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See? Food. Local seafood purveyor, restaurateur and gourmand Charlie Russo Jr. poses with a couple of prime examples of the number three item on our Savannah Foodie’s list of “The Tasty Ten: The Ultimate Savannah Menu.” Check inside for other local goodies such as shrimp and grits, collards, and of course pecans. By tim rutherford | 20
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Wednesday Free Family Film Festival
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Film: Yor, The Hunter from the Future (Italy, 1983) What: A ridiculous Italian
action epic awkwardly mixing sci-fi, fantasy, dinosaurs, barbarians, time-travel and UFOs into an unintentionally hilarious goulash of bad acting, poorly-dubbed English dialogue, and cheesy ’80s hard rock music. A Holy Grail for collectors of MST3K-quality duds. When: Wed. Aug. 5, 8 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave, Cost: $5 Info: http://myspace.com/ psychotronicfilms
ings of family-friendly films. This week’s selections include The Tales of Despereaux and Alvin and the Chipmunks. Doors open at 9am. Seating is first come, first serve up to theater capacity. When: Wed. Aug. 5, 10 a.m., Thu. Aug. 6, 10 a.m., Tue. Aug. 11, 10 a.m., Wed. Aug. 12, 10 a.m. Where: Regal 10 Cinemas, 1132 Shawnee St., Cost: Free Info: 912-961-1535. regmovies.com/
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Theater: Something’s Afoot
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luncheon will feature special guest speaker Congressman John Barrow. When: Wed. Aug. 5, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Where: Savannah Marriott Riverfront Cost: $25 Info: 912-660-4718.
The Market at Trustees Garden What: Events include a
farmer’s showcase, organic gardening presentations, films and more. When: Wed. Aug. 5, 4 p.m.-7 p.m., Wed. Aug. 12, 4 p.m.7 p.m. Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St., Cost: Free and open to the public. Info: trusteesmarket.com/
for an event that will be held weekly through Nov. 21 to feature regionally grown, fresh food and food products. Every second Saturday, a health pavilion with lectures and gardening information will be presented. When: Sat. Aug. 8, 9 a.m. Where: South end of Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St., Cost: Free
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Savannah’s monthly gathering of local artisans and craftspeople selling the fruits of their labor. When: Sat. Aug. 8, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Where: Robinson Parking Garage, Montgomery St. south of Broughton, Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.newmoonofsavannah.com/smb
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a show during the Isle of Hope United Methodist Church’s summer dinner theater, which will present the amusing, murder-mystery musical “Something’s Afoot.” The play is a spoof of Agatha Christie’s play, Ten Little Indians. Ten people are stranded in an isolated English country house on an island during a raging thunderstorm when murder occurs. All the proceeds from the show will benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Coastal Georgia. Dinner is at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm. When: Thu. Aug. 6, 7 p.m., Fri. Aug. 7, 7 p.m., Sat. Aug. 8, 7 p.m. Where: Isle of Hope Methodist Church, 412 Parkersburg Road, Savannah Cost: $25 Info: 912-355-8519.
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First Friday fireworks celebrate the end of the week with a bang. When: Fri., Aug. 7, 9 pm Where: River Street. Cost: Free and open to the public.
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Yoga at the Telfair What: Savannah Yoga
Center director Kelley Boyd guides the class through beginner and intermediate yoga positions while incorporating various aspects of the artwork on display. Bring a yoga mat and towel. Saturdays at 9:45am. Drop-ins welcome. When: Sat. Aug. 8, 9:30 a.m. Where: Jepson Center for the Arts, York Square, Cost: $14
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estate entrepreneur Martin Melaver will talk about his newly released book “Living Above the Store: Building a Business That Creates Value, Inspires Change, and Restores Land and Community.” When: Sat. Aug. 8, 2 p.m. Where: Barnes & Noble, Ogelthorpe Mall Cost: Free
Summer Pet Vaccine Clinic What: Local pet store
TailsSpin and vet Dr. J. Stanley Lester join forces to provide low cost pet vaccines for animals owned by seniors, students and military. Two pet maximum per person. When: Sat. Aug. 8, 2 p.m.4 p.m. Where: TailsSpin, Habersham Village Shopping Center Habersham and 61st Info: www.tailsspin.com/
5th Annual Monte Carlo Night
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blackjack, poker, craps, and roulette with ‘funny money’ at this popular event presented by the William Jay Society. Enjoy cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres and a fabulous silent auction. Guests may use their winnings to enter a grand prize raffle at the end of the evening’s festivities. Black tie. When: Sat. Aug. 8, 7 p.m. Where: Telfair Academy Info: 912-790-8869. telfair.org
Campy sci fi fun abounds at the screening of Yor, Hunter from the Future.
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Second Sunday Bonaventure Cemetery Tour What: The Bonaventure
Historical Society will conduct its Second Sunday tours of Bonaventure Cemetery. The tours are walking and are led by knowledgeable members of the society. They leave inside the cemetery from a location that will be clearly marked with signs. When: Sun. Aug. 9, 2 p.m. 2:30 PM, 3:00 PM, Where: Bonaventure Cemetery Cost: Free Info: 912-691-1172.
2nd Annual Pink Tea ‘Celebration of Life’ Breast Cancer Awareness Event
What: To support breast cancer survivors and increase awareness among young women in our area. When: 2-5 PM Sun., Aug 9 Where: Wilmington Island Club Cost: $5
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Wednesday Film: Black Sunday (Italy, 1960) What: A landmark,
B&W Italian cult classic directed by the legendary Mario Bava, still packs a seriously creepy punch today. The plot concerns an ancient witch and her hideous servant who come back from the grave to fulfill an ancient curse. If you love oldfashioned, Gothic horror films, this is a must-see. When: Wed. Aug. 12, 8 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave, Cost: $5 Info: http://myspace. com/psychotronicfilms cs
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A week on the OBX Like a lot of you, I nearly ruined my computer keyboard by spitting coffee out all over it when I heard that Health magazine recently named Tybee Island as the “healthiest beach getaway” in the United States. Yes, our Tybee Island. That Tybee Island. The jokes write themselves. By “healthiest,” was the magazine referring to: 1) the physique of the typical Tybee visitor; 2) the amount of radioactive/toxic effluent spewing from the mouth of the Savannah River; 3) the viability of the Cold War thermonuclear weapon lost in nearby waters; 4) the volume of leaking oil from the steady parade of cargo ships just offshore; 5) all of the above? One thing that isn’t healthy is Health magazine’s travel budget, since it’s clear they didn’t go to very many actual beaches in researching the list. Tybee’s cool and all, but let’s just say that healthy isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. (For a much more expertly compiled list, see Tim Rutherford’s piece this week on the ten tastiest things to eat in Savannah.) I’ve been to Tybee and I’ve been to plenty of other beaches, and I feel confident in saying there are many others that would deserve that top ranking. One that surely comes to mind is the Outer Banks of North Carolina — most parts of it anyway — where I spent the last week on vacation. While the OBX markets itself as a particularly active — dare I say “healthy?” — getaway, with lots of parasailing and hang gliding and surfing and such, for me and my family it was more of a purifying, cleansing experience. The TV didn’t come on once, the internet was but a fleeting memory, and the most press-
ing concern was making sure the sand was washed off our flip-flops before going inside. No celebrity gossip, no unhinged nutjobs ranting anonymously on websites, no snuff videos on cable news. Just sand, wind, and waves. While the Outer Banks are certainly not immune to environmental issues — their extreme reliance on septic tanks seems suspect, to say the least, given the copious storm activity— other than the built-up sections around Nags Head, it is a true national treasure. Because of the region’s unusual geography — a largely isolated series of strongly vertical islands jutting out seemingly into the middle of the Atlantic — each beach along the Outer Banks has its own distinct personality. The water at a stretch of beach north of Rodanthe can be significantly colder than just a couple of miles south, for example. The beaches’ personalities change with the days as well. One day the surf will run six feet, and swimming in it is like an extended, vigorous deep tissue massage. The next day the same stretch might feature smaller
four-foot waves which pack a deceptively aggressive wallop and a sinister undertow. And then there are the locals, descendants of the original English colonists, who still speak in a distinctive Elizabethan brogue in which the number before ten is pronounced “noin” and “can’t count” becomes “caint caint.” Speaking of numbers — congrats to Tybee on its top spot on the Health magazine list. But let’s not rest on our laurels, OK? Media attention does not a healthy beach make. cs
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Fighting ‘fish fraud’ on the menu When you order red snapper in a restaurant, how do you know you’re eating red snapper? You don’t. In fact, about three–quarters of all “red snappers� sold in the United States are mislabeled – it’s probably the most mislabeled fish in the country. And mislabeling fish, any fish, is bad for two reasons – your wallet and the ocean environment. Let’s first talk about the hit to your wallet. In one 2008 study on market substitution in North American seafood, scientists decoded the DNA of nine red snappers (Lutjanus campechanus) bought in New York City, and they found that just two of the samples were labeled correctly. The seven mislabeled fish were five different marine species. Two were “Acadian redfish� (Sebastes fasciatus). At the time of the study, the Acadian redfish went for $0.72 per pound, while red snapper sold for $2.93 per pound. Ouch. Google “mislabeled fish� and you’ll come up with scores of similar examples. If you eat fish, chances are you’re getting dinged. And, in terms of the future of fish stocks, your kids and grandkids are getting dinged. As recently as a month ago, the Toronto Star newspaper in Ontario, Canada collected sushi samples from city restaurants and genetically tested them. Ten of 12 samples labeled red snapper were actually tilapia. Red snapper is five times the price of tilapia. The two species are unrelated. Tilapia is a common actor in the fish substitution game because it is plentiful and currently easy to come by – 73 percent of the tilapia consumed by humans is farmed. In fact, it’s an old aquaculture standard; the Egyptians cultured it more than 3,000 years ago. Tilapia is so versatile, it’s poised to take over from Alaskan pollock, the preferred fish in fish sticks and other fast food. What’s wrong with that? We’re creating an illusion of fish abundance. For example, Alaskan pollock populations – generally a well–managed fishery – have declined recently (although that could be a cyclical event). Still, no one wants pollock to go the way of the Atlantic cod, once the most popular fish in the Western world and a fishery that has collapsed from decades of over fishing. While substituting tilapia for
Alaskan pollock might give pollock some breathing space, the problem with mislabeling – not calling a tilapia a tilapia, a pollock a pollock – is that it paints the wrong picture of what’s happening to the oceans, and gives people a false sense of security about how many fish are left for us to catch and eat. Mislabeling masks the magnitude of the decline of ocean fisheries. Red snapper, for example, is so overfished, we could be the last generation to eat it. But there is no way you or I could know that – or act to save the species – if we regularly see red snapper on the menu. Mislabeling fish means you’re getting ripped off and that we’re ripping off future generations. To protect your wallet and the diet of our children every government needs the same kind of ambitious plan unveiled in the Netherlands in 2006. By 2011, all wild–caught fish and seafood at every food retail chain in the Netherlands will come from sustainable fisheries, and be certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), a British– based organization that tracks fish from boat to table. That means 4,500 outlets in the Netherlands will offer their 16 million consumers the possibility of an ethical and informed choice. Yes, both the United States and Canada have programs like Seafood Watch to raise consumer awareness about how our culinary choices can impact fisheries. The programs, however, depend on consumers voluntarily making the right decision. And who can make the right decision when seafood providers are playing a fishy shell game? There is just no way to know whether the fish we are eating is what we think we are eating, unless every fishery is certified in a regulated MSC–like process. Anything can be mislabeled on purpose and there’s no indication this will stop. When the Toronto restaurateurs were confronted with the genetic findings, their reply? “Everyone does it.� And of course, everyone will continue to do it, until the public becomes better informed about, and outraged by, the fishy sleight of hand going on in the seafood industry. cs First published by Blue Ridge Press. Jude Isabella is a science writer and managing editor of YES Mag, the Science Magazine for Adventurous Minds. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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were several unauthorized debits to his account, including $51 for pizza and nearly $400 to several cell phone providers. He was advised to dispute the charges and given a CRN.
An officer was dispatched around 1:30 a.m. to respond to a complaint that a dog was killing ducks. Upon arrival, the officer found a pitbull eating a duck on a side of the road. There were two other dead ducks in the road. The officer followed the dog back to its residence, made contact with its owner and explained the situation. The owner stated her fence was broken and the dog had escaped. The address was listed for a follow-up by Animal Control.
• While checking an unoccupied rental property, the building’s owner discovered that a rear window had been carefully removed and set inside the apartment. The property owner then called the police. It appeared that the suspect or suspects entered the empty apartment through the window, then stole the kitchen stove. They carried the stove out through the back door, which they unlocked from inside, and which was still unlocked when the landlord discovered the crime. The tenants living in the apartment next door didn’t hear or see anything suspicious. The house next door was recently broken into in the same manner. Both properties were placed on the forensics list.
• A man reported a larceny at his home, and suspects that someone stole the checks that he had recently ordered out of his mailbox. He realized something was fishy when his bank statement arrived and there
• Police arrived to investigate a call about a stolen license plate from a vehicle and made contact with the suspect. She provided her driver’s license, which was run through the database, and showed that
she had two outstanding warrants from the Sheriff ’s Department. An officer informed the suspect of the warrants, and that she was being placed under arrest. The suspect said that she needed to arrange for someone to watch her kids, and pleaded to use the phone inside the house. After entering the residence, she quickly closed and locked the door behind her, before fleeing out the back door. The suspect reappeared after being called by her mother, who arrived on the scene to inquire about her daughter’s arrest. • While four people were walking through the middle of Forsyth Park late one night they were accosted by two young men, one of whom was holding a black revolver and demanding to know “where’s the money?” The second young man stood quietly beside him. The victims tried to reason with the suspects, but found that their rational plan to not be robbed wasn’t going to be accepted by the assailants, so they took off running west through the
park. The two young men followed them as far as Barnard Street before splitting up and going separate directions. Nothing was taken from the victims. • A woman called police to report that she had been jumped by another tenant of the boarding house where she lived. The victim told police that a woman attacked her, and the suspect had said, “We’re not doing anything. We’re managers here.” The suspect then shoved her to the ground and choked her, although the victim had no visible injuries. When the suspect was approached she stated the victim had attempted to block her in the bathroom and the hallway, and would not let her pass. The argument and fight followed, during which time the suspect was knocked down. Both parties were given CRN cards. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020
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• Small-Town Politics: In June, the city council of Indian Trail Town, N.C., voted, 4-1, to declare Mayor John Quinn’s comments about the council in the town newsletter “whiny” and to ban his remarks from subsequent issues and from the town Web site. The new policy also prohibits Mayor Quinn from talking to any municipal employee unless the town manager is at his side, and requires Quinn to get express permission to enter the town hall except for places open to the general public. • An investigation by the U.K. TV channel More4 revealed in June that local U.K. councils spend the equivalent of $80 million a year translating their documents into dozens of languages in the cause of “fairness,” even obscure languages that few residents speak, and even given evidence that, in dozens of cases, no one has ever tried to access the documents. Translations were found in Albanian, Bengali, Kurdish, Somali, Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Sierra Leonean Creole, Karen (eastern Burma) and Ga (Ghana), among others.
