at the age of 15, and for a long time was blissfully unaware of any music other than that which came from his House of God church. At 19, he discovered the blues – it was the unexpected rush of seeing a Stevie Ray Vaughn concert – and began to chart his own course. His group is a high–energy funk and blues machine, with large (and extremely healthy) roots that go back to the gospel tradition. At its center, always, is Randolph – who plays that steel like a veteran bluesman tearing away at a venerable old Telecaster. The shows are celebratory, with a lot of dancing (especially by bandleader Randolph himself!) and audience participation. We Walk This Road, the band’s latest album, was produced by none other than T Bone Burnett; Randolph – a musician whose star is clearly on the rise – has within the last year or two played with Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, Buddy Guy, Santana, Elton John and Leon Russell, Third Day and many, many others. Can I get a witness? CS

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quick rapport. She would segue between songs with stories that set context for the tunes to come, including one exemplary occasion prior to “Mama Don’t Like My Man.” The rest of the band stepped offstage, leaving only Jones and Griptite, who laid down a gentle looping riff upon which Jones laid out a tale about introducing her man to her mama before kicking into the tune itself.

When she wasn’t pulling the crowd in with moody slow jams, Jones was flying around with frenetic dance steps that would have exhausted performers half her age. After leaving to thunderous applause, the band returned several minutes later for a multi–song encore, and Griptite joked that the people who had remained seated for the duration of the show had left to sit somewhere else, leaving only the “party people.”

The closing number had Jones and the band serve up a version of James

Brown’s “It’s Man’s Man’s Man’s World,” the lyrics of which took on new levels meaning when alternately crooned and wailed by Jones. – Patrick Rodgers

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March 25: Ballake Sissoko, left, and Vincent Segal

Demonstrating the spirit of unique collaboration that’s always been at the heart of the Savannah Music Festival, the show by Ballake Sissoko (on the kora, a tall African harp) and Vincent Segal (cello) crossed all sorts of musical boundaries. At times flowing and pastoral, at others adventurous and rhythmic to the point of palpitation–inciting, the music incorporated pieces of Indian ragas, Celtic melody lines and the unmistakable colors of the Far East.

The core, of course, was the Malinese folk music of Sissoko’s homeland, which Segal augmented brilliantly with pizzicato–plucked basslines and off–meter countermelodies. Visually, the pair couldn’t have been more incongruous – Sissoko in a white dashiki, sitting behind his massive, 21–string ancient instrument, and Segal in a black business suit with his cello, alternately bowed, plucked and strummed like a guitar. Each was illuminated by a lone spotlight.

The 1,200–seat Lucas Theatre was slightly less than half full.. From the West African nation of Benin, the dazzling guitarist and singer Lionel Loueke took up the second half of the program, accompanied by a six–piece ensemble conducted by Robert Sadin, famous for his genre–splitting arrangements for Herbie Hancocke and others. continues on p. 30

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Slow–vannah was transformed into Soul–vannah for a few hours when Sharon Jones and the Dap–Kings landed at the Trustees Theater for the first sold–out show of the Savannah Music Festival. The 11–member band fronted

by Jones, an Augusta native and disciple of the James Brown school of funky soul, raised the bar for showmanship for the rest of the festival, which kicked off earlier in the day.

The curtain opened on the Dap– Kings, who jumped into two instrumentals before welcoming the band’s back–up singers for solo numbers prior to the entrance of the main attraction, Jones, a 55–year old former corrections officer-turned-soul torchbearer.

Dap–King guitarist Binky Griptite tore a page out of Danny Ray’s book, using James Brown’s cape man’s technique of simultaneously introducing the star plus showing off the band’s chops. As he listed several recent hits, including “100 Days, 100 Nights”, “The Game Gets Old” and others, the band would jump into a quick riff from each tune and then drop into silence.

Pre–show buzz about whether dancing in the aisles would be allowed in the more formal setting of the Music Festival were answered when Griptite told the audience to take their tickets out of their pockets, tear them up, get on their feet and dance. It was clear Jones and the band fed off the energy of the throngs of dancers, and Jones pulled a handful of people out of the crowd to dance with her during songs.

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Sadin sat on a stool in front of the musicians and conducted. Although the playing was flawless, the best moments came when the oboe, violin, cello and saxophone were silent, letting Loueke and percussionist Cyro Baptista play their charming jazz–meets–African music simply, from the heart. Baptista had a fully–stocked cabinet of percussion instruments, from things that clicked and rattled to things that sounded like waves, to bird whistles and primitive bass–harps. Loueke’s original music has an enchanting, Afro–Caribbean lilt, his deep voice scat–singing over the melodic lines of his guitar.

Often the full ensemble seemed as if it were over–arranged, with the string section (which included Vincent Segal) sawing away, the others blowing in counterpoint, when there really wasn’t any point to it. To these ears, much of the music sounded tacked together, as if forcing a square peg into a round hole.

It was easier to admire the effort than to enjoy what was being produced. The guy in the chair next to me fell asleep.

Perhaps there’s such a thing as too much collaboration. — Bill DeYoung

Junior Brown @ Lucas One of my very few complaints about the Savannah Music Festival over the years has been what I consider the generally tepid volume level.

Whether done out of concern for the clientele’s eardrums or just for decorum, I’m not sure why this has been a hallmark. But I often find myself wishing for a more Nigel Tufnel “This one goes to 11” attitude, especially when listening to world–class musicians who should be heard as much as possible.

I wasn’t disappointed at Saturday night’s virtuoso performance by the eccentric Texas fret wizard and all–around kitschmeister Junior Brown.

His invented double–decker “guit–steel” — six–string on top, lap steel below — was the single loudest thing I’ve heard in many years of attending concerts at the Lucas. It was also the only Savannah Music Festival show at any venue I’ve been to, including actual rock shows such as Wilco, where the volume was at true rock concert levels.

(Somewhat ironically, during his introduction of the simultaneous “Delta Guitar Slingers” show at the Morris Center, SMF Director Rob Gibson joked about the high volume level to come, saying “I was going to tell you to turn off your cellphones, but that ain’t gonna matter.” Actually, that show wasn’t nearly as loud as Junior’s.)

The audience at this very well–attended double bill with The Flatlanders, a clearly more country music–appreciative crowd than the usual SMF audience, didn’t seem to mind very much.

Junior’s actual stage show is minimal — a bassist and a drummer with a stripped-down kit, with Junior in all his big-hat, basso profundo glory standing behind his guit–steel on a stand.

Sounds boring, but it’s anything but, as Junior’s humorous old-school charisma combines with his unreal picking skill to blow the audience away.

A particular highlight was the closest thing Brown has had to a hit single, the funny “Highway Patrol.” Brown closed with an extended blues medley on the upper, six-string portion of his guitsteel, showing subtlety amid the tumult.

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Dew Drop Inn Trivia Night Jinx Lucky Bastard (DJ) Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Frank Emerson (Live Music) Live Wire Music Hall Eoto (Live Music) With Michael Travis & Jason Hann of String Cheese Incident 8:30 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke Sentient Bean Emma Hill & Her Gentleman Callers (Live Music) 8 p.m.

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Jinx Hip Hop Night (DJ) Live Wire Music Hall Val Halla (Live Music) Lulu’s Chocolate Bar Greg Williams (Live Music) 8 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke (Tues) (Karaoke) Sentient Bean A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt (Live Music) Train Wrecks, AcousticA, Brandon Nelson McCoy, Joe Nelson 7 p.m.

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Local folk artist Jeff Zeigler thinks life is pretty sweet

by Patrick Rodgers | patrick@connectsavannah.com

Folk art is the umbrella term used to encapsulate the spectrum of creativity by outsider artists. It’s a rich tradition in Georgia, from the visionary works of Summerville’s Howard Finster to the intricate carvings of Savannah’s Ulysses Davis — to name just two of the many self–taught artists who’ve created legacies for themselves by virtue of raw talent and unique vision.

Zeigler’s whimsical work takes inspiration from his artist parents’ disparate styles

One day Jeff Zeigler’s name might also be added to that list.

For more than a decade Zeigler’s enthusiastic paintings have brightened the local art scene with primitive forms and a pyrotechnic use of color.

“I have this energy and...I like the vibrant colors because they tend to reflect that energy,” explains Zeigler, sitting in a coffee shop with a stack of paintings.

“Some people use their energy to mow the lawn or something, I like to put it into painting. I like exciting art.”

As a teenager with an interest in skateboarding, Zeigler was first drawn to art by renowned skateboarding artists like Ed Templeton and Mark Gonzales.

He began pushing his proclivity for classroom doodling further, and started making art on skateboards and t–shirts, earning good reviews from friends.

Although he enjoyed other creative pursuits like writing and music, once he started painting, after acquiring a watercolor set in 1993, he discovered his passion was steered by a brush.

“I just gravitated toward art,” says Zeigler. “Some of it was probably hereditary too.”

His great grandmother was a painter; raised in the country, she found inspiration in her surroundings, painting landscapes and animals. Zeigler’s father was also a painter, although his work was strictly abstract. A bit of each of their artistic DNA exists in Zeigler’s work, which takes inspiration from daily life – chil-

dren playing in the park or a mother holding her daughter – but without being anchored to a strictly representational style or palette of colors.

When he has time, Zeigler will walk around with a camera, capturing moments that might serve as inspiration in a painting later. He also carries around a small, green spiral–bound notebook for sketches, should inspiration strike while he’s at work or in class.

Zeigler came to Savannah with the intention of attending SCAD, but years later ended up going to Armstrong instead. And although he’d been painting for years by the time he got around to higher education, he chose to pursue criminal justice rather than the arts.

“Going to school is a good thing, because it’s allowed me to learn about myself. It’s allowed me to see I’m good at other things and made me more well–rounded,” says Zeigler.

With only a few classes left before graduation, Zeigler is enjoying the balance of left and right brain pursuits offered by school and art. When he finishes, he plans on looking for a job doing work helping people cope with substance abuse issues, something he became passionate about while volunteering at Recovery Place.

“I’ve always liked to talk to people and connect with people,” says Zeigler. “I’ve always had that helper instinct.”

It’s a quest that stems from personal experiences as well. Besides having

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Jeff Zeigler with some of his folk-art style work

friends who struggled with substance abuse, art helped him move away from days and nights of partying.

Helping others find the right path, whether its returning to families or channeling energy into some constructive, Zeigler is motivated by affirmation, something evident in his upcoming show at Lulu’s Chocolate Bar, “Life By Chocolate,” which will include new work, as well as a few old favorites.

After seeing the phrase, “death by

chocolate,” Zeigler decided to flip it. “I said why not ‘Life by Chocolate’,” he explains. “I like to capture everyday life. I think life comes through in the art, and then there’s also life in the chocolate.

You enjoy life more.” cs “Life By Chocolate: Selected Works by Jeff Zeigler” When: April 4–30, Recept. April 7 p.m.

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One of my favorite things about what I do is the people I meet, especially the winemakers and vineyard owners. And as sure as the azaleas bloom, spring brings winemakers to Savannah in droves. They are here because of the High Museum Wine Show and Auction, the major East Coast wine shows and, generally to spread the word about their wines.

