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7 civil society: Beat-

ing the heat at the Ships of the Sea Museum.

BY JESSICA LEIGH LEBOS

08 ENVIRONMENT 10 TuRTLES! 12 BLOTTER 13 STRAIGHT DOPE 14 NEWS OF THE WEIRD

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WEEK AT A GLANCE Week At A GlAnce is Connect Savannah’s listing of various events over the coming week. If you would like an event listed, please email WAG@connectsavannah.com. Include specific dates, time, locations with addresses, cost and a contact number. Deadline for inclusion is 5pm Friday, to appear in next Wednesday’s edition.

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did the butler see?

BY JESSICA LEIGH LEBOS

where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louis-

ville Rd.,

cost: $8 cash only inFo: 912-713-1137

and the Gnaturals! Watch them dance and clean the infield between innings during the local minor league baseball team’s games against Greensboro. when: Wed. Aug. 01, 7:05 p.m. where: Historic Grayson Stadium in Daffin Park, 1401 E. Victory Dr. cost: $7 general admission; discounts available.

son Ave. inFo: 912-351-2061. http://www.bethesdaacademy.org

Film: the giant spider invasion (1975, Usa)

Film premiere: Dinner with president polk (Usa, 2012)

what: Psychotronic Film Society presents a hilarious, terrible, low-budget monster movie that probably involves giant spiders. when: Wed. Aug. 01, 8 p.m. where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. cost: $6 inFo: http://sentientbean.com

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Thursday

what: Author of “Dunaway’s Crossing,” a novel set in Savannah during the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic. Lecture at 5 pm. Book signing: 6-8pm. Event reservations required. To reserve, email nancy@nancybrandon.com. when: Thu. Aug. 02 where: Senior Citizens, Inc., 3025 Bull St. cost: $5/members. $10/non-members. inFo: http://www.NancyBrandon.com

Bethesda academy organic Farm & gardens stand

24 FOOD & DRINK 25 MARK YOuR CALENDAR 26 ART 27 LOCAL FILM 28 MOVIES

when: Sun. Aug. 05

what: You know you love Gnate the Gnat

lecture and Book signing: nancy Brandon

21 theatre: What exactly

Film: elena (russia, 2012)

Wednesday

what: Now open Tuesdays and Thursdays. 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. 02, 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

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where: Bethesda Academy, 9520 Fergu-

what: Produced by Telfair Museums and Cosmos Mariner Productions, the film tells the story of President James K. Polk’s 1849 visit to Savannah to dine with the Owens family in what we now call the Owens-Thomas House. Performed by the Owens Thomas House interpreters Additional film screenings to follow every Thursday in August. Screenings are free to Telfair members or with museum admission ($12). when: Thu. Aug. 02, 6 p.m. where: Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W. York St. inFo: http://telfair.org

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Friday theatre: what the Butler saw

what: Savannah’s Collective Face presents the Joe Orton British farce.

Friday & Saturday, 8 p.m., plus Saturday matinees, 3 p.m. when: Fri. Aug. 03, Sat. Aug. 04 (through Aug. 18) where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. cost: $15 General/$10 Students & Seniors inFo: 912-232-0018. http://collectiveface. org

what: CinemaSavannah and the Psychotronic Film Society present the winner of the Cannes Film Festival’s Special Jury Prize, a “gripping, modern twist on the classic noir thriller.” Presented in Russian with English subtitles. Screenings at 2, 5, and 8 p.m.

Discover the Dinosaurs

what: A hands-on exhibit including over 60 animatronic and museum quality dinosaur replicas. Dino Dig, Dino Den play area, Dino coloring area, scavenger hunt, and Dino theater. Dino rides and other activities additional charge. when: Fri. Aug. 03, 12 p.m.-9 p.m., Sat. Aug. 04, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. Aug. 05, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. where: Savannah International Trade & Convention Center , 1 International Drive., Hutchinson Island cost: $15 Adults. $10 Seniors/children.

Free under 2. inFo: 651-766-2800.

Dog Days of summer

what: Bring your dogs to Broughton St for First Friday. The Humane Society hosts a doggy challenge on the 200 West block of Broughton. Over 30 participating stores will host contests and retail specials. when: Fri. Aug. 03, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. where: Various Broughton Street merchants, Broughton Street between East Broad and ML King Blvd. cost: Free and open to the public (and their dogs) inFo: http://www.facebook.com/BroughtonSt/events

civil war experience Dinner cruise

what: Riverboat tour, period music, southern buffet dinner, and tour of Fort Jackson, including reenactors conducting a cannon firing. Boarding at 6 p.m., Sailing at 7 when: Fri. Aug. 03, 6-10 p.m. where: River Street Riverboat Company and Old Fort Jackson cost: $84.95 adults. $39.95 under 12.

august Forsyth to victory art March

what: Check out art receptions, live music, food and drink in the burgeoning independent arts district in the SoFo area. when: Fri. Aug. 03, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. where: Various Galleries , Bull Street between Park Ave. and Victory Dr. cost: Free inFo: 912-401-0543. http://artmarchsavannah.com

First Friday for Folk Music

what: Savannah Folk Music Society

monthly showcase presents instrumentalist Jim McGaw, and the Downtown Sound, Savannah Arts Academy’s barbershop quartet group. when: Fri. Aug. 03, 7:30 p.m. where: First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. cost: Free - $2 donation encouraged. inFo: 912-898-1876. http://www. savannahfolk.org

Music: girish

what: “Shake your Shakti” with this

former monk turned yoga practitioner and musician. when: Fri. Aug. 03, 8 p.m. where: Savannah Yoga Center, 1319 Bull St. cost: $20/Advance, $25/Door. Free under 12. inFo: 912-232-2994. http://savannahyoga.com

savannah comedy revue: Julie scoggins

what: Scoggins has appeared on John Boy and Billy in the Morning, The Blue Collar Comedy Tour and Comedy Central. when: Fri. Aug. 03, 8 p.m. where: Bay Street Theatre (at Club One), 1 Jefferson St. cost: $9 gen. adm. $15 VIP seating inFo: 314-503-9005.

Friday night stand Up comics on tybee

what: MG Gaskin and Matt Mitchell. when: Fri. Aug. 03, 10 p.m. where: Dolphin Reef Bar inside Ocean

Plaza Resort, Oceanfront at 15th Street, Tybee Island cost: N/A inFo: 912-786-7777. http://www. dolphinreef.com

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Saturday Monte carlo in the Moonlight: an evening of style & stakes

what: Telfair Museums’ William Jay Society presents gaming tables, a fashion show and more. 6p.m. Hos-

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Free-Kids under 3. inFo: 9 East River Street. http://www. savannahriverboat.com/riverboat/ cruises/the-civil-war-experience

Find the temp that will fit right in.

pitality Hour and fashion show. 7pm Gaming begins. when: Sat. Aug. 04 where: Telfair Academy and Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W. York St. cost: $75 - $125 inFo: http://telfair.org

First saturday on the river

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what: Arts and crafts, entertainment

and fun for the entire family. when: Sat. Aug. 04, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. where: Historic River Street cost: Free and open to the public inFo: 912-234-0295. http://riverstreetsavannah.com

Forsyth Farmers’ Market

what: Fruits, veggies, baked goods and more from local and regional growers/producers, every Saturday under the shade of Forsyth Park’s oak tree alle’. What summer is meant to be! when: Sat. Aug. 04, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. where: South End of Forsyth Park, Bull Street & Park Avenue inFo: http://www.forsythfarmersmarket.org

Dinner theatre: “Murder ahoy!”

what: A pirate-themed whodunit set in Olde Savannah. when: Sat. Aug. 04, 7 p.m. where: Double Tree by Hilton, 411 W. Bay St. cost: $44.95 adults, $32.95 children inFo: 912-247-4644. http://www. savannahcommunitytheater.com

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Monday women’s self Defense seminar

what: Learn verbal and physical techniques that can be used by anyone, regardless of physical condition.

Young women attending college/university are encouraged to participate.

A good mother/daughter activity.

Registration required. Sponsored by The Rape Crisis Center. when: Mon. Aug. 06, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. where: Call for location cost: Free inFo: 912-233-3000. http://rccsav.org

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Tuesday Book signing: the Deen Family

what: It’s the Lady and her Sons (Paula, Bobby and Jamie) signing books at their restaurant. 350 tickets will be distributed beginning at 1 p.m. when: Tue. Aug. 07, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. where: The Lady and Sons, 102 W. Congress St. inFo: 912-232-1579. http://www. pauladeen.com/schedule CS

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Beyond gun control vs. gun rights

By JiM Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

Over the last couple of weeks, I had a most enjoyable family vacation to San Francisco and the California coast. I just might write something about that trip soon.

But not today. First I wanted to write about something much less familiar to me — by intention.

While I was away, the awful news broke about the movie theater massacre in Colorado. I saw something about it on Facebook and immediately made the decision to leave the story for later. I just couldn’t deal with it at the time.

To be perfectly candid, we were having too much fun on vacation to want to know more about it. And — also to be frank — there’s always something horrible like this happening somewhere, it seems. You can’t let it rule your life.

So with the advantage of a certain amount of self–imposed aloofness — difficult to achieve in this time of instant feedback, solicited or unsolicited — I was able to discern how wrong both sides can be in their initial kneejerk reactions to events like these.

See, from my distant perch I also learned, however briefly, about another massacre that happened that went nearly unnoticed.

A week after James Holmes shot and killed 12 people in that theater in suburban Denver, nearly the same number — 7 — were shot and killed in five incidents in a single 24–hour period in New Orleans.

For obvious reasons, Holmes’s attack garnered by far the most attention. It was more random, it was more viscerally horrifying, it was committed by just a single killer, it was more, well, like something out of a movie.

But nearly as many gunned down in the streets? Not so big a deal, apparently. And that’s where all the analysis breaks down.

Predictably as a storm on a steamy summer afternoon, after every one of these surreally violent mass shootings people and politicians vocally insist “it’s finally time for some real gun control” — as if horrific gun

violence is episodic in nature, rather than a permanent staple of U.S. society which we seem perfectly OK with as long as it comes in drips and drabs rather than in one massive incident.

(Ironically — or fittingly? — President Obama issued a renewed call for gun control after the Colorado shooting — during a speech in New Orleans!)

Gun control advocates like to blame the nation’s sprees of hyper–violence less on the people pulling the actual triggers than on National Rifle Association lobbyists pulling the strings of power in Washington. That’s a strange outlook, considering that the profile of the typical homicide perpetrator in the U.S. rarely fits the description of a middle– aged, dues–paying NRA member with a mortgage and an SUV. The other side of course is just as predictable, both in its calls for renewed vigilance over gun rights (already Facebook is buzzing with the usual poppycock theories that these incidents are engineered to pave the way for a government confiscation of guns) as well as in its stubborn and misguided insistence that expanded gun rights have nothing to do with gun violence.

Just as the availability of drugs has something to do with the number of drug offenses, clearly the easy availability of guns has something to do with mass shootings like the one in Colorado.

(In my mind the issue is less one of guns than of ammunition; I’m all for responsible gun ownership but there’s little to no sense in the idea of ordinary citizens having access to military–style high–volume magazines.)

While I generally fall on the side of gun rights rather than gun control, I do have one question for the more vociferous gun rights advocates which I have yet to have answered:

If the solution to gun violence is for everyone to pack heat openly, how do I know that the next person I see with a gun on his belt won’t pull it out and start shooting everyone?

Clearly, I would have no way of knowing!

Neither would you.

Just as clearly, that road leads to a sort of arms race where the only way to be “safe” is to carry a gun yourself — and I don’t think most people are comfortable with that idea.

That’s why, sympathetic as I am to gun rights in general, I don’t see open–carry as any more of an all–purpose answer than increased gun control. (And don’t get me started on air marshals. Bullets and thin– skinned airplane fuselages are a bad combination. Bad idea.)

I’m not a sociologist, but I bet one day enough studies will have been done — perhaps they’ve already been done? — to determine that one cause of gun violence is due to mental health issues, specifically the dramatic decline in the availability of mental health care since those budgets began being cut in the 1980s.

I would also bet that the great unwritten story in most of these incidents is the abuse of Big Pharma prescription drugs somewhere along the line. (Talk about a powerful lobby!)

Situations like these cry out for a multi– pronged approach rather than two competing ideologies screaming nonsense at each other. The likely solution to extreme gun violence, if there is one, lies in seeing all sides of the issue rather than just two.

In the meantime, like any other American I reserve the right to look away from disturbing facts while I’m on vacation!

And I see no problem with me carrying my own gun around, but I don’t really want you or anyone else to carry your guns around.

