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Table of Contents Volume 4, No. 19, February 2, 2005 On the Cover: Photo by Brandon Blatcher

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News Jane Fishman 8 City Notebook

Everything changes in Florida

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Notes from around town

Blotter 10 From SPD reports Non Sequitur 10 Our favorite cartoon

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News of the Weird 11 Strange but true Earthweek 12 The week on your planet City Guide 2005 14 Festivals, events, etc.

Vibes Soundboard 28 Who’s playing and where Performing Arts 32 Second City Touring Group

City Guide 14

Music Menu 33 Local gigs a la carte

Fri. Feb. 4th & Sat. Feb 5th, come Enjoy the Jazzy-Bluesy-Funky Fusion of

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Personal Tech 37 The latest gadgets Art Patrol 38 Exhibits & openings

Film Now Showing 40 All the flicks that fit

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Happenings 41 All the stuff, all the time

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Astroscope 46 What’s your sign?

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Classifieds Classifieds 48 They call it “junk,” you call it “couch” Crossword Puzzle 53 Mental fun

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Weather 55 News from the sky

Activities for children ■ 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. performances by renowned Americana band the Wiyos of New York City, performing blues, country folk and Tin Pan Alley ■ Demonstrations by local artists Pang-Chieh Hsu, Luther Vann and others

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Savannah Black Heritage Festival Grand Opening Reception and Dance Explosion

What: The 16th annual Savannah Black Heritage Festival will open with this reception and dance program. The reception will honor the Rev. Matthew Southall Brown, pastor of the St. John Baptist Church, who will step down after 35 years as pastor.

Atlanta’s professional black ballet company, Ballethnic Dance Company, will perform.

Savannah’s own Sankofa Dance Theatre also will perform. When: Sunday, Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m. Where: Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: Free.

Call: 691-6847 or visit www.savstate.edu.

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2005 Joan and Murray Gefen Memorial Jewish Film Festival What: The film festival continues with four films. Shtick, Schmaltz & Shtereotypes features short comic film classics from the best of comics such as Burns and Allen, Jack Benny and Eddie Cantor, to name just a few. The program also includes short animated films that present and promote negative stereotypes of Jews and other immi-

grant groups. Film distributor Murray Glass, who has toured the country with these films, will introduce the program. It will be presented Thursday, Feb. 3 at 2:30 p.m. at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Wondrous Oblivion is a feel-good film for the whole family about 11-year-old David Wiseman who is mad about cricket, but is no good at it. It will be presented Saturday, Feb. 5 at 8:30 p.m. at Trustees Theater. In Divan, Pearl Gluck travels from her Hasidic community in Brooklyn to her roots in Hungary to reclaim an ancestral couch upon which esteemed rabbis slept. It will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 6 at 2:30 p.m., along with Black Hats & Short Skirts, a short film about a Hasidic boy, a Polish girl and a subway bench that can bridge great divides. Cost: $6 for each screening. Advance tickets can be purchased at the JEA at 5111 Abercorn St. or at the box office one hour before screening. Call: 355-8111.

SCAD Presents The Learned Ladies What: The Savannah College of Art and Design media and performing arts department presents the lighthearted story by Moliere. When: Feb. 3, 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. There will be an additional performance at 3 p.m. on Feb. 5. Where: Mondanaro Theater in Crites Cost: $10 general admission, $5 students, seniors Hall, 217 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.C and children. Tickets are available at the SCAD box office, 216 E. Broughton St.

Friday, Feb. 4 SCAD Gallery Hop What: Travel from gallery to gallery to see original work by SCAD students and faculty.

Shuttles will run between the galleries and refreshments will be served. When: Friday, Feb. 5 from 5-7 p.m. Where: Alexander Hall Gallery, 668 Indian St.; Hamilton Hall Gallery, 522 Indian St.; May Poetter Gallery, 342 Bull St.; Orleans Hall Gallery, 201 Cost: Free.

Barnard St.; Red Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St.; and shopSCAD, 340 Bull St.C

Winternationals Stock Car Racing What: The 4th Annual Winternationals at Oglethorpe Speedway will feature two nights of racing with drivers from all over the United States. Late Models, Modifieds, Super When: Friday, Feb. 4 and Saturday, Feb. 5. The Street Stock, Mini Stock and 440 cars.W Where: Oglethorpe Speedway gates open at 5:30 p.m. and racing begins at 7:30 p.m.W Park, 3 miles east of Interstate 95 (Exit 102) or take Dean Forest Road off Interstate 16 Cost: $15 per night for adults, $5 per night (Exit 160) to U.S. 80 and go west a half-mile.C Call: 964-8200 or visit www.ospracing.net. for ages 6-12.C

PianoFest 2005 What: AASU’s Department of Art, Music and Theatre presents pianist Kenneth Boulton When: The Boulton in concert, plus a concert featuring the winners of PianoFest 2005.W recital is Friday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. The PianoFest winners recital is Saturday, Feb. 5 at Where: AASU Fine Arts Auditorium.

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Cost: $5 for the Boulton recital. The winners’ recital is free.C Call: 927-5381 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays.

The Second City 45th Anniversary Tour What: This comedy troupe is made up of six actors augmented by a musical accompanist, as well as sound and lighting directors, who perform a two-act revue featuring the group’s satirical humor. The group has spawned comics such as Alan Arkin, Robert Klein, Gilda Radner, Jim Belushi, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Tina Fey and more.

When: Friday, Feb. 4 at 8 p.m. Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Cost: Call: 525-5050. $20 general public or $15 with SCAD ID.C

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Colonial Faire and Muster What: Authentic 18th century encampment with sutlers’ row, crafts and demonstrations, folk music and dance, military demonstrations, Native American skills and more.

When: Saturday, Feb. 5 and Sunday, Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Wormsloe Call: 353-3023.

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Children’s Winter Video Series What: The Big Aquarium, a behind-the-scenes look at the Chattanooga Aquarium.

When: Saturday, Feb. 5 at 3 p.m. Where: Tybee Marine Science Center, 1510 Strand St., Tybee Island. Cost: Program is free with paid admission of $4 for adults and $3 for Call: 786-5917. children ages 3-16.C

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What: Music by the Wiyos of New York City, who specilaize in music from the early 20th century, plus studio activities for children based on the Strokes of Genius exhiWhen: Sunday, Feb. 6 from 1-5 p.m. Where: Telfair Museum of Art.C Cost: Free. bition.W Call: 232-1177.

Monday, Feb. 7 Visual Art Impressionist Al Bright What: Nationally known abstractionist Al Bright will demonstrate the creative connections between music and painting with the help of Savannah’s own Teddy Adams Quintet. Bright’s sways, moves and strokes will be inspired by live jazz music. This event is part of the Savannah Black Heritage Festival. When: Monday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.

Where: Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.C Cost: Free. Call: 691-6847 or visit www.savstate.edu.

Wednesday, Feb. 9 New Beginnings Youth Art Exhibit What: Student works from Savannah area schools presented as part of the Savannah When: Feb. 9-21. Gallery hours are weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 Black Heritage Festival.W Where: S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St.C Cost: Free. p.m.W

W.W. Law Lecture What: Held in conjunction with the Savannah Black Heritage Festival, this lecture will feature Rick Kittles, a medical geneticist from the Ohio State University Medical Center. Kittles is a professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics.

He helped Howard University establish the National Human Genome Center. His research focuses on the genetic effects on complex traits and disease. such as prostate cancer, personality traits and skin color. His tracing of the genetic ancestry of African-Americans has brought attention to many issues relating to race, identity, When: Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m.W Where: Con-Ed ancestry and group membership.W Cost: Free.C Call: 691-6847 or visit Center, 714 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.C www.savstate.edu. ◗

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The power of one Naomi Brown spreads the gospel of activism -- one block at a time NO ONE LIKES A NUDGE, a busybody, a snoop -- particularly if they live next door or down the block.

Nobody wants to be a nudge, either -- or a busybody, a snoop, a meddler.

A noisy neighbor? Turn up the sound machine. A drug deal on your block?

Close your curtains; lock your doors.

A corner mechanic, overstepping his bounds, with too many cars on the lot taking up too much room? Bitch and moan to a neighbor.

The easy way out. That’s what we want. It’s safer, easier, less complicated.

Somehow Naomi Brown never got that message. Brown works for the city.

She’s a neighborhood services coordinator.

She’s a nudge. She’s a meddler.

Back in the late ‘70’s, when she moved from Brooklyn to her mother’s house on St. Helena’s Island to care for an aging great-aunt who reared her, Brown found work as a nurse’s assistant.

She loved the profession.

Not to become a nurse -- “I saw what they did. They were robots, pill-givers.

They did paperwork” -- but to do what she did best: Confront the doctor on behalf of the patient.

“In one case, when a doctor said in front of the woman, a stroke victim, ‘She’s not going to ever get better,’ I got mad and started working with her,” Brown says.

“Six months later, when the doctor saw she could sit up in a chair and talk and he said, ‘What happened here?’ I said, ‘God didn’t give up on her. You did.’

I saw a need for compassion. I was determined to make her better.”

But 20 years in health care was enough. When Brown left, she took the only job she could find. She became a housekeeper at one of Hilton Head’s inns. After five months, they made her the supervisor. She oversaw 30 people.

It wasn’t a title she sought.

“For the longest time we were working six days a week. Finally I said, ‘We need to work five days a week with two days off. That’s only fair,’” she says.

“So that’s what happened. Until a new boss came in and changed it. Then he reduced the staff. That wasn’t right.

These people were getting on a bus from all over Carolina at four in the morning for this job,” says Brown.

“So I said, ‘I’m leaving. I want my check right now. It’s wrong what you’re doing. I told my husband I’d eat peanut butter and jelly before going back. I started here eating peanut butter and jelly. I’ll finish that way,” she says.

“The next day the supervisor made me executive housekeeper. He liked how I stood up and spoke my mind. But I said, ‘If my slip is hanging, you better tell me. If I fail, you better give me my job back.’”

As a child, Brown, now 59, moved back and forth between the North and the South, school with relatives in New York, summers with her mother in South Carolina.

“I was born out of wedlock,” she said.

“Back then that meant something. The family had standards; they felt shame.

My mother was only 17, so my great-aunt raised me. She was very strict. She had a strong sense of right and wrong.”

While working as the executive housekeeper, Brown started commuting from Savannah, seeing after another great-aunt.

“I refused to let them take her to a nursing home,” she said.

After awhile, “tired of the foolishness of the work arena,” tired of the drive back and forth, she quit and relocated to her aunt’s house in Savannah’s Midtown.

“That’s when I started walking the streets. You see so much more when you walk. That’s when I realized how much the neighborhood had changed.

The white people had gone and no one was keeping up the properties. There was debris, trash, abandoned automobiles. You had people afraid to go outside. They were in prison,” she says.

“There were other people hanging out on corners in what must have been invisible bus stops. I thought, ‘What’s wrong with these people? They done lost their minds.’ I became a villain, a community villain. I went to Mayor Rousakis and he said, ‘Aren’t you afraid?’ I said, ‘Everyone’s gotta die sometime.’

“I became a single vigilante. I learned the shifts of the police officers, who to call and when. Once I was driving by 38th and Habersham and I saw this group of people and I said, ‘Why you

here? Let’s step on the green and have it out.’ My old tomboy girl ways from Carolina came back. The guy said, ‘Miss, you crazy,’ but they moved away.”

Eventually, someone from the city of Savannah, who saw her skills as a liaison, a communicator, an activist, was smart enough to offer her a job.

By now, Brown knows the drill with neighborhoods. She knows what happens when landlords -- who buy houses for investment -- move out of town and give their properties to real estate companies to manage.

She can predict what happens when tenants are not screened or held accountable, when the property is not visited, monitored or maintained.

She’s seen the rats, then the snakes - and the drug dealers -- from houses that are boarded up for years. She’s watched one or two abandoned cars on a street -- or at a mechanic’s garage -become six or seven, then 10 and 11.

“I’ve seen how someone who owns property in Midtown and on the Southside keeps up their houses,” she said. “You wouldn’t know it was the same landlord.”

As part of her job, she works closely with the city’s 15 property maintenance inspectors. Which means she knows how stretched the inspectors are.

She also knows something else: the power of personal involvement. As she once did (and still does), so can others.

Individual citizens, Brown says, can do the research to find out who owns the derelict buildings. Then they can make phone calls, write letters and -- if the offender is legally cited -- show up at Monday afternoon’s Recorder’s Court to testify.

They can become what Brown has been most of her life -- an activist, a nudge, a meddler. Sometimes that’s the only way things get done. ◗

To report abandoned and/or derelict vehicles, unsafe buildings, unkempt lots, call the city's property maintenance division, 651-6770.

Jane Fishman writes a weekly column for ConnectSavannah. She can be reached at gofish5@earthlink.net. To comment in a letter to the editor, e-mail us at letters@connectsavannah.com

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Prize-winning playwright Margaret Edson will lead a community discussion of her play, Wit, the story of a renowned English professor who has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.

The public is invited to join health professionals from Memorial Health University Medical Center and honors students from Armstrong Atlantic State University for a discussion, Feb. 5 at 9 a.m. at Memorial’s Medical Education Auditorium. It is free and open to the public.

Edson was inspired to write Wit after her experiences as a clerk in a cancer and AIDS ward at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. She wrote the play in 1991 and premiered it in 1995 at the South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California, the only theater to accept the play.

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Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Center for Regional Analysis last week announced the results of a recent study analyzing current trends in tourism activity in the Savannah area.

The study explored several factors shaping local tourism, including the demographics of visitors: ages, incomes, education levels, spending patterns while vacationing, primary destination for travel, reasons for visiting, and others.

It also looked at the Internet as a factor that motivates visits to Savannah and reported on how tourist activity is changing as a result of Internet use.

The survey of 2,000 respondents reported on the characteristics of those requesting information from the Convention and Visitors Bureau and how these have changed since 2000.

Most significantly, 57,000 individuals contacted the Bureau for information, up from 35,000 in 2000, a 25 percent increase per year. Of those who contacted the bureau, during the most recent study, 60 percent became tourists in Savannah.

Another significant finding involves the increase of Internet use among tourists. Eighty percent of contacts requested information from the Bureau via the Internet, up from 40 percent before 2000.

Findings show total expenditures of $882 per travel party. This figure is up $15 million from the survey completed in 2000.

Spending per person per day is $86 , up from $67 in 2000. This is a 10 percent increase per year after adjusting for inflation.

The current study shows that since 2000 tourism contacts are somewhat younger, wealthier, and increasingly have at least some college-level education.

Tourists having only a high school education are a falling proportion of these contacts.

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The theme of this year’s Taste of Savannah event, held Jan. 21 at the Trade Center, was “Gourmet Galaxy.”

Awards were presented in four categories as follows: • Appetizers: first place went to the Lobster & Golden Tomato Shooter Scented with Lemongrass, by Hyatt Regency Savannah; second place went to the Boiled Peanuts by the Savannah SandGnats; third place went to the She Crab Soup by Aqua Star.

• Entrees: first place went to the Mango Barbecue Glazed Shrimp Sticks

by Aqua Star; second place went to the Salmon & Wild Mushroom Strudel by The Mulberry Inn; third place went to the stuffed scallops by Olde Pink House.

• Desserts: first place went to the Port Pears Stuffed with Marscapone Cheese Mousse by The Kehoe House & Mansion on Forsyth Park; second place went to the Chocolate Caramel Crème Brulee by Southern Comfort Catering; third place went to the Constellation of Desserts by Hilton Savannah DeSoto.

• Booth Decoration: first place went to the Queeny’s To Go-Go for a Jetsons theme; second place went to the Mulberry Inn for a Jetsons theme; third place went to River Street Sweets, with costumed servers and outer space decorations.

Almost 1000 guests attended, and chose the Fried Shrimp from Queeny’s To Go Go for the Guests’ Choice Award for the fifth year.

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Savannah State University’s Dance Ensemble and other SSU students will perform at the Ameriquest Mortgage Super Bowl XXXIX Halftime Show in Jacksonville on Sunday, Feb. 6.

The students invited to perform include Melody Burks, Kendrick Love, Ebony Childers-Love, Hermise Pierre, Altonia Johnson, Katrina Reid, Terry Walton, Vernecia Person, Erica Couben, Kemit-Amon Lewis, Arequlia Robinson, Tunisia North, Brittany White, Ansley Jones, Treasure Brown and Dana Hunter.

The students were scheduled to practice at Alltel Stadium this past Sunday, as well as during the week. They will leave Savannah on Saturday, Feb. 5, to attend the performance.

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• POLICE WERE CALLED to a hospital where two people were being treated for injuries received in a fight. A woman told the police that she and two friends, a man and woman, were staying with the three suspects.

The victims had left town for the holidays, but left several belongings at the suspects’ house. Upon return, they called to retrieve the items. After the items were loaded, a fight broke out.

• A passing motorist saw a couple arguing inside a car at 53rd and Paulsen streets and called police.

Upon arrival, the officers saw a car with the hood up. A woman entered the driver’s side, while a man entered the passenger’s side. They started to drive

off, but were stopped. The officer asked if everything was okay and the woman said ever thing was fine, but they had lost the car’s ignition key. The man became belligerent, telling the woman to “shut the fuck up” and saying she did not have to tell the police anything. After repeated attempts to question him, the man was taken into custody.

• An East Broad Street woman called police after her mother-in-law came to her residence and became “boisterous.” She said the mother-in-law threatened to kick her door down and also has been calling her repeatedly and threatening her. The woman said the two have an ongoing dispute because of a civil matter. ◗

All cases from recent Savannah/Chatham Police Department incident reports.

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In a December demonstration against the opening of a McDonald’s in the Mediterranean town of Sete, France, about 500 protesters, using a homemade catapult, bombarded the restaurant with fresh catches of the area’s renowned delicacy, octopus.

NASA announced in October it was retiring the KC-135 plane it had long been using to train astronauts for weightlessness in flight; an official told reporters that the air crews had kept track of the amount of astronaut vomit cleaned up over the years and that the total was at least 285 gallons.

The Classic Middle Name (all new) Charged with murder recently: Jessie Wayne Walker (Greensboro, N.C., December); Michael Wayne Carter (Indianapolis, October); Matthew Wayne Ferman (Waverly, Ohio, October); Keith Wayne Graham (Merced, Calif., August); Justin Wayne Smith (Bay City, Texas, December). Suspected of murder when he committed suicide: Brian Wayne Pennington (Klamath Falls, Ore., December). Convicted of murder: Billy Wayne Cope (York, S.C., September).

Least Competent People A 21-year-old man was hospitalized in intensive care in Murdoch, Australia (near Perth), in December following a barroom stunt in which he put on a helmet connected to a beer jug, with a

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any kid wearing the wristbands was immediately targeted for attack by bullies (December). And 1,500 cords of firewood were burned up when a fire broke out at the Ossipee Mountain Land Co., in Tamworth, N.H. (December).

Latest From the Class-Action Lawyers’ Money Tree The six lawyers who helped 83 WalMart workers win about $2,500 each (for being improperly denied overtime pay) asked the Portland, Ore., judge in December for fees totaling $2.57 million, about 12 times the clients’ total winnings (citing the difficult work, Wal-Mart’s contentiousness and the case’s implications beyond their 83 clients).

And when phone company customers won $25 refunds in a September classaction settlement with Ameritech in Madison County, Ill., lawyers got $1.9 million in legal fees; a local watchdog group said (based on experience) only about 10 percent of eligible customers would bother to apply for refunds, meaning that lawyers’ fees would ultimately account for about 60 percent of the amount Ameritech pays out.

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Ironies On Dec. 20, a United Parcel Service driver was involved in a crash on an icy road near Keene, N.H., suffered a head injury, and was taken to Cheshire Medical Center, where tests were to be performed, except that the required machine for them was broken (though parts were on order). After checking the status of the order, hospital personnel discovered that the parts had been shipped and were in fact in the crashed UPS truck, and someone was dispatched to the scene of the accident to retrieve them.

According to the British parents’ organization Bullywatch, which issued blue wristbands to students to publicize the campaign against school bullying,

A 70-year-old woman was fatally struck by two cars as she, wielding a knife, chased her husband into the street during an argument (Springfield Township, Pa., November).

A 43-year-old passenger was fatally injured, after he, sitting in the back seat, began beating up the driver, causing him to lose control and smash into a tree.

(The driver survived.) (Newport News, Va., November) And a 54-year-old man was killed after a road rage duel with another driver when he got out of his car, lunged after the other car while it was moving, missed, and hit his head (Jacksonville, Fla., August). ◗

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Nonlethal war tactics suggested by an Air Force research team in the 1990s were made public in December by the military watchdog organization Sunshine Project and included a recommendation to expose enemy troops to powerful aphrodisiacs in order to distract them into lustful hookups with each other (irre-

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hose that ran between the jug and a pump powered by an electric drill. The idea was to facilitate drinking a large quantity of beer without the laborious tasks of lifting a glass and swallowing, but the flow was so powerful that he had to be rushed to the hospital with a 10centimeter tear in his stomach.

Samuel Woodrow was convicted of burglary in Santa Fe, Texas, in December, one of four men who had broken into a home. However, the men had fled, empty-handed, when they were scared away by overhearing a police call from the video game Grand Theft Auto (“We have you surrounded! This is the police!”), which the resident’s three grandsons were playing in another room.

In January, a 22-year-old man robbed a Chevron station in Vancouver, Wash., and eluded police in a high-speed getaway, but he then got lost and wound up back at the same Chevron station, and, apparently not recognizing where he was, he asked for directions, allowing the clerk to notify police, who soon arrested him.

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spective of gender). (The Pentagon said the idea was dropped almost immediately, but the Sunshine Project said it was discussed as recently as 2001.)

Other ideas: giving the enemy severe halitosis (so they could be detected within a civilian population), overrunning enemy positions with rats or wasps, and creating waves of fecal gas.

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Charles Bonney, 67, and Victor Harris, 36, were detained by police in Godfrey, Ill., in December after squaring off in their vehicles (Chevrolet Camaro and Acura Integra) and repeatedly ramming each other in the street and then in the parking lot of C&W Auto Glass, because of their ongoing feud over a woman.

Eventually, only Bonney faced criminal charges.

Amid a recent, stepped-up wave of parental violence in kids’ sports contests (e.g., choking a basketball coach in Akron, Ohio; choking a hockey referee in Toronto), a woman was barred from the Greater Toronto Hockey League in December following an altercation between parents of the 11-year-olds who were playing. According to a witness, the woman lifted her top above her shoulders (in the style of guests on “The Jerry Springer Show”) and “shook (her breasts, while wearing a bra) side to side,” then yelled at other parents, “What the hell are you looking at? Have you never seen (breasts)?”

Cameron Miller, 19, was arrested in Alexandria, La., on Christmas Day and charged with firing shotgun blasts at his mother, stepfather and stepbrothers as they drove away because Miller was unhappy that he did not get money for Christmas but instead got only CDs. And on the day after Christmas in Feasterville, Pa., according to police, Steven Murray, 21, set his parents’ house on fire because he was angry at having received no presents.

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An almost daily rise in the death toll from ongoing outbreaks of avian influenza in Asia’s human population continues to alarm world health experts, who say that a deadly influenza pandemic could be imminent. Health officials in Thailand warned that bird flu could kill up to 2 million people in that country as it announced an emergency plan to combat the disease. Vietnam also ordered hospitals to prepare for a larger epidemic after recording its ninth bird flu death this year. A report in the New England Journal of Medicine says that the stockpile of anti-viral drugs being amassed across Southeast Asia has the potential to stall or even stop a pandemic if used effectively. A pandemic would arise if the bird flu virus mutated within someone infected with traditional influenza to a strain that could be passed between humans. All cases of bird flu in humans have so far been due to transmission from infected birds, except for two suspected cases of human transmission last year in Thailand.

The worst drought to parch Portugal in more than 10 years is 5.8 causing significant damage to agriculture, and has been responsible for the starvation deaths of many head of livestock each day. The meager supplies of expensive hay and dry food farmers can afford Ernest to feed the animals is not enough to offset the loss of pasture during the winter drought. A Week Ending January 28, 2005 spokesman for the Federation of Indian Ocean island. Widespread Agriculture Associations of the Lower flooding was reported in some western Alentejo says that winter crops of wheat, areas, but there were no fatalities or sigbarley and oats will be completely lost if nificant damage to structures. rain doesn’t fall by early February.

• Minimal Cyclone Tim formed briefly over the open waters to the northwest of Australia.

Western Saudi Arabia’s heaviest rainstorms in 20 years killed at least 20 people At least two people were as nearly 2.5 million pilgrims killed and 22 injured when a to the annual hajj performed rituals in magnitude 5.9 earthquake the city of Mecca. Two pilgrims struck southeastern Turkey’s reportedly died and 196 others suffered mountainous Hakkari province. fractures from falls during unusually • A strong earthquake that jolted heavy rains that swamped the Muslim Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province holy city. Runoff from the downpours left at least one person dead and four also caused the Al-Yatama dam to colothers seriously injured in wrecked lapse. Many villages outside Medina buildings. were isolated due to the storm, and • The strongest in a swarm of more than several motorists on the Medina-Mecca 80 coastal quakes that rocked Ecuador highway became trapped by high water. unleashed landslides and cause damage to several homes.

• Earth movements were also felt in A large portion of western Turkey, northern Pakistan, Madagascar was drenched as China’s Yunnan province, the Nicobar Cyclone Ernest passed down Islands, the southern Philippines, New the western coast of the

Winter’s Worst Severe winter storms brought blizzards and Arctic chills deep into the United States, as well as a wide stretch of Europe and North Africa. One of the worst blizzards in the past 100 years killed at least 18 people as it swept from the Midwest to New England before finally blasting the Canadian Maritimes.

Winds of up to 120 mph accompanied the blinding snow, which disrupted air, rail and highway transportation over a wide area. Europe shivered in a bitter chill left by a winter storm that snarled traffic and eventually brought rare snowfalls to countries along the Mediterranean, and in North Africa.

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Concerts, plays and ballet performances are listed in the Performing Arts Calendar on page 18. A full schedule for the Savannah Music Festival is on page 22. A full annual schedule for the Telfair Museum of Art is on page 24. A schedule of nature & environment events is on page 25.

February 11. The lecture will begin at noon in room 114 of AASU’s Gamble Hall. Free and open to the public.

Feb. 17-22 World Girl Guide and Girl Scout Thinking Day Celebration 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 17-19, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 21-22 at the Juliette Gordon Low House, 10 E. Oglethorpe. Commemorates worldwide Girl Scouting, featuring cookies and daily screenings of the classic silent film The Golden Eaglet. Admission. Call 233-4501.

Feb. 6 Super Museum Sunday From noon-4 p.m. more than 20 Savannah museums and historic sites are open free to the public. One of the great bargains anywhere.

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Feb. 6-13

Ebony Fashion Fair Benefits Savannah State University scholarships. Savannah Civic Center. Call 356-2427.

16th Black Heritage Festival A week-long series of events highlighting the contribution of African-Americans to American history in general and Savannah history in particular. Presented by Savannah State University and sponsored by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Free admission. Call 691-6847 or visit www.savstate.edu.

See Connect Savannah this week and next week for full schedule and description of events.