In the past 10 days, I’ve met three young wine professionals. Here, in nutshell form, are their stories.

Katherine Derby Raymond is the sixth generation of the Corkrum family to grow wheat on the rolling hills of Washington State. That impressive family heritage added a branch with the addition of wine grapes in 1993 – and today Spring Valley Vineyard produces several small batch wines that epitomize the best of Washington’s winemaking scene.

Glacial deposits created interesting soil mixes in the region and in this very plot specific vineyard. I was most impressed with Uriah, a Merlot blend with splashes of Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec.

Jasmine Hirsch is her father’s daughter – spinning the stories he’s told her and weaving them with her own youthful enthusiasm and amazingly refined wine palate. She’s part ambassador, part circuit preacher – and all about the restrained, elegant wines of Sonoma County Hirsch Vineyards.

Here, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and straddling the San Andreas Fault, the soils vary as wildly as a crazy quilt. From blocks as small as two–tenths of an acre to nearly three aces, Hirsch coaxes intensely focused site–specific grapes into bottles of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Hirsch Chardonnay stands boldly away from oaky, buttery expressions of California Chardonnay we too often anticipate. It’s bright, brimming with minerality and acidity.

Hirsch Pinot Noir is truly a mirror of its terroir. In these wines, the fruit does the talking, without embellishment from brash blending grapes or over-oaking.

Ronald Du Preez came from South Africa to intern at Sonoma County’s Jordan Winery. An epiphany occurred when he tasted the 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon – and Du Preez remained at Jordan, where he has been assistant winemaker for 11 years.

Like our other young wine professional, Du Preez is passionate, almost geeky, about what he does. While he can certainly rattle off technical jargon, he’s realizes the proof is in the tasting.

Jordan also seeks very precise plots for its grape choices – then handles those grapes with kid gloves. The Chardonnay – another example of minerality and lip–smacking acid – basks all growing season under shrouds of fog until late morning.

These back stories – and the enthusiasm and passion of this new generation – are what excites me about the wine industry. It will be quite an adventure to follow them into their careers. cs

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Two wily, articulate men in a drawing room, attempting to out–maneuver one another through tart words and dubious deeds. Blackout. A scream. A murder.

A mystery.

The very blueprint for Sleuth, Anthony Shaffer’s hit play from 1970, one of the most devious (and popular) theatrical thrillers in recent memory.

In fact, in all the intervening years the only mystery to raise the bar higher has been Ira Levin’s complex Deathtrap, which premiered on Broadway in 1978 and became the longest–running comedy thriller in history.

Deathtrap concerns two wily, articulate men in a drawing room, each a playwright who’s bound and determined to out–plot the other.

The play has so many red herrings, trap doors and false leads, it’s virtually impossible to talk about it without giving the whole thing away.

Ah, but therein lies the fiendish brilliance of Levin’s built–in intricacies.

“People describe it like this: ‘It’s a mystery that has a comedic side to it, even though there’s a double murder in it,’” says Savannah Community Theatre founder Tom Coleman, who’s producing Deathtrap for two weekends at Muse Arts Warehouse. “They just don’t tell you who’s killed. They say ‘There are plenty of twists and turns in the plot.’”

Carl Rosengart directs.

David Berlin plays Sidney Bruhl, with Reece Thomas as his theatrical adversary, Clifford Anderson (Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve played the characters in the 1982 film version).

This production, Coleman explains, very nearly went off the rails before his company even got started. “The year before last, they decided to revive it in London,” he says. “People are going kind of crazy for those revival things.

Guys and Dolls has been back 100 times.

“So it turns out it was such a success, they’re bringing the revival to Broadway. They pulled the rights for it for two years.

“Finally they said, OK, if you can do it now, you can have the rights. So we snuck in under the guidelines, and we had to get a letter of release from New York.”

Simon Russell Beale and Jonathan

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David Berlin (top) and Reece Thomas star in Deathtrap

Groff had the roles of Gruhl and Anderson in the West End Deathtrap revival, which ran from September 2010 through January, to strong reviews.

“Their reason for reviving it was ‘OK, we’ve come into another generation that hasn’t seen it,’” says Coleman. “’And perhaps we can pull the people back who’ve seen it before, because they liked it, and we can interest a new group of people.’”

In the meantime, Coleman, his director and their cast have been telling everyone they know about Deathtrap, and attempting to explain it without giving away any details.

“Everyone says ‘Don’t I know that show?’ and I’ll go ‘Well, tell me what you know,’” says Coleman. “And what they’re usually describing to me is Sleuth.

“I go ‘OK, you’re close.’ But this is a little different.” CS Deathtrap Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703D Louisville Road When: At 7:30 p.m. April 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9; 3 p.m. April 3 and 10 Tickets: $10 (Thur) $15 (Sun) $20 (Fri & Sat) Reservations: (912) 247–4644

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guys. It’s about the music. In the case of Skynyrd, it’s about celebrating an attitude, a rebel–flag waving, whisky–downing, good–old–boy way of life.

By the same token, if you want to mix up margaritas, wear Hawaiian shirts and do the “fins to the left” dance, what do you need Jimmy Buffett for?

Molly Hatchet was one of the most successful Florida–based boogie bands to come along in Skynyrd’s wake; darker, harder and less overtly Southern than their contemporaries, they struck an FM

radio nerve and scored a few big hits — several of which still hold up incredibly well today.

When Molly Hatchet plays Coach’s April 9, it’ll be a six–piece band that will sound just as good — no doubt — as the hard–rockin’ Hatchet you remember. But guitarist Dave Hlubeck — incidentally one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet — is the only one left from the glory days of Flirtin’ With Disaster.

Heyday viocalist Danny Joe Brown passed away in 2005.

Guitarist Bobby Ingram, who joined the band in 1984, several years after their last big success, is the “sole and legal owner of the name, likeness, and has full rights, title, goodwill and interest in the trademarked name” (that’s how it reads).

You ought to know what you’re paying for. That’s all I’m saying.

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Another big name in rock ‘n’ roll from the late ’70s/early ’80s is coming to town It’ll probably be a great show.

But before we get to Molly Hatchet’s April 9 gig at Coach’s Corner, let’s review a few facts.

Musicians get old and die. They retire.

They go off on their own. They have, for one reason or another (usually money), a falling out with other people in the band.

Band names, especially the successful ones, are trademarked.

But is Styx the same without principal singer/songwriter Dennis DeYoung? If Steve Perry’s not singing, is it still Journey? Can Foreigner be Foreigner without the distinctive wail of Lou Gramm?

Those guys are all out, but the bands carry on. Someone else owns the name.

The toughest case here is that of Lynyrd Skynyrd, which lost frontman and chief visionary Ronnie Van Zandt in that terrible 1977 Mississippi plane crash.

After a brave but financially unsuccessful period of trying to work using other names, the other guys opted to soldier on under the Skynyrd banner.

But today, who are they? The only holdover from the original unit is guitarist Gary Rossington, who survived the accident and, let’s be honest here, is the only member of Lynyrd Skynyrd who was actually in Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Hang on, you say. It’s not about the

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For a film about a drug able to turn its user into a genius, Limitless isn’t exactly the brightest bulb in the box – or the smartest movie in the multiplex, as it were. Working from a novel by Alan Glynn, director Neil Burger and scripter Leslie Dixon have fashioned a picture that offers its share of surface pleasures without delving deeply into the intriguing material at hand.

Bradley Cooper stars as Eddie Morra, a struggling writer whose life is so messy and rudderless that even his patient girlfriend Lindy (Abbie Cornish) finally bails. A chance encounter with his ex–wife’s brother (Johnny Whitworth) finds him in possession of tiny pills (each worth $800, he’s told) that, after ingested, allow him to write an entire novel in the course of four days while learning to play the piano and mastering a couple of foreign languages on the side.

It turns out that this miracle pill unlocks that mythological 80% of the human brain that we don’t use – now, I would think that such a leap in mental agility would render an

individual instantly insane, but that wouldn’t make for a very interesting movie. So Eddie, after acquiring enough pills to last him a while, is allowed to put his newfound intelligence toward becoming a good capitalist: acquiring a haircut and expensive suits, banging women left and right before reuniting with Lindy, and making a killing on Wall Street.

But things aren’t all rosy for our upwardly mobile protagonist: An Eastern European loan shark (Andrew Howard) becomes a persistent pest, a strange man follows him everywhere, and the pill’s side effects are starting to take hold.

The philosophical ramifications of suddenly

Paul Mel Brooks once proudly declared that his movies “rise below vulgarity,” and it’s a reasonable bet that any film prominently featuring Seth Rogen will exercise its own right to wallow in raunch. So while Rogen may be providing the voice for the title alien in the new comedy Paul, don’t expect a cuddly E.T. on the order of Steven Spielberg’s famous creation. Paul doesn’t ooh and ahh; he gets to the point in plain English, as when he asks a startled human worried about undergoing the cliched ritual of anal probing, “Why does everyone always assume that? How much can I learn from an ass?”

Often lewd, frequently crude, but always more clever than expected, Paul is ultimately a sweet homage to pop culture geeks, sci–fi aficionados and anyone who came of age on a steady diet of Spielberg blockbusters. Created by the acting–writing team of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost – the British lads behind Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz – the film casts the pair as Graeme and Clive, who’ve traveled to the U.S. to attend a sci–fi convention and make their own pilgrimage to all the reported UFO sites (Roswell, Area 51, etc.).

At one of these locations, they stumble across Paul, an extraterrestrial who’s been held by the government for 60 years and has just made his great escape. Pursued by the terse Agent Zoil (Jason Bateman) and his bumbling subordinates (Bill Hader and Joe Lo Truglio), Paul talks Graeme and Clive into helping him elude his pursuers long enough to make contact with his own kind and get off this rock. Along the

way, they pick up Ruth Buggs (Kristen Wiig), a half–blind, trailer park–dwelling Bible–thumper whose attire leans toward T–shirts featuring an armed Jesus blowing out Darwin’s brains while uttering, “Evolve This!”

The aforementioned example of the movie poking holes in religious hypocrisy clearly illustrates that subtlety isn’t the norm when the film strays outside its comfort zone of cinematic homage – Christian zealots, bigoted rednecks and pompous authors all find themselves in the line of fire, and the barbs are rather obvious (albeit usually funny).

But when it comes to mining its fantasy–flick material, Paul is often slyly subversive: At one point, Clive reveals that he’s always been interested in aliens – not since Close Encounters of the Third Kind or E.T. The Extra–Terrestrial, as one might expect, but since Mac and Me, a dreadful and justly forgotten E.T. rip–off from the late 1980s. The film’s sneakiness even extends to the casting of the primary villain, and an inversion of a classic sci–fi line once spoken by this performer might well leave viewers cheering.

Yes, it’s that kind of a movie, specialized enough to fulfill the faithful but universal enough to make everyone feel invited aboard the mothership.

