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The first-ever Savannah International Animation Festival debuts Feb. 5-6. We speak to organizers Hal and Nancy Miles inside.

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SCAD breaks ground to house the Walter O. Evans collection of African American art | 8

Tommy Emmanuel brings his finger-picking mastery to Randy Wood’s place | 15

Historic Savannah Theatre kicks off its new country music revue | 19

Savannah Childrens Theatre opens Annie this weekend | 21

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Wednesday Film: Wicker Man (UK, 1973) What: An eerie, sensual

pagan murder mystery.

Forget the recent remake the rare, original director’s cut is one of the great intellectual horror films of all time.

When: Wed. Jan. 27, 8 p.m.

Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $6 Info: myspace.com/psychotronicfilms

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Buy Local Annual Awards Luncheon

What: Celebrating its 10th

anniversary supporting local businesses. Includes lunch and awards ceremony.

When: Thu. Jan. 28, 11:30 a.m.

Where: The Pirate’s House Info: www.buylocalsavannah.com/

Movie Night for Women

What: A screening of “The

Ernest Green Story”, a film about the Little Rock nine that centers around the group’s only senior, Ernest Green, who went on to be Asst. Secretary of Labor during the Carter Administration.

When: Thu. Jan. 28, 5 p.m.

Where: SJ/C African American Health Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Cost: Info: 912-447-6605.

Lecture: Diana Eng, ‘Fashion Geek

Theatre: Annie

What: The Savannah

What: This computer

hacker turned Project Runway contestant made waves (and the cover of ID Magazine) with an inflatable dress she will discuss her life at the confluence of fashion and technology.

When: Thu. Jan. 28, 6 p.m.

Where: Jepson Center Cost: Free Info: www.telfair.org/

Workshop: Post-secondary options for students with ADD or learning diasabilites

What: The Chatham Acad-

emy hosts this workshop for parents to answer questions about resources available to help students with learning disabilities who are looking at college, technical schools and other options.

When: Thu. Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m., Thu. Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Coastal Georgia Center, 305 N. Fahm St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: 912-354-4047 .

Lecture: Stanley Fish What: Well-known

author, critic and NYT contributor drops by to give a lecture on writing. Presented by SCAD’s School of Liberal Arts.

When: Thu. Jan. 28, 7 p.m.

Where: Arnold Hall Auditorium, 1810 Bull St. Cost: Free and open to the public

Film: Tomorrow I’ll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (Czech, 1977)

What: This whacked-out

sci-fi flick is one of the finest Czech political satires

Freebie of the Week | What: The

‘Fashion geek’ Diana Eng speaks Thursday at the Jepson as part of the Pulse Festival of the past 30 years. Nazis, time travel and romance abound. In Czech with English Subtitles. Part of the Psychotronic Film Festival.

When: Thu. Jan. 28, 8 p.m.

Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $6 Info: myspace.com/psychotronicfilms

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Autonomy and End of Life Care What: Hospice Savannah

presents a talk by Robert Martensen, MD. Ph D. focusing on communication issues that commonly arise between patients, their families and doctors in end of life settings. RSVP to Jamey Espina, Hospice Savannah’s Community Laision at 629-1095.

When: Fri. Jan. 29, 12 p.m.

Where: Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: Free (with RSVP)

Lecture: German Stained Glass in Georgia

What: Deborah S. Jamie-

son, assistant professor of art, will discuss the popularity of the Munich-based, 19th century exporter of ecclesiastical stained glass Franz Mayer and Co. When: Fri. Jan. 29, 12 p.m.

Where: AASU University Hall, rm 156, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public

Going Now(here)

What: An interactive art in-

stallation by the Medeology Collective. A meditation on travel and dislocation.

When: Fri. Jan. 29, 6 p.m.

Where: York Lane (behind the Jepson) Cost: Free

Film: Spider Baby (USA, 1968)

What: An indie gem written

by Tarantino idol Jack Hill.

A twisted tale of inbreeding and isolation that mixes the Addams Family with the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Starring Sid Haig and Lon Chaney Jr. Part of the Psychotronic Film Festival.

When: Fri. Jan. 29, 8 p.m.

Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $6 Info: myspace.com/psychotronicfilms

Children’s Theatre presents the timeless tale of a charismatic orphan and her dog in search of the right family to adopt them.

When: Fri. Jan. 29, 8 p.m., Sat. Jan. 30, 3 p.m., Sun. Jan. 31, 3 p.m.

Where: The Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Dr. Cost: $15-20 Info: 912-238-9015. www. savannahchildrenstheatre. org/

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Saturday

Open Fire Cooking Workshop

What: Participants will

prepare and eat sweet and savory dishes while learning how to cook with cast iron over an open fire.

To register or for more info call 912-395-1509.

When: Sat. Jan. 30, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Oatland Island Wildlife Center Cost: Free with regular admission, $5 adults, $3 kids

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art

for a list of this weeks gallery + art shows: art patrol

Rabies Clinic

What: The Metro Animal

Control Unit presents this opportunity to keep your pet safe from rabies with a simple vaccination. Dogs must be on a leash or in a kennel. Cats must be in carriers.

When: Sat. Jan. 30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where: Berwick Animal Hospital, 5733 Ogeechee Rd. , Cost: $6 Info: 912-525-3117.

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Georgia Days Kickoff Event: NPR’s Scott Simon

event features a lecture from NPR’s Scott Simon, who will discuss his book about Jackie Robinson and the desegregation of baseball.

When: Tue. Feb. 2, 6 p.m.

Where: Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, 460 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Cost: Free and open to the public

Introduction to Judaism

What: Rabbi Arnold Mark Belzer leads this interactive Sabbath experience which includes two meals, Sabbath worship, Havdallah (the service that ends the Sabbath), discussions, lectures, and question and answer periods.

When: Sat. Jan. 30, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Where: Mickve Israel, Monterey Square Corner of Bull and Gordon Cost: No charge, donations accepted Info: www.mickveisrael. org/

Roadside Party to Help Haiti

What: Liberty Tax Service

and several other local businesses join forces for an afternoon fundraiser for Stop Hunger Now, an international relief agency engaged in immediate relief for Haiti.

Live music by the Looters and other local bands, food and more.

When: Sat. Jan. 30, noon4 p.m.

Where: Parkway Plaza, Godley Station, Pooler Cost: Donations and nonperishable food accepted

Art and Technology Family Day

What: Includes hands-on

technology for kids, robot demonstrations, and a performance by the Wiitles who make music triggered by Nintendo Wii controllers.

When: Sat. Jan. 30, 2 p.m.-5 p.m.

Where: Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. Cost: Free Info: 912-790-8800. www. telfair.org/

Belly Dance Night

What: There’s a whole

lot of shaking going on! Featuring dancers from Cairo on the Coast, Mei’attah Raqs, Eclypse.

Henna by Raluca.

When: Jan. 30, 10 p.m.

Where: Tantra Lounge, 8

E. Broughton St. Info: 912-231-0888.

Rocky Horror Picture Show What: Join Frank-n-

Furter and the gang when Pure Anti-Matter presents a screening of the original film along with a local shadow cast.

Pre-show at 11:30pm.

When: Jan. 30, midnight Where: Mom and Pop’s Westside Cinema, Garden City Cost: $6.75 Info: http://www.westsidecinemas.com/

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Ducks on Holiday What: Join a Wilder-

ness Southeast guide for a look at some of the waterfowl who spend their winters in coastal Georgia. Reservations required. Call 912-2368115.

When: Jan. 31, 9 a.m.

Where: Savannah Wildlife Refuge Cost: $20, incl. binoculars and spotting scope Info: www.wildernesssoutheast.org/

Ed Kilbourne in Concert

What: Kilbourne is a

singer and storyteller who deftly combines humor, music and wisdom.

For info: 912-233-4351 When: Sun. Jan. 31, 5 p.m.

Where: Asbury Memorial UMC, 1008 E. Henry St. Cost: Free Info: www.asburymemorial.org/

Hymns for Hope 2010

What: Interfaith Hospi-

tality Network will host a benefit concert for homeless families with children. Local Network choirs will come together for an evening of song and praise. For info or to reserve tickets, call 790-9446.

When: Jan. 31, 6 p.m.

Where: Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church, 429 Abercorn St. Cost: $7

Film: A Serious Man (USA, 2009)

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What: Set in a Minneapo-

lis suburb in the 1960s, the Coen Bros. latest film follows a college professor struggling with life and religion.

When: Sun. Jan. 31, 7 p.m., Sun. Jan. 31, 7 p.m.

Where: Victory Square Theater Cost: $8 Info: http://www.reelsavannah.org/

Sounds of Gold Concert

What: The Sounds of Gold

singers, a 38 piece a cappella choir, will perform a variety of both sacred and secular music.

When: Jan. 31, 7 p.m.

Where: Unitarian Universalist Church, Habersham and Harris St. Cost: $12/general, $8/ discounted Info: 912-234-0980. uusavannah.org/

Lecture: A Middle East Update

What: Special guest Elliot

Chodoff, a military and political analyst returns for his third appearance at the JEA’s Speaker Series for an update on situations across the Middle East.

When: Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: $6/members, $8/non-members, free for military Info: 912-355-8111.

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crime: Interim

Chief Lovett has good news about local crime stats — they went down last year. by jim morekis

SCAD 8 community: Museum of Art

breaks ground on a huge expansion to house the Walter O. Evans collection. by patrick rodgers

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“Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power.” — Benito Mussolini You witnessed a ritual killing last week, a public execution. Or was it a suicide?

It took Republicans several years to convince Americans they had no clue how to run a government. It took Barack Obama and the Democrats only a year to prove the same is true for them.

Despite having historically huge majorities in Congress, Obama — whose presidency is beginning to feel eerily like Jimmy Carter’s — has virtually nothing to show for it, except perhaps pulling off the neat trick of being reviled as a socialist while at the same time funneling huge sums of money to Wall Street banks.

On Tuesday of last week came the inevitable endgame to the Democrats’ year of leaderless dithering, when they let a former Cosmopolitan centerfold win the Massachusetts Senate seat Ted Kennedy held for nearly 50 years.

With it likely came the unceremonious end to what Obama himself called his signature initiative, health care reform — which itself had been corrupted by Congress into a crazy–quilt of special interest pandering and corporate sweetheart deals.

It was a fumble on the one–yard line, a missed slamdunk, a hanging curveball in the bottom of the ninth, all wrapped up into one classic, horrific choke job for the ages.

Epic fail.

So the question is: Where do we go from here when neither party is fit to govern?

Enter Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who answered that question last Thursday in no uncertain terms, like a line from The Lord of the Rings: The age of men is over. The age of corporations has begun.

The judge who told Congress during his confirmation that he was against activist judges joined four other justices in one of the most brazen acts of judicial activism in our history.

In Citizens United v. the FEC, they overturned longstanding precedent to rule that corporations — all of them, all over the world — have the same right to free speech in the United States as American citizens do.

The decision effectively administered the coup de grace to what’s left of our barely functioning democracy. Or the last self-inflicted bowel slash of the seppuku blade, depending on how you look at it.

The first cut — the original sin, as it were — actually came in 1886, when in a 14th Amendment ruling the Supreme Court gave corporations equal constitutional rights with individual Americans.

Coupled with the Court’s 2007 ruling that free speech=money, last week’s decision means that the likes of AT&T, Comcast, Aetna, Goldman Sachs, and GE can now spend unlimited sums of money influencing elections through issue advertising.

(The only small silver lining in the ruling is that corporations must fully disclose their contributions. Justice Clarence Thomas, a Savannah native, voiced his opposition even to that modest requirement.)

It sounds wonderful, doesn’t it, this idea of unlimited free speech for everything and everyone? You’d think a journalist, of all people, would support any decision expanding free speech rights, wouldn’t you?

Here’s how the Supreme Court has actually destroyed free speech for most Americans: First off, politicians will no longer have to give even token lip service to raising money from small donors like you and me. If you think your voice didn’t matter much before, you are completely mute now.

Obama and John McCain together raised over a billion dollars during the 2008 campaign, a record-shattering take. But that number will pale in comparison with the amounts the big multinationals will spend in the 2012 presidential election and beyond.

ExxonMobil, to name but one, currently has over $30 billion cash on hand. Imagine a few years from now, when gas is six bucks a gallon and a presidential candidate has the temerity to campaign on a green energy platform.

ExxonMobil will not only be able to buy endless propaganda with their billions, more importantly their huge cash advantage will mean they can buy up all the available media time during campaign season — thus crowding out any other voices.

Surely the founding fathers didn’t intend this.

Secondly, an even bigger effect will be felt at the state and local levels, which have much smaller campaign budgets. What chance does

a city council or insurance commission candidate fighting for the little guy have against a hand–picked corporate candidate with a bottomless checkbook from Walmart or Allstate?

Thirdly, the decision gives foreign corporations, such as sheik–owned, terrorist–infiltrated Middle East oil concerns and communist–backed Chinese energy firms, unlimited ability to influence our elections.

Republicans hailed last week’s ruling, sensing rightly that the deluge of domestic corporate money would benefit their side. But in a sense, conservative voters should be the ones most worried about the ruling.

Now Hugo Chavez, through his state– owned Venezuelan oil industry, or the Bin Laden family, through one of their global construction companies, or any number of drug–funded Mexican narco–firms can have a direct and overwhelming voice in backing U.S. candidates, or attacking those they don’t like.

Personally, my biggest objection to the ruling is more visceral: We live in a time when American constitutional freedoms are routinely stripped away in the name of national security and the war on drugs and the “sanctity of marriage.”

And now we’re told that, of all the entities in the U.S., our biggest corporations will be the only ones who will see their rights expanded?

That doesn’t pass the smell test. Saying that the answer to a system corrupted by corporate money is more corporate money is no solution at all.

The founding fathers knew that in a functioning democracy, free speech is where the real power lies. There’s a reason the First Amendment leads off the Bill of Rights.

By ensuring that the most affluent among us will be the only voices heard, the Court’s ruling consigns future generations to a new form of serfdom, with a vanishing middle class and 99 percent of us working to fill the bank accounts of the remaining one percent (and still with no health care reform!).

It essentially reverses the American dream.

The day may come when our children resort to cobbling together modest savings so they can emigrate to a new country, as their forefathers did in coming here long ago. Our grandchildren may laugh in disbelief in hearing that, generations before, people actually flocked to come to America instead of to leave.

President Obama says he’ll fight the ruling — but he says a lot of things, doesn’t he?

There’s only one way to fight back: Call or write your representative and urge Congress to craft legislation limiting the ruling’s effect.

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Interim Chief Lovett makes his case for new management techniques

by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

At a press conference last week, Interim Police Chief Willie Lovett revealed a sizeable decrease in crime in Savannah during 2009. And as an aside, he also seemed to be making the case that he should no longer be just an interim chief.

“The first part of 2009 was a little rough for us in terms of crimes, however in the fourth quarter things took a totally different turn,” said Lovett. “And because of the actions of our officers during the fourth quarter, we were able to meet and exceed our goal.”

Lovett had initially set a goal of a five percent total reduction for 2009. “As it turns out we had a total reduction of crime of 6 percent — 5.3 percent property crime and 12 percent violent crime,” he said.

Indeed, the numbers show that “the violent crime total is the lowest it’s been in the last 20 years,” Lovett said. (All data before the 2005 merger of the city and county departments reflects only incidents in the city proper.)

While violent crime is down overall, however, the numbers show a slight increase in homicide (four more in 2009 than 2008) and rape (9 more in 2009 than 2008).

The overall reduction in crime over the last quarter of 2009 coincided almost exactly with Lovett’s tenure following the resignation of former chief Michael Berkow.

Not only that — Lovett also took the opportunity to point out that the last time Savannah saw a decrease in violent crime, in 2006, he was also serving as interim chief, that time after the departure of former chief Dan Flynn.

While Lovett refused to directly blame previous chiefs — “I can only say that our past leadership was different from mine” — he did say that the main reason his approach seems to result in lower overall crime is the way he decentralizes command and delegates authority to the precinct commanders.

“The precinct commanders now have the authority to be the chief of their precinct. They have authority to make changes when necessary, they have the authority to take corrective action. I think that’s a big part of it — allowing them to make decisions at their level,” he said.

Lovett said that when precinct commanders are allowed to be part of the decisionmaking process, “they have ownership and they want to work towards attaining our goals. That’s one of the things that has been very different.”

Another possible reason for the drop in crime, quite simply, is the apparent

Chief Willie Lovett — interim for now, but will he get the job full-time?

fact that Chief Lovett is better liked by rank and file police officers than previous chiefs, a conclusion supported by various off–the–record conversations with department personnel.

Lovett doesn’t deny that morale has improved at the precinct level.

“The higher the morale, the more the officers want to do and the more they’re willing to do. It doesn’t always have to be the sergeant or the lieutenant out there — the officers can take the initiative.”

In another negative reflection on the Berkow tenure, which began in November 2006, there was an increase in crime throughout 2008. This means that while the 2009 numbers do reflect a decrease in crime, in some categories we’re still

playing catch–up to get to pre–Berkow levels.

The violent crimes which showed the greatest decrease were street robbery (down to 477 incidents compared to 620 in 2008, roughly 23 percent), aggravated assault with a gun (down to 198 from 212, roughly seven percent) and commercial robbery (down to 106 from 116, roughly nine percent).

The nonviolent crimes which showed the greatest decrease were commercial burglary (down to 351 incidents from 545, roughly 35 percent), larceny from yards and buildings (down to 2546 incidents compared to 2883 in 2008, roughly 12 percent), and residential burglary (down to 2301 incidents from 2429, roughly five percent). cs

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A model of the museum expansion

Linda and Walter Evans with SCAD President Paula Wallace

Coming back home

Part of Walter Evans’ huge art collection finds a new resting place not far from where he began

by Patrick Rodgers | patrick@connectsavannah.com

A day of pouring rain didn’t dampen spirits at the groundbreaking event for the expansion of the SCAD Museum of Art, intended to make room for the Walter O. Evans Center for African American Art. Over 100 guests, including donors, community leaders, the media and four generations of the Evans family gathered to celebrate the new building, set to be completed in Fall 2011.

The building will stretch back from the existing SCAD Museum on MLK Jr. Boulevard, west two blocks along Turner Boulevard, in the space once oc-

cupied by part of the Central of Georgia railroad depot. Plans for the building, whose design was led by Christian Sottile, include a dramatic glass tower rising above the entrance, a formal garden courtyard and significant amounts of new exhibition and event space. The glass and steel tower at the center of the building will stand over 80 feet tall, and

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will be a unique addition to Savannah’s skyline.

“I’m in awe of this opportunity and I’m honored by this historic site,” says Sottile, who is also a SCAD professor and alumnus, during his remarks.

The location of the new building is significant for several reasons. Besides its history with the railroad and other ties to Savannah’s past, several generations of Dr. Evans’ family lived in the Frogtown neighborhood, just a few blocks away.

“My wife Linda and I wanted the collection to stay in our hometown,” says Evans. “However, selecting SCAD as the recipient was more than a matter of location.”

That Evans’ collection should have a dedicated space to house it was one of the stipulations of the gift to SCAD. Also stipulated was that a partnership with the local public school system should be created to ensure that youth have access to art and opportunities to learn about it.

“He was denied, but is seeing to it that others are not,” says SCAD President Paula Wallace during her remarks.

Evans, who is often recognized as one of the country’s foremost collectors by publications like Arts and Antiques, first started buying art in 1979. His collec-

tion now includes over 200 paintings, sculptures and other items like letters and first edition books. His donation to SCAD included about 80 pieces.

“Collecting is an insanity,” Evans jokes during the ceremony while thanking his wife for “suffering through it” with him.

“Linda and I hope that through this new Center for African American Studies, visitors will recognize the importance of preserving our cultural heritage and of providing a legacy for those who come after us,” he said.

Evans also shared a lighthearted anecdote about his introduction to the world of art. While in Philadelphia during his enlistment with the Navy, Evans was going on a date with a woman to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He began researching famous artists in order to impress her with his knowledge.

The relationship didn’t last, but his newfound passion for art did.