Feb. 19-20

Feb. 7 You never know what you’ll see at the Sidewalk Arts Festival

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Feb. 24- 26

Georgia Heritage Procession One of Savannah’s cutest events begins at 10:30 a.m., goes from Bull Street from Forsyth Park to City Hall at Bull & Bay. Elementary school students in colonial costume join local dignitaries in a parade to honor Georgia’s (and Savannah’s) founding. Free and open to the public.

Feb. 11 Georgia Heritage Luncheon Noon, Hyatt Regency on Bay St. Food, music and a keynote address by Georgia Humanities Council president Jamil Zainaldin. Tix $25, must be purchased in advance by calling 651-2125.

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The Fourth Savannah Symposium: Architecture and Regionalism Various locations. The Department of Architectural History at the Savannah College of Art and Design holds its fourth biennial symposium on architectural history and contemporary practice. For more information, call 525-6054.

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Robert Ingram Strozier Faculty Lecture Series 12:15 p.m., University Hall 156, AASU. “Nanotechnology: the Next Big Thing,” by Delana Nivens and Will Lynch. Call 921-7315.

AASU Student Juried Art Exhibition Feb. 28-March 18, Fine Arts Gallery, AASU. Reception noon March 9. Free. Call 9275381.

March 4 March Gallery Hop 5-7 p.m. various locations. This monthly tour of SCAD galleries features the work of SCAD students, faculty, staff and alumni, as well as that of world-renowned artists.

Shuttles run between the galleries. Free and open to the public. Call 525-4950.

Feb. 11 ‘The Life and Work of Oscar Wilde’ Thomas “Bubba” Cooksey, professor of literature at Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU), will speak as part of the Richard Ellman Memorial Lecture on

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February Gallery Hop 5-7 p.m. various locations. This monthly tour of SCAD galleries features the work of SCAD students, faculty, staff and alumni, as well as that of world-renowned artists. Shuttles run between the galleries. Free and open to the public. Call 525-4950.

Savannah Irish Festival Not to be confused with a certain other Irish event that happens a month later, the Savannah Irish Festival brings the best quality Irish musicians and entertainers to town for a true cultural experience. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Feb. 19; noon-7 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Savannah Civic Center. Performers include Harry O’Donoghue, Frank Emerson, Tuckers’ Tales Puppet Theater, Pat and Rosie Maloney, Joannie Madden and Gabriel Donohue, The McKrells, Danny Doyle, Corner House, The Moon River Chorus, The St. Vincent’s Academy Chorale, The Savannah Irish Dancers and the Glor na h’Eirann Dancers.

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Spring After-school Theatre Classes Teen Theatre Class Mondays and Wednesdays 4:00-6:00 PM February 14 – April 20 Open to Students in Middle and High School Class Production - Rafferty Rescues the Moon Instructor: Toby Thelin, B.F.A. Theatre

Elementary Theatre ClassTuesdays and Thursdays 4:00-6:00 PM February 15 - April 21 Open to Students in 1st through 5th Grades Class Production - Stuart Little Instructor: Kate Janson, B.F.A. Theatre Tuition for all classes is $250 per student For information and to obtain registration forms, Call 355-8111 Ext. 225, 429-2637 or 220-1255 Registration deadline is February 10th.

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Skidaway Island Antiques Show & Sale 10 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Skidaway Island. Proceeds benefit local charities. Call 598-7726.

Beach Institute Lecture Series: Lift Every Voice: The Influence of African – Americans in the Entertainment Industry Lecturer Tim Reid speaks at 3 p.m. at St. Philip AME. Free. Visit www.kingtisdell.org or call 234-8000.

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April 22-23

Savannah International Boat Show Noon-7 p.m. March 4; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. March 5; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. March 6 at the Trade Center. Admission charged.

Visit www.savannahinternationalboatshow.com

NOGS Tour of Hidden Gardens 10 a.m. both days, Harper Fowlkes House, 230 Barnard St. Eight private gardens plus the Massie Heritage Center. Call 961-4805 for info and price information.

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Girl Scout Week 11 a.m.-4 p.m. March 6; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 7-12.

Juliette Gordon Low birthplace, 10 E. Oglethorpe.

Celebrates 93 years of Girl Scouting in the U.S., a phenomenon with strong Savannah roots. Call 233-4501.

April 23-24 5th Annual Spring Fling Tybee Island’s largest spring time arts festival. Live music and refreshments. Memorial Park next to City Hall. Call 786-4431 or visit www.dragonflystudioartists.com

March 11-13 31st Annual Savannah Boat Show 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 11-12; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. March 13.

National Guard Armory, Eisenhower Dr. Call 354-7759.

April 30 Sidewalk Arts Festival 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Forsyth Park. Every spring SCAD hosts this popular festival, the highlight of which is a chalk drawing competition. Free and open to the public.

March 12 Tara Feis 12-5 p.m. at Emmet Park. Irish music and culture at this family-friendly event. It’s either an alternative to the more rowdy St. Pat’s celebration, or a supplement to it.

Call 651-6417.

May 1 5th Annual Doggie Carnival 11 a.m. Daffin Park. Music, food and entertainment.

Proceeds benefit Humane Society. Admission charged; dogs are free. Call 598-1527.

March 14-18 Spring Break Art Camp Students enrolled in Cultural Affairs Art Camp will study the fundamentals of 2 and 3 dimensional design while having great fun. Times: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Ages: 4-14 At S.P.A.C.E., 9 West Henry Street, between Whitaker and Bull Streets. Fee: $100 per one week session; fee includes snacks and supplies. For more information or to register call 651-4248.

The Asian Festival is a highlight of summer

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May 6 May Gallery Hop 5-7 p.m. various locations. This monthly tour of SCAD galleries features the work of SCAD students, faculty, staff and alumni, as well as that of worldrenowned artists. Shuttles run between the galleries.

Free. Visit www.scad.edu/hop or call 525-4950.

3rd Annual Tybee St. Patrick's Heritage Parade Parade starts at 3 p.m. at Memorial Park and continues down Butler Avenue to Pier Parking Lot.

International Festival This annual event celebrates SCAD’s international art community. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Broughton St. between Trustees Theater and Jen Library. International cuisine, dance demonstrations, music, a global fashion show, and art and cultural displays. Free and open to the public.

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade The annual marking of Savannah’s most treasured event and one of the largest such celebrations on the planet. Parade begins at 10 a.m. from the Forsyth Park area and continues through downtown.

Savannah Reads – A Lesson Before Dying For more information call 927-5218.

Savannah Shakespeare Festival The yearly pick from the Bard’s repertoire show is yet to be determined, but the main event happens at Forsyth Park, at 8 p.m., preceded by spirited period entertainment. A City Lights Theatre production sponsored by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Free & open to the public. Call 234-9860.

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May 6-8 Savannah Seafood Festival River Street. Name says it all. Seafood, music and entertainment. Call 234-0295.

St. Patrick’s Day on the River The official celebration, with food, drink and live music on three stages. Visit www.savriverstreet.com

Beach Institute Lecture Series: Lift Every Voice: The Influence of African – Americans in the Entertainment Industry Eric Michael Dyson speaks at 7 p.m. at First African Baptist Church. Free. Visit www.kingtisdell.org or call 234-8000.

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April 16

70 th Annual Tour of Homes Presented by the Episcopal Church Women of Christ Church Savannah and The Historic Savannah Foundation. Each day a different area of the Savannah Landmark District will be featured. For ticketing information, call 234-8054 or email tourinfo@savannahtourofhomes.org

Beach Institute Lecture Series: Lift Every Voice: The Influence of African – Americans in the Entertainment Industry Alfre Woodward speaks at 7 p.m. at First African Baptist Church. Free. Visit www.kingtisdell.org or call 234-8000.

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May 21

Living History Family Sunday 1-5 p.m. Owens Thomas house. Free. Call 232-1177.

Fashion Show A very popular event sponsored by the Savannah College of Art and Design takes place at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Trustees Theater, 216 E. Brooghton Street.

Tickets can be purchased at the SCAD Box Office or charged by phone at 525-5050.

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April Gallery Hop 5-7 p.m. various locations. This monthly tour of SCAD galleries features the work of SCAD students, faculty, staff and alumni, as well as that of worldrenowned artists. Shuttles run between the galleries.

Free and open to the public. Visit www.scad.edu/hop or call 525-4950.

April 17 Living History Family Sunday 1-5 p.m. at the Owens – Thomas House. Presented by Telfair Museum of Art. Sponsored by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Free. Call 232-1177, ext. 20

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May 6 Sand Arts Festival One of the area’s most interesting and underappreciated arts events happens on Tybee Island behind the Lighthouse, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Hosted by SCAD.

May 13-14 Tybee Budweiser Beach Music Festival At Sea Dawg's Surfside Oyster Bar & Grill, featuring The Tams, The Embers, The Hot Nuts & more bands.

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July 3

Annual Tybee Island Beach Bum Parade Bring your water guns and prepare to get soaked! Starts 6:30 p.m. in the North Beach parking lot and continues down Butler Ave. to the South Beach parking lot.

Fireworks on the Beach Tybee Island’s annual fireworks show begins around 9:15 p.m. The fireworks are staged on the pier, but are easily viewed from any of Tybee's eastern beaches.

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June Gallery Hop 5-7 p.m. various locations. This monthly tour of SCAD galleries features the work of SCAD students, faculty, staff and alumni, as well as that of world-renowned artists. Shuttles run between the galleries. Free. Visit www.scad.edu/hop or call 5254950.

Fantastic Fourth Celebration On and around River Street. Arts, crafts and a truly massive evening fireworks show. Call 234-0295.

June 6-10, June 13-17, June 20-24, June 27July 1 Summer Art Camp Presented by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Students will study the fundamentals of 2 and 3 dimensional design while having great fun. Camp registration fees include art supplies and snacks. Location: Cultural Affairs/Leisure Services Bureau S.P.A.C.E. 9 West Henry Street, between Whitaker and Bull Streets Fee: $100.00 per one week session. For more information or to register call 651 - 4248.

June 18 Savannah Asian Festival Food, culture and performing arts, presented by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs and the Asian Festival Committee. 12-5 p.m. at the Savannah Civic Center. For more information, call 651-6417.

July 11-15, July 18-22, July 25-29 Summer Art Camp Presented by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Students will study the fundamentals of 2 and 3 dimensional design while having great fun. Camp registration fees include art supplies and snacks. Location: Cultural Affairs/Leisure Services Bureau S.P.A.C.E. 9 West Henry Street, between Whitaker and Bull Streets Fee: $100 per one week session. For more information or to register call 651 - 4248.

August 1-5 Summer Art Camp Presented by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Students will study the fundamentals of 2 and 3 dimensional design while having fun. Camp registration fees include art supplies and snacks. Location: Cultural Affairs/Leisure Services Bureau S.P.A.C.E. 9 West Henry Street, between Whitaker and Bull Streets Fee: $100.00 per one week session.

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Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Oktoberfest Savannah’s second largest celebration happens on River Street, with arts, entertainment, German food and beer and the famous dachshund race.

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Sept. 17-25 Savannah Jazz Festival A full week of events featuring internationally known jazz artists, presented by the Coastal Jazz Association and sponsored by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Free & open to the public. Call 232-2222.

Oct. 8 Picnic in the Park Outdoor classical music performance presented by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs, 4-8:30 p.m. at Forsyth Park. Call 651-6417.

Savannah Film Festival Presented by the Savannah College of Art and Design, this world-famous festival features screenings of independent, innovative and influential films and videos, panel discussions, and presentations by visiting artists. The festival is becoming one of the hot ticket items not only in town, but among film insiders internationally. Admission is single ticket or by passes. Sponsored in part by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Call 525-5050 or visit www.scad.edu/filmfest.

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Jewish Food Festival 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in Forsyth Park. This annual event, often known simply as “The Hard Lox Cafe,” celebrates traditional Jewish cuisine.

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Oct. 29-Nov. 5

16th Annual Folk Music Festival This popular and worthwhile cultural event sponsored each year by the Savannah Folk Music Society takes place over the course of three days. City Market Folkfest is 7-11 p.m., October 14 at City Market (rainsite: Trinity United Methodist Church); Old Time Country Dance is at 8-11 p.m., October 15 at Notre Dame Academy, 1709 Bull Street; the main event, the Folk Music Concert in the Roundhouse, is at 1-7 p.m., October 16, Historic Roundhouse

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Oct. 14-16

Savannah Children’s Book Festival A celebration of reading, sponsored by the Live Oak Public Libraries Foundation and featuring many name authors reading from and signing books.

Times and locations to be determined.

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11th Annual Fall Festival Food and entertainment at this unique Chatham County natural treasure.

9 a.m.-3 p.m., Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens, 2 Canebrake Rd. Call 921-5460.

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Feb. 10-17 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat The Little Theatre of Savannah presents this Webber/Rice classic at the JEA Auditorium, 5111 Abercorn. Feb. 10, 12, 17 at 8 p.m.; Feb. 13 at 3 & 8 p.m. $15 adults, $10 students & seniors. Call 355-8111.

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Ongoing Events Reel Savannah Film Group Films at 7 p.m Sunday evenings at the Lucas Theatre. Tickets are $6 and are available an hour before showtime.

First Friday for Folk Music Presented by the Savannah Folk Music Society, 7:30 p.m. at Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church. Free admission.

Third Wednesday of the Month: Psychotronic Film Society Cult & indie films at 7:30 p.m. $5 at the Sentient Bean on Park Ave. Third Friday Foreign Cinema Generally 7:30 p.m. at the Sentient Bean on Park Ave. Performance Series: Cool Nights at the Beach Each month at the Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris Street. Poets, storytellers, spoken word artists, singers of various genres, instrumental musicians and dancers perform. Call 234-8000.

Feb. 11 Oscar Michaeux’s Body & Soul Jazz musician Wycliffe Gordon conducts a 17-piece jazz ensemble performing his score for a silent film directed by America’s original independent African-American filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux. Body and Soul will be preceded by a screening of Midnight Ramble, a documentary on race films.

The documentary’s producer will lead a question and answer session.

Presented by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs, the Lucas Theatre, and Rob Gibson. 6 p.m. Screening of Midnight Ramble at the Lucas Theatre. 8 p.m. Body and Soul. While admission is free, seating is available on a reserved seat basis. There will not be late admittance or seating for the 8 p.m. show. Tickets available at the Trustees Theatre Box Office or by calling 5255050.

Feb. 11-26 Number the Stars February 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 2004 @ 8 P.M., February 13 & 20 @ 3 P.M..

Cultural Arts Theatre performs at the Black Box Theatre at S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. Set during World War II in Nazi occupied Denmark, Annemarie and Kirsti Johansen face soldiers, interrogations, personal danger, the loss of loved ones and their own fears as they try to help their friend Ellen Rosen escape across the ocean to Sweden and safety. Call 651-6783.

Feb. 12 Dance for Romance The Atlanta Ballet performs this mixed program at 7:30 p.m. at the Johnny Mercer Theatre. Call 651-6556.

Feb. 14-April 20 Teen Theatre Class Mondays and Wednesdays 4-6 p.m.; open to middle and high school students. Class production is Rafferty Rescues the Moon. Call 355-8111. Register

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Feb. 15-April 21 Elementary Theatre Class Tuesdays and Thursdays 4-6 p.m.; open to students 1-5 grades. Class production is Stuart Little. Call 355-8111. Register by Feb. 10.

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Feb. 10-17 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat The Little Theatre of Savannah presents this Webber/Rice classic at the JEA Auditorium, 5111 Abercorn. Feb. 10, 12, 17 at 8 p.m.; Feb. 13 at 3 & 8 p.m. $15 adults, $10 students & seniors. Call 355-8111.

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Ongoing Events Reel Savannah Film Group Films at 7 p.m Sunday evenings at the Lucas Theatre. Tickets are $6 and are available an hour before showtime.

First Friday for Folk Music Presented by the Savannah Folk Music Society, 7:30 p.m. at Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church. Free admission.

Third Wednesday of the Month: Psychotronic Film Society Cult & indie films at 7:30 p.m. $5 at the Sentient Bean on Park Ave. Third Friday Foreign Cinema Generally 7:30 p.m. at the Sentient Bean on Park Ave. Performance Series: Cool Nights at the Beach Each month at the Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris Street. Poets, storytellers, spoken word artists, singers of various genres, instrumental musicians and dancers perform. Call 234-8000.

Feb. 11 Oscar Michaeux’s Body & Soul Jazz musician Wycliffe Gordon conducts a 17-piece jazz ensemble performing his score for a silent film directed by America’s original independent African-American filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux. Body and Soul will be preceded by a screening of Midnight Ramble, a documentary on race films.

The documentary’s producer will lead a question and answer session.

Presented by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs, the Lucas Theatre, and Rob Gibson. 6 p.m. Screening of Midnight Ramble at the Lucas Theatre. 8 p.m. Body and Soul. While admission is free, seating is available on a reserved seat basis. There will not be late admittance or seating for the 8 p.m. show. Tickets available at the Trustees Theatre Box Office or by calling 5255050.

Feb. 11-26 Number the Stars February 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 2004 @ 8 P.M., February 13 & 20 @ 3 P.M..

Cultural Arts Theatre performs at the Black Box Theatre at S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. Set during World War II in Nazi occupied Denmark, Annemarie and Kirsti Johansen face soldiers, interrogations, personal danger, the loss of loved ones and their own fears as they try to help their friend Ellen Rosen escape across the ocean to Sweden and safety. Call 651-6783.

Feb. 12 Dance for Romance The Atlanta Ballet performs this mixed program at 7:30 p.m. at the Johnny Mercer Theatre. Call 651-6556.

Feb. 14-April 20 Teen Theatre Class Mondays and Wednesdays 4-6 p.m.; open to middle and high school students. Class production is Rafferty Rescues the Moon. Call 355-8111. Register

by Feb. 11.

Feb. 15-April 21 Elementary Theatre Class Tuesdays and Thursdays 4-6 p.m.; open to students 1-5 grades. Class production is Stuart Little. Call 355-8111. Register by Feb. 10.

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Teatro Lirico d’Europa’s Carmen Bizet’s classic opera, 7 p.m. at The Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn Street.

Teatro Lirico d’Europa will present their lavish production with full orchestra and chorus, a flamenco dance ensemble and international soloists.

Tickets can be purchased at the SCAD Box Office or charged by phone at 525-5050.

Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul 8 p.m. at The Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn Street.

Former chief instrumentalist with the original Riverdance Company combines traditional Irish fiddling with African percussion. Buy tickets at the SCAD Box Office or charge by phone at 525-5050.

Through May Cultural Arts Touring Theatre Students will take part in this lively audience participation that allows for complete use of a child’s imagination. Cultural Arts Touring Theatre is designed to come to your school, and workshops will also be available in our black box theatre at Cultural Affairs, located at 9 West Henry St..

Appropriate for grades K-8.

Maximum group size 200 students. For more information call 651-6782.

Feb. 24-27 God’s Favorite The AASU Masquers present this Neil Simon comedy that spins a contemporary slant on the story of Job at 7:30 p.m. (3 p.m. only on February 27) in AASU's Jenkins Theater. General admission $8. Call 9275381.

The annual Savannah Shakespeare Festival happens May 6-8 this year in Forsyth Park; here a group of thespians from a performance past prepare for their turns on the stage

Feb. 25 Off the Wall and Onto the Stage Presented by Ballet Savannah at 7:30 p.m. at The Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn Street. Translates the extraordinary images of Jonathan Green’s paintings to the stage in a blending of dance, music and fine art. Tickets available at the SCAD Box Office or charge by phone at 525-5050.

Feb. 28 U.S. Navy Band and Sea Chanters Chorus Concert 7:30 p.m. Fine Arts Auditorium, AASU. Free. Call 927-5381.

February 28 – March 1 The Twits auditions 6:30 p.m., 9 West Henry Street, between Bull and Whitaker Streets. Call 651-6783.

March 3-5 God’s Favorite The AASU Masquers present this Neil Simon comedy that spins a contemporary slant on the story of Job at 7:30 p.m. in AASU's Jenkins Theater. General admission $8.

Call 927-5381.

March 3-5 That Bamboozler, Scapin!

SCAD’s media and performing arts department presents a performance that shows what happens when a group of freshman actors attempt to produce a Molière classic.

Thursday-Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Afifi Amphitheater, 324 MLK Jr. Blvd. Admission free with SCAD ID, $5 for seniors and non-SCAD students, and $10 general admission. Call 525-6644.

April 1-2

High School One-Act Play Festival The AASU Department of Art, Music & Theatre sponsors the 7th annual event in the AASU Fine Arts Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 927-5381.

April 5 AASU Percussion Ensemble and Jazz Combo They perform in a joint concert at 7:30 p.m. in the AASU Fine Arts Auditorium.

General admission $5. Call 927-5381.

April 5 We Come From Everywhere Presented by Frank Callen Boys & Girls Club and the Savannah Children’s Theater.

5 p.m. at the Frank Callen Boys and Girls Club, 510 E. Charlton Street. Sponsored by the Grassroots Arts Program. Call 233-2939

April 7-10 Les Liaisons Dangereuses The AASU Masquers present Christopher Hampton’s play at 7:30 p.m. (3 p.m. only on April 10) in AASU's Jenkins Black Box Theater. Mature content. General admission $8. Call 927-5381.

April 9 & 10 Cinderella Ballet Savannah performs at 7:30 p.m. on April 9, 3 p.m. on April 10 at The Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn Street. Tickets available at the SCAD Box Office or charge by phone at 525-5050.

April 14-16

March 6

Les Liaisons Dangereuses The AASU Masquers present Christopher Hampton’s play at 7:30 p.m. in AASU's Jenkins Black Box Theater. Mature content. General admission $8. Call 927-5381.

Best Little Whorehouse In Texas Classic comedy performed at the Johnny Mercer Theatre. Call 651-6556.

April 16

March 8

Vassilly Primakov, Pianist 8 p.m. at The Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn Street. Tickets are available at the SCAD Box Office or charge by phone at 525-5050

The Savannah Winds, Wind Ensemble They perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. in the AASU Fine Arts Auditorium. General admission: Only $5. Call 927-5381.

April 21-24 A Streetcar Named Desire The AASU Masquers present the Tennessee Williams classic at 7:30 p.m. (3 p.m. only on April 24) in AASU's Jenkins Theater. Mature content; audience discretion is advised. General admission $5. Call 927-5381.

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May 23-24

The Music Man 7:30 p.m. April 21-23, 2:30 p.m. April 24, main stage, Savannah Arts Academy, 500 Washington Ave. Call 201-5000.

Trixie True, Teen Detective auditions 6:30 p.m., 9 West Henry Street Between Bull and Whitaker Streets Call 651-6783.

April 21-24, 28-30

June 20-July 8

West Side Story 8 p.m. on April 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on April 30 at Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. The media and performing arts department of SCAD presents a production of the Tony-award-winning musical. Tickets go on sale Apr. 1 at the SCAD Box Office at Trustees Theater, or may be charged by phone at 525-5050.

Summer Intensive Ballet Workshop With guest instructors Gabrielle Lamb of La Grande Ballet Canadian and Andrea Nemethlova of the Finnish National Ballet, June 20 through July 8 at the Islands Dance Academy, 115 Charlotte Road. Call Sue Braddy for info at 897-2100.

April 24 A Salute To Duke Ellington Concert The Coastal Jazz Association, the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, and AASU sponsor the Savannah Jazz Orchestra in the annual Duke Ellington Birthday Concert at 5 p.m. in the AASU Fine Arts Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 927-5381.

April 28-30

Primavera!

Dance show celebrating the joys and excitement of spring.

Savannah Arts Academy, 500 Washington Ave. Call 201-5000.

Performance: Sones de Mexico Presented by the Armstrong Atlantic State University. Times TBD at the AASU Fine Arts Auditorium. Free. Call 921-7337.

May 5-7 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Savannah Danse Theatre performs the ballet The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, at the Lucas Theater. Call 525-5050.

May 6-8 Savannah Shakespeare Festival Show and times TBD at Forsyth Park, but generally the main event of this City Lights Theatre production begins at 8 p.m., preceded by period entertainment. Sponsored by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Free & open to the public. For more information, call 234-9860.

May 12-14 How I Learned to Drive SCAD’s media and performing arts department presents playwright Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning work about the story of a young woman learning to drive from her Uncle Peck.

Thursday-Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Afifi Amphitheater, 324 MLK Jr. Blvd. Tickets are $10 for the general public, $5 for students and seniors, and free with SCAD ID.

May 13-28 The Twits May 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 27, 28 @ 8 p.m., May 15 & 22 @ 3 p.m. at Black Box Theatre at S.P.A.C.E., 9 E. Henry. Set in a circus ring, a narrator acts as ringmaster, bringing to life the story of the grotesque, satisfyingly unpleasant couple, Mr. and Mrs. Twit.

The performance by the Cultural Arts Theatre features singing, dancing, theatre, slapstick and audience participation. Call 6516783.

Annual Patriotic Concert and Barbecue Dinner 3 p.m. Fine Arts Auditorium, AASU. Savannah Winds will perform. Call 927-5381.

July 8-17 Trixie True, Teen Detective July 8, 9, 15, 16, @ 8 p.m., July 10 & 17 @ 3 p.m.. Venue TBA. Cultural Arts Theatre presents this campy, irreverent and tuneful Off-Broadway musical spoofing all of the Nancy Drew type books. Call 651-6783.

July 18 & 19 Many Moons auditions 6:30 p.m., 9 West Henry Street. Between Bull and Whitaker Streets. Call 651-6783.

August Shakespeare Camp for Kids Presented by the City Lights Theatre Company. Date and Times TBD, at the S.P.A.C.E., 9 West Henry Street. Sponsored by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Free.

Call 234-9860.

Sept. 9-25 Many Moons Sept. 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25 @ 8 p.m., Sept. 11 & 18 @ 3 p.m.. At the Black Box at S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. Cultural Arts Theatre performs this story about Princess Lenore, who is suffering from some mysterious longing; so, when she finally asks for the moon, her father tells her she can have it! Call 651-6783.

Nov. 11-20 Dear Edwina Nov. 11, 12, 18, 19 at 8 p.m., Nov. 13 & 20 @ 3 p.m. at the Trustees Theatre. Cultural Arts Theatre performs this story about thirteen-year-old Edwina Spoonapple, who would do just about anything to be a part of the Kalamazoo Advice-a-palooza Festival. Call 651-6783.

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Jerusalem Concert for Peace Presented by the Jewish Educational Alliance. Times – TBD, at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn Street.

Sponsored by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Free. For more information, call 355-8111.

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A Streetcar Named Desire The AASU Masquers present the Tennessee Williams classic at 7:30 p.m. in AASU's Jenkins Theater. Mature content; audience discretion is advised. General admission $5. Call 9275381.

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To purchase tickets for any Savannah Music Festival event, visit www.savannahmusicfestival.org or call 525-5050. The Gulfstream American Music Education Series and the Morrison International Education Series are for schools only and are not listed.

Tue. March 29, 6 p.m.

Fri. March 18, 12:30 p.m.

Tue. March 29, 7 p.m.

Beaux Arts Trio and Friends Preconcert Talk Lucas Theatre

Tue. March 29, 7 p.m.

Beaux Arts Trio and Friends Lucas Theatre Cool John Ferguson Trio Beach Institute

U.S. Army Ground Forces Band Trustees Theater

Wed. March 30, 12:30 p.m.

