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Homeland Security

Volume 4, No. 30, April 20, 2005

starts in our Hometown!

On the Cover: Photo illustration by Brandon Blatcher

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Do we have a workable water plan?

Jane Fishman 10 Birds of a feather Feedback 11 Letters to the Editor

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Non Sequitur 12 Favorite cartoon News of the Weird 13 Strange but true Earthweek 14 The week on your planet

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18 Concerts of the week

Music Menu 19 Local gigs a la carte Soundboard 24 Who’s playing and where

Art Patrol 21 Exhibits & openings Art Review 22 ‘A Fine Dividing Line’

Corkscrew 29 Speak like a wine geek

Now Showing 30 All the flicks that fit

The 411 Week at a Glance

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Happenings 31 All the stuff, all the time

Art Review 22

Astroscope 39 What’s your sign?

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Weather 14 News from the sky Crossword Puzzle 41 Mental fun Classifieds 40 They call it “junk,” you call it “couch”

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What: This Earth Day art show features the work of Pre-K students of Thunderbolt Marine Science Academy. The artwork includes A Whale of an ABC Book with whale-related word drawings for each letter of the alphabet, a 3-D jelly fish and ocean installation, photography of the artists’ own environment and landscape water colors. Meet the artists when they visit the exhibit on Earth Day.When: Meet the artists Friday, April 22 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The exhibit can be seen now through mid-May. Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: Free. Call: 232-4447.

What: This seminar will explore the need for advance directives and explain the difference in living wills, durable power of healthcare attorney and other end-of-life issues. Five Wishes for my Healthcare will be used as the living will model. When: April 21 at 6 p.m. Where: Hospice Savannah Community Education Room, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. Cost: Free, but registration is required. Call: 355-2289.

Sand Gnats vs. Augusta Greenjackets What: The Sand Gnats take on the Augusta Greenjackets in four at-home games. When: April 21, 22 and 23 at 7:05 p.m. and April 24 at 2:05 p.m. Where: Grayson Stadium, East Victory Drive. Call: 3519150.

Savannah Arts Academy Presents The Music Man What: The famous Broadway musical is about a con man who comes to a Midwestern town with a scam using a boys’ marching band program, but things don’t go according to plan. When: April 21, 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. and April 24 at 2:30 p.m. Where: Savannah Arts Academy, 500 Washington Ave. Cost: $10 adults, $7 students, faculty and seniors. Call: 201-5000.

AASU Jazz Ensemble in Concert What: The Armstrong Atlantic State University Jazz Ensemble will perform. When: April 21 at 7:30 p.m. Where: AASU Fine Arts Auditorium. Cost: $5. Call: 9297-5381 weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

AASU Masquers Present A Streetcar Named Desire What: Tennessee Williams’ classic. Mature content. When: April 21-23 and 28-30 at 7:30 p.m. and April 24 at 3 p.m. Where: AASU’s Jenkins Theater. Cost: $5. Call: 927-5381.

Friday, April 22 Third Friday Foreign Cinema presents The Fourth Man What: Paul Verhoeven’s “neo-Gothic bisexual comedy thriller.” In Dutch with English subtitles. 105 minutes. When: April 22 at 7:30 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean, Park Avenue. Cost: $5 donation.

NASCAR Racing at OSP What: NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series racing action, plus driver autographs and photograph session before the races. When: April 22. Gates open at 6 p.m. and racing begins at 8 p.m. Where: Oglethorpe Speedway Park, U.S. 80 in Pooler. Cost: $10 adults, $9 military/seniors, $3 ages 6-12 and 5 and under free. Call: 964-8200 or www.ospracing.net.

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Spring Gardening Days at Hospice Savannah What: Gardening volunteers are wanted to help beautify the grounds When: April 23, 9 a.m. to noon.Where: Hospice House, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. Call: Diane Abolt at 629-1081.

5th Annual Spring Fling What: This festival brings together more than 50 artists and crafters from the Southeast. Live music, food and refreshments. When: April 23 and 24 from 10 a..m. to 6 p.m. Where: Tybee Island Memorial Park next to City Hall. Cost: Free. Call: 786-4431.

SSU Hosts National Collegiate Choir What: The Savannah State University Wesleyan Gospel Choir will host the National Collegiate Choir’s album release and concert. When: April 23 at 3 p.m. Where: SSU’s Elmore Theatre in the KingFrazier Student Center. Call: 925-9319.

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Sunday, April 24 Duke Ellington Birthday Concert What: An annual tribute by the Savannah Jazz Orchestra. When: April 24 at 5 p.m. Where: AASU Fine Arts Auditorium. Cost: Free. Call: 927-5381 weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Reel Savannah presents Kinsey What: Liam Neeson plays the man who set off a firestorm of debate about the role of sex in society.

Where: Lucas Theatre. When. Sunday, April 24 at 7 p.m. Cost:: $6, cash only.

Tuesday, April 26 Tsunami Lecture at AASU What: Dr. Hermann Fritz, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Savannah campus of Georgia Tech, will answer questions about the field data collected after the tsunami that hit coastal regions from Southeast Asia to East Africa on Dec. 26.

When: April 26 at noon. Where: AASU’s University Hall, Room 156.

AASU Wind Ensemble in Concert What: The Armstrong Atlantic State University Wind Ensemble performs. When: April 26 at 7:30 p.m.

Where: AASU Fine Arts Auditorium. Cost: Free. Call: 927-5381 weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Wednesday, April 27 Psychotronic Film Society Presents Battle Royale 2 What: The 2003 sequel to Battle Royale, an ultra-violent work of social commentary that is one of the most controversial films ever released in Japan. When: April 27 at 7:30 p.m.

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What: In honor of National Poetry Month, the Spitfire Poetry Group will present this festival that will concentrate on performance poetry. There will be spoken word slams, showcases and other activities. When: Open Mic Welcoming Ceremony Friday, April 22 at 8:30 p.m. at Gallery Espresso. $400 Youth Poetry Competition at 1 p.m. Saturday at Myers Middle School. $300 Adult Poetry Competition at 9 p.m. Saturday at Club OZ, 641 Indian St. An awards show will be held April 24 at 8:30 p.m. at the S.T.A.R.R.C.A. Theatre at 41st and Bull streets.

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When: April 23. Gates open at 6 p.m. and racing begins at 7:30 p.m. Where: Oglethorpe Speedway Park, U.S. 80 in Pooler. Cost: $15 adults, $5 ages 12 and under. Call: 964-8200.

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What: This premiere will be a celebration of the updating and reopening of the Negro Heritage Trail Tour, which was developed by W.W. Law. When: April 23 at 3 p.m. Where: Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. Cost: Free. Call: 234-8000 to reserve a seat.

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The 41st Street Crips.

The name may sound like something from a movie or a rap video, but it’s real.

Take a closer look at the street sign at the intersection of 32nd Street and Waters Avenue. Someone has painted a red, six-pointed star over the W in the sign.

“That indicates disrespect for the West Side,” says Detective Jose Ramirez, who heads the SavannahChatham Metropolitan Police Gang Unit.

Actually, Ramirez is the gang unit. “I cover the whole of Chatham County by myself,” he says.

In the beginning, there were four gang unit officers in Chatham County. That number dropped to two, then one -- although another officer is expected to be hired for the gang unit at some point.

But for now, there’s just Ramirez. A voice crying out in the wilderness? Hardly. He has a passion for what he does. “I enjoy it, especially interacting with youths,” he says. “But I do need help.”

Residents should reach out to the city council and county commission to demand that something be done to counter street gangs, Ramirez says. “Life doesn’t mean anything to the gangs,” he says. “That kind of violence will escalate.”

As Ramirez drives the streets of Savannah, he sees signs of gang activity in many areas. “The graffiti is everywhere,” he says. “I see people use hand signs. It’s a battle I face every day.”

But the problem isn’t limited to Savannah. Quiet, rural Effingham County is battling the production and sale of methamphetamine. The problem is so severe that Effingham County has been nicknamed “Methingham,” Ramirez says.

“This West Coast issue is hitting our back yard very, very hard,” Ramirez says. “People say these are not true gangs. But youth violence is on the rise — dramatically. If you look at many of the homicides lately, they involve youth violence.”

Ramirez cites the murder of Gloria Peloquin, who was shot and killed by 16-year-old Kareem Petty on April 22, 2004, as she drove away from a grocery store. The homicide, which occurred in broad daylight near one of the busiest intersections in Savannah, shocked the entire community.

Many residents are in denial that there is a gang presence in Savannah, but there are at least 13 gangs that are active here, some with as many as 50 members.

Gang symbols, hand signs and clothing can be seen in several music videos. Ramirez admits that he himself is a fan of rapper C Murder.

“I listen to the stuff,” he says. “C Murder is in prison and has been arrested for murder, but he did a music video from jail over the intercom phone.”

Some rap and hip hop contains anti-social messages that have an effect on children, he says. “Our kids have been taking it in every day. (They learn) how to disrespect women -- and domestic violence increases.”

Child abuse rates also have risen. “We have guys who ran from a parole office and tossed a two-year-old child from a car,” Ramirez says in reference to another crime that stunned Savannahians.

While Ramirez is the only current member of the city’s gang unit, most officers with the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have received special training to help them deal with gangs.

About five years ago, nationally recognized gang expert Ken Jones, who teaches at the Institute of Police Technology and Management at Jacksonville, was recruited to train officers in Savannah. Ramirez was one of his students.

“A few years ago in Savannah, we started noticing this graffiti,” says Dan Drake of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

“About three to four people have the education to know if “Gang violence is everywhere and we’ve got to deal with it’s gang-related, or if it isn’t gang-related. We wanted to it,” Ramirez says. bring someone in for training. By a stroke of luck, we got Yes, there are Crips and Bloods in Savannah, but Ken Jones.”

Ramirez’s biggest fear is the emergence of Latino gangs, Jones says gangs are attracted to cities that offer the including Surenos 13, which is associated with the least resistance. “Savannah is not any different than any Mexican Mafia. Some of the new Latino gangs are being city of comparable size,” he says. “You should not feel founded to show respect for gangs “back home.” bad because gangs find your city attractive.”

“They might have family members in gangs in The reason gangs find little resistance is because the California, Texas or Arizona,” Ramirez says. “That makes community has a problem accepting that there is gang it easy for them to set up a gang somewhere else.” infiltration in Savannah. The thought is a frightening one Even Hilton Head Island may have a gang problem. people don’t want to believe.

Ramirez says Surenos 13 “Most individuals believe gang graffiti has been if the gangs did not come found there. “It shows from New York, California or loyalty to the Mexican Miami, they are not gangs,” Mafia,” he says.

Jones says. “But if you leave Surenos is Spanish for them alone, the wannabes Southerner, which in this will become gonnabes.” case refers to Southern Gang problems can exist California. The number 13 in all racial groups. A refers to the 13th letter of Savannah high school the alphabet, M. “That student, who is white, says stands for the Mexican he was approached by Mafia,” Ramirez says. gangs while living in Walk into any bathroom Colorado. in any public school and “The first initiation, they you will likely encounter jump you,” he says. “The gang graffiti, Ramirez only way to get out is to die says. A gun located on or move. They threatened the Beach High School my family, so we moved campus was traced to a back to Savannah.” local gang, and a Girls can belong to homicide in 2004 was Ken Jones, right, and Jose Ramirez at a recent informational gangs, too. “Young ladies attributed to gang forum on local gang activity have always had a role in the members who attended gang,” says Jones, adding Windsor Forest High that today, girls play a much School. bigger role than in the past. “Good girls like bad boys.”

Look closely and you will see gang activity, Ramirez Gangs can be large or small. “A gang may have as says. For example, some gang members who sell drugs few as three members or hundreds or thousands,” Jones “advertise” by wearing jeans with the type of sleeveless says. “The Los Angeles Crips have in excess of 100,000 tank top called a “wifebeater” and carrying a towel. members. There are 63,000 gang members in Chicago.

If the towel is draped over the shoulder, it means the These cities have not found a solution to the problem, gangster is carrying drugs and is open for business. If and I don’t think they will now.” the towel is in a pocket, it means the drugs are sold out.

In some cities, gangs have an enormous presence.

Gang activities are often glamorized through pop “One gang was so successful, it was called in to advise a culture. “Snoop Dogg is a Crips member,” Ramirez says. continued on page 8 “Yet he was on Sesame Street.”

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continued from page 6 gangs often have a constitution and a code of conduct. They are hierarchical, with clear leaders and followers.

They also use colors, symbols and hand signs to show their gang affiliation.

“All Folk Nation followers wear everything to the right,” Jones says. “If they’re wearing a baseball cap, it is turned to the right. They might roll their right pants leg up, untie their shoe on the right. It signifies solidarity. These tools are used by the gangs to recruit.

“This is something our schools fight every day,” Jones says. “It’s always, ‘Pull your pants up, tie your shoes.’”

Clothing with sports team names and logos also is being used by gangs. This has nothing to do with the sports teams -it is used as another identifier.

“Colors have unique meanings,” Jones says. “Red symbolizes the blood of the oppressed.”

Wearing the wrong clothing in certain neighborhoods can be lethal. “Kids are killed because of what they are wearing,” Jones says. “Not knowing a certain kind of clothing (symbolizes gang affiliation) can get them in trouble.”

Although traditional gangs may be more familiar to most people, most of the gangs in Savannah are non-traditional gangs -- also known as contemporary, wannabes or New Hybrid.

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A Level Four community is a community in crisis. And Level Five means the community is controlled by a gang.

“We know when a gang is emerging, because it does a lot of drive-bys,” Jones says. “It’s trying to make a reputation.”

When a gang does invade a community, legitimate businesses leave, the tax base erodes and children pull their children out of school, Jones says. “The police become so burdened, they only respond to shots,” he says.

“When we live in a community with a declining overall lifestyle, we pull up and move,” Jones says.

“The gangs don’t do that. They organize. A gang-controlled community could happen in downtown historic Savannah. It could happen in the best communities.”

Gang activity should be treated with zero tolerance, Jones says. “Every day you allow the graffiti to remain, it strengthens the gang.”

“Education is the key,” Jones says. “If a child has information, they are armed.

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Mafia can be just as damaging as the Crips. This is Enemy No. 1 of most communities.”

That’s because, unlike traditional gangs, the non-traditional gangs have no code of conduct, wear no specific colors and are linear, meaning there is no hierarchy, or leadership. That makes the gangs more unpredictable and harder to spot.

Gangs cover all economic levels.

Younger members are most sought.

“They like to recruit young children because they know the judicial system won’t be as hard on them,” Jones says.

“Many hard-core gang members don’t survive past 21,” he says. “If they do, they may spend most of their life in jail.”

The image of the gangsta rapper is a powerful one to children. “Tupac, Snoop, 50 Cent -- they have an unbelievable influence,” Jones says.

“Children are attracted to this,” he says.

“Almost everything the gang provides to children stimulates the pleasure center of the brain. Parents suppress.”

There are five levels of gang control. At Level One, there is no known gang activity in a community.

At Level Two, there may be some peripheral gang activity. By Level Three, there is an emerging gang problem. “If you’re at Level Three, it’s already too late,” Jones says.

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school board about a school suspension program,” Jones says.

“Number One on the gang code of conduct is silence and secrecy,” he says.

“They lure in kids before the parent ever realizes it.”

The territory controlled by a gang can be large or small. “A street gang may control a block, a street, a school or an entire community,” Jones says. “Gangs seek out areas where they can profit. The reason gangs have growing profits is because of drugs, especially crack.”

The average age of a gang member is 13. But there are adult gang members, too -- some in their 40s. “Now some of these groups are generational,” Jones says. “Some are born into gang life.”

Gangs have standards their members must meet. “Unity, loyalty and reward are necessary to the gang’s survival,” Jones says. The gang assures its philosophy is followed by any means necessary. They do it without remorse because life doesn’t mean anything to the gangsters.”

The reasons kids join gangs are many.

“A significant number of studies show that kids joined gangs because they wanted to,” Jones says. “They may join because it allows a level of status not possible outside the gang.”

Kids also might be harassed by gang members until they join.

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THE SEATING CAPACITY of the room people would have to be the ones to was 500 people, and by quarter to seven address it, which sparked loud applause it was almost full. Still the crowd grew, from the audience. lining the walls when seats ran out.

Next up was Curtis Brown, who Mayor Otis Johnson had called a town implored the mayor to reinstate prayer in meeting to talk about crime in the black schools. He said society had gone community, and people came out in force. downhill since it had been taken out of After a report by City Manager schools, prompting groans from the Michael Brown, Mayor Johnson took to audience. A terse exchange followed as the podium, preaching and the mayor thanked him. speaking to the audience as Brown refused to yield he outlined the focus for the the microphone, and the night: to find solutions to mayor had to ask youth crime in the black security to remove him. community, not place Only then did he step blame. He didn’t want to down. hear anyone “blaming the Comments continued system or the man.” He with citizens complaining implored people to about boom boxes and remember that the majority drugs in their neighof the local black population borhood, the need for was not the problem. after school and Above, a slide showing statics on crime summer programs Rather it was 20 committed by black youth; percent that caused for children, the below, citizens line up to speak problems, saying “we need for more must not let that 20 parental percent destroy our city” involvement, respect for and “we must bring them local youth, and several in. First to offer help. And if requests that people turn they don’t want the help... if to faith to help with these the carrot doesn’t work problems. then we got to get the Several teenagers stick.” The audience spoke, citing the need answered with loud for abstinence to prevent applause. unwanted pregnancies His opening statement was interrupted and better protection to, from and during by a note delivered from “200 citizens school. downstairs” who had been unable to get Nadra Enzi and the Concerned Black into the packed meeting. They asked for Men of Savannah presented a $1,000 the meeting be moved to a larger room. check to Crimestoppers for information The mayor declined, saying a move would about the recent murder of Shante cost valuable time and that TV cameras Cooper. had already been set up to record the Another citizen complained about the meeting for the government channel. The lack of opportunity among locals, stating audience again applauded loudly.

“Tourists have more opportunity than we The mayor noted that he was do,” prompting applause. delighted to have these “problems” of Mayor Johnson noted that he didn’t large citizen turnout and reminded agree with everything that was being everyone that there was a sign up sheet said, but he respected their opinion, for anyone interested in more active saying “Democracy is a messy process, means to solving the problem. but it’s the best we got.”

Then citizens got to speak.

When a citizen asked for a curfew, the Christine Thomas said that it was not Mayor smiled and nodded his head, just a black problem, but a community noting that he had been part of the problem and that it would “take a village process of putting a curfew in effect back to raise these children.” in 1991. But it wasn’t enforced, he said, Mayor Johnson asked that a specific so nothing much came of it. slide be displayed. When the slide was He noted that he was interested in projected the audience gasped. It feaputting the curfew back into effect, but if tured the mug shots of many young black his administration was to do that, citizens males, under the heading of “2,739 men would have to accept the consequences are arrested each year in Savannah.” if their children disobeyed it. ◗ The Mayor said that this was proof To comment, e-mail us at that crime in Savannah is a problem of the black community and as such, black letters@connectsavannah.com

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Birds of a feather flock to this gated community AND THEN THERE WERE THREE. Two Rhode Island Reds.

One white Leghorn.

Down from five. But still no eggs.

Designing, building, then decorating a chicken coop is one thing, raising, protecting and collecting eggs from the little biddies another. There’s a reason some of us are not mothers.

It’s too early for names. That’s a good thing since no one’s established residency yet. But they are cute. And they do have definite personalities. So in a few weeks, when they’re bigger and better able to defend themselves - if they’re still around - they’ll get a more personal label. That could be sooner than later. Their growth is exponential.

When they were really, really little I kept them inside a box in my back room with a lamp positioned close for warmth.

That worked for awhile, before they got wings, before they flew the coop and left the proverbial nest, before they decided the nearby table and desk were more interesting.

Trust me, with their hygiene habits, cutting the apron strings was easy. So one warm day, some four weeks into their

young lives, I introduced them to their designer digs.

All went well until that afternoon when I slipped off to the grocery store. When I returned, I spotted one on its side.Not a good sign. She had been felled by a puncture wound from what looked to be a pointed beak. A hawk, perhaps. Or maybe a crow.

“Why is it on its side?” the young neighbor girl, observant, smart, asked.

“She’s sleeping,” said her dad.

Good answer, I thought.

When the poor thing finally expired I removed her from the scene. But not before one of us stood guard and the other went out to buy 50 feet of chicken wire that we stretched across the top of the outer fence. Feeling pretty comfortable with our contraption, I put them in their quarters, closed the door and carried on.

The next morning I woke up and hurried outside to open the door for my girls, but the first thing I saw was a cat.

Inside the fence. Another bad sign. Back to the drawing board. More wire. More twists. More “sewing.” And about five new locks on the gate.

A few hours later the sweet little chicken coop looked like the JDC, the Juvenile Detention Center. Everything but

concertina wire. I had a gated community in my own backyard.

But it looked secure. Good-bye predators. Hello eggs. A happy hen, I read somewhere, lays an egg every 26 hours with a yolk as orange as Jean-Claude and Cristo’s gates in Central Park, as orange as the setting sun.

I’ve been reading and collecting stories about chickens for a long time.

The best one, written by the marvelous Anne Raver, was about Anna Edey, a brilliant and innovative woman on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. Looking for new ways to do old things, Edey devised a solar greenhouse that runs in the winter without oil or gas. All heat and electricity come from the sun, four layers of plastic glazing - and the body heat of 100 chickens.

Each chicken puts out eight BTU’s an hour per pound, said Edey. Adding to their worth, it turns out that chicken breath produces CO2, a necessary ingredient for plants. To shift the carbon dioxide to the greenhouse - and the plants - Edey, writes Raver, uses a solarpowered fan to draw the air from the chicken coop into a series of perforated pipes that lie beneath the soil of the growing beds of leaf lettuce, arugula, chicory, beet greens, sorrel, cilantro, dill,

parsley and the blossoms from nasturtiums, red salvia and borage.

Each week, including the winter, her 3,000-square-foot greenhouse produces 60 pounds of greens, which nets her something like $100,000. Brilliant!

When she noticed spots on the plants and learned they were from the ammonia, a byproduct of the bird’s waste, Edey created a series of still more perforated pipes. They run under the soil and vent the ammonia. More brilliance!

But first I had to deal with city predators.

That afternoon my neighbor spotted one of his cats sitting on top of the makeshift fenced roof, staring down at the girls. But he never got in.

Despite the convention of neighborhood cats and the annoyance of all the wires I have to entangle to enter the coop with feed and water, things have settled down. The girls are scratching the ground, scooting between the spiderwort and salvia, exploring their perimeters, settling in.

And I’m starting to look for eggs. It can only get better, right? ◗

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Sale was a success Editor, A big thank you goes to over 200 members of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church who worked so hard to produce the Skidaway Island Antiques Show & Sale last month. Every penny raised benefits the at-risk children of Savannah.

The greater Savannah community supported this three-day event with the highest attendance ever. I particularly thank the many underwriters.

Because of the generous gifts of money and time, the antiques show will be donating between $64,000 and $65,000 to Hope House-Peeler Home, Interfaith Hospitality Network, Open Arms Home; Park Place Network and St. Paul Academy for Boys and Girls. We thank everyone who contributed in some way to its success -- another example of the proud Savannah community working together.

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Editor, Will someone please tell me why politicians, economists and the punditocracy have danced around the simple answer to the problem of Social Security?

Just raise the minimum wage by 50 cents an hour and the so-called “crisis” evaporates. Let’s do the math. There are over 127 million people employed in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (not counting the selfemployed). The median salary is just under $14 an hour. That means that half, approximately 63 million, make less than $14 an hour.

Assuming that in the first year the lowest paid one-third, roughly 20 million, receive the full 50-cent an hour raise, and that they work the typical 2080 hours per year, they’d receive an additional $1040 per year. A little over 7 percent of that, about $77, goes to Social Security and employers contribute another $77.

Multiply 20 million times $154 and a total of $3.08 billion additional dollars goes to the Social Security Trust Fund each year. One of the projections shows the Trust Fund running out of $180 billion in Reserves (not “going bankrupt”) in 36 years. The 50-cent Solution would bring in an additional $110 billion plus accrued interest. “Crisis” ends.

These calculations are conservative, as it is likely that more than 20 million workers would receive some increase in salary. And while 50 cents an hour is only $20 a week, that small raise helps the lowest paid workers cover some of the recent increases in the costs of gasoline, heating and electricity.

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Editor, Just wanted to compliment you on the nicely balanced article “Growing Thirst,”

by Jim Morekis, about what continues to be into the foreseeable future an intractable problem on the need for ever more water in this region.

I think the article provides a nice summation of the enormous amount of creative effort (and often frustrating work) started long, long ago in the Chatham Environmental Forum and other formal groups of interested individuals and professionals.

Groundwater science is answering more and more of the questions raised, not only through the Sound Science Initiative but also the modeling effort going as I write, pertaining to whether Harbor Expansion may or may not adversely impact the integrity of the Upper Floridan Aquifer.

Permit me to raise a cautionary flag.

A lot of talk in the article references ever increasing use of surfacewater, such as weaning industry off the aquifer and onto surfacewater.

Well and good. But surfacewater is not an unlimited resource.

Inflow of fresh water helps maintain the integrity of the expansive salt marsh, the cradle of much of estuarine and marine life. The salt marsh over the millennia is self-adjusted to the vagaries of high and low river and stream freshwater flows. Removing millions of gallons of surfacewater may result in a negative outcome that we still know little about.

How much surfacewater is removable?

I’m reminded of the battle involving the tapping of surfacewater from the multipledammed Colorado River. So much is removed by California, Nevada, and Arizona that what remains in its flow into Mexico, who also lays claim to potable Colorado River water, is barely a trickle, and excessively salty at that, brought about by return flow after used to irrigate enormous tracts of farmland in southern California, the lettuce basket of the U.S. I do not envy the policy makers. I would like not to sit in the chairs of those legislators and other policy makers who soon must make the hard decisions that regulates water use as more effective(?), efficient(?), or environmentally more friendly(?).

Christopher J. Schuberth Professor of Geology/Science Education Director, Troops to Teachers Armstrong Atlantic State University

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•When officers responded to a complaint of domestic violence, a woman told them that she and the father of her three children began arguing and she asked him to leave. The man left, but returned to demand his jacket. The woman opened the door to give the man his jacket and he forced his way inside, pushing her hard against the wall. The woman went to a neighbor’s to call for police. She complained of a headache, but was otherwise unhurt.

•Police were called on a report of an injured person on Drayton Street. Upon arrival, they spoke with a man who said he and a friend were talking to two women when two other men approached them, carrying a club, the kind that is used to secure a steering wheel. The four men got into a verbal altercation. One of the suspects struck one of the men in the head with the club, then struck the other one. Both received lacerations.

•An off-duty police officer found his truck had been vandalized at his Georgetown apartment complex. The officer had parked the truck at 8 p.m. and come out at 6 a.m. the next morning to find the truck had been scratched on the front and rear door driver’s side. The tailgate had deep gouges from tail light to tail light across the entire length of the tailgate. The marks appeared to have been made with some type of key. The officer spoke to neighbors, but no one saw or heard anything. ◗

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Science on the Cutting Edge Bureaucrats in North Korea’s Communist Party, summarizing their understanding of the way the brain works, announced in January that, henceforth, all men would be expected to wear their hair short (2 inches, maximum) in that longer hair impairs function by taking oxygen away from the nerves in the head. (Balding men would be allowed another inch for comb-overs,

Heidi Erickson of Boston, one of America’s more aggressive cat-hoarding women, made News of the Weird in 2003 when she raucously challenged her evictions from two homes where she allegedly was attempting to breed the “imperfections” out of Persian cats.

Subsequently, she moved into the Plympton, Mass., home of Patricia Pima, a black hermaphrodite who raises champion horses. The friendship ended in February when passenger Erickson yelled at Pima for reading the Bible while driving on Interstate 495, resulting in Pima’s ordering Erickson out of the car, which led to Erickson’s filing a complaint with local authorities that Pima’s home reeks so bad that it is a public health hazard.

The Sacred Institution of Marriage (1) In six weddings this year in India, two boys and four girls were married in tribal-custom ceremonies to dogs, which is believed to bring better luck to children who have been cursed by teething first from the upper jaw (“dog teeth”). (Agence France-Presse reported that the four February marriages in Jharkhand state involved, thank goodness, dogs of the opposite gender from the spouse.) (2) In February, a Pakistani tribal council in Kacha Chohan (Punjab state) ordered a 2-year-old girl to marry a man, age 42, to punish the girl’s uncle for having sex with that man’s current wife (although the marriage will not be official until the girl turns 18).

The Shame of the Clumsy Gunman (all new) The following people accidentally shot themselves recently: Off-duty sheriff’s deputy Melissa Baird (while loading her gun to check out a noise in her yard) (Brandon, Fla., March).

Recurring Themes News of the Weird has reported on how single acts of sexual intercourse wound up costing men (e.g., tennis star Boris Becker) staggering amounts of money. In March, Harry C. Stonecipher resigned under pressure as CEO of Boeing for having an affair with a Boeing lobbyist, and the New York Post, examining regulatory filings, concluded that Stonecipher had thus forfeited bonuses and incentives that could have been worth about $38 million. While more than one act may have been involved, the pair were stationed in different cities, and published reports indicated that the affair had only recently begun.

Readers’ Choice In March, the Oregon board that enforces teachers’ standards and practices charged Salem high school football and track coach (and science teacher) Scott Reed with gross neglect of duty after investigating parents’ complaints that he routinely licked the bleeding wounds of his players to help them recover. In addition to knowledge he acquired as a teacher of science, Reed had also earlier taken the standard teachers’ seminar on bodily fluid contact (which he was ordered by the board to retake).

Ironies The Maryland schoolteachers’ union was found by the National Labor Relations Board to have violated labor law by obstructing two of its own staff members’ challenges to working conditions (March). And a 59-year-old man drowned in a quarry near Hillsville, Pa., while testing his new water depth-finder (March). And two days before Easter, the city council in Mission Viejo, Calif., exasperated by the destruction of plants and shrubbery, authorized residents to shoot on sight the animals suspected of causing the damage: rabbits. ◗

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In March, an Iowa administrative law judge denied Barbara J. Dutton unemployment benefits, ruling that her firing as supply clerk at a 12-person Des Moines company was justified by her incompetence. According to records cited by the judge, Dutton had earnestly ordered office supplies during an 18month period totaling about $230,000, including 16,000 Bic pens and nearly $15,000 worth of Scotch tape. Since there was no evidence of dishonesty, the company was left with the conclusion that she was simply overmatched in her job. Said she, “I didn’t realize that I was not needing (everything).”

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Accused home invader Paul K. Hardy, 40 (while unloading his gun as a goodwill gesture after he warmed up to his victims) (Martinsburg, W.Va., December).

The one-legged Keith Caldwell, 32 (after grabbing his gun to investigate a noise, but deciding to hop around unsteadily rather than put on his prosthesis) (Tuscaloosa, Ala., January). Santiago Preciado-Alvarez, 54 (a typical waistband-for-a-holster accident while trying to scare off coyotes) (Rock County, Wis., February). Adrian White-Wolff, 20 (fooling around with his pistol in a car with friends) (Tucson, Ariz., March).

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In studies reported recently by mainstream researchers: (1) DNA-damaging cancers caused by heterocyclic amines were found reduced in rats that drank nonalcoholic beer instead of water (Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry). (2) Tobacco-smoking apparently provides some protection against the onset of Parkinson’s disease (Karolinska Institute of Sweden). (3) Overweight patients tend to survive better than nonoverweight patients the rigors of a certain cardiacbypass procedure (coronary artery bypass grafting) (American Journal of Cardiology).

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TalkToAliens.com began taking orders in March, recording people’s messages at $3.99 per minute and beaming them into space, aimed toward the Milky Way by a huge parabolic dish antenna in Connecticut on a relatively accessible FM frequency. And in December, German inventor Juergen Broether introduced his “telephonic angel” system (at about US$2,000), which is a battery-operated, underground loudspeaker that, buried at a gravesite, allows someone to speak into a microphone and have the messages amplified through the dirt to the departed for up to a year on a single battery charge.

A February Atlanta JournalConstitution dispatch from El Alberto, Mexico (near Mexico City), profiled a theme park in which potential and wannabe emigrants to the United States can test their survival skills in an obstacle course that touches on the rigors migrants endure sneaking across the border. The cost of this rehearsal for a better life is an admission fee of the equivalent of US$13.

In November, Yeslam Bin Laden, one of 53 siblings and half-siblings of Osama, announced in Paris that he would soon bring to market upscale floral fragrances for men and women at about $30 an ounce, though the products will bear his first name rather than his last, for obvious reasons. (However, in February, the trademark authority in Switzerland, where Yeslam lives, resolved in his favor his long-held-up application to use the “Bin Laden” name commercially, in case he decides to.) Yeslam said he hasn’t seen Osama in 17 years and is appalled by his Al-Qaeda activities.

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Marburg haemorrhagic fever is a rare but extremely lethal disease caused by a virus in the same family as Ebola. A team of international medical specialists has been working in the northern city of Uige, the epicentre of the epidemic, to bring the disease under control. They say their efforts have been met with resistance and denial by many in Uige, who are avoiding hospitals and the specially suited medical teams that roam the city in search of new cases. “The difference between this outbreak of Marburg and previous outbreaks, including Ebola, is that this one is in an urban, confined area,” said Tom Ksiazek, who heads the Atlanta-based Centres for Disease Control’s special pathogens branch.

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• Thousands of residents in the West Sumatra capital of Padang fled to the higher ground following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked the city. No significant damage was reported, but the shaking was felt as far away as Singapore.

• Earth movements were also felt in metropolitan Tokyo, southern Japan’s Kyushu Island, Taiwan, the northwest Sumatra aftershock zone, the southern Philippines, areas around New Zealand’s Cook Strait, the Tibet-Nepal border region, suburban Tehran and California’s San Diego County.

Volcanic Surge Geologic forces beneath Sumatra have expanded beyond the recent devastating earthquakes to stir many volcanoes across Indonesia. More than 20,000 people fled the slopes of Mount Talang as the volcano spewed hot ash in the wake strong tremors along the same fault that has produced the deadly Sumatran quakes. A day later, seismologists issued a volcano alert for newly

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15 rumbling Tangkuban Perahu, near the city of Bandung on Java. The alert level around the famed Anak Krakatau (Krakatoa), in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, was raised to 2 on a scale from 1 to 4. Several others have also begun erupting.

members of a once-abundant population to survive since the region’s climate became arid about 9,000 years ago.

Scientists from Madrid’s Complutense University are studying the few dozen Nile crocodiles that live in a small Mauritania

pond near the Senegalese border. The pond is only about 100 square metres in size and is 200 km from the nearest river.

The Spanish scientists found the pond contains large amounts of microorganisms, which favor the growth of

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They say the delicate ecosystem had remained stable despite its small size for millennia, and describe it as a “unique ecological phenomenon.” ◗

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Almost 20 years after the explosion at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant, radiation levels in neighbouring Belarus are falling faster than expected, according to a study published by the Belarus Institute of Radiology. More than 23 percent of the country was contaminated with radioactive isotopes, especially Caesium-137, when Chernobyl exploded in April 1986. Now only 19 percent is affected by significant Caesium137 pollution, mainly due to natural phenomena like sunlight and rain, the survey reported.

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Japanese government sources said the country intends to expand the scope of its “research” whaling in the Antarctic Ocean to include humpback and fin whales late this year. The Kyodo news agency reported the unnamed sources also said Japan will nearly double its catch of minke whales. Japan halted commercial whaling in line with a 1986 International Whaling Commission moratorium, but has been hunting whales since 1987 for what it calls scientific research purposes. Critics contend that whale meat said to be obtained for research is actually sold for consumption in Japan.

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Millions of painted lady butterflies that fluttered into California's Central Valley in late March could be just the advance guard of one of the largest migrations of the species on record, according to Prof. Arthur Shapiro, a butterfly expert at the University of California at Davis. Shapiro said he is getting reports of "billions" of other butterflies in Southern California, which appear to be heading north. Heavy winter rainfall appears to be responsible for the winged population boom.

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Local retro/garage merchants celebrate release of their first CD with American Legion concert Saturday WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WAIT 12 long years for something? A high school education, perhaps, or a fine Bordeaux to mature?

What’s it like when that thing you’ve waited for finally happens?

Superhorse is dealing with that question as we speak. The popular local garage/retro/glam band is known for their chunky multiple-guitar attack, their chaotic and intense stage show -and their near-total lack of recorded product to show for their twelve years together.

But at long last, the enigmatic band of brothers will release their first-ever full-length CD, The “High Impedance” Majesty of Superhorse, this weekend. They mark the historic occasion with a concert at the American Legion downtown this Saturday night.

With the collective euphoria that can only come from a large group of likeminded people -- in this case, seven -- the band is not only stoked at the prospect of finally having a CD to call their own, but are already making plans for an EP, a second full-length release, and a tour of Europe and Japan.

As for the new record, High Impedance -- the culmination of five years of recording sessions, dozens of coffee and cigarette-fueled internecine debates, one awkwardly-timed switch from Mac OS9 to OSX, and untold cases of beer -is a tour de force through virtually the complete rock vocabulary, a veritable Platonic ideal of the “School of Rock” Jack Black was shooting for in the movie of the same name.

Beginning with the loud, two-chord basher “Like My Shit” (I like my shit/ I like it loud), reaching a psychedelic peak with the haunting “Tattoo” and ending with one of the band’s oldest tunes, “Superchick,” it is neither a deliberate attempt to clone the band’s fabled live show nor a batch of disconnected would-be radio singles.

Rather, High Impedance is a by-God album -- an ordered, wholistic, near-life form, mimicking the ups, downs, highs, lows, quiet pauses and loud crescendos of life itself.

(In another nod to Superhorse’s deeply analog sensibilities, High Impedance is divided into two “sides,” a la the days of vinyl, with a long pause between the two.)

Superhorse’s lineup consists of moonlighting members of such seminal regional groups as City of Lindas, GAM, Redneck Greece Delux, The Stretch Marks, The Judge & The Jury and Splitfinger.

Connect Savannah: It’s so far behind it comes out ahead.

Like the snake eating its tail.

Bob Holmen: That’s exactly what Savannah’s like. I don’t think what Superhorse does goes out of style.

Keith Kozel: For whatever reason, Superhorse has always appealed to a huge variety of people. We’ve got punks, metalheads, old hippies. It’s like the president says: We’re a uniter, not a divider.

L-R: Sebastian Edwards, Jason Anderson, Jim Reed, Gene Lyons, Keith Kozel, Kevin Rose, Bob Holmen Keith Kozel is the band’s lead vocalist, main songwriter, and sometime rhythm guitarist.

Superhorse’s three, count ‘em, three lead guitarists are Bob Holmen, Sebastian Edwards and Kevin Rose.

Rose and Superhorse keyboardist Jason Anderson own Elevated Basement Studios, where the pair produced the album, and where Rose mixed 11 of the CD’s 13 tracks (two were mixed by Barrett Nichols; High Impedance itself was mastered by the highly regarded Brad Blackwood of Euphonic Masters studio in Memphis).

Gene Lyons and Jim Reed (whose day gig is Connect Savannah music editor) play bass and drums respectively.

Following is a compressed, composite interview of my three-hour conversation with all seven band members over beers in various locales within the American Legion post downtown.

sounding. Those are in the can, and we’re going to put them out on a five-or-six song EP soon.

Connect Savannah: I had a strong sense of deja vu listening to this album. I’m constantly hearing things that remind me of another song or another sound from another time.

Kevin Rose: I posted a track on this web forum I’m a part of. Some people started writing, “what’s wrong with the mix, where are the drums?” And this one older guy replied to everybody, saying, “Look, assholes. This is how this kind of music is supposed to be mixed. The drums are in the background, the guitars are up, and the vocals are way out front.” He was like, have you people never heard a Jimi Hendrix record? That’s how this kind of music should sound.

Jim Reed: We wanted to touch on all the sounds of the band. It’s all over the map.

Some of it’s twangy, some of it’s almost Southern rock, some of it’s gritty urban New York City rock. We wanted to make the most cohesive album we could. We wanted to streamline it down to the absolute best songs we had to offer.

Bob Holmen: You have to punch people in the face. People don’t have the attention span anymore.

Jim Reed: We had to take out some songs that stylistically didn’t fit, the ones that are really country and twangy

Connect Savannah: But this album’s not just loud all the time.

Kevin Rose: Most bands today are mixed with all the knobs up to 12. You look at the LEDs and they’re all up to here (holds the edge of his hand to the top of an imaginary sound level readout).

Everything’s just so saturated. But if you saw Led Zeppelin on the same LED, it would look like this (waves hand gently up and down the full range).

Gene Lyons: Kevin does this thing we call “the vacuum.” It’s when he makes the sound go from being really little to really huge just like that. He knows how to throw in all these strange sounds to kind of bridge the gap in the dynamics.

Connect Savannah: In releasing this CD did you give much thought to the current garage rock revival? You guys have been doing garage rock for years.

Keith Kozel: See, that’s sometimes just how things happen in Savannah.

Bob Holmen: I mean, it’s not like it’s rocket surgery.

(much laughter around the table) Bob Holmen: It’s not rocket surgery, man.

You haven’t seen that T-shirt, with Bush on the back saying “it’s not rocket surgery?”

Keith Kozel: Oh, we thought you just came up with that one.

Bob Holmen: People look at Superhorse and see what they want to. They project it onto us.

Keith Kozel: It’s funny, because this band started out as a side project to all the other bands we were all in. We wanted this band to sort of be the place where we’d get the things right that we were trying to get right in the other bands.

When we started out rehearsing in the old Lamas building -- which was pretty much where everybody in town rehearsed at the time -- we tried to draw from a lot of different things musically, on purpose. We owe a serious debt to all those old sounds.

Sebastian Edwards: Behind us there’s the Woggles. And behind the Woggles there’s Iggy Pop. And you go back from there.

It’s a tradition.

Jim Reed: There is a tradition of work we’re drawing from. If you listen, you’ll notice references. I think in every Superhorse song there are four or five moments where something will click like that. We have elements of glam, elements of ‘70s cock rock, elements of soul.

We’ve got the screaming guitars and the pounding drums, but on top we’ve got what are sometimes some sweet and actually very pretty vocal harmonies.

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Bob Holmen: It’s like when we were playing with (former Velvet Underground drummer) Moe Tucker that time. We took some great things from the gigs we played with her. When you’re around a talent that serious, it kind of scares you into doing things better.

Keith Kozel: She’s responsible for our name, actually. I remember it was sort of up in the air between Power Trip and Superhorse, and when we pitched it to Moe Tucker, she was like, “Oh, yeah, you’ve got to go with Superhorse.”

Keith Kozel: I play guitar on some songs, and sometimes people assume I’m playing lead because I’m the one jumping around. Meanwhile the guy actually playing the solo is off to the side with a real serious expression on his face. I only play rhythm, believe me.

Connect Savannah: I’ve always admired how Superhorse manages that whole wall-of-sound thing with the three and four guitars.

Sebastian Edwards: We all have very distinct, different ways of playing. That’s the magic of it. That’s the whole idea -getting three distinct guitar sounds playing together.

Keith Kozel: Seb is more the chickenpicker, with kind of a country style. Bob has the sort of ‘70s rock lead style. Kevin comes from a very ‘70s kind of punk style.

Connect Savannah: You guys have another distinctive quality, like putting a finger lightly on a spinning turntable.

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Connect Savannah: Jason, your keyboard work on this album is not like anything I’ve heard from you with any of your other projects. But it’s just as tasteful.

Jason Anderson: I try just to compliment what the guitars are doing. The thing is to not get in their way. With that many guitars, you have to let them do most of it. I mostly try to help out with the rhythm.

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Connect Savannah: It’s hard to describe what’s so affecting about it. Kevin’s solo is almost painfully slow, but it works.

Jim Reed: You know how they call Eric Clapton “Slowhand?” We call Kevin “Slower Hand.”

Kevin Rose: Well, the day we recorded it I had really bashed the shit out of my finger, the middle finger on my left hand.

Barrett was coming over to mix that day, and -- well, he doesn’t always show up.

So I figured, Barrett’s here, he actually showed up, so I’ll go ahead and play anyway. The funny thing about that solo is the first take sounded like shit. The second one, I said, that’s awful, too. So I played it a third time and hated it again.

But Barrett said, “You’re gonna come back tomorrow and love that one. We’ll leave it in.” And he was right. So it was one of those happy accidents. ◗

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Sebastian Edwards: Except maybe when they call him “Savannah’s Mick Jagger.”

People get stuck on Keith’s stage presence, but you have to remember that most all these songs Superhorse plays Keith wrote on the back of Vinnie’s tickets. He’s the one that comes in with the lyrics and the concept. (Editor’s Note: Kozel is a longtime employee of Vinnie Van Go-Go’s in City Market.)

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Keith Kozel: I didn’t know I got a lot of those. But to tell you the truth, if people like what I’m doing I’m not sick of any comparisons.

Keith Kozel: It leads to that property of Superhorse that Bob calls “the blur.”

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Circle Takes The Square

Cigar Store Indians

Based in Savannah, but known throughout the country (and, I daresay the world) for their exuberant, “kiss this” take on screaming, helter-skelter post-hardcore, CTTS have earning raves in influential mags like Rolling Stone (from no less than David “I’ve still got my pride” Fricke) and Alternative Press.

Their hallmarks are tough and biting male/female vocal interplay and twisting, sinewy obstacle courses that they call songs. Sonic references to hard-charging and idol-bashing acts like X and Fugazi abound. They rarely play hometown shows, because they’re usually crisscrossing the country playing everywhere from house parties and youth centers to dive bars and full-on showcase clubs.

Opening will be Stop This Fall, a politically-minded punk band from Florida (think RATM mixed with standard-issue hardcore) boasting a well-defined sense of both dynamics and song structure.

If you mistakenly think there are no original bands in Savannah that are worthy of international recognition, show up for this gig (with earplugs), and have your assumptions be pounded into oblivion. Fri., The Jinx.

Couldn’t get enough of this kitschy, retro Atlanta rockabilly band at the recent Rock The Cure benefit festival? Now they’re back – which is odd, as it had literally been years since they last graced our town’s stages.

Led by the charismatic Ben Friedman (whom many will remember from his late’80s gigs at the now-defunct Congress St. Station), they’re far from purists, but they certainly have the chops and ducktails to please most save for the fanatics... Fri., 10 pm, Mercury Lounge.

Searson, Rathkeltair Rock-tinged Irish bands (or Irishtinged rock bands, take your pick) have always gone over better there than more traditional fare in this venue (formerly known as O’Connell’s Irish Pub), so it’s no surprise that this weekend they’ve got a double shot of rollicking, uptempo, feelgood music on draught.

First up is Searson, a Canadian group that defines themselves as “kick-ass Celtic”. With a lineup that includes two lead female fiddlers, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, piano, mandolin, and bodhran, this close-knit family band has been a featured attraction at major clubs and Irish festivals throughout North America. Their fresh, contemporary good looks and exceptional musicianship and stepdancing make them one of the finest touring acts this pub has booked to date.

The next night, Rathkeltair returns for their first Savannah date since the 2005 Irish Festival. This acclaimed combo features members of brand-name Irish rock acts like Seven Nations and Celtic Soul, and leans in a much harder direction. Fri. Sat., Finnegan’s Wake Irish Pub.

3 Doors Down It was quite a coup when Georgia Southern University signed a contract with these multi-platinum modern rockers the same week their latest album hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 200 Charts. Although this Statesboro school has hosted its share of big name bands over the years (including The Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers), it’s been some time since they brought in an act of bona fide superstar status.

The 20,000 capacity of this outdoor facility (Paulson Stadium) means there’s plenty of room for out-of-towners. So, the school’s been advertising as far away as Augusta and Charleston. Officials say if this show succeeds, they’ll bring in at least one artist of a similar stature each academic year, and that they’d like for GSU to become known as a viable and profitable stop for major bands.

That’s a tall order, but with 5,000 tickets already sold just to their student body, things are looking good so far.

Another selling point: seats for the public top out at $30, compared with $46 for the following night in Jacksonville. That’s

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A two-fisted sucker punch of rural acoustic blues from guitarist Michael Maddox and Old-Time Americana from the ubiquitous Joe Nelson.

The Brothers consist of Nelson, Jeremy Stoner and Ricardo Ochoa. They’ll play a mixture of ancient folk, hokum blues, minstrel tunes, jazz rags and Tin Pan Alley numbers – all recreated faithfully from their original 78 rpm sources – as well as throw in a few amalgamated versions which Nelson has adapted himself from various sources.

Interestingly enough, Joe will only be playing ukuleles for this show (all manner of them). This show will likely make a wonderful introduction to not only a bygone era of music, but to a couple of Savannah’s most fervent true believers in the way things ought to be. Sun., 7 pm, The Sentient Bean. ◗

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Extremely eclectic dance-oriented jam quartet from Oxford, Miss. that blends elements of bluegrass, classic rock, funk and traditional country, and are known for tight vocal harmonies.Tues., 10 pm, Fiddler’s Crab House.

Led by pianist Eric Jones, this new trio also includes multi-instrumentalist Ricardo Ochoa and celebrated regional traps drummer Billy Hoffman. Fri., 8:30 pm, The Mansion on Forsyth Park.

Michael Amburgey

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Atlanta’s MC Soulheir the manCHILD and DJ Dust make thoughtful, positive cutting-edge hip-hop that many liken to both Talib Kweli and The Black Eyed Peas. Their signed to tobyMAC’s cutting-edge Christian rock, pop and hip-hop label Gotee Records, Sat., The Jinx.

Absylon Rising

Veteran local guitarist known for his bottleneck slide in the duo of Amburgey & Hanson. This monthly gig finds him accompanied by a rotating cast of guests. Thurs., 8 pm, The Sentient Bean.

Big Engine

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Raw electric rotgut blues a la T-Model Ford or Hound Dog Taylor. Straight, no chaser. Thurs., Savannah Blues.

Young, “wanderlusty songwriter” who rediscovered her country roots after relocating to Austin, Texas. Mon., 8 pm, The Sentient Bean.

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Tybee’s 5th Annual Spring Fling

This eagerly-anticipated street festival has grown quite a bit since its inception. The latest installment includes a variety of local artists Locally-based jazz scat and craftspeople, food, and – of vocalist, who spent time in course – free live music. the NYC jazz world, and Saturday’s lineup features local returned with an blues songwriter Jan Spillane, impressive debut CD and a the 1960s-style female trio handful of A-list connecGirlfriends, and Atlanta tions. His local gigs find bluesman Slim Fatz. He’s back him joined by an everon Sunday, along with the changing lineup of the locally-based Middle Eastern area’s better players. pop sensation ZAN (celebrating Thurs., 10 pm, Fiddler’s the release of her new CD), and Crab House. the steel drum-driven Caribbean sounds of the Heritage Band. It makes a great family outing.

Sat. & Sun., 10 am - 6 pm, Jacey Falk A celebrated Floridian Memorial Park (next to Tybee vocalist/pianist (in the tradition of Nat City Hall) - ALL AGES. “King” Cole) leads this ace acoustic jazz group, which features a talented female It doesn’t get much heavier than this singer (in the tradition of Shirley Horn).

Fri. - Sat., 7 pm, The Jazz Corner (Hilton South Carolina sludgecore act led by the Head). absolutely unhinged Dave “Dixie” Collins, infamous for his time in the see-it-tobelieve-it BUZZOV-EN. With local punks Classically-trained harpist offers a Black Tusk (ex-Bricks). Wed., The Jinx. unique take on this most bewitching instrument by playing traditional pieces, Greasy, folk and blues-influenced rock her own arrangements of popular tunes & roll from one of the area’s most and her own original material. This makes accomplished singer/songwriters. a wonderful complement to brunch in Expect soaring leads and powerful this new luxury hotel’s restaurant. Sun., 11 am - 2 pm, The Mansion on Forsyth vocals. Fri., 9 pm, The Oyster Bar (Wilmington Island). ◗ Park.

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Local cover duo offering laid back covers of pop, country, shag and rock hits, recast with a slightly calypso feel.

Fri., 7 pm, Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House.

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Newly-minted local cover band (popular hits in a variety of styles) featuring keyboardist Skip Graham. Sat., Pogy’s Bar & Grill (Richmond Hill).

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High-energy Jacksonville-based Southern and hard rock bar band, featuring a founding member of Molly Hatchet. Covers and originals. Sat., 9:30 pm, The Oyster Bar (Wilmington Island).

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DVD double-dips Multiple editions of movie packages confuse consumers EVERY TUESDAY MORNING they fill the bins at Wal-Mart and Best Buys and even drugstore counter racks: Those movies you may already have at home on DVD, only now they’re a Special Edition.

Or they’re a Director’s Cut. Or a boxed set, an extended cut, an unrated version, a two-disc set, a special collector’s edition.

Whatever the gimmick is titled, the practice is known as double-dipping — reissuing a DVD with more bells and whistles in hopes of milking the consumer for even more money on something he or she already owns.

No statistics are kept, but observers agree it is increasing rapidly. Hardly a Tuesday release date has passed this year without several new versions of previously released movies, ranging from Bambi to Raging Bull, with Chariots of Fire, The Crying Game, Malcolm X and even Class of Nuke ’Em High all showing up on shelves recently.

“It confuses people, ‘cause they don’t know which one to go for,” says Preston Jones, a DVD reviewer for dvdtalk.com.

But, he adds, “the more this goes on, the more people get clued in and realize that a lot of times if you wait, you get more.”

Do you buy Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind the moment it’s released?

If you do, you’re going to be less than sunny when the studio releases “Eternal Sunshine 2-Disc Collector’s Edition” less than three months later, with lots of added goodies like behindthe-scenes documentaries and special audio commentaries.

“That was ridiculous — I would have been angry if I’d bought the regular edition when it came out,” says Joshua Smelser, who has more than 100 DVDs in his collection, including plenty of double-dips. (He waited and bought the special edition of Sunshine.)

Smelser is one of the savvy DVD buyers who cruises the Web before he buys to see if a special edition is planned for release down the line. The information can be found on many sites, such as dvdtalk.com. Sometimes studios won’t mention a planned double-dip; sometimes they announce it in advance: The reissue of Titanic, scheduled in October, will be in both a two-disc and a four-disc set.

DVDs have only been around since the late ’90s, and already there are two, three and sometimes four versions of some movies.

“When DVDs first came out, the manufacturers hadn’t fully realized how to to produce a good DVD,” says Nick Nunziata, who runs the Web site Cinematic Happenings Under Development (www.chud.com).

“They might package it cool, but the transfer would be weak, or they would release a bare-bones disc. Then the studio realized they could make a lot more money off these films.”

The big movie studios don’t want to talk about double-dipping, ever since last year, when a Miramax executive was candid with The New York Times about the rollout of six different copies of Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill in a year.

“It’s called multiple bites of the apple,” he told the Times. After Web sites piled on with criticism, the studios have gotten rather quiet about doubledipping. Attempts to get comments from several studios went nowhere.

DVD sales have grown so fast that they now generate more than twice as much money for Hollywood as the annual take from the box office itself.

In 2004, Americans spent about $21.5 billion on DVD sales and rentals, compared with $9.5 billion at the box office.

The biggest-selling DVD ever, Finding Nemo, made $340 million at the box office in initial release but made more than $430 million in DVD sales its first year. While its box office figures will never grow in any meaningful way, Finding Nemo will sell DVDs for years.

DVD buffs agree there are cases where the rereleases are wonderful.

Nearly everyone agrees on the best, most justifiable double-dip ever: The Lord of the Rings Expanded Edition. The expanded versions not only have significant extra footage, they document the trilogy’s entire production process.

When the double-dips don’t measure up to that standard, though, it’s usually the collector who gets burned, says collector Smelser.

“Joe Schmo off the street, they don’t care so long as they have one version of the movie,” he says. “But the real fans of a particular movie will keep on buying as they keep putting more stuff out.” ◗

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compiled by Jim Morekis ‘Entelechy’ -SCAD presents this exhibition featuring work by students in the interactive design and game development department, through April 22, in Byte Café in Montgomery Hall, 3515 Montgomery St.

‘Portrait_Savannah’ -- Release party for this book of photography about the art of photography itself, featuring a forward by SCAD professor Pete Christman and an introduction by Sarah Emily Bible, will be at Iocovozzi Fine Art, 12 W. Harris St., April 15, 6:30 p.m. The show will be up until May 1, then it will hang in SCAD’s Hamilton Hall gallery during June.

‘Print, Process, Collaboration: Bud Shark, Master Printer’ -- SCAD presents an exhibition that explores contemporary American printmaking, April 13–May 15 at Red Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St.

‘On the Bias’ -- Show “seeks to subvert fiber art stereotypes.” Through April 30 at Starland Center of Contemporary Art, 2428 Bull St.

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Gallery 209 Artists of the Month -Bluffton painter Lynda Potter and Tybee Island potter Jane Freyermuth are featured at Gallery 209, 209 E. River St. throughout April.

Kevin Starr -- 11 large photos based in fashion and narrative interpretations, at the Sapphire Grill near City Market through May 30.

‘Scenes of Savannah: Works in Oil and Watercolor by Muriel Bono -- New works feature scenes of historic and coastal Savannah and Lowcountry. At the Alvida Art Gallery on Abercorn one block south of Eisenhower in Upchurch Centre.

Rebecca Kahrs Willis -- Hospice Savannah showcases new paintings by this acclaimed watercolorist through April 30 at the Hospice Savannah Art Gallery, at Hospice House, 1352 Eisenhower Drive. ◗

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‘Art Bodies’ -- The Elysium Wine Bar on Chippewa Square will host an exhibit of figurative art through May 6. The artists are regular participants of the Wednesday Morning Figure Drawing Sessions at The Art School. Artists include Maxine Bomer, Julia Christian, Jeannine Cook, Majorie Dessauer, Lind Hollingsworth, Brenda Turner, and Steve Willis.

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‘Bridge’ -- SCAD presents an exhibition featuring work by 11 students in the winter quarter A shot from Joseph Gamble’s exhibition ‘Farm Team’ at Grayson Stadium 2005 Chinese painting class, ‘Farm Team: A Season in the Minors’ -April 29–May 13, at Alexander Hall Joseph C. Gamble’s thesis exhibition Gallery, 668 Indian St. chronicles life in baseball’s minor leagues. At historic Grayson Stadium on ‘Perception & Reflection’ -- Featuring the Victory Drive through the current Sand works of Savannah artists Grace Gnats season. Opening reception will be Rohland, Ron Schaffer & Jerry Luke.

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'A Group Show by Select Female Artists' -- Work by Juliana Peloso, Monica Cook, ‘A Fine Dividing Line: Folk Art, Fine Art’ Susan Laney, Stacie Albano, Tatiana - A double show at the Hurn includes Veneruso, Mary Ann Blackstone, Vessela “Purvis Young: A 30 Year Retrospective” Valtcheva through April 27 at Gallery and “Ricardo Manuel Diaz: Reality Out of Espresso, 234 Bull St. Grayness.” The Hurn Museum of

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THE PURVIS YOUNG RETROSPECTIVE has been scheduled at the Hurn Museum since the museum opened last year. Ricardo Manuel Diaz’ exhibition, advertised in Art Papers, was to have taken place last month at Opus Gallery in Savannah, but was cancelled when the gallery unexpectedly closed in January.

In taking on the Diaz exhibition at short notice, the Hurn Museum has not only given Savannahians the possibility of seeing the work of this artist, something that was being denied them, but has also been able to push the debate on the definition of “folk art”, which is central to the museum’s mission.

The curatorial idea is to present an encounter between “folk art”, represented by Young, who is from Miami, and “fine art”, represented by Diaz, from Chicago, under the title of “A Fine Dividing Line.”

More interestingly, this happens not to be the first encounter between these two artists. Over a year ago, they became acquainted while Diaz was in Miami and spent an afternoon together talking about painting. The rules of chance set in motion a possibility here which the individual participants curators and artists - decided to pursue, whatever the risks involved. What I feel has been revealed in the resulting exhibition is a meditation on the condition of painting in contemporary society.

Paint in the process of painting has a tendency to turn to mud. For the beginner, who desires to make a design of clean, bright colors, this can be frustrating, but for the practiced painter, controlling this essential

excremental quality of paint is the nature of the process.

Neither Young nor Diaz can be called “colorists” in the sense of arranging high, brilliant hues. Diaz works within a narrow range of chosen colors and seems to become immersed in the muddy substance of paint. Figures are scratched and carved into existence in a world of greys, which could be defined as color that has lived through and suffered a lot, a color as old as the earth it came from.

For Young I sense, color is what comes to hand, like the found surfaces of metal and wood and scraps of discarded materials he uses. Paint is a material to be scrubbed onto surfaces, and to be used to draw marks.

The marks Young makes are predominantly a compulsive, cursive script of tiny figures that scramble all over areas of the painting surface. These marks are small human beings in profile resembling

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the letter “S” and often with raised formed but always facing out, as if waving arms. coming towards the viewer.

But the world of Purvis Young is a Even when the figures are in groups, dual world, in which other figures they are always isolated from each other. appear, facing forward (or backward?), When the gods depart, man feels robed and frequently with haloes, himself, alone, singular and pitted making them resemble the letter “i”. against a hostile universe.

Humans and spirits.

Contemporary art is becoming preBut which is which? Who is being dominately technological. The ancient haunted and who is doing the haunting? human practice that has existed for milThe titles of the works invariably refer lenia, of making images in paint, clay, to West African gods that having accomstone or wood, seems to be, like the panied humans on the middle passage god, on the point of disappearing. continue to exist is Cuban Santeria and But the process of painting doesn’t Haitian Voudo. go away; it They have the merely goes musical names underground, of Obatala, overshadowed Loa, Shango by the modern and Eleggua. arts of filmTraditionally, making, phothese gods tography and lived intimately computerized with human image making, beings. The all of which Loa mounts advance daily and rides on in complexity the backs of and in the humans and equipment Eleggua takes needed to human form to create art from merge with them. ordinary people The mainon the street stream art corners. world has However, embraced this without undertechno-art as standing any of the future of the references Art, which Ricardo Díaz’s ‘Nine Hanging’ of the titles, the undoubtedly it viewer experiis. The Hurn ences the ambivalence of being at once Museum, having eliminated “craft inside and outside the material world, an objects” and sculpture from its definition experience that is central to all human of folk art, finds itself examining the proconsciousness. gressively excluded world of the painter.

The prevailing world view of As far as I can see, there can be no modernity, however, has reduced these such thing as folk photography, folk worlds to one material reality; the great video or digital folk art. Perhaps then, Loa of Voudo has departed, because, as the “fine dividing line” of this exhibition Haitians put it, “Great gods cannot ride title is the vanishing point where the seplittle horses.” arate categories of “folk” and “fine” art But all material contains its own disappear and painting remains the spirit. This is particularly true of the pursuit of those for whom it is a way of colors and clay that are extracted from life, like the Tao; painting is a meditation the earth. In his book, What Painting Is, and a philosophical journey which some James Elkins likens the painting process must take, whatever the risks. ◗ to that of alchemy.

“A Fine Dividing Line” -- Purvis Young, And for Ricardo Manuel Diaz, I believe paint is the alchemist’s Materia through July 31 and Ricardo Manuel Prima, the substance that has every form Diaz through May 31 at the Hurn already within it but in a confused state, Museum of Contemporary Folk Art, poised halfway between chaos and the Savannah, 1015 Whitaker Street. Hours: completed painting. As Elkins says, Tuesday-Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

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But the Materia Prima is not only a Husband is a native of Scotland who has substance full of unrealized form, but studied art at Oxford University and also that empty moment of silence Ruskin School of Fine Art. She has an before the act of creation commences.

MFA from the School of the Art Institute In Diaz’ process of applying paint and in Chicago. Her art criticism has removing it, a figure emerges, or is appeared in the Chicago Reader, Somnambulist, and Left Curve. frozen at the point of emerging, partially

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SAVANNAH HAS ITS SHARE of high-profile arts events, well-covered by the media and supported financially by all the right people.

But one remarkably vibrant local arts presence has slipped in under the radar: spoken word performance.

“It started off with just a handful of open mics around town,” says RenaZance, co-founder of the Spitfire Poetry Group. “It’s now grown into a whole underground scene.”

“We get a lot of respect when go to other places,” says performer Epiphany. “We were at an event in Atlanta recently, and people were saying, ‘Oh, you’re from Savannah? We’ve been hearing about what’s going on down there.’”

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Fitting then, that during National Poetry Month, Savannah will see its first-ever Spoken Word Festival. Taking place throughout this weekend, the Festival includes an open mic night and two poetry competitions or “slams” (one for adults, one for children).

Most eagerly anticipated, though, is the awards show Sunday night, which will feature a performance by Georgia Me, known from her appearances on HBO’s “Def Poetry” and the stage adaptation, “Def Poetry Jam on Broadway.”

“She has almost legendary status in the spoken word community, both nationally and internationally,” says RenaZance. “It’s a real honor to have her here at the awards show.”

Newcomers might think spoken word performance is little more than rap without a backbeat. But, as RenaZance points out, while spoken word may be part of the natural evolution of poetry that includes hip-hop, it is its own thing.

“It’s a manifestation of the emerging things now that kids are doing -- moreso than even hip-hop,” he says. “It’s more intense, more real.”

Local spoken word artists are getting a regional reputation precisely because of that realness.

“People in larger cities are shocked when they hear the artists from here,” says April Dobbs, E-93 radio personality and event organizer. “For such a small

The first Savannah Spoken Word Festival begins Friday, April 22 at 8:30 p.m. with an Open Mic welcoming ceremony at The Gallery Expresso, 234 Bull St. Hosted by Spitfire Poetry Group’s “Basic Knowledge.”

It continues Saturday, April 23 at 1 p.m. with a Youth Poetry Competition Myers Middle School, 52nd and Skidaway, hosted by Clinton D. Powell. Prize $400. At 9 p.m. an Adult Poetry Competition will be held at Club OZ, 641 Indian St., hosted by RenaZance.

Prize $300.

On Sunday, April 24 at 8:30 p.m. The First Annual Savannah Spoken Word Festival Awards Show happens at the S.T.A.R.R.C.A. Theatre, 41st St. and Bull St. Featuring Def Jam’s “Georgia Me.”

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town, these people RenaZance leave an impression and Spitfire cowherever they go.” founder Clinton D. In a lament familiar I been debating whether to call you all day Powell also hold to all committed artists but I didn't want to get tongue tied workshops for in whys and whatnots these days, local schoolRenaZance -- “Ren” to I didn't want to get star stuck children. friends and colleagues by cast away meteor showers “We work with of libido unfaded secretly jaded -- says the spoken kids to teach difand I didn't want to get mystified word genre is ferent ways to by jive and shelter becoming so popular express themnor swelter in hymns of you he worries about its selves,” Ren says. but yo I wanted to call future.

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Now you begin to see still senses run on sentences Powell took it get diluted like every I wanted to call you, but.... ◗ some local other pure art form,” children to a For consideration of publication, he says. poetry compeemail: renazance_man@msn.com Epiphany agrees, tition in saying, “People can go Jacksonville two from being passionate natural writers to weekends ago. what I call writing for the audience -- in “We won first, second, fourth and fifth other words, writing what you think place,” he says proudly. people want to hear. If you do that you But Powell says his work with local lose the essence of the art.” schoolchildren is not just about poetry.

“We also help them with aspects of RenaZance confesses to being writing, to show them how poetry helps somewhat conflicted on the subject. them academically,” he says. “We learn so “I’ve been one of the torchbearers, much from these kids. You know, not trying to keep it underground and pure. everybody can be an athlete and excel But at the same time I have to market it physically at things. It’s always the ones and publicize it as well. It’s kind of a you think can’t do much that end up paradox.” impressing you.” ◗

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Most notable for the eerie, Oscar-nominated score by Lalo Schifrin and the unspeakably awful lead performance by James Brolin, the ‘79 Amityville Horror, when viewed today, seems even more threadbare than before, a clumsily staged haunted house opus that doesn’t generate suspense as much as tedium. Still, I’ll take that version over the new one that just hit theaters. Whereas the ‘79 Horror primarily stole from The Exorcist (complete with a put-upon priest played by Rod Steiger), the 2005 model, with an additional 26 years to draw from, manages to additionally rip off The Shining, Poltergeist, The Sixth Sense and The Ring — heck, this movie is so shameless, there’s probably a swipe from Scooby Doo On Zombie Island as well. Director Michael Bay’s Amityville opens with the 1974 slaying of the DeFeo family by one of its own members (the only true part of the tale). Cut to one year later, when George Lutz (Ryan Reynolds), his wife Kathy (Melissa George) and his three step-kids become the new residents of the Long Island home in which the murders took place. But their domestic bliss is short-lived: Bloody apparitions begin appearing in mirrors, the youngest Lutz (Chloe Grace Moretz) befriends the pale ghost of the youngest DeFeo (Isabel Conner), and niceguy George turns into an axe-wielding maniac once he imbibes the house’s evil aura. Even as a scare flick — the type that teens invariably line up in droves to see, just for the hope of being startled out of their stadium seating — The Amityville Horror is painfully inadequate, preferring to traffic in quick shots of blood-dripping ghouls (a new addition to this version) than establishing any real sense of dread.

The various subplots that elongated the original’s running time were paradoxically the most watchable parts of that film, yet by jettisoning these elements, the new Amityville is left holding an empty bag, with absolutely nothing to offer. desert, a mysterious disease that’s wiping out scores of Africans, and a sneering French villain (Lambert Wilson) to placate the yahoos who fell for that “freedom fries” nonsense, never grabs viewers by the collar, making Sahara an adventure tale in which the action is more exhausting than exciting.

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The problem with Woody Allen these days isn’t that he’s run out of ideas; the problem is that he’s running out of ways in which to frame these ideas in compelling contexts. Melinda and Melinda starts with a typically inspired concept: Two playwrights (Wallace Shawn and Larry Pine) discussing whether life is inherently tragic or comic both hear an anecdote involving a young woman named Melinda. The playwright who specializes in tragedies envisions the story as a downer in which Melinda is a dis-

traught, suicidal woman who’s perpetually on the receiving end of life’s hard knocks, while the playwright known for comedies views it as a sparkling tale in which Melinda’s an endearing free spirit involved in frothy romantic entanglements. The plastic bubble that surrounds Woody Allen movies is still as firm as ever: His stories continue to take place in a hermetically sealed New York in which money is no object and everyone talks like a philosopher. But his instincts clearly aren’t as sharp as before, since the comic half isn’t especially funny and the tragic half isn’t especially heartbreaking.

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When director Robert Rodriguez first decided to bring the graphic novels by Frank Miller to the big screen, he chose to lift many of the images and accompanying dialogue exactly as they appeared on the page, with scarcely any changes in the angles or lighting that defined these individual panels. By remaining so faithful to Miller’s vision, Rodriguez has bridged the gap between cinema and comics more explicitly than any filmmaker before him, in essence leveling the playing field and not allowing fans of either medium to establish a foothold of superiority. In the manner of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, the movie is a circuitous affair in which the disparate storylines — all taking place in Basin City (Sin City for short) — occasionally overlap and characters in one vignette might appear briefly in another segment. The glee with which Rodriguez films the sadism may be off-putting, but the joy with which he pays tribute to both the comic form and film noir is positively infectious.

MISS CONGENIALITY 2: ARMED AND FABULOUS✰

A textbook example of formula filmmaking at its most dim-witted. When Gracie’s superior (Ernie Hudson) comments that Gracie will be the most famous celebrity in Vegas, we use the half-second pause that follows to predict that the punchline will involve Wayne Newton. Voila: “Unless Wayne Newton’s in town!” Equally witless are the characters, starting with an offensive gay stylist (Diedrich Bader).

GUESS WHO ✰✰✰

Applying role reversal to the original 1967 template, Guess Who stars Bernie Mac as Percy Jones, a bank loan officer who’s on the verge of throwing a 25th wedding anniversary party with his wife Marilyn (Judith Scott) when he learns that his lovely daughter Theresa (Zoe Saldana) is coming home with her new boyfriend in tow. As Percy states at one point, he’s expecting his child to bring home a Denzel Washington; instead, she drags in some punk’d white boy named Simon Green (Ashton Kutcher). For all its attention to the racial divide, Guess Who isn’t as interested in being the new Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as it is in taking its place as the next Meet the Parents. ◗

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Activism & Politics 2nd Annual Life Membership Breakfast

Amnesty International 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. meets on the second Monday of each month. at 6 p.m. For information, call Joe Murray Rivers, chair, 234-5969, or Janice Shay, 547-5212 or visit www.chathamdems.org.

For information, call Maxine Harris at 3520470 or 484-3222.

Chatham Urban Transportation Study (CUTS) The Metropolitan Planning Organization will host a public meeting April 21 at 5 p.m. in the MPC Arhtur A. Mendonsa Hearing Room, 112 E. State St., in conjunction with Citizens Advisory Committee for the FY 2006-2008 Transportation Improvement Program. The purposed is to review and comment on proposed transportation projects. Call 651-1452.

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.

Savannah Animal Rights and Welfare Group

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.

A chapter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA. Call Jolee at 925-2710 or Dianna at 898-1080.

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Fellowship of Reconciliation

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.

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

Whatever happened to your Liberty? Regular weekly meetings are held Mondays at 9 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 7804 Abercorn in Oglethorpe Mall. Call 308-3934 or visit www.nodebts.com/chathamlibertariansga.html.

will meet Monday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. at Barnes Restaurant, 5320 Waters Ave. State reps Regina Thomas and Thomas Bordeaux will be the guest speakers. The public is invited. For information, call Maxine Harris at 352-0470.

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A free-flowing discussion of spiritual, political and social issues on Thursdays at 7 p.m. at 223 E. Gwinnett St., on the corner of Lincoln and Gwinnett, next to Kroger. During the 1960s and 70s, rap sessions (times when people got together and discussed what was on theri minds) were going on at college campuses all over the U.S. Has today’s generation become totally leveled or do we have something to say? Don’t let your human voice be silenced. Call 232-1165.

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Benefits & Fundraisers 4th Annual All Things Old & Beautiful More than 60 local artists will be represented in both silent and live auctions during the April 22 fourth annual All Things Old & Beautiful at Mansion on Forsyth Park.

Proceeds will benefit Senior Citizens, Inc. The night begins with the silent auction and hors d’oeuvres at 7 p.m. The live auction begins at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $75 and must be purchased by April 15. Call Tim Rutherford, 236-0363.

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The Savannah Branch of the NAACP will hold this event April 23 at 9 a.m. at Temple of Glory Community Church, 1104 Stiles Ave. The guest speaker is former Mayor Floyd Adams. Tickets are $25. Call 233-4161.

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7th Annual Tybee Island Sea Kayak Race

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The Tybee Island Marine Science Center is seeking sponsors for the race, which will be held Saturday, May 7 at AJ’s Dockside on the Back River. Funds raised will go to the marine science center. There are two levels of sponsorship. For $100, individuals, families or businesses will be recognized on the t-shirt and plaque. A donation of $500 will allow businesses to participate in the Race Across the River. For information, call Debbie at 786-5910.

will be held April 25 from 5-8 p.m. at Cold Stone Creamery at Twelve Oaks Shopping Center. Get a slice of cake in exchange for a donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants wishes to children with lifethreatening diseases.

This fundraiser will be held April 21-24 to help finance an educational component of the Jepson Center for the Arts. For information, call 232-1177, Ext. 15.

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Chatham County 4-H Summer Camp The Chatham County 4-H Clubs are now accepting applications for summer camp.

For information on the different types of camp, call 652-7987 or send e-mail to trishwest4h@hotmail.com.

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The Tybee Arts Association’s ninth annual art auction will be held Sunday, May 1 at 4 p.m. at the American Legion. A donation of $10 is the admission cost, and tickets are available in advance at Tybee’s Gallery by the Sea or at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Performing Arts branch in addition to the creation of scholarships and projects such as public art pieces. The association also hopes to establish a permanent art gallery and cultural center. Artists who wish to make donations may call Denise at 7865726. Those wishing to make donations to the silent auction should call Samantha Claar at 786-4351.

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This series of fundraisers is held to benefit the American Diabetes Association. On April 23, When Pigs Fly, the first inaugural pig races at Oglethorpe Speedway Park, will be held. The races begin at 6:30 p.m. $20 includes the Winged Outlaw Spring Car races. $5 gets you in to the pre-pig face party. On April 26, Let’s Throw Darts will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Coaches Corner. $5 per person donation.

will hold a 10-year reunion the weekend of June 17-19. For information, send an e-mail to HVJ1995REUNION@hotmail.com.

Paddling for Healthy Hearts Tour

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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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at 11500 Middleground Rd. will holds it Spring Festival and Crafts Sale on Saturday, April 23 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For crafters, space and table rental is $30. Space only is

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

Mutations Crafts Fair Crafters are sought to participate in a crafts fair that will be held at Starland Contemporary Art Gallery on Saturday, May 7. The cost for a table is $10, or half a table for $6. Send e-mail to Megshannon50@hotmail.com.

Class Reunions Savannah High, Class of 1985 will hold a 20-year reunion June 17-19. Call Tracy James at 313-7860 or Donna Miller at 507-6958.

Classes & Workshops iprovides children’s theater to share literary classics through live stage performances by appointment through May 6. For the first, time, workshops also will be available at the black box theater at Cultural Affairs, 9 W. Henry St. A study guide is provided including wide-ranging pre-show and postperformance activities. The production is appropriate for grades K through 8.

Maximum group size is limited to 200 students. The cost is $2 per child with a minimum of $200 per performance. For information or reservations, call Lawrence or Regina at 651-6782.

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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.

Registration and pre-payment are required.

819-8583.

Adult Art Classes

Basic computer class

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.

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.

Adult Education

Beginners quilting classes

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.

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.

Art and Theater Classes at S.P.A.C.E.

Creativity Workshops The Artists Way, a 12-week program, will begin Tuesday, April 19. There are two sessions, one that meets from 10 a.m. to noon and another that meets from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

The cost is $250, which includes art materials, a journal and snacks. Walking in the World, also a 12-week program that is a sequel to Artists Way, begins April 20 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The cost is $250, which includes materials, a journal and snacks.

Call 236-3660. All sessions are held at the International Center for Leadership and Coaching, 25 E. 40th St.

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

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.

Chatham County Aquatic Center 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 Carolina Writers Retreat will be held May 20-22 at Palm Key, S.C. Authors, editors, agents and publicists are scheduled to appear. The fees is $175.

Space is limited to 100 attendees. For information, contact Vicky Hunnings at 843-6815332 or islanderv@aol.com; or Dawn Josephson at 843-785-3770 or dawn@cameopublications.com.

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Several classes in art and theater are being offered for both children and adults at S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. For information, call 651-4248.

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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 May 3 and 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Candler Hospital. Call Jurell Davis at 897-2364..

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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.

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Basic introduction to computers and Microsoft Works offered at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Bull and 31st streets.

Classes meet for two hours, one day a week for six weeks. Cost is $20 for the session and $20 for the text book. Pre-registration is required. Call 355-0219.

able to do so. The progran is free and open to Huntington’s Disease families and caregivers, health care professionals and those with other neurological or cognitive disorders. Call 965-0455 or visit www.lowcountryhd.com.

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.

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Free drawing classes for teens, adults and seniors are offered by the Savannah Art Association through a grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Leisure Services Bureau. Classes are held Saturdays through October from 9 a.m. to noon at Armstrong Atlantic State University’s’ Fine Arts Hall. This program offers a solid foundational art education to members of the community at no cost. For information, call 897-5612 or 598-8217.

is a four-week education course offered by Memorial Health and designed for the family expecting twins, triplets or more. Call Barbara at 350-3129 or visit www.memorialhealth.com.

Parent and Teen Driving Course

Touching the Earth This workshop will be held Saturday, April 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Windhorse Zen Community near Asheville, N.C. Focusing on Zen meditation and sustainable living practices, this workshop will explore ways of being and living that can heal ourselves and the planet. Led by Sensei Sunya Kjolhede of Windhorse, and Patricia Allison of Earthaven. Cost $35, with vegetarian lunch provided. Call 828-645-8001 or visit www.windhorsezen.org.

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.

is offering several classes and workshops.

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

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.

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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.

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

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.

Pottery Classes

Belly Dance Classes

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Feng Shui Workshop will be presented Arpil 30 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the International Center for Leadership and Coaching, 25 E. 40th St. The class will be presented by Barbara Harrison. Pre-registration is required. The cost is $99 if registered by April 27 and $135 thereafter. Call 961-0104.

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

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

Free computer classes 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.

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

Call 652-3662.

Lowcountry Huntington’s Disease Group will sponsor a program on Estate Planning and Special Needs Trusts on April 26 at 6 p.m. at Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. in the Heart &Lung Building, second floor, Room 2. Speakers will be Brian Orr, an investment expert; Mike Kemp, a banking expert; and attorney Russ Simpson. The three will discuss financial considerations that are of interest to individuals and families who are dealing with a disability. The discussion will include wills, estates and special trusts to insure the disabled person will be financially cared for in a situation where the primary caregiver is no longer

will begin April 26 at The Dragonfly Studio.

Call 786-4731 or send e-mail to dragonflytybee@aol.com.

Rape Crisis Center Volunteer Training for Volunteer Advocates for sexual assault victims will be held April 22, 23, 29 and 30.

Trained Volunteer Advocates may choose from a variety of volunteer opportunities, such as answering Hotline calls, responding to local hospitals, serving on public awareness teams or other service needs as they arise. Call 233-3000 to register.

Savannah Art Association Life Drawing Drawing sessions will be held the first three Tuesdays of every month from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Savannah Art Association (located in City Market upstairs over Belford’s). The model is clothed. Bring your own drawing supplies. $10 per session for members.

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center at 801 E. Gwinnett offers business and computer classes.

Ten Star All Star Basketball Camp 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.

Thinking of Starting a Business? is a workshop that will be held Wednesday, April 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Small Business Assistance Center, 111 E. Liberty St., to cover the basics of business startup. The cost is $40 if you pre-register and pre-pay and $50 the day of the workshop. Call 6513200 or www.clee@sbdc.uga.edu.

Dance Adult Ballet 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.

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. The club will celebrate its 17th birthday on Saturday, April 16 at the Elks Lodge on Wilshire Blvd. The Band of Oz will be the featured entertainment. Hors d’oeuvres will be served from 7-8 p.m. The band starts at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $18 for members and $25 for non-members. Call 927-9439.

Shag-Beach Bop-Etc. Savannah 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.

Swing Dance Savannah 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.

Youth Dance Program The West Broad Street YMCA, Inc. presents its Instructional Dance Program in jazz and ballet for kids 4 to 18. $30 per month for one

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Film and Video Irish Studies Club Presents Cal This film is a love story set in Northern Ireland during present troups. It will be presented April 21 at 7 p.m. in Room 114 of AASU’s Gamble Hall. A discussion will follow. Call Frank Clancy at 921-5624.

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 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.

Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes

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.

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.

Pilates Classes

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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.

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 Monday 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 or $75 for eight classes Call 898-0361.

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.

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An eight-week session will be held starting May 24 on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6-7:15 p.m. at offices located at 7116 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Pre-natal yoga helps prepare mothers-to-be for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor and delivery. The instructor is Ann Carroll. The cost is $90 for once per week or $150 for twice-per-week. Call Ann at 667-8877 for information on space availability or send e-mail to ann@aikyayoga.com.

Savannah Yoga Center Located at the International Center for Leadership and Coaching, 25 E. 40th St. at Drayton Street. Spring yoga schedule: Monday, Dynamic Flow Yoga 7:30-8:45 a.m.; Sunset Flow Yoga all levels, 6:30-7:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Yoga Basics at all levels, 6:30-7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Flow Yoga at all levels 6:30-7:45 p.m. Drop-ins $12 or 4-class card for $40, 10-class card $90, 12-class card $105. Private lessons, stress reduction, office yoga and yoga parties. A mindful alternative for baby showers, bridal showers and birthdays. Kirtan/Chanting concert featuring Shantala on April 17 at 7 p.m. Visit www.savannahyoga.com for tickets and information. Call 441-6653.

Tai Chi Classes 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.

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

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.

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.

First City Network Community Center and Library 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

First City Network’s Workforce project 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.

Friends & Company bowling league meets Sundays at 5:30 p.m. at AMF Victory Lanes, 2055 E. Victory Dr. 354-5710.

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

Georgia Equality Savannah is the local chapter of Georgia’s largest gay rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 944-0996.

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Private lessons are available. Sunrise Flow Yoga is offered Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 a..m. Iyengar Novice is Monday at 5:25 p.m. All Level is Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m., Wednesday from noon to 1:15 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Iyengar Level I and II is Thursday from 6:30-8 p.m. and Sunday from 4-5:30 p.m. Restorative Yoga is Friday from 6-7:30 p.m. Yogalates is Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Mat PIlates is Monday at 6:30 p.m. The Klein Technique is Friday at 10:30 a.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m. An Ayurveda class with Haeyoung Grace Kandl will be offered April 21 from 6-8 p.m. The class is free for returning students and costs $18 for new students. Private sessions are available. Call Darlene at 447-9642.

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Girls eat and socialize. Meets the 3rd Saturday of each month. 236-CITY.

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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 gayfriendly Democrats to public office. Call 2399545.

Standout 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.

What Makes A Family 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.

Health

Free blood pressure checks and blood sugar screenings 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.

Free hearing & speech screening Every Thursday morning from 9 a.m.-12 noon at the Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 355-4601.

Free Skin Cancer Screenings will be offered Arpil 23 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Habersham YMCA. Call 819-3368 to register. Screenings will be offered April 24 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Liberty County YMCA. To register, call 819-3368.

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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.

Community Cardiovascular Council, Inc. offers free blood pressure checks Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1900 Abercorn St. Call 232-6624.

Curtis V. Cooper Health Fair will be held April 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lobby of Savannah State’s King-Frazier Student Center;. Information and health screenings will be provided, and there will be a blood drive. This is open to the community. Call 356-2217.

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.

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.

agement 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 Are you breastfeeding or planning to?

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.

Mammograms St. Joseph’s/Candler will be performing mammograms to screen for breast cancer in its mobile screening unit. Mammograms will be performed April 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Chatham County Health Department, 1602 Drayton St. For appointments, call 3549357. Mammograms will be performed April 27 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Bryan County Health Department in Richmond Hill.

For appointments, call 756-2611.

March of Dimes The March of Dimes offers valuable information for women. www.modimes.org or 1888-MODIMES. 354-5900.

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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.

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.

Got a drug problem? Need help?

Call the Narcotics Anonymous Helpline at 1800-334-3322.

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 man-

Memorial Health blood pressure check are offered free every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at GenerationOne. 3507587.

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Memorial Health CPR training 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.

Memorial Health group meditation sessions are offered free to the public every Tuesday from 5:30-6 p.m. on the third floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine.

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.

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will make available power (electric) wheelchairs to non-ambulatory senior citizens (65 and over) usually at no out-of-pocket expense. This service also may be available to the permanently disabled of any age. Call 1-800-749-8778 or visit the Web site at www.durablemedical.com.

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.

Senior companions needed Senior Citizens Inc. is seeking Senior Companions -- men and women 60 or older - to provide care to older adults. Senior Companions rreceive a small stipend and travel assistance for their duties, which consist of light housekeeping, running errands and providing companionship, as well as other tasks as needed. Applicants must meet program requirements to apply.

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Stop Smoking 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.

Wanted: CPR and First Aid Instructors 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.

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The Savannah College of Art and Design presents Creativity is a Process, Not a Product: Ten Way to Tap into Your Creativity Keg, with life coach and organizational development consultant Dana Boyd on April 21 at 7 p.m. at the Oglethorpe House ballroom, 201 W. Ogelthorpe Ave. The lecture is free and open to the public.

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Nature & Environment A kayaking cleanup of Lazaretto Creek and Tybee Rails to Trails will be held April 23 from 9 a.m. to noon at Fort Pulaski. A limited number of kayaks will be available for those wishing to remove trash from the river, but walkers also are needed to pick up trash along the banks. Wear comfortable clothing and tennis shoes. Refreshments will be provided. To register, call Mary or Ellie at 598-2348. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

The Savannah Health Mission, the Georgia Eye Institute and the local chapter of the American Diabetes Association are joining forces to implement Project SAVE, Screening and Vision Education, for people with diabetes. 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.

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is offered at The Chopra Center at Memorial Health. Visit chopra.memorialhealth.com or call 350-2467.

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.

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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.

Native Medicinal Plant Walk Uselful plants abound in the sheltered zone along the coastal rivers. Fine out what Native Americans, settlers and soldiers found to feel better and cure their ailments.

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Spring Migration Bird Walks Wilderness Southeast is sponsoring a series of four spring migration bird walks on April 21, 28 and May 5. Join expert birder and columnist Diana Churchill for a stroll through Forsyth Park listening for and searching out our colorful neo-tropical migratory songbirds. Meet at the fountain.

Wear comfortable shoes and bring binoculars and bug spray. Runs in a drizzle, cancels in a downpour. Suggested donation is $5 per person. Free for Audubon members. Call 897-5108 for reservations.

Take a walk on the wild side 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.

Washed Ashore A storyboard exhibit by Nigel Law looks at love, life and the damaging effects of UV. See it in April and May to mark the opening of Half Moon Outfitters at 15 E. Broughton St. For information, call Savannah Canoe and Kayak at 341-9502 or visit www.savannahcanoeandkayak.com.

Readings & Signings Author Maryanne Stahl to read Maryanne Stahl, a new voice in contemporary fiction, will read from her novels, Forgive the Moon and The Opposite Shore on Monday, April 25 at 7 p.m. at the Bull Street Library. She also will answer questions and read from her work-in-progress, The Water Curse, which is set in Savannah.

The Casual Poets Society 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.

Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club meets the last Sunday at 4 p.m. at the center, 1910 Abercorn St. 447-6605.

Earth Day Poetry Reading and Book Signing SCAD professor Scott Boyston will read from his new book Corrosion: Season of Anecdote, on April 21 at 7 p.m. at the Red Gallery on Broughton St. Signed copies will be available for $10 and proceeds will

benefit the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.

Hannah Savannah’s Favorite Tales The third edition 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.

The Islands book group 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. ◗

by John Delaney prison time, refused to take personal responsibility for their own actions as they assigned blame to others. Concurrently, many honest, noble, middle-class people who suffered either a long-term loss of income or a family member as a result either of the terrorist attacks on New York City’s World Trade Center or Washington D.C.’s Pentagon, or of war in Afghanistan & Iraq, simply suffered in silent prayer, as they cannot & will not blame any human being for forces beyond human control.

CANCER - During the Bull Market of the late Nineties, you viewed the professional workplace as a minefield. Now that the professional workplace resembles an ongoing sting op, you yearn for “the good old days.” Therefore, Pluto square Bienor admonishes you for being nostalgic. Stop looking back – look forward to a better future!

now bristle at the attention that you give them because you are about to cast the net over them. However, Pluto square Bienor does not recommend that you waste your righteous anger trying to drown out their toxic spite. Let their hateful tirades exhaust them utterly first – after that, take action, succinctly and irrevocably, to condemn them.

CAPRICORN - While you most certainly should not engage in discussions with those who openly spout invective against you to your face, Pluto square Bienor strongly urges you not to reply to such people when they say anything else to you ever again. Withdraw from cockfights with second-rate roosters – or, worse yet, infertile hens.

TAURUS - While it is legitimate when associates demand a cut in your operating budget because the corporate entity is drowning in red ink, it is unfair if such associates do so when they are the cause of this debt. Therefore, Pluto square Bienor implores you to set boundaries so that those who wasted all the resources that they possessed will have no opportunity to waste anything that you saved, owned & earned.

LEO - Pluto square Bienor announces that you will endure a bitter downside if you have emphasized closing sales deals over servicing the client – especially if other people were supposed to provide what you were selling. Assign no blame – simply make unhappy customers happy. Cover liability.

SCORPIO - While there may be no group more fun than a group of winning gamblers, Pluto square Bienor contrarily posits that there is no group more bitter, nasty & vindictive than a group of gamblers accustomed to winning who are all suddenly losing. Why? Because everyone in this group knows exactly which, and how many, psychological buttons to push, when they choose to assign blame.

AQUARIUS - Pluto square Bienor warns that your enemies are now so sick & tired of losing that they are going to abandon playing by the rules. These enemies don’t want to extract money or favors from you – they wish to destroy your credibility. Allow this to simplify your strategy (as negotiation is no longer an option).

GEMINI - Pluto square Bienor recommends that you detach from both friendly & hostile bosses who project their own well-being – or lack of it – onto you. Those who say they love you are only applying ointment onto wounds inflicted by those who hate you. Those who say they hate you . . . hate themselves.

VIRGO - If you are married with children, don’t argue with your spouse in front of your kids. If you are a landlord with multiple tenants, discuss issues involving individual tenants only in private with them. Pluto square Bienor insists that you show your best face. You cannot control if others behave properly – you can only (and you must) control yourself.

LIBRA - Colleagues who have been getting away with too much for too long

Bienor, a centaur planet that traverses from just outside the orbit of Saturn just across the orbit of Uranus, was discovered in August 2000 & named in January 2004.

Theseus, fighting for the Lapiths against the Centaurs to avenge the honor of Peirithous’s bride Hippodamia, killed Bienor by jumping on his back, pulling his hair, and smashing his mouth while it spouted violent threats.

SAGITTARIUS - Pluto square Bienor insists that you allow family & tenants to vent their anger at you, the authority figure of the household. You not only do not want to repress such individuals emotionally, but, more importantly, you want to see how they respond to other authority figures . . . who don’t happen to be you.

PISCES - Whether bosses’ requests are either reasonable or unreasonable does not reflect upon you. Therefore, Pluto square Bienor asserts that there is no reason to praise or to blame, or even to care. Don’t allow powerful individuals, who are really strangers, to encroach upon your personal space, emotions or psychology. ◗

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ARIES - Those who blame others for their own suffering refuse to accept their own personal responsibility. Pluto square Bienor suggests that you read or reread the Book of Job in the Old Testament to remind yourself that God has His own reasons for allowing human beings to suffer. As you do, indulge nobody else’s toxic wrath.

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1319 E 42nd St. This cute 3 bedroom/1 bath bungalow sits on a quiet block in a fantastic eastside location.

This concrete block home has a small front porch, living room with fireplace and wood floors.The central heat and air, stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer are all only two years old. A new roof and fresh paint is being added now. Just $85,000.00 Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty

HOUSES FOR SALE TYBEE ISLAND 401 JONES ST 3 BEDROOM 1 BATH & 401 4th ST. 2 BEDROOM 1BATH 450K INQUIRIES AND OFFERS CAN BE MADE AT: CDURDEN484@AOL. COM

556 Zettler Loop $60,000 This is a great buy! Remodeled mobile home with three bedrooms, two full baths. Large back deck with big yard on a spacious 1.8 acre lot equipped with septic and deep water well system. Call TriCounty GMAC Real Estate at 351-9737 for more information.

150 Hood Loop Rd $69,000 Country Living at its Best! Well kept 3BR/2B double wide mobile home on 1.79 acres.

Room for building and roaming, with 3 storage buildings and workshop. Land backs up to woods, fenced yard.

Close to I-16 with great schools. Call TriCounty GMAC Real Estate at 351-9737 for more information 199 Finn Circle $120,000 Well kept 3BR/2B home featuring fireplace in Great room.

Large eat-in kitchen, den and one car garage. Ready for New Owner! Call TriCounty 351-9737 for showing.

