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WEEK AT A GLANCE Freebie of the Week

Lecture: Holocaust Memorial at Ravensbruck

What: AASU hosts Janet Jacobs, award winning researcher and author. Ravensbruck was the only Nazi labor camp built specifically for women. When: Fri. March 30, noon Where: Armstrong’s Student Union, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public. Info: armstrong.edu

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Wednesday Savannah Music Festival Continues

What: A city-wide musical arts event showcasing renowned performers in jazz, classical, Americana, rock and world music. More than 100 productions over the 17 day festival at venues throughout historic downtown Savannah.

Where: Various venues Cost: Varied.

Info: 912-525-5050. www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

Tea at Mrs. Davenport’s

What: Learn about tea traditions and

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37 Food & Drink 38 Mark Your Calendar 39 Art 40 movies 44 Happenings

experience an early 19th century tea. Patrons will tour areas of the 19th century era house museum, where tea service took place and will participate in an afternoon tea with costumed interpreters. Guests must be able to walk up and down stairs.

Program dates and times: March 8, 9, 15, 16, 21 at 5 p.m., and March 22, 29, 30 at 4:30 p.m.

When: Wed. March 28, Thu. March 29 Where: Isaiah Davenport House Museum. , 324 E. State Street, Cost: $18. Reservations recommended.

Info: 912-236-8097. www.davenporthousemuseum.org/

Savannah Commons Spring Music Festival

What: Coastal Jazz Hall of Famer Teddy Adams headlines a concert featuring a Caribbean steel drum band, oldies session, and a jazz ensemble. Food and beverage available for purchase.

When: Wed. March 28, 12 p.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Savannah Commons, 1 Peachtree Drive, Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: 912-927-0500.

Lecture and Book Signing: Dawn Baker

What: Savannah’s WTOC-TV anchorwoman discussing and signing copies of her new book, “Dawn’s Daughter: Everything A Woman Needs to Know.” Twenty-five of those attending the book-signing event will receive a free copy of Baker’s book. A Women’s History Month event.

When: Wed. March 28, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Asa Gordon Library at Savannah State Univ., 3219 College Street, SSU Campus--Enter via LaRoche Ave. Gate Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: 912-358-4330 savannahstate.edu/

Film: Leonard Nimoy 80th Birthday Tribute: The Alpha Caper (1973, USA)

What: Check out Nimoy (aka Star Trek’s Mr. Spock) in a non-sci-fi role. An unpredictable crime drama boasting an amazing cast of (mostly) TV greats: Nimoy, Henry Fonda, Larry Hagman (Dallas’ J.R. Ewing) and Vic Tayback (Mel from TV’s Alice). Hosted by Psychotronic Film Society.

When: Wed. March 28, 8 p.m.

Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $7 cash only Info: sentientbean.com/

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Thursday Comedy: Leslie Jordan “Stories I Can’t Tell Mama”

What: Emmy Award winning Will & Grace supporting actor, who appeared in The Help. “irrepressible, garrulous Chattanooga pixie who got through a Southern Baptist childhood and stirrings of Gay Lib and lived triumphantly to tell the tale.” -Variety Magazine When: Thu. March 29, 8 p.m., Fri. March 30, 8 p.m.

Where: Club One, 1 Jefferson Street (at Bay Street), Cost: $37 Info: clubone-online.com/

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Theatre: November by David Mamet continues

What: Muse Arts Warehouse presents an oval office satire, depicting one day in the life of a beleaguered American commander-in-chief. Written by the author of “Glengarry Glen Ross” and “Wag the Dog.”Directed by Christopher Soucy.

Dates and times: March 22, 23, 24, 29, and 30 at 8 p.m.; April 1 at 3 p.m.

Reservations via email: jinhi@ musesavannah.org.

Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Road, Cost: $10 at the door.

Info: musesavannah.org

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First Friday for Folk

At Muse Arts Warehouse, David Mamet’s comedy November features Mark Rand, left, Thomas Houston and Walter Magnuson

What: Just this once, it’s “Fifth Friday for Folk.” The Folk Music Society’s monthly concert for April is tonight, due to next week being Good Friday. Performing are local acts Dominique and Jean Paul Carton and The Back Porch Band .

When: Fri. March 30, 7:30 p.m.

Where: First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave., Cost: $2 donation Info: 912-355-7172 savannahfolk.org/

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When: Sat. March 31 Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd., Cost: $3 for Spitters and $5 for Sitters.

Info: 912-604-8963.

Nature Outing: Blackwater Paddle

What: Explore an ancient cypress swamp. After basic canoeing instruction, a guide will lead the way downstream past tall tupelo and cypress, in search of turtles, herons, kingfishers, and gators. Fee includes canoe/paddle/instruction.

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When: Sat. March 31, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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What: Open every Saturday! Park Fresh produce, eggs, pasta, bread and baked goods. Double SNAP dollars for all market purchases. More than 25 local farmers and vendors every week.

When: Sat. March 31, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: South End of Forsyth Park, Bull Street & Park Avenue, Cost: Free to hang out and visit.

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What: Enjoy the Easter egg hunt with over 4,000 eggs, a petting zoo, inflatables, mini fire truck rides, an egg toss and a bicycle raffle. Bring a camera for a photo with the Easter Bunny. Sponsored by Garden City’s Parks & Recreation Department and Police Department.

When: Sat. March 31, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: Sharon Park, 507 Sharon Park Road Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: 912-966-7777. www.gardencityga.gov/

Park Day: Clean and Restore Ft. Pulaski National Monument

Savannah National Wildlife Refuge Spring Fling

What: Volunteer for this hands-on preservation event to clean up and restore Fort Pulaski. One of 100 Civil War sites in the US being worked on this weekend. Be prepared to work outdoors--bring bug spray, work safety gear, and wear sturdy clothes and shoes/boots.

When: Sat. March 31, 9:30 a.m.

Where: Fort Pulaski National Monument Picnic Area, U. S. Highway 80 Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: 912-786-5787 www.nps.gov/

What: Visit the Refuge and see how birds are banded (even band yourself!), learn about wildland fire using real fire equipment, test your archery skills using a bow and arrow, and take the Animal Olympics challenge.

When: Sat. March 31, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Where: Savannah NWR Visitor Center, U.S. Hwy 17/Jasper County, SC, 6 miles N of Savannah, Jasper County Cost: Free and open to the public;

rain or shine.

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Community Spring Carnival

What: A fun-packed family time with egg hunts, moonbounce, games, prizes, Sillydilly the Clown, and refreshments. Sponsored by The New Covenant Church and Preschool.

When: Sat. March 31, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: Hull Park, 55th St. and Atlantic Ave Info: 912-232-7012.

Film: Rocky Horror Picture Show

What: It’s time to “Do the Time Warp Again. Guaranteed to thrill you, chill you, and fulfill you. So come up to the lab and see what’s on the slab!

Prop bags $2.

When: Sat. March 31, 11:30 p.m.

Where: Spotlight Theaters, 1100 Eisenhower Drive Cost: $7 Info: www.spotlighttheatres.com

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Author Appearance: George Williams and James Lough

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Proof of rabies vaccine required. Easter bonnet competition includes Best Bonnet, Owner/Dog look-a-like and Most Foolish. Sponsored by Savannah Kennel Club.

When: Sun. April 1, 12:30 p.m.

Where: Daffin Park (mall area) Cost: Free and open to the public.

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Monday Lecture: Interior Designer Vern Yip

What: Award-winning architectural and interior designer who frequently appeared on TLC’s “Trading Spaces” and now serves on the panel of judges on HGTV’s “Design Star.”

When: Mon. April 2, 5:30 p.m.

Where: SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Cost: SCAD Museum Admission. Free with SCAD ID Info: scad.edu/

Free Yoga Classes

What: Pause, Pose, Breath, Cleanse, Relax, Release each week with instructor Erika Tate. February 13, 21, 27, March 12, 19, 26 & April 2.

When: Mon. April 2, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Where: Moses Jackson Advancement Center, 1410 B Richards Street, Cost: Free and open to the public.

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When: Tue. April 3, 6-7:30 p.m.

Where: Bull Street Library, 2nd Floor, 2002 Bull Street, Cost: Free. Pre-registration required.

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Wednesday

What: SCAD professors read from new or forthcoming books.

When: Wed. April 4, 5 p.m.

Where: SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: scad.edu/

Music: Alison Krauss & Union Station

What: The bluegrass goddess and her band won two Grammy’s in 2012, including Best Bluegrass Album “Paper Airplane.” and recorded a special theme song for the 500th episode of The Simpsons that aired in February.

Pretty cool, huh?

When: Wed. April 4, 8 p.m.

Where: Johnny Mercer Theatre @ Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave., Cost: $47 - $62 Info: 912-651-6556. savannahcivic. com/

Film: Marlon Brando Birthday Tribute: One-Eyed Jacks (1961, USA)

What: This grandiose Western stars Karl Malden and Slim Pickens. It marks the only film the late Brando ever directed himself (he stars as well). It was the first big dud for Brando and signaled the start of a downward slide in his career. However, in retrospect, film critics and audiences have warmed to this film.

Hosted by Psychotronic Film Society.

When: Wed. April 4, 8 p.m.

Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $6 cash only Info: sentientbean.com/

Dubious victory

by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

Last week, as these things tend to happen occasionally, two bits of news came out with disturbing synchronicity.

First, a study by the Center for Public Integrity showed Georgia as being the most vulnerable state to corruption in America, based primarily on its failing scores on transparency, gerrymandering, legislative accountability, campaign finance and lobbying disclosure.

The dubious honor came as no surprise to anyone who’s followed Georgia politics over the last couple of decades, with its good ol’ boy cronyism, its one-off tax breaks for the politically connected (cough, Sonny Perdue, cough), its revolving door of politiciansturned-industry lobbyists, and its near-total obeisance to Georgia Power’s iron-fisted monopoly (for more on that last point, see Stacey Kronquest’s piece this issue).

Wrote reporter Jim Walls of the study, “executives of insurance companies, public utilities and other regulated entities have become the largest single source of campaign money for regulators running for re-election.”

My friends, when you’re potentially more corrupt than Louisiana and New Jersey — the latter scored surprisingly well, actually — you are well and truly corrupt.

Bringing the entire issue home was a bit of related news, when a court ruled last week that the group Ogeechee Riverkeeper has “no standing” to sue to find out what happened in a closed meeting discussing how to punish King America for its toxic abuse of the Ogeechee River over the last five years — a craven record of irresponsibility that resulted in a massive fishkill and various human effects, with likely many more to come in future years.

What was King America’s punishment? A mere million dollars worth of mitigation.

Not even a fine!

But in a ruling which defied belief and had legal tongues wagging all over the state, Judge Lois Oakley said a group comprising people who live on the Ogeechee River had no right to question the company that nearly destroyed their river, and no right to challenge the state which allowed the abuse — and indeed, even encourages such abuse through its lax oversight.

It’s not that the judge said Ogeechee Riverkeeper shouldn’t or couldn’t win, mind you — but that the group didn’t even have the right to fight and lose!

It was a decision stunning not only in its obvious unfairness but in its brazen “what are you gonna do about it” style of corporatist intimidation.

Even Savannah Morning News columnist Tom Barton, who has rarely missed an opportunity to cheerlead the wholesale dismantling of state regulatory oversight since his beloved Republicans came to save the day in 2002, thought, rightly, that the decision was “an insult.”

While the ruling is being appealed as we speak, the message was clear: Georgia remains strictly pay-to-play. Apparently, the purpose of taxpayers here is to fund special deals between special players, and the purpose of voters is to put a formal seal of approval on the corrupt machine that takes their money and their rights and gives little in return.

When Perdue and the Republicans finally ousted the age-old state Democratic machine — itself no stranger to corruption —we heard much rhetoric about how the new guard would restore honor, accountability, and transparency to state government.

It’s been ten years. Clearly they overpromised and underdelivered, to put it charitably.

We didn’t need a study to tell us that.

So: What are you gonna do about it? cs

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How to beat TSPLOST

Editor, With reference to the letter from Bill Evelyn in the Feb 15–21 issue of Connect Savannah, I would just like to say that voting “No” on TSPLOST July 21 is most likely a complete waste of time.

By the time the issue is put to the vote, the imposition of the new tax is basically a “done deal”, seeing as how the special interests — government employees,

contractors, and others who see themselves as directly benefitting — invariably make up the majority of the small number of votes cast that day.

Everyone else is too busy working and fighting to put bread on the table (especially these days) to have the time to spare to go vote “No”.

Besides, most voters still mistakenly believe that more government revenues and “services”are actually a good thing despite government’s

despicable record in every area it manages to stick its nose (and later, its whole body) into.

As the author of a four–part series that Connect Savannah, in its previous incarnation as Creative Loafing, kindly published, a series that closely examined the local violations of state SPLOST laws that were routinely, errm, “encouraged” by local government and various special interests, all I can offer by way of encouragement for Mr. Evelyn and others like him is that in my

humble opinion SPLOST enactments and/or extensions can be defeated, but not in the manner normally assumed (i.e. not by voting “No”.)

From my own laborious research I have come to believe that the best chance (though still slim!) for defeat of SPLOST initiatives occurs before they ever get to the point where they will be voted on by the err, “general public.”

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There is no ‘them’ A few years ago on a chilly morning, I looked out my bedroom window and saw a young man I didn’t know standing amongst the azalea bushes in my front yard.

He was dark–skinned and wearing a hooded sweatshirt, craning his head back and forth as if searching for something.

He started to walk around the side of the house where we keep the chickens. My stomach plunged. A flurry of possible actions bounced around my brain: Should I call 911?

Sic the pug on him? Hide in the pantry and whimper helplessly?

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He jumped back from the fence, looking startled.

“I’m with Georgia Power. I’m here to read your meter,” he said, pulling back his hood to reveal a handsome face and a winsome smile.

I looked him over, arms crossed over my pajamas, unconvinced.

“Where’s your uniform?”

He unzipped his sweatshirt to reveal a red vest with the utility company’s emblem on the chest and held up a badge. “Sorry, ma’am, it’s cold out here today,” he apologized, his breath steaming in the crisp air.

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“Sure is, Mister —” I took a look at the badge — “Taft.” I stood there feeling like a douchebag, all noodley from the adrenalin of the perceived threat and the relief that it’d come to nothing.

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He was way ahead of me. “Don’t feel bad, I can see why you might’ve been scared. I should be wearing this thing on the outside,” he said nervously, quickly taking off the sweatshirt and vest and reversing their order.

The understanding flooded my consciousness that as a black man whose job entailed poking around between people’s homes, Taft probably went through the rigmarole of explaining his presence multiple times a week, maybe a day.

No matter how professional and affable he came across, I sensed that he faced suspicion from certain people as he went about his business.

For him, forgetting to keep his uniform visible could mean having the cops called on him, or on the worst day, taking a bullet.

Unable to erase the injustice of it all, I lamely offered the only thing I could: “Want a muffin?”

He laughed and refused, but from then on, we’d wave at each other when he came ‘round to count up our kilowatts. Sometimes we’d chat about the hawk that stalks the chickens. Even the dog stopped barking at him, an honor reserved for family members and those carrying snacks. But no matter how cold it was, I never saw him wearing a hoodie again.

Since 17 year–old Trayvon Martin was shot to death a month ago by an overzealous vigilante, I’ve been thinking about Taft a lot.

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Northern California, I had hoped racial tension had gone quietly out of style, like shock treatments and feathered hair.

I have come to understand that there are those who cling stubbornly to their ignorance and fear, though I find them to be fewer and far between, I think because, as Washington wrote in his article, “America is better than that.”

In my neighborhood, I try to be wary without being prejudiced.

When someone, anyone, walks down my street that I don’t know, I catch his or her eye and raise my hand, and call out that requisite “Heyhowyoudoin.” Mostly, I get back a hand up and the boomerang “Finehowyoudoin.” I make a lot of friends that way.

Did the fact that Taft was black affect my initial fear of him that morning? I don’t know. The truth is I would have freaked out on anyone in a hoodie on my lawn, because honestly, I think hoodies instantaneously transform everybody into looking like methheads.

Would George Zimmerman have followed a white kid through his gated neighborhood? No one knows.

But surely the outcome would have been different if he had just said, “Hello, can I help you?”

The lesson here is that there’s no such thing as “us” and “them.”

There’s only you and me and our willingness to swallow our fears when we meet face to face. cs

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have with their sons about society’s perception of them, including a piece by Jesse Washington, a race and ethnicity reporter for the Associated Press. In it he attempts to explain to his 12 year–old boy that he must always be aware of his actions, writing, “Understand that even though you are not a criminal, some people might assume you are, especially if you are wearing certain clothes.”

While the same could be said for trenchcoats and Muslim headscarves and the suspicion attributed to their wearers, Trayvon in his hoodie has become a national symbol for mistaken identity and misplaced fear. Artist Scott Stanton, aka Panhandle Slim, captures that in his painting of Trayvon, shared coast–to–coast on Facebook last week.

Stanton, renowned for his folk–art portraits of famous figures, felt compelled to memorialize Trayvon out of frustration over the senseless killing and the uncomfortable knowledge that something similar could happen very close to home. (Georgia, like Florida is one of 20 states with a “stand your ground” clause that perhaps gave George Zimmerman the bravado to shoot and may protect him from prosecution.)

“What do you mean by ‘them’?” he asked.

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As if Fukushima never happened This past February, a month before the one–year anniversary of the Fukushima meltdown, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) gave a Georgia Power–led consortium the green light to add two new nuclear reactors to the existing two at Plant Vogtle on the Savannah River.

Aside from the tone–deaf timing, the permitting of the reactors is extraordinary for several reasons.

Vogtle’s new reactors are the first to be licensed in the U.S. in over 30 years. The NRC issued its last license in 1978, the year before the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania ushered in atomic energy’s dark ages. The 1986 Chernobyl meltdown in Russia kept the industry there for the next decade.

As memory of the accidents faded, the U.S. political machine got behind nuclear, labeling it carbon–free and selling it to the public as “clean and safe,” even as piles of radioactive waste grew and water sources became tainted with radioactive effluent.

But energy production is a dirty business, and tradeoffs are necessary to meet needs. Compared to the consequences of burning coal, nuclear doesn’t look so bad. Until the unthinkable happens, as it did in Japan. With nearly 200,000 people displaced and tens of thousands of acres poisoned beyond habitation, we’re reminded that no matter what utilities or politicians say, nuclear energy is neither safe nor clean.

Like Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, Fukishima proves that accidents are unforeseeable. A handful of countries are determining that the risks of nuclear energy are too great.

Germany, for instance, has committed to phasing out nuclear energy and rebuilding its electrical grid to connect wind farms and solar arrays.

Anyone who says this isn’t feasible needs to consider that the World Economic Forum ranks Germany’s infrastructure as the finest in the world.

Here in the U.S. things are different.

Not only are U.S. taxpayers loaning Georgia Power over $8 billion to build two new reactors, Georgia Power customers are paying finance costs as well. No wonder there is a

nuclear renaissance — it’s a goldmine for utility companies.

Tasked with regulating and upholding safety policies, the NRC has become known as the lap dog of the nuclear energy industry. Of the 71 aging nuclear plants that have sought a 20–year extension to their expiring 40 year permits, NRC has granted every single one a renewal license, even when violations were evident.

Although the original two Vogtle reactors aren’t up for renewal for another decade, they routinely violate NRC requirements and have suffered multiple reactor trips caused by both human error and mechanical failures.

As it does with most reactor violations, the NRC deems these violations as “low safety significance,” giving Georgia Power a pass on citations.

Ironically, and somewhat inauspiciously, the NRC found the two new Vogtle reactors in violation of regulations even before they were officially licensed. Specifically, Georgia Power was cited for inadequate procedures to receive, inspect and store building materials. Not long after this violation, NRC licensed the new reactors.

Before Fukushima, Vogtle was a certainty. But after, it was stunning to realize that business was as usual in Washington. The “it can’t happen here” machine was working overtime.

NRC chairman Gregory Jazcko was the one dissenting vote in permitting Vogtle, saying “There are significant safety enhancements that have already been recommended as a result of learning the lessons from Fukushima. Knowing this, I cannot support issuing this license as if Fukushima had never happened.”

Once Vogtle’s two new reactors go online in four to five years, Savannah will be downstream to the largest nuclear power plant in the U.S. Because regulators, politicians and Georgia Power are committed to nuclear at any cost and risk, the public is left with little hope beyond that the nuclear renaissance in the U.S. will give way to the age of reason before the next unthinkable happens. cs Stacey Kronquest is on the Coastal Group Sierra Club Executive Committee.