The Evans Center will include over 60,000 square feet of space to the museum complex, which will include a 250-seat auditorium, as well as new galleries and exhibit space, and classrooms.

Construction will take place in two phases.

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by Robin Wright Gunn | rgunnsav@bellsouth.net

Late to the parade “You are LATE,” Quincy Quarterman Sr. said while we watched last Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Observance Day parade.

He wasn’t talking about my arrival time of 11:15 a.m. for the 10:00 a.m. parade.

Quarterman was responding to my confession that, despite moving back to Savannah 15 years ago, this was my first–ever MLK Day parade.

“I bet you go to the St. Patrick’s Day parade every year, don’t you?” he said, giving me a friendly “you are so busted” look.

I deserved it. I was years late to the MLK Day party, and I’ve been missing out.

I met Quarterman, his son and two nephews as we watched the parade.

During our conversation he allowed that he hasn’t been to the St. Patrick’s Day parade in about 20 years, but he never misses the MLK Day event.

We both had plenty of excuses, but the unstated–but–visible truth is that Quarterman is black and I’m white.

Welcome to Savannah.

I went to last Monday’s parade wanting to experience the day without any preconceived ideas, but I found myself comparing the MLK Day parade with a lifetime of March 17 experiences.

Parking was easy, since I unwittingly chose to watch the parade at one of the

Spurgeon Goodrich downtown with Charles and MarQuita McNeal

least-busy spots along the route. I found a legal parking space two blocks from Habersham and Broughton Streets.

With 325 parade units, the Savannah MLK Day parade is the second-largest in the country after Atlanta, based on the number of units, according to Parade Chair Carrie Howard. I missed the first 79 entries, including the City Council, the County Commission, and the parade grand marshals.

I probably also missed a few church groups, but no worries. There were plenty more to come.

Dozens. Maybe a hundred.

Some church units rode by on elaborate floats. Some had rented tourist trol-

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Most churches had large groups of walkers.

Except for two or three church groups, all were African American.

Central Baptist sang “Oh Happy Day” in call–and–response style as they walked together. Greater Gaines AME Chapel sang “He Reigns Forever” in three-part harmony.

The renowned, brass–heavy praise band of the United House of Prayer for All People was nowhere in sight, but as their truck drove past, a recording of “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees blasted from the sound system.

The Shriners, crammed into go–carts and wearing red Fezzes, buzzed past about halfway through. These Shriners, all African–American, were from Omar Temple Number 21, Savannah’s historically black Shriners group.

In the gaps between parade units I met Gene Johnson, a Union Camp retiree, who was greeted by what seemed like half the marchers in the parade.

Tom and Vicki Potter, a white couple on vacation from Michigan, interrupted their month on Tybee to come to town.

Beach High School alumna MarQuita McNeal, a real estate broker from Atlanta, watched the parade with her 6–year-old son Charles and their friend Spurgeon Goodrich, an eighth grader at DeRenne Middle School.

The dress code for the day had no color theme, but many wore Martin Luther King or Barack Obama T–shirts.

Others wore their Sunday best. In Johnson High School’s JROTC unit I saw the only St. Patrick’s Day style beads and red-lipsticked kiss mark of the day, on a white, female marcher in the unit.

Most every float, funeral home limo, and trolley used the same oval portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. in their signage. Many also displayed a similar portrait of President Obama.

“If you notice, this is an MLK parade, but because of what’s been accomplished, there are a lot of pictures of Barack,” said MarQuita.

Savannah High School Band’s all female dance team, with their precise, synchronized routine, were of particular interest to cousins and DeRenne Middle School students Quincy Quarterman Jr, Derrick McKinney and Travaris Holmes. Once the SHS band moved on, the boys were ready to go home.

Afterward, Quarterman Sr. told me that families and church groups would tailgate near MLK and East Broad for most of the day. I’m looking forward to checking that out in 2011, and I plan to get there in time to watch the whole parade.

I’m also looking forward to my next parade of 2010, on St. Patrick’s Day. I always see lots of people I know at that parade. I hope that this year, Quincy Quarterman Sr. will be one of them. cs

A crying shame

While on patrol an officer saw a red Monte Carlo pull out of a gas station without a functioning tag light. He conducted a traffic stop. While speaking to the driver, he noticed a strong smell of alcohol coming from the vehicle.

He requested the driver’s license and proof of insurance. The driver handed him an “ID Only” card issued in Louisiana. The officer asked if he had a driver’s license, and the driver said no. He appeared extremely upset, and the officer noticed an unopened beer sitting in the backseat of the vehicle. The officer asked if he’d had anything to drink, and the driver said he’d had “two.” The officer asked what “two” was. The driver replied “two Miller High Life beers.” He did not mention that they were the champagne of beers. Once back up arrived, the officer asked the man to step out of the vehicle. The driver began

to cry. The officer asked again how much he’d had to drink. The driver stated three or four beers. The handheld alco–sensor tested positive for the presence of alcohol.

The driver was placed in handcuffs and escorted to the patrol vehicle. He was under 21 and read the Implied Consent Notice. He was transported to precinct 5 for further testing. While filling out his paperwork, the driver, “who was still upset at this time,” (read: crying), stated that this was his second DUI and he was still under probation from the first incident. He was placed under arrest.

• Police were called to a downtown hotel about a disorderly person. An officer found a man arguing with hotel security officer, who was telling him to leave the premises.

The man was arguing with a female and another friend on the scene. It was shortly after 11:30 p.m. The officer attempted to speak to the man, who appeared to be intoxicated with bloodshot, glassy eyes. He did not hesitate to tell the officer he’d been drinking. The man stepped away from the officer and began arguing with his friends again. The officer told him he had to leave the premises. He stated he didn’t have to

leave because he hadn’t done anything wrong. He was wrong about that was placed under arrest for public intoxication and criminal trespass. He was transported to jail.

• While on patrol an officer saw a vehicle travelling the wrong way down a one-way street. He initiated a traffic stop. The vehicle pulled over and then the driver put the vehicle in reverse and opened the door. The officer used his loudspeaker to instruct the driver to pull into a nearby parking lot. The driver complied, and again put the vehicle in reverse and opened the door. The officer instructed the driver to put the vehicle in park and shut it off. The driver was an elderly female. The officer explained why he pulled her over and asked to see her license. It had been expired for over six months. She told the officer she was on her way home from dinner. It was 4:30 a.m. The officer asked where she’d had dinner, and she replied that it had been at a “fishy” restaurant around 8 p.m. The restaurant turned out

to be KFC. The officer told her it was now 4:30 the following morning. The woman could not remember where she’d been or what she’d been doing since eating dinner. Police contacted her neighbor who explained that the woman was prone to memory loss. EMS took the woman to the hospital and her car was towed back home.

• A convenience store clerk called police about a shoplifter. A short female with short hair entered the store, stole two or three beers and then left in a midnight blue Honda Accord. The clerk stated that she previously met the suspect at the Walmart in Pooler where the suspect was to be employed. The store’s manager had been notified and was going to check the security camera footage. The officer told the clerk to have the manager submit the tape as evidence. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

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What Recession? A December USA Today analysis revealed that during the first 18 months of the recent recession, beginning December 2007, the number of federal employees with six-figure salaries shot up from 14 percent of the federal workforce to 19 percent.

Defense Department civilian executives earning more than $150,000 went from 1,868 to more than 10,000, and the Department of Transportation, which had only one person earning $170,000 in December 2007, now has 1,690. The average federal salary is $71,206, compared with the private sector’s $40,331.

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Ironies

• (1) Copenhagen, one of the “greenest” cities in the world, endured an added 41,000 extra tons of carbon-dioxide-equivalent in December during the 11-day “climate summit.” The 15,000 delegates required 2,000 limousines (only five of which were electric or hybrid) to get around town, and the world leaders arrived and departed in 140 private jets, some of which had to be “parked” overnight in Sweden because of airport congestion. (2) In December, Obama administration officials, seeking to fulfill a campaign pledge of a more open federal government, held a multiagency training session in Washington, D.C., on the Freedom of Information Act. The meeting was closed to the public.

• A central purpose of the California Milk Board is to convince consumers to buy local dairy products to keep the spending in-state to help California’s farmers, but the board acknowledged in November that its promotion campaign’s advertising contract had gone to an agency in New Zealand. Said a board official: “We have a ... responsibility to spend (taxpayers’) hard-earned dollars as efficiently as we can.”

• Being the first licensed male prostitute in Nevada (and thus the U.S.), explained “Markus” in a January interview for Details magazine, is to him “a civil rights thing.” “It’s just the same as when Rosa Parks decided to sit at the front (of the bus) instead of the back.”

• Lame: (1) Ex-convict John Stephens told a Floyd County (Ind.) judge in December that he had a full-time job and intended to turn his life around, but had slipped when he tried to rob the Your Community Bank. “If I hadn’t been watching the news and seeing Why Africans Remain Im(other successful) bank robberies,” he said, he wouldn’t have been tempted. He poverished said he was especially impressed by one • The $27 million statue (“African serial robber, who had made it look easy Renaissance”) being built in Dakar, by vaulting over banks’ counters. (2) Senegal, was conceived to boost tourIn Kansas City, Mo., in December, the ism and be a point of African pride. mother of Charles Irving tried to proProblems have arisen (the statue was tect her 27-year-old son from a charge built by North Korean labor, has no of being a felon in possession of a gun. distinct African theme, and features a She told police (without success) that he female who reveals perhaps too much had needed the gun to protect her from thigh). However, according to a Novampires. vember BBC News dispatch, Senegal’s • Rod Jetton, a former speaker of the president Abdoulaye Wade remains Missouri House of Representatives and optimistic and has declared that, though creator of Common Sense Conservathe concept was his idea, he will magtive Consulting, LLC, was charged with nanimously take only 35 percent of the felony assault in December after revenue streams from visitors. visiting a woman in her home in • By 2004 presidential procSikeston, apparently for a sexual lamation and 2007 statute, the encounter. The woman later U.S. government made it clear Last season charged that Jetton punched her of Lost, will it that no foreign official or family in the head and choked her into make sense?! members would be allowed unconsciousness as his idea of into the country if they are foreplay, but Jetton said the “involved in corruption” “assault” was consensual, in regarding oil or other natural that she was to utter a pre-arresources in their home counranged “safe word (phrase)” if tries. However, as The New York things got too rough and that he Times reported in November, would have immediately stopped.

Equatorial Guinea’s oil minister Jetton told police that the woman (and son of its president) owns never spoke the agreed-on phrase a $35 million estate in Malibu, “green balloons.”

Calif., that he visits regularly in his Gulfstream jet even though the

U.S. Justice Department regards him as an agent of corruption. (U.S. companies manage Equatorial Guinea’s oil production, and the State Department is reluctant to challenge the country.)

Fine Points of the Law

In November, Powhatan County, Va., prosecutors dismissed charges against five corrections officers despite evidence they were involved in inappropriately fondling a K-9 service dog. During training officers are expected to “bond” with their dogs. One of the men was seen “touching the dog’s penis with his hand,” according to a prosecutor.

However, Virginia law requires the state prove “cruelty,” and the prosecutor, after consulting with veterinarians, concluded he couldn’t win the case.

Creme de la Weird

Russell Vanderwerf, 44, an agent of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, was arrested in Metairie, La., in December and charged with damaging property while staying at the Residence Inn hotel. According to police, Vanderwerf removed the bedroom door to his suite and in its place installed a plywood plank which contained a hole at about pelvis level that had been rimmed in duct tape and which the arresting deputy said appeared to be used “in some sort of sexual act.” Another guest told police numerous young men had been entering and exiting Vanderwerf ’s room.

Redneck Crime

(1) In Morehead, Ky., in December, two men, ages 44 and 18, were charged with theft for allegedly swiping an 18-inch-long bearded dragon lizard from the Eagles Landing Pet Hospital and trying, in two beverage stores, to exchange it for liquor. (2) Daniel Gable, 61, was arrested for breaking and entering a neighbor’s apartment in Fargo, N.D., in December. He had triggered the resident’s “burglar alarm,” which consisted of the stack of empty beer cans the resident places just inside his front door every night. (3) Lawyer Christopher Carroll was charged with misdemeanor battery in December for forcefully belly-bumping lawyer Jonathan Carbary during a courthouse hallway argument in St. Charles Township, Ill. Carroll said it was an accident: “We’re both obese, middle-aged men.” cs

By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE

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I am writing to bring to your attention several errors in the recent edition of the Straight Dope titled “Farm-Raised vs.

Wild Fish: The Facts.” Your poor research and insistence on hyperbole rather than perspective does a terrible disservice to your readers. In many cases, your “facts” are in grave error, not to mention commercially disparaging. —Gavin Gibbons, National Fisheries Institute Space won’t permit publishing all of your letter, Gavin, so I’ll just respond to the excerpts below. A full treatment can be found at straightdope.com.

First, you represent the seafood industry. To an extent your complaint is that I put a darker spin on things than you’d like. Accusing me of poor research and grave errors is another matter. I’ve reviewed some of the key scientific papers and consulted with Boris Worm, a fisheries expert at Canada’s Dalhousie University whose views you claim I’ve misrepresented. As we’ll see, I disagree: You begin your column [Gavin writes] by reminding readers of the collapse of Atlantic cod, claiming “the number of cod today is something like one percent of what it was in the 1960s.” While that is a great rhetorical hook for readers, it is also a dated snapshot of those fisheries.

The fact is that the cod stocks (there are two) in Georges Bank and Gulf of Maine are currently rebuilding spawning stock biomass to target levels.

The two fishing grounds you mention, both in U.S. waters, constitute a relatively small portion of the North American Atlantic cod fishery. The larger part is off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador; at its peak it was ten times the size of the Georges Bank and Gulf of Maine fisheries. The Newfoundland and Labrador fishery collapsed in the early 1990s and fell to less than 1 percent of peak level. Professor Worm says in the last few years the stock may have risen to about 4 percent—which, OK, is more than the “something like

You blame the status of cod stocks on “rapacious factory fishing” while the latest science published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science suggests “a relationship between climate change and the decline of bottom species like cod.”

You cite a single paper (Drinkwater, 2005) contending colder waters may have caused cod off Newfoundland to migrate south around the time the fishery there collapsed. Here’s what Professor Worm had to say: “I don’t think anybody doubts that fishing was the major factor in the collapse of the northern cod fishery. It is true that the collapse happened during a time of cool temperatures, but the fact is that those ‘missing’ fish never turned up again. Stocks south of Newfoundland declined at the same time. Hutchings and Myers published a string of papers in the 1990s clearly showing that fishing was the only viable hypothesis for the collapse.”

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The reference to Boris Worm’s 2006 paper [projecting the collapse of all wild fisheries by midcentury] is simply out of date—because Worm himself has disavowed the conclusions of his own paper.

No, he hasn’t. I quote Professor Worm: “The assertion that I have ‘disavowed’ my conclusions from 2006 is untrue. In fact, our new paper confirms independently the trend of increasing species collapse that we highlighted in 2009.”

You suggest mislabeling is the result of “dwindling supplies.” Misidentifying fish for sale is about fraud, plain and simple.

As Jennifer L. Jacquet and Daniel Pauly put it: “Species are mislabeled because there is a shortage of the desired species or because the species itself was illegally caught (illegal, because there is a shortage). Species are renamed because an ever-growing demand for seafood creates new markets for fish that were once unmarketable.”

I don’t claim the situation is hopeless.

Professor Worm’s recent work indicates the situation can be turned around through effort. But major reforms are essential, the most obvious in my opinion being a comprehensive, global system of fisheries management. cs By cecil adams

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The 43–member Air Force Reserve Concert Band, playing Sousa marches and patriotic tunes, classical bits ‘n’ pieces and some Broadway stuff, consists of professional musicians who tour the country incessantly, promoting goodwill – and the U.S. military. As always, admission to this show is free, and the concerts are usually pretty well–attended. Listen & learn: www.usafreserveband.af.mil.

At 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28 at the GSU Performing Arts Center, Statesboro. Free.

BROCK BUTLER

The electro–wizardo guitarist from Perpetual Groove, a Savannah native, is one busy guy.

The Athens–based P–Groove is in demand all over the country, but Butler returns to his hometown every chance he gets. This will be his second Savannah show in less than a month. It’s a CD release party for Lately Here Though, his second solo release, which has heretofore only been available as a download through “Reverend” Butler’s Web site. Produced by David Barbe (Drive–by–Truckers, Cracker) at Athens’ Chase Park Transduction in Athens, Lately Here Through features contributions from P–Groove’s Albert Suttle, and Karolyn Troupe and Daniel Lawson of Venice is Sinking. Listen & learn: www.therevbutler.com.

At 10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28 at Loco’s Grill & Pub, 301 W. Broughton St. $6.

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Sonia Leigh At 5’4” and 100 pounds, Atlanta singer/songwriter Sonia Leigh most definitely falls into the “little girl with a big voice” category. But she’s no featherweight.

Leigh, who’ll play the Live Wire Saturday, makes rootsy, country–tinged Americana music that’s both poetic and feisty – and she’s a formidable guitarist who can sing like a hurricane. Lucinda Williams might be a long–lost relative.

Among her influences, the Florida–born Leigh says, were Willie Nelson’s seminal Red Headed Stranger album, and Melissa Etheridge’s groundbreaking Yes I Am. “It really influenced my playing a lot,” Leigh says about Etheridge, who subsequently became something of a role model. “I know a lot of girl musicians are influenced by Melissa Etheridge, but when you dig deeper into her material – amazing. She’s just a great writer.”

Leigh’s father and grandfather were both songwriters – in fact, legend says Hank Williams once cut a tune penned by her granddad, Roy Leigh. “I left home at 17 to do music,” she says, “and my father didn’t want me to do that. We kind of lost our bond there for a little bit. And he e–mailed me one day Family – as for his music, which is your standard–issue hard twang rockabilly with canyons of echo on the vocals and liberal doses of surf–punk Tremelo guitar. Song titles include “Undead Blues,”

and was like ‘I’m sorry.’ I couldn’t even respond, so I went home and wrote a song called ‘Meeting of the Minds.’ And it really built a bridge between me and my father. I’m real proud of that song. It just goes to show that music heals, you know?”

“Meeting of the Minds,” from Leigh’s Run or Surrender album, features a winsome, waltz–time blend of dobro, acoustic guitar and violin: Blood is thicker than any words we could ever say Blood is thicker than anyone who stands in the way.

We all make mistakes every day.

If you’d like to stop by, it’s OK. Saturday’s show will also feature a set by Dacula, Ga. singer/songwriter Levi Lowrey, who’s kind of a less–bitter Steve Earle. Both Lowrey and Leigh are part of Grammy–nominated Georgia bandleader Zac Brown’s orbit – they’re on his Southern Ground record label. Listen & learn: www.sonialeigh.com, www.levilowrey.com.

At 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 at Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. $8 advance, $10 day of show.

“Torture Town” and “Alkyholl Withdrawal.” From what I can tell, his live shows are the stuff, more exciting by a long stretch than his recordings, which sound to these ears like knock–off hillbilly novelty

tunes. Ah, well. To each his own.

Listen & learn: www.unknownhinson.com.

At 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. Admission not specified.

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Emmanuel, now based in Nashville, makes a rare appearance this weekend (both Saturday and Sunday nights) at Randy Wood Guitars in Bloomingdale.

When Atkins was impressed with another guitarist’s blazing talents, he bestowed on them the title C.G.P. (it stands for Certified Guitar Player). Not only is Emmanuel a C.G.P., he recorded a duet album with Atkins, 1997’s The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World.

Emmanuel is — to get to the point — one of the most astonishing finger–style guitar players you’ll ever hear or see.

But tickets are going fast, so if you want to get to the shows at Randy’s place, call ahead and see if there are any left.

How many fingers have you got? I’m reckoning about 26?

Tommy Emmanuel: Just the usual amount that the good Lord gave me, that’s it! He said “Here — see what you can do with those.” I’m working on it.

How long does it take to get that good?

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guitar man

Tommy Emmanuel can make his instrument sound like a symphony

by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

Tommy Emmanuel: The idea is that I play a lot ‘cause I’m trying to get good.

