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Saving Jekyll It’s called ‘Georgia’s jewel,’ not only for its scenic beauty but because by mandate Jekyll Island is to remain accessible to Georgians of modest income. But it seems that our current governor doesn’t completely agree, and a contract given to a politically well-connected developer threatens major change. By stacey kronquest | 7

a live oak on the grounds of the jekyll Island club, photo by jim morekis

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Speaking of Jekyll Island: living legend Ralph Stanley headlines this weekend’s New Year’s Bluegrass Festival on Jekyll | 16

The City is set to unveil its new slate of visual and performing arts classes at an open house | 18

Big movie goings on; here are all the new reviews | 26

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When: Wed. Dec. 31, 9 p.m. Where: Savannah Theatre,

222 Bull Street.

Cost: Adults, $50; children

17 and under $25 Info: 233-7764. www. savannahtheatre.com

Wednesday Skatefest

New Year’s Eve Celebration at Cha Bella

What: Real ice skating.

Each session lasts one and one-half hour. When: Wed. Dec. 31, 10 a.m., 12, 2, 4 & 6 p.m., Thu., Jan. 1, 10 a.m., 12, 2, 4, 6 & 8 p.m., Fri. Jan. 2, 10 a.m., 12, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 p.m., Sat. Jan. 3, 10 a.m., 12, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 p.m. and Sun. Jan. 4, 2, 4, 6 & 8 p.m. Where: The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Avenue. Cost: $7 Info: 651-6556. www. savannahcivic.com

The Market at Trustees Garden What: The market will be

open as usual for both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Pick up those last-minute gifts or fresh produce for Christmas dinner. Events vary from week to week, but can include a farmer’s showcase, organic gardening presentations, films and more. Held every Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. When: Wed. Dec. 31, 4-7 p.m. and Wed. Jan. 7, 4-7 p.m. Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad Street. Cost: Free Info: 443-3277. www.trusteesmarket.com

New Year’s Eve Dinner Cruise

What: A relaxing way to celebrate New Year’s Eve, perfect for those who want to avoid the large crowds. Dinner will be served during a two-hour Savannah Riverboat cruise. When: Wed. Dec. 31, 7-9 p.m.

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Cha Bella and the United Way of the Coastal Empire are sponsoring this gala celebration to raise money for the less fortunate. When: Dec. 31, 8:30pm. Where: Charles H. Morris Center. Cost: Tickets all inclusive and begin at $125 per person. Reservations required. Info: 790-7888.

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New Year’s Eve Celebration at City Market Come on, you know you want to do it: Join the Polar Bear Plunge on Tybee’s south end at noon on New Year’s Day

Where: River Street, River

Street. Cost: Adults, $44.95; children, $27.95 Info: (800) 786-6404.

Bobby Lee Rodgers & The Codetalkers

What: Wormsloew is the opening band. The Party Package includes dinner, party favors and one glass of champagne. When: Wed. Dec. 31, 8 p.m. Where: Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River Street. Cost: $50 Info: 233-1192. www. myspace.com/livewiremusichall

Passafire

What: A musical performance featuring Passafire for New Year’s Eve. When: Wed. Dec. 31, 8 p.m. Where: Wild Wing Cafe, 27 Barnard Street.

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Watch Night Service

What: A drama presenta-

tion, “Will You Be Ready?,” will be performed. When: Wed. Dec. 31, 8 p.m.12 a.m. Where: Jonesvillle Baptist Church of the P.A.W., Inc., 5201 Montgomery St. Cost: Where: Jonesvillle Baptist Church of the P.A.W., Inc. Cost: Free Info: 351-0423. www.jbcpaw.org

New Year’s Eve Gala Cruise

What: A four-hour Savannah Riverboat cruise with dinner and a party. The cruise includes captain’s hors d’oeuvres, surf and turf buffet dinner, a bottle of wine, party favors and live entertainment.

When: Wed. Dec. 31, 8 p.m.-

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New Year’s Eve Party Cruise What: Celebrate the new

year on board a riverboat. The party cruise includes hors d’oeuvres, midnight champagne toast, party favors, live entertainment, dancing and a cash bar. For ages 21 and up. When: Wed. Dec. 31, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Where: River Street Cost: $55.95 Info: (800)786-6404.

Savannah Theatre: Rockin’ New Year’s Eve

What: A performance and

party, all in one, info@ savannahtheatre.com.

Annual Polar Bear Plunge

Join thousands of others for a group plunge into the icy Atlantic. Thu., Jan. 1, noon Where: South Beach, Tybee Island. Cost: Free Info: 786-5444. www.tybeetime.com What:

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What: Ring in the New Year with an outdoor street party with live music. When: Wed. Dec. 31, 9 p.m.1 a.m. Where: City Market, Jefferson at West Saint Julian Street. Cost: Free. Info: 232.4903. www.savannahcitymarket.com

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New Year’s Eve Fireworks on Tybee

What: Bring in the New Year with a bang as fireworks are launched from the Tybee Pier at the stroke of midnight. When: Thu., Jan. 1, 12 a.m. Where: Tybee Pier Pavillion, Off HWY 80 at the end of Tybrisa St. Cost: Free Info: 786-5444.

New Year’s Eve Fireworks on River Street

What: Ringing in the New Year, Savannah-style. When: Thu., Jan. 1, 12 a.m. Where: River Street. Cost: Free Info: www.riverstreetsavannah.com

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Johnny Mercer Centennial

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What: The year-long celebration of the Oscar-winning songwriter, a native of Savannah, opens with “Mercer at the Library,” a series of readings, exhibits and books at all branches of the Live Oak Public Libraries. When: Jan. 1-Dec. 31. Where: Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St. Cost: Free Info: 912-652-3600. liveoakpl. org

Friday Best Foot Forward Concert

What: Sound Walk Music Group will present this concert with national recording artist Mali Music and E. Hall. Mali Music is a Savannah-based gospel singer, songwrite and producer. When: Fri. Jan. 2, 7 p.m. Where: Southside Church of God, 50 Al Henderson Blvd. Cost: $10 at the door Info: 631-0044.

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the audience solve the crime. The cost includes the show and a choice of three dinners. Held every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Seating begins at 7:15 p.m. When: Fri. Jan. 2, 7:30 p.m., Sat. Jan. 3, 7:30 p.m. and Sun. Jan. 4, 7:30 p.m. Where: The Pirate’s House, 20 E. Broad St. Cost: $56.25 ages 13 and up , $37.25 per child, ages 10-12. Info: 898-9021. www.thepirateshouse.co

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What: Sponsored by the Savannah Folk Music Society an evening of local and touring folk musicians. This month, David Leinweber and Johnny Roquemore make an encore visit to Savannah and local performer Michael Maddox returns to the stage.

When: Fri. Jan. 2, 7:30 p.m. Where: First Presbyterian

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adults only is an alternative to the typical bar scene. Play Uno, Scrabble, Connect Four, Spades, Poker - you name it, they’ve got it - while enjoying food, drink and music. Open to singles, couples and groups of all ages. Use the pool-side entrance for free parking. info@ PlayDateSavannah.com. When: Sat. Jan. 3, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Where: Hilton Garden Inn Savannah Midtown, 6711 Abercorn St. Cost: $10. Info: 596-5801. PlayDateSavannah.com cs

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Beautiful Jekyll Island could go the way of Hilton Head soon, if Sonny Perdue gets his way. by stacey kronquest

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arts: The 18 visual city is excited

about the new slate of classes offered at S.P.A.C.E. this winter. by jim morekis

You didn’t think I’d miss all the year-end roundup action, did you? The media lives for this! Let’s get right to it. Here are my picks for the most important local news and cultural happenings of 2008: • China Syndrome — Mayor Otis Johnson and two city council members with little private sector experience, both likely to run for mayor after Johnson’s term runs out, take a taxpayerfunded trip to China to promote business during the depth of the financial meltdown, without telling anybody. What could possibly go wrong? • The Other China Syndrome — Westside warehouses usually filled with cheap Chinese junk imported by the Georgia Ports Authority grow empty as the global economy tanks. The Savannah Morning News responds by running chirpy features fluffing GPA approximately every other day. The really sad news? Some days that’s the only reporting in the paper. • Morning Blues — Speaking of the daily, the Morning News’s parent company, Morris Communications — not to be confused with Morris Multimedia, the totally separate company that owns Connect Savannah — bleeds red ink and verges on bankruptcy, with layoffs a-plenty.

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By the way, if you think I’m happy about that, you’re mistaken. Every community needs a daily paper, whether to be a watchdog on government or to run a photo of your kid at the dance recital. It’s part of what being a community means. Secondly, a publication like Connect Savannah needs a villain to play off of. Who is Rocky Balboa without Apollo Creed or Clubber Lang? • Recycle Savannah! — Technically it doesn’t begin until 2009, but the vote was in 2008. What will all the transplants do for fun now that they can no longer bitch about Savannah not having recycling, like they did back home? • Barack Obama—The first African-American president garners nearly 60 percent of Chatham County’s vote. Not really a local story per se, but a huge development all the same. • Go see OC freak out — Local car dealer makes national news with racially-tinged ads blaming the Japanese for his tanking business. Hey, he’s Bluffton’s problem now.

• GreenDrinks Savannah — Everyone who’s anyone is at their boisterous events. Who’d have thought a bunch of lib’rul tree-huggers would prove so damn popular in Savannah? Oh, that’s right — there’s drinking involved. • Classical duet — Peter Shannon and the Savannah Philharmonic join Bill Keith and the Savannah Orchestra to bless this small market with two fine orchestral groups. Nah, no tension there at all! • Rob Gibson is happy — The Savannah Music Festival rocked the house in more ways than one in 2008, raking in over $875,000 in ticket revenue. Can they pull off an encore in grim 2009? Stay tuned…. • Country Day is also happy— The city’s loss is Savannah Country Day’s gain as D.J. Queenan, one of the most talented local theatre directors in recent memory, leaves Cultural Affairs Theatre for the southside private school. • Jazz on track — After years of lacking luster, the Savannah Jazz Festival retools and gets its groove back. • And the best for last — My travel book, Moon Charleston and Savannah, was published last month and is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other retailers. I’ll keep you posted on local info, and hopefully I’ll have a signing in the spring — which needless to say will be Savannah’s major event of 2009! cs

Editor, In re-reading Linda Sickler’s November story on the destroyed Cotton Exchange lion, it is amazing to me that it could be THIS difficult to replace a very simple winged lion. As a professional sculptor of exactly these types of architectural pieces, I could have easily replicated this lion from a few photos for a lot less than the “estimate” of $60,000-$70,000 quoted. I typically charge clients $35/hr for custom modelling, and few of my larger models in clay take more than 30 hours. I estimate the lion might take two full work weeks, 80 hours to sculpt, and several weeks to slowly dry before being fired. I estimate he was 36-40” tall, probably around 250#-300.

I can’t figure out where anyone comes up with a figure of $60,000 for this. Anderson needs to learn how to search Google better. My website has been up for ten years and architectural sculptures, gargoyles, lion sculptures, architectural salvage, etc. as search terms find it. I’m one of very few who replicate Victorian architectural pieces at all. I sculpt pieces of architectural sculptures like this as a career and hobby — ALL from photos. I’m having an exhibition of my work soon at a local fine art museum, I’ve been featured in a New York Times article, I have archives of photos on the web, I post to sculpture forums about this type of sculpture every day. Mystery to me how Anderson didn’t locate me to inquire of my suggestions and thoughts on this. I would have said: Forget gluing

Humpty together — he’s gone. Forget carved stone, metal or plastic resins, simply have a sculptor model a replacement 10 percent larger to account for shrinkage, use a high fire stoneware clay and give it a red underglaze. Lo-fire red clay is soft, that is why I would use a stoneware clay — much stronger, harder and doesn’t absorb water. That this lion lasted 119 years in the weather is testimony of the durability of terra cotta. Randall Dana www.urbansculptures.com

Captain Sandy’s colleague speaks Editor, I did the Captain Sandy and the Weather Show at WSAV-TV for several months in the early 1960’s. I never realized how dear the

show was to my fellow Savannahians until the passing of Joe Cox and the outpouring of so many wonderful tributes and memories expessed by Savannahians. On behalf of myself, the other Caprain Sandys, Wilber the Pelican, Authur Mometer and, of course, that rascal, Calamity Clam, I wish to express our appreciation for welcoming us into your homes. Thanking especially the children. For your readers who don’t remember or know of the show, they can Google “Captain Sandy and the Weather” and view a show from 1964. It’s not me. I left in early 1963 to return to “the theatah” in NYC. From all of us and, yes, even Calamity Clam (who bit my finger a time or two, may everyone enjoy clear weather, calm seas and happy sailing. Eddie Blessington

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Georgia’s ‘jewel’ for sale

Jekyll Island threatened by good-ole-boy politics

Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island

by stacey kronquest | stacey@kronquest.com

Last month Governor Sonny Perdue handed over a 50year development contract for Jekyll Island to George W. Bush’s cronies. Jekyll Island is called “Georgia’s Jewel” because of its miles of priceless beachfront land and breathtaking natural surroundings. The barrier island was purchased in 1949 as a place for Georgians of all income levels to enjoy as a state park. It was the people’s land, but this last week much of it was signed over for the next 50 years to a developer with deep political connections. “There’s something wrong here,” says former Jekyll Island Authority (JIA) board member State Sen. Ed Boshears, who recently was removed from the governor-appointed JIA board. “Do we allow a fat cat developer to make millions of dollars for no other reason than to enrich themselves and their political cronies?” The partnership between the JIA and the developer Linger Longer has

been controversial since it was first announced last year. “Linger Longer’s proposal was by far the worst plan presented to JIA,” says David Egan, a resident of Jekyll Island and organizer of the Initiative to Save Jekyll Island State Park. Linger Longer is owned by Mercer Reynolds, known in Republican circles as a fundraising guru. In 2004, as George W. Bush’s campaign finance director, Reynolds raised several hundred million dollars for the president’s reelection campaign. His development in north Georgia, Reynolds Plantation, is a hangout for the wealthy and well-connected, with a Ritz Carlton and multi-million dollar vacation homes. Jekyll Island State Park, on the other hand, has been an affordable beach hangout for the common people for over 50 years. But, with Linger Longer

perhaps building timeshare condos where there is now beachside parking, “the public is getting bumped off its beach,” says Eagan. State Sen. Jeff Chapman of District 3 says that the other developers who bid on the contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars offered better deals for the state. “It was a rigged process right from the start,” says Chapman.

Boshears, who is senator of District 6, says that once Linger Longer was awarded the contract and negotiations began, he was discouraged from asking questions, describing a veil of secrecy. “The contract was not discussed with JIA board members. It was completely the governor’s decision,” says Boshears. Senators Chapman and Boshears say continues on p. 8

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separately, but with equal conviction, that the Jekyll Island contract is a rotten deal for the people of Georgia. Frank Mirasola, former president of the Jekyll Island Citizens Association, tells reporters â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can only conclude that there are conditions in the agreement that are so heinous as to require total secrecy.â&#x20AC;? The 50-year contract gives Linger Longer beachfront property to build a 160-unit timeshare with profits estimated to be $100 million from sales totaling $137 million. The JIAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cut will be 1 percent of the sale of the condos, and 3.5 percent of the receipts from the hotels, but only after four years of free profit; ten years for food and beverage sales. Chapman says the national average for leases on state-owned property is 7 percent of all sales. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It may not be illegal, but what has happened is a horrible and terrible violation of the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trust,â&#x20AC;? says

Chapman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And in this economic time, it is shameful.â&#x20AC;? The goal of the revitalization for the state park was to generate revenue by attracting more visitors to the island. Visitation has been steadily declining for decades. So why, wonders Chapman, has the JIA ignored this by depriving the state park millions of dollars? The JIA board members are â&#x20AC;&#x153;trusteesâ&#x20AC;? of the island for the public, and the oversight committee â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of which Savannahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eric Johnson, now running for lieutenant governor, is a member â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is charged with overseeing that that trust is upheld. The JIA board and the oversight committee have, as Chapman says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;given away the farm.â&#x20AC;? Jekyll Island and Georgians deserve better. cs To learn more, go to www.savejekyllisland.org

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Police responded to an alarm at Medical, Dental Supply Co. on Drayton St. When they arrived, they saw the front door of the business had been shattered and computers had been carried outside. Officers set up a perimeter and Cpl. Amanda McGruder and her K-9 partner Binky were called to the scene. They entered the business and located Venson Bernard White, 36, hiding in a tight crawl space in the upper level of the building. White surrendered to police after a brief struggle with Binky. • A Jasmine Avenue resident told police she went to her car to retrieve five money orders and noticed they were missing. Mail and other items left in the car with the money orders were thrown throughout the car. The woman searched throughout

the car but couldn’t find the money orders. There weren’t any signs of forced entry to the vehicle. The woman said her car should have been locked, but one of the locks “acts funny.” The officer checked the door locks, but they operated properly. However, one of the door panels was loose and could prevent the door lock from locking. When asked why it took her so long to report the incident to police, the woman said she wasn’t in “the right frame of mind” and was upset that someone in the same situation as she was would steal from her. She said she’d already called the money-order company and reported the theft. The officer didn’t call forensics to process the car because the woman said she’d packed all of her belongings up and moved them into the car, then left the area to stay at a hotel located on Hunter Army Airfield. When asked why she moved everything before police were notified, she said she wasn’t going to stay in a place where people are going to steal from her. The woman said she was moving back to South Carolina to her sister’s house. She already had her car packed and ready to go.

• An officer was dispatched to Louisiana Avenue, where he saw two women fighting. One woman was in the street and the other was on the front lawn. The first woman said she came to the residence to meet with her ex-boyfriend about their 2-year-old daughter being bitten by a dog. She said she was at the front door when the second woman got out of her car and began arguing with her. She said the woman was threatening to “kick her ass” and started undoing the belt in her pants to use it to beat her with it. She said she ran to her car to get a knife for self protection. The two were advised on warrant procedures. • A Davidson Avenue resident told police she locked her house before leaving it at 10 a.m. When she returned 30 minutes later, the back kitchen window had been broken out. The woman said several rooms in the house had been ransacked and a Nintendo Wii and an Apple iPod were

missing. The officer saw that the kitchen window had been broken out at the bottom. In the living room, all the doors to the television stand had been left open. In the bedroom, several dresser doors were opened. The woman said the iPod had been kept in one of the dressers. In the son’s bedroom, the officer said that the drawers had all been open, and the woman said the Wii had been taken off the dresser in his room. The neighbors on either side were questioned. One said that she had seen an unknown man in the backyard. The other neighbor said while the officer was speaking with the victim, three teenage boys were walking down the street, but when they saw the police car, they ran north towards the wood line. The house was processed by forensics, and a look-out was posted for the possible suspect. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

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Aggressive questioning of a weakwilled suspect can produce an occasional false confession, but experts now believe six men in a single case, and four in another, confessed to group crimes they did not commit, even though some described their roles in vivid detail. Recent DNA evidence in a 1989 Beatrice, Neb., murder case implicated only a seventh man, and similar evidence in a 1997 Norfolk, Va., murder case implicated only a fifth man, who insists he acted alone. (Governors in both states are currently mulling pardons.) It is still possible that the six, or the four, are guilty as charged and that the DNA was left in separate attacks on the victims, but the more likely explanation, say psychologists, is that people with low self-esteem or mental problems, or who are drug- or alcohol-addled, are more easily convinced of fantasy.

The Continuing Crisis

pointed to an exclusion in the policy for death by “pollution” (thought by most people to cover only toxic industrial discharges) and argued the three victims were asphyxiated by smoke.

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• Officials in South Africa, where government only recently came to accept the connection between HIV and AIDS after years of denial that provoked the country’s epidemic of cases, revealed in December that supplies of retroviral drugs are being used recreationally as hallucinogens smoked by schoolchildren. Health officials told BBC News the drugs are prescribed to those at risk for AIDS, but are not taken seriously by symptom-free, HIV-diagnosed South Africans. • Might As Well Reserve Him a Death-Row Cell Right Now: According to a November sheriff ’s department report, an 11-year-old, Fort Pierce, Fla., boy hit his mother with a saw during an argument, lacerating her skull, and then, as she threatened to call police, offered her a $5 bribe not to. The mother said the kid had previously threatened to cut his 19-year-old pregnant sister’s abdomen, “to give her a C-section,” and once tried to use hair spray and a cigarette lighter to torch the family’s cat.

