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WEEK AT A GLANCE Freebie of the Week

Spring Plant Swap

What: Jane Fishman’s 18th bi-annual plant swap is your chance to bring a plant and get a plant (or several). No money is involved. When: Sat. April 7, 8-11 a.m. Where: Jane’s Urban Folk Garden, 407 W. Boundary St., between Chatham Steel and SCAD’s Boundary Hall. 08 civil society: Beeing

is believing. by jessica leigh lebos

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Oxford American Magazine Panel Discussion

Wednesday What: A city-wide musical arts event

showcasing renowned performers in jazz, classical, Americana, rock and world music. Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

Film: The Business of Being Born

What: Award-winning documentary about the implications of the medicalization of childbirth and the ways in which many women are turning away from invasive medical models of delivery. Followed by a discussion with local health professionals. When: Wed. April 4, 6 p.m. Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University/University Hall Room 156, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.armstrong.edu/

Film: One-Eyed-Jacks (1961, USA)

What: Psychotronic Film Society presents a Marlon Brando 88th Birthday Tribute. A cult Western that is the only film that Brando ever directed himself (he stars in the film as well). When: Wed. April 4, 8 p.m. Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $6 Info: SentientBean.com/

Thursday What: Oxford American founder and ex-

ecutive editor Marc Smirnoff and editors Carol Ann Fitzgerald and Wes Enzinna will take part in a panel discussion on the future of good writing and how fashion, fine art and digital art are playing a larger role in Southern life and the life of Oxford American. When: Thu. April 5, 1:30 p.m. Where: Arnold Hall, 1810 Bull St. Cost: Free and open to the public. Info: scad.edu/

Game Night at the Jepson

What: Enjoy the exhibition Game Change:

Videogames as Art Medium and Inspiration. A short gallery talk on videogame art followed by a chance to play the eight playable games in the exhibition as well as additional indie games and retrogaming with Vintage Atari and Nintendo systems in the museum studios.

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Lecture & Signing: Diana Churchill

What: First Thursday Lecture Series features Savannah birding guide and columnist discussing and signing her new local birding book. When: Thu. April 5, 6:30-8 p.m. Where: Savannah Canoe and Kayak, 414 Bonaventure Rd. Cost: Free to attend. Books available. Info: 912-341-9502, www.savannahcanoeandkayak.com/

Opening Night! Savannah Sand Gnats Baseball

What: Season opener for Savannah’s local baseball team and NY Mets affiliate. The first night of a 7-day home stand (through Wed. April 11) When: Thu. April 5, 7:05 p.m. Where: Historic Grayson Stadium in Daffin Park, 1401 E. Victory Dr. Info: 912-351-9150, www.sandgnats. com/

Friday Forsyth to Victory Art March

Music: Alison Krauss & Union Station

What: Bluegrass goddess and her band won two Grammy’s in 2012, including Best Bluegrass Album “Paper Airplane.” When: Wed. April 4, 8 p.m. Where: Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. Cost: $47 - $62 Info: 912-651-6556, www.savannahcivic.com/

When: Thu. April 5, 6-8 p.m. Where: Jepson Center, 207 W York St Cost: Free to members. Museum admis-

Alison Krauss & Union Station play the Johnny Mercer Theatre April 4

What: Enjoy art and music at twelve local businesses south of Forsyth Park. Open houses at The Sentient Bean, Savannah Clay Spots, Little Beasts Gallery, Thee Head Above, Savannah Sewing Academy, Foxy Loxy, Scribble Arts Studio, Metrostar Community Garden, Back in the Day Bakery, Black Dog Studios, Maldorors Frame Shop, Desotorow Gallery. When: Fri. April 6, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Where: Organized by Desotorow Gallery, Inc., 2425 Desoto Ave. Info: 912-306-5733.

What: “A View from the Cheap Seats”

by Ernst, who’s been seen on Comedy Central. Benefit for local musician Marc Cordray’s kidney transplant fund. Presented by Savannah Comedy Revue. When: Fri. April 6, 8 p.m. Where: Bay Street Theater (upstairs from Club One), 1 Jefferson St., Cost: $9 at the door Info: 314-503-9005, www.savannahcomedyrevue.com/

Music: Mose Allison

What: Multi-Grammy winning pianist, songwriter & singer comes to HHI for a two night stand. When: Fri. April 6, 8 p.m., Sat. April 7, 8 p.m. Where: Jazz Corner, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island Cost: $20 Info: 843-842-8620, www.thejazzcorner.com/

First Friday Fireworks on the River

What: Oooh! Aaaaah! Start your weekend with a bang! When: Fri. April 6, 9:30 p.m. Where: Rousakis Plaza, River Street, Cost: Free and open to the public

Saturday Art Installation: Before I Die...

What: An international, interactive public art project by New Orleans based artist and urban planner Candy Chang, makes a stop in Savannah. Write your dream on one of two interactive Savannah locations. 1701 Waters Avenue, and 109 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Open daily April 7-May 7. Part of Savannah Urban Arts Festival. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.savannahurbanartsfestival.com/

First Saturday on the River

What: Arts & crafts, plus entertain-

ment on historic River Street. When: Sat. April 7, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Where: Rousakis Plaza, River Street, Cost: Admission is free. Info: 912.234.0295, www.riverstreetsavannah.com/

Forsyth Farmers’ Market

What: Fresh produce, eggs, pasta, bread and baked goods. When: Sat. April 7, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: South End of Forsyth Park,

Bull Street & Park Avenue, Cost: Free to hang out and visit. Info: forsythfarmersmarket.org/

Nature Outing: Alligators and Others

What: Wilderness Southeast offers a guided tour of the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge.Hear alligator stories and tales of historic rice plantations, and understand the importance to wildlife of maintaining the old rice paddies. Fee includes use of binoculars and spotting scope. Call 912-236-8115 for specific directions. Reservations required. When: Sat. April 7, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Where: Meet at Savannah National Wildlife Refuge Cost: $25/adult. $10/child under 12, with parent. Info: 912-236-8115

First Saturday Fun @ the Fort

What: Musket firing demos, soldier talks, and hands-on colonial toys & games such as rolling hoops, quoits, tug of war, and more for the kids. Family scavenger hunt. Geocaching. When: Sat. April 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Fort King George State Historic Site, 302 McIntosh Rd. SE, Darien

Info: 912-437-4770, www.gastateparks.org/fortkinggeorge

Fort King George Canoe Excursions

What: A guided canoe trip down the Altamaha River on Cathead Creek through 19th century rice fields teeming with wildlife and history, finishing at Skippers Seafood dock. Fee includes canoes, paddles, and life jackets. Reservations required. When: Sat. April 7, 10 a.m. Where: Fort King George Historic Site Museum Cost: $35 Info: 912-437-4770, www.gastateparks.org/fortkinggeorge

SCAD’s 14th Annual International Festival

What: Traditional music, dance, art and food to celebrate the diversity of SCAD’s international arts community. Performances by DJ Omar Richardson, ReggaeInfinity and Mystik NRG, SCAD’s Global Fashion Showcase, Ayoluwa African Dance Theatre Inc., Hac Long Duong Lion Dance Troupe, and SCAD’s Drumline. Arts & crafts, and international cuisine. When: Sat. April 7, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

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Lincoln and Abercorn Cost: Free and open to the public. Info: www.scad.edu/

Film: Psychotronic Film Society Mystery Screening

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April 15-22, 2012 SUAF LINE-UP APRIL 15-22, 2012 + SUNDAY, 4/15: Therapy Session Open Mic SUAF Kick-off Event + MONDAY, 4/16: Community Arts Panel + TUESDAY, 4/17: All Ages Hip-Hop Night at Muse Arts + WEDNESDAY, 4/18: Loop It Up Savannah + THURSDAY, 4/19: SUAF Benefit Concert + FRIDAY, 4/20: “Doing It the Wong Way” Kristina Wong is a nationally presented solo performer, writer, actor, educator, culture jammer, and filmmaker. Kristina has been working with AWOL youth all week teaching them the art of the solo performance. Come out and and support young people and most importantly “art for social change!” THIS EVENT IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY THE CITY OF SAVANNAH DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

SATURDAY 4/21 SUAFEST DAY!

The biggest day on the SUAF schedule and this year we are going all in with a face off between Jacksonville and Savannah artists! Live Muve Music DJ, giveaways from Cricket Wireless, the Gaming Truck from Games2U, the SUAF ice cream truck onsite all day, MC battles+Producer battles+Dance performances, live music performances. Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 D Lousiville Road Cost: Suggested $5 donation to enter festival grounds! + SUNDAY, 4/22: Vinyl Appreciation’s Official 3-Year Anniversary

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What: Highly recommended for “Hunger Games” fans. Is this internationally acclaimed mystery film the basis for the Hunger Games book and film? See for yourself. When: Sat. April 7, 8 p.m. Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $7 Info: SentientBean.com/

Monday Film: Sahkanaga

What: Sahkanaga (pronounced “sockuh-nogga” and Cherokee for “Great Blue Hills of God”) is a fictional exploration of a scandal that rocked a tight-knit community in the Appalachian foothills of northwest Georgia. Shot in Walker County, GA, and cast entirely with local actors, many of whom had a direct connection to the real-life story. Part of the Southern Circuit of Independent Films. Ticket includes a Q&A following the film, and a reception with the filmmaker at B. Matthew’s. Film trailer: www. sahkanaga.com When: Mon. April 9, 8 p.m. Where: Lucas Theatre fo the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: $8 Info: 912-525-5050, www.lucastheatre.com/

Tuesday Comedy: Daniel Tosh

What: Comedy Central superstar is in town for two sold-out shows on Tuesday night. When: Tue. April 10 Where: Johnny Mercer, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. Cost: Sold Out Info: www.savannahcivic.com/

Fort Pulaski, 150 Years Ago: Naval Campaign Boat Tour

What: A tour of Fort Pulaski’s naval campaign, from the water. Limited seating. Advance reservation required. Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Siege of Fort Pulaski. When: Tue. April 10, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Wed. April 11, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Where: Meet at Captain Derek’s dock, Tybee Island. Call for directions Cost: $5 Info: 912-786-5787, nps.gov/fopu.

Fort Pulaski, 150 Years Ago: Evening Casemate Lectures at Fort Pulaski

What: “Stories of the Unexpected: The Civil War Naval Experience of Savannah & the Georgia Coast” Ken Johnston, Executive Director, National Civil War Naval Museum. A lecture in the fort’s casemate, commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Siege & Reduction of Fort Pulaski. Reservations requested. When: Tue. April 10, 7 p.m., Wed. April 11, 7 p.m. Where: Fort Pulaski National Monument, U.S. Highway 80 Cost: Free and open to the public. Info: 912-786-5787, nps.gov/fopu

Tongue: Open Mouth and Music Show

What: Poetry and music open mic with an emphasis on sharing new, original, thoughtful work. When: Tue. April 10, 8 p.m. Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: sentientbean.com/

Wednesday Lecture: Is Lack of Sleep Making You Fat?