It’s different every night — some nights you reach the mark where you’re aiming at, and other nights you try as hard as you like and you never get there. If there’s something I’m doing that isn’t good enough, I work on it until it is. I’m hard to please and hard to satisfy when it comes to my own thing, you know?

And you’ve got to continually try to raise the bar.

Did I read that you first came to the States in 1980?

Tommy Emmanuel: Yeah, I came here specifically to meet Chet Atkins, which was my lifelong dream. I spent all the money that I’d saved up my whole life.

When I got back to Australia I had literally nothing in the bank, and nothing in my pocket. I spent every cent coming here and getting back. But it was really a great trip, and it changed my life.

In 1980, there was no Internet and no CDs. One tends to think of Chet and Merle Travis as very American musicians. Was it hard to get those records when you were coming up?

Tommy Emmanuel: It really was. It wasn’t till the mid ‘70s that you could find Chet’s records. I only found one of Merle’s records in Australia. It was a pretty early one, and it was great. By that time I’d already been totally hooked on Chet. Because I heard him the first time in 1963, and I was listening out for it everywhere I went. I’d turn the radio on hoping that someone would play it.

And in 1965 a friend of mine found two albums in Sydney, and brought them up to where we lived, way out in the bush.

You have to remember that Australia was such a faraway place, and for me growing up, everything American was the best. They had the best movies, the best songs, the best guitar players. The best cars. America led the world in everything in those days.

The funny thing was, most people were incredibly jealous of America’s success. And so, if I did anything that was American – like if I played one of Chet’s tunes, or sang a Hank Williams song – people would really put that down.

And try to tell me “You’ve got to keep it Australian, and don’t try to be like those Americans.”

What I wanted to do is what I’m doing now. I already had that vision when I was a kid. I knew where I belonged, I knew what I wanted to do, I just had to figure out how the hell to get there.

So how did you go about coming here and hooking up with Chet?

Tommy Emmanuel: Here’s what happened. Just after my father died –I was 11 years old – I kind of retreated into my music a lot. I found an address on the back of one of Chet’s albums, RCA Studio B, Music Row, Nashville. I wrote a fan letter to him, and I didn’t expect him to even get it. About two months later he sent me back a letter with a photograph, signed to me. That says a lot about him in those days, this is 1966, he was probably the busiest person in Nashville. He had like 30 artists on his roster. He was the A&E director for RCA. He was single–handedly running RCA Records. He was so damn busy, continues on p. 16

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The late Chet Atkins was indisputably Tommy Emmanuel’s biggest fan. “I think he’s probably the greatest finger– picker in the world today,” said the greatest finger–picker in the world (Atkins was famously humble) of his Australian protege. “He’s inventive, fearless and has a flawless sense of rhythm. He’s a great showman, too.”

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Tommy Emmanuel: When I was about 17, I sent him a tape of me playing. And he wrote back again and said “When you’re ready to come over here, come over. I want to meet you and I want to play with you.” I was so encouraged by that.

It wasn’t until I was 25 did I get over there, because I just had no money. I was working so hard to try and get by, and play music.

So when I came here in 1980, I checked into the Holiday Inn hotel down on West End. I rang his office 10 times a day. And each time his secretary would say “Mr. Atkins is in the studio” or “Mr. Atkins is in a meeting” or “Mr. Atkins is playing golf.” Three days went by before I saw him.

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On the fourth morning, I rang about 10 a.m., and he answered the phone. I said “I’m looking for Mr. Atkins,” and he said “This is he.” I said it’s Tommy Emmanuel, from Australia. He said “Where are you?” and I said “I’m just down the road.”

He said “We’ve just been listening to you. Why don’t you come down here?”

When I got there, he comes downstairs, puts his arm around me and says “You want to pick a little?”

I said “Is there a moustache in Mexico?”

There aren’t too many people around with the designation C.G.P. That must be quite an honor.

Tommy Emmanuel: It’s the greatest honor; it was Chet’s way of saying “keep going.” He had a little granny–flat out at the house, and I used to come and live there. Every morning we’d drink coffee together, and talk, and talk about his past and my future.

Our dream was that I could take finger–style music all over the world.

And that’s exactly what I’m doing now.

I’m playing in places where I never dreamed I would get.

For instance, last year I played in China for the first time. I got to Beijing Airport, and when I came through security there were hundreds of people.

There were people with guitars. There were people holding up big banners saying “Tommy Emmanuel, Welcome to China – Finger–style Guitar Fans.” It was like Beatlemania!

The same in Shanghai, in Russia, in Croatia ... it’s like a wildfire, and it’s great.

And it’s what Chet and I talked about and dreamed about.

Is there a feeling in you that the instrument is an extension of your mind and your body?

Tommy Emmanuel: Absolutely, you hit the nail right on the head. When I pick up the guitar, them I’m complete.

It was the same with Chet – I remember watching him onstage one day, and he took his guitar off and was talking to the audience. And he looked naked. He didn’t look like the complete picture until he put a guitar back on, then you went “Oh! There’s Chet.”

You’re always hoping for that magical moment where you forget about the technique, you forget about the instrument, you just think about the music and the sound and the feeling of what’s going on right now.

And you’re still discovering things?

Tommy Emmanuel: Still, absolutely. It’s bottomless. Look at how people like Segovia changed the instrument. Changed it from just a humble little thing that people strummed, and sang songs to, to this mighty, powerful thing with amazing arrangements and ideas and sounds.

It’s an orchestra.

Tommy Emmanuel, C.G.P. Where: Randy Wood Guitars, 1304 E. Highway 80, Bloomingdale When: At 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31 and Monday, Feb. 1 Cost: $65 (few tickets remain – call ahead) Phone: (912) 748–1930 Online: www.randywoodguitars.com Artist’s Web site: www.tommyemanuel. com

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Left to right: Michelle Meece helps her husband Matt with his costume; rehearsing the acoustic set (that’s bandleader Chris Fullerton in the white shirt); the girls rehearse their harmonies: Michelle Meece, left, Gretchen Kristine Stelzer and Hannah Dasher

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Savannah Theatre turns into the local version of Branson with its new country revue

by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

No less a country music star than Reba McEntire has given her seal of approval to the Savannah Theatre, where Country Star Revue has just begun a three week–run.

Last May, McEntire was in town on vacation, along with her mother and sister, and staying at the Foley House on Chippewa Square. “They were exactly like tourists looking for something to do at night,” says the theater’s founder and creative chief Michael Meece.

“They walked across the square and bought tickets to our show, Hooray For Hollywood. She stayed and talked to the cast after the show, took pictures, and went out to eat with some of the cast members at the Six Pence Pub.” McEntire then sent a Twitter message to the world about the theater: “What a talented bunch of people,” she gushed.

The new show, like all of the productions in the venue since 2002, is a musical revue (all music, no scripted dialogue). Backed by a crackerjack band that includes guitars, fiddles,

piano, bass, drums and even a banjo, the fresh–faced, seven–member cast runs through dozens of classic country songs, from Hank Williams to Garth Brooks to Taylor Swift.

Springfield’s Hannah Dasher even channels Reba herself, on the Oklahoma redhead’s sassy “Why Haven’t I Heard From You.” It’s the second Savannah Theatre show for the 23–year–old Dasher, whose vocal chops are well known all over the lowcountry. In January of ’09, she had the title role in A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline, and sang all 20 songs – in character – at center stage, dressed as the legendary Virginia chanteuse.

Costumes, makeup and an assortment of wigs turn Dasher into McEntire, Dolly Parton, Wynonna Judd – and Patsy Cline – during Country Star Re-

vue. “I haven’t dressed like Dolly since I was 10 years old at Halloween, so I’m really excited about it,” Dasher says. “It’s gonna be fun.”

Mimicry – or at least channeling the legendary stars’ vocal styles – comes naturally to the Georgia native, who started singing as a kid with her local 4–H club. “I can sound like George Jones if I want to,” she laughs. “It’s just a matter of singing through your nose.”

Country Star Revue’s short run will be the exception, rather than the rule, at this 525–seat Bull Street theater.

Meece, who had produced stage shows for years in Branson, Mo. (one of the country’s most successful tourist–entertainment destinations) and Mackinaw, Mich., usually plans his revues to stay in production for months at a stretch.

That’s because the Savannah Theatre – like those in Branson, where the business model was hatched – is all about full–time entertainment. It’s a professional, not community theater; the actors, musicians and technical staff all

get paid to work there, sometimes seven nights a week.

About 75 percent of the cast has been in place since the beginning. “There’s always one or two cast members that we have for a year or two, or a couple of band members, and then they move on or they have other things,” Meece explains.

“I’ve got people that have worked for me for 10 years. They worked in one of my shows in Branson, or at my theater in Michigan, and have followed me here. Some of those have married and had kids and bought houses. ”There are some who are just out of college and they want to do this for a year or two, and then they want to try something else. And they move on.”

Among the permanent cast are Meece’s son Matt and daughter–in–law Michelle, who are the proud parents of a son named Cameron, born right here in Savannah.

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low founding cast member F. Michael Zaller, run the theater while the senior Meece is away tending to his other business interests.

Savannah Theatre, LLC., however, is never far from Michael Meece’s thoughts.

“We came here because we knew how many tourists were walking the streets, through the squares every day,” he explains. “Similar to Branson, or any other tourist town, they need some entertainment choices at night. And so we would just come and be an entertainment choice for the tourists.”

Out–of–state package tours deliver a big part of the Savannah Theatre’s customers. They’ll come through town on a coach, part of a deal that includes a hotel, dinner and tickets to one of the Meece productions. “We know exactly when they’re coming eight months ahead,” says Meece.

“For the first two years, we didn’t change our show. If you’re just playing to tourists, it doesn’t matter if you do the show for 10 years. Because they’re only in town for two days. They don’t know whether you’ve been doing this show for five years or if you started it yesterday.”

After more than seven years in Savannah, Meece says, things have evolved. “We came here not even thinking we needed the locals, or that we might even ever get locals,” he explains.

“But I would say close to 50 percent is locals now.”

So leaving a show up for years “just doesn’t work. Because at some point they’ve seen it as many times as they really want to. We were surprised to find that the local market was a big enough group of people that it had to be reckoned with.”

This, he believes, has staved off complacency. It was in the fall of 2008, after performing long–running salutes of Broadway music, Hollywood music, and revues dedicated to the music of the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s, Meece conceived A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline.

“We came here thinking ‘Don’t try to do country,’” Meece says. “Savannah’s a very sophisticated arts community.”

Nevertheless, he gave A Closer Walk a three–week window, with the popular Dasher in full–throated mode. And was stunned to see the reception it got.

“The place was packed, to the back row. As full as our Christmas shows, which are always our biggest shows. In the middle of January, when there’s no tourists in town, the place was packing for a country show.”

Country Star Revue expands that idea, giving all seven performers a chance to shine in solos as well as duets and group numbers. From all eras of country (Alabama’s “Mountain Music” opens the show, and it concludes with the Dixie Chicks’ “Long Time Gone”) the songs run the gamut.

There’s an extended acoustic set, with musicians coming downstage to pick beside the singers. This was another happy accident for Meece during last year’s Patsy Cline salute.

“I found that as the audience was walking out, that was what they were talking about most – the thing that was the simplest,” he says. “I’ve worked myself to death to do all of the big razzmatazz and they were talking about the acoustic section.”

Ironically, “razzmatazz” was a late arrival to the Savannah Theatre. Built in 1818, from a design by British architect William Jay – who also designed the Telfair Museum – it’s the oldest operating theater building in the U.S. Among the performers to ply their trade here: Edwin Booth, from Maryland’s acting Booth family (his brother, John Wilkes, became famous for another reason); George Burns and Grace Allen; Sarah Bernhardt; Oscar Wilde, W.C. Fields.

All but the foundation was destroyed in a 1949 fire, after which the current art–deco building went up.

When the Meeces came to Savannah in 2002, it had recently been vacated by a community theater.

A lease contract, state–of–the–art sound and lights and one massive paint job later, the Savannah Theatre was back in business as Georgia’s answer to the bright lights of Branson.

“If you have this in your blood and you want to do it, the only alternative is to live in New York, Los Angeles, Vegas or some other town where you can perform this much,” says Matt Meece, who gets to sing (and square dance) with his wife nearly every night of the week.

“So here, you kind of get the best of both worlds by being able to live in a normal city and have a family. It feels strange to be able to do this and still have a normal life. It’s a weird, carney– type life.” cs

Country Star Revue Where: Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull Street When: Wednesdays–Sundays through Feb. 14 (8 p.m. Wednesday–Saturday, 3 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday) Tickets: $16–$35 Phone: (912) 233–7764 Online: www.savannahtheatre.com

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Savannah Children’s Theatre stages Annie

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The Savannah Children’s Theatre is hoping to “absolutely delight” audiences with their fifth season’s opening production of Annie. Kelie Miley, director of the Children’s Theatre, has this to say about the upcoming production: “It’s something that I have never directed before. People have asked when I was going to perform Annie. I didn’t really want to perform it, but I revisited the idea, and it has been a joy to work on,” she says.

“It is strangely apropos to our time right now; it takes place in the depression — not that we’re in a depression, but certainly, depressed economic times. The message is one of hope, how

you think about things, how you view the world — and if you’re Annie, that the sun will come out tomorrow.”

Savannah Children’s Theatre performs two main stage productions each year. When choosing Annie as a main stage production, Miley wanted “something that the actors would be excited about doing, with a good balance of kid and adult actors,” she explains. continued on page 22

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The audition process for Annie was long and demanding, Miley says.

“Well over 100 little girls auditioned.

We were at the theatre close to midnight holding auditions. The auditions were held for two days.”

Jenn Doubleday, playing the role of Lily St. Regis, explains some of the work involved in the production of the play: “There’s so much work to be done in any community theatre show, from making the costumes, building the sets, painting, choreography for the kids, to the rehearsal schedule for the adults,” she says. “Our volunteers are second to none. Pretty much the entire show is run by volunteers, and they all do a great job.”

Grace Repella, age 11, has been in plays with the Savannah Children’s Theatre previously, but she’ll be performing her first leading role as Annie in this year’s production. Repella mentions her excitement in playing the starring role: “I have been in plays before, but I

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“When I got the part, my dad came to my school, and they called me to the office,” she recalls. “I thought, oh no, I’m in trouble. Then, I saw my dad, and he told me that I got the part of Annie. I just kept screaming. I really wanted to be Annie.”

Miley and the other actors have nothing but praise for Repella. Les Taylor, who plays the role of Daddy Warbucks, says, “She’s wonderful. It doesn’t take her any longer that two times, and she’s got it all down. She understands the character. She’s brilliant.”

Miley also has high hopes for Repella. “Her Annie is just a breath of fresh air. She is so much fun to work with and watch. I think that she is going to absolutely delight audiences.”

The Savannah Children’s Theatre is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire, educate, and entertain children and families through the experience of quality theatre both on and off the stage. The actors all enjoy working with The Savannah Children’s Theatre, and the director and actors agree that working with the children is great.

“Children bring an enthusiasm, an adulterated passion, and excitement to acting,” Miley says. “I enjoy working with kids. They love the process and the getting and giving from the audience as much or more that adult actors do.”

“I love working with the children,” says Taylor. “They’re a lot of fun. There’s always something new and different with children. What Kelie Miley is doing is great for the children and the city of Savannah.”

“I think the Children’s Theatre provides a really great service,” echoes Doubleday. “It’s fun for the kids to be in a show and perform for an audience. It’s important for children to see other children actors on stage; it lets them know that they can do this. It’s empowering for them.” cs Savannah Children Theatre’s Annie When: Jan. 29–30 and Feb. 5–6 at 8 p.m., Jan. 31 and Feb. 4 and Feb. 7 at 7 p.m., 3 p.m. matinees Jan. 30–31 and Feb. 6–7.

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The Red Hills Appellation of California is wildly beautiful terrain. In addition to its natural beauty, it’s a region known for some remarkably delicious Lake County wines.

The area boasts some of the cleanest air in the United States and perches on heights that provide lots of unfiltered sunlight and well–drained, obsidian and volcanic soils.

These characteristics create perfect growing conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon — as well as other rich red grapes by Petit Syrah and Syrah.

The terroir and abundance of the region is something winery owner and founder Tuck Beckstoffer recognized.

Beckstoffer, who I last visited with early last year over lunch at Noble Fare, is a pioneer, a wine adventurer and storyteller.

He possesses an amazing palate and the ability to size up vineyard lands with uncanny and predictable success.

He founded The 75 Wine Company in 1975, a year that we may one day look back on as a cultural linchpin: It was the year Saturday Night Live debuted, the year Bill Gates founded Microsoft — and don’t forget the first vintage of these juicy Lake County reds.

The Cabernet Sauvignon is bold and powerful — and certainly is the hallmark of Red Hills Cabs.

The Sauvignon Blanc breaks the mold for California Sauv Blancs. Of course, there’s nice acidity on the finish — lending great food friendly traits to the wine — but count on a palate–pleasing collections of flavors ranging from tropical melons to sweet, wild honeysuckle.

I detect a little toastiness — not like oak but like sweet yeastiness from home–baked white bread.

Beckstoffer, who is fostering a project in South America, promised me that I had never tasted the best Malbec from that continent. Now, he introduces a new wine from 75 Wines that takes my breath away.

The inaugural vintage of “The Sum” is a Cabernet–based blended red wine that must be smelled and tasted to be believed.

Spices notes reminiscent of cinnamon, cedar and rich, ripe cherries and stone fruits slipped over the edge of the glass as I raised it to my nose. A quick swirl only intensified the experience and left me quietly oooohing to myself with joy. This is one to be savored.

Layers of flavor taunt your palate and dare you to identify the flavors.

I can definitely say you’ll detect ripe, dark berries — blackberry, currant and sweet dates. Tannins and oak play roles, but this wine is built on precise balance and careful blending.

Remember, it’s based in Cabernet Sauvignon, but has a splash of Petit Syrah and Syrah.

And if you think Beckstoffer tosses ’em all into a barrel for aging together, you’d be sadly mistaken. Each varietal is held separately and aged for a minimum of 14 months in 80 percent new French oak.

Only then does blending begin — it’s a process that can take up to three months. The blended wine is aged another three months and assessed again before bottling.

The good news is that this limited availability wine will not set you back a day’s pay. It’s available for around $22.99 — a great example of a wine that drinks far bigger than its price tag.

It’s sippable for sure — or pair this with aged cheeses, grilled meats or braised meats like pork cheek or wild boar. cs

Tim’s restaurant hopping turns up intriguing and satisfying meals. He picks some experiences every week to share:

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Yeah, yeah, the bread is awesome, the baby cakes cry out to be eaten and the sandwiches are towering treatises that pay homage to the sandwich– makers’ art. But, dear readers, this Saturday morning, rush to this Starland

District bakery and plan to moan with satisfaction as you work your way through one of the most decadent and praise–worthy cinnamon buns I’ve ever sampled. The big–as–a–dessert–plate bun is doughy and tender. Sweet, buttery, cinnamon–laced filling offers nostalgically comforting flavors and smells. Golden raisins peek from a thick layer of tart sour cream frosting. I ate mine at 10 a.m. and didn’t eat another bite — or want to — until dinner.

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Club Propaganda Performance artist Anitra Opera Diva returns Friday (Jan. 29) to the Guitar Bar on MLK with another bizarro show, this one under the umbrella name Club Propaganda.

Anitra is a relatively new arrival in Savannah, having made her name in the performance art clubs of New York and Miami, often with her partner–in– shock and awe, Nicodemus. She has a three–octave vocal range, and is partial to interjecting operatic arias into her performance.

Here’s her description of Friday’s 11 p.m. show: “This time I’ll have a vinyl military look and will be performing, among other arias, Purcell’s Cold Song. (I love Klaus Nomi’s version). We are enlarging the list of participating art stars, including Nicodemus creating unique electronic discordance, OgreGod projecting various propaganda films including banned Disney cartoons and Sharika Chapstick kicking in with an Electroclash set. I know what you’re thinking, just a typical night out in Berlin!”

Admission to the 21–and–over set is $5.