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The idea of combining a werewolf tale with a whodunit is an interesting one, and the notion of adding layers of Freud and feminism onto the wolfman saga is positively genius. These angles have been tackled before (the Peter Cushing vehicle The Beast Must Die and Neil Jordan’s mesmerizing The Company of Wolves, respectively), but Red Riding Hood initially promises that it will ambitiously tackle the lycanthrope tale on both fronts. Unfortunately, it botches the assignment, resulting in a film that proves to be rather toothless.

Catherine Hardwicke’s status as the director of Thirteen is a plus, but she’s also the helmer of the first Twilight picture, and it’s the overriding influence of that blockbuster that damages this film. A well–cast Amanda Seyfried plays Valerie, a young medieval maiden whose village has long been plagued by the presence of a werewolf. A visiting moral crusader (Gary Oldman, in camp mode) reveals that the wolfman is actually someone from the village, and this causes everyone to view their neighbors with suspicion and – shades of The Crucible – hurl accusations of witchcraft. continues on p. 40

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becoming the most intelligent man on Earth are either too complex or hold too little appeal for Burger and Dixon, with the peeks into Eddie’s beautiful mind simply conveyed through saturated color schemes and letters tumbling down from the rafters.

Still, pushing aside the ridiculous ending and a few risible moments strewn throughout – Abbie’s defensive skating–rink maneuver, Eddie lapping up blood Cronos–style, co–star Robert De Niro pretending to be interested in anything other than his paycheck – Limitless is a fairly entertaining thriller, well paced by Burger, stylishly shot by cinematographer Jo Willems and making the most of Cooper’s cocky persona. Viewers aware of its limitations beforehand will probably enjoy it the most.

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Had Hardwicke and scripter David Johnson buried themselves in the lore and atmosphere of their setting while accentuating the legend’s leaps into sensuality, violence and the allure of latent desires, it could have worked beautifully. Instead, the focus is on the love triangle between Valerie and the village’s two cutest boys, the smoldering Peter (Shiloh Fernandez) and the simpering Henry (Max Irons). The teen angst that Hardwicke brought to the original Twilight (still the best film in that series) was appropriate, but here, it creates a modernity that’s at odds with the rest of the film. After all, it’s hard to bury oneself in the picture’s moody period setting when the central thrust remains that Valerie basically has to choose between Justin Bieber and a Jonas Brother.

BATTLE: LOS ANGELES It takes a special type of hack to make Roland Emmerich look like Orson Welles, but Jonathan Liebesman appears to be the right man for the job. The less said about most Emmerich movies (like 2012 and Matthew

Broderick Meets Godzilla), the better, but he did helm Independence Day back in the mid–1990s, and for all that film’s faults – specifically, that it contained not a single idea it could rightfully call its own – it knew how to milk the hell out of its H.G. Wells–by–way–of–Hollywood premise and, silly as it sounds, make us proud to be human.

Battle: Los Angeles, which mines the same territory as ID and countless other alien–invasion opuses that came before it, is so feeble that we really don’t care who wins the global skirmish: the E.T.s or the earthlings. At least if the aliens win, we won’t have to sit through any more movies like this one.

The constantly undervalued Aaron Eckhart, last seen doing terrific work in Rabbit Hole, and the exciting Michelle Rodriguez, once again relegated to grunt duty (she basically plays the same role here as in Avatar, S.W.A.T. and Resident Evil), are the closest things to “name” actors in this endeavor (added bonus: a “name” rapper in Ne–Yo!), but their welcome presence can only drag this up a smidgen. They’re both cast as soldiers (he’s a Marine sergeant, she’s with the Air Force) who spring into action when Earth is invaded by creatures

bent on wiping out all human life.

Most of the world’s major cities – London, Paris, New York, Gastonia, NC – have already been decimated, leaving LA as the last great hope for humankind’s survival. So it’s up to Eckhart’s Sgt. Nantz and his gang to rise to the occasion. “Retreat? Hell!” bark the Marines at regular intervals, as a sign that they’ll never back down.

Battle: Los Angeles is such an ADD–afflicted action film that it’s impossible to invest much emotion in it.

There’s a cursory attempt at the beginning to humanize its characters – This one’s getting married! This one’s not combat–ready! This one can burp out the lyrics to “In–A–Gadda–Da–Vida”!

(OK, just joshing on the last one) – but they’re all so one–dimensional that once the fighting begins, it’s difficult to keep track of who’s who.

The design of the alien critters is the usual blend of crunchy on the outside and squishy on the inside – they resemble the monsters from Predator and Alien, to name but two of many – but that’s OK, since the camerawork and editing are executed at such dizzying paces that we never get a good look at most of the CGI work anyway.

“Retreat”? Yes, please. Where’s the nearest exit?

Rango

It’s nice to see that, when it comes to producing quality animated features, Hollywood studios have managed to change their, uh, toon. For many years, Pixar was the only outfit consistently releasing choice animated movies, but it finally appears that other studios’ specialized departments are finally getting the hang of it. Disney has recently regained some of its old mojo, while DreamWorks and Universal have managed to lay their hands on more worthy material than what was previously being offered.

Of course, let’s not go overboard with the praise: For every Rango, there’s inevitably a Gnomeo & Juliet.

Still, the pleasures of Rango are vast enough to wash away the bitter aftertaste left by any of the feeble family films of late, although I suppose I should hasten to add that Rango isn’t a kid flick by any stretch of the imagination: Instead of a G rating, it sports a PG, and I daresay even a PG–13 wouldn’t have been out of line. Then

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THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU One person’s religious beliefs are often another person’s existentialist theories, and The Adjustment Bureau offers plenty of theological fodder to go around.

Based on a short story by Hollywood’s go–to sci–fi author Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner, Minority Report, etc.), this stars Matt Damon as aspiring U.S. senator David Norris, who, on the night of a humbling defeat, meets promising dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt). The pair are instantly attracted to one another, but David soon learns from the members of a shadowy cabal that they are never meant to be together.

Yet these imposing figures in long coats and hats aren’t just any muscle men – they’re actually spiritual beings who help keep our world in balance by following the orders of the so–called “Chairman.” But David refuses to accept his fate, leading the ethereal enforcers to resort to strong–arm tactics to contain the situation.

The Adjustment Bureau often feels like a romantic yarn first and a fantasy flick second, with some nifty chase sequences thrown in for good measure.

Hall Pass

It’s hard to wax philosophic about a film in which a portly guy stoned out of his gourd elects to use a golf course sand trap like so much kitty litter, so let’s just state that Hall Pass, the latest yarn from those wacky Farrelly Brothers, doesn’t merely alternate between scenes that are dumb and dumber. It’s actually a smart picture at times, both in its dissection of marital matters and

Unknown

This is a radical departure from many contemporary thrillers in which the filmmakers are so focused on the twist ending that they barrel toward that destination with little rhyme or reason. The result is invariably a storyline riddled with plotholes and saddled with, let’s face it, a twist that was pretty easy to spot in the first place.

But Unknown isn’t like that. It starts with Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) and his wife (January Jones) arriving in Berlin to attend a conference. A subsequent accident while riding in a taxi cab leaves him with a moderate case of amnesia, able to recall his identity but not the details surrounding the accident – and utterly unable to explain why his wife insists that another man (Aidan Quinn) is the real Martin Harris.

Neeson is as compelling here as he was in his previous Euro–action yarn Taken. Mostly, though, the film keeps its focus on its central mystery, and when everything is finally explained, we can quietly smile at its outlandishness while simultaneously applauding it for not insulting our intelligence. CS

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in its ability to extract solid laughs from dubious situations.

This latest bit of naughty cinema never matches the heights of the Farrellys’ own There’s Something About Mary, although it comes close in a few scenes.

But it’s certainly better than those dreadful Adam Sandler–Dennis Dugan collaborations.

At the same time, it’s important not to oversell Hall Pass, which unfortunately goes on too long and runs out of steam before it comes to a close.

Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis play Rick and Fred, suburban hubbies who spend all their time ogling other women and imagining all the fun they could be having were they still single.

They love their wives but crave some excitement in their staid lives.

After some debate, the ladies – who, it must be noted, are sharper than their spouses and have long figured out the rationale behind their gooberish, sex–crazed behavior – elect to give their fellows a “hall pass,” the opportunity to take a week off from marriage and do anything their suddenly single hearts (and other organs) desire. But getting back into the swingers’ swing of things is harder than the men imagined, leading them to mistake Applebee’s for a place to find hotties and employing pickup lines that surely have never worked in this planet’s entire history.

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again, that’s perfectly in line with a work that in its finest moments comes across as a Coen Brothers film with anthropomorphic animals instead of flesh–and– blood humans.

Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski has teamed with Johnny Depp and The Aviator scripter John Logan to fashion a frequently warped and always humorous quasi–Western in which a chameleon (voiced by Depp) who had previously enjoyed the comfy life of a family pet winds up in the dusty town of Dust, where he gets elected sheriff after convincing the locals that he’s one tough hombre.

Rango is so imaginatively realized in terms of its camera angles and backdrops that the sense of detail brings to mind a live–action flick rather than an animated one.

If you live, work, shop, eat, go to school or do just about anything in Savannah, you know what’s the best.

Make your opinion count. The Connect Savannah 2011 Best of Savannah online poll is open now through April 30.

Winners will be published in our May 18, 2011 issue.

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Activism & Politics Chatham County Democratic Party

For info, contact Tony Center at 912-2339696 or TonyCenter@comcast.net Chatham County Democratic Headquarters, 313 W. York St. , Savannah http://www.chathamdems.net/

Non-violence program

Heads up Savannah PEACE NIKS: Just War and Non Violence curriculum. Free and open to the public at 6:30 at the UU Beloved Community 1001 E. Gwinnett. This 8-sesssion class will look at what makes war just and the history and practice of non-violence.

Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month.

For info, contact uubc2@aol.com

Savannah Area Young Republicans

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

Savannah Tea Party

meets the first Monday (excluding Holidays) of each month from 4:30 to 6:00 PM at the SRP offices located at 11 East 73rd Street.

All persons interested in America’s Future are invited. Contact Marolyn Overton at 912598-7358 for additional info.

Benefits 7th Annual Lend A Hand Charity Gala

featuring cocktails, dinner, music, dancing, silent auction and raffle. Proceeds will benefit children in coastal Georgia and in the Village of Hope in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

Saturday, April 16, 6:30 p.m. Cocktails (open bar), 8:00 p.m. Dinner (Indian & Western food). DeSoto Hilton, 15 E. Liberty St. Tickets: 125 ($75 tax deductible); Call 912-856-9713.

Honor Flight Fundraiser

Honor Flight Savannah and the Savannah Artisans Guild sponsor an arts bazaar to raise funds for Honor Flight, which provides WWII vets free trips to see the WWII monument in Washington DC. April 16, 10am-2pm at the National Guard Armory on Eisenhower Drive. www.honorflightsavannah.org

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.

Household Supplies Drive

Park Place Outreach, youth emergency shelter is accepting canned food and household supplies. Household items needed include, cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, fabric softener, paper towels and toilet paper.

Please visit www.parkplaceyes.org for directions.

