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‘Dance is life’

L.A.’s Lula Washington Dance Theatre performs as part of the Black Heritage Festival

By JIM MOREKIS | 14

SPORTS Our exclusive chat with baseball legend Hank Aaron, who’ll be honored this weekend | 10

MUSIC Blind ambition: Clarence Carter is Alabama’s Soul Man Number One | 24

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Wednesday Film: Gut Shabbes Vietnam (2007)

What: A documentary fol-

lowing a young family who leaves Israel to start a new life in Vietnam. Part of Jewish Film Festival When: Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn Cost: $7/members, $9/general

Lecture: A Passion for Art, Two Voices What: Part of SCAD’s

lecture series on African American Art in conjunction with Black Heritage Festival. Award-winning author/illustrator Ashley Bryan is joined by Ruth Fine, a curator with the National Gallery of Art. When: Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. , Cost: Free

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Film: Four Seasons Lodge (2009)

What: The story of a com-

munity of Holocaust survivors who come together every year in the Catskill Mountains. Part of the Jewish Film Festival.

When: Feb. 11, 1:30 p.m.

Where: Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn Cost: $7/members, $9/general

Russian Prelude

What: Whet the appetite for

the Philharmonic’s per-

They need 125 volunteers.

When: Sat. Feb. 13, 9 a.m.

Where: Westlake Ave near Oriole Rd. Info: www.savannahtreefoundation.com/

formance of Stravinsky’s Firebird next week. Russian art, cuisine and beverages.

For tix, contact Ms. Chris Johnson: 912.598.8113 When: Thu. Feb. 11, 6 p.m.

Where: Ballroom on Broughton, 30 W. Broughton St. Cost: $75

Polk’s Saturday Market What: A variety of arts,

Film: Heart of Stone (2009)

What: A documentary about

the transformation of a rough, gang-ridden school in Newark, NJ through a new principal and the alumni association. Part of the Jewish Film Festival.

When: Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn Cost: $7/members, $9/general

The Jewish Film Festival presents A Matter Of Size on Saturday at the Jewish Educational Alliance

Lula Washington Dance Theatre

What: African American

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dance institution. For ticket info, visit: savannahblackheritagefestival.com When: Fri. Feb. 12, 8 p.m.

Where: Johnny Mercer Theater Cost: Free (with reserved ticket)

Georgia Day Parade

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Friday

What: Local school children

march to mark Georgia’s founding in 1733. Begins at Forsyth Park and continues up Bull Street, culminating at City Hall.

When: Feb. 12, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Bull St. from Forsyth Park to City Hall, Cost: Free

Valentine’s ArtHop benefit What: Gallery hop

and art auction sponsored

by Savannah Fine Art Dealers Assoc. benefiting Savannah Children’s Choir. Galleries include Bryan Stovall Gallery & Studio, Chroma Gallery, Friedman’s Fine Art, the Grand Bohemian Gallery at the Mansion and Ray Ellis Gallery.

When: Feb. 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Info: www.savfada.com/

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What: Savannah Film Com-

mission and the Telfair join forces to present a selection of films from Telluride MountainFilm Festival.

When: Feb. 12, 8-10:30 p.m., Feb. 13, 3-5:30 p.m.

Where: Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. Cost: $10/adults, $5/kids (cash only)

Benefit: Vagina Monologues What: Bay Street

Theatre raises funds as part of the annual V Day Campaign on women’s issues. Features dancers from Cairo on the Coast and Mei’attah Raqs.

When: Feb. 12-13 at 8 p.m., Feb. 14 at 6 p.m.

Where: Club One, 1 Jefferson St. Cost: $15 includes 21+ Cabaret show Fri.-Sat.

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Great Backyard Bird Count

What: The Audubon Society

and Cornell lab co-sponsor this effort to count bird species across N. America.

Last year Savannah was in top 10 nationwide. Contact Diana Churchill: 766-5703 to join a team.

When: Sat. Feb. 13 Info: http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc

Valentine’s Day Massacre What: Feel the love (and

bruises) as the Savannah Derby Devils warm up for their next home game with a holiday-themed intra-league scrimmage.

Weather permitting.

When: Sat. Feb. 13 Where: Lake Mayer Rink Cost: Free

Community Tree Planting

What: Savannah Tree Foun-

dation is partnering with Chatham Co. and the Forestry Commission to plant 250 trees near Westlake.

crafts and foods vendors.

When: Feb. 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: Polk’s Market, 530 E. Liberty St. Info: polksfreshmarket. com/

Savannah Market Bazaar

What: Open-air market has

a diverse array of vendors.

When: Feb. 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Robinson Garage, Montgomery & York, Info: http://www.newmoonofsavannah.com/

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music

for a complete listing of this week’s music go to: soundboard.

Savannah Irish Festival What: Irish dancing and

music, arts and crafts, vendors and discussions about Irish history, culture and more.

When: Sat. Feb. 13, 10:30 a.m., Sun. Feb. 14, 12 p.m.

Where: Civic Center Cost: $12/one-day pass, $16/two-day pass Info: savannahcivic.com/

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art

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Tybee’s Mardi Gras Street Party

What: A fun-filled afternoon

including live Dixieland and Zydeco music and a street parade.

When: Feb. 13, noon-7 p.m.

Where: Tybee Island Cost: Free Info: http://tybeeisland. com/mardigrastybee/

Shamrocks Rugby

What: The Hilton Head

rugby club takes on the Shamrocks.

When: Sat. Feb. 13, 1 p.m.

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Movies

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Visions: An Odyssey in Black Dance

Arts show spans many eras of African American dance. In conjunction with Black Heritage Festival.

Feb. 13, 7 p.m., Sun. Feb. 14, 7 p.m.

Where: Johnson High School, 3013 Shell Rd. , Thunderbolt Cost: Free When: Sat.

Low Cost Pet Clinic What: Tails Spin, Dr.

Stanley Lester and the Humane Society team up for this regular event offering low cost vaccines and micro-chipping for pets of seniors, students and military.

When: Feb. 13, 2-4 p.m.

Where: Habersham Village Shopping Center, Habersham and 61st St.

Film: Woman in the Dunes (1964) What: An entomolo-

gist begins a relationship with a mysterious woman who spends most of her time preventing her home from being swallowed by encroaching sand dunes.

When: Sat. Feb. 13, 7 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. , Cost: $6-8 (additional service fees may apply) Info: 912-525-5050.

Haiti Benefit Concert What: Fisheyed Fools, a

contemporary Christian quartet, performs a free benefit. Donations go to Horizon International Medical Mission.

When: Sat. Feb. 13, 7 p.m.

Where: The Sycamore Church, 1914 E. 52nd St., Cost: Free (donations accepted) Info: www.himm.org/

Film: A Matter of Size (2009) What: The story of a

group of fat people who leave Israel to pursue Sumo wrestling. Part of the Jewish Film Festival.

When: Sat. Feb. 13, 8 p.m.

Where: Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: $7/members, $9/general

Old Time Country Dance

What: Join the Folk Music

Society and the Glow in the Dark String Band.

When: Sat. Feb. 13, 8 p.m.

Where: Notre Dame Academy Gym, 1709 Bull St. Cost: $6/members, $8/general public

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Bonaventure Cemetery Tours

What: Bonaventure Historical Society offers three walking tours.

When: Feb. 14 at 2, 2:30, and 3 p.m.

Where: Bonaventure Cemetery Cost: Donations accepted

Black Heritage Gospel Concert

What: James Bignon and

the Deliverance Mass Choir with Huxsie Scott, Zion, SSU Wesleyan Gospel Choir When: Feb. 14, 5 p.m.

Where: St. John Baptist Church, 522 Hartridge St. Cost: Free Info: savannahblackheritagefestival.com/

Jazz on Valentine’s Day What: Coastal Jazz

Association presents Savannah Stompers.

When: Feb. 14, 5 p.m.

Where: Westin Savannah Harbor Cost: Free for members, $10/general admission Info: coastal-jazz.org/

Blues is Alright Tour What: Clarence Carter,

Shirley Brown, Marvin Sease, Bobby Rush.

When: Feb. 14, 6 p.m.

Where: Civic Center Cost: $38-43 Info: savannahcivic.com/

Film: Edie & Thea What: Film about a

four-decade relationship between two women.

Presented by Savannah Gay and Lesbian Film Society.

When: Feb. 14, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. Cost: $10

Film: Chris & Don

What: Story of writer Christopher Isherwood and his relationship with an American painter 30 years his junior. Presented by Savannah Gay and Lesbian Film Society.

When: Feb. 14, 8 p.m.

Where: Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. Cost: $10

Info: www.sglfs.com/

Film: Paper Dolls (2005)

Proud Sponsor of the Savannah Music Festival

What: Doc about migrant

transgender healthcare workers. Part of Jewish Film Festival.

When: Feb. 14, 8 p.m.

Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. , Cost: $7/members, $9/general

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Future of Jazz

What: Spelman College

Women’s Jazz Ensemble performs.

When: Feb. 15, 7 p.m.

Where: Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: Free

16 Tuesday

Skin+Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture What: Brooke Hodge

discusses fashion design and architecture.

When: Feb. 16, 6:30 p.m.

Where: SCAD Student Center, 120 Montgomery Cost: Free

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As the nation’s thirteenth colony, Georgia has a lot of history to archive, protect, and brag about.

The group most responsible for this job is the nonprofit Georgia Historical Society (GHS), one of the oldest such groups in the country.

Fittingly based in the state’s oldest city — in historic Hodgson Hall at the corner of Gaston and Whitaker Streets overlooking Forsyth Park — GHS each year honors Georgia’s founding in February 1733 by focusing on a key figure in state history.

This year’s honoree is baseball legend Jackie Robinson, a native of Cairo, Ga. (pronounced ‘kay-ro,’ in that tradition which includes pronouncing Vienna, Ga., as “vie-anna”).

“This is one of the few times we’ve done a more recent historical figure as the honoree, and we’ve had a lot of fun with this one,” says GHS Executive Vice President Laura GarciaCuller. “And he’s also the first sports figure.”

This year’s “As Time Goes By” Gala, happening Feb. 13 at the Hyatt, also honors two new

inductees to the group’s Board of Trustees, a pair of men whose fates crossed at a key moment: Former Atlanta Braves owner, businessman and conservationist Ted Turner, and former Braves superstar Henry “Hank” Aaron (read my chat with Hank on page 10).

The Trustees are chosen by a collaborative process that measures impact and leadership.

“The thing that’s fun from a staffing standpoint is it really gives us a chance to think about, wow, our state has really brought a lot

City Notebook

Cruise control

Feasibility study for ship terminal hits snag, but local politicians remain hopeful

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The quest to land a cruise ship may have hit a small delay, but local legislators remain optimistic.

At the center of the issue is funding for the feasibility study necessary to ascertain the viability of a cruise ship located in Savannah, potential locations for a new terminal, and other details essential to continuing discussions about the possible economic impact.

The City of Savannah pledged $50,000 in its 2010 budget toward the study, and the Convention and Visitors Bureau had also pledged some financial support. Several local political leaders supporting the idea, including Alderman Tony Thomas and State Senator Lester Jackson, were hoping to see the state contribute half of the cost of the study. The feasibility study is expected to cost $150,000–200,000.

A delegation from Savannah,

including Sen. Jackson and Alderman Thomas, met with Governor Perdue last month to discuss the possibility of a state funding match.

However, with the current state budget crisis, as well as the generous allotment of the budget (about 10 percent) and state bonding (nearly one third) already headed to the greater Savannah area, the governor was unwilling to allocate additional funds for the feasibility study, according to Jackson.

“In this tight budget crunch, and tight economic times, we need to look for more sources of state revenue,” said Jackson.

The development of a cruise ship industry in Savannah could generate significant revenue for both the city and the state, both of whom are dealing with budget troubles this year. The cruise ship industry in Charleston has drawn

of wonderful people, not only in the U.S. but internationally,” says Garcia-Culler.

The Gala is essentially GHS’s only fundraiser, the group having decided that a single big event is far more efficient than a dozen smaller ones.

“Fundraising for nonprofits can really take away from your core mission,” says GarciaCuller. “Putting on events and parties is not what we’re here to do.”

What GHS is here to do is research and protect our shared history — a task made far more difficult by threatened massive budget cuts this year by the state legislature.

“It’s troubling,” says Garcia-Culler. “I don’t think the state should support us fully, but the state should show that it has an interest in maintaining history. Even a token interest.” cs For info on the Gala and how to support GHS, go to www.georgiahistory.com.

millions in tax revenue as well as significant amounts of spending with local businesses.

“Every time a cruise ship leaves the Charleston port, the cruise ships drops $1 million in direct funds,” says Jackson, citing a recent economic impact study in South Carolina.

Carnival Cruises, which is the company that sails from Charleston, has also announced that starting in May of this year, they will offer year round cruise departures from the South Carolina port.

Georgia is one of the last states in the Southeast that doesn’t host a cruise ship. Florida, South Carolina, and Alabama all have ships.

Being the last one to the cruise ship party might hurt Savannah’s chances of attracting a cruise company according to industry expert Stewart Chiron, proprietor of www.cruiseguy.com. Even a smaller cruise ship would require drawing 2,000 passengers per week to keep a company interested in offering year round trips.

“It’s not like there’s as large a geographic pool to take from because of what Charleston and Jacksonville are already grabbing,” he explains.

Jackson remains far more idealistic about Savannah’s ability to

attract passengers.

“Our research found out half a million people in the greater Atlanta area took cruises last year,” said the senator.

“I think a great number of cruise ship goers would rather come out of Savannah ports than to take a flight to South Florida or make a drive to Charleston.”

Even in the grip of recession, the cruise industry was not as severely impacted as other industries. According to a Department of Transportation Maritime Administration report released recently the second quarter of 2009 saw increases in total passenger nights over the previous year.

Jackson says that although the funding for the feasibility study may not be as forthcoming from the state budget as was originally hoped, there are still several possible state–level allies who could assist with the cost.

“We’ll receive some state funds, but not the half that I’d originally anticipated,” says Jackson.

He plans on meeting with the Lieutenant Governor, Labor Commissioner and the Industry and Trade Commissioner to further discuss the matter. cs

You might be surprised how often this happens

A police officer was flagged down by a person around the 3900 block of Ogeechee Road.

The man told the officer that he had loaned his vehicle to an unknown black male at the nearby Thunderbird Motel.

He stated that he hadn’t seen the suspect or the vehicle since then, more than 24 hours ago. The man told the officer that he had traded the vehicle for some crack. He was given a CRN. • Police are seeking a man who exposed himself to people as they dropped their kids off at school last week. At about 8:30 in the morning, police received calls that a black male with facial hair, blue jeans and a tan jacket who was driving a 1990s model teal green Ford Escort with tinted windows

was exposing himself to people dropping their kids off at a local Montessori school.

When one victim turned away from the indecent exposure the suspect struck her.

A look out was placed after the incident and detectives are investigating.

• While on Bay Street in response to a call about a hit and run, the reporting officer received another complaint that the same suspect of the hit and run, known by some as “Doodle bug” had been harassing a female patron at a nearby bar.

The woman claimed that while she was dancing, “Doodle bug” had been trying to take photographs up her skirt using his cell phone. The female patron was unaware this was happening until another woman saw the amateur photographer trying to capture the illicit images and “making comments.”