• Australia’s Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission announced plans in December to create a third official gender for government identification: “intersex,” for transsexuals, whether or not they have had surgery. Immediately, activists from Sex and Gender Education Australia called the proposal inadequate, demanding a New Frontiers of Self-Defourth gender, also, for people who feel fense Law that “gender” is either “undefinable” or Eugene Falle, 35, was acquitted of subject to daily changes of attitude. murder in Edmonton, Alberta, in De• Maryland lobbyist and former cember, as jurors apparently accepted state assemblyman Gilbert Genn was his claim of self-defense even though attacked by a deer outside his home the victim had 39 stab wounds. Falle in November, butted to the ground said he was forced to keep stabbing and repeatedly stabbed by the buck’s the man because of previous threats by antlers in the chest and groin. Genn the victim and his gang and that the told WTOP Radio that he managed to victim “wouldn’t bleed properly the subdue the animal by the antlers long way he should’ve bled, according to the enough to tire it and cause it to flee. movies.” And in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Bleeding badly, Genn said he disreSydney Teerhuis, on trial for killing a garded his wife’s admonitions to get man, claimed self-defense even though to the hospital and instead dressed he admitted not only stabbing the wound himself and headed the man 68 times but having sex off for a scheduled meeting in with the body during the spree. Annapolis with Speaker of the New Year’s However, unlike Falle, Teerhuis House Michael Busch. He told Resolution: was convicted. the reporter, “There was no way EAT MORE I could miss this meeting.” It’s Good to Be a Only afterward did he report British Prisoner to the emergency room. • In November, the Great (continuing series) American Insurance Co. (Cin(1) In November, British Justice cinnati, Ohio) sought a declaraMinister Jack Straw discovered, tion in federal court in Houston and immediately canceled, a that it was not liable to pay death 10-year-old program for inmates benefits from a 2007 office fire at Whitemoor prison in Cambecause the three victims did bridgeshire for “workshops” in not die from “fire.” The company comedy. (2) Scotland’s Justice sec-

retary similarly canceled a program in November after he learned that officials at Saughton prison in Edinburgh had set up poker classes, sanctioning games run on paper earnings (but which the inmates converted into real trades and favors). Said one astonished official, “Next thing, roulette wheels ... then a tap-dancing club ... because after this nothing would surprise us.”

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Peter Trigger, 59, was “adamant,” according to England’s Kettering Evening Telegraph, that he had the right to wear whatever outfits he wanted, even though his favorite hangout was in front of Woodvale Primary school in the mornings, where he usually wore schoolgirl-like short skirts but with nothing underneath. In December, after numerous complaints, a Northampton magistrate issued Trigger a five-year Anti-Social Behavior Order commanding him to stop.

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Arousing Suspicion: (1) April Westfall, 40, was arrested in Reno, Nev., in December for DUI. An ambulance crew called the Highway Patrol after spotting her driving down U.S. 395 at 4:30 a.m. with a service station’s nozzle and severed hose protruding from her gas tank. (2) Jeremy Aron, 33, was arrested for DUI on Thanksgiving night in Portsmouth, N.H., when an off-duty police officer spotted him driving down Lafayette Road with a fire hydrant stuck to his bumper.

Recurring Theme

Five years ago, News of the Weird reported that a Philadelphia woman had undergone $10,000 elective surgery to shorten one toe and straighten another so that her foot would look better in the fashionable shoes she coveted. According to an October report by London’s Daily Mail, foot surgeons’ business has improved, especially since Manolo Blahnik’s sleek, narrow models have become so popular. In addition to shortening and narrowing, young women seem concerned about the symmetry of their “toe cascades” (the curve from the big toe around to the little toe) and whether their ankles are shapely enough, with some women opting for liposuction on the lower calf. cs

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Yeah, Melanie screwed up some details: it’s been 600,000-ish years since Yellowstone’s supervolcano has gone off full blast, not 6,000. She got the drift, though. It’s a question of when, not if. A supervolcano is one that explodes in (natch) supereruptions. Definitions vary, but usually we’re talking a magnitude-eight (M8) eruption: one trillion metric tons of ash and other debris filling at least 100 cubic miles, typically upchucked over the course of about a week. Picture 1,000 Mount Saint Helenses, or 8 Tamboras. Besides causing regional devastation, supereruptions affect global climate. An Indonesian super 74,000 years ago kicked off a thousandyear drought that some contend caused a human population crash. Yellowstone is both a supervolcano and a hotspot; the two don’t always go together. A hotspot is the business end of what’s known as a mantle plume, a stream of magma that rises hundreds of miles through a channel in the earth’s crust. The Yellowstone plume head, 50 miles underground, is several hundred miles wide. Over time, the hot head melts the overlying crust, forming a smaller magma chamber. Yellowstone’s magma chamber is just a few miles down and contains partially melted granite viscous enough to trap gas, allowing pressure to build. Periodically the pressure cracks the surface, ejecting gas and disintegrated rock into the surface world. After about a tenth of the chamber’s contents have erupted, pressure falls and the show’s over. Reheat and repeat.

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My friend Melanie loves to watch the Discovery Channel and share what she has watched with others. The problem is she can never get the story straight. Her latest tale is about Yellowstone Park sitting on top of a supervolcano that has been dormant for 6,000-ish years. She said the supervolcano is showing signs its active. Is there any truth to her tale? —Tina

The Yellowstone hotspot has produced dozens of large eruptions over the past 16 million years, the last three within the Yellowstone volcanic field: two supers and one M7.4 lightweight that created 68 cubic miles of debris. They left overlapping giant calderas, or craters, each 10 to 50 miles wide. Since filled with lava and eroded, the calderas went unrecognized till the 1960s. These three big eruptions were 640,000 years ago, 660,000 years earlier, and 800,000 years before that. See a pattern? Lurid reports suggest we’re overdue, but the pattern is illusory. Over the past 4.5 million years, large Yellowstone eruptions have come at irregular intervals of 300,000 to 2.4 million years. Furthermore, a series of smaller eruptions (relatively; one was Krakatoaesque in magnitude) between 170,000 and 70,000 years ago ejected as much material as a super—perhaps enough to relieve the pressure for a while. Yellowstone has been eruption-free for 70,000 years, neglecting occasional steam explosions. Two centers of resurgence within the last caldera, where the land heaves up and down several feet over the course of decades, bear watching, but there’s no sign of imminent trouble. What’s the chance of a supereruption anywhere in the world in the next 50 years? Estimates range from one chance in 1,000 to one in 10,000—hardly cause for panic. When it does happen, though, a lot of people are going to be toast. A supereruption could kill tens of millions. Within 10 to 50 miles of the next Yellowstone vent, you’ll be Pompeiiized beneath thousands of feet of hot ash. Ash and associated toxins could devegetate a third of the lower 48 (including some of the world’s most productive farmland) for years or decades, leading to mass starvation. Grim, but so unlikely that the U.S. Geological Survey lists Yellowstone as only the 19th most dangerous American volcano. Pimples like Kilueha, Saint Helens, and Rainier top the list. Elsewhere, some giant calderas are frightfully close to urban areas. Lake Taal in the Philippines is only 40 miles from Manila. In Italy the rim of Campi Flegrei lies only five miles from central Naples. The last near-supereruption there came 35,000 years ago; a much smaller one killed 24 in 1538. Pizza napoletana on my next Italian tour? Sure. But make mine to go.

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earthweek www.connectsavannah.com/earthweek No White Christmas Despite heavy snow across North America and parts of Europe this month, having a winter wonderland during late December in London and Paris could be only a freak occurrence by 2100, according to Friedrich-Wilhelm Gerstengarber, climate researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. “The conditions for cross-country skiing are also deteriorating,” said Paal Prestrud, director of the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research in Oslo. “There is now an average of 100 days (a year) with at least 10 inches snow (in Oslo). In 1900 that was 150.” Oslo’s streets were free of snow on Christmas Eve.

Climate Change Now Scientists gathering in San Francisco were told that the United States could suffer the effects of abrupt climate change within decades — far sooner than warnings issued just a year ago. Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia University and other institutions factored in faster-than-expected loss of sea ice, rising sea levels and a near-permanent drought developing in the American Southwest. “It appears this has

already begun,” the researchers told the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union.

Bird Flu Returns The re-emergence of a lethal strain of avian influenza in Hong Kong, Cambodia, Taiwan, Bangladesh, India and Egypt this month highlights the potential threat the virus poses to humans as the traditional winter flu season gets under way in the Northern Hemisphere, health experts said. One man in Cambodia reportedly became ill after handling a dead chicken in an area where the H5N1 strain of the virus had been detected. The World Health Organization confirmed a 16-year-old girl in Egypt died on Dec. 16 from exposure to the H5N1 strain in a country where the virus is now endemic. Hong Kong announced the first appearance of H5N1 in poultry for more than five years. Indonesia’s agriculture ministry says it hopes to eradicate the virus in that country by 2014.

Holiday Cyclone Parts of the Western Australia coast were under a cyclone warning as Christmas approached due to heavy rains and storm-force winds produced by Cyclone Billy. The storm was

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Earthquakes A strong tremor in northern Italy damaged buildings around Parma.

Congo Gorilla Update The director of the Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo says the park’s endangered mountain gorilla population appears to be unscathed despite the current

conflict between rebel fighters and the government. “We are happy to report that most of them seem to be doing well,” park director Emmanuel de Merode said in a statement. Rangers were recently allowed access to the primates for the first time since rebel Tutsi general Laurent Nkunda’s men forced them out 15 months ago.

Pig of the Year A pig that survived China’s catastrophic Sichuan earthquake on May 12 by eating charcoal and drinking rainwater while trapped under debris for 36 days has been voted the country’s most inspiring animal, according

to state media. The swine, known as Zhu Jianqiang, which means Strong Pig, was sold after the quake to the Jianchuan Museum, which agreed to keep him away from the butcher as a reminder of the nation's resolve to cope with the disaster. The online forum Red Net said the 2-year-old pig “vividly illustrates the spirit of never giving up, and has become a model for Chinese entrepreneurs” amid the current economic downturn. But the animal apparently hasn’t tightened its belt due to the tough times. “It's gotten fatter and lazier by the day,” a museum staff member said. cs by steve newman, universal press syndicate

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A Batata Doce

This buzzworthy Atlanta alt.rock combo is fronted by Brazilian vocalist Leticia Arioli, and features members of Merge Records’ The Rock-a-Teens and prog-poppers Elevado. Free admission to this hipster drinkery — plus a champagne toast at midnight. Listen & Learn: myspace.com/batatadoce. Wed., 9 pm, Hang Fire.

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A Nickel Bag of Funk

One of the area’s favorite modern R&B/soul/funk outfits, this energetic combo led by the sultry vocalist Leslie Adele plays this Broughton St. nightspot frequently, so it should prove to be a boisterous dance party all night long. $25 cover includes buffet (till 11 pm), entertainment and midnight champagne toast. Listen & Learn: myspace.com/ anickbag. Wed., 10 pm, Tantra Lounge.

Passafire

This tight, road-schooled band steeped in dub, jam and psychedelia recently completed a cross-country tour with rising stars Pepper. Get there early as they’ll draw a crowd. Free party favors and champagne toast. $5 cover. Listen & Learn: passafiretheband.com. Wed., 10 pm, Wild Wing Café.

Bobby Lee Rodgers & Friends, WormsLoew

The latest incarnation of Rodgers’ backing band The CodeTalkers (they’re in the process of shedding that name and the Col. Bruce baggage that goes along with it) features a young, jazzschooled rhythm section from Florida that complement the former Berklee School of Music Prof ’s penchant for spacey, syncopated, improv-heavy dadapop. WormsLoew open with a

Bottles & Cans

One of the most entertaining and under appreciated bands in Savannah, a live show by this lowdown, garage-rock-influenced, houserockin’ quartet is like some sort of holographic mirage featuring ‘60s psych purveyors The Leaves and The 13th Floor Elevators jamming with Big Time-era Tom Waits and Paul “Wine” Jones in the basement of Big Pink. Truly a non-stop good-time mix of raggedly right, uptempo R&B shot full of holes. Plus, don’t be put off by the unvarnished vibe of this wondrously divey River St. stone hallway of a bar/ restaurant. It’s actually one of the most enjoyset of catchy, earnest, twang-littered modern pop a la Train or “vintage” Matchbox 20 (if there is such a thing). Listen & Learn: bobbyleerodgers.com, myspace. com/wormsloew. $20 cover. Wed., 9 pm, LiveWire Music Hall.

Sinister Moustache, Mortal Coil

The first major show at this brand-new 250-capacity 21+ bar and music venue in the Starland District features a set of metal covers by Mortal Coil (Sabbath, Maiden, Metallica and Priest) before a headlining, Residents-

able places to while away an evening on that increasingly blah stretch of road. Listen & Learn: myspace.com/bottlescanssav. Wed., 8 pm, The Warehouse.

meets-John Zorn-esque set from local prog-rock/avantsurf legends Sinister Moustache (formerly known as Gravy). $5 cover. Listen & Learn: sinistermoustache.com, myspace.com/ wormholebar. Wed., 9 pm, The Wormhole (2307 Bull St.).

Widespread Panic & The Yonder Mountain String Band - Live Simulcast Couldn’t make it to Denver to catch these Athens-based jam-band legends ring in 2009 with a sold-out stand featuring

their special guests the increasingly beloved Yonder Mountain String Band? Head down to this sports bar/restaurant/music venue where they’ll pipe in the Pay-Per-View show on their giant screen TV and run it through their massive, multi-speaker sound system. It’s the next best thing to being there. Listen & Learn: widespreadpanic.com, yondermountain.com. Wed., 9 pm, Locos (downtown). cs

B & D Burgers (Southside) Trivia w/ Artie & Brad (Other) Starts at 10 p.m. Bahama Bob’s (Pooler) Karaoke (Karaoke) Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Soul, Blues and Country covers -9 p.m. Black Angus Saloon The Buddy Corns Band (Live Music) Regional rock, blues, Southern rock and country covers, plus original tunes. Led by flashy guitarist Corns. 9 p.m. The Boathouse TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m. The Britannia British Pub New Year’s Eve Bash (Other) Champagne Toast, Balloon Drop, etc... 9 p.m. Cheers to You Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m. Club 51 Degrees DJ Blue Ice (DJ) Doubles Lounge DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay & Bucky Bryant (Live Music) Acoustic guitar and vocals duo known playing pop, rock and country (covers/originals) 7 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House Absylom Rising (Live Music) Powerhouse funk-rock group from Miss. known for vocal harmonies and high-energy improv (covers & originals). Dec 31, 10 p.m. Guitar Bar Open Mic night hosted by Caesura (Live Music) Open Mic Night led by a young local melodic metalcore/indie-rock combo. 10 p.m. continues on p. 20

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continues from p.13 Hang Fire A Batata Doce (Live Music, Karaoke) Buzzworthy Atlanta alt. rock combo feat. a female Brazilian vocalist and former members of The Rock-a-Teens and Elevado. 9 p.m. Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Isaac’s on Drayton New Year’s Eve Party w/The Looters (Live Music) The latest musical project from local guitarist siblings the Layden brothers (formerly of Ciaxa and Ayur Veda). This quartet plays a mix of blues, southern rock, jazz and Americana covers, plus originals tunes. 8:30 p.m. The Jazz Corner The Noel Friedline Quintet (Live Music) New Year’s Eve Gala feat. this notable Fl. jazz act that’s played the Las Vegas Bellagio Hotel for two years, among other choice gigs. $65 for early show & dinner or $130 for late show & dinner. Reservations required. Dec 31, 5 & 9 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar New Year’s Eve “Studio 54” Party (DJ) Celebration with a distinctly NYC disco vibe. Live DJ spins vintage tunes. 9 p.m. The Jinx Rock & Roll Bingo w/DJ DrunkTank Soundsystem (Other, DJ) Just what it sounds like: Bingo plus a wild mix of punk. soul, rock and ska tunes. 10 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Live Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Dec 31, 8:30 p.m., Jan 1, 8:30 p.m., Jan 2, 8:30 p.m., Jan 3, 8:30 p.m., Jan 4, 8:30 p.m., Jan 5, 8:30 p.m. Jan 6, 8:30 p.m. King’s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 p.m. Live Wire Music Hall Bobby Lee Rodgers & Friends, WormsLoew (Live Music) New Year’s Eve party with the latest incarnation of an acclaimed, internationally-known blues/ jazz/funk/jam/soul/rock combo formerly known as The CodeTalkers; Rising, Savannah-based rootsrock/modern pop combo.

9 p.m. Loco’s Deli & Pub (Downtown) Widespread Panic - Live Closed Circuit TV Broadcast (Other) The club features a simulcast of the superstar Athens, Ga.-based jam band’s NYE show from Denver, Co. on their big screen TV and through their large PA system. 9 p.m. Lulu’s Chocolate Bar New Year’s Eve Dance Party w/ The Magic Rocks (Live Music) Oddball upbeat rock, alternative, pop, country and soul covers (w/members of Superhorse and Hot Pink Interior). No cover. 10 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Mercury Lounge The Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) Internationally-known electric blues trio (covers & originals). 10 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub New Year’s Eve Party w/Kurtis & Kody (Live Music) Tybee-based acoustic pop-rock brother duo (by way of Nashville) that crafts catchy, emotional songs with infectious grooves (covers & originals). 10 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Caleb Grimes (Live Music) Macon-based acoustic singer/songwriter -with a Savannah connectionplaying modern folk-pop (covers & originals). 10 p.m. Murphy’s Law New Year’s Eve Party (Other) Champagne, Balloon Drop, etc... 9 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Pour Larry’s (formerly John’s Bar) The Hitmen (Live Music) Brash local electric blues trio featuring Maggie Evans and Mark Cordray of Silver Lining on bass and drums (covers & originals). 8 p.m. DJ Zodiac (DJ) 10 p.m. Robin’s Nest Team Trivia (Other) 8 p.m. Savannah Smiles “Dueling PIanos” (Live Music) Two versatile and wisecracking keyboardists play a wide variety of audience requests. -8:30 p.m. Scandals TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Slugger’s 5 Point Productions’ Karaoke (Karaoke) 10 p.m. Steamer’s Five Point Productions’ Extreme Trivia w/Jeremy & Ben (Other) Live trivia game. 8 p.m.

Tantra Lounge New Year’s Eve Bash w/A Nickel Bag of Funk (Live Music) Local, dance-oriented, femalefronted combo voted Best Local Funk/R & B Act in our latest Readers Poll. $25 cover includes buffet and midnight champagne toast (covers & originals). 10 p.m. Tommy’s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Venus De Milo Open DJ Night (DJ) 9 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and jazz covers. -noon -7 p.m. The Warehouse Bottles & Cans (Live Music) Hardswinging, house rockin’ garage-blooze and old, weird, Americana (covers & originals). 8 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe New Year’s Eve Party w/Passafire (Live Music) Buzzworthy, locally-based reggaerock hybrid that recently completed a major North American tour. 10 p.m. The Wormhole Sinister Moustache; Mortal Coil (Live Music) Powerhouse local prog-rock and art-metal hybrid (synths, drums, bass, guitar) formerly known as Gravy; local metal cover act (Sabbath, Priest, etc...). 9 p.m.

