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Wednesday

What: The screening of a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Mimi Gan that follows Yukiko Kubo Shiogi’s 60-year journey from persecution as an imprisoned American teenager during World War II to redemption as a lifelong dream is finally fulfilled. Gan will present a lecture about the project. When: Thu. May 21, 7 p.m. Where: Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn Street Cost: Free Info: 927-9922. www.MorningStarArts.org/

Market at Trustees Garden What: Events include a

farmer’s showcase, organic gardening presentations, films and more. The midweek market is held inside. When: Wed. May 20, 4-7 p.m. Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 20 E. Broad St., Cost: Free Info: 443-3277. www.trusteesmarket.com/

Curator’s Tour and Highlights of the Collection What: The curator of the

Little Theatre of Savannah presents Psycho Beach Party

Isaiah Davenport House will lead patrons on a tour of the house. When: Wed. May 20, 4:30 p.m. Where: Davenport House Museum, 324 E. State Street, Cost: $16 Info: 236-8097, www.davenporthousemuseum.org/

and 8 pm. $35 adults, $16 children. 233-7764. Where: Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St., Info: www.savannahtheatre.com/

Savannah Sand Gnats vs. Bowling Green

What: New multimedia

What: The Gnats take on

Bowling Green. Fireworks on Friday. When: Wed. May 20, 7 p.m., Thu. May 21, 7 p.m., Fri. May 22, 6:30 p.m., Sat. May 23, 7 p.m. Where: Grayson Stadium , 1401 E. Victory Dr., Cost: Box, $10; reserved, $8; general admission, $7; sen Info: 351.9150. www.sandgnats.com/

Hooray for Hollywood

What: A salute to 100 years

of the greatest musical movie moments of all time., recreated on stage. Runs April 1-May 31, 3

Professor Primrose’s Guide to Finding Fairies show for the whole family written by and starring Christopher Soucy. Puppets and live characters combine to tell viewers where to find fairies in Savannah. Daily at 1 p.m, 2 p.m, and 3 p.m. Where: Bryson Hall, 5 E. Perry St. Cost: $10

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Psychotronic Film Society: Andy Warhol’s

What: A cult classic

made in 1977, “Bad” is an extremely dark satire of American consumerism and depravity, but

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adventurous and openminded viewers will find it hilarious. When: Wed. May 20, 8 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave., Cost: $5 Info: 232-4447. myspace. com/psychotronicfilms

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Musical Interlude

What: Come and go at

any time. Donations go to upgrade the church organ. Held every Thursday. When: Thu. May 21, 12:30 p.m. Where: Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension, Wright Square, Cost: Free, donations welcome

Tea in the Garden at the Davenport House What: Learn about tea

traditions and experience an early 19th century tea in a courtyard garden. Tour areas of the home where tea service took place and participate in an afternoon tea given with costumed interpreters. When: Thu. May 21, 5:30 p.m., Fri. May 22, 5:30 p.m. Where: Davenport House Museum , 324 E. State Street , Cost: $18 Info: 236-8097. www.davenporthousemuseum.org

Keith Miller in Concert

What: The Savan-

nah Children’s Choir presents its 2009 Artist-inResidence Keith Miller in concert. A bass/baritone, Miller is a former football fullback, now a rising Metropolitan Opera star. When: Thu. May 21, 7 p.m. Where: Lucas Theatre

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Little Theatre of Savannah: Psycho Beach Party What: Chicklet, a perky

teenager in Malibu Beach circa 1962, wants to learn to surf and join a group of beach bums. Unfortunately, she suffers from a multiple personality disorder and seeing red causes her to transform. (Imagine Gidget crossed with The Three Faces of Eve and Mommie Dearest.) When: Thu. May 21, 8 p.m., Fri. May 22, 8 p.m., Sat. May 23, 8 p.m., Sun. May 24, 8 p.m. Where: Seaboard Freight Station Theatre, 703D Louisville Road, Cost: $20; $15 seniors, military and students; $10 child Info: 631-3773, www.littletheatreofsavannah.org

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guess whodunit, participate to solve a murder mystery, all while cruising on the Savannah River. Held every

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An eclectic evening of experimental films by emerging artists, along with some small video installations. When: Thursday, May 21 beginning at 7:30 pm Where: Sentient Bean Coffeehouse, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: Free and open to the public.

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Civvies Spring Fashion Show

What: Previewing both vintage and new styles for Spring and summer MC’d by DJ KZL. When: Thursday May 21, doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m. Where: The show will take place below Civvies at 20 E. Broughton St. Cost: $5

22 Friday

Armed Forces Festival

What: A festival designed to

benefit the Georgia National Guard with arts and crafts, patriotic entertainment and activities for the entire family. When: Fri. May 22, 9 a.m., Sat. May 23, 9 a.m., Sun. May 24, 9 a.m. Where: River Street Cost: Free

Historic Preservation Awards Wine Tour

What: The Historic Savannah

Foundation will sponsor a wine tasting and tour of some of Savannah’s award winning preservation projects in the West Victorian Neighborhood. A selection of fine wines and light appetizers will be available at each residence. May 22 6pm. Check-in begins at 5:30pm. When: Fri. May 22, 6 p.m. Where: Southwest corner of Forsyth Park Cost: $50 Info: 233-7787.

Savannah Children’s Theatre: You Can’t Stop The Beat What: A performance by the

SCT Dance for Musical Theatre class. info@savannahchildrenstheatre.org. When: Fri. May 22, 8 p.m., Sat. May 23, 8 p.m. Where: Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Drive, Cost: $10 Info: 238-9015. www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org

23 Saturday

The Savannah Mile

A running event for all levels, from the very young to the master runner who is young at heart, as a fundraiser for the Two Hundred Club of the Coastal Empire, which helps families of police and firefighters who die in the line of duty. The course takes participants one mile straight down Drayton Street, starting at the south end of Forsyth Park, finishing at Broughton Street. When: May 23. First heat at 7:40am. Where: Forsyth ParkCost: $18 until May 22 or $20 on race day Info: www.twohundredclub. org.

Alligators & Anhingas What: See alligators and

turtles basking, egrets and herons fishing, birds of prey and more while learning the secrets of species survival, both predator and prey. info@ wilderness-southeast.org. When: Sat. May 23, 9 a.m. Where: Savannah National Wildlife Reserve Cost: $20 adults; $10 children under 12 accompanied by a Info: 236-8115.

Forsyth Farmers’ Market What: The Savannah Local

Food Collaborative has joined forces with Starland Farmers’ Market for an event that will be held weekly through Nov. 21 to feature regionally grown, fresh food and food products. Every second Saturday, a health pavilion with lectures and gardening information will be presented. When: Sat. May 23, 9 a.m. Where: South end of Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St., Cost: Free

Memorial Day Commemoration Event

What: Hourly musket and can-

non firing demonstrations at a historic fort. When: May 23,10 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Fort King George State Historic Site, 302 McIntosh Rd., Darien Cost: $3.50-5

The Saturday Market at Trustees Garden

What: Events vary from week

to week, but can include a farmer’s showcase, organic gardening presentations, films and more. The Saturday version is held outside in a tent. When: Sat. May 23, 9 a.m.noon Where: Charles H Morris Center, Trustees’ Garden 20 E. Broad St., Cost: Free Info: 844-3184.

Dial M For Murder Dinner Theater What: The Epworth Com-

munity Players will present Fredrick Knott’s Dial M For Murder. When: Sat. May 23, 6 p.m. Where: New Covenant United Methodist Church social hall , 2201 Bull Street, Cost: $22 dinner/show; $12 matinee/dessert Info: 313-4004.

2009 Super Bowl Talent Showcase What: An evening of singers,

rappers, dancers, comedians and more, all hosted by Nick Eason, No. 93 with the Super Bown champion Pittsburgh Steelers. The guest host is Timothy Jordan, Savannah High School Basketball Coach of the Year. When: Sat. May 23, 8 p.m. Where: Armstrong Atlantic Fine Arts Auditorium, Armstrong Atlantic State University 11935 Abercorn St., Cost: $10 adults, $5 students, $1 children Info: 351-6159.

Le Passe

What: A fundraising event for “Silence: Dancing Through Fear,” a film project dealing with the Holocaust. “The Photographer,” a dance on film, will be premiered. Wine and desserts will be served. When: Sat. May 23, 8 p.m. Where: Pei Ling Chan Garden for the Arts, 324 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Cost: $25

Belly Dance Show

What: Performances by the local dance troupes, Cairo on the Coast and Mei’Attah Raqs, with sword and fire dancing, traditional and modern oriental dance, and belly dance fusion. When: Sat. May 23, 11 p.m. Where: Tantra Lounge, 8 E. Broughton St., Cost: Info: www.myspace.com/cai-

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Savannah Sand Gnats vs. Lexington Legends What: The Gnats take on the

Legends for a four-game series. When: Sun. May 24, 6 p.m., Mon. May 25, 7 p.m., Tue. May 26, 7 p.m. Where: Historic Grayson Stadium , 1401 E. Victory Dr., Cost: Box, $10; reserved, $8; general admission, $7; sen Info: 351.9150. www.sandgnats.com

26 Tuesday

LEED Tours

What: The U.S. Green Building

Council Savannah Chapter will conduct tours of the LEEDcertified Park Place Outreach youth emergency shelter from 5:45-7 p.m. RSVP by May 22 is required. When: Tue. May 26 Where: Park Place Outreach, 514 E. Henry St., Cost: Free Info: www.usgbcga.org cs

You wanted the best, you got the best OK, so here it is in your hot little hands — another edition of our annual ‘Best of Savannah’ readers poll, the first and still the best in the market.

I’ve always regarded this little exercise in true democracy to be an interesting piece of market research. If you read the tea leaves, you can reveal patterns in local lifestyle and economics. For example, a key change this year is the seismic shift in the “Best Neighborhood Bar” category away from longtime winner Pinkie Masters and to a — gasp! — midtown location, bar.food. What does this tell us about local demographic and socioeconomic trends, at least vis-a-vis our readership? I think it says a lot and I think it means a lot, but I leave the particulars up to you. Don’t forget to check out the runners-up, too — often those are good leading indicators of the up-and-comers who will win outright in next year’s poll. Our awesome cover photo this year, by Geoff L. Johnson, represents who and what we want this issue to be about: Not only the most popular people and places in town, but also the coolest. That doesn’t mean the folks on the cover are the only cool people in town, but they certainly make the grade. Thanks to Holly, Kelley, Tony, Rebecca, and Matt for volunteering on short notice to be our “poster children” this year.

A big internal change this year was that this was the first of our annual readers polls conducted totally online, with no print ballots. While one might expect that to skew the results, overall I didn’t see any real evidence of that. I do want to stress — because there are vocal cynics about the poll every year — that the winning honors do not necessarily go to our biggest advertisers, though certainly many of

our advertisers win a lot of categories. While we’re always happy when our valued advertisers are recognized by our readers — what newspaper worth its salt wouldn’t be thrilled at that? — what you see is what you get: The winners are the people or businesses that got the most votes, period. As far as the listings themselves go, as usual we highlight some particularly new and noteworthy winners. This year helping us out with some of the profiles is the always-excellent Robin Wright Gunn. As I mentioned last week, we have a new staff member as well, Arts & Entertainment Editor Bill DeYoung, who has jumped on board with the “Best of ” fun and also gave us a great interview with vocalist Keith Miller, performing this week. Profile writers are identified by initials, i.e. RWG for Robin, BDY for Bill, LS for Linda Sickler, and JM for myself. Enjoy this year’s edition, and if you didn’t win this year, don’t worry — there’s always next year’s vote. cs

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Editor, I read your recent column about the “Savannah Tax.” You did an excellent job of articulating the pervasive perspective that I have encountered in the 2 years I have lived in Savannah. I have never been in a city where the word “Potential” was so broadly used. To make matters worse, no one can articulate a vision of what fulfillment of this potential would look like. If there is no vision and no plan, what is really achievable? Even more discouraging is those natives that have moved away that have a disdain for the city. Outsiders are unwanted, and young people want to move away as soon as they graduate high school. What is the establishment’s desired outcome given the above referenced?

Editor, President Obama is making mistakes impacting our foreign policy. The Administration tried appeasement when it declared Chavez’s president–for–life referendum was “for the most part ..a process that was fully consistent with a democratic process.” The Administration looked the other way when Russia pressured Kyrgyestan to shut down a valuable U.S. air base. In Turkey Obama said “The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam”, which is true, but he should have stated the U.S. will pursue Islamic terrorists. The President warned North Korea it would suffer “consequences” if it went ahead with the launch of a long range missile, but North Korea snubbed the U.S. and launched the missile on a 2000 mile run. Also, North Korea recently restarted its nuclear weapons development program.

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President Obama attempted to charm Iran, but Iran’s parliament speaker rebuked our President and told him the U.S. has to acknowledge 60 years of crimes against Iran, change our policies, and abandon Israel. Obama is making reconciliation overtures to Cuba, but Cuba is negotiating to allow Russian warships and aircraft to refuel at Cuban bases; and Russia might be allowed to reopen an electronic intelligence gathering operation in Lourdes. Appeasing and apologizing (for nothing) to these totalitarian countries is interpreted as groveling weakness by the Administration, and it is jeopardizing our national security. Donald A. Moskowitz

My third and final e–mail to you! On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr. Jochen Kruger. I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter were returned undelivered.

I wish to notify you that late Engr. Jochen Kruger made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Thirty Million, One Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD$30, 100.000.00) to you in the Codicil and last testament to his WILL. This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true. Being a widely traveled man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you good. Engr. Jochen Kruger until his death was a member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers. Please if I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job. Await your prompt response. Yours in Service,

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Crosswalk safety addressed

In the wake of a tragedy, a new look at how pedestrians and autos interact by Linda Sickler | linda@connectsavannah.com

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only May, but so far, Savannahâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Chatham police have handled 30 accidents involving pedestrians, including some that proved fatal. On April 21, two Swedish delegates were struck by a pickup truck as they crossed Oglethorpe Avenue at Bull Street. Nils Eric Svensson, 61, died shortly afterward and Anne Christine Bjarkby, 45, was seriously injured. Because of this and other tragedies in recent months, police are going to crack down on offenders â&#x20AC;&#x201D; both pedestrians and motorists â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as part of the Crosswalk Awareness and Enforcement Campaign. Star Cpl. Sean Wilson is heading the operation. Pedestrians and motorists both have rights and responsibilities to ensure safety at crosswalks, Wilson says. However, these laws arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always understood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just cross the street and expect to have the right of way every time,â&#x20AC;? he says. Failure to follow the law will be expensive, with fines ranging from $145 to $208. Basically, pedestrians are required to obey all trafficâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;control devices, such as those found at crosswalks. According to Georgia law 40â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;91.b,

pedestrians canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t walk or run into the path of a vehicle that is so close, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impractical to think the driver has time to yield. It seems like pure common sense, but there are numerous violations to prove that pedestrians arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always sensible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a misconception by pedestrians that if thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a crosswalk there, they can just step out into the street at any time,â&#x20AC;? Wilson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Or sometimes drivers will see pedestrians walking in a crosswalk and slam on the brakes because they think they have to stop. That can cause a rearâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;end collision, which we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want.â&#x20AC;? Jaywalkers are subject to a $208 fine. According to Georgia law 40â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;92.c, pedestrians must yield the rightâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;ofâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;way to all vehicles when they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t using a marked crosswalk, and in fact canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cross at any place but a marked crosswalk at which trafficâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;control signals are in operation. Motorists also must obey the laws. That includes stopping to allow a pedes-

trian to cross at a marked crosswalk. If a vehicle ahead is stopped at a crosswalk for pedestrians, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s against the law for another vehicle to pass it, no matter how much of a hurry the driver is in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Motorists must stop when the pedestrian is in the crosswalk,â&#x20AC;? Wilson says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If a car is coming and has ample time to stop, the pedestrian can proceed. If a motorist is approaching and sees a pedestrian in a crosswalk, they must stop. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a new law.â&#x20AC;? Wilson says to ensure everyone stays safe, pedestrians should make eyeâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;contact with drivers at crosswalks before they ever step off the curb. (Waving to say â&#x20AC;&#x153;thank youâ&#x20AC;? is optional.) Police launched the campaign by issuing warnings instead of citations in targeted areas along Bull, Bay and Broughton streets. At the present time, officers are giving citations â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C; at nighttime as well as during the day. While the targeted areas are located

downtown, pedestrians and motorists are subject to citations for violations that occur anywhere, anytime. Judy Pal of the SCMPD Public Affairs Office says some recent pedestrian/motorist accidents have occurred on Ogeechee Road. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the accidents on Ogeechee Road have been caused by people who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cross at cross walks,â&#x20AC;? Pal says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been trying to cross in the middle of the road.â&#x20AC;? Tourists gawking at the sights may cause some hazardous situations, but surprisingly, tourists arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the bulk of the problem, Wilson says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most people who violate the crosswalk rules tend to be local,â&#x20AC;? he says. Wilson tries to instruct others by doing the right thing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I spend a lot of time walking downtown,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I try to set an example and follow the rules.â&#x20AC;? cs

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A man returned home to his Cubbage Street house and found that someone had broken in through his front door, which was secured with a rope. The man said his house had been broken into in the past and he hadn’t been able to replace the door and locks, so he used the rope to tie the door shut. He said he and his girlfriend returned to the house to find that the rope wasn’t in its usual place. A step–nephew drove up and told the man, “You aren’t gonna enjoy living there.” The man now suspects his step–nephew may have been involved in the break–in. The nephew couldn’t be located to make a statement for police. The victim checked his property and found that a hatchet was missing and someone had taken the breakers and fuses from the rear of the house. He declined further investigation by the forensics unit.

• A Dawes Avenue resident came home to find her house had been burglarized. The woman’s laptop, about $20,000 in jewelry and her son’s Playstation and several games were gone, but the thief wasn’t successful in getting her washing machine. The washer had been moved away from the wall and disconnected. The back door had been kicked in, and the floor was wet, indicating the washer had been moved. The back door screen was found propped open by a brick. The woman said her sister’s ex–boyfriend might have been involved, as his family lives nearby and is able to watch her and see when she leaves home. • An Ogeechee Road woman who has been receiving harassing phone calls since 2000 suspects the calls are coming from her husband’s ex–girlfriend’s new boyfriend. She told police she had recently received two harassing calls. The first occurred at 7 p.m. and was from someone who laughed, then hung up. The phone rang again a few minutes later. This time, the caller said, “When I see you, I’m going to kill you, when I see you by yourself, I’m going to get you.” The woman said she

has had problems with the suspect in the past. She said she is afraid that something might happen to her. • A young man on his way to work was robbed on MLK Jr. Boulevard at Zubly Street. He told police he was southbound when he noticed a man get behind him. When he crossed the intersection of MLK and Zubly, the suspect got in front of him and said, “Give me your cash.” The suspect’s right hand was inside the front pocket of his sweatshirt and the pocket was protruding as if he had a gun. The victim handed the suspect his wallet, and the suspect grabbed it, took out $40 and tossed the wallet on the ground. He also took the victim’s lunch, which was in a plastic grocery bag, then ran from the scene, making a right at Oglethorpe Avenue. The victim went on to work and told his supervisor what had happened. The supervisor advised him to call police.

• Someone broke a window at a 67th Street dentistry office. The staff left the building on Thursday at noon and arrived at the office Monday morning and found glass shards inside the office. An end table with pamphlets that was under the window hadn’t been disturbed, suggesting no entry was made. The dentist told police nothing seemed to be missing from the office. During the investigation, an officer located fingerprints on the remaining glass. The dentist said the building had been burglarized before, resulting in two broken windows. He said he found a piece of wood consistent with a piece missing from the window frame. The wood was found next to a tire iron lying behind the building, and marks on it were consistent with the shape of the tire iron. Forensics was requested and the building was put on extra patrol. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

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The New Waterboarding: In April, the district attorney in Vilas County, Wis., announced that he was seeking volunteers for a forensic test to help his case against Douglas Plude, 42, who is scheduled to stand trial soon for the second time in the death of his wife. The volunteers must be female, about 5feet-8 and 140 pounds, and will have to stick their heads into a toilet bowl and flush. Plude is charged with drowning his wife in a commode, but his version (which the prosecutor will try to show is improbable) is that his wife committed suicide by flushing herself.

