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WEEK AT A GLANCE Freebie of the Week

Larry Crawford Memorial Half Rubber Beach Classic

What: This simple-looking game (batting half a rubber ball with a broomstick) has been known to make grown men cry. And swear. And laugh. When: Sat. June 16, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Where: 11th Street Beach, Tybee Cost: Free and open to the public

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Wednesday Anna Bolena: Opera in HD from The Met What: An encore performance (i.e.. a

rerun) of a Live in HD closed circuit broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2011-2012 season opener. “Anna Netrebko sings one of opera’s greatest mad scenes as Anne Boleyn in Donizetti’s opera based on the tragic demise of the famous English queen,” says the Met. When: Wed. June 13, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Regal Savannah Stadium Ten, 1132-34 Shawnee Street Cost: $12.50 Info: 912-961-1535. www.regmovies.com

Sand Gnats Baseball

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culture

What: Webkinz Wednesday is back at Savannah’s local minor league ball team.

Last night in series vs. Charleston River Dogs.

When: Wed. June 13, 7:05 p.m.

Where: Grayson Stadium at Daffin Park, 1401 E. Victory Dr. Cost: $7 Gen. Adm. Info: sandgnats.com/

Seersucker Live’s Happy Hour for Writers

What: This monthly gathering for writers is on the second Thursday for this month only. Meet other writers, get inspired (by their work or by the beverages) and participate in a short poetry writing activity if you wish.

When: Thu. June 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Where: Abe’s on Lincoln, 17 Lincoln St Cost: Free admission. All are welcome.

Cash bar.

Info: seersuckerlive.com

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Friday

Wine and Sign author appearance and signing: Sander Hicks

What: Author, publisher, punk musician and activist who founded Soft Skull Press, best known for re-publishing Fortunate Son, a controversial biography of George W. Bush. Hicks’ new book is Slingshot to the Juggernaut: Total Resistance to Secrecy and War is Total Love for the Truth.

Film: Assassin of the Tsar (1991, Russia)

What: Psychotronic Film Society presents this lost historical sci-fi drama in a birthday tribute to Malcolm McDowell.

When: Wed. June 13, 8 p.m.

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

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avail. to buy.

Info: 912-233-3628. www.thebooklady-

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Theater: The Music Man continues

What: Classic musical depicting the romance between traveling con artist Professor Harold Hill and Marian the Librarian, playing right here in River City....

When: Fri. June 15, 8 p.m., Sat. June 16, 3 p.m., Sat. June 16, 8 p.m., Sun. June 17, 3 p.m.

Where: Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Dr. Cost: $15 - $20 Info: 912-238-9015. savannahchildrenstheatre.org/

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Saturday A Midsummer Night’s Play Festival 2012

What: A 24 hour, 10-minute play festival, where all the plays are written, staged and performed in twenty-four hours.

Sponsored by UpStart Theatre Company.

To participate, contact theatreupstart@ gmail.com by June 14. Performance June 16 at 8pm.

When: Sat. June 16, 8 p.m. show Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Road Cost: $5 suggested donation Info: 916-616-8498.

What: Prepare yourself and your teammate for 4.3 miles of mud, dirt, water and more. With 10 obstacles including water gauntlets, logs, a plunge, and many others.

When: Sat. June 16, 8 a.m.

Where: JCB North American Headquarters, 2000 Bamford Blvd., Pooler Cost: $110 early regis. $120 June 14 - 16 Info: jcbmudrun.com/

Bethesda Academy Organic Farm & Gardens Stand

What: Products are grown and stand is managed by Bethesda students and staff. Fresh produce, organic garden seedlings and farm-fresh eggs. Open Tuesdays and Thursdays.

When: Thu. June 14, 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Where: Bethesda Academy, 9520 Ferguson Avenue Info: bethesdaacademy.org

Liberty St.

Cost: Free and open to the public. Books

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When: Fri. June 15, 7 p.m.

Where: The Book Lady Bookstore, 6 E.

Telfair’s Tania Sammons gives a Gallery Talk Monday on the new Kahlil Gibran exhibit

Forsyth Farmers’ Market

What: Fruits, veggies, baked goods and more from local and regional growers/producers. Free Canning Demonstration Sat. June 9 at 10am.

Canning info: 912-652-7981 When: Sat. June 16, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: South End of Forsyth Park Cost: Free to hang out and visit.

Info: forsythfarmersmarket.org

Fort King George Canoe Excursion

What: A canoe trip on the majestic Altamaha River, from Miller Lake to Barrington Lake. A guided 4 hour trip. Canoes, paddles, and life jackets included. Bring snacks, sunscreen, bug spray. Reservations required.

When: Sat. June 16, 9 a.m.

Where: Meet at Fort King George Historic Site Museum Cost: $35 Info: 912-437-4770. www.gastateparks.org/fortkinggeorge

Drive-Thru Low-Cost Pet Vaccination and Microchip Clinic

What: Sponsored by Humane Society of Greater Savannah. Vaccinations $10 each including Rabies and Da2PV (for dogs) Bordetella (kennel cough for dogs) FVRCP (for cats).

Micro-chipping of pets $20.

When: Sat. June 16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: Chatham County Health Department parking lot, 1395 Eisenhower Drive.

Info: www.HumaneSocietySAV.org/

Puppetry Workshop

What: Led by Aretta Baumgartner from the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. Participants receive a practice puppet to take home.

Register by emailing first and last name and current contact info to val@baystreettheatre.org.

When: Sat. June 16, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Where: Bay Street Theater (upstairs from Club One), 1 Jefferson St. Cost: $20

Savannah Derby Devils Roller Derby Match

What: Doubleheader against Myrtle Beach. Get $1 off with a canned good item for donating to America’s Second Harvest. Music by Portman’s New Horizon’s Band.

When: Sat. June 16, 5 p.m.

Where: Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. Cost: $2-$16. Discounts: Srs, Mil., Groups.

Info: savannahcivic.com/

Film: Ghostbusters (1984, USA)

What: Who ya gonna call? It’s the beloved supernatural comedy on the big screen. directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. Bill Murray, Aykroyd,

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and Ramis star as the guys trying to catch the ghosts. Costume contest!

When: Sat. June 16, 7 p.m.

Where: Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: $8 gen. adm. $6.50 seniors.

Info: 912-525-5050. www.lucastheatre.com/

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Sunday Father’s Day Blackwater Paddle

What: A guided canoe trip for you and dad as part of a small group, on clear black water heading toward the estuary and ocean. Reservations required.

When: Sun. June 17, 8:30 a.m.

Where: Meet in Rincon. Call for exact location.

Cost: $50 includes canoe, paddling instruction, guide.

Info: 912-236-8115. www.wildernesssoutheast.org/

Father’s Day Gospel Explosion Featuring Shirley Caesar

What: Also appearing: Lee Williams

& The Spirtual QC’s, Dottie Peoples, Doc McKenzie & The Hi-Lites.

When: Sun. June 17, 5 p.m.

Where: Johnny Mercer Theater at the Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. Cost: $37 General Admission.

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Monday Gallery Talk on Visions of The Prophet: The Visual Art of Kahlil Gibran

What: Gallery Talk by Tania Sammons,

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When: Mon. June 18, 10 a.m.

Where: Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard St Cost: Free to members or with museum admission Info: 912-790-8800. telfair.org/

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Tuesday Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Super Heroes

What: Show times: June 19, 7pm.

June 20, 10:30am & 7pm.

Where: Johnny Mercer Theatre in the Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. Cost: $12-$55. Discounts available.

Info: savannahcivic.com

Mastering Your Money-Creating a Family Spending Plan

What: Free money management classes, sponsored by Consumer Credit Counseling and Step Up Savannah. Get the whole family involved in setting financial goals and working together to save money.

When: Tue. June 19, 2-3:30 p.m.

Where: Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn Street, Cost: Free and open to the public

Hostess City Toastmasters Open House & Humorous Speech Contest

What: “Laugh & Learn” how to boost public speaking skills at this annual open house featuring humorous speeches and complimentary refreshments.

When: Tue. June 19, 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m.

Where: ThincSavannah, 35 Barnard Street, 3rd Floor Cost: Free and open to the public Info: 912-247-4255.

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Wednesday Metropolitan Opera in HD: Le Comte Ory

What: The Met: Live in HD presents its Summer Encore Screenings.

Featuring a trio of bel canto stars in Rossini’s comedy.

When: Wed. June 20, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Regal Savannah Stadium 10, 1132-34 Shawnee St. Cost: $12.50 Info: 912-961-1535. regmovies.com

Film: The Queen of Spades (1949, UK)

What: Based on a short story of the

same name by Alexander Pushkin, it takes place in old Russia, where a poor officer goes to extreme lengths to force an elderly countess to share with him her devilish secret of success at playing cards. A masterpiece of low-budget filmmaking that played Cannes Fest and was nominated for Best British Film of 1949.

When: June 20, 8 p.m.

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

An Oglethorpe odyssey ends

by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

On more than one occasion over the last 13 years, interested parents have refused to let their kids go to Oglethorpe Charter School once they got a look at the place. Based on appearances alone, it’s been understandable that some might have wanted to turn and run away as fast as they can.

The award–winning institution — by most benchmarks the best middle school in Georgia — has been located in the most unlikely and least aesthetically flattering setting possible: the dilapidated former Pearl Lee Smith Elementary School at Stiles and Gwinnett, in one of the more impoverished areas of Savannah’s Westside.

Those days are over, however. Oglethorpe Charter School will move lock, stock, and barrel into a brand–new, state–of–the– art facility near Bacon Park this fall.

But my family’s memories will forever remain in that beloved old dump.

Like thousands of other 14–year–olds all over Chatham County, my daughter recently graduated from middle school. But only she and the rest of Oglethorpe’s Class of 2012 can say they were literally the last students ever to graduate from the site — to close the place down, as it were.

When it became clear the big new Oglethorpe building was going to become reality, I confess at first I felt kind of dumb for having conscientiously overlooked the school’s painfully obvious physical shortcomings for three years, only for my daughter to have no opportunity to enjoy the brand-new building at all.

Fortunately she had a different perspective. Sophia and her classmates decided to take pride in the fact that they were members of the final graduating class from that scary Pearl Lee Smith school. Not only that — but members of the highest–achieving graduating class in the 13–year history of Oglethorpe Charter School! Not too shabby, for having done it all in such a shabby location.

My daughter entered sixth grade at Oglethorpe a somewhat reserved, somewhat introverted girl with high academic aspirations, but all the usual social

uncertainty of any incoming sixth–grader.

In that all-too-short three years we witnessed Sophia and her ever–expanding, ever–impressive group of friends blossom from uncertain and tentative sixth–graders into well-rounded, confident, empowered rising freshmen undaunted by challenge, able to write an original poem or do high– school level algebra with equal aplomb.

Credit for this goes not only to the dedicated students themselves, but to the faculty, staff, board and administration, including but not limited to Principal Kevin Wall — the most laidback highly efficient person I’ve ever met — driven and dedicated Governing Board Chairman Jay Self, and of course Director of Instruction Martha Nesbit, an original founder of Oglethorpe back in the mid–’90s.

And also, it must be said, credit must go to the particular model upon which the school itself is based.

(Full disclosure: I’ve served on the Governing Board at Oglethorpe, so I have a bias in addition to being a parent there. Because of my Board membership I was able to sign my daughter’s diploma, a rare and special honor indeed for any father.)

Unfortunately there’s a lot of negative propaganda out there about charter schools in general. I’m not sure why the disinformation flies so fast and so far, but it’s a shame, especially in the case of a local and state treasure like Oglethorpe.

By far the most egregious untruth is the mistaken idea that all charter schools are “elitist” because they get to select only the best students. In the case of Oglethorpe Charter School, this is 100 percent wrong.

Literally any child regardless of achievement or background can get into Oglethorpe as long as they meet the general eligibility rules for all public middle schools

in Chatham County. There are no other criteria. While it’s true that students must maintain a good disciplinary record to stay at Oglethorpe — and their parents must fulfill their end of a family contract — there are no academic requirements for entry at all.

If there’s only one spot left and the mediocre student’s lottery number gets called and the excellent student’s number doesn’t, the mediocre student gets that last spot — though it’s highly unlikely that the mediocre student will remain mediocre.

The Oglethorpe model is a small–school model, which doesn’t just mean small class sizes (though that’s certainly part of it). By small school they literally mean a small school, i.e., one of manageable size where each student in each grade has class time with each teacher at that grade level.

For example, an eighth grader will in the course of a week be taught by each faculty member of the eighth grade teaching team.

Not only does this ensure that each student gets exactly the same learning opportunity, it has the not–trivial side effect of creating a real sense of family and shared community.

The other key part of Oglethorpe’s model is math and language instruction being split into two classes each. The doubling of related instruction in these critical core areas has a compounding effect which more adequately prepares students not only for the usual gamut of standardized tests, but for what’s obviously much more important in the long run: The ability to problem– solve and use critical thinking skills.

This not only prepares students to be more productive and successful, it also makes them more well–rounded people.

So if you hear someone say, “oh, only the smart kids get into Oglethorpe,” they’re misinformed — though it’s true based on test scores and subsequent achievement that apparently a lot of smart kids graduate from Oglethorpe, from all possible socioeconomic and demographic backgrounds.

Please forgive the infomercial, but some things just need to be said. And credit — along with a parent’s heartfelt thanks — should always be given when due. cs

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Go Daddy HERE’S A SHOCKER: Facebook, Inc. is exploring ways to include the under 13 set. As if they’re not already there, clogging up our news feeds with their Muzy collages and status updates about dogs that play drums.

According to a recent study by MinorMonitor, a Facebook tracking software company, 38 percent of the 7.5 million kids on Facebook are under 13 anyway, meaning that they lied about their age to get past the user agreement. While their parents seem to be fine with this chicanery, the idea of officially opening up Facebook up to “tweens” (ages 10 to 12, not yet ready for the big teenage pants, yet rocking all the ‘tude) has people freaking out.

What everyone needs to understand is that Facebook might the best thing that ever happened to parents.

Yes, there is the general wisdom that trying to be your kid’s friend (as opposed to the time–tested role of benevolent dictator) is the most direct route to visiting them in juvie or watching them do tequila shots off of someone’s tattooed thigh on reality TV. But when it comes to finding out what’s going on in the sullen life of American tweenagers, friending them on Facebook is almost as good as planting a microchip in their head.

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for his public “Just Say No” edict to be a punishment or incite humiliation.

But like them, he knew his best bet of making his message stick was to put it where his boy and his friends would see it—even if it meant opening himself up to criticism from other parents and/or branded a total dork.

As it turns out, the post opened up a frank conversation about drugs and other dangers of the world between father and son where before there had only been grunting. Maybe the kid actually tuned in, or at the very least be so scarred from the parental oversharing that it’ll be a decade before he’ll even crack a beer.

Though it was barely a germ in the world of viral memes, the post was shared from here to California and had a community buzzing for a minute. Many of the kid’s elders left approving comments, but others bristled at the publicness of the rant.

Facebook parenting isn’t for everyone.

But this dad says he’d do it again.

How do I know so much? Because I’m married to the guy. Would I have handled the inevitable “drug talk” with our tween the same way? Nah, I’m more apt to trap him for a nice long chat on the drive to the beach.

But I’m glad the father of my children is willing to risk judgment to do whatever it takes to get through to his kid—on Facebook or anywhere else. Much respect for any dad who is.

Happy Father’s Day to all of you.

Meanwhile, I’m waiting with bated breath for his sex talk post. cs

Pundits criticized their extreme harshness, but both parents have stood by their actions, saying their kids’ behavior has finally shifted towards the positive after being called out where their peers (and the rest of the world) could see it. Maybe there’s something to be said for the efficacy of public disgrace. More importantly, these examples show the power that Facebook wields for parents, not just in the extreme but as a place to meet across the great divide between “grown–up” and “trying to get there but I don’t need your help because I already know everything.”

Maybe Facebook parenting can work pre–emptively, too. Last week, after reading up on the accessibility of legal mood enhancers like bath salts and other nasty brain melting crap, a Savannah father posted a long warning about the dangers of drugs on his middle school–aged son’s Facebook wall. (Bath salts are illegal in Georgia but are still available online.)

Not that he suspected his mostly well–behaved son of a thing. But this dad remembers that summer break is the time when kids can go wrong, drawing on his own wild years and and unfortunate stories of friends who didn’t survive them. He wanted to deliver a cautionary paternal lecture, but knew it would be met with prolonged eye–rolling. So he took it to his son’s front page—and accompanied it with video links.

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Finding effective tactics to discipline today’s tween while keeping DFACS out of your life can be a challenge. Timeouts ran aground right around the time they started using the big potty. Confiscating their cell phone only works until you need to text them a reminder about their dentist appointment this afternoon.