Fri. March 18, 8 p.m.

Organ Stop -- Jeff Lewis St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

From Salzburg to Vienna Lucas Theatre

Wed. March 30, 6 p.m.

Fri. March 18, 9 p.m.

Beaux Arts Trio at 50 Pre-concert Talk Lucas Theatre

Buddy Guy Trustees Theater

Wed. March 30, 7 p.m.

Sat. March 19, 12 p.m.

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Jazz Guardians Morrell Park

Sat. March 19, 1 p.m.

Have Bells Will Travel Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

Sat. March 19, 1 p.m.

Ballet Pro Musica (Programme One) Lucas Theatre

Sat. March 19, 3:30 p.m.

Ballet Pro Musica (Programme One) -Pre-Ballet Talk Lucas Theatre

Sat. March 19, 4:30 p.m.

Ballet Pro Musica (Programme One) Lucas Theatre

Sat. March 19, 6 p.m.

Roundhouse Jam 2005 Historic Railroad Roundhouse Complex

Sat. March 19, 7:30 p.m.

James Moody’s 80th Birthday Preconcert Talk Lucas Theatre

Sat. March 19, 8:30 p.m.

James Moody’s 80th Birthday Lucas Theatre

Sat. March 19, 8 p.m.

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Trustees Theater

Sat. March 19, 8 p.m.

Perpetual Groove Historic Railroad Roundhouse Complex

Sun. March 20, 1 p.m.

Ballet Pro Musica (Programme Two) Lucas Theatre

Sun. March 20, 3:30 p.m.

Ballet Pro Musica (Programme Two) -Pre-Ballet Talk Lucas Theatre

Sun. March 20, 4:30 p.m.

Ballet Pro Musica (Programme Two) Lucas Theatre

Sun. March 20, 6 p.m.

The Heath Bros. Pre-Concert Talk Trustees Theater

Sun. March 20, 7 p.m.

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Trustees Theater

Mon. March 21, 12:30 p.m.

Huxsie Scott Trinity United Methodist Church

Mon. March 21, 5:30 p.m.

Arianna Zukerman Reception Bryson Hall

Mon. March 21, 6:30 p.m.

Arianna Zukerman Bryson Hall

Tue March 22, 12:30 p.m.

I Cantori Lutheran Church of the Ascension

Beaux Arts Trio at 50 Lucas Theatre

Ricky Skaggs

Tue. March 22, 2 p.m.

American Traditions Quarterfinal Lucas Theatre

Tue. March 22, 5 p.m.

American Traditions Quarterfinal Lucas Theatre

Tue. March 22, 7 p.m.

Into the Romantics Pre-concert Talk Lucas Theatre

Tue. March 22, 8 p.m.

Into the Romantics Lucas Theatre

Wed. March 23, 12:30 p.m.

First Bryan Baptist Church Choir First Bryan Baptist Church

Wed. March 23, 2 p.m.

American Traditions Quarterfinal Lucas Theatre

Wed. March 23, 5 p.m.

American Traditions Quarterfinal Lucas Theatre

Wed. March 23, 7 p.m.

The Roaring Twenties Pre-concert Talk Lucas Theatre

Wed. March 23, 8 p.m.

The Roaring Twenties Lucas Theatre

Thu. March 24, 12:30 p.m.

Carrie Smith The Unitarian Church

Thu. March 24, 5 p.m.

American Traditions Semifinal Lucas Theatre

Thu. March 24, 5:30 p.m.

Carey and Lurrie Bell Orleans Hall

Thu. March 24, 5:30 p.m.

Kristian Bezuidenhout Reception Bryson Hall

Thu. March 24, 6:30 p.m.

Kristian Bezuidenhout Bryson Hall

Thu. March 24, 8 p.m.

Psychograss Orleans Hall

Thu. March 24, 8 p.m.

American Traditions Semifinal Lucas Theatre

Thu. March 24, 9:30 p.m.

Psychograss Orleans Hall

Fri. March 25, 12:30 p.m.

Wesleyan Gospel Choir First African Baptist Church

Fri. March 25, 5:30 p.m.

Carey and Lurrie Bell Orleans Hall

Fri. March 25, 6 p.m.

Concertos Supreme Pre-concert Talk Lucas Theatre

Fri. March 25, 7 p.m.

Concertos Supreme Lucas Theatre

Fri. March 25, 8 p.m.

Carey and Lurrie Bell Orleans Hall

Fri. March 25, 8 p.m.

Mando Madness Pre-concert Talk Trustees Theater

Fri. March 25, 9 p.m.

Mando Madness Trustees Theater

Fri. March 25, 10 p.m.

Carey and Lurrie Bell Orleans Hall

Sat. March 26, 3 p.m.

From the Top Lucas Theatre

Sat. March 26, 7 p.m.

Eckburg American Traditions Finals Lucas Theatre

Sat. March 26, 8 p.m.

Eddie Palmieri and Latin Jazz Septet Orleans Hall

Sat. March 26, 9 p.m.

David Grisman Quintet Trustees Theater

Sat. March 26, 10 p.m.

Eddie Palmieri and Latin Jazz Septet Orleans Hall

Sun. March 27, 4 p.m.

Menaham Pressler Jewish Education Alliance Center

Sun. March 27, 6 p.m.

San Francisco Jazz Collective Preconcert Talk Lucas Theatre

Sun. March 27, 7 p.m.

San Francisco Jazz Collective with Joshua Redman Lucas Theatre

Mon. March 28, 12:30 p.m.

Georgia Southern Chorale Wesley Monumental UMC

Mon. March 28, 5:30 p.m.

Sebastian Knauer Reception Bryson Hall

Mon. March 28, 6:30 p.m.

Sebastian Knauer Reception Bryson Hall

Tue March 29, 12:30 p.m.

Organ Stop -- Richard Myers First Christian Church

Thu. March 31, 12:30 p.m.

Beethoven for Lunch Wesley Monumental UMC

Thu. March 31, 5:30 p.m.

Cool John Ferguson Trio Orleans Hall

Thu. March 31, 7 p.m.

East Meets West Lucas Theatre

Thu. March 31, 8 p.m.

Biscuit Burners Orleans Hall

Thu. March 31, 9:30 p.m.

Biscuit Burners Orleans Hall

Fri. April 1, 1 p.m.

Organ Stop -- Gene Jarvis and Tina Zenker Williams Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

Fri. April 1, 5:30 p.m.

Magic of Swing Street Orleans Hall

Fri. April 1, 7:30 p.m.

Magic of Swing Street Orleans Hall

Fri. April 1, 7:30 p.m.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo Lucas Theatre

Fri. April 1, 9 p.m.

Derek Trucks Band Trustees Theater

Fri. April 1, 9:30 p.m.

Magic of Swing Street Orleans Hall

Sat. April 2, 12 p.m.

Battle of the Bands City Market

Sat. April 2, 12:30 p.m.

Savannah Choral Society Christ Church

Sat. April 2, 7:30 p.m.

Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters Tybee Island Gymnasium

Sat. April 2, 7:30 p.m.

Richard Goode Masterworks Lucas Theatre

Sat. April 2, 9 p.m.

Still Confessin’ The Blues Trustees Theater

Sat. April 2, 9:30 p.m.

Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters Tybee Island Gymnasium

Sun. April 3, 5 p.m.

Odalan Bali: An Offering of Music and Dance Lucas Theatre ◗

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Work by Jacob Lawrence from ‘Strokes of Genius’ The Telfair Museum of Art is at 121 Barnard St. This schedule may be subject to change. Visit them at www.telfair.org or call 232-1177.

Through March 20 ‘Strokes of Genius: Works from the New Britain Museum of American Art’ The history of our country is encapsulated in these works, from colonial portraiture to homegrown Midwestern Regionalism to the breakaway aesthetic of Abstract Expressionism.

Through April 24 ‘A Passion for Paris: The Photographs of Robert Doisneau’ Known for playful and ironic photos featuring amusing juxtapositions and mingling social classes, Doisneau is responsible for many iconic images of Parisian life.

Sun. Feb. 6 American Art Family Sunday 1-5 p.m. at the Telfair Museum of Art Sponsored by the City of Savannah's Department of Cultural Affairs. Free.

Sat., Feb. 19 25th Annual Telfair Ball This annual members-only event is one of Savannah’s most elegant galas.

Auction bidders may view and bid on items prior by visiting www.telfairball.org.

March: Youth Art Month To celebrate Youth Art Month 2005, in March the Telfair will host the exhibition “The Values of Art” which highlights work created by Chatham County 4th graders during field trips to the museum.

March Spotlight on Art Carl Brandt’s portrait of Georgia Page King Wilder

Work by Thomas Benton from ‘Strokes of Genius’

Carl Brandt was the Telfair’s director in the late 19th Century. Brandt’s portrait of Mrs. Wilder, which is owned by the Andrew Low House, is an excellent example of his polished, highly detailed academic style.

Sat., March 12 Youth Art Workshop In recognition of Youth Art Month, the City of Savannah and the Telfair present a lecture and workshop with artist and educator Tim Rollins, who will conduct a youth art workshop for high-school students incorporating literature, drama and fine art. Participation is limited and is available by reservation only. Call 2321177 ext. 25.

Sun., March 13, 3 p.m.

Lecture with Tim Rollins Rollins will present a lecture about his career, sponsored by the City of Savannah department of Cultural = Affairs.

Mon., April 4-24 ‘To Discover Beauty: The Art of Kahlil Gibran’ Organized by the Telfair.

April 5 Sunday and Evening Lectures 7 p.m. at the Telfair. Michel El-Ashkar presents a dramatic performance that charts the pivotal events and people that informed the writing and the work of Lebanese born artist, Khalil Gibran. Free.

Tues., April 12, 7 p.m.

Lecture by Cokie Roberts ABC political analyst, syndicated columnist and best-selling author Cokie Roberts will make an appearance for a Gilmer Lecture program presented jointly by the Georgia Historical Society

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and the Telfair. Ms. Roberts subject will be her new book Founding Mothers, which explores the wives, daughters, philosophers, and others who influenced the men behind the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Free and open to the public.

Thurs., Apr. 21--Sun., Apr. 24 The Artful Table The Telfair Academy Guild will hold its annual The Artful Table fundraiser to help finance an educational component of the Jepson Center for the Arts. The event begins with a members only Preview Party on the evening of Thursday, April 21. On Friday, April 22, a buffet luncheon with wine, a raffle, and table vignettes are also scheduled. For more information or tickets call Laura at 232-1177 ext. 15.

Saturday, April 30 Smithsonian Magazine’s Free Museum Day Admission to the Telfair Academy of Arts & Science is free.

Wed., May 4-July 24 Coming Home: American Paintings, 1930‘C 1950, From the Schoen Collection’ The quest for what was uniquely American inspired the artists in this collection to paint the heroic, the ordinary, and the novel. Organized by the Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia.

July 17 Coming Home Family Sunday Free admission 1-5 p.m. at the Telfair.

July 18-24 Free Admission to Telfair Sponsored by the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs/Leisure Services Bureau.

Tues., Aug. 9-Sept. 11 What We Used To Be: Photographs By ‘W Frederick C. Baldwin’ Organized by the Telfair.

Wed., Sept. 28-Nov. 27 Maxfield Parrish: Master of Make-Believe’ ‘M Parrish was one of the best known and beloved American artists of the 20th century and a unique figure in American art. Organized by the Trust for Museum Exhibitions, Washington, D.C.

Oct. 25 Sunday and Evening Lectures 7 p.m. at the Telfair. Following a performance by the Sea Island Singers, Alma Gilbert, the foremost authority on the work of Maxfield Parrish, will discuss Mr. Parrish and Coastal Georgia. Free.

Oct. 30 Maxfield Parrish Family Sunday Free admission 1-5 p.m.

Oct. 2005-Jan. 2006 Twentieth-Century Treasures: American ‘T Masterworks From Our Nation’s Capitol’ Inaugural exhibition in the Jepson Center of the Arts.

Nov. 1 Sunday and Evening Lectures Featured Lecturer: Sam Gilliam. 7 p.m. at the Jepson Center for the Arts. Free.

Nov. 7-13 Free Admission to Telfair Sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs/Leisure Services Bureau.

Dec. 12-18 Free Admission to Telfair Sponsored by the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs/Leisure Services Bureau. ◗

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Nature & Environmental Events 2005

Dolphin Project training This non-profit, volunteer organization conducts research on the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin. Members use 16 to 35-foot boats in sounds and tidal rivers from Hilton Head, S.C., to Fernandina Beach, Fla. Must be at least 18. The organization needs boat owners, photographers and other volunteers. Training workshops will be March 12, June 4, Sept. 10 and Dec. 3. Call 232-6572 or visit www.TheDolphinProject.org.

Gray’s Reef Last September saw the debut of the Savannah Ocean Film Festival sponsored by the Gray’s Reef National Marine Estuary. This year’s festival will be held Sept. 23, 24 and 25. The children’s program part of the festival will be greatly expanded. Visit www.graysreef.nos.noaa.gov.

Following events at 7 p.m. at the Oatland Island Education Center: • Monthly board meetings -- Jan. 18, March 15, April 19, May 17, Nov. 15.

• Public meetings -- Feb. 17, June 21, Sept. 26, Oct. 18.

• Holiday potluck supper -- Dec. 13.

Visit ogeecheeaudubon.org.

Skidaway Institute of Oceanography An open house is held every year in October. Visit www.skio.peachnet.edu

Skidaway Island State Park Trail tours offered weekly. Special programs offered to groups. Call 598-2301 for info.

• Feb. 12 -- Junior Ranger Day Ages 8-10 spend the day (9 a.m. -- 2 p.m.) at the park learning archery, campfire building and cooking, conservation and more. Registration required due to limited space. $5 per child.

Friday, March 18 -- Campfire Program • March 19 -- Easter Egg Hunt Children 10 and under can fill their baskets with eggs hidden around the park. Hunt will start at 2 p.m.

1510 Strand, Tybee Island. Call 7865917. Admission $4 for Adults, $3 for children 3-16. Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m., closed noon Tuesdays.

• Beach Discovery Walks -- Sept.-May: Fridays & Saturdays at 2 p.m., JuneAugust: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat at 10 a.m.

• Sea Turtle Forum -- Feb. 8 and March 8. Join Tybee Island Sea Turtle Project staff and volunteers at City Hall from 7 to 9 pm for an informational session on the Lights Out Campaign.

• Silent Auction ends at Gallery by the Sea -- Feb. 25. A piece of stained glass has been donated to raise funds for the Sea Turtle Project. A reception will be held at 7 p.m. to announce the winner.

• Sea Turtle Volunteer Training -- April 26. Volunteers must attend training to participate in the 2005 Nesting Season.

Additional sessions will be scheduled for those who cannot make this session.

• Turtle Trot Celebration -- April 30. 5K race, Fun Run, food, games, movies and more to help raise funds for the Sea Turtle Project on Tybee.

• Sea Turtle Season Begins -- May is the beginning of the sea turtle nesting season each year on Georgia’s coast.

• Tybee Turtle Talks -- May-August. Held during the nesting season to educate about loggerhead sea turtles.

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Oatland Island Education Center is a unique facility located off Highway 80 on a 175-acre marsh island with over 100 indigenous animals along a 2-mile walking trail that exposes visitors to at least three local ecosystems. Open to the public on Mon.-Sat. all year. Cost is $3 per person, ages 4 and above.

Beginning July 1, admission to special events will be $5.

• Sheep to Shawl -- April. 2.

• Summer Camp -- June 6 to July 29.

• Medieval Festival -- Sept. 24.

• Halloween Hike -- Oct. 28 and 29.

• American Diabetes Association Walk on the Wild Side -- Nov. 5.

• Cane Grinding -- Nov. 12.

Call 898-3980 or visit www.oatlandisland.org for information.

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• March 26 -- Spring Flora Program A guided walk to locate and identify the spring blooms.

• April 16 -- Local Birds A presentation on birds that can be observed in the park this time of year, including the Painted Bunting.

• Return of the Painted Bunting A presentation on the migratory bird, the Painted Bunting.

• May 7 -- Painted Bunting Program A presentation on the migratory bird, the Painted Bunting.

May 12 & May 14 -- Leaf Casting Georgia Southern Botanical Garden holds a leaf-casting program. Cost for Friends of the Garden is $30 and $35 for non-members, plus $2 parking pass.

Must attend both sessions.

• May 14 -- Migratory Bird Day A presentation of the Painted Bunting and other migratory birds.

• May 21 -- Painted Bunting A presentation on the migratory bird, the Painted Bunting.

• June 6-9 -- Junior Ranger Day Camp • June 15 -- Pine Needle Basket Making Georgia Southern Botanical Garden teaches how to make a basket with longleaf pine needles. 1-4 p.m. Cost for Friends of the Garden is $30 and $35 for non-members, plus a $2 parking poss.

• July 15 -- Container Bog Garden Develop your own potted wetland.

Cost for Friends of the Garden is $30 and $35 for non-members, plus a $2 parking pass.

• July 18-21 -- Junior Ranger Day Camp

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Programs are available for children ages three through twelve.

• Tuesday @ Tybee Guest Lecture Series -- June-August, Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Topics vary each week. Speakers are professionals in their fields.

• Savannah Ocean Film Festival Children’s Film Series -- Sept. 23-25 Children’s films and entertainment at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center in partnership with Gray’s Reef.

• A Whale of A Day -- Nov. 12 and 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Celebrate the return of the Northern Right Whales to the coast of Georgia with programs, exhibits, films.

• Boo at the Beach Halloween Adventure -- Sat., Oct. 29, 10 to 4 p.m.

Children (to age 12) wearing costumes are free. This adventure will include touch tank encounters, tours, and more.

• Holiday Fish Printing Workshops -Sat. December 17, 1-2 p.m.; Wed. Dec. 21, 10-11 a.m. Learn about the ancient art of “gyotaku.” Bring your own t-shirt.

Reservations required.

• Holiday Programs -- Dec. 27-30, 10 to 4 p.m. Touch tank presentations, feeding demonstrations, crafts, learning stations, exhibits, story time, and marine videos.

UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium (Skidaway) • Super Museum Sunday -- The center and aquarium will be open to the public Feb. 6, noon to 4 p.m. Free.

• Wassaw Island: a Photographer’s Perspective -- Reservations required.

Call 598-2340. March 12, May 7, and Sept. 17 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost: $18.

• Bottlenose Dolphin Field Research for Teens and Parents -- Training on how to identify and count bottlenose dolphins.

Children under 18 must be accompanied by paying adult. Reservations required.

Cameras and film provided. Call 5982340 for reservations. May 21, July 23, Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost: $18.

• South East Portal to Ocean Research for Teachers -- Learn about current research, learn how to become a teacher at sea, take a boat ride in the UGA Sea Dawg. March 5, from 8:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Cost: Free. Contact Eva at eowens@liberty.k12.ga.us.

Wilderness Southeast Call 897-5108 for reservations or information. Tours are guided.

• Beach in Winter - A close look at the mysteries of our wide, flat beaches. Fort Screven on Tybee Island. $10. Feb. 6 from 2-4 p.m.

• Winter Waterfowl Walk - Get acquainted with different species of ucks. Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. $10. Feb. 27 from 2-4 p.m.

• Blackwater River Paddle -- Your guide will lead the way downstream past cypress and tupelo in their new spring green. Ebenezer Creek. $35 per person

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includes canoe rental. March 5, May 7, July 9, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

• Alligators and Anhingas -- Your guide will acquaint you with the habits of these fascinating creatures. Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. $15 per person. March 12, 2-4 p.m.; April 9, 9:30-11:30 a.m.; Sept. 3, 9:30 -11:30 a.m.

• The Blooming Refuge -- Your guide will lead you from one plant to another.

Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. Cost: $10. March 26, 10 a.m.- noon.

• Salt Marsh by Land and Sea -- Walk and paddle with a naturalist guide. Fee includes canoe rental and instruction.

Fort McAllister State Park, Richmond Hill. Feb. 20, 2-4 p.m., $25; March 20 and April 17, 2-5 p.m., $30; May 22, June 19, July 17, Aug. 14 and Sept. 18, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $30.

• Gopher Tortoise & Friends -- Your guide will lead your investigations of the Tillman Sand Ridge Heritage Preserve.

April 2, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. $30.

• Migratory Songbirds -- Search out the neo-tropical songbirds which arrive in coastal Georgia each spring. Forsyth Park Fountain. Donation $5. April 12, April 21, April 28 and May 5, 7 - 8:30 a.m.

• Visit a Rookery -- Witness communal nesting of thousands of herons, egrets, ibis, anhingas and wood storks. Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge. $10. May 1, 2 - 4 p.m. and June 18, 4-6 p.m.

• Useful Plants of the Low Country -Peter Brodhead will teach historical and current medicinal uses for native plants.

Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum. $10. April 23 & Sept. 24, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

The Night Sky -- Telescope tour with an astronomer guide. Entrance to Fort Pulaski. $10. May 14, 7:30-9 p.m.

• Shorebirds & Shorelines -- Meet some of the long distance flyers that stop by the Georgia coast each spring & fall.

Tybee North Beach. $10. May 28, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Aug. 21, 9-11 a.m.

• River Swamps & Reptiles -- Meet some reptiles and amphibians that call this area home. Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum. $12 adults, $8 ages 16 and under. June 4 and Aug. 6, 10 a.m.-noon.

• Beach Birds -- See the gulls, terns, skimmers that lounge in summer. Tybee North Beach. $10. July 30, 4-6 p.m.

• Tidal Creeks by Boat -- Join a guide for a new angle. Reservations required.

Chimney Creek, Tybee Island. $30. June 25, 10 a.m. to noon; July 23, 9:30-11:30 a.m.; Aug. 28, 3 - 5 p.m.

• Explore a Wild Island -- Venture offshore to explore Georgia’s undeveloped barrier islands. Wassaw Island National Wildlife Refuge. $60. Sept. 10, 8:30 a.m. 2 p.m. ◗

“Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors”

Asbury Memorial UMC Rev. Billy Hester

Sermon for Sunday, February 6th-“God Takes the Myers-Briggs” Join us at 11:15a.m. for a unique worship experience.

There’s no place quite like Asbury!

Worship@11:15a.m. www.asburymemorial.com Corner of Henry St. & Waters Ave. • 233-4351, Parking Lot in back of building

FIBROMYALGIA SUFFERERS WANTED Honest, caring doctor who has helped 100’s of pain sufferers using “Trigger Point Therapy”. Non-invasive, conservative care. Receive $225 in services toward your care.

All services will be provided by Dr. David Martin, B.Sc., D.C.

Call 921-0766 for details 13051 Abercorn Street, Suite A-7

Volunteer Opportunities

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American Red Cross needs volunteers The Chatham Branch of the Savannah Red Cross needs volunteers. Call Mark Stall at 651-5352 or send e-mail to stallm@savannahredcross.org.

America’s Second Harvest Food Bank needs volunteers to sort, clean, & shelve salvaged foods from reclamation centers where bent cans or crumpled boxes of nutritious food is sent.

Apply as soon as possible. 912-236-6750 ext 109.

AYUSA International is a nonprofit high school foreign exchange organization that places students from more than 50 countries in American homes and schools for an academic semester or year.

Call 1-866-241-0517 or visit www.ayusa.org.

Become a mentor Make a difference in a child’s life. Call Michelle Jones, 652-6710.

CASA needs volunteers

CEL Regional Library

Chatham County Truancy Intervention Project

Coastal Pet Rescue Foster parents are needed. Without them, more animals cannot be brought to Coastal Pet Rescue. A volunteer coordinator is needed, as are vet techs with microchipping experience, Pet Expo volunteers, fundraiser volunteers, a PR/marketing coordinator, a trainer/behaviorist and Adoption Day volunteers. Fill out an online application at www.coastalpetrescue.org.

is seeking volunteers. Greet visitors, maintain trails, catalogue historic photographs and assist in the gift shop and more.

Call David Underwood at 786-5787.

Foster families and adoptive families are needed in Chatham County. Call 651-5437.

The Foster Grandparent Program needs volunteers who are 60 or older to volunteer their time in educational facilities, day care centers and other social service agencies for 20 hours per week, working four or five days per week. FGP offers a modest stipend and assistance with transportation fee. Call Linda Fields at 234-7842 or 238-2960, Ext. 123.

Hospice Savannah volunteer training is available in all areas of care. Volunteers can work directly with patients and families in their homes, in the nursing home or assisted living facilities or at Hospice House, and also can provide clerical assistance or other bereavement support. Call Beth Logan at 355-2289, Ext. 159.

Host families needed for exchange students Host families are sought for boys and girls from the former Soviet Union, Canada, South America, Australia, and New Zealand.

Students are between the ages of 15 & 18.

Program is sponsored by ASSE International Student Exchange Programs.

Students will stay through 1 school year. www.asse.com. 954-757-5115

Host families needed for exchange students Students from Spain, Mexico, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan or one of the former Soviet Union countries need host parents. The World Heritage International Student Exchange Program is seeking families for the 2002-2003 school year. Host families provide room, board and guidance.

Call Justin Johnson at 655-9953 or 1-800888-9040.

Islands MOPS seeks volunteers

is looking for medical volunteers to check blood pressures for our walk-ins. Anyone interested in a few hours a week please call Sydney Oetgen at 236-7666.

Islands Mothers of Preschoolers is seeking loving childcare volunteers for their MOPPETS program, a non-denominationall Christian ministry that encourages and supports moms of preschoolers. Meets the first and third Wednesday from Sept. through May from 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd. Call Linda at 897-9632.

Council on International Education Exchange

Library gift shop needs volunteers

is seeking volunteer coordinators to recruit host families and supervise high school foreign exchange students in Savannah and surrounding areas for the academic school year. Small stipend and great travel incentives. Contact Bethany Hudson toll-free at 1866-860-1991.

The Friends of the Library Gift Shop at the Bull Street Library needs volunteers for all days of the week and Saturdays. Retail experience is not necessary. All proceeds from the gift shop benefit the library branches. Call Kathy Newman at 652-3661.

The Dolphin Project of Georgia

to speak to community groups, pass out information at health fairs and organize awareness-raising events. Potential volunteers include transplant recipients and their families, patients waiting for organ or tissue transplantation, donor families or anyone

Community Cardiovascular Council

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

Tailgate the Day Away at Tubby’s in Thunderbolt!

Lifelink of Georgia seeks volunteers

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Make plans to watch the game in front of 3 big screens.

Come early & enjoy food & drink Specials All Day!!

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TIP matches volunteer attorneys and other professionals with children who have been brought before the court for excessive school absenteeism. They also provide legal representation and other resources to children and their families to prevent school failure. TIP is recruiting professionals in the fields of education, law enforcement and social service. Orientation will be held Tuesday, Feb. 22 from 5:30-7 p.m. at The United Way, 428 Bull St. Become a mentor today and help make a difference in a child’s life. For information or to register, call 201-2133.

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needs volunteers to assist in a variety of ways at its branches in Chatham, Effingham and Liberty counties. Call Kathy Newman at 652-3661.

is looking for volunteers to interview potential host families, plan orientation for host families, meet with au pairs once a month, organize two cultural events, along with other duties. The Area Coordinator will host a workshop for training. E-mail: euraupairsouth@euraupair.com or try the internet www.EurAupair.com. 1-800-618-2002

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to speak up for abused children in court for their best interests and to help ensure they are placed in safe and permanent homes.