Kiss-a-Pig Spa Nights

Heavenly Spa at Savannah Harbor offers free treatments (incl. massage, mani-pedi, or facial) in exchange for minimum $50 donations to the American Diabetes Foundation’s Kiss-a-Pig fundraiser. Spa nights are from 5-10pm on Feb. 10, March 10, and April 15.

Adv. reservations are req’d by calling 912201-2250.

Pierogie Sale

Baba’s Kitchen. 10am-noon, 1st Sat. of every month; March 5th, April 2, May 7 and by appointment. ph. 912-826-5176 or e-mail babas.pierogies@gmail.com St. Mary Magdalene Sisterhood 1625 Fort Howard Rd. Rincon, GA 31326

Race for the Cure

The third annual Susan G. Komen Savannah Race for the Cure will take place at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, in beautiful downtown Savannah. Teams and individuals who want to participate, along with anyone interested in volunteering for the event, can go to www. komencoastalgeorgia.org or at www.savannahraceforthecure.org to register.

Race for the Cure

The third annual Susan G. Komen Savannah Race for the Cure will take place at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, in beautiful downtown Savannah. Teams and individuals who want to participate, along with anyone interested in volunteering for the event, can go to www. komencoastalgeorgia.org or at www.savannahraceforthecure.org to register.

Rape Crisis Center Incest Survivor’s Group

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

Walk For Life

April 16th at the fountain in Forsyth Park.

Registration: 8:30 a.m., Walk at 9am. Benefits the Savannah Care Center, a non-profit org committed to advancing the right to life for unborn children. Provides free support to teens and women in unplanned pregnancies.

Free t-shirt for walkers who raise $200.00+.

Register online at www.savannahcarecenter. org Email savannahcarecenter@comcast.net for more info.

Yoga Marathon

Louie’s Kids and COPE are readying for the first Yoga Marathon in historic Forsyth Park on April 9, 12-3pm. Louie’s Kids and COPE are raising money to help fight childhood obesity. Visit www.louieskids.org/yoga for more info or contact sbaker@copeforchange. org

Call for Entries AWOL’s Theater Arts Program

All Walks of Life’s Theater Arts Program is looking for experienced staff to assist with its next annual production, which will begin in September. Positions include Stage Manager, Assistant Director, Choreographer, and Set Designer. All applicants should turn in headshot,resume, and sample of design or portfolio. E-mail: kgreen@awolinc.org. For more info: www.awolinc.org

Call for Craftspeople

Local fine arts and crafts gallery is looking for local and regional artisans, most specifically within the diciplines of metals, fibre/ textiles, ceramics, furniture, 3-d and some 2-d with heavy emphasis on construction and assemblage. Please email amcraftsmansav( at)gmail(dot)com for artist guidelines.

Summer Music Scholarships

The Savannah Friends of Music will again provide Summer Music Scholarships to outstanding “rising” 9th through 12th grade music students who wish to attend summer music camps. Application forms may be obtained on the website savannahfriendsofmusic.com, by clicking “Summer Music Scholarships.” The deadline for applying is April 1. For questions, call 231-1989.

Classes, Camps & Workshops $1 Gymnastics Class

Coach Wayne teaches gymnastics in the Savannah Mall every Saturday. Introductory class is $1. www.coachwayne.com, or call 912-925-0800.

Art Classes

Experimental and classical art. Draw and paint figurative or abstract. Choose the technique which interests you the most.

Lean about other artists and art history. The teacher is a former art professor with two masters in art and 20 years of experience in teaching art. contact: 912-604-3281

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.

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 Classes

SCMPD hosts a series of certified safety classes. Does not include on the water instruction. Participants may qualify for insurance discounts. Must be at least 12 years old.

April 16, May 21, June 18, July 16, August 20, September 17, October 15, November 19. For info or to register, call 912-921-5451. Free and open to the public.

Canvas Embellishment

Wednesdays 5:30-7:30 pm. Learn to enhance your canvases with specialty stitches and luxurious fibers to give your work its own unique look. $10/week plus materials. This is a drop-in class beginning on April 6th. Call ahead to reserve a space. (912)447-5225.

Twiggs Needlepoint, 2A E. Liberty St.

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

Drum lessons

Top-notch drum teacher doing winter special - $35 off five-pack of lessons. Learn to be the best at rock, blues, country, Motown, and more. Prepare for Savannah Arts, Berklee, Armstrong, Church drumming, or to rock out your own band. Working drummer with Masters in music excepting limited number of new students. 912-844-9306

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: 912443-0410.

Family Law Workshop

A 2-hour course for those representing themselves in a family legal action. 1st Tuesday of each month from 5:30-7:30 pm. The fee is $20 and provides forms and assistance in the filing of divorce, child custody modifications, legitimations or contempt legal actions. Pre-registration is recommended.

For info: www.mediationsavannah.com or call 912-465-6686.

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.

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German Classes

Ongoing classes for beginners and experienced adults. We read, learn and talk. Everybody who likes to learn German is welcome and will have a lot of fun. Individual training and translations are available too. For more info, please call: 912-604 3281

Guitar, Bass & Double Bass Lessons

New to the area teacher with 10+ years experience has available openings for all beginner/intermediate students. Studio located 2 blocks from Daffin Park. Call 401-255-6921 to schedule a 1/2 price first lesson!

Guitar, mandolin and bass lessons

Guitar, mandolin or bass guitar lessons. emphasis on theory, reading music and improvisation. Located in Ardsley Park. 912232-5987

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

Interactive Mayan Weaving Workshop

A workshop based on programs for Guatemalan Mayan weavers intended to preserve and revitalize the techniques and procedures used by ancient weavers. A traditional backstrap loom will be used and participants can try their hand at traditional Mayan embroidery. SCAD’s Pepe Hall courtyard. April 1, 1-3pm.

Life Drawing Saturdays

A life drawing class. $10 for three hours.

Work from a live model in a creative atmosphere. Contact LifeDrawingSavannah@ gmail.com for more info. The Wormhole, 2307 Bull St. http://groups.google.com/ group/LifeDrawingSavannah

Mindfulness Meditation Class

Instruction in mindfulness stress reduction meditation. Group practice with time for questions and comments. Wednesdays, 7:008:15pm. Yoga Co-op Savannah. 2424 Drayton St. $13/class (less with membership). www.

Music Lessons

New “mommy and me” music classes starting in Nov. Certified teacher with BA in Music Education. New classes offered for students ages 6 months-5 years. Private lessons also available for piano, woodwinds, brass, beginner guitar, and more! Contact Ms. Amy at msamyschoolofmusic@gmail. com or at 912-659-0993.

Needlepoint Class

Backgrounds and borders - If you’re tired of the continental and basketweave stitches, this is the class for you. Fridays in April (1, 8, 15, 22 and 29), 11am-1pm. $10/week plus materials. This is a drop-in class. Call

ahead to reserve a space. (912)447-5225.

Twiggs Needlepoint, 2A E. Liberty St.

New Horizons Adult Band Program

A music program for adults who played a band instrument in high school or college and would like to have the opportunity to begin playing again. Dust off your instrument every Monday night at Portman’s Music Store (Abercorn) at 6:30p.m. The cost is $30.00 per month. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Contact Pamela Kidd at 912-354-1500 for more info.

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Parents as Spiritual Guides

How do we nurture our children’s innate spirituality without strict dogma? The Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community offers Parents as Spiritual Guides, free and open to the public. This six-session class will be held the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 6:30-8pm at 1001 E. Gwinnett. Childcare can be provided with adv notice. For more info, contact 441-0328or uubc2@aol.com.

Production Assistant Training Seminar

Learn important lessons about how to succeed as a production assistant for work on film crews with instructor Kenny Chaplin.

April 9, 8:45am-5:30pm. Armstrong Center, rm 126. 13040 Abercorn St. www.patrainingseminar.com

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

Offering a variety of business classes. Call 652-3582. Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett Street , Savannah

Savannah Learning Center Spanish Classes

Be bilingual. Call 272-4579. e-mail savannahlatina@yahoo.com or visit www.savannahlatina.com. Free folklore classes also are offered on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Savannah Learning Center, 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr. , Savannah

Spring Art Classes

Spring Painting Classes - watercolor, acrylic, Chinese painting for hobby, meditation, fun, creativity. Ching Studio, 1 Blue Marlin Bay, Whitemarsh Island on route 80. Wednesdays, 2-4 pm Saturdays, 2-4 pm. To contact instructor Ching Levy, please call her at (912) 441-2214 or send E-mail to ma.artist@yahoo. com - www.chinglevy.com

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/

Summer Art Camp

Summer Art Camps for Ages 5-11 at Art on the Park Studio conveniently located on Daffin Park. June 6-10 or June 20-24 for ages 5-7. Drawing Workshop for ages 8-11, June 13-16. Early bird rates available before May 6.

Call 912.354.5988 or email tskart@yahoo.com for curriculum information and registration fees.

Telfair Art Classes

A variety of classes, including oil painting, acrylics, and youth classes from March through June. Costs per program vary.

Pre-registration is required for all classes and workshops. Call 912.790.8823 or email richeyj@telfair.org. For more info: visit www. telfair.org/learn/classes/overview

Clubs & Organizations Avegost LARP

Live action role playing group that exists in a medieval fantasy realm. Generally meets on the second weekend of the month. Free for your first event or if you’re a non-player character. $35 fee for returning characters.

Email: Kaza Ayersman, godzillaunknown@ gmail.com or visit www.avegost.com

Buccaneer Region SCCA

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

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

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

Energy Healers

Meets every Monday at 6pm. Meditation and healing with energy. Discuss aromatherapy, chakra systems and more. Call 912-695-2305 for more info. http://www.meetup.com/SavannahEnergyHealers/

Exploring The American Revolution in Savannah

Interested in exploring the role Savannah played in the American Revolution? It is the goal of this organization to attract a wide range of interested persons including, artists, writers, teachers and historians for discussion, site exploration and creative collaboration. Meets the 1st & 3rd Thursdays at 6pm.

Email, Kathleen Thomas: exploretherevolution@gmail.com for more info.

Historic Savannah Chapter of ABWA

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

Honor Flight Savannah

A non-profit organization dedicated to sending our area World War II veterans to Washington DC to visit the new WWII Memorial. All expenses are paid by Honor Flight Savannah, which is not a government-supported program. They depend on donations from the community to fund their efforts. For more info: www.honorflightsavannah.org

Knitters, Needlepoint and Crochet

Every Wed. 5:00PM at My House Consignments & More, 206 W. Broughton St. No fees.

Wanna learn? We love to show what we know.

Many different levels get together in the store. Talk, knit, share have fun!

Call 912-236-4111

Low Country Turners

This is a club for wood-turning enthusiasts.

Call Hank Weisman at 786-6953.

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary

Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. Call 786-4508. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. , Savannah

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)

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

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 Ack-

erman,756-5865 or Billy Tomlinson 596-5965.

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

www.savannahjaycees.com Jaycee Building, Savannah

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 Super King Buffet, 10201 Abercorn Street at 7:30 p.m. Call 308-2094, email kasak@ comcast.net or visit www.roguephoenix.org.

