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Fort Pulaski Marks 1861 Seizure by Georgia Militia

What: More than 80 lighted holidaythemed displays at the Savannah Harbor Road Course on Hutchinson Island. With horse carriage rides and the Staples Safari Zoo. When: 5:30-10 p.m, through Sun. Jan. 5 Where: The Club at Savannah Harbor, #2 Resort Dr. Cost: $25 per family vehicle Info: savannahharborfoundation.com/ festival-schedule.html

Saturday Bring One for the Chipper: Christmas Tree Recycling

What: A Savannah tradition returns.

Film: Mystery Screening for Dana Andrews' Birthday

What: Psychotronic Film Night: A mystery selection honoring the B-movie actor also remembered for standout roles in 1943’s The Oxbow Incident, 1944’s Laura, and the Oscar-winning 1946 war movie The Best Years of our Lives.

When: 8 p.m Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Cost: $7 Info: sentientbean.com

New Year's Day Auction

What: This auction will include items from the home of Robert Pooler, after whom the town of Pooler was named, & much more. A festive day, serving mimosas and traditional New Year’s Day food.

When: 1 p.m Where: Bull Street Auctions, 2819 Bull Street.

Info: bullstreetauctions.com

Tybee Polar Plunge

What: Go jump in the ocean! In the winter! In swimsuits or a costume! A New Year's Day tradition, and a fundraiser for the Tybee Post Theater.

When: noon Where: Tybee Pier Pavilion, Off HWY 80 at the end of Tybrisa St. Cost: $25 for adults, $15 for children under 12 Info: tybeepolarplunge.com/register

What: Monthly folk music showcase hosted by the Savannah Folk Music Society in a friendly, alcohol-free environment. January performers: Nick Shelton with Aiden Malecky, and Cynergy When: 7:30 p.m Where: First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. Cost: $5 donation.

Info: 912-898-1876. savannahfolk.org

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Skatefest continues

Multiple sessions, each 1.5 hours.

Times vary. Through Sat. Jan. 4.

Where: The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Cost: $7 per person. Skatefest pass: $35 for 6 sessions.

Info: savannahga.gov

First Friday for Folk Music

What: The Civil War didn’t officially begin until April 1861. But in January of that year the U.S. Army was forcibly evicted from Fort Pulaski.

Fort Pulaski National Monument will spend the first weekend of the New Year recognizing the seizure of the fort by Georgia state militia.

Activities are scheduled hourly on Jan 3, 4, and 5.

Friday, January 3 10am, Raising of the Georgia Flag of Secession 1pm Ranger Talk “1861: Fort Pulaski is Seized” 2pm Musket Firing Demonstration Saturday, January 4 10am Guided Fort Tour 11am Cannon Firing Demonstration Noon Musket Firing Demonstration Sunday, January 5 10:30am Guided Fort Tour Noon Musket Firing Demonstration 1pm Ranger Talk “1861: Fort Pulaski is Seized” 2 pm Musket Firing Demonstration 3 pm Guided Fort Tour Confederacy.

Where: Fort Pulaski, US Highway 80 E.

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Friday Come Together: A User Built History of Rock Music in Savannah

What: Opening night for this retrospective exhibition of Savannah's rock and roll history--featuring donated memorabilia commemorating local clubs, concerts, bands, recordings, radio stations and music happenings from the 1950's through last weekend. A 30 foot bulletin board, featuring local music memorabilia from the 1950's forward. Plus art by Panhandle Slim, DJ's, music, food.

When: 6-9 p.m Where: Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Info: savannahrocks1964@gmail.com

First Friday Art March

What: March your way down to Starland District and the Desotorow Gallery to explore an Art Bazaar, live music, and unique gallery exhibits. December’s Art March features a dozen restaurants, galleries, and boutiques all south of Forsyth Park. Park in the Desoto Ave. parking-lot and walk, bike, or take the trolley to visit all the locations. Plus the Indie Arts Market on Desoto Avenue and the Kids Activity Area with all types of holiday crafts. Three words: Bike Scavenger Hunt!

When: first Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m Where: Desotorow Gallery, 2427 Desoto Ave. and South of Forsyth Park Cost: Free Info: artmarchsavannah.com

What: Bring your Christmas tree to any of five locations to recycle it into mulch, used by the City of Savannah for parks and neighborhood beautification around the city. The largest tree recycling program in the U.S.!

Drop off locations: • Home Depot, 11180 Abercorn • Home Depot, 190 Pooler Parkway • Home Depot, 1901 Victory Drive • Dean Forest Landfill, 1325 Dean Forest Rd. • Bacon Park Transfer Station, Shorty Cooper Rd. When: 8 a.m.-3 p.m Cost: Free Info: 912-651-1967

Elvis Lives

What: An Elvis tribute show--and it's the King's birthday month, too!

When: 8 p.m Where: Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Cost: $30 - $55 Info: savannahcivic.com

Yates Astro/Bethesda Blazers Resolution Trail Run 5k and Pancake Breakfast

What: Race on Bethesda’s picturesque 650+ acre campus, which includes farmland (complete with cattle, goats, chickens, and an organic garden), gorgeous marsh, athletic fields and cottages. Proceeds benefit Bethesda Academy.

When: 8:30 a.m Where: Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. Cost: $35 (includes breakfast.) $3 for each additional breakfast.

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Music: Amahl and the Night Visitors

‘Fibers of the Community’Presentation by Chattanooga Mayor at Downtown Business Association

What: The Community Concert Series

of Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church continues with this live performance.

When: 6 p.m Where: St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 3 West Ridge Road.

Cost: Free and open to the public Info: 912-598-7252, ext. 5,. stpeterssav. org

New Year's Jazz Concert by the Friends of Ben Tucker

What: Proceeds from the concert will go to the ELCA Malaria Campaign. Call for more information.

When: 5-6 p.m Where: Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull St .

Info: 912-232-4151

What: Mayor Andy Berke of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is keyote speaker at the Savannah Downtown Business Assoc. monthly luncheon.

When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. Cost: Gen. Adm.: $35 advance, $40 door. Member discount.

Info: savannahdba.com

First Friday Art March What: March your way South of Forsyth to explore an Art Bazaar, live music, and unique gallery exhibits. December’s Art March features a dozen restaurants, galleries, and boutiques all south of Forsyth Park. Park in the Desoto Avenue parking lot and walk, bike, or take the free trolley to visit all the locations. Shop at the Indie Arts Market on Desoto Avenue and enjoy the Kids Activity Area. Don’t forget the Bike Scavenger Hunt!

When: Friday, 6-9 p.m Where: Desotorow Gallery, 2427 Desoto Ave., and galleries South of Forsyth Cost: Free Info: artmarchsavannah.com

Film: Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976, Italy)

What: Psychotronic Film Night: Unforgettable, Brutal, Sleazy, Violent and Hilariously Inappropriate Euro-Crime Gem. Oh goody!

When: 8 p.m Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Cost: $6 Info: sentientbean.com

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Artist Rafael Rozendaal: The annual PULSE Festival, Jan. 29-Feb. 2.

Savannah Community Theatre: The Savannah Disputation. Jan. 10-19, Muse Arts Warehouse.

Film: Bonnie and Clyde. Jan. 11, Trustees Theater.

Nureyev State Ballet Theatre: Sleeping Beauty. Jan. 12, Johnny Mercer Theatre.

In the Mood Big Band Revue: Jan. 17, Lucas Theatre.

MountainFilm on Tour. Jan. 17 & 18, Trustees Theater.

Touring theater: When the Soul of a Woman Cries. Jan. 17-19, Johnny Mercer Theatre.

Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus. Jan. 22-26, MLK Arena.

Film: Harvey. Jan. 24, Lucas Theatre.

Film: Rear Window. Jan. 25, Lucas Theatre.

PULSE Festival. Jan. 29-Feb. 2.

Film: The Sting. Feb. 1, Trustees Theater.

Broadway Tour: Hair. Feb. 5, Johnny Mercer Theatre.

Film: Amelie. Feb. 7, Lucas Theatre.

Savannah Rocks! concert: Feb. 7, American Legion 135.

“In the Mood Big Band Revue,” Lucas Theatre, Jan. 17.

Film: The English Patient. Feb. 8, Lucas Theatre.

Columbia City Ballet: Alice in Wonderland. Feb. 8, Johnny Mercer Theatre.

Savannah Book Festival. Feb. 13-16.

SCAD theater: Machinal. Feb. 13-16, Mondanaro Theatre.

A-Town Get Down w/The Lee Boys. Feb. 22, Morris Center.

SCAD dance: Oasis. Feb. 27-March 2, Lucas Theatre.

Band of Horses: March 3, Trustees Theater.

Savannah Stopover. March 6-8.

The Band Perry. March 7, Johnny Mercer Theatre.

The Collective Face: Fool For Love. Muse Arts Warehouse. March 7-23.

Harlem Globetrotters. March 13, MLK Arena.

Savannah Music Festival: March 20-April 5.

Avett Brothers (Savannah Music Festival). March 21, Johnny Mercer Theatre.

Graveface Fest. March 22, Dollhouse Productions.

Punch Brothers (Savannah Music Festival). March 22, Trustees Theater.

Asif Ali Khan (Savannah Music Festival). March 25, Unitarian Universalist Church.

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder (Savannah Music Festival).

March 27, Lucas Theatre.

Gabriel Iglesias. March 27, Johnny Mercer Theatre.

Vince Gill & Paul Franklin (Savannah Music Festival). March 28, Johnny Mercer Theatre.

Taj Mahal (Savannah Music Festival). March 29, Lucas Theatre.

Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn (Savannah Music Festival). March 30, Lucas Theatre.

Robert Cray Band (Savannah Music Festival). April 3, Lucas Theatre.

Branford Marsalis (Savannah Music Festival). April 5, Trustees Theater.

AASU theater: Godspell. April 10-19. CS

Mixed Media in a Series Workshop, Ages 17+ January 7 & 8, 10am - 2pm Fused Glass Design Sampler Workshop, Ages 15+ Thursday, January 9, 9am - 1pm

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Clay Boat Building Workshop, Ages 12+ Saturday, January 11, 10am - 2pm Intro to Lapidary Stone Cutting Workshop, Ages 16+ Monday, January 13, 6-9pm Clay Surface Design Sampler Workshop, Ages 15+ Wednesday, January 15, 6-9pm Children’s Portrait Workshop, Ages 9+ Thursday, January 16, 4-5:30pm Dodecahedron Paper Cutting Workshop, Ages 9+ Wednesday, January 15, 4-5:30pm

Cultural Affairs | 9 West Henry Street 912-651-6783 | www.savannahga.gov/arts registration information available online This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also receives support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts.

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First things first: I’ve been told that — contrary to something I wrote in last week’s “Year in Review” and contrary to other reports in local media — the City of Savannah has never purchased liability insurance, and therefore shouldn’t be excoriated for canceling what it never had.

Certainly the most important thing is to be accurate, and I regret any factual errors published here.

But the core question, of course, has never been about the City’s insurance or lack thereof, but about good governance.

(And speaking purely from the perspective of a private citizen, boasting that you’ve never carried insurance and don’t need to is, as a general rule, not the most inspiring or convincing line of argument.)

Insurance is a subject that has come up often in the discussion of the enormous Shanta Green verdict, awarded after an oak tree limb fell on Green’s car, crushing her leg and much of her pelvis and causing severe internal injuries.

Even after the final settlement of that case — to the tune of nearly $10 million, which will likely come directly out of a roughly $30 million general account — discussing insurance is still a viable issue.

It’s viable not only because of the alarming precedent of the Green case, but due to the raft of impending lawsuits facing the City from unrest in the Savannah/Chatham Metropolitan Police Department.

Generally speaking, municipal governments have a large degree of immunity from damage-based lawsuits, the rationale being that no government could financially survive the kind of legal exposure most private companies and citizens have to shoulder every day.

In the interest of economic stability and the greater good, plaintiffs against cities are in effect held to a higher, or at least a different, standard.

In the Green case, the standard apparently was the “nuisance” standard — in other words, her attorney successfully argued that

her injuries weren’t damages to be compensated for so much as they were a very, very large and profound inconvenience caused by the City’s neglect in trimming a possibly diseased oak tree.

(Yes, that’s a drastic oversimplification, and no I’m not a lawyer.)

The City maintains that if you do the math, even with the payment of the Green settlement the taxpayers have come out ahead by not paying nearly million-dollar liability insurance premiums year after year.

Assuming that’s true — again, there are conflicting reports — in essence the City has done the same thing anyone does who voluntarily declines insurance: They gambled.

Most of the time, given the City’s immunity from most claims, they, and hence the taxpayers, win the gamble.

But in the Green case, taxpayers lost big.

Specifically, about a third of the City’s cashon-hand reserve. For one case.

In gambling jargon, the City, with its built-in institutional advantages, is the house. And the house usually wins.

Until it doesn’t.

Whether Green is paid in a lump sum or in installments doesn’t really matter. The bottom line is the money that’s going to her is taxpayer money out of our pockets that won’t be used for its intended purpose.

The City maintains, not inaccurately, that a liability insurance premium would also be taxpayer money that doesn’t return a tangible investment.

They maintain — and there’s a case to be made for this — that they displayed prudent stewardship of taxpayer money by betting that the City’s immunity would be enough protection, that purchasing insurance just wasn’t and isn’t justified.

Again: That’s true, except when it isn’t.

We’re in uncharted territory here, which I think the City itself would freely admit. No one really knows the best way forward right now.

The grim truth is that after the Green settlement a third of our cash reserve is already spoken for, and the other shoe hasn’t even dropped yet.

We have yet to begin seeing the ramifications of the extensive personnel allegations against the City due to malfeasance during the tenure of former City Manager Rochelle Small-Toney and former police Chief Willie Lovett.

On the police issue, there would seem to be much more than allegations of a poorly cared-for tree. The City itself, i.e. you, paid for an expensive study to chronicle the disastrous corruption going on at some of the highest levels of the police department.

If a lawyerly way, however crafty, can be found around sovereign immunity in the case of neglecting the upkeep of an old tree, neglect of the upkeep of an entire police department might open similar doors to the City’s general fund.

As we saw with Green and the supposedly “once in a lifetime” verdict against a municipal government, one or more of those other lawsuits may win or settle to the tune of more millions.

Or they may not. We just don’t know.

If the Green verdict really is the anomalous, unforeseeable “Black Swan” event the City says it is, then we don’t have much to worry about.

But if they’re wrong... the current path is obviously, and quite literally, unsustainable.

Like I said, insurance is a form of gambling. Either you take the gamble by not having insurance, or you buy insurance and let the insurance company do the gambling.

The question for us as taxpayers is: Do we trust the City to gamble on our behalf? cs

Year of the Selfie? Let’s make 2014 about words with friends Grammar Geek. Word Nerd. Dictionary Dork.

Such terms refer to one who revels in the nuances of the English language, possibly to the point of obsession. Depending on who’s bandying them about and whether you’re beating them at Scrabble, they can be employed as either a compliment or an insult.

Hurl one as an epithet my way, and I’ll always curtsey deeply and squeal, “Gramercy, kind friend!”

(My editorial colleagues might vouch that I can also be an incredibly irritating Punctuation Provocateur, but that is another story.)

My linguistic preoccupations began when I received an Oxford Dictionary for my ninth birthday and became terribly upset when it did not contain an entry for “gonorrhea,” which I had come across while reading John Irving’s The World According to Garp. (A disturbed and precocious child, I pilfered this and other age-inappropriate tomes of the time from my mother’s nightstand, including Clan of the Cave Bear and Judy Blume’s Wifey.)

My parents exchanged the

Mirabelle, Jessica, selfie.

watered-down kid version for the real thing, and thus began a lexical lovefest that continues to this day. Only nowadays, instead of peeling through onionskin-thin pages of a heavy brick of a book balanced on my lap, I tick through myriad websites on my laptop looking up instances of unfamiliar usage. (Did you know Scrabble is now

a euphemism for sex? According to UrbanDictionary.com, anyway.)

Suffice it to say I like to play around with words the way a toddler relishes spending time in a sandbox excavating old chewing gum with a stick.

But this year’s “Word of the Year” has me flummoxed. While I hold the expertise of the Oxford English Dictionary’s editors in the highest regard, this philological phool takes umbrage with the term “selfie.”

Thousands of years of etymological evolution and the best we’ve got is the vainglorious and vaguely masturbatory practice of snapping duckfaced pictures of ourselves?

Sorry to sound like such a belletristic prig, but I was kind of hoping we could be done with throwing up a two-fingered sideways hand gestures signifying that we’ve all been initiated into some fictitious and ubiquitous gang (Scissor Mafia in da house whaaat?!)

Frankly, I would have preferred almost any of 2013’s other contenders for Word of the Year, even “shmeat” (like real meat, only not) and “squoob” (an anatomical portmanteau of “squished” and “boob” made popular by the Edwardian costumes

of Downton Abbey).

Not that anyone asked this cantankerous crank. The OxDic editors swear that the choice of “selfie” as this year’s winner was unanimous, “with little if any argument.” Highly unusual for a group of people whose entire occupations involve quibbling over the still-unresolved controversy of whether the tech term “GIF” is pronounced with a hard “g” or a soft “j.”

Ever the Sisyphean semantic analysts, these dedicated dweebs broke down the word’s origins to find that it was first coined in 2002 by a drunk Aussie who posted an out-of-focus shot of the lip he busted while on a bender with his mates. Earlier spellings showed a variant ending in “-y”, but the cutesy “ie” version emerged to dominate, providing “a tie-in with the word’s seemingly Australian origins, as Australian English has something of a penchant for -ie words.” (Think “barbie” for barbecue.)

In the last decade, selfies proliferated on photosharing sites like Flickr and spread like, well, gonorrhea to the rest of the social media world.

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That’s quite a profusion of fake gang signs, yo!

Like a reality show with endless permutations, the term has spawned a series of spin-offs like “welfie” (a “workout selfie” utilized to show off a particularly notable set of abs), “belfie” (a backshot of one’s posterior) and that drunken New Year’s Eve pose you may be regretting just about now, the “drelfie.”

No denying the term is relevant: From Amanda Bynes’ self-documented Twitter meltdown (featuring plenty of squoob) to President Obama’s much-derided snap of himself with Denmark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt and British PM David Cameron at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, 2013 was all about the selfie, for sure.

Still, the choice of “selfie” for Word of the Year perturbs me. It’s very possible that I’m over-cogitating, but it seems to indicate a trend towards an increasingly self-absorbed culture where images of natural beauty and heartpiercing suffering are crowded out of our consciousness by pictures

of today’s cute outfit or wearing your cat as a beard. A picture can say a thousand words; I’m just not sure I’m comfortable with them coming straight from the Kardashian vocabulary.

We live in a time when humanity needs more compassion and collaboration than ever to solve our problems, of which there are a chiton (that one is an original, dreamed up on a wine-soaked evening with friends — pronounced with a French accent, it is a cheeky compound of “shit ton.” Feel free to purloin.)

You can say I’m a dreamer, but I guess I’m hoping that our beloved, brilliant and infinitely complex English language will someday reflect that our society is becoming less selfish (selfieish?) and more inclusive and benevolent. Then again, maybe I’m just bitter that my own attempts at the perfect selfie only seem to reveal bad angles of my teeth that make me look like a horse wearing eyeshadow.

Still, this syntactic spaz can find one cold comfort in the Word of the Year: At least it wasn’t “twerk.” CS

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Unmerry Christmas Police are investigating a double shooting Christmas Eve that left a man dead and a woman injured.

Maurice Jamar Bentley, 31, is sought for the murder of Michael John Polite. Polite was shot and killed December 24 in the 800 block of Elliott Avenue.

Polite, 38, was a father of four.

Bentley, 31, is a black male with a dark complexion. He is approximately 5-10 and 145 pounds with a thin build.

He was last known to have longer length braided or corn-rowed hair, but possibly has cut it. He is also a registered sex offender.

Police ask anyone with knowledge of Bentley’s location to call Emergency 9-1-1 or the Violent Crimes office at (912) 525-3124 immediately.

Bentley should be considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.

Polite and Angela Johnson, 44, “were involved in a conversation with a man in an SUV near their residence on the 800 block of Elliott Street in west Savannah about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday,” police say.

The man produced a weapon and fired, striking the two victims. Both were transported to Memorial University Medical Center where Polite died and Johnson was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Crimestoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637). Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

A confidential Tip Line also is open directly to investigators at (912) 525-3124.

• Detectives are sorting out the details of a shooting that left one man dead in the Edgemore neighborhood of east Savannah Thursday night.

Antonio Terrell HeyAlbert Wayne ward, 21, was transported Pittman, 61, and to Memorial University Debra Elaine HadMedical Center where he dock, 57, were died after the 6:05 p.m. transported to shooting in the 1300 block Memorial Univerof East 55th Street. sity Medical Center Patrol officers found after the 6:41 p.m.

Maurice Bentley is sought him in the street when accident. they responded to a “shots MAIT continues fired” call. to investigate.

A 22-year-old Savannah man has been detained for • Rick Hall, a Chatham County questioning.

Sheriff ’s Department deputy charged with aggravated child molestation, • Two Greenville, NC, residents was denied bond and his case bound received serious injuries Saturday over to a Superior Court Judge. night when they walked in front of a Hall has been a deputy with the vehicle on MLK Jr. Boulevard.

Chatham Sheriff ’s Dept. since 1987.

Major Accident Investigation In June of 2013 he was assigned to Team (MAIT) officers of the SavanCourt Services, a position he also held nah-Chatham Metropolitan Police in 2007 when he was promoted to Department said the man and woman Lieutenant. were crossing MLK from east to west Hall also worked in an off duty staagainst the traffic light. They were tus in the Drug Court. struck by a Chevrolet Impala being driven south on MKL by a 35-yearGive anonymous crime tips to old Savannah man.

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During the 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney caught criticism for his proposed California home with parking on an upper floor, requiring a car elevator. Much more elaborate elevator access will be available in the new Porsche Design Tower near Miami (opening in 2016 and already 80 percent sold out, according to a December report by Slate.com). The 132 oceanside units (in square footage from 4,300 to 17,000 and in price from $5.3 million to $32.5 million) include glass-walled, elevator-accessed spaces for two or four cars (for people who would rather admire their Bugattis and Maseratis than the Atlantic Ocean).

Can’t Possibly Be True

• Equality Under Law: (1) In December, Fort Worth, Texas, judge Jean Boyd sentenced teenager Ethan Couch to probation with no jail time for drunkenly killing four people in a car crash apparently accepting Couch’s “defense” that his affluent, permissive childhood had taught him irresponsibility.