The next CASA training will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays Feb. 1-24 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Call 447-8908 or send e-mail to infor@savannahcasa.org.

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interested in organ and tissue donation. Call 341-0000.

Literacy volunteers needed Project READ, an adult literacy program, is in need of volunteer tutors who can commit to 2 or 4 hours each week. Call Jodi at Royce Learning Center at 354-4047.

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Looking for volunteers to teach classes at Club 55. Areas of interest include music, art, computers, and exercise. 236-0363, Ext. 114.

Spanish Oaks Hospice

needs volunteers to fill out applications, do data entry, make phone calls, help with filing, process mail and perform other office tasks. Call Holly Smith at 356-2898.

Mentor and Volunteer Probation Program

Speech and hearing center needs volunteers

Community volunteers are needed to be mentors for low-risk youth currently involved in the juvenile justice system. Juvenile justice training will be provided. Call 6526710.

to conduct hearing screenings for adults and children. Nurses and retired nurses are encouraged to apply for eye, ear, and dental exams on pre-school children. Flexible scheduling is available. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street.

Call Jane Medoff at 355-4601

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Senior Citizens, inc. seeking volunteers

needs volunteers to help with administrative tasks. Great demand for patient care volunteers in the area of companionship, taking patients for a walk, feeding or just reading to a patient. Spanish Oaks Hospice and Retreat is at 8510 Whitfield Ave. Training available. Call Cyndi at 356-0233.

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The St. Joseph’s/Candler program helps provide new parents with support, education and resource referrals to establish positive relationships with their newborns.

To find out how to become a volunteer, call 692-6910.

Oatland Island Education Center at 711 Sandtown Road needs volunteers for special events and Saturdays. Trail volunteers and admissions attendees are needed.

Call Dan Genrich at 898-3980.

Odyssey HealthCare provides hospice services in Chatham, Effingham, Bryan and Liberty counties and is seeking volunteers to assist in providing compasssionate end-of-life care. Volunteers may visit patients, help with office tasks or work on special projects. Training, ongoing support and education are provided. Call Edward Minor, 352-8200.

The Rape Crisis Center trains volunteer advocates to provide support and information to sexual assault victims on the crisis line and/or at area hospitals. Call 233-3000.

Reading and math tutorial volunteers needed for elementary and middle school students, Call Tosha Powell, Special Program Coordinator, St. Joseph’s/Candler AfricanAmerican Health Information and Resource Center, 1901 Abercorn St. 447-6605.

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support welcomes anyone suffering with this disorder, family members or caregivers interested in learning more about it. Call Martyn Mills at 651-4094.

The Retired and Senior volunteer program iThrough RSVP seniors 55 and older serve in various community organizations, including hospitals, churches, youth recreational center and education facilities. Call 234-7842 or call Volunteer Coordinator Linda Fields at 238-2960, Ext. 123.

Riverview volunteers needed Volunteers who enjoy sharing time with seniors are being trained at Riverview, 6711 LaRoche Ave. Call JoAnn at 354-8225.

Ronald McDonald House volunteers needed Caring adults are needed to help in the ”home away from home” for the families of hospitalized children. Volunteer internships also available for college students. Call Jean Asta at 356-5520.

Save-a-Life volunteers Volunteer animal welfare organization is seeking volunteers and foster homes. Visit www.savannahsl.org, email us at savealifeinc@yahoo.com, or call 598-SPAY.

Spencer Elementary School is looking for volunteers to assist children in grades Kindergarten through third grade to read. Assistance is needed Monday through Thursday in the morning and afternoon, about one hour per week per student. Call Bernice Webster at 925-9379.

The Volunteer Center is looking for volunteers, including marine enthusiasts to feed and care for marine animals, monitor wetlands and introduce marine science to children; volunteers to greet visitors and assist with general office duties at a historic museum; reading, math and writing tutors; a librarian to create and assist in maintaining a non-profit library; retired nurses to help perform hearing screenings; a receptionist for a non-profit agency; and in Effingham County, help filling supplemental bags of groceries for lowincome elderly. The Volunteer Center is a service of the United Way of the Coastal Empire. Call 2-1-1 or 651-7726 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or send e-mail to volunteer@uwce.org.

Volunteer managers needed Non-profit and profit organizations are invited to attend the Council of Volunteer Administrators (COVA), which meets every first Wednesday at the GA Radio Reading Service in the Senior Citizen Building, 3025 Bull St. 234-9999

Skidaway Island State Park Skidaway Island State Park is looking for anyone with a love of nature and a willing spirit. Opportunities for a variety of interests. Call 598-2301.

Volunteer Center For information, call 2-1-1 or 651-7726 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays or send e-mail to volunteer@uwce.org.

Volunteers needed at CEL Regional Library Looking for volunteers of all ages to affix bar codes on books, offer assistance and instruction for “self-checkout” area, and work in the gift shop. Call Kathy at 652-3661.

The Women’s Center Volunteers are needed to teach Basic Literacy Skills and Basic Computer Skills.

Call Rhonda at 236-4226 or 447-5711.

World Heritage gives volunteer families, couples or single parents the opportunity to host a highschool aged foreign exchange student. Call Tasha Williams at 356-9825 or 1-800-7859040 or visit the web site at www.world-heritage.org. ◗

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African-American Women Overcoming Depression and Bi-Polar Disease

Heart & Lung Building. Call Bill McCoy, 2368840.

meets the third Thursday of the month at the Bull Street Library. For information, call JoAnne Wright at 236-0027.

Depressive/Manic support group

Al Anon Family Groups A fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics meets Monday at 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Thursday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. at 1501 Eisenhower Dr. and Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Goodwill on Sallie Mood Drive. Call 598-9860 or visit http://all-anonsavannah.freeservers.com.

Open to persons diagnosed with depression.

Meetings are held in classroom B in the Surgery Center Building of Memorial Hospital every Tuesday at 7 p.m. 920-0153 or 927-2064

Diabetes support group meets the third Thursday at 6 p.m. at Memorial Health in Conference Room A. Call Robin at 350-3843.

Domestic violence community support group

If you or someone you know has a problem with alcohol, call 354-0993.

SAFE Shelter provides a domestic violence support group every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Building at 325 Bull St. Call Brenda Edwards, 629-8888.

Alzheimer's Caregiver’s Support Group

Domestic Violence Hotline

for caregivers, family members and friends of persons affected by Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementia-causing illnesses meets the first Monday and third Tuesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon in Room 111 of the Skidaway Island Methodist Church, 54 Diamond Causeway. Visit www.savannahalz.org or call 598-9905 or 598-8460.

The Georgia Human Resources Department and Georgia Coalition on Family Violence, have a new number, 24 hours a day. 1-80033-HAVEN

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Call 355-7778 or 353-9635.

Eating Disorders Anonymous A 12-step group for people with eating disorders. 843-706-2541.

Emory Liver Transplant Program Support Group

for past and potential obesity surgery patients and their families. For information, call Cheryl Brown at 350-3644.

meets every two months, second Wednesday of the month, at 4:30 p.m. in the Candler Heart and Lung Building, Conference Room 2. The group is open to all patients with liver diseases or who have liver transplants and their support persons. For information, call Karen Traver at 819-8350.

Better Breathers support group

Fibromyalgia support group

meets quarterly, March 18, June 17, September 16 and December 16, at noon, Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Bldg. 5356 Reynolds St. Contact Lisa Summerford, 819-7340..

meets the second Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St.. 8196743.

CASA Support Group

is an after-hours referral and information line to talk confidentially about birth control, sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy options. A free service from Planned Parenthood, available nightly from 7 to 11 p.m. at 1-800-264-7154.

Bariatric/Gastric Bypass Support Group

This support group is for parents and extended caregivers whose child or children have been involved with DFCS and/or returned to your custody after being in foster care, or who have been given custody of a family member’s child who has been involved with DFCS and/or has been in foster care. The group will meet the first Thursday of the month from 6-7 p.m. at Youth Futures Family Resource Center at 705 Anderson St. For information, call Madison at CASA at 447-8908 or send email to madison@savannahcasa.org.

Cancer support group meets every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon in the board room located on the first floor of St. Joseph's Hospital. 819-2475.

Celiac Support Group for anyone with celiac disease who is allergic to products containing gluten, their family or friends. For information, call 507-2592.

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

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association meets the fourth Saturday of the month from10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Candler Heart and Lung Building, second floor, Room 2. Call 352-8383 or 927-8332.

Compassionate Friends Support Group offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents. It meets the first Thursday of the month from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Candler Heart & Lung Building, Conference Room 2, 5356 Reynolds St. 925-9549 or 925-5195.

Crohn’s and Colitis support group meets the fourth Tuesday of the month from 7-9 p.m. in Conference Room 3, Candler

First line

Full Circle Grief and Loss Center a program of Hospice Savannah, offers the free counseling services for anyone dealing with loss. Call 355-2289.

Gay AA Meeting An Alcoholics Anonymous group for gays meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 307 E. Harris St., second floor. For information, contact Mark at 233-4255.

HIV/AIDS :living with HIV/AIDS? My Brothaz Home is a support group for men meets every Thursday of the month. Come on out and meet other brothaz. 231-8727.

Hope House provides supportive housing for single mothers with one child. Please call 236-5310 for information.

Huntington Disease Support Group meets the last Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Heart and Lung Building at Candler Hospital, second floor, Room 2. Call Sandra at 9640455.

Keeping hope alive while living with cancer meets the fourth Monday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Women’s Services Conference Room at the Center for Advanced Medicine at Memorial Health. Call 350-7845.

Life With Your New Little One This support group for new parents will meet Feb. 3 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Room 508A, Candler Professional Building, 5354 Reynolds St. Call 819-6171.

Living without Violence

Crate Late Model The SAFE Shelter offers free drop-in counseling to anyone who is in an abusive relationship. Meets every Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Education Building at Whitaker & McDonough St. 2349999.

Lupus Encouragement Group A support group that is open to patients with lupus, their family members and friends. 447-6605.

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Blood Disorders Suppert Group

For information, call Martyn Hills at 6514094.

Safe shelter outreach program Providing services for survivors of domestic violence. All services are confidential & free.

691-1911.

meets every other month in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Call Terria Manning at 819-2171 or Karen Traver at 819-8350.

Sarcoidosis support group

Memorial Health Diabetes Support Group

meets the first Thursday of the month from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Marsh Auditorium at Candler. 355-6347 or 238-4666.

meets quarterly, March 18, June 17, September 16 and December 16, Noon, Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Bldg. 5356 Reynolds St. 692-2032.

The Savannah Parkinson’s support group

Sexaholics Anonymous

For information, call Jennifer Currin at 3503988.

S-Anon Family Group

Memorial Health POPS! Group

is a fellowship for families and friends of sexaholics. For information, call 663-2565.

for children with cancer and their parents and caregivers. Call Donna at 350-5616.

Smoking Cessation Support Group

Teen Mom Support Program

Muscular Dystrophy support group

Transgender Support Group

meets the third Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. 354-9576.

My Brothaz Home, Inc. is sponsoring this support group. For information, call Lady Maverick or George at 231-8727.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

United Way’s First Call for Help

meets the third Sunday from 4-6 p.m. at the Armstrong Atlantic State University Sports Education Building, Room 226. 351-7035 or 353-7143.

Telephone information & referral service that provides expertise and relief to individuals and families in need, with a database of more than 500 agencies and organizations. 651-7730.

Multiple Sclerosis support group

Overcoming the Stigma of Seizure Disorders meets the fourth Thursday at the Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church at Abercorn and Gordon. A free story/coloring book, I’m Feeling Just Ducky!, is available for children to better explain seizure activity.. Call Pam at 233-1006.

Victim-Witness assistance program

Overeaters Anonymous Meets every Monday and Thursday at 8:15 p.m. and 10: 30 a.m. on Saturdays at The Recovery Place, 835 E. 65th St. in the lobby.

Call 272-8267 or visit www.oa.org.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a nonprofit weight loss group provides informative programs & info. Meets every Tuesday. from 6-6:45/6:45-7:45 at the Windsor Forest Community Center. 748-8700.

The Parents of Difficult Teens group

Wheeze busters

for parents having problems with their teens and pre-teens. 353-7699.

is an asthma support group for children that meets in the Rainbow Room at The Children’s Place at Candler Hospital. Call 921-3368.

Rape Crisis Center Incest Survivor’s Group As part of its ongoing work with incest survivors, the Rape Crisis Center has built a cinder-block wall where incest survivors can throw plates as an anger management technique. In order to continue, donations of china are needed. Call 233-3000 to make a donation.

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group The group welcomes anyone suffering with this disorder, and family members or carefibers interested in learning more about it.

is for families of murder victims. The meetings are at 6 p.m. in the Chatham County Courthouse on Montgomery St. third Thursday of each month. 652-7329

Weight loss support group

Women who love too much Do you lose yourself in a relationship? Come to a discussion group on Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. Call Maureen at 355-4987.

The Work meets the fourth Friday at 7 p.m. at 2320 Sunset Blvd., (just off Skidaway at Carey Hilliards). The Work is for mentally healthy people who are stuck in some area of their lives. 355-4704. ◗

WINTERNATIONALS SCHEDULE:

Stars of Tomorrow

Thursday, February 3 Open Practice Pits Open at 5:30pm.

Practice from 6:30pm until 9:00pm.

Coca-Cola "Young Guns" Shoot-Out Drivers coming from twenty-one states

SAT. FEBRUARY 5, 2005 Who is the fastest driver 18 years of age or younger?

Who is the brightest star of the next generation?

Friday, February 4 Winternationals Night #1

Who wants to take home a $2,000 pay day on February 5th?

Contact OSP at 912-964-8200 and get your “Young Gun” entered for the Shoot-Out!!!

Pits Open at Noon. Practice at 6:00pm.

Super Late Model, Limited Qualifying at 7:00pm.

Late Model, Crate Late Model drivers are ALL INVIT"Young Guns" Shoot-Out Hot Laps Session at 8:00pm.

Heat Races and Last Chance for the Crate Late Models.

Features for: Super Streets ($750 to win); Mini Stock ($300 to win); 440 Series and the Crate Late Models ($1,500 to win).

Saturday, February 5 Winternationals Night #2 Pits Open at Noon. Practice at 6:00pm. Qualifying at 7:00pm.

Heat Races and Last Chance for the Crate Late Models.

Features for: Super Streets ($750 to win); Mini Stock ($300 to win); 440 Series and the Crate Late Models ($2,000 to win).

Plus - Coca-Cola "Young Guns" Shoot-Out ($2,000 to win) Fastrak Champions Late Models • "Young Guns" Late Models Super Street Stocks • "Young Guns" Modifieds • Mini Stocks and the wild & wooly 440 Series!!!

Melt away the wintertime blues with some RED HOT stock car racing action!!!

CAMPING: RV Camping Spots are available for $25 for the first night and $10 any night thereafter. The RV Sites include water, electric and sewer service. No charge for primitive camping.

7:30pm Race Time on Friday and Saturday.

Gates Open at 5:30pm.

Directions: I-95 to US Highway 80 (exit 102), east three miles to the speedway entrance on the right.

Phone: 912-964-8200 Website: www.ospracing.net

www.connectsavannah.com

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

Hope House of Savannah provides support for teenage mothers between the ages of 13 to 19. Moms will participate in Abstinence Education, field trips, tutorial/homework assistance and life skills classes in financial literacy, parenting, nutrition, career and education development. Childcare, snacks and transportation provided. Call 236-5310.

Oglethorpe Speedway, Savannah GA

02 . 02 . 05

is a support group that meets the first Thursday of the month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Candler Professional Building, Room 508A, 5354 Reynolds St. Call 819-6171 for information.

is open to anyone who has stopped smoking and needs additional support or to those who are considering trying to stop smoking. Call 819-8032 or 819-3361.

FEBRUARY 3, 4 & 5, 2005

Connect Savannah

Memorial Health Pancreatic Cancer Support Group’

is a fellowship of men and women whose purpose is to help those with sexual addictions. 351-7440.

Mommy and Me: Life With Your Little One

Winte rNati o nals

St. Joseph’s/Candler Emory liver transplant support group

meets at Summit Cancer Care, 5400 Sutlive St. in the lobby on the second Thursday of the month from 5-6:30 p.m. The group will meet Feb. 10 with speaker Dr. Bud Robertson. Call Barbara at 354-6187, Ext. 212 to RSVP. meets the third Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Error Prevention Conference Room. A variety of guests discuss ways to improve health. Call Glenda at 350-3690.

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Voted Savannah’s Best Live Music Happy Hour Every Day ‘til 9:30 ✶ 2 for 1 Wells ✶ $1 Domestic Drafts Wednesday February 2

Melvin Sparks

02 . 02 . 05 Connect Savannah

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2ND

AJ’S DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT (Tybee)Live Music TBA BAY STREET BLUES- Open Mic Night BERNIE’S ON RIVER STREET- Karaoke (8 pm) CREOLE RED- “That Darn Karaoke” (10 pm) DOUBLES (Holiday Inn Midtown)- DJ Pat McBride (Savannah Shag Club) DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Wilmington Isl.)- Jason Courtenay (7 pm) FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH (Tybee)- Daryl Wise (7 pm) FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE- Tim Warren (9 pm) FUN N’ GAMES (Whitemarsh Plaza)Karaoke FUSION/THE MONKEY BAR- G.E. Perry & James Gay THE HIDE-A-WAY (Middleground Rd.)Karaoke THE ISLAND GRILL (Pt. Wentworth)- Chuck Courtenay (7 pm) THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- The Earl Williams Quartet JAZZ’D TAPAS BAR- Greg Snyder (7:30 pm) THE JINX- Drunk Tank Sound System w/DJ Boo-Cock-Eye JJ CAGNEY’S- Voodoo Soup KEVIN BARRY’S- Fran Doyle LOCOS DELI & PUB- Trivia w/Ben Bennett MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS- Live Music TBA (7 pm) MCDONOUGH’S- Karaoke MERCURY LOUNGE- The Eric Culberson Blues Band THE MUSIC BOX (5115 Ogeechee Rd.)Moody Blues Karaoke (8 pm) O’CONNELL’S IRISH PUB- Open Mic Night w/Eric Britt PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)Gail Thurmond SAVANNAH BLUES- The Hitmen SAVANNAH DOWN UNDER- DJ Blue Ice (Hip-hop, Reggae, Top 40, R & B) SAVANNAH SMILES- Dueling Pianos SCANDALS (Tybee)- Karaoke w/DJ Marty Corley (9:30 pm) THE SENTIENT BEAN- David Keller &

Jackson Evans Jazz Duo (8 pm) SLUGGERS (Abercorn)- Karaoke SPANKY’S (River Street)- Live Music TBA STEAMERS (Georgetown)- Live Music TBA SUZABELLE’S- Live Piano Music TBA

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 3RD

AJ’S DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT (Tybee)Live Music TBA B & D BURGERS (Downtown)- Eric Britt (6 pm) B & D BURGERS (Southside)- Live Music TBA BAY STREET BLUES- Karaoke BAYOU CAFÉ- Chief BERNIE’S ON RIVER STREET- Live Music TBA BOGEY’S- Karaoke w/Ron CHUCK’S BAR- Karaoke (10 pm) CLUB ONE- Fetish Night w/DJ Shrapnel (Industrial, Darkwave, Synthpop & Techno) CREOLE RED- Lady Red spins hip-hop, R&B & soul DJ’s PIANO BAR (Tybee)- Live Music TBA DOC’S BAR (Tybee)- Live Music TBA DOUBLES (Holiday Inn Midtown)- DJ Sam Diamond’s Karaoke DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Wilmington Isl.)- Live Music TBA FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH (Tybee)- The Back River Ramblers (7 pm) FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE- Argyle (10 pm) FUSION/THE MONKEY BAR- Live Music TBA HEADHUNTERS TIKI BAR (IBIZA NIGHTLIFE)- DJ Bash (Top 40, Reggae, Hiphop, Dance) THE HIDE-A-WAY (Middleground Rd.)- Live Music TBA THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- Lavon Stevens Quartet feat. Louise Spencer (7 pm) JAZZ’D TAPAS BAR- Trae Gurley’s Sinatra Tribute (7:30 pm) THE JINX- Dance Party w/Vinyl Ritchie & Shiz-Nite JJ CAGNEY’S- The Eric Culberson Blues Band JOHNNY MERCER THEATRE- Allison Krauss & Union Station (8 pm) KEVIN BARRY’S- Fran Doyle

MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS- Live Music TBA MCDONOUGH’S- Karaoke MULBERRY INN- The Champagne Jazz Trio (8 pm) THE MUSIC BOX (5115 Ogeechee Rd.)Acoustic Open Mic w/Buddy Corns (8 pm) NV NIGHT CLUB (Sedah/Main Floor)- TBA NV NIGHT CLUB (Nevaeh/Top Floor)- TBA PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)Gail Thurmond POGY’S BAR & GRILL (Richmond Hill)- Live Music TBA SAVANNAH BLUES- Bottles & Cans SAVANNAH DOWN UNDER- DJ Blue Ice (Hip-hop, Reggae, Top 40, R & B) SAVANNAH SMILES- Dueling Pianos SAVANNAH TRADE & CONVENTION CTR.Tsunami Relief Comedy Show (7:30 pm) SCANDALS (Tybee)- Karaoke w/DJ Marty Corley (9:30 pm) THE SENTIENT BEAN- Michael Amburgey, Rene Russell (8 pm) SPANKY’S (River St.)- Live Music TBA STEAMERS (Georgetown)- Karaoke w/Eddie Foster SUZABELLE’S- Live Piano Music TBA TOMMY’S (Pooler)- Karaoke w/Jeff & Rebecca TUBBY’S (River St.)- The Courtenay Brothers (7 pm) TUBBY’S (Thunderbolt)- Sunset Party w/Live Music TBA TWILIGHT MUSIC LOUNGE (Daiquiris on Bay)- Open Mic Night VELOURIA- Live DJ TBA

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 4TH

AJ’S DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT (Tybee)Live Music TBA AMERICAN LEGION POST #36 (Thunderbolt)- Karaoke B & D BURGERS (Southside)- Live Music TBA (10 pm) BAY STREET BLUES- Karaoke BAYOU CAFÉ- Live Rock Music TBA BERNIE’S ON RIVER STREET- Karaoke BOGEY’S- Live Music TBA THE CAPTAIN’S LOUNGE- Karaoke (9 pm) CAVALIER COUNTRY CLUB- Live Country

NOTE: Clubs, if you have live music and want to be listed for free in Soundboard or Music Menu, just mail, fax, or email your lineup to us BY NOON

McDonough’s Restaurant & Lounge

Where all the locals go for food, fun & spirits

Ladies Night: 2 for 1 Wells & Shooters • $1 Domestic Drafts • No Cover for Ladies

Thursday February 3

Eric Culberson Blues Band

Friday February 4

Lonesome Whistle Band

College Night • 2 for 1 wells • $1 Dom. Drafts (w/ College ID)

Kind Bud Fridays $2 Bud Bottles

Savannah’s Ultimate

SOUNDBOARD & Dance Music CHUCK’S BAR- Trivia Night CLUB IBIZA (at IBIZA NIGHTLIFE)- DJ Cesar (Top 40 & Hip Hop) CLUB ONE- Local Cast CONGA CLUB- “S.A.V. Friday” w/Jeff Nice CRYSTAL BEER PARLOR- The Beer Parlor Ramblers (7:30 pm) DAQUIRI DEPOT (Pooler)- Live Music TBA DAQUIRI ISLAND (Abercorn)- Karaoke DAQUIRI ISLAND (Pt. Wentworth)- Live Music TBA DJ’s PIANO BAR (Tybee)- Live Music TBA DOC’S BAR (Tybee)- Live Music TBA DOLPHIN REEF (Tybee)- Live DJ DOUBLES (Holiday Inn Midtown)- “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Wilmington Isl.)- Live Music TBA ELYSIUM WINE BAR- LIve Music TBA FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH (Tybee)- The New Christy Alan Band (9 pm) FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE- The Courtenay Brothers (9:30 pm) FOSTER’S PUB (Tybee)- Karaoke FUSION/THE MONKEY BAR- Live Music TBA THE GOLD CLUB- Live Music TBA (10 pm) HEADHUNTERS TIKI BAR (IBIZA NIGHTLIFE)- DJ Bash (Top 40, Reggae, HipHop, Dance) HUC-A-POOS (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) THE ISLANDER (Wilmington Isl.)- Live Music TBA THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- The Bobby Ryder Quartet (7 pm) JAZZ’D TAPAS BAR- The Ben Tucker Trio (9 pm) THE JINX- Sheldon JJ CAGNEY’S- The Lonesone Whistle Band KEVIN BARRY’S- Fran Doyle LOCOS DELI & PUB- Argyle unplugged LOGGERHEADS (Tybee)- Live Music TBA MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS- Live Music TBA (7 pm) MCDONOUGH’S- Karaoke MERCURY LOUNGE- Bottles & Cans (10 pm) MOON RIVER BREWING CO.- Eat Mo’ Music (8:30 pm) MULBERRY INN- The Champagne Jazz Trio (8 pm) THE MUSIC BOX (5115 Ogeechee Rd.)Moody Blues Karaoke (8 pm)

NV NIGHT CLUB (Sedah/Main Floor)- TBA NV NIGHT CLUB (Nevaeh/Top Floor)- TBA THE OYSTER BAR (Wilmington Isl.)Tradewinds (9 pm) PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)Gail Thurmond SAVANNAH BLUES- Live Music TBA SAVANNAH DOWN UNDER- DJ Blue Ice & Tropical Thunder SAVANNAH SMILES- Dueling Pianos SCANDALS (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (9:30 pm) THE SEA GRILL (Pt. Wentworth)- Live Music TBA SILVER DOLLAR BAR & GRILL (Hwy 204)Live Music TBA (9 pm) SLUGGERS (Abercorn)- DJ Mike Ambrose SPANKY’S (River St.)- Live Music TBA STEAMERS (Georgetown)- Live Music TBA (8 pm) STEED’S- Karaoke STINGRAY’S (Tybee)- Live Music TBA SUZABELLE’S- Live Piano Music TBA TANGO (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (8 pm) TOMMY’S (Pooler)- LIve Music TBA TRUSTEES THEATRE- The Second City Anniversary Tour (8 pm) TUBBY’S (Thunderbolt)- Live Music TBA VELOURIA- Live DJ TBA VENUS DI MILO- Live DJ TBA WESLEYAN MON. UNITED METHODISTFirst Friday for Folk Music (7:30 pm) WET WILLIE’S- Live DJ Brad Tatom

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 5TH

AJ’S DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT (Tybee)- Live Music TBA B & D BURGERS (Southside)- Live Music TBA BAJA CANTINA (Skidaway Village Walk)- The Courtenay Brothers (7 pm) BAY STREET BLUES- Karaoke BAYOU CAFÉ- Live Rock Music TBA BENNY’S (Tybee)- Live Music TBA BERNIE’S ON RIVER STREET- Karaoke BOGEY’S- Live Music TBA THE CAPTAIN’S LOUNGE- Karaoke (9 pm) CAVALIER COUNTRY CLUB- Live Country & Dance Music

CHUCK’S BAR- Karaoke (10 pm) CLUB IBIZA (IBIZA NIGHTLIFE)- DJ Cesar (Top 40 & Hip Hop) CLUB ONE- Local Cast CONGA CLUB- “Latin Night” (DJ spins Salsa, Merengue, etc...)