Spanking is out of the question, primarily because they got bigger than you over the past year.

The outdated (and, ahem, sexist) threat of “wait ‘til your father gets home!” lost its punch a generation ago. But thanks to Facebook, any parent can send a Howler right from her own smartphone to their smart–ass.

The potential for disciplining kids via Facebook has gained ground ever since Tommy Jordan filmed himself pumping nine bullets into his daughter’s laptop after losing patience with her disrespectful status updates. The 8–minute video went batscat viral this spring with 27 million Youtube hits and earned Jordan the “Best Parent EVER” crown by those also fed up with their own rude and selectively– deaf spawn.

Jordan was soon joined in the radical parenting pantheon by Denise Abbott, the Ohio mom who made news when she replaced her smack– talking 13 year–old’s Facebook profile picture with a photo of the girl with a red X plastered over her mouth.

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HOW FORTUNATE we are to live in Savannah, a city whose historic charm and Southern grace attract so many. Carrying the pride of my adopted hometown, I recently had the opportunity to travel to Minneapolis, known nationally for its bikeability.

My thanks to John Bennett for letting me share that bicycling experience in place of his regular column about biking.

Taking in the midwestern scenery, I noted many similarities to Savannah — a relatively flat landscape filled with extremely friendly people, so many of whom live, work and play in or very near the downtown business district, with parks, stadiums, museums and restaurants within easy reach.

Not only that, but the weather this past weekend was even similar, warm, sunny and a little humid, which made me feel even more at home there.

Of course the weather will be markedly different when January rolls around, a fact that makes the efforts Minneapolis has undertaken to accommodate active transportation — bicycling, walking, skateboarding, etc (but especially bicycling) – that much more striking.

A city that is sometimes so cold in winter that it requires enclosed walkways downtown between buildings has also built an impressive network of multi–use trails for bicycling and other non–motorized options. Ninety miles of paved trails completely separated from car traffic connect neighborhoods to schools, offices, shops, and parks (and when it snows, the city plows the bikeways before plowing the streets!). Surface streets routinely have sidewalks and bike lanes as part of a statewide Complete Streets policy, and bicycle boulevards provide additional routes for bikes and buses but not cars.

As a bicycle advocate, I knew Minneapolis was special — after all, Bicycling magazine recognized Minneapolis as the number 2 city for bicycling in the U.S. this year. Arriving here with my wife Julie, an unabashed automobilist, we started exploring the city using the city’s two–year old bike sharing system (Nice Ride MN),

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where for just six dollars a day or a $65 annual subscription we could make unlimited trips on well maintained bikes equipped with lights and baskets.

We went everywhere on them — to dinner, to visit our friend, to the lakes — even Julie was impressed. We took bikes to Northern Spark, an arts festival where we were among thousands filling the bicycle–and–pedestrian– only historic Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi and several other sites scattered through the city from dusk until dawn.

If only we could have stayed another day, then we could have enjoyed an Open Streets event where two miles of road were closed to cars, similar to the wonderful Atlanta Streets Alive held periodically, most recently May 20.

Taking cars out of the mix using events like Open Streets and facilities such as separated bikeways increase riders’ confidence, so that more and more people ride for exercise and to get from here to there. Everywhere we saw so many different kinds of bikes ridden by so many kinds of people it was clear how deeply the community has embraced bicycling, a clear result of the investment the community made toward making bicycling accessible to all.

This was a community that had

made bicycling a priority and a way of life.

Why does that matter for them, or why should it matter to us? More people walking and biking produces a healthier population. Shape magazine rated Minneapolis as the fittest city in America, with the highest rates of exercise and lowest rates of asthma and death from heart disease.

According to the Trust for America’s Health, Georgia has much higher rates of adult obesity and a staggeringly high 21 percent rate of childhood obesity, 2nd highest among all states and nearly double Minnesota’s 11 percent.

As the magnitude of Minneapolis’s accomplishments set in, I thought about how and whether Savannah could develop in a similar way.

One positive step would be Complete Streets policies for our local governments and GDOT requiring accommodation of bicyclists and pedestrians in road projects.

Another would be dedicated funding for bikeways like that proposed in the upcoming July 31 transportation referendum (more on that to come soon). Minneapolis became a mecca for bicycling by continued and measured improvements over a long period of time — we could do the same with dedication and consistency. cs

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Left: Shuman fourth-grader Milagro Rand searches for squash bugs. Bottom right: The “garden” before the sweat and toil of volunteers. Top right: The glorious results.

Eastside school makes its garden dreams come true

by Jessica Leigh Lebos | jll@connectsavannah.com

A short year ago, the swath of land between the two wings of Shuman Elementary was a barren wasteland, nothing but some scrubby weeds and a rusty bike rack.

Looking at it now, you’d never believe it.

Robust heads of curly–leaf kale and cabbage burst out of raised beds. Butterflies flit between pine needle–mulched squash and pepper plants. Sunflowers and tomato plants bloom between brick pathways.

Curiosities abound, like pink corn and purple carrots. Peanut

and sweet potato plants face their leaves towards a shady pergola that presides over the center of the plot.

Vines bearing fat gourds twist their way up the back fence, giving the bike rack new life as a trellis.

What was recently dust now serves as outdoor classroom, a lovely respite and a source of nourishment. This public school Eden is evidence of the small miracle that

happens when seeds are planted and nurtured, not just in good soil, but in the hearts and minds of a community.

Plans for a garden here were bandied about after Shuman was redistricted from a performing arts middle school to a neighborhood elementary school in 2010, but it takes more than talk to grow something. Fortunately, the project had a formidable spearhead: Sandra Cason, currently the president of Savannah–Chatham Council PTA. Cason’s three children do not attend Shuman, but as a food equality proponent, she was inspired by

the far–reaching effects that growing fresh vegetables can have on young children. She sought funding from local businesses and rooted volunteers from the surrounding Gordonston neighborhood, some of whom were hesitant to get involved, especially if they didn’t have kids.

“I told them that this had nothing to do with whether they had kids in this school,” said Cason decked out for last week’s Shuman Garden ribbon cutting ceremony in farmer’s overalls, her long hair in braids.

“It has everything to do with the way children eat.”

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Cason’s indomitable energy, neighbors came on board, donating time and materials. Architect Keith Howington designed the wood pergola and Savannah Urban Garden Alliance’s Kelly Lockamy helped with planting.

Youth activist Gator Rivers helped prepare soil. Cason’s husband, Dave, put in weekends bricking the walkway and twisting cedar branches for the fence.

The garden got a big boon with from its partnership with Emergent Structures, a local non–profit that reclaims building materials and repurposes them in innovative ways.

The pergola and toolshed were built from discarded wood from a home renovation in the historic district, which would have been deemed worthless by many.

“These were materials that were on their way to a landfill,” said Scott Boylston, head of Emergent Structures and a professor of Design for Sustainability from SCAD. Adding that the yellow pine and redwood planks date back to the mid–1800s, he remarked that the wood “already has its history, and now it’s starting a new story.”

Boylston has coined the term “materialanthropy,” a new kind of philanthropy in the form of donated wood, concrete and metals.

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So before the garden was even planted, Shuman students learned firsthand about valuing resources and recycling waste, not only in the wooden structures but in the chunks of reclaimed concrete they painted in art class.

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triangle–shaped beds. History in the form of the Victory Garden.

The gourds on the back fence will become musical instruments after they’re dried and painted.

And health is a key topic; the fresh food harvested from the garden is already being prepared for the school lunches.

“This garden has already become an integral part of the classrooms,” praised Towles. “It’s the springboard for hands–on teaching across the disciplines.”

The impact on the students is obvious.

“By studying Victory Gardens, we’ve learned that growing a garden is patriotic,” articulated one fifth– grader. “We’re also learning about today’s food challenges, and we’re making a connection to where our food comes from.”

Ms. Sabogal’s fourth grade class oversees its own cluster of small plots containing squash, peanuts and a tiny orange tree that sprouted after someone planted it after saving the seeds from lunch.

Shuman’s garden serves as a food source as well as an outdoor classroom.

Along with instilling a sense of stewardship, “the hope is that this will improve their eating habits,” said Sabogal.

They’re on the right track if their planning ambitions for next season is any indication that these kids want to try exotic foods.

“I want to grow mangos,” declares 10 year–old Tasia Council. “And grapes.”

“And pineapples!” chimes in her friend Zakerial Martin.

“And pears. I like pears,” adds Milagro Rand. “And some different kinds of squash.”

Now that school’s out for summer and there are no students to tend the crops, Shuman’s custodial staff will help tend the garden, and Cason has organized volunteers to harvest and water. Vegetables that ripen in these months will be donated to Second Harvest or sold to benefit the garden’s fund. When students return in August, there will be a bounty.

The Shuman garden is already a public school success story. The real question, asked by school superintendent Dr. Thomas Lockamy at the ceremony, is “How can we recreate what’s happened here in every school?”

District nutrition coordinator Rhonda Barlow is working on a grant that would support efforts to create edible farms throughout local public schools.

There’s funding that “would help pay to develop infrastructure and education,” said Barlow, but she knows it will require more than money to sustain a campus garden.

That, Cason reiterates, takes the entire neighborhood. cs

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I’ve heard you can avoid paying a tax bill, traffic ticket, or other debt by writing “accepted for value” on it. I understand that’s nonsense, of course. But I’m curious: how is this supposed to work? I’ve always found the theories of tax protestors entertaining—for example, the idea that U.S. income tax is invalid because Ohio was never legally granted statehood. “Accepted for value” seems to be propelled by some similar notion, but I’m damned if I can figure out what it is. The websites I’ve consulted offer a convoluted explanation involving the gold standard and the Uniform Commercial Code.

—Taylor G., Newport Coast, California There’s a logic at work here. Granted, it’s logic that only a psychotic can fully appreciate. However, we live in a country where the Supreme Court has interpreted the 14th Amendment, which was intended to protect the rights of former slaves, to mean that corporations are the legal equivalent of humans. Acceptance For Value, A4V for short, involves reasoning only marginally more bizarre.

A4V is a core gambit among socalled sovereign citizens, who, depending on whom you listen to, are either homicidal anarchists or upholders of America’s bedrock values. They’re philosophical descendants of the antifederalists, the losing side in the 18thcentury debate over the U.S. Constitution. Briefly put, they deny the power of the centralized state.

The sovereign citizen draws a distinction between a human being and a U.S. citizen, also known as a person. A U.S. citizen, in A4V thinking, is a legal fiction, or “strawman.” It’s to this strawman that all laws apply. As a sovereign citizen, it’s your choice whether the law also applies to you.

From their perspective, though, they’ve merely embraced the founding principle of the republic as enshrined in the Declaration of Independence— namely, that the government derives its “just Powers from the Consent of the Governed.” Did anybody ever ask you

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if you consented to be governed? Me neither. Sovereign citizens believe that, until such time that you do, you’re a free man, or free woman, as the case may be.

Even among the Tea Party crowd I doubt you’ll find many who think you could run a country in which people could simply exempt themselves from the law. Even in the land of the free and the home of the brave, the consent of the governed is a pious fiction. As a practical matter you play ball or else.

Looked at in that way, sovereign citizenship has a certain crackpot nobility.

Once you delve into the details, though, you see the whole thing is just crackpot, period. Here’s a rundown: • Sovereign citizens contend that in presenting you with a tax bill or traffic ticket, the government is simply making you an offer. By responding with “accepted for value” you’re making a counteroffer. If the government doesn’t make a counter-counteroffer, you’re off the hook. This is based on a bizarre reading of the Uniform Commercial Code, which sovereign citizens for some reason regard as holy writ.

• The counteroffer you’re supposedly making is that whatever debt you owe should be charged against the secret account maintained on your behalf by the U.S. Treasury. The premise is that in going off the gold standard in 1933, the U.S. switched from real money to fictional money. As collateral for worthless cash, the feds pledged the future labor value of U.S. citizens to foreign investors. This value is maintained in the secret account created when you, or rather the fictional person established in your name, receives a social security number at birth. By writing ”accepted for value” on a debt notice, you tell the government to put it on your tab.

• One last key idea. Sovereign citizens believe the legal basis of fictional U.S. citizenship is the 14th Amendment, which created “14th Amendment citizens” under the federal thumb.

The feds use tricks such as zip codes to trap the unwary into signing up for 14th Amendment citizenship and its attendant obligations. To avoid this, sovereign citizens write “TDC” next to zip codes, indicating they’re using them only under “threat, duress, or coercion.”

Rolling our eyes, are we? Now, now. It wasn’t sovereign citizens who dreamed up the idea that the 14th Amendment created fictional persons. It was that hotbed of extremism, the Supreme Court. cs

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news of the weird Even Mass Murderers Need Friends Norway is home to perhaps the most inmate-friendly prison in the world (as mentioned previously in “News of the Weird”), but the correctional system has an imminent crisis, as Anders Behring Breivik (the confessed killer of 77 people last year) is nearing formal conviction and sentencing. Officials fear the sociopathic Breivik will try to kill inmates to add to his toll, yet Norwegian law forbids solitary confinement as cruel. Consequently, according to a May report by Norway’s Verdens Gang newspaper, the officials have begun a search to select, hire and train appropriate “friends” to hang out with Breivik behind bars to win his trust and prevent further mayhem. Among Breivik’s favorite recreational distractions: chess and hockey.

Cultural Diversity • Collections of comically poor translations are legion, but the Beijing municipal government, in sympathy with English-speaking restaurantgoers, published a helpful guidebook recently of what the restaurateurs were trying, though inartfully, to say. In an April interview with the authors, NBC News learned the contents of “Hand Shredded A$$ Meat” (sic) (merely donkey meat) and other baffling English descriptions (all taken from actual menus), such as “Cowboy Leg,” “Red-Burned Lion Head,” “Blow-up Flatfish With No Result,” and the very

unhelpful “Tofu Made by Woman With a red, black and yellow acrylic painting Freckles” and “Strange Flavor Noodles.” of President Jacob Zuma (“Hail to the • Competitive facial-hair-growers Thief II”) with his genitals exposed, an are revered in some countries, with allusion to Zuma’s having beaten a rape Pakistan and India featured in recent charge in 2006. (The Goodman Gallery reports. Pakistani Amir Muhammad in Johannesburg, which first resisted Afridi, 42, whose handlebar lip hair pressure, agreed in May to remove the extends in an arc almost to the top of painting.) his head, told reporters he had to move • Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor from his rural home to and Welfare announced the more secular Peshain April that it would war because of threats begin a national inquiry that his pride and joy was over the alarming numun-Islamic. And the Guinber of bathtub deaths ness Book record- holder, in 2011 — nearly three call me Ram Singh Chauhan, 54, times the number killed maybe? of India, offered groomin traffic accidents. ing tips in an interview News reports pointed with BBC News, revealing out that many Japanese that he keeps his 14-footworkers relax in tubs at long moustache condithe end of the day, even tioned by cleaning and when they have overimcombing it for an hour bibed and are vulnereach day (treated with able to drowning. coconut-based hair oil) Wait, that’s Illegal? and lamented that he must wind it around his neck (1) In Kent, Washingto keep it from interfering ton, in May, Yong Hyun with his daily activities.

Kim, 21, was charged • In the spirit of the empowerment with assault at a movie house. Annoyed of dissidents around the world, activists by a group of kids in the row behind in Ukraine and South Africa recently him who were constantly talking, erected downright disrespectful statues laughing and throwing popcorn during lampooning leaders. In Kiev and the “Titanic,” Yong slapped the nearest boy, western city of Lvov, Ukraine, activists bloodying his nose and knocking out unveiled 5-foot-high statues of former a tooth. (2) In Pirmasens, Germany, in Soviet dictator Josef Stalin urinating.

May, a 61-year-old woman was fined (Police in both cities took them down the equivalent of almost $1,000 for quickly, however.) And South African assault. Frustrated by telemarketers’ artist Brett Murray museum-exhibited constantly cold-calling her, she took it

out on one by blowing a whistle into the telephone, allegedly causing permanent damage to the telemarketer’s hearing.

Latest Religious Messages • Google Trends notes that five of the top seven countries in the world whose residents search “sex” are Muslim, and in Iran, especially, a “virtual cottage industry” has developed of clerics turning into amateur sexologists, according to the May/June Foreign Policy — often with mockable results. For example, one cleric declared, “If a person has intercourse with a cow, a sheep or a camel,” it is not proper to consume the animal’s milk. Leaders, from former president Abolhassan Bani-Sadr (who believed that women’s hair emits sexual rays) to the current Ayatollah Khamenei (who approves the concept of Islamic “temporary marriages” that justify quick assignations) promote internal friskiness while at the same time denouncing outsiders for attempting to corrupt the country’s morals.

• Two veteran Church of England vicars were in the news in May for their unique approaches. Rev. Andy Kelso left the church after 25 years to start an Elvis Presley Gospel Tribute act as “Elvis Prayersley.” Said Kelso, “I felt God say to me very strongly, ‘Take Elvis to the church.’” And Rev. Nick Davies of Cheltenham, England, promises to continue breathing fire part-way through his sermons (to mark Pentecost, in which the Holy Spirit descends on Jesus’ disciples, appearing as “tongues

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• Ms. Stormy Moody was charged with aggravated burglary in Henderson County, Tenn., in May after her neighbor returned from a trip and discovered quite a few items were missing. For some reason, Moody felt secure enough to be wearing some of the clothing as she chatted sympathetically with the victim.

• Most public officials caught “sexting” turn remorseful, but not Michigan appeals court judge Wade McCree III. In April, when the husband of a female bailiff in McCree’s court saw that the judge had sent the bailiff a shirtless photo of himself, McCree told a curious reporter for Detroit’s WJBK-TV, “Hot dog, yep, that’s me.” “I’ve got no shame in my game.” “I’m in no more clothes than I’ll be at the Y this afternoon when I swim my mile.” The still-irate husband said he would pursue a judicial commission complaint against McCree. cs By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE

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• Hard Month for Gays and Lesbians: Internet video excerpts of church services, all posted during May, recorded Christian pastors prescribing harsh futures for homosexuals. Pastor Sean Harris (Fayetteville, N.C.) recommended roughing up a limp-wristed son if the boy acts effeminately (but said later he was joking). Pastor Ron Baity (WinstonSalem, N.C.) wants gays and lesbians “prosecuted”. Pastor Charles Worley (Maiden, N.C.) wants gays and lesbians rounded up and isolated behind an electrified fence so they won’t breed to the larger population. Pastor Curtis Knapp (Seneca, Kan.) said “the government” should just kill them all (according to biblical commandment, he said). Pastor Dennis Leatherman (Oakland, Md.) likes “the idea” of killing them but added that it would be wrong. And at the Apostolic Truth Tabernacle in Greensburg, Ind., a 3-year-old boy’s rendition of “Ain’t no homo going to make it to heaven” also made it around the world on the Internet.

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

Dammit Jim, I’m a doctor not a shrimp boat captain An abandoned 60–foot shrimp boat named “Dammit” took on water and sank on June 6 while TowBoatUS employees working with Police Marine Patrol and the Coast Guard were pumping out water so they could move it.

An outrigger of the boat fell onto the bow of one of the TowBoatUS crafts, sinking it as well, about 8 p.m.

Marine units had been working with the Dammit for some time after it broke loose from its moorings and drifted to the docks near Beauliu Road on the Vernon River. Residents secured it to avoid damage to boats and docks and the marine unit towed it to Crooked Creek until the owner was established.

“That ownership has proven difficult to establish because of the deaths of the couple shown as registered owners” say police, adding that the bank with a loan on the boat had sold it to another company that has since filed bankruptcy.

Police and Coast Guard were called to Crooked Creek the day before for a complaint that the boat had drifted aground. They found that someone had removed the stern anchor, allowing it to drift ashore.

According to police, Dammit and another boat of the same owner, Po Boy II, have been issues for boaters, residents and authorities since March 2010. In March 2011 they were reported adrift in the Vernon River and hazardous. They became issues again in March, October and November, 2011, and February 2012.

Complaints resumed in May that the Dammit was adrift again and not displaying lights at night. Police have affixed lights to the Dammit. One light was destroyed in Wednesday’s incident. Cases are pending in State Court of Chatham County.

• A 70–year–old Savannah landlord was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor after shooting and killing a tethered dog he said attacked him.

James Harris Wrenn was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, possession of a firearm in committing a crime and discharging a firearm in a residential area after the incident in the Hollow Oak Campground on Fort Argyle Road.

The owner of the dog said he tethered the dog with a chain near his father’s mobile home to allow Wrenn to fix an electrical problem at 6 p.m.

After repairing the problem, Wrenn said the dog tried to bite a neighbor and then knocked him down, trying to bite him in the groin. Wrenn was bitten on the hand when he tried to fend the dog off.

Wrenn then went to his truck, which was parked away from the dog, obtained a pistol, returned to the dog and shot at him nine times, hitting

him at least twice.

Neighbors said he reloaded during the shooting.

• A gunshot victim showed up at the hospital three days after a shooting at a local Wal– Mart. Jametrious Ervin, 18, showed up at St Josephs Candler Hospital suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Ervin told police he was shot Saturday, June 2, at the Wal–Mart on Ogeechee Road.

Detectives pulled video from the store and it showed a dark green Dodge Intrepid backing into a parking spot. Shortly after, a Silver Nissan Titan backed into the spot next to the Intrepid. Everyone exited the vehicles and a lot of motion could be seen, then what appeared to be a struggle.

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DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND At 9 p.m. Thursday, June 14 (doors at

8 p.m.)

Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. Tickets $13 advance, $15 day of show Here’s how Gregory Davis, who’s been playing trumpet in this New Orleans party band for 35 years, explains the DDBB musical philosophy: “It ends up being like a pot of gumbo – you drop in a little okra, drop in a little shrimp, you drop in some crabs. Before you know it, you’ve mixed in all these different ingredients and you’ve got a beautiful soup. That was our approach to music early on and it still is today.”

It is, and has always been, a gumbo– tastic blend of R&B, funk, Dixieland, bebop and Afro–Caribbean rhythms – spicy, intoxicating, as diverse and as splendid as New Orleans itself.

These days, they work in reverent tributes to such contemporary NOLA stars as rapper Lil Wayne; there’s a Rihanna cover (“Don’t Stop the Music”) on the band’s latest album, Twenty Dozen (it comes a few tracks in front of “When the Saints Go Marching In”). Twenty Dozen is the first new Dirty Dozen release in five years.

Along with Davis and baritone sax player Roger Lewis (another founding member), today’s DDBB includes tenor sax–man Kevin Harris, trumpeter and lead singer Efrem Towns, sousaphone player Kirk Joseph, drummer Terence Higgins and guitarist Jake Eckert.

(Towns, you may recall, was in Savannah March 17 as part of an ad–hoc band called the Loco’s All–Stars.)

“We’ve never been the norm, even though we started out as a traditional New Orleans brass band,” Davis said. “In the beginning we weren’t getting work of any kind, so we thought it was okay to explore other music. That allowed us as individuals to bring ourselves into the rehearsals and that’s where we started to experiment.”

STAR & MICEY/ CAROLINA STORY At 10 p.m. Monday, June 18

The Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. The Memphis acoustic trio Star & Micey consists of Joshua Cosby, Geoff Smith and Nick Redmond. It’s hard to explain the appeal, exactly – suffice it to say that there’s a rich vein of soulfulness in their folky pop music. There are acoustic guitars, banjos and mandolins, and very cool fireside three–part harmonies. And not only that, Luther Dickinson – one of the South’s greatest contemporary musicians – plays on the debut Star & Micey album. Now there’s an endorsement for you. The band has an new EP, I Can’t Wait, waiting in the wings.

Nashville–based Husband and wife duo Ben and Emily Roberts are Carolina Story, delivering that tight Americana two–party harmony (see Gram and Emmylou, Neil and Nicolette, the Civil Wars and so many more).

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e go–to guy After close to two decades as th y blues and for gut–grilling fusion of gritt d guitarist witty rhymes, singer, rapper anu and me as Garrett Dutton – known to yo to his roots G. Love – went all the way back Die. with the 2011 album Fixin’ to Produced in two weeks by Scott and Seth Avett – known to you and me as the Avett Brothers – the album set aside the raps, the flash, the snotty–boy snark and the fabulous funkiness of G. Love and his tried–and–true backup brigade, Special Sauce.

Fixin’ to Die is a straight–up Americana album, packed groove– to–groove with Delta blues, old– time folk and even a touch of bluegrass, a handful of G. Love originals and some choice covers (the Velvet Underground’s “Pale Blue Eyes,” Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover”).

G and the Sauce – drummer Jeffrey Clemons and standup bassist Mark Boyce – are back on the road, and fixin’ to play for y’all at Live Wire Music Hall on Wednesday, June 20.

Expect a full–tilt, high–energy G. Love and Special Sauce show.

Dutton might have taken an Avett Brothers detour, but at the end of the day there’s still no one who does what he does quite the way he does it.

Not that he hasn’t been doing some serious thinking.

What did working with the Avetts do for you?

G. Love: It’s great to branch off and do different projects with different people. Jeff, my drummer with Special Sauce, he played on about half the record with the Avetts so he was kinda in on the project. I learned a lot from those guys; the creative process working with Scott and Seth was really great. I spent a great week and a half with those guys and we worked really well together. They really helped me to get great vocal takes, and re–work some songs. It was a real open environment.

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Why was this the time to do a record like this?

G. Love: My last three records before them kinda went together, they were more along the hip hip– infused blues and rock ‘n’ roll that I do ... and we felt like, you know what? Let’s just go back to the roots.

It’s funny, ‘cause Brushfire Records has really been wanting me to make a record like this for a while. When I sit at home and play my guitar, this is the kind of stuff I generally play.

And unless I’m writing it, I usually save the more hip hop stuff for being on the stage. The music on Fixin’ to Die, that’s really me. That’s the kind of music that I naturally make when I’m sitting around and practicing stuff.

So it was like “Just do it.” Because I’ve been trying to make this record for 20 years, but it’s always been “Oh, well, you can make that kind of record after you have a big commercial record.” But that’s been a real elusive thing for me. I mean, we’ve had some commercial success but we’ve had more of a cult following, and a live touring thing that’s perpetuated our whole career. Our success with radio and record sales hasn’t always been so great.

So I was like “Fuck it, man. Let’s make it now.” It really was like coming home. And it opened a lot of doors for me in my own head, like saying “OK, I can do this.” And also, waiting 20 years to make it was good, too, because just being seasoned on the road for so long .... This records sounds more authentic now than if I had made it when I was 19.

Were you literally the first guy to mix acoustic blues with hip hop?

Did I miss something – was there a precedent?

G. Love: It just kinda happened, it wasn’t thought out. Philadelphia,

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So you and Beck dropped right around the same time?

G. Love: Right, and so did the Roots. I remember the Roots being real salty at me because I got signed first. They were like “Yeah, white boy, whatever.” It was interesting, because in a 20–block radius of Philly you had the Roots come

I gotta ask you this. You’re going to turn 40 this year. You’ve been rapping since you were a teenager ... are you pulling away from it? Are you thinking, “I’m a serious musician, and this isn’t serious”? Do you think about shit like that?

G. Love: I do, man, I think about shit like that all the time. I’ve been thinking a lot about turning 40. It’s crazy, because you can break your life into segments: You grow up, and then you’re 20, and then you spend 20 to 40 trying to figure out what you’re going to do with your life.

Get into a career. And what’s 40 to 60 like, settling down?

It’s total confusion all the way, let me tell you.

G. Love: OK, great. Great to hear.

Seriously, though. Did you get more satisfaction out of doing this more roots record? Like “Maybe I don’t want to do so much hip hop any more”?

G. Love: Yeah, it opened a lot of doors for me – I’m a bluesman, and that’s what I’ve always kinda considered myself to be. I’ve been doing a lot of solo acoustic shows; originally I was a solo artist. And re–connecting with those skills, doing my Delta blues shit.

Certainly, when I’m rockin’ a crowd ... people know me more for my hip hop, and as far as getting people dancin’ there’s nothing better than hip hop music, I think. To get the crowd moving. But I’m finding more and more ways to bring in the Delt blues and the slide guitar into the hip hop songs that I already have. And that’s been cool.

I do feel like hip hop, in a lot of ways, is like a young man’s game.

That particular form of expression.

But I still write raps all the time. I think music will always make me feel like a kid, you know? cs G. Love and Special Sauce Where: Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. When: At 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 20 (doors at 8 p.m.)

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where I grew up, had all the elements of my music. New York and Philly were the birthplace of hip hop. When I was 13, it was exploding all around you. It was like this new sound, rough and rugged, and it was real, and it was cool. So everybody and anybody was listening to hip hop.

It wasn’t really something you thought you could fuck around with if you were a white kid. Yeah, we were break dancing and playing basketball and everything, but rhyming ... we all listened to Run–DMC and the Beastie Boys ... I was a hip hop kid, but I was also like a folk guitar player. And I got into the blues after checking out a John Hammond show. So one side of me was sitting in my room, writing my own kind of blues about living in the city – about basketball, about homeless people, and anything I saw outside my doorstep in Philly. And the other side of me was running around in a hip hop, street–life kind of thing.

When I was around 18, I was a street musician and I was shucking on this blues riff that I had, and I just started rappin’ the lyrics to this old Erik B. & Rakim song called “Paid in Full” over it. And I was like “Holy shit!” It was a real big musical epiphany for me. I clearly remember that moment.

And the next day, I wrote my first rap, about being a bicycle courier.

I just knew it man, I knew I had got something. I knew I was the only kid playing a Dobro and a slide guitar and a harmonica, and rappin.’

The next I heard about a white kid rappin’ was when my producer was in L.A. meeting with the people from Columbia, trying to get a record deal.

He said “There’s another kid that’s white, and raps, and plays the guitar.”

I said “Well, what, wha, uh, who is it?

He said “A kid called Beck.”

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With a fresh, evocative sound, Whaleboat is one of Savannah’s coolest new bands

by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com Local band Whaleboat bring their brand of muscular eery pop drama to the Jinx this Friday

Sometimes, it just takes a slight shift in chemistry to change something bright and shiny into precious metal.

Brent Collins, a musician and songwriter who’d been kicking around Savannah for years, couldn’t quite capture the sounds he was hearing in his head. In mid 2011, he was drumming in the band Mantis, and playing the odd solo gig as a singer/guitarist augmented by numerous pedals and effects. At home, Collins had a notebook full of non–linear lyrics that cried out for ... well, something else.

Then he met Jeremiah Stuard, whose melodic basslines in Howler gave that band an extra layer of spiky atmosphere, and Paul Spangle, a creatively muscular drummer who’d cut his teeth in a series of punk and hardcore groups.

From the first rehearsal, it was special. The sound was vast and wide, like a great grey ocean. They called the band Whaleboat.

“It’s always been in my head to have a three–piece,” Collins explains. “I’ve been a real big fan of the Police for a long time. I like the way they have space in between the instruments. It gives you a lot of space when you’re playing music, because the bassist does one thing, the guitarist can do one thing and the drummer can do another.”

Whaleboat’s music isn’t power–pop, proto–punk or any other convenient label with alliterative letters.

It’s evocative and somewhat melancholy, drenched in reverb and marinated in a dreamlike atmosphere. “I’m really big into shoegaze music from the early ‘90s, like My Bloody Valentine, Slow Dive and all that stuff,” says Collins. “So it’s always been in my head to bring it out.”

Because they were weaned on a “heavier sense of music,” Collins says, his bandmates contribute a significant amount to the forward motion of Whaleboat’s music, giving it an uncharacteristically (for shoegaze) hard edge.

“When I moved here to play with another band, they already had an album,” says Spangle, a Maryland native. “So it was like playing over the shell of something somebody else had already made.

“With these guys, I actually had to sit down and work on stuff. I like working with them because they’re very open. Jeremiah and I work so well together. Brent will have a song pretty much written, I’ll come in and sit down and it completely changes from what he originally had. It’s not

like ‘OK, we’re you’re backup band.’”

Stuard, originally from Indiana, says he and Collins played for several months, gelling as musicians, before Spangle joined up. “I’ve been in multiple bands before, and I kinda wanted to do something a little different,” he explains. “I checked it out. We meshed pretty well.”

When they found their drummer, he adds, “That kind of solidified everything.”

(Stuard still does double duty as bassist for Howler, which is now known as Sins of Godless Men.) Whaleboat debuted last fall with the “Advice” single, and in February released Navigator, a five–song EP recorded at Studio 2–10 in the Starland district.

Navigator has elements of My Morning Jacket melancholia, Coldplay grandeur and the eerie pop drama of bands like the Cure. And like the best of the shoegaze indies, it paints a gauzy aural picture.

But there’s much more to it. Whaleboat has muscle.

“I didn’t want to have just a shoegaze band,” says Collins. “Because I like structure and intricacies in songs, too. I’m a big Radiohead fan. I didn’t want it to be with the vocals totally in the background, because shoegaze music is not about the vocals.

It’s more about the atmosphere. The

vocals are in the center, a little bit back in the mix. It’s more about the sound.

“I didn’t want it to totally be that way, but to have a little bit of a sense of shoegaze sound.”

Coming shortly is a new single, “The Socialist,” and hopefully a full– length album in the fall.

Using a multitude of echo delays, fuzz and reverb pedals, Whaleboat in performance re–creates the moody yet vibrant atmosphere of the records.

It is an exciting live show.

Among the first to take notice of the new trio’s talents were Bryan, Angel and Brian of Cusses, who sponsored the earliest Whaleboat gigs at their No Control venue.

“Without them,” Collins says, “we wouldn’t be where we are today.

They’ve helped us out so much.

“And what they’re doing for Savannah’s music scene ... being from Savannah, I can say the music scene is at its peak right now. From what it was before. It’s crazy how the music scene’s grown so much.” cs Whaleboat With Henrietta, Habitat Noise Where: The Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. When: At 10 p.m. Friday, June 15 Online: mywhaleboat.com

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Tired of the same boring burgers and chicken for lunch?

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The server was cheerful and full of great suggestions — she really knew the menu and the beers. She was attentive and made several trips to the table checking on drinks.

With a menu as large as this one, it relies on someone like a good server.

There are going to be near misses and completes catastrophes with this many options, and your server should be your guide. Despite a near miss or two, on the whole Moon River Brewing Co. earns a hearty Prost! and a raised mug.

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Moon River and me A few minutes wait at a restaurant is a good thing. It sends two messages: That people enjoy being there, and that, all things being equal, the place is a success.

My stop at Moon River Brewing Co. last week found a 15–minute wait and a full bar. Brewmaster John Pinkerton has always been agood beer maker, and has continued to develop new labels — and draw a sizeable following for his limited production brews.

I started with Slo–vannah, 4.5 percent ABV Pale Ale that’s the gentler cousin of the wildly popular Swamp Fox IPA. Slo–vannah is dry–hopped, which gives the beer plenty of hops character without being a citrus bomb. It drinks easy, and at this alcohol level is a good choice for a night on the town.

It paired nicely with a couple of appetizers: Leek and Goat Cheese cakes and Crab Cakes. The Leek and Goat Cheese Cakes were an exercise in texture — crispy breading on the outside and creamy melted goat

cheese dotted with chunks of tender leek inside. It was a much tastier dish than I expected, and I gotta love when a course exceeds expectations.

The Crab Cake landed right on the line. Nothing extraordinary here — a pair of bargain priced ($8.50) crab cakes that lived up to their price tags – with more cake than crab. The dollop of black bean relish had seen better days and was going soft; the roasted red pepper sauce a good idea, but lacking much flavor.

The Black and Blue Burger lived up to the last burger I had at Moon River — a big, properly cooked patty than was a meal in itself. I did not get much flavor from the blackening or from the very thin slice of gorgonzola cheese on top. Maybe a fistful of crumbles would make this burger look sexier and deliver more flavor.

My side of onion rings was standard

From the trivia department comes this little tale. Since moving to Savannah in 1998 I’ve been intrigued by the tidy little white restaurant at the corner of Barnard and Waldburg streets.

Clayton’s Place, according to its marquee, was “coming soon.”

A couple of weeks ago, it arrived.

I stopped in for a bologna, fried egg and cheese sandwich and chatted with owner Clayton Keys, a lifelong Savannahian who has painted houses for a living since returning from Vietnam — and dreamed of getting this place opened.

It’s more neighborhood market than restaurant, but the dual purpose little joint fills a niche in the neighborhood. With a small selection of groceries and sundries — and a menu filled with sandwiches, hot dogs and convenience foods, Clayton’s took me back to the neighborhood grocery of my childhood. It’s a place where a kid can get an off–brand soda for a few cents, a place where adults can gather for a cool drink and a tuna sandwich to catch up on the news and a place where youngsters can learn life lessons from the experienced proprietor.

Clayton is part grocer, part short order cook and full time raconteur. It was a pleasant way to sit out an afternoon thunderstorm.

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Athfest around the corner

Savannah Stopover is mighty impressive, and we’re lucky to have it every spring. When it comes to multi–indie band festivals, however, no place in the Peach State does it better than Athens, which has an event so energized it’s been going strong, and growing bigger, for 16 years.

The 2012 Athfest takes place June 20–24, and around 150 bands and artists will play on three outdoor stages and inside a dozen venues. There’s a film series, and visual art, and even kiddie stuff.

Like so many American college towns, Athens has an incredibly fertile music scene. So much so, the majority of the performing artists at Athfest are from the city itself.

One notable non–local will be Savannah’s Dare Dukes, whose acclaimed second album, Thugs and China Dolls, was released in January on the Athens– based label Mazarine.

The two–time winner of “Best Acoustic Artist” in our Best of Savannah readers’ poll, Dukes and his Blackstock Collection band are scheduled be part of a Mazarine showcase June 22.

The now–you–see–them, now– you–don’t Athens pop/punk legends the Glands will make an appearance June 23. Last August, the band’s writer, singer and guitarist Ross Shapiro closed Schoolkids, the indie record store he’d operated for 30 years.

Here are some names for you to ponder, should you be considering a response to the Athfest siren song: Atlas Sound, Reptar, the B–53’s (look carefully at the name), Yacht Rock Revue, Randall Bramblett, Betsy Franck & The Bareknuckle Band, Buxton, Ponderosa, Modern Skirts, Twin Tigers, PacificUV, Dodd Ferrelle, Supercluster, Velveteen Pink, Grass Giraffes, Elf Power, the District Attorneys, Ike Stubblefield, Jimbo Mathus & the State Coalition.

The schedule is at athfest.com.

In additional Athenian news, the 1985 documentary Athens GA/Inside– Out screens at 7 p.m. June 28 at the Jepson Center. Sponsored in part by Connect Savannah, the event honors Stranger in Paradise: The Works of Reverend Howard Finster, an exhibition

‘River of Life’ by Howard Finster; his art hits the Jepson later this month

of works by the late folk artist who’s probably best known for the covers he painted for R.E.M.’s Reckoning and Talking Heads’ Little Creatures.

R.E.M’s song “Maps and Legends” (on Fables of the Reconstruction) was written about Finster, who died in 2001.

The Alabama–born former preacher created more than 46,000 pieces, most incorporating visions, verses and prophecies.

“I think there’s twenty–six religious verses on that first cover I done for them,” he famously said of the Talking Heads album. “They sold a million records in the first two and a half months after it come out, so that’s twenty–six million verses I got out into the world in two and a half months!”

Finster appears in the doc, along with R.E.M. and other Athens pioneers including the B–52’s, Flat Duo Jets and Pylon.

Stranger in Paradise: The Works of Reverend Howard Finster will run June 29–Aug. 19.

Down the road

• Bug. June 22–July 1. Bay Street Theatre.

• Laughs For Lemonade. June 23.

Lucas Theatre.

• Film: Casablanca. June 23. Trustees Theater.

• Savannah Asian Festival. June 23.

MLK Arena.

• Corey Smith. July 27. Johnny Mercer Theatre.

• Film: True Grit. June 29. Lucas Theatre.

• Films: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid/3:10 to Yuma. June 30. Lucas Theatre.

• Film: Forrest Gump. July 7. Trustees Theater.

• Film: Cape Fear. July 14. Trustees Theater.

• Film: Big. July 21. Trustees Theater.

• Film: Breakfast at Tiffany’s. July 28.

Trustees Theater.

• What the Butler Saw. The Collective Face. Aug. 3–18. Muse Arts Warehouse.

• Film: Superman. Aug. 4. Lucas Theatre.

• Avenue Q. Bay Street Theatre. Aug. 9–26.

• Jim Gaffigan. Aug. 10. Johnny Mercer Theatre.

• “Son of Rockin’ Rockin’ Cigar Box Guitars.” Aug. 11. Ships of the Sea Museum.

• George Jones. Aug. 17. Johnny Mercer Theatre.

• Eddie Griffin. Aug. 18. Johnny Mercer Theatre.

• Elton John. Sept. 15. MLK Arena.

• Ron White. Sept. 30, Johnny Mercer Theatre.

• Savannah Folk Festival. Sept. 12–14, various venues.

• Bonnie Raitt. Oct. 13. Johnny Mercer Theatre. cs

11, with an opening reception June 29, 6-9 pm. Gallery Hours Mon-Fri 2-6 pm.

Ashmore Gallery, 412 MLK Jr Blvd.

Imaginative Reaches of Inner Space — Rhythmic collages by Eric David Wooddell.

The Butcher, 19 E. Bay St. Ink & Bones — Street level art pieces by Corey Houlihan, made of spray paint, acrylic paint and markers on found wood, skateboard decks and sometimes canvas. Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Last Beast — Little Beasts presents its final group show. This show features both local and international artists, working in a variety of medias. Opening reception Friday, June 15, 6-9 p.m.

Show runs June 15-22 with a closing reception Friday, June 22, 6-9PM. Little Beasts, 1522 Bull St. Solve et Coagula — A sculptural environment by the Experience Collective in glass that transforms material and space. DesotoRow Gallery, 2426 DeSoto Ave.

The final group show at Little Beasts Gallery on Bull Street opens with a reception this Friday; at left is work by Aniela Sobieski, at right by Eun Lee A Visceral Dialogue/Into the Forest — ThincSavannah and Slate Grey Studio present “A Visceral Dialogue: Laura Mosquera and Othiana Roffiel” and “Into the Forest: Shawn Turner.” Both exhibits are free and open to the public. Thinc Savannah, 35 Barnard St. Art at War:Changing Attitudes — The Beach Institute in conjunction with the Hurn Museum highlights the historical shift in the way artists depict war. Previously glorifying it, they now stress its horror and depravity. May 5-June 30. Hours: Tue-Sat 12-5 pm Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St., www.hurnmuseum.org

Brian Antoine Woods — Brian Antoine Woods artworks are on display at the Midtown Municipal Building from January 24- June 29.

Woods’ work illustrates the oral history of his family, the Rakestraws, a generation of settlers, slaves, farmers, and pioneers who experienced the evolution of cotton firsthand. Midtown Municipal Building, 601 E. 66th St. Ceaseless Horizon — Recent Text Paintings by Bertha Husband April 28 through June 29. Exhibition included with admission. Six large acrylic paintings which draw upon cartography, historical text and image painted over the textual background, which sometimes reveals an

unforeseen message. Ships of the Sea Museum, 41 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Creatures — An exhibition of recent works by local artist Gabrielle Hague. Show runs through June 30, with an artist’s reception Friday June 22, 6-9 pm. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull 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

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, depicting the Savannah Girl Scouts’ interaction with the City of Savannah during the early to mid-20th century, including Girl Scout events at City properties and Girl Scouts with City officials at City Hall. The exhibit will run through June 2012.

Gold Series — The newly renovated Massie Heritage Center presents this solo exhibition by Jessica ScottFelder through July 30. The Massie Heritage Center is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm. Massie Heritage Center, 207 E. Gordon St. Gullah Living — Work by Tybee artist Samantha Claar from June 8-29. Gallery S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. Happy Medium — A collaborative show featuring Kalin Allen, Sam Bryer, John Faircloth, Cheralynn Johnston, Heather MacRae, William Ruller, William Singer, Ben Tollefson, Jen Small and Jane Winfield. June 29-July

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Prometheus

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Certain to reign as the best disappointment of 2012, Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, the heavily hyped prequel–of–sorts to his 1979 classic Alien, is a work whose visual splendor can’t be denied but whose narrative content will divide audiences as swiftly and completely as the executioner’s ax separated Marie Antoinette’s head from everything else.

Grappling with no less than the issues of God and creation, it drops clues for audiences members willing to dig deep but will conversely seem like so much hogwash to viewers who feel its philosophical prattle is no more weighty than that displayed on The Jetsons. The former group will leave the theater satisfied, feeling they’ve somewhat conquered (as Winston Churchill would put it) “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” The latter contingent, however, will be more apt to ape Fred Willard in A Mighty Wind by asking, “Wha’ happened?”

Neither faction is necessarily wrong. Prometheus is clearly the type of movie that rewards viewers who put their faith in it, but that’s not to diminish the frustrations of those who grow tired of trying to play along.

Certainly, there’s enough dopiness on display in the more straightforward storytelling – “Aw, what a cute alien! I’ll try to pet it just like a kitty cat!” – to bring the brainier

aspects of the screenplay into question (and not to take a cheap shot, but it probably doesn’t help that one scripter, Damon Lindelof, previously penned the limp Cowboys & Aliens, while the other, Jon Spaihts, wrote the lambasted dud The Darkest Hour). But fans of science fiction – and fans of Alien – could do a lot worse; for starters, they could be watching any of the post Alien/Aliens sequels.

After a mysterious, stand–alone prologue that brings to mind the opening sequence in Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey more than it does Scott’s original Alien, the film introduces us to scientists Elizabeth Shaw (original dragon–tattoo–sporting girl Noomi Rapace) and Charlie Holloway (Logan Marshall– Green), who have just made a wondrous cavern discovery that suggests aliens were once among us. Fast–forward a couple of years to a familiar sight in the Alien series: a spaceship in which all of the human occupants

whole cycle.

In space, no one can hear you scream, but in a movie theater, everyone can see you shrug.

DARLING COMPANION

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Once one of my favorite filmmakers, writer–director Lawrence Kasdan earned Oscar nominations for penning two of the great films of the 1980s (The Big Chill and The Accidental Tourist) and one of the forgotten gems from the early ’90s (Grand Canyon). He also had a hand in co–scripting three classic fantasy flicks: Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. But Darling Companion, his first film in nine years, is so poorly written that one wonders if even serving as a spellchecker on a fanboy blog would now be outside his reach.

OK, that’s harsh, but the frustration is understandable: In addition to wasting Kasdan’s own time, Darling Companion also strands a sterling cast in a dog about a dog. Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline headline as Beth and Joseph, a wealthy couple experiencing marital discord. After Beth, with her grown daughter Grace (Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss) in tow, rescues a dog from the side of the road, she decides to keep the pooch and name him Freeway. Later, when Beth and Joseph stay at their vacation home in the Rockies with assorted family and friends (among them Dianne Wiest and Richard Jenkins), Freeway runs away, and everyone on hand – including a sheriff with kidney–stone issues (Sam Shepard) and, get this, a psychic gypsy (Ayelet Zurer) – spends the next few days combing the area for signs of the missing mutt.

Darling Companion might qualify as Battleship for the elderly: Far too much of it meanders, it requires little of its actors, and it’s extremely noisy (with the explosions replaced by loud, strained arguments between the characters). But Freeway is an absolute charmer – would that the movie had spent its time on his adventures in the woods than on the dullards who ultimately seem incapable of finding a book in a library.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel replaces the likes of Captain America, Iron Man and Thor with such

art–house superheroes as Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Bill Nighy. It’s a sound ploy releasing this low–key drama as the summer blockbuster race heats up, and it’s a worthy sentiment to graciously offer a film for moviegoers both young and old who might not know a Hulk from a Thing.

It’s just a shame the end result isn’t a better movie.

It’s certainly harmless, undemanding piffle, as a sizable group of British widows and retirees makes its way to a presumably luxurious hotel in India, only to learn that the dilapidated establishment hasn’t kept pace with the glitzy, photoshopped advertisements promoting its splendor.

Nevertheless, with boyish, eager–beaver owner Sonny Kapoor (Slumdog Millionaire’s Dev Patel) promising to make their stay a pleasant one, all the Brits agree to remain, albeit some more reluctantly than others. Judge Graham Dashwood (Tom Wilkinson) grew up in India and still loves his childhood home, while government employee Douglas Ainslie (Nighy) and newly widowed Evelyn Greenslade (Dench) are open–minded and excited to see what the country might offer. Conversely, housekeeper Muriel Donnelly (Smith) and Douglas’ wife Jean (Penelope Wilton) loathe their surroundings continued on page 32

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(including Elizabeth and Charlie) are in deep sleep, headed to a distant planet with the possibility of making contact with extraterrestrial lifeforms.

The only one not slumbering is David (Michael Fassbender), an android who passes his time shooting hoops and repeatedly watching Lawrence of Arabia.

Once the crew members awaken, we get to meet the rest besides Elizabeth and Charlie: Chilly mission leader Meredith Vickers (Charlize Theron), sensible ship captain Janek (Idris Elba), and other assorted passengers, some so dumb that their inevitable demise can be happily chalked up to the thinning of the gene pool. While some folks remain aboard the ship, others venture down to alien terrain, at which point matters get really crazy: Unidentified canisters ooze toxic black goop (not to be confused with Gwyneth Paltrow’s equally toxic blog, GOOP), one earthling inexplicably turns into a zombie of the robust variety (no slow shuffling here), Guy Pearce pops up in the least convincing old–age makeup since young hunks Leo and Armie went that route in J. Edgar, and the humans anticipate possibly coming face to face with God (spoiler alert: It ain’t George Burns).

Prometheus is ofttimes a mess, but it’s a beautiful mess, full of grand sights and even grander ideas. It neatly ties into the Alien universe without being slavishly devoted to it, and some of the set pieces compare admirably to ones from the first two franchise films (including an abortion that would be opposed by no one except Operation Rescue yokels).

As expected based on his remarkable four–for–four batting average in 2011, Fassbender takes top honors here, playing Michael as 2001’s HAL personified – although whether he’s ultimately a heroic droid or a villainous one won’t be revealed here. I also responded to Rapace’s quiet strength, Elba’s empathic streak and Theron’s ruthless rationale (her Meredith Vickers might seem like one of the baddies, but as an authority figure, many of her decisions do make sense).

The rest of the performances are disposable, keeping in line with the ill–fated characters they animate – characters as doomed as the chances of this interesting oddity ever reaching the lofty pop–culture heights of the 1979 gem that gave birth to the

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and can’t wait to get back to England.

For their part, lifelong bachelor Norman Cousins (Ronald Pickup) and constant divorcee Madge Hardcastle (Celia Imrie) don’t seem to particularly care where they find themselves, as long as they can score some nookie. Needless to say, the acting by all concerned is fine, although since few of the performers stray away from their patented on–screen personas, most of them prove to be rather toothless as characters (perhaps literally as well as figuratively).

Wilkinson and Nighy do have some splendid moments, as both actors employ their faces as much as their words to convey their deep–seated admiration for the land, the people and the culture.

Still, for all its flaws, this Exotic undertaking is sure to get a rise out of audiences growing flaccid at the thought of the season’s big–budget action extravaganzas.

Snow White and the Huntsman

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Kristen Stewart embodies the most independent Snow White yet seen on film, and if she doesn’t always seem comfortable in the role, she’s certainly an improvement over Mirror Mirror’s bland Lily Collins. Too busy to waste time washing the dwarves’ dishes and waiting for her prince to come, she stands alongside all men (including Chris Hemsworth as the title huntsman) as they unite to bring down the fearsome queen (Charlize Theron) who has usurped Snow’s rightful claim to her kingdom.

An accomplished director of television commercials, Rupert Sanders makes his feature debut with this picture, and his vision, tag–teamed with those of production designer Dominic Watkins, thrice–Oscar–winning costumer Colleen Atwood and the CGI gang, results in a rich look for the film, with its expansive kingdoms and daunting forests. Unfortunately, the story ultimately becomes more Tolkien than Grimm, with extraneous additions and radical reworkings meant to assuage moviegoers weaned on the Peter Jackson trilogy.

Theron is excellent as the vicious ruler who, in a nice bit of unstated hypocrisy, rails against the tendency of men to suck the youth out of fair maidens before discarding them but then proceeds to do likewise in her own way. She’s a scary figure, a perfect counterpoint to Stewart’s

equal–opportunity Snow White.

What doesn’t represent equal opportunity is the decision to cast name actors (Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins, etc.) as the dwarves and cut them down to size via visual effects.

Mirror Mirror at least had the decency to cast real dwarves – with so few roles available to little people, the route taken by Snow White and the Huntsman is an unfortunate one, and really no different than if the makers of the recent hit Think Like a Man had decided to cast all the principal parts with white actors in blackface.

Men in Black III

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It’s not that the original MiB doesn’t have its legion of fans – hell, I’m one of them – but when a studio waits this long to make another film in a popular franchise, it doesn’t boast of creative revitalization as much as it smacks of cast and crew members looking for an easy paycheck via a product with name recognition.

The surprise regarding Men in Black III, then, is that great chunks of it display true wit and imagination.

Ultimately, it still proves to be a bit long in the tooth, but a few bits manage to do the series proud.

Once again, we find Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) still doing their part by patrolling extraterrestrial activity on Earth and making sure no malevolent aliens are threatening the planet. But K’s old nemesis, Boris the Animal (played by The Flight of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement), has just escaped from a lunar maximum–security jail, where he’s been imprisoned since K first captured him approximately 40 years ago. Now running free back on Earth, Boris utilizes a time–travel device to take him back to 1969, where he plans to kill K before the agent can apprehend him. Learning of this plot, J has no choice but to follow Boris back in time, where he ends up meeting the younger K (Josh Brolin).

Ably adopting Jones’ mumbly demeanor, Brolin does a bang–up job portraying the younger Agent K. But since he’s MIA for this entire midsection of the movie, Jones doesn’t have time to reestablish his rapport with Smith, and their chemistry is off to a startling degree – so much, in fact, that it’s almost as if they had applied the movie’s iconic Neuralyzers on themselves and forgotten their previous co–starring ventures.

Battleship

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The massively budgeted, heavily hyped and supremely awful Battleship isn’t the first time the Hasbro game has been seen in some form on the big screen. In 1991’s Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, one sequence spoofs the classic chess match from Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal by having The Grim Reaper play the board game against Ted (“You have sank my battleship!” the Reaper bitterly concedes).

Peter Berg, who used to be a mediocre actor before morphing into a mediocre director, apparently wants to be the new Michael Bay, and I guess give him credit for succeeding.

With awful dialogue, dull characterizations and snooze–inducing visual effects –– yeah, I’m not so proud that I can’t admit to uncharacteristically dozing off for a few minutes during one of the endless battle sequences – Battleship is the sort of mindless mayhem that’s defended by fans as “perfect popcorn entertainment.”

THE DICTATOR

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Love it or hate it, Borat, the 2006 mockumentary that turned Sacha Baron Cohen from a minor cult figure into a bona fide star, pushed the envelope in new and unexpected ways. And while it registered as a disappointment, so did Cohen’s 2009 Bruno, which again found the filmmaker placing a fictitious character in real–world settings.

It was probably too much to hope that The Dictator would operate in the same fashion, and indeed, Cohen has added something to the picture that prevents it from ] succeeding: a plot.

The early going is hilarious, as we witness how Cohen’s Admiral General Aladeen rules the North African country of Wadiya. But formula filmmaking quickly sets in. The picture never runs completely dry but it’s clear that finally, perhaps irrevocably, Hollywood has conquered Sacha Baron Cohen rather than the other way around.

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING

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This adaptation of Heidi Murkoff ’s nonfiction guide doesn’t go out of its way to insult the intelligence of its viewers; that’s not to say the picture is

particularly funny or insightful, but at least it’s relatively painless.

Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez are two of the five women facing the prospect of mommyhood. Diaz’s fitness guru is pregnant, as are Elizabeth Banks’ author, Anna Kendrick’s food– truck manager and Brooklyn Decker’s trophy wife. For her part, Lopez’s photographer is planning to adopt an Ethiopian baby. All five women have somewhat supportive – and extremely vanilla – husbands or boyfriends, so don’t expect to see any single moms here.

The Avengers

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The Avengers is, quite simply, a brainy and brawny blast for anyone who appreciates summer movies in general and superhero flicks in specificity. Directly stemming from plot points glimpsed in Thor and Captain America, this finds the God of Thunder’s (Chris Hemsworth) evil half–brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) conspiring to get his hands on the Tesseract. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), head of S.H.I.E.L.D., realizes it’s going to take more than one hero to save the planet.

Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans), still adjusting to a post–WWII life, and Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) are quick to answer the call. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) is more reluctant. And Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), hiding out in an Asian jungle, is extremely reluctant, since he feels it’s best to keep his alter ego, the rampaging Hulk, far away from civilization.

The midsection is the best part, as the heroes spend more time battling each other than assessing the situation regarding Loki. It’s putting it mildly to state that this is a veritable clash of the titans, with oversized personalities rubbing each other raw.

Stark’s cavalier attitude versus Rogers’ stoicism provides most of the tension, but there’s plenty of unease to go around.

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A group of conservative political activists that meets the 13th of each month at Tubby’s restaurant, 2909 River Drive in Thunderbolt, 6:30pm to 8:30pm. We are dedicated to the preservation of the U. S. Constitution and life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans. See our Facebook page or call Michael or Elizabeth at 912.604.4048. All are welcome.

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Kid’s Happenings Coastal Georgia Pro Sports Festival

A free football and cheer 2-hour clinic for kids, hosted by Miami Dolphins linebacker Gary Guyton, a graduate of Bradwell Institute in Hinesville. 9am (register at 8am):

Football and cheer camp for 1st through 6th graders. 11am (register at 10am): Football 2-hour camp for 7th through 12th graders.

Mon. June 25, at Bradwell Institute, 100 Pafford St., Hinesville. Info: www.garyguyton.com or 513-518-0528.

Great Amazing Race for Youth

Part of NFL player Gary Guyton’s Coastal Georgia Pro Sports Festival. A cross country adventure race for two, based on the TV show “The Amazing Race.” Top team in the local event qualifies for the National Championship Race. One youth pairs up with one adult for a team, racing against other teams around a 1 mile cross country course that includes up to 8 challenge stations. Sunday, June 24. 6pm, at James Brown Park, 800 Tupelo Trail, Hinesville, GA Fee: $40 early regis. $50 day of event. Discounts for military. Info and registration: www. garyguyton.com, or call 513-518-0528.

Irish Dancers of Savannah

Savannah’s first organized Irish dance school welcomes dancers, ages 4 and up.

Learn Irish Step and Ceili (Irish square) Dancing at a relaxed pace. Convenient midtown location. Reasonable rates. Whether dancing “just for fun” or competition, the IDS makes Irish dancing a fun loving activity the entire family can enjoy! Call 912-8975984 or email irishdancsav@aol.com Adult classes also available.

Junior Golf Summer Camp

June 18-22, J9am-12noon. Join other 4-12 year old Junior Golfers for a week-long golf and play summer camp. Golf On Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Other camp activities on Tues and Thurs--swimming, tennis, arts & crafts. $150/week: includes all food and beverages, prizes and awards. Members receive a $25 discount. $125/per child for “golf days” only, Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Lunch provided at noon; campers may be picked up between 12:45 and 1 p.m.

Location: The Club at Westin Savannah Harbor, on Hutchinson island. Information: westinsavannah.com or 912-201-2240.

Positive Youth Basketball / Recreational 2012 Summer Camp

Teaching the fundamentals of Basketball, table games, reading, arts & crafts. June 11 - August. Monday-Friday 8am-3pm, Ages 5-14. Where: Community BibleChurch (69th & Sanders) Cost: $35/week plus $15

registration fee and $10 for camp shirt. (no refunds). Limit 40 kids. Contact: Coach Maurice, 912-503-3001

Puppet People Friday Summer Shows

Every Friday during the Summer of 2012, Angela Beasley’s Puppet People will be performing a puppet show, open to the public. Includes Back Stage Pass Tour and a Puppet Craft. Call for reservations. Puppet shows and Puppet crafts may vary. Fridays June 1 – August 31, 11:00am–12:00pm. The Puppet Place, 3119 Furber Ave. Savannah.

Cost: $10 Per Person. Parent discount: $7 tickets. Information: 912-355-3366 or puppetpeople.com. Email:puppets@puppetpeople.com

Summer Camp at Savannah’s Clay Spot

register for camp and apply for a scholarship are available at the website www. burton4h.org. For more information call 912.786.5534.

Benefits Dinner Benefit for A Volset, Girls’ School in Uganda

Enjoy a Ugandan meal, a children’s art show and a silent auction to benefit a non-profit in Uganda assisting families affected by AIDS, to build a dormitory at a girls’ school in Uganda. June 15, 6-8pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church Fellowship Hall, 311 E. Harris St. $10 donation at Brighter Day, Sentient Bean or at the door.

Household Supplies Drive

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

Kids will have a blast this summer letting their imaginations go wild at Savannah’s Clay Spot. Once children get their hands on clay, they are going to want to come back for more. Register for the first week at $150.00 and receive additional weeks for 1/2 price. That’s a fun deal for everyone!

Information at savannahsclayspot@gmail. com, or 912-509-4647. More information online: www.savannahsclayspot.com

Motorcycle Ride to Benefit AWWIN

Toddler Tuesdays at Oatland Island Wildlife Center

For toddlers 6 months to 4 years, and their adults. Themed programs include reading story books, singing songs and finger plays, crafts, games, guided walks and up close encounters with Oatland’s animal ambassadors. $5 for children, General admission ($5 or $3 for military & seniors) for adults.

Friends of Oatland (FOO) members pay only for children with up to 2 adults FREE! Fee includes program and entrance to Oatland Island Wildlife Center and trails. Preregistration is required and closes at 4pm the Monday before each program. 912-3951500, or ww.oatlandisland.org [011412]

Tybee Summer Day Camp at Burton 4-H Center

July 23-27, 2012. The Burton 4-H Center offers a week-long summer day camp offering exciting and educational activities based on our marine environment. Includes beach time and swimming. Open to children 8 to 15yrs. Camp cost for the week is $165 per child. Limited number of partial scholarships available. All materials needed to

ACAPP Charity Ride (AWWIN Childcare Assistance Planning Program). Saturday, June 23, 8:30 AM Registration. Starting Point--Southeast Motorcycle-Garden City.

Ending Point—Savannah Harley-Davidson.

Entry Fee: $10. Fee Includes Continental Breakfast, Lunch, and Non Alcoholic Beverages Door Prizes. Benefiting low income single working women and men with childcare stipends.

For More Information please contact Sarahlyn U. Argrow. 912-659-0241. info@ awwin.org

Putt Putt for Paws

Pub crawl and putt putt golf tournament benefiting the Humane Society of Greater Savannah. Sat. June 23, 1-6pm. $25/person includes nine holes of miniature golf (one at each of nine participating restaurants), souvenir cup and golf ball, scorecard, drink specials. Play at your leisure starting at 1pm. Meet at Wild Wing Cafe at 6pm for awards and BBQ. Information/registration: 912-201-2009 or dana.schultz@ westin.com.

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“Greater-Than Sudoku” For this “Greater-Than Sudoku,” I’m not givin’ you ANY numbers to start off with! Adjoining squares in the grid’s 3x3 boxes have a greater-than sign (>) telling you which of the two numbers in those squares is larger. Fill in every square with a number from 1–9 using the greater-than signs as a guide. When you’re done, as with a normal Sudoku, every row, column, and 3x3 box will contain the numbers 1–9 exactly one time. (Solving hint: try to look for the 1’s and 9’s in each box first, then move on to the 2’s and 8’s, and so on). psychosudoku@hotmail.com

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Past and present St. Vincent’s and Benedictine Military School administrators, alumni and coaches compete against each other in a unique dunking booth contest to benefit Mom’s Lemonade Fund, a Savannah-based charity for ovarian cancer patient care, awareness, and research. Thurs. June 14, 5-8pm at Tubby’s Tank House in Thunderbolt. Information: 912-656-1273.

Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes.

Benefit Pool Tournament

Sat. June 16 and Sun. June 17. The 20th annual American Diabetes Association’s Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes fundraising campaign and the American Poolplayers Association present a Pool Tournament at The Big Cheesy, 726 E Oglethrope, in Hinesville. $25.00 per player with a progressive pot, prizes including a Keith Josey Jump/Break Cue, and raffles. $10 from each NEW membership will be donated to the American Diabetes Association. Information and sign up: www. diabetes.org/pooltournament. Or call Suzanne Will, 912-353-8110 ext 3093.

Upscale Yard Sale to Benefit Three Charities

Saturday, June 16, 8-4 and Sunday, June 17, 11-3, at Dragonfly Studio, 1204 E. Hwy. 80, Tybee Island. Proceeds to benefit: Tybee Island Marine Science Center’s Turtle Project, Tybee Arts Association and Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Theater Dept. For more info: call (912) 786-4431

Walk to Cure Diabetes

Second annual walk is June 23, 8amnoon at Daffin Park. Sponsored by JDRF Georgia, he fundraising goal for this year’s walk is $25,000 for research to treat, prevent and ultimately cure type 1 diabetes. o register now and participate, sponsor the event, build a Walk team, or for more information please visit http:// jdrfgeorgia.org/ or contact Mandy Mosier at 770.395.5980 or amosier@jdrf.org.

Call for Entries “Done in a Day” Grants to Nonprofits and Community Groups

Junior League of Savannah is now accepting applications for ‘Done in a Day”, Community Projects and Community Assistance Funds. Typical projects include assistance with painting, gardening, special events or physical improvements.

The projects are generally scheduled over a time span of a one-day period on a Saturday or Sunday, with a need of ten to fifteen volunteers. To apply, visit the Junior League of Savannah’s website at www.jrleaguesav.org or call the League’s Headquarters at 912-790-1002. The application deadline is July 15, 2012.

City of Savannah Cultural Affairs: Grant Proposals Sought

2013 cultural proposals for City of Savannah funding are sought for three categories of programs: Cultural Education/ Access; Festivals; and Cultural Tourism.

Recipients must be a 501-c-3 nonprofit headquartered within Savannah city limits and must occur in Savannah during 2013 calendar year. Application deadline is Sat. July 7 at 5pm. Informational workshops for applicants will be held in May and June.