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

Loretta Lynn, of course Police arrested Michael Allen Parrish, 55, after he assaulted several people with a hammer in an apparent argument over which country artist is better: Reba McEntire or Loretta Lynn.

Around 10:20 a.m., Parrish arrived at the home he used to occupy with his girlfriend. An altercation occurred outside between Parrish and his girlfriend Cheryl Walters. Elizabeth Morrell and Jimmy Collins, friends of Walters, went outside to see what was happening after they heard her cry out. Parrish then attacked Morrell with a hammer, striking her several times. Collins engaged Parrish and was struck as well.

Vondra Yopp, another friend, then came out of the house and engaged Parrish with a hammer of her own.

He got into his vehicle and left.

• Three incidents in three days in which men in their teens shot themselves and reported they were shot by someone else have brought the number of accidental self–inflicted gunshot wounds to seven so far this year.

In five cases, the victim first reported he was shot by someone else.

Dequan Jefferson, 17, reported he was shot in the arm by a masked gunman. Confronted with conflicting evidence at the hospital later, he admitted he was playing with a rifle.

A 14–year–old boy reported he was riding his bike near Waters and 55th when he heard gunshots and realized he was shot. He later admitted he had picked up a gun and it went off.

An hour later, Corey Cooper, 18, was found on the 700 block of Columbus Drive with a wound on his thigh. At first he declined comment, then said he was shot by someone he argued with. When confronted with evidence later, he admitted shooting himself and throwing the gun away.

Deshawn King, 17, reported he was walking near Alaska Street when four men rode by and shot him.

Police found a hole in his pocket and the trajectory went through his foot from top to bottom. He was charged with false statements.

• Couple of roundup St. Patrick’s Day incidents: A Rincon man was charged with multiple offenses after speeding down a crowded street in the St. Patrick’s Day festival area, almost striking an officer with his car twice.

Lonnie Devonta Carter, 23, of Alison Street in Rincon was driving a Camaro Z–28 through North Fahm and Indian Streets at a high speed and on the wrong side of the road about 3:13 a.m. when an officer directing traffic motioned to him to stop.

Carter sped backwards, almost striking the officer who broke the driver’s side window with his baton.

The car sped to Bay and Fahm where it almost struck a tow truck, and two officers approached again. But the car turned and sped at the cops.

Officers located the car abandoned at Augusta Avenue and I- 516 where Carter jumped a fence. He hid under a classroom at Bartow Elementary School until a K–9 was called.

In the other incident a 24–year–old Duluth, GA., man, Sebastian Konrad Laski, slapped a police horse on the rear about 1:15 a.m. and ran.

Laski slapped the horse as three mounted officers were maintaining crowed control on Congress Lane between Barnard and Jefferson streets, and went limp and fell to the ground. Then he ran, leaving his shirt behind. A walking officer took him into custody. He was charged with two counts of obstruction and striking a police animal. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

In winter I’ve gotten big shocks from static electricity when getting out of my car, and once saw a video where a crewman touching a race car during a pit stop was thrown back several feet from static charge. This gotten me wondering: Have there been instances of injury or death from static discharge? —Mike Yes, many—and if you’re not careful, it could happen to you.

For static electricity basically you need a giant capacitor—something with a positive charge on one side, a negative charge on the other, and a gap in the middle. When you twist around getting out of your car, friction between your clothing and the seat generates a substantial voltage difference between the car body and you, with the cloth and other insulators acting as the gap.

When you brush against the car on exiting, an electric arc jumps the tiny space between you and the sheet metal.

Under normal circumstances the shock is harmless. Static charge is measured in millijoules (mJ). You need at least 1 mJ to generate a shock you can feel, 10 to 30 mJ to make you flinch, and 1,350 mJ to kill you. Shuffling across a carpet generates 10 to 25 mJ, just 1 or 2 percent of a lethal jolt. You might generate more in a car, but even assuming maximum human body capacitance and low winter humidity (high humidity lets the charge leak away), you could maybe get zapped with about 300 mJ. That doesn’t mean there’s nothing to worry about. An electric arc is a spark.

Sparks are used in auto engines to ignite fuel. Fuel is poured into racing cars during pit stops. Racing cars build up static charge while circling the track . . . you see where this is headed.

Straight Dope readers may recall our column about the chains gasoline trucks used to drag behind them to prevent static buildup. They don’t do that anymore, not because the risk was nonexistent but because research showed the chain didn’t accomplish jack and the real static danger came from the

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sloshing of the tanker’s contents. Now electrical grounding during pump-out and other measures are used to prevent bad things from happening. Likewise, grounding strips prevent static arcing when race cars come in for pit stops.

Having seen that video of the pit crewman knocked on his butt, you may say: those strips don’t always work.

Maybe not, but that footage wasn’t proof. The vehicle in question was a Formula One car equipped with a kinetic energy recovery system. This captures in a battery or capacitor some of the energy lost to braking, then uses it in a burst of up to 60 kilowatts to power an electric motor when the driver wants to torque out. While it’s not clear what went wrong, evidently the stored-up juice went through the unfortunate crewman rather than into the motor.

Fine, you say, I’ll just stay away from the Formula One cars and live a life of comfort and ease. Don’t be so sure. A 1977 study found plain old static shock can cause injury or death in dogs fitted with pacemakers. Another danger arises from the startle reaction to a shock, which can cause you to lose your grip, fall, or otherwise put yourself or others in harm’s way.

Getting back to vehicles, you’ll want to watch out for helicopters. Static discharge can be a problem in any aircraft due to friction with dust and water while in flight, and several fires and explosions have been attributed to static discharge during fueling. But helicopters can be especially hazardous because of those big spinning blades. Charges of 60,000 volts have been measured in craft hovering above red clay dust and 200,000 volts above loose-packed snow.

Just getting in and out of a car won’t generate that kind of voltage, but one study found the resulting charge frequently exceeded 10,000 volts and once (with the test subject dressed in nylon) reached 21,000. Toll collectors and motorcycle cops have been known to get 5,000-volt shocks from drivers or their vehicles. No one knows for certain how many fires have been started at filling stations due to static electricity, but industry statistics suggest it may be in the hundreds per decade.

So, to avoid all this you figure you’ll shun civilization and live in the woods?

You’re not safe there either. The biggest static discharge most of us will ever see is the dramatic display known as a lightning bolt. A typical strike delivers 500 megajoules, or 370,000 times the lethal level. cs

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news of the weird People Of Faith: Gps Navigator Users In a world of advancing technology and declining map-reading skills, some GPS navigator users blindly over-rely on the devices, and News of the Weird has reported enough of their predicaments to mark the category “no longer weird.” However, three Japanese students on holiday near Brisbane, Australia, in March created a new standard for ignoring common sense. Bound for North Stradbroke Island (about eight miles offshore), the driver (according to authorities cited by the local Bayside Bulletin) apparently put maps and eyesight aside, in favor of the all-powerful Navigator, which had instructed him to proceed. As news spread on the Internet, photographers rushed to capture the car, half-buried in sand. (In the students’ defense, the beach seemed to extend to the horizon at low tide -although the word “island” might have deserved more respect.) [Bayside Bulletin (Cleveland, Australia), 3-15-2012]

The Continuing Crisis • The entire village (almost!) of Sodeto, Spain, shared the grand prize in the country’s huge Christmas lottery in December, earning each of the 70 households the equivalent of at least $130,000. The joint buy-in of tickets is a town ritual, but one resident missed the canvassing: filmmaker Costis Mitsotakis, who said he was happy that everyone else was happy. (The dark side of winning: Hucksters flooded the town

from all over the country.) [New York own home.) (2) Officials at the county Times, 1-31-2012] courthouse in Charlotte, N.C., were • The town of Betws-y-Coed, Wales, startled to learn in January that Paul holds the distinction of having its Frizzell, 30, had commandeered a name likely butchered by more misvacant office in the building and for spellings on Internet search inquiries two months had been running his than any other. Website managers told business out of it (with telephone, BBC News in February that they have copy machine and bulletin board, compiled a list of 364 different spellings among other trappings). [WNDU-TV from people ostensibly (South Bend), 2-10looking for the town. The 2012] [Gaston Gazette, most common references 1-12-2012] were to “Bwtsy Code” Family Values and “Betsy Cowed.” [BBC News, 2-16-2012] • What Christmas May the tebow be with you • Anthony McDaniel, gift would be appropri47, voluntarily returned ate for the 7-year-old to North Carolina from daughter of Britain’s his new home in Texas notorious specimen of in February after being plastic surgery known charged with embezzleas the “Human Barbie”? ment by his old employer.

For little “Poppy” Burge, The owner of Fayetteville’s it was a gift certificate Skibo Skillet (now out of worth the equivalent of business) accused McDanabout $11,000 for future iel of having pocketed liposuction (redeemable meatballs, corn on the cob beginning at age 18). and anchovy dip while he Mom Sarah had already worked there. [Greensboro given her a voucher for News-Record, 2-23-2012] breast augmentation. (Poppy, develop• Make Yourselves at Home: (1) ing her early-onset need for attention: Keith Davis, 46, was caught red“I can’t wait to be like Mummy with handed in Ashley Murray’s house in big boobs. They’re pretty.”) Mom, who South Bend, Ind., in February and recently turned 51, celebrated with charged with burglary. Murray, though, about $80,000 worth of additional plassaid she had mixed feelings because, tic surgery to run her lifetime total to while there, Davis had folded Murthe equivalent of (depending on source ray’s clothes and vacuumed the house. consulted) $800,000 to $1 million.

(Police said that some drug or other [Daily Mail (London), 1-4-2012] had made Davis believe he was in his • Sheriff ’s detectives told the Everett,

Wash., Daily Herald in January that they had recently tracked down a 21-year-old man who confessed to stealing checks from the Money Tree store in Lynnwood, Wash., and forging signatures. According to the detectives, the man was clear about his motive: “I don’t have an addiction. I don’t need to use drugs. I (was) doing this to show my parents that I can make it on my own, without them.” [Daily Herald, 1-25-2012]

Wisconsinites, Doing It the Hard Way In October, Robbie Suhr, 48, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis., sought the affections of the young exchange student living with Suhr and his wife and children, but she had so far declined.

According to police, a disguised Suhr snatched the woman one night, intending to tie her up, leave, and then return undisguised to “rescue” her. However, she fought back, sending the masked man fleeing. (Suhr got off easier than Jordan Cardella, 20, of Milwaukee did several months earlier. To win back his girlfriend, Cardella convinced a buddy to shoot him, hoping for the girlfriend’s sympathy and a change of heart.

Although he requested three shots in the back, he wisely settled for one in the arm. Alas, the girlfriend continued to ignore him.) [WTMJ-TV (Milwaukee), 10-30-2011] [Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee), 7-26-2011]

(1) Two ministers in the Indian state of Karnataka were pressured into resigning in February after allegedly being spotted watching porn on a cellphone in the legislature. Minister Laxman Savadi said he was doing research on the dangers of “rave” parties. (2) A 54-year-old court clerk at Inner London Crown Court was caught by his judge looking at porn during the victim’s testimony at a notorious rape trial. He said he was just “bored”. [BBC News, 2-8-2012]

People With Issues Now in its third season, the TLC cable channel’s series “My Strange Addiction” continues to raise the bar for News of the Weird stories. This season’s highlights include the man sexually attracted to his car, plus women who surround themselves with mothballs or eat cat food or drink nail polish or dig into their ears or eat adhesive tape. In one episode, “Ayanna,” 54, who has not cut her fingernails in three decades, reports that she has recently been cultivating

her toenails, which are now 4 inches long and hampering her use of shoes.

Another episode this season features Sheyla Hershey, mentioned in News of the Weird four weeks ago after she credited her gigantic breast implants with cushioning her body during a recent car crash. [ABC News,]

Least Competent Criminals One of the largest methamphetamine busts in U.S. history was made in March by police in Palo Alto, Calif., who used the popular FindMy-iPad app. Apparently, someone at the drug house had stolen the iPad, and police turned on the owner’s global-positioning “app,” pointing to an apartment complex in Santa Clara County. Almost 800 pounds of meth was confiscated, with a street value of about $35 million. Said the father of the iPad owner, “They have $35 million, and they can’t go out and buy an iPad?” [Mercury News (San Jose), 3-3-2012] cs By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE

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The Sparetime, 36 MLK. $8 The fellow in question is 34–year–old Ryan Nelson and yes, he needs a (working) kidney. This benefit, in the former Cafe 606 location (upstairs at MLK and Congress), technically starts at 6 p.m. with an art auction featuring original works from nearly 20 local artists and photographers.

Keith Kozel is the prestige DJ for the evening, and the music, which kicks off at 8, features Cusses (their only local show for a while), Whaleboat, Aurora, Dreamend (that’s Ryan from Graveface Records) and KidSyc@Brandywine. It’s all over at midnight, and 100 percent of the proceeds go to The Georgia Kidney Foundation in Ryan Nelson’s name. (Pictured: Cusses in action, at last month’s No Control Fest).

B.J. BARHAM At 11 p.m. Friday, March 30

The Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. Raleigh’s raucous rock ‘n’ rolling homeboy returns to his hometown away from home. The American Aquarium frontguy is just back from the Muscle Shoals recording sessions for Burn.Flicker.Die., which was funded with a Kickstarter campaign and produced by the incredible Jason Isbell (it’ll be out in the fall). Meanwhile, the Southern Gothic, blood-spattered Americana barroom band is represented by Live in Raleigh, cut back in December at the Pour House. It’s the first–ever live recorded representation of Barham and company, it has all their greatest (almost) hits, and you can snag a copy at americanaquarium.net.

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Club One, 1 Jefferson St. $37 Like Fred Flintstone, you’ll have a gay old time if you attend one of Jordan’s self–described “Homo Hoedowns” ay Bay Street, where he attracted a standing–room–only crowd last August. The 4–foot–11 Tennessee–born actor and comedian’s one–person show is delightfully bitchy, wonderfully weird and just as dirty as it can possibly be. Gawd, he’s funny — just remember, both shows are 21 and over, so even if the kids loved little old Leslie in the movie The Help, they can’t get in here.

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2012Schedule

The Futurebirds, pride of Athens, sharing the SMF bill with Tel Aviv’s Acollective

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April 1

12:30, 5:30 & 7:30 p.m.: Hello Pops/A Celebration of Louis Armstrong by Wycliffe Gordon & Friends. Morris Center.

6 p.m.: Daniel Hope & Friends/From Russia With Love. Telfair Academy.

3 p.m.: Daniel Hope & Friends: Lorenza Borrani, Simon Crawford– Phillips and Carlamaria Rodrigues. Telfair Academy.

6:30 p.m.: Mike Marshall & Edgar Meyer. Morris Center.

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April 2

11 a.m.: Phillip Dukes, viola. Trinity United Methodist Church.

Noon: Swing Central Jazz Big Band Showcase. Rousakis Plaza 6:15 & 9 p.m.: Jon Faddis/Brian Blade Felloweship Band. Morris Center.

8 p.m.: Pink Martini. Lucas Theatre.

8:30 p.m.: Futurebirds/Acollective. Trustees Theater.

11 a.m.: Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano. Trinity United Methodist Church.

5 & 7:30 p.m.: Here to Stay: The Gershwin Experience. Morris Center.

6 p.m.: Emerson String Quartet. Telfair Academy.

March 30 9 a.m.: Swing Central Jazz The Competition. Lucas Theatre.

11 a.m.: Kristian Bezuidenhout, Lorenza Borrani & Jonathan Cohen. Trinity United Methodist Church.

12:30 p.m.: Jeff Clayton Quartet, Morris Center.

6 p.m.: Milos Karadaglic, classical guitar. Telfair Academy.

6, 8 & 10 p.m.: Zydeco Dance Party: Nathan and the Zydeco Cha–Cha’s.

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7 p.m.: Swing Central Jazz Finale. Lucas Theatre.

March 31 11 a.m.: Kristian Bezuidenhout & Jonathan Cohen. Trinity United Methodist Church.

3 p.m.: Music of Nat King Cole/Freddy Cole Quartet & Marcus Roberts Trio.

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6 p.m.: Daniel Hope & Friends/German String Masterpieces. Telfair Academy.

7:30 & 10 p.m.: Salsa Dance Party/Jimmy Bosch Orchestra. Morris Center.

8 p.m.: The Hallelujah Train. First African Baptist Church.

Left to Right: Nathan Williams of Zydeco Cha-Cha’s fame, banjo star Abigail Washburn and the Emerson String Quartet

April 3 12:30 & 3 p.m.: Here to Stay: The Gershwin Experience. Morris Center.

6 p.m.: Daniel Hope & Friends/French Soiree. Telfair Academy.

8 p.m. Chris Thile. Morris Center.

April 4 11 a.m.: Keith Robinson, cello. Trinity United Methodist Church.

5 & 7:30 p.m.: Here to Stay: The Gershwin Experience. Morris Center.

6 p.m.: Daniel Hope & L’Arte Del Mondo. Telfair Academy.

April 5 12:30 p.m.: Abigail Washburn, Morris Center.

5 p.m.: Daniel Hope & L’Arte Del Mondo. Telfair Academy.

6 & 8 p.m.: Tony Trishka, Bruce Molsky, Abigail Washburn (banjos).

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7:30 p.m.: Zakir Hussain’s Masters of Percussion. Trustees Theater.

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6:30 & 9 p.m.: Lucky Peterson Band/Joe Krown Trio (blues). Morris Center.

8:15 p.m.: Joshua Redman/Brad Mehldau. Trustees Theater.

April 7 12:30 p.m.: Joe Krown Trio. Morris Center.

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7:30 p.m.: Paco de Lucia. Trustees Theater.

Venues Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 W. President St. Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St. Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard St. First African Baptist Church, 23 Montgomery St. Information For tickets, questions, answers or anything else: www.savannahmusicfestival.org www.savannahboxoffice.com (912) 525–5050

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onsisting almost entirely of brothers, cousins and sundry relatives from Creole– speaking St. Martinville, in South Louisiana, this is a high–energy zydeco band playing that proud–stepping Delta dance music for your party pleasure. In the center is Clifton Chenier disciple Nathan Williams on accordion, who infuses his music with a distinctly Caribbean lilt, in classic Creole style. Williams is a singer, a storyteller and a showman. The Cha Chas, like all the best zydeco dance bands, have a rubboard player and electric guitarist – the better to bring out the funky R&B and bluesy rock elements in the music – plus bass and drums. The drummer, in fact, is Herman “Rat” Brown, who was the skinsman for Buckwheat Zydeco for many a year. On keyboards is Nathan Williams Jr., also known as “Lil’ Nate,” a University of South Louisiana music student who leads his own band in Lafayette when he’s not on the road with Dad. Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas also have an April 28 show at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. See zydecochachas.com CS

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he title song to an album Freddy Cole cut in 1990 goes like this: “Now his name was Nat/And my name is Fred/Now, we look alike/So it’s been said/But I’ll stress a point to make you see/That I am not my brother, I’m me.”

No, indeed. The great vocalist and jazz piano player Nat “King” Cole died in 1965, and by that point his younger sibling had already been to Juilliard, received a Master’s from the New England Conservatory of Music, cut a hit record (“Whispering Grass”) and developed a rep as one of the hippest jazz pianists/Cabaret singers in New York and on the road. There’s even been a documentary film about him, The Cole Nobody Knows. And yeah, he’s Natalie Cole’s uncle.

This sparkling jazz matinee features Cole and his quartet (Randy Napoleon, Elias Bailey, Curtis Boyd) doing that thing they do, and Florida’s Marcus Roberts Trio playing a set of tunes from the Great American Songbook, which of course includes the great Cole Porter.

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ere we have, in two separate and distinct Morris Center shows, three truly remarkable acoustic musicians who’ll be acutely familiar to regular Savannah Music Festival attendees. Bass innovator Edgar Meyer’s most recent appearance was in 2011, as part of a trio with Bela Fleck and Zakir Hussain (both of whom are also returning this year), and master mandolinist Mike Marshall — well, he’s hardly missed a Savannah Music Festival in its 10 years of existence (it was in 2002, exactly a decade ago, that the festival’s name was changed from Savannah Onstage).

“I have to say, I think it’s the best festival going on in America today,” Marshall told Connect in 2010. “The breadth of programming Rob Gibson does, I mean that’s what I’m about as a musician, and have been for 30 years: This idea that there’s one thing called music, and whether it’s Indian classical, or European classical, or jazz or bluegrass, or chamber music, there’s a place where these things intersect musically. They intersect all over the place.”