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American Legion Post 184 Rick Elvis (Undressed) (Live Music, Other) Locally-based Elvis impersonator, performing without his costume. 4 p.m. 8 p.m. Augie’s Pub (Pooler) TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m. Barnes & Noble Open Mic (8 p.m.) (Live Music) Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Soul, Blues and Country covers -9 p.m. Benny’s Tybee Tavern Karaoke (Karaoke) w/DJ Levis 9:30 p.m. Bernie’s on River Street Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Blaine’s Back Door #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Bogey’s Five Points Productions’ Karaoke w/Keith (Karaoke) 10 p.m. Club One Industrial Resur-

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w/DJ Sweaty Sock (DJ) 11 p.m. Myrtle’s Bar & Grill J. Howard Duff (Live Music) 7:30 p.m. Night Lights “Rock Star Karaoke” (Live Music, Karaoke) Kraoke featuring a live band, rather than pre-recorded music. 11 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Pour Larry’s (formerly John’s Bar) Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Robin’s Nest Karaoke (Live Music, Karaoke) 8 p.m. Savannah Smiles “Dueling PIanos” (Live Music) Two versatile and wisecracking keyboardists play a wide variety of audience requests. -8:30 p.m. The Sentient Bean Open Mic Comedy Night (Other) Local humor showcase. 8 p.m. Slugger’s Trivia w/ Charles & Mikey (Other) 10 p.m. Spanky’s TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Tommy’s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) Chuck Courtenay & Bucky Bryant (Live Music)

Singing acoustic guitar duo known for their vocal harmonies, playing rock, pop and country hits. 6 p.m. Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. Venus De Milo DJ Americana (DJ) Wasabi’s Live DJ Frankie Spins Hip-hop & Electric Fusion (DJ) 8 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Barry Johnson (Live Music) Acoustic rock and pop (covers & originals). 6 p.m.

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A.J.’s Dockside “Georgia Kyle” Shiver (Live Music) American Legion Post 36 Karaoke (Karaoke) B & B Ale House “First Friday Festish Party” (Other, DJ) Monthly voyeuristic costume and dance party hosted by local debauched impresario Chris Cook. This month’s theme is the wearing of fur.

(Live Music) Monthly showcase of local and touring folk musicians, feat. touring flatpicking guitarists David Leinweber and Johnny Roquemore, plus local Piedmont blues finger-picker Michael Maddox. Free to ALL-AGES with a suggested $2 donation. 7:30 p.m. Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (9 p.m.) (Karaoke) Hercules Bar and Grill Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Country and Soul covers 8 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Bottles & Cans (Live Music) Hardswinging, house rockin’ garage-blooze and old, weird, Americana (covers & originals). Jan 2, 9 p.m. Jan 16, 9 p.m. The Jinx TBA (Live Music, Karaoke) Jan 2, 10 p.m. Jan 3, 10 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Live Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Dec 31, 8:30 p.m., Jan 1, 8:30 p.m., Jan 2, 8:30 p.m., Jan 3, 8:30 p.m., Jan 4, 8:30 p.m., Jan 5, 8:30 p.m. Jan 6, 8:30 p.m. King’s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 p.m.

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Gurley’s “Swoonatra” (Live Music) Singing thespian’s tribute to Ol Blue Eyes’ golden period. 7:30 p.m. The Jinx Fever! Dance Party w/DJ D-Frost & Friends (DJ) 9 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Live Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Dec 31, 8:30 p.m., Jan 1, 8:30 p.m., Jan 2, 8:30 p.m., Jan 3, 8:30 p.m., Jan 4, 8:30 p.m., Jan 5, 8:30 p.m. Jan 6, 8:30 p.m. Live Wire Music Hall Mellow Motion (Live Music) Jazzy, jam-oriented rock music. 9 p.m. Loco’s Deli & Pub (Southside) Five Points Productions’ Extreme Trivia w/ Kowboi (Other) Live trivia game. 8 p.m. Mansion on Forsyth Park Silver Lining (Live Music) Jazzy local guitar/bass/drums trio (funk, blues, Latin, exotica) w/female vocals (covers & originals). 8:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Moon River Brewing Co. Eric Britt (Live Music) Acoustic guitarist/singer playing alt. rock and pop 8:30 p.m. Murphy’s Law “Live Jukebox”

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continues from p.23 Live Wire Music Hall Delta Saints (Live Music) “Soulful R&B.” 9 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Jordan Ross (Live Music) Young, Poolerbased singer/songwriter with a contemporary, modern acoustic-pop feel (covers & originals). 10 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) “Georgia Kyle” Shiver (Live Music) Locally-based acoustic string musician singing and playing folk, country, blues and bluegrass (covers & originals). 8:30 p.m. Mulberry Inn The Champagne Jazz Trio (Live Music) 8 p.m. Murphy’s Law MyPod Night (DJ) Customers play DJ by taking turns plugging their iPod into the club’s sound system. 8 p.m. Pepino’s #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Ruth’s Chris Steak House Kim Michael Polote & Friends (Live Music) Award-winning area vocalist singing jazz and blues standards backed by piano and bass in this eatery’s bar area. 7:30 p.m. Savannah Smiles “Dueling PIanos” (Live Music) Two versatile and wisecracking keyboardists play a wide variety of audience requests. -8:30 p.m. Spanky’s Karaoke (9 p.m.) (Karaoke) Steed’s Tavern @#! Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m. Venus De Milo DJ Moustache (DJ) 9 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and jazz covers. -noon -7 p.m. Claire Frazier & Frank Bright (Live Music) Duo of a longtime female jazz vocalist and a versatile pianist (covers, standards, show tunes). 7 p.m. 7 p.m. The Warehouse The Jeff Beasley Band (Live Music)

Swinging R & B, old-time rock and roll, Cajun-tinged Americana and boogiewoogie feat. drums, sax, bass and guitar (covers & originals). Jan 2, 8 p.m. Jan 23, 8 p.m. Wasabi’s DJ Frankie -C Spins Hip-hop an Electric Fusion (8 p.m.) (DJ) Ways Station Tavern Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Wet Willie’s Live DJ (DJ) 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Bayou Cafe TBA (Live Music) Live rock, blues and Southern rock cover bands. 9 p.m. Bernie’s on River Street Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Bogey’s Five Points Productions’ Karaoke w/Keith (Karaoke) 10 p.m. Captain’s Lounge #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Chuck’s Bar #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Club One DJ Hancock (DJ) 10 p.m. Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Deb’s Pub & Grub Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Doc’s Bar Roy & The Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Long-running party band specializing in disco, 60s rock, Motown and vintage soul (covers). Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Fannie’s on the Beach TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House TBA (Live Music) Jan 1, 10 p.m., Jan 2, 10 p.m., Jan 3, 10 p.m., Jan 5, 10 p.m. Jan 6, 10 p.m. Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Grapevine Gail Thurmond (Live Music) Local piano/vocal legend playing jazz, country, Latin and standards. 6:30 p.m. Hang Fire DJ Jake The Snake (DJ) 10 p.m. Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Midnight Sun (Live Music) New local combo feat. former Savannah Theater musician keyboardist Eddie Wilson. 9 p.m.

The Jinx TBA (Live Music, Karaoke) Jan 2, 10 p.m. Jan 3, 10 p.m. Juarez Mexican Restaurant (Waters Ave.) Karaoke (Karaoke) Jukebox Bar & Grill TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Live Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Dec 31, 8:30 p.m., Jan 1, 8:30 p.m., Jan 2, 8:30 p.m., Jan 3, 8:30 p.m., Jan 4, 8:30 p.m., Jan 5, 8:30 p.m. Jan 6, 8:30 p.m. King’s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 p.m. Live Wire Music Hall The Domino Effect (Live Music) Local funk/reggae/soulbased jam act feat. singing guitarist Josh Wade (covers & originals). 9 p.m. Mansion on Forsyth Park Silver Lining (Live Music) Jazzy local guitar/bass/ drums trio (funk, blues, Latin, exotica) w/female vocals (covers & originals). 8:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Greg Williams (Live Music) Prolific local acoustic guitarist and singer/songwriter playing blues, folk, rock and pop (covers & originals). 10 p.m. Mulberry Inn The Champagne Jazz Trio (Live Music) 8 p.m. Paradiso at Il Pasticcio DJ Matthew Gilbert & DJ Kwaku (DJ) House Music 11:30 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Quality Inn American Pride Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m. Ruth’s Chris Steak House Kim Michael Polote & Friends (Live Music) Award-winning area vocalist singing jazz and blues standards backed by piano and bass in this eatery’s bar area. 7:30 p.m. Savannah Smiles “Dueling PIanos” (Live Music) Two versatile and wisecracking keyboardists play a wide variety of audience requests. -8:30 p.m. Steed’s Tavern #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Hosted by Sam Johnson. 8 p.m. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) The Chuck Courtenay Band (Live Music) Trio lineup of this local country/southern rock/honky-tonk group, including singing guitarist Courtenay, bassist Tim Burke and drummer Jesse

Saturday

continues from p.22 Jordan. 8 p.m. Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. Venus De Milo DJ Nick (DJ) 10 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and jazz covers. -noon -7 p.m. Claire Frazier & Frank Bright (Live Music) Duo of a longtime female jazz vocalist and a versatile pianist (covers, standards, show tunes). 7 p.m. 7 p.m. The Warehouse The Train Wrecks (Live Music) Hardrocking local roots-a-billy and Americana act led by Texas-born songwriter Jason Bible (covers & originals). Jan 3, 8 p.m. Jan 16, 8 p.m. WG’s The Tenderloin Trio (Live Music) Local act playing hillbilly jazz, Old-Time country, rural blues and string band covers & originals on acoustic guitar and singing saw. 10:30 p.m.

SUNDAY

American Legion Post 184 Rick Elvis (Undressed) (Live Music, Other) Locally-based Elvis impersonator, performing without his costume. 4

(Karaoke) -9 p.m. Murphy’s Law Irish Pub Session (Live Music) Local and regional Irish musicians playing both trad and contemporary Celtic music. 6 p.m. “Hitman Karaoke” (Karaoke) Standard Karaoke hosted by local blues guitarist and singer Brett “Hitman” Bernard. 9 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Red Leg Saloon Karaoke w/Frank Nelson (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Savannah Smiles “PianoPalooza” (Live Music) Crowd members get a chance to add vocals to their favorite tunes played live by professional pianists. 8:30 p.m. Slugger’s 5 Point Productions Karaoke (Karaoke) 10 p.m. Tantra Lounge Five Points Productions’ Karaoke (Karaoke) 10 p.m. The Tailgate Five Points Productions’ Butt Naked Trvia w/Kowboi (Other) Live trivia game. 10:30 p.m. Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) Acoustic Blues, Country, Rock, Bluegrass & Pop acts Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and jazz covers. -noon -7 p.m. The Warehouse Thomas Claxton (Live Music) Intense, solo acoustic guitarist/singer playing rock and pop (covers & originals). Jan 4, 7:30 p.m. Jan 25, 7:30 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Barry Johnson (Live Music) Acoustic rock and pop (covers & originals). 6 p.m.

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Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Soul, Blues and Country covers -9 p.m. Blueberry Hill Karaoke (Karaoke) Doubles Lounge Live DJ (DJ) Beach Music Fiddler’s Crab House TBA (Live Music) Jan 1, 10 p.m., Jan 2, 10 p.m., Jan 3, 10 p.m., Jan 5, 10 p.m. Jan 6, 10 p.m. Hang Fire DJ Kane (DJ) The Jinx DJ KZL’s Kaleidoscope (DJ) Wild mash-up of soul, garage rock, dub, psych, funk, electro, disco and punk from GAM frontman Keith Kozel. midnite Kevin Barry’s Live Celtic Music TBA (Live Music) Dec 31, 8:30 p.m., Jan 1, 8:30 p.m., Jan 2, 8:30 p.m., Jan 3, 8:30 p.m., Jan 4, 8:30 p.m., Jan 5, 8:30 p.m. Jan 6, 8:30 p.m. King’s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 p.m. Live Wire Music Hall Open Mic & Recording Session (Live Music) Participants can choose to have their Open Mic set professionally recorded for a $20 fee. 9 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m.

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TUESDAY

Bay Street Blues Live Trivia (Other) 10 p.m. Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Soul, Blues and Country covers -9 p.m. Blaine’s Back Door #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Buffalo’s Cafe Karaoke (Karaoke) 7 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House Nancy Witt (Live Music) Solo pianist (standards, showtunes & originals). 6:30 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House TBA (Live Music) Jan 1, 10 p.m., Jan 2, 10 p.m., Jan 3, 10 p.m., Jan 5, 10 p.m. Jan 6, 10 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Jeff Beasley (Live Music) Savannah guitarist who doubles on percussion playing swinging R & B, old-time rock and roll and Cajun-tinged Americana (covers & originals). 7 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Live Celtic

Music TBA (Live Music) Dec 31, 8:30 p.m., Jan 1, 8:30 p.m., Jan 2, 8:30 p.m., Jan 3, 8:30 p.m., Jan 4, 8:30 p.m., Jan 5, 8:30 p.m. Jan 6, 8:30 p.m. Live Wire Music Hall Open Jam Session (Live Music) Geared toward “all musicians”. Sign-up from 8 pm - 9 pm. 9 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Pour Larry’s (formerly John’s Bar) Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Roof Top Tavern Open Mic hosted by Markus & Hudson (Live Music) 10:30 p.m. Saya Lounge DJ Blue Ice (DJ) Spinning “one hit wonders” all night long. 9 p.m. Tantra Lounge Salsa Dancing Lessons (Other) Just like it says... 9 p.m. The Tailgate BN Trivia w/Artie & Brad (Other) 10 p.m. Tommy’s Karaoke w/Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and jazz covers. -noon -7 p.m. Wet Willie’s Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Chuck Courtenay, Team Trivia w/The Mayor (Live Music) Solo acoustic guitarist/singer playing Pop, Country & Rock hits, followed by a live trivia match 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

B & D Burgers (Southside) Trivia w/ Artie & Brad (Other) Starts at 10 p.m. Bahama Bob’s (Pooler) Karaoke (Karaoke) Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Soul, Blues and Country covers -9 p.m. The Boathouse TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m. Cheers to You Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m. Club 51 Degrees DJ Blue Ice (DJ) Doubles Lounge DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay & Bucky Bryant (Live Music) Acoustic guitar and vocals duo known playing pop, rock and country (covers/originals) 7 p.m. Guitar Bar Open Mic night hosted by Caesura (Live Music) Open Mic Night led by a young local melodic metalcore/indie-rock combo. 10 p.m. Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. The Jinx Rock & Roll Bingo w/DJ DrunkTank Soundsystem (Other, DJ) Just what it sounds like: Bingo plus a wild mix of punk. soul, rock and ska tunes. 10 p.m. King’s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m.

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THURSDAY

American Legion Post 184 Rick Elvis (Undressed) (Live Music, Other) Locally-based Elvis impersonator, perform-

originals). 8:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Moon River Brewing Co. Eric Britt (Live Music) Acoustic guitarist/singer playing alt. rock and pop 8:30 p.m. Murphy’s Law “Live Jukebox” w/DJ Sweaty Sock (DJ) 11 p.m. Myrtle’s Bar & Grill J. Howard Duff (Live Music) 7:30 p.m. Night Lights “Rock Star Karaoke” (Live Music, Karaoke) Kraoke featuring a live band, rather than pre-recorded music. 11 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Pour Larry’s (formerly John’s Bar) Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Robin’s Nest Karaoke (Live Music, Karaoke) 8 p.m. Savannah Smiles “Dueling PIanos” (Live Music) Two versatile and wisecracking keyboardists play a wide variety of audience requests. -8:30 p.m. The Sentient Bean Open Mic Comedy Night (Other) Local humor showcase. 8 p.m. Slugger’s Trivia w/ Charles & Mikey (Other) 10 p.m. Spanky’s TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Tommy’s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) Chuck Courtenay & Bucky Bryant (Live Music) Singing acoustic guitar duo known for their vocal harmonies, playing rock, pop and country hits. 6 p.m. Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. Venus De Milo DJ Americana (DJ) Wasabi’s Live DJ Frankie Spins Hip-hop & Electric Fusion (DJ) 8 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Barry Johnson (Live Music) Acoustic rock

and pop (covers & originals). 6 p.m.

FRIDAY

A.J.’s Dockside “Georgia Kyle” Shiver (Live Music) American Legion Post 36 Karaoke (Karaoke) Baja Cantina TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Bayou Cafe TBA (Live Music) Live rock, blues and Southern rock cover bands. 9 p.m. Bernie’s on River Street Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Club One Local Cast, DJ Jason Hancock (Main Floor) (DJ) Coach’s Corner Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Country and Soul covers 8 p.m. Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Doc’s Bar Roy & the Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Beach, Shag and Soul covers 8 p.m. Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) El Picasso Karaoke (8 p.m.) (Karaoke) Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (9 p.m.) (Karaoke) Hercules Bar and Grill Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Country and Soul covers 8 p.m. King’s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Mulberry Inn The Champagne Jazz Trio (Live Music) 8 p.m. Pepino’s #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live

Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Ruth’s Chris Steak House Kim Michael Polote & Friends (Live Music) Award-winning area vocalist singing jazz and blues standards backed by piano and bass in this eatery’s bar area. 7:30 p.m. Savannah Smiles “Dueling PIanos” (Live Music) Two versatile and wisecracking keyboardists play a wide variety of audience requests. -8:30 p.m. Steed’s Tavern @#! Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m. Venus De Milo DJ Moustache (DJ) 9 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and jazz covers. -noon -7 p.m. Wasabi’s DJ Frankie -C Spins Hip-hop an Electric Fusion (8 p.m.) (DJ) Ways Station Tavern Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Wet Willie’s Live DJ (DJ) 8 p.m.

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Welcoming the New Year with banjo and fiddle Jekyll Island’s Bluegrass Festival turns 33 by Jim reed | jim.r@connectsavannah.com

It’s not too awfully much of an exaggeration to say that bluegrass music is in Norman Adams’s blood. The former insurance agent (“For 40 years, I sold it all,” he says. “Property, casualty, life, the whole ball of wax”) recalls a youth spent listening to acoustic mountain music in his family home. “My dad listened to the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday nights with a battery operated radio,” says Adams. So, in 1973, when he and a business partner saw their massive real estate investment in Dahlonega, Ga. (170 acres) plummet in value, it was to bluegrass that Adams turned for what he thought might be salvation. “At the time, the only bluegrass festival in the state was over in Livonia,” he explains. We’re sittin’ here with a big land payment to make and no way to do it. We came up with the bright idea to have a bluegrass festival on our property and make our payment that way. WRONG. (laughs) That was not the case!” Despite holding their inaugural event in tandem with the popular Gold Rush Days celebration that at the time reportedly drew as many as 100,000 tourists to that tiny, sleepy town 70 miles from Atlanta in the foothills of the Northeast Georgia mountains, Adams says the festival was a financial disaster. “We figured we were bound to get ten percent of those folks to come to our bluegrass show, but it wound up raining for all three days.” Undaunted, or perhaps embittered by this unexpected failure, Adams did essentially the exact opposite of what most folks in his position would: he hunkered down and devoted himself to becoming an ace promoter of largescale bluegrass concerts. “This was long before anyone was paying much attention to bluegrass like they have since 2000 when the O Brother movie came out,” explains Adams. “But I always believed in it and never did give up. I guess it’s gotten to be an ego thing. (laughs) I felt like I’d never failed at anything I tried, so I just kept hangin’ in there with this, too.” Fast-forward 35 years. Adams and his

current partner, Tony Anderson, now book, promote and run nine such three and four-day events around the country. They present some of the biggest stars in the genre, and enjoy a hard-earned reputation for putting on shows the old-fashioned way: by keeping things simple and concentrating on the basics: good sound, a friendly attitude and a family atmosphere. One of their most well-known events is the Annual New Year’s Bluegrass Festival, (there’s a no-nonsense name for ya, huh?) held at the 2,100-seat Jekyll Island Convention Center. This indoor concert and celebration of down-home Americana has become a mecca of sorts for hardcore bluegrass fans and curious newcomers to the form alike. Now approaching it’s 33rd installment, the festival shows no signs of slowing down. Always held on the first weekend of the New Year, this 2008/2009 showcase doesn’t fall on New Year’s Eve itself (next year’s will, however), but still boasts a mightily impressive roster of esteemed talent. Famous names such as Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Dr. Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and Cherryholmes all make appearances this weekend, along with over a dozen other notable bluegrass and gospel groups such as The Gibson Brothers, The Grascals, Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers, The Inspirations, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out and more. “My partner had been goin’ down to Jekyll Island for a few years after Christmas,” Adams says. “Doin’ a festival down there was his idea. He likes the town and the Convention Center has good acoustics. We took a beatin’ on it for the first few years, ‘cause it takes a while to get somethin’ like this started. Now it’s doin’ real well.” “It’s usually pretty full every day — but maybe a bit fuller on Fridays and Saturdays.” One unique aspect of this yearly event is the ability of attendees to es-

Top, Ralph Stanley; bottom, The Inspirations

“We don’t allow any alcoholic beverages — even at our outside shows. And there’s no smoking in the concert area. I’ve raised my kids and grandkids up in all this, and we’ve never had any problems. Except for the second year at Jekyll, when some guys showed up who got real loud and rowdy. It was on the actual night of New Year’s Eve and they’d been drinkin’ somewhere else before they came in,” he says. “We had to get security to take ‘em out, but they came back the next day and apologized in person. It turns out they were all off-duty policemen! (laughs) They’d just got carried away and were ashamed.” Adams says the family-oriented vibe of his festivals dovetails nicely with the growing number of young kids that have been drawn to the genre since the mainstream success of the aforementioned Coen Brothers film O Brother Where Art Thou, which spawned a chart-topping bluegrass soundtrack CD. “We see a lot more young people than we used to, and more who are gettin’ involved in playin’ bluegrass, too.” Actually playing the music he loves is

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something Adams won’t be attempting anytime soon. “Lord, no,” he exclaims when asked if he himself is a musician. “I can’t play nothin’ ‘cept the radio. That’s why I put on the shows! (laughs)” Still, he says, after all these years, he never tires of watching and listening to these concerts, and he encourages folks who’ve been curious about the genre but never witnessed it for themselves to give even just one afternoon or evening of this event a try. “I’d say they need to come out and hear it in person. Until they’ve heard bluegrass live in concert, they ain’t heard it. It’s a whole different thing than it is on records.” cs Read more at connectsavannah.com. 33rd Annual New Year’s Bluegrass Fest When: Thurs. - Sat. Where: Jekyll Island Convention Center Cost: $15 - $75 (6 & under, free w/parent) Info & Schedule: aandabluegrass.com

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sentially use the Convention Center’s parking lot as a free campground of sorts, provided they arrive in some sort of RV. “The state of Georgia, which runs the Center, makes an exception for us,” notes Adams. He says the public is generally not allowed to leave their vehicles on the premises overnight, but this arrangement was struck the first year of this festival and thanks to the good behavior of the crowds his weekend event draws, they’ve been able to maintain it ever since. “We have to pay for the use of the parking lot,” he continues, “but we don’t want to pass that along to our customers. I didn’t want to be chargin’ people for a ticket and then chargin’ them to park, too. This works out for everybody because bluegrass people are some of the nicest people in the whole world. They don’t make a mess or anything like that.” They also don’t get too rowdy or cause any problems. Which is a good thing, because Adams emphatically states that at his company’s productions, “We don’t put up with no stuff!”

