Facebook’s ‘25 Things,’ page 7 | board & The budget, page 11 | Porn & Prostitution, page 14 Naughty valentines concerts, page 16 | Irish festival stands for tradition, page 20 feb 11-feb 17, 2009 news, arts & Entertainment weekly free connectsavannah.com
music
First family
Celebrated Canadian roots/indie faves The Cowboy Junkies, threequarters of whom are related, play the Trustees Theatre this weekend. Guitarist Michael Timmins tells us why Toronto was better for them than LA or New York. By jim reed | 19 photo by Chris Buck
politics
Community
Theatre
Art Patrol
Pundit and analyst Mary Matalin tell us why she thinks bipartisanship is ‘crapola’ | 8
The old Tybee Theater celebrates a renewed source of funding for restoration
The Masquers man up to stage The Full Monty beginning Feb. 19 | 21
French artist Kader Attia lectures Thursday to kick off his show at Red Gallery
| 10
| 24
news & opinion
SCAD presents
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
in concert
Thursday, Feb. 26 · 8 p.m. Trustees Theater · 216 E. Broughton St.
Tickets on sale now · $15
with valid SCAD card
20
$
general public
25
$
day of show
Tickets can be purchased online at www.scadboxoffice.com, by phone at 912.525.5050, or at the SCAD box office, 216 E. Broughton St.
FriDay niGHt:
ty Munn • turtle, JOe, & FrienDS • WilX cOMinG SOOn:
DOMinO eFFect & ancient HarMOny every HOur HaPPy HOur
DOMeStic DraFtS: $3.50 34Oz • $2.75 22Oz • $2.00 16Oz $10 BucketS OF Miller lite & cOOrS liGHt $2.50 FOr all HOuSe liQuOr DrinkS all WineS: $3 Per GlaSS Or $15 Per BOttle $3.50 MarGaritaS Dine in
PickuP
Delivery
We cater
Downtown on Broughton St.
236-8711
Southside at Abercorn Commons
921-2199
news & opinion
Kick-off your Valentine’s Day weekend with a romantic evening at the Telfair.
Es
Featuring the Savannah Divas Friday, February 13 / 5-8pm Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts / Eckburg Atrium
Join vocalists Roger Moss, Trae Gurley, and Claire Frazier as they share the stage to set the mood for a romantic evening. Don’t miss this unforgettable night with some of the most talented singers in our area! Enjoy great music, food, and drinks in a uniquely artistic setting. All galleries will be open for viewing during the evening’s festivities. $15* - general public Free to museum members / Food and drink available for purchase *$15 admission fee grants access (one-time visit) to each of the Telfair’s three sites for weeklong period following date of purchase
912.790.8800 WWW.TELFAIR.ORG
ta b
9 l i s h e d 19
3
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
news & opinion FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
6>>3 B 0E0 = = 0 7
<DB82 5 4 B C 8 E0 ;
A 4 . = 2 8 0 ? C 4 4 4= 8 3 ; 0 C E 68 5
6 4 C C> 5 4 4 ; 8 =
<0A27 ' 0?A8; $ ! (
<0A8I0
?^acdVdTbT 5PS^ BX]VTa BPcdaSPh <PaRW ! ')" ?< ;dRPb CWTPcaT U^a cWT 0acb 2^]]TRc BPeP]]PW Xb P _a^dS b_^]b^a ^U cWT ! ( BPeP]]PW <dbXR 5TbcXeP[
week at a glance
11
Wednesday
13
StoryCorps
Oglethorpe at Darien
Friday
What: The nation’s largest
history project collects oral histories. Conversations recorded on a free CD to take home and archived at the Library of Congress. Reservation only. When: Feb. 11-21. Where: Telfair Square, Info: 800-850-4406.
All You Need is Love
What: A tribute to great
love songs from the last 60 years of pop, jazz, country and Broadway. When: Feb. 11-15. Shows at 8 p.m. except Sundays, which are 3 p.m. Where: Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull Street. Cost: Adults, $35; 17 and under, $16 Info: www.savannahtheatre.com
The Market at Trustees Garden
What: Farmer’s showcase,
organic gardening presentations, films and more. Held every Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. When: Wed. Feb. 11, 4-7 p.m., Wed. Feb. 18, 4-7 p.m. Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E. Broad Street. Cost: Free Info: trusteesmarket.com
12 Thursday
Georgia Day Parade
What: Thousands of local
elementary students in costume will commemorate Georgia’s founding.
What: As part of Georgia Days, a reenactment of the meeting between Georgia’s founder and the Scottish Highlanders is held at Fort King George State Historic Site, Darien. When: Fri. Feb. 13, 10 a.m. Cost: Free Info: 437-4770.
Dave Isay of StoryCorps Begins at Forsyth Park, ends at City Hall. When: Thu., Feb. 12, 10:30 a.m. Where: Forsyth Park Cost: Free Info: 912-233-6800.
UniverSoul Circus
What: A one-ring
circus with African-American performers. When: Thu., Feb. 12, 10:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m., Fri. Feb. 13, 10:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m., Sat. Feb. 14, 12, 4 & 7:30 p.m. and Sun. Feb. 15, 1, 4 & 6:30 p.m. Where: Coastal Empire Fairgrounds, Montgomery St. Cost: $16.50-$25 adults and $14.50-$23 children 12 months to 10 years Info: universoulcircus.com
W. W. Law Lecture
What: Dr. William E. Cross
Jr., theorist and researcher on black identity development, will speak. When: Thu., Feb. 12, 6:30 p.m. Where: Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. Cost: Free Info: www.telfair.org
AASU Masquers
What: The theater troupe
will presents full stage
Freebie of the Week |
productions of the winning entries of the Spring 2008 Inaugural Coastal Empire Play Festival in AASU’s Jenkins Hall Black Box. When: Thu., Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m., Fri. Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. and Sat. Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m. Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: $10 Info: armstrong.edu
SCAD Performing Arts: The Shape of Things What: Play by Neil LaBute
follows four students through social interactions as it questions the definition of art and the lengths one will go to for love. When: Thu., Feb. 12, 8 p.m., Fri. Feb. 13, 8 p.m., Sat. Feb. 14, 8 p.m. and Sun. Feb. 15, 3 p.m. Where: Mondanaro Theatre at Crites Hall, MLK Blvd. Cost: $10 Info: www.scadboxoffice. com
Savannah Council on World Affairs
What: Radwan Ziadeh will present “The Struggle for Democracy in Syria.” When: Thu., Feb. 12, 8 p.m. Where: Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street. Cost: $5 Info: georgiasouthern.edu
2009 National AfricanAmerican Read-In What: Students, faculty,
and staff will read from works by African-American authors in Fine Arts 206. When: Fri. Feb. 13, 12-3 p.m. Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free Info: armstrong.edu
Robert L. Strozier Faculty Lecture Series What: Bradley R. Sturz
of Armstrong Atlantic presents “Mechanisms of Spatial Orientation and Navigation: Similarity in Real and Virtual Environments.” University Hall 156, AASU. When: Fri. Feb. 13, 12:10 p.m. Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free Info: armstrong.edu
Jepson Live
What: Savannah Divas
perform and all galleries will be open. When: Fri. Feb. 13, 5-8 p.m. Where: Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. Cost: $15 Info: www.telfair.org/
SCAD Gallery Hop
What: All SCAD galleries
will be open. Refreshments will be served, and free shuttles will run between all stops. When: Fri. Feb. 13, 6-8 p.m. Where: Various. Cost: Free Info: www.scadexhibitions. com
Events marked with this symbol are things we think are especially cool and unique.
An Evening with the Cowboy Junkies
What: The Canadian band
in concert. When: Fri. Feb. 13, 8 p.m. Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton Street. Cost: $25 in advance and $27 day of show Info: www.trusteestheater. com
17
music
for a complete listing of this week’s music go to: soundboard.
14 Saturday
Savannah Market Bazaar
What: Vendors with art,
furniture, antiques, jewelry, vintage clothing and more. When: Sat. Feb. 14, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Where: Robinson Garage, York & Montgomery. Cost: Free Info: newmoonofsavannah. com/smb
24
art
for a list of this weeks gallery + art shows: art patrol
Love Your Earth Valentines Day What: Chatham County
presents an arts and crafts workshop and a performance by Angela Beasley’s Puppet People. When: Sat. Feb. 14, 10 a.m.12 p.m. Where: Tom Triplett Community Park, U.S. Highway 80 West. Cost: Free Info: 912-652-6780.
31
Movies
Go to: Screenshots for our mini-movie reviews
35
more
go to: happenings for even more things to do in Savannah this week
continues on p.
Blues for an Alabama Sky
A preview of Atlanta author and playwright Pearl Cleage’s play about African Americans in Harlem during the 1930s, performed by SSU Players By the Sea When: Feb. 18, 8pm. Where: Kennedy Fine Arts Building, Savannah State University. Cost: Free.
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
Week at a Glance www.connectsavannah.com/wag
week at a glance FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
week at a glance | continued from page
Proud Sponsor of the Savannah Music Festival
Connect Savannah is published every Wednesday by Morris Multimedia, Inc 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7 Savannah, GA, 31404 Phone: (912) 721-4350 Fax: (912) 231-9932 www.connectsavannah.com Administrative
Chris Griffin, General Manager chris@connectsavannah.com (912) 721-4378 Advertising
Jay Lane, Account Executive jay@connectsavannah.com (912) 721-4381 Amy Doll, Account Executive amy@connectsavannah.com (912) 721-4382 Brad Foley, Online Marketing Director bfoley@connectsavannah.com (912) 721-4388 Distribution
Robert Foy (921) 721-4376 Michelle Bailey, Susan Magune Classifieds
Call for business rates (912) 721-4351 Editorial
Jim Morekis, Editor-in-Chief jim@connectsavannah.com 721-4384 Linda Sickler, News Editor linda@connectsavannah.com (912) 721-4386 Jim Reed, Music Editor jim.r@connectsavannah.com (912) 721-4385 Contributors Jeff Brochu, Ben Gaugush, Robin Wright Gunn, Bertha Husband, Ashley Jensen, Lanie Peterson, Patrick Rodgers, Summer Teal Simpson Design & Production
Brandon Blatcher, Art Director/Production Manager artdirector@connectsavannah.com (912) 721-4379 Alice Johnston, Art Director-Advertising ads@connectsavannah.com (912) 721-4380 Subscriptions
1 yr. for $78 or 6 months for $39. Send check or money order to above address.
Savannah Irish Festival
What: Entertainment for
the whole family on four continuous stages, plus vendors. When: Sat. Feb. 14, 10:30 a.m. and Sun. Feb. 15, 12 p.m. Where: Civic Center. Cost: $10 per day, under 14 free with a paid adult. Info: www.savannahirish. org
The Gathering
What: People featured in “Low Land and the High Road,” will be signing copies of the book. This is the last chance to get the book, which is free. When: Sat. Feb. 14, 2 p.m. Where: Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. Cost: Free Info: 912-790-8800. www.savannahblackheritagefestival.com
Wine Lovers
What: A seasonal wine
tasting with Christian Depken, with tapas prepared by Starland Cafe. Tickets in advance at Desotorow Gallery, 2427 De Soto Ave. When: Sat. Feb. 14, 4-6 p.m. Where: TruSpace Gallery, 2423 Desoto Ave. Cost: $25 per person or $40 per couple Info: www.desotorow.org
Valentine’s Day Weddings in the Davenport House Garden
What: Ceremonies will be
offered in the museum’s courtyard garden every 10 minutes and Judge Hamrick “Rick” Gnann, Jr. will officiate. When: Sat. Feb. 14, 4-7 p.m. Where: Davenport House, 324 East State St. Cost: $100 donation to the museum Info: 236-8097. www. davenporthousemuseum.org
Tie the Knot on Tybee
What: This event gives
couples the chance to participate in a group wedding or renew their vows on the Tybee Pier and Pavilion. When: Sat. Feb. 14, 5 p.m. Where: Tybee Pier Pavillion Cost: $30
Info: www.tietheknotontybee.com
Valentine’s Day Paddle
A romantic paddle down historic Ebenezer Creek with a Wilderness Southeast guide. When: Feb. 14, noon. Where: Meeting in Rincon. Cost: $45, RSVP required. Info: 236-8115, www.wilderness-southeast.org.
AASU Piano Fest 2009
What: Competition win-
ners present a recital. When: Sat. Feb. 14, 5:30 p.m. Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free Info: armstrong.edu
Georgia Days Birthday Bash & Annual Awards Gala
16 Monday
Sherman in Savannah
What: A guided walking tour through the Green-Meldrim House; the Second African Baptist Church; Colonial Park Cemetery; and Massie School. When: Mon. Feb. 16. Where: Massie Heritage Center, 207 E. Gordon St. Cost: $25 Info: www.massieschool. com
17 Tuesday
Poetry Society of Georgia Reading
What: A banquet with greetings from Gov. Sonny Perdue and remarks by keynote speakers James Carville and Mary Matalin. When: Sat. Feb. 14, 7 p.m. Where: Hyatt Regency, 2 W. Bay St. Cost: $250 Info: georgiahistory.com
What: Erica Dawson, 2006 winner of the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize, will read from her poetry. When: Tue., Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. Where: Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E Bay St. Cost: Free Info: 912-232-5488. www.liveoakpl.org
Valentine Country Dance
18
What: Featuring the Glow in the Dark String Band. When: Sat. Feb. 14, 8 p.m. Where: Notre Dame Academy, 1709 Bull St. Cost: $7 Info: notredamesav.org
15 Sunday
Jepson Gospel Brunch
What: The Armstrong Atlantic State University Gospel Choir will perform. A specially priced ($20) brunch will be served. When: Sun. Feb. 15, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Where: Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. Cost: $15 adults, $5 children 5-12, free children 4 and under Info: 912-790-8800. telfair.org.
Wednesday From Fatigued to Fantastic: Bring Back Your Vitality and Live Pain Free
A lecture on the causes and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia will be presented by Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, courtesy of Brighter Day Natural Foods. When: Feb. 18, 7-9pm. Where: Charles H. Morris Center at Trustees’ Garden. Cost: Free. Info: 236-4703.
LOL or TMI? Facebook and its ‘25 Things’ If you’re on Facebook – and if you’re a regular reader of this paper there’s a high likelihood that you are – then you probably just got finished either writing your own “25 Random Things About Me” note, or reading a “25 Random Things About Me” note that one of your Facebook friends has written and “tagged” you with, thus obliging you to write your own and send it on. The “25 Things” phenomenon swept through the Savannah Facebook community like the bird flu over the past several weeks, leaving little in its wake and even less to the imagination in terms of knowing the quirky details of the life stories of all your Facebook friends. For awhile there it seemed like writing and reading “25 Things” entries were all anyone was doing anywhere in this town. I won’t go so far as to blame the recession on Facebook, but future economists would do well to study the cumulative impact of it on productivity, and in particular the oddly addictive nature of “25 Things” and its endless spin-offs. Of course given the nature of the internet, “25 Things” is a global phenomenon as well. This has led the mainstream media to comment on whether or not it’s a good thing, and what it says about us as a society. But I seriously doubt anyone’s reading these critiques — because everyone’s too busy posting on Facebook.
All this got me thinking not only about social networking, but about Savannah, a town that in my experience is at least five years behind any given fashion trend. Given that Facebook is now exactly five years old, it would only follow that Savannah would just now be getting on the Facebook bandwagon. Sure enough, that’s indeed the case. I only recently joined myself, feeling like an aging clueless idiot for waiting so long. But I soon discovered that almost everyone I know on Facebook, young or old, had also joined fairly recently. While the Creative Coast certainly needs a better motto than “Better late than never,” I’ll stick with the story that Savannah’s perennial lateness is a charming personality quirk. Call it one of our civic “25 Random Things.” I figured the Savannah Morning News would claim victory in its confrontation with Savannah Police over the availability of daily incident reports, regardless of the resolution. While I
appreciate the Morning News taking the lead in the legal fight, as expected the much-ballyhooed compromise is only a slight improvement. The daily reports are indeed more available, but one still must request specific reports without knowing what or who is in them —unlike the previous system, where you could peruse all recent reports on the clipboard. In other words, the new “solution” still contradicts the spirit of the open records statute, and still has the net effect of decreasing public information during a time of increasing crime. As far as this paper is concerned, the bottom line is this: The Blotter is back this week, but we’re still feeling our way through. I’m pretty happy with this week’s edition, compiled as usual by Linda Sickler. But you’re the judge. I’ve interviewed people for a living for the past 20 years, some of whom have a pretty high media profile. And in my experience, television appearances in no way do justice to the true insight and intelligence of these newsmakers. Such is the case with TV pundit and political consultant Mary Matalin, appearing this Saturday night at the Hyatt as part of the Georgia Historical Society’s Georgia Days programming. My interview with her is on page 8. Matalin is not just smart, but extremely smart, as well as cordial and funny. I only wish TV could bring us the news without wringing every last bit of reason and intelligence out of the people who appear on it regularly. I suspect Mary would agree. cs
feedback | letters@connectsavannah.com | fax (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404
Raw deal on Jekyll Editor, Attempts to defend the financial agreement between Jekyll Island Authority and Linger Longer Communities (Reynolds Company) are profoundly lacking in accountability to taxpayers. Those trying to justify an arrangement that would provide a 300% profit to LLC base their view on the ready claim that upgrades on Jekyll will boost visitation and tourist spending. The question is not whether millions of dollars in construction on millions of dollars worth of state barrier island property will stimulate the local economy. At the heart of the matter is how such benefits can be created while
offering a diligent balance between profits for the developer and fairness to taxpayers. Where else would public officials offer a developer highly discounted beachfront property and guaranteed retention of more than 99% of profits for time-share condos supported by infrastructure paid for by at least $50 million in state-backed bonds? Few would deny the value of certain enhancements on Jekyll as a major step in revitalizing the state park. But many of us fully support Senator Jeff Chapman’s challenge of the appalling imbalance in financial benefits that would favor a well-connected private developer at the expense of Georgia taxpayers. Blind allegiance to a simplistic
notion, “Money spent is good, public accountability irrelevant” is an absurdly negligent basis for defending the JIA agreement. Unless other public officials join Senator Chapman in conducting a thorough examination of the deal JIA is offering LLC, Georgia’s current $2 billion budget deficit will become a telling indicator of more problems to come. David Kyler Center for a Sustainable Coast
Fresh Juice Editor, Last night at the Lucas Theatre J-Rep productions put on the Juice Play cycle. The shows were intended to educated young men and women about the dangers
of sex with a particular focus on HIV/AIDS awareness. My congratulations to the company for filling up the Lucas and for having all those young people attend their show. I have one major criticism though, the show was too long. It started at 7pm and did not finish until just after 11pm. Four hours is far to long for anyone; teacher, student, whomever, to attend any show on a week night. The people in charge of the show should have cut the first play down, it ran 2 hours on its own before an intermission. I felt sorry for the company that started with a full house and ended with a theatre less than half full. Janine Smith
Mary Ma8 Politics: talin talks about
Barack Obama, Ron Paul, and the value of partisanship. by jim morekis
10
Community: The
old Tybee Theater gets a new lease on life with state funds. by meaghan walsh
11 education 12 Hear & Now 13 Blotter 14 Straight Dope 15 News of the Weird 16 Earthweek
culture
www.connectsavannah.com/culture
SSU 21 Theatre: stages special
performance of a Pearl Cleage play for the Black Heritage Festival. by linda sickler
17 Music 22 Theatre 23 Theatre 24 Art 31 movies
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com
news & opinion
News & Opinion www.connectsavannah.com/news
editor’s note
news & opinion
politics
There’s something about Mary
Republican half of Carville/Matalin TV duo talks to us about why partisanship is good, and what Obama has in common with Nixon
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
by jim morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com
Mary Matalin is best known to politics junkies as the female half of America’s most unlikely pundit couple. The diehard Republican married high-profile Democratic consultant James Carville in 1993, soon after he helped catapult Bill Clinton to the White House. Their successful odd-couple marriage has even survived Matalin’s brief stint as a high ranking official in the Bush administration, where she served as counselor to former Vice President Dick Cheney in 2003. Along with husband Carville – once renowned for his killer instinct, now more known for his Cajun witticisms on CNN — Matalin appears this Saturday night at the Hyatt in honor of Georgia Days 2009, sponsored by the Georgia Historical Society. GHS Executive Vice President Laura Garcia-Culler says, “Attendees are in for a real treat this Valentine’s Day. The theme of the evening is ‘Magic in the Moonlight,’ a Mercer song title, and the décor is the blue and white from Tiffany & Co.—and we’re having a raffle featuring jewelry items from there. In addition to the keynote presentation, the governor will induct the new Georgia Trustees. And of course, after the program there will be champagne and dancing under the stars.” As of this writing some tickets are still available. Matalin spoke to me from her home in New Orleans. (I deliberately didn’t
ask the oft-posed question “How can a Republican be married to a Democrat?” If you’re interested, you can find her answer in dozens of online interviews.)
liberals in the Democratic majorities. But he looks less like anything they’ve seen, which for the moment is their definition of libertarianism.
Something interesting happened during the 2008 campaign. At one point it seemed like all the Ron Paul signs were taken down and replaced with Obama signs. That makes no sense ideologically. What do you make of that?
With government as big as it is and likely to get only bigger, do you think being a libertarian these days is more of a cosmetic thing — a lifestyle choice rather than a viable ideology?
Mary Matalin: But it does make sense demographically. The essence of the Ron Paul support was libertarian. There are a lot of intellectual libertarians, but the real force was young people, and they overlapped with Obama. Young people only know for the moment that they’re not conservative. The digital age has a different way of looking at the world. It’s not libertarianism, it’s not liberalism, it’s not what they perceive to be the kind of conventional descriptions of both. They want decentralized, customized, practical solutions. They don’t like any kind of hypocrisy, and they have a low tolerance for phoniness. In this specific case they were anti-war, and Ron Paul was the most coherent on that. Obama really was all over the place. On the specific issues relative to this time and place, Ron Paul matched up with them. But in the general philosophical framework, who didn’t match up was John McCain. These people got very engaged and active for the first time with the Ron Paul thing. So it doesn’t surprise me that when they lost that course, they turned to the next paradigm shift. Elaborate on what you said about the digital age. Mary Matalin: The digital age wants to be active, but they want to do it without reordering their lives. It used to be if you wanted to be in politics, you had to be in politics, and that was it. Now you can group by social internet foundations — Facebook and all that jazz. So it didn’t surprise me. But the longer they study this stuff the more they’ll realize Obama’s not a libertarian. It’s unclear exactly what he is and to what extent he’ll be able to control traditional
Mary Matalin: The semantics have gotten so twisted. Small government doesn’t mean no government, it doesn’t mean anti-government — it means practical, productive government. Madison said “If men were angels we wouldn’t need government.” Well, men are not angels. The problem with this economic crisis is not the lack of regulations, it’s the lack of oversight. And that goes to both parties, starting with the devotees of Fannie Mae and branching out to the SEC. I’m not defending libertarianism, just explaining their position. I’m a traditional constitutional conservative, which Republicans have not practiced for a decade or so. What I love about this is we’re having the beginnings of a real debate. This contest was about — though it was not articulated as such — the role of government in a free state. What is the balance of power between government and people? Is that essential question extending to the stimulus package? Mary Matalin: With this stimulus thing, they say the criteria for a stimulative shovel-ready project is it’s got to be ready to go in 90 days, and done within two years. Well, nobody can do that really. You can’t plan out a project until you know you have funding for it. You can talk about a smart grid, but that’s not stimulative. Talking about rebates and increased food stamps, that’s stimulative, but it’s like throwing lighter fluid on a fire. The longer it’s out there and the more we debate it, the more we’re really having a debate not on tax policy, or economic policy: What is the role of government? We may be a country so lacking in
confidence in its own ability right now that we’re going to let government do it. What people don’t understand is every dollar the government spends is a dollar it took from somebody else. No one sits around and thinks about this but wackos like me who look at history and look at government’s complicity, for good or ill, in the rise and fall of great nations. When you’re living through it you can’t see it, but in our own lifetimes the greatest empire of modern times fell under the weight of welfare state policy — Great Britain. But it’s hard to have an honest debate with all this fetishizing of “bipartisanship.” I think partisanship is the only way stuff gets done. How about you? Mary Matalin: Oh, my God. I couldn’t agree more. I love what you just said. Bipartisanship is such pap, such crapola. Every burst of progress — whether you agree or disagree with it — has been the result of partisanship. That’s FDR, that’s Reagan. That’s LBJ, who was a huge partisan. That didn’t work, and that’s why I became a conservative. I was doing my graduate work when the Great Society programs were thankfully swiftly collapsing. The Founding Fathers fought like cats and dogs, they hated each other. I came in with Reagan, and we were partisans, but we weren’t prickly. Reagan’s best friends were Democrats. Poppy Bush, Bush 41, his best friends were Democrats. It’s just the way it worked then. I don’t know what Obama is now. We like to call him liberal, and they like to call us “wingnuts,” and we’re stuck in this vernacular that is pejorative with regards to partisanship. But we’ll see no progress if there is no debate. This idea that Obama got some huge mandate is not only wrong but destabilizing and dangerous. He got two million more votes than Bush and four million Republicans didn’t turn out. It was more of an anti-Bush and anti-Republican election than pro-liberal. In fact, at the end of that election somewhere close to 60 percent of people thought Barack Obama was more likely to cut taxes than John McCain.