• “If I had portrayed Hitler in his underpants,” explained Belgian artist Jan Bucquoy at the opening of his museum in July in Brussels, “there would not have been a war.” Bucquoy has displayed, in glass cases, the drawers of prominent Belgians, but also exhibits “Warhol-type” drawings of underwearUrban Legends Come to clad celebrities as he imagines them (like Margaret Thatcher). As Bucquoy Life told Reuters: “If you are scared of In the American version (which actusomeone, just imagine them in their ally happened at least once, in Bucks underpants. The hierarchy will fall.” County, Pa., in the 1980s), cynical cops Whose knickers does the artist most use a photocopier “connected” by a covet? France’s First Lady Carla Bruni’s crude wire to the suspect, and a sheet would be nice, he said, but even better, of “He’s Lying” paper in the output tray, the pope’s. as a “lie detector” test. In July, the Tel • Another Belgian artist, Jacques Aviv, Israel, Police Department used Charlier, was rejected by the judges of a “memory machine” to change the the Venice Biennale gala when he submind of a murder suspect who swore mitted his poster-sized sketches of other he could not remember anything about artists’ genitals idiosyncratically drawn the night of the crime. Hooked up to an to suggest whose belong to whom. For electrocardiogram machine, the perp example, Charlier’s representation of was “informed” that certain squiggles the artist Christo (famous for “wrapon the paper proved that he did indeed ping” in cloth panels and ribbons such remember and must be hiding details. locations as New York City’s Central Andrei Polokhin, 47, then confessed to Park) depicts genitals wrapped up to stabbing his neighbor. resemble a parcel. The artists are not named, and guessing their Creme de la Weird identities from the sketches is David Shayler, 43, used to be Can I Get A part of the show, with prizes for Billion in Cash a British intelligence officer, but guests who can name 20 of the For My Trash? apparently went downhill after 100 pieces. a controversy with superiors • British Broadcasting and today lives as Delores Corp. announced in May Kent, in full female dress, and that it would “revive an art believes “in (his) heart” that form” by dispatching a poet to he is the Messiah who will save the front lines in Afghanistan mankind from its upcoming 2012 to embed with UK troops. BBC doomsday by turning billions of selected prominent poet Simon people on to the virtues of hemp, Armitage to mark “a new era in which is “perfectly balanced ... war poetry for the 21st century.” full of omega-3, -6, and -9 to help muscles grow and repair.”
Least Competent People
(1) Least Competent Cops: Officers in Forrest City, Ark., arrested Lawrence Harden Jr. in June for robbing a liquor store. They cuffed him, shackled him, and head-stuffed him into their SUV, but he got out and ran away. Police dogs found Harden an hour later, and he was re-cuffed, re-shackled and re-head-stuffed into a squad car. He got out again and ran away (but was caught again and finally jailed). (2) Least Competent Priest: In a soon-tobe-released memoir, retired Archbishop Rembert Weakland of Milwaukee, Wis., claims that, at first, he had no idea that priests’ sexual abuse of young boys was a crime. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Weakland writes, “We all considered sexual abuse of minors as (only) a moral evil.”
Recurring Themes
News of the Weird’s favorite animal was called “heroic” by Argentine researchers in a July issue of Paleontology. Had it not been for high-performance South American scarab dung beetles, they wrote, gargantuan prehistoric mammals would have choked vast areas of the continent knee-deep in manure. The researchers found that, by burying tennis-ball-sized “food supplies” for their young, the beetles also improved surface sanitation by leaving less dung available for “disease-carrying flies.”
New District of Calamity
For years, News of the Weird has touted the magnificently dysfunctional municipal government of Washington, D.C., as the “District of Calamity,” but improvements have been made, and the nation’s capital has been overtaken by the disaster that is Detroit. (1) A Detroit News investigation revealed in June that the police department has routinely downgraded “murder” cases, to make the city seem less unsafe. (2) A Detroit Public Schools auditor reported in June that the system has been issuing regular paychecks to 257 nonexistent employees. (3) City Councilwoman Monica Conyers, the wife of a U.S. congressman, pleaded guilty in June to accepting a cash bribe for a council vote. (4) A May Detroit Free Press survey revealed that the population of three large Detroit jails has mysteriously declined, which it suggested was because police have simply stopped investigating certain crimes. cs By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE
The simple answer to your question is that no-iron shirts are indeed made by soaking them in formaldehyde—or more precisely, formaldehyde-containing resins. Although we think of it mainly in connection with embalmed cadavers and fetal pigs in jars, formaldehyde is widely used commercially to make plastics, particle board and plywood, and a variety of other common products. When resins containing formaldehyde are added to cotton fabric, they form cross-links between the fibers like rungs on a ladder, giving the fabric added strength and increasing its resistance to wrinkling. Formaldehyde also has some drawbacks. In small doses it can cause respiratory problems and eye and skin irritation. It’s likely a carcinogen, and breathing too much of it can be fatal. If you wear no-iron clothing, you can inhale formaldehyde vapors from the fabric or absorb it through your skin. To keep things in perspective, though, you’ll leave a sharp-looking corpse. Individual sensitivity to formaldehyde varies—and in some cases it’s not clear whether formaldehyde is the culprit. Recent lawsuits have alleged that wearing certain Victoria’s Secret bras led to hives, rashes, and even scars; the suits claimed that the bras had tested positive for formaldehyde, but VS denied using formaldehyde in making the garments. On the cancer front, research has yielded mixed results. A study of 11,000 U.S. garment workers who used form-
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I’m an attorney with minimal personal time who enjoys the efficiency of no-iron shirts. However, I heard that the “treatment” no-iron shirts are given is a bath in formaldehyde. Please enlighten us as to what exactly is done to allow no-iron shirts to be so no-irony and whether there are any known adverse health affects for those who wear no-iron shirts on a regular basis. I don’t represent anyone in the no-iron shirt industry, so feel free to go after ‘em. —Concerned attorney
aldehyde to make wrinkle-free clothes found a moderate increase in leukemia, but scientists looking at 7,700 Australian textile workers saw no significant link between formaldehyde and cancer risk. If you’re worried, washing your clothes before wearing them for the first time greatly reduces your exposure. While watching the National Geographic Channel today, I saw that the South Atlantic anomaly (a giant hole in Earth’s magnetic field) could pose a serious risk to airplanes. Could the South Atlantic anomaly be responsible for the recent crash of the Air France plane flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris? —Ryan K.
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One doesn’t want to be alarmist, but: hmmm. Earth’s magnetic field protects us from charged particles in the solar wind that could otherwise cause bad things to happen, from interfering with electronics to stripping away our atmosphere. The magnetic field isn’t uniform—since 1958 we’ve known about a weak spot (not a hole) centered near Rio de Janeiro. Called the South Atlantic anomaly (SAA), it results in the magnetic field dipping to an altitude of 100 to 120 miles instead of its normal 500 miles or more. Because it lets in more solar radiation, the SAA is a hazard to space flight. Satellites have had their circuits temporarily scrambled while passing through it, so some are shut off during that part of their orbit. Astronauts passing through the SAA see flashes of light when they close their eyes, caused by charged particles striking their retinas. Coincidentally (or maybe not), the SAA lies right over part of the flight path of Air France flight 447, which crashed into the Atlantic on June 1. The cause of the crash hasn’t been established, but I had my assistant Una dig around for reports of unusual aircraft equipment failures near the SAA. She learned about solar activity blacking out aircraft radio over the poles, but nothing near the SAA. She also checked the space weather archives, and even though earthbound weather was terrible that night, things were calm from a solar radiation standpoint. So despite online claims, I doubt the SAA was a factor in the crash. But we’ll see. cs By CECIL ADAMS Comments, questions? Take it up with Cecil on the Straight Dope Message Board, straightdope.com.
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TRAINWRECKS CHRIS PORTER AND THE BACK ROW BAPTISTS
One of the most alluring genre bills of the summer pairs Savannah’s Trainwrecks – they of the hopped–up Americana boogie–folk – “Johnny Cash on speed,” as the band members like to call their music – with Alabama’s Chris Porter and the Back Row Baptists. Porter actually sounds like Steve Earle on the fast track – the music sneers, bumps and smokes like a loose–limbed, Texas rail road train, propelled by Susan Nuckols’ wicked fiddle, and ukulele (!) played with abandon by Adam Guthrie. The best of the Birmingham–based Baptists brings the late, lamented alt–country Whiskeytown to mind. Listen & learn: www.myspace.com/chrisporterandthebackrowbaptists. Friday, Aug. 7 at the Jinx, 127 W. Congress St.
ROCKET 88
From Oxford, Miss., comes a blistering boil of hill country blues, hillbilly twang and tough, acoustic–driven southern rock. Rocket 88 includes husband & wife duo Jamie and Rosamond Posey on guitars and vocals, Nathan Robbins on bass, Bradley Gordon on drums and Robert “Stubbs” Chaffe on keyboards and organ. Chaffe’s got a real Chuck Leavell feel, and Rosamond’s vocals conjure a smoky, Stevie Nicks vibe. Listen & learn: www. rocket88music.com/. Friday, Aug. 7 at Fiddler’s, 131 W. River St.
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The Mumbles
Included on the short list of covers performed by this Brooklyn–based trio are Elvis Costello’s “Mystery Dance” and Tom Waits’ “Better Off Without a Wife.” How cool is that? The Mumbles play mostly original music, though, and it’s cool, R&B–inflected hipster jazz – in fact, some writer somewhere called it “Lounge music for the super–hip.” There are three Mumbles, in heavy rotation: Keyboardist Keith Burnstein and drummer Ethan Shorter (ex–members of a 14–piece hip hop collective), with Meredith Claire on swinging and sultry lead vocals. As fabulous as the group sound is,
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Savannah’s newest electric blues foursome draws from the well of guitar greats, including Albert Collins, Freddie King, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Claire is the Mumbles’ secret weapon: She’s got that ultra–lounge diva thing in spades, with the bluesy lilt of Maria Muldaur in her salad says. And what’s up with the moniker? “Mumbling is guttural,” says Burnstein. “It’s soft. You’ve got to listen closely. Listen & learn: http://www.myspace. com/brooklynmumbles. At 8 p.m. Aug. 8 and 9, Jazz’d Tapas Bar.
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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. Cheers to You Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m. Club 51 Degrees DJ Blue Ice (DJ) Doubles Lounge DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Drift Away Cafe Chuck Courtnay (Live Music) 7 p.m. Fiddlers Crab House (River Street) Voodoo Soup (Live Music) Guitar Bar Open Mic w/Cesura (Live Music) 10 p.m. J.J. Bonerz Ribs & Wings Bar Otto Matix (Live Music) Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Harry O’Donaghue (Live Music) Irish music King’s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Live Wire Music Hall Mike Lowry Band (Live Music) Blues. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Mercury Lounge The Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) 10 p.m. Original Smoke Station TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz 7 p.m. Pour Larry’s Wii Wednesdays With Kat (Other) Robin’s Nest Team Trivia continues on p. 17
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continues from p.12 (Other) 8 p.m. Savannah Smiles “Dueling PIanos” (Live Music) 8:30 p.m. Scandals TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Steamer’s Five Point Productions’ Extreme Trivia w/Jeremy & Ben (Other) 8 p.m. Tantra Lounge Open Mic (Live Music) 9 p.m. The Boathouse TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m. The Distillery Open Mic w/Greg Williams (Live Music) 8 p.m. The Jinx Rock & Roll Bingo w/DJ DrunkTank Soundsystem (DJ) 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 piano. 7 p.m. Warehouse Electric Cheese (Live Music) Wormhole Ampline, Atomic Garden (Live Music)
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American Legion Post 184 Rick Elvis (Undressed) (Live Music) 8 p.m. American Legion Post 184 Rick Elvis (Undressed)
7:30 p.m. Quality Inn (Pooler) Thomas Claxton (Live Music) 7 p.m. Robin’s Nest Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m. Spanky’s TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Tantra Lounge House DJs (drums & bass) (DJ) The Jazz Corner (Hilton Head) The Lavon Stevens Quartet feat. Louise Spenser (Live Music) 8 p.m. The Jinx DJ D-Frost & Ragtime (DJ) 9 p.m. Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. Venus De Milo DJ Americana (DJ) Warehouse Jeff Beasley (Live Music) Swing and blues from the one-man band. Wasabi’s Live DJ Frankie Spins Hip-hop & Electric Fusion (DJ) 8 p.m. Wormhole Flamingo, El Fuego (Live Music)
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A.J.’s Dockside “Georgia Kyle” Shiver (Live Music) American Legion Post 36 Karaoke (Karaoke) B&B Ale House First Friday Fetish (Other) 9 p.m. Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Lafayette Chester (Live Music) Vocals, 6-10 p.m. Cha Bella Jefferson Ross, Stan Ray (Live Music) Wine tasting at 7 p.m. ($20, includes concert). Concert only 8 p.m. ($10) continues on p. 18
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continues from p.17 Coach’s Corner Quest For Key West (Live Music) Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Distillery Josh Maul Blues Band (Live Music) Hardscrabble electric blues from Richmond Hill. 10 p.m. Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Driftaway Cafe TBA (Live Music) El Picasso Karaoke (8 p.m.) (Karaoke) Fannie’s on the Beach (Tybee) Rhythm Riot (Live Music) Fiddlers Crab House (River Street) Rocket 88 (Live Music) First Presbyterian Church Carrie Hambry & the Mayhaws, Doug Spears, Kyle Swartzwelder (Live Music) The Savannah Folk Music Society’s monthly “First Friday” concert. 7:30 p.m. Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (9 p.m.) (Karaoke) Hang Fire Dope Sandwich (Live Music) Hip hop, R&B. J.J. Bonerz Ribs & Wings Bar Georgia Fire (Live Music) Jazz’d Tapas Bar Eddie Wilson & Midnight Sun (Live Music) Jinx Trainwrecks, Chris Porter & the Back Row Baptists
Wasabi’s DJ Frankie -C Spins Hip-hop an Electric Fusion (8 p.m.) (DJ) Ways Station Tavern Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Wet Willie’s Live DJ (DJ) 8 p.m. Wormhole Spider + Octopus (Live Music) “Minimalist” folk musician Rene Arozqueta.
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Billy’s Place at McDonough’s BluSuede (Live Music) Jazz, 6-10 p.m. Chuck’s Bar #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Coach’s Corner Courtnay Brothers Band (Live Music) Deb’s Pub & Grub Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Distillery Bottles ’n Cans (Live Music) Tasty blues and Americana. Fiddlers Crab House (River Street) Train Wrecks (Live Music) Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Hang Fire DJ King James Version (DJ) 10 p.m. Jazz Corner Kevin Bales Trio - A Tribute to Oscar Peterson (Live Music) Jazz’d Tapas Bar The Mumbles (Live Music) Jinx American Aquarium, Shawn Fisher & the Jukebox Gypsies (Live Music) Jukebox Bar & Grill TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.
