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from staff rePorts 08 blotter 09 straiGht doPe 10 news of the weird best of savannah: 18 city life Geoff l. Johnson

The long-form profile writers are identifiable by their initials at the end of the profiles, i.e., RWG for Robin Wright Gunn, etc.

The short-form blurbs which comprise the bulk of the results listings are a combined team effort by Bill, Patrick and me.

It’s important to note that the “Best of Savannah” results are purely reader-generated. So if you see a result that makes you scratch your head — and we saw a few ourselves — you need to take that up with your fellow readers, not us. We are merely the messengers here.

Just think of the occasional weird answer from your fellow readers as a sort of clarion call to get more involved in the voting next year!

Besides just being a lot of fun, this issue is an important form of market research, both for us as well as for anyone who’s interested in trends in the Savannah area.

By charting the rise and fall of winners throughout the years, as well as which runnersup eventually end up in the top spot, you can get a great idea for where money and influence are moving — and in the case of our perennial winners, where money and influence are apparently staying.

We’re especially proud of our cover for this year’s issue, featuring cover model Anna Fox Ryan, your top vote-getter for Best Local Painter, and photo illustration work by our Art Director Brandon Blatcher.

All the photos of Anna in this issue were taken by our favorite contributing photographer, Geoff L. Johnson.

of savannah: 1 best the votes are in.

best local painter winner anna fox ryan doin’ that vanna white thing

(Of course given this politically correct age, it’s incumbent on me to remind you that defacing private property without permission is illegal. But you knew that already.)

The awards party to honor the winners will be held at Club One downtown the evening prior to this issue hitting stands. Look for photos from the event in next week’s issue.

And remember — if you don’t see yourself in this issue, there’s always next year!

Amidst all the Best of Savannah hoopla, don’t miss the other great stuff we have this issue. There are a couple of great lifestyle pieces

by Patrick, one on regional artist Panhandle Slim and on on a lesser-known fashion week.

There’s also a long interview by Bill with Craig Finn of The Hold Steady, playing at the Live Wire.

And of course there are the usual features you’ve come to look for every week, such as Tim Rutherford’s “Foodie” column. cs

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McCain that was Editor, America certainly owes a debt to John McCain. He endured things as a POW that we cannot even begin to imagine.

That said, the John McCain we knew 9 or 10 years ago is not the John McCain we see now. He used to be a man of strong principles,

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willing to take a firm stand on the issues. He used to be a true conservative yet able to maintain compassion for his fellow human beings.

However, in his quest for the presidency, he has become a limp noodle, flopping to and fro with every shift in the politically correct winds that blow so frequently in the political theater that Washing-

ton D.C. has become. We watched him stand idly by while his election team fed Sarah Palin to the wolves just to keep the hopes for another McCain run at the Presidency alive.

Now he runs TV ads that so obviously fly in the face of his stance on illegal immigration just a year or so ago. It appears that he no longer has the courage of his

own convictions.

One wonders whether he has sufficient wisdom or the intestinal fortitude left to represent Arizona in Washington, D.C. To all outward appearance, he does not.

It is truly sad to see how the leprosy that American politics has become, has eaten away “The man that was”! robert M. collinsworth

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It’s time once again for that hallowed annual tradition, the Connect Savannah ‘Best of Savannah’ special issue, featuring the results of our exhaustive readers poll conducted earlier this spring.

We had tremendous turnout for the online voting, far surpassing previous years.

This year was probaby the first poll where social media, Facebook in particular, really made a measurable impact on the results. While we discourage and ferret out any form of clear ballot-stuffing, lobbying for votes is something else entirely, and is a practice we heartily recommend.

Facebook seems tailor-made for these kinds of election campaigns, especially with the move to online-only voting that we began a couple of years ago.

As for this particular issue, for those of you unfamiliar with the drill, or those of you in need of a refresher, it goes like this: In the “Best of Savannah” content, we feature each winner as well as each runner-up (if there’s no runner-up, it means the runner-up was not clearly verifiable).

There are a number of special, longer-form profiles scattered amongst the results. These are picked either because the top vote-getter is brand-new to the market and/or a first-time winner (Ele Fine Fusion and Gunner Hall, for example), a longtime winner that hasn’t been explored in depth lately (Jack Kingston, Kevin Barry’s), or a winner which particularly stands out this year for a unique reason (Mrs. Wilkes’ being visited by President Obama, Willie Lovett being named permanent police chief).

Writing the profiles this year are myself, Arts and Entertainment Editor Bill DeYoung, Community Editor Patrick Rodgers, longtime contributor Robin Wright Gunn, and our Savannah Arts Academy intern, Augusta Statz.

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highlighting commuting by bike. begins at habersham village and rides to ellis square. when: fri. may 21, 7:30 a.m. where: habersham village Parking lot, habersham and 61st st. cost: free & open to public

wednesday help save gadsden elementary’s fine arts program

ghost walk

what: vote every day through may 31st to help win a grant from the Pepsi refresh Project. Go to www.gadsdenfinearts. com to vote. if they don’t win the grant, their fine arts program will be lost due to budget cuts. when: all week

what: st. almo hosts this evening tour to benefit the islands feral cat Project. call for reservations or more info. when: fri. may 21, 7 p.m. where: departs from emmet Park cost: $5 donation/person info: 912-631-1651.

film: labyrinth der leidenschaft (germany, 1959)

night at the Museum fundraiser

troubled writer whose alcoholism lands her in a remote sanitarium run by a controversial doctor. when: wed. may 19, 8 p.m. where: the sentient bean, 13 e. Park ave. cost: $5

at the r.m. Gilbert civil rights museum, including live music, museum tours, food, wine, auctions and more. when: fri. may 21, 7 p.m. where: ralph mark Gilbert civil rights museum, 460 mlk Jr. blvd

what: a black tie fundraiser

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0 thursday

lecture: bunny williams & John rosselli what: renowned husband

and wife team. williams, an interior designer, and rosselli, an antiques dealer, will speak about their life long passion for collecting, interior design and living. when: thu. may 20, 12 p.m. where: arnold hall auditorium, 1810 bull st. cost: free & open to public info: http://www.scad.edu/

third thursday on tybee what: family-friendly,

outdoor music event. when: may 20, 5:30-6:30

cost: info: 912-231-8900.

the derby devils rock the rink this saturday

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where: tybrisa roundabout cost: free

lecture: Mark edmundson

what: in a talk titled “read-

ing, writing, and rock ‘n roll” the acclaimed author discusses his two recent books, “why read?” and “the fine wisdom and Perfect teachings of the kings of rock and roll.” when: thu. may 20, 7 p.m. where: arnold hall auditorium, 1810 bull st. cost: free & open to public info: http://www.scad.edu/

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cock Guild writer’s salon read selected works. when: thu. may 20, 7 p.m. where: lulu’s chocolate bar, 42 mlk Jr. blvd., cost: free and open to the public

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2 wheels 2 work day what: a convoy of cyclists

savannah fashion week finale

what: a handful of local boutiques cap off the first savannah fashion week with a charity fashion show.

Proceeds benefit local org a working woman in need. when: fri. may 21, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. where: Jepson center, 207 w. york st. cost: $15/adv, $20/door info: http://www.fashionweeksavannah.com/

theater: the piano lesson

what: the cultural arts

dept. presents the 1990 Pulitzer Prize winning play by august wilson, set in the 1930s, which follows an african american family’s

conflict over an heirloom piano. when: fri. may 21, 8 p.m., sat. may 22, 8 p.m., sun. may 23, 3 p.m. where: s.P.a.c.e. black box theater, 9 w. henry st. cost: $10/general, $7/discount info: http://www.savannahga.gov/arts

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Music

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a stop on tybee for all the spikes and digs you can handle. when: may 22, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. where: tybee island cost: free & open to public info: evptour.com/

hightail’n it for Xymena what: a 5k run/walk

to benefit xymena, an emergency room nurse at memorial who is fighting colorectal cancer. when: may 22, 8:30 a.m. where: lake mayer info: http://www.signmeup. com/

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art

for a list of this weeks Gallery + art shows: art Patrol

blackwater river paddle

what: after basic canoe instruction, take a scenic voyage with a naturalist guide. reservations required. when: may 22, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. where: wilderness southeast, departs from rincon cost: $40, includes canoe, paddle and instruction info: wilderness-southeast. org/

forsyth farmers’ Market

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tybee’s beach bum parade

island-wide water fight is a tybee tradition. find a friend with a hose if you don’t want to run out of ammo. may 21, 6:30 p.m. where: tybee island, along butler ave. when: fri.

Maritime day

what: rob richards from

the national archives discusses savannah’s maritime history. followed by dedication of site’s new historical marker. when: may 22, 10 a.m. where: ships of the sea museum, mlk blvd. cost: free admission to museum all day info: 912-232-1511. http://www.shipsofthesea.org/

polk’s saturday Market

what: featuring a variety of arts, crafts and specialty foods vendors along with all the market’s usual produce and local goods. when: sat. may 22, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. where: Polk’s market, 530 e. liberty st., info: 912-238-3032. http://polksfreshmarket. com/

out of the closet, into the streets

what: a rally for equality

of Glbt citizens in honor of harvey milk’s birthday. when: may 22, 12:30 p.m. where: city hall cost: free and open to the public

yps Membership drive and scavenger hunt

what: young Professional

of savannah host an event with food, drinks and a scavenger hunt. when: sat. may 22, 3 p.m.-5 p.m. where: dolphin reef restaurant, tybee island cost: $15 scavenger hunt info: http://www.ypsav. net/

savannah derby devils vs. greenville roller girls

what: mayhem on skates breaks out when the derby devils take on the upstate roller Girl

evolution from Greenville, sc. when: sat. may 22, 7 p.m. where: supergoose sports, 3700 wallin st. , cost: $10/adv, $12/door info: http://www.savannahderby.com/

kid’s ciclovia

what: spanish for “bike path,” this event closes off several blocks of ardsley Park for designated bicycle-only fun. also features cycling games, competitions and instruction for youth, as well as a chance to win several prizes. ciclovia is due to a grant awarded by specialized bicycle components to a partnership involving the city of savannah, Perry rubber bike shop, and the savannah bicycle campaign. when:sat. noon-2 p.m. where: tiedeman Park just north of the savannah arts academy at washington and atlantic avenues. cost: free & open to public

time space tenual

what: a one-night exhibi-

tion event showcasing works by 35 emerging artists working in experimental animation, film/video, and installation art centered around the theme of time. when: sat. may 22, 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m. where: meddin studios, 2315 louisville rd. , cost: free info: http://www.meddinstudios.com/

sunday

bob dylan birthday bash what: celebrate

his 69th birthday with a marathon of rare and unreleased concert footage and interviews. Presented by the Psychotronic film society. when: may 23, 5-11 p.m. where: indigo arts center, 703d louisville rd. , cost: $5 (suggested donation) info: http://myspace. com/psychotronicfilms

monday

abilities unlimited golf tournament what: a four person

scramble, putting contest, drawings and more. benefits abilities unlimited and programs for disabled citizens across the area. when: mon. may 24, 1 p.m. where: savannah harbor Golf course info: 912-351-3504.

savannah sand gnats vs. kannapolis intimidators

what: first place Gnats take on kannapolis in a four-game home stand. when: may 24-27, 7 pm. where: Grayson stadium, 1401 e. victory dr cost: $7-10 info: www.sandgnats. com

tuesday

poetry society of georgia

what: final meeting of

the season. bring a covered dish and a poem or two. email poetryknows@ gmail.com for info. when: tue. may 25, 6 p.m. where: Gordonston cottage, edgewood rd and skidaway dr.

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wednesday film: omega cop (usa, 1990) what: take a chuck

norris wannabe fighting a sleazy, futuristic biker gang, add a dose of sexism, some terrible acting and you begin to understand this laughably awful sci-fi action flick. when: may 26, 8 p.m. where: the sentient bean, 13 e. Park ave. , cost: $5 info: http://www.sentientbean.com/ cs

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blotter all cases from recent savannah/chatham Police dePt. incident rePorts

Come on baby, light my fire

A woman called police about 3 a.m. to check out a suspicious person in the area of Jefferson Street and 31st. The woman told officers that she and a friend had been standing on the corner when they saw a man pouring gasoline all over the porch of a nearby house and making angry comments about “crackers” living in the neighborhood.

Once he poured out the gasoline, he walked over and asked her if she had a match. She said she didn’t and he walked south, telling her that if she called police he would “do something.” The officers woke up the residents of the house and notified the fire department. The officer explained the situation to the victims, who said that they had an encounter with a man about 30 minutes earlier. The victim said that

she was on the second story porch when a walked up and asked for a cigarette. She told him that she didn’t have one. The suspect then asked for some drugs, and the woman told him that she couldn’t help him with that either. The suspect then reportedly lost his temper and started yelling about how it was a race issue. He called her a cracker and then screamed “You won’t wake up in the morning.” The fire department responded and verified that it was indeed gasoline, but neither the police nor the fire fighters could locate the gas can the man had reportedly left behind. The spilled gasoline was cleaned up by the fire department.

• Officers were requested at the airport one afternoon after TSA personnel found a loaded pistol in a checked bag. The weapon, a .45 cal Glock, was loaded. The owner of the luggage was already on board the plane was asked to report to the airline ticket counter. The passenger stated that he was a Transit police officer from Boston, and was unaware of TSA regulations regarding the legal transport of a weapon in checked luggage. He said he had flown out of Logan Airport in Boston with the

gun in his suitcase and didn’t have any problems.

The passenger was able to schedule another flight and was advised on the proper way to declare a weapon to the TSA. • Shortly after 4 a.m. two men went to a convenience store on East Broad and attempted to pry open the front door. Unable to jimmy it open, they went with plan B, which was to smash the front door. Upon entering the store, they took about $20 worth of change, and stuffed an unknown quantity of cigarettes into a bag. Both subjects fled the scene on foot.

• An officer was advised that a girl police were looking for after being reported as a runaway had been seen recently in the neighborhood. The officer went to the house where she was seen and was told by some other children that their cousin had just left and was walking in the direction of Bee Road. The officer spotted a girl who fit the description that had been posted

earlier. He stopped her to ask her name. The subject gave the officer a fake name along with her real nickname. The officer contacted the mother who had reported her daughter missing and told her he believed he had her daughter.

When they arrived at the residence, the woman confirmed that it was her daughter, and that she had given the officer a fake name. He tried to get the girl out of the back of the car, but she refused. She stated “fuck this.

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She was then placed in handcuffs and put back in the patrol car. The officer charged the girl with obstruction of an investigation and giving false information. He contacted the juvenile intake officer, but was advised that RYDC was not able to house the girl. She was released to her mother’s custody pending a hearing. She was given alternate housing for the weekend. cs Give anonymous crime tiPs to crimestoPPers at 234-2020

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Evidently some did, which unarguably is savage behavior. But how best to define the group of savages we’re talking about? Candidates: 1. Native Americans.

2. The human race. Seriously, you ever hear of cocker spaniels doing this?

But first the facts. The earliest mention I can find of Native American women having their noses cut off for adultery is in a memoir by Alexander Maximilian, a Prussian prince, naturalist and ethnographer in the 1830s. He said this about the men of the Blackfeet tribe: “They generally punish infidelity in their wives very seriously, cutting off their noses in such cases; and we saw, about Fort McKenzie, a great many of these poor creatures horribly disfigured.

When ten or twelve tents were together, we were sure to see six or seven women mutilated in this manner. The husband also cuts off the hair by way of punishment.”

Repudiated by her mate, the mutilated woman was no longer marriageable and ended her days laboring for other households—perhaps counting herself lucky she hadn’t been killed, as sometimes occurred. Did her paramour, meanwhile, have any appendages cut off? Not that we hear about—he might have to surrender his horse.

In Blackfeet society, the status of women, even faithful ones, was far from exalted. According to Maximilian, a man interested in hooking up with a woman simply agreed on a price with his intended’s father, whereupon she moved in—no formal marriage took place. If the man tired of the woman, he sent her back whence she came with her belongings. He kept the kids.

Nose-cutting of adulteresses, though hardly universal among American Indians, was fairly widespread—we

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Is it true Native Americans cut off the noses of adulterous wives? Sounds like European propaganda about “savages.”