Contact Michelle Hunter for workshop information or grant information at 912-6516417 or mhunter@savannahga.gov. More information on grants and workshops at www.savannahga.gov/cityweb/culturalaffairsweb.nsf.

Junior League Membership

Applications Now Being Accepted

Junior League of Savannah is looking for good women with a heart for voluntarism for the Fall 2012-2013 Provisional Class.

To request an application, email headquarters@jrleaguesav.org. Applications and fees are due on July 15, 2012. Please contact Keller Deal with any additional questions, kellerdeal@gmail.com. For more information about the Junior League of Savannah please visit www.jrleaguesav. org.

Classes, Camps & Workshops 2012 Summer Art Camp

The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is accepting registrations for Summer Art Camp, June 11 through August 24 at S.P.A.C.E. studios, 9 W. Henry St. Ten camp sessions will be offered for children, providing an introduction to painting, ceramics, jewelry, mixed media and performing arts in age-appropriate group settings. Includes sessions for ages 4-12. Fees $135 per session. $85 for the preschool half-days session. Call for complete information: 912-651-6783. or www.savannahga.gov/arts

Advanced Creative Photography

Course begins July 24. Class time and field work. Offered in Savannah by Georgia Southern’s Continuing Education Division at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. $100. Information: 912-651-0942 or email christinataylor@georgiasouthern. edu.

Art,-Music, Piano and Voicecoaching

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

961-7021 or 667-1056. [122811]

Avatar® Info Hour

Are you interested in improving the world? Do you want to foster community locally and abroad? Join us every 3rd Tuesday of the month to explore the Avatar tools and learn how to live your life deliberately. Call Brie at 912-429-9981 to RSVP and for location details. http://www. theavatarcourse.com. [041512]

Beading Classes

Learn about jewelry making, bead weaving, and bead embroidery and other techniques. Classes are every Saturday through the summer. Perlina Bead Shop, 6 West State Street, Savannah. Call ahead to reserve aspace or visit web site for class schedules and instructions. 912-4412656 or www.perlinabeadshop.com.

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

Beginning Precious Metal Clay

June 8 and 15, 6:30-8:30pm at the Coastal Georgia Center, 405 Fahm Street. Learn the basics of precious metal clay (PMC), allowing artists to learn the art of metalsmithing. Projects focus on building forms and textures. Discuss the pros and cons of the different PMC brands available.

Offered by Georgia Southern Continuing Education Program in Savannah. Registration: 912-478-5551. Information: 912651-0942 or email christinataylor@georgiasouthern.edu Fee: $90.00 Registration includes materials. ceps.georgiasouthern. edu/conted/artclasses.html

Champions Training Center

Offers a variety of classes and train-

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.

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Creative Digital Photography

Go in-depth into photography principles, aperture and shutter combinations, bracketing and composition. Spend time in the field and the classroom. You’ll need a DSLR camera, changeable lenses and a tripod, and must be able to write files to a USB drive for critiques. Tuesdays, July 3 - 17, 6:30-8:30pm, and Saturdays July 6 and 13, 8:30-10:30am. (in the field). Registration: 912-478-5551. Information: 912-651-0942 or email christinataylor@georgiasouthern.edu $100 Offered in Savannah at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street,

by Georgia Southern’s Continuing Education Department. ceps.georgiasouthern.edu

Drawing I

Mondays, June 4-25, 6:30-8:30pm. $125.

Registration fee includes materials. Offered

by Georgia Southern’s Continuing Education Program in Savannah, at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. Explore perception and how it relates to what you put down on paper. Drawing

activities will focus on using line, shadow and one point perspective. Registration: 912-478-5551. Information: 912-651-0942 or christinataylor@georgiasouthern.edu. ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/artclasses.html

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]

Daffin Park. Housecalls available. Call 401255-6921 or email a.teixeira472@gmail.com to schedule a 1/2 price first lesson! [122811]

Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children are held at 15 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 921-4646 or 220-6570 to register.

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

912-232-5987 [122811]

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute

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]

Free Money Management Class

July 10, 6-7:30pm. Don’t take a vacation from your credit. Learn how to keep your credit from giving you the summertime blues. Call 912-691-2227 or email cccs@ cccssav.com. Free. Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull Street. Sponsored by Consumer Credit Counseling and Step Up Savannah.

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

Guitar, mandolin and bass lessons

Homeschool Music Classes

Affordable group music classes offered in Savannah and Guyton. Contact Brian at 912414-5625 for more information. [041512]

Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center

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

For more info: 912-232-4232 x115 or www. savannahpha.com

Kids Pottery Camp 2012

June 11-Aug. 24th, Pick from 10 different weeks of camps. Young ceramic artists can let their imaginations soar as they learn to create wonderful works of art. Campers will cover a wide variety of ceramic techniques including both hand building and the potter’s wheel. All camps are weekly, 9am-12noon, $150.00 per camp. Contact: Lisa Alvarez Bradley lisa@savannahsclayspot.com. 912-5094647. www.savannahsclayspot.com. Camp held at The Clay Spot, 1305 Barnard Street Savannah, GA 31401.

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*Promotion runs August 31, 2011 through June 30, 2012. Honda Civic provided compliments of HondasForLess.net, Jacksonville Florida. Winner will be chosen by random drawing at The Blood Alliance, 7595 Centurion Parkway Jacksonville FL 32256 on July 2, 2012 at 9am and awarded July 11, 2012 at 9am. Winner must be 18 years old and a licensed driver. Winner is responsible for all documents, taxes, and cost of tag and title. Pictured car is for display purposes only, color and options may vary. Employees of The Blood Alliance, HondasForLess.net, 30 Second Street Media, Frontline Solutions and their immediate family members are not eligible for this promotion. Each time you register to donate you are automatically entered to win. No purchase, contribution, or blood donation necessary to enter.

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happenings

ing 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]

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Learn Russian

Learn to speak Russian. All experience levels welcome, beginner to expert. Call 912713-2718 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.

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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 for All Instruments

Rody’s Music is now offering music lessons for all ages on all instruments, beginners through advanced. 7700 Abercorn St. For more information call 912-352-4666 or email kristi@awsav.com. [051912]

Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments

“Pretty Cheesy”--but not quite the same. by matt Jones | Answers on page 45 ©2012 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com)

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20 “___ the DJ, I’m the Rapper” (1988 album) 21 “There’s ___ in the bottom of the sea” 22 Jean-Pierre Rampal’s instrument 23 ___-ball (arcade rolling game) 24 Danced ungracefully 26 Rodin work 29 Update the decor 30 Get ready for a bodybuilding competition 31 Area where everything feels like a Utah city?

36 Mass ___ (Boston thoroughfare, to locals) 37 Historic French town (anagram of LUCY N.) 38 Icelandic band Sigur ___ 39 Rampart for rebels?

42 Typeface units 44 Food for pigs 45 Letter-shaped house 46 Jeer toward a play’s villain 49 Arduous journey 50 History Channel show that follows loggers in the Pacific Northwest 51 Condescend 53 Org. that fined over a “wardrobe malfunction” 56 Construction beam 57 Emile’s lesser known author brother?

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3 Little devils 4 Treasure hunt need 5 Get closer, really quietly 6 “And knowing is half the battle” cartoon 7 Show for Lopez and Tyler, for short 8 Order from a mug shot photographer 9 “For shame!” noise 10 “The Aristocats” kitten, or his composer namesake Hector 11 Company with orange and white vans 12 Montana city 16 Monopoly card 18 Taekwondo great Jhoon ___ 22 Sorrowful Portuguese folk music 23 Disco ___ (“The Simpsons” character) 25 Eugene of “American Reunion” 26 Fly with the eagles 27 Record for later 28 “Break ___!”

31 Falls into a chair haphazardly 32 Play that introduced the term “robot” 33 Aquatic killer 34 Linguist Chomsky 35 In ___ (at heart) 37 Business execs in charge of the numbers 40 Welcome, like the new year 41 Tiger’s ex 42 German coin, before adopting the euro 43 Bug 45 Jason’s ship 46 ___ Capital (company founded by Mitt Romney) 47 Extreme curve in a river 48 Actress Kate of “Dynasty” 49 They’re influenced by the moon 52 Ohio’s Great Lake 53 Poultry 54 Decked out (in) 55 Jesus’s water-into-wine city 57 Slimy stuff 58 Chaotic situation

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.

Award-winning 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]

Photography Workshops at Skidaway Island State Park

“Outdoor Photography for Beginning Digital SLR Photographers” workshop by Jackie DeBusk. After the lessons, participants head out into the park to apply their newfound knowledge and skills, shooting flora, fauna, landscapes, and waterscapes. The three hour workshop will be held twice on June 16. Session 1: 9:30am-12:30pm. Session 2: 1:30-4:30pm. Location: Skidaway Island State Park Group Shelter. Register at 912-580-5308 or online at www.debuskphoto.com. Fees: $20 by mail by June 5, or $25 at the door. If pre-paying, mail fee to: Jackie DeBusk, P.O. Box 5219, St. Marys, GA 31558. Workshop fee does not include park’s required $5 parking fee, which can be paid the day of the workshop at the park.

ReSource Center at Habitat ReStore

1900 East Victory Drive. New home owner-

ship 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.

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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]

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

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

Savannah Sacred Harp Singers

Everyone that loves to sing is invited to join the Savannah Sacred Harp Singers at Faith Primitive Baptist Church, 3212 Bee Road in Savannah. All are welcome to participate or listen in on one of America’s most revered musical traditions. For more information call 912-655-0994 or visit savannahsacredharp. com. [122211]

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 786-247-9923, anitraoperadiva@yahoo.com, www.anitraoperadiva. com [122811]

The Fifth Agreement: Workshop

A course based on The Fifth Agreement by Don Miguel & Don Jospeh Luis. Tuesdays, July 10 to July 31, 6:30 to 8pm. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. Savannah.

Registration by July 1, 2012: $10.00 per person. Contact Lydia Rose Stone, 912-7040798.

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.

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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

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Meets the first Friday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Young’s Marina, 218 Wilmington Island Rd., Savannah (across fom N. Cromwell Rd.) If first Friday falls on a holiday weekend, meeting is second Friday. No boat? No sailing experience?

No problem! Information: http://www. chathamsailing.org. [051912]

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 for more info. http://www. meetup.com/SavannahEnergyHealers/ [122811]

Exploring The American Revolution in Savannah

Interested in exploring the role Savannah played in the American Revolution? Join like-minded 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 holi-

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days. 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]

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month from 9:30-10:30 AM. Tradewinds Ice Cream & Coffee, 107 Charlotte Rd. Savannah (912) 308-6768 for more info. [121211]

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]

Queen of Spades Card Playing Club

A new club formed to bring lovers of card games together to play games such as Spades, Hearts, Rummy, etc. We will meet every other Thursday beginning June 21st from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13. E. Park Ave. Children are welcome. No fee. Information: 912-660-8585.

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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 Ave and the third Tuesday at Super King Buffet, 10201 Abercorn Street at 7:30 p.m. Call 308-2094, email kasak@ comcast.net or visit www.roguephoenix. org. [86/010112] Savannah

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 912-3533148 for more info. [122811]

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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]

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SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2012 at the MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE MUSEUM (LOCATED AT HWY 80 & I-95)

7pm – MIDNIGHT Live Auction • Silent Auction • Food served from 7:15 – 9:30pm • Cash Bar

Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at the door!

ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY

8 MILE BEND BAND

Go “all out” in your tux or gown, or “play it cool” in your favorite pair of jeans and a splash of leather!

SPONSORSHiP OPPORtUNitiES Platinum (Ultra Classic) $1,000+ Gold (Road King) $500 - $999 (cost of sending one child to camp is $800)

Silver (Softail) $250 - $499 Bronze (Sportster) $100 - $249 In-Kind Donations also welcome

Donations are 100% tax-deductible and benefit the LOCAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION

For more information call MDA at

912-354-9576

or visit the Savannah HOG website at

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porters meet at various times and locations throughout the year.

Game viewing parties for football, basketball and baseball, as well as a spring cookout, Sand Gnats outings and service events. https://cualumni.clemson.edu/sslpage. aspx?pid=460 and look for us on Facebook!

Information: Gareth Avant at garethavant@ gmail.com or 336-339-3970. [051312]

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 7487020. [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 4296918 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.

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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

Savannah Writers Group

A gathering of writers of all levels, published authors to beginners, interested in networking, hearing published guest speaker authors, and having their writing

| Submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404 critiqued in a friendly, supportive environment. Meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 7:00 PM. Barnes and Nobles Booksellers in Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn Extension, Savannah, Georgia. Free and open to the public.Information: savannahwritersgroup.blogspot.com or 912-572-6251. [053112]

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: 912-238-0514 [122911]

Tarde en Espanol

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

236-8566. [122911]

The Philo Cafe

Foundation

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

Call 912-232-3549 or email chesteraellis@ comcast.net for more information. [122911]

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 912-631-3452 or 912-272-2797. Ask for Muriel or Darowe. E-mail: abeniculturalarts@gmail.com

Adult Ballet Class

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.

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Argentine Tango

Lessons Sundays 1:30-3:30pm. Doris Martin Dance Studio, 8511-h Ferguson Ave. Open to the public. Cost $3.00 per person.

Wear closed toe leather soled shoes if available. For more information call 912925-7416 or email savh_tango@yahoo.com.

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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]

Beginners Belly Dance Classes

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]

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]

The Philo Cafe

Theremin/Electronic Music Enthusiasts

A club for enthusiasts of electronic music and instruments, including the theremin, synths, Mooger Foogers, jam sessions, playing techniques, compositions, gigs, etc.

Philip Neidlinger, theremin@neidlinger.us.

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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 912-5987387. [122911]

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

Meets monthly at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Call James Crauswell at 927-3356. [122911] Savannah

Woodville-Tompkins Scholarship

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. 912-5960889 or www.cairoonthecoast.com [122911]

Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle

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]

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 912-354-5586. [122911]

Pole Dancing Class

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

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

Nothing comes off but your shoes. Fitness Body & Balance Studio, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. [122911]

Salsa Savannah

Tuesdays at Tantra (8 E. Broughton St.), lessons from 7-9pm, open dancing 9pm1am. 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 912-398-8784. [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 912-398-8784. [122911]

Savannah Shag Club

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

Events Avatar® ReSurfacing Weekend Workshop

Weekend workshop, June 23rd and 24th from 9am-5pm ReSurfacing refers to the action of disentangling yourself from old creations and rising back into awareness. Discover new insights and realizations about how your life works—or why it doesn’t. For more information or to register contact: Brie Pawlak 912-429-9981 brie pawlak@gmail.com for fee information and workshop location. www.theavatarcourse. com

Farm a la Carte: A Mobile Farmers Market

Find them at various spots around town including Wednesdays 2:30-6:30pm at Green Truck on Habersham, Thursdays 3-5:30pm at Bethesda Farmers’ Market and Saturdays 9-1 at Forsyth Farmers Market.

Sustainable meats, organic produce, local dairy and more. revivalfoods.com. [050612]

Fort Pulaski Summer Hours and Programs

Fort Pulaski National Monument begins its extended summer schedule on Saturday, June 2. The Visitor Center and the historic fort will be open daily from 9am to 6:30pm.

Park gates wil close at 6:45pm.

Additional daily Ranger programs will be available for the public. Information: www.nps.gov/fopu or 912-786-5787. Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on

Red Cross Annual Meeting

95th Annual Meeting of American Red Cross’s Southeast Georgia Chapter, and Donor Recognition Event of the Coastal District Southern Blood Services Region.

Thursday, June 21, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm.

Marriott Savannah Riverfront, 100 General McIntosh Blvd. RSVP or information: Judy McKinney at 912-651-5351 or judy.mckinney@redcross.org.

St. Pius X High School Alumni Assoc.

2012 Summer Picnic

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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

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]

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, 12noon-1pm, 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 912-5960889. [122911]

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. [122911]

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 912660-7399 or email ConsistentIntegrity@

AUTHENTIC MOROCCAN CUISINE • BELLY DANCING NIGHTLY

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) 7047650 or e-mail carroll3620@bellsouth.net.

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Annual Summer Picnic is Saturday, August 18, from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. at Camp Villa Marie, Isle of Hope, Savannah. (All students who attended the school between 1952 and 1971 are invited. Food, fun, muFitness Classes at the JEA sic, and games. Cost: $ 25.00 per adult, Spin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water $12.50 for 12 and under. Free for age 5 and aerobics, Aquasize, senior fitness, and under. Please register by July 15. Make Zumba.

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Free Yoga Classes with Erika Tate

Join us on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30pm for free Yoga Community classes (starts May 15). Build strength, increase flexibility and relieve stress in a supportive, encouraging environment. Adults and youth 12 years and older are welcome. Designed for all fitness levels. Mats available. Brought to you by bluknowledge, LLC and the City of Savannah/ Moses Jackson Advancement Center in West Savannah. Call (912) 5252166 for information. Held at the Moses Jackson Advancement Center, 1410 B Richards Street.