And now, this ...Coming to Loco’s Feb. 19: Drive–By Truckers veteran Jason Isbell and his rootsy Americana band the 400 Unit.

The band’s self–titled 2009 album has been named one of the year’s best by

numerous publications, bloggers, acoustic stars and people who simply dig it ... ...Jeff Whitty, who wrote the Tony–winning musical Avenue Q (it played the Johnny Mercer Theatre in December) will be a Visiting Artist at SCAD Jan. 30–Feb. 2. He’ll work with the college’s performing arts students in audition and dramatic writings classes.

He’s currently developing a musical adaptation of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City novels, with music by Jake Shears and John Garden of the Scissor Sisters.... ... Scrapomatic, playing the Live Wire Music Hall Feb. 4, is a band featuring Mike Mattison, who sings with the Derek Trucks Band, and Dave Yoke, guitarist with Susan Tedeschi’s band.

Derek and Susan are, as you know, married – and they’re doing a Savannah Music Festival show together April 1... ...For the Coastal Jazz Association, Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) means a Westin Harbor concert by the Savannah Stompers, an “old–timey” jazz ensemble that’s been together for 15 years. For the The Last Song, the band was invited to perform in the background. “So, if you decide to catch the Miley Cyrus film, look hard at the wedding reception scene,” says their website.

The 5 p.m. concert is free for CJA members, and $10 for everyone else... ... Additional congrats to Savannah metal mavens Baroness, just added to the lineup at California’s prestigious Coachella Festival April 16–18. cs

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Floral art by Margaret Brennan at Cutters Point Coffee in Sandfly Art-O-Rama — A multi-media group show featuring a diverse range of local artists, including Betsy Cain, Matt Hebermehl, John Olenyik and more. Opening reception: 1/29, 7-9pm (w/ after party at T-Rex Mex). Atwell’s Art and Frames , 228 W. Broughton St. Black Heritage Month Show — Gullah-inspired sculptures from Judy Mooney and paintings from Richard Law and William Kwamena-Poh. Hospice Savannah Art Gallery, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. Cognatypes — Photographer Christian Cognazzo utilizes a variety of techniques to create abstract images using photograph paper but no camera. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. De Aarts Ob We People XIII — The rich Gullah culture comes to life in this fascinating exhibit featuring paintings, sweetgrass baskets and sculptures.

Greer Gallery at Art Center for Coastal Carolina, Hilton Head Island Doublethink — An exhibition

by SCAD Atlanta foundations faculty Rocio Rodriguez and Martha Whittington, whose works share many complementary aesthetic and conceptual properties.

Pinnacle Gallery , 320 E. Liberty St. Endless Love — A group show featuring 15 local artists and centered around love. Opening reception: 2/4, 5:30-8:30pm. Kobo Gallery , 33 Barnard St.

Floral Exhibit — A new collection of flower images by local photographer Margaret Brennan. Cutter’s Point Coffee, 7360 Skidaway Rd. Interactive Luminous Liminal System — 1/25-28, A new installation by artist Timothy Jackson exploring human perception. Part of Telfair’s Pulse Festival. T. Gallery and Cafe, 1813 Bull St. Nature’s Banquet: American Paintings from the Manoogian Collection — Landscapes by Hudson River School painters and American Impressionists are complemented by exquisite still lifes. SCAD Museum of Art, 227 MLK Jr. Blvd.

New Work from Cedric Smith and Matt Toole — Two new artists are showcased, including the dynamic, abstract sculptures of Toole and the re-envisioned Americana of Smith. Chroma Gallery , 31 Barnard St. Outlining the Past — A thesis exhibit featuring work

by Abby Johnson combining embroidery, screen printing and dyes on layers of fabric to explore the bonds of collective memory. Hall Street Gallery, 212 W. Hall Photos by Sam Scruggs — Scruggs is a SCAD alumnus who uses a unique process to capture dramatic images of Savannah at night.

Opening reception: 2/7, 35pm. JEA Art Gallery, 5111 Abercorn St.

Shared Spaces — A twoperson art exhibition of the work of Kip Bradley and Lisa Alvarez Bradley. AASU Fine Arts Gallery, 11935 Abercorn St. Small Treasures of 19thcentury American Art — Artists of the Hudson River School and other 19th-century masters share lyrical visions of a bygone American landscapes. The SCAD Museum of Art, 227 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Spring Bouquet — A new series of floral photography from Margaret Brennan Cutter’s Point Coffee, 7360 Skidaway Rd The Best of the SCADDYs — An exhibition of the 100 best submissions for SCAD’s annual advertising awards including graphic design, illustration and more. Alexander Hall, 668 Indian St. Wild is the Wind — A group show organized as part of the “Africa on My Mind: Contemporary Art, Home and Abroad” exhibition series held in conjunction with SCAD’s Third Biennial Art History Symposium.

Gutstein Gallery , 201 E. Broughton St. Work by William Rousseau and Luba Lowry — Rousseau, a former director of the Telfair, paints locally inspired scenes and landscapes. Lowry is a painter and fashion designer who has done murals and exhibitions around the world. JEA Art Gallery, 5111 Abercorn St. cs

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Stepping into the home of Hal and Nancy Miles is sort of like wandering unexpectedly into a long lost vault buried somewhere between the studios of Disney and Warner Brothers.

The walls are covered, almost floor to ceiling, with framed images — character studies of the Seven Dwarves, sketches of Mickey Mouse back when he was Steamboat Willie, and original cells from The Smurfs and Roger Rabbit.

The shelves are lined with small statues and figurines of various legendary cartoon characters. I’m told that, before I go, I should visit “the treasure room” upstairs — because the first floor is only a small portion of more than 29,000 pieces that make up their collection spanning animation and cinematic history.

“Eventually, it’ll go into our museum someday,” Hal Miles says with a smile.

What’s abundantly clear is that Hal and Nancy Miles love cartoons, and that there are no two better people in the city, state, or even possibly the eastern half of the U.S. who’d be better qualified to organize the inaugural Savannah International Animation Festival.

The new festival’s opening credits will roll on Feb. 5 at the Coastal Georgia Center, welcoming two days events, including screenings, lectures, special guests and more. The festival features filmmakers competing in nine different categories of animation, including stop

motion, traditional, experimental, computer animation, web–based, gaming, television, visual effects, and student.

There will be 68 films shown, some making their US debut. They were made by everyone from students half way around the world to Academy Award winners who work for major studios.

“It’s a really nice mix of a lot of different things. It’s not just for animation students, but anyone who wants to come and enjoy it for a day or two, or even an hour,” Hal explains.

As if to prove that this is not some strictly academic affair, the SIAF will also pay homage to that most sacred of times for cartoon fanatics of all ages — milk and cookies will be served at a free event on Saturday morning while vintage cartoons are screened.

For Hal and Nancy Miles animation is truly a passion — something as worthy of celebration and commemoration as painting, ballet, architecture, or any of the rest of mankind’s cultural treasures.

But how does one become so enamored with an art form that so many abandoned alongside stuffed animals and the sundry trinkets of childhood

The human figures above are Hal and Nancy Miles at their home; the other shots on this and the facing page are stills from various entries in the Savannah International Animation Festival, to be held Feb. 5-6 at the Coastal Georgia Center downtown.

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The answer is that it happens all at once, but also takes years to fully develop. And it runs much deeper than a couple of DVD collections could ever take you.

Before moving to Savannah in 2001, Hal, a protege of stop motion animation legend Ray Harryhausen, had spent 25 years working on animation and visual effects in Los Angeles, including work for blockbusters like Terminator 2, among others. Now he is a professor at SCAD and runs his own animation company called Imagimation Studios.

Nancy’s journey was completely different, but no less intriguing. She was living in Washington D.C. where she was heavily involved in the animation community there — including serving as President of the Animation’s Collector’s Club of Washington, before relocating to Savannah a few years ago.

As an art and antiques dealer, she fell down the rabbit hole of animation collecting nearly 30 years ago, after acquiring a piece by accident.

“When I discovered Salvador Dali worked for Disney, I thought wow, I need to go back and learn this,” remembers Nancy. “I had a lot of catching up to do.”

She befriended numerous animators along the way, which helped bolster her collection and helped her learn terminology as well as ways to ascertain the age and authenticity of cells and sketches. She’s old school, and was into it all before the animation collecting boom after Roger Rabbit was released.

She remembers getting caught in the crossfire of a bidding war between Ted Turner and some Japanese business-

men where bits of animation history that used to sell for $10 suddenly cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

She and Hal met for the first time in Savannah through a mutual friend, and were married two years ago.

“It was a match made in heaven,” says Hal. “We’re both animation collectors and historians, and now both of these have merged together into one.”

“We need a bigger house,” Nancy interjects. “We’re bursting at the seams.”

They travelled in such an exclusive stratus of collectors that after moving in together, the couple discovered that they had programs from the same auctions, and had even bid on some of the same items — including one incident where Nancy helped Donald Trump outbid Hal for one of three sleds that played Rosebud in Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane.

But even though Hal had been to festivals all over the world with his own projects, and Nancy had been involved in producing a festival in Washington, that didn’t completely prepare them for the rigors of organizing their own festival. Not even close.

“We’re gonna need 400 pencils for the audience voting,” says Nancy with a chuckle. “So I’m looking at ordering pencils. That’s not what you imagine when you think about putting on a festival.”

Amidst all the lessons and struggles — from finding a venue to getting their website up and running — there’s also been some fun along the way, like sitting down to judge the diverse range of films that were submitted to the festival and making selections.

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who work at major studios to Academy Award winners to student films and they were all judged on the same level,” says Nancy.

“We have films that cost a half million dollars to make, and we have films that cost a few hundred dollars,” Hal says.

That is part of the beauty of arranging a festival like this now, when technology has made animation so much more accessible now than ever before, the work can come from a diverse range of artists.

“It’s so cost effective for you to be able to produce animation. That was the biggest factor back in the olden days — even 15 years ago — when it did cost quite a bit of money,” says Hal. Just as technology has changed the world of animation, so to has it changed the way festivals can market themselves and attract submissions — part of the

Two scenes from the Miles’ impressive home collection: original Gumby action figures, and some original set pieces from Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas

reason why the Miles’ first year festival was able to attract so many submissions from all over the world.

“In what I call the ‘old days’ of festivals, it was really hard to do this sort of thing,” Hal says. “Festivals have evolved into kind of another thing now.”

Through a website called Without A Box, the couple was able to bring in 143 submissions from filmmakers in 15 different countries — giving credence to

the ‘international’ in Savannah International Animation Festival.

The submissions from around the world were also a subtle lesson in the importance of arts patronage.

“There’s very little support for film and the arts in the United States, and you can tell, because we had so many submissions from Canada,” explains Nancy. “The students and professionals can get grants. We need to have more of

that. Maybe this is one more way of getting it out there. We need to support our artists.”

When the festival ends Feb. 6 with a proverbial “That’s All Folks,” there will be winners announced in the nine categories.

Each will take home a unique award statue.

The SIAF will have the world’s only animated award statues, built by Hal, and modeled after the praxinoscope, the first device to show animation.

It’ll be a weekend full of firsts. cs The First Annual Savannah International Animation Festival When: Feb. 5–6. Sessions and screenings start hourly from 9 a.m. on.

Where: Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. Cost: $2/block (cash only) or $25 for 2–day pass (available thru website) Info: www.savannahinternationalanimationfestival.com

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Had Harrison Ford spent as much time playing risk–taking actor as action hero, would he now have a mantel of awards to call his own?

There was a time when the former box office behemoth would occasionally tackle a quirky character (e.g. The Mosquito Coast, Working Girl) amidst all those larger–than–life super– studs in guaranteed blockbusters, but that time is long gone, and the past decade–plus has mostly seen him wheezing away in ill–advised bombs like Firewall and K–19: The Widowmaker (the latter directed by current critical darling Kathryn Bigelow). Ford did have the opportunity to stretch when Steven Soderbergh offered him a key role in Traffic, but he inexplicably backed out and the part went to Michael Douglas instead. Now Ford turns up in a supporting role in Extraordinary Measures, and it’s a good fit, probably the reason he also signed on as an executive producer.

As a grumpy, antisocial scientist who agrees to help a grieving couple (Brendan Fraser and Keri Russell) by developing a drug that will save the lives of two of their children (both inflicted with the rare Pompe disease), the aged matinee idol demonstrates that there’s plenty of thespian talent left in the tank. But did he have to choose such a lame project on which to expend his energies? Extraordinary Measures

is merely ordinary in every way, an earnest but plodding and unimaginative melodrama so flatly realized that it’s hard to imagine there will be anything in the theater except dry eyes. Even its potential worth as a tool for universal health care coverage is compromised by the fact that it’s even more likely to bore politicians than a stodgy slide show presentation on the subject.

The Lovely Bones We might as well begin with a disclosure: I haven’t read Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones.

And from what I’ve been able to ascertain, folks who did go buy the book are furious that the film version doesn’t go by the book, or at least not enough to stifle their cries of foul play. Normally, I wouldn’t even bring this up, as the disconnect between literature and film has been with us almost as long as cinema itself. But given the loyal fan base of Sebold’s best–selling novel, it seemed as if some sort of consumer–alert sticker was warranted, if only to prevent unsuspecting and outraged patrons from ripping up aisle seats, burning down auditorium curtains and deliberately spilling

THE BOOK OF ELI Talk about apocalypse now. If there’s one positive thing to be said about the sudden glut of end–of–the–world tales, it’s that the batting average in terms of quality has been on the winning side. Certainly, 2012 was a stinker, but The Road, Zombieland and now The Book of Eli have all been compelling watches, each for different reasons. In the case of The Book of Eli, the first film directed

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buttered popcorn on theater floors. (Always glad to do my part!) On the other hand, moviegoers who haven’t read the book and accept director Peter Jackson’s picture on its own terms (which, ultimately, is how any artistic interpretation should be judged) will be greeted with a powerful viewing experience, a rueful, meditative piece that makes some missteps (particularly toward the end) but on balance treats the heavy topic with the proper degrees of respect and responsibility. In a role far more demanding than her breakthrough part in Atonement, Saoirse Ronan plays Susie Salmon, a young girl living in ’70s suburbia with her loving family. One day after school, quiet neighbor George Harvey (a chilling Stanley Tucci) tricks her into his underground lair, where he then rapes and murders her. (Some have complained about Jackson’s decision to not show the sexual assault and slaying. I for one applaud his choice; are these critics – voyeurs? – saying that the inherent implications aren’t horrific enough on their own?) Now stranded in some sort of celestial limbo, Susie looks down as her father Jack (Mark Wahlberg) searches for the killer while her mother Abigail (Rachel Weisz) tries to hold the family together. Writing with his Lord of the Rings collaborators, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, Jackson finds a fanciful way to realize the otherworldly visions in Sebold’s story without ever losing sight of the tragedy grounded at the center of the tale. Except for the disastrous comic interludes with Susie’s Grandma Lynn (I had no idea Susan Sarandon could ever be this bad), the earthbound sequences are somber and often emotionally overwhelming, whether concentrating on Susie’s regrets over all the things she’ll never get to experience or following Jack as his all–consuming anguish repeatedly gets him into trouble. Jackson loses his storytelling grip toward the end – a plot device stolen from Ghost doesn’t quite come off – but he never loses his compassion. The Lovely Bones may not exactly follow its literary antecedent, but I have to believe they share the same beating heart.

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most of the world’s population, only one Bible remains in existence. The righteous Eli (Denzel Washington) owns it, planning to use it for good; the despicable Carnegie (Gary Oldman) wants it, planning to use it to forward his own insidious agenda (no mention in Gary Whitta’s script as to whether Carnegie is related to Pat Robertson).

Admittedly, the spiritual stuff often takes a back seat to sequences of Eli slicing and dicing his way through hordes of sinners. But Washington provides the proper amount of gravitas to his role.

between Alice’s Wonderland, Yellow Submarine’s Pepperland and Gilliam’s own creations as part of the Monty Python gang. And it’s on the other side of the looking glass where Gilliam solves the problem created by Ledger’s passing. As long as the character of Tony remains in the real world, he’s played

by Ledger, but after he goes through the mirror, he’s portrayed first by Johnny Depp, then Jude Law, and finally Colin Farrell.

The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus

In the cinema of 2009, Ryan Bingham should by all accounts emerge as the Protagonist Least Likely To Be Embraced By The Nation’s Moviegoers. That’s because Ryan works as a downsizing expert, hired to come in and dismiss employees that their own bosses are too gutless to fire face to face. Ryan is excellent at his job, which would make him the antagonist in virtually any other film. But because he’s played by charismatic George Clooney, Ryan becomes less a villain and more a representative of the modern American, a tech–age person trying to reconcile his buried humanity with what he or she believes is necessary to survive in this increasingly disconnected world.

That’s the starting point for this superb adaptation of Walter Kirn’s novel, but the film covers a lot more territory – both literally and figuratively – before it reaches the finish line. As Ryan jets all over the country doing his job – the opposite of The Accidental Tourist’s Macon Leary, he loves traveling and hates the handful of days a year he’s forced to spend at home – he makes the acquaintance of a fellow frequent flyer (Vera Farmiga), and they strike up a romance that’s among the sexiest and most adult placed on screen in some time. Yet Ryan’s carefully constructed life threatens to crash and burn when his company’s latest hire (Anna Kendrick), a whiz kid just out of college, implements a plan that will require the grounding of all employees, including Ryan. Farmiga and Kendrick are excellent as the two women who unexpectedly alter the direction of Ryan’s life, yet it’s Clooney, in his best screen work to date, who’s most responsible for earning this magnificent movie its wings.

The late Henry Fonda had the good fortune of ending his distinguished film career with an Oscar–winning performance in the popular On Golden Pond, while, on the opposite end of the spectrum, both Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin found their mutual swan song to be the Hall of Shame turkey Cannonball Run II. Most stars, however, bow out in a less conspicuous manner via a film that’s neither exemplary nor execrable, and that’s certainly the case with Heath Ledger. Ledger’s last completed film before his tragic death was, of course, The Dark Knight, for which he won a richly deserved Academy Award as The Joker.

But the actor was already hard at work on Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus when he accidentally OD’ed on prescription pills. Rather than close shop on the entire production, Gilliam found a way to finish the film without his leading man. Ledger, for the record, doesn’t play the doctor of the title. That role falls to Christopher Plummer. The head of a traveling show, Parnassus once made a deal with the devilish emissary Mr. Nick (a welcome Tom Waits), a bargain that granted him immortality but now means he’ll be forced to hand over his teenage daughter Valentina (promising newcomer Lily Cole) on her next birthday. As Parnassus renegotiates the deadly deal with Nick, he and the other members of his troupe – Valentina, the sensible Percy (Verne Troyer, Austin Powers’ diminutive Mini Me) and the annoying Anton (Andrew Garfield) – are joined on the road by the rakish Tony (Ledger), an amnesiac on the run. The centerpiece of Doctor Parnassus’ show is a magic mirror that harbors a fantastic landscape on the other side. The visions that greet those passing through are sometimes delightful, sometimes dangerous, but always eye–popping – think of a cross

Up in the Air

avatar The only film capable of surpassing Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen as the Fanboy Fave of 2009, James Camer-

SHERLOCK HOLMES The stench of Van Helsing hung heavy over the trailer for this interpretation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s sleuth extraordinaire – hyperkinetic editing, loopy deviations from the source, an unintelligible plot – but the end result turns out to be far more successful than those early warning signs indicated.

Not a great film by any stretch of the imagination, director Guy Ritchie’s full–speed–ahead effort still qualifies as decent holiday–season fare, with Robert Downey Jr. vigorously portraying Holmes as a brawny, brainy gentleman–lout and Jude Law providing measured counterpoint as sidekick Dr. Watson.

The storyline isn’t always interesting as much as it’s overextended – at least one plot strand could have been excised – and Ritchie’s pumped–up techniques often make this feel less like a movie and more like a video game promo. But there’s still plenty to enjoy here, and the ending all but guarantees a sequel – box office returns be damned.