Mary Matalin: And over fifty percent thought cutting taxes was a better solution to government woes than spending. If there was a mandate, then Obama really went centrist, center-right towards the end. Having said all that you got to be in the zeitgeist, and you’ve got to understand what it is in order to work around it. If people call it “bipartisanship” but what they mean is “let’s get some relief ” — smart people know that whatever you call it, here’s what the elements are. One thing I’ve learned in 30 something years of doing this—and it’s been true in all our history – is that in a country of 300 million it doesn’t take 300 million people to be on top of every issue. It takes about ten percent to be really on top of things. That sounds ridiculous, but while it takes a lot of people voting and leading in their communities, it takes more smart, articulate people who stay on it than a whole nation of brilliant people. It was always thus. The Revolutionary War, The Civil War, a third were for it, a third were against it, a third didn’t have any idea what was going on. Nine out of ten people that voted for Obama had no idea where he was on ten policies they were asked about. It was a cultural thing, and I think he was smart enough to figure that out. Is it ironic that the first black president isn’t descended from slaves and wasn’t a civil rights activist? Or was that the only way it was going to happen? Mary Matalin: He didn’t live through the cultural wars. That did not inform his social conscience. My friends will say, “Oh, he was a community organizer.” Look, I grew up on the southside of Chicago, and that’s just what you had to do if you wanted to break into politics in southside Chicago. He did not grow up fighting over Vietnam or civil rights. Obama is really on the top edge, the avant garde edge, of the digital age, and they think completely differently. Their brains are being formed differently. What I hope this puts an end to – and I hope there’s a way out, because we’ve gotten ourselves so twisted up over political correctness — is the grievance industry. The kind of civil rights that turned into victimology, complaining, attacking, and hurting people who were the intended beneficiaries more than it helped them. Just as feminism became gender politics instead of equality politics. I was a feminist when it was about equal pay.
But then it turned into “fifty percent of the artists represented from the Middle Ages in this graduate art course have to be women.” Well, no, because that’s not how it really was. It all got completely silly. So Obama is Nixon in China relative to civil rights. It would be really great if Michelle was kind of a gridiron feminist, who could bring it back to how we can make ourselves genderblind as well as colorblind, the way the original feminists and MLK meant it. During the campaign I was shocked at the misogyny directed toward Hillary Clinton — not from Republicans but from liberals. Mary Matalin: I think the problem was less in the country and more in the Democratic Party. Their structure and paradigm is identity politics. So it’s a zero-sum game. Somebody wins and somebody loses. In a Democratic primary, which is where that fight was taking place, the Democrats were forced by virtue of their own structure to pick what they like more: Women or African-Americans. It was their fight, not mine. I so respect Hillary Clinton. She did not deserve the treatment she got, but she wasn’t entitled to anything either. She was sending a mixed message on the campaign trail. She was saying it’s my turn, I’m entitled. That’s just not how they think in that party, and you add to that their identity politics. What I don’t get is, what is a woman’s issue? Why aren’t taxes and national security women’s issues? And women’s health care, why wouldn’t that be a man’s issue? Men don’t want their daughters or wives to have inferior health care. I don’t understand all that. And with black and white issues — it’s in the whole country’s interest for no community to be unequal or kept in poverty. The issue of race and sex goes to the Democratic Party, and maybe Barack Obama will help them get past that. It’s not going to happen overnight, because people in that party have built their entire lives around activism relative to groupthink. cs ‘Magic in the Moonlight’ GHS Birthday Bash and Awards Gala with James Carville and Mary Matalin When: Sat., Feb. 14, 7 p.m. Where. Hyatt Regency Cost: $250 Info: georgiahistory.com
Nights
Val entin
r 5” S ele ct b ott les of w in e on ly $15 a ft er 5pm !
e’s Day
Kasey’s cordially invites you to join us for
Valentines Day! Spend your romantic evening enjoying our full menu as well as some of our daily specials. Dinner Starts at 5pm
Call for Reservations: 355-9250
Waters Ave. across from Memorial www.kaseysgourmetgrille.com
At Moon River we know nothing says “I Love You” like a...
You little love weasel!
valentine’s Special Saturday, February 14
Shared appetizer, two steak dinners (10oz. sirloin or 6oz. filet mignon) and one beer or wine with each meal for $48.00
21 W. Bay St • 447-0943 www.moonriverbrewing.com
news & opinion
I saw that polling.
Elegance... for
Mond ay
“15 Afte
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
politics | continued from page
The ‘beach theater’, reborn
friends of tybee theatre
news & opinion FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
10
community
Delayed funding flows again for Tybee Theater by meaghan walsh | meaghanwalsh81@gmail.com
Layoffs. Budget cuts. Hiring freezes. None of these are pleasant to any business, but they’re especially disheartening to a nonprofit organization. Donors have less to give, memberships slacken and already tiny budgets are even more scrutinized. Even government grants can dry up, as happened recently in Georgia. In fact, the Tybee Post Theater had received a previous grant but until recently the funds were still on hold. Built in 1930 as part of the Fort Screven complex, the Tybee Post Theater became known as the “beach” theater after the decommissioning of the fort in 1945. It finally closed in 1962. The Friends of Tybee Theater (FoTT) acquired the title in 2006 after Tybee Historical Society purchased the building in 2001 to save it from demolition. Currently, the brick building is a shell, with a recently repaired roof. The Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resource was able to disperse funds garnered from their sales of the historic preservation license plate. Carole Moore, the grants coordinator of HPD says, “We at HPD are very gratified to see the license plate money
finally put into action on a preservation project. Twenty-two dollars out of the $25 used to purchase the license plate goes into the fund.” The project of the Tybee Post Theater is considered “top-scoring” among the 37 grant requests received by the HPD. Pamela Lappin, FoTT Board President, is thrilled to be the first to receive funds from the license plate. “It’s nice to be recognized by the state and historic preservation that this is important,” she says. “It’s an economic project. With the theater open, Tybee residents can stay on the island, and tourists can come over to see what’s playing.” Cullen Chambers, Executive Director of Tybee Historical Society, and self-described pro-bono preservation consultant, assisted FoTT in writing the grant and agrees the economic argument is the strongest one. He noticed a flurry of excitement when the roof was repaired, but that enthusiasm has slowed. By devoting grant funds to the restoration of the doors and windows on the front, Chambers is sure things will pick up again. “Once you see the windows and doors done, it will really enhance
Left, celebrating the additional funding; right, a rendering of the completed Theater
the aesthetic value, and it acts as leverage for funding opportunities. It’s small but significant in terms of a dramatic change in the exterior.” Chambers also worked with SCAD classes to research the original historical renderings. All this research has been turned over to architect Neil Dawson, who will head up the project. “This should be pretty straightforward,” Dawson says. “The basic design of the building hasn’t changed and there is plenty of documentation. We even have the original drawing from the War Department, as well as postcards and memorabilia.” Although a contractor has not yet been hired, Dawson thinks they will probably have custom doors made, and the windows will be true divided light. “You want to save a building that makes you feel like what you do is important. And it is fun to take my family later so they can see what I do.” The second phase of the theater’s restoration has not yet been fully funded and does not have a firm timetable, but will include what is called “basic life safety requirements” — permanent power, basic lighting, fire alarm sys-
tems, emergency exits, and railings -- as well as the tiered platforms on the raked floor that will allow for temporary, moveable seating. This will allow them to get a permit for occupancy, and the theater can be open for use, even if all the finishing touches are not done. They hope to present concerts and films as well as attracting use from local theatre companies and wedding planners. In the meantime, FoTT hosts sme programming at other locations, like the popular “drive-in” movies at the North Beach parking lot and concerts on the Lighthouse lawn. Keeping up the momentum may not always be easy, but it will be worth it. “It’s a long-term project,” Dawson says, “but I get a rush out of it.” cs Friends of Tybee Theater Annual Membership Meeting When & Where: Thu., Feb. 19, 7 p.m. at the American Legion, 14 Veterans Dr., Tybee Is. Neil Dawson will present his plans for front facade restoration and FoTT will announce the schedule for next season. Info: www.tybeeposttheater.org
School board begins discussing bleak outlook by linda sickler | linda@connectsavannah.com
The coming months will be tough for members of the Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools board. The board began the difficult process of establishing the fiscal year 2010 budget by going over the budget process with Rebecca T. McClain, Chief Financial Officer for the district, at its Feb. 4 meeting. “It’s going to be a very, very difficult year to devise a budget,” McClain said. Thanks to the recession, no new programs will be added, and some in existence may be dropped. But which ones? Board members will have to decide. Faculty and staff will have to be cut, although how deeply the cuts will go has not been determined. But who will go and who will stay? Again, board members will have to decide. “This is not a year to have the flexibility to add things,” McClain cautioned. “We’re going to have to struggle very hard to not cut things we think are very important.” Normally, the district has money enough not only to carry on as usual, but to add items to its “wish list,” Superintendent Thomas Lockamy said. “We must look at the programs that impact the greatest number of students and maximize the opportunity so more students will have the opportunity to take them,” he said. McClain presented some budget principles borrowed from other districts that have already been through the financial wringer. One read, “High priorities in decision-making include minimizing the impact on students and minimizing potential effects on employees and their families.” Many board members interpreted that guideline to mean staff cuts. “When we are making really tough decision, those two are going to be in conflict more often than not,” board member Julie Gerbsch said. “This is probably the most difficult time this school district has been through in 30 to 40 years,” board President Joe Buck said. “You cannot make these kinds of cuts without cutting people. It’s going to get really tough.” Board member SuSu Cox said the current outlook is the most difficult she’s seen. “This year will probably be the most difficult of my 10 years on the
board,” she said. “I don’t think we’ve ever looked at reduction in the tax digest.” Economic growth in the area has kept the tax digest high in the past, but dropping real estate values and a slowdown of development probably will mean a decrease this year. However, there’s no way to determine by how much. The board won’t receive a copy of the tax digest until June 1, but must begin making decisions now. “We may have to reduce even more after (June 1),” board member Irene Hines said. Looking to other districts for guidance may not help. “Fayette County offered its employees the opportunity to rescind their raise,” Cox said. “Instead of people taking pay cuts, some lost their jobs.” Board members plan to begin looking for extras that can be cut now. “If there is any way we can cut costs, we need to go ahead and start finding them,” Cox said. Lockamy pointed out that the district could gain students next year as the worsening economy forces some parents whose children go to private school to reconsider their options. Board member Floyd Adams reminded the board that it must look at all its options before making decisions. “We don’t want panic,” he said. “Our mission is to educate 33,000 students.” The board will hold several workshops until May 13, when the recommended budget will be presented. On May 14, the budget will be made available in all local libraries, and a public hearing will be held May 21. In other action, the board voted unanimously to drop the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as its elementary and middle school accrediting agency and use the Georgia Accrediting Commission for the 2010-2011 school year. “It’s a good move that saves a whole lot of money and saves the schools a whole lot of headache,” board member Greg Sapp said. Although the Georgia Accrediting Commission is not as demanding, going with it will mean considerable savings to the district, Lockamy said. The SACS accreditation will remain in place in the district’s high schools because those students are most affected as they already are preparing to enter higher education. cs
$75 a couple.
11
7400 Skidaway Road in Historic Sandfly 912.303.0999 w www.driftawaycafe.com Shoppers Of The Month @ The
S
A
V A
m A r k e t
N
N
A
H
b A z A A r
Saturday, February 14th 9am-2pm
Robinson Garage
(Top Floor) York & Montgomery St - across from the courthouse!
Shop ’til you drop...
Start 2009 off right - Find treasures that are out of sight!
newmoonofsavannah.com/smb 912.335.7098
www.myruanthai.com Visit us at our other locations:
Ruan Thai I 811 WM Hilton Pkwy Hilton Head, SC Ruan Thai II Kroger Shopping Center Bluffton, SC Lunch every day 11:00-3:00 • Mon-Thurs 4:30-9:30 • Fri-Sun 4:30-10:00
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
Budget crunch
w First Course: Vidalia Onion Soup or Blue Crab Stew. w Second Course: Seafood Bouillabaisse. w Third Course: Pan Seared Maple Leaf Farms Duck or Angus Beef Petit Filet Mignon with Gruyere Potatoes Au Gratin and Grilled Asparagus, Pomegranate Demi Glace. w Dessert: Molten Chocolate Cake.
news & opinion
Education
news & opinion FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
12
Hear & Now by robin wright gunn | rgunnsav@bellsouth.net
A matter of degree Most of us are familiar with the premise of six degrees of separation—the notion that, if two strangers meet anywhere in the world, they’ll be able to make a common connection through a chain of acquaintance of no more than six people. In Savannah, it feels at times that having as many as six links between me and a new acquaintance is a never-tobe-attained goal. Even with so many interesting people and so much to do, the greatest separation we can hope for here is probably three degrees at the most. Last Saturday at the Savannah Book Festival, I was catching up with poet and novelist Judith Ortiz Cofer, our first visit since I took her creative writing class at the University of Georgia in 1986. In mid conversation, a church friend of mine joined us, with a greeting from her mother to pass on to Cofer. It turns out that my friend’s mom and Cofer are practically neighbors in Louisville, Georgia. The fewer-than-six degrees separating our citizens apply to Savannah’s events and organizations as well. Authors Rose Rock (mother of comedian Chris) and Ysaye Barnwell (best known as a singer with Sweet Honey in the Rock) appeared at both the book festival and at the Black Heritage Festival last weekend. Similar connections among events in the coming weeks offer good news for fans of good writing living in fear of post-book festival literary withdrawal. Spitfire Poetry Group, one of several local spoken word organizations, took part in the book festival’s late afternoon spoken word showcase as well as having a presence at the Black Heritage Festival. “It was kind of hectic running back and forth,” says Spitfire’s Clinton Powell. “It was a blessing to be able to do both.” Powell and other Spitfire members are staying busy this winter as they plan the annual Spoken Word Festival scheduled for various local venues the first weekend of May. The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home was an exhibitor at the book festival on Saturday, doing a little advance work for their February 26 lecture by biographer Brad Gooch, and national book launch party for Flannery: A Life
of Flannery O’Connor (2009 Little, Brown). Gooch has written “the first major, comprehensive biography of her life,” says O’Connor board president Bill Dawers. “It’s what people have been waiting for forever.” For impatient O’Connor-philes who can’t hold out for the next 15 days, this weekend’s Savannah Irish Festival at the Civic Center offers a different flavor of information about our city’s standard bearer of literature. The unofficial launch of St. Patrick’s Day season, the Irish Festival is renowned for its breathless rotation of top notch Celtic musicians and local Irish dancers. Tucked away at the festival’s lesser known, intimate Cultural Stage are offerings of Irish related history, stories, and unplugged style music--including literary historian Bryan Giemza giving talks both Saturday and Sunday on O’Connor and the influence of Irish immigrants on American Southern literature. For poetry lovers, Tuesday’s scheduled reading by Erica Dawson brings to town “the most exciting younger poet I’ve seen in years,” according to American poetry icon X.J. Kennedy. “Her dazzling wit … [makes] each [poem] seem like a stiff drink with a dash of bitters.” Dawson’s appearance is part of the Poetry Society of Georgia’s 2008–2009 Poetry Reading Series. The poetry society and Southern Poetry Review collaborated in bringing in readers for the Poetry venue at last week’s book festival. The Tuesday reading moves the poetry series to a new venue, the Ola Wyeth Branch of Live Oak Public Libraries, immediately east of City Hall on Bay Street. The decades-old library is a spot I know well, with its imposing portrait of Miss Wyeth and its floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Savannah River. For the past five years I’ve been a hit-and-miss member of the Tea Time at Ola’s Book Club that meets in the Wyeth Branch on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome at Tea Time at Ola’s, so feel free to stop by for our next gathering on February 24. With so few degrees of separation in this town, you’re bound to run into someone you know. cs
Police Dept. incident reports
‘I got peoples’
An Abercorn Street resident called police after a man made threats on her and her son’s lives. The woman and her son said they had the building’s security officer tell the suspect, who lives one floor above, to turn his music down because it was very loud and late in the evening.
Shortly after, the suspect came down to the victim’s apartment and knocked “very aggressively” on her door. Her son, who was visiting, answered and saw the suspect standing there. He told police the suspect smelled of alcohol. The son asked the suspect what he wanted and why he was knocking so loud. The suspect replied, “You’re gonna get yours, ‘cause I got peoples.” The suspect repeated this comment a few times, then left. The son said he felt threatened for both himself and his moth-
er. Later, the suspect threw something on his floor very hard, then yelled, “I’m gonna kill both y’all motherfuckers.” The officer tried to make contact with the suspect, but no one answered the door. The victims were advised on peace bond and warrant procedures, and the officer told the security guard of the situation. The victim said she’s had problems with the suspect in the past, but hadn’t reported them to police. She said she was afraid of the man, and she and her son both said they felt the threat made was meant towards them, even though the suspect didn’t name names. • Police were called to a Bay Street motel after a witness reported seeing one man shooting at another. When they arrived, they located the victim around the back side of the management office. The victim appeared to be “highly intoxicated” and had a laceration to the right side of this head. The manager of the motel was with the victim and said his employee was the suspect they were looking for and gave them the room number where the suspect was. The victim was so intoxicated that
he couldn’t relay any information about what had happened during the shooting. He didn’t even know how he had injured himself. The manager said he had heard some type of disturbance, but didn’t witness anything. The officers then talked with the witness who called them, and she said the suspect had shot at the victim. The officers went to the suspect’s room in an attempt to make contact with him, but before they could knock, the suspect came out. When he saw police, he tried to go back in, but was restrained by officers and taken into custody. The suspect was asked if he had a gun on his person, and he said, “No, it’s under the bed.” A Ruger .357 revolver was found under the mattress with one spent shell casing and five live rounds. EMS was called to examine the victim. He had sustained only minor injuries from falling on the ground, but was taken to Memorial Hospital because he was so highly intoxicated and was complaining of
back pain. The witness said she had gone to throw out some trash when she saw the victim fall onto the ground. The suspect began yelling at the victim, telling him he was “a disgrace -- get the fuck out of here.” She said the victim seemed to be afraid and picked up a broken piece of plastic from a nearby traffic stand and held it as if he was going to use it to defend himself. She said the suspect pulled out the gun and fired a single round at the victim. When the suspect was taken into custody, he said, “I wasn’t tryin’ to shoot him. I was so close, if I wanted to shoot him, I could have shot him. I was just tryin’ to get him away.” He was charged with aggravated assault. cs
Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020
news & opinion
All cases from recent Savannah/Chatham
13 FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
Blotter
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
14
BeAn
the straight dope
13 e. Park Ave 232.4447 Sentientbean.com
wedneSdAy, FeBruAry 11 8:00 PM | $5
PSychoTronic FilM nighT
Thor & The AMAzon woMen ThurSdAy, FeBruAry 12 8:00 PM
oPen Mic coMedy nighT FridAy, FeBruAry 13 8:00 PM
dAvid FerrA – ScoTTiSh Singer-SongwriTer SundAy, FeBruAry 15 8:00 PM
Awol
TueSdAy, FeBruAry 17 8:00 PM
A nighT oF incluSion:
civil righTS & Beyond converSATionS wiTh JudiTh Snow And oTherS
slug signorino
news & opinion
The SenTienT
Why is it that if you film an act of prostitution and call it porn, suddenly it’s legal? The only difference I can see is that the male performer is also being paid, but that can’t be the case for all pornography. —Adler, Toronto, Canada Imagine the arraignment: The prosecutor says, “Your honor, the video recording in question shows defendants Mr. Long and Ms. Luvzit engaging in coitus in what appears to be a baseball dugout. Defendant Luvzit is wearing a cap, stirrup socks, and cleats, while defendant Long is dressed in the top half of an umpire’s uniform. After several minutes of explicit sexual activity, during which time defendant Luvzit is heard to moan, yell, and exhort defendant Long to continue (repeatedly complimenting him on his “command of the strike zone”), defendant Long withdraws and ejaculates in full view of the camera.” The judge looks over to the defendants, whose lawyer leans back with his hands behind his head and exclaims with satisfaction, “Now, that’s acting!” Cecil jokes, Adler, but it’s for your own good. You’re not the first to propose this ingenious legal theory. Back in the 1980s some law-enforcement types in LA got the bright idea that they could use California’s pandering statute to run
pornographers out of town. Instead, they established a legal precedent that enshrined their state as the porn capital of the U.S. The case in question involves porn producer-director Hal Freeman, auteur of more than 100 full-length classics including the immortal Caught From Behind. In 1983 he made Caught From Behind II: The Sequel, and was charged and convicted under California’s pandering law, which makes it a felony to “[procure] another person for the purpose of prostitution.” But in 1988 his conviction was overturned by the California Supreme Court, which cited precedent establishing that “for [an act] to constitute ‘prostitution,’ the genitals, buttocks, or female breast, of either the prostitute or the customer must come in contact with some part of the body of the other for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification of the customer or of the prostitute” [emphasis added]. The court found that the “payment of acting fees was the only payment involved in the instant case. . . . There is no evidence that [Freeman] paid the acting fees for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification, his own or the actors’.” Thus, no prostitution. Besides, the court went on, “even if [Freeman’s] conduct could somehow be found to come within the definition of ‘prostitution’ literally, the application of the pandering statute to the hiring of actors to perform in the production of a . . . motion picture would impinge unconstitutionally upon First Amendment values.” So Freeman’s conviction was overturned, and making porn was legalized in California. Producers who once filmed surreptitiously in motel rooms were free to shoot with good lights and no fear of arrest. Another triumph for the storied LAPD.
351-0420
Comments, questions? Take it up with Cecil at straightdope.com.
Get your Valentine’s Day on with Hear and Now
(Mention Ad, Expires 2-28-09)
February 14, 9 - 12:30 The Mansion on Forsyth Park Casimir's Lounge
VoTed BesT INdIe FIlm VeNue 2008
Full Service Salon
By cecil adams
Valentine’s Special: 50% off color, 25% off cuts with new stylists Dawn & Amy
“A haven for indie film, live music and literary readings.” -NYT
Not all jurisdictions define prostitution as narrowly as California does. Next door in Arizona, for example, prostitution law was for years written to prohibit “engaging in or agreeing or offering to engage in sexual conduct with another person under a fee arrangement with that person or any other person.” In 1990 an Arizona appeals court thus upheld the prostitution conviction of Laure Taylor, who performed in a peep-show theater visited six times by Phoenix undercover police. Then there’s the case of Tom and Suzi Wahl, a married couple from Lake Saint Louis, Mo. In 1992, the year after they were busted for selling pornographic videos (the raid was later ruled illegal), Suzi applied for the job of police chief, and in 1997 Tom ran for mayor. In 2001 they were arrested and convicted of prostitution by undercover cops attending one of their “educational” sex performances. According to the Missouri statute, “a person commits prostitution if he engages or offers or agrees to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for something of value to be received by the person or by a third person.” However prostitution is defined, courts are reluctant to restrain pornographers because of the First Amendment complications. A publicity-crazy lawman can always make arrests, but it’s foolish to do so without ironclad statutory language. As it stands, there’s a big sign over California saying “PORN PRODUCTION LEGAL HERE.” Only an idiot, a porn lover, or perhaps an Illinois governor would risk erecting another sign saying “HERE TOO.” cs
7076 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Eisenhower Shopping Plaza Mon 10am-5pm • Tues-Fri 9am-7pm • Sat 9am-4pm
One Industry That Needs No Stimulus: (1) Drug officials in California’s Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties (north of San Francisco) estimated in January that two-thirds of the area’s economy is based on probably illegal marijuana farming (illegal under federal law, but permitted for medical use by the state). One federal agent told MSNBC, “Nobody produces any better marijuana than (they) do right here.” (2) In January, the director of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime acknowledged that during the bleak banking days of September and October 2008, with panic in the economy over the shortage of cash, often the main source available to some banks was drug dealers’ steady deposits of money to be laundered.