Thile, who’s been present and accounted for at every edition of SMF since 2009, is a national treasure – he’s a mandolin virtuoso who’s young enough to care not a whit about the boundaries of genre, i.e. what his instrument can or cannot, or should not, do. Thile started as a strictly bluegrass player, as part of Nickel Creek, and in recent years has written and recorded orchestral acoustic pieces (that’s not an oxymoron) as part of the ambidextrous Punch Brothers, classical music with the likes of Yo Yo Ma, jazz, pop and old–time country.

Marshall is a frequent collaborator, and one of Thile’s biggest cheerleaders. “He came out of the chute bustin’ and just full of energy and vigor, wanting to kick life and music in the behind,” Marshall told us.

“He has a tremendous sense of musicality, and an extremely big brain.

And he’s kinda been able to thread that needle between super–intellectual music and a kind of pop aesthetic, and a performance style that’s engaging and slightly mysterious, but with a hint of down– home fun. And yet tons and tons of creativity. And that’s rare.”

This is a solo recital, likely to draw from each of Thile’s prolific wells. “For me,” Thile has said, “the joy of being alive is most acute when I’m experiencing music in some way — whether it’s listening, or playing or composing.” CS

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nyone with even a passing familiarity with the Savannah Music Festival is aware of the phenomenal contribution each year of Associate Artistic Director Daniel Hope. The virtuoso British violinist generally also performs in the Festival as well as curating the classical component.

Hope is exceptionally busy onstage this year, playing nearly a dozen separate concerts with a wide variety of guest musicians. Three of those concerts are with the celebrated, yet comparatively young, German chamber orchestra L’Arte Del Mondo , making their North American debut in none other than Savannah, Georgia.

L’Arte Del Mondo, formed out of the longstanding Concerto Köln, has taken the European classical world by storm not only with their infectious, adventurous energy but with their consummate musicianship, often performed on period–authentic instrumentation.

This is Hope himself, on L’Arte founder and director Werner Erhardt: “When I was approached by him to play on gut strings and on a baroque instrument for the first time, it felt like diving into very hot water,” Hope recalls. “Werner welcomed me as a ‘modern’ violinist with open arms and soon I became fascinated by his vision and intensity.”

This year Hope brings his sensitive touch to the stage with L’Arte, and together they will perform a remarkable array of music from the well–known to the relatively obscure. Baroque aficionados will be treated to Bach, Vivaldi, and the underrated Telemann. Those of a more Romantic bent will enjoy the liberal sprinkling of Mozart pieces. The final performance April 6 even features a piece composed by Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, a monarch with unusual, and impressive, musical gifts.

Those who’ve been to chamber performances in the stunning interior of the Telfair Academy will perhaps also be intrigued by the sheer number of performers that will be playing in the space. Usually accustomed to quartets during SMF performances, in these Hope/L’Arte collaborations the cozy Academy space will host over a dozen performers! (The final, daytime performance is at the Morris Center.)

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With root systems that feed from a half–dozen genres, from punk to jazz, from folk to electronica, Acollective stands tall as a singular tree in a forest of international indie bands trying to reach the sun.

The eclectic Acollective, sharing a Savannah Music Festival bill with Athens’ Futurebirds March 29, is based in Tel Aviv, Israel, where there’s a fertile music scene.

No, really, there is.

“The music that we do,” says co– lead singer Idan Rabinovici, “is very

much influenced by who we are and how we came to be playing music together in the first place.”

Rabinovici has a degree in Psychology from Cornell University, and studied Philosophy and Politics at Oxford. He’s also an unapologetic folkie with several independently– released albums on his resume.

Acollective was originally called Strange Folks.

“We started as a jam band, and had no intentions of writing songs, or aspirations of stardom, or any of that bullshit,” Rabinovici declares. “It was very much a couple of friends getting together in their basements, on free weekends from the Army, and just jamming.”

Acollective is on its very first tour of the United States — the guys started out two weeks ago in Austin, where they played six showcase gigs at SXSW. This has all come about because the new Acollective album, Onwards, was produced by the esteemed studioman Chris Shaw (Nada Surf, Bob Dylan, Weezer, Ween, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest and others).

“If you don’t want to buy their album after listening to it, you’re probably a cold–hearted jaded music snob,” crowed Chiky, the owner, operator and chief blogger of hipsterjew. com, in a pre–SXSW rave.

“We’ve all been to the States, but not as a band and not together,”

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In a cool way, I think.”

It may well come as a shock for western pop fans to learn that music and musicians in Israel run the gamut — sure, there are traditional (and even non–traditional) songs sung in Hebrew, but hip hop, metal, folk, jazz and electronica all live and breathe.

They’re quite healthy, thank you.

And they live and breathe in English.

“I think the great thing about Israel is that it’s so small,” says Rabinovic. “I guess it’s also a bad thing, to a certain extent.

“Especially in Tel Aviv, it’s a really close–knit, concentrated bunch of people. There’s almost a million people in the area of Tel Aviv. But the land mass is really small. And you get to know people. It’s very much a community.

“The music scene is really cool in that way. You end up meeting a lot of musicians, and there’s a lot of mutual support for the scene that’s going on there.” CS

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Rabinovici says. “And some of us have toured the States with other bands. So it wasn’t completely unfamiliar, but I think there’s something very special about coming with your own band.

“With us, it’s not a bunch of musicians who just happen to be playing the sane kind of music. We’re friends from early childhood. So it has more adventure to it, and everybody’s a lot more involved.”

The Austin music madness, he reports, was both “crazy” and “fantastic.” It was particularly gratifying to hear audiences singing along with Acollective songs. Considering no one in Texas — presumably — had ever before seen the band live.

“It’s the reverse of what we’re used to,” Rabinovici explains. “We’re very much like a grassroots type of band that used to tour Israel a lot, and play tons and tons of shows, building up our fan base slowly. We’re used to the fact that we’re very much a word–of– mouth type band.

“So for people to see us on the Internet, or see a digital version of us, and only then come to our live shows, is kind of the other way around for us.

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A one-of-a-kind celebration of gospel music

by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

As chief engineer on the Hallelujah Train, pastor Brady Blade Sr. tells it like it is

If unique collaborations between musicians of different genres are the heart and soul of the Savannah Music Festival, it’s shows like the Hallelujah Train that form its sturdy musculature.

Jazz, R&B and rock drummer Brian Blade, and members of his Fellowship Band, are at the heart of the Hallelujah Train, making a one–off stop at historic First African Baptist Church March 31.

On guitars are Daniel Lanois, the

legendary producer whose work with U2, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel and Emmylou Harris are among the most stunning (and beloved) in each artist’s catalogue; Buddy Miller, the Nashville singer/songwriter who’s become an

indispensable creative sidekick to the likes of Harris, Gillian Welch, Steve Earle and others, and was most recently a part of Robert Plant’s Band of Joy; and pedal steel prophet Greg Liesz, a frequent (and potent) collaborator with Bill Frisell, Matthew Sweet and others.

Brian’s brother, Brady Blade Jr., is also a noted drummer, and he’s part of the Hallelujah band, too. His resume includes lengthy tenures in Harris’ band Spyboy (with Miller

and Lanois), and tours with Dave Mathews and Steve Earle.

But those guys are supporting players in the one–of–a–kind assemblage that is the Hallelujah Train.

It’s a full–tilt, can–I–get–an–amen gospel music show, starring Pastor Brady Blade Sr., and the Zion Baptist Church mass choir from southern Louisiana.

We spoke with Brian Blade this week. Best let him explain everything.

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Is he preaching as well, or just singing with the choir and the band?

Brian Blade: He’s just singing. The Hallelujah Train is completely a musical experience. It is the gospel, but it won’t be a service or any preaching.

Unless you consider songs do that!

I should back up for a minute. The Hallelujah Train was actually a TV show that served as a kind of public service show from our hometown of Shreveport back in the ‘70s. It almost ran for a decade. My father started it, and it featured these quartets and choirs and gospel groups from around our area.

Coming on every Sunday morning, all those years, on the local affiliate of CBS there, they never kept any tapes of the show! It broke my heart to realize that. So I just thought it would be great to keep that name, and to revive it in this way. In the living moment.

And it speaks, obviously, to the history of his ideas and his work in life.

It’s just an extension of that.

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If I may crawl out on a tenuous limb here, isn’t it also an extension — literally — of spreading the gospel? Taking it on the road?

Brian Blade: Exactly. I mean, my father would go on revivals a lot when I was growing up, Savannah being one of those places. So it’s kind of great to revisit the city itself. My father loves to have the joy of these experiences come out, and reach people. He’s all about it.

But your father has a pretty steady day job. How were you able to talk him into going on tour?

Brian Blade: (Laughing). It isn’t a tour. We’ve been able to do a couple of these special concerts, thankfully. Rob Gibson there at the Savannah Music Festival heard about the project, and he was interested to have us. It’s great to be able to come into a place like

Brian Blade: We’ve been friends for so long, ever since we met in New Orleans back in the early ‘90s. He’s been such a deep inspiration, and a confidante in so many ways. He’s such a music man, and he loves my On He Thejust Congress father’s gift. believesStrip in great gifts, and people who work hard, and how that work manifests as the art.

It’s great that he wants to be a part of that energy, as do Buddy Miller and Greg Liesz.

These are people not only that I trust and feel a great kinship with, man I’m a fan as well! It’s terrific when all those things line up, and you can continue to make music with each other and know that it’s not about anything other than that shared experience. CS

Besides Pastor Blade and the choir, how is this different from your Fellowship Band?

Brian Blade: First of all, I’m thankful to my friends for making the time to do it, and for having the opportunity come from Rob Gibson.

The Fellowship Band is, I guess, jazz–based. It’s saxophone and piano, bass and drums. This allows us the opportunity to say “OK, here’s this music, and also here’s this music.”

Which really, to me, is very connected. Not just because I’m a part of both, but I don’t know, I just feel like there’s a singular vibration in it. Even though they’re somewhat different experiences.

John Cowherd is playing piano in both projects, and Chris Thomas is playing bass in both projects. My brother and I both play drums in the Hallelujah Train — that’s great, because it takes it back to the roots of us starting to play in church.

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Seasoned players coach high schoolers before the ‘Super Bowl of jazz band competitions.’

by Jessica Leigh Lebos | jll@connectsavannah.com

How do you make a trumpet sing? A clarinet cry? A snare drum sizzle? Practice, baby, practice.

A little one–on–one wisdom from a professional helps, too.

For the past seven years, the Savannah Music Festival has hosted Swing Central Jazz, a three–day workshop and competition for high school jazz bands around the country. Seasoned musicians are paired with teenage counterparts to impart technique, pass on advice, and most of all, encourage kids to keep on playing.

SMF Associate Artistic Director and jazz pianist Marcus Roberts oversees a team of 20 clinicians for the event, including Grammy–nominated bassist/composer John Clayton and drummer/jazz royal Jason Marsalis. Playing jazz requires a certain

capriciousness of style, an intuitive knack that Roberts believes must be passed on by someone who cares enough to teach it.

“Every jazz musician has a mentor, someone they looked up to who is responsible for welcoming them into this community,” he says in You Got to Swing, a 2010 film documenting SCJ. Roberts mentored Marsalis before inviting him to join his trio, and trumpeter Marcus Printup also credits Roberts with jumpstarting his career.

In the same film, Clayton recounts his own experience with his mentor, legendary bassist Ray Brown. “He told me, ‘I’m doing it for you because

someone did it for me, and you’re going to do it for someone else.’”

The Swing Central Jazz clinicians continue this legacy of bringing up young musicians. But first, those musicians have to get here.

Out of a pool of 56 entrants, twelve bands were selected to participate in this year’s competition. Some are returning contenders, like Los Angeles–area Agoura High School Studio Jazz Band and the Hume Fogg Silver Jazz Band from Nashville. Two of the chosen bands come from the same school, Illinois’ Champaign Central High. Since judging was based solely on unlabeled submissions, Champaign Central’s double entry speaks volumes about the sophistication of its program.

“Some of these high school bands sound better than any college—even

some professional bands,” rhapsodizes Ricardo Ochoa, SMF’s Director of Education. “There’s a high level of professionalism.”

This year all ears will be tuned once again to Ft. Lauderdale’s Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble, who garnered Swing Central’s first prize in 2010 and 2011 and is looking to make it a trifecta. Dillard director Christopher Dorsey (seen in You Got to Swing beseeching for “groove, groove and more groove”) also led his musicians to the top spot at the Essentially Ellington Festival in New York last year, putting a jazz riff on the pop phrase “in it to win it.” However, Dorsey says it’s really just about the music.

“We’re just comin’ to swing and have a good time. That’s our secret,” he laughs during a phone interview.

“If we don’t win, as long as we’ve played ourselves out, it’s all good.”

Ochoa explains that these are no ordinary high school jazz bands half–heartedly eking out “My Funny Valentine” in between gym class and lunch: To achieve such a degree of musical prowess, these groups rehearse daily for hours, honing their skills and often attracting the kind of booster club attention usually reserved for the football team.

They’ve been chosen to come to Savannah to swing, but that don’t mean a thing if they ain’t got the cash.

It can cost upwards of $1400 per student to come to Savannah from out of state, leading to frantic fundraising in the last few months. Some are selling candy, holding pasta dinners, and of course, performing benefit concerts.

The bands are promoting themselves in their communities for financial support as well as a prize: New to Swing Central this year is the Online Combo Competition, featuring a small rhythm section and a few soloists from each ensemble. Each combo uploaded their own arrangement of Miles Davis’ “Dig,” plus a blues tune of their choice, including original compositions penned by students.

While three clinicians will decide on the awards for original arrangement, soloing, rhythm section and individual playing, friends and fans can vote online at swingcentraljazz. org for their favorite to win the People’s Choice Award, to be announced at the SCJ welcoming session Wednesday, March 28.

Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon speaks to the students, then shows them how it’s done during the Swing Central Jazz finale with the other SCJ clinicians.

From there the students will congregate by instrument for workshops shepherded by SCJ’s Associate Director Jim Ketch, a University of North Carolina music professor and trumpeter who often mixes up trios and quartets of brass and reeds per Roberts’ “collective” philosophy of education. Jazz tunes revolve around a structure that passes the element of improvisation between soloists, a challenge for high schoolers who haven’t built up the chops to let loose.

“Can you imagine the exhilaration and fear when you’re called up to play a blues solo with the Marcus Roberts trio?” asks Ketch. “But more often than not, they rise to occasion.”

Ketch often uses the words “spark” and “epiphany” when talking about jazz improvisation and works with his charges to find that sweet spot in the scale: “It’s like you have one foot on the gas pedal and one foot on the clutch,” he describes. “Then all of the

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sudden you take your foot off the clutch and that’s when the magic happens.”

He says Swing Central Jazz gives young musicians the opportunity to hit the gas, building that unconscious repository of experience and muscle memory that allows soaring spontaneity. Ketch reminds that all jazz musicians develop in the same way, a three–part process coined by legendary instrumentalist Clark Terry: Imitate, Assimilate, Innovate.

“First, you imitate the great players, then you being to assimilate what they do,” says Ketch. “The final step is to become an innovator.”

After the small sessions, the bands will come back together for more finessing with the pros on Thursday, March 29, revolving around the High School Band Showcase on Rousakis Plaza on River Street. Friday morning is the big competition at the Lucas Theatre. Winners will be announced that afternoon.

The student musicians will also attend shows headlined by some of their mentors, including a Louis Armstrong retrospective with trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and friends as well as the always “swingin and wailin’” SCJ finale.

Though the competition may be fierce, Roberts underscores the importance of comradery in jazz, saying the biggest lesson is the give–and– take of the music itself: “One thing you learn from playing jazz is the whole concept of being able to make room for someone else to achieve something—without feeling like that’s interfering with your ability to make your statement.” cs

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His father was Alla Rakha, who famously played tabla with Indian music legend Ravi Shankar during the sitar master’s “global years” (the 1960s and ‘70s).

Masters of Percussion is an ongiong project for Hussain. The current lineup includes Fazal Qureshi, tabla & kanjira; Rakesh Chaurasia, bansuri (bamboo flute); T.H.V. Umashankar, ghatam; Sabir Khan, sarangi; Navin Sharma, dholak; Abbos Kosimov, doyra; and the Meitei Pung Cholom Performer (dancing drummers of Manipur).

Fazal Qureshi is Hussain’s younger brother; he runs their late father’s music school in Mumbai.

“My brother was looking through old books and papers, and found 62 compositions written for two tablas,” Hussain says. “Now, I’ve known that a hundred percent of the repertoire in tabla, and all tabla players know, has been written for one tabla player. But never for two! It’s almost like having a duet between a cello and a piano.”

Another exciting new challenge for this most restless musician.

“While I was in India, we sat and worked on it — it’s over 400 years old — and I’m really looking forward to presenting that with him on the stage.

“It’s kind of unusual for North Indian classical music, where 80 percent of the music is improvised. Here’s stuff that’s 70 percent laid out, with 30 percent room to be able to interpret.”

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The last time I saw you, at the 2011 Savannah Music Festival, you were playing The Melody of Rhythm with Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer. You collaborate with so many musicians.

What do you get out of switching it up?

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If he can talk her into it, Zakir Hussain’s wife, interpretive kathak dancer Antonia Minnecola, will perform alongside him at the Savannah Music Festival April 5.

Toni, as Hussain calls her, is part of the Masters of Percussion tour — but only when she feels like it, or isn’t busy with some other project. So far, she hasn’t committed to the Savannah date. “I could twist her arm, but ...”

Hussain laughs.

“I would like to bring her to Savannah. I asked her, and she was like

‘Well ... I’m not sure, blah blah blah.’

But let’s see what happens.”

Hussain is not only one of India’s finest tabla players, he is a chameleonic musician who’s been at the forefront of international collaboration and innovation for more than 30 years (see Shakti, Silk Road Project, Planet Drum, Tabla Beat Science ....)

Zakir Hussain: First of all, what I remember about that festival with Edgar and Bela is that the Indian cricket team was playing the finals of the World Cup. So my attention was, understandably, divided.

What do I get from switching?

The same thing that all other musicians get — it’s just another avenue to explore, maybe look at my own music through someone else’s point of view, and see if there are any nooks and corners that I’ve missed. That I need to explore, and therefore grow as an artist and enhance my repertoire. I thought that I’d done whatever tabla needed to do at this point. Having gone electronically to do Tabla Beat Science and all that stuff, that was like

What was the genesis of the Masters of Percussion program?

Zakir Hussain: This was something that my father wanted me to do way back in the early ‘90s. He said to me, “Well, here we are, we have over 28 deeply–rooted traditions of rhythm in India, which are distributed over 200–odd percussion instruments.

And why isn’t the world being told about it?” And so Masters of Percussion began.

The idea was to keep bringing these different artists and kind of open up the people’s vision, that there’s more than meets the eye. I was trying to avoid what was the “Ravi Shankar Syndrome” in the ‘60s, when people just connected Indian music to Ravi Shankar and no one else existed.

When in fact there was an incredible bench strength of great artists in India at that time, Usted Ali Akbar Khan was one ... These were great musicians who were honored and revered and loved. In India, they were basically worshipped.

But yet, in America the only person known was Ravi Shankar, and to some extent my father Allah Raka because of his association with Ravi Shankar. My father felt it was important to show listeners all over the world that the marquee names are not the only ones.

And I will be the first one to admit that I’m known as the best tabla player from India, but that’s far from the truth. I’m one of the good ones, but there are definitely 10 or 15 others who are just as good.

In the jazz world, when you talk about drumming, you can name at least eight or 10 drummers who are incredible.

in India. And just like the West, that there are practitioners of art forms in every section of the arts. You have a choice, you have a selection, you can listen and see how much variety there is. As opposed to just, come and see just this one guy every other year or something.

I think Ravi would say this as well: If the West is going to listen to you, you can use that as a platform to say “Hey, check the rest of this out.”

Zakir Hussain: That’s what I’m doing.

I’m using my credit limit to get these guys out there and have them be listened to. It doesn’t mean that I’m saying “Don’t listen to me.” It means that I’m part of this whole tradition, and the reason why I am who I am is because I have so much available to me that makes me that much more interesting to listen to and watch.

And it’s due to my switching from one idea to another, or one combination to another, to keep myself interested and challenged. John McLaughlin did that, Mickey Hart did that, various great musicians have all gone out looking for something that could challenge them to take that other step they need to go to the next level. George Harrison did that with Ravi Shankar. John Coltrane was in touch with Ravi Shankar also.

So great musicians, all through history, have gone looking for the next mirror that they cold look into, which would show them a different look at themselves. And that’s exactly what I’m trying to do with Masters of Percussion, or with Bela and Edgar. And I’m sure they’re doing the same when they play with different people.