CRYSTAL BEER PARLOR- The Beer Parlor Ramblers (7:30 pm) DAQUIRI DEPOT (Pooler)- Live Music TBA DAQUIRI ISLAND (Abercorn)- Karaoke DJ’s PIANO BAR (Tybee)- Live Music TBA DOC’S BAR (Tybee)- Live Music TBA DOLPHIN REEF (Tybee)- Live DJ DOUBLES (Holiday Inn Midtown)- “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Wilmington Isl.)- Live Music TBA FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH (Tybee)- The New Christy Alan Band (9 pm) FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE- John Ignac (10:30 pm) FUSION/THE MONKEY BAR- Live Music TBA THE GRILL BEACHSIDE (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (1 pm) HEADHUNTERS TIKI BAR (IBIZA NIGHTLIFE)- DJ Bash (Top 40, Reggae, HipHop, Dance) THE HIDE-A-WAY (Middleground Rd.)Karaoke HUC-A-POOS (Tybee)- Live Music TBA THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- The Bobby Ryder Quartet (7 pm) JAZZ’D TAPAS BAR- The Ben Tucker Trio (9 pm) THE JINX- Joey Allcorn & The Hillbilly Band, Misfortune 500 JJ CAGNEY’S- Argyle JOHNNY MERCER THEATRE- Willie Nelson (8 pm) KEVIN BARRY’S- Fran Doyle LOCOS DELI & PUB- The Hitmen LOGGERHEADS (Tybee)- Live Music TBA THE LUCAS THEATRE- Charles Wadsworth & Guests (8 pm) MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS- Live Music TBA MCDONOUGH’S- Karaoke MERCURY LOUNGE- Bottles & Cans (10 pm) MOON RIVER BREWING CO.- Eat Mo’ Music (8:30 pm) MULBERRY INN- The Champagne Jazz Trio

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(8 pm) THE MUSIC BOX (5115 Ogeechee Rd.)Buddy Corns & Friends NV NIGHT CLUB (Sedah/Main Floor)- TBA NV NIGHT CLUB (Nevaeh/Top Floor)- TBA THE OYSTER BAR (Wilmington Isl.)- Radio Dogs (9 pm) PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)Gail Thurmond POGY’S BAR & GRILL (Richmond Hill)- Live Music TBA (8 pm) SAVANNAH BLUES- Live Music TBA SAVANNAH DOWN UNDER- DJ Blue Ice & Tropical Thunder SAVANNAH SMILES- Dueling Pianos SCANDALS (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (9:30 pm) SILVER DOLLAR BAR & GRILL (Hwy 204)Live Music TBA (9 pm) SPANKY’S (River St.)- Live Music TBA STEAMERS (Georgetown)- Live Music TBA (8 pm) STINGRAY’S (Tybee)- Live Music TBA TOMMY’S (Pooler)- Live Music TBA TUBBY’S (Thunderbolt)- Live Music TBA VELOURIA- Live DJ TBA VENUS DI MILO- Live DJ TBA WET WILLIE’S- Live DJ Brad Tatom

Monday February 7 Tuesday February 8 Wednesday February 9

Argyle Greg Williams Band S.I.N. Night: $1 off everything (w/ pay stub)

Open Mic Night w/ Zack Deputy

SUNDAY

FEBRUARY 8TH

AJ’S DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT (Tybee)- Live Music TBA BAY STREET BLUES- Open Mic Night BAYOU CAFÉ- Chief BERNIE’S ON RIVER STREET- Live Music TBA BLUEBERRY HILL- Karaoke CAVALIER COUNTRY CLUB- Karaoke CHUCK’S BAR- Trivia Night CONGA CLUB- “Sista Girl Tuesday” w/94.1FM CREOLE RED- “That Darn Karaoke” (10 pm) DEB’S PUB & GRUB- Karaoke (11 pm) FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE- Eric Britt (9 pm) FUSION/THE MONKEY BAR- Live Music TBA THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- Masteller & The All-Stars THE JINX- Hip-Hop night w/DJ’s D-Frost & Selvis JJ CAGNEY’S- Open Mic Night w/Zack Deputy KEVIN BARRY’S- Harry O’Donoghue MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS- Live Music TBA MERCURY LOUNGE- Open Mic Jam w/EROK THE MUSIC BOX (5115 Ogeechee Rd.)- Live Acoustic Music TBA (8 pm) PHAT KAT LOUNGE (at IBIZA NIGHTLIFE)Live Music TBA PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)Gail Thurmond SAVANNAH BLUES- Open Mic w/Hitman SPANKY’S (River St.)- Ansel Daniel STEAMER’S (Georgetown)- Karaoke TUBBY’S (River St.)- John Tumbri WET WILLIE’S- Karaoke (9 pm) SUZABELLE’S- Live Piano Music TBA

No Cover Mon-Thurs.

Warm up w/ Traditional Irish Coffee & Great Live Music

Happy Hour Every Day 4-9

Wed. Feb. 2

The Hitmen

Wed. Jan 26: Open Mic Night w/

College Night • $1 off everything w/college I.D.

Eric Britt

Thurs. Feb. 3

Bottles & Cans $1 Jello Shots • $2 Bud & Bud Light Bottles

Mon-Fri 8-8

Fri. Feb. 4

TBA

Award winning karaoke club

Sat. Feb. 5 206 West Julian St.

7 days a week, 9-until

City Market

Ryan Montbleau

ladies night tuesday 9’til11

305-307 W. River Street • 233-2444

TUESDAY

Voted Best UNDER NEW Blues Bar! OWNERSHIP

Savannah's Most Authentic Irish Pub

2 for 1 Happy Hour

Ladies Night: 2 for 1 Wells & Shooters • $1 Domestic Drafts • No Cover for Ladies

Feb 12- Ras Bonghi, Feb 18 & 19- Eric Culberson Blues Band

FEBRUARY 7TH

Live Piano Music TBA SAVANNAH BLUES- Hush Money SAVANNAH NIGHTS- Karaoke THE SENTIENT BEAN- Old-Time Music Jam w/Joe Nelson (7 pm) WET WILLIE’S- Karaoke (9 pm) SUZABELLE’S- Live Piano Music TBA

ON WEDNESDAY for inclusion in our next issue. Please enclose, publicity photos and band bios as well. Address: Connect Savannah, Inc., 1800 E. Victory Drive, Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404 Fax: (912)231-9932 Email: jim.r@connectsavannah.com All Bands Scheduled Are Subject To Change

2 for 2’sday: 2 for 1 all night, & Free Pool

Coming Soon: Feb 10- Backyard Tire Fire, Feb 11- Pacifier,

MONDAY

BAYOU CAFÉ- Chief BERNIE’S ON RIVER STREET- Live Music TBA BLUEBERRY HILL- Karaoke DAQUIRI DEPOT (Pooler)- Thomas Claxton FEBRUARY 6TH (10 pm) AJ’S DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT (Tybee)- Live DOUBLES (Holiday Inn Midtown)- DJ spins Music TBA Beach Music B & D BURGERS (Southside)- Live Music FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE- BN Trivia w/Artie TBA (6 pm) & Brett BAYOU CAFÉ- Chief THE ISLANDER (Wilmington Isl.)- Open Mic BENNY’S (Tybee)- Live Music TBA w/The Bandtastics BERNIE’S ON RIVER STREET- Live Music THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- Jam TBA w/The John Brackett Quartet CAFÉ LOCO (Tybee)- Kyle Shiver (9 pm) THE JINX- Open Mic Night THE CAPTAIN’S LOUNGE- Karaoke (9 pm) JJ CAGNEY’S- Live Music TBA CREOLE RED- The Doug Carn Quintet (7 pm) KEVIN BARRY’S- Harry O’Donoghue DAQUIRI ISLAND (Abercorn)- Karaoke THE LUCAS THEATRE- Black History Fest: DJ’s PIANO BAR (Tybee)- Live Music TBA Fusing Art & Music w/Al Bright & The Teddy DOC’S BAR (Tybee)- Live Music TBA Adams Quintet (7 pm) DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Wilmington Isl.)- Live MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS- Live Music Music TBA TBA FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH (Tybee)- Randy THE MUSIC BOX (5115 Ogeechee Rd.)- Open “Hatman” Smith (3 pm) Mic w/Buddy Corns (8 pm) FUSION/THE MONKEY BAR- Tommy Love PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)-

Wells, Domestics & house wine

Saturday February 5

THE HIDE-A-WAY (Middleground Rd.)Karaoke THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- Deas’ Guys JAZZ’D TAPAS BAR- G.E Perry & James Gay (8 pm) KEVIN BARRY’S- Fran Doyle THE LUCAS THEATRE- Black History Fest: Grand Opening & Reception (5:30 pm) MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS- Live Music TBA MCDONOUGH’S- Karaoke PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)Gail Thurmond SAVANNAH SMILES- Dueling Pianos w/Audience Member Vocal Showcase SLUGGERS (Abercorn)- Karaoke STEAMERS (Georgetown)- Live Music TBA (8 pm) SUZABELLE’S- Live Piano Music TBA TANGO (Tybee)- Trae Gurley’s Sinatra Tribute (5 pm)

Mon-Sat 7pm-3am Sun. Closed 232-7002

21 E. McDonough St.

912-233-6136

Open Monday - Friday 4pm to 3am • Saturday 12pm to 3am

108 West Congress Street • 231-8499 • www.oconnellsirishpub.com

Live Music TBA Mon Feb. 7

Live Music w/ Hush Money $2 Cuervo • $2 Domestic Bottles $2 Jager • $1 Jello Shots

Tues. Feb. 8

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‘There’s a lot more to explore than just games’

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Improv actor Alex Fendrich on Second City’s 45th Anniversary Tour WAY BACK IN THE MIDDLE of December, 1959, a cozy, 125-seat cabaret opened on the Near North Side of Chicago. It was an unprepossessing place that at first blush probably didn’t seem all that different from the small venues found in any similarly-sized metropolitan area of the time.

However, over the next few decades, The Second City (a defiant moniker cribbed from a condescending New Yorker article about Chicago) would emerge as one of the most consistently impressive theatrical outlets in America, and the birthplace of a radical new form of humor.

In lieu of meticulously scripted and rehearsed plays or vignettes, a group of 8 young, mostly unknown actors offered up intelligent, witty and urbane sketches, scenes, musical numbers and parodies – most of which were essentially made up on-the-spot in front of a live crowd.

True, the very nature of the endeavor meant that sometimes bits fell flat on their face or fizzled to an awkward end. But the combined talent of the actors, plus their refusal to talk down to their audience, struck a chord with those members of the public who thirst for challenging art.

Within only a few years, The Second City had become the epicenter of a bold new type of stage craft, and the theatre (and its improv classes) were attracting scores of vibrant, creative souls. Many of these acolytes would soon emerge as the core of the American comedy scene in the ‘60s and ‘70s, and despite the subsequent emergence of similar theatre/troupe/school combos (such as Chicago’s Improv Olympic and Annoyance Theatre, and New York City’s Upright Citizen’s Brigade), Second City remains in most people’s minds the premiere source for improvisational acting.

An easy way to gauge the impact this group and their methodology have had on American culture would be to simply pick a baker’s dozen of high profile Second City alumni who’ve parlayed the skills they learned there to greater success: actors Alan Arkin (The In-Laws), John Belushi (Animal House), Bill Murray (Rushmore), John Candy (Uncle Buck), Martin Short (Jiminy Glick), Eugene Levy (Best In Show), Mike Myers (Austin Powers) and Fred Willard (Fernwood 2Night); standup comics David Steinberg, Robert Klein and Bob Odenkirk; and director Harold Ramis (Groundhog Day).

The influence of Second City’s techniques can be found in the sketch comedy of such network TV mainstays as “Saturday Night Live” and “MAD TV,” as well as cult cable hits like “Mr. Show with Bob & David,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “The Larry Sanders Show” and “The Kids In The Hall.” It also runs through groundbreaking films like M*A*S*H, Young Frankenstein and The Graduate.

For a while in the late-’70s, members of the troupe even had their own highbrow late-night comedy show – SCTV – which has finally been released on DVD to great critical acclaim.

It was this near-mythic reputation that weighed heavily on Alex Fendrich when he threw himself to the lions and auditioned for the theatre’s current touring company.

And, although it took the 30-year-old improv veteran more than a couple tries to make the cut, he says that was to be expected.

“Oh, no doubt about it,” he chuckles. “Most people have to do that. Rarely does someone get hired after their first audition. I think even the act of auditioning is a rite of passage in some ways.”

Fendrich says running this dramatic gauntlet can be rather unnerving.

“The auditions for Second City are fully improvised. I mean, you show up, you hand somebody your headshot, go into a room, and for the next 30 minutes, you’re gonna be asked to do scenes or play games with other experienced actors. No matter who you are or where you come from, you have to do this – and it’s impossible to know whether it’ll go well or not.”

Luckily for him, the Beloit, Wisc., native eventually got the nod, and after working in improv for 6 years as an actor, director and teacher, he’s finally out on the road with the most esteemed company in the business. It’s an opportunity – and a lifestyle – he digs greatly.

“The exciting thing is touring, although it’s mildly disorienting. The travelling helps you find yourself and hone in on your strengths as a performer. It’s always changing, and you’re continuously in front of different types of crowds. The folks who enjoy touring never want to stop.”

This particular show commemorates the 45th Anniversary of the theatre, and while Fendrich and the 7 other castmembers will salute that milestone with some classic bits from the Second City archives, he says there will be plenty of newer, original material in the 2-hour show – but that’s about as specific as he gets.

“We plan the basic show that we’ll take on the road, but since there’s always a healthy does of improvisation, it’s always changing. I know that’s a pretty vague answer, but the truth is rather vague.”

That makes it a little difficult to adequately describe what goes on at a Second City show, but suffice it to say there will be plenty to laugh at, and more than a bit to ponder as well. This particular group has played a handful of road dates so far (they just returned home from Los Angeles and Palm Springs, Ca.), not to mention several hometown gigs, and Fendrich says the response so far has been overwhelmingly positive.

“Everywhere we go we’ve had a great time. We played for one audience, though, and for some reason, the demographic skewed a lot older than usual. All I can say is this show is not really geared so much for people in their 70s, if you know what I mean (laughs).”

Contrary to popular belief, most of the material the Second City is known for is actually scripted in advance, and rehearsed – although those scripted pieces usually grow out of improvisational exercises. However, Fendrich says the actors try to indulge themselves a bit.

“It’s essentially a two-act show,” he explains. “But, if we can, we’ll do a fully improvised third set, totally from audience suggestions. That’s encouraged.”

It’s that specific type of improv comedy that most of mainstream America is familiar with, thanks to the overwhelming success of ABC-TV’s stateside version of the landmark BBC television series “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” That popular primetime show features a group of 4 experienced and versatile actors and singers racing against the clock to create humorous sketches out of thin air.

While Fendrich says he enjoys “Whose Line,” and appreciates the way it’s helped to educate the average person about the existence of improv comedy, he feels the format they’ve chosen – while perfect for a 30-minute TV program – presents a rather limited view of the potential his chosen field can provide.

“There’s a lot more to explore through the art form than just games. That being said, I think it’s great. What

The Second City Touring Group they do, they do extremely well. The people they have on the show are simply brilliant artists, They’re hilarious and sharp actors.”

And while working in improv means that each and every show is inherently unique, there’s one batch of gigs that Fendrich says he’ll never forget. That was the stint he and his castmembers did with the USO this past November, entertaining the troops in Iraq and Kuwait.

“That was an amazing experience in several ways,” he recalls. “There were moments when we were flying in Blackhawks over Baghdad. We heard a car bomb go off.

Mortars hit the bases a couple of times while we were there. So there were definitely times which were cause for alarm. But, those moments were overshadowed by playing for the troops, talking to them, and spending time with these guys and women who are extraordinary folks in extraordinary conditions at an extraordinary place in time.”

I remark that it’s ironic for soldiers – who spend their whole time essentially thinking on their feet in stressful conditions – to relax by watching other people do pretty much the same thing.

“God, you’re right. You’re absolutely right,” he muses.

“That actually sparks a memory for me. We heard some real improv there. I think we were in Camp Cobra, when a mortar hit, and the soldiers threw me and the other actors into a bunker and stood guard outside – which was incredibly heroic,” he says.

“I mean, we were strangers. But immediately, their first goal is to protect civilians. It was pitch black, ‘cause it was what they call a blackout camp without any lights on.

And we heard this guy say to his men, ‘Everyone stay calm, nobody freak out when we go out there.’ They had to investigate where the shells came from. They’re going out into the darkness, with no idea of what could happen.

So I guess in a way, they’re improvising this whole war,” Fendrich says.

“Every group has its own dynamic,” he continues.

“Fortunately, we all really like each other. Certainly, going to war and sharing that experience, makes for a group that trusts each other. We know we’ll take care of each other in extenuating circumstances. That makes it nice.”

Fendrich – who passed through Savannah on a personal trip last year – says that sense of camaraderie will make their time in Savannah all the more enjoyable. The whole cast is looking forward to their Southern dates, especially after having to deal with the notoriously bitter Chicago winter.

“I think we’ve got a day off while we’re there and we’re planning on relaxing and just trying to soak it all in. We’ve heard about a famous all-you-can-eat buffet, so we’re looking forward to that as well.”

That’s an entirely different type of improv altogether, I say with a smile.

“Exactly (laughs).” ◗

The Second City’s 45th Anniversary Tour plays Trustees Theatre on Friday, at 8 pm. Tickets can be purchased at the SCAD Box Office, or by phone at 525-5050.

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Eric Britt Solo acoustic show from the charismatic and popular lead singer and songwriter for regional alt.rockers Hazel Virtue. Expect plenty of catchy, singalong-worthy originals and a handful of

Solo acoustic show from one member of The Courtenay Brothers, a local duo playing pop, rock and country hits. Wed., 7 pm, The Island Grill (Pt. Wentworth).

Jason Courtenay Solo acoustic show from one member of The Courtenay Brothers, a local duo playing pop, rock and country hits. Wed., 7 pm, Driftaway CafĂŠ (Wilmington Island).

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Retro country artist playing up the outlaw image with lazy drawls, baritone vocals, sleepy rhythms, undertaker duds and an obvious fixation on Luke The Drifter. His tunes are about murder, cheating, drinking and jail, in no particular order.

When a guy in his early 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wears Webb Pierce duds, publicly bemoans the proliferation of â&#x20AC;&#x153;candyass pop musicâ&#x20AC;? and gives his albums titles like 50 Years Too Late, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to see where heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming from. Sat., The Jinx.

Music Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family-oriented coffeehouse-style show includes the Illinois husband-and-wife duo Small Potatoes, Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bob Hay & the Jolly Beggars, and Auburn, Alabama singer Dave Potts.

Both members of Small Potatoes have won awards for their songwriting. They bill themselves as â&#x20AC;&#x153;eclecto-maniacs,â&#x20AC;? who specialize in a wide-open mĂŠlange of Celtic tunes to cowboy ballads and most everything in between. Last time they appeared locally was for one of the SFMSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Folk Music Festivals some years back, and this return engagement has been eagerly awaited.

The Jolly Beggars are making their Savannah debut, although they likely played the old Night Flight CafĂŠ almost 20 years back when some of the members were known as The Squalls, a popular indie-rock band from Athens that achieved some level of notoriety in the heady days following Pylon and REMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spearheading of the UGA music scene.

This new quintet specializes in the relatively obscure songs of the late Scottish poet Robert Burns.

Potts, on the other hand, is a frequent guest at these monthly gigs. His 2004 CD, One Night in the South was nominated for New Folk Album of The Year. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s known for a strong, clear voice and accomplished guitarwork. As always, this is a smoke and alcohol-free ALL-AGES vent, with a suggested

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The David Keller and Jackson Evans Jazz Duo Local act featuring a veteran bassist whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worked with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gatemouthâ&#x20AC;? Brown, and an up-and-coming guitarist. Wed., 8 pm, The Sentient Bean.

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Misfortune 500 Columbus, Georgia 4-piece whose latest demo tracks sound about as much like Incesticide-era Nirvana as I can imagine anyone sounding in 2005. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Harry Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donoghue Irish tunes (both traditional and contemporary) from the host of the syndicated Celtic music show â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Green Island.â&#x20AC;? Mon. - Tues., Kevin Barryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

G.E. Perry & James Gay Potent duo of bluesy guitarist Perry and the harmonica stylings of Gay. Wed., Fusion/The Monkey Bar.

Radio Dogs Mix of original tunes and covers by bands like KISS, The Doobie Brothers, Barenaked Ladies and America. Sat., 9 pm, The Oyster Bar (Wilmington island).

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Greg Snyder Jazz vocalist (and recent transplant from Illinois) whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fluent in the styles of Dean Martin, Nat King Cole and Tony Bennett. Wed., Jazzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d Tapas Bar.

Gail Thurmond Piano jazz and show tunes from a true downtown fixture. Tues. - Sun., Planters Tavern (below The Olde Pink House).

Tradewinds Local sextet playing old-school soul and R & B (think Motown, Stax and shag

The Ben Tucker Trio Benâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the most well-known and experienced jazzmen in the area.

This longtime session bassist has been one of the shining lights on our local jazz scene for decades now, and can usually be counted on to put together a hot little combo and swing hard when required to.

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Willie Nelson Almost 6 years back, this lovably grizzled American troubadour held court at this very same venue, with his seasoned band of roadhogs – some of whom have been by his side close to 40 years.

From where I sat, it was an entertaining – if lackluster – show from Willie Nelson a man most would easily forgive for coasting a bit every once in a while. Others that night found the performance outstanding. I know more than a few who recall it as one of the lamest gigs they’ve ever payed good money for.

That’s the thing about Willie. As an artist (and seemingly as a man), he’s so transparent, it’s not uncommon for crowds to see right through him.

What remains, then? Perhaps little, save for one’s own particular vision of whatever he is, was, or should be.

The 71-year-old’s life has become such an established part of popular lore it’s easy for even those of us who admire his accomplishments to fall into the trap of reducing him to headlines and bullet points on a long, long resume: Joined his first band (a polka group) at age 10; moved to Nashville in 1960 – split in 1970; became a major star with his genrebusting concept LP Red Headed Stranger, and its smash hit “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain”; racked up noteworthy acting roles in such diverse fare as Honeysuckle Rose, Songwriter, Wag The Dog, and – most recently – TV’s King Of The Hill and Monk; and co-founded the annual Farm Aid concerts, which to date have raised more than $24 million for struggling family farmers in the USA. Along the way, he found time to coheadline an outdoor tour with Bob Dylan, (infamously) smoke pot on the back lawn of the White House, and get messed up in a failed tax shelter (he wound up owing the IRS almost $32 million).

The guy is so beloved, that when the Feds auctioned off his home and belongings to pay the bill, fans and

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friends bought most of the stuff and then turned around and gave it all back to him.

Why beloved? Well, he’s written far more than his share of timeless country standards (like “Crazy,” “On The Road Again,” “Always On My Mind,” “Whiskey River,” and “Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground”), and he blazed a trail that led underappreciated, iconoclastic tunesmiths straight from Nashville to the more open-minded environs of Austin, Texas, (the ‘70s Outlaw Country movement which turned Music City on its collective ear).

In the past few years, he’s weathered a few more storms, such as surgery on both hands for carpal tunnel syndrome (the inevitable outcome of hundreds of live dates each year for almost half a century), and a turkey of a CD produced

by Matchbox Twenty associate Matt Serletic (The Great Divide).

But he’s also rebounded with a great new record (It Always Will Be) that finds him duetting with Lucinda Williams and Norah Jones on a batch of songs that revisit the delivery and arrangements that have served him the best.

If you expect a polished act that’s long on hits and short on surprises or gaffes, you’ll likely be disappointed with this show. Willie doesn’t play that game.

But if you go expecting the unexpected – like an off-the-cuff rendition of some old cover song that floats his boat, or a meandering medley of many of his signature hits – you’ll have a wonderful time.

After all, Willie’s nothing more or less than what you make of him.

Sat., 8 pm, The Johnny Mercer Theatre.

Tickets available at the box office, or by phone at 651-6556.

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Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Well, speaking of traditional bluegrass – it doesn’t get much better than this. Known the world over for their impeccable musicianship and aweDoyle Lawson & Quicksilver inspiring vocal blends, the latest version of this bedrock outfit tours incessantly. That shows in the sextet’s jaw-dropping harmonies, and rock-solid meter.

Their latest release, Thank God, is a fabulous collection of Doyle’s favorite country gospel ballads and hymns from the ‘40s through the ‘60s, and it makes a wonderful primer for those who’ve never had the pleasure of being washed in this sort of glorious, sanctified music.

In his youth, Lawson backed the great Jimmy Martin, and a who’s who of modern-day bluegrass greats (including Ricky Skaggs) studied at his feet as well.

Lately, shows at this cozy, 100-seat homegrown listening room have been selling out well in advance. So, if you’d like to catch one of the true legends up close and personal, charge a ticket today.

Thurs., Feb. 10th, 7:30 pm, Randy Wood’s Concert Hall (Bloomingdale). For advance tickets ($30 plus tax), call 748-1930.

Tsunami Relief Comedy Show In the tradition of Comic Relief’s nationwide benefits for the homeless, a local promoter has teamed with 7 standup comedians from across the country to raise money for the American Red Cross’ dedicated international relief efforts related to this awful natural disaster.

The Trade and Convention Center has donated its Grand Ballroom as the venue, and the artists are paying their own travel costs and waiving their fees. We’ve been assured that 100 percent of all proceeds will be donated “in a timely manner” directly to victim relief efforts with none of it used on “corporate overhead.” Based on that verbatim information – and the fact that we’ve not had a dedicated standup venue in years – this is a wonderful way to spend an evening.

The show offers “broadcast networkfriendly content” (meaning no blue humor) from Mark Colella, Big Baby, Michael Gaskin, Daniel Nainan, Kathy Westerfield, Al Ernst and Second City’s Cynthia Levin.

If those names don’t ring any bells, don’t forget there was a time when Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld and Blueberryhead were relative unknowns as well.

Advance tickets are $20 at Oglethorpe Mall’s Customer Service and the Old Town Trolley HQ (214 West Boundary St.), or $25 at the door. ◗ Thurs., 7:30 pm, Savannah Trade & Convention Center.

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Cagney’s is the place in town to see people stretch their solos out and wail.

That’s why the fact they’re presenting this traditional bluegrass group from Guyton is so refreshing and unexpected.

Not that these folks can’t improv solos with the best of them (truth is, they flat out tear it up), but their reverent take on the Bill Monroe trip is – like all traditional exponents of the genre – compact, precise, and essentially noodle-free.

Assumedly, the fact that local banjo ace Jimmy Wolling (known for his work with the Double Diamond Band and – more recently – his own jamgrass group) is back in their ranks after an extended absence has a lot to do with their appearance – and that’s a good thing.

