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Contents News & Opinion

this week | compiled by robin wright gunn | happenings@connectsavannah.com

WEEK AT A GLANCE

7 Editor’s Note:

Squaring things up

by Jim Morekis

08 (Civil) Society 10 Environment 11 Blotter 12 News of the Weird 14 Straight Dope

MUSIC Savannah Craft Brew Fest When: Aug. 31-Sept. 2

Where: Westin Savannah Harbor/Esplanade of Savannah Int’l

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Trade Center/Race Track, 1 Resort Drive, Hutchinson Island Cost: $40-$75 (pricing varies each day) Info: savannahcraftbrewfest.com/

What: A weekend long celebration of craft brews, paired with international food and great music. Friday night kicks things off with the Internation Food and Brew Tasting. Saturday features the Grand Tasting with over 130 different craft brews. Sunday wraps things up with an outdoor concert of local and regional acts.

Ponderosa by bill de young

15 Noteworthy & Soundboard 18 Midnight bike ride

culture

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Fashion’s Night Out

by Jessica Leigh Lebos

27 Mark Your Calendar 28 Art Patrol 30 movies 33 Happenings

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Kick-Off for Armstrong’s Common Read

Bethesda Academy Organic Farm & Gardens Stand

vore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan. Issues around sustainable food and efforts to expand its availablity. Panelists:David Lake, Armstrong professor of rehabilitation sciences; Arianne McGinnis with Revival Foods; Wendy Armstrong, Thrive Restaurant; and Kristan & Sean Fretwell, with Hunter Cattle.

When: Wed. Aug. 29, 12 p.m.-1 p.m.

Where: Armstrong Fine Arts Auditorium on AASU Campus, 11935 Abercorn Street Cost: Free and open to the public Info: 912-344-3328.

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

When: Thu. Aug. 30, 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Where: Bethesda Academy, 9520 Ferguson Avenue,

Wednesday What: Panel discussion on The Omni-

Thursday What: Now open Tuesdays and Thurs-

Cost: Info: 912-351-2061. www.bethesdaacad-

emy.org/

Nu-Barter Open House and Grand Re-Opening Dawn’s Barber Shop

What: Learn about Nu-Barter and celebrate the reopening of this 17 year old business. Bring business cards for networking and consider barter for your business. Food, beverages, door prizes.

When: Thu. Aug. 30, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Where: Next to Logan’s Roadhouse, in the shopping center with Tangerine, 11215

Abercorn St, Suite 6 , Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: 912-233-0808.

Thinc Thursdays

What: Watch a TED talk and have a fun

discussion on that and other topics. TED Talk film screens at 6pm. This month’s topic: Creative Genius.

When: 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 30 Where: ThincSavannah, 31 Barnard St. Cost: Free and open to the public

Film: Dinner With President Polk (USA, 2012)

What: Performed by the Owens Thomas House interpreters and produced by Cosmos Mariner Productions, this film tells the story of President James K. Polk’s 1849 visit to Savannah and his dinner with the Owens family, revealing the preparations of both the family and their enslaved staff.

When: Thu. Aug. 30, 6 p.m.

Where: Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W. York St., Cost: Museum Admission ($12). Free to Telfair members.

Info: telfair.org/

Friday

Laissez Faire II: Tybee Art Association Festival and Sale

Tybee Island Offshore Wind Energy Rally

What: Hosted by The Southern Alli-

ance for Clean Energy and the Sierra Club. Live music, door prizes, and free food. Show your support for alternative energy.

When: Fri. Aug. 31, 6 p.m.

Where: Tybee Island Pier and Pavilion, Tybee Island Cost: Free and open to the public.

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What: An exhibition and sale of artwork by Tybee artists. Paintings, prints, sculpture, glass art, fiber arts, furniture, art quilts, prints, jewelry. Meet the artists and see demonstrations.

When: Fri. Aug. 31, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Sat. Sept. 01, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. Sept.

02, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where: Tybee Art Association Building, 7 Cedarwood, Tybee Island Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.tybeearts.org/

Saturday Guided Bicycle Tour of Harris Neck Wildlife Refuge

Catch the Ponderosa show after Saturday’s Midnight Garden Ride; this year it’s in Telfair Square

Chickenov 2.3

What: Savannah’s Best Chicken con-

test continues at a new venue that boasts free parking and restrooms.

Woo hoo, that’s living.... Proceeds benefit Deep, a writing program in Savannah’s schools. Deep representatives will be onsite to offer info, sign-up volunteers and accept additional donations. Bocce ball, Frisbee toss, corn hole etc.

When: Fri. Aug. 31, 6:30 p.m.

Where: On the Lawn of The Charles

H. Morris Center at Trustees Garden, 10 East Broad Street, Cost: $10 for chicken, sides and ballot. Add $5 for beer

Friday Night Stand Up Comics on Tybee

What: Tybee’s series of Friday night professional touring stand up comics continues with Kier (www.heykier. com) and Tom Keller (facebook.com/

What: Conservation Cycle: A Guided Bike Tour, by staff of Harris Neck.

Cycle the four-mile Wildlife Drive and learn about the wildlife and history of the refuge. Bring bicycles, closed toed shoes, sunscreen, water, bug spray and binoculars.

When:

Sat. Sept. 1, 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Where: Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Exit 67 off I-95, then onto Harris Neck Road, McIntosh County Cost: Free. Pre-registration required.

Info: 912-832-4608.

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Forsyth Farmers’ Market

What: Fruits, veggies, baked goods

and more from local and regional growers/producers.

When: Sat. Sept. 1, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

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

Info: www.forsythfarmersmarket. org/

River St. Labor Day Celebration What: First Saturday festival (it’s on

Sunday, too) with arts and crafts, entertainment and fun for the entire family on historic River Street. You work hard so take a day off and visit the spot where Savannah started.

When: Sat. Sept. 1, 9 a.m.

Where: Rousakis Plaza , Historic River Street Cost: Free and open to the public Info: 912-234-0295. riverstreetsavannah.com/

“J-Low & Friends” Puppet People Show

What: Angela Beasley’s Puppet People presents Juliette Gordon Low as more than “just the Girl Scout Lady.” A 45-minute show of music, storytelling, singing and puppets recounting the ”completely true, totally not made up life story of Savannah’s

by Savannah Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre.

When: Sat. Sept. 1, 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/

own J-Low: an artist, a feminist, a teacher, a traveler, a leader.”

When: Sat. Sept. 1, 10 a.m.

Where: The Puppet Place, 3119 Furber Ave. Cost: $22 for show, backstage pass and patch.

Info: 912-355-3366. puppetpeople. com/

Midnight Garden Ride and Concert in the Square

Fort King George Labor Day Commemoration and Free Admission for Educators

What: Musket & cannon firing demonstrations, a discussion by General James Oglethorpe about his new colony of Georgia, plus colonial children’s toys & games.

When: Sat. Sept. 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Where: Fort King George State Historic Site, 302 McIntosh Rd. SE, Darien Cost: Free to educators with ID. $6.75-3.50 Gen. Adm. Info: 912-437-4770. www.gastateparks.org/fortkinggeorge

Dinner Theatre: “Murder Ahoy!”

What: A pirate-themed whodunit set in Olde Savannah. Performed throughout the entire room where you are dining. Solve the mystery and win a prize, or just watch. As interactive as you want it to be! Presented

What: An easy 9.5 mile bicycle ride

through downtown Savannah and nearby neighborhoods, followed by a concert/party in Telfair Square. Bike lights and helmets required for the bike ride. Benefiting the Savannah Bicycle Campaign.

When: Sat. Sept. 1, 8 p.m.

Where: Start and end at Telfair Square, Barnard and President Streets Cost: $35 pre-registration. $40 day of event.

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Sunday Labor Day Beach Bash

When: Sun. Sept. 2, 7 p.m.

Where: Tybee Island Pier & Pavilion,

Tybrisa Street and Strand Avenue, Tybee Island Cost: Free and open to the public.

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What: Celebrate Labor Day with an old-fashioned Ka-Boom! Historic interpreters present Revolutionary War soldier talks, musket and cannon demonstrations.

Arthur Edgar, Site Manager 912-884-5999 fortmorris@coastalnow.net When: Mon. Sept. 3, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Fort Morris State Historic Site, 2559 Fort Morris Road (7 miles east of I-95 exit 76 in Sunbury), Midway Cost: $3 - $4.50 Free for military with ID. Info: 912-884-5999.

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“Savannah finally gave local artists a stage!”

— KidSyc, aka Lloyd Harold, at Saturday’s Square Fest

can say what you want about the local music scene, but never again can anybody make the case that there isn’t sufficient support for an all–local music festival.

It was frankly inspiring to see.

But festival season’s just beginning, and this week we preview the upcoming Midnight Garden Ride and Fashion’s Night Out, two events Connect is thrilled to sponsor.

We also give you a special insert all about the Savannah Craft Brew Festival.

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It’s funny. In a town absolutely mad about festivals, there’s never really been a festival devoted to local musicians.

Our premiere music events — Savannah Music Festival, Savannah Stopover, Savannah Jazz Festival, Savannah Folk Music Festival — are all fine and very enjoyable occasions which we’re happy to support.

But despite occasional nods to local bands, all of them chiefly rely on talent shipped in from out of town.

There’s certainly no lack of talented players in this town — we make our livings here in part by writing about them — but for whatever reason there hasn’t been a showcase just for them.

All that changed on Saturday with the inaugural Square Fest in Forsyth Park, which garnered a turnout that surpassed everyone’s wildest expectations.

From 3 p.m. until about 10 p.m. or so, the park was packed with a very diverse crowd to see an equally diverse bunch of bands, from the funk/jazz attitudes of The Royal Noise to the neo–hippie space rock stylings of Word of Mouth to the aforementioned local hip–hop monsters KidSyc@Brandywine.

(All photos on this page are by the awesome Ann Sosbe. And all our tweets from the event were by our new social media intern Sinjin Hilaski.)

A cynic might say there hasn’t been an all-local music festival because there wasn’t that much to showcase. An optimist would counter that you have to foster talent by showing that it’s welcome in the first place.

It’s an old debate in some local quarters.

But that chicken/egg argument about the Savannah music scene appears to be moot, certainly for foreseeable future.

Music doesn’t lie and neither do numbers. About 2,000 people showed up to Forsyth Park this past Saturday.

Did it help that there wasn’t much else going on around town? Sure. So what?

Did the weather cooperate?

Abso–freaking–lutely.

Did it help that it was free? Of course.

But Savannah’s already blessed with a ton of free festivals.

You could say that Square Fest enjoyed a bit of luck on its opening go–round. You

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Let’s pretend that we’re in the top 1 percent. What shall we do today?

Fly the Gulfstream jet to Cannes for the weekend? Host a Super PAC hunting party? Kick it on a yacht with gold–plated toilets while a staff in full livery feeds truffles to a stable of dressage horses?

Fun, right? Now let’s take off those Gucci loafers and pretend we’re in the bottom 25 percent.

Oh, please. Who wants to fantasize about being poor?

Apparently, plenty of you. Over a hundred people signed up for last Thursday’s Poverty Simulation at the Civic Center, which goes to show that empathy can be as interesting as an offshore bank account. Only about half of those actually arrived due to some terrifying weather, but Step Up Savannah proceeded.

The quarterly community action event—open to the public—is just a small part of Step Up’s arsenal against poverty, which also includes job training, benefits assistance and collaboration with over 80 other local social service organizations.

I’ve been curious for years about these poverty simulations, not because I think imitation destitution sounds like a good time, but I wanted to dig into notions about Savannah’s persistent poverty problem.

Why, with so many services available, are over 34,000 of us still poor?

Will cutting welfare fix America’s budget ills or choke a necessary part of a civil society? How possible is it really to pull oneself up by one’s tattered bootstraps?

Data released this time last year revealed that one in four Savannahians subsists under the poverty line, defined as a yearly income of $22,000 for a family of four, up three percent from the last census. Many more hover in the “working poor” zone of under $40,000 a year. But dry numbers don’t tell much of a story.

“Statistics don’t necessarily stick,” says Suzanne Donovan, Step Up’s Communication Director. “These simulations help people get it on a emotional level.”

After a stern reminder that “this is not a game,” everyone broke up into “families” of three or four. I sat down with Nicole Hobbe, a graduate student in mental health counseling at South University, here to learn more about the people she’ll be helping in her career. Also in our “home” were Asia Coles, a junior at Woodville–Tompkins and Kayla Smokes, a sophomore at St. Vincent’s Academy, both Chatham County Youth Commissioners participating as a required part of their community service.

Together we were the Xanthos family, two immigrant grandparents rais-

One, we came to the gut–punching realization that we were already $24 in the hole.

“Sell the jewelry, Grandpa,” commanded Zoe/Nicole.

Us kids had to attend Realville Public School, where I slipped through the cracks as a behavioral problem because my grandparents couldn’t afford my ADHD medication. At the end of the “week,” we reconvened to find that Grandpa had pawned our stuff but had run out of transportation passes to go buy food.

“This is stressful,” panted Grandpa/ Kayla. “Do my parents have to figure all of this out?”

We found out that we could have gone to Interfaith Services for help, and Grandma/Asia expressed frus-

The next weekend brought some relief when an exhausted Grandma/Asia brought home a paycheck, but still no food. At least we were doing better than the Perez family next door, who had planned to sell their TV and fridge but got robbed. ing their grandchildren since their mother was incarcerated for drug use.

Encouraged to mix up our assignments as much as possible, Asia took on the role of Grandma Zelda, a full– time cashier making minimum wage.

Kayla was Anthony, the disabled grandfather in his 50s with no high school diploma. Nicole played 9 year– old Zoe, and I stepped about as far out of my comfort zone as I could as Xerxes, a 7 year–old boy with ADHD described as “a handful.”

We were given a packet containing transportation cards, Social Security IDs and a few items that we could hock like a camera and some jewelry.

Other families got EBT cards and cash. Everyone had four 15–minute weeks to secure food and pay the bills without getting evicted.

Adding up our resources and our expenses before the call–and– response signifying the start of Week

tration that we weren’t made aware of available resources. “Plus, it’s not fair that the person with the most disabilities is the one with the most responsibilities.”

We were learning fast that life’s not fair, and even less fair when you’re poor.

The next weekend brought some relief when an exhausted Grandma/ Asia brought home a paycheck, but still no food. At least we were doing better than the Perez family next door, who had planned to sell their TV and fridge but got robbed.

Week Three brought a school vacation, and our grandparents locked us in the house because there was no money for childcare. Still, a drug dealer pushing packets of Sweet N Low managed to get in. Someone from the Friendly Utility Company shut off the electricity because Grandpa had paid the bill too late.

Dodd–Ramirez explained that the cycle affects our entire society in the form of an undereducated workforce and rampant crime. Take away the umbrella of social services, and we’re already there.

I still know as little about the struggles of being truly poor (to paraphrase Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn, “How can you expect someone who’s warm to understand someone who’s cold?”) as I do about how rich people spend their weekends. (Champagne hot tubs? Touring diamond mines? Who knows?)

But I came away from the Step Up simulation with the keen understanding that poverty is everyone’s problem.

Savannah’s economic issues more or less mirror America’s. As wealthy politicians talk dramatic slashes to social services budgets and austerity measures, I wonder if they might not benefit from an afternoon pretending to be poor. cs To find out about the next Poverty Simulation, go to stepupsavannah.org.

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The grown–ups finally brought home food and medication, but we didn’t have enough money to cover the mortgage.

The problems piled up faster than they could be managed, and we returned from Week Four to find our chairs tipped over. In spite of the hustling, we’d been evicted.

“At least the lights are on,” sighed Grandpa/Kayla.

In the debriefing led by Step Up Executive Director Daniel Dodd– Ramirez, we found out only one family had been able to survive the month. Many had resorted to crime, shaking down their neighbors when the money ran out. Others, like Grandpa Xerxes, had spent too much time in the wrong lines and became overwhelmed.

“You can see that people spend an extraordinary amount of time just trying to get basic services,” he said, adding that in spite of available resources, obstacles like public transportation schedules, lack of education, unhelpful gatekeepers and “easy” high–interest check cashers keep people stuck in a frustrating whorl.

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Environment

Blowing in a new direction Regional offshore wind advocates take the job-creation tack

by Jessica Leigh Lebos | jll@connectsavannah.com

When education and workshops aren’t enough, throw a party.

That’s the strategy behind the Tybee Island Offshore Wind Energy Rally, a music and food–filled festival happening this Friday, August 31.

Hosted by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and the Sierra Club, the rally is meant to rev up enthusiasm for offshore wind as a renewable energy resource — and for its capacity to create jobs.

“This is a departure from our usual tactics,” says SACE’s Anna Swit. “But we want to get the message out that wind works for Georgia.”

It seems like a fairly easy sell: Offshore wind power—collected from giant turbines built anywhere between three and 200 miles out to sea—is the second leading source of renewable electricity in the world has been lauded as a sustainable way to meet the growing energy demands on the coast. In order to close the gap between the U.S. and countries already utilizing offshore wind, the Obama administration has streamlined the permitting process and made significant leaps towards the lease of four potential wind farms off the coasts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia.

It has not been lost on those in the business sector that those big turbines are made up of over 8000 components, many of which are already or can be manufactured in Georgia. With its 105 miles of coastline, Georgia has the fourth largest offshore wind potential on the Atlantic seaboard.

Yet the in the halls of the state capitol, the air is barely moving.

“Georgia is one of the only coastal states that it not pursuing offshore wind development,” laments Seth Gunning of the Georgia Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign. “We’re missing out on the 21st century green economy.”

Ten governors—including South Carolina’s Nikki Haley—signed on

to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium in 2010. A representative for Georgia governor Nathan Deal said at the time that Georgia might eventually join the consortium, but that “wind energy is not the state’s top priority when it comes to renewable energy.”

In spite of the lack of state support for offshore wind, Southern Company sponsored a Georgia Tech feasibility study in 2007 and tagged Tybee Island as an ideal location for Georgia’s first offshore wind farm.

The Georgia Wind Working Group, the Sierra Club and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy have continued to advocate for the cause, hosting local workshops and lectures.

Now it’s time to generate what Tybee Island city council member Paul Wolffe a “groundswell” that legislators in Atlanta can no longer ignore.

“Coal and nuclear energy are the biggest water hogs in the state, responsible for over fifty percent of groundwater withdrawal,” says Wolffe. “Long term, offshore wind is our best renewable resource, and other states get it.”

He adds that offshore wind is an opportunity to weave both economic and environmental solutions: “This is about job creation.

We can manufacture those turbine components for the rest of the country right here

in Georgia instead of having them shipped across the Atlantic. We can compete.”

Wolffe and Tybee mayor Jason Buelterman have long supported a progressive stance on environmental concerns and energy conservation, which has translated in recent years into a geothermal heating/cooling system for City Hall and the library, the installation of smart thermostats and light fixtures and a Climate Adaptation plan for the city in the face of continued sea level rises.

Wolffe also describes a plan to get Tybee Island completely off the grid using a combination of offshore wind, onshore wind and solar and sell the power surplus back to the state.

But first, the state has to get on board.

“We have over thirty manufacturers who could create tens of thousands of jobs,” reminds the Sierra Club’s Gunning. “We need to call on our elected leaders to pursue those resources.”

To that end, Rep. Jack Kingston has been invited to Friday’s Wind Rally at the Tybee Pier & Pavilion along with state representative Buddy Carter. But the real intent is meant to fire up folks who haven’t considered alternative energy as a job creator. SACE’s Swit hopes that the rock n’ roll from the Trainwrecks and free food from Brighter Day and Papa’s Barbecue will inspire people to learn more and perhaps add their names to the tens of thousands of signatures to petitions calling for Georgia to enter the offshore wind game.

“We’ve got strong support,” says Swit. “Now we just need the leadership in Atlanta to listen.” cs Tybee Island Offshore Wind Rally When: Friday, Aug. 31 6–9 p.m.

Where: Tybee Island Pier & Pavilion Cost: Free Info: cleanenergy.org

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Instant karma?

A suspected intruder is dead after a reported home invasion overnight.

Just before midnight police were dispatched to the 1500 Block of Cloverdale Drive. Police were told that a deceased male was inside the residence, and that the man broke in and was confronted by one of the occupants of the home, and shot during the confrontation.

Police found Akin Oswa Stevens, 36, of Savannah. Detectives continue to investigate however.

• The arrest of six of Savannah’s most dangerous suspects highlighted an eight–month cooperative investigation for by local police and federal authorities.

Patrol officers, detectives, Savannah Area Regional Intelligence Center (SARIC), SWAT Team, Aviation and

K–9 Officers along with Chatham County deputies and K–9 officers and U.S. Marshals conducted the arrests in a sweep of the area between West Victory Drive, MLK Boulevard and 38th Streets.

Arrested were Cedric Reynolds, charged with six counts of sale of cocaine and being party to the crime of armed robbery; Michael Griffin, sale of cocaine, and armed robbery; Antonio Mitchell, three counts of sale of cocaine; Dominique Bostic, nine counts of sale of cocaine, five counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and four counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony; and Rasheen Lawrence, charged with sale of cocaine.

Still at large are Travis Young, Edward Singleton, Victor Holloway, Willie Lee Smith, Maurice Ruff and Michael Passmore. Young is charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault, three counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime. Singleton is charged with four

counts of sale of cocaine.

Holloway is charged with three counts of sale of cocaine. Smith is charged with sale of cocaine, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Ruff is charged with sale of cocaine. Passmore is charged with being party to the crime of armed robbery and two counts of sale of cocaine.

• A flim–flam theft team that coerced a local woman into withdrawing money from her bank August 1 is believed to be operating in multiple Georgia cities as well.

Detectives have identified at least one of the two women as a suspect in a similar theft in Perry, GA., and believe they also have struck in the Augusta and Kingsland areas.

The 51–year–old victim in Savannah told police she was leaving Savannah Mall about 2 p.m. when the two women got into her vehicle.

The woman in the front seat ordered her to drive to her bank and withdraw a considerable amount of money.

Afterward, they directed her to return to the mall and left the car walking into the Target store, taking her jewelry as well. The victim said both suspects hid their hands from her as if to imply they were armed and the woman in the back seat carried a large stack of what appeared to be new currency.

One woman is described as a black female in her 40s, 5–1 to 5–2 and weighing 180–200 pounds. The other was a black female 5–5 to 5–7 and weighing 200 to 225 pounds. At least one of the suspects is believed to wear a wig. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

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news of the weird Overdose of Evidence In August, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration dropped all charges against a doctor who has been at the center of a prescription-drug fraud case because, said prosecutors, they have too much evidence against him and not enough space to store it.

The U.S. attorney in northern Iowa said her office needs to clear out the 400,000 paper documents and two terabytes of electronic data (the latter of which under current technology takes up little space but in DEA’s antiquated computer system hogs 5 percent of the agency’s worldwide electronic storage).

The accused, Dr. Armando Angulo, has lived since 2004 in Panama, which will not extradite him. (He remains under indictment on state charges in Florida.)

The Litigious Society • If Megan Duskey’s parents had been with her that night in 2010, they perhaps would have insisted she (dressed as the comic book hero Silver Spectre) not try to slide down the railing during the Halloween-themed ball at Chicago’s Palmer House Hilton hotel, but she did slide down, and she fell four floors to her death. Nonetheless, in July 2012, the parents filed a $500,000 lawsuit against Hilton and other entities, claiming that the death of Ms. Duskey at age 23 was the hotel’s and the sponsors’ fault.

• In July, a California appeals court reinstated police officer Enrique Chavez’s lawsuit against the Austrian

gun manufacturer Glock for its teams are headquartered in the state, as “unsafe” design. Chavez is now parais the Charlotte Motor Speedway and lyzed from the waist down because his the NASCAR Hall of Fame.) More than 3-year-old son got hold of the gun and a third of the money would go to the accidentally fired it, hitting his dad.

National Guard for sponsoring driver Chavez, in violation of police policies, Dale Earnhardt Jr. The North Carolina had left the gun loaded underneath the legislators believe military recruitment front seat of his car, and his son, whom will suffer unless the race- car connecChavez had not belted into a child seat, tion is maintained. was free to explore while Ironies Dad drove. The gun is regarded as of safe design (1) In July a 30-yearby dozens, if not hundreds, old man suspected of police departments, of skipping out on a and the LAPD disciplined bar bill at the Hilton the eagle has Chavez over the incident.

Garden Inn in Manlanded chester, N.H., did Democracy in Action not make it far. As he tried to hop an iron • Didier Peleman, 41, fence, he impaled his is a major-party candileg and eventually date for the city council required eight firefightin Ghent, Belgium, and, ers to rescue him using like most, has champions hydraulic cutting tools. and detractors. Though he (2) Greyston Garcia, has been active in “com26, who was cleared munity work” for 11 years, of murder charges in Peleman is candid about January under Florida’s a mental disability that “stand your ground” noticeably slows down his defense (even though he had chased speaking and writing and which some the victim more than a block to stab voters fear impedes his reasoning abilhim to death after the man took his ity. His Flemish Christian Democrats radio), was inadvertently killed in June Party said it is important that people by random gang gunfire in Miami. with disabilities challenge constraints.

• Csanad Szegedi, a member of the • A July battle in the House of RepEuropean Parliament representing the resentatives pitted austerity-driven anti-Semitic Jobbik Party of Hungary members striving to cut $72 million in (a party whose presidential candidate spending on NASCAR against North described Jews as “lice-infested”), Carolina House members determined resigned in August after admitting that to keep the money in. (Most NASCAR

he had learned two years earlier that his own mother was (and therefore he is) a Jew. Initially, Szegedi tried to quash the revelation via bribery but eventually resigned, apologized, and vowed to pay respects at Auschwitz.

All in the Mind • Mark Worsfold, 54, a former British soldier and martial arts instructor, was sitting along a road on July 28 watching the Olympic men’s cycling race when he was detained because police on security alert said his “behavior” had “caused concern.” According to a report in The Guardian, Worsfold, after being handcuffed and taken to a police station, was told he was arousing suspicion because he “had not been seen to be visibly enjoying the event,” to which he replied, truthfully, that he has Parkinson’s disease, which causes facial rigidity. (After two hours of detention, he was released without charges.)

• Dennis Brown, 55, was arrested in August in Tyler, Texas, after police saw him taking pictures, surreptitiously, of women and high school girls near Robert E. Lee High School. Since people in public spaces generally have no legal expectation of privacy, Brown could not normally be charged with a crime.

However, Brown admitted to police that the mundane photos of the clothed women were for his sexual enjoyment.

He was perhaps unaware of a Texas Penal Code provision that requires consent for any type of photo of another person if it is for “sexual gratification”

Problems of the First World: Third World teenagers often must deal with conscription, sweatshop labor and life as street beggars, but in affluent New York City (according to The New York Times), a major anxiety of teen and almostteen girls is having to endure sleepaway summer camp with hairy legs. Said celebrity makeup designer Bobbi Brown, “If she’s going to be in a bunk with all these girls,” and “insecure” about lip or leg hair, “You do whatever you can do to make her feel good.”

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Recurring Themes As the frenzied pace of contemporary life becomes less appealing, Dull Men’s Clubs have grown since their News of the Weird mention in 2007. A July Wall Street Journal dispatch from Pembroke, Mass., revealed recent themes for that club’s excitement-challenged members, including why one of them carries a spoon everywhere and the old standbys of which way toilet paper should hang and the wisdom of a city’s street grid system. DullMensClub.com has about 5,000 members who always, according to legend, “think inside the box” about such topics as remembering to keep their staplers filled and which way, in airports around the world, luggage carousels turn (clockwise or counter- clockwise).

The Pervo-American Community Christian Hobbs, 44, was arrested in Salem, N.H., in August after a woman discovered him underneath her mobile home, looking up at her through a hole in the floor of her bathroom.

The woman said Hobbs had sold her the home two years ago and recently done some handyman work for her, leading to this unauthorized modification. Police said Hobbs had taken cellphone video of the woman and her toddler in the bathroom and that the food, beverages and tissues found underneath the home suggested that Hobbs had been there for as long as two days. cs

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According to the Humane Society, you can extend your dog’s life by getting him neutered. Are testes really lethal? Would the same thing work for men? —Dave You’re not going to want to hear this, Dave. But according to one much-cited study, castrated men live nearly 14 years longer than their intact brethren. But first let’s talk about dogs.

It’s not hard to find statements in the veterinary literature that neutering prolongs the life of both male and female pets. To cite an obvious advantage, a neutered male dog is unlikely to get testicular cancer, while spaying female dogs virtually eliminates uterine disease and mammary tumors.

Researchers into human longevity have also been interested. Life expectancy in the U.S. has increased sharply over the past century, but more so in women than men. In 1900, a newborn boy could expect to live 46.3 years and a newborn girl 48.3 years. By 1970, in part due to fewer maternal deaths during childbirth, baby girls could expect to live 74.7 years, baby boys 67.1 years, a difference of 7.6 years. U.S. males have caught up some since then; in 2007 a baby boy could expect to live 75.4 years, a baby girl 80.4. But the question remains: why, despite ongoing advances in health care, do women still live considerably longer than men?

A 1969 study seemed to provide an answer. James Hamilton and Gordon Mestler compared the lifespans of 297 castrated inmates at a Kansas institution for the mentally retarded with those of 735 intact males at the same facility.

The castrated males had gone under the knife at ages 8-59, average age ranging from 12 (!) in 1898 to 30 in 1923. They didn’t vary markedly from intact inmates in terms of IQ, mental disability, and so on.

Result: castrated inmates on average lived 13.6 years longer than intact ones (55.7 vs 69.3 years). What’s more, the earlier you were castrated, the longer you lived. Conclusion: testosterone kills.

OK, Hamilton and Mestler didn’t put it that dramatically. But they did believe their research applied to all males, not just the mentally retarded, in part because castrated animals in general were thought to live longer. Their view has carried the day as the explanation for why women outlive men. My assistant Una found their paper had been cited at least 130 times by later researchers.

You’re thinking: come on. What toxic effects could male hormones possibly have that would account for a 14-year difference in lifespan? It wasn’t male predilections for smoking or violence, or male-only conditions like testicular cancer. Rather, according to Hamilton and Mestler, it was infections.

I know, makes no sense to me either.

One explanation I’ve seen is that castration was used to pacify the rambunctious. Troublemakers who didn’t get orchidectomized were bound to chairs or beds, making them more vulnerable to chronic urinary infections and such. In other words, it wasn’t so much castrated inmates living long lives, but rather intact ones dying young.

Which gets us back to dogs. Remember, Hamilton and Mestler believed their conclusions applied to everyone, not just the mentally retarded, because castrated animals in general lived longer. But it turns out the evidence for that is thin and contradictory.

Research on Rottweiler longevity is instructive. A 2003 study found that of 21 dogs who lived long lives by Rottweiler standards—more than 13 years—two-thirds were female and 90 percent had been neutered, supporting the conventional wisdom. On looking closer, however, we see that whereas five of seven male dogs had been neutered, all 14 of the females had been. Implication: while neutering helps male dogs live longer, it helps females even more.

So sex hormones of any kind mean an early grave? Not so fast. Matters may be confused by the failure to consider when in an animal’s life neutering is performed. More recent Rottweiler research indicates the longer a female dog has ovaries, the longer she lives.

The supposedly lethal impact of testosterone may also be exaggerated.

Browsing through the databases, we find a 1982 analysis of 2,000 canine post-mortems showing no significant difference between the lifespans of intact and neutered animals of either sex.

For now about all we can say is: having sex organs doesn’t necessarily shorten your life. Whew. cs By cecil adams

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American Aquarium At the corner of Whiskeytown and Stones, American Aquarium has been hard at work for almost a decade crafting hardscrabble, Southern–edged rock ‘n’ roll. For singer, songwriter and band frontguy B.J. Barham, the Raleigh six–piece has always been as transparent as a pane of fish–tank glass.

“People may not like our music, people may not like me as a human being, but nobody’s ever said I’m not a genuine person,” he says. “That’s something I’ve always taken pride in. I write what I know. And for a while there, what I knew was hooking up with girls in bars and drinking a lot.”

American Aquarium (the moniker comes from a classic Wilco tune about drinking) fuses scrappy electric Americana and broad, Springsteen–esque declarations with Barham’s fine–tuned lyrical expositions of love, lust, victory, heartbreak and an unquenchable thirst for unfettered personal freedom.

All that came before has led to Burn.Flicker.Die, the band’s sixth studio album. Produced by former Drive–By Trucker Jason Isbell, the record (celebrated with Friday night’s Jinx show) deals almost entirely with a rapidly–maturing Barham’s examination of a nearly 10–year career.

“Now, as I push 30, I still have fun but my life’s become a lot centered,” Barham explains. “I’m dating someone now. I just got out of a really, really long relationship. When 30 hits there’s still the heartbreak, but it’s not the heartbreak of aw man, I couldn’t hook up with that girl tonight, so I got wasted and passed out. It’s a little bit more focused.

“This record’s about that realization coming down the pipe that ‘What if you continue to do this for 10 years and you never get any more successful? What if you never get bigger?’ What if you’re still scraping by?’”

That’s not to say that Barham and his bandmates no longer enjoy a good old–fashioned pub crawl now and again. Take the punchy new song “Savannah Almost Killed Me.”

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At 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31 (with Niche) The Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. “The theme of that song can be put in almost any night I’ve ever spent on the road,” says Barham. “It’s the classic guy plays a show, sees a pretty girl at the bar, pretty girl comes around after the show ... things happen that her dad would not be proud of. But it’s definitely centered in the Jinx. One of those bars with character. Not a first–date bar.

“I definitely wrote that song about one night, and then some of the details are very general. Some are very accurate. I have stumbled through that park across the street trying to get to a hotel room a hundred yards away.”

Inspiration, Barham adds, can come at any time. Thank God for the iPhone.

“With ‘Northern Lights,’ I was walking into my apartment and the whole first verse hit me, melody and everything,” he explains.

“I sang it into my phone, and I still have it: At the end, I say ‘That’s good — you need to finish that.’ Like a pep talk to myself.”

With up to 300 live dates per year, American Aquarium is one of, if not the, hardest–working bands in the South.

Burn.Flicker.Die — which has been getting exemplary reviews — is the sound of a supremely road-tested B.J. Barham wondering what’s it all about, Alfie.

“The theme is running yourself to the bone with no payoff,” he says. “It’s rock ‘n’ roll — it’s excess, excess, excess, done. It’s kind of funny that the record about not making it is the record that’s helped us out the most.

“When I wrote the first record, I thought that was gonna be the one that launched us into superstardom. Just a naive kid who wrote a record he thought was good. Then you realize, aw man, there’s a lot of other people writing really good stuff, too. That have been doing it way longer than me. That have a better jawline. That look better in Coca–Cola ads.

“But we’ve paid our dues. I don’t think anybody who’s aware of us can say anything otherwise.” CS

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Kalen Nash (left) and Ponderosa: “There’s an expectation for us?” Nash says. “We really didn’t know we had fans.”

The only constant in life is change.

Atlanta’s Ponderosa, which blew everyone away at the Savannah Stopover in March, has a new record out. Pool Party is a sonic wonderland, a multi–hued destination where dreamlike psychedelia meets well–crafted harmonies, where southern–basted rock ‘n’ roll shakes hands with ambient color washes and reverb.

If you’re familiar with Moonlight Revival, Ponderosa’s first and only other album, this will come as something of a shock. That one, while tight, firm and enormously enjoyable, was hardcore rock ‘n’ roll, albeit with a strong sense of melody

and purpose.

“With it, Ponderosa delivered the first successful fusion of straight Southern rock and Revolver–era Beatles, utterly seamless and genetically sound, not a Frankenstein,” read New West Records’ official bio–description.

Well, all righty then.

According to Kalen Nash, the band’s singer, songwriter and frontman, Pool Party represents Ponderosa today, now.

“Everything on Moonlight Revival was close to six years old by the time that record was actually released,” Nash explains. “When it finally

went out, we’d already been touring pretty steadily for four years. And we were kind of sick of those songs, and sick of playing them in general.

“We’re constantly listening to music, and constantly influenced by everything. It was just a natural evolution for us as much as it’s kind of a left turn for other people. For us, if we’d have made another record like Moonlight Revival, that kind of defeats the purpose of making music.”

The new track “Navajo” was iTunes’ “Single of the Week,” available for free download, earlier this month.

It’s a strong, melodic song with otherwordly harmony vocals drenched in reverb, echo–laden

guitars, a haunting beat and a hook that will implant in your brain upon first listen.

The new album was produced by David Fridmann (the Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, Elf Power), who gave the band free reign to experiment and find the sounds that best fit their new songs.

“It was like he was another band member,” Nash says. “He doesn’t really make records for radio program directors. So it was completely different in all aspects. We really didn’t want to get near a Top 40 thing.”

Ponderosa guitarist Kris Sampson spent years as head engineer at an Atlanta recording studio, and through their friendship with him

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“We’re all pretty selfish in what we like and what we want to do,” he declares. “We appreciate the people that appreciate what we do ... we’re all broke as shit, man.

“We might have been lucky if we sold 4,000 real copies of the last record. And we’re really thankful for that, but probably over half of those were sold to our family and friends, within a 100–mile radius of Atlanta and Athens.

“So, there’s an expectation for us?

We didn’t really know we had fans.

I mean, there’s a handful of places where we might pull 100 people in America.”

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all the band members were pretty confident in that environment.

Still, Nash confesses, under the thumb of producer Joe Chicarelli (White Stripes, My Morning Jacket, the Strokes, Jason Mraz) Moonlight Revival wasn’t the album the band should have crafted in 2008 (that’s when it was recorded; its release was held up for two years).

“If we would’ve made the record on our own, it would have had way more similar effects and stuff as Pool Party,” he says. “Maybe the songwriting wouldn’t be as different as it is, but it would still have been more of a garage kind of record. Way more than a super–sheen, Nashville–sounding thing.”

The Fridmann experience was entirely more pleasant for all concerned.

Nash bristles at the suggestion that Ponderosa’s fans might not appreciate “their” band taking such a hard left into atmospheric Fleet Foxes and Band of Horses territory.

Hell, he says. Everyone’s a critic.

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Regular readers of Connect are no doubt familiar with our biweekly cycling advocacy column, “The News Cycle,” written by Savannah Bicycle Campaign Vice– Chairman John Bennett.

The nonprofit Bicycle Campaign’s biggest fundraiser — and one of Savannah’s favorite late summer events — happens this Saturday night.

“It’s the fourth annual Midnight Garden Ride. We’re finally learning how to do it,” laughs Drew Wade, Bicycle Campaign chairman.

“It’s our major fundraiser for the year. If folks are interested in having a good time while giving some love to people who want to make the city more livable, this is a good way to do it,” he says.

“The actual performance of the ride is pretty straightforward at this point.

Probably the main issues in terms of time we spend are nailing down all the things related to venue, then going out and marketing it to sponsors,” says Wade.

For those unfamiliar with the Midnight Garden Ride, it goes like this: You meet up with a bunch of other riders — ranging from casual families to hardcore cyclists in full gear — and then the 9–mile trek begins around Savannah’s downtown squares, through midtown and around Daffin Park and back, all with police escort and full traffic control.

While last year the riders ended up, tired but happy, in Forsyth Park to enjoy a Savannah Stopover–sponsored concert by Ben Sollee, this year things are a wee bit different.

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This year Savannah Stopover booked Atlanta buzz band Ponderosa for the Telfair Square post-ride gig (see Bill DeYoung’s story this issue).

Wade explains the ride’s burgeoning, mutually beneficial relationship with Savannah Stopover: “We’re both kind of still-emerging groups. I think the partnership with Stopover helps us because it explains our mission to a different audience that might not otherwise know enough about local advocacy for bikes,” Wade says.

“That’s part of the reason we wanted to make this a fun, festival atmosphere, not just really hardcore people who come to our board meetings and public meetings.”

As for the ride itself, Wade says experience has taught the Bicycle Campaign the best way to run things.

“We now know what’s held us up in the past in terms of stops. We have a great relationship with the police and with the City’s traffic department.

Now we can keep things flowing pretty easily by controlling the route a

little better.”

Wade says a key difference this year is simplifying the logistics of the route. Last year, for example, riders had a choice to break off early.

“Last year we gave folks the option to turn off at the end of the park, but most people weren’t ready to stop. I think only about ten people ended up doing it. But if we offer that option we still have to break off 20–30 volunteers because at that point you’re managing two rides,” he says.

“This year we’re just going to have a support vehicle, so if anybody does fall behind they can get in there and go back to the start. That’s how we’re going to manage it for folks who can’t make it the whole way for whatever reason.”

As always, Midnight Garden riders all need helmets — even adults not required by state law to do so — and all riders must have a white lights in front and a red rear light (state law only requires red reflectors).

In an interesting synchronicity, the Midnight Garden Ride’s presenting sponsor this year is New Belgium Beers, who will already be in town for the Savannah Craft Brew Festival.

“We’ve always had an affinity for them,” jokes Wade of the company that features a big old–school bicycle as their symbol. “Their logo fits in with what we do.” cs Midnight Garden Ride + Concert When: Sat. Sept. 1, 8 p.m.

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It seems almost funny given the current huge volume of tourist traffic in Savannah, but the Savannah Craft Brew Festival, now in its fifth year, actually started out as an attempt to jump start the then–moribund scene here over the long Labor Day weekend.

Visit Savannah Executive Director Joe Marinelli, whose organization conceived the event, recalls how it all went down: Marinelli, who arrived in Savannah in January 2007, says by the time September of his first year rolled around “I was a little surprised at how nothing was going on on Labor Day weekend. I’m from up north, where on Labor Day you have rib burnoffs and all kinds of things going on. Not only was not much going on but tourism traffic was mediocre — I didn’t feel much of a pulse that weekend.”

Marinelli says he “challenged his staff to do some research” to find an event that might fit into the Labor Day weekend slot. Aiding him in his efforts was the fact that a portion of the Chatham County hotel/motel tax is designated to fund events for slower times of the year for tourism.

“We came back with the notion that the craft brew industry was growing, Layout of the 65 booths at the event emerging and developing and might be something to take a look at. The irony is I don’t drink beer at all — I was like, couldn’t you have come back with Italian wines?” Marinelli laughs. continues on p. 5

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“I won’t say that the Craft Brew Fest is solely responsible — hotels are full because we live in a very popular city.

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With the event now in says. “We’ve been very careful year five, Marinelli says over the years to not let this the goal is to “tinker” with event become a beer–guzzling it a little each year to get event. Our goal is to get people visitors to stay in town who are really into the notion VIP Tent for longer than a normal of tasting craft brews to get in three–day weekend. their car or get on an airplane RV / Bus Area “The average length and come from other places.”

Stage Cricket of stay here is 2.5 nights.

A highlight of Saturday’s V We’ve tried to add events festivities will include giving on Friday night, and this the annual Craft Brew Pioneer Parking Area year have something more Award to Moon River BrewV KEY: substantial on Sunday master John Pinkerton. with hopes that some “We’ve given this award the people come in Thursday past couple of years, and this and maybe stay through year for first time we’re recogSunday.” nizing a local name,” Marinelli That “something more says. “John has built quite a substantial” is of course business over there.”

The old racetrack on Hutchinson Island is repurposed for Sunday’s the big “Rhythm and While Marinelli doesn’t Brews” concert (see cover- ‘Rhythm and Brews’ concert claim full credit for the Craft age this issue) next to the Brew Festival’s success, he does Westin Savannah Harbor, which is a say the proof is in the pudding. can enjoy seeing the fireworks from premier partner in the entire Craft “We can measure our success: In the River.”

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2007 hotel occupancy in the historic After the international component “The Westin has really picked up district during the Labor Day weekFriday evening, Saturday is given over on the momentum and grown into end hovered in the low 60 percent to the grand tasting keynote event, the event,“ says Marinelli. “They host mark that first year of the Festival, ” intended to “really appeal to the craft the international craft brew tasting on he says.

“Last year, hotel occupancies brew aficionado and taster,” Marinelli Friday night, and from there people during that weekend were at basically

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The good news is that North Mississippi Allstars bassist Chris Chew is feeling good and on the road to recovery after a recent spate of health issues.

The bad news is that Chew isn’t on the road with the band, and won’t be at the gig Sunday as part of the Savannah Craft Brew Fest.

The good news is that Luther Dickinson, one of the finest blues/rock guitar players in the world, will most definitely be here. Luther and his brother Cody (drums, guitar, washboard and vocals) constitute the rest of the Allstars, and they’re bringing us the same “NMA Duo” show they performed as Robert Plant’s opening act on last year’s Band of Joy tour.

The bad news is ... well, there really isn’t any. It’s all good.

Luther and Cody’s dad was legendary Memphis–area pianist and record producer Jim Dickinson, who passed away in 2009. His influence on music —and on his boys — was incalculable. The brothers began the North Mississippi Allstars in the mid 1990s, playing the “hill country” blues of the area and giving it a modern, sometimes psychedelic, feel. When the Dickinsons and bassist Chew are on a festival bill, no other band stands a chance.

Luther took a leave of absence from the trio and played second guitarist in the Black Crowes for a few years (the

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band is currently “on hiatus”), while Cody hit the road with the Hill Country Revue (another great band, the HCR has played Live Wire Music Hall several times).

Earlier this year, he released three albums: Go on Now, You Can’t Stay Here with the female acoustic group The Wandering; Old Times There ... with the South Memphis String Band; and a solo project, all acoustic, called Hambone’s Meditations.

I understand that at home, you play acoustic guitar exclusively. Why? Luther Dickinson: Oh man, I couldn’t even tell you. I just love acoustic guitar. And I play the same

material. I write all my songs on acoustic, even though it’s gonna be played on electric. My whole style of electric guitar is basically just trying to translate my acoustic style to an electric setting. Which is hard, but that’s what I’ve always been trying to get across. To me, acoustic is what it’s all about. I love Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman, but I’m so old–fashioned that that most electric guitar doesn’t even appeal to me aesthetically.

Are you comfortable with being called, in the media, an American guitar hero? Rolling Stone named you one of the “new guitar gods.”

Luther Dickinson: Yeah, that’s what I always wanted to be growing up. I’m totally down with that. I’m honored to be even considered in the shadow of those cats. But the Hill Country community, my Dad’s community and the North Mississippi blues community that we grew up with, I’m just proud to represent those, and kind of keep those traditions alive.

You’ve been doing a lot of stuff lately.

Luther Dickinson: You gotta keep busy, man! The Wandering was just kind of a whim. I thought there’s four beautiful, talented musicians from the area ... let’s get these girls together and see what happens, you know?

That was just an idea that really came together nicely.

The acoustic record was a long time coming. I recorded it back in ’09.

The South Memphis String Band is a group of friends, a very like– minded set, so we get together whenever we can.

And also a record just came out, a live record where the three of us are backing up our dad back in ‘06. It’s called I’m Just Dead, I’m Not Gone.

That’s good electric rock ‘n’ roll right there.

Your dad was such a presence. Was music always a foregone conclusion for you because of where you grew up?

Luther Dickinson: Yeah, and it was my own choice. When we were really young, he used to discourage us – he’d say “Don’t do it just ‘cause I do it. It’s a

Earliest memory of music around the house?

Luther Dickinson: Growing up, my favorite toy was a reel–to–reel tape machine. Back in the early ‘70s, that was the thing, before cassettes. I used to just play with them without turning up the speakers. I remember Alex Chilton tapes, around Big Star Third time, listening to rough mixes. And also Ry Cooder. I used to listen to a lot of Ry Cooder work that Dad was working on. And when he’d come back from tour, listening to the tapes.

I remember some records, definitely.

But reel–to–reel, that was the thing.

Would you play along with that stuff?

Is that how you taught yourself to play?

Luther Dickinson: Later, yeah, playing along to cassettes and records.

Especially the cassettes from Pleased

to Meet Me, the Replacements record.

I had all those demos and rough mixes. Dad was telling me about Westerberg’s techniques. I learned a lot dissecting ... well, I think you could learn from any music you studied, but for me it happened to be Paul Westerberg and the Replacements at age 13, 14, you know?

What about the blues element?

Luther Dickinson: When I was really young, I just dismissed it. Because, you know, it was part of Dad’s scene – Furry Lewis and Bukka White, Rev. Robert Wilkins, they grew up with all those guys. Especially Furry, he was ubiquitous around our community. But then, when I was about 14, I finally got turned on to it. And I was like “Man, this stuff really IS cool.”

And I started listening to Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf and Robert Johnson, Jimmy Reed and John Lee Hooker, all the classic stuff, you know? I got turned on to the real deal, delta and electric blues, and then Elmore James, it was amazing. Once you discovered that world it was like “Whoa!”

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But that was a thing of the past that was cool to study and listen to. But then, in the ‘90s, I discovered Robert Burnside and his family, and Junior Kimbrough and his family, and O.C. Turner and his family ... I was like “Jesus Christ! There’s modern–day electric country blues in our neighborhood!” It was just amazing, and that’s what changed my life.

Do you remember the first time you plugged in an electric guitar and turned it up to 11?

Luther Dickinson: Yeah! I was just a little kid, man, with sucky equipment.

But my dad tuned my guitar to open tuning and showed me a Bo Diddley kind of rudiment. So I was rockin’ that Bo Diddley, man.

For you, is about tone, is it about feel, is it about adaptation to your environment?

Luther Dickinson: Wow, that’s all very pertinent. The experience encapsulates all of it. The feel of the guitar, the tone, they all can influence how you play. The environment of who you’re playing with, where you’re

playing and what the scene is like. But to me, what I kind of learned from my dad and eventually learned for myself, was that every night, every amp, every guitar, it’s all gonna be different. Every session.

When I was a kid, I used to try and always get this imaginary guitar sound, whatever that was supposed to be. But then I finally realized to just say “Plug it in and get it to sound as good as you can, and then just accept it and move on and just play it.” Just deal with it, and don’t fuss about it.

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hard life.” But then when he saw that we were serious about it, he started helping us, and eventually playing with us.

It wasn’t any natural inclination or talent, but I always knew I wanted to be a guitar player.

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Hometowns and hazelnuts A few words with Sister Hazel’s LONGTIME frontman Ken Block

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I met Ken Block in the late 1980s. We were both living in Gainesville, Fla., which is the state to the south’s version of Athens — a college town with an enormous transient population, and a fertile core group of artists, musicians and other creative types who love their community and do their utmost to keep it vibrant.

Ken was born in Gainesville; I was the music writer for the local paper.

He played guitar in a cheesy, post– teenage band called Redline, and then formed an acoustic guitar and harmony duo with his pal Andrew Copeland. Even at such a young age, he was quite a songwriter.

We used to trade off sets during Open Mic nights at an Italian

restaurant on the west end of town.

Sometime in the ‘90s, Ken and Andrew started a full band, with three not–from–Gainesville guys, which they called Sister Hazel (in honor of a local woman who ran a shelter for the homeless and hungry).

In 1997, the band’s Universal Records debut Somewhere More Familiar ... caught fire and sold a

million units, buoyed by “All For You,” a song I remember Ken and Andrew singing back in the old days at Napolatano’s.

Although there’s never been another massive hit, Sister Hazel — now an independent act — has released a steady stream of albums that have sold to a rabid, worldwide fan base (called “Hazelnuts”), people who appreciate not only the quintet’s stellar musicianship and finely–crafted harmonies, but their unerringly uplifting songs and positive message.

They are on tour for about 150 dates every year.

Sister Hazel is on the bill with the North Mississippi Allstars (and

Athens’ Heavy Pets) at Sunday’s Craft Brew Fest concert.

In February, Sister Hazel will launch its 13th annual Rock Boat, a Caribbean cruise with non–stop music. The event will include, among others, Ponderosa (see a story about the band in this issue) and Needtobreathe, who’ll visit Savannah come November.

For Ken Block, the secret to longevity goes all the way back to those long–ago nights in Gainesville: Be yourself and people will appreciate it.

“Even now when we’re playing a big crowd it’s our job to try to make it feel like we’re sitting at those Open Mic nights, or in somebody’s back yard or living room, having a little

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You still live in Gainesville. What does it mean to you?

Ken Block: I’ve got three kids now, 12, 9 and 7. There’s a few reasons why Drew and I, particularly, decided to stay here. We grew up here, we went all the way through school and college here. Then we got to take off, and we were gone 250, 300 days a year. Coming back here really kept us grounded.

We realized, as we travelled around, that Gainesville’s really a great place.

It’s a unique city in the sort of diversity that it has. Florida is very diverse —you go to South Florida it’s one thing, Central Florida’s another, the panhandle’s another ... Gainesville pulls from all over the place. This city put its fingerprints all over us, and so it shaped who we are not only as musicians but as businessmen, as parents, as husbands. And we have always kind of felt like the ambassadors for the city.

Was there ever, at some point, any thought in your mind that you would leave?

Ken Block: When we first got started, our management moved to Atlanta.

We were doing a lot of recording there, there was a great music scene ... I felt a little detached, and my wife Tracy and I actually started talking about going up there. She was pregnant with our first son. She said “Listen, you’re not going to knock me up and then go on the road, and leave us in a new city.” Around that time, cell phones started poppin’ in a little more, the Internet, e–mail, quick flights from Gainesville to Atlanta to Nashville to whatever it is. I realized that I could be wherever I needed to be really quickly.

Has it all turned out the way you imagined?

Ken Block: There have been a lot of left turns and right turns. I think the thing that I’m most proud of is that it’s the same five guys. When you’re a band that starts out playing every little club, pub or pizza parlor, you get in a van and trailer for years. Then you get your first platinum record, and you’re bouncing around ... there are some growing pains. We had to really learn to check our egos at the door. We had to learn how to communicate about things. You’re living

in hotel rooms and on buses together.

The times when most bands implode or explode, we made it through that.

All of us have been back on our heels individually. Me, I got clean and sober 10 years ago. I think it gave all of us an opportunity to step up and be a big brother to each other. None of us are very good at being vulnerable, but we’ve had to be at different times.

Sister Hazel is the mothership, and no matter what else is going on, we’re gonna be there.

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jam session,” he tells me. “We’ve carried that mentality with us, no matter what kind of stage we’re on.”

Tell me about the Rock Boat.

Ken Block: After we’d finished touring Somewhere More Familiar ..., that’s when the term Hazelnuts started getting some legs. We wanted to thank the people that took us from a van and trailer to our first platinum record, something more than just passing through town and shaking hands and taking pictures. The first cruise went really well; it was a kind of a gamble, as you can imagine, trying to charter an entire cruise ship with 2,500 people, but we did and it sold out. And we said “We’re on to something here.” We’ve really tried to make it a blend of veteran bands and new artists. We pride ourselves on the fact that you’re going to leave that boat with your next favorite band.

Did “All For You” build your house?

Ken Block: We’re a band. The songwriting money, the publishing stuff gets split five ways. I think that’s one of the reasons we’ve remained a band.

We’re all in this together. You start cutting that piece of pizza up, it gets divided. Had it been me getting the lump sum yeah, it would’ve been a pretty substantial thing, but it was divided and we did very well because of that.

Did it build a house for me? Yes. But since then, we’ve got to work.

We’re a working band. Are we on the cover of Rolling Stone? Nope. But we can go out and earn a living for five guys and about six crew members. CS Rhythm ‘n’ Brews Concert North Mississippi Allstars, Sister Hazel, The Heavy Pets and others Where: Westin Harbor Resort, 1 Resort Drive When: 3–10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2 Tickets: $40 adults, $10 ages 11–16 (under 10 free) Info: savannahcraftbrewfest.com

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Beer events galore all week

What’s on tap

BREW FEST

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The entire craft beer scene in Savannah is not confined to the festival on Hutchinson Island.

Several of the city’s bars and restaurants have Craft Beer Week specials events. Break open your organizer and start filling in dates: Wednesday, Aug. 29

The Distillery showcases beers from Georgia Crown Distributing tonight, including brews from Anchor Brooklyn Brewing Co., Uinta and Harpoon – almost 20 beers. The tap takeover begins at 6 p.m.

Taco Abajo hosts a four–course ($45) dinner tonight featuring beers form Missouri’s Crown Valley Brewing Co. The brewery was a hit at last year’s fest – but isn’t represented this time around. Reservations required, 480–9050. Beers will include Wooden Nickel IPA, Farmhouse Lager, Black Cabin Smoked Ale, and Plowboy Porter (draft).

This is not a taco dinner, but a sneak peek at the upscale Southern fusion menu of Taco Abajo’s sister restaurant, Temperance. All week, the restaurant features New Belgium Cocoa Mole on draft.

Aqua Star at the Westin will offer a prix fixe, three–course dinner all week leading up to its signature festival event, the International Tasting. The three dishes ($38) have been hand–crafted by internationally recognized Chef Roger Michel and will be paired with a trio of German beers: Franziskaner Hefe Weiss, Tucher Dunkles Hefe Weizen and Mai–ur–Bock. Call for info or reservations, 201–2085.

Green Truck Pub will showcase Allagash Confluence on draft. Meet Les Addis of Allagash Brewing.

Your Pie Downtown will send Terrapin fans away with a free Terrapin Brewery pint glass with beer & food purchase.

World of Beer offers $1 off Southern beers (6–9 p.m.) with names like Terrapin, Wild Heaven, Highland, Mother Earth, & Sweetwater.

Johnny Harris BBQ will celebrate the remodeling of its historic Maple Room vaern will 2–for–1 drafts through Sept. 2, 4–7 p.m. Drafts include Allagash White, Anderson Valley Oatmeal Stout, Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA, Coastal Empire Savannah Brown, Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale, Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale.

Thursday, Aug. 30

The Distillery turns it taps over to United Distributors who will showcase beers from Abita, Boulevard, Crispin, Sierra Nevada, Sweetwater, Terrapin, Rogue, Mother Earth and Woodchuck. 6 p.m.

Green Truck Pub hosts Red Brick Brewing President Bob Budd. The bar will feature Red Brick 17th Anniversary Ale on draft.

Your Pie Downtown: Buy food & beer and get a free Stone Pint glass.

World of Beer offers a chance to win brewery SWAG tonight to anyone who buys a draft between 6–9 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 31

Kick off the weekend at Moon River Brewing Co.’s 6 o’clock toast.

Expect to meet some visiting brewers and sample a secret beer that brewmaster John Pinkerton will tap at the toast. Stop in Saturday and Sunday for unofficial festival after–parties with beer and food specials for folks showing their festival admission tickets.

The Distillery and Savannah Distributing brands host “Night of the

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Green Truck Pub offers rare special reserve drafts. Every night offers free pint glasses while supplies last.

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Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse hosts the annual beer vs. wine dinner, pitting hard–working Steve Hayes of Terrapin Brewing Co. against Ruth’s Chris GM Doug Snyder. The multi–course dinner is $65 per person – guests vote on their favorite paired beverage. Reservations, 721–4800. cs

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Back in the gloomy economic fog of 2009, few shoppers were perusing the iconic shops of NYC’s Madison Avenue.

Clerks twiddled their thumbs while current collections went stale. Designers fretted, CEOs panicked. Shopping,

it seemed, had fallen out of style.

Never one to back away from a trend, Vogue editor Anna Wintour hit upon an idea to get people spending again: She, Dianne Von Furstenberg and other members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America would host a party. A huge fête, with celebrities and giveaways and special events in stores all over New York

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City. Everyone would be invited to Fashion’s Night Out, from highfalutin housewives with limitless American Express credit to street–smart fashionistas on a budget. Even Wintour did her part to include the masses, putting in rare public appearance at a mall in Queens.

This “global fashion stimulus package” was a thundering success,

drawing tens of thousands of people to the streets and into shops in spite of the recession. The idea of a community shopping event caught on like skinny jeans and platform wedges: In the following two years, Fashion’s Night Out expanded exponentially, covering all 50 states and over 4500 simultaneous events worldwide, setting record retail numbers from

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Shots from last year’s inaugural local Fashion’s Night Out

Milan to Los Angeles.

Last September, Savannah debuted its own Fashion’s Night Out, turning Broughton Street into the chic–est of carnivals with two glitzy catwalks, DJs, bands, a skatepark and VIP parties. Shops stayed open far into the evening, inviting upwards of four thousand people to check out the season’s wares.

For Savannah organizers Bree Thomas and Erin Wessling—both style doyennes in their own right— the economic stimulation was good, but the comradery was even better.

“Some of the stores doubled and tripled their historic highs that night,” recounts Wessling. “But I think the real success was how much fun everyone had.”

Thomas, who owns the boutique Fab’rik, found it refreshing to reach out to other retailers for the event. “I think we as storeowners get in this mindset that it’s always about competition, but the fact is collaborating helps all of us who are in business.”

That spirit of collaboration has helped the duo craft an even more spectacular evening for FNO 2012, glamming up Broughton this Thursday, Sept. 6 with two fashion shows, dance parties with DJ D Frost and DJ WillRock, live music from Whaleboat and Cusses, free makeovers, photo shoots, VIP invitations for big spenders and of course, plenty of shopping.

All of it hinges upon, as Wessling puts it, “everyone playing in the same sandbox.”

“It can’t be done without everyone cooperating with each other,” she says. “This is an entirely local production, and everyone gets to share in the success.”

Examples of cooperation abound: Heather Burge, whose Bleubelle boutique relocated south of Derenne a year and half ago, returns downtown for the evening with a pop–up shop inside The Paris Market.

“We’re happy to have aligned ourselves with another retailer that matches our aesthetic,” says Burge.

“French fashion, French design—it was a natural fit.”

Alongside the market’s au courant décor, the proprietress will offer a “small sampling” of Bleubelle’s inventory, including signature monogram necklaces, an assortment of cocktail dresses and a rainbow of Michael Stars T–shirts.

The Paris Market’s legendary window displays will feature gowns from Bleubelle Bridal, and the stores will host a Moulin Rouge theme party.

“It’s going to be an exciting evening,” promises Burge. “The night is to sell, but more importantly, we’re showing we can work together.”

Down the street at 24E, Ruel Joyner is rearranging the modern oak tables and Cole leather chairs to provide a backdrop for a flurry of FNO happenings, including a preview of pieces by designer April Johnston, red carpet commentary with Fashion Rehabber video blogger Shena Verrett and more continues on p.26

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pop–up shops by Kathi Rich and Custard.

“The more the merrier,” laughs Joyner.

“I’m happy to lend the space, being a part of this is what matters.”

Joyner waxes enthusiastic about FNO and Savannah’s strengthening presence in the national style scene, remarking that the elevated profile is good for the homes furnishings trade because “furniture follows fashion.”

Joyner has also invited photographer Candace Perry of FashionShots and her team of make–up artists, wardrobe stylists and hair coiffueses from Salon Karma to host a makeover station and professional photo shoot in 24E’s sumptuous atmosphere. Those who wander into 24E’s “Night of Fame” may find themselves bedecked and bejeweled for a fashion moment of their own.

“We’ve got all the skills to put together a look you’d see in a magazine,” promises Perry. “You get to feel like a model for the night. Clothes are of course available for purchase from Kathi Rich, but you get to leave with your hair and make–up for all the red carpet happenings.”

Perry will post the portraits on her website for sale afterwards, but there’s no charge to pretty up for the camera.

The give–and–take dynamic of FNO has extended to the business and artistic communities: Artist Katherine Sandoz and real estate maven Lori Judge are hosting an outdoor installation of several dozen small buildings built out of cigar boxes, each interpreted by a local artist.

The result of “Building Savannah: Art & Commerce” will be a mini Savannah, fashioned by some of its most creative people.

“Those who make, do and think inside these buildings create our city,” explains Judge. “I’m as invested in the buildings as I am the people who live inside their walls.”

Inspired by the two stone statues that (really!) stand guard on top of City Hall, the project celebrates the notion of “Art” and “Commerce” as co–conspirators in economic success.

“These two are important allies that build important cities—for its citizens

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and for the world,” continues Judge, also an “avid fashion watcher” renowned for her style. “Everyone has dreams for our city that include commercial and artistic aspects. This installation may begin to describe the scope of those possibilities.”

From the view of that pair of opulent ornaments looking out onto Savannah’s downtown district, it looks like one of the most important partnerships forged by this event is between FNO organizers and the city itself.

Wessling confirms that city officials “have been a dream to work with,” particularly Director of Economic Development MarRonde Lumpkin– Lotson, who secured official standing with Vogue and helped convince the city manager to shut down Broughton between Drayton and Montgomery (the Whitaker corridor will remain open for southbound traffic.)

“Shutting down Broughton was just unheard of before Fashion’s Night Out last year, and we had to do some talking because it was an unknown entity,” recalls Lumpkin–Lotson.

“We were hoping 400 people would come out, and we got four thousand, mostly residents who got to reacquaint themselves with downtown.

This year we’re anticipating an even bigger festival.”

Lumpkin–Lotson assures that the downtown services team will be out in force to “make sure the area remains and fun and safe and clean.”

Lumpkin–Lotson reminds that sales taxes generated during the evening boost streetscape improvements, education and public parks.

“There are those who might not see the correlation between economic development and Fashion’s Night Out, but this is an economic boost for the entire city. Everyone’s doing their part.”

All that’s left is for the shoppers of Savannah to do theirs. cs Fashion’s Night Out Savannah When: Thursday, Sept. 6 6-11 p.m.

Where: Broughton Street Between Drayton and Montgomery Cost: Free

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Tyler Perry comes to Savannah Nov. 4 in the play Madea Gets a Job.

Tyler Perry sure is ubiquitous.

The playwright, actor and filmmaker is taking his No. 1 character, the irrepressible Madea, back on tour. Perry’s latest stage play, Madea Gets a Job, is hitting the road (with Perry himself in the lead role) and will visit the Johnny Mercer Theatre Nov. 4. Ticket information will be released soon.

The cast also includes Patrice Lovely, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Chandra Currelly, Tony Grant, Danny Clay and Melonie Daniels.

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A free Ruben

The 2012 Savannah Ocean Exchange kicks off with a Sept. 15 concert by American Idol winner Ruben Studdard, free at 6 p.m. on Tybee Island’s North Beach. For details on the week’s environmental events and activities, see savannahoceanexchange.org.

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• Savannah Pride Festival with JoJo concert. Sept. 8. Forsyth Park.

• Savannah Philharmonic. Sept. 8.

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

• Ruben Studdard. Sept. 15. Tybee Island North Beach.

• Film screening: Citizen Kane. Sept.

15. Trustees Theater.

• Film screening: Gone With the Wind. Sept. 21. Lucas Theatre. @ Unchained Tour w/Neil Gaiman.

Sept. 22. Knights of Columbus.

• Savannah Jazz Festival. Sept. 23–30.

• Film screening: Vertigo. Sept. 28.

Lucas Theatre.

• Film screening: Notorious. Sept. 29.

Lucas Theatre.

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

• New Edition. Sept. 30. Johnny Mercer Theatre.

• Suddenly Last Summer. The Collective Face. Oct. 5–20.

• Tybee Island Pirate Fest. Oct. 5 and 6. Vince Neil concert Oct. 6.

• Film screening: Rebel Without a Cause. Trustees Theater.

• Anthony Hamilton. Oct. 7. Johnny Mercer Theatre.

• Picnic in the Park. Oct. 7. Forsyth Park.

• Savannah Philharmonic Chamber Concert. Oct. 11. Telfair Academy.

• Savannah Folk Music Festival. Oct. 12–14.

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

• Louis C.K. Oct. 17. Johnny Mercer Theatre.

• Ingrid Michaelson. Oct. 18. Trustees Theatre.

• SCAD: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. Oct. 18–21. Mondanaro Theatre.

• Savannah Philharmonic. Oct. 19.

Lucas Theatre.

• Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival.

Oct. 19–22. Richmond Hill.

• Film screening: Clue. Oct. 20. Lucas Theatre.

• Graveface Fest. Oct. 27. Southern Pine Co. • Savannah Film Festival. Oct. 27– Nov. 3.

• Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. Nov. 3. CS

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Story quilt display continues at the Jepson Center 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. Through Aug. 31. Hours: Tue-Sat 12-5 pm. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St., www.hurnmuseum.org/ Call for Artists — The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is seeking artists to exhibit at Gallery S.P.A.C.E. in 2013. All mediums will be considered for a non-degree seeking solo or group exhibition, including video and installation pieces. Proposals should be professionally presented and should include a cover letter; a resume; an artist statement; a previous exhibition record; 10-12 digital images of work to be considered; and a self-addressed, and a stamped envelope if the proposal needs to be returned.

Deadline for submissions is September 7 at 4 p.m.

Proposals should be submitted to Debra Zumstein, Arts Programs Coordinator, City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 W. Henry St., Savannah, GA 31401.

Guidelines are available online at www.savannahga. gov/arts. Gallery S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St., Deborah Oden — Through Aug. 31. Curated by Casey Roland Belogorska and styled by Arthur Bennett Kouwenhoven, Jr. Show runs

through August 31. Local 11ten, 1110 Bull St. First Friday Art Walks — First Friday Art Walks on the North End of Tybee Island continue through November. Next editions are Sept. 7, Oct. 5 and Nov. 2 from 5-8pm. Ten participating businesses will feature new art, demonstrations, refreshments and entertainment. Free and open to the public. Dragonfly Studio, 1204 Highway 80 Jerome Lawrence — The artist was diagnosed in 1982 as paranoid schizophrenic, but continued to paint.

Jerome literally painted himself out of the corner his illness had driven him to. His commissioned works are featured in collections around the Southeast, and he has exhibited at the High Museum of Art and the Carter Center. The show will be on display until October 28. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 34th and Abercorn Journey to the Beloved Community — Story quilts

by Beth Mount, who partners with the Telfair Museum and sculptor and artist Jerome Meadows to bring this celebration of Citizen Advocacy relationship-building to town. July 19 -October 14.

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

Luc Ebner — Ebner works with oil on glass to explore multiple visual perspectives.

Exhibition runs through September 4. The Butcher , 19 E. Bay St. Patch Whisky & Rodney Duran — Two artists who work with bright colors, but with very different styles. Opening reception Friday, September 7, 7-10pm. Free eats by Angel’s BBQ. The Butcher, 19 E. Bay St. Perception: A. Baxter Frost — Collection of work exploring the phenomenology of perception. August 10–31. Gallery S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. Savannah & The Lowcountry: Homes, Squares & Marshes — A show of watercolors, oils and acrylics by Savannah artists Mimi Diamond and Wayne Chambers will hang through August 30 in the Hospice Savannah Art Gallery, located directly across from the Health Department. 1352 Eisenhower Dr. The Efflorescent Present — Mixed media work of Jessica Sornson. Each piece in this series has transformed from a rusty old saw blade into a fully functioning clock with organic designs. Exhibit runs August 6- 31. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Visions of the Prophet — Selected works from the Telfair’s expansive collection of Kahlil Gibran’s visual art.

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Employing stylish graphics and a muscular shooting style, he immediately thrusts us into the story of Wilee (Joseph Gordon– Levitt), a New York City bike messenger who gets high off his breakneck job. Enter Bobby Monday (Michael Shannon), a corrupt cop who simply must obtain what’s inside the envelope that Wilee is presently carrying to an unassuming shop in Chinatown. Since most of Bobby’s actions are illegal, he’s forced to provide a fake name whenever anybody asks him to identify himself. So he goes with Forrest J Ackerman.

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The late, great Ackerman – a childhood hero, it should be stated – was the editor of the influential magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland, and it’s just the sort of pop–culture factoid one can expect from Koepp, whose previous credits as a screenwriter include such exciting franchise–starters as Jurassic Park, Spider–Man and Mission: Impossible.

But Koepp (sharing scripting duties here with John Kamps) has more on his mind than in–joke asides. Despite its A–list credentials, Premium Rush feels like a B–movie beauty, smaller in scale than its summer brethren yet outclassing most of them with giddy irreverence.

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The dialogue in Your Sister’s Sister is so natural, flowing and unforced that it’s a wonder audience members don’t frequently call out the makers of other movies for penning lines that sound as if they could only have come from a screenwriter’s keyboard. It isn’t that there’s anything wrong with sentences built with a more fanciful spin – heck, I could listen to Coen–speak all day long – but there’s nevertheless a special satisfaction in hearing characters speak as if they just had arrived on the screen from the coffee shop adjacent to the movie theater.

Writer–director Lynn Shelton gets much of the credit, of course, but so do her lead performers, all asked to improvise as filming took place. The result is a disarming picture in which Jack (Mark Duplass), trying to get his life in order following the death of his brother, takes the advice of his best friend Iris (Emily Blunt) and heads off to her family’s isolated cabin for some quality alone time. He’s surprised to find Iris’ lesbian sister Hannah (Rosemarie DeWitt) at the cottage, but they quickly get acquainted, downing hard liquor together and partaking in an ill–advised fling – one made all the more unfortunate with Iris’ arrival the

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A marginal improvement over the first Expendables romp, this sequel offers expanded roles for Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger (whose appearances in the first film amounted to nothing more than cameos), casts another ‘80s action star as the villain (Jean–Claude Van Damme as ... groan ... Jean Vilain), and, perhaps in a dubious attempt to expand the audience beyond action–crazed young males, adds group newcomers in the form of a pinup heartthrob (The Hunger Games’ Liam Hemsworth) and a kick–ass woman (Nan Yu).

The team’s mission is twofold: Stop Vilain from using his plutonium supply to conquer the world and exact their revenge on said villain for murdering one of their own.

Director Simon West’s action flicks tend to be cluttered, choppy affairs (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Con Air), and The Expendables 2 is no exception. As the team leader and his right–hand man, Stallone and Jason Statham awkwardly exchange male– bonding barbs. One of the franchise stars appears only at the beginning, leaving audiences to wonder if he was downed by pneumonia for the rest of the shoot. Schwarzenegger, whose Botoxed mug makes him look like a

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As the dapper yet duplicitous Cam Brady, Ferrell is allowed one or two of his patented freak–out scenes but for the most part keeps his over–the–top shtick in check. Yet the real surprise is Galifianakis, who allows us to also see the man behind the public front: a sweet, soft–spoken simpleton with a penchant for loud, tacky shirts and calendars featuring animals dressed like humans.

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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.

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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]

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.

September meeting is September 10 since first Monday is Labor Day. 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 912-5987358 or Jeanne Seaver at 912-663-8728f or additional info. [070112]

Savannah Tea Party Monthly Meetings

First Monday of each month at B&B Burgers, 11108 Abercorn St. Social at 5:30pm.

September meeting is September 10 since first Monday is Labor Day. 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 912-5987358 or Jeanne Seaver at 912-663-8728f or additional info. [070112]

Veterans for Peace Monthly Meeting

The Savannah chapter of Veterans for Peace meets upstairs at Loco’s, 301 Broughton St. at 7p.m. on the last Monday of each month.

VFP is a national organization of men and women of all eras, branches of service, and duty stations that works to expose the true costs of war and to support veterans and civilian victims. 303-550-1158 for more info.

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Benefits 11th Annual “Patrick’s Ride” Registration Now Open

Bicyclists can now register for the 11th annual Harvest of Hope Double Metric Century Bike Ride, to be held Saturday, October 6, 2012. Depart from the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (ACI) at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah at 6:45 a.m. and cycle 135 miles to the Augusta Marriott Convention Center in Augusta, Ga. Also known as “Patrick’s Ride,” the Harvest of Hope Double Metric Century is a fundraising bicycle ride which raises money for the annual Harvest of Hope weekend retreat for children and adults with cancer and their

families. Registration: www.harvestofhoperide.com. Registrations after July 27 will be accepted, but riders are not guaranteed a jersey. The cost to register is $100 and riders are to raise a minimum of $100 by the day of the ride. Information: Lauren Grant at 912-350-1524 or grantla1@memorialhealth. com. [072212]

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.

Guns and Hoses Golf Tournament

Sept. 11, 9:00 am to finish. This First Annual Guns and Hoses Golf Tournament benefits the Pooler Police and Fire Departments. $300 for a team of 4 players / $75 per player • 4-player scramble, 2 teams per hole. 9:11 am shotgun start. Prizes, Lunch, Cart Fee, and 1 Drink Ticket are included.

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Contact Emily Mitchell for more information: emitchell@troongolf.com / 912-450-2280 Location: Savannah Quarters Country Club Greg Norman Golf Course, 8 Palladian Way, Pooler, GA 31322

Karma Yoga Class for Local Charities

Bikram Yoga Savannah has added a new weekly Karma Class to raise money for local charities. The Karma Class is held each Monday night during the regular 6:30 p.m. class. Students pay $5 to participate in the class, and all proceeds are donated to a local charity. A different charity is selected each month. Information: bikramyogasavannah.com or 912-344-1278/912-356-8280.

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Kick-Off Meeting for STEP Forward 5K Walk

STEP Forward-Taking Steps to End Domestic Violence 5K Walk Kick-Off Meeting is Thursday, August 30, 5:30pm to 6:30pm at Pearl’s Saltwater Grille, launching the teams and individual walkers who will help raise funds during the walk, to be held Saturday, October 27 at Lake Mayer. All funds will benefit Savannah’s SAFE Shelter. To join STEP Forward 5K Walk, call 629-0026, or to make donation and help SAFE Shelter reach their goal visit www.firstgiving.com/ SAFEshelter/STEP-FORWARD

Patriot Golf Day to benefit Folds of Honor Foundation Hit the greens for the Red, White and Blue.

Donate at least $5 to Folds of Honor and play Savannah’s only PGA event golf course (The Club at Savannah Harbor) for just $60 during Labor Day weekend, (September 3 5). Folds of Honor provides post-secondary scholarships for families of military killed or disabled while serving. Club at Savannah Harbor, 2 Resort Drive, Hutchinson Island.

Information: 912-201-2240. www.theclubatsavannahharbor.com

Pool Players Wanted for Benefit Tournament

Amateur and experienced pool players wanted to play in the 1st Annual Pool Tournament for Literacy, benefiting the Adult Literacy Program at Royce Learning Center.

Teams consist of 2 players. Team registration fee is $30. Maximum of 40 teams.

Register at http://roycelearningcenter. eventbrite.com Tournament format: scotch doubles, round-robin. Includes a grand prize drawing and award to the winning team.

Open to the public. Southside Billiard Club, Saturday, September 29th from 6:30pm to 10:00pm. Information: (912) 354-4047.

Run For Jane 5K and Fun Walk

A benefit for leukemia research and treatments, part of the Leukemia Cup Regatta.

Held in memory of Jane Philbrick, a wellloved Savannah citizen who succumbed to leukemia. Saturday, September 1, 8:30am at Fort Pulaski Train Run, US Highway 80 East, 15 miles east of Savannah. Pre registration entry fee: $32. Day of event: $35.

Register online at active.com or at Fleet Feet Sports Savannah. For more information, log on to www.leukemiacup.org/ga. Hosted by St. Joseph’s/Candler.

Call for Entries Audition Notice: Asbury Memorial Theatre presents Neil Simon’s “God’s Favorite”

Asbury Memorial Theatre’s production of Neil Simon’s God’s Favorite. Auditions: Thursday, September 6, 6:00–9:00pm and Saturday, September 8, 1:00–4:00pm at Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1008 East Henry Street at Waters Avenue, Savannah. Contact Pam Sears for more info at psears@comcast.net. Audition format: Cold readings from the script. All roles need to be filled. Cast includes 5 males and 3 females: see website for role specifics.

Production Dates: November 9-11 & 16-18, 2012. Friday & Saturday evenings, Sunday matinees. www.asburymemorial.org/theatre

DJ’s Wanted

Audition to be a DJ for BANG! (http://www. facebook.com/bangdosha) every Saturday.

See the Facebook page for BangDosha for details.

Effingham Battle of The Bands

The Effingham Chamber of Commerce is holding their Second Annual Battle of The Bands at the Third Annual Effingham Oktoberfest on Friday, Sept. 28. Bands interested in entering should send a copy of 2-3 songs along with information on the band to ricklott@effinghamcounty.com or call 912-754-3301 for more information. Top Prize is $500.

Keep Chatham Beautiful Seeks Applications for Board Members

Keep Chatham Beautiful, a newly established citizen’s beautification program for Chatham County, seeks board members who “believe in our mission and are willing to be active in their governance roles.”Representatives are sought from each of the municipalities in Chatham County.

Information: David A. Nash. Environmental Program Coordinator. Phone: 912-652-6856. www.chathamcountyrecycles.com OR recycling.chathamcounty.org. [072212]

Nominations Sought for Workplace Innovator Award

Step Up Savannah seeks nominations for its Workplace Innovator Award, designed to showcase creative and meaningful employer practices that benefit that employer’s low-wage employees. The award seeks to

recognize employers that are implementing a wide array of creative processes or programs to develop their low-wage workforce professionally and personally, ultimately providing tools to increase their income.

These practices must add value to the employer and the employee.Nominations are due on August 31 and will be evaluated by a team of judges; find the “2012 Workplace Innovator Nomination form” on Step Up’s website: stepupsavannah.org/employersupport or call (912) 232-6747 to request a copy of the nomination form. Nomination forms may be submitted by e-mail to Shawnte Tyler (styler@stepupsavannah.org). Businesses or organizations may nominate themselves or other businesses/organizations.

Poster Contest for Picnic in the Park

Students enrolled in an accredited college program are invited to submit artwork for consideration as a possible marketing representation to the 2012 Picnic in the Park event poster image. Picnic in the Park is one of Savannah’s largest events, with 15,00023,000 attendees in Forsyth Park. This year’s event is Sunday, October 7. This year’s theme is “Some Enchanted Evening”. Deadline for poster contest: Friday, August 31.

Entries must be received at the Department of Cultural Affairs Office located on 9 West Henry Street. Submit all entries attention: Erin Seals, eseals@savannahga.gov. Entry criteria is listed at www.savannahga.gov/ arts or call 912-651-6417 ext 2845.

Savannah Beach Film Festival

Aspiring film makers, send in your short film today! Call for entries to the Savannah Beach Film Festival. Festival date: October 20. Contact sawbeth@bellsouth.net Check us out on Facebook for more information under “Savannah Beach Film Festival 2012.”

Classes, Camps & Workshops Beginning Project Management

A two-day 12-hour course covering the key skills and tools employees need to be successful in the planning and completion of assigned projects. Addresses the nine knowledge based areas needed in managing a project: scope, integration, communication, time, cost, procurement, risk management, quality control, and human resources.

Source: Project Management Body of Knowledge, Project Management Institute PMI® best business practices. This plus our 24-hour Advanced Project Management course, completes the 35-hour course requirement for the PMI PMP certification application. Date: Friday, 9/14/2012 and Saturday 9/29/2012 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Registration: 912-478-5551. Information: 912-651-0942 or email christinataylor@ georgiasouthern.edu. Fee: $650. Offered by Georgia Southern’s Dept of Continuing Education, Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street, Savannah.

Drawing I

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Photography Classes

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]

Summer Fashion and Sewing Workshops

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, 4:30-7:30pm. 2nd Monday, 2-5pm. 4th Thursday 10am-1pm.

Fee:$30 to cover all documents needed to file. Register at mediationsavannah.com or 912-354-6686. [082612]

From beginner photography to advanced post-production classes for all levels, amateur to professional. $20 per person for a two hour session with at least 5 students per class. Contact 410-251-4421 or chris@chrismorrisphotography.com. A complete list of classes and class descriptions are available at http://www.chrismorrisphotography.com/ photography-classes. [082612]

Family Law Workshop

Fabrika (2 East Liberty St.) is offering fashion workshops throughout the summer months. Classes cover tailoring, fashion embellishments, digital print design and advanced pattern development and sewing.

Schedule and details at www.fabrikafinefabrics.com and on Facebook (Fabrika Fine Fabrics) [071512]

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute

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For all age groups, beginners through advanced, classic, modern, jazz improvisation and theory. Serious inquiries only. 961-7021 or 667-1056. [062812]

Avatar® Info Hour

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

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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 912223-7049 or elaine.alexander@ymail.com.

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Join us for a fun time, for group guitar lessons, at the YMCA on Whitemarsh and Tybee Islands (adults and teens only). Hands-on instruction, music theory, ear training, sight reading, ensemble playing, technique, and rhythm drills, by teacher Tim Daniel (BS in Music). 912-897-9559. $20/week. [062812]

Learn about jewelry making, bead weaving, and bead embroidery and other techniques.

Classes are every Saturday through the summer. Perlina Bead Shop, 6 West State Street, Savannah. Call ahead to reserve aspace or visit web site for class schedules and instructions. 912-441-2656 or www. perlinabeadshop.com

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Beading Classes

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. [062812]

Champions Training Center

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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]

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,

Guitar, Electric Bass & Double Bass Lessons

Guitar, Mandolin or bass guitar Lessons

Guitar, mandolin or bass guitar lessons. emphasis on theory, reading music and improvisation. Located in Ardsley Park. 912232-5987 [062812]

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: 912-232-4232 x115 or www.savannahpha.com [062812]

Introduction to Computers

If you’re new to computers, or have minimal computer knowledge or experience, this fundamental course will provide a foundation to build computer skills. Hardware, software, and the operating system, using the mouse, logon and logoff processes, navigating Windows, launching and navigating the basics of programs such as Word, Excel, and Internet Explorer. Dates: Tuesday, 9/4/12 and Thursday, 9/6/2012 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Registration: 912-478-5551. For more information call Information: 912-651-0942 or

email christinataylor@georgiasouthern.edu Fee: $75. Offered by Georgia Southern’s Dept of Continuing Education, Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St., Savannah.

arn 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: handouts, music, visual recognition, conversation, and interactive web media. Instruction tailored to student needs. Flexible scheduling. Information and pricing: 912-541-1337.

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Microsoft Excel I

Two 3-hour sessions in Excel cover the basic Excel environment, creating and opening workbooks, navigating the Excel working screen, formatting and navigating worksheets, entering data, entering labels, and creating and working with charts. Fee: $75.

Tuesday, 9/18/2012 and Thursday, 9/20/2012 6:30-9:30 p.m. Registration: 912-478-5551.

Information: 912-651-0942. Offered in Savannah by Georgia Southern’s Continuing Education program at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Microsoft Excel II

Move up to an intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Formulas; functions; SUMIF Function; sorting data; applying shading through conditional formatting or Excel table style; creating macros and more.

Tuesday, 9/25/2012 and Thursday, 9/27/2012 6:30-9:30 p.m. Registration: 912-478-5551.

Information: 912-651-0942 or email christinataylor@georgiasouthern.edu Fee: $75.

Offered in Savannah by Georgia Southern’s Continuing Education program at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.

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. [062812]

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.

Award-winning Savannah author offers one-on-one or small group classes and mentoring, as well as manuscript critique, ebook formatting and more. Send an email to pmasoninsavannah@gmail.com for pricing and scheduling information. [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: 912-509-4647 or www.savannahsclayspot.com [062812]

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]

Point and Shoot Photography

Learn how to use your pocket digital camera effectively for better photos. Light and composition, camera functions and settings, work-flow habits and printing/storage options. Class critiques and homework assignments help you learn about your camera, improve shooting style, and produce good quality images. Digital Imaging Basics is recommended as a prerequisite. Dates: Dates: Tuesdays, 9/4/2012 to 9/18/2012, and one Saturday. Times: Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and Saturday, 8:30-10:30 a.m. $100.

Offered by Georgia Southern Continuing Education Dept in Savannah, Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/digital.html

Russian Language Classes

Learn to speak Russian. All experience levels welcome, beginner to expert. Call 912713-2718 for more information. [062812]

S.P.A.C.E. presents Fall Visual Arts Classes and Workshops

Savannah’s Place for Art, Culture and Education (S.P.A.C.E.) is registering students for Fall visual arts classes and workshops.

Day and evening sessions are offered for children, teens and adults in all skill levels.

Sessions run September 17 - October 27 & October 19 – December 14. Both sessions are held at the Department of Cultural Affairs S.P.A.C.E. studios, 9 W. Henry St. Sessions include ceramics, metals, glass, painting and drawing, children’s cartooning, a cartooning class, lapidary stone cutting for jewelry design, expanded drawing and painting classes, beginning watercolor and Raku firings. Fees include materials, studio space and more. Information and fees: www.savannahga.gov/arts or by calling (912) 651-6783.

Savannah Charlesfunders Investment Discussion Group

The Savannah Charlesfunders meet every Saturday at 8:30am to discuss stocks, bonds, and better investing. Meetings take place at Panera Bread on Bull and Broughton. Contact us at charlesfund@gmail.com for more information. [062812]

Savannah Sacred Harp Singers

Everyone that loves to sing is invited to join the Savannah Sacred Harp Singers at Faith Primitive Baptist Church, 3212 Bee Road in Savannah. All are welcome to participate or listen in on one of America’s most revered musical traditions. For more information call 912-655-0994 or visit savannahsacredharp. com. [062812]

Sign Language

Learn receptive and expressive skills -- fingerspelling, and basic questions, statements, and negations. Plus an introduction to the culture of the United States Deaf Community. Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9/25/2012 to 10/11/2012 Registration: 912-478-5551. Information: 912-651-0942 or email christinataylor@georgiasouthern.edu Fee: $150. Offered by Georgia Southern’s Dept of Continuing Education at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St., Savannah.

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. 786-2479923 www.anitraoperadiva.com [062512]

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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) 704-7650 or e-mail her at carroll3620@bellsouth.net. Reservations are required and space is limited. [070812]

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) 308-6768 for more info. [062912]

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]

Drop N Circle Craft Night (formerly Stitch-N Group)

Sponsored by The Frayed Knot and Perlina.

Join us every Tuesday evening 5pm-8pm for crafting. Located at 6 West State Street (behind the CVS off of Wright Square in the historic district.) Enjoy the sharing of creativity with other knitters, crocheters, beaders, spinners, felters, needle pointers. All levels of experience welcome. Come and be inspired!

For more info please call 912-233-1240 or 912-441-2656. [072812]

Eat Your Veggies! Savannah Veggies & Vegans

Eat well, meet new friends, help the animals.

Saturday, Sept. 1, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. in Savannah’s Historic District. Gather for a Dutch-treat dinner and/or coffee and dessert and great conversation. Contact: Marsha Godzinski Hargreaves, 912 660 6912 or mharg@comcast.net; or visit Savannah Veggies & Vegans Facebook page.

Energy Healers

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A shared journey into personal creative growth through the international bestseller, The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. Discover or regain creative self-confidence in an atmosphere of mutual support. Utilize the Artist’s Way tools of The Morning Pages (daily journaling) and The Artist Date (a weekly excursion) plus exercises and group discussion. Fee: $150. Students must provide their own book. Mondays, 9/24/2012 to 11/12/2012 6:30-8:30pm. Registration: 912-478-5551.

Information: 912-651-0942 or email christinataylor@georgiasouthern.edu. Offered in Savannah by Georgia Southern’s dept of Continuing Education at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.

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]

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Interested in exploring the role Savannah played in the American Revolution? Join like-minded people including artists, writers, teachers and historians for discussion, site exploration and creative collaboration.

Meets the 1st & 3rd Thursdays at 6pm at Gallery Espresso. Email, Kathleen Thomas: exploretherevolution@gmail.com for more info. [062912]

Historic Savannah Chapter of ABWA

Meets the second Thursday of every month from 6-7:30 p.m. The cost is the price of the meal. RSVP to 660-8257. Tubby’s Tank House, 2909 River Dr., Thunderbolt. [062912]

Honor Flight Savannah

A non-profit organization dedicated to sending our area Korean War and World War II veterans to Washington DC to visit the new WWII Memorial. All expenses are paid by Honor Flight Savannah, which is not a government-supported program. They depend on donations from the community to fund their efforts. Honor Flight is seeking veterans interested in making a trip to Washington. For more info: (912) 596-1962 or www. honorflightsavannah.org [062912]

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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!

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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]

Language Club--French, Spanish, German or English Parle toi le francais? Hablas espanol? Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Speak English? Practice your French, Spanish , German or English at Cafe’ Florie’ Restaurant, 1715 Barnard St (Between 33rd and 34th. Every Sunday from 4:00 to 5:30pm. Meet people and practice your favorite language. There is a small fee for coordinator. If interested contact srn104anto@aol.com or 912-541-1337. First meeting day is July 29. [072712]

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]

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1 Sophs, two years later 4 “Trial of the Century” figure Kaelin 8 Seaweed wrap site 11 Like blue material 13 Frozen cause of water blockage 16 Like fresh polish 17 Suit to ___ 18 Play the quarterback 20 Sense of house-selling skills nearby?

22 Movie catalog listings 23 Twain who’s only written one book 24 Tiny titter 25 “She had ___ Presbyterian mind...”--Steinbeck 27 Well past mourning a broken egg?

31 Word before se 32 “___ All Ye Faithful” 33 “Are you a man ___ mouse?”

36 Spans over lovely rivers?

41 Odysseus’s faithful dog in “The Odyssey” 42 “___ Groove” (1985 hip-hop movie) 43 Guy Ritchie movie of 2000 46 Like some stews 47 Claim from a video store stocking “Bulworth” and “Reds”?

51 Pasta sold in a bag 52 Third-century year 54 Agnus ___ 55 Critters that Indiana Jones hated 56 Many-___ (polychromatic) 57 Night before 58 Days long ago 59 Where officers work: abbr.

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1 Patty Hearst’s captors 2 Bring back 3 Stevia, alternatively 4 St. ___ and Nevis 5 Needing some rubbing 6 University of Maryland athlete, for short

7 Skunk’s asset 8 NFL Hall-of-Famer Lynn 9 Oscar winner for “Goodfellas” 10 In a daze 12 Head of the table?

14 More rad, as it were 15 Yello/Cake mix, for example?

19 Rush drummer Neil 21 Internet writing system that popularized “pwn’d” 22 Type of roof for a muscle car 25 Sailor’s greetings 26 Asinine 28 Mifflin’s publishing partner 29 ___-1 (“Ghostbusters” vehicle) 30 Sack lunch item that needs a spoon 34 Did a do differently 35 Sickly-looking 37 Shirley who was painted gold in “Goldfinger” 38 Ursus ___ (scientific name for the brown bear) 39 Furniture chain with a winding floor plan 40 Rachel who played Debbie Downer on “SNL” 43 Stockholmer, e.g.

44 Israeli desert 45 Texas A&M student 46 “Steppenwolf ” author Hermann 48 Historic event when 43-downs switched to driving on the right (anagram of Y HAD) 49 Nevada’s second-largest county 50 Brewski 53 Club requirements, maybe

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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. and meet at Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home (207 E. Charlton St.). Call 233-6014 or visit Facebook group “Peacock Guild” for more info. [062912]

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 19. Children are welcome.

No fee. Information: 912-660-8585. [071512]

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 596-5965. [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.roguephoe-

| Submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404 nix.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 912353-3148 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 912308-3208. [070812]

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

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 two squares directly to its right will add up to 15. Now do what I tell you -- solve!! psychosudoku@hotmail.com

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

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

Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States

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

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Savannah Fencing Club

Beginner classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings for six weeks. $60. Some equipment provided. After completing the class, you may join the Savannah Fencing Club for $5 per month. Experienced fencers welcome. Call 429-6918 or email savannahfencing@aol.com. [062912]

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]

Savannah Kennel Club

Monthly meetings are open to the public and visitors. Meetings are held at Logan’s Roadhouse Restaurant, 11301 Abercorn St. the fourth Monday of each month, September through May. Dinner starts at 6 pm and meeting starts at 7:30pm. Guest Speakers at every meeting. For more info, call 912-2383170 or visit www.savannahkennelclub.org [062912]

Savannah Newcomers Club

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 [062912]

Savannah Parrot Head Club

Love a laid-back lifestyle? Beach, Buffet and no dress code. Check out savannahphc.com for the events calendar or e-mail beachnit13@yahoo.com. [080312]

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: 912-35400048, 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]

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 at the Atlanta Bread Company in Twelve Oaks Shopping Center, 5500 Abercorn Street. Free and open to the public. Information: www.savannahwritersgroup.blogspot. com/group or 912-572-6251. [082612].

Seersucker Live’s Happy Hour for Writers

A no-agenda gathering of the Savannah area writing community, held on the first Thursday of every month from 5:30-7:30pm.

Free and open to all writers, aspiring writers, and anyone interested in writing.

21+ with valid I.D. Usually held at Abe’s on Lincoln, 17 Lincoln Street. For specifics, visit SeersuckerLive.com. [063012]

The Freedom Network

An international, leaderless network of individuals interested in finding more freedom in a less and less free world. For individualists, anarcho-libertarians, 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

The Freedom Network

An international, leaderless network of individuals seeking practical methods for achieving more freedom in an unfree world, via non-political methods. For individualists, non-conformists, anarcho-libertarians, social misfits, voluntarists, conspiracy theorists, “permanent tourists” etc. Savannah meetings/discussions twice monthly on Thursdays at 8.30 pm. Discussion subjects and meeting locations will vary. No politics, no religious affiliation, no dues, no fees. For next meeting details email: onebornfree@ yahoo.com. [072212]

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 912-5987387. [063012]

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

Meets monthly at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Call James Crauswell at 927-3356. [063012]

Woodville-Tompkins Scholarship Foundation

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

Call 912-232-3549 or email chesteraellis@ comcast.net for more information. [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 912-631-3452 or 912-272-2797. Ask for Muriel or Darowe. E-mail: abeniculturalarts@gmail.com [062812]

Adult Ballet Class

Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St., at 39th, is offering an Adult Ballet Class on Thursdays from 6:30-7:30. Cost is $12 per class. Join us for learning and fun. Call 234-8745 for more info. [062812]

Adult Dance and Fitness Classes

Beginner & Intermediate Ballet, Modern Dance, Barre Fusion, BarreCore Body Sculpt, and Gentle Stretch & Tone. No experience necessary for beginner ballet, barre, or stretch/tone. The Ballet School, Piccadilly

Square, 10010 Abercorn. Registration/fees/ information: 912-925-0903. Or www.theballetschoolsav.com [062812]

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

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Lessons Tue. & Thur. at SubZero Lounge, 109 W. Broughton St., from 7-10pm. (Free intro class at 7pm). Dancing 10-close. Drink specials during happy hours. Lessons on Sat at Salon de Baile at Noon. Visit salsasavannah.com / 912-704-8726 for info. [062812]

Adult Intermediate Ballet

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]

Beginners Belly Dance Classes

Instructed by Nicole Edge. All ages/skill levels welcome. Every Sunday, Noon-1PM, Fitness Body and Balance Studio 2127 1/2 E. Victory Dr. $15/class or $48/four. 912-5960889 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. [062812]

Dance Classes for 2012-2013

Maxine Patterson School of Dance is now accepting registration for the 2012-2013 season, offering classes in ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, lyrical, hip-hop, creative movement.

For ages 3 through adults. Registration days are August 31, 4-7 p.m., and September 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the studio on Lincoln and 39th streets. Information: Maxinepattersondance.com. or 912-234-8745, 912-352-3156, or 912-604-8745.

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 912-7042052. [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 912-354-5586. [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.

Salsa Savannah Dance & Lessons

Savannah Dance Club

Savannah Dance Club“Magnificent Mondays” at Doubles, The Quality Inn /Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free dance lessons (6:30-7:30p): Shag, Swing, Cha-Cha and Line dancing. Everyone invited. No cover. Happy Hour till 9pm. Call for details 912-398-8784.

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Events Farm a la Carte: A Mobile Farmers Market

Find them at various spots around town including Wednesdays 2:30-6:30pm at Green Truck on Habersham, Thursdays 3-5:30pm at Bethesda Farmers’ Market and Saturdays 9-1 at Forsyth Farmers Market. Sustainable meats, organic produce, local dairy and more. revivalfoods.com. [062812]

Farmer’s Market and Fleatique on Wilmington Island

Local vendors of regionally grown produce, antiques, flea market finds. Outdoor market or indoor booths. Vendors please contact us to participate! A portion of this month’s booth rental fees will be donated to the Marc Cordray Fund.. Free to attend. Booths available to rent for a fee. Cents and $ensibility, 6703 Johnny Mercer Blvd., Wilmington Island. In the parking lot or indoors. 912-6592900. Every Saturday, 9am-1pm.

Fort Pulaski Summer Hours and Programs

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

Park gates wil close at 6:45pm. Additional daily Ranger programs will be available for the public. Information: www.nps.gov/fopu or 912-786-5787. Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on U.S. Highway 80, 15 miles east of Savannah. Entrance fee is $5.00 per person. Free for ages 15 and under.

Free Yoga During the First Week of September

Bodi by Design is bringing yoga to the community of Pooler. Free yoga sessions September 2nd-8th from 6:30pm-8pm. Contact Royal Holmes at 404-399-1975 or email royalfit404@gmail.com for more information.

Location: Bodi by Design, 125 Foxfield Way, Pooler.

Guided Tours of the Lucas Theatre for the Arts

Learn the history of the historic Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn Street, on this 20-30 minute tour, its restoration, architectural notes and touch on the history of theatre and early cinema. $4 per person, cash or check only. Group rates for 10 or more. School trips available. Times: No reservations needed for 10:30am, 1:30pm and 2:30pm daily. Reservations available for other times. Information: 912-525-5023 or emuller@lucastheatre.com.

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Musicians Avaliable

We are doing 1 1/2 shows for free right now.

If you need an opening musical act, please consider us. We are located on Wilmington Island. www.facebook.com/pages/TheEdge-of-Red/415364065167234?ref=hl

prices. River Street Riverboat Company, 9 East River Street. www.savannahriverboat.com

September 1-30, the Armstrong Atlantic State University Police Department will participate in the National Take Back Initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Drop off unwanted prescription medication 24 hours a day at the Police Department on the Armstrong campus, 11935 Abercorn Street (corner of Arts and Library drives.) This is a safe way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs and addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. All drugs collected will be destroyed by the DEA. Drugs may be in or out of containers. Needles not be accepted.

Information: call 912-344-3222.

CinemaSavannah

Launching of the 2012 Senior Safari “Travel Through Time” is Tuesday, September 4.

9am-11am at the Hoskins emorial Center on the Memorial University Medical Center campus. Free and open to all Savannah senior citizens. Food, dancing, and music.

Tickets to various Senior Safari events will be available for purchase for $5 each. Cash or check only. Information: 352-0070. Sponsored by The Greater Savannah Coalition on Aging.

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Prescription Drug Take-Back in September at Armstrong

Senior Safari Kickoff Party

Shire of Forth Castle Fighter Practice

The local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism meets every Saturday at Forsyth Park for fighter practice and general hanging out. If you’re interested in re-creating the Middle Ages and Renaissance, come join us! South end of Forsyth Park, just past the Farmer’s Market. Free. www.savannahsca.org [072212]

Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run Savannah

A 5k run in memory of New York City firefighter Stephen Siller and 343 FDNY brothers who sacrificed their lives on September 11, 2001. Saturday, September 15, 8am. Begins in Orleans Square (downtown) at Barnard and McDonough Streets.

Registration online at www.t2trun.org, www. fleetfeetsavannah.com/t2t or in person at Fleet Feet Sports Savannah, located at 3405 Waters Avenue in Savannah. Presented

by Wells Fargo Advisors. Proceeds benefit “Building for America’s Bravest” through the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, designated to build“Smart Homes” for two severely wounded veterans in Georgia: SFC Mike Schlitz, U.S. Army in Columbus, Ga., and Cpl. Todd Love, USMC in Atlanta, Ga. To sponsor: 912-313-4806 or t2tsav@gmail. com.

WildLife Refuge Sightseeing and/or Lunch Cruise

Join River Street Riverboat and TR “Teddy” Roosevelt on Sunday, October 14, in conjunction with Savannah National Wildlife refuge, for an old fashioned paddleboat ride up the Savannah River to the Refuge lands.

Southern style buffet lunch on board the riverboat, plus narration of the various points of interest along the River. Teddy Roosevelt will discuss his love for the outdoors and what the Refuges mean to him. Once at the Refuge lands, the Refuge staff will discuss the current Refuge management activities and answer questions. Boarding at 12:30 pm - Sailing 1-4 pm Lunch Cruise Tickets: $42.95 per Adult $21.95 per Child (ages 4-12) Children 3 & Under are free. Sightseeing Cruise Tickets: $22.95 per Adult $12.95 per Child (ages 4-12) Children 3 & Under are free. Tax and port fee will be added to ticket

Film & Video A film series that seeks to bring new, firstrun films to Savannah including critically acclaimed foreign films and documentaries, among others. To subscribe to information about the series, including screening dates and times, email: cinesavannah@att.net [072812]

Psychotronic Film Society

Hosts weekly screenings every Wednesday, 8pm, at the Sentient Bean. Offering up a selection of films so bad they are good, cult classics and other rarities. Upcoming schedule: www.sentientbean.com and on weekends at The Muse Arts Warehouse www.musesavannah.org [062812]

Tai Chi Lessons in Forsyth Park

Tuesdays from 9-10am. $10 per session.

North End of Forsyth Park. Contact relaxsavannah@gmail.com with questions.

Basic Zumba & Zumba Toning Classes with Mai

Mondays, Lake Mayer in the Community Center from 8:30am - 9:30am. Zumba Toning at the JEA (Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St) Mondays @ 6 pm. Free for members, $5.00 for nonmembers. Basic Zumba Tues & Thurs 10-10:45am, Curves in Sav’h Mall, $3/members, $5/Gen. Adm. Tuesdays 5:30-6:30pm, St. Paul CME Social Hall, 123 Brady St. $3 Per class. Weds 9:3010:15am, Frank Murray Community Center, Wilmington Island, $3. Bring water, proper shoes and attire. Contact Mai @ 912-6049890. [081912]

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]

Blue Water Yoga

Community donation based classes held at the Talahi Island Community Center. Tue. & Thur. 5:45 -7:00pm Fri. 9:30-10:30a For info email egs5719@aol.com or find Blue Water Yoga on Facebook. [063012]

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. [063012]

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.

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Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes

Mondays at the Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Call for times and fees. 912232-2994 or visit www.savannahyoga.com.

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Pilates Classes

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]

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.

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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 am-Singles 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 781-267-1810 [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 12:45 p.m., Thursdays, FitnessOne, 3rd floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine, Memorial University Medical Center. Call 912-3509031. [072912]

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 912349-4902 for more info. [063012]

Zumba Fitness and Toning Classes with Anne

Lake Mayer Community Center, 1850 E Montgomery Crossroads. Toning class is Tuesdays, 7-8 pm. Bring 1 or 2 lb. weights.

Standard Zumba is Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm.

Both classes are $5 per session, Free if you bring a friend. (912) 596-1952. [8-3-12]

Gay & Lesbian First City Network Board Meeting

Meets the first Monday at 6:30 p.m. at FCN’s office, 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. 236-CITY or www.firstcitynetwork.org. [0622812]

Gay AA Meeting

True Colors AA Group, a gay and lesbian AA meeting that welcomes all alcoholics, meets Sundays at 7:30pm, Wednesdays at 7:30pm and Thursdays at 7:00 pm at 307 E Harris St, top floor. [062812]

Georgia Equality Savannah

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

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Savannah Pride, Inc.

Meets second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the FCN office located at 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. SPs mission of unity through diversity, and social awareness has helped promote the well-being of the LGBT

| Submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404 community in the South, and organizes the annual Savannah Pride Festival. Call 912288-7863 or email heather@savpride.com.

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Stand Out Youth

A Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth organization. Meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at the FCN building located at 307 E. Harris St. Call 657-1966, email info@standoutyouth.org or visit www. standoutyouth.org. [062812]

What Makes A Family

A children’s therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Groups range in age from 10 to 18 and are held twice a month. Call 3522611. [062812]

Health Free hearing & speech screening

Hearing: Every Thurs. 9-11 a.m. Speech: 1st Thurs. of each month. Savannah Speech & Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 355-4601. www.savannahspeechandhearing. org [062812]

Alcoholics Anonymous

If you want or need to stop drinking, AA can help. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. Check www.SavannahAA.com for meeting locations and times, or call 24 hrs 912-356-3688 for information. [062812]

Health Care for Uninsured People

St. Mary’s Health Center is open for primary health for the uninsured of Chatham County.

The center, located at 1302 Drayton, is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. For information or to make an appointment, call 912-443-9409. [062812]

Hypnobirthing

Teaches the mom and her birth partner to use her natural instincts, trust her body, release emotions and facilitate relaxation during labor and delivery. The series of five classes are held on Monday evenings starting at 6 PM at 100 Riverview Drive. Reservations are required. Private classesavailable.

Call Ann Carroll at (912) 704-7650 to verify dates and space availability or e-mail her at carroll3620@bellsouth.net. [070812]

La Leche League of Savannah

Mothers wishing to find out more about breastfeeding are invited to attend a meeting on the first Thursday of every month at 10am. La Leche League of Savannah is a breastfeeding support group for new and expectant mothers. 897-9544, www.lllusa. org/web/SavannahGA.html. [062812]

Living Smart Fitness Club

An exercise program to encourage healthy lifestyle changes offered by St. Joseph’s/ Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. On Mondays and Wednesdays the classes are held at the John. S. Delaware Center from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM. On Tuesdays from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM, the classes are held at the center on 1910 Abercorn Street. Zumba (Tuesdays).

Hip-Hop low impact aerobics with cardio and strengthening exercises. (Mondays & Wednesdays). Information: 912-447-6605.

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Planned Parenthood Hotline

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

Open every night from 7-11p.m. 1-800-2647154. [062812]

Yoga on the Beach at Tybee

Held on Wednesdays and Fridays, at Tybee’s North End, weather permitting, from 7am8am. Come to the North Beach Public Parking area, Gulick Street walkover (next to lifeguard stand #2). Drop-ins encouraged!

The class is by donation and is a multi-level

class, Hatha I & II, IntegralÃ’ Yoga style.

Instructor: Ann Carroll, RYT, 500 hour level.

Bring yoga mat or beach towel. Call or e-mail Ann for more information at (912) 704~7650 or ann@aikyayoga.com. [070812]

cial Programs Coordinator, 912-354-9515 Extension 112. Or email Erin at EFontes@ HumaneSocietySAV.org. Visit in person at 7215 Sallie Mood Drive, every day from 11am-6pm. [062412]

Nature and Environment

Tails Spin and Dr. Stanley Lester, DVM, host low-cost pet vaccine clinics for students, military and seniors on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 5-6pm. Vaccinations: $12.00, with $2.00 per vaccination donated to Savannah Pet Rescue Agencies. Habersham Village Shopping Center. www.tailsspin.com [062712]

Recycling Fundraiser for Economic Opportunity Authority

Programs of EOA have been earning free financial support by participating in the FundingFactory Recycling Program. Bring empty cartridges, cell phones, small electronics, and laptops to EOA for recycling through FundingFactory, in exchange for their choice of technology recreation products, or even cash. Business Support Program of Funding Factory will give benefit to EOA for materials recycled through them by business registered with them. Drop off recyclables at 618 West Anderson Street, Rm. 202, Savannah, GA 31415 To learn more about supporting EOA, including the Business Support Program (recycling) call Debbie Walker at 238-2960 ext.126, or dwproperty@aol.com or at www.FundingFactory.com. [053112]

The Dolphin Project

The Dolphin Project’s Education Outreach Program is available to speak at your school, club or organization. We offer a fascinating powerpoint with sound and video about our estuarine dolphins and their environment.

Age-appropriate programs and related handouts. www.thedolphinproject.org [062712]

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

Offering a variety of fun educational programs including Beach Discovery Walks, Marsh Treks, Turtle Talks and the Coastal Georgia Gallery, which features an up close look at dozens of local species. Open daily, 10am-5pm. For more info, call 912-7865917 or visit www.tybeemarinescience.org.

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Walk on the Wild Side

The Oatland Island Wildlife Center , 711 Sandtown Rd., offers a 2-mile Native Animal Nature Trail that winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland and salt marsh habitats, and features live native animal exhibits. Open daily from 10-4 except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. 898-3980, www.oatlandisland.org. [062712]

Wilderness Southeast

Offers a variety of programs every month including guided trips with naturalists, canoe rides and more. Their mission is to develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world. For more information: 912-236-8115 or www. wilderness-southeast.org. [062712]

Pets & Animals Full Bowls Adoption Fair and Pet Food Giveaway

Join Low Country Grooming, Full Bowls, Inc., Solace Pit Bull Rescue, and other area rescue agencies on Saturday, September 15, 10am-2pm. Full Bowls, Inc. will be on site to offer pet food assistance to area residents in need. Meet dogs available for adoption, make new friends, discover current volunteer opportunities. Free. Low Country Grooming, 8401 Whitfield Ave. www. facebook.com/FullBowls

Humane Society Pets for Adoption

This summer, the Humane Society of Greater Savannah is experiencing an unprecedented increase in surrendered dogs available to be adopted. See dogs available for adoption at www.HumaneSocietySAV. org or contact: Erin Fontes, Volunteer & Spe-

Low Cost Pet Clinic

St. Almo’s

Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks on Sundays at 5pm (weather permitting). Meet at the Canine Palace, 612 Abercorn St. For info, call 912234-3336. [062712]

Readings & Signings Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

Meets the last Sunday of the month at 4 p.m. at the African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605. [062712]

Tea Time at Ola’s (Book Club)

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

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

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Religious & Spiritual A New Church in the City, For the City.

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Change Beyond the Pain Workshop Series

Based on the book by Monifa Robinson Groover. Topics covered: Surrender, God’s Perfect Will, God’s Perfect Timing. God’s Glory, The Power & Purpose of Pain. Faith.

Transformation. Location: New Covenant Holiness Church #3, 905 East Duffy Street.

Tuesdays, through September 25. 7:008:30pm. Workshop is free. Book purchase is required. Softcover books will be available for purchase.

Guided Silent Prayer

A couple of songs done acoustically, about 30 minutes of guided silent prayer, and a few minutes to receive prayer if you want (or remain in silence). A mid-week rest and re-focus. 6:45-8pm on Wednesdays at the Vineyard Church. 615 Montgomery St. (behind Blowin’ Smoke BBQ). www.vineyardsavannah.org [062712]

Savannah Zen Center

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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

Theology on Tap

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

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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.

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Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

Liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith. Sunday, 11 am, Troup Square Sanctuary. 234-0980, admin@uusavannah. org or www.uusavannah.org. [062712]

Unity Church of Savannah

Two Sunday morning Celebration Services - 9:15 and 11:00. (Children’s Church and childcare at 11:00.) Noon prayer service every Thurs. To find out about classes, workshops and more visit, www.unityofsavannah.org or call 912-355-4704. 2320 Sunset Blvd. [062712]

Sports & Games Adult Kickball is Back

Adult Coed Fall Kickball League begins Sunday September 9 at Paulson Softball Complex. To find out more about Savannah Adult Recreation Club and its adult social sports leagues, contact Andrew Jones at 912 220 3474 or email SavAdultRec@ aol.com or visit www.SavAdultRec.com.

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Savannah Bike Polo

Like regular polo, but with bikes instead of horses. Meets weekly. Check out www. facebook.com/savannahbikepolo for more information. [062712]

Support Groups Free Caregiver Support Group

For anyone caring for senior citizens with any affliction. Meetings are the second Saturday of each month from 10:00am to 11:00am, at Savannah Commons, 1 Peachtree Drive. Refreshments and conversation after each meeting. Participation is free and open to anyone with a need of support for the care giving they provide. www.savannahcommons.com [082612]

Al-Anon Family Groups

An anonymous fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics. The message of the Al-Anon Family Groups is one of strength and hope for friends and families of problem drinkers. Al-Anon is for adults, and Alateen is for young people ages 13-19.

Meetings daily throughout Savannah and the surrounding area. Check www.savannahalanon.com for meeting information and times, or call 912-598-9860. [062512]

Support Group

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

Every 2nd Thursday, 5:30pm, at Ruth Byck Adult Day Care facility, 64 Jasper St. For more info, call 236-0363, ext. 143. [062512]

Amputee Support Group

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

Call 355-7778 or 353-9635. [062512]

Brain Injury Support Group

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

Breast Cancer Survivors Group

Meets Tuesdays at 5:20pm, at First Presbyterian Church on Washington Avenue and Paulsen Street. Survivor’s and care providers welcome. Enter via Washington Ave. Contact Melissa at 912-844-4524 or Krista at 912-819-7053. [062512]

Cancer Support Group

Meets the first Wednesday of the month from 11am-12pm. at the Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Candler Drive (at Reynolds Street across from Candler Hospital.) For anyone living with, through or beyond a diagnosis of cancer. Call 819-5704. [062512]

Citizens With Retarded Citizens

Open to families of children or adults with autism, mental retardation, and other developmental disabilities. Meets monthly at 1211 Eisenhower Drive. 355-7633. [062512]

Alzheimer’s Caregivers and Families

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Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association

Meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. Polio survivors and guests are invited. For information and location, call 912-927-8332 or go to www.coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org. (There is no charge for this meeting.) [062512]

Couples Struggling with Fertility Challenges

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

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Alcoholics Anonymous

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

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Supper is free, although contributions are welcome. The church is located at 10710 White Bluff Road in Savannah. Information: www.whitebluffpresbyterian.com.

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ARIES

(March 21–April 19) I’m afraid your vibes are slightly out of tune. Can you do something about that, please? Meanwhile, your invisible friend could really use a Tarot reading, and your houseplants would benefit from a dose of Mozart. Plus –– and I hope I’m not being too forward here –– your charmingly cluttered spots are spiraling into chaotic sprawl, and your slight tendency to overreact is threatening to devolve into a major proclivity. As for that rather shabby emotional baggage of yours: Would you consider hauling it to the dump? In conclusion, my dear Ram, you’re due for a few adjustments.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) Is happiness mostly just an absence of pain? If so, I bet you’ve been pretty content lately. But what if a more enchanting and exciting kind of bliss were available? Would you have the courage to go after it? Could you summon the chutzpah and the zeal and the visionary confidence to head out in the direction of a new frontier of joy? I completely understand if you feel shy about asking for more. You might worry that to do so would be greedy, or put you at risk of losing what you have already scored. But I feel it’s my duty to cheer you on.

The potential rewards looming just over the hump are magnificent.

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) I’ve got some medicine for you to try, Gemini. It’s advice from the writer Thomas Merton. “To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns,” he wrote, “to surrender to too many demands, to commit oneself to too many projects, to want to help everyone in everything, is to succumb to the violence of our times.” It’s always a good idea to heed that warning, of course. But it’s especially crucial for you right now. The best healing work you can do is to shield your attention from the din of the outside world and tune in reverently to the glimmers of the inside world.

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) I dreamed you were a magnanimous taskmaster nudging the people you care about to treat themselves with more conscientious tenderness. You were

pestering them to raise their expectations and hew to higher standards of excellence. Your persistence was admirable! You coaxed them to waste less time and make long–range educational plans and express themselves with more confidence and precision. You encouraged them to give themselves a gift now and then and take regular walks by bodies of water. They were suspicious of your efforts to make them feel good, at least in the early going.

But eventually they gave in and let you help them.

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) In the spirit of Sesame Street, I’m happy to announce that this week is brought to you by the letter T, the number 2, and the color blue.

Here are some of the “T” words you should put extra emphasis on: togetherness, trade–offs, tact, timeliness, tapestry, testability, thoroughness, teamwork, and Themis (goddess of order and justice). To bolster your mastery of the number 2, meditate on interdependence, balance, and collaboration. As for blue, remember that its presence tends to bring stability and depth.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) In the creation myths of Easter Island’s native inhabitants, the god who made humanity was named Makemake. He was also their fertility deity. Today the name Makemake also belongs to a dwarf planet that was discovered beyond the orbit of Neptune in 2005.

It’s currently traveling through the sign of Virgo. I regard it as being the heavenly body that best symbolizes your own destiny in the coming months. In the spirit of the original Makemake, you will have the potential to be a powerful maker. In a sense you could even be the architect and founder of your own new world. Here’s a suggestion: Look up the word “creator” in a thesaurus, write the words you find there on the back of your business card, and keep the card in a special place until May 2013.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22) When novelist James Joyce began to suspect that his adult daughter Lucia was mentally ill, he sought advice from psychologist Carl Jung. After a few sessions with her, Jung told her father that

she was schizophrenic. How did he know? A telltale sign was her obsessive tendency to make puns, many of which were quite clever.

Joyce reported that he, too, enjoyed the art of punning. “You are a deep–sea diver,” Jung replied.

“She is drowning.” I’m going to apply a comparable distinction to you, Libra. These days you may sometimes worry that you’re in over your head in the bottomless abyss. But I’m here to tell you that in all the important ways, you’re like a deep–sea diver. (The Joyce– Jung story comes from Edward Hoagland’s Learning to Eat Soup.)

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) No false advertising this week, Scorpio. Don’t pretend to be a purebred if you’re actually a mutt, and don’t act like you know it all when you really don’t. For that matter, you shouldn’t portray yourself as an unambitious amateur if you’re actually an aggressive pro, and you should avoid giving the impression that you want very little when in fact you’re a burning churning throb of longing. I realize it may be tempting to believe that a bit of creative deceit would serve a holy cause, but it won’t. As much as you possibly can, make outer appearances reflect inner truths.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

In Christian lore, the serpent is the bad guy that’s the cause of all humanity’s problems. He coaxes Adam and Eve to disobey God, which gets them expelled from Paradise. But in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, there are snake gods that sometimes do good deeds and perform epic services. They’re called Nagas.

In one Hindu myth, a Naga prince carries the world on his head. And in a Buddhist tale, the Naga king uses his seven heads to give the Buddha shelter from a storm just after the great one has achieved enlightenment. In regards to your immediate future, Sagittarius, I foresee you having a relationship to the serpent power that’s more like the Hindu and Buddhist version than the Christian. Expect vitality, fertility, and healing.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22–Jan. 19) In Lewis Carroll’s book Through the Looking Glass, the Red Queen tells Alice that she is an expert at believing in impossible things. She

brags that there was one morning when she managed to embrace six improbable ideas before she even ate breakfast. I encourage you to experiment with this approach, Capricorn. Have fun entertaining all sorts of crazy notions and unruly fantasies. Please note that I am not urging you to actually put those beliefs into action. The point is to give your imagination a good work–out.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) I’m not necessarily advising you to become best friends with the dark side of your psyche. I’m merely requesting that the two of you cultivate a more open connection.

The fact of the matter is that if you can keep a dialogue going with this shadowy character, it’s far less likely to trip you up or kick your ass at inopportune moments. In time you might even come to think of its chaos as being more invigorating than disorienting. You may regard it as a worthy adversary and even an interesting teacher.

PISCES

(Feb. 19–March 20) You need more magic in your life, Pisces. You’re suffering from a lack of sublimely irrational adventures and eccentrically miraculous epiphanies and inexplicably delightful interventions. At the same time, I think it’s important that the magic you attract into your life is not pure fluff. It needs some grit.

It’s got to have a kick that keeps you honest. That’s why I suggest that you consider getting the process started by baking some unicorn poop cookies. They’re sparkly, enchanting, rainbow–colored sweets, but with an edge.

Ingredients include sparkle gel, disco dust, star sprinkles –– and a distinctly roguish attitude. Recipe is here: tinyurl.com/UnicornPoopCookies.

Open to everyone (especially those with the disease, care partners or family, and healthcare givers), this group discusses issues of managing the disease, new treatments and therapies, and maintaining quality of life. Meets the first Thursday of the month from 3:00-4:30pm in the conference room located on the 2nd floor of the Nancy N. and J. C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Candler Drive (across from Candler Hospital).

Information: 912-819-2224. [072812]

Families Anonymous

A world wide twelve-step self-help support program for relatives and friends of people with substance abuse or behavioral problems. Savannah meeting on Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm. New location as of June 21.

Memorial Health University Medical Center, first floor-Main Bldg, conference room D. Information: 912-660-6845 or email sandyjtyler@comcast.net. [062412]

Fibromyalgia Support Group

Meets the second Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St.. 8196743. http://www.sjchs.org/ [062512]

Gambling Problem?

12-step program offers freedom from gambling. Meets weekly in Savannah. Leave msg with contact information for Phil @ 912-7484730. [062512]

Grief Support Group

Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 450 Mall Blvd. Seven-week support groups for children and adults are offered by the bereavement counselors at no charge as a complementary service of Hospice Savannah. For information call 912.303.9442 or visit www.HospiceSavannahHelps.org. [062512]

Heartbeats for Life

A free support and education group for those who have suffered from, or want to prevent or reverse Heart Disease, and/or Diabetes problems. One Tuesday per month. All meetings at 6 pm. Next meeting: August 21 – How to Strengthen Your Immune System.

All meetings at Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. (behind Target at Savannah Mall) Contact, Jeff: 912-598-8457; email: jeff@heartbeatsforlife-ga.org [062512]

HIV-AIDS: Support Group

For information on a support group for men and women living with HIV/AIDS, please contact Mary Jackson at My Brothaz HOME, Inc. at 912-231-8727. These two groups are confidential and only for persons with verified HIV/AIDS. [062512]

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group

For patients with blood-related cancers and their loved ones. Memorial Health University Medical Center, http://www.memorialhealth. com. Call Jennifer Currin, 350-7845. [062512]

Narcotics Anonymous

Call 238-5925 for the Savannah Lowcountry Area Narcotics Anonymous meeting schedule. [062412]

National Alliance of Mentally Ill -Support Groups

A weekly 90 minute support group for any with a mental health diagnosis. Free & open to the public. We also have a weekly family support group. Both groups meet on Tuesdays, 6pm to 8pm. Both are held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 12391 Mercy Blvd. Free and open to the public. [062512]

Parents of Ill Children

Backus Children’s Hospital sponsors this group for parents with a seriously ill child receiving treatment on an inpatient or outpatient basis. A case manager facilitates the meetings, and a child life specialist provides an arts and crafts activity. Meets weekly. Call

Parkinson’s Support Group

Meets the first Thursday of the month.

5-6:30pm in the Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds Street.

For more info, call 355-6347 or 238-4666.

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Rape Crisis Center

Assists survivors of rape and sexual assault.

The Rape Crisis Line is active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 912-233-7273. The center offers free, confidential counseling for victims and their families. [062512]

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group

Meets the second Tuesday of the month in the Marsh Auditorium in Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds Street, at 7 p.m. For anyone with this disorder, family members or caregivers interested in learning more about it.

Information: 912-858-2335. [072812]

Spinal Injury Support Group

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

Survivors of Suicide Support Group

Suicide is often labeled as “a senseless death,” leaving survivors with guilt, anger, hurt and unanswered questions. The United Way of the Coastal Empire, Hospice Savannah’s Full Circle, and the Coastal Suicide Prevention Alliance offer an on-going support group for survivors of suicide on the third Thursday of each month, 6:30-7:30 pm in the Full Circle offices, 450 Mall Boulevard, Suite H.. A safe, confidential space to participants. No charge. Information: Barbara Moss at Full Circle, 912-629-1089 or Tara Jennings at United Way, 912-651-7722.

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Teens Nurturing Teens

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

Meets at the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion. For more information, call 912-8195704. [062512]

Teens With No One to Turn To

Are you between the ages of 11-18, or a concerned parent of a teen? Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter can help.

912-234-4048 or www.parkplaceyes.org.

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Davenport House docents lead tours and assist with programming for people from around the world who visit the historic house. Volunteer docent/tour guide training is offered in July. Date and time of our four week training program will be determined by participants. Call Dottie Kraft at 236-8097 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or email at info@davenporthousemuseum.org [062412]

Dolphin Project of Georgia

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

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Good Samaritan Health Clinic

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

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Hospice Volunteers Needed in Chatham County and other Coastal Counties

THA Group Island Hospice’s nonprofit Hospice Service seeks volunteers in Chatham, Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham, Liberty, Camden, Glynn, McIntosh and Screven Counties in Georgia as well as Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Charleston and Colleton Counties in South Carolina. For information please call 912-629-2727 or visit http://www.thagroup. org/se rvices_hospice_care.html. [081312]

Island Hospice Seeks Volunteers

Island Hospice, THA Group’s non-profit hospice service, is looking for volunteers in Chatham, Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham, Liberty, Camden, Glynn, McIntosh and Screven Counties in Georgia, and Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Charleston and Colleton Counties in South Carolina. Information 888-842-4663 or visit www.thagroup.org. [062412]

Live Oak Public Libraries

Volunteers needed to assist in a variety of ways at its branches in Chatham, Effingham and Liberty counties. Call 912-652-3661. http://www.liveoakpl.org [062412]

Medical Professional Volunteers Needed

St. Joseph’s Candler’s St. Mary’s Health Center, a free clinic serving the uninsured, is looking for physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, lab techs, and patient care techs.

Located at 1302 Drayton Street, the center also needs non-clinical volunteers to sched-

ule appointments. Contact Stephanie Alston at 912-443-9409. [062412]

Kid’s Happenings

Oatland Island Wildlife Center often needs volunteers. Call (912) 395-1500. 711 Sandtown Rd. http://www.oatlandisland.org [062412]

Summer Dance Camp for children at KC Danceworks, 200 Governor Treutlen Blvd., Pooler. Sessions for ages 3-10, each with a different theme. Dance, dance videos, arts & crafts, and much more. Please visit our website for further info or call (912) 4415435 www.kcdanceworks.wordpress.com kcdanceworks@gmail.com

Oatland Island Wildlife Center

Pre-school Volunteers Needed

St. Mary’s Community Center is looking for early childhood education majors, retired elementary teachers and/or community residents to help 3 & 4 year olds with language development skills. The program is offered Monday-Friday, 9am-12pm. Please call Artinique Thomas at 912-447-0578. [062412]

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Share your time and special talents with others, join the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of EOA (the Equal Opportunity Authority). Through RSVP, seniors 55 and older serve in various community organizations from 1 to 40 hours per week. Make your choice of where you serve from many local agencies. Information: call Linda Fields at 238-2960 ext. 123. [062412

Ronald McDonald House

Help in the “home away from home” for the families of hospitalized children. Volunteers also are needed to provide home-cooked meals for families staying at the house. Volunteer internships also available for college students. 4710 Waters Ave., Nikole Layton, 912-356-5520. http://www.rmhccoastalempire.org [062412]

Tutoring Volunteers Needed

If you are an education major, retired reading teacher or a community resident who is interested in volunteering your time to a reading and math tutorial program for elementary and middle school students, call the African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St., at 912-447-6605. {062412}

Urban Hope

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

Visit www.urbanhopesavannah.org, for more info or email urbanhopesav@aol.com to start enriching the lives of children. [062412]

Volunteer for the Forsyth Farmers Market

The Forsyth Farmers’ Market in Savannah is seeking volunteers. The market happens each Saturday morning at the South End of Forsyth Park. Many types of volunteer needs.

For more information please contact Ben Baxter, market manager at 912-313-4001.

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Summer Dance Camps in August

Irish Dancers of Savannah

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

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

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Junior Golf Clinic

September 4, from 4-6pm, two hours of fun and education about the game that will help develop leadership qualities, decision-making skills and a sense of team unity. Lead by PGA Class A professional, Paul Killgallon. $25 members, $35 non-members Call Paul Killgallon to sign up or for more information.

912.201.2240. theclubatsavannahharbor. com. The Club at Savannah Harbor, 2 Resort Drive.

Puppet People Friday Summer Shows

Every Friday during the Summer of 2012, Angela Beasley’s Puppet People will be performing a puppet show, open to the public.

Includes Back Stage Pass Tour and a Puppet Craft. Call for reservations. Puppet shows and Puppet crafts may vary. Fridays June 1 – August 31, 11:00am–12:00pm. The Puppet Place, 3119 Furber Ave. Savannah. Cost: $10 Per Person. Parent discount: $7 tickets.

Information: 912-355-3366 or puppetpeople. com. Email:puppets@puppetpeople.com

Toddler Tuesdays at Oatland Island Wildlife Center

For toddlers 6 months to 4 years, and their adults. Themed programs include reading story books, singing songs and finger plays, crafts, games, guided walks and up close encounters with Oatland’s animals. $5 for children, General admission ($5 or $3 for military & seniors) for adults. Preregister by 4pm the Monday before. 912-395-1500, or ww.oatlandisland.org [062812]

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•2201 Walz Dr: 2BR upstairs apt., central heat, window AC $600 + sec.

•1202 E.37th: Large 3BR ground floor apt. $600 + sec.

•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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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 Call 912-721-4350 and Place Your Classified Ad Today!

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ConneCtSavannah.Com FOR RENT: 3BR/1BA 1100 Sqft. home, totally renovated, new windows, AC unit, flooring, cabinets and appliances.

On large lot at 1844 Northgate Drive. $700/month, $700/deposit. Call 912-306-9422 FURNISHED APARTMENTS on 38th Street. $145/weekly, $100 deposit.

Utilities included. 912-234-9779 *Garden City 3 BR, tri- level home, kitchen appliances furnished, fenced front yard, large storage/workshop area, $750/mo. Call Mitchell & Associates Realtors.

912-232-0030 *Southside Brick 3 BR,2 BA, garage, updated kitchen with appliances, screened porch, storage building, fenced yard. $ 975 /mo Call Mitchell Associates Realtors 232-0030

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.

HOUSES 3 Bedrooms 47 Parish Way $995 2 Soling Ave $875 2012 Nash St. $750 Hinesville: 415 Rogers Rd. $795 2 Bedrooms 1203 Ohio Ave. $795 APARTMENTS 3 Bedroom 8107 Walden Park $1400 2 Bedrooms 35 Vernon River $1025 733 E.53rd St. $775 703 Windsor Crossing $695 1234-A E.55th St. $525 One Bedroom 315 E. 57th St. $625 FOR DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT OUR WEB PAGE WWW.PAMTPROPERTY.COM Pam T Property 692-0038

LOWCOUNTRY RENTALS 912-665-0592

for rent 855 Southside: 11515 White Bluff Rd. 1BR, LR, equipped kitchen, W/D conn. $575/month.

SPECIAL! 1301 E.66th: 2BR/2 Bath, W/D connection, near Memorial Hosp. $725/month, $400/dep Southside: 127 Edgewater Rd. 2BR/2BA, washer/dryer connection, near Oglethorpe Mall $775/month, $400/deposit.

SPECIAL! 1812 N.Avalon Dr. 2BR/1.5BA $675/mo, $400/dep.

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

SOUTHSIDE

•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

No Section 8. 912-234-0548

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PARADISE PARK

Available now. 3BR/2 full baths, LR, DR, new A/C, new windows, new interior paint throughout.

No pets/smoking. No Section 8 Accepted. $969/month + security deposit. 912-920-1936 SALE/RENT: TEMPLE STREET, off Staley Avenue, by Fairgrounds,all brick on 3 lots. 3BR/1BA, LR, kitchen, heat/air, laminate throughout, laundry room.

912-224-4167

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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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Southside 4BR Brick ranch, 2BA, CH&A, fenced yard. $850/month + deposit. Available now. Call 912-921-5175

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

2BR/1BA Apartments, LV Room, Dining, Kitchen w/appliances, washer/dryer hookup. UTILITIES INCLUDED! NO CREDIT REQUIRED! $225 & Up weekly, $895/monthly, Call 912-319-4182, M-Sat 9AM-6PM

ROOMS FOR RENT

$75 Move-In Special Today!!

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

Rooms w/bathroom $145.

Call 912-289-0410.

AVAILABLE ROOMS: CLEAN, comfortable rooms. Washer/dryer, air, cable, HBO, ceiling fans. $110-$140 weekly. No deposit. Call Ike @ 844-7065 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.

NOTTINGHAM

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

NEAR SAVANNAH MALL 3BR/1BA, country atmosphere. No pets. Available 8/1. $750 + dep.

ORCHARD 2BR/1BA, kitchen furnished, fenced yard, carport, extra storage $625 + deposit.

rooms for rent 895

SUNRISE VILLAS - Eastside A place that you can call home!

Large eat-in kitchen, central heat/air, W/D connections, carpet, mini blinds, total electric. $650/Rent, $300/Deposit. Call 912-234-3043

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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 RoomsShared House Furnished rooms for rent with tv,cable,central heat/air,enclosed porch, privacy fence and large sit-in kitchen. $125/week.

(912)306-6776

rooms for rent 895 ROOMMATES WANTED East Savannah: Very clean. Stove, refrigerator, cable, washer/dryer included. On bus line. Starting at $125/week. Call 912-961-2842

WEST SAVANNAH

$100 & Up. Furnished, includes utilities, central heat/air, Comcast cable, washer/dryer. Ceramic tile in kitchen. Shared Kitchen & Shared bath. Call 912-210-0144.

FEMALE ROOMMATE WANTED to share house near Savannah Mall. $450/month plus 1/2 utilities, free cable. Outside smokers okay. Call 912-398-7101 transportation 900

cars 910 2009 HONDA CIVIC LX Honda Civic LX 4 DR, doctors orders. Grandmom not allowed to drive, like new 8,800 K $15,000.

912-222-1355

FENDER BENDER?

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

HONDA Civic EX, 1999- 2 door, low mileage, 130,000 miles. $4,987.

Call 912-713-7619 MERCEDES BENZ ML430, 19994WD, black, all extras, one owner, 237,000 miles. Well maintained, excellent condition. $8,000.

912-450-0723.

THE PATRICIAN APT’S - POOLER 111 E. Mell Street: 2 BR, 1 BA, Washer/dryer hookup, refrigerator & dishwasher furnished. 975 SqFt. Ceramic tile, Quiet & Convenient location. $650-$675/month, $300 dep. 912-656-5802/912-988-3724

WINDSOR FOREST: 3BR/1.5BA, family room has been used as 4th BR, new CH&A, new interior paint, new windows and sliding doors. Conveniently located. No smoking. No Section 8 accepted. $959/month + security deposit. 912-920-1936 rooms for rent 895 ROOMS FOR RENT Completely furnished. Central heat and air. Conveniently located on busline. $130 per week. Call 912-844-5995.

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.

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

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

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

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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.

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ROOM FOR RENT: $95 per week. $20/security deposit. Corner of 38th & Drayton. 234-9779 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.

SATURN Ion, 2007, Automatic, AC, Power Windows, Locks, CC, New Tires, New windshield, fully serviced, fully detailed, title in hand, 64K, $7,000. 912-657-4098 WE PAY CASH for junk cars & trucks! Call 964-0515 Motorcycles/ AtVs 940

SUZUKI M109, 2008

1800cc, black, less than 3000 miles. $7000 firm. Serious inquiries only. 912-596-7690, leave message.

YAMAHA V-Max, 2001

Muscle bike. Good condition. $3,500. Call 912-484-2796

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