What: Tom Dadant (Herbal Storyteller) and Nancy Angellini (Biochemist & Educator), discuss “What Science Has to Say about the Link Between Stress, Sleep and Weight Management,” with information on supplements and herbs to combat the problem. Sponsored by Brighter Day Natural Foods. When: Wed. April 11, 7 p.m. Where: Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street Cost: Free and open to the public Info: 912-236-4703, brighterdayfoods. com/

Film: Samuel Fuller’s “Shock Corridor” (1963, USA)

What: Asylum drama. A journalist decides the quickest way to a Pulitzer Prize is to uncover the facts behind a murder at a mental hospital. So, he pretends to go insane and gets locked up in the same institution. When: Wed. April 11, 8 p.m. Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E Park Ave. Cost: $6 Info: sentientbean.com/

Your vote really counts here by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

One of the most interesting things about working for Connect is how the same people who usually don’t give us much respect also seem pretty intent on copying us whenever they can. Case in point is our annual “Best of Savannah” Readers Poll, which is simultaneously by far the oldest and most successful of such local competitions, and also the most imitated. Over the years we’ve become accustomed to other publications sometimes obsessively glomming onto whatever we’re doing, and this is nowhere more apparent than with our Best of Savannah poll and special issue. Beware of cheap imitators! Just because someone else has moved their own competition to almost the exact same time as ours

doesn’t mean they’re affiliated with us. Quite the opposite. And just because you’ll often see other publications’ major advertisers serendipitously receiving all the big awards — purely coincidentally, I’m sure — doesn’t mean our competition is similarly operated. As has been the case ever since we began Best of Savannah well over a decade ago, our winners are the winners, period. However our readers vote is how the cookie crumbles and how the winners get chosen, regardless.

Voting’s open now at connectsavannah.com. As usual, we ask that our readers pick at least 25 categories to answer (several, such as Best City Council Member for example, are drilldown menus, which will make this easier). We do this A) to ensure that we get a full picture of the state of the art of Savannah’s best of everything; and B) to keep egregious ballot-stuffing to a minimum — though we do encourage friendly lobbying! Voting closes at midnight May 1 and our huge annual “Best of Savannah” special issue hits stands May 23. So have fun with it — now’s your chance to be heard and actually have your votes mean something! cs

Editor, One of the best qualities of the Savannah Music Festival is the diverse lineup. But at least one element of that diversity is in danger if local music fans don’t STAND UP and support rock ‘n’ roll acts who come to town. At the recent performance by Seattle indie rockers The Head and The Heart, ushers and officers made the rounds and asked fans who were dancing and enjoying the show to sit down. At a rock concert. The band took notice, and rightfully so. Sitting on your hands might be acceptable at a classical performance or a jazz concert, but it’s customary to stand and dance at a rock show. People complain about the lack of “cool” bands coming to Savannah, but it shouldn’t come as a surprise. Word travels fast in the music business, and no band wants to play in front of a crowd that doesn’t appreciate its talents.

If fans want to sit and relax, they should stay home and listen to a CD or catch a rerun of Law & Order. Justin Jarrett

Nuclear folly

Editor, Regarding Stacey Kronquest’s column on the expansion of Plant Vogtle: Only one Georgia Public Service Commissioner voted against having the people of Georgia finance this expensive and risky folly. Rather than simply telling the company “if this is such a good idea, then big investors will like it and loan you the money,” all but one of these elected officials thought it best to have us pay for it in advance, and thereby saved the company the trouble of trying to convince investors it was such a good idea that the company would get investors and loans on its own. The lone commissioner who

wanted the company to go get its money from lenders and investors was —yes, believe it — a Republican, Robert Baker. Bobby Baker remains one of my public official public servant heroes. The only Republican I’ve ever voted for, too! Bobby, thank you for your courage and honesty in the face of the company to say no to this staggeringly expensive and tragically risky venture. Robert in Atlanta

Defending the bill

Editor: Regarding Bill Gillespie’s recent letter about SB 469: Sorry, Bill, but I heartedly disagree with your opinion and analysis of SB 469. It is a kneejerk reaction to a good piece of legislation. The law merely makes it unlawful for picketers to obstruct or interfere or threaten to obstruct or interfere with entrance to and egress from

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‘Bee’-loved backyard ambitions Some people compulsively collect old books. Others keep rooms full of iguanas or gerbils. There are the expired food freaks and those obsessed with velvet Elvis paintings. Me, I’m a honey hoarder. A peek into my pantry reveals rows of plastic bears, lined up like amber soldiers ready to fulfill a mission. On the shelf above stand several gallon jugs, reinforcements if supplies ever run low. If Armageddon hits and Savannah starts resembling Panem’s District 12, people will be begging me for a little squirt to liven up their stale granola. Honey does more than sweeten my morning tea: I swear a spoonful a day helps keep the pollen allergies away, and Annie Quinting at its antifungal and antibacterial properties are put to use in clinical Oatland’s apiary wound care. Local honey brings the most benefits, and I’m partial to the liquid gold sold by Read Nichols at the Forsyth Farmers Market, made by bees drinking a nectar cocktail of oak spores and jasmine flowers on good ol’ Wilmington Island. But let me tell you, honey is an expensive habit. In the past, when I’ve formed a wicked dependency on a substance, I’ve found a way to create my own supply. Lest you think I’m cooking meth in the garage, let it be known that I’m actually referring to fresh eggs and kale: My jones for these instigated the construction of raised garden beds and a coopful of hens in our midtown backyard. So why not add our own honey hive to our miniature urban farm? For a rundown of the basics, I paid a visit to Oatland Island Wildlife Center, where science teacher Annie Quinting oversees an apiary (that’s beespeak for a neighborhood of bees) tucked back under the oak trees. Though she’s been keeping bees for ten years, Quinting calls it “an ever–learning process.” She had

just introduced a new queen to a group of stacked boxes and invited me to have a look, handing me a wide–brimmed hat with a netted veil, which might be rather glamorous if it came in black. Using a smoker to subdue the buzzing residents, Quinting lifted the lid to reveal an enviable world where females outnumber the males 200 to one and everyone pitches in to fill the pantry for winter. The shimmer of tens of thousands of busy striped bodies was mesmerizing. With some guilt I realized I’ve been voraciously slurping the sweet product of their toil without fully appreciating the workers (there is a parallel to explore here about Old Navy T–shirts and Indonesian slave labor, but that is a subject for another column.) Back to business: How do you collect the honey?

Quinting raised an eyebrow. “Very carefully.” Quinting reminded me that honey is merely a by– product of a delicate and symbiotic relationship between these industrious pollinators and what blooms around us. They’re the foundation of our food supply, and we bemoaned the frightening phenomenon of colony collapse disorder, which has killed off almost half of the wild bee population in the last five years (and is what spawned my hoarding tendencies in the first place.) Pesticides, mono–species agriculture and the creepy Veroa mite have all been blamed, but whatever the culprit, fewer bees mean less crops, and staving off their demise is fast approaching a worldwide emergency. Even the government knows the world needs more bees: the USDA recently launched a national database to connect backyard beekeepers, and Virginia just

passed a $200 tax credit to encourage folks to try their hand at cultivating colonies. Finally, a trendy hipster endeavor that might actually save the world! I had already mentally mapped out a spot near the compost heap where I would tend my bees wearing my fabulous Greta Garbo black veil when I remembered a little tidbit from the Savannah City Code, section 9–5012: “That no person shall establish, possess or maintain any hive or swarm of bees for any purpose whatsoever other than as expressly provided herein.” Hmm. As of now, unincorporated parts of Chatham County can have their bees, but us urban aggie nerds living in the city proper are out of luck. Of course, we can have our five chickens, and the county peeps can’t. But all that may change very soon: After the ruckus over Paula Deen’s illegal chickens last summer, the Metropolitan Planning Commission put together the Task Force on Animal Control Ordinances to hammer out some recommendations that would make the city and county friendlier to urban agriculture. The task force includes Coastal Empire Beekeepers Association president Greg Stewart and is chaired by Dr. Blake Caldwell, who probably thought she was off the hook for long meetings when she retired from drafting national health policy for the Center for Disease Control. Dr. Caldwell wouldn’t speculate on what will actually end up on the books, but it’s likely Savannah residents will be allowed to keep bees via a registration process. Regulation will probably be necessary as well, because if everyone on the block decides to install hives in their backyard, we’ll all need a Garbo hat just to take out the trash. “We’ve drafted what we feel is a reasonable ordinance, but who knows how it will come out?” she pondered. No word on when those recommendations will reach the city’s agenda so my pocket–sized farm remains honey–less for now. But no need to panic, my stash can probably last me through 2025. After that, it might get sticky. cs Interested in beekeeping? The Coastal Empire Beekeepers Association meets the second Monday of every month; next one is April 9. For more info, go to cebeekeeping.com

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THIS SATURDAY, Broughton Street will welcome one of SCAD’s most celebrated events of the year, at least for those who enjoy a good Pad Thai or an ice cold Mango Lassi! Thanks to the college’s International Student Services Office, or ISSO, and the thousands of students hailing from outside the U.S, you can experience a day of different languages, different cuisines, and very different cultures. At the heart of it all is a celebration of what makes Savannah so special: its undeniable hospitality. For many students, embracing this tradition of hospitality is as much about sharing their individual cultures with classmates as it is about enjoying a unique opportunity to study at an American university. Students will set up 12 booths between Abercorn and Lincoln Streets, each one representing the food, arts and crafts and style of dress specific to their country of origin. And while the students are preparing for what could be the first art exhibition of their young careers, many downtown restaurants are returning to the festival with their best interpretations of exotic dishes. Downtown favorites Casbah, Ruan Thai, Sushi Zen, and Taste of India are all expected to turn out a veritable smorgasbord of masalas, sushi rolls, and Souvlaki. Taste of India owner Sandy Pardeshi, for example, is excited to roll out vats of steaming hot basmati rice as he imagines the students are to sample the sensual curries and fragrant spices of his native India. This year, Pardeshi will offer some expected dishes like Chicken Tikka Masala for $4 and Chicken Curry for $3, along with a taste of the unexpected, like a savory chickpea dish called Ghana Masala for $3 and a refreshing Limka Indian Lemonade for $3 to wash it all down. Pardeshi’s dishes have been a SCAD Festival staple for more than six years, and he credits his success to a special connection. “I’m actually a SCAD student myself,” says Pardeshi. “I studied

interior design, so I get along with a lot of the SCAD students who come to the festival.” Making ethnic cuisine accessible without intimidating those who are less apt to try new things is what Pardeshi hopes to bring to this year’s International Festival. And even if he can’t convert the few who still prefer their foods French–fried, he’s still likely to sell out of his famed Chicken Tikka Masala before the day is through. Still, Pardeshi has some competition this year in the Island beats of Reggaeinfinity and Orlando’s Mystik NRG. The four members of Reggaeinfinity hail from South Carolina, but their true origins lie in the Caribbean, where they met and became a touring band in 1996. Their original songs are based on a foundation of positivity and spirituality, and the foursome have been a musical go–to for SCAD and the rest of the Coastal Empire since they first bonded more than 15 years ago. With more than enough food, fun, and dancing to be had by all, the SCAD International Festival could only be made better if its students held their very own fashion show. Thankfully, they’ve come up with a global showcase that should be bigger and better than it ever has been before. To make the 2012 International fashion show the best of its 14–year run, the students have teamed up with the Culture Club at Coastal Middle School. Students of all ages are working together to create unique outfits that represent their home countries along with choreographed dances. It’s not a culture clash so much as it is a culture–collaboration, and if the international students of SCAD have their way, grits–and–gravy–eating Southerners of Savannah will be dancing to the beat of their own African drum in no time. cs SCAD International Festival is April 7, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Broughton St. For more info visit the SCAD International Student Services website at scad.edu/isso

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The Savannah Ice Company set up shop there in 1898, long before the march of WWI’s victorious soldiers. The icemakers constructed a formidable yellow building to manufacture their frozen product, followed a few years later by another handsome red brick edifice next door. More than a century later, the site is one of the city’s most visible corners. But the buildings are boarded up, its walls festooned with political signs and garage sale notices. Now a proposed development is in the works that would save these old buildings as well as revive commerce here, and it has the neighbors talking. Last week, members of surrounding neighborhood associations listened to a presentation for One West Victory Drive, an upscale mixture of retail space and residential units that includes a four–story apartment building as well as a parking garage. Residents of Ardsley Park, Metropolitan and Thomas Square were invited to view renderings and voice concerns before the Metropolitan