(WFAA-TV turned up a 2012 case in which Judge Boyd sentenced a 14-yearold black kid to prison for punching another boy who then fell, bumped his head and died.) (2) New York City prostitute murderer Rasheen Everett got a 29-year sentence in December, despite his lawyer’s “defense” that the victim was merely a transgendered prostitute. (“Shouldn’t (29-year

sentences) be reserved for people who small but dedicated group of patients, are guilty of killing certain (higher) and neither regulators in Texas (where classes of individuals?”) he is licensed) nor two juries (who • Tension over digital security is such turned back indictments against him) that an alarming disclosure made in have been able to stop him. FDA regu2004 (and largely ignored) can resurlators have been inconsistent toward face on a website in 2013 and appear him but appear to be gaining aggreseven more astonishing. At the height of siveness following recent inspections of the Cold War in the 1960s (and largely his facilities. (Dr. Burzynski manufacbecause of Pentagontures his own propriWhite House contentiousetary drugs, charging ness), “safeguards” were around $10,000 a installed to prevent rogue month to patients who generals from launchcan pay.) ing nuclear war on their happy own. What today would new Inexplicable be a “PIN” number was WEIRD! • One Rule Fits All: assigned to each missile, Jim Howe, father of two but Strategic Air Comchildren at South Cummand generals mocked the berland Elementary PINs by setting each one School in Crossville, to “00000000” - a code that Tenn., was handcuffed today would be ridiculed and briefly detained as naive. (Furthermore, by a sheriff ’s deputy in “00000000” was then writNovember after misten out on each missile’s takenly believing that instructions, according to he could walk his kids the former launch control home when class let out officer who disclosed it in at 2 p.m. Actually, the 2004.) school allows 2 p.m. departure only • Many medical professionals are for kids being picked up in cars; pupils certain that Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski, who leave on foot must wait until 2:35.

70, is a quack, treating cancer patients (Howe assumed that the waiting period with expensive, FDA-unapproved subwas only to protect young pedestrians stances, giving false hope to the terfrom pick-up traffic.) Deputy Avery minally ill and in some cases diverting Aytes said a rule is a rule and that if them from better-regarded treatments.

Howe failed to cooperate, he would be However, according to a December jailed.

USA Today investigation, Dr. Burzyn• David Friehling, who was identified ski enjoys enthusiastic support from a

as Bernard Madoff ’s accountant soon after Madoff ’s 2008 confession to running his notorious Ponzi scheme, provided evidence in November that a certain Madoff associate knew all along that Madoff was running bogus numbers on his books - testifying that he dutifully certified all such falsified documents that the associate showed him.

Friehling, who pleaded guilty in 2009 for his personal role in the scam, also revealed that somehow he had actually blown $4.3 million of his own money in the swindle (on behalf of his children and other family members).

• Overcompensation: Mr. Kelcey Nicholas, 28, was arrested, along with Lataura Jarrett, 21, in Mount Nebo, W.Va., in September and charged with having incestuous relations. Thus, West Virginia - a popular target for jokes about cultural tolerance for incest and inbreeding - appears to be boldly reversing course, since Jarrett is merely Nicholas’ step-daughter.

Unclear on the Concept

• Police finally arrested William Footman, 55, in October as the person who somehow managed to swipe inside-front-door mats from at least 37 New York City banks between March and May 2013. No money was ever taken, and some banks were slow to realize the thefts - unobservant that they had even had front-door mats in the first place. “I sell them to bodegas,” Footman said. “Their floors get wet.”

• Rodney Rotert of Tulsa, Okla., filed

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While many educators lament the mediocrity of American universities in encouraging study of science and engineering, U.S. colleges are surely among world leaders in one area: sensitivity to students questioning their gender. In the current school year, Bellevue (Wash.) College and Mills College (Oakland, Calif.) have offered students unprecedented choices of self-identification. “Male/female” is no longer useful at Bellevue, which offers “feminine, masculine, androgynous, gender neutral, transgender and other.” At Mills, students identify themselves as “agender, bigender, third-gender or gender-fluid,” and select the pronoun they wish to be referred to with (he or she or ze or sie or ve, or the agrammatical “they”).

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When a pickpocket shared a taxi ride with him recently in China’s Hunan province and somehow managed to lift Zou Bin’s iPhone, Zou was frightened that he had lost all of his beverage-industry business contacts and began text-messaging desperate pleas to the thief. Several days later, in the postal mail, Zou received a list of his contacts, apparently carefully copied from the phone, totaling 11 handwritten pages of names and numbers, and as the story broke on Chinese social media, the earnest thief was referred to as “the conscience of the (robbery) industry,” and compared to a member of the People’s Liberation Army as the model conscientious citizen that the Chinese should aspire to.

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(Rotert claims he bought the car legitimately, but he also changed the Vehicle Identification Number to obtain a false title.) Rotert said his legal claim, especially with the “current” VIN, is superior to the insurance company’s claim.

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I was in the Costco liquor section when I happened upon a locked display case with three bottles inside (one whisky, one cognac, one I can’t remember), each priced upwards of $2,500. I imagine anyone who bought and drank one of these would be heavily influenced by “buyer’s bias” regarding the actual taste of the product; still, I’d think the difference would be great enough that an average, uneducated drinker could pick out the ultra-expensive bottle from a $30 one in a blind test. What can science tell us about why an extremely high-quality and typically older alcohol would be so much more pleasant to drink, and thus much more valuable?

—Morton Christopher Science can tell us plenty about booze, Mort. However, the relevant discipline shifts as we rise in the price scale. At the low end, where we’re talking about beverages commonly drunk from paper bags, chemistry can easily demonstrate what separates rotgut from the decent stuff.

Above a certain point, however, we find more useful insight in psychology, if you take my meaning. The question is where that shift occurs.

In bitter moments I tend to say it’s around ten bucks a bottle, although having had a tasty if somewhat pricey Chateauneuf-du-Pape the other night I can see where you might objectively demonstrate that $100 was money well spent. But $2,500? Sorry, this is prima facie evidence of the madness of crowds.

With the exception of pure ethanol, alcoholic beverages are complex mixtures of chemicals derived from the raw materials plus the containers they’re aged and stored in. Variations in taste generally arise from differences in volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which readily vaporize at room temp when the container is

opened and give the brew, vintage, or what have you its characteristic smell — not the common term, particularly among wine enthusiasts, but let’s call a spade a spade.

The VOCs potentially found in alcoholic beverages make for a long list. Still, while we know in a general way which VOCs are associated with what taste, that’s a long way from saying we can detail with any confidence the chemical differences separating an award-winning beverage from an OK one.

In many cases these differences are minute. For example, the subtle taste of “greenness” in a Sauvignon Blanc, an undesirable quality in other varieties of wine, arises from methoxypyrazine compounds, detectable by humans in the parts per trillion. It’s surely also true that taste is a result of the interplay between multiple VOCs, some of which chemists have yet to identify. The best means of judging quality, therefore, remains the human nose and palate.

These make for an imperfect instrument. Nowhere is this more evident than in the world of wine tasting: • In 2005 judges at the California State Fair Wine Competition were unknowingly served certain wines three different times on different days.

Individual tasters‘ scores for the same wine varied widely, in some cases from 87 points (nothing special) to 95 (primo).

• In a blind tasting, 54 students in the wine program at the University of Bordeaux were tricked into perceiving a white wine as a red simply by adding food coloring to it.

Does that mean alleged differences in alcoholic beverages are BS? Depends on what you consider differences. When nonprofessional tasters were trained to use a standardized whisky-tasting vocabulary and then given samples of 40 blended Scotch whiskies, their assessments generally corresponded with the four categories of whisky being tested (deluxe, standard, cheap, and West Highland).

In a separate study, the four categories were themselves found to have distinctive chemical signatures. In other words, it was possible to sense broad variations in quality, and those variations had a chemical basis. CS By cecil adams

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“You may not have heard Meklit Hadero’s music before, but once you do, it’ll be tough to forget,” said National Public Radio. “Hadero’s sound is a unique blend of jazz, Ethiopia, the San Francisco art scene and visceral poetry; it paints pictures in your head as you listen.”

Indeed, her music seems to have been seeded by, among others, Ani DeFranco, Tracy Chapman, Nina Simone, Norah Jones and Regina Spektor. In another way, she is blindingly original. She often collaborates with visual arts in San Francisco, and has produced Earthbound, a “hip hop space opera” with two Ethiopian emcees. The world, I think, will soon discover her.

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scanning old photos and memorabilia from the early days of locally-made music here in town. I saw lots of people and some incredible vintage stuff. On Friday, Jan. 3, the group’s 30-foot bulletin board (it takes up half the Bean’s wallspace) will be unveiled.

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Four days later, the Graveface Roadshow takes to the highway, with the Stargazer Lillies and Ryan’s other freako musical project, Dreamend, joining the girls for a series of southeastern shows, followed by dates all over This Great Land (they’ll be playing SXSW in mid-March). Local and regional bands from the Graveface family will come and go along the way.

The Graveface Roadshow will finish up with a March 22 performance at Dollhouse here at home. So much more than a mere “show,” this will be the real, true, official Graveface Fest 2.

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next morrow): Kylesa (not remotely a Graveface act, but we’ll take it!), Casket Girls, Dreamend, Stargazer Lillies, Crazy Bag Lady, Blackrune and mumbledust.

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• Tickets go on sale Jan. 10 for a Johnny Mercer Theatre show from acoustic “neo soul” singer/songwriter Amos Lee April 18. Known initially for a fruitful professional collaboration with Norah Jones, Lee has a legion of famous fans, many of whom turn up singing duets on his records (try Sam Beam of Iron & Wine, Willie Nelson, Alison Krause, Patty Griffin and Lucinda Williams, for starters). CS

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For most of the past month, The Fifth Beatle, a vividly-illustrated graphic novel chronicling the rise and fall of star-crossed 1960s pop manager Brian Epstein, has sat at the top of the New York Times chart for Hardcover Graphic Books.

The closest competition includes graphic novel naturals like Batman and The Walking Dead.

The Fifth Beatle was written by Tony-winning Broadway producer Vivek Tiwary, who is currently adapting his Epstein story into a feature film.

Andrew Robinson drew and painted the 120-page book, which follows Epstein’s discovery of the raw young Beatles in a dingy Liverpool club, through their meteoric ascent to the mountaintop (through his machinations and tireless devotion continues on p. 18

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to them), to his tragic death from an overdose of prescription medication at the age of 32.

“It’s a very big story, but it’s also a little story,” says Robinson, whose portfolio includes Dusty Star, and covers for the likes of Superman, Starman, Hawkman, The JSA and King Conan.

“And the little story is very close to me. I’ve lost some really good friends who were in their 30s. Actually, three days before I read the script a good friend of mine passed away. So I had this emotional charge. I could take that pain and sadness, and put it into those parts of the story where I needed that emotion in there. I just felt close to Brian: I kind of understood some things that he was going through.”

Much of the book is focused on Epstein’s homosexuality. He wasn’t

just closeted, he was terrified of the world finding out (although his beloved Beatles knew, and accepted him). In those days, homosexuality was a crime in Great Britain, punishable by prison.

Just before his death in 1967, Epstein had paid off a brutish former lover who’d threatened to go public with the great impresario’s secret.

All of this was new to the 43-yearold Robinson, who was born and raised in St. Augustine, Florida, on his father’s potato farm.

Robinson had been a comic book geek until the age of 13, when skateboards and girls took over. But his love of drawing, and innate talent for characterization, drew him in 1989 to the nascent Savannah College of Art and Design. “The school was a lot smaller, and it seemed a lot more bohemian then,” Robinson

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Robinson married while still a student in Savannah.

Southern California now. That’s where he was when he was offered The Fifth Beatle. Vivek Tiwary’s agent knew Robinson’s agent.

“Working with Andrew Robinson was a gift,” Tiwary told us in an e-mail this week. “His talent speaks for itself — the art is simply breathtaking. And behind the scenes, Andrew works with a meticulous passion for research and detail that’s invaluable for a period piece like The Fifth Beatle.

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Robinson agrees that while it was Tiwary’s project, their work was indeed collaborative. “The dialogue was really rock solid,” he enthuses. “And that’s pretty much what I went by. But it came to me to decide how many panels on a page, what should be a double page spread, what should be really big and what should be small. I would choose camera angles and shots, and really took control of the book visually.

“We still worked together, where I’d do a breakdown and show Vivek what I had planned for the page. And nine times out of 10, he was on board with what I wanted to do.”

Of course, the Beatles’ story is one of the most frequently-told in contemporary showbiz. From the start, Robinson wanted to bring a fresh approach to its depiction.

“There are two processes you could use for the story,” he explains. “One being you just copy famous photographs, to get that realistic look of the Beatles. But then you’re limited to other people’s photographs, and that’s stuff that everybody’s already seen.

“The other mode is to try to find your own way of representing these icons of pop culture. And that’s a bit more freeing.

“It was a struggle, and there were certain pages where I just had to redraw their faces, erase and draw and erase and draw, till I finally got something that was right. And fit my visual language.” CS

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recalls. “A bit more artsy, you know — a lot of patchouli and hippies, that kind of thing.”

Those were also the days when SCAD’s historic preservation — buying up empty buildings and refurbishing them into thriving college facilities — was beginning to revitalize the largely shuttered downtown area.

Following a break in his junior year — he served in the Army Reserves during Operation Desert Storm — Robinson graduated from SCAD in 1993. “There wasn’t a major for sequential art at that time, so I was majoring in illustration,” he says. “The last year of school, I had a few electives just to finish out my program, and so I took Comic Book 1 and 2. Those were the only classes in sequential art that the school offered at the time.”

Through a school friend who was already working professionally with Dark Horse Comics, Robinson — who’d married and became a father around the same time he graduated — began to find employment.

“I just wanted to work,” he says. “I wasn’t really picky. Comics were really changing at that time. There was more of a variety of stories. Of course, now it’s really blown up to a huge array of genres and stuff. But there was plenty of work there. It was also a chance to use your imagination and create your own stuff.

“And with the gaming stuff there was more than just pen and ink work.

You could paint. Eventually I got into painting covers at DC Comics.”

Robinson and his family live in

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Imagine, if you will, a bubbly, red-haired Disney heroinetype who looks like wide-eyed Ariel from The Little Mermaid, and speaks with the guile-less optimism of Amy Adams’ Giselle in Enchanted.

Meet Corinna Rezzelle, 25, who earned a BFA in theater from SCAD, and a teaching certificate from AASU, and has now opened a children’s theater and school called the Jewel Conservatory.

The Augusta native came here to learn how to train horses, and wound up acting, and doing hair and

makeup, in Little Theatre and Savannah Actor’s Theatre productions.

Among them: Dangerous Liaisons, Pippin and Urinetown the Musical.

She also sang opera with the Savannah Philharmonic Chorus.

After her SCAD graduation, Rezzelle spent a year with the Georgia Ensemble Theatre in Atlanta. She was,

primarily, the professional company’s wig stylist.

“Their education director thought I was a Disney princess,” Rezzelle explains, laughing at the memory.

“She said ‘You’d be awesome with children …. Here, teach this class.’

And that’s how I started teaching.”

To her utter shock and delight, she loved it. “Kids see things differently than grown-ups do,” says Rezzelle.

“And after being a jaded person who went to art school, it was nice to see how refreshing it is to see when a kid looks at a play and says ‘Oh my

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school. ‘Mainly, my big pull right now is from elementary schools,’ Rezzelle notes, “because they don’t have music and drama programs.”

This week, Jan. 6 and 7, she’s holding open auditions for an adult theater company — “theater by adults for children” — for an adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs destined for area school performances. Actors are asked to prepare a short (1 minute or less) comedic monologue, and be prepared to cold read from the script Shows will be held March 6-22, Thursday-Saturdays, some days with multiple performances. And it’s a paid gig, folks.

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Back home in Augusta, Corinna Rezzelle’s entire family was involved in theater. “I hated it growing up, because I didn’t want to become like my parents,” she says. “Of course.”

However, if there’s a lesson to be learned from dozens of Disney movies, “You can’t get away from who you are,” Rezzelle says. “So I have to do theater. It’s what I do.” CS

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goodness, I can do this!’ And when they do their first play, it’s magic.” She then taught at Georgia’s Pace Academy Summer Camp before coming back to Savannah.

Even the most starry-eyed Disney screenwriter couldn’t make up what happened next. “It was,” Rezzelle says, “the most bizarre Kismet thing. I was applying to grad schools, and I got accepted at NYU. That was the plan, I was going to be moving to New York this summer. And my funding fell through. I can’t afford New York!

“So then I applied to the education program at Armstrong, and I took classes all spring and summer. And that’s why I’m here.” New York, she says, can and will wait.

Located in a converted storefront in Rincon, the Jewel Conservatory offers “process-based” theater classes, covering multiple aspects of the theatrical experience, for children ages 4 to 17.

Each session — taught by Rezzelle herself — is 10 weeks long.

Many of her students, she says, are homeschooled; some come from the YMCA, where she taught — with great success — before opening her

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Add it to the list of First World Problems, but when Soho South Café closed its doors this fall, there was much chagrin among the ladies who lunch.

Fortunately for the deprived, the closure was temporary. After 17 years at the corner of Liberty and Whitaker, former owners Bill and Bonnie Retsas had relinquished the reigns of their restaurant to Daniel Reed Hospitality, the group behind ultra-hip hangouts Local11Ten and Public. The new proprietors shuttered the space under

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It may not rank up there with global hunger or the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, but the loss of one of Savannah’s loveliest midday meal spots was a real issue. Where else can a person linger amongst fabulous art over a grilled three-cheese sandwich and bowl of that delectable tomato bisque?

a shroud of secrecy and recently revealed their revamped version of Soho South Café in December.

From the looks of the crowded hostess station on a Wednesday afternoon, the ladies who lunch are delighted to be back.

“What people liked about the old place is that it was so comfortable and consistent,” says general manager Tess Riter.

“We really tried to keep the idea and put in our own style.”

That doesn’t mean there aren’t some

Comfortable and consistent: “We really tried to keep the idea and put it in our own style,” general manager Tess Riter says.

sweeping aesthetic changes. Gone are the kitchsy indoor umbrellas and cluttered bookcases that evoked a day at your grandmother’s beach house.

Ditto for the mannequin suspended from the ceiling. Creative director Robby Perkins, the design prodigy behind the sleek modern redesign of Local11Ten’s Perch rooftop bar, clearly tailored the update around the raw potential of this former historic gas station.

Now glowing with natural light, the space is embraced by exposed trusses

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The decor may be different, but executive chef Brandy Williamson has made but a few minor changes to the menu.

and distressed brick walls, sparingly decorated with reclaimed window frames and a selection of sweeping canvasses by local artist Alexandro Santana. Roll-up garage doors give a chic industrial vibe, balanced by feminine touches of woven baskets and dried flowers.

The effect is in keeping with the Retsas’ original theme of New York City bohemia-meets-Southern hospitality. Grandma’s quirky collection of mismatched tables and chairs remain, though they’re now dappled with sunlight coming through a series of square skylights (were those really there all along?!) The dining room feels at once fresh and familiar, overseen by the dashing presence of a giant subway clock.

“People tell us how glad they are that we kept the clock. It’s actually new,” laughs Riter. “But it’s a pretty great compliment that the design seems so seamless.”

Also minimally interrupted is the menu. Executive chef Brandy Williamson has made a few minor changes but has thankfully remained loyal to the original offerings of casual, Southern-inspired cuisine

peppered with signature delicious quirks: There are those who travel thousands of miles just for the Andalusian Rice & Chicken Salad, featuring a mountain of organic chicken flavored with tomato-pesto mayo, roasted peppers, green peas and raisins. The sweet-and-savory Monte Cristo — loaded with ham, turkey, bacon and topped with powdered sugar and strawberry sauce — continues to be the stuff of legend. Forever popular is the aforementioned Soho Combo, a perfectly grilled cheese and a bowl of tomato bisque soup.

If those in your party are hankering for more than quiches, salads and sweets, heartier appetites will find satisfaction in the grass-fed burger and the club croissant. Most lunch entrees run around ten bucks and include a side, though you’ll pay an extra $1.50 for a cup of that famous soup. Soho’s Sunday brunch, served 11a.m.-2 p.m., remains a Savannah institution.

Perhaps the most dramatic change to this favorite lunch spot is the addition of dinner. Open Thursday-Saturdays for now, the offerings include bistro-style steak, grilled pork loin, a traditional Lowcountry boil and

lunch menu favorites. Entrées are in the pricier range but still reasonable at $11-$24, and the Grilled Head-On North Carolina River Trout just might develop its own devoted following.

Also new is a full-service bar up front. Attentive mixologists serve up a mouth-watering array of original libations, including the Vicious Circle (rye whiskey, vermouth, pineapple juice and peach bitters) and the dangerously delicious Savannah Mint Julep (a concoction of fresh muddled mint leaves, rye, cognac and peach liqueur.)

Best of all, the once-verboten parking lot on the side of the building is now open for customers. It’s a privately-supervised, pay-at-the-ticketmachine type of deal, and take heed: Just because it’s not owned by the city doesn’t mean you won’t get towed.

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This SC brewery wins 2013 YEAR-END LISTS are a dime a dozen and when it comes to ranking something as subjective as the complex flavors of beer, usually worthless.

One man’s holy grail is another man’s drain pour.

But as I started the task of assembling my personal favorites from 2013, one brewery kept coming up: Westbrook.

Located just outside downtown Charleston in nearby Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Westbrook Brewing Co. is a short drive from downtown Savannah. Luckily, its production and distribution gains have made finding Westbrook bottles at local store shelves and bar taps much easier in the past calendar year, allowing you to save money on gas and spend those savings on more beer.

It’s no secret among local beer aficionados that Westbrook produces a quality product. Its IPA (the standardbearing style when judging most American breweries) is extremely well regarded and the White Thai (a refreshing witbier brewed with lemongrass and ginger) has become one of my year-round go-to beers. But 2013 is the year the rest of the world discovered the brewery, and excitement for what comes next is reaching greater heights.

Westbrook is receiving a lot of welldeserved press in year-end best-of lists for its “Gose.” The sour wheat beer style was almost extinct when a few innovative breweries began to tinker with the format with varying degrees of success. Westbrook’s “Gose” is low in ABV (alcohol by volume), tangy and salty.

An acquired taste for sure, but it makes for an interesting thirst quencher, and seems designed specifically to combat our local heat. For most breweries, crafting a gose would be seen as an experimental niche beer, limited in availability to appease a few interested patrons. In stark contrast, Westbrook began canning it

and making it a member of its regularly rotating offerings. Gutsy decisions like these make beer fans love Westbrook.