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Savannah Newcomers Club

Safe Kids Savannah, a coalition dedicated to preventing childhood injuries, holds a meeting on the second Tuesday of every month from 11:30am-1pm. Visit www.safekidssavannah.org or call 912-353-3148 for more info

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.

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Samaritan House Food Pantry

Reaching out to those in need in the Pooler/ Chatham area. For more info please call 912-748-5847.

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. Please call 912-232-7731 for more info.

Savannah Brewers’ League

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

Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States

A dinner meeting held the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club. Call John Findeis at 748-7020. Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neat St , Savannah http://www.stewart.army. mil/

Savannah Fencing Club

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

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

Savannah Guardian Angels

Come meet the Local Chapter of the Guardian Angels on the 1st Monday of every month from 7pm-9pm at Elite Martial Arts in Pooler,GA. Free snacks and drinks and info on the Guardian Angels. For more info:www.

SavannahGuardianAngels.com

Savannah Jaycees

Meeting and information session held the 1st Tuesday of every month at 6pm to discuss upcoming events and provide an opportunity for those interested in joining the Jaycees to learn more. Must be 21-40 years old to join the chapter. 101 Atlas St. 912-353-7700 or

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

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 meetand-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 1011. Activities include songs, stories, crafts, and games for young children and their caregivers. Free, no registration, drop-ins welcome. Call Trinity Lutheran Church for details 912-925-3940 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

Stitch-N’s

Knit and crochet gathering held each Tuesday evening, 5pm-8pm All skill levels welcome. Free Spinning fiber into yarn group meets the first Monday of each month at 1pm. Wild Fibre, 6 East Liberty Street (near Bull St.) Call for info: 912-238-0514

Tarde en Espanol

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

236-8566.

The 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

The Philo Cafe

A weekly discussion group that meets from 7:30pm-9pm at Books-A-Million, 8108 Abercorn St., each Monday. Anyone craving some good conversation is invited to drop by. No cost. For more info, email athenapluto@yahoo.com or look up The Philo Cafe on Facebook.

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.

Victorian Neighborhood Association

Meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month, at the American Legion Hall located at 1108 Bull Street. For more info visit the VNA website at: vna.club.officelive.com

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

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

Woodville-Tompkins Scholarship Foundation

Meets the second Tuesday of every month (except October), 6:00 pm at WoodvilleTompkins, 151 Coach Joe Turner Street.

Call 912-232-3549 or email chesteraellis@ comcast.net for more information.

email savh_tango@yahoo.com.

Doris Martin Dance Studio, 8511-h Ferguson Ave. ,

Ballroom Dance Party

Saturday, April 16, at the Frank G. Murray Community Center 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. intermediate Rhumba lesson from 7:00 to 8:00 followed by dancing until 10:30 pm. For USA Dance members: $10/single, $15/couples; for non-members: $15/single, $20/couples. For more info, contact Jamie at 912-308-9222, or visit the website at www.usadancesavannah.org.

Basic Ballroom Class

April 2nd. The lesson will be RHUMBA for beginners starts at 1pm. The location is St. Francis Cabrini Church at 11500 Middleground Road near the intersection of Dutchtown Rd. The lesson is in the parish hall located in the church office building.

The cost is $5, singles are welcome.

Beginners Belly Dance Classes

Instructed by Nicole Edge. All ages/skill levels welcome. Every Sunday, Noon-1PM, Fitness Body and Balance Studio 2127 1/2 E. Victory Dr. $15/class or $48/four. 912596-0889 or www.cairoonthecoast.com

Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle

The perfect class for those with little to no dance background. Cybelle has been formally trained and has been performing for over a decade. $15/class. Tues: 7-8pm.

Visit www.cybelle3.com. For info: cybelle@ cybelle3.com or call 912-414-1091 Private classes are also available. Walk-ins are welcome. Synergistic Bodies, 7724 Waters Ave.

C.C. Express Dance Team

Conferences AME Georgia Annual Conference

The 6th District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church hosts its annual Georgia Conference at St. Philip AME Church, 613 MLK Jr. Blvd. March 29-31. Ppening day sermon preached by The Reverend Doctor John Foster, pastor of the host church. All services are open to the public. Hundreds of church leaders, delegates and guests will be in attendance.

Dance Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

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

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

Adult Intermediate Ballet

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

African Dance & Drum

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

Argentine Tango

Lessons Sundays 1-3:30pm. Open to the public. Cost $3.00 per person. Wear closed toe leather soled shoes if available. For more information call 912-925-7416 or

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.

Dance classes

Classes available in Latin, ballroom and other styles. Certified instructors available.

No partner necessary. No talent? No problem! Wedding programs available. All ages welcome. Savannah Ballroom, 11 Travis St. www.savannahballroomdancing.com

Home Cookin’ Cloggers

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

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“Stepping Stone Sudoku” Each circled square in this sudoku is the same number of steps away from another circled square with the same digit in it as the digit in those two circled squares. For example, a circled square with a 3 in it will have another circled square with a 3 in it exactly 3 steps away. Conversely, a square that is not circled will not have another occurrence of its digit that many steps away. A step is a move into a horizontally or vertically neighboring square (diagonally doesn’t count). Note that none of the circled squares contains the digit 1, because that would require a second 1 in the same row or column. Also note that the number of steps in a path between two squares is counted as the smallest number of steps required to travel between those two squares. When you’re done, just as in a standard Sudoku, each row, column, and 3x3 box will contain the digits 1-9 exactly one time. Don’t be scared, you can do it! Or can you...? psychosudoku@hotmail.com

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Irish Dance Classes

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

Mahogany Shades of Beauty Inc.

offers dance classes, including hip hop, modern, jazz, West African, ballet, lyrical and step, as well as modeling and acting classes.

All ages and all levels are welcome. Call 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

Beginners pole dance offered Wednesdays 8pm, Level II Pole Dance offered Monday 8pm, $22/1 class, $70/4 classes, pre-registration required. Learn pole dance moves and spins while getting a full body workout.

Also offering Pole Fitness Classes Monday & Wednesday 11am. For more info: www. fitnessbodybalance.com or 912-398-4776.

Nothing comes off but your shoes.

Fitness Body & Balance Studio, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. ,

Salsa Classes

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

Salsa Lessons

Offered Saturdays 11:30am-1pm. $10.00 per class. Packages prices also available.

Contact Kelly 912-398-4776 or www.fitnessbodybalance.com

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

Salsa Savannah

Tuesdays at Tantra (8 E. Broughton St.), lessons from 7-9pm, open dancing 9pm-1am.

Thursday at Saya (109 W. Broughton St.), lessons from 7-8pm, open dancing 9-11pm.

Bachata lessons at Saya Thursdays from 8-9pm. For more info: www.salsasavannah. com, 912-704-8726.

Savannah Shag Club

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.

The Savannah Dance Club

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Events

Film & Video

Bandwagon

Psychotronic Film Society

A poster art exhibit and lecture series April 15-17 in conjunction with the Savannah Record Fair. Live music includes Aux Arc, Sunglasses and Elf Power. For more info, www.attendbandwagon.com

Country/Western Dance

Live music by the Outrider Band, a 4-piece out of Statesboro. Country favorites and light rock n roll. $15/couple, $10/single. April 9 at the American Legion post 135, 1108 Bull St.

Craft Brew Fest

Tickets for the September 2-4 4th Annual Savannah Craft Brew Fest are on sale!

Tickets can be purchased at www.SavannahCraftBrewFest.com and at the Savannah Civic Center Box Office Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., by phone, toll-free 800-3517469 (outside of the 912 area code) or local Savannah: 912- 651-6556 Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Game Developers eXchange

The Southeast’s premier game development conference, May 13. Keynote will be CJ Cowan of Bungie Studios, creator of the award winning Halo series. A mix of sessions focusing on game art, design and production disciplines. Registration for SCAD students and alumni is $45, and general registration is $60. For more information or to register for GDX, visit scad.edu/gdx.

Great Cloth Diaper Change

On Saturday April 23, The Great Cloth Diaper Change (http://www.greatclothdiaperchange. com) will set a world record for the most cloth diapers ever changed simultaneously.

Just for Baby & More, 7701 Waters Avenue, is Savannah’s Great Cloth Diaper Change event location. www.justforbaby.net

Music in the Parlour with Diana

Step into the past for an intimate view of Victorian life in Savannah. Full of music and history. Saturdays and Sundays, 1-3 pm. Reservations required. Call 912-236-2866. Sweet tea and scones will be served.

Olde Effingham Days Festival

April 15-16 at the Effingham Museum and Living History Site and around the Old Courthouse in Springfield, GA. Includes a dance, Fri at 7pm with live music by Leon Jacobs. Saturday events, 10am-5pm, include blacksmith demos, syrup making, games, re-enactments, antique car show and more.

All events are free. For additional info call 912-754-2170.

Park Day Clean-Up

Saturday, April 2: history buffs and preservationists from around the country will team up with the Civil War Trust to help clean and restore America’s priceless battlefields, cemeteries and shrines. 9:30 AM at the Fort Pulaski Visitor Center. Volunteers should be prepared to work outdoors. Sturdy shoes, hats, and insect repellant are recommended. www.nps.gov/fopu

The Savannah Dance Club hosts Magnificent Mondays from 6:15-11 p.m. FREE basic Shag and/or West Coast Swing lessons each Monday. Lesson schedule posted at Facebook/Savannah Dance Club. Dance lessons 6:15-7:45pm. Special discount on 2011 membership thru Feb 15. For info: Call 9274784 or 398-8784 or visit Facebook/Savannah Dance Club Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn St. ,

Sketchcrawl

Christa teaches a beginners tribal fusion bellydance class downtown Savannah on Tuesdays at 6:30 pm for $10. Contact her for full info at christa.rosenkranz@gmail.com or www.cairoonthecoast.com

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

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

Tribal Fusion Bellydance Class

The Savannah Art Assoc. presents this as part of a worldwide sketchcrawl. Anyone can participate (old, young, pro and novice) who loves to draw. There will be 3 routes through the historic district. The event starts in Telfair Square at 10am on Saturday April 2nd.

Free and open to the public. For more info: savannahsketchcrawl.blogspot.com or call 912-232-7731.

The Armstrong Center

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

Reel Savannah

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

Fitness A New Kung Fu School: Ving Tsun

VING TSUN (Wing Chun) is the world’s 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.

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Adult Dance & Fitness Class

Adult program featuring Beginner & Intermediate Ballet; BarreCore Body Sculpt; Barre Fusion; Gentle Tone & Stretch. Beginner through Advanced - something for everyone. Call for class times and info: 912925-0903. The Ballet School, 10010 Abercorn St in Picadilly Square. www.theballetschoolsav.com

Belly Drills

This is an intense dance workout utilizing basic bellydance moves. Geared to all levels of ability. Dance your way to a better sense of well being. Bring water bottle. Thurs: 7-8pm. $15/class. Visit www.cybelle3.com. For info: cybelle@cybelle3.com or call 912-414-1091.

Walk-ins welcome. Synergistic Bodies, 7724 Waters Ave.