Soon Yang in Mossy Rock, Wash., in April after she tried to stop him from leaving without paying for $34 in fuel. Angeline, captured nearby, explained to police that he had run over the woman because she looked like she was about to “cast a spell” on him.

Ironies

• On April 8, the New Hampshire House of Representatives debated a controversial bill to outlaw discrimination against “transgenders” (those born of one sex but who identify as the other), and the legislation passed by one vote. Coincidentally, April 8 was the state’s Tartan Day, and by tradition, male lawmakers of Scottish ancestry Compelling Explanations wore kilts to work. Thus, some op• Neal Horsley, running for goverponents of giving greater protection to nor of Georgia in the 2010 election “men” who wear skirts were men who on a platform encouraging the quaint were that day wearing “skirts.” (In any Peach State legal theory of “nullificaevent, the state Senate subsequently tion” (i.e., that the state can override the rejected the bill.) U.S. Constitution in certain instances), • Environmental activists Raoul is principally known as a staunch foe Surcouf and Richard Spink set sail of abortion who once posted a “hit from Bristol, England, in May on a list” of doctors. However, Horsley is 40-foot boat outfitted with solar panels also celebrated for a 2005 television and a wind turbine to attempt the first interview with Fox News’ Alan Colmes, carbon-neutral crossing of Greenland’s in which Horsley described his childpolar ice cap (a journey being monihood: “When you grow up on a farm in tored eagerly online in Bristol by 25,000 Georgia, your first girlfriend is a mule.” schoolchildren). However, 400 miles To a skeptical Colmes, Horsley added, off the coast of Ireland, hurricane-force “(Y)ou (city) people are so far removed winds destroyed the boat, and the crew from reality. ... Welcome to domestic life was lucky to be rescued by a nearby on the farm.” ship, which was a tanker carrying • A month after her client was ac680,000 barrels of crude oil. cused of a March attempted murder, • Almost No Longer Weird: (1) In attorney Frances Hartman spoke up Los Angeles on March 29, hit-andfor him to a reporter. “(My client) is an run drivers killed two pedestrians: an exemplary young man,” said Hartman, 18-year-old female college student and, describing fourth-year Camden, N.J., hours later, a 55-year-old Guatemalanmedical student Brett Picciotti, 26, who American construction worker. As was charged with shoving his girlfriend is not unusual, according to the Los off a second-story balcony, but who Angeles Times, the LAPD went into denied that he pushed her. “This is an massive “overdrive” to find the woman’s aberrational charge,” Hartman said. “I killer but handed the other homicide off think there’s an explanation. I’m just not to “a lone detective with little more to prepared to give it to you right now.” go on than hope.” (2) On April 25, • Rammed for a Good Reason: in Washington, D.C., the murder (1) Lorena Alvarez was charged of a black teenager was reported with aggravated battery in YOU in two sentences of that day’s April in Lake Worth, Fla., after Are The Best Washington Post while nearly 10 allegedly, angrily crashing her of Savannah times the space was devoted to car into her boyfriend’s pickup the colonoscopy of a panda at truck, thus endangering her the city’s National Zoo. two kids, ages 7 and 1, who were with her. She explained to police that her boyfriend was about to drive off drunk and hitting him was the best way to prevent danger to other motorists. (2) John Angeline was charged with fatally running over gas station attendant Haeng

Why Government Workers Get a Reputation In April, accounting clerk James Kauchis made a formal complaint to the personnel office of the county Department of Social

Services in Binghamton, N.Y., demanding that he be compensated for a recent interrupted lunch hour. Kauchis had missed lunch when DSS offices were locked down as police secured the neighborhood surrounding the site of the April 3 massacre in which a gunman killed 13 people and then himself. Although DSS had pizza and beverages brought in during the siege, Kauchis felt that wasn’t as good as a regular lunch hour.

Fetishes on Parade

(1) Allan Mailloux, 45, was arrested for flashing motorists as he walked among rush-hour traffic in Madison, Wis., in January, on a day when the high temperature was minus-2 (F). (2) Police in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, investigated reports in February from “several” people that a man was driving up alongside motorists on Highway 78, and if the motorist was a lone female, he would speed ahead, pull over, get out, and flash the motorist as she drove by.

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(1) In April in Arnold, Mo., police arrested a suspected shoplifter trying to leave a Schnucks store with unpaid-for merchandise. She aroused suspicion only because she was attempting to exit through an automatic “enter” door and was slow to figure out the problem and loud in expressing her frustration. (2) Nathaniel Johnson, 19, was arrested in March in Tampa on burglary charges when police produced solid evidence of his presence in a neighborhood that had reported several break-ins. Johnson was revealed to be at each crime scene because he was traced by the ankle monitor he was wearing from a previous court appearance.

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Public urination continues to be dangerous, as News of the Weird has reported periodically. In April, a 23-year-old man tumbled off a bridge over the Minnesota River in Bloomington, Minn., just before 5 a.m. while attempting to urinate. He fell 30 feet but survived. And in March, tugboat captain Kevin McGonigle fell off his boat into the Campbell River near Victoria, British Columbia, while attempting to urinate. He was rescued after 70 minutes, clad only in T-shirt and pajama bottoms, and could not have survived much longer in the frigid waters. cs By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE

Do bras really keep breasts from sagging as you get older? —Curious Oh, bras probably do something. It’s just that nobody can agree on what it is. I won’t pretend to have the definitive answer, but here’s what we’ve established so far: (1) The medical term for breast sagging is breast ptosis. One often hears that “the French have a word for it,” “it” being any inscrutable aspect of daily life. However, if the French ever get stumped, ask a doctor. (2) The upper and lateral portion of the breast, as long as we’re working on our vocabulary, is known as the tail of Spence.

ment, also exhorts parents to get their girls training bras at the first sign of puberty lest the poor kids’ breasts drop. (6) Bra manufacturers don’t necessarily believe their products prevent sagging. In a 2000 article in the Independent we find John Dixey, chief executive of Playtex, agreeing with surgery professor Robert Mansell. Mansell: Sagging is “a function of the weight, often of heavy breasts, and these women are wearing bras and it doesn’t prevent it.” Dixey: “We have no medical evidence that wearing a bra could prevent sagging, because the breast itself is not muscle so keeping it toned up is an impossibility.” Others have greater faith. In a 1990 Runner’s World article, biomechanics researcher LaJean Lawson compares the bouncing of breasts during running to the stretching that occurs when a woman “wears heavy earrings all the time” and recommends sports bras during exercise. (7) We do have some scientific evidence that sports bras are a good idea, though for reasons having little to do with sagging. For a 1999 article in Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Mason et al had women exercise at varying degrees of strenuousness while wearing different types of bra or

no top at all; the subjects reported much less breast pain when clad in a sports bra. (8) I don’t dispute that many if not most women need breast support while exercising and that large-breasted and lactating women need support just for walking around. The question is whether a nonpregnant, nonlactating woman of average endowment needs to wear a bra routinely. Women’s breasts, even small ones, clearly sag over time, and it’s not hard to believe the steady tug of gravity partly explains why. (Other factors: significant weight loss, postpartum atrophy, and postmenopausal involution.) (9) Then again, maybe it doesn’t matter. I’d suggest bras are primarily a tool of fashion: they give women an approximation of the idealized female shape plus some control over jiggle, cleavage, and nipple protrusion—the undeniable fact being that most people look better, and feel more comfortable, with clothes on than with them off. cs By cecil adams Comments, questions? Take it up with Cecil at straightdope.com.

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This is an extremely difficult fact to work into ordinary conversation. (3) There is, so far as your columnist can discover, zero evidence that bras prevent saggy breasts. My assistant scoured the journals and turned up nothing. (4) Bras originated in 1863 as an alternative to corsets. The purpose of corsets was to squeeze a woman’s body into something more closely resembling the 19th-century ideal of beauty, which had the unfortunate side effect of making it impossible to breathe. One may argue that bras are likewise intended to enhance the female figure but in a less drastic manner. (5) Be that as it may, bras have always been touted for their health benefits, and given that they chased out corsets, who can argue? The original patent application for a bra, submitted by Luman Chapman, asserts that his breast supporter helps avoid “injuries to the breasts and abdomen.” By 1927 bra makers were claiming their products supported “drooping busts” and strengthened “weakened tissues.” A 1952 article in Parents magazine, which offers the bizarre suggestion that one should periodically trace the silhouette of one’s daughter’s breasts to gauge their develop-

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This student in the Armstrong Atlantic State University theatre program has made quite an impact on local theatre for one so young, both as an actor and as a director. We had a quick e–mail exchange with him.

Savannah Shakespeare Festival director JinHi Soucy Rand brought local theater and spoken word companies together for sonnets, songs and soliloquies by – and inspired by – the Bard of Avon. Runner–up: Doubt Best Local Actor/Actress

Benjamin Wolfe

What’s the biggest difference between acting and directing for you? Ben: The biggest difference is in perspective. A good actor has complete awareness of their character’s role within the ‘world ’ of the play. The director’s responsibility is to guide the choices of the actors, but at the same time work to insure that all of the performances and choices remain true to the author’s original intent. To direct, one must be able to view the work from afar as well as be able to pinpoint most minute details. Which do you like better? Ben: My family, whom at the age of 4 I would charge to view ‘staged ’ performances with action figures in my bedroom, would say I have always been a director. I think the best directors are the people who started as actors. I’ve learned more about directing as an actor than when I’ve actually been at the helm of a production. When offered an opportunity to act with a director or cast that I enjoy, I’ll always jump on it. But, directing is where I currently feel most satisfied. What’s your favorite show so far? Not necessarily the best, but the one that was most enjoyable for you. Ben: I’m a three time veteran of Fiddler on the Roof. I’m not sure why this Methodist from Sandersville, Ga., is so moved by the piece, but it resonates with me like no other. I’ve performed it with professionals and with high schoolers. And, no matter the venue, the show brings me something fresh and new each time. What has the AASU theatre program meant for you personally? Ben: The AASU theatre department has given me more creative freedom than anywhere else I could have chosen. No where else could I have had the opportunity to learn and grow on stage as I did for the past four years. At AASU, I was also taught the importance of being resourceful; an excellent lesson for anyone going into the world with a degree in theatre! Runner–up: Kelie Miley

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Faith Boles

In 2008, she was Mama in the drama A Midnight Cry: The Underground Railroad to Freedom, then stole the show as a strutting Rizzo in Grease. She just finished a run as the mesmerizing Leading Player in Pippin. What can’t this talented young lady do? Runner–up: Ryan McCurdy Best Cultural Event

Savannah Music Festival

And it just keeps getting better. This year’s 18–day event posted a 14 percent increase in ticket sales over 2008, topping $1 million for the first time. Recession? What recession? Runner–up: Savannah Film Festival Best Festival That’s Not St. Patrick’s Day

Savannah Film Festival

SCAD’s 11th annual celluloid celebration gave us early screenings of – among others – The Wrestler, Happy–Go–Lucky, Waltz With Bashir and I’ve Loved You So Long, and brought Malcolm McDowell to town for a Lifetime Achievement Award. How cool is that? Runner–up: Shakespeare in the Park Best Indie Film Venue

The Sentient Bean

13 E. Park Ave. (912) 232–4447 Every Wednesday, it’s the freakiest and the funkiest, as the Psychotronic Film Festival unreels the kind of offbeat stuff you just can’t rent down at Blockbuster. Runner–up: Lucas Theatre Best Movie Theatre

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1901 E. Victory Dr. (912) 355–5000 Stadium seating, reliable air conditioning, hot buttered popcorn and all the latest Hollywood hits. What’s not to like? Runner–up: Carmike Cinemas 10

Charlotte Sauers

The Bee in Bonnie Bondelle’s Bow, with colorful illustrations by Aija Jasuna, is the first book by the Savannah–based children’s author, a freelance marketing and design consultant. Runner–up: Phil Keeling Best Local Museum & Gift Shop

Telfair Museum of Art

Telfair Square, York and Barnard Streets (912) 790–8800 Designed by famed British architect William Jay, the Telfair family home opened as an art museum and school in 1886, and there’s been a steady stream of visitors since. It’s the oldest art museum in the southern U.S. The 64,000–square–foot Jepson Center for the Arts, a cornerstone of the Telfair complex, opened three years ago and is a mecca for tourists, who come to ogle Sylvia Shaw Judson’s original Bird Girl sculpture. And yes, the gift shop is pretty great. Runner–up, Museum: Mighty 8th Air Force Museum Runner–up, Gift Shop: Davenport House Best Visual Arts Gallery

Chroma Gallery

31 Barnard St. (912) 232–2787 Lori Keith Robinson’s and Jan Clayton Pagratis’s visual arts showplace continues to put the spotlight on a cross–section of fascinating contemporary art from all disciplines and media. Runner–up: Telfair Museum of Art

Eric Culberson

Hometown boy Eric Culberson’s been a fixture at Savannah clubs for the better part of 20 years. The fiery electric blues guitarist has an ear for the tasty lick, to be sure, but he admits that calling his smokin’ trio the Eric Culberson Blues Band shows a lack of imagination on his part. “I wish we had a cool name,” he laughs. “Like Shady Johnny & the Switchblades.” Years ago, before Culberson signed to the legendary blues label Kingsnake, his group was known as the EROK Band. “I think that scared away a lot of the hardcore blues fans,” he says. In fact, Culberson and blues music weren’t formally introduced until the guitar slinger had been gigging around for a couple of years. In the early ‘90s, his sets were likely to include equal amounts of Lou Reed and Iggy Pop songs as those of Buddy Guy and Albert Collins. “I spread myself too thin, and eventually I just gravitated towards the blues,” Culberson, 44, says. “I started going deeper into the music. People were literally force–feeding me, making me tapes – ‘listen to this!’ – and I started learning the vastness of blues. There’s all kind of different styles. So I could play Chicago blues, Delta blues, Texas Swing, the gutbucket stuff – there was plenty of room to move.” He released two Kingsnake albums, “Blues is My Religion” and “No Rules to the Game,” and is about to take the trio into Savannah’s Elevated Basement Studios to lay down some new tracks, which he says are “more adventurous” than straight– ahead blues. When the project is completed, he’ll start shopping for a distribution deal. In the meantime, there’s work to be done. The band plays all up and down the Eastern Seaboard, and Culberson – singer, songwriter, frontman and focal point – handles all the booking and associated logistics himself. “It’s not work to me, it’s just a way of life,” he reports. “It’s really not that overwhelming. But hopefully I’ll get to a point where somebody else does it.” Culberson is thrilled about his “Best of Savannah” wins. “We’ve been really, really fortunate to be able to play in our hometown for all these years, for a great crowd,” he says. “I don’t ever want to take that for granted.” — BDY Runner–up, blues band/artist: Bottles & Cans Runner–up, all–around local musician: Ben Tucker continues on p. 14

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Best Local Country/Southern Rock Band/Artist

Train Wrecks

“People ask me what kind of stuff we play,” says Train Wrecks founder and frontman Jason Bible. “I just say ‘American music.’” The Savannah foursome’s distinctive amalgam of honky tonk, rockabilly, rock ‘n’ roll and folk music is impossible to pigeonhole – in fact, Bible is wary of anyone that comes towards him talking about genres and categories. There’s acoustic guitar, bass (both electric and standup), traps and the occasional burst of dobro, fiddle, harmonica and electric guitar. So maybe it’s “cool country.” Whatever. Bible and his bandmates are “grateful” for the continued enthusiasm and support of their hometown fans. Bible (originally from Texas) is very song–oriented; there aren’t a lot of meandering solos in a Train Wrecks tune. He likes to paraphrase something Tom Petty and Mike Campbell used to say: Don’t bore us with the chorus. Just play the song: Say what you want to say and get out quick. “It’s the Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, Ramones approach,” Bible says. “We do really short, two–and–a–half minute songs most of the time. If a song presses three minutes, that’s pretty rare. In a full show, we might play 30, 40 songs. “And we never do the same show – sometimes we might start with some Radiohead – it depends on the crowd, and how I’m feeling vocally or whatever.” Country? Hey, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw got nothing on this: The music “is kind of infectious, I guess. It’s kind of like Johnny Cash on meth.” The Train Wrecks are getting ready to begin recording their second CD – according to Bible, it’ll be a lot more guitar–oriented than the 2007 debut, Whiskey & War. In fact, “a lot of it is almost too fast to strum,” he says. “It just hauls ass. “I want to go into it with the approach that every song on it, you put it on and you can listen to it straight through. I want it to be like Nirvana’s Nevermind, or like Pearl Jam Ten, or Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, where you can listen to the whole thing.” – BDY Runner–up: Whiskey Dick

Best Gallery Show of the Year

‘Stitch Spectacular’

Dimensions Gallery put 41 pieces of contemporary hand–embroidered artwork on display with this pronouncement: “No longer solely the domain of grandmothers and pre–packaged samplers, hand embroidery is making its way into the world of fine art and galleries.” Runner–up: ‘Selfmade’ at Black Orchid Best Live Music Concert of the Year

Elton John

It was March of last year (the 12th, to be precise) when “Ol’ Pink Eyes” sat down at his grand piano and a played for more than two–and–a–half hours, solo, in the Martin Luther King Jr. Arena. Runner–up: Olivia Newton–John Best Local Orchestra

Savannah Philharmonic

Less than a year old, the Savannah Phil – with puckish Irishman Peter Shannon out front as conductor and artistic director – is quickly outgrowing its roots as a instrument for the Savannah Choral Society. Runner–up: Savannah Symphony (?!) Best Local Classical Musician

Ricardo Ochoa

Restless and creative, the violinist (and keyboard player) has been known to venture into jazz and experimental musical waters; he’s an organizer and promoter, and the production manager for the Savannah Music Festival. Runner–up: Peter Shannon Best Local Vocalist

Roger Moss

With a silky–smooth tenor that he wraps oh–so– comfortably around jazz standards, soul and gospel and classical vocal music, the ubiquitous Mr. Moss is also the co–founder and artistic director of the Savannah Children’s Choir. Runner–up: Huxie Scott Best Local Punk/Hardcore/Metal Band

Baroness

Sort of Metallica–meets–Yes–meets–Devo–meets– King Crimson, this hard–charging guitar band is simply unchallenged at the art of stewing together metal, hardcore, punk and richly–textured prog–rock. Runner–up: Sinister Moustache Best Local Rock Band/Artist

Liquid Ginger

Singer Ginger Fawcett’s got the Deborah Harry/ Gwen Stefani thing goin’ on; the band is celebrating its 10th year together. Runner–up: Turtle Folk

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Want to catch up with Robin Wheeler, this year’s most eligible bachelorette? You’re likely to find this 41-year-old “playing soccer or Frisbee in Forsyth Park with my son Tyler,” kayaking, traveling the southeastern U.S. with her job, at a Republican Party event, or at a literacy fundraiser. Wheeler, a sales rep for New Orleans’ based Pelican Publishing Company, is a committed literacy activist who loves reading. In her former job as Community Relations Specialist for Barnes & Noble, she led a drive to collect over 1,000 new books for donation to the Chatham County Public School system. Passionate about community activism, Wheeler’s resume includes an array of past and present civic projects and accolades, ranging from board memberships at the Matthew Reardon Center and the Live Oak Public Library Twigs Program to recognition as the 2008 Georgia Young Republican of the Year. Observers might be surprised to learn that, despite living in the city “for almost 20 years now, I am still a country girl at heart, from Tattnall County,” says Wheeler. “I love to go home to the farm to fish and shoot guns.” Wheeler borrows her approach to being single from William Shakespeare. “To thine own self be true. Some men are intimidated by my straightforwardness and aggressiveness. However, I am who I am.” Wheeler’s relationship goal is “a lifetime companion, not necessarily marriage, but someone I can depend on and grow old with.” Ideally a man who is “honest, has faith in God, the ability to relate to my son, and most importantly, tolerance of my overall general goofiness.” When you spend time with Wheeler “you are guaranteed to have a good time no matter where you go,” says friend Michael Gaster. “Whether you are by yourself on a park bench, or in the middle of Pinkie Masters, that woman brings excitement.” “Don’t change yourself for anyone,” counsels Wheeler. “Make a small circle of friends and work out from there. Boyfriends are like buses, there’s always another one right around the corner. Best friends are forever.” — RWG