“One Claw” was released in March 2013 and combines malted rye with a variety of hops to produce a fresh, grassy and citrusy flavor with a powerful and welcome bitterness at the finish. Also available in cans, it’s a rare beer that’s just as practical to throw in a cooler for camping or boating as well as sipping from a tulip glass at an upscale tasting event. Although a new release, Westbrook has already elevated it to year-round availability.

2013 has seen the further development of Westbrook’s well-regarded “Bearded Farmer” series with “Thomas,” “McCollough” and “Taylor” honoring local farmers with uniquely flavored saisons. The hops, malts and yeast strains are tweaked with each iteration, creating a new but related product, ripe for side-by-side tastings.

You can’t talk about Westbrook without mentioning “Mexican Cake.”

It was re-released in limited quantities to the delight of craft beer drinkers who crave a bit of spice with their stout. This is a serious beer at 10.5% ABV and aged with cocoa nibs, vanilla beans, cinnamon sticks and fresh habanero peppers. The taste is phenomenal, and while this year’s seemed slightly different from previous versions, those changes may have made an amazing beer even better.

“Citrus Ninja Exchange” also came

back for 2013, and when bottles showed up in Savannah, they quickly disappeared. The double IPA is a hoppy grapefruit bomb backed up with more subtle sweet orange and lemon flavors and finishing smooth with a slight tartness. It currently has an “outstanding” 94/100 rating on BeerAdvocate.com, which from those highbrow reviewers is no small feat.

Coming in just at the end of the year was Westbrook’s 3rd anniversary beer, “Orange Bliss.” The imperial stout lives up to its name with bushel loads of deep orange flavor, enveloped with sweet chocolate and roasted malts. That roastiness evokes coffee and burned sugar, the perfect combination to craft the beer equivalent of an orange truffle.

While I’ve taken the time to mention my favorite Westbrook’s 2013 offerings in depth, I’ve barely scratched the surface of this year’s output. Other standouts from the brewery in 2013 included “Udderly Milk Stout” (a low ABV, easy to drink milk stout), “Tripel Magee” (a traditional, boozy Belgian tripel) and “Weisse Weisse Baby” (their take on another often ignored style, the Berliner Weissbier).

Like the rest of the beer world, I’m eagerly anticipating what’s next from Westbrook Brewing Co., while at the same time, happy to look back on a year of amazing beers. Of course, having a few “Mexican Cakes” aging in my cellar makes the wait all the sweeter. cs

An acquired taste, but it seems designed specifically to combat our local heat

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Organized to coincide with Castle’s 80th birthday.

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Paintings by Raymond Gaddy — Recent representa-

tional works by Savannah based painter Raymond Gaddy. Artist’s reception, Sun. Jan. 5, 1-3pm. Jan. 1-31. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn Street.

Woven and Quilted Intersections — An exhibition

featuring photo quilts by Abigail Kokai, natural materials basket sculpture by Donna Ireton and hand-dyed story quilts

by Julie Havens Rittmeyer. Benefiting Hospice Savannah. Free and open to the public. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr.

First Friday Art March — Open houses, new

exhibitions, and familyfriendly activities at this monthly Friday night art gallery hop in SoFo (South of Forsyth). Visit the Indie Arts Market on De Soto Ave. Ride your bike on the Bike Scavenger Hunt. artmarchsavannah.com

Continuing 1st Art Exhibition and Sale — Works created in

the City of Savannah’s classes and workshops during 2013, featuring over 200 works created by thirty-five students and instructors. Ceramic platters, bowls, vases, boats, jewelry, watercolor paintings, hand-cut paper constructions and more.

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Contemporary Southern Landscape — The unique

landscape of the South is the subject of this exhibition of work by a wide range of artists, media, and styles. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

Curious Creatures and Terrible Tales — Michael

Mahaffey’s detailed handmade stencils and spray paint on canvas, wood and paper. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St.

Exhibition by Diana Al-Hadid — Large-scale gypsum

and metal sculptures, small bronzes and drawings inspired by Italian and Northern Renaissance painting, Gothic architecture and Hellenistic sculpture. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Works created at City of Savannah workshops are on display at Gallery S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St.; this is by Mary Bass The Ghost Within — New

works on paper by SCAD alumna Blanche Nettles Powers. Arnold Hall, 1810 Bull St.

Ice or Salt — Iconic and re-

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Leonardo Drew: Selected Works — Elaborate ab-

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New York Accents — An exhibition of visual art, decorative and fine art objects from Telfair Museums’ permanent collection dating from the early 19th century to the present, exploring the rich influence of New York on Savannah. Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard St. Allure of the Near East: Treasures From the Huntington Museum of Art’s Touma Collection — Ex-

Paintings by Cait Willis —

Paintings that interpret visual constructs gleaned from television and computer screen anomalies.

Indigo Sky Community Gallery, 915 Waters Ave.

Pierre Gonnord: Portraying the South — A new

series of commissioned photographs by French photographer Pierre Gonnord. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the death of Nobel Prizewinning author William Faulkner, the artist conducted a three-month residency in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Reconstruction — A site-

specific, commissioned painting installation by Adam Cvijanovic. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

SCAD ‘Small Works’ sales exhibition — Original

pieces by SCAD students, professors, alumni and staff, showcasing a wide range of styles and media.

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Fireworks and bombs The best and worst films of 2013 by matt brunson | myeahmatt@gmail.com

It ain’t over till the fat lady — or Llewyn Davis — sings.

It’s no secret that Hollywood studios tend to hold most of their toptier titles until the end of the year, when they’ll remain fresher in the minds of Oscar voters. But usually, they sprinkle enough seeds of quality cinema throughout the year so that there’s always something worth catching.

The options for 2013, however, proved especially limiting: The spring season was more barren than usual, the summer found barely any of the heavily hyped titles living up to expectations, and the early fall offered little of value. But just when it seemed as if 2013 would be a complete writeoff, along came a healthy sampling of choice films, two of which earned my only four-star ratings of the year.

Admittedly, I saw less titles in 2013 than at any point since college lo those many years ago - 110 movies, as opposed to my usual range of 125-175 - and that might have made the year seem even punier. With the major studios cutting back on advance screenings (and my time to play catch-up more limited than ever), this might continue to be a problem. Of course, skipping certain flicks (especially sequels) that pretty much were

guaranteed not to impress me also contributed to the low total - and, yes, I’m thinking of you, Grown Ups 2 and The Hangover Part III. Here, then, are my picks for the 10 best movies of 2013, followed by 10 worthy runner-ups, other assorted superlatives, and one final look at the worst films I endured over the past 12 months.

The 10 Best

1. Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel & Ethan Coen). The best picture of 2013. To many folks, this will feel like minor Coen (Raising Arizona, A Serious Man) as opposed to major Coen (No Country for Old Men, Fargo), and to each their own. But a Coen classic is a Coen classic regardless of its stardriven status or its thematic reach, and I expect this gem will only grow in stature over time. As Llewyn Davis, a Greenwich Village folk singer who spends a week in 1961 looking for that big break even as he concurrently looks for couches on which to crash, Oscar Isaac nicely underplays his role, daring to make Llewyn unlikable while also daring us not to root for this complex, talented jerk.

2. American Hustle (David O. Russell). From The Great Gatsby to Spring Breakers, from Michael Bay to Martin Scorsese, many films and filmmakers spent 2013 examining the notions of success and excess, consumerism and capitalism. The blue chip among these cinematic commodities is far and away David O. Russell’s exuberant American beauty, which ostensibly centers on the Abscam scandal but is more interested in throwing a great party complete with catchy tunes, scintillating conversations and a guest list that includes some of Hollywood’s most talented A-listers.

3. 12 Years A Slave (Steve McQueen). If Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, in which Jamie Foxx’s former slave blows away human vermin left and right, is the fantasy most of us wanted, then Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, an adaptation of Solomon Northup’s 1853 memoir, provides the reality many of us still refuse to absorb. As slave owners of differing temperaments, Michael Fassbender and Benedict Cumberbatch present two looks at the banality of evil, yet it’s the work

by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Northup and

Lupita Nyong’o as the tragic Patsey that most sears the movie into our memories.

4. Stoker (Chan-wook Park).

There’s no doubt that Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt was an influence on this film about a teenage girl (Mia Wasikowska) and her mysterious Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode). As much a startling coming-of-age saga as a portrait of a psychologically damaged family, this emits a Gothic chill that’s almost tangible, and the use of the Nancy Sinatra-Lee Hazlewood hit “Summer Wine” during one scene is brilliant.

5. The Past (Asghar Farhadi). The first of three foreign-language features on this list, this French import hails from Iranian writer-director Asghar Farhadi, whose A Separation wowed critics and the Academy a couple of years ago. This one’s just as compelling, with Berenice Bejo (The Artist) cast as a woman whose estranged Iranian husband (Ali Mosaffa) only returns to France to sign the divorce papers but instead gets caught up in all manner of family turmoil.

6. Dallas Buyers Club (Jean-Marc Vallee). Matthew McConaughey caps

and Ryan Reynolds (strictly DOA) play otherworldly law officers.

Stoker

5. Beautiful Creatures. Sparkly vampires suddenly look very appealing when compared to the Gothic witches on display in this dreary adaptation of yet another Young Adult novel. Emma Thompson has never been worse, while Jeremy Irons resists the urge to have the producers sign his paycheck even as the cameras are rolling on him. off a great two-year stretch in films (Magic Mike, Mud and more) with a career-best performance as Ron Woodroof, a homophobic Texas good ole boy who, at the dawn of the 1980s AIDS crisis, learns that he has tested positive for the HIV virus. Ignore the backlash bores: This is a potent piece about an equal-opportunity disease that leaves no one unharmed.

7. Before Midnight (Richard Linklater). The Lord of the Rings of the art-house set, this life-affirming series concludes (or continues?) with this often enchanting, occasionally testy third chapter (following 1995’s Before Sunrise and 2004’s Before Sunset) in the lives of Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy). Like its predecessors, this is an ode to both the European lifestyle and the English language.

8. The Hunt (Thomas Vinterberg).

It’s a testament to the many great performances in this year’s movies that Mads Mikkelsen’s turn in The Hunt can’t quite crack my Top 5 (see below). He’s superb in this powerful Danish release about a kindergarten teacher who has to contend with persecution and hypocrisy after he’s falsely accused of sexually abusing a little girl.

9. Blue is the Warmest Color (Abdellatif Kechiche). Come for the lesbianism, stay for the humanism. The NC-17 rating for its lengthy lovemaking scenes; the three-hour running time; the post-release feud between director and stars - whatever one thinks of these extremities and/or unpleasantries, the film itself is a fierce and honest drama about a French teenager (Adele Exarchopoulos, just fantastic) discovering, exploring and understanding her own sexuality.

10. Prisoners (Denis Villeneuve).

An AMBER Alert writ large, this exemplary thriller uses the queasy notion of missing children as a starting point for its exploration of several issues that aren’t black and white but instead rot away inside a malodorous area of gray. As the father and the detective approaching the case from different vantage points, Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal offer a nice contrast in rugged determination.

The Next 10 (Honorable Mentions, In Preferential Order): Blackfish; Enough Said; Fruitvale Station; Don Jon; Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself; Nebraska; Gravity; Star Trek Into Darkness; Short Term 12; The Kings of Summer Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club; Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave; Bruce Dern, Nebraska; Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis; Christian Bale, American Hustle Best Actress: Adele Exarchopoulos, Blue Is the Warmest Color; Amy Adams, American Hustle; Cate Blanchett; Blue Jasmine; Tryne Dirholm, Love Is All You Need; Sandra Bullock, Gravity Best Supporting Actor: John Goodman, Inside Llewyn Davis; Bradley Cooper, American Hustle; James Gandolfini, Enough Said; Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club; Daniel Bruhl, Rush Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave; Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine; Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now; Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle; June Squibb, Nebraska

The 10 Worst 1. Movie 43. For the second consecutive year, this list is topped by a juvenile effort that wallows in potty humor without adding any fresh or witty spin to its supposedly shocking material. In 2012, it was Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie; this time, it’s a train wreck that somehow lured top talent (Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts, Terrence Howard and a couple dozen more) to appear in vignettes involving a man with testicles on his neck, a woman obsessed with her boyfriend’s “poop,” and other episodes of sheer desperation.

2. A Good Day to Die Hard. The Die Hard sequel nobody demanded, this awful action flick is most offensive for the manner in which it has transformed John McClane (again played by Bruce Willis) from a likable, sympathetic Everyman in the classic 1988 original to an arrogant, insufferable prick in this ugly, xenophobic entry.

3. Paranoia. The year’s worst movie? Look above. The year’s most soul-crushingly boring movie? Look no more. Even with Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman in the cast (albeit in slumming mode), this technoturkey about a knucklehead (Liam Hemsworth) caught in the world of cellphone intrigue (you read that right) is about as thrilling as a busy signal.

4. R.I.P.D. An endurance test masquerading as a motion picture, this was second only to The Lone Ranger as the summer’s biggest financial bomb. Even that Johnny Depp dud is easier to take than this Men in Black rip-off in which Jeff Bridges (even more unintelligible than in True Grit)

6. After Earth. It was a busy year for end-of-the-world entries, and this stillborn drama from M. Night Shyamalan is clearly the worst. Producerstar Will Smith fails to make son-star Jaden Smith into a leading man, suggesting Pop would have been better off buying the kid a new computer or Xbox instead of his very own motion picture.

7. Paradise. Diablo Cody wrote and directed this embarrassing yarn about a devout but damaged Christian (bland Julianne Hough) who leaves her Montana home in order to experience decadent Las Vegas.

Packed with lifeless characters and painful dialogue, this toothless film makes Sin City look about as menacing as Sesame Street.

8. Oz the Great and Powerful. The first of two Top 10 commercial blockbusters to make this list, this portrait of plasticity clearly lacks a brain, a heart and even a smidgen of courage to break away from the generic, one-size-fits-all brand of big-budget filmmaking.

9. Gangster Squad. This dim-witted cross between The Untouchables and L.A. Confidential, starring a miscast Sean Penn as a ‘40s mobster, is one of roughly 800 movies this year that claimed to be based on a true story; instead, it proves to be about as believable as The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas.

10. Man of Steel. Probably the most misguided superhero saga ever produced, turning the title character (dully played by Henry Cavill) into an ineffectual hero, transforming Lois Lane (Amy Adams) into a wallflower, and reimagining Pa Kent (Kevin Costner) as nothing less than a brooding psychopath. CS

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As one of the few female characters in this testosterone zone, rising Australian actress Margot Robbie holds her own as Belfort’s quickly disillusioned wife, and there’s a nice nibble of a role for Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley as her aunt. The only actor who fails to make much of an impression is Jean Dujardin, who won the Best Actor Oscar a couple of years ago for The Artist.

Stripped of his voice, he carried that silent film with his charm; here, he gets to deliver dialogue as a Swiss bank manager, but it’s a colorless role, and he’s drowned out by all the cacophony in this ambitious but overbaked movie.

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THE WOLF OF WALL STREET OOP

While David O. Russell is managing to outScorsese Scorsese with American Hustle, the real Martin Scorsese isn’t taking the movie season off; instead, he’s back with The Wolf of Wall Street, an adaptation (by Terence Winter) of Jordan Belfort’s memoirs about his success during the 1990s as a crooked stockbroker whose wealth was matched only by his hubris.

While this is the weakest of the five collaborations between Scorsese and his star player Leonardo DiCaprio, that’s not putting any of the blame on the actor’s shoulders. He’s sensational as Belfort, who rises from an eager Wall Street newcomer to a whiz kid great at the shady sale to a millionaire whose bad habits and bad deeds mean he’s primed for a fall. Like American Hustle (as well as many other 2013 titles, including DiCaprio’s The Great Gatsby), the film is a look at American success and excess, a tale of unchecked consumerism and capitalism, but it feels like it’s late to the party. Its Wall Street setting makes it more familiar than other recent films in this vein, and there’s little here that expands on corporate raider Gordon Gekko’s mantra (in Oliver Stone’s 1987 Wall Street) that “Greed ... is good.”

Creatively, it’s a step back for Scorsese: Replace the violence in his gangster flicks with the copious nudity here, and it doesn’t feel like the needle’s moved much.

Yet because it’s a work from this master moviemaker, it looks great, and it features a few powerhouse scenes. Mostly, though, it’s showcases some terrific acting. On the heels of his impeccable work in Mud and Dallas Buyers Club, Matthew McConaughey hits a homer in his brief appearance as Belfort’s mentor, who insists that booze, drugs and frequent masturbation are the chief requisites for a successful career on Wall Street. As Belfort’s best friend and, alternately, worst nightmare, Jonah Hill basically plays the standard Jonah Hill character, albeit in a larger-than-life manner - strangely, it works.

American Hustle

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Is it fair to David O. Russell to call American Hustle the best Martin Scorsese film Martin Scorsese never made? Deliriously alive on screen, with an energy that’s often electrifying, it’s a movie that in its best moments recalls Scorsese’s gangster classic GoodFellas, with a bit of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights thrown in to sweeten the pot. Russell, who’s been on a recent tear with such Oscar heavies as Silver Linings Playbook and The Fighter, has stepped up his game even further here, and whether he swiped Scorsese’s own playbook ultimately doesn’t matter, as he does enough on his own to justify his increasingly elevated standing among contemporary American directors.

A wink-wink disclaimer at the start makes note of the fact that, while this is based on a true story, much of it didn’t really unfold as it does on the screen.

The film uses as its anchor the Abscam sting operation that took place in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when the FBI managed to nab several politicians on charges of bribery. The bureau employed a con man named Melvin Weinberg to assist in prepping the investigation, and that’s where Christian Bale comes in. He plays Irving Rosenfeld, the fictionalized version of Weinberg. In a fantastic opening scene, we watch as Irving

patiently and meticulously gets his comb-over (complete with fake puff of hair) just right, signaling that this will be a movie in which surface appearances count for a lot but can just as easily be wrecked (as happens to that comb-over).

Irving works alone on his cons, but that changes after he meets and falls for Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams), whose classiness and sex appeal allow him to succeed like never before.

But zealous FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper) manages to bust Sydney, which enables him to blackmail the couple: Snag some bad guys for the agency and the lovebirds can walk away. It sounds like a sweet deal, but it grows increasingly complicated as it progresses, with Richie electing to go after bigger game, Irving worrying about his new friendship with a beloved Jersey mayor (Jeremy Renner) and Irving’s unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) threatening to gum up the works.

There’s more - so much more - and it’s all delivered by Russell and his co-writer Eric Singer in a manner that feels free-flowing but is actually tightly scripted.

The entire cast is superb - Bale’s baleful glares at Richie and exasperated ones at Rosalyn suggest he might have had a place in silent cinema - although it’s the ladies who take top honors.

Adams, generally cast as sweet, soulful women (see the upcoming Her for the most recent example), gets to be sexy, smart, duplicitous and even piteous, and she nails every facet of this fascinating character. As for Lawrence, she continues her big-screen conquest, building on her triumphs with a hysterical (in both senses of the word) turn as a blowsy wife who fancies herself the heroine of this sordid saga. The scene in which she and Irving argue over a newfangled device called a “science oven” that’s a microwave to you and me - is a keeper, and if the film’s a hit, then “science oven” might be the most bandied-around movie catchphrase since “I drink your milkshake.”

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A sequel that’s better than the original? I don’t know how to put this, but that’s kind of a big deal. While many folks have loved 2004’s Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy from day one, I trashed it upon its original release, only re-evaluating it years later after countless friends who likewise dissed it assured me it was better on a second viewing. They were right: The laughs suddenly seemed more smart-stupid and less stupid-stupid, and the lunkheaded protagonists were easier to take this time around. Happily, there’s no lag time when it comes to enjoying Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, as this one’s a champ right out the gate.

Newscasters Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) are now married and have a young son, but things turn sour when the network head (the first of many amusing cameos) promotes Veronica to the national desk and fires Ron. This leads Ron to a drunken gig at SeaWorld (an icky and unfortunate partnership for the studio and the film, given that heinous organization’s inhumane treatment of animals; see the excellent documentary Blackfish), but it’s not long before he’s offered the chance to serve as an anchor for the world’s first 24-hour news network - a concept that Ron declares is the stupidest idea he’s ever heard. But he takes the job, assembling his old team in the process: sportscaster Champ Kind (David Koechner), weatherman Brick Tamland (Steve Carell) and newshound Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd).

As these jokers attempt to make it in the brave new world of aroundthe-clock news, Ferrell and director Adam McKay, sharing screenplay duties, manage to inject their tale with jabs at numbing media saturation, crooked Australian moguls and sensationalism passed off as real news.

None of these are exactly fresh subjects - 1987’s Broadcast News expertly tackled that last-named in one single sequence - but it demonstrates that there’s subtext here for anyone who wants to look. But, of course, who really wants to look? Comedy is king here, and much of Anchorman 2 is uproarious, from a great bit involving scorpions and bowling balls to an outdoor skirmish like in the first film,

only with more guest appearances (Oscar winners, A-listers, TV stars; it’s an embarrassment of riches).

Carell steals the show as the thickas-a-brick Brick - his character is even romantically paired with an equally dense woman played by Kristen Wiig - but really, everyone gets into the spirit of silliness, and some of them even manage to stay classy while doing so.

SAVING MR. BANKS

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The beloved 1964 film version of author P.L. Travers’ Mary Poppins finds the title character (played by Julie Andrews) describing herself as “practically perfect in every way.” It’s almost guaranteed that some modern-day quote whore will serve up a blurb to the studio’s ad department describing Saving Mr. Banks with those exact words, but don’t believe it for one moment.

Saving Mr. Banks is pleasant for much of its running time - at least the sections that follow how, in 1961, Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) finally succeeded in his 20-year attempt to get Travers (Emma Thompson) to meet with him to discuss bringing her novel Mary Poppins to the big screen.

Travers had spent two decades refusing to allow her cherished character to become cheapened in a Hollywood production, but with her finances growing tight, she has little choice but to at least entertain the possibility of a motion picture adaptation.

Yet as soon as she sets foot in Los Angeles, she becomes impossible, and Disney and his Poppins partners, scripter Don DaGradi (Bradley Whitford) and composers Richard and Robert Sherman (the enjoyable tag team of Jason Schwartzman and B.J. Novak), do everything in their power to please her. Yet her demands in terms of the film version (for which she has yet to sign over the rights) are tough ones: no Dick Van Dyke, no animation, no songs and - why not?

- nothing colored red in the entire production. Yet as history has proven, the film did get made, it was a huge critical and commercial success, and Disney and Travers allowed all their differences to melt away and lived happily ever after.

Or so the film would have one believe - in truth, Travers was so offended by the movie and by Disney’s treatment of her that she refused

to ever do business with him again.

