Connect Savannah 12-15-2010 Issue

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Preserving Pin Point New heritage center to be built on site of historic oyster factory Copyright 2010 Margaret Brennan Photography (www.margaretbrennan.com)

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Holiday films at the Trustees Theater

Courtesy of SCAD. 11am: “Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas,” 2pm: Disney’s “A Christmas Carol,” 7pm: “White Christmas” When: Saturday, Dec. 18 Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: 912-525-5050 What:

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Hors d’oeuvres, drinks and dancing.

When: Thu. Dec. 16, 6:30-10 p.m.

Where: Mansion on Forsyth, 700 Drayton St. Cost: $45 Info: http://www.usgbcga.org/

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Friday

SkateFest continues

What: Time for ice skating in the Civic Center!

Times vary during the week.

When: Fri. Dec. 17: 4, 6, 8 and 10 p.m. Sat. Dec. 18: 10 a.m., noon, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 p.m.

Sun. Dec. 19: 2, 4, 6 and 8 p.m.

Where: 301 W. Oglethorpe St. Cost: $7 Info: www.savannahcivic.com

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When: Fri. Dec. 17, 8 p.m., Sat. Dec. 18, 8 p.m.

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Theater: Sleeping Indoors

What: City Lights’ comedy/drama about empty

nesters who adopt a homeless man for the holidays. Written by Jim Holt.

When: Fri. Dec. 17: 8 p.m., Sat. Dec. 18: 8 p.m., Sun. Dec. 19: 3 p.m.

Where: S.P.A.C.E. Theater, 9 W. Henry St. Cost: $10 Info: (912) 507-4112

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Saturday

Christmas Castaways

What: Two children get free admission to the

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When: Sat. Dec. 18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where: Ships of the Sea Museum, 41 MLK Jr. Blvd.

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Baby Bison Frolic

What: A welcome party for two new baby buf-

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When: Sat. Dec. 18, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Cost: Regular admission

SantaCon

What: A pub crawl in St. Nick garb to

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When: Sat. Dec. 18, 3 p.m.

Where: Starts at McDonough’s, Drayton and McDonough Streets Cost: Free Info: www.facebook.com/savannahsantacon

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When: Sun. Dec. 19, 4 p.m.

Where: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 34th St and Abercorn St. Cost: $10 Info: http://www.savannahgoliards.org/

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What: With guest soloist Belinda Jane.

When: Sun. Dec. 19, 5:30 p.m.

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Secession impression

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Community: The

ambitious effort to preserve a piece of Pin Point history takes shape. by patrick Rodgers

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I guess I’m supposed to be upset that this weekend the Sons of Confederate Veterans will hold a “Secession Ball” in Charleston — complete with hoop skirts and a band playing “Dixie” — to celebrate the 150th anniversary of South Carolina’s secession from the Union, and hence the first irrevocable step towards the Civil War. I’ve read that it’s offensive to celebrate such a thing, and that such a gala is an affront to decent people everywhere, a relic of a shameful and bygone era.

Maybe so, but I’m still not feelin’ it.

At the most basic level, one of the institutions upheld as a result of the Civil War was the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution, allowing both freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. You don’t have to agree with the purpose of the Secession Ball in order for it to go on.

The NAACP is staging a protest of the event, which is also their right. In reference to the Secession Ball, an NAACP spokesman called slavery the “American Holocaust.”

Since someone else brought it up, I’ll just get down to brass tacks here: Germany, which at one point performed the actual Holocaust, is now one of America’s staunchest allies and most important trading partners.

But we can’t tolerate a silly cocktail party within our own country because of something the host state did over a century ago? Really?

Of course, there’s little doubt that the Secession Ball organizers are guilty of some historical revisionism of their own. I suspect — in fact I’m quite sure of it — that many of them would fall back on the old trope of insisting the South didn’t secede because of slavery, but because of state’s rights.

Which is certainly true — except the right they most strenuously advocated for was the right of states to have slavery, a fact the state’s rights crowd conveniently leaves out of the mix.

Still, the Sons of Confederate Veterans clearly aren’t advocating for slavery today, or even for segregation. Therefore we really have little choice but to take them at their word that the event is a celebration of Southern heritage and the sacrifice of the Confederate fighting man.

After the Civil War, by the way, the South’s martial tradition would sustain and drive the American war effort in any number of subsequent conflicts, with Southern Medal of Honor recipients far outstripping the South’s actual percentage of the population.

Is it not remarkable that the region that seceded from the Union is now that Union’s most patriotic defender? Is that not worthy of celebration? It’s quite unique, isn’t it?

In that vein, it certainly might be smart for the organizers of the Secession Ball to update the event in some way, to “rebrand” it in modern parlance, perhaps with a nod to racial unity and the strides the South has made, etc.

(At which point the question begs itself: When can we expect the NAACP, an organization which still features the phrase “colored people” in its name, to rebrand? Eh?) But do we really want people to pretend to be something they’re not? What does that accomplish?

There’s plenty of mendacity in the world already. Why force someone to make a cynical marketing move — essentially, to lie — in order to garner political correctness points?

What core American value would that uphold? Which soldiers died for that cause in

the Civil War? If the Secession Ball should be vilified — and perhaps it should — can’t we, however begrudgingly, commend it for at least being sincere in what it really is?

After all, that’s the essential value the gala celebrates: the willingness to sacrifice everything for a sincere and deeply held belief and sense of identity in the face of adversity.

Is that not the central and all–encompassing romance that encapsulates all that is glorious, all that is maddening, all that is so perennially interesting to so many people all over the world about the American South?

And someone wants us to just get rid of all that? Well, bless their heart...

I’ve come to my own separate peace with the South. As a native Southerner who has rarely been in the Southern mainstream, I struggled for years with my homeland’s more frustrating characteristics: the stubbornly proud anti–intellectualism, the xenophobic distrust of other cultures, the conflation of personal religious belief with serious public policy, and of course the ever–present and ever–stressful racial tension constantly simmering under the surface.

So why do I stay? Simple.

In my travels over the years, the nicest, most mannered, most generous people I’ve met turned out to be right here at home. For all their many faults, the people of the South make everyday life easier to lead because of their innate grace, ever–present sense of humor, and remarkable creativity.

For me, the real face of the South is in the fine piece this issue by Patrick Rodgers about white and black residents of Pin Point coming together to preserve that community’s rich multicultural heritage.

It’s everything that is of real value and merit about the South: tradition, creativity, generosity, looking out for your neighbor.

The South, like history, is what it is. And also like history, we can’t always deal with it strictly on our own terms. cs

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Clockwise from top: Pin Point sign; the mural by Sharon Varn on the back of the former picking house; renderings of the forthcoming Pin Point Heritage Museum; Algie Varn III shows off an old crabbing hook.

of Pin Point for generations — including demonstrations in net making, crab trapping and other activities.

The exhibits will extend beyond shellfish, however, and will also help visitors explore the history and culture of Pin Point, including a documentary featuring stories from many longtime residents “Our goal is not to tell a story, it’s to provide a canvas for the community to tell their story,” says Emily Lasko, the spokesperson for the Heritage Museum project.

The history of the community stretches back to the late 1890s, when several African American families, who left Ossabaw Island after a devastating hurricane in 1893, purchased land from Henry McAlpin. Among the first plots purchased was the land at the corner of what is now Lehigh and Pin Point Avenues, where the Sweet Fields of Eden Church has stood for more than a century.

Algernon Varn opened his factory in 1926, specializing in oysters and crab, and became quite successful. At its peak the facility was selling seafood to restaurants in New York City, Washington D.C., Atlanta and the Carolina

highlands, as well as locally.

“All the people in Pin Point who wanted to work, it gave them full time jobs,” explains Barbara Fertig, a history professor at AASU who has studied Pin Point’s history since the early ’90s.

“It kept the community together in a way that other communities didn’t quite achieve.”

The factory became part of trinity of structures, including the Sweet Fields of Eden Church and Pin Point Hall, which were the foundation of civic life for generations in the small, tight knit community.

“It has an awful lot of people who revere it as a place where life went on for a long time in a traditional way,” Fertig says.

“We were taught to respect our elders,” says Algie Varn III, who grew up at his grandfather’s factory and spent much of his life as a commercial crabber. “If kids did something they knew they shouldn’t, they got a whooping.

There was none of this mollycoddling.”

Varn and his wife Sharon have lived adjacent to the old factory since moving back to the area from North Georgia in ’93. With a long white beard and strong, calloused hands, Varn looks like an

archetypal man of the sea.

“I’m thankful I don’t have to do that anymore,” he says in a moment of reflection.

The only one of the Varn men who actually worked on the boats, he built and lay traps until ’88 when a crab–bitten hand lead to an infection that hospitalized him for 10 days.

It wasn’t all bad though. Varn met his wife there — she was visiting her mother, and he was impatiently pacing the halls still attached to his I.V., which wheeled along beside him.

When the couple returned to the property, two years after the death of Varn’s father and nearly a decade after the factory closed down, it was showing signs of neglect. The buildings sustained heavy structural damage and the dirt road was grown over with vines. Over time, they did what they could to clear the overgrowth.

Sharon painted a mural along one wall of what was once the crab picking house. It’s a tribute to the history of place and includes depictions of young Algie playing marbles, as well as “Bacon,” a net weaver and friend of continues on p. 10

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BEYOND THE LOWCOUNTRY, the community of Pin Point is best known as the humble origin of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. But its merits far outreach its reputation as the birthplace of the conservative adjudicator.

A new project launching this month, the construction of the Pin Point Heritage Museum, seeks to protect and preserve the community’s unique cultural significance beyond its most powerful native son.

The first phase of work has begun on what will become the museum, a multi–million dollar restoration and refurbishment of the former A.S. Varn & Son Factory, which was the economic heart of Pin Point until it shut down in the 1980s. The project is being funded by an anonymous donor out of respect for both history and Justice Thomas.

While the heavy equipment and men in hard hats haven’t arrived yet, work has begun on cleaning out the old dilapidated buildings and cataloging items to be displayed at the museum, which is slated to open in Fall 2011.

Once completed, it will offer a firsthand look into the oyster and crabbing industry that was the economic heart

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the family who worked at the factory almost his entire life.

Much of the old factory was too far gone to rehabilitate without a significant investment that was well beyond their means.

Although the museum will seek to preserve the community’s significance beyond Clarence Thomas, the Justice is never far from sight. On the same day Algie Varn Jr.’s obituary ran in the newspaper in July 1991, there was a spread weighing the political outcomes of Thomas’ Supreme Court nomination and pending confirmation.

It was him who made the museum project possible — even though he wasn’t the one who put up the money.

The idea of a museum wasn’t necessarily a new one, and the need for such a project was mentioned in a Savannah Morning News article from 1997 about a Pin Point–centric exhibit at the Savannah History Museum that opened in conjunction with the Olympics the previous summer. That exhibit was compiled by Fertig and some of her students, among others.

