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Man on a mission Musician/activist Michael Franti headlines the year-end free SCAD show in Forsyth Park this weekend. We talk to him about his music, his politics, and his global travels. By bill deyoung | 17

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Mandala men return! The Tibetan Monks again grace the Jepson Center | 8

Les Claypool of Primus and South Park fame plays the Shoreline | 19

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A closer look at Angels BBQ, and the latest local liquor news | 24

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Market at Trustees Garden

Savannah Economic Development Authority Luncheon

Wednesday What: Farmer’s showcase,

organic gardening presentations, films and more. When: Wed. May 27, 4-7 p.m. Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 20 E. Broad St., Cost: Free Info: www.trusteesmarket. com/

Film Screening/Fundraiser What: Screening and Q&A

for “The Rope,” a thesis film by SCAD student Alan Thompson, followed by the permiere of “Baker-Acted,” a film by SCAD student Derek Underwood. When: Wed. May 27, 7 p.m. Where: Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St., Cost: Free, but donations will be accepted

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

the Legends for a fourgame series. When: Wed. May 27, 7 p.m. Where: Grayson Stadium , 1401 E. Victory Dr., Cost: Box, $10; reserved, $8; general admission, $7 Info: www.sandgnats.com/

Psychotronic Film Night What: Freaky, foreign,

funny, forgotten films every Wednesday, presented by the Psychotronic Film Society of Savannah. Seating begins at 7:30pm. When: Wed. May 27, 8 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $5 Info: myspace.com/psychotronicfilms

Where: Ships of the Sea Museum, 41 MLK Blvd., Cost: $10, $5 children/students Info: www.savannahfolk. org/

Thursday

David Coney Reading

What: Savannah-born poet

What: Learn about Savan-

nah’s economic outlook for the coming year. The keynote speaker is Ping Fu, founder of Geomagic, a software firm in Research Triangle Park, N.C. When: Thu. May 28, 11 a.m. Where: Savannah International Trade and Convention Center, Hutchinson Island, Cost: $35 Info: www.seda.org

Musical Interlude

What: Come and go at any

time. Donations will go to upgrade the church organ. Held every Thursday. When: Thu. May 28, 12:30 p.m. Where: Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull Street Cost: Free but donations accepted

John Berry in Concert What: The Grammy-nomi-

nated singer/songwriter of such hits as “Your Love Amazes Me” and “Standing on the Edge of Goodbye” will present a concert to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. Nashville recording artist Branan Logan will open for Berry. When: Thu. May 28, 7 p.m. Where: Grayson Stadium, 1401 E. Victory Dr., Cost: $25 general admission, $30 reserved seats Info: www.alz.org/georgia

Savannah Children’s Theatre: Hubba Hubba

What: A program presented

by the Teen Theatre. When: Thu. May 28, 7 p.m.,

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The Tibetan monks begin their yearly residence here June 1, including the construction of a sand mandala Fri. May 29, 7 p.m., Sat. May 30, 3 p.m., Sun. May 31, 3 p.m. Where: Savannah Children’s Theatre , 2160 E. Victory Drive, Cost: $10-$12 Info: www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org/

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. When: Thu. May 28, 8 p.m., Fri. May 29, 8 p.m., Sat. May 30, 8 p.m., Sun. May 31, 3 p.m. Where: Seaboard Freight Station Theatre, 703D Louisville Road, Cost: $20; $15 seniors, military and students; $10 child Info: www.littletheatreofsavannah.org/

Too Cool for School

What: Sons of the American

Legion Squadron 135 will hold a summer dance in the grand ballroom on the second floor of The American Legion with music by the Josh Maul Blues Band. Cash bar. When: Thu. May 28, 8 p.m.

Where: American Legion

Post 135, 1108 Bull Street , Cost: $10 in advance or $12 at the door Info: 233-9277.

Murder Afloat

What: Participate to solve a

murder mystery, all while cruising on the Savannah River. Held every Thursday. When: Thu. May 28, 9:30 p.m. Where: River Street Riverboat Co., 9 W. River St., Cost: Adults, $27.95; children under 12, $19.95 Info: www.murderafloat. com/

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Montana Skies in Concert

What: Jonathan and Jen-

nifer Adams, better known as “Montana Skies,” a classical guitar and cello duo, will perform in a concert sponsored by the Savannah Folk Music Society, featuring music ranging from Pink Floyd and Rush to Vivaldi, House of the Rising Sun and Bach, as well as their own originals. When: Fri. May 29, 7:30 p.m.

reads from his new work You Are a Genius. When: Fri. May 29, 7 p.m. Where: The Book Lady, 6 E. Liberty St. Cost: Free Info: 912/233-3628

Michael Franti & Spearhead

What: Year-end show sponsored by SCAD also features the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Ingram Hill Where: Forsyth Park When: Friday evening, May 29 Cost: Free

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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. When: Sat. May 30, 9 a.m. Where: South end of Forsyth Park Cost: Free

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.

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Montana Skies play at the Ships of the Sea Museum

at all library branches This year’s theme is “Be Creative @ Your Library,” with a variety of programs and performers. Children can read and earn rewards and prizes, and the grand prize is a $500 gift card from Oglethorpe Mall. When: Mon. June 01 Where: Live Oak Public Libraries Cost: Free Info: www.liveoakpl.org/

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Tuesday Uncork a Cure!

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36 different wines and a raffle to win three cases of wine will be held to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team in Training. When: Tue. June 2, 6 p.m. Where: Johnnie Ganem’s Rebel Room, 501 Habersham Street, Cost: $20 for wine tasting, $10 for raffle Info: 308-0866.

Telfair Museum of Art in conjunction with the Savannah Asian Festival. The Monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery of Tibetan Studies will spend a week in Savannah to create a Tantric Buddhist mandala sand painting. The week will open with a traditional ceremony, and a photography exhibition will be shown June 1-8. When: Mon. June 1, 6 p.m. Where: Jepson Center for the Arts, Telfair Square Cost: Free Info: www.telfair.org/

Celtic Woman: Isle of Hope Tour

Jonathan Rabb Reading/Lecture

What: Chloe, Lisa, Alex,

Lynn and Mairead will present new songs, plus all their classics. When: Mon. June 1, 7:30 p.m. Where: Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave., Cost: $60 Orchestra & Mezzanine; $40 Balcony Info: 651-6556

Savannah Sand Gnats vs. Charleston RiverDogs What: A four-game se-

ries. Fireworks on Friday.

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Wednesday

What: Author Jonathan Rabb will read from his latest novel, “Shadow and Light,” a murder mystery and historical fiction novel set in Germany between both World Wars. When: June 3 7-9pm Where: JEA, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: Free cs

Best of Savannah after-action report Another Best of Savannah issue is in the books. Last week we had a typically entertaining awards bash hosted by the hospitable folks at the Live Wire Music Hall, a great-sounding, quality room with well-staffed, well-stocked bars all over the place.

In other words, a place tailor-made for a Connect Savannah Best of Savannah party. Jason Bible of The Train Wrecks entertained at the open mic session that followed, with our own sales rep/percussion wizard Jay Lane sitting in on drums. The awards bash is always a success, not only because of the surpassing coolness of the award winners, but because I think the tone of the party is somewhat different than other similar parties around town. The vibe is a little looser, and the focus is on the winners themselves rather than on cheesy public relations for our newspaper. Ironically, that’s the best PR we could possibly have in Savannah — a reputation for throwing good parties. We feature a few selected pics by our own Alice Johnston on page 22 of this week’s issue. For lots more, go to connectsavannah.com. As always with the Best of Savannah issue, there’s a little housekeeping to do afterward. Inevitably there’s some snafu large or small, and this year it involved the award for Best Pet Grooming. Due to an incredibly unfortunate communication breakdown, the Montgomery Cross Road business you saw winning that category on page 40 of last week’s issue did NOT win the award at all, in any way, shape or form. Sorry to burst anyone’s bubble, but that was faulty information from the get-go, and the winner in print is not the actual winner. Null and void, stricken from the records.

The genuine, honest-to-goodness winner of the Best Pet Grooming category this year was Barka Barkstar Pet Salon, a fine local independent business near Isle of Hope that is completely unaffiliated with the non-winning grooming shop mistakenly listed in the Best of Savannah issue. Barka Barkstar is the winner, and they were always the winner by votes. The problem came with a stupid internal communications error after the voting, a mistake that never should have happened. We apologize to Barka Barkstar and congratulate them again on their much-deserved win this year. Check them out at www.barkabarkstar.com. On another, much more minor note, a reader noted that the runner-up for Best Gourmet Grocery Store was Whole Foods, which does not actually have a Savannah location. True enough. This is one of the quandaries we run into with the voting, especially with runners-up. We are extremely sensitive about the need to keep things exactly as the voters intended, so we prefer to err on the side of not changing anything unless there’s a really clear and compelling reason to do so.

A similar example came with “The Savannah Symphony” being runner-up for Best Local Orchestra. The Savannah Symphony, of course, has not existed for several years. Did our readers actually mean The Savannah Orchestra, an ensemble featuring many former Symphony members? Was it an ironic, snarky comment on the state of current local orchestras, i.e., “none of the above?” Or — and in all fairness we must consider this option — are our readers simply uninformed, which would be a sad comment both on our readers and on our newspaper? We have no way of knowing, so we just let it go as is. Same with Whole Foods. It’s just one of those things that makes the whole exercise fun and interesting, if frustrating at times. In other business, I want to call your attention to page 25 of this week’s issue, for a new feature by our new Arts & Entertainment Editor Bill DeYoung that we call simply “What’s Next.” The column, deftly designed by Art Director Brandon Blatcher, is a look not at what’s happening in local arts and culture events over the next week, but in the next several weeks. We think the “What’s Next” piece fills a longstanding hole in our coverage. We’ve always been great at telling you what’s going on this weekend, but probably not so great about alerting you to upcoming ticket sales, etc., so you can make plans further than one week ahead. As always, let me know what you think. CS

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rite of summer, the Tibetan Monks, return to the Jepson Center. by bill deyoung

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Angry at crosswalk safety measures

Editor, Regarding the recent article “Crosswalk safety addressed:” I am so angry about this program that I cannot even begin to discuss what is wrong with it. First of all, this is an obvious political move on the part of the city. If the two people had been hit by cars were not foreign delegates, this would not have happened. Having lived in this city for five

years now, I can assure readers that a lot of people who live here don’t know how to cross the street properly, but neither do people in New York City and they get by just as well. My biggest problem in this city, however, has never involved the areas that the officers are patrolling (Broughton, Bull, and the general downtown area north of Forsyth). If people want to run into oncoming traffic moving faster than 25mph, let them do it. If we are really concerned with

keeping people safe, charging them $145 and up for crossing a street with the same speed limit as a residential street does not seem to show it. So if officers are ticketing people in areas where traffic should be moving at a speed considered safe for kids to play around, I do not see how this is making us safe. What I have seen has been no less than eight officers standing around on Broughton Street at eight at night watching for people to cross the street without looking.