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 Wednesday, 6:30pm. $15 drop-in or $40 for four classes. Call 912-660-7399 or email ConsistentIntegrity@yahoo.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 912-341-7710 www.preservethecurves. com/curvycamp

Exercise at Forsyth Park

Stretch, tone and strengthen with Carol, former NYC Rockette, 10-11am & 6-7pm, Mon-Fri. Meet at the Stage in Forsyth Park.

Please bring a mat. $5 donation appreciated.

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/

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, 310 E. 41st St , http://savannahpilates.com/

Pregancy Yoga

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

Yoga Classes

Every Saturday noon-1 PM. City of Savannah Recreation Services. Windsor Forest Community Center. $10/ month. 308 Briarcliff Circle, Savannah, GA 31419. Instructor: Dr. Mahesh Gupta. More Information: 921-2105 or 351-3841

Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Free for people with cancer and cancer survivors. 6.30 p.m., Tuesdays and 12:10 p.m., Thursdays, FitnessOne, 3rd floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine, Memorial University Medical Center. Call 912-350-9031.

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. 912-547-6263.

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Savannah Pride, Inc.

Meets second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the FCN office located at 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Without the GLBT community, there wouldn’t be a need for Pride. Call 912-2887863 or email heather@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.stand-

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

Wednesday, April 6, a bariatrics information session will be held offering info to those interested in the procedure at 6pm in the Memorial Education Auditorium. 4700 Waters Ave. Immediately following, there will be a meeting of the bariatrics support group. For more info, call 912-350-DIET (3438).

Better Breathers of Savannah

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

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

Bio-Identical Hormones

On Wednesday, April 6, NuBarter will host Dr. Harry S. Collins, an expert in the field of Bioidentical hormones, which said to provide superior health benefits to synthetic hormones.

8-9:30am at the Savannah offices of Bio-Life Medical, 400 Mall Boulevard (in the Savannah Bank building), Suite K.

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 hearing & speech screening

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

Healthcare for the Uninsured

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

Help for Iraq War Veterans

A method used at Fort Campbell to treat lack of sleep, anger, flashbacks, nightmares and emotional numbness in veterans is available in Savannah. 927-3432.

Hypnobirthing Classes

Offered at the Birth Center, 1692 Chatham Parkway. Ongoing series of 5-week sessions held Tuesdays 6-8:30pm and Saturdays, 9-11:30am. Open to all women regardless of birth site. Private instructions also available.

For more info, contact: Sharon Kennedy, 904327-0499, kennedysharon47@gmail.com or Joyce Ann Leaf, 912- 844-2762, douladeliveries@comcast.net

HypnoBirthing Classes

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

Kidney Disease

Learn about causes, risks, symptoms and treatments at this class held every Monday.

Call Leah Mitchem for more info: 912-2322691

La Leche League of Savannah

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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. 897-9544, www.lllusa. org/web/SavannahGA.html. Family Health and Birth Center, Savannah Meet with others who practice meditation or want to learn how, discuss techniques, & related areas of holistic health, healing, Reiki, Energy Medicine, CAM. Reduce stress, increase peace & health! For info: www.ellenfarrell.com or 912-247-4263

Memorial Health blood pressure check

Free every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at GenerationOne. 350-7587.

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

Planned Parenthood Hotline

First Line is a statewide hotline for women who want information on health services.

Open every night from 7-11p.m. 1-800-2647154.

Prepared Childbirth Class

6:30-8:30pm., Wednesdays, April 6, 13, 20, and 27, Women’s Health Institute Conference Room at Memorial. An overview of reproductive anatomy and physiology and explains the process of labor and delivery in simple, easyto-understand terms. $75 per couple. For more info, call 912-350-BORN (2676).

The Midwife Group

Assistance with pre-natal and post-partum care, family planning and more. The Midwife Group and Birth Center. 912-629-6262. info@ themidwifegroup.com The Midwife Group & Birth Center, 1692 Chatham Pkwy , http:// www.themidwifegroup.com/

The Quit Line

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

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

Nature and Environment Dolphin Project of Georgia

The Dolphin Project’s Education Outreach Program is available to speak at your school, club or organization. We offer a fascinating powerpoint with sound and video about our estuarine dolphins and their environment. We have age-appropriate programs and related handouts. For details about TDP: www. thedolphinproject.org or contact Gayla gayla@ thedolphinproject.org

Forestkeeper Saturday

A volunteer effort organized by the Savannah Tree Foundation to do trail maintenance and remove invasive species from the Bacon Park Forest. Refreshments and tools provided.

Participants are encouraged to wear pants and closed toe shoes, and bring work gloves if desired. For more info: www.savannahtree. com or call 912-233-TREE

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

Offering a variety of fun educational programs including Beach Discovery Walks, Marsh Treks, Turtle Talks and the Coastal Georgia Gallery, which features an up close look at dozens of local species. Open daily, 10am5pm. For more info, call 912-786-5917 or visit www.tybeemarinescience.org. Tybee Island

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and salt marsh habitats, and features live native animal exhibits. Open daily from 10-4 except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. 898-3980, www.oatlandisland.org.

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Wilderness Southeast

Offers a variety of programs every month including guided trips with naturalists, canoe rides and more. Their mission is to develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world. For more information: 912-236-8115 or sign-up on our website www.wildernesssoutheast.org.

Pets & Animals A Walk in the Park

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

Low Cost Pet Clinic

Tails Spin and Dr. Lester host low cost vaccine clinic for students, military and seniors on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 5-6pm. The cost for each vaccination is $12.00, with $2.00 from each vaccination to be donated to Savannah Pet Rescue Agencies. Habersham Village Shopping Center. For more info: www.tailsspin. com

Professional Pet Sitting and Dog Walking

Insured, bonded, certified in pet first aid and CPR. 355-9656, www.athomepetsitters. net.

St. Almo

Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks on sundays at 5pm (weather permitting). Meet at the Canine Palace, 612 Abercorn St. For info, call 912234-3336.

Readings & Signings Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

meets the last Sunday of the month at 4 p.m. at the African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605. Savannah

Tea time at Ola’s

A book discussion group that meets the fourth Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E. Bay St. Call Beatrice Wright at 652-3660. Bring your ideas and lunches. Tea will be provided. 232-5488 or 652-3660. Ola Wyeth Branch Library, Savannah http://www.liveoakpl.org/

Religious & Spiritual Christian Businessmen’s Committee

Meets for a prayer breakfast every Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. at Piccadilly Cafeteria in the Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn St. Call 898-3477. Savannah

DrUUming Circle

First Saturday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah on Troup Square at Habersham and Macon streets. Drummers, dancers and the drumcurious are welcome. Call 234-0980 or visit uusavannah.org. 313 Harris St. , Savannah http://www.uusavannah.org/

Gregorian Chant by Candlelight

For a peaceful end to your day attend the chanted service of Compline (Singing Good Night to God) sung at 9pm every Sunday

night by the Compline Choir of historic Christ Church (1733) on Johnson Square; 28 Bull Street. Open to the public. All are welcome! Call 232-4131 for more info.

Live Web-streaming

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

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

Metaphysics For Everyday Self-Mastery

A series of metaphysical/New Thought classes at The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 619 W 37th St., Mondays 8pm, with Adeeb Shabazz. $10 suggested donation, 1877-494-8629, www.freedompathonline.org, freedompath@yahoo.com. Savannah

Midweek Bible Study

Every Wednesday at noon at Montgomery Presbyterian Church. Bring your lunch and your Bible. 352-4400 or mpcsavannah.com.

Montgomery Presbyterian Church, 10192 Ferguson Avenue , Savannah http://www. montgomerypresbyterian.com/

Music Ministry for Children & Youth

The children’s choir for 3 years through second grade will be known as Joyful Noise and the youth choir grades 3-5 will be known as Youth Praise. Joyful Noise will meet Sundays from 4-5 p.m. and Youth Praise will meet Sundays from 5-6 p.m.

Call Ronn Alford at 925-9524 or visit www. wbumc.org. White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Rd , Savannah

Nicodemus by Night

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

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)

Meets Sundays, 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church. Call the clerk, 912-3736276 Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St , Savannah http://www. trinitychurch1848.org/

Realizing The God Within

A series of Metaphysical/New Thought classes presented by The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, featuring metaphysical minister and local author Adeeb Shabazz. Mondays at 8pm. 619 W 37th St. , Savannah

Sermon: Doing Without

Times are hard so how can you do well while doing without? Mike Freeman, M.Div., will examine this topic in a series of sermons beginning April 3. Doing Without Stuff. Doing Without Community. Doing Without Responsibility. Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community. Sundays at 11 am. Located at 1001 E. Gwinnett, corner of Gwinnett and Ott.

Soka Gakkai of America

SGI is an international Buddhist movement for world peace and individual happiness.

The group practices Nichiren Buddhism by chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. Introductory meetings are held the third Sunday of the month. For further information, call 232-9121.

The Savannah Zen Center

Soto Zen Meditation: Tuesday evenings 6-6:30pm with study group following 6:30-7:30pm; Sundays 8am-9:30am which includes Dharmatalk. Donations accepted. Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach cindy@ alwaysoptions.com. The Savannah Zen Center, 505 Blair St. Savannah. More info: savannahzencenter.com The Savannah Zen Center, 505 Blair St. , Savannah

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See the rising stars of tennis battle it out at this tournament from April 30-May 8 at the Landings on Skidaway Island. Both the Challenger Qualifying Tournament and the 2011 Savannah Challenger are open to the public.

For more info, visit www.savannahchallenger. com.

Unity of Savannah

Free Texas Hold Em poker league is available to the public. Teaches new players how to play and advanced players can come and work on their skills. Prize tournaments for season points leaders. www.series7pokerleague.com for more info.

Services begin Sunday at 11 a.m. at 1001 E. Gwinnett St. Coffee and discussion follow each service. Religious education for grades 1-8 is offered. For information, call 786-6075, e-mail UUBC2@aol.com. Celebrating diversity. Working for justice. Savannah Liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith. Sunday, 11 am, Troup Square Sanctuary. 234-0980, admin@uusavannah. org or www.uusavannah.org. 313 Harris St. , Savannah Two Sunday morning Celebration Services - 9:15 and 11:00. (Children’s Church and childcare at 11:00.)

A.W.E. interactive worship service at 7 p.m. every first Friday of the month. Noon prayer service every Thurs. To find out about classes, workshops and more visit, www. unityofsavannah.org or call 912-355-4704.

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Women’s Bible Study

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

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Support Groups Al Anon Family Groups

A fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics meets Monday at 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Thursday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. at 1501 Eisenhower Dr. and Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Goodwill on Sallie Mood Drive. Call 598-9860 or visit http://al_anon_savannah.freeservers.com.

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Al-Anon

Alanon is for families and friends of alcoholics. New group meeting on Isle of Hope at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2 St. Thomas Avenue off of Parkersburg Rd. Monday nights at 7:30. Selma, 354-8550.