The Continuing Crisis
ing his favorite waitresses to shopping sprees, according to a December New York Daily News report. Said Malia (who is a hemophiliac and owns a pharmacy devoted to blood-disorder medicine), “I work hard. I make good money. How I spend it, that is my business.” Waitresses interviewed by the Daily News said “Father Greg” is a sweetheart, never doing anything inappropriate, but exceedingly generous, whether alone or with business clients. Said one waitress, “A bad night for him is (a tip of) $5,000.” • Forbes magazine reported in December that state authorities were investigating Beverly Hills, Calif., plastic surgeon Alan Bittner over his claim that he had created diesel fuel for his and his girlfriend’s SUVs out of liposuctioned fat from his patients. California law is said to prohibit using medical waste for such a purpose, but Bittner’s claims came to light in patients’ lawsuits over liposuction treatments, quoting Bittner as bragging about the biodiesel. Bittner wrote on one Web page (no longer online), “The vast majority of my patients request that I use their fat for fuel, and I have more fat than I can use.”
• Community Property: (1) As part of a highly contentious New York divorce, surgeon Richard Batista, who in good times had donated a kidney to his wife, demanded in January that she either give it back or compensate him with $1.5 million in consideration of the rarity of his kidney match. (2) Also Bright Ideas in January, Thomas Rowley, 28, went • London’s Gymbox in Bank club, on trial in Victorville, Calif., for his alrecognizing that lifting weights can be a legedly more direct approach two years boring way to exercise, introduced “huago after he and his girlfriend split. man barbells” recently, hiring five men According to prosecutors, Rowley said of various sizes (including two dwarfs) that since he had paid for her breast imthat customers could use for weights plants, he felt entitled to recover them, instead of the iron. One advantage of allegedly by carving them out of her the humans is that, on request, they body (and consequently was charged shout encouragement to the customer with attempted murder). with each lift. The largest of the five is a • Intimate Health Care: (1) A sex37-year-old, 340-pound man. education advocacy organization in • Walter Tessier was charged with one Sweden complained in November about of the pettiest of petit larceny counts the government’s program that, finally in January as sheriff ’s deputies in Amafter years of resistance, provides prossterdam, N.Y., said he tried to defraud thetic penises to newly transgendered a Price Chopper store. Tessier had purmales. The policy was nonetheless chased a $10.99 lobster but returned it, termed unfair because the devices are claiming that it had turned “bad,” cosmetic only and do not “work.” and the store allowed him some (Regulations prohibit taxpayer crab meat in exchange, but money for “sexual aids.”) (2) Bitter employees discovered that the In October, five employees of Sweet “lobster” was only its empty, the health-care provider New Memories carefully reconstructed shell Zealand Care resigned when that made it appear whole. the company ordered them to Tessier then ran from the provide (as routine service to store but was arrested later developmentally disabled paat his home, where he had just tients who request it) assistance finished the crab meat. in masturbating. • Episcopal priest Gregory Family Values Malia, 43, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., • The sheriff in El Dorado, Kan., buys top-dollar champagne at asked in January for help from the New York City nightclubs, even public in locating a missing boy leaving five-figure tips and treat-
named Adam. According to the sheriff, Adam’s parents, Doug and Valerie Herrman, only recently reported him missing, even though they had not seen him since he ran away in 1999, when he was 11. The Herrmans’ attorney said that his clients were nonetheless “very worried about him.” • Parenting Handful: Late last year, Jack Burt, 5, of a rural area near Darwin, Australia, admitted to his dad that he had been kicked off the school bus for bad behavior (including hitting the driver in the head with an apple), provoking the father to use the episode as a teaching opportunity, according to the Northern Territory News. For the fiveday suspension, Dad would not reward Jack by driving him but would make Jack walk the 2 1/2-hour, seven-mile distance to school and back each day. On the first day after the suspension, Dad proudly helped Jack aboard the bus, hopeful of having instilled a new maturity. However, three stops later, Jack was kicked off again, for fighting.
Recurring Themes
• A Prosecutor’s Worst Nightmare: At a dramatic moment in the November trial of a bus driver accused of rape in Edmonton, Alberta, the prosecutor asked the victim on the witness stand to look around the courtroom and identify her attacker. The victim adjusted her glasses and scanned the room, but looked past the defense table and pointed confidently to a man in the gallery later identified as a Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reporter, who in fact had nothing to do with the rape. (The judge allowed her a second chance, based on the volume of other evidence against the defendant, and she correctly identified him.) • Apparent closure was reached in 2006 in a long-running News of the Weird story in which, for sexual thrills, a man periodically telephoned managers of fast-food restaurants and, pretending to be a police detective, persuaded the manager to strip-search one or more employees, supposedly to recover stolen merchandise, and to describe the search over the phone. In January, another man, John Brady, 49, was arrested and charged on New York City’s Staten Island with telephoning women at random and instructing them to perform digital rectal exams on themselves, claiming that he was doing research on the digestive system. At least one woman complied. cs By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE
news & opinion
Lead Story
This space kept clean by
15
• Serving the area since 1990 • Dependable, reliable • Background checks and drug testing Serving the Greater Savannah Area
912-356-3366 Let us keep your space clean!
now open on Mondays for lunch! Located on the lane just south of Oglethorpe.
Tues 11:30-3:00 Wed-Sat 11:30-6:00
Can’t find Angel’s? Call us and we’ll talk you in: 495-0902 www.angels-bbq.com
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
news of the weird
news & opinion FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
16
earthweek www.connectsavannah.com/earthweek Euro Blizzards The worst snowstorm to strike Britain and other parts of Western Europe in 18 years brought chaos and kept many from venturing out to work on Monday. Nearly a foot of snow fell in parts of London, where crews were unable to keep rail lines from being blocked by snowdrifts. Some financial experts estimated the storm will cost the economy as much as $5 billion in losses across Britain alone. London bookies were taking bets that this winter will be the coldest on record. The odds dropped from 12-1 to 8-1 as the Arctic freeze lingered.
Japanese Eruptions Ash from Japan’s Mount Asama rained down on Tokyo and as far away as the coast of eastern China after the volcano spewed smoke and debris more than a mile into the air. Residents in cities and villages nearby were warned to be alert for flying rocks and ash. Children wore masks to school to prevent them from inhaling the volcanic debris. • Off southern Japan’s Kyushu Island, Mount Sakurajima produced seven minor eruptions, throwing up rocks more than a mile into the air.
Earthquakes
-66 Agata, Siberia o
A 5.8 magnitude jolt sent residents of southern Peru rushing out of their homes.
3.0 3.0
Crawlers Identified The culprits that have devastated vast tracts of crops and polluted water supplies in Liberia during recent weeks have been correctly identified after they were initially thought to have been army worms. The caterpillars of the moth Achaea Catocaloides have driven tens of thousands of people from their homes after laying waste to their crops and making fresh water supplies undrinkable. Experts warned that these insects may turn out to be even more destructive than army worms, which can destroy entire fields of crops in a matter of days. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said $1.2 million is needed to combat the spreading infestations. “Now that we have an accurate identification, we can choose a pesticide which is specific to this species of caterpillar,” FAO entomologist Winfred Hammond told the BBC.
Bat Fungus Spreads A deadly bat disease that was discovered just two winters ago in
Gael
5.8
Ellie
+114 Tarcoola, S. Australia o
4.5
Week Ending February 6, 2009
the northeastern United States has now been found affecting bats hibernating deep in a Pennsylvania iron mine. The discovery makes Pennsylvania the sixth state that has become affected by the mysterious fungal ailment, which poses no threat to humans. The Morning Call reports a citizen found dead bats outside the abandoned mine near Carbondale. Experts say the bats should not have emerged from hibernation for another six weeks. Bats affected by the “white-nose syndrome” have smudges of the white powdery fungus around their noses. While scientists know little of the disease, evidence suggests the disorder brings the bats out of winter hibernation
#VZ 5BOL 5PQ (FU 'SFF 0'' BMM ESFTTFT .BOZ TLJSUT 0'' Loose Lucy's Cool Clothes • Kind Prices
212 W. Broughton St 201-2131 • Open 7 days a week
early because the infection causes them to use up their stored energy. They then go hunting for food in the dead of winter, eventually starving to death.
Tropical Cyclones Some neighborhoods of Queensland were submerged beneath crocodile-infested water after heavy rainfall from Cyclone Ellie moved ashore from the Coral Sea. • Cyclone Gael churned the Indian Ocean north of Reunion and Mauritius, threatening to skirt Madagascar late in the week.
Gorillas Rebound Conservationists working with endangered mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were relieved to find the primates thriving despite their refuge being overrun by a rebel insurgency. The first census since Virunga National Park was seized by rebels in 2007 found 10 babies have been born over the past 16 months. Rangers found the population had grown from 72 to 81. Only about 720 mountain gorillas remain in the wild. cs by steve newman, universal press syndicate
specializing in small business Craig Perron, CPA accounting taxes • consulting Quickbooks 7370 Hodgson Memorial Drive Suite C-6 Savannah, GA 31406 P: 912-354-9196 F: 1-404-393-5708
www.craigperroncpa.com
music
jim.r@connectsavannah.com Events marked with this symbol are things we think are especially cool and unique.
sound board
Entropy
This award-winning and crowdpleasing Athens sextet returns to “funk up Valentine’s Day.” Named “Best R&B/Soul/Funk Act” a few years back by the reader’s of Atlanta’s Creative Loafing, this solid, dance-oriented combo takes their cue from George Clinton. Like that icon —who they recently opened for— Entropy throws soul, rap, funk, R&B and dead-heavy instrumental workouts into the stylistic blender — along with abstract, tongue-in-cheek spoken segues and bizarre-yet-positive lyrical conceits. Fans of James Brown and Prince may also find much to dig about this group devoted to “remedying the depletion of pure funk on the planet.” Listen & Learn: entropyfunk.com. $7 cover (women admitted free). Sat., 10 pm, Live Wire Music Hall.
Brian Fillmore, Frontier Bros.
This “Anti-Valentines Type Thing” serves as the debut solo performance from a locally-based singer/songwriter who’s worked before in full-band formats and cites indie-rock and Americana acts The Used, Maria Taylor and Guided By Voices as current influences. This “fresh start” finds Fillmore on classical guitar accompanied by programmed beats and live-generated sample loops. He and DJ Bear Like Strong (aka Brandon Zellars, spinning pop, country, ‘80s hair metal, hip-hop and oldies) alternate mini-sets — and all tunes will deal with loneliness, rejection and lovesickness. “We’re not bitter,” explains Fillmore. “We’re just trying to have a little fun.” Rising Austin glam band The Frontier Brothers closes with a midnight set of baroque, aching chamber pop that’s been described as “the love child of Randy Newman and Stephen Malkmus.” Listen & Learn: thefrontierbrothers.com. Fri., 9 pm, Hang Fire.
11
WEDNESDAY
Lucky Doll Lingerie Show
For the 7th Annual installment of this theatrical, risqué fashion revue, local lingerie designer Jeanne Taber Tompkins has planned what must be her largest production to date. Along with scores of elaborately costumed and made-up models showing off her limited edition and one-of-a-kind, burlesque-style undergarments, this circus-themed event features local singing actor Roger Moss as “Ringmaster Jacques Trousseau,” eclectic music spun by DJ KZL and a live show by magician David Jowers. What’s more, it’ll be held
Footloose
This popular touring musical is based on the cornball ‘80s film of the same name. You know, the one where uptight preacher man John Lithgow gets all hellfire and brimstone on the daintily rebellious Kevin Bacon’s fancy-dancey pants? In the neverending search for live theatrical productions with instant name recognition, this basic cable mainstay and its soundtrack —featuring dated, overblown tunes like “Holding Out For A Hero,” “Almost Paradise,” “Let’s Hear It For The Boy” and, of course, Kenny Loggins’ theme song— was a safe bet. It
under a (fairly) Big Top — the newly erected tent which covers this restaurant’s courtyard on MLK Jr. Boulevard. As they’re a full-service restaurant, this party is open anyone 18+, although you must be 21+ to imbibe. Learn More: seeluckydoll.com. Fri., 10 pm, Blowin’ Smoke BBQ - 18+.
received mixed reviews initially, but has (not surprisingly) become one of the shows most frequently performed by high school drama departments. This tour celebrates the 10th Anniversary of its Broadway debut. $28.00 - $48.00 at savannahcivic.com or 6516556. Wed., Feb. 18, 7:30 pm, Johnny Mercer Theater.
Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers
The International Bluegrass Assn.’s Male Vocalist of both 2004
and 2005 has also won Album of The Year and Recorded Event of The Year. Known for rich vocals and awesome acoustic guitar technique, he’s a living legend of the genre, and yet another impressive booking for this small, smoke and alcohol-free family-oriented listening room. Listen & Learn: larrysparks.com. $25 adv. tix at randywoodguitars.com or 7481930. Fri., 7:30 pm, Randy Wood’s Concert Hall (1304 E. Hwy 80, Bloomingdale) - ALL-AGES. 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. 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. Fiddler’s Crab House Voodoo Soup (Live Music) Local hard-jamming funk/ soul/rock/fusion group with a wide repertoire (feat. members of The Permanent Tourists & Phantom Wingo). Feb 11, 10 p.m., Feb 18, 10 p.m. Feb 25, 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. Hang Fire Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 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 continues on p. 18
17 FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
by jim reed
music
www.connectsavannah.com/music
noteworthy
music
sound board
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
18
WEDNESDAY fEb. 11
RockNRoll
BiNgo with DJ DRuNk taNk SouNDSyStem w/Nightly PRizeS aND
tattoo iNDuStRy Night DRiNk SPecialS foR tattoo StuDio emPloyeeS
Buy 1, 2ND $1 oN eveRythiNg! No coveR! THuRSDAY fEb. 12 $
1
well drinks
! r e v e f dance for the ladies!!!!
party
21+
w/ dJ d frost & friends
2-for-1 pbrs from 9-11pm fRIDAY fEb. 13
SATuRDAY fEb. 14
MONDAY fEb. 16
keith kOzel e h t leidOscO ka Of
pe
music & madness
mOndays are service industry night
Wednesday
continues from p.17 tunes. 10 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Carroll Brown (Live Music) Charleston-based troubadour/guitarist singing and playing trad and contemporary Celtic tunes as well as his own “Coastal Country” to sequenced backing tracks. Feb 11, 8:30 p.m., Feb 12, 8:30 p.m., Feb 13, 8:30 p.m., Feb 14, 8:30 p.m. Feb 15, 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 Turtle & Friends (Live Music) Jam-oriented side project feat. the frontman of popular local organic rock band Turtle Folk (covers & originals). 9 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 Open Mic Night (Live Music) 10 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Pour Larry’s (formerly John’s Bar) Live Trivia with Marcia (Other) Live Team Trivia Game. 9 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. The Sentient Bean Psychotronic Film: THOR & THE AMAZON WOMEN (Other) Laughably bad (and unintentionally homoerotic) 1963 Italian “sword & sandal” flick
- dubbed in English. Seating begins at 7:30 pm for ALLAGES. 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 Open Mic Night (Live Music) Weekly showcase for singer/songwriters, both amateur and pro. 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.
12
THURSDAY
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. 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-
rection w/ DJ Shrapnel (DJ) 10 p.m. Doc’s Bar Roy & the Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Fannie’s on the Beach “Georgia Kyle” Shiver & Fiddlin’ Scott Holton (Live Music) 7 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House The Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) Internationallyacclaimed, Savannah-based electric Chicago and Memphis style blues guitarist and singer with a tight rhythm section (covers/originals) Feb 12, 10 p.m., Feb 19, 10 p.m. Feb 26, 10 p.m. Grapevine Gail Thurmond (Live Music) Local piano/vocal legend playing jazz, country, Latin and standards. 6:30 p.m. Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) Rock, Blues, Soul and Pop 8 p.m. The Jazz Corner (Hilton Head) The Lavon Stevens Quartet feat. Lousie Spencer (Live Music) Jazz, Broadway & blues (covers & originals) with female vocals. 8 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Trae Gurley’s “Swoonatra” (Live Music) Local singer and thespian’s popular tribute show to Frank Sinatra’s Golden Age Big Band period. 7:30 p.m. The Jinx Fever! Dance Party w/DJ D-Frost & Friends (DJ) 9 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Carroll Brown (Live Music) Charlestonbased troubadour/guitarist singing and playing trad and contemporary Celtic tunes as well as his own “Coastal Country” to sequenced backing tracks. Feb 11, 8:30 p.m., Feb 12, 8:30 p.m., Feb 13, 8:30 p.m., Feb 14, 8:30 p.m. Feb 15, 8:30 p.m. Live Wire Music Hall Dope Sandwich Productions (Live Music) Local, positive-themed alternative hip-hop collective of rappers, DJs, singers and live funk and soul musicians.
9 p.m. Loco’s Deli & Pub (Southside) Five Points Productions’ Extreme Trivia w/ Kowboi (Other) Live trivia game. 8 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) DJ Tap (DJ) 10 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 Comedy Open Mic Night (Other) Amateurs and professional standup comics sign in to perform short, showcase sets. 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.
drink specials fOr restaurant & Bar emplOyees
TuESDAY fEb. 17
Voted Best Irish Pub
Hip Hop NigHt
@ 10pm DJ D-Frost spiNs & BAsiK LEE Hosts BrEAKDANciNg, mAiNstrEAm Hip Hop & mc FrEEstyLE BAttLEs!!! HAPPY HOuR
MON-SAT 4-8PM
buY 1 DRINK GET THE 2ND fOR $1
fREE vIDEO GAMES
Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub & Restaurant
Voted Among The Top 10 Irish Pubs In America By America’s Best Online
Live Music This Week: Carroll Brown Live Music Next Week: Frank Emerson
LIve MusIc 7 NIghts A Week • 117 West RIveR st • 233-9626 Full Irish & American Menus Serving Until 2am Nightly NOW OPEN FOR LUNCH AT 11AM DAILY!
news Arts Entertainment
Just Click
connectsavannah.com
Great Food - Lunch & Dinner • Great Pub Atmosphere
sound board
Great Single Malts...Over 100
continues from p.18 Venus De Milo DJ Americana (DJ) Wasabi’s Live DJ Frankie Spins Hip-hop & Electric Fusion (DJ) 8 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe South Bound (Live Music) 10 p.m.
13 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. Blowin’ Smoke BBQ 7th Annual Lucky Doll Lingerie Show (Other, DJ) Circusthemed fashion show of burlesque-style lingerie by a local designer - feat. MC Roger Moss, DJ KZL and magician David Jowers. 18+ w/ID. 10 p.m. The Britannia British Pub
Great Scot!
Savannah 311 W. congress St • 239.9600 (near city market) Wed. 2/11
Fri. 2/13 Sat. 2/14 Sun. 2/15
Open Mic @ 10pm Caleb Grimes @10pm Georgia Kyle @10pm Service Industry Night @10pm
richmond hill 3742 S. hwy 17 • 459.9600 (Park South dev)
Wed. 2/11 Thu. 2/12 Fri. 2/13
nd Richmo Hill pen Now O ays! d on Sun
Sat. 2/14
Free, No Limit Texas Hold Em @7pm, 9:30pm Karaoke @10pm Georgia Kyle @8:30pm Caleb Grimes @8:30pm
visit www.macphersonspub.com for more info
Voted Best Islands Bar!
continues on p. 26
Military Appreciation Fridays Half Price Alcohol with ID
Service Industry Mondays Half Price Alcohol
Voted Savannah’s Best Japanese Restaurant!
LIVe MusIc Fri. Feb 13 High Velocity 7805 Abercorn St • 912-355-9800 (Across From Oglethorpe Mall)
140 Johnny Mercer Blvd. / Wilmington Island 912-898-4257
music
Maul Blues Band (Live Music) Funky and tight Richmond Hill-based electric blues trio influenced by Albert Collins, SRV and Tab Benoit, led by a former member of Bluesonics (covers & originals). 9 p.m. Jepson Center for the Arts Jepson Live: The Savannah Divas (Live Music) Vocal concert in this modern art museum (all galleries will be open during the show) - ALL-AGES. 5 p.m. The Jinx American Gun; Cary Ann Hearst (Live Music) Columbia, S.C. roots-rock combo that nods to early Springsteen, Steve Earle and The Replacements; Stunning Charleston-based female Americana singer/songwriter blending blues, pop and Southern rock. 11 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Carroll Brown (Live Music) Charleston-based troubadour/guitarist singing and playing trad and contemporary Celtic tunes as well as his own “Coastal Country” to sequenced backing tracks. Feb 11, 8:30 p.m., Feb 12, 8:30 p.m., Feb 13, 8:30 p.m., Feb 14, 8:30 p.m. Feb 15, 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 Black Friday (Live Music) The newest project fronted by prolific local blues/folk/ rock singer/songwriter Greg Williams, featuring Jack Sherman - former lead guitarist for RHCP, John Hiatt and others (covers & originals). 9 p.m.
25 FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
Thursday
High Velocity (Live Music) Hard rock, classic rock, southern rock and modern country hits from a band of veteran players (covers). 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) Fiddler’s Crab House Little Brown Peach (Live Music) Valdosta-based jam-band citing the Allmans and Medeski Martin & Wood as key influences. Feb 13, 10 p.m. Feb 14, 10 p.m. Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (9 p.m.) (Karaoke) Hang Fire Brian Fillmore; DJ Bear Like Strong; The Frontier Brothers (Live Music, DJ) “Anti-Valentine’s” event with a local acoustic guitarist/singer using backing beats and loops; DJ spinning kitschy tunes about heartbreak; Buzzworthy psych-glampPop combo from Austin, Tx. 9 p.m. Hercules Bar and Grill Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Country and Soul covers 8 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar The Josh
music
sound board
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
26
WeD. Feb 11
"HalF Way tHere" WeDneSDay
HalF oFF on all liquor, DraFt beer anD HouSe Wine
Live Music tHu. Feb 12
bOmb nigHt $3 JageR bOmb OR cHeRRy bOmb
Live Music Fri. Feb 13
Live Music Sat. Feb 14
Live Music Mon. Feb 16
vOOdOO SOup eRic culbeRSOn little bROWn peacH little bROWn peacH
all yOu can eat cRab legS all-day Happy HOuR
Friday
continues from p.25 Loco’s Deli & Pub (Downtown) Wilx (Live Music) Heavy-duty neo-Southern rock quartet that border on old-fashioned Deep Purple-esque proto-metal, but can also drift into melodic roots-pop. 11 p.m. Mansion on Forsyth Park Silver Lining (Live Music) Jazzy local trio (funk, blues, Latin, exotica) of guitar, bass and drums with female vocals (covers & originals). 8:30 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Caleb Grimes (Live Music) Macon-based acoustic singer/songwriter -with a Savannah connection- playing modern folkpop (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. Pepino’s #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Pour Larry’s (formerly John’s Bar) Repeating Family Patterns (Live Music) 8 p.m. DJ Zodiac (DJ) Feb 13, 10 p.m. Feb 14, 10 p.m. Randy Wood’s Concert Hall Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers (Live Music) Award-winning acoustic guitarist/vocalist who’s considered a living legend of bluegrass - ALLAGES. 7:30 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. The Sentient Bean David Ferra (Live Music, Other) Scottish singer/songwriter - ALL-AGES welcome. 8 p.m. Steed’s Tavern @#! Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m. Stingray’s TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m. 6 p.m. Tantra Lounge Tradewinds (Live Music) Local sextet playing Stax and Motown hits of the ‘60s and ‘70s, along with shag favorites and assorted R & B, soul and classic rock tunes. 9:30 p.m. TBA (DJ) Feb 14, 2 a.m. Trustees Theater Cowboy Junkies (Live Music) Famed Canadian alt.rock/ Americana group fronted by vocalist Margo Timmins - ALL-AGES. 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,
Download audiobooks for free with your library card!
eRic & KRiS lounge nigHt
Live Music tueS. Feb 17
HalF oFF on all Dark liquor
all-StaR Jam HOSted by eRic culbeRSOn 50¢ RaW OySteRS anytiMe
Happy Hour Specials Monday-Friday 4-7pm
$2 Wells & $1.50 Domestic Drafts
131 W. RiveR St • 644-7172 great Food • great Music • great everyday
NOW titles for iPods, too! Choose from hundreds of titles
www.liveoakpl.org Download Destination
continues from p.26 Latin and jazz covers. -noon -7 p.m. TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. 7 p.m. The Warehouse The Magic Rocks (Live Music) Oddball upbeat rock, alternative, pop, country and soul covers (w/members of Superhorse and Hot Pink Interior). 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. Wild Wing Cafe Eric & Chris (Live Music) Free, outdoor ALL-AGES gig from this local acoustic bluegrass duo (covers & originals). 6 p.m. Unkle Funkle (Live Music) Indoor, 21+ gig. 10 p.m. The Wormhole “Noctuary” w/DJ Aislin (DJ) Techno/Industrial Dance Party with a Goth edge. Feb 13, 9:30 p.m.