This looks like a tremendous waste of police resources and a relaxing way for officers to make their ticket quotas. In this economy we cannot afford to waste anything, especially the time of those we have hired to protect us from the real crimes in our city. Pedestrians need to learn to look both ways, and drivers and pedestrians both need to be more respectful and attentive of each other. Ryan Brown

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The art of impermanence Buddhist monks’ residency begins this week by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

Since 1959, when Communist China invaded and occupied Tibet and the Dalai Lama went into exile, the beauty of that country’s Buddhist traditions – both spiritual and cultural – has been without a center. Not that traditional Tibetan Buddhist arts have disappeared from the planet. Through the work of organizations such as Drepung Loseling Monastery, Inc., the music, dance and culturally–significant ceremonies of Tibet are very much alive, presented and performed all over the world. Eleven monks from Drepung Loseling — the monastery–in–exile is located in Southern India — will be at the Telfair Museum June 1–7. The opening ceremony includes “sacred music and

dance,” and over the week’s residency the monks will construct a mandala, a spiritually–significant “sand painting” of colorful and intricate design, dedicated to the deity Sita Tara. At week’s end, the monks will ceremoniously destroy the mandala, carry the sand to the Savannah River, and pour it into the current. Tsepak Rigzin is the assistant program director for Atlanta’s Drepung Loseling Monastery, Inc., the American “home office” for the monastery’s out-

Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom June 15-20, 2009 The festival includes a lecture by Naomi Tutu at the Second African Baptist Church, a Juneteenth Family Day at Telfair’s Owens-Thomas House, and opportunities to participate in the Andrew C. Marshall Walking Tour. Project funding provided by the City of Savannah

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What’s the significance of the mandala?

What’s the history of this particular monastery?

Tsepak Rigzin: The mandala symbolizes what you’d call “heaven” for enlightened beings. These, in fact, signify a particular Buddha – male or female – and his or her circle of deities in a whole celestial boat. We believe that this really has a tremendous healing energy. Sita Tara is a form of enlightened feminine Buddha – you can call it “goddess” in the English sense – and her specific energy has to do with longevity, good health and prosperity. The whole process, from the opening ceremony all the way up to the end, signifies generating, sharing and sending healing energies. Is there also some significance to doing this in front of people? Tsepak Rigzin: Absolutely, yes. We believe that the monks who are doing it, and the art itself, and the entire process carry tremendous healing energy, and those who come in contact with this, and view this, we believe they are impacted by good, positive energy. It is

Tsepak Rigzin: Originally, Dreprung Loseling used to be one of the largest monasteries in Tibet, established in 1416 or so. It used to house more than 3,000 monks. In the 1950s Tibet was invaded by Communist Chinese, so the monastery had to be temporarily closed. Although there are still some monks there. About 250 elderly monks were able to escape and follow his holiness the Dalai Lama into exile in India. And then they slowly were able to re–establish the monastery in South India. Today the monastery in exile has more than 3,000 monks, and the monks on tour come from that monastery. Tell me why the mandala is destroyed at the end of the week. Tsepak Rigzin: The principle of dismantling something that the monks have been creating for so many days is to signify or represent Buddha’s teaching called impermanence. We all have

this obsessive attachment to something that is beautiful, alluring, enticing, right? So just to let us know and remind ourselves that we live in a transitory world, and everything is impermanent that’s how we learn to accept what reality is. When people see it dismantled, you can see and feel that they are awestruck. This, in fact, in the Buddha’s teaching, not only signifies that one is able to understand impermanence, but maybe it helps you understand on a deeper level, “Who am I?” This really relates to that fundamental principle of what we call the selfless “I.” The ego–less “I.”

Tsepak Rigzin: No, no. I think it should enhance and strengthen their spiritual values and way of life. And bring more meaning to what they have adapted to, as a being. They are of a different mindset, from a very different cultural background, with a very different mission in their lives. They are all celibate; they have devoted their lives to becoming monks and to live by Buddhist trainings. cs

This is kind of a silly question. When the monks are touring, do they go out in each city to see the sites?

‘Mystical Arts of Tibet’ Where: Jepson Center (Eckberg Atrium), Telfair Square When: June 1–7 Admission: Free Phone: (912) 790–8800 Online: telfair.org

Tsepak Rigzin: It is not a silly question. By exposing our monks to Western culture, while we’re traveling like this, they get to know more. They, too, are learning something about the world.

Schedule: June 1, 6 p.m.: Opening ceremony June 4, 6 p.m.: Monks lecture June 7, 1 p.m.: Dismantling and re-distribution of the sand

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Unlikely church disrupts Wormhole plan by Linda Sickler | linda@connectsavannah.com

As rain poured outside, on May 21 the Savannah City Council tackled the difficult topic of a bar seeking an expanded liquor license near a church. Harold Yellin represents Amy Lynn Stafford, owner of The Wormhole, a bar in the 2300 block of Bull Street. Stafford already has a license to serve beer and wine and wants to serve liquor as well. However, the Soul Saving Station Church operates just 65 yards from The Wormhole, and city ordinance prohibits the sale of alcohol within 100 yards of a house of worship. “It was only a matter of time before an issue like this came before you,” Yellin told the council. “Mrs. Stafford met with a representative of the city revenue department before she signed a lease, before she spent money improving the site. She was told there would be no problem in selling beer and wine and alcohol.” Stafford signed the lease and opened her establishment, only to learn that a church was less than 100 yards away, but Yellin doesn’t fault the revenue department. He says the church is in an office on the second floor of an office building and doesn’t resemble a church. “When they came out to measure, they didn’t see a church,” Yellin said. “The reason is that there is no sign of a church. No steeple, no stained glass, no cross.” That’s not all the church lacks, Yellin said. Church leaders failed to obtain a certificate of occupancy and a building permit, both required by the city when the office was changed into a church. “The city had no way of knowing the church was there,” Yellin said. An investigation revealed that the Soul Saving Station Church leased the space in 2003. Yellin said as a church, it falls under the definition of space for assembly use. “The certificate of occupancy is the city saying the building is certified for occupancy,” he said. “That is critically important when you’re talking about assembly. This property does not have a certificate of occupancy, and it shouldn’t be here.”

Yellin said the ordinance prohibits alcohol sales 100 yards from a church building. “I’ve included photographs,” he told the council. “It’s not a church building, it’s an office building.” City Attorney James Blackburn assured the council that the space is indeed a church. He suggested that Yellin meet with church officials to resolve the issue. “To deny a church is very difficult,” Blackburn said. Mayor Otis Johnson said the council should follow the city attorney’s recommendation to deny the liquor license, but agreed that the ordinance may be flawed. He noted this is the second time a liquor license has been denied because of the Soul Saving Station Church. “Each time, it’s been used to deny the right to serve mixed drinks and alcohol in that area,” he said. “They need to go ahead and identify themselves as a real church. I want to go on record that this congregation must identify itself and meet all safety codes necessary to occupy that building as a place where the public congregates. If they can’t do that, they need to find another place and stop being in the way of business in a business tract.” Thomas Square Neighborhood Association President Virginia Mobley told the council that The Wormhole was opened despite objections. Mobley said the church has a sign that clearly identifies it as a church with regular services. “To say she moved forward thinking she could get a license is a little misleading,” Mobley said. Mobley said the zoning board of appeals was assured The Wormhole was going to be leased for art exhibits and fashion shows. “We accepted the use of alcohol at a leased facility begrudgingly,” she said. “You can imagine our surprise when we saw an ad that starts off ‘Love Sucks – An Anti–Valentine Event’ and listed a game of Naked Twister.” “It’s not open every day of week and last week hosted a square dance,” Yellin responded. “I’m not sure where this fits in with the characteristics Miss Mobley gave it. Her memory is very different from mine.” cs

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Metro police called in the Savannah Fire and Emergency Services Hazmat team May 21 after a Chatham–Savannah Counter Narcotics Team found an unknown liquid during an investigation. Police were conducting a search warrant at a boarding house at 819 E. 37th St. when the liquid was spilled and started smoking.

Worried that the liquid was dangerous, officers and sheriff ’s deputies evacuated the house and called for assistance. Hazmat firefighters were able to contain and test the liquid, which was tentatively identified as muriatic acid. That is an extremely dangerous liquid acid that can emit suffocating vapors. Firefighters removed the substance from the boarding house and cleaned the area exposed to the acid.

The acid apparently was being used as a “booby trap” to either destroy evidence or hurt investigators who entered the house. Two people were arrested after officers found crack cocaine, marijuana, Ecstasy, ammunition and cash in a second–floor room. Firefighters had to dismantle part of a car that was stuck in a sinkhole to rescue two people trapped inside. The iincident occurred just betore 2 p.m. on May 22 in the 1100 block of East 51st Street just east of Waters Avenue when the driver drove into the sinkhole. After assessing the situation, the firefighters stabilized the white Buick Skylark and removed the passenger. He was not injured. The Jaws of Life were used to remove the driver’s side door to get to the driver, who was complaining of pain. She was taken to a hospital for treatment. • Savannah–Chatham Metro Police were called to Vaden Nissan on May 18 after 13 cars were stolen from the Abercorn Street dealership. The theft occurred some time between late Saturday through early Monday. Police

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believe a suspect or suspects entered the building after closing hours and located an unsecured box containing a large numbers of vehicle keys. Police were notified of the thefts when employees arrived for work and found the cars missing. At first, 10 cars and pickup trucks were reported missing, but by the end of the day, employees told police a total of 13 vehicles were stolen after they completed an inventory. Within a day, police had recovered two cars and a truck in the Savannah–Chatham area. Shortly after 11 a.m. on May 19, APO Darren Mitchell of the Precinct One Patrol Division spotted a 2006 Nissan Maxima leaving the Brandlewood Subdivision. Mitchell followed the car and found it was one of the vehicles stolen from the Vaden Nissan dealership. He attempted to stop the car on Interstate 516, but the driver refused to stop. Police chased the vehicle to an alley behind a business near the intersection of DeRenne Avenue and Montgomery

Street, where the suspect stopped the car. Three men fled from the car on foot, so a perimeter was established and Orlando Marcus Williams, 18, of Savannah, was captured. Police located two additional stolen cars later that night. All vehicles recovered so far have been found in good condition with nothing missing. Williams was charged with theft by receiving stolen property and obstruction by fleeing and taken to jail. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 351–3403 or Crime Stoppers at 234–2020; or text CRIMES (274637) and in the body, type “CStop2020” plus the tip. Tipsters can remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash award. cs

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With the dearth of good real estate on Earth, I’ve been considering alternatives. How much energy would it take to move Mars into Earth’s orbit? Would it work better if we moved Venus instead? Please answer quickly, I need to finalize retirement plans. —James Borowiec I have to tell you, I admire the balls behind this concept. We’ve already got one planet pretty much hosed. Why not go for two? I assigned my assistant Una to look into what it would take to haul Venus or Mars into the same orbit as Earth. Una’s engineering resume is sparse in the planetary relocation department, but I figured it was just a matter of moving some decimal points. To be on the safe side, however, she teamed up with Noam Izenberg, a planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Results: Assuming (a) Mars doesn’t rip apart from the stress of moving and (b) its moons, Phobos and Deimos, come along for the ride, we’re looking at close to 9.8 x 1031 joules of energy to drag it down by us. That’s roughly the same kick as 234 trillion 100-megaton nuclear warheads. Moving Venus would take still more energy—multiply the above by 8.5. Discouraged? Don’t give up so fast. One idea out there is to change the orbit of a good-sized asteroid or comet— about 100 kilometers in diameter—so that it swings by one of the inner planets and then back out to, say, Jupiter. As the cosmic tow truck passes our target planet, it uses its gravitational attraction to tug the planet in the desired direction, then hurtles back to slingshot around Jupiter, picking up more energy in the process. Repeat a few thousand times with a few score asteroids and there you go: Mars in your backyard. This technique has been proposed as a way to drag Earth away from the ever-brightening sun that otherwise will eventually snuff out life on our planet.