After a hectic day at The Lady & Sons Restaurant, Savannah’s most eligible bachelor Bobby Deen prefers to head for the dock behind his house instead of hitting the town. Deen, 39, is co–owner (with brother Jamie) of the restaurant that’s put his family on Savannah’s tourism map. “I spend all day around so many people in the store, on my off-time I like to keep it more low-key. When the five o’clock bell rings we congregate at my house,” says Deen. “There’s boats and jet skis, we do lowcountry boils on the dock. When I have a date, or meet a girl that I like, I love to have her out to the house and cook for her.” On that occasional night out, Deen enjoys “a good meal...and good live jazz. I love Ben Tucker. If you’re fortunate enough to catch him someplace live its going to be a good date.” For years, Deen had no interest in settling down, but seeing his mother and his brother in happy marriages has changed him. “My brother is a totally committed husband and father, and I am seeing what a great marriage is. I am beginning to come around to the idea.” As for Deen’s ideal partner? “Honestly, the girl I should have married, I let her get away. I want to meet someone I am so attracted to that she makes me want to have a family and be with her all the time. Don’t you think you have to meet someone who knocks you out?” Deen says he’s “used every excuse in the book for not getting married. I’ve used the business, I’ve used my parents’ divorce,” he continues. “Depending on other people is scary to me, and conversely, having someone fully dependent on me is scary too.” Bobby’s brother, Jamie Deen, weighs in. “A few years ago Bobby was chosen as one of People Magazine’s most eligible bachelors,” says Jamie. “My favorite joke was that it was a slow year for bachelors. It’s funny, but it’s not true. Bobby is a smart, down to earth, hard working, family oriented, funny, loyal guy. “He wants to meet just the right girl to be his partner for life. When he does, we will call her lucky.” — RWG

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Best Old Building The newly refurbished gold dome still looks good along the waterfront. Runnerup: Owens–Thomas House Best New Building This Moshe Safdie–designed gem fits in surprisingly well with its historic surroundings. Runner–up: AVIA Hotel Best Green Building

Abercorn Common

Easily one of the best examples of sustainable/green architecture in the country, this Southside shopping center features the world’s first LEED–certified McDonald’s. Runner–up: Frogtown Lofts Building Most In Need of Demolition

Drayton Tower

This is actually a great example of Internationalist architecture. It’s not the building’s fault it’s in a 300–year old historic district. Runner–up: City Hall Best Neighborhood

Ardsley Park

Rapidly shedding its conservative reputation and now a quite diverse mix. Runner–up: Isle of Hope Most Overrated Neighborhood

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Gordonston

This eastside area is an under–the–radar classic. Runner–up: Baldwin Park Best Church

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The Rev. Billy Hester

“Best Dance Club”

The pastor at Asbury Memorial UMC keeps the energy level high for his creative congregation, which includes many actors just like the pastor himself. Runner–up: Cam Huxford, Savannah Christian Best Private School

Savannah Country Day

Still in a league by itself, far and away the most highly-regarded local school. Runner–up: Savannah Christian Preparatory School Best Public School

Savannah Arts Academy

Balancing academic achievement with pre–professional level arts education and programming. Simply put, smart kids putting on fun shows! Runner–up: Jenkins High School continues on p. 18

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Best Principal

Lynne Brown, Blessed Sacrament

This first–time winner of this very competitive category credits — as any good and smart principal will — everyone but herself. “It’s really a group effort,” Brown says of the increasingly highly– regarded profile of this already well–respected local Catholic school at the corner of Victory Drive and Waters Avenue. “We have a wonderful faculty that works very hard for different ways to do things, and to do things better.” Contrary to the stereotype of a musty, hidebound Catholic school that teaches the same way the Jesuits did in the Middle Ages, Brown says times have changed. “We’re actually very much on the cutting edge,” she says. “We’re revising our curriculum every year, making sure it’s developmentally appropriate. In the olden days teachers walked in the room, closed the door and just taught within the classroom. But we talk to one another. There are lots of opportunities to meet and discuss.” Her motto at Blessed Sacrament is “Give ‘em to us when they’re four and we’ll give ‘em back to you at 14, ready to do anything they need to do in life.” However, Brown stresses that the school’s focus on mastery of key objectives means they won’t rush students along. In return, parents have really responded. “They volunteer above and beyond,” Brown says. As for herself, Brown says her job is made much easier today by the fact that, unlike most principals, she was a counselor before stepping into the top spot. “As a counselor, you really learn how to listen to people,” she says. — JM Runner–up: Julie Gannam, Isle of Hope Elementary

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Andy the terrier mix is one lucky dog. On May 1, the twelve pound, five month old puppy was adopted by Patricia and Curt Knight of Georgetown. “He has learned to fetch a ball, his bathroom habits are improving daily,” says Patricia Knight. “He’s got a lot of brains. He’s outfoxed Curt and I several times.” Knight found Andy through Coastal Pet Rescue (CPR), the all–volunteer dog and cat rescue group. CPR’s goal is to lower the euthanasia rates at local animal control facilities. Since its founding in 2003, CPR has saved over 600 pets in Savannah and neighboring counties. “Andy’s mom was dumped at Effingham Animal Control when she was pregnant,” says Lisa Scarbrough, CPR’s founder and president. “She gave birth to seven puppies, four didn’t survive. I spent two weeks dropper feeding them meds and helping to put them on mom for feeding.” Over 80 percent of CPR’s pets are rescued from animal controls. CPR places rescued animals in foster homes, provides veterinary care, and spays or neuters all their animals prior to adopting them out. They also offer low cost pet microchip services, and have spun off another nonprofit, The Milton Project, a feral cat trap–and–release program. As of last week, CPR had 47 dogs or cats in foster care, and about 20 volunteers helping with feeding, placement, and pet transport. The ripple effect of the economic downturn has hit Savannah’s dog and cat population. At a time when more people are abandoning their animals due to the cost of their care, donations to CPR have dropped. “Sadly, pets are still considered property by most,” says Scarborough. “And property can be easily discarded when it becomes inconvenient. The serious lack of donations and community funding the last few months has made it very difficult. We’ve cut back on our intakes considerably.” “The adoption was very professionally handled,” says Knight. “Scarbrough shows up with a folder about what vet he’s seen, all of his papers, and a DVD of how to take care of a dog. He was beautifully crate trained by them.” “Everybody in our neighborhood has met Andy. He likes dogs and people. He is fearless.” — RWG Runner–up: Hospice Savannah

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Tom Kohler, best local activist

Best Local Scandal

Loco’s, Wild Wing under fire

First Loco’s was popped for serving to minors soon after running afoul of city council for its activity as a hybrid restaurant/bar. Then Wild Wing Cafe was popped for serving to minors and given a ten-day liquor license suspension. Meanwhile, other clubs in town host shootings and drug deals but can’t seem to draw council’s ire. Sigh. Runner–up: City–funded China trip Best Green/Sustainable Company

Melaver, Inc.

Founder/CEO Martin Melaver has just released a book, Living Above the Store, about the humble local roots of his nationally–renowned company and its green philosophy. Runner–up: Greenline Best Local Activist

Tom Kohler

The head of Chatham/Savannah Citizen Advocacy sets the example for the hard–working, dedicated, capable nonprofit leader. Runner–up: Joe Driggers Best Local Legislator, Best Conservative

Jack Kingston

This longtime First District congressman remains popular despite now being in the minority in Congress. He recently quashed rumors of a bid for Georgia governor, clearing the way for his friend and fellow local Republican Eric Johnson. Runner–up, both categories: Eric Johnson continues on p. 22

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Best City Council Member

Tony Thomas

Accessibility and an unerring devotion to the needs of his district make Tony a perennial favorite. Runner–up: Edna Branch Jackson Best County Commissioner

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The venerable chairman commands respect from friends and foes alike. Runner–up: Pat Farrell Best School Board Member

Joe Buck

The school board president stays true to his principles while working for consensus — much easier said than done. Runner–up: Lori Brady Best Liberal

Joe Steffen

This stalwart local liberal is an assertive spokesman for the Chatham County Democratic Party. Runner–up: Gunner Hall Best CAT Driver

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Kathleen Aderhold

A local divorce/family law attorney. There’s an ironic comment or two in there somewhere. Runner–up: Chris Ray Best Judge

Tammy Stokes

This Recorder’s Court judge was also a Homecoming Queen at Beach High. Runner–up: Louisa Abbott Best Firefighter

Anthony Hillis

Working at Station 12 (Ogeechee Road), he’s on Truck 15, “C” shift. Runner–up: Chris Hanks Best Cop

Tracy Walden

The LGBT liaison for the department won this category two years ago and is back in the winner’s circle. Runner–up: Geri Long cs

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Best Local Blogger

Best Local Radio Station

blog.thecreativecoast.org First off, Haile insists that the Creative Coast blog is a collaborative effort. “Summer Teal Simpson does more of the writing these days, as I’ve taken on more of an editorial role over the past year or so,” he says. “Kudos in large part go to her.” Haile says the main point of the blog — other than being entertaining and compelling, as is the case with any blog — is to be “an editorial outlet — a place where we could spout off on things in a less formal way than we could in a press release or in typical website copy. What it’s turned into is sort of a cross between our official take on relevant issues in the community, cool stuff we hear about or interesting news we think is particularly pertinent, and last but not least – information on our own events and initiatives.” Haile says that despite the economic downturn, the local knowledge–based economy still has a lot to be excited about. “Everyone is having a rough time, including knowledge–based businesses, but in our experience they seem to be weathering the storm a little better than most. I tend to think it’s because they require (comparatively) less capital/equipment, are pretty flexible and in general have a lower cost of doing business than say, a construction firm, bank, newspaper (no offense) or manufacturing operation.” Haile says the silver lining of the recession is that “The Creative Coast Alliance has never been busier. I’ve been working here since 2004 I can comfortably say that we’ve had more on our plate, in terms of potential relocation projects, over the past 9 months than I can remember. In addition to some of our marketing efforts paying off, I think it has something to do with the fact that Savannah in relative terms is a lower–cost alternative. If you’re a game development shop in NYC dropping 1 million bucks a year on rent, Savannah is a godsend.” — JM Runner–up: Eric Kildow, savannahdramaturgy.blogspot.com

Imagine a radio station without incessant jingles, obnoxious commercials or the inane babbling of some drive–time pinhead who thinks he’s funny. Imagine a radio station that puts the focus squarely on the music. That’s what Jerry Rogers had in mind when he launched WRHQ in 1991. Rogers had been on the air in Savannah since the late ‘60s – the native New Yorker was a boss jock at the city’s legendary AM station WSGA – and like a lot of radio veterans had a warm spot for the era before broadcasting corporations started buying up FMs, homogenizing them and doing whatever it took to turn a profit. Choosing a format was a no– brainer. “It’s such a subjective thing,” the 65–year–old Rogers says, “but I think younger people understand that the music of the late ‘60s and the ‘70s was pretty good. Certainly music today – from the ‘80s onward – isn’t terrible, but my sense is that the ‘60s, from the British revolution on to the late ‘70s, probably were the glory days.” Q105.3 doesn’t play the same old corporate–station “Classic Rock” – you aren’t likely to hear “Stairway to Heaven” and “Free Bird” twice in the same day. It’s programmed entirely by Rogers, his staff and a “Listener Advisory Board”; the objective, he says, is to “go deep into an artist’s music.” Yes, there are commercials, but WHRQ is decidedly jingle–free, and the on–air personalities (Rogers included) make it a point not to talk over a song’s intro or outro. The station isn’t first in the market, but it’s very near the top with the all–important demographic of adults from ages 25 to 64. And that tells Rogers – who says the station’s debt–free, and therefore not beholden to anyone or anything – that he’s doing something right with his 25,000 watts. “We can really live by the fact that the airwaves belong to the public,” Rogers says. “We just try to treat it that way. “We want to make money, but we’re very blessed. We don’t turn the kind of profits we were turning a couple of years ago, but nobody does. It’s a different paradigm now.” — BDY. Runner–up: Rock 106/WFXH

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Fitz Haile

Best Local TV News Anchor

Sonny Dixon

Former state representative and current media hot property on WTOC. Runner–up: Tina Tyus Shaw, WSAV Best Local TV Sports Anchor

Frank Sulkowski

WJCL/Fox 28’s go–to guy on the sports desk for the past three years. Runner–up: Rick Snow, WTOC

Q105.3 FM

Jerry Rogers

Best Local TV Meteorologist

Best Local Radio Personality

Best Local Columnist

WTOC stalwart is a voice of calm and reason in a frenetically hysterical weather media environment. Runner–up: Dave Turley, WTOC Best Local Website

The affable conservative local voice of WTKS talk radio from 6–9 a.m. Runner–up: Jerry Rogers, Q105.3 Best Talk Radio Station

The Savannah Morning News man about town is your must-read. Runner-up: Tom Barton

Pat Prokop

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Bill Edwards

WTKS 1290 AM

The home of Rush Limbaugh, Bill Edwards, and Glenn Beck. Runner–up: NPR, FM 91

Bill Dawers

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Jiffy Lube

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Food Best Chef

Jeff Crumpton

B. Matthews, Blowin’ Smoke His win shouldn’t be a surprise — Jeff Crumpton is in the enviable position of being executive chef of two of Savannah’s most happening restaurants, B. Matthews Eatery and Blowin’ Smoke BBQ. With the former for three years and with the latter since it opened a year and a half ago, Crumpton views the heavy responsibility as a pleasure rather than a problem, with each place providing a different type of culinary enjoyment. “At B. Matthews, I’m not tied down to anything – I can do whatever I want,” he says of the primarily French–influenced cuisine of the Bay Street restaurant, which unveils a brand–new dinner menu this week. B. Matthews was primarily a bakery when Crumpton and his partner bought it. But that soon changed “when we saw how many 75–cent cookies we would have to sell to make any money,” he jokes. Now a full–service restaurant with a full bar, it hews to the partnership’s motto of “good food for good people.” On the far side of the historic district at Blowin’ Smoke, Crumpton raves about his newest toy, a top–of–the–line barbecue smoker. “I like to have fun just hanging out and playing with it,” he laughs, joking that the smoker is “one of the best employees I’ve ever had – it just keeps on working!” While hardcore BBQ purists might balk at the fact that Blowin’ Smoke isn’t set in a windowless cinderblock building and isn’t only open on weekends, Crumpton says the BBQ joint on MLK “stays with the basics,” adding that it’s a painstaking four–day process from raw pork shoulder to the finished product on your plate. Interestingly, Crumpton is frank that Blowin’ Smoke’s remarkable early success in such a competitive restaurant town has less to do with a master plan than with the physical space itself. “We’ve been able to do so much because we have so much space there,” he says. “There’s a lot of room inside, the beer garden will fit fifty or sixty people, and the kitchen’s plenty big enough to handle those numbers.” — JM Runner–up: Christina Johnson

Best Overall Restaurant, Best Downtown Restaurant

Cha Bella

102 E Broad St (912) 790–7888 Executive Chef Matt Roher’s steadfast devotion to fresh, local ingredients makes eating here a pleasurable adventure. But, as Roher is quick to say, “the key is consistency.” With their own three-acre vegetable farm, Roher’s built-in fan base from his stint at the Landings Club, and an awesome location bookending the Historic District, Cha Bella is a big hit with locals and tourists alike. Runner–up, Best Overall: The Crab Shack Runner–up, Best Downtown: Olde Pink House Best New Restaurant Best Steak Best Place for Diehard Meat–Eaters

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse

111 W Bay St (912) 721–4800 Topflight, internationally-renowned steakhouse has been getting raves since the minute it opened. Runner–up, New Restaurant: EOS Runner–up, Best Steak and Meat–Eaters: Outback Best Wait Staff Best Tapas

Jazz’d Tapas Bar

52 Barnard St (912) 236–7777 What seemed like a crazy idea at the time – a tapas bar in the basement of the old Kress building – has become a downtown institution and a perennial reader favorite, with a friendly staff in a laidback, relaxing room. Runner–up, Wait Staff: Cha Bella Runner–up, Tapas: Tapas in City Market Best Southside Restaurant

Tangerine Fusion & Sushi Bar

11215 Abercorn St (912) 920–5504 Who says nothing cool happens on the Southside? Killer Pac Rim cuisine and awesome sushi. Runner–up: Spanky’s Best Family Restaurant

Carey Hilliard’s

Various locations Longtime local favorites, complete with curb service and great fried chicken and BBQ. Runner–up: Mrs. Wilkes’ Boarding House

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Best Islands Restaurant

Oyster Bar

444 Johnny Mercer Blvd, (912) 898–8622 Hearty food and a happenin’ bar make this a perennial favorite. Runner–up: Basil’s Best Westside Restaurant

Cheddar’s Casual Cafe

1425 Benton Blvd, (912) 330–9177 Regional chain eschews cheesy ad campaigns for cheesy menu – and we mean that in the best way. Runner–up: Spanky’s Best Barbecue Best Outdoor Dining

Blowin’ Smoke

J. Christopher’s Breakfast, Brunch & Lunch 122 E. Liberty St • 236.7494

514 MLK Jr Blvd, (912) 231–2385 The restaurant with its bustling tented area has breathed new life in the southern portion of the MLK Corridor, through a mixture of entertainment, cultural events — and of course, rockin’ ‘cue in big portions, slow-cooked over Georgia pecan. Runner–up, BBQ: Sticky Fingers Runner–up, Outdoor: Vinnie Van Go–Go’s Most Romantic Restaurant

The Olde Pink House

23 Abercorn St, (912) 232–4286 Perennial winner in this category is hard to beat for its combination of ambience, affability, and history. Runner–up: Elizabeth on 37th Best Takeout

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108 E York St, (912) 443–9555 This unassuming little storefront on York Street has garnered quite a following for their South African–themed menu. Runner–up: Spanky’s Best Pub Food

Six Pence Pub

245 Bull St, (912) 233–3151 A great stop for comfort food, especially on a rainy day that reminds you of Old Blighty. (That’s England for the youngsters.) Runner–up: Churchill’s Best Brunch Best Breakfast

J. Christopher

122 E Liberty St, (912) 236–7494 This regional chain in a former auto repair shop has become the go–to place on Sunday late mornings, as well as breakfast any day. Runner–up, Brunch: Firefly Cafe Runner–up, Breakfast: The Breakfast Club Best Caterer

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Jalapenos

Various locations. Mexican food is indeed up there with gas and liquor stores as the most recession–proof businesses. Runner–up, Mexican: Juarez Runner–up, Cheap: Vinnie Van Go–Go’s Best Late Night Hangout

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Sweet Melissa’s

35 Whitaker St., (912) 443–1622 Open ‘til 4 a.m. on the weekends. Runner–up: Sushi Zen Best Vegetarian

Sentient Bean

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13 E Park Ave, (912) 232–4447 Veggie paninis, quiches, and other treats to go with your java & tea. Runner–up: Saigon Best Burger

B&D Burgers

Various locations With locations downtown and on the Southside, this restaurant is an impressive repeat winner in this category. Runner–up: Five Guys Best Fried Chicken

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Mrs. Wilkes’s Boarding House

107 W Jones St, (912) 232–5997 The original “lady and sons” still cannot be beat on the fried chicken front. Runner–up: KFC Best Sub

Larry’s Giant Subs

Various locations. Several locations provide great subs in a fun environment. Runner–up: Subway Best Wings