Of course, this wouldn’t be an apt ending for a cheery holiday release produced by - you guessed it - Walt Disney Pictures, so the sour notes are relegated to the distant past, in the flashback sequences that show Travers as a young girl (played by Annie Rose Buckley) living in Australia with a loving but alcoholic father (Colin Farrell) and a weak-spirited mother (Ruth Wilson).

Thompson is fine as the persnickety author, but the one-note nature of the part hardly makes it a stretch for the actress. And Hanks is suitably avuncular as everyone’s Uncle Walt, though it’s hard for him to disappear in the role of so familiar a person.

After all, Disney was more camerafriendly than any studio mogul in history - and not just because he hosted over 300 episodes of The Wonderful World of Disney - and it’s easier to believe Hanks saving Private Ryan than saving Mr. Banks.

NEBRASKA

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It’s Alexander Payne to the rescue, as the director of Sideways and The Descendants has provided Bruce Dern with one of the meatiest roles of his long career in Nebraska.

Working from a script by Bob Nelson, Payne has allowed the actor to recapture the spotlight, and he responds with an excellent performance of the lived-in kind, free of artifice and making no plays for audience sympathy or understanding. If we respond charitably toward his ornery, infuriating and not particularly pleasant character, it’s only because we determine it’s the right thing to do, not because of any showboat softening on Dern’s part.

This cantankerous coot, Woody Grant, has spent his life complacently — even at times unhappily — married to the outspoken Kate (a hilarious June Squibb), serving as a poor father to his now-grown sons David (Will Forte, wisely taking a break from awful comedies) and Ross (Bob Odenkirk) and drowning himself in the bottle whenever possible. Now a senior citizen who might have a touch of Alzheimer’s about him, he’s motivated to get off the couch because he believes he won a million dollars and wants to head from his Billings, Montana home to Lincoln, Nebraska to pick it up. He didn’t win anything,

of course — he merely received one of those sweepstakes scam letters used to hawk magazine subscriptions — but he won’t hear of it, convinced that the cash is being kept for him at the company’s Lincoln headquarters.

Once it becomes apparent that he’s going to keep wandering off with the intent of hoofing it until he drops, David finally decides to drive the old man himself.

Nebraska is reminiscent of Payne’s 2002 film About Schmidt, in which another deeply flawed individual (played by Jack Nicholson) embarks on a road trip in which he never quite discovers enough about himself or others like he should. Yet it also stirs memories of Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show: Like that 1971 classic, this new film is also shot in black and white (by Phedon Papamichael), a creative decision that serves to make the landscapes even more stark and the characters’ lives even more drab.

Indeed, it’s the film’s universal truths — among them the constant splintering and rebuilding of familial relations, the open road as an openended metaphor, and the need for continued purpose and relevance as one grows older — that makes Nebraska less a movie involving a specific state and more a film evoking a specific state of mind.

THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY

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The new version of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is something of a queer duck, a movie that may be about life and love and hopes and dreams but feels like it was written by a computer program. Ben Stiller (who also directed) plays our man Walter, a lowly magazine employee who has a habit of zoning out at any given moment, whereupon his imagination takes over and he sees himself as a heroic and dashing figure coming to the rescue of his sweet-natured coworker Cheryl (Kristen Wiig).

His only friends (more like acquaintances, actually) are his assistant Hernando (Adrian Martinez) and Todd (Patton Oswalt), the eHarmony operator who frequently calls him to update his profile. (Product placements loom large in this film, to the point that The eHarmony Life of Walter Mitty or The Secret Life of Papa John’s would also work as titles.)

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arrives at Life to oversee the switch from print to digital, and staff downsizing is an inevitability. But first, the final newsstand issue needs to be put to bed, and the negative for the cover image, taken by the fearless, devil-may-care photojournalist Sean O’Connell (Sean Penn), has gone missing. So it’s up to Walter to travel the world in search of the elusive O’Connell, an odyssey that allows him to transform from a milquetoast into a man.

Or that’s the idea; in actuality, Walter’s exploits are so singularly uninteresting that there’s no cathartic release on the audience’s part whenever Walter scratches another accomplishment off his bucket list. The outdoor cinematography by Stuart Dryburgh (The Piano) is exceptional, but even these attempts to evoke some genuine emotion through the humbling grandeur of the natural world are nullified by other sequences that are CGIed to death (particularly an endless crosscity chase between Walter and Scott’s obnoxious executive).

For all its humanist swagger, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty feels only slightly less synthetic than Velcro.

GRUDGE MATCH

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Muhammad Ali may have had the ability to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee, but Grudge Match can do no more than stumble around like a cockroach that’s taken a direct hit from a can of Raid.

The pitch probably had Hollywood suits salivating, and, to be sure, it’s a clever hook: Fashion a boxing picture in which Sylvester Stallone, whose Academy Award-winning Rocky made him an overnight star, and Robert De Niro, who won an Oscar for Raging Bull, play former pugilists who plan to get back into the ring 30 years after their previous two bouts left each boxer with one victory apiece.

It’s a sound premise for a breezy comedy, and Grudge Match gets off to a promising start as it draws on our memories of these actors in their prime and offers a bonus in Kevin Hart as the event’s motor-mouthed promoter.

Unfortunately, scripters Tim Kelleher and Rodney Rothman were obviously laboring under the impression that this cotton candy confection needed some dramatic heft to it, so they added some buzz-killing

subplots that drain away all the fun. These formulaic thrusts offer nothing new, and coupled with the fact that the winner of the bout is never in question, it looks like it will be up to wily vet Alan Arkin, as Razor’s friend Lightning, to save this thing.

But no, his character is just another in a long line of cinematic seniors with foul mouths, and Lightning’s cracks about his favorite Frozen hooker and the health benefits of horse urine only further serve to make Grudge Match about as appealing as jock itch.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

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There are indeed matters to discuss when it comes to this picture, but most pertain to common issues that affect most middle chapters of a planned cinematic trilogy. There’s the sense of narratively treading water, stretching out some passages and reserving other plot points for the next entry. There’s the desire to keep the action fast and furious, since most of the expository material was doled out in the first picture.

Picking up where the first one ended, TH: TDOS finds Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) still accompanying 13 dwarves of various shapes and largely same sizes as they travel to reclaim their kingdom of Eredor from the slumbering dragon Smaug. As before, they’re being pursued by a pack of savage Orcs who want them all dead. More complicated is the band’s relationship to the elves they encounter; the two groups dislike each other, but seeing as they hate Orcs more, they briefly find themselves fighting on the same side. The travelers also meet a human in the form of Bard (Luke Evans), although they’re not sure if he can be trusted.

Hobbit II flows more gracefully than its predecessor, but since this saga is bereft of the gravitas of the original Rings trilogy, I was satiated after two hours. But around that mark, we’re just getting the money shots of Smaug, so the film unwinds for another 40 or so minutes. Diehard fans will love every CGI second of it,

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but those not quite as enthralled with all the climactic bombast may find themselves checking their watches and starting to mentally prepare for the next day’s activities.

Frozen

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Using Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen as its loose source, this Disney delight dares to crinkle the studio’s patented formula a tad by presenting audiences with not one but two female leads - neither of whom make it her main mission in life to snag a fellow. Instead, Frozen is ultimately a tale of sisterly love, as young Anna can’t understand why she’s forced to spend much of her childhood segregated from her older sibling Elsa. What she doesn’t know is that Elsa can’t touch anything without it frosting over - and the girls have been separated for what’s believed to be in the best interests of both.

But on the day that Elsa (now voiced by Idina Menzel) is declared queen, her powers inadvertently freeze the entire town, leading her to dash into the icelands while the villagers clamor for her head.

But not Anna (Kristen Bell), who, with the encouragement of a dashing suitor named Hans (Santino Fontana), hightails it after her sister.

As is often the case with CGI cartoons, the backgrounds are rendered in more convincing detail than the human characters’ expressions; here, the animation team kicks it up a notch, creating a wintry wonderland that’s dazzling to behold.

The romance is more complicated than in most Disney flicks, with Anna-Hans-Kristoff basically serving as the animated equivalent to KatnissPeeta-Gale or Bella-Edward-Jacob.

Based on the same-named 1853 memoir by Solomon Northup, this shows how Mr. Northup (superbly played by Chiwetel Ejiofor) is enjoying life as a happy husband, a proud papa and, most crucially, a free black man in 1841 New York when his life takes a calamitous turn.

Lured to Washington, D.C., under the pretense of employing his musical skills for the benefit of a traveling show, he instead is chained, beaten and provided with a new identity as a Georgia runaway named Platt. He’s taken to a particularly capitalistic slave trader (Paul Giamatti), who in turn sells him to a soft-spoken Baptist preacher named William Ford (Benedict Cumberbatch).

Ford, who owns a vast Louisiana plantation, admires Northup for his engineering skills, but trouble arises when one of his foremen (Paul Dano) takes it upon himself to teach this slave a lesson.

Circumstances dictate that Northup be shuttled off to another owner, but unlike Ford, the sadistic Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender) likes nothing about his new slave and seeks only to keep him down.

Knowing the story’s outcome does nothing to lessen the potency of what’s shown on screen, largely because of the courageous manner in which director Steve McQueen holds certain shots as if he’s daring us to look away for even a second.

Audience unease also solidifies when the focal point is Patsey, a young slave who stirs the lust of Epps and earns the hatred of his wife (Sarah Paulson). Making her feature debut, Mexican-born, Kenyan-raised and Yale-educated Lupita Nyong’o is outstanding in the role, as Patsey is willing to learn what it takes to survive (as Northup has done) but too boxed in to really persevere.

While Ejiofor and Nyong’o should emerge as the film’s award contenders, Fassbender and Cumberbatch deserve mention for presenting wide contrasts in the banality of evil. CS

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Activism & Politics Drinking Liberally

An informal, left-leaning gathering to discuss politics, the economy, sports, entertainment, or anything else that comes up. Every first and third Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. Tondee's Tavern, 7 E. Bay Street (912) 341-7427 Free , 7 p.m. livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/GA/savannah. , 7 p.m Muffins with Mary Ellen

Alderman Mary Ellen Sprague hosts a weekly gathering for District 4 constituents every Wednesday morning. Residents and business owners of District 4 are invited to drop-in to ask questions and discuss local issues. Free and open to the public.

Wednesdays, 6-9 a.m. 912-659-0103. ogeecheecoffee.com/. Wednesdays, 6-9 a.m coffee deli, 4517 Habersham St. Savannah Area Young Republicans

Get involved. Contact is Michael Johnson, via email or telephone, or see website for info. 912-604-0797. chairman@sayr.org. sayr.org. Call or see website for information. Free .

912-308-3020. savannahyoungrepublicans.com.

Savannah Tea Party

Free to attend. Note new location, date and time. Food and beverages available for purchase. Call for additional information. Reservations not necessary. Annual Dues $10.00. Free , 5:30 p.m. 912-598-7358. savannahteaparty.com. , 5:30 p.m Young Democrats

Mondays at 7pm on the second level of Foxy Loxy, Bull Street. Call or visit the Young Democrats Facebook page for more information. Free . 423-6197712. foxyloxycafe.com/. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. Benefits 8th Annual Seacrest Partners Race for Preservation 10K/5K

The newly-redesigned 10K and 5K courses wind through five historic neighborhoods, raising money for Historic Savannah Foundation’s mission of preserving and protecting Savannah’s heritage. Saturday, February 22, 2014 8 a.m. race time. Registration open through 2/21/14. Jan. 4 through Feb. 20, $35-$40. Feb. 21 & 22, $40-$45. $25 for first responders/ military/police/fire. Early bird regis: $30-$35. Through Jan 3.. Through Feb. 21. 912.233.7787. myHSF.org.

Early bird regis: $30-$35. Through Jan 3. Through Feb. 21 Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St.

youcaring.com/pet-expenses/onelove-s-special-needs-animals/99094.

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A Winter Wonderland dance, with a purpose. Sat. January 11, 7-11pm.

Live music, entertainment, spoken word, hors d'oeuvres and cocktails.

Proceeds benefit the FOCUS Summer Lunch Program. Sponsored by Agape Empowerment Ministries. Adults only, please. $35.00 Through Jan. 11.

678-768-7030. agapeempowermentministries.com. desotohilton.com/.

Through Jan. 11 Desoto Hilton, 15 E. Liberty St.

Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Office of Career Services is accepting donations for its Clothing Closet, a professional clothing drive seeking gently used professional attire—oxford shirts, men's and women’s suits, slacks, blouses, dress shoes. Clothing Closet will culminate with a Spring 2014 campus event where Armstrong students who participate will be given individual career advice and resume-writing instruction, along with an outfit that will help them look professional at their job interviews, career fairs or internships and full-time jobs. The Spring Clothing Closet will prepare Armstrong students to start their careers just in time for the close of the academic year. Donations are accepted until February 1, 2014. Drop off unwanted professional clothing in the alumni office in Burnett Hall on the Armstrong campus. Through Feb. 1. 912.344.2563. careers@armstrong. edu. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html. Through Feb. 1 Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St.

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Chatham County Animal Control Seeks Donations of Items

Chatham County Animal Control is in need of items for pets in the facility.

Seeking donations of canned and dry dog and cat food, baby formula, newspaper, paper towels, soaps, crates, leashes, collars, wash cloths, and towels. Open daily from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. . 912-351-6750. animalcontrol.chathamcounty.org. Chatham County Animal Shelter, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr. Forsyth Farmers Market Seeks Sponsors

Market sponsors invest in a healthy community and show consideration for the local economy. Sponsorship opportunities begin at $350. Help keep food fresh and local. . kristen@ forsythfarmersmarket.com. forsythfarmersmarket.com. forsythfarmersmarket.com/. Forsyth Farmers' Market, 501 Whitaker St., South End of Forysth Park. $5 Bikram Yoga Class to Benefit Local Charities

Bikram Yoga Savannah offers a weekly Karma class to raise money for local charities. Thursdays during the 6:30pm class. Pay $5 for class and proceeds are donated to a different charity each month. This is a regular Bikram Yoga class. . 912.356.8280. bikramyogasavannah.com.

New Year's Jazz Concert by the Friends of Ben Tucker

Proceeds from the concert will go to the ELCA Malaria Campaign. Call for more information. Sun., Jan. 5, 5-6 p.m. 912-232-4151. elcota.org. Sun., Jan. 5, 5-6 p.m Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull St .

One Love Animal Rescue Benefit

Special needs animal rescue organization has taken in three more dogs with unique needs. Fundraiser online to benefit medical treatment for these animals. Through Jan. 1.

Professional Clothing Drive at Armstrong

Savannah Animal Blanket Drive

Help dogs and cats stay warm while awaiting homes. Please donate your used towels, blankets and pet bedding, as well as food or any other items useful to pets. Call 912-6588299 to arrange free pickup OR Take directly to Savannah Chatham Animal Control between 1pm-4:45pm. OR Drop off items at these drop box locations: Savannah Veterinary Medical Center, 2014 E. Victory, 912-4478711; Tail Spin, 4501 Habersham St. 912-691-8788; Critter Sit Doggy Daycare, 101 Sunshine Ave., 912-2380067 or 912-631-6068; Tail Spin, 437 Pooler Pkwy, 912-330-8852 Through Jan. 15. 912-658-8299. savannahblanketdrive@gmail.com. Through Jan. 15 Chatham County Animal Shelter, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr. SCMPD Animal Control seeks Volunteers

Savannah Chatham County Animal Control seeks volunteers to serve as greeters, office assistants, animal photographers,event coordinators, groomers, property maintenance workers, kennel assistants, dog walkers, cat socializers, play area monitors, off-site adoption managers, veterinary service supporters,

and foster coordinators. No prior animal shelter experience is necessary. Newly trained volunteers will be authorized to serve immediately after orientation. Potential volunteers are asked to notify J. Lewis prior to orientation; though, walk-ins are welcome. Volunteers must be at least 17-years-old. . (912) 525-2151. jlewis01@savannahga.gov.

Yates Astro/Bethesda Blazers Resolution Trail Run 5k and Pancake Breakfast

Race on Bethesda’s picturesque 650+ acre campus, which includes farmland (complete with cattle, goats, chickens, and an organic garden), gorgeous marsh, athletic fields and cottages. Proceeds benefit Bethesda Academy. $35 (includes breakfast.) $3 for each additional breakfast. Sat., Jan. 4, 8:30 a.m. fleetfeetsavannah. com/bethesda. Sat., Jan. 4, 8:30 a.m Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. Call for Entries Armstrong Atlantic Youth Orchestra Auditions

New-member auditions, open to students enrolled in primary grades through high school and including Armstrong students (available for course credit). Auditions, by appointment, are in Fine Arts Hall.

Openings in Debut Strings, Lyric Strings Ensembles, Atlantic Chamber Orchestra, and AAYO. To schedule an audition, e-mail: savaayo@yahoo. com. AAYO is sponsored in part by the Savannah Friends of Music, savannahfriendsofmusic.com. Tue., Jan. 7. savaayo@yahoo.com. Tue., Jan. 7 Auditions for Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

Appointment-only auditions for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" on January 6th and 7th. For ages 17 years and up.It's not a musical. And all 17 and up are welcome to audition! There are 8 roles: 2 women, 2 men, 4 either The performances will be held March 6th-23rd. Actors should be prepared to cold read and have short comedic monologues prepared for auditions. Through Jan. 7. (912) 257-0671. jewelconservatorytheatre@gmail.com. jewelconservatory.com. Through Jan. 7 Jewel Conservatory Theatre, 6014 Hwy 21 S. City of Savannah Art Competition for High School Students

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picting the beauty of historic Savannah squares and parks to display in a permanent exhibit in City Hall's third floor rotunda. Chatham County students 9th through 12th grade are eligible. Submission Deadline: January 31, 2014, 5 p.m. All artwork must be 11x17, horizontal or vertical orientation and unframed, with a protective sleeve or plastic sheet cover. Students may work in any media, but the final work must be two-dimensional and easily scanned and digitized.

Each student can submit up to two pieces for consideration. An information sheet should be completed for each submission. Download the information sheet at savannahga. gov/artcontest. Submissions will be digitized and posted online and the winners will be chosen by an online vote of Savannah’s citizens. Prizes for the winning students include art supplies, gift cards and special recognition at an exhibit opening and awards reception at City Hall. Deliver submissions to: City of Savannah, Research Library & Municipal Archives, City Hall, Room 103, 2 E. Bay Street Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Through Jan. 31. 912-651-6411. Lspracher@ savannahga.gov. savannahga.gov/ artcontest. Through Jan. 31

City of Savannah TV Show Seeks Entries

The City of Savannah's TV station, SGTV is seeking insightful and wellcrafted profiles, documentaries, animations, original music videos, histories or other original works by or about the citizens of Savannah to run on "Engage", a television show produced by the city. Interested in collaborating with filmmakers, artists, musicians and others in producing original content for the program. While the City does not offer compensation for such programs, SGTV does offer an opportunity to expose local works to a wide audience. More than 55,000 households in Chatham County have access to SGTV. Submit proposals via website.

The City reserves the right to reject any programming that does not meet content standards. . savannahga.gov/ engagesgtv.

City seeks applications for Weave A Dream Initiative

Weave-A-Dream grant applications will be accepted through the calendar year, while funds are available. Programs must be completed before December 1, 2013. Application must be submitted at least eight weeks before the start date of the project. Project funding is available up to $3,500 for specific and innovative arts, cultural, or heritage programming or presentations that have a measurable, quantifiable benefit to Savannah’s diverse populations. Particularly interested in

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proposals with a strong youth focus (under 21). All program disciplines including multi-disciplinary projects are encouraged. Applicants must be a non-profit 501-c-3 headquartered in the Savannah city limits. For more information see website. . 912-6516417. cnorthcutt@savannahga.gov. savannahga.gov\arts).

Gallery Seeks Local Artists

Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard Street, in downtown Savannah seeks 2-D and 3-D artists to join its cooperative gallery. Must be a full-time resident of Savannah or nearby area. Work to be considered includes painting, photography, mixed media, sculpture, glass, ceramics and wood. If interested please submit 5-10 images of your work, plus resume/CV and biography to info@kobogallery.com. . Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard Street ,.

Homeschool Music Classes

Music classes for homeschool students ages 8 - 18, and their parents.

Offered in Guyton and Savannah. See website for details. . CoastalEmpireMusic.com.

Seeking Nonprofit Grant Applications for Alan S. Gaynor Fund

The Savannah Community Foundation Accepting The Savannah Community Foundation, Inc is accepting nonprofit organization grant requests for funding from the Alan S. Gaynor Fund, held and managed by the Community Foundation. Applicants must be governmental or public charities and use the grant funds on a public project to benefit the people of Chatham County. For more information about the Gaynor Fund or to receive a grant application, contact by telephone or email. . 912-921-7700. grants@ savfoundation.org.

Wilmington Island Farmers Market Seeks Vendors

The Wilmington Island Farmers' Market, scheduled to open in Fall 2013, seeks applications from potential vendors. Vendor application, market rules and regulations are available on the website. . wifarmersmarket.org.

Classes, Camps & Workshops Art classes as gifts!

Studio S.P.A.C.E. Give the gift of creativity or develop your own artistic skills! The Department of Cultural Affairs’ Studio S.P.A.C.E. offers educational fine craft classes and specialty workshops in visual arts for all ages and skill levels. Classes range from beginner to advanced and include courses in children’s and teen clay, teen jewelry, metalsmithing, stained-glass, sculpture, ceramics, and painting. Classes begin the week of January 20, 2014. Gift certificates available. | Through Jan. 20. 912.651.6783. SAVANNAHGA.GOV/

ARTS. Through Jan. 20

Art Classes at The Studio School

weekly drawing and painting classes for youth and adults. See website, send email or call for details. 912484-6415. melindaborysevicz@gmail. com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com.

Art Classes offered by City of Savannah

City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is registering students for Session I Classes and Workshops, held January 20 through February 28. Day and evening sessions are offered for children, teens, and adults in all skill levels. Sessions began Held at the Department of Cultural Affairs Arts Studios located at 9 W. Henry Street. Three week and six week classes are available as well as weekend workshops. Visual arts sessions include ceramics, metals, glass, jewelry, painting and drawing, Beginning Jewelry Design and Beading, Monochromatic Portrait Drawing, Watercolor and Basic Drawing, and Thrown and Altered Handles and Feet for ceramic works. Class fees include instruction, use of studio space, use of equipment and all materials and tools required. Space is limited and advance registration is required.

Credit cards are accepted. Class schedule and registration forms are available online or by phone. Through Jan. 31. 912) 651-6783. savannahga. gov/arts. Through Jan. 31

rosesonthemove@gmail.com. . 912656-6383. rosesonthemove@gmail. com.

Beading Classes

Offered every weekend at Perlina Beadshop, 6 West State Street. Check website calendar or call for info. 912441-2656. perlinabeadshop.com.