It has some downsides, though. One is that each time the asteroid comes by it’ll exert a tidal force ten times greater than the moon’s, wreaking havoc on the oceans and weather. Another is that some Poindexter on the relocation team is bound to make a unit conversion error along the way, and when the asteroid slams into the Earth—well, that’ll be a real pisser. Luckily, we don’t need to worry about things like that if we’re moving Mars or Venus: if we make one planet go boom, we’ve still got a spare. Once we get the planet where we want it, though, we’ve still got our hands full. However bad the environment on Earth is, Venus’s is worse. Atmospheric pressure is roughly 92 times ours, the planet has no free oxygen or water to speak of, and the surface temp is hot enough to melt lead. Mars has an extremely thin atmosphere but its temperature, while chilly, isn’t so bad, and it’ll get warmer when it’s closer to the sun. That alone might cause enough melting at the Martian poles to release ice-bound CO2 and create a greenhouse effect. If not, we can always try focusing the sun’s rays with orbital mirrors or crashing (smaller) asteroids into the ice. Not done yet. Both Venus and Mars lack a substantial magnetic field, a problem for two reasons. The first, as I’ve explained before, is that a magnetic field protects surface inhabitants from space radiation. The second is that the magnetic field helps keep the planet’s atmosphere from being stripped away by the solar wind. While we don’t know exactly why Mars lost its atmosphere or how much it had to start with (a probe is being launched in 2013 to shed light on these stumpers), the absence of a magnetic field is a likely culprit and would probably put the kibosh on its retaining an atmosphere in the future. You may object that Venus seems to be hanging on to its atmosphere just fine, but don’t be deceived—it’s shedding atmosphere too. It just has so much more to lose that it’ll take a long time to reach Earth’s atmospheric density. In short, moving planets doesn’t seem like a cost-effective use of federal funds, although given some of the other ventures we’re pouring tax dollars into it’s not something I’d completely rule out. I hate to be one of those usesunscreen type of guys, but the most economical thing to do is quit scuzzing up the planet we’ve got. cs By cecil adams Comments, questions? Take it up with Cecil on the Straight Dope Message Board, straightdope.com.

In a nondescript building next to a mosque in downtown Karachi, Pakistan, the Qadeer brothers discreetly make and market a million dollars’ worth of fetish and bondage products a year for Americans and Europeans (through sales to stores and on eBay). In fact, if the radical Islamic office down the street knew about the Qadeers’ work, they might be in trouble, according to an April New York Times dispatch, but fortunately, the gag balls, corsets and whips such as the “Mistress Flogger” are so odd for Pakistan that even the veiled women who sew them for the Qadeers do not understand that Americans use them for sex play. Customs officials, for example, were puzzled about how to categorize the items for tax purposes. “If our mom knew (the nature of our business),” said brother Adnan, “she would disown us.”

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who, for a New York customer, recently created orange-juice jelly inside some Compari jelly to produce a Compari-and-soda jelly. In April, the pair also opened a London bar, Alcoholic Architecture, in which vaporized gin and tonic saturate the air in equivalent strength of one gin-and-tonic drink for every 40 minutes of exposure. • Confusing Business Model: Patrick Ellison and Frank Mack, along with Edie Wells, were arrested in Dalton, Ga., in April after what police said was a joint venture in which alleged prostitute Wells knocked on a man’s door and offered him sex, and when the man declined, Ellison and Mack arrived and forced the man to accept Wells’ services. Following the sex, the three departed with the man’s money and credit cards.

Weird Science

• Good to Know: A case report in a recent issue of the journal Emergency Medicine Australasia described the successful removal of a leech from an eyeball. A 66-year-old woman, gardening in her back yard in Sydney, had accidentally flicked some soil into her eye. By the time a surgeon could extract the leech, it had roughly tripled its body size by feeding on the eyeball’s blood vessels. (The key, by the way: a few drops of saline solution). • In a recent journal article, researchers from the University of Whitwatersrand (South Africa) and the University of Sydney (Australia) reported that young male Augrabies lizards avoid older predatory males by, basically, cross-dressing (pretending to be female by suppressing their extravagant male coloration until they are fully developed and able to defend themselves). Thus, they avoid being attacked and, at the same time, increase their own freedom to hit on females. (They must still be careful, say the researchers, because the older males might whiff their male scent, which cannot be suppressed.)

• Physician Geoffrey Hart, working with a grant from the National Institutes of Health, recently developed the PediSedate headgear to trick waiting-room kids into inhaling nitrous oxide while playing video games, thus knocking themselves out and, according to Hart’s company, “dramatically improv(ing) the hospital or dental experience for the child, parents and healthcare providers.” The helmet contains sophisticated sensors to monitor the dosages and effects on the child. • Manliness: (1) The Redneck Yacht Club opened in February near Naples, Fla., consisting of an 800-acre carefully designed mud pit that drivers pay $30 to frolic in with their own customized off-road vehicles. One mechanic told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune in April that he had spent $15,000 fixing up his rig, with 6-foot-high tires and a skull ornament. His review: “This place is kick-butt.” (2) For Germany’s fathers’ day in May, the Panzer Fun Driving School in Germany’s Leading Economic Brandenburg state suggested Indicators Yay, You sending men off to drive one of In April, a manager at a Dean Graduated! its 13 Soviet armored vehicles Health System clinic in Madi(following a short class on the son, Wis., received corporate controls), and for an extra fee, instructions to “immediately” patrons can ram their tanks lay off 50 listed employees, and over an old car. the manager (a 30-year nursing • Britons Sam Bompas and veteran) decided that that includHarry Parr are revered chef-arted pulling one RN out of a room ists whose medium is the gelatin in which she was assisting with mold, with which they have cresurgery, leaving just a physician and ated jelly models of, for example, lower-level staff members present. London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral and A clinic executive later called a Madrid airport terminal, and

the manager’s timing an error, but said there were no adverse consequences to the patient.

Things People Believe

Ms. Indra Ningsih, a 26-year-old maid, was detained by a court in Hong Kong in April after her employer accused her of spiking her vegetable soup with menstrual blood. According to a report of the case in Hong Kong’s The Standard, the maid was employing a belief in some Southeast Asian cultures that menstrual blood has special powers and would improve an otherwise-contentious relationship between the maid and the employer.

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First-time bank robber (according to police) Jason Durant, 32, reported to the hospital in New Milford, Conn., shortly after knocking off the National Iron Bank in April. As he fled the crime scene, he accidentally tumbled down a steep hill behind the bank, losing control of his stash, and his gun, during the fall. He broke his leg in several places (saying later that he heard snapping sounds). At the bottom of the hill, he crashed into a plow blade, slashing himself before dragging his bleeding, broken body to his getaway car (with only $2 left from the robbery). Suspicious hospital staff members notified police.

Recurring Themes

Russia’s long-running Moscow Cat Circus/Theater, reported in News of the Weird in 1998, is still in service, astonishing all who ever tried to train a cat. In the United States, Samantha Martin runs her own similar show (at such venues as Chicago’s Gorilla Tango Theatre in March) featuring the Rock Cats trio on guitar, piano and drums, as well as a tightrope-walker, barrel-roller and skateboarder, among other daring performers. Martin admitted to a Chicago Tribune reporter that the cats’ music “sucks,” in that “when they’re playing, they’re not even playing the same thing,” and anyway she has two backup drummers because her regular is prone to “walking off in a huff,” sort of “like diva actresses.” “This is why you don’t see trained cat acts. Because ... the managers can’t take the humiliation.” cs

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Nashville singer/songwriter Schneider, whose moody, melacholy and oftentimes morose songs are something of an acquired taste, brings his acoustic guitar to the Sentient Bean for a solo show (he records under the nom de studio Aquariums). The first Schneider/ Aquariums album, “Conceptual Realizations,” is an acoustic ambient success, when taken on its own minimalist terms. “If the music currently out there satisfied all my interests and emotions, then there would be no need for me to create,” Schneider says, “for I would be content with what is offered and my perception of music would be complete.” Savannah’s Aux Arc and the Floorboards open. Listen & Learn: www.myspace.com/ aquariumsmusic. 8 p.m. Friday, May 29 at Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Free.

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Savannah’s newest classical piano whiz kid is truly a kid – Master Friedman, age 10, is a 5th–grader who’s been caressing the ivories (with dexterity beyond his years) since he could sit up on the bench. How good is Jacob? He was one of only five finalists in the 2008 Hilton Head Youth Orchestra Competition (when he was 9!) Sunday’s recital, a benefit for Savannah Friends of Music’s program to support music education in Chatham County schools, will feature Jacob with a string trio and a second keyboard instrument. The program will include concertos by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and others. 4 p.m. Sunday, May 31 at Temple Mickve Israel, 20 E. Gordon St. Tickets $20 for adults, $10 students at (912) 598–8112.