According to Varn’s recollection, the current project was born from a conversation between him and Thomas in 2007. The Justice was in the midst of publicizing his new book, and had returned to Pin Point with a camera crew from CBS to film a segment at the remains of the factory.

Thomas’ mother, Leola, worked there as an oyster shucker when Thomas was young. He grew up in Pin Point until age nine, and then moved to Savannah to live with extended family.

After the TV crew had finished filming, Thomas asked Varn about the future of the property and what he wanted to happen to it. He told Varn he would have a friend get in touch with him — and last year the property was sold to an undisclosed buyer who set the project in motion.

“It’s not an economic decision to do this at all,” explains Lasko. “It’s civic do–good.”

When the factory closed permanently around 1985, it kicked one of the legs out from underneath the community.

As marshfront property values rose, so did concerns that the community, which had been mostly isolated until the construction of the Diamond Causeway in the 1960s, would be swallowed by condominiums.

Although most of Pin Point consists of modest single level homes and

trailers, scattered throughout are larger homes set far back off Pin Point Avenue.

The distance from the road that bisects the community seems to represent their lack of belonging, as do the gates and fences that isolate the properties.

Pin Point was once a place where residents didn’t need to lock their doors at night.

Overcoming the community’s ingrained distrust of outsiders with interests in property meant outreach became a crucial first step, particularly when it came to things like the documentary.

“It’s been a year and a half of getting to know everybody and telling them what we’re doing,” Lasko explains. “It took a lot of frank discussions and community meetings for everybody to feel comfortable.”

While the restoration of the buildings won’t be the same economic driver for life in Pin Point that the factory once was, it will create some jobs for residents once the facility opens.

“We’ve worked closely with the community so they are on board and understand what we’re doing,” Lasko explains. “If there are opportunities the community can fill then they get first dibs, by all means.”

Currently in the works are plans for a Gullah Heritage Festival to be held in Pin Point during the grand opening of the museum next year.

With blue crab populations dwindling to record lows and tighter controls on commercial licenses from the state, Algie Varn III’s past profession is becoming as much an anachronism as the community where he was raised.

As he walks through the compound of buildings that is his family’s legacy, Varn points out where the cook pots once stood, explains how he made his own traps, and how the facility grew and changed over time.

It wasn’t easy work, but it was honest.

As he digs deeper into stories about the past — from pulling a gun on a crab trap poacher to afternoon family meals at his grandfather’s house — it’s clearly an emotional experience.

For him, the museum will mean being able to share the experience of growing up as a part of Pin Point even after he’s gone.

“I couldn’t have dreamed a better dream,” says Varn about the museum.

“It’s the best thing that could’ve happened for the property and the community.” cs To comment email us at letters@connectsavannah.com

A bottle of mouthwash and ‘astonished faces’

Mall security called police to notify them of a man panhandling and refusing to stop sitting in the street.

An officer ran a check on him after some difficulty getting the man’s actual date of birth, and found he had two outstanding warrants – one in Florida and another in Oklahoma. Neither was willing to extradite him. The man had bloodshot eyes and smelled strongly of mouthwash. As he was being escorted to the police car, a half–empty quart of generic brand mouthwash fell out of his pocket.

Upon arrival at CCDC, the man refused to get out of the car on the proper side and instead forced the officer to assist him while trying to get out between the car and a nearby wall. The man then

tripped and landed hard on the ground.

He stood back up, but proceeded to lean against the wall and urinate on himself.

He then fell back into the cop car and pretended to act unconscious, although he continued speaking with the officer.

He was driven to the hospital for treatment of a laceration on his chin and a small jaw fracture. At the hospital, the man informed the officer he would do the same thing when they went back to the jail. As he as handcuffed for transport, the man began screaming “You can’t do this to me,” and other things as he was being lead through the waiting area. The scene caused everyone to look over with “astonished faces.”

After returning to the jail, the man began asking one question repeatedly, and then speaking in what the officer believed to be some form of Creole dialect.

This was followed by some violent mood swings and referring to himself in first person plural – the royal “we.” The man insisted that he was “all right” and could be let go. Instead, he was charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct.

• A mother and daughter called police to report a series of phone calls they’d received over the past several months. She told the officer that a man with a heavy Jamaican accent had been calling on an average of 15–20 times per month to inform her that she had won a $2.5 million sweepstakes from Walmart. Before she could collect her prize, all she would have to do is pay $150. The woman said she figured this was a scam. She pressed *69 and figured out what the number was they were calling from. The man also told her that she could call another number, which she gave to police. The officer contacted the nearest Walmart store to inquire whether any such sweepstakes was currently running. The manager confirmed there was not.

• A woman was sitting in her car with a friend when her ex–boyfriend pulled up along the driver’s side and got out of his vehicle. He pulled her out of the car by her arm. He then punched her in

the face several times and shoved her into his vehicle. They drove westbound with him screaming at her “How could you disrespect me like that,” and “this is not over yet.”

The victim nearly blacked out when he grabbed her by the throat and began choking her. She scratched at his arms and face in an attempt to resist.

He let her go, but took her cell phone and keys. The victim’s sister pulled up behind them and the kidnapper told the woman to get out his vehicle. She was driven to her parents’ house where the police were waiting to take the report.

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Years ago I watched on TV the “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King. Just before the match it was announced that King would be able to hit to the doubles court while Riggs would have to hit to the smaller singles court, and also that he would only get one serve to her two. I cannot get confirmation of this. My question: was the tennis match played fairly? —Wayne Let’s go back to a year in history featuring an unpopular President embroiled in scandal, a pointless war that was winding down after killing thousands of American troops and untold numbers of the enemy, and a country sliding into recession.

No, I don’t mean 2008, I mean 1973.

The architect of the manufactured drama in tennis that year was Bobby Riggs, a number-one-ranked singles player in the 1940s but at age 55 was well past his prime. Possibly envious of the big bucks women tennis players were starting to command and fully aware of male grumbling about women’s lib, Riggs decided to stage a money-making publicity stunt: a showdown between himself and a top female player, to demonstrate that women’s tennis was inferior to the men’s game.

Riggs pursued Margaret Court, Chris Evert, and Billie Jean King, three of the top four women’s players. King and Evert said no, but Court, attracted by the $10,000 prize even if she lost, accepted. Mistake. Riggs went on a serious training regimen and waged a relentless campaign in the press aimed at psyching Court out. His strategy worked, and their match on Mother’s Day, 1973, became known as the “Mother’s Day Massacre,” with Riggs winning the bestof-three-sets event 6-2, 6-1.

Riggs—a genuinely maddening figure to feminists of the day—then stepped up the media blitz, giving bombastic interviews, appearing in photo shoots as Henry VIII, even playing a match in drag. He hounded King for a second

battle of the sexes. After much soulsearching, King agreed to a $100,000 winner-take-all purse plus at least $75,000 per player in ancillary rights.

But this time things were different.

King scrutinized Riggs’s match with Court and determined to keep him running, using his age against him. Twentynine and at the peak of her game, she trained like a prizefighter, while Riggs spent the time before the match partying and keeping up a constant stream of media antics, rarely setting foot on a tennis court to practice. Nonetheless, Jimmy the Greek gave Riggs 5-2 odds.

The pair met in the Astrodome on September 20, 1973. The preliminaries were pure kitsch—King was carried in on a litter like an eastern potentate, Riggs rode in a gilded rickshaw pulled by a squad of women. But things got serious once the match began.

With the inimitable Howard Cosell in the broadcast booth, 30,492 spectators in the building plus millions watching on TV saw King kick Riggs’s butt.

“Comedy has gone out of Bobby Riggs,” Cosell intoned. By the end of the match, which he lost 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, Riggs felt every one of his 55 years.

Was it all (pardon the pun) rigged?

My assistant Una acquired a tape of the original broadcast. She confirmed that the competitors played by the same rules and said King clearly dominated from the start. Riggs, though outclassed, gave no impression of taking a dive—on the contrary, he was so confident he’d get a second wind that after losing the first game he tried to make a $10,000 bet he’d win the match. He later took a much publicized lie detector test to support his insistence he hadn’t thrown the contest.

You and other doubters are likely conflating the King-Riggs event with a 1992 match between Jimmy Connors and Martina Navratilova. This was a far less heated affair, with the two players amiably discussing beforehand how the game would raise awareness of the sport.

But the 40-year-old Connors was a much more formidable competitor than Riggs had been, having reached the U.S. Open semifinals the previous year, and Navratilova was 35 herself. So, to even things up, Connors was limited to one serve per point and Navratilova was allowed to hit into half of the doubles alley on each side of the court. Despite the handicap Connors won 7-5, 6-2, taking just 88 minutes to make half a million bucks. cs

by Cecil Adams

• Among the oppressive patriarchal customs that remain in force in Saudi Arabia is a requirement that females obtain their father’s (or guardian’s) permission before marrying -- even women who are profoundly independent, such as the 42-year-old surgeon (licensed to practice in the UK and Canada as well as Saudi Arabia) who was the subject of an Associated Press report in November. One activist, estimating that nearly 800,000 Saudi women are in the same position, complained that a Saudi woman “can’t even buy a phone without the guardian’s permission.” The surgeon took her father to court recently, but the judge had not rendered a decision by press time.

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• Alabama is the only remaining state to ban the sale of sex toys, but nevertheless the Huntsville shop Pleasures recently expanded by moving to a former bank building in order to use three drive-thru windows to sell dildos. (Since state law prohibits the sale unless used for “bona fide medical, scientific, educational, legislative, judicial, or law enforcement purposes,” customers must provide a brief written description of their medical or other “legitimate” condition in order to make the purchase.)

• Wei Xinpeng, 55, a boatman in a village near industrial Lanzhou, China, collects bodies from the Yellow River (the murdered, the suicides, the accidentally drowned), offering them back to grieving relatives for a price. Distraught visitors pay a small browsing fee to check his

inventory and then, if they identify a nearly 10-year odyssey through a range loved one, up to the equivalent of $500 to of doctors’ complicated misdiagnoses. take the corpse home. Said Wei, “I bring She had complained of many, many days dignity to the dead”; no overstatement when she vomited more than 100 times, for him since his own son drowned in the at “almost exactly” 10-minute intervals. river (yet his body was never recovered).

The previous diagnosis was a tumor in • Nov. 3 was National Sandwich Day, her pituitary gland, but another specialist and several U.S. eateries capitalized by nailed it: “Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome.” mixing up bar drinks in honor of such fa• Researcher Patricia Brennan of Yale vorites as the cheeseburger, the BLT (baUniversity told a conference in July that a con-infused rum), and the PB&J (peanut duck’s penis may vary in length from year syrup, strawberry jam, banana and rum). to year -- depending on their competition that year. Their penises The mixologist at Toronto’s Tipicular waste away after each mating Fixin’s makes his cheeseburger cocktail with beef stock reduction, Roma season and regrow, and BrenIt’s not the heat or the tomatoes and iceberg lettuce water, nan found that they regrow humidity, garnished with a cheddar crisp and longer if there are other males it’s the cold! a kosher dill. around. (Female ducks are known to have corkscrewCutting-Edge Science shaped vaginas, and thus a centimeter or two can make • Researchers at the University a big difference for success in of Queensland revealed in Novemmating.) ber that parrot fish, which reside on • What’s Weird is That it’s Legal: Australia’s reefs and need protection The pharmaceutical company from blood-sucking, lice-like paraGenentech makes both Lucentis sites, shelter themselves at bedtime (a $2,000 injection for relieving with blankets of “snot.” Typically, the age-related macular degenerafish’s mouth-slobber, once it starts tion) and Avastin (an anti-cancer drug dribbling out, takes about an hour to that many retina specialists prescribe for ooze into place. age-related macular degeneration because • Medical Marvels: (1) Six-year-old it is just as effective yet costs about $50).