Maybe that attitude is the real American problem... CS

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Cool refuge in the North Garden

Maybe you can’t actually fry an egg on the hood of your car (nor on a piece of slate in the backyard, as artist Katherine Sandoz proved on her Twitter feed last week), but surely, it’s possible to poach one’s brain in this unabating heat.

I’ve stopped taking calls during daylight hours because I’m concerned I’ll conduct my own inadvertent science experiment about how much time it takes for an iPhone to melt into the side of a human face. Siri: Has anyone ever drowned in their own sweat?

I’m of the mind of displaced northerner Jessica Leavitt, who believes August is for Southerners to hibernate, a time to cozy up under the air– conditioning vent and subsist on cold sandwiches and Popsicles. To those among us who remember summer in Savannah before AC—and before tank tops were socially appropriate—I bow to you for simply surviving.

As I make another trip to my refrigerator ice machine, I think guiltily of Savannah’s first settlers, who must have been furious with General Oglethorpe for plunking them down in Mephistopheles’ boiler room. If generations of women in white gloves and petticoats can withstand the heat, surely I can handle wearing a cotton sundress to the midday dedication of the Ships of the Sea Museum’s new North Garden.

When I arrive at the museum’s secret garden entrance off MLK Blvd., I thank heaven I’m not a man (for the umpteenth time in my life). They have to wear suits to these types of functions. I don’t care how “breathable” seersucker is; it’s still a jacket over a shirt with a freakin’ TIE and that sounds positively asphyxiating.

Thankfully, refreshment awaits under the stunning new beamed pavilion called the Assembly Room, an outdoor ballroom built to host

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Going outside in the middle of the day right now seems like a terrible idea.

green and gorgeous: the new north garden at ships of the sea Museum

music concerts and workshops. Folks gather strategically near industrial fans to hear about the latest in the legacy of Mills Bee Lane IV, the benefactor who continued his father’s passion for restoration and maritime history by moving the museum to the Scarbrough House in 1997.

The stately Greek Revival manor was built in 1819 by Owen–Thomas House architect William Jay for shipping magnate William Scarbrough and spent 70 years as the West Broad School, one of the first African– American schools in the city. Now it not only houses its impressive collection of large–scale model ships (I admit I thought model ships were kind of nerdy until I actually wandered through the displays; they’re amazing), the historic property now also offers the city’s largest private garden open to the public.

“If the gate’s open, come on in,” invites linen–clad Executive Director Tony Pizzo, who worked closely with Lane until his death in 2001. Along with the SOS board, Pizzo remains committed to Lane’s vision of shared resources: “Mills was the kind of person who wanted to make life better for everyone in the community.”

Following the axis of the older

brick courtyard (a venue on last March’s Savannah Stopover Festival circuit), visitors encounter a stunning assemblage of five new carefully planted green zones designed by renowned local landscape architect John McEllen, who created the museum’s original formal garden in 1997. Though he added more color to Lane’s earlier green–on–green garden scheme, McEllen kept to the primary intention of lush wildness: “He basically wanted an environment that seemed like if you sat there too long, it might swallow you up.”

For sure, the pockets of new flora give off an impression of outstretched arms, even in their nascent stages: The “naturalistic” area of native sweetgrasses and fragrant magnolias along the Assembly Room’s back wall already wave in the welcome breeze, and it seems that the vines of wisteria, red honeysuckle and Muscadine grapes are sneaking up the 100–foot Pergola right before my eyes. Deep green podocarpus trees stretch up along both sides of the walkway, awaiting the time when their height will allow McEllen to “pleach” them into a natural arch.

The Sisters Garden echoes the original plantings of those hot

weather–hardy 1734 Trustees, including mulberry trees and heirloom roses, as well as verdure favored by Scarbrough’s three daughters. Middle sister Charlotte Scarbrough Taylor, SOS curator Wendy Melton informs me, went on to become one of the world’s first and finest female entomologists. (Of course she did—what better occupation for a curious young Savannah woman without air–conditioning than studying our area’s prolific bug population?)

Also on the museum compound— which now spans an entire city block—is the exotic Citrus Garden, abundant with enough kumquat and Key Limes and blood orange trees to bowl over the senses with scent as they bloom.

Savannah will feel the true payoff in the years to come, as the North Garden entwines upon itself and anchors the upcoming MLK revitalization. From the second–story vantage point of the Belvedere balcony, one can take in a unique view of the Talmadge Bridge as well as the geometric perfection of the Trident maple grove, where Pizzo and Community Relations and Events Manager Michelle Riley hope to see locals and tourists alike lounging under the deciduous trees.

“The leaves will change in the fall,” foretells Riley, commenting that SOS’ greenspace is distinct, offering a place “more for reflection than recreation.”

(I must note that Ms. Riley and I share a certain distinction: We both occupy jobs vacated by the esteemed Patrick Rodgers. Your ears burning all the way out West, PRod? Savannah just isn’t quite as cool without y’all. Seriously. I’m blaming you for the heat.)

Free wi–fi throughout the grounds means I could maybe get some work done, but my laptop keyboard might burn off the pads of my fingers. Literally drenched in my own sudor, I instead sneak away from the program and lay down quietly panting under the maples on the soft grass.

It becomes obvious how our ancestors dealt with the heat: They planted trees and took refuge in their shade. CS

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sand from this dune, behind the ocean plaza hotel, was removed illegally.

On the

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From Tybee turtles to toxic dumping, a look at Chatham County’s latest environmental issues and impacts

By Jessica leigh leBos | jll@connectsavannah.com & Bill DeyoUng | bill@connectsavannah.com

The past few weeks have brought several developments that affect Chatham area rivers and beaches. From the ongoing debate over harbor deepening, to some long–due action on the toxic dumping in the Ogeechee River, to the illegal removal of a sand dune from Tybee Island, our waterways are making news.

Is the glass half full or half empty, or is it something in between? Here are the facts; decide for yourself.

Water in the court

Fed up with the feeble attempts of the Georgia Department of Environmental Protection to keep King America Finishing from dumping toxic fire retardant runoff into the Ogeechee River, environmental advocates have filed a civil suit with the U.S. District Court against the textile plant.

The Ogeechee Riverkeeper asserts

that pollution discharged from KAF violates the federal Clean Water Act and is responsible for several fishkills, including the largest in state history that left almost 40,000 dead fish floating downstream from the pipe in May 2011. The ensuing EPD investigation couldn’t definitively prove KAF killed the fish, though it lobbed a $1 million fine at the facility for dumping without an appropriate permit — a paltry fee considering the extent of the damage, say those who live along the river.

Now the Ogeechee Riverkeeper has

even the most vigilant can’t protect the dunes if people don’t read the signs ...

taken the law into its own hands with the suit, which also contains violations against the Georgia Water Quality Control Act. “If the EPD had been doing its job in the first place, King America Finishing would have been caught dumping its unpermitted discharge, and none of this expensive and time– consuming litigation would have been necessary,” says Ogeechee Riverkeeper Board Chair Ann Hartzell. “ORK is in this fight for the long haul, and suing the factory in the federal court was the logical next step.”

Similar suits have been filed in Fulton County and Bulloch County, where last week a judge upended the EPD consent order that limited the fine to $1 million. KAF continues business as usual in spite of its lack of permit.

Dude, where’s my dune?

A Tybee Island hotel proprietor has been cited for altering a sand dune last March after a long investigation by the Department of Natural Resources.

In a three–page letter to the DNR, Ocean Plaza CEO Harry Spirides explained that the reason he paid laborers $20 an hour to shovel sand in the middle of the night for three weeks was to clear the walkway in front of his hotel.

“It was not my intention to destroy the dune or harm the environment,” wrote Spirides. “I recognize that I used poor judgment.”

He did not, however, address why it took four months to confess to the crime.

“Everybody on Tybee knew DNR was looking for who did it,” says Tybee Councilmember Paul Wolff.

“Most people aren’t buying his story.”

Spirides is on record at an April 2011 city council meeting asking if the dune could be moved. As a member of the island’s Beach Task Force, it seems unlikely that Spirides could have been unaware of the four–month long investigation of the missing dune.

Sand dunes protect residents from storm surges as well as provide a habitat and shelter for dozens of wildlife species, including crabs, birds and nesting sea turtles. (See Bill DeYoung’s story on Tybee’s record– breaking sea turtle nesting season.)

According to city code, one of the purposes of the Tybee Island Beach Task Force is to “promote the beach preservation and renourishment.”

The dunes and sea oats are protected under Georgia’s Shore Protection Act as well as under Tybee law, and altering them can bring a fine of up to a $1,000. Spirides was fined $100 by DNR and remanded to repair the dune, but he could owe up to $1 million in civil fees.

Adds Wolff: “Flagrant and willful destruction of an established dune and its natural vegetation violates both state and local laws, and should trigger immediate dismissal from the task force.”

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the ogeechee river: what hath king america Finishing wrought?

Hurry up and wait?

The White House announced last week that President Obama has expedited the advancement of seven infrastructure improvements, including the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP), by making the federal review process “more efficient and effective.” The missive, part of the federal “We Can’t Wait” initiative, promised that all reviews of the Port of Savannah would be completed by this November.

But several pending lawsuits could delay the proposed 38–mile dredging on the grounds that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers doesn’t have the necessary environmental permits to move ahead with the $650 million project.

The first suit, filed last November in a South Carolina administrative court by the Southern Environmental Law Center, challenges the validity of a water quality certification issued by the S.C. Dept. of Health and Environmental Control. DHEC had originally vetoed the permit based on environmental and public health risks associated with the proposed dumping of cadmium–laced waste on the S.C. side of the river; the agency flip– flopped after a closed–door meeting with Georgia governor Nathan Deal and Georgia Port Authority officials.

S.C. representatives passed a unanimous resolution to overturn DHEC’s approval earlier this year. SELC is joined in the ongoing court appeal by several groups, including the Savannah River Maritime Commission.

Also on the docket is a second petition presented to the state Supreme Court, asking the judge to weigh in on a “narrow subset of issues” based on the administrative court case. It

posits that DHEC overstepped its authority by issuing the certification in the first place, thereby invalidating the permit. The court could issue a decision on that petition any day.

As a result of challenging the certification and approvals issued by DHEC in the administrative court, an automatic stay provision has been placed on the project.

“The project can’t move forward until this case is resolved or the automatic stay is lifted,” says Chris DeScherer, an attorney with the SELC. “A favorable decision in the administrative law court or by the South Carolina Supreme Court could halt the dredging.”

The corps has threatened to invoke exemptions under the Clean Water Act that could get SHEP around the S.C. hurdles. One exemption propounds that states can’t interfere with the corps’ authority over maintaining navigation, in this case deepening the river to accommodate bigger ships.

The SELC is prepared to present this as a specious interpretation.

“We would argue that this is not maintenance, this is an expansion,” contends DeScherer. “The corps’ interpretation could allow the federal government to erroneously ignore legitimate state concerns regarding deepening projects.”

A decision by a federal court of appeals in Philadelphia in July upheld a similar exemption for the corps in the Delaware deepening project, but DeScherer remains optimistic. “We don’t think that decision applies here.”

The SELC has also filed a third case involving the South Carolina Pollution Control Act, which requires a permit for the discharge of pollution anywhere in the environment.

According to SHEP’s Environmental

Impact Statement, the corps has no plans to obtain such a permit. SELC petitioned a state court in Jasper County asking for a declaration on whether a permit is necessary. The corps, a federal agency, had the case moved from state court to a federal district court, which is poised to rule on the petition this fall.

The corps has stated that SHEP will not increase the total volume of goods coming in and out of Savannah nor does it promise any permanent jobs (in fact, DeScherer points out that less ships coming in out might even mean fewer jobs.) While the corps heralds transportation efficiencies that are supposed to create cost savings that will trickle down to American consumers, SELC maintains that SHEP’s environmental risks—which include the permanent salination of Savannah’s drinking water—continue to far outweigh the benefits.

Though President Obama’s edict presents a position of supporting economic growth in an election year, it won’t speed anything up as the corps already posted its plans to release its Record of Decision by November anyway.

All three SELC cases remain in S.C. courts. No lawsuits against the Savannah River harbor deepening have been filed in the state of Georgia.

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last week, a testament to the growing concern among Savannahians about water. Sponsored by Well FED magazine and benefitting the Savannah Urban Garden Alliance, the event sold out its original venue and had to be moved to a larger theater to accommodate the crowd.

Splicing interviews with activist Erin Brockovich, author Alex Prud’homme, renowned scientist Tyrone Hayes and intel from NASA experts, Last Call paints a frightening picture detailing corporate pollution and massive exploitation of America’s water systems. The good news is that

there are answers in recycled sewage, giving up our St. Augustine lawns and voting for political candidates who will enforce a stronger Clean Water Act. But the time for action was yesterday.

“What we’re hearing about locally is happening all over the country,”

said moviegoer Jamie Marie Smith, who is on the board of the Ogeechee Riverkeeper and supports numerous environmental organizations.

“So much discovered and revealed in this film. The people here tonight have to be the ones to spread the word.” CS

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A record for tybee’s turtles Unless they’re ill and purposely strand on a beach somewhere, the great cetaceans — whales, dolphins and their air-breathing ilk — never have much of a reason to haul themselves ashore. As a matter of fact, none of the other behemoths of the deep oceans are ever seen on land whilst in perfect health.

Sea turtles are the exception.

Like all turtles, they reproduce by laying eggs, which must be deposited in terra firma to incubate. Every summer, female marine turtles hit the beach like Allied landing craft at Normandy. But they do it individually — turtles do not school, nor do they maintain any sort of familiar unity.

And they do it late at night, when the beach is dark and quiet.

Loggerhead sea turtles nest on Tybee Island from May through

August, crawling from the surf 50 feet or more to get past the tide line to dry sand. It’s a laborious process, and for a reptile that can weigh 350 pounds or more, exhausting. She digs the nest cavity with her rear flippers, which she can’t turn her head to see, then drops the eggs — up to 100 at a time — and covers the hole, again without the benefit of a flexible neck or body.

It’s all done by instinct.

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It’s one of marine biology’s most fascinating mysteries.

“There’s so much that we don’t know about these turtles,” says Tammy Smith, who’s licensed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to look after Tybee’s loggerheads. “They’re very rarely seen. And they have been doing this for millions of years.”

With its five miles of sand, Tybee is not one of the state’s busiest beaches in terms of nocturnal turtle activity.

There are 13 barrier islands under DNR’s care, and it falls way short of, say, Cumberland, which has logged more than 600 turtle nests since this year’s season officially began.

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“Not all parts of the beach are good nesting habitat,” Smith says. “We’re also populated; us and St. Simons are well–developed islands, and many of the other islands are undeveloped.

Lighting is an issue. We have a lot of people on our beach, throughout the day, all hours of the night, throughout the morning.

“And we’re not a natural beach.

Tybee is re–nourished every seven, eight years, so technically we’re not a natural nesting habitat.”

OK, so 21 nests may not sound like much. But in the two decades since biologists began keeping data on Tybee turtle activity, it’s a record.

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Do the math — it takes 50–70 days for the eggs to hatch, so if all goes well, Tybee will have sent as many as 2,100 two-inch baby loggerheads into the Atlantic by October. And nesting season still has a few weeks to go.

Nature being nature, not all the eggs will hatch. The tiny turtles can fall victim to ghost grabs, seabirds and voracious fish.

And man–made lighting on the beach can disorient them, as it does the adult females. Hatchlings have turned up in swimming pools, and been squished on beachfront roads.

That’s why most coastal cities have ordinances against strong beach lighting during the summer months.

For Smith, Tybee’s record–breaking summer is a small but substantial victory. “If it was just Tybee,” she says,

“then I might could say it’s some of the things we’ve done, as far as out ‘Lights Out’ campaign, just educating the public.

“However, it’s statewide that everything is high. So I feel, and after talking with DNR, that it’s conservation efforts, and fisheries–management regulations. Temperature could definitely play a role — we had a very warm winter, and the turtles may not have gone as far off as they normally do when it gets colder.

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Not horsing around Andre Roy Tresvant was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, among other charges, after he struck a mounted patrol officer in an attempt to flee a traffic stop.

Tresvant, 31, was stopped in Emmet Park by a Savannah Chatham Metro Police Mounted Patrol late Saturday night after he observed him almost hit the rear of a haunted tour vehicle that was also driving around the park. There were several tourists on foot as well in the park.

During the traffic stop, the officer advised Tresvant to put his vehicle in park. After a short conversation he did.

A second mounted patrol was riding her horse and attempting to pass around the front of the vehicle to

gather more information when Tresvant placed his vehicle in drive and struck the horse as he fled away, west on Bay Street.

A lookout was placed on the vehicle, and minutes later officers observed it traveling south on Price Street. A traffic stop was attempted at the intersection of Henry and Montgomery streets, but the suspect refused to stop.

Officers tried a second time when traffic backed up in front of him at Anderson Street and MLK Boulevard.

Again the suspect refused to stop, this time striking the officers’ patrol car in an attempt to flee.

The suspect continued to try and elude officers until he finally stopped his vehicle in the 600 Block of 41st Street and attempted to run. A brief foot pursuit ensued, and he was taken into custody when officers finally cornered him on W. 41st Street.

Tresvant is charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, fleeing to elude a police officer, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident and driving on a suspended or

revoked license.

• Ambrian Torrance, 19, of Savannah, was traveling south on Liberty Parkway just after midnight Sunday when she collided with Lagraun White, 44, also of Savannah, who was traveling west on Staley Avenue.

Torrance was pronounced dead at the scene.

White, and the two passengers that were riding with Torrance were transported to Memorial Universal Medical Center with non–life threatening injuries.

Charges are pending the outcome of the investigation.

• Savannah–Chatham police detectives are piecing together the details of a shooting that left one man dead and two undergoing emergency surgery.

Rasheed Johnson, 21, of a Springhouse Drive address was found dead in a yard behind houses in the 200 block of Avalon Drive in East

Savannah after the 10:15 p.m. shooting.

Raheem Hicks, 23, of South Avalon Drive was driven to Memorial University Medical Center by a family member and Richard Jiles, 24, of an East 40th Street address, was transported by ambulance after he was found shot nearby at Kingstown Apartments.

A leased white Hyundai Sonata, believed driven by one of the participants, was found lodged against a nearby house across the street.

Police said the shooting appeared to have occurred after an altercation in front of Hicks’ residence.

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Evolution as I understand it favors selection of traits giving a species the best chance of reproductive success. Mates who are healthy, strong, faithful, hardworking, generous, and so on seem more apt to produce offspring who survive till reproductive age than those who aren’t.

However, physical beauty doesn’t correlate with any of those qualities. So why have we evolved such a strong instinct to mate with those who look good and an aversion to those who don’t? —Joe “Babe,” I said to Ms. Adams, looking up from a pile of scientific studies, “research suggests the reason I find you attractive is you have a low waist-to-hip ratio.”

“So,” said Ms. Adams, “you’re saying my butt looks big?”

“Not at all. Scientists say, and this is close to an exact quote, a curvaceous body corresponds to the optimal fat distribution for high fertility.”

“There’s a line you’d never want to use in a lesbian biker bar,” Ms. Adams said.

“Never mind,” I said. “What are your waist and hip measurements?”

Ms. Adams got out the tape measure.

“My waist is 27 inches and my hips are 37.”

“There you go. That’s an 0.73 ratio.

According to research, the optimal ratio is 0.7.”

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tion of both BMI and waist-to-hip ratio, we see that the women rated highest of all had a BMI of 19 to 20 and a WHR of 0.7, which I can’t help observing is pretty close to what you are. But the waist-to-hip thing was clearly a secondary factor.

“In other words, when I spotted you in shorts that one day, my subconscious thought was, mmm, fertile. Then I checked out your butt and thought, ooh, excellent arrangement of reserve energy deposits, will have many babies.

And that sealed the deal.”

Ms. Adams gave me a look. “It’s lucky for men they keep their subconscious thoughts to themselves,” she said. “If they were smart they’d always do that.”

“We can learn so much from science,” I went on. “Here’s another paper suggesting a woman’s body movements, scent and so on vary depending on what time of the month it is, and that men subconsciously pick up on this and feel a greater or lesser degree of attraction. Proof of this is that strippers report higher lap-dance earnings on peak fertility days.”

“Lap dancing?” Ms. Adams said.

“Somebody got a grant to study this?”

“Babe,” I said, “we must follow the quest for knowledge wherever it leads us. Think of the insight science has given us into the human condition. As a result of millions of years of evolution involving differential reproductive success, every so often I look at you, as male hominids have looked at their life partners since time immemorial. Maybe I get a whiff. And I think, whoa, you look really hot tonight—you must be ovulating.”

The door slammed. Ms. Adams had left the room, leaving me with an urgent parting wish. But I don’t think she meant what she said. CS By cecil aDaMs

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“No, you’re optimal.”

Ms. Adams punched up the calculator on her phone. “To be so-called optimal I’d have to have a twenty-fiveand-seven-eighths-inch waist. I’d be anorexic.”

“You’re the opposite of anorexic. Your body fat is . . . let me rephrase that. Your adipose tissue is advantageously arrayed, and I think the idea partly is that wide hips make it easier to give birth.”

“So we’re back to my having a big butt.”

“Will you quit worrying about your butt? Other researchers say waist-to-hip ratio is overrated anyway. They claim the real determinant of attractiveness is body mass index, or BMI, which is basically your weight scaled to your height.

What’s your weight these days?”

“One twenty-three.”

“OK, we convert that to kilograms, and divide that by the square of your height in meters, and . . . oh, my.

“Look here. Your BMI is 19.6. This chart plots the attractiveness of various female silhouettes as rated by 40 male undergraduates in Newcastle-uponTyne, England. The attractiveness curve on the BMI scale peaks at almost exactly 19.6.”

“Huh,” she said, glancing at the chart.

“If I’m ever in the market again, I better move to Newcastle-upon-Tyne.”

“The point is,” I continued, “BMI corresponds with health, and health is closely related to fertility. The ideal BMI for general health is somewhere between 18.5 and 25, and women with BMIs from 20 to 25 have the lowest level of irregular periods. The chart suggests that, despite the media’s fixation on impossibly thin models and actresses, men prefer women at the skinny end of the fertile range. Furthermore, if you look at this other chart, which plots attractiveness ratings in 3-D as a func-

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news oF the weirD Best Water Ever New York City’s tap water is already widely regarded as world-class, in safety and taste (and subjected to a half-million tests a year by the city’s Department of Environmental Protection).

However, two entrepreneurs recently opened the Molecule water bar in the city’s East Village, selling 16-ounce bottles of the same water for $2.50, extrafiltered through their $25,000 machine that applies UV rays, ozone treatment and “reverse osmosis” in a seven-stage process to create what they call “pure H2O.” The owners of Molecule are a restaurateur/art dealer and a “socialjustice activist” who is a “former world champion boomerang player,” according to a July Wall Street Journal profile.

Can’t Possibly Be True • In 2011, the Liberty County, Texas, home of Joe Bankson and Gena Charlton was raided by sheriff ’s deputies, the FBI, state officials and a trailing media crew (alerted by the sheriff), checking out a tip that “25 to 30” children’s bodies were buried on the property.

No evidence was found, and in a June 2012 lawsuit for defamation, Bankson and Charlton claim that the sheriff had organized the raid knowing full well that the tipster was a self-described “prophet” who had disclosed that her information came from “Jesus and the (32) angels” who were present with her.

The sheriff said he did everything “by the book” and that a judge signed the search warrant confirming “probable

cause” to believe that at least one crime but when it came time to push the but(if not 25 to 30) had been committed. tons, Carney accidentally became the • In July, the online magazine Salon 72nd. She could be heard on her microprofiled Virtuous Pedophiles — an phone in the chamber, saying, “Oh my effort by two notably articulate men gosh. I pushed green.” who insist that their sexual fascination • “It’s Just Politics”: (1) Mark Schimel with children would never extend to told reporters in Albany, N.Y., in May personal contact. Said one (who claims that it was nothing personal that caused “advanced degrees from prestigious him to run for the Republican nominauniversities”): “We do not tion to the state assemchoose to be attracted bly from Nassau County to children (but) we can — where the incumbent resist the temptation to is his estranged wife, abuse children sexually.”

Democrat Michelle WHO WILL YOU He added, curiously, that Schimel. Mark’s mother VOTE FOR, C. “many” of the Virtuous seemed quite upset at SMITH OR C. Pedophiles “present no her son. “I can’t believe SMITHMYER? danger to children whatsohe’d do a thing like this ever.” Lamented the group’s (to Michelle),” she told co-founder, “Almost any a reporter. “I’m going to group in the world can talk to him.” (2) Demohold a convention, look cratic attorney Chrisout on a sea of faces, and topher Smith is the say, ‘These are people like presumptive nominee me,’” but because pedofor a Florida Senate seat philes are treated with such from Fort Lauderdale, scorn, “we can’t.” and it was just a coincidence, said Republican Democracy Follies leadership in June, that their candidate is attorney Christopher • North Carolina state Rep. Becky Smithmyer.

Carney, an environmental activist, • Coming Soon to American inadvertently cast the deciding vote in Democracy? (1) In March in Ireland, July to open up natural-gas hydraulic Bundoran Town Councilor Florence fracking in the state. The legislature had Doherty became exasperated with passed the bill earlier, but it was vetoed colleague Michael McMahon, who

by Gov. Bev Perdue, and the House opposed a bill to strengthen whistleneeded exactly 72 votes to override the blowers’ rights. “(T)his country doesn’t veto and enact the bill. Carney’s tireless need whistleblowers,” McMahon said. lobbying of colleagues appeared to have Doherty replied, “Of course it does, helped halt the overriders at 71 votes,

you asshole.” In a later radio interview, Doherty repeated her word-of-the-day four times. (2) In a live TV debate in July, Mohammed Shawabka, a member of the Jordanian parliament, became enraged when his opponent, Mansour Seif-Eddine Murad, called him a secret Israeli agent. Shawabka removed a shoe and hurled it at Murad, who ducked, but then Shawabka pulled a silver pistol from his waistband and waved it around (though no shots were fired).

• Mainstreaming: In May, the brother of Jane Svoboda, 52, called for sympathy after a video surfaced of her addressing the Lincoln (Neb.) City Council with nonsense comments about Whitney Houston, Hillary Clinton and “corpse(s) found without clothes.” The brother noted that his sister lives in an assisted living community and has been diagnosed as schizophrenic. Nonetheless, as the Lincoln Journal Star pointed out, Ms. Svoboda continues to be a registered lobbyist at the state capitol.

Unclear on the Concept William Voss has a tough job, noted a Bloomberg News report in June. He is CEO of the Flight Safety Foundation, which relentlessly campaigns for improving airline safety regulations, but admits that his primary obstacle is ... safe airlines. (The last major-airline accident in the U.S. was 11 years ago, leading to complacency by airlines, passengers and regulators.) “If anyone wants to advance safety through regulation,” Voss said, “it can’t be done

Leading Economic Indicator Perspective: The median annual per-capita income in the New York City borough of the Bronx is about $18,000. In the adjacent borough of Manhattan, as the New York Post reported in May, a resident of a certain condominium on East 11th Street was about to pay over 50 times that amount — just for a parking space. The space is a deluxe one, though: about 12 feet by 23 feet by 15 feet high, meaning that it can be configured to store more than one car.

Recurring Themes Yet another woman made the news recently for having loaded up, over several years, in breast augmentation surgery. Paula Simonds, 44, of Miami, who is known professionally as model Lacey Wildd, is approaching her goal of having breasts large enough to place her in the top five in the world.

However, the quest is grossing out her six kids — two young, two grown and (especially tough) two in high school, where the taunts flow freely.

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Police arrested him about three hours later nearby.

• When the assistant manager arrived early on June 26 to open up the Rent-A-Center in Brockton, Mass., he encountered a man with his head stuck underneath the heavy metal loading bay door (obviously as a result of a failed burglary attempt during the night). “Hang tight!” the manager consoled the trapped man.

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As an artist Mitchell has released six solo albums encompassing everything from world music and Native American Contemporary and/or Traditional to rap, rock and children’s music. “I like to play for people and get their reaction to it,” he once said. “I like to hear people laugh, smile, cry, whatever. If they enjoy it then that’s great. If they don’t enjoy it, I understand that. Music is a personal choice, so I don’t expect everyone to like it. I just hope I can reach a lot of different people.”

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Why did you write the book?

a time of introspection, re–assessing my career and my journey so far. It started out to be just a book of inspiration I was going to call Everyday Miracles Even Now and Then. I was working on a degree in biblical studies and I got inspired to write the book from that angle. Then once I got into it I thought “You know, people probably would like to know a little bit about my career, and a little bit about my family.” I thought there was a lot of stuff I could tell that might help some people, stuff that might surprise them, that somebody in my situation has gone through things that maybe they’re going through.

Stella Parton: I was going through

Because of all the charity work that

The sixth of Robert and Avie Lee Parton’s 12 children, Stella Parton was born and raised in tiny Sevierville, Tenn., between the Smoky Mountains and the Little Pigeon Forge River.

It was always a musical family.

Parton had a Top Ten hit in 1976 with “I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight,” landed on the charts a few more times, and enjoyed a reasonably splendid career throughout the 1980s. She continues to write, record and tour.

But Stella Parton — yes, Dolly is one of her older sisters — is also the author of several successful cookbooks, and her autobiography Tell

It Sister, Tell It (2011) was praised for its winning combination of candor, humor, spirituality and philanthropy.

Parton will perform Aug. 3 at Randy Wood Guitars in Bloomingdale.

We caught up with her by phone, at her Nashville home.

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Stella Parton: It’s definitely part of the story. It’s such a horrible thing to happen to anyone, and there’s so much shame attached to abuse, whether it’s rape, sexual assaults, mental abuse, verbal abuse ... the person that’s being abused ends up feeling that somehow they could’ve fixed it. Ninety–eighty percent of the people in relationship abuse are women. And that’s because women are natural–born fixers — they think that somehow they should’ve fixed it. But that’s not true.

I had a personal experience myself. I was actually kidnapped and taken out of the country by a man who I had been engaged to.

I had broken off the engagement, but he forced me out of the country against my will. People at the airport didn’t help me, because they thought it was a domestic dispute.

And afterwards, I didn’t make a scene in Nashville at the airport — I didn’t want to be on the 6 o’clock news locally, because I didn’t want Dolly’s name attached to it. I didn’t want her embarrassed, or people saying “That’s Dolly Parton’s sister!

another. I was a single mother; I never saw myself as an aspiring star.

I’ve always just been a working artist. And that’s just what I am today — a working artist and a motivational person.

I’ve always seen myself as a messenger of hope. Dolly’s always enjoyed the spotlight. I’m kind of a shy person, actually. If it’s my turn, I’ll go and do what I need to do. I think I’ve always been a good entertainer, but I don’t have to have the spotlight.

What’s bringing you to the Savannah area?

Stella Parton: I know Randy Wood from when he had a music store here in Nashville. As a matter of fact, the first guitar I ever had made —I’m left–handed — Randy made for me.

I never had a guitar till I was in my 20s. I’m bringing it down there for him to work on. He’s one of the best luthiers in the industry.

Are you bringing a band?

Stella Parton: I’m going to basically be doing a book signing, and a few acoustic songs. And I’m bringing a girl that used to be in my band, she’s a really good guitar player, and

I was actually kidnapped and taken out of the country by a man who I had been engaged to. I had broken off the engagement, but he forced me out of the country against my willmn .... And afterwards, I didn’t make a scene in Nashville at the airport – I didn’t want to be on the 6 o’clock news.

Blah, blah, blah ...” You do a lot to protect family members. My son was young at the time, and he was in a private school 20 minutes outside of Nashville, and if it had been on the news he would have been horrified.

What kind of a relationship do you have with Dolly?

Stella Parton: Well, we’ve always had what I would call a big sister/ little sister relationship. But it’s a sibling relationship, and it’s very loving. I’m very protective over her, and she’s very protective over me.

I think I’ve been a pain in her butt because people ask her about me ... her career was one thing, mine was

she and I are just gonna sit down and play a few acoustic things. So I thought well, I’m not gonna bring a band. See, I work with a four or five–piece band, pianos and a big set of drums and all that, but I’m not gonna do that kind of show. I’m just gonna sit down and tell some stories, play some original material, Diane’ll play some guitar along with me. I’ll sell some books, answer questions ... it’ll be kinda like a parlor show. That’s what I call it. CS stella parton where: Randy Wood Guitars, 1304 E. u.S. 80, Bloomingdale when: At 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3 tickets: randywoodguitars.com

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Or rather, consider the possibility that you might be the butler: The title is an Edwardian reference to voyeurism through tiny lenses and secret keyholes, and the audience is treated to one erotic peepshow, indeed.

Set in an upscale mental clinic in 1960s Britain, What the Butler Saw opens with the lascivious but bumbling Dr. Prentice (played with aplomb by Connect’s own Bill DeYoung) trying to convince cute secretarial candidate Miss Geraldine Barclay (featuring Alexis Mundy’s perfect Cockney accent) that taking her clothes off is a perfectly acceptable part of the interview process. But the doctor’s nymphomaniacal wife (Lynne Jones as the quintessential horny cougar in a leopard coat) wants the job to go to her handsome young Lothario, Nick (the apple–cheeked Zach Blaylock.)

The arrogant government stooge Dr. Rance (Charlie Ribbens exuding a glorious pomposity) appears on the scene, misinterpreting every aspect of the situation as he attempts to gather research for a book. Calm is not restored by the investigation of Sergeant Match (Eric LaSalle as a right smart bobby) who delivers one of the script’s most chortle–worthy lines: “Marriage excuses no one from the freaks’ roll call!” continues on p. 22

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Clothes are removed and exchanged, identities are mismatched, hilarity ensues. And parts of Winston Churchill appear in there somewhere.

The dialogue is wicked fast, and keeping track of who’s shtupping who is part of the fun.

“I wanted to do something summery and light for our first show of the season,” says Collective Face director David I.L. Poole. “And this sexy, adult British comedy fit.”

Savannah’s theater ensemble delves into several dramas on its docket for the rest of the year, including Tennesee Williams’ Suddenly Last Summer in October. But Poole has found that pathos doesn’t challenge actors as much as delivering punchlines at a lickety–split pace.

“There’s the misconception that comedy is easy, but it’s far more difficult than drama,” he clarifies. “The timing has to be exact.”

The last work written by British playwright Joe Orton, What the Butler Saw was first performed posthumously in 1969, two years after Orton was murdered. Butler is lauded as his best play, a farce in the vein of Oscar Wilde and 17th-century French satirist Molière, who snuck in serious social criticism in between the lines their comical romances.

The partial nudity and bawdy sexual references that were so outrageous back then might not shock the Jersey Shore–numbed psyches of modern audiences, but there is plenty of relevance to mine out of Orton’s cultural critique: Blurring the lines between straight and gay still titillates most folks, as does gender–bending and the scalding boredom of married monogamy.

Barbed references to race, religion and politics also pepper the plot that

could apply just as well to America today as they do to 1960s England.

And then there is Orton’s piercing presentation of a broken mental health system: The doctors are completely batscat crazy while innocents are deemed insane by virtue of their unwillingness to cooperate. The play also reveals the inherent sexism in the system, relying on a ridiculous “elementary female psychology” as defined by pompous Dr. Rance: “She may mean ‘yes’ when she says ‘no’.”

“During Joe Orton’s time, there was a whole redefining of what ‘insane’ meant in psychology,” reflects Poole.

“This play is a commentary on mental institutions and modern society.”

However contemporary the theme of the absurdity of our times, Poole keeps this production firmly in its time and place: Accents are clipped and the script is the original British version instead of the blander Americanized one that was used when the play first came across the pond. The set and costumes are of the perfect vintage, all orange shag rugs and psychedelic polyester and seamed stockings: Austin Powers has taken over the asylum.

Poole adds that this rollicking romp definitely isn’t appropriate for children, as one character sprints through the set in the second act wearing nothing but the bobby’s hat. The butler might not see much, but audiences will get an eyeful. CS

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I sampled the baby back ribs — a half rack of about 6 meaty bones that had oversmoked (kinda oily) and overcooked.

While most people think “falling of the bone” is something to be achieved — it’s actually overcooked. I could not bite through a single rib — each meaty portion pulled off the bone as a chin–slapping hunk of pork.

Likewise, the chicken was pretty moist but way too smoky and the skin was not crisp but fatty and came off with the first bite.

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A film noir directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev, Elena (at 2, 5 and 8 p.m.), won the Special Jury Prize at Cannes; it’s presented in Russian with English subtitles.

Ah yes, and check out what CinemaSavannah’s got coming down the road: The Canadian drama Take This Waltz, directed by the fabulous Sarah Polley and starring Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman and Luke Kirby.

Take This Waltz is the intense story of broken love, alternate realities and adultery. Wrote Roger Ebert: “This film works a seductive magic, partly because the actors are so persuasive, mostly because it boldly sidesteps practical questions and creates an arthouse version of romantic escapism.”

CinemaSavannah screens Take This Waltz at the Victory Square theater, at 7 p.m. Aug. 19.

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

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

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

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

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

• Square Fest. Aug. 25. Forsyth Park.

• Savannah Craft Brew Fest. Aug. 26– Sept. 6. Westin Resort.

• Midnight Garden Ride. Sept. 1.

Concert in Telfair Square.

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

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

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

• Savannah Jazz Festival. Sept. 23–30.

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

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

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

• Tybee Island Pirate Fest. Oct. 5 and 6.

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

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

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

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

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Jerome lawrence — His commissioned works are featured in collections around the Southeast, and he has exhibited at the High Museum of Art and the Carter Center. Meet the artist at a reception Sunday, Aug. 5 from 3-5 p.m. at The Gallery at St. Paul’s, 34th & Abercorn through Oct. 28. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 34th and Abercorn,

Butcher gallery — An exhibition of paintings by Luke Ebner opens with a reception (7-10 p.m.) Aug. 10 and runs through Sept. 4 at the Butcher Gallery, 19 E. Bay St. 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. Exhibiting at Gallery S.P.A.C.E. provides artists with an opportunity for a public reception, promotion, and exhibition experience, as well as exposure to Savannah’s visual art community. In conjunction with an exhibition, artists are required to develop and present a learning opportunity to the public such as a workshop, lecture or demonstration. 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 pro-

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Deadline for submissions is Sept. 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., candy colored series — Paintings by local artist Diane Kuenzli. Her landscapes

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Eighth Air Force Museum, 175 Bourne Ave. , Pooler gallery s.p.a.c.e. — A collection of work that explores the phenomenology of perception. A. Baxter Frost presents, “Perception.” This unique art exhibit will be open to the public and on display Aug. 10 – 31. Opening reception Friday, Aug. 10, 5-7 p.m. Gallery S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St., Savannah

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. Through Oct. 14 at the Jepson Center For The Arts.

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W. York 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. Percentage of sales will benefit the work of Hospice Savannah. Hospice

Savannah Art Gallery , 1352 Eisenhower Dr. stranger in paradise: the works of rev. howard Finster — Exhibition features 168 works by visionary north Georgia folk artist Howard Finster, who painted album covers for R.E.M. and Talking Heads. Free to members. $5 non-members admission special. Exhibit up through the summer. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W. York St., the voice within — The works of Mary C. Leto & Mira B. Scott. Paper making lecture by Mary C. Leto in August (date TBA). Mary C. Leto is a conceptual artist specializing in hand made paper and books. Mira Scott’s work is influenced by the expressionist style of Gauguin known as Synthetism. July 7-Aug. 17, reception Sat. July 7 6-8 p.m.

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Why the 1978 Superman has survived the test of time

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By today’s standards, the special effects in Superman, screening Saturday at the Lucas Theatre, are strictly low– rent. The film was made in 1978, before the arrival of CGI, and while the effects aren’t as cheesy as those in the old Superman TV series from the ‘50s, it’s key to remember that Star Wars, which raised the bar for such things, had already come and gone, in 1977.

So why is Superman held in such high esteem all these years later? It’s not because of top–billed Marlon Brando’s performance, which borders on camp. It’s not because of the plot, which essentially follows Superman’s old DC Comics thread to the letter, right down to the corny dialogue.

And it’s not because of John Williams’ pulse–quickening score, which seems to borrow at every turn from his pulse–quickening Steven Spielberg orchestrations.

It’s not Richard Donner’s unexceptional direction.

Superman was Christopher Reeve’s first major film. And while it (and

its three sequels) typecast the handsome New York actor to some degree, it is Reeve’s visage — boy boyish and ruggedly masculine — that has come to define the character of Superman in the intervening decades (notice the resemblance between Reeve and Brandon Routh, who played the Man of Steel in 2006’s Superman Returns.)

Superman was the first superhero movie to lay out its title character’s back story (something that is, of course, common these days). In fact, his origins on the distant planet Krypton (notice how Brando, with his pretentious British accent, is the only actor to pronounce it “KRIP–tin”)

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Reeve — ostensibly, the star, although third–billed to Brando and Gene Hackman — doesn’t make his first appearance for nearly an hour.

The film is long on exposition and short on scenes of action and carnage, which wouldn’t cut it with today’s attention–deficit audiences.

But this forces the viewer to concentrate on the witty dialogue — most of it written by Godfather scribe Mario Puzo — and the quirky charm of the characters.

Hackman’s arch–villain Lex Luthor is both bloodthirsty and eccentric, and he has some of the film’s funniest lines (in this, he’s more Dr. Evil than any of the Eurotrash sadists that populate today’s action films).

Margot Kidder plays the hard–nosed reporter Lois Lane, whose “nose for news” inexplicably fails her (she’ll be the only person in the Lucas Theatre, mind you, who can’t see that her mild–mannered newsroom pal Clark Kent and the Man of Steel are one and the same.)

(Wince–and–you’ll–miss–it department: Lois recites a sappy poem, while flying with Superman above the city skyscrapers.)

Ned Beatty and Valerie Perrine, both largely forgotten ‘70s character actors, make indelible impressions as Luthor’s wacky henchmen. Glenn Ford is perfectly cast as the Midwestern farmer John Kent, who discovers the baby Clark in the 1930s and raises him as his own son.

Sure, the cheese factor is as thick as a block of Velveeta, but Superman will win you over with those old–fashioned tools of the cinematic trade – smart dialogue, fine actors, excellent cinematography and, most of all, a story that sacrifices nothing just for the sake of whiz–bang visual effects.

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Equal measures sweet and bittersweet, Moonrise Kingdom is nothing less than Wes Anderson’s best film to date. Them’s fighting words, for sure – proponents of Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and Fantastic Mr. Fox are already rushing the stage – but whereas the idiosyncratic writer–director’s previous six features were easy to like but difficult to love, this latest effort exudes a soothing warmth and a wide–eyed innocence that are hard to ignore. Co–written by Francis Coppola’s son Roman, it brings to mind the title of one of Dad’s own movies, One from the Heart.

Certainly, there’s ample generosity of spirit throughout this 1960s–set story of Suzy and Sam (newcomers Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman), two 12–year–olds who run away together while residing on a New England island. Prior to their great escape, Sam is a Boy Scout under the care of Scout Master Ward (Edward Norton) while Suzy lives with her eccentric parents (Bill Murray and Frances McDormand) and younger brothers. Once the pair go MIA, all of the adults, led by the police chief (Bruce Willis), spring into action, with even the film’s voice–over narrator (Bob Balaban) dropping by to lend a hand!

Anderson’s visual compositions are often astounding – they move beyond representing mere whimsical mimicry to channeling the dollhouse panoramas and Boys’ Life directives that have fueled many a childhood fantasy – and the film’s humor offers sly,

knowing winks and jolting sight gags alike.

Among the all–stars, Norton made me repeatedly chuckle, and it’s always a pleasure to see Willis when he’s not operating in paycheck–whore mode. Yet Hayward and Gilman are the film’s real trump cards, so natural and guileless that they make it all seem like child’s play.

THE DARK KNIgHT RISES

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The third time’s usually not the charm when it comes to blockbuster sagas (X–Men, Spider–Man, The Matrix, need I continue?), but any worries that the trilogy drives itself off a cliff with this concluding entry are completely ill–founded. The Dark Knight Rises may not match the giddy heights of its predecessors, but it often comes damn close.

Set eight years after the end of The Dark Knight, this picture finds a Gotham City

the police force, and pits the citizens of Gotham against each other.

The film isn’t overlong even at 165 minutes, but some of the middle– act excess would have been better served by more Bale, more Caine, and especially more Hathaway. Her Selina Kyle (interestingly, she’s never called Catwoman in the actual film) is a fascinating character, a possibly bisexual beauty whose athletic prowess is matched not only by her sharp intellect but also her quirky sense of humor. She provides The Dark Knight Rises with most of its levity; the rest of the time, this brooding, bruising movie is content building its reputation as a black beauty.

TED

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

Ted naturally becomes a celebrity, but like other child celebrities he’s been long forgotten over the ensuing decades, and he now spends his time on the couch, sharing bong hits with the grown–up John (Wahlberg).

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

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But Bruce’s days of being a recluse are over once a cat burglar named Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway) breaks into his safe, ostensibly after a pearl necklace but actually after something that will prove damaging to the billionaire. Her theft leads Bruce to once again join the outside world, a place where, as Selina puts it, “a storm is coming.” Selina repeatedly encounters Bruce both in and out of his superhero costume, but she isn’t the real threat to either him or the city at large. That honor goes to Bane (Tom Hardy), a man–mountain so intimidating that even Alfred urges his master to run the other way.

The Dark Knight Rises brings back several familiar faces – Wayne Enterprises’ trusted inventor Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), of course, but also a pair of noteworthy villains – and introduces two newcomers to the fold. The first is socialite Miranda Tate (Marion Cotillard), and while this character initially seems superfluous, her role takes on greater importance once she becomes cozy with Bruce.

The other, more interesting character is rookie cop John Blake (Joseph Gordon–Levitt), who’s so altruistic that he almost makes the noble Commissioner Gordon look like a hardened criminal by comparison.

Blake and Alfred interestingly take turns providing our hero with a moral compass, with the former declaring that Batman needs to save the city and the latter insisting that Bruce Wayne needs to save himself. The beauty of this dichotomy as presented by director Christopher Nolan is that both men are right, and the challenge for Bruce/Batman is to sacrifice neither Gotham nor his own life. That’s a tall order, though, what with Bane instigating a reign of terror that topples the local government, neutralizes

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Histoire d’O (The Story of O), the erotic tale about sadomasochism. This new designation makes more sense, however, since Savages’ characters practice sadism in their dealings with one another while viewers have to be masochistic to sit through this torturous affair.

Taylor Kitsch snags top billing but is only part of a large ensemble, meaning any potential fallout from this potential flop won’t further damage his already precarious A– list standing. He and Kick–Ass star Aaron Johnson play Chon and Ben, two California dudes responsible for cultivating the best marijuana in the entire world. Their wacky weed is so awesome, in fact, that a Mexican drug kingpin – uh, queenpin? – named Elena (Salma Hayek) insists on merging their operations, a proposal the boys shoot down. This displeases Elena, so she sends her top enforcer, Lado (Benicio Del Toro), to kidnap the boys’ shared lady love, O, in an effort to force them to cooperate.

O no! How will the bad–ass Chon manage to chill long enough to formulate a sensible plan? How will the

Buddha–spouting, go–green Ben be able to channel Rambo long enough to kill when necessary? How does Demian Bichir, an Oscar nominee this year for A Better Life, feel about going from playing an undocumented worker full of dignity and grace to essaying the role of a slimy lawyer whose torture scene reduces him to looking like Sloth from The Goonies?

Savages is based on the novel by Don Winslow, who co–wrote the screenplay with director Oliver Stone and Shane Salerno. It’s difficult to ascertain who deserves the lion’s share of the blame for the atrocious cop– out ending that left the preview audience groaning.

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

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Marc Webb’s new version is an unnecessary variation on the real thing, sweetening the formula to go down easier for today’s sugar-rush audiences. Suddenly, Peter Parker iss the poster boy for the iPhone generation, a surly hipster who, oh yeah, just happens to also be a superhero.

As before, the teenage Peter Parker

(Andrew Garfield) is bitten by a scientifically enhanced spider and finds himself blessed with newfound abilities. He also suffers the loss of his Uncle Ben, a development that leaves him guilt-ridden since it was in his power to stop his uncle’s killer before the murder took place.

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

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

Visually, the picture strikes all the right notes, although the same can’t be said for a script that went through at least two revisions before reaching the screen. CS

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When: Monday, August 13, 2012 at 6 p.m.

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Eight members will be elected county wide and the remaining 24 will be elected by County Commission Districts. Voters do not have to be members of the Committee, but must be registered to vote in Chatham County, GA, (or their respective County Commission District), must bring proof of their residency, and must declare their affiliation to the Democratic Party and its ideals. The elected members will fill terms that end August 31, 2016. Those who consider themselves Democrats are invited to attend and vote. For further information, contact the Democratic Party of Chatham County via Pam Miller at 912-660-3365 or email pamlovessavannah@aol.com. Pam Miller, Caucus Chair, Chatham County Democratic Committee

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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. Deadline to register and get a guaranteed jersey is July 27.

Registrations after that day 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.

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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.

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Location: Ruth’s Chris, 111 W. Bay St. The 12 person line-up of Savannah celebrities who are competing in this year’s dance competition will be announced. Information including cost: (912) 447-8908 ext. 101.

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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 portrait photography

Tuesdays, 8/14 to 8/28. $70. Offered in Savannah by Georgia Southern’s Continuing Education program. How to use off-camera flash, studio lighting, available light, and photo editing to create flattering portraits of your subjects.

Any camera and prints or digital files will be accepted. Suggested prerequisite: Creative Photography. Register by phone: 912-478-5551.

Info: 912-651-0942 or email christinataylor@ georgiasouthern.edu. http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/digital.html. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

summer Fashion and sewing workshops 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]

art,-Music, piano and voice-coaching

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

avatar® info hour

Are you interested in improving the world?

Do you want to foster community locally and abroad? Join us every 3rd Tuesday of the month to explore the Avatar tools and learn how to live your life deliberately. Call Brie at 912-429-9981 to RSVP and for location details. http://www. theavatarcourse.com. [062812]

Beading classes

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

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

912-441-2656 or www.perlinabeadshop.com

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

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coast guard auxiliary Boating classes

Regular classes on boat handling, boating safety & navigation offered by the u.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Learn from the experts. For dates & more information, visit our web site: www.savannahaux.com or telephone Kent Shockey at 912-897-7656. [062812]

creative writing ii

For students with some experience in fiction and nonfiction storytelling. Assigned readings and writing homework, which will be reviewed and critiqued in a workshop style. Student writing and outside readings. Development of strong narrative structures, beautiful and varying sentences, reading like a writer and refining the writer’s voice. Dates: Mondays, 8/20/2012 to 10/8/2012 6:30-8:30 pm. Labor Day class moved to Tues. Sept. 4. Registration: 912-478-5551. Information: 912-651-0942 or email christinataylor@georgiasouthern.edu Fee $200 Offered in Savannah by Georgia Southern’s Continuing Education program.

Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.

creative writing workshop

Designed to help participants refine and revise works-in-progress to advance them toward publication or production. Limited class size allows for in-depth reading and critical review of each participant’s work. Discussions based on areas where participants need the most improvement. Date: Wednesdays, 8/22/2012 to 9/26/2012 Time: 6:00-8:30 p.m. Registration: 912-478-5551. Information: 912-651-0942 or email christinataylor@georgiasouthern.edu Fee: $200. Offered in Savannah by Georgia Southern’s Continuing Education program.

Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.

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: 912-4430410. [062812]

english for second language classes

Students of all ages are invited to learn conversational English, comprehension, vocabulary and life communication skills.

Free. Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Island Christian Church, 4601 uS Highway 80 E Savannah. 912897-3604. Contact: James Lavin or Minister John LaMaison www.islandschristian.org.

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Family law workshop

The Mediation Center has three workshops a month to assist citizens who do not have legal representation in a family matter: divorce, legitimation, modifications of child support and/or visitation and contempt. Schedule: 1st Tuesday, 5:30-7:30pm. 2nd Monday, 2-4pm.

4th Thursday 10am-12noon. Fee:$20 to cover all documents needed to file. Register at mediationsavannah.com or 912-354-6686.

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champions training center

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Fany’s spanish/english institute

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

Feldenkrais classes

Tuesdays 9:30 am and Wednesdays 6:00 pm at the Park South complex, 7505 Waters Ave, Bldg B Suite 8, near Waters and Eisenhower. $15 drop-in, $12 - 6 classes. For more info contact Elaine Alexander, GCFP at 912-223-7049 or elaine.alexander@ymail.com. [062812]

group guitar lessons

Join us for a fun time, for group guitar lessons, at the YMCA on Whitemarsh and Tybee Islands (adults and teens only). Hands-on instruction, music theory, ear training, sight reading, ensemble playing, technique, and rhythm drills, by teacher Tim Daniel (BS in Music). 912-8979559. $20/week. [062812]

guitar, electric Bass & Double Bass lessons

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

Studio located 2 blocks from Daffin Park.

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

guitar, Mandolin or bass guitar lessons

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

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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.

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.

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new horizons adult Band program

A music program for adults who played a band instrument in high school or college and would like to have the opportunity to begin playing again. Dust off your instrument every Monday night at Portman’s Music Store (Abercorn) at 6:30p.m. The cost is $30.00 per month. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Contact Pamela Kidd at 912-354-1500 for more info. [062812]

novel writing

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

The Housing Authority of Savannah hosts a series of regular classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. 1407 Wheaton Street. Adult answers on page 37 literacy/GED prep: Mon-Thurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. education: 4th of square of this Sudoku so that the following three conditions “Sum Sudoku”Financial Put one digit from 1-9 in Fri each month, Basiccolumn, Computer Tues are met:9-11am.

1) each row, and training: 3x3 box (as marked off by heavy lines in the grid) contains the digits & Thurs, Community lab: 1–9 exactly1-3pm. one time; 2) no digitComputer is repeated within any of the areas marked off by dotted lines; and 3) the Mon-Fri, 3-4:30pm. more info: 912-232sums of the numbersFor in each area marked off by dotted lines total the little number given in each of those 4232 x115 or www.savannahpha.com [062812] areas.

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will add up to 14.camp Now do what I tell you -- solve!! psychosudoku@hotmail.com kids pottery 2012

June 11-Aug. 24th, Pick from 10 different weeks of camps. Young ceramic artists can let their imaginations soar as they learn to create wonderful works of art. Campers will cover a wide variety of ceramic techniques including both hand building and the potter’s wheel. All camps are weekly, 9am-12noon, $150.00 per camp. Contact: Lisa Alvarez Bradley lisa@savannahsclayspot.com. 912-509-4647. www.savannahsclayspot.com. Camp held at The Clay Spot, 1305 Barnard Street Savannah, GA 31401.

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]

photography: Digital imaging Basics

August 8, 6:30-8:30pm. Offered in Savannah at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street,

by Georgia Southern’s Continuing Education department. Learn about digital photography, its language and equipment. Learn about your digital camera’s scene modes and menu options; information on different file types; and storage and print options. Register by phone at 912-478-5551. Information: (912)651-0942 or email christinataylor@georgiasouthern. edu. http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/ digital.html

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 912-7132718 for more information. [062812]

savannah charlesfunders investment Discussion group

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

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savannah 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]

singing lessons with anitra opera Diva

learn to speak spanish

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

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

Flexible scheduling. Information and pricing:

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

Bel Canto carries over well as a foundation technique for different styles including opera, pop, rock and cabaret. Fridays 5.30-8-30pm, Institute of Cinematic Arts, 12 1/2 W State St Savannah, 3rd floor. 786-247-9923 www. anitraoperadiva.com [062512]

yoga for couples: toolbox for labor & Delivery

Participants will learn a “toolbox” full of hands-on comfort measures including breathing, massage, positioning, pressure points and much more from two labor doulas. For moms

and their birth companions, to prepare for labor and delivery. The class is held the last Wednesday of each month at 100 Riverview Drive, 6pm-8pm. $100 per couple. Call Ann Carroll (912) 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) 3086768 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.

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energy healers

Energy Healers Meets every Monday at 6pm.

Meditation and healing with energy. Discuss aromatherapy, chakra systems and more. Call 912-695-2305 for more info. http://www.meetup.com/SavannahEnergyHealers/ [062912]

exploring the american revolution in savannah

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

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

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]

islands MoMsnext

For mothers of school-aged children, kindergarten through high school. Authentic com-

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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.

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knitters, needlepoint and crochet

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

knittin’ night

The non-profit art association, the Southeast’s oldest, is taking applications for membership.

Workshops, community programs, exhibition opportunities, and an artistic community of diverse and creative people from all ages, mediums, and skill levels. Information: 912-232-7731 [062912]

savannah authors autonomous writing group

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

Contact: Alice Vantrease (alicevantrease@live. com) or 912-308-3208. [070812]

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]

savannah Brewers’ league

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 912541-1337. First meeting day is July 29. [072712]

savannah clemson club

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

savannah council, navy league of the United states

language club--French, spanish, german or english

low country turners

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]

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.

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Savannah Area Clemson alumni and supporters meet at various times and locations throughout the year. Game viewing parties for football, basketball and baseball, as well as a spring cookout, Sand Gnats outings and service events. https://cualumni.clemson.edu/sslpage. aspx?pid=460 and look for us on Facebook!

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

queen of spades card playing club

savannah newcomers club

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]

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. 912-3537700 or www.savannahjaycees.com [062912]

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.

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Open to women who have lived in the Savannah area for less than two years. Membership includes a monthly luncheon and program. The club hosts activities, tours and events to assist in learning about Savannah and making new friends. www.savannahnewcomers.com [062912]

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

rogue phoenix sci-Fi Fantasy club

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet the first Sunday at 4 pm. at 5429 LaRoche Ave and the third Tuesday at Super King Buffet, 10201 Abercorn Street at 7:30 p.m. Call 308-2094, email kasak@comcast. net or visit www.roguephoenix.org. [062912]

safe kids savannah

A coalition dedicated to preventing childhood injuries, holds a meeting on the second Tuesday of every month from 11:30am-1pm. Visit www. safekidssavannah.org or call 912-353-3148 for more info. [062912]

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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.

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philo cafe

richmond hill roadies running club

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islands Mops

savannah art association

savannah parrot head club

Love a laid-back lifestyle? Beach, Buffet and no dress code. Check out savannahphc.com for the events calendar or e-mail Wendy Wilson at Wendyq1053@yahoo.com. [062912]

savannah storytellers

Starting Wed., July 18 our regular meeting time will be 6-7pm every other Wednesday at Tubby’s on River Drive in Thunderbolt. Open to the public. Supported through voluntary donations rather than dues. The aim of Savannah Storytellers is to “talk to tell” a story or stories.

We will help, encourage and instruct you in audio-rercording and/or presenting your own story, through constructive criticism, examples and discussion. Information: 912-35400048, or 912-224-2904 [062412]

savannah sunrise rotary club

Meets Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the

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1 Company sorta responsible for the “Battleship” movie 7 Atkins Diet word 11 Each 15 Prepared 16 1970s pills 18 “The Onion” genre 19 One-humper 20 Vampire’s favorite body part 22 First half of a secret language on “Zoom” 23 “Dear God” band 25 Congolese president assassinated in 2001 28 ___/IP 31 ___-Ur (Egyptian sky god; hidden in CHERUBIC) 32 Nada 33 They’re mostly in the Pacific 36 “The Sabre Dance” composer 40 Societal breakdown, as it were 41 Scientists collect it 42 Perceived to be 43 8-bit video game console 44 Really mad 45 “Silent Spring” pesticide 46 Sneezer’s need 49 Orch. section 50 The Ducks’ school, casually 52 Alka-Seltzer noise 54 What you get for a dunk 59 Make happy 63 Uncalled for 64 Subject of the “cloth or plastic” debate 65 Black, to poets 66 Win at chess 67 Mopey Disney character

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1 ___ Master’s Voice (RCA logo) 2 Molly’s “Delicious Dish” costar, on “SNL” 3 Slaughter’s rank: abbr.

4 Turn into an obligation for 5 Like hen’s teeth 6 Vacuum cleaner brand named for its founder 7 Maritime abbr. that predated SOS 8 Sound-related prefix 9 Hunter S. Thompson character ___ Duke 10 Hip-hop pioneer Afrika ___ 11 Computer aid for the blind 12 Blackberry, e.g.

13 Word after “fight” in “The Star-Spangled Banner” 14 ___-ops (CIA tricks) 17 Country known for cedars: abbr.

21 Shaq-as-genie movie 23 Made copies 24 Walked really hard 26 They come with caps 27 Marimba ringtone items 29 Free drawings 30 ___ of Paris 31 Fuzzy environments 34 Jethro ___ 35 Golf legend Sam 37 ___ Nerys (“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” character) 38 “Reservoir Dogs” or “Ocean’s Eleven” 39 Misbehaves 47 Ancient region on the Aegean 48 Give the slip 51 Punched-in-the-solar-plexus reaction 53 “The Andy Griffith Show” kid 54 Tub temperature tester 55 When repeated, derisive term for dubstep’s repetitive bass line 56 Ear-related prefix 57 Explosive stuff 58 Take notice of 60 NASDAQ event 61 “___ sure, dude!”

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munity, 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]

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A gathering of writers of all levels for networking, hearing published guest speaker authors, and writing critique in a friendly, supportive environment. Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 7:00 PM. Barnes and Noble, in Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn Extension, Savannah, Georgia. Free and open to the public.I nformation: savannahwritersgroup. blogspot.com or 912-572-6251. [063012]

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savannah toastmasters

Helps improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Memorial Health university Medical Center, Conference Room C. 484-6710. [062912]

savannah writers group

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 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:

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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 [063012]

U.s. coast guard auxiliary Flotilla

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

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

vietnam veterans of america chapter 671

Meets monthly at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Call James Crauswell at 9273356. [063012]

woodville-tompkins scholarship Foundation

Meets the second Tuesday of every month (except October), 6:00 pm at Woodville-Tompkins, 151 Coach Joe Turner Street. Call 912-2323549 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]

adult intermediate Ballet

Mondays & Wednesdays, 7 - 8pm, $12 per class or 8 classes for $90. Class meets year round. (912) 921-2190. The Academy of Dance, 74 West Montgomery Crossroads. [062812]

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. 912-596-0889 or www. cairoonthecoast.com [062812]

Beginners Belly Dancing with cybelle

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

c.c. express Dance team

“Where your dessert takes your order!”

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

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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]

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irish Dance classes

Glor na h’Eireann cultural arts studio is offering beginner to champion Irish Dance classes for ages 5 and up, Adult Step & Ceili, Strength & Flexibility, non-competitive and competition programs, workshops and camps. TCRG certified. For more info contact PrideofIrelandGA@ gmail.com or 912-704-2052. [062812]

Mahogany shades of Beauty inc.

offers dance classes, including hip hop, modern, jazz, West African, ballet, lyrical and step, as well as modeling and acting classes. All ages and all levels are welcome. Call Mahogany at 272-8329. [062812]

Modern Dance class

Classes for beginner and intermediate levels.

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

pole Dancing classes

Beginners pole dance offered Wednesdays 8pm, Level II Pole Dance offered Monday 8pm, $22/1 class, $70/4 classes, pre-registration required. Learn pole dance moves and spins while getting a full body workout. Also offering Pole Fitness Classes Monday & Wednesday 11am. For more info: www.fitnessbodybalance. com or 912-398-4776. Nothing comes off but your shoes. Fitness Body & Balance Studio, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. [062812]

salsa savannah Dance & lessons

Lessons Tue. & Thur. at SubZero Lounge, 109 W. Broughton St., from 7-10pm. (Free intro class at 7pm). Dancing 10-close. Drink specials during happy hours. Lessons on Sat at Salon de Baile at Noon. Visit salsasavannah.com / 912704-8726 for info. [062812]

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. [062812]

savannah shag club

music every Wednesday, 7pm, at Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn St. and every Friday, 7 pm, at American Legion Post 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr. [062812]

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. 912-659-2900. Every Saturday, 9am-1pm.

Fort pulaski summer hours and programs

Fort Pulaski National Monument begins its extended summer schedule on Saturday, June

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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. [062412]

Jacob g. smith school: reunion and open house

Calling All Lions! Jacob G. Smith Elementary School is holding a Homecoming Open House on Friday, August 24. Graduates are invited back to walk its familiar halls and find out what’s new. For more information call Jane Tyler at 912-395-6530.

ribbon cutting--Blue turtle Bar

Grand opening and ribbon cutting for Blue Turtle Bar, Thursday, August 2, 5:00pm - closing. Music, art, drinks, appetizer specials. 5002 Paulsen Street, next door to Blue Turtle Bistro in midtown Savannah. RSVP to cornelia@cscpconsult.com.

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.

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summer picnic

Annual Summer Picnic is Saturday, August 18, from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. at Camp Villa Marie, Isle of Hope, Savannah. (All students who attended the school between 1952 and 1971 are invited. Food, fun, music, and games. Cost: $ 25.00 per adult, $12.50 for 12 and under. Free for age 5 and under. Please register by July 15. Make checks payable to the SPXHHAA, c/o Rex Deloach, ’55 1534 East 34th Street, Savannah, GA 31404. For more information, call Mr. Deloach at 912-2380190.

film & video cinemasavannah

A film series that seeks to bring new, first-run films to Savannah including critically acclaimed foreign films and documentaries, among others.

To subscribe to information about the series, including screening dates and times, email: cinesavannah@att.net [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]

fitness Bellydance Fusion classes

Fusion bellydance mixes ballet, jazz and hip hop into a unique, high energy style of dance.

Classes include drills and choreographies for all levels. Small classes held several days a week in downtown Savannah, and upon request. $10 per person. Contact Christa at 678-799-4772 or see [063012]

Blue water yoga

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

5:45 -7:00p.m. Fri. 9:30-10:30a For info email egs5719@aol.com or find Blue Water Yoga on Facebook. [063012]

King’s inn

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) 5252166. 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. [063012]

Zumba Fitness classes with Mai

Tues & Thurs 10-10:45am, Curves in Sav’h Mall, $3/members, $5/Gen. Adm. Weds 9:3010:15am, Frank Murray Community Center, Wilmington Island, $3. Saturdays 9-10am (summer hours), St. Paul CME Social Hall, 123 Brady St. $3 Per class. Contact Mai @ 912-604-9890.

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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. [062812]

savannah pride, inc.

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

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]

pilates classes

pregnancy yoga

Ongoing series of 6-week sessions are held on Thursdays from 6-7:15pm at 100 Riverview Dr. Pre-natal yoga helps mothers-to-be prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor & delivery. Course fee: $100.

Contact Ann Carroll at 912-704-7650 or ann@ aikyayoga.com. [063012]

savannah Disc golf club

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

stand-Up paddleboarding

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

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

the yoga room

Visit www.thesavannahyogaroom.com or call 898-0361 for a schedule of classes, times and fees. Savannah Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Dr. [063012]

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 912-350-9031. [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 912-349-4902 for more info. [063012]

Zumba Fitness classes with anne

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

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GAy & lesBiAn

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 wellbeing of the LGBT community in the South, and organizes the annual Savannah Pride Festival.

Call 912-288-7863 or email heather@savpride. com. [062812]

Mommy and Baby yoga classes

friday aug. 10th

stand out youth

what Makes a Family

A children’s therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Groups range in age from 10 to 18 and are held twice a month. Call 352-2611. [062812]

heAlth Breastfeeding success class

Prenatal breastfeeding class. Aug. 14 from 6:00-8:00pm. Topics Covered: Breast Care, Finding the Perfect Latch, How To Tell Baby is Getting Enough, How To Prevent Soreness, How To Ensure Adequate Milk Supply and What To Do If Problems Arise. Taught by Pamela Holland BSEd, IBCLC, RLC, Board Certified Lactation Consultant for over 18 years. Bring your partner.

You do not have to be a client of the Birth Center to attend. Call Pam at 912-306-4619 for more info. $25.00 per couple. The Midwife Group & Birth Center,1692 Chatham Pkwy. babiesbreastfeedingandbeyond.com.

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]

Bariatric surgery information session and support group

Wednesday, Aug. 1 and Saturday, August 11.

Mercer Auditorium in the Hoskins Center, Memorial university Medical Center, Waters Ave. at 61st. August 1: 6pm: Information Session. 7pm.

Support group for anyone who has had, or who is considering, bariatric surgery. August 11: 10am.

Support Group only.

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

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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.

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through Friday from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. For information or to make an appointment, call 912-443-9409. [062812]

aries

(March 21-April 19) Apollo astronaut Russell Schweickart had a vision of loveliness while flying through outer space in his lunar module. “One of the most beautiful sights is a urine dump at sunset,” he testified. He said it resembles a “spray of sparklers,” as ten million little ice crystals shoot out into the void at high velocity. As you feed your quest for a lusty life, Aries, I urge you to be as quirky and resourceful as Schweickart. Come up with your own definitions about what’s gorgeous and revelatory. Take epiphanies any way you can get them.

taUrUs

(April 20-May 20) At the heart of this horoscope is a quote from Maya Angelou. While it may seem schmaltzy, I assure you that its counsel will be essential to your success in the coming weeks.

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said,” said Angelou, “people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Can you see how valuable this principle might be for you, Taurus? If you hope to get what you desire, you should turn your empathy on full blast.

If you’d like to supercharge your vitality, hone your skills as a judge of character. If you want to get the love you think you deserve, be a master at making people feel good in your presence.

geMini

(May 21-June 20) The coming week will be prime time to celebrate your eccentricities and cultivate your idiosyncrasies. Do you like ketchup on your bananas? Is heavy metal the music you can best relax to? Do you have a tendency to break out in raucous laughter when people brag about themselves? I really think you should make note of all the qualities that make you odd or unique, and express those qualities with extra intensity. That may grate on some people, true, but it should have a potent healing effect on you.

cancer

(June 21-July 22) Here are my questions: Will you thrust your foot across that imaginary line, or will you back away from it, scouting around for an escape route? Will you risk causing a commotion in order to scratch the itch in your ambition?

Or will you shuffle on back to your comfort zone and caress your perfect daydreams? Personally, Cancerian, I’m hoping you will elect to do what’s a bit unsettling. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you should. If you make a bold move, make sure you’re not angling to please or impress me -or anyone else, for that matter. Do it as a way to express your respect for yourself -- or don’t do it.

leo

(July 23-Aug. 22) When Tchaikovsky wrote the musical score for his famous 1812 Overture, it included 16 cannon shots. Literally. These blasts weren’t supposed to be made by, say, a sledgehammer pounded against a wooden mallet, but rather by the detonation of an actual cannon. As crazy as that is, you’ve got to admire Tchaikovsky’s creative gall. He was going way out of the box, calling on a source of sound no other composer had ever done. In accordance with the astrological omens, I invite you to be inspired by his example, Leo. In your own chosen field, mess with the rules about how to play in your chosen field.

virgo

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) “And if nothing is repeated in the same way,” says poet Antonio Porchia, “all things are last things.”

That’s a good principle to adapt for your own purposes, Virgo. A few weeks from now, I bet you’ll be enmeshed in an orgy of novelty, creating yourself from scratch and exploring experiences you’ve never heard of before. But in the meantime, as you bring this cycle to a close, be equally inventive about how you finish things off.

Don’t imitate the approach you used in tying up loose ends in the past. Don’t put stale, boring karma to rest in stale, boring ways.

Nothing repeated! All things last things!

liBra

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) All of us feel bad sometimes -- sad, discouraged, helpless, unloved, and all the rest. It’s a natural part of being human. Here’s the good news: I am not predicting you will go through a phase like that anytime soon. Here’s the even better news: The coming week will be an excellent time to come up with effective strategies for what to do in the future when you go through a rough period.

For example, instead of wallowing in self-pity or berating yourself for your weakness, maybe you can resolve, next time, to amble aimlessly out in nature, dance to cathartic music for three hours, or go to the gym and smack around a punching bag.

scorpio

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) When a domesticated weasel captures some treasure or beats out a competitor for food, it performs a celebratory dance that’s referred to as the “weasel war dance.”

During this triumphant display, it might hiss, arch its back, fluff out its tail, and hop around madly.

I encourage you to come up with your own private version of this ritual, Scorpio. It can be more dignified if you like: snapping your fingers, singing a magical phrase, or raising your arms in a V-for-victory gesture. Whatever you choose, do it after every accomplishment, no matter how small: buying groceries, arriving at an appointment on time, getting a good new idea, or any other success.

sagittariUs (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

One out of every four of us is afraid that we have missed our calling -- that we have misread our soul’s code and failed to identify the labor of love that would provide our ultimate fuel for living. If you’re among this deprived group, I have good news: The next six weeks will be an excellent time to fix the problem -- to leave the niche where you don’t belong and go off to create a new power spot. And if you are among the 75 percent of us who are confident you’ve found your vocation, the next six weeks will be prime time to boost your efforts to a higher level.

capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You can take this as a metaphor if you like, but I’m getting a psychic impression that you will soon be drawing on the energy of one of your past lives. Will it be a 13thcentury Chinese lute player or a kitchen maid from 15th-century France? Will you be high on the vitality you had when you were a Yoruba priest living in West Africa 300 years ago or when you were a 16th-century Guarani herbalist in what’s now Paraguay? I invite you to play with fantasies like these, even if you don’t believe they’re literally true. You might

be surprised at the boost you get from imagining yourself alive in a different body and historical era.

aqUariUs

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The Italian mattress company Sogniflex has created a bed with features designed to facilitate love-making. It has straps and handles, plus a trench that helps you get better traction. The extrastrong springs produce an exceptional bouncing action. You might consider buying one for yourself.

The astrological omens suggest it’s time to play with more intensity in the intimate clinches. You could also try these things: 1. upgrade your licking and sucking skills.

2. Cultivate your ability to listen receptively. 3. Deepen your sincere appreciation for what’s beautiful about anyone you’re attracted to.

4. Make yourself even more lovable than you already are.

pisces

(Feb. 19-March 20): My $10-an-hour counsel only requires a few seconds to deliver.

Here it is: “Never try to be someone you’re not. Discover what you were made for, and do it with all of your passionate intensity.” On the other hand, Pisces, my $100-aminute wisdom is more complicated, subtle, and hard to impart in less than an hour of storytelling.

Here’s a hint of it: There are times when you can get interesting and even brilliant results by experimenting with being something you’re not. Going against the flow of your instinctual urges and customary tendencies might tweak you in just the right way -- giving you an exotic grace and wild depth when you ultimately return to the path you were born to tread.

[Editor: Here’s this week’s homework:] Homework: If you could change your astrological sign, what would you change it to and why? Write: FreeWillAstrology.com.

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. [062812]

planned parenthood hotline

First Line is a statewide hotline for women who want information on health services. Open every night from 7-11p.m. 1-800-264-7154. [062812]

prepared childbirth class

Wednesday Series. First four Wednesdays in August, 6:30-8:30pm. An overview of the process of labor and delivery in simple, easy-to-understand terms. Tour of labor and delivery room. $75. Information: 912-350-2676. Memorial university Medical Center, Waters Ave. at 61st Street.

yoga on the Beach at tybee

Held on Wednesdays and Fridays, at Tybee’s North End, weather permitting, from 7am-8am.

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]

nAture And environment 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]

Offering a variety of fun educational programs including Beach Discovery Walks, Marsh Treks, Turtle Talks and the Coastal Georgia Gallery, which features an up close look at dozens of local species. Open daily, 10am-5pm. For more info, call 912-786-5917 or visit www.tybeemarinescience.org. [062712]

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.wildernesssoutheast.org. [062712]

Pets & AnimAls 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 & Special 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]

low cost pet clinic

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]

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 912-2343336. [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 4476605. [062712]

Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E. Bay St. Bring a book you’ve read this month and tell all about it. Treats to share are always welcomed. Tea will be provided. 2325488 or 652-3660. [062712]

reliGious & sPirituAl a new church in the city, For the city.

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

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, August 7 through September 25. 7:00-8:30pm.Workshop is free.

Book purchase is required. Softcover books will be available for purchase.

guided silent prayer

Unitarian Universalist Beloved community church

Services begin Sunday at 11 a.m. at 1001 E. Gwinnett St. Coffee and discussion follow each service. Religious education for grades 1-8 is offered. For information, call 786-6075, e-mail uuBC2@aol.com. Celebrating diversity. Working for justice. [062712]

Unitarian Universalist church of savannah

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

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 912-3554704. 2320 Sunset Blvd. [062712]

sPorts & GAmes

A couple of songs done acoustically, about 30 minutes of guided silent prayer, and a few minutes to receive prayer if you want (or remain in silence). A mid-week rest and re-focus. 6:458pm on Wednesdays at the Vineyard Church.

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

savannah Bike polo

Meditation, Classes & Events are held at 111 E. 34th St., Savannah, Ga 31401. For schedule: savannahzencenter.com or visit us on Facebook. {062712]

al-anon Family groups

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

theology on tap

Meets at The Distillery every month on the third Monday night from 8:30 - 10:30pm. Like us on Facebook: Theology on Tap Downtown Savannah. [062712]

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

suPPort GrouPs An anonymous fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics. The message of the AlAnon 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.

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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 912-3563688 for information. [062512]

alzheimer’s caregivers and Families support group

Senior Citizens, Inc. hosts caregivers and families support groups for individuals caring for Alzheimer’s and dementia family members.

Locations and days: Every 2nd Monday at Wilmington Island united Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Road. Every 2nd Thursday, 5:30pm, at Ruth Byck Adult Day Care facility, 64 Jasper St. For more info, call 236-0363, ext.

143. [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 912-8197053. [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]

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 912927-8332 or go to www.coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org. (There is no charge for this meeting.)

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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 5960852 or email emptycradle_savannah@hotmail. com. [062512]

essential tremor support group

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.

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BARBER INSTRUCTOR NEEDED! PLEASE CALL 912-224-0307 Custodial Positions Available Immediately Industrial Cleaning Company in search of dependable, honest, dedicated employees for full time employment. All shifts available.

Experience a plus, but will train the right candidates. Background check and drug testing required.

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NEEDED IMMEDIATELY at Georgia Regional Hospital Savannah- Fulltime Registered Nurses 3:00 11:30 pm shifts require Georgia license. Laboratory Technologist requires Bachelor’s degree, Registered Medical Technologist with national registry, two years experience in clinical laboratory. Forensic Services Technicians all shifts, must have valid Driver’s License and security experience and/or one year working in mental health setting or with forensic consumers. Competitive salary based on skills and experience. Health insurance, retirement, vacation. Send cover letter and resume: grhs_hr@dhr.state.ga.us. Include position title in subject line and reference PS AD. View other positions at www.dbhddjobs.com. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

NOW HIRING DIRECT CARE STAFF. All shifts available. Experience working with behaviorally challenged individuals a plus. To place application: Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm. 27 Minis Ave. Garden City or fax resume 912-335-7888 WEEK AT A GLANCE Does what it says. Only at www.connectsavannah.com

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130 ABIGAIL, Ellabell. 3BR/2BA w/2-car garage, 2009. Half Acre Lot. Laminate. Fireplace. Kitchen appliances. $128,500. Tom Whitten, Realty Executives Coastal Empire, 663-0558.

13104 CANTERBURY ROAD

Short-sale! 4BR/3 Baths, separate LR and DR, family room w/fireplace, and bonus room. Price subject to bank approval. $120,000. Call Alvin at Realty Executives Coastal Empire 912-604-5898 or 912-355-5557

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HOUSES 4 Bedrooms 1117 Wil. Is. Rd. $1650 3 Bedrooms 818 Granite Ln $1450 47 Parish Way $995 32 Arthur Cir. $825 2012 Nash St. $750 2 Bedrooms 1203 Ohio Ave. $795 426 Screven Ave. $775 2117 Bolling St. $675 APARTMENTS 3 Bedroom 8107 Walden Park $1400 2 Bedrooms 35 Vernon River $1025 1203 Ohio Ave. $795 733 E.53rd St. $775 703 Windsor Crossing $695 1234-A E.55th St. $525 FOR DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT OUR WEB PAGE WWW.PAMTPROPERTY.COM Pam T Property 692-0038 *1121 S.E.36th: 3BR + den $775 *1128 Graydon: 2BR/1BA $650 *1234 E.38th: 2BR/1BA $650.

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2029 Gugel St. off Augusta Ave. 2BR/1BA, LR, DR $575/month, $275/security deposit.

1402 S.E. 36th St. 2BR/1BA LR, eat-in kitchen $595/month, $350/sec. dep.

2615 Carmel Ave. Off Derenne & Laroche, 3BR/1.5BA, LR, DR, carport $825/month, $825/sec. dep.

135 E.35th St. Brick 3BR/2BA, LR, DR, sunroom and large den, fenced yard $1200/month, $1200/sec. dep.

912-231-1981

www.helenmiltiadesrealty.com Email: hmr1@aol.com 2325 Shirley Drive, 3BR, Den, LR, DR, New Appliances, Paint, Carpet, Tile, CH/A, Screened Porch, Workshop, Fenced Yard, Ref’s, $900/mo 912-352-3727

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*509 W. 35th D/S-Duplex, 3 BR, 1.5 BA, W/D Connection, Total Electric. $ 750/mo. *509 1/2 W. 35th 4BR,2BA, CH/A W/D Connection, Total Electric. $800/mo. *508A W. 35th Ln, 1BR, 1BA, CH/A, Total Electric .$ 450/mo Between MLK & Burrough.

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MOVE-IN SPECIALS AVAILABLE 160 Laurelwood Drive: Southside off Quacco Rd. 3BR/2BA house, LR, DR, carpet, laundry room, kitchen w/appliances, fenced yard $895/month.

801 West 39th Street: 3BR/1BA house, LR,DR, hardwood floors, laundry room, kitchen, fenced yard, $750/month.

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

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1122 EAST 55TH STREET

Duplex: 2 small bedrooms, bath, living room, dining room, no CH&A. $400/month plus deposit.

Call 912-232-7750.

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2345 Ogeechee Road Hardwood Floors, 3BR/1BA, LR, DR, Kitchen w/range & refrigerator, CH&A, (gas water heater & heat),W/D Connections. OffStreet Parking. $725/Rent, $675/Deposit REF. & CREDIT CHECK REQUIRED

898-4135

2BR/1 BATH APT. OAK FOREST DRIVE $500/month, $500/deposit.

Call 927-4383 Zeno Moore Realty

2 BR, Mobile Home Located on Private Wooded Lot on a ( LAKE )15 min from down town & Savannah Mall, non smoker, no pets, 500 mo/ $500 dep 912-233-2007 3612 DUANE COURT: Large 2bedroom, 1-bath apartment, newly painted. Huge kitchen, washer/dryer connections. Available NOW. $675/per month, $675/deposit. Call 912-655-4303.

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2410 Jefferson Street. 1BR/1BA. Newly renovated, new appliances.

Great place for students. Call Theodore Williams, 912-232-4906, 912-398-5637

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

CAROLINE DRIVE: 2BR/1BA, living room, kitchen furnished, total electric $675/month.

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

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

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897-1984, 8am-7pm WESTSIDE-NEAR LAMARVILLE **1936 Fenwick: 2BR $550 **1921 Fenwick: 3BR/1BA house $725 **1921A Fenwick: 3BR/1BA Duplex $650. **1925 Cowan: 3BR/1BA $700 **1912 Cowan: 3BR/2BA, garage, washer & dryer $775. *All above have carpet, kitchen appliances furnished, A/C/heat, washer/dryer hookup, fenced yard. References, application.

One-year lease minimum. Deposit same as rent. None total electric, No smoking, pets negotiable.

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

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

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

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

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

SILK HOPE AREA 3BR/1.5BA, just remodeled, no pets. $775 + deposit.

NEAR 17 & TOWER DR. 1BR Cottage, kitchen furnished, fenced yard, no pets. $475/mo. + dep.

No Section 8. 912-234-0548

Over Size Sunny 2B/R 5 rm apt, no pets, no smoking, nr everything, ch/a, stove/refrigerator, loads of closets. $675/ 1mo dep.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Call 912-272-6919

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

FURNISHED APTS. $165/WK.

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

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

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2BR/1BA, LR, DR, kitchen, central air, fenced backyard. In quiet neighborhood. Section 8 Accepted. $750/month, $750/security.

660-4296 or 507-7875

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

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

NEED A ROOM? STOP LOOKING! Great rooms available ranging from $115-$140/weekly. Includes refrigerators, cable w/HBO, central heat/air.

No deposit.

Call 912-398-7507.

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

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

Call 912-844-5995.

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.

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

2BR/1BA Apartments, LV Room, Dining, Kitchen w/appliances, washer/dryer hookup. UTILITIES INCLUDED! NO CREDIT REQUIRED! $225 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.

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

Rooms $125 & Up. 912-228-1242

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$100 & Up. Furnished, includes utilities, central heat and air, Comcast cable, washer/dryer. Ceramic tile in kitchen Shared Kitchen & Shared bath. Call 912-210-0144. transportation 900

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DODGE Caravan, 2001- Automatic, Low Miles, Extra Clean, Cold A/C $1,950. 912-441-2150

•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 VERY NICE HOUSES *2103 Causton Bluff: 3BR/1BA $750. *2220 E.43rd:3BR/1BA, CH&A, furnished kitchen, fenced yard, more! $850.

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Now is the time to consider buying. The Buyer’s market is at its best. Get that mortgage you need by calling Tony at 912-604-6145 or email at: zackomity@yahoo.com. We deal with most types of credit.

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Extremely Rare (Custom Cloud) ROLLSROYCE Silver Cloud Lookalike, can be seen Southside Auto 1123 E. Montgomery xrds engine w/only 2200 miles $7,900.

912-658-1939

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

NISSAN PATHFINDER, 1998- All brand new tires & new service, tow package. Needs transmission, is running. $1,900. 912-330-9636 PONTIAC Montana Van, 2005Seats 8.Great condition. New transmission, new rack & pinion, A/C. Serious inquiries only. $3,000.

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ROOM FOR RENT Safe, Quiet environment in nearly new home. Utilities & cable included. On busline. $125/weekly, $75/deposit. Call 912-484-1347

Boats & accessories 950 17.5 Ft, Bass Boat/Aluminum Trailer (No Motor) $ 1800.00 912-925-5213

ROOM FOR RENT: Vermont Ave. One FURNISHED ROOMS AVAILABLE. Community kitchen & bathroom. $125/weekly. Serious inquiries only. Call 844-9154

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saturday august 18 Johnny mercer theatre Savannah civic center 301 weSt oglethorpe ave

ticketS available at www.etix.coM, Savannah civic center box oFFice, leSter’S FloriSt, Savannah Mall cuStoMer Service or charge by phone 800-351-7469

www.eDDiegriFFin.coM