Wild Wings

27 Barnard St, (912) 790–9464 Many different flavors on the menu, including lemon pepper! Runner–up: Coach’s Corner Best Ribs

Sticky Fingers

7921 Abercorn Street, (912) 925–7427 A Southside spot which has flourished with a consistent presentation of hickory–smoked, Memphis–style ribs. Runner–up: Blowin’ Smoke Best Deli

Midtown Deli & Bagel Shop

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Best Seafood Best Tybee Restaurant

The Crab Shack

40 Estill Hammock Rd (912) 786–9857 Hard to beat this perennial favorite for location, freshness, and typically Tybee atmosphere. Runner–up, Seafood: The Oyster Bar Runner–up, Tybee: Sundae Cafe Best Place to Buy Local Seafood

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Russo Seafood

201 E 40th St (912) 341–8848 Friendly, convenient location with a long history of service. Runner–up: Matthews Seafood Best Buffet

The Lady and Sons

444 Johnny MeRceR Blvd · WIlMIngton Island (912) 898-8622

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102 W Congress St (912) 233–2600 Savannah’s new tourist claim to fame continues to pack ‘em in on Congress Street, though the eponymous Lady herself doesn’t really have so much to do with the place these days. Runner–up: The Fairmont Best Salad

Kayak Kafe

1 E Broughton St (912) 233–6044 This Broughton Street spot has been a big hit, especially for quick, bright lunches, from the day it opened. Runner–up: Ruby Tuesday’s Best Gourmet Pizza

Vinnie Van Go–Go’s

317 W Bryan St (912) 233–6394 One of downtown’s first hip dining spots remains the city’s favorite pizza joint by far. Runner–up: Mellow Mushroom Best Bakery

Back in the Day Bakery

2403 Bull St. (912) 495–9292 A humble location in the Starland Design District has a devoted following of sweet–tooth fans. Runner–up: Baker’s Pride Best Ice Cream

Leopold’s 11708 Abercorn Next to St. Joseph’s

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Next To Sonic

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212 E Broughton St (912) 234–4442 Stratton and Mary Leopold’s revitalized incarnation of the old family business is a mainstay of the downtown theatre district. Runner–up: Coldstone Creamery

Best Desserts

Lulu’s Chocolate Bar

In Savannah

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42 MLK Jr Blvd (912) 238–2012 No, there’s not a chick there named Lulu, but Janine and Rebecca do their best to make this a fun, eclectic place to enjoy sweet treats and flavored drinks. Runner–up: Back in the Day Best Coffeehouse

Gallery Espresso

234 Bull St (912) 233–5348 The perfect downtown location combines with great coffee, eclectic art exhibits, and an inviting floor plan for a Savannah institution. Runner–up: Sentient Bean Best French

Papillotte

218 W Broughton St (912) 232–1881 Wow – this French gourmet takeout spot downtown basically just opened and is already a reader fave. Pretty impressive. Runner–up: Bistro Savannah Best Japanese

Hirano’s

Mar. 2, 2010

4426 Habersham St (912) 353–8337 Fast, friendly, tasty, inexpensive, and great sushi to boot. Runner–up: Masato’s Best Sushi

Sushi Zen

30 MLK Blvd. (912) 233–1187 Hip hangout downtown – moved from Whitaker Street to MLK – offers awesome sushi in a bustling, fun environment. Best Chinese

Wang’s II

7601 Waters Ave (912) 355–0321 Has any other Chinese place ever won this category? Runner–up: Green Tea Best Indian

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Taste of India

401 Mall Blvd (912) 356–1020 Surprisingly luxurious little spot with a wide range of Indian culinary treats. Runner–up: Madras (closed) Best Italian

Bella’s Italian Cafe

4420 Habersham Street, (912) 354–4005 A Habersham Village institution and a great neighborhood place. Runner–up: Il Pasticcio

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Best Greek

Olympia Cafe

5 E River St, (912) 233–3131 Easily one of the best and friendliest restaurants on River Street, and your pick for best Greek food. Runner–up: Grapevine Best Thai

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Saigon

4 W Broughton St, (912) 232–5288 This Vietnamese place downtown features an extensive and tasty Thai menu as well. Runner–up: Kao Best Vietnamese

Saigon Flavors

6604 Waters Ave, (912) 352–4182 Truly one of the best–kept culinary secrets in Savannah, a real gem with a real following, all in an unassuming storefront. Runner–up: Saigon cs

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The Distillery

The staff in action

416 West Liberty Street (912) 236–1772 As packed full of quality food–and–bev places as Savannah can seem, there has been a hole in the market. “Savannah is looking for something other than fast food or gourmet dining,” says Michael Volen, owner of The Distillery, which is located in, well, a former distillery. And unlike, say, Charleston, “most pubs and bars in Savannah don’t have a lot of good food,” he says. Volen and Chef Matt Kubiak have addressed that dilemma in their own unique way — but in typically Savannahian fashion — starting with the drinks end. “The general premise is to bring a craft beer bar to Savannah, so that people’s palates are expanded,” says Volen. “We offer a full compliment of ales, IPAs, stouts, ciders – a wide variety and range of beers that are well–known throughout the country but are typically not carried here.” On top of that is Kubiak’s adventurous approach to the menu. “He has full reign to build the menu around the craft beers,” says Volen. “We’ve infused a lot of beers in our menu, for example, in sauces or in the glazes for a ham sandwich.” Insisting that “people will come if you feed them well,” Volen says the menu also offers hand–cut meats and Georgia wild shrimp. But entertainment is also a big part of the Distillery’s appeal, including the classic (and often rare) silent films that are in near–constant loop while the bar is open. With never a cover charge, the Distillery is also working to build the live music component, including an open mic night with well–known local singer/ songwriter Gregg Williams. — JM Runner–up, New Bar: bar.food Runner–up, Beer and Tap: Moon River

Best Overall Bar Best Martini

Jazz’d Tapas Bar

52 Barnard St (912) 236–7777 Good service, great menu, spacious bar and delicious martinis all combine for key wins here. Runner–up, Overall: Hang Fire Runner–up, Martini: Lulu’s Chocolate Bar Best Bar Staff

Wild Wing Cafe

27 Barnard St (912) 790–9464 A dedicated crew keeps this City Market spot hoppin’. Runner–up: The Jinx Best Neighborhood Bar

bar.food

4523 Habersham St (912) 355–5956 Very impressive start out of the gate for this new Habersham Village spot opened by local restaurateur Johnny Baker and his partner Paula Letcher. “We’re just a neighborhood bar, and we’re packed every night based on word–of–mouth,” says Baker. “Our European wine list has really taken off.” After years of working in Savannah, Baker has learned the hallmarks of a winning recipe here. “We keep it simple, low–budget, but really nice looking.” — JM Runner–up: Pinkie Masters Best Downtown Bar Best College Bar

Hang Fire

37 Whitaker St (912) 443–9956 Wes Daniels and company have amassed great karma since opening on Whitaker Street several years ago and being in instant hit with hipsters, students, and cool people in general. Runner–up, Downtown: The Jinx Runner–up, College: Wild Wing Best River Street Bar Best Irish Pub

Kevin Barry’s

117 W River St (912) 233–9626 One of the waterfront’s oldest and most revered watering holes is also one of the best Irish pubs in the country. Runner–up, River Street: Wet Willie’s Runner–up, Irish: Murphy’s Law

Best Southside Bar

Spanky’s Pizza Galley and Saloon

308 Mall Way (912) 355–3383 A venerable name in local nightlife circles racks up another win. Runner–up: Sandfly Bar & Grill Best Islands Bar

Britannia Pub

140 Johnny Mercer Blvd (912) 898–4257 Actually one of the coolest bars in town, and a real piece of the old sod on the marsh. Runner–up: Oyster Bar Best Tybee Bar

Doc’s Bar

10 16th St (912) 786–5506 How could it be otherwise? The last oasis left of old Tybee’s eclectic, eccentric spirit. Note there wasn’t even a runner–up. Best Westside Bar

Robins Nest

101 Godley Station Blvd 912/450–0900 A friendly place in a newly revitalized Pooler– area neighborhood. Runner–up: Spanky’s Best Happy Hour

Best Margarita

Jalapenos Various locations Quietly but persistently one of the up–and– coming bar scenes in town, chiefly for its awesome Margaritas. Runner–up, Happy Hour: Mellow Mushroom Runner–up: Margarita: Carlito’s Best Retail Beer Selection Best Retail Wine Selection

Habersham Beverage

4618 Habersham St and 7927 Abercorn St These perennial winners have a neighborhood location in Habersham Village and a superstore on Abercorn with everything and anything you might want in the beer and wine department. Runner–up, Beer: World Market Runner–up, Wine: Johnny Ganem

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Best Bartender

Paula Letcher, bar.food

for voting us

Best Greek Restaurant 5 E. River St Savannah | 233-3131 Paula, right, with Baker

Thanks for voting us

Best Southside Bar

With an intriguing combination of self–effacing shyness and a warm, inviting personality, Paula Letcher has garnered quite a following at the new midtown hotspot bar.food, along with business partner Johnny Baker. While she’s quick to credit Baker’s vision for making the place a reality — “he’s a force to be reckoned with,” she says admiringly — it’s clear that she is a vital component as well. Like Baker, Letcher ascribes bar.food’s success to its strongly neighborhood character. “This is the kind of place people can walk to, ride their bikes to, and come see their friends,” she says on a busy Friday evening, already hopping at 7 p.m. “Most of the people in here right now are regulars that we see at least once a week.” — JM Runner–up: Kristen Smith

Best British Pub

Best Latin Dancing

13 W Bay St (912) 232–8501 Memories of the old location on Drayton have faded away as the “new” Churchill’s closer to the waterfront has carved its own successful niche in a competitive market. Runner–up: Six Pence Best Billiards Hall

8 E Broughton St (912) 231–0888 Weekly salsa lessons in this sexy environment have been a hit. Runner–up: Club Extacy Best Hookup Spot

Churchill’s 308 Mall Way Savannah (912) 355-3383 Happy Hour Mon-Fri 4:30pm-7:00pm

B&B Billiards

411 W Congress St (912) 233–7116 They quietly but firmly rack up another win in this category. Get it? Rack ‘em! Runner–up: Southside Billiards Best Dance Club Best Gay/Lesbian Club

Club One

1 Jefferson St. (912) 232–0200 Hard to argue with the pedigree of the perennial victor in this category. They’re fun, they’re loud, and they have the best taste in music evah. Runner–up, Dance: Club 51 Runner–up: Gay & Lesbian: Venus de Milo

Tantra Lounge

The Bar Bar

219 W St Julian St (912) 231–1910 Fun, dark, sexy, and populated with young hotties. Runner–up: Venus de Milo Best No–Frills Bar

The Rail Pub

405 W Congress St (912) 238–1311 A fun, long little watering hole just off Franklin Square. We hope they survive the development coming to that end of town. Runner–up: Pinkie Masters Best Sports Bar

Coach’s Corner

3016 E Victory Dr (912) 352–2933 The Hendersons’ spot on Victory Drive takes partying seriously — and sports even more seriously. Runner–up: Wild Wing

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Best Live Music Venue

Live Wire Music Hall

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207 River St. (912) 233–1192 We asked Brenden Robertson, the sound engineer at Live Wire Music Hall, what makes a good live music club. “Atmosphere,” he said. “It’s all about the people that come to see the show, really,” says the 22–year–old Savannah native, who holds a BFA in sound design from SCAD. “It’s the audience. The talent of the band always varies, but as long as the people that come to see the show have good intentions – they just want to be entertained – everyone’s happy.” The crowds have been pouring in – and, yes, leaving happy – ever since Live Wire opened its doors in March of 2008. The site of the old JJ Cagney’s, a vintage 1820s cotton warehouse building with the River Street power station right outside its front door, was leased by Roberston’s father Daniel as an extension of Live Wire Sounds, Inc., his sound reinforcement business. He wanted to bring the family together under a single roof. Brenden, a part–time musician who’s created sound palettes for dozens of bands both in town and on the road, was the logical choice to wire the place and operate the soundboard. His brother Daniel Jr., with years of experience in restaurant and bar management, is the club’s general manager. Cherise, their mother, worked on the interior design – three months of dead–serious renovations including tearing up lots of tacky carpet and acid–washing the original concrete floors, painting everything, re–lighting and re–dressing the walls of all three floors. Live Wire has three full bars, video games, art gallery space, a dance floor and a caf menu (well, that’s still in the works, but should be coming soon). At the end of the day, however, it’s all about the music. A good percentage of the coolest national acts who’ve played Savannah over the last year – from jam bands to reggae stars to blues guitar heroes – did their thing on the Live Wire stage. “We get really good feedback from our bands as far as their sound goes, and our hospitality, and the appreciation of people that come though here,” says Robertson. “Overall, our success rate is as good as it possibly can be as far as the bands that play here.” — BDY Runner–up: The Jinx

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Uncle Harry’s

12 N Lathrop Ave (912) 233–6930 Technically a Westside institution, but in reality just a quick jaunt from downtown. Runner–up: The Gold Club Best Karaoke

McDonough’s

21 E McDonough St (912) 233–6136 The Michael Jordan of this category, absolutely the best for as long as we can remember and likely to remain so into the future. Runner–up: Club One cs

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Savannah Yoga Center

Kelley Boyd (photo Geoff Johnson)

With 25 yoga classes per week offered by 10 certified instructors, the Savannah Yoga Center (SYC) more than lives up to its moniker. The classes offered seven days a week at the facility at Bull and Anderson Streets anchor a full complement of mind/ body/spirit enhancing activities. The philosophy behind SYC is “service in the truest of forms,” says owner and director Kelley Boyd. “Making sure that every person that walks in that door feels comfortable and doesn’t feel out of place.” Beginners to advanced, gentle to “dynamic” yoga sessions, mothers with babies, and a 200–hour certified yoga instructor training course—SYC classes run the gamut of offerings. “People have different needs,” says Boyd. “The more diverse our classes and teachers, the more people we can reach.” Launched five years ago on East 41st Street, SYC moved to its current location in September 2007. In addition to yoga classes, SYC sponsors a monthly book club, a monthly vegetarian potluck supper, and workshops in a variety of wellness topics–– ayurveda, hip–opening, paddle surfing, and seasonal meditation. They even offer concerts. In July, New Orleans’ Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band will present Calling the Spirits: An Evening of Mystical Mantra Music. In 2008, Boyd and Jeanne Seaver founded Youth Yoga Initiative, a nonprofit offshoot of SYC that brings yoga to the public schools as part of their physical education curricula. This school year YYI held classes at Myers Middle School and taught yoga to students with felony records at Scott Alternative Learning Center. Sue Finkle attended her first yoga class last March. “The instructors at SYC focus on a balance between accepting where your body currently is and pushing it just the right amount.” This month, Finkle will bring the SYC experience full circle, when she graduates from SYC’s instructor training course and begins leading classes. “I’ve met an amazing and dynamic group through my [yoga] practice,” says Finkle. “I’m so grateful to have a place to go that simply feels like home.” — RWG Runner–up: Ashram Savannah

Best Massage Therapist

Dawn Wasserman, A Heavenly Massage

For the second year in a row, Dawn takes the award for the best hands-on therapist in town. Runner-up: Susanne Ridgeway, Vanilla Day Spa Best Pilates

Universal Balance, Inc.

912/596-1051 A fully equipped Pilates studio owned by Janna Cleague that offiers private training, 30-minute core circuit training, Thai massage, cranio-sacral therapy and Reiki healing sessions.CH Runner-up: YMCA Best Fitness Club

YMCA of Coastal Georgia

Various Locations Is there a moratorium on referencing the Village People for this one? There is? OK. Runner-up: Downtown Athletic Club Best Physical Therapist

Dr. Eric C. Bull of Spine & Sport

Dr. Bull is one of the founders of Spine & Sport, which has locations downtown, on Whitemarsh Island, in Hinesville, Richmond Hill and Effingham County. An orthopedic clinical specialist and licensed physical therapist, he is considered by his peers to be an expert in the examination and treatment of orthopedic conditions. Bull did his doctoral research on spinal pain, which led to the development of new techniques and technology to help his patients achieve faster results. He has lectured internationally on spinal and shoulder pain and developed programs for rapid post-surgical return to work and pain reduction techniques. Runner-up: Bryant Kist of Spine & Sport Best Personal Trainer

Cindy Beauchamp, Island Spine & Sport

463 Johnny Mercer Blvd., 912/898-7714. The winner of this category last year, Beauchamp has been teaching national and international group fitness classes since 1986 and became a national Certified Fitness trainer in 1987. Runner-up: Lynn Geddes Best Doctor

Dr. Ramon Ramos

313 Eisenhower Drive, 354-3400 Dr. Ramos, runner-up in this category last year, is a Savannah pediatrician who practices integrative medicine. Runner-up: Dr. Timothy T. Daugherty

2 E Jackson Blvd., 352-7941 A specialist in optometry, Dr. Piros puts her patients’ care above all else. Runner-up: Dr. Donald L. Watson Best Veterinarian

Best Chiropractor

Best Eye Doctor

602 Abercorn St., 912/232-1900 They’ve got a motto that can’t be beat: “We’ve got your back.” Runner-up: Bart Wetherington

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Best Dentist

Dr. Brad Durham, Abercorn Dental Associates

1317 Abercorn St., 912/234-8282 Dr. Durham is a cosmetic dentist, specializing in facelift dentistry, full-mouth rejuvenation and porcelain veneers to make you look better, and providing help for migraines, TMJ pain relief and sedation dentistry to make you feel better. Runner-up: Dr. John W. Jamerson

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Four Years in a Row!

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Best Hospital & Best Place to Give Birth

St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System Cha Bella Restaurant sincerely thanks the readers of Connect and the City of Savannah

Best Overall Restaurant 2009 Best Downtown Restaurant 2009 as voted by the readers of Connect Savannah Cha Bella Restaurant and Earth to Table Catering 102 E. Broad Street Savannah, GA 912-790-7888 • www.cha-bella.com Lunch Monday – Saturday 11:30am – 3pm

Dinner Monday – Sunday 5:30pm – 10pm

815 E. 63rd St. 912/352–3297 Once again, SJ/C has been recognized by Connect readers as its favorite hopsital. SJ/C’s Mary Telfair Hospital at Candler was recognized for the second year in a row as the best place in Savannah to give birth. Runner–up: Memorial University Health Center Best Tanning Salon

Palm Beach Tan

107 Charlotte Dr Suite B 897–8261 Just don’t overdo it, y’all. Runner–up: Sol Boutique Best Outdoor Outfitters and Sporting Goods Store

Bass Pro Shops

14045 Abercorn St. 912/961–4200 With indoor and outdoor waterfalls and a giant fish tank, Bass Pro has become a tourist destination as well as a great place to shop. Runner–up Outfitters: Half Moon Outfitters Runner–up Sporting Goods Store: Thompson’s Sports Shop Best Golf Course

Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa

1 Resort Dr. 912/201–2000 Home of the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Tournament each April. Runner–up: Crosswinds Golf Club Best Tennis Courts

Bacon Park Tennis Courts 6262 Skidaway Rd. 912/351–3850 A longtime Southside institution. Runner–up: The Landings Club Best Bowling Alley

AMF Victory Lanes

2055 E. Victory Dr. 912/354–5710 Again, our readers’ favorite place to bowl. Runner–up: AMF Savannah Lanes

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Best Place to Buy Local Seafood!

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Scott Nohejl, Chatham Area Rowing Association

912/441–9839 No one is more passionate about the sport of crew than Scott Nohejl, who founded the Chatham Area Rowing Association in 2007. “It’s an association made up of high school, college and adult league programs for the Savannah area,” he says. The name is the “Chatham County” Rowing Association to ensure everyone from Tybee Island to Pooler is welcomed. “I wanted to include everyone,” Nohejl says. Currently, the association’s teams compete against other varsity programs or clubs around the country. “I came to Savannah to SCAD to row crew in 1989,” Nohejl says. “They didn’t have a team at that time.” A new team was organized in 1990 and Nohejl became its captain. Later, he helped Country Day School form its rowing program. “From that, I got education from the Princeton team,” Nohejl says. “I started winning and never looked back.” — LS Runner–up: Tommy Cannon, former basketball coach at Benedictine Military School Best Marina

Isle of Hope Marina

50 Bluff Drive 912/354–8187 You couldn’t ask for a better location. The Isle of Hope Marina is directly on the Intracoastal Waterway, smack dab in the middle of a historic district. It’s near Wormsloe Plantation, yet is just minutes away from downtown. Despite the history, the marina offers the latest in boating technology, having undergone a three–year multimillion dollar makeover completed in 2003. Boaters who are going south should note that Isle of Hope is the last marina and fuel stop on the Intracoastal Waterway for 93 miles. — LS Runner–up: Hogan’s Marina

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Best Local Sports Team (professional or college)

Savannah Sand Gnats

1401 East Victory Dr. 912/351-9150 Savannah’s own minor league baseball team is a member of the A–level South Atlantic League and an affiliate of the New York Mets. Home games are played at Historic Grayson Stadium, which opened in 1927 and seats 4,700 fans. Runner–up: Chatham Area Rowing Association Best Bike Shop

Quality Bike Shop

1127 E Montgomery Cross Rd. 912/692–1005 The latest in bikes, gear and equipment and repairs. Runner–up: Bicycle Link Best Hair Salon

B Street Salon

418 E Broughton St. 912/443–0043 Get the latest look or a full makeover at the B Street Salon. Runner–up: JW Salon Best Hair Stylist

Laura Carter of B Street Salon

Laura is a favorite in this very competitive category. Runner–up: Rob Horton

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Best Colorist

Kim Padgett of Salon Aqua

110 W Gaston St. 912/232â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7776 Kim is the person to see if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want your hair to turn green â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or if you do. Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Charles Rudd of Charles Rudd Color Salon & Boutique Â Best Barber Shop

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The Barber Pole

110 Bull St. 912/234â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3831 This is the best place for guys to get the latest style or a professional cut. Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Boyz II Men Barber Shop Â Best Day Spa

Vanilla Day Spa

1 E. Broughton St. 912â&#x20AC;&#x201C;232â&#x20AC;&#x201C;0040 When you really, really need to pamper yourself, this is the place to go. Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Savannah Day Spa Â Best Piercing Parlor

Planet 3

1702 Abercorn St. 912/236â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7772 A perennial winner in this category. Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Smiling Buddha Tattoo Studio Â Best Tattoo Shop

Black Orchid Custom Tattoo Studio

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Barkie Bow Wowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pet Salon & Kennel

205 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. 912/927â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1422 A full range of bathing and grooming services, plus boarding facilities. Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Petsmart Grooming Salon Â Best Novelty Store

Sunset Novelties

6614 Waters Ave. 912/355â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9610 Need some novelty (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) in your life? Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Jokerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â Best Nail Salon

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Anastasia Stevenson

Sweet Dreams Designs, 912/484â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2317 The only wedding planner in this area and one of only a few Georgia wedding vendors to be featured in the 2008 edition of The Knot magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best of Weddingsâ&#x20AC;? edition. Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Rhonda Martinez cs

Best Bed & Breakfast

Ballastone Inn

14 E. Oglethorpe Ave. 912/236–1484 Luxury in a four–story antebellum mansion that has all the modern conveniences, with all of yesteryear’s charm – that’s the Ballastone Inn. The inn was once a private house built in 1838 by a cotton factor and banker. “The original owner had 12 children,” says the Ballastone’s evening manager Melissa Williams. “We have 16 rooms in all. They needed a lot of space for all those children.” The land where the hotel stands formed part of the southern boundary of the original settlement founded by General James E. Oglethorpe in 1733. The land was eventually sold to George Anderson, who had the house built for his family. The house stayed in the Anderson family until 1883, when it was purchased by Capt. Henry Blun, who served in the Confederate Army at Fort Pulaski and with forces on Tybee and Wilmington islands. Blun hired the noted architect William Gibbons Preston to enlarge the house to its present size. The building later fell into disrepute, and by the late 1920s, changed from a boarding house to a bordello known for many police raids. By the 1940s, it was used as housing for people who came to Savannah to work in the war effort. The Girl Scouts of America bought the house in 1969 to use as administrative offices, but in 1980 it was sold to private owners, who converted it into Savannah’s first bed–and–breakfast inn. It is furnished with antiques and authentic reproductions. In 1997, The Ballastone was restored to its original glory and awarded the coveted 4 diamond, 4 star designation. Today, it’s owned by Jennifer and Jim Salandi. In addition to lodging, the inn offers Southern gourmet cuisine, including a full breakfast, afternoon teas, and pre–dinner hors oeuvres. The inn also has a bar and that rarest–of–the–rare amenity in Savannah –– off–street parking. Guests from around the world stay at the Ballastone. “They come from Australia, China, Germany end all over the States,” Williams says. “They’re blown away by how beautiful this place is,” she says. “They love the staff and are amazed at the spaciousness of the rooms. We also have a courtyard where guests can relax.” — LS Runner–up: The Gastonian

Best Furniture Store and Best Window Display

24e

24 E. Broughton St.; 912/233–2274 A top–notch furniture store with a fascinating and ever–changing window display. Runner–up, Furniture: Rooms to Go Runner–up, Window: Primary Art Supply Best Thrift/Vintage Clothing Store and Best Place to Use a Military Discount

Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire Goodwill has thrift shops located throughout the area where it’s possible to find some real gems –– including designer duds. Runner–up, Vintage: Civvies Runner–up, Discount: Savannah Children’s Theatre Best Video Rental Store

Blockbuster Video

The leader in recent releases, classic hits and video game rentals. Runner–up: Hollywood Video continues on p.42

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Best Bookstore

Barnes & Noble

Oglethorpe Mall, 912/353–7757 Books, magazines, CDs, coffee, music and gifts, all in one place. Runner–up: E. Shaver Bookseller Best Musical Instrument Store

Portman’s Music Superstore

7650 Abercorn St., 912/354–1500 Truly a “super” store, with a wide selection of instruments, music and all things music–related. Runner–up: Rody’s Music Best Record/CD Store

Best Buy

Whelan Chiropractic We’ve got your back! 602 Abercorn St Savannah 912.232.1900

7927 Abercorn St., 912/920–9240 A wide selection plus low prices equals the best buy. Runner–up: Silly Mad CDs Best Shoe Store

Globe Shoe Company

17 E. Broughton St., 912/232–8161 Globe’s customers put this shop in the winner’s circle year after year after year. Runner–up: Rack Room Shoes Best Cigar/Tobacco Shop

Ye Olde Tobacco Shop

280 Eisenhower Dr., 130 E. Bay St. Two locations, one downtown and the other in Midtown. Runner–up: Savannah Cigars Inc. Best Lawn & Garden Store

Ballastone Inn

Over 29 Years of Excellence

Hester & Zipperer Lawn & Garden

6719 Skidaway Rd., 912/355–1950 Flowers, plants, tools and sound advice on how to use them. Runner–up: Home Depot Best Motorcycle/Scooter Dealer

Savannah Harley Davidson

6 W. Gateway Blvd., 912/925–0005 Get your motor running and head out on the highway. Runner–up: Honda Yamaha of Savannah Best Place to Buy a New Car or Buy a Used Car

Southern Motors Honda of Savannah

10300 Abercorn St., 912/927–0700 Our readers feel they give the best deals and follow–up service. Runner–up, New Car: Southern Toyota Runner–up, Used Car: Vaden Automotive Best Automobile Repair

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Several locations They do a lot more than sell tires. Runner–up: Dixie Motors Inc.

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Best Toy Store 207 West Broughton St., Savannah

7400 Abercorn St., 912/354–5222 I don’t want to just shop there, I want to live there. Runner–up: Sunset Novelties Best Day Care

7220 Sallie Mood Dr., Savannah 1030 West Hwy 80, Pooler

330 Johnny Mercer Blvd., Wilmington Island 115 West Hendry St., Hinesville

Maggie’s Morning School

6610 Abercorn St., 912/352–8404 A, B, C, 1, 2, 3, Maggie’s is the best place for kiddies like you and me! Runner–up: Savannah Christian Preparatory School Best Arts/Crafts Store

Michael’s Arts & Crafts

8108 Abercorn St., 912/927–3806 Feeling creative? Michael’s has all the tools and materials you need to bring out the artist inside. Runner–up: Primary Art Supply Best Eyewear Store

LensCrafters

5500 Abercorn St., 912/352–2020 Oglethorpe Mall, 912/351–0137 IF YOU’RE STILL HAVING TROUBLE READING THIS, IT MAY BE TIME TO VISIT LENSCRAFTERS. Runner–up: Uptown Eye Care, Inc. Best Women’s Clothing Store

Bleu Belle

205 W. Broughton St., 912/443–0011 Ultra-dominant in this prestigious category, again! Runner–up: Terra Cotta Best Mens’ Clothing Store

J. Parker Limited

19 W. Broughton St., 912/234–0004 4713 Waters Ave., 912/352–9995 A longtime Savannah institution. Runner–up: John B. Rourke Best Jeweler

Levy Jewelers

Several locations The place to go when you need some sparkle in your life. Runner–up: Zia Boutique Best Costume Store

Acme Costumes

2604 U.S. Hwy 80 West, 912/966–0201 You can be whatever you want, because if they don’t already have the costume, they’ll make one. Runner–up: Party City

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Jere’s Antiques

9 N. Jefferson St., 912/236–2815 Rare English and Continental furniture from 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Runner–up: Habersham Antiques Best Grocery Store

Publix

Several locations Fresh produce and meats, friendly cashiers and a knock–out deli Runner–up: Kroger Best Gourmet Grocery Store

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The Fresh Market

5525 Abercorn St., 912/354–6075 Everything truly is fresh, and there is so much to choose from. Runner–up: Whole Foods Market Best Health Food Store

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Brighter Day Natural Foods

1102 Bull St., 912–236–4703 Not just a grocery but a health center with a certified nutritionist and clerks who are trained to answer health questions. Runner–up: The Fresh Market Best Lighting Store

Pace Lighting

131 Southern Blvd., 912/920–4090 A designer showroom with lighting options in kitchen, bath, outdoor and dining areas. Runner–up: Circa Lighting Best Maid Service

Merry Maids

1200 Shannon Ave., 912/356–3366 The winner year after year in this category. Maybe that’s why they’re so merry! Runner–up: MaidPro Best Shopping Center/Mall

Oglethorpe Mall

It’s not just the shops, it’s that huge food court that brings people in. Runner–up: Savannah Mall Best Florist

Kiwi Fleur

4503 Habersham St, 912/352–0995 Owner and floral designer Vicki Sepielli created designs for visiting royalty while living in New Zealand and now creates floral treasures for residents of Savannah. Runner–up: Garden on the Square Best Photography Service

Christine Hall Photography

315–C Johnny Mercer Blvd., 912/897–9155 Whether capturing a portrait or an entire wedding, Christine Hall Photography brings it all into focus. Runner–up: Bay Camera Company

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Retro Tins • Neon Signs • Books • Mugs • Lava Lamps Coasters • Prints • Clocks • Posters • T-Shirts • Lighters Sunglasses • Celebrity Handbags • Figurines

205 W. River St.

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Best Pawn Shop

Welsh Pawn Shop Inc.

Several locations In this economy, it’s great to know there’s a place to find bargains. Runner–up: Cash America Pawn Best Pet Store

Petsmart

Toys, medicine, grooming, crates, even the latest in pet fashion –– smart pets know this is the place to go. Runner–up: TailsSpin Best Hotel

The Westin Savannah Harbor

1 Resort Dr. 912/201–2000 A luxurious hotel with a classy restaurant, its own golf course and a spa. Runner–up: The Mansion on Forsyth Park Best Real Estate Agency

Mopper–Stappen Realty 102 W. Congress St Savannah, GA (912) 233-2600 www.ladyandsons.com

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31 W. Congress St. 912/238–0874 A company that specializes in historic, commercial and residential real estate sales, leasing and rentals. Runner–up: Seabolt Realty Best Real Estate Agent

Claudia Armbrister

Re–Max Savannah 912/920–7750 A former health care professional, Claudia has the ability to evaluate all aspects of a client’s needs, both emotional and physical. Runner–up: Andrea Re Best Local Homebuilder

J.T. Turner Construction Co. Inc.

2250 E. Victory Dr., Ste. 104 912/356.5611 Known for high quality craftsmanship and service, J.T. Turner is licensed to build in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida. Runner–up: Fred Williams Best Cellular Service/Company

Verizon Wireless

Several locations America’s most reliable network. Runner–up: AT & T Best Bank and Best Place to Work

Wachovia

Several locations Once again — and despite recent headlines — readers of Connect have chosen Wachovia as the best place to keep their money, and now Wachovia’s employees say it’s the best place in Savannah to work. Runner–up, Bank: Suntrust Runner–up, Best Place to Work: Savannah College of Art and Design

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236–1133 When you need a lift, Yellow Cab is happy to oblige. Runner-up: Crab Cab Best Law Firm

Hunter Maclean

200 E. Saint Julian St. 912/236.0261 Not just the largest law firm in Savannah, HunterMaclean is the largest law firm in the state of Georgia outside of Atlanta. The firm, which also maintains an office in Brunswick, represents a wide variety of companies and individuals throughout Georgia, South Carolina, the Southeast and the entire United States. Areas of practice include corporate, business, real estate, employment, maritime, tax and litigation In recent years, the firm has expanded its business practice areas to include health care, employee benefits, immigration, bankruptcy and environmental law. HunterMaclean has served Savannah for more than 100 years. Runner–up: The Herndon Law Firm cs

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THE LEGENDARY JC’S

Ow! If James Brown were still with us, it’s a good bet he’d feel right at home with the Orlando– based Legendary JC’s standing behind him on a stage. This eight–member soul/blues revue (the name stands for “joint chiefs,” by the way) pays sweat–soaked tribute to the Godfather of Soul, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and the other forefathers of funk with a chest–rattling rhythm section, full horns and the lead vocals, stage gymnastics and gutbucket charisma of Eugene Snowden. These guys have been tearing from one side of Florida to the other for seven years now. It’s old–school rhythm ‘n’ blues that has cross–cultural appeal: The JC’s have opened for everyone from Al Green and B.B. King to JJ Grey’s Mofro and Galactic. Listen & Learn: www.myspace.com/thelegendaryjcs. 10 p.m. Saturday, May 23, Live Wire Music Hall, 207 W. River St. Tickets are $10 advance at (912) 233–1192, $12 day of show.

PEEWEE MOORE & THE AWFUL DREADFUL SNAKES

This high–energy, Georgia–based acoustic honky tonk and rockabilly trio has nothing to do with Bill Monroe’s dead–child bluegrass classic “The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake” – apparently Moore and company just liked the chorus (“Hurry Daddy, there’s an awful dreadful snake”) and who could blame them? Even if they didn’t have such a cool name, the trio would stand out in a crowd, because their music veers between straight–ahead, Sun–style rockabilly, heartbreak–country balladeering and a thoroughly right–sounding kind of redneck

Mike Lowry Band

Although he’s just in his mid 20s, guitarist Mike Lowry has what veteran blues guys call an “old soul.” Said one reviewer: “His playing is very natural and fluid; much more blues mainstream, reminding me of a younger Eric Clapton with his phrasing.” Lowry, who recently left Tinsley Ellis’ band after a two–year stint, moved to Savannah last December from his native Atlanta. “If you want to make a name for yourself, you have to spend some time on the road,” he explains. “And Savannah’s a pretty good spot to travel from – you got Jacksonville two hours away, then all the cities up the Carolina coast.” At first, Lowry hoped to keep his popular Hot ‘lanta trio intact – logistically, however, it turned out to be a nightmare. This week’s show at Locos will introduce the all–new Mike Lowry Band, with Savannah drummer Jason Ussery and bass player Ryan Donald. “We’ve been in rehearsals for a little while now, and I’m really happy with the results,” tomfoolery that suggests Waylon Jennings and Lynyrd Skynyrd together on an episode of “MTV Unplugged.” Did we mention that Moore, bassist Bryan “Crunk Bones” Jones and drummer Mad Dog Matt Callahan all perform sitting down? Leave your expectations at the door. Listen & Learn: www.myspace.com/peeweemore. 11 p.m. Friday, May 22 at the Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. Call (912) 236–2281.

Lowry explains. “They learned my stuff from the CDs, but I kept saying ‘Make it your own. Put your own stamp on it.’ And they did. I’m excited about it; I’m really looking forward to playing out with them.” Lowry, whose mother was in show business back in the day, started acting and modeling as a tot. “I’d say it tapered off when I got into music,” he says. “I started playing guitar when I was 11. “And as soon as I started making some headway in making the guitar sound cool, the idea of acting just went out the window.” Listen & Learn: www.myspace.com/mikelowryband. 10 p.m. Friday, May 22 at Locos Grill, 321 E. Broughton. Call (912) 236–8711.

SINISTER MOUSTACHE

The artist formerly known as Gravy, runner–up in this year’s Best of Savannah poll in the punk/hardcore/metal band category, plays the Wormhole with Mog Rocket and Dust Congress. Sinister Moustache is a primarily instrumental, highly experimental musical aggregate that doesn’t seem to pay much attention to boundaries – the tunes are Zappa–esque, electronic noise, prog–rock, nightmare fusion,

space metal, weird, eerie and unbelievably cool. “Think King Crimson playing Nintendo with Slayer in Herbie Hancock’s basement,” suggest the ‘Stache boys, and that’s as good a description as any we could come up with. Listen & Learn: www.sinistermoustache. com. 10 p.m. Saturday. May 23 at the Wormhole, 2307 Bull St., www. wormholebar.com. 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) -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) The Distillery Open Mic Night (Live Music) Open Mic Night hosted by Greg Williams (Live Music) Opportunity for singer/songwriters and small acoustic combos to ply their wares in between sets by a prolific local blues/folk/rock vocalist/guitarist. 8 p.m. Doubles Lounge DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay (Live Music) Pop, rock and country covers & originals sung and played on acoustic guitar. 7 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House Voodoo Soup (Live Music) May 20 May 27 Guitar Bar Open Mic night hosted by Caesura (Live Music) Open Mic Night led by a young local melodic metalcore/indie-rock combo. 10 p.m. Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. The Jinx Rock & Roll Bingo w/DJ DrunkTank Soundsystem (Other, DJ) Just what it sounds like: Bingo plus a wild mix of punk. soul, rock and ska tunes. 10 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Frank Emerson (Live Music) Traditional Irish music. May 20, May 21, May 22, May 23 May 24 King’s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 p.m. continues on p. 19

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continues from p.48 Live Wire Music Hall Tubby Love (Live Music) Reggae/dub 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 (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. 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 James (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and popular jazz favorites. -7 p.m. The Warehouse Electric Cheese (Live Music) May 20, 8 p.m.

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

side) Five Points Productions’ Extreme Trivia w/ Kowboi (Other) Live trivia game. 8 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Open Mic (Live Music) 10 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. Quality Inn (Pooler) Thomas Claxton (Live Music) Intense, solo acoustic guitarist/singer playing rock and pop (covers & originals). 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. Spanky’s TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Tommy’s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. Venus De Milo DJ Americana (DJ) Vic’s on The River Jimmy James (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and popular jazz favorites. -7 p.m. The Warehouse Jeff Beasley (Live Music) 8 p.m. Wasabi’s Live DJ Frankie Spins Hip-hop & Electric Fusion (DJ) 8 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Barry Johnson (outside), South Bound (in) (Live Music) The Wormhole Buffalo (Live Music) Thrashgrass/ punk. 9:30 p.m.

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A.J.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dockside â&#x20AC;&#x153;Georgia Kyleâ&#x20AC;? Shiver (Live Music) American Legion Post 36 Karaoke (Karaoke) AVIA Hotel Gail Thurmond (Live Music) Piano & vocal jazz, country, Latin and standards by a veteran songwriter and recording artist whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entertained Savannahians for years now back downtown after an extended absence (covers & originals). -6 p.m. Baja Cantina TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton (Live Music) Intense, solo acoustic guitarist/ singer playing rock and pop (covers & originals). 9 p.m. Bernieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on River Street Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Blowinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Smoke BBQ Bottles & Cans (Live Music) Club One Local Cast, DJ Jason Hancock (Main Floor) (DJ) Coachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corner Karaoke (Live Music) 8 p.m. Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) The Distillery Mike Schulze Group (Live Music) 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Doubles Lounge â&#x20AC;&#x153;World Famousâ&#x20AC;? DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) El Picasso Karaoke (8 p.m.) (Karaoke) Fiddlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crab House Little Brown Peach (Live Music) May 22, 10 p.m. May 23, 10 p.m. Gaynaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar Karaoke (9 p.m.) (Karaoke) Hang Fire Dope Sandwich Productions (Live Music, DJ) Local, positive-themed alternative hip-hop collective of rappers, DJs,

singers and live funk and soul musicians. 10 p.m. Hercules Bar and Grill Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Country and Soul covers 8 p.m. The Jinx Peewee Moore & the Awful Deadful Snakes (Live Music) Acoustic rockabilly and country; with 6-Day Bender. Kevin Barryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Frank Emerson (Live Music) Traditional Irish music. May 20, May 21, May 22, May 23 May 24 Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 p.m. Live Wire Music Hall Telepath (Live Music) Asheville trio combines Middle Eastern and Afrobeat with electronica influences. 9 p.m. Locoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deli & Pub (Downtown) Mike Lowry Band (Live Music) Electric blues guitarist, formerly of Atlanta, debuts his new Savannah-based trio. 9 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. McDonoughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Molly MacPhersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) David Harbuck (Live Music) 8:30 p.m. Mulberry Inn The Champagne Jazz Trio (Live Music) 8 p.m. Pepinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Planterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Ruthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 eateryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bar area. 7:30 p.m. Savannah Smiles â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dueling PIanosâ&#x20AC;? (Live Music) Two versatile and wisecracking keyboardists play a wide variety of audience requests. -8:30 p.m. The Sentient Bean Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gold (Live Music) 8:30 p.m. Steedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern @#! Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m. Stingrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m. 6 p.m. The Tailgate (formerly

Daiquiri Beach) TBA (Karaoke) 21+ only. 10:30 p.m. Tantra Lounge Nickel Bag of Funk (Live Music) Freeform funk and soul covers. Uncle Bubbaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oyster House Mary Davis & Co. (Live Music) Femalefronted acoustic cover combo featuring members of Band In The Park (rock/ pop/soul/beach music). May 22, 7 p.m. Venus De Milo DJ Moustache (DJ) 9 p.m. Vicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on The River TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. 7 p.m. The Warehouse The Trainwrecks (Live Music) 8 p.m. Wasabiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DJ Frankie -C Spins Hip-hop an Electric Fusion (8 p.m.) (DJ) Ways Station Tavern Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Wet Willieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Live DJ (DJ) 8 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Jason & Jarrod (outside); Sun Domingo (in) (Live Music) The Wormhole Red Mouth; Josh Bond; Jeff Zagers (Live Music, DJ) Eric â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red Mouthâ&#x20AC;? Gebhardt mixes Delta blues and punk; Dark-themed alt.country and hardedged folk from a locallybased singer/songwriter; Established local anti-folk and noise-rock artist, this time performing Old-Time Americana. Every 9 p.m.

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AVIA Hotel Gail Thurmond (Live Music) Piano & vocal jazz, country, Latin and standards by a veteran songwriter and recording artist whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entertained Savannahians for years now back downtown after an extended absence (covers & originals). -6 p.m. Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton (Live Music) Intense, solo acoustic guitarist/ singer playing rock and pop (covers & originals). 9 p.m. Bernieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on River Street Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Blowinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Smoke BBQ Josh Maul Group (Live Music) Bogeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Five Points

continues from p.52 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. Coach’s Corner High Velocity (Live Music) Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Deb’s Pub & Grub Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. The Distillery John Doe Band (Live Music) 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Fiddler’s Crab House Little Brown Peach (Live Music) May 22, 10 p.m. May 23, 10 p.m. Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Hang Fire DJ King James Version (DJ) 10 p.m. Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar The Jeff Beasley Band (Live Music) 9 p.m. Jukebox Bar & Grill TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Frank Emerson (Live Music) Traditional Irish music. May 20, May 21, May 22, May 23 May 24 King’s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 p.m.

Johnson. 8 p.m. Stingray’s TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m. 6 p.m. The Tailgate (formerly Daiquiri Beach) TBA (Karaoke) 21+ only. 10:30 p.m. Tantra Lounge Belly Dancing (Live Music) Venus De Milo DJ Nick (DJ) 10 p.m. Vic’s on The River TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. 7 p.m. The Warehouse Bottles & Cans (Live Music) 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 & Uncle Buck (outside); Tokyo Joe (in) (Live Music) The Wormhole Mog Rocket, Dust Congress, Sinister Moustsache. (Live Music) Experimental rock. 9 p.m.

24 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 Produc-

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tions’ 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. Kevin Barry’s Frank Emerson (Live Music) Traditional Irish music. May 20, May 21, May 22, May 23 May 24 McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Mercury Lounge Voodoo Soup (Live Music) Local hard-jamming funk/soul/ rock/fusion group with a wide repertoire (feat. members of The Permanent Tourists & Phantom Wingo). May 24, 10 p.m., May 31, 10 p.m., Jun 21, 10 p.m. Jun 28, 10 p.m. Murphy’s Law “Hitman Karaoke” (Karaoke) Standard Karaoke hosted by local blues guitarist and singer Brett “Hitman” Bernard. 9 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Red Leg Saloon Karaoke w/Frank Nelson (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Savannah Smiles “PianoPalooza” (Live Music) Crowd members get a chance to add

vocals to their favorite tunes - played live by professional pianists. 8:30 p.m. Shoreline Ballroom Corey Smith (Live Music) Athens singer/songwriter, with Shanes Hines & the Trance. 8 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 The Warehouse Thomas Claxton (Live Music) 7:30 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Bucky &Barry 1-5 p.m.; Keith & Ross 5-8 p.m. (Live Music)

25 MONDAY

Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) -9 p.m. Blueberry Hill Karaoke (Karaoke) Doubles Lounge Live DJ (DJ) Beach Music Fiddler’s Crab House Eric Britt (Live Music) Hang Fire DJ Kane (DJ) 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. Pour Larry’s (formerly John’s Bar) Karaoke w/Kowboi (Karaoke) 8 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 James (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and popular jazz favorites. -7 p.m. Wet Willie’s Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

26 TUESDAY

Bay Street Blues Live Trivia (Other) 10 p.m. Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) -9 p.m. Blaine’s Back Door #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Buffalo’s Cafe Karaoke (Karaoke) 7 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House Bottles & Cans (Live Music) Hang Fire Caliente Latino continues on p. 54

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Night (DJ) 10 p.m. The Jazz Corner (Hilton Head) The Jazz Corner Quartet feat. Bob Masteller (Live Music) New Orleans-style “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. Live Wire Music Hall Open Jam Session (Live Music) Geared toward “all musicians”. Sign-up from 8 pm - 9 pm. 9 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Pour Larry’s (formerly John’s Bar) Open Mic Night w/Eric Britt (Live Music) Amateur and pro talent showcase hosted by a singer-songwriter and member of regional alt.rockers Hazel Virtue. 8 p.m. Roof Top Tavern Open Mic hosted by Markus & Hudson (Live Music) 10:30 p.m. Saya Lounge DJ Blue Ice (DJ) Spinning “one hit wonders” all night long. 9 p.m. Tantra Lounge Salsa Dancing Lessons (Other) Just like it says... 9 p.m. The Tailgate BN Trivia w/Artie & Brad (Other) 10 p.m. Tommy’s Karaoke w/Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Vic’s on The River Jimmy James (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and popular jazz favorites. -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 7

p.m. The Wormhole Floorboards (Live Music) Local experimental electronica. 9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

B & D Burgers (Southside) Trivia w/ Artie & Brad (Other) Starts at 10 p.m. Bahama Bob’s (Pooler) Karaoke (Karaoke) Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) -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) The Distillery Open Mic Night hosted by Greg Williams (Live Music) Opportunity for singer/songwriters and small acoustic combos to ply their wares in between sets by a prolific local blues/folk/rock vocalist/guitarist. 8 p.m. Doubles Lounge DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay (Live Music) Pop, rock and country covers & originals sung and played on acoustic guitar. 7 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House Voodoo Soup (Live Music) May 20 May 27 Guitar Bar Open Mic night hosted by Caesura (Live Music) Open Mic Night led by a young local melodic metalcore/indie-rock combo. 10 p.m. Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. The Jinx Rock & Roll Bingo w/DJ DrunkTank Soundsystem (Other, DJ) Just what it sounds like: Bingo plus a wild mix of punk. soul, rock and ska tunes. 10 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Harry O’Donoghue (Live Music) Traditional and contemporary Irish music. May 27, May 28, May 29, May 30 May 31 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. 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 James (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and popular jazz favorites. -7 p.m.

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. AVIA Hotel Gail Thurmond (Live Music) Piano & vocal jazz, country, Latin and standards by a veteran songwriter and recording artist who’s entertained Savannahians for years now back downtown after an extended absence (covers & originals). -6 p.m. Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) -9 p.m. Benny’s Tybee Tavern Karaoke (Karaoke) w/DJ Levis 9:30 p.m.

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continues from p.54 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) 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. Louise Spenser (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 Harry O’Donoghue (Live Music) Traditional and contemporary Irish music. May 27, May 28, May 29, May 30 May 31 Loco’s Deli & Pub (Southside) Five Points Productions’ Extreme Trivia w/ Kowboi (Other) Live trivia

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A.J.’s Dockside “Georgia Kyle” Shiver (Live Music) American Legion Post 36 Karaoke (Karaoke) AVIA Hotel Gail Thurmond (Live Music) Piano & vocal jazz, country, Latin and standards by a veteran songwriter and recording artist who’s entertained Savannahians for years - now back downtown after an extended absence (covers & originals). -6 p.m. Baja Cantina TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton (Live Music) Intense, solo acoustic guitarist/ singer playing rock and pop (covers & originals). 9 p.m. Bernie’s on River Street Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Club One Local Cast, DJ Jason Hancock (Main Floor) (DJ) Coach’s Corner Karaoke (Live Music) 8 p.m. Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) continues on p. 56

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continues from p.55 El Picasso Karaoke (8 p.m.) (Karaoke) Fannie’s on the Beach Mary Davis & Co. (Live Music) Female-fronted acoustic cover combo featuring members of Band In The Park (rock/pop/soul/beach music). May 29, 8 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House Jubal Kane (Live Music) May 29 May 30 Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (9 p.m.) (Karaoke) Hang Fire Dope Sandwich Productions (Live Music, DJ) Local, positive-themed alternative hip-hop collective of rappers, DJs, singers and live funk and soul musicians. 10 p.m. Hercules Bar and Grill Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Country and Soul covers 8 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Harry O’Donoghue (Live Music) Traditional and contemporary Irish music. May 27, May 28, May 29, May 30 May 31 King’s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 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. Mulberry Inn The Champagne Jazz Trio (Live Music) 8 p.m. Pepino’s #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Ruth’s Chris Steak House Kim Michael Polote & Friends (Live Music) Award-winning area vocalist singing jazz and blues standards backed by piano and bass in this eatery’s bar area. 7:30 p.m. Savannah Smiles “Dueling PIanos” (Live Music) Two versatile and wisecracking keyboardists play a wide variety of audience

requests. -8:30 p.m. The Sentient Bean Martin Schneider (Live Music) Frontman for Tennesseebased indie group Aquariums plays a solo acoustic set featuring familiar material and songs from an upcoming Aquariums release. Locals Aux Arc and The Floorboards open. 8 p.m. Aquariums, Floorboards, Aux Arc (Live Music) 8 p.m. Steed’s Tavern @#! Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m. Stingray’s TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m. 6 p.m. The Tailgate (formerly Daiquiri Beach) TBA (Karaoke) 21+ only. 10:30 p.m. Venus De Milo DJ Moustache (DJ) 9 p.m. Wasabi’s DJ Frankie -C Spins Hip-hop an Electric Fusion (8 p.m.) (DJ) Ways Station Tavern Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Wet Willie’s Live DJ (DJ) 8 p.m.

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Bass baritone Keith Miller joined the Metropolitan Opera’s permanent roster three years ago. These days, the handsome, square–jawed 35–year– old vocalist is in demand, a Grammy winner who’s paid his dues with Don Giovanni, Le Nozze di Figaro and Madama Butterfly and sings with regularity in the toniest opera houses around the world. Miller, who’s in Savannah this week as artist–in–residence for the Sankofa Male Chorale and Savannah Children’s Choir (holding vocal workshops and dispensing career advice), will appear in recital Thursday at the Lucas Theatre. He’s also sharing the marquee with the Sankofa group Wednesday at St. Peter’s A.M.E. Church. Both shows are free. A circuitous route brought the native of tiny Ovid, Colo. to the opera stage. At the University of Colorado in the mid1990s, Miller was a starting fullback for the Buffalos, and he spent the first half of the current decade on reserve rosters for the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders. But he loved opera, too, and he loved singing. When his football career fumbled – he was hoping the Broncos would choose him to plug a hole in their roster, but it didn’t happen – Miller made the decision to devote his talents (and his considerable energy to music. And he hasn’t looked back. Did those around you try to talk you out of the change? Were there disbelievers? Keith Miller: I was married before; my wife was the singer, and I was the jock who liked music, you know? And when I started to go into it, her family at first was like “Oh, that’s nice, how cute,” like picking out a new puppy.

Savannah’s ONLY Hydroponics Source! ing to sing. It becomes all–encompassing. It’s like trying to be an attorney and an opera singer. You can’t. Well, if you can, God bless you, but one of the two of them is going to suffer. If you use the same discipline and passion, you could balance both at maybe 80–20, but you can’t have 100–100. That’s just simple math.

Talent has a lot to do with it, too, wouldn’t you say?

Keith Miller: The competitive thing comes in the preparation process, and that’s the same for an athlete. If you’re a linebacker, and you know every play your opponent is going to do before they run it – because you’re prepared, you’ve seen the film – there’s nothing that they can do to stump you. And that gives you confidence. In performing, you have to be completely, immaculately prepared, and confident in your technique, your ability, your interpretation ... and that leads to confidence. It’s not like you’re going to out and say “I’m going to be the best,” because who are we kidding? You could be the greatest singer in the world and no one likes you. cs

Keith Miller: Well, there are things you have no control over. It’s like LeBron James, he’s got a 5–foot–tall mother and he’s 6–foot–8 and 250 pounds. He’s who he is, and I can’t do anything about how I sound, or the size of my voice, or the color, or the bass or the baritone – but you try not to take things for granted. Do you still mess around with a football? Keith Miller: I still train very diligently. I believe that’s one of my assets, the way I physically prepare my body for things – some of it’s the same football stuff, and some of it is different. I still do my cone drills. The thing that I miss the most about it is hitting someone. Every once in a while I think “I’ll go over to Europe and play for a couple of months, just have some fun and hit some people again.” Could you do both things at the same time? Keith Miller: When I did it before, it was a job. It’s a different mindset. Now, I like the training, but you don’t have time to do that at the same time as try-

Is your story that unusual? Why do you think it fascinates people? Keith Miller: I don’t know many kids in grade school who say “When I grow up, I want to be an opera singer.” I’m sure there’s an amazing, remarkable story behind every person that’s ever sung. I think people don’t understand that sports and the performing arts are so similar in the competitive nature and the preparation. That’s what they don’t see as the link between the two. Athletics and music, there’s a lot of attention paid to precision and details. When you say performing is competitive, do you mean “I’m going up against everybody else on that stage, and I’m going to beat them?”

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To some point, I see where they were coming from – “Why are you kidding yourself? You have no training, you’re a jock, and my daughter spent $50,000 on a Masters degree.” They discouraged me a great deal. You pay a price. I gained a vocation and it cost me a marriage. But I don’t regret anything, and I don’t think my ex–wife does either. Sometimes things just don’t work out; I know she’s happy now where she’s at, and I’m much happier where I’m at. I think the competitive force is why I had more success than she did. She’d been in this vocal competition three times, and never won, and I won it the first time I went out. You can’t go up there and be timid in any way, whether it’s an audition or anything. And when I got to the Academy of Vocal Arts, I worked my butt off. I had no training, so nobody knew –and I didn’t either – that it would go to this extent. A tight end friend of mine, Adam Young, he’s a chopper pilot for the Coast Guard. I would have never expected him to become that, either.

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Full Sail ahead! We are entering a handful of weeks where beer after beer — all new to Savannah — will be streaming into the marketplace. Full Sail, a legendary Oregon brewer, docked last week and has already made waves among local beer drinkers. It’s no surprise when you know the Full Sail story, a tale laced with passion, enthusiasm and dedication to the brewer’s art. It was quite a different picture today than in 1987 when the infant brewery moved into the old Diamond Fruit Cannery. Hood River, Oregon, offered a picturesque backdrop for the brewery that was about to embark on a path festooned with awards, revolutionary business practices and, oh yeah, awesome beer. The brewery is wholly employee–owned since 1999, runs on four 10–hour shifts to reduce water and power consumption by 20 percent and uses 100 percent recycled cardboard in their packaging and office paper supplies. Hops and barley come from local farmers, water from a spring on Mount Hood. That leaves plenty of three–day weekends for the Full Sail crew to surf, snowboard or, oh yeah, drink beer. Speaking of beer, finally, here’s what you’ll find on local shelves: Full Sail Amber: It’s the brand’s best selling beer and won the brewery’s first medal: A gold at the 1989 Great American Beer Festival. As it was in the beginning, Amber is a sweet, malty, medium–bodied ale with a spicy, floral hop finish. In all, it has won 12 Gold Medals at the Full Sail Session is a smooth low alcohol pilsner World Beer Championships Full Sail IPA: Generous hops make this classic–styled IPA a real thirst quencher. It has a full, malty body and there’s even a hint of fresh citrus. Thank goodness the Brits’ beer went bad sailing around the horn of Africa –– or we may have never invented IPA! Full Sail Pale Ale: The Pale Ale relies on a mysterious and secret blend of two Northwestern hop varieties to create a clean, crisp ale that finishes clean, has a great hops aroma –– but comes up slightly sweeter than IPA. Consider it IPA with training wheels. Full Sail Session: And consider this craft beer for your friends who still think bigger means better. It doesn’t take a team of Clydesdales to roll this little 11–ounce bottle to the table. Its lower alcohol level (5.1 percent) makes this Pilsner perfect for a “session” beer. Again, this is a good introduction to American craft beer for your friends who buy their beer based on last week’s NASCAR sponsor. Smooth, easy–drinking and imminently enjoyable –– with real beer flavor. By today, you should also be finding these beers on your retailers’ shelves: New Belgium Brewing Co. and its cult classic Fat Tire Amber, Vermont–based brewer Magic Hat and Michigan craft beer pioneer Bell’s — with its thirst quenching Oberon and award winning Amber.