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

Al-Anon Meetings

Meetings for families and friends of alcoholics are held every Monday at 5:30pm and Saturday at 11am. Melissa, 844-4524. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave , Savannah http://www.fpc.presbychurch.net/

Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group

Senior Citizens, Inc. hosts a Caregiver’s support group for individuals caring for Alzheimer’s and dementia family members.

Meets every second Monday at the Wilmington Island United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Road. For more info, call 236-0363, ext. 143. Savannah

Amputee Support Group

Open to all patients who have had a limb amputated and their families or caregivers.

Call 355-7778 or 353-9635.

Bleeding Disorders Support Group

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

Breast Cancer Survivors Group

Meets every Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church on Washington Avenue and Paulsen Street at 5:30 pm. Survivor’s and care providers welcome. We meet in the library, entrance on Washington Ave. Contact Melissa at 912-844-4524 or Krista at 912819-7053 if you have questions.

Cancer support group

Meets the first Wednesday of the month from 11am-12pm. at the Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion on Reynolds Street across from Candler Hospital. The group is open to anyone who is

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Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association

Meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. Call 355-1221; or visit www.coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org. 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah

Couples Struggling with Fertility Challenges

Meets every Saturday at 6:45 p.m. at Savannah Christian Church, Room 250. This is a group for couples struggling with primary or secondary infertility, whether they have been on this journey for one year or many years.

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Domestic Violence Hotline

The Georgia Human Resources Department and Georgia Coalition on Family Violence have a new number, 24 hours a day. 1-80033-HAVEN.

Domestic violence support group

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

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ARIES

(March 21–April 19) This is an excellent time to study the book Assholeology: The Science Behind Getting Your Way –– and Getting Away with it. In fact, the cosmos would not only look the other way if you acted on the principles described therein; the cosmos is actively encouraging you to be a successful jerk.

APRIL FOOL! It’s true that you’re in a phase when it makes sense to be a little extra selfish and eager to bend the world to meet your needs. But according to my analysis, it’s crucial that you do this politely and graciously.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) It’s a great time to get breast implants, a penis enlargement, a nose enhancement (if our nose is too tiny), or surgery to elongate your tongue. Anything you could do to yourself in order to stick out further and make a bigger impression would be in harmonious alignment with the astrological omens. APRIL FOOL! Everything I just said was a dirty lie. Here are the facts: It’s high time to work creatively and appreciatively with what nature has given you, not try to force it to accommodate some soulless desire.

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) Between now and April 16, you really should try to party every night. You should experiment with at least 100 different altered states of consciousness, and talk to at least 500 fascinating people, and explode with at least 800 fits of laughter, and change your mind at least 1000 times.

You need massive stimulation, Gemini. You need record–breaking levels of variety and mood swings. Be everywhere! Do everything! APRIL FOOL! While it’s true that this might be one of those times that the visionary poet William Blake was referring to when he said, “The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom,” please take care you don’t end up slobbering face–down in the gutter without any pants on halfway along the road of excess.

Remember the goal: to actually reach the palace of wisdom.

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) You have cosmic permission to

brag like a coked–up pimp. You have poetic license to swagger and show off like a rock star who has sold his soul for $30 million.

You have my blessing if you’d like to act as if everyone in the world should be more like you.

APRIL FOOL! I was exaggerating a little. It’s true that you have every right to seize more authority and feel more confident and spread your influence farther and wider. But the best way to do that is to explore the mysteries of humble courage and ply the art of magical truth–telling and supercharge your willpower with a big dose of smart love.

a straight woman, you’ll have a better–than–usual chance to get Jake Gyllenhaal to go out with you. If you’re a gay man, you might want to try your luck with Adam Lambert, and if you’re a lesbian, I encourage you to propose a rendezvous with Portia de Rossi. APRIL FOOL! I lied. It’s never a good time to try to hook up with unavailable dream girls or dream guys. I will say this, though: You now have extraordinary power to turn yourself into a better partner, ally, and lover.

And that suggests it’s well within your means to cultivate a more exciting kind of intimacy.

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SCORPIO

What is your most far–fetched desire? I dare you to pursue it.

What is the craving that would take you to the frontier of your understanding about yourself? I urge you to indulge it. Which of your primal wishes intimidates you as much as it enthralls you?

I beg you to embrace it. APRIL FOOL! I don’t really think you should try to carry out your most extreme fantasies. Maybe in a few weeks, but not now. I do hope, however, that you spend some time this week getting to know them better.

“Dear Rob: I just walked in on my boyfriend of over a year in bed with another woman. My mind is beyond blown; it’s a splay of sparks in a drenched sky, a fireworks display in a downpour. Any advice on moving forward? Shocked Scorpio.”

Dear Shocked: I’ll tell you what I’d like to tell all Scorpios right now: Start plotting your wicked revenge. APRIL FOOL! The truth is, revenge would be a dumb waste of your precious time. Any surprises that come your way in the coming days are basically disguised gifts from life to get you back on course. Use their motivational energy wisely and gratefully.

(July 23–Aug. 22)

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) If you develop symptoms like a dry mouth, twitching eyebrows, sweaty palms, or goose bumps in places you don’t usually get them, you may be suffering from a malady called anatidaephobia, which is the fear that you are being watched by a duck. So please, Virgo, try to avoid places where ducks congregate. APRIL FOOL! I lied. The truth is, you will not contract an exotic affliction like anatidaephobia any time soon. You may, however, notice yourself experiencing waves of seemingly irrational elation; you may frequently feel like something oddly good is about to happen. Why? Because according to my analysis of the omens, you are more likely than usual to be watched by secret admirers, future helpers, interesting strangers, and your guardian angel.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22) If you’re a straight man, this would be a good time to ask Halle Berry on a date. If you’re

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

It’s an ideal time for you to explore the intimate wonders of ecosexuality. Nature’s libidinous pleasures are calling to you. How about trying some erotic experiments with trees and waterfalls?

Or skinny–dipping in wetlands and doing skyclad seduction dances for the clouds? Or making out with oyster mushrooms right where they grow up out of a fallen log? APRIL FOOL! It’s true that this is a good time to expand your sexual repertoire and seek out new sensations of intimate bliss, but it’s quite possible to accomplish that by confining your erotic communion to human beings.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22–Jan. 19) The astrological omens are practically screaming for you to go out and buy a luxurious new home in your ideal neighborhood. Preferably it should

have every feature you’ve ever dreamed about, whether that’s a cinema–scale theater room or a spa with a sauna and hot tub. If you have to go deep into debt to make this happen, that’s fine. APRIL FOOL! I lied, sort of.

It is an excellent time for you to upgrade your domestic scene, either by making comfortable and attractive changes in the decor of your current home or by enhancing your relationships with your family and roommates.

But there’s no need to make crazy expenditures that will cripple you financially. In fact, cheap is probably better. That’s what the astrological omens are really suggesting.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) It’s absolutely critical for you to be consistent and uniform right now. You must be pure, homogeneous, and regular. Don’t you dare dabble with anything that’s even vaguely miscellaneous.

APRIL FOOL! Everything I just said was a lie. In astrological fact, the best way to thrive is by being a cross between a mishmash and a medley . . . by being part hodgepodge and part amalgamation. Your strongest impact will come from blending the most diverse influences. The best elixir will result from mixing several different potions.

PISCES

(Feb. 19–March 20) I hope you take full advantage of this unusual moment in your astrological cycle, Pisces. According to my interpretation of the cosmic signs, it’s prime time to unleash an ocean of tears.

And not just the kind of moisture that wells up out of sadness, either. I hope you will give even more time to crying because of unreasonable joy, sobbing due to cathartic epiphanies, weeping out of compassion for the suffering of others, and blubbering activated by visions of the interconnectedness of all life.

Let it flow! APRIL FOOL! I slightly overstated the possibilities. Yes, it will be a wonderful time to feel profound states of emotion and surrender to the tears they induce. But you need to get a few things done, too, so don’t risk drowning.

Gambling problem?

12-step program offers freedom from gambling. Meets weekly in Savannah. Leave msg with contact information for Phil @ 912-7484730.

Gray Matters Brain Injury Support Group

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

Grief Support Group

Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 450 Mall Blvd. Seven-week support groups for children and adults are offered by the bereavement counselors at no charge as a complementary service of Hospice Savannah. For information call 912.303.9442 or visit www.HospiceSavannahHelps.org. Savannah

Heartbeats for Life

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

Hope House

Provides housing and support services such as life skills, resources and referrals, followup care and parent-child activities funded by DHR Promoting Safe and Stable Families.

Please call 236-5310 for information. Hope House of Savannah, 214 E. 34th St. , Savannah

KidsNet Savannah Parent Support Group

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

Department of Juvenile Justice Multi-Purpose Center, 1149 Cornell Ave , Savannah

LD-AD/HD Support Group

Parents of children with learning disorders, attention deficit or hyperactivity disorder are invited to join this professionally lead support group discussion problem solving, medication, alternative treatments and more. Pre-registration req’d. Call Laurel Brady at 912-6594687.

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group

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

Living without Violence

The SAFE Shelter offers free drop-in counseling to anyone who is in an abusive relationship. Meets every Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Education Building at Whitaker & McDonough St. 234-9999. First Baptist Church of Savannah, 223 Bull St. , Savannah

Memorial Health Focus

Focus is a program to encourage Sickle Cell patients ages 11 to 18 and their parents and caregivers to learn more about Sickle Cell disease. For info, call Saundra at 350-3396.

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

Multiple Sclerosis support group

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

Narcotics Anonymous

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

A recovery support group for people living with mental illness. Tuesdays: 6:30-8pm, Trinity Lutheran Church, 12391 Mercy Blvd.

Thursdays: 6:30-8pm, Pine Woods Retreat, 1149 Cornell Ave. Suite 3A. Saturdays: 1:303:30pm, Candler Heart & Lung Building (2nd Floor). Call 912-353-7143 for more info.

Overeaters Anonymous

Meets weekly at several locations. Please visit www.oa.org to locate a meeting.

Pancreatic Cancer Support Group

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

Parkinson’s Disease Support Group

Meets the first Thursday of the month. 56:30pm in the Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital. For more info, call 355-6347 or 238-4666.

PRIDE Support Group

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

Rape Crisis Center

assists survivors of rape and sexual assault.

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

S-Anon Family Group

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

Self-Help Support Group for People with HIV/AIDS

For more information on a support group for men and women living with HIV/AIDS, please contact Mary Jackson at My Brothaz HOME, Inc. at 912-231-8727. These two groups are confidential and only for persons with verified HIV/AIDS.

Senior Citizen’s Inc. Alzheimer’s Support Group For families of persons suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia. Second Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Ruth Byck Adult Day Care facility, 64 Jasper St. Call ahead to reserve a seat. Call Stacey Floyd at 236-0363. 3025 Bull St , Savannah

Smoking Cessation Support Group

is open to anyone who has stopped smoking and needs additional support or to those who are considering trying to stop smoking. Call 819-8032 or 819-3368.