Live Wire Music Hall John Brown’s Body, Passafire (Live Music) Mid-Summer Sampler Bottles ’n Cans (Live Music) Includes Low County shrimp boil and other food, open host bar, fashion show and more. $50 per person. 7 p.m. Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub & Grill David Flannery (Live Music) 10 p.m. Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub & Grill (Richmond Hill) Jude (Live Music) 8:30 p.m. Paradiso at Il Pasticcio DJ Matthew Gilbert & DJ Kwaku (DJ) House Music 11:30 p.m. Po DJ Zodiac (DJ) 10 p.m. Quality Inn (Pooler) American Pride Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m. Randy Wood Guitars The Farewell Drifters (Live Music) Bluegrass band from Kentucky. $20. 8 p.m. Sentient Bean Miwa Gemini, Floorboards, 72south1st (Live Music) 8 p.m. Venus De Milo DJ Nick (DJ) 10 p.m. Warehouse Georgia Kyle (Live Music) Wormhole Empyrean, Maudlin Ash, Brokn Tyme (Live Music)
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(Live Music) Kasey’s Gourmet Grille Celebrate Jerry Garcia’s Birthday! (Live Music) Greg and Dan, acoustic. 7 p.m. Live Wire Music Hall County Line Strangers (Live Music) $7. 10 p.m. Mis-Summer Sampler John Maul Blues Band (Live Music) Includes Low County shrimp boil and other food, open host bar, fashion show and more. $50 per person. 7 p.m. Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub & Grill (Richmond Hill) David Flannery (Live Music) 8:30 p.m. Mulberry Inn The Champagne Jazz Trio (Live Music) 8 p.m. Pepino’s #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Ruth’s Chris Steak House Kim Michael Polote & Friends (Live Music) 7:30 p.m. Sentient Bean Reptar, Co Co Rico (Live Music) Spanky’s Karaoke (9 p.m.) (Karaoke) Steed’s Tavern Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m. Stingray’s TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m. Tailgate Sports Bar TBA (Karaoke) 21+ only. 10:30 p.m. Tantra Lounge Permanent Tourist (Live Music) Venus De Milo DJ Moustache (DJ) 9 p.m. Vic’s on The River Diana Rogers (Live Music) Piano & vocals Warehouse Train Wrecks (Live Music) Warehouse Train Wrecks (Live Music)
bass) playing standards 11:30 a.m. Bernie’s (Tybee) Karaoke w/DJ Levis (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Bogey’s Five Point Productions’ Karaoke w/Keith (Karaoke) 9 p.m. El Potro Mexican Restaurant Karaoke w/Michael (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Fannie’s on the Beach (Tybee) Electric Cheese (Live Music) J.J. Bonerz Ribs & Wings Bar Josh Maul Blues Band (Live Music) Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Frank Emerson (Live Music) Irish music. 8:30 p.m. Mid-Summer Sampler Jeff Beasley Band (Live Music) Includes Low County shrimp boil and other food, open host bar, fashion show and more. $50 per person. 2 p.m. Murphy’s Law “Hitman Karaoke” (Karaoke) Standard Karaoke hosted by local blues guitarist and singer Brett “Hitman” Bernard. 9 p.m. Red Leg Saloon Karaoke w/Frank Nelson (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Savannah Smiles “PianoPalooza” (Live Music) 8:30 p.m. The Tailgate Five Points Productions’ Butt Naked Trvia w/Kowboi (Other) Live trivia game. 10:30 p.m. Warehouse Thomas Claxton (Live Music)
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Ted Bowne: The last record was our first for a label, so we were stoked to put it out, but there wasn’t as much behind it as this one. The label really pushed for this one to be made. We put a whole year and a half touring behind us before we started writing it, so we all had a different perspective on all different kinds of things.  I think this record’s a lot more mature, in a lot of ways. There’s a lot more attention to musicality – and for lack of better terms, there’s more attention to the pop culture, and trying to really relate to everybody on a mass scale. Rather than pigeonholing ourselves in one thing. We’re branching out into different genres, per se, and going into stuff that we haven’t really touched on before.  It’s not just about the grooves now – there’s more emphasis on melody – the songs go places.  Ted Bowne: Thanks. Yeah, we focused on still having very conscious and poetic lyrics, but the choruses and some of the song structures are very easy to get stuck in your head, and sing along to every time you hear them.  You’re on the road for most of the year. Is this new approach the result of working so closely together, and knowing intuitively what the others are thinking?  Ted Bowne: Yes. There’s a lot of stuff that’s collaborations – we didn’t know who wrote it, so we just said “Written by Passafire.� Our style of writing, we go up in the studio at my house and we play, we record it, then we come downstairs and listen to it and kind of piece it together. Then we write lyrics together – sometimes, not all the time, but for many of these songs on this album, it was a collaborative effort with all four of us sitting in one room around the fireplace, just kinda passing around a piece of paper and discussing the thing as a whole. The first album was a culmination of two or three years of songs that we’d been recording in school. The second album was, I guess, the first year and a half of us touring and coming up with songs and playing them on the road. But this album, we’d hadn’t gotten a chance to write anything while we were touring so rigorously that we basically
took the time off, and came home, and sat down together and wrote spontaneously.  You were all SCAD students when you put the band together six years ago. Was it reggae–driven right from the start?  Ted Bowne: We started out as a jam band, I guess you could say. We played a lot of different stuff and started getting a following around town. Ziggy Marley and Michael Franti were doing a show in town; we could only see the opening act because we had to be down at Loco’s to play. So we handed Michael Franti a flyer on the stage – just went up to the front of the stage and handed it to him – and he announced our show, and then later on came down and rapped with us. We started playing South Carolina and Florida, and it was kind of a rolling stone gathering moss after that. How and when did you decide on the reggae framework?  Ted Bowne: John Brown’s Body really did influence us to fully, completely just switch over and play around the reggae theme. We went up to see them in Asheville, and it was a total life–changing experience. We saw them live and we just melted. We were like, “This is exactly what we need to try and do.� So we came home and started focusing on writing really tasteful reggae tunes with a little bit of rock influence. That was five years ago, and now we’re playing with this band that sparked this whole interest in playing primarily reggae music for us. We play with a lot of people that are influential to a lot of other people – on a much bigger scale than John Brown’s Body – but this is probably by far the coolest thing for all of us. cs Passafire John Brown’s Body Where: Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. When: 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8 Tickets: $10 advance, $15 day of show Online: http://www.livewiremusichall. com/ Artist’s Web site: http://www.passafiretheband.com/
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an inspired craftsman. They range from For most of his life, Jefferson Ross has roadhouse country blues to plainbeen a songwriter. He played guitar in tive acoustic ballads. There’s a lot of country star Terri Clark’s band, even dobro–like acoustic slide on the record toured the world with evangelist Jimmy – played by Rob Ickes – and fiddle, Swaggart – but his “me time” was and piano, and wonderfully assembled always spent hunched over his acoustic, harmony vocals. Lisa McCallum sings writing songs. a duet with Ross on the infectious “Had A few years ago, the native of Linto Be So Easy.” colnton, Ga. was signed to Nashville’s Several of the tunes – including Curb Publishing as a staff songwriter. “Changes” and “Stillwater Oklahoma” – He scored a couple of major hits – Brywere put “on hold” by superstar George an White cut his “On Any Given Night” Strait, which means he intended to – but he finds the scribe–for–hire scene record them. But he did not, so Ross not altogether satisfying. re–claimed them for Azalea. “Really, they want you to write for In order to succeed as a professional the kids,” Ross says. “That’s where the songwriter, you’ve got to balance two money is right now; that’s where the tender issues: What you’re inspired to hits are being done. I’ve been giving say, and what the market demands. it my shot, but I’m 46 years old – and “That’s the dream, to be a poet and frankly, I want to be more like Guy get paid for it,” Ross explains. “It’s a Clark or Townes Van Zandt than some rare combination but it does happen. I kid that’s just starting out.” work in the bubblegum factory up here. Those legendary songwriters, and Believe me, you can sell your soul too so many others, inspired Ross to take much, and nobody’s interested. They matters into his own hands and record want the illusion that this is the tortured a CD of his songs, performed with an poet, the guy who’s been up to the acoustic band, just the way he likes ‘em. mountain and seen it.” Ross will premiere songs from Azalea Ross was in Savannah last weekend, Friday at Cha Bella Restaurant. making a video for “The Last Song,” the “Everybody wants to be successful,” closing track on Azalea, as promotion he says of his dreams of Music City for upcoming dates in Europe. gold. “But ultimately, you do it for He and his wife visit often. “I really yourself. like Savannah, and I’d like to have it “I’ve got 200 songs that are never gobe part of my persona,” he says. “The ing to be cut by an 18–year–old. Lowcountry. And I don’t think it’s really It’s my story. So I went out, been represented musically like it could got the money and made be. Everybody represents Louisiana, or this record myself.” wherever, but the Lowcountry is such a Although he and magical part of America.” cs his Canadian– born wife live in Nashville, Jefferson Ross Ross grew With Stan Ray up in Atlanta Where: Cha Bella, – and Georgia, 102 E. Broad St. frankly, is on When: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7 his mind. “Old World, New World” “If I had a cawine tasting event: 7 p.m. reer doing this, of Tickets: $20 for concert being the Guy Clark and wine tasting, $10 of Georgia and the concert only Carolinas, I could Phone: (912) 790–7888 live with that.” Artist’s Web site: The songs www.jeffersonross. on Azalea are com Jefferson Ross clearly the work of
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You didn’t come to Savannah to eat pond–raised shrimp from China. At least, the Georgia Shrimpers Association, which raised the billboard bearing that declaration on East Victory, doesn’t think so. Therefore, the organization is a co–sponsor (and providing the oceanic delicacies for) this weekend’s Mid–Summer Sampler, which features an all–you–can–eat shrimp boil and tons of other food, an open host bar, raffles, live music, an art show, runway fashion shows from local shops, and – on Sunday – competitive volleyball with the Bikini Nation models. The event is the brainchild of photographer and cinematographer Roi Crapse, along with local fashionista Jennifer B. Hagan, who’s executive director of the modeling outfit Bikini Nation (Crapse is their senior photographer, and there’ll be a display of his work). For now, let’s focus on the music. The three–day event features a different local band each day, and they’re among the best in the city: The Josh Maul Blues Band Friday night, Bottles & Cans Sat-
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working hard. In 2008, he played 290 shows. “With the tourists, you can play the same venue six nights a week and you won’t see the same people,” Beasley says. “If it was a smaller market, where there weren’t any tourists, you’d have to bop around more. You’d have to leave town.” He plays his original material with the band, but that’s not the whole spectrum of his repertoire. “If you want to play a lot,” Beasley says, “and make better tips and keep playing a lot, you have to play cover songs.” His “other” job is as a talent booker – Beasley is friendly with, and keeps tabs on, virtually all the performers in town. Both the Warehouse and Jazz’d Tapas Bar employ him to arrange their nightly music performances. “I know which band to put in which club,” he says. cs Mid–Summer Sampler Where: 513 W. Jones St. When: Friday, Aug. 7 (7 p.m.–1 a.m.); Saturday, Aug. 8 (7 p.m.–1 a.m.) Sunday, Aug. 9 (2 p.m.–10 p.m.) Tickets: $50 per day (VIP $100) Phone: (912) 658–3971
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Marcus D. Wiley is one (heaven) of a funny guy. Best known as the laugh–out–loud sidekick on the syndicated Yolanda Adams Morning Show, Wiley is a wildly popular standup comedian on the African American church circuit, youth conferences and other Christian–based events. Wiley performs Saturday at the Johnny Mercer Theatre. He’s equal parts Eddie Murphy and Al Sharpton, without the lewdness of the former or the hot–air prosthelytizing of the latter. Wiley’s standup is infused with gospel fervor, observational fun–poking (not just for Christians, as you’ll see in this interview) and a finely sharpened sense of everyday wit. Then there’s Bishop Secular, his hip ‘n’ holy “altar ego.” The 36–year–old lives in Houston, where Yolanda Adams broadcasts every weekday. He also teaches a course called Human Communication at Texas Southern University. Connect Savannah: Watching you, it occurs to me that preaching is not so different from standup comedy. You’re trying to put a message across. Marcus D. Wiley: Basically, I’m not a preacher, but my dad, grandfather, great grandfather, all these cats were. If I was going to be a comedian, I didn’t want to be on the stage cussin,’ using vulgarities and all that type of stuff. It just so happens that my comedy has some type of message to it, most times. It’s hard for me to do jokes that are not going
anywhere, that don’t at least make you laugh and go “Oh, yeah.” I kind of like conscious comedy, or laughing with some intelligence. You’ll never catch me onstage just doing jokes, like “You ever had a booger in your nose?” Because of your audience, is it pretty easy to find a common thread? Marcus D. Wiley: Definitely. I didn’t want to be corny. A lot of Christian guys who do comedy – the ones I saw coming up, they were kind of corny. Even the Christians didn’t want to go see ‘em. I wanted to talk about real stuff, you know? The freedom I had in my dad’s church, and growing up in very spiritual household, they allowed me to be myself. And so I just wanted to bring that to the stage. I’m married, I’m a Christian and I’m saved, but I don’t like my wife all the time! She don’t like me! That’s not a secret that Christians hide from one another – we should talk about it! I wanted to be able to talk regular – I don’t try to act like everything is all good, all the time, all that stuff. To be completely honest, I’m not a Christian. But you made me laugh. It’s very real – you can draw from things that everybody in your audience can relate to. Marcus D. Wiley: My college roommate was Muslim. And he comes from the same background as I do as a Christian, being a Muslim. And so when we lived together, we had so many similarities. And the thing was, you would hear “Christians and Muslims can’t live together” or “They believe in two different Gods.” And man, this guy has been one of the greatest friends I’ve ever had in my life. So I don’t get hung up in all that, man – who’s Christian, whose Muslim, who this and who that. We’re all people. You got to treat people right.
Can you tell me about Bishop Secular? Marcus D. Wiley: Bishop Secular came out of the changing of how pastors look. No one wanted to be a pastor when I was coming up. It seemed like it was a terrible job to have, going around praying for people all the time, you got to go visit the sick. They just seemed a little unhappy when I was growing up. But today, the pastor looks like a professional athlete, an entertainer, a singer. He looks good, man! It’s a good look. And so I just exaggerated that with Bishop Secular. What he does, instead of using things out of the Bible, he uses secular things to make a point. He uses secular messages, secular songs and all that. Secular means it’s not sacred, but it don’t mean it’s bad. You brush your teeth, it’s not sacred; you go to work, it’s not sacred. Are there still places you won’t – or can’t – go in your act? Marcus D. Wiley: Not really. I haven’t really found away to throw sex in there, but I think everything has a time and a place. I think everything can be said. The thing with me doing it mostly in churches and things of that nature, you just have to do it tastefully. You have to find creative and innovative ways to say it. But I think all topics at some point should come up. We’re the only ones to hide stuff, we meaning people in church or whatever. We hide stuff. But BET and MTV and everybody, man, they put it in your face. I try to talk about everything, Bill. I try as much as I can. cs Marcus D. Wiley Where: Johnny Mercer Theatre, Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8 Tickets: $22 Phone: (800) 351–7469 Online: www.etix.com/ Artist’s Web site: www.marcusdwiley.com
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When it comes to defining Savannah cuisine, is there one singularly suitable definition?
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The very historical foundation of this city was built on various ethnic groups, who would not have abandoned their comfort foods but adapted those dishes to fit the ingredients they found. Seafood, of course, and shellfish play an important role, but so do grains like grits and rice. Pecans are an indigenous nut, and wild pigs were likely even more prevalent in the 1700s than they are today. For the modern adventurer “landing” in Savannah, we offer this primer on foods that say, “Savannah!” First up, a double header: Shrimp and Grits. Big, sweet, locally caught shrimp, often marketed as Wild Georgia Shrimp, are the best money can buy
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Steam ’em whole and pick your way through a feast, or score packaged meat for homemade, nicely spiced crab cakes! Most oysters you will find in local restaurants are from Bluffton, S.C.’s, May River – or are imports thanks to modern shipping methods. Our native Eastern Oyster rarely shows up on menus – the industry took a hit in the early 1900s due to pollution, and later minimum wage laws. Still, private fishermen cater hundreds of oyster roasts annually and serve freshly dredged local oysters. The best ones are gnarly–looking clusters that yield mildly briny, plump and meaty oysters. Georgia’s wild clam beds were overfished long ago but today, commercial clam “farmers” are raising a variety of clams in five coastal Georgia counties, including Chatham. Most of their crop heads to Northern restaurants, but acknowledgment that Georgia’s ecology is conducive to a yet untapped new segment of the fishery industry might just help make clams make a splash. Ask your fish monger about finding wild clams – which are often huge in size!