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have credible reports of its occurrence among the Creek, Sioux, and Navajo.

In the 1870s, General George Crook reported Arizona Apache men both beat their wives and cut their noses off for infidelity. Crook tried to stop the practice by imprisoning a nosecutting husband for a year. The nose wasn’t always singled out; apparently an unfaithful Creek woman could have her ears cut off instead.

To this point we’re mostly seeing evidence for premise number one above, which attributes such savagery specifically to Native Americans. However, it’s not difficult to make the case for premise two: the savages here are people in general—or at the very least, male people in general. Christopher Columbus ordered his men to cut off the nose and ears of any native guilty of theft. After the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814, Andrew Jackson’s soldiers cut off the noses of 557 slain Red Stick Creek Indians, and some skinned the bodies to make souvenir bridle reins.

So nonnatives weren’t known for their high-class behavior either.

Instances of nose-cutting and other punitive mutilation can be found throughout the world, making it reasonable to include the entire species in the savagery indictment. In Afghanistan today, for example, cases have been reported of abusive men cutting off the ears and noses of their wives to punish various acts of perceived disobedience. The Afghan Taliban meanwhile threatened to cut off the ears and nose of anyone who voted in the 2009 elections. I observe no cases of Afghan women mutilating their husbands. On the contrary, in the few cases of Afghan violence initiated by women I’m aware of, the women set fire to themselves in protest or despair.

Getting back to Native Americans, not all tribes punished adultery brutally.

Cuckolded Cherokee men, it’s said, just sent their wives away. More generally, in some tribes, women enjoyed considerable autonomy stemming from the traditional division of labor: men did the hunting and fighting, women farmed. Europeans supposedly upset this egalitarian arrangement by insisting the men take over the farming work, thus reducing women’s status. I’m not saying this makes nose-cutting the fault of the white man. I merely note that, in the long-running project of treating women like dirt, there’s lots of blame to spread around. cs

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Briton Robert Dee, feeling humiliated at being called the “world’s worst tennis pro” by London’s Daily Telegraph (and other news organizations) sued the newspaper for libel last year. After taking testimony in February 2010, the judge tossed out the lawsuit in April, persuaded by Dee’s having lost 54 consecutive international tour matches (all in straight sets). Fearful of an opposite result, 30 other news organizations had already apologized to Dee for disparaging him, and some even paid him money in repentance, but the Telegraph had stood its ground (and was, of course, humble in victory, titling its story on the outcome, “’World’s Worst’ Tennis Player Loses Again”).

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• Bolinas, Calif., north of San Francisco, is famously reclusive, even to the point of residents’ removing state highway signs pointing to the town, hoping that outsiders will get lost enroute and give up the quest. It limits its population to about 1,500 by officially fixing the number of municipal water hookups at 580, but in April, one of the meters became available when the city purchased a residential lot to convert to a park.

The meter was to be sold at a May auction, with a minimum bid of $300,000.

Uh-Oh!

• A recent French documentary in the form of a TV show called “Game of Death” mimics the notorious 1950s human-torture experiments of Yale The Continuing Crisis psychologist Stanley Milgram, who • Mexican police, raiding a suspected would coax test subjects to administer hideout of drug kingpin Oscar Nava increasingly painful jolts of electricity Valencia in the city of Zapopan in to strangers to assess their obedience to December, found the expected items an “authority figure,” even if contrary to (weapons, drugs, cash) but also 38 their own moral codes. As in Milgram’s gold- or silver-plated guns emblazoned experiments, the Game of Death “vicwith ornate designs and studded with tims” were actors, unharmed but paid diamonds, which it placed on public to scream louder with each successive display in May. Included were seven “shock.” According to a BBC News bejeweled assault weapons. report, 82 percent of the game’s players • In war-torn Gaza, with little relief were willing torturers, a higher percentfrom the tedium of destruction and age than Milgram found, but the TV poverty, the Mediterranean Sea offers show’s subjects had greater encouragesome relief, especially for about 40 ment, cheered on by a raucous studio people who belong to the Gaza Surf audience and a glamorous hostess.

Club, riding waves on secondhand, • According to an April lawsuit filed beaten-down boards. While the waves by an employee of the five-star Ritzmight not be as challenging as those in Carlton resort in Naples, Fla., the hotel Huntington Beach, Calif., the surfers complied with a February request by nonetheless must be skilled enough to a wealthy British traveler that, during avoid the estimated 60 million liters of their stay, his family not be served by raw sewage that Gaza city, with no prac“people of colour” or anyone who spoke tical alternative, has routinely emptied with a “foreign accent.” The hotel has into the sea. apologized to the employee, but denied • An April ABC News TV report that it had complied with the traveler’s featured a Westford, Mass., couple as request. (Lawyers for the employee the face of the “radical unschooling” told the Associated Press that nine philosophy, which challenges both witnesses and a copy of a computer the formal classroom system entry prove their claim.) and home schooling. Typically, • Good News/Bad News: home-schooling parents believe YOu Based on April federal indictthey can organize their kids’ Are the Best ments of organized crime educations better than schools Of savannah! members in New York and can, but “unschoolers” simply New Jersey, it appears that any put kids on their own, free to “glass ceiling” to management decide by themselves what, in the exclusively male Gamor whether, to learn any of bino family has been cracked in the traditional school subjects. that at least one woman, Suzanne There is no punishment, no Porcelli, 43, was indicted among judgment, no discipline. The key, the 14 family members and associsaid parent Christine Yablonates. However, the Gambino “farm ski, “is that you’ve got to trust system” is apparently weak, in your kids.” For example, “If they that with the imprisonment of (decide that they) need formal

John Gotti and other experienced capos, the organization appears headed in historically unfamiliar directions, most notably in child prostitution. Until now, even the most vicious of Mafiosi historically, heroically, protected women and children from the families’ “business.”

Oops!

Spectacular Errors: (1) Milton High School beat Westlake, 56-46, for the Georgia 5A boys’ basketball championship in March. Westlake’s chances evaporated during the pre-game warm-ups, when their Georgia-playerof-the-year candidate Marcus Thornton was forced to sit after spraining his ankle leaping to ceremonially hip-bump a teammate. (2) Two North Carolina surgeons were issued official “letters of concern” in January for a 2008 incident in which they performed a C-section on a woman who was not pregnant. (They relied on an intern’s confused diagnosis and followed an ultrasound with no heartbeat and several obviously failed attempts to induce labor.)

Bright Ideas

Frustrated customers frequently challenge bills, and occasionally, “rescission” of the original deal is a suitable remedy.

However, it’s not suitable for some services. Deborah Dillow was late with the $150 she allegedly owed to The Bomb Squad dog waste pick-up service in Bend, Ore., in April, and appeared to be avoiding calls at her home. The Bomb Squad owner, frustrated by the delays, simply returned all the work done to that point on Dillow’s property in one big pile, in her front yard.

Alcohol Was Involved

The Wonder Drug: (1) Donald Wolfe, 55, was charged with public drunkenness in March in Brookville, Pa., after neighbors spotted him giving, as he described it, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a roadkill possum along Route 36. (2) A 62-year-old man suffered second-degree burns after launching himself on a makeshift, rocket-powered sled in Independence Township, Mich., in January. Witnesses said he put on a helmet, then strapped a contraption consisting of a motorcycle muffler, a pipe, gunpowder, match heads and gasoline on his back, and had someone light the wick to send him blasting through the snow. cs

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Best LocaL theatre Production Best LocaL theatre director The Diary of Anne Frank Directed by Benjamin Wolfe

ryan Mccurdy in the little theatre’s Urinetown

The beloved drama about Dutch Jews in hiding during the Holocaust got an intense, in–your–face treatment from the Little Theatre of Savannah in October. “A big part of my challenge was to see if I could make it fresh,” says Benjamin Wolfe, who directed the play from a mid-1990s Broadway revival script.

“My big point was to really have the audience right there with them in the Annex. Working with my set designer, we were able to create the world with a three–quarters thrust stage, so the audience really felt like they were in the situation with the people.”

The claustrophobic world Wolfe created was all–inclusive.

“I had the performers stay onstage and live in the Annex during intermission,” he says. “The audience would be getting up to get their drinks, or their popcorn, but the whole time everybody was going about their life in the Annex. It really created the environment, and I think that’s key.”

The cast, which included Nicole Pearlman as Anne and Jeroy Hannah as her father, Otto, wasn’t sure about giving up their own intermission breaktime. “I had some balking about initially,” Wolfe says. “but once they thought about the fact that it was Anne Frank, they got on board with it totally.”

The AASU graduate is now the performing arts director at Hilton Head Preparatory School, but he comes to Savannah often and says he has plans to direct here again in the fall.

— BDY Runner–up, Production: Savannah Children’s Theatre Runner-up, Director: Jeff DeVincent

Best LocaL actress JinHi Soucy Rand a scene from The Diary of Anne Frank

The fairy godmother of Savannah theater might be its savior this year. As the founder of the Indigo Arts Center, Rand has thrown open a bright new avenue, full of promise for the performing arts. In 2009, before Indigo even existed, she was onstage herself in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Love Letters.

Runner–up: Grace Diaz Tootle

Best LocaL actor Ryan McCurdy

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After one of his busiest years in Savannah, Ryan McCurdy is packing it in, at the end of this summer, and heading to New York to try his luck in the mondo theater game.

Yeah, OK, he said the same thing last year. And he never left.

“I really am biting the bullet and closing down the lease in August,” laughs the 26–year–old stage chameleon. “And I

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also didn’t renew some of my work contracts, so if I don’t go through with it this time, I’m going to be looking a bit more miserable on streetcorners, I suppose.”

The Charlotte native arrived eight years ago to study film and theater at SCAD. After graduation, he started the Savannah Actor’s Theatre, which morphed into Cardinal Rep ... and promptly shut down.

That didn’t stop McCurdy from acting, singing, dancing and playing musical instruments with just about every theater group – large and small – in Savannah.

In 2009, he was in An Apology, Urinetown the Musical, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Putnam County Spelling Bee. McCurdy was also the musical director for Pippin, The Rocky Horror Show. Holiday Cabaret and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

“I’m a person that stagnates in any type of routine,” he says. “I’ve hired myself into things I don’t know how to do yet, just so I can develop them.

“I’m technically a magician, but I was hired for three gigs before I knew how to do a legitimate magic trick. It’s a lot about improv–ing your way through any situation.”

As for Savannah’s theater scene, McCurdy still believes in his original Cardinal Rep credo: Give the audience something good every time, and they’ll come to trust you.

“It’s a city full of talented people,” he says, “and they enjoy working together. There’s no problem with participants, it’s just in the maintenance and selling of product to the audience. It’s a strange demographic to sell to.”

He remembers our long–lasting City Lights troupe.

“Everyone’s trying to be the next City Lights,” he stresses.

“I think it’s going to take stuff like what JinHi’s doing with Indigo Arts. We’re going to have to break the mold – I think the audience has moved on – until we can kind of re–create what the performance arts are here.” — BDY Runner–up: Christopher Blair

Best cuLturaL event Best FestivaL that’s not st. Patrick’s day Savannah Music Festival

It’s been eight years since Rob Gibson rode into town on a white horse and declared his intention to widen Savannah’s cultural spectrum. And he’s done it, bringing world–class musicians from every genre, field and stream. Not only is it musically enriching, the Savannah Music Festival is a class act all the way – the Wall Street Journal wrote about it, the Times of London and the Atlanta Journal–Constitution raved about it – aficionados who come here to hear violins and cellos often leave raving about the incredible bluegrass or blues acts they heard. That’s something that Gibson, a musical Johnny Appleseed, is particularly proud of.

Runner–up, Cultural Event: St. Patrick’s Day Runner–up, Festival: Oktoberfest

Mary Kay Andrews

Savannahians have branded Mary Kay Andrews as a Savannah writer ever since her novel Savannah Blues was released in 2002, even though the former newspaper reporter hasn’t lived here full time since the 1980’s.

“I write with such affection for Savannah,” says Andrews. “I went to work for the Savannah Morning News in 1976, right out of college as a newlywed, and our daughter was born there. We lived there twice and have a home there now on Tybee Island.

And probably I know more about Savannah than your typical person whose family didn’t come over with Oglethorpe. I was a newspaper reporter and you have to get under the skin of a place.”

Andrews, whose real name is Kathy Hogan Trocheck, got the scoop on Savannah while on staff at the local paper, and then for out of town papers in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She covered two of the now famous Jim Williams murder trials for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution and then left Savannah for Atlanta. In 1991, Andrews ended her news career to become a novelist, so that she could work at home while her children were young.

Her first eight books were Atlanta–based mysteries published under her real name.

Since 2002 she’s had seven novels published using her better known pseudonym, in a genre she describes as “chick lit for adults.”

Savannah or Tybee is the setting for three of her “Andrews” books–Savannah Blues, Savannah Breeze, and Blue Christmas.

Savannah Blues, the first novel she wrote as Mary Kay Andrews, set the tone for all that have followed–fast paced, funny, set in southern locales. Comedies of manners that use G–rated mysteries as the focal point for the Lucy–and–Viv–like antics of the characters.

Five of her novels – Hissy Fit, Savannah Breeze, Blue Christmas, Deep Dish and her latest, The Fixer Upper — have graced the New York Times bestseller list.

In January, a “Fixer Upper” computer game was released, based on the book, that as of last week ranked as the ninth most popular game on the website Iwin.com.

These days, Andrews’ Savannah–area base is beachside. For almost three years she’s had a space selling collectibles and vintage items at Seaside Sisters on Tybee Island. “My friends at Seaside Sisters asked me if I wanted to have a booth. Of course I had enough stuff in my basement for five booths. I am a habitual junker.”

In 2008, while writing The Fixer Upper, she and her husband of 33 years bought a house on Tybee to use as a family second home and a writing retreat. She furnished it with more finds from her obsessive junking

junkets.

“We rent it when we’re not using it. I wrote a story about that house that’s in the June issue of Better Homes and Gardens. It’s a total love letter to Tybee.”

So, what are the ups and downs of life as a bestselling fiction writer? “I can buy better quality junk now,” says Andrews.

“The down side is there are expectations.

Your next book has to be better than the last book. It has to sell more copies. You raise the bar for yourself, which is good. The pressure is on. But at the same time, I love what I do.

“I feel blessed, even when I’m bitching and moaning. I am doing what I dreamed I’d do as a kid. I’m an author.” — RWG Runner–up: Adam Davies

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Best indie FiLm venue The Sentient Bean

Jim Reed’s Psychotronic Film Series continues to showcase the good, the bad and the bizarre every Wednesday night on the coffeehouse’s pull–down screen. Weirdness reigns supreme at Psychotronic – and the Sentient Bean.

Runner–up: Lucas Theatre

Best movie theatre Victory Square

Despite the fact that this Trademark Cinemas outlet is no longer using its actual box office (you buy your tickets at the popcorn counter), readers voted it their favorite among Savannah multiplexes.

Runner–up: Carmike 10

Best museum

Jepson Center for the Arts

With more than 7,500 square feet of gallery space, the Telfair Museum’s new (it opened its doors in 2006) “contemporary art space” features major traveling exhibitions of contemporary art and installations of works from the permanent collection.

Runner–up: Mighty Eighth

“Thank you, Savannah.”

Best art GaLLery Chroma

“The mission of Chroma Art Gallery is to be a leader in the presentation and promotion of contemporary visual arts within the southeastern region of the United States.”

So reads the mission statement of this nearly 9–year–old venue, opened and still managed by Jan Clayton–Pagratis and Lori Keith Robinson. Just across from scenic Ellis Square (which didn’t exist last year, when Chroma also won in this category), the gallery is currently featuring works by David E. Smith and David Kaminsky.

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When it comes to rocking multimedia art, Pulse, the 11–day event hosted at the Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, leaves no stone unturned.

This year’s exhibits showcased interactive design, inflatable art, robotic musicians and a performance by a band using 1 Nintendo Wii controllers, among numerous other nationally and internationally known artists.

The Telfair’s Senior Curator of Education, Harry Delorme, was pleased with how the festival turned out.

“It went great. It was the biggest year ever,” he says. “We offered more programs than ever and it turned out about 4,000 people came through.”

Although many of the artists who were part of this year’s Pulse are working with new materials and emerging technology, the secret of the festival’s success is relatively simple.

“It really helps having great audio–visual personnel to work with – that’s one very important aspect of it,” says Delorme, who along with the tech staff, also gives a lot of credit to the local artists who were involved. “We’re fortunate to have artists locally working with technology and new media. That’s another important component.”

Having the opportunity to show case work from local artists is something that Delorme is particularly proud of with Pulse, and he hopes that the festival’s success will foster more local exploration.

“There’s nothing like this happening in the Southeast,” he says. “I like seeing this new direction in art and what artists are doing with new materials and technology. It’s a way of showcasing that and encouraging this kind of work here.”

While it’s an honor to be chosen for the Connect Savannah’s ‘Best of Savannah’ list, Delorme is hoping this is a stepping stone to even greater accolades and recognition for the unique festival.

“I’d like to see Savannah get recognized outside of our area for this festival, and to develop more of a following where people come to Savannah for this event,” says Delorme. “It’s a pretty rare thing. It’s not something you find in other Southeastern cities or museums.” — PR Runner–up: Sidewalk Arts

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says. “Shows are starting to line up.” — JM Runner–up: Ray Ellis

Our cover girl this year, Anna Fox Ryan, came to Savannah from her native Virginia for a degree in graphic design. But her passion is for exploring the tenuous relationship between the environment and the industry of man, through her thought–provoking oils and illustrations.

“I started focusing on oils specifically because it’s more permanent than some of digital works currently being created,” she says. “I had a message I wanted to communicate. I started thinking about the environment and it really evolved from there into a look at the very broad scale of energies. Everything from electricity and oil use to function on a daily basis.”

Ryan is also interested in the “energy of the individual and the soul and the capabilities we all have,” she says. “The life force itself. I want to explore what happens after we pass, after the physical body is gone.”

Sadly for the Savannah art sceme, Ryan is moving to Philadelphia, where her husband is enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. Ryan herself is hitting the ground running in the City of Brotherly Love.

“I’ve been in touch with some agencies and galleries,” she

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Sidewalk Arts

Chalk it up to the beautiful weather, or the zeal of hundreds of SCAD students who create colorful chalk paintings every April on the sidewalks of Forsyth Park – this is one of the year’s best–attended shows (and certainly the least formal).

Runner–up: Telfair Art Fair

Best GaLLery show/recePtion

‘Where the Winged Things Are’

Photographer Carly Jurach blended women with colorfully–plumed male birds for this eye–opening exhibition, held in April at Indigo Arts Center. The enormous bird–woman prints were accompanied by the original costume designs, the costumes themselves, and a box ‘o beaks designed by Jurach and worn by the avian models.

Runner–up: DeSoto Strut

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For portraiture, wedding and event photography, Hall has been Savannah’s best of the best for several years. In 2008, she was voted Kodak’s Photographer to Watch.

Runner–up: Jennifer Grayson

Best Fashion event

SCAD Fashion Show

Just 30 SCAD students are chosen, by jury, to participate in this tony event at the Trustees Theater. Held just a week ago, the 2010 event gave venerable designer Diane von Furstenberg the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Best Live music concert Best savannah music FestivaL event Wilco

Within minutes of the announcement that midwestern Americana merchants Wilco would play the Savannah Music Festival, the news spread like wildfire by text, Facebook and Twitter. Tickets, needless to say, didn’t last very long.

Certainly one of the most anticipated local concerts of the last several years, the pot was sweetened by what might be the bargain of the century: Tix in the $50 range for a band known for three-hour–plus, Springsteenesque marathon shows.

While internet chatter after the show seemed to revolve around the typical hipster debate du jour about who in the

audience was a “real fan” and who was just a poser, the band itself could not have cared less. Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline and the gang delivered the goods in grand style, with a nearly four–hour show that blended arena outreach and intimate venue coziness (including Tiffany lamps), complete with a quasi–acoustic set down front as a middle section.

The only downsides — the Johnny Mercer Theatre’s wretched acoustics and the Civic Center’s continued focus on selling as much alcohol as possible in as short a timeframe as possible — were certainly no fault of the band or the Festival, just another reminder of the desperate need for an upgrade of the facility, both physically and strategically.

For the Savannah Music Festival itself, the Wilco show was a watershed moment of sorts: The first really high–profile, deadly serious attempt to expand the event’s appeal to a decidedly younger, alt–friendly demographic. Judging by the turnout and the buzz, the decision was not only a success but hopefully a harbinger of more such decisions to come. That said, this will be one tough act to follow. — JM Runner–up, Concert: SCAD New Alumni Concert Runner–up, SMF: Kristina Train

Best aLL–around LocaL musician Best LocaL BLues artist

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The co–founder and artistic director of the Savannah Children’s Choir is a perennial winner in this category. That’s because he can genre–jump between jazz, smooth R&B and the classics without batting an eye.

Runner–up: Huxsie Scott

Picnic in the Park

A longstanding symphonic–party tradition, this is when the city’s top orchestra fills Forsyth Park with music, merriment and munchies. In 2009, a selection of local musicians gave the Picnic a Johnny Mercer theme.

Eric Culberson

For 20 years and counting, Culberson’s been the electric guitarist to beat here in his hometown. He was, he admits, a latecomer to the blues, and in fact the Eric Culberson Blues 1 Band was known, for a long time, as EROK – until he fell hard for B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Stevie Ray Vaughan, and started working his way backwards. “I spread myself too thin,” he explained last year, when we won in these same categories, “and eventually I just gravitated towards the blues.”

And Culberson’s soon–to–drop fourth CD has more of a “classic rock” flavor, so there might be yet another name change in his immediate future.

Runner–up, All–Around: Ben Tucker Runner–up, Blues: Bottles & Cans

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Best LocaL country/ americana Band Train Wrecks

Yes, Jason Bible and the “Johnny Cash on amphetamines” band is still gigging pret’near every night (they did a private show at Paula Deen’s new mansion just last week) and yes, the band’s long–awaited second CD is almost finished.

Runner–up: Damon & The Shitkickers

Best LocaL Jam Band Turtle Folk

Singer Michael “Turtle” McCormick has been out front of this “whenever we get around to playing” jam outfit since 2003. The occasional band mixes psychedelia, trance, bluegrass, roots and rock, in true Deadhead fashion. Sometimes you’ll catch McCormick as “Turtle & Friends.” In either case, anything can happen – and it usually does.

Runner–up: Junkyard Angel

Best LocaL acoustic artist Dare Dukes

“Idiosyncratic” best describes this Minnesota–born singer/ songwriter, who divides his time between Savannah (his wife is here) and New York City (he has a job there). Dukes has an unparalleled melodic sense, a gift for heart–wrenching lyrics, and the ability to weave them together around quirky, unusual pop/folk arrangements that literally don’t sound like anybody else.

Runner–up: Tim Burke & Steve Horton

Best LocaL Punk Band Cusses

Guitarist Bryan Harder, drummer Brian Lackey and singer Angel Bond drive home the thrash with explosive energy and a finely–developed feel for power pop. And they do it without a bass player. Why take half an hour when you can say it all in a 3–minute song?

Runner–up: Liquid Ginger (!)

Best LocaL hardcore/metaL Band Baroness

It’s been one helluva year for the dizzy deans of Savannah– based indie metal. The band’s polymusical Blue Record was praised to the skies in Spin, Pitchfork, Decibel, Hammer and other top–line publications. The band is currently crossing the country on a tour with Mastodon, and they’ll play Bonnaroo in June, followed by a swing through Europe and Scandinavia.

This may well be the Savannah band to go big–time.

Runner–up: Broken Tyme

Best LocaL rock Band Liquid Ginger

Ginger Fawcett bought a ticket for the roller coaster 10 years ago, by answering an ad in Connect Savannah. A fledgling rock ‘n’ roll band was looking for a lead singer.

Fawcett, a native North Carolinian who’d just arrived in town, answered the ad.

Ten years later, the ride hasn’t even slowed down. “We came out really strong,” Fawcett says, “and for years we played, played, played.”

Liquid Ginger is an old–school rock ‘n’ roll band – with Rick Betz and Barr Nobles on guitars, Zak Nash on drums and Derrick Huff playing bass, Fawcett has the Pat Benatar/Deborah Harry role. She’s a charismatic and eminently watchable frontwoman, the band’s main songwriter, and a full–throated vocalist.

The latter is not surprising, because she’s also a professional vocal coach (her organization is called Savannah Sings).

A couple of personnel changes that took time to resolve themselves slowed Liquid Ginger down – a little – over the last couple of years, but Fawcett says the band is beginning to play out more and more, and will soon be back at full itinerary.

They’re working on their third CD of all–original music, to be released on Oct. 10 (it celebrates the 10th anniversary, and it’s to be called 10–10–10).

“I’m so happy with the way things are going with Liquid Ginger,” Fawcett says, pointing out that they’ve added an onstage harmony vocalist. “It’s really just coming together

well, and changing the whole dynamics of Liquid Ginger altogether, and I’m loving it.”

Fawcett, who’s active in community and charity events, says she’s way past pining for the “big time,” the idea that her band could get famous and eventually leave Savannah.

“Well, I’ve always wanted to do it, but I don’t think the opportunity’s ever really presented itself,” she says. “I’ve not pushed it completely to the max, because I’ve really enjoyed where I am. I’m a mom of two.

“I’ve kind of enjoyed being a local celebrity, so to speak, and getting that but not really pushing it too far. Because I see where people go with it, and I don’t know that I want that life.”

She had worked in concert and event promotion – backstage stuff – before singing on as the lead singer of the rock ‘n’ roll band named for her.

“Back when I started with the band, it was my dream. I just said ‘this is my year, this is my year.’ Every year was my year.

“Now, I’m really happy with where I am, and what we’ve achieved. And being the best band in Savannah, that’s not too shabby. I don’t think that I would change anything that I’ve done.” — BDY Runner–up: Turtle Folk

Best LocaL Funk/r&B/souL Band A Nickel Bag of Funk

Vocalist Leslie Adele and guitarist Johan Harvey lead the exemplary NBOF through tough funk, sinewy R&B, creative jazz and something that feels an awful lot like authentic rock/ psychedelia. “Because nobody ever told me that there are any rules,” Adele says, “I don’t really have any.”

Runner–up: Voodoo Soup

Best LocaL Jazz artist Ben Tucker

The venerable standup bassist and composer is 80, but even if he were half that age, he’d still be Savannah’s grand old man of jazz. There’s just no one who comes close in terms of vision, dexterity or creative fire.

Runner–up: Silver Lining

Best LocaL cLuB dJ and the cLuB they’re at

The duo of Samuel “8000 Bam Bam” Cooper and Brady “Baby Seal” Keehn have undoubtedly left their mark on Savannah’s music scene, but they are confused about why Sunglasses is what has gotten all the recognition.

“If you noticed, while we were in Savannah we played all types of music,” says the duo by e-mail, listing the groups they were part of, including Hula Hoop, Food Coloring, MK2, Aux Arc and others. “We find it interesting how Sunglasses, the newest of all projects, is chosen over any of the other types of music that we make.”

Part of the reason is probably because the viral success of Sunglasses’ debut video “Whiplash,” which was directed by Cooper, won them serious buzz in the blogosphere and a record deal followed within a matter of weeks.

During their last days in Savannah, before departing for New York City to begin work on their self–titled debut, which is scheduled for release June 11 on Lefse Records, the pair played a series of packed farewell shows and then left town with no money.

“We have been running around NYC, playing shows, shopping on 5th Avenue, having brunch at Tavern on the Green, regularly attending Broadway shows and then throwing up blood on Bleecker Street,” they report.

Stylistically, they describe themselves as “Avante Doo– Woop,” which works as well as any other vague genre descriptor, but doesn’t begin to encapsulate the swirling, bass–heavy, psychedelic electro–pop they have mastered. — PR Runner–up: Ed Nolan

SCAD sound design student Richard Bean keeps the dance tunes flowing at this brand–new (and extremely popular) Montgomery Street nightspot.

Runner–up: Analog Kid

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Best LocaL sPoken word artists AWOL

sunglasses: brady keehn, left, and samuel cooper

Best LocaL hiP hoP GrouP

Tony Jordan and wife Davena run this multi–platform non–profit that gives area youth a creative outlet – through music, film, theater,.and most especially spoken word poetry slams. They do “Therapy Session,” a free 7 p.m. slam, every third Sunday at the Sentient Bean.

Runner–up: Spitfire Poetry Group cs

Dope Sandwich

It started off as a loose collective of rappers, DJs, B–boys and artists, but with the recent release of the Union of Sacred Monsters CD, Dope Sandwich – with lyrics by multi–talented Savannah rappers Basik Lee, Knife, Righteous and the recently–moved–away Zone–D and Blue Collar – tightened up, got serious and made a profound musical statement. Catch them Tuesdays at the Jinx, on Hip Hop Night.

Runner–up: Electric Park

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Most Eligible Bachelor

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Greenspace

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Rabbi

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Local Revitalization

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Most eligible bachelor Jules “Jason” victor iv. don’t ask us what the ak-47 is for. his sister, bachelorette courtney victor, doesn’t know either.

most eLiGiBLe BacheLorette Courtney Victor

most eLiGiBLe BacheLor Jason Victor

In an unprecedented moment in “Best of Savannah” history, a sister and brother duo takes this year’s honors for Most Eligible Bachelor and Most Eligible Bachelorette.

Connect caught up with winners Jules “Jason” Victor IV (age 25) and Courtney Victor (age 31) at Abe’s on Lincoln, as they took a well–deserved break after the busy Bachelor– Bachelorette campaign season. They spoke to Connect between preparing for a Wednesday “Victor–Y” Party at Hang Fire, and putting the final touches on the platform they will champion during their yearlong reign as Savannah’s favorite pair of singles.

Jason is a graduate of University of Mississippi and markets surgical equipment for Global Medical. When not at work, he can be found playing indoor or outdoor soccer, or (in a less competitive mode) at the Sunday night Kickball League in Bacon Park. Preferred hangouts include Hang Fire and Circa.

Courtney, a graduate of Vanderbilt, is owner of Glow MedSpa and Beauty Boutique on Eisenhower Drive.

Just how did the Victors pull off this historic win?

Unbeknownst to Jason, in early May, Courtney launched a Facebook based campaign promoting Jason as Best Bachelor. At press time, the FB group “Jules Victor Connect Savannah Most Eligible Bachelor 2010” had 155 members, including their mother.

Jason learned of the campaign “about a week after my sister started it.” He describes the campaign as a series of “multiple embarrassing photographs taken of me in my

better moments.

“It started to spread like wildfire over the internet,” he says. “It really showed me all the love and support the Savannah community has to offer. I aspire to give back to them as much as they gave to me.”

While there was no companion campaign for Courtney, Jason is not surprised by her win as Savannah’s Best Bachelorette.

“I think a lot of people saw the shame and embarrassment she was putting me through,” he says. “I think when they were putting my name down they just automatically reciprocated the favor to Courtney.”

For her part, Courtney says her campaign for Jason was motivated by concern for his future.

“Is he ever going to make friends? Is he ever going to get out there?” says Courtney. “It was [concern that] he would honestly never get a date. Let’s use social networking to

The Jason Victor File: Likes: KFCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Double Down. Orthopedic shoes (â&#x20AC;&#x153;On other people. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t flatter me.â&#x20AC;?) Sporks (â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know, those spoon forks.â&#x20AC;?) Being Bobby Deenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successor as Connectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Eligible Bachelor. The Law and Order theme song. Motley Crue.

Dislikes: My sister. My other sister. Restraining orders. Astrology. Condensation.

The Courtney Victor File: Likes: Saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;duckbilled platypus.â&#x20AC;?

Cheese out of a can. Puppies. Cotton candy. Veggie chips. A night out in Statesboro with my best friends.

Dislikes: Hair plugs. Instant messaging.

Rainy days. Jellyfish. Broken legs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like squash. I like the game, but not the vegetable.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; RWG

Best oLd BuiLdinG Cotton Exchange

This Bay Street mainstay got its winged lion restored earlier this year and is almost ready to start offering public tours for the first time in four decades.

Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Owensâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Thomas House

Best examPLe oF LocaL revitaLization Ellis Square

The consensus is that most people, if not all, prefer outdoor seating and an interactive fountain over a dilapidated parking garage. Bravo, City of Savannah.

Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Broughton Street

Best LocaL GreensPace Forsyth Park

The completed renovation of the fort and band shell was icing on the cake for this perennial outdoor favorite.

Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Ellis Square

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Drayton Tower

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re starting to feel sorry for Drayton Tower, which has won this distinction several times now. Will the black sheep in Savannahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s architectural family ever get the respect it deserves for being different?

Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: The Civic Center

Best neiGhBorhood to Live in Ardsley Park

Stately townhomes, quaint bungalows and plenty of parks itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no wonder this charming neighborhood is a repeat winner.

Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Isle of Hope

most underrated neiGhBorhood Baldwin Park

This eastside gem definitely doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the credit it deserves for having both historic charm and plenty of peace and quiet.

Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Parkside

Best aPartment community The Oaks

With wiâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;fi by the pool, a state of the art fitness center and easy access to the beach and downtown, The Oaks sounds like a winner to us.

Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: The Merritt

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help an introverted, socially awkward 25 year old.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I think what happened was people would enter Google searches for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;desperate lonely manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and the search engines would drive them to the Facebook page. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a community coming together to save one of their own.â&#x20AC;? says Courtney. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although we did have members as far away as New York,â&#x20AC;? says Jason.

Jasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign included one event, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;meet and greetâ&#x20AC;? at Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Uniforms and Gun Range. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one attended,â&#x20AC;? says Courtney, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but it was the first time heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d left the house in three years, so that was exciting.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next thing I knew, I won also,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was extremely flattered and excited.

And I was amazed that my brother knew how to operate a computer to vote for me.â&#x20AC;?

Going forward, Jason and Courtney see this year as an opportunity to work together for the greater good. Like Miss America, they plan to use their year to promote a specific platform for change.

After rejecting theme ideas of world peace, ending world hunger, and promoting universal spray tanning, the siblings opted for a platform that would resonate within the Savannah community: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Campaigning for Lyle MacKenzie as Connect Savannahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Eligible Bachelor in 2011.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lyle was the closest competitor, and he is disappointed,â&#x20AC;? says Jason. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has called me numerous nights, sobbing.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We feel we have been so fortunate, this has opened up a whole new world for Jason,â&#x20AC;? says Courtney. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to reach down. Way, way, way down, and bring someone else out of the shadows and into the light.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right,â&#x20AC;? says Jason. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the passing of the torch.â&#x20AC;?

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Savannah Christian Church

A full roster of music, missionary work and outreach programs has grown this church into a regular winner in this category.

Runner–up: Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

Best Pastor/Priest/raBBi Rev. Billy Hester

The uptempo pastor at Asbury Memorial UMC is both a spiritual leader and a devotee of community theater.

Runner–up: Cam Huxford

Best Private schooL

Savannah Country Day

This elite private school wins the crown yet again.

Runner–up: Savannah Christian

Best PuBLic schooL

Savannah Arts Academy

Savannah Arts Academy has won the vote as Savannah’s Best Public School. The students who attend SAA demonstrate remarkable artistic and academic abilities. We had an email exchange with Odessa Richards, the school’s principal of 4 years.

What are your comments on the fact that SAA won Best Public School?

Richards: I think it is fantastic. This award affirms that the work we do is recognized by the people we serve as being exemplary. It is a compliment to the SAA community.

What makes SAA the best?

Richards: The cooperation of the school staff, parents, and students all working together to ensure the success of each student.

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How does it feel to be the principal at the best public school?

Richards: The accomplishments of the students and teachers at SAA are a source of pride for me.

Tell us a little about the student body.

Richards: The students, who attend SAA, all had to apply.

They had to meet academic criteria and audition in their art concentration area. The students are expected to maintain a GPA of at least an 80 and meet the demands of their arts area in order to remain in good standing. Each student must take all academic courses required by the state for graduation and 2 courses in their arts area each year. Many students continue private lessons, for example in music or dance, during their years at SAA. What are your goals for the school?

Richards: My goal is always to insure the success of students and support teachers. When students and teachers experience success and feel valued, then good results follow. — AS Runner–up: Charles Ellis

Best PrinciPaL/headmaster Roger Yancey Savannah Christian

Best Free wi–Fi sPot Starbucks

Is the wi–fi fair trade too? Go ahead and curl up with your iPad and a cup of java.

Runner–up: Gallery Espresso

Best street character ‘Stop the Lie’ Guy

His name is Mister Moody, and if you haven’t heard his message about the evil empire, then you must not come downtown very often.

Runner–up: Savannah Dan

Best ceLeBrity aPPearance Miley Cyrus

OMG. We’re still in disbelief that the Princess of Pop spent the summer with us too.

Runner–up: Robert Redford

Best savannah moment in the nationaL sPotLiGht Obama’s Visit

Twice a runner–up for best private school, Headmaster Roger Yancey has been with Savannah Christian for more than a decade, helping it grow.

Runner–up: Diane Towles (Islands Elementary)

Our first visit by an actual POTUS in quite a few years brought a lot of cameras to Savannah, and even more attention to Mrs. Wilkes’ chicken.

Runner–up: The Last Song

Best tour comPany

Best LocaL to make it BiG

With age comes wisdom. These folks have had the “Best Tour Company” award locked down for years.

Runner–up: Old Town Trolley

Though not a Savannah native, this Albany, Ga.–born star continues to rise and the lines outside Lady and Sons keep getting longer.

Runner–up: Ruby cs

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Lawyer

Cop

Local Scandal

County Commissioner

Local Activist

Liberal

City Council Member

Politics & Public Affairs City Council Member

Non-Profit Organization School Board Member

Conservative CAT Driver

Green/Sustainability Company

Firefighter

State Representative

Jack Kingston

Republican Congressman Jack Kingston has won our reader’s choice award for Best Conservative so many years in a row, we’ve lost count. We decided it was long past time to catch up with the GOP stalwart and ask him why he thinks he’s had such a lock on the award.

“It’s clearly because my supporters are devoted Connect fans,” Kingston quips. “But I really am honored.”

Kingston stresses the importance of not falling into the trap of preaching to the converted.

“I like to hope it’s because I go out there and listen, but don’t back down from my principles, like when I do things like the Bill Maher show,” he says. “I try to listen to the good, the bad, and the ugly. It’s sort of medicinal.”

Kingston says his experience in the minority since the Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives in 2006 has been an important lesson for himself and his Republican colleagues, who apparently got too cozy with the

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machinery of power during their long majority.

“We learned a lot of lessons. We learned the market works. And that’s why we lost our majority,” he says.

“We said we were the party of less spending, but we were responsible for things like No Child Left Behind and Medicare Part D. It didn’t fit. It forced us to really look in the mirror.”

Kingston says a particular lesson everyone has learned is that “people want contrast in their parties, even though neither side has the franchise on righteousness.”

These days, according to most polls the Republicans have a good chance of taking over the House of Representatives again in this fall’s midterm elections. Kingston says while President Obama’s election was a huge landmark in American history, Democrats overreached in their agenda.

“His inauguration was a great moment for America.

Everyone wished this president well,” he says. “But then machine politics sort of took over.”

Kingston says the Tea Party movement has had a “huge impact,” but that he doesn’t necessarily back them on all things. The key to not letting the Tea Party impact the

Republicans in a negative manner — as Democrats were in 2000 by Ralph Nader for example — is keeping the lines of communication open.

“I’m not in agreement with 100 percent of what the Tea Partiers say,” Kingston says. “But when you have a good relationship established with someone, then it’s easier to agree to disagree on some things.” — JM Runner–up, Conservative: Michael Gaster Runner–up, Representative: Ron Stephens

Best LiBeraL

Gunner Hall

People often forget that up until fairly recently, Georgia was a Democratic state. Our governor, Sonny Perdue, was actually a Democrat until 1998.

Your choice for Best Liberal, Gunner Hall, understands this even if others don’t.

“Georgia has a long history of voting for Democrats, but sometimes they have problems remembering why,” he laughs. “At the county level and below, Democrats still own the state. It’s at that next level up that people aren’t buying

Best city counciL memBer

Best county commissioner Pete Liakakis

You might have seen him presiding over a Commission meeting, but have you ever seen him dance? It’s no wonder he’s so well–respected.

Runner–up: Dean Kicklighter

Best schooL Board memBer Dr. Joe Buck

With 40 years of experience in education, the School Board President knows a thing or two about hitting the books.

Runner–up: Susu Cox

Best LocaL scandaL

Benjamin Eichholz goes to prison

How much of the embezzled money was spent on all those TV ads?

Runner–up: Stephanie Edwards arrested

Best Green/sustainaBiLity comPany Melaver, Inc.

With big projects like Sustainable Fellwood, this local company is “LEED”ing the way for green businesses.

Runner–up: Structured Green

Best non–ProFit orGanization Coastal Pet Rescue

This ambitious group of animal huggers has won the hearts of humans and pets alike with their hard work and dedication.

Runner–up: Humane Society for Greater Savannah

Mayor Otis Johnson

The mayor can’t run for re–election next year, but don’t call him a lame duck — he’s still a force to be reckoned with.

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into the brand. I want to make voters remember why they used to vote Democrat.”

Hall does this by serving as campaign manager for smaller–scale Democratic campaigns throughout the state, at the county level where most of the heavy lifting of politics really happens.

“I saw a need for professionally–run campaigns in south Georgia. There were a lot of great people with a lot of great ideas, but nobody knew what to do to get elected.”

They do now. In the 2008 election cycle, Hall’s candidates were 10 for 12.

“In Monroe County we beat out the incumbent Republican county commission chairman. My candidate got more votes in that race than Jim Marshall or Barack Obama, who were both on the ballot,” Hall says. “Now, Monroe County has a balanced budget for the first time ever.”

A hunter and sportsman, Hall has taken it as a personal mission to change the face of environmentalism in the state.

“There’s no greater environmentalist than a hunter or a fisherman. I hate it that Republicans have been able to steal the rural sportsmen from us, and they’ve tagged environmentalism as a bad thing.”

At the national level, Hall sees a long– term opportunity for Democrats as well.

“Republicans are so regional right now.

When Karl Rove was running the show, we were letting them frame issues for us,” he says.

“They called us unpatriotic, when Democrats were the ones that led us through World War II. I never really understood that — it was a Democratic president that beat Adolf Hitler.” — JM

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nExT yEar’s your best cop and new police chief, willie c. lovett

Best coP

Best LocaL activist

Among the biggest local news stories of 2010 so far has been the loss of ‘interim’ before the title of Police Chief Willie Lovett — so it’s only natural that he should take the title of “Best Cop.” Following Lovett’s second stint as interim Chief — once before the Berkow era, and again afterward — the swell of public support for him was impressive to say the least.

But that didn’t stop a certain amount of political posturing about conducting a nationwide search for Berkow’s replacement.

“When the city offered me the job, that was a proud moment in my life, but I was even prouder of the support from across Chatham County,” Lovett says about the day he was finally offered the job.

Judging by the reduction in the crime rate over the past few months, naming Lovett to the post was a good decision. He knows the city well and has spent the better part of three decades protecting and serving it.

“Certain people thought that we would go downhill,” says Lovett. “I’m proud of the fact that members of this agency have made sure that didn’t happen.”

He attributes some of his success to having a better understanding of the resources already available, and how to utilize the skills people already have. One small change that has made a big difference is giving more control to each precinct.

“The people we had working in precincts were always dedicated to this agency but because of certain restraints that were placed on them, they weren’t allowed to do what they were trained to do,” Lovett explains.

Looking to the future, the Chief seems to have a positive outlook, but isn’t quite ready to rest on the laurels of his early success.

“One thing we can ill afford to do is stop.

We can’t get to a point in thinking that we’ve made it,” says Lovett. “We must continue to pursue every angle that we can in terms of reducing crime, putting those people who need to be behind bars.” — PR

The Savannah/Chatham Citizen’s Advocacy founder sets a perfect example for locals who stay involved.

Runner–up: Martin Sullivan

Chief Willie Lovett

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Best cat driver Tom Parrish

Repeat winner Mr. Parrish drives his route with a smile.

Runner–up: Doug Andrews

Best JudGe

Louisa Abbot

The Honorable Judge Abbot also won this title in 2008, and humbly stated back then: “I certainly do not consider myself the ‘Best Judge’ in Savannah. There are far too many outstanding Judges in this community who’ve been valued public servants for many years, and I can only aspire to someday possess the wisdom they have displayed.” She must be doing something right, though.

Runner–up: Mary Katherine Moss

Best FireFiGhter Holt Coursey

Coursey is a highly decorated Captain with over three decades of experience.

Runner–up: Carl Smith

Best Paramedic Don Lamb

As a Flight Paramedic with LifeStarOne at Memorial Health, Lamb is part of a team that provides helicopter transport to patients in critical condition.

Runner–up: Tim Ainsworth cs

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While Jews were among the earliest and most influential settlers of both Savannah and Charleston, they haven’t always had the easiest time of it below the Mason–Dixon Line. Jessica Leigh Lebos, your 2010 Best Local Blogger winner, seeks to explore the ins and outs of being Jewish in the South.

After she finishes freaking out, that is.

“When I got your message that I won, I was like, oh my God!” she laughs. “I was totally freaking out. It was the biggest surprise ever.”

It’s Jessica’s endearing and personable blend of humility, humor, and curiosity that has made her blog “Yo, Yenta!” a success beyond her dreams.

“I’m getting e–mails from all over the world,” she says, somewhat incredulously. “I have people come up to me at the Twelve Oaks Publix and say” — here she adopts the classic Fran Drescher/Queens nasal accent — “‘You don’t know me, but sweetheart, I think you’re fabulous.’”

Lebos sums up her blog as being for those people “who aren’t the kind of person who fits into the clique, not in the definitive group, and are trying to find their way in the world and be comfortable with themselves and who they are. This blog is about my struggle and challenge in doing that within the social structure of Savannah.”

“Yo Yenta!” actually began as an offshoot of a Jewish dating site run by Jessica’s brother and a friend.

“They hired me to fill it with content. It then developed into its own thing because that seemed to be what was getting the most attention.”

Lebos lives in Savannah with her husband Mark and their two young children Abraham and Liberty.

“Being a Jewish mother comes with so many stereotypes I never wanted to shoulder,” she says. “It tends to be an unattractive cliche. I have a valid way of presenting that, though it might be different from stereotypes in the past.”

For example, “I’m constantly pushing food on my children, but healthy things like quinoa and kale,” she laughs.

Challenging stereotypes is not new for Lebos, who grew up in Arizona.

“I left Tucson in a VW bus to go to Alaska,” she recalls. “I broke down north of San Francisco, so that’s where I stayed.

And that’s where I met my husband” — who’s actually a Savannah native — “and had my children.”

While in California, Lebos’s “first real job” was at the Pacific Sun in Marin County, one of the oldest alt–weeklies in the country. After the family’s move to Savannah in 2006, Lebos had a stint as editor of Skirt magazine, and is now freelancing and blogging.

“I’m now sort of flying by the seat of my pants. I have a book proposal out there, and I’m hopeful something might happen with that — as long as my mother doesn’t try to

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shut me down for sharing the family secrets,” she laughs.

Lebos expounds on the double irony of her existence, which often pops up, usually in humorous fashion, in “Yo, Yenta!”

“I grew up one of four Jewish kids in my high school, so I always had an outsider perspective. But I also feel like an outsider in Jewish culture — I guess a better word would be otherness,” she says.

“I’m just trying to make sense of the otherness I’ve always lived with and reveled in. Who wants to fit in, anyway?” — JM

Best LocaL tv news anchor Sonny Dixon

This politician–turned–anchorman on WTOC is a true Southern gentleman and a staple of the local news scene.

Runner–up: Kim Gusby, WSAV

Best LocaL tv sPorts anchor Frank Sulkowski

Nobody covers local sports with more heart than the Big Guy on Fox 28.

Runner–up: Rick Snow, WTOC

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Best LocaL meteoroLoGist Pat Prokop

A premier weather prognosticator in Savannah for 30 years, WTOC’s Prokop is also an avid gardener.

Runner–up: Kris Poseman, WSAV

Best LocaL newsPaPer coLumnist Bill Dawers

Bill Dawers, Savannah’s “Man About Town,” is the Savannah Morning News’ columnist with an eye and ear on downtown Savannah and the local business and civic community. On Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays for almost ten years, Dawers’ columns have run in either the business or the entertainment section of the daily newspaper.

Dawers (pronounced “doors”) arrived in Savannah in 1995 to take a middle school teaching job. He holds master’s degrees in English and history, typically teaches four freshman and sophomore English classes per semester at Armstrong Atlantic State University, and serves in various volunteer efforts.

“The column started off as downtown goings on, with emphasis on business, and new business profiles, which

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is still pretty much the core of it,â&#x20AC;? says Dawers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the recession the Sunday and Tuesday columns have become more numbers based, looking at the serious economics issues. Especially beginning in 2007 when it started to become obvious to me that we had some serious economics problems on the horizon.â&#x20AC;?

His goal for the column: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to give people the kind of information I would want as a resident of the city. What are new places worth checking out? What are data and trends looking like, that a normal citizen would not follow? My main goal is to give people information. My second goal is to give that information concisely and succinctly and entertainingly.â&#x20AC;?

How he decides what to write about: â&#x20AC;&#x153;At any given moment I probably have three or four different things on my radar screen. Stores about to open, events about to happen, bands about to appear. Also Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a number of trends Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m constantly following,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I look at the MLS [real estate data] every month, I look at the Department of Labor data every month. I look at the port data, the airport data. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all just part of my routine.

I look at the sales tax distributions that the state posts on the department of revenue webstie, the state monthly revenue data. A lot of months I never write about them at all, especially right now because there is not a lot thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new. But then there will be a news item or something is happening that I feel is being misinterpreted or spun in ways that I feel are not true. That will compel me to write about it.â&#x20AC;?

What the future holds: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll keep doing this as long as theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have me. There is a role for a column like mine. I think a lot of other newspapers

in small cities should have metro columns. I hope that if I ever quit writing it, there would be someone else who would do something similar, shine spotlights on certain things.â&#x20AC;?

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Their sunâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;soaked status updates remind us all how much weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d rather be on the beach than in the office when the weather is nice.

Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Glow Medical Spa

Best LocaL twitter Feed Visit Savannah

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Best radio station WRHQ 105.3

The last of the independently owned stations on the FM dial in these parts is still going strong.

Runner-up: 97.3 KISS FM

Best LocaL radio PersonaLity Jerry Rogers, WRHQ

As solo owner of WRHQ 105.3 FM, Rogers can program things any way he wants. The 66â&#x20AC;&#x201C;yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;old New Yorker has been on the air in Savannah since the dawn of popular FM in the late 1960s, and after all those years, he still letting the music do most of the talking.

Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Bill Edwards

Best taLk radio station WTKS 1290

The home of Rush Limbaugh, Bill Edwards and other conservative voices, this is the station for those who know their Right from the Left.

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Best new restaurant Best isLands restaurant Ele Fine Fusion

This unique eatery is tucked off to the side of US 80 on Wilmington Island like a classy oasis of contemporary Asian fusion, and in a relatively short period of time has beaten a field of tough competition for its two titles this year.

Preparing to celebrate its one year anniversary in a few weeks, Ele Fine Fusion has definitely become a staple on the islands.

“A significant portion of the regulars from both Tangerine and The King & I were so committed to the food, they were willing to make the commute to southside Savannah,” says Ele Tran, the new restaurant’s owner and namesake.

The food may have been what lured folks into the new establishment, but the atmosphere is part of what has kept them coming back.

“Although we wanted to maintain our reputation for unique Asian flavors, we wanted to design an atmosphere unlike anything else available in the Savannah area,” says Tran.

Designed and built from the ground up, the relatively large space is broken up into a series of smaller rooms,

giving a very intimate feel to the dining area. Adding to the ambience is the acoustic paneling which absorbs the sound of surrounding diners to provide a more pleasant environment.

“The new restaurant was designed to be more of a chic, contemporary place with more of an upscale metropolitan vibe,” says Tran. “We also wanted to create a new restaurant that would transform our guests and enable them to escape to the lavish Hollywood fantasy of glitz and glamour.” — PR Runner–up, New: The Melting Pot Runner-up, Islands: Basil’s

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Best orGanic restaurant Cha Bella

From the free–range chicken to the Frutta de Mare seafood plate, repeat winner Roher keeps things exciting (and delightfully prepared). “My emphasis is on consistently delicious, organic, and seasonal fare,” he says.

Runner–up, Chef: Kirk Blaine/Driftaway Runner-up: Organic: Thrive

Best overaLL restaurant Best wait staFF Best downtown restaurant most romantic restaurant The Olde Pink House

Built in 1771, and fitted out with a pink stucco facade, this longtime favorite is formal, yet the food is as deliciously Southern as it gets.

Runner–up, Overall & Wait Staff: Cha Bella Runner-up, Downtown: Zunzi’s Runner-up: Romantic: Elizabeth on 37th

Best southside restaurant

Tangerine Fusion/Sushi Bar

That cuisine with that Pan–Asian touch from Sean and Ele Tran of The King and I and Ele Fine Fusion fame.

Runner–up: Toucan Cafe

Best FamiLy restaurant Carey Hilliard’s

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six locations of this venerable chain, which began with restaurants in Savannah and Charleston in the late ‘70s.

Runner–up: Barnes

Best tyBee restaurant A.J.’s Dockside

Locally–caught seafood with a view of the scenic Back River, since 2003. Try the jambalaya.

Runner–up: Sundae Cafe

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Best westside restaurant This Texas–based “neighborhood eatery” is a family hotspot in Pooler, with salads, sandwiches, breaded this–and– that and some mighty big burgers.

Runner–up: Spanky’s

Best take–out Best meaL under $10 Best Lunch

Best PuB Food

Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub & Grill

Sisters Debbie and Jennifer named their pub – which also has locations in Richmond Hill and Charlotte – after their great–grandmother, who left Scotland for Nova Scotia at the tail end of the 19th Century.

Runner–up: Six Pence Pub

Best taPas

With a retro, swingin’ cool bar adjacent to the swanky restaurant (down a short flight of stairs on Barnard Street), Jazz’d Tapas is a downtown destination of choice. From the Prosciutto Wrapped Scallops to the Cuban Rubbed Beef Satays, the tapas are never forgotten by those who’ve visited.

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Best outdoor dininG Best seaFood restaurant “Where the Elite Eat in their Bare Feet” indeed. Everyone loves the Crab Shack, with its informal setup (rough wooden tables with big holes in the middle for depositing the shells, etc. from your fresh seafood) and its front porch pools–with– live–alligators. Perfect with a cold brewski.

Runner–up, Outdoor: Cha Bella Runner–up, Seafood: Tubby’s Tank House

Sweet Melissa’s

Johnny and Gabriella DeBeer specialize in combining Swiss, South African, Dutch and Italian cuisine in new and exciting ways. Ever tried Old Indian Town Curry Stew? Here’s your chance – and you can take it in a doggie bag!

Runner–up, Take–out: Thrive Cafe Runner–up, Under $10: Five Guys Runner–up, Lunch: Soho Cafe

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“You’re only as good as your last party,” believes Mason, whose Southern cooking and hospitality – has kept her in (good) business almost solely through word–of–mouth.

Runner–up: Nick Mueller

Best Late niGht restaurant

Zunzi’s

Zunzi’s won in several categories

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The Crab Shack

Cheddar’s Casual Cafe

Jazz’d Tapas Bar

Best caterer

They’re open until 4 a.m. on weekends, for that post–clubbing burger, chicken sandwich or slice o’pizza. May we recommend the corn pudding?

Runner–up: Sushi–Zen

Best veGetarian restaurant The Sentient Bean

There’s more than just steaming cups of joe, green tea and acoustic music at this venerable coffeehouse on the south end of Forsyth Park.

Runner–up: Cha Bella

Best PLace For steak

Ruth’s Chris Steak House

Well, duh. Since it opened in 2008, Ruth’s C has changed the face of beef–eating in Savannah.

Runner–up: Outback

Best Pancakes IHOP

Our favorite time of year is “All You Can Eat Pancakes” season.

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Best southern Food Best Fried chicken

Mrs. Wilkes’ Dining Room

You can smell the fried chicken from Mrs. Wilkes’ Dining Room a block away from the West Jones Street restaurant.

First opened in 1943 as Mrs. Wilkes’ Boarding House, the family style, Southern cooking landmark is owned and managed

by Ronnie and Marcia Thompson and their son Ryon Thompson––the granddaughter, grandson–in–law, and great–grandson of the late Sema Wilkes.

Even before President Obama’s unscheduled lunch visit in March put Mrs. Wilkes’ into the national spotlight, diners could expect to wait in line for a seat at one of eight oval tables for 10, laden with nearly two dozen traditional Southern dishes. By 10:30 last Tuesday, 42 people waited to be seated at the 11 a.m. lunch start, and by 12:15 there were 111 people in a line that stretched to Whitaker Street.

This reporter’s table for 10 was seated by 11:20, and included a group of seven from Alabama and a couple from Toronto. The fried chicken was delivered on a platter once all were seated. After a quick blessing, side dishes were passed around.

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Lima beans, field peas, collards, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes with cheddar cheese, beef stew, rice and gravy, creamed corn, barbecue pork, cukes in vinegar, squash casserole, sweet potatoes, dressing, noodles and English peas, okra and tomatoes, biscuits, cornbread, and choice of either banana pudding or berry cobbler for dessert. Either 20 or 22 dishes in total, depending on who counted.

True to its reputation, the chicken was a favorite. Crispy on the outside, hot and tender on the inside. The secret?

“The girl that’s doing the chicken has been doing it for 25 years,” says Ronnie Thompson, from his spot as cashier under a photo of Mrs. Wilkes and her husband.

When they say “cashier” they mean it. Mrs. Wilkes’ Dining Room accepts no plastic.

Other favorites were the beef stew, the sweet potatoes and the dressing. After seconds and thirds, diners are expected to tote their own plate, utensils and tea glass to the kitchen. — RWG Runner-up, Southern: Sweet Potatoes Runner-up: Chicken: KFC

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Best suB shoP Subway

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Runner–up: Baldinos

Best winGs

Wild Wing Cafe

It’s a chain, sure, but they do wings right, and the location – right on the open plaza in City Market – certainly adds to the experience.

Runner–up: Loco’s

Best BreakFast Best Brunch J. Christopher’s

Tough choices in these categories, as there are som many pitch–perfect breakfast places in our fair city. J. Christopher’s is a chain based in Marietta.

Runner–up, Breakfast: The Breakfast Club Runner–up, Brunch: Westin

Best dinner Noble Fare

Fine dining in a quiet, intimate atmosphere (only 32 seats) on the corner of Jefferson and Harris. Noble Fare recently celebrated its second anniversary.

Runner–up: The Olde Pink House

Best BurGer under $5 Five Guys

None, presumably, named Moe. Conveniently in the middle of the downtown drinking–and–clubbing district, this

national chain’s credo is celebrating “the lost art of the burger joint.”

Runner–up: Burger King

Best Gourmet BurGer B&D Burgers

Yow! Winner in the burger category every year since 2002. That’s fun on a bun.

Runner–up: Five Guys

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Best riBs

Sticky Fingers

Of course, there are several places one can get a good ribbing in Savannah, but this venerable cookery on Abercorn has ‘em all beat, Memphis–style. Make no bones about it.

Runner–up: Blowin’ Smoke

Best BuFFet

The Lady & Sons

Paula Deen and her boys put out a Southern lunch buffet seven days a week, with everything from fried chicken to “Gooey Butter Cakes.” That’s what those people are lined up on the sidewalk for every morning.

Runner–up: Golden Corral

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Midtown Deli and Bagel Shop

Fans of this Abercorn eatery and bakery say it’s one of Savannah’s best–kept secrets, and the closest thing to a genuine New York delicatessen in the Hostess City.

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It only took five years until Wiley McCrary’s new–to–Savannah barbeque joint took the top honors in our Readers’ Poll. In the slow–cooking world of barbeque, where things just aren’t ready until they’re ready, that’s like a snap of the fingers.

McCrary, 63, and wife Jan relocated from Atlanta in 2003. Although they had a successful catering business, they’d never run a restaurant before. For more than 20 years they’d been involved with national barbeque competitions all over the country – and taken prize after prize after prize.

Savannah seemed like a good choice – “it reminds me of the Atlanta I grew up in,” McCrary says – and since Wiley’s Championship BBQ opened on Whitemarsh Island, it’s been a roaring success.

“Faith has a lot to do with it, because we’re really been blessed,” he explains.

“We’re blessed with the location we’ve got, we’re blessed with the rent that we’ve got, we’re blessed with some really great customers. We had no idea if it would work, or if it wouldn’t work. But I had no other choice, because there was no turning back. I’d been wanting to do this for years.”

It’s not just the Q, either. The McCrarys’ side dishes, from Dutch Crust sweet potato casserole to mac ‘n’ cheese to the sweetest, spiciest baked beans in town, are superb.

Technically speaking, the barbeque is Kansas City style. McCrary studied under, and learned from, one of the certified K.C. cooking masters.

“Everybody thinks there’s a secret,” he says. “The secret is to be consistent in what you do.

“All barbeque is essentially cooked the same, but it’s the wood and the sauce that denotes the region. In other words, there’s only so many ways you can cook barbeque.

People in Kansas City cook barbecue the same way they cook in Memphis. I cook

with pecan, and I’m lucky to get it.

Still, the cook himself certainly has something to do with it. “It took me a long time to accept this, but it’s a form of art with me,” McCrary says. “I’m a barbecue artist.”

— BDY Runner–up: Angel’s

Best PLace to Buy LocaL seaFood Charlie Russo’s

Charlie Sr. opened the shop in 1946, with an emphasis on fish – and especially shrimp – fresh from coastal Georgia waters. Charlie Jr. runs things nowadays, and things are still the same.

Runner–up: Matthews

Best Gourmet Pizza Best Pizzeria Best deLivery Pizza

Vinnie Van Go–Go’s

New York style, great calzones, wine and beer, delivery by bicycle. What’s not to love?

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Runner–up, Gourmet, Pizzeria: Mellow Mushroom Runner–up, Delivery: Papa John’s

Best saLad

Kayak Kafe

Sandwiches, soup ... and salad. Lots of salad choices, including the Kayak Kasa, the Iron Booster (love that spinach!) and the top–loaded West Indian Trader.

Runner–up: Ruby Tuesday

Sisters of the New South

There’s no shortage of great Southern cooking to be found across the city, and in a year when the President of the United States dropped by Mrs. Wilkes for a family style lunch, for this relative newcomer to the restaurant scene to claim the “Best Soul Food” title, there must be something special going on, so I dropped by to investigate.

Walking through the door, diners are welcomed by the sight and smells of an expansive hot line. On the day I visited, the line included a variety of Southern staples, including turkey wings, oxtails, chop steak, and ribs along with companion dishes of sweet potatoes, green beans, mac n cheese and a host of other sides.

The ribs, accompanied by a ramekin of homemade BBQ sauce, were juicy and tender (no small feat for a gravy–less item from a hot line); the mac ‘n’ cheese was a cheddary block of pure goodness, and the sweet potatoes melted in my mouth in a swirl of brown sugary decadence.

If you’re a connoisseur of meat and three spots and you haven’t been through Sisters of the New South, then you owe yourself a trip to their spot on Skidaway. Just make

Best ice cream Leopold’s

The shop’s been in Stratton Leopold’s family for close to 100 years (Johnny Mercer himself was a fan of Leopold’s home–made tutti–frutti). Stratton went off and became a Hollywood mogul, but he came home – because his heart is in Savannah, and in dishing out daddy’s ice cream recipes.

Runner–up: Cold Stone Creamery

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Best coFFeehouse Gallery Espresso

Sometimes you gotta have a more homey atmosphere than a corporate Starbucks.

Runner–up: The Sentient Bean

Best Bakery

Back in the Day Bakery

Cheryl and Griffith Day make everything – breads, desserts, even the ice cream – by hand and from scratch.

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Best new Bar Best overaLL Bar Best Bartender (chris cLarke) Seed Eco Lounge

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During his final months as a SCAD student, Adam Hamlin wrote his thesis on “a sustainable service industry,” i.e. how to run an environmentally friendly bar.

Last July, he put his project to the test and opened Seed Eco–Lounge, in the Montgomery Street storefront long–ago occupied by Peddler Jim’s.

“We re–used the space that was pre–existing and adapted it to what we needed,” says Hamlin, who got interested in eco–friendly design while working at a local firm that stressed “greening.”

Seed utilizes LED lighting and dimmers, low–flow sinks and toilets, bamboo, cork flooring, recycled steel and tables made from recycled material. There are cushy sofas and lots of pillows, too.

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The alcohol is not recycled. As the consumer, that’s your department.

Hamlin previously managed Club 51 Degrees, and worked at Wild Wing, Down Under, the B&B Ale House and other places, for a total of eight years in the Savannah bar business.

So when he threw open the (recycled) doors at Seed Eco–Lounge, he knew what he was doing. “Even in the economy where we are now, we still make money,” he says.

“I was working other places and we were still bringing in the dough.”

Live acoustic music, he hopes, is in the club’s future.

For now, they spin jazz records in the evening, and DJ Beanasaurus Rex (he’s SCAD sound design student Richard Bean) keeps the dance mixes hot at night. – BDY Runner–up, New Bar: Rocks on the Roof Runner–up, Overall: Circa 1875 Runner–up, Bartender: Adam Allman (Flying Fish)

Best outdoor Bar Best river street Bar Rocks on the Roof

With its incomparable views of the river, especially as the sun sets behind the bridge, this spot at the Bohemian Hotel is a well–deserved win.

Runner–up, Outdoor: Roof Top Tavern Runner–up, River Street: Wet Willie’s

Best daytime Bar

Wild Wing Cafe

Whether you want to do some people watching in City Market, listen to live music, or catch a football game inside, Wild Wing is definitely the spot to spend a leisurely afternoon.

Runner–up: Loco’s

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Runner–up: J. Christopher’s

Best downtown Bar Best Bar staFF Best Bar to sPot a ceLeBrity The Jinx

When Suzanne Warnekros opened the Jinx in the fall of 2003, she had no clue about running a nightclub. As a Savannah resident since the age of 7, she only knew what she liked.

“Velvet Elvis was my favorite bar in town,” she says. “It was unique; it wasn’t like anything else here. I was friends with the owner, and I knew he was looking to get out of the bar business, so we started talking about me taking it over.”

She bought the lease at 127 W. Congress, Warnekros ad-

mits, for selfish reasons.

“I just didn’t want Savannah to lose that spot, because in my opinion there’s just nothing else in town like it,” she says.

“Nothing as open–minded, nothing as eclectic. There’s definitely the right kind of vibe in there. For me.

“We have such a huge music and art scene here, I wanted those people to have a comfortable place to go, that they felt good about.”

On any given night, the Jinx will have metal, punk, rock or Americana bands – from the local, to the regionally touring, to the nationally famous. The club’s Tuesday hip hop nights have become the stuff of local legend.

The guys from Jackass partied and played Guitar Hero there, and actor James Franco stopped by to watch the annual blood wrestling event. If you like celebrities who like rock n roll, they’ll be hanging at the Jinx when they are in town.

The walls serve as a gallery for local art. There are DJs, and weird old movies running silently on a big TV screen. And – remember this? – a cigarette machine.

Warnekros, who keeps all her own books, handles all the band bookings and promotion and even tends bar sometimes, is proud that people of “all lifestyles and backgrounds” come to the Jinx and inter–mingle regularly.

Her staff, she says, is like a family: “We all just kind of pitch in and get done whatever needs to be done,” she says. “And I think people can pick up on that vibe.”

She admits that cold–opening a club was “pretty scary. But

well worth it.

“It’s extremely high stress, it’s definitely hard work. Something’s always broken – every day, something new breaks, or a band needs a special request, this or that. I don’t think people really realize how demanding it is to be in charge of the party six nights a week for seven years. But as far as doing it differently? I probably wouldn’t.” – BDY Runner–up, Downtown, Staff: Seed Runner–up, Celeb: Pinkie Master’s continues on p. 36

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Best tyBee Bar Doc’s Bar

There’s always a party at Doc’s Bar on Tybee Island, winner of Best Tybee Bar for the fifth straight year. Known as “The Pinkie Master’s of Tybee,” the 62–year–old establishment on Tybrisa Street has long been the watering hole of choice for generations of beach bums.

“This is Tybee’s local color,” says Doc’s owner Peggy Stone.

Sylvia Gott, aka ‘Miss Sylvia,” is the most famous regular of Doc’s. A Tybee resident and Doc’s fixture since age 90, the now– 101–year–old makes almost daily appearances, occasionally sitting in on tambourine with the house band, Roy and the Circuitbreakers.

Front man Roy Swindell handles Shag and Beach Music on Sundays, an open Acoustic Jam Session on Tuesdays, blues on Thursdays, and rock standards and originals on Fridays and Saturdays.

Miss Sylvia’s birthday party is a Doc’s institution, held the first Saturday in February. In 2008, she was crowned the queen of the Beach Bum Parade, Tybee Island’s late May celebration kicking off the summer busy season.

Three weeks ago, longtime Doc’s bartender Pam Smith followed in Sylvia’s footsteps when she was announced as 2010’s Beach Bum Queen. At press time, scheduled pre–Beach Bum parade celebrations at Doc’s included a coronation after–party last Wednesday, the “Pam DamNation: All Hell to the Queen” Luau last Saturday, and a kid–friendly Water Gun Workshop last Sunday afternoon.

Other Doc’s regulars include a group of eight men that come in daily at noon to play bumper pool, and a bar cat named Sammy that took up residence a couple of years ago.

“We have people that drive in every weekend from Brunswick, from Statesboro,” says Stone.

Celebrities have been known to stop in, but the folks at Doc’s aren’t naming names.

“What happens at Doc’s doesn’t get past Lazaretto Creek” says their website.

Recently a national gossip magazine called to confirm a celebrity visit.

“Sandra [the bartender] told him ‘IF she was even in here I wouldn’t EVEN tell you,’ and then click–she hung up on him,” says Stone.

Doc’s routinely hosts Bumper Pool Tournaments, Happy Hour Crab Races, and theme nights ranging from toga parties to

Best southside Bar Tailgate

Whether you’re looking to watch the big game, drown your sorrows after a hard day or celebrate just about any occasion with friends, this Southside watering hole has you covered.

Runner–up: Spanky’s

Best isLands Bar Britannia

This pub has become a staple for local drinkers, and the folks on the island do know a thing or two about drinking.

Runner–up: Flying Fish

Best westside Bar Robin’s Nest

This Pooler bar is all about simple pleasures – cold beer, a pool table and pub grub to soak up the liquor. No wonder it’s a success.

Runner–up: Dizzy Dean’s

Best coLLeGe Bar Hangfire

Chalkboard bathroom walls, an ever changing selection of rock n roll–centric art, and cheap PBR: That’s the recipe for attracting art school kids. Since opening up the floor plan and extending the length of the bar, even more college kids love it now.

Runner–up: Seed

Best neiGhBorhood Bar bar food

This demure watering hole finally gave residents at the southern end of Ardsley a place to stumble home from.

Runner–up: Tailgate

Best haPPy hour

Mellow Mushroom

$2 drafts, a great selection of craft beers and the central Liberty Street location make this a solid place to start your evening.

Runner–up: Jalapenos

Best siGnature drink

The Decepticon (B&B Alehouse) We’re not sure what they put in that thing, but maybe it’s better that way.

More than one could have you waking up someplace weird with a lot of unanswered questions.

Runner–up: Cucumber martini (Seed)

Best martini Best mixed drinks Jazz’d Tapas Bar

You might think it’s not hard to mix a good drink, but that’s because the folks at Jazz’d make it look easy.

Runner–up, Mixed: Seed Runner–up, Martini: Jen’s & Friends

Best wine seLection (retaiL) Habersham Beverage

You could get lost in the wine section of their Southside location and not find your way out for days. It’s a good thing they have little cards explaining some highlights from their vast international offerings.

Runner–up: Johnny Ganem’s

Best wine seLection (Bar or restaurant) Bacchus

Moving to Congress Street might have upped the amount of mixed drinks they serve, but their wine list is sure to please even the pickiest of palates.

Runner–up: Eos

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wig nights. Each July 25, the bar celebrates Christmas in July, complete with turkey and dressing, gifts delivered by Santa, a decorated Christmas tree, and fake snow.

Wear your green to Doc’s for Halfway to Saint Patrick’s Day is Sept. 17, featuring Irish drink specials and a Celtic band.

“We have one Theme Night a month,” says Stone. “Like on Good Friday, our drink special is always the Rusty Nail.

“I know. I’m going to Hell.”

Monday is Darts Night, and this year Doc’s is working hard to secure the last place trophy in the Tybee Darts League.

“We always lose. But we are the most fun group,” says darts team captain Mimi Pinner.

“At Doc’s there’s more characters per square inch than any place else in the whole world.” — RWG Runner–up: Huc–a–Poo’s

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A New Jersey native who’s made a seamless transition to Slow–vannah – “I’m not one of the ‘Housewives of New Jersey,’” she laughs — Carol Daly is no stranger to winning this category. Why is she so successful?

“I really like what I do,” she says simply. “From when I first opened, the majority of people who have been with me have stuck with me.”

Besides her engaging personality, Daly’s secret seems to be a real understanding of what Pilates is all about, as envisioned by founder Joseph Pilates.

“In the grand scheme, we’re all aging,” she says. “My passion is more about how we can do it as gracefully as possible.”

Saying that Pilates is the “foundation for any type of physical fitness,” Daly says “Joseph Pilates took from everything – yoga, gymnastics, diving, boxing, calisthenics. He saw what was good in everything. He came up with a way for you to learn how to work the body as efficiently as possible, with an emphasis on your core and your posture.”

To get an idea of what Pilates is about, Daly urges novices to go to YouTube and look for videos with Joseph Pilates himself, some of which seem especially grueling by modern standards.

“It’s a little kinder today,” she laughs.

But Pilates isn’t just something you do in class. “You’re supposed to do your core exercises 20 minutes a day. Then you take these lessons and apply them to your daily routine,” she says.

“You don’t stop after 20 minutes — you take it throughout your day. You apply it to running, walking, sitting.”

The bulk of Daly’s classes comprise mat classes, with about 10–12 people per class. She also offers private and semi–private lessons (the latter with two or three people per session).

Momentum Pilates also has a wide range of the classic Pilates equipment, which contrary to popular opinion is actually easier to work on than the simple mat.

“Technically you’re supposed to be very healthy to do mat work,“ she explains. “The equipment is a lot kinder, especially if you have an injury of some type.”

About a year ago, Daly moved her studio from a spot at East Broad and Liberty to a more parking–friendly location

Kelley Boyd continues to own this category, winning for the third straight year. Her Savannah Yoga Center recently “moved” into a better space – actually right next door to the previous one on Bull Street just around the corner from Brighter Day. Runner–up: The Yoga Co–op at Ashram Savannah

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Best massaGe theraPist Krysti Favorite

Glow MedSpa’s resident masseuse is kneading up a storm.

Runner–up: Lenny Resnick

Best Fitness cLuB YMCA

Six locations of the YMCA of Coastal Georgia. Don’t forget to sign up for a summer camp.

Runner–up: JEA

Best PhysicaL theraPist

Bryan Kist, Spine & Sport

This native New Yorker works at Spine & Sports’ downtown location.

Runner–up: Mike Parson

Best PersonaL trainer

Nathan Mikeska, Spine & Sport

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“I get more sunlight here, too,” she laughs. — JM Runner-up: Pilates of Savannah

This young Air Force veteran comes to Spine & Sport from Pennsylvania.

Runner–up: Neumann Dotterweich

Best midwiFe Jill Whitfield

This midwife with the Midwife Group and Birth Center on Chatham Parkway knows a lot about birthin’ babies.

Runner–up: Amber Lampp

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“My favorite part about coaching baseRunner–up: Katie Newell ball is the kids that I work with. I get to watch the boys develop into men,” explains Carter.

“It’s nice to see the boys give everything Bart Wetherington they’ve got for you, and it really shows on Show some spine, people. No, literally. the field. When they leave, they appreciate Runner–up: Whelan Chiropractor it,” he adds.

Throughout his coaching career, his teams at Savannah Christian have been to Ronald Smiley the state playoffs every year. With the past This aptly–named dentist specializes in season recently coming to a close, the team cosmetic and restorative dentristry. is already looking forward to next year.

Runner–up: Stephanie Skinner The team he worked with this year was young, with only two seniors, but that means that there will be a lot of returning players. Their talent will be easy to build Elizabeth Miller upon, as Carter is anxious to “get ready to This ophthalmologist will make you see swing for next year.” the light.

“I really feel like now our goal is to really Runner–up: Donald Watson work hard in the summer and in the fall during fall ball. We’re going to work as hard as we can until we come back and have an even better year. We want to make state Case Veterinary Hospital playoffs again next year,” he says. — AS This century–old local institution Runner-up: Chief Geronimos, Derby combines respect for tradition with an Devils eye towards the most modern treatment techniques.

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Savannah’s faith–based facility combines St. Joseph’s Hospital (formerly downtown) and Candler Hospital, Georgia’s oldest hospital.

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Best doctor

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This beloved pediatrician has a busy office on Eisenhower Drive, and wins in this category for the second year in a row.

Runner–up: Ben Hubby

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Best BarBer shoP The Barber Pole

Need a haircut? That’s what you’ll get at The Barber Pole, Savannah’s Best Barber Shop.

The Barber Pole does “haircuts for men and boys, and the occasional boy cut for the girls,” says Gary Foust, owner of the Bull Street shop just south of Broughton Street.

They also do “beard trims, fuzzy eyebrows and hairy ears,” but no shampoos, blow drying, coloring or highlighting.

Customers at The Barber Pole range from servers and construction workers to attorneys and bankers, bartenders, retirees and students.

“Walk in the shop, sign in, grab a magazine and wait your turn” for a haircut that costs $16.

Mike Chesnut has been getting his flat top haircut at The Barber Pole every two weeks since Foust’s dad was part owner of the shop. He doesn’t have a regular haircut day, but drops in “any day but Friday. Gary doesn’t work on Fridays.”

Foust, a third generation barber, has been licensed for 26 years. He and his father opened the shop as partners in 1998. When the elder Foust retired, Gary Foust took over sole ownership of the three–chair shop. A fourth chair is set aside for shoeshines by Wilbert Boyce. The shop serves as a drop off point for shoe repairs by Crazy Jack Gilmore.

“We’re consistent with our service and we’re good at what we do,” says Foust. “We do a lot of work that old fashioned barber shops didn’t do. We have to stay on top of that. And it doesn’t take very long to get in and get out. Ten minutes and a shave on the neck.”

The Barber Pole is open Monday through Friday, and has a location on Wilmington Island that’s open Tuesday through Saturday.

Foust’s shop was featured in a 2009 business book, The Mom and Pop Store: How the Unsung Heroes of the American Economy Are Surviving and Thriving, by Robert Spector. From time to time, celebrities drop in for a quick haircut, like last month when actor Justin Long was in town, passing through after attending a concert. He’d been in Savannah late last year during filming of The Conspirator.

“He and Drew Barrymore came in,” says Foust. “It was a lot of fun cutting his hair, and her telling me how to do it.”

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Renata Duran of Park West Salon says she’s “stoked” to have won this year’s vote as Best Hairstylist. Although she has professionally styled hair for 11 years, her people skills are what have set her a part from all other stylists.

“Honestly, I’m very much a people person. I’m one of those people who values my clients and definitely appreciates them for getting me to where I’m at,” explains Duran.

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Duran first started styling hair at the age of 9, when she would highlight her mother’s hair — which she refers to as “backstage frosting.” For her, styling hair was “more of a calling than anything else,” she comments.

“The best part of my job is definitely the people. I have an opportunity to learn about people’s quirks and what really makes them tick. It never feels like work. I just kind

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Best outdoor outFitters Half Moon Outfitters

This Broughton Street mainstay has 3 locations in Georgia and 5 in South Carolina.

Runner–up: Bass Pro Shops

Savannah Day Spa

A real gem of a friendly facility on Oglethorpe Avenue.

Runner–up: Vanilla Day Spa (closed)

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Best GoLF course Challenging and reasonable – what more could you ask for?

Runner–up: Savannah Golf Club

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of get to play, have fun, and be creative,” she says.

“It really is fun coming into work everyday. I used to be one of those job–to–job, trying to find myself type of people. Until, I decided to just accept the calling and go with it. It’s funny because when I think about it, you know, it’s been 11 years, but it feels like something new and exciting everyday.”

Being artistic, hairstyling came naturally to Duran.

“I’m more of a crafter than I am an artist.

I kind of realized that hair was this incredible craft; you could build on it, take away from it, and add color to it,” she says.

“I compare it to crafting because it’s like a sculpture. You are constantly building, taking away from, and changing it from its regular appearance and making it more manageable and easier to work with. So, it’s enhancing, without completely destructing it,” she explains. — AS Runner-up: Nikki Friedhoffer

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Abutting a National Historic District, this is one of the most picturesque marinas in the Southeast. A recent renovation also makes it one of the most complete and advanced.

Runner–up: Hogan’s

This New York Mets franchise is now under new ownership.

Runner–up: Savannah Derby Devils

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Best PLace to PaddLe Little Tybee

This short run from Tybee proper is best enjoyed when you have time to hang out on Little Tybee itself for awhile.

Runner–up: Tybee

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Icons who’ve played there over the years include Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Jackie Robinson. An extensive, much–needed facelift has made it more user–friendly and pleasing to the eye without compromising the amazing history within its walls.

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Best LocaL hiGh schooL team Savannah Christian football

The Red Raiders’ perfect season ended with a loss in the state championship this past December, but they were still the only Savannah team to reach a state finals game in 40 years.

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Best new store Polka Dots

Running her own specialty shop – gifts and accessories – was a dream for Jackie Pickering, although it took a while to fulfill.

An Ohio native, Pickering has been in Savannah for 23 years. She worked in retail – even managed a fashion store – through college, but once she got her teaching certificate, she pursued her other passion.

From 1996 to 2008, she taught in Chatham County schools.

Polka Dots opened in Whitemarsh Center just 16 months ago, and Pickering has yet to look back.

“I knew I was opening at the worst time ever, but something just felt right,” she says.

“The space felt right. My daughter was working at a retail store downtown that was closing, and I was able to buy some fixtures.

I didn’t have a clue what I was doing.

“I have a huge respect for people that own a business, because it’s a lot. Right now, I deal with probably 80 vendors. It’s a lot to keep up with, but I enjoy it. I don’t regret it for a minute.”

That’s because Polka Dots has amassed a large, loyal following of customers, many of whom know Pickering by name.

It’s a bright, sunny storefront, and it’s packed with knick–knacks, apparel, cards, soaps and candles, picture frames, stationery, and pretty much everything in polka dots on whitemarsh between.

“This is how I look at it: I want people to be able to come in here and buy a gift for anybody,” Pickering explains. “The only age group that we really haven’t addressed things – Vera Bradley, of course, ElizaB flip–flops. The Mud is the kids, the Wal–Mart age. Where they’d rather have a Pie baby clothes. We sell the heck out of the men’s belts with Wal–Mart gift card, or a toy kind of thing. I don’t do toys. the fish borders.”

“We have hostess gifts, birthday gifts, we carry a very Men, she says, “are afraid of the store a little bit, because large line of collegiate stuff – the nicer collegiate gifts, like it seems so girly. But we have a lot of stuff that appeals to pottery, wine glasses, ice buckets, all the Tervis tumblers. I men, too. Plus it’s an easy gift–buying thing. We have gifts think a part of the success is we’ve got a lot of good named in all price ranges. You can come in here and get a little

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The staff at Polka Dots, including Pickering’s daughter Haley, have been there since the start. Which, of course, adds to the feeling of community.

“I like retail, I like the people, I like all that, and I knew that we needed a gift store out here,” Pickering says. “I don’t like the backroom stuff – my happiest day is when I’m out there selling.

“My ickiest day is when I’m in the back.

So I do a lot of my ordering at home on the computer – I don’t know when I sleep – so that I can be out there. I’m sad when I hear that so–and–so was here, and I didn’t see them.” — BDY Runner–up: See Jane

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This locally–owned store is a Broughton Street landmark and a work of art in and of itself. Don’t forget to check out the expansive and way–cool second floor.

Runner–up, Furniture: Rooms to Go Runner–up, Windows: Primary Arts Supply

Best miLitary discount Lowe’s

A 10 percent military discount =all day, everyday, for active–duty military, National Guard and reserve, retiree and disabled service members, and their families.

Runner–up: Home Depot

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Smoking ban? Who cares about a stinking smoking ban?

Runner–up: Savannah Cigars

Best video rentaL store Blockbuster

About to mark its tenth year, Blockbuster has inked month–long exclusivity deals with three of Hollywood’s biggest studios.

Runner–up: Home Run

Best Bookstore

Barnes & Noble

Get a Starbucks, spend an afternoon.

Runner–up: Books A Million

Best musicaL instrument store Portman’s Music Superstore

Now with four total stores statewide, Portman’s offers a wide range of instruments to own in addition to band rental instruments and lessons.

Runner–up: AMR

Best Lawn & Garden store Hester and Zipperer

A beloved locally–owned institution since 1922, with locations on Wilmington Island and Skidaway Road.

Runner–up: Home Depot

Best motorcycLe/scooter deaLer Harley Davidson

Buy American!

Runner–up: Southeast Motorcycle Superstore

Best PLace to Buy a used car Best PLace to Buy a new car Grainger Honda

Best music store

This welcoming place on Chatham Parkway is a solid and perennial winner year after year in this category.

Runner–up, Used: Southern Motors Runner–up, New: Vaden

Still the number–one choice for those who aren’t downloading everything.

Runner–up: FYE

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Ye Olde Tobacco Shoppe

Savannah Tire

They seem to have the whole car–fixin’ thing down pat.

Runner–up: Dixie Motors

Best toy store Toys–R–Us

A perennial winner in this category.

Runner–up: Kids Ahoy

Best daycare

Maggie’s Morning School

Who says nothing good ever happens on Abercorn?

Runner–up: Calvary Daycare

Best art/craFts store Primary Arts

You don’t have to be an art student to enjoy their two floors of whimsical and complete shopping fun.

Runner–up: Michael’s

Best eyewear store Lenscrafters

From hipster rims to Palin frames, you can get ’em here.

Runner–up: Iris Optical

Best women’s cLothinG Best cLothinG BoutiQue BleuBelle

A solid winner in this category nearly every year.

Runner–up, Women’s: Terra Cotta Runner–up, Boutique: Red Clover

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Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Urban Outfitters

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Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Party City

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Best thriFt/vintaGe store

Best noveLty store

This pillar of the community has seen a new renaissance with the economic downturn. Where else to find quality at these prices?

Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Civvies

A clear win in this increasingly competitive category.

Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Jokers

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Best antiQues

Jereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Antiques

Best shoe store

Globe Shoe Co.

This local favorite is one of Broughtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most hallowed institutions.

Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Aldo

Best JeweLer

Levy Jewelers

A longtime local institution.

Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Zia

An intrinsic Savannah institution in a town already known for antiques.

Best Grocery store Publix

A focus on cleanliness and customer service seems to pay off every year for Publix.

Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Kroger

Best Gourmet Grocery store Fresh Market

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the southside.

Runner–up: Brighter Day

Best hoteL

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There’s no shortage of well–appointed digs to drop by whether you’re visiting Savannah or a local trying to find a spot for out of town guests to spend a night or two, so it certainly says something that this newcomer has taken the title of Best Hotel.

From the same minds that brought us the Mansion to Forsyth Park a few years back, the Kessler group certainly hit another home run with the Bohemian. Its rooftop bar, with its unparalleled views of the river, immediately won the hearts of locals, while its nautically themed rooms and spectacular service has kept visitors enamored as well.

“It is a premier location, overlooking the Savannah River, and the components we put in place seemed to gel immediately with that setting,” says Chris Coyle, the General Manager of the Bohemian. “It certainly lent itself to having a lot of exposure from the local traffic, the tourist traffic and destination travelers to Savannah.”

Even though their staff makes it look easy sometimes, Coyle is quick to point out how much time and effort it took, from the restoration of the building to the design and staffing.

The biggest challenge, according to Coyle, is getting everyone on the staff to focus on maintaining the desired level of quality.

“That’s always an inherently difficult piece to opening a hotel, beyond the hours you put in and the time it takes to do it,” he explains. “We were successful at that within the first 90 days of operation.”

Bohemian

Brighter Day

One of Savannah’s most cherished and long–lived institutions.

Runner–up: Fresh Market

Best LiGhtinG store Circa

This repeat winner anchors the Downtown Design District Runner–up: Pace

Best cLeaninG service Merry Maids

A clean house is a great stress–reliever. The last luxury you should skimp on.

Runner–up: Carmen’s Cleaning

Best shoPPinG center Oglethorpe Mall

If foot traffic is any indication, not much of a recession going on here.

Runner–up: Twelve Oaks

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Best FLorist John Davis

They do balloons, too!

Runner–up: Kiwi Fleur

Best Pawn shoP

Welsh Pawn Shop

Now with four locations, including one in Rincon.

Runner–up: Port City

Best B&B

Ballastone

This perennial winner continues to raise the bar.

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Best Pet store PetSmart

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Best Pet BoutiQue Tailspin

This popular place has moved to Habersham Village and hosts regular lowâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;cost vaccine and microchip clinics.

Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up: Top Dog

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Next week, the Bohemian celebrates its 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;month anniversary of being open. So far as the future is concerned, Coyle says fans of the Bohemian will continue to see â&#x20AC;&#x153;everything theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come to expect and more.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; PR Runner-up: AVIA

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So goes the rap song on Hostiloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest TV ad, winner of Best Locally Produced TV Commercial. Hostilo is a personal injury attorney whose practice specializes in motor vehicle elated injuries.

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TV spot.

While a solidly built guy in a hoody and news cap raps Hostilo’s office phone number, a grinning Hostilo himself pops in and out of the background, head bopping to the beat, dressed in jeans, an untucked white shirt, a blazer, no tie, and reflector shades.

Despite his high profile in the media, Hostilo is a down–to–earth guy who believes in customer service. “I’m not afraid to get my hands dirty. I’m not afraid to answer the phone.

The self described “type A” personality says that the most common feedback he gets from clients is that “I’m the guy who will call you back. I’m the guy you can get on the phone.”

A University of Georgia graduate, Hostilo earned his law degree at Atlanta Law School while working full time in an Atlanta law firm. He’s lived in Savannah since 1992.

“I’m super organized, and I’m a hard worker. I think that’s what makes us successful.”

He got the idea for the rapper ad from extensive online research. In search of a rapper, he called longtime friend Ricky Willis, a catering manager at Armstrong Atlantic State University.

“He called me to see if I knew anyone who could rap,” says Willis. “I told him I’m a rapper.”

Hostilo gave Willis the main points he wanted made in the ad. Willis came up with the lyrics and their ad agency came up with the beat.

The TV spot began running on February 1. “Not a day goes by that someone doesn’t call about it,” says Hostilo.

“It’s probably the single most risky business move I’ve ever made,” says Hostilo, “but it’s a home run.” — RWG

Best Law Firm

Hunter MacLean

Seven of their attorneys were recently named as Rising Stars for 2010.

Runner–up: Tate Law Group

Best reaL estate aGency Mopper–Stapen

This longtime Savannah institution is weathering the downturn in style.

Runner–up: Keller Williams

Best reaLtor

Don Callahan

Owner of his own real estate group as well as having an affiliation with Keller Williams, Callahan moved here from Key West in 1997 and hasn’t looked back.

Runner–up: Amanda Hancock

Best movinG comPany Two Men and a Truck

This franchise–based company has locations in Pooler and Richmond Hill.

Runner–up: American Moving and Storage

Best BicyLe store Quality Bike

This friendly shop on Montgomery Cross Road keeps the wheels turnin’.

Runner-up: Bicycle Link

Best homeBuiLder JT Turner

This homebuilder has survived the market downturn in a relatively copacetic manner.

Runner–up: Fred Williams

Best ceLLPhone comPany Verizon

A consensus that their network seems to be better in this area is driving Verizon’s repeat wins in this category.

Runner–up: AT&T

Best Bank

Wachovia

During a time when banks are almost universally reviled, Wachovia keeps customers happy with an emphasis on more personal service.

Runner–up: Suntrust

Best rentaL car aGency Enterprise

This perennial winner wins accolades for professionalism.

Runner–up: Hertz

Best taxi service Yellow Cab

When you need a helping hand getting where you need to go.

Best PLace to work SCAD

Now well into its third decade, the Savannah College of Art and Design is expanding not only its physical presence, with campuses in Atlanta and Hong Kong, but in events serving the community as well.

Somebody’s gotta do all that work, and they seem to like it.

Runner–up: Gulfstream cs

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From Starkville, Miss., these five guys remind me of The Band, even though they don’t have scraggly beards and dress in those old–timey Sunday suits. The music is very Band–like (if that’s a word), kind of ragged and earthy Southern–style Americana and Mississippi Hill Country blues, with cool turns of melody, gritty guitars and polished vocal harmonies. The band - Chris Hurt, Chase McGill, Taylor Mills, Jacob Simpson andDustin Hedrick- has lately been in the studio with producer Matt Pence (Drive–By Truckers, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit). Listen & learn: www.myspace.com/comeongowithus.

At 11 p.m. Friday, May 21 at the Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. With Glossary.

valerie sMith & liberty pike

A top–notch bluegrass band makes a welcome return to the venerated Bloomingdale pickin’ parlor. Bandleader Smith is a whirlwind on the mandolin, and the lineup also includes multi–instrumentalist Ernie Evans and standup bassist Rebekah Long.

The secret weapon, however, is award–winning fiddler and clawhammer banjo player Becky Buller, who told us last summer that the Liberty Pike experience is much more than straight–ahead chicken ‘n’ biscuits. “We’re a four–piece band, so we switch instruments a lot,” she said. “You’re gonna get quite a variety – of bluegrass, yes, but we do from traditional to progressive bluegrass, we do bluegrass gospel and Americana. We do swing. It’s a wide variety – hopefully people will come looking for a good time, and we’ll do our best to satisfy.” Listen & learn: www.valeriesmithonline, www.beckybuller.com.

At 8 p.m. Friday, May 21 at Randy Wood Guitars, 1304 E. Highway 80, Bloomingdale. $25.

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People are still talking about the Spin story from last fall, Metal in the Garden of Good and Evil, which introduced the world to “a creative hotbed, producing thunderingly heavy, reliably left–of–center artists who’ve begun exporting the Savannah sound to the rest of the world.”

Among the bands featured in this story–heard– round–the–world was Black Tusk, which, along with Baroness and Kylesa, is a cornerstone of – sure, it sounds like an oxymoron – Hostess City metal.

“That definitely got us a lot more attention,” says the power trio’s long–bearded bassist, Jonathan Athon. “Someone will say ‘Hey, I saw you in Spin magazine and I thought I’d come check you out.’

Then they tell somebody. If one person sees it, then they’re going to tell another person if they enjoy it.

Word of mouth is eternally how things get around – and it just takes a little push to get that going.”

Not that Black Tusk, which recently played South

By Southwest for the third consecutive year, needed a big push. The band’s first full–length album on the national label Relapse, Taste The Sin, drops May 25, and expectations are high.

“It’s really kind of cool to be on the same label as some of the bands that we grew up listening to,” says Athon.

“We’re super–happy with the album. We had done some EPs, and one full–length that we just did completely DIY, and we released Passage Through Purgatory through Hyperrrealist here in Savannah.

Then we took a while touring on that and we did three split records, with three different bands on three different labels.

“That’s kind of cool because you don’t have to write a whole album. You write two or three songs.

“It gives you something fresh and it keeps things moving. And it actually helped up progress a lot quicker, I think. It maybe tightened us up more.

“At this point we learned how to play together, as a

band, cohesively.”

Taste the Sin, he says, “is going to show that a lot more than any of the other releases. We had more time to work on it. We had more resources at hand to help us work on it.”

Saturday’s show at the Jinx finds Black Tusk sharing the bill with the veteran American metal band Pentagram (fronted, as always, by charismatic vocalist Bobby Liebling).

Tuskers Athon, Andrew Fidler (guitar) and James May (drums) have been buddies since their middle school days. “We used to hate each other,” Athon laughs.

So what about this “Savannah sound” that Spin was going on about? Is there really such a thing, or was that the usual journalistic tidying-up, because they have to put labels on things?

“The music scene around here is almost like everyone said ‘Screw it, I’m not going to try and do what’s popular, or what people are into at the moment,’” says Athon. “They’re just going to play, and what they hear in their head, and what comes out through their music, always seems to be a little bit different.

“Whether it’s metal, or country, or hip hop ... the music in the South is just different. And I think it’s that people aren’t trying to fit a stereotype. They’re just kinda doing it for themselves.” cs Listen & learn: www.blacktuskterror.com.

At 11 p.m. Saturday, May 22 at the Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. Tickets $16.66 advance, $20 day of show.

With Pentagram and Dark Castle.

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Mercury lounge hitman (live music) savannah smiles dueling Pianos (wed) (live music) 8 p.m. smoke station eric culberson blues band (live music) 6:30 p.m. tantra lounge open mic night (live music) warehouse thomas claxton (live music) 8 p.m. wormhole bar bwedGe, swimming trunks (live music) 10 p.m.

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In other words, singer, songwriter and guitarist Craig Finn’s group is kind of like the Ramones crossed with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.

People have been making that sort of comparison since the Hold Steady rocketed out of Minneapolis with the album Almost Killed Me in 2004; Finn’s intelligent, narrative lyrics about lost souls, pretty girls, street hustlers and the redemptive power of a good song made Separation Sunday, Boys and Girls in America and Stay Positive some of the most well–reviewed (and admired) records of the first millennial decade.

Finn and guitarist Tad Kubler, bassist Galen Palivka and drummer Bobby Drake are on tour behind the just–released Heaven is Whenever album. It’s their first record without keyboard player Franz Nicolay, who left the band earlier in 2010.

The Hold Steady’s live show, however, now includes ex–Lucero guitarist Steve

Selvidge, and band buddy Dan Neustadt on piano.

You play a lot of big gigs, but here in Savannah you’ll be in a relatively small club. What do you get out of playing small places?

Craig Finn: I think it’s fun to have variety – you have the big festival date, and then you have the small club date where people are in your face. I think what we do best is put people in a club and really give ‘em a rock ‘n’ roll show that’s right in your face.

And it’s our first show in Savannah.

When we go in to new markets for us, I really prefer to go in and do what we do best, first. And then we can grow from there.

Stereogum calls what you play “smart–guy bar rock.” Is that the sort of simplistic tag that makes you smile, or beg to differ?

Craig Finn: I’m totally good with that.

It’s funny, when we started this band we were talking about making a “smart rock band.” Meaning one that has good lyrics, and intelligent people, but also not skimping on the big, loud guitars.

And I think that is what we do.

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Craig Finn: It is a challenge, because we’re going some places with theaters, with seats and all that. And that’s the next level, where we’re trying to get people out of the seats.

One thing I really wanted to do is be inclusive in this band. And if it means going into bigger places, because more and more people are enjoying it, then I’m all for it.

Heaven is Whenever is the Hold Steady’s fifth album. Does this feel like an accomplishment, or a logical progression? How do you feel about that sort of milestone?

Craig Finn: When it was about to come out, I said to some other musicians, “On your fifth record, you’re sort of by definition part of the establishment.

Rather than young upstarts.” It kind of reveals these new challenges, like “Do you still have something to say after five records?” But it’s been fun for us. The band continues to grow, in audience, and musically.

It’s our fifth record in seven years, so we’re working at a pretty quick pace.

That was kind of by design. In some ways, it takes the pressure off. You know you’re going to put another one out next

year, and you can let go of this one a little easier.

Do you stockpile songs? Or do you cut ‘em as quick as you write ‘em?

Craig Finn: We pretty much cut ‘em as quick as we write ‘em. And we’re always working on stuff. But when we go in to make the record it’s a real hyper phase – we really start to get organized with them, and turn these little ideas into real songs. I think for this one we had 25 different things, maybe, and it became a 10–song album.

In this day and age, with stuff like iTunes Exclusives and B–sides, you always kinda need songs. So it’s good to have ‘em done and in the can.

Do you ever think maybe you’re working too hard, maybe putting too much stuff out?

Craig Finn: For the group of people that we are, I think that we’re doing what’s right for us. We’ve worked really hard since we started the band, both with the creativity and the touring. I believe that if we took too much of a break we might lose momentum, so it’s just keep going, keep going, keep going.

I feel like if your daughter comes home and says “I’m taking a semester off of college,” it’s like “Well, you’re not going back. You think you’re taking a semester off.”

What has Franz’ departure changed about your musical approach?

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“Bar band,” to me, just seems like a real simple presentation. And I think that’s what we do. As we’ve grown, we’ve continued to try to keep that in mind – “Hey, this is a pretty simple, no–frills thing.” And the challenge is to bring that to bigger and bigger stages, and keep that feeling.

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“i knew i cetainly couldn’t be Mick Jagger or steven tyler,” finn says.

I think it changed for us ... we went back to writing as a four–piece, rather than a five–piece. And I think the songs on the record have more room to breathe, and a little more space.

Franz is a great musician, but there was always the temptation to fill up every little space with some music. I think we didn’t do that as much this time, and we ended up with something a little different. And, I think, better.

We replaced Franz with another keyboard player, and we added another guitar player, so the live thing has gotten more heavy, which I think is real cool.

Having new guys has injected some new life in the touring party – the group of guys on tour – but we’re even playing the old songs a little differently.

tender or vulnerable lyrics. But then Bob Stinson would stomp on it. So you had this great dichotomy of these big guitars with this incredibly intelligent and vulnerable songwriting.

The thing for me, with Westerberg, and the Replacements in general, was that it made me believe that I could be in a band. You know, they looked like people I knew.

And so to see a rock ‘n’ roll band up close, and not in an arena, and this great rock ‘n’ roll being played by guys liked that – I believed I could be like that. Up until that, I knew I certainly couldn’t be Mick Jagger or Steven Tyler. So it was kind of an empowering thing for me.

Critics always point out Franz’ “E Street–like piano flourishes.” Don’t the Springsteen comparisons get old for you?

Craig Finn: If I would have to say the one thing all of us in the Hold Steady love, it’s Thin Lizzy. Especially now with the two guitars – I don’t really count mine, but I guess we have three – with the two lead guitars, we have a lot more of that kind of dueling–guitar action.

There’s something kind of comedic about him, because I feel like he’s trying to, at times, sing about a really American experience that he doesn’t quite grasp. Because he’s not from here.

But it almost makes it funnier and cooler.

Craig Finn: When I read that, it doesn’t make me think highly of the writer.

Just because it seems so ... easy ... to call piano in rock “E Street.” Rock ‘n’ roll’s a pretty big thing, and piano’s a pretty wide–ranging instrument.

So the two together I don’t think necessarily have to be called “E Street.” But sometimes people do their job the easy way.

I know you’re a huge Replacements fan, and you used to go see them all the time in Minneapolis. What did you take away from watching Paul Westerberg?

Craig Finn: They’re my favorite band, and they were the model, I think, for this band. Smart, and sometimes real

The way you sing reminds me in a way of the late Phil Lynott, from Thin Lizzy.

You’re creeping up on 40. Obviously, people don’t “age out” of rock ‘n’ roll, but what does 40 mean to you? Do you think your look at life, or your approach, is changing?

What about your songwriting, though?

Is there a danger that after so much music, having done it for so long, at 40 you might lose touch with the people on the streets?

Craig Finn: I think in the new record, it already has. A lot of it comes from a place of, I don’t know, maybe like having more wisdom and being a little older.

I feel like the new record, the tone of it, is giving advice in some way, or sharing what I’ve learned. Rather than being

down there in the fray.

When I see a 15–year–old kid I always think sorry, but the next eight years of your life – until you’re 23 – in some ways are gonna really suck.

They’ll be really hard, emotionally.

But trust me, it’s all gonna be OK. cs the hold steady opening: twin tigers where: live wire music hall, 307 w. river st. when: at 9 p.m. tuesday, may 25 tickets: $12 advance, $15 day of show online: www.livewiremusichall.com artist’s website: www.theholdsteady.com

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I’m very happy with where I’m at.

And I think that there’s a peace that’s settled down on me, internally. I hope that just continues into 40 and beyond.

I started my 30s working in an office, and now I play rock ‘n’ roll full time. So it’s going in a good trajectory.

I don’t want to be too dramatic and call myself a survivor, but that’s close to the right word, if not the right word.

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Several years ago, the first time I heard about a painter named Panhandle Slim, it immediately evoked an image of some artistically inclined drifter riding the rails with an easel and some acrylic paints, who showed up downtown one day with an armload of colorful, primitive portraits and tried to earn some drinking money hawking pictures of pop culture icons and rock stars.

It turns out reality is a little different.

Panhandle Slim is actually professional skateboarder–turned–musician– turned–artist Scott Stanton, who’s called Savannah home for the last couple years. He doesn’t have a long white beard; nor does he paint in a box car.

His paintings, which combine a folk art aesthetic with a certain rock and roll sensibility, feature tributes to everyone from former President Jimmy Carter to Butthole Surfer front man Gibby Haynes, and have become a mainstay on the walls of downtown locales like Hangfire and Moon River.

This week, he and his five year old son Tex will debut a shared exhibition, their second such show together, and the proceeds will benefit the local Ronald McDonald House Charity. We spoke with the elusive Panhandle Slim last week.

Where did the whole Panhandle Slim thing begin?

Panhandle Slim: I’m from the Panhandle of Florida. It all began up in Michigan, we lived up there for about 7 years, and I didn’t really realize I was from the South until everybody started

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pointing it out. I had always been painting, but I started with the folk art and had to come up with a name, or thought I should come up with a name. I don’t know why. I just started signing them Panhandle Slim.

What drew you to doing the folk–art– pop–culture–portraiture?

Panhandle Slim: Kind of a mix between Howard Finster and Wesley Willis. I really liked art, but I couldn’t afford it, so I just thought I’d try it myself. I got ideas from Howard Finster and then it morphed into my own style over the years. I was doing mostly pop culture people, and mostly music, because I

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What prompted the benefit side of this upcoming show?

Panhandle Slim: We’ve done a couple shows at Hangfire. Last year we did one.

I really wanted to do a show for a women’s charity. Last year someone came along and said “what about autism?” So we did that, and it wasn’t really local or anything. So this year, we’re doing it for the local Ronald McDonald House. It’s not the typical art show where it’s quiet continues on p. 58

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How much help do you give Tex with those paintings?

Panhandle Slim: It’s all his. He directs me on everything. I make sure it’s all his colors and stuff. He does the drawing and then I paint it in and put the shellac coating over it – all the stuff he probably shouldn’t be messing with at the moment. He’s got quite an imagination.

I wish I could come up with that stuff.

He makes a lot of little books, almost little zine type things. He draws a story in there, and then once he’s finished drawing, he narrates the story for me and I write out real quick. A lot of the paintings come from that.

Are you worried he’s going to surpass you, and everyone will like his stuff better and you won’t be able to get any more shows in Savannah?

Panhandle Slim: That’s what some people have said. The only worry about him surpassing me is that he won’t need me to help him anymore.

You could manage him until he’s 18 – maybe become the Joe Jackson of the Savannah art scene?

Panhandle Slim: I do have fears about that; that I’m just the business dad who’s pushing his son to do something. I try not to push him. It’s all what he wants to do, and hopefully, if that’s what he wants to keep doing than that’s what he’ll do.

He looks like he’s got something in his mind going artistically. People have mentioned that: “It’s not gonna be much fun when he starts selling more than you.” He has too. We were downtown, several months after the last show, at a store on Broughton getting something for my wife. Tex was talking to the lady, and she said, “what’s your name?”

And Tex, said “Tex,” and she looked starstruck and said “I have one of your paintings.” That was pretty funny. He was four then. cs what: opening reception benefitting the rmhc. when: may 22, 5:30–8:30pm where: hangfire, 37 whitaker street cost: free

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Downtown businesses join forces for the first annual Savannah Fashion Week by patrick rodgers | patrick@connectsavannah.com

Just because the SCAD Fashion Show is over doesn’t mean that you can put away your couture just yet.

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Following on the coattails of the art college’s prestigious week of events, a group of downtown business owners have banded together to create the first ever Savannah Fashion Week, which will highlight some of the city’s homegrown style and shine a spotlight on local business during a week of events that culminates in a fashion show and charity benefit event this Friday.

Featuring fashion from James Gunn, BleuBelle, Mint and Custard, among others as well as jewelry from Zia, bags from Satchel and make up from See Jane, the Jepson Center will be transformed into a runway where models will showcase new looks for local fashionistas.

“We were excited for local businesses to come together,” says Leah Lancaster, co–owner of the Red Clover boutique.

“It’s about more than just clothes.”

The proceeds from the event will benefit the local non–profit organization A Working Woman In Need (AWWIN), which helps under–privileged single women and mothers trying to re–enter the job market and become self–sufficient.

“AWWIN is perfect because we wanted something that was specifically targeted toward women,” Zia Sachedina explains. “We think that’s the most beneficial thing we could do.”

Helping a local cause was the perfect fit for an event intended to put the focus on local businesses during a time when so much of the economic news is dire.

“The whole point of Fashion Week is getting people downtown,” says Shelley Smith, owner of the skin care and cosmetic store See Jane. “There are still reasons to come downtown and shop.”

Although the perception of businesses is so often one of individual shops competing against each other for shoppers’ attention and money, Fashion Week provides an opportunity for these shops to work together for their collective benefit.

“We’re trying to promote Savannah itself, not any one business independently,” says Sachedina. “We’re doing everything we can to make it exciting and splashy and a really fun week of events.”

While Fashion Week seems poised to become the newest in a string of annual events downtown, the experience has done a lot to strengthen the sense of community among the businesses who are taking part in it.

“It’s brought a lot of the store owners together. A lot of us are already friends, but we got to know people better,” says Smith. “We’ve been able to talk and commiserate and share helpful information.”

“It’s really great that we’ve done something collaborative, because it’s not just this one event, it’s about the future events we want to have for this as well,” says Sachedina.

Beyond just the event itself, that sense among participants of being part of a larger cause has lead to even more ideas for the future, including ways to utilize social media for the benefit of all the merchants involved.

“I think that the goal is to have a central place – a facebook page, a twitter account – where people can go and see things that are going down at different stores,” says Smith. “They can just go to our one central place and see sales, and other stuff. It’s all about getting people downtown.”

What better way to celebrate the diverse range of local businesses than by having a glass of wine, supporting a great local cause and finding that next great summer outfit? cs savannah fashion week’s fashion show when: may 21, 7pm: cocktail reception, 8pm: runway show where: the Jepson center, 207 w. york st. cost: $20 (proceeds benefit awwin) info: www.fashionweeksavannah.com

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News from Down Under I was scouring retail shelves looking for a pair of refreshing wines I could use for entertaining. As it turns out, I should have been poking around the outback.

What I turned up on my walkabout was a pair of sparkling wines from Australia that are fresh, tasty and offered something unique to my guests.

On the light side, the delicacy of Emeri Sparkling Pinot Grigio blew me away.

This medium sweet, medium bodied wine delivers subtle aromas of rose and lychee backed up with fresh honey. To taste, it is soft and only slightly fizzy – and leaves your mouth watering – a sure sign of a food friendly wine. I enjoyed mine with salad and chilled shrimp – and it will also pair nicely with light pasta dishes, fresh fruit and cheese.

At about $12.99, this is not a run–and–gun mass produced wine. It gets careful handling after picking to minimize skin contact – that maintains it very light pink color. Grapes are sourced from South Australia for this brand of De Bortoli Wines.

On the red side of the equation, I found another sparkler that really struts its stuff. The Black Chook Sparkling Shiraz crows with bold fruit forward characteristics, but finishes gentle and silky.

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This was awesome with seared Ahi tuna – and I could imagