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Folk Art Family Day @ Jepson

What: A Howard Finster/folk art celebration with old-time music by Joe Nelson, demos by local self-taught artists, art projects for children, and a talk by Jordan Poole, director of Finster’s Paradise Gardens. When: Sat. July 14, 1-4 p.m.

Where: Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W. York St. Cost: Free and open to the public. Info: telfair.org/

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Cost: $5 to sit, $10 to slam.

Info: 912-604-8963. facebook.com/SpitfireArtist

Wednesday Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Conference and Exhibitions begins

What: A national conference of artists who focus on

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Thursday Bethesda Organic Farm & Gardens Stand

Open Mic Comedy Night

science and nature. Guest speakers include creature designer for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.

When: Wed. July 11, Thu. July 12, Fri. July 13 Where: SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd Cost: Day and Event Passes for Sale to the Public Info: http://gnsi.science-art.com/

farm-fresh eggs. Open Tuesdays and Thursdays.

When: Thu. July 12, 3-5:30 p.m.

Where: Bethesda Academy, 9520 Ferguson Ave. Info: 912-351-2061. www.bethesdaacademy.org/

Low-Cost Pet Vaccine Clinic and MicroChipping

Lecture: Stranger in Paradise: The Works of Reverend Howard Finster

What: Seniors, students and military can have their pets vaccinated for a nominal fee by Landmark Veterinary Services’ Dr. Stanley Lester. The Humane Society for Greater Savannah provides low-cost microchipping.

When: Wed. July 11, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Where: TailsSpin, 4501 Habersham St. Cost: Call for specific fees Info: 912-691-8788. tailsspin.com/

What: Fresh produce, organic garden seedlings and

A lecture on the late north Georgia folk artist

by Glen C. Davies, curator of the current Finster exhibition on display at the Jepson.

When: Thu. July 12, 6 p.m.

Where: Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W York St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: telfair.org/ What:

Metropolitan Opera: Summer HD Encores What: Les Contes D’Hoffman (Offenbach)

Theater: Parallel Lives opens

What: Drama Bums present hit two-woman comedy written and made famous by Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney. Performed by Sheila Lynne Bolda and Michelle Padgett playing nearly 25 roles.

When: July 12-14, 8 p.m.

Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Cost: $12 Gen. Adm. Discounts avail.

Info: 912-224-6513.

Theater: Love’s Labor’s Lost opens

What: Armstrong Atlantic State University Masqu-

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Film: Love is a Stye in the Devil’s Eye (1960, Sweden)

What: Ingmar Bergman Birthday Tribute. In

Yatta Gotta Lotta Wordz Poetry Slam

What: Hosted by Jayk Johnson. Test your comedic skills or just sit back and enjoy the entertainment.

When: Thu. July 12, 8 p.m.

Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: sentientbean.com/

ers troupe with an adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy, set against a backdrop of movie monsters.

When: 7:30 p.m. July 12-14, 19-21; 3 p.m. July 15 & 22 Where: Jenkins Hall, 11935 Abercorn St Cost: $10 general admission Info: (912) 344-2801

Joseph Calleja stars as the loveless poet Hoffmann, who loves and loses three women in the course of the opera.

When: July 11 & 18 6:30 p.m.

Where: Regal Stadium 10, 1132 Shawnee Cost: $12.50 Info: www.metoperafamily.org/

Swedish with English subtitles. The Devil sends Don Juan from hell to seduce a virgin which Satan believes will cure the stye in his eye. Sponsored by Psychotronic Film Society.

When: Wed. July 11, 8 p.m.

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

Forum by Democratic Candidates for Sheriff

What: Panel Q & A with MacArthur Holmes and Mike Jones. Reception follows.

When: Thu. July 12, 6:30-8 p.m.

Where: Southwest Chatham Public Library, 14097 Abercorn Extension Cost: Free and open to the public Info: 912-272-3143.

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What: In this open slam, poets compete in any style on any subject. Anyone can compete.

First come first serve until all slots are filled.

Three minutes per poet. Compete for title of “Savannah Slam Champ” plus the cash pot.

When: Wed. July 11, 9 p.m.

Savannah Derby Devils skate Saturday evening in a double header Where: Yatta Yatta Lounge, 348 M.L. King Jr.

Gallery Talk on Howard Finster

What: Join art collector and Finster expert Glen C. Davies on a walk through of the show.

When: Fri. July 13, 10 a.m.

Where: Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W York St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: telfair.org/

Live Music at HealingCenter opening

What: The Train Wrecks, KidSyc@Brandywine,Jude

Michaels, fire dancing and more.

When: July 13, 7:30 p..m. (Grand Opening 5 p.m.)

Where: Habersham Healing Center, 2431-C Haber-

sham St

Cost: Free Info: (912) 414-6461

Saturday Savannah Derby Devils

What: Savannah Derby Devils take on the Appalachian Roller Girls of Boone, N.C., at 5 p.m. and the Jacksonville Rollergirls at 7 p.m. in the SDD’s third bout of the season. Raffle proceeds will go to the night’s charity, the Rape Crisis Center.

When: Sat. July 14 Where: Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. Cost: $2-$16 Info: 912-220-9744. savannahderby.com/

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Monday Basket Making at the Bamboo Farm

Forsyth Farmers’ Market

What: Fruits, veggies, baked goods and more from local and regional growers/ producers, every Saturday.

When: Sat. July 14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

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

Info: www.forsythfarmersmarket.org/

Landshark’s Fin-Tastic Voyage: Beach Clean Up and Paddleboarding

What: Keep Tybee trash free and fun with a beach cleanup from 9am-11:30am and paddleboarding from 11:30am- 5pm.

Volunteers wanted!

When: Sat. July 14, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where: Tybee Beach Pier and Pavilion, Tybrisa Street and Strand Ave., Tybee Island Cost: Free and open to the public Info: fintasticvoyage.com/

Express “Rock the Sidewalk” Fashion Show

What: Express Inc. brings a passel of New

York models to town for a free runway show, photos and video from which will form a core part of the brand’s fall ad campaign.

When: Friday, July 13, 6 p.m.

Where: Bull and Gordon on Monterey Square Cost: Free & open to the public

An Evening at the Paris Opera

What: A program of French opera favorites

(and a few surprises) presented by tenor Marcos Santos, soprano Alysa Smith, mezzo soprano Claire Watts, accompanied by Dr. Monica Harper, pianist.

When: Sat. July 14, 6 p.m.

Where: Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church, 429 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: 912-441-8516.

Dinner Theatre: Murder Ahoy!

What: A pirate-themed interactive who-

dunit set in Olde Savannah. Presented

by Savannah Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre.

When: Sat. July 14, 7 p.m.

Where: Double Tree by Hilton, 411 W. Bay St. Cost: $44.95 adults, $32.95 children Info: 912-247-4644 . www.savannahcommunitytheater.com/

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Did someone say Ingmar Bergman birthday tribute?

Film: Cape Fear (USA, 1962)

What: Original classic thriller starring

Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum.

Filmed in and around Savannah. Presented by SCAD Cinema Circle.

When: Sat. July 14, 7 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theatre, 216 E. Broughton St. Cost: $8 Gen. Adm. Discounts avail. Free with SCAD ID. Info: 912-525-5051. scad.edu/

Yappy Hour

What: Dogs and their people are in for an evening of dog socialization, complete with complimentary adult beverages and organic treats.

When: Sat. July 14, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

Where: The Grateful Hound, 32 Barnard St. Cost: Free & open to public and their dogs Info: 912-236-7297. thegratefulhound. com/

Tribute to the Salsa Legends by Paquito Acosta & Orquestra

What: Honoring Tommy Olivencia, Marvin Santiago, Paquito Guzman. Come early for a Salsa Workshop 4-6pm. Tickets from Salsa Savannah-912-704-8726.

When: Sat. July 14, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Where: Savannah Hilton DeSoto, 15 East Liberty St. Cost: $25 Adv/ Door $35 (workshop additional fee) Info: 912-308-5097 .

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Sunday Film: Last Days Here (2011, USA)

What: A documentary following Bobby Liebling, lead singer of seminal hard rock/heavy metal band Pentagram, as he battles decades of hard drug addiction and personal demons to try and get his life back. Part of Psychotronic Film Soci-

What: Renowned master basket weaver Yvonne Grovner of Sapelo Island will teach basic sweetgrass basket making skills.

Make and take your own basket. Fee includes supplies. Preregistration required.

When: Mon. July 16, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens, 2 Canebrake Road Cost: $45 Info: 912-921-5460.

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Tuesday Coastal Song Children’s Choir Concert

What: Cincinnati, Statesboro and Savan-

nah Children’s Choirs perform music with American and African folk roots, gospel and selections like “Georgia on My Mind” and “America the Beautiful.”

When: Tue. July 17, 7 p.m.-8 p.m.

Where: Ellis Square Cost: Free and open to the public Info: 317-940-9640. www.icchoir.org/

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Wednesday Reclaiming Old West Broad Street: I-16 Exit Ramp Removal Study Open House

What: Should the I-16 ramp stay or go?

The culmination of a two-and-a-half year feasibility study will be presented in an open house format. Remarks at 6pm.

Sponsored by MPC. When: Wed. July 18, 4-7:30 p.m.

Where: Con Ed Building, 714 MLK Blvd.

Cost: Free and open to the public Info: thempc.org/

Film: Special Screening in Honor of 65th Anniversary of Roswell UFO Crash: Hangar 18 (1980, USA) What: One of the least-known films ever

made about the U.S. government’s alleged conspiracy to cover-up the existence of space aliens. It’s never been released on DVD anywhere in the world, and has been out of print on VHS for decades.

Stars legendary cult character actors Darren McGavin and Robert Vaughn.

When: July 18, 8 p.m.

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When: Sun. July 15 Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Cost: $8 Info: 912-713-1137. musesavannah.org/

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Rising to new lows

by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

As in China, our leaders in Savannah these days also like to use Marxist arguments to promote brazenly capitalist projects.

So I wasn’t surprised at all when City Council voted last week to allow an unprecedented amendment to height guidelines so that a new high–rise hotel could be built on the east end of River Street.

The edifice, an $80-100 million project of Atlanta’s North Point Hospitality, will from foundation to roofline be roughly the size of the Marriott further east (which sits just outside the Historic District’s guidelines).

However, from its spot on the bluff now occupied by the old Savannah Electric building, the new building will for practical purposes likely be higher, wider, and have greater impact, blocking the view of the river from what is (was?) the highest point in Chatham County, Trustees Garden.

Keep in mind this happened in a city where putting tables on the sidewalk outside your cafe without permission will nearly get you shut down.

This happened in a city whose leaders spent literally months deliberating not whether, but how heavily to regulate the Savannah Slow Ride tourist vehicle.

City Council’s explanation of why — in a place which claims to be so proud of the history that draws millions of visitors a year — they’d allow a move which laughs in the face of a half century of carefully monitored downtown growth was that those new hotel jobs are needed to relieve Savannah’s high poverty level.

Everyone wants to fight poverty. But if you look closer at their decision you see how screwed up it really was, and why it will have profoundly negative ramifications which go well beyond the question of who can see the river from where.

Leaving aside the argument of how many more jobs will be created by the added floor that the height amendment allows — not to mention the low wages of said service jobs — City Council’s argument relies on a fallacy.

In this case, that the developer’s preferred plan must be accepted for any local job gain to take place.

Anyone who’s done even a small amount of negotiating — like, oh say, a child — knows you don’t take the other guy’s first offer. Yet this City Council, often heavy– handed in its regulation of small business, largely abdicated its power to compel a big business to conform to clear-cut, longstanding local regulation.

Indeed, despite their dubious assurance that this was one–time only spot–zoning, City Council pretty much allowed North Point to make a new local height map — as we’ll no doubt see when the next developer comes before Council using the North Point case (and likely the same local attorney) as precedent for their own request.

To grease the skids of this hypocritical turn of events, some sleight of hand was needed. Someone had to be blamed.

Enter that notorious local villain, that nefarious criminal organization... Historic Savannah Foundation?!?

Yes, according to Tony Thomas and some of the other folks we elected to City Council, the organization which helped lay the groundwork for Savannah’s tourism boom in the first place — the tourism boom which attracts all these hotel developers — is Public Enemy Number One! If this is as lucrative a market as North Point seems to think it is (they already run five properties here) and the Chamber of Commerce is constantly telling us it is, the developer would have dialed back their plans in order to gain approval if asked firmly to do so.

But the only firm questions City Council asked were about the integrity of those opposed to the height variance! Shameful.

To be fair, Historic Savannah Foundation can make it easy to accuse them of elitism.

They’re a convenient and easily-caricatured

target for skilled demagogues.

In this case, pretending that everyone who is against allowing the height variance is against the entire hotel suited the purposes of some on City Council quite well.

They could blame someone else for their own disregard for established guidelines.

They could ignore the fact that a hotel’s design can be changed to conform to clearly stated existing local regulations.

And they could grandstand about how much they care about “the people.”

Case in point was Alderman John Hall, who without apparent irony made the explicit Marxist case for the $80 million dollar development.

Referring to the citizens who took the time to speak before Council against the new height map, Hall said, “some of these people seem to be doing quite well for themselves.”

Got that? If you look or act well–to–do, you’re obviously against “the people” — and you shouldn’t speak out against the plans of a huge out-of-town hotel developer!

A huge hotel developer who, let’s be frank, probably writes off more money in a year than the local people who are “doing quite well for themselves” make in income.

It’s a neat trick, but it’s not the first time the people have been used as an excuse for politicians to sell out to the highest bidder.

So, North Point will get their big–ass hotel. City Council can say they helped “the people” by bringing some more minimum wage jobs to town. The Chamber can continue to tout the hotel/motel tax.

And the local crony-corporate community will have their suspicions confirmed that the politicians who talk the most about helping the little people are often the ones most easily swayed by big money.

Meanwhile, thanks to the precedent City Council set, another high–rise will come in the new hotel’s wake. And another after that.

They will get taller and taller, and they will cast long shadows over this place that once drew so many visitors to see its vanishing, one–of–a–kind history. cs

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by Jessica Leigh Lebos | jll@connectsavannah.com

The beach bum behind the pseudonym?

At first, I felt a little lost amongst the fancy flipflops and Lily Pulitzer sundresses.

My usual Tybee Island uniform is a frayed pair of board shorts left over from my husband’s teenage years and a striped bikini top I snuck out of someone else’s Goodwill bag, allowing maximum sun soakage and ease of waveplay.

Mostly, this is alllll good anywhere on Tybee, a place where just tucking in your shirt makes you seem overdressed.

But New York Times bestselling author and chick–lit superstar Mary Kay Andrews was on the island to sign copies of her new book, Spring Fever, and as the cozy rooms of antiques–and–curio shop Seaside Sisters filled with nicely–dressed ladies sporting tans and pedicured toes, it occurred to me I could have maybe cleaned up a little. Or at least put on a bra.

I tried to find a fly’s spot near a wall to observe, but Seaside Sisters’ friendly owner Susan Kelleher plunked me down on a sea green telephone chair from the ‘50s, two feet away from Ms. MKA herself. “Make yourself at home!” she commanded as she rushed off to oversee book sales.

One by one, polished women of all ages approached the signing table, clutching copies of the new hardcover as well as worn paperbacks bearing the titles of older MKA novels, including Savannah Breeze, which features our offbeat little island. Though they seemed to share a certain affinity for floral patterned

Vera Bradley purses, fans revealed themselves to be from all over: Ohio, California and even Canada, many confessing a little breathlessly, “I came to Tybee because of your books.”

One middle–aged lady sheepishly apologized when a small sprinkling of the beach fell on the table when she handed over her book to be signed.

“They’re beach reads,” chuckled Andrews. “You’re supposed to have sand in the pages.”

Though her new book debuted at #5 on the bestseller list, there’s something distinctly unpretentious—and therefore Tybee–esque—about Mary Kay Andrews. She laughs loudly and often, and doesn’t try to hide that she’s really Kathy Hogan Trochek, a former Georgia newspaper reporter with a weakness for garage sales. (The pseudonym is a mash–up of her kids’ names; she shrugs when asked how to address her. “I answer to anything.”)

It’s this same comfy camaraderie that’s driven her success. I tend

Mary Kay Andrews signing books at Tybee’s Seaside Sisters

to dismiss “chick lit” as a contrived gender–directed marketing tool and therefore to be avoided at all costs, much like pinchy high heels and Spanx. But I’ve thoroughly enjoyed MKA’s Savannah series—recognizing local spots is always exciting, and she skewers Southern weirdness as if she keeps a bayonet next to her laptop.

Anyway, hers are not cheesy romance novels, she assures me a few days after the book signing, when I get the chance to chat with her in Kelleher’s perfectly shabby chic living room. Hell–to–the–NO on shirtless dudes with long flowing hair on the covers: The most important relationships in these stories are between friends.

“My protagonists are women who reinvent their lives,” says Mary Kay/ Kathy, sipping a sparkling water.

“There might be a romantic angle, but it’s not so much about whether she gets the guy, but does she get the life she wants?”

We talk about how she’s invented the life she wants: Quitting journalism 20 years ago to write fiction so she could be home with her kids, holing up at the beach to write a book a year and feeling a whole new level of success after shedding 55 pounds. Mostly we marvel how Tybee has changed since she first saw it as a newlywed in 1976.

“Tybee was very rundown at the time. St. Petersburg, where I grew up, sand sparkling, turquoise water, that was my idea of a beach,” she laughs, crossing her pretty green flipflops.

“But the more I was here, the more I liked it. It’s not Hilton Head or St. Simon’s Island, but it has this funky, laid–back vibe. It’s Everyman’s Beach.”

She bought a cottage soon after her husband’s career took the family to Atlanta, and fixed it up with antiques and a fresh coat of paint, not unlike one of her characters. (She admits being

In the last year, in fact, it’s gotten practically classy around here: Social’s gossamer white curtains and blood– orange sangrias, wheatgrass shots at health food stop Good Vibrations, natural bath products made right on site at Salt, and free–trade coffee and gluten–free goodies at Jitterbug Bakery all reflect a cleaner, healthier, kinder Tybee.

Perhaps this reinvented image will make in an appearance in a future novel; Mary Kay Andrews does have a contract for a fourth installment in the Savannah Breeze series.

For the moment, however, it’s just Kathy Trochek, sitting on a lovely white couch looking out into the mouth of Lazaretto Creek. Even though the water might be cloudy and that damn Geico plane buzzes far too often and there’s still plenty of garbage to pick up when the tide goes out, we agree that it’s always a good day to be at the beach.

I look down at my ugly old board shorts, still dusted with dried salt from the morning’s paddle session. I hope no matter how tony Tybee gets, it’ll still be Tybee, after all. cs

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“I think whatever beach you grow up on is the beach that’s most beautiful to you,” sighs the author who could probably sun on the French Riviera if she wanted, yet escapes here every chance she gets. “But there’s something to be said for location. It’s only four hours door to door.”

She, along with her cadre of Tybee girlfriends including Kelleher and Mermaid Cottages owner Diane Kaufman, have watched the island evolve into much more than “a drinking village with a fishing problem.”

It wasn’t too many years ago that a disgusting snake of beer cans and dirty diapers used to sit on the shoreline every afternoon to be taken out with the tide. Now, beach sweeps and “leave only your footprints” campaigns help remind Everyman (and woman and child) to pack out their trash. And though drinking remains a popular pastime (the new Wet Willie’s is always busy), more restaurants have popped up where you actually have to wear shoes.

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Driving away from freedom SUMMER SERIES

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BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (1961) Saturday, July 28, 7 p.m.

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Ask people to describe their childhood experiences with bicycles and they’ll almost always use the word, “fun.”

Indeed my first bicycle was foremost a device for having fun, for racing around neighborhood streets or along BMX tracks fashioned from firebreaks.

“Freedom” is also mentioned frequently when people remember youthful bicycling. That’s true for me, too. My bicycle extended my range, so that I could visit friends in other neighborhoods, ride to the Big Star or Kmart, or simply explore places too far away to walk.

I spent plenty of time in the backseat of my mother’s station wagon, to be sure, yet nowhere near as many hours as contemporary kids log onboard SUVs, minivans, crossovers and other vehicles used to shuttle them between their numerous appointments.

I’m grateful for the autonomy I had. I’m glad my parents allowed me to get on my bike and go where I wanted to go. In retrospect I’m also grateful to have survived the poor decisions I sometimes made and glad I had the chance to make most of them before I got behind the wheel of a car, where the stakes are much higher.

Last week, against the backdrop of fireworks, patriotic music and overheated political discussions, I was prompted to consider what bicycling meant to me as a kid and what it means to me as an adult.

Before an unexpected change in my professional life last fall, I often went weeks without driving. I was fortunate that I could ride my bike to work, to the store, to dinner with friends, and to just about everywhere else I needed or wanted to go.

This freed up the part of my household income that I would have spent on gas, vehicle maintenance, parking and the other incidentals that add up when you drive everywhere you go.

Purchasing gasoline only intermittently also saved a certain amount of mental energy, as I was freed from a preoccupation with gas prices that afflicts many of my fellow citizens. In fact, I was largely oblivious to the current cost of a gallon of gas and its trajectory over time.

“What about these gas prices?” someone would ask me. I was never sure how to respond. Where they going up? Down? I had no idea.

These days, I’m not so free. The glowing green or red digits on convenience store signs mean something to me again. I worry that I should fill up now, lest I find the numbers are higher on the next sign down the road.

I worry, too, about the noises I hear under the hood. Do they sound expensive?

By contrast, when I hear something not quite right emanating from my bike, I’m confident the worst–case scenario won’t do critical damage to my bank account.

In fact, in many cases I can fix the problem myself. I can’t say that of most of the other machines I own.

Freedom from the financial burdens of frequent automobile use, while desirable, isn’t even the greatest benefit of leaving the car behind.

Travelling under one’s own power is a pleasure that not everyone is physically able to enjoy.

And that’s why it’s such a shame that so many of us, who are capable of self–sufficient transportation, experience this freedom only fleetingly, when we are walking back and forth from the parking lot.

Compared to July 2011, this year I’m much more dependent on my car and the myriad support systems that make automobile travel possible. I know my current situation will change eventually. Until then, I’ll remember the freedom my bicycle allowed me to achieve.

I’ll grasp a bit of that freedom when and where I can. And when I get it back completely, I’ll appreciate my freedom all the more. CS John Bennett is Vice Chairman of the Savannah Bicycle campaign.

Chatham Police Dept. incident reports

Crime at the All Star break At the mid–year point, here’s a look back at the most kinetic Blotter entries of 2012: JANUARY:

A gunman met his match when he broke into a 50-year-old woman’s truck and assaulted her. When the masked man rose up from a back seat, pointed a gun at her and threatened to kill her, she stomped on the accelerator and began driving erratically to alert other drivers.

After she struck a car and a street sign and jumped the median, the gunman was begging to get out before she killed them both.

Police found 70 dogs found living in filth on East 33rd Street. Officers spent more than four hours removing the dogs and transporting them to the Chatham County Animal Shelter.

Officers responded to a complaint of barking dogs to find the house full of dogs, clutter and waste. In one room waste had been shoveled more than a foot thick. The dogs’ owner was arrested.

girlfriend came outside and he attacked them with the hammer. Another friend then came out of the house and engaged the man with a hammer of her own. He left.

FEBRUARY:

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A 26–year–old Rincon man was rushed to treatment after leaving a gun show and accidentally shooting himself in the leg outside the Civic Center. He purchased the pistol at a gun show in the Civic Center and returned with it. He unloaded the gun to enter the show and was reloading it outside when it fired.

MARCH:

Police arrested a 55–year–old man after he assaulted several people with a hammer in an apparent argument over which country artist is better: Reba McEntire or Loretta Lynn.

He arrived at the home he used to occupy with his girlfriend. An altercation occurred outside between him and his girlfriend. Two friends of the

A Savannah Fire Dept. captain was arrested after threatening his wife, setting fire to her clothes and assaulting two police officers.

Officers found the man burning his wife’s clothing in the back yard.When officers approached, he surrendered a knife from his belt but tried to work his way into the kitchen where a firearm was later found. He grabbed one of the officers when they blocked his path to the kitchen.

Police coaxed him outside and warned of using a taser if he did not cooperate, only to have him head– butt two officers and threaten to kill all those on the scene and burn their patrol cars. He was taken into custody.

MAY

A 60–year–old man drove up to a detective on Broughton Street and told her the man with him had kidnapped him.

He later told police his 11–year–old son was being held at his Westside home. The alleged kidnapper left the car and ran, allowing the car to roll into the plate glass window of Saigon Restaurant.

The gunman ran into The Olde Pink House, which police surrounded. SWAT and K–9 officers gained entry and found the gunman hiding on the main floor.

Meanwhile, officers had surrounded the elderly man’s residence in West Savannah. Another alleged kidnapper sped away in a car, which he quickly crashed into some trees.

SWAT and K–9 officers tracked him down. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

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news of the weird Seeing Isn’t Believing Japanese Scientists, Overperforming: (1) Researchers at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Information Science and Technology have developed goggles that can enlarge the image of a bite of food so that the eater might fool himself into thinking he has consumed more than he has (and thus, that his hunger might dissipate sooner).

The software is so sophisticated, they said, that the food carrier (a fork, or the eater’s hand) is not transformed and appears at normal size. In basic tests, according to a June Agence FrancePresse report, a 50 percent increase in imagined cookie size reduced actual consumption by 9 percent. (2) Prolific inventor Nobuhiro Takahashi announced in May that he had created a silicone-and-foam “buttocks robot” that can clench, twitch or protrude when probed (primarily for training proctology students to deal with patient anxiety).

Compelling Explanations • In May, two members of the Senate Intelligence Oversight Committee requested the total number of U.S. citizens who have been legally spied upon (by phone calls, e-mail, etc.) since 2008 by the National Security Agency, but the NSA’s inspector general said he was prohibited from answering. To go back through agency records, he said, would violate the privacy rights of those spiedupon U.S. citizens, which the agency cannot do without judicial warrant.

• Well-Put: Pushing for an Okladeployed, but in the process was cut homa state senate bill authorizing the open on jagged glass, which forced open carrying of guns (which evena rush of the bag’s gas and talcum tually passed), Sen. Ralph Shortey powder (used as a lubricant by many explained in a March committee hearmanufacturers) into his lungs. Smith ing that it was an incident from his past soon afterward developed fatal bronthat convinced him of the need to carry chial pneumonia from inhaling the a gun openly. “I was in oil and gas. I substances. was out on a lease at one time, and I How the World got attacked by a turkey.

Wait until you get attacked Works by a turkey. You will know • Sentencing statutes the fear that a turkey can and guidelines geninvoke in a person. And so erally assign heavier I beat it with a club. That penalties to those more AFRAID OF a was all I could do. And turkey attack? culpable for criminal pack a gun! (then) I started carrying a enterprise — but not gun in my truck after that always. Houston grandwithout a license because I mother Elisa Castillo, didn’t want to get attacked then 53, was convicted by a mountain lion.” in 2009 of conspiracy to smuggle a ton of Ironies cocaine from Mexico • Car Karma: Jerry Patand sentenced to life in terson suffered a road-rage prison without possibilpummeling on June 12 at ity of parole (a penalty the hands of three men authorized by statute), who beat him into unredespite substantial sponsiveness on the side evidence that she was of Interstate 5 in Los Angeles, with the a minor figure and despite her previincident captured on cellphone video ously clean criminal record. According by a passing motorist. Six days earlier, to a May Houston Chronicle investigaPatterson had himself been arrested for tion, several higher-up drug smugglers, allegedly administering his own roadincluding those on law-enforcement’s rage beatdown of another motorist, “most wanted” lists, have received who suffered two black eyes. much lighter prison terms than Cas• Generally, airbags save lives, but tillo’s, precisely because, being so high apparently not Ronald Smith’s. Accordup, they have inside information that ing to a coroner’s inquest in Darlingthey can bargain with prosecutors over. ton, England, in May, Smith’s airbag

Castillo, relatively insignificant, had nothing to trade.

• As the court-appointed trustee seeking as much of Ponzi-schemer Bernard Madoff ’s ill-gotten gains as possible to pay back his victims, Irving Picard has secured, according to a May New York Times report, $330 million to distribute. During the same time, Picard and his associates have billed the court (in fees that run as much as $850 per hour) $554 million. (The Ponzi scheme “earned” around $65 billion, but much of that consisted of the fantasy “profits” that had so impressed clients to invest with Madoff in the first place.)

Hyper-Sensitive Litigants • Donnell Battie was in a Wal-Mart two years ago when a teenage boy commandeered the store’s public address system and, as a prank, ordered all black people to leave. The boy was arrested days later on harassment and bias intimidation charges, but Battie, who is black, claimed in May 2012 that the boy’s announcement still haunts him. He filed a $1 million lawsuit against Wal-Mart in Camden, N.J., claiming that he has required medical care due to the “severe and disabling emotional and psychological harm” of the boy’s words. CS

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In a column a while back, you told your assistant Una to “quit with the Wikipedia” because “from the standpoint of reliability, Wikipedia might as well be written by gorillas.” The weekly science journal Nature reports Wikipedia contains less erroneous material than the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Are you willing to withdraw your sensational claim?

—Conrad Yes, I’ll withdraw it. From a reliability or any other standpoint, Wikipedia is considerably better than could be accomplished by gorillas. Put a gorilla in front of a keyboard and there’s a good chance he’ll crap on it. Few Wikipedia articles descend to this level.

On the contrary, for settling bar bets, satisfying idle curiosity, or, truth be told, getting an initial fix on a serious research subject, Wikipedia is an indispensable resource. The problem is when even those who know better rely on Wikipedia as the last step rather than the first in finding the facts.

Wikipedia is the premier example of the Internet phenomenon known as crowdsourcing, in which people spontaneously cooperate for the greater good.

By many measures it has become the world’s leading reference resource, with 22 million articles in 285 languages, including four million articles in English.

According to the Alexa tracking service, Wikipedia is the sixth most visited website in the world. All articles are contributed by volunteers, who are free to muck up the contributions of everybody else. The enterprise is supported at some remove by the Wikimedia Foundation, which employs a staff of about 140.

I get much of this from the Wikipedia article about Wikipedia, meaning if I submitted this column as a scholarly paper to any properly run institution of higher learning, I’d get and deserve an F. The question isn’t whether Wikipedia is reliable. No one with a grasp of the situation contends it is, including

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co-founder Jimmy Wales. Wales justly observes that serious researchers would be foolish to rely on any encyclopedia.

(My assistant Little Ed once contributed articles to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, which tells you a lot right there.)

Producing a compendium of human knowledge (e.g. the one you’re reading) is inherently messy. Given the staggering mass of what’s knowable, only wikimethodology offers a hope of getting a real handle on it. But the collective result is a tip sheet at best.

Not saying it’s a bad tip sheet. In 2006 Nature asked experts to compare articles on 42 topics at Wikipedia and Britannica and concluded . . . well, not that Wikipedia had “less erroneous material,” Conrad; you’re hallucinating.

The magazine said “the difference in accuracy was not particularly great.”

Each source had four serious errors.

Britannica fared better on minor errors, with 123 versus 162 for Wikipedia. Affronted Britannica editors felt that was a big difference; Nature evidently didn’t.

But counting up random errors misses the point. No doubt some Wikipedia articles are sterling examples of the encyclopedist’s art; others suck.

The difficulty is it’s not always obvious which is which.

The saving grace of Wikipedia in this respect is its often wretched prose. If an article appears to have been translated from the Magyar by robots, even credulous readers won’t take it too seriously.

The more serious concern is smoothly-written crap. Writers for prestigious journals are sometimes taken in. Nature notes the long-running “edit war” over Wikipedia’s global warming article, in which an expert on the subject spent months fending off idiotic emendations by anonymous opponents.

On everyday matters, authenticsounding nonsense can do real harm.

A 2008 study comparing the accuracy of drug information on Wikipedia and Medscape found Wikipedia’s answers were less complete, contained more errors of omission, and provided no correct dosing information. (In fairness, Wikipedia made fewer factual errors.)

This isn’t to say nobody should use Wikipedia; quite the contrary. At the Straight Dope it’s often the first thing we look at, first for a quick fill on subjects of interest and second to get cites for dependable sources. Providing a starting point for further investigation is all nondelusional Wikipedia editors aspire to accomplish. CS

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THOMAS WYNN & THE BELIEVERS At 9 p.m. Saturday, July 14

Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. The Florida–based Believers are always welcome in Savannah, where blues–based, gritty and soulful Southern Rock – the sort that’s based in music and euphoria as opposed to nostalgia and ridiculous “rebel” posturing – is cherished. Wynn is a vocalist of the front rank, with traces of primo–era Gregg Allman and Wet Willie’s Jimmy Hall (he also brings John Fogarty to mind). On his guitar, he channels Duane, Derek and Gary Rossington like they were all blood cousins.

The band is killer, but the secret weapon is second vocalist Olivia Wynn, Tom’s little sister. Their show is very, very high energy, and as we said the last time they came through, this is a band you don’t want to miss.

They have a new website, too. Check ‘em out: thomaswynnandthebelievers. com CS

DAIKAIJU At 10 p.m. Sunday, July 15

Taco Abajo, 217 Broughton St. Imagine Dick Dale, rather than Ace Frehley, playing lead guitar in Kiss (well, behind a black–and–white Kabuki mask, I suppose it could be anyone). There’s your start–off point for Alabama’s Daikaiju, a sort of surf–punk/metal amalgam of “Hawaii Five–O” and “Rock and Roll All Night.”

Yes, everything’s played really fast, and served up with a healthy dose of outrageous theatricality. It’s all instrumental music, dense, reverb–heavy, good ‘n’ spooky. Sometimes it sounds like early B–52’s. I’ve seen videos of the band onstage, with cheesy anime running on a screen behind them.

Among Daikaiju’s song titles: “The Trouble With Those Mothra Girls,” “Showdown in Shinjuku,” “Attack of the Crab Women,” “Forcefield Lifts Over Neon City,” “Zombie Harum.”

To complete the picture, here’s the band’s self–written description: “Who is the Daikaiju??? Premium action heroes deliver most high rocket music! Special reverb skill combo for full impact! Loud sonic boom for earful pleasure! Beautiful radiation of hyper–dimensional springy sound creates divine psychic wind for your special defense!

Worship Psycho–surf band Daikaiju daily for good luck and health!”

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Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay (Live Music) Jazz’d Tapas Bar Eddie Wilson (Live Music) Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Pat Garvey (Live Music) Live Wire Music Hall Open Jam with Eric Culberson (Live Music) Retro on Congress Nathan Hager (Live Music) Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) Warehouse Jon Lee & the Canebrakes (Live Music) Wild Wing Cafe Jeff Beasley (Live Music) 6 p.m.

TRIVIA Hang Fire Trivia Jinx Rock & Roll Bingo Rachael’s 1190 Trivia Rail Pub Trivia Two Pirates Tavern Trivia KARAOKE Club One Karaoke King’s Inn Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke DJ Crypt Pub Live DJ Dosha Live DJ Seed Eco-Lounge Live DJ SubZero Bar Electronic (DJ)

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A.J.’s Dockside Melvin Dean (steel drums) (Live Music) 6:30 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Trae Gurley (Live Music) Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Pat Garvey (Live Music) Live Wire Music Hall The Epic Cycle (Live Music) Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Domino Effect (Live Music) Retro on Congress Jason Lamson (Live Music) Rocks on the Roof Marshall Brothers Band (Live Music) Ruth’s Chris Steak House Eddie Wilson (Live Music) Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) Screamin’ Mimi’s Electric Grandma (Live Music) Taco Abajo Big Awesome (Live Music) Tubby’s (River Street) Chuck Courtenay (Live Music) Two Pirates Tavern Open Mic (Live Music) Tybee Island Social Club Bottles & Cans (Live Music) Warehouse Georgia Kyle (Live Music) Wild Wing Cafe Eric Culberson Band (Live Music) Wormhole Full of Hell, Nailbiter (Live Music) Your Pie in Sandfly Lauren Lapointe (Live Music)

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Augie’s Pub The Magic Rocks (Live Music) Blowin’ Smoke Whetherman (Live Music) Congress St. Social Club The Shack Band (Live Music) Desperados Lance Stinson (Live Music) Flip Flop Tiki Bar Southern League (Live Music) Jazz’d Tapas Bar The MS3 (Live Music) Jinx TBA (Live Music) Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Pat Garvey (Live Music) Live Wire Music Hall Concrete Jumpsuit (Live Music) Molly Maguire’s Jon Lee & the Canebrakes (Live Music) Retro on Congress Whitley Deputy and the B-Town Project (Live Music) Rock House (Tybee) Liquid Ginger (Live Music) Rocks on the Roof The Hitman (Live Music)

KARAOKE Hang Fire Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke Rail Pub Karaoke Robin’s Nest Karaoke

DJ Club 51 Degrees Live DJ Crypt Pub Live DJ Dosha Halfway to Mardi Gras Party (DJ) Savannah Pride event 10 p.m.

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Wild Wing Cafe Jason Lamson, Cranford & Sons (Live Music) World of Beer Brad Wells (Live Music) Wormhole Sins of Godless Men (Live Music) DJ Club 51 Degrees Live DJ Crypt Pub Live DJ Pour Larry’s Live DJ Rogue Water Live DJ Rachael’s 1190 DJ/Live Music TBA Seed Eco-Lounge Live DJ SubZero Bar Top 40 (DJ) Taco Abajo Spoonman (DJ) KARAOKE Bay Street Blues Karaoke Dizzy Dean’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke

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Markus Kuhlmann

Last October, Markus Kuhlmann was drumming in one of Savannah’s most popular bands, the Train Wrecks, loving life and living high on the musical hog.

In February, he was voted Employee of the Month at a McDonald’s in Statesboro.

His transition from layin’ the beat to flippin’ the meat was brought about by a rollercoaster dependence on alcohol, compounded by a festering dissatisfaction with the band he had co–founded.

Following his third DUI, Kuhlmann spent five weeks in the Chatham County jail, then was shuttled off to Statesboro, where he lived, for six months, at a privately–run rehab center called Damascus House.

They got him the gig at Mickey D’s, but since the house rules required “residents” to be safe at home before dark, he never worked more than 30 hours a week.

“They want you to get a job, but they don’t want you to get a good

Jen Jenkins opened Foxy Loxy Cafe in September 2011.

job,” says Kuhlmann, 41. “They want it to be humility–slash–humiliation.

“I thought there would be more freedom there than there was. They were like ‘Oh, no. We’ve got you.

You’re signed up.’ What are your options at that point?”

He wasn’t there when the Train Wrecks accepted the award for Best Country/Americana Band, for the third consecutive year, in the Connect readers’ poll.

Released at the end of May, Kuhlmann bee–lined back to Savannah, where he embraced sobriety, a new job, a re–kindling of his musical fire, and his partner of four years, Foxy Loxy Café owner Jennifer Jenkins.

In the months before his trio of arrests, Kuhlmann says, things were getting out of control. He was, to put it bluntly, not an easy drinker.

“Jen’s miserable, the people that I play with are miserable. I feel like shit all the time. So now, it can never, ever get back to the way it was before.”

Last fall, he was processed through the State Court DUI Court system, for multiple offenders, and was being a good boy, taking their calls, peeing in their cups. Unfortunately, he says, after staying totally off the sauce for a

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Jenkins had opened Foxy Loxy just a month earlier. Kuhlmann’s pet project, an acoustic band with his buddy Tim Warren called Clouds & Satellites, was already a regular attraction.

He’d taken over the music–booking chores for the café, too.

She’d come to SCAD eight years earlier and earned a Master’s degree in fiber art. The college hired her as a printmaking instructor, and sent her to their campus in France to teach the art to English–speaking students.

But Jenkins was waffling on the “full–time teaching career” thing, and the 11 weeks she spent in Lacoste and Paris gave her a new, exciting — and somewhat scary — idea.

“The café culture there is so awesome,” Jenkins says. “I knew I wanted to leave academia — and I’ve always

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You know, if I’m not going to be an artist fulltime, maybe I can do it this way. This is still a creative outlet.”