It never hurts to give folks used to Cherry Coke a hard gulp of the straight stuff. That’s what bassist Rebecca and guitarist Russell Rose, fiddler Scott Holton, and Wolling lay down – serious, respectful old-school bluegrass. Their 2000 CD God’s Not Dead features 14 tracks of country gospel tunes (like “Hallelujah, I’m Ready” and the title track).

Will their high, lonesome vocal harmonies and distinctly un-rock look and sound jibe with the room’s neon beer lights and patchouli haze? Who knows?

But since at least half the bands that regularly play Cagney’s would have no raison d’etre without the existence of folks like The Lonesome Whistle Band, it’d be a real shame if the group didn’t go over like gangbusters. Fri., JJ Cagney’s.

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With two screens, the DS can show a “It has potential,” said Larry Justice, football game on one screen and stats owner of XPlayground, a Peachtree City, and play options on the other.

Ga., locale where gamers can play on 60“It‘s really cool,” said Robbie Douglas, inch screens. “The screen clarity is good.

14, of Newnan, Ga., whose parents got The size is good. But the first set of him a DS for Christmas. “My friends are a games hasn’t taken full advantage of the little bit jealous.” While he feels some of touch-screen.” the buttons are cramped, he likes the Justice was also a bit underwhelmed “Super Mario 64 DS” game and the by the debut games, which include novelty of the touch screen.

“Spider-Man 2,” “Madden NFL 2005,” and The Nintendo DS is a crucial intro“The Urbz: Sims in the City.” duction for the Japanese company, which While boys from age 8 to 14 tend to be is a distant third in the bigger market of the main players of GameBoys, Nintendo non-portable console systems. Its is trying to attract older fans with its GameCube trails Microsoft’s Xbox and sleeker DS. The ad campaign’s slogan is leader Sony’s PlayStation 2. Nintendo is a cheeky “Touching is good.” trying to maintain its consistent domi“Hand-helds for years have focused on nance in the hand-held market since the the kiddie market, and that’s been original Game Boy came out in 1989.

Nintendo‘s strength,” said P.J. McNealy, Over 15 years, Americans have puranalyst for IDC, a market research firm chased more than 75 million Game Boys specializing in technology. “The adverand Game Boy Advances. In comparison, tising for the DS is clearly geared older.”

Sony has sold more than 67 million of its He noted that Nintendo will still market PlayStations over the past decade. With and sell games for Game Boy Advance its DS, the company is trying to fend off SP even as it pushes the DS: “This is the upcoming Sony PSP, which will Budweiser creating Michelob. They aren’t enable users to play movies and music as closing off the product line.” ◗ well as play games.

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'Private Eye for Private Peaches’ -New works mixing graphic design, photography and painting by: Amy Wright & Jason Marz. Opening reception Sat., February 5, 7 to 9:30 at Venus de Milo, 38 MLK Jr Blvd.

part of the Starland First Friday, February 4 at 6 p.m. and will run until Feb. 26. Opening Reception: Friday Feb. 4, at Starland Center of Contemporary Art (StarCCA) 2428 Bull St., 6-10 p.m. Free.

Andrew Saftel - Mixedmedia work such as watercolor and collage and new sculptural work. At the Pinnacle Gallery, 320 E. Liberty St. through Feb. 5.

Evening with Richard Weisman -- SCAD presents this event with world-renowned con‘Images of Southeast India’ -temporary art collector Richard Weisman on Photographs by Nigel Law at Thursday, Feb. 10, 7 Rec Arts on Broughton Street p.m. at the Red Gallery, through February. Half of sales 201 E. Broughton St. are donated to the South Indian Selections from Work by Abezash Tamerat is part Fisherman's Federation and the Weisman’s personal colHindu Mission Hospital for of ‘Shadow, Impression and ‘New Beginnings’ -- Youth art lection, including pieces Tsunami relief.

Reflection’ from Warhol’s “Athlete exhibit in City of Savannah’s ‘Where It’s Warm’’ by Megan Kimber is part of the ‘5 to Collect for 2005’ -- Hospice Series, 1977-1978,” will Gallery S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. The exhibition, which artist’s show at Gallery Espresso be on display at the includes student works from Savannah Area schools Savannah presents this exhibit through Pinnacle Gallery, 320 E. and is part of the Black Heritage Festival, will run from Feb. 28. This year's artists are, Betsy Liberty St, Feb. 10-Feb. 14. Weisman will sign copies of his Feb. 9-21. Opening reception Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. Free Cain, Allen Fireall, Larry Levow, Monica James and recent book Picasso to Pop, a chronicle of his art coland open to the public.

Meryl Truett. 1352 Eisenhower Dr. lection from the 1960s to 1980s, Friday, Feb. 11, 2005, 4:30‘Sculpture Gardens’ -- Recent large-scale paintings by ‘Mark Uzmann: Not Just Visual Typology’ -- SCAD 6:30 p.m. at the Pinnacle Gallery. ◗ Morgan Santander explore a wide range of iconography presents this exhibit through Feb. 15, at May Poetter from the theatrical to abstraction. Santander is currently Gallery, 342 Bull St. It features black and white portraits a professor of painting at SCAD. The show opens as taken in Spain and Mexico.

‘Mestizo: Dogs of Todos Santos’ -This exhibit of photography by Randy Akers responds to the plight of dogs in Mexico, particularly Baja. Profits from this show will go to the Animal Refuge Sanctuary in Baja. Downtown Athletic Club Gallery, One East Broughton, through February 19.

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After some drinking research, I found out that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been hogging their excellent malbecs, cabernet sauvignons and merlots all these years, keeping the best wines at home. But Argentinean wine is about to launch here.

I landed in the European-infused city of Buenos Aires with a short agenda: to eat and drink the culture. The cafĂŠs, crowded until the late afternoon hours when workers drudge back to their jobs, brimmed with Argentineans consuming hefty glasses of wine with lunch.

To motivate these thirsty people, wine prices hover around double the wholesale cost (much lower than our obnoxious three- to four-times cost), and feature mainly domestic labels I had not seen before or since.

75 percent of Argentinean wine stays within their boundaries, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s changing. The country has been producing wine since the 18th century, but it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t focus on fine wine exports until the late 1990s. Since then, technology has improved both in the winery and in the vineyards, increasing quality.

Because of the weather and soil, as well as consumer preference, Argentina concentrates on red grapes like malbec, cabernet sauvignon, syrah, merlot and bonarda (an Italian grape variety thriving in Argentina). When you taste these wines, the first sip packs an overwhelming wallop.

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HIDE AND SEEK ✰1/2

It’s becoming increasingly rote to review junky, generic thrillers like Hide and Seek: Critics would do well to simply cut-and-paste their slams of last year’s Secret Window (this film’s doppelganger) and leave it at that. But let’s not stop with that Johnny Depp dud: If Hide and Seek were a math equation, it would read something like Secret Window plus The Shining plus What Lies Beneath plus Cape Fear plus The Sixth Sense plus May plus The Bad Seed plus Happiness multiplied by a high level of improbability and divided by a lack of any genuine scares. Robert De Niro, in full paycheck-gorging mode, is miscast as David Callaway, a New York psychologist who, after his wife (Amy Irving) commits suicide, moves upstate with their traumatized 9-year-old daughter Emily (Dakota Fanning). Still struggling to cope with the tragedy, Emily invents an imaginary friend named Charlie, and a subsequent string of disasters leads David to wonder whether Emily suffers from a split personality, whether another person is manipulating his daughter, or whether there’s a supernatural presence in their new home. Hide and Seek contains the usual visual “scares” always found in this sort of nonsense, such as the cat that suddenly springs out of a closed closet (which begs the question: How did a cat get in a closed closet in the first place?). Equally daft is the dialogue credited to first-timer Ari Schlossberg, with the defining moment of unintentional hilarity arriving when, after it appears that Emily has mutilated all her dolls and drowned the family cat in the bathtub, David lays out his reason for not wanting to take her back to the city: “I’m afraid it might make her condition worse.”

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A favorite of critics and cultists alike, 1976’s Assault On Precinct 13 was a nifty little “B” flick that John Carpenter helmed before hitting the big time with Halloween. The film concerns itself with the members of an LA street gang who descend upon a nearly abandoned police station with the sole purpose of wiping out everyone inside. That the protagonists never learn the reason for the siege (though we do) adds to their sense of discombobulation, and the brutal death of a little girl in the early going remains one of the most disturbing acts of homicide ever committed on screen. In this flashy update, there’s no little girl, no bloodthirsty street gang, and certainly no kick-ass Carpenter score. Instead, we get a competent but entirely generic action opus in which it’s a group of

members of an evil organization known as The Hand. Inexplicably, no one ever deadpans, “Talk to The Hand,” but then again, a sense of humor is noticeably missing throughout. There are several intriguing villains (Typhoid, Kinkou, Tattoo) tossed into the mix, but they aren’t defeated by Elektra as much as by the efforts of director Rob Bowman (the underrated Reign of Fire) and his three scripters.

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Dakota Fanning in Hide and Seek rogue cops who attack the precinct in order to kill a captured crime lord whose testimony would put them behind bars.

Laurence Fishburne plays the coolunder-fire kingpin, who reluctantly teams up with an honest officer (Ethan Hawke) to ensure his own survival.

ELEKTRA ✰1/2

Talk about a house of flying daggers: The multiplex is filled with them once Marvel’s blade-wielding superheroine springs into action in this spin-off of 1993’s Daredevil (in which she appeared in a supporting role as the sightless superhero’s romantic interest). But while this lady in red often kicks it into high gear, the movie surrounding her rarely moves beyond a stroll. It’s a blown opportunity, because Jennifer Garner has proven (through 13 Going On 30 and TV’s Alias) that she’s an ace at layering her physical prowess with emotional resonance. Yet here she’s basically required to walk around sporting a scowl, and attempts to explain what led to this dour disposition result in poorly conceived flashback sequences that further deaden an already lifeless film. Apparently taking place after the events of Daredevil, this film finds the assassin-for-hire balking when her latest assignment requires her to kill a single dad (Goran Visnjic) and his precocious teenage daughter (Kirsten Prout, whose annoying performance does the film no favors).

Elektra elects to protect them instead, which in turn pits her against the

First, The Incredibles comes along and pushes the message that it’s OK — even advantageous — to be exceptional in America instead of conforming by dumbing down. And now here’s Coach Carter to nudge a similar theme about the importance of a solid education over all else, even (gasp!) sports. Coach Carter works the usual underdog cliches fairly well as it tells the true story of Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson), a high school basketball coach in California who manages to turn a team that won only four games during its previous season into a statewide powerhouse. But at the height of their success, with an unbroken string of victories, Coach Carter elects to bench the entire team once he discovers that most of his players are performing poorly in their classes. All pertinent points are made after a full two hours, yet the picture drags on for another 20 minutes simply so viewers can be treated to a climactic Big Game. Ultimately, Coach Carter’s sincerity gets trumped by its savvy at milking the sports formula for all it’s worth.

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ✰✰1/2

This adaptation of the Broadway smash draws its strength from the performances of the three principal actresses: the classically trained Emmy Rossum is affecting as Christine, the Phantom’s obsession; Minnie Driver hams it up beautifully as obnoxious opera star La Carlotta; and Miranda Richardson adds authority as Madame Giry, the only person who knows the Phantom’s secrets.

BEYOND THE SEA ✰1/2

Kevin Spacey serves as actor, co-writer, director and producer — and probably caterer, key grip and best boy, if we search the closing credits hard enough — on this misguided vanity project.

LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS ✰✰ 1/2

As Count Olof, a villainous actor who seeks to inherit a fortune by knocking off three intelligent orphans, Jim Carrey delivers a disappointing performance, the sort of calculated turn we had come to expect from Robin Williams until his recent dramatic awakening. Luckily, other elements come to the rescue. Jude Law provides the voice-over narration as writer Lemony Snicket, and his moody musings make up the bulk of the best lines in Robert Gordon’s screenplay.

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For all its apparent insincerity, Writerdirector Wes Anderson’s movie keeps us watching. Bill Murray is Steve Zissou, a Jacques Cousteau-style oceanographer who’s having, shall we say, a run of bad luck. His nautical documentaries have fallen out of fashion; his ship’s equipment is so antiquated that he stoops to stealing supplies from a well-equipped rival (Jeff Goldblum) and his marriage to a brainy aristocrat (Anjelica Huston) is showing signs of strain.

Viewers not interested in shifting through the rubble of the four main characters’ immorality in an effort to locate common truths will have no use for this picture, surely the most divisive film about modern relations since Eyes Wide Shut. Others willing to dig deeper will be rewarded with some choice dialogue and a quartet of finely etched portrayals. Set in London, the movie centers on two British males and two American females — all strangers when the story opens.

Dan (Jude Law) is a caddish obituary writer who falls for sweet-natured stripper Alice (Natalie Portman); Anna (Julia Roberts) is a moody photographer who ends up attached to dermatologist Larry (Clive Owen, nailing the film’s most complex role).

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Rather than trying to cram an overstuffed life into one motion picture, Director Martin Scorsese and writer John Logan instead have chosen to focus on Howard Hughes’ anecdote-rich period from the late ‘20s through the late ‘40s. This time frame allows Scorsese ample opportunity to bask in the glow of his movie memories, as this was the period when the billionaire industrialist (played by Leonardo DiCaprio, whose emotional intensity makes up for his less-than-commanding physical presence) decided to try his hand at making movies.

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Activism & Politics Local group meets regularly the third Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Sentient Bean Coffeehouse, 13 E. Park Ave. Call Raymond at 898-3506.

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Speak Up! Local activist group focused on protesting the illegality of the war in Iraq. Contact Richard DiPirro at 441-7167 for more information.

Auditions Lowcountry Ensemble Company

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is looking for actors, writers, directors, producers, musicians, poets and those who want to be. The Lowcountry Ensemble Company is in the process of creating, developing and maintaining a company of actors. For information, call 220-1014 or send e-mail to negroensemble@comcast.net.

The oldest interfaith peace and justice organization in the United States meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.

Food Not Bombs Feed the hungry and the homeless Sundays at noon in Franklin Square as part of a worldwide effort to encourage kindness in the place of violence. Cooking starts around 10 a.m. at The Blue House, 410 W. Duffy St. To volunteer, call 233-4461.

League of Women Voters The Savannah-Chatham chapter of the League of Women Voters meets on the first Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in Room 3 of the Heart and Lung Building at Candler Hospital. The league is a statewide, non-partisan, non-profit, multi-issue organization that encourages citizen participation in government and takes action on public policy issues. membership is open to any citizen at least 18 years old.

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Regular weekly meetings are held Mondays at 9 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 7804 Abercorn in Oglethorpe Mall. Call 3083934 or visit www.nodebts.com/chathamlibertariansga.html.

Savannah Animal Rights and Welfare Group A chapter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA. Call Jolee at 925-2710 or Dianna at 898-1080.

Savannah Peace Coalition Keep up with current events every Tuesday night on Yahoo Chat around 7 p.m. Send an e-mail to schmalk@yahoo.com to receive an invitation to join the chat.

Savannah Republican Club Meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month. Call 927-7170.

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meets on the second Monday of each month. at 6 p.m. For information, call Rex Templeton, chair, 598-1834 or 356-1111; Jim Gross, secretary at 236-0313.

Regular meetings held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, 520 E. Washington Ave. 351-7436.

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Benefits & Fundraisers Bill Pinckney’s Original Drifters Concert/Dance will be hosted by Shag-Beach Bop-Etc. Savannah on April 8. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Innter City Night Shelter. Register for free tickets. A drawing will be held each Monday at the club’s weekly social. For information, call 927-4784 or 398-8784 or to order tickets online, visit www.shagbeachbop.com.

Coastal Pet Rescue Two Weimaraners rescued after being abandoned by their owners in a Pooler apartment are in need of financial assistance. Jackie and Colby were turned in to Coastal Pet Rescue on Jan. 15 after their owners decided to move out of state after Jackie was hit by a semi-truck on Dec. 27.

Rather than provide the care she needed, they bandaged the leg and gave the dog aspirin. Now Jackie requries surgery by a specialist, at an estimated cost of $1,500 to $2,000. Donations are being sought to cover these costs. Call Lisa Scarbrough at 8562710.

First Steps Tupperware Party First Steps, a parenting support and education program at St. Joseph’s/Candler, will hold a Tupperware Party to raise money for program materials for parents of newborns.

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Feb. 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Candler Hospital’s Marsh Auditorium. Call 819-6910.

In My Heart Ball A benefit for the Greenbriar Children’s Center will be held Monday, Feb. 14 at the Savannah Civic Center Ballroom. Special guest is Howard Hewitt, lead singer of Shalamar. There will be a light buffet dinner, roses and candy for the ladies, dancing and entertainment. Tickets are $50 per person or $9 per couple. Call 685-0240 or 844-3941.

Paddling for Healthy Hearts Tour This fundraiser was begun by members of the Savannah/Chatham County Southeast Affiliate of the American Heart Association to raise funds and awareness. It is based on long-distance sea-kayak trips along the Atlantic coast. To follow the progress or make a donation, visit www.heartpaddle.org. r 713-8778.

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Second Annual Valentine’s Dinner Dance The Mental Health Association of BeautfortJasper counties will hold this fundraiser on Friday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. at the Port Royal Clubhouse on Hilton Head Island. There will

be silent and live auctions. The cost is $75 per person. To reserve a seat, send a check with name, address and phone number to MHABJ, Box 22538, Hilton Head Island, S.C., 29925.

Southside Fire Department/EMS Calendar The 2005 calendar has arrived and is available for purchase. The calendars sell for $10 and proceeds benefit the Southeast Burn Foundation. They can be found at the SSFD headquarters on Norwood Avenue, from any SSFD employee or at Scrap Happy on Wilmington Island. Call 354-1011 to make arrangements to have one delivered to you.

Spare the Pets Coastal Pet Rescue will celebrate its second anniversary with the Spare the Pets bowl-athon. The event will be held Feb. 5 from 6-8 p.m. at AMF Savannah Lanes on Tibet Avenue. The cost is $20 per person or $120 for a team of six, which includes two hours of bowling, shoe rental, a commemorative Tshirt and light refreshments. Registration and payment is due by Jan. 14. A registration form and further information is available online at

www.coastalpetrescue.org. For information, call Lisa Scarbrough at 351-4151.

Tropical Treasures St. Michael’s PTO will present its eighth annual silent and live auction with work from local artisans, vacation getaways, an array of gift baskets and more on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7 at the Tybee Island American Legion.

Tickets are $5, which includes admission and hors d’oeuvres. A cash bar will be available. Call Valerie Beaudreau at 7866026.

Tsunami Fundraiser A combination rummage/bake sale and raffle with household items, furniture, crafts, clothing and more will be held Feb. 19 and 20 at 410 Lindwood Rd. in Windsor Forest.

Proceeds will go to the Savannah Chapter of the American Red Cross for victims of the Asian tsunami. For information or to donate/volunteer, call Patricia Randon at 920-0289 or Carrie Templeton at 404-4575365.

Call for Entries Chatham County Chamber seeks musicians The Chatham County Chamber Group is seeking classically trained musicians. Call 234-0949 or send e-mail to oboefish@yahoo.com.

Civic Services St. Joseph’s/Candler Free Tax Filing Individuals and families with incomes of less than $35,000 with no mortgage or interest payments are eligible to have their taxes prepared free of charge by volunteers at St. Joseph’s/Candler’s St. Mary’s Community Center. Volunteers will continue helping taxpayers throughout the tax season. This service does not include itemized deductions and only the simple 1040A or 1040 EZ will be filed. Taxpayers must bring copies of their W2 forms, social security cards for themselves and all dependents, as well as checking and savings account numbers.

Hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to noon at 812 W. 36th St. in the Cuyler Brownsville neighborhood. No appointments are necessary. For information, call 4470578.

St. Pius Offers Free Tax Filing The St. Pius Family Resource Center at 705 E. Anderson St. will prepare income tax forms 1040 EZ and 1040 A for a family whose household income is $40,000 or less.

All forms will be sent electronically to the IRS. Bring W2 forms, social security cards and picture ID. Forms will be prepared Feb. 5, 12 and 19; March 5 and 19 and April 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Classes & Workshops AARP 55 Alive This two-day, four-hours each day class focuses on refreshing driving skills, reviews the rules of the road and identifies areas where changes take place as we age. The cost is $10 per person. Upon completion, most insurance carriers may deduct up to 10 percent on certain parts of an insurance policy for a period of three years. Classes will be held Feb. 10 and 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Generation One. Call 350-7587.

Classes also will be held at the same time at the Westland Center in Richmond Hill. Call Susan Burr at 727-4847 or Harold Elkins at 233-8812.

ASE Certication Tests for automotive professionals will be conducted at Savannah Technical College.

Registration will continue through Feb. 13.

Call 966-6728.

Adult Art Classes are held at The Art School on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Beginners are welcome. For information, call Lind Hollingworth at The Art School, 921-1151.

Adult Education The Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers in collaboration with Royce Learning Centers and Hope House of Savannah offers tutoring every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in basic literacy skills, GED preparation and computer training. Call 447-5711 or stop by the center at 1601 Drayton St. to register.

Adult Figure Studio is held every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon at The Art School, 74 W. Montgomery Crossroads, No. B-2. A variety of models and extended poses are available to artists who would like to pursue figure work. The cost is divided among participants, averaging $50 per 5 weeks. Call 921-1151 for more information.

Adult Pottery Classes Don’t just re-glaze pre-made pottery, learn how to make and glaze your own personalized functional pottery or sculpture in these seven-week sessions. Classes cover hand building and glazing techniques and introduce historical and contemporary ceramic artists for inspiration. Small class size offers maximum attention and encouragement. Instructor is an established artist exhibiting her work internationally who formerly taught at Ohio State University and Denison University. Beginners, experienced, SCAD students and faculty all welcome. Call Krista at 313-5442 to register for morning or evening classes.

Adults Back to College The Office of Adult Academic Services at Armstrong Atlantic State University will host this informational session on Feb. 17 from 68 p.m. at the Richmond Hill Library, 9607 Ford Ave. Call 961-3163.

The Art School provides quality art instruction for ages 6 through adults. Register now for afterschool classes. Classes provide a comfortable, non-competitive atmosphere for students of all levels. Classes are a great way to develop a portfolio for those interested in pursuing visual arts. Classes are avaialble for home-schooled students.

Tuition includes professional art supplies.

Located across from Summit Gymnastics/Sharks Cheerleading at 74 W. Montgomery Crossroads No. B-2. Call 9211125 for information or visit www.theartschoolsav.com.

Baby sign classes Savannah Speech & Hearing Center is offering Baby Sign classes for babies aged 6-12 months and their parents.

Communicate with your baby before you knew it was possible. Classes are offered in four-week sessions every month. Times vary.

The cost is $50, which includes materials.

To register, call 355-4601.

Babysitters training class St. Joseph’s/Candler Childhood Injury Prevention Program offers a class for boys and girls 11-15 who want to become babysitters. The cost is $35, which includes lunch and a training manual, plus certification on completion of the class.

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819-8583.

Eastside Concerned Citizens, Inc. Project Tomorrow Inc.

Barbara at 350-3129 or visit www.memorialhealth.com.

Basic computer class

is offering several classes and workshops.

The list includes sewing, crocheting, computer training, CPR and more. 232-5280.

Music Therapy in Hospice

Eastside Concerned Citizens Inc. at 803 E. Park Ave. offers basic computer classes every second and fourth Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. 232-5280.

Basic handgun training A 4-hour self-defense handgun course includes firearms safety and self-defense shooting at life-sized paper silhouette targets. Taught by a Georgia certified firearms instructor. $30, plus ammunition.

Various Saturday dates are available. 9215754.

Beginners quilting classes are held every Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Wesley Community Centers of Savannah, Inc., 1601 Drayton St. Register by calling 447--5711 or stop by the center.

Bereavement Training

is offering free computer classes for beginners in Computer Basics Level One plus the study guide program software for the Georgia High School Graduation Test.

Call Gloria Ferguson at 238-2960, Ext. 153.

An Evening of Art -- Visual & Culinary

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On Friday, February 25, 5:30-8 p.m., The Art School will be transformed into a gallery for four artists: Maxine Bomer, Jeannine Cook, Steve Willis and Lind Hollingsworth: Enjoy a presentation of art work and a selection of tasty delights. Examples of the artists' work and directions to The Art School can be found at www.theartschool-sav.com/. Call 921-1151

is a class that will be offered Thursday, Jan. 20 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Small Business Assistance Center, 111 E. Liberty St. the cost is $30 and pre-registration is required.

Call 641-3200.

Drawing sessions will be held the first three Tuesdays of every month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Savannah Art Association (located in City Market upstairs over Belford’s). Bring your own drawing supplies.

Sign in for three sessions at $7 each ($5 for students) or $10 each on walk-in basis. Call 897-5612.

Parent and Teen Driving Course

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department will present a free two-hour parent/teen driver’s course the last Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Day School, 4625 Waters Ave. Call 651-6653 or send e-mail to ccamire@savannahga.gov and request a registration form. The course is designed for 14-16 year olds and their parents. Advance registration is required.

at 801 E. Gwinnett offers business and computer classes.

Parenting the preschooler

Applications are now being evaluated for this summer camp that is by invitation only.

Boys and girls ages 10 to 19 are eligible to apply. Past participants have included Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Vince Carter, Grant Hill and more. Players from 50 states and 17 foreign countries attended the 2004 camp. For a free brochure, call 704-3730873.

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St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center offers free computer classes. Call 447-6605 for times, days and registration information.

Space is limited.

Career Achievement Program

Free drawing classes

St. Mary’s Community Center, an affiliate of St. Joseph’s/Candler, is offering a program to help adults with math, reading and writing skills. Participants learn through a computer software program, small group and individual tutoring and study books. Participants can choose their hours between Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The center is at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578.

The Savannah Art Association’s Drawing Inspiration from the Masters free drawing course for teens, adults and seniors will be presented Feb. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon at Armstrong Atlantic State University, Fine Arts hall. The classes will be held every Saturday through October. Call 897-5612 or 598-8217.

Career Assessment

Free lessons for most instruments are given once a month. Move at your own pace. Call Diane at 234-0949.

offers swimming lessons for all ages.

Classes are held Mondays and Wednesdays for ages 3 to 5 and 6 to 8. Adults and ages 9 to 12 meet Tuesdays and Thursdays. A variety of times are offered. Call 351-6556.

Coastal Scooters Classes Coastal Scooters is conducting classes that focus on road skills, safety and the proper maintenance of scooters. Classes are limited in size to provide personal assistance. Each rider is equipped with a TGB 49.5cc scooter and helmet. The class is three hours in length, consisting of classroom, field and on-road instruction.

Classes meet on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or Sundays from 1-4 p.m. The cost is $40. To register, call 232-5513 or visit Coastal Scooters at 418 W. Broughton St.

Discover Success Coaching Free Discovery Sessions are being offered

by Savannah Success Coaching at the International Center for Leadership and Coaching. Call 236-5051 to schedule a free session.

Free session for personal, career and professional development. Call Executive Leadership Coaching, 443-9860, or send email to Vicki@excellentcoach.com.

Free computer classes

Free Private Music Lessons

Gentle Introduction to Statistics Savannah Free College offers this free minicourse beginning Feb. 3. It will run five weeks on Thursdays from 6-7:15 p.m. at the Bull Street Public Library. To register, call coordinator Jack Star at 233-4288 or visit www.gocollegetoyou.org.