John Berry at Grayson Stadium

It’s been 15 years since country crooner John Berry hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart with “Your Love Amazes Me,” the one and only chart– topper of his long career. But “Your Love Amazes Me” – a big, soaring ballad about the heart–pounding power of the Real Deal – is one of those country music perennials. It’s a song with legs, and when Berry performs it Thursday at Grayson Stadium, it’s very likely that every person in the place will be singing along with each and every optimistic word. Thursday’s show, with opening act Branan Logan, is a benefit for the Georgia chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, Coastal Georgia Region (a South Carolina native, Berry grew up in the Atlanta area). The Grammy–nominated vocalist has always performed for charities – he’s worked on national

CELTIC WOMAN

In the wake of “Riverdance,” dozens of touring shows have capitalized on the American fascination with all things Irish (chasin’ the green, as it were). Celtic Woman, a quintet of comely, raven–haired lasses (four singers with “angelic” voices and an award–winning Celtic violinist)

campaigns for adult literacy, and for the fight against cystic fibrosis. Berry, who has recorded four Christmas albums, also hit the Top Ten with the singles “What’s in It For Me,” “You and Only You,” “Standing on the Edge of Goodbye,” “I Think About it All the Time” and “She’s Taken a Shine.” Listen & Learn: www.johnberry.com. At 7 p.m. Thursday, May 28 at Grayson Stadium (Victory Drive and Bee Road). Tickets are $25 general admission, $30 reserved, at the stadium box office or by calling (912) 351–9150. See www.alz.org/georgia.

performs traditional and contemporary tunes from the Emerald Isle, backed by a 15–piece band and a stirring light show. According to PBS viewers, they’re magically delicious – the three Celtic Woman TV specials have aired (repeatedly) on 685 stations across the country. And the group has spent a total of 90 weeks on top

of Billboard’s World music chart. Listen & Learn: www.celticwoman. com. At 7:30 p.m. Monday, June1, Savannah Civic Center (in the Johnny Mercer Theatre). Tickets are $60 and $40 at Etix.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 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 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 continues on p. 15

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continues from p.14 (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. The Warehouse Electric Cheese (Live Music) 8 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Hoedown Throwdown w/Outshyne (Live Music)

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American Legion Post 184 Rick Elvis (Undressed) (Live Music, Other) Locally-based Elvis impersonator, performing without his costume. 8 p.m. 4 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

(DJ) 11 p.m. Myrtle’s Bar & Grill J. Howard Duff (Live Music) 7:30 p.m. Night Lights “Rock Star Karaoke” (Live Music, Karaoke) Kraoke featuring a live band, rather than prerecorded music. 11 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. 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. Shoreline Ballroom Les Claypool, O’Death. (Live Music) $23 advance, $25 day of show. 8 p.m. Spanky’s TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Tommy’s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Tubby’s Tank House Chuck Courtenay (Live Music) 6-10 p.m. 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); Voodoo Soup (in) (Live Music) The Wormhole Chelsea Lynn Labate, Markus Kuhlman. (Live Music) 9 p.m.

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American Legion Post 184 Rick Elvis (Undressed) (Live Music, Other) Locally-based Elvis impersonator, performing without his costume. 8 p.m. 4 p.m. Aqua Star Restaurant (Westin Harbor Hotel) Ben Tucker & Bob Alberti (Live Music) Veteran Jazz Duo (piano & bass) playing standards 11:30 a.m. Bahama Bob’s (Pooler) Karaoke (Karaoke) Bernie’s (Tybee) Karaoke w/DJ Levis (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Bogey’s Five Point Productions’ Karaoke w/Keith (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Doc’s Bar Roy & The Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Singer/guitarist (with sequenced backing) plays pop/rock/soul/beach hits and originals. Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Driftaway Cafe TBA (Live Music) Acoustic Rock, Pop, Country, Blues & Soul covers El Potro Mexican Restaurant Karaoke w/Michael (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Harry O’Donoghue (Live Music) Traditional and contemporary Irish music. May 27, May 28, May 29, May 30 May 31 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 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

SUNDAY

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lodic 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 Barryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Frank Emerson. (Live Music) Irish music. Jun 1, Jun 2, Jun 3, Jun 4, Jun 5 Jun 6 Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 p.m. Live Wire Music Hall Hill Country Revue (Live Music) Explosive blues-rock featuring Cody and Chris of the North Mississippi All-Stars. 10 p.m. McDonoughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. Planterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Pour Larryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (formerly Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar) Live Trivia with Marcia (Other) Live Team Trivia Game. 9 p.m. Robinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nest Team Trivia (Other) 8 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. Scandals TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Steamerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Five Point Productionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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. Tommyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Venus De Milo Open DJ Night (DJ) 9 p.m. Vicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on The River Jimmy James (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and popular jazz favorites. -7 p.m.

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Using an agreeable combination of reggae, rap, rock and R&B, Michael Franti has crafted a body of work that’s as infectious as it is idiosyncratic. The charismatic Franti, who headlines a free concert Friday in Forsyth Park with his longtime band, Spearhead, has spent his career concerning himself with so much more than mere entertainment. As a member of the Beatnigs, and the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, the native Californian embraced political, social and environmental causes with fervor and, on occasion, anger. Today, at 41, Franti is a veteran writer, singer and songwriter who’s able to channel his concerns and beliefs into wholly positive music–with–a–message. “If I don’t write fun songs and make a show that’s really entertaining and exciting for people,” he admits in this interview, “nobody’s going to care what I have to say.” All Rebel Rockers, the most recent Spearhead album, was recorded in Kingston, Jamaica, with reggae masters Sly & Robbie in the producers’ chairs. It arrived on the heels of I Know I’m Not Alone, a documentary film about Franti’s 2005 visits – barefoot, as always, with an acoustic guitar slung over his shoulder – to war–torn sections of Iraq, Israel and Gaza. For Franti, life and art are pretty much the same thing. In your mind, what is the artist’s role in helping to effect political and social change? Michael Franti: There’s two ways to do it. One, you do it in the song, and you try to find some way to bring about some kind of enlightenment. Sometimes that’s directly, like writing about an issue, but more often than not I think it’s touching on emotions that people are feeling at the time that kind of go along with what’s happening in the world.

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Right now there’s a lot of fear about the economy, and climate change and stuff – you don’t necessarily have to write a song about the economy, but maybe you can write a song about overcoming fear. The other way that artists can do it is by, through their music, turning people onto the things they care about. For example, I’m an ambassador for this organization called CARE, which does relief in developing nations. We put on this big festival in San Francisco every year, and CARE is one of our partners, and the day after the festival we’re putting on this CARE symposium, so people can go and learn more about the work they go, and get involved in. We also have a table at our shows. So instead of writing it into a song or say it onstage, we just incorporate it in and invite people to check out CARE.

You talk the talk – do you feel that it’s important you walk the walk? In other words, are you setting an example for your listeners? Michael Franti: I think that’s a really good point. I don’t just sing about issues I care about, I go to them. So in 2004, when we’d been in Iraq for a year, I took my guitar, and a video camera, and went to Baghdad. I played music on the streets of Iraq, and Israel, and Palestine. I just try to follow my own curiosity, my own passion, and hope it inspires other people to want to make a difference. This October, I’m going to two hotspots in Africa – Northern Uganda, which has been in war for decades, and then we’re going to Congo, which has had war for decades but got really active last summer. But I’m really interested in the issues of child soldiers, and of education. I really believe children continues on p. 18

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in the world. It’s not enough for me just to sing songs.” Maybe if I didn’t find it in music, I would do something else. At the same time, I understand that if I don’t write fun songs and make a show that’s really entertaining and exciting for people, nobody’s going to care what I have to say. They won’t show up! So we work really hard to put on the best show we can.

Just to play devil’s advocate, you go over there with a guitar and say “Here I am, I’m a good guy and I mean well.” It’s an unstable area. How do you know somebody’s not just going to blow your head off? Michael Franti: (Laughing) I guess I have faith in my ability to communicate but whenever we go somewhere, we plan it very carefully before we go. So when I went to Iraq, we spent a couple of months talking to people who had been in and out of there with relief organizations, who helped us find Iraqi drivers who took us around in very inconspicuous cars. We went to places where they felt people would be receptive to hearing music on the street – not just in the most radical neighborhoods. So we plan ahead. But there’s also that “divine light” factor. You figure if you’re on the side of positivity and goodness, and you’re sharing something with people music just breaks down those doors. And everywhere I was in the Middle East – it could have been at a checkpoint in the Gaza Strip, with soldiers with trained weapons right at us – I’d play guitar and start singing and they’d go “Hey man, do you know ‘One Love’ by Bob Marley?” I say sure, man, and they’d say “We haven’t heard singing here in six months.”

You’re playing guitar onstage now, aren’t you? Michael Franti: Yeah! I started writing my songs on guitar. I used to just work with the band – I’d hum ‘em a little melody and say “let’s go from there.” But then I realized I really like the experience of being around someone who’s singing and playing guitar. I just kind of fell in love with what other people had done. We were out on tour with the Indigo Girls a number of years ago, and Emily Saliers taught me my first guitar chords. And ever since then, I play every day. What does it feel like, when you’re in front of thousands of people and you’ve got ‘em in the palm of your hand? What are you thinking about – “Hope I don’t forget the words”? “What am I having for dinner?” “Did I do my yoga today?” Michael Franti: Most of the time, when I’m performing like that, and playing, I’m not concerned about what happened earlier in the day, and I’m not concerned about what I’m going to eat for dinner. I’m exactly in that moment. And I feel totally free. And that is when I screw up the words! Then I’m brought back into reality, scrambling to try to make up a verse right on the spot. Really, I think that’s why any of us goes to see live music. It’s those moments. Even when CD sales, radio and the Internet, everything else has taken the money out of that side of it, today more than ever people are going out to see concerts. cs

If you weren’t interested in issues and talking about deep things, would it be satisfying to you to “just” be an entertainer? Michael Franti: I think there’s something in me perhaps it comes from the fact that I have a white mother and a black father, and I was given up for adoption as a kid. And my whole life growing up I always felt like I was an outsider. So I indentify with others who feel like outsiders. We all feel like that in some way. There’s some part of us that feels like “God, I just don’t fit in.” But it’s really important to me that people have a voice. That people are heard. So there’s something in me that’s always said “I want to make a difference

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If he’d never done anything else – the frenetic and funky music with Primus, or Oysterhead, or the electric bass wizardry that thrills and chills the jam–band crowd to this day – Les Claypool assured his place in history when he wrote and recorded the theme to South Park in 1997. (Claypool is the guitar–playing animated character in the opening credit sequence: “Goin’ down to South Park to have myself a time.” The wacky closing instrumental theme, which he also composed, is performed by Primus.) “It’s one of those things, like when I go to the dentist and they say ‘Oh, you’re a musician. Would I know you?’” Claypool chuckles. “And they don’t know anything I mention all I have to do is say ‘Well, I’m the guy from South Park.’ And they go “Oh! OK.’” Claypool, who also did the theme for the Adult Swim stop–motion comedy Robot Chicken, takes such things as compliments. “If South Park sucked, I would be bummed by that,” he says, “but it’s a great piece of comedy, a great piece of art and a great piece of social commentary. So that’s fine with me. I’m proud to be associated with it. The same with ‘Robot Chicken.’” Touring behind his latest solo album, Of Fungi and Foe, Claypool brings his road band to the Shoreline Ballroom. His music is quirky, dense and poly– syllabic; it’s not for everyone. “I think the people that are attracted to what I do are the same guys that I was in high school,” he theorizes. “Always looking for something that was different from

what everybody else wanted to hear.” And Claypool – in the tradition of such boundary–bashers as Frank Zappa and Tom Waits – is just fine with that. “I’m not sure I can make it more mainstream,” he admits. “I’m not sure that’s what I’m good at. There was a time, right before Primus broke up, that we were getting a little bit of nudging from the record company: ‘Hey, maybe you should work with a producer, maybe you should do some things to be a little more palatable.’ And we made some compromises, and I think it’s some of the worst stuff we ever did. “It’s not in my nature. I’m not the guy who looks like the other guy. I’m not the guy who sounds like the other guy. The type of stuff I like tends to be pretty abstract.” Claypool, who’s written a well–received novel (South of the Pumphouse) and wrote and directed a movie (Electric Apricot), lives in Northern California with his wife and two young children. He’s a fly fisherman, scuba enthusiast and part–time vintner (he makes Purple Pachyderm, a custom pinot noir). He says he’s got just enough fame and fortune, thank you very much. “I like the fact that I can go to the hardware store and nobody messes with me,” Claypool says. “If anything, I probably have more fame than I ever thought I would have.” cs Les Claypool Where: Shoreline Ballroom, 40 Folly Field Road, Hilton Head Island When: 7 p.m. Thursday, May 28 Tickets: $23 advance, $25 day of show Phone: (843) 842–0358

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Jennifer and Jonathan Adams — the husband– and–wife duo known as Montana Skies — don’t have a gimmick, exactly. What the musical marrieds have is an instrumental arrangement that’s unusual, to say the least. He plays acoustic guitar, in the classical, flamenco and gypsy jazz styles, and she’s a cellist – both standard–issue acoustic cello and its plugged–in, bodyless electric counterpart. They play fast, and they play very well, and their shows are spirited and exciting. Friday’s Montana Skies concert at the Ships of the Sea Museum is a Savannah Folk Music Society presentation. It’ll take place under a tent, in the museum’s outdoor gardens. Jonathan and Jennifer met as music students at the University of Georgia (he’s a South Carolina native, and she’s from New Jersey). Afterwards, they both went off for further study – Montana for him, Italy for her – and today they’re based in the Atlanta area. “Montana Skies,” if you’re wondering, is the title of one of Jonathan’s early compositions. The duo’s repertoire is eclectic – they’ll go from “Malaguena” to “Classical Gas” to “Message in a Bottle” in a heartbeat. When they set out on this adventure, Jennifer says, they couldn’t find any existing guitar–and–cello arrangements; they were compelled to make their own rules. “There wasn’t any music just laid out for us to start playing,” she explains, “so everything that we perform is something that we’ve made an arrangement of, or we’ve composed. “It does have a very singular kind of sound because it’s not really based on one particular genre. We’re finding a new voice for ourselves.” Creating their own framework, Jonathan says, gave them confidence. “There really are so many rules in classical music, which we both studied in school – so when we were able to break away from that, it really was kind of free–ing.”

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They recorded one CD with a band, and toured that way for a while, but the Adamses prefer the challenge of making their duo sound like a small orchestra. “I think all artists are always looking for something new,” she says. “and something that excites you. Honestly, after we played with the other people, we were excited to get back to what we would do as two people. But make it sound like there were more than two people.

“One of the things that Jon and I have together is that freedom, meaning that we’ve known each other so long now that there’s definitely more connected– ness than you can get with adding a lot of people.” Onstage, Jonathan sometimes loops a percussion sound, or a guitar riff, so he and Jennifer can play along with it as it repeats. “It’s nice to give yourself a little bit of a box and then see how far you can go with that,” he says. “Some of the things I’ve done with the guitar that might not be apparent, because the guitar doesn’t look different. But I’m using synthesizer with the guitar – I’m able to expand the range farther downward with bass notes, and I’m doing some things with distortion. “In my mind, what we’re always trying to do is stretch the capabilities of what we can do with the duo. For our next project, I have ideas for how we’re going to incorporate more percussion sound and things like that.” For her part, Jennifer loves playing the acoustic cello, with what she describes as its “woody” sound – but breaking rules with her electric cello? Now that’s her idea of fun. “It gives you a totally different sound,” she enthuses. “I personally approach my electric cello as a different instrument, and because mine has two extra strings, it is! It adds to the already very large range of the cello. Meaning that I can play in the violin range, the cello range, the bass range, and therefore I have more things I can explore with that instrument. “And somewhere inside, I was just a nerd and I wanted to rock out like a guitarist. Electric just has that allure for me.” cs Montana Skies Where: Ships of the Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Blvd. When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 29 Cost: $10 public, $5 children/students, $8 Savannah Folk Music Society members Info: (912) 786–6953, www.montanaskiesmusic.com

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Secrets of the trade (shows) “Dude, you’ve got the coolest job! You DRINK for money!” True. But here’s the shocker: The downside is the alcohol. In my chronic pursuit of what’s new, what’s hot and what’s happening, I sample a mere dozen or up to 36 wines, beers or spirits a week. A taste here, a sip there...each lip–passing moment obsessed with ascertaining terroir, blending or IBUs. Even with minuscule tastes and frequent spitting, I’m a regular of Adam Cab and find too much alcohol to be a draining experience. I’m not complaining. Still, some weeks I look forward to the days that I don’t have to taste. Sweet tea is like ambrosia, water takes on a whole new sensory experience. This means I’m on the invite list for nearly every wine dinner or distributor trade show. The trade shows are where your favorite package store owner samples products to be offered to you, the consumer. It’s where restaurant folks taste the wines and spirits that go on their lists. In short, it’s the proving ground to determine what you and your hard–earned dollar will buy. As I write this column, lots of flavors are fresh on my mental palate –– I just returned home from a tasting where I sipped through about 30 wines, a handful of whiskies and odds and ends. What I can tell you is that you’re gonna see some of these products arriving on retailer shelves in the coming weeks. • Hope Family Wines offers a quartet of excellent labels but keep a sharp eye out for the Candor brand –– a Zinfandel blend and a Merlot blend that drink like $40 wines for half the money. Members of the Habersham Beverage tasting panel swapped notes with me on these wines, and I’m pretty confident they’ll turn up on local shelves. Rather than specific vineyards, Hope Family blends from choice lots –– hence this first bottling The Elijah Craig is Tim’s go-to bourbon being marked at “Lot One.” The Merlot struck a chord with me, but I have to say, the low alcohol Zin (14.5 percent) means it’s perfect as a chilled wine for stifling Savannah summers. Its spice and elegant complexity make it drink way bigger than its price tag. • When I was cleaning out my pockets, I found something called a B–52 from Twin Shot in my pocket. This novel little peel–top shot glass offers caramel–vodka–cream and orange liqueur in one flavor–packed gulp. It was OK and gets me charged up enough to move to the next paragraph. This one’s for the kids, not the hedonist. • Elijah Craig Kentucky bourbon 12–year–old is my go–to whiskey –– but I finally sampled the 18–year– old single barrel version, which Paul Ganem tells me has on the shelves.. Like we say back home in Kentucky –– boy–howdy, that’s some whiskey! This perfect sippin’ whiskey offers beautiful notes of sweet caramel, hints of charred oak barrel and soothing spiciness. I wouldn’t tarnish this brown liquor with a mixer –– but would succumb to a cube or two of ice. Better, still, refrigerate this quaffer and enjoy it with the class of a Kentucky Colonel and the enthusiasm of a Bulldog fan! Lots of new stuff is coming down the pike –– stay tuned! cs E-mail Tim at savannahfoodie@comcast.net

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History will not bear this out, but I like to believe that the doughnut was invented before the wheel. There’s something magical about the contemplative time spent with a pair of hot, yeasty doughnuts and a piping hot cup o’ Joe. On particularly stressful days, I allow the mesmerizing pace of the conveyor belt in the “doughnut theater” at the Skidaway Road store to lull me into a gourmand– worthy stupor. New Minis offer the same great doughnuts –– but in a smaller size just right for fans who feel too guilty for the regular size. 2749 Skidaway Road 354–5035

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The Distillery

I’ve got plenty to say about the fish and chips, the pretzel bites or the open–faced roast beef sandwich. But for a hearty order of comfort food, I stopped in last week for a bowl of chili and a grilled cheese on white bread. The chili offers plenty of ground beef marinated in stout. Spice is just right and the fresh cheese and chopped green onion add additionally pleasing textures and flavors. While the grilled cheese is nothing extraordinary, on a damp, cold day, when it’s paired with this chili, I guarantee you’ll have flashbacks of your mama’s kitchen or, forbid, your favorite school lunchroom lady. I had a Coke, but highly recommend Mama’s Little Yella Pils from Oskar Blues. 416 West Liberty St. 236-1772

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Celebrating Savannah’s African American history – the Gullah culture in particular – as well as the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Telfair Museum of Art’s annual Juneteenth Festival will take place June 15–20. Naomi Tutu, the daughter of South African archbishop Desmond Tutu, will speak at 7 p.m. Friday, June 19 at Second African Baptist Church, 123 Houston St. Born in South Africa during Apartheid, she is an internationally–renowned speaker and consultant on gender, race, and human relations. The northeastern section of the historic district is home to the Andrew C. Marshall Walking Tour, at 9:30 a.m. June 15, 17 and 19. Beginning at the Owens–Thomas House, the tour explores the city’s history from an African American perspective. June 20 is “Family Day” at the Owens–Thomas House, with a concert by the McIntosh County Shouters, a “Jumping the Broom” ceremony, storytelling, artist demonstrations, art–making activities for young people, tours of the historic house and more. All Juneteenth events are free; registration is required (790–8880) for the Andrew C. Marshall Walking Tour. To learn more, see telfair.org.

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More than 175 bands and artists will converge in downtown Athens June 25–28, for two continuously–occupied stages’ worth of musical coolness. What could it be but Athfest 2009, the 13th annual celebration of the university city’s unique contribution to Georgia’s legacy of tuneage. The big–name schedule looks like this: Patterson Hood & the Screwtopians are the June 22 headliners; the band features Hood, John Neff and Brad Morgan of Drive–By Truckers, plus members of Centro–Matic and Sugar. The weekend–closer (on the 23rd) is the Randall Bramblett Band, preceded onstage by the first Dreams So Real performance in 10 years. Also set to play: The Black Lips, Bloodkin, Dead Confederate, Nappy Roots, Turtle Folk and Wormsloew (from Savannah, y’all!), and loads of Athens acts. See www.athfest.com.

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... The Shoreline Ballroom on Hilton Head Island continues to add JUN impressive shows to the schedule. On June 6, they’ve got the funny folkies

of Four Bitchin’ Babes. Sally Fingerett and her pals are like “Sex and the City” with harmony vocals and acoustic guitars. On June 21, Get the Led Out (a Led Zeppelin tribute band, duh) takes the Shoreline stage .... ...While we’re on the subject of tribute acts: Eclipse (they do Pink Floyd) will be back at the Live Wire Music Hall July 19... ... John Anderson, the Florida–born country crooner whose hits include “Swingin’” and “Seminole Wind,” will play the Silver Creek Saloon in Swainsboro June 6... ... Mandolin master Tony Williamson returns to the pickin’ parlor at Randy Wood Guitars, Bloomingdale, on June 13. cs

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150 Years of Architectural Elegance — “The Central of Georgia Railroad’s 1856 Gray Building Headquarters & Saving a National Treasure: Bricks, Mortar and Metal.” SCAD Museum of Art, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., A Tribute to Johnny Mercer — An exhibit of artwork inspired by the songs of Johnny Mercer will be displayed throughout June as part of the year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Mercer’s birth. A portion of sales from the exhibit will be donated to the Friends of Johnny Mercer statue fund. The Gallery , City Market 20 Jefferson St. Black Dog Studio Inc. — New art gallery featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture and furniture. 539 East Liberty St. Carnal Curtsies — Painting, photography, sculpture, installation and performance art curated by Rachel Fainter and featuring Meg Barss, Evelyn Cade, Aimee Dostie, Manuela Garces, Jieun Beth Kim, Lily Kuonen and Mandy Sue.May 28 through June 4. Reception May 29 7-10pm. M.E.A.T., 2333 Old Louisville Road 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. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St.