14
SATURDAY
Armstrong Atlantic State University AASU Piano Fest (Live Music) The competition winners will present a recital. 5:30 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. 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 Little Brown Peach (Live Music) Valdosta-based jam-band citing the Allmans and Medeski Martin & Wood as key influences. Feb 13, 10 p.m. Feb 14, 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. Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar 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). 9 p.m. The Jinx Unknown Hinson (Live Music) Charlottebased C&W/rock guitarist/
singer who’s a fave of Tom Petty and Billy Bob Thornton. He dresses in “hillbilly vampire” duds and plays the part of a mysogynistic vampire. 11 p.m. Jukebox Bar & Grill TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Carroll Brown (Live Music) Charleston-based troubadour/guitarist singing and playing trad and contemporary Celtic tunes as well as his own “Coastal Country” to sequenced backing tracks. Feb 11, 8:30 p.m., Feb 12, 8:30 p.m., Feb 13, 8:30 p.m., Feb 14, 8:30 p.m. Feb 15, 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 Entropy (Live Music, DJ) Award-winning Atlanta retro-funk band modeled after P-Funk, Prince and the JB’s. 10 p.m. Mansion on Forsyth Park Hear & Now (Live Music) New local smooth jazz group feat. members of Eat Mo’ Music and Silver Lining (covers & originals). 8:30 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Metro Coffee House The K-Macks (Live Music) Young, eclectic, punk, pop and country influenced trio from Athens. 9 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub “Georgia Kyle” Shiver (Live Music) Locally-based acoustic string musician singing and playing folk, country, blues and bluegrass (covers & originals). 10 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Caleb Grimes (Live Music) Macon-based acoustic singer/songwriter -with
)
Good MusiC
)
Good TiMes
enTerTainMenT This week Mon open Mic night w/ Marcus
music
Friday
Good CraiC
Tue
27
presented by harpoon ipa
$2 Tuesdays (Jager, Tully, wells & dom. drafts) wed karaoke night Thu drink til u drown & Fri 9pm-11pm upstairs $5 all you Can drink pbr sun pub session & hitman karaoke happy hour Mon-Fri 3-7pM
CoMinG soon:
Fri Feb. 27
The TrainwreCks
Murphy’s Law irish pub 409 w. ConGress sT • downTown savannah, Ga 912-443-0855 • irishpubsavannah.CoM
(with valid college ID)
Happy Hour
continues on p. 28
pL cAR We uS R SIz y eS !
4-6pm EvEry day $1 millEr litE draft
13 E. Broughton St. 231-0986
8114 White Bluff Rd Next to Zaxby’s 912-92LOVeS
50% OFF ALL DVDs In STOck
(Must mention ad, Expires 02-17-09)
Savannah’s Largest Selection of Romance & Instructional DVDs
votEd SavannaH’S BESt
BurgEr 7 yEarS in a row!
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
sound board
abi's WasFusion
music
Sushi Time Towa
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
28
54 Montgomery Crossroads (912)920-2788
Kanpai i Wilmington Island (912)898-7778
Kanpai II ChatHam Parkway (912)231-8282
YutaKa Garden City (912)964-2828
sound board
Downtown
Experience Internationally New York, renowned Tokyo, Paris, Chef & New partner Los Angeles, SAITO SAITO & London in your your comes to Savannah own backyard. Discover Chef Saito’s magic Fingers! Lunch 11-2:30 Mon.-Fri. • Dinner 2:30-11:00 Happy Hour Specials 4-6:30 pm 113 MLK Blvd. Downtown • 233-8899
Heat up your Valentin e’s Day with t
$20 Rih our smokin’ bs for 2 Special! Bring in one of the coupons below and come see us at:
$2000
Ribs for Two Special
Valid Thursday, February 12 through Sunday, February 15th Bring in this coupon and enjoy: th
2 house salads 2 half slabs of our award-winning ribs 4 sides (that’s 2 each) Not valid with any other offers or discounts. Offer valid 2/12/09 - 2/15/09
Bring A Friend to Lunch for Half Price Buy one lunch special, sandwich or entrée salad and get the 2nd of equal or lesser value at ½ price. Not valid with any other offers or discounts. Limit one coupon per table. Expires: 3/6/09
www.StickyFingers.com
Saturday
continues from p.27 a Savannah connectionplaying modern folk-pop (covers & originals). 8:30 p.m. Mulberry Inn The Champagne Jazz Trio (Live Music) 8 p.m. Notre Dame Academy Valentine’s Old-Time Country Dance (Live Music, Other) Live music and calling provided by the Glow In The Dark String Band - ALL-AGES. 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. Pour Larry’s (formerly John’s Bar) DJ Zodiac (DJ) Feb 13, 10 p.m. Feb 14, 10 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. The Savannah Civic Center 2009 Savannah Irish Festival (Live Music, Other) Large annual, ALL-AGES event featuring authentic Irish music, dancing, arts & crafts vendors, ethnic food, drink, lectures and presentations. Full schedule at savannahirish. org. Feb 14, 10:30 a.m. Feb 15, noon 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. Stingray’s TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m. 6 p.m. Tantra Lounge The Permanent Tourists (Live Music) Tight and polished regional R & B/soul/funk/ rock cover band (feat. Voodoo Soup’s bassist) known for impressive vocals and a killer setlist. 10 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. TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. 7 p.m. The Warehouse Bottles & Cans (Live Music) Hardswinging, house rockin’ garage-blooze and old, weird, Americana (covers & originals). 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. Wild Wing Cafe Chuck & Bucky (Live Music) Singing acoustic guitar duo playing pop, country and beach music faves. Free outdoor ALL-AGES gig. 6 p.m. Quiana Parker & Friends (Live Music) Indoor, 21+ show. 10 p.m.
15 SUNDAY
American Legion Post 184 Rick Elvis (Undressed) (Live Music, Other) Locally-based Elvis impersonator, performing without his costume. 4 p.m. 8 p.m. Aqua Star Restaurant (Westin Harbor Hotel) Ben Tucker & Bob Alberti (Live Music) Veteran Jazz Duo (piano & bass) playing standards 11:30 a.m. Bahama Bob’s (Pooler) Karaoke (Karaoke) Bernie’s (Tybee) Karaoke w/DJ Levis (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Bogey’s Five Point Productions’ Karaoke w/Keith (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Doc’s Bar Roy & The Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Singer/guitarist (with sequenced backing) plays pop/rock/soul/beach hits and originals. Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Driftaway Cafe TBA (Live Music) Acoustic Rock, Pop, Country, Blues & Soul covers El Potro Mexican Restaurant Karaoke w/Michael (Karaoke) 9 p.m. The Flying Fish Barry Johnson (Live Music) Acoustic Rock, Country,
Blues & Pop covers 6 p.m. Isle of Hope United Methodist Church Love Is In The Air: a Concert by Huxsie Scott (Live Music) Special free show by a famed local female gospel/soul vocalist. 6 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Bill Smith & Ellen Gross (Live Music) 7 p.m. Jepson Center for the Arts Jepson Gospel Brunch (Live Music) The Armstrong Atlantic State University Gospel Choir will perform. A specially priced brunch ($20 optional) will be served. 12:30 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Carroll Brown (Live Music) Charleston-based troubadour/guitarist singing and playing trad and contemporary Celtic tunes as well as his own “Coastal Country” to sequenced backing tracks. Feb 11, 8:30 p.m., Feb 12, 8:30 p.m., Feb 13, 8:30 p.m., Feb 14, 8:30 p.m. Feb 15, 8:30 p.m. Marlin Monroe’s Surfside Grill TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (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. The Savannah Civic Center 2009 Savannah Irish Festival (Live Music, Other) Large annual, ALL-AGES event featuring authentic Irish music, dancing, arts & crafts vendors, ethnic food, drink, lectures and presentations. Full schedule at savannahirish. org. Feb 14, 10:30 a.m. Feb 15, noon 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. The Sentient Bean AWOL (Other) Non-profit group dedicated to helping atrisk youth through spoken word and hip-hop-based education and performance. 8 p.m. Slugger’s 5 Point Productions Karaoke (Karaoke)
Sunday
continues from p.28 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 Electric Cheese (Live Music) Twopiece guitar and vocals offshoot of quirky local party band Rhythm Riot, playing well-known tunes to sequenced backing. 7:30 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Barry Johnson (Live Music) Acoustic guitarist/singer playing popular rock, country and beach hits - free outdoor 21+ gig. 5 p.m.
16 MONDAY
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 Eric & Kris (Live Music) Feb 16, 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 Frank Emerson (Live Music) Longtime acoustic guitarist and singer playing Celtic ballads, pop, and folk (covers & originals). Feb 16, 8:30 p.m., Feb 17, 8:30 p.m., Feb 18, 8:30 p.m., Feb 19, 8:30 p.m., Feb 20, 8:30
17 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 AllStar Jam hosted by The Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) Some of the area’s best musicians sit in with a popular electric blues band. 10 p.m. Hang Fire Live Team Trivia (Other) The Jazz Corner (Hilton Head) The Jazz Corner Quartet feat. Bob Masteller (Live Music) New Orleansstyle “Hot Jazz” (covers & originals). 8 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 Frank Emerson (Live Music) Long-
time acoustic guitarist and singer playing Celtic ballads, pop, and folk (covers & originals). Feb 16, 8:30 p.m., Feb 17, 8:30 p.m., Feb 18, 8:30 p.m., Feb 19, 8:30 p.m., Feb 20, 8:30 p.m., Feb 21, 8:30 p.m. Feb 22, 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. 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. The Sentient Bean A Night of Inclusion: Civil Rights & Beyond - Conversations with Judith Snow & Others (Other) Dicsussion/presentation with an internationally known civil rights activist. 8 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.
music
p.m., Feb 21, 8:30 p.m. Feb 22, 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 $40 fee. 9 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Murphy’s Law Open Mic Night (Live Music) Hosted by Markus from The Train Wrecks. 10:30 p.m. Scandals DJ Marty Corley (Karaoke) 9:30 p.m. Tantra Lounge Swing Dancing Lessons (Other) Just like it says... 10:30 p.m. 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.
29 FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
sound board
18
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)
Watch videos of Savannah’s best bartenders in action on connectsavannah.com beginning Feb. 18th. Vote for your favorite bartender and drink! post your favorite on your Facebook and MySpace profiles too!
SponSored by:
music FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
30
m
1
sound board 102 E. Li berty Street 912.235.4447 Wednesday
YR. Anniver s a r y
Feb 13-14th, 4pm- 3 a m
Buy One, Get Th e Ne xt Half Off All Weekend! ha pp T (E B xc u op ue y lu y en s ho de s R 1, un -Fr ur ed ge ti i Bu t l Wed. Feb 11 ll 7: an 1 f 00 Men’s US Soccer vs. d o pm da r Mexico @ 7PM, Trivia ily $ sp Night starts @ 9PM e 1 fr
om
Thurs. Feb 12
ci
al
s)
College Night with DJ Tap @ 10PM! $2 Wells & Domestics (must have college ID)
Fri. Feb 13
LIVE MUSIC @ 8PM: Repeating Family Patterns DJ Zodiac @ 10PM
Sat. Feb 14 Singles Night! Shot & Drink Specials All Day!! Weekend Party with DJ Zodiac @ 10PM! PRIZE GIVEAWAYS!
Beer Pong TournaMenT
Tuesdays & Thursdays!! $5 Domestic Pitchers & Prizes!!!
206 W. Julian St City Market Savannah 912.232.5778
.
Mon-Fri 11:00am-2:00am Sat 12:00pm-2:00am Closed Sundays Formerly John's Bar
e av ing h e gl W en u y
continues from p.29 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 Voodoo Soup (Live Music) Local hard-jamming funk/ soul/rock/fusion group with a wide repertoire (feat. members of The Permanent Tourists & Phantom Wingo). Feb 18, 10 p.m. Feb 25, 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. Hang Fire Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 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. Kevin Barry’s Frank Emerson (Live Music) Longtime acoustic guitarist and singer playing Celtic ballads, pop, and folk (covers & originals). Feb 18, 8:30 p.m., Feb 19, 8:30 p.m., Feb 20, 8:30 p.m., Feb 21, 8:30 p.m. Feb 22, 8:30 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. Mercury Lounge The Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) Internationally-known electric blues trio (covers & originals). 10 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Pour Larry’s (formerly John’s Bar) Live Trivia with Marcia (Other) Live Team Trivia Game. 9 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 Open Mic Night (Live Music) Weekly showcase for singer/songwriters, both amateur and pro. 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. Wild Wing Cafe Live & Local (Live Music)
19
THURSDAY
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 (Richmond Hill) TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m. 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 Resurrection w/ DJ Shrapnel (DJ) 10 p.m. Doc’s Bar Roy & the Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Fannie’s on the Beach “Georgia Kyle” Shiver & Fiddlin’ Scott Holton (Live Music) 7 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House The Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) Internationally-acclaimed, Savannahbased electric Chicago and Memphis style blues guitarist and singer with a tight rhythm section (covers/originals) Feb 19, 10
p.m. Feb 26, 10 p.m. Grapevine Gail Thurmond (Live Music) Local piano/vocal legend playing jazz, country, Latin and standards. 6:30 p.m. The Jazz Corner (Hilton Head) The Lavon Stevens Quartet feat. Lousie Spencer (Live Music) Jazz, Broadway & blues (covers & originals) with female vocals. 8 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Trae Gurley’s “Swoonatra” (Live Music) Local singer and thespian’s popular tribute show to Frank Sinatra’s Golden Age Big Band period. 7:30 p.m. The Jinx Fever! Dance Party w/DJ D-Frost & Friends (DJ) 9 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Frank Emerson (Live Music) Longtime acoustic guitarist and singer playing Celtic ballads, pop, and folk (covers & originals). Feb 18, 8:30 p.m., Feb 19, 8:30 p.m., Feb 20, 8:30 p.m., Feb 21, 8:30 p.m. Feb 22, 8:30 p.m. Loco’s Deli & Pub (Southside) Five Points Productions’ Extreme Trivia w/ Kowboi (Other) Live trivia game. 8 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 prerecorded music. 11 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 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. Slugger’s Trivia w/ Charles & Mikey (Other) 10 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. cs
interview
music
‘I think these past few years has seen some of our best work’ A conversation with Cowboy Junkies guitarist Michael Timmins
19 FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
by jim reed | jim.r@connectsavannah.com
The past 23 years have seen the Cowboy Junkies evolve from a little-known Toronto bar band to a consistently impressive, internationally-known act with over a dozen albums to their name.
What in particular was it about the Velvet Underground’s music that spoke to the Timmins siblings as children? Michael Timmins: It was just so different than anything else that we had heard at that time. Lyrically and sonically they were exploring areas that few rock bands had approached. Their music hinted at worlds that, as young teens, we had yet to uncover. Many groups who go from being ultra-indie or DIY to being heavily hyped run into all sorts of unforeseen problems as a result of the intense pressure and scrutiny which comes along with such exposure. What were some of the hardest aspects of that for the band to grapple with, and was there ever a time when you feared the group might not survive? Michael Timmins: The biggest problem was dealing with all of the demands on one’s energy that the “machine” demanded. In many ways, we were very good at shielding
ourselves from the more unseemly sides of the industry. It helped that we lived in Toronto and not L.A. or New York. I think we were very good at keeping unwanted elements out of the creative process — but there is no way of keeping that much energy completely out. It has a way of seeping in through the cracks. When we were in our final year with Geffen (Records) and the company was rapidly disintegrating, we realized we needed to get out from underneath the corporate edifice or we wouldn’t survive for much longer. Has the longevity and close nature of the group been a help or a hindrance? Michael Timmins: I am certainly aware of the dangers to the creative nature of the band that its insularity might create. I try and fight against it by doing a lot of outside projects and by bringing those influences into our projects. That said, I think these past few years has seen some of our best work.
photo by chris buck
Essentially a family affair, the group consists of vocalist Margo Timmins and her brothers Michael (guitar) and Peter (drums and percussion). Bassist Alan Anton has been on board since the beginning, and is the only core member not related by blood. Initially garnering college radio buzz for the brazenly retro (at the time) approach of cutting their first two indie LPs completely live to 2-track using only one very sensitive microphone placed in the musicians’ midst, they have since gone on to embrace lush and layered multi-track studio techniques. The result? Gorgeous, adult-oriented modern rock informed by Americana and a dreamy take on Canadian-tinged country music. The group recently celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the recording sessions for their breakthrough LP The Trinity Session, which yielded their biggest U.S. hit: a dark and wistful cover of the Velvet Underground gem “Sweet Jane” (songwriter Lou Reed once called this his favorite version of the oft-recorded tune). They did so by revisiting the church where the original album was recorded. There they welcomed a handful of guest musicians (including 10,000 Maniacs’ Natalie Merchant and roots-rock figurehead Ryan Adams) for an updated reworking of that album’s setlist that was professionally documented and released as a combination CD and DVD set. Though the Junkies’ albums rarely chart outside of the Great White North, they routinely pack theaters and large showcase venues in the U.S. and abroad. I caught up with Michael Timmins in advance of this rare visit to Savannah (courtesy of Wagatail Productions). Full interview at connectsavannah.com.
You recently revisited The Church of the Holy Trinity to pay homage to your breakthrough album of 1987. What was the most pleasant surprise or unexpected outcome of that undertaking? Michael Timmins: Aside from acting as sidemen on each song, we also gave Ryan, Natalie and Vic (Chesnutt) a song that they were to take the lead vocal on and create in their own image. I think those three songs are my favorite parts of the recording. I love what the three of them brought.
Michael Timmins: Scarlet Johannson.
What will the setlist for your upcoming Savannah show consist of?
Do you feel it will be easier for people to rock now that George W. Bush is out of office?
Michael Timmins: A healthy sprinkling of Trinity and Paths Taken material — plus some odds and ends from the larger catalogue and three or four new songs that we’re working on.
Michael Timmins: Bad times are usually good for rocking — so he has laid a strong foundation for years of rocking to come.
Here’s the Lightning Round: What’s the single biggest business mistake the band ever made (and that you wish you could retract)? Michael Timmins: We should have licensed The Trinity Session to BMG instead of (just) signing it over. I kick myself monthly over that one. But back then, I had no idea what licensing was and it’s possible they wouldn’t have gone for it in any case. They had all the power. If the band could choose one living musician they’d most treasure the opportunity to collaborate with (either live or in the studio), who would it likely be?
On stairs: Michael Timmins, Margo Timmins; Standing, front to back: Alan Anton , Peter Timmins
What’s the single biggest misconception people seem to have about the Cowboy Junkies? Michael Timmins: That we’re a family band. It’s just a coincidence that we have the same last name. cs Wagatail presents: Cowboy Junkies When: Fri., 8 pm. Where: Trustees Theater Cost: $25 (ALL-AGES) Info: trusteestheater.com, cowboyjunkies.com
win two music
tiCkets
Complete the entry form online @ ConneCtsavannah.Com to win a pair of tiCkets to the hit musiCal on wednesday feB. 18th, 2009, 7:30pm at the savannah CiviC Center
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
20
must Be 21 years of age or older. all online entries must Be reCeived By noon on friday, feBruary 13th, 2009. winner will Be drawn at random and notified By telephone or email.