• A 53 year old woman was charged with murder after stabbing a man during a domestic altercation. The fight took place just after 9 p.m. on the 1000 block of Park Ave. The woman was brought in for questioning and then formally charged.

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• Shortly after 1 p.m. police were called to a Harden Street residence in regard to a person with a knife. A woman told officers that she had been in a verbal altercation with her mother and her mother’s boyfriend. During the course of the argument, all three parties became disorderly. The boyfriend stated he would “kill” the woman, who grabbed a knife in order to defend herself.

The woman had a newborn child and had recently moved in with her mother. She advised that she did not want to continue residing with her mother and the boyfriend. She contacted her uncle, who came and picked her up.

• An officer was dispatched to the area near 40th Street and Jefferson in reference to a woman who had been seen prostituting herself around the area for several days.

The officer approached the woman and asked what she was doing there, and she replied waiting for a friend. She then told the officer than she lived nearby on 37th

Street. The officer had seen the woman hanging out with men who lived nearby and were known for selling drugs. The officer asked the woman if she had any weapons or drugs. She stated that she didn’t. The officer then asked if she had ever been arrested for drug use before and the woman said yes, but that she had been clean for several months. The officer asked if the woman would allow them to search her jacket, at which point the woman held out her arms and said “yes, go right on ahead.”

In the jacket the officer found a glass pipe with a bronze filter at the bottom – a device also known as a crack pipe. The officer asked the woman when was the last time she had smoked crack? The woman said she had smoked some crack the previous night. She was arrested for possession of a drug related object. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

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news of the weird White People in Turmoil

(1) April Gaede, who four years ago guided her teenage daughters, Lynx and Lamb (performing as “Prussian Blue”), to a brief music career singing neo-Nazi songs, announced a new project recently on the white nationalist Web site Stormfront.org. She offers a no-fee matchmaking service to fertile Aryans, hoping to encourage marriage and baby-making -- to help white people keep up with rapidly procreating minorities. (2) Don “Moose” Lewis announced plans in January for a 12-city pro basketball league composed only of white players (natural-born U.S. citizens, whose parents are both Caucasian). Lewis denied any “racism,” explaining to the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle that whites simply like “fundamental” basketball and not “street ball” (“flipping you off or attacking you in the stands or grabbing their crotch”).

Cultural Diversity

• Computer-obsessed Japanese nerds’ latest fancy is Love Plus, a Nintendo DS dating simulation that allows them a young, attractive, mouthy, teenage digital “girlfriend” who begs for attention. The touch-screen lover demands hand-holding, kissing and having sweet nothings whispered in her ear. How can men so easily become addicted to such vicarious experiences? Said one reluctant player, “Koh,” to the BoingBoing blog,”(It) comes down to the fact that men are simple.” (In December, Reuters reported that Japanese player SAL9000 had eloped to the Philippines with his Love Plus girlfriend, had himself photographed with her at romantic sites -- clutching the screen showing her image -- and then took her through a marriage ceremony.)

• As vultures approach extinction in South Africa, they grow in value among local “traditional” communities for their magical abilities. Specks of a vulture’s brain, sprinkled on mud and smoked, can supposedly ward off evil and bring winning lottery numbers. One Johannesburg vendor told Agence France-Presse in December that the specks even work when daubed on dogs’ noses, enabling them to extend their scenting power.

“Mother,” the Jesus-channeling Elizabeth Clare Prophet. Several aspirants have tried to claim her mantle, but the sect’s council of elders found them all to be charlatans, and membership rolls have dwindled. The church was similarly challenged in 1990, when Mother forecast nuclear doomsday and financed the construction of large underground bunkers on a mountainside north of Yellowstone National Park (which are still available). The council is having trouble, especially, finding volunteers to transcribe the 22,000 hours of video and audio in which Mother set out the justifications for the sect.

• Televangelist Rod Parsley informed his flock in December that he urgently needed several million dollars because of financial problems attributed directly to Satan. According to a report in the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, Parsley’s World Harvest Church was facing a $3 million deficit for the quarter ending in December after earlier in the year paying $3.1 million to settle a lawsuit over its day-care center’s having too brutally spanked a boy. Wrote Parsley, “Will you help me take back what the devil stole?”

• Crimestopper: (1) In Frisco, Texas, in January, boutique owner Marian Chadwick, who was about to be robbed at gunpoint by a hooded intruder, pointed her finger at him and said: “In the name of Jesus, you get out of my store. I bind you by the power of the Holy Spirit.” The man appeared stunned, then turned and walked out empty-handed, cursing. (2) A 20year veteran Houston cop who wears badge number 666 told the Houston Chronicle in a December profile that once, 17 years ago, a dangerous perp who had been defiant that he would not be captured suddenly dropped to his knees and surrendered. He had glanced at the badge. Said he, “I ain’t fighting the devil.”

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Questionable Judgments

• In Thailand, the endangered status of crocodiles and elephants is largely ignored by the public, who are instead enthralled with the giant pandas and their cub on loan from China. (There is even a 24hour cable TV “panda channel.”) At several of the country’s zoos, officials now regularly paint their crocodiles and elephants in panda colors (with harmlessly washable paint) to call attention to their plight. Even though the paint must be reapplied daily, “It’s

impossible not to do it now,” said one croc handler for a December Wall Street Journal dispatch. “People expect it.”

• Only four days after the January earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, two Royal Caribbean cruise ships made a port call at a private enclave about 60 miles up Haiti’s coastline from ground zero, turning loose hundreds of frolickers for “jet ski rides, parasailing and rum cocktails delivered to their hammocks,” according to a report in London’s The Guardian. Haitian guards employed by the cruise line manned the resort’s 12-foot-high fences, but about a third of the passengers still declined to leave the ships, too upset by the unfolding disaster nearby to enjoy themselves.

Royal Caribbean said it had made a large donation to the rescue effort and promised, also, to send proceeds from the port’s thriving craft stores.

• The Need for Parental Licensing: In January, as punishment for her 12-year-old son’s bad grade in school, a Warm Springs, Ga., mother allegedly forced the boy to club his pet hamster to death with a hammer. Lynn Middlebrooks Geter, 38, was arrested after the kid told his teacher, who called the state children’s services agency.

Obsessions

Unless Stephen Gough, 50, changes his mind about wearing pants, he risks spending the rest of his life behind bars, according to a January ruling of Scotland’s Perth Sheriff Court. Gough, Britain’s “naked rambler,” is a freelance nudist who for years has roamed the United Kingdom countryside, interrupted by numerous jail stints for violating public decency. He was released from Perth Prison in December after his latest stay, but seconds later shucked his clothes and was re-arrested. (In his most recent trial, Gough acted as his own lawyer and somehow persuaded an overly fair judge to let him be naked in court.)

Least Competent Criminal

Shane Williams-Allen, 19, was arrested in Tavares, Fla., in January and charged with burglarizing an unmarked police car and stealing several items, including handcuffs and a Taser gun.

Eventually, Williams-Allen called the police for help after he accidentally cuffed himself, and officers believe he also accidentally Tasered himself. cs

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Is the Myers-Briggs personality assessment just an example of modern-day snake oil sold by corporate soothsayers?

Or does it really work? Certainly a huge industry has built up around this test. If it needs to be debunked, you’re just the guy to do it. —Jim I’m of several minds about this one— possibly as many as 16, the number of personality types the Myers-Briggs people claim to be able to distinguish based on a 93-question “instrument,” or test, as the simple folk call it.

My INTJ (Introversion-IntuitionThinking-Judgment; “intuition” is abbreviated as “N” in M-B parlance) side says the whole thing is rubbish. My ENFP (Extraversion-Intuition-FeelingPerception) self figures what the hell, it’s harmless and maybe even useful. I can’t decide, and I sure can’t keep all the fourletter personality-type labels straight.

So we’ll let the different aspects of my psyche speak for themselves using the simplified Straight Dope personality code, which employs only two letters.

First, an overview from the AK (Anal Know-it-all) Cecil: Nothing about the origin of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, or MBTI, inspires much confidence.

The test was developed starting in the 1940s by the mother-daughter team of Katherine Briggs and Isabel Myers with the goal of sorting people based on Carl Jung’s theory of psychological types. The best that can be said about the Swiss psychiatrist’s ideas is that they were ingenious—he made no attempt to validate them via experiment. Briggs and Myers, for their part, had no expertise in psychology other than what they picked up from Jung and in consultation with people in the testing business.

Nonetheless, the MBTI began attracting professional attention in the 1960s, and Consulting Psychologists Press (now CPP) began publishing it in the 1970s.

My DL (Droning Lecturer) side continues: Myers and Briggs claimed their test could categorize people based on

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four either-or sets of characteristics, or dichotomies: Extraversion-Introversion, Sensing-Intuition, Thinking-Feeling, and Judgment-Perception. The premise of the MBTI is that in each set, you fall into one category or the other. For example, you’re either an extrovert or an introvert. You can’t be a mix of both, and your personality doesn’t change.

My CA (Cold-eyed Analyst) self thinks this is a dubious contention.

Common sense suggests that a trait like extroversion/introversion is a continuum. We all know people at the extreme ends of the scale, but most of us cluster near the middle. What’s more, how outgoing we are depends partly on the situation. Sure enough, when people take the MBTI multiple times, it’s not uncommon for them to flip-flop from one side of a dichotomy to the other, usually on traits where their initial score pointed only weakly in one direction.

Adds my VR (Voice of Reason) self, MBTI types correspond reasonably well with the basic personality traits identified by more scientific researchers. Collectively known as the five-factor model, these traits conveniently form the acronym OCEAN: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. One study suggests the MBTI Extraversion-Introversion scale matches up statistically with the spectrum of extroversion in the five-factor model, and the Sensing-Intuition scale does likewise with openness.

More modest relationships were found between the Thinking-Feeling scale and agreeableness and between the JudgingPerception scale and conscientiousness.

The CR (Cheerful Realist) in me now begins to understand the marketing brilliance of the MBTI. First, as the above research suggests, the MBTI evidently tests something. Second, the MBTI accentuates the positive. No matter what you score, you’re a winner: an ISFJ is a protector, a ENFP a champion, an ENTP an inventor, and so on.

Does your MBTI type tell your boss what kind of job you’d be best at? I wouldn’t go that far. On the other hand, does taking the test and discussing the scores make for an entertaining teambuilding exercise? You bet, and that’s undoubtedly why human-resources types love it. What’s not to like about an assessment that tells you you’re a born healer, mastermind, or field marshal?

Conversely, who wants to take a boring five-factors test and be told he’s a disagreeable, neurotic slob? cs

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sports Chasing the Dream Foundation, I think that more people know about that now than they did before. It’s still a long ways from one of the wealthiest foundations, but we do an awful lot with kids.

What exactly does the foundation do?

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Hank Aaron: We try to help children between the ages of 9 to 12, to get them started in the right direction, which I’ve always advocated, even when I played baseball. We don’t give large amounts of money, we give small stipends away, but we try to follow those who have demonstrated that they need help. We have kids in college now. I’m very proud of that.

That’s a very formative age for kids.

Hank Aaron: Yes, and all of us need to step up and give all our children a helping hand.

You and Ted Turner have a long history together. What’s the significance of his induction, and the fact that you’re both being honored at the same time?

Hank Aaron, left, appears with Ted Turner Saturday night at the GHS Gala at the Hyatt

Braveheart

Hank Aaron to become Georgia Historical Society trustee along with Ted Turner

by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

Technically speaking, Barry Bonds eclipsed Hank Aaron’s home run record in 2006.

But few people who follow baseball put Bonds — now under indictment for his involvement with steroids — in the same class as Aaron, or even in the same galaxy.

For most true fans, Aaron is and always will be the all–time home run king, passing Babe Ruth’s career total in 1974 while playing for the Atlanta Braves.

He did it while enduring a seasonlong barrage of racist death threats, and without the aid of the performance-enhancing drugs which now seem to be a permanent part of the game.

Images of that April day in the old

Atlanta Stadium are among the most indelible moments in sports: There’s Aaron’s swing— short and quick to the ball, finishing with that signature flick of his powerful wrists. Then the head–down jog around the bases, followed by the surprised look on Aaron’s face as two young men run onto the diamond to shake his hand.

The last of the Negro League players to also play in the Major Leagues, after his playing career Aaron continued with the Braves as a director of their farm team efforts. He would go on to own several successful car dealerships throughout Georgia.

The baseball legend is famously reluctant to give interviews, and one of the ground rules for any talk with him is that he will not talk about the subject of steroids in baseball.

But last week we had the opportunity to have a brief phone conversation with

Aaron, whose 76th birthday was Feb. 5.

This Saturday evening he will be on hand with the former owner of the Atlanta Braves, Ted Turner. They’ll both be inducted as Georgia Historical Society Trustees at the Society’s annual fundraising gala at the Hyatt.

What does being inducted as a Trustee mean to you?

Hank Aaron: It means an awful lot to me. It’s something that I suppose is following in the footsteps of so many heroes in Georgia, and me being actually born in Alabama and practically raised in Georgia, it means a lot to me.

What do you think is your greatest legacy to the state? Is is mostly the home run record, or what?

Hank Aaron: I think baseball, but I think more than that. Being involved with my foundation, the Hank Aaron

Hank Aaron: It means a lot to me to be honored with Ted Turner, because Ted himself means so much not only to me, but he means so much to the people of Georgia. Ted actually gave me my start when I was still in baseball and I continued on to be the Braves’ farm director.

But there are a lot of things Ted has done that a lot of people really don’t understand. He was the first owner to have a black general manager. He has made people around him very, very wealthy.

He’s done a lot for a lot of people.

Ted Turner is one of those people that’s sort of gotten criticism from all sides at one point or another. But he doesn’t seem to let it bother him.

Hank Aaron: Well, that’s part of life. If you’re not criticized by someone, you’re not doing your job. That’s OK. I don’t mind being criticized, because that means somebody’s paying attention to you. Ted has always been that way. He’s been criticized, but anytime that somebody can give that kind of money away, and to be in that position, he’s bound to be criticized.

Who are some ball players that impress you with their approach to life and how they carry themselves, off the diamond as well as on it?

Hank Aaron: Let me put it this way.

Most of the time, athletes — and I’m talking about baseball, football, whatever it is — are doing some great things.

In addition to your sports career, you’ve had a successful post–sports career in the business world. What are some lessons you’ve learned from that success?

Hank Aaron: I think I’ve learned from the person who’s going to be inducted with me. I learned an awful lot from Ted Turner. When I retired from baseball, I had absolutely no place to go.

And he took it upon himself to give me the job of being the farm director.

And then he put me on his own board, and I had a chance to rub shoulders with some very successful people who were also in business. And I learned from them. So I tried the same philosophy they did — just tried to do what is right and things will come out.

The number of African American youth involved in baseball is declining dramatically. Do you agree that this is a real decline, and if so what can be done about it?

Hank Aaron: It’s a serious problem, and I certainly have talked to other people who are concerned with it. I’ve spoken to the commissioner of baseball, I’ve had several conversations with the Braves, and I’ve tried to make them understand that there’s a serious problem.

Whatever we’re doing, we’re not doing the right thing, because there certainly are not enough African American ballplayers getting to the big leagues.

Like everything else, there’s competition out there, with football and basketball.

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Georgia Historical Society Gala Honoring Henry Aaron and Ted Turner Where: Hyatt Regency, 2 W. Bay St. When: At 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 Cost: $275 per person Info: www.georgiahistory.com

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And just because one decides to stray, doesn’t necessarily mean that a whole bunch of people are straying. I can’t put my finger on one, but a lot of us are involved in a lot of different things. And we have to understand that when you’re in the barrel with crabs, you gotta stay in the bottom until you’re sure you can get to the top the right way.

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Peter Brodhead, owner of Brighter Day Natural Foods, which is hosting Chanchal Cabrera’s visit Feb. 18 at the Morris Center

Can’t we all just get along?

Conventional and naturopathic cancer treatments don’t have to be enemies

by Patrick Rodgers | patrick@connectsavannah.com

There’s a swell building in the field of cancer treatment.

What was once considered “alternative medicine” — using nutritional and herbal supplements as a way of maintaining a more holistic approach to health — is fighting for a place at the table in the ongoing discussion of how to best treat cancer patients.

Although the jury is still out in the conventional medical world, there’s a growing body of evidence proving that some practices can help patients deal with the detrimental side effects of chemotherapy.

But first, those practices must overcome some stigmas associated with supplements and alternative medicine.

“There’s no legal accreditation in North America,” explains Chanchal Cabrera, a UK native who has become one of the Western Hemisphere’s foremost Medical Herbalists dealing with complimentary cancer treatment.

Cabrera is not just some new age quack. Not only is she a member of American Herbalists Guild, but she wrote their professional standards, which include advanced science studies as well as hundreds of hours of anatomy, physiology, botany and chemistry.

“It used to be very folksy 20, 40 or 100 years ago. Now, there’s a lot of hard science,” she says.

The issue of credibility remains a hurdle. Although polling shows that 70–80 percent of people in North America have used an herbal supplement of some kind in the past year, driving sales totaling billions of dollars, there is not the same level of regulation or oversight as in other industries.

“It’s fair to think of these supplements as drugs too,” says Dr. Barry Luskey, who practices at the Summit Cancer Care office in Savannah. “The problem is that they are not as tightly regulated, they’re not as well studied, what you get in one preparation may not be the same as another preparation.”

The shady side of the supplement industry has drawn the entire practice of herbal medicine into question, something Cabrera and her colleagues recognize and are trying to combat.

“There’s all kinds of crazy claims in the market place that would not be substantiated by a professional,” Cabrera explains. “They are marketed inap-

propriately to the wrong people at the wrong times for the wrong reasons.”

Cabrera has spent more than 25 years studying and practicing, and currently lives on a farm called Innisfree outside Vancouver. For more than a decade, she’s worked with Donald Yance, an herbalist and nutritionist, and Dr. Dwight McKee, a renowned oncologist, on developing a program that utilizes a more holistic approach to caring for cancer patients.

“My specialty is with cancer care, but I’m not diagnosing cancer,” she says.

“People come to me with all their tests, scans and blood work, and I help them weave a path through that information.”

While the average consumer may find herbal supplements harmless, when combined with chemotherapy treatments or other prescription medicines, the wrong combination can be dangerous.

“We worry that a number of supplements, particularly herbal supplements, might affect how the chemotherapy drugs are being metabolized by the body,” Dr. Luskey says. “The herbal supplements could increase the metabolism of the chemo therapy drug and thereby decrease the amount of active drug that a patient is getting in their body.”

Few patients are also completely honest with their doctors about seeking supplemental or non–hospital treatments as well. According to a study in 2004 by the Mayo Clinic’s Comprehensive Cancer Center, more than 80 percent of patients enrolled in chemo trial therapies also used vitamins, herbs and mineral supplements even if they were explicitly prohibited.

“The statistics say almost all cancer patients seek some kind of complimentary treatment, they just don’t tell their doctor about it,” says Luskey.

But when used properly, complimentary treatments can make a significant difference for the patients.

“I come in with the support to get them through their cancer therapy much healthier — better blood work, better outcomes, less side effects. It’s all done in a completely integrated way,” says Peter Brodhead, nutritionist and owner of Brighter Day Natural Foods, who participated in one of Cabrera’s workshop’s last year.

Brodhead is a strong believer in the potential for collaborative treatment.

“I got interested in the nutrition end of cancer when a good friend of mine died,” he says. “I lost two friends in a two-year period. That’s when I decided I needed to get all the information I

could about the topic and see what I could do to help people.”

Most cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy experience a common set of side effects, including fatigue, nausea and lowered white and red blood cell counts — all of which can dramatically affect their quality of life.

Side effects can become so serious that it’s common for patients to take a break so their bodies can recover before completing treatment.

Brodhead says a complimentary protocol of supplements can help patients remain healthier during treatment.

“If you take the best of both realms and you piece them together intelligently you can get amazing results,” he explains. “One example is Mary Jo Bochner. It carried her through two cycles of chemo. She didn’t have to stop because her blood count didn’t drop.”

Bochner had been recently diagnosed with breast cancer when she went to talk to Brodhead.

“Our family has always had more of homeopathic approach to our wellness, but I was probably the least hooked up to that lifestyle,” she says. “I told a friend I had breast cancer, and she said I had to call Peter.”

She watched as other women who were on the same chemo regimen began to look sicker and complain about fatigue and soreness. Bochner, however, felt all right, and her doctor and nurses commented on how well she was holding up to the treatments.

“I felt pretty good, for as many chemicals as were pumped through my body,” she says. “It’s amazing how well I handled it compared to the people that were going through chemo with me.”

Although conventional medicine and naturopathic treatments may not be completely comfortable bedfellows yet, there is progress in their relationship as collaborators rather than antagonists.

“I’ve been in practice nearly 25 years and I’ve seen it change dramatically for the better in terms of more collaboration,” Cabrera explains.

“From my standpoint,” says Luskey, “as long as what’s being offered as a complimentary treatment isn’t being used to drive the patient away or hold them back from established, conventional medical treatments, then that’s a good way to help.” cs Chanchal Cabrera offers a free lecture on cancer prevention and treatment Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Charles H. Morris Center.

She hosts a plant attunement workshop Feb. 20 at the Oatland Island Wildlife Center. Call Brighter Day at 912–236–4703.

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hear and now by robin wright gunn | rgunnsav@bellsouth.net

Steve Dunham & Dick Hannah mark 42 years together; Elyse Anderson & Mary Warrick have been together over two years.

Partners It’s been 42 years since Steve Dunham and Dick Hanna met in a bar in New Orleans. They’ve been a couple ever since.

“We call ourselves the team that works,” said Hanna. “We do whatever it takes to get things done.”

“We go back to that bar every five years,” said Dunham. “We show up and they say ‘Oh it’s you again,’ and bring out the champagne.”

I met Dunham and Hanna last weekend at the Saturday Social, a monthly party sponsored by First City Network (FCN). FCN is a Savannah nonprofit “chartered in 1985 by concerned citizens seeking a gay and lesbian positive community,” according to the group’s February newsletter.

FCN makes its way into the media on a regular basis, working earnestly to end discrimination for GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered) people.

Based on that public profile, I thought that the Saturday Social might not live up to its name, that it might be less like a party and more like a Saturday Rally for a Cause, with intense conversations about Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell, same sex marriage, or political candidates.

When FCN says “Social,” that’s what they mean. The party was as congenial, comfortable, and laid back as it could be with over 100 people jammed shoulder to shoulder into a three bedroom house in Coffee Pointe, a gated community in southside Savannah.

“The Socials are held all over.

Rincon, Tybee, Richmond Hill, Burnside Island.” said Mark Kreuger, one of FCN’s founders.

The mostly middle-aged, mostly white crowd was about 90 percent male.

According to several people there, another monthly function, called the

“FCN Potluck” is an almost all-female affair. Partygoers seemed evenly split between those attending for their first or second time, and those who’ve been regulars for years. Most who attended brought beverages or a snack, but eating and imbibing took a back seat to conversation and fellowship.

Gabriel and Christopher, both men in their 20’s, were the first people I met.

Dating for four months, they met on Twitter, when both were commenting on an Episcopalian organization’s tweet.

Gabriel is an inquirer to be a candidate for Holy Orders, which means he’s planning to go to seminary to be an Episcopal priest.

Soon he and Christopher were comparing notes about local faith congregations with Dan and Jamie, middle aged men who’ve been partners for 31 years and are leaders in their church.

Dan & Jamie, and Steve Dunham & Dick Hanna are two of 15 couples who were recognized at this Saturday Social in celebration of their long–term committed relationships.

During the only “meeting–like” moment of the night, party host and FCN board member Billy Wooten introduced fourteen local same–sex couples (seven women, seven men) plus one out–of– town couple who heard about the party and came to join the fun.

Each relationship has been rocking along for over twenty years, and as they were introduced each couple was greeted with shouts, whoops and loud applause.

“What about ten years or more?” someone called out. The nods and backslaps that ensued suggested that at least another ten couples would fall into that group.

My conversation with Hanna and Dunham turned into a reunion, as

we realized that we’d been neighbors on Charlton Street in the late 1970’s, when I was in high school and they first moved to Savannah.

We talked about the Night in Old Troup Square parties that are still going strong after 30 years, gossiped about who was still together from the old neighborhood (only them and two other couples), and who got divorced (everyone else including my dad and his wife, both now deceased). We discovered that we’re all Presbyterians — Hanna and Dunham are active in their church in Chicago where they live half time.

For Gwen and Jo–Ellen, another of the fourteen celebrated couples, Saturday was their first time attending the Social. Together 26 years, they moved to Savannah four years ago when Jo–Ellen took a teaching job here.

I met three other teachers that night, all reluctant to share their names due to their job vulnerability. One, a 25-yearold high school teacher, was sipping import beer and holding court with several other twenty–somethings in the kitchen.

Another teacher, indulging in a rum soaked maraschino cherry, confessed this was his second time at the Social, to “try an out-of-the-box experience.”

Elyse Anderson and Mary Warrick, both in their 20’s and a couple for two years, are relatively new to Savannah.

They’ve started an informal Friday Night Bowling Group for GLBT young people.

Warrick was pleased to see the recognition for long term couples as part of the evening.

“Coming from Seattle, it’s good to feel like there’s a place that’s welcoming.

You know that there’s a community out there to support you.” cs

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Whatever Lula wants, Lula gets Groundbreaking African American troupe Lula Washington Dance Theatre gives a free performance as part of the Black Heritage Festival

by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

Lula Washington (large photo) with some of her dancers (photos by Tom Caravaglia)

If you’ve seen Avatar — and we’re guessing you probably have, since it’s the most successful movie in history — you’ve seen the sinuous, sensual movements of the extraterrestrial species known as the Na’vi.

Lula Washington did that.

The founder and artistic director of the dance troupe bearing her name choregraphed the movements of the Pandora natives for James Cameron’s beyond–blockbuster film.

Washington began the Lula Washington Dance Theatre with a $25 loan — not a typo — in the middle of South Central Los Angeles in 1980. Working with dancers primarily from disadvantaged backgrounds in one of America’s most poverty–stricken urban areas, Washington built the company up into not only one of the premiere African American dance troupes in the country, but one

of the most daring modern dance ensembles in the world.

When accepting California First Lady Maria Shriver’s Minerva Award for Women’s Achievement in 2004, Washington famously said: “Dance, for me, is life. You came into this world moving.”

Which pretty much sums up her point of view.

We spoke to the 59–year–old dance impresario last week, just as she was getting out of rehearsal on the program she is bringing to Savannah in a free performance that’s part of the annual Black Heritage Festival.

Lula Washington: Well, I’ve never had that question asked before. I’m not sure if it has or not. I kind of think I would be the same choreographer wherever I am because of the person that I am.

And because of the things that motivate and inspire and encourage me. I don’t know if the west coast makes a difference or not.

Your choreography deals with weighty issues like racism and homelessness. Do you ever find yourself trying to lighten the mood, or do you just go with it?

Lula Washington: I think there’s always, as we used to say, a brighter day.

So of course it’s done from the point of view that there’s always hope for change.

So it’s not just that we beat up on a subject and leave it hanging. There’s always a resolution to it that’s hopeful and celebratory and joyous.

It seems that dance is uniquely suited to that full expression.

Lula Washington: Dance, and probably theatre. Theatre can do that too.

Do you expect that your dancers will have classical training as well as a modern background?

Lula Washington: Dancers come as just dancers. We ask them when we audition them if they do other things, and what are those things, because we’re a dance company that uses spoken text and singing in our repertoire. We’re not looking for them to be equally trained in singing as they are in dancing, but we look for our dancers to be able to carry a tune and be interpretive with their voice.

My work incorporates all the styles

pretty much. I incorporate ballet, jazz, hip hop, folk, tap, and we use a wide range of movement. Ballet technique is just one that I use. I’ve always incorporated all different styles in my work.

It makes for range and it brings some diversity to the work.

What can we expect to see this weekend from your company?

Lula Washington: We’re doing a work by a famous choreographer named Donald McKayle called “Songs of the Disinherited.” It’s a piece that deals with the social concepts of slaves moving toward freedom, and black people moving from the south to the north, and the journey that it took. The other pieces incorporate spoken text. One piece is a tribute to Paul Lawrence Dunbar, a very famous African American poet who wrote a poem called “We Wear the Mask,” and our dance is called “We Wore the Mask.”

The overall theme of the festival is Black Heritage, but what message in particular will you be trying to get across?

Lula Washington: We’re coming to share our cultural voice in dance. It’s an opportunity for your community to experience a range of choreography from traditional modern dance to much more contemporary works. It’s a dance experience from the Afrocentric point of view. It incorporates African American history, but African American history is American history. It’s all blended together. CS Lula Washington Dance Theatre Where: Johnny Mercer Theatre, Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. When: 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12 Cost: Tickets are free (call the box office) Phone: (800) 351-7469 Artist’s Web site: www.lulawashington. com

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Harlem is usually considered the center of African American dance, but you’re on the west coast. Has that influenced your approach any differently?

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The Oatley excellence One day, before we are both too wizened to care, I hope to meet Robert Oatley, to shake his hand, to listen to his stories, to continue this decades old story.

Early adopters of Australian wines –– in the 1970s — may know Oatley’s name from his inaugural project — Rosemount Estate.

For more than three decades he led a team that produced wines found gracing prestigious restaurant lists around the world.

Oatley though, is a competitor. Witness his record–cinching yacht racing record — or, in this case, his penchant for coaxing premier Australian terroir to produce accessible and sumptuous wines.

This fifth–generation Aussie is bound to the land. His 2001 sale of Rosemount left him lacking a legacy for his children, and a longing for nurturing these harsh lands into producing great wines.

In the wake of the sale, he was left with cool weather vineyards in Mudgee, north of Sydney. These mature vineyards, combined with vineyards in Western Australian, gave Oatley the juice he needed to make another run at the wine business.

That’s the foundation of the fledgling brand Robert Oatley Vineyards.

From a land known for its “critter” labels and low cost Syrah, Oatley is stepping to market with cool weather wines and price points meant to establish this brand as a market leader.

A recent tasting through the Oatley portfolio left me surprised by my favorites and pleased with the outcome.

At the red end of the tasting, I found the Syrah to be a classically Rhone–style Syrah with low alcohol levels and plenty of spice. It’s an immediately drinkable wine — but is one of the herd in a crowded field of domestic and

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The Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot blend, to my palate, needs more commitment. Blended in almost equal parts, this wine is “berry–cherry” and perfectly suitable for highly drinkable, consumable wines. Still, if you’re looking for complexity, nuance and skilled winemaking,, this is not your nest choice.

However, on the white to mid–range of the portfolio, I was blown away.

Oatley Sauvignon Blanc is dead–on to varietal characteristics. This is not the big, grassy, herbaceous Sauv Blanc of New Zealand, and is, in fact, a very nicely weighted, crisply fresh Sauvignon Blanc that deserves attention. It was the perfect foil for my jerked chicken sandwich –– but then came the Pinot Grigio.

This is a stunningly food–friendly wine that immediately caught my attention with its spicy aroma, crisp character and unusual texture.

What is texture?

It’s that feeling of the wine on your palate, the sense of weight and of character that makes a wine command respect.

And for a Pinot Grigio, that’s unusual.

The wine pays homage to the classic Italian style, but introduces its own terroir driven aspects that includes great floral notes, exotic spice and a beautifully crisp, acidic finish.

Lastly, I’ am not letting up on my passionate endorsement of Rosé — particularly Rosé of Sangiovese.

Oatley’s interpretation of this style is distinctively modern — dry, crisp and mildly savory.

These are not the Rosés of the 1970s — instead, modern Rosé is at home with grilled meats as it is with delicately flavored seafood.

Oatley nurtures Mudgee vineyard grapes, harvesting at night to keep temperatures cool and coaxing a modern classic from the juice.

The transparent garnet color tantalizes, then surrenders flavors that are rich with raspberry, strawberry and spice. cs

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

Nevaeh Soul Food

I could throw a rock from my office window and hit the parking lot of this restaurant at the corner of Bull Street and Victory Drive. I remember when it was a cellphone joint, resplendent with an inflatable waving arm guy. The food seems to be attracting far more clients than the prospect of unlimited minutes. I stopped in last week with my friend Joel and we ate like kings. My liver and onions were grandma–good — a thick, nicely sauteed piece of beef liver topped with just the right–sized dollop of brown gravy and lightly grilled onions. My sides were equally tasty. Okra and tomatoes swim in a mildly sweet broth and the okra are prepared nicely crisp. The mac and cheese certainly fills the bill — and warms the heart. A nice cheese blend adds variety and again, these folks are the masters of al dent — perfectly prepared macaroni noodles were covered — inside and out — with the creamy cheeses. Throw in a corn muffin for good measure and you’ve got a rib–sticking lunch. Joel had an old–school sized mound of dressing topped with generous slices of white meat turkey and gravy. His sides, okra and tomato and four slices of beautifully fried green tomatoes disappeared off his plate like Houdini had joined us for lunch. The best news — our total bill, including one soft drink and water, was $12.99. Daily lunch specials are $4.99 — meat, two sides and a cornbread muffin Had I not already been stuffed, I would have sampled a slice of homemade Red Velvet cake with sour cream frosting. There are only 15 or so seats, so it doesn’t take much to overwhelm the couple of employees. Any wait is worth the time.

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Downtown sources tell me that Broughton Street is gaining a new restaurant tenant — this one with golden arches.

The former Kilwin’s Candy Shoppe window sprouted a building permit for a restaurant and bar called The Mirage. I’m still poking around on this.

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I Should Have Been A Cowgirl — Mixed media by Susie Clinard using discarded images of cowboys and Native American culture. Reception: 2/18, 6-9pm. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St.

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L’Union Fait La Force — Haitian relief benefit exhibit at the new Oglethorpe Gallery, 406 E. Oglethorpe Ave., Susan Laney’s first gallery project since she closed Savannah’s Jack Leigh Gallery in 2008. Feb. 19-27, reception Feb. 19, 6-9pm.

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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 Beginnings Youth Art — Celebrating the talent of local middle-school and high-school students.

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Tales of Ireland

Storyteller Batt Burns brings an honored tradition to the Savannah Irish Festival The storytelling tradition in Ireland goes back thousands of years, to pre–Christian times. People in remote villages welcomed the arrival of the traveling seanachie, who spun elaborate tales about kings, wizards and heroes of mythology and the human spirit.

“The image of the seanachie and the way he told the story, the gestures and the eye contact and all that sort of thing, that was important,” Burns explains. “But the tales were important as well. If you go back, Irish history is a very sad history in many ways. And the only escape they had from a lot of that sadness was the escape when a storyteller took them off on a flight of the imagination. The humorous part, to lift the spirits a little bit, that was very important along the line.

“Obviously, all that has changed. We’re living in a totally different world. But I caught that tradition at the end; it’s pretty well gone now in the form that I experienced it. The seanachies aren’t the same as the old days – the old peat fires and the old open hearths, the thatched cottages. All that world is gone. And we are now in this world of mass media and communication.”

Burns was a schoolteacher in his native village for many years, but always had it in the back of his mind to do

Burns’ grandfather was – unknowingly – part of a centuries–old oral tradition. “Many of the ordinary farming folk in Ireland never traveled, yet they had very rich imaginations,” says Burns. “I can remember my grandfather taking me to all sorts of places, all over the world – and he never traveled farther than about 50 miles from where he lived.”

Told in elaborate cycles, with mythological and flesh–and–blood subjects the listeners would come to be familiar with over time, the seanachie’s stories would be interwoven with lengthy stretches of poetic verse.

Recurring favorites concerned the “fairy folk,” leprechauns and such, and there were always humorous tales of misadventures at weddings and wakes.

The seanachie – loosely translated, it means “bearer of old lore” – brought color into the dark and disconnected lives of the illiterate farmers and their families, from the early Gaelic up through the arrival of the English language and into contemporary times.

Batt Burns, who’ll appear at this weekend’s Savannah Irish Festival, is a folklorist, educator, author and one of the very few people in today’s world who can claim to be a professional seanachie.

(Try pronouncing it SIN–ah–kee; it has a Gaelic roll of the tongue that defies any true phonetic spelling.)

A native of remote, hilly County Kerry, in southwest Ireland, Burns knows his homeland history. “When I was a kid, very young, I spent a lot of time with one of these traditional seanachies, who was my grandfather,” he says. “He was born in 1875, and he died in 1962.”

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what he could to keep the tradition of the seanachie alive. He first started coming to the United States in 1994, and these days spends half of each year here, where he keeps busy with various storytelling festivals and cultural events, and the other half in Ireland, where conducts cultural tours.

He’s a recent recipient of a Storytelling World award (for his young readers’ book The King With Horse’s Ears – A Collection of Irish Folktales).

Interestingly, Burns says, Americans have much more of an interest in Irish folk tales, and the tradition of the seanachie, than the 21st Century Irish.

“It was part and parcel of Irish life for so long, there was no big mystique about it,” he explains. “My grandfather would never look upon himself as anything but a farmer struggling to make a living. But that had that gift of spinning yarns, he had a great memory and he had lots of stories.”

Young people today, he laments, don’t seem to have the attention spans necessary for focusing on elaborately told tales.

“Any story that’s longer than a min-

ute,, they don’t want to hear about it.

“This, of course, is the influence of TV. And in the old traditions, there’s no Irish story you can tell in less than a minute.” CS Savannah Irish Festival Where: Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. When: Feb. 13–15 Friday: Traditional cieli (Irish dance) in the ballroom: 6:30–9:30 p.m. Admission $5 Saturday (10:30–8 p.m.) in the Martin Luther King Arena Sunday (noon–7 p.m.) in the Martin Luther King Arena Music and dance on four stages includes Slide, the Firestarters, Henri’s Notions, Glor na h’Eireann: The Pride of Ireland School of Irish Dance, Harry O’Donaghue, Seamus Kennedy, Legacy, Sean McCabe, Na Fidlieri fiddling ensemble and others Batt Burns: Performance Saturday 4:45–5:30 p.m. and Sunday 2–2:45 p.m.

Addenda: Children’s art area, Irish food vendors, historical; information Admission: A one–day ticket for Saturday or Sunday is $12; two days $16; children under 14 admitted free Phone: (912) 651–6556 Online: www.savannahirish.org

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John Cowan was part of the legendary New Grass Revival

The John Cowan Band Savannah may not have the smoking big–name concerts they get in Atlanta, Jacksonville or the other mondo metro towns, but a careful examination of the acoustic music schedule around these parts reveals that we get some of the very best of the genre. With pleasurable regularity.

Coming to the Pickin’ Parlor at Randy Wood Guitars (Bloomingdale) March 6 is the John Cowan Band. This world–class bluegrass outfit is fronted by (and named for) the former lead vocalist of New Grass Revival, the first band to feature young upstarts dragging the old form (sometimes kicking and screaming!) in bold new directions.

New Grass also included Sam Bush on mandolin and Bela Fleck on banjo.

Cowan, who was also the band’s bass player, has performed and recorded again with Bush over the years, and in the 1990s had a band (the Sky Kings) with Patrick Simmons of the Doobie Brothers, Rusty Young of Poco and Bill Lloyd of Foster and Lloyd.

The John Cowan Band features in the incredible Jeff Autry on guitar, John Frazier on mandolin, Shad Cobb on fiddle and Bryon Larrance on percussion.

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This, that, the other ...Storytellers Weekend, Feb. 18–20 at SCAD’s Arnold Hall, will feature a sympsium with celebrated comic book artists Michael Golden, Howard Chaykin and Klaus Janson. Only the first day’s event is open to the public – a lecture by Golden, one of Marvel Comics’ top artists in the 1980s. That’s at 7 p.m. Feb. 18, and it’s free... ... The first theatrical production from Indigo Arts (at the Old Seaboard Freight Station) will be Reginald Rose’s claustrophobic courtoom drama Twelve Angry Men in April. Open auuditions (for men age approximately 2–60) will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 at the venue, 703D Louisville Road. For more information, call director Christopher Soucy at 631–2068... ... The Cultural Arts Theatre’s Readers’ Theatre series presents a staged reading of Call Forward, a new play by local playwright Pam Newton, at 7 p.m.

Feb. 24 at the city’s S.P.A.C.E facility on Henry Street. The reading will be followed by a discussion with the playwright. Free and open to the public... ...Local thrillmeister Chris Cook is retiring his fabulous Friday theme parties. The last one, “Sex and Candy,” will be May 4 at the B&B Ale House ...CS

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Paste Magazine named Bill Mallonee No. 65 on its recent list of the world’s 100 greatest living songwriters.

An anomaly in contemporary music, singer/songwriter Mallonee is creative and lyrical, and he has a rock ‘n’ roll heart (Bob Dylan and Neil Young are his acknowledged major influences), but he’s also a devout Christian who loves nothing better than to talk about it.

Mallonee spent a dozen years as frontman for the band Vigilantes of Love, a band which very nearly followed Let’s Active and R.E.M. out of Athens and into the mainstream (well, whatever your version of “mainstream” might be).

In describing the Vigilantes, Mallonee once said: “I know everybody needs a name tag, but I think it’s a misnomer to say it’s country–alt, because to me there’s nothing really country about it.

The stuff I associate with country is people who really did grow up picking cotton, riding the rail or doing time. People like Johnny Cash are authentic, whereas I think the rest of us are just poseurs, and I don’t mean it in a bad way, I just think we live vicariously off those experiences.”

Friday night’s solo acoustic concert is a benefit for Haiti disaster relief. Listen & learn: www. billmallonee.net.

8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12 at Bull Street Baptist Church, 17 E. 31st St. $6.

THE WEIGHT, THE GODDAM RATTLESNAKE, THE FOX HUNT

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John Brown’s Body

Energy remains the key word for this veteran reggae/rock outfit, fronted by dreadlocked vocalist Elliot Martin. Although the New York–based octet has been near the forefront of contemporary, rock and R&B –infused reggae for more than a decade, the music has begun to veer into more experimental arrangements utilizing Dub rhythms, electronic grooves and a bigger world–music vision (“more Massive Attack than Marley,” said the New York Daily News).

A result of this, no doubt, is that the band’s most recent album, Amplify, entered the Billboard reggae chart in the top position.

It very nearly didn’t turn out that way. In 2006, just six months after he was diagnosed with cancer, bassist Scott Palmer died. As a result, three other members of the band departed, leaving Martin, longtime drummer Tommy Benedetti and the others to carry on as best they could with new players. fessed “post–punk kids” of New York’s The Weight and Goddam Rattlesnake put out; it’s Anthemic Americana, almost as if Ryan Adams were fronting the E Street Band. The Fox Hunt, on the other hand, is from Harper’s Ferry, West Va., and they do it all–acoustic, old–timey with fiddle and banjo.

We have excessive quantities of these sorts of bands down here in the South; they’re almost interchangeable. What’s the perspective from up north? Check it and see.

Listen & learn: www.theweightaremen.com, www.thegoddam-

Benedetti bemoans the fact that many people think “you have to be from Jamaica to play reggae.

Some of my favorite reggae these days isn’t coming from Jamaica... it’s Alborosie from Italy, Midnite from St. Croix, Gentleman from Germany...”

Listen & learn: www.johnbrownsbody.com.

With Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad. 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 16 at Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. $12 advance, $15 day of show.

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10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10 at the Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. $4.

TODAY THE MOON, TOMORROW THE SUN

Just two months after this Atlanta–based progressive pop quartet made its Savannah debut at another club, everyone’s back again for a night o’free fun at the Wormhole. Lauren Gibson is the waif–like lead singer, the versatile Micah Silverman is on bass, Cregg Gibson (Mr. Lauren) plays

guitar, and the drummer is Jeremy Cole. “A wonderfully eclectic brand of melodic, hypnotic pop, with elements of electronica and flourishes of spiky punk,” we said in November, and we couldn’t say it any better this time. Noteworthy, and recommended. Listen & learn: www.myspace.com/todaythemoontomorrowthesun.

10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12 at the Wormhole Bar, 2307 Bull St. Free.

With the Athens prog/experimental duo Odist. CS

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Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay (Live Music) Fiddler’s Crab House (River Street) Voodoo Soup (Live Music) Hang Fire Thinkin’ Fellers Union Trivia (Other) 9 p.m.

J.J. Bonerz Electric Cheese (Live Music) Jazz’d Tapas Bar Eddie Wilson (Live Music) Jinx The Weight, Goddam Rattlesnake, The Fox Hunt (Live Music) Americana rock ‘n’ roll 10 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Gabe Donahue (Live Music) 8:30 p.m.

King’s Inn Karaoke Live Wire Music Hall Open Jam Night 8 p.m.

Lulu’s Chocolate Bar April Kelly (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Mercury Lounge Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) Mulberry Inn Live piano (Live Music) 4 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Wed) (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Wormhole Bar Hip-Hop/ soul/R&B open mic with Ronald (Live Music) 9 p.m.

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Dew Drop Inn Trivia Night (Other) 10 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House (River Street) Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) J.J. Bonerz Thomas Claxton (Live Music) Jazz’d Tapas Bar Trae Gurley (Live Music) Jinx Revenge of the Dance Party (DJ) Live Wire Music Hall The Constellations Featuring Dope Sandwich (Live Music) Mercury Lounge Train Wrecks (Live Music) Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub Open Mic Night (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Thurs) (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Sentient Bean Open Mic Comedy Night (Other) 8 p.m.

Wormhole Bar Open Mic Night (Live Music) 9 p.m.

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AVIA Hotel Gail Thurmond (Sat) (Live Music) Piano & vocal 6 p.m.

51 Degrees DJ Envision (DJ) Distillery Paul Cataldo (Live Music) Boston-based singer/songwriter 9 p.m.

Doc’s Bar Roy & the Circuitbreakers (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Hang Fire Carnivores (Live Music) Pop/punk from Atlanta 9 p.m.

J.J. Bonerz Rhythm Riot (Live Music) Jazz’d Tapas Bar Josh Maul Blues Band (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Jinx Cusses, Mass Plastic (Live Music) Daytime set by Damon & the Shitkickers Live Wire Music Hall 300 Miles (Live Music) Mardi Gras on Tybee; Tybrisa Street stage Jeff Beasley Band, All American Dixieland Revue, Zydeco Ballers (Live Music) Butler Avenue parade begins at 3 p.m. 12 p.m.

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hits, Latin/salsa, house and electronica on three levels AVIA Hotel Gail Thurmond (Fri) (Live Music) Piano & vocal 6 p.m.

Blowin’ Smoke BBQ Brenda Morie (Live Music) Jazz flute & vocals 7 p.m.

Bull Street Baptist Church Bill Mallonee (Live Music) The ex-frontman for Athens’ Vigilantes of Love in a solo benefit show for Haiti relief. 8 p.m.

Doc’s Bar Randy Hatman Smith (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House (River Street) Amy Henderson & the Prime Directive (Live Music) Folk/blues/jazz band from St. Augustine.

With Tidal Jewel. 9 p.m.

J.J. Bonerz Beanasaurus Rex (DJ) Jazz Corner (Hilton Head) Mark Shane (Live Music) Stride piano master 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Dirk Quinn Band (Live Music) Jazz guitar 9 p.m.

Jinx Karaoke (Karaoke) Live Wire Music Hall A Nickel Bag of Funk (Live Music) Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Greg Williams (Live Music) 8:30 p.m.

Murphy’s Law Irish Pub ’80s Night (Other) With costume contest 9 p.m.

Pour Larry’s 3 Cool Dudes (Live Music) 8:30 p.m.

Rock House Tybee Liquid Ginger (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Fri) (Live Music) 8 p.m.

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With a deeply masculine baritone voice that let a hint of vulnerability and anguish peek through, Clarence Carter was one of the most distinctive rhythm ‘n’ blues singers of the 1960s.

With hits like “Slip Away,” “Too Weak to Fight” and the hard–blues “Back Door Santa,” Carter carved a cavernous niche for himself on both the R&B and pop charts.

He had his biggest record, “Patches,” in 1970, and it exemplified all that was unique about Carter: The singer is remembering his daddy, a poor sharecropper, and his long–ago fatherly advice. Although the voice is strong, and sure, there is also a great melancholy there, an inescapable aura of sadness.

Now 74, Carter has lost none of his awesome vocal power. He headlines the Savannah Blues Festival concert, “The Blues is Alright,” Sunday in the Johnny Mercer Theatre.

A native of Montgomery, Ala., Carter was born blind, and attended the Alabama School for the Blind in Talladega.

In 1960, he graduated from Alabama State College with a degree in music.

With Calvin Scott, he cut a couple of singles that went nowhere, but soon after that partnership dissolved Carter arrived at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, where legends including Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and Joe Tex recorded.

Under the wing of the studio’s founder, producer Rick Hall, Carter made a string of records that not only showcased his stunning baritone and abilities as a guitarist, pianist, songwriter and arranger, but put the considerable FAME studio band — and the gritty Muscle

Shoals sound — on the musical map.

Consider: “Tell Daddy,” “At the Dark End of the Street,” “Snatching it Back” and many more.

In 1985, Carter made a brief re–appearance on the charts with “Strokin,’” an overtly sexual song propelled by an incessant, almost hip hop, beat. Its libidinous subject matter continued a streak begun with the hits “Slip Away,” “Looking For a Fox” and “The Dark End of the Street.”

He’s lived in the Atlanta area since 1972.

In the early days, did you think that being blind was going to hold you back?

Clarence Carter: Not really. Most of us who are blind are going to tell you that most of the time, it’s an inconvenience.

And that’s the truth. It’s according to a person’s perception of being handicapped. If you’re handicapped because you can’t drive a car, then you’re handicapped, but I just think that’s an inconvenience. I just happen not to be able to see to be able to drive a car.

I know how to drive one, because I taught both of my brothers how to drive, and I taught my daughter how to drive. All in my car.

Huh? Clarence Carter: I just know the fundamentals. My stepfather had a car ever since I can remember. And he used to tell me a lot about a car, when he’d

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I applied what I had learned when I was teaching my brothers and my daughter.

When you first went off to the School for the Blind, were you already thinking about music?

Clarence Carter: I went to school when I was six years old. Mothers and fathers now would jump through the ceiling if you told them their child had to go 86 miles away from home to school. But that’s what I did. I was six when my mother put me on the first train I’d ever ridden on.

Now, blind children can go to a hometown school. But back then you couldn’t do that — you had to go to a school that was designed for you. Music to me then was ... all right. I more or less wanted to go outside and play.

They had a music department, and I started taking piano lessons. Once I finished high school and I got into college, I went to Alabama State.

I wanted to learn music, all right, but not the music my teacher wanted me to learn. She’d come to my practice room sometimes and hear me practice, and she’d say “Oh, Mr. Carter, why do you want to waste your time messin’ around with that boogie–woogie?”

But learning all that Beethoven and Bach and stuff like that she taught me, I got a very good theory of music. What causes it to sound good? How did you make this sound better? That kind of thing.

Did you put together your band then?

Clarence Carter: I was playing piano, but most of the time I played guitar. The way I went to college was the state paid a little of it and I paid the rest. I used to go to the clubs at night and play. I’d get home at one or two in the morn-

ing, then I had to get up at six o’clock so somebody could come by and pick me up, and take me to school.

I really wanted to teach school, that was my goal.

When I finished Alabama State, I wanted to straighten the world out. You know, I was going to teach these kids exactly what they needed to know!

The principal that was going to give me the job said I would have to do community work on the weekends.

Uh–uh, no. I wanted to play in the band on the weekends. So that’s where my crossroad came.

Why Muscle Shoals?

Clarence Carter: Once I was into the music, and I had a band, I wanted to do some recording. Well, I figured, ain’t nobody going to discover me here in Montgomery. If an artist came to Montgomery and they didn’t have a band, the club owner would hire my band. I played for Otis Redding, I played for John Lee Hooker, I played for Gene Chandler, a whole bunch of ‘em.

I had heard about FAME Studios, so I just got on the telephone and asked the operator to connect me. I called and asked how much would it cost to get time to cut two songs? They told me, and I went up there.

The purpose in the back of my mind, though, was “I want to meet the man that owns this place.” I figured “If I go up here, I believe we sound good enough that he’s going to want to come and say hello or something.” So I just took a chance.

And sure enough, he came from his office because his engineer rang the office and said “You need to hear these boys.” That was my first meeting with Rick Hall.

What were you thinking at the time?

Did you want to make hit records, or just “I want to get out of Alabama”?

Clarence Carter: I wanted to make some hit records. I was looking forward.

You see, Bill Pinkney, from the original Drifters, used to come through Montgomery and he’d come to the club where I played. And when I’d come down off the stage, he’d always come to the table and sit down and talk to me. He’d tell me about all the things that happened on the road, the good times, the girls and everything. He hyped it up. I was ready!

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Where’d you get that emotional singing style?

Clarence Carter: That’s just the way I did it. When I had Calvin playing with me, when we were together, I used to let him do most all of the singing because I really didn’t think I sang that well. I liked to play the guitar.

Finally, I did start to do a little singing and I noticed that people enjoyed it.

I said “Well ... durn! I might be able to sing sure enough!”

That leads me to “Patches,” which was, of course, a prime example of that vulnerability in your voice ... I was a kid when that record came out, and it always sounded to me like you really were feeling that story.

Clarence Carter: Actually, I did. One night I left Texas about four o’clock in the morning and few up to Muscle Shoals. I got in and Rick said “I want to play this song for you. We want to cut it, because Atlantic Records has got other people cutting it, and they’re going to take the best cut. Whoever does the best job on it.”

I said “Let me go to the hotel and get a little sleep, and then I believe we can get it done.” He said “No, I already called the musicians, they’re already showing up.”

I said “Rick, I played a gig last night, and my voice ain’t gonna be right! I need to go to bed.”

And he said “If you just sing this song, then you can go to bed.”

I was tired, I didn’t have much sleep, I didn’t know the song. One of Rick Hall’s engineers whispered the words in my ear while I sang the song.

You really became identified with that record.

Clarence Carter: That was really the big beginning of me. I had had “Slip Away” and “Too Weak to Fight,” and both of them were gold records, but I think “Patches” really etched me into the music world. Where people are probably going to remember me for a long time to come. Which I always wanted – but I never knew it would happen that way.

Clarence Carter: You know what? It’s just like I sang it the first time. I sing it the same way. When I get on the bandstand to sing, I don’t be watching that girl that’s down there lookin’ good. I concentrate on listening to the response I’m getting from the audience. And how do I get some more response from the audience — that’s what be in my mind.

Even if I just got mad with my wife 20 minutes earlier, when I go on the stage I’ve forgotten about her. I want to be sure that the people I came to entertain want me to come back again.

That’s my thing.

Now, what about “Strokin’”? That’s a pretty bawdy tune.

Clarence Carter: Yes, it is. I said to myself “I want to create a song like these youngsters do.” Use all these synthesizers and things — they were just coming in at the time, and I wanted to see if I could do that. I just started foolin’ around with some lyrics and put it together. I played all the instruments.

When I was recording it, the engineer got so tickled that he couldn’t even stop the tape. The tape ran off the reel. When I got back up to the control room he said “Clarence, don’t you know what you just said? They can’t play that on the radio!”

I said well, they can hear it at the disco.

And today if I go onstage and I don’t sing “Strokin,’” they might have to have a police escort for me to get out of town.

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“The Blues is Alright” With Clarence Carter (Event is also called the Savannah Blues Festival), With Shirley Brown, Marvin Sease, Thodis Ealy, Bobby Rush, J. Blackfoot Where: Johnny Mercer Theatre, Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. When: At 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14 Tickets: $38, $43 Phone: (912) 651–6556 Online: www.etix.com

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Sound & fury Pop meets punk in the music of Atlanta’s Carnivores

by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

The Carnivores’ music is like a rushing rock ‘n’ roll river, fed by the twin tributaries of sledgehammer punk and sweet, clever pop.

Sometimes, rainy rivulets of poly–rhythmic tropicalia — from the exotic rainforests of Brazil — run down and join in the chemical reaction of the churning musical currents.

OK, so that’s a fairly pretentious way of describing a rock band.

But the Carnivores, playing the Hang Fire Saturday, Feb. 13, just can’t be summed up with a few one–syllable words.

The Atlanta band formed two years ago, and gigged around for a while as Chainestereo, finally changing the name after tiring of having to spell and/or pronounce it for everybody (they played their one and only Savannah show during this period).

Tropicalia — also know as tropicalismo — is a form of musical fusion created when rock ‘n’ roll is bred with Brazilian rhythms.

It’s a sweet mix on such Carnivores tracks as “Heart of Copper,” with Nathaniel Higgins’ choppy, reggae–like guitar making big waves around an infectious dance groove and Philip Frobos’ bubbling basslines.

Still, the vocals sound like purebred, snotty punk.

Carnivores recordings — check out the waxy All Night Dead album — are crudely made, awash in a dark and inscrutable sonic sheen, as if the rather complex music was coming irresistibly through the walls, from a back bedroom down the hall.

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“We’re all very skilled at our instruments, which is something that most punk bands, I guess, lack,” says Frobos.

“We like to make it melodic and pop–accessible — I don’t know if ‘accessible’ is the right word, but we’re more into the songwriting aspects than showing off our chops.

“We like to put our energy more towards that and the melodies. And making the best pop song we can make.”

Caitlin Lang plays keyboards in the band, provides urgent vocals and from all reports (the band is a critics’ darling in Atlanta) is the whirling dervish that fuels the Carnivores’ stage performances.

“We just love punk music,” Frobos explains. “We love the Clash, and we love the Buzzcocks, the Replacements and all of that punk spirit. And we have

a really energetic live show, so I think a lot of that comes out in that. And also the energy that was in a lot of the tropicalia groups, too. That kind of fury.”

Drummer Ross Politi is a new addition to the group; he also plays guitar with the Atlanta band Pleasure Cruise.

Tauseef Anam, who’d drummed with the Carnivores since the Chainestereo days, recently dropped out to go to graduate school.

“He’s going to go and get a little serious about his life,” says Frobos. “He had to hang his rock ‘n’ roll shoes up.” CS The Carnivores Where: Hang Fire, 37 Whittaker St. When: At 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 Phone: (912) 443–9956 Online: www.myspace.com/carnivoresatl

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Every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colo., a collection of short films is screened for those interested in ecology, conservation, wildlife, beautiful landscapes and thrilling adventure — the great outdoors, as it were.

The three–day–festival is called MountainFilm, and it began 32 years ago as a dose of reality to counteract the abnormally high Hollywood content of the big Telluride Film Festival, which takes place in the fall.

Many MountainFilm movies concern skiing, backpackaging, kayaking, mountain biking and other such outdoor challenges that those healthy Coloradoans enjoy so much.

The festival’s theme is “Celebrating the Indomitable Spirit.”

For the rest of the year, many of the festival’s best–loved films are packed up and sent on the road, bringing that Rocky Mountain “indomitable spirit” to those who don’t have the means — or the time, or the inclination — to visit the source.

MountainFilm on Tour lands at the Jepson Center for the Arts this weekend, for a screening event co–sponsored by the City of Savannah’s film office and the Telfair Museums.

Admission each day, cash only, is $10 for adults, $5 for children A MountainFilm representative will introduce each day’s program. CS Schedule Friday, Feb. 12. 8–10:30 p.m.

The Red Helmet (director: Tyler Young) Running Down the Man (Ben Knight) Fridays at the Farm (Richard Hoffman) Trial and Error: Progression (Bjorn Enga) Shikashika (Stephen Hyde) Pickin’ & Trimmin’ (Matt Morris) Samsara (Renan Ozturk) The Job (Jonathan Browning)

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The Red Helmet (Tyler Young) Good Riddance! Termites (Nick Hilligoss) The Leaning Tower (Brad Lynch) Safari (Catherine Chalmers) Kids Who Rip (Rod Parmenter) Ride of the Mergansers (Steve Furman) I Matter: One Kid’s Fight Against Global Warming (Lynne Cherry) Pacific Horizons (Barry Smith)

Above: Fridays at the Farm is writer/director Richard Hoffman’s visual memoir about his involvement with a community supported organic farm. Featuring time-lapse and macro photography sequences compiled from nearly 20,000 still images, Hoffman’s film is “a father’s meditation on his blossoming family and community.”

Left: Bryan Smith’s Pacific Horizons is a documentary about high adventure: Sea kayaking in the Pacific Northwest, The film features segments on Dubside, Quadra Island Tidal Races, Skookumchuck Narrows, Keirron Tastagh and more.

Ride of the Mergansers, by Steve Furman, chronicles the hooded merganser, a species of North American duck that nests in tall trees. When the chicks are 24 hours old, they must make the harrowing leap from the nest into the water many yards below.

Good Riddance! Termites is an award-winning animated short from the Pennsylvania-based Bullfrog Films. The official synopsis: “While Eco is out, ridding the world of pests the natural way, a nest of termites are literally eating him out of house and home.

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It’s been over 65 years since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences allowed more than five films to be nominated in the category of Best Picture.

However, in a shameless effort to boost flagging interest in the awards by making more room for crowd–pleasing blockbusters (call it “The Dark Knight Effect,” after last year’s critical and commercial smash failed to get nominated over the decidedly more Oscar–friendly Nazi melodrama The Reader), the organization elected to raise the total number of nominees from five to 10, thus greatly increasing the chances of inviting more audience–adored endeavors to the party.

And it seems to have worked, as five of the 10 movies selected have earned over $100 million at the box office.

Of course, with 10 pictures in the running, there’s the question of which five movies would not have been nominated if the Academy hadn’t added this rule.

Actually, I think it’s fairly obvious: The five movies that ended up garnering the most nods – Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire and Up in the Air – were the five that pretty much dominated this entire award season, and all were considered locks or near–locks.

Of the remaining five nominees – The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, A Serious Man and Up – An Education arguably seemed the most likely to knock off one of the frontrunners.

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HIGHLIGHTS: • The Best Picture nods for A Serious Man, An Education and Up. Well, at least they put most of those extra slots to good use. Had there been five nominees, only one film from my year–end 10 Best list – Up in the Air – would have probably made the cut.

Thanks to the expanded field, four of my top 10 – a much better percentage – ended up making it.

• The Best Adapted Screenplay nod for In the Loop. Speaking of movies from my 10 Best, I fully expected this scathing political satire from Britain to be overlooked. Happily, enough Academy members from the writers’ branch watched their screeners and recognized the excellence of the movie’s script.

• The shutout of The Hangover. In past years, great raunchy comedies like National Lampoon’s Animal House, There’s Something About Mary and The 40–Year–Old Virgin were completely ignored by the snobbish Academy.

Yet I feared that, bolstered by its ridiculous win at the Golden Globes, this vastly inferior film in a similar vein would be embraced by members

desperately hoping to look hip. It didn’t happen.

• The strong showing for science fiction. The Academy hasn’t always warmed up to the genre, but they were obviously pleased with it this time around.

Both Avatar and District 9 are up for Best Picture, while Star Trek – which for my money is better than either of them and thus should be in the running – scored four technical nods.

And sci–fi’s first cousin, the fantasy flick, also fared nicely, thanks to assorted technical nods for (among others) Harry Potter and the Half–Blood Prince, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and Sherlock Holmes.

LOW POINTS: • The shutout of (500) Days of Summer. No one expected it to run the field, but a Best Original Screenplay nomination at least seemed assured. Yet even that failed to materialize.

• The near–shutout of Bright Star.

Admittedly, this lovely drama never gained the awards season traction it needed to move forward. As a result,

its only nomination is for Best Costume Design. The fine contributions of writer–director Jane Campion and performers Abbie Cornish and Paul Schneider were all ignored.

• The nomination for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Sure, maybe it deserves its nod in the Best Sound Mixing category. I just shudder at the phrase, “The Oscar–nominated Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.”

WORTH NOTING: • Julie & Julia star Meryl Streep builds on her record number of acting nominations, upping her total to 16. In second place, Jack Nicholson remains tied with the late Katharine Hepburn at 12.

HOW THEY COMPARE: Oscar’s Ten Best These were the films nominated by the Academy for Best Picture.

1. Avatar (9 nominations) 2. The Hurt Locker (9) 3. Inglourious Basterds (8) 4. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (6) 5. Up in the Air (6) 6. Up (5) 7. District 9 (4) 8. An

Education (3) 9. The Blind Side (2) 10.

A Serious Man (2) Critics’ Five Best Based on a national sampling of 225 critics, these were the films that appeared the most frequently on critics’ 10 Best lists.

1. The Hurt Locker 2. Inglourious Basterds 3. Up in the Air 4. Up 5. A Serious Man (Source: www.moviecitynews.com) Brunson’s Five Best These were my picks for the year’s best movies.

1. Up in the Air 2. A Serious Man 3.

An Education 4. Up 5. (500) Days of Summer Moviegoers’ Five Best These were the year’s biggest moneymaking releases.

1. Avatar 2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 3. Harry Potter and the Half–Blood Prince 4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon 5. Up (Source: www.imdb.com) CS

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An Education In 1960, Lynn Barber was a 16–year–old schoolgirl in Twickenham, a suburb of London, with good grades and big dreams of attending Oxford University. She was swept off her provincial feet by a thirty–something cad named Simon Goldman, whose charm, sophistication and worldly ways were nothing like the young innocent had ever encountered.

Barber, who later became one of England’s top journalists, wrote a memoir of her two years in Goldman’s sway. Best–selling novelist Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About a Boy) turned it into this screenplay, changing the principle names to Jenny and David.

The story remains essentially unchanged.

An Education, were it fiction, would be utterly unbelievable. Played by Peter Sarsgaard, an American actor whose dodgy British accent is the only off–note in the film, David oozes oily charm, and it’s easy to understand how Jenny (the delightful Carey Mulligan, in her first movie role) could see him as her way out of the boring and predictable future her parents have planned for her.

Jenny’s life is all about school recitals, Latin

studies and awkward, pimply boys; David has a sports car, and groovy friends, and takes her to fine restaurants and classical music concerts.

And then – ooh la la – to Paris!

Her parents, superbly played by Alfred Molina and Cara Seymour, are completely taken in

by David, who glad–hands them, brings them gifts and feeds them lies. They approve of this older man seeing their virginal young daughter, in part because of David’s smooth talk, and also because of an old English familial truism: If Jenny were to marry a rich man, why should she have to bother going to college? Molina, in particular, is spectacular as a working class man who wants the best for his daughter, but knows in his heart that he can’t really afford it.

With small but dramatic turns by Emma Thompson and Olivia Williams as Jenny’s headmistress and teacher, respectively, An Education is a wonderful example of how a strong cast can make a good film great. Between the likeable, natural performances of Mulligan, Sarsgaard (his accent notwithstanding) and Molina, you’ll be so caught up in the story that you will not see the ending coming. cs

Although based on a 1985 British TV miniseries, the new thriller Edge of Darkness mostly feels like The Constant Gardener shorn of all emotional complexity and weighty plotting. That hardly matters, though: Edge of Darkness could have played like an episode of Sesame Street and audiences would still turn out just to answer the pressing question: So, what’s Mel been up to these days?

It’s been eight years since Mel Gibson has handled a leading role on the big screen (2002’s Signs), and he’s spent the time since then directing the biggest moneymaking snuff film of all time, getting in trouble with the bottle, with the law and with the wife, and being brilliantly parodied in a memorable episode of South Park. And now he’s back in Edge of Darkness, and while his off–screen antics have noticeably aged him – he almost looks the same age as Harrison Ford in Extraordinary Measures, even though Ford is 13 years older – he hasn’t lost a step when it comes to exuding that undeniable movie–star magnetism.

Gibson plays Thomas Craven, a widowed Boston cop who’s elated that his grown daughter Emma (Bojana Novakovic) has come home for a visit. But father and child are only together for a few hours before Emma is brutally murdered. While everyone assumes the assailant was gunning for her dad, the devastated Craven suspects otherwise once he starts snooping around and finds that all signs point toward Emma’s former place of employment: Northmoor, a shady corporation with all sorts of underhanded ties to the government. The company’s CEO (Danny Huston, who also clocked time in The Constant Gardener) is clearly corrupt, but what’s Craven to make of a mysterious English chap named Jedburgh (Ray Winstone), who pops up at odd hours to utter cryptic phrases before disappearing back out of sight? Edge of Darkness is effective as a cathartic revenge yarn, at least until the absurdities begin to pile up during the final half–hour. Most of the villains are laughable even by the standards of one–dimensional action flicks, while Jedburgh, the most interesting character, requires more scenes in order to make his character arc more believable. Winstone still steals the film through sheer personality, but the script doesn’t provide him with much assistance. As for Gibson, he’s just fine in the sort of role that’s been his bread–and–butter for the continues on p. 32

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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 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.

there’s still plenty to enjoy here, and the ending all but guarantees a sequel – box office returns be damned.

THE BOOK OF ELI

Robert Duvall appears in a supporting role in Crazy Heart and also serves as one of the film’s producers.

His participation in this project makes complete sense: He wanted to personally hand the baton off to Jeff Bridges.

After all, Duvall won his Best Actor Academy Award for 1983’s Tender Mercies, and now here comes four–time nominee Bridges, the odds–on favorite to finally win his own Oscar for playing the same type of role essayed by Duvall – that of a rumpled, boozing, country & western star who enters into a relationship with a sympathetic woman at least two decades his junior.

Bridges’ grizzled character goes by the name Bad Blake, and that first name describes less the man who bears it – he’s fundamentally decent although, like most drunks, irresponsible and exhausting – than the circumstances of his present lot in life. Washed up, perpetually inebriated, and playing honky–tonk dives while his protege, Tommy Sweet (Colin Farrell), fills up massive arenas, Blake stays in the fight even though the odds are against him ever achieving any renewed success. But suddenly, unexpected developments on the personal and professional fronts hold real promise. Sweet turns up and, clearly fond of his former mentor, offers him an opening slot on his tour and the opportunity to write new songs for him. And Blake, a multiple divorce’ and unrepentant womanizer, finds a chance at a lasting relationship when he meets and falls for reporter Jean Craddock (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a single mom whose young son also melts Blake’s heart. Will Blake finally encounter true happiness, or will he find some way to screw everything up? Adapting Thomas Cobbs’ novel (although he might as well have been adapting Horton Foote’s Tender Mercies script), writer-director Scott Cooper throws enough curve balls into the expected plotting to keep the narrative from completely dissolving into formula. The scenes between the two musicians are among the best in the movie, with Farrell seemingly as awed

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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

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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

by The Hughes Brothers since 2001’s criminally underrated Johnny–Depp– meets–Jack–the–Ripper movie From Hell, it’s the potent religious slant that makes it intriguing. Thirty years after a war that wiped out 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.

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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/

Purrs 4 Peace

Three minutes of simultaneous purring by cats (and honorary cats) around the world, conducted online (Facebook & Twitter) each Sunday at 3 p.m. by Savannah residents Confucius Cat and his human Staff. Details at www.ConfuciusCat. blogspot.com. Contact @ConfuciusCat (Twitter) or Acolytes of Confucius Cat (Facebook).

Savannah Area Young Republicans

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

Auditions 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 “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”

2/11, 7pm - Richmond Hill Community Theatre is seeking adult actors/singers for their upcoming production. New Beginnings Community Church. 75 Crosswinds Dr in Richmond Hill.

Actors should be prepared for a cold reading and a group song from the script, but may also prepare an individual song and bring their own music. More info, call Jacki Scott: 756-7841.

Auditions: “Twelve Angry Men”

Fairweather Productions and Indigo Arts are holding open auditions for men age 20-60 for an independent production of Reginald Rose’s classic courtroom drama “Twelve Angry Men” to be produced in April at the Freight Station.

Auditions are Thurs. 2/18 at 7 p.m. at the Freight Station, 703D Louisville Rd. For more info, call director Christopher Soucy at 631-2068.

Benefits 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

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.

Tour de Epicure

2/28, 4-7pm - A trolley tour of great food and fine art. All proceeds benefit America’s Second Harvest. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased through America’s Second Harvest, 912-6290298.

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2/27, 6:30pm - A benefit gala for the Rape Crisis Center. $75/person or $500/table of 8.

For event tickets, raffle tickets or more info, call 912-233-3000 or visit www.rccsav.org. Savannah International Trade and Convention Center,

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),

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Call for Entries Artist Submissions: “Sculpted”

Desotorow Gallery is now accepting submissions for “Sculpted”, a juried exhibition featuring three-dimensional works of art. Submissions due by 5pm EST on 2/26. Download the prospectus at http://www.desotorow.org/exhibits/calls/ sculpted.html Desotorow Gallery , 2427 Desoto Ave. , http://www.desotorow.org/

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. ,

Casting for new show filming near HHI

Looking to cast experienced life coaches / personal trainers with credentials for an upcoming major cable network weight loss series.

Send an email to: mhallidencasting@gmail.com with the following info: Name, phone#, Email, Location (where you are CURRENTLY living), Recent photo/head shot, a brief bio, a list of your credentials, and tell us how you might stand out in your approach when helping people in need of your expertise.

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.

Open Casting Call

2/13, 11am-5pm. Adler Hall, 532 Indian St. SCAD Film & Television Dept. is holding open call for upcoming productions. No experience necessary. Please bring resume and headshot. For more info: Jenna Harcher: jharch20@ student.scad.edu, 912‐604‐8582 or Dana Salerno: dsaler20@student.scad.edu, 757‐6214381.

Poster Contest

Polk’s Saturday Market Poster contest. Winning image will be used to promote the market and sold as a fine art poster. First Place will receive $250.00 plus a commission from all sales of image. Deadline for entries is March 1, 2010.

For info, contact: Dicky Trotter, 912-665-4488, or dickyt1954@yahoo.com.

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.

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/

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

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Fany’s Spanish/English Institute

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

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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

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

Non-Profit Financial Management

Free Grant Writing Workshop

This course is designed for leaders who are responsible for decision-making and who are seeking to understand the fundamentals of financial management. Thurs. 2/25, 12-3pm.

United Way Building, 428 Bull St. Savannah.

Advance registration is required and attendance fees apply. More info: Georgia Center for Nonprofits at 912-234-9688.

Garbage, Goo, Recycling and YOU

Learn how to work more effectively with your board to achieve your organization’s desired outcomes. Thurs, 2/18 from 1-4pm. United Way Building, 428 Bull Street, Savannah. Advance registration is required and attendance fees apply. More info: Georgia Center for Nonprofits at 912-234-9688.

US HUD and the City of Savannah are co-sponsoring a free two-day grant-writing workshop on Feb. 23-24 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Memorial University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. To register, visit the City’s Web site, www.savannahga.gov and click on the workshop highlight.

NPOs: Evaluating Your Board

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.

Plant Attunement: A Holistic Study of Plants

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 ,

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Savannah Conservatory for the Performing Arts

Low cost instruction in a group lesson format. Classes in drama, dance, percussion, woodwinds, brass, strings, piano, vocals, guitar, visual arts and music theory Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30, 6:30 or 7:30pm. $60 per quarter. 352-8366, tsaconservatory@bellsouth. net. Salvation Army Community Center, 3000 Bee Rd. , Savannah

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

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

Savannah Learning Center Spanish Classes

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

Starfish Cafe Culinary Arts Training Program

This 12-week full-time program is designed to provide work training and employment opportunities in the food service industry, including food preparation, food safety and

sanitation training, customer service training and job search and placement assistance. Call Mindy Saunders at 234-0525. The Starfish Cafe, 711 East Broad Street , Savannah http:// www.thestarfishcafe.org/

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/

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/

Clubs & Organizations Bimmer Club of Savannah

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.

Buccaneer Region SCCA

is the local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America. It hosts monthly solo/autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone with a safe car, insurance and a valid driver’s license is eligible to participate. Visit http:// buccaneerregion.org/solo.html.

Civil Air Patrol

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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 4124410. Savannah Flying Tiger Composite Squadron, Savannah International Airport , Savannah

Coastal Georgia Low Country Surfrider Foundation Meeting

The monthly meeting for the local chapter of the Surfrider foundation. The Surfrider Foundation is a grassroots, non-profit, environmental organization that works to protect our oceans, waves, and beaches.

Tubby’s Tankhouse, Thunderbolt http:// www.myspace.com/coastalgeorgiasurfrider

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

call for details of dinner & reservations 231.0100 604.5264

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

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

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 912-6043281.

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 9:1511:30 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

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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 7487020. 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.

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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

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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.

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Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

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Savannah Toastmasters

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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

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

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

Urban Professionals

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,

Meets monthly at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Call James Crauswell at 927-3356. Savannah

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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-N’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

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

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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 912-272-2797. 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.

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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

Free Swing Lessons

Every Thursday at Doubles Night Club (7100 Abercorn St.) Join the SwingCats for a free lesson at 7:30pm, followed by dancing from 8-10pm. No partner required. Drink specials.

Home Cookin’ Cloggers

Meet every Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Nassau Woods Recreation Building on Dean Forest Road. No beginner classes are being held at this time, however help will be available for those interested in learning. Call Claudia Collier at 748-0731. Nassau Woods Recreation Building, Savannah

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-

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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 912224-9667 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, 330-5421. Delaware Recreation Center, Savannah

Salsa Lessons

Tuesdays and Wednesdays. No partner required. Tantra Lounge, 8 East Broughton St. Contact: salsasavannah@gmail.com, or call 856-7323. 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/

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Join in the fun every Monday and Saturday.

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

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The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home is hosting a day trip to Milledgeville to visit the family farm Andalusia, as well as several sites significant to the author’s life. Trip departs at 7am, 2/20 and returns around 9pm. Cost of trip includes transport, admission fees, lunch and dinner. Call 912-233-6014 for more info.

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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 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

Valentine’s Screenings with the SGLFS

The Savannah Gay and Lesbian Film Society presents two films on Valentine’s Day. 6:30pm: “Edie & Thea” an award winning film about love and aging. 8:30pm: “Chris & Don” the true story of Christopher Isherwood, who’s work was the

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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

Bellydancing for fun and fitness

The most fun class you’ve ever taken to get you in the best shape in the least amount of time.

We provide bright colorful veils, jangling coin hip scarves, and exotic music. Every Thursday at 7:30pm. $15 drop-in or $40 for four if you pay in advance. Call 912-660-7399 or email ConsistentIntegrity@yahoo.com

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 form before participating. All classes are free.

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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 30 minute Core and ABs concentration class.

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Fitness Classes at the JEA

Spin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, Aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba. Prices vary.

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Hatha Yoga classes

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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/

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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, Mon & Wed 5:30pm-6:30pm, Thurs 12:30pm-1:30pm, & Sat 9:30am-10:30am. All levels welcome! Private and Semi-Private classes are by appointment only. 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 master Dante Santiago is trained in Usui Reiki Ryoho. Fifty-minute sessions are $60 and 50-minute in-studio sessions are $45. Call 6601863 for times and appointments.

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

Savannah Yoga Center

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

Squats N’ Tots

This class will help you stretch and strengthen overused body parts, as well as focus on muscle endurance, low impact aerobics, and abdominal work. Your baby (age 6 weeks to one year) can get in on the fun, or simply stay close to you on your mat. Call to pre-register 912-819-6463. St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being,

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. 9:1510:15am. 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: 912-341-9477 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. 912-232-4490 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

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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.

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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

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Pride. Call Christina Focht at 663-5087 or email christina@savpride.com. First City Network, Savannah http://www.firstcitynetwork.net/

Stand Out Youth

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/

What Makes A Family

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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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. Mary’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

Health 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

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. 2364703. Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St. ,

Free blood pressure checks and blood

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/

Free Skin Cancer Screening

St. Joseph’s/Candler offers a Free Skin Cancer Screening on February 20 at the Islands YMCA. For an appointment, call 897-5924.

Healthcare for the Uninsured

St. Mary’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. Mary’s Health Center, 1302 Drayton St. ,

Hearing Aid Funds Available for Infants and Children

The Coastal Health District’s Universal Newborn Hearing and Screening Initiative has funds available for the purchase of hearing aid devices for

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taking care of ourselves Birth Control: so I can plan for today and for a family tomorrow.

Protecting Future Fertility: STD testing and treatment can protect my ability to have a baby someday.

Savannah Center 44-B Lee Blvd 912-351-0116

At Planned Parenthood®, we’re here for you with high quality health care at an affordable cost - for annual checkups, birth control, emergency contraception, STD tests and pregnancy testing.

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infants and children 3 and under who qualify For info, contact Jackie King at 691-6882.

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.

Hypnobirthing Childbirth Classes

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.

I am your ‘live’ coach

You like to be happy, healthy and successful?

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

La Leche League of Savannah

Mothers wishing to find out more about breastfeeding are invited to attend a meeting on the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 pm. La Leche League of Savannah is a breastfeeding support group for new and expectant mothers.

897-9261, www.lllusa.org/web/SavannahGA. html. Family Health and Birth Center, Savannah

Lotus Tree QiGong with Robin Murphy

2-day seminar on Eastern philosophy, meditation and practices with esteemed Robin Murphy. Feb. 27-28 at the Morris Center. $175 if registered by 2/10, $200 after. Call 912-352-0675 or email nszychowski@gmail.com for info or to register.

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 7:309:30 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. 1-800-264-7154.

Staying Heart Healthy

2/11, 5:30pm - St. Joseph’s/Candler’s African American Health Information & Resource Center will present “Staying Heart Healthy.” 1910 Abercorn Street. For more info: 447-6605.

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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.

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Nature and Environment Birding with an expert

Wilderness Southeast is offering a series of birding trips with local expert Diana Churchill.

Trips include the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Tybee Island, Wassaw Island and Webb Wildlife Management Area. For more info, call 912-236-8115 or visit www.wilderness-southeast.org

Dolphin Project of Georgia

Boat owners, photographers and other volunteers are needed to help conduct scientific research. Must be at least 18 years old. Call 7273177, visit www.TheDolphinProject.org.or e-mail gadolphin@comcast.net.

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18 MIT grad, maybe 19 Sportscaster Dick 20 Like screwball comedies 21 System with paddles and a joystick 24 Explorer Juan Ponce ___ 25 “Arrested Development” narrator Howard 26 Fish served in filets 31 Mad scientist who is the enemy of Action Man 32 Prof ’s admission that someone’s helping him temporarily?

35 Soul great Redding 36 Swear like a sailor 37 Pulls a heist on 40 Halloween costume that includes big ears, dark clothing and a bunch of charts?

43 Digital camera variety, for short 45 They’ll help serve your Earl Grey 46 ___ Hill (R&B group) 47 Container for stir-fried vegetables?

49 ___ Lateef of jazz 51 Get the engine humming 52 Takes more Time?

56 PG&E opponent Brockovich 57 Visit Vancouver, say?

61 Grub 62 Fill with passion 63 Moving vehicle 64 Porker’s pad 65 Raptor’s grabbers 66 Self-help workshop movement of the 1970s

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3 Paycheck line 4 Semi-frozen drink similar to an Italian ice 5 Petting zoo critter 6 “Let ___” (Beatles hit) 7 Widow of King Hussein 8 Answer to the riddle, “What’s brown and sounds like a bell?”

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48 Groan-inducing jokes 50 Ensign’s org.

52 Novelist Jaffe 53 List-ending abbr.

54 Pitcher Hideo 55 Bernanke subj.

57 “___ Smart” 58 5th or Mad., e.g.

59 “___ Boot” 60 Picnic pest

Free Webinar: Connecting Sustainable Energy and Tourism

2/11, 10:30-11:30am - Discussions on how to avoid greenwashing, methods to determine whether alternative energy is right for your business, and more. Tybee City Hall.

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

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

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

Pets & Animals 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.

Low Cost Pet Clinic

2/13, 2-4pm - Tails Spin, Dr. Stanley Lester and the Humane Society team up for this regular event offering low cost vaccines and micro-chipping for pets of seniors, students and military.

Habersham and 61st Street.

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

Second Chance for Love

2/12-2/14 - PetSmart at 11132 Abercorn hosts a weekend long pet adoption drive. Call 912-9251116 for more info.

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/

Readings & Signings Author Clifford D. Cope

2/23, 7pm - The Savannah Writers Group presents a talk from Arkansas-based writer Clifford Cope, who has published eight books, including five non-fiction works and three children’s books. He will discuss the process of getting published. Books-A-Million, 8108 Abercorn St. ,

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

Signing: Ella M. Williamson

2/13, 2-4pm - Williamson will be available to sign copies of her Christian & Women’s Issues book, “For Hurting Women in the Workplace: It’s Time to Heal God’s Way.” Barnes and Noble.

7804 Abercorn St.

Tea time at Ola’s

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 Christian Businessmen’s Committee

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

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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

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/

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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

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

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

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

Sunday, 11 am, Troup Square Sanctuary. 2340980, admin@uusavannah.org or www.uusavannah.org. 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.

Savannah Shamrock Rugby Club

Always looking for new players, coaches and supporters. Meeting for training Tues & Thurs 6:30pm at Forsyth Park. No experience needed.

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ARIES

(March 21–April 19) “Hate leaves ugly scars,” wrote author Mignon McLaughlin, but “love leaves beautiful ones.” If I’m reading the astrological omens correctly, Aries, you’re scheduled to receive at least one of the beautiful kind of scars in the coming months –– maybe even two or three. In fact, I think they’ll be such lovely booboos that they will markedly add to your overall attractiveness. Rarely if ever have you been privileged to hurt as good as you will in 2010 –– thanks to the benevolent jolts of love. Happy Valentine Daze!

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) In my view, 2010 is the year you should expand your world. That could mean enlarging your circle of allies or building a bigger web of connections. It might mean broadening your appeal or widening your frame of reference or opening your mind to possibilities you’ve been closed to. It may even involve extending your territory or increasing the range of your travels. However you choose to expand, Taurus, I urge you to put love at the heart of your efforts. Love should be the fuel that motivates you and the reference point that ensures you’re always making smart moves. For inspiration, memorize this line by poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning: “I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach.” In your case, Taurus, “thee” should mean the whole world.

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) Of all the signs of the zodiac, you Geminis are most likely to thrive if you experiment with new approaches to kissing in the coming weeks. To whip up your fervor, read incendiary texts like William Cane’s *The Art of Kissing.* Conspire with an imaginative partner to conjure up a new kissing game or even a sacred kissing ritual. And come up with your own interpretations of the following kiss techniques: the throbbing kiss, the sip kiss, the butterfly kiss, the tiger kiss, the whispering kiss. Happy Valentine Daze!

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) Happy Valentine Daze, Cancerian!

After meditating about what advice would be most valuable for your love life in the coming months, I decided on this challenge from

poet William Butler Yeats: “True love is a discipline in which each divines the secret self of the other and refuses to believe in the mere daily self.” In other words, create in your imagination a detailed picture of your loved ones at their best.

Each day, make it a point to feel joy and gratitude for their most excellent beauty and power –– as well as the beauty and power that are still ripening and will one day appear in full bloom.

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) A friend of mine has woven her life together with a Leo who doesn’t fully appreciate the ways she expresses her adoration. She asked me to use my bully pulpit as a horoscope writer to convey a message to her lover, and I agreed, because I think it’s excellent advice for all of the Leo tribe this Valentine season. Here’s what she said: “Just because somebody doesn’t always love you the way you wish they would, doesn’t mean they don’t love you the best they can and with all they have.” Are you willing to consider the possibility that maybe you should take that plea to heart, Leo? I hope so, because then you’ll be able to get some of the good loving you’ve closed yourself off from.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Happy Valentine Daze, Virgo! I meditated on what message might best energize your love life, and what I came up with is a declaration by author Mignon McLaughlin: “Love unlocks doors and opens windows that weren’t even there before.” In other words, the love you should be most interested in during the coming months is the kind that opens your eyes to sights that were previously invisible and that creates new possibilities you’ve barely imagined.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Happy Valentine Daze, Libra! My astrological hunch is that you’d benefit from the specific teaching that would come from exploring a three–way relationship. But wait. Don’t jump to conclusions.

Here’s the form I think it should take: Fantasize that the merger of you and your lover or ally has created a third thing that hovers near you, protecting and guiding the two of you. Call this third thing an angel. Or call it the soul of your

connection or the inspirational force of your relationship. Or call it the special work the two of you can accomplish together. And let this magical presence be the third point of your love triangle.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Happy Valentine Daze, Scorpio!

After meditating on what advice would best serve your love life, I decided to offer you the words of psychologist Carl Jung: “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.” As I see it, my dear, acting on Jung’s wisdom will help you carry out your primary task in the coming months, which is to bring novel experiences and fresh perspectives to your most engaging relationship.

The best way to accomplish that is not with non–stop serious talk and intense analysis, but with a generous dose of playful improvisation and experimental fun.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

To prepare your Valentine horoscope, I did a lengthy meditation on your love life. I wish I could offer you a 20–page treatise on my conclusions, but there’s not enough room. So instead I’ll give you the single most important piece of advice I came up with: The coming week will be an excellent time for you to survey the history of your love life, starting with the first moment you ever fell in love.

I mean you should actually stream the memories across your mind’s eye as if you were watching a movie. Feel all the feelings roused by each scene, but also try to maintain some objectivity about it all. Watch for recurring themes.

Be especially alert for unexpected insights that emerge about the past. And through it all, be wildly compassionate toward yourself and your co–stars.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

“If I love you, what business is it of yours?” wrote Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Now I’m offering his words for you to use as your mantra in the coming months. Your main job, as I see it, is simply to be a lover of pretty much everything –– to generate, cultivate, and express love in abundance –– and not to worry about whether your love is

reciprocated or how it’s regarded.

It’s a tall order, I know –– one of the most difficult assignments I’ve ever suggested. And yet I think you have the soul power and the crafty intelligence necessary to accomplish it.

Happy Valentine Daze, Capricorn!

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) Happy Valentine Daze, Aquarius!

In my search for the counsel that would be of greatest help to your love life in the coming months, I decided on this observation by psychologist Albert Ellis: “The art of love is largely the art of persistence.” I hope you take that in the spirit in which I’m offering it.

It’s not meant to suggest that you will be deprived of love’s burning, churning pleasures; I just want to make sure you know that your best bet for experiencing burning, churning pleasures is to be dogged and devoted and disciplined in your cultivation of burning, churning pleasures.

PISCES

(Feb. 19–March 20) In 2010, you will have more cosmic assistance than you’ve had in a long time whenever you seek to increase your experience of pleasure.

Do you want to get more sensual joy out of eating and drinking and dancing and listening to music?

This is your year. Do you want to heighten your perceptiveness and find more beauty in the world and cultivate new ways to stimulate positive feelings and liberating emotions? This is your year. Do you want to intensify your orgasms and have more of them and learn how to use them to enhance your spiritual power? This is your year.

And the coming weeks will be one of the best times in 2010 to move from charging up your pleasure to supercharging it. Happy Valentine Daze, Pisces!

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“Kakuro”—Fill in each square in this grid with a digit from 1 to 9. The sum of the digits in each row or column will be the little number given just to the left of or just above that row or column. As with a Sudoku, you can’t repeat any digits in a row or column. See the row of four squares in the upper-left with a 10 to the left of it?

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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

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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. 143. Savannah

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

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Caregiver’s Support Group

Meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month. For more info: 912-925-5924. White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Rd. ,

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.

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Celiac Support Group

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

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

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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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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

Grief Support Group

6:00 p.m. Tues. at Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 450 Mall Blvd. Seven-week support groups for children and adults are offered by the bereavement counselors at no charge as a complementary service of Hospice Savannah. For information call 912.303.9442 or visit www.HospiceSavannahHelps.org. 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

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

Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group

meets the second Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. on the second floor of the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion. 355-5196. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225

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/

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 on Mental Illness

A recovery support group for people living with mental illness. Meets at several location throughout the week. Tuesdays: 6:30-8pm, Trinity Lutheran Church, 12391 Mercy Blvd.

Thursdays: 6:30-8pm, Pine Woods Retreat, 1149 Cornell Ave. Suite 3A. Saturdays: 1:303:30pm, Candler Heart & Lung Building (2nd Floor). Call 912-353-7143 for more info.

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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.

Rape Crisis Center Incest Survivor’s Group

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.

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Smoking Cessation Support Group

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Transgender Support Group

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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/

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912-236-6750 ext 109. America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia, 2501 E. President St , Savannah http://www.helpendhunger.org/

CASA needs volunteers

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First Steps

Become a volunteer with First Steps and provide support, education and community resources to help parents of newborns establish healthy and positive relationships with their babies. Call 819-6910. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd. , Savannah http://www. sjchs.org/

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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

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4627 SYLVAN Drive, Sylvan Terrace- 4-Bedrooms, 2-Baths, LR, DR, Den, Covered back porch, Fenced yard, $1,000/month. Helen Miltiades Realty,231-1981.

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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

Apartment for rent. 455 Mall Blvd. 2BR/1.5BA, kitchen furnished, pool, tennis court, lawncare. $800/month, $800 deposit. 912-355-7670 Happenings

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APARTMENTS FOR RENT:507 E.51st Street, Ardsley Park, 2-Bedrooms, 1-Bath, LR, DR, Fireplace, Sunroom, Kitchen w/appliances, washer/dryer Connections, $795/month-Helen Miltiades Realty,231-1981

for rent 855 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 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 ConneCtsavannah.Com online musiC & events listings, & fine sweetness and Content

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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.

AVAILABLE NOW! FOUR BEDROOM HOUSES 10804 White Bluff Rd-$1600 5757 Ogeechee Rd. $1400 133 Cormorant Way $1295 THREE BEDROOM HOUSES 2505 Wood Ave. $1100 22 Brandle Ln. $950 620 E. 60th St-$975 302 E 65th St-$875 1734 E.33rd St. $825 714 Beauregard St. $825 2040 Greenwood $805 1919 Causton Bluff $750 2012 Nash St. $795 TWO BEDROOM HOUSES 18 Chippewa Dr$775 122 Inglewood Dr$750 1105 E.41st St. $650 FOR DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT OUR WEB PAGE WWW.PAMTPROPERTY.COM Pam T Property 692-0038

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CLEAN, FURNISHED EFFICIENCY, on busline, $800/month or available weekly at $200/week plus deposit.

Call 210-1327 or 236-1952

DAVIS RENTALS 11515 WHITE BLUFF RD. 1BR, LR, walk-in closet, laundry room, bath $575/month. _________________ NEAR MEMORIAL: 1304 E. 67th Street 2BR/1BA, walk-in closets, laundry room $695/month. _________________ TOWNHOUSE 1812 N. Avalon Avenue. 2BR/1-1/2BA $675/month. _________________ SOUTHSIDE 207 Edgewater Rd. 2BR/2BA, Large $750/month.

SOUTHSIDE 1159 Mohawk St. 3BR/3BA, garage. New townhouses.

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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.

912-352-8251

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CALL US TODAY 912-925-0374 Open on weekends ISLE OF HOPE, 2BR/1BA duplex, $600/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 Midtown- 2219 Armstrong Drive. Completely renovated 3BR, 2 baths.

Stove, refrigerator, dishwasher furnished.

Fenced backyard. $875/month plus deposit. Call 656-5000.

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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 Furnished Efficiency9160 Ferguson Ave. Carport, wooded setting w/security gate. Convenient to all commercial.

Almost New! All utilities included. $700/m.

912-356-5147

Midtown Guest House 2 Bedrooms, 1 bath, huge kitchen, CH&A, fenced yard, w/d, new carpet, parking, Pets OK w/ deposit. $775/month.

912-925-8590

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MOBILE HOMES: Available for rent. Located in mobile home park.

Starting at $450 per month and up.

912-658-4462 or 925-1831.

One & Two Bedroom Apartments for rent. 656 East 36th & 623 West 48th S t re e t .

912-232-3355.

Southside- Whitebluff area 121 Davidson Ave 3bd/4bd 2ba Central heat/air Liv/din/eat in kitchen total elect. $900.00 (912)659-3550

WEEKLY AND MONTHLY PROPERTIES AVAILABLE Peaceful atmosphere WEEKLY UNITS: Furnished, Private entrance, No sharing, living quarters, utilities included. From $175-$200/wk, $100-$150/deposit.

MONTHLY PROPERTIES: 2&3BR, 1-2Baths, Appliances included. Properties located in Pooler & Savannah. $600-$800/month plus deposit same as rent.

1/2 off 1st month’s rent.

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Interested parties call 441-5468

*MOHAWK St.-Southside: 3BR/1BA, kitchen furnished, carpet $785+deposit. *1133 EAST 55TH 2BR Duplex, kitchen furnished, carpet. $545+deposit.

WEST 48TH STREET: 1BR Duplex, kitchen furnished. $425+deposit.

Call 234-0548 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

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2BR/1BA, furnished kitchen, washer/dryer connections. Free Rent w/qualified application.

Price reduced! $500/rent, $500/deposit.

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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 ONE BEDROOM: Stately apartment, hardwood floors, ceramic kitchen and bath, washer/dryer hookups. Beautiful and quiet Baldwin Park neighborhood.

Rents very quickly. Must react fast! 537 Maupas Ave. $595/month. Leave message, 912-441-3087.

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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.

509 E. 39th. 4BR, 2BA $900/month.

Several Rent-to-own properties.

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STAY MANAGEMENT 352-7829 RENT: DUPLEX 1204 E. 54th. 2-bedroom, 1-bath $550/month plus deposit $550. Two blocks east of Waters Ave. Call Alex @ 912-401-5710, Days/Nights/Weekends, email: alexcerbone@gmail.com 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 ROOM FOR RENT: Very nice home on Lavida Golf Course, Southside. All house privileges, everything furnished, off-street parking. $450/rent, $300/deposit.

925-6940 or 844-4211 ROOMS FOR RENT: Clean, secure, central heat/air, ceiling fan, cable, electric, stove and refrigerator, washer/dryer. Near Library and bus route. Furnished. $150 weekly. John Simmons, 912-844-5865.

Savannah Pines MHP, Garden City: Large beautiful 3BR w/den fireplace, dining room. 2,600SF. Credit check required.

Low deposit. $750/mo.

912-964-7675 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. Call 234-0548 SOUTHSIDE- Hampstead Oaks Two bedroom, 1.5bath townhouse apt, total electric, $600/month with washer & dryer $625. Call Debra at 912-356-5656

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Closed bath. Stove, fridge, AC/heat window unit. $325/month + deposit. 912-398-5637 or 912-232-4906 THUNDERBOLT Harbour, Waterfront. 3BR Condo, boat slip, pool, deck, fireplace, 2-car garage, elevator.

Reduced! $1800/month.

Call 912-661-4814 TOWNHOUSE: 100 Lewis Drive Apt 11B. 2BR/1.5BA, 2 story.

Washer/dryer connections, all appliances. No pets. $600/month, $600/deposit.

912-663-0177 or 912-663-5368.

TOWNHOUSE -Lewis Drive. 2-bedroom, 1.5bath, Stove, Refrigerator, washer/dryer connections, dishwasher, central heat/air, no pets. $600/month $600/deposit.

912-657-4583, 912-495-1889.

Tybee 1BR Furnished Newly remodeled, utilities paid. low rent in exchange for occasional work at owner’s property. Seek strong honest person. Should have minimal carpentry/landscaping experience. Other work possible. Call 912-786-9176

UPCHURCH ENTERPRISES 912-354-7737

32 GOEBEL Avenue: 3BR/1.5BA garage apt. $800/month.

1 REDDING Court off Hwy. 17 on private culdesac. 3BR/2BA duplex$1200/month.

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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 •THUNDERBOLT. 2814 2nd. Remodeled 3BR/2B. 1 blk to waterfront. Carport & garage.

Fenced. $1,200/mo.

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Wilmington Island Home- 3BR/2BA, living room, dining room, den, furnished kitchen, double garage, fenced yard, $1400/month. 897-6789 or 344-4164 Who’s Playing What and Where?

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Limited time and apartments Call Now! 912-925-4815 King’s Cove Apartments 12350 Mercy Blvd.

CommerCial ProPerty For rent 890 3200 sq ft warehouse.

With office & bathroom, overhead door, Hwy 17 Near Lynes Pkwy. $1050/month, 912-656-6698 ROWLAND AVENUE, Thunderbolt area business rental. 1800Sq.ft. kitchen, 2 baths, like new. $1200/month.

2805 Roger Lacey. Call 912-661-4814 rooms for rent 895 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

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LARGE ROOM for rent.

Cable, private bath and kitchen privileges. Near Bull & 60th. $160/week includes all utilities.

Call 912-428-6324

Rooms for RentRooms w/microwave, refrigerator, central heat/air, washer/dryer, cable.

Starting at $100/week. Ask for Bob: 912-323-6609 or Eddie: 912-428-6529.

FORD Ranchero, 1966. $1200 OBO. Call 323-9797

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Roommate needed for 3BR house, rent ranging from $450 to $525 includes all utilities. Safe environment.

Call 912-844-0694 or 508-2397

GRADY WHITE-Reduced-$7500-New Trailer- 87 Tournament 19 with Yamaha 200hp runs fantastic! Dual Console..Great shape as I have enjoyed it for 15 years! 912-604-0904

Roommate Needed to share 2400 sq. ft. house!

Plenty of room. Private bath. Large yard w/ fenced backyard, good neighborhood. Southside. Conveniently located to access any area of Savannah. $600/m Shared utilities.

912-401-8621

Honda Civic $1300 obo 1986 Honda civic. 27000 miles on new engine.moon roof new seats.

Pioneer CD player.912-604-8791

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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.

LEGAL Rooming House in business

over 20 yrs. Freshly painted Apts $150/wk.

Rooms $70-80/wk. Furnished and utilities included. Call 234-9779

Midtown near Hospitals

Tired of being alone?

Large, private room and bath. Share kitchen, laundry, living,etc.

3800Sq.ft. and pool. All fees included: internet, cable, utilities. Mature female household seeking roommate. Will check references.

Available March 1st.

912-351-0115 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.

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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Roommate Wanted: 130 Alpine Drive. $480/mo. or $150/week. $250/deposit. Near Hunter AAF. share 1/2 electric.

Available Now. 912-272-8020

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cars 910 15’ ALUMINUM Fishing boat, side console w/electric start, alum. trailer, elect. kicker, bimini top, runs great. $1650. 912-663-7899

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Selling red and black 1998 Chrysler Sebring LX Convertible. Automatic, V6, stereo AC/heat, cruise control, tilt steering. Very well maintained. Call Jvon, 912-570-0448.

CHEVY Monte Carlo, 1986. $2200 OBO Call 323-9797 FENDER BENDER? Paint & Body Work.

Reasonably Priced.

Insurance Claims.

We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

FORD FUSION, 2007. V6 black interior, gray exterior, 5-speed, extra clean, 43K miles. $15,200. Call Nick 912-659-5416 FORD MUSTANG Convertible, 2004. 40yr Anniversary model. 47K miles $8800.

Call 912-210-6352 FORD PROBE, 1997 for sale. 2-door, green, automatic, A/C, 113K miles. $2250.

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LEXUS ES300, 2000, 60K original miles. All options, upgraded platinum edition, excellent condition. $8500 OBO. 843-757-8151 LINCOLN Town Car, 2000. Very nice, new tires, battery, brakes, etc. $5295.

Call 912-598-7652

LINCOLN TOWNCAR, 2001

Dark blue, good condition, runs great. 189K miles, $3500 OBO. Call 912-667-5799 Mazda 626 ‘94 automatic, pretty good condition, all new parts, 180k miles, “As Is” $1500 obo.

Call 912-424-9541 Mazda Miata MX-5, 1992, convertible, new paint, rear spoiler, great condition. $4000.

OBO. 912-659-0097 MERCEDES BENZ E320, 1998, Grey. $5200 OBO. Call 323-9797 MERCEDES BENZ S320, 1994. $4200 OBO. Call 323-9797 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, 1994 for sale.

4-door, burgundy, 26K miles. $3400.

Call 912-604-0752 NISSAN 300ZX, $2200 OBO. 323-9797

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Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, 1996, $1000 OBO. 912-349-2242 PONTIAC Bonneville, 1987. $3500 OBO. Call 323-9797 Art PAtrol for the Latest Openings & Exhibits connectsavannah.com

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WINDSOR CROSSING Condo Total electric, 2BR, 2BA, water & trash included $650.

GEORGETOWN 2BR, 2.5BA Townhome, furnished kitchen, fireplace, fenced rear patio $775.

KANDLEWOOD DRIVE 1BR/1BA, furnished kitchen $545.

GARAGE APT. E. 52nd 1BR, 1BA, furnished kitchen $545.

DUANE CT. Like New 2BR/1BA Apt, furnished kitchen $595.

GODLEY VILLAGEPOOLER Exec. home, 3BR/2BA, w/Bonus, like new, 2000+ sqft. $1350.

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Saturn SL2, 2001, 4-door, Automatic, transmission, Power-windows, power locks, air, runs great, $2800 O B O. 912-429-7274 TOYOTA Avalon 1996, fully loaded. mond white with leather, 123K miles. new $5200.

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VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE GLS,‘01. 49,000 miles!! Excellent condition. Manual. Sunroof.

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6CD player. New timing b e l t. $7995.

912-713-5331 SUVS 930 Subaru Forester ‘06AWD, AT, black w/ beige int., very clean, new tires, needs no repairs, 62k, $12,600.

Call 912-450-6628 Motorcycles/ AtVs 940 HONDA CRX 250 Rebel, 2001. Low mileage, $1600.

Call 912-210-6352.

Boats & accessories 950 2006 Nitro 929 CDX 21’Mint Condition, <20hrs Mercury 250 Pro XS,6”Jack Plate,Hot Foot,36 volt 10lbMotorGuide trolling motor,2 Lowrance LMS-332c, Custom cover,Trailer Aluminum Rims/w disk brakes, Oil Hubs,and Swing away tongue $28,000.00 (912)442-0327 For Sale- 14 foot aluminum boat, 25 Mariner motor, and trailer. Rig in showroom condition, always garaged, truly rare quality. Many accessories. $3800.

Call 912-691-0737.

PROLINE BOAT, 17’. Galvanized trailer, in excellent condition, no motor. $3000 OBO. 115 Mariner motor, needs work $300.

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