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What about a classic side dish? Just about as ubiquitous as sand gnats on a hot summer night is No. 6, slow–cooked collard greens. This tough, leathery field green is virtually indestructible without cooking for a couple of hours. Local chefs have their favorite recipes, but I prefer a quick wilt by sautee in hot olive oil, a covering of chicken broth, a splash of white vinegar, a dash of red pepper flakes and a big old ham bone — with a little meat still hanging on. Simmer until tender. Now you’re eatin’ Savannah style! And, at least in the coastal region, there’s not more quintessential hand food than No. 7, boiled peanuts. The process is quicker than roasting, requires less sophisticated equipment and produces a satisfying snack that can be eaten anywhere you can throw away the wet shells. Roadside boiled peanut stands are the best source — and offer ramped-up seasonings. These slick little goobers go down easy. Pair ’em with ice cold beer, or that other Georgia home brew, Coca–Cola. Now for a little something sweet! Lots of folks around Savannah claim invention of the Chocolate Chewy cookie, but the recipe is prolific around
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the U.S. The chewy, rich cookie is perfect for our hot, humid weather — the decadence of chocolate with the melted mess in your palm. We scored our stash for our No. 8 entry at Baker’s Pride Bakery on Derenne Avenue. I can sometimes find a lonely grandma who will bake a batch for me. I bring the milk. The other indigenous nut that’s prevalent in Georgia is the pecan — duh! It’s great in pies, candied as a snack food, but throw this big, beautiful nut in with brown sugar and cream, stir continually over high heat and what comes out is No. 9: a Praline. Yeah, New Orleans likes to take credit for this confection with French roots, but, shhhh, let the touristas think we invented ’em! Walk more than a block or two on River Street or City Market and you’ll find a praline store. They are best hot and fresh, but pack and ship beautifully — without losing any sugary richness or calories. We’ve eaten, we’ve snacked, we’ve had dessert, what’s left? A drink, of course. In an city where the first question to a stranger is, “What will you have to drink?” there is no more prevalent refresher to round out the Top 10 than the classic Gin and Tonic. Savannahi-
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ans take theirs seriously, often served in 12–ounce tumblers with minimal ice, a splash of tonic and enough gin to take you from civil to lawless in one glass. I prefer some restraint: a shot of gin, lots of ice and tonic water to fill a rock’s glass. Skip the typical lime wedge and ask for a slice of cucumber for a real refresher. Go forth and eat my friends! Conquer this basic Savannah menu and even if you’re not a native, you’ll eat like one. cs
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I’ll take Manhattan
The warming brown spirits we embraced during the long cold winter aren’t as palatable when the mercury flirts with double digits. Still, the clink of ice in a glass is one of those refreshing sounds that taunt our senses. There must be some way to bring together a rocks glass and our favorite whiskey, right? How about a Manhattan? I’ll throw down a recipe below, but be warned, you may have to talk your bartender through this classic. True mixologists are harder to come by in Savannah than a gnat–free summer day. Most of these hard-workin’ guys and girls behind the bars are relegated to yanking a tap handle or dispensing shots.
Be patient. If you and I keep ordering classic cocktails, we may even raise the bar, no pun intended. For my Manhattan, I chose Woodford Reserve. This Kentucky bourbon hit shelves in 1996 despite being connected to the circa 1812 Woodford Reserve Distillery, the nation’s oldest and smallest whiskey distiller. In that time, the brand has won dedicated followers and emerged as the nation’s fastest growing super–premium bourbon. It has even captured the honor of “Official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby.” Not a bad feat in a state where bourbon distilleries stand warehouse to warehouse less than an hour’s drive from the fabled Twin Spires of Churchill Downs. Why Woodford Reserve over legendary Maker’s Mark? Woodford does not carry a year of aging, like Maker’s. Master distiller Chris Morris pulls and blends from premium barrels when the whiskey tastes right, not when the calendar says it’s ready. It’s a true small batch production, which means more attention to detail and more influence from the master distiller. All that care and attention to the process yields bourbon that offers more than 200 discernible flavors. This makes it a wonderful sipping whiskey — drop a single ice cube into a couple of ounces to help open up the flavors. Let it gently wash across your tongue — first one to 200 flavors wins! This kind of complexity also lends itself to making better mixed drinks, like the Manhattan. I tasted Woodford Reserve neat and mixed. Neat, it is luxuriously caramel with that touch of vanilla sweetness I so admire in bourbon. A hint of oak suggests a pedigree; an earthiness calls to mind the region and its clear spring water, tobacco fields and tall stalks of corn. My Manhattan did get a “ramp up” to become a French Manhattan — featuring Woodford Reserve and Chambord, the raspberry liqueur. A new recipe has resulted in a 25 percent reduction in sugar in this product, which also makes it an excellent aperitif or digestif. Here’s the recipe to share — a bright, refreshing and cool Woodford Reserve French Manhattan: 2 oz. Woodford Reserve 1 oz. Chambord Dash of bitters Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a cherry. cs
Three Bites
Tim’s restaurant hopping turns up intriguing and satisfying meals. He picks three experiences every week to share:
The Noodle Bowl
One of my field researchers, Mr. Nichols, dropped off a menu from this Southside newcomer a couple of weeks ago. “Very good,” he reported, “Although the curry needs to be spicier.” The kinks are still being worked out, but I had a very satisfying bowl of egg noodles with braised beef, garnished with bean sprouts and bok choy. The assembly line process is fast, hot and satisfying. I was happy to see several other groups enjoying lunch. Some of my companions liked the spicy beef — I can’t wait to go back to sample other noodle varieties and combinations. A pair of spring rolls were made in–house and offered more flavorful fillings than the typical frozen varieties served at far too many restaurants. Fresh, tasty and enjoyable. The restaurant is newly remodeled and spotlessly clean! 7052 Hodgson Memorial Drive 692–1394
Blue Goose Cafe
The only thing more lacking downtown than a good, early morning breakfast joint is a good downtown all–night breakfast joint. The wait is over. Breakfast and lunch are the staples most days, but the restaurant reopens at 11 p.m. weekend nights and stays open through mid–afternoon the next day. It’s a blessing for service workers doing closing shifts — and sleepless Savannahians who prefer night owl hours. I can say the biscuits and gravy are rock–star quality –– with big chunks of sausage in the creamy milk sauce. Fluffy egg omelets, suitably greasy hash browns and an endless stream of piping–hot coffee fueled my groggy morning visit. Fried pies are featured on the menu –– and I’ll be back soon to give ’em a try. After all, fried pies are the TRUE test of a Southern cook! 41 Whitaker St. 236–1800
The (World Famous) Breakfast Club
Hi, my name is Tim, and I’m addicted to gravy. My recent Tybee Island weekend featured, of course, a visit to The Breakfast Club. And I sat at the counter, behind the cook top — I love watching short order guys work! I steered from ordinary eggs and pork and trademark Helen’s Solidarity to sample Country Fried Steak smothered under peppercorn gravy. This nicely cubed piece of beef had a fairly delicate but crispy fried breading – the beef prepared to about medium, was tender and offered plenty of flavor. The grits were rich with a puddle of butter and my over–easy eggs were, as usual for this joint, dead–on perfect. My bite of a neighbor’s Chorizo was wonderfully spicy and fresh — it’s also made in–house. It’s a landmark worth re–visiting every chance you get. 1500 Butler Ave. Tybee Island 786-5984
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If there’s a stereotypical image of military veterans returning home from war, it definitely does not involve driving a beat–up VW bus with bumper stickers on the back proclaiming ‘Not All Who Wander Are Lost.’ But there is the van, parked in front of the barbershop–turned–art co–op that is the nineonetwo building on 40th Street. Inside the building there are a half dozen guys who don’t look the part of ex–soldiers either (although one of them had played a soldier in a yet–to– be–released Matt Damon film about war in the Middle East). Half of them are bearded and have long hair. There is a jar of granola on a nearby table and the cooler has some organic juice in it. The motley crew surrounds a table covered in strips of camouflage that was a military–issued uniform before their knives and scissors went to work removing seams and buttons. They are busy cutting the fabric into smaller pieces that will be fed into a grinder and turned to pulp, which will in turn be pressed into paper. The scene could merit the headline “Hippies Vandalize Fort Stewart Closet,” just as readily as “Veterans Create Revo-
lutionary Art Therapy Program.” It’s their conversation that gives them away though. The young men aren’t talking about Phish touring again or the healing power of crystals. They are swapping notes on deployments to Iraq; on how things changed from invasion to occupation; on the effects of privatization in the armed forces (“We had to get rocket pods from a civilian named Larry,” someone quips); and how the art of making paper has given them something very important after returning from the battlefield. They are all part of the Combat Paper Project, an organization founded by Army veteran Drew Cameron two years ago that hosts papermaking workshops, where veterans learn to transform their uniforms into paper. “Your uniform is a tool. It identifies you. It gives you identity,” says Scott Meeker, who left the Navy in 2007, and who is the local coordinator of the CPP’s visit. “When you come home, that carries trauma – physical and emotional – this is a way to deconstruct that and reconstruct it into something positive. It’s an incredible process.” continues on p. 28
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Drew Cameron explains how the grinder turns fabric into pulp for paper.
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The CPP’s mission is to provide other service men and women with a creative, personal means for making the psychological and emotional transition back to daily life. And recently Cameron and other members have taken their workshop to the UK, Canada, and numerous cities and towns around the US, offering support to veterans of all ages. People who served in WWII, Korea, Viet Nam, Desert Storm, Iraq, Afghanistan, and even the Falklands have come to take part in the CPP. “People get involved for different reasons,” Cameron explains. “Some are interested in paper, some are political, and some want to do something with their uniforms...Some people get a really emotional experience.” For Nathan Lewis, an army veteran from upstate New York who travelled to Savannah with Cameron, and who has participated in several workshops in the past year, the experience of transform-
ing his uniform into something else was liberating. “What was memorable was cutting it up,” Lewis explains. “It represents you in the military. It felt like a drill sergeant was about to bust in and yell at you.” While making paper might seem like a strange pursuit for someone who has survived a war, Cameron points out that there is historical precedent for what they are doing – it was soldiers returning from the Crusades who brought the art of making paper to Europe hundreds of years earlier – they are upholding that tradition. Cameron learned about papermaking from his father before learning more at a workshop at the Green Door Studio in Burlington, VT – an art co–op that has become headquarters for the Combat Paper Project. “The first step in papermaking is liberating the rag,” says Cameron with a smile as he describes the process to a
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first–timer. He obviously relishes the phrase and has used it often in these situations. The keyword is liberation – if the uniform frames their identity while they are in the military, then it is now time to break free from those constraints – to move beyond that past life like a snake shedding its skin. It’s not an easy process for everyone though. “I support it, but I don’t know if it’s for me,” says Warren Arbry, a former sergeant in the army who was discharged almost a year ago because of the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy. He was eight months into his third deployment, and had just re–enlisted for seven more years when he was given an honorable discharge. “I loved being in the army.” Arbry has only been in Savannah for a month, and he met Cameron and Meeker the night before while they were handing out fliers downtown. He had intended to donate his hat to the pile of uniforms, but is now having second thoughts. “It’s weird getting sentimental about things you normally hated,” he says, reaching up to touch the brim. As soon as he walked through the door, Arbry joined the group’s ongoing conversation, swapping stories about the idiosyncrasies of military life and the war. These young vets immediately find common ground through shared experiences, and it becomes clear that one of the most important components of the Project’s travels is sharing with one another – commiserating and empathizing – and finding a sense of belonging.
It can be lonely as an ‘army of one’ who is suddenly without a war to fight, and these workshops serve as a reminder that there are others who understand those experiences, both on the battlefield and off. Not all of the veterans the group meets have to make paper to have been helped by the Combat Paper Project. Over the last three years suicide rates among the military has climbed to its highest level in the 30 years that such statistics have been kept. It’s a fact that adds an extra layer of poignancy to the CPP’s journey. Amidst the steady flow of conversations, there is brief discussion of a friend who lives nearby that several people are disappointed won’t be coming by this afternoon – despite the fact that they have all just driven over 1,000 miles – because he is dealing with a bout of depression. Knowing people struggling with forms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a common trait around the table, something that only other vets could really understand. “There’s vets everywhere,” says Cameron. “Every time we stop some place, we have interactions with all these people [and] there’s all these commonalities of experience.” cs For more information about the Combat Paper Project visit www.combatpaper.org. For local veterans who need assistance with the re–adjustment to life after combat, contact the Savannah Vet Center 912–961–5800.
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We get a lot of top–notch bluegrass acts here, that’s for sure, but on Sept. 26 one of the very best in the country is set to play at the University of South Carolina in Beaufort. It’s an unlikely Cinderella story. The band is Cherryholmes, a California mom and dad and four of their kids. Ten years ago, there was no band – in fact, several of the children (all primo pickers today) hadn’t ever laid hands on an instrument. Jere Cherryholmes was a carpenter for the Los Angeles County school system; his wife Sandy gave music lessons and home–schooled the couple’s six children. Everyone rallied around Shelly, the oldest daughter, who suffered from chronic heart problems. The devoutly Christian family did everything as a group, always looking after Shelly’s special needs first. In 1999, Shelly died unexpectedly, and in their grief the family discovered the healing harmonies of bluegrass. They took off for a festival weekend and came back uplifted, and hooked, and armed with a plan: They’d write bluegrass songs and start a band of their own. “We’re the kind of people who say ‘We’re going to do this thing,’ but we don’t really sit and ask ourselves if it’s possible,” Sandy Cherryholmes said. “We just do it.” Signed to Ricky Skaggs’ custom label, Cherryholmes was named Entertainer of the Year at the 2005 International Bluegrass Association awards, and has been nominated for Grammy Awards four times. Hear the Bluegrass Brady Bunch for yourselves, and see if the praise and awards aren’t justified: www.cherryholmes.musiccitynetworks.com. For ticket info, see www.beaufortperformingarts.com.
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Funny People Here’s the thing: Despite producing seemingly every other comedy coming out of Hollywood these days (from charmers like Forgetting Sarah Marshall to bombs like Year One), Judd Apatow has only served as director on two pictures before this one, so it seems a tad early for him to already be rolling the dice on such a hefty project. And indeed, this new release showcases his lack of ability in mounting such a production. Here’s a movie that’s meant to make audiences laugh, cry and think — from the evidence here, I suppose it’s no surprise that Apatow’s favorite picture is the excellent, Oscar–winning Terms of Endearment. But the reality is that the end result isn’t especially sorrowful or thoughtful. And aside from some scattered chuckles, it also isn’t very funny. That’s a shock, considering that Apatow’s previous works, Knocked Up and especially The 40–Year–Old Virgin, contained plenty of laugh–out–loud moments. Yet what distinguished them from most of the doltish fanboy comedies hitting theaters these days (The Hangover, for instance) is that Apatow made sure to include genuine characters rather than stock types in his stories and made us care enough about them to allow the movies to resonate beyond their nyuk content. Virgin gave us fully rounded people up and down the line, and even the slightly overrated Knocked Up included enough of an emotional toehold to suck us in. Funny People, by comparison, never properly merges all of its disparate elements into an organic whole, resulting in viewer whiplash as it repeatedly starts and sputters.