Shows 1/2 price w/ Student or Military ID (except*) Happy Hour Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sat 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;8pm S.I.N. Night Mondays 50% off Select alcohol, 8pm until $2.50 house liquor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $2.50 house wine $2.50 dom. bottles â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $1 16oz. dom. draughts $1 off micro & imported draughts
wed feb 11 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9pm, FREE
thurs feb 19 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11pm, $10
Turtle & Friends
WaGaTaiL prESEnTS*
Zoso
thurs feb 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11pm, $3
Led Zeppelin Tribute Band
Dope Sandwich Live fri feb 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9pm, FREE
Black Friday (The Greg Williams Band) sat feb 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9pm $7, Ladies FREE! EnTropy prESEnTS:
My Funky Valentine mon feb 16 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8pm
open recording Session Record Your Live Set for $40 (Please call ahead)
tues feb 17 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8pm
open Mic night $1 pBr â&#x20AC;˘ FrEE pool advance tix at
307 W. river St.
fri feb 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10pm $7 adv, $10 door
The afromotive w/ Laura reed & Deep pocket
sat feb 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10pm, $8 WaGaTaiL prESEnTS*
The ragbirds
thurs feb 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10pm, $12 WaGaTaiL prESEnTS*
Col. Bruce w/ Moon alice
fri feb 27 - 9pm, $10
passafire
livewiremusichall.com
Tel: 912.233.1192
photo by Paul McCarthy
free
feature
The Irish traditional band Slide
A celebration of heritage Irish Fest offers arts, culture, food and history by jim reed | jim.r@connectsavannah.com
While St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day revelry seems to be on everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind these days (as the City is once more making a last-minute attempt to curb the more excessive elements of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous annual festival), itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth noting that for almost two decades, a small group of local Irish Americans have consistently hosted a Celtic festival thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overflowing with tradition and a sense of community rather than a foaming malt beverage. Smaller in scale, but infinitely more educational and cultured, this weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 17th Annual Savannah Irish Festival is a dream come true for those who either feel separated from their homeland, yearn to connect with their heritage, or are simply enamored with or unfamiliar with Irish food, music, art and history. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It always takes place the third weekend in February, and between now and St. Patâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some sort of Irish celebration taking place every weekend, explains Chris Hagan, vice chairman for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Festival. According to Hagan, the original intent of this event has remained the same for 16 years: â&#x20AC;&#x153;To share the culture of the music and the dancing and to make it available to children as well as adults.â&#x20AC;? With a fairly staggering lineup of traditional and contemporary Irish musical acts on tap for this two-day celebration (funded for the first time by a grant from the Irish Consulate), as well as numerous vendors (including many artisans directly from IrelandIrish dancing and lectures on Irish history, this gathering is easily the most concentrated dose of Celtic information and entertainment to be found in this area at any time in any given year. This year, organizers have again assembled an impressive roster designed to appeal to all age groups â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including: Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s buzzworthy traditional band
Slide, who launch their U.S. tour at this festival; the quartet of John Doyle, Sean Doyle, Mick Moloney and Athena Turgis, collectively, some of the most recognizable artists in the world of traditional Irish music; Celtic balladeer Tommy Sands, composer of â&#x20AC;&#x153;There Were Roses,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their Daughters and Their Sonsâ&#x20AC;?; and Na Fidleiri, a repeat favorite whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been called the finest youth Celtic fiddling ensemble in the country. Acclaimed acoustic singer/songwriters Harry Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donoghue and Brendan Nolan return again as well, plus Ed Miller, a leading name in the Scottish Folksong Revival. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be joined by two members of the combo Henriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Notions. And, while the atmosphere is certainly more sedate than that of the beersoaked street party which will consume Savannah just over a month from now, this is by no means a â&#x20AC;&#x153;dryâ&#x20AC;? celebration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have all manner of soft drinks as well as beer, Guinness and other types of adult beverages available,â&#x20AC;? says Hagan. He notes this event has traditionally been held around Presidentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Day, at least partially because that makes it easier for out-of-towners to travel to Savannah. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any hard and fast numbers on how many tourists come to the event,â&#x20AC;? says Hagan, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but the statistics from the past three years show a huge spike in hotel reservations during our event, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll claim that! (laughs)â&#x20AC;? cs
The 17th Annual Savannah Irish Festival When: Sat., 10:30 am & Sun., 12 pm Where: Civic Center Cost: $10 each day (kids 14 & under free with paid adult) Schedule & Info: savannahirish.org, savannahcivic.com, 651-6556
Culture
Theatre
21
Coming out of their shells
SSU Players by the Sea present Blues for an Alabama Sky for the Black Heritage Festival by linda sickler | linda@connectsavannah.com
Teresa-Michelle Walker loved Blues for an Alabama Sky when she was a student at Georgia Southern University. These days, Walker is the one in charge. She teaches theater at Savannah State University, and is directing a production of the play, which is set in 1930 in Harlem. “It’s culture-heavy, but it’s fun,” Walker says. “When I got the opportunity to do it, I jumped at it. I love small-cast plays.” The play tells the story of Angel Allen, a blues singer at the famed Cotton Club, and that of her closest friends and
the young man from Tuskegee whose heart she steals. Cast members are Sam Dunham, Jamaica Melenu, Dan Johnson, Sierra Blake and Joi Hughes as Angel Allen. The play was written by Pearl Cleage of Atlanta, who has written that it takes place “after the creative euphoria of the Harlem Renaissance has given away to the harsh realities of the Great Depression.” “Angel has just gotten fired, and is
living with her friend, a costumer at Cotton Club, who dreams of going to Paris and designing for Josephine Baker,” Walker says. “Angel’s dreams are of being a singer in Paris.” Another friend is trying to open a family planning clinic under the guidance of Margaret Sanger. “Angel’s love interest is a doctor at Harlem Hospital,” Walker says. “The play just follows all their dreams, their everyday lives.” The doctor has lost his wife and child and has come to New York to get away. He falls in love with Angel, but she uses him. “Then she’s put in the situation of whether to stay with the Southern gentleman or go with her friend to Paris,” Walker says. The characters are by no means typical. Angel’s designer friend is homosexual. “In African-American culture in 1930, that was taboo,” Walker says. The playwright mentions people who actually existed - Margaret Sanger, the Rev. Clayton Powell, Langston Hughes. “You get a sense that all the characters really existed,” Walker says. Walker is very pleased with her cast. Dunham came in for his first audition and was cast in the play. “Sierra Blake, she’s probably the quietest of the cast,” Walker says. “Joi Hughes is an Africana studies major and she’s really making Angel her own.” Walker first met Hughes when she asked if she could be an usher for a previous production. “She showed up at the audition and was perfect for the part,” Walker says. “A lot of people were going out for the title character. It was the biggest audition process since I’ve been here.” Cast members all have to sing and dance. “We’re going to open the show with the Black Diamond Dance Ensemble,” Walker says. “They’re SSU’s dance group and they’re fabulous. They’re going to do a 1930s Cotton Club performance complete with feathery headdresses.”
This is the third theatrical production at SSU this season. “Each time, more and more people are coming to audition, more and more people are coming to the shows,” Walker says. “People have stopped by my office constantly to see if they can help. Our program is interdisciplinary, so we can use visual artists, dancers, actors and singers. It’s a collaborative effort.” For the current production, a contest was conducted among students to design the show’s poster. Melissa Thornton won the contest, and her design is being used to promote the show. Walker is finding that many people in the community are discovering SSU because of the theater productions. “I think it’s odd for people not to know where Savannah State is,” she says. “There are only three big colleges here, and we should know where they are.” Up next for the theater department is Pericles, and planning is well under way. “We’re going to do even crazier things,” Walker says. “The theater program has developed even better than I expected. “We’ve had students come forward and say they’re not a theater major but they want to do set design or costumes,.” she says. “We’ve had a few people who decided to change their major. We’ve got people coming out of their shells.” cs Blues for an Alabama Sky The play will be presented Feb. 18 at 8pm as part of the Savannah Black Heritage Festival. Admission for that performance will be free. Regular production dates are Feb. 19, 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. Admission $10 general public and $5 for students/faculty of all area colleges. All performances will be held in the Kennedy Fine Arts Theatre on the Savannah State University campus.
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
culture www.connectsavannah.com/culture
theatre culture
But is it art?
SCAD stages The Shape of Things
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
22
by Ashley Jensen | yelsha24_7@yahoo.com
The 13th Annual
Earth Day Festival
Saturday April 18th, 2009 Forsyth Park, 11am to 3pm Featuring: Savannah Wheelie Ride Free Educational Workshops Diverse Exhibitions Learn How You Can Help Savannah Go Green! Exhibitor space is still available and free of charge. To find out more, visit www.earthdaysavannah.org and click on the “Get Involved” link. Completed applications are due by February 27th and are reviewed for environmental themes and content. Better yet, become a sponsor and advertise your company’s commitment to conserving our precious resources.
Where does art stop and crassness begin? Such is the question asked by director Lawrence Ballard and the cast of The Shape of Things, a Neil Labute play coming to Mondanaro Theatre this week. The story revolves around a group of college students including long term friends Adam and Phillip, one’s fiancé and the other’s new girlfriend. Adam is duped by his love interest and the fallout and mayhem of one couple effects each of the other relationships in turn until there’s little left but anger and confusion. Manipulation in the name of art — but when the canvas is a human being, how far is too far? “People are going to argue over who is wrong and right,” says Ballard. “I hope it provokes intense discussion among artists at school about the limits of the artist.” Daniel Molina, who plays Phillip, agrees, adding, “Dealing with art and subjectivity, it’s so important to keep questioning truth, and it’s exciting to know that we’re playing to a crowd of our peers who know and understand that question so well.” Shape is certainly being offered up to the artists at SCAD and those within the community as a conversation starter, but creative aims aside, it is still a riveting play about relationships. What if your best friend can’t stand your girlfriend? How do you cope when your friend changes beyond recognition? “Adam goes through this huge transformation,” explains Richard Mooney, who plays Adam,” and it’s hard to play into that arch because he’s still self-conscious, but very intelligent at the same time. “ Robyn Rebecca Young’s challenge with her character, Evelyn, is keeping
the seemingly inhuman artist accessible. “I’m focusing on making sure the audience can relate to Evelyn. It’s easy to feel for other characters, but with her it’s more difficult, people want to write her off as bad.” “I hope the audience comes away without any one character in mind as being completely virtuous and right,” explains Alisyn Reid, who plays Jenny. “I hope they see humanity and goodness in everyone even if they seem particularly flawed in the show.” These intense characters are part of a play where nothing is written ‘just because,’ where every word has meaning. Ballard and the cast are dedicated to pursuing every nuance and really supporting the work of the playwright. “This is such a subtle play,” says Molina.” We’re really digging into everything Labute gives us, but still working our own spin on it.” That spin has to be the show’s fluidity and ease of dialogue. The timing between the characters is spot on and pulls you in quickly. The realistic nature of their interactions makes you feel like you’re eavesdropping, and the effect is that you’re intensely wrapped up in the words and emotions of those on stage. “In this show everything works right, everything clicks and comes together,” says Molina. “People are going to see something that stays with them and pokes them in the head.” cs The Shape of Things When: Feb. 12-14 at 8 p.m., Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. Where: Mondanaro Theatre, 217 MLK Jr. Blvd. Cost: $5-10 Info: 912-525-5050 or www.scadboxoffice. com
news, Arts & Entertainment
Just Click www.connectsavannah.com
theatre Culture
Masquers go Full Monty
How far would you go to relieve economic hardship? by ashley jensen | yelsha24_7@yahoo.com
VISIT US Ultimate
Romance Package $340
ONLINE
Couples Tandem& Massages TO SHOPChoice OUR PRODUCTS SERVICES Couples Signature Facials www.savannahdayspa.com Couples Manicures
91 2.234.9100 www.savannahdayspa.com SAVANNAH DAY SPA is located at 18 E Oglethorpe Avenue in a beautifully restored historic building, orginally constructed in 1826. If you need directions please feel free to call.
facials • massa ges • body treatments • airbrush tanning nail care • hai r ser treatments endermologie care • makeup • waxing • la ts • packages • hydrafacials • custom gift baske
as an artist. I’ve grown into owning it and having faith in the character I’ve created, and that’s helped me get over the stage fright.” Byrd is one of many the audience will recognize from other theatre venues around town as this production features more than Armstrong players. “The biggest job is finding the right cast, then things follow naturally,” explains Wolfe. “There’s a lot of new talent that Savannah has never seen, but also lots of familiar faces. They gel together for what’s going to be an amazing production.” Aside from relatable characters, the play has themes and situations anyone can connect to amidst daily reports of job loss and economic woes. Yet in spite
of its potentially dampening backstory, it’s still a high energy show with lots of laughs. “Come for the harmonies of the Monty Men and their phenomenal voices, they raise the level of everyone else,” says Byrd. “If you want to see a whole cast really having a good time on stage, you can’t miss this play.” cs The Full Monty When: Feb. 19-21, Feb. 26-28 at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. Where: Jenkins Theatre at AASU campus Cost: $15, discounts for students, military, and seniors. Call 912-344-2801 for more info.
Collectibles • Posters • T-Shirts • Collectibles • Posters • T-Shirts • Collectibles
Have you been to River Street lately? You’ll find...
The Absolute in Retro Essentials from Audrey Hepburn to Led Zeppelin
912-447-8354 • 205 W. River St.
www.backintimenow.com
• Posters • T-Shirts • Collectibles • Posters • T-Shirts •
Your Downtown Oasis ~ Open 7 days a week
The Masquers cast doing its thing(s)
• Posters • T-Shirts • Collectibles • Posters • T-Shirts •
Wolfe says, “It’s terrifically funny and it’s a show that surprises the audience. People come expecting a spectacle, but during the show they discover that there’s a good story here.” “It’s easy to relate to because it’s about six guys who have everyday problems,” adds John Martin, who plays Ethan. “The catch is they don’t deal with them in an everyday way.” Ray Ellis plays Dave, who has a problem with weight and all the mental issues that go with it. “Through the insecurities it’s easy to see a real-to-life character,” muses Ellis. These real life characters come alive on stage through song and dance, a challenge for several members of the cast, but one they were happy to tackle. “There are some difficult harmonies,” admits Martin. “It takes a while to get back into using your voice on stage while moving around so much at the same time.” Gail Byrd saw the challenge of her character Maxine’s solo as a growth opportunity. “The song hooked me, and it’s really given me a chance to stretch
Collectibles • Posters • T-Shirts • Collectibles • Posters • T-Shirts • Collectibles
Such were the first words I heard upon walking into Jenkins Theatre as director Benjamin Wolfe was giving notes to his cast. Damn, I thought, I didn’t bring any singles! Sorry, girls, there aren’t any Chippendale men hiding out on AASU’s campus. Instead the AASU’s Masquers are bringing The Full Monty to the stage starting Feb. 19. In a time where unemployment is up and jobs are down, we have all questioned how far we would go for money. Six men have answered that very question in The Full Monty. The stripper hijinks start when Jerry, played by Phil Parham, needs a job and some quick cash to be able to pay up his child support to continue being able to see his son. He rallies together some men to create a male review of Joe Schmoes. “Jerry starts out a very selfish character,” explains Parham.” The challenge is to take him through the progression where in the end it’s not about him, but about supporting his friends.” When asked why he chose this show,
courtesy masquers
“Ladies, the time to grab is now!”
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
23
art patrol culture
150 Years of Architectural Elegance — “The Central of Georgia Railroad’s 1856 Gray Building Headquarters & Saving a National Treasure: Bricks, Mortar and Metal.” SCAD Museum of Art, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
24 FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
| artpatrol@connectsavannah.com
8th Annual New Beginnings Youth Art Exhibition — Feb. 4-27 in conjunction with the Savannah Black Heritage Festival. S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St.
Celebrate with your love this Valentine’s Day at at 9 Drayton Special menu • Complimentary long stem roses Desserts to melt your heart To reserve your table call 912.231.0100
9 Drayton St. (between Bryan & Bay) 231-0100 Try our new home-cookeD $7.99 Lunch SpeciaLS m-f
Get A Slice Of The Action Come & watch your favorite sports teams in HD!
Monday 40¢ wings during the game Ask About Our Drink Specials Open 11am EVERYDAY! Dine In • Take Out • Delivery Ask About Our Lunch Specials Happy Hour 4-7pm
11 W. Liberty St. • Downtown Savannah
(912) 495-0705
Abraham Lincoln: Self Made in America — Learning station exhibit Jan. 30-Feb. 19. Free. Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St. Angelo Filomeno — A solo exhibit of the New Yorkbased artist through March 15. Filomeno will present a gallery talk in conjunction with the exhibition prior to a reception on Feb.13. Pinnacle Gallery, 320 E Liberty St. Art at Lulu’s Chocolate Bar — Abstract paintings by Angela Kowalski through Feb. 16. Lulu’s Chocolate Bar, 42 MLK, Jr. Blvd. Call for Entries — Artists should submit 15-20 images in the photojournalism documentary style to be considered for “Creative Action,” set for March. $25 fee. Deadline is Feb. 20. info@ desotorow.org. Through Feb. 20. Desotorow Gallery, 2427 Desoto Ave. Cedric Smith — An exhibition featuring the works of Cedric Smith and local artist, Wendell Smith, opens Feb. 6. Dimensions Gallery, 412 MLK Jr. Blvd. Dr. Sketchy’s Presents A Vintage Valentine’s Day — A Victorian-inspired two-model session featuring actress and fashion model Siren, and professional rock climber ALee. Feb. 15, 7pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. $7 at the door, $5 in advance. Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St. Everything Matters — South African artist Deborah Poynton’s paintings thru Feb. 13, with a gallery talk Feb. 13 at 5pm, followed by reception 6-8pm. Pei Ling Chan Gallery, 322 MLK. Gihon Fractured: New Paintings — Work by Chris Kienke Jan. 16-Feb. 17. 2CarGarage Gallery, 10 E Broughton St. Lighthouse Interiors Series — Images by Tim Coy, plus the works of 23 artists in 7 mediums, all original pieces. Gallery 440, 440 Bull St.
French/Algerian photographer Kader Attia lectures this Thursday at Red Gallery to open his show Master Eye II: 19th- and 20th-Century Photography — includes examples from Mathew Brady, Eadweard Muybridge, Man Ray, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Annie Leibovitz, and other masters. Through Dec. 31. SCAD Museum of Art, 227 MLK Jr. Blvd. Michelle Repici Exhibition — Through Feb. 28. Alexander Hall Gallery, 668 Indian St. New Beginnings Juried Youth Art Exhibition — Artwork created by local middle and high school students. Through Feb. 27. S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. Path — Work by Laurie Darby throughout February. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. 912-3552289. Probe — Mixed media by Blazo Kovacevic through March 2. Reception Thursday Feb. 12, 6-9pm. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Richard Hunt: Promethean Mythmaker — Scultpures, drawings and prints Feb. 6-March 31. SCAD Museum of Art, 227 MLK Blvd.
impact of Western cultural and political capitalism on the Middle East and North Africa. Lecture Feb. 12, 7:30pm. Red Gallery, 201 E Broughton St. Soldier Portraits — Wet collodion process photographs by Ellen Susan Jan. 30March 12 at the GSU Center for Art & Theatre. Gallery talk Feb. 18, 4-7pm. Story Lines: A Selection of Prints from the Walter O. Evans Collection — Celebrated African-American prints Feb. 6-March 31. SCAD Museum of Art, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The Art of Richard Law — Paintings of the deep South, black culture and landscapes Feb. 17-March 22. Reception Sunday, Feb. 22, 6-9pm. Lulu’s Chocolate Bar, 42 MLK, Jr. Blvd. The Art Show at the JEA — The works of Mordechai Rosenstein Feb. 2-27. at Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. The Extended Moment — Group show of photos at both Desototow and TruSpace galleries, Feb. 13-18. Reception Feb. 13, 7-9pm.
Robert Colescott: Troubled Goods — Feb. 18-May 16. Through May 16. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St.
Photography of Margaret Brennan — through Feb. 20, Horizon Gallery 206 E. Bay St.
SCAD Gallery Hop — All SCAD galleries will be open. Refreshments will be served, and free shuttles will run between all stops. Feb. 13, 6-8pm. Free. www. scadexhibitions.com.
The Powerful Hand of George Bellows — “Drawings from the Boston Public Library” Jan. 16-March 29. January 16 – March 29 at Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St. cs
Signs of Reappropriation — Show by Kader Attia, whose work explores the
movies screen shots
Coraline 3D, Taken, Uninvited, Outlander, My Bloody Valentine, Paul Blart, Mall Cop, Defiance, Benjamin Button, Reader
by matt brunson | myeahmatt@gmail.com
511 Stephenson Ave. (912) 353-8683
Taken
REGAL EISENHOWER
1100 Eisenhower Dr. (912) 352-3533
Pink Panther Two, Push, New in Town, Underworld, Hotel for Dogs, Revolutionary Road, Gran Torino
REGAL SAVANNAH 10 1132 Shawnee St. (912) 927-7700
Coraline 3D, He’s Just Not That Into You, Taken, Uninvited, Notorious, Paul Blart, Mall Cop, Defiance, Benjamin Button, Reader, Slumdog Millionaire
VICTORY SQUARE 9
1901 E. Victory (912) 355-5000
He’s Just Not That Into You, Pink Panther 2, Push, New in Town, Taken, Uninvited, Underworld, Hotel for Dogs, Notorious, Paul Blart, Mall Cop
WYNNSONG 11 1150 Shawnee St. (912) 920-1227
Pink Panther 2, Push, New In Town, Inkheart, Underworld, Hotel for Dogs, Bride Wars, Not Easily Broken, Revolutionary Road, Wrestler, Gran Torino, Frost/Nixon
Push If Push comes to shove, then the only sound advice is to stay away from the theater and rewatch X-Men on DVD.
Certainly, that’s an infinitely superior mutant movie, yet don’t think Push’s plagiarism ends there: It’s almost a given that the pitch meeting found the film’s creators, uh, pushing the picture by declaring, “It’s X-Men meets Jumper meets Heroes meets The Matrix!” Had they any sense of integrity, they would have ended the sentence by adding, “Only not very exciting or enjoyable!” In short, here’s another sci-fi muddle that never breaks out of its geekspeak ghetto, with David Bourla contributing an overly busy screenplay that doesn’t always come together and Paul McGuigan providing draggy direction that takes this far past the point of audience involvement. Set in Hong Kong, the film centers on the Division, a U.S. government branch whose members are tasked with seeking out folks with psychic abilities and either recruiting them or (if that fails) killing them. These psychics have different powers, which places them into one of several different categories: Pushers, Watchers, Movers (but, alas, no Shakers), Bleeders, etc. Nick (Chris Evans), a Mover, has tried to maintain a low profile, but once Cassie (Dakota Fanning), a teenage Watcher, shows up and insists he help her find Kira (stiff Camilla Belle), a Pusher who holds the answer to taking down the Division, all hell breaks loose, as Division agents (led by Djimon Hounsou as a suave Pusher) and evil Asian psychics try to take them down. Some interesting ideas soon get buried under a jumbled narrative, a choppy shooting style and an unflattering visual scheme -- all of which combine to make viewers feel as if they’re watching a movie from inside a spinning clothes dryer.
Moral ambiguity seems to be the order of the day in most of modern cinema (recent examples include Body of Lies, Traitor, The Dark Knight, and even Gran Torino), but for purely cathartic purposes, there’s still something to be said about films -- competent ones, mind you -- in which the line between Good and Evil is drawn oh-so-clearly in the sand. Take Taken, which operates on a very simple premise: Scumbags kidnap Liam Neeson’s daughter; Liam Neeson screws them up good. That’s all the plot needed for this lightning-quick (91 minutes, and not a second over) action yarn in which Neeson stars as Bryan Mills, a former CIA operative who took early retirement in order to live close to his teenage daughter Kim (Maggie Grace). Bryan’s frosty ex-wife (Famke Janssen) approves of their child traveling unsupervised with a friend (Katie Cassidy) to Paris for a vacation, but the overprotective Bryan doesn’t like the idea and only reluctantly signs off on it for the sake of Kim’s hap piness. But it turns out that father knows best after all: Within hours of their arrival, the two American teens are kidnapped by an Albanian organization that turns young women into prostitutes and sex slaves. Bryan immediately springs into action, jetting off to Paris and employing his ample CIA training to locate his missing daughter. The film’s PG-13 rating means that punches are pulled in more ways than one, and the script by Robert Mark Kamen and Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) disappointingly turns Bryan from an ordinary man with highly specialized skills in the early going into a James Bond
knockoff by the third act. But Pierre Morel directs crisply and efficiently, and Neeson delivers a typically compelling performance.
Defiance The landmark 1970s TV miniseries Holocaust and the 2002 theatrical release The Grey Zone both touched upon the topic, but Edward Zwick’s Defiance might be the first celluloid outing to focus exclusively on the efforts of Jews to violently oppose their Nazi oppressors during World War II. Certainly, it’s an overdue entry in the long history of Hollywood Holocaust flicks, but it’s a shame that such an intriguing story didn’t receive a more distinguished rendering. Adapted by Zwick and co-scripter Clayton Frohman from Nechama Tec’s fact-based novel Defiance: The Bielski Partisans, this centers on three siblings who battle the German threat from within the Belarus Forest. The eldest, Tuvia Bielski (Daniel Craig), is hardly a natural born leader but always manages to keep things in perspective. Middle son Zus (Liev Schreiber) is far more tempestuous, eventually breaking from his brother to fight alongside the Soviet Red Army. And youngest lad Asael (Jamie Bell) is initially a naïve greenhorn but quickly gets his initiation under fire. The Bielskis soon earn a reputation for their guerilla tactics that keep the Nazis off balance, and before long, scores of other Jews join them in their forest sanctuary. But as their numbers grow, so does the risk of exposure, and Tuvia realizes it’s up to him to lead these people to safety. Zwick’s epics (Glory, Legends of the Fall, The Last Samurai) have never lacked for propulsive continues on p. 32
31 FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
CARMIKE 10
movies
connectsavannah.com | for up-to-date movie times
movies
DON’T MISS THE SAVANNAH PREMIERE!
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
32
screenshots | continued from page 31
power, but Defiance is the first to constantly stumble over itself even as it tries to get its tale in gear. Still, Craig and Schreiber make for interesting contrasts in masculinity, and it’s at least commendable that somebody finally got around to paying tribute to these woodland warriors.
the wrestler
One Night Only February 18 @ 7:30pm Johnny Mercer Theatre
Visit The Civic Center Box Office, www.savannahcivic.com or call 912-651-6556 Groups call 912-651-6557 a
series
After a brief reign of glory in the early 1980s, Mickey Rourke’s career went up in flames, thanks to personal problems as well as a tendency to pick dreadful material. A comeback via 2005’s Sin City failed to take root, but no matter: Rourke now has the role of a lifetime in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler. On paper, The Wrestler sounds like Rocky reconfigured for the wrestling rather than boxing arena. But Robert Siegel’s screenplay fleshes out the basic storylines in unique ways, and Aronofsky and Rourke add a rich palette to the proceedings, resulting in a movie that’s frequently as colorful as it is meaningful. If Milk touches on America’s prejudices and The Dark Knight examines America’s fears, then The Wrestler explores America’s regrets. Rourke stars as Randy “The Ram” Robinson, who was quite the big deal in the wrestling world back in the 1980s. Twenty years forward, however, and Randy is now long past his glory days. Two decades of hard partying have wiped him out, and if he has any emotional reservoirs to tap, he wants to make sure to save them for the two women in his life. The first is Cassidy (an excellent Marisa Tomei), a stripper at the club he frequents who is always there to lend Randy a sympathetic ear (usually in the middle of a lap dance). The other female on Randy’s mind is his daughter Stephanie (Evan Rachel Wood); because he was never there for her while she was growing up. Yet much of the best material revolves around Randy’s career as a wrestler. Aronofsky and Siegel do a remarkable job of treating its practitioners with respect, so much so that it’s softened my stance toward these athletes (dare we call them artists?) who give so much of themselves for the entertainment of others.