And so Foxy Loxy opened in September 2011. It started with a cozy coffee shop, leafy outdoor café and print gallery — with many of her own works on the walls, as well as other Savannah artists’ — and eventually came to include desserts, Tex–Mex food, beer and wine. Once a month, she has a French-style crepe party.

It’s in the old Pizza Rustica location on Bull Street. “This one came up way earlier than I was ready, but I was like ‘Oh my God, I’ve got to grab it.’ And then I just figured out what the hell I was doing as I went along. I signed the lease and figured it out after,” Jenkins explains.

“I knew it would be intense, I knew it would be exhausting, but it’s a whole ‘nother thing to actually go through that and be that physically exhausted. The City had me in tears a couple times.”

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couple of months, “my tolerance was down. One night I was playing a gig, and I got hammered. It just obliterated me. I didn’t take up any offers for anybody to drive me ... and I got another DUI.” It was Oct. 17, 2011. “That’s when the shit hit the fan, pretty much.”

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“If you were caught taking a nap, they’d make you sleep in a tent outside because you didn’t appreciate the rules and you didn’t appreciate that they were housing you. But you still had to pay rent that week.”

In October, his third– time–guilty offer had been: Stay in county lockup, or go to Damascus and pay $175 per week for six months.

“Almost half the people there were from DUI Court here in Savannah,” he adds.

(The rehab center eventually opened a second house in Statesboro, easing the crowded conditions somewhat.)

During his enforced absence, the Train Wrecks replaced him. When Kuhlmann returned, his discovered the fill–in drummer had been made a permanent member of the band.

He’s not thrilled about it — there’s still a bit of bad blood in the air — but

“After living here for eight years, it wasn’t until I started my own business that I realized I need to pay attention to what people are doing. Go to the town hall meetings, and vote. I wasn’t doing any of that,” says Jenkins.

“It’s just a whole ‘nother level of importance when you have your own business, and you’re sending all that money to them every month. ‘Wait a minute ... I need to make sure you’re doing right by me and this money.’”

As Foxy Loxy became a runaway success (the 35–year–old Jenkins estimates that SCAD students account for half the café’s business), Kuhlmann was cooling his heels in Statesboro, as one of 16 men living in two bedrooms.

The routine was straightforward: You rose at 6 a.m., were home by The Train Wrecks in 2010: Jason Bible, left, Markus Kuhlmann and Eric Dunn the late–afternoon AA meeting, and for the first six weeks you weren’t allowed mail, phone calls or Internet caught doing something illegal as far extremely strict. access. as the program is concerned, they can “They work during the day. But According to Kuhlmann, the men make your life miserable,” he says. they come around, and if you’re who ran Damascus House were Bill DeYoung

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For his part, Kuhlmann knows what he’s up against — alcoholism is an all-too easy tune to play for anyone who works long, late hours in bars.

He’s had his wake–up call.

“At the beginning, I was bitter and resentful, because you hear about these people who have four or five arrests, dead to rights guilty, and they wiggle out of it. They get the right lawyer or something,” he says.

“And you know people downtown, from playing around in bands, that should by all rights be in the same situation I’m in. It was real easy, at that time, to be like ‘Poor me, poor me. Why me?’”

He has another six months of probation, after which he says he wouldn’t mind having the occasional glass of wine with dinner.

“But I can never go back to the way I was, health–wise, the way it affected Jen, the way it affected the way I played.

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“I was frustrated with the band, because communication was really bad,” he admits. “And it was becoming a grind. Sometimes there would be spikes of cool gigs, but after a while it was just hammering away at the same seven Johnny Cash songs. I want to dig up Johnny Cash and kill him again.”

With Clouds & Satellites, Kuhlman plays guitar and piano, and sings, none of which he says he was “allowed” to do in the Train Wrecks.

He’s put together a home studio to work on his new songs.

The future looks bright for the re– united couple. Jenkins has just signed the lease for a second location, on the corner of Broughton and Whitaker.

Provisionally called the Coffee Fox, the new place has less square footage than Foxy Loxy, and will primarily — at least in the beginning — sell just coffee and, maybe, desserts.

“The discussions about the second location started three or four months ago, because this wonderful guy — he wants to be a silent partner — just popped out of nowhere and offered to help me go downtown,” Jenkins says.

“He said ‘I want to be part of making this happen, but not involved in it.’ And I said ‘Awesome.’”

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Fur trim will be all the rage this holiday season.

Come Friday evening, Monterey Square will be transformed by a long gold runway, flashing lights across the sky and lots of long–legged models wearing designs so au courant New York hasn’t even seen them yet.

Express Inc., the international women’s and men’s retailer that specializes in affordable workplace chic and nightlife style, is staging “Rock the Sidewalk,” a full–fledged runway event to showcase its 2012 Holiday Collection—months before it’s introduced to the rest of the country. For free.

Express stages a couple of these shows a year—in places like the stretch of Broadway in front of the New York Stock Exchange, Chicago’s Millenium Park and Miami’s Lincoln Road.

Savannah has joined the ranks of these much larger cities as a destination for the brand to present next season’s looks as well as gather on–location photo stills for marketing purposes: Images snapped during the two–day long photo shoot featuring models vogueing around Savannah’s historic district will be plastered all over Express’ 600+ stores across the U.S. and Canada for the next six months. continues on p. 22

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Jennifer Bayley, an Express PR rep, says much thought went into the decision to bring the show down South.

“We have the clothes, we have the models, but ‘place’ plays a very important third character in these shows,” Bayley tells Connect.

“Our creative director was charmed by Savannah’s elegance and went down several times to scout locations,” she says.

“Ultimately, it was the classic Southern gentility juxtaposed with a real, urban Spectators gathered in Chicago last month for one of Express’ free fashion shows. This week, the catwalk comes to Savannah. setting that got us.”

Express is importclothes. What’s in store for 2012’s holiday parties?

Fans of the brand are encouraged to style their best ing its production team, hair and makeup artists and Bayley generously shares a few advance tidbits: Express looks for the chance to win $100 gift cards. a passel of New York models, but the company has “For the women, we have a lot of tuxedo–inspired Bayley laments that she won’t be able to attend the also partnered with the SCAD Fashion Department, looks and deep berry hues. You’re going to see lots of event due an advanced state of pregnancy, but assures enlisting students as dressers, coordinators and warm plums, lots of reds. There are some heavy knits and that her colleagues are looking forward to spending bodies to keep the 70+ crew on schedule. wool blends, a bit of fur trim.” time—and money—in Savannah.

“Of course, SCAD had a lot to do with why we’re Also: “The Express woman never met a sparkle she “It’s a nice little boost for the local economy when here,” explains Bayley. “It’s become an important didn’t like.” we do these. We’ve got 70 hotel rooms booked and name in the industry, and we knew there would be For the men, “we’re bringing a little color, those everyone will eat out.” support as well as an audience.” same berry shades with some dressed–up denim.”

Combined with the buzz of Savannah Fashion Michael Fink, SCAD Dean of Fashion, attests that Um, do the models know they’ll be coming down Week and the upcoming Fashion Night Out on Sept.

Savannah’s star is rising higher and higher in the eyes the catwalk in wool and fur while it’s almost 90 6, the runway show/photo shoot amps the city’s style of the world’s tastemakers. degrees out and 90 percent humidity? street cred and opens the door for more major brands “The school of fashion is attracting international Bayley assures they’ll remain cool no matter what. to discover the city. attention for the success of its job placement rates, “These are professionals,” she laughed. “They’re the As Fisk puts it, “All these little things that happen and in the last three to four years, we’ve had so many same models in the big magazines that you see wearoutside of New York can add up to one big thing for people coming down from New York and doing ing bikinis next to an ice floe.”

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That’s right, all the original members are back: Johnny Gill, Bobby Brown, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Ricky Bell and Ralph Tresvant.

Tickets go on sale Friday, July 13 at 10 a.m. at the box office, etix.com and savannah civic.com.

News & cool stuff

• Gone but not forgotten: The members of Baroness no longer reside in Savannah, but you can keep up with our favorite metal monsters with the July 17 of their latest, Yellow & Green, on Relapse Records.

• Lindsay Buckingham, who doesn’t appear to tour all that often, has dates in Atlanta (July 28 at Center Stage) and in the Charleston area (Aug. 4, North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center). Thought somebody might want to know.

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• POSTPONED. Square Fest. July 21. Forsyth Park.

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

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• 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.

• Savannah Craft Brew Fest. Aug. 22–Sept. 2.

• North Mississippi Allstars/Sister Hazel. Sept. 2. Westin Resort.

• Savannah Philharmonic Season Opening Concert. Sept. 8. Lucas Theatre.

• Elton John. Sept. 15. Martin Luther King Arena.

• Savannah Jazz Festival. Sept. 23–30.

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

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Not just cookies anymore Savannah’s 88–year–old Byrd Cookie Co. is an institution, a brand as widely recognized in the national gourmet food arena as it is respected by generations of Savannah gift-givers.

Now, the familiar retail store has a facelift, and has emerged as a significant new player in upscale casual lunchtime dining.

The Cookie Bar & Grill at Byrd Cookie Co. is beautifully decorated, well–appointed with perfect table ware and accessories, and boasts a chef with a widely recognized pedigree. The menu’s small — bless you — and designed to be consistently executed and supplemented by a host of genuingly unique daily specials.

I shared a variety of dishes with friends on my recent visit, but left a sizeable portion of gastronome’s heart behind after eating the roast beef sandwich. This is no ho–hum sandwich, but a big grilled bread sandwich brimming over with slow–cooked roast beef and shaved, slightly salty Gruyere cheese.

There’s some kick, thanks to pepperonata and a housemade horseradish sauce. It’s filling, flavorful and will

be a hard habit to break on my next visit.

I also sampled a pair of deviled eggs, served picture perfect with decoratively pied in yolk and a delicate topping of minced chives. Deviled eggs were on nearly every menu on a recent trip to Atlanta but have scarcely showed on Savannah’s radar.

A beautiful little “pickle jar” offered a pleasant ranges of acidic treats before the meal — a variety of pickles and halved lengths of crunchy pickled okra.

The concept, design and function of the restaurant may lie with the cookie company’s management team, but the kitchen work rests squarely on the shoulders of a Savannah native, James Levens, who returns home with a distinguished set of credentials.

Levens worked with some of the most respected chefs in the country — foodie gods — at establishments such as New York’s Gramercy

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The Cookie Bar & Grill is a shiny little gem tucked away just off the well–trod intersection at Stepheson and Waters avenues. Currently, lunch is served Mon.–Fri. 11 a.m.–3 p.m. with plans to expand to dinner hours this fall. A small, well–built wine list offer just–right pairings for the menu.

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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. Hours: Tue-Sat 12-5 pm Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St., hurnmuseum.org/ 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 Gallery 11 Summer Reception — The twelve artists of Gallery 11 host a summer reception recognizing three acclaimed artists who recently found a new home at the gallery. Savannah print maker Grace Rohland will be welcomed along with Savannah College of Art and Design graduate student XI Guo. Inspirational artist and writer, Margaret Clay rounds out the trio of new artists at Gallery 11. The public is invited to attend the evening reception on Thursday, July 19, 5-8 p.m. at the secondfloor City Market gallery, accessible by stairs or elevator. City Market, upstairs, Franklin Ward South (enter near Belford’s) Gallery 11, 309 W. St. Julian St. Upstairs

Gold Series — The newly renovated Massie Heritage Center presents this solo exhibition by Jessica Scott-Felder through July 30. Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm. Massie Heritage Center, 207 E. Gordon St. I am. I am. I am. — Savannah College of Art and Design Thesis Exhibition showing works by Candace Reilly. July 13 from 6-8 p.m.

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Still Life and Memory — Exhibit by Melinda Borysevicz July 9 – August 3. Reception Friday July, 20, 5-7 p.m. For this show, she has been inspired by the impressions she gathered in the mountains of North Carolina, the marshes of the Lowcountry and a small seaside town in Mexico. Exhibition and opening reception are free and open to the public. Gallery S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. The Voice Within — The works of Mary C. Leto & Mira B. Scott. Mary C. Leto is a conceptual artist specializing in hand made paper and books. Mira Scott’s work is influenced by the expressionist style of Gauguin known as Synthetism. July 7-Aug. 17. Hours: 10am5pm, Monday through Friday Saturday 9:30-12:30 Picture This Gallery, 78D Arrow Road, Hilton Head Vibrant Life — Work by local folk/abstract artist Jeff Zeigler. Currently one can call (912) 655-4204, or e-mail jeffzeigler2007@gmail.com in order to set up viewing time appointments. There will be an opening reception on Wednesday, July 18, 7-11pm. Decisions Business Center, 2702 Hopkins St. Visions of The Prophet — May 26–September 16 at the Telfair Academy. Selected works from the Telfair’s collection of Gibran’s visual art.

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Parallel Lives opens with two angels working out the advance details of humankind, starting with skin tones, an assignment from “The Big Guy” upstairs. His name is Cliff.

Women, the angels decide, will bear the children. To compensate, men are given large egos.

There are only two performers in this screwball comedy, which was written (and initially performed) by Kathy Najimi and Maureen Gaffney as The Kathy and Mo Show.

“We both do about 19 characters in 90 minutes, with accents and

everything,” says Sheila Lynne Bolda, who’s performing (and co–producing, and co–directing) Parallel Lives in July alongside Michelle Padgett.