Adam Sandler is cast as George Simmons, a hugely successful Hollywood star whose comedies suck but nevertheless make wads of cash (the obvious in–joke is that Simmons’ movies, like Merman and My Best Friend Is a Robot, look no worse than Sandler films like Little Nicky and Big Daddy). George has just been diagnosed with a rare –– and potentially fatal –– strain of leukemia, and this naturally sours his entire disposition. After the obligatory bouts of self–pity, he tries to move ahead, first by hiring rising comic Ira Wright (Seth Rogen) to write material for him and then by trying to rekindle a romance with Laura (Leslie Mann, Apatow’s real–life wife), an ex–fiancee now married to an Australian businessman (Eric Bana) and blessed with two small girls (played by Apatow and Mann’s daughters, Maude and Iris). I rarely complain about the length of movies –– indeed, a longer run time often results in a more complex and meaningful cinematic experience –– but it’s inexcusable that Funny People clocks in at 145 minutes. Funny People contains the crudeness we’ve come to expect from Apatow, but there isn’t anything here remotely as inspired as the raunchy but riotous bits in The 40–Year–Old Virgin and Knocked Up. Instead, the vulgarity frequently pops up during the standup bits performed by George and Ira, threadbare material that only serves to make us miss Richard Pryor all that much more. Sandler’s performance isn’t anything special –– I much preferred his previous attempts at branching out, in pieces like Punch–Drunk Love and Spanglish –– but it’s nice to see him add an edgy layer to his usual man–child persona: There’s
no getting around the fact that George Simmons is a prick, and that prevents his relationship with Ira from lapsing into the usual “buddy comedy” schtick. Still, the name of the movie is Funny People, and Sandler and Rogen are known for being funny people, so what does it say that Bana, generally a dour stick–in– the–mud in such titles as Hulk and Munich, ends up delivering the funniest performance as Laura’s anxious husband? Apatow clearly meant to further his reputation with this ambitious effort, but the end result, sad to say, is no laughing matter.
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER It’s too soon to tell whether (500) Days of Summer will emerge as an Annie Hall or The Graduate for this generation –– or at least supplant Garden State insofar as being the movie of choice for lovelorn folks trying to make some sense out of their lives. My feeling is that it won’t pull it off, given its platform distribution and indie roots (maybe the studio should have cast Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox to star and Michael Bay to direct?). But so what? The beauty of this utterly winning picture is that it doesn’t live in a generational vacuum: Like the best films of its kind, its tale of young love (and all the accompanying trials and tribulations) will speak to all ages. Besides, it’s safe to say that those of us who have actually seen The Graduate (heavily referenced throughout) are in a better position to appreciate its nuances than those whose knowledge of Dustin Hoffman begins and ends with that Meet the Parents sequel. Written by the team of Scott
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The Hurt Locker Who knew that director Kathryn Bigelow was anything other than a Hollywood hack? The justly forgotten Blue Steel was one of the worst films of the 1990s, Point Break was merely daft masturbation fodder for fans of Patrick Swayze and/or Keanu Reeves, and the Harrison Ford dud K–19: The Widowmaker was so dull that just writing about it makes me... zzzzzz. Where was I? Oh, yes, getting ready to praise Bigelow for a tightly wound film whose few flaws can be found in Mark Boal’s screenplay rather than in her own potent direction. Boal, who co–wrote the only other worthy Iraq War film to date (In the Valley of Elah), has elected this time to focus all his attention on the soldiers who are placed in the line of fire, never allowing any political discourse to enter the conversation. It’s an acceptable decision in that it pays sincere tribute to Americans willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for their country, although it’s also a timid move in that it steadfastly refuses to challenge warhawks in the audience, many of whom will be idiotic enough to view this as a “pro–war” flick. The Hurt Locker follows the three members of a bomb squad plying their trade during the last six weeks of their tour of duty in 2004. Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner) is the leader of the outfit, a man as reckless as he is efficient when it comes to defusing bombs (it’s believed he holds the record in this unenviable category). Sergeant J.T. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) is the most professional –– that is to say, most stable –– member of the team, anxious to get away from a job he despises.
And Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty) is the young pup of the outfit, a clean–cut kid terrified that Bigelow and Boal follow the trio around as an on–screen marker counts down the number of days left in their rotation. Maximum suspense is not only gained through their encounters with specific bombs but also through the big picture that strains at the fabric of the film: Will all three make it out alive? The movie works best when its storytelling remains shaggy; it gets into real trouble when it introduces a forced subplot in which James sets out to avenge the death of a friend. But never does Bigelow falter in her direction, which, by adroitly alternating between muscular and sensitive, reapplies a recognizable face to a conflict that is already slipping from the American public conscious with all the wispiness of a bad dream.
THE UGLY TRUTH If impressionable frat boys can enjoy The Hangover this summer and impressionable teenagers can enjoy Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, then why not give impressionable women their own imbecillic film? An abhorrent romantic comedy, The Ugly Truth is so inept and ill–conceived on so many levels that mandatory sterilization seems to be the only punishment suitable for everyone involved in this mess. We wouldn’t want these folks breeding like rabbits. In a typically bad performance consisting primarily of exaggerated reaction shots, Katherine Heigl (also serving as executive producer) plays Abby, a
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TV news producer who’s also a frigid control freak loved only by her cat. Into her world enters Mike (Gerard Butler), a chauvinist whose cable access show (The Ugly Truth) gets absorbed into Abby’s news program in an effort to boost ratings. Mike’s segment, in which he claims that men can’t be taught anything once they pass toilet training and that there’s no such thing as a romantic male, offends Abby, but eventually she finds herself turning to Mike for help on how to land her hottie neighbor, Colin (Eric Winter). He’s only too happy to assist her, until he begins to fall for this pill himself. While Abby is painted as a repugnant caricature to her very core, Mike is revealed to only be a misogynist when the script calls for it; the rest of the time, he’s nursing a broken heart caused by past relationships or lovingly hanging out with his sister and his nephew. I’m no fan of The Hangover, but that film at least made some attempt at comic innovation. Everything in The Ugly Truth is merely recycled from past rom–coms, from Abby accidentally glimpsing Colin’s penis (giggle giggle) to the pathetic character of Abby’s lonelyheart sidekick (Bree Turner) who’s unable to land her own man. I could go on, but I’d rather start laying the groundwork for next week’s review of (500) Days of Summer, a romantic comedy that’s as smart, perceptive and charming as this one is stupid, clueless and, well, ugly.
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Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (whose only other credit is, uh, The Pink Panther 2) and directed by Marc Webb in his feature–film debut, (500) Days of Summer opens with an unfortunate author’s note that not only seems too harsh under the circumstances but also spells out exactly where the entire film is heading. Get past that, however, and only good times lay ahead. Joseph Gordon–Levitt plays Tom Hansen, a sweet kid who works for a greeting card company even though his real dream has always been to become an architect. Into the workplace walks new employee Summer Finn (Zooey Deschanel), and Tom is immediately smitten. Tom, a romantic at heart, has always hoped to be swept off his feet by the overpowering force of true love, and while he comes to truly care for Summer, he also clearly loves the idea of being in love with another person. Summer, however, isn’t on the same page: More cynical in nature, she doesn’t particularly subscribe to the notion of true love and sees Tom as a “friend with benefits.” Tom does his best to keep their union afloat, but he obviously has his work cut out for him. Rather than spill the story in chronological order, Webb and team have elected to jump back and forth to various points in the relationship, showing the pair happy one minute and gloomy the next. In the wrong hands, such a decision might have turned out unwieldly or awkward, but here the scenes flow smoothly, making sense not only narratively (on–screen markers always alert us to the day being shown) but also emotionally, allowing us to fully understand and appreciate how earlier incidents might affect the characters’ mindsets during later ones. Webb’s imagination also extends to the film’s look. Romantic comedies aren’t exactly known for their visual wit, but this one has fun playing around with movie conventions, particularly in a scene in which Tom imagines himself as the protagonist in various black–and–white foreign flicks. There’s also a brilliant cameo of sorts by a Star Wars character, the result being the funniest moment in any film released thus far in 2009. Ultimately, though, none of this would work without the proper actors essaying the roles of Tom and Summer. Webb struck gold by casting Gordon– Levitt and Deschanel, two adorable talents whose open faces and inviting eyes seem to allow audiences access to their very psyches. Because of them, we find ourselves completely invested in
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Harry Potter and The Half–Blood Prince Chris Columbus was unfairly lambasted in some quarters for the first two Potter pics, but I think his comparatively lighthearted approach worked since the early chapters were as much about the Disneyland appeal of the Hogwarts school as anything else. But as J.K. Rowling’s books progressed, the child actors matured, and the directors changed, the franchise began to take on a decidedly darker tone, with a likable character killed off in each of the three most recent works and teen protagonists Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) continually having to contend with raging hormones that prove to be as challenging to conquer as any Dementor. The evil Lord Voldemort was finally given human form in the previous two pictures (Ralph Fiennes oozed slithery menace in the part), but in Half–Blood Prince, he’s never seen, only felt (Tom Riddle, who became Voldemort, is spotted as a student in flashbacks, however). But as in the last movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, there’s the feeling that the bad guys are winning, and Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) needs to quickly come up with some sort of game plan. He enlists the unwitting aid of a former professor, the jovial if distracted Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent), and instructs Harry to discreetly probe him for information that might help them defeat Voldemort and his minions. Harry takes on the task, albeit not at the complete expense of a social life. He finds himself becoming increasingly attracted to Ron’s younger sister Ginny (Bonnie Wright, the weak link in the cast), even as the once–spindly, now–buff Ron finds himself the object of attraction for the mature Hermione and the hyperactive Lavender Brown (Jessie Cave). Yates, the first director since Columbus to helm more than one installment, picks up where he left off with Phoenix, mixing personal scenes involving the students with more weighty material that furthers the blackest aspects of the saga. These latter–named segments are suitably moody — and often allow the FX team to show off their handiwork — yet the heart of the piece remains the interactions between the characters, both teen and adult. Indeed, if there’s a problem with the newer flicks, it’s that there’s no longer any quality time to be afforded
to most of the grownups in the cast. The gentle giant Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane), my personal fave, now puts in what basically amounts to cameo appearances; ditto the droll Professor McGonagall (Maggie Smith). On the other hand, the intriguing Professor Severus Snape (Alan Rickman) continues to figure in the proceedings, and, among the kids, it’s nice to see the delightfully airy Luna Lovegood (Evanna Lynch) again.
BRUNO To paraphrase Senator Lloyd Bentsen’s smackdown of Senator Dan Quayle during the 1988 Vice Presidential Debate: “Bruno, I screened Borat; I knew Borat; Borat was a review of mine. Bruno, you’re no Borat.” Perhaps not, but there’s still plenty of laughs to be found in Bruno, which finds creator Sacha Baron Cohen employing the same guerilla tactics and faux–documentary style that made Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan such an unlikely box office winner back in 2006. This time, the uncompromising comedian adopts the personage of Bruno, a gay Austrian model who, after his career flames out in his homeland, comes to America — specifically, Hollywood — to reinvent himself as an A–list celebrity. That’s easier said than done, as Bruno’s flamboyance repels practically everyone he meets. The first half of the picture provides some hysterical material, but what’s the target being punctured? Bruno’s antics would seem outrageous to folks even if they were coming from a straight man, so, for example, you can’t really fault the talk–show audience who finds his (fictionalized) treatment of his adopted baby reprehensible. Cohen is at his best when nailing specific people but he’s less successful when trying to shock viewers with naughty gay routines that encourage the audience to laugh at him rather than with him. Fortunately, the picture hits its stride in the second half, when Cohen exclusively sets his sights on various bigots. The actor doesn’t disappoint as he places his character in situations (some genuinely scary) with monosyllabic Alabama hunters, extreme–sports–loving rednecks, and, most reprehensible of all, two Christian counselors who bill themselves as “gay converters”. These scenes provide the film with the clarity of mission lacking in the earlier segments, as Cohen expertly alternates between subtly mocking his subjects and outright infuriating
them. But never enlightening them, sorry to say.
Public Enemies This period gangster saga may be filled with exciting gun battles yet can’t deliver the firepower in ways that matter the most: empathy, originality, and a willingness to burrow beneath the legend. While real life might have dictated that the vicious bank robber Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham) did in fact die four months after the imminently more likable John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), the filmmakers understand that our own sense of fair play (or narrative pacification; take your pick) demands that we see Nelson go down in a hail of bullets well before Dillinger has his own date with destiny. At any rate, director Michael Mann and fellow scribes Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman (adapting Bryan Burrough’s book Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–1934) capture what’s most important about Dillinger: his folk–hero appeal, and the way many Depression–era citizens would have found it possible to cheer an outlaw who spent his time sticking it to the banks. Naturally, an actor of considerable charm would be required to play such a dashing rogue, so it’s obvious that the short list of candidates would basically consist of Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio (who was briefly involved with the project several years ago). Depp possesses the right demeanor for the role, and if he doesn’t register as powerfully as we would expect, that’s the fault of the writers, who make Dillinger more of an enigma than necessary. Still, the actor fares better than his two co–stars. As Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent who pursues Dillinger with single–minded determination, Christian Bale is playing a character even more one–dimensional than his John Connor in Terminator: Salvation. Then there’s the case of La Vie en Rose Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, cast as Dillinger girlfriend Billie Frechette. Unless we’re discussing Bonnie and Clyde or Roger Corman cheapies, no film genre is less friendly to women than the gangster flick. So until one brutal sequence toward the end, Cotillard has little to do but fret and fuss over her man’s line of work. Yet what Public Enemies lacks in emotion, it makes up for in artfulness. cs
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Activism & Politics Chatham County Democratic Party
Contact Maxine Harris at 352-0470 or R1999MHAR@aol.com. Chatham County Democratic Headquarters, 109 W. Victory Dr. , Savannah http://www.chathamdems.com/
Coastal Democrats
Contact Maxine Harris at 352-0470 or R1999MHAR@aol.com. Chatham County Democratic Headquarters, 109 W. Victory Dr. , Savannah http://www.chathamdems.com/
Libertarian Party of Chatham County
meets the first and third Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at Chinatown Buffet, 307 Highway 80 in Garden City. 308-3934 or www.no-debts.com/chathamlibertariansga.html. Chinatown Buffet, 307 Highway 80 , Garden City
Progressive Action for Savannah
Group interested in progressive politics in Savannah. If you’re interested in joining the cause, contact Claudia Collier 912-748-0731 or ccollier376@yahoo.com.