Revolutionary Road 1/2
This reunites Titanic stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, and they’re both exceptional in this adaptation of Richard Yates’ novel. Whether the film
special screenings Psychotronic Film Society: Thor & The Amazon Women
An low-budget Italian film from 1963 (dubbed in English) that is hilariously awful. When: Feb. 11 at 8pm. Seating at 7:30pm. Where: Sentient Bean. Cost: $6 Info: myspace.com/psychotronicfilms
Savannah Gay & Lesbian Film Society: Were the World Mine
Two screenings of a musical based on Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” about a struggling teen who turns his narrow-minded town gay and captures the rugby jock of his dreams. The screenings will be preceded by the short films, “Operated By Invisible Hands” and “Untitled Film Stills.” When: Sun. Feb. 15, 5:45 & 8 p.m. Where: Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. Cost: $10 Info: 897-5455. www.firstcitynetwork.net
Psychotronic Film Society: Killdozer
A bizarre 1974 made-for-TV movie about an alien life-form that possesses a large bulldozer, bringing it to life. When: Feb. 18 at 8pm. Seating at 7:30pm. Where: Sentient Bean. Cost: $6 Info: myspace.com/psychotronicfilms
itself will satisfy moviegoers expecting to see the pair again in the throes of starry-eyed passion is another matter, since romance is kept at a minimum in this edgy drama, a must-see for adults who don’t mind getting their hands dirty on messy emotions. Sam Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of American Beauty, has made another American beauty, this one a powerful examination of a young couple trying to deal with the plasticity of 1950s suburbia. Set in Connecticut, the story (adapted by Justin Haythe) concerns itself with Frank and April Wheeler, who view themselves as being different from everyone else in their pristine neighborhood. But time spent toiling away within the boundaries of the socalled American dream quickly takes its toll, so in an effort to revitalize their dreams as well as salvage their marriage, April suggests that they move to Paris and start a new life. Flush with excitement, the couple start to make plans, only to find that old routines – no
Sponsored by Brighter Day Foods & Enzymatic Therapy, Inc.
Slumdog Millionaire I’m not entirely sure how a film in which a small boy gets permanently blinded by someone deliberately pouring hot liquid onto his eyeballs while he’s unconscious ends up being hyped (by critics and audiences alike) as the “feel-good” movie of the year, but that’s the strange case with Slumdog Millionaire, the latest from director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting). The modern-day sequences find lanky, likable Jamal (Dev Patel) working his way through the questions on India’s version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Jamal is a struggling kid who’s coped with poverty all of his life -- a “slumdog” -- and it’s his unlikely ascension that has the entire nation rooting for him to win it all. But Jamal isn’t doing this for money; he’s doing it for love -- namely, for the beautiful Latika (Freida Pinto), who, as we see in the film’s ample flashbacks, grew up on the streets alongside Jamal and his hotheaded brother Salim (Madhur Mittal). Initially, the movie’s structure is ingenious in how it feeds on incidents from Jamal’s past to allow him to get the right answers on the TV game show, suggesting that what’s most important in this life is what we learn firsthand. As for the sequences revolving around the characters’ rough childhoods, they’re refreshingly raw and uncompromising. It’s a shame, then, that Boyle and scripter Simon Beaufoy toss aside all innovation in order to bind the final half-hour into a straightjacket of rigid formula plotting.
Frost/Nixon 1/2
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 Queen, here
adapts his own play, 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 do wn in front of a camera. Set after the Watergate scandal and Richard Nixon’s resignation, the picture concerns itself with the attempts of Nixon (Frank Langella) to rise Phoenix-like from the ashes of political irrelevance by holding a series of one-on-one interviews with British TV host David Frost (Michael Sheen). Nixon believes that he can easily exert control over this show biz personality, and he may be right, as Frost initially has trouble keeping up with his mentally agile interviewee. Several actors have played Tricky Dick on celluloid (Anthony Hopkins 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.
From Fatigued to Fantastic! Bring Back Your Vitality & Live Pain Free!
A Free Lecture with Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D.
Dr. Teitelbaum is a Board Certified Internist, author & renowned expert on Chronic Fatigue & Fibromyalgia. For more, go to endfatigue.com
Learn more about fatigue & chronic pain: • Causes • Consequences • Natural Treatments
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 7 p.m. Charles H. Morris Center at Trustees’ Garden 10 E. Broad Street Free Parking Info at Brighter Day Foods
Gran Torino Clint Eastwood has stated that Gran Torino might mark his final appearance as an actor (he plans to keep directing), and if he sticks to his guns, it’s an appropriate way to end a magnificent career. In that respect, it brings to mind John Wayne’s swan song, the elegiac Western The Shootist (directed, incidentally, by Eastwood’s mentor Don Siegel), as both movies deal with aging men – the actors as well as the characters they’re portraying – whose lifelong dalliances with violence finally lead to both an understanding and acceptance of sorts. It’s not necessary to be familiar with Eastwood’s career arc to enjoy Gran Torino, but it does amplify the appreciation for the manner in which the topic of violence is approached. From the glorified gun battles in the Dirty Harry franchise to the ruminations about the impact of taking a man’s life in Unforgiven, Eastwood has clearly given much thought to the subject, and he takes another step with this latest picture. To describe how he has continued to modify his beliefs would spoil the film’s ending, but suffice to say that his character, Walt Kowalski, is no stranger to killing. A Korean War vet, the recently widowed Walt lives in a Detroit neighborhood in which he’s clearly in the minority. Surrounded by Asians, African-Americans and Latinos, he’s an unrepentant racist, although he doesn’t have much
continues on p. 34
912-236-4703
Come Enjoy A Romantic Brunch At A True Savannah Original
The Express Café & Bakery Serving Savannah for Over 21 years
912-233-4683 • 39 Barnard St. (between Broughton & Congress St. In Historic Downtown)
Mon-Fri 7aM-3pM • Sat-Sun 8aM-3pM www.ExpressCafeAndBakery.com
movies
matter how detested – die hard. Those with a willingness for navel-gazing will be receptive to this material far more than those who prefer to keep blinders fully attached, but there’s no denying that Mendes and company have created an unsettling piece that gets under the skin. “You jump, I jump,” the lovers in Titanic told each other. Here, the two aren’t as united, each standing on the brink of uncertainty, peering into the dark abyss of an unknown future, and trying not to tumble into the chilly depths of American ennui.
33 FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
screenshots | continued from page 32
movies
screenshots | continued from page 33
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
34
use for his own kind, either: Caring little for his two grown sons and their families, he instead prefers the company of his faithful dog and his prized 1972 Gran Torino. But his shell of indifference begins to crack once he comes into reluctant contact with the two Hmong kids who live next door, teenage siblings Thao and Sue (appealing newcomers Bee Vang and Ahney Her). Lazily dismissed in some camps as merely a simplistic riff on racism, Gran Torino is far more complicated than that, not only in its aforementioned exploration of violence but also in its affecting look at a rigid individual who slowly comes to realize that the world has moved on without him.
The Reader
Adapted from Bernhard Schlink’s bestseller, this arrives with all the obvious trappings of a year-end “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. Winslet’s Hannah Schmitz is a streetcar conductor in post-WWII Germany who enters into an affair with 15year-old Michael Berg (David Kross); as a form of sexual foreplay, she likes him to read to her from the classics. She soon drops out of his life, and it isn’t until a few years later, while he’s attending college, that she reappears -- as a former Nazi guard on trial for the atrocities she allegedly committed 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 -- after all, many great movies are about less-than-admirable figures -- but because it waves off these revelations with all the impatience of a restaurant patron shooing away a waiter attempting to remove the soup bowl before it’s drained.
The Curious Case of Benjamin button 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 genrefilmmaker to earn some year-end accolades. 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. 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 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.
Milk The China Syndrome, Wall Street and even Casablanca are examples of movies that happened to be in the right place at the right time -- that is to say, life imitated art (or vice versa) as each picture’s release neatly dovetailed with real-life incidents that in one way or another mirrored what was happening on-screen. Milk follows suit: Although it’s set in the 1970s, it couldn’t possibly be more relevant. Harvey Milk (played by Sean Penn) was tired of homosexuals such as himself being treated as second-class citizens -- even in the supposedly liberal city of San Francisco, where he settled -- and he found himself drawn to political office as a way in which to fight for equality. It took several attempts, but he finally became the first openly gay person elected to public office in the U.S. His career ascendancy did not sit well with Dan White (Josh Brolin), the board’s most conservative member -- and, as it turned out, its most trigger-happy. 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 its every movement. As Milk, 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. Full of both passion and purpose, Milk is clearly one of the year’s best films. cs
HAPPENINGS
submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404
We reserve the right to edit or cut listings because of space limitations.
Activism & Politics AMBUCS
is dedicated to creating mobility and independence of the disabled. Meets first and third Monday at noon. Ann Johnson, 897-4818. Third and First Mon. of every month. Hilton Garden Inn Savannah Midtown, 6711 Abercorn St.
Chatham County Campaign For Liberty
A group that is carrying the torch that Ron Paul lit for freedom and liberty. Mitch Anderson, 695-7746, or visit www.campaignforliberty. com/usa/GA/Chatham/ for dates, time sand meeting place.
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.
Planned Parenthood
meets the second Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Heather Holloway, 352-4052 or heather.holloway@ppfa.org. Second Thurs. of every month. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. 912-2324447. www.sentientbean.com
Savannah Area Young Republicans
For information, visit www.savannahyoungrepublican.com or call Allison Quinn at 308-3020.
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. savstate.edu/
Register today to attend!
PMBA for a
Adult Instruction in Clay Techniques
Wednesdays, 10am-noon, beginners to advamced. $100 plus $30 for clay supplies. Instructor is Carolyne Graham, 925-7393, carolynegraham@yahoo.com.
Adult Painting Classes
Savannah Art and Clay Studio offers classes in painting techniques with studies in light and shadow to understanding color, and more. Carolyne Graham is the instructor. Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm. 925-7393, carolynegraham@ yahoo.com.
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.
An Irish Barbershop Sampler
The Moon River Chorus is sponsoring a free 8-week barbershop music seminar for area ladies who enjoy singing Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm Jan. 15 to March 5. 927-2651. Through March 5. Whitefield United Methodist Church, 728 E. 55th Street. 912-355-8420. www.whitefieldumc.com/
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
Explore your creativity Tuesdays 5-6:30pm in a 12-week program. Ongoing Enrollment. 236-3660 International Center for Leadership & Coaching, 236-3660. 236-236-3660. www. internationalcoach.org/
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
Careers in Transition: Practical Strategies for Tough Economic Times Practical help and hope for those looking for or changing jobs Friday and Saturday, Jan. 16-17. Friday evening 6-9pm and Saturday morning 9 a.m.–12:30pm. Free and open to the public.
continues on p. 36
fo W Ch r e e in oth b s ck yo er ite ur ev ar en ea ts !
day!
Attend a class • Program overview • Panel discussion Lunch with faculty & staff • Career management session
Saturday, February 21 in Columbia, SC 8:45 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. The Professional MBA program is an evening MBA program for working professionals that is available in Charlotte, NC, and throughout South Carolina.
Register at: mooreschool.sc.edu/moore/pmba
an elegant eVening. a memOrable WeekenD. Valentine’s Day Dinner at Hyatt regency saVannaH FriDay & saturDay nigHt Feb. 13, 14 • 5pm-9pm Our culinary experts have prepared an exclusive menu for your romantic Valentine celebration. long stem rose for the ladies • piano entertainment buffet $99 per couple includes: lobster bisque, caviar display, assorted salads, raw bar display and smoked seafood, grilled mahi mahi, snow crab legs, lobster ravioli, carved prime rib to order, and many more of our chef’s specialties, and a custom dessert sampler for two
complimentary 2hr Valet parking reservations please call Windows restaurant 912-721-4610 savannah.hyatt.com
2 W. bay street
35 FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
Happenings www.connectsavannah.com/happenings
HAPPENINGS
happenings | continued from page 35
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
36
| Submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404
www.savannahchristian.com, 629-3356. Through Feb. 16. Savannah Christian Church, 55 Al Henderson B;vd.
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.
Crochet and Crafts
Feb. 14, 11am-noon. 447-6605. Through Feb. 14. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912-447-6605. www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm
Economic Workshop
“Economic Empowerment: How to Get Your Money Right,” will be held Monday, Feb. 16, 6:30pm. in Compass Point Clubhouse. Michael. Snowden@armstrong.edu. Through Feb. 16. Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. 912-927-5277. about.armstrong. edu/Maps/index.html
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 swimming lessons
The Savannah Storm Swim Team is giving free swim lessons to any child between the ages 7 to 18. An adult must accompany any child or children under 10. Send e-mail with contact info to: thesavannahstorm@gmail.com.
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.
French Conversation Group
Forming group to practice conversational French over dinner once a month, determined according to group preferences. Only cost is the meal. 224-2120.
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.
Georgetown Playgroup
Meet the first and third Thursday of the month from 9:30-11am at the Northside clubhouse in Georgetown. Free.
Get Clients Now!
Don’t let the recession get you down. Meet with others from all industries, to learn & implement a 28-day marketing program. Tuesdays 7:30-8:30am or 4:30-5:30pm. $25 per week. 1st meeting free. RSVP 912-236-3660. International Center for Leadership & Coaching, 236-3660. 236-236-3660. www.internationalcoach.org/
Golf Instruction
Reasonable hourly rates and lesson packages for individuals and groups. Anthony Tavernier, USGTF Certified Instructor, 247-8687.
Greater Savannah Coalition on Aging Symposium
“A Blueprint for Action: Developing Livable Communities for All Ages” Wednesday, Feb. 18, 8:30am-4pm. $45 includes continental breakfast and lunch. 692-4575, www.gscoa.com. Through Feb. 18. The Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn St.
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
3005 E. Victor y Drive We’ve move(adcrotso s from Coach’s Corner)
Both stores under one roof
March 9 • 7:30 pM johnny mercer theatre
TICKETS: Civic Center Box Office and Usual Outlets 912-651-6556 or 800-351-7469 • savannahcivic.com or Etix.com
912.352.4876 islandsbikesandboards.com
Largest inventory of new, used & reconditioned bikes Expanded skateboard inventory
One Party for Everything
One party for makeup, lingerie, candles and toys. Refreshments served. Free consults. 604-5639. mimi5639@gmail.com.
Personal Money Management
BOAN Consults, LLC sponsors monthly workshops. Call 398-8148 or email info@boanconsults.com.
Pesticide School
Seminars for landscape professions and lawn-care specialists who must take the Turf and Ornamental Exam will be held Feb. 16 and 23, 9am-3pm. $20 each. 921-5460. Training manuals and study guides must be obtained in advance. Through Feb. 23. Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens, 2 Canebrake Rd.
Porcelain Painting
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 Studio: Perspective/Optical Illusion in Art
Drawing and painting Tuesdays 5:30-7pm. $75 per month. 925-7393, carolynegraham@yahoo. com. Starts in April.
Ongoing beginner, intermediate and advanced 4-day class. $250 includes supplies, brushes, porcelain and firing of art. 706-495-6724, www. GaSeminarsbytheSea.com. Internationally renowned teachers. Tybee Island, Tybee Island.
Teen Art Studio: Wonders of Color in Art
Performances of a musical history tour of the Coastal Empire, cabaret-style, will be presented at the following Senior Centers: Windsor Forest, Feb. 10, 10:30am; Sav. Adult Daycare, Feb. 11, 10:15am; Mary Flournoy, Feb. 12, 10:30am; Eastside, Feb. 13, 9:45am; Stillwell Towers, Feb. 17, 10am; The Veranda, Feb. 18, 1pm; Ruth Byck, Feb. 23, 10:15am; Liberty City, Feb. 24, 10:30am; Habersham House, Feb. 24, 10:30am; and Moses Jackson, Feb. 25, 10:30am. Angela, 355-3366. Through Feb. 25.
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/
Puppet People: Behind the Moss Curtain
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
Resume Writing & Job Search Training
Free training Feb. 13, 20 and 27 10:30-11:30am. 447-5711. Through Feb. 27. Wesley Community Center, 1601 Drayton St. 912-232-0965. www. wesleyctrs-savh.org/
Savannah Conservatory for the Performing Arts
Low cost instruction in a group lesson format. Classes in drama, dance, percussion, woodwinds, brass, strings, piano, vocals, guitar, visual arts and music theory Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30, 6:30 or 7:30pm. $60 per quarter. 352-8366, tsaconservatory@bellsouth.net. Salvation Army Community Center, 3000 Bee Rd.
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.
SCAD Art and Design Community Workshops
“Handmade at SCAD” is a series of community education workshops open to the public ages 15 and up Jan. 24-March 21. Costs range from $55 to $145 depending on materials, with all materials provided. 525.5123, www.scad.edu/ce. Through March 21.
Color blending, color complements, color theory, abstract to realistic. Tuesdays 5:30-7pm. $75 per month includes supplies. 925-7393, carolynegraham@yahoo.com.
Thinking of Starting a Small Business
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. www.uwce.org/
Weather Spotter Training
The Chatham Emergency Management Agency and The National Weather Service will offer a class February 19. Contact Dustin Hetzel at djhetzel@chathamcounty.org by February 18. Through Feb. 18.
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. 234-6371. Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St.
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 2208129, 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
continues on p. 38
HAPPENINGS
Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. 912-898-3980. www. oatlandisland.org/
| Submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404
37 FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
happenings | continued from page 36
HAPPENINGS
happenings | continued from page 37
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
38
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. 912-3558111. www.savj.org/
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 at the corner of Victory Drive and Skidaway Road to meet other MINI owners and go on motoring adventures together. Visit coastalminis.com. Twelve Oaks Shopping Center, Abercorn Street.
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 6:30pm. Open to all interested in boating and related activities. 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 660-8257. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 912354-9040.
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.
| Submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404 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. Contact Kristina at 407-443-1571 or ktina697@hotmail. com.
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.
85th Anniversary BBq Blowout! $8.50 lunch or dinner! Your choice of… • BBQ Sandwich & 3 Spareribs • Quarter Hickory Smoked Chicken & 3 Spareribs • BBQ Pork & 3 Spareribs • Quarter Fried Chicken & 3 Spareribs • Half Hickory Smoked Chicken • World Famous Half Fried Chicken • Half Slab Spareribs • Half Slab Baby Back Ribs
1651 east Victory drive Savannah • 354-7810
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
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
Enjoy classes, informal “playshops” and shows on River Street and area businesses. Now accepting applications for new members. 2327731. . 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 Sunrise Rotary 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 Toastmasters
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.
meets Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the First City Club. First City Club, 32 Bull St. 912-238-4548. 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. 912350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/
39 FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
Savannah Kennel Club
HAPPENINGS
happenings | continued from page 38
Savannah Wine Lovers
A sometimes formal group that also sometimes just gets together to drink wine. Visit http://groups.google.com/group/savannahwine-lovers.
Savannah Writers Network
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. 921-925-8112. 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 2343336. Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St. 912-234-3336. www.caninepalacesavannah. com
continues on p. 40
MOROCCAN RESTAURANT & BAZAAR
Thank you for voting us Best Exotic Restaurant 2006 Also voted Best International Ethnic Cuisine 2002 by Savannah Morning News Delicious Moroccan Cuisine! Authentic ceremonial atmosphere! Belly dancing shows nightly! Fun & memorable dining experience!
We specialize in birthday parties!
234-6168 118 East Broughton St. Downtown Savannah Reservations Suggested. 5:30 to 10:30pm nightly www.casbahrestaurant.com
Sudoku
answers on page 44
HAPPENINGS
happenings | continued from page 39 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
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
40
Tybee Performing Arts Society
meets the last Wednesday orf every month at 6:30pm in different locations to practice spoken Spanish in a casual environment. 236-8566.
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.
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
“Just Playing”— it’s what’s on the outside that counts
The Cinemophiles
by matt Jones | Answers on page 44
The Friends of the Tybee Theater
Across
1 Univ. guy with status 5 Two fives for ___ 9 MySpace adjunct, perhaps 13 Poland’s Walesa 14 Average knucklehead 16 Seldom seen 17 ___ Spumante (sparkling wine) 18 Phrase in a Spanish Valentine’s Day card 19 The yoke’s on them 20 Red MacGregor, McEwan’s Lager, or Tennent’s Super, in pubs 23 Listening device 24 Start of long-distance dialing 25 Atlantic Coast clock setting: abbr. 26 College football championship circuit: abbr. 29 Lowlife 31 With 45-across, contact a pedestrian from a tall building, in a way 34 Public hanging? 36 The other woman 37 Race place, for short 38 Play like the phrases at 20-across, 31/45-across and 57-across? 41 Actress Fisher of 2007’s “Hot Rod” 43 Ring bearer, maybe 44 “Chuck” network 45 See 31-across 48 Otherworldly 52 “Danny and the Dinosaur” author Hoff 53 El ___ (Spanish hero) 54 Woolly female 56 Pull the plug on 57 Understaffed situation 60 “___ it in a heartbeat!” 63 ___-Croatian 64 “___ Nagila” 65 It may come with answers 66 Courtroom drama, e.g. 67 Gluttonous exchange student on “The Simpsons” 68 To a degree 69 Lord’s worker 70 Sci-fi conventiongoer, stereotypically
Down
1 N-test events 2 Distilled spirit from the agave plant 3 Armed swimmers 4 IOU of sorts 5 Actor Sean of the “Lord of the Rings” series 6 Grad school papers 7 “In the Valley of ___” (Tommy Lee Jones movie) 8 Person who really counts? 9 Bert’s prominent feature 10 Airport of the SW U.S. 11 Refinable rock 12 ___-Y 15 Come really close to 21 “___ is human...” 22 Greek vowel 26 Fictional character often introduced last name first 27 Cow’s mouthful 28 Farm structure 30 Cousin of a cockatoo 32 Spanish actress often seen on “The Love Boat” 33 Chop into tiny bits 35 Least likely to be spotted 38 Downhill racer 39 Ducks, when moving around 40 “Since ___ Gone” (Kelly Clarkson song) 41 “___ alive!” 42 Just short 46 “That’s gross!” 47 Home entertainment area with a sink 49 Give a new ranking 50 “Well!” 51 Actor Furlong of “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” 55 Author Virginia 57 “The Usual Suspects” bad guy Keyser ___ 58 Lake near Niagara Falls 59 “Street Fighter: The Legend of ___-Li” (2009 movie) 60 Figs. averaging 100 61 The Captain and Tennille, e.g. 62 Poorly lit
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.
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
©2009 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com) For answers to this puzzle, call: 1-900-2262800, 99 cents per minute. Must be 18+. Or to bill to your credit card, call: 1-800-655-6548. Reference puzzle #0401.
TriUnity Opportunity Meeting
An eclectic bunch that enjoys all kinds of movies. Visit http:?/groups.google.com/group/cinemophiles. will hold their first public meeting Feb. 19, 78pm. RSVP info@tybeeposttheater.org, 323-7727. Through Feb. 19. American Legion Hall, 14 Veterans Dr.
The Young Professionals of Savannah
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.
Urban Professionals
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
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.
Ballroom Dancing Lessons
Learn the Waltz, Fox Trot, Cha-Cha, Salsa, Swing, and more on six Sundays - Feb. 22, March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 4-5pm. $35/couple for JEA members, $60/couple non-members. Through March 29. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. 912-355-8111. www.savj.org/
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 Johnson at 659-9846.
Beginners Belly Dance Class
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.
Belly Dance Classes
Theremin/Electronic Music Enthusiasts
win tickets now
www.connectsavannah.com
Olivia newton-john live in cOncert march 9 • 7:30pm johnny mercer theatre
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. 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
by Rob brezsny | beautyandtruth@freewillastrology.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.