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Creative Connectivity — An exhibit that asks the viewer to become part of the environment they are creating May 22-27. TruSpace Gallery

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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.

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Work by Matt Probst is at Salon Jolie Gaming Tables for Whist, Chess and Other Amusements Exhibition — Reflects the American predilection for card-playing and gaming during the Federal era. Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard St 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 JEA May Art Show — Works of Eun-Young You through May. JEA Art Gallery, 5111 Abercorn St. Jewels of the Low Country — Work by photographer Elizabeth Ann Sosbe. Reception is May 29, 5-9pm. horizongallery@bellsouth. net. Horizon Gallery , 206 E. Bay St. Life Drawing Sessions — Every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. $15 per session. Limit of 10 participants. Artists need to bring their own easels and other supplies. billdawers@ comcast.net. BlankSpace, 112 East 40th St., Savannah 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 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Matthew Propst — He has a show at Salon Jolie (125 W Duffy St.) May 25-June 1. Open Sea — Reflections from a port city 20 year after Tiananmen, a collaborative project by Sari Gilbert and Robert Batchelor May 15 –June 17. Gallery S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. Paintings, Personality, Panache — The artwork of Trellis Payne. Nadeau, 5525 Abercorn St. Rainforest Mystery — New paintings by Jacqueline Carcagno May 1-June 2. 2Car Garage Art Gallery, 10 E. Broughton St. Reframing a Perceptual Paradigm — A site-specific, multi-gallery installation by Savannah artist Jerome Meadows April 24-Aug 2 at the Telfair Academy. Saigon to Hanoi — Works by documentary photographer Michelle Cornejo May 22-27. Desotorow Gallery, 2427 De Soto Ave. Through Pinhole — An exhibition of photography by Tokyo native Junko Muta consisting of “Kawaii” still life May 29-June 3, with a reception May 29, 7-10pm. “Kawaii” is a Japanese term referring to a positive reaction or form of acceptance. cs

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Terminator Salvation The primary question begged by Terminator Salvation must be, “Is this film necessary?” Not really. But here comes the follow–up query: “Is it worth the admission price anyway?” To which the answer is a resounding yes.

Terminator Salvation doesn’t especially deepen our understanding of the apocalyptic future world first glimpsed in Cameron’s original movie, and to say that it fails to flesh out the character of John Connor is an understatement. In many ways, it’s similar to X–Men Origins: Wolverine in that it covers material that doesn’t especially need further illumination. However, it’s better than Wolverine simply because while the mutant flick offered backstory that was unnecessary, this piece can be defended for looking forward, with a dogged insistence on filling in the gaps that take us from Sarah Connor’s initial status as a mousy single woman to her son’s eventual standing as the savior of humanity. It does so by throwing a few compelling twists into the saga, as well as revving up on action sequences that are more imaginatively staged than what’s been flooding the multiplexes as of late. The most dramatic addition is the character of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), first spotted talking to a doctor (Helena Bonham Carter) as he sits on death row in our time but later reappears in the world of 2018, long past the Judgment Day that has seen the machines take over the world. John Connor (Christian Bale) will eventually run into Marcus and must determine whether he’s friend or foe, but for now, the intrepid fighter has his mind on other matters –– specifically, locating and protecting a teenage boy named Kyle Reese (Anton Yelchin, also doing duty as the new Star Trek’s Chekov), who, after all, will eventually be sent back in time to save Sarah Connor and in the process impregnate her, thus leading to the birth of John Connor. Terminator Salvation is, to borrow from Macbeth, full of sound and fury, but whether it’s a tale told by an idiot and signifying nothing will largely be determined by viewer preconceptions and a subsequent willingness to go with the flow. This isn’t a classic Terminator model, but as the fourth line in a brand that was created a quarter–century ago, it serves its purpose nicely. cs

Angels & Demons, the heavily touted follow–up to the international smash The Da Vinci Code, feels like nothing more than a cross between a Frommer’s travel guide and a scavenger hunt, as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon hits all of Rome’s holy hot spots gathering up clues as if they were empty Dr. Pepper bottles or grimy 1992 pennies. The events in author Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons actually take place before those in The Da Vinci Code, but for the sake of movie audiences, the pictures follow a chronological trail, so that the new film finds the Catholic Church putting aside its dislike of Langdon (Tom Hanks) based on his Da Vinci discoveries so that he may help the organization with its latest crisis. It appears that the ancient group the Illuminati, the Catholic Church’s sworn enemy from way back (the film posits the warring factions as if they were the Hatfields and the McCoys), has been resurrected, and its new kids on the block have not only taken to assassinating the candidates for the post of Pope (couldn’t they have gone after Miss USA contestants while they were at it?) but also planting a timebomb deep within the bowels of the Vatican. Naturally, it’s up to Langdon and his beauteous Italian sidekick (Ayelet Zurer, as bland a companion as Audrey Tautou proved to be in Da Vinci) to save the Car dinals, save the Vatican and save Rome all in one fell swoop. Ron Howard’s direction is about all this film has going for it, as his need for speed distracts audiences (to a point) from the fact that the script by David Koepp and Akiva Goldsman

is a shambles, relying too heavily on lengthy explanations to move the action from Point A to Point B (or, more accurately, from one Italian landmark to another). Ewan McGregor tries to help the cause with a dedicated performance as a young priest hoping to drag the Catholic Church into the 21st century (heck, even the 19th century would be considered a victory), but unfortunately, it’s his character who figures in most of the film’s most risible sequences, including a forehead–slapping bit involving a helicopter. As for Hanks, he’s too good an actor for this sort of nonsense. It’s not that he hasn’t made his share of subpar movies, it’s just that it’s hard to believe there were any thespian challenges to be found in a role as vanilla and nondescript as that of Robert Langdon. Hanks doesn’t get to act; he’s only allowed to repeatedly look briefly puzzled before instantly understanding the mystery of the moment and rattling off pages of expository dialogue designed to enlighten the rest of us. It’s the sort of paper–thin character that should have been handed off to Nicolas Cage, who’s recently made a career out of such parts in Knowing and the National Treasure twofer. Watching Hanks embody this role is akin to watching a Nobel Laureate reduced to washing diner dishes for a living.

Star Trek If it’s true that each generation grows more reluctant to embrace the pop culture of those that came before (and, yes, that seems to be the case), then Star Trek provides a real hoot during the scene in which a teenage James T. Kirk rocks out to a Beastie Boys tune a

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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 continues on p. 32

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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 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

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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 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

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17 Again The first half-hour of 17 Again is simply atrocious, lazily cobbling together pieces from Back to the Future, Big and all those forgettable ‘80s body-switch comedies in an effort to jump-start its tale. Zac Efron plays Mike O’Donnell, a high school basketball star who, two decades later, has transformed into a depressed doormat whose teenage children Maggie and Alex (Michelle Trachtenberg and Sterling Knight) hate him and whose wife Scarlett (Leslie Mann) is divorcing him. (The middleaged Mike/Zac is played by a suitably pudgy Matthew Perry.) In the blink of an eye, Mike is suddenly 17 again, retaining his adult mindset but trolling the halls of his school looking like one of the gang. Armed with this opportunity, Mike hopes to set things right, first by helping out his two children (Maggie’s romantically involved with the school bully while Alex is the perpetual target of said thug) and then by convincing Scarlett to give him (or, rather, his older self) a second c hance. Efron is appealing within the confines

of his limited range, but like the film itself, a severe case of blandness puts a lid on any breakout potential. Mann (aka Mrs. Judd Apatow) provides the piece with its heart, and she proves once again that she deserves a shot or two at more substantial roles. Beyond her, the film is completely disposable, with not enough timeline complications in its scripting and too much footage devoted to the antics of Mike’s best friend Ned (Thomas Lennon), a fanboy who never grew up. The bed shaped like a Star Wars landspeeder is a cute visual gag, but by the time Ned started speaking Tolkien’s Elvish language, I was ready to check back in with reality.

Fast & Furious The best part of Fast & Furious is its tagline -- “New Model. Original Parts.” -- which means that the studio wonk who created it deserves the big bucks more than anybody who actually appears in the film. It’s a catchy line because it advertises the fact that all four stars of 2001’s The Fast and the Furious -- Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster -- have reunited for this fourth entry in the series. Unfortunately, this is one star vehicle that seems permanently stuck in “reverse.” The best performer of the quartet, Rodriguez, disappears from the proceedings fairly early, as director Justin Lin and writer Chris Morgan apparently decided to make this even more of a Toys for Boys romp than its predecessors -- Brewster’s character is, as before, an utter stiff, while the other women (occasionally seen making out with each other) are merely decorative props. That leaves more time for Diesel (as outlaw hot-rodder Dominic Toretto) and Walker (as lawman hot-rodder Brian O’Conner) to engage in competitive bouts of piston envy, each trying to prove to the other that only he has a crankshaft large enough to take down the drug kingpin responsible for the murder of a close friend. The opening vehicular set-piece is a doozy, but subsequent racing sequences resemble nothing more than video game sessions. Diesel tries to recapture the brooding brand of charisma that made him a star, but he seems to be losing his grip on that elusive quality. As for Walker, he’s more boring than ever: His acting is so somnambular that even his car’s steering wheel stands a better chance at grabbing an Oscar nomination. cs

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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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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 Cross-

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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

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

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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://

Porcelain Painting

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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/

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. 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 Thursday, the class is at Savannah State University, and the third Thursday, at United Way, 428 Bull St. Register by calling Summer at 651-7725 or visit www.HandsOnSavannah.org. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St , 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

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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

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

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/

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)

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

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

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

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

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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/

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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

Savannah Energy Healers

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 Jaycees

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/

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 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

Savannah Toastmasters

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. Canine

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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

Regency, 2 W. Bay St. , Savannah

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

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Tybee Performing Arts Society

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

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 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

Urban Professionals

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

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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

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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

The Highest Praise School of the Arts presents a workshop every 3rd Saturday at 10am for all ages. Free. 927-8601, overcomingbyfaith.org. Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground Rd. , Savannah

Flamenco Enthusiasts

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

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/

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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

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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

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, Aquasize, senior fitness, Zumba and Krav Maga. Prices vary. Call for days and times. 355-8111. 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. ,

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are offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:306:30 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

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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

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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

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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, 429-9241, youtube.com “Kung Fu in Savannah.” The Temple of Martial Arts, 407 E Montgomery Cross Rd, Ste B , Savannah

Martial Arts

For ages 7 to adult, taught by S.T. Morgan Wednesday and Friday 5:30-6:30pm and 6:307:30pm. Registration, $40. $20 per month for members and $30 per month for non-members. West Broad Street YMCA, 1110 May St. , 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, pre-crawling. The cost is $13 per class. Multiclass discounts are available. The instructor is Betsy Boyd Strong. Walk-ins are welcome. Call 441-6653 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 8196463. 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, 330-5421. Delaware Recreation Center, 1815 Lincoln St. , Savannah

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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. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/Candler Center for Wellbeing offers classes Mondays and Fridays from 10:30-11:30 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 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday from 6-7am. Park at North Beach parking lot and go over first crossover. Bring a mat. Three days of strength training and two days of cardio. Vicki Lyn, 5963009. No prices at this time, but contributions accepted. North Beach, Tybee Island , 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kung Fu in Savannah.â&#x20AC;? 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/

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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. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 FCNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a need for Pride. Call Patrick Mobley at 224-3238. 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. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club Optical-Savannah. No membership is required. Call 352-2844. Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club Optical, 1975 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. , Savannah

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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 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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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. ,

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/

Monthly Vegetarian Potluck

Bring your favorite vegetarian dish or beverage and the recipe. Open to all. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. , http://www.savannahyoga.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/

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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

Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group

1 First name in daytime talk 5 Salt, to a chemist 9 “The Two ___” (Nicholson movie) 14 Sexy Halloween costume option 15 Bounce back 16 University of Maine city 17 Sit in with a worker, perhaps 19 Thirst 20 “Hinky Dinky Parlay ___” (WWI song) 21 It includes bacon, lettuce and avocado 23 Five-term Mexican president Benito 26 Iguana, for some 27 Growing sci. 28 Drink that supposedly helps remove most stains 31 Type of plane rescue over water 33 “___ the Stockbroker” (“The Howard Stern Show” personality) 34 Humor ending? 35 Co. with a logo of a dog listening to a phonograph 36 One whose habit may cause dental problems 41 Rap sheet abbr. 42 Part of some school addresses 43 It’s cold in Koln 46 1977 hit from George Clinton and Parliament 49 Tale lost on the heartless 52 Weezer genre 53 Actress Lucy 55 Business section section 56 It may be done inside a toolbar 60 Govt. agency that addresses radiation protection 61 Set ___ (plan for the future) 62 They’re called in to check suspicious packages 66 Blood___ (video game series with vampires) 67 Burn soother 68 ___ no good 69 Curvy letters 70 Word after empty or love 71 “Bright ___” (Shirley Temple movie)

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/

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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

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 four-legged 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 African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm

Tea time at Ola’s

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/

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 8983477. 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

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period of meditation. Mondays 6-7:30pm. 307 E. Harris St. Drop-ins, $14, 8-week package $80. Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach. 429-7265 or cindy@ alwaysoptions.com. Mindfulness Meditation, 307 E. Harris St. ,

Live Web-streaming

Attend church from home Sundays at 9 and 11am with Pastor Ricky Temple and Overcoming by Faith Ministries. Log onto www.overcomingbyfaith.org, click ’Watch Now’. 927-8601. Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground Rd. , 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

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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. The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 619 W 37th St. , Savannah

Stand for Peace

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

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Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church

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

Located at 307 E. Harris St. Soto Zen Meditation offered weekday mornings 7:30-8:30am; Tuesday evenings 6-6:30pm with Study Group following from 6:30-7:30pm; Friday evenings from 6-6:30pm. Sundays from 9-10:30am which includes a Dharma talk. Donations accepted. Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach, 429-7265, cindy@ alwaysoptions.com. The Savannah Zen Center, 307 E. Harris St. , Savannah Services begin Sunday at 11 a.m. at 707 Harmon St. Coffee and discussion follow each service. Religious education for grades 1-8 is offered. For information, call 233-6284 or 786-6075, e-mail UUBC2@aol.com. Celebrating diversity. Working for justice. Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church, 707 Harmon St. , Savannah

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

Liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith. Sunday, 11 am, Troup Square Sanctuary. 2340980, admin@uusavannah.org or www.uusavannah.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. , Savannah http://www. uusavannah.org

Unitarian Universalist Men’s Group

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

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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

Women’s Bible Study

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

Sports & Games Savannah Disc Golf Club

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

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Abstinence Program

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

ADD and Behavior Support Group

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

Al Anon Family Groups

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

Al-Anon Meetings

Meetings for families and friends of alcoholics are held every Monday at 5:30pm and Saturday at 11am. Melissa, 844-4524. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave , Savannah http:// www.fpc.presbychurch.net

Alzheimer’s Association Support Group

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

Alzheimer’s Caregiver’s Support Group

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

Backus Children’s Hospital Support Group for Parents

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

Backus Children’s Hospital Support Group for Parents of Children with Bleeding Disorders

meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Memorial Health. Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285. Backus Children’s Hospital, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth.com/backus

Bariatric Surgery Post-Operative Band Support Group

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

Bariatric/Gastric Bypass Support Group

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

Cancer support group

meets every third Tuesday of the month from 6-7 p.m. at the Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion on Reynolds Street across from Candler Hospital. The group is open to anyone who is living with, through or beyond a diagnosis of cancer. Call 819-3360. Nancy N. and

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ARIES

(March 21–April 19) While reading a crime report in the online version of Northern California’s *Arcata Eye* newspaper, I came across this entry: “A dreadlocked man attacked a lamp post on the Plaza with his mighty fists, punching it while yelling and, in the memorable description of a witness, ’fighting amongst himself.’” I immediately thought of you, Aries. According to my analysis of the omens, you’ve been fighting amongst yourself with –– how shall I say this? –– crafty ferocity. I’d be ecstatic if I could convince you to call a truce, begin peace talks, and maybe even begin practicing some crafty tenderness toward yourself.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) When you Tauruses are at your best, you get into a groove but not into a rut –– humming along with creative efficiency, not just going through the motions or repeating the same old tired shticks. When you’re at the top of your game, it’s because you’ve surrounded yourself with stimuli that make you feel peaceful and comfortable. Other people may work well under pressure and accomplish most when they’re driven by stress, but you usually need to be at ease in order to access your deep brilliance. From what I can tell, everything I just said is a description of what will be happening in the coming weeks.

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) Research shows that if a stranger gazes at you for at least 8.2 seconds, he or she is definitely interested in you. If, on the other hand, the look lasts 4.5 seconds or less, there’s no attraction. I’m guessing that the percentage of long scrutinies you receive in the coming weeks will be higher than usual. Your raw charisma levels will be up, as will your ability to make strong first impressions. How do you plan to exploit the advantages this will give you, Gemini? According to my projections, it’ll be a good time to meet some allies of the future.

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) One of the tastiest frogs in the world is at risk of dying out as a species. The “mountain chicken” frog, once a fixture on the chain

of Caribbean islands known as Montserrat, has become endangered through loss of habitat, disease, and over–hunting by humans. In response to the crisis, conservationists have airlifted a number of survivors to new homes, attempting to save their kind from extinction. I think it’s time for you to arrange a comparable intervention of your own, Cancerian. A sweet and delicious part of you or your world is not exactly thriving, and needs some strenuous help and care.

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) A Florida woman, upset that her local McDonald’s had run out of Chicken McNuggets, phoned the 911 emergency service line for help. In an unrelated incident, a Florida man took the same action when Burger King told him it had no lemonade to sell him. I recommend that you not indulge in similar overreactions in the coming week, Leo. The Drama Queen or Drama King archetype is threatening to possess you, and I suspect you’ll have to act forcefully to keep it away. If you’re successful, you’ll be visited by a far more congenial archetype –– the Social Butterfly. And that would prove to be amusing and productive.

amazement. Instead of cliches like “Jesus H. Christ!” or “Holy crap!”, why not try something fresh, like the following: “Great Odin’s raven!” . . . “Radical lymphocytes!” . . . “Cackling whacks of jibber–jabber!” . . . “Frosty heat waves!” . . . “Panoramic serpentine.” Any other ideas?

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) As I was driving out in the country, I spied a curious statement written in large crooked letters on a homemade sign: “I have seen the truth and it doesn’t make sense.” I’m guessing you might feel that way yourself right now, Scorpio. You have summoned the courage to see the deeper reality beneath the official story, but that has made you more confused than you were when you only possessed a smattering of iffy facts. So you’re smarter and better informed, but are nonetheless feeling less secure. My advice: Don’t flee back into the fake comfort of comfy delusions. If you can maintain your poise in the face of the raging ambiguity, you will ultimately be rewarded with a big dose of cathartic clarity.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

Most of you Virgos have built–in safeguards that ensure you won’t abuse power. That’s why I feel uninhibited about advising you to grab all the new authority and influence you can get in the next few weeks. It’s one of those phases in your astrological cycle when you’re more likely to be in line for promotions, new privileges, and increased clout. I hope you won’t be shy. You may have to be uncharacteristically aggressive as you claim your rightful potency and rewards.

“Wisdom is knowing I am nothing,” said Indian philosopher Nisargadatta Maharaj. “Love is knowing I am everything. And between the two my life moves.” According to my calculations, Sagittarius, you’ll be more on the “knowing you are everything” side of the polarity for the next few weeks. That’s because a flood is imminent. I expect you’ll be on the receiving end of a massive outreach from the universe –– an influx of invitations, inquiries, and offers to make connection. You should also be prepared for the dizzying pleasure that comes from seeing how profoundly interlinked and interdependent you are.

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In the coming days, the surprise and delight quotient will be way up. I bet you’ll be more prone than usual to uttering exclamations. There may also be a confounding “aha!” and a mind–wobbling “What the frack?!” mixed in there, although I think the emphasis will be on developments that educate and entertain you. Since you will probably be ushered in the direction of the frontier, I think you should find new ways to express your

This is my pledge to you, Capricorn: I promise to use all my otherworldly connections to get your karmic debt reduced in the next few weeks. In return, I ask that you make these pledges to me: You promise not to be a self–pitying martyr or a cranky beast of burden or a willing victim of rank manipulation. You agree not to just follow sloppy orders or passively capitulate as some bad guy with a nice smile tries to lower your

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standards. And finally, you swear to feed a really healthy desire that will ultimately help give your other desires more integrity and nobility.

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(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) “We all have a blind spot in love,” says astrologer Jessica Shepherd at moonkissed.com. “Never simple to figure out and even harder to see head on, our blind spot is as unique and complexly layered as we are.” But it’s not a hopeless cause, I would add. In fact, you may ultimately be able to discern the contours of your special ignorance about romance; you may find a way to fix the unconscious glitch that has undermined your quest for meaningful intimacy. How should you proceed? Well, you will need skillful ingenuity, a willingness to gaze upon a flustering truth about yourself, and maybe a little miraculous grace. And now here’s the very good news, Aquarius: It so happens that all these things are available to you right now.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20) It’s a ripe time to revise and rework your past, Pisces. I’ll trust you to make the ultimate determination about how best to do that, but here are some possibilities. 1. Revisit a memory that has haunted you, and do a ritual that resolves it and brings you peace. 2. Return to the scene of an awkward anomaly that remains unsettled, and finally do a duty you neglected. 3. Make your way back to a dream you wandered away from prematurely, and either re- commit yourself to it, or put it to rest for good. 4. Dig up and contemplate a secret that has been festering, and come to a decision about what you can do to heal it. cs

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Children’s Grief Groups

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Domestic violence community support group

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

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Gray Matters Brain Injury Support Group

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Grief 101

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for rent 855 HOUSE FOR RENT! Spacious 3 BR, 3 Bath Home for rent at 124 Quacco Rd. in Savannah, GA; near the WalMart at Abercorn/204 & Hwy. 17. Extra large kitchen has just been remodeled. Bonus Sun Room w/Fireplace. $1,000/mo. plus $1,000 deposit required. No pets! Sorry, no pictures. Call Coral to set an appointment to look inside or e-mail coral.mckinney@joysavannah.com

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House for rent Three bdrm 2 bath 2 kitchens den & f/p on large lot near mall & HAAF. $950.00 (912)925-1871 HOUSE, Private: 844 Staley Ave. 2-Bedrooms, no appliances $575/month, 2 month’s rent. APT: 818B W. 47th 2-Bedrooms, appliances $550/month, 2 month’s rent. 820-1/2B W. 47th 2-Bedrooms, recently renovated, total electric $500/month. Call 236-5032. No-pets.

GARRARD AVENUE

Secluded 3BR/1BA, hardwood floors & carpet w/hobby shop. Large yard for garden. $895/month plus dep. Taking applications 912-234-0548 GEORGETOWN: 3BR/2BA plus bonus, Formal Dining room, Greatroom w/fireplace, community pool, 2 Car Garage. New condition. $1100/month + deposit. Richmond Hill Brigham Lakes 3BR/ 2.5 BA, Dining room, Great room w/ fireplace, community pool, large fenced yard, 2 Car Garage. $1450/month + deposit. 912-727-9028 or 912-308-6691

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GREAT APARTMENT! Ardsley Park/Baldwin Park 1BR/1BA with separate living and dining rooms. $650/month. Call: 912-659-6206.

Midtown Guest House. 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Huge kitchen. New paint. Central air/heat. Washer/Dryer. Off street parking. Fenced yard. Near Hunter AF, SCAD & hospitals. Pet okay. $775 + deposit + utilities. 912-925-8590 MIDTOWN HOME 3601 EASTGATE DRIVE: 3-bedrooms, 2-baths, Den, Fenced Yard $850. POOLER HOMES 138 W. TISBURY LN: 3-bedrooms, 2-baths $995. WESTSIDE APARTMENT HARDEN STREET: 1 or 2 bedrooms $450. Ask about Move-In Specials!! JEAN WALKER REALTY LLC 912-898-4134 MOBILE HOMES: Available for rent. Located in mobile home park. Starting at $450 per month and up. 912-658-4462 or 925-1831.

for rent 855 NICELY FURNISHED APARTMENT on bus line, private entrance, adjoining bathroom, mini-kitchen, phone, cable, internet, washer & dryer. $145/week $522/month. Other Rooms and Apartments available. Mon-Sat. 912-231-9464.

OAK FOREST DRIVE

2BR/1 Bath, furnished kitchen $550/month, $500/deposit. ZENO MOORE CONSTRUCTION. 409 E. Montgomery Xrds. 927-4383

QUIET COUNTRY LIVING - MIDWAY

20 minutes to Savannah. Newly renovated. Quiet community, 3BR MH, large yard. $650/month. No-Pets. 912-695-2305. Read Week At A GlAnce to find the best events this week. connectsavannah.com

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2401 BONAVENTURE 2BR, 2.5BA brick townhouse $2250/down, $750/rent. 1840 NORTHGATE 3BR, 1BA, separate LR & DR, nice yard, new roof $2400/down, $800/rent. 808 E. WALDBURG 4BR/2BA, separate LR, DR, large fenced yard. $2550/down, $850/rent.

STAY MANAGEMENT 352-7829 SMALL 2BR house for rent on Ferguson Avenue. 2-car carport, utility room $850/month, $850/deposit. Available June 1st. Call 604-5554

SOUTHSIDE

3BR/2BA, great room w/fireplace, TV room/enclosed garage, fenced backyard. $1000/month, $1000/deposit. Call 844-1825 or 844-1812.

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THUNDERBOLT

VICTORIAN DISTRICT: 527 E. Park Ave. Renovated 1900’s house, 3BR/2BA, offstreet parking, central heat/air, deck, washer/dryer & dishwasher. $950/monthly. 912-507-4637.

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WE BUY HOUSES

**ALSO Efficiency, small but nice, deck, utilities included, near marina $575/month. **3BR, Price Street, $600/month. **1BR, Whitaker Street $500/month.

TOWNHOUSE: 100 Lewis Drive. 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath twostory townhome. Washer/dryer connections, all appliances. No pets. $600/month, $600/deposit. Call 912-663-0177 or 912-663-5368. TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT: Well kept 1750 sq ft. two-story townhouse for rent. 2 BD/2 ½ BA, living /dining room, den, kitchen (appliances), W/D, den, patio, 2 parking spaces. $900/m Call 912-596-7658

TWO & THREE Bedroom Apartments for rent. 656 East 36th & 623 West 48th Street. Call 912-232-3355. TYBEE: NEW 3 Bedroom House, 2 baths, all hardwood floors! 4 parking spaces underneath, quiet street! $1,500/month, $1,500 deposit. 912-507-4637. VARNEDOE DRIVE: Off Skidaway. 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, kitchen furnished. $625/month. Call 912-897-6789 or 344-4164 VERY NICE 2BR/2BA trailer, Nassau Woods Lot C37 $625/month. VERY NICE 2BR/1BA house at 5429 Emory Drive $650/month. VERY NICE 3BR/1BA, 410 Delores Ave., w/garage, lots more $855/month. VERY NICE 3BR/1BA,13 Hibiscus Avenue, lots more $855/month. Call 507-7934 or 927-2853.

Three bedroom trailer for rent-to-own. $350/month plus lot fee. Location: Riverview Trailer Park. Call 912-441-0316

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WILMINGTON ISLAND CONDO: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, hardwood floors, washer/dryer, gated community. $795/month. Call 912-660-8902 CommerCial ProPerty For rent 890

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Upscale decor, high traffic. 5206 Waters. $900. Call for details. Frank Moore & Co. 920-8560 Read Week At A GlAnce to find the best events this week. connectsavannah.com

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BLOOMINGDALENO DEPOSIT Furnished room in quiet area. Includes utilities, television, washer and dryer, stove, refrigerator, highspeed internet, Comcast cable. Near Gulfstream, I-16 and airport. Shared kitchen and bath. Call 912-210-0181 or 912-210-0144 CLEAN SUPER Nice Furnished Rooms. Refrigerator in room. Central heat/air, HBO, Washer and Dryer. $100-$150 weekly. No deposit. Call 912-507-8733.

DOWNTOWN & SOUTHSIDE:

Starting at $125/week furnished rooms w/cable tv,wi-fi, free laundry & off street parking. All utilities included. No deposit required. See online at: http://savannahrooms.cjb.net CALL 912-220-8691

LEGAL Rooming House in business

over 20 yrs. Freshly painted Apts $150/wk. Rooms $70-80/wk. Furnished and utilities included. Call 234-9779

NEW FACILITY! VALUE PLACE Furnished Studios Available

$179 per week or $599/per month. No Lease. Free Utilities. Full Kitchens. 4912 Augusta Road. 912-966-1212.

ROOM FOR RENT

Room for rent, 3BR 2BA full use of kitchen and laundry. $550/month w/300.deposit. Fax information sheet and references to 912-727-4859 /Wanda (912)756-6320 ROOM FOR RENT: Safe Environment. Central heat/air, cable, telephone service. $400/$500 monthly, $125/security deposit, no lease. Immediate occupancy. Call Mr. Brown: 912-663-2574 or 912-234-9177. ROOMMATE WANTED. Mature professional for 3BR/2BA home. Cable. W/D, Utilities included Berwick Cottonvale area. $395 monthly. Call Ed at 912-234-0854 ROOM MATE WANTED. Private bedroom. SHARE 1100 sq. ft. of living space.bath. NEW W/D. New Kitchen. Central A/C. Near SCAD Pet Okay. 1 year lease $425/mo 912-925-8590

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ROOMS FOR RENT. $125/week. Efficiency $150/week. Call 912-695-2669

1998 S-10 Ext.Cab, V6, automatic, runs great $2700 OBO. 1995 JEEP WRANGLER, 4cyl, 5-speed full-soft exterior, new tires/paint, excellent condition, never off-road $5200 OBO. Call 507-1178.

ROOMS FOR RENT

$95 to $165 PER WEEK. Refrigerator, Microwave, Cable, TV, Telephone, Central Heat/Air, Washer/Dryer, on the Bus line. 912-272-0285 or 912-398-3241.

ROOMS FOR RENT

2003 PT CRUISER

Fully loaded, Sun roof, 26K miles. $10,000. Call 912-323-4999

Completely furnished. Central heat and air. Conveniently located on busline. $120/week. Call 912-844-5995

2006 Ford E-250, 45K miles, white. Great work van! Power windows/locks, towing package. Full-ton vehicle. $8700. Call 912-412-0310.

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$950 DOWN

Rooms w/microwave, refrigerator, central heat/air, washer/dryer, cable. Star ting at $100/week. Call Eddie or John 912-401-9358 or 412-3069.

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Westside. $85-$130/weekly, Utilities and cable included. Call 844-5655. ConneCt Savannah ClaSSified adS Work!

SHARE 3BR/2BA house w/pool. Close to beach and Downtown. Includes electric, water and cable. Non-smokers, Dog OK. $475/month. Call 912-713-6868

transportation 900

cars 910 1990 FORD RANGER XLT, red, $2500. Over $3500 in repairs in the last 12mos. to include new trans., new A/C, new radiator, new water pump, new hoses, new tires, brakes, battery, front seat, headliner, mirror, etc. Call Mr. Dan 912-964-1421 Art PAtrol for the Latest Openings & Exhibits connectsavannah.com

1995 Dodge Caravan, automatic, cold A/C, low miles. $1950 OBO. 441-2150

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FENDER BENDER? Paint & Body Work. Reasonably Priced. Insurance Claims. We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932. JAPANESE ENGINES/ TRANSMISSIONS. Highest Quality, Imported Direct From Japan. Low Mileage used engines -1 year warranty. Remanufactured engines - 3 year warranty. Fast Delivery 1-866-255-0269

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2003 GMC Envoy

Great family car. 6cyl, fully-loaded, leather, power everything, chrome rims, cruise control. $13,500. Call 856-6660 or 844-3379

Boats & accessories 950

1998 18’ Edgewater

GPS, VHF. Sat-radio, Ttop, 150 Yamaha, covers trailer jackets, anchor. Safety equipment. Must see. $13,700 OBO. (912)713-5200

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FURNISHED EFFICIENCY: 1510 Lincoln St. $145/week or $155/week for double occupancy, deposit equals 1wks rent. Includes utilities! Call 912-231-0240

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