Savannah Area Republican Women
meets the first Wednesday of the month at 11:30 am at Johnny Harris Restaurant Banquet Room on Victory Drive. Cost is $13 at the door. 598-1883. Johnny Harris Restaurant, 1651 East Victory Drive , Savannah http://www.johnnyharris.com/
Call for Entries Creative Flag Design Competition
Artists will be able to choose a specific art period on which to base their designs. Materials will be provided, or you may provide your own. Maximum 2 entries per artist. Deadline for submissions is September 14th. Winners will be announced September 18th. Cash prizes. Horizon Gallery, 206 E. Bay St. ,
TCCa’s 2009 Innovation Awards
The Creative Coast is accepting applications for its Second Annual Innovation Awards. Deadline is Aug. 21. To apply, visit http://innovation. thecreativecoast.org/apply or for more info contact Leigh Acevado, lacevado@thecreativecoast.org
Vendors Wanted
The St. Francis Cabrini Church is holding its Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 19. They are looking for people interested in selling crafts and treasures during their Craft Sale. Tables are available for $30, and a limited number of covered booths are available for $45. Call 912925-4725 to reserve a spot. St. Frances Cabrini Church, 11500 Middleground Road ,
Classes, Camps & Workshops 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/
Art, Music and Tutoring for the Inner Child Beginning piano and voice lessons are taught by Linda Luke, who also tutors students in reading. Creative dance and a snack are included in the lessons, and special education students are welcome. Sculpture, painting and drawing are taught by Jerry Luke. Private and small group lessons are available and open to adults, teens and younger children. The lessons last an hour and the cost is $80 a month. The address is 5225 Skidaway Rd. Call 349-0521 or 843-496-0651 for info. Classes, 5225 Skidaway Rd. , Savannah
Artist’s Way Workshop
Explore your creativity Tuesdays 5-6:30pm in a 12-week program. Ongoing Enrollment. 236-3660 International Center for Leadership & Coaching, 236-3660 , Savannah http://www. internationalcoach.org/
Beading Classes
Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced at Bead Dreamer Studio, 407A E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 920-6659. Bead Dreamer Studio, 407 A East Montgomery Crossroads , Savannah http://www.beaddreamer.com
Conversational German, Advanced and Beginners
Two ongoing classes for beginners and experienced adults. Everybody who wants to learn German or needs to brush up is welcome. Beginners meet Monday 6-7 pm, advanced 7-8 pm. Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. ,
Credit and Money Management 12 Hour Seminar
This ongoing course is held every month at the Effingham YMCA in Rincon. This seminar is the first standardized credit education program in the nation. Topics covered are the steps to improve your credit rating and raise your credit scores, budgeting, managing your debt, what lenders require when you borrow money, how to spot looming money problems and how to deal with them before it’s too late. The fee is $99 per person or $169 per couple. Space is limited and registration is required in advance. Contact Carmen at 826-6263 or 484-1266. Effingham YMCA, 1224 Patriot Dr. , Rincon
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/
Girls Just Wanna Create
AASU offers computer workshop on 3-D digital story making, for girls only, ages 11-13. Registration required. University Hall, rm 128, 11935 Abercorn St. , http://ettc.armstrong.edu/
Oatland Island Wildlife Center
Oatland island Wildlife Center has a new name, but still offers environmental education programs and weekend events. It is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. www.oatlandisland.org. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd , Savannah http:// www.oatlandisland.org/
Oh the Places You’ll Go
AASU offers computer workshop where youth learn to create virtual worlds using Google Sketchup. Ages 9-11. Registration required. University Hall, rm 128, 11935 Abercorn St. , http://ettc.armstrong.edu/
Porcelain Painting
Ongoing beginner, intermediate and advanced 4-day class. $250 includes supplies, brushes, porcelain and firing of art. 706-495-6724, www. GaSeminarsbytheSea.com. Internationally renowned teachers. Tybee Island, Tybee Island , Tybee Island
Puppet Shows
are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler AfricanAmerican Health Information & Resource Center for schools, day cares, libraries, churches, community events and fairs. Call 447-6605. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www. sjchs.org/1844.cfm
Savannah Conservatory for the Performing Arts
Low cost instruction in a group lesson format. Classes in drama, dance, percussion, woodwinds, brass, strings, piano, vocals, guitar, visual arts and music theory Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30, 6:30 or 7:30pm. $60 per quarter. 352-8366, tsaconservatory@bellsouth.net. Salvation Army Community Center, 3000 Bee Rd. , Savannah
Savannah Entrepreneurial Center
offers a variety of business classes. It is located at 801 E. Gwinnett St. Call 652-3582. Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett Street , Savannah
Savannah Learning Center Spanish Classes
Be bilingual. The center is located at 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Call 272-4579 or 3083561. e-mail savannahlatina@yahoo.com or visit www.savannahlatina.com. Free folklore classes also are offered on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Savannah Learning Center, 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr. , Savannah
SCAD Art & Design Workshops
SCAD offers workshops on a variety of subjects, including: Copper Jewelry, Poetry Inspired by Art, Digital Garden Photography, Decorative Dying, Mosaics for Home Decor, Boxed Herb Gardens, and Fused Silk for Home Decor. Call or visit website for more info. Early registration recommended. http://scad.edu/ce
SCAD Decorative Dyes Workshop
Participants will explore the use of dye techniques to create pillow and curtain coordinates for a fresh redesign of any room in their home. Participants should bring photos of an existing space that they would like to spruce up. The workshop focuses on dye and appliqué processes, but minimal sewing experience with a machine is suggested, and participants must bring their own sewing machines. All other supplies provided. http://scad.edu/ce
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 Art of Clay
Classes in pottery and sculpting will start this fall. Call Carolyn Graham for more info: 912925-7393
Thinking of Starting a Small Business
is a course offered twice a month atthe Small Business Assistance Center, 111 E. Liberty St. $50 in advance or $60 at the door. 651-3200, www.savannahabdc.org. Small Business As-
sistance 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
Dance Adult Ballet & Yoga
Mondays & Wednesdays. Beginner 6pm, Intermediate 7pm. Upcoming Fall classes include all levels of Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap, HipHop, Zumba begin Sept. 14. For more information call 912-921-2190. The Academy of Dance, 74 W. Montgomery Xrds ,
Argentine Tango
Argentina Tango Savannah group gives lessons Sundays 1:30-3:30 p.m. Open to the public. Doris Martin Dance Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. ,
Beginner’s Belly Dance Class
Classes teaching the basics of belly dancing. Walk-ins welcome. Sundays 11:40am-12:40pm. Contact Nicole Edge: 912-596-0889. kleokatt@ gmail.com Tantra Lounge, 8 E. Broughton St. ,
Breffni Academy of Irish Dance
has opened a location in Richmond Hill and is accepting students. The academy is located at Life Moves Dance Studio, 10747 Ford Ave. For information, call Michael or Nicola O’Hara at 305-756-8243 or send e-mail to Dance@BreffniAcademy.com. Visit www.IrishDanceClasses. com.. Life Moves Dance Studio, 10747 Ford Ave , Richmond Hill http://lifemovesdancestudio.com
C.C. Express Dance Team
meets every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the Windsor Forest Recreation Building. Clogging or tap dance experience is necessary for this group. Call Claudia Collier at 748-0731. Windsor Forest Recreation Building, Windsor Forest , Savannah
Everybody Can Dance
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
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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
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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 Open House and Registration
Islands Dance Academy’s Open House and Registration will be held August 15 from 10am -1pm at the IDA Studio. Fall classes offered: -pre-ballet (3year olds) through Adults including, partnering, and Martha Graham Core strengthening, tap and jazz, adult hip hop. Islands Dance Academy, 115 Charlotte Dr. Whitemarsh Island,
Pole Dancing Class
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POLE DANCING...for exercise. Learn dance moves and spins while working your abs, tone your legs and arms, a total body workout. Ladies Only! The only thing that comes off is your shoes. Classes are held Wendesdays at 7:30pm and on Fridays by request. Private parties available. Space is limited call in advance to make your reservation. $70 per month or $22 per class. Please call for further details 912-224-9667 or visit www.fitnessbodybalance.com. Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio, 2209 Rowland Ave, Suite 2 , Savannah
Savannah Shag Club
offers shag music every Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 36 on Victory Drive. American Legion Post 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr , Thunderbolt http://www.legion.org/
Shag-Beach Bop-Etc. Savannah
hosts Magnificent Mondays from 6:30-11 p.m. at Double’s, Holiday Inn/Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free basic shag, swing, salsa, cha cha, line dance and others are offered the first two Mondays and free shag lessons are offered. The lesson schedule is posted at www.shagbeachbop. com and announced each Monday. The dance lessons are held 6:30-7:30 p.m. Special cocktail prices are from 6:30-10 p.m. and their are hors d’ouerves. There is no cover charge. Everyone is invited and welcomed into club membership. Call 927-4784 or 398-8784 or visit www.shagbeachbop.com. Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn Street , Savannah
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
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/
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
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
Crossfit Hyperformance
meets mormings at 6:30am at Crossfit Hyperformance. Visit www.crossfirhyperformance. com. or call Jennifer at 224-0406 or Drew at 541-0530. Crossfit Hyperformance, 904 E 70th Street , Savannah
Fit Lunch
FIT LUNCH - Join us for a 30 to 40 Minute workout on your lunch hour. Classes offered Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10:45am until 2:00pm by Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio. Classes are organized and led by 2 Certified Personal Trainers and will utilize a variety of training techniques which may include strength training, interval and cardio as well as core, balance and flexibility. Advanced booking required. Please call for further details 912398-4776 or 912-224-9667. www.bodybalance. com. Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio, 2209 Rowland Ave, Suite 2 , Savannah
Fitness Classes at the JEA
Spin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, Aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba. 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. , Savannah http://www.uusavannah.org
Hip Hop Cardio
Monday and Thursday from 5:30-6:30pm. Taught by Mahogany. Registration is $40. $20 per month for members and $30 per month for non-members. West Broad Street YMCA, 1110 May St. , Savannah
Kidz Fitness
an ongoing aerobic fitness class for children 6-13 with weight concerns. Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-5:45 p.m. at the Candler Hospital Wellness Center. Children must be members of the Candler Wellness Center. 819-8800. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/
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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, 4299241, 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, precrawling. The cost is $13 per class. Multi-class discounts are available. The instructor is Betsy Boyd Strong. Walk-ins are welcome. Call 4416653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St , Savannah http://www. savannahyoga.com/
Moms in Motion
St. Joseph’s/Candler’s Center for WellBeing is offering a pre- and post-natal exercise program, on July 1 and every Wednesday at 5:30 PM. The class, which is led by an Exercise Specialist certified in maternity fitness, will highlight specific exercises that will improve a mother-to-be’s balance, functional strength and flexibility. Each one hour session will conclude with a stressrelieving cool down and relaxation component. For more information and to pre-register, call 819-MIND (6463). St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being,
Pilates Class
This exercise program strengthens and revitalizes without building bulk. Call to pre-register. St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being,
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
Reiki Level II Training
Reiki can assist in healing the emotional, mental, physical and spiritual bodies, increase connection and awareness with the higher self and the universe. Classes are 1-6 pm at Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St. $200.00. 234-6371. Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St. , Savannah
Rolf Method Bodywork
for posture, chronic pain and alignment of body/mind/spirit. Jeannie Kelley, LMT, certified advanced Rolf practitioner. www.islandsomatherapy.com, 843-422-2900. Island Somatherapy, 127 Abercorn Street , Savannah
Salsa Classes
Learn Salsa “Rueda de Casino” style every Wednesday, from 6-7pm Beginner, 7-8pm Intermediate, at the Delaware Recreation Center, 1815 Lincoln St. Grace, 234-6183 or Juan, 3305421. Delaware Recreation Center, 1815 Lincoln St. , Savannah
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ARIES
(March 21–April 19) I expect that you will soon stumble upon a key secret to your next masterpiece. And I’ll be surprised if you don’t discover a healing agent that will be effective in correcting an old mistake. In fact, Aries, I prophesy that in the coming week, you will have a sense that you’re doing the smart thing at least 90 percent of the time. Sorry: I’m afraid to say that I have no sad, bad, or mad news to deliver. If you’re the type of person who thrives on cynicism, your immediate future may be pretty boring. If you’re on the fence about the question of whether life is a gorgeous feast or a chaotic mess, your ability to deal with outbreaks of goodness will be supremely tested.
TAURUS
(April 20–May 20) In Salmon Rushdie’s story “The Prophet’s Hair,” a greedy man intentionally cripples his four sons when they’re young, hoping to turn them into beggars who elicit profound sympathy and large cash donations. The plan is successful. His sons earn him a good income. Later, however, he comes into possession of a potent talisman –– a strand of hair from the prophet Mohammed –– and it magically heals the sons’ ailments. They’re no longer able to pull in big bucks, and grief descends upon the family. I bring this to your attention, Taurus, because I think there’s a variation on these themes at work in your own life. A “magic charm” is available that could reverse or at least neutralize an old handicap. Do you have the pluck to surrender the questionable rewards that your impairment has brought you?
GEMINI
(May 21–June 20) It should be an excellent week for potato chip breakfasts, rapid mood shifts, and short–duration flirtations. The abundance of superficial exchanges that will be available to you could actually add up into something resembling meaningful breakthroughs. You will have the chance to explore the art of the five–minute epic conversation, as well as the science of giving a single look that speaks a million words. You cannot possibly plumb the bottomless depths of casual, frivolous, lightweight diversions,
but you should try anyway.
CANCER
(June 21–July 22) On the one hand, you may find yourself unable to flow as freely as you’d like to in the coming week. I foresee the possibility that your streaming currents will get dammed up in places, or else shunted into narrow conduits that constrict your natural surge. On the other hand, this could compel you to make more practical use of your emotional assets. The applicable metaphor is the harnessing of a turbulent river to produce massive amounts of hydroelectric power.
LEO
(July 23–Aug. 22) If you really knew how much you were loved, you would never cry again. A sublime relaxation would flood your nervous system, freeing you to see the beautiful secrets that your chronic fear has hidden from you. If you knew how much the world longs for your genius to bloom, the peace that filled you would ensure you could not fail. You’d face every trial with eager equanimity. You would always know exactly what to do because your intuition would tell you in a myriad of subtle ways. And get this, Leo: A glimpse of this glory will soon be available to you.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) First of all, my friend, you don’t need any second–hand anything, let alone second–hand love. Second of all, dearest, you are hereby ordered not to hang around any third–rate situations where you feel like a fifth wheel. You understand? Thirdly, wonderful one, keep in mind that any eight ball you may fantasize that you’re behind is just a figment of your own delusions. Fourthly, lover, I assure you that your sixth sense can now lead you –– if you cleanse it of its superstition –– to a place that is, if you have a good imagination, a suburb of the seventh heaven.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23–Oct. 22) I got an interesting spam today. A company that said it was very proud of its high–quality work offered to sell me phony credentials that are impossible to distinguish from the real thing. What caught my attention the most were the degrees from Harvard and Stanford. I wouldn’t mind having one of those
up on my wall. But in the end, I decided that instead of paying the company $230 for one of its excellent fakes, I’d simply make one myself. And instead of creating a degree from Harvard, I would have it be from a place where I have actually matriculated, namely the Raving Maniac Academy of Crazy Wisdom, which is the unruly school where I often find myself during my lucid dreams. I bring this up, Libra, because it would be an excellent time for you to make yourself a fancy fake diploma from whatever your equivalent is to my academy –– you know, the source that has been providing you with so much great teaching, even though it’s not an official institution of higher education.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) A Slovenian adventurer named Martin Strel swam the length of the Amazon River in Brazil. It took him over nine weeks to travel more than 3,000 miles. Previously he had breast– stroked his way down the entire Yangtze River in China, a distance of almost 2,500 miles. He scoffed at the idea of conquering the River Nile in Egypt, however. “It’s long, but not challenging enough,” he said. “It is just a small creek.” That’s the spirit I hope you will summon in yourself during the coming weeks, Scorpio: a determination to take on only the most invigorating tests that require heroic levels of resourcefulness. Skip the lesser trials.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)
Ideally, you wouldn’t even be reading this. You’d be white–water rafting along the Franklin River in Tasmania, or riding on “the train at the end of the world” in Tierra del Fuego, or observing Golden Bamboo lemurs in the rainforest of southeastern Madagascar. Ideally, Sagittarius, you’d be far away from any newspaper that carries my column. In fact, you’d be out of touch with all media, period. But since you are reading this, you must not be doing the ideal thing. So please do the next best thing: Flee as far as possible from your usual haunts, your habitual influences, and your customary comforts.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)
Make sure that no one except you will be able to tear asunder what you join together in the coming
days. Tie knots that will never slip. Build bridges that can’t be burned. Send emails that cement new alliances and plug yourself into networks that are crackling with high–energy connections. Stock up on safety pins, staples, nails, tape, and glue. Be sticky, Capricorn! Just one caution: Do not marry your fortunes to anyone unless they are willing to be your devoted, synergistic warrior as much as you are their devoted, synergistic warrior.