A Rosé is a Rosé

I continue to beat the drum for dry Rosé wines. I revisited one at a tasting recently that deserves attention. South African Slowine Rosé is made with a blend of Pinot Noir, Shiraz and Pinotage grapes. It is salmon pink in color, with scents of ripe strawberry and ripe cherries. I enjoyed the acidity, which insures a crisp, lively and refreshing finish. Chill it well for a perfect summer wine. This wine violates my usual “no animals on the label” rule, but the tortoise has a story, which you can learn about online (www.capewine.com), and the wine is a winner. cs Email Tim at savannahfoodie@comcast.net

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Tim’s restaurant hopping turns up intriguing and satisfying bites – covering everything from street food to fine dining. He picks three “Best Bites” every week to share with Connect readers:

Sol

In the wake of a first birthday celebration for Shelley Smith’s Eos, she quietly opened Sol, two blocks north. The synergy of these two restaurants –– totally different concepts –– has been interesting to watch. Even with a limited soft opening menu, I discovered that Smith and her talented crew are again raising the bar with a this Southwest–inspired menu . My Chicken Mole (Mole is virtually unattainable in this city) was steamed in a banana leaf and offered a wonderfully crispy, dark, flavorful skin. The chicken leg quarter was hot, moist and flavorful, the Sol take on Spanish rice was seasoned just right. Grand opening weekend is May 22 and continues into May 23, 3-11 p.m. daily. 1611 Habersham 232–1874

La Nopalera

I am worn out with meat in a tortilla. So, on my last visit to La Nopalera, I sampled Carne Asada and was slapped silly with joy. Tender, flavorful, thin–sliced steak is grilled, then plated with refried beans, a small salad of shredded lettuce, guacamole, sliced tomato and an assortment of tasty additions – like sliced limes and a pair of pickled green chilies. Bueno! A drizzle of lime juice and juices from the chilies added some kick. 108 Mall Blvd. 354–0300

Golden Breakfast

Not only can I hide out at this teeny little Southside breakfast and lunch diner – the food rocks! It’s a favorite breakfast hangout for me and Ms. T.J. The coffee is always fresh and hot; eggs, pancakes and omelettes are made to order and served piping hot. Clean, neat as a pin and quiet – on slow days, it’s the perfect place to do some reading while eating – or to watch in gratitude as the bustling traffic passes by you and your pancakes. Cross Pointe, Suite 1, 310 Montgomery Cross Road 354–1688

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Monks coming for sand painting, Asian Festival Like Def Leppard, Bruce Springsteen and “Riverdance,” the Tibetan Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery tour the country like clockwork every year – and when their act hits Savannah, it’s like a visit from an old friend. The monks return to the Telfair Museum of Art June 1–7. As always, their week–long residency will start with a program of Tibetan music, chants and traditional dance, before moving on to the main event: The careful construction, over a period of days, of an intricate sand mandala in the Eckberg Atrium. It’s truly something to behold. Every grain of colored sand is set into the design by hand (it sounds time–consuming, and it is), ultimately creating a large, complex (and quite beautiful) spiritual homage to the female Buddha of health and longevity. You can watch the monks at their work during the museum’s regular business hours, and on June 4, they’ll give a public lecture on the mandala’s meaning and significance in Tibetan culture and spirituality. On the final day, everyone follows them to the Savannah River where the mandala is ceremoniously scattered on the water. There’s no admission charge for any of this; go to www.telfair.org/. On June 6, the monks will take a break from their Telfair tasks to perform at the Savannah Asian Festival, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Savannah Civic Center. Alongside a food court of authentic Asian cuisine, a kids’ art area and a marketplace with art, d cor, clothing, jewelry and the like, the event will put the spotlight on performances from all points east, including Japanese taiko drummers, Indonesian performance arts, and dance from India, Thailand, the Philippines and elsewhere. The Savannah Asian Festival is free; check out www. savannag.gov/arts.

Kind of BLUE Coming June 10–14: More than 45 world–class marine documentaries, along with panel discussions, workshops and sundry get–togethers with leading ocean filmmakers and conservationists. The inaugural BLUE Ocean Film Festival is expected to attract representatives from major film studios and television networks. Along with the screenings, scheduled for the Trustees Theater and Lucas Theatre, the event will also honor oceanographer Sylvia Earle with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, which has its own ocean–themed film festival, is a co–sponsor. Individual screening tickets are $8 for the public, $6 for students and seniors, and there are numerous passes available should you want to build your own itinerary of BLUE events. See bluefilmfest.com.

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Just Close enough Actress Glenn Close, a three–time Tony winner and multiple Academy Award nominee, will be in town May 30 during SCAD’s commencement ceremonies at the Savannah Civic Center. Although she’s best known to some for her bunny–boiling antics in the 1987 thriller “Fatal Attraction,” Close is one of Hollywood’s most versatile thespians – she brought silent film star Norma Desmond to creepy life in the Broadway musical Sunset Boulevard, played the Vice President of the United States in Air Force One, and camped it up as Cruella de Ville in the live–action 101 Dalmatians. Close recently won an Emmy – her career second – for her portrayal of cunning lawyer Patty Hewes in the FX series Damages. After Close’s 9 a.m. address to the class of 2009, she will travel to Atlanta to speak to the graduates at SCAD–Atlanta’s third commencement ceremony. Neither event is open to the public – but hey, we thought you’d like to know.

Drummer Cody Dickinson and bassist Chris Chew, members of the extraordinarily cool North Mississippi All–Stars, bring their offshoot band Hill Country Revue to the Live Wire Music Hall June 3. Kirk Smithart is the guitarist for the band, which plays “gritty, messy, stripped–down Mississippi hill country blues” (Dickinson’s words). Garry Burnside (of the legendary Mississippi Burnsides) wrote most of the stuff on the band’s debut, “Make a Move.” $8 advance, $10 day of show Steve Earle, touring behind his brand–new album of songs by the late, great Townes Van Zandt, will play a solo acoustic show June 13 in AASU’s Fine Arts Auditorium. General admission tickets are $32 advance at tinyteamconcerts.org, and will be $35 day of show Bassist, singer, composer and respected rock ‘n’ roll eccentric Les Claypool (of Primus, Oysterhead and Fancy Band fame) drops into the Shoreline Ballroom, on Hilton Head Island, May 28. Tickets are $23 advance, $25 day of show. cs

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Black Dog Studio Inc. — New art gallery featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture and furniture, M-F 8am-4pm. 236-6008, blackdogstudioinc.com. Black Dog Studio Inc., 539 East Liberty St. Chasing the Waning Gypsy — A collection of oils on canvas by L.A. Ocampo, April 30-May 28 at Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Clifton Pearson: African American Ceramics — Presented by the King Tisdell Cottage Foundation May 17 - July 4. Opening reception May 17 at 3 p.m. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. Constructs and Inventions — The etchings of Erik Desmazieres May 15-Oct. 26 Jepson Center for the Arts Creatiive Connectivity — An exhibit that asks the viewer to become part of the environment they are creating May 22-27. TruSpace Gallery, Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermes Collection — SCAD features rare pieces of North African jewelry and 27 late 19th- and early 20th-century photographs May 11-June 19. Pei Ling Chan Gallery, 322 MLK Jr. Blvd. Drawing in Perspective — Classes will begin April 21 and end May 26 and will be held both indoors at blankspace studio and outside. For info, contact Lind Hollingsworth, 925-5065. Gallery 440 — Featured this month is Jennifer Oliver from Baton Rouge, La. Gallery 440, 440 Bull Street Gaming Tables for Whist, Chess and Other Amusements Exhibition — An exhibit that reflects the American predilection for card-playing and gaming during the Federal era. Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard Street, Helen Levitt: A Photographer’s Legacy — Unstudied views of everyday life on the streets of New York’ from the museum’s permanent collection, May 15-July 26. Jepson Center for the Arts

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Master Eye II: 19th- and 20th-Century Photography — includes iconic examples from Mathew Brady, Eadweard Muybridge, Man Ray, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Annie Leibovitz, and other celebrated masters. SCAD Museum of Art, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Open Sea — Reflections from a port city 20 year after Tiananmen, a collaborative project by Sari Gilbert and Robert Batchelor May 15 –June 17. Opening reception May 15, 6-8 p.m. Gallery S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. Paper Construction Workshop — Taught by Ila Scholla and sponsored by the Savannah Art Association. Bring lunch. Learn how to transform cereal boxes, paper and glue into magnificent functional pieces as well as works of art. Reservations required. Charles Ellis School, 220 East 49th St

Saigon to Hanoi — Works by documentary photographer Michelle Cornejo May 22-27. A recpetion will be held May 22, 6-9pm. Desotorow Gallery, 2427 De Soto Ave., Sculpting the Female Torso in clay — The workshop with Melisa Cadell will concentrate on completing a Â¾ life size torso in clay with simple slab techniques to build up quickly to capture mood and a special focus on facial features and emotional expression. Topics like surface techniques and professional development will also be covered. May 25-29 at Wildacres Retreat in North Carolina. $575 fee includes room and board and clay. judymooney@bellsouth.net. Visual Lubricant — An evening of experimental films by emerging artists, plus several small video sculptures. Thu. May 21, 8 p.m. Seating begins at 7:30pm. Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Avenue cs

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The fourth film in the Terminator series (and the first without Gov’nor Schwarzenegger) shifts all the attention to “savior of humanity” John Connor (Christian Bale), who here has his hands full trying to figure out if a helpful stranger (Sam Worthington) is really a friend or foe.

MAY 22

DANCE FLICK

Years after spoofing slasher flicks in Scary Movie, the Wayans are back with a comedy that sticks it to such hip–shaking titles like Save the Last Dance, You Got Served and, of course, Flashdance.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN Security guard Ben Stiller again contends with talking historical figures and rampaging dinosaurs; Amy Adams joins the cast as Amelia Earhart.

Pixar now presents this toon tale about a 78–year–old man who ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies up, up and away ... only to learn that he has an unwelcome passenger in the form of an annoying 8–year–old boy.

MAY 29

JUNE 5

After reaping a fortune from three Spider–Man flicks, director Sam Raimi returns to his Evil Dead roots by helming this horror yarn about a bank loan officer (Alison Lohman) who’s cursed after she signs off on a foreclosure that leaves a strange old woman homeless.

Director Sam Mendes (Revolutionary Road) tackles this road movie about an expectant young couple (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph) who travel around the country searching for the right place to start a new life.

DRAG ME TO HELL

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After his successful career takes a turn for the worse, a businessman (Eddie Murphy) discovers that (shades of Bedtime Stories) whatever his daughter (Yara Shahidi) dreams up in her imaginary world becomes a reality in his, thereby giving him ideas on how to save his job.

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 A remake of 1974’s terrific The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (starring Walter Matthau), this action yarn finds a New York subway dispatcher (Denzel Washington) forced to negotiate with criminals (led by John Travolta) demanding a sizable ransom in exchange for the hostages they’re holding on a subway car.

JUNE 19

THE PROPOSAL Public Enemies

In this romantic comedy, a Canadian book editor (Sandra Bullock) who

The world’s first slackers, cavemen Zed (Jack Black) and Oh (Michael Cera) are banished from their tribe for habitual laziness, only to embark on a series of adventures that finds them crossing paths with (among other Biblical figures) Cain and Abel (Paul Rudd and David Cross).

JUNE 24

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

Sam (Shia LaBeouf), Mikaela (Megan Fox) and their robot friends (the Autobots) again square off against the bad ’bots (the Decepticons).

JUNE 26 CHERI

The Dangerous Liaisons team of director Stephen Frears, writer Christopher Hampton and actress Michelle Pfeiffer reunite for this adaptation of Colette’s novels about a middle–aged courtesan (Pfeiffer) who embarks on a scandalous affair with a young man (Rupert Friend), much to the concern of the lad’s mother (Kathy Bates).

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JULY 15

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF–BLOOD PRINCE

The kids (Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson) are definitely not alright in this sixth cinematic installment of the J.K. Rowlings cash cow, as they must contend with Draco Malfoy’s (Tom Felton) sinister deeds as well as the increasing presence of Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes).

THE STONING OF SORAYA M.

The antithesis of typical summer fare, this adaptation of the bestselling novel relates the true story of the young Iranian woman who was stoned to death by other villagers after her husband falsely accused her of adultery.

JULY 1

At their high school graduation, a nerd (Paul Rust) openly declares his adoration for a popular cheerleader (Hayden Panettiere).

JULY 17

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ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS

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PUBLIC ENEMIES

John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) proves to be such a gangland hit in the 1930s that the FBI assigns a special agent (Christian Bale) to track him down in this period epic directed by Michael Mann (Heat, The Last of the Mohicans).

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SHORTS

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Writer–director Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids, Grindhouse) has assembled a topnotch cast (William H. Macy, Kat Dennings, James Spader, Leslie Mann) for this family film about a magical rock that affects all the members of a small town.

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer takes both the animated and 3–D routes by overseeing this kiddie fare about government–trained guinea pigs (voiced by Sam Rockwell, Penelope Cruz and Tracy Morgan) who, with the help of an equally intelligent mole (Nicolas Cage), seek to protect the world from evildoers.

AUGUST 14 DISTRICT 9

ORPHAN

This science fiction tale (co–produced by Peter Jackson) centers on an alternate world in which extraterrestrials are considered refugees and sent to live in South Africa.

In this horror flick, a couple (Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga) who have just lost their own child ignore the, ahem, omens that point to the fact that their adopted daughter (Isabelle Fuhrman) might be a problem child in the worst sense.

THE GOODS: LIVE HARD, SELL HARD Will Ferrell’s production company is behind this comedy about Don Ready (Jeremy Piven), a sleazy salesman who agrees to help a car dealership stave off bankruptcy.

THE UGLY TRUTH

A TV show producer (Katherine Heigl) who’s unlucky in love takes advice from a misogynistic co–worker (Gerard Butler) in this romantic comedy.

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JULY 31

BANDSLAM

High School Musical’s Vanessa Anne Hudgens and fellow Disney Channel starlet Aly Michalka headline this teen–oriented tale about two girls who hope to beat an ex–boyfriend (Aly’s) in a battle of the bands.

THE COVE

Beautiful oceanic imagery is at the service of an ugly reality in this documentary in which two nautical authorities expose the environmental atrocities being committed by those involved in the illegal capturing and trading of dolphins.

FUNNY PEOPLE

After he’s diagnosed with a life–threatening illness, a successful comedian (Adam Sandler) bonds with an inexperienced comic (Seth Rogen) in the latest from writer–director Judd Apatow.

ALIENS IN THE ATTIC

Formerly titled They Came from Upstairs, this finds teenage siblings (Carter Jenkins and High School Musical’s Ashley Tisdale) forced to protect their home from extraterrestrial invaders.

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AUGUST 7

G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA

After successfully pairing with Hasbro on Transformers, Paramount reunites with the toy company for this adventure saga in which the elite squad of commandoes takes on an insidious organization bent on destroying the world.

JULIE & JULIA

Based on the bestselling book, this reunites Doubt co–stars Meryl Streep and Amy Adams in the real–life story of a blogger (Adams) who decides to cook every last recipe in Julia Childs’ (Streep)

The latest from animation icon Hayao Miyazaki (the Oscar–winning Spirited Away) borrows a page from The Little Mermaid by focusing on a goldfish who longs to be human; vocal stars for this dubbed American version include Liam Neeson, Cate Blanchett, Tina Fey and Matt Damon.

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After graduating from college, a young woman (Alexis Bledel) does what any intelligent person would do when faced with bleak career options: She moves back in with her eccentric family (Michael Keaton and Carol Burnett, among others).

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AUGUST 21

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

In Quentin Tarantino’s loose remake of the 1978 grindhouse favorite, Inglorious Bastards, a special team of commandoes (led by Brad Pitt’s character) are assigned to enter Nazi–occupied France and wipe out as many Germans as possible.

AUGUST 28

THE BOAT THAT ROCKED

A ship that illegally broadcasts rock ‘n’ roll off the coast of England in the 1960s is the setting for this comedy starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kenneth Branagh and Bill Nighy.

FINAL DESTINATION: DEATH TRIP 3D

The fourth installment in the slasher series that began back in Y2K again finds teens gruesomely being slaughtered, this time in the three–dimensional format.

Rob Zombie’s Halloween remake was dumped into theaters at the end of sum-

mer 2007 (although it went on to gross an impressive $58 million, half of that during its opening weekend), and the same fate befalls this sequel in which Michael Myers (Tyler Mane) still seeks his sister Laurie (Scout Taylor–Compton) while trying to avoid his adversary, Dr. Loomis (Malcolm McDowell).

SPREAD

In what sounds suspiciously like an unauthorized redo of the French comedy Priceless, Twitter twit Ashton Kutcher plays a man–whore who falls for a woman (Margarita Levieva) who, like him, uses her sexual wiles to live off members of the opposite sex; she mistakenly believes him to be rich, but once the gig is up, they both hit the streets sharing trade secrets with one another.

SEPTEMBER 4 CITIZEN GAME

In a future in which gaming has reached a point where humans can control the fates of other humans through online games, one player (Gerard Butler) tries to break free from the grid.

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rocks out to a Beastie Boys tune a good 200 years in the future. Then again, the Beastie credo would certainly apply to Kirk, who, as he has

demonstrated since the 1960s, clearly would fight for his right to party. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Before TV wunderkind J.J. Abrams (Lost, Alias) came along, there had been five Star Trek TV shows and 10 motion pictures, a total sum that outpaces even such laughable franchises as the Friday the 13th and Halloween series. But nobody will be chuckling at what Abrams has managed to create with this reboot. While I’ve enjoyed most of the movies –– yes, even some of the odd–numbered ones –– I’m by no means a Star Trek fanatic (you say “Trekker,” I say “Trekkie”), yet this new series entry qualifies as one of the better sci–fiers to hit theaters in recent times. The fans will doubtless quibble over some of the changes made by Abrams and the screenwriting team of Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, yet the overall tone is reverential, not dismissive. Basically, the trio takes us back to the early days of its leading player, detailing the circumstances that defined him first as a kid and then as a young adult (I suppose this could have been called Star Trek Origins: Kirk). Yet Abrams and his

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writers also introduce a wild card in Romulan warrior Nero (an unrecognizable Eric Bana), whose nefarious actions lead to an alternate reality for the members of the Enterprise. Yet while destiny might take them on different adventures than the ones glimpsed in previous movies and episodes, at least the core crew remain united: the brash Kirk (Chris Pine), the brainy Spock (Zachary Quinto) and the wisecracking Dr. McCoy (Karl Urban, pleasingly cast against type), plus their support staff of Uhura (Zoe Saldana), Sulu (John Cho), Scotty (Simon Pegg) and Chekov (Anton Yelchin). While the studio naturally pushes the angle that this picture can be

equally enjoyed by those who are familiar with the Star Trek brand and those who are not, that isn’t exactly accurate. A complete newbie would fail to see the significance of having Christopher Pike (Bruce Greenwood) originally at the helm of the Enterprise, nor would he or she feel a pleasurable tingle at seeing a series vet turn up in a key role. On the other hand, Abrams & Co. lace the movie with plenty of humor as well as a few exciting battles, so it’s unlikely the uninitiated will find themselves bored. Abrams peppers his film with many familiar names and/or faces, some of them fleeting. Winona Ryder continues on p. 72

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turns up as Spock’s human mother, as does Tyler Perry as a Starfleet admiral (my girlfriend had to point him out, as I’m only used to seeing him in drag as Madea). But surely nobody will be able to recognize A Beautiful Mind’s Oscar–winning scripter Akiva Goldsman (as a Vulcan council member) except maybe for Russell Crowe and Ron Howard. Then again, this casting seems to echo Abrams’ whole approach to this revamped Star Trek: Be playful, be unpredictable, and full speed ahead.

X–Men Origins: Wolverine Claws slash, fists smash and teeth gnash in X–Men Origins: Wolverine, but will audiences bash the latest superhero saga primed to kick off another summer movie season? After all, once the initial excitement wears off, it’s crystal clear that Wolverine doesn’t measure up to the first two X–Men movies, the first two Spider–Man flicks or even last summer’s Iron Man in terms of providing the dramatic weight and epic scope we’ve come to expect from our

superhero sagas (I won’t even bring up The Dark Knight, since comparisons might tend to reduce the competition to Elektra status). Having said that, it’s also apparent that the movie isn’t the disaster many speculated it would be, especially on the heels of bad Internet buzz and that infamous download that left FOX executives outfoxed. As expected, the picture’s chief selling point is Hugh Jackman, essaying for the fourth time the role that made him a star. His Wolverine (real name Logan) isn’t the borderline–psychotic antihero I recall from reading the X–Men comics of the late 1970s and early 1980s –– no superhero film franchise would be that bold –– but the actor’s flippant attitude and easygoing wit nevertheless have made him ideal for the part. Yet ironically, while this origin story is supposed to reveal more about the character than ever before, it really only serves to harness Jackman’s considerable talents: He’s an excellent brooder, but brooding’s about all that the movie requires him to do. The film begins with Logan as a small boy in mid–19th century Canada and marches through time as we watch him

and his equally indestructible brother Victor (Liev Schreiber) take part in various conflicts, including the Civil War, World War II and the Vietnam War (all of these tours of duty are encapsulated within the opening credits). It’s during this last–named conflict that the siblings are recruited by a government suit named Stryker (Danny Huston) to become members of his elite fighting team comprised solely of mutants. The pair agree, but once Stryker proves to be a vicious man without morals, Logan leaves the outfit. Not so Victor, who has always been less scrupulous than his younger brother. The years pass, and Logan, now working as a lumberjack, is enjoying a quiet life with an attractive schoolteacher (Lynn Collins). But once Stryker shows up on his doorstep with the news that someone’s bumping off mutants, Logan worries that his violent past will catch up with him. That it does, which in turn leads to the expected personal tragedies, swears of vengeance, and nonstop processions of FX–packed action sequences.

GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST Truth be told, America’s movie–star version of a frat boy, Matthew McConaughey, has only headlined about a half–dozen rom–coms, but it certainly feels as if he’s been in so many, many more. Yet I’d be hard–pressed to match the titles with the plot keywords with the shapely co–stars. Was it Penelope Cruz in the desert in Sahara? Or Kate Hudson on the ocean in Fool’s Gold? Or Sarah Jessica Parker as the interventionist in Failure to Launch? Or Professor Plum with the lead pipe in the conservatory? At any rate, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past has more to offer than McConaughey’s past rom–com dalliances. To be sure, it’s still formulaic, disposable nonsense, but at least it benefits from a stellar supporting cast to prop up its leading player and a reliable source –– Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol –– to steer it in the right direction. McConaughey stars as Connor Mead, a wildly successful fashion photographer who goes through women the way viewers of Titanic went

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THE SOLOIST Director Joe Wright is the British chap behind Pride & Prejudice and Atonement, so maybe placing him in charge of the decidedly American concoction The Soloist was an attempt to show that he’s able to bust some Ang Lee moves by leaping over diverse genres in a single bound. Maybe he can –– I’ve never been in favor of placing anyone in an artistic straightjacket that limits their choice of material –– but in this instance, the overwhelmed Wright can’t do much to bring any sense of style or substance to yet another film that comes off as little more than a liberal screed. By no means is The Soloist a painful watch, and it has its merits scattered about, like so many chocolate sprinkles adorning a scoop of ice cream. But for a movie that’s about compas-

sion and understanding, it makes for a shockingly indifferent experience, filled with too many calculated homilies to allow for much more than superficial connections. It may be based on a true story, but it feels synthetic all the way. The heart of the story –– the central relationship between Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.), a Los Angeles newspaper columnist, and Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a homeless man who was once a Julliard–approved musician –– actually feels like the picture’s most artificial component. Perhaps that’s due to its similarities to Resurrecting the Champ, another recent film about the friendship between a white journalist (Josh Hartnett) and a black homeless man prone to delusional behavior (Samuel L. Jackson). Or maybe it’s because of its greater role as yet another picture that tries to assuage middle–class guilt by using a proxy to allow moviegoers insight into the travails of the most unfortunate among us. But the problem with The Soloist is that it usually only skirts the issues it raises (homelessness, lack of health care, mental illness, etc.), with the genuinely raw scenes too few and far between.

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STATE OF PLAY On one hand, it’s the latest addition to the “conspiracy theory” sub–genre, a proud movie tradition that houses such dynamic entries as The Manchurian Candidate, Three Days of the Condor and The Constant Gardener. Yet on the other, it’s a representative of the type of film that might eventually go the way of the dodo: the newspaper yarn. Russell Crowe, in his best performance since A Beautiful Mind, stars as Cal McAffrey, an old–school news reporter for the Washington Globe. Once the roommate of rising Senator Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) back in their college years, Cal is disturbed when he learns that his friend’s comely assistant, who died after falling in front of a subway car, was also his mistress, a fact that threatens to derail Collins’ political career. The story is assigned to the paper’s political blogger, Della Frye (Rachel McAdams), while Cal is ordered to investigate a pair of late–night shootings that left one man dead and another in a coma. Director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) directs crisply and efficiently, wringing real suspense out of Cal’s confrontations with a seasoned killer (most notably in a superbly edited sequence set inside a parking garage). cs

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through tissues. A two–week affair for him would be like a lifelong marriage commitment for most others; his relationships usually only last as long as it takes to have the women fall in love with him (some of his “courtships” have lasted mere seconds). Connor doesn’t believe in love, let alone marriage, which means he’s not too thrilled that his baby brother Paul (Breckin Meyer) is getting hitched –– to the high–strung daughter (Lacey Chabert) of a former military man (Robert Forster), no less. Connor’s boorish behavior threatens to ruin the wedding weekend during which all the principals have gathered in one house; this party includes Jenny (Jennifer Garner), one of Connor’s exes –– but more special than any of them given that they’ve known each other all their lives. Paul and Jenny are the only two who hold out hope that Connor can be redeemed, and that salvation arrives in the form of Connor’s late Uncle Wayne (Michael Douglas), the consummate ladies’ man who has returned from the grave to show Connor that there’s much more to life than just wooing the women. A more versatile actor would have sold this material more efficiently than McConaughey; as it stands, his tanned, lounge–lizard routine allows his character to remain such an unrepentant, misogynistic creep for such a good chunk of the running time that almost all sympathy has been lost for this character by the time he finally begins to see the light. Luckily, Garner is a step (or 10) up from such vapid co–stars as Hudson and Jennifer Lopez, and she works hard to coax out his rakish charm.

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Activism & Politics Coastal Democrats

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

Libertarian Party of Chatham County

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

Benefits Sugar Refinery Family Support Fund

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

United Way 2-1-1

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

Classes & Workshops 700 Kitchen Cooking School

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

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. , Savannah

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. , Savannah

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 , Savannah http://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 , Savannah http://www.beaddreamer.com

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. , Savannah http://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. , Rincon

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. , Savannah

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 , Savannah http://www.internationalcoach.org/

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. , Savannah

Oatland Island Wildlife Center

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

Porcelain Painting

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 , Tybee Island

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 , Savannah http://www. sjchs.org/1844.cfm

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

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 , Savannah

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. , Savannah

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 , Savannah http://www.thestarfishcafe. org/

Summer Art Camp

The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs will begin accepting registrations on April 20. Art Camp runs June 8 through Aug. 28 at S.P.A.C.E. studios, located at 9 W. Henry St. Registration forms are available online at www. savannahga.gov/arts or by calling 651-6783.

Thinking of Starting a Small Business

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

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

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

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 Thurs-

day, 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 , Savannah http:// www.uwce.org/

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. , Savannah

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. , Savannah

Clubs & Organizations AASU Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

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

Civil Air Patrol

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

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 , Savannah http://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. to meet other MINI owners and go on motoring adventures together. Visit coastalminis.com. Starbucks, Victory Drive and Skidaway Road , Savannah

Coffee & Conversation

Held every Tuesday at 8am by Creative Coast as a networking event. http://links.thecreativecoast. org/conversation. Cafe Ambrosia, 202 E. Broughton St. , Savannah

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. , Savannah

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 , Thunderbolt

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 , Thunderbolt

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. , Savannah

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. , Savannah

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 , Savannah http://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 , Savannah http://www.fbcislands.com/

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

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

Savannah Art Association

Enjoy classes, informal “playshops” and shows on River Street and area businesses. Now accepting applications for new members. 232-7731. . Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St. , Savannah

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

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 , Thunderbolt

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 , Savannah http://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

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

Savannah Kennel Club

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

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

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

meets Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the First City Club. First City Club, 32 Bull St , Savannah http://www.firstcityclub.com/

Savannah Toastmasters

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 , Savannah http:// www.memorialhealth.com/

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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 , Savannah

Sweet Adeline Chorus

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

The Armstrong Center

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

TriUnity Opportunity Meeting

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

Tybee Performing Arts Society

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 , Tybee Island

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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 , Savannah http://www.booksamillion.com/

St. Almo

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

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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. , Savannah

Flamenco Enthusiasts

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671 meets monthly at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Call James Crauswell at 9273356. American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. , Savannah

Westside Toastmasters Club

Dedicated to helping members improve their public speaking & leadership skills. Meets every Wednesday, 6-7:15pm. Guests welcome. http:// westside.freetoasthost.org Mighty 8th Air Force Museum, Bourne Avenue , Pooler

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 , Savannah

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 , Savannah

Islands Dance Academy and the Savannah Danse Theatre

Dance African Dance & Drum

Beginners Belly Dance Class

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

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 , Richmond Hill http://lifemovesdancestudio.com

C.C. Express Dance Team

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

Everybody Can Dance

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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 Middle-

Adult Ballet technique class, Thursday 1011:30am. $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 5:30-6:30pm, free for men who take the technique class. Adult Beginner- Intermediate Ballet, 7:30-8:30pm Monday and Thursday; Adult Hip-Hop in 6 wk sessions. Youth Ballet, tap and jazz classes run during school year. Call 897-2102 for more information. Islands Dance Academy, 115 Charlotte Rd.

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 , Savannah

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 , Thunderbolt http://www.legion.org/

Shag-Beach Bop-Etc. Savannah

hosts Magnificent Mondays from 6:30-11 p.m. at Double’s, Holiday Inn/Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free basic shag, swing, salsa, cha cha, line

dance and others are offered the first two Mondays and free shag lessons are offered. The lesson schedule is posted at www.shagbeachbop. com and announced each Monday. The dance lessons are held 6:30-7:30 p.m. Special cocktail prices are from 6:30-10 p.m. and their are hors d’ouerves. There is no cover charge. Everyone is invited and welcomed into club membership. Call 927-4784 or 398-8784 or visit www.shagbeachbop.com. Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn Street , Savannah

Summer Dance Intensive

An opportunity to refine technique, develop your strength and learn some innovative new dances.June 15-19 Ages 8-11yrs -- Instructors: Amy Auhl, Suzanne Braddy, and John Cronin. Program: Ballet Variations, Character, Mime and Broadway Dance. Time: 9:30 a.m.- 1:00 - With performance on Friday. Fee: $150.00. June 22-26 Ages 12yrs - Adult; Instructors: Joulia Moiseeva, John Cronin, and Brittany Lynch Morse. Program: Ballet Technique, Pointe, Variations, Partnering, Character & Broadway Dance. Time: 9:30 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.- With performance on Friday. Fee: $150.00. Registration Deadline for both: Friday, May 29, 2009.For more information or to download a registration form go to www. savannahdansetheatre.org or call 897-2102 or email islandsdanceacademy@yahoo.com.

Swing Dancing by Savannah Swing Catz

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

Swing Dancing by Savannah Swing Catz

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

The STUDIO

offers Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap and Contemporary. Now accepting applications. Ages 7 and up must arrange a placement audition class. Adult Ballet with Karen Burns is Mon. Thurs. at 11 a.m. and Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and Adult Tap with Pat Alley is now signing up. Veronica Niebuhr, 695-9149, www.thestudiosav. com or thestudidosav@aol.com. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Avenue , Savannah http://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 9257416. Doris Martin Dance Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd , Savannah

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 , Savannah

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 3553011 for an appointment. The school is located at 6413B Waters Ave. www.ssomt.com. Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc, 6413 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://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 , Savannah

Ashram Savannah Yoga Co Op

Discounted class prices, open studio time and special events. www.ashramsavannah.com. Ashram Savannah, 2424 Drayton St. , Savannah

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 , Savannah

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 , Pooler

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Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes

are offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 819-6463. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah http://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 , Savannah

Fit Lunch

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

Fitness Classes at the JEA

Spin, Firm It Up, Yoga, Pilates, Water Aerobics, Senior Fitness, Step, Weight and Dance Aerobics. Prices vary, free for members. Call for days and times. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.savj. org/

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. , Savannah http://www.uusavannah.org

Hip Hop Cardio

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

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. , Savannah http://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 , Savannah http://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 , Savannah http://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 , Savannah

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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. , Savannah

Men On Weights

Designed for those who want to work out in a group setting with family and friends. For pricing call 898-7714. Spine & Sport, 22 West Oglethorpe Ave , Savannah

Mindful Fitness Membership Price Plan

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

Private Kung Fu Classes

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

Qi Gong

Ancient Chinese “energy work,” the precursor of Tai Chi. Gentle exercises that relax and energize. Good for seniors or any age group. Sundays. 4pm. Ashram Savannah, 2424 Drayton St. , Savannah http://www.ashramsavannah. com/

Reiki Level II Training

Reiki can assist in healing the emotional, mental, physical and spiritual bodies, increase connection and awareness with the higher self and the universe. Classes are 1-6 pm at Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St. $200.00. 234-6371. Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St. , Savannah

Rolf Method Bodywork

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

Salsa Classes

Learn Salsa “Rueda de Casino” style every Wednesday, from 6-7pm Beginner, 7-8pm Intermediate, at the Delaware Recreation Center, 1815 Lincoln St. Grace, 234-6183 or Juan, 3305421. Delaware Recreation Center, 1815 Lincoln St. , Savannah

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 , Savannah http://www.savannahyoga.com/

Tai Chi Classes

St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Wellbeing offers classes Mondays and Fridays from 10:3011:30 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from

5:30-6:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 819-6463. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org

The Yoga Room

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

Tybee Island Sunrise Boot Camp

is held Monday – Friday from 6-7am. Park at North Beach parking lot and go over first crossover. Bring a mat. Three days of strength training and two days of cardio. Vicki Lyn, 596-3009. No prices at this time, but contributions accepted. North Beach, Tybee Island , 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. 429-9241. youtube.com “Kung Fu in Savannah.” The Temple of Martial Arts, 407 E Montgomery Cross Rd, Ste B , Savannah

Yoga at the Telfair!

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. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St , Savannah http://www.telfair.org/

Yoga at the Telfair!

Yoga Teacher Training Institute

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

Yogalates Classes

are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing on Thursdays from 5:45-6:45 p.m. in Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. The cost is $30 for four sessions or $50 for eight sessions. Call 819-6463. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

Gay & Lesbian First City Network Board Meeting

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

Gay AA Meeting

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

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

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 2243238. First City Network, 307 E Harris St , Savannah http://www.firstcitynetwork.net/

Stand Out Youth -- Savannah

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

Health Community Cardiovascular Council, Inc.

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

Community HealthCare Center

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

Free blood pressure checks and blood sugar screenings

are conducted at three locations within St. Joseph’s/Candler. From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5:15-7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, checks will be offered at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605 to make an appointment. Checks are offered every Monday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Smart Senior office, No. 8 Medical Arts Center. No appointment is necessary. Checks will be offered Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Community Center at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm

Free hearing & speech screening

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

Free Vision Screenings

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

HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training

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

Hypnobirthing Childbirth Classes

are being offered at the Family Health and Birth Center in Rincon. The group classes offer an opportunity for couples to learn the child birthing process together, while providing a very integral role to the companion participating. Classes provide specialized breathing and guided imagery techniques designed to reduce stress during labor. All types of births are welcome. Classes run monthly, meeting Saturdays for three consecutive weeks. To register, call The Birth Connection

Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Clinic

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

La Leche League of Savannah

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

Mammograms

St. Joseph’s/Candler will be performing mammograms to screen for breast cancer in its mobile screening unit Feb. 10 at Largo-Tibet Elementary School;Feb. 11 at the Bryan Counth Health Dept., Richmond Hill; and Feb. 17 at SJC Medical Group, Rincon. For appointments, call 819-6800. SJ/C accepts most insurance plans. Financial assistance is available to women who qualify. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group

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

Meditation for Relaxation and Stress Relief

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

Memorial Health blood pressure check

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

Memorial Health CPR training

FitnessOne provides American Heart Association courses each month to certify individuals in infant, child and adult CPR. The cost is $30. Call 350-4030 or visit www.memorialhealth.com. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www. memorialhealth.com/

Pregnancy Yoga

Eight week sessions held on Tuesdays from 6-7:15pm. Helps pregnant women prepare for labor and delivery. $100. Ann Carroll, 704-7650 or ann@aikyayoga.com. Office Building, 7116 Hodgson Memorial Dr. ,

Smoke Stoppers

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

Team Savannah Wellness

A group dedicated to imrpoving the quality of lives in the Five Pillars of Health: mind, body, family, society and finances. Meets every second and fourth Tuesday at 5:30pm in the meeting room of The Woods Complex on Hodgson Memorial Drive. 656-2952, www.chaienergy@ bellsouth.net. The Woods Complex, Hodgson

Memorial Drive , Savannah

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Nature and Environment

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

Forestkeeper 1st Saturdays

Volunteers will help evaluate canopy trees in Chatham County. Feb. 7, 10am-noon and every first Saturday of the month. L. Scott Stell Community Park. Free. 233-TREE or www.savannahtreefoundation.com. L. Scott Stell Community Park, 195 L. Scott Stell Road , Savannah

Take a walk on the wild side

The Oatland Island Wildlife Center offers a 2-mile Native Animal Nature Trail that winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland and salt marsh habitats, and features live native animal exhibits. Located 5 miles east of downtown off the Islands Expressway. Open daily from 10-4 except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Admission is $5 over 17, and $3 seniors/military/children ages 4-17. 898-3980, www.oatlandisland.org. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd , Savannah http:// www.oatlandisland.org/

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

Visit the center to discover the Georgia coast. The exhibits and aquariums are home to more than 100 species of fish, reptiles, amphibians, corals and other interesting sea creatures. The 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 3-16. Senior, military and AAA discounts are available. Call 786-5917 or visit www.tybeemsc.org. Tybee Island Marine Science Center, 1510 Strand , Tybee Island http://www.tybeemsc.org/

Pets & Animals Dog Yoga

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

Low-cost Spay Neuter Clinic

with free transport. Vaccines are available. Service is provided 11 counties in Georgia, including Chatham and Effingham, and South Carolina. Call the Spay/Neuter Alliance and Clinic at 843-645-2500 or visit www.snac1.com. Spay/Neuter Alliance & Clinic, 21 Getsinger Street , Ridgeland http://www.snac1.com/

Savannah Kennel Club

The club meets monthly on the fourth Monday at 7 p.m. from September through May at Fire Mountain restaurant on Stephenson Avenue. Those who wish to eat before the meeting are encouraged to come earlier. Call 656-2410 or visit www.savannahkennelclub.org. Fire Mountain, 209 Stephenson Ave , Savannah

St. Almo

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

Readings & Signings Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

meets the last Sunday at 4 p.m. at the AfricanAmerican Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St , Savannah

Tea time at Ola’s

Religious & Spiritual 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 , Savannah

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. ,

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 , Savannah http://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. , Savannah http://www.uusavannah. org

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,

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at 843-683-8750 or e-mail Birththroughlove@ yahoo.com. Family Health & Birth Center, 119 Chimney Rd , Rincon http://www.themidwifegroup.com/

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$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. , Savannah

Metaphysics For Everyday Self-Mastery

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. , Savannah

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 , Savannah http://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 , Savannah http:// 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. , Savannah

Noonday Downtown Bible Study

with Pastor Ricky Temple every Wednesday at noon. Free lunch provided. 927-8601, www. overcomingbyfaith.org. 927-8601 , Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull Street , Savannah http://www. savannahtheatre.com

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)

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 , Savannah http://www.trinitychurch1848.org/

Realizing The God Within

A series of Metaphysical/New Thought classes presented by The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, featuring metaphysical minister and local author Adeeb Shabazz. Mondays at 8pm.