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The fine art of acting dumb

Comedy star Brian Regan plays the Johnny Mercer Theater by jim reed | jim.r@connectsavannah.com

This upcoming January 10, 2009, longtime standup comic Brian Regan returns to Savannah for a headlining show at the Johnny Mercer Theater — almost two years to the day since the family-friendly entertainer’s last appearance in town. That show (at the 1,100-seat Lucas Theatre for the Arts), his first-ever large-room performance in our area, was approximately three-quarters full and deemed a financial and critical success. By moving to a significantly larger venue, Regan’s work at attracting a crowd is certainly cut out for him (the Johnny Mercer holds around 2,500 folks), but it would appear that momentum is on the 42-year-old comedian’s side. He’s currently riding a growing wave of popularity that has seen him transition from large comedy clubs to small and medium-sized theaters — something of a rarity in his chosen field. It’s a triumph for the Miami, Fl. native who got his start in standup at a small Ft. Lauderdale comedy club where he also flipped burgers and washed dishes. After years spent on the NYC and L.A. comedy scenes, he now resides

with his wife and children in a quiet suburb of Las Vegas. Regan makes clear in interviews that it’s not the town’s fabled bawdy nightlife and gambling that led him to put down roots in Sin City, it’s the nearby airport — a must for a touring performer such as himself. His brand-new concert DVD, The Epitome of Hyperbole, hit stores only two days after premiering on the Comedy Central TV network as a one-hour live special. It showcases new material from the affable, loose-limbed Irish-American, known primarily for goofy observational jokes and routines that posit him as an exasperated everyman with a mild disdain for sophisticated tastes. That’s by no means a pioneering stance for a U.S. comic to adopt, but it’s proven easy to digest by middle America as well as a small niche of

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So too can much of his material feel formulaic or even predictable — a double-edged testament to his eagerness to craft well-honed bits with distinct setups and payoffs. Regan admits as much in a bonus interview on his new DVD when he says that he prefers to deliver jokes that are constructed in a way that allows the audience members to meet him halfway — and essentially beat him to the punch-line. The crowd’s recognition of a shared experience he’s commenting on adds heft to his often lightweight concepts. Occasionally, however, Regan’s timing and willingness to go for more base (yet not foul) humor allows him to hit one straight out of the park. At moments like that, he’s one of the most adept “clean” comedians working a room today, which is surely why no less a star than Jerry Seinfeld often taps him as an opening act. Tickets for this ALL-AGES event are said to be moving briskly. cs Brian Regan in Concert When: 8 pm, Sat., Jan. 10 Where: Johnny Mercer Theater Cost: $38.50 - $42.50 adv. Info: savannahcivic.com, brianregan.com

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hipsters. One of a relatively small number of modern day stand-ups who scrupulously avoid “working blue” (using profanity or discussing scatological or sexual situations), Regan’s exaggerated facial mannerisms, boisterous outbursts and occasional forays into silly walks and outsized physicality betray an (acknowledged) admiration for Steve Martin’s early persona. In his heyday, Martin was a master at getting audiences to laugh at him instead of with him, all the while basking in their obvious adoration for someone so willing to act like a complete buffoon on stage. That gift is not lost on Regan, who as recently as a 2007 told an interviewer (who’d asked if he ever tired of making fun of himself), “I try to make it clear to the audience it’s about acting dumb, not being dumb.” At times in his latest batch of material, that knowing approach can sometimes seem forced, as is the case in extended riffs on his supposed inability to appreciate or even be aware of the world of fine art. It’s obvious that Regan does have a working knowledge of the art world that he’s pretending to be a rube in, which can leave some viewers feeling deceived rather than embraced.

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S.P.A.C.E. holds open house to preview new season of city-sponsored classes by jim morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

The City of Savannah’s Cultural Affairs Department has long offered various continuing education classes at S.P.A.C.E. (Savannah’s Place for Art, Culture and Education) on West Henry Street. But the new slate of offerings — to be revealed in a festive open house this coming Wednesday, Jan. 7 — is likely the most ever. “We’ve put together an exciting calendar of programs,” says Debra Zumstein, city arts programs coordinator. “Cultural activities allow our community to share experiences, develop new skills, exchange ideas and grow together through the creative process.” In addition to new classes and new artists, drama classes will return to the schedule after a break of several years, an event highlighted at the open house by an excerpt from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), an upcoming performance by the city’s Cultural Affairs Theatre. At the event from 5-7 p.m., “we’re hoping to catch a lot of people coming home from work,” says Visual Arts Coordinator Lisa Bradley. “We have two sets of classes we’re offering: morning sessions and evening sessions. We’re hoping people will still be motivated after they’ve had a busy day to go to a class, unwind and focus on something they really enjoy.” In addition, there will be tours of all the facilities at S.P.A.C.E., door prizes for free classes, and “we’ll have all our teachers who can answer questions,” says Bradley. In a nod to real-world practicality, the new performing arts curriculum was designed with the upcoming season of Cultural Arts Theatre in mind. “For example we’ve got a costume class that will possibly be constructing costumes used in shows later in the season,” says new Performing Arts Coordinator Ellie Pyle. “We have an audition class that hopefully will have a session where we

Far left, new Performing Arts Coordinator Ellie Pyle; above, summer art camp participants at S.P.A.C.E. learn about found object sculpture from artist Matt Toole

have a different teacher come in and teach how to audition for a musical, because we’ll be doing some musicals in our upcoming season.” Other new performing arts classes include a set design class and a choreography class. Organizers hope for a certain organic nature to emerge as classes progress. “Our classes are being billed as introductory, particularly this winter,” says Pyle. “If we find people of different skill levels who want to do something more advanced, in the spring we can start tailoring classes to these potential students and know we’ll have students who want to take a more advanced class.” S.P.A.C.E. will continue its usual expansive selection of arts and crafts classes, all taught by local artists and artisans. Classes include jewelry, metalsmithing, enamel, pottery, and printmaking.

“We have professional artists teaching the classes,” says Bradley. “The girl teaching the jewelry class has her own business, and sells metal work as well as jewelry,” she says. “One of the printmaking instructors is an artist and a professor at SCAD, who besides teaching college students would like to get more involved in community classes as well, sharing expertise and talents with a wider span of the population.” Bradley says while jewelry and ceramics have always been popular classes, “we’re really trying to get the printmaking side going again. We actually have two printing presses. Hopefully it will develop into papermaking classes down the road and book arts. The more interest we have in printmaking, the more we can expand that side of the visual arts.” cs

Visual Arts Coordinator Lisa Bradley S.P.A.C.E. Open House When: Jan. 7, 5-7 p.m. Where: S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. Lots of off-street parking available. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: 912/651-6783 or www.savannahga. gov/arts.

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Work by Anthony Palliser is at the Jepson Center Artist/instructors Sought — The Department of Cultural Affairs is seeking applications from artist/instructors to teach spring semester classes, including beginning, advanced, adult and youth classes and workshops in jewelry, ceramics, printmaking, drawing, painting, metals, glass and theatre arts. Previous experience in art instruction is required. The deadline is Jan. 9 at 5 pm. www.savannahga.gov/arts, 651-6783. Coastal Photographs — An exhibition of photographs by former Georgia state photographer and current Department of Natural Resources Artist-in-Residence, Diane Kirkland, through Feb. 6 at the Melon Bluff Nature Center, 2999 Islands Highway in Midway. Open Saturdays. Earth, Water, Air — Paintings by Elena Madden, Tracy Jefferies and Daniel Smith on view at 2CarGarage Contemporary Art Gallery through Jan. 14. Elaine George-Asaro — Mixed-media work including portraitures, landscapes, African fiber pieces and nontraditional quilts, created from watercolors, pastels and charcoal, oils and acrylics, fabric, wood and stone Jan. 6-23. A reception will be held Jan. 9, 6-8pm. Through Jan. 23, 2009. S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. Freedom’s March — Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement in Savannah by Frederick C. Baldwin. Through Jan. 11 at Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St.

I Have Marks to Make — An annual exhibition that can be seen at the Jepson Center Dec. 1-Jan. 5 in the Morrison Community Gallery. Through Jan. 5 at Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. JEA Group Show — A group show by artists Vicky Hennie, Frances Mills, Penny Sebrell and Joyce Weinzettel Jan. 230 in the Jewish Educational Alliance Gallery. A reception will be held Jan. 11, 3-5pm. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. 355-8111. www.savj.org/ Landscape of the Spirit — Paintings by Richard Mayhew Sept. 24 through Jan. 5 at Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. 912790-8800. www.telfair.org/ Master Eye II: 19th- and 20th-Century Photography — includes iconic examples from Mathew Brady, Eadweard Muybridge, Man Ray, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Annie Leibovitz, and other celebrated masters. Through May 30, 2009. SCAD Museum of Art, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 525.7191. Myth, Object, and the Animal — Glass installations by William Morris. Through Jan. 28, 2009. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. 912-790-8800. Palliser — Water colors and art studies by Anthony Palliser. Through Jan. 28 at Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. Ray Ellis Gallery — New Giclee prints, “Marsh Clouds” and “Gathering Clouds.” 205 W. Congress St.

Small Works — Nov. 26Dec. 31, Red Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St. SCAD presents its annual holiday show by students, faculty, staff and alumni priced at $500 or less and measuring up to 18 inches in one direction. Red Gallery, 201 E Broughton St. Stitch Spectacular — Featuring work from Savannah and the rest of the US, this juried collection of art is at the “poking edge of embroidery.” Opens January 9, 7-10 p.m. Show up from January 9-February 3 at Dimension Gallery, 412 MLK Jr. Blvd. The Fish Art Gallery — will hold its grand opening Jan. 1 at 1pm. Hoppin’ John will be served till it runs out. Ralph Douglas Jones Studio, 1207 Hwy 80. 713-8647. The Works of Maxwell Taylor — Woodcut prints by a noted Bahamian artist that focus on the themes of slavery and the Middle Passage Nov. 9-Jan. 4 at the Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. Gallery 440 — Currently exhibiting 23 local, national, and international artists in the mediums of painting, photography, pottery, sculpture, wood carvings, and jewlry. All works original. 440 Bull St. Wet Ink — An exhibition that showcases work by SCAD printmaking faculty and staff through Jan. 4 at Pei Ling Chan Gallery, 322 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. cs

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If all high school history classes were as grandly entertaining as the historical flicks penned by Peter Morgan, no student would ever again be caught slumbering in his seat. Morgan, who previously wrote the excellent script for the Helen Mirren Oscar winner The Queen, here brings his own play to the screen, and together he and director Ron Howard open it up so that the end result feels much more vibrant than merely a constricted stage piece plunked down in front of a camera. Blessed by an exquisite cast, the two men keep the wheels turning, offering a propulsive look at the most widely loathed U.S. president until George W. Bush stumbled along. Set after the Watergate scandal and Richard Nixon’s subsequent resignation, the picture concerns itself with the attempts of Nixon (Frank Langella) to rise from the ashes of political irrelevance by holding a series of one-on-one television interviews with British TV host David Frost (Michael Sheen). Along with his right-hand man (Kevin Bacon) and his agent (Toby Jones as Swifty Lazar), Nixon believes he can easily exert control over a show biz personality better known for his interviews with the likes of The Bee Gees. Nixon may have a point: Even though he has a crack

team (Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt and Sam Rockwell) working for him, Frost initially has trouble keeping up with his mentally agile interviewee. Several actors have played Tricky Dick on celluloid (Anthony Hopkins and Dan Hedaya among them), but Langella bests them all with an riveting portrayal that goes beyond mimicry. He depicts the former president as a haunted man struggling to salvage his legacy, a scrappy fighter who refuses to yield even a square inch to his challengers. If many audience members don’t feel the slightest bit of pity for the Nixon that Langella brings to life, that isn’t the fault of the actor, who does everything necessary to humanize the ex-prez -- it’s simply that too many Americans will always view Richard Milhous as monster rather than man. cs

The sort of groveling Oscar bait that would only dare be released in December (no other month would have it), David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is this year’s equivalent of Tim Burton’s Big Fish: a desperate lunge by a normally exciting genre-filmmaker to earn some year-end accolades by helming An Important Movie With Life-Affirming Values. Drastically altering a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, scripters Eric Roth and Robin Swicord move the setting from Baltimore to New Orleans, thereby allowing the modern-day framing sequences to occur in the midst of Katrina (a narrative decision that’s arguably tasteless but certainly clumsy). The bulk of the story deals with Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt), who’s born as an 80-year-old man but becomes gradually younger. Like his cinematic soulmate, the title character in Forrest Gump (a far more interesting film also written by Roth), Benjamin leads a rich and varied life, although his heart always belongs to Daisy (Cate Blanchett), who, like Forrest’s Jenny, is a callow free spirit who doesn’t realize the depths of her fondness for Benjamin until it’s almost too late. Benjamin Button is primarily a passive character, and he’s played by Pitt in a passive manner. It’s not the actor’s finest hour (make that three hours; this is a looong movie), as he’s repeatedly upstaged by his own makeup as well as the CGI trickery that (in old-age mode) turns him into a diminutive figure. When Pitt is finally freed from the movie magic and allowed to look like himself, we expect him to raise his game, but it never happens, largely because he and Blanchett have absolutely no chemistry together.

THE SPIRIT If looks could kill, The Spirit, an adaptation of Will Eisner’s seminal comic strip, would wipe out entire auditorium audiences after every showing. Its eyepopping visual template mirrors that of Sin City, with its graphic stylistics lending a crisp, cool look to its tale of a masked hero who has returned from the grave to fight the evildoers who threaten the city he loves. But in this case, eye candy is hardly enough to compensate for the rest of this 10-ton turkey that fails on every other conceivable level. Eisner’s comic legacy deserved far better than this wretched camp outing, a film in which every jokey, self-aware remark

lands with the force of an atomic bomb laying waste to a sand castle. The plot finds The Spirit (dull-as-dirt Gabriel Macht) facing off against his perennial nemesis The Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson), a madman who’s intent on acquiring a potion that will render him immortal. In their first battle, The Octopus smashes a toilet over The Spirit’s head, laughs maniacally, and declares, “Toilets are always funny!” This movie would know: It clearly deserves to be flushed down one.

Doubt While Ron Howard transforms Frost/Nixon into a living, breathing motion picture, writer-director John Patrick Shanley never quite makes it past the curtain call with Doubt. Adapting his own Pulitzer Prize-winning theatrical triumph, Shanley doesn’t possess Howard’s instincts in front of the camera, resulting in a movie that remains stage-bound. Set in 1964, the film examines a battle of wills between the holy rollers at St. Nicholas in the Bronx. Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep) is the (mostly) humorless head of the school, striking fear not only in the students but also in some of the more timid nuns like Sister James (Amy Adams). Sister Aloysius isn’t crazy about Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), whose desire for a more progressive and openminded direction within the Catholic church flies in the face of her old-school ideology.

The Reader The Reader, adapted from Bernhard Schlink’s bestseller by director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter David Hare (the team behind the thoughtful adaptation of The Hours), arrives with all the obvious trappings of a yearend “prestige” picture. But since more time is spent exposing the milky white breasts of Kate Winslet than exposing the horrors of the Holocaust, viewers might be forgiven for thinking they stumbled into a big-budget remake of Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS. Two movies about nasty Nazi frauleins dividing their time between riding shotgun over prisoners and having sex with supple lads? What are the odds? Winslet’s Hannah Schmitz is a streetcar conductor in post-WWII Germany who enters into a passionate affair with 15-year-old Michael Berg (David Kross). Just as Susan Sarandon’s Bull Durham character enjoyed the reading of poetry as a

form of sexual foreplay, Hannah likes the literary word both before and after intercourse, urging Michael to read to her from the classics. In the blink of an eye, she drops out of his life, and it isn’t until a few years later, as he’s attending college, that she reappears — as a former Nazi guard on trial for atrocities during the war. The Reader is a thorny story, and its failing isn’t because it elects to answer key questions about its characters in shocking fashion, but because it waves off these revelations with all the impatience of a restaurant patron shooing away an overzealous waiter attempting to remove the soup bowl before it’s drained. At first glance, the movie’s shifts through time periods (Ralph Fiennes is suitably moody as the older, troubled Michael) allow the tale to keep us on our toes, but they eventually reveal themselves to be gimmicky to the point of distraction.

Valkyrie Ever the stalwart hero, Tom Cruise takes on the Nazis in Valkyrie, but it proves to be a losing effort for both the actor and the picture itself. Based on a true event that occurred in 1944, this handsome yet emotionally distant film centers on the efforts of a group of proud Germans to assassinate Adolf Hitler and wrest control away from the murderous tyrants (i.e. the SS) who served under him. Chief among these conspirators is Colonel Stauffenberg (Cruise), who, just like the progressives here in our own country this year, is willing to fight the fascists for change

that he can believe in. Aided by a mix of officers, soldiers and politicians (among the familiar players are Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Izzard and Terence Stamp), Stauffenberg initially seems to triumph in his mission impossible, only to ... well, we all know how history turned out. Only marginally involving, Valkyrie is defeated by a thin script that fails to flesh out a single character, instead employing them all as pawns in a chess match in which the deck is already heavily stacked. While the denseness of the good guys in no way ennobles the enemy, it does make them seem like the more worthy combatants.