Irish Session will be getting ready to play on the Main Stage at the Irish Festival on Feb. 20 and need to rearrange our play list. Free for store members, $2 for non-members. Call 341-8898.

The Live Oak Public Library offers free classes on using computers to access information at the Bull Street Library.

Call 652-3662.

Memorial Health positive parenting class The cost is $10 per person and is most beneficial to parents of children less than 4 years. To register, call 350-9335.

Mindful meditation classes will be held on Mondays from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and on Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. at the Integrated Behavioral Center, 1121 Cornell Ave. The cost is $10 per session. Call 3554987.

Multiple blessings is a four-week education course offered by Memorial Health and designed for the family expecting twins, triplets or more. Call

is a course offered by Telfair Women’s Hospital at Candler. Call at 819-3368 or visit www.sjchs.org.

Savannah Area Sacred Harp Singers The public is invited to come and sing folk hymns from the shape note tradition on Saturday, Feb. 12 from 2-4 p.m. at First Christian Church, 711 E. Victory Dr. Call 6550994.

a Wisdom & Gathering Session that will be held Feb. 3 from 5:30-7 p.m. at St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605.

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The UBuildIt office in Savannah invites you to attend a free seminar to help you learn more about building your very own dream house. Call 236-1211.

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This parent education and support program is based at St. Joseph’s/Candler. To find out how you can help, call 819-6910.

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Chatham County Aquatic Center

has Friday, Saturday and Sunday beginner and intermediate tennis programs for juniors and adults that will start in January at local city and county tennis facilities. Junior programs cost $45 and will begin Jan. 30. Calll 961-9862 or send e-mail to ctcsavannah@prodigy.net for information.

is an orientation session for musicians who may be interested in becoming Hospice Savannah volunteers. The introductory seminar will be held Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Education Room of Hospice House, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. Call Beth Logan at 629-1043 or Lisa Paulson at 629-1094.

Hospitce Savannah’s Full Circle Grief and Loss Center will offer bereavement training Monday, Feb. 7 from 4-7 p.m. for individuals who would like information on providing bereavement support. Each participant will receive a training manual along with the course, which is free for Hospice Savannah volunteers and $50 for everyone else. The center is located at 7212 Seawright Dr. To register, call Jamey Espina at 629-1095.

a Wisdom & Gathering Session that will be held Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605.

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Tybee Island Marine Science Center offers hands-on classes for students of all ages from pre-kindergarten through adults.

Classes include microscope labs, squid dissection, guided beach walks and tours of the Science Center. Call 786-5917 or visit www.tybeemsc.org.

UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium presents outreach programs that are interactive, with live animals, costumes and fun activities. Contact Stephanie Edgecombe at 598-2335 for reservations. “Turtle Tales” is a 60-minute outreach program that combines science and art for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students. Call Edith Schmidt at 598-2447.

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Adult Ballet Classes at Islands Dance Academy. All levels welcome, including beginners. Challenging, rewarding and fun. $10 per class. Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at 115 Charlotte Rd. on Whitemarsh Island. Call Sue Braddy at 897-2100.

Belly Dance Classes will be held Wednesday nights with beginners from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and advanced beginners from 7:30-8:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoons with beginners from 2-3 p.m. and advanced from 3-5 p.m. Small classes, lots of individual attention, mirrored studio on East 53rd St. Cost is $10 per class. Call Layla at 354-5808.

Bill Pinckney’s Original Drifters Concert/Dance will be hosted by Shag-Beach Bop-Etc. Savannah on April 8. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Innter City Night Shelter.

Register for free tickets. A drawing will be held each Monday at the club’s weekly social. For information, call 927-4784 or 3988784 or to order tickets online, visit www.shagbeachbop.com.

Ongoing Classes at Ballet South Adult Beginning Ballet, Mondays at 10 a.m.

Stretch/placement Thursdays at 6 p.m. 5501 Abercorn St. Call 691-2900.

The Savannah Shag Club Savannah’s original shag club meets every Wednesday at the Holiday Inn Midtown at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Shag-Beach Bop-Etc. Savannah

is $10 for drop-ins, $40 for a package card of five classes. Walk-ins are welcome. The school is located at 6413B Waters Ave. www.ssomt.com.

yoga class on Saturday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Windsor Forest Center, 414 Briarcliff Circle. The fee is $10 per month for ages 14 and over. Call 921-2105 or 651-3650.

Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes

The Yoga Room

are offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Cost is $30 for four sessions or $50 for 8 sessions. 819-6463.

Hatha Flow Level I Thursday from 10-11:30 a.m. and Friday 6-7:30 p.m., Hatha Flow Level II Tuesday 6-7:30 p.m. and Sunday 56:30 p.m., Open Flow Thursday from 6:30-8 p.m., Power Yoga Saturday 9-10 a.m. and Thursday 6:30-7:30 p.m.., Mommy and Me Yora on Monday 4-5 p.m. and Wednesday 46 p.m. and Baby and Mommy Yoga -- call for the schedule. 115 Charlotte Rd., Whitemarsh Center. Drop-ins $12 to $75 for eight classes Call 898-0361.

Chopra Center at Memorial Health Yoga Classes are held Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Fridays at 5:30 p.m. at the Chopra Center and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in Richmond Hill. The cost is $36 a month or $12 for walk-ins. 3502467.

Inside Moves Yoga/Pilates/personal training are available from Bobbie Kraft, 238-1785, e-mail address bwill01@bellsouth.net. Eight classes of yoga/Pilates is $80, four classes is $45 or drop-ins are $12 for a 1 1/2 hour session.

Personal training is $50 for a 1 1/2 hour session.

Inside Moves Hatha Yoga Eight classes are $80 and the first class is free. Classes are held Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Unitarian Church on Habersham. Call 238-1785.

Jade Lotus Tai Chi Group Classes are offered Saturdays from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Unity Church, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

Drop-in rate is $10 adults and $8 for students or 10 classes for $80, $70 for students. All experience levels are welcome.

Call Jeff at 352-7057 or send e-mail to jadelotustaichi@yahoo.com

The Jewish Education Alliance will offer the following health and fitness classes: Yoga- Join Amy Levy at 9:45 am on Friday’s for yoga. Fee is $35 per month, Water Aerobics, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 10:30 am. Fee is $42 a month for up to 16 sessions, Step Aerobics will be offered at the JEA on Thursday’s at 6:15 am.

Cost is $35 per month. Call Drew Edmonds at 355-8111.

Ladies Living Smart fitness club provides nutritional education and exercise to encourage lifestyle changes at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. at 5:30 p.m. Call 447-6605.

Yogalates Classes are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler for WellBeing on Thursdays from 5:45-6:45 p.m. in Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. The cost is $30 for four sessions or $50 for eight sessions.

Call 819-6463.

Food and Beverage St. Francis of the Islands 19th Annual Fish Fry 590 Wathour Rd., Wilmington Island, on Friday, Feb. 4 from 5-7 p.m. Fish, grits, cole slaw and hush puppies. Donation $7. Eat in or take out. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Call 897-5725.

Gay & Lesbian First City Network Board Meeting Meets the first Monday at 6 p.m. at FCN’s office, 307 E. Harris St., 3rd floor. 236-2489.

Pilates Classes

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Fitness A balanced life Student massage and yoga classes are offered at the Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc. Cost ranges from $20 to $30 for a one-hour massage and sessions are instructor supervised. Call 355-3011 for an appointment. Multi-level yoga classes are offered Monday and Friday at 5:45 p.m. Cost

Water aerobics at the JEA The Jewish Educational Alliance is offering aquatics classes. Call Shannon at 748-2393.

Yoga The City of Savannah, Leisure Services, Recreation Services Department, offers a

Community HealthCare Center provides free health care for those patients who live in Chatham County, are under 65, who do not have primary medical coverage, and who do not exceed certain financial thresholds. The Center is located at 310 Eisenhower Drive Medical Center. Call for an appointment at 692-1451.

Donate blood, receive a rose From Feb. 10-14, the first 12 blood drive participants each day will receive a rose.

Through Feb. 12, participants will be entered to win a $50 gift basket of flowers and candies. Call the Savannah Donor Center at 961-5758.

Dual Recovery Anonymous This 12-step program addresses all addictions and mental health recovery. Persons who are recovering from an addiction and a mental health problem can send e-mail to katkope@netscape.com for information.

Free blood pressure checks and blood sugar screenings

Every Thursday morning from 9 a.m.-12 noon at the Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 355-4601.

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meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 307 E. Harris St., second floor. For information, contact Mark at 233-4255.

are offered Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Suite 203, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Four sessions are $30 or eight sessions are $50. Call 819-6463.

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

meets Sundays at 5:30 p.m. at AMF Victory Lanes, 2055 E. Victory Dr. 354-5710.

Gay AA Meeting

The West Broad Street YMCA, Inc. presents its Instructional Dance Program in jazz and ballet for kids 4 to 18. Call 233-1951.

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Friends & Company bowling league

First City Network’s Workforce project

like Marc Merlis on Dateline. Safe, effective, reasonable cost. Researchers at the University of Connecticut found that people who used hypnosis lost 60 percent more weight than any other method. Call the Alpha Institute, 201-0071.

Youth Dance Program

is First City’s gay youth support group.

Meets every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the FCN Headquarters, 307 E. Harris St., 3rd floor.

Call 657-1966.

offers assistance to youth and young adults who need and want a job or a better job.

Call 236-2489 or send e-mail to bwooten@comcast.net.

The FCN Community Center & Library is open Saturdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Visitors are welcome to check out gay/lesbian books and obtain information on “Gay Savannah” businesses and happenings. www.firstcitynetwork.com. 236-CITY

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are offered at the St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing, Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Four sessions are $30, eight sessions are $50. Pre-register by calling 8196463.

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are conducted at three locations within St. Joseph’s/Candler. From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5:15-7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, checks will be offered at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605 to make an appointment. Checks are offered every Monday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Smart Senior office, No. 8 Medical Arts Center. No appointment is necessary. Checks will be offered Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Community Center at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578.

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hosts Magnificent Mondays from 7-9 p.m. at Double’s, Holiday Inn/Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free swing dance lessons are offered the first two Mondays and free shag lessons are offered the third and fourth Mondays. Call 927-4784 or 398-8784 or visit www.shagbeachbop.com. meeets the first two Mondays of the month from 7-9 p.m. at Double’s, Holiday Inn/Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. A new swing dance club is forming. Call 927-4784 or 398-8784 or www.shagbeachbop.com.

friendly Democrats to public office. Call 2399545.

Georgia Equality Savannah is the local chapter of Georgia’s largest gay rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 944-0996.

Girls eat and socialize. Meets the 3rd Saturday of each month. 236-CITY.

Lesbian Therapy Group Share your thoughts, feelings and concerns in a safe, confidential environment that is facilitated by a licensed therapist the second and fourth Friday at 7 p.m. Spaces are limited. Call 352-2611.

Savannah Gay Business Guild meets the second Tuesday at 7 p.m. to offer a networking service of gay and gay friendly businesses, organizations and individuals.

For information, contact Kevyn Withers at kevyn@kevynwithers.com.

Savannah Stonewall Democrats An organization of GLBT Democrats promoting gay-friendly policies within the local Democratic party and working to elect gay-

Gastric Bypass Surgery Session Memorial Health Bariatrics presents free informational sessions every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Medical Education Auditorium with Dr. John Angstadt and other staff members, who discuss obesity and the surgical process. Free. Call 350-DIET or visit bariatrics.memorialhealth.com.

Georgia Smokefree Air Act The Community HealthCare Center is collecting signatures on a petition to amend the current bill to include the banning of all cigarette smoking in buildings where services to the public are provided; increase tax on a pack of cigarettes by $2; and require that proceeds from the increased tax be spent on health care treatment and research. To sign this petition, log on to www.chcsavannah.com, click on “New” and submit a short and simple form.

Got a drug problem? Need help?

Call the Narcotics Anonymous Helpline at 1800-334-3322.

Health Inservice will be held as a Wisdom & Gathering Session on Feb. 8 from 5:30-7 p.m. at St.

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HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training My Brothaz Home, Inc., a local nonprofit HIV/AIDS organization, offers free HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training, risk reduction counseling and prevention case management to individual males and groups of males. Upon completion of the training, a monetary incentive and educational materials will be given to each participant. Call 231-8727.

Keeping at risk individuals healthy A Union Mission Inc. program that provides HIV/AIDS education and outreach through the use of free workshops, seminars and peer education. Free needleless testing is provided. Services are free to churches, clubs and shelters. Contact DaVena Jordan at 231-0123 or send e-mail to djordan@unionmission.org.

La Leche League

March of Dimes The March of Dimes offers valuable information for women. www.modimes.org or 1888-MODIMES. 354-5900.

Massage by Certified Massage Practitioner at your home, business or hotel in the Savannah and Richmond Hill area. He comes to you. Offers therapeutic and relaxing massage, Swedish massage, deep muscle, reflexology and energy balance.

Pain treatment, cellulite reduction, long established business. Specials for women or couples. Gift certificates available. Call 8561534.

Stop Smoking

FitnessOne provides American Heart Association courses each month to certify individuals in infant, child and adult CPR. The cost is $30. Call 350-4030 or visit www.memorialhealth.com.

Researchers at the University of Iowa combined 600 studies covering 72,000 people and found that hypnosis is the most effective way to stop smoking. For more info, call the Alpha Institute, 201-0071.

Memorial Health group meditation sessions

Wanted: CPR and First Aid Instructors

are offered free to the public every Tuesday from 5:30-6 p.m. on the third floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine.

The Savannah Chapter of the American Red Cross is looking for smart, motivated people interested in giving back to their community.

Call 651-5371 or send email to daled@savannahredcross.org.

Memorial Health heart risk assessment is held once a month at FitnessOne. The appointment takes about 40 minutes and the cost is $50. Call Midge at 350-4042.

Memorial Health SET Focus Group This is a program to encourage Sickle Cell patients ages 11 to 18 and their parents/caregivers to learn more about Sickle Cell disease. Call Donna at 350-5616 or Saundra at 350-3396.

Memorial Health Joint Replacement Lecture This free orthopedic lecture series is held the third Tuesday of each month from 6:157:30 p.m. in the Medical Education Auditorium at Memorial Health to educate the community about the risk factors of arthritis, the prevention of arthritis and medical and surgical joint repoolacement.

To register, call 350-3603.

The National Wellness Foundation sponsors a lecture every Thursday at 6 p.m. titled “The Essence of Chiropractic for the 21st Century.” Call 356-5887.

Open Meditation is offered at The Chopra Center at Memorial Health. Visit chopra.memorialhealth.com or call 350-2467.

Planned Parenthood Hotline First Line is a statewide hotline for women who want information on health services, women’s shelters, sexual assault services, crisis information, birth control, S.T.D.s, pregnancy options, and more. Open every night from 7-11p.m. 1-800-264-7154.

Project SAVE The program provides eye exams, education and care to those who have no health insurance, are unable to pay for care privately and meet certain qualifications. The clinic meets Thursdays by appointment. Call 352-2032.

The Quit Line a toll-free resource that provides counseling, screening, support and referral services for all Georgia residents 18 or older and concerned parents of adolescents who are using tobacco. Call 1-877-270-STOP.

Memorial Health blood pressure check

St. Mary’s Community Cardiovascular Clinic

are offered free every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at GenerationOne. 3507587.

Is offered every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. except for the second Wednesday of the month, when it is 1-5 p.m. The center is located at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578 for an appointment.

Memorial Health Child Safety Seat Checks Certified car seat inpsection technicians will check your child’s car seat to make sure it is property installed every Wednesday in September from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at

Sankofa Counseling Center offers specialized therapy groups, individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy and training and retreats. There is a sliding fee

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Explore the Salt Marsh by Land and Sea Walk and paddle with a Wilderness Southeast naturalist guide to learn about and experience the dynamic and fascinating salt marsh ecosystem which has supported humans on this coast throughout history.

Group size 6-16. $25 fee includes canoe rental and basic canoeing instruction. Meet in the parking lot at Fort McAlister.

Reservations required. Call 897-5108.

Take a walk on the wild side

2005 Parent-Child Overnight Camp at Old Fort Jackson will be held Feb. 4-5.

Kids ages 8-14 can eat and sleep in the open, just like soldiers did in the fort a century and a half ago. The campover features music, ghost stories around the campfire, authentic food, cannon firing and hands-on interpretation with uniformed Civil War soldiers. Begins Friday at 6 p.m. and ends Saturday at 9 a.m. .The campover is open to Coastal Heritage Society members, new members and their guests. You must attend with your child. The cost is $10 per person. Call Krystal Kornegay at 651-2240.

You must reserve a space by Feb. 3.

Lectures 2005 Renaissance Lecture Series The series opens with Bob Masteller, who will speak on the topic The History of Jazz, 1900 to 1960, on Feb. 7 at 5:30 p.m. at Magnolia Manor in Richmond Hill. Call 7564300.

Black History Month Lecture

at the Oatland Island Education Center. The “Native Animal Nature Trail” features a variety of live animals and landscapes and winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland and salt marsh habitats. Located 5 miles east of downtown off the Islands Expressway. M-F:9 a.m.-4 p.m. and most Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is $3 per person for everyone over 4. 898-3980 or visit www.oatlandisland.org.

Tybee Island Marine Science Center Visit the center to discover the Georgia coast. The exhibits and aquariums are home to more than 100 species of fish, reptiles, amphibians, corals and other interesting sea creatures. Beach Discovery Walks are offered Fridays and Saturdays at 2 p.m. Call 786-5917 for information about current programs. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children 3-16. The center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Tuesdays when it is open 9 a.m. to noon.

Readings & Signings

On Feb. 9 at noon, a cadre of ministers will discuss Spirituality, Sociology and the Plight of the African-American Male at a luncheon in the King-Frazier Ballroom at Savannah State University. Free and open to the public. Call 353-5261.

The Casual Poets Society

Nature & Environment

Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

Beach in Winter During the winter, the beach exercises a quiet magic. Join a Wilderness Southeast naturalist guide for a close look at the mysteries of our wide, flat beaches. Find out who hides under the sand, and what they’re hiding from. Meet at Fort Screven on Tybee.

Reservations are required. Call 897-5108. $10 per person. Limit 15.

Dolphin Project of Georgia Boat owners, photographers and other volunteers are needed to help conduct scientific research which will take place one weekend during the months of January, April, July and October. Must be at least 18 years old. Call 232-6572 or visit www.TheDolphinProject.org.

holds an open poetry reading the second Saturday of the month at 4 p.m. at The Casual Reader bookstore, 1213 Highway 80. on Tybee Island at The Shops at Tybee Oaks. Call 786-7655. meets the last Sunday at 4 p.m. at the center, 1910 Abercorn St. 447-6605.

Hannah Savannah’s Favorite Tales The third addition to The Hannah Savannah Series for Children by Pamela Munson Steadman is now available in bookstores and gift shops. The author will be signing books at various places around Savannah for the next few months. The author is available for speaking engagements and school presentations. Call 233-1006.

Inspirational book club Wesley Community Centers offers weekly book discussions of life situations and complexities every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at 1601 Drayton St. All women and teen-aged girls are invited to attend. Stop by the center or call 447-5711.

East Broad Street School Tree Planting The Savannah Tree Foundation will hold a volunteer tree planting Saturday, Feb. 5 at 9 a.m. at the East Broad Street School, 400 E.

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St. Joseph’s/Candler will be performing mammograms to screen for breast cancer in its mobile screening unit. Mammograms will be performed Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Mary’s Community Center, 812 W. 36th St. For appointments, call 447-0578.

Mammograms will be performed in the Long County Health Department in Ludowici. For appointments, call 545-2107.

Memorial Health CPR training

Broad St. Volunteers of all ages are needed to help plant live oak trees. The campus was left bare after the removal of contaminants and desperately needs canop trees.

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Information, education, encouragement and support are available free of charge to all women who are interested in breastfeeding through monthly meetings and over the telephone from La Leche League of Savannah.

Call the LLL of Savannah Help Line at 8979261. All series meetings are held in the Candler Professional Building, 5354 Reynolds St, Room 508A. An enrichment meeting, Money, Money, Money , about stretching the family budget, will be presented Jan. 12 at 10 a.m.

MedStarOne at Memorial Health. Call Lahoma Thurman at 658-6430.

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The Islands book group

Tea time at Ola’s

discusses thought-provoking literature with a different theme monthly the second Monday at 7 p.m. at the Islands Branch Library, 125 Wilmington Island Rd. 897-6233.

is a new book discussion group that meets the fourth Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E. Bay St. Call Beatrice Wright at 652-3660. Bring your ideas and lunches. Tea will be provided. 2325488 or 652-3660.

Lunch bunch book group An open book discussion the fourth Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Barnes & Noble.

Participants can talk about any book.

Moondance Center Book Club Explore and discuss a new spiritually based book each month the third Monday of the month from 7-8 p.m. in Moondance Center.

236-9003. www.moondancecenter.com.

Page turners book group meets monthly to get the scoop on what other adults are reading at the Ogeechee Branch Library, 1820 Ogeechee Rd. Call 232-1339.

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Reader’s theater meeting every other Thursday from 4-5:30 p.m. at the South Effingham Library in Rincon. This performance group is a free program for middle and high school students. Call Linda Bridges, children’s coordinator at 826-2222.

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Tongues of Fire: erotic poetry will be held the third Monday of each month from 8-11 p.m. at 800 E. Derenne Ave. Poets should stop by by 7 p.m. The fee is $5 general admission and $2 for poets. All are welcome regardless of race, sexual orientation or class. For directions, call 354-1678 or 352-2134.

Religious & Spiritual Christian Businessmen’s Committee meets for a prayer breakfast every Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. at Peggy Lynn’s Country Cooking, 3718 Ogeechee Rd. Call 964-4297.

Ekklesia, The Church Do church in a casual and relaxed setting on Saturday nights. Fellowship begins at 6 p.m., praise and worship at 6:30 p.m. in the BSU building on Abercorn between the Publix

Shopping Center and the Armstrong campus. Call 596-4077.

Mediation Learn how to access your inner peace through weekly guided meditations every Sunday at 10 a.m. at Moondance Center in City Market. 236-9003.

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) meet Sundays, 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 W. President St., Savannah. Call Janet Pence at 652-3496.

Woodlawn United Methodist Church Join us on Sundays. Sunday school is at 9:45, worship at 10:50 a.m. and 6 p.m. 2502 Highway 80, Garden City.

Women’s Bible Study at the Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers. Call 447-5711 or stop by 1601 Drayton Street.

Sports & Games 3rd Annual Hilton Head Half Marathon and 10K run will be held Feb. 12 at 8 a.m.

For information, call 843-379-3440 or visit www.bearfootsports.com.

Savannah Masters Adult Swimming is available at the Chatham County Aquatic Center, 7240 Sallie Mood Dr., next to Lake Mayer. Levels are Beginner, Fitness, Triathlete and Competitive. Times are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5:306:45 a.m., Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 6-7:15 p.m. and Saturday from 7-8:30 a.m. For information, call Scott Rabalais at 927-7016 or visit www.savannahmasters.com.

Savannah Shamrocks women’s rugby team Practices are every Monday and Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Forsyth Park near the tennis courts. Call 404-449-5875 or send e-mail to savannahrugby@yahoo.com.

Wheelchair Basketball BlazeSports Club of Savannah, a program of The Rehabilitative Institute at Memorial Health Medical Center, sponsors wheelchair basketball. Practices are held each Monday.

Beginners and intermediate players practice from 6-7 p.m. Advanced players practice from 7-8 p.m. Basketballs and sports wheelchairs are provided. Call 350-7268. ◗

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Ceres* transits Scorpio from December 10, 2004 to September 24, 2005. Declaring one's loyalties to Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous or Gamblers Anonymous leaves one open to praise or censure, depending upon how one fulfills one's obligations to the twelve steps. Declaring one's loyalties to any organized religion

ARIES - If you seek relief for your suffering, you risk giving away your power to those who promise to relieve it.

However, if you suffer silently, Ceres in Scorpio denotes that your survival of your own pain empowers you, your family & your local area almost infinitely – especially if you suffer for a noble cause.

CANCER - Ceres in Scorpio urges you to expand your psychological capacities so as to play many simultaneous roles in order to nurture lovers or children whom you adore. Mirror others complexity in ways that make them grow, evolve & prosper – and don't be afraid to confront & to transform your own shadow side in order to do so.

TAURUS - Long-standing intellectual or political adversaries now recall some of your public positions about drugs, sexual preference or race from the past in order to entrap & to embarrass you.

However, if you remain calm, then Ceres in Scorpio will remind you that the world has changed so dramatically that most political positions previous to 2001 are now obsolete. Reply, "With no more World Trade Center & a nearly bankrupt Catholic Church, priorities that serve one's family shift too fast for ideologues to codify." The high road once again!

LEO - Much healing can occur within families divided by conflicts arising from differing values about sex & recreational drug use from the Sixties to the Nineties under the current influence of Ceres in Scorpio. These generation gaps now close because of a new, hydra-headed monster on the horizon: not terrorism (ignore the propaganda) but the inflexible, autocratic politicians who command the unwieldy apparatus of government.

GEMINI - Ceres in Scorpio admits that your bosses expect you to suffer in silence. There is so much damage done to the workplace as a result of scandals & terrorism that what was once noble & magnanimous is now required by law.

Don't go rocking any boats – conditions will improve only when conditions can.

Wait it out.

VIRGO - You may want to help a friend, sibling, cousin or neighbor, but you will have great difficulty doing so if this supplicant guards their secrets too closely.

For that reason, Ceres in Scorpio requires you to "guess" the problem without touching upon it too directly.

Discuss current events which reflect problems that this supplicant may be enduring. Give them an opportunity to elicit impersonal empathy from you personally.

* Ceres, the largest asteroid & the first to be discovered in 1801, is named for the goddess of agriculture whose daughter Persephone suffered forcible & eternal abduction by Pluto, lord of the underworld. As such, Ceres rules not only the

leaves one open to scrutiny by church leaders who seek to uphold church doctrine, while declaring one's loyalties to a political party leaves one subject to ideologues committed strictly to "the party line." However, declaring one's loyalties to one's family is superfluous, as one's family will command one' s primary devotion before anybody – including one's self – has a chance to speak.

LIBRA - While you may correctly suspect that illegal & corrupt activity is being conducted within your workplace, Ceres in Scorpio nonetheless asserts that you are in no position to discover the information necessary to uproot it. Isolate those whom you know to be innocent.

Let the situation disintegrate to the point when you know enough about it to take decisive action.

SCORPIO - You hate feeling weak – and Ceres in Scorpio makes you feel weak.

You hate it! However, look on the bright side: people will point to you in admiration & say, "Look: even a Scorpio suffers." Unexpected, extremely valuable allies!

SAGITTARIUS - Sagittarians aren't known for their capacity for mercy, and Ceres in Scorpio will do nothing at all to change that. Some sneaky, mean people will get exactly what they deserve – and you may even order a drink to celebrate. Other misguided people, however, will pique your interest, as you witness how they endure the karmic rebound of their own harsh judgment. Buy them a drink as you ask, "Do you still favor capital punishment?"

words. As much as you may want to help them save face, Ceres in Scorpio recommends that you let them suffer. If you show this person any compassion, they will view it as a weakness, and they will try to extract advantage from you because of it. Rather than indulging fools, work on strengthening your own political ideas & position.