Spinal Injury Support Group

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

Support Group for Parents of Ill Children

who have a seriously ill child receiving treatment on an inpatient or outpatient basis. A case manager facilitates the meetings, and a child life specialist provides an arts and crafts activity. Meets once a week. Call Donna at 350-5616. Backus Children’s Hospital, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www. memorialhealth.com/backus

Teens nurturing teens

Meets the third Sunday of the month at 3 PM on the 2nd floor of the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion. This group is for teens who have a family member or loved one impacted by cancer. For more info, call 819-5704.

Tourettes Community of Savannah (TiCS)

Meets on the 3rd Saturday of every month.

For more information contact. Michelle McGee 912-224-9201 or sign up on the Facebook page Tourette’s Community of Savannah. Call for meeting place and times

Troup Square Al-Anon Family Group

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

Wheeze busters

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

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

Women who love too much

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

Theatre There’s a Bomb on Trolley 409

A comedy about the worst tour of Savannah.

This dinner theatre production is presented at The Lady and Sons’ banquet facility Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays spring through fall. The price for the buffet and show is $55, including gratuity. For reservations, go to hardheartedhannahsplayhouse. com or call 912-659-4383 http://www.hardheartedhannahsplayhouse.com/

Volunteers America’s Second Harvest Food Bank needs volunteers

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

912-236-6750 ext 109. America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia, 2501 E. President St , Savannah http://www.helpendhunger.org/

First Steps

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

Good Samaratin Clinic

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

Help Feed the Hungry

Savannah Hosea Feed the Hungry is in need of regular volunteers to maintain the food and clothing rooms. One or two regular

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volunteers are needed as a telephone clerk/ receptionist. We also need several strong arms with vans or trucks to load, deliver, and unload boxes of produce 3x a week. Daytime hours. Visit 141 Telfair Rd. or Call 912-2323085.

Hospice volunteers

You can make a big difference in the lives of others by volunteering for THA Group Island Hospice, a non-profit Hospice care provider.

Assist with office support, computer work, patient and/or family support, special events or fund raising activities. Opportunities available in Georgia and South Carolina. Training is provided. For info, call Sally Welsh at 888.842.4663 or go to www.thagroup.org

Literacy volunteers needed

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

Live Oak Regional Public Libraries

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

Oatland Island Education Center

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

Rape Crisis Center

Volunteer training will be 4/27 & 4/28 (6pm9pm), 4/30 (8:30am-4pm) & 5/2 through 5/4 (6pm-9pm). You must attend all sessions to become a volunteer. Volunteers answer the center’s 24 hour crisis line and respond to local hospitals to support victims of sexual assault. For more info, call 912-233-3000. All volunteers must be at least 18 years old and submit to a criminal background check.

Rebuilding Together Savannah

Volunteer organization in partnership with the community that rehabilitates houses of low-income homeowners, particularly the elderly, disabled and families with children.

Visit www.rebuildingtogethersavannah.org.

Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center

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

Ronald McDonald House volunteers

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Help in the “home away from home” for the families of hospitalized children. Volunteers also are needed to provide home-cooked meals for families staying at the house. Volunteer internships also available for college students. Nikole Layton, 356-5520. Ronald McDonald House, 4710 Waters Avenue , http://www.rmhccoastalempire.org/ Volunteers are needed for the two-day garden event, which takes place April 15 through April 16 at the Charles H. Morris Center.

There are a variety of volunteer jobs available as well as community service opportunities Contact: Jamie Credle at jcredle@davenporthousemuseum.org or 912/236-8097 for info or to sign up. http://www.myhsf.org/specialevents/savannah-garden-expo/

Speech and hearing center needs volunteers

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

Telfair Docent Program

The Telfair Museum of Art is accepting applications for its volunteer docent program.

After completing training, docents will be responsible for leading tours in the Telfair Academy and Jepson Center. Call Sarah Ward, 790-8827. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard Street , Savannah http://www.tefair.org/

The Dolphin Project of Georgia

needs boat owners, photographers and other volunteers to help conduct scientific research on the Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin along the coast of Georgia. You must be at least 18 years old. Call 232-6572 or visit the Web site at www.TheDolphinProject.org.

The Volunteer Center

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

The Women’s Center

Volunteers are needed to teach Basic Literacy Skills and Basic Computer Skills. Call Rhonda Anderson at 236-4226 or 447-5711.

Wesley Community Center, 1601 Drayton St , Savannah http://www.wesleyctrs-savh.org/

Tutoring Volunteers Needed

If you are an education major, retired reading teacher or a community resident who is interested in volunteering your time to a reading and math tutorial program for elementary and middle school students, call the African-American Health Information and Resource Center at 447-6605. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www. sjchs.org/1844.cfm

Urban Hope

After School Ministry that provides inner city children. Urban Hope is looking for adult volunteers to help mentor the children. We are looking specifically for volunteers to help with homework, Bible Study, art classes, or other fun activities. Please visit our website, www.urbanhopesavannah.org, for more info or email us at urbanhopesav@aol.com to start enriching the lives of children. cs

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912-210-0166

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THREE BEDROOM 1 Snowy Egret Ct $1250 15 Wilshire Blvd $875 1906 E.58th St. $750 TWO BEDROOM HOUSES 318 E. 58th St. $795 1012 Hearn St. $575

3BR/1 BATH Upstairs Duplex at 711 West 44th Street $550/month plus deposit Call 912-897-9346 or 912-695-3110

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2BR/1BA, Allelectric, No smoking or dogs, Cat OK. $675/month, $675/deposit.

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4BR/2BA 2-story home in Raindance SD. Spacious rooms, 2-car garage, fenced yard. $1200/month. Prime Properties 925-6870/897-2272

APARTMENTS 303 Gallery Way $1100 2 Bedrooms 1102 E. 33rd St. $725 One Bedroom 740 E.45th St. #1 $695 5608-A Jasmine Ave $595 Duplexes 1234-A E.55th St. $495

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1/2-OFF 1ST MONTH’S RENT! Rent A Manufactured home,14x70,on high/wooded lot. 3BR/2BA,save $$$, Gas, heat and stove, central air, refrigerator,full mini-blinds, carpeting and draperies, washer/dryer hookups, 48sqft. deck w/hand rails and steps, double-car cement parking pad. Swimming pool, recreational areas, on-site garbage service(twice weekly) and fire protection included, cable TV available, guest parking. Starting at $500/month,including lot rent.

800 Quacco Road. 925-9673.

•1401 S.E. 36th:2BR/1BA $675 •1237 Roberts Way: Pooler 3BD/2BA $950 •1317 Golden Ave 2BR/1BA $500 •5500 Montgomery St. Apt.D, 2BR/1BA $550.

•1224 E.54th 2BR/1BA $450 +DEPOSIT, NO-PETS NO-SMOKING CALL BILL:656-4111 2303-B Abercorn Street 1BR/1BA, Bonus room, W/D connection, all electric, No pets. $525/month. Reese & Company.

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2 BEDROOM APARTMENT, 1-full bath, living room, kitchen, electric heat, washer/dryer. 204 Carolan Street,(Bay View) West Savannah. $450/month, $300/deposit. Call 912-659-2243

BNET MANAGEMENT INC. EASTSIDE 1605 Grove Street: 2BR/1BA newly renovated, LR, DR, laundry room, CH&A, fenced backyard $580-600/month.

507-1489/844-3974 SECTION 8 WELCOME •Duane Court- 2BR/1BA, living room, kitchen furnished, total electric $675/month •Bee Road: 2BR/1BA, kitchen furnished, LR $625/mo.

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2345 Ogeechee Rd. Hardwood Floors, 3BR/1BA, LR, DR, kitchen w/range & refrigerator, CH&A,(gas heat) W/D connections. Off-street Parking. Rent $725; Deposit $675.

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912-323-4294 1240 E. VICTORY DR./Daffin Park Spacious 2BR, 1.5BA, upstairs, hardwood floors $825/month.

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MOBILE HOMES: Available for rent.

Located in mobile home park.

Starting at $450 per month and up.

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ONE & TWO Bedroom Apartments for rent.656 East 36th, 702 E. Henry St. & 1201 E.Park Ave. 912-224-1876/912-232-3355. after 3:00pm

1305 East 56th: 2BR/1BA $650 730 East 34th: 2BR/1BA $650 1121 S.E. 36th: 3BR/1BA + den $825 2307 Laroche Ave. 4BR/2BA $1000 Several Rent-to-Own Properties Guaranteed Financing.

STAY MANAGEMENT 352-7829 RENT: DUPLEX 1112 E.53rd Street.

2BR/1BA $475/month plus $475/deposit. One block off Waters Ave., close to Daffin Park. Call 234-2726 Days/Nights/Weekends.

SOUTHSIDE •1BR apts, washer/dryer included. Water & trash included, $625/month.

•2BR/1.5BA townhouse apt, total electric, w/washer & dryer/$650.

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VERY NICE HOUSES 3BR/1.5BA, 318 Forrest Ave. $755 3BR/2BA, 301 Forrest Ave. $775 912-507-7934 or 912-927-2853 WILMINGTON ISLAND 2 and 3 Bedroom Condos: Located in Gated Community, on the Water $1,250-$1,450 POOLER HOMES 5 Chadwick Court: 4-Bedrooms, 2Baths, double garage $1,150.

SAVANNAH HOMES 201 Chapel Lake S. 3-Bedrooms, 2-1/2-Baths, Pool & Fitness Center $1,075.

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New Large Clean Carpeted Rooms, only 2-4 rooms per guest house. Quiet Areas, Busline. Cable, Fridge, TV, utilities, furnished rooms. Rooms with PRIVATE BATHROOMS available. $99-$159/Week.

DISCOUNT FOR FOOD SERVICE AND HOTEL EMPLOYEES EFFICIENCY APARTMENTS 2BR/1BA & 1BR/1BA APTS. LR, kitchen, refrigerator, stove, all utilities & cable included. $179 & $225 weekly. $850/monthly with utilities. No Credit check.

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Senior female household seeks same for private room and bath. $150/weekly. All utilities included. 912-351-0115 transportation 900

cars 910 2005 CHEVY Uplander LS CHEVROLET Uplander LS, 2005Very good condition. New tires.

Under Gold Maintenance Agreement till 94,227 or 12/8/2012. $8,500.00 (912)656-6346

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Paint & Body Work. Reasonably Priced. Insurance Claims. We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

DAY CARE CENTER Fully furnished daycare center for lease. Southside. Call 912-433-9916.

SPACIOUS ROOMS FOR RENT Newly renovated on busline.2 blocks from Downtown Kroger,3 blocks from Historic Forsyth Park. $150/week w/No deposit.

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ROOM FOR RENT: Safe Environment. Central heat/air, cable, telephone service. $450-$550 monthly, $125/security deposit, no lease.

Immediate occupancy. Call Mr. Brown:912-663-2574 or 912-234-9177.

CHEVROLET 7-passenger Van, 2000- Extra clean, cold AC, runs great $2,450 O B O. FURNISHED EFFICIENCY: 1510 Lin- 912-441-2150 coln St. $155/week or $165/week DODGE Pickup, 1991for double occupancy, Includes microwave, refrigerator, stove, & Long bed, 6-cylinder, automatic, runs good utilities! Call 912.231.0240 $1,450 O B O. 912-441-2150

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

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

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