Marley & Me Even given my status as a big dog lover, the notion of spending two hours watching puppies frolic during the course of Marley & Me seemed like a pretty one-note way to spend a matinee. Welcome, then, to one of the season’s most pleasant surprises, as this family film proves to be far more thematically rich than its simplistic trailer reveals. Major-league screenwriter Scott Frank (Minority Report, Get Shorty) and middle-league screenwriter Don Roos (The Opposite of Sex) adapt John Grogan’s fact-based novel about his family’s pet, a Labrador retriever named Marley. Both journalists, John (Owen Wilson) and wife Jennifer (Jennifer Aniston) agree that Marley is “the world’s worst dog,” given his penchant for always getting into trouble. Ultimately, though, the film makes a point that every dog continues on p. 28

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owner -- indeed, every pet owner -- long ago took as gospel: A family doesn’t begin and end with merely its two-legged members.

Milk

The Oscar-winning 1984 documentary The Times of Harvey Milk offered a flawless look at the career of this passionate progressive, so it’s a testament to the richness of Gus Van Sant’s direction and Dustin Lance Black’s screenplay that this fictionalized version feels authentic in every movement. Like Good Night, and Good Luck (another movie exploring right-wing zealots and their convenient scapegoats), Milk expertly mixes archival footage with the dramatic recreations, and the climactic candlelight vigil is so expertly handled that it’s inspiring in both its artistic expression and emotional impact. As Milk, Sean Penn delivers the performance of his career, and he’s backed by a superlative cast containing only one weak link: Diego Luna as Milk’s insecure lover, Jack Lira (James Franco fares much better as Harvey’s previous lover, Scott Smith). But this is a small misstep in an otherwise excellent production.

Seven Pounds

The last time Will Smith teamed up with director Gabriele Muccino, the result was the box office smash The Pursuit of Happyness. With their latest collaboration, it seems as if the pair were engaged in the pursuit of crappyness. Smith, charisma intact, stars as Ben Thomas, an IRS agent clearly up to something good. Reaching into the lives of strangers, he tries to get to know them before bestowing his blessings — and his finances — upon them.

Yes Man No one can blame Jim Carrey for returning to the same spastic well time after time. When the actor attempts to stretch, as in the underrated Man on the Moon or the time-wasting The Number 23, audiences usually stay away in droves. The difference here is that there’s a winning romance to go along with his hyperactivity -- for once, he’s as sweet as he is sweaty. Much of the credit goes to co-star Zooey Deschanel, who matches up better with the comedian than either Bruce Almighty’s Jennifer Aniston or Me, Myself & Irene’s Renee Zellweger, to name but two past movie g.f.s expected to stand aside as he cut loose. Deschanel, often cast as a charm-

ing flake, mines similar ground here, and her off-kilter personality allows Carrey to maintain his goofy brand of humor while also displaying a softer side. It results in a likable turn as Carl Allen, a gloomy introvert whose entire life changes after he’s convinced by a self-help guru (Terence Stamp) that he must say “yes” to every situation that comes his way or risk bad luck. As is often the case with Carrey, his shtick can be appealing in some scenes and simply tiring in others, and the film itself runs too long for its own good. But the sequences between Carrey and Deschanel provide the picture with a needed boost.

The Day The Earth Stood Still The 1951 version of The Day the Earth Stood Still still holds up beautifully, but I’ll refrain from using a cherished original to bludgeon a shoddy remake. Keanu Reeves is so stiff in this outing that you fear rigor mortis will set in. Reeves plays Klaatu, an alien who arrives on Earth with the intention of -- what? Initially, he asks to speak to our planet’s leaders, presumably to provide them with an ultimatum. But the next minute he’s settled on wiping out the human race, because all he knows about us is that we love violence. It comes as a shock that humans, as repped by scientist Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) and her stepson Jacob (Jaden Smith), are capable of love.

Four Christmases

The trailer for Four Christmases focuses almost exclusively on barf gags, pratfalls and other broad, physical comedy sure to draw the yahoo crowd but not necessarily anyone else. A more representative trailer, on the other hand, would have revealed a movie that’s actually worth seeing -- a smart, tart and even sexy (love that opening gag) confection whose observations about family dysfunction will make audience members squirm in their seats even as the laughs pour off the screen. Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon headline as Brad and Kate, a deeply-in-love couple who always bypass their families at Christmastime in order to take overseas vacations. But complications force the pair to visit their relatives after all, and since both sets of parents (Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek are his, Jon Voight and Mary Steenburgen are hers) are divorced, that means four familial gatherings in one day. cs

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Activism & Politics AMBUCS

is dedicated to creating mobility and independence of the disabled. Meets first and third Monday at noon. Ann Johnson, 897-4818. First and Third Mon. of every month. Hilton Garden Inn Savannah Midtown, 6711 Abercorn St.

Coastal Democrats

Contact Maxine Harris at 352-0470 or R1999MHAR@aol.com. Chatham County Democratic Headquarters, 109 W. Victory Dr. 912-7908683. www.chathamdems.com/

Drinking Liberally

An informal gathering of left-leaners. august1494@excite.com or www.DrinkingLiberally. org.

League of Women Voters

meets first Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in Room 3, Candler Heart and Lung Building. Must be 18 or older. First Mon. of every month. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Libertarian Party of Chatham County

meets the first and third Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at Chinatown Buffet, 307 Highway 80 in Garden City. 308-3934 or www.no-debts.com/chathamlibertariansga.html. First and Third Thurs. of every month. Chinatown Buffet, 307 Highway 80.

National Council of Negro Women

meets the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum. First Sat. of every month. Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, 460 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. 912-231-8900. www.sip.armstrong. edu/CivilRightsMuseum/Civilindex.html

Savannah Area Young Republicans

For information, visit www.savannahyoungrepublican.com or call Allison Quinn at 308-3020.

Benefits Feral Cat Program Needs Supplies

The Milton Project needs supplies and donations. Sherry Montgomery, 351-4151 or sherry@ coastalpetrescue.org.

Home and Heart Warming Program

The United Way of the Coastal Empire is taking applications for this Atlanta Gas Light Co. program. United Way was given a grant to be used to help low-income homeowners with free repair or replacement of gas appliances, such as hot water heaters, furnaces, space heaters and stoves. Qualified customers also can apply for free weatherization of their homes. The program is open to residents of Chatham, Bryan, Effingham, Liberty and Glynn counties. Call 6517730. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St. 912-651-7700. www.uwce.org/

Hope House of Savannah

is a nonprofit housing program for homeless women and their children. Hope House is requesting donation of new or gently used furniture for its transitional housing program, Peeler House. Pick-up can be arranged and a tax deductible letter will be provided. Call 236-5310.

Recycle, Reduce and Reuse for Coastal Pet Rescue

Coastal Pet Rescue is asking area businesses to collect ink and toner cartridges at their offices. This fund-raiser will help with regular vet care for rescued pets. Contact Wendy at wendy@ coastalpetrescue.org to arrange for cartridge

pickup.

Santa’s Little Orphans

Several local businesses are hosting Santa’s Little Orphans trees to benefit Coastal Pet Rescue’s pets. Those interested in granting a pet’s wish may select an ornament from a tree at BB&T, The Crab Shack, Georgetown Veterinary Clinic, Pawparazzi, Plum’s or TailsSpin. Donations will be accepted at The Market at Trustees Garden on Wednesdays. Through Dec. 31.

Southside Fire and EMS Calendars

The 2009 calendar is available. Proceeds benefit burn victims and their families through the Southeastern Firefighter’s Burn Foundation. 354-1011 for purchase locations. Through Jan. 15, 2009.

Sugar Refinery Family Support Fund

Donations can be made to the United Way of the Coastal Empire. All proceeds will go to affected victims and their families. Credit-card donations may be made calling 651-7701, and checks and money orders made payable to the United Way of the Coastal Empire, with “Sugar Refinery Family Support Fund” written in the memo line, can be mailed to: United Way of the Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St., Savannah, 31401. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St. 912-651-7700. www.uwce. org/

United Way 2-1-1

An information and referral service in Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Bryan, Glynn abnd McIntosh counties is available by calling 2-1-1. Services include food pantry programs, bill payment assistance, rent assistance, foreclosure prevention, job search and training programs, childcare programs, housing solutions and financial education. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St. 912-651-7700. www.uwce.org/

Classes & Workshops 700 Kitchen Cooking School

will offer hands-on educational/entertaining cooking classes at the Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton St. The cost of each class is $90 per person. Call 238-5158 or visit http:// www.700kitchen.com. Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton Street. 912-238-5158. www. mansiononforsythpark.com

Abstinence Education

Hope House and Savannah State University are providing an after-school program for youth and young adults ages 12 to 29. Program activities last for about 2 hours every Wednesday at SSU. Transportation is provided. Snacks, field trips and supportive services are provided at no charge. 236-5310. Savannah State University, 3219 College St. 912-356-2181. www.savstate. edu/

Adult Painting, Drawing and Clay Classes

Ongoing beginner, intermediate and open studio classes are offered Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 6-8 p.m. or Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon. All levels welcome, with encouragement to expand your skills. Clay classes are $100 per 10-hour session plus $30 for clay and kiln usage. Painting and drawing classes are $85 per 10-hour session and a basic art supply fee, if needed. The instructor is Carolyne Graham, a sculptor, artist and certified art teacher. Call 925-7393 or 925-5465.

African Dance & Drum

Learn the rhythms of West Africa with instructor Aisha Rivers. Classes are held every Sunday - drums at 4pm, dance at 5pm at 607 W. 37th St. $10/class. ayoluwa.org, 844-2582. Rhythms of West Africa, 607 W. 37th St.

Art, Music and Tutoring for the Inner Child Beginning piano and voice lessons are taught by Linda Luke, who also tutors students in reading. Creative dance and a snack are included in the lessons, and special education students are welcome. Sculpture, painting and drawing are taught by Jerry Luke. Private and small group lessons are available and open to adults, teens and younger children. The lessons last an hour and the cost is $80 a month. The address is 5225 Skidaway Rd. Call 349-0521 or 843-496-0651 for info. Classes, 5225 Skidaway Rd.

Art,-Music, Piano and Voice-coaching

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

Artist’s Way Workshop

Enhance all areas of your life by helping rediscover or advance your own powerful creative self. Every Tuesday starting Jan. 13, 5-6:30pm, 12 week program. Through Jan. 13, 2009. $300. International Center for Leadership & Coaching, 236-3660. 236-3660. www.internationalcoach. org/

Artist/instructors Sought

The Department of Cultural Affairs is seeking applications from artist/instructors to teach spring semester classes, including beginning, advanced, adult and youth classes and workshops in jewelry, ceramics, printmaking, drawing, painting, metals, glass and theatre arts. Previous experience in art instruction is required. The deadline is Jan. 9 at 5 pm. www. savannahga.gov/arts, 651-6783. Through Jan. 9, 2009.

Beading Classes

Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced at Bead Dreamer Studio, 407A E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 920-6659. Bead Dreamer Studio, 407 A East Montgomery Crossroads. 912-920-6659. www.beaddreamer.com

Children’s Art Classes

for grades 1-5 offer basic art, clay and mixed media on Wednesdays from 4-5:30 p.m. Cost is $65 per 5 weeks, basics supplied. Teen Class meets Thursday 4-6 p.m. Cost is $75 per 5 weeks, most supplies furnished. Savannah Art and Clay Creations, contact carolynegraham@ aol.com or 925-7393.

Construction Apprentice Program

is a free 16-week training program for men and women interested in gaining construction skills for career level jobs in construction. Earn a technical certificate of credit with no cost for trainingk, books or tools. Provided t hrough a collaboration of Chatham County, the Homebuilders Association of Savannah, Savannah Technical Eollege and Step Up Savannah’s Poverty Reduction Initiative. To apply, call Tara H. Sinclair at 604-9574.

Conversational Spanish

Do you want to practice your Spanish? Come to the mesa de espanol the second Thursday and last Friday of the month at 4:30 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. For information, send e-mail to cafecontigo@gmail.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. 912-232-4447. www.sentientbean.com

Credit and Money Management 12 Hour Seminar

This ongoing course is held every month at the Effingham YMCA in Rincon. This seminar is the first standardized credit education program in the nation. Topics covered are the steps to improve your credit rating and raise your credit scores, budgeting, managing your debt, what lenders require when you borrow money, how to

spot looming money problems and how to deal with them before it’s too late. The fee is $99 per person or $169 per couple. Space is limited and registration is required in advance. Contact Carmen at 826-6263 or 484-1266. Effingham YMCA, 1224 Patriot Dr.

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children are held at 15 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 921-4646 or 220-6570 to register. Fany’s Spanish/English Institute, 15 E. Montgomery Cross Rd.

Free Tax School

Earn extra income after taking this course. Flexible schedules, convenient locations. The class is free but there is a small fee for books. Call 352-3862 or visit www.libertytax.com.

Garbage, Goo, Recycling and YOU

The Chatham County Department of Public Works is sponsoring this show by the Puppet People, which will tour elementary schools to teach students the importance of learning to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. For bookings, call 355-3366.

Get Clients Now Coaching Group

Don’t let the recession get you down. Join Dr. Dana Boyd & meet with others to learn & implement a 28-day marketing program. Begins Jan. 14. Bi-weekly Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30am or 4:30-5:30pm. ICLC. 40th & Drayton. 1st Meeting Free, $25 per session after. 236-3660. Through Jan. 14, 2009. International Center for Leadership & Coaching, 236-3660. 236-236-3660. www. internationalcoach.org/

Housing Authority of Savannah Classes

Free classes will be offered at the Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. Some classes are on-going. Adult Literacy is offered every Monday and Wednesday from 4-6 p.m. Homework Help is offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 3-4:30 p.m. The Community Computer Lab is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. GED/adult literacy education is being offered Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon or 1-4 p.m.

Introduction to (Vipassana) Mindfulness Meditation

An ongoing class for beginners and experienced practitioners that offers a weekly interactive talk on the foundations of the practice of Mindfulness Meditation, followed by a period of meditation. Mondays 6-7:30pm. 307 E. Harris St. Drop-ins, $14, 8-week package $80. Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach. 429-7265 or cindy@alwaysoptions.com.

Lost Ancient Art of Essential Oils, Aromatherapy and Plant Medicines

will be held at Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St. Donation. meetup.com/SavannahEnergyHealers/. Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St.

Mrs. Claus

A retired school teacher, Mrs. Claus is available for the holidays to all retirement centers, hospitals, day-care centers, churches, schools and private parties. Linda Luke, 349-0521.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center

Oatland island Wildlife Center has a new name, but still offers environmental education programs and weekend events. It is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. www.oatlandisland.org. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. 912-898-3980. www. oatlandisland.org/

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ARIES

(March 21-April 19) It’s a great privilege to live in a free country. You’re fortunate if you have the opportunity to pursue your dreams without having to ward off government interference or corporate brainwashing or religious fanaticism. But that’s only partly useful if you have not yet won the most important struggle for liberation, which is the freedom from your own unconscious habits and conditioned responses. Becoming an independent agent who’s not an unwitting slave to his or her past is one of the most heroic feats a human being can accomplish. And you, Aries, will have more mojo to do that in 2009 than you’ve had in a long time.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20) American financier Jim Rogers evaluates life as many devout capitalists do: under what circumstances can he achieve the most wealth? That’s why he relocated to Singapore. “If you were smart in 1807 you moved to London,” he said two years ago, “if you were smart in 1907 you moved to New York City, and if you are smart in 2007 you move to Asia.” With that as your spur, Taurus, I’d like you to identify the driving force of your life. The desire for more money? More power? Wisdom? Love? Status? None of the above? The next step is to meditate on the environment and the conditions that would be most conducive to you fulfilling your quest. In 2009, you’ll have exceptional potential to create the ideal context for your success.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20) When I was 19, I read Alan Watts’ The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are. After that, I was sure there was nothing else I needed to know in order to live intelligently. It was, I thought, a compendium of the best insights worth knowing. My certainty eventually faded, thank Goddess. In its place came the understanding that life’s mystery just keeps getting deeper and vaster as one grows older -that it’s idiotically arrogant to ever think you’ve got it all figured out. A healthier approach is to cultivate a capacity to be endlessly surprised. I hope you’ll do that in 2009, Gemini.

The flood of novel ideas and fresh perspectives surging your way will warrant it.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22) “Dear Rob: These last few months have been absurdly full of pluses and minuses, ups and downs, lefts and rights. There have been so many good things happening and yet so many obstacles, too. It often feels like we Crabs are being rewarded and punished at the same time. I’m wondering where it’s all going and when it will end? A happy ending? A sad ending? No ending? Will zero ever equal one? - Agitatedly Neutral.” Dear Agitated: You’re at the climax of a long balancing process. I suggest you take this opportunity to tally up the valuable lessons you’ve learned in the relentless back-and-forth. Your graduation to a less ambiguous chapter of your life story will be more robust if you work hard to extract the meaning from experiences you’ve tended to see as random or confusing.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22) Here’s an update on the world’s tigers: Fewer than 5,000 are living in their natural habitats, while the U.S. alone has more than that number in zoos. Let’s use that fact as a starting point for your meditations, Leo. How much of your animal essence is in captivity, and how much is running free? Is your inner lion able to wander at will through places where it feels at home, or is it trapped in a confined space it would never stay in if allowed to choose? Keep coming back to these questions during 2009. It will be an excellent time to spring the great cat in you from conditions that make it pace in neurotic circles.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) In 2009, you’ll receive a lot of help, some unexpected, whenever you phase out your trivial desires so that you can better pursue your truly important desires. The coming months will also be an excellent time to shed unrealistic fantasies so you can be freer to concentrate on the realistic kind. While these are not quite once-in-a lifetime opportunities, Virgo, they may be

the once-in-a-decade variety. Why not draw up a plan for how you can take maximum advantage of the specific luck that will be flowing your way?

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) “God calls you to the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet,” wrote Frederick Buechner. You’re free to ignore that call, of course. You can pretend that you don’t really know what brings you deep gladness, and you can act as if the world’s deep hunger is of no concern to you. But if you hope to be proud of the life you have lived when, many years from now, you shed your mortal coil, I advise you to at least experiment with using Buechner’s formula as a working hypothesis. The coming year will be en excellent time to do just that.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Studies suggest that the average person who reaches old age has been upset with some family member or another for a total of 30 years. Is that a standard you’d like to match, Scorpio? If not, you will have an excellent chance to reduce any inclination you might have to hold grudges in 2009. The coming months will bring you ripe opportunities to dissolve tensions between you and your kin. You will also be more skilled than usual at navigating your way with grace and diplomacy through complications involving the home and domestic issues.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

“Dear Rob: I have followed my nose most of my life, weaving from pleasurable diversion to interesting crisis and back. I’ve honestly had a great time and wouldn’t change a thing. But lately I’ve been getting strong hints from life that maybe the game is changing for me. More and more I’m feeling like the grasshopper in that old fable -- you know, with no resources stored up and winter coming on fast -- while all the steady, hard-working ants are sitting pretty. So here’s my question: Do I really have to stop enjoying myself and get down to business, whatever that means? Are there any real jobs for grass-

hoppers? - Shaky Sagittarius.” Dear Shaky: If there will ever in your life be a time when you could figure out how to be both a grasshopper and ant simultaneously, it will be in 2009. Start meditating on how to get the best of both worlds.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

The Swiss are building a 35-mile railroad tunnel through the Alps. It’ll take another nine years to finish carving out the path through the mountain, and will ultimately require the removal of 24 million tons of rock. I suggest you regard this masterpiece, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, as an inspirational symbol. The coming months will be prime time for you summon the willpower necessary to get really serious about an equally ambitious project.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) I’ve got three quotes for you. I hope you’ll write them out and keep them in a prominent place for the duration of 2009. They’ll set the right tone for everything you do. The first is from psychologist Abraham Maslow: “A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What one can be, one must be.” The second quote comes from choreographer Agnes DeMille: “Dance in the body you have.” The third is from historian Gerald Sorin: “When Reb Zusye went to heaven, God didn’t ask him why, in his life on earth, Zusye wasn’t Moses, but why he wasn’t even Zusye.”

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20) What would it take for you to collaborate with the forces of change? Not in a resigned, resentful way. Not with a sense of defeat, wishing things could stay the same forever. Rather, what would you have to do in order to feel eager about adjusting to the ongoing shifts? Is there any way you might even learn to experience exhilaration and gratitude in the face of the eternal flux? Your assignment in 2009, Pisces, is to become an expert surfer of the beautiful, playful, blessed waves.

BOAN Consults, LLC sponsors monthly workshops. Call 398-8148 or email info@boanconsults.com.

Puppet Shows

are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler AfricanAmerican Health Information & Resource Center for schools, day cares, libraries, churches, community events and fairs. Call 447-6605. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912-447-6605. www. sjchs.org/1844.cfm

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

offers a variety of business classes. It is located at 801 E. Gwinnett St. Call 652-3582. Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett Street. 912-652-3582.

Savannah Learning Center Spanish Classes

Be bilingual. The center is located at 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Call 272-4579 or 3083561. e-mail savannahlatina@yahoo.com or visit www.savannahlatina.com. Free folklore classes also are offered on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Savannah Learning Center, 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr.

Spanish Basic Classes

Overcoming by Faith Ministries offers 6-week classes open to all ages. Classes fill fast so register at www.overcomingbyfaith.org or call 927-8601. Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground Rd.

Starfish Cafe Culinary Arts Training Program

This 12-week full-time program is designed to provide work training and employment opportunities in the food service industry, including food preparation, food safety and sanitation training, customer service training and job search and placement assistance. Call Mindy Saunders at 234-0525. The Starfish Cafe, 711 East Broad Street. 912-234-0525. www.thestarfishcafe.org/

Studio Space as Needed

for teachers, instructors, trainers, body-work therapists or organizations. Available by the class/session, day, week or Tony, 655-4591.

Teen Art & Clay Classes

Explore a variety of materials in this class specifically designed for teenage art students, taught by former middle school art teacher Carolyne Graham Thursdays from 3:30-5:30 p.m. The cost is $75 for 5 weeks of instruction. Call 925-7393 or 925-5465.

Thinking of Starting a Small Business

is a course offered twice a month atthe Small Business Assistance Center, 111 E. Liberty St. $50 in advance or $60 at the door. 651-3200, www.savannahabdc.org. Small Business Assistance Center, 111 E Liberty Street. 912-2324700. www.sbacsav.com/

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

offers Beach Discovery and marsh walks. Aquarium hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Monday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children, ages 3016. Senior, military and AAA discounts are available. Call 786-5917 or visit www.tybeemsc.org. Tybee Island Marine Science Center, 1510 Strand. 912-786-5917. www. tybeemsc.org/

Vocal Classes

The Highest Praise School of the Arts is accepting applicants for the 2008 Vocal Basics Classes. To register visit overcomingbyfaith.org or call 927-8601 for more info. Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground Rd.

Volunteer 101

A 30-minute course that covers issues to help volunteers get started is held the first and third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. The first Thursday, the class is at Savannah State University, and the third Thursday, at United Way, 428 Bull St. Register by calling Summer at 651-7725 or visit www.HandsOnSavannah.org. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St. 912-651-7700.

Wednesday Figure Drawing Group

Work from a live model. Open to artists with some experience - no instruction offered. $60 a month. Judy Mooney. 443-9313 or judymooney@bellsouth.net. The Freight Station, 703 Louisville Rd.

Wicca 101

An introductory class every Thurday at 7pm at Southern Hemisphere Metaphysical Books, Gifts & More, 41 Habersham St. $15. 2346371. Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St.

Youth Art & Clay Classes

Held Tuesdays from 4-5:30 p.m. The cost is $65 per 5 weeks of instruction. Call Carolyne Graham at 925-7393 or 925-5465.

Clubs & Organizations AASU Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

This is an official student club of Armstrong Atlantic State University that accepts non-students as associate members. It is devoted to the exploration and enjoyment of the genres of science fiction and fantasy. Activities include book discussions, movie screenings, role playing game sessions, board and card games, guest speakers, episode marathons and armor demonstrations. Provides guest speakers to educators upon request. Call Michael at 220-8129, send e-mail to lightmagus@yahoo. com or mccauln1981@hotmail.com. or visit http://aasuscifi.proboards105.com/index.cgi. Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. 912-927-5277. about.armstrong. edu/Maps/index.html

Bike Night with Mikie

is held every Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at The Red Zone Bar and Grill in Richmond Hill. Half of the proceeds of a 50/50 drawing go to the military for phone cards and other items. The Red Zone Bar and Grill, 3975 Highway 17.

Buccaneer Region SCCA

is the local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America. It hosts monthly solo/autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone with a safe car, insurance and a valid driver’s license is eligible to participate. Visit http:// buccaneerregion.org/solo.html.

Chihuahua Club of Savannah

A special little club for special little dogs and their owners meets one Saturday each month at 10:30 a.m. For information, visit http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/ChiSavannah/.

Civil Air Patrol

offers aerospace education porgrams and activities for adults and teens ages 12-18. Meets every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the Savannah Flying Tiger Composite Squadron behind SITEL in the former Savannah Airport Terminal Building Complex off Dean Forest Road. Visit www.gawg.cap.gov, send e-mail to N303WR@aol.com, or call Capt. Jim Phillips at 412-4410. Savannah Flying Tiger Composite Squadron, Savannah International Airport.

Clean Coast

meets monthly on the first Monday at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Check www.cleancoast.org for event schedule. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. 912-355-8111. www.savj.org/

Coastal Bicycle Touring Club of Savannah

Visit www.cbtc.org for meeting schedule and more information. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at Tubby’s Tank House restaurant in Thunderbolt at 6:30 p.m. 728-5989. 1st of every month. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 912-3549040.

Coastal MINIs

is a group of local MINI Cooper owners and enthusiasts who gather on the first Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Starbucks in the

12 Oaks Shopping Center on Abercorn St. to meet other MINI owners and go on motoring adventures together. Visit coastalminis. com. Twelve Oaks Shopping Center, Abercorn Street.

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Creative Coast Alliance Ambassadors

meet Tuesday mornings at Cafe Ambrosia, corner of Abercorn and Broughton. Jamie Wolf, jwolf@thecreativecoast.org. Cafe Ambrosia, 202 E. Broughton St.

English Style Table Soccer

Savannah Subbuteo Club. Call 667-7204 or visit http://savannahsubbuteo.tripod.com.

Geechee Sailing Club

meets the second Monday of the month (except for November) at 6:30 p.m. at Tubby’s Tank House, 2909 River Dr. in Thunderbolt. Open to all interested in boating and related activities. Call 234-1903 or visit www. geecheesailingclub.org. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 912-354-9040.

Historic Savannah Chapter of ABWA

meets the second Thursday of every month from 6-7:30 p.m. at Tubby’s Restaurant. The cost is the price of the meal. RSVP to 6608257. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 912-354-9040.

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Historic Victorian Neighborhood Association

meets the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. between Park Avenue and Duffy Street. Call 236-8546. American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. 912-233-9277.

Low Country Turners

This is a club for wood-turning enthusiasts. Call Hank Weisman at 786-6953.

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary

meets the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. at American Legion Post 184 in Thunderbolt. Call 786-4508. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. 912-354-5515.

Moon River Chorus

is a ladies’ barbershop chorus. Rehearsals are Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. in the social hall of Whitefield United Methodist Church, corner of 55th Street and Waters Avenue. Visitors are welcome. Call Sylvia at 927-2651 or sylviapf@ aol.com. Whitefield United Methodist Church, 728 E. 55th Street. 912-355-8420. www.whitefieldumc.com/

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)

Join other moms for fun, inspiration, guest speakers, food and creative activities while children ages birth to 5 are cared for in a preschool-like setting. Meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 9:15-11:30 am at First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd. Call 898-8316 or 898-5086 or visit www.mops. org. First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd. 921-897-2142. www. fbcislands.com/

No Kidding!

is the area’s first social club for single and married adults who do not have children. Meet other non-parents at events and activities. For information on No Kidding! visit www. nokidding.net or send e-mail to luluette@ prodigy.net.

Old Time Radio Researcher’s Group

is aninternational fan and research group devoted to preserving and distributing old-time radio broadcasts from 1926 to 1962. Send e-mail to Jim Beshires at beshiresjim@yahoo. com or visit www.otrr.org.

Philosophy Reading Group

This group will focus on various philosophical themes and texts, culminating in facilitated discussions with an open exchange of ideas within a community of inquiry. Meeting locations will change to reflect the current issue.

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PURE: Community Photography of Savannah, Inc.

Grassroots group dedicated to the unique art of traditional black and white photographic processes formed a non-profit organization designed to create a photography center with the first darkroom in the city open to working artists and the general public. Volunteers are needed in the areas of marketing and fund raising in order to realize the goal of establishing a darkroom. All interested in taking an active role contact Kathleen Thomas, PUREdarkroom@gmail.com.

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Revived Salon for Women Seeking Change In Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s Gift of the Sea, she wrote, “How untidy my shell has become. Blurred with moss, knobby with barnacles, its shape is hardly recognizable any more. Surely it had a shape once. It has a shape still in my mind. What is the shape of my life?” If these words resonate with you and you are a woman over 50, this group offers bonding, laughter, discussion and fun. Seating is limited. Call 236-8581 for info.

Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club

“Just Do It”--where the action is. by matt Jones | Answers on page 35 ©2009 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com) For answers to this puzzle, call: 1-900-226-2800, 99 cents per minute. Must be 18+. Or to bill to your credit card, call: 1-800-655-6548. Reference puzzle #0395.

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1 There are six in a fl. oz. 5 Pitcher Chin-hui 9 Quaint outburst 13 Replaceable shoe part 14 Stop-motion animated Fox series featuring Eddie Murphy 16 Handed-down history 17 Opposite of ecto18 John Kerry’s wife 19 Gyro meat 20 Meadow mom 21 Hedonist of sorts 23 Consumer protection org. 24 Surgery sites, for short 25 Avian ___ 26 Swingin’ Torme 27 King of France 28 U.S. Navy base in Cuba, slangily 30 Big fat mouth 33 “W.” director Oliver 35 Concept embodying yin and yang 36 “___ get this party started!” 37 “The Facts of Life” actress 38 They’re doing it! (in peer circles) 43 Varnish or Viagra, perhaps 44 Taiwan’s capital 48 Business presentation holders 53 He did it...his way! (in song) 55 She did it again! (in pop music) 56 Start of a refrain 57 Sucky attendance count 60 Humongous books 61 Peak in Greek myth 62 Get out of shape? 64 Hit with snowballs 65 “Are You All ___?” (Cab Calloway song) 66 2003 bestseller by Christopher Paolini 67 “Understood” 68 Spray that burns 69 With all the bells and whistles 70 “Seize ___!” (villain’s cry)

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1 He did it! (in blameworthy situations) 2 Miss, in Mexico 3 Place to put your idols 4 ___-mo replay 5 He did it! (in certain novels) 6 Word repeated after “Que,” in song 7 Impersonator 8 He speculated if he did it! (in a 2007 book) 9 Building annex 10 Travel out of country 11 Radius and ulna, for example 12 She does...them? (on film) 14 “Until next time,” in instant messages 15 Fill to excess 21 California airport, on luggage tags 22 Golfer Ernie 29 Actress Gretchen 31 In-basket stamp: abbr. 32 Stub ___ 34 The first “T” of TNT 39 Letter before iota 40 It’ll grow on you 41 Lusty look 42 Deadly snake with venom 16 times more potent than a cobra 44 Loud weather phenomenon, as shortened in weather reports 45 Type of plane rescue over water 46 Momentarily 47 It’s soft in the head 49 “Will you quit already?” 50 Interweave 51 Actress Sobieski of “Eyes Wide Shut” 52 Gambler’s claim to beating the odds 54 Sky-blue 55 Shot to the forehead? 58 Bibliographic abbr. 59 Newman’s Own competitor 62 ___ school 63 Memphis-to-Nashville dir.

A chartered running club of the Road Runners Association of America. For a nominal annual fee, members will receive monthly training sessions and seminars and have weekly runs of various distances. Kathy Ackerman,756-5865 or Billy Tomlinson 596-5965.

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at Books-A-Million and the third Tuesday at Chen’s Chinese Restaurant at 20 E. Derenne Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Call 692-0382, email kasak@comcast.net or visit www.roguephoenix.org. Chen’s Chinese Restaurant, 20 E. Derenne Ave.

Savannah Adventure Club

is dedicated to pursuing adventures, both indoors and outdoors, throughout the Low country and beyond. Activities in the past year have included sailing, camping, skydiving, kayaking, hiking, tennis, volleyball, and skiing, in addition to regular social gatherings. Free to join, and Email savannahadventureclub@gmail.com or visit www.savannahadventureclub.com

Savannah Area Landlord & Real Estate Investors Association

Learn to be a real estate investor or landlord. Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Spiva Law Group, 12020 Abercorn St. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Spiva Law Group, 12020 Abercorn St.

Savannah Area Sacred Harp Singers

The public is invited to come and sing early American music and folk hymns from the shape note tradition. This non-denominational community musical activity emphasizes participation, not performance. Songs are from The Sacred Harp, an oblong songbook first published in 1844. Call 655-0994.

Savannah Art Association

meets the second Thursday of the month from 6-8 p.m. Call 232-7731. Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St.

Savannah Brewers’ League

Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St. 447-0943. Call 447-0943 or visit www.hdb. org and click on Clubs, then Savannah Brewers League. Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St.

Savannah Browns Backers

This is an official fan club recognized by the Cleveland Browns NFL football team. Meet with Browns fans to watch the football games and support your favorite team Sundays at game time at Tubby’s Tank House in Thunderbolt. The group holds raffles and trips and is looking into having tailgate parties in the future. Call Kathy Dust at 373-5571 or send e-mail to KMDUST4@hotmail.com or Dave Armstrong at

Darmst0817@comcast.net or 925-4709. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 912354-9040.

Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States

has a dinner meeting the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club, Hunter Army Airfield. Call John Findeis at 748-7020. Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neat St. 912-355-1060. www.stewart. army.mil/

Savannah Energy Healers

Metaphysical and spiritual discussions on energy healing work through crystals, plant medicines, aromatherapy and more. Third Tuesday from 7-9 p.m., Southern Hemisphere Metaphysical Books & Gifts, 41 Habersham St. 234-6371. Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St.

Savannah Fencing Club

offers beginning classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings for six weeks. Fees are $40. Some equipment is provided. After completing the class, you may become a member of the Savannah Fencing Club for $5 per month. Experienced fencers are welcome to join. Call 429-6918 or send email to savannahfencing@aol.com.

Savannah Jaycees

for young professionals ages 21 to 39 is a Junior Chamber of Commerce that focuses on friendship, career development and community involvement. Meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is included and there is no charge for guests. Call 961-9913 or visit www. savannahjaycees.com. Jaycee Building, 101 Atlas St.

Savannah Kennel Club

meets every fourth Monday of the month from September through May at 7:30 p.m. at Ryan’s restaurant on Stephenson Avenue. It is an education organization dedicated to informing the public about current events in the world of dogs and those who love them.Those wishing to eat before the meeting are encouraged to arrive earlier. For details, visit www.savannahkennelclub.org. Ryan’s, Stephenson Ave.

Savannah Mustang Club

meets the third Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at J.C. Lewis Ford, 9505 Abercorn St. An open cruisein is held the third Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Kroger/Krystal across from the Savannah Mall on Abercorn Ext. Kenneth Brabham, 772-8362 or Leonard Kantziper at 354-1826. J.C. Lewis Ford, 9505 Abercorn St.

Savannah Newcomers Club

is open to all women who have been in the Savannah area for less than two years. Membership includes a monthly luncheon and program and, in addition, the club hosts a variety of activities, tours and events that will assist you in learning about Savannah and making new friends. Call 351-3171.

Savannah Parrot Head Club

Love a laid-back lifestyle? Beach, Buffet and no dress code. Check out savannahphc.com for the events calendar or e-mail mickie_ragsdale@ comcast.net.

Savannah Scooter Gang

Connecting local riders to swap tips, stories, parts, mods and secrets. No obligation other than networking, and possibly arranging a monthly weekend ride to take over the streets downtown. Show off your scoot and ride with pride -- put ‘em in a line and watch the stares. Contact Travis at pittsillustration@gmail.com or myspace.com/travispitts.

Savannah Ski and Adventure Club

For snow-covered mountain-loving people and their friends. All are welcome. Meets for a wide variety of activities throughout the year. Meetings are held the third Tuesday of every month at rotating locations. Visit http://savannahskiclub. com.

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

Johnson at 659-9846.

Savannah Toastmasters

A club for enthusiasts of electronic music and instruments, including the theremin, synths, Mooger Foogers, jam sessions, playing techniques, compositions, gigs, etc. Philip Neidlinger, theremin@neidlinger.us.

meets Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the First City Club. First City Club, 32 Bull St. 912238-4548. www.firstcityclub.com/ helps you improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Conference Room C. 352-1935. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Theremin/Electronic Music Enthusiasts

TriUnity Opportunity Meeting

Savannah Wine Lovers

meets the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7 p.m. at the Best Western at I-95 and 204. Learn how to start a business from home. Free. Ask for Chris and Sandy Benton. Best Western, I-95 and Highway 204.

Savannah Writers Network

meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the old Tybee school All interested, please attend or send e-mail to ried793@ netscape.com. Old Tybee School, Tybee Island.

A sometimes formal group that also sometimes just gets together to drink wine. Visit http:// groups.google.com/group/savannah-wine-lovers. meets the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7pm at Books a Million to discuss, share and critique writing of fiction or non-fiction novels, essays or short stories. A meet-and-greet precedss the meeting at 6:30pm. Melissa Sanso, 441-0030. Books-A-Million, 8108 Abercorn St. 921-9258112. www.booksamillion.com/

Society for American Baseball Research

is an international fan and research group devoted to the great game of baseball. Persons interested in starting a chapter here should e-mail Jim Casey at bigtrain45@gmail.com. For information about the organization, visit www. SABR.org.

Southern Wings

is the local chapter of Women in Aviation International. It is open to men and women in the region who are interested in supporting women in aviation. Regular meetings are held once a month and new members are welcome. Visit http://southernwingswai.com.

St. Almo

The name stands for Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks are held Sundays (weather permitting). Meets at 5 p.m. at Canine Palace, 618 Abercorn St. (Time changes with the season.) Call 234-3336. Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St. 912-234-3336. www. caninepalacesavannah.com

Stitch-N’s

Knitting, spinning and crocheting Monday and Tuesday from 5-8pm and occasional Sunday 24pm at wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty. Jennifer Harey, 238-0514. wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty.

Sweet Adeline Chorus

rehearses weekly on Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. in St. Joseph’s Hopsital’s meeting rooms. Contact vicky.mckinley1@comcast.net. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd. 912-819-4100. www. sjchs.org/

Tarde en Espanol

meets the last Wednesday orf every month at 6:30pm in different locations to practice spoken Spanish in a casual environment. 236-8566.

Texas Hold ‘Em Tournaments

Free poker tournaments are held every week in Savannah, Hinesville and Statesboro. Free to play. Win prizes and gifts. Visit www.GUTSHOTGA.com for details.

The Armstrong Center

The Armstrong Center is available for meetings, seminars, workshops or social events. Classrooms, meeting space, auditorium and 6000-square-foot ballroom. 344-2951. Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. 912-927-5277. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/ index.html

The Cinemophiles

An eclectic bunch that enjoys all kinds of movies. Visit http:?/groups.google.com/group/cinemophiles.

The Young Professionals of Savannah

An AfterHours networking social is held every third Thursday of the month. Visit www.ypsav. net, sign up for the e-newsletter and find out about other upcoming events, or call Leigh

Tybee Performing Arts Society

Urban Professionals

meets first Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at Vu at the Hyatt on Bay Street. If you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right. Call 272-9830 or send e-mail to spannangela@hotmail.com. Hyatt Regency, 2 W. Bay St.

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

meets monthly at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Call James Crauswell at 927-3356. American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. 912233-9277.

Dance African Dance & Drum

Basic Ballroom Class

Learn the Foxtrot and Rumba from the Moon River Dancers Jan. 3 from 1-3pm. $5. Beginners and singles are welcome.655-4985, 961-9960. Through Jan. 3, 2009. St. Frances Cabrini Church, 11500 Middleground Road.

Beginners Belly Dance Class

Classes are ongoing and all ages and skill levels welcome. Sunday. 11:40-12:40am. $10 per class, walk-ins welcome. Nicole Edge, kleokatt@ gmail.com or 596-0889. Tantra Lounge, 8 East Broughton Street.

Belly Dance Classes

Taught by Nocturnelle. Contact Maya,313-1619, nocturnellegbd@yahoo.com or www.nocturnelle. org.

Breffni Academy of Irish Dance

has opened a location in Richmond Hill and is accepting students. The academy is located at Life Moves Dance Studio, 10747 Ford Ave. For information, call Michael or Nicola O’Hara at 305-756-8243 or send e-mail to Dance@BreffniAcademy.com. Visit www.IrishDanceClasses. com.. Life Moves Dance Studio, 10747 Ford Ave. 912-756-8482. lifemovesdancestudio.com

C.C. Express Dance Team

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

Chicago-Style Steppin’ Lessons

Every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. Also learn new line dances. Contact Tunya Coleman at 6316700.

Flamenco Enthusiasts

Dance or learn flamenco in Savannah with the Flamenco Cooperative. Meetings are held on Saturdays from 1 to 2:30 or 3 p.m. at the Maxine Patterson School of Dance. Any level welcome. If you would like to dance, accompany or sing, contact Laura Chason at laura_chason@yahoo. com. Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St. 912-234-8745.

Gretchen Greene School of Dance

is accepting registration for fall classes in tap, ballet, lyrical, acrobatics, jazz and hip-hop for ages 3 and up. Adult tap classes are held Tuesday from 7:30-8:15 for beginners and Monday from 7:15-8 p.m. for intermediate. Call 897-4235 or email ggsod.com.

Home Cookin’ Cloggers

meet every Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Nassau Woods Recreation Building on Dean Forest Road. No beginner classes are being held at this time, however help will be available for those interested in learning. Call Claudia Collier at 748-0731. Nassau Woods Recreation Building, Dean Forest Road.

Kelly/Creek Studio

Ballet, pointe, tap, hip hop, jazz, lyrical, musical theater, partnering, and contemporary movement. Offering classes to all, ages 3 and up. 756.7426. kellycreekstudios.com

Mahogany Shades of Beauty Inc.

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

Pole Dancing Class

POLE DANCING...for exercise. Learn dance moves and spins while working your abs, tone your legs and arms,a total body workout. Ladies Only! The only thing that comes of is your shoes. Classes begin Friday February 15th from 7:30 to 9:30. Space is limited call in advance to make your reservation $70 per month or $22 per class. Please call for further details 912-398-4776 or email fitnessconnection1@yahoo.com Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio, 2209 Rowland Ave, Suite 2.

Savannah Shag Club

offers shag music every Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 36 on Victory Drive. American Legion Post 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr. 912-351-9033. www.legion.org/

Shag-Beach Bop-Etc. Savannah

hosts Magnificent Mondays from 6:30-11 p.m. at Double’s, Holiday Inn/Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free basic shag, swing, salsa, cha cha, line dance and others are offered the first two Mondays and free shag lessons are offered. The lesson schedule is posted at www.shagbeachbop. com and announced each Monday. The dance lessons are held 6:30-7:30 p.m. Special cocktail prices are from 6:30-10 p.m. and their are hors d’ouerves. There is no cover charge. Everyone is invited and welcomed into club membership. Call 927-4784 or 398-8784 or visit www.shagbeachbop.com. Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn Street. 912-352-7100.

Swing Dancing by Savannah Swing Catz

Free lesson and dance every Monday, 7:30-8pm lesson, 8-10pm open dancing. Tantra Lounge. 220-8096, info@SavannahSwingcatz.com. Free swing dance lesson and dance every Monday, 7:30-8pm, dancing from 8-10pm. Tantra Lounge 8 E. Broughton St. Free. 220-8096, info@SavannahSwingcatz.com. Tantra Lounge, 8 East Broughton Street.

The STUDIO

offers Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap and Contemporary. Now accepting applications. Ages 7 and up must arrange a placement audition class. Adult Ballet with Karen Burns is Mon. Thurs. at 11 a.m. and Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and Adult Tap with Pat Alley is now signing up. Veronica Niebuhr, 695-9149, www.thestudiosav. com or thestudidosav@aol.com. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Avenue. 912-356-8383. www. thestudiosav.com/

Two to Tango - Savannah Tango Group

Learn the dance while having fun Sundays from 1:30-3:30 at the Doris Martine Dance Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. $2 per person. Call 925-7416. Doris Martin Dance Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. 912-354-8089.

The West Broad Street YMCA, Inc. presents its Instructional DanceProgram in jazz and ballet for kids 4 to 18. $30 per month for one class and $35 per month for both classes. Call 233-1951. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. 912-2331951.

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Fitness

Youth Dance Program

A balanced life

Student massage is offered at the Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc. Cost ranges from $30 to $40 for a one-hour massage and sessions are instructor supervised. Call 355-3011 for an appointment. The school is located at 6413B Waters Ave. www.ssomt.com. Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc, 6413 Waters Avenue. 912-355-3011. www.ssomt.com/

Acupuncture for Health

is available Monday thru Saturday at Hidden Well Acupuncture Center downtown. Traditional Chinese medical consultations and treatments are available with Fawn Smiley and Nicole Coughlin Ware. 233-9123, www.hiddenwellacupuncturecenter.com or hiddenwellacupuncture@gmail. com. Hidden Well Acupuncture Center, 318 East Huntingdon Street.

Ashram Savannah - Yoga

Yoga classes offered in different traditions for all levels of students. Classes 7 days a week, 2424 Drayton St. www.ashramsavannah.com. Ashram Savannah, 2424 Drayton St.

Belly Dance for Fitness

Every Sunday from 12:50-1:50pm. $10 per classe, walk-ins welcome. Nicole Edge 5960889, kleokatt@gmail.com Tantra Lounge, 8 East Broughton Street.

Belly Dancing for Fun and Fitness

Colorful veils, jangling coin hip scarves, jingly rattling bracelets, exotic music are provided. Held Tuesdays at 1 pm and Saturdays at 3pm, cost is $20 per class. consistantintegrity@yahoo. com.

Cardiorespiratory Endurence Training

will be offered by Chatham County Park Services for persons 18 and up at Tom Triplett Park on Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 8-9 a.m. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and will be required to sign a waiver form before participating. All classes are free. Call 652-6780 or 965-9629. Tom Triplett Community Park, U.S. Highway 80 West. 912652-6780.

Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes

are offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 819-6463. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Crossfit Hyperformance

meets mormings at 6:30am at Crossfit Hyperformance. Visit www.crossfirhyperformance.com. or call Jennifer at 224-0406 or Drew at 541-0530. Crossfit Hyperformance, 904 E 70th Street.

Dog Yoga

The Yoga Room will hold a dog yoga class every first Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. at Forsyth Park. The cost is a $10 donation, with all donations given to Save-A-Life. Bring a mat or blanket and a sense of humor. Yoga for dogs is a fun way to relax and bond with your four-legged pet. Great for all levels and all sizes. 898-0361 or www.thesavannahyogaroom.com. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. 912-233-6800.

Energy Share

every first and third Friday of the month at a new integrated healing center located at 72nd and Sanders streets. Call Kylene at 713-3879.

Fit Lunch

FIT LUNCH - Join us for a 30 to 40 Minute workout on your lunch hour. Classes offered Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10:45am until 2:00pm by Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training

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Studio. Classes are organized and led by 2 Certified Personal Trainers and will utilize a variety of training techniques which may include strength training, interval and cardio as well as core, balance and flexibility. Advanced booking required. Please call for further details 912-398-4776 or 912-224-9667. www.bodybalance.com. Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio, 2209 Rowland Ave, Suite 2.

Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga with Mary Ann is offered Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. Participants must be 18 or older. Mat and blanket are required. Limited to 12 participants. Pre-register at adultenrichment@uusavanah.org or call 234-0980. Held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah upstairs in Phillippa’s Place. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www.uusavannah.org

Hip Hop Cardio

Monday and Thursday from 5:30-6:30pm. Taught by Mahogany. Registration is $40. $20 per month for members and $30 per month for non-members. West Broad Street YMCA, 1110 May St.

Kidz Fitness

an ongoing aerobic fitness class for children 6-13 with weight concerns. Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-5:45 p.m. at the Candler Hospital Wellness Center. Children must be members of the Candler Wellness Center. 819-8800. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

Ladies Livin 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. Monday through Friday

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Learn Kung Fu Today

The Temple of Martial Arts is a Kung Fu school where men and women of all levels of martial arts experience come together to learn the art of Wing Chun and Tai Chi. SiFu Michael, 4299241, youtube.com “Kung Fu in Savannah.” The Temple of Martial Arts, 407 E Montgomery Cross Rd, Ste B.

Martial Arts

For ages 7 to adult, taught by S.T. Morgan Wednesday and Friday 5:30-6:30pm and 6:307:30pm. Registration, $40. $20 per month for members and $30 per month for non-members. West Broad Street YMCA, 1110 May St.

Mindful Fitness Membership Price Plan

$25 per month includes entry into all the Center for WellBeing classes. Pre-register in Suite 120 in the Candler Heart & Lung building. 819-6463. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes

are held Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Infants must be 6 weeks to 6 months, precrawling. The cost is $13 per class. Multi-class discounts are available. The instructor is Betsy Boyd Strong. Walk-ins are welcome. Call 4416653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 912-232-2994. www. savannahyoga.com/

Moms in Motion

A pre and post-natal exercise program is offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing. The cost is $30 per month. Call 819-6463. Can-

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The Temple of Martial Arts, 407 E Montgomery Cross Rd, Ste B.

are offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 6-7 p.m. at the St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing. Pre-register by calling 819-6463. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-8196000. www.sjchs.org/

Spine & Sports Personal Training offers the Women on Weights (WOW) Program. The WOW Program is designed to meet the specific needs of women. It is a series of one hour training sessions led by a Certified Personal Trainer who develops different routines throughout the month. The routines may include but are not limited to, Strength Training, Cardio Training for the Heart, Flexibility, Balance and Weight Management. The group meets two times a week for one hour each session. For pricing call 898-7714.

Pilates Classes

Private Kung Fu Classes

offered at the Temple of Martial Arts, Savannah’sonly Wing Chun and Tai Chi Kung Fu School. SiFu Michael,429-9241, www.youtube. com “Kung Fu in Savannah” . The Temple of Martial Arts, 407 E Montgomery Cross Rd, Ste B.

Reiki Level II Training

Reiki can assist in healing the emotional, mental, physical and spiritual bodies, increase connection and awareness with the higher self and the universe. Classes are 1-6 pm at Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St. $200.00. 2346371. Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St.

Reiki Treatments

Reiki master Dante Santiago is trained in Usui Reiki Ryoho. Fifty-minute sessions are $60 and 50-minute in-studio sessions are $45. Call 6601863 for times and appointments.

Rolf Method Bodywork

for posture, chronic pain and alignment of body/mind/spirit. Jeannie Kelley, LMT, certified advanced Rolf practitioner. www.islandsomatherapy.com, 843-422-2900. Island Somatherapy, 127 Abercorn Street.

Salsa Classes

Learn Salsa “Rueda de Casino” style every Wednesday, from 6-7pm Beginner, 7-8pm Intermediate, at the Delaware Recreation Center, 1815 Lincoln St. Grace, 234-6183 or Juan, 330-5421. Delaware Recreation Center, 1815 Lincoln St.

Savannah Yoga Center

Located at 1321 Bull St. Call 441-6653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com for schedule of classes, times and fees. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 912-232-2994. www.savannahyoga.com/

Senior Power Hour

is a program for people over 55. Health and wellness professionals help reach fitness goals. The program may include, but isn’t limited to, strength training, cardio for the heart, flexibility, balance, basic healthy nutrition and posture concerns. Call 898-7714.

Tai Chi Classes

St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Wellbeing offers classes Mondays and Fridays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:306:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 819-6463. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Tai Chi Relaxation Class

is held Sundays from 3-4:30 p.m. at The Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Rd., Whitemarsh Center. 898-0361 or www.thesavannahyogaroomm. com. Savannah Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Dr. 912-898-0361. www.thesavannahyogaroom.com/

The Yoga Room

Visit www.thesavannahyogaroom.com or call 898-0361 for a schedule of classes, times and fees. Savannah Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Dr. 912-898-0361. www.thesavannahyogaroom.com/

Tybee Island Sunrise Boot Camp

is held Monday – Friday from 6-7am. Park at North Beach parking lot and go over first crossover. Bring a mat. Three days of strength training and two days of cardio. Vicki Lyn, 596-3009. No prices at this time, but contributions accepted. North Beach, Tybee Island.

Wing Chun Kung Fu

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Effective for everyone, regardless of size, strength or gender. Developed by women, for women, and geared for smaller or weaker individuals to enable themselves to defend against strong or aggressive attackers. Temple of Martial Arts, $75 a month for 12 sessions. 429-9241. youtube.com “Kung Fu in Savannah.”

Women on Weights

Yoga In the Park

Presented by the Savannah Food Coop, a paywhat-you-can yoga class in the south field of Forsyth Park. Bring a large towel or yoga mat. Wednesdays 9:30-10:45am. Pay-what-youcan/$12 suggested, www.savannahcoop.com.

Yoga Teacher Training Institute

A 200-hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training program is offered at Savannah Yoga Center. It meets Yoga Alliance standards, and graduates will receive a certificate and be eligible for certification by the alliance. The cost for the entire course is $1,500. Call 441-6653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 912-2322994. www.savannahyoga.com/

Yogalates Classes

are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler Center 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. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

Zumba Fitness

Classes are being held every week in the Pooler and Rincon areas. Zumba is a fusion of Latin and international music, dance themes that create a dynamic, exciting and effective fitness system. No dance partner is required. Participants of all ages and shapes are encouraged to attend. The cost is $7 per class. For location and info, contact Carmen at 484-1266 or calexe@comcast.net.

Gay & Lesbian First City Network Board Meeting

Meets the first Monday at 6:30 p.m. at FCN’s office, 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. 236-CITY or www.firstcitynetwork.org. First City Network, 307 E Harris St. 912-236-CITY. www.firstcitynetwork.net/

Gay AA Meeting

meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 311 E. Macon St. For information, contact Ken at 398-8969. Gay AA, 311 E. Macon St.

Georgia Equality Savannah

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

Savannah Pride, Inc.

meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the FCN office located at 307 E. Harris St. Everyone is encouraged to attend, for without the GLBT community, there wouldn’t be a need for Pride. Call Patrick Mobley at 224-3238. First City Network, 307 E Harris St. 912-236-CITY. www.firstcitynetwork.net/

Stand Out Youth -- Savannah

A Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth organization. Meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at the FCN building located at 307 E. Harris St. Call 657-1966, email info@ standoutyouth.org or visit www.standoutyouth. org. First City Network, 307 E Harris St. 912236-CITY. www.firstcitynetwork.net/

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 352-2611.

Better Breathers of Savannah

meets to discuss and share information on C.O.P.D. and how people live with the disease. For info, call Dicky at 665-4488 or dickyt1954@ yahoo.com.

Community Cardiovascular Council, Inc.

Control your high blood pressure. Free blood pressure checks and information at the Community Cardiovascular Council at 1900 Abercorn St. Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 232-6624. Community Cardiovascular Council, 1900 Abercorn St.

Community HealthCare Center

is a non-profit organization that provides free medical care for uninsured individuals who work or live in Chatham County and do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid. All patients receive free examinations, medicine through the patient assistance program and free lab work. Women receive free pap tests and mammograms. Call 692-1451 to see if you qualify for services. Located at 310 Eisenhower Dr., No. 5, Medical Center. Community Health Mission, Inc, 310 Eisenhower Dr., Suite 6.

E-Z Imagery Weight Loss

A holistic approach to weight loss, used by Tiger Woods, Matt Damon and Kevin Costner. Free introductory session. Michael J. 704-5902 or 354-6223.

Eating Disorders/Self Harm Support Group

A 12-step group for people with eating disorders and self-harm disorders. For information, call Brandon Lee at 927-1324.

Every Step Counts Survivor Walk

This monthly cancer survivors’ walk is free and open to all survivors and their loved ones. Call DeDe Cargill at 398-6654.

Flu Shots

The Chatham County Health Department is administering flu shots. No appointment is needed. Through Jan. 1, 2009. Chatham County Health Department, 1602 Drayton St.

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. African-American Health

sudoku Answers

Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912-447-6605. www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm

Free hearing & speech screening

Every Thursday morning from 9-11 a.m. at the Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 355-4601. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. 912-3554601. www.savannahspeechandhearing.org/

Free Vision Screenings

are offered to the public Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sam’s Club Optical-Savannah. No membership is required. Call 352-2844. Sam’s Club Optical, 1975 E. Montgomery Cross Rd.

Hearing Aid Funds Available for Infants and Children

The Coastal Health District’s Universal Newborn Hearing and Screening Initiative (UNHSI has funds available for the purchase of hearing aid devices for infants and children 3 and under who qualify and live in Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long and McIntosh Counties. For info, contact Jackie King at 6916882 or toll-free at 1-866-647-0010.

Help for Iraq War Veterans

A method used at Fort Campbell to treat lack of sleep, anger, flashbacks, nightmares and emotional numbness in veterans is available in Savannah. 927-3432.

HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training

My Brothaz Home, Inc., a local nonprofit HIV/ AIDS organization, offers free HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training, risk reduction counseling and prevention case management to individual males and groups of males. Upon completion of the training, a monetary incentive and educational materials will be given to each participant. Call 231-8727. My Brothaz H.O.M.E., 211 Price St. 912-231-8727. www.mybrothazhome. org/Welcome.html

Hypnobirthing Childbirth Classes

are being offered at the Family Health and Birth Center in Rincon. The group classes offer an opportunity for couples to learn the child birthing process together, while providing a very integral role to the companion participating. Classes provide specialized breathing and guided imagery techniques designed to reduce stress during labor. All types of births are welcome. Classes run monthly, meeting Saturdays for three consecutive weeks. To register, call The Birth Connection at 843-683-8750 or e-mail Birththroughlove@yahoo.com. Family Health & Birth Center, 119 Chimney Rd. 912-826-4155. www.themidwifegroup.com/

HypnoBirthing Classes

Learn to birth in a calm and gentle environment without fear. Uses relaxation, meditation and guided imagery to achieve the birthing experience you desire. Tiffany, tiffany@savannahdoula.

com.

Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Clinic

is offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler and Emory. Patients can receive pre and post-operative care at the clinic rather than travel to Atlanta. Call Karen Traver, R.N. Transplant Coordinator, at 819-8350. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

La Leche League of Savannah

Mothers wishing to find out more about breastfeeding are invited to attend a meeting on the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 pm. La Leche League of Savannah is a breastfeeding support group for new and expectant mothers. La Leche League Leaders of Savannah are also available by phone or email for anyone who needs more information. 897-9261, www.lllusa. org/web/SavannahGA.html. Family Health and Birth Center, 1692 Chatham Parkway.

Mammograms

St. Joseph’s/Candler will be performing mammograms to screen for breast cancer in its mobile screening unit. For appointments, call 819-6800. SJ/C accepts most insurance plans. Financial assistance is available to women who qualify. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group

meets the second Wednesday of the month at 6pm on the 2nd floor of the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion. 355-5196. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave.

Meditation and Energy Flow Group

Meet with others who practice meditation or want to learn how, discuss techniques, & related areas of holistic health, healing, Reiki, Energy Medicine, CAM. Reduce stress, increase peace & health! www.ellenfarrell.com, http://meditation. meetup.com/490

Meditation for Relaxation and Stress Relief

Learn to relax through non-religious meditation. Instruction and practice followed by Q&A. Thursdays, 6-7pm. $5. Small World Therapeutic Massage on Whitemarsh Island (next to Jalapeno’s). 897-7979. Small World Therapeutic Massage, 115 Charlotte Dr.

Memorial Health blood pressure check

are offered free every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at GenerationOne. 350-7587. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www. memorialhealth.com/

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 University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www. memorialhealth.com/

Narcotics Anonymous

When at the end of the road you find that you no longer can function with or without drugs, there’s a simple, spiritual, non-religious program known as Narcotics Anonymous. Call 238-5925 for the Savannah Lowcountry Area Narcotics Anonymous meeting schedule.

Planned Parenthood Hotline

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

Positive Healthy Appraches to Better Nutrition

Customized motivational programs that incorporate focus, fitness and enjoyment of food based on your individual vision for optimal health and wellness. www.phabnutrition.com.

Simply Raw

Natural Health Solutions will present a program about reversing diabetes in 30 days on Saturday, Jan. 31 from 2-3:30pm at the John-Wesley Villas of Savannah, in the Regency Building located behind the main office at 231 W. Montgomery Cross Rd. Food will be donated by Toucan Cafe. The event is free, but only 50 seats are available so an RSVP is required. Contact Rob Liakos N.E. at 844-4528, John-Wesley at 925-8853 or e-mail robliakos@comcast.net. Through Jan. 31, 2009. John-Wesley Villas of Savannah, 231 W. Montgomery Cross Rd.

Smoke Stoppers

St. Joseph’s/Candler group-facilitated smoking cessation program offers an intensive class in 7 sessions over 3 weeks featuring a wide range of proven-effective strategies to help smokers control their urges, manage nicotine withdrawal and stress and avoid weight gain. The cost is $100. Call 819-6718. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

Stop Smoking Through Hypnosis

No pills, patches, gum, lasers, weight gain, withdrawal or side effects. 15 years expereince. 927-3432.

Stress Reduction

Individual introductory session to The Work of Byron Katie includes a short DVD, several handouts and trying these tools out. Introductory fee is $40. Contact Ursula Sterling at 598-2821 or sterlingu@bellsouth.net for an appointment.

Team Savannah Wellness

A group dedicated to imrpoving the quality of lives in the Five Pillars of Health: mind, body, family, society and finances. Meets every second and fourth Tuesday at 5:30pm in the meeting room of The Woods Complex on Hodgson

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“A New Way” Sunday, January 4th - 11:15am

Asbury Memorial UMC

Check out our website: www.asburymemorial.org Corner of Henry St. & Waters Ave. • 233-4351 • Parking lot in back of building

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Religious & Spiritual

Memorial Drive. 656-2952, www.chaienergy@ bellsouth.net. The Woods Complex, Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Meditation and Energy Flow Meetup Group

Calling All Christians

Open prayer will be held the second Thursday of the month from 4-4:20 p.m. at the Forsyth Park fountain. Call Suzanne at 232-3830. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. 912-233-6800.

The Quit Line

a toll-free resource that provides counseling, screening, support and referral services for all Georgia residents 18 or older and concerned parents of adolescents who are using tobacco. Call 1-877-270-STOP or visit www.unitegeorgia. com.

Chanted Office of Compline

Weight Loss

Lose weight with Guided Imagery and Hypnosis. No pills, diets or surgery. 927-3432.

Weight Loss Through Hypnosis

The Service of Compline, ”Saying good night to God,” is chanted Sunday evenings at 9 p.m. by the Compline Choir of Christ Church Savannah, located on Johnson Square. Christ Church, 28 Bull St. 232-4131.

Christian Businessmen’s Committee

meets for a prayer breakfast every Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. at Piccadilly Cafeteria in the Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn St. Call 898-3477. Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn Ext. 912-3547038. www.oglethorpemall.com/

Take the stress out of weight loss. Studies have shown that people who use hypnosis lose 60 percent more weight than with any other method. For info, call 927-3432.

DrUUming Circle

Readings & Signings

is held the first Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah on Troup Square at Habersham and Macon streets. Drummers, dancers and the drum-curious are welcome. Call 234-0980 or visit uusavannah.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www.uusavannah.org

Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

meets the last Sunday at 4 p.m. at the AfricanAmerican Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912-447-6605. www. sjchs.org/1844.cfm

Tea time at Ola’s

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Introduction to (Vipassana) Mindfulness Meditation

is a new book discussion group that meets the fourth Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E. Bay St. Call Beatrice Wright at 652-3660. Bring your ideas and lunches. Tea will be provided. 232-5488 or 652-3660. Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E Bay St. 912-232-5488. www. liveoakpl.org/

First meeting Jan. 6 at 1 p.m. Meets once a month. Meet others to practice meditation and discuss spirituality, metaphysics and related topics of Reiki, energy work, etc. www.ellenfarrell.com or 247-4263.

Meditators Unite!

Beginner o advanced meditators unite to practice meditation and discuss metaphysics, holistic approach to healing, Reiki, Chakras, energy work and Spirit Connection. www.meditation. meetup.com/490.

Midweek Bible Study

Midweek Bible Study is offered every Wednesday at noon at Montgomery Presbyterian Church. Bring your lunch and your Bible. 352-4400 or mpcsavannah.com. Montgomery Presbyterian Church, 10192 Ferguson Avenue. 912-352-4400. www.montgomerypresbyterian.com/

Music Ministry for Children & Youth

at White Bluff United Methodist Church is now known as Pneuma, the Greek work for breath. “Every breath we take is the breath of God.” The children’s choir for 3 years through second grade will be known as Joyful Noise and the youth choir grades 3-5 will be known as Youth Praise. Joyful Noise will meet Sundays from 4-5 p.m. and Youth Praise will meet Sundays from 5-6 p.m. Call Ronn Alford at 925-9524 or visit www.wbumc.org. White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Rd. 912-925-5924. www.wbumc.org/

New Year’s Celebration at the Savannah Civic Center

Ricky Temple and the Overcoming by Faith family will present two services on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 7 and 10 pm at the Savannah Civic Center. 927-8601, www.overcomingbyfaith.org. Through Dec. 31. The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Avenue. 912-651-6556. www.savannahcivic.com

Nicodemus by Night

An open forum is held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at 223 E. Gwinnett St. Nicodemus by Night, 223 E. Gwinnett St.

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Realizing The God Within

A series of Metaphysical/New Thought classes presented by The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, featuring metaphysical minister and local author Adeeb Shabazz. Mondays at 8pm. Suggested donation $10. The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 1204 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 877-494-8629. www.freedompathonline. org

Recruiting Church Launch Team

If you are interested in becoming part of an innovative multi-cultural church startup in West Chatham, contact Steve at 748-6439 or see www. ekklesiasavannah.org. .

Soka Gakkai of America (SGI-USA)

SGI-USA is an American Buddhist movement for world peace that practices Nichiren Buddhism by chanting NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO. For information, call SGI-USA at 232-9121.

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Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church

Services begin Sunday at 11 a.m. at 707 Harmon St. Coffee and discussion follow each service. Religious education for grades 1-8 is offered. For information, call 233-6284 or 786-6075, e-mail UUBC2@aol.com. Celebrating diversity. Working for justice. Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church, 707 Harmon St.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

Liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith. Sunday, 11 am, Troup Square Sanctuary. 234-0980, admin@uusavannah.org or www. uusavannah.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www. uusavannah.org

Unitarian Universalist Men’s Group

An opportunity to meet with men and as a group explore men’s spirituality while offering social support in a safe atmosphere. Meets weekly to discuss a predetermined topic. Also plans outside activities or participates in activities as a group. Refreshments or dinner is served at each meeting. Visit http://men.meetup.com/46/ or contact Mike Freeman at 441-0328 or Dicky Trotter at 665-4488. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www. uusavannah.org

Unity of Savannah

A church of unconditional love and acceptance. Sunday service is at 11 a.m. Youth church and childcare also are at 11 a.m. 2320 Sunset Blvd. Spiritual Tapas offers something different every Saturday at 6:15 p.m.: spiritual movies, discussion groups, guided meditations, great music and all things metaphysical. www.unitysavannah.org Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. 912-355-4704. www.unityofsavannah.org/

Wicca 101

An introductory class every Thurday at 7pm at Southern Hemisphere Metaphysical Books, Gifts & More, 41 Habersham St. $15. 234-6371. Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St.

Women’s Bible Study

at the Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers. Call 447-5711 or Wesley Community Center, 1601 Drayton St. 912-232-0965. www. wesleyctrs-savh.org/

You Are All That: Discovering The God Within

A series of metaphysical/New Thought classes at The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 1204 MLK, Mondays 8pm, with Adeeb Shabazz. $10, 1-877-494-8629, www.freedompathonline. org. The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 1204 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Sports & Games Savannah Disc Golf Club

holds an Open Doubles Tournament at 1 p.m. each Saturday at Tom Triplett Park on U.S. 80 between Dean Forest Road and Interstate 95. New players a Tom Triplett Community Park, U.S. Highway 80 West. 912-652-6780.

A sllent witness for peace that will be held in Johnson Square the fourth Sunday of every month from 1-2pm until the occupation ends. Sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Social Justice and Action Committee. 224-7456, 231-2252, 234-0980, uusavannah.org Johnson Square, Bull & Abercorn Sts.

Support Groups

Located at 307 E. Harris St. Soto Zen Meditation offered weekday mornings 7:30-8:30am; Tuesday evenings 6-6:30pm with Study Group following from 6:30-7:30pm; Friday evenings

meets the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Mindspring Center in the Ranicki Chiropractic Complex, 1147 W. Highway 80 in Pooler. RSVP is requested. Call 748-6463 or

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Abstinence Program

Hope House of Savannah provides support for students between the ages of 13 to 19. Snacks and transportation provided. Call 236-5310. Hope House of Savannah, 214 E. 34th St.

ADD and Behavior Support Group

Al Anon Family Groups

A fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics meets Monday at 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Thursday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. at 1501 Eisenhower Dr. and Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Goodwill on Sallie Mood Drive. Call 598-9860 or visit http://al_anon_savannah.freeservers.com. Goodwill Industries, 7220 Sallie Mood Dr.

Al-Anon Meetings

Meetings for families and friends of alcoholics are held every Monday and Wednesday at 5:30pm and Sunday at 11am. Melissa, 844-4524. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. 912-354-7615. www.fpc.presbychurch.net

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Alzheimer’s Association Support Group

meets every second Monday at 10am at the Wilmington Island United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Rd. Call Tara Redd and Lauren Dutko at 631-0675. Wilmington Island United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Rd.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver’s Support Group

The group is for caregivers, family members and friends of persons affected by Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementia-causing illnesses and meets the first Monday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon in Room 111 of the Skidaway Island Methodist Church, 54 Diamond Causeway. Visit www.alzga.org or call 920-2231. Skidaway United Methodist Church, 54 Diamond Causeway. 912) 598-8460. www.siumc.org/

Amputee Support Group

Open to all patients who have had a limb amputated and their families or caregivers. Call 355-7778 or 353-9635.

Backus Children’s Hospital Support Group for Parents who have a seriously ill child receiving treatment on an inpatient or outpatient basis. A case manager facilitates the meetings, and a child life specialist provides an arts and crafts activity Meets once a week. Call Donna at 3505616. Backus Children’s Hospital, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-1KID. www.memorialhealth. com/backus

Backus Children’s Hospital Support Group for Parents of Children with Bleeding Disorders meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Memorial Health. Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285. Backus Children’s Hospital, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-1KID. www.memorialhealth.com/backus

Bariatric Surgery Post-Operative Band Support Group

Call 350-3438 or visit bariatrics.memorialhealth. com. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www. memorialhealth.com/

Bariatric/Gastric Bypass Support Group

for past and potential obesity surgery patients and their families. For information, call Cheryl Brown at 350-3644. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-3508000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Better Breathers support group

meets to discuss and share information on C.O.P.D. and how people live with this disease. Contact Dicky at 665-4488 or dickyt1954@yahoo. com.

Bipolar Support Group

John J. Dunn, Ph.D., is interested in hearing from people who want to participate in a bipolar support group. Call 692-1230 after 6 p.m.

Cancer support group

meets every third Tuesday of the month from 6-7 p.m. at the Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion on Reynolds Street across

from Candler Hospital. The group is open to anyone who is living with, through or beyond a diagnosis of cancer. Call 819-3360. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave.

Caring for Us

is a support group for caregivers of ill or injured family members or loved ones. Call Kimberlee Mitchell at 350-3399.

CASA Support Group

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

Celiac Support Group

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

Children’s Grief Groups

Open, drop-in support groups for children ages 6-17 who have experienced a loss by death. Meets Tuesdays 6-7pm at Full Circle, a Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr. 303-9442. Full Circle Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr.

Citizens With Retarded Citizens

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

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association

meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. at the Candler Heart and Lung Building, second floor, Room 2. Call 355-1221 or visit www.coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Compassionate Friends Support Group

offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents. It meets the first Thursday of the month from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Candler Heart & Lung Building, Conference Room 2, 5356 Reynolds St. 925-5195. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs. org

Couples Struggling with Fertility Challenges

meets every Saturday at 6:45 p.m. at Savannah Christian Church, Room 250. This is a group for couples struggling with primary or secondary infertility, whether they have been on this journey for one year or many years. Call Kelly at 596-0852 or email emptycradle_savannah@ hotmail.com. Savannah Christian Church, 55 Al Henderson B;vd.

Debtors Anonymous

meets Mondays at 5:30 p.m. at Trinity Church, 225 W. President St. in the third floor New Beginnings Room. Enter on President Street through the left-hand set of glass doors between Whitaker and Barnard streets. Arrive early, as the entry doors are locked promptly at 5:30 p.m. For information, e-mail DAsavannah@yahoo. com. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St. 912-233-4766. www.trinitychurch1848.org/

Depressive/Manic support group

Open to persons diagnosed with depression. Meetings are held in classroom B in the Surgery Center Building of Memorial Hospital every Tuesday at 7 p.m. 920-0153 or 927-2064. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Diabetes support group

meets the third Thursday at 6 p.m. at Memorial Health in Conference Room A. Call Robin at 350-3843. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Domestic violence community support group

SAFE Shelter provides a domestic violence support group every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Building at 325 Bull St. Call Brenda Edwards, 629-8888. Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St.

Domestic Violence Hotline

The Georgia Human Resources Department and Georgia Coalition on Family Violence, have a new number, 24 hours a day. 1-800-33-HAVEN.

Eating Disorders/Self Harm Support Group

A 12-step group for people with eating disorders and self-harm disorders. For information, call Brandon Lee at 927-1324.

Fecal Urinary Diversion Support Group

The group is for patients who have had a colostomy, deostomy, urostomy (ileoconduit) and continent fecal or urinary diversion surgery. Call 819-3466.

Fibromyalgia support group

meets the second Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St.. 819-6743. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

First Line

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

Gray Matters Brain Injury Support Group

is for trauamtic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. It meets the third Thursday at 5 p.m. in the gym at The Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University Medical Center. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth. com/

Grief 101

A 7-week educational group offering support and coping tools for adults who have experienced a loss by death. Meets Tuesdays 6-7pm at Full Circle, a Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr. RSVP to 303-9442. Full Circle Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr.

HIV/AIDS:living with HIV/AIDS? My Brothaz Home

is a support group for men meets every Thursday of the month. Come on out and meet other brothaz. 231-8727.

Hope House

provides housing and support services such as life skills, resources and referrals, follow-up care and parent-child activities funded by DHR Promoting Safe and Stable Families. Please call 236-5310 for information. Hope House of Savannah, 214 E. 34th St.

rial Health. Call 350-7845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/

KidsNet Savannah Parent Support Group

meets on the first Thursday of the month at 4:30 p.m. at the Department of Juvenile Justice Multi-Purpose Center, 1149 Cornell Ave. Call Carole Kaczorowski at 598-7001, Lorr Elias at 351-6375 or Bruce Elias at 644-5916. Department of Juvenile Justice Multi-Purpose Center, 1149 Cornell Ave.

Koolostomy Accessories

is a support group open to anyone who has an ostomy and their loved ones. Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-3508000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group

For patients with blood-related cancers and their loved ones. Call Jennifer Currin, 350-7845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www. memorialhealth.com/

Living without Violence

The SAFE Shelter offers free drop-in counseling to anyone who is in an abusive relationship. Meets every Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Education Building at Whitaker & McDonough St. 234-9999. First Baptist Church of Savannah, 223 Bull St.

Lowcountry Huntington’s Disease Group

Call 748-8808 or visit www.LowcountryHD.com.

Lung Cancer Support Group

Lung Cancer Support Group is for families who are going through lung cancer treatment and survivors of lung cancer. It meets the fourth Thursday of the month at the Lewis Research Center Pavilion from 5-6 p.m. Call Kay Denham at 651-5712.. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave.

Lupus Encouragement Group

A support group that is open to patients with lupus, their family members and friends. 4476605.

Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group

meets the second Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. on the second floor of the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion. 355-5196. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave.

Memorial Health Cancer Challenges Support Group Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845.

Memorial Health Diabetes Support Group

meets the third Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Error Prevention Conference Room. A variety of guests discuss ways to improve health. Call Glenda at 350-3690. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Memorial Health POPPS! Group

Huntington Disease Support Group

for children with cancer and their parents and caregivers. Call Donna at 350-5616. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth. com/

Journey Through Journaling

Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth. com/

meets the last Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Heart and Lung Building at Candler Hospital, second floor, Room 2. Call Sandra at 964-0455. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org for peopl4 whose lives have been touched by cnacer. Jennifer Currin, 350-7845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth. com/

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

Memorial Health PRIDE Bleeding Disorders Support Group

Memorial Health SET Focus

SET Focus is a program to encourage Sickle Cell patients ages 11 to 18 and their parents and caregivers to learn more about Sickle Cell disease. For information, call Saundra at 350-3396. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/ cs

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Loft-style apt only $570 a month! Convenient southside location. Dishwasher & W/D connections. MOVE IN NOW. Moss Gate Apts., 10600 Abercorn St., 920-8005. PARADISE PARK AREAAvailable Now! Conveniently located 3 bedroom/2 bath home with lot of closets - living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen, laundry room, garage, and utility room. Newly painted, new wood floors, plus ceiling fans and Central Heat & A/C. $949/per month, $989/security deposit. Min. 1yr lease required. Military or police discounts available. Near schools & HAAF. No indoor pets. No smoking. 920-1936 PRETTY APARTMENT! 2 SECURE CONDOUNITS, NEW CABINETS, APPLIANCES, SHELVES. MIDDLE OF SCAD. CORNER OF LIBERTY& DRAYTON. 236-2038,AM 354-7128,PM LEAVE MESSAGE. Queen Anne Victorian House, large 12 br apt, living room with fireplace, bonus room with bay window. Hardwood

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MOVE-IN SPECIAL 2145 Cullman 3BR/1BA, freshly painted, new carpet. $650/month, $650/deposit.

WE BUY HOUSES 9521 DUNWOODY: 3BR/2BA, central heat/air, $1100/month, $1000/deposit. 1413 E. 35TH STREET: 2BR/1BA, central heat/air, upper garage apt. $550/month, $350/deposit.

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2BR/2BA 1200sqft. Condo. $850/month. 1BR/1BA waterfront garage apt. $850/month includes utilities. Owner/Agent 897-3109 or 658-3584 WINDSOR FOREST: Available early January! 3BR/1BA, LR, DR, family room, long kitchen

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CommerCial ProPerty For rent 890 ONE ROOM OFFICE FOR RENT. 7805 Waters Avenue, upstairs. $300/month. Utilities included. Call 352-8053. rooms for rent 895 CLEAN, FURNISHED Room, on busline, $85-$115/week plus deposit. Call 210-1327 or 236-1952 CLEAN SUPER Nice Furnished Rooms. Refrigerator in room. Central heat/air, HBO, Washer and Dryer. $100-$150 weekly. No deposit. Call 912-507-8733. 912-507-8733

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$85 to $115 per week. East side, on busline. Clean, central heat/air, appliances. No deposit. 912-272-3247.

ROOMS FOR RENT

$95 to $165 PER WEEK. Refrigerator, Microwave, Cable, TV, Telephone, Central Heat/Air, Washer/Dryer, on the Bus line. 912-507-1549.

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cars 910 FENDER BENDER? Paint & Body Work. Reasonably Priced. Insurance Claims. We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

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