Kung Fu School: Ving Tsun

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

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The Psychotronic Film Society of Savannah presents the:

FRIDAY NIGHT FRIGHT FEST! Brand-New Indie Horror Films From Around The World The Last Friday of Each Month

Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes

Mondays, 10-11am (crawlers and toddlers) and 11:30-12:45 (infants and precrawlers) 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]

(2012, France) This IMMENSELY SCARY flick is set in 1989 Seattle, where a struggling grunge-rock band takes day jobs at a Prison for the Criminally Insane. When a freak electrical storm cuts power to the building, they’re trapped in in the dark with dozens of violent, lunatic serial killers!

Can they survive until help arrives? Don’t miss this stylish and disturbing shocker!

Pilates Mat Classes

Mat classes are held Tues & Thurs 7:30am-8:30am, 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 SemiPrivate 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. Prenatal 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]

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U.S. Highway 80, 15 miles east of Savannah. Entrance fee is $5.00 per person.

Free for ages 15 and under.

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League. Tom Triplett Park, Hwy 80 W, Pooler.

Sun. 10 am-Singles at the Sarge in Hardeeville, SC. Info: savannahdiscgolf.com or savannahdiscgolf@gmail.com All skill levels welcome. Instruction available. [031812]

ARIES

(March 21–April 19) It’s time for your right hand to find out what your left hand has been doing lately, and vice versa.

They’ve been attending to their separate agendas for a while, and now it would be wise to have them work together more closely.

As they get reacquainted, a bit of friction would be understandable.

You may have to serve as a mediator. Try to get them to play nicely with each other for a while before jumping in to the negotiations about how best they can cooperate in the future. And be very firm with them: no slapping or fighting allowed.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) Some relationships that you call “friendships” may be little more than useful connections or status boosters or affiliations that enhance your power and influence.

There’s no shame in that. But it’s also a smart idea to make sure that at least some of your alliances are rooted primarily in pure affection. You need to exchange energy with people who don’t serve your ambitions so much as they feed your soul. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to cultivate friendships like that. Take good care of those you have, and be alert for the possibility of starting a new one.

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) Do you remember what you were doing between July 2000 and June 2001? Think back. Did anything happen then that felt like a wild jumpstart, or a series of epiphanies, or a benevolent form of shock therapy? Were you forcibly dislodged from a rut by an adversary who eventually became an ally? Did you wake up from a sleepy trance you didn’t even know you had been in? I’m guessing that at least some of those experiences will be returning in the coming months, but on a higher octave this time.

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) Author Steven Covey describes your “circle of concern” as everything you’re concerned with or worried about. Your “circle of influence,” on the other hand, is anything that’s within your ability to change right now. For example, you may have general long–term

questions or anxieties about the future of your health. That’s your circle of concern. But your circle of influence contains specific actions you can take to affect your health today, like eating good food, getting enough sleep, and doing exercise. What I’m seeing for you, Cancerian, is that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to spend less time in your circle of concern and more in your circle of influence. Stop fantasizing about what may or may not happen, and simply take charge of the details that will make a difference.

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) There’s a wild zoo about two hours northwest of Seattle. After paying your fee, you can drive your car through acres of land where large animals are allowed to roam free.

When I took the tour, I stopped my rented Dodge Stratus by the side of the road to get a better look at a humongous buffalo with a humped back and a long woolly beard. It lumbered over to where I was parked and for the next five minutes thoroughly licked my windshield with its enormous purple tongue. My head was just inches away from its primal power, and yet I was safe and relaxed and perfectly amused. I wouldn’t be surprised if you had a comparable experience sometime soon, Leo.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22)

passionate goals. While I can see the large grains of truth in that theory, I don’t think it applies in all cases –– like for you right now, for instance. During the upcoming grace period, it will make sense for you to be perfectly content with the state of your life just as it is.

To do so won’t make you lazy and complacent. Just the opposite, in fact: It will charge your psychic batteries and create a reservoir of motivational energy for the second half of 2012.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Twenty–four–year–old actress Annalynne McCord has risen up in rebellion against what she calls “Hollywood’s perfection requirement.” Lately she has been brazenly appearing in public without any make–up on. She has even encouraged paparazzi to snap photos of her in her natural state.

“I’m not perfect,” she says, “and that’s okay with me.” I nominate her to be your role model in the coming weeks, Scorpio. You will be able to stir up useful blessings for yourself by being loyal to the raw truth. You can gain power by not hiding anything. (And yes, I realize that last statement is in conflict with the core Scorpionic philosophy.) Here’s my guarantee: It’ll be fun to be free of unrealistic images and showy deceptions.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

right? It’s true that you’ve incurred a minor karmic debt that will ultimately have to be repaid. And yes, you’ve been reminded that you can’t allow yourself to lower your standards even slightly. But I doubt any of it will matter in five years –– especially if you atone now. So please go ahead and give yourself a spanking, make a definitive plan to correct your error, and start cruising in the direction of the next chapter of your life story.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) Have you ever tried to drink from a fire hose? The sheer amount and force of the water shooting out the end makes it hard to actually get any moisture in your mouth, let alone enjoy the process. On the other hand, it is kind of entertaining, and it does provide a lot of material to tell funny stories about later on. But are those good enough reasons to go ahead and do it? I say no. That’s why I advise you, metaphorically speaking, to draw your sustenance from a more contained flow in the coming week. Cultivate a relationship with a resource that gives you what you really need.

PISCES

(Feb. 19–March 20) The coming week will be an excellent time to declare your independence from anything that depresses you, obsesses you, or oppresses you. You will attract help from unexpected sources if you take that brave action. At the same time, it’ll be a perfect moment to declare your interdependence with anything that fires up your imagination, stirs up smart hope, or fills you with a desire to create masterpieces. Be adventurous as you dream about blending your energies with the very best influences.

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 781-267-1810 [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 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 912-3509031. [122911]

Zumba Fitness (R) Classes with April

Mondays @ 5:30 and Thursdays @ 6:30. Nonstop Fitness in Sandfly, 8511 Ferguson Ave. Just $5 for nonmembers. Call 912-349-4902 for more info. [051312]

Zumba Fitness Classes with Anne

Lake Mayer Community Center, 1850 E Montgomery Crossroads, Wednesdays, 7pm8pm. $5, Free if you bring a friend. (912) 596-1952. [010912]

Zumba Fitness Classes with Mai

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

Gay & Lesbian First City Network Board Meeting

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

Gay AA Meeting

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

In the Biblical book of Genesis, Jacob had a dream of angels ascending and descending a ladder that went up to heaven. I recommend that you try to incubate a similar dream, or else do some meditations in which you visualize that scene. It would help prime your psyche for one of this week’s top assignments, which is to be adaptable as you go back and forth between very high places and very low places. Heaven and earth need to be better connected. So do the faraway and the close–at–hand, as well as the ideal and the practical.

And you’re the right person for the job.

Nineteenth–century Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev once called his fellow novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky a “pimple on the face of literature.” But more than a hundred years after that crude dismissal, Dostoyevsky is a much more highly regarded and influential writer than Turgenev. Use this as inspiration, Sagittarius, if you have to deal with anyone’s judgmental appraisals of you in the coming days.

Their opinions will say more about them than about you. Refresh your understanding of the phenomenon of “projection,” in which people superimpose their fantasies and delusions on realities they don’t see clearly.

LIBRA

CAPRICORN

What Makes A Family

Thomas Edison said something to the effect that a person who is thoroughly satisfied is probably a failure. I guess he meant that if you’re not always pushing to make your life better, you must not have very high standards or

Take a few deep breaths. It’s important not to get overly worked up about your recent diversion from the Truth and the Way. I mean it’s not like you sold heroin to high school students or dumped toxic waste into a mountain stream,

Health

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22)

(Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

Georgia Equality Savannah

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

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Savannah Pride, Inc.

Meets second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the FCN office located at 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. SPs mission of unity through diversity, and social awareness has helped promote the well-being of the LGBT community in the South, and organizes the annual Savannah Pride Festival. Call 912288-7863 or email heather@savpride.com.

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Stand Out Youth

A Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth organization. Meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at the FCN building located at 307 E. Harris St. Call 657-1966, email info@standoutyouth.org or visit www.standoutyouth.org. [122911] A children’s therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Groups range in age from 10 to 18 and are held twice a month. Call 3522611. [122911]

AIDS/HIV Testing--Free in June

Free HIV testing. Sponsored by Chatham CARE Center, a Coastal Health District

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program. No appointment necessary and no needles. Results in 20 minutes. When/ Where: Sat. June 16, 10am-2pm, Benjamin Van Clark Park Live Oak and Park Ave., Savannah. Wed. June 27. 10am-4pm.

Wells Park, 38th and Montgomery Streets, Savannah. Thurs. June 28, 10am-2pm.

Savannah State University. Fri. June 29, 4pm-7pm. West Broad Street YMCA, 1110 May St., Savannah. Information: 912-6510996 or 912-656-1475 or e-mail lnpressley@dhr.state.ga.us.

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Alcoholics Anonymous

If you want or need to stop drinking, AA can help. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. Check www.SavannahAA. com for meeting locations and times, or call 24 hrs 912-356-3688 for information.

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Diabetes Small Group Workshops

Workshops beginning June 2012. Sessions will be offered four times each year. To join this small group learning experience. .. Call Leo Wright at 912 236-8987 today, for all details of the class, including times, location and fees, or Email Carolyn@ HealthRestoration101.com. [060912]

Free hearing & speech screening

Hearing: Every Thurs. 9-11 a.m. Speech: 1st Thurs. of each month. Savannah Speech & Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 355-4601. www.savannahspeechandhearing.org [122911]

Health Care for Uninsured People

St. Mary’s Health Center is open for primary health for the uninsured of Chatham County. The center, located at 1302 Drayton, is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. For information or to make an appointment, call 912-4439409. [021912]

Healthcare for the Uninsured

St. Mary’s Health Center,1302 Drayton St.. is open for health needs of uninsured residents of Chatham County. Free of charge.

Open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. For information or to make an appointment, call 912-443-9409. [122911]

La Leche League of Savannah

Mothers wishing to find out more about breastfeeding are invited to attend a meeting on the first Thursday of every month at 10am. La Leche League of Savannah is a breastfeeding support group for new and expectant mothers. 897-9544, www. lllusa.org/web/SavannahGA.html. [122911] Savannah

Living Smart Fitness Club

An exercise program to encourage healthy lifestyle changes offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center.

Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. On Mondays and Wednesdays the classes are held at the John. S. Delaware Center from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM. On Tuesdays from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM, the classes are held at the center on 1910 Abercorn Street.

Classes include Zumba (Tuesdays) and Hip-Hop low impact aerobics with cardio and strengthening exercises (Mondays/ Wednesdays). For more information, call 912-447-6605. [022612]

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Meeting

The Savannah Affiliate of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network monthly meeting is Tues,, June 19, 6pm at Panera Bread on Abercorn St. in Abercorn Commons shopping center. Look for the purple shirts!

Information: Jane Miller at janemiller@ pancanvolunteer.org. Buy your own dinner.

Planned Parenthood Hotline

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

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Nature and Environment

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The Dolphin Project’s Education Outreach Program is available to speak at your school, club or organization. We offer a fascinating powerpoint with sound and video about our estuarine dolphins and their environment. Age-appropriate programs and related handouts. www. thedolphinproject.org [122911] Programs of EOA have been earning free financial support by participating in the FundingFactory Recycling Program. Bring empty cartridges, cell phones, small electronics, and laptops to EOA for recycling through FundingFactory, in exchange for their choice of technology recreation products, or even cash. Business Support Program of Funding Factory will give benefit to EOA for materials recycled through them by business registered with them.

Drop off recyclables at 618 West Anderson Street, Rm. 202, Savannah, GA 31415 To learn more about supporting EOA, including the Business Support Program (recycling) call Debbie Walker at 238-2960 ext.126, or dwproperty@aol.com or at www.FundingFactory.com. [053112]

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

Tails Spin and Dr. Stanley Lester, DVM, host low-cost pet vaccine clinics for students, military and seniors on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 5-6pm. Vaccinations: $12.00, with $2.00 per vaccination donated to Savannah Pet Rescue Agencies. Habersham Village Shopping Center. www.tailsspin.com [122911] Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks on Sundays at 5pm (weather permitting). Meet at the Canine Palace, 612 Abercorn St. For info, call 912-234-3336. [122911]

Readings & Signings Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

meets the last Sunday of the month at 4 p.m. at the African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605. [122911]

Savannah Storytellers

The Savannah Storytellers are re-forming on Feb 16. Weekly meetings to follow.

Bess Chappas will offer workshop on first meeting. Call. Wallace Moye 354-0048.

Call for reservation (limited seating).

Janice at 912-224-2904. [021212]

Offering a variety of fun educational programs including Beach Discovery Walks, Marsh Treks, Turtle Talks and the Coastal Georgia Gallery, which features an up close look at dozens of local species.

Open daily, 10am-5pm. For more info, call 912-786-5917 or visit www.tybeemarinescience.org. [122911]

Tea time at Ola’s

The Oatland Island Wildlife Center , 711 Sandtown Rd., offers a 2-mile Native Animal Nature Trail that winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland and salt marsh habitats, and features live native animal exhibits. Open daily from 10-4 except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. 898-3980, www.oatlandisland.org.

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Wilderness Southeast

Offers a variety of programs every month including guided trips with naturalists, canoe rides and more. Their mission is to develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural

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A book discussion group that meets the fourth Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E. Bay St. Bring a book you’ve read this month and tell all about it.

Treats to share are always welcomed. Tea will be provided. 232-5488 or 652-3660.

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Service of Compline

The Service of Compline at Christ Church is moving: same music, same service, same choir, same preacher--different location. Beginning Sunday, December 11 the Christ Church Service of chanted Compline by candlelight will be held at historic Independent Presbyterian Church (corner of Bull Street and Oglethorpe) every Sunday night at 9:00p.m. “Come, say good night to God.” [121211]

A New Church in the City, For the City.

We will gather on Sunday mornings beginning February 5th at Bryson Hall (5 East Perry St.) on Chippewa Square at 10:30 am. www.edenvillagechurch.org Like us on Facebook: Savannah Church Plant. [011412]

Crossflame Youth Choir and Orchestra Concert

Worship concert by Crossflame Youth Choir and Orchestra of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church of Hickory, North Carolina. Sun., June 17, 9:30am, at White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Road.The entire service is planned with music, scripture, readings and short dramas supporting the choir’s tour theme of “How Can I Keep from Singing”. Free admission. Information: 912-925-9524

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Guided Silent Prayer

A couple of songs done acoustically, about 30 minutes of guided silent prayer, and a few minutes to receive prayer if you want (or remain in silence). A mid-week rest and re-focus. 6:45-8pm on Wednesdays at the Vineyard Church. 615 Montgomery St. (behind Blowin’ Smoke BBQ). www.vineyardsavannah.org [122911]

Jonesville Baptist Church--Event in the Park

June 22, 6:30-9:30pm. Forsyth Park at the bandshell. A fun worship event, free and open to the public.

Featured participants are Bishop James G. Rodges, the JBC Levi Mimes, numerous choirs, musicians and dancers,and Magic Marc. Fun and games for the children. Concessions will be sold. Sponsors welcome.

Information: 912-351-0423.

Savannah Zen Center

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Meditation, Classes & Events are held at 111 E. 34th St., Savannah, Ga 31401. For schedule: savannahzencenter.com or visit us on Facebook. [122911]

Sizzlin’ Summer Suppers at White Bluff Presbyterian Church

Wednesday nights at 6:30 pm, beginning June 13, gather for simple food, good community and a spiritual lift. A cookout supper followed by a simple vespers service. Supper is free, although contributions are welcome.

The church is located at 10710 White Bluff Road in Savannah. Information: www.whitebluffpresbyterian.com.

Soka Gakkai of America

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

The group practices Nichiren Buddhism by chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. Introductory meetings are held the third Sunday of the month. For further information, call 232-9121. [122911]

The Savannah Bible Project

Meets each Friday 6:00-6:45pm to provide a non-faith-biased opportunity to interpret Hebrew and Christian scripture. Participants are encouraged to interpret the texts in community embracing each person’s unique interpretive authority. Meetings begin April 20 at the Ogeechee River Coffee Company. https://www.facebook.com/SavannahBibleProject [040112]

Theology on Tap

Meets at The Distillery every month on the third Monday night from 8:30 - 10:30pm.

Like us on Facebook: Theology on Tap Downtown Savannah. [011412]

Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church

Services begin Sunday at 11 a.m. at 1001 E. Gwinnett St. Coffee and discussion follow each service. Religious education for grades 1-8 is offered. For information, call 7866075, e-mail UUBC2@aol.com. Celebrating diversity. Working for justice. [122911]

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

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Liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith. Sunday, 11 am, Troup Square Sanctuary. 234-0980, admin@uusavannah.org or www.uusavannah.org. [122911] 313 E. Harris St. ,

Unity Church of Savannah

Two Sunday morning Celebration Services - 9:15 and 11:00. (Children’s Church and childcare at 11:00.)

Noon prayer service every Thurs. To find out about classes, workshops and more visit,

www.unityofsavannah.org or call 912-3554704. 2320 Sunset Blvd.

Sports & Games Savannah Bike Polo

Like regular polo, but with bikes instead of horses. Meets weekly. Check out www. facebook.com/savannahbikepolo for more information. [122911]

Support Groups Al-Anon Family Groups

An anonymous fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics of all ages. The message of the Al-Anon Family Groups is one of strength and hope for friends and families of problem drinkers. Al-Anon, for adults, and Alateen, for young people ages 13-19, is a unique fellowship that unites members of different backgrounds, races and walks of life in an inspiring endeavor: helping themselves and others to lead purposeful, useful lives by overcoming the frustration and helplessness caused by close association with an alcoholic. Meetings are held daily throughout Savannah and the surrounding area. Check www.savannahalanon.com for meeting information and times, or call 912598-9860 for information. [030412]

Alcoholics Anonymous

If you want or need to stop drinking, AA can help. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. Check www.SavannahAA.com for meeting locations and times, or call 24 hrs 912-356-3688 for information. [122911]

Alzheimer’s Caregivers and Families Support Group

Senior Citizens, Inc. hosts caregivers and families support groups for individuals caring for Alzheimer’s and dementia family members. Locations and days: Every 2nd Monday at Wilmington Island United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Road.

Every 2nd Thursday, 5:30pm, at Ruth Byck Adult Day Care facility, 64 Jasper St. For more info, call 236-0363, ext. 143.

Amputee Support Group

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

Call 355-7778 or 353-9635. [122911]

Brain Injury Support Group

For traumatic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. Meets the third Thursday at 5 p.m. in the gym at The Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University Medical Center. http://www.memorialhealth.com [122911]

Breast Cancer Survivors Group

Meets Tuesdays at 5:20om, at First Presbyterian Church on Washington Avenue and Paulsen Street. Survivor’s and care providers welcome. Enter via Washington Ave. Contact Melissa at 912-844-4524 or Krista at 912-819-7053. [122911]

Cancer support group

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

For anyone living with, through or beyond a diagnosis of cancer. Call 819-5704. [122911]

Citizens With Retarded Citizens

Open to families of children or adults with autism, mental retardation, and other developmental disabilities. Meets monthly at 1211 Eisenhower Drive. 355-7633. [122911]

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association

Meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. Next meeting: Sat., April 28, 10:30am at Candler Hospital’s Marsh Auditorium, 5356 Reynolds St. in Savannah. The group will celebrate its 15th anniversary.

Polio survivors and guests are invited. For information call 912-927-8332 or go to www.

coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org. (There is no charge for this meeting.)

Couples Struggling with Fertility Challenges

Meets every Saturday at 6:45 p.m. at Savannah Christian Church, 55 Al Henderson Blvd. Room 250. A group for couples struggling with primary or secondary infertility, whether on this journey for one year or many years. Call Kelly at 596-0852 or email emptycradle_savannah@hotmail.com. [122911]

Families Anonymous

A world wide twelve-step self-help support program for relatives and friends concerned about and affected by substance abuse or behavioral problems of a loved one, has a new group in Savannah. Thursdays at 7:30PM at Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church, 50 Diamond Causeway. Information: 912-660-6845 or email sandyjtyler@ comcast.net. [011412]

Fibromyalgia support group

meets the second Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St.. 8196743. http://www.sjchs.org/ [122911]

Gambling problem?

12-step program offers freedom from gambling. Meets weekly in Savannah. Leave msg with contact information for Phil @ 912-7484730. [122911]

Grief Support Group

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

HospiceSavannahHelps.org. [122911]

Heartbeats for Life

A free support and education group for those who have suffered from, or want to prevent or reverse Heart Disease, and/or Diabetes problems. One Tuesday per month.

Topic for June 19th – New Choices in Cancer Treatment and Prevention. All meetings at 6 pm. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. (behind Target at Savannah Mall) Contact, Jeff: 912-598-8457; email: jeff@ heartbeatsforlife-ga.org [011212]

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group

For patients with blood-related cancers and their loved ones. Memorial Health University Medical Center, http://www.memorialhealth. com. Call Jennifer Currin, 350-7845. [122911]

Multiple Sclerosis support group

discusses topics that are relevant to anyone with a debilitating disease every fourth Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church, 8412 Whitfield Ave. at Montgomery Cross Roads. 355-1523. [86/010712]

Narcotics Anonymous

Call 238-5925 for the Savannah Lowcountry Area Narcotics Anonymous meeting schedule. [122911]

National Alliance On Mental Illness Connection Support Group

A weekly 90 minute support group for any with a mental health diagnosis. Free & open to the public. We also have a weekly family support group. Both groups meet on Tuesdays, 6pm to 8pm. Both are held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 12391 Mercy Blvd. Free and open to the public. [122211]

Overeaters Anonymous

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

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Parkinson’s Disease Support Group

Meets the first Thursday of the month.

5-6:30pm in the Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital. For more info, call 355-6347 or 238-4666. [122911]

assists survivors of rape and sexual assault. The Rape Crisis Line is active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 912-233-7273.

The center offers free, confidential counseling for victims and their families. [122911]

Spinal Injury Support Group

Meets every third Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial Health. For info, call Jami Murray at 350-8900. http://www.memorialhealth. com/ [122911]

Support Group for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Sponsored by Savannah Educational Consultants and Royce Learning Center. Professionally led support groups will be held on the 4th Monday of each month, 6-7:30pm.

Meetings will be held at Royce Learning Center, at 4 Oglethorpe Professional Blvd.

Contact Laurel Brady, 912-659-4687 or email LBrady@savannaheducationalconsultants.com [122911]

Support Group for Parents of Ill Children

Backus Children’s Hospital sponsors this group for parents with a seriously ill child receiving treatment on an inpatient or outpatient basis. A case manager facilitates the meetings, and a child life specialist provides an arts and crafts activity. Meets weekly. Call Donna at 912-350-5616. http:// www.memorialhealth.com/backus [122911]

Support Group for People with HIV/ AIDS

For more information on a support group for men and women living with HIV/AIDS, please contact Mary Jackson at My Brothaz HOME, Inc. at 912-231-8727. These two groups are confidential and only for persons with verified HIV/AIDS. [122911]

Survivors of Suicide Support Group

Suicide is often labeled as “a senseless death,” leaving survivors with guilt, anger, hurt and unanswered questions. The United Way of the Coastal Empire, Hospice Savannah’s Full Circle, and the Coastal Suicide Prevention Alliance offer an on-going support group for survivors of suicide on the third Thursday of each month, 6:30-7:30 pm in the Full Circle offices, 450 Mall Boulevard, Suite H.. A safe, confidential space to participants. No charge. Information: Barbara Moss at Full Circle, 912-629-1089 or Tara Jennings at United Way, 912-6517722. [051312]

Teens Nurturing Teens

A support group for teens that have a family member or loved one impacted by cancer.

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Meets at the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion. For more information, call 912819-5704. [021912]

Teens With No One to Turn To

Are you between the ages of 11-18, or a concerned parent of a teen? Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter can help. 912-234-4048 or www.parkplaceyes. org. [122911]

Theatre Puppetry Workshop

The Bay Street Theatre is hosting a puppetry workshop on June 16th from 12:303:30pm, led by Aretta Baumgartner from Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts. This will be a hands on experience and participants will receive a practice puppet to take home.

The cost is $20. To registerm email first and last name and current contact info to val@baystreettheatre.org. The Bay Street Theatre is located on 1 Jefferson St.

Volunteers Community Cardiovascular Council

Clerical and medical volunteers needed for non-profit working to eliminate heart disease. Flexible shifts and training provided.

Staff the reception desk, answer phones, light administrative work, etc. Medical volunteers take blood pressure readings and assist in computer data management.

912-232-6624 or knoxm@sjchs.org. [021212]

Davenport House seeks Volunteer Docents

Davenport House docents lead tours and assist with programming for people from around the world who visit the historic house. Volunteer docent/tour guide training is offered in July. Date and time of our four week training program will be determined by participants. Call Dottie Kraft at 2368097 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or email at info@davenporthousemuseum. org

Good Samaritan Clinic

St. Joseph’s/Candler’s Good Samaritan Clinic in Garden City needs volunteer nurses, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, Spanish interpreters and clerical staff. The Good Samaritan Clinic serves people without insurance and whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line. To volunteer call 912-964-4326. [122911]

Island Hospice Seeks Volunteers

Island Hospice, THA Group’s non-profit hospice service, is looking for volunteers in Chatham, Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham, Liberty, Camden, Glynn, McIntosh and Screven

Counties in Georgia, and Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Charleston and Colleton Counties in South Carolina. Information 888-8424663 or visit www.thagroup.org. [050512]

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Tutoring Volunteers Needed

Medical Professional Volunteers Needed

If you are an education major, retired reading teacher or a community resident who is interested in volunteering your time to a reading and math tutorial program for elementary and middle school students, call the African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St., at 912-447-6605. http://www.sjchs. org/1844.cfm.

Oatland Island Education Center

Urban Hope, an after school program for inner city children, is looking for adult volunteers to help with homework, Bible Study, art classes, or other fun activities.

Visit www.urbanhopesavannah.org, for more info or email urbanhopesav@aol. com to start enriching the lives of children.

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Live Oak Regional Public Libraries

needs volunteers to assist in a variety of ways at its branches in Chatham, Effingham and Liberty counties. Call 912-652-3661. http://www.liveoakpl.org [122911] St. Joseph’s Candler’s St. Mary’s Health Center, a free clinic serving the uninsured, is looking for physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, lab techs, and patient care techs. Located at 1302 Drayton Street, the center also needs non-clinical volunteers to schedule appointments. Contact Stephanie Alston at 912-443-9409. [021912]

Urban Hope

Oatland Island Wildlife Center often needs volunteers. Call (912) 395-1500. 711 Sandtown Rd. http://www.oatlandisland.org/ [122911]

Volunteer for the Forsyth Farmers Market

Pre-school Volunteers Needed

St. Mary’s Community Center is looking for early childhood education majors, retired elementary teachers and/or community residents to help 3 & 4 year olds with language development skills. The program is offered Monday-Friday, 9am-12pm. Please call Artinique Thomas at 912-447-0578.

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Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Share your time and special talents with others, join the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of EOA (the Equal Opportunity Authority). Through RSVP, seniors 55 and older serve in various community organizations from 1 to 40 hours per week. Make your choice of where you serve from many local agencies. Information: call Linda Fields at 238-2960 ext. 123. [041912]

Ronald McDonald House volunteers needed

The Forsyth Farmers’ Market in Savannah is seeking volunteers. The market happens each Saturday morning at the South End of Forsyth Park. Many types of volunteer needs. For more information please contact Ben Baxter, market manager at 912-3134001. [040112]

Volunteer Training for the Rape Crisis Center

Become a sexual assault advocate/crisis intervention volunteer at the Rape Crisis Center. Volunteers support victims of sexual assault through the 24 hour crisis line and hospital response. Mature, empathetic, non-judgmental and dedicated individuals wanted. Contact the Volunteer Coordinator at 912-233-3000 or volunteers@rccsav.org for an application. The next volunteer training dates are July 18th and 19th (6:00pm9:00pm), July 21st (8:30am-4:00pm), and July 23rd-25th (6:00pm-9:00pm each night).

To become a volunteer, you must attend all sessions. Must be at least 21 years old and submit to a criminal background check.

Help in the “home away from home” for the families of hospitalized children. Volunteers also are needed to provide home-cooked meals for families staying at the house. Volunteer internships also available for college students. 4710 Waters Ave., Nikole Layton, 912-356-5520. http://www.rmhccoastalempire.org [122911]

The Dolphin Project of Georgia

Needs boat owners, photographers and other volunteers to help conduct scientific research on the Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin along the coast of Georgia. You must be at least 18 years old. Call 232-6572 or visit the Web site at www.TheDolphinProject.org.

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Townhomes/ condos for sale 820 NEWLY RENOVATED TOWNHOUSE $78,500. Has 2BR/2.5BA, full bath and full walk in closet in each bedroom. LR, DR, private courtyard.

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for rent 855 HOUSES 3 Bedrooms 818 Granite Ln $1495 107 Capt. John Way $1450 19 E. 34th St. $1200 8612 Lyn Ave. $995 605 Dyches Dr $875 32 Arthur Cir. $825 1919 Causton Bluff $725 2 Bedrooms 623 E.48th St. $995 2002 Texas Ave. $900 2117 Bolling St. $675 APARTMENTS 3 Bedroom Condo 8107 Walden Park $1400 59 Fairgreen St. $1150 2 Bedrooms 703 Windsor Crossing $695 1012 Hearn St. $575 1126 E.53rd St. $525 1234-A E.55th St. $525 1 Bedroom 110 E.Gaston St. $995 7715 Central Ave. $725 FOR DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT OUR WEB PAGE WWW.PAMTPROPERTY.COM Pam T Property 692-0038

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1309 E. ANDERSON Newly carpeted & painted 3BR Apt. CH&A, furnished kitchen, Nice front porch & back yard.$700/month includes gas for cooking. No pets. $500/deposit.

Section 8 Welcome.354-1453 or 667-7994 1 BEDROOM APT. $675/MONTH: Fully furnished, washer/dryer, CH/A, utilities paid. Section 8 Welcome.

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714 EAST 37TH STREET $850/month. 3BR/2 Baths, central heating/air. Great location Midtown!

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NEAR DEAN FOREST 1 Bedroom, kitchen furnished, fenced yard $475/mo. + deposit.

501 EAST 40TH: Upstairs or Downstairs 3BR Apt, large rooms, central heat/air, washer/dryer hookup. Nice area. $850/rent, 1/2 security.

912-695-0526.

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BERKSHIRE CUL-DE-SAC BEAUTIFUL 3BR, 2BTH ON PEACEFUL CUL-DE-SAC. CLOSE TO SHOPPING, HOSPITAL AND ENTERTAINMENT. LR/DR COMBO, FR, HUGE SCREENED PORCH, FENCED YARD, DOUBLE GARAGE, ALL APPLIANCES AND MORE! $1,250.00 912-748-8493 CLOVERDALE SUBDIVISION: 1437 Audubon Drive. 3BR/1BA, LR, DR, kitchen, separate laundry room. $750/month, $750/deposit, Available Now. 912-658-7499 DUANE COURT: 2BR/1BA, living room, kitchen furnished, total electric $695/month.

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Speak directly to Community Managers, Gwen or Della, 912-964-7675

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Call Lester @ 912-313-8261 or 912-234-5650

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WILMINGTON ISLAND: Johnny Mercer duplex, 2BR/1BA, LR, dining area, kitchen, newly renovated $795/month. 912-897-6789 or 912-344-4164

ROOMMATES WANTED Very Clean, newly remodeled w/central heat/air, stove,refrigerator,cable, washer/dryer. On busline.

No drugs. Starting at $125/week.

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Clean, safe, drama-free rooms available. Ceiling fans, Comcast cable, internet, central heat/air furnished. Walking distance to busline.

Rooms $125 & Up. 912-228-1242

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Roommate Wanted To Share 2BR, 1BA Apt near Skidaway Island, kitchen/dining room, living room/lanai, fully furnished, CH/A cable and internet., utilities included $550/mo. 912-344-4216 transportation 900

cars 910 CHEVROLET Malibu, 2001- 1 owner, Automatic, cold AC, low miles, extra clean. $2,950. 441-2150 DODGE Charger SXT, 2009- leather, telescopic tilt wheel cruise, brake & gas pedal adj, tire pressure monitor, trailer hitch, remote entry, fold down rear seats power seats, low mileage, service record firm $14,900.00 912-925-4032

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Immediate occupancy. Call Mr. Brown:912-663-2574 or 912-234-9177.

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Shared Kitchen & Shared bath.

Call 912-210-0144.

DODGE RAM D-150, 1986- $2,500.

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Southside: 11515 White Bluff Rd. 1BR, LR, equipped kitchen, W/D conn. $595/month.

1301 E.66th: 2BR/2 Bath, W/D connection, near Memorial Hosp. $750/month, $400/dep

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Paint & Body Work. Reasonably Priced. Insurance Claims. We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

WE PAY CASH for junk cars & trucks! Call 964-0515 Boats & accessories 950

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