Alexis McCarter, of Pelzer, S.C., underUsing Avastin instead of Lucentis saves went surgery in December to remove the Medicare hundreds of millions of dollars safety pin that she had stuck up her nose a year, reported The New York Times as a baby and which was lodged in her in November, and, obviously, every sinus cavity (having sprung open only dollar’s savings is a dollar less income for after it was inside her, causing headGenentech. In response in October, the aches, nosebleeds and ear infections). (2) company commenced a lucrative rebate Sharon Wilson of Doncaster, England, program for physicians, worth tens of finally got a worthwhile answer for her

thousands of dollars, that apparently passes as legal according to Medicare guidelines, but said one Ohio specialist, “There’s no way to look at that without calling it bribery.”

News of the Overprivileged

Cell phones and GPS devices have led national-park visitors to do “stupid” things, confident that they will be saved from themselves, a Grand Teton National Park spokesperson told The New York Times in August -- such as the lost, cold hiker who called rangers to ask for hot chocolate or the visitors flummoxed by cold weather who wanted a personal escort back to their campsite. In August, a party of hikers in Illinois called for (and received) three separate rescues in 24 hours.

The Weirdo-American Community

• In November, at a burglary scene near Seneca, S.C., deputies found Noah Smith, 31, naked and apparently drugged, perhaps on hallucinogenic mushrooms, and with a string-like object protruding from his buttocks. Smith was X-rayed, revealing that the object in his rectum was a “mouse.” However, several days later, the sheriff ’s office clarified that the object was a “computer mouse.” Smith told emergency room personnel he had no memory of the incident. cs

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TOUBAB KREWE At 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18. With Cas Haley Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. $12 Guitar. Bass. Drums. Piano. Djembe. Kora.

Kamelngoni. There’s something soothingly familiar about the music of the Asheville quintet Toubab Krewe, something that flowers organically and breathes like the best midnight–jam bands streaming the wind over a campsite. But those African instruments, and their pureed incorporation into the funk–based mix, give Toubab an edge, a thrilling sort of international flavor, that elevates this band to another stratosphere entirely. The all–instrumental Toubab is, understandably, a grooving favorite at Bonnaroo.

It’s worldbeat rock, like the Dead with Bela Fleck and friends sitting in. Jambase calls it “the national music of a country with no name that appears on no map.”

Kreweman Drew Heller told an interviewer that the band members grew up with devout interests in everything from surf rock to blues to jazz to traditional Appalachian music. “It was not until traveling to and living in Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Mali that we were exposed to how heavy the contemporary music scene is throughout this region,” the guitarist said. “The volume of the music played throughout the capital city’s nightclubs, the intensity of the playing, the angst in the delivery, there are so many familiar feelings and emotions being expressed in the music.

“We began this project with a love for everything we had grown up with, everything we were learning abroad, and all the unknown places it might deliver us to in the future.” See toubabkrewe.com

MOUNTAIN HEART At 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17 Randy Wood Guitars, 1304 E. US 80, Bloomingdale. $30 I haven’t seen Mountain Heart since the departure last July of flat–top guitar picker Clay Jones. If his replacement, Jake Stargel, is even half as good I’ll still recommend this contemporary bluegrass band with five stars (and Stargel, a 19–year–old native Georgian, is by all reports one of the best out there. So there you go). Mountain Heart’s live shows are overflowing with energy, and when that’s hand–in–hand with virtuoso playing and singing, you have a thrill ride of a show.

Mountain Heart has never disappointed me.

Banjo player Barry Abernathy, bassist Jason Moore, mandolinist Aaron Ramsey and fiddler Jim Van Cleve – a former member of Doyle Larson’s Quicksilver – not only make sounding great look easy, they make it look fun. This isn’t your grand–dad’s bluegrass band – they don’t just stand there, stiff–backed, and pick.

The lead vocalist and second guitarist is Josh Shilling (he also adds a bit of piano when it’s called for). Shilling is a phenomenal talent who cut his teeth singing throat–twisting rhythm ‘n’ blues – and his style, believe it or not, blends perfectly with that of his forward–thinking Appalachian bandmates. “We get out on the edge of acoustic music, or bluegrass for sure, and I think that’s part of what’s made it OK for me to be here,” Shilling told us last year. “And it’s also part of what’s made me want to stay.” See mountainheart. com CS

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David Pratt is the Savannah Philharmonic’s new Executive Director

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The Savannah Philharmonic’s Christmas concert sold out in 2009, and the year before that.

So turning the 2010 show into a two–night–stand was something of a no–brainer for the Phil’s board, and artistic director Peter Shannon.

The thing is, no–brainers have been in short supply, as the organization is barely two years old, and still trying valiantly to explain to Savannahians that it’s not the bad old Savannah Symphony, which fell apart under mounting financial and managerial problems.

That experience, Shannon believes, left a bad taste in people’s mouths, and has kept potential Phil–boosters away from more than a few of his concerts.

The Christmas show, which features the full choir doing excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, plus classic holiday music, is what’s called in the entertainment business a cash cow: a performance one can always count on to bring in the big crowds.

David Pratt was hired in October as the Savannah Philharmonic’s very first executive director. Born and raised in Australia, the 46–year–old Pratt went to school in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. He did his post–graduate work in business administration, and eventually entered the movie business – rather, the business of movies. Music, cinema and sports have always fascinated him.

Relocating to Los Angeles in 1996, Pratt ran the Australian government’s American film liaison office. Five years later, he founded Australians in Film, an organization to showcase, promote and foster working relations between Aussies and Americans. He also added a strong music component.

Pratt’s forte is creating a bond between the artistic canvas and those who create it, and the commercial world that supports and encourages it. Working closely with Shannon, he is working out new strategies for raising – and sustaining – the Savannah Phil’s profile, reputa-

tion and stature in the community.

These days, you can’t really have art without business.

On leaving Australians In Film in 2005: “Like all good Australians do, I decided ‘I’m done. I’ve had enough, I’ve run the film commission for all these years. I’m putting everything in storage and I’m going to Spain.’ It was 2005.

My American friends said ‘Are you insane? You’re leaving a phenomenal job.’ But I was bored. I didn’t want to do it forever. Everything I wanted to do when I started the job, I did. All done.

I had some money saved, so I went to live in Barcelona for a year. I loved the city, loved the food. The people were a bit mad. My plan was to come back to the States in a year and look for a job. I was there six months when I seriously hurt my leg in a water–skiing accident, and so I went back home to Australia to heal.”

On life just before Savannah: “It’s funny, I had a lot of job offers, but they all wanted me to do exactly the same thing I was doing in L.A. I knew I wanted to focus on music. Through some contacts, I got on board with the Vienna Philharmonic on their annual visit to the Sydney Opera House. I planned a bunch of events around the visit of the orchestra. And it was phenomenal. I loved it. And while I was there, I got an offer to run this big chamber music festival in the North Country, in Townsville. I really enjoyed being in that position as a GM; I loved working with the artistic director. Then I got a job with the Sydney Symphony, as the head of commercial programming, basically in charge of everything that’s non–subscription. So I had an artistic component and a business com-

ponent. I loved it, but I knew I wasn’t going to stay there. I absolutely wanted a full–time job with an orchestra, a performing arts center or a music center of some sort. And not in L.A. Then I programmed two seasons of the G’Day USA Festival, on the West Coast, before I applied for this job.”

On what he faced here: “I knew I was walking into an organization that was relatively new, that’d had some problems with orchestras in the past in the city. They said there is no staff, there’s some very dedicated volunteers and a phenomenal artistic director that has a groundswell of support in the community. But there’s a lot of challenges. And I was looking for a challenge. I’ve been around long enough to know that it’s not going to be easy, it’s not going to be a slam–dunk, but let’s give it a shot and see what I can do.”

On the job’s biggest challenge: “The number–one challenge is fundraising. Absolutely. Apart from being in a tough economic climate, there’s a history here of people giving to a symphony, and then it’s fallen over.

There’s a lot of people here who haven’t forgotten about that, which adds an extra challenge. How do you connect with those people?

“Programming plays an important role in that too, and that’s why the relationship with the artistic director’s so important. How do you connect with the next level of donors? There’s certainly a level of professionals in this town who are my age, or younger, who have the capacity to give. How to engage those people, so that they become supporters, or subscribers, is I think the biggest challenge for us.”

“The minute the business side of any organization starts getting too involved in artistic decisions, it’s all over. I think it’s the ability to be clever in your programming ... Peter understands that it’s very important we do the pops–type stuff, to bring in that part of the community that would never come to a classical performance.

“But when Peter did The Dream of Gerontius in October, I remember that a number of board members were absolutely dead–set against that. They said ‘We’ll lose money.’ But I think Peter has an innate ability to understand what will work and what won’t. And how far he can challenge his audiences. And it didn’t sell out, but we exceeded our financial target.”

On the uphill climb: “We don’t have a subscription base.

If an orchestra doesn’t, you’ve got to sell from the ground up. So for each concert, you’ve got to sell a thousand tickets every single time. We’ve got to put stuff

in place for next season, where we start building a subscriber base. And that’s going to take some time.

“And I think there’s a fundamental disconnect, to some degree, in this town about ‘What is the Savannah Philharmonic?’ Since I’ve been here, a lot of people I’ve talked to don’t really understand it, or think it’s some kind of quasi–orchestra.

“The fact is, it’s a different business model than previous orchestras.

“But there is a professional working orchestra in this city, that presents a season of eclectic music from September to May. It exists, and it’s committed to stay in this community.” CS Christmas With the Philharmonic Where: Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 222 E. Harris St. When: At 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 17 and 18 Tickets: $35, $50; $100 (for a family of four) Contact: (912) 525–5050 or thesavphilharmonic.org

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Sometimes the most captivating art is created by people who do it instinctually, with little to no idea about the proper structure, or form, or “the way things are supposed to be done.”

There are — of course — official words for the end result. When it’s done with no formal training, those who must classify things call it “outsider art.”

When outsider art is childlike in its simplicity, they call it “naive art.”

“I like those concepts,” says Melissa Ann Sweat, a poet, journalist, fine artist and, since 2008, a musician.

“I think that anyone can make art.

You can study it; you can be very technical — whether it’s in music or fine art, whatever your craft — but I don’t necessarily think that that is the best art.

It’s one type of art.”