85 Knollwood Lane $99,500 Perfect 3 bedroom 2 _ bath Townhome convenient to ever ything.

More space than single family home. HOA maintains outside, you take care of the inside.

Perfect for student investor/first-time home buyer. Call TriCounty GMAC Real Estate at 351-9737 for more information.

216 Chatham Villa Drive $89,900 This 3BR/2B home is perfect for the first time home buyer/investor. A LR/DR combination and den w/handicapped accessible bath. Call today for your personal tour. Call TriCounty GMAC Real Estate at 351-9737 for more information.

250 Rice Gate Drive $139,900 This low country home features 3BR/2B and bonus room that could easily function as an office/play room. Fenced back yard. Close to schools and shopping!

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806 West 48th Street $110,000 New construction with ecologically advanced materials just starting.

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605 Maupas Avenue: 4 bedroom home with 2 baths. Included are 4 fireplaces and 4 enclosed porches! Just painted and floors are redone. Ready to move in on a great street in Baldwin Park. $277,000 Rhonddane@comcast.net Mopper Stapen Realty 912 507-9800

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LR/DR, spacious rooms, and front porch, and open your dream business in the 1000 square feet of unfinished commercial space w/ CH/A below.

Large side garden and off street parking. Listed at just 129,000.00 Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty

1298 Lee Rd $122,500 Spacious 3BR/2B mobile home on 6.47 acres. Great location with easy access to Statesboro, Pooler or Savannah. Call TriCounty GMAC Real Estate at 351-9737 for more information.

1006 Googe Street $89,000 Totally restored 3BR/2B home perfect for first time investor/buyer. Master bedroom with full bath.

New windows, carpet, central heat and air. Call TriCounty GMAC Real Estate at 351-9737 for more information.

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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.

Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty

1030 W. 38th St Quiet little Westside community, sandwiched between Ogeechee Rd & Laurel Grove Cemetary. Cute house, quite small, needs complete rehab.

Owner would consider financing. Call for details! $25,950.00 Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty

105 Barksdale $153,900 Immaculate 3BR/2B home in popular Georgetown. Sprinkler system draws off a well.

Wood burning fireplace in den. Ceramic floors in foyer, kitchen and both baths. This lovely home has a new roof and freshly painted exterior trim. Relax in this Georgetown treasure on the decorative concrete patio. Call Lisa Ortiz today @ 695-6932

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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

1316 Seiler Ave. This adorable two bedroom, one bath Eastside bungalow has been completely renovated with new central heat and air, refinished wood floors, fresh paint, and historic details throughout. Includes of f street parking and a fully equipped kitchen. Experience the charm of historic Savannah while enjoying carefree living.

Only $120,000.00 Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty

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 $145,000.00 Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty

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When you think of “online shopping,” you envision browsing through pages of results for clothing, music cds and movie dvds, collectibles, sporting merchandise, almost anything you can imagine.

But what about your home? Are you going to add a three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath with fenced yard to your “shopping cart” and proceed to checkout with your credit card information?

It may seem like a ridiculous scenario, but the reason people look for (and sell) things online is the convenience. It may seem harmless enough to browse the offerings on “For Sale By Owner” websites, but be wary of the information presented there. Like elsewhere on the web, misinformation abounds.

Buying a New Home? It’s Time to Consider Your Home Financing Options

If you want to begin your search from the comfort of home while relaxing in your pajamas, start by looking at what licensed real estate agencies are offering. You can find “virtual tours” and links to neighborhood information that are backed up by the agency offering the listings. As it stands right now, you don’t get much protection from do-ityourself listing sites.

Be aware that these “For Sale By Owner” websites are not yet regulated and not held to the same high standards that you expect from a real estate professional. The Internet might be a great place to start your research, but ultimately meet with a professional face-to-face to guarantee both your legal rights and home buying satisfaction.

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So, you’ve finally found your dream home after months of looking.

It’s got the perfect combination of bathrooms, sun room, beautiful yard, good schools and chromatherapy soaker tub you’ve been looking for—in a neighborhood that screams “community.” Now you just need to figure out how to pay for it. Before you jump at the first mortgage loan you’re offered, make sure to review the variety of options available to you.

First, the basics: a mortgage is a long-term loan that uses real estate as collateral and is used to purchase a home. Sometimes, a home can serve as collateral for more than one mortgage. When this is the case, the second mortgage, often called a home equity loan, is used to finance a home improvement project or other major purchase. Mortgages most often are described by their terms, such as the time frame for repayment and whether the interest rate is fixed or adjustable.

Here are some of the most common mortgage options on the market today:

Fixed-Rate Mortgages

With a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, the buyer pays off the principal and interest on the loan in 360 equal monthly payments. The monthly payment for principal and interest remains the same during the entire loan period.

The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage is paid off in 180 equal monthly payments over a 15-year period.

A 15-year mortgage typically requires larger monthly payments than a 30-year loan and allows an individual to pay off a mortgage in half the time as well as substantially save on interest payments.

Hybrid Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs) and Other ARM Choices

With a fixed-rate mortgage, the interest rate stays the same during the life of the loan. But with an ARM, the interest rate changes periodically, usually in relation to a specific index such as the national average mortgage rate or the Treasury Bill rate.

Hybrid ARMs have become increasing popular among home buyers as an alternative to fixedrate and straight ARM loans. A hybrid ARM has an initial fixed-rate period of five, seven or 10 years, after which the loan becomes an ARM with annual adjustments. The initial interest rates for hybrid ARMs are generally lower than 30-year fixed-rate loans, but higher than one or three year ARMs. Lenders generally charge lower initial interest rates for ARMs than for fixed-rate loans. This makes the ARM easier on your pocketbook at first; it also means that you might qualify for a larger loan because lenders sometimes make this decision on the basis of your current income and the first year’s payments.

Against these advantages, you have to weigh the risk that an increase in interest rates would lead to higher monthly payments in the future. It's a trade-off: you get a lower rate with an ARM in exchange for assuming more risk.

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629 Seiler Avenue. $115,000 for a cute bungelow that is totally redone! Beadboard thru out and the kitchen is cute as pie. 2 bedrooms with a spiral staircase to the basement. Washer/dryer and all appliances are included. New central heat/air, electric and plumbing. Bring offers! 115,000 Rhonddan@comcast.net Mopper Stapen Realty 912 507-9800.

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Great 2 BR 1.5 BA town house in downtown Savannah at a great price!

Wood and tile floors down, with carpet up, a large living area with brick fireplace, enormous eat-in kitchen, and location, location, location. Needs some cosmetic updating, but a good solid home in the hottest area of town! $165,000.00. Shelley Carroll Lowther Re/Max Savannah 912-604-8177 savannahrealtor@comcast.net

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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 savannahrealtor@comcast.net

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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

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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.

Amber Skaggs Remax Crossroads 748-8141 656-3029 Move in Now!!!

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

Spacious brick home located on 8.59 acres near Rincon. Home features formal living and dining, fireplace, huge laundry room, 2 fish ponds, deck on back of house, with over 2100 square ft.

Call LaTrelle 658-7777.

ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 826-2550 H-4122 $245,000.

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!

Landscaped yard with complete sprinkler system. Plenty of f room to roam. Don’t forget the workshed 20x20 w/concrete floor, and 40x40 carport. All this for only $92,900. ERA AdamsPevey Realty. Call LaTrelle 658-7777. H-4104

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Start putting the bucks $ in your pocket instead of your landlords. 3 bedroom, 2bath MBH in sought after area, offers1680 sq.ft of living area, large - lot 1.61 acres, dining, and family rooms, home warranty and more. Call LaTrelle Pevey 658-7777, ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 826-2550 $89,000. H-4058

107 WEST LIBERTY STREET #3 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment, kitchen, living, hardwood floors, no pets, short term lease available. $575/mo.

119 EAST 40TH STREET 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, kitchen, washer/dryer connections, hardwood floors, porch, shared fenced backyard. $800/mo.

517 EAST LIBERTY LANE 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment, washer and dryer, hardwood floors, shared courtyard.

Available Mid June. $750/mo.

12 WEST TAYLOR STREET APT#2A 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment near Monterey Square, Kitchen, Living room. $800/mo.

4 bedroom 2 bath manufactured home situated on 5 acres in Bryan County. This home site features workshop with lean to, Master bedroom & bath secluded from the other bedrooms, has separate shower, garden tub, & double vanities.

LaTrelle 658-7777, ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 826-2550 H-4119 $95,900

Brand New S/D, 3BR 2B, just off I-95, double garage, $950 plus dep, LaTrelle Pevey, 912658-7777, ERA AdamsPevey, 912-826-2550.

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.

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1106 DRAYTON STREET 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment adjacent to Forsyth Park, hardwood floors, window air conditioning. $650.mo.

2006 WHITTAKER STREET 3 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath apartment, gas fireplace, hardwood floors, ample closet space, deck and porches, off-street parking. $1800/mo.

1312 LINCOLN STREET 3 story, 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, living room, alarm system. $850/mo.

17 EAST 37TH STREET UNIT#1 Renovated Immaculate 1 bedroom, 1 bath condo, new carpet, kitchen with gas stove, stack washer and dryer, built-in microwave, off-street reserved gated, parking space. $725/mo.

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214 A WEST PARK AVENUE 1 bedroom, 1 bath with clawfoot tub, furnished kitchen, hardwood floors, washer and dryer shared. No pets. $600/mo.

522 EAST JONES STREET UPPER 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment with loft space. Living room, kitchen, hardwood floors. Available mid May. $1000/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.

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. $875/mo.

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6 Leehall Drive . Southern Woods at Rice Mill for under $300K! This new home offers 4 BR 2.5 BA, LR, DR, and Family room with fireplace, deck, fenced yard 2 car garage and a bonus room.

The same model sells for $320K but owner is anxious!$299,900.00.

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Enjoy quiet country evenings on your front porch overlooking a view of the water.

Charming, comfortable, and cozy 3 bed 2 bath home is looking for a family to call its own. Offers a country kitchen, hardwood floors, boat shed, 2128 sq. ft, access to boat dock, and corner lot.

Located in McIntosh County. Call for your showing today. ERA Adams-Pevey Realty Ask for LaTrelle 6587777 H-3919 $275,000.

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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

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544 E. Harris Street $474,000. Under Contract. Historic District with 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths. Hardy board exterior, 3 fireplaces, decks, porches, state of the art kitchen with top of the line appliances, 3 stor y too many extras to mention!!!

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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.

Shelley Carroll Lowther Re/Max Savannah 912-604-8177

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: $259,900. Kevyn Withers: Mopper Stapen 912-547-4342

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556 Zettler Loop Effingham$60,000 This is a great buy! Remodeled mobile home w/3 bedrooms, 2 full baths. Large back deck with big yard on a spacious 1.8 acre lot equipped w/septic and deep water well system. For more information call Ron Clary at 398-6399

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Sprinkler system draws off a well. Wood burning fireplace in den. Ceramic floors in foyer, kitchen and both baths. This lovely home has a new roof and freshly painted exterior trim. Relax in this Georgetown treasure on the decorative concrete patio.

Call Lisa Ortiz today @ 695-6932 122 Westminister Drive $130,000 Adorable 3 Bed/2 Bath ranch style home. Perfect for 1st time buyer or investor. Freshly painted w/ privacy fence. Priced to sell! Call Craig Daughtry at 6558876 for details.

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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! $429,900

4609 Reynolds St 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! $429,900

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Splendor on Forsyth One of the most beautiful homes in the historic district! With almost 9000sf, including 2 income units, this would make a gorgeous inn/B&B. Period details to die for! Listed at $2,150,000.

Katherine W. Oxnard, Mopper-Stapen, Realtors, (912) 7043545/238-0874, katherine @mopper-stapen.com

Sicay Management, Inc Commercial/ Residential For Lease STARLAND DESIGN DISTRICT Beautifully renovated 2BR/1BA Formal dining room, refinished heart pine floors, ceiling fans, new bathroom & kitchen w/ceramic tile floors.

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Also features a fenced back yard and off-street, covered parking. Great moneymaker or perfect owner-occupant situation!

506 E. Anderson St. $259,900 . 912-2310240 or go to www.calypsorentals.com .

WE BUY HOUSES 17 E. Jones Street Perfection on Jones Street Stunning 1850 home on one of the loveliest blocks in the historic district. Nearly 5000sf of fers five rentable units, including a separate carriage house, all in move-in condition.

Unbeatable elegance and income!

Katherine W. Oxnard, Mopper-Stapen, Realtors, (912) 7043545/238-0874, katherine @mopper-stapen.com

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514-516 E. Bolton Street Quiet, Quality Quadplex Looking for an investment in the historic district? This 4000sf Victorian offers strong rental income, original features like wood floors and mantels, plus a buildable side lot!

Katherine W. Oxnard, Mopper-Stapen, Realtors, (912) 7043545/238-0874, katherine @mopper-stapen.com

DEEPWATER LOT with floating dock for sale by owner in desirable Isle of Hope subdivision. Level lot (approximately 120’ x 110’ buildable) on the Herb River with underground utilities, including city water & sewer.

Incredible views and walking distance to Bluff Drive/ICW. The perfect spot for your dream home! 132 Cardinal Rd. $325K Owner/Agent.

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The Lakes at Cottonvale 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage, living room, dining room, laundry room with washer/dryer, corner lot. Available April 15th. $975month Godley Park 3 bedroom, 2 bath.

Detached 2-car garage, living room, dining room, laundry room with washer/dryer included.

Gated community, nice area.

Two Properties: Both available May 1st. $1400/month each Shadow Brook Subdivision 2 units: 3 bedroom, 2 bath. 1car garage, washer/ dr yer connection, excellent schools.

Each available in June. $900/month each

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Apartments for Rent 1-4BR Apartments &Homes! Top quality, newly-renovated properties Pets welcome!

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Completed Renovated. Central Heat & Air, Small pets allowed.

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