Planning Commission meets to review the plans on Tuesday, April 3. (The site actually lies in Bingville, which has no organized neighborhood association.) Green Street Properties, the sustainable design firm behind Atlanta’s Glenwood Park and Manhattan’s Chelsea Market, has incorporated the historic buildings into its LEED– certified design. Its principles tapped local architect Patrick Shay to pen the plans and hope to break ground on the $20 million project this fall. “This is great for Savannah,” Beth Vantosh, the commercial real estate broker who’s managed the property since 2007. “All of their other projects have done nothing but stimulate growth and economic development.” Bobby Zarem, who attended Tuesday’s meeting at First Presbyterian Church and whose family has lived in Ardsley Park since 1941, wholly supports the plan. “I think this project speaks for itself, it’s fantastic,” said Zarem after the presentation that drew a crowd of about 80. “When you come down

Whitaker and you face that wall, you look at that beautiful red building and think someone ought to put some life back into it.” Jamestown Properties, along with its $4 billion in real estate holdings around the world, currently owns the triangle–shaped acreage and rejected several proposals that called for the demolition of the buildings. Still believing in the value of the real estate, its executives turned to Green Street, its in–house design firm since acquiring the small company in 2007. The team went work last year to figure out a financially–viable development angle while retaining the majesty of the architecture. According to Green Street senior vice president and project manager Amy Switz, that iconic red building at the end of Whitaker will house a non–chain restaurant that would anchor a revitalized commercial environment, including future businesses within the former ice factory. “The inside of that yellow building is like a cathedral,” confirmed Switz reverentially. “When we toured the site, I didn’t see how anyone could have the heart to rip these down.” Given Green Street’s history of and passion for transforming blighted

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blocks into thriving urban settings, opposition to such a project seems to counter economic development in a pocket of Savannah that has lain fallow for decades. But the proposal has nearby residents concerned about the 48–foot roof line and increased traffic on their streets as well as the overall scale of the project. “We think this is out of character for the surrounding area,” said Randy Moffett, president of the Ardsley Park/Chatham Crescent Neighborhood Association. “Outside of downtown, the hospitals and the mall, you don’t see four–story buildings around here. We think it would have a destabilizing effect.” “We’re enthusiastic about that area being developed,” he added. “We just want to see appropriate development.” Moffett would like to see a plan that adheres more to the 2007 proposal designed by Christian Sottile for Jamestown Properties that featured subterranean parking and fewer residential units. However, that proposal was zoned for 55 feet, a full story higher than the current design, and also contained 4 percent less greenspace. It was tabled in 2009 after the economic meltdown rendered its partners bankrupt. Swick said this time around, Green Street chose not to add a fifth story precisely because it didn’t want to overwhelm the surrounding areas. Last month, she reached out to Moffett to help organize the neighborhood meetings after informational packets about the project that were supposed to be hand–delivered to Ardsley Park residents were lost. After Switz learned that the neighborhood hadn’t had the opportunity

to review the proposal, she pushed back the scheduled review with the MPC from mid–March to April 3. “We don’t do sneak attacks,” she promised. “We wanted the chance to talk to the community.” The community was all ears as Switz and fellow Green Street VP Walter Brown painted a picture of attractive greenspaces, comfortable gathering spots and a residential population of students, families and affluent singles. Brown spoke of bicycle culture and locally–based concepts for restaurants and shopping, invoking the name of beloved fruit stand man Jerry Polk and suggesting that art from Savannah’s schoolchildren decorate the windowed atriums of the parking garage fa ade. In short, he talked like a local. He also assured that Jamestown, with its bank of holdings that includes properties like 1 Times Square (where the ball is dropped from on New Year’s Eve in New York) had the equity to see the development through. By the time he was finished, there were a lot of nodding heads. Four stories or no, the proposal for One West Victory appears a vast improvement for a corner that hasn’t seen much action in the last hundred years. If the MPC agrees, it will recommend the proposal to the city council for its May agenda. In the meantime, Swick, Brown and the rest of the Green Street crew hope they’ll be welcomed to the neighborhood. “There’s a lot of power in a project this size to transform an area,” Brown implored. “If we stop fighting and link arms, we can create a lot of change.” cs

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Crazy crashes everywhere Police are searching for the driver of an SUV that sped from a traffic stop and crashed into a crowded car, sending at least four people to a hospital.

Two males jumped from the Ford Explorer and ran, but the driver returned to take a baby from the back seat before running away again. The 17–year–old passenger was arrested. The occupants of the other car, Brandin Scott, 22, and his pregnant wife Shauna Brown, 23, Kaled Brown, 4, Brandian Scott, 1, and Jamal Rivers, 19, were transported to Memorial University Medical Center. The incident began when an officer stopped the SUV on Scarborough Street for a traffic offense. As the officer exited, the SUV sped away. The officer deliberately did not pursue and turned his blue lights and siren off

and drove in another direction. But the SUV continued north on Scarborough at a high rate of speed until it ran a stop sign at West Bay and crashed into an eastbound Dodge. The force caused the Dodge to spin, colliding with a U.S. Postal Service truck travelling west on Bay Street, which was closed for several hours afterward. Police pursued both men on foot, catching the passenger, Dominque Lawson, near Augusta Avenue where he was taken into custody. Lawson was found to be in possession of a firearm and was taken to the precinct office nearby on East Lathrop Avenue. He has been charged with obstruction by fleeing, carrying a weapon without a license, carrying a weapon under the age of 21, and carrying a concealed weapon. The mother of the baby that was taken from the SUV took the child back to the scene more than two hours later. Upon police recommendations, the mother took the child to the hospital for examination.

• Burglaries of two houses were solved when the getaway car carrying two suspects collided with another car. Lawrence Robinson, 44, of Cape Street, was arrested at the scene after the Chevrolet Impala he in which he was a passenger driving east on East 31st Street ran a stop sign and collided with another car. He was transported to Memorial University Medical Center and has been charged with two burglaries. Robinson has an arrest record in Savannah dating back to 1985. Also transported with an injured knee was Kyle Pierson, 41, who was a passenger in a black Honda travelling south on Waters Avenue. The 33–year–old woman driving the Honda and her 10–year–old daughter escaped injury in the 11:45 a.m. collision. The events began earlier in the day when two men were seen leaving the scene of a burglary in the 1200

block of East Bolton Street. A lookout was placed for the white Impala before the men returned to take more items. The resident confronted them, reclaiming his stolen items. A detective noticed the Impala and was on the radio to call in its location when it sped through the intersection and caused the collision. The driver of the getaway car, a black male believed to be in his early 20s and wearing either all black or black clothes with a white shirt, climbed out of the wreckage and ran through the neighborhood to escape. Items found in the car were traced back to a house in the 500 block of East Anderson Lane which police discovered had been burglarized just moments before the crash. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

I first tackled this question in 1978. Things were different then. I pounded out columns on a mechanical device called a typewriter. My telephone was the size of a shoebox. When I wanted to ascertain a fact, I didn’t Google it or e-mail people in Adelaide but rather called them one at a time. Today, research is easier, so I revisited the subject. I was directionally correct: flying baseballs can be lethally dangerous. However—and I’m sorry if this has had any unfortunate consequences over the past 34 years—I underestimated the risk by a factor of 10. From 1900 through 2002 there were 35 confirmed spectator fatalities in major- or minor-league ballparks. Only five of those were ball-related: two from foul balls, two from wild throws into the stands, and one during spring training where a fan chasing a foul ball got hit by a car. None was due to home runs, no doubt owing to the relative rarity of homers, the distance involved, and the comparatively small number of people seated in fair territory in most parks. Foul balls, as anyone who has watched a game from the stands likely suspects, are more of a problem. In 1960 Dominic LaSala (reported spellings vary) was killed by a foul ball off the bat of Johnny Powers of the minor-league Columbus Jets, and in 1970 14-year-old Alan Fish was killed by a line-drive foul from Manny Mota of the Dodgers. Not only can batted balls be dangerous, so can the bats. Baseball bats used to be sturdy cudgels made of formidable wood species such as hickory, but over time hitters adopted lighter ash bats with spindly handles to improve their home run power. As it became apparent

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ash bats break much more easily than hickory, batters switched to maple. But when maple bats break they’re three times as likely as ash to shatter into large pieces, which can become dangerous projectiles. Nearly 25 bats get broken per game. Some serious nonfatal spectator injuries have occurred from both errant balls and pieces of bats, including broken cheekbones and jaws, concussions, and in one case the loss of an eye. Players can be at serious risk too. On September 19, 2010, Chicago Cubs outfielder Tyler Colvin was heading home from third on Wellington Castillo’s broken-bat double when a flying shard of wood speared him like a cocktail shrimp. Colvin needed a chest tube and emergency surgery and was done for the season. He did, however, score. One comprehensive medical study found 291 injuries from foul balls during baseball games attended by 7.7 million spectators—a rate of roughly one injury per 26,000 attendees. That’s an order of magnitude worse than the figure I came up with for injuries during the 1977 season based on an informal phone survey—1 in 298,000. With so many balls ending up in the stands (on average a few dozen per game, judging from several small-scale counts), it’s remarkable deaths and injuries aren’t more frequent. As it is there have been some bizarre incidents. On August 17, 1957, center fielder Richie Ashburn of the Philadelphia Phillies hit fan Alice Roth twice with foul balls during a single at-bat: the first foul broke her nose, and then Ashburn lined a second ball into her as she was being carried off on a stretcher. Given the risks, you’d think MLB clubs would have been sued back to the sandlot by now. However, the courts have generally held, even recently, that spectators at baseball games don’t have to be protected from common and expected risks. Generally speaking, the law considers that when you go out to the old ball game you’re willingly assuming the risk of injury or death. In 1991 Illinois was briefly an exception, with plaintiffs winning lawsuits against both the White Sox and Cubs for foul ball injuries. That was nipped in the bud the following year by the Illinois Baseball Facility Liability Act. This shielded the clubs from most foul ball litigation, the legislature evidently taking the view that from long, sad experience Chicago baseball fans should know to expect the worst. CS

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news of the weird Body Piercing: So Safe and Easy, Anyone Can Do It Like most states with active trade associations of barbers and beauticians, Iowa strictly regulates those professions, requiring 2,100 hours of training plus continuing education - but also like many other states, Iowa does not regulate body piercers at all (though it forbids minors from getting tattoos). Thus, the puncturing of body parts and insertion of jewelry or other objects under the skin can be done by anyone, with or without formal training, under no one’s watchful eye except the customer’s. (A few cities’ ordinances require a minimum age to get pierced.) Said one professional piercer to the Des Moines Register for a March report, “The lack of education in this industry is scary.”