Sweat, 27, arrived in Savannah two months ago, with a suitcase full of ambition, poems and drawings, and a homemade, low–fi CD called Mantic.

Her nom de recording is Lady Lazarus, from Sylvia Plath’s famous poem about a woman who dies, over and over again, and is continually reborn.

That rang a bell with Sweat, who saw parallels with her own attempts at artistic re–invention.

Her music is simple to the point of primal: basic melodic piano figures, over which she sings stark, bare–boned poetry in a voice utterly devoid of pre-

tense or conspired technique.

It’s tonal. It’s minimalist. And it’s strangely visceral.

She makes her local debut Dec. 17 at the Sentient Bean, and has performances lined up at Lulu’s Chocolate Bar and the Wormhole.

A native of San Jose, Calif., Sweat lived in Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco, and studied literature and English in college. For a while, she had a job writing technical and marketing copy.

A chronic journal–keeper and passionate poet, she had vague ideas about becoming a music journalist, and wrote reviews and features for numerous school papers.

About two years ago, she says, “I don’t know what it was, exactly, but somehow I got this thought in my mind: I don’t want to be a human on earth and not know how to play an instrument.”

So she got an old keyboard and began to experiment. “I just make things up,” she explains. “I don’t know what chords I’m playing. I like to explore and go ‘That’s a neat sound. Let’s see where that goes.’

“I’m interested in ‘What comes out of you? What can you do with this tool?’ I thought of myself as a quasi–intellectual cave woman discovering this instrument.”

She arrived in Savannah at the end of a wanderlusty cross–country train trip. She liked the South, because it was warm — New Orleans was a particular favorite, and she really, really liked Savannah.

“Life is short, and I think it’s exciting to live in different places,” Sweat says. “I can’t see myself, at this time in my life, just sticking with one place.”

She’s assistant–teaching at a pre– school here, writing new songs and poems and looking forward to meeting like–minded people.

“If I’m to align myself with any way of thinking, it’s that anyone can do this,” she says.

“You know, you hear people say ‘Get out of the box.’ Well, I was never in the box so I can’t really get out of it.

“I’m just a fan of it. It’s not a pretentious thing, it’s not ‘This is a cooler way of doing it.’ It just seems natural, and I’m kind of a naturalistic person.” CS Lady Lazarus With Brandon Nelson McCoy Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park St. When: At 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17 Admission: By donation Upcoming dates: Dec. 28 at Lulu’s Chocolate Bar; Jan. 5 at the Wormhole Bar (with Snakes Swallow Tails) Artists’ Web site: myspace.com/ladylazarusintheory

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Birds in Flight — An installation by Matt Hebermehl of his signature, patterned bird forms hanging in the Jepson’s atrium.

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Christmas Artist Market — Features a variety of gift-sized art perfect for the holidays. Louise Shipps Gallery at St. Paul’s, 34th St and Abercorn St. Finding Balance — New work from photographer Liza Crowley Judson and jewelry designer Heather Lindsey Stewart.

Kobo Gallery , 33 Barnard St. , http:// www.kobogallery.com/ Fragmented Desires — A collection of new work by local artist Laurie Darby based off European damask patterns found on wallpaper, upholstery and other items. Runs through Jan. 23, 2011. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. , http://www. kingtisdell.org/ Gestures of Breakfast — A collection of new paintings by Erin De Rosa. Runs through Jan. 2. Seed Eco Lounge, 39 Montgomery St.

Pieces from the Telfair Museums’ permanent collection of works by Kahil Gibran are on display at the Jepson Center

I have marks to make — An exhibition featuring work made by a diverse group of individuals from the community with disabilities or in a therapeutic context.

Opening reception: Dec. 5, 2-5pm. Jepson Center, 207 W. York St., http://www.telfair. org/

New Works by Erin DeRosa — A collection of expressionist paintings from DeRosa. Seed Eco Lounge, 39 Montgomery St., http://www.erinderosa.com/

Modern Masters from the Smithsonian — Paintings and sculptures from mid-20th century artists taken from the Smithsonian collection. Runs through Feb. 6, 2011. Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. , http://www.telfair.org/ New Work 2010 — Featured artist is Peter Polites, who paints detailed landscapes inspired by the coastal marshes. Show also includes work by Meryl Truett, Tiffani Taylor, Maureen Kerstein and others.

Runs through Jan. 1. Off the Wall Gallery (45 Bistro), 123 E. Broughton St.

No Ordinary Folk — An exhibition of sculpture, drawings and paintings from self-taught folk artists from around the Southeast, including Ulysses Davis, William Golding, Bessie Harvey and more.

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Open Windows and Doors — A collection of minimal, composition-focused paintings by Amanda Hanlon as well as ceramics by Neil Austing. Runs through Jan. 2, 2011. Hospice Savannah Gallery , 1352 Eisenhower Dr., http://www.hospicesavannahhelps.org/ Small Works — The Creative Force Artist Collective exhibits smaller pieces from 22 artists. Portion of proceeds will help fund future exhibits. Indigo Sky Community Gallery, 915 Waters Ave.

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Review: City Lights’ Sleeping Indoors Savannah playwright Jim Holt has directed three of his own works since September, each with varying degrees of charm and magnetism, under the banner of his resurrected City Lights Theatre Company. Until Sleeping Indoors, which is onstage at S.P.A.C.E. through this weekend, the tightwire between pathos and comedy has walked a bit wobbly.

Sleeping Indoors is the one.

Fittingly, Holt’s play takes place at Christmastime. It’s the story of a well–to–do literary couple who invite a homeless man over for dinner, out of

concern for the welfare of their fellow man, and (one suspects) gestating guilt over their own wealth and complacent well–being.

Dwain, who was found under a highway overpass, giving his last sip of milk to a starving kitten, does not drink or take drugs. He is, apparently, not suffering from subterranean mental defects.

But he is strange nonetheless, and it becomes the mission of Paul and Nora to find out just what Dwain’s all about.

Paul is a writer, and a successful book critic, and he reluctantly agrees to read the scribblings in Dwain’s ratty backpack journal. What he finds there surprises him – it knocks him for the proverbial loop – and he and his wife are soon convinced that Dwain, with his filthy clothes, scruffy beard and darting eyes, is actually a brilliant student of the human condition.

But Dwain is not an idiot savant – no,

that would be too easy – and as Sleeping Indoors progresses, nicely nuanced, we find out precisely why he chooses to live the way he does. It’s at this point the play becomes far more interesting than the recent Jamie Foxx movie The Soloist, which told a similar tale.

The Sleeping Indoors program includes information on the various Savannah agencies that aid the homeless; a lot of the play concerns the preconceptions people have about homeless people. Holt himself plays Paul, with Jody Chapin as Nora, and Grace Diaz Tootle is Nichole, Nora’s sister. Nichole is man–starved, and – once she gets past the smell and the quirks – she sees Dwain as a potential target.

They’re all cast well, interesting and comfortable in their roles; Tootle in particular brings a welcome infusion of manic energy to the proceedings.

Dwain is warmly played by Kyle

Price, who gives his character a sweet Georgian accent and a convincing sense of confusion – and panic.

And, eventually, we see that Dwain might be the smartest person in the room.

None of Sleeping Indoors plays out the way you’ll expect it to, which will not only keep you guessing, it’ll keep you entertained. And engaged.

Holt’s Open House had its moments, but was, in this reviewer’s opinion, weighed down by too many characters and silly sub–plots. I liked Three Picassos, but felt the script wasn’t entirely served by some of the performances.

With Sleeping Indoors, Holt ties all the elements together with a nice Christmas bow. Look for it under your tree. CS Sleeping Indoors continues through Dec. 19 at 9 Henry St.

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Thick meat loaf sandwiched between toasted rye and a side of curly fries, how can you not love it?

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I’m happy to report that this former Savannah restaurant has returned, and it’s just as funky–fun–eclectic as the original. This premiere piece of real estate at the corner of MLK and Congress Street has been many things in the past decade, but it looks like 606 may turn a jubilant return into a long–term success.

The menu is casual and very interesting. I chose the meat loaf sandwich — a thick slice of meat loaf grilled to a crispy exterior, then sandwiched between toasted rye bread with Swiss cheese and cranberry sauce.

Before you make a face, the cranberry sauce was the perfect little sweet element to the sandwich –and helped to pull out the bread’s savory flavor.

A side of curly fries was standard fare — but combined to create a meal that I should have split two ways.

I washed it all down with a mildly fruity Magic Hat No. 9 on tap.

A neighboring diner’s burger looked awesome – and I’m ready to return for a Philly Cheese Steak sandwich and tater tots.

The Carnival Bar on the first floor is fun and inviting — the second floor, while open to any diner, is particularly geared to families with children – and is outfitted with video games and plenty of other distractions for young diners.

Welcome back!

The popular downtown chocolatier, gourmet food vendor and bistro has opened a second location in Sandfly. The new, beautifully designed and decorated space offers familiar Wright Square edibles and gourmet goodies – and raises the bar with a decidedly up–scale bistro menu featuring dishes like cassoulet, beef Carpaccio and a handful of interesting sounding pasta dishes. I can’t wait to sample this menu.

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Leoci’s Fall menu Chef Roberto has rolled out some hearty new additions to the menu. The beet salad looks awesome – it’s brick–oven roasted beets accompanied by Sweet Grass Dairy Asher Blue cheese and drizzled with champagne tarragon vinaigrette.

For a real rib sticker, I’m partial to the rustic Hunter Pasta: Lamb, beef and pork braised in red wine tomato sauce and served over house–made papardelle pasta.

Leoci’s Trattoria celebrated its one–year anniversary on Dec. 12 – and has made quite a splash in its first 12 months. Regular guests will be glad to know there is now a heated tent covering a large portion of the inviting back deck.

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Strangford Lough beers A poke around the beer aisles will turn up plenty of winter ales and spiced winter warmers, as well a plenty of traditional stouts and porters. Amid the seasonal labels is a new pair of year–round beers that are adopted cousins of ales from the Emerald Isle.

Strangford Brewing Co. has released St. Patrick’s Best and Legbiter ales in Georgia markets.

Wort, the combination of water and grain left after mashing (oversimplified, the conversion of grain starches to sugar), for the beers is made in Ireland and shipped to contractor partners in the U.S., where the brewing process is finished and beer is sent to market.

Some beer fanatics find this process somewhat deceptive, but you’ll be hard pressed to find a review that trashes these beers. “Born in Ireland. Matured in the U.S.,” is more how the SLBC folks like to think of it.

I seek out Irish ales – and found these to be nicely competitive. St. Patrick’s Best Ale is light and refreshing on the palate with Irish malt and traditional hop aroma.

It’s a smooth, slightly caramel–sweet beer that goes down easy at 4.2 ABV. Legbiter Ale is a bit bolder, as its name (a reference to King Magnus’ sword) implies. It pours brilliant golden with decidedly more hops – thanks to doses of Cascade and Glacier hops. The lighter malt aromas carry through to the palate for full, refreshing flavor – with a hint of bitterness on the finish and gentle 4.8 ABV. I also took care to over–chill these beers. Bold flavored beer is like wine — serving it too cold can kill flavors.