IT’S COMPLICATED After the triumph of Julie & Julia, Meryl Streep heads back to the kitchen for an erratic comedy in which she plays Jane, a successful baker and restaurateur who, a decade after divorcing Jake (Alec Baldwin), finds herself cast in the role of the “other woman” once she embarks on an affair with her remarried ex. Writer–director Nancy Meyers

(Something’s Gotta Give) surprisingly goes too easy on the character of Jake, a decision that leaves a bad taste and drains some of the fun out of this otherwise agreeable (if rarely uproarious) bauble. But Streep’s comic chops remain strong, and the film gets a significant boost from the presence of Steve Martin as a sensitive architect who finds himself drawn to Jane.

NINE The biggest disappointment of the holiday season – make that the biggest disappointment of the year – Rob Marshall’s second celluloid musical (after the accomplished Chicago) proves to be both tone deaf and flat–footed. Based on the Broadway musical this lumbering eye sore (mis)casts Daniel Day– Lewis as egotistical film director Guido Contini, who juggles all the women in his life (played by five Oscar winners ... and Kate Hudson) while attempting to jump–start production on his next picture. Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren and (to a lesser degree) Penelope Cruz – all are lined up against the wall and mowed down by Marshall’s indifference to their characters, a massacre that extends to his handling of the film’s aimless plotting and ugly musical numbers. An inspired sequence bursts through the gloom now and then, but the true success story here belongs to Marion Cotillard: As Guido’s long–suffering wife, she adds the only warmth to this otherwise chilly undertaking.

THE BLIND SIDE

The Blind Side is typical of the sort of racially aware films Hollywood foists upon middle America, purportedly focusing on a black protagonist but really serving as an example of the goodness of white folks. The fact that The Blind Side is based on a true story dispels much of this criticism, although it still would have been nice if writer–director John Lee Hancock had thought to include the character of Michael Oher (Quentin Aaron) into more of his game plan. Instead, he’s a saintly, one–dimensional figure –– although he (like everyone else in the film) seems like the spawn of Satan when compared to Leigh Ann Tuohy (Sandra Bullock), the feisty Southern belle who shelters and eventually adopts this homeless lad.

Bullock’s a lot of fun to watch in this role, and the movie contains enough humor and heartbreak to make it an engaging if undemanding experience. CS

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on’s massively hyped Avatar at least differs from Michael Bay’s boondoggle in that it’s, you know, entertaining. On the other hand, the notion that it represents the next revolution in cinema is nothing more than studio-driven hyperbole, because while the 3-D visuals might rate four stars, Cameron’s steady but unexceptional screenplay guarantees that this falls well below more compatible marriages of substance and style found in such celluloid groundbreakers as the original King Kong, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Toy Story and Cameron’s own Terminator films. Here, the story meshes Dances With Wolves and Pocahontas with, amusingly enough, the animated flop Battle for Terra - it’s the year 2154, and the Americans have decided to destroy the indigenous people on a distant planet in order to plunder the land and make off with its riches. Avatar is rarely deeper than an average Garfield strip, but Cameron’s creation of a new world demands to be seen at least once.

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Activism & Politics Chatham County Campaign For Liberty

A group that is carrying the torch that Ron Paul lit for freedom and liberty. Mitch Anderson, 6957746, or visit www.campaignforliberty.com/usa/ GA/Chatham/ for dates, time and meeting place.

Chatham County Democratic Party

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

League of Women Voters

meets first Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in Room 3, Candler Heart and Lung Building. Must be 18 or older. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah

Savannah Area Young Republicans

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

Benefits Aid to Haiti

Savannah Responds has a drop off location for donations at the corner of Mall Blvd and Abercorn St with collections running thru Sun. 1/31. Hours of collection are from 8AM to 8PM. Donations needed: Canned Foods, Cereals, Rice, Bottled Water, Paper Products, Toothpaste and Brushes, Soap, Rope, Tarps, Mops, Brooms and other practical items.

Blanket Drive 2010

Bring blankets to a participating Starbucks in Savannah to help folks stay warm through the winter months. Sponsored by Senior Citizens Inc, Georgia Natural Gas and Starbucks. Individuals in need of blankets can apply at 3025 Bull St. (must have picture ID). For more info: 912-236-0363.

Cooks & Books

2/21, 11:30am: Includes food tastings from local restaurants and appearances from local authors. Benefits the Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry. Mall at Shelter Cove. $15/adv, $20/ door. More info: www.lowcountryliteracy.org

Dinner and Silent Auction for Heifer

International

1/28, 6:30pm - A seven course meal and silent auction to raise awareness and funds for Heifer International, an organization dedicated to ending hunger and poverty. $85.00/suggested donation (excl. tax and gratuity). For reservations call 790-9000. Local 11Ten.

Hope House of Savannah

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

Shane Berryhill Sporting Clay Tournament

2/6, 12pm - Shane Berryhill was recently paralyzed from the chest down after falling from a tree stand. He has two young children and is the breadwinner for the family. 14 shooting stations.

3 Divisions for competition (men’s, women’s and youth). Silent auction. For more info: Jason Cowan, 912-354-2262 ex. 102 Forest City Gun Club,

SouperBowl of Caring

Runs from mid-Jan. thru Feb. 7. Youth-led campaign to fight hunger and poverty. Schools, churches, businesses and individuals interested in participating may register at www.souperbowl.org. For more info, contact AnnMarie Wakely, 912-667-8771 or annmarie_wakely@ nyab.souperbowl.org.

Wild Game Supper

2/26, 6:30pm - a delicious meal of hors d’oeuvres, fried quail, venison Swiss steak, grits, gravy, winter salad, hot biscuits and Key Lime pie. $20/person. Proceeds benefit the Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens. Must reserve space by 2/24. For reservations, call 921-5897 or 921-5460 Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens, 2 Canebrake Road (off Hwy 17),

Call for Entries Battle of the Bakers

Ronald McDonald House Charities is looking for the area’s best bakers to compete in a fundraiser competition on Feb. 6. No registration fee or minimum amount to raise to participate.

Participants are asked to sign up online and start a fundraising webpage on www.firstgiving. com/rmhccoastal. If you’d like to taste some treats without baking, you can sign up to sample

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912-355-9800 (Across From Oglethorpe Mall)

for $65 donation through the website. Ronald McDonald House, 4710 Waters Ave. , http:// www.firstgiving.com/rmhccoastal

Call for Artists

Want to collab with the Co-Lab? We are open wed thru sat noon-6pm contact: thecolaboratory@gmail.com or visit: zecolab.tumblr.com The Co-Laboratory, 631 E. Broad St. ,

Community Program Development Applicants

Junior League of Savannah is accepting applications for 2010-2011 Community Program Development Applications. The deadline to submit applications is Feb 1, 2010. Funding and volunteers will be provided for projects within the designated focus area of women and children’s advocacy. Applicants must be registered 501c3. Applications are available online at jrleaguesavannah.org under “Community Impact & Applications” or by calling 912.790.1002.

Evelyn G. Ullman Innovative Leadership Award

Every other year, the award is bestowed on one outstanding nonprofit leader. The intent of the award is to celebrate and recognize a Georgia nonprofit leader’s impact on a community issue.

Deadline for nominations is Feb. 12 at 5:00 p.m. For more info, contact Georgia Center for Nonprofits, 912-234-9688.

Savannah Derby Devil Poster Contest

Calling all artists and designers. Create a poster for any 2010 home event. Designs should incorporate the empowering spirit of women’s roller derby as well as a theme and title for the bout.

The rest is up to your imagination! For poster details and rules, visit http://www.savannahderby.com/poster.

Classes, Camps & Workshops 700 Kitchen Cooking School

Hands-on educational/entertaining cooking classes at the Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton St. Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton Street , Savannah http://www.700kitchen. com/

Abstinence Education

Hope House and Savannah State University are providing an after-school program for youth and young adults ages 12 to 29. Program activities last for about 2 hours every Wednesday at

SSU. Transportation is provided. Snacks, field trips and supportive services are provided at no charge. 236-5310. Savannah http://www. savstate.edu/

Art,-Music, Piano and Voice-coaching

For all age groups, beginners through advanced, classic, modern, jazz improvisation and theory.

Serious inquiries only. 961-7021 or 667-1056.

Basic Job Search Tips

2/11, 6:30pm: Introduces the knowledge and techniques that are necessary for successfully navigating a job search and business interview.

AASU Center for Continuing Education. Visit www.ce.armstrong.edu or call 912.344.2555.

Register by 2/3.

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

Construction Apprentice Program

Step Up Savannah’s Construction Apprentice Program will be recruiting in the next two weeks for training programs open to men and women interested in gaining construction and basic welding skills for jobs in the field. Must 18 or older. The program is free and can lead to technical certification. For info on program dates and times, call Tara Sinclair: 912-604-9574

Conversational Spanish

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

Crime isn’t a Civil Right

The ongoing speech/spoken word presentation by local freelance crimefighter & communicator Nadra Enzi aka Capt. Black seeks venues to “grow safety consciousness together as one community.” For booking e-mail nadracaptblack@ymail.com

Davenport House Docent Training

Docent/tour guide training is offered in February. Docents lead tours and assist with programming for people from around the world who visit the historic house. Call Dottie/Jeff/Jamie at 236-8097 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday or email at info@ davenporthousemuseum.org Davenport House, 324 E. State St. , http://www.davenporthousemuseum.org/

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We are tiny groups, 2-4 students. Learn English in a fun, relaxed way. We meet when you have time in a coffee shop downtown Savannah. Single meetings are available too. There is a small fee per class. call: 912-604-3281

Fanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spanish/English Institute

Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children are held at 15 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 921-4646 or 220-6570 to register.

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Financial Education Workshops

Presented by Step Up Savannah and its partners. Classes on basic budgeting, managing credit, understanding credit scores, and building savings for emergencies. Banking Basics: 1/4, 2pm & 1/25, 6pm at the Bull St. Library; 1/11, 6pm at the Carnegie Library (537 E. Henry). Managing Credit: 2/1, 2pm & 2/22, 6pm at the Bull St. Library; 2/8, 6pm at the Carnegie Library. Credit Report and Scores: 3/1, 2pm & 3/22, 6pm at Bull St.; 3/8, 6pm at Carnegie. Savings: 4/5, 2pm & 4/26, 6pm at Bull St.; 4/12, 6pm at Carnegie. Reservations required. Call 691-2227

Rape Crisis Center Volunteer Training

The Rape Crisis Center will hold its next volunteer training March 18th through March 25th. Volunteers answer our 24-hour crisis line or accompany sexual assault victims to the hospital for a forensic examination. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and submit to a criminal background check. If interested, please call 912-233-3000. We would love to have you on board!

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

Offering a variety of business classes. Call 652-3582. Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett Street , Savannah

Savannah Learning Center Spanish Classes

Garbage, Goo, Recycling and YOU

Starfish Cafe Culinary Arts Training Program

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

German Language Classes

Have fun learning German with small groups of 3-6 students. Classes meet Monday & Thursday evening at the Sentient Bean. The choices are Beginners I or II, or advanced Conversational class. There is a small fee per class. I am a native professor from Switzerland. For more info: (912) 604 3281 The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave ,

Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center

The Housing Authority of Savannah hosts a series of regular classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. 1407 Wheaton Street. Adult literacy/GED prep: Mon-Thurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri of month, 9-11am. Basic Computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1-3pm. Community Computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3-4:30pm. For more info: 912232-4232 x115 or www.savannahpha.com

Knitting Class

Knit your own scarf, hand-warmer or blanket.

You choose your colors and what you like to knit. I teach you how to do it. We meet in small groups downtown Savannah. Meeting in a coffee shop. There is a small fee per class.

Please call my cell: 912-604-3281

Plant Attunement: A Holistic Study of Plants

2/20, 10am-4pm: Speaker, Chanchal Cabrera, medical herbalist. Cost is $75 paid in advance to assure your place in the group.

For complete info, contact Barbara Harrison: brighterdayfoods@comcast.net. 236-4703 Oatland Island Education Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. ,

Puppet Shows

Offered by St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

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Savannah Conservatory for the Performing Arts

Fundamentals of Investing Workshop

2/9, 6pm - An educational seminar covering investment fundamentals to help you achieve your financial goals. Including, truths and myth about investing, proven strategies, diversifying your portfolio and limiting risk. Georgia Heritage Credit Union, 1085 West Lathrop Avenue. To reserve a spot, call 236-4400.

Island-Wide Sidewalk Sale

Be bilingual. Call 272-4579 or 308-3561. email 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 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/

Thinking of Starting a Small Business

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

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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/

Workshop: Post-secondary options for students with ADD or learning diasabilites

1/28, 6:30pm - The Chatham Academy hosts this workshop for parents to answer questions about resources available to help students with learning disabilities who are looking at college, technical schools and other options. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. ,

Clubs & Organizations Are you a BMW nut? Want to share your passion with others? Meet up for car shows, drives and group lessons in maintenance, etc.

Email for more info: carlor2002@aol.com, or call 912-308-0221 after 8pm.

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Civil Air Patrol

Aerospace education programs and activities for adults and teens ages 12-18. Meets every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. Visit www.gawg.cap.gov, send e-mail to N303WR@aol.com, or call Capt.

Jim Phillips at 412-4410. Savannah Flying Tiger Composite Squadron, Savannah International Airport , Savannah

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Clean Coast

Meets monthly on the first Monday. Visit www. cleancoast.org for event schedule. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.savj.org/

Coastal MINIs

Local MINI Cooper owners and enthusiasts who gather on the first Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. to go on motoring adventures together. Visit coastalminis.com. Starbucks, Victory Drive and Skidaway Road , Savannah

Coffee & Conversation

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

Geechee Sailing Club

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Meets the second Monday of the month (except for November) at 6:30pm. Open to all interested in boating and related activities. www.geecheesailingclub.org. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr ,

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Meets the second Thursday of every month from 6-7:30 p.m. The cost is the price of the meal.

RSVP to 660-8257. Tubby’s Tank House, 2909 River Dr , Thunderbolt

Historic Victorian Neighborhood Association

Meets the second Wed. of every month at 6:30 p.m. Call 236-8546. American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. , Savannah

Low Country Turners

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

Make Friends in Savannah

For anybody, every age, every race and nation.

We chat, hang out, go to movies and more. Meet in a coffee shop downtown Savannah. A small fee covers the efforts of the organizer, a well educated, “out of the box” woman, who lived in New York and Europe. Call 912-604-3281.

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m.

Call 786-4508. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. , Savannah

Moon River Chorus

Ladies’ barbershop chorus. Rehearsals are Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. Visitors are welcome.

Call Sylvia at 927-2651 or sylviapf@aol.com.

Whitefield United Methodist Church, 728 E. 55th Street , Savannah http://www.whitefieldumc. com/

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)

Join other moms for fun, inspiration, guest speakers, food and creative activities while children ages birth to 5 are cared for in a preschool-like setting. Meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 9:15-11:30 am Call 898-0869 and 897-6167 or visit www. mops.org. First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd , Savannah http://www. fbcislands.com/

No Kidding

Join Savannah’s only social club for people without children! No membership fees, meet great new friends, enjoy a wide variety of activities and events. For more info, visit http://savannahnokidding.angelfire.com/ or e-mail: savannahnokidding@gmail.com

Old Time Radio Researcher’s Group

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

Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club

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

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at 5429 LaRoche Ave and the third Tuesday at Chen’s Chinese Restaurant at 20 E. Derenne Ave. at 7:30 p.m.

Call 308-2094, email kasak@comcast.net or visit www.roguephoenix.org. Savannah

Savannah Adventure Club

Dedicated to pursuing adventures, both indoors and outdoors, throughout the Low country and beyond. Activities include sailing, camping, skydiving, kayaking, hiking, tennis, volleyball, and skiing, in addition to regular social gatherings.

Free to join. Email savannahadventureclub@ gmail.com or visit www.savannahadventureclub. com

Savannah Area Sacred Harp Singers

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

Savannah Brewers’ League

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

Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States

A dinner meeting held the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club. Call John Findeis at 748-7020.

Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neat St , Savannah http://www.stewart.army.mil/

Savannah Fencing Club

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

Savannah Jaycees

A Junior Chamber of Commerce for young professionals that focuses on friendship, career development and community involvement. Meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is included and there is no charge for guests.

Call 961-9913 or visit www.savannahjaycees. com. Jaycee Building, 101 Atlas St. , Savannah

Savannah Newcomers Club

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

Savannah Parrot Head Club

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

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

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

Helps you improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Conference Room C. 484-6710. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah

Savannah Wine Lovers

A sometimes formal group that also sometimes just gets together to drink wine. Visit http://groups.google.com/group/savannahwine-lovers.

Savannah Writers Group

meets the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7pm at Books a Million to discuss, share and critique writing of fiction or non-fiction novels, essays or short stories. A meet-and-greet precedes the meeting at 6:30pm. Contact Carol North, 912-920-8891. 8108 Abercorn St , Savannah

Son-shine Hour

Meets at the Savannah Mall at the Soft Play Mondays from 11-12 and Thursdays from 10-11. Activities include songs, stories, crafts, and games for young children and their caregivers. Free, no registration, drop-ins welcome. Call Trinity Lutheran Church for details 912-925-3940 or email KellyBringman@gmail. com Savannah Mall,

Southern Wings

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

Stitch-Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Knitting, spinning and crocheting Monday and Tuesday from 5-8pm and occasional Sunday 2-4pm at wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty. Jennifer Harey, 238-0514. wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty , Savannah

Tarde en Espanol

Meets the last Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm in different locations to practice spoken Spanish in a casual environment.

236-8566.

The Armstrong Center

The Armstrong Center is available for meetings, seminars, workshops or social events.

Classrooms, meeting space, auditorium and 6000-square-foot ballroom. 344-2951. Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah

Theremin/Electronic Music Enthusiasts

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

Tybee Knights Chess Club

Meets every Wednesday, 6:30pm at Seaside Surf Coffee Shop. All levels welcome. For more info, call Will Strong, 912-604-8667.

Seaside Surf Coffeeshop, Tybee Island

Tybee Performing Arts Society

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

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Urban Professionals

ARIES

(March 21–April 19) Shakespeare got modest respect while he was alive, but his reputation as a brilliant bard didn’t gel right away. It wasn’t until almost 50 years after he died that anyone thought his life and work were notable enough to write about.

By then, all his colleagues and compatriots were gone, unable to testify. He himself left little information to build a biography around.

That’s why next to nothing is known about the person who made such a dramatic impact on the English language and literature. I suggest you take this as a metaphorical prod that will inspire you not to be blas about the greatness that is in your vicinity. Don’t take superlative intelligence, talent, or love for granted. Recognize it, bless it, be influenced by it.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) You are the lord of all you survey! I swear to God! I’m almost tempted to say that you now have the power to command whirlwinds and alter the course of mighty rivers! At the very least you will be able to mobilize the ambition of everyone you encounter and brighten the future of every group you’re part of! Act with confident precision, Taurus! Speak with crisp authority!

Your realm waits expectantly for the transformative decisions that will issue from the fresh depths of your emotional intelligence!

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) It’s time for you to fly away –– to flee the safe pleasures that comfort you as well as the outmoded fixations that haunt you; to escape at least one of the galling compromises that twists your spirit as well as a familiar groove that numbs your intelligence. In my astrological opinion, Gemini, you need to get excited by stimuli that come from outside your known universe. You need fertile surprises that motivate you to resort to unpredictable solutions.

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) “I never meet anyone who admits to having had a happy childhood,” said writer Jessamyn West. “Everyone appears to think happiness betokens a lack of sensitivity.” I agree, and go further. Many creative people I know actually brag about how messed up their early

life was, as if that was a crucial ingredient in turning them into the geniuses they are today. Well, excuse me for breaking the taboo, but I, Rob Brezsny, had a happy childhood, and it did not prevent me from becoming a sensitive artist. In fact, it helped. Now I ask you, my fellow Cancerian, whether you’re brave enough to go against the grain and confess that your early years had some wonderful moments? You’re in a phase of your cycle when recalling the beauty and joy of the past could be profoundly invigorating.

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) Usually I overflow with advice about how to access your soul’s code. I love to help you express the unique blueprint that sets you apart from everyone else. Every now and then, though, it’s a healing balm to take a sabbatical from exploring the intricacies of your core truths. This is one of those times. For the next ten days, I invite you to enjoy the privilege of being absolutely nobody. Revel in the pure emptiness of having no clue about your deep identity. If anyone asks you, “Who are you?”, relish the bubbly freedom that comes from cheerfully saying, “I have no freaking idea!”

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) French novelist Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880) is generally regarded as one of the greats. His book *Madame Bovary* appears on many lists of the greatest novels of all time. And yet writing didn’t come especially easy for him. He worked as hard as a ditch–digger.

It wasn’t uncommon for him to spend several agonizing days in squeezing out a single page. On some occasions he literally beat his head against a wall, as if trying to dislodge the right words from their hiding place in his brain. He’s your role model in the coming week, Virgo. You *can* create something of value, although it may require hard labor.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22) My theory is that right now the whole world is in love with you.

In some places, this simmering adoration is bordering on infatuation. Creatures great and small are more apt than usual to recognize what’s beautiful and original about you. As a result, wonders and marvels are likely to coalesce in your

vicinity. Is there anything you can do to ensure that events unfold in ways that will yield maximum benefits for everyone concerned? Yes: Be yourself with as much tender intensity as you can muster.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) I hope that you saw the horoscope I wrote for you last week. And I hope that you acted on my advice and refrained from all sweating and striving and struggling. These past seven days were designed by the universe to be a time for you to recharge your psychic battery.

Assuming that you took advantage of the opportunity, you should now be ready to shift gears. In this new phase, your assignment is to work extra hard and extra sweet on yourself. By that I mean you should make your way down into your depths and change around everything that isn’t functioning with grace and power. Tweak your attitudes. Rearrange your emotional flow. Be an introspective master of self–refinement.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

This horoscope borrows from one of my favorite Sagittarian visionaries, Jonathan Zap. The advice he gives below, which is in accordance with your astrological omens, is designed to help you avoid the fate he warns against. Here it is: “Many of the significant problems in our lives are more about recognizing the obvious rather than discovering the mysterious or hidden. One of the classic ways we deceive and hide from ourselves is by refusing to recognize the obvious, and shrouding what is right before us in rationalization and false complexity. We often delay and deny necessary transformation by claiming that there is a mysterious answer hidden from us, when actually we know the answers but pretend that we don’t.” (More at bit.ly/ZapOracle and Zaporacle.com.)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

It’s a good time to take inventory of all the stories you allow to pour into your beautiful head. Do you absorb a relentless stream of fear–inducing news reports and violent movies and gossipy tales of decline and degeneration? Well, then, guess what: It’s the equivalent, for your psyche, of eating rotting bear intestines and crud scraped off a dumpster wall and pitchers full of

trans fats from partially hydrogenated oil. But maybe, on the other hand, you tend to expose yourself to comedies that loosen your fixations and poems that stretch your understanding of the human condition and conversations about all the things that are working pretty well. If so, you’re taking good care of your precious insides; you’re fostering your mental health. Now please drink in this fresh truth from Nigerian writer Ben Okri: “Beware of the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.”

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) In the coming week, I predict that you will NOT experience disgusting fascinations, smiling–faced failures, sensationalized accounts of useless developments, or bizarre fantasies in the middle of the night.

You may, on the other hand, have encounters with uplifting disappointments, incendiary offers of assistance, mysterious declarations of interdependence, and uproars that provoke your awe and humility in healing ways. In other words, Aquarius, it’ll be an uncanny, perhaps controversial time for you –– but always leading in the direction of greater freedom.

PISCES

(Feb. 19–March 20) Congrats on your growing ability to do more floating and less thrashing as you cascade down the stream of consciousness. I think you’re finally understanding that a little bit of chaos isn’t a sign that *everything’s falling apart forever omigod the entire planet’s crashing and evil is in ascension* . . . but rather that a healthy amount of bewildering unpredictability keeps things fresh and clean. My advice is to learn to relax even more as you glide with serene amusement through the bubbling and churning waters of life.

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

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

Dance Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

Classes for multiple ages in the art of performance dance and Adult fitness dance. Styles include African, Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, & Gospel. Classes are held Monday through Friday at the St. Pius X Family Resource Center. Classes start at $25.00 per month. For more information call 912-631-3452 or 912272-2797. Ask for Muriel or Darowe. E-mail: abeniculturalarts@gmail.com St. Pius Family Resource Center,

Adult Intermediate Ballet

Mondays & Wednesdays, 7 - 8pm, $12 per class or 8 classes for $90. Class meets year round.

(912) 921-2190 The Academy of Dance, 74 West Montgomery Crossroads ,

African Dance & Drum

Learn the rhythms of West Africa with instructor Aisha Rivers. Classes are held every Sunday - drums at 4pm, dance at 5pm Rhythms of West Africa, 607 W. 37th St. , Savannah http://www. ayoluwa.org/

Argentine Tango

Lessons Sundays 1:30-3:30. Open to the public.

Cost $2.00 per person. Wear closed toe leather soled shoes if available. For more information call 912-925-7416 or email savh_tango@yahoo. com. Doris Martin Dance Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd ,

Beginners Belly Dancing Classes

Wednesdays 6PM-7PM @ The Charles H. Morris Center for the Arts, 10.00$ per class, Thursdays 6:30-7:30PM @ Fitness Body & Balance Studio, 4 classes for 60$ or 17.50$ per class, and Sundays 11:40 AM-12:40 @ Tantra Lounge, 10.00$ per class. For more info contact Nicole Edge at kleokatt@gmail.com, or 912-596-0889. www. cairoonthecoast.com.

Beginners Fusion Belly Dance

Every Tuesday, 6-7pm. If you have never danced before or have limited dance experience, this is the class for you. Cybelle, a formal bellydancer for over 10 years will guide you through basic bellydance and fusion Walk ins welcome. 15.00/ class 912-414-1091 http://cybellefusionbellydance.wordpress.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, Savannah

Ceili Club

Experience Irish Culture thru Irish social dancing. No partner or experience needed. Learn the basics of Irish Ceili dancing. 7176 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Mondays at 7:30 p.m. For more info email PrideofIrelandGA@gmail.com.

Flamenco Enthusiasts

Dance or learn flamenco in Savannah with the Flamenco Cooperative. Meetings are held on Saturdays from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Maxine Patterson School of Dance. Any level welcome.

If you would like to dance, accompany or sing, contact Laura Chason at laura_chason@yahoo. com. Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St , Savannah

Home Cookin’ Cloggers

Meet every Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Nassau Woods Recreation Building on Dean Forest Road. No beginner classes are being held at this

Irish Dance Classes

Glor na h’Eireann cultural arts studio is offering beginner to champion Irish Dance classes for ages 5 and up, Adult Step & Ceili, Strength & Flexibility, non-competitive and competition programs, workshops and camps. TCRG certified.

For more info contact PrideofIrelandGA@gmail. com or 912-704-2052.

Mahogany Shades of Beauty Inc.

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

Modern Dance Class

For beginners/intermediate. Tuesdays 1011:15am. Studio at 7360 Skidaway Rd. For more information call Elizabeth at 912-354-5586.

Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. ,

Pole Dancing Class

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 Wednesdays at 7:30pm and on Fridays by request. Call for details 912-224-9667 or visit www.fitnessbodybalance.com. 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. , 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, Savannah

Salsa Lessons

Tuesdays and Wednesdays. No partner required. Tantra Lounge, 8 East Broughton St. Contact: salsasavannah@gmail.com, or call 8567323. www.salsasavannah.com Tantra Lounge, 8 E. Broughton St. ,

Savannah Shag Club

Shag music every Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 36. American Legion Post 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr , Thunderbolt

Shag & Beach Bop

The Savannah Dance Club hosts Magnificent Mondays from 6:30-11 p.m. Free basic shag, swing, salsa, cha cha, line dance and others are offered the first two Mondays and free shag lessons are offered last two Monday’s. The lesson schedule is posted at www.shagbeachbop. com. Lessons are held 6:30-7:30 p.m. Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn St. ,

Tribal Style Belly Dancing

Khebeyet Tribal is now offering classes in Tribal Style Belly Dance. Mondays 7-8pm at Archer Way Townhomes on Abercorn St. For more info call Maya at 912-704-2940 or email mayakali7@ yahoo.com. http://www.khebeyet.com/

Events Bingo

vices and programs. Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn St. call 912.344.2503.

Poverty Simulation

2/19, 9am - Step Up Savannah hosts its semiannual poverty simulation program. Groups take on roles of families living in poverty and must make difficult choices in order to survive the simulated month. For info or to reserve space, contact Shawnte Tyler: 912-232-6747 or styler@ stepupsavannah.org. AASU’s Center for Continuing Education, http://www.stepupsavannah.org/

Tacos on Tuesdays

All you can eat tacos for $5 every Tuesday, 6-9pm. Bar available. Open to everyone. 3986732 or 354-5515. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. , Savannah

Valentine’s Day Weddings at the Davenport House

02/14, 5-7pm - Get married in the museum’s beautiful courtyard garden and make this a Valentine’s Day to remember! Ceremonies will be offered every 10 minutes. Judge Harris Lewis will officiate. Reserve space now. Call 912-2368097 for additional info.

Film & Video Film: A Serious Man (USA, 2009)

Join in the fun every Monday and Saturday.

Games start at 7:30pm. The Fraternal Order of Eagles, 5406 LaRoche Ave. ,

1/31, 7pm - Set in a Minneapolis suburb in the 1960s, the Coen Bros. latest film follows a college professor struggling with life and religion. www.reelsavannah.org Victory Square Theater,

1/30, 9am: Interested in learning more about AASU? AASU faculty, staff, and current students will be on hand with information about scholarships, financial aid, admission requirements, degree programs, student life, and other ser-

1/28, 5pm - “The Ernest Green Story”, will be shown, followed by a brief discussion. Refreshments are provided. SJ/C African American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. For more info, call 447-6605.

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The Jewish Film Festival

Runs Feb. 6-14. Includes a variety of documentaries, dramas and comedies relating to Jewish history, culture and identity. Sponsored by the Savannah Jewish Federation and the Jewish Educational Alliance. For more info: http://savannah.ujcweb.org or call 912-355-8111

The Psychotronic Film Festival

1/18-29: A celebration of bizarre, forgotten films that are so bad they are good. For a full list of titles and screenings, visit www.myspace. com/psychotronicfilms The Sentient Bean,

Fitness Acupuncture for Health

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. 318 East Huntingdon Street , Savannah

Bellydrills

2 hour dance workout utilizing basic bellydance moves. This is geared to all levels of ability.

Dance your way towards a better sense of well being. Bring water bottle. $25/class. 912-4141091 http://cybellefusionbellydance.wordpress. com/

Cardiorespiratory Endurence Training

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

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Call 652-6780 or 965-9629. U.S. Highway 80 West , Pooler

Crossfit Hyperformance

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

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30 minute Core and ABs concentration class.

Offered 11:30 am and 12:00pm Monday, Wednesdays & Fridays @ Fitness Body & Balance 2127 1/2 East Victory Dr. www.fitnessbodybalance.com 912-398-4776 or 912-2249667 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/

Hatha Yoga classes

Every Monday and Wednesday from 5:306:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 819-6463.

St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being, Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

Kidz Fitness

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.

Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

Learn Kung Fu Today

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The Temple of Martial Arts is a Kung Fu school where men and women of all levels of martial arts experience come together to learn the art of Wing Chun and Tai Chi. SiFu Michael, 429-9241. 407 E Montgomery Cross Rd, Ste B , Savannah

Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes

Mondays, 10-11am (crawlers and toddlers) and 11:30-12:45 (infants and pre-crawlers) at the Savannah Yoga Center. The cost is $14 per class. Multi-class discounts are available.

Walk-ins welcome. Call 232-2994 or visit www.savannahyoga.com. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. , Savannah http://www. savannahyoga.com/

Pilates Mat Classes

Mat classes are held Tues & Thurs 7:30am8:30am, Mon 1:30pm-2:30pm, Thurs 12:30pm-1:30pm, Mon & Wed 5:30pm6:30pm. All levels welcome! Private and SemiPrivate equipment classes are by appointment only. Parking available. Carol Daly-Wilder, Certified Pilates Instructor Call 912.238-0018 Momentum Pilates Studio, 310 E. 41st St , http://savannahpilates.com/

Qi Gong

Ancient Chinese “energy work” that is the precursor to Tai Chi. Gentle exercises that relax and energize. Sundays. 4pm. Ashram Savannah 2424 Drayton St. http://www. ashramsavannah.com/

Reiki Treatments

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

Call 660-1863 for times and appointments.

Rolf Method Bodywork

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

Tai Chi Classes

From 10:30-11:30am every Mon and Fri, and from 5:30-6:30pm every Tues and Thurs. Tai Chi is an exercise derived from the ancient Chinese martial arts. Call to pre-register.

912-819-6463 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

Vinyasa Yoga (Donation-based)

Invigorating all-level flow class with longer holdings to focus on precision alignment. Donation yoga lets you pay what you can, when you can, so you can enjoy your yoga practice without breaking your budget. Every Thurs.

9:15-10:15am. The Yoga Co-Op. 2424 Drayton St. The Yoga Co-Op, 2424 Drayton St. ,

Yoga and Pilates Classes

Yoga: Tues 8am & 5:45pm, Thurs at 8am & 5:30pm Pilates: Mon at 7pm, Sat at 8am.

Class sizes are small, so please RSVP: 912341-9477 or brandon@pro-fitpersonaltraining. com Pro-Fit Personal Training, 18 E. Broughton St. 2nd Floor ,

Yoga with Barbara

All levels welcome. Improve your range of motion and energy levels. Small groups and private lessons available. Historic District studio. Please call to set up your first class.

Times are flexible to suit your needs. 912-2324490 or email blh63@hotmail.com

Zumba Fitness

Classes are being held every week in the Pooler and Rincon areas. Zumba is a fusion of Latin and international music, dance themes that create a dynamic, exciting and effective fitness system. All ages and shapes are encouraged to attend. $7 per class. For location and info, contact Carmen at 484-1266 or calexe@comcast.net.

Gay & Lesbian First City Network Board Meeting

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

Gay AA Meeting

meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 311 E. Macon St. Savannah

Georgia Equality Savannah

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

Savannah Pride, Inc.

Meets first Tues of every month at 7 p.m. at the FCN office located at 307 E. Harris St. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Without the GLBT community, there wouldn’t be a need for Pride. Call Christina Focht at 663-5087 or email christina@savpride.com. First City Network, Savannah http://www.firstcitynetwork.net/

Stand Out Youth

Located at 1321 Bull St. Call 232-2994 or visit www.savannahyoga.com for schedule of classes, times and fees. 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, Savannah http://www. firstcitynetwork.net/

This class will help you stretch and strengthen overused body parts, as well as focus on muscle endurance, low impact aerobics, and

A children’s therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Groups range in age from 10 to 18 and are held twice a month. Call 352-2611.

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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 912-819-6463. St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being,

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Better Breathers of Savannah

Meets to discuss and share information on C.O.P.D. and how people live with the disease.

For info, call Dicky at 665-4488 or dickyt1954@ yahoo.com.

Community Cardiovascular Health

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. . , Savannah

Community HealthCare Center

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. Savannah

Exploring Cancer Prevention and Treatment with Herbs and Nutrition

2/18, 7pm: Speaker, Chanchal Cabrera, medical herbalist. For complete info, contact Barbara Harrison: brighterdayfoods@comcast. net. 236-4703. Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St. ,

Free blood pressure checks and blood sugar screenings

Conducted at three locations. From 8:30a.m.12:30p.m. and 5:15p.m.-7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at the SJ/C African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605 for appt. Every Monday from 10a.m.-12p.m. at the Smart Senior office, No. 8 Medical Arts Center. No appt necessary. Every Monday-Friday from 10a.m.-2p.m. at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Center at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578. Savannah

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 ,

Free hearing & speech screening

Hearing: Every Thurs. 9-11 a.m. Speech: 1st Thurs. of each month. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 3554601. 1206 E 66th St , Savannah http://www. savannahspeechandhearing.org/

Healthcare for the Uninsured

St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health Center is open for health needs of uninsured residents of Chatham County. Open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. For information or to make an appointment, call 443-9409. St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health Center, 1302 Drayton St. ,

Hearing Aid Funds Available for Infants and Children

The Coastal Health Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Universal Newborn Hearing and Screening Initiative has funds available for the purchase of hearing aid devices for infants and children 3 and under who qualify For info, contact Jackie King at 691-6882.

Classes provide specialized breathing and guided imagery techniques designed to reduce stress during labor. Classes run monthly, meeting Saturdays for three consecutive weeks. To register, call 843-683-8750 or e-mail Birththroughlove@yahoo.com. Family Health & Birth Center, 119 Chimney Rd , Rincon http://www.themidwifegroup.com/

HypnoBirthing Classes

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

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I am your coach, helping you to life your live to your fullest potential in all fields. I help you to expand your talents. I offer small groups or one person appts. Please call: 912-604-3281 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. 897-9261, www.lllusa. org/web/SavannahGA.html. Family Health and Birth Center, Savannah

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Meditation and Energy Flow Group

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

Memorial Health blood pressure check 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

Planned Parenthood Hotline

First Line is a statewide hotline for women who want information on health services.

Open every night from 7-11p.m. 1-800-2647154.

The Quit Line

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

Weight Loss Through Hypnosis

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

Nature and Environment Dolphin Project of Georgia

HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

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. 211 Price St , Savannah http://www.mybrothazhome.org/

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Help for Iraq War Veterans

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

YOU are the ultimate human resource.

Boat owners, photographers and other volunteers are needed to help conduct scientific research. Must be at least 18 years old. Call 727-3177, visit www.TheDolphinProject.org.or e-mail gadolphin@comcast.net.

Exhibits and aquariums are home to more than 100 species of fish, reptiles, amphibians and other interesting creatures. The center offers beach discovery and marsh walks.

Aquarium hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Monday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday. Call 786-5917 or visit www. tybeemsc.org. 1510 Strand , Tybee Island

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Walk on the Wild Side

The Oatland Island Wildlife Center offers a 2-mile Native Animal Nature Trail that winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland and salt marsh habitats, and features live native animal exhibits. Open daily from 10-4 except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. 8983980, www.oatlandisland.org. 711 Sandtown Rd , Savannah

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

Religious & Spiritual

Pets & Animals

Christian Businessmen’s Committee

A Walk in the Park

Professional pet sitting, boarding, dog walking and house sitting services offered in downtown Savannah and the nearby islands. All jobs accepted are performed by the owner to ensure the safety of your pets. Local references available. Please call 401.2211 or email lesleycastle@gmail.com to make a reservation.

Professional Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Insured, bonded, certified in pet first aid and CPR. 355-9656, www.athomepetsitters.net.

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 info 234-3336. Savannah http://www.caninepalacesavannah.com/

Meets for a prayer breakfast every Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. at Piccadilly Cafeteria in the Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn St. Call 898-3477.

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DrUUming Circle

First Saturday of the month 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.

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

Readings & Signings Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

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

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@yahoo. com. Savannah

Midweek Bible Study

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

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

Nicodemus by Night

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

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)

Meets Sundays, 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church. 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. 619 W 37th St. , Savannah

Soka Gakkai of America

SGI is an international Buddhist movement for world peace and individual happiness. The group practices Nichiren Buddhism by chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. Introductory meetings are held the third Sunday of the month. For further information, call 232-9121.

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

The Savannah Zen Center

Presents: 4th Annual

Soto Zen Meditation offered weekday mornings 7:30-8:30am; Tuesday evenings 6-6:30pm with Study Group following from 6:30-7:30pm; Friday evenings from 6-6:30pm. Sundays from 9-10:30am which includes a Dharma talk.

Donations accepted. Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach, cindy@alwaysoptions.com. The Savannah Zen Center, 505 Blair St. , 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. Savannah

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Liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith.

Sunday, 11 am, Troup Square Sanctuary. 2340980, admin@uusavannah.org or www.uusavannah.org. 313 Harris St. , Savannah

Unity of Savannah

A church of unconditional love and acceptance.

Sunday service is at 11 a.m. Youth church and childcare also are at 11 a.m. 2320 Sunset Blvd.

Spiritual Tapas offers something different every Saturday at 6:15 p.m.: spiritual movies, discussion groups, guided meditations, great music and all things metaphysical. www.unitysavannah.org Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd , Savannah http://www.unityofsavannah. org/

Women’s Bible Study

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

Sports & Games Savannah Area Tennis Association

Tennis Teams Forming at all levels from beginner to advanced for Adult Men, Adult Women, Senior Men, Senior Women and new Weekday Women. Most leagues play is in the evenings or on the weekends at various tennis courts in the area. For more info: http://www.savannahtennis. com/

Savannah Bike Polo

Like regular polo, but with bikes instead of horses. Meets weekly. Check out www.facebook. com/savannahbikepolo for more information.

Support Groups Al Anon Family Groups

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

Al-Anon Meetings

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

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group

Senior Citizens, Inc. hosts a Caregiver’s support group for individuals caring for Alzheimer’s and dementia family members. The group meets every second Monday at the Wilmington Island United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Road. For more information, call 236.0363, ext.

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Amputee Support Group

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

Cancer support group

Meets the first Wednesday of the month from 11am-12pm. at the Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion on Reynolds Street across from Candler Hospital. The group is open to anyone who is living with, through or beyond a diagnosis of cancer. Call 819-8784. Savannah

Caring for Us

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

CASA Support Group

For parents and caregivers of children who have been involved with DFCS and/or returned to your custody after being in foster care. The group meets the first Thursday of the month from 6-7 p.m. at Youth Futures Family Resource Center at 705 Anderson St. For information, call Madison at CASA at 447-8908 or send email to madison@ savannahcasa.org. Savannah

Celiac Support Group

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

Children’s Grief Groups

Open, drop-in support groups for children ages 6-17 who have experienced a loss by death.

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Citizens With Retarded Citizens

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

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association

Meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. at the Candler Heart and Lung Building, second floor, Room 2. Call 355-1221 or 912-927-8332; or visit www.coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org. 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah

Couples Struggling with Fertility Challenges

Meets every Saturday at 6:45 p.m. at Savannah Christian Church, Room 250. This is a group for couples struggling with primary or secondary infertility, whether they have been on this journey for one year or many years.

Call Kelly at 596-0852 or email emptycradle_savannah@hotmail.com. 55 Al Henderson B;vd. , Savannah

Domestic violence support group

SAFE Shelter provides a domestic violence support group every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Inc. Building at 3205 Bull St. Call Brenda Edwards, 629-8888.

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Fibromyalgia support group

meets the second Thursday from 5:306:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St..

819-6743. 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

First Line

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

Gray Matters Brain Injury Support Group

For traumatic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. Meets the third Thursday at 5 p.m. in the gym at The Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University Medical Center. 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth.com/

Grief 101

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

Heartbeats for Life

A free support and education group for those who have suffered or want to prevent or reverse Heart Disease, and/or Diabetes problems. Contact, Jeff: 912-598-8457; email: jeff@heartbeatsforlife-ga.org

HIV/AIDS: My Brothaz Home

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

Hope House

Provides housing and support services such as life skills, resources and referrals, followup care and parent-child activities funded by DHR Promoting Safe and Stable Families.

Please call 236-5310 for information. Hope House of Savannah, 214 E. 34th St. , Savannah

KidsNet Savannah Parent Support Group

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

Department of Juvenile Justice Multi-Purpose Center, 1149 Cornell Ave , Savannah

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma

Support Group

For patients with blood-related cancers and their loved ones. Call Jennifer Currin, 3507845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah http://www.memorialhealth.com/

Living without Violence

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

Memorial Health Bleeding Disorders Support Group

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

Memorial Health Focus

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

MomsNext

As mothers enter the school years, new challenges and issues arise, but the need for community and hope remains. MOMSNext is a group for mothers with children in grades K-12. Monthly meetings are the 1st Monday of each month 10am to 11:30am. Contact Connie at 898-4344 or Jen at 210-0491 for more info. Islands YMCA, http://www.mops. org/momsnext

Multiple Sclerosis support group

discusses topics that are relevant to anyone with a debilitating disease every fourth Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church, 8412 Whitfield Ave. at Montgomery Cross Roads. 355-1523. St James Catholic Church, 8412 Whitfield Ave , Savannah

Narcotics Anonymous

Call 238-5925 for the Savannah Lowcountry Area Narcotics Anonymous meeting schedule.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

meets the third Sunday from 3:30-6 p.m. at the Armstrong Atlantic State University Sports Education Building, Room 226. 351-7035 or 353-7143. Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. , Savannah http://about. armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html

Overeaters Anonymous

meets Wednesdays at 5:30pm. Melissa, 844-4524. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave , Savannah http://www.fpc. presbychurch.net/

Overeaters Anonymous

meets Fridays, 6:30pm. Melissa, 844-4524.

Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd , Savannah http://www.unityofsavannah.org/

Pancreatic Cancer Support Group

Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth.com/

PRIDE Support Group

This is a support group for parents of children with bleeding disorders. Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth.com/

Rape Crisis Center

assists survivors of rape and sexual assault.

The Rape Crisis Line is active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 233-7273. The center offers free, confidential counseling for victims and their families.

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As part of its ongoing work with incest survivors, the Rape Crisis Center has built a cinder-block wall where incest survivors can throw plates as an anger management technique. In order to continue, donations of china are needed. Call 233-3000 to make a donation.

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group

The group welcomes anyone suffering with this disorder, and family members or caregivers interested in learning more about it. For information, call Martyn Hills at 651-4094.

S-Anon Family Group

A fellowship for families and friends of sexaholics. For information, call 663-2565.

Safe Shelter Outreach Program

Providing services for survivors of domestic violence. All services are confidential and free.

3025 Bull St. 651-0004. Safe Shelter Outreach Program, 3025 Bull St. , Savannah

Senior Citizen’s Inc. Alzheimer’s Support Group

For families of persons suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia. Second Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Ruth Byck Adult Day Care facility, 64 Jasper St. Call ahead to reserve a seat. Call Stacey Floyd at 236-0363.

3025 Bull St , Savannah

Sexaholics Anonymous

A fellowship of men and women whose purpose is to help those with sexual addictions. 351-7440.

Smoking Cessation Support Group

is open to anyone who has stopped smoking and needs additional support or to those who are considering trying to stop smoking. Call 8198032 or 819-3361.

Spinal Injury Support Group

Meets every third Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial Health. For information, call Jami Murray at 350-8900. Savannah http://www.memorialhealth.com/

Support Group for Parents of Ill Children

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

The Parents of Difficult Teens Group

for parents having problems with their teens and pre-teens. 353-7699.

Transgender Support Group

My Brothaz Home, Inc. is sponsoring this support group. For information, call Lady Maverick or George at 231-8727.

Troup Square Al-Anon Family Group

A support group for friends and family of alcoholics, with special attention to issues of adult children of alcoholics. 495-9758 or www. al-anon.alateen.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. , Savannah http://www.uusavannah.org/

“Choices: A Romeo & Juliet Story”

2/5-6, 8pm - The annual production by youth in the theater program at All Walks of Life. This year’s show is a modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. , http://www.awolinc.org/

Auditions for “Aida” and The Who’s “Tommy”

Monday, Feb 15, from 12-3:30 p.m. and 4:30-8 p.m. The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. www. artshhi.com. All roles in both shows are open for Equity and non-Equity performers age 16 to mid-50s who can sing and dance. Auditions are by appt. only. For more info or to schedule an appointment, call Gail Ragland at 843-686-3945 ext. 236 or e-mail her at gragland@artshhi.com.

Auditions for “Rapunzel”

2/1, 6pm - Savannah Children’s Theatre holds auditions for its upcoming production of “Rapunzel”. For more info: www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org or call, 912-238-9015. Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Dr. ,

Dinner Theater: “Dead Men Don’t Speakeasy”

Enjoy dinner and a Roaring ’20s era who-dunnit murder mystery revolving around a cast of shady characters in a speakeasy. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Oct. 2 - Feb. 28. Seating begins at 7pm. Call (912) 231-8888 for reservations. Il Pasticcio, 2 E. Broughton St. ,

Grease

2/4&6, 7pm, 2/7, 3pm - The Savannah Country Day School presents its production of the popular musical. $15/adults, $10/students.

Theater: “Annie”

1/29-2/7 - The Savannah Children’s Theatre presents “Annie” - the timeless tale of a charismatic orphan and her dog in search of the right family to adopt them. For more info: www. savannahchildrenstheatre.org or call 912-2389015 Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Dr. ,

Volunteers America’s Second Harvest Food Bank needs volunteers

To help with various tasks around food bank and warehouse. Apply as soon as possible. 912236-6750 ext 109. America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia, 2501 E. President St , Savannah http://www.helpendhunger.org/

CASA needs volunteers

to speak up for abused children in court for their best interests and to help ensure they are placed in safe and permanent homes. Call 447-8908.

First Steps

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positive relationships with their babies. Call 8196910. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

Good Samaratin Clinic Needs Volunteers

St. Joseph’s/Candler’s Good Samaritan Clinic in Garden City needs stellar souls to volunteer as nurses, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, Spanish interpreters and clerical staff. The Good Samaritan Clinic opened two years ago to serve people without insurance and whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line. To volunteer call Greta Tholstrup at 429-1502.

Literacy volunteers needed

Project READ, an adult literacy program, is in need of volunteer tutors who can commit to 2 or 4 hours each week. Call Jodi at Royce Learning Center at 354-4047. Royce Learning Center, 4 Oglethorpe Professional Blvd , Savannah http:// www.roycelearningcenter.com/

Live Oak Regional Public Libraries

needs volunteers to assist in a variety of ways at its branches in Chatham, Effingham and Liberty counties. Call 652-3661. Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St , Savannah http://www.liveoakpl. org/

Music Festival Volunteers Needed

Ushers, greeters and ticket takers for more than 100 daytime and evening events this March 12-April 3. Volunteer Application Form is available at http://tinyurl.com/ycstm73. For more information contact Daniela at volunteers@ savannahmusicfestival.org or 912-234-3378 ext.

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Oatland Island Education Center

Oatland Island Wildlife Center often needs volunteers. Call 898-3980. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd , Savannah http:// www.oatlandisland.org/

Rape Crisis Center Volunteer Training

The Rape Crisis Center will hold its next volunteer training March 18th through March 25th.

Volunteers answer our 24-hour crisis line or accompany sexual assault victims to the hospital for a forensic examination. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and submit to a criminal background check. If interested, please call 912233-3000. We would love to have you on board!

Rebuilding Together Savannah

Volunteer organization in partnership with the community that rehabilitates houses of lowincome homeowners, particularly the elderly, disabled and families with children. Visit www. rebuildingtogethersavannah.org.

Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center

is looking for volunteers to assist residents in activities or just come and visit. For information, call Rhonda Sheffield, volunteer coordinator, at 354-8225, Ext. 243. Riverview Health and Reha-

bilitation Center, 6711 LaRoche Ave. , Savannah

Ronald McDonald House volunteers needed

Help in the “home away from home” for the families of hospitalized children. Volunteers also are needed to provide home-cooked meals for families staying at the house. Volunteer internships also available for college students. Nikole Layton, 356-5520. Ronald McDonald House, 4710 Waters Avenue , http://www.rmhccoastalempire.org/

Speech and hearing center needs volunteers

to conduct hearing screenings for adults and children. Nurses and retired nurses are encouraged to apply for eye, ear, and dental exams on pre-school children. Flexible scheduling is available. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call Jane Medoff at 355-4601 Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St , Savannah http://www.savannahspeechandhearing.org/

Telfair Docent Program

The Telfair Museum of Art is accepting applications for its volunteer docent program. After completing training, docents will be responsible for leading tours in the Telfair Academy and Jepson Center. Call Sarah Ward, 790-8827. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard Street , Savannah http://www.tefair.org/

The Dolphin Project of Georgia

needs boat owners, photographers and other volunteers to help conduct scientific research on the Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin along the coast of Georgia. You must be at least 18 years old. Call 232-6572 or visit the Web site at www.

TheDolphinProject.org.

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Share your time and talents with others.

Through RSVP seniors 55 and older serve at various community organizations from 1 to 40 hours per week. Call 234-7842 or Linda Fields at 238-2960, Ext. 123.

The Volunteer Center

is a service of the United Way of the Coastal Empire. Call 2-1-1 or 651-7726 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or send e-mail to volunteer@uwce.org. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St , Savannah http://www.uwce. org/

The Women’s Center

Volunteers are needed to teach Basic Literacy Skills and Basic Computer Skills. Call Rhonda Anderson at 236-4226 or 447-5711. Wesley Community Center, 1601 Drayton St , Savannah http://www.wesleyctrs-savh.org/ cs

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Saturday, January 30.

Come to Tybee for shopping and dining deals throughout the day! Participating stores will have sale items spilling out of their doors and Residents will be selling household must have items in the Strand parking lot! Residents will be set up from 8am - 12pm; Store sale times same as regular hours. Enjoy this shopping day at the beach!

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want to buy 390 BROKEN WASHER OR DRYER IN YOUR WAY? Call Eddie for free pick up at your home, 429-2248.

Diabetic Test Strips Wanted Most types, Most brands.

Will pay up to $10/box.

Call Clifton 912-596-2275.

Miscellaneous Merchandise 399 A Great Deal! WASHERS/DRYERS Nice, full sized. Delivery & Hookup FREE. 4 month in-home warranty. $160/each.

Call Eddie 429-2248.

BEDROOMS SUITES: Cherrywood inlay includes 2-nightstands, 3 chest-of-drawer armoire, king headboard, cherry desk and mirror $200/set; 25 available. Mr.Dan, 964-1421 For Sale: Hydrotherapy Tub Large jetted hydrotherapy tub. Value $5000 Sell Buyer must move. $200.00 (912)434-1566

General 630 COASTAL HOME CARE, INC is seeking Experienced Personal Care Assistants and Certified Nurse Aides.

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Southside, 904 Mill Ct, FSBO,3BR/2BA great brick family home. Living room/dining room combination.

Family room w/fireplace, double garage,. Privacy fence, new paint in and out, quiet, dead end street, priced for quick sale. $153,000. 1 owner, licensed real estate broker in state of GA, 912-224-1024 Who’s Playing What and Where?

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Dock & Floating dock . 2BR/2B house & garage. Sweeping views of golf course at the entrance. $999,000.

WILMINGTON. 911 Sandpiper. 3BR/2B. Open living area. Den with f/p. Screened porch. Deck over lake. $239,900. Will consider lease/purchase.

THUNDERBOLT. 2814 2nd ST. Remodeled 3BR/2B. Nice kitchen.

Carport & garage.

Fenced yard. Faces park. 1 block to waterfront on ICW. $209,900 (Broker/owner) Lease/Purchase Possible WILMINGTON. 12 Moss Ct. 3BR/2B. Great room with f/p.

Screened porch. Garage. Quiet cul-de-sac. $225,000.

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Property(3acres) in Windsor Forest. $695,000 negotiable.

Some owner-financing available. For an appt, call: 912-920-4744 for rent 855 1020 East Anderson 1 & 2 bedroom apts. $500-$650/month.

Available now on the busline, Anderson @Waters.

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110 Gunpowder Drive: Whitemarsh Island. 3BR/2BA, fireplace, 2-car garage, like n e w. $940/month ________________ 1011 Tara Ave. Whitemarsh Island.

3BR/den w/ fireplace, storage bldg, $945/month.

Call 507-6262 1111 EAST 57th STREET: 2BR/1BA, washer/dryer connections, miniblinds. Quiet neighborhood/building. No pets; No s m o k i n g. $600/monthly, $600/security. Available Now. 912-655-4303.

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1200 EAST BOLTON Street: 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, upstairs apt., central heat/air. $525/month + deposit.

Call Daryl: 655-3637

124 QUACCO RD. 3BR, 3 Bath Home off Hwy. 17 near WalMart & Berwick Shopping Center. $1,000/month plus $1,500/deposit. Newly remodeled spacious kitchen, all new appliances. Over 2,000 sq.ft. living area including tiled sun room w/fireplace. Call Coral McKinney at 912-756-6726 to schedule an appointment to see.

1 & 2 BR apts, heat/air, furnished kitchen, $390 $600. Hassell Realty Co. 912-234-1291

15 Quail Forest Dr.- 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, eatin kitchen w/ pantry, vaulted ceilings, 1-car garage, fenced backyard, washer/dryer connections, central heat/air. $850/month + deposit.

Call 912-596-7551.

1729 EAST 33RD STREET: 3BR, 1BA, LR, DR, HW floors, fenced yard. Pets ok with approval. References/credit check required. $775/month, $750/deposit. 898-0078

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1908 E. DERENNE near Jenkins HS: 3BR/1BA, CH&A, LR/DR, furnished kitchen. $725/month.

Clarno Realty, Inc. 912-354-8490

**27 Leeward Dr.,Georgetown: 3BR/2BA, garage,fireplace $1000. **1237 Roberts Way,Pooler: 3BR/2BA,den $975 **19 Haven: 3BR/2BA, renovated,$950 **6940 Hialeah: 3BR/2BA,den $900 **235 Buckhalter: 3BR/2BA $900. **100 Lewis Dr,Apt.14C: 2BR/1.5BA $600 **1140 E. 55th: 3BR/1BA $525 **1005 Hearn: 2BR/1BA $525

724 Waters Ave. near Gwinnett St. 2BR/1BA $525/m + same deposit.

625 W. 42nd 2BR/1BA $500/m + same deposit.

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1Bdrm apt. for rent at 118 West 41st Street.

Courtyard, like new, $550/month.

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1 Bedroom on Tybee

Fully furnished apartment. Must see, oceanside. $800 per month.

Call 786-4147

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Whitemarsh Island: Gated, spacious, 2/2 condo, sunroom, nice pool, tennis, gym, more. w/d, small pets, 912-596-5716 2016 Alabama Ave.2BR/1BA all appliances, washer/dryer, central heat/ac, fenced yard, nice neighborhood close to park. Pets OK. $700/month + $300 deposit. Section 8 Welcome. Call 912-667-1860 or 912-667-3968 2017-1/2 E. 38th 2BR/1BA + office, $700/month + $500 security deposit.

2019 E. 38th 1BR/1BA W/D connections, $600/month + $500 security deposit. Both convenient to Victory Dr./Truman Parkway exit & shopping area.

No pets. 912-352-4391 or 658-4559 Who’s Playing What and Where?

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2144 LOUISIANA AVENUE: 2BR/1BA, large LR, DR, eat-in kitchen, fenced yard. Pets ok with approval.

References/credit check required. $700/month, $685/deposit. 898-0078 Happenings

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2626 EVERGREEN: 3BR/1BA, hardwood floors, equipped kitchen, washer/dryer, near Thunderbolt. $950/month, $950/deposit.

Call 912-657-5592.

SPRINGFIELD: 1030 Ash Street Ext. 2BR/2BA, hardwood floors, furnished kitchen, $650/month, $650/dep. 912-429-1293 or 912-657-5592.

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2BR/1BA Apt located on Southside. Includes all appliances, washer/dryer $800/month. Available Feb. 1st.

Call 912-660-8664 2BR CONDO, gated, on Edgewater $725/month.

3BR HOUSE in Paradise Park- $900/month. Call Gamble Realty 657-6540 2BR HOME, LR, DR, large kitchen w/eating area, large yard, washer/dryer connections. $700/month +deposit includes water, garbage and s e wa g e.

912-897-1852.

3 Bed 2 Bath Wilmington Island Clean,freshly painted home with Living/den room combo. Equipped with Refrigerator, stove and laundry room.Private backyard with a patio area. May Howard school district. $975.00 (912)547-0655 3BR/2BA mobile homecentral heat/ac, garden tub, large deck & private lot near HAA. $700 dep + $700 rent. 912-756-5845 *3BR Brick off Montgomery & Staley. *3/4BR, 2BA off Stiles & Gwinnett in Carver Heights, 8 rooms, newly painted. *W.44th near Beach High, 3/4BR, 2BA. Properties are For Sale/Rent or Rent w/option to purchase. Call 912-224-4167 3BR House for rent: 2153 New York Avenue off Pennsylvania. Central heat/air, washer/dryer hookup, total electric, no appliances. $750/month.

507-8127 $700/month, Utilities included. 1 bedroom, 1 bath Carriage House.

Corner of Victory & Reynolds. 912-659-6206

8618 West Creighton Place: Southside, Near St. James Church/School.

3BR, 1.5BA, fenced yard.

Pets ok with approval.

References/credit check required. $850/month, $845/deposit. 898-0078

918 E. DUFFY STREET

3BR, 1.5BA, upstairs.

Washer/dryer, central heat/air. $750/month plus deposit. Call Daryl, 655-3637

938 West 38th St. 2BR/1BA, furnished kitchen, washer/dryer connection, CH&A. $625/month + $625 deposit. Section-8 welcome.

Call 912-659-4056 APT/TOWNHOUSE Three Bedrooms 303 Gallery Way $1100 45 King Henry Ct. $950 Two Bedrooms3 Kingslan Ct. $950 6 Orchid Ln $950 27 Pointer Place $825 1107 E. 57th St. $600 1203 E. 54th St. $525 1132 E 53rd St-$550 Efficiency 116 Gordon Ln $595 Large 1 Bedroom 740 E. 45th St. #3 $725 COMMERCIAL/2000SF 11202 White Bluff Rd. $2000 offices, kitchen, bath, parking FOR DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT OUR WEB PAGE WWW.PAMTPROPERTY.COM Pam T Property 692-0038 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY: 3-4BR upstairs apt. across from CAT bus station. Conveniently located to downtown. Deposit required.

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AVAILABLE NOW: Almost new, 3BR/1.5BA on dead-end street. Carport, washer/dryer hookup, new interior/exterior paint, new wood laminate floors throughout, DR, LR, AC. Near schools and HAAF. $899/month.

No section 8; No smoking. 920-1936.

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Nice home in Windsor Forest!

Spacious 3BR/1BA, LR, DR, family room, washer/dryer connection, central heat/air, new wood floors. No smoking. $899/month plus deposit. No Section 8.

912-920-1936.

Bloomingdale- 3BR/2BA house for rent, furnished kitchen, double garage, $875/m. Hassell Realty Co. 912-234-1291 Country Living: Central location, 1BR/1BA efficiency. $550/month w/ 1-year lease. $300 deposit. Just Renovated!

Water, sanitation pickup and laundry facilities furnished.

Located on Buckhalter Rd near Chatham Pkwy & Ogeechee Rd. Call 232-4743 or658-5229 Eastside Area: 2118 New Mexico- 3BR/1BA, new ch&a, remodeled & furnished kitchen, LR, laundry room, carport, fenced yard, Outside pets OK. $825/month, $800/deposit. Available 2/15/2010. No Section 8.

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Family-friendly mobile home subdivision Regency II 3/BR/2BA West Chatham School district. $600/M + $300 deposit.

Call 912-332-0814

Landlord Pays All Utilities! 1BR/1BA. 46th & Bull St. $625 per month + $400 deposit. Washing Machine, Furniture, HVAC, Carpet. Must have references.

Call 257-3000, Mr Gibbs.

ONE BEDROOM mobile home with large dressing room, spacious LR/kitchen, near hospital/malls, free water/garbage. $125/week plus security deposit.

912-376-1585

ROOM FOR RENT: Very nice home on Lavida Golf Course, Southside. All house privileges, everything furnished, off-street parking. $425/rent, $300/deposit.

925-6940 or 844-4211

For Rent- 32 Altman Cir. Move in Special- 1st month 1/2 rent! Section 8 welcome. Newly remodeled 3BR/1BA, kitchen dining room, laundry room w/ washer & dryer. Fenced back yard, clean & cozy. $800 rent + $800 deposit. Call 912-507-9852 GEORGETOWN AREA Gated Wild Heron Villas, 3BR/2BA, open floor plan, lagoon view, no pets, clubhouse. $1975/month. Clarno R e a l t y, Inc. 912-354-8490 ConneCt Savannah ClaSSified adS

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HOME AVAILABLE IN SAVANNAH 230 Goebel Ave 3bed, 1bath $650 Please call 912-823-3302 www.mtpisgahproperties.com Home For Rent: renovated, clean 2BR/1BA, new kitchen, washer/dryer hookup, hardwood floors, CH&A. References & employment required. 1319 E. 54th Street. $525/rent, $525/deposit. Section-8 welcome to apply.

912-897-0985 House for Rent- 608 Highland Drive. Very nice 3br/2ba double garage, washer/dryer connections. No pets. Rent $1000/month + $700 security deposit.

912-352-4391 or 658-4559 House for Rent- E. 57th St. 2 bedroom, furnished kitchen $575/ month.

Hassell Realty Co. 912-234-1291 ISLE OF HOPE, 2BR/1BA duplex, $700/month +deposit. off Skidaway Road. Furnished kitchen, new hardwood-floors, fenced-yard, patio, washer/dryer conn. 900 sf, rent negotiable with good credit. 308-0696

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2228 Mississippi Ave 3 or 4BR, 2 Baths, central H/AC, LR, DR, kitchen, Great room, Laund r y, Garage $900/month, $800/Deposit. No Section 8.

Available Immediately. 897-4009 MOBILE HOMES: Available for rent. Located in mobile home park.

Starting at $450 per month and up.

912-658-4462 or 925-1831.

MOVE-IN SPECIAL: ½ off 1st month’s rent.

Largo-Tibet area.

Newly renovated 2BR/2BA Apt., washer/dryer hookup. No pets. No section 8. $650/month, $650/deposit.

656-7842 or 704-3662

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595 WEST 54th STREET: 2Bedroom Apartments/1.5baths, washer/dryer connection/total electric, deposit/$330, $660/monthly. Section-8 Welcome.

Call 912-232-7659.

NEWLY RENOVATED WILMINGTON ISLAND DUPLEX, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, living room, dining room, kitchen, $775/month.

Call 897-6789 or 344-4164 NICE 2BR Bungalow $595/month. 3BR HOUSE w/den $695/month. No pets. Reference. Call 355-5971.

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2BR/1BA, furnished kitchen, washer/dryer connections. Free Rent w/qualified application.

Price reduced! $500/rent, $500/deposit.

GEORGETOWN

2BR/2BA Condo, furnished kitchen including washer/dryer. Fireplace, breakfast room and many more extras. $795/rent, $500/dep.

ZENO MOORE CONSTRUCTION 409 E.Montgomery Xrds. 927-4383 OFF DELESSEPS, lovely brick 2BR upper apt., kitchen furnished, washer/dryer connection, all electric. $550. No pets.

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216-1/2 Screven Avenue: 1BR, $525/month.

412 East 50th St.-Ardsley Park. 2BR, water & garbage included. $675/month.

1108 E. 38th St.-2BR $700/month.

1104 East 31st St. 3BR $625/rent.

8723 Hurst Ave. 4BR/1BA $900.

509 E. 39th. 4BR, 2BA $900/month.

Several Rent-to-own properties.

Guaranteed Financing.

STAY MANAGEMENT 352-7829

RENOVATED HOME in Ellabell: 352 Queens Way, 4BR, 2BA $875/month. LeasePurchase available. Call 912-823-3302.

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RENOVATED HOME in Pooler: 1229 Homer City Way. 3BR, 1.5bath $775month. Lease-Purchase Available. Call 912-823-3302.

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RENT: DUPLEX 1218 E. 55th. 2-bedroom, 1-bath $525/month plus deposit of $525. Two blocks east of Waters Ave. Call Alex, 912-401-5710, Days/Nights/Weekends, email: alexcerbone@gmail.com RICHMOND HILL: 314 Rice Gate Drive.

3BR/2BA, 1-car garage, appliances, $1000/month plus $1000/deposit.

Call 727-3106.

RIVERSBEND: 9781 Whitfield Avenue, 3-bedrooms 2-baths, fireplace, eat-in-kitchen, 1-car garage, central heat/air, $875/month $850/deposit. No Section 8. Call 912-507-6780

ROOMS FOR RENT Furnished w/washer/dr yer, free cable/phone, 2015 Downing St.: $130/week.

513 Hall Street: 3BR/1.5BA,House washer/dryer included. $850/month. Section 8 Welcome.

Call 912-484-7729

ROOMS FOR RENT, Southside location, $125/week, No deposit. $125 Moves you In!. Includes utilities. Call: 272-5396.

Salt Creek Rd. singlewide mobile home 3BR/1BA, private lot, $500 dep. + $500/month rent. Call 964-4451 Who’s Playing What and Where?

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Sandfly 2br/1ba duplex kitchen furnished fenced yard.

High effiecine cha, 675 plus dep. 925-5678 no pets $675.00 925-5678

SOUTHSIDE: 4BR/2BA, private, kitchen furnished $895+deposit.

ELMDALE: 4BR/2BA, fireplace, kitchen furnished, fenced $895+deposit.

FALL AVENUE: 2BR/1.5BA mobile home, kitchen furnished, carpet $525+deposit.

EDEN, Effingham Co. 3BR, kitchen furnished, carpet, fenced $645+deposit. Call 234-0548

SOUTHSIDE Coffee Bluff Plantation.

2-stor y home, 3BR/2.5BA, sep LR/DR, FP, sunroom and inground pool on large lot. $1985/month. Clarno Realty, Inc. 912-354-8490

SOUTHSIDE- Hampstead Oaks Two bedroom, 1.5bath townhouse apt, total electric, $600/month with washer & dryer $625. Call Debra at 912-356-5656

Tybee Beach Living - 2 Bedrm/1 bath upper apartment $1450/mo. utilities included plus $1200/deposit. Courington Realty @ 234-9378.

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VARNEDOE DRIVE: Newly renovated, 2BR/1BA, $625/mo.

CAROLINE DRIVE: Newly Renovated 2BR/1BA, $675/mo.

BEE ROAD: 2BR/1BA $595/mo.

Call 912-897-6789 or 912-344-4164

VERY NICE

*4BR/1BA 13 Hibiscus Ave. $780. *3BR/1.5BA 34 Chatham St.$850.

912-507-7934 or 912-927-2853

WARNER ROBINS APTS.

Great location. Pay your rent for 5mos. on time and get the 6th month free.

Call Jorge,770-543-9703

WiImington Island Duplex

2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, extra clean, most pets ok.

Fenced backyard. $695/month Call 663-9941 or 912-663-9941.

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WILMINGTON. 8 S. Cromwell. 3BR/2B. Den with f/p. Covered patio. Carport.

Fenced lot. $950/mo WILMINGTON. 911 Sandpiper. 3BR/2B. Open living are. Den with f/p. Screened porch. Deck over lake $1,200.

THUNDERBOLT. 2814 Second St. 3BR/2BA, remodeled, carport, garage, fenced yard. $1200/mo.

JAN LYNES 912-898-1600 or 912-508-2001

Wilmington Island Home- 3BR/2BA, living room, dining room, den, furnished kitchen, double garage, fenced yard, $1400/month. 897-6789 or 344-4164 WINDSOR CROSSING Condo Total electric, 2BR, 2BA, water & trash included $650.

37 KANDLEWOOD 1BR/1BA, furnished kitchen $535.

GEORGETOWN 2BR/2.5BA, furnished kitchen, fireplace, fenced rear patio $750.

OAK FOREST Renovated, 2BR/1BA Apt, furnished kitchen $495.

DUANE CT. Like New 2BR/1BA Apt, furnished kitchen $595.

WILMINGTON ISLAND 2BR/1BA, furnished kitchen, duplex $625.

LOUISIANA AVE. Spacious 3BR/1BA Home, LR, den, 2 screened porches $600.

GODLEY VILLAGEPOOLER Exec. home, 3BR/2BA, w/Bonus, like new, 2000+ sqft. $1350.

LEEWARD DRIVE Georgetown, 3BR/2BA Home, Liv Room w/fireplace, deck, garage $895.

Frank Moore & Co. 920-8560 FrankMooreCo.com

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1BR Apt. for $475!

2BR/2BA for $695!

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Limited time and apartments Call Now! 912-925-4815 King’s Cove Apartments 12350 Mercy Blvd.

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FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT

Beautiful 2 story home, 2 baths, located in Victorian District, fully furnished, full kitchen, washer, cable, all utilities included. $155/ week.

912-507-9735

Star ting at $130/week. Includes cable, internet, all utilities, CH&A. Shared kitchen and bath. Safe environment. Call Life Housing @ 912-228-1242

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ROOMS FOR RENT

$99 MOVE IN SPECIAL SOUTHSIDEEASTSIDE - WESTSIDE New Large Clean Carpeted Rooms, only 2-4 rooms per guest house. Quiet Areas, Busline.

Cable, Fridge, TV, utilities, furnished rooms.

Rooms with PRIVATE BATHROOMS available. $99-$159/Week.

DISCOUNT FOR FOOD SERVICE AND HOTEL EMPLOYEES EFFICIENCY APTS 2BR/1BA, 1BR/1BA APTS. LR, refrigerator, stove, all utilities & cable included.

Weekly $179 & $225.

No sharing. Monthly rates available. No Credit check.

912-472-0628/3416122

AVAILABLE ROOMS: CLEAN, comfortable rooms. Washer/dryer, air, cable, HBO, ceiling fans. $110-$140 weekly. No deposit. Call Ike @ 844-7065 CLEAN, FURNISHED EFFICIENCY, on busline, $200/week plus deposit.

Call 210-1327 or 236-1952 DOWNTOWN & SOUTHSIDE 1st week $100. 2nd week until star ting $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 912-604-1890

EFFICIENCY ROOMS

Includes stove, refrigerator, private bath. Furnished! $180/week + deposit.

Call 912-844-5995

LARGE VICTORIAN with windows on two sides, across from library, nicely furnished, all utilities.

TV/cable/internet, washer/dryer, $140/week. $504/month.

912-231-9464 Other apts. avail.

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LEGAL Rooming House in business

over 20 yrs. Freshly painted Apts $150/wk.

Rooms $70-80/wk. Furnished and utilities included. Call 234-9779 Near Memorial East Savannah. Furnished, includes utilities, central heat and air, Comcast cable, television, washer/dryer. Hardwood floors, ceramic tile in kitchen and bath. Shared Kitchen & Shared bath. 5 minutes to Memorial Hospital.

Call 912-210-0181.

NICE HOUSE or ROOM for rent, Nice neighborhood.

For reliable working person. No drugs! Contact 912-844-8716 or 912-272-6452 ROOM FOR RENT: Safe Environment. Central heat/air, cable, telephone ser vice. $400/$500 monthly, $125/security deposit, no lease. Immediate occupancy. Call Mr. Brown: 912-663-2574 or 912-234-9177.

Room for Rent Safe, Quiet environment in new home. Utilities & cable included. On busline. $120/wkly, $50/deposit. Call 912-484-1347

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ROOMS FOR RENT

Completely furnished.

Central heat and air.

Conveniently located on busline. $120/week. Call 912-844-5995

ITS A NEW CATEGORY! Roommate Wanted Ads Only $24.50*

Call 912-238-2040 *Private Party Only.

ROOM FOR RENT: 130 Alpine Drive. $480/month $400/deposit or $150/week. Near Hunter AAF. 1/2 electric.

Available Now. 912-272-8020 Wanted, non smoker, female preferred, to share house with 2 adults, bedroom and tv room included. Rent, $350.

Call 912-308-4530 Wanted, non-smoker, female preferred, to share house with 2 adults, bedroom and tv room included. Rent, $350 Call 912-308-4530

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE LT, 2008. 12,000-miles, gray, leather, 4-door, sunroof, fully loaded!

Satellite radio, OnStar.

Non-smoker, All scheduled maintenance. $30,000 OBO.912-988-6783 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 2003 Limited edition.

77K mi. Fully loaded. $7,995 O B O. 912-756-3986 Chevrolet S-10 2000 Truck. excellent condition 82,793 miles. $3900 or best offer. Call 912-441-8338

Chevrolet S-10 Xtreme

2002, 39000 miles, V-6, automatic, a/c, power windows, cab +1/2, all ground effects, $8500.

Call 912-728-9150

Chevy 1965 pickup- 3 speed, rebuilt engine, interior, exterior, classic!

Asking $6500. Call 912-247-4214

Chevy Monte Carlo ‘99

2 door coupe, white with black interior, rear spoiler. Low mileage (65k), 1 owner, good cond. $3900 obo.

Call 656-4229

cars 910 HONDA CIVIC, 2007.

Only 12,200 miles, excellent condition, really clean, AT, air. Granny church car! $14,500. Call 898-2178.

Honda LXi ‘89- automatic transmission, fair condition, needs minor repairs, 200,000 miles $1,000 or best offer. Call 912-308-3904 LEXUS ES300, 2000, 60K original miles. All options, upgraded platinum edition, excellent condition. $8500 OBO. 843-757-8151

Chevy Pickup ‘97- 350 V8 engine, AT, AC, power windows, CD, cruise control, bedliner & cover, excellent condition. $5000.

Call 925-5343 FENDER BENDER? Paint & Body Work.

Reasonably Priced.

Insurance Claims.

We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

Ford Club Wagon ‘93church van in good condition, 105k miles, 15 passengers $3500 or best offer. 912-308-3904 or 441-8086

Mazda Miata ‘07 MX5 grand touring, automatic transmission, pearl white, original owner, always garaged, 28,700 miles, well-maintained $15,995 Ca l l 843-705-9107 Mazda Miata MX-5, 1992, convertible, great condition, new paint, timing belt & more. $4000.

912-659-0097

FORD FUSION, 2007. V6 black interior, gray exterior, 5-speed, extra clean, 43K miles. $15,200. Call Nick 912-659-5416

MERCEDES Benz 350ML, 2006. Silver, Sports pkg. 83K miles, very good condition.

Call 912-349-0843 or 912-844-3773

FORD MUSTANG Convertible, 2004. 40yr Anniversary model. 47K miles $8800.

Call 912-210-6352

MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, 1994 for sale.

4-door, burgundy, 26K miles. $3400.

Call 912-604-0752

FORD PICKUP 1990

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8-cyl, black, 2-door. As is, needs switch, runs good, good AC/heat, radio w/cassette, longbed $1800 firm. 234-0216 FORD PROBE, 1997 for sale. 2-door, green, automatic, A/C, 113K miles. $2250.

Call 912-604-0752 FORD Van, 1998, 85K miles, excellent condition $5300. Call 912-349-0843 or 912-844-3773 GREAT STUDENT CAR!

1994 SAAB 900 turbo convertible 2-door automatic transmission,PW, PL, pwr. top,Pioneer disc changer,air,runs great $3,300 O B O. 912-429-7274

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Burgundy, 100K miles (mostly hwy.), fully loaded w/every factory option. Excellent condition $9,675. Call (D)447-4797, (H)897-2022 VW Cabrio ‘97 convertible- A Summer Delight! Absolute excellent mech. & physical cond.

Only 43000 original miles. $5400 obo. Call 912-846-2722 Motorcycles/ AtVs 940 HONDA CRX 250 Rebel, 2001. Low mileage, $1600.

Call 912-210-6352.

Yamaha V-Star 2003 1100 excellent condition. 23,300 miles. Must See! $4949 Call 912-844-2722

Boats & accessories 950

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Valentines Special 2 & 3 bedrooms. Specials on deposits, Section 8, no deposit. 912-412-0178

DAYCARE CENTER for rent. Fully equipped, ready for startup. Call 912-349-0843 or 912-844-3773

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32 GOEBEL Avenue: 3BR/1.5BA garage apt. $800/month.

1 REDDING Court off Hwy. 17 on private culdesac. 3BR/2BA duplex$1200/month.

WILMINGTON ISLAND HOME 3-Bedrooms, 2-Baths.

Nice, Clean, freshly painted, family room, separate den with fireplace, large kitchen w/private patio, laundry room, large yard, appliances. NO PETS/SMOKING. 110 Wassaw Road. $975/month, $975/deposit. Call 912-897-0985

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With office & bathroom, overhead door, Hwy 17 Near Lynes Pkwy. $1050/month, 912-656-6698

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