Government in Action • Controlling the Waters: (1) A February bill in the Wyoming legislature to prepare the state for possible secession authorized a task force to consider establishing a state army, navy, marine corps and air force, and one amendment added the consideration of purchasing an aircraft carrier. Wyoming is, of course, landlocked, but it does have the 136-square-mile Yellowstone Lake, though that body of water is high up in the Teton mountains. (The aircraftcarrier amendment was defeated even though 27 representatives voted for it.) (2) Texas announced in February that it would deploy six gunboats to patrol

the Mexican border’s Rio Grande River. Great Art! Said a state Department of Safety offi• It wasn’t on a scale with an infinite cial, “It sends a message: Don’t mess number of orangutans using an infinite with Texas.” number of iPads, but the conservation • With a National Institute of Justice group Orangutan Outreach has begun grant, the Houston Police Department to supply certain zoos with iPads, hopwas able to learn precisely how embaring to encourage apes’ creativity and rassingly bad it had been in investigatsocial networking. At the Milwaukee ing rape cases. In February it conceded Zoo, a handler holds the device while that, as of December, it had on hand an orangutan operates a painting 6,663 untested rape kits (some from app with its fingers. (“Orangthe 1980s) taken from rape vicutans like to paint, and tims at the time of the crime they’re capable of using this but then apparently ignored. (tablet),” he said, adding (Not all are significant: In the benefit that “there’s no Will WyOMING some rapes, a perpetrator has paint to eat.”) At the MemGO ROGUE? already confessed or been conphis Zoo recently, said victed, and still other victims an Outreach official, the recanted, and in still others, apes seem happy when the statute of limitations has they recognize images run out.) of other apes on the iPad. • After every snowfall in The Toronto Zoo’s iPad is recent years, Doug Rochow of expected soon. Ottawa, Ontario, has routinely • In March came word from taken his shovel and cleared two Taiwan that the prominent paths in a park near his home Kaohsiung Museum of (since the park is apparently a Fine Arts had awarded a low priority for municipal snowprize worth the equivalent of clearing), but in March, the city $13,500 to student Wong Tin Cheung ordered him to stop. Rochow said his for creating the face of a man by using aim was to keep people from hurting the artist’s own urine. His piece, “Blood themselves on uncleared paths (thus Urine Man,” presented to judges in a perhaps saving the city money on lawtoilet bowl, used urine of different colsuits). The city’s reverse-logic position, ors, supposedly to match the pigments according to a Toronto Star report, was of the Marvel Comics superhero Iron that if Rochow cleared the paths, more Man. people would be encouraged to use them, increasing the city’s exposure to lawsuits.

Police Report • Difficult Fact-Check: According to the Utah Highway Patrol, a one-car crash in February left the following injured in serious condition: Ms. Me Htwe and Mr. Hsar Kpaw Doh and Mr. W.T. Htoo, along with the driver, Mr. Tar Eh. (Ms. Mula Er, 14, died of her injuries.) All were from Heber City, Utah. • “(E)very single cop in the state has done this. Chiefs on down.” That practice, referred to by the unidentified Minnesota law enforcement officer, is the personal use of the police database that is supposedly off-limits for all except official business. According to an imminent lawsuit (reported by the weekly City Pages in Minneapolis), former officer (and apparently still a “hottie”) Anne Marie Rasmusson, 37, learned that 104 officers in 18 different agencies in Minnesota had accessed her driver’s license record 425 times. Rasmusson’s lawyer said the reality is that officers tend to treat the confidential database more like a “Facebook for cops.”

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Least Competent Criminals (1) Didn’t See It Coming: Canadian Jasmin Klair pleaded guilty in federal court in Seattle in March to smuggling nearly 11kg of cocaine into the U.S. She had been arrested upon arrival at a bed and breakfast called the Smuggler’s Inn, located about 100 feet from the border in Blaine, Wash. (2) Greedy: According to police in Lake Ariel, Pa., alleged burglar Christopher Wallace had loaded his van with goodies from a home’s first floor, but instead of calling it a night, he re-entered to check out the second floor. Wallace was later rushed to the hospital after accidentally falling out a second-floor window, resulting in a broken back, hip and arm.

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The Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. There are changes afoot in the general’s camp. Somewhere over the last six or eight months, Savannah’s kings and queens of quirk learned the art of subtlety. Which means that the new EP, North of the River, is a musical quantum leap from the loveable but loony full–length debut Whistle the Dirges (2011). This show, with the astonishingly good Whaleboat, is the official EP Release Party for North of the River. The focus is still on the inter–twining twin vocals of band co–founders Devin Smith and Anna Chandler, but the songs are better, they have more recognizable structure, and the two are singing more confidently than before – very likely the result of playing many dozens of live shows. They just got back from their very first regional tour. Last year’s addition of Daniel Wilson, on keyboards and all kinds of other stuff like marimba and trombone, gave the Panhandlers an entire palette of new colors. Founding drummer Duncan Iaria and new bassist Crystina Parker form a solid rhythm section. Even with the new confidence, and five pretty great new songs (produced by Slave Grave’s Peter Seeba), General Oglethorpe & the Panhandlers remain something of an acquired taste. But for state–of–the–art experimental pop music, Savannah–style, don’t look much farther than North of the River.

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Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Sofia Talvik’s newest collection of songs, The Owls Are Not What They Seem, sounds like it could have been recorded in the early 1970s, when singer/songwriters were prized for their eccentricity, and the striking colors they brought as individuals to commercially–viable acoustic balladry. The doe–eyed pop stylist, who first visited Savannah in December, has also played with rock bands, and with electronica backing, and was the first Swedish female artist to play the Lollapalooza Festival. On this album, she is clearly in her element. It is a thing of spectral acoustic beauty, and this Monday night performance is highly recommended by us jaded fools here at Connect. “I decided to make an album that was the essence of that me,” Talvik said about Owls. “Just something I could record in my bedroom without the pressure of a big production, time and opinions from others. “All the songs on The Owls Are Not What They Seem are recorded that way. Me – playing and singing at the same time, then sparsely adding other instruments to enhance and highlight where I thought it was needed. “My goal was to keep it down and make an acoustic album with a live, organic feel to it. I had no interest in changing the world or inventing something new. I just wanted to make a beautiful acoustic album.” CS

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The magnificently exploratory journey of Joshua Redman’s life very nearly took a side road. If not for chance, one of the most expressive tenor saxophone players in modern jazz might today be just another attorney wearing a sharp suit in some 23rd floor office somewhere. “I never thought I had the skill or the talent or the drive to be a good, professional jazz musician,” says the 43–year–old son of Dewey Redman, the late saxophonist for, among others, Keith Jarrett, Pat Metheny and the Ornette Coleman Group. “I didn’t grow up with my father, but just seeing some of what he had to go through, as a great musician of the utmost integrity, the challenges

he faced, I guess I had the sense that a career as a jazz musician is not an easy thing.” In 1991, Joshua Redman graduated from Harvard University, magnum cum laude, and was accepted into the Yale School of Law. With six months to kill before the start of classes, he moved in “temporarily” with some musician friends in Brooklyn. “And somewhere over the next six

playfulness, pianist Brad Mehldau. “I first met Brad shortly after I moved to New York, but we started playing together regularly around ’93,” Redman says. “He was in my band. “I’ve always been a huge fan of his. He’s always just completely blown me away as a musician. I think we had a strong connection from the beginning. Over the years, we’ve played together on and off in a variety of contexts, but a few years ago we really started to re–connect. We started to play together a lot.” Redman, like so many jazz players, has several projects going at once. He’s a member of the experimental quartet James Farm, he still plays with the Joshua Redman Trio, and a double trio, and he’s in the process of early rehearsals with a saxophone quartet. Still, he exclaims, “It’s a great privilege to get to play with Brad so often. I think there’s a real strong musical kinship and camaraderie there, especially in this duo context. There is a lot of freedom to go in different directions, and to really live in the moment

and spontaneously re–discover these songs every night.” Starting with his 2007 Back East album, Redman has been experimenting with a different sort of trio sound: Sax, bass and drums. No piano. Sonny Rollins was one of the most successful architects of this musical approach. Joe Henderson did it, and Ornette. Branford Marsalis has done it, too, Redman says. “I waited some time before I started doing it,” he explains. “It is incredibly challenging. Without a dedicated harmonic instrument like the piano, there’s that much more responsibility that falls upon all of out shoulders. “But it also can be incredibly liberating. When everything is going right, when things are on, there’s a certain kind of freedom to experience in that context, that we wouldn’t experience in a context with a dedicated harmonic instrument.” In other words, the sax player can go charging off into left field, any time he feels like it? “Yeah, and left field looks a little bit different when you go there,” Redman

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months, somehow I found myself in this place where I was playing with some of the greatest musicians around,” he says. “Both my peers, people of my generation, and some of my heroes. Older musicians, masters of the music.” That year, he won the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition, and law school faded from the picture. He was 22. “I don’t think at the time I realized I was making a life choice,” Redman reflects. “I didn’t think I’d be sitting here over 20 years later and talking about half a life — in jazz.” Warner Brothers Records released the Joshua Redman album in 1993. It received a Grammy nomination — no small feat for a newly–minted artist — and kick–started a career that has spanned 13 full–length albums with his band or as a duet partner, dozens of prestigious guest spots, and collaborations with the biggest seekers and innovators in modern jazz. Redman makes a Savannah Music Festival appearance — his first–ever — April 6 at the Trustees Theater, alongside his professional partner in

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Before there was Bela Fleck, there was Tony Trischka. In the late 1960s, Trischka started taking the five–string banjo out of its strictly–bluegrass holster and letting it fire at will. “He’s so pivotal you can’t even put it into words. Because the banjo had got in this deep decline after the turn of the century, and was only brought back in the mid to late ‘40s by Earl Scruggs and Pete Seeger. Indeed, much more profoundly by Earl Scruggs because he had this sound that was so elemental and contagious that everyone had to play with it. No one had ever heard anything like it before. He didn’t invent the three–finger style, but he took it and ran with it. As Porter Wagoner said, he was the Babe Ruth of the Banjo, just this iconic, absolutely pivotal figure. And in our own, humble ways, guys like Bela and I, and Noam Pikelny, we’ve taken what he did and gone with it, taken it where we want to take it in our different ways, but it all in the end comes back to Earl. Every time I pick up the banjo, it’s unconscious but the first thing I just play Earl licks rather than my own licks, or my own tunes. I play ‘Foggy Mountain Breakdown’ or ‘Shuckin’ the Corn.’ It just comes out because it’s elemental. It’s just a part of it. It’s part of all of us who play the banjo, in bluegrass and beyond.”

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“He was so cool, so cool. A man who does not need to say too many words either, which I really respect. We’d go over there and sit with him, play some music, just ‘be company’ after (his wife) Louise died. He was at home a little bit more, his sons were with him a bunch ... they’d welcome people over to shoot the shit and play some banjo. He just had the coolest stories. And it wasn’t like he just rattled shit off – you’d have to sit there, and just be with him, and things started to open up real slowly, like you’re sittin’ around a fire in North Carolina or something. I asked him a lot about his family, and about being on the road, those sorts of things.”

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He is a beloved musician, a tireless educator, a fearless innovator, a multiple Grammy winner and a top record producer whose work includes, among others, Steve Martin’s acclaimed Rare Bird Alert. Just how significant a character is Tony Trischka? He was Bela Fleck’s banjo teacher. Trischka’s in town all week conducting a series of acoustic music workshops, alongside mandolinist Mike Marshall and others, as part of the Savannah Music Festival. He’ll play several shows, too, accompanied by Appalachian fiddle ace Bruce Molsky. Abigail Washburn is here this week as well, raising the banjo bar. The 32–year–old Illinois native picked up her very first banjo in 1996, but she has since proven to be one of acoustic music’s most intreresting and genuine talents. For one thing, she is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, and in the folk music and culture of China, and her music is a breathless combination of old–time American, bluegrass, folk and sweet, unexpected flourishes of the Orient. (True story: Washburn was within weeks of immigrating to China – she had been accepted into law school in Beijing – when music, unexpectedly and unequivocably, became her all– consuming passion.) She’s played the Savannah Music Festival twice before: In 2007, withthe all–woman bluegrass band Uncle Earl, and two years later as part of the brilliant Sparrow Quartet. This band also included cellist Ben Sollee (a frequent and most welcome visitor to Savannah stages), violinist Casey Driessen, and none other than Bela Fleck on banjo. They kept it on the downlow, but Washburn and Fleck got married not long afterward. We spoke with both Trischka and Washburn this week, about all sorts of things. Of course, we all paid our respects to Earl Scruggs, the banjo pioneer who passed away March 28, and without whom there probably wouldn’t be a Tony ... or an Abby ... or a Bela.

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forward, because he can reach a lot of different people. Years ago, I remember listening to our local radio station, and they were doing a fundraiser. They said ‘If we don’t get however many dollars in the next hour, I’m going to play some banjo music.’ As a threat. Now, here’s Bela putting out this very legitimate classical album. Plus, he wrote this banjo concerto. So he’s teaching people in a very visceral way that the banjo is a musical instrument, it’s not just for bluegrass or old– time music.”

intentional, they’re thinking about the traditions of banjo, and how can I change the patterns and the ways of thinking about the banjo to move it forward into this next century. I wouldn’t call myself a terribly innovative banjo player; I would call myself maybe a ... creative collagist? I just take what I can learn from each of the clawhammer banjo traditions, and I apply them to songwriting. And sometimes I apply them to Chinese traditional songs. As long as it sounds good, that’s what I’m looking for.”

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“It was all super–new to me when I met him. So I didn’t even understand, really, how important he was. Maybe, in a way, that gave us a leg up, me not thinking he was some kind of god, and I was a minion! In the end, I think nobody wants to be seen as more than human, unless they’re some weird narcissist. He’s just a lovely human being, and I was really attracted to his amazing work ethic, his amazing talent as I got to know him more, and the way he’s made so many things happen over all these years, and had really loyal collaborations. And I would say that the sort of celebrity piece of it is great, because people get to see how special his work is. But it’s really a very small piece of the puzzle.”

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“Somebody put on a record of Doc Watson playing ‘Shady Grove,’ and I heard everything in a new way. I heard it in this way of ‘This is American. This is beautiful. I’ve had my head up in China’s grove this whole time, and I’ve been kind of ignoring where I come from, and what’s special about my country.’ That was the moment when I just said ‘I need to buy a banjo.’ I said ‘I need to learn this old–time music, and I need to take it with me to China, so I can have this piece of America with me when I move to Beijing and I live there for the rest of my life.”

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“I think it’s a genetic thing, because my father was a physics professor at Syracuse University. It took me a while to figure out ‘Oh yeah, I teach too. I’m a chip off the old block.’ So there’s that. I really enjoy sharing the information. It’s fun to do, because it’s something I’m passionate about and it’s fun to share your passion. And also, I learn a lot. Because I can’t stand just teaching the same thing over and over again. So I’m always transcribing new Earl Scruggs solos, or developing new exercises. So I learn while I teach. And I have this online instructional website now, where there are about 200 pre-recorded lessons. That’s all done; I don’t have to re-do those. I can do new stuff. With my music, I always like to do something new, something fresh - for myself, to keep me interested. In my teaching, it’s the same thing. I like to keep things fresh, and new, and moving forward.” CS Savannah Music Festival Abigail Washburn 12:30 p.m. April 5/Morris Center Tony Trischka & Bruce Molsky, Abigail Washburn 6 and 8:30 p.m. April 5/Morris Center Stringband Spectacular Tony Trischka, Bruce Molsky, Mike Marshall, Julian Lage and 20 students 6 p.m. April 6/Lucas Theatre

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While the Savannah Music Festival is known for bringing many of the globe’s best musicians to town, it’s not every day that the Festival brings in an artist who’s actually known for being literally the best musician on their instrument in the world. But that’s the case with the coming arrival of the great Paco de Lucia to the Trustees Theatre this Saturday, the penultimate concert of this year’s edition of the Festival. Widely regarded as the greatest living guitarist, de Lucia is also the godfather of Flamenco. While the Spanish/Gypsy folk idiom of Flamenco is a niche interest, de Lucia’s influence has spread far and wide. Heavy metal guitarists, in particular, worship his blazing fast

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Even though Pink Martini’s March 29 Lucas Theatre show opened with something from left field — Ravel’s erotic classic “Bolero” — it wasn’t until the fourth song in that the “Little Orchestra of Good Cheer” from Oregon struck a pitch–perfect balance between the beautiful and the bizarre. Pianist, arranger and bandleader Thomas Lauderdale introduced “Song of the Black Lizard” as the theme from a little–known 1968 Japanese horror film. Set against a bed of gypsy violin, muted trumpet and Lauderdale’s dramatic, Liberace–plays– Chopin flourishes on the ivories, vocalist China Forbes started with a high–end series of spooky wails, then sang the verses (in Japanese) as if she were pleading with a wayward lover to return. You had absolutely no idea what she was singing, but it was haunting and cool, and incredibly evocative. And so it was for the duration of the sold–out, two–hour concert. Whether the lyrics were in Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian or English, Forbes proved a dynamic interpreter, and a galvanizing performer, out in front of a super–fine and nearly perfect nine–piece band. It was a hell of a lot of fun. It would have been even better with a dance floor and a cocktail bar. The music ranged from mambos

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Pastor Brady Blades Sr. dabbed a handkerchief to his sweaty forehead and gazed across the pews inside First African Baptist Church. “I can’t believe this many people showed up to hear the gospel music,” he said, and added a little joke: “There’s something wrong with you people.” On March 31, the historic sanctuary held a capacity crowd of 720, there to see and hear the 72–year–old Blade and his touring show, the Hallelujah Train. He’s been the pastor at Zion Baptist Church in Shreveport, La. for 51 years, where he’s just as legendary for his baritone singing voice as his fiery sermons. The Hallelujah Train includes Blades, his church’s 27–member mass choir and their musical director and organist, Sereca Henderson. It was a full–throttle, praise– the–lord gospel music revue, augmented by a soulful rhythm ‘n’ blues band that included the pastor’s two drumming sons, Brady Jr. and Brian, and a couple of big names in Americana, jazz and country music. This wasn’t a “musical ministry”; the pastor kept his between–song patter to a minimum, and after every third or fourth song he sat down to have a rest, wipe his forehead, and let Pastor Brady a member of the chorus take a Blades, with band and choir solo. The best of these was 80–year– Ada Smalls, a 51–year member of the Zion Baptist congregation, cueball and wearing a sharp, charwho belted “Surely God is Able” like a coal–grey business suit) sang together, young and possessed Shirley Caesar. it was more charming than kitschy. Blade, with the power of the choir Among their energetic retro behind him, sang about baptism duets: The medley of “Get Happy” (“Take Me to the Water”), the inherand “Happy Days Are Here Again” ent benefits of faith (“Give Me Jesus,” famously first performed by Judy “The Lord Been Good to Me”) and his Garland and Barbra Streisand on own advancing age (“This May Be My TV’s Judy Garland Show in 1963. Last Time”). He delivered a beautiful For those two hours, it was a Pink rendition of “Amazing Grace.” Martini world. It was stirring, and every time Lauderdale looks like the love child Blades let loose with a wicked wail (a of Elton John and Paul Williams, little Al Green, a bit of James Brown and is at least half a foot shorter than and a double–shot of Screamin’ Jay Forbes. Hawkins), the foundation shook, in When he left his piano to play a the building that’s been a cornerstone game of touchy–feely with her during of black Christian faith in Savannah the silly Italian song “Tuca Tuca,” for since 1859. that moment there was nothing finer, First African, ironically, might not or funnier, in the whole world. — Bill have been the best choice of a venue DeYoung

to cha–chas, from breezy Euro–pop ballads to a singalong folk song from Turkey. The band’s own compositions, including “And Then You’re Gone” and “Hey Eugene,” utilize elements of Brazilian 1960s pop, swing jazz, Afro– Cuban rhythms and even rock ‘n’ roll. Their “Hang On Little Tomato” is all done up like early Tin Pan Alley. Sure, there was a cheese factor there. Some of the extended instrumentals sounded like what used to be quaintly known as “Exotica” (i.e. makeout music from some episode of Mad Men). And on occasion it seemed as if the trumpet player with the Fabio hair was playing the incidental score from Man of La Mancha. But when Forbes, in an elegant red evening gown, and second vocalist Timothy Nishimoto (bald as a

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It’s not always easy living in Georgia, what with the crazy politics, corruption, heat, and mosquitoes and all. But we’ve always got Wycliffe Gordon! The Waynesboro, Ga. native, world–class trombonist/horn player of all trades, and Savannah Music Festival favorite for 10 years running led a ridiculously talented ensemble in a raucous and spirited tribute to the great Louis Armstrong at the Morris Center. It was the single best jazz concert this reviewer has seen at any edition of the Savannah Music Festival.

In his impassioned introduction, Festival director Rob Gibson spoke of his friendship with Gordon, the enormous global importance of Louis “Pops” Armstrong — an ambassador of America as well as of jazz itself — and the presence in the audience of a busload of high school jazz players in town to play at the Swing Central competition. Gordon, who acted as bandleader and vocalist — adding a sweet, syrupy edge to his Armstrong “impression” — made it clear that the set would be less a note–for–note emulation of “Pops” than a celebration of his musical spirit. The youthful Swing Central musicians took this to heart and gave an added spark to the evening, hooting

and laughing spontaneously and appreciatively at the awe–inspiring chops on display. Their enthusiasm was infectious — even the Landings folks who are usually the majority at these shows eventually got into the swing of things. Gordon, who inhabits a trombone in such a tonally intimate and expressive fashion that he almost plays it like a didgerido, was at the top of his form, actually opening the show playing trumpet a la Armstrong. He was backed by a remarkably diverse collection of players, including charismatic drummer Herlin Riley, bassist extraordinaire Yasushi Nakamura, young piano wunderkind Aaron Diehl, and the showstopping,

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in which to present the Hallelujah Train. Those sitting jammed in the balconies couldn’t see half of the performers — and because Blades sang while standing on the red carpeting directly in front of the stage, he was not raised, and the sightline from the back of the room was virtually nonexistent. Not that the guest musicians – Daniel Lanois, Buddy Miller, Greg Liesz, Jon Cowherd and Chris Thomas – were chosen for their good looks. But they were, all of them, seated on the floor behind the pastor. Musically, the poker–faced Liesz was the standout, playing soulful pedal steel, lap steel and Dobro. Miller sang lead on the country gospel ballad “Wide Wide River.” Lanois, playing a gold Gibson Les Paul guitar, mostly stuck to chords and the occasional R&B riff. The irony of singing these songs of praise, salvation and hope in a difficult world to a mostly–white audience that paid $40 or more per ticket was not lost on the pastor. “Are you all rich folks?” he asked. No response. “Do we have any poor folks here?” Nervous laughter, a few raised hands in the front row. Blade pointed to them. “You white folks poor?” he asked. The music was great, the singing inspired, but things never really caught fire; it was a concert performance, not a revival meeting. Nobody suddenly and loudly accepted Jesus into their heart; there were no blissed–out walks to the altar for spontaneous sin–cleansing. Actually, that would have been kind of cool. — Bill DeYoung

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world–renowned Israeli clarinetist Anat Cohen. The multicultural nature of the ensemble was no mere nod to political correctness, but rather a reflection of Armstrong’s universal appeal and the Festival’s commitment to quality musicianship. And they can all play. The set only comprised about half a dozen songs, but they were all stretched out to the max in order Jonathan Cohen & Kristian Bezuidenhout for everyone onstage with APR’s Fred Child to have extended, multiple solos. The cumulative effect of such musicianship bouncing so many lightning rounds off of each other was so breathtaking it almost made you laugh in absurd admiration. One of the great things about the Gordon, admitting with a humorSavannah Music Festival is not only ous shrug that they were playing the music, but the venues themselves. the most dynamic number near the Chamber music aficionados are beginning of the set instead of saving accustomed to enjoying the Festival’s it for last, led the band in a kinetic, chamber offerings in the beautiloud, and soulful version of “It Don’t ful and artistic setting of the Telfair Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got that Academy. An even more sublime Swing.” Its 10 or so minutes of explodelight is in hearing music in the sive musicianship set the tone for the often acoustically excellent conditions rest of the show. within local houses of worship. No one could be said to ever steal One such scintillating occasion a show from this bunch of cheerful happened this past March 31, within experts, but the one who came this the historic walls of Trinity United close to stealing the show was clariMethodist Church on Telfair Square. netist Cohen. World–renowned cellist/conductor Wearing a stylish black dress, shakJonathan Cohen teamed with longing her copious, curly locks, and time SMF guest keyboardist Kristian laughing appreciatively during others’ Bezuidenhout in a morning/early solos, Cohen brought the house down afternoon of Bach and lesser–known with her numerous clarinet solos — Beethoven pieces for cello and carrying the entire performance of pianoforte. “Memories of You” — which ran the The charismatic young Cohen gamut from honking to whispering, — whose rich English accent and rhythmic to melodically rapturous. actorly good looks conjured images Indeed, at one point when Cohen of a Harry Potter movie — began the played a true solo without accompaoccasion alone with a performance of niment — the other players standing Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suite by — I caught drummer Riley lookNo. 1 in G Major, not only one of the ing at her from behind his kit, mouth key works in the Baroque canon but almost agape, agog at her talent. also known to anyone who’s seen the After the show one of the Swing film Master and Commander: Far Central teenagers said excitedly to a Side of the World, in addition to other friend, “It’s going to take months and popular depictions. months to get this out of my system,” It’s always special and fitting to hear and he was speaking for all of us. Bach performed in a church sanctu— Jim Morekis ary, where the bulk of his music was intended to be performed. He lived, performed and composed during a frank stewart

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time when the concept of secularism was certainly not as we understand it today. The spiritual is always present in Bach’s music, and this concert was no exception. The most noteworthy aspect of this concert, however, was the period character of the instruments. Cohen explained to the audience that he had gut strings on his cello, as opposed to modern wound metal strings. While the sound wasn’t as voluminous as we’re accustomed to — “at that time there wasn’t a need to project to the back of a large concert hall, as there is today,” Cohen said — the gut strings provide a greater measure of warmth and dynamic interest. (Listening to Cohen’s forceful yet deeply sensitive playing, I couldn’t help thinking of rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen’s famous description of the warm, living tone he aspired to: the “brown sound.” The genres may be very different, but Cohen also has the brown sound going big–time.) One major downside of the gut string is its vulnerability to humidity. Cohen prepared the audience for the inevitability of his having to frequently re–tune between movements. He was right; at a couple of points a tuning peg was so expanded from moisture and heat, even within the climate-controlled confines of Trinity, that he had to noticeably wrench it to bring the string back into tune. Cohen’s cello was also notably missing the “spike” at the bottom, upon which a modern cellist rests his instrument on the floor. Explaining that the spike is a very recent

development, Cohen demonstrated how the lower position of his spike–less cello enabled him to wrap his upper body around it and attain a greater intimacy. After the solo suite, Cohen was joined by Bezuidenhout, one of the world’s most brilliant pianists and an extremely knowledgeable music historian in his own right. Bezuidenhout played a pianoforte rather than a modern grand piano, which — like Cohen’s gut strings — enabled a much more sensitive interpretation. Bezuidenhout said the modern Steinway grand piano, with its matrix of crossed strings, was a revolutionary development in the mid–1800s, long after Bach or Beethoven’s lifetimes. The pianoforte not only sports knee– powered dampers — as opposed to modern pedals — its strings are all parallel to each other lengthwise. The more delicate architecture enables a much more personalized dynamic approach; indeed, during several movements Bezuidenhout was able to bring notes in the treble register down to the merest whisper, something nearly impossible to do with a modern piano constructed for more theatrical volume levels. The Beethoven cello/piano sonata, in particular, was a beautiful marriage. One heard Beethoven’s link with the Baroque tradition of Bach despite the perception of Beethoven as strictly an angst–ridden Romantic. After the concert the audience got another treat with a panel discussion led by Fred Child of American Public Radio’s “Performance Today.” Bezuidenhout , in particular, was enormously informative and entertaining in his elucidations. At one point, explaining how all the great composers actually intended for a great amount of improvisation to be used in performing their works, nearly echoed a scene from Amadeus when he sat behind his pianoforte to play some improvised ornamentations in the manner of Beethoven and Mozart. — Jim Morekis

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Acknowledging the power of metaphysical art at Easter time is the Beach Institute, which in conjunction with the Hurn Museum is hosting an exhibition of sacred folk art, “The Greatest Story Ever Told”, through April 30. “We’re trying to help add another dimension to exhibits at the Beach Institute and to bring folk art more

into focus,” says Hurn Museum Curator Michael Sottile. “This show is specifically on the power and glory of folk art, and the bulk of the work is by African American artists. We want to show Savannah that folk art is a force.” The show includes the visionary works of Savannah’s Rudolph Valentino Bostic and other local folk artists.

We had a chat with Bostic last week. “I’ve been painting about 20 years,” says the 67–year–old artist, whose preferred surface is cardboard. “I enjoy taking that clear piece of board and putting a subject on there. It’s almost like a movie that all of a sudden goes blank. At that moment you want to know what happens next. There’s a strong mystery. Sometimes it makes me stay up all night painting.” Bostic came by his nocturnal creativity when he was working the night shift at a local bakery. “I worked at the bakery from 3 p.m. to 11 or 12 at night. I’d come home, wash up, eat, then take out the paints and the brushes while everybody else would be sleeping,” he recalls. “My goal is to find a place — not paradise really — but a place in my mind where I wanna live, where the scenery comes from out of my own mind. A place of peace.”

Three images by Rudolph Bostic: ‘Geometric Christ,’ ‘Crown of Thorns,’ and ‘The Deposition’

art you’re likely to hear: “Doing art is many different things. It’s like when you’re playing basketball, and jumping and running. Your spirit is free floating in other world,” he says. “The arts is something that messes with the soul. It carries you into a different state of serenity. There’s no pain, no anger.”

Bostic says that every artist needs a trusted critic by their side to keep them honest. For him, that role was played for many years by his mother. “Mom tells me when I’m doing something wrong. She’ll criticize my work. She’ll say, ‘You got to move that eye over a little,’ things like that. But now that she got a little sick she doesn’t do that no more,” Bostic says.

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Still, Bostic’s main inspirations come directly from the Bible. A chance meeting with a young artist persuaded him to pursue the concept of “drinking from the bitter cup.” “A piece this fella did on ‘the bitter cup’ caught my eye. Now I just can’t get away from that idea. The idea of Christ taking on the sins of the world, drinking from a bitter cup.” Another piece came to Bostic when he contemplated the Passion of Christ, specifically the journey to Calvary to be crucified. “They were beating him and dragging him toward that hill. Everyone was afraid to help. But a good Samaritan gave him a drink of water, and their eyes met,” Bostic says. “I want to do something about that moment when their eyes met. At that moment Christ was suffering not because he was the son of God, but because he was a person. When someone helps you at a moment like that, you’re going to want to look that person in the face.” While having no formal training in art whatsoever, Bostic delivers what is surely one of the best definitions of

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Clockwise from above: 1938 Savannah Indians; blueprint for Grayson Stadium on the site of the old Municipal Stadium; and the 1908 Savannah Indians at the now-gone Bolton Street Ballpark.

Most people who spend much time in Savannah know that Grayson Stadium — where our own Sand Gnats begin another season of minor league ball this week — is historic in its own right. But fewer know that Savannah enjoys quite a significant amount of baseball history that isn’t limited to Grayson’s impressive pedigree. Before Grayson’s predecessor, Municipal Stadium, was erected at Daffin Park in 1926, Savannah teams played at two other sites. (White teams actually — in those segregated days even the ballparks were separate. The records for African–American baseball in Savannah are sadly very scarce indeed. Grayson Stadium was a major epicenter of the local civil rights movement when its “colored seating” along the left field line was protested in the 1960s.) The great “Shoeless Joe” Jackson, commonly regarded to be the game’s best pure hitter other than Ted Williams, played for the old Savannah

Indians back in 1909, when local teams played at the now–vanished Bolton Street Park just off the Atlantic Coast Line railroad tracks on the eastside. Teams also played at the Savannah Athletic Field at Henry Street and Waters Avenue. In a century and a half of baseball in Savannah, some of the game’s most notable names have either played for local minor league teams or passed through playing with other teams, including Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson, Jim Bouton, Lou Brissie, Rafael Ramirez, and Steve Bedrosian. Few serious attempts have been made to chronicle this history, however, which is one reason why local historian Brian Harold Lee decided to write Baseball in Savannah. One

of the archival–photo heavy books issued by Arcadia Publishing, Baseball in Savannah features nearly 200 rare images, many culled from the personal collections of regional aficionados like Skip Jennings, a local baseball historian who contributes the book’s forward. We talked to Brian last week. What persuaded you to take on this project? Brian Lee: I’m just a history geek and a baseball fan. My name’s on it but it’s everybody’s story. I’m just sharing it. You’ve found plenty of things I’d never seen before. It’s a fascinating look back. Brian Lee: Of course there’s no central database of this information. A lot of it involved first using internet sources, then tracking down the actual images from there. It’s part of the process, to find leads and then follow up. There are about 180 images in the book but there are a lot more out there in attics and scrapbooks. A

lot of the process was just getting the word out. No history is ever complete. Baseball’s such a nostalgic sport anyway. There’s always that link to the past. I sort of wanted each photo to represent a season or year. There are some Hall of Famers in the book, so there’s a potential real national appeal. But most of these players nobody’s ever heard of. It’s been said that the first known photo of a baseball game was taken in the parade grounds at Ft. Pulaski, while Union troops played there. Is that officially accepted among scholars, that the first baseball photo was taken in Savannah? Brian Lee: The folks at Pulaski seem to think so. One of the photos I have in the book I don’t think has ever been published before. Along those same lines, I hear often the Grayson Stadium is the oldest currently active ballpark in the U.S. True or exaggerated?

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Looking back is there an area that maybe you feel deserves more attention in the future?

Name some of the best players to actually play for Savannah teams at some point. Brian Lee: Of course there’s Shoeless Joe. There’s Buddy Gilbert, who played with the Savannah Redlegs. I talked with him for hours. He made it to the majors, but ended up quitting over a contract dispute that amounted to $500. He just moved on with his life. There’s Bugs Raymond, who played here in 1906. A pitcher with great stuff, but a little drinking

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problem! And “Ripper” Collins, who went on to win a World Series with the Cardinals. It’s not until you get to the 1940s that you really find players that the average person might recognize. Many didn’t play for Savannah but

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came through town and played during spring training and in exhibition games, like Frank Robinson, Ted Williams, Harmon Killebrew, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle.

Brian Lee: I’d say there’s room for a better job with the racial issues. There’s a whole lot more to that story. For example, I know W.W. Law was leading protests against segregated seating at Grayson Stadium. There’s an old black ballpark from the days of segregated baseball off Tremont Avenue. The shell of the old grandstand is still there. cs Baseball in Savannah is for sale at amazon. com and at local bookstores.

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Brian Lee: My favorite image is probably the program for the 1959 Savannah Reds, advertising the Nancy Hanks train to Atlanta. It’s almost a piece of Pop Art, with this really concerned–looking woman on the cover. Then of course in the late 1950s the last thing you wanted to be called was a Red!

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Brian Lee: I haven’t found any specific information that would contradict that. The Grayson we know today was essentially built in 1940, but there’s been a ballpark on that site since 1926. Then of course the left field bleachers were just torn down, which was the last link with the old Municipal Stadium.

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I started with Pan Seared Dumplings — five plump noodle dumplings filled with pork and veggies. They were hot, tasty and a perfect appetite hit after a day with no lunch. The dumplings can also be ordered with chicken. I wanted sushi, but a curry dish caught my attention: Gang Dang Gai. Plump pieces of tender chicken are seasoned with red curry, coconut milk and lime leaves. Pile this deliciousness on top of fried rice laced with sauteed eggplant, veggies and fresh basil — it’s a wonderfully filling creation. Neighboring diners feasted on a big chicken sandwich, and I did get a good look at a skillfully built sushi roll and a pair of grilled chicken skewers. Overall, the menu is spiced with Thai, Japanese and Chinese influences

— and a comforting selection of teriyaki dishes. Domestic and imported beer is served, as is selection of house wines and a variety of other beverages including bubble teas. Fire rounds out the culinary melting pot around Chippewa Square, which is already on the map with longtime favorites like Gallery Espresso, McDonough’s Bar and Sixpence Pub. 13 E. Perry St./234–7776

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I always like to give a new joint a few weeks to shake out the bugs, but I’m anxious to try Sage, in the former Sushi Zen location Whitaker Street. Garibaldi’s Inc. GM Chris Zinaich is gonna scoot between that gig and Sage, which is his personal project. The menu blends an international melange of dishes: American, Spanish and the broad stroke “Mediterranean” cuisines. Pictures on the Facebook page look intriguing, and Zinaich says the formerly dark interior has been given a substantial facelift. cs

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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 April Art Show at JEA — Featured artists at the JEA Art Gallery this month are Sharon McIntosh & Barbara Duch, whose paintings and sculptures both have a strong link with water and the ocean. Opening reception April 5, 5:30-8 pm. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Arts & Crafts Fair — The Savannah Area Artisans’ Guild will host an Arts and Crafts Fair to support Hospice Savannah, Inc., on Saturday, April 7 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Fair will be held on the grounds of Hospice House, 1352 Eisenhower Drive, directly across from the Health Department. The Artisans’ Guild has a mission to promote fundraisers for local not for profit organizations, and expects up to 40 vendors and artists to participate in this rain-or-shine event. Hospice House, 1352 Eisenhower Drive Beyond Reconstitution — Large format paintings by Morgan Santander, April 18-24. Reception April 20, 6-9 p.m. Little Beasts Gallery, 1522 Bull 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,

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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., Ruth Sykes & Urban Jupena — Mixed media drawings by Ruth Sykes & tapestry weavings by Urban Jupena. Exhibition open April 5-27. Artist Gallery Talk scheduled on April 17 at 1 p.m. Gallery S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St.

Paintings by Sharon McIntosh and sculpture by Barbara Duch are at the JEA all month; reception is Thursday 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 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.

Forsyth to Victory Art March — Desotorow Gallery presents the inaugural Forsyth to Victory Art March on Friday April 6 from 6-9 pm. Enjoy art and music at local businesses south of Forsyth Park, including, Sentient Bean, Savannah Clay Spots, Little Beasts Gallery, Thee Head Above, Savannah Sewing Academy, Foxy Loxy, Scribble Arts Studio, Metrostar Community Garden, Back in the Day Bakery, Black Dog Studios, Maldorors Frame Shop and Desotorow Gallery. 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 features historic images from the collections of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace and the Girl Scouts First Headquarters,

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A cruel despot who has bankrupted the once–happy villagers, the Queen hopes to marry the wealthy — and considerably younger — Prince Alcott (Armie Hammer). But he’s smitten with Snow, who has suddenly found herself hiding from the Queen in the nearby woods. There, she meets seven dwarfs, but don’t expect miners with names like Sleepy, Bashful and Grumpy; these seven are bandits by trade, answering to monikers like Butcher, Wolf and Grub. Mirror Mirror follows the Shrek template of tweaking familiar children’s chestnuts with contemporary cracks and characterizations, but while it’s classier than that animated blockbuster (no potty humor here), it’s also far more tepid, with precious few of the radical revisions displaying any real wit. The romance isn’t any better: While Collins and Hammer look good together, they fail to strike any sparks, although many viewers will be thankful that cinematographer Brendan Galvin frequently captures Hammer in a continues on p. 36

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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 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 winner–takes–all competition into

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.

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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

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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 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.

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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 in 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). For much of the time, he’s the prisoner of the Tharks, a race of green– skinned creatures who, aside from the take–charge Tars Tarkas (voiced 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 “A PROFOUND WORK OF G ones in Gladiator (admittedly, RusMOVIE MASTERPIECE.” — sell 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. 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. CS

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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

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

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).

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Drug Take Back Program

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. wordpress.com or contact Alison Hatch at 912.344.3527 or alison.hatch@armstrong.edu.

Savannah Area Young Republicans

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

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Now gathering on Sunday mornings at Bryson Hall (5 East Perry St.) on Chippewa Square at 10:30 am.

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

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Barnard Street, Suite 300. An auction preview of local artwork, vacation stays, gift certificates and much more. Pre-bid on items before the Block Party on April 14th. Advance tickets for the Friends of Statts Block Party will be available for purchase for $25 Free and open to the public. All proceeds to benefit Jason Statts. http://www.friendsofstatts.com/

Household Supplies Drive

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.

Jewels and Jeans, Thursday, April 26, 2012, 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. 912-721-1790

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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Jewels and Jeans Gala Benefiting America’s Second Harvest

Georgia Historical Society Annual Book Sale

Lecture by Floral Designer Ron Morgan

The Georgia Historical Society will hold its Annual Book Sale on April 27-28 at GHS, 501 Whitaker St. from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., with a GHS members-only preview on Fri., April 27 from 9-10 a.m. Proof of membership is required. The main event is open to the public! GHS is now accepting book donations for the sale. Donations are tax deductible. For more information contact GHS at 912-651-2128 or email us at library@georgiahistory.com. http://georgiahistory.com/

“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.

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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. [011312]

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.

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Tybee Island Turtle Trot %K

Eighth annual beach walk/run event benefits the Tybee Island Marine Science Center. Saturday, April 28. 7am Sign-in and day-ofevent registration 8am race. Loggerhead Sea Turtle Release at 10 a.m Where: Tybee Island Marine Science Center, 1510 Strand Avenue (next to Tybee Pier and Pavilion). $20 Marine Science Center members, $25 non-members. Registration now open. Info: Visit tybeemarinescience.org/turtle-trot or call 912.786.5917

Union Mission Hosts 6th Annual Starfish Gala

Saturday, April 14. Cocktails at 6 p.m.; Dinner at 7 p.m. The Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton Street. $150 per person. Information: 912-236-7423 Benefiting Union Mission’s Starfish CafÃ©, which offers hands-on culinary training for local homeless and atrisk individuals. The Starfish Gala will feature cocktails, signature appetizers created by Starfish CafÃ© students, a gourmet dinner, a silent auction and live music by the popular dance band, The Design.

Zumbathon Fundraiser

PSYCHO SUDOKU!

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“Kaidoku” Each of the 26 letters of the alphabet is represented in this grid by a number between 1 and 26. Using letter frequency, word-pattern recognition, and the numbers as your guides, fill in the grid with well-known English words (HINT: since a Q is always followed by a U, try hunting down the Q first). Only lowercase, unhyphenated words are allowed in kaidoku, so you won’t see anything like STOCKHOLM or LONG-LOST in here (but you might see AFGHAN, since it has an uncapitalized meaning, too). Now stop wasting my precious time and SOLVE!!! psychosudoku@hotmail.com

Raising money for local students to participate in the People-to-People Student Ambassador program to China. Saturdays, April 7 & April 21. At the Delaware Center, 1815 Lincoln St. @ 35th St. Cost: $10/Adults (18yrs+), $5/Child (10-17) For more info: Call Mai, 912-604-9890; Felicia 912-441-8103; Christy 912-657-3173.

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 Continu-

ing Education Division at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St., Savannah. http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/ cesavannahmenu.html. Information: 912-4785551.

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]

Beading Classes

Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced at Bead Dreamer Studio, 407A E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 920-6659. [122811] Bead Dreamer Studio, Savannah

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]

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]

Coastal Georgia Master Naturalist Program

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.

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.

Imported rug AuctIon! Saturday April 7th at 1pm Preview Friday, April 6th, from 11am-3pm & on Saturday, April 7th, from 11am-1pm visit bullstreetauctions.com

Bull Street Auctions

2819 Bull Street (behind Maggie’s Antiques) · 443-9353 Always accepting quality consignments Auction Co. License #AU-C002680

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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

Tuesdays 9:30 am and Wednesdays 6:00 pm at the Park South complex, 7505 Waters Ave, Bldg B Suite 8, near Waters and Eisenhower. $15 drop-in, $12 - 6 classes. For more info contact Elaine Alexander, GCFP at 912-223-7049 or elaine.alexander@ymail.com. [040112]

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

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]

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,

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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).

3-4:30pm. For more info: 912-232-4232 x115 or www.savannahpha.com

Introduction to Computers.

New to using Computers? Learn the basics, including using the mouse, logon and logoff processes, navigating Windows, launching and navigating the basics of programs such as Word, Excel, and Internet Explorer. Tuesday, April 17, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Offered by Georgia Southern University at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street, Savannah. http://ceps. georgiasouthern.edu/conted/microsoft.html. Information: (912) 651-0942 or christinataylor@ georgiasouthern.edu.

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]

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. [122811]

New Horizons Adult Band Program

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

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1 Donkey was temporarily turned into one, in “Shrek 2” 6 Final decision 11 ___-droppingly bad 14 Receive, as a penalty 15 Far from lewd 16 The end of winter? 17 Where to play games like Little Red Riding Kombat and Jack and Jill’s Skee-Ball? 19 Pork pie, e.g. 20 Golfer ___ Aoki 21 Paperless tests 23 Meat preparation in “Up in Smoke”? 29 Big band leader Tommy 30 It’s a perfect world 31 Yani Tseng’s org. 32 Leavened 34 Question from viewers if TV’s Robin will get a cohost? 40 Camped out in line, maybe 41 Green ice cream flavor 43 Greg’s mate, in a sitcom 46 Flick where you might see planets held up by fishing line 48 Imaginary cutoff of supplies? 51 Language we got the words “basmati” and “juggernaut” from 52 Gp. against workplace discrimination 53 Fifth qtrs., so to speak 54 Where cartoon character-shaped balloons fly? 61 Expert 62 Got hitched again 63 James T. Kirk, by state of birth 64 Wrath or sloth 65 Hollers 66 Topic for the marriage counselor

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1 Nuclear fam member 2 NBA airer 3 Prefix meaning “green” 4 It’s north of Afr.

5 Fog maker at a haunted house 6 Get the heck outta there 7 One of the 30 companies comprising the Dow Jones Industrial Average 8 Supporting vote 9 Regrettable 10 Small game of b-ball 11 “Holy warrior” in the news 12 Common shrub 13 Hoses down 18 Pale gray 22 Genre for Schoolly D 23 CCXXV doubled 24 Kachina doll maker 25 Rowing machine units 26 Morales of “NYPD Blue” 27 Son in the “National Lampoon’s Vacation” series 28 Tabloid pair 32 Out in the sticks 33 Speck in the Pacific: abbr. 35 Like yellow-green and red-orange, on the color wheel 36 Weekly academic mag for docs 37 Nutty way to run 38 Female megastar, in pop music 39 British children’s author Blyton 42 It holds a golfer’s balls 43 Periodic table creator Mendeleev 44 Jim who brought us Kermit 45 “Then what happened?” 46 Betty of cartoons 47 Obama opponent of 2008 49 Diagonal slant 50 City the Sisters of Mercy and Corinne Bailey Rae come from 51 Microbrewery’s need 55 Quilting get-together 56 Bird that can turn its head 135 degrees in both directions 57 Caviar, e.g. 58 You may be struck with it 59 Another nuclear fam member 60 Naval rank: abbr.

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Center, 305 Fahm Street. $70/person http:// ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html [122911]

Powerpoint Computer Presentations

Create dynamic, persuasive PowerPoint presentations. Learn to create slides and change layouts; add slide transitions; use themes; add clip art, animation, and sound; insert charts and tables; create SmartArt diagrams, use hyperlinks; and understand multimedia. Thursday, 4/26. $45/person. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Register through Wed. April 25. Offered by Georgia Southern University in Savannah at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. http:// ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html

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. [122811]

| Submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404 Savannah. All are welcome to participate or listen in on one of America’s most revered 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

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

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

Everyone that loves to sing is invited to join the Savannah Sacred Harp Singers at Faith Primitive Baptist Church, 3212 Bee Road in

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

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center Savannah Sacred Harp Singers

Taste of Rug Hooking Workshop

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]

This week’s specials: • Wed: 12oz Prime Rib Dinner $10.95 • “Thirsty” Thurs: Drink & Dance Specials All Night • Fri & Sat: 5-for-$15 Bud Buckets • Sun: S.I.N. Night: No Cover for S.I.N. Employees

12oz Prime Rib Dinner $10.95 • Tues: 2-4-1 V.I.P. Dances & Drink Specials All Night! • Mon, Wed, Sat: 50¢ wings during Happy Hour (4pm-7pm) HAPPY HOUR DAILY 4PM-7PM Military Gets In Free Every Night! $6 Lunch special daily MON-SAT 11AM-3AM, SUN 5PM-2AM

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Coastal MINIs

Local MINI Cooper owners and enthusiasts who gather on the first Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. to go on motoring adventures together. Meet at Starbucks, corner of Victory Dr. & Skidaway Rd. in Savannah. Information: coastalminis.com. [122811] Starbucks,

Energy Healers

Meets every Monday at 6pm. Meditation and healing with energy. Discuss aromatherapy, chakra systems and more. Call 912-695-2305

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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]

Islands MOPS

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]

Knitters, Needlepoint and Crochet

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

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

Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club

A chartered running club of the Road Runners Association of America. For a nominal annual fee, members will receive monthly training sessions and seminars and have weekly runs of various distances. Kathy Ackerman,756-5865 or Billy Tomlinson 596-5965. [122811]

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

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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

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]

Savannah Brewers’ League

Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. Call 447-0943 or visit www.hdb.org and click on Clubs, then Savannah Brewers League. Meet at Moon River Brewing Company, 21 W. Bay St. [122811]

Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States

A dinner meeting held the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club. Call John Findeis at 748-7020. [122811] Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neat St , Savannah http://www.stewart.army.mil/

Savannah Fencing Club

Beginner classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings for six weeks. Fees are $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

Savannah Newcomers Club

Open to all women who have been in the Savannah area for less than two years. Membership includes a monthly luncheon and program and, in addition, the club hosts a variety of activities, tours and events that will assist you in learning about Savannah and making new friends. 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/

Savannah Toastmasters

Helps you improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Conference Room C. 484-6710. [122911]

Savannah Writers Group

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

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. [122911]

Son-shine Hour

Meets at the Savannah Mall at the Soft Play Mondays from 11-12 and Thursdays from 10-11. Activities include songs, stories, crafts, and games for young children and their caregivers. Free, no registration, drop-ins welcome. Call Trinity Lutheran Church for details 912-925-3940 or email KellyBringman@gmail.com [122911]

Southern Wings

Local chapter of Women in Aviation International. It is open to men and women in the region who are interested in supporting women in aviation. Regular meetings are held once a month and new members are welcome. Visit 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: 912238-0514 [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. [122911]

Foundation

Meets the second Tuesday of every month (except October), 6:00 pm at Woodville-Tompkins, 151 Coach Joe Turner Street. Call 912-232-3549 or email chesteraellis@comcast.net for more information. [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.

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 912-6313452 or 912-272-2797. Ask for Muriel or Darowe. E-mail: abeniculturalarts@gmail.com

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The Philo Cafe

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]

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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]

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla

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]

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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Adult Ballet Class

ARIES

(March 21–April 19) Please study this testimony: “Born in a rancid, bat–infested cave at the base of the smoldering Sangay Volcano, I was raised by the half– bear demon princess Arcastia. At the age of four my training as a ninja shaman began when I was left naked and alone next to a stream of burning lava with only two safety pins, a package of dental floss, and a plastic bag full of Cheerios. My mission: to find my way to my spiritual home.” Now, Aries, I’d like you to compose your own version of this declaration: a playful, over–the–top myth about your origins that gives you a greater appreciation for the heroic journey you’ve been on all these years.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) Our ancestors owned slaves and denied education to girls. What were they thinking? Time magazine asked renowned historian David McCullough if there was anything we do today that our descendants will regard as equally insane and inexcusable. His reply: “How we could have spent so much time watching TV.” I’ll ask you, Taurus, to apply this same exercise on a personal level. Think of some things you did when you were younger that now seem incomprehensible or ignorant. Then explore the possibility that you will look back with incredulity at some weird habit or tweaked form of self–indulgence you’re pursuing today. (P.S. It’s an excellent time to phase out that habit or self–indulgence.)

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) “I can’t tell if I’m dealing well with life these days or if I just don’t give a sh–– any more.” I stumbled upon that comment at someecards. com, and I decided to pass it along for your consideration. You may be pondering the same riddle: feeling suspicious about why you seem more relaxed and tolerant than usual in the face of plain old everyday chaos. I’m here to tell you my opinion, which is that your recent equanimity is not rooted in jaded numbness. Rather, it’s the result of some hard work you did on yourself during the last six months. Congrats and enjoy!

CANCER

(June 21–July 22)

What excites you, Cancerian? What mobilizes your self–discipline and inspires you to see the big picture? I encourage you to identify those sources of high–octane fuel, and then take extraordinary measures to make them a strong presence in your life. There has rarely been a better time than now for you to do this. It could create effects that will last for years. (P.S. Here’s a further nudge from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is the triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it.”)

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) While browsing in a bookstore, I came across a book and deck of cards that were collectively called Tarot Secrets. The subtitle of the kit was “A Fast and Easy Way to Learn a Powerful Ancient Art.” I snorted derisively to read that claim, since I myself have studied Tarot intensively for years and am nowhere near mastery. Later, though, when I was back home meditating on your horoscope, I softened my attitude a bit. The astrological omens do indeed suggest that in the upcoming weeks and months, you just might be able to learn a rather substantial skill in a relatively short time.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Writing in The New Yorker, Joanna Ravenna paraphrased German philosopher Nietzsche: “The best way to enrage people is to force them to change their mind about you.” I’d like to see you mutate this theory in the coming weeks, Virgo. If possible, see if you can amuse and entertain people, not enrage them, by compelling them to change their minds about you. I realize that’s a tricky proposition, but given the current astrological omens, I have faith that you can pull it off.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22) In 1892, when Wrigley was just starting out as a company, its main product was baking powder. Free chewing gum was included in each package as a promotional gimmick. But soon the freebie became so popular that Wrigley rearranged its entire business. Now it’s a multi–billion–dollar company that sells gum in 140 different countries –– and no baking powder. Maybe there’s something

like that on the verge of happening in your own life, Libra: What seemed like the main event could turn out to be secondary, or what seemed incidental might become a centerpiece. Is there something you are overvaluing at the cost of something you are undervaluing?

may miss out on the imperfect but amazing opportunities that are available right now.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18)

People in intimate relationships are hypersensitive to negative comments from their partners. Psychologists say it takes five compliments to outweigh the effects of a single dash of derogatory criticism. I’m sure the ratio is similar even for relationships that aren’t as close as lovers and spouses. With this in mind, I urge you to be extra careful not to dispense barbs. They would be especially damaging during this phase of your astrological cycle –– both to you and to those at whom you direct them. Instead, Scorpio, why not dole out an abundance of compliments? They will build up a reservoir of goodwill you’ll be able to draw on for a long time.

On Reddit.com, Kaushalp88 asked the question, “What is the most badass thing that you have ever done, but that other people weren’t impressed by?” Here’s his own story: “I was at an ice–cream shop. At the exit, there was a small raised step I didn’t see. I tripped over it with my ice cream cone in my right hand. The ice cream ball sprung out of the cone. I instinctively lurched my left hand forward and grabbed it, but at the same time I was already falling toward the pavement. I tucked my head into my chest and made a perfect somersault, rising to my feet and plopping the ice cream back in the cone.” I suspect you will soon have comparable experiences, Aquarius –– unusual triumphs and unexpected accomplishments. But you may have to be content with provoking awe in no one else beside yourself.

SAGITTARIUS

PISCES

Researchers report that the typical man falls in love 5.4 times over the course of his life, while the average woman basks in the glow of this great mystery on 4.6 occasions. I suspect you may be close to having a .4 or .6 type of experience, Sagittarius: sort of like infatuation, but without the crazed mania. That could actually be a good thing. The challenging spiritual project that relationship offers may be most viable when the two people involved are not electrifyingly interwoven with every last one of their karmic threads. Maybe we have more slack in our quest for intimacy if we love but are not obsessed.

“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” So says a Swedish proverb. Can we talk about this, please, Pisces? Of course there are real hazards and difficulties in life, and they deserve your ingenious problem–solving. But why devote any of your precious energy to becoming embroiled in merely hyped–up hazards and hypothetical difficulties? Based on my analysis of the astrological omens, now is a propitious time to cut shadows down to their proper size. It’s also a perfect moment to liberate yourself from needless anxiety. I think you’ll be amazed at how much more accurate your perceptions will be as a result.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21)

(Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

“I couldn’t wait for success,” said rich and famous comedian Jonathan Winters, “so I went ahead without it.” I love that approach, and I suggest you try it out. Is there any area of your life that is held captive by an image of perfection? Consider the possibility that shiny concepts of victory and progress might be distracting you from doing the work that will bring you meaning and fulfillment. If you’re too busy dreaming of someday attaining the ideal mate, weight, job, pleasure, and community, you

(Feb. 19–March 20)

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 [122911]

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

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. ,

Beginners Belly Dance Classes

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

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. [122911]

Dance Workshops--Jazz, Funk, & Hip Hop Soul Youth Dance workshops (ages 7-12) Mondays, 4-5pm, and Wednesdays, 5-6pm. March 19 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 912-2331951 or online: www.westbroadstreetymca.org.

Home Cookin’ Cloggers

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

Irish Dance Classes

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

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,

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

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 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

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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.

Belly Drills

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.

Bellydance Fusion Classes

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. [121811]

Bellydancing for fun and fitness

The most fun class you’ve ever taken to get you in the best shape in the least amount of

time. We provide bright colorful veils, jangling coin hip scarves, and exotic music. Every Wednesday, 6:30pm. $15 drop-in or $40 for four classes. Call 912-660-7399 or email ConsistentIntegrity@yahoo.com [122911]

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-to-be prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor & delivery. Cost is $100 for each course. Call Ann Carroll at 912-704-7650 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

Here’s yoga at the right time, price, and location. With expert guidance, you’ll practice this ancient discipline at your own limits and pace. Sequences of poses and breathing techniques will reward you with increased awareness, concentration, flexibility, strenght, and endurance. Mondays Jan. 9 to Feb. 13, OR Tuesdays, Mar. 20 to Apr. 24. 5:30-6:30pm. $65/ person. Register by calling 855-478-5551 (toll free). Registration ends Jan. 6 at noon for the January class; Monday, March 19 at noon for the March class. Offered by Georgia Southern University, held in downtown Savannah at the Coastal Georgia Center. Info: ceps.georgiasouthern.edu [121211]

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

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