More varieties are coming soon, including a wheat beer and a dark ale.

Olde English Beer Dinner For a taste of English beers with a lineage that reaches back to 1758, join me as I host an Olde English Beer Dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steak House.

I’ll be pouring a selection of beers from Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England’s Samuel Smith Brewery. This brewery’s entire line is among my favorite Old World beers.

We’ll sample five beers: Winter Welcome, Pale Ale, Nut Brown Ale, Stingo (Only one of two beers to earn a score of 100 points from Draft magazine) and Oatmeal Stout.

The $40 price tag includes a hearty supper from Chef Cody Buford: French Onion soup, a cheese course, petite filet with fall vegetables and bread pudding.

In the interest of full disclosure, I have no financial stake – only the love of getting good food and drink in front of readers like you.

Call for reservations, 721–4800. Heck, we might even sing a Christmas carol or two! cs

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I’ll always run to Sweet Melissa’s There are lots of cheapy pizza places in Savannah (well, not lots, but y’all workin’ what you got). But I think Sweet Melissa’s on Whitaker and West Congress streets (across from The Lady & Sons) is a superior player in all that.

The pizza they make there is like no pizza I’ve ever tasted. And let me just say that, as a poor college student, I’ve tasted A LOT of pizza.

And I don’t have to spend a ton of money on a whole pizza because they do this awesome thing where one could just walk up to the counter and purchase oneself a single slice of pepperoni pizza for only three dollars!

And you’re like, three whole dollars for ONE SLICE of pizza? But you’re only thinking that right now because you don’t know that each slice of pizza is about 13 inches long and five or six inches across. It’s a huge pizza, people.

By “huge” I mean twenty–eight (28) inches of hot, steamy, foldy, delicious pizza. I can’t even eat that much pizza and I still want to buy one whole.

Sweet Melissa’s makes one of those physics–defying thin crust pizzas that stays floppy and foldable. I can’t fathom what kind of massive voodoo magic they cast on that dough to make it behave the way it does, but I demand it stay that way.

The crust at the edge is light and soft,

Big delicious slices at reasonable prices, that’s how Sweet Melissa’s rolls

but with enough chewiness to gnaw on at the end, which I think is a necessary element in a pizza.

Oh, they also put herbs on their crusts. I’m serious. Go in there, buy a slice and look on the bottom. I don’t understand why everyone who makes pizza doesn’t do that.

The toppings are always good and fresh. You can get whatever you want on your pizza if you buy it whole, but if you are buying by the slice, they have a somewhat weirdly–topped pizza there that they keep hot and then reheat when you order.

They put all kinds of strange combos on that pizza. On a recent visit it was part cheese only, part pepperoni, part mushroom and part pineapple.

They just have fun with that pizza.

That’s right, I’m onto you guys.

Actually, there’s a downside to that particular method that I didn’t think about until this couple came in and bought all five slices of pepperoni. They were the only people in front of me.

They only left the pineapple slices.

I’m allergic to pineapples. No es bueno, people.

I trundled sadly from Sweet Melissa’s and probably ate cold Spaghettio’s for dinner instead. Thanks guys. I hope y’all got chased by ill–tempered domestic dogs for several blocks before you could enjoy that which should have been MINE. You know who you are.

I only have a few complaints about this delicious pizza joint. One, they let

the sweet tea sit out too long and it gets hot and turns. They make up for this by selling Cheerwine, though. I love some Cheerwine. But seriously, if they sold cups of ice cold sweet tea for only a dollar, they wouldn’t have that problem at all because I’d just drink it all anyway!

Also, their logo makes no sense! I know it’s supposed to be a heart, but what they have is definitely not a shape that could exist in one dimension alone.

Most of the time when I get pizza by myself, I just stare at the logo and contemplate its improbable existence.

In reality, I love the logo. I’m sorry I doubted you guys.

And, now, the most important thing: there’s no Buffalo Chicken pizza. I went to New York last year and I ate so much Buffalo Chicken pizza — but there isn’t any in the South.

Please make me Buffalo Chicken Pizza, guys. I love your pizza and I’m now publicly begging you to craft me the King of Pizzas.

Anyway, this place is delicious. I know it may look mildly intimidating for those of you who may be tourists or have confidence issues, but all the people who work there are cupcakes and it’s actually a very cozy place.

Also, Buffalo Chicken, hot sauce, Ranch and cheese on a pizza. You know you want to eat that, stop playing.

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Jekyll Island bluegrass Baby, it’s cold outside. That, certainly, is something upon which we can all agree.

The thought of attending an outdoor bluegrass festival – even one with the best performers around – isn’t too appealing. There isn’t a campfire in Georgia that could effectively fight off these chilly degrees.

That’s a selling point of the annual New Year’s Bluegrass Festival on Jekyll Island.

For the 35th consecutive year, it’s scheduled for inside the Convention Center – heated air, folks. The dates are Dec. 30 and 31, and Jan. 1.

The big–name headliner this year is Dailey & Vincent, for two years running the International Bluegrass Music Association’s designated Entertainers of the Year.

At the 2010 awards show, held in Nashville at the beginning of October, Dailey & Vincent were also named Duo of the Year, and their Statler Brothers tribute disc took Album of the Year.

“Elizabeth,” a song from Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers, was subsequently nominated for a Grammy in one of the myriad country music categories.

Jamie Dailey (guitar, bass, lead and harmony vocals) and Darrin Wilson (mandolin, bass, guitar, lead and harmony vocals) got together in 2007; one of their earliest tour stops was at Randy Wood Guitars in Bloomingdale.

They came with impressive resumes: Dailey was an award–winning member of Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, while Vincent had spent 10 years with Ricky Skaggs’ great band, Kentucky Thunder.

Their dates at the Jekyll Island festival are Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.

Among the other performers are Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver (Dec. 31), the Grascals (Dec. 31), Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, the Crowe Brothers and the Little Roy Lewis & Lizzie Long Show (all on Jan. 1).

Russell Moore (IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year) and his band IIIrd Tyme Out take the stage Dec. 30.

There are lots of others on the marquee see aandabluegrass.com for the full lineup.

Adult tickets are $35 per day (general admission) or $40 (reserved seating); kids cost a bit less, and RV parking is permitted.

Other stuff • They’ve finally gotten around to “officially announcing” the Merle Haggard show we told you about two weeks ago. It is, of course, Jan. 29 in the Johnny Mercer Theatre. The groovy news here is that tickets go on sale Friday (Dec. 17) at 10 a.m., at the box office and via etix.com.

They’re $57.50, $47.50 and $37.50.

• In still more Savannah Civic Center news, the annual visit by the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus is Jan. 20–23. Tickets are on sale now.

• Comedian Gabriel Iglesias performs Saturday, Feb. 12 at the Johnny Mercer Theatre. Tickets for the “fluffy comic”’s show, available now, are $38 reserved.

• Everything he do, he do it for you: Canadian rocker Bryan Adams has a Lucas Theatre date penciled in for Wednesday, March 16. CS

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The Tourist

With The Tourist, Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp aren’t functioning as actors so much as they’re trying their hands at being slum lords. Hollywood royalty blessed with a substantial measure of talent, these A–list actors are merely coasting here, slumming in style as they enjoy exotic locales and continental cuisine at studio expense. There’s nothing wrong, of course, with watching even the most gifted of thespians let their hair down for an undemanding part, but it works so much better when the audience is allowed to participate in the festivities. That’s not the case with The Tourist, which finds both stars sleepwalking through an exceedingly daft motion picture that insults moviegoer intelligence at an alarming rate.

A smug and chilly Jolie, whose wardrobe budget alone probably surpassed the salaries of the picture’s entire sound, music and editing departments combined, stars as Elise, who’s being tracked across Europe by Scotland Yard due to her association with a wanted man named Alexander Pearce. The mysterious Pierce instructs Elise (via letter) to throw the authorities (repped by Paul Bettany) off his trail by befriending a complete stranger and making them think that he’s actually Alexander Pearce.

Elise settles on Frank (a crushingly dull Depp, in a role reportedly handed first to Tom Cruise and then Sam Worthington), a vacationing math teacher who’s stunned that such a beauty would be interested in him. The ruse works too well, though, as a criminal kingpin (Steven Berkoff) also falls for the deception and thus orders his goons to kill Elise and

capture Frank.

It’s amusing to see former Agent 007 Timothy Dalton doing desk duty as a Scotland Yard superior, and equally pleasing to watch ’80s villain Berkoff threaten Depp just as he did Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop and Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II. But when mere trivia footnotes such as these prove to be a film’s highlights, then something’s gone terribly wrong.

I haven’t seen France’s 2005 Anthony Zimmer, but it’s hard to believe it’s as clumsily constructed as this idiotic remake. The Tourist is the sort of lazy picture that relies on an absolutely unbelievable coincidence to set the whole story in motion; from there, it only grows sillier, with characters behaving in illogical ways no matter what the situation. Of course, there’s also a predictable twist ending, one so goofy that you hope at the outset that the filmmakers will avoid

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Burlesque

Surely no one out there really believes that tired line about film critics wanting to hate whatever pictures they catch on the job? On the contrary, like everyone else, reviewers want to be entertained, enchanted and even educated for those two hours in the dark. Admittedly, though, there’s that occasional rare flick that – whether through plot, casting, trailer, what–have–you – looks so awful that a deliriously bad time seems assured.

Sight unseen, that initially appeared to be the case with Burlesque. Let’s examine the evidence, shall we? An aging entertainer returning to the screen after being away for years. (Think Mae West in the ghastly Myra Breckinridge.)

A pop sensation in her first major big–screen role. (Think Mariah Carey in the abysmal Glitter.) A musical milieu that has been the site of some enduring

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camp classics. (Think Showgirls, Staying Alive, etc.)

Alas, in the case of Burlesque, ’tis not meant to be. Certainly, the film contains some risible moments, but nothing wretched enough to plunge it into the bowels of bad cinema. Ultimately, it’s too competently made to be a genuine stinker yet too indebted to hoary show biz cliches to come close to succeeding.

It’s punishingly overlong (even at just under two hours), yet it does provide some flashes of entertainment bang for the matinee–price buck. For what it’s worth, it’s probably the best 2–star movie of 2010 – and if that’s a prime example of damning with faint praise, it’s nevertheless the best I can muster.

Cher, her face as immobile as a kabuki mask (and far less expressive), receives top billing but actually plays second fiddle to Christina Aguilera; the latter is just OK as Ali, who leaves her podunk Iowa town in the hopes of making it in LA. It’s not long before she stumbles across an intriguing nightclub called Burlesque.

“Is this a strip club?” she asks the doorman (Alan Cumming), whose

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the temptation to go down that road.

Instead, they gleefully embrace that temptation, putting the final period on a multiplex trip that’s only slightly less annoying than a case of Montezuma’s revenge.

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CHRISTMAS WITH THE PHILHARMONIC

Tangled

Pixar came into power circa the same time that Disney lost its hold on the toon crown, and while the former animation giant may never reclaim its title, its acquisition of John Lasseter’s trendsetting outfit suggests that it at least might be able to ascend from its status as court jester to a more regal standing (Disney Princess?).

Tangled follows last year’s The Princess and the Frog) as an indication that, after years of dreary product, old–school Disney might be making a comeback. Yes, the animation is CGI rather than hand–drawn, but both Frog and Tangled benefit from strong storylines that stir memories of the outfit in its distant prime.

In the case of this latest picture, it’s a loose retelling of the tried–and–true saga of Rapunzel, she of the loooong

golden hair. Forced by an evil woman she believes to be her mother (and who looks like 80s–era Cher) to stay hidden in a tower 24/7, Rapunzel (voiced by Mandy Moore) reluctantly complies until the day a devil–may–care thief named Flynn Rider (Zachary Levi) happens to come along.

This one’s no classic–in–the–making, but it’s certain to remain one of the season’s best bets for family entertainment, with a pleasing mix of music, mirth and oddball supporting characters. Even the kid–oriented comic relief, Rapunzel’s right–hand chameleon, is likely to charm the adults, further designating Tangled as silky–smooth entertainment.

LOVE & OTHER DRUGS For all the pleasure it reportedly provides, Viagra does flirt with potential side effects, including headache, upset stomach and blurred vision. Similarly, while Love & Other Drugs offers its own pleasures, this adaptation of Jamie Reidy’s Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman results in such possible side effects as irritation, frustration and disgust.

And yet, the final product is easily worth any potential pitfalls.

For the most part, this is an intelligent piece in which cocky pharmaceutical salesman Jamie Randall (Jake Gyllenhaal) tries to make his mark in business while simultaneously engaging in a no–strings–attached relationship with the no–nonsense Maggie Murdock (Anne Hathaway). The picture is initially as light and carefree as their romance

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reply (“I should wash your mouth out with Jagermeister!”) represents, for better or worse, the script’s best line. From there, everything proceeds according to formulaic plan: She snags a job at the joint waiting tables, wins the grudging respect of club owner Tess (Cher) and Tess’ gay BFF (film MVP Stanley Tucci), lands a hottie boyfriend (Cam Gigandet), clashes with the venue’s bitchy star (a miscast Kristen Bell), and – you go, girl! – gets that big break that turns her into an overnight sensation. About the only thing missing is someone barking, “You’re going out a youngster, but you’ve got to come back a star!” ... although I can’t guarantee that wasn’t in an earlier draft of the script.

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suggest that some judicious trimming might have given us the final chapter in one fell swoop. The coasting comes in the middle of the movie, which is fortunate since it leaves the production with a vibrant opening act and a powerhouse final hour.

Newbies to this world of wizardry need not apply, but fans of the previous films will immediately be swept up in this latest chapter, which begins by killing off one of the good guys and sending Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) on a crusade to locate specific items that might help them vanquish the evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes).

The movie spends an awful lot of time on the three teens as they set up camp in an isolated area, and the romantic yearning between them, usually a highlight of the series, here settles into soap opera mundaneness. Yet the cliffhanger finale promises great things in the next installment. Part 1 may not be the best film in the series, but it hints that Part 2 might have a shot at the title.

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Like the previous six Potter installments, this one clocks in around the 2–1/2–hour mark. But this is the first picture in the series that actually drags.

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(and kudos to an American motion picture that actually isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afraid of sex), but as their mutual commitment deepens, so does the film, with Maggieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medical misfortune â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and Jakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reaction to it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; resulting in some standout sequences and coaxing a knockout performance from Hathaway.

The idiotic character of Josh Randall (Josh Gad), Jamieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s odious brother, has no business being in such an otherwise mature seriocomedy, and some formulaic romcom trappings (such as an embarrassing vehicular chase) feel equally out of place. The mental and emotional stimulation caused by the majority of the picture is strong enough to recommend it, but had Zwick trimmed the flaccid passages, he could have had an awards contender on his hands.

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Call for Entries

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.

Artists: Beyond the Fold

Hope House of Savannah

Activism & Politics Chatham County Democratic Party

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

Humane Society Christmas Sale

Drinking Liberally

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

Purrs 4 Peace

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

Savannah Area Young Republicans

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

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 912-598-7358 for additional info.

Benefits Canned Food and Supply Drive

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Park Place Outreach, youth emergency shelter is in need of canned food and household supplies. Household items needed include, cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, fabric softer, paper towel and toilet paper. Donations accepted through January. Please visit www.

The Humane Society for Greater Savannah will have a 1/2 price sale of Christmas Merchandise in the Thrift Shop from Thursday, December 9 through Tuesday, December 14. There will be special Xmas sales on Sunday Dec 12 & 19 from 1-4 p.m. 7215 Sallie Mood Dr. Humane Society, 7215 Sallie Mood Drive , Savannah

Jingle Bell Run Benefit

1st Annual Jingle Bell Run/Walk 8K, Dec. 18 at 4pm on Hutchison Island. Followed by a Chili Cook Off with celebrity judges! Holiday-themed costume contest. Proceeds benefit the Rape Crisis Center. Register at active.com or at Fleet Feet (3405 Waters Ave.). For more info: 912-233-3000.

Rape Crisis Center Incest Survivor’s Group

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

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

Toiletry drive

Spine & Sport is gearing up for its annual toiletry drive to benefit Union Mission. Please bring in any unused toiletry items. The list of items needed includes soap, shampoo, wash cloths, deodorant, tooth paste, tooth brushes, razors and shaving cream. linics will be receiving donations now through December 21st. For maps and directions: www.spinesport.org

Desotorow Gallery announces a call to artists for “Beyond the Fold,” which examines artists who utilize paper in a way that exceeds the utilitarian, two-dimensional expectations of the material. $20 submission fee. Deadline for submissions is Jan 7 at 5pm. For info: 912-3558204 or email info@desotorow.org. Desotorow Gallery , 2427 Desoto Ave. ,

Auditions: “Hairspray” & “Smokey Joe’s Cafe”

The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina is holding auditions for both shows on Jan. 8, 11AM2:30PM & 3:30–7PM. Seeking Equity and nonEquity performers age 14 to mid-50s who can sing and dance. Auditions by appt only. For info, contact Gail Ragland at 843-686-3945 ext. 236 or e-mail her at gragland@artshhi.com.

Call for Artists - “For the Record”

There is an open call for artists interested in participating in a show called “For the Record” taking place Feb 8-12, 2011. Submission fee of $25 gets each artist 15 vinyl records to use in producing a piece of art that will appear in the show. No rules. Deadline for record pick up is December 20. Deadline for final work is Feb. 1. Email: thebrainchild@mac.com for more info.

Interns wanted

The Wooden Sheep is now accepting applications for interns. Background in architecture, design, fibers and/or fashion required. For more info contact: Woodensheepsav@gmail. com or stop in Monday-Friday 10am-5pm at 10 West Liberty St.

The old Hotel Tybee

Harry Spirides is collecting stories and photos from the old Hotel Tybee, which stood on the island from the late 1880s until its destruction in 1960. He’s working on a book about the historic establishment. Anyone with memories, memorabilia or anything else related to the hotel is asked to contact: hoteltybeebook@ oceanplaza.com or call 912-786-7777.

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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.

Abstinence Education

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

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

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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

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

Want to improve your Spanish skills? Meet at the Sentient Bean every Monday, 5:00pm.

Group focuses on increasing vocabulary, grammar, and conversational confidence!

Free and open to all levels of experience. Call Ronnie at 912-257-0333, or email dvorakquartet12@yahoo.com for more info.

Instruction in mindfulness stress reduction meditation. Group practice with time for questions and comments. Wednesdays, 7:158:15pm. Yoga Co-op Savannah. 2424 Drayton St. $13/class (less with membership). www. yogacoopsavannah.com or 912-429-7264.

Conversational Spanish

Conversational Spanish Group

DUI Prevention Group

Offers victim impact panels for intoxicated drivers, DUI, DWI, offenders, and anyone seeking to gain knowledge about the dangers of driving impaired. A must see for teenage drivers seeking a drivers license for the first time or teenage drivers who already received a license. The group meets once a month and the cost is $30.00. For more info: 912-4430410.

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. Preregistration 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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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

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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.

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.

Paranormal Studies Seminar

Attend a paranormal studies seminar discussing demonology, fallen spirits, and spiritual attacks on December 18th at 5pm at the Noodle Bowl in Eisenhower Plaza at 7054 Hodgson Memorial Drive. $40 includes seminar and Asian cuisine. Book sale and signing of “The NEO Genesis” following. RSVP at higherdimensionsintl@gmail.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

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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

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

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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.

Coastal MINIs

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

A Creative Writing and Reading discussion group that meets the 3rd Sunday of every month, 3:30-5pm

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/

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

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.

Make Friends in Savannah

For anybody, every age, every race and nation. We chat, hang out, go to movies and more. Meet in a coffee shop downtown Savannah. A small fee covers the efforts of the organizer, a well educated, “out of the box” woman, who lived in New York and Europe.

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Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m.

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Moon River Chorus

Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; barbershop chorus. Rehearsals are Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. Visitors are welcome.

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

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

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)

Join other moms for fun, inspiration, guest speakers, food and creative activities while children ages birth to 5 are cared for in a preschool-like setting. Meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 9:15-11:30 am Call 898-0869 and 897-6167 or visit www. mops.org. First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd , Savannah http://www. fbcislands.com/

Old Time Radio Researcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group

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

Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club

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

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at 5429 LaRoche Ave and the third Tuesday at 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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Safe Kids Savannah

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

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 Southeastâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest, is currently taking applications for membership. The SAA offers workshops, community programs, exhibition opportunities, and an artistic community full of diverse and creative people from all ages, mediums, and skill levels.

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

Savannah Browns Backers

This is an official fan club recognized by the Cleveland Browns NFL football team. Meet with Browns fans to watch the football games and support your favorite team Sundays at game time at Tubbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tank House in Thunderbolt.

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

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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 www. savannahjaycees.com

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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.

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

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

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

Savannah Toastmasters

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

Savannah Wine Lovers

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

Savannah Writers Group

meets the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7pm at Books a Million to discuss, share and critique writing of fiction or non-fiction novels, essays or short stories. A meet-and-greet precedes the meeting at 6:30pm. Contact Carol North, 912-920-8891. 8108 Abercorn St , Savannah

Son-shine Hour

Meets at the Savannah Mall at the Soft Play Mondays from 11-12 and Thursdays from 10-11. Activities include songs, stories, crafts, and games for young children and their caregivers. Free, no registration, drop-ins welcome. Call Trinity Lutheran Church for details 912-925-3940 or email KellyBringman@gmail. com Savannah Mall,

Southern Wings

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

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 St (Flannery O’Connor’s Childhood Home). Call 233-6014, facebook Peacock Guild or email peacockguild@googlegroups.com for more info.

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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.

Tybee Performing Arts Society

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

Urban Professionals

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

Victorian Neighborhood Association

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

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

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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 email savh_tango@yahoo.com.

Beginners Belly Dance Classes

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

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

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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

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Fridays 10-11:15am. Doris Martin Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. For more info, call Elizabeth 912354-5586.

Dance or learn flamenco in Savannah with the Flamenco Cooperative. Meetings are held on Saturdays from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Maxine Patterson School of Dance. Any level welcome.

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

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The Savannah Dance Club hosts Magnificent Mondays from 6:15-11 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.

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Events Display of Civil War Artifacts

An exhibition of items recently unearthed from a former prison site known as Camp Lawton, near Millen, GA. Includes many rare personal items, such as picture frames, belt buckles and other items. Georgia Southern University Museum.

Statesboro. $2/admission. On display through the end of April 2011.

Music in the Parlour with Diana

An afternoon of music, with homemade scones and sweet tea. Saturdays and Sundays, 1-3pm. $30/person. Limited seating. Reservations required. Call Diana Rogers: 912-236-2866 or email: DianaInSavannah@yahoo.com

The Armstrong Center

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

ARIES

(March 21–April 19) I vividly remember seeing singer Diamanda Galas in concert.

Though classically trained, she didn’t confine herself to mellifluous melodies and elegant tones.

She was a whirlwind of elemental sound, veering from animalistic bellows to otherworldly chants to operatic glossolalia. It was all very entertaining, and often enjoyable.

The skill with which she shaped the sound as it escaped her body was prodigious. My companion and I agreed that “she made your ears convulse and your eyes writhe and your skin prickle –– but in a good way.” How would you feel about inviting some similar experiences into your life, Aries? The astrological omens suggest this would be an excellent time to seek the rowdy healing that only disciplined wildness can provide.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) Here’s a haiku–like poem by Cor van den Heuvel: “the little girl / hangs all the ornaments / on the nearest branch.” My comment: It’s cute that the girl crams all the decorations onto one small section of the tree, and maybe her parents will keep them that way.

But I recommend that you take a different approach as you work to beautify and enliven your environment. Spread out your offerings; distribute your blessings equally; make sure that everything in need of invigoration gets what it requires.

GEMINI

Film & Video Psychotronic Film Society

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

Savannah Jewish Film Festival

Passes are on sale for the 2011 SJFF, which takes place from Jan. 29-Feb. 6, 2011. Full week passes are available for $50/JEA Members and $65 for non-members. Individual tickets for screenings will be available at each screening.

For more info, including schedule: www.savj.org or call 912-355-8111.

(May 21–June 20) This is a good time to go in search of any secrets you’ve been hiding from yourself. I suggest you also try to track down the “missing links” that aren’t really missing but rather are neglected. My advice is similar for the supposedly “lost treasure” you’re wondering about: Clues about its whereabouts are lying around in full view for anyone who is innocent enough to see them. P.S. Being uncomplicated isn’t normally your strong suit, but this is one of those rare times when you’ll have an aptitude for it.

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In the TV comedy series “Arrested Development,” Buster Bluth was an adult character who was a bit over–attached to his mother. It

seemed to have to do with the fact that he lingered in her womb for 11 months before agreeing to be born. The obstetrician claimed “there were claw marks on her uterus.” I want to be sure you don’t make a comparable misstep in the coming weeks, Cancerian. It really is time for you to come out and play. Ready or not, leave your protective sanctuary and leap into the jangly, enchanting tumult.

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) I have imaginary friends who help me. And yes, they sometimes even give me ideas for your horoscopes. Are you OK with that? Among the many other perks my secret buddies provide, they show me where my cell phone and car keys are when I’ve misplaced them –– a prime sign of their practical value. What’s your current status in regards to imaginary friends, Leo? Do you even have any? This would be an excellent time to seek them out and put them to work. In fact, I encourage you to do anything that might attract the input of undiscovered allies, behind–the–scenes collaborators, mysterious guidance, and divine assistance.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Might there be a message for you in the mist on the window? Can you find a clue to the next phase of your destiny by scanning a newspaper that the wind blows against your leg as you’re walking? Be alert for the undertones, Virgo. Tune in to the subtexts.

Scan the peripheries for the future as it reveals itself a little early. You never know when the hidden world might be trying to slip you a tip. You should be alert for the deeper storylines weaving themselves just below the level where the supposedly main plot is unfolding.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22) A musician who records under the name of Shamantis took Justin Bieber’s silly pop tune “U Smile,” and slowed it down 800 percent.

The new work was a 35–minute–long epic masterpiece of ambient electronica that The New York Times praised as “ghostly” and “oceanic.” More than two million people tuned in to hear it on the Internet. Might there be a comparable transformation in your future, Libra? From an

astrological perspective, it’s prime time for you to transform a pedestrian exercise into a transcendent excursion, or a trivial diversion into an elegant inspiration, or a meaningless entertainment into a sublime learning opportunity.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) More than a few wildlife films use deception to fool the audiences into thinking they’re watching animals in the wild. So says Chris Palmer, a producer of many such films. “One classic trick involves hiding jellybeans in carcasses,” he told New Scientist. “If you see a bear feeding on a dead elk in a film, you can be pretty sure that the bear was hired from a game farm and is looking for sweets hidden in the carcass by the film–makers.” I suspect you will encounter a metaphorically comparable ruse or switcheroo sometime soon, Scorpio. It’ll be your job to be an enforcer of authenticity. Be on the lookout for the jellybeans.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

My favorite news source, The Onion, reported on a proposed law that would prohibit marriage between any two people who don’t actually love each other (Onion. com/LoveLaw). Couples whose unions are rooted in mutual antipathy or indifference are of course protesting the plan, insisting that they have as much of a right to wed as those who care for each other deeply and treat each other tenderly. Whether or not this proposal becomes a formal part of the legal system, Sagittarius, I urge you to embrace it. In fact, I’ll go so far as to ask you not to do anything at all unless you are at least somewhat motivated by love.

The coming months will be a time when your success will depend on your ability to rise to new heights of compassion, romance, eros, tenderness, empathy, and affection.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

Let’s imagine we’re fifth–century monks living in the land that today is known as the south of France.

And let’s say we decide we’re going to build a chapel in a place that has long been a pagan shrine dedicated to the moon goddess Selene. Shouldn’t we consider the possibility that our new house of

worship may be imbued with the vibes of the previous sanctuary?

Won’t our own spiritual aspirations be colored by those of the people who for hundreds of years poured forth their devotions? Now shift your attention to the present day, and apply our little thought experiment to what’s going on in your life. Tune in to the influences that may be conditioning the new thing you’d like to create.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) I would like to steal your angst, Aquarius. I fantasize about sneaking into your room tonight, plucking your nightmares right out of the heavy air, and spiriting them away. I imagine sidling up to you on a crowded street and pickpocketing your bitterness and frustration –– maybe even pilfering your doubts, too. I wouldn’t keep any of these ill–gotten goods for myself, of course. I wouldn’t try to profit from them in any way.

Instead, I would donate them to the yawning abyss, offer them up to the stormy ocean, or feed them to a bonfire on a primal beach.

P.S. Even though I can’t personally accomplish these things, there is now a force loose in your life that can. Are you willing to be robbed of things you don’t need?

PISCES

(Feb. 19–March 20) In 2011, I bet that memory won’t play as big a role in your life as it has up until now. I don’t mean to say that you will neglect or forget about the past. Rather, I expect that you will be less hemmed in by the consequences of what happened way back when. You’ll be able to work around and maybe even transcend the limitations that the old days and the old ways used to impose on you. Your free will? It will be freer than maybe it has ever been. Your creative powers will override the inertia of how things have always been done.

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Call for days and times. 355-8111. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.savj.org/

Hatha Yoga classes

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

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

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Squats N’ Tots

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Stand Out Youth

A Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth organization. Meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at the FCN building located at 307 E. Harris St. Call 657-1966, email info@ standoutyouth.org or visit www.standoutyouth. org. First City Network, Savannah http://www. firstcitynetwork.net/

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4beds/2baths, Wilmington Island.

HARDWOODS. Granite.

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Den. Formal Dining.

Renovated. $249,900.

1973 feet/assessor.

Tom Whitten Realty Executives Coastal 912-663-0558(Direct) or 912-355-5557(Office) commercial property for sale 845 FOR SALE/LEASE:2604 Gregory Street.3min from Truman Pkwy.

12,000sqft warehouse includes 2000sqft office, loading dock. $4500/month lease, appraised for $570,000,will sell for best offer.

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1020 East Anderson

1 & 2 bedroom apartments. $450-$600 per month. Available now. On the busline, Anderson @ Waters. 604-9997 Homefinders Realty.

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•111 EAST 39TH STREET• 2BR spacious,upstairs apt. located between Drayton & Abercorn. High ceilings, hardwood and carpeted flooring,CH&A, windows galore.$635/month.

Call 441-3087.

1BR APT, Tybee Island. Fully furnished, tastefully decorated, cable TV and Wi-Fi, all utilities included w/full art studio. $750/month.Call 912-786-5755.

47 KING HENRY COURT GEORGETOWN TOWNHOMES: 2BR/1.5BA, new kitchen, large pantry, private deck. Only $700/month plus security. Smokers okay. Chuck Seyle 659-4825. Shore, Bell and Seyle Realty 356-1653

1200 EAST BOLTON Street: 2 bedroom, 1 bath upstairs apartment., all electric, central heat/air. $525/month + deposit.

Call Daryl: 655-3637

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Savannah, GA 31419

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1 & 2 Bedrooms Available 2 Pools •2 Laundry areas •Gym Some units with washer/dryer Crime Free Housing Call or Come in today Happenings: All the info about clubs, groups and events. Only at www.connectsavannah.com

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

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2018 ALABAMA AVENUE: 2BR/1BA, private fenced yard, close to park. All appliances including washer/dryer. Pets ok. $300/dep, $650/month. Call 667-1860 or 667-3968 2216 AUBURN STREET, East Savannah.Beautiful brick home 3BR/1BA, new stove,refrigerator, carpet,paint. Huge backyard, washer/dr yer hookup. $800/month, $800/deposit.Section 8 Welcome. 912-844-2344 2303B Abercorn St @ 39th 1BR/1BA, w/d conn, all electric, No pets. $525/mo. Reese & Company. 912-236-4233

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2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH Duplex for rent on Wilmington Island. $735/month plus water.

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2BR/2BA, Southside condo, carpet, tile, pool, free water, screened porch, washer/dryer included. $675/month. Call Eric 912-220-1566 3BR/2.5BA, 2 car garage, eat-in kitchen, formal dining-room, office/laundryroom, wood/tile floors, screened porch, 7 Barbour Drive, $950/month. 234-7019 or 719-440-0882

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625 WEST 42ND STREET: 2BR/1BA, washer/dryer hookup, stove and refrigerator included. $500/month, $500/deposit. Call 912-844-2344

•806 Allen Ave- 2BR House, $500/mo +security •711 West 44th St- 3BR upstairs apt, window a/c, gas heat. $475 + security • 1021 West 41st- 3BR, 1BA, livingroom, dining room, kitchen, $700+ security •920 E 39th St- 3BR window a/c, gas heat. $650/month+security LANDLORDS: If you are in need of a good Property Manager, CALL US. Managing property is what we do best!

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2BR/1BA, all electric, W/D connection. $675/month, $200/deposit 11515 WHITE BLUFF RD. 1BR/1BA, walk-in closet, LR, all electric, W/D connection. $520/month, $200/deposit 1812 N. AVALON 2BR/1.5BA Townhome, all electric, W/D connection $650/month, $200/dep.

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1315A E.67th: 2BR/1BA $675/month, $400/sec.deposit.

100 Lewis Dr:2BR/1.5BA,Apt.7B $575/month, $400/sec.deposit.

Both have stove, refrigerator, CH&A,total electric. 912-308-0957

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*805 Googe Street,Carver Village. 3BR,family room, 2BA, CHA, fenced yard, utility house, carport, new paint $650/month, For Sale/Lease Purchase. *10 Carlisle Lane, Villages at Berwick. New condition, all appliances, 3BR/2 Bath, HW floors, recently refurbished.

Lease $1375/month with portion of rent applied to purchase. $35 Non-refundable app fee.

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APART/CONDO Three Bedrooms Pooler/Condo 303 Gallery Way $1100 Eastside 527 E.38th St. $725 TWO BEDROOM Near Sav’h Mall 98 Hidden Lake $850 Furnished 116-1/2 E.Gaston St. $1100 Duplexes 2128 Clars Ave $495 1126 E.53rd St. $575 1128 E.53rd St. $575 1203 E.54th St. $550 1234-A E.55th St. FOR DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT OUR WEB PAGE WWW.PAMTPROPERTY.COM Pam T Property 692-0038

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•311 Berrien St•

Stunning 3 bedroom, 2 bath historic house with courtyard. $2100/month ----------------------------

•1217 Habersham St•

Huge 2 bedroom apts currently under renovationready by January. $900/month ----------------------------

•212 W Park Ave•

Large 3 bedroom 1 bath, plus trunk room, plus studio $950/month

Midtown

•648 East 40th St•

2 bedroom with big living and dining room $750/month ----------------------------

•226 East 56th•

Lovely 2 bedroom duplex on quiet block. $800/month

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•117 Iron Horse Spur/Sweetwater•

True 4 bedroom, 2 bath with double garage $1400/month ----------------------------

•13501 Rockingham Rd/Windsor Forest•

Pristine 3 bedroom 2 bath plus office/4th bedroom $1200/month

Berwick Area

•3 Expedition Way/ Lakes at Cottonvale•

Like new 3 bedroom 2 bath $1200/month

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•300 Brighton Woods Dr/ The Grove•

Open floorplan 3 bedroom 2 bath plus bonus room $1450/month ----------------------------

•359 Brighton Woods Dr/ The Grove• Deluxe 3 bedroom 2 bath $1400/month

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•102 Oyster Shell Dr C-11/Bull River Shoals• 3 bedroom 2 bath plus screened in porch $900/month

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FOR RENT •22-A Mastick: 1 Bedroom, $495 •2140 Alaska: 3BR $750 •1505 E. 56th St: 4BR $800/mo •2231 Gwinnett St: 3BR/2BA $825/mo •2424 Hawaii: 3BR new kitchen $830/mo Section-8 Welcome!

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OAK FOREST-2BR, 1BA Apt, furnished kitchen $500-$550 DUANE COURT-2BR, 1BA Apt, furnished kitchen, $625.

739-1/2 E. 39TH-2BR,1BA, furnished kitchen, duplex $675.

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

113-A LADONNA Wil. Island, 2BR/1BA, furnished kitchen $675 21 WABASH CT. Paradise Park, Lg 4BR/2.5BA home on quiet cul-de-sac $1250.

118 W.WHITE HAWTHORNE DR. 3BR/2BA, furnished kitchen, Georgetown $1000.

RICHMOND HILL: Piercefield, 3BR/2BA, fenced yard $950.

All Reasonable Offers Considered Frank Moore & Co. 920-8560 FrankMooreCo.com Happenings: All the info about clubs, groups and events. Only at www.connectsavannah.com

FOUR BEDROOM HOUSE 1117 Wilmington Is.Rd $1650 THREE BEDROOM HOUSES Landings 4 Woodward Ln. $1600 Ardsley 132 E.48th St. $1195 Southside 15 Wilshire Blvd $875 714 Beauregard $825 TWO BEDROOM HOUSES Port Wentworth 814 Crossgate Rd. $795 Near Mall 6 Seneca St. $775 Westside 637 W.42nd St. $595 Twickenham 310 Screven Ave $695 FOR DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT OUR WEB PAGE WWW.PAMTPROPERTY.COM Pam T Property 692-0038 Great Location: 2122 Hawthorne St, off President Street. 2BR/1BA with garage, Section-8 okay. $725 rent, plus deposit.

Discounts available. 912-844-6101

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Near Sav’h Mall 3BR/2BA w/large den or 4th BR,All electric, $825 plus dep. 234-0548.

Hibiscus 1BR Duplex,recently remodeled, all electric $475 plus dep. 234-0548.

East 55th 2BR Duplex,carpet, fenced $525 plus dep. 234-0548.

Fall Ave 2BR/1.5BA mobile home, near Buckhalter. Private lot,water included $525 plus dep.

234-0548 NO SECTION 8 OAK FOREST DRIVE 2BR/1B, furnished kitchen, $500 dep/$500 rent.

WINDSOR CROSSING 2BR/2B, furnished kitchen, w/d, screened porch, downstairs unit. $500/dep/$650 rent GEORGETOWN CONDO 2BR/2B, furnished kitchen, w/d, fireplace, breakfast area. $500 dep/$795 rent Contact ZENO MOORE REALTY 927-4383 RENT: DUPLEX 1220 E. 55th. 2-bedroom, 1-bath $475/month plus deposit $475. Two blocks off Waters Ave., close to Daffin Park. Call 912-234-2726, Days/Nights/Weekends.

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2BR with central heat/air, on Eastside, fenced backyard. $650/month plus small down payment. 660-4296 or 507-7875

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Newly Renovated Rose of Sharon Senior Residences, 322 East Taylor St.,Savannah, GA 31401 has the perfect apartment for your Active Senior Lifestyle. The Rose of Sharon captures the essence of Savannah living. Located in the heart of Savannah’s, most prestigious shopping, entertainment and dining district. We offer Resident Services & Activities, On-site Transit, Controlled Access, and Media & Fitness Center.

We are located 5 minutes from the Hospital and Pharmacy. The Rose of Sharon is quite simply the place to be!

Hurry, apply today as our apartments are extremely limited for our certain senior subsidized units starting at $495.00*.Must be 62 and older.Contact Karen Witter at 912-234-5417.

TOWNHOUSE: 100 Lewis Drive, Apt 13D 2BR/1.5BA, 2-story. Washer/dryer connections, all appliances. No pets. $600/month, $600/deposit.

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

TOWNHOUSE- Lewis Dr. 2 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath, Stove, Refrigerator, washer/dryer connections, dishwasher, central heat/air, total electric, no pets. $600/month $600/deposit.

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

TWO 2BR APTS. FOR RENT 1511 East 33rd: 2BR w/ceiling fans, window AC, washer/dryer, stove, refrigerator. $525/month, $525/deposit.

1408-1/2, upper, E.38th. 2BR, eatin kitchen, ceiling fan, window AC $750/month, $750/deposit.

We pay all utilities.Serious inquiries only. 234-6150

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32 GOEBEL Avenue: 3BR/1.5BA garage apt. $750/month.

SEAGATE: 3BR, bonus room, 2BA, DR, family room, eat-in kitchen, fenced backyard.

Reduced to $1200/month.

•Wilmington Island Duplex: 2BR/1BA Livingroom/dining combo, kitchen, laundry. $700/month 912-897-6789 or 344-4164

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CommerCial ProPerty For rent 890 1500SQFT BLDG. is suitable for many uses. 800 block of East 70th Street. Call 354-0440.

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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.

Weekly $179, $215, $225.

Monthly $880 w/utilities. No Credit check.

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AVAILABLE ROOMS: CLEAN, comfortable rooms. Washer/dryer, air, cable, HBO, ceiling fans. $110-$140 weekly. No deposit. Call Ike @ 844-7065 CLEAN, FURNISHED ROOM on busline, $110-145/week plus deposit. Utilities Included.

Call 660-2875 EFFICIENCY ROOMS Includes stove, refrigerator, private bath. Furnished! $180/week + deposit. Call 912-844-5995.

rooms for rent 895 NO DEPOSIT- Limited time East &West Chatham & Bloomingdale •REDUCED RENT!• •Rooms $100 & Up. Furnished, includes utilities, central heat and air, Comcast cable, washer/dryer. Hardwood floors. Shared Kitchen & Shared bath. Call 912-210-0181.

ROOMS FOR RENT Completely furnished. Central heat and air. Conveniently located on busline. $130 per week. Call 912-844-5995.

Rooms for rent. Eastside/Westside/&Southside locations.

Furnished w/television, cable, & utilities included. $125/week. Call 844-7274 or 507-7174

www.ConnectSavannah.com Looking for two responsible persons. 2 rooms available. Privatebaths, CH&A/cable/telephone.

Immediate occupancy. $500/month each room, $125/security deposit.

Mr.Brown: 912-663-2574, 912-234-9177.

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Furnished, affordable room available includes utility, cable,refrigerator, central heat/air. $115-$140/weekly, no deposit.Call 912-844-3609 NEED A ROOM? STOP LOOKING! Great rooms available ranging from $115-$140/weekly. Includes refrigerators, cable w/HBO, central heat/air. No deposit. Call 912-398-7507.

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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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cars 910 BUICK Century, 1993- One owner, V6, Auto, power, PL, AC, AM/FM cassette, excellent condition. Asking $2500 OBO. 912-898-9685 FENDER BENDER? Paint & Body Work. Reasonably Priced. Insurance Claims. We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

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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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Dodge Neon, ‘03 S/E 4-door, 4cyl(109,000 mi), stick shift(brand new clutch),recent tune up,moonroof,indash disc changer,keyless entry, very clean inside and out, runs great(road ready) $2,400 OBO. Must sell (912)-429-7274 TOYOTA 4Runner Limited, 19982WD, in good condition, loaded, leather, all power, new battery, Ujoints and belts, good tires, 210K miles $4800. Call 912-655-6675

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Motorcycles/ AtVs 940 HARLEYDAVIDSON FXSTC, 2010Brand new, Never titled, won in raffle. Sold for $19,600, asking $15,800. Call 912-826-6403 Boats & accessories 950 2002 Grady White 208 POWERBOAT Grady White, 2002ONLY 107 HOURS! Cuddy cabin with freshwater plumbed head, holding tank and electric pump out. Professionally maintained. $27,000.00 (912)507-7137

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