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even played a bit of wah–wah banjo!) During one extended exchange, he was Pat Metheny, and Levy (playing piano) was Lyle It’s just a hair less than a quarMays. ter–century since Bela Fleck and the Even when he was on the “elecFlecktones began crafting a most tric guitar” model, however, Fleck unusual sort of jazz fusion, using 5– was playing with his thumb– and string banjo, harmonica, electric bass finger–picks, more Earl Scruggs and synthesized drums. than Wes Montgomery.

The world has changed immeasurNow that’s fusion. ably since 1988, but this quirky little Wooten performed several quartet is still one of the coolest things lengthy, breathtakingly lyrical in music. Despite each member’s outbass solos (one combined secside collaborations, solo projects and tions of Dizzy Gillespie’s “A big compositional ideas, they’re all still Night in Tunisia,” the Beatles’ at their very best when they’re playing “Norwegian Wood” and a half– together. dozen other melodies). With his The sold–out March 22 Savannah extensive use of popping, thumb– Music Festival show at the Trustees Bela Fleck (photo Frank Stewart) plucking, wrist–slapping and the Theater featured the “original lineup” use of all 10 fingers (at once) on of the Flecktones. Along with Fleck on the fretboard, he’s right up there banjo, monstrously funky bassist Victor Wooten, and with the late, great Jaco Pastorius as the bottom end Roy “Futureman” Wooten (Victor’s older brother) on innovator–on–high. his home–made “drumitar,” there was Howard Levy, Futureman was, as always, brilliant and mysterious. playing harmonica and a big, beautiful Steinway grand And yes, he still wears that trademark three–corner piano. hat.

Levy was a Flecktone for the band’s first three The interchange between the musicians was stunalbums; he left in 1992. The trio was eventually augning to watch, and to hear. Sometimes all one of them mented by a saxophone player, but that guy’s gone had to do was grin at the others, and in a semi–tone, now, too. the entire quartet turned together like a school of fish.

The door was open for Levy to return.

Violinist Casey Driessen, from the Sparrow Quartet He’s not just some guy blowing into a mouth–harp. (one of Fleck’s many side projects), guested for most of An absolute virtuoso, Levy plays his instrument like a the second set, engaging in fiery duels and duets with horn — melodic, emotional and unpredictable, rhythboth Fleck and Levy. mic when it has to be — and alongside Fleck’s ampliIt was inspirational, for nearly three hours. It was fied banjo, it gave many of the songs an almost rural, thrilling to witness, and to hear, and an honor to be in Americana feel. the same room with these master musicians. — Bill But jazz moves to a quick, urban pulse, and the four DeYoung Flecktones together create a sound that rolls like traf fic — some get there fast, some slow, but everybody’s moving at the same time. Everybody’s got the same destination.

There’s no earthly reason why it should work, with these four instruments. But it does, and the Flecktones as a unit are constantly moving, constantly complementing one another.

What they do is defy musical gravity.

“Most bands, when they get back together after 20 years, they go out and play their hits,” said Victor Wooten at one point. “But since we never had any hits, we figured we’d just make another record.”

So they played a handful of numbers from their “reunion” album, 2011’s Rocket Science, including “Life in Eleven,” featuring more time–signature changes than a jazz band has any business putting into a song, and the moody “Storm Warning.”

Fleck played several banjos, including one that looked (and sounded, via Lyle Lovett, left, with John Hiatt (photo by Ayano Hisa) effects pedals) like an electric guitar (he

Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt @ Trustees Theatre

This is what I have always found so astonishing about Lyle Lovett: He writes these dry, witty, oddly literate songs like “Good Intentions” and “Creeps Like Me,” and then turns around and destroys you with the most aching, devastating portraits of doomed love, like “L.A. County” and “She’s Already Made Up Her Mind.”

And as a writer, few have John Hiatt’s talent for putting frustration, pain, love and liberation into a single song (see “Drive South,” “Icy Blue Heart,” “Have a Little Faith in Me”). Hiatt’s 20/20 eye for detailing the visceral is virtually unmatched among American musical scribes.

What a pleasure, then, to have both of these national treasures in town, together on one stage, as part of the 2012 Savannah Music Festival.

Lovett and Hiatt spent a little over two hours on the Trustees Theater stage March 24. It was what Nashville types like to call a “guitar pull” — a couple of pickers, acoustic guitars in hand, swapping songs one at a time.

There was no band, no other musicians on the stage.

They were equally matched, on comfortable–looking chairs, and they politely took turns: Hiatt would watch, silently, as Lovett played a tune, and then it was the other way around.

Hiatt’s voice is raw, soulful, and marbled with New Orleans, and Lovett’s wry Texas tenor is more mannered. Hiatt, on occasion, looked as if he were going to explode with emotion; Lovett never broke a sweat.

Lovett, who has been erroneously (and hilariously) branded a “country” artist ever since his first album appeared in 1986, sang his legendary Big Band cocktail jazz (“Her First Mistake,” “She’s No Lady”) and those hard–to–categorize songs of his that are both funny and fraught with pathos (“One–Eyed Fiona,” “If I Had a Boat”).”

From Hiatt, it was one great, blues–rocking tune after another: “Walk On,” “Thing Called Love,” “Tennessee Plates.”

Every once in a while, one of the musicians would add a guitar line or a vocal harmony to the other’s song. But not often.

The down side to all of this was the between–song patter — or, rather, the lack of it. Laconic, musician–like humor was the order of the day, and Lovett and Hiatt seemed more focused on amusing each other than keeping the momentum going. They talked about the weather. They told weird little jokes about their lyrics, and about tuning their guitars.

At one point, Hiatt was discussing, of all people, Iggy Pop. “He ate with his hands, like a raccoon,” the songwriter said.

Lovett: “Did you ever see him eat grits?”

Hiatt: “No. I would like to have seen that.”

So it wasn’t exactly a Vegas–styled dog

Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Del McCoury Band @ Trustees

Preservation Hall Jazz Band, left, with Del McCoury and his band at right (photo by Ayano Hisa)

It’s true that many SMF audiences tend to skew a bit older, but it’s just as true that I can’t recall another crowd at the Trustees Theatre — even for rock shows — demand an encore in as spirited and vociferous fashion as the crowd did this night.

But I’m getting ahead of myself. The takeaway from this show is twofold: A) the Preservation Hall Jazz Band remain a bunch of smiling, genteel killers who can play with anyone, anywhere, and B) it’s a very pleasant surprise just how well these two fine ensembles melded America’s two seminal musical traditions.

Indeed, one woman in the audience turned and said to me immediately after the show, as people were still clapping: “I didn’t think this would work. But boy was I wrong. Really, really wrong.”

Never have so many people been so glad to be so wrong! While many of us went into the Trustees expecting to see a fairly contrived event involving both bands taking turns, the reality was different, and inspired. For the most part during this intermission– free show, both ensembles maintained a varying sort of overlap, with members of each coming over to join the other.

Occasionally the two groups would literally take turns playing — as with a twinned rendition of one of their recorded collaborations, “Banjo Frisco” — but largely this show really did have the air of a more

informal jam and lick–trading session, whether it be Preservation vocalist/clarinetist Charlie Gabriel sauntering over to join the elder McCoury, once one of Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, at the mic (a couple of Del’s sons are also with him onstage), or my new hero, Preservation’s trumpeter nonpareil Mark Braud coming over for an extended and humorous mute solo.

I will say that the musical crosstalk, for mostly practical reasons, seemed to involve Preservation Hall members joining in with the McCoury band, rather than the other way around. I chalk this up not only to the huge advantage in volume that the horn players enjoyed over the string band, but to the more tonally fungible and rich nature of the jazz idiom itself — which Braud at one point described as “puttin’ a little gumbo juice on it.”

And while bluegrass music was named for the eponymous cover crop of Kentucky, the Bluegrass State, it’s also true that bluegrass contains its own share of the “blue notes” that distinguish the African–American musical tradition, whether in blues or jazz. It was nice to see in person, in real time, how clearly those blue notes spoke to each other, over the miles and over the alleged cultural barriers. This cross–pollination was especially well–displayed in the grand finale of the gospel classic “I’ll Fly Away,” with some awesome vocals by regular Preservation Hall saxman Clint Maegden.

In any event, as both bands came out for an extended rousing encore including — of course — “When the Saints Go Marchin’ In,” all anyone could hear was the sound of brass ringing, the sound of their own clapping and yelling, and the sound of America.

— Jim Morekis

It’s been written before but I’ll write it again: There are only two American musical traditions worth talking about: 1) The African–American tradition, historically centered in the Mississippi River Delta; 2) and the Scots–Irish tradition of the Appalachian Mountains.

That’s it. Everything else that’s come out of this country that’s worth listening to — jazz, R&B, gospel, rock ‘n’ roll, bluegrass, country — has its roots in one or the other, or both, of these.

(The undeniable fact that both of them are Southern I always make a point to go see Hungarian musitraditions is yet another reason for you non–Southcians when I can. Hungary is the epicenter of Euroerners to be happy we allow y’all to stick around here. pean Gypsy culture, and Hungarian musicians — even You’re welcome.) if they may not always admit it — often reflect Popular portrayals and conventional wisdom their unique cultural inheritance with a suitable insist that we should consider those two tradiGypsy–like panache and intensity that isn’t always tions as somehow in opposition to each other. But found in the rest of the music world. in another of those adventurous double bills for This flair especially extends to Hungarian claswhich SMF Director Rob Gibson is becoming sical performers, so I was extra–pumped to go famous, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band of New see the Savannah debut March 22 of Hungary’s Orleans and Del McCoury’s bluegrass ensemble Takács Quartet, one of the world’s preeminent joined forces at the Trustees March 23 for one of chamber ensembles, which Savannah Music Festhe biggest barn–burners in recent SMF history, tival Director Rob Gibson said he’s been trying to one which defied lazy explanation. bring here for the past ten years.

While the alliance of the two groups actually Of course, they didn’t disappoint. The Telfair happened well before this evening — with their Academy, as usual, is an inspiring setting for American Legacies recorded collaboration and Savannah Music Festival chamber music — not a Letterman appearance — the overwhelmingly just acoustically but in the way it surrounds rapturous reception of the show was by no means you with world–class paintings as you enjoy the a given considering the generally conservative nature of many typical SMF audience members.

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and pony show. Nobody expected that, anyway. It was all about great artists, sharing what they create in an intimate setting.

Oh, about that. The music was, of course, outstanding. Hearing Lovett and Hiatt’s strained witticisms fall flat inside a (reasonably large) theater, however, I started thinking that a “guitar pull,” in the classic sense, should be in somebody’s living room – or onstage at some tight, hip little club. This was a rather forced intimacy.

But for all the talk about “bringing the songs to the audience up close,” the only reason anybody does these acoustic tours is that they’re a lot cheaper than paying a band. And once or twice during this show, I would’ve loved to hear the horns and rhythm section horns of Lovett’s Large Band putting the swing in his step.

Hiatt, for his part, is a rocker. You can only do so much with one acoustic guitar.

But those things will happen again, soon enough.

This was a unique musical experience, wonderful and rewarding on its own terms. — Bill DeYoung

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Jerry Douglas, who’s in town for a concert this week, has performed as part of the Savannah Music Festival five or six times. It’s one of the multiple Grammy–winning Dobro player’s favorite recurring gigs.

This time around, however, Douglas is visiting as a member of Alison Krauss and Union Station, one of the best–loved, and top–selling, acoustic bands in the world. Their April 4 show in the Civic Center is not affiliated with the music festival in any way, shape or form.

It just kind of worked out that way.

If you know Nashville, you know Jerry Douglas’ name. As a session player, he’s been on more than 1,600 albums. It would be a pointless exercise to try and list the people he’s played with. It’s virtually every big name in popular music, and country, and bluegrass.

From Ray Charles to Mumford and Sons. How’s that?

Union Station, which also includes Dan Tyminski (guitar), Barry Bales (bass), Ron Block (banjo and guitar) and Krauss (vocals, fiddle) evolved from a strictly bluegrass outfit into a showcase for some of the most sublime acoustic music on the planet.

Look closely at the name of the band: Officially, it’s Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas.

You didn’t have to join this band. So why did you?

Jerry Douglas: I worked on Alison’s first couple of records. Produced the second one. I love her voice, and it works with my guitar so well. I mean, I just feel like a harmony singer all the time. And I do aim at that a lot, to try to enhance her voice and be a harmony partner to her voice at times when there are no harmonies being sung. Just to enhance things a little bit. As if she needed any help!

When it came down to actually joining the band, I was burnt on doing sessions. I was so tired of “10, 2 and 6.” And by then, I’d quit 6! I was doing 10 and 2, double scale, and where else do you go? There was plenty more music to play, but actually the stuff that was coming my

But there was never a question that the band would come back together?

Jerry Douglas: No, never. I said to Robert one day, “You know, this is like you’re taking my girlfriend on a date.

I’m gonna get her back.”

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way to play wasn’t interesting to me.

Country music had changed. I was doing lots of sessions, but it didn’t feel as good. I wasn’t feeling like I left the studio really making things better than I’d found ‘em. Which was the aim in the first place.

Alison called up and said “There’s been a change in the band, and Adam Steffey’s no longer with us.” I was shocked, because I loved the band, and Adam was a good friend. I just couldn’t imagine them without him.

I could imagine a change — the way she was going, the way their music was headed was sort of away from a rhythmic, driving bluegrass perspective. It was headed more into the ballad world with her. She had really discovered her voice, and what she could do with a certain kind of material. And actually, the Dobro would work better, that’s what went through my mind.

Did she ask you right then and there?

Jerry Douglas: She asked me to go out with them for a couple of months, until they got things sorted out. I said yeah, and I cleared my schedule. And about a week into it, they all cornered me and asked if I’d join the band.

I had to go home and talk to my wife about it, because we had small kids and we were used to this lifestyle of my being home every night. I thought the road was gone. I thought

that was history. But it was just so wonderful to play that music. It felt like home. It felt like someplace I could put roots down and really grow something.

And I’m a band guy. I’ve always been a band guy, and when I left playing the Whites back in the ‘80s I really missed that.

And 15 years later, here we are.

She recently went through his whole Robert Plant duo experience, which raised her up to an entirely new level in the public eye. Coming back to Union Station, did she change? How democratic is it?

Jerry Douglas: It’s very democratic.

She loves getting ideas from other people. She doesn’t like completely running the show. She’s not that kind of person. And I think she feeds off of other people’s energy.

She’s a band person too. This didn’t start out as her band, you know, it just became her band as it evolved and changed. She came into the band as the fiddle player; she didn’t even really know she was a singer at that point.

She discovered that. So it’s all a growing process for her as well.

When we were all going to take a little time off, and the Robert Plant thing came up, I was all behind that. I was all behind her not being pigeonholed as a “female bluegrass singer,” you know?

Jerry Douglas: (laughing) It starts that way for everybody, my friend!

I love the sound of it because I heard a guy play it well, first. And I thought if I can’t make this sound, fuck it, I’ll give up. I heard this guy Josh Graves play with Flatt & Scruggs, and I wanted to make that sound.

And to this day, he scares the hell out of me. He’s dead, but he scares me.

There’s this progression of players, and it goes on and on, past me.

I’m still out there trying to re– invent the damn thing, and put it in as many different situations as possible. And try to come out of it on top.

Did you start out as a guitarist?

Jerry Douglas: I was a singing mandolin player and singing guitar player. And as soon as I started playing Dobro I quit singing. That was it, man. It was like having a voice. I didn’t need to sing any more.

You’ve got a new solo record coming in June, and tours with your own band, and probably a million more sessions to do. Why is Union Station special?

Jerry Douglas: Musically, it’s like vacation. It’s the only time that any of us sound like this. It’s alchemy. Everybody listens to everyone else — which is the way music is supposed to be played. But it doesn’t always happen that way. I don’t play the same solos every night in this band. I improvise every night, but it’s within the parameters of what works, and what I’m hearing coming from other people.

I do less walking around! I stay in one place more. I say less. I’m a different person than when I’m doing my shows. But I’m comfortable there. CS Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas Where: Johnny Mercer Theatre, Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. When: At 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 Tickets: $47–$62

Ruthie Foster (photo by Ayano Hisa)

(Indeed, Flecktone bassist Wooten must have been impressed with the Quartet’s style, which bordered on the kind of slap bass technique he does himself.)

After a brief intermission the Takács Quartet closed with Beethoven’s Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, the composer’s personal favorite of his late quartets (he would pass away a year after completion of this particular work).

This lushly layered piece — in seven, count ’em, seven movements!

— was probably much more in line with what this audience came to see.

Dramatic, rich, intense, it brought out the best in the Quartet. Which is saying quite a bit. — Jim Morekis

Ruthie Foster @ Morris Center

Texas singer, songwriter and combo–leader Ruthie Foster made her Savannah Music Festival debut two years ago, and the response was overwhelming. Foster was voted “Audience Favorite” and invited back for another round of appearances.

That finally came to pass in 2012, and apparently Savannah hasn’t forgotten this bright–eyed woman with the million–dollar smile, the Whoopi Goldberg dreads and the soul–rattling voice of a blues diva. Foster had four Morris Center shows over the festival’s first weekend, two on Saturday

and two on Sunday. All were sellouts.

Foster’s music blends rhythm ‘n’ blues, pop, folk and even rock, sometimes in unexpected and beguiling ways (she turned June Carter’s “Ring of Fire” into a smoky slice of lounge jazz, for example). She and her three– member band sang an a capella spiritual (“People Grinnin’ in Your Face”), played exciting, full–tilt reggae (“Real Love”) and turned New England songsmith Patty Griffin’s “When It Don’t Come Easy” into a soul–infused anthem of defiance.

Foster’s spectacular range was in full flower on the anthemic “Phenomenal Woman,” a song with lyrics so inspiring they ought to be etched in marble for everyone to see.

A big part of the onstage magic was Foster herself, who came across as positive but not in a phony showbiz way, as likeable but not because she was trying too hard. She seemed to deciding on the songs to play depending solely on her mood.

“You guys OK, you gettin’ what you need?” Foster asked the audience twice during the show.

You believed she meant it. You couldn’t help but like her. And when she opened her mouth to sing, the hook was set. There was no escape.

The opening act, Tennessee’s Campbell Brothers, presented a swinging, all–fervor, hands–in–the– air revival meeting.

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music. I do hope Savannah audiences appreciate this rare and special opportunity.

The Takács Quartet opened with a handy ten–minute Schubert selection, a movement from an unfinished C Minor quartet. (Schubert died at age 31.) This was just a tease, albeit an energetic and especially lively one.

For those versed in the piece’s mysterious history, it was an intriguing glimpse of a masterpiece that could have been.

The Quartet proceeded to what was without question the most adventurous and unconventional piece of the evening, the String Quartet No. 4 by none other than their fellow Hungarian, Bela Bartok.

(Another Bela, Bela Fleck, was in attendance at the Telfair with bandmate Victor Wooten, before going over to the Trustees for their own gig later tonight.)

And so the audience was treated to the always–invigorating experience of hearing native Hungarians interpret the work of a fellow Hungarian.

However, it also might have come as a shock, though not necessarily an unwelcome one.

The five–movement piece made liberal use of dissonance and unorthodox techniques to paint a swirling picture of barely controlled chaos, albeit with a very strong rhythmic underpinning, anchored by Andras Fejer’s robust and fearless cello playing.

For example, the entire fourth movement, the scherzo, was played pizzicato — pizzicato so aggressive, in fact, that I was surprised there was a fifth movement at all, given how out– of–tune everyone’s strings must have been after all that picking.

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Park at 1 o’clock in the morning wearing a sportsbra and teeny tiny shorts, something bad may happen. I’m not saying it’s right, but you’ve put yourself in that situation.

Always be aware of what you’re doing in public. It’s always been so important to me not to embarrass my mama.

Speaking of your mother, how did she influence you?

by Jessica Leigh Lebos | jll@connectsavannah.com

Try telling a human teenaged female how to live her life, you’re likely to get an eye roll. Or worse, “the hand.”

But when the same sound advice comes from a face she’s seen on TV, that young woman might just listen.

Dawn Baker has relayed Savannah’s news of the day for 20 years, working her way up from lowly reporter to co–anchor of WTOC’s evening broadcasts. She learned some about success on that upward climb, and a few things about failure, too. She’s chronicled those lessons in a book, “Dawn’s Daughter: Everything a Woman Needs to Know.”