Everybody Can Dance
The Highest Praise School of the Arts presents a workshop every 3rd Saturday at 10am for all ages. Free. 927-8601, overcomingbyfaith.org. Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground Rd.
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.
Islands Dance Academy and the Savannah Danse Theatre
Adult Ballet technique class, Tuesday and Thursday 10-11:30am. $15 a class or $95 for 8 classes. Men’s technique ballet class ages 12 and up, Fridays 4-5:30pm. $15 a class. Scholarships available. Partnering class Friday 5:306:30pm, free for men who take the technique class. Other classes: Adult Beginner- Intermediate Ballet, 7:30-8:30pm Monday and Thursday; Hip-Hop, 7-8pm Tuesdays; Ballet, tap and jazz classes. 897-2102. Islands Dance Academy, 610 Quarterman Dr. 912-897-2100.
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 off is your shoes. Classes are held Wendesdays at 7:30pm and on Fridays by request. Private parties available. Space is limited call in advance to make your reservation. $70 per month or $22 per class. Please call for further details 912-224-9667 or visit www.fitnessbodybalance.com. Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio, 2209 Rowland Ave, Suite 2.
continues on p. 42
ARIES
(March 21-April 19) I invite you to get all the mindblowing sex you can this Valentine season, Aries. The entire cosmos will be on your side if you generate erotic wonders that rearrange your thought processes. For best results, cultivate the attitude described by the philosopher Voltaire in a letter to his partner Marie Louise Denis: “Sensual pleasure passes and vanishes, but the friendship between us, the mutual confidence, the delight of the heart, the enchantment of the soul, these things do not perish and can never be destroyed.”
TAURUS
(April 20-May 20) Gertrude Stein defined love as “the skillful audacity required to share an inner life.” That’s the perfect seed idea for you to meditate on this Valentine season. It suggests that expressing the truth about who you are is not something that amateurs do very well: Practice and ingenuity are required. It also implies that courage is an essential element of successful intimacy. You’ve got to be adventurous if you want to weave your life together with another’s.
GEMINI
(May 21-June 20) A mischievous voice in my head rose up as I was contemplating your astrological omens. It said I should tell you to make love in a bed covered with ten-dollar bills. I asked the voice if this was a cracked metaphor for a more practical piece of advice. The voice just cackled. So I’ll have to surmise what it was driving at. First, it could mean that you should make a business proposition to your lover or spouse, or somehow collaborate with each other to increase your prosperity. Second, maybe you should spend money on enhancing romance, either by taking a workshop to upgrade your intimacy skills or getting creative about fostering togetherness. Another possibility is that you should add imaginative and humorous touches to your love-making, like by doing it in a bed full of money.
CANCER
(June 21-July 22) Over the course of your lifetime, if you’re average, you will spend about 336 hours kissing. But why be average? Especially now, when the cosmos is begging you to use
your mouth to incite ingenious bliss and explore the frontiers of closeness? To be in maximum alignment with the great cycles of nature and make God happy, I suggest you experiment with Guinness-Book-of-World-Recordslevels of smooching and licking and sucking. If you can’t find a human partner to collaborate with, then kiss the sky, the trees, the rivers, and even the mist. (P.S. For extra credit, use your mouth to murmur lyrical praises and whisper poetic temptations.)
LEO
(July 23-Aug. 22) It’s a perfect time to cast a love spell on yourself. You don’t necessarily need to consult any pagan books about how to proceed. It may even be better if you improvise your own homemade conjurations and incantations. I can think of two main goals for you to accomplish with your spell. (But feel free to add others.) First, rouse your imagination into visualizing romantic possibilities you’ve been closed to before. Second, make sure you banish the curse that you yourself cast on your love life once upon a time. P.S. For best results, stand naked in front of an altar crammed with magical objects that symbolize both lust and compassion.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) “The person one loves never really exists,” said Arthur C. Clarke, “but is a projection focused through the lens of the mind onto whatever screen it fits with least distortion.” Your assignment, Virgo, is to prove Clarke at least partially wrong. See if you can figure out a way to dissolve or elude your own projections long enough so that you can see the raw truth about a certain person you crave or adore or care about. Not a reflection of the dream lover who hides in your heart. Not a fantasy you wish your beloved would become. But the perfectly imperfect soul who is actually there in front of you.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) The Madonna of Orgasm Church is a Swedish institution. Its leader claims that the sect is not obsessed with sex, nor are orgies included in the regular worship services. Rather, deifying the orgasm is a symbol for cultivating a lust for life. Making love is just one of many ways to experience peak
states and explore the spiritual potencies of pleasure. You don’t have to be a member of the church to experiment with this approach, Libra. I hope you’ll have fun with it during this Valentine season, which happens to be a time in your astrological cycle when seeking intense bliss and cathartic release is your sacred mandate.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) In creating this oracle, I’ve borrowed words from the artist and poet Wolff Bowden. Please steal them from me and use them in cryptic, affectionate communiqués that will deepen your connection with someone who makes your heart sing. Here’s the first batch: “You belong to love as wheels belong to roads, as grapes belong to the blossoming of taste, as corn belongs to crows, as shadows belong to the ache of heat, as happiness belongs to the capricious pangs of the soul.” Here’s the second: “May the color blue behold your body while sun washes your shoulders near the window. May your lips refuse the kiss unless your heart is home. May euphoria find you in the place where you are lonely. May you light a billion candles with your mind.”
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
“Greet one another with a holy kiss,” says the Bible’s first book of Corinthians. I think that’s great advice for you. What I take it to mean is that when you come together with someone you care about, bestow a kiss that’s more than merely affectionate or polite. Use it to invoke a sense of sacred space, surrounding the two of you with a mood of deep gratitude for the privilege of being alive. Even further, make your holy kiss be a prayer for the well-being of your ally, an affirmation of your desire that he or she will thrive and prosper and become the gorgeous genius he or she was born to be.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Would you like to stir up deeper and smarter intimacy? Are you interested in attracting good surprises that would air out your romantic dogmas? Do you think it might be fun to discover a new love secret? To encourage these happy developments, Capricorn, carry out the following assignments. First, practice loving something or
someone you don’t understand. Second, any time you start longing to be loved more than you are, make it a point to go out and love someone more than you have in the past. Third, visualize your heart growing softer and warmer and more receptive.
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) “When we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours,” wrote author Robert Fulghum, “we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness -- and call it love.” I mention this, Aquarius, because the Valentine season will offer you ample opportunity to bask in the wonders of mutually compatible weirdness. It could come in the form of friendship or romance or some other collaboration, but one way or another it will help you feel less alone in the world, suggesting that maybe you’re not an extraterrestrial time-traveler from the 29th century after all.
PISCES
(Feb. 19-March 20) We’re faced with an economic downturn as well as the need to take strenuous measures to heal the environment. Does that mean we have to dial down our pursuit of happiness? Are we obligated to have less fun and deny ourselves pleasure? I say no, as do the editors at TreeHugger.com. One of their articles, for example, gives extensive advice on how to have great sex in small, fuel- efficient, low-emissions cars. With this as your inspiration, Pisces, identify five other ways to enjoy yourself without having to spend a fortune or hurt the earth. It’s an excellent time, astrologically speaking, to experiment with the hypothesis that cutting down on consumerism can help you discover new approaches to feeling really good.
HAPPENINGS
Free will astrology
41 FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
happenings | continued from page 40
HAPPENINGS
Turn this into cash.
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 9274784 or 398-8784 or visit www.shagbeachbop. com. Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn Street. 912-352-7100.
42 FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
happenings | continued from page 41
Swing Dancing by Savannah Swing Catz
We Buy & Sell Jewelry Cash Loans
Free lesson and dance every Monday, 7:308pm 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. 2208096, info@SavannahSwingcatz.com. Tantra Lounge, 8 East Broughton Street.
The STUDIO
Welsh Pawn Shop 32 E. Derenne Ave 352-4474 • 404 W. Broughton St 233-1356 2800 Skidaway Rd 356-9100 • 586 S. Columbia Ave 826-6437
toothpaste for dinner
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. 912-3568383. 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.
Valentine Country Dance
Sponsored by the Savannah Folk Music Society and featuring the Glow in the Dark String Band. Feb. 14 at 8pm. $7. Through Feb. 14. Notre Dame Academy, 1709 Bull St. 912-2325473. www.notredamesav.org
Youth Dance Program
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. 912-233-1951.
Fitness 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.
www.toothpastefordinner.com
Ashram Savannah Yoga Co Op
Discounted class prices, open studio time and special events. www.ashramsavannah.com. Ashram Savannah, 2424 Drayton St.
Ayurveda Curriculm
Taching on Ayurveda with Satish Nair, LMT, NMT, RYT. Feb. 14, 2~6pm. Register by calling 678.558.5776 or 678.558.0715. Through Feb. 14. Savannah Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Dr. 912-898-0361. www.thesavannahyogaroom. com/
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. 912-652-6780.
Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes
are offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 8196463. 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.
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
Classes offered Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10:45am until 2:00pm by Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training 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 912398-4776 or 912-224-9667. www.bodybalance. com. Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio, 2209 Rowland Ave, Suite 2.
Fitness Classes at the JEA
Spin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, Aquasize, senior fitness, Zumba and Krav Maga. Prices vary. Call for days and times. 355-8111. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. 912-355-8111. www.savj.org/
Free All Levels Vinyasa Yoga Practice
with teachers of the Yoga Co-Op. Light refreshments and a Dharma talk by the Savannah Zen Center’s Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach to follow. Feb. 14, 4-5:45pm. 695-9990, www.ashramsavannah.com. Through Feb. 14. Ashram Savannah, 2424 Drayton St.
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
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/
Krav Maga -
Israeli Defensive Tactics and Hand-To-Hand Combat taught. Krav Maga is the official system for the Israeli Defense Forces and all the techniques focus on maximum efficiency in real-life conditions. Mon, Tues, Thurs 7:30pm & Tues, Thurs 11:45am. $90/month unlimited classes, discount for students, military, L.E., F.D. 308 7109, roger@ccs-savannah.com. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. 912-355-8111. www.savj.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 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912-447-6605. www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm
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.
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.
director Kelley Boyd will guide the class through beginner and intermediate yoga positions while incorporating various aspects of the artwork on display. Bring a yoga mat and towel, and dress appropriately. Saturdays at 9:45am. Drop-ins welcome. $14 per session. 790-8823. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. 912-790-8800. www.telfair.org/
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.
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.
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.
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/
the universe. Classes are 1-6 pm at Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St. $200.00. 2346371. Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St.
Reiki Treatments
Rolf Method Bodywork
Salsa Classes
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
Martial Arts
The Yoga Room
Mindful Fitness Membership Price Plan
Tybee Island Sunrise Boot Camp
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. $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. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/
Pilates Classes
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/
Yoga In the Park
Gay AA Meeting
Yoga Teacher Training Institute
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
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
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
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/
continues on p. 43
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/ 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, 5963009. No prices at this time, but contributions accepted. North Beach, Tybee Island.
Wing Chun Kung Fu
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. 4299241. youtube.com “Kung Fu in Savannah.” The Temple of Martial Arts, 407 E Montgomery Cross Rd, Ste B.
Women on Weights
will begin Jan. 17. Savannah Yoga Center director Kelley Boyd will guide the class through beginner and intermediate yoga positions while incorporating various aspects of the artwork on display. Bring a yoga mat and towel, and dress appropriately. Saturdays at 9:45am. Drop-ins welcome. $14 per session. 790-8823. will begin Jan. 17. Savannah Yoga Center
Savannah’s ONLy Adult Entertainment Venue Open On Sundays
Voted Best Adult entertAinment!
912-233-6930 12 N. Lathrop Ave. Savannah Mon-Sat 11am-3am • Sundays 5pm-2am
Always Hiring Classy Entertainers
Open 7 Days a Week!
NO COVER BEFORE 7PM Bay Street
Sava
nnah
s e
w
e p Av
Yoga at the Telfair!
True Lust!
NL
River
Uncle Harry’s
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.
This Valentine’s Day, Find
thro
Reiki can assist in healing the emotional, mental, physical and spiritual bodies, increase connection and awareness with the higher self and
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/
E La
Reiki Level II Training
First City Network Board Meeting
HYATT
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.
Gay & Lesbian
MLK Jr
Private Kung Fu Classes
cost is $7 per class. For location and info, contact Carmen at 484-1266 or calexe@comcast.net.
n
ath
rop
Av e
HAPPENINGS
Hip Hop Cardio
| Submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404
43 FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
happenings | continued from page 42
HAPPENINGS
happenings | continued from page 43
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
44
| Submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404
What Makes A Family
rell.com or 247-4263.
Religious & Spiritual
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.
Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) meet Sundays, 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 W. President St., Savannah. Call Janet Pence at 247-4903. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St. 912-233-4766. www.trinitychurch1848.org/
A series of metaphysical/New Thought classes at The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 619 W 37th St., Mondays 8pm, with Adeeb Shabazz. $10 suggested donation, 1-877-494-8629, www. freedompathonline.org, freedompath@yshoo. com. The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 619 W 37th St.
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, 619 W 37th St. 877-4948629. www.freedompathonline.org
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.
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.
Chanted Office of Compline
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/
DrUUming Circle
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
Gateway Aglow
Rev. Katrina Seymour will be the featured speaker Feb. 14, 10am-noon. 920-9563. Through Feb. 14. Comfort Inn and Suites, 596 Al Henderson Blvd.
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. Mindfulness Meditation, 307 E. Harris St.
Live Web-streaming
Attend church from home Sundays at 9 and 11am with Pastor Ricky Temple and Overcoming by Faith Ministries. Log onto www.overcomingbyfaith.org, click ‘Watch Now’. 927-8601. Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground Rd.
Meditation and Energy Flow Meetup Group
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.ellenfar-
Meditators Unite!
Metaphysics For Everyday Self-Mastery
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/
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.
Noonday Downtown Bible Study
with Pastor Ricky Temple every Wednesday at noon. Free lunch provided. 927-8601, www. overcomingbyfaith.org. 927-8601 , Through May 27. Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull Street. 912-2337764. www.savannahtheatre.com
Psych-K Workshop
Learn a technique through hands-on practice that you can apply to relationships, productivity, prosperity, health, grief and more. Saturday April 4, 9am–4pm and Sunday April 5, 9am–10:30am and 1:15pm–5pm at Unity of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. $350 or $250 with “bring a buddy” discount. 355-4704, www.unitysavannah.org, http://home.hiwaay.net/~north/ or Marguerite Berrigan at 247-6484. Through April 4. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. 912-3554704. www.unityofsavannah.org/
Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)
Realizing The God Within
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. .
Seek with your Own Eyes
Help in matters of money, love, health and life. 604-5639 or caraleri5@gmail.com.
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.
Spiritual Coaching
Offers a spiritual solution to any problem. Tony, 655-4591.
Stand for Peace
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.
The Savannah Zen Center
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 from 6-6:30pm. Sundays from 9-10:30am which includes a Dharma talk. Donations accepted. Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach, 429-7265, cindy@ alwaysoptions.com. The Savannah Zen Center, 307 E. Harris St.
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.
sudoku Answers
From the church that brought you the “God on Broadway” Worship Series
“Called to Be Open” Sunday, February 15th - 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
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/
Sports & Games Lowcountry Arena Polo
Lessons and games every Saturday, 10am in Bluffton, SC. Horses and all equipment provided. $75. Bryce Gill, 843-442-7963.
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. cs
Crossword Answers
want to buy 390
General 630
BROKEN WASHER OR DRYER IN YOUR WAY? Call Eddie for free pick up at your home, 429-2248. Miscellaneous Merchandise 399 WASHERS/DRYERS Nice, full sized. Delivery & Hookup FREE. 4 month in-home warranty. $160/each. Call Eddie 429-2248.
ServiceS 500
business services 501
Want to make a difference in the world? Tired of your current job? Become a licensed massage therapist! Our accredited program offers individual attention, job placement, and massages for life. Work in luxurious spas, with sports teams, on cruise ships, or open your own business. Call today (912) 355-3011 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and ask Vanessa Lewallen to send you a complimentary new career kit. Apply by March 4th for a $1000 tuition discount! Final application deadline for night classes is March 18th. Classes start April 13th. Classes fill up quickly so don’t delay! www.SavannahSchoolofMassage.com Home RepaiRs & impRovement 575 LOW PRICES For repair/installation aluminum carports/patio covers including gutters, screen rooms,custom sizes/colors. 28yrs experience. call Tommy 912-667-6062. schools & instruction 589
Real Estate License? “Be Ready When The Market Turns!” Classes starting soon! $415.00 Tri-County School of Real Estate
Call 912-351-9737 for more information. BUY. sELL fREE!
CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
600
Business OppOrtunity 690
HOmes fOr sale 815
HOmes fOr sale 815
7605 Lynes Ct
AVON
Yes you CAN earn 50% commission in 2009! Only $10 gets you started today! Mary 398-6181 Joyce 925-7702 EXPERIENCED Waitresses, Cooks, Dishwashers needed. Please apply Mon-Fri, 2pm-4pm. Renee’s Southern-style Restaurant, 5220 Augusta Avenue, Garden City, GA. No phone calls. Qualified Servers Needed Available Anytime. Minimum of Two Years Experience. Wine/Beer/Liquor knowledge, Tableside Service. High Volume Apply 3:30-5:30 M-F 125 W. River St. Riverhouse Seafood bUY. sELL. FREE!
CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
Sales/Marketing Turbine Parts Manufacturing and repair facility in Melrose Park, IL has immediate openings for the following: Inside/Outside Sales Manager: Looking for aggressive, hard working person with prior experience in Power Plant/Steel/Chemical/Paper Industries. Must have 5 years minimum Turbo Machinery experience. Inside Sales/Estimator: Must be familiar with Turbine parts such as fasteners/Valve parts/Blades etc. Should be computer literate, detailed oriented. Must have 2 years minimum experience. Please email resume: hr@ppsvcs.com, fax: 708-538-1812. Visit us at www.ppsvcs.com Please include your interested opening and reference code: CS in the subject line. BUY. sELL fREE!
CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
SAVANNAH HAIR SALON
(located on Whitemarsh Island Hwy 80 East, next to Publix & Cato) is seeking experienced hair stylist. Only serious inquiries! Please call 912-604-5890.
FOR SALE OR TRADE
UNEMPLOPYED? THEN EMPLOY YOURSELF! START AN INTERNET BUSINESS FOR ONLY $49.99! FREE* Cell Phone! Invite 5 customers/friends in the 1st week who invite 5 customer/friend everyone earns $250 each!!! Want more $$$, Invite more! go to
www.freecellphoneswillgrowucash.com & sign up! , then go to www.businessfromjhome2009.com for training or call 1-866-426-1965
*upon qualification*
ConneCtsavannah.Com Online listings & cOntent
bUY. sELL. FREE!
CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
Real estate 800
HOmes fOr sale 815 14 Hanging Moss Wilmington Island 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 2car garage. Completely Remodeled! $225,000 or $1200/month rent. Owner/Agent. Call Michele Gutting (912) 663-8592 or ReMax Savannah (912) 355-7711
Buy. Sell. FREE!
ConneCtSavannah.Com
152 PECAN GROVE BLVD.
off I-16, Effingham County. 3BR/2BA mobile home, approx. 1400sq.ft. New Renovation, Large Greatroom, Eat-in Kitchen, Large master bedroom. $69,900. JOB, Inc. 912-398-5387 or 912-898-0084 3BR/1BA located at 6945 Key Street. Totally remodeled. Closing included in sale. Call 912-441-5694. ConneCtsavannah.Com music, Art And EvEnts listings. updAtEd dAily And whEn wE’rE not working on thE print Edition
Brick, 3Bd/2ba. Beaut. renovated! ISLE OF HOPE. $242,900, owner/agent 104 Greystone-Pooler Short-Sale/Preforeclo-
sure. 4bd/2ba brick like new. $179,900 305 E. 65th St 2bed/1bath, Ardsley Park, $89,900 106 BarksdaleGeorgetown Pristine Brick 3BD/2BA w/ garage, fplc, beautifully renovated, new everything $149,900 Long Point Cleared Marshfront Lot . $239,900 153 W. Tisbury-Pooler Hampton Place 3BR 2BA, with garage. $129,900 4 Blue Lake-Pooler 4bed/2bath built in 2005 like new, fresh paint, neutral colors, fenced yard, $119,900 2139 Causton Bluff Perfect! Everything’s new! 3bed/2ba+ 1000sqft gar-
age/wrkshop. beautiful quality renovation, must see! $129,900 109 Spring St/West Chatham 3bed/1bath, new hvac, windows, paint, kitchen...all new! $89,900 Paradise Park-Multi Family 3BR/2BA+2br/1ba 2 homes, $169,900. Renovated. 1610 Reynolds St Block home needs rehab. $12,000 1232 W. 49th- West Chatham 2 bed/2ba Totally remodeled, wood floors, new ceramic tile, new kitchen, HVAC & more! PERFECT $74,900. Amber Williams, RE/MAX Savannah. Cell:660-2848 www.savrealtor.com ConneCtsavannah.Com music, Art And EvEnts listings. updAtEd dAily And whEn wE’rE not working on thE print Edition
bUY. sELL. FREE!
CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
EASTLAKE VICTORIAN HOME, 3BR/2.5BA, Nicely restored 1890’s on 1/2 acre lot for sale @ $199,000 or will consider trade for Downtown Savannah. Also, another Victorian on 1/2 acre lot, partially restored in Wrightsville, GA $45,000. Call bet ween 10am-10pm, 912-531-5847.
FSBO!
3 Bedroom, 2 bath all brick home on .93 acre in South Effingham County. 2 car attached garage and 2 car detached garage, 10X12 utility shed, real wood floors, neutral carpet in bedrooms. Home is only 8 years old, and in move in condition! Great neighborhood and schools. Call owner at 912-856-3831 or 912-772-8687 for showing. Can be shown at short notice.
HOME BUYER’S SEMINAR
We are proud to present
“Everything You’ve Wanted to Know About Real Estate But Were Afraid to Ask” Home Buyer’s Seminar. Classes start 17 February, 2009 and will be held every Tuesday at 7:30 P.M. Seating is limited. RSVP to Hugh Cherry for space and directions.
Office 927-1088 OR Mobile 572-3189
HUD Home!
4BD, 3BA only $39,900! Fo r l i s t i n g s, 800-536-8517 x5613
INVESTOR’S SPECIAL!!
Dozens of homes & apts. to choose from. Owner Financing with 10% down. Call for listings, 912-656-5351.
New Construction! Beautiful 3bed/2bath home in Midtown. Qualifies for $40K Dream Maker Funds. All Appliances, 2/10 Warranty, Fencedyard, and Shed. $125,900. Barr y Koncul, 912-695-6850. ERA Kelly & Fischer 927-1088
HOmes fOr sale 815
for rent 855
TAKE POSSESSION NOT RECESSION!! There has never been a better time to buy a home. Call David or Liz Thomas Today! 912-631-2909/912-27 2-4378 Doris Thomas Realty, Inc.
1BR/1BA furnished apt. Utilities included. Tybee Island. $850/month. $550 security deposit. Month-to-month lease available. Leave message. 706-338-9453
ConneCt Savannah ClaSSified adS Work!
Land/Lots for saLe 840 TEN ACRE TRACT of riverfront property. Has underground power, cement slab and deep well. Close to public boat landing. 407-621-1653 ConneCtsavannah.Com online musiC & events listings, & fine sweetness and Content
for rent 855
1207 E. 31st St. 4BR/2BA LG Victorian, wood flooring, 4 fireplaces,dishwasher + all appliances, laundry room, privacy fence,$950+$950/deposit. Section 8 Accepted. (912)441-9637
1214 East 57th Street. 2BR/1BA, Living room, Dining room, Kitchen, CH&A, Fenced yard, $750/Month. $850/Deposit. Call 238-4390 1403 E. 38th Street Large 2BR brick duplex $650. 2219 Florida Avenue 2BR house $725. STAY MANAGEMENT 352-7829/656-5351 1901 CHAMPION STREET. 3BR, 2BA, living-room & dining-room, den, kitchen, fireplace, 1-car garage. Washer/dryer, $900/month. 912-507-1448 1BR/1BA$525/month And 3BR, 1BA $700/month. BOTH washer/dryer connection, CH/A, all electric, No pets. Reese & Company 236-4233 ConneCtsavannah.Com Online listings & cOntent
ConneCtsavannah.Com Online listings & cOntent
2119 Florance
1BR/1BA house $525/month. All utilities included. Stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer connections. No CH&A. 912-713-1975 2218 E. 60TH STREET 2BR/1BA, with room that could be 3rd BR or den. No pets. $825/month, $825/deposit. 15A W. 61ST STREET 2BR Apt., utilities included. No pets. $850/month, $850/deposit. 6-1/2 W. 61ST STREET 1BR Apt, no pets. $450/month, $450/deposit. 23 W. 61ST STREET 2BR/1BA, central heat/air, all electric. $600/month, $600/deposit.