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) Don’t whine and complain just because your guardian angel seems to be driving hard bargains lately. You’re actually on better speaking terms now than you’ve been in some time. Before the sweeter talk can begin, though, the two of you still have to work out kinks left over from previous miscommunications. Besides, there’s a method in your guardian angel’s madness, a reason why she or he is driving hard bargains: She or he is testing you to see if you’re willing and able to stretch your imagination to accommodate the rowdier blessings you’ll soon be tempted with.
PISCES
(Feb. 19–March 20) Underdogs are on an upsurge. Topdogs are on a downswing. The rebels have something resembling God on their side. The masters merely have money and propaganda. It’ll be an excellent week to launch strikes, boycotts, and protests. It’ll be prime time to say no to smiling manipulators. The best efforts, whether coming from you or the people you want to be close to, will always have at least a tinge of cheekiness. So now that you’ve read my spiel, please answer me this: Are you going to sit there passively and grin as some feel–good tyrant tries to break off a chunk of your soul? cs
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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/
individuals to enable themselves to defend against strong or aggressive attackers. Temple of Martial Arts, $75 a month for 12 sessions. 429-9241. youtube.com “Kung Fu in Savannah.” The Temple of Martial Arts, 407 E Montgomery Cross Rd, Ste B , Savannah
This class will help you stretch and strengthen overused body parts, as well as focus on muscle endurance, low impact aerobics, and abdominal work. Your baby (age 6 weeks to one year) can get in on the fun, or simply stay close to you on your mat. Call to pre-register St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being,
Savannah Yoga Center director Kelley Boyd guides the class through beginner and intermediate yoga positions while incorporating various aspects of the artwork on display. Bring a yoga mat and towel. Saturdays at 9:45am. Drop-ins welcome. Jepson Center for the Arts, York Square ,
Squats N’ Tots
Yoga at the Telfair
Tai Chi Classes
Yoga Teacher Training Institute
St. Joseph’s/Candler offers Tai Chi classes in the evenings every Tuesday and Thursday. Tai Chi is an exercise derived from the ancient Chinese martial arts. Call to pre-register. St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being,
The Yoga Room
Visit www.thesavannahyogaroom.com or call 898-0361 for a schedule of classes, times and fees. Savannah Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Dr , Savannah http://www.thesavannahyogaroom. com/
Tybee Island Sunrise Boot Camp
is held Monday – Friday from 6-7am. Park at North Beach parking lot and go over first crossover. Bring a mat. Three days of strength training and two days of cardio. Vicki Lyn, 5963009. No prices at this time, but contributions accepted. North Beach, Tybee Island , Tybee Island
A 200-hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training program is offered at Savannah Yoga Center. It meets Yoga Alliance standards, and graduates will receive a certificate and be eligible for certification by the alliance. The cost for the entire course is $1,500. Call 441-6653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St , Savannah http://www. savannahyoga.com/
Yogalates Classes
are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing on Thursdays from 5:45-6:45 p.m. in Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. The cost is $30 for four sessions or $50 for eight sessions. Call 819-6463. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/
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“Kakuro” Fill in each square in this grid with a digit from 1 to 9. The sum of the digits in each row or column will be the little number given just to the left of or just above that row or column. As with a Sudoku, you can’t repeat any digits in a row or column. See the row of three squares in the upper-left of the grid with a 10 to the left of it? That means the sum of the digits in those three squares will be 10, and they won’t repeat any digits. A row or column ends at a black square, so the four-square row in the upper-right with a 29 to the left of it may or may not have digits in common with the 10-row to its left; they’re considered different rows because there’s a black square between them. Down columns work the same way. Now solve!! psychosudoku@hotmail.com
First City Network Board Meeting
Meets the first Monday at 6:30 p.m. at FCN’s office, 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. 236-CITY or www.firstcitynetwork.org. First City Network, 307 E Harris St , Savannah http://www.firstcitynetwork.net/
Gay AA Meeting
meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 311 E. Macon St. For information, contact Ken at 398-8969. Gay AA, 311 E. Macon St. , Savannah
Georgia Equality Savannah
is the local chapter of Georgia’s largest gay rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 944-0996. Georgia Equality Savannah, 104 W. 38th St. , Savannah
Savannah Pride, Inc.
meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the FCN office located at 307 E. Harris St. Everyone is encouraged to attend, for without the GLBT community, there wouldn’t be a need for Pride. Call Patrick Mobley at 2243238. First City Network, 307 E Harris St , Savannah http://www.firstcitynetwork.net/
Stand Out Youth -- Savannah
A Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth organization. Meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at the FCN building located at 307 E. Harris St. Call 657-1966, email info@ standoutyouth.org or visit www.standoutyouth. org. First City Network, 307 E Harris St , Savannah http://www.firstcitynetwork.net/
Health Breastfeeding Mothers Picnic
The Chatham County Health Department Lactation Program will celebrate World Breastfeeding Week by offering picnic with food, games, and prizes as well as educational events for mothers and mothers-to-be interested in learning more about breastfeeding. Chatham County Health Department, 1602 Drayton St. ,
Community Cardiovascular Council, Inc.
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 Skin Cancer Screenings
Appointments are required and can be made by calling 692-0713. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion,
Free Vision Screenings
are offered to the public Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sam’s Club Optical-Savannah. No membership is required. Call 352-2844. Sam’s Club Optical, 1975 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. , Savannah
HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training
My Brothaz Home, Inc., a local nonprofit HIV/ AIDS organization, offers free HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training, risk reduction counseling and prevention case management to individual males and groups of males. Upon completion of the training, a monetary incentive and educational materials will be given to each participant. Call 231-8727. My Brothaz H.O.M.E., 211 Price St , Savannah http://www.mybrothazhome.org/Welcome.html
Hypnobirthing Childbirth Classes
are being offered at the Family Health and Birth Center in Rincon. The group classes offer an opportunity for couples to learn the child birthing process together, while providing a very integral role to the companion participating. Classes provide specialized breathing and guided imagery techniques designed to reduce stress during labor. All types of births are welcome. Classes run monthly, meeting Saturdays for three consecutive weeks. To register, call The Birth Connection at 843-683-8750 or e-mail Birththroughlove@ yahoo.com. Family Health & Birth Center, 119 Chimney Rd , Rincon http://www.themidwifegroup.com/
Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Clinic
is offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler and Emory. Patients can receive pre and post-operative care at the clinic rather than travel to Atlanta. Call Karen Traver, R.N. Transplant Coordinator, at 819-8350. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/
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
La Leche League of Savannah
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
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Community HealthCare Center
Free blood pressure checks and blood sugar screenings
are conducted at three locations within St. Joseph’s/Candler. From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5:15-7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, checks will be offered at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605 to make an appointment. Checks are offered every Monday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Smart Senior office, No. 8 Medical Arts Center. No appointment is necessary. Checks will be offered Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Community Center at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm
Free Chair Massages
Free 10 minute chair massages. First come, first serve. Mon, Wed & Fri from 5-7pm. Therapeutic Massage Specialists, 18 E. Broughton St. 2nd Floor ,
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 Providing nutritional education and an exercise program to encourage lifestyle changes for women. Call for more info. St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. ,
Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group
meets the second Wednesday of the month at 6pm on the 2nd floor of the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion. 355-5196. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah
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/
Smoke Stoppers
St. Joseph’s/Candler group-facilitated smoking cessation program offers an intensive class in 7 sessions over 3 weeks featuring a wide range of proven-effective strategies to help smokers control their urges, manage nicotine withdrawal and stress and avoid weight gain. The cost is $100. Call 819-6718. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/
Team Savannah Wellness
A group dedicated to imrpoving the quality of lives in the Five Pillars of Health: mind, body, family, society and finances. Meets every second and fourth Tuesday at 5:30pm in the meeting room of The Woods Complex on Hodgson Memorial Drive. 656-2952, www.chaienergy@ bellsouth.net. The Woods Complex, Hodgson Memorial Drive , Savannah
Yoga and Pilates Classes
Yoga: Tues & Thurs at 8am, Thurs at 5:30pm Pilates: Mon at 7pm, Sat at 8am. Class sizes are small, so please RSVP: 912-341-9477 or brandon@tmssavannah.com Therapeutic Massage Specialists, 18 E. Broughton St. 2nd Floor ,
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 843645-2500 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
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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
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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
Celtic Evening Eucharist
Deeply rooted in Celtic spirituality and hospitality. Find a welcoming space, a sense of belonging, a loving encounter with God where everyone has a place at the table. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 34th and Abercorn ,
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
Live Web-streaming
Attend church from home Sundays at 9 and 11am with Pastor Ricky Temple and Overcoming by Faith Ministries. Log onto www. overcomingbyfaith.org, click ’Watch Now’. 927-8601. Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground Rd. , Savannah
Metaphysics For Everyday Self-Mastery
A series of metaphysical/New Thought classes at The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 619 W 37th St., Mondays 8pm, with Adeeb Shabazz. $10 suggested donation, 1-877-494-8629, www.freedompathonline. org, freedompath@yshoo.com. The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 619 W 37th St. , Savannah
Midweek Bible Study
Midweek Bible Study is offered every Wednesday at noon at Montgomery Presbyterian Church. Bring your lunch and your Bible. 352-4400 or mpcsavannah.com. Montgomery Presbyterian Church, 10192 Ferguson Avenue , Savannah http:// www.montgomerypresbyterian.com/
Music Ministry for Children & Youth
at White Bluff United Methodist Church is now known as Pneuma, the Greek work for breath. “Every breath we take is the breath of God.” The children’s choir for 3 years through second grade will be known as Joyful Noise and the youth choir grades 3-5 will be known as Youth Praise. Joyful Noise will meet Sundays from 4-5 p.m. and Youth Praise will meet Sundays from 5-6 p.m. Call Ronn Alford at 925-9524 or visit www.wbumc.org. White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Rd , Savannah http://www.wbumc.org/
Nicodemus by Night
An open forum is held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at 223 E. Gwinnett St. Nicodemus by Night, 223 E. Gwinnett St. , Savannah
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
Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church
Services begin Sunday at 11 a.m. at 707 Harmon St. Coffee and discussion follow each service. Religious education for grades 1-8 is offered. For information, call 233-6284 or 786-6075, e-mail UUBC2@aol.com. Celebrating diversity. Working for justice. Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church, 707 Harmon St. , 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. 234-0980, admin@uusavannah.org or www.uusavannah.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. , Savannah http://www.uusavannah.org cs
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2271 ARMSTRONG DRIVE: 3BR, 1-1/2BA, Living/Dining, Family room, Laundry room, 2-car garage w/attic storage, single carport, fenced yard, new heat pump. $144,900. Call Helen Miltiades Realty, 238-4915
947 STALEY AVENUE: Convenient location, Remodeled 3BR, 2BA, Light and Airy Floor plan, Vaulted ceilings. Priced at $99,900.
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3/4 Brick off Montgomery & Staley on 3 lots. 8 rooms, Newly painted. Sale/Rent. No reasonable offer refused. Call 912-224-4167
95 Golden Gate, $210,000 3 BR, 2 BA in Bridgewater. Call Holly Young - ReMax Savannah (912) 355-7711
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60 Quail Forest 3BR/2BA, Newly Renovated $119,000 and we pay up to 3,000 toward your closing costs and down payment or $119,000. 912-920-7710
8312 KENT DRIVE-Mayfair. 4BR/2.5BA, Great Floorplan, 4272 Sqft., Updated Kitchen, 2-car Garage. Priced at $294,900. HELEN MILTIADES REALTY 912-238-4915 www.helenmiltiadesrealty.com
FORREST HILLS: Incredible outdoor living area, hardwoods, formal dining, screened porch, ADA access. $139,900. Call Tom Whitten, Realty Executives 912-663-0558 FSBO - 2 Bedroom, 2-½ bath. Gated Waterfront Condo. Swimming Pool, Boat Shed, Boat Dock. Southside Savannah, $235,000. Call 912-663-4073.
New Construction - Midtown Qualifies for 40K in Dream Maker funds. 3bed/2bath, stainless appliances, fe n ce d y a rd $117,000,monthly pmts as low as $600 month. Call Barry ERA Kelly & Fischer 695-6850
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3BR/1BA, LR, dining room, screened porch, wood floors, detached garage, fenced yard, central heat/air. $950/month, $950/security deposit.
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Paradise Park 3BR/1.5BA, LR/DR combo. $1095/month, $1095/security deposit.
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Whitemarsh Isl. 3BR/2BA, LR, eat-in kitchen, garage, fenced yard. $1095/month, $1095/security deposit.
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3BR/1.5BA, laundry room, eat-in kitchen, LR/DR combo, patio, park ing pad. $1,000/month, $1,000/security deposit.
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Berkshire West 3BR/2BA, LR, dining room, courtyard, 2-car garage, fenced yard. $1,100/month, $1,100/security deposit.
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3BR/2BA, LR, dining room, CHA, entrance foyer, large eat-in kitchen, den, covered back porch, fenced yard. $1100/month, $1100/security deposit.
5205 HABERSHAM ST.
3BR/2BA, LR, DR, kitchen w/dishwasher, sunroom, laundry room, hardwood floors, central heat/air, detached storage, off-street parking, fenced yard. $1200/month, $1200/security deposit.
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Paradise Park - 3 large bedrooms, 2 baths, LR, eat-in kitchen, den w/fireplace, sunroom, laundry room w/work area, carport, fenced yard. $1200/month, $1200/security deposit.