AQUARIUS - Your professional persona from the Eighties & Nineties is hopelessly outdated. However, Ceres in Scorpio indicates that you can make considerable progress reinventing yourself if you verbally refer to how you have evolved from the glory days of your past. Don't discard what worked for you – repackage it for contemporary audiences.

PISCES - No matter how much you may already know about such subjects, Ceres in Scorpio denotes that your knowledge of languages, international law or publicity is too weak to help you manifest your current ambitions.

However, don't try to improve it with half measures. Finish what you are currently doing before embarking on a project that will require intensive, extended research. ◗

CAPRICORN - A professional or political associate who tried to strongarm or to hardball you recently now eats their Cancerian emotion of empathy & the maternal functions of nurturing, but also the production & distribution of food through agriculture & labor -- as well as the halting of such production & distribution through organized strikes of labor.

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ARDSLEY PARK 729 E. 51ST STREET Cozy 3 Bedrooms, 1 ?

Bath Bungalow With Hardwood Floors throughout. Separate Living Room and Dining Room with large Kitchen. Detached Garage, cute garden with Pond and Picket fence in back. $199,900 For More Information Call Dianne Kessler @ 663-2417 Tri County GMAC Real Estate.

Midtown/Eastside: 2136 Texas Ave. B- 1 bed, 1 bath, living room, eat-in kitchen,gas/water/sewer includedNO PETS- $465.00-KEY 623 Seiler Ave.- 2 bed, 1 bath, very nice brick homeNO PETS $650.00 1120 E. 71st Street- 2 bed, 1 bath, washer/dryer hookups, new paint, carpet- pets OK- $625.00 1616 Anderson Street- 2 bed, 1 bath, large backyard- pets OK-$750.00-KEY 14 Little Country Place- 2 bed, 2 bath, central H/A, large yard, on quiet cul de sac-$650.00-APPT. 220 East 53rd Street- 3 bed, 2 bath, large fenced yard, very large attic for storage- Available 2/01/05$1,025.00-KEY

Thunderbolt: 2610 Whatley Ave.-Unit 10-Mariner’s Square Apartments- 3 bed, 2 1/2 bath, hwd floors, bonus room- pets OK $1,000.00-KEY

Islands: 103 Oyster Shell- Unit D-2- 3 bed, 2 bath, upstairs, end unit at Bull River Shoals next to pool and tennis courts, All amenities provided- $995.00- APPT. Commons on Cromwell Apt D-6- 2 bed, 2 bath- back unit w/ wooded view- new carpet, paint, tile, appliances$900.00- KEY 218 Hampshire Road-3 bed, 2 bath in Wilmington Park Subdivision- 2 car garage, pets OK- available 2/1/05 $1,400.00-APPT. 5 Sea Palm Circle-4 bed, 2 bath, fireplace, garage, nice yard in quiet neighborhood, pets OK-available 1/30/05 $1,200.00-KEY 5 Sea Palm Cove-3 bed, 2 bath, 2-car garage, fireplace, nice yard in quiet neighborhood, pets OK- $1,250.00-KEY 13 Ropemaker Court- over 2,000 sq ft, two-story home in Battery Point- 4 bed, 2 bath, huge living room, fenced backyard, pets OK- Available 3/1/05 $1,150.00-APPT. 32 Mapmaker Lane-3 bed, 2 bath home in Battery Point with fireplace, fully furnished and washer/dryer hook-up$900.00-APPT. 105 Regal Court-3 bed, 2 bath in St. Andrews Place on Wilmington Island, garage, fireplace, privacy fence, some pets OK-$1,200.00

Tybee: 153 Lewis Avenue-3 bed, 2 bath, dock & floating dock on Horsepen Creek- $950.00-KEY.

Westside: 544 E. Harris Street is in the heart of the historic district on a great street with great neighbors. In the process of completing this new construction. Buy now and pick the finishing touches. 4 bedrooms/ 4.5 baths, porches, deck off the master bedroom and 3 stories high with high ceilings and wood floors on the main level. Exterior is hardyboard. Also included is a state of the art kitchen, fenced yard and off street parking.

Too many extras to mention. $474,000 Mopper Stapen Realtors, Rhondda Netherton 507-9800

147 Darling Street-2 bed, 1 bath- APPT. $450.00 21 Stonelake Circle- OFF 17- 2 bed, 2 bath (master has whirlpool) 1250 + sq ft home built in 2003 overlooking lagoon- $950.00-KEY 90 Stonelake Circle- OFF 17- 2 bed, 2 bath (master has whirlpool) 1250 + sq ft home built in 2003 overlooking lagoon- $950.00-KEY

Southside: 12502 Apache Ave. Unit #23- The River House at Bell’s Landing- Incredible 3 bed, 2.5 bath upstairs-downstairs townhouse, huge master suite, fireplace-NO PETS$1,250.00-APPT 14 Pointer Place- Quailrun Townhouses- 2 bed, 2.5 bath, fireplace, small fenced-in backyard with storage area- NO PETS- $795.00-KEY 145 Greenbriar Court- 3 bed, 1.5 bath, new ceramic tile and carpet, nice neighborhood, very large, shady, fenced backyard, pets OK- available 2/1/05-$900.00-KEY

Commercial: 3249 W. Bay St-Approx 1500 sq. ft. divided into 3 lg rooms, full bath-$750.00- SEE DANNY PETS: There is a $500 non-refundable deposit for up to two pets on all properties allowing pets.

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203 EAST YORK STREET Renovated 1 bedroom apartment, full bath with tile, great windows, full of light, kitchen with separate eating area, living room with hardwood floors. No pets. $700/mo.

602 LINCOLN STREET PARLOR UNIT 2 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath townhome. Living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen with JennAir stove, dishwasher and trash compactor. Laundry room with washer and dryer. $1600/mo.

12 WEST TAYLOR STREET APT#2A 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment near Monterey Square, Kitchen, Living room. $800/mo.

1600 HABERSHAM PLACE #28 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment. Furnished kitchen, living room, tile floors, washer and dryer connections, central heat and air. $500/mo.

A2 OYSTER SHELL ROAD 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo in BUll River. Schools, living/dining room combo, furnished kitchen, old balcony. No pets. $825/mo.

17 EAST 37TH STREET UNIT#1 Renovated 1 bedroom, 1 bath condo, new carpet, kitchen with gas stove, stack washer and dryer, builtin microwave, loft, street gated, parking space. $825/mo.

214 A WEST PARK AVENUE 1 bedroom, 1 bath with clawfoot tub, furnished kitchen, hardwood floors, washer and dryer shared.

No pets. $600/mo.

304 JEFFERSON STREET 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment, large kitchen with electric stove, dishwasher, combo living and dining room. $750/mo.

3602 MONTGOMERY STREET Renovated 2 bedroom, 1 bath duplex, central heat and air, washer and dryer connections, all new appliances, carpet with off street parking. $750/mo.

1330 EAST 54TH STREET 3 bedroom, 1 bath home, living room, dining room combo, garage, hardwood floors, fireplace, stack washer and dryer, gas heat, central air, fenced back yard. Pets OK. $725/mo.

421 EAST ANDERSON STREET UNIT A 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment, living room, kitchen, central heat and air, washer and dryer. $525/mo.

614 EAST DUFFY STREET Renovated 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo, kitchen with nice amenities, living room, washer and dryer, fenced yard, 1 off street parking space. $925/mo.

407 OAK STREET 3 bedroom, 1 bath home in Garden City, living room, carport, fenced backyard. $650/mo.

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305 W Duffy St. New condo conversion. Gracious entrance foyer to three residential units with 1 BR each. Separate street entrance to commercial unit with attached living space.

High ceilings, multiple fireplaces, w/d, dishwasher, hardwood floors, ch /a, private porch and off-street parking.

Priced from $135,900.00.

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147 Village Lake Drive Pooler Beautiful home in Great Neighborhood! Owner is a licensed realtor in the state of GA. $188,000 Call Chris Carbery @ 596-8311 for more information!

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Cozy 3 Bedrooms, 1 1/2 Bath Bungalow with Hardwood Floors throughout. Separate Living Room and Dining Room with Large Kitchen. Detached Garage, cute garden with Pond and Picket fence in back. $210,000. For more information Call Dianne Kessler@663-2417

1311 E 51st St Adorable Parkside ranch in immaculate condition w/fully equipped kitchen, large fenced yard, off-street parking, & carport. This home has new thermal-insulated windows, Pergo floors, 1.5 beautifully renovated Baths & 3 bedrooms. Just $155,00.00 2401 Habersham St. Victorian-style duplex located in the Thomas Square district. Fully restored and owner occupied. Generous size apartments, each with new ch/a, electric, and plumbing systems. This is a wonderful light filled residence with very special finishes and priced reasonably at $235,000.

Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty 118 Bee Road $125,000 A desirable 3 bedrooms, 2 baths home with a large family room, updated kitchen, and beautiful hardwood floors. Knott pine in family room, 2 storage houses, covered patio.

Well manicured lawn.

Excellent home for 1st time buyer. Call Craig Daughtery @ 655-8876 for more information.

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13 Calico Ct. Liberty County Beautiful new construction. Crown molding in ever y room, custom oak cabinets, new appliances with smooth top range. Quiet neighborhood with beautiful backyard.

Minutes from Ft. Stewart.

Call Anthony Pitts @ 659-4788 for more information!

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1601 E 59 St Fully restored brick ranch home with beautiful finishes throughout.

With three bedrooms, two very attractive bathrooms, new systems throughout, and ceramic tile in the living room and kitchen, this home allows for low maintenance living at $149,900.00 Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty

81 Beaver Lane Midway $105,000 Like new home in move in condition on a large lot on a cul-de-sac.

House will not last long!

Priced for a quick sale!

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533 Oxford Drive Richmond Hill $250,000 Well cared for one owner home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths plus bonus room on ? acre lot. Very open spacious kitchen with Corian countertops, and glass front upper cabinets.

Screen enclosed inground pool is very low maintenance. Hardwood floors in dining room, living room and hall. Great family home in a great neighborhood for only $250,000!

Call Rich Brown at 6672867 for your viewing today!

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621 W. 38th Street Sharon Miller Investors delight! This fixer upper has lots of character and is a diamond in the rough! Call Sharon Miller @ 308-5572 for your showing today!!

150 Hood Loop Road $80,000 3 bedrooms, 2 baths mobile home on 1.79 acres. Lots of room to roam and play. All appliances included with private well & fenced yard area. Great Schools & low taxes. Call Belinda Davis @ 429-9599 for your showing today!!

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3213 Bulloch St. $125,000 A place to call home, area experiencing a wonderful resurgence!

First time homebuyers and investors.

Call Sharon Miller @ 308-5572 for more information!!

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2488 Cypress Bay Loop Road $160,000 This well kept 3 bedroom, 2 baths home offers 7 acres of cleared land and a convenient location to Statesboro, Savannah and Ft. Stewart! The property also offers a 10’ x 12’ wood deck and a 30’ x 50’ all metal workshop. The workshop is also insulted and offers 2 bays with roll up doors. A handyman’s dream!

Call Morris Mull @ 6637522 for more information!

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By Patty Rietkovich, E.O. Home builders Association of Greater Savannah ORLANDO, Jan. 19 – Vowing to continue his organization’s focus on the challenges of providing affordable and market-rate homes for the nation’s working families, Idaho custom builder David F. Wilson was elected as 2005 president of the 220,000member National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) during the International Builders’ Show in Orlando.

“After two record-breaking years for housing, we’re anticipating another solid showing in 2005,” Wilson said. “Even with interest rates on a gradual upward trend, as the economy improves we can expect resilient buyer demand heading forward. But we can’t forget that millions of families still cannot afford to live in the communities where they work. We will therefore continue working to overcome the regulatory barriers that drive up the cost of housing development and homeownership.”

Wilson pledged also to step-up his organization’s inward focus on its membership, including efforts to expand and improve member resources.

“In the coming year, we’re going to focus on what NAHB does best, and we’re going to do it even better,” he said. “We’re looking forward to working with Congress and the Bush Administration to ensure that efforts to re-regulate the housing government-sponsored enterprises do not impede the housing finance system that has helped generate the strongest U.S. homeownership on record. In the meantime, we’re going to expand NAHB’s professional education and networking opportunities for our members. And we’re going to take full advantage of cutting-edge communications to better reach and serve our grassroots.”

Wilson is particularly interested in expanding the association’s successful “20 Club” program, where company executives from non-competing markets learn from one another by comparing business strategies, financial results and personal experiences.

“20 Clubs are a great tool that NAHB members can use to improve the way our businesses perform, and I’ve seen their results first-hand,” he said. “Our goal is to add 25 new 20 Clubs in 2005, on top of the 43 we currently have in operation.”

Wilson is a custom home builder from Ketchum, Idaho, whose company, Wilson Construction LLC, specializes in building primary and vacation homes in the 3,000- to 22,000-square foot range. The company also does major remodeling and light commercial construction projects, and derives much of its business from repeat customers.

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You know that you need to tidy up your home before you list, but what are good ways to prepare for your first showing when you’re strapped for cash? There are several reasonable strategies that will help keep money in your wallet.

First impressions count, so take time to tidy up and to unclutter tabletops, counters, bathrooms and bedrooms. Don’t have room to stash everything away?

Ask your friends and family for some temporary storage.

Now that you’ve cleaned everything, make rooms look bigger by putting higher-wattage bulbs (the maximum the safety label allows!) in your lamps and adding inexpensive lamps here and there if necessary. You can

also make small rooms look bigger by hanging some inexpensive mirrors. Make sure your windows are spotless and open to let in plenty of light!

Flowers and plants add a feeling of coziness and calmness – why not pick a few things out of the yard and arrange them in some dollar-store vases and pots?

Finally, “show” your home for friends and family. Ask them to come over and help rearrange furniture, pick up the yard, and make suggestions. They can be a valuable resource by pretending to be potential buyers looking at your home.

Of course, even if money isn’t an issue, these are all wonderful and easy ideas to prepare your home for a successful showing! RF04304

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Cute 2 bedroom home on a family street in great condition. Central heat/air, electric and plumbing updated in 2004, beadboard on walls and ceiling, cute kitchen with seperate dining room, and has a basement! 115,000.

Call Rhondda Netherton at Mopper Stapen Realtors 912 507-9800 Historic District and over 3400 sq.ft. of new construction, looks historic. Exterior is hardyboard with 3 stories, 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths plus 3 fireplaces.

Hi Ceilings, hardwoods down and carpet up. 2 porches, deck of the master and fenced courtyard with room to build a carriage house and garage. $485,000 Mopper Stapen Realtors, Rhondda Netherton 507-9800

1301 East 52nd Street Wonderful tabby bungalow in Parkside area features 3 BR 2 BA, LR, DR, eat-in kitchen, wood and tile floors, architectural details and more. 2 car garage, fenced yard, fireplace, for under 160K. Run, don’t walk, this one will sell!

UNDER CONTRACT $159,000.00 Shelley Carroll Lowther Re/Max Savannah 912-604-8177 savannahrealtor@comcast.net

105 West Congress Street Suite A. Basement unit in new commercial condo conversion offers exposed brick walls, decorative ceilings, secure entry, and location, location, location!

Priced to sell and cheaper than rent!

Only $119,000.00.

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105 West Congress Street Suite C. Third floor unit in Congress Street condominium is zoned BC-1 and ready for your home or office.

Restored in 2000, it is light and bright with wood floors, decorative ceilings, and exposed brick, and located just steps from City Market. $215,000.00 Shelley Carroll Lowther Re/Max Savannah 912-604-8177 savannahrealtor@comcast.net

7 Mallor y’s Cour t Fabulous 3 BR 2.5 BA Georgetown home awaits you.

Open and spacious, this home of fers Pergo flooring, LR/DR combo, finished bonus with separate HVAC, 2 car garage and a large fenced lot. Priced to sell at $175,000.00 Shelley Carroll Lowther Re/Max Savannah 912-604-8177 savannahrealtor@comcast.net

15 Pebble Road, Pooler, Ga. 4 bedrooms 2.5 baths , bonus room Mike Farmer Realty 912-429-3431

104 Olde Manor Lane, Guyton 3/2 2100 sq ft -- large lot. Well maintained.

Close to south Effingham schools. $169,500 Mike Farmer Realty 912-429-3431

This stunning Italianate mansion on Forsyth Park is filled with period details and includes 2 rentable units: English basement and carriage house. A gorgeous home in a premier location!

Offered at $2,150,000.

6127 N. Hwy 119, Pembroke Horse farm -- 17 acres, stalls, corral. House has had major improvements.

2 miles from I-16 $154,900 Mike Farmer Realty 912-429-3431 1932 Greenwood Street, Savannah Remodeled, Updated bungalow -- 2/1 Close to schools, easy access to downtown and islands $69,500 Mike Farmer Realty 912-429-3431 New construction in Bridgewater to be completed end of February, 2005. Four bedrooms, 2 baths, a family room, a formal living room, a formal dining room, a bonus room, $209,050.00 Buy now and pick colors.

Amber Skaggs Remax Crossroads 748-8141 656-3029 New Construction in Bridgewater 4 Bedrooms, 2Baths, a formal dining room, and great room. Will be completed in January, 2005. Buy now and pick inside colors. $196,075 Builder will contibute $3,000.00 towards buyers closing costs.

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This 3 bedroom 2 bath home is located in Beautiful Bridgewater.

It sits on an oversized lot and backs up to woods. Call Amber to view this awesome home. $159,300.00 Amber Skaggs Remax Crossroads 748-8141 656-3029

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3 Schroeder Ct.-$379,900 This fabulous home on Skidaway Island at The Landings is situated on a lagoon lot with golf course view. It features 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, spacious living and dining room combination and 2 sunrooms. The rear of the home has glass sliders in all rooms to enjoy the gorgeous views and professionally landscaped yards. The roomy kitchen features a cooking island, pantry cabinets and breakfast area. Come see why Dianne says “The Good Life starts with a Great Home!” Call her today at 663-2417."

132 Grove Point Island Road Southside $950,000 This secluded deepwater estate on Grove Point Island is situated on 2.9 acres with a large family residence, guest house at the dock, floating dock and boat hoist slip. The views of Grove River are breathtaking at any time of day. This quality Troy Buoy built home features 3 bedrooms,2.5 baths, spacious living and dining room combination with exposed beams and high ceilings and fireplace plus front and rear porches. The guest house at the dock could be a family member's separate residence or superb entertaining space.

This home was built for entertaining and enjoying all river-front living has to offer. Come see why Dianne says “The Good Life starts with a Great Home!” Call her today at 663-2417."

4527.5 B Ogeechee Road Secluded 2.25 Acre Waterfront Paradise On Stocked lake, Built in 1870 With Heart of Pine floors, corner F/P in Dining Room, 3 B/R plus Bonus, Large Great Room with vaulted ceilings, large detached workshop and carport.

Conveniently located in Savannah. $225,000 For More Information Call Dianne Kessler @ 663-2417

250 Rice Gate $145,000 This 3 bedrooms 2 baths low country home features a bonus room that could easily function as an office or play room. The home also offers a private fenced backyard and the interior has recently been painted. All this and its close to Richmond Hill schools and shopping!

Call Dianne @ 663-2417 at Tri County GMAC Real Estate for more information!

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Tybee Island 2 bedroom/2 bath condo with loads of charm and only one block from the ocean! Walking distance to stores, restaurants and the pier. Totally furnished with everything you need, including phone, cable and washer/dryer/dishwasher. High ceilings, porch, and soooo much more.

Available beginning in March for $85 per night with a minimum of 3 nights. Cleaning is $75.

Call 912 236-3095 or 507-9800.

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105 West Congress Street Suite B. Second floor unit in unique commercial condominium.

Features hardwood floors, high decorative ceilings, DSL, exposed brick walls and more.

Class A office space at an affordable price. $199,000.00 Shelley Carroll Lowther Re/Max Savannah 912-604-8177

The William F. Brantley House, built in 1857

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425 East Bay Street in the heart of Savannah's Historic District.

Offered at $925,000.

Federal era home restored as the residence of Mills B. Lane.

Over 4329 square feet.

Elevator services all three floors and has a full basement.

Call for your private showing.

Mopper Stapen Realtors, Rhondda Netherton 507-9800

418 East 52nd Street: Open Sunday from 3-5 PM. 3 BR 2 BA brick bungalow, with the best Ardsley can offer.

Beautiful hardwood floors, new kitchen with custom cabinets, black granite counters and stainless appliances. Fully renovated in 2002 and ready for occupancy!

UNDER CONTRACT $315,000.00 Shelley Carroll Lowther Re/Max Savannah 912-604-8177

119 W. Whatley Street, Pooler 3 bedrooms, 2 Baths 1200 sq ft Convenient to schools and shopping large deck on back Priced to sell -$79,500 Mike Farmer Realty 912-429-3431

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Call for your private showing Mopper Stapen Realtors, Rhondda Netherton 507-9800

9 17th Place For rent on Tybee at 17th Place near the pier and stores, resturants, 1 block for the ocean and 2 bedrooms/2 baths. Furnished beautifully. Hi celings, carpeting, sleeps 6 and $1200 per month, month to month lease. Has a porch and view from the porch. No pets, no smokers. Call 912 5079800 or 236-3095.

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H-4059 $249,900.

Just Married? Living on a budget? Want a place to call your own? 1992 Fleetwood manufactured 3 bed 2 bath home situated beautifully on 6.96 acres 2 of which are fenced in great for your animals!

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Beautifully renovated 2BR/1BA Formal dining room, refinished heart pine floors, ceiling fans, new bathroom & kitchen w/ceramic tile floors.

Seperate laundry room and private courtyard.

C/H/A, total electric, security system.

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A package of superlativesâ&#x20AC;ŚSuper location, only minutes from schools and shopping, Good construction, well maintained, easy living all wrapped up in this neat 3 bedroom, 2bath, home. Entertain in this great room equipped with fireplace, or come on in to the kitchen featuring a breakfast bar, and pantr y, situated on large lot .59 acres. Call LaTrelle 658-7777 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 826-2550 H-4075 $144,900.

118 Marshview Rd. Gorgeous brick-ranch home w/great private yard.

Features 3BR/2BA, LR/DR combo w/hdwd floors, den, breakfast area, laundry room, lots of closet space & storage. Ceramic tile in kit., laundry, & BAs. 2-car covered carpor t & amazing covered inground swimming pool w/marsh view: $269,900. Kevyn Withers:Mopper Stapen 912-547-4342

2309 Whitaker St. Grand Victorian in the heart of the Thomas Square District! Walk through the back door into a huge gourmet kitchen w/granite countered island! The DR features a fpl. &pocket doors leading into the LR w/yet another fpl. The MBR boasts a romantic balcony & MBA w/double showers, double vanities & a porcelain clawfoot tub. 2nd BA also has a claw-foot tub!

There are 2 more BRs w/flps. & yet a 4th BR downstairs. Home is completely internet/cable ready.

Gorgeous hdwd floors w/tons of trim & details. Delightful front porch & covered back patio!- $299,900 Kevyn Withers:Mopper Stapen -912-547-4342

327 Columbus Dr. This immaculate 4,000 sp. ft. home features 4BR/3.5BA, foyer into huge sep. LR/DR, gorgeous kit., den, upstairs office/dressing room w/2 huge cedarlined floor-to-ceiling closets, MBR upstairs for suite or apt. w/additional LR & kit. 2CG, hdwd floors, great corner lot w/great offstreet parking! $335,000. Kevyn Withers:Mopper Stapen 912-547-4342

103 John Wesley Way Emerald Pointe Subdivision This enchanting low country home in gated community features 4br/2.5 ba, living room w/ fireplace, open kitchen w/island, formal dining, & study.

Great wrap around porch and gorgeous heart pine wood floors throughout. Wonderful lot on lagoon with great view! $449,900

825 East Henry St. Investment property.

Huge duplex that also includes additional lot (827 East Henr y).

4BR/1BA up 3BR/1BA down. Completely renovated & ready to move in for only $219,900. Kevyn Withers:Mopper Stapen 912-547-4342

Forsyth Park Stunner Restored 1857 Italianate mansion on the park filled with period details, incl. 2 rentable units: English basement and carriage house. Gorgeous home, premier location! $2,150,000. 20 W. Gaston St. Katherine W. Oxnard, MopperStapen, Realtors, (912) 704-3545/238-0874, katherine@mopperstapen.com

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Cozy Victorian Cottage 3 bedroom/1 bath cottage 3 blocks from Forsyth! Pine floors, 9' ceilings, fenced brick courtyard, new W/D & storm windows.

Charming! $155,000.

1010 Jefferson Street.

Katherine W. Oxnard, Mopper-Stapen, Realtors, (912) 70 43545/238-0874, katherine@mopperstapen.com .

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Newly-renovated duplex makes great rental property. Fresh and updated, w/ orig. wood floors and mantels. One tenant in place, $700/mo. Rent both for strong income! $189,000. 536 E. Waldburg St. Katherine W. Oxnard, Mopper-Stapen, Realtors, (912) 704-3545/2380874, katherine@mopper-stapen.com .

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Spacious, newly renovated with lots of storage, Washer/dryer, dishwasher and Central heat/air. A must see. $1100/monthly. Call James at 233-5908 or email barrantm@att.net ONE BEDROOM COTTAGE. Available Now. All utilities paid. $600/month. 912-2728797

24 EAST 41st STREET 3 bedroom, 1-1/2 bath, central heat/air, $1200/month. Nice clean home. Call 912659-0322.

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103 Oyster Shell Road-Unit D-12 This Beautiful 3 bed, 2 bath Bull River Upper End Unit Condo Overlooks Pool & Tennis Court. Gorgeous Colors, Pergo Floors In Majority of Unit, REF, D/W, Range/Oven, Washer Dr yer$995/month. Call Fox Properties @ 352-2747 1-4BR Apartments &Homes! Top quality, newly-renovated properties Pets welcome!

Calypso Properties 912-231-0240, www.calypsorentals.com Unfurnished Home for rent in Ardsley, 3 Bedroom, 2 1/2 Bathroom, pool, deck, central heat & air,alarm system, carport and fireplace. $1500 1-2 year lease. Available May 10th. Call Dr. Boyd 236 3660 Beautiful House!

House or Rooms for Rent! Historic District 4-5 Large Bedrooms, Hardwood Floors, W/D. All New Appliances. Large Front and Back Yard, Second Floor Rear Deck.

Security System and Privacy Fence. Must See. Call 748-6063 or 604-8912 Victorian District 2 and 3 Bedroom Apts.

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Historic District 2BR/1BA, CH/A, washer/dryer, hardwood floors, high ceilings,corner of Drayton and Anderson, available now, Pets OK. $700.00 (484-3986) 4BR/2BA, CH/A, washer/dryer on site, hardwood floors, high ceilings next to downtown Kroger, Available Now. Pets OK. $800.00 (484-3986)

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Adorable 2BR/1BA 1920 bungalow has it all: 9' ceilings, mantels, beadboard, fenced rear yard, central HVAC + loads of neighborhood charm. $134,500. 514 E. 38th Street. Katherine W. Oxnard, MopperStapen, Realtors, (912) 704-3545/238-0874, katherine@mopperstapen.com .

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