CALL 355-6803
2306 ALABAMA
2 Bedrooms, kitchen furnished. Recently remodeled. $550/month plus deposit. No Section 8. Call 234-0548 2BR/2BA, southside condo free water, pool, screened porch, washer dryer included. $675/month. call Eric. 220-1566
All Kinds Of singles lOOKing TO MeeT YOu!! Listen & Respond to Ads FREE!! Straight 912-344-9500 Gay/Bi 912-344-9494 Use FREE Code 7342 Call 888-Megamates or visit megamates.com (18+)
for rent 855 3 Bedroom, 1 Bath brick ranch, carport, big yard w/ privacy fence, convenient to mall & Hunter. $850 + deposit. 912-225-6324 or 912-667-7908
Buy. Sell. FREE!
ConneCtSavannah.Com
3BR/1BA HOUSE FOR RENT between Oglethorpe Mall and Lake Mayer $925/month plus deposit. Call 912-596-6425 3BR/2.5 BA, living, dining, eat-in kitchen, office, and laundryrooms, screened porch, garage, 7 Barbour Drive, $950/month, $950/deposit. 234-7019
3BR/2BA TOWNHOUSE
In Georgetown. Separate DR or Family Room. Rear entry Garage. No Pets! $950/month.
Prime Properties 925-6870/897-2272
3BR +Bonus room, 2.5/BA duplex. Isle of Hope Area. Jacuzzi tub in Master Bath, New Tile/carpet, Washer/Dryer included. $925/month. Eric:220-1566
50 Shipwreck Court
Wilmington Island Townhouse, 2Bedroom/1.5Bath with W/D connections, new carpet, and upgrades. Amenities included VALENTINE SPECIAL!! $775/month+ Deposit.
912-667-0622 912-667-2216
544 EAST 31ST: 2BR/2BA, brand new home. All appliances including washer/dryer, blinds, hardwood floors, fenced yard. $850/month, $500/deposit. 667-3968, 450-0020 708 HIGHLAND DRIVE by Oglethorpe mall. 3BR/1.5BA, CH/A, large lot $775/month.
Reese & Company 236-4233 GA R.E. Lic. B6970
ConneCtsavannah.Com Online listings & cOntent
821 WEST 50TH ST.
3 Bedrooms, kitchen furnished. Just remodeled, fenced. $725/month plus deposit. No Section 8. Call 234-0548
classifieds
EmploymEnt
300
45 FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
Items for sale
classifieds
for rent 855
FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
46
APARTMENT FOR RENT 2BR/1BA, Great midtown neighborhood, central heat & air, newly remodeled. $685/monthly. Call 484-3700, days, 353-9757, nights.
APTS. on Oak Forest Drive For Rent
First month’s rent FREE with $500/deposit and qualifying credit. Call 912-927-4383
ATTRACTIVE HOME 2212 UTAH STREET
Cozy 2BR, 1BA Home, carpet and ceramic tile floors, separate laundry room, central heat/air, large fenced backyard, quiet dead-end street. $675/month, $650/deposit. Section 8 NOT accepted. 912-897-4009. Available immediately.
BLOOMINGDALE:
Duplex apt. 2BR/1BA, new carpet, central air, refrigerator/stove $595/month. Call 727-4159
BRAND NEW APTS!
Townhome-style apts. in convenient Garden City location. Deluxe kitchens, W/D & fitness center. Garden Lake Townhomes, 4024 Kessler Dr., Garden City, 966-6990. ConneCtsavannah.Com online musiC & events listings, & fine sweetness and Content
BRAND NEW, FULLY FURNISHED One & Two BR Apts. $375 and $475/week. Includes all utilities, 50+ channels of cable TV plus HBO, includes 2-3 TV’s per apt., wireless broadband internet access, full kitchen, DR and LR, mud room w/washer, dryer and rinse sink, 6ft. whirlpool w/shower. Red Baron Lounge and Frog & Peach Restaurant with room service. Full-size swimming pool. Weekly room cleaning, fresh towels and trash pickup daily. Airport location, Quail Run Lodge, call Sara, 912-964-1421
for rent 855 COASTAL PLACE @ Tibet. 2BR/2BA Apt. Eatin kitchen, large LR w/wetbar, washer/dryer connections, 6 closets, all electric. $725/month. 655-4303.
EAST 38TH STREET
Nice one bedroom furnished efficiency apt. Utilities included, cable, central air and heat, full size refrigerator, private bath, very secure. $160/week. No Pets. Call 507-4595, 695-7889, or 355-2831 EASTSIDE AREA -2118 New Mexico. 3BR/1BA, new central heat/air, remodeled & furnished kitchen, LR, laundry room, carport, fenced yard. Outside pet ok. $800/month, $800/deposit. Available Now. No Section 8. 912-352-8251
EFFICIENCY APARTMENT: LR & kitchen combo, separate bedroom & bath. Stove & refrigerator, AC/heat window unit. $300/month plus deposit. 912-398-5637 or 912-232-4906
Efficiency Apt. $180/week No Dep. Required
No tax or deposit required. $180 Total Moves you in! Efficiency Apt, furnished, cable & HBO included. Call 912-695-7889, 912-507-4595 or 912-355-2831.
for rent 855
Denied... • Mortgage • Car/Auto • Credit Card
• Rentals
• Employment YES, WE CAN!
*Optimize your credit scores *Remove derogatory inaccuracies
*Debt Settlement
Week at a Glance
connectsavannah.com
ConneCt Savannah ClaSSified adS
Work!
Place your Print ad online @
ConneCtsavannah.Com
or call 912-721-4350
For Rent
Do you need a place to live? We have properties to fit your lifestyle and needs! *2-Bedroom, 1bath $500 *3-4 Bedroom, 2Baths, starting at $900. We have homes on Wilmington Island, Pooler, Georgetown, etc.
ConneCt Savannah ClaSSified adS
CAROLINE DRIVE: 2BR/1BA Unfurnished Apartment. Kitchen furnished w/washer and dryer connections, newly renovated. $695/month. Call 897-6789 or 344-4164
Place your Print ad online @
ConneCt Savannah ClaSSified adS Work!
ConneCtsavannah.Com online musiC & events listings, & fine sweetness and Content
Work!
ConneCtsavannah.Com
or call 912-721-4350
Let the professionals at Elite Coastal Property Management fill your rental units for you!!! Please give Marshell Jenkins a call TODAY! 912-507-5505 or 912-355-2494 Happenings
Classes,Clubs Workshops, events ConneCtSavannah.Com
Happenings
Classes, Clubs Workshops events ConneCtSavannah.Com ConneCt Savannah ClaSSified adS Work!
for rent 855
GUARANTEED FINANCING
Feeling Rejected?
Having Trouble Finding A Tenant?
Executive 3 & 4BR NEW townhomes in Henderson FOR RENT. Starting $1150/month. Pool complete in spring. Neighborhood Realty Ruth: 660-3184/920-333 8
for rent 855
FOR RENT
Section 8 Accepted 2234 Mason Drive Near Bible Baptist. Renovated 3BR/2BA, Approx. 1700sqft, LR/DR, eat-in kitchen, den w/fireplace, play room, sun room, carport, large fenced backyard, inside laundry. $1100/month + Dep. $900. 4904 Jasmine Avenue Brick 3BR, 1.5BA w/lots of closets. Formal LR, separate DR, on huge lot, 2,438 Sqft, sunroom, privacy fence. $1,200/month + Dep $900. Pets OK with Approval. References & Credit Check Required on Rentals
898-4135
Furnished Studio Apt. Large closet, lots of storage, refrigerator/freezer/range, kitchen table/chairs. Off Bay St. $500/month; $125/week. $500/security deposit Utilitiesincluded. 912-964-2877
GEORGETOWN
5 Whittington Court. 3BR/2BA, Dining room, Living room. Close to Everything! $950/month, $900/deposit. 912-257-2227
Georgetown-Kings Grant
6 East White Hawthorne, 2BR/2BA, kitchen furnished, newly remodeled. All amenities included, no pets. $850/month +security deposit. Call:912-507-4704 GREAT DEAL: 2BR/1.5BA mobile home. Brand new stove, washer/dryer included, spacious fenced backyard, water/garbage included. $490/month plus $250/security deposit. Contact Karen, 912-247-3906 or Summer, 661-947-4717.
Several homes in Savannah. Rent-to-Own. Low down payment. Rentals also available. Call 912-656-5351.
HALCYON BLUFF SUBDIVISION -Available Now!
Unique executive style 3 bedroom/2 bath home with sunken living room, new wood floors, new interior/exterior paint, dishwasher, ceiling fans, garage, Central H & A/C. $1149/per month, $1399/security deposit. No indoor pets. No smoking. 920-1936 Large efficiency unit, on Louisiana Avenue. Off street parking, heating & air, all electric, furnished kitchen, $375/month $225 security deposit. Jim 912-398-6211 LARGE STUDIOS, recently refurbished, $199/weekly. Includes 50+ channels of cable TV plus HBO, wireless broadband internet access, all utilities, weekly room cleaning, fresh towels and trash pickup daily. On-site laundry facility, pool facility. Red Baron Lounge and Frog & Peach Restaurant, Evening room service. Airport location. Call Sara, Quail Run Lodge, 912-964-1421. MOBILE HOMES: Available for rent. Located in mobile home park. Starting at $450 per month and up. 912-658-4462 or 925-1831. MOVE-IN SPECIAL Great Southside Location - 8 Sycamore Court, located off Whitfield Ave on a quiet culde-sac with a large backyard, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, totally remodeled with new paint and flooring throughout. Living area with fireplace and vaulted ceiling, separate dining area and eatin kitchen, screened porch, 1 car garage. $1000/month. Call Linda Kelly, ERA Kelly & Fischer 660-8777 or 927-1088, Owner/agent. NICELY FURNISHED APARTMENT on bus line, private entrance, adjoining bathroom, mini-kitchen, phone, cable, internet, washer & dryer. $145/week $522/month. Other Rooms and Apartments available. Mon-Sat. 912-231-9464.
for rent 855
for rent 855
ONE AND TWO bedroom apartments. $390-$600. Southside, island, midtown. Hassell Realty. 912-234-1291
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
ONE BEDROOM
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. ONE BEDROOM, ONE BATH Apt. Convenient location, 2017 East 38th Street, Apt-A. $550/month, deposit required. No pets. 352-4391 or 658-4559
Week at a Glance
connectsavannah.com
ConneCt Savannah ClaSSified adS Work!
ONE & TWO BEDROOM APTS at 1006 East 34th Street. New kitchen, hardwood floors, HVAC, washer/dryer included. Call 706-338-9611.
for rent 855
RENT: Duplex 1203 E. 53rd
2BR/1BA $550/month plus $550/deposit. One block off Waters Ave, close to Daffin Park.
RENT: Duplex 1115 E. 53rd
2BR/1BA $475/month plus $475/deposit. One block off Waters Ave, close to Daffin Park. CALL ADAM @ 912-234-2726 DAYS/NIGHTS/WEEKENDS
Week at a Glance
connectsavannah.com
Happenings
Classes,Clubs Workshops, events ConneCtSavannah.Com
Happenings
Classes, Clubs Workshops events ConneCtSavannah.Com
What’s Cool This Week? Read Week At A GlAnce to find the best events going in this week. connectsavannah.com
RICHMOND HILL: 314 Rice Gate Drive. 3BR/2BA, appliances, 1-car garage, new carpet, fresh paint. No pets. $950/month plus dep. 727-3106
Read Week At A GlAnce to find the best events this week. connectsavannah.com
VICTORIAN DISTRICT: 527 E. Park Ave. Renovated 1900’s house, 3BR/2BA, off-street parking, central heat/air, deck, washer/dryer & dishwasher. $950/monthly. 912-507-4637.
SOUTHSIDE
Mohawk Street. 4BR/2BA, carpet, kitchen furnished. Country atmosphere, quiet. No Section 8. $895/month plus deposit. Call 234-0548 SUNRISE VILLAS Move-in with no deposit if you bring the ad. 2 Bedroom duplex homes, private yard, mini blinds, washer/dryer connection, stove + refrigerator, wall to wall carpet. large kitchen, Total electric. Now being remodeled. under New management! Conveniently located to Shopping Centers, schools, and bus lines. Less than 10 minutes to Savannah State College. 20 minutes to beautiful Tybee Island. Less than 10 minutes to hospitals + Downtown Savannah. 912-234-3043 THUNDERBOLT **2 efficiency apts, utilities included. Near marina. $600 -$700/month. **ALSO large 1 bedroom apt, Whitaker St, near park. Tile, h/w floor, parking lot. $575/month. 912-691-2368 Townhome, Off Tibet, 2 Bedroom, 1.5 baths, kitchen furnished, washer/dryer connections, CH&A, new energy windows, $640/month. No pets. 912-355-6077
WE BUY HOUSES 9521 DUNWOODY: 3BR/2BA, central heat/air, $1000/month, $1000/deposit. 1413 E. 35TH STREET: 2BR/1BA, central heat/air, upper garage apt. $550/month, $350/deposit. 2306 E. 40th 3BR/2BA CH&A, $850/month $750/deposit.
References and Credit Check required. Call 351-0500 for showing.
WEEKLY AND MONTHLY PROPERTIES AVAILABLE. Peaceful atmosphere. WEEKLY UNITS: Furnished, Private entrance, No sharing, living quarters, utilities included. From $175-$200/wk, $100-$150/deposit. MONTHLY PROPERTIES: 3BR/2BA, Appliances included. Properties located in Pooler & Savannah. $700-$800/month plus deposit same as rent. No Section 8. Interested parties call 441-5468 Who’s Playing What and Where? Check out Soundboard for a complete list of local music events.
connectsavannah.com
Wilmington Island Duplex, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, living room, dining room, kitchen, $775/month, 897-6789 or 344-4164 WILMINGTON ISLAND: Marsh Creek Plantation. 3BR/2 full baths, LR, DR, breakfast room, laundry room, CH/A, double garage, fenced yard, corner lot. Beautiful neighborhood. $1100/month, $1100/deposit. Call 308-4127 or 897-4836 WINDSOR FOREST: Available early January! 3BR/1BA, LR, DR, family room, long kitchen w/new dishwasher, washer/dryer connection, central heat/air, large shed in backyard, new wood laminate floors in LR, DR and hall. Close to schools & HAAF. No s m o k i n g. $929/month plus deposit. Section 8 not accepted. Military and police discounts available. 912-920-1936. CommerCial ProPerty For rent 890
OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE
Move-In. No Deposit! No Utilities! 2116 Ogeechee Road. Savannah, GA 31415. Call 313-4083 or 313-4082 Read Week At A GlAnce to find the best events this week. connectsavannah.com
cars 910
cars 910
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
ROOMING HOUSE in busines for over 20 years. 1 Bedroom Furnished apartments, utilities included, $150/week. 234-9779
1995 FORD RANGER 5 speed, shortbed, 4 cylinder, low miles! $1950 OBO. Call 912-441-2150
FENDER BENDER? Paint & Body Work. Reasonably Priced. Insurance Claims. We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.
FURNISHED EFFICIENCY: 1510 Lincoln St. $145/week or $155/week for double occupancy. Includes utilities! Call 912-231-0240 NEAR MEMORIAL/ DELESSEPS East Savannah. Furnished, includes utilities, central heat and air, Comcast cable, television, washer/dryer. Hardwood floors, ceramic tile in kitchen and bath. Shared Kitchen & Shared bath. 5 minutes to Memorial Hospital. Call 912-210-0181.
NO DEPOSIT, ONE WEEK ONLY
Furnished Room includes utilities, washer/dryer, cable central HVAC. Savannah area. Shared kitchen and bath. $100-$120 weekly. Call 912-210-0181. ROOM 4 RENT: 2027 Vermont Street, East Savannah. 2 ROOMS AVAILABLE. Nice neighborhood. Furnished rooms. 4BR, washer/dryer, CH&A, $130/weekly. Serious inquiries only. Call 844-9154 ROOM FOR RENT in my Restored Victorian home. $130/week, all utilities included. 2 cute cats in residence. Call 912-231-6682
Furnished bedroom. Share kitchen and bath, washer/dryer, central heat/air. $150/week. 912-233-2746
ROOM FOR RENT: In very nice home in Windsor Forest on LaVida Golf Course. Everything furnished, non-smoking home, complete house privileges. Off-street parking. Female preferred. $400/rent, $350/deposit. Call 925-6940, 844-4211
6 ABBEY COURT-Wilmington Park 3BR Split Plan for Rent $1175/mo. or Roommate needed for $400/month. Call Michele Gutting 912-663-8592 or Re/Max Savannah 912-355-7711.
ROOM FOR RENT: Safe Environment. Central heat/air, cable, telephone service. $400/$500 monthly, $125/security deposit, no lease. Immediate occupancy. Call Mr. Brown: 912-663-2574 or 912-234-9177.
rooms for rent 895
108 EAST BOLTON ST.
ROOMMATE NEEDED
Share 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment (Southside Location). $400/month, utilities included! Available 2/27/09. No drugs. 912-660-9849. ROOMMATE NEEDED: Whitemarsh area. Share home, $550/month includes everything except food. Call Kathy, 713-6868. ROOMS AND UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS for RENT at Waters and Anderson St. (1020 East Anderson) Call 912-944-0105
ROOMS FOR RENT: $125/weekly. Washer/dryer, cable, central heat/air. Call 912-596-0847 ROOMS FOR RENT
$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.
ROOMS FOR RENT
Completely furnished. Central heat and air. Conveniently located on busline. $120/week. Call 912-844-5995
ROOMS FOR RENT
Westside. $85-$130/weekly, Utilities and cable included. Call 844-5655.
transportation 900
cars 910 1987 F700 FLAT BED DUMP TRUCK, 429-motor, High/Low axle, double Jordan lift, good condition $6000 OBO. Call 844-8918
1991 CHRYSLER New Yorker, 89,000 miles, $1200. 1989 FORD Ranger truck, could use tires, $1000. Call 925-5832 for directions/viewing.
1995 MAZDA
Cold A/C, 5-speed, very clean. Runs great. $1,950 OBO. Call 912-441-2150 1995 Toyota Forerunner, 2wd, 210,000 miles, new brakes, new a/c, good condition, $3500. 912-663-0613 1996 Chevrolet Blazer. Very good condition! 128,000 miles. $3500. Or best offer. Call 912-231-8736. Leave Message.
1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE: Green, 127K miles. $3800 OBO. Call 912-306-7293 1997 Cadillac Seville SLS, 4-door sedan, CD Changer, tires less than 1-year, tint, On Star, good condition. $4000 OBO. 912-665-1488
GREAT VALUE! Clean, blue 2005 Kia EX Minivan. 42,000 miles, just $6700. One owner motivated to sell 912-631-0351. HARD TO FIND PARTS Call 912-441-2150 POLICE IMPOUNDS! Cars from $500! For listings, 1-800-536-8309 x4647 Motorcycles/ AtVs 940 HARLEY DAVIDSON 2006, Soft-tail Heritage Deluxe. Black and white. 5000 miles Many extras. $13,000. Call 912-856-0101 Campers/rVs 960
2002 DODGE NEON
Need a transmission that I have. Without transmission, asking $1000; With transmission, asking $1500. Call Corey, 912-272-2805 2003 Ford 250 panel Van with roof racks & Interior shelving $4500.00. Cynthia, 912-604-6670 2006 BMW 330i 2006 BMW 330i 4 door. Black w/ tan interior. one owner,loaded. Beautiful car 47000 miles can e-mail pics. $24,000. (912)213-2661 AUTO REPAIRS Need service - Reasonable. Mobile. Call 912-441-2150 for details.
CASH CARS $2950 or less! • ‘89 Mercedes 300 SE • ‘04 Hyundai Accent and more... $1850 or less
• ‘88 Honda Accord
• ‘88 Toyota Camry
and more... $950 or less
• ‘97 Mazda • ‘87 Nissan
and more...
Call:912-964-2440
95 Ford Four Winds Motor Home 35’ Fully Equipped, New queen bed, Microwave, TV, 2 new tires & awning! Only 26,954 Original Miles! Excellent shape! Barely Used! MUST SEE! $17,500 OBO. 912-354-7877 OR 898-9945 ConneCt Savannah ClaSSified adS
Work!
Place your Print ad online @
ConneCtsavannah.Com
or call 912-721-4350
Happenings
Classes, Clubs Workshops events ConneCtSavannah.Com ConneCtsavannah.Com online musiC & events listings, & fine sweetness and Content ConneCtsavannah.Com music, Art And EvEnts listings. updAtEd dAily And whEn wE’rE not working on thE print Edition
Who’s Playing What and Where? Check out Soundboard for a complete list of local music events.
connectsavannah.com
ConneCt Savannah ClaSSified adS
Work!
Place your Print ad online @
ConneCtsavannah.Com
or call 912-721-4350
classifieds
rooms for rent 895
47 FEB 11 -FEB 17, 2009 | WWW.CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM
SMALL OFFICE SPACE
Very inexpensive; free wireless internet. Near Forsyth Park . 912-247-0255
VERY NICE! Spacious 2BR upper apt, furnished kitchen, CH&A, W/D Hookup, fenced yard, patio. $525/month+Security deposit. No pets, Section 8 welcome. 301-1/2 West 39th St. 912-355-7886 or 667-7347
WILMINGTON ISLAND 4BR/2BA house with living-room, dining-room, den, & large fenced-in backyard, 7001 Sand Road. $1500/month. Call 897-6789 or 344-4164
rooms for rent 895
ads received by 5pm friday will appear in the Wednesday issue of the next week
Section 8 3BR/2BA, 221 W 39th St, total of 7 rooms + kitchen and 2 b at h s, CH&A $850/month. 843-384-0328
TYBEE - 2BR/1BA Apt., central-heat/air. Walk to beach, 1 block from AJ’s. $850/month, $850/deposit. 912-507-4637.
for rent 855
exchange
ROMANTIC LOCATION
Classic 1930 Brick 2BR, 1BA lower unit apartment. Hardwood floors throughout. Includes Water/Trash service. Available 1/30/09. 724 East 49th. Discounted Rent: $945 Deposit: $800. 912-507-2191
for rent 855
buy . sell . connect | call 238-2040 for business rates | place your classified ad online for free at connectsavannahexchange.com
for rent 855
aye caramba!
@=;C )ML GMJ (=O A=KL9 '=FM 9F< KHA;= MH QGMJ DA>= OAL@ KGE= -GML@ G> L@= GJ<=J .J=9LK O= L@AFC QGMZJ= ?GFF9 ?G 1#& >GJ
#%26%:! -!2'!2)4! 30%#)!,3 '!,/2% s .EW (ABAÃ&#x2014;ERO ,IME -ARGARITAS s 0OMEGRANATE -ARGA4INIS s 3ANGRIA #HELADAS -I#HELADAS s #ORONITA 3PLIT 3PECIALS 3PLITS "UCKETS OF
the weekly line-up. 4HURSDAY s 3OUTH "OUND &RIDAY s %RIC #HRIS OUT s 5NKLE &UNKLE IN 3AT s "UCKY #HUCK OUT s 1UIANA 0ARKER &RIENDS IN 3UNDAY s "ARRY *OHNSON PM 4UESDAYS s #HUCK #OURTENAY PM WednesDAY s ,IVE ,OCAL AT THE 7ING -9N9FF9@ ALQ '9JC=L c 9JF9J< -LJ==L c 1#(! c O O O O A D < O A F ? ; 9 > = ; G E