Aimed at young women who have yet to plan their future, “Dawn’s Daughter” is part autobiography, part gentle admonition. Baker calls it “the love letter to the little girl I never had” and hopes her familiar role in the community will inspire girls to take heart its teachings.

Service figures prominently into Baker’s life philosophy. A board member of countless non–profits, she has been recognized as a “Woman of Distinction” by both the Girl Scouts and the NAACP. She created her own charity in conjunction with the release of “Dawn’s Daughter” called The Dawning of a Miracle, a scholarship fund for young women living with chronic illnesses.

We caught up with the unfailingly positive Baker in between a workshop at a local high school and her evening shift at the station to discuss the dangers of exposing ourselves online (and on the street), her namesake charity and her rockin’ marathon goal.

Why did you feel the need to write “Dawn’s Daughter”?

Dawn Baker: Young people have always gravitated towards me for advice, for questions they needed answered. Sometimes I’d have to say, “Ooh, you ought to talk to your mom about that,” and girls would say, “Oh, my mother won’t tell me anything.”

That scared me.

It’s a wonderful time to be a woman, but we’ve also gotten away from certain rules and basic expectations on what it takes to be a decent, productive human being. Society has changed. As my grandparents used to say, no one talked about grown people’s business out in the open. Now pop culture is so out there, kids see adult things so much earlier.

This book counteracts that. I’m not saying I’ve reinvented the wheel at all, but sometimes, the same message coming from a different person might make a connection.

What are the greatest challenges for young women today?

Dawn Baker: There’s just so much to do, and you have to pay attention.

Every day you have to keep your goals in front of you. I’m not saying we shouldn’t have a good time, but girls need to be more mindful of their actions than ever.

Even something simple, like how you dress, matters. We are all free and we can do what we want to do, but if you choose to walk around Forsyth

Dawn Baker: My mom is an amazing woman. She was an English teacher, and back then teachers used to do more than teach you what was in the book. She taught me that you don’t live above your means, you make your life work.

You become happy and fulfilled by helping other people. That was the best lesson I learned from my mom and my grandparents. Even though they didn’t have a whole lot, it was nothing unusual for them to give extra to someone who needed it.

How important is for young women to be financially savvy?

Dawn Baker: It’s everything. I remind women that we need to save money.

My grandparents were very poor farmers in Liberty County. But they taught me that if you make $100, you save $25.

Through the years I’ve worked with Safe Shelter and met these beautiful women who have no skills, no money, no education to get a job. I don’t want any woman to be in that situation. If you’re self–sufficient, even if Prince Charming turns out not to be a prince, you still have the means to leave a situation that’s unhealthy for you.

What do you mean when you write about taking responsibility for our successes and failures?

Dawn Baker: As human beings, we’re going to have successes and failures in life. The most important thing to do when you make a mistake, is to own it. Don’t beat yourself about it, but you have to acknowledge that you had something to do with that failure

and then you move on. One thing I hope everyone will learn early in life is that we have to do our best while being ourselves. My best is different than your best. Comparing ourselves to each other just makes us miserable.

Tell us more about The Dawning of a Miracle.

Dawn Baker: I’m thrilled about it. When I came to WTOC, I was really lucky that Doug Weathers picked me to co–host the Children’s Miracle Network with Mike Manhatton. It’s a cause that’ll really capture your heart if you have a heart at all.

I often wondered how regular working people, after putting all their life’s savings into sustaining a child’s life, how do they even begin to start thinking about college for them? I wanted to do something to help.

We’re starting out with a $1000 scholarship to be awarded to a high school senior this May. I’m partnering with the Savannah Community Foundation to help with the applications, which will be available in all Savannah–Chatham high schools counselors’ offices. It can’t send them to Harvard, but it’ll get that first year paid for of a state or technical college.

Then the family can start planning for year two.

Goal–setting figures importantly in the book. What goal have you reached recently?

Dawn Baker: I believe in order to have a full and wonderful life, you should always be trying to reach some goal. At the age of 45, I decided I wanted to be a runner. I finished the Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon. I didn’t break any records, but to me I won that day. Yes, I took a long time, but I crossed the same finish line as the lady who qualified for the Olympics that day. We wear the same medal. cs “Dawn’s Daughter” is available at E. Shaver’s, The Book Lady, the Diaspora Marketplace, the Girl Scout Headquarters and the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace and at dawnbakeronline.com.

Savannah foodie

Southern cookin’ at Brown’s Family Restaurant

Diversity’s good for the Soul (food) A chef once told me what he considered the secret to Southern food: “Fry everything, that’s what Southern food is all about.” Sorry chef, I disagree.

Southern cooking is frying, but it’s also grilling, broiling, stewing, braising, smoking and baking. Such a narrow take on our regional cuisine leads to bad jokes and bloated diners.

What Southern food is and has always been is the forerunner to what foodistas now call the “locavore” movement. That means foods sourced from within a given range from the place of harvest and preparation. That’s really what Southern food is — making do with what we’ve got in our backyard.

Here, we eat shrimp, flounder and crab. States with large inland lakes eat crappie and catfish. In New Orleans, crawfish, oysters and redfish make up the menu. In Savannah, Southern– styled menus get a dust-off from most chefs, who give a nod to the style with

modernist interpretations of traditional recipes.

The myriad of Southern cooking expressions remains the domain of meat–and–three eateries and the city’s Soul food restaurants. Where can you score that kinda chow?

Larry’s Restaurant, the stalwart breakfast and lunch icon on Skidaway Road. Chicken livers, fish and slow–cooked beef are staples, and side dishes showcase the blue plate special chow of yesteryear.

Sisters of the New South, Skidaway Road, and Brown’s Family Restaurant on Ogeechee Road, are sisters — although I detect differences in how the cooks bring dishes together. Both are hearty, filling plates full of eats. I’m partial to the okra and tomato dish and the ubiquitous

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Chef Rebecca Lang of Athens, Ga., will demonstrate several recipes from her new book, “Quick Fix Southern,” at Kitchenware Outfitters on April 19.

Lang is featured in weekly cooking segments on the nationally syndicated show “Daytime.” She is a contributing editor for myrecipes.com and writes a monthly column, “Girls’ Night In,” for the site. She is also the author of “Southern Entertaining for a New Generation” and “Mary Mac’s Tea Room.”

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Southern–infused Salisbury steak — a ground sirloin patty swimming in a pool of onion-laced brown gravy.

Marandy’s, on Skidaway Road at Eisenhower Drive, remains to me the truest large Soul food eatery in town.

Oxtails, pork neck and fried whiting show off a Southern cook’s prowess at taking less than desirable ingredients and turning morsels into manna.

United House of Prayer locations may serve off of steam tables but use food to do God’s work — and nourish our craving for fried chicken, smothered pork chops and steaming pans of baked mac and cheese.

21 Shortstop, Hwy. 21 south of Rincon, is well worth the drive. Solid food, big portions and a heaping of authenticity make the Shortstop a culinary pitstop. The oxtails, try the oxtails.

When I’m looking for comfort food, I’m reminded of a phrase I believe coined by legendary African–American Chef Joe Randall: “How about a little South for your mouth?”

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Some new stuff has been added to the Savannah Civic Center schedule for the late spring and early summer months.

Tickets for all these shows are on sale now through etix.com.

The June 17 “Father’s Day Gospel Explosion” in the Martin Luther King Arena will star Pastor Shirley Caesar, and feature Lee Williams & the Spiritual QC’s, Dottie Peoples and others.

Keith Sweat, K–Ci & JoJo, GUY, SWV and Doug E Fresh perform July 27 in the arena; the show’s called the “Fresh Music Festival.”

Yanni, we already told you about. It’s May 30 in the Johnny Mercer Theatre.

There’ll be a WWE “Smackdown” June 3, and three Sesame Street Live performances (Elmo’s Super Heroes) June 19 and 20.

This, that

• If you care about such things: Fresh from his headlining engagement at Whitney Houston’s funeral, Kevin Costner brings his country rock band Modern West to the Music Farm in Charleston this Sunday, April 1.

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Daniel Tosh. Johnny Mercer Theatre. April 10.

Neon Trees. Trustees Theater. April 13.

Josh Turner. Johnny Mercer Theatre. April 15.

Savannah Urban Arts Festival.

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Charlie Daniels Band/Little Big Town. Forsyth Park. April 20.

Savannah Philharmonic: A Night of Great Opera. Lucas Theatre. April 21.

Brian Regan. Johnny Mercer Theatre. May 3.

Trace Adkins. Johnny Mercer Theatre. May 4.

Tall Ships Challenge (riverfront).

May 3–7.

Straight No Chaser. Johnny Mercer Theatre. May 5.

Kevin Hart. Johnny Mercer Theatre.

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JEA March show — The Art Show at the JEA beginning March 1 will feature the works of Richard Hochman.

Hochman has been taking pictures since he got his first Brownie at the age of ten.

Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St.

A Native Son: Paintings by West Fraser — Fraser was born in Savannah in 1955 and spent most of the past three decades working in the South Carolina Lowcountry and coastal Georgia. He is well known for his landscapes (many, though not all, of which are painted en plein air) and city scenes. Telfair Museums present this show through May 6. Telfair Academy, Telfair Square,

Leo Villareal — Leo Villareal is a pioneer in the use of LEDs and computer-driven imagery and known both for his light sculptures and architectural, site-specific works. This exhibition, his first major traveling museum survey, seeks to place Villareal’s body of work within the continuum of contemporary art. February 3- June 3.

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W. York St.

Brian Antoine Woods — Brian Antoine Woods artworks are on display at the Midtown Municipal Building from January 24- June 29. Woods’ work illustrates the oral history of his family, the Rakestraws, a generation of settlers, slaves, farmers, and pioneers who experienced the evolution of cotton first-hand. Woods has performed volunteer work and teaching with the 21st Century afterschool program and at the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs Spring Break art camp.

Midtown Municipal Building, 601 E. 66th St., Doing Their Part: Girl Scouts in WWII — The Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum hosts this exhibit in honor of their outstanding wartime contributions on the homefront.

This temporary exhibit will be in place throughout 2012 in celebration of the Girl Scout’s 100th Anniversary. Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, 175 Bourne Ave. , Pooler Fact & Fantasy: Beaded Narratives — Nancy Hooten and Kym Hepworth are two leading local artists, working in the medium of bead paintings and mixed media collage. Tania Sammons, Curator of the Owens Thomas House and Decorative Arts, has served as curator for this exhibition. Indigo Sky Community Gallery, 915 Waters Ave.

Ode to France — Recent photographs by Gracie Byrd Jones, March 1-29. Jones is a Savannah College of Art and Design photography student whose work reflects the artist’s time spent in the small quiet village of Provence.

Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St., Ruth Sykes & Urban Jupena — Mixed media drawings

by Ruth Sykes & tapestry weavings by Urban Jupena.

Exhibition open April 5-27.

Opening reception Thursday, March 5, 5-7 p.m. Artist Gallery Talk scheduled on April 17 at 1 p.m. Gallery S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St.

Art by Falynn K is at The Butcher show ‘The Gilded Creature’; reception Friday Flower Power — Recent paintings and fiber works by Katherine Sandoz. Evening with the artist Thursday March 15, 6-8 p.m. Kim Iocovozzi Fine Art, 349 Abercorn St. Girl Scout Centennial Exhibit — As part of an ongoing rotating art exhibition in Savannah’s City Hall Rotunda, the City has mounted a photograph exhibit in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Girl Scouts. The exhibit will run

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Greatest Story Ever Told — Beach Institute in conjunction with the Hurn Museum presents paintings from ages past to present, portrayed aspects of the Easter celebration. March 20-April 30. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. In God’s Country — The Gallery at St. Paul’s presents an exhibition of works by artist Bobi Perry. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1802 Abercorn St.

Spring Arts Camp at S.P.A.C.E. — The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is now accepting registrations for its Spring Break Art Camp, which takes place April 9 – April 13, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at S.P.A.C.E. studios, located at 9 West Henry St. The full-day camp will offer children ages 5-12 an introduction to painting, ceramics, mixed media and performing arts in age-appropriate group settings. The fee of $135

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As anyone with even the faintest trace of a pulse has heard, The Hunger Games, the eagerly awaited adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ smash bestseller, has finally hit theaters, and even though I’m not Catholic, let me pull up a confessional booth and admit that I’m one of the few sentient beings in this country not to have read the novel.

Unlike copious critics who wolf down a book in order to offer a blow–by–blow comparison between text and screen (almost always a losing proposition for the cinematic side), I believe in letting movies stand on their own. And when viewed through this prism at least, The Hunger Games largely delivers on both its provocative premise and its exciting execution.

Set in a future world where the ruling one percent long ago squashed a rebellion by the 99 percent, the law dictates that, as perpetual punishment, those once–radical

districts — 12 total — must annually send both a boy and a girl, randomly chosen from a pool of 12–to–18–year–olds, to participate in the Hunger Games, a televised ritual in which all 24 contestants are set loose in the outdoors and must kill each other until only one remains.

The representatives for District 12, the most impoverished of the outer regions, turn out to be the headstrong Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), who volunteered once her little sister’s name was drawn, and the meek Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), who’s convinced that he’ll be killed long before the end.

The lengthy first act is compelling, anchored by the strong central performance of Lawrence (whose similar role in Winter’s Bone must have served as her audition tape for this endeavor) and reveling in the introduction of such memorable characters as

winner–takes–all competition into a breathless roller coaster ride. As it stands, the film peters out toward the end, due in large part to a rather anemic duel–to–the–death and in small part to some shoddy visual effects. (In fact, surprisingly lackluster FX work plagues the entire production; for example, the flames emanating from Katniss and Peeta’s much–lauded fire suits are laughably unconvincing).

Still, the relatively few drawbacks are no match for the many strengths — the latter column includes the contributions of Clint Eastwood’s regular cinematographer Tom Stern, who captures both the majesty and the mystery of the North Carolina landscape.

A Separation

When Asghar Farhadi recently collected the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the Iranian writer–director of A Separation stated that the name of his country “is spoken here through her glorious culture, a rich and ancient culture that has been hidden under the heavy dust of

politics.” His speech, humanist rather than political, sympathetic rather than inflammatory, reminded me of that moment in Charles Ferguson’s superb Iraq War documentary No End in Sight in which a pair of Iraqi citizens weep over Bush’s destruction of Baghdad’s museum and library, both historical landmarks containing artifacts over 1,000 years old.

A Separation, like Farhadi’s speech and that sequence in No End in Sight, is a rarity: a clarion cry that cuts through the xenophobic clutter and the dense fog of war to show that not everyone “over there” is a boogeyman waiting to jump out of the closet. If that sounds terribly simplistic, just consider where we live — a nation that once used to enjoy daily Terror Alerts to go along with morning coffee and toast, and one where an alarming number of yahoos consider the present POTUS to be a covert Muslim operative. Granted, Tea Partiers won’t be caught within a zip code of this movie, but even open– minded moviegoers curious to check it out might be surprised how many scenes and situations strike close to

home.

At the film’s center are husband and wife Nader (Peyman Moadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami), who live in Tehran with their school–age daughter Termeh (Sarina Farhadi, the director’s daughter) and Nader’s Alzheimer’s–affected father. Simin wants to move to another country, while Nader wants to remain put — obviously an irreconcilable difference.

When a judge turns down Simin’s request for a divorce, the pair decide to live apart; even though Nader still has Termeh to help him with his dad, he hires a pregnant woman named Razieh (Sareh Bayat) to serve as the elderly man’s caretaker. It’s the worst decision he could have made, as misunderstandings and outright lies soon lead to violence and a charge of murder.

Make no mistake: Many Iranian filmmakers aren’t chummy with their country’s conservative government, which has often tried to stifle creative expression, and while the nation did endorse Farhadi’s film, its leaders doubtless never expected this

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Caesar Flickman (Stanley Tucci), the unctuous TV host and broadcaster, President Snow (Donald Sutherland), the calculating ruler who hates the working class with the passion of a Republican presidential nominee, and, providing some grizzled heart and off–the–cuff humor, Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson), whose status as the only District 12 representative to ever win a tournament allows him to serve as the boozy mentor to Katniss and Peeta.

Director Gary Ross, who co–wrote the script with Billy Ray and Collins herself, has a minimalist style that enhanced dialogue–dependent and character–driven efforts like Seabiscuit and Pleasantville, and it’s precisely why the first half works so well —and why the second half needed a stronger presence behind the camera.

As the kids scatter into the woods and the picture ratchets up the action, Ross can’t quite keep up.

That’s not to say the outdoor scenes ever lack for drama, but a filmmaker with a better feel for kinetic energy — say, Steven Spielberg or even Gore Verbinski — could have turned the

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small, personal drama to reach such an international audience. And yet its success on the global stage makes perfect sense: An expertly written and directed piece about familial strife, it shares plenty of DNA with similarly domestic efforts like Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage and Robert Benton’s Kramer vs. Kramer.

Yet the palpable tension between the spouses is only part of the equation, as the picture also looks at resentment between classes, the impact of religion on the various characters, the limitations of a rigid judicial system, and the sexual dynamics in a society that, for all its modest gains in the name of equality, still remains a fundamentally patriarchal one.

Clearly, A Separation is a movie that’s specific in its setting and universal in its issues, in many ways as all– American as it is all–Iranian.

21 JUMP STREET

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Who, aside from maybe Jonah Hill’s agent, saw this coming? In an

era in which it frequently seems as if Hollywood can do little else but feed on the festering parts of this nation’s kitschy past (The Smurfs, Transformers, etc.), there wasn’t exactly a clamoring for a big–screen update of an ‘80s cop show primarily known for putting Johnny Depp on the map any more than there was a demand for a film based on a board game about battleships.

And yet here we arrive at 21 Jump Street, and it actually turns out to be an inviting place to visit. Hill (who co–wrote the script with Michael Bacall) and Channing Tatum respectively play Schmidt and Jenko, two rookie cops assigned to a special unit in which all the officers go undercover as high school students in order to bust various crimes. The outfit’s commanding officer (Ice Cube, always a welcome presence) orders the pair to find out who’s pushing a deadly drug at a local high school. Jenko, a popular slacker during his own high school days, looks forward to heading back to class, while Schmidt, who was a miserable nerd during that period, dreads it.

But they unexpectedly find their social standings reversed, with Schmidt becoming known for throwing killer parties and Jenko hanging out with the chemistry set. 21 Jump Street offers an acceptable number of hearty laughs (albeit most packed during the first half), yet what’s most refreshing about the film is how it acknowledges its own narrative absurdities and retreaded tropes in a manner that’s neither forced nor self– congratulatory (love the running gag about exploding vehicles). 21 Jump Street wears its cool comfortably, and its nerdiness just as effectively.

THE LORAX

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The animated feature film The Lorax is officially called Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, but given the extent to which it perverts Theodor Geisel’s classic children’s book, Universal Pictures might as well have named it J.K. Rowling’s The Lorax or F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Lorax or even Jane Austen’s The Lorax.

The central thrust remains the same: A young boy (voiced in the film

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by Zac Efron) learns that a strange character named the Once–ler (Ed Helms) was responsible for the extinction of trees, despite the protestations of the Lorax (Danny DeVito), a small, walrus–mustached creature who speaks on behalf of nature. Even pushing aside the niggling fact that the studio partnered with numerous corporations to plug the film — some offering products that especially go against the book’s environmentally friendly message (a Mazda SUV?) — what appears on screen is a garish, unappealing mess, with Dr. Seuss’ gentle push for nature over industry turned into an obnoxious screed populated with dull new characters and strapped with a satchel of forgettable songs.

Because this comes from the same people who created the superior Despicable Me, there’s a perpetual struggle between cute little bears and cute little fishies to emerge as the equivalent of that previous picture’s cute little Minions — nobody wins.

On the positive side, this movie at least managed to infuriate right–wing dimwits like Fox’s Lou Dobbs, who accused the filmmakers of trying to “indoctrinate our children” with liberal messages — stuff like nurturing the planet, respecting your neighbors, consuming responsibly, and other similarly sick and twisted ideas.

JOHN CARTER

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Released in 2–D, 3–D, IMAX and possibly even a sepia tone version, John Carter arrives on the 100th anniversary of the title character’s first literary appearance, when Edgar Rice Burroughs initially gave him life in the pages of a pulp periodical. It wasn’t until after Burroughs’ gargantuan success with the first few Tarzan books that Carter’s chronicles were collected for a hardcover treatment (under the moniker A Princess of Mars), with more novels to follow over the ensuing decades.