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2208 East 56th St. 2BR, 1BA, central heat, window AC fenced yard, great for single person. $600. 912-224-9377 2346 RANCHLAND DRIVE: 3BR/1BA, CH&A, equipped kitchen, washer/dryer, den. No pets. $850/month, $850/deposit. Serious inquiries call 912-234-6150 Art PAtrol for the Latest Openings & Exhibits connectsavannah.com
2BR 1BA apt for rent. #8 Mastick st. off Wheaton at Bee road. Washer/dryer connection, $485/month, $485/deposit. 904-545-0942 2BR/1BA APT. Largo Tibet area, Southside. $595/rent $595/dep. No Section 8. Call 656-7842 or 704-3662 2BR/2BA APARTMENT: Kitchen, LR/DR combo. Largo Tibet area. $685/Rent, $685/Deposit. Call 656-7842 or 704-3662 3612 DUANE COURT: Large 2-bedroom, 1bath apartment, newly painted. Huge kitchen, washer/dryer connections. Available NOW. $625/month, $625/deposit. Call 912-655-4303. 3BR/1BA, livingroom, den/sunroom, washer/dryer, fenced in yard. Big House- 1531 East 53rd St. Sullivan Rentals. 912-655-2116 3BR, 1 BATH Brick Ranch, off Waters near Oglethorpe Mall. Carport, fenced backyard, gas & electric. $725/month. Call 912-713-4581 3BR,1 BATH HOUSE: 1710 East 38th Street. $850/rent. Section 8 welcome. Call 925-5980. 3BR +Bonus room, 1.5/BA Southside home. with fenced yard, carpet and tile. No smoking, no pets. $795/month. Call Eric: 220-1566 ConneCt Savannah ClaSSified adS
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21 KING STREET 3BR/2BA, LR, dining room, kitchen, breakfast nook, 3 appliances, large den, deck, single garage, upstairs master suite. $925/month, $925/security deposit. 2160 LOUISIANA AVE. 3-4BR, 2-1/2BA, LR, dining room. $925/month, $925/security deposit. 37 WARREN DR. 3BR/1BA, LR, dining room, fenced yard, detached 2-car carport, w/d connections under carport. $925/month, $925/security deposit. 1512 E. 54TH ST.
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1600 HABERSHAM STREET #5, 2 BR/ 1BA apartment. $600 per month $600/deposit. 221 CHATHAM AVENUE 3BR/2BA, brick home on southside, privacy yard, completely remodeled, $850/mo, $850/deposit. Available Now! 203 JASPER DRIVE 3BR family room, or possible 4 th bedroom, 1.5 bath, covered parking, conmpletely remodeled, corner lot, Garden City. $1050/month, Deposit $535/ Available Now! Call: 844-3990 or 655-9121
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507 KENTUCKY AVE. Gordonston - Classic 3BR/2BA, LR, Dining Room. $1200/month. 1131 E. 38TH ST. 2BR, LR, Dining Room, Kitchen, Laundry, Porch. $695/month, $695/security deposit. 1309 E. 39TH ST. 2BR/1BA, LR, Dining Room, wood floors, central heat/air. $695/month, $695/security deposit. 1607 E. 37TH ST. 2BR, Small den, LR, Dining Room, Fenced yard, Wood floors, Central heat/air. $725/month, $725/security deposit. 2115 BEECH ST. 2BR/1BA, LR, Eat-in kitchen, central heat/air. $725/month, $725/security deposit. 823 SHERMAN AVE. 3BR/1BA, all electric, LR, hardwood floors. $725/month, $725/security deposit. 1713 E. 39TH ST. 3BR/1BA, kitchen, family room, kitchen w/fireplace, covered patio, 2-car carport, central heat/air. $775/month, $775/security deposit. 1543 DELANO ST. Cloverdale, 3BR/1BA, LR, Eat-in kitchen. $775/month, $775/security deposit. 1904 VASSAR ST. Liberty City, 3BR/1BA, kitchen, dining room, LR, porch, central heat/air. $825/month, $825/security deposit. 947 STALEY AVE. Completely remodeled, 3BR/2BA, open greatroom, kitchen and dining room w/vaulted ceilings, master bedroom w/vaulted ceiling and walk-in closets, corner lot. $895/month, $895/security deposit. CALL HELEN MILTIADES REALTY 231-1981 Art PAtrol for the Latest Openings & Exhibits connectsavannah.com
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3BR,1 Bath, LR, den w/fireplace, eat-in kitchen, laundry, fenced yard, carport. Pets ok with approval. References/credit check required. $875/month, $850/deposit. 898-0078 AVAILABLE NOW! Three Bedroom Houses 201 Fiddlers Bend $1800 135 Summer Winds $1595 108 Glenmary W $1500 26 Full Sweep Dr. $1100 Two Bedroom Houses 4 Woodard Ln. $1400 APARTMENTS 1 Bedroom 740 E. 45th St. #3 $695 1408-1/2 E. 49th St. $475 2 Bedrooms Windsor Crossing $725 1210 E. 54th St. $600 1132 E. 53rd St $575 3 Bedrooms 62 King James Blvd. $995 Commercial 11202 White Bluff Rd. $2000 offices, kitchen, bath, 2000sqft. FOR DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT OUR WEB PAGE WWW.PAMTPROPERTY.COM Pam T Property 692-0038
for rent 855 Brand New Apts! X-mas in August special. ½ block from new Lowe’s @ Pooler Parkway & Pine Barren Road. Gated, numerous amenities. 912-330-8546 COUNTRY LIVING 2BR/2BA Newly remodeled house w/1BR efficiency apt. out back. On 2 acres w/pond & deck. $950 plus dep. Located 30 min. from Savannah. Call 912-655-7332
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MOVE-IN SPECIAL 211 EDGEWATER RD. Gated community 2BR/2BA, Southside $825/month. _________________ 11515 WHITE BLUFF RD. 1BR, LR, walk-in closet, laundry room, bath $550/month. _________________ NEAR MEMORIAL 2BR/2BA, walk-in closets, laundry room $700/month. _________________ TOWNHOUSE 1812 N. Avalon Avenue. 2BR/1-1/2BA $675/month. _________________ SOUTHSIDE 127 Edgewater Rd. 2BR/2BA, Large $825/month. WILMINGTON ISLAND 2 Dogwood Ave. 3BR/2BA, garage, hardwood floors, s/s appliances. $1400/month. 310 E. Montgomery X-Roads 912-354-4011
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Exceptional, completely furnished one bedroom carriage house apartment in downtown Historic District. All utilities paid, in-garage parking space, skylight, security system, fully equipped kitchen. Within easy walking distance of many SCAD buildings. Please call 238-3171 or 656-0557 for details.
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2BR/1 Bath, furnished kitchen $550/month, $500/deposit. ZENO MOORE CONSTRUCTION. 409 E. Montgomery Xrds. 927-4383
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Mobile Home lots for rent. First month rent free! Wooden deck, curbside garbage collection twice weekly, swimming pool and playground included. Cable TV available. HISTORIC DISTRICT Apt. For Rent. 2BR/1 Bath. Washer/dryer, full kitchen w/dishwasher, small patio. Please inquire at 912-356-1009 or email: moon.charlene@yahoo.com
HOUSE FOR RENT 115 Forrest Avenue (Eastside, btwn Pennsylvania & Goebel, south of Capital Street). Available now. 1-year lease. Section 8 welcome. New renovation. 3BR/2 full baths, total electric, new-CH&A, furnished kitchen, laundry area w/washer/dryer hookup. Large-LR area, new-ceramic tile, newly refinished-hardwood floors, fresh-paint and light-fixtures, large fenced side and backyard, rear storage shed, quiet neighborhood. $925/month, $850/security deposit. Call Chip, 912-665-2300 or Dawn, 912-661-0409. HOUSE FOR RENT, 2031 Causton Bluff. 2BR, CH&A, washer/dryer connection, total electric, $620/month. 912-238-5323
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Island Home for Rent or Sale Freshly remodeled 3br/2ba Home on Wilmington Island. New flooring/cabinets/fixtures and appliances. Separate living room and den with large eat in kitchen. Walking distance to May Howard School. Call for Showing, (912)656-4065
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From $179/week & $699/month. No Lease. Free Utilities. Full Kitchens. 4912 Augusta Road. New Guests only, bring this ad, limited space available at this rate. 912-966-1212.
for rent 855 NEW HOME FOR RENT. 4BR/2BA, LR, DR, Fam.Room, breakfast room, 2-car garage, wash room. 1800sf. Chatham Co. $1450/month. Call 844-3717 NEWLY REMODELED 2BR/1BA Home. 628 West 39th. Large living area $600/month. COZY 3BR/1BA Duplex. 1616 MLK Blvd. $700/month. Call 354-7023 ONE & TWO BEDROOM APTS at 1006 East 34th Street. New kitchen, hardwood floors, HVAC, washer/dryer included. Call 706-338-9611. On the Westside off Haslam. RENTAL SPECIAL: 3BR/1BA ceramic tile throughout, central heat/air, total electric. Country setting, large fenced-in yard, washer/dryer connection, stove and refrigerator included. 1/2 off 1st month’s rent. Section 8 welcome. Call for more information, 272-6820 or 844-5996 POOLER HOMES 614 W. TIETGEN STREET: 3-bedrooms, 2-baths $1000. 315 KATAMA WAY: 3bedrooms, 2-baths $1,100. 136 BERWICK LAKES BLVD: 3-bedrooms, 2baths $925. RINCON HOME 2410 HODGEVILLE ROAD: 3-bedrooms, 2-baths, bonus room, pool $1450. SAVANNAH HOMES 2227 LOUIS MILLS BLVD: 3-bedrooms, 1bath $775. Ask about Move-In Specials!! JEAN WALKER REALTY LLC 912-898-4134 RECENTLY RENOVATED FOR RENT. 2br/1ba, 3br/1ba, OR 5br/2ba. CALL 912-441-2242 or 912-660-6477 REDUCED!!! 2134 LOUISIANA AVENUE: 4BR/2BA, fully equipped, living room, dining room, CH&A. $750/month. Call 912-441-7454 after 7pm. ConneCtsavannah.Com online musiC & events listings, & fine sweetness and Content
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for rent 855 RENT: Duplex 1130 E. 55th Street. 2BR, 1 Bath $475/month plus deposit. One block east of Waters Ave. Call Adam @ 912-234-2726 RENT: DUPLEX 1218 E. 53RD Garage Apt. upstairs, behind duplex. 1BR, 1BA $595/month, utilities paid by landlord, plus $595/deposit. CALL ADAM @ 912-234-2726
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3BR/3BA HOUSE on Tidal Creek w/Guest house. Newly remodeled, private, Dining Room & Living Room w/fireplaces, 5 sitting areas, huge deck, ceiling fans, CH&A, heartpine and tile flooring, sunroom w/fireplace, landscaped and fenced, floating boat dock. Close to park. $1800/month furnished. Call 912-257-0955 RENT-TO-OWN: 3yr. option to buy. Large 3BR/2BA all brick home, 2-car garage. Desirable location. Call 404-826-0345 for appt. Art PAtrol for the Latest Openings & Exhibits connectsavannah.com
ROOM FOR RENT: Very nice home on Lavida Golf Course, Southside. All house privileges, everything furnished, off-street parking. $450/rent, $350/deposit. 925-6940 or 844-4211 SILK HOPE ROAD 3BR/1BA house. $600 deposit. $600 rent. Call 912-964-4451 SMALL One Bedroom House. $500/month, $500/security dep. 26 West 54th Street. Call 507-9525
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Lovely 2BR Duplex Home now available to rent. Your own front and backyard. Total electric, spacious eat-in kitchen, much more! We now accept Section 8 voucher and certificate holders. Call 912-234-3043
for rent 855 TWO 2 Bedroom Apartments: *1511 East 33rd. 2BR w/equipped kitchen, window A/C, washer/dryer. $500/month. $500/deposit. *1408-1/2 East 38th (upper) 2BR w/equipped kitchen, window A/C, includes, lights, gas & water. $725/month, $725/deposit. Serious call 912-234-6150 TYBEE ISLAND 1BR Apt. Available immediately. $750 includes all utilities. Deposit and References required. Call 786-0355
UPCHURCH ENTERPRISES 912-354-7737
HUNTER’S CHASE SUBDIVISION 3BR/2BA, single car garage, fenced backyard $1000/month, $1000/deposit. 32 GOEBEL AVENUE 3BR/1.5BA, $700/mo., $700/dep. 1210 STILES AVENUE 4BR/1.5BA $800/month, $800/deposit.
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WESTSIDE APARTMENT HARDEN STREET: 1 or 2 bedrooms $450. JEAN WALKER REALTY LLC 912-898-4134 WINDSOR CROSSING Condo Total electric, 2BR, 2BA, water & trash included $675. FLOWERING PEACH CT. 2BR, 2BA, furnished kitchen, fireplace, washer & dryer $775. OAK FOREST Renovated, 2BR/1BA Apt, furnished kitchen $525. DUANE CT. Nice 2BR/1BA Apt, furnished kitchen $625. 2102 DELESSEPS 2BR/1BA home $625. Frank Moore & Co. 920-8560
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5400 SQ FT Commercial building, office and shop, Hassell Realty Company. 234-1291
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NO DEPOSIT (Limited Time Only) GUYTON Convenient to Rincon. Fully furnished room w/private bath, in quiet area. Includes utilities, television w/Comcast cable, internet, washer and drye r, s t ove, refrigerator, microwave. Call 912-210-0144.
on the southside. 6,000 sq ft or more. Lease with option to purchase. $5,000/month. For more information, Call 912-658-0240 rooms for rent 895 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED AND ROOMS for RENT at Waters and Anderson St. (1020 East Anderson) on busline. Call 912-341-7420 X201
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TV in room, cable, washer, dryer, central air/heat, on busline. $150/weekly. NO deposit. Contact: J.Hopkins, 912-660-9837.
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has lovely room. Large, clean, quiet, separate bath, free cable& utilities, CH&A. Verifiable income required. $500/month. 912-344-5884
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1st week $100. 2nd week until starting at $125/week. Furnished rooms w/cable tv,wi-fi, free laundry & off street parking. All utilities included. Minimum deposit $50 required. See online at: http://savannahrooms.cjb.net CALL 912-220-8691 HUGE FURNISHED room with private bath. Includes: TV (cable), internet/Comcast, washer/dryer, utilities. Extremely nice! $575/month. Call 912-988-3220 LARGE VICTORIAN with windows on two sides, across from library, nicely furnished, all utilities. TV/cable/internet, washer/dryer, $160/week. $576/month. 912-231-9464
over 20 yrs. Freshly painted Apts $150/wk. Rooms $70-80/wk. Furnished and utilities included. Call 234-9779
NO DEPOSIT NEAR MEMORIAL/ DELESSEPS East Savannah. Furnished, includes utilities, central heat and air, Comcast cable, television, internet, washer/dryer. Hardwood floors, ceramic tile in kitchen and bath. Shared Kitchen & Shared bath. 5 minutes to Memorial Hospital. Call 912-210-0144.
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Room for rent in Bloomingdale. All utilities, CH&A, Comcast cable, TV, internet, washer/dryer, furnished kitchen, shared kitchen and bath, stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave. Call Tony at 912-210-0144
cars 910 FENDER BENDER? Paint & Body Work. Reasonably Priced. Insurance Claims. We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932. FORD EXPLORER 1998, white, 4-door, Ford Explorer XLT, 100,400 miles, good condition, asking $2950. 912-897-6156
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Estate Sale. Runs good, good tires, new battery and belts. Here is the daily driver you need. Price is firm. (912)354-4720 Honda Civic VP 2004. 5 speed, 2 door, good condition. 78K miles. Clean, asking $6100 OBO. 667-0487 LEXUS LS400, 2000, Luxury Sedan. Fully loaded, good condition. Only $11,500. Call 912-269-6426 SUVS 930 1999 YUKON ENGINE Sold for parts, engine, custom leather seats, rims, much more, must see truck (912)323-3403
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Completely furnished. Central heat and air. Conveniently located on busline. $120/week. Call 912-844-5995
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cars 910 1996 CHEVY SILVERADO 350, V8, automatic, cold A/C, single cab, 2WD, tint and toolbox. $2400. Call 912-604-5552 2004 HONDA ELEMENT LX Automatic, cold AC, PW, remote locks, CD, 70K miles, factory alloys, 27MPG. $8500. Call 727-4159
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