Beading Classses at Epiphany Bead & Jewelry Studio

Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced. Call for class times. 912-920-6659. Epiphany Bead & Jewelry Studio, 407 East Montgomery Xrds.

Beginning Belly Dance Classes

Taught by Happenstance Bellydance.

All skill levels and styles. Private instruction available. $15 912-7042940. happenstancebellydance@ gmail.com. happenstancebellydance. wordpress.com. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Bellydance for Fitness

Art, Music, Piano, Voice Coaching

This dance-based fitness class blends belly dance moves to create a core strengthening workout. These quick paced classes build heat, endurance, flexibility, and strength through core isolations. Be prepared to have fun and sweat as you shimmy. No prior dance experience is necessary. All levels are welcome. $15 for drop-in or 4 for $50 (must be used in 30 days) Tuesdays. 912-293-5727. firstcitysav@ gmail.com. Tuesdays First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr.

Art Workshops Offered by Cultural Affairs Dept.

Offering a variety of classes and training in mixed martial arts, juijitsu, judo and other disciplines for children and adults. All skill levels.

525 Windsor Rd. 912-349-4582. ctcsavannah.com.

Coaching for all ages, beginners through advanced. Classic, modern, jazz improvization and theory. Serious inquiries only. 912-961-7021 or 912667-1056.

One and two day art workshops for children, teens, and adults in all skill levels. January 7 and run through January 14. All workshops will be held at the Department of Cultural Affairs Arts Studio located at 9 W. Henry Street. Workshops include Mixed Media in a Series with Lind Hollingsworth, Fused Glass Design Sampler with Stephanie VanGeel, Clay Boat Building with Dave Peterson, Into to Lapidary Stone Cutting with Ed Wade, Clay Surface Design Sampler with Mary Cale Wilson, Dodecahedron Paper Cutting with Mary Bass and Children’s Portrait Workshops with Brian Woods. See website for schedule and fees. Instruction, use of studio space, use of equipment and all materials and tools included.

Through Jan. 7. (912) 651-6783. savannahga.gov/arts. Through Jan. 7 Artist Sacred Circle

Group forming on Fridays beginning in March. 1:30pm-3pm. Based on The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.

Contact Lydia Stone, 912-656-6383 or

Champions Training Center

Classical and Acoustic Guitar Instruction

Savannah Classical Guitar Studio offers lessons for all levels. Dr. Brian Luckett, Ph.D. in music. Starland District. Guitar technique, music theory, and musicianship. Folk/rock based lessons available. No electric instruments. $25/half hour. $45/hour. brian@brianluckett.com.

Clay Classes

Savannah Clay Studio at Beaulieu offers handbuilding, sculpture, and handmade tiles, basic glazing and firing. 912-351-4578. sav..claystudio@ gmail.com.

Boating Classes

Classes on boat handling, boating safety and navigation offered by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. See website or call to register. 912-897-7656. savannahaux.com.

Contemporary Soul Dance

Contemporary Soup dance Sundays at 3:30pm - 4:15pm. A softer genre of jazz and hip hop, this distinct dance style is an outgrowth of modern dance blended with elements of

Dance Conditioning

Be prepared to sweat! Bring your towel and your water bottle! This class is designed to enhance your strength, flexibility, balance, and overall body fitness. With belly dance movements in mind, this is a total body work out! $10 drop in or $80 for 10 classes Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio. com. Wednesdays, 7 p.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

DUI Prevention Group

Offers victim impact panels for intoxicated drivers, DUI, offenders, and anyone seeking knowledge about the dangers of driving while impaired.

A must see for teen drivers. Meets monthly. $40/session 912-443-0410.

E-3 Job Training Program seeks Motivated Job-seekers

Step Up Savannah’s Chatham Apprentice Program (CAP) is recruiting now for the next "E3: Educate, Empower, Employ" job-training class.

The four-week intensive program is for men and women interested in increasing their basic employment skills. Free to adults (18 years and older) and open to anyone who is unemployed or underemployed; those without a high school diploma or GED are encouraged to apply. Successful graduates of the Chatham Apprentice Program’s E3 training receive assistance with their job search and one-on-one coaching. The application process is competitive; space is limited. Deadline to apply is January 3.

Class runs January 13 - February 7 at Moses Jackson Advancement Center, 1410B Richards St. Through Jan. 3.

(912) 656-4079. stepupsavannah.org.

Through Jan. 3 English as Second Language Classes

Learn conversational English, comprehension, vocabulary and life communication skills. All ages.

Thursdays, 7:30pm, Island Christian Church, 4601 US Highway 80 East.

Free. 912-897-3604. islandchristian. org.

Family Law Workshop

The Mediation Center has three workshops per month for people who do not have legal representation in a family matter: divorce, legitimation,

modifications of child support, visitation, contempt. Schedule: 1st Tues, 2nd Mon, 4th Thursday. Call for times. $30 912-354-6686. mediationsavannah.com.

Fany's Spanish/English Institute

Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children held at 15 E. Montgomery Crossroad. Register by phone. . 912921-4646.

Figure Drawing Classes

Tuesdays 6-9pm and Wednesdays 9:30-12:30am. $60/4-session package or $20 drop-in fee. At the Studio School. . 912-484-6415. melindaborysevicz@gmail.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com. Studio School, 1319 Bull St. Free Fitness Boot Camp

Mondays and Wednesdays, 6pm at Tribble Park, Largo & Windsor Rd. Children welcome. Free 912-9210667.

Guitar, Electric Bass & Double Bass Lessons

Instruction for all ages of beginner/ intermediate students. Technique, chords, not reading, theory. Learn songs and improvisation. Taught two blocks from Daffin Park. Housecalls available. First lesson half price. .

401-255-6921. a.teixeira472@gmail. com.

Guitar, Mandolin, or Bass Guitar Lessons

Emphasis on theory, reading music, and improvisation. Located in Ardsley Park. . 912-232-5987.

Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center

Housing Authority of Savannah hosts classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. Adult literacy/ GED prep: Mon-Thurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri each month, 9am-11am. Basic computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1pm-3pm. Community computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3pm-4:30pm. . 912-2324232 x115. savannahpha.com. savannahpha.com/NRC.html. Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. Jazz Funk Dance

Jazz Funk dance Sundays at 2:30pm - 3:15pm. This dance style is a blend of jazz and funk characterized by a strong back beat, groove, and electrified sound. It implements all types of improvisational elements from soul and funk arrangements. Jazz Funk will get you in the mood to groove to the music and having fun doing it.

This class is open to ages 10+. $15 for drop-in or 4 for $50 Sundays, 2:30 p.m. 404-709-9312. inspiredanceprogram@hotmail.com. Sundays, 2:30 p.m First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. Knitting & Crochet Classes

Offered at The Frayed Knot, 6 W. State St. See the calendar of events on

website. . 912-233-1240. thefrayedknotsav.com.

Latin Cardio

Latin Cardio is a cardio based workout class that is designed to get your off the couch and sweat while having fun! We dance to all your favorite latin style dances like cha cha, samba, jive, rumba, salsa and more! Don't worry...you will be sweating off the pounds every time you put your feet into action on the dance floor! No partner necessary.

Workout clothes required! $10 drop in or $80 for 10 classes Mondays, 6 p.m.

912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio. com. Mondays, 6 p.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Learn to Sew!

Sewing lessons for all ages and skill levels. Private and Group classes. .

912-596-0889. kleossewingstudio. com. Kleo's Sewing Studio, 36 W. Broughton St. #201.

Learn to Speak Spanish

Individuals or groups. SpanishEnglish translation and interpretation. Held at The Sentient Bean. An eclectic range of tools used in each session: hand-outs, music, visual recognition, conversation, interactive web media. . 912-541-1337. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Lyrical Fusion Dance

Lyrical Fusion dance Sundays at 4:30pm - 5:00pm. This dance style is a combination of ballet, jazz and contemporary styles. Dancers will be instructed how to perform precise movements while conveying the emotion of a song's lyrics through dance.

Lyrical Fusion will challenges the dancer's flexibility and their ability to perform with emotion. This class is open to ages 10+. $15 for drop-in or 4 for $50 Sundays, 4:30 p.m. 404-7099312. inspiredanceprogram@hotmail. com. Sundays, 4:30 p.m First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. Music Instruction

Georgia Music Warehouse, near corner of Victory Drive & Abercorn, offering instruction by professional musicians. Band instruments, violin, piano, drums and guitar. All ages welcome. . 912-358-0054. georgiamusicwarehouse.com/. Georgia Music Warehouse, 2424 Abercorn St. Music Lessons: Private or Group

Portman’s Music Academy offers private or group classes for ages 2 to 92, beginner to advanced level.

All instruments. Also, voice lessons, music production technology and DJ lessons. Teaching staff of over 20 instructors with professional, well equipped studios and a safe, friendly waiting area for parents and siblings.

. 912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com. portmansmusic.com. Portman's Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments

Savannah Musicians Institute offers private instruction for all ages in guitar, ddrums, piano, bass, voice, banjo, mandolin, ukelele, flute, woodwinds.

7041 Hodgson Memorial Dr. . 912692-8055. smisavannah@gmail.com.

New Horizons Adult Band Program

Music program for adults who played a band instrument in high school/ college and would like to play again.

Mondays at 6:30pm at Portman's. $30 per month. All ages and ability levels welcome. Call for info. .

912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com.

Portman's Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. Novel Writing

Write a novel, finish the one you've started, revise it or pursue publication. Award-winning Savannah author offers one-on-one or small group classes, mentoring, manuscript critique, ebook formatting. Email for pricing and scheduling info. . pmasoninsavannah@gmail.com.

Photography Classes

Beginner photography to post production. Instruction for all levels. $20 for two-hour class. See website for complete class list. 410-251-4421. chris@chrismorrisphotography.com. chrismorrisphotography.com.

Piano Voice-Coaching

Pianist with M/degree,classical modern jazz improvisation, no age limit.

Call 912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056.

Serious inquiries only. .

Pottery Classes at Savannah's Clay Spot

Find your creative side and join us for a fun pottery class at Savannah's Clay Spot. Register now for winter classes.

Check out www.savannahclayspot. com Mon., Jan. 6. 912-509-4647. lisa@savannahsclayspot.com. Mon., Jan. 6 Savannah's Clay Spot, 1305 Barnard St. Quilting Classes

: Quilting classes for beginners and advanced stitchers. Learn to make your first quilt or learn a new technique. See the website, call, or come by the shop. varies . 912 925 0055. email@colonialquilts.us. colonialquilts.us. Colonial Quilts and Savannah Sewing Center, 11710 Largo Drive.

Reading/Writing Tutoring

Ms. Dawn’s Tutoring in reading, writing, and composition. Remedial reading skills, help with borderline dyslexia, to grammar, term paper writing, and English as a Second Language. Fun methods for children to help them learn quickly. Contact: cordraywriter@gmail.com or text or call 912-12-660-7399. Call for fee continues on p. 36

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rhythm and blues. Dancers are encouraged to place emphases on the connection of the mind and body through movement. Contemporary Soul will help the recognize traditional boundaries through balance, floor work and improvisation. This class is open to ages 10+. $15 for drop-on or 4 for $50 Sundays, 3:30 p.m. 404-7099312. inspiredanceprogram@hotmail. com. Sundays, 3:30 p.m First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr.

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Russian Language Classes

Learn to speak Russian. All experience levels welcome, beginner to expert. Call for info. . 912-713-2718.

Sewing Classes

Beginner in sewing? Starting your clothing business or clothing line?

Learn to sew. Industry standard sewing courses designed to meet your needs in the garment industry. Open schedule. Savannah Sewing Academy.

1917 Bull St. . 912-290-0072. savsew. com.

Short Story Writing

Gives students with some experience in fiction and nonfiction storytelling the opportunity to use assigned readings, writing homework, and workshop style critiques to explore various writing techniques. Works of Ernest Hemingway, Graham Greene, Ann Beattie and others will be studied. Upon completion, students will understand narrative structure and scenic writing, dialogue, character, place, word choice, rhythm and pacing, and the art of revision. Offered

by Georgia Southern's Continuing Education division in Savannah. Call or email for days/times/pricing. .

912-644-5967. jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu. ceps.georgiasouthern. edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html.. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Singing Classes

Bel Canto is the name of the style of singing invented by Nicola Vaccai, which helps the voice become flexible and expressive, improves the vocal range and breathing capacity and is the technique Anitra Warren uses to train her students. It carries over well as a foundation for opera, rock, pop, gospel and musical theatre. $25 Mondays-Sundays, 6 p.m. 786-2479923. anitraoperadiva@yahoo.com.

Mondays-Sundays, 6 p.m Institute of Cinematic Arts, 12 West State Street, 3rd and 4th flrs.,.

Singing Lessons with Anitra Opera Diva

Teaching the Vaccai Bel Canto technique for improving vocal range and breathing capacity. A good foundation technique for different styles--opera, pop, rock, cabaret. Fridays 5:308:30pm. Institute of Cinematic Arts, 12 1/2 W. State St., 3rd floor. . 786247-9923. anitraoperadiva.com.

Spanish Classes

Learn Spanish for life and grow your business. Courses for professionals offered by Conquistador Spanish Language Institute, LLC. Classes offered in a series. Beginner Spanish for Professionals--Intro price $155 + textbook ($12.95). Instructor: Bertha E. Hernandez, M.Ed. and native speaker. Meets in the Keller Williams Realty meeting room, 329 Commer-

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Stress Reduction: Arising Stillness in Zen

Stress-reducing practices for body, speech and mind. Five Thursday night classes from 6- 7:00pm. $15 dropin; $70 for series. Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach, Sensei. Savannah Zen Center 111 E. 34th St. 31401 revfugon@gmail. com .

Vocal Lessons

The Voice Co-op is a group of voice instructors in Savannah, Georgia who believe in the power of a nurturing community to help voice students blossom into vibrant artists. Each of our instructors have earned the degree of Master of Music in Voice Performance. Group master classes are held once each month for students of the Co-op. In the winter and spring the students will have the opportuinty to present a vocie recital for the community. Varies . 912-6560760. TheVoiceCoOp.org. The Voice Co-op, Downtown.

Watercolor painting classes for January 2014.

Tybee Arts Association and Brad D. Hook announce the following classes: "Elements in Watercolors" Saturday January 4th from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursday January 16th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday January 28th from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Classes consist of 3 elements: Composition, Drawing and Painting. Study how to set up a painting, draw the subject and then use color and values to finish the painting. Limited to 12 students. Contact Brad at strokesbyhook@gmail.com to register or for more information.

Through Jan. 27. Through Jan. 27 West Coast Swing Class

Interested in learning how to West Coast Swing? Come learn from the best in Savannah. Rick Cody will take you though the smooth rhythms of beach music to help you get ready for the dance floor. $12 drop in fee or $35 for 4 weeks Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio. com. Wednesdays, 7 p.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Yoga for Couples

A two hour class for prospective moms and their delivery partners.

Learn labor and delivery stages and a "toolbox" of hands-on comfort measures from a labor doula, including breathing, massage, positioning, and pressure points. Bring and exercise ball. Quarterly, Saturdays 1pm-3pm at Savannah Yoga Center. Call or email to register. $100 per couple. .

912-704-7650. douladeliveries.com.

Clubs & Organizations Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

Classses for multiple ages in performance dance and adult fitness dance.

African, modern, ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, gospel. Held at Abeni Cultural Arts studio, 8400-B Abercorn St. Call Muriel, 912-631-3452, or Darowe, 912-272-2797. . abeniculturalarts@gmail.com.

Adult Intermediate Ballet

Beginner and Intermediate Ballet, Modern Dance, Barre Fusion, Barre Core Body Sculpt, and Gentle Stretch and Tone. no experience needed for beginner Ballet, barre, or stretch/ tone. The Ballet School, Piccadilly Square, 10010 Abercorn. Registration/fees/info online or by phone. .

912-925-0903. theballetschoolsav. com.

Avegost LARP

Live action role playing group that exists in a medieval fantasy realm. generallly meets the second weekend of the month. Free for your first event or if you're a non-player character. $35 fee for returning characters. . godzillaunknown@gmail.com. avegost.com.

Blindness and Low Vision: A Guide to Working, Living, and Supporting Individuals with Vision Loss

Workshops on the 3rd Thursday of each month on vision losss, services, and technology available to participate in the community. And, how the community can support individuals with vision loss. Orientation and Mobility Techniques; Low Vision vs.

Legal Blindness; Supporting People with Low Vision to Achieve Maximum Independence; Low Vision Simulator Experiences; Resources. Free and open to the public. . savannahcblv.org.

Savannah Center for the Blind and Low Vision, 214 Drayton St. Buccaneer Region SCCA

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. See website. . buccaneerregion.org.

Business Networking on the Islands

Small Business Professionals Islands Networking Group meets first Thursday each month, 9:30am-10:30am.

Tradewinds Ice Cream & Coffee, 107 Charlotte Rd. Call for info. . 912-3086768.

State Street. Enjoy sharing creativity with other knitters, crocheters, beaders, spinners, felters, needle pointers, etc. All levels of experience welcome. Call for info. . 912-2331240.

Energy Healers

Meets every Monday at 6pm. Mediation and healing with energy. Discuss aromatherapy, chakra systems and more. Call for info. . 912-695-2305. meetup.com/SavannahEnergyHealers.

Exploring The American Revolution in Savannah

Interested in exploring the role Savannah played in the American Revolution? Join like-minded people including artists, writers, teachers and historians for discussion, site exploration and creative collaboration. Email Kathleen Thomas at exploretherevolution@gmail.com for more info. first Thursday of every month, 6 p.m. exploretherevolution@ gmail.com. galleryespresso.com/. first Thursday of every month, 6 p.m Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs

Open to all who are interested in the fiber arts: weaving, spinning, basket making, knitting, crocheting, quilting, beading, rug hooking, doll making, etc. Meets at Oatland Island Wildlife Center the first Saturday of the month September through June 10:15am.

See our website for programs and events: http://fiberguildsavannah. homestead.com/ Mondays, 10:30 a.m.

Mondays, 10:30 a.m Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA. Freedom Network

An international, leaderless network of individuals seeking more freedom in an unfree world, via non-political methods. Savannah meetings/discussions twice monthly, Thursdays, 8:30pm. Topics and meeting locations vary. No politics, no religious affiliation, no dues, no fees. Email for next meeting day and location. . onebornfree@yahoo.com.

Georgia Nature Photographers Association-Coastal Chapter

Meets first Friday of each month, 6:30pm at Young's Marina. If first Friday falls on a holiday weekend, meeting is second Friday. No boat?

No sailing experience? No problem. . chathamsailing.org. Young's Marina, 218 Wilmington Island Rd.

Coastal Chapter of the GNPA (www. gnpa.org). The GNPA is 100% focused on nature photography and offers Field Trips, Monthly Speakers, Competitions, Seminars and Workshops and the Annual EXPO with prominent nature photographers and keynote speakers. Photographers of all levels are welcome! $35 per year first Tuesday of every month, 6 p.m. 912234-2571. alfie.wace@gmail.com. oatlandisland.org/. first Tuesday of every month, 6 p.m Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd.

Sponsored by The Frayed Knot and Perlina. Tuesdays, 5pm-8pm. 6 W.

A non-profit organization dedicated to sending area Korean War and WWII

Chatham Sailing Club

Drop N Circle Craft Night

Historic Flight Savannah

Historic Savannah Chapter: ABWA

Meets the second Thursday of every month from 6pm-7:30pm. Tubby's Tank House, 2909 River Drive, Thunderbolt. Attendees pay for their own meals. RSVP by phone. . 912-6608257.

Ink Slingers Writing Group

A creative writing group for writers of poetry, prose, or undefinable creative ventures. Based in Savannah and a little nomadic. Meets two Thursdays a month, 5:45pm. Discussion of exercises, ideas, or already in progress pieces. Free to attend. See Facebook page savinkslingers. . Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. Island MOMSnext

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

Authentic community, mothering support, personal growth, practical help, and spiritual hope. First and third Mondays, excluding holidays.

Childcare on request. A ministry of MOPS International. Info by phone or email. . 912-898-4344. kymmccarty@ hotmail.com. mops.org.

Islands MOPS

A Mothers of Preschoolers group that meets at First Baptist Church of the Islands, two Wednesdays a month, 9:15am-11:30am. . sites.google.com/ site/islandsmops. fbcislands.com/.

First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Knitters, Needlepoint and Crochet

Meets every Wednesday. Different locations downtown. Call for info. No fees. Want to learn? Join us. . 912308-6768.

Knittin’ Night

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

912-238-0514. wildfibresavannah. com/. Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m Wild Fibre, 409 East Liberty St. Low Country Turners

A club for wood-turning enthusiasts.

Call Steve Cook for info at number below. . 912-313-2230.

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary

Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1:00pm. Call for info. . 912-7864508. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. Peacock Guild--For Writers and Book Lovers

A literary society for bibliophiles and writers. Writer's Salon meetings are first Tues. and third Wed. at 7:30pm at the Flannery O'Connor Home.

Book club meetings are third Tues., 7:30pm. Location changes each month. Call or see Facebook group "Peacock Guild" for info. . 912-2336014. Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street.

Philo Cafe

Weekly Monday discussion group that meets 7:30pm - 9:00pm at various locations. Anyone craving good conversation is invited. Free to attend.

Email for info, or see ThePhiloCafe on Facebook. . athenapluto@yahoo.com.

Thursdays for six weeks. $60. Some equipment provided. After completing the class, you may join the Savannah Fencing Club for $5/month. Experienced fencers welcome. Call or email for info. . 912-429-6918. savannahfencing@aol.com.

Savannah Go Green

Meets most Saturdays. Green events and places. Share ways to Go Green each day. Call for info. . 912-3086768.

Savannah Jaycees

RUFF meets the last Friday of each month at 10am to protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and related senior issues. Parking in the rear. Free to all Seniors . 912-3445127. New Covenant Church, 2201 Bull St.

Meeting/info session held the 1st Tuesday each month at 6pm to discuss upcoming events and provide an opportunity for those interested in joining Jaycees to learn more. Must be age 21-40. Jaycees Building, 101 Atlas St. . 912-353-7700. savannahjaycees.com.

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet the 1st Sunday at 4pm at 5429 LaRoche Ave., and the 3rd Tuesday at 7:30pm at Super King Buffet, 10201 Abercorn St., Call or email for info. .

912-308-2094. kasak@comcast.net. roguephoenix.org.

Monthly meetings open to the public.

Held at Logan's Roadhouse, the 4th Monday each month, Sept. through May. Dinner: 6:pm. Speaker: 7:30pm.

Guest speakers each meeting. .

912-238-3170. savannahkennelclub. org. logansroadhouse.com/. Logan's Roadhouse, 11301 Abercorn St.