James Cameron publicly declared that the John Carter canon was one of the primary inspirations for Avatar, and this new film arrives with all the multi–million–dollar CGI effects we’ve come to expect (or, in the case of younger audiences, demand) from our fantasy flick fodder. Yet perhaps because of the age of its source material as well as the often wide–eyed approach taken by Pixar vet Andrew

by Willem Dafoe) and the demure Sola (voiced by Samantha Morton), treat him brutally. At other points, he’s aligned with the human–looking residents of Helium, particularly the fearless Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). Lastly, there are the Therns, whose leader (Mark Strong) won’t let Carter interfere with his nefarious plans for the planet.

There are some fantastic sights in John Carter — our hero able to leap tall buildings in a single bound (hey, just like Superman!); an arena sequence more entertaining than the ones in Gladiator (admittedly, Russell Crowe didn’t have the advantage of squaring off against a giant white ape); a homely yet endearing Martian dog that becomes man’s best friend — but there’s also a lot of overkill, with Stanton and his crew often cluttering up the visuals with the deranged frenzy of George Lucas retooling his Star Wars sagas.

Speaking of Star Wars, the political subplots often grow so wearying that we half–expect The Phantom Menace’s Qui–Gon Jinn to show up and start discussing Trade Federation taxation.

Yes, John Carter is occasionally that dull, and yet overall, it grows more interesting as it progresses, with a second half that should energize moviegoers who slumbered during the laborious first hour.

Now whether that energy boost will translate into a desire to see a sequel, I cannot say.

Gone

audiences with all manner of daft plot pirouettes, this new thriller respects viewers enough to present the whodunit aspect in a manner that isn’t insulting.

This isn’t to say that Gone is a brainy flick; on the contrary, the narrative leaps taken by scripter Allison Burnett are head–smackingly stupid.

Her story, primarily culled from Kiss the Girls and The Silence of the Lambs, centers on Jill (Amanda Seyfried), a Portland, Oregon, resident who became the only person to successfully escape from a psychopath who likes to kidnap women and dump them into a hole before eventually murdering them.

Unfortunately for Jill, there was never any evidence that she had been snatched or tortured, so the cops locked her up in a looney bin for a short period. Now a year later, she’s convinced that her sister Molly (Emily Wickersham) has been nabbed by the same madman, and as before, the police believe that she’s merely a delusional nutjob.

Seyfried does solid work as a damaged woman who’s fearful of the world around her, and the early sequences, which delineate the manner in which she functions day–to– day (e.g. nervously crossing the street to avoid any man walking down the sidewalk from the opposite direction), hint at a deeper and more subtle film.

But Burnett’s script is laughable in the manner in which Jill’s search develops: This is the sort of film that relies on its heroine behaving exactly

as necessary for the story to progress, and if she doesn’t pick up on every single clue (some really reaching), then the plot would grind to a halt.

THE VOW

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Channing Tatum’s best shot at being taken even semiseriously as an actor would be to only make movies with Rachel McAdams for the rest of his life.

To strike cinematic sparks with a limited stud like Tatum not only requires skill on McAdams’ part, it also demands that her co–star somewhat rise to her level. And when The Vow works, it’s almost always because of the give–and–take dynamics between the pair.

Based on a true story, this centers on Paige and Leo, a madly–in–love married couple whose lives change drastically after Paige loses much of her memory in a car accident. She can remember her life before Leo, but she can’t remember anything afterward.

Although McAdams gives the more fully rounded performance, it’s Tatum’s character who earns the majority of our sympathies, and the actor does just enough right to guarantee our allegiance to his cause. The scenes in which he tries to connect with his equally frustrated wife are the best in the film, and once the story moves past this and settles on Paige’s betrayals by those from her past, it gets bogged down in mopey melodrama and never recovers. CS

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Stanton (the WALL–E and Finding Nemo director, here making his live– action debut), John Carter feels more old–school than its budget would suggest.

Standing somewhat apart from today’s blockbusters–of–the–week, it hews more closely to such nostalgia– tinged projects as 1980’s Flash Gordon and 1991’s The Rocketeer, narratively simple adventure yarns that charmingly worked their straightforward delineations of good and evil into no– frills fun. A key difference, though, is that while those two movies were savvy enough to occasionally wink at themselves and even engage in a bit of camp, John Carter takes itself far too seriously, and what should be, as the barkers once said, a rip–roaring good time all too often finds itself crushed under its grim–faced grandeur.

Taylor Kitsch, who didn’t make much of an impression as Gambit in X–Men Origins: Wolverine, again tries to parlay his Friday Night Lights TV stardom into full–blown cinematic acceptance. He’s not as bland as, say, Sam Worthington, but his performance as John Carter isn’t what anyone will be recalling as they leave the theater.

As in the source material, his Carter is a Civil War–era Virginian who, through means too lengthy to explain here, finds himself transported to Mars. There, his body mass gives him extra strength, speed and agility, all of which he’ll need as he becomes mired in a conflict involving the various warring factions on the Red Planet (called Barsoom by its inhabitants).

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Activism & Politics Drinking Liberally

An informal, left-leaning group of folks who meet to talk about politics, the economy, sports, entertainment, and anything else that pops up. Every first and third Thursday, around 7:30 p.m. at Loco’s, 301 W. Broughton St., upstairs. Come join us! DrinkingLiberally.org

Drug Take Back Program

Throughout April, the Armstrong Atlantic State University Police Department will participate in the National Take Back Initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Drop off unwanted prescription medication 24 hours a day from April 1-30 at the Police Department on the Armstrong campus, 11935 Abercorn Street (corner of Arts and Library drives).

Garden City Town Hall Meetings

Garden City Mayor, Council Members and City Manager will present plans for the disposal of dry trash (yard waste, tree limbs, etc.) in the City and give an update on the upcoming Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) negotiations. Citizens can offer questions, comments and concerns about these and other topics. All Garden City residents are encouraged to participate.

Meeting dates: April 12, 2012, 7:00pm Garden City Gymnasium, 160 B Priscilla D. Thomas Way. April 16, 2012, 6:00pm Garden City Hall, 100 Central Avenue.

Occupy Savannah

Habersham & Bay Streets, 10am-6pm daily.

General Assembly every Saturday at 3PM. For more information or to get involved visit our facebook page www.facebook.com keyword Occupy Savannah or send an email at occupy.savannah.ga@ gmail.com. [010912]

Participate in The Clothesline Project to Protest Violence Against Women

Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Feminists United is raising awareness about violence against women with the Clothesline Project. a chance to voice their experiences with sexual and domestic violence, thereby airing society’s dirty laundry. Write down a statistic, fact or personal story about sexual assault and domestic violence on an old T-shirt and anonymously submit the shirt, which will then displayed on campus. Collection boxes will be placed at Lane Library and Gamble Hall from March 19-30, 2012 and at University Hall and the Student Union from April 2-13, 2012.

The shirts will be displayed on a clothesline outside the Student Union from April 17-19, 2012. Information: www.armstrongfeminists.

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Savannah Area Young Republicans

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

Savannah Asian Festival Committee Seeks New Members

Be a part of the planning committee for one of the largest Asian Festivals in the Southeast.

The next meeting will be held at the Department of Cultural Affairs’ office, located at 9 W. Henry Street, on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 6 p.m. For more information or to RSVP, please email Erin Seals at eseals@savannahga.gov or call 912-651-6417. The Festival takes place Saturday June 23, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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.

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. [122911]

Benefits

Tournament

33rd annual Boy Scouts of America Ryan Dodd Memorial Golf Tournament is Wednesday, March 28 at the Club at Savannah Harbor.

All funds raised will benefit local inner city Boy Scouts registered in the ‘Scout Reach’ program. Registration includes lunch, dinner, team photo and gift for every participant. Play is limited to 32 teams, so register now by calling the Coastal Empire Council Boy Scouts of America at 912-927-7272 or online at www. bsasavannah.org .

Dunk a Shark to Kiss-a-Pig at Maritime After Hours

Tubby’s Tank House in Thunderbolt will be hosting the Maritime After Hours on Wednesday, April 4 at 5:15 p.m.. Logistics industry professional and Kiss-a-Pig contestant, Lisa Woodside, with ASF Logistics, has invited some friends to sit in a tank and get dunked. Free and open to the public. Donations from dunking the Sharks benefit American Diabetes Association’s Kiss a Pig Campaign. Information: mcenter@diabetes.org

Friends of Statts Block Party

An all-day City Market Block Party Saturday, April 14. Over 25 bands at 5 venues to benefit Jason Statts, a Savannah musician paralyzed in a violent crime in 2008. $25/person. Silent auction and raffles. Host sites are The Jinx, The Rail Pub, Congress Street Social Club, Hangfire and City Market. Information, please visit www. friendsofstatts.com or email friendsofstatts@ gmail.com.

Household Supplies Drive

“Ryan Needs A Kidney” Benefit at The Sparetime

Fundraiser featuring Cusses to benefit Ryan Nelson’s kidney transplant fund. Whaleboat, and DJ KZL will also appear. One hundred percent of raffle proceeds and door will go to The Georgia Transplant Foundation in Ryan’s name.

Thurs. March 29, 6pm-12am. at The Sparetime, 36 M.L. King Jr. Blvd. (at Congress St.). Info: Facebook page “Ryan Needs a Kidney.”

Park Place Outreach, youth emergency shelter is accepting canned food and household supplies. Household items needed include, cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, fabric softener, paper towels and toilet paper. Please visit www. parkplaceyes.org for directions.

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7–10 pm will be held at America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia, 2501 East President Street, Savannah. A fabulous evening of food, dancing, and an exclusive auction. Dress for this affair is rock star chic! Silent Auction, Art Auction, live entertainment, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and complimentary bar. Tickets for $75 a person at www.helpendhunger.org.

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Lecture by Floral Designer Ron Morgan

“In the Company of Flowers” presented by renowned floral designer, Ron Morgan. Includes floral demonstrations and a book signing.

Monday, April 23rd, 10:30 a.m. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. Benefiting Bethesda Academy. $35. Purchase tickest at BethesdaAcademy.org, or by mailing a check to The Women’s Board of Bethesda, P.O. Box 14204, Savannah, Ga. 31416 with your return address.

Parties A La Carte

Savannah Friends of Music sponsors this series of themed parties throughout the year as a fundraiser for local music events and groups. information contact Lynne Davis – 355-4252.

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Revved Up For Autism Car, Truck & Bike Show

Benefiting Kicklighter Academy.Classic Cars, Muscle Cars, Custom Cars, Hot Rods, Choppers, Trucks and Street Bikes! March 31, 11am4pm. Free admission. Vehicle registration is $20 at the event and is open to anyone who would like the opportunity to show off their car.

Location: National Guard Armory, 1248 Eisenhower Dr. Information: www.krcacademy.org.

Sam’s Club--Outnumber Hunger Benefits America’s Second Harvest

Sam’s Club on Montgomery Crossroads and in Pooler will collect canned food for America’s

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Susan G. Komen Savannah Race for the Cure

The 2012 Susan G. Komen Savannah Race for the Cure will take place on Saturday, April 21.

On-line registration for the Race is open. Teams and individuals who want to participate, along with anyone interested in volunteering for the event, can go to www.komencoastalgeorgia.org or www.savannahraceforthecure.org to register.

Call for Entries Apply for Summer Music Scholarships

Savannah Friends of Music (SFOM), a non-profit supporting, sponsoring and promoting classical music in Savannah and the surrounding region, is accepting applications for 2012 Summer Music Scholarships. Applicants must be rising ninth through twelfth graders attending school in the Savannah area; scholarships are awarded for tuition at a summer music camp or program of the recipient’s choice, subject to the approval of SFOM. The application can be accessed at www.savannahfriendsofmusic.com under the “Music Opportunities” tab. Deadline for submissions is April 1. Tel: (912) 398-7800 Email: rflaherty@georgiasouthern.edu

Auditions for Local Theater Production

The Savannah Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre is holding auditions for a new murder mystery show. “Murder Ahoy”. A comedy/farce pirate dinner theatre experience. Actors are paid a stipend and tips. The cast consists of 4 men and 3 women ages 18 and older. Auditions are March 20th, 21st, 28th and 29th. Contact 912-247-4644 for an appointment time. J. Tom Coleman, III,

PSYCHO SUDOKU!

Director, The Savannah Community Theatre.

Call for Recycle Artists & Crafters

The Chatham County Resource Conservation & Education Center is seeking Recycle Artists/ Craftspeopkke to apply for the first annual ReVision Art and Eco Festival, Saturday, April 28, from 10 am-3pm. at 1321 Eisenhower Dr. Emphasis on recycled art/crafts, which will be for sale by local artists/crafters. Environmentally friendly products (hybrid cars/solar power/ etc), a Trashion Show,(fashion made from recycled materials) live entertainment, food, a plant sale, and activities for children. Contact 912-652-7923 for information.

Classes, Camps & Workshops Advanced Sign Language

Continue building upon your American sign Language skills. Learn grammar, phrases, and the language itself. At the completion of the course, you’ll be able to hold basic conversations in ASL. Fee: $65. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 - 8pm. April 10 through April 26. Registration closes Friday, April 6 at 5 p.m.

Offered by Georgia Southern’s Continuing Education Division at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St., Savannah. http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html. Information: 912-478-5551.

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. [122811]

Artist’s Way Course

A 7-week class offering a shared journey into

personal creative growth by following the international bestseller “The Artist’s Way,” by Julia Cameron. Mondays, March 12-April 30, 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Register online: ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/artistway.html Offered in Savannah at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. by Georgia Southern Continuing Education. Info: (912-644-5967) or jfogarty@ georgiasouthern.edu.

Beading Classes

Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced at Bead Dreamer Studio, 407A E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 920-6659.

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Champions Training Center

Offers a variety of classes and training opportunities in mixed martial arts, jui-jitsu, judo and other disciplines for youth and adults at all levels of expertise. 525 Windsor Rd. Call 912-349-4582 or visit http://www.ctcsavannah. com/ [122811]

Clay Art Classes

New clay classes begin March 5 at Savannah’s Clay Spot, and run for eight weeks.

Classes include wheel throwing pottery for adults, teens, and children as well as a variety of specialty clay classes like printing on clay, using porcelain, and art made for the home and garden. 1305 Barnard Street Contact: Lisa Alvarez Bradley, lisa@savannhasclayspot.com 912-509-4647 www.savannahsclayspot.com.

Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Classes.

Regular classes on boat handling, boating safety & navigation offered by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Learn from the experts. For dates & more information, visit our web site: www.savannahaux.com or telephone Kent Shockey at 912-897-7656. [010912]

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“Kakuro” Fill in each square in this grid with a digit from 1 to 9. The sum of the digits in each row or column will be the little number given just to the left of or just above that row or column. As with a Sudoku, you can’t repeat any digits in a row or column. See the row of three squares in the upper-left with an 11 to the left of it? That means the sum of the digits in those three squares will be 11, and they won’t repeat any digits. A row or column ends at a black square, so the two-square row in the upper-middle with a 10 to the left of it may or may not have digits in common with the 11-row to its left. Down columns work the same way. Now solve!! psychosudoku@hotmail.com

Well-woman exams - Family planning - Cancer screenings HIV testing - Emergency contraception Someone you know needs Planned Parenthood 912-351-0116 plannedparenthood.org/ppse

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Creative Writing Courses

Offered in Savannah by Georgia Southern Univ.

Continuing Education. Creative Writing 1 Mondays, Feb. 6 - Mar. 26. Introduces participants to the fundamental techniques of writing fiction and non-fiction. Creative Writing 2 Mondays, Apr. 9 - May 29. Experienced students will refine their skills, workshop their compositions, and prepare to get published. Each course is $200/ person. All classes from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/creativewriting.html Location: Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Creativity for Problem Solving Power.

Explore imagination, idea generation and creative thinking, while learning an array of problem solving tools and techniques. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5/8- 5/17/2012, 6:30-8:30 pm. http:// ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/problemsolving.html Offered through Georgia Southern’s Continuing Education Program at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St., Savannah. Call for fee information. Register online or by phone at 855-478-5551 (toll-free).

Drawing Instruction

Private and group drawing lessons by artist and former SCAD professor Karen Bradley. Call or email for details, (912)507-7138. kbillustration@ mac.com

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 or who have already received a license. Group meets monthly. $30/session.

Information: 912-443-0410. [122811]

English for Second Language Classes

Students of all ages are invited to learn conversational English, comprehension, vocabulary and life communication skills. Free. Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Island Christian Church, 4601 US Highway 80 E Savannah. 912-897-3604. Contact: James Lavin or Minister John LaMaison www. islandschristian.org. [020512]

Family Law Workshop

The Mediation Center has three workshops a month to assist citizens who do not have legal representation in a family matter: divorce, legitimation, modifications of child support and/or visitation and contempt. Schedule: 1st Tuesday, 5:30-7:30pm. 2nd Monday, 2-4pm. 4th Thursday 10am-12noon. Fee:$20 to cover all documents needed to file. Register at mediationsavannah.com or 912-354-6686. [122811]

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. [122811]

Feldenkrais Classes

Meets at various locations in the Savannah area.

Contact Elaine Alexander, GCFP. Information: 912-223-7049 [122811]

Group Guitar Lessons

Join us for a fun time, for group guitar lessons, at the YMCA on Whitemarsh and Tybee Islands (adults and teens only). Hands-on instruction, music theory, ear training, sight reading, en-

semble playing, technique, and rhythm drills, by teacher Tim Daniel (BS in Music). 912-897-9559. $20/week. [122811]

happenings

An introduction to Coastal Georgia’s natural environment. The ten-week course meets at a different site each week and explores the natural resources of the site and its implications to how Georgia developed and will develop into the future. Wednesdays from March 28-June 6.

9am-3pm. Participants are responsible for their own transportation to each class venue. Fee: $150.00. CIncludes all materials necessary for the course Contact Don Gardner, Glynn County Extension dgardner@uga.edu ; (912) 554-7578 or Pat Payne, Glynn County Extension uge3127@uga. edu ; (912) 554-7577. Sponsored by UGA Cooperative Extension- Bryan, Chatham, Glynn and Liberty Counties and other organizations.

Guitar, Electric Bass & Double Bass Lessons

Instruction for all ages of beginner/intermediate students. Technique, chords, note reading, and theory. Learn songs and improvisation. Studio located 2 blocks from Daffin Park. Housecalls available. Call 401-255-6921 or email a.teixeira472@gmail.com to schedule a 1/2 price first lesson! [122811]

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Guitar, mandolin and bass lessons

Guitar, mandolin or bass guitar lessons. emphasis on theory, reading music and improvisation. Located in Ardsley Park. 912-232-5987 [122811]

Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center

The Housing Authority of Savannah hosts a series of regular classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. 1407 Wheaton Street. Adult literacy/GED prep: Mon-Thurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri of month, 9-11am. Basic Computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1-3pm. Community Computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3-4:30pm. For more info: 912-232-4232 x115 or www.savannahpha.com

Learn Russian

Learn to speak Russian. All experience levels welcome, beginner to expert. Call 912-713-2718 for more information. [122811]

Learn to Speak Spanish

Spanish lessons offered by an experienced native speaker. Flexible schedule and affordable rates. Classes are held at the Sentient Bean Coffeehouse. Call 912-541-1337. [122811]

Memoir Writing Course

A combination of lectures, writing projects and group feedback, this course provides the basics.

How to organize your life stories by establishing literary purpose and techniques: description, dialogue, character development, plot, voice and tone. Date: Wednesdays and Fridays, April 4 to April 27. Time: 10:00-11:30am. Registration closes April 2 at noon, Information (912)6510942 or christinataylor@georgiasouthern. edu $119 per person $200 per couple. Offered

by Georgia Southern Continuing Education at Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street, Savannah. http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/memoir.html

Microsoft Excel 2 Course

Advance in Excel. Formulas, functions, SUMIF Function, sorting data, applying shading, filtering and text, summarizing data, data validation, formatting cells, creating macros, and pivot table/chart reports. Tuesday, 4/3 and Thursday, 4/5, 6:30 to 9:30. $75/person. Register by Friday, Mar. 30 at 5 p.m. Offered by Georgia Southern University Continuing Education in Savannah at the Coastal Georgia Center., 305 Fahm St. http:// ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html

Ms. Amy’s School of Music

A small privately owned studio offering Private and Group Lessons, Piano, Clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone, Guitar, and more! Parent & Me classes for infants - toddlers. Group preschool music classes. www.msamyschoolofmusic.com

Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments

Savannah Musicians Institute offers private instruction for all ages in guitar, drums, piano, bass, voice, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, flute, and woodwinds. 7041 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Info: 912-692-8055 or smisavannah@gmail.com.

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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

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1 Just barely covering, with “over” 9 Change for the better 14 1970s-80s sitcom signoff 15 Hardin of “The Office” 17 Double scoop that’s part sugary nuts, part three-flavored 19 Visibly took notice 20 Former senator Feingold 21 Airline until 2001 22 2, 4, 6 or 2008 24 ___ Solo (character played by Peter Griffin on “Family Guy”) 25 Hosp. area 28 Not-real-strict quality 31 “This is your brain on drugs” prop 32 Double scoop that’s part multicolored, part liqueur 35 They sound just like D# 36 Alyssa of “Who’s the Boss?”

38 Double scoop that’s part chocolate, part citrus 42 DVR button 43 Distance between markers 44 Doc for head stuff: abbr.

45 “There’s a mouse behind the fridge!!!”

46 Hair grossness 47 “___ was saying...”

48 Condo division 50 Coupe alternative 55 Double scoop that’s part sweet and chunky, part tart 59 Caber-___ (Highland games competitor) 60 Early 2012 U.S. disasters (in a legit but unusual spelling) 61 Prefix before dactyl 62 It may end in PEZOLCFTD

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1 Economist’s stats 2 “Tomb Raider” heroine Croft 3 “I Left Something Turned ___ Home” (Trace Adkins song)

4 “Star Trek” lieutenant 5 Little cut 6 Actor McDiarmid 7 Away from SSW 8 Indigenous people that Paraguay named its currency after 9 “Famous” cookie guy 10 Diner on the sitcom “Alice” 11 Tom’s QB opponent, in Super Bowl XLVI 12 Imperfect, as a substitute 13 Threaten, in a way 16 They Might Be Giants song with the line “And her voice is a backwards record” 18 Less sullied 22 Sun ___ (Chinese revolutionary) 23 Abbr. after a phone number, on a business card 25 Tend to a sprain 26 Business with biscotti 27 Least happy, in Vegas 28 Release 29 End-of-aisle product offer 30 Lily Allen hit of 2006 33 Planking or Tebowing 34 Suffix for percent 37 Toronto’s prov.

39 Find at an archeological dig 40 Do bird calls, say 41 Digital camera output 42 Look shocked, maybe 48 Online gamer, e.g.

49 Possibly insane Roman ruler 50 Lip ___ contest 51 “In the Valley of ___” (2007 Tommy Lee Jones film) 52 ___ double take 53 Love, Latin-style 54 Oriole’s pad 56 Ending for Canton or Siam 57 Comedian Jo ___ 58 Before, to Robert Burns

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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. [122811]

Novel Writing

Write a novel, finish the one you’ve started, revise it or pursue publishing your work. Awardwinning Savannah author offers one-on-one or small group classes and mentoring, as well as manuscript critique, ebook formatting and more. Send an email to pmasoninsavannah@ gmail.com for pricing and scheduling information. [010812]

Open Pottery Studio at Savannah’s Clay Spot

For potters with experience who want time in the studio, Choose from 4 hour time slots. Registrations are based on a monthly, bi monthly, and quarterly time commitment. Savannah’s Clay Spot, 1305 Barnard St. Information: 912-509-4647 or www.savannahsclayspot.com [122811]

Painting and Drawing Lessons

Small group and private instruction offered by local painter Melinda Borysevicz. SCAD graduate with 15 years professional experience.

Phone: 912.484.6415, email: melindaborysevicz@gmail.com, or visit melindaborysevicz. blogspot.com. [02052012]

Portrait Photography Course

Learn how to use the off-camera flash, studio lighting, available light, and photo editing to create flattering portraits of people, pets, close ups, and more. Any camera. Prints or digital files will be accepted. Suggested prerequisite: Creative Photography. Dates: Wednesdays, 1/18 to 2/1 or Mondays, 5/7 to 5/21. Time is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $70/person. Call to to register at 855-478-5551. Registration closes Monday, Jan. 16 at Noon for the Jan. class; Thursday, May 3 at 5 p.m. for the May class. Offered by Georgia Southern University Continuing Education and takes place in Savannah,at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street. $70/person http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html [122911]

Reiki--Level 1 and 2.

Taught by Cindy Beach, Reiki Master. Location: 111 E. 34th St. Registration: revfugon@gmail. com Level 1, Saturday, March 10, 9am-1pm. Fee: $75. Upon completion, participants will have an understanding of the history and practice of REIKI, receipt of handouts of hand placements, and experience both in receiving and giving of Reiki.

Level 2: Saturday, March 31. 9am-12noon. Fee: $50. Upon completion, participants will have deepened their intuitive Reiki skill allowing for both direct hands-on or hands-off treatment as well as long-distance Reiki and treatment for pets and plants.

ReSource Center at Habitat ReStore

1900 East Victory Drive. New home ownership resource center for anyone wanting to learn more about home ownership, homeowners insurance issues, home safety and security matters, and proper preparation for hurricanes and other severe weather. Includes two internet-ready computers. [122811]

Savannah Charlesfunders Investment Discussion Group

The Savannah Charlesfunders meet every Saturday at 8:30am to discuss stocks, bonds, and better investing. Meetings take place at Panera Bread on Bull and Broughton. Contact us at charlesfund@gmail.com for more information.

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Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

Offering a variety of business classes. 801 E. Gwinnett Street. Call 652-3582. [122811]

Savannah Sacred Harp Singers

Everyone that loves to sing is invited to join the Savannah Sacred Harp Singers at Faith Primitive Baptist Church, 3212 Bee Road in Savannah. All are welcome to participate or listen in on one of America’s most revered

| Submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404 musical traditions. For more information call 912-655-0994 or visit savannahsacredharp. com. [122211]

Savannah’s Clay Spot Winter Pottery Classes

Classes begin Jan. 9, 2012. Be Creative in 2012, Make it with Clay at Savannah’s Clay Spot.

Check out www.savannahsclayspot.com for a new winter pottery class schedule for adults, teens, and children. Contact: Lisa Bradley, savannahsclayspot@gamil.com. 912-509-4647. www.savannahsclayspot.com [122911]

Singing Lessons with Anitra Opera Diva

Anitra is currently teaching the Vaccai Bel Canto technique for those interested in improving their vocal range and breathing capacity.

Bel Canto carries over well as a foundation technique for different styles including opera, pop, rock and cabaret. Henry St @ E Broad, Mon/Tues 6-9pm, 1 1/2 hour lesson $25. SCAD students and alumni $5 discount. Call 786247-9923, anitraoperadiva@yahoo.com, www. anitraoperadiva.com [122811]

Spring Clean Your Credit

Learn how to maintain, build and rebuild your credit. Strategies for shopping for the best credit cards and loans. Free. Registration requested. April 17, 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn Street. Contact 912-691-2227 or cccs@cccssav.com to register or for more information. Offered by Consumer Credit Counseling. www.liveoakpl.org/event

Taste of Rug Hooking Workshop

The Fiber Guild of the Savannahs will be offering the workshop “Taste of Rug Hooking” on Saturday, April 7, from 1 pm to 4 pm at Oatland Island Wildlife Center. Third generation rug hooker and teacher Katie Puckett will be the instructor. Info and registration: fiberguildofthesavannahs2@gmail.com

Women’s Self-Defense Course

Women’s Self-Defense seminar at the W. W. Law Community Center on Tuesday and Thursdays, March 27 - April 27, from 6:30-8:00pm.

Free and open to the public. For more information contact Coastal SimDo on Facebook, 912238-2566 or CoastalSimDoKarate@gmail.com.

Clubs & Organizations Savannah Authors Autonomous Writing Group

Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, 6-8 p.m. beginning 2/21/2012. The aim of Savannah Authors Autonomous is to encourage first-class prose writing, fiction or non-fiction, through discussion, constructive criticism, instruction, exercises and examples.

Location: Savannah Association for the Blind (SAB), 214 Drayton Street. Founded by British writer Christopher Scott (more than a dozen published books) and local writer Alice Vantrease (one published novel, optioned for a potential Hollywood movie). All are welcome.

No charge to attend. Contact: Alice Vantrease (alicevantrease@live.com) or 912-308-3208.]

Avegost LARP

Live action role playing group that exists in a medieval fantasy realm. Generally meets on the second weekend of the month. Free for your first event or if you’re a non-player character. $35 fee for returning characters. Email: Kaza Ayersman, godzillaunknown@gmail.com or visit www.avegost.com [122811]

Buccaneer Region SCCA

The local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America, hosting 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. [122811]

Business Networking on the Islands

Small Business Professionals Islands Networking Group Meets 1st Thursday each month from 9:30-10:30 AM. Tradewinds Ice Cream &

Coffee, 107 Charlotte Rd. Savannah (912) 3086768 for more info. [121211]

ton St.). Call 233-6014 or visit Facebook group “Peacock Guild” for more info. [012212]

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.

Meet at Starbucks, corner of Victory Dr. & Skidaway Rd. in Savannah. Information: coastalminis.com. [122811] Starbucks,

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. [122811]

Coastal MINIs

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/ [122811]

Exploring The American Revolution in Savannah

Interested in exploring the role Savannah played in the American Revolution? Join likeminded people including artists, writers, teachers and historians for discussion, site exploration and creative collaboration. Meets the 1st & 3rd Thursdays at 6pm at Gallery Espresso.

Email, Kathleen Thomas: exploretherevolution@gmail.com for more info. [122811]

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. [122811]

Honor Flight Savannah

A non-profit organization dedicated to sending our area Korean War and World War II veterans to Washington DC to visit the new WWII Memorial. All expenses are paid by Honor Flight Savannah, which is not a government-supported program. They depend on donations from the community to fund their efforts. Honor Flight is seeking veterans interested in making a trip to Washington. For more info: (912) 596-1962 or www.honorflightsavannah.org [031812]

Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club

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. [122811]

Savannah Adventure Club

Dedicated to pursuing adventures, both indoors and outdoors, throughout the Low country and beyond. Activities include sailing, camping, skydiving, kayaking, hiking, tennis, volleyball, and skiing, in addition to regular social gatherings. Free to join. Email savannahadventureclub@gmail.com or “like” the Savannah Adventure Club on Facebook. [122811]

Savannah Art Association

Islands MOPS

The non-for profit art association, the Southeast’s oldest, is currently taking applications for membership. The SAA offers workshops, community programs, exhibition opportunities, and an artistic community full of diverse and creative people from all ages, mediums, and skill levels. Please call 912-232-7731 for more info. [122811]

Knitters, Needlepoint and Crochet

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. Meet at Moon River Brewing Company, 21 W. Bay St. [122811]

A Mothers of Preschoolers group that meets at the First Baptist Church of the Islands on two Wednesdays a month from 9:15-11:30am.

Website/information: https://sites.google.com/ site/islandsmops/ [122811]

Savannah Brewers’ League

Meets every Wednesday. Different locations downtown. Contact (912) 308-6768 for info. No fees. Wanna learn? Come join us! [121211]

Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States

Low Country Turners

A club for wood-turning enthusiasts. Contact Steve Cook, 912-313-2230. [122811]

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

American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. Call 786-4508. [122811] Savannah

MOMSnext

For mothers of school-aged children, kindergarten through high school. Come as you are, to experience authentic community, mothering support, personal growth, practical help, and spiritual hope. Islands MOMSnext meets every first & third Monday of the month, excluding holidays. Childcare is available upon request. A ministry of MOPS International. For more info or to register for a meeting, call (912)898-4344 or email kymmccarty@hotmail.com. http:// www.mops.org/ [122811]

Old Time Radio Researchers 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. [122811]

Peacock Guild-For Writers and Book Lovers

A literary society for bibliophiles and writers.

Monthly meetings for the Writer’s Salon are held on first Tuesday and third Wednesday.

Book Club meets on the third Tuesday. All meetings start at 7:30 p.m. and meet at Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home (207 E. Charl-

A dinner meeting held the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club. Call John Findeis at 748-7020.

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Savannah Fencing Club

Beginner classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings for six weeks. Fees are $60. Some equipment provided. After completing the class, you may become a member of the Savannah Fencing Club for $5 per month. Experienced fencers welcome. Call 429-6918 or email savannahfencing@aol.com.

Savannah Go Green

Meets most Saturdays. Green events and places. Share ways to Go Green each day! Call (912) 308-6768 to learn more. [021212]

Savannah Jaycees

Meeting and information session held the 1st Tuesday of every month at 6pm to discuss upcoming events and provide an opportunity for those interested in joining the Jaycees to learn more. Must be 21-40 years old to join the chapter. 101 Atlas St. 912-353-7700 or www. savannahjaycees.com [122811]

Savannah Kennel Club

Monthly meetings are open to the public and visitors. Meetings are held at Logan’s Roadhouse Restaurant, 11301 Abercorn St. on the fourth Monday of each month, September through May. Dinner starts at 6 pm and meeting starts at 7:30pm. Guest Speakers at every meeting. For more info, call 912-238-3170 or visit www.savannahkennelclub.org

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. www.savannahnewcomers.com [122911]

Savannah Parrot Head Club

Love a laid-back lifestyle? Beach, Buffet and no dress code. Check out savannahphc.com for the events calendar or e-mail Wendy Wilson at Wendyq1053@yahoo.com. [122911]

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

Meets Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the Mulberry Inn. http://www.savannahsunriserotary.org/

region who are interested in supporting women in aviation. Regular meetings are held once a month and new members are welcome. Visit http://www.orgsites.com/ga/southernwings/ [86/010112]

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 [122911]

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.

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The Philo Cafe

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. [122911]

A weekly discussion group that meets from 7:30pm-9pm at various locations 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. [122911]

Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7pm 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 for location. [122911] Savannah

A weekly discussion group that meets from 7:30pm-9pm at various locations 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. [122911]

Savannah Writers Group

Seersucker Live’s Happy Hour for Writers

A no-agenda gathering of the Savannah area writing community, held on the first Thursday of every month from 5:30-7:30pm. Free and open to all writers, aspiring writers, and anyone interested in writing. 21+ with valid I.D. For location and details, visit SeersuckerLive.com.

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Son-shine Hour

Meets at the Savannah Mall at the Soft Play Mondays from 11-12 and Thursdays from 1011. Activities include songs, stories, crafts, and games for young children and their caregivers.

Free, no registration, drop-ins welcome. Call Trinity Lutheran Church for details 912-9253940 or email KellyBringman@gmail.com [122911]

Southern Wings

Local chapter of Women in Aviation International. It is open to men and women in the

The Philo Cafe

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. [122911]

Conferences Consumer College--Information for Seniors

A daylong seminar provided to Chatham County residents age fifty-five and older. Sessions include: fraud and scams against seniors; personal safety and crime prevention; and local current law enforcement issues relevant to the Chatham County Senior population. Continental breakfast and lunch provided. Thursday, May 3, 9am-2pm. Free for all Chatham Co. Seniors.

Hosted by Chatham County S.A.L.T. Council (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) Location: The Hellenic Community Center, 14 W. Anderson Street, Savannah, GA 31401. Registration required on or before April 20, 2012.

Please call 912-644-5968 to register.

Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St., at 39th, is offering an Adult Ballet Class on Thursdays from 6:30-7:30. Cost is $12 per class. Join us for learning and fun. Call 234-8745 for more info. [101711]

Adult Dance and Fitness Classes

Beginner & Intermediate Ballet, Modern Dance, Barre Fusion, BarreCore Body Sculpt, and Gentle Stretch & Tone. No experience necessary for beginner ballet, barre, or stretch/ tone. The Ballet School, Piccadilly Square, 10010 Abercorn. Registration/fees/information: 912-925-0903. Or www.theballetschoolsav.com

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Dance Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

Classes for multiple ages in the art of performance dance and Adult fitness dance. Styles include African, Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, & Gospel. Classes held in the new Abeni Cultural Arts dance studio, 8400-B Abercorn St. For more information call 912631-3452 or 912-272-2797. Ask for Muriel or Darowe. E-mail: abeniculturalarts@gmail.com

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Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

Meets monthly at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Call James Crauswell at 9273356. [122911] Savannah

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Become part of the volunteer organization who assists the U.S. Coast Guard in the performance of their important duties. Meets the 4th Wednesday every month at 6pm at Barnes Restaurant, 5320 Waters Avenue. Coed. All ages welcomed. Prior experience and/or boat ownership not required. Information: www. savannahaux.com or telephone Al Townsend at 912-598-7387. [122911]

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Adult Intermediate Ballet

Mondays & Wednesdays, 7 - 8pm, $12 per class or 8 classes for $90. Class meets year round. (912) 921-2190. The Academy of Dance, 74 West Montgomery Crossroads. [122911]

Argentine Tango

| Submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404 April 27. Fee is $1 per class. Location: West Broad YMCA, 1110 May Street. Instructor: Ebonee’. Information: email i_heart_ebo@ yahoo.com or phone 678-472-5297. Information also available from the West Broad YMCA at 912-233-1951 or online: www.westbroadstreetymca.org.

Lessons Sundays 1:30-3:30pm. 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. [122911] Doris Martin Dance Studio, 8511-h Ferguson Ave. ,

Home Cookin’ Cloggers

Instructed by Nicole Edge. All ages/skill levels welcome. Every Sunday, Noon-1PM, Fitness Body and Balance Studio 2127 1/2 E. Victory Dr. $15/class or $48/four. 912-596-0889 or www. cairoonthecoast.com [122911]

Glor na h’Eireann cultural arts studio is offering beginner to champion Irish Dance classes for ages 5 and up, Adult Step & Ceili, Strength & Flexibility, non-competitive and competition programs, workshops and camps. TCRG certified. For more info contact PrideofIrelandGA@ gmail.com or 912-704-2052. [122911]

Beginners Belly Dance Classes

Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle

The perfect class for those with little to no dance background. Cybelle has been formally trained and has been performing for over a decade. $15/class. Tues: 7-8pm. Visit www. cybelle3.com. For info: cybelle@cybelle3.com or call 912-414-1091 Private classes are also available. Walk-ins are welcome. Synergistic Bodies, 7724 Waters Ave. [122911]

C.C. Express Dance Team

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

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Youth Dance workshops (ages 7-12) Mondays, 4-5pm, and Wednesdays, 5-6pm. March 19 -

Meet every Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Nassau Woods Recreation Building on Dean Forest Road. No beginner classes are being held at this time, however help will be available for those interested in learning. Call Claudia Collier at 748-0731. [122911]

Irish Dance Classes

Mahogany Shades of Beauty Inc.

offers dance classes, including hip hop, modern, jazz, West African, ballet, lyrical and step, as well as modeling and acting classes. All ages and all levels are welcome. Call Mahogany at 272-8329. [122911]

Modern Dance Class

Classes for beginner and intermediate levels.

Fridays 10-11:15am. Doris Martin Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. For more info, call Elizabeth 912354-5586. [122911]

Pole Dancing Class

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

savannah’s premier adult playground!

Pole Fitness Classes Monday & Wednesday 11am. For more info: www.fitnessbodybalance. com or 912-398-4776. Nothing comes off but your shoes. Fitness Body & Balance Studio, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. [122911]

Salsa Savannah

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

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

Bachata lessons at Saya Thursdays from 8-9pm. For more info: www.salsasavannah. com, 912-704-8726. [122911]

Savannah Dance Club

“Magnificent Mondays” at Doubles, The Quality Inn /Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free dance lessons (6:30-7:30p): Shag, Swing, Cha-Cha and Line dancing. Everyone invited. No cover.

Happy Hour till 9pm. Call for details 912-3988784. [122911]

Savannah Dance Club

“Magnificent Mondays” at Doubles, The Quality Inn /Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free dance lessons (6:30-7:30p): Shag, Swing, Cha-Cha and Line dancing. Everyone invited. No cover.

Happy Hour till 9pm. Call for details 912-3988784. [122911]

Savannah Shag Club

Shag music every Wednesday, 7pm, at Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn St. and every Friday, 7 pm, at American Legion Post 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr. [122911]

Events Armstrong: Graduate Studies Open House

Information on Armstrong Atlantic State University’s graduate degrees in education, liberal

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arts, nursing, public health, special education, sports medicine. Certificates in adult education, cyber affairs and cyber security, gerontology and nursing administration. Meet faculty members from the College of Education, the College of Health Professions and the College of Liberal Arts, representatives from Graduate Admissions, Financial Aid and many other departments. Thursday, April 5, 4:30-6:30pm.

Armstrong Center Ballroom, 13040 Abercorn St. Information: Graduate Enrollment Services at 912-344-2798 or graduate@armstrong.edu.

Big Nasty Mud Run

The Savannah area’s first mud run includes 20 obstacles and 4 miles of a fun, muddy time for everyone.

April 14, 8am. 108 Godley Rd, Bloomingdale.

Registration is Online at Active.com - Big Nasty Mud Run. For more information or questions, - Facebook - “Big Nasty Mud Run” or contact Steve White at steve.whitefcae@gmail.com.

Film & Video CineSavannah

A film series that seeks to bring new, first-run films to Savannah including critically acclaimed foreign films and documentaries, among others. To subscribe to information about the series, including screening dates and times, email: cinesavannah@att.net [122911]

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. Upcoming schedule: www. sentientbean.com [122911]

Savannah International Animation Festival

Friday, April 13th & Saturday, April 14th, 9am to 6pm at The Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. Saturday morning 9am to 10am - free. Children’s Hour Cookies and Cartoons, An hour of Classic cartoons and cookies for kids of all ages. Discounted festival tickets and complete information at: http://www.savannahinternationalanimationfestival.com/

Fitness Beginner’s Belly Dance classes with “Cairo on the Coast”

Back to back belly dance classes and two unique styles of dance. Every Sunday, 12noon1pm, American Cabaret style, energetic and fast paced. 1-2pm, Tribal Fusion, a slower, more controlled style of dance. Both sessions $24, or a one hour session $15, or 4/$48.00. www.cairoonthecoast.com.

Fitness, Body, and Balance Studio, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. Contact Nicole at 912-596-0889.

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An intense dance workout utilizing basic bellydance moves. Geared to all levels of ability.

Dance your way to a better sense of well being.

Bring water bottle. Thurs: 7-8pm. $15/class.

Visit www.cybelle3.com. For info: cybelle@ cybelle3.com or call 912-414-1091. Walk-ins welcome. Synergistic Bodies, 7724 Waters Ave. [122911] Fusion bellydance mixes ballet, jazz and hip hop into a unique, high energy style of dance.

Classes include drills and choreographies for all levels. Small classes held several days a week in downtown Savannah, and upon request. $10 per person. Contact Christa at 678-799-4772 or see www.bohemianbeats.com.

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ARIES

(March 21–April 19) A few months after America invaded Iraq in 2003, soldier Brian Wheeler wrote the following to help us imagine what it was like over there: “Go to the worst crime–infested place you can find.

Go heavily armed, wearing a flak jacket and a Kevlar helmet. Set up shop in a vacant lot. Announce to the residents that you are there to help them, and in the loudest voice possible yell that every Crip and Blood within hearing distance is a PANSY.” As a character–building exercise, Aries, I highly recommend you try something like this yourself. APRIL FOOL! I was just kidding. What I just said is not an accurate reading of the astrological omens. But this is: Get out of your comfort zone, yes, but with a smart gamble, not a crazy risk.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) According to a recent poll, God’s approval rating has dipped below 40 percent for the first time on record. My research suggests the new low is due in part to a disproportionate amount of dissatisfaction by those born under the sign of Taurus. Can you fix this please?

If you’re one of the discontent, please see if you can talk yourself into restoring some of your faith in the Divine Wow. APRIL FOOL! The real truth is, I encourage you to be skeptical in regards to all authorities, experts, and topdogs, including God. It’s an excellent time in your cycle to go rogue, to scream “I defy you, stars!” Be a rabble–rousing, boat–rocking doubter.

extravagantly.

own memories.

CANCER

LIBRA

Back in 1835, a newspaper known as The New York Sun resorted to an extreme measure in order to boost readership: It ran a story about how the renowned astronomer Sir John Herschel had perfected a telescope that allowed him to see life forms on the moon, including unicorns, two–legged beavers that had harnessed fire, and sexually liberated “manbats.”

If I’m reading the astrological omens correctly, Cancerian, you temporarily have license to try something almost equally as wild and experimental to “boost your readership.” APRIL FOOL! I lied about the unicorns. Don’t refer to cliched chimeras like them. But it’s fine to invoke more unexpected curiosities like fire–using beavers and sexually liberated manbats.

In Karley Sciortino’s NSFW blog Slutever.com, she announces that “this blog is intended to trick strangers into thinking my life is more exciting than it actually is.” I highly recommend you adopt that approach, Libra. Do whatever it takes –– lying, deceiving, exaggerating, bragging –– to fool everyone into believing that you are a fascinating character who is in the midst of marvelous, high–drama adventures. APRIL FOOL! I wasn’t totally sincere about what I just said. The truth is, your life is likely to be a rousing adventure in the coming days. There’ll be no need to pretend it is, and therefore no need to cajole or trick others into thinking it is.

(June 21–July 22)

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) In his documentary film Prohibition, Ken Burns reports on the extreme popularity of alcohol in 19th–century America. He says that the typical person over 15 years of age drank 88 bottles of whiskey a year. In light of the current astrological omens, Leo, I suggest you increase your intake to that level and even beyond.

APRIL FOOL! I lied. It’s not literal alcoholic spirits you should be ingesting in more abundance, but rather big ideas that open your mind, inspirational sights and sounds that dissolve your inhibitions, and intriguing people who expand your worldview.

GEMINI

VIRGO

Photographer Darrin Harris Frisby doesn’t think people should smile in photographs. He regards it as “superficial and misleading.”

In the greatest portraits ever painted, he says, the subject’s gaze is almost always neutral, “neither inviting nor forbidding.”

Did Rembrandt ever show people grinning from ear to ear? No. Did Vermeer, Goya, Titian, Sargent, or Velasquez? Nope. Make that your guiding thought in the coming week, Gemini. Be a connoisseur of the poker face. APRIL FOOL! I lied.

The truth is, in the coming week you will have more than ample reasons to be of good cheer. You should therefore express delight

A woman in Euclid, Ohio claims her house is haunted by randy ghosts. “They have sex in my living room,” Dianne Carlisle told a TV news reporter. “You can see the lady’s high–heeled shoes.” I suspect you may soon be dealing with a similar problem, Virgo. So consider the possibility of hiring an X–rated exorcist. APRIL FOOL! The naked truth is that you will not be visited by spooks of any kind, let alone horny ones. However, you would be smart to purify and neutralize old karma that might still be haunting your love life or your sex life. Consider performing a do–it–yourself exorcism of your

(May 21–June 20)

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22)

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22)

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) “Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self–esteem,” said author William Gibson, “first make sure you are not, in fact, just surrounded by a––holes.” This is a good time to check in with yourself, Scorpio, and see if Gibson’s advice applies to you. Lately, the jackass quotient seems to have been rising in your vicinity. APRIL FOOL! I was half–joking. It’s true that you should focus aggressively on reducing the influence of jerks in your life. At the same time, you should also ask yourself rather pointedly how you could reduce your problems by changing something about yourself.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

Do not under any circumstances put on a frog costume, go to a shopping mall, and ride around on a unicycle while reciting erotic poetry in German through a megaphone. APRIL FOOL! I lied.

That wouldn’t be such a terrible use of your time. The astrological omens suggest that you will be visited by rather unusual creative surges that may border on being wacky. Personally, though, I would prefer it if you channeled your effervescent fertility in more highly constructive directions, like dreaming up new approaches to love that will have a very practical impact on your romantic life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The

Great Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan is stirred to the point of rapture

by Jay Gatsby’s silk shirts. “I’ve never seen such beautiful shirts before,” she sobs, burying her face in one as she sits in his bedroom.

I sincerely hope you will have an equivalent brush with this kind of resplendence sometime soon, Capricorn. For the sake of your mental and even physical health, you need direct contact with the sublime. APRIL FOOL! I half–lied.

It’s true that you would profoundly benefit from a brush with resplendence. But I can assure you that plain old material objects, no matter how lush and expensive, won’t do the trick for you.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) Last December a woman in Tulsa, Oklahoma made creative use of a Wal–Mart. She gathered various ingredients from around the shelves, including lighter fluid, lithium, and drain cleaner, and set up a meth lab right there in the back of the store. She’s your role model for the coming week, Aquarius. APRIL FOOL! I lied, kind of. The woman I mentioned got arrested for illegal activity, which I don’t advise you to do. But I do hope you will ascend to her levels of ingenuity and audacity as you gather all the resources you need for a novel experiment.

PISCES

(Feb. 19–March 20) A Filipino man named Herbert Chavez has had extensive plastic surgery done to make himself resemble Superman. Consider making him your role model, Pisces. I hope he inspires you to begin your own quest to rework your body and soul in the image of your favorite celebrity or cartoon hero. APRIL FOOL! I lied. In fact, you’d be wise to avoid comparing yourself to anyone else or remolding yourself to be like anyone else.

The best use of the current cosmic tendencies would be to brainstorm about what exactly your highest potentials are, and swear a blood oath to become that riper version of yourself.

Blue Water Yoga

Community donation based classes held at the Talahi Island Community Center. Tue. & Thur.

5:45 -7:00p Fri. 9:30-10:30a For info email egs5719@aol.com or find Blue Water Yoga on Facebook. [030812]

Fertility Yoga

Ongoing series of six week sessions of Fertility Yoga are held on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM at offices located at 100 Riverview Drive, off of Islands Expressway. Helps participants relax, start healthy habits to prepare their body and gain more confidence on the fertility journey. Instructor Ann Carroll, RYT 500. $100 for 6 week session. (912) 704-7650 or e-mail carroll3620@bellsouth.net. [122911]

Fitness Classes at the JEA

Spin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, Aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba. Prices vary. Call for days and times. 355-8111. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St., http:// www.savj.org. [122911]

Kung Fu School: Ving Tsun

VING TSUN (Wing Chun) is the world’s fastest growing martial arts style. Using angles and leverage to turn an attacker’s strength against them makes VING TSUN Kung Fu effective for everyone. Call Sifu Michael Sampson to find out about our free trial classes 912-429-9241. 11202 White Bluff Road. Drop Ins welcome. [122911]

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, 1321 Bull St. $14 per class. Multi-class discounts are available.

Walk-ins welcome. Call 232-2994 or visit www. savannahyoga.com. [122911]

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, 8413 Suite-A Ferguson Ave. http://savannahpilates.com. [122911]

Pregnancy Yoga

Ongoing series of 8-week sessions are held on Tuesdays from 6-7:15pm at 7116 Hodgson Memorial Dr., and Thursdays from 6-7:15pm at 100 Riverview Dr. Pre-natal yoga helps mothers-tobe prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor & delivery. Cost is $100 for each course. Call Ann Carroll at 912704-7650 e-mail ann@aikyayoga.com. [122911]

Savannah Disc Golf Club

Weekly events (Entry $5): Friday 5 pm - Friday Night Flights. Sat. 10am-Luck of the draw Doubles. Sat. 1pm-Handicapped League. Tom Triplett Park, Hwy 80 W, Pooler. Sun. 10 amSingles at the Sarge in Hardeeville, SC. Info: savannahdiscgolf.com or savannahdiscgolf@ gmail.com All skill levels welcome. Instruction available. [031812]

Stand-Up Paddleboarding

Stand-up paddleboarding lessons and tours. A great way get out on the water and to stay fit.

East Coast Paddleboarding, Savannah/Tybee Island. Eastcoastpaddleboarding.com or 781267-1810 [122911]

The Yoga Room

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

Yoga For All

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With expert guidance, you’ll practice this ancient discipline at your own limits and pace. Sequences of poses and breathing techniques will reward

Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Free for people with cancer and cancer survivors. 6.30 p.m., Tuesdays and 12:10 p.m., Thursdays, FitnessOne, 3rd floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine, Memorial University Medical Center. Call 912-350-9031. [122911]

Zumba Fitness (R) classes

Mondays at 7:15-8:15. Located at The Ballet School, Studio B, Piccadilly Square, 10010 Abercorn. $7 per class or $60 for 10 classes.

Contact April for more info. 912-306-5598.

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Lake Mayer Community Center, 1850 E Montgomery Crossroads, Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm. $5, Free if you bring a friend. (912) 596-1952.

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Monday 8:30am-9:30 am, Lake Mayer Community Center, 1850 G. Montgomery Crossroads. $5 per class Saturdays 8:30 am-9:30am, St. Paul CME Social Hall, 123 Brady St. $3 Per class. Contact Mai @ 912-604-9890. [011412]

ZUMBA! fitness with Laura

Thursdays 7:30pm., beginning Jan. 5th. A Class Act Dance Center- 118 Pipemaker’s Circle Suite 110 Pooler, GA 31322. 912.748.4199. $10/class, cash only please. Wear comfy clothes and tennis shoes, bring water & a towel! email zumbalaura@hotmail.com for more info. [122911]

Gay & Lesbian First City Network Board Meeting

Meets the first Monday at 6:30 p.m. at FCN’s office, 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. 236-CITY or www.firstcitynetwork.org. [122911]

Gay AA Meeting

True Colors AA Group, a gay and lesbian AA meeting that welcomes all alcoholics, meets Sundays at 7:30pm, Wednesdays at 7:30pm and Thursdays at 7:00 pm at 307 E Harris St, top floor. [030412] Savannah

Georgia Equality Savannah

The local chapter of Georgia’s largest gay rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 912-547-6263.

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p.m. at the FCN office located at 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. SPs mission of unity through diversity, and social awareness has helped promote the well-being of the LGBT community in the South, and organizes the annual Savannah Pride Festival. Call 912-288-7863 or email heather@savpride.com. [122911]

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. [122911]

What Makes A Family

A children’s therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Groups range in age from 10 to 18 and are held twice a month. Call 352-2611. [122911]

Nature and Environment

Dolphin Project of Georgia

The Dolphin Project’s Education Outreach Program is available to speak at your school, club or organization. We offer a fascinating powerpoint with sound and video about our estuarine dolphins and their environment. Ageappropriate programs and related handouts. www.thedolphinproject.org [122911]

Kayaking Marsh and Waterway Clean-up of Fort Pulaski Fort Pulaski National Monument and Clean Coast are hosting a kayak cleanup of the fort’s marshes and waterways on Saturday, April 21, in honor of Earth Day. Open to all interested parties, with or without a kayak. Individuals with a kayak report to the entrance of Fort Pulaski at 8:30am on April 21. Those without a kayak must register in advance. Kayaks are available on a first come-first served basis.

Register at www.cleancoast.org by clicking on the ‘Trip Registration’ link, specifying the “Fort Pulaski” event. Registrants will receive an email from Clean Coast confirming if a kayak has been reserved for them. All participants should be at the entrance of Fort Pulaski, U.S. Highway 80 East (on the way to Tybee Island) at 8:30am. Information: 912-786-5787.

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

Offering a variety of fun educational programs including Beach Discovery Walks, Marsh Treks, Turtle Talks and the Coastal Georgia Gallery, which features an up close look at dozens of local species. Open daily, 10am-5pm. For more info, call 912-786-5917 or visit www.tybeemarinescience.org. [122911]

Walk on the Wild Side

Meets second Tuesday of every month at 7

The Oatland Island Wildlife Center , 711 Sandtown Rd., offers a 2-mile Native Animal Nature Trail that winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland and salt marsh habitats,

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and features live native animal exhibits. Open daily from 10-4 except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. 898-3980, www.oatlandisland. org. [122911]

Wilderness Southeast

Sunday Services, Sunday, April 8. Two morning services at 8:00am and 9:30am, followed by Connection Cafe coffee time at 10:30am and small groups at 11:00am. Call 925-5924 for more information.

Offers a variety of programs every month including guided trips with naturalists, canoe rides and more. Their mission is to develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world. For more information: 912-236-8115 or www.wildernesssoutheast.org. [122911]

Guided Silent Prayer

Readings & Signings

Savannah Zen Center

Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

meets the last Sunday of the month at 4 p.m. at the African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 4476605. [122911]

Savannah Storytellers

The Savannah Storytellers are re-forming on Feb 16. Weekly meetings to follow. Bess Chappas will offer workshop on first meeting.

Call. Wallace Moye 354-0048. Call for reservation (limited seating). Janice at 912-224-2904.

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Tea time at Ola’s

A book discussion group that meets the fourth Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E. Bay St. Bring a book you’ve read this month and tell all about it. Treats to share are always welcomed. Tea will be provided. 2325488 or 652-3660. [122911]

Religious & Spiritual Service of Compline

The Service of Compline at Christ Church is moving: same music, same service, same choir, same preacher--different location.

Beginning Sunday, December 11 the Christ Church Service of chanted Compline by candlelight will be held at historic Independent Presbyterian Church (corner of Bull Street and Oglethorpe) every Sunday night at 9:00p.m.

“Come, say good night to God.” [121211]

A New Church in the City, For the City.

We will gather on Sunday mornings beginning February 5th at Bryson Hall (5 East Perry St.) on Chippewa Square at 10:30 am. www.edenvillagechurch.org Like us on Facebook: Savannah Church Plant. [011412]

A couple of songs done acoustically, about 30 minutes of guided silent prayer, and a few minutes to receive prayer if you want (or remain in silence). A mid-week rest and re-focus. 6:458pm on Wednesdays at the Vineyard Church.

615 Montgomery St. (behind Blowin’ Smoke BBQ). www.vineyardsavannah.org [122911] Meditation, Classes & Events are held at 111 E. 34th St., Savannah, Ga 31401. For schedule: savannahzencenter.com or visit us on Facebook.

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Soka Gakkai of America

SGI is an international Buddhist movement for world peace and individual happiness. The group practices Nichiren Buddhism by chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. Introductory meetings are held the third Sunday of the month. For further information, call 232-9121. [122911]

Theology on Tap

Meets at The Distillery every month on the third Monday night from 8:30 - 10:30pm. Like us on Facebook: Theology on Tap Downtown Savannah. [011412]

Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church

Services begin Sunday at 11 a.m. at 1001 E. Gwinnett St. Coffee and discussion follow each service. Religious education for grades 1-8 is offered. For information, call 786-6075, e-mail UUBC2@aol.com. Celebrating diversity. Working for justice. [122911]

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

Liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith. Sunday, 11 am, Troup Square Sanctuary.

234-0980, admin@uusavannah.org or www. uusavannah.org. [122911] 313 E. Harris St. ,

Unity Church of Savannah

Two Sunday morning Celebration Services - 9:15 and 11:00. (Children’s Church and childcare at 11:00.)

Noon prayer service every Thurs. To find out about classes, workshops and more visit, www. unityofsavannah.org or call 912-355-4704. 2320 Sunset Blvd. cs

Easter Weekend at White Bluff United Methodist Church

Everyone is invited to celebrate Easter at White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Road. Easter Egg Hunt and Family-Style Picnic. Saturday, April 7, 10am. Bring your Easter basket and your picnic basket filled with your favorite food and drink. Easter

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Mobile Home lots for rent.

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JASMINE AVENUE 2BR Duplex, carpet, kitchen furnished, fenced. No pets. $550/month plus deposit.

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2000 CHEVY S10 P/U. 4cyl, extra clean, high mileage, runs and looks good, storage area behind seat, AC, AT, PS and brakes. $4200.

Call 912-897-2590 CHEVROLET Malibu, 1998Automatic, 6 cyl, cold AC, clean, runs great $2,650.

912-441-2150 DODGE Caravan, 1996- Automatic, 6 cyl, AC, runs good $1,950. 912-441-2150

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FORD Mustang, 1999- Automatic, V6, black exterior, cold AC, runs great $2950 441-2150 TOYOTA Tacoma, 2010- 33 K Miles, Access Cab, BB Price $ 22787.00.

Call 691-0103 WE PAY CASH for junk cars & trucks! Call 964-0515 SUVS 930

*Nassau Woods mobile home, 2BR/2BA, C37 $625 *127 Linden Dr 3BR/1BA $850 *317 Linwood: Available April 1st.

4BR/2BA $1000 912-507-7934/912-927-2853 Available Now. 3BR/1BA, LR, family room, dining area, large kitchen, laundry room, central heat & A/C, shed w/electricity & concrete floor, newly painted interior & exterior. 2 new high efficiency sliding glass doors. No pets or smoking.$899/Rent + security deposit $929. (1yr. lease required) **Special Discount available for Police officers on rent & sec.dep.

No Section 8 Accepted! Call Scott Berry, Property manager at Berry Enterprises, 920-1936.

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Fully furnished, central heat/air, cable. No deposit. Safe environment. $125-$150 weekly & $450-$550 monthly. 912-228-1242

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

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

912-231-9464 Other apts. avail.

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Furnished, affordable room available includes utility, cable,refrigerator, central heat/air. $115-$140/weekly, no deposit.Call 912-844-3609

FORD Expedition, 2003- In excellent condition $9,000 OBO. Call 912-844-5816.

Boats & accessories 950 14’ CAROLINA SKIFF w/25HP Johnson and trailer. $3,000. Call 912-786-7486 POWERBOAT Carolina Skiff, 199217 ft Carolina Skiff, boat motor, trailer, electronics, extras $3,500/obo 912-224-5374

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