“It’s very loose; it’s kind of got the improv–y feel — we’re pulling props and costume pieces left and right. It’s not tech–heavy.

“But at the same time, it really puts our acting chops to the test. She and I

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just love playing off each other.”

Indeed, Bolda and Padgett, who met in 2010 while working on a Savannah production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, discovered while performing Eve Ensler’s The Good Body that they have a marvelous comedic chemistry together.

Parallel Lives, says Bolda, was her idea. “I tricked her, actually,” she

laughs. “I had originally wanted to revive The Good Body, but then I realized I wanted to do something I’ve never done before.

“I couldn’t have picked a more difficult piece. I knew I had Michelle trapped, so I was like ‘Let’s do this instead!’ And she was like, ‘Are you nuts?’ I said yes, I’m certifiably insane.”

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be recognized for who they are, and make their way in the world. It’s a very interesting look at these lives that kind of go together, but don’t really.

You don’t make the connection unless you see them side by side.”

Men need not presume that Parallel Lives is a feminist rant or a “woman’s play.” It’s not The Vagina Monologues (which Bolda does every February at Club One), nor is it Menopause The Musical.

“We do poke fun at the whole ‘secretive business’ of getting your period, which nobody really talks about, even to this day,” Bolda says.

“But it’s still kind of funny if you put it in a male spin.”

Bolda’s boyfriend has been running her lines with her, and she swears he’s in a constant state of hilarity.

“And then there’s the whole Sister Woman Sister, the Holly and Molly Show, which is the little feminist moment where they’re talking about their vaginas and their Golden Glorious Sisterhood.

“But it’s kind of poking fun at it at the same time. It’s like the flip side to Eve Ensler.”

She still believes in Ensler’s powerful feminist words, Bolda says. “We just needed a little break — so that we can laugh at ourselves and our ridiculousness.” CS

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The characters range from loopy barflies to Roman Catholic schoolgirls. And yes, from time to time, the women play men.

Then there’s the “Disney Moms Support Group,” with the mothers of classic Disney cartoon characters (from Bambi to Ariel) bitching about their cinematic fate (when the movie starts, they’re either dead, or about to be).

Belle’s mother identifies herself as Monique Andthebeast. Snow White’s Mom is named Betty (figure it out).

The mother clownfish’s story (from Finding Nemo) is particularly ... horrific.

Although there are only two people onstage, it’s their job to make you see, hear and laugh at the entire group.

“It’s crazy fun, and it’s very challenging because of all the different accents, and trying to get the characters straight,” explains Bolda. “So we’ve put together a little Power Point that has all the different Disney characters in the background. So people can keep who’s who straight.”

Bolda and Padgett appear as two dim–witted New York teens who discover the similarities between West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet. “We have so much fun with that,” says Bolda. “It’s kind of like Jersey Shore without the T&A.” Look under the surface, and you’ll find a unifying thread. “Michelle likes the idea of getting into all the different minds and psyches of each one of the characters,” Bolda points out.

“The whole concept of parallel lives is that they never intersect, but you get to see how everybody kind of wants the same thing.

“As she says, they all want to be loved, they all want to look great, or

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Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck in the climactic Cape Fear showdown

In the movie world, there are actors who play badasses.

Then there are actors who are badasses.

Take Robert De Niro, for example: A very talented Method actor who made a career of transforming himself onscreen into a very convincing badass, when in reality he’s bookish and shy by most accounts.

Well, back in the day there was an actor named Robert Mitchum, who was the Bizarro World De Niro: A straight–up badass who happened to do some acting on the side.

Like Marlon Brando — another of those alpha males from the Golden Age of Cinema who seemingly bullied his way onto stage and screen almost by sheer physical force — Bob Mitchum would often tell people how ridiculous he felt acting, and what a

colossal joke show business really is.

(But that never stopped either from cashing their paychecks...)

For those of you familiar with De Niro’s turn as the villainous Max Cady in the 1991 film Cape Fear, get ready for the real thing this Saturday, with Bob Mitchum in the role instead.

As part of the SCAD Cinema Circle series, the Trustees is screening the original Cape Fear, shot in 1961 in and around Savannah.

It’s the story of ex–con Cady’s terrorization of the family of lawyer Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck), who once sent him to jail. And it’s terrifying.

My family has always had a special place in our hearts for the original

Cape Fear because my father has a line of dialogue in the movie. Dad played the driver who accidentally hits young Nancy when she runs out into the street (actually Bull Street just south of Forsyth Park, in front of the Bouhan Williams and Levy building).

His line, delivered in that staccato, theatrical style typical of the time: “She ran right out in front of me.”

Good job, Dad. We’ll look for you again!

Anyway, back to Bob Mitchum: Savannah in those days was a far cry from what it is today. Downtown had begun sliding into the white–flight irrelevance from which it only fully emerged in the 1990s. In the early ‘60s it was little more than a charming but forgotten Southern backwater with a history of sketchy seaport hijinks.

By the time he was cast in Cape Fear, Mitchum was already no stranger to Savannah. During one of his frequent delinquent phases as a young man, he was actually busted for vagrancy here and sentenced to serve on a chain gang, from which he promptly escaped. (Mitchum’s character is actually confronted by cops for vagrancy in the film.)

Legend has it that Mitchum retained a visceral distaste for Savannah, and supposedly demanded that some scenes — including the final confrontation in the “swamp” (actually a lake in California) between him and Gregory Peck’s character — be shot elsewhere.

You’ll recognize several other parts of town in the movie.

Mitchum didn’t leave his scofflaw nature on the side of the road with that chain gang. During the filming of Cape Fear, he was on probation for marijuana possession.

In addition, he brought a genuine, inborn level of menace to the set which was palpable.

Director J. Lee Thompson recalled: “...when we had the violent scenes, he did work himself up. When he was playing one of those scenes he looked at you like he was going to kill you.”

Several times Thompson had to stop filming to let everyone cool down. That final Mitchum vs. Peck

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battle in the water is all the more gripping given the actual level of violence involved; there was a consensus that Mitchum would hold Peck underwater a little too long during filming of the fight sequence.

In some shots Peck — no stranger to bravery himself — is literally fighting for his life, on camera.

“We devised a code so that Peck could come up if it was getting too much for him,” recalls director Thompson. “But sometimes Mitchum overstepped the line. I mean, he was meant to be drowning Greg, and he really took it to the limit.”

The visceral impact of this movie, and the real sense of terror it evokes any second that Mitchum’s character is onscreen, is all the more remarkable given the time in which it was shot. Films then were not only much less graphic than today, even allusions to objectionable off–screen acts were censored.

The Production Code Administration — the entity charged with enforcing movie censorship during the Cold War era — said that Cape Fear should remove “all shots which concentrate on the middle part of the pursuer’s body.” Two lines were to be cut: “Nancy is getting to be almost as juicy as your wife,” and “I kept her busy for three days.”

All of which, of course, are standard prime–time fare on the lamest of broadcast shows today.

In addition, a shot of Mitchum’s character kneeing a man in the groin was to be removed — an act which 20 years later would spawn an entire genre of home video TV shows.

Yet the original Cape Fear’s barely contained sense of suffocating, dire, imminent threat remains to this day as powerful as ever — no matter how many times it might be remade. cs Cape Fear (1962) When: Saturday, July 14, 7 p.m.

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Ridley Scott never cared for it. Neither, for that matter, did Harrison Ford. It was the studio that insisted on the voice–over narration by Ford’s character in Blade Runner, as a way to help connect the storyline’s knotty dots. To this day, that voice–over remains a love–it–or–hate–it proposition for the film’s devotees (count me among the cheerleaders, finding Ford’s weary drone adding significantly to the future noir atmosphere). It’s doubtful such similar disagreement will surround the v.o. in director Oliver Stone’s Savages, as I imagine everyone will hate the incessant blabber that clogs up the soundtrack like so much hair coagulating deep down the shower drain.

The narrator of this nitwit claptrap is Ophelia (Blake Lively), who long ago shortened her name to O to avoid comparisons to Shakespeare’s tragic heroine. Not coming across as particularly well–read, O doubtless did not realize that she now shared her name with the title character from Anne Desclos’ controversial Histoire d’O (The Story of O), the erotic tale about sadomasochism. This new designation makes more sense, however, since Savages’ characters practice sadism in their dealings with one another while viewers have to be masochistic to sit through this torturous affair.

Taylor “Kiss of Death” Kitsch, the star of the 2012 mega–bombs John Carter and Battleship, snags top billing but is only part of a large ensemble, meaning any potential fallout from this potential flop won’t further damage his already precarious A–list standing. He and Kick–Ass star Aaron Johnson play Chon and Ben, two California dudes responsible for cultivating the best marijuana in the entire world. Their wacky weed is so awesome, in fact, that a Mexican drug kingpin – uh, queenpin? – named Elena (Salma Hayek) insists on merging their operations, continues on p. 30

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a proposal the boys shoot down.

This displeases Elena, so she sends her top enforcer, Lado (Benicio Del Toro), to kidnap the boys’ shared lady love, O, in an effort to force them to cooperate.

O no! How will the bad–ass Chon manage to chill long enough to formulate a sensible plan? How will the Buddha–spouting, go–green Ben be able to channel Rambo long enough to kill when necessary? How does Demian Bichir, an Oscar nominee this year for A Better Life, feel about going from playing an undocumented worker full of dignity and grace to essaying the role of a slimy lawyer whose torture scene reduces him to looking like Sloth from The Goonies?

And, most importantly, when did John Travolta’s noggin take the shape of a bowling ball?

Yes, Travolta’s in this turkey, as a cheerfully corrupt DEA agent playing both sides. He’s far more engaging than the three youthful leads, as are Hayek and Del Toro (even if the latter’s character comes off as a poor man’s Anton Chigurh). The talented Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild, Milk) has a small part as a manic associate of Ben and Chon, and it’s a shame he wasn’t cast in one of the leading roles, as he would have provided some much–needed energy.

Savages is based on the novel by Don Winslow, who co–wrote the screenplay with Stone and Shane Salerno. It’s difficult to ascertain who deserves the lion’s share of the blame for not only the atrocious cop–out ending that left the preview audience groaning, but also the ghastly dialogue that dogs the picture every time O feels the need to share her inner monologues. Viewer agony begins right near the start, as she describes her boffing sessions with the battle– scarred Chon: “I had orgasms; he had ‘wargasms.’”

Yow. Haven’t Writers Guild of America memberships been revoked for less?

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What’s most surprising – and frustrating – about the film is that there’s little human dimension to it.

The Amazing Spider–Man is acceptable hot–weather entertainment, filled with the types of colorful characters, frenetic action sequences and high–flying special effects we’ve come to expect from our multiplex outings.

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a screenplay that was loosely based on his own days as an exotic dancer, stars as Mike, the hottest male stripper working at a joint owned by the silky–smooth Dallas (Matthew McConaughey). Mike dreams of one day opening his own custom–furniture shop, but for now, he’s content doing the bump–and–grind, along the way pegging 19–year–old slacker Adam (Alex Pettyfer) as a natural for this line of work. Adam is nicknamed “The Kid.” Yet a star is precisely what Adam becomes, which leads to the expected second–half hardships focusing on his plunges into drug use and casual sex. Yet because Adam was a zero from the moment we met him, this descent into debauchery doesn’t reflect any significant character change, and it’s hard to get worked up over his fate.

Magic Mike has no time for complexities: It’s only here to take your money, offer some slick entertainment, and clear the room before the next show.

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Webb’s new version, on the other hand, is an unnecessary variation on the real thing, sweetening the formula to go down easier for today’s sugar–rush audiences. Suddenly, Peter Parker (Andrew Garfiend) is no longer the ultimate outsider, the self–deprecating, geeky kid who locates the hero buried deep within himself. Now, he’s the poster boy for the iPhone generation, a surly hipster who, oh yeah, just happens to also be a superhero.

New to the origin tale is a plotline involving Peter’s father (Campbell Scott), a scientist who had been working on a secret formula before he and his wife (Embeth Davidtz) abruptly took off.

The teenage Peter now seeks out his dad’s former colleague, Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans); their collaboration will eventually lead to Dr. Connors turning into The Lizard and providing Spider–Man with his first super–villain challenge.

Garield tries his hardest, but when it looks as if Peter Parker just stepped out of a GQ photo shoot, it’s hard to take him seriously as someone who’s perpetually ignored by girls and harassed by guys. Far more believable is Emma Stone as Peter’s lady love Gwen Stacy. But The Lizard isn’t nearly as memorable a villain as one might have reasonably assumed.

Visually, the picture strikes all the right notes (even if Spidey’s swings are a bit too neatly choreographed), although the same can’t be said for a script that went through at least two revisions before reaching the screen.

The idea of Mark Wahlberg and a talking teddy bear sounds potentially disastrous, but writer–director Seth MacFarlane manages to wring every last drop of comic potential out of this dubious premise. We first meet Ted during the 1980s, when friendless child John Bennett receives him as an ordinary Christmas present and, thanks to a well–timed falling star, discovers that his wish to have a live teddy bear has come true.

Ted naturally becomes a celebrity, even appearing alongside Johnny Carson in a bit of sleight of hand, but like other child celebrities he’s been long forgotten over the ensuing decades, and he now spends his time on the couch, sharing bong hits with the grown–up John (Wahlberg) and repeatedly watching their favorite movie from their formative years, 1980’s Flash Gordon.

John has a beauteous, loving girlfriend in Lori (Mila Kunis), and while she’s been generally good–natured about the friendship between John and Ted, she realizes that it’s time John accepts adult responsibility. John does indeed give adult life a try, and Ted even gets his own apartment and lands a job as a grocery store clerk.

But with so many parties to attend and so many bongs to tap, it’s hard for the best buds to remain apart for long.

Whether he’s wooing Kunis or roughhousing with Ted, Wahlberg is a lively presence in this film, and the scene in which he serves up a stream– of–conciousness tear through “white trash” girl names is an improvisational tour de force. As for Ted, we have no problem accepting him as a living, breathing entity, thanks to the superb effects work that seamlessly places him in the thick of the action.

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longs for independence and adventure. Her rambunctious father, King Fergus (Billy Connolly), admires her earthiness and athletic abilities, but her mother, Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), ix nays such activities, insisting that Merida behave like a proper lady in order to land a suitable husband. Why Elinor would want her lovely daughter to marry any of the three clods presented as spousal material makes little sense, but never mind: After Merida shows up her suitors, the two women have it out, resulting in Merida storming out of the castle and right into a curse that will unite the pair in ways they couldn’t have foreseen.

As with all Pixar efforts, this is visually outstanding, and there’s plenty of rowdy humor to keep audiences entertained. But for a supposedly progressive film, Brave is marked by a notable amount of timidity.

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Seeking a Friend takes care not to If nothing else, Merida (voiced by turn into a standard comedy about a Kelly Macdonald) makes for a vibrant mismatched odd couple. heroine: With marble–smooth skin, Carell and Knightley are excellent flaming red hair seemingly modeled in their roles, never overplaying the after early–90s Nicole Kidman, and sentiment and making us believe that archery skills to rival those of Robin their characters can go about their Hood, she’s a spirited Scottish lass lives even when they know said lives who, in the best animated tradition, will soon be ending. CS

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Chris Pine plays hustling businessman Sam, who learns after his estranged father’s death that the old man had a second family on the side.

Sam visits Frankie (Elizabeth Banks), the half–sister he never knew he had, but rather than reveal his identity, he elects to bide his time and pose as a concerned AA colleague instead. This narrative contrivance, which has been employed so often in movies that it deserves both a retirement party and a funeral, blocks scripters Kurtzman (who also directed), Orci and Jody Lambert from ever fully delving into the worthy subjects of familial betrayal and reconciliation, keeping viewers as distant from the characters as the characters are from each other.

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Kid’s Happenings Son-shine Hour

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

Free, no registration, drop-ins welcome. Call Trinity Lutheran Church for details 912-9253940 or email KellyBringman@gmail.com [063012]

Free Vacation Bible School

White Bluff United Methodist Church is hosting evening Vacation Bible School for children from Kindergarten through 5th grade. Sunday, July 22 through Thursday, July 26. Nightly dinner at 5:30pm followed by age-appropriate activities from 6-8pm. Free and open to the public but registration is requested via website or by telephone: www.wbumc.org or 912-925-5924.

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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 mid-town location.

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Leopold’s I Pledge for Ice Cream

From July 2 - 30, bring your child to Leopold’s Ice Cream, 212 E. Broughton St., between 4pm and 7pm, to say the Pledge of Allegiance (from memory) and receive a free child’s scoop of ice cream. Children must be 12 and under.

Information: www.leopoldsicecream.com or 912-234-4442

Live Oak Libraries Summer Reading Program

“Dream Big…READ” is the theme of this year’s Live Oak Libraries Summer Reading Program, happening through Aug. 17. For students up to age 18. To sign up, visit any Live Oak Public Libraries branch and pick up a “Dream Big...

READ” Reading Log, or download one from www.liveoakpl.org. You may read or be read to by others. Receive rewards for your reading, and become eligible for prize drawings. This year’s grand prize is a trip to Disney World for a family of four. Children who complete 40 hours of reading this summer will be recognized as Summer Reading VIPs at this year’s 2012 Savannah Children’s Book Festival on Saturday, Nov. 10, in Forsyth Park.

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.

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Toddler Tuesdays at Oatland Island Wildlife Center

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

Activism & Politics 13th Colony Patriots

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. [062712]

Drinking Liberally

An informal, left-leaning group of folks who meet to talk about politics, the economy, sports, entertainment, and anything else that pops up. Every first and third Thursday, around 7:30 p.m. at Loco’s, 301 W. Broughton St., upstairs. Come join us! DrinkingLiberally.org [062712]

Meet and Greet

Gathering and fundraiser to meet Mike Jones, candidate for Chatham County Sheriff, will be held Tues. July 17, 6-8pm, at Saigon Thai & Vietnamese Cuisine, 4 W. Broughton St. No cover charge. Drinks, appetizers, music. Full menu available. RSVP : racheltran77@gmail. com or 912-713-3196

Presentation on Affordable Health Care Act

Skidaway Island Democrats presents Dr. Blake Caldwell, longtime physician and CDC expert, on the content of the Affordable Health Care Act and what it means, now that it has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. Caldwell will speak at their regular meeting, Wed. July 25, 7 p.m at the conference room of the Landings Association building, 600 Landings Way South.

The public is invited. For more information, email: oxhouse@aol.com

Rally against TSPLOST

The Savannah Tea Party hosts a rally on July 19, 5:30pm at Lake Mayer to get the facts on the Transportation Special Purpose Local

Option Sales Tax that is on the ballot on July 31. Bring lawn chairs, signs and flags. Free and open to the public. Donations appreciated.

Information: Marolyn Overton 912-598-7358 or Jeanne Seaver 912-663-8728.

Savannah Area Young Republicans

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Savannah Tea Party Monthly Meetings

First Monday of each month at B&B Burgers, 11108 Abercorn St. Social at 5:30pm. Business meeting at 6pm. All are welcome. Please join us to make a difference concerning local, state and federal policies that affect our way of life.

Contact Marolyn Overton at 912-598-7358 or Jeanne Seaver at 912-663-8728f or additional info. [070112]

Benefits Dine Out to Benefit Savannah Care Center

Monday, July 9th, The Melting Pot restaurant will donate 10% of their proceeds to the Savannah Care Center when you come for dinner.

Savannah Care Center is a local pregnancy resource center that provides support to women in unplanned and crisis pregnancies.

For further details “like” the Savannah Care Center on Facebook or call 236-0916.

Full Service Dog Washes and Dog & Cat Adoption

Saturday, July 14, 10am-2pm at TailsSpin Pooler, 473 Pooler Parkway, Pooler.

912-330-8852. Sponsored by Coastal Pet Rescue. Proceeds from dog washes benefit the rescue agency.

Jewelry Sale to Benefit Savannah Care Center

A “Donated Jewelry Sale” will be held Saturday, July 14 at Savannah Care Center, 105 E. 34th St., (between Abercorn & Drayton). 7am to 12noon. Prices start at $1. “Like” us on Facebook to learn more.

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.

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.

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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.

Advanced Project Management

Offered in Savannah by Georgia Southern’s Continuing Ed Division at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. Fridays, 7/13/2012 and 8/10/2012, and Saturdays 7/28/2012 and 8/25/2012. Sessions held: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. $1300 per person. Register by Thursday, July 12.

Fee includes materials and copy of the PMBOK. http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/projectmanagementtopics.html

Art,-Music, Piano and Voice-coaching

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

Serious inquiries only. 961-7021 or 667-1056.

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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. [062812]

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

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ahead to reserve aspace or visit web site for class schedules and instructions. 912-441-2656 or www.perlinabeadshop.com

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

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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. [062812]

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

Dr. Alejandro Junger Presents The Clean

PSYCHO SUDOKU!

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“Sum Sudoku” Put one digit from 1-9 in each square of this Sudoku so that the following three conditions are met: 1) each row, column, and 3x3 box (as marked off by heavy lines in the grid) contains the digits 1–9 exactly one time; 2) no digit is repeated within any of the areas marked off by dotted lines; and 3) the sums of the numbers in each area marked off by dotted lines total the little number given in each of those areas. For example, the digits in the upper-leftmost square in the grid and the square directly to its right will add up to 11. Now do what I tell you -- solve!! psychosudoku@hotmail.com

“British Invasion”--are you ready? by matt Jones | Answers on page 37 ©2012 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com)

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1 “Unbelievable” band of 1991 4 Wallflowers lead singer Dylan 9 Like much medicine 13 DiCaprio, to fans 14 Puget Sound city 15 Stupor 16 Writing assignment that, through complete luck, got an A? 18 Vowels that look like an H 19 Did away with Homer’s neighbor for good?

21 He was joined on stage by a Tupac hologram in 2012 23 ___ out a living 24 Item rolled by gaming geeks 25 Axton of “Gremlins” 26 Exhale like a dog 29 “Bionic ___” (2007 NBC remake) 31 ___-Tzu (Chinese philosopher) 32 Song played on a sitar 33 Detergent brand 34 Band of John Wayne-loving computer programmers?

39 Come up short 40 It’s good to hear after a spill 41 Freddy’s street 43 Big bone 46 ___-rock 47 Popeye’s kid ___’Pea 48 That, in Spanish 49 “Call Me Maybe” singer Carly ___ Jepsen 51 Stair part 52 Completely fooled one of the Beverly Hillbillies?

57 Color of un zafiro 58 Bumper sticker slogan for Stooges fans?

61 ___ and void 62 Fixed sock holes 63 56, in old Rome 64 “___ does that star-spangled banner...”

65 ___-Hawley Tariff 66 Have some havarti

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1 “The Santaland Diaries” occupation 2 “Spaceballs” director Brooks 3 Seeker’s cry to the hider 4 Mock 5 Mil. school 6 Head of Germany?

7 Folded breakfast dish 8 Former Israeli prime minister 9 Took way too much 10 Warning on video games with lots of gore 11 Hank who voices Chief Wiggum 12 Take down a notch 14 Precocious kid 17 MTV mainstay Loder 20 City where Whitney Houston’s funeral was held 21 Rival of UPS and FedEx 22 Word before hog or rage 26 Rate 27 In the past 28 Lowest point 30 ___-Wan Kenobi 32 Wanted poster word 33 Leaping creature 35 Pond fish 36 Punk offshoot 37 Song from “Licensed to Ill,” with “The” 38 Show whose fans are named by adding “ks” to the title 42 Debussy’s “La ___” 43 Selena’s music genre 44 Rodeos and Troopers, e.g.

45 Actor Scott of “Quantum Leap” 46 Train in a 1974 movie title, or its 2009 remake 47 ___ Spin (classic toy) 50 Heartburn causes, maybe 51 No longer working: abbr.

53 Pocoyo’s pachyderm friend 54 Prefix before space 55 Fighting word that means “hand,” not “person” 56 ___-à-porter 59 Jefferson founded it 60 Model maker’s need

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Program

New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Alejandro Junger, M.D., will begin leading his Clean detoxification program at Savannah Power Yoga, 7360 Skidaway Rd, beginning Wednesday, July 11th. Meetings will be held Wednesdays nights from 7:30 - 8:30pm until August 8, throughout the 28 day program. The program described in his book Clean was developed by Dr. Junger to rid the body of toxins and restore it to optimal health by eliminating foods that cause inflammation and allergic reactions within the body. (912) 695-9990 or visit www. savannahpoweryoga.com.

Drawing II

Drawing course for those who have mastered the basics. Offered in Savannah by Georgia Southern University’s Continuing Education Dept. Mondays, July 16 to August 6. 6:30 p.m.

– 8:30 p.m. The Coastal Georgia Center, 405 Fahm Street. $125/person. Register online: ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted. Information: 912-478-5551.

Drawing II

This class will explore the use of props and photographs to achieve strong composition.

Previous drawing experience required. Mondays, 7/16/2012 to 8/6/2012 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Information 912-651-0942 or christinataylor@georgiasouthern.edu $125. Offered in Savannah by Georgia Southern Continuing Ed at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. ceps. georgiasouthern.edu/conted

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 [062812]

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. [062812]

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. [062812]

Facebook for Beginners

A little help getting started or learning more about Facebook. Stay in touch with family and high school friends all over the world. July 23, 6:30-8:30pm. $55. Offered in Savannah by Georgia Southern’s Continuiong Education Dept. at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. Register: 912-478=5551 or georgiasouthern. edu

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. [062812]

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute

Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children are held at 15 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 921-4646 or 220-6570 to register. [062812]

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. [062812]

Group Guitar Lessons

Join us for a fun time, for group guitar lessons,

| Submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404 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). 912-8979559. $20/week. [062812]

Guitar, Electric Bass & Double Bass Lessons

Instruction for all ages of beginner/intermediate students. Technique, chords, note reading, and theory. Learn songs and improvisation.

Studio located 2 blocks from Daffin Park.

Housecalls available. Call 401-255-6921 or email a.teixeira472@gmail.com to schedule a 1/2 price first lesson! [062812]

Guitar, Mandolin or bass guitar Lessons

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

Homeschool Music Classes

Music classes for homeschool students ages 8 through 18 and their parents. Classes start in August with registration in July. Classes offered in Guyton and Savannah. Go to www.CoastalEmpireMusic.com for more details. [062812]

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: 912-2324232 x115 or www.savannahpha.com [062812]

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. 912-509-4647. www.savannahsclayspot.com. Camp at The Clay Spot, 1305 Barnard Street

Learn to Speak Spanish

Spanish Instruction for Individuals or Groups and Spanish-English Translation and Interpretation.

Classes held at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. An eclectic range of tools used in each session, including: hand-outs, music, visual recognition, conversation, and interactive web media. Instruction tailored to student needs.

Flexible scheduling. Information and pricing: 912-541-1337. [062412]

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

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.

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. [062812]

Novel Writing

Write a novel, finish the one you’ve started, revise it or pursue publishing your work. Awardwinning Savannah author offers one-on-one or small group classes and mentoring, as well as manuscript critique, ebook formatting and

more. Send an email to pmasoninsavannah@ gmail.com for pricing and scheduling information. [062812]

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: 912509-4647 or www.savannahsclayspot.com

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. [062812]

Russian Language Classes

Learn to speak Russian. All experience levels welcome, beginner to expert. Call 912-7132718 for more information. [062812]

Savannah Charlesfunders Investment Discussion Group

Chatham Sailing Club

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]

Energy Healers

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/ [062912]

Exploring The American Revolution in Savannah

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

Email, Kathleen Thomas: exploretherevolution@gmail.com for more info. [062912]

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.

Historic Savannah Chapter of ABWA

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. [062812]

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 [062912]

Savannah Sacred Harp Singers

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. Fridays 5.30-8-30pm, Institute of Cinematic Arts, 12 1/2 W State St Savannah, 3rd floor. 786-247-9923 www. anitraoperadiva.com [062512]

Yoga for Couples: Toolbox for Labor & Delivery

Participants will learn a “toolbox” full of hands-on comfort measures including breathing, massage, positioning, pressure points and much more from two labor doulas. For moms and their birth companions, to prepare for labor and delivery. The class is held the last Wednesday of each month at 100 Riverview Drive, 6pm-8pm. $100 per couple. Call Ann Carroll (912) 7047650 or e-mail her at carroll3620@bellsouth. net. Reservations required and space limited.

Clubs & Organizations Avegost LARP

Live action role playing group that exists in a medieval fantasy realm. Generally meets on the second weekend of the month. Free for your first event or if you’re a non-player character. $35 fee for returning characters. Email: Kaza Ayersman, godzillaunknown@gmail.com or visit www.avegost.com [062912]

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. [062912]

Business Networking on the Islands

Small Business Professionals Islands Networking Group Meets 1st Thursday each month from 9:30-10:30 AM. Tradewinds Ice Cream & Coffee, 107 Charlotte Rd. Savannah (912) 3086768 for more info. [062912]

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. [062912]

Honor Flight Savannah

Islands MOMSnext

For mothers of school-aged children, kindergarten through high school. Authentic community, mothering support, personal growth, practical help, and spiritual hope. Meets first & third Monday of the month, excluding holidays.

Childcare is available upon request. A ministry of MOPS International. Information or registration: call 912-898-4344 or kymmccarty@ hotmail.com. http://www.mops.org/ [062912]

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/ [062912]

Knitters, Needlepoint and Crochet

Meets every Wednesday. Different locations downtown. Contact (912) 308-6768 for info. No fees. Wanna learn? Come join us! [062912]

Knittin’ Night

Knit and crochet gathering held each Tuesday evening, 5pm-8pm All skill levels welcome.

Wild Fibre, 6 East Liberty Street (near Bull St.) Call for info: 912-238-0514 [063012]

Low Country Turners

A club for wood-turning enthusiasts. Contact Steve Cook, 912-313-2230. [062912]

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. [062912]

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. [062912]

Peacock Guild-For Writers and Book Lovers

A literary society for bibliophiles and writers.

Writer’s Salon meetings held on first Tuesday and third Wednesday. Book Club meets on the third Tuesday. All meetings start at 7:30 p.m.

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Philo Cafe

A weekly discussion group that meets from 7:30pm-9pm at various locations each Monday. Anyone craving some good conversation is invited to drop by. No cost. For more info, email athenapluto@yahoo.com or look up The Philo Cafe on Facebook. [063012]

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 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13. E. Park Ave. Next meeting is July 5. Children are welcome. No fee. Information: 912-660-8585. [061012]

Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club

A chartered running club of the Road Runners Association of America. Monthly training sessions and seminars. Weekly runs. Kathy Ackerman,756-5865 or Billy Tomlinson 5965965. [062912]

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet 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. [062912]

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. [062912]

Savannah Art Association

The non-profit art association, the Southeast’s oldest, is taking applications for membership. Workshops, community programs, exhibition opportunities, and an artistic community of diverse and creative people from all ages, mediums, and skill levels. Information: 912-232-7731 [062912]

Savannah Authors Autonomous Writing Group

Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, 6-8 p.m. Encourage first-class prose writing, fiction or non-fiction, through discussion, constructive criticism, instruction, exercises and examples. Location: C. H. Brown Fine Silver and Antiques, 14 West Jones St., between Bull and Whitaker. All are welcome. No charge. Contact: Alice Vantrease (alicevantrease@live.com) or 912-308-3208.

Savannah Brewers’ League

Meets the first Wednesday of the 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. [062912]

Savannah Clemson Club

Savannah Area Clemson alumni and supporters 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]

month. Experienced fencers welcome. Call 429-6918 or email savannahfencing@aol.com.

Savannah Go Green

Meets most Saturdays. Green events and places. Share ways to Go Green each day! Call (912) 308-6768 to learn more. [062912]

Savannah Jaycees

Meeting/info 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. 101 Atlas St. 912-353-7700 or www.savannahjaycees.com [062912]

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Open to women who have lived in the Savannah area for less than two years. Membership includes a monthly luncheon and program.

The club hosts activities, tours and events to assist in learning about Savannah and making new friends. www.savannahnewcomers.com 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. [062912]

Savannah Storytellers

Starting Wed., July 18 our regular meeting time will be 6-7pm every other Wednesday at Tubby’s on River Drive in Thunderbolt. Open to the public. Supported through voluntary donations rather than dues. The aim of Savannah Storytellers is to “talk to tell” a story or stories. We will help, encourage and instruct you in audio-rercording and/or presenting your own story, through constructive criticism, examples and discussion. Information: 91235400048, or 912-224-2904 [062412]

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

Meets Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the Mulberry Inn. http://www.savannahsunriserotary.org. [062912]

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Savannah Toastmasters

Helps 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. [062912]

Savannah Writers Group

A gathering of writers of all levels for networking, hearing published guest speaker authors, and writing critique in a friendly, supportive environment. Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 7:00 PM. Barnes and Noble, in Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn Extension, Savannah, Georgia. Free and open to the public.I nformation: savannahwritersgroup.blogspot.com or 912-5726251. [063012]

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ARIES

(March 21–April 19) During an author tour a few years ago, I was a guest on San Francisco radio station KFOG. For a while, the host interviewed me about my book and astrology column. Then we moved into a less formal mode, bantering about psychic powers, lucid dreams, and reincarnation.

Out of nowhere, the host asked me, “So who was I in my past life?”

Although I’m not in the habit of reading people’s previous incarnations, I suddenly and inexplicably had the sense that I knew exactly who he had been: Savonarola, a controversial 15th–century Italian friar. I suspect you may soon have comparable experiences, Aries.

Don’t be surprised if you are able to glean new revelations about the past and come to fresh insights about how history has unfolded.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) Tease and tempt and tantalize, Taurus. Be pithy and catchy and provocative. Don’t go on too long.

Leave ’em hanging for more. Wink for dramatic effect. Perfect your most enigmatic smile. Drop hints and cherish riddles. Believe in the power of telepathy. Add a new twist or two to your body language.

Be sexy in the subtlest ways you can imagine. Pose questions that no one has been brave or smart enough to ask. Hang out in thresholds, crossroads, and any other place where the action is entertaining.

GEMINI

what you know firsthand.

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) Let’s hypothesize that there are two different kinds of freedom possible for you to pursue. One is simplistic and sterile, while the other is colorful and fertile. The first is characterized by absence or emptiness, and the second is full of rich information and stimulating experiences. Is there any doubt about which is preferable?

I know that the simplistic, sterile freedom might be easier and faster to attain. But its value would be limited and short–lived, I’m afraid. In the long run, the tougher liberation will be more rewarding.

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) Some people believe that a giant sea serpent lives in a Scottish lake. They call it the Loch Ness Monster, or Nessie for short. The evidence is anecdotal and skimpy.

If the creature actually lurks in the murky depths, it has never hurt any human being, so it can’t be considered dangerous. On the other hand, Nessie has long been a boon to tourism in the area. The natives are happy that the tales of its existence are so lively. I’d like to propose using the Loch Ness monster as a template for how to deal with one of your scary delusions. Use your rational mind to exorcise any anxiety you might still be harboring, and figure out a way to take advantage of the legendary story you created about it.

(May 21–June 20)

VIRGO

American political leaders who have never been soldiers tend to be more gung–ho about sending U.S. fighting forces into action than leaders who have actually served in the military. So said former Marine captain Matt Pottinger in TheDailyBeast.com. I recommend that you avoid and prevent comparable situations in your own life during the coming weeks, Gemini. Don’t put yourself under the influence of decision–makers who have no direct experience of the issues that are important to you. The same standard should apply to you, too. Be humble about pressing forward if you’re armed with no more than a theoretical understanding of things. As much as possible, make your choices and wield your clout based on

“The soul should always stand ajar,” said 19–century Emily Dickinson poet in one of her poems, “That if the heaven inquire, He will not be obliged to wait, Or shy of troubling her.” Modern translation: You should keep your deep psyche in a constant state of readiness for the possible influx of divine inspiration or unexpected blessings. That way, you’re likely to recognize the call when it comes and respond with the alacrity necessary to get the full benefit of its offerings. This is always a sound principle to live by. But it will be an especially valuable strategy in the coming weeks. Right now, imagine what it feels like when your soul is properly ajar.

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22)

LIBRA

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22)

Some people wonder if I’m more like a cheerleader than an objective reporter. They think that maybe I minimize the pain and exaggerate the gain that lie ahead.

I understand why they might pose that question. Because all of us are constantly besieged with a disproportionate glut of discouraging news, I see it as my duty to provide a counterbalance. My optimism is medicine to protect you from the distortions that the conventional wisdom propagates. Having said that, I’d like you to know that I’m not counterbalancing at all when I give you this news: You’re close to grabbing a strategic advantage over a frustration that has hindered you for a long time.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) “Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment,” said Zen teacher Charlotte Joko Beck. “This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), every illness, every loss, every moment of joy or depression, every addiction, every piece of garbage, every breath.” While I appreciate Beck’s advice, I’m perplexed why she put such a heavy emphasis on lessons that arise from difficult events. In the weeks ahead, you’ll be proof that this is shortsighted. Your teachers are likely to be expansive, benevolent, and generous.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

A lathe is a machine that grips a chunk of metal or wood or clay and rotates it so that someone wielding a tool can form the chunk into a desired shape. From a metaphorical point of view, I visualize you as being held by a cosmic lathe right now. God or fate or whatever you’d prefer to call it is chiseling away the non–essential stuff so as to sculpt a more beautiful and useful version of you. Although the process may be somewhat painful, I think you’ll be happy with the result.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

I’m hoping you will take maximum advantage of the big opportunity that’s ahead for you, Capricorn: an enhancement of your senses.

That’s right. For the foreseeable future, you not only have the potential to experience extra vivid and memorable perceptions. You

could also wangle an upgrade in the acuity and profundity of your senses, so that your sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch will forevermore gather in richer data.

For best results, set aside what you believe about the world, and just drink in the pure impressions. In other words, focus less on the thoughts rumbling around inside your mind and simply notice what’s going on around you. For extra credit: Cultivate an empathetic curiosity with everything you’d like to perceive better.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) What kind of week will it be for you? It will be like you’re chewing gum while walking down a city street and then suddenly you sneeze, catapulting the gooey mess from your mouth onto the sidewalk in such a way that it gets stuck to the bottom of your shoe, which causes you to trip and fall, allowing you to find a $100 bill that is just lying there unclaimed and that you would have never seen had you not experienced your little fit of “bad luck.” Be ready to cash in on unforeseen twists of fate, Aquarius.

PISCES

(Feb. 19–March 20) Having served as executive vice– president of the Hedonistic Anarchists Think Tank, I may not seem like the most believable advocate of the virtues of careful preparation, rigorous organization, and steely resolve. But if I have learned anything from consorting with hedonistic anarchists, it’s that there’s not necessarily a clash between thrill–seeking and self–discipline.

The two can even be synergistic. I think that’s especially true for you right now, Pisces. The quality and intensity of your playtime activities will thrive in direct proportion to your self–command.

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An international, leaderless network of individuals seeking more freedom in an unfree world via non-political methods. For individualists, nonconformists, anarcho-libertarians, social misfits, voluntarists, “permanent tourists” and similar.

Savannah meetings/discussions twice monthly on Thursdays at 8:30pm at location to be announced. No politics, no religious affiliation, no dues, no fees. For next meeting details email: onebornfree@yahoo.com [070812]

The Freedom Network

An international, leaderless network of individuals interested in finding more freedom in a less and less free world. For individualists, anarcholibertarians, social misfits, agorists, voluntarists, “permanent tourists” etc. Savannah meetings twice monthly on Thursdays at 8.30 pm. at announced location. No dues, no fees. For next meeting details email: onebornfree@yahoo.com

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla

Join the volunteer organization that assists the U.S. Coast Guard. Meets the 4th Wednesday every month at 6pm at Barnes Restaurant, 5320 Waters Avenue. All ages welcomed. Prior experience and/or boat ownership not required.

Information: www.savannahaux.com or telephone 912-598-7387. [063012]

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671 Meets monthly at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Call James Crauswell at 9273356. [063012]

Woodville-Tompkins Scholarship Foundation

Meets the second Tuesday of every month (except October), 6:00 pm at Woodville-Tompkins, 151 Coach Joe Turner Street. Call 912-232-3549 or email chesteraellis@comcast.net for more information. [063012]

Dance Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

Classes for multiple ages in the art of performance dance and Adult fitness dance. Styles include African, Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, & Gospel. Classes held in the new Abeni Cultural Arts dance studio, 8400-B Abercorn St. For more information call 912-6313452 or 912-272-2797. Ask for Muriel or Darowe.

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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.

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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.

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Adult Intermediate Ballet

Mondays & Wednesdays, 7 - 8pm, $12 per class or 8 classes for $90. Class meets year round.

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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 912-925-7416 or email savh_tango@ yahoo.com. [052812]

Instructed by Nicole Edge. All ages/skill levels welcome. Every Sunday, Noon-1PM, Fitness Body and Balance Studio 2127 1/2 E. Victory Dr. $15/class or $48/four. 912-596-0889 or www. cairoonthecoast.com [062812]

Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle

The perfect class for those with little to no dance background. Cybelle has been formally trained and has been performing for over a decade. $15/class. Tues: 7-8pm. Visit www. cybelle3.com. For info: cybelle@cybelle3.com or call 912-414-1091 Private classes are also available. Walk-ins are welcome. Synergistic Bodies, 7724 Waters Ave. [062812]

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.

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. [062812]

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. [062812]

Modern Dance Class

Classes for beginner and intermediate levels.

Fridays 10-11:15am. Doris Martin Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. For more info, call Elizabeth 912354-5586. [062812]

Pole Dancing Classes

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. [062812]

Salsa Savannah Dance & Lessons

Lessons Tue. & Thur. at SubZero Lounge, 109 W. Broughton St., from 7-10pm. (Free intro class at 7pm). Dancing 10-close. Drink specials

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Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes

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.

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Pilates Classes

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Mondays at the Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Call for times and fees. 912-232-2994 or visit www.savannahyoga.com. [063012]

Savannah Shag Club

Daily classes for all skill levels including beginners. Private and Semi-Private classes by appointment. Momentum Pilates Studio, 8413 Suite-A Ferguson Ave. Carol Daly-Wilder, Certified Pilates Instructor. 912.238-0018. http:// savannahpilates.com. [063012]

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

Fitness 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 [063012]

Bellydancing for fun and fitness.

The most fun class you’ve ever taken to get you in the best shape in the least amount of time. We provide bright colorful veils, jangling coin hip scarves, and exotic music. Every Wednesday, 6:30pm. $15 drop-in or $40 for four classes. Call 912-660-7399 or email ConsistentIntegrity@yahoo.com [063012]

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 on Facebook.

Fitness Classes at the JEA

Spin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, Aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba. Prices vary. Call for days and times. 355-8111. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St., http:// www.savj.org. [063012]

Free Yoga Classes with Erika Tate

Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm. Build strength, increase flexibility and relieve stress in a supportive, encouraging environment. For adults and youth 12 years and older. Designed for all fitness levels. Mats available. Brought to you by bluknowledge, LLC and the City of Savannah/ Moses Jackson Advancement Center. Information: (912) 525-2166. 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. Uses angles and leverage to turn an attacker’s strength against them. Call Sifu Michael Sampson to learn about free trial classes 912-429-9241. 11202 White Bluff Road. Drop ins welcome. [063012]

Pregnancy Yoga

Ongoing series of 6-week sessions are held on Thursdays from 6-7:15pm at 100 Riverview Dr. Pre-natal yoga helps mothers-to-be prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor & delivery. Course fee: $100. Contact Ann Carroll at 912-704-7650 or ann@aikyayoga.com. [063012]

Savannah Disc Golf Club

Weekly events (Entry $5): Friday 5 pm - Friday Night Flights. Sat. 10am-Luck of the draw Doubles. Sat. 1pm-Handicapped League. Tom Triplett Park, Hwy 80 W, Pooler. Sun. 10 amSingles at the Sarge in Hardeeville, SC. Info: savannahdiscgolf.com or savannahdiscgolf@ gmail.com All skill levels welcome. Instruction available. [063012]

Stand-Up Paddleboarding

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

East Coast Paddleboarding, Savannah/Tybee Island. Eastcoastpaddleboarding.com or 781267-1810 [063012]

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 912-350-9031. [063012]

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. [063012]

Zumba Fitness Classes with Anne

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

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Zumba Fitness Classes with Mai

Monday 8:30-9:30 am, Lake Mayer Community Center, 1850 G. Montgomery Crossroads,$5.

Tues & Thurs 10-10:45am, Curves in Sav’h Mall, $3/members, $5/Gen. Adm. Weds 9:3010:15am, Frank Murray Community Center, Wilmington Island, $3. Saturdays 9-10am

(summer hours), St. Paul CME Social Hall, 123 Brady St. $3 Per class. Contact Mai @ 912-6049890. [063012]

Religious & Spiritual

A New Church in the City, For the City.

We gather on Sunday mornings at Bryson Hall (5 East Perry St.) on Chippewa Square at 10:30 am. Like us on Facebook: Savannah Church Plant. [062712]

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. 6:458pm on Wednesdays at the Vineyard Church.

615 Montgomery St. (behind Blowin’ Smoke BBQ). www.vineyardsavannah.org [062712]

Savannah Zen Center

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

Service of Compline

The Service of Compline at Christ Church has moved: same music, same service, same choir, same preacher--different location. 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.” [062712]

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.

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. [062712]

Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church

Services begin Sunday at 11 a.m. at 1001 E. Gwinnett St. Coffee and discussion follow each service. Religious education for grades 1-8 is offered. For information, call 786-6075, e-mail UUBC2@aol.com. Celebrating diversity. Working for justice. [062712]

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

Liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith. Sunday, 11 am, Troup Square Sanctuary.

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2BR/1BA Apts. Newly Renovated, hardwood floors,carpet, paint, appliances, central heat/air, washer/dryer hookups. $625-$650/month, utilities may be added to rent if requested.

912-844-3974 SECTION 8 WELCOME DUANE COURT: 2BR/1BA, living room, kitchen furnished, total electric $695/month.

CAROLINE DRIVE: 2BR/1BA, living room, kitchen furnished, total electric $695/month.

VARNEDOE DRIVE: 2BR/1BA, LR, kitchen $650.

912-897-6789 or 912-344-4164

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SKIDAWAY & SHELL ROAD 2BR/1 Bath $535/month, $535/deposit.

LARGO TIBET AREA *2BR/1 Bath $600/month, $600/deposit. *2BR/2 Bath $665/month, $600/deposit. *All require 1yr. lease. No pets.

Call 912-704-3662

HIGHLAND WOODS 800 QUACCO ROAD 925-9673

Mobile Home lots for rent.

First month rent free! Wooden deck, curbside garbage collection twice weekly, swimming pool and playground included. Cable TV available.

LOWCOUNTRY RENTALS 912-665-0592 NOTTINGHAM

114 Marian Circle: 3BR/1.5BA, new carpet, new paint, single car garage, fenced yard $1000/month.

NEAR SAVANNAH MALL 4BR/2BA, no pets. $850 + deposit NEAR BUCKHALTER 3BR/1.5BA, no pets. $775 + dep.

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

No Section 8. Call 234-0548

ONE BEDROOM, large LR, kitchen and laundry room. Located in quiet area of central Savannah. All utilities included. Call 912-665-1155 WEEK AT A GLANCE Does what it says. Only at www.connectsavannah.com

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2 remodeled mobile homes in Garden City mobile home park. Double/Singlewide. Low down affordable payments. Credit check approval. Special ending soon.

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

ONE, TWO & THREE BR Apts. & Houses for rent. Stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer. 1/2 month OffGood for this month only.

912-844-5996 OR 912-272-6820

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•838 W. 39th Street: 2BR/1BA, LR, DR, kitchen, central heat/air $600/month + security.

•109 West 41st: Lower 1BR Apt., 1.5BA, central heat/air $500 + sec.

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

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1301 E.66th: 2BR/2 Bath, W/D connection, near Memorial Hosp. $750/month, $400/dep 127 Edgewater Rd: 2BR/2BA, washer/dryer connection, near Oglethorpe Mall $775/month, $400/deposit.

DAVIS RENTALS 310 E. MONTGOMERY XROADS 912-354-4011 OR 656-5372

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138 VAN NUYS: 3BR, 1-1/2BA, eat-in kitchen, LR, fenced yard, washer/dryer connections, refrigerator, stove, central heat/air. $925/month, $925/deposit 912-272-6919

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•1BR Apts, washer/dryer included. $25 for water, trash included, $625/month.

•2BR/1.5BA Townhouse Apt, total electric, w/washer & dryer $675.

912-927-3278 or 912-356-5656

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9309 Dunwoody Drive. 3BR brick 1-1/2BA, total electric, central heat/air, ceramic tile floors, raised sundeck, fenced yard. Available now. $825/month plus dep.

912-921-5175

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

1 & 2BR/1BA Apartments, LV Room, Dining, Kitchen w/appliances, UTILITIES INCLUDED!, NO CREDIT REQUIRED! $179-$225 weekly, $695-$895/monthly, Call 912-319-4182, M-F 9AM-6PM

ROOMS FOR RENT

SAVE $$$$ MOVE-IN SPECIALS Clean, furnished, large. Busline, central heat/air, utilities. $100-$130 weekly.

Rooms w/bathroom $145.

Call 912-289-0410.

CLEAN, QUIET, Room & Efficiencies for Rent.On Busline, Stove, Refrigerator, Washer/Dryer. Rates from $85-$165/week. Call 912-272-4378 or 912-631-2909

FURNISHED APTS. $165/WK.

Private bath and kitchen, cable, utilities, washer furnished. AC & heat, bus stop on property. No deposit required. Completely safe, manager on property. Contact Cody, 695-7889 or Jack, 342-3840.

FURNISHED EFFICIENCY: 1510 Lincoln Street. $155/week or $165/week for double occupancy, Includes microwave, refrigerator, stove, & utilities! Call 912.231.0240

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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 transportation 900

cars 910

2006 Toyota Corolla TOYOTA LE, 2006- excellent condition, new tires,brakes & battery, loaded $8,495.00 (912)657-1091

CHEVROLET CAMARO, 1994RUNS GOOD, AC/HEAT. $2,200.

CALL 912-484-4836 CHEVROLET Malibu, 2001- 1 owner, Automatic, cold AC, low miles, extra clean. $2,450. 441-2150

DODGE Caravan, 2001- Automatic, Low Miles, Extra Clean, Cold A/C $2,450. 912-441-2150

Upscale Personal Care Home holds 6 people, 3800 sq ft, furnished, license ready to start.

912-349-0843

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

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VERY NICE HOUSES *2103 Causton Bluff Rd. 3BR/1BA $750. *221 Croatan St. 3BR/1BA $850. *127 Linden Drive. 3BR/1BA $850.

Lots of extras. 912-507-7934 or 912-927-2853 rooms for rent 895

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

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SPACIOUS ROOMS FOR RENT Newly renovated on busline.2 blocks from Downtown Kroger,3 blocks from Historic Forsyth Park. $150/week w/No deposit.

844-5995 EFFICIENCY ROOMS Includes stove, refrigerator, private bath. Furnished! $180/week.

Call 912-844-5995.

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

No deposit.

Call 912-398-7507.

NICE ROOM FOR RENT. NO DRUGS! 912-844-8716 ROOM FOR RENT: $95 per week. $20/security deposit. Corner of 38th & Drayton. 234-9779

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Clean, fully furnished room on busline, cable, microwave and ceiling fans. $130 a week. Victor, 912-844-7274 ROOM FOR RENT: Safe Environment. Central heat/air, cable, telephone service. $450-$550 monthly, $125/security deposit, No lease.

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

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CHEVROLET S10, 1994- Pickup truck, 81,907 miles. $2,500 Cash.

Call 912-356-5426

SOUTHSIDE: Brick 3BR/2BA, fenced yard, central heat/air, nice neighborhood. No pets. Available now. $950/month, $950/deposit.

912-844-1825 or 912-844-1812

LARGE VICTORIAN with windows on two sides, across from library, nicely furnished, all utilities.

TV/cable/internet, washer/dryer, $140/week. $504/month.

912-231-9464 Other apts. avail.

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ROOMMATES WANTED West Savannah: Very Clean, newly remodeled w/central heat/air, stove,refrigerator,cable, washer/dryer, WiFi. On busline. Starting at $125/week.

Call 912-272-6919

FORD Escort Se, 1998- Cold Ac, Runs good, brand new tires, power dr lock, am/fm cd, teal color. $1,000/ obo 912-748-8074/ 658-5170

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HONDA Accord, 1990- 5 Speed, 4 door, $2500/obo. 2 1983 SL 380 Mercedes $ 5000/ obo 912-306-7293

LEXUS GX470, 2004- 3rd row seating, 73,300 miles, Nav, sunroof, leather, Premo audio. Must see!

Call Barb Weiss, Vaden Signature 912-629-3213

MERCEDES BENZ, 1995 250C Good condition transmission slipping $2,500/obo 912-306-5806 PONTIAC Montana Van, 2005- Seats 8.Great condition. New transmission, new rack & pinion, A/C. Serious inquiries only. $3,000. 912-323-0361 or 912-313-6089

TOYOTA Corolla, 1999- In good condition, 56,000 miles. $5,000.

912-658-2060 WE PAY CASH for junk cars & trucks! Call 964-0515

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Southside: 11515 White Bluff Rd. 1BR, LR, equipped kitchen, W/D conn. $575/month.

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