R.U.F.F. - Retirees United for the Future

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Safe Kids Savannah

A coalition dedicated to preventing childhood injuries. Meets 2nd Tuesday each month, 11:30am-1:00pm.

See website or call for info. . 912-3533148. safekidssavannah.org.

Savannah Brewers' League

Meets 1st Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm at Moon River Brewing Co. Call or see website for info. . 912-4470943. hdb.org. moonriverbrewing. com/. Moon River Brewing Co., 21 West Bay St. Savannah Authors Autonomous Writing Group

Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month. Prose writing, fiction and non fiction. Discussion, constructive criticism, instruction, exercises and examples. Location: Charles Brown Antiques/Fine Silver, 14 W. Jones St. All are welcome. No charge. Contact Alice Vantrease via email or phone. .

912-308-3208. alicevantrease@live. com.

Savannah Charlesfunders Investment Discussion Group

Meets Saturdays, 8:30am to discuss stocks, bonds and better investing.

Contact by email for info. . charlesfund@gmail.com. panerabread.com/.

Panera Bread (Broughton St.), 1 West Broughton St. Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States

A dinner meeting the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:00pm (except December.) Location: Hunter Club. Call John Findeis for info. . 912-748-7020.

Savannah Fencing Club

Beginner classes Tuesdays and

www.savannahsca.org Free , 11 a.m. savannahsca.org. , 11 a.m Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Savannah Story Games

We play games that help us tell improvised stories. Get together over food - roleplayers, storytellers, or the merely curious - and help us create an amazing story in just three hours. We'll use games with special rules that craft characters, settings, and conflicts. Weekends, in different locales - check savannahstorygames.com for more information. free Fridays-Sundays. info@savannahstorygames.com. savannahstorygames. com. Fridays-Sundays Downtown Savannah, downtown.

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

Savannah Kennel Club

Meets Thursdays from 7:30am8:30am at the Mulberry Inn. . savannahsunriserotary.org.

Savannah Newcomers Club

Helps improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive environment. Mondays, 6:15pm, Memorial Health University Medical Center, in the Conference Room C. .

912-484-6710. memorialhealth.com/.

Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave.

Open to women who have lived in the Savannah area for less than two years. Membership includes monthly luncheon and program. Activities, tours and events to help learn about Savannah and make new friends. . savannahnewcomersclub.com.

Savannah No Kidding!

No Kidding. Join Savannah's only social club for people without children!

No membership fees, meet great new friends, enjoy a wide variety of activities and events. savannahnokidding. angelfire.com/ or e-mail savannahnokidding@gmail.com . The Historic District, Downtown Savannah.

Savannah Parrot Head Club

Beach, Buffet and no dress code.

Check website for events calendar or send an email for Parrot Head gatherings. . savannahphc@yahoo.com. savannahphc.com.

Savannah Sacred Harp Singers

Everyone who loves to sing is invited to join Savannah Sacred Harp Singers. All are welcome to participate or listen too one of America's most revered musical traditions. Call or email. . 912-655-0994. savannahsacredharp.com. Faith Primitive Baptist Church, 3212 Bee Road.

Savannah SCA

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

Savannah Toastmasters

Savannah Writers Group

A gathering of writers of all levels for networking, hearing published guest authors, and writing critique in a friendly, supportive environment. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:00pm, Atlanta Bread Company, Twelve Oaks Shopping Center, 5500 Abercorn. Free and open to the public. See website or call for info. . savannahwritersgroup. blogspot.com.

Seersucker Live's Happy Hour for Writers

A no-agenda gathering of Savannah's writing community. First Thursdays, 5:30pm-7:30pm. Free. Open to all writers, aspiring writers, or those interested in writing. 21+ with valid ID. Usually at Abe's on Lincoln, 17 Lincoln St. See website for info. . seersuckerlive.com.

Tertulia en español at Foxy Loxy

Spanish conversation table. Meets second and fourth Thursday of each month. 7:30pm to 9pm at Foxy Loxy, 1919 Bull street. Come practice your Spanish, have a cafe con leche or Spanish wine, and meet nice people....All levels welcome. Free.

Purchase beverages and snacks. . foxyloxycafe.com/. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla

Join the volunteer organization that assists the U.S. Coast Guard. Meets 4th Wednesday at 6pm at Barnes, 5320 Waters Ave. All ages welcome.

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veterans to Washington, DC to visit the WWII Memorial. All expenses paid

by Honor Flight Savannah. Honor Flight seeks contributions, and any veterans interested in a trip to Washington. Call for info. . 912-596-1962. honorflightsavannah.org.

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Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

Meets second Monday of each month, 7pm, at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. . 912-429-0940. rws521@msn.com. vvasav.com.

Woodville-Tompkins Scholarship Foundation

Meets second Tuesday each month (except October) 6:00pm, WoodvilleTompkins, 151 Coach Joe Turner St. Call or email for info. . 912-232-3549. chesteraellis@comcast.net.

Dance Adult Ballet Class

Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St, offers adult ballet on Thursdays, 6:30pm-7:30pm $12 per class. Call for info. . 912-234-8745.

Adult Intermediate Ballet

Mondays and Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm. $12/class or $90/8 classes. Call for info. Academy of Dance, 74 W. Montgomery Crossroad. . 912-921-2190.

Argentine Tango

Lessons Sundays 1:30-3;30pm. Open to the public. $3 per person. Wear closed toe leather shoes if possible.

Doris Martin Dance Studio, 8511-h ferguson Ave. Call or email for info. . 912-925-7416. savh_tango@yahoo. com.

Ballroom/Latin Group Class

Every Tuesday and Wednesday we will be having group classes at 8pm! Tuesdays classes will focus on FUNdamental steps, styling, and techniques. Wednesday's classes will be more specific and advanced elements. Each class will have specific themes, so stay tuned for details. $15/person and $25/couple Wednesdays, 8 p.m. 912-335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Wednesdays, 8 p.m Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle

For those with little-to-no dance background. Instructor is formally trained, has performed for over ten years. $15/person. Tues. 7pm-8pm.

Private classes and walk ins available. Synergistic Bodies, 7724 Waters Ave. . 912-414-1091. info@cybelle3. com. cybelle3.com.

Beginning Pole Fitness

Our pole classes offer a fun and flirty way to get a great workout in a safe and comfortable environment. Our National Miss Fitness 2013 and Miss Georgia Pole 2012 instructor, Sabrina Madsen, will teach you the basics including spins and pole dance moves.

All fitness levels are welcome! $25 for drop-in or 5 for $100 (must be used in 30 days) Tuesdays, 8 p.m. (801) 673-6737. firstcitysav@gmail.com.

Tuesdays, 8 p.m First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. Belly Dance Classes with Nicole Edge

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At Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. Beginners class-Wednesdays 7-8pm Advanced class-Fridays 6-7pm $15 per session, discount for Fitness on Broughton members. . 912-5960889. edgebellydance.com. First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. Bellydance lessons with Happenstance Bellydance

All levels and styles of bellydance welcome. Classes are every Monday from 5:30-6:30pm. $15/lesson.

Drop-ins welcome or call Carrie @ (912)704-2940 for more info. happenstancebellydance@gmail.com happenstancebellydance.wordpress.com $15/lesson , 5:30 p.m. (912) 704-2940. happenstancebellydance.wordpress. com. , 5:30 p.m Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B. C.C. Express Dance Team

Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm. Clogging or tap dance experience is necessary.

Call Claudia Collier for info. . 912748-0731. Windsor Forest Recreation Building, Windsor Forest.

Contra Dance

Come join the fun of contra and square dancing at Notre Dame Academy GYM. Event is open to all, regardless of experience. Beginner level instructions offered before the dance.

Casual dress. No partner needed.

All dances called with Live music by the Glow in the Dark string band.

Family friendly. Parking lot 33rd St & Whitaker. $8 general / $6 students Sat., Jan. 4, 7:30 p.m. savannahfolk. org. notredamesav.org. Sat., Jan. 4, 7:30 p.m Notre Dame Academy, 1709 Bull St. Dance for Peace

A weekly gathering to benefit locals in need. Music, dancing, fun for all ages. Donations of nonperishable food and gently used or new clothing are welcomed. Free and open to the public. Sundays, 3 p.m. 912-547-6449. xavris21@yahoo.com. Sundays, 3 p.m Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Dance Party

Join us on Thursdays at 8pm for fun, friendship, and dancing! Parties are free for our students and are only $10 for visitors ($15 for couples). free - $15 Thursdays, 8 p.m. 912335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail. com. savannahballroomdancing.com.

Thursdays, 8 p.m Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

FUNdamentals Dance Lesson

Every Tuesday and Wednesday we will be having group classes at 8pm! Tuesdays classes will focus on FUNdamental steps, styling, and techniques. Wednesday's classes will be more specific and advanced elements. Each class will have specific themes, so stay tuned for details. $15/person $25/couple Tuesdays, 8 p.m. 912-335-3335. savannahball-

room@gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Tuesdays, 8 p.m Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Home Cookin' Cloggers

Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm, Nassau Woods Recreation Building, Dean Forest Road. No beginner classes at this time. Call Claudia Collier for info. . 912-748-0731.

Irish Dance Classes

Glor na Dare offers beginner to champion Irish Dance classes for ages 5 and up. Adult Step & Ceili, Strength and Flexibility, non-competitive and competitive programs, workshops, camps. Certified. Info via email or phone. . 912-704-2052. prideofirelandga@gmail.com.

Kids/Youth Dance Class

Kids Group class on various Ballroom and Latin dances. Multiple teachers.

Ages 4-17 currently enrolled in the program. Prepares youth for social and/or competitive dancing. $15/ person Saturdays, 10 a.m. 912-3353335. savannahballroom@gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Saturdays, 10 a.m Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Line Dancing

Take down Tuesdays. Jazzy Sliders Adult Line Dancing, every Tuesday, 7:30pm-10:00pm. Free admission, cash bar. Come early and learn a new dance from 7:30pm-8:30pm. . doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Mahogany Shades of Beauty

Dance classes--hip hop, modern, jazz, West African, ballet, lyrical and step. Modeling and acting classes.

All ages/all levels welcome. Call Mahogany for info. . 912-272-8329.

Modern Dance Class

Beginner and intermediate classes.

Fridays 10am-11:15am. Doris Martin Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. Call Elizabeth for info. . 912-354-5586.

Pole Dancing Classes

Beginners class, Wednesdays, 8pm.

Level II, Mondays, 8pm. $22/one class. $70/four classes. Preregistration required. Learn pole dance moves and spins while getting a full body workout. Pole Fitness Classes Monday/Wednesday, 11am. Nothing comes off but your shoes. Call or see website for info. . 912-398-4776. fitnessbodybalance.com. Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio, 2209 Rowland Ave, Suite 2.

RAVE NIGHT with DJ ORSON WELLS

Get your Rave on with the the one and only DJ Orson Wells! We got glow sticks! Saturdays, 9 p.m. Saturdays, 9 p.m Salsa Lessons by Salsa Savannah

Tues. 8pm-9pm and 9pm-10pm. Thur.

8pm-9pm and 9pm-10pm. Sun. 5pm6pm and 6pm-7pm. Salon de Maile,

704B Hodgson Memorial Dr., Savannah, 31406. See website for info. . salsasavannah.com.

Savannah Dance Club

Shag, swing, cha-cha and line dancing. Everyone invited. Call for location, days and times. . 912-398-8784.

Savannah Shag Club

Wednesdays, 7pm,at Doubles Lounge.

Fridays, 7pm, at American Legion Post 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr. . doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Savannah Swing Cats--Swing Dancing

. doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Zumba & Zumba Toning with Anne

Ditch the workout & join the party. All levels welcome. Wednesdays, 6:30 PM - 7:30PM. Lake Mayer Community Center 1850 East Montgomery Crossroads $5 class - discount cards available Bring a friend & it's free for you! . 912-596-1952. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

Events Come Together: A User Built History of Rock Music in Savannah

Opening night for this retrospective exhibition of Savannah's rock and roll history--featuring donated memorabilia commemorating local clubs, concerts, bands, recordings, radio stations and music happenings from the 1950's through last weekend. A 30 foot bulletin board, featuring local music memorabilia from the 1950's forward. Plus art by Panhandle Slim, DJ's, music, food. Fri., Jan. 3, 6-9 p.m. savannahrocks1964@gmail.com. sentientbean.com. Fri., Jan. 3, 6-9 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Farm a la Carte: A Mobile Farmer's Market

At various spots around town, including Green Truck on Wednesdays, 2:30pm-6:30pm. Bethesda Farmers' Market on Thursdays, 3:00-5:30pm.

Forsyth Park Farmers' Market on Saturdays, 9am-1pm. Sustainable meats, organic produce, local dairy. . revivalfoods.com. greentruckpub. com. Green Truck Pub, 2430 Habersham St. First Friday Art March

March your way down to Starland District and the Desotorow Gallery to explore an Art Bazaar, live music, and unique gallery exhibits. December’s Art March features a dozen restaurants, galleries, and boutiques all south of Forsyth Park. Park in the Desoto Ave. parking-lot and walk, bike, or take the trolley to visit all the locations. Plus the Indie Arts Market on Desoto Ave. Kids Activity Area with all types of holiday crafts. Art March Bike Scavenger Hunt. Free first Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m. artmarchsavannah.com. first Friday of every

Fort Pulaski Marks 1861 Seizure by Georgia Militia

Fort Pulaski National Monument will spend the first weekend of the New Year recognizing the historic seizure of the fort by Georgia state militia forces. Activities are scheduled hourly on Jan 3, 4, and 5. On January 3, 1861, the U.S. Army was forcibly evicted from the fort, as the country slowly unraveled on its way to Civil War. The Civil War did not officially begin until April 1861. Highlights: Friday, January 3, 10:00 AM Raising of the Georgia Flag of Secession above Fort Pulaski 1:00 PM Ranger Talk – “1861: Fort Pulaski is Seized” 2:00 PM Musket Firing Demonstration Saturday, January 4 10:00 AM Guided Fort Tour 11:00 AM Cannon Firing Demonstration 12:00 PM Musket Firing Demonstration Sunday, January 5, 2014 10:30 AM Guided Fort Tour 12:00 PM Musket Firing Demonstration 1:00 PM Ranger Talk – “1861: Fort Pulaski is Seized” 2:00 PM Musket Firing Demonstration 3:00 PM Guided Fort Tour The Georgia flag of secession will fly above the fort from January 3 until March 4, 2014, the 153rd anniversary of the adoption of the first official national flag of the Confederacy. $5. Free for children 15 and under.

Jan. 3-5. nps.gov/fopu. Jan. 3-5 Fort Pulaski, US Highway 80 E. Guided Tours of the Lucas Theatre for the Arts

Learn the history of the historic Lucas Theatre on a 20-30 minute tour.

Restoration, architecture, history of the theatre and of early cinema. $4.

Group rates for ten or more. School trips available. No reservations needed for 10:30am, 1:30pm and 2pm.

Other times by appointment. Call for info. . 912-525-5023. lucastheatre. com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Karaoke

KARAOKE Every Sunday 10pm-1am & every Wednesday from 9pm-12am, Come join the fun. Sundays, 10 p.m. and Wednesdays, 9 p.m. 912-3417427. tondees.com/. Sundays, 10 p.m. and Wednesdays, 9 p.m Tondee's Tavern, 7 East Bay Street.

New Year's Day Auction

This auction will include items from the home of Robert Pooler, after whom the town of Pooler was named, & much more. A festive day, serving mimosas and traditional New Year’s Day food. Wed., Jan. 1, 1 p.m. bullstreetauctions.com. bullstreetauctions.com/. Wed., Jan. 1, 1 p.m Bull Street Auctions, 2819 Bull Street.

The original Midnight Tour

One of the spookiest tours in town.

Learn about the untold stories of

some of the most haunted locations here in Savannah Georgia.

Guaranteed to give you a few goose bumps and an unexplained need for a night light. 33.00 . 1-866-666-3323.

6thsenseworld.com. 6th Sense Savannah Tours, 404 Abercorn Street.

PBJ Pantry

A free food pantry held every Thursday, 10-11am and 6-7pm. Contact Jessica Sutton for questions. 912897-1192 . ymcaofcoastalga.org/.

YMCA (Wilmington Island), 66 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Savannah Harbor Festival of Lights

Celebrate the magic of the holidays.

More than 80 lighted holiday-themed displays, with some as large as 30′ x 50′, at the Savannah Harbor Road Course on Hutchinson Island. With horse carriage rides and the Staples Safari Zoo. Presented by Savannah Harbor Foundation. Benefiting World Ocean School, the Empty Stocking Fund, and other charities. $25 per family vehicle Through Jan. 1, 5:30-10 p.m. 912-921-1040. melissa@ robmark.com. savannahharborfoundation.com/festival-schedule.html. theclubatsavannahharbor.com/index. php. Through Jan. 1, 5:30-10 p.m The Club at Savannah Harbor, #2 Resort Dr. Savannah Storytellers

Tall tales and fun times with the classic art of storytelling. Every Wednesday at 6pm. Reservations encouraged by calling 912-349-4059. Wednesdays, 6 p.m. liveoakstore.com/tubbysthunderbolt. Wednesdays, 6 p.m Tubby's Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. Shire of Forth Castle Fighter Practice

Local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism meets Saturdays at Forsyth Park (south end) for fighter practice and general hanging out. For those interested in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. . savannahsca. org.

Tybee Polar Plunge

Go jump in the ocean! In the winter!

In swimsuits or a costume! A New Year's Day tradition, and a fundraiser for the Tybee Post Theater. $25 for adults, $15 for children under 12 Wed., Jan. 1, noon. tybeepolarplunge. com/register. parks.chathamcounty. org/Parks/BoatRampsandFishingPiers/TybeeIslandFishingPierandPavilion.aspx. Wed., Jan. 1, noon Tybee Pier Pavilion, Off HWY 80 at the end of Tybrisa St.

Friday:The Spinney Brothers, Goldwing Express, Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys, The Gibson Brothers , and Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver. Saturday: Trinity River Band, The Stevens Family, The Little Roy & Lizzy Show, Marty Raybon & Full Circle, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Gene Watson and The Farewell Party Band $20 - $90 Thu., Jan. 2, 12-10 p.m., Fri., Jan. 3, 12-10 p.m. and Sat., Jan. 4, 12-10 p.m. (912) 635-6400. info@ adamsbluegrass.com. adamsbluegrass.com. jekyllislandconventioncenter.com/. Thu., Jan. 2, 12-10 p.m., Fri., Jan. 3, 12-10 p.m. and Sat., Jan. 4, 12-10 p.m Jekyll Island Convention Center, 75 Beach View Drive North. special screenings Film: Mystery Screening for Dana Andrews' Birthday

Psychotronic Film Night: A mystery selection honoring the B-movie actor also remembered for standout roles in 1943’s The Oxbow Incident, 1944’s Laura, and the Oscar-winning 1946 war movie The Best Years of our Lives. $7 Wed., Jan. 1, 8 p.m. sentientbean.com. sentientbean. com. Wed., Jan. 1, 8 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Fitness $5 Community Yoga Classes

Savannah Power Yoga offers a community yoga class nearly every day of the week for just $5. All proceeds support local organizations. Check out our schedule at www.savannahpoweryoga.com for details. Note that most of our classes are heated to 90 degrees and you will sweat! Bring a yoga mat, towel and some water and get ready to have some fun! $5 Mondays-Fridays, Sundays. (912) 6959990. info@savannahpoweryoga.com. savannahpoweryoga.com. savannahpoweryoga.com/. Mondays-Fridays, Sundays Savannah Power Yoga, 7360 Skidaway Rd. AHA Yoga Classes

Jivamkuti Inspired w/ Brittany Roberts Mondays 6:30pm – 7:45pm Soul Progression w/ Lynn Geddes Tuesdays/Thursdays 12:30pm – 1:45pm & 6:30pm – 7:45pm TGiF! Power Hour with Lynne McSweeny Fridays 5:45pm – 6:45pm All Levels Yoga w/ Christine Harness Glover Saturdays 9:30am – 10:45am n/a first Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday of every month.

912-308-3410. first Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday of every month Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B. Al-Anon Family Groups

An anonymous fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics. the message of Al-Anon is one of strength and hope for friends/family of problem drinkers. Al-Anon is for adults. Alateen is for people age 13-19. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. check website or call for info. . 912-598-9860. savannahalanon.com.

Bariatric Surgery Support Group

First Wednesday each month, 7pm, and third Saturday, 10am, in Mercer Auditorium of Hoskins Center at Memorial. For those who have had or are considering bariatric surgery.

Free to attend. Call or see website for info. . 912-350-3438. memorialhealth. com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Beach Body Workouts with Laura

MONDAYS at 6:15 PM at the Lake Mayer Community Center $5.00 per session Mondays, 6:15 p.m. (912) 6526784. Mondays, 6:15 p.m Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

Beastmode Fitness Group Training

Train with this elite team. A total body program that trims, tones and gets results. Personal training options available. See website for info. Meets at West Broad YMCA. 5am-6am and 8pm-9pm. . beastmodefitnessga.com.

YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St.

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Festivals 38th Annual New Year's Bluegrass Festival

Thursday: Lonesome Will Mullins & The Virginia Playboys, The James King Band, The Marksmen, The Spinney Brothers, Larry Stephenson Band and World Famous Riders in the Sky.

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Mixes ballet, jazz, hip hop into a unique high energy dance style. Drills and choreographies for all levels.

Small classes in downtown Savannah, and on request. $10 per person.

Email for info. . bohemianbeats.com.

Blue Water Yoga

Community donation-based classes, Tues. and Thurs., 5:45pm - 7:00pm.

Fri., 9:30am-10:30am. Email for info or find Blue Water Yoga on Facebook. . egs5719@aol.com. Talahi Island Community Club, 532 Quarterman Dr. Critz Tybee Run Fest--Registration Now Open

Registration is now open for this twoday running event on Tybee Island.

Event dates: January 31 and February 1, 2014. See website for details on the many races and events held during the weekend. Through Jan. 29. critztybeerun.com/registration. Through Jan. 29 Fitness Classes at the JEA

Sin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, Aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba. Prices vary. Call for schedule. . 912-355-8811. savj.org. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Free Caregiver Support Group

For anyone caring for senior citizens with any affliction or illness. Second Saturday of the month, 10am-11am.

Savannah Commons, 1 Peachtree Dr. Refreshments. Free to attend. Open to anyone i need of support for the caregiving they provide. . savannahcommons.com.

Guy's Day at Savannah Climbing Co-op

Thursdays, 2 til 10 p.m. Savannah Climbing CoOp 302 W Victory Dr, Savannah Every Wednesday men climb for half price, $5. See website for info.

Thursdays, 2 & 10 p.m. 912-495-8010. savannahclimbingcoop.com. Thursdays, 2 & 10 p.m Savannah Climbing CoOp, 302 W Victory Dr. Hiking & Biking at Skidaway Island State Park

Year round fitness opportunities.

Walk or run the 1-mile Sandpiper Nature Trail (accessible) the additional 1-mile Avian Loop Trail, or 3-mile Big Ferry Trail. Bicycle and street strider rentals. Guided hikes scheduled. $5 parking. Open daily 7am-10pm.

Call or see website. . 912-598-2300. gastateparks.org/SkidawayIsland. gastateparks.org/info/skidaway/.

Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

Israeli Krav Maga Self-Defense Classes

A system of self-defense techniques based on several martial arts. The official fighting system of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Custom Fit offers individual and small group training and intensive workshops. .

912-441-4891. customfitcenter.com.

Kung Fu School: Ving Tsun

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Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) is the world's fastest growing martial arts style.

Uses angles and leverage to tunr an attacker's strength against him. Call for info on free trial classes. Drop ins welcome. 11202 White Bluff Rd. . 912429-9241.

Mommy and Baby Yoga

membership,free training programs for beginners (walkers and runners) and experienced athletes. Fun runs.

Advice from mentors. Monthly meetings with quality speakers. Frequent social events. Sign up online or look for the Savannah Striders Facebook page. . savystrider.com.

Pilates Classes

Tuesdays, 9am-10am. $10. North End of Forsyth Park. Email for info. . relaxsavannah@gmail.com. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St.

Pregnancy Yoga

Lose calories while dancing and kick-boxing. No experience or equipment needed. Tues. and Thurs. 6pm, Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton Wed. 6pm Lake Mayer Community Center, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads. $5 . 586-822-1021. facebook. com/turbokicksavannah.

Mondays. Call for times and fees or see website. . 912-232-2994. savannahyoga.com. savannahyoga.com/.

Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Daily classes for all skill levels including beginners. Private and semiprivate classes by appointment. Carol Daly-Wilder, certified instructor. Call or see website for info. . 912-2380018. savannahpilates.com. pilatessavannah.com/. Momentum Pilates Studio, 8413 Rerguson Ave. series of 6-week classes. Thursdays.

A mindful approach to pregnancy, labor and delivery. Instructor Ann Carroll. $120. Call or email for info. .

912-704-7650. ann@aikyayoga.com. savannahyoga.com/. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Qigong Classes

Qigong exercises contribute to a healthier and longer life. Classes offer a time to learn the exercises and perform them in a group setting. Class length averages 60 min.

Any level of practice is welcome. $15 . qigongtim.com/. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Renagade Workout

Free fitness workout, every Saturday, 9:00 am at Lake Mayer Park. For women only. Offered by The Fit Lab. Information: 912-376-0219 . Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club

A chartered running club of the Road Runners Association of America.

Monthly training sessions and seminars. Weekly runs. Kathy Ackerman, 912-756-5865, or Billy Tomlinson, 912-596-5965. .

Savannah Climbing Co-op Ladies Day

Wednesdays, 2 til 10 p.m. at Savannah Climbing CoOp 302 W Victory Dr, every Wednesday women climb for half price, $5. . 912-495-8010. savannahclimbingcoop.com.

Savannah Disc Golf

Weekly events (entry $5) Friday Night Flights: Fridays, 5pm. Luck of the Draw Doubles: Saturdays, 10am.

Handicapped League: Saturdays, 1pm. Singles at the Sarge: Sundays, 10am. All skill levels welcome.

Instruction available. See website or email for info. . savannahdiscgolf@ gmail.com. savannahdiscgolf.com.

Savannah Striders Running and Walking Club

With a one-year, $10

Tai Chi Lessons in Forsyth Park

Turbo Kick Cardio Workout

Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Free for people with cancer and cancer survivors. 6:30pm Tuesdays.

12:45pm Thursdays. Fitness One, 3rd floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine at Memorial. Call for info. .

912-350-9031. memorialhealth.com/.

Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Zumba and Zumba/Toning with Mai

Fall/Winter schedule. Mondays at 8:30AM Zumba/Toning Lake Mayer Community Center 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads $5.00/class Mondays/ Wednesdays at 6:00PM Zumba/Toning Windsor Forest Elementary Gym 308 Briarcliff Circle $5.00/class Tuesdays/Thursdays 10:00AM Zumba/ Toning Curves @ Savannah Mall (912) 921-1771 14045 Abercorn St #1610 31419 $5.00/class (Non-Members) Tuesdays @ 5:30PM Zumba St. Paul CME Social Hall (912) 233-2849 123 Brady St (at Barnard St) 31401 $3.00/ class (Non-Members) Wednesdays @ 9:30AM Zumba/Toning Frank Murray Community Center (912) 898-3320 160 Wilmington Is Rd 31414 $3.00/ class Bring water, proper shoes and attire. . 912-604-9890.

Zumba Fitness (R) with April

Mondays at 5:30pm, Thursdays at 6:30pm. Nonstop Fitness in Sandfly, 8511 Ferguson Ave. $5 for nonmenbers. call for info. . 912-349-4902.

Food Events Honey Tasting and Body Care Samples + Store Tour

Daily store tour, honey tasting, and body care. FREE Come to the WILMINGTON ISLAND store and see the bees behind our observation hive glass. FREE Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m. 912-234-0688. tildsley@savannahbee.com. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m Savannah Bee Company, Wilmington Island, 211 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Prepare Sunday Suppers at Union Mission

Local organizations are invited to sign up to prepare Sunday Supper for people who are homeless and live at Union Mission's shelters for homeless people. Groups must sign up in advance and bring/prepare a meal, beginning at 2pm on Sundays. Call for information. . 912-236-7423. lgbt First City Network Board Meeting

First Monday, 6:30pm, at FCN office, 307 E. Harris St. 2nd floor. Call or see website for info. . 912-236-CITY. firstcitynetwork.org.

Gay AA Meeting

True Colors Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, a gay and lesbian AA meeting that welcomes all alcoholics, meets Thursdays and Sundays, 7:30pm, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 311 E. Harris, 2nd floor. New location effective 11/2012. .

Georgia Equality Savannah

Local chapter of Georgia's largest gay rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 912-5476263. .

Savannah Pride, Inc.

Organizes the annual Savannah Pride Festival and helps promote the well-being of the LGBT community in the South. Mission: unity through diversity and social awareness. Second Tuesday/month, 7pm, at FCN office, 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. . 912-2887863. heather@savpride.com.

Stand Out Youth

A gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth organization.

Meets Fridays, 7pm, FCN office, 307 E. Harris St. Call, email or see website for info. . 912-657-1966. info@ standoutyouth.org. standoutyouth. org.

What Makes a Family

A children's therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Ages 10 to 18.

Meets twice a month. Call for info. .

912-352-2611.

Health Alcoholics Anonymous

For people who want or need to stop drinking, AA can help. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. Free to attend or join. Check website for meeting days/times, or call 24 hours a day. . 912-356-3688. savannahaa. com.

Armstrong Prescription Drug Drop-Off

Armstrong Atlantic State Univ. hosts a permanent drop box for disposing of unused prescription drugs and over the counter medication. In the lobby of the University Police building on campus. Open to the public 24 hours/ day, year round. Confidential. All items collected are destroyed by the Drug Enforcement Administration. .

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Information on bariatric surgery and the program at Memorial Health Bariatrics. Learn surgical procedures offered, support and education programs involved, and how bariatric surgery can affect patients' lives. Call or see website for info. Free to attend.

Hoskins Center at Memorial. . 912350-3438. bariatrics.memorialhealth. com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Free Hearing and Speech Screening

Hearing: Thursdays, 9am-11am.

Speech: First Thursdays,. Call or see website for times. . 912-355-4601. savannahspeechandhearing.org. savannahspeechandhearing.org/.

Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. Free HIV Testing at Chatham County Health Dept.

Free walk-in HIV testing. 8am-4pm Mon.-Fri. No appointment needed.

Test results in 20 minutes. Follow-up visit and counseling will be set up for anyone testing positive. Call for info. . 912-644-5217. Chatham County Health Dept., 1395 Eisenhower Dr. Health Care for Uninsured People

Open for primary care for uninsured residents of Chatham County. Mon.Fri., 8:30am-3:30pm. Call for info or appointment. . 912-443-9409. St. Joseph's/Candler--St. Mary's Health Center, 1302 Drayton St.

Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment Assistance

Enroll in the new health care plan between Oct. 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014.

Free, in-person guidance and counseling for enrolling in the new health plan can be done by appointment at: Curtis V. Cooper Health Clinic, 912-527-1115; and J.C. Lewis Health Clinic, 912721-6726. Or general information at CVS, Kroger, Rite-Aid, Walgreens, or Walmart pharmacies. Through March 31. 912-651-7730. chathamcountysafetynet.org. Through March 31 Hypnobirthing

Teaches mother and birth partner to use her natural instincts, trust her body, release emotions and facilitate relaxation during labor and delivery.

Five class series on Monday evenings, 6pm. Location: 100 Riverview Dr. $300/ group sessions. $600/private sessions.

Call or email for info and reservations. . 912-704-7650. carroll362@bellsouth. net.

Hypnosis, Guided Imagery and Relaxation Therapy

Helps everyday ordinary people with everyday ordinary problems: smoking, weight loss, phobias, fears, ptsd, life coaching. Caring, qualified professional help. See website or call for info. .

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912-927-3432. savannahypnosis.com.

La Leche League of Savannah

A breast feeding support group for new/expectant monthers. Meeting/ gathering first Thursdays, 10am. Call or see website for location and other info. . 912-897-9544. lllusa.org/web/ savannahga.html.

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Living Smart Fitness Club

An exercise program encouraging healthy lifestyle changes. Mon. & Wed. 6pm-7:15pm Hip Hop low impact aerobics at Delaware Center.

Tues. 5:30-7:00 Zumba at St. Joseph's Candler African American Resource Center. (Program sponsors.) . 912447-6605.

Living With Diabetes Six Session Course

Jacqueline Huntly, M.D., MPH, a family medicine physician, is forming this support group to help people with diabetes gain information about nutrition, physical activity, stress management, and relaxation techniques.Featuring diabetic-friendly cooking demos. 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Mondays, January 13, 20, 27, and February 3, 10 and 17, Memorial Health University Physicians – Family Medicine Center, 1107 East 66th Street. Space is limited. Plan to attend all six sessions. Information or to register call 912-350-8404. Free to attend. Registration required. Through Jan. 12. Through Jan. 12 Living With Diabetes Support Group Now Forming

A six-week series for people living with diabetes. 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Mondays, January 13, 20, 27, and February 3, 10 and 17, Memorial Health University Physicians – Family Medicine Center, 1107 East 66th Street, Savannah Jacqueline Huntly, M.D., MPH, a family medicine physician, is forming this support group to help people with diabetes gain information about nutrition, physical activity, stress management, and relaxation techniques. The group will also feature diabetic-friendly cooking demonstrations. Space is limited so register early. Please plan to attend all six sessions. Sessions are free but registration is required.

For more information or to register call 912-350-8404. Through Jan. 15.

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Jacqueline Huntly, M.D., MPH, a family medicine physician, is forming this support group to help people with chronic pain. The group will learn about nutrition, physical activity, stress management, and relaxation techniques to cope with chronic pain.

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27 Since 28 Go to brunch 29 Day, to Don Quixote 32 Abbr. on a mountain peak sign 35 Fresh, in Frankfurt 37 “Bye Bye Bye” band, 2000 39 Pest 43 Language that gave us “kiwi” 44 Phoenix-to-Vancouver dir.

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47 Curvy shape 50 Phobia 52 Appetizer trays at a luau 57 Bravo preceder 60 Kindle buys 61 Dennis’s sister on “It’s Always Sunny” 62 Rapper who dropped part of his name after 2001’s “Doggy Bag” 64 Fireplace nook 66 City of central Florida 67 Ginger ___ 68 “Wall Street” theme 69 SATB section 70 Gen-___ (Millennial) 71 Disgusting

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33 “I don’t believe you!”

34 “Dukes of Hazzard” deputy 36 Tea server 38 Begin 40 Modern waltz violinist Andre ___ 41 Blooming 42 Make a slight adjustment to 48 Gush 49 Chain pitched by Michael Phelps 51 Punctuation in an e-mail address 52 Nobel-winning poet Neruda 53 Good surname for a lifeguard?

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Registration required. Through Jan. 14. 912-350-8404. Through Jan. 14

Managing Chronic Pain Support Group Now Forming

A six-week series for people with chronic pain. 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Tuesdays, January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 11,18, Memorial Health University Physicians – Family Medicine Center, 1107 East 66th Street, Savannah Jacqueline Huntly, M.D., MPH, a family medicine physician, is forming this support group to help people with chronic pain. The group will learn about nutrition, physical activity, stress management, and relaxation techniques to cope with chronic pain.

Space is limited so register early.

Please plan to attend all six sessions.

Sessions are free but registration is required. For more information or to register call 912-350-8404. Through Jan. 16. Through Jan. 16 Planned Parenthood Hotline

First Line is a statewide hotline for women seeking information on health services. Open 7pm-11pm nightly. .

800-264-7154.

Savannah CPR Initiative

An initiative by the City of Savannah to train 6,000 Savannahians in CPR by year's end. The City will train 1,000 Savannahians in CPR this year. Each of these trainees will in turn pledge to train at least five other individuals, bringing to 6,000 the total number of Savannahians trained in CPR. The hope is that "Savannah's 6,000" will vastly improve our community's ability to respond to sudden cardiac emergencies, doubling our survival rate for witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Call for info. . 912651-6410.

Kid's Happenings Irish Dancers of Savannah

Savannah's first organized Irish dance school welcomes dancers, ages 4 and up. Learn Irish Step and Ceili (Irish square) Dancing at a relaxed pace. Convenient mid-town location. Whether just for fun, or for competition, IDS is for everyone.

Adult classes available. Call or email for info. . 912-897-5984. irishdancsav@aol.com.

Mommy & Me Yoga

Bring your baby (6 weeks-3 years) to this fun class that is beneficial for both of you! Meet other moms, exercise, relax and learn ways to release stress. No experience in yoga is needed. Sign up preferred, but not necessary. $10 Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.

912-656-9663. awakeningyogastudio. com. Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m Awakening Yoga Studio, 2453A US Highway 17.

Savannah Children's Museum School Year Hours

SCM hours beginning 8/31/13 will

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be Sunday 11am-4pm; TuesdaySaturday 10am-4pm. Open on holiday Mondays that SCC Public Schools are not in session including Labor Day. For more details go to savannahchildrensmuseum.org . Savannah Children's Museum, 655 Louisville Road.

Toddler Tuesdays at Oatland Island Wildlife Center

Toddlers 6 months to 4 years, and their adults. Themed programs-story books, singing songs, finger puppet plays, crafts, guided walks, up close encounters with Oatland animals. Preregister by 4pm Monday. $5 children. Gen. Admission for adults ($5 or $3 for military & seniors) Tuesdays. 912-395-1500. oatlandisland. org. oatlandisland.org/. Tuesdays Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Winter Theatre Classes

Come join us for our Winter Theatre Classes! Our classes begin for children 4 years old to 17. These 9 week classes fill up quickly, so call to register today! Classes will culminate in a demonstration for friends and family. For more class information please check out our website: www. jewelconservatory.com $90-$115 Tuesdays-Thursdays, 5 p.m.. 706589-2267. jewelconservatorytheatre@ gmail.com. jewelconservatory.com.

Tuesdays-Thursdays, 5 p.m. The Jewel Conservatory Theatre, 6014 Hwy 21. Winter theatre classes at the Jewel Conservatory Theatre begin in January for children ages 4-17. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays; January 7th -March 6th, 2014. Scholarships available. $90-$115 for the 9-week class Through Jan. 9. (912) 257-0671. jewelconservatorytheatre@ gmail.com. jewelconservatory.com.

Through Jan. 9 Jewel Conservatory Theatre, 6014 Hwy 21 S. concerts 13th Colony Sound (Barbershop Singing)

“If you can carry a tune, come sing with us!” Mondays, 7pm. . 912-3449768. savannahbarbershoppers. org. Thunderbolt Lodge #693, 3111 Rowland Ave. Elvis Lives

An Elvis tribute show--and it's the King's birthday month, too! $30 - $55 savannahcivic.com. Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. First Friday for Folk Music

Monthly folk music showcase hosted by the Savannah Folk Music Society in a friendly, alcohol-free environment. $5 donation. 912-898-1876. savannahfolk.org. fpc.presbychurch. net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. Live Music with Craig Tanner

Live music every Wednesday with

Craig Tanner and rotating guests such as Eric Britt, Eric Dunn and Mr. Williams. FREE Bonna Bella Waterfront Grille, 2740 Livingston Avenue.

Music: Amahl and the Night Visitors

The Community Concert Series of Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church continues with this live performance.

Free and open to the public 912598-7252, ext. 5,. stpeterssav.org. stpeterssavannah.org. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 3 West Ridge Road.

Nature and Environment Bring One for the Chipper: Christmas Tree Recycling

Bring your Christmas tree to any of five locations to recycle it into mulch, used by the City of Savannah for parks and neighborhood beautification around the city. The largest tree recycling program in the U.S.! Drop off locations: · Home Depot, 11180 Abercorn · Home Depot, 190 Pooler Parkway · Home Depot, 1901 Victory Drive · Dean Forest Landfill, 1325 Dean Forest Rd. · Bacon Park Transfer Station, Shorty Cooper Rd. Free 912-651-1967.

Dolphin Project

Dolphin Project's Education Outreach Program is available to speak at schools, clubs, organizations. A powerpoint presentation with sound and video about estuarine dolphins and their environment. Age/grade appropriate programs and handouts.

See website for info. . thedolphinproject.org.

Recycling Fundraiser for Economic Opportunity Authority

Support EOA through the FundingFactory Recycling Program. Recycle empty cartridges, cell phones, small electronics, laptops, to EOA for recycling. They will receive technology products and cash. Businesses may also recycle items on behalf of EOA for credit. Drop off at EOA, 681 W. Anderson St. See website, email or call for info. . 912-238-2960 x126. dwproperty@aol.com. fundingfactory. com.

Sustainability Advisor Certificate Program

Georgia Southern University’s Center for Sustainability announces the winter session of its newly updated and fully online Sustainability Advisor Certificate Program, offered through Continuing Education. See the attached flyer for more information. The cost is $385 and the course is available with no prerequisites.

The 8-week course will be offered January 29 - March 26, 2014. $385 Through Jan. 17. cfs@georgiasouthern.edu. Through Jan. 17 Online only, none.

Walk on the Wild Side

A two-mile Native Animal Nature Trail winds through maritime for-

est, freshwater wetland, salt marsh habitats, featuring live native animal exhibits. Open daily, 10am-4pm except Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years. Call or see website for info. . 912-898-3980. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland.org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Wilderness Southeast

A variety of programs each month including guided trips with naturalists.

Canoe trips, hikes. Mission: develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world. Call or see website for info. .

912-236-8115. wilderness-southeast. org.

Pets & Animals Low Cost Pet Clinic

TailsSpin and Dr. Stanley Lester, DVM, host low-cost pet vaccine clinics for students, military and seniors the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. 5pm-6pm. Vaccinations: $12, ($2 is donated to Savannah pet rescue agencies). See website for info. . tailsspin.com. tailsspin.com.

TailsSpin Pet Supplies Store, 4501 Habersham St., Habersham Village.

St. Almo's

Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks on Sundays, 5pm (weather permitting).

Meet at Canine Palace. Call for info. . 912-234-3336. caninepalacesavannah.com. Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St. Readings & Signings Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

Meets last Sunday of the month, 4pm.

Call for info. . 912-447-6605. sjchs. org/body.cfm?id=399. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Savannah Book Festival Seeks Volunteers

The Savannah Book Festival seeks volunteers to assist with their 2014 festival. See website to sign up.

Through Feb. 14. savannahbookfestival.org/volunteer/. Through Feb. 14 Tea Time at Ola's (Book Club)

A book discussion group that meets the 4th Tuesday, 1pm. Bring a book you've read this month and tell all about it. Treats to share are always welcomed. Tea is provided. Call for info. . 912-232-5488. liveoakpl.org/.

Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 East Bay St. Religious & Spiritual Art of Peaceful Living

How is it possible to apply the ancient art of Buddhist meditation to today’s hectic and busy modern world? Join us to learn how to solve your problems and develop a peaceful mind by applying Buddha’s classic advice to daily life. Everyone is welcome to attend, no previous experience

Band of Sisters Prayer Group

All women are invited. Second Tuesdays, 7:30am-8:30am. Fellowship Assembly, 5224 Augusta Rd. Email or call Jeanne Seaver or see website for info. "The king's heart is like channels of water in the hands of the Lord." (Prov. 21:1) . 912-663-8728. jeanneseaver@aol.com. capitolcom. org/georgia.

Catholic Singles

A group of Catholic singles age 30-50 meet frequently for fun, fellowship and service. Send email or check website to receive announcements of activities and to suggest activities for the group. . familylife@diosav.org. diosav.org/familylife-singles.

Christmas Psychic Reading Madness Sale

December Madness Sale!!!!!!! $15 for 20 minute phone readings! payable at PayPal savannahpsychic@gmail. com or go to website and check out Christmas monthly Specials Love and Light Low Country Psychic of Savannah ~Kelly Spurlock 15.00 MondaysSundays. 9125592169. savannahpsychic@gmail.com. Mondays-Sundays Ellis Square, Barnard Street and St. Julian Street.

Guided Silent Prayer

Acoustical songs, 30 minutes of guided silent prayer, and minutes to receive prayer or remain in silence.

Wednesdays, 6:45-8:00pm at Vineyard Church, 615 Montgomery St. See website for info. . vineyardsavannah. org.

A New Church in the City, For the City

Gather on Sundays at 10:30am. Like the Facebook page "Savannah Church Plant." . Bryson Hall, 5 E. Perry St. Read the Bible in One Year

A Bible book club for those wanting to read the Bible in one year. Open to all. Book club format, not a traditional Bible study. All welcome, regardless of race, creed, sexual orientation, religion. Thurs. 6:00pm-7:00pm. Call for info. . 912-233-5354. Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 622 E. 37th Street.

Savannah Friends Meeting (Quakers)

Un-programmed worship. 11am Sundays, third floor of Trinity United Methodist Church. Call or email for info. All are welcome. .

912-308-8286. savbranart@gmail. com. trinitychurch1848.org/. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St.

2 Reiki Masters. Come share with us on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Sweet Water Spa in downtown Savannah. Sign up at Savannah Reiki Share or Reiki by Appointment on Facebook. Free , 7 p.m.

440-371-5209. , 7 p.m Sweet Water Spa, 148 Abercorn Street.

Savannah Zen Center

Buddhist study classes, yoga workshops, retreats, Reiki sessions, attunements, meditation, classes, events. See website for location and schedule, or see Facebook page. . savannahzencenter.com.

Service of Compline

A chanted service by candlelight held every Sunday night at 9pm. "Say goodnight to God." Presented by Christ Church Anglican. . Independent Presbyterian Church, Bull Street and Oglethorpe Ave. South Valley Baptist Church

Weekly Sunday services. Sunday school, 10:00am. Worship, 11:30am.

Tuesday Bible Study/Prayer Service, 6:30pm. Pastor Rev. Dr. Barry B. Jackson, 480 Pine Barren Road, Pooler, GA "Saving a nation one soul at a time." .

Tapestry Church

A church for all people! We don't care what you are wearing, just that you are here. From the moment you walk in until the moment you leave, Tapestry is committed to delivering a creative, challenging, straight forward, and honest message about the role of biblical principles in your life. Come experience an environment that helps you connect with God and discover his incredible purpose for your life. Join us every Sunday morning 10AM at the Habersham YMCA. tapestrysavannah. com. ymcaofcoastalga.org/. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St. Theology on Tap

Meets on the third Monday, 8:30pm10:30pm. Like the Facebook page: Theology on Tap Downtown Savannah. . distillerysavannah.com. The

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Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

Liberal religious community where people with different beliefs gather as one faith. Sundays, 11am. Email, call or see website for info. . 912-2340980. admin@uusavannah.org. uusavannah.org. uusavannah.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. Unity Church of Savannah

Sunday Celebration services 9:15am and 11am. Children's Church and childcare 11am. Thursday noon prayer service. See website or call for info on classes, workshops, and more. . 912-355-4704. unityofsavannah.org. unityofsavannah.org/. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

Sports & Games Adult Coed Flag Football League

8x8 Coed Flag League. Play adult sports, meet new people. Sponsored by Savannah Adult Recreation Club. Wed. nights/Sun. mornings, at locations around Savannah. $450.

Minimum 8 games. Ages 18+. Coed teams. See website or call for info. .

912-220-3474. savadultrec.com.

Derby Devils Roller Derby Classes

Roller derby league offers 12-week

courses for beginners, recreational scrimmaging for experienced players and two annual bootcamp programs.

See website for info. . savannahderby. com.

Grief 101 Support Group

Seven-week morning or eventing adult support grooup offers tools to learn to live with loss. Tuesdays, 10am-11am; or Thursdays, 6:00pm7:00pm. Free of charge. Offered by Hospice Savannah, Inc. Call for info. .

912-303-9442. Full Circle Center for Grief Support, 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H. Savannah Bike Polo

Like regular polo, but with bikes instead of horses. Meets weekly. See facebook for info. . facebook.com/savannahbikepolo.

Skatefest 2013

A Savannah tradition returns. Multiple sessions each day. Each session is 1.5 hours. Times vary. Closed 12/20 and 12/25. $7 per person. Skatefest pass: $35 for 6 sessions. savannahga. gov/DocumentCenter/View/3920. savannahcivic.com. The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Ultimate Frisbee

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The west side of Forsyth Park. Bring a smile, two shirts (one light or white, one dark), water, and cleats (highly recommended). . savannahultimateproject@gmail.com. savannahultimateproject.wordpress.com/pickup/. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St.

ARIES

(March 21-April 19) Deep bronzes and smoky cinnamons and dark chocolates will be your lucky colors in 2014. Mellow mahoganies and resonant russets will work well for you, too. They will all be part of life’s conspiracy to get you to slow down, deepen your perspective, and slip into the sweetest groove ever. In this spirit, I urge you to nestle and cuddle and caress more than usual in the coming months. If you aren’t totally clear on where home is, either in the external world or inside your heart, devote yourself to finding it. Hone your emotional intelligence. Explore your roots.

On a regular basis, remember your reasons for loving life. Stay in close touch with the sources that feed your wild soul.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20) For years, French painter Édouard Manet and French poet Stéphane Mallarmé hung out with each other every day. Mallarmé referred to their relationship as “the most complete friendship.” They influenced each other to become better artists and human beings.

I’m guessing that in the coming months, Taurus, you’ll thrive on that kind of stimulating companionship. Having such regular contact with a like-minded ally might even be an important factor in ripening your intelligence. At the very least, I predict that soulful friendship will be a crucial theme in 2014. You will attract blessings and generate luck for yourself by deepening your ability to cultivate synergistic bonds.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20) St. Peter’s Basilica is a very old church in Vatican City. It contains a life-size bronze statue of St. Peter that is at least 700 years old. Over the centuries, countless visitors have paid their respects by kissing and touching the feet of the idol.

The metal composing the right foot has been so thoroughly worn down by these gestures that the individual toes have disappeared, leaving a smooth surface. You will have a similar kind of power in 2014, Gemini. Little by little, with your steady affection and relentless devotion, you can transform what’s rigid and hard.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22)

Big rivers don’t travel in straight lines. Their paths are curvy and complicated, with periodic turns and bends. In some places they flow faster and in others they’re slower. Their depth and width may vary along the way, too. Your own destiny is like one of those big rivers, Cancerian. In some years, it meanders for long stretches, slowing down as it wanders along a crooked course. It may even get shallower and narrower for a while. But I expect that in 2014, you will be moving more rapidly than usual. You will be traveling a more direct route, and you will be both wide and deep.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22) “In games there are rules,” writes science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, “but in life the rules keep changing.” This is always true, of course, but I think it will be an especially poignant truth for you between now and your next birthday. During the coming months, you may sometimes feel as if every last law and formula and corollary is mutating. In some cases, the new rules coming into play will be so different from the old rules you’ve been used to, they may at first be hard to figure out.

But now here’s the happy ending: It may take a while, but you will eventually see that these new rules have an unexpected logic and beauty that will serve your future well.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I predict that you will commit no major acts of self-sabotage in 2014. Congrats! I also foresee that you will be exceptionally careful not to hurt or damage yourself. Hooray! More good news: You won’t be as critical of yourself as you have sometimes been in the past. The judgmental little voice in the back of your head won’t be nearly as active.

Yay! Even your negative emotions will diminish in frequency and intensity. Hallelujah! Whoopee!

Abracadabra!

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) The citizens of Iceland love literature, but many are not content to simply read. One out of every ten Icelanders writes and publishes a book at sometime in his or her life.

I know it’s unrealistic, but I would love to see at least one in ten of all my Libra readers do the same in 2014. I think you’re ready to make a big statement -- to express yourself in a more complete and

dramatic way than ever before. If you’re not ready to write a book, I hope you will attempt an equivalent accomplishment.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) I’m hoping you will find a new teacher or two in 2014, maybe even a mentor. Not a guru who tells you what to do. Not an exploitative “expert” who claims to know what’s right for you or a charismatic narcissist who collects adoration. What I wish for you, Scorpio, is that you will connect with wise and humble sources of inspiration . . . with life-long learners who listen well and stimulate you to ask good questions . . . with curious guides who open your eyes to resources you don’t realize you need. In the coming months, you are primed to launch a quest that will keep you busy and excited for years; I’d love to see you get excellent help in framing that quest.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) In 2014, it’s possible you will be given a cabbage farm or a petting zoo or some bequest that’s not exactly in close alignment with your life’s purpose. But it’s more likely that the legacies and dispensations you receive will be quite useful. The general trend is that allies will make available to you a steady flow of useful things.

Your ability to attract what you need will be high. In the coming months, I may even have good reason to name you an honorary Scorpio. You might match those Great Manipulators’ proficiency at extracting the essence of what you want from every situation.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Would you be interested in a motto that will help set the tone for you in 2014? I’ve got a suggestion that’s in alignment with the astrological omens. It’s from a poem by Margaret Atwood. Try saying this and see if it works for you: “Last year I abstained / this year I devour / without guilt / which is also an art.” If you choose to make this affirmation your own, be sure you don’t forget about the fact that devouring without guilt is an *art* -- a skill that requires craft and sensitivity. You can’t afford to get blindly instinctual and greedy in 2014; you shouldn’t compulsively overcompensate

for 2013’s deprivations. Be cagey and discerning as you satisfy your voracious hunger.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The coming months will be a good time to meditate on the concepts of happy accidents and benevolent trouble. Go ahead and throw constructive mischief into the mix, too, and maybe even a dose of graceful chaos. Are you game for playing around with so much paradox? Are you willing to entertain the possibility that fate has generous plans for you that are too unexpected to anticipate?

There’s only one requirement that you have to meet in order to receive your odd gifts in the spirit in which they’ll be offered: You’ve got to be open-minded, eager to learn, and flexible.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20) I think we humans need some new emotions. It’s true that old standards like sadness, anger, jealousy, and fear are as popular as ever. But I would personally love to be able to choose from a greater variety, especially if at least 51 percent of the new crop of emotions were positive or inspiring. Now it so happens that in 2014 you Pisceans will be primed to be pioneers. Your emotional intelligence should be operating at peak levels. Your imagination will be even more fertile than usual.

So how about it? Are you ready to generate revolutionary innovations in the art of feeling unique and interesting feelings? To get started, consider these: 1. amused reverence; 2. poignant excitement; 3. tricky sincerity; 4. boisterous empathy.

USMNT (Soccer) American Outlaws Chapter

USMNT is a national soccer team that represents the U.S. in international soccer competitions. American Outlaws Savannah chapter of USMNT meets regularly. Call for details. .

912-398-4014. bdburgers.net. B & D Burgers (Congress St.), 912-238-8315.

Support Groups ACOA-Al-Anon

The "From Survival to Recovery" Adult Children of Alcoholics/Al-Anon Group is a fellowship and support group for those who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes. Meets Thursdays, 5:45pm at the 24-Hour Club, 1501 Eisenhower Dr. Call for info. . 912-5989860.

Alcoholics Anonymous

For people who want or need to stop drinking, AA can help. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. Free to attend or join. Check website for meeting days/times, or call 24 hours a day. . 912-356-3688. savannahaa.com.

Alzheimer's Caregiver and Family Support Group

For individuals caring for Alzheimer's and dementia family members. Second Monday, Wilm. Isl. United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Rd. Second Thursday, Ruth Byck Adult Care Center, 64 Jasper St. Sponsored

by Senior Citizens, Inc. Call for info. .

912-236-0363 x143.

Amputee Support Group

Open to all who have had limbs amputated and their families or caregivers.

Call for info. . 912-355-7778.

Back Pain Support Group

Second Monday of every month,7:00pm. Denny’s Restaurant at Hwy. 204. Everyone is welcome. For more info, contact Debbie at 912-7272959 .

Brain Injury Support Group

For traumatic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. Third Thursdays, 5pm. In the gym of the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial. . memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth.com/.

Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Breast Cancer Survivors Group

Tuesdays, 5:20pm at First Presbyterian Church. For survivors and caregivers. Call for info. . 912-844-4524. fpc. presbychurch.net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. Cancer Support Group

For anyone living with, through or beyond a cancer diagnosis. First Wednesdays, at Lewis Cancer Pavilion.

Children's Grief Support Group

Seven week structured educational support group for children 6-17.

Support, coping tools, utilizing play and activity to learn to live with loss.

Free of charge. A service of Hospice Savannah, Inc. Call for dates. . 912303-9442. Full Circle Center for Grief Support, 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H. Citizens With Retarded Citizens

For families with children or adults with autism, mental retardation, and other developmental disabilities.

Meets monthly. Call for info. . 912355-7633. Citizens With Retarded Citizens, 1211 Eisenhower Drive.

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Assoc.

Meets regularly to discuss issues affecting the lives of polio survivors.

Call or see website for info. Polio survivors and guests are invited. James Aberson, Chatham County ADA Coordinator, will be the speaker. Free and open to the public. . 912-927-8332. coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org.

Couples with Fertility Challenges

Saturdays, 6:45pm at Savannah Christian Church. For couples dealing with primary or secondary infertility, whether for one or many years.

Call or email for info. . 912-596-0852. emptycradle_savannah@hotmail. com. Savannah Christian Church, 55 Al Henderson Blvd.

Debtors Anonymous

For people with debting problems.

Meets Sundays, 5pm-6pm at Unity of Savannah. See website or call for info. . 912-572-6108. debtorsanonymous. org. unityofsavannah.org/. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

Eating Disorders Anonymous

Free, volunteer-led support group for recovery from anorexia/restrictive eating and/or bulimia/binge/purging.

Not a diet group, nor for those who struggle solely with overeating. Mondays, 7:30pm-8:30pm. Email for info. . edasavannah@yahoo.com. Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1008 Henry St. Essential Tremor Support Group

For those with the disease, care partners, family and caregivers. Managing the disease, treatments and therapies, quality of life. First Thursdays, 3:00pm-4:30pm. Call for info. . 912819-2224. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave.

Twelve step program offers freedom from gambling. Meets weekly. Leave message with contact info. . 912-7484730.

Georgia Scleroderma Support Group

A group for people with scleroderma for the greater Savannah area and surrounding counties. Meets regularly. Call for day and time. Lovezzola's Pizza, 320 Hwy 80 West, Pooler. Info: 912-412-6675 or 912-414-3827. .

Grief Support Groups

Hospice Savannah’s Full Circle offers a full array of grief support groups and individual counseling for children, teens and adults is available at no charge. Counseling is offered at 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H in Savannah, and appointments are also available in the United Way offices in Rincon and in Richmond Hill. Call or see website for info. . 912-303-9442. HospiceSavannah.org/GriefSupport.

Heartbeats for Life

Free support and education group for those who have suffered from or want to prevent or reverse heart disease and/or diabetes. One Tuesday/month, 6pm. Call or email for date. All meetings at Southwest Chatham Library. .

912-598-8457. jeff@heartbeatsforlifega.org. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. Klinefelter Syndrome/47-XXY Support Group

For parents of children with this diagnosis, and for men with this diagnosis. Started by the mother of a boy with 47-XXY. Email to meet for mutual support. . amkw21@gmail.com.

Legacy Group: For individuals with advanced and recurrent cancer.

Group addresses the concerns of advanced and recurrent cancer survivors from the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social aspects of healing. To register for a specific session and to learn about the group, please call Jennifer Currin-McCulloch at 912-350-7845. . 912-350-7845. Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (at Memorial Health Univ.

Medical Center), 4700 Waters Ave. Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group

For patients with blood-related cancers and their loved ones. Call or see website for info. . 912-350-7845. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth. com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Narcotics Anonymous

Fibromyalgia Support Group

Call for the Savannah Lowcountry Area NA meeting schedule. . 912238-5925.

Gambling Problem 12 Step Program

Weekly 90-minute support group for anyone with a mental health diagnosis. Also offer weekly family support group. Both meet Tuesdays, 6pm8pm. Free and open to the public. .

Second Thursdays, 5:30pm-6:30pm.

Call or see website for info. . 912-8196743. sjchs.org. sjchs.org. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5353 Reynolds Ave.

National Alliance of Mentally Ill

Trinity Lutheran Church, 12391 Mercy Blvd.

Overeaters Anonymous

Is food a problem for you? Overeaters Anonymous can help. Savannah meetings Mon 6:30pm, Wed 5:30pm, Fri 6:30 p.m. See website for locations and info, or call 912-358-7150. . oa.org/meetings.

Parents of Children with IEP's (Individualized Education Plans)

For parents of children attending Chatham-Savannah Public School System who have IEP plans, to offer mutual support through the challenges of the IEP process. Email for info. . amkw210@gmail.com.

Parents of Ill Children

Backus Children's Hospital sponsors this group for parents with a seriously ill child receiving inpatient or outpatient treatment. Case manager facilitates the meetings. Meets weekly. Call for info . 912-350-5616. memorialhealth.com/backus. memorialhealth.com/backus. Backus Children's Hospital, 4700 Waters Ave. Parkinson's Support Group

First Thursdays, 5pm-6:30pm, Marsh Auditorium at Candler. Call for info. . 912-355-6347. sjchs.org/. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. Pryme Multiple Sclerosis Support Group

Meets the second Tuesday of each month at St. Joseph’s Hospital,11705 Mercy Blvd., Meeting Room 1(on the 2nd Floor above ER entrance) at 6 p.m. An opportunity for people with MS and their families and friends to share information, develop coping strategies, receive support and become involved in community activities. . 912-819-2224. sjchs.org/. St. Joseph's Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd.

Rape Crisis Center

Assists survivors of rape and sexual assault. Free, confidential counseling for victims and families. 24-hour Rape Crisis Line operates seven days a week. 912-233-7273. .

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group

Second Tuesdays at 7pm in Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital.

For anyone with this disorder, plus family members/caregivers interested in learning more. Call for info. . 912-858-2335. sjchs.org/. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. Sisters Network (Breast Cancer in the African American Community)

Third Mondays, 6pm-7pm. At the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial. A national organization to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer on the African American community. Call for info. . 912-236-7405. memorialhealth. com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Spinal Injury Support Group

Third Thursdays, 5:30pm, at the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial.

Call or see website for info. . 912-3508900. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Survivors of Suicide Support Group

Suicide often leaves survivors with guilt, anger, hurt and unanswered questions. Hospice Savannah/United Way of Coastal Empire/Coastal Suicide Prevention Alliance offer an support group. Third Thursdays, 6:307:30pm. Safe and confidential. Free to attend. Barbara Moss at Full Circle of Hospice Savannah, 912-629-1089. . Full Circle Center for Grief Support, 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H. Teens Nurturing Teens (Cancer Support)

Support group for teens with a family member or loved one impacted by cancer. Meets at the Lewis Cancer Pavilion. Call for information. . 912819-5704. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. Teens With No One to Turn To

Help for people ages 11-18, or concerned parents of teens. Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter.

Call or see website. . 912-234-4048. parkplaceyes.org.

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Volunteer docents needed during regular museum hours, Thurs.Sat. 10am-4pm. Docents will share Bethesda’s rich history and inspiring legacy with visitors from across the country and around the world. . 912351-2061. Elizabeth.brown@bethesdaacademy.org. Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. Davenport House seeks Volunteer Docents

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ing program. The date and time will be determined by participants. Docents lead tours and assist with programming for people from around the world who visit the historic house. Call or email for info.

Through Feb. 2. 912-236-8097. info@davenporthousemuseum.org. davenporthousemuseum.org.

Through Feb. 2 Davenport House, 324 East State St. Docents and Volunteers Needed at Flannery O'Connor House

Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home seeks additional volunteers and volunteer docents to help on Fridays and Saturdays, 1p-4pm, and for possible extended hours. Duties: greet visitors, handle admissions, conduct merchandise sales and help with tours. Docent training and written narratives for reference during tours are provided. . 912-2336014. haborrello@aol.com. flanneryoconnorhome. org. Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street.

Dolphin Project Seeks Volunteers

Dolphin Project needs boat owners, photographers, and other volunteers to help with scientific research on the Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin along coastal Georgia. Must be age 18 or older. Call or see website for info. . 912-232-6572. thedolphinproject.org.

Good Samaritan Health Clinic

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

Hospice Volunteers Needed in Chatham and other Coastal Counties

Island Hospice, THA Group's nonprofit hospice service, seeks volunteers for patient socialization and caregiver respite. Also seeking nonpatient contact volunteers who can contribute by providing services including, but not limited to, office work, crafting, sewing, light yard work, housekeeping, playing guitar for patients, and licensed hairdressers. Serving patients in Chatham, Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham, Liberty, Camden, Glynn, McIntosh, and Screven Counties in Georgia, and Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Charleston, Colleton Counties in South Carolina. See website or email or call for info. .

888-842-4463. kbuttimer@thagroup.org. thagroup. org.

Live Oak Public Libraries

Volunteers needed to assist in a variety of ways at its branches in Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty Counties. Call or see website for info. . 912-6523661. liveoakpl.org.

Medical Professional Volunteers Needed

St. Joseph's/Candler's St. Mary's Health Center, a free clinic serving the uninsured, seeks physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, lab techs, and patient care techs. Non-clinical volunteers needed to to schedule appointments. Contact Stephanie Alston. . 912-443-9409. St. Joseph's/Candler--St. Mary's Health Center, 1302 Drayton St. Oatland Island Wildlife Center

Oatland Island Wildlife Center often needs volunteers. Call or see website for info. . 912-395-1500. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland.org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Pre-School Volunteers Needed

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elementary teachers and/or community residents to help 3 & 4 year olds with language development skills. Mon.-Fri., 9am-12noon. Call for info. . 912447-0578. sjchs.org/1969.cfm. St. Mary's Community Center and Health Center, 812 W 36th St. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Share time and talents through the RSVP program of the Equal Opportunity Authority. Seniors 55 and older serve in various community organizations.

Call for information. . 912-238-2960 x123.

Ronald McDonald House

Help in the "home away from home" for families of hospitalized children. Volunteers needed to provide home-cooked meals for families at the house.

Volunteer internships available for college students. Call or see website for info. . 912-356-5520. rmhccoastalempire.org. rmhccoastalempire.org/.

Ronald McDonald House, 4710 Waters Avenue.

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Lessons and tours. East Coast Paddleboarding, Savannah/Tybee Island. email or call for info. . 912484-3200. eastcoastpaddleboarding.com.

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Education majors, retired reading teachers or community residents sought to volunteer for a reading and math tutorial program for elementary and middle school students. Call for info. . 912-4476605. sjchs.org/body.cfm?id=399. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Tutors Sought for Adult Learners (GED Prep and Literacy Needs)

The Adult Community & Education Program at Royce Learning Center seeks volunteer tutors to assist adult learners. Monday - Thursday, 5pm7pm. Tuesday & Thursday, 9am-11am. Classes at Royce Learning Center and at Wesley Community Center. Free tutor training. Email or call for info. .

912-354-4047. kmorgan@roycelc.org.

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Volunteer at the Forsyth Farmers' Market

The market occurs each Saturday morning at the South End of Forsyth Park, from February through December. To volunteer, see website for contact info. . forsythfarmersmarket.com. forsythfarmersmarket.com/. Forsyth Farmers' Market, 501 Whitaker St., South End of Forysth Park.

Volunteer for Meals on Wheels

There are seniors in our community who are hungry. You can make a difference by volunteering one hour a week to delivering Meals on Wheels to homebound seniors. We have routes throughout Savannah, so we can match you to an area that is convenient. Training included. Volunteers use their own vehicle. Gas stipend is optional. There are over 500 seniors on the waiting list to receive meals, and the number continues to grow. For more information, contact Lauren at Volunteer@seniorcitizensinc.org or 912-236-0363 Mondays-Fridays, 10:45 a.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10:45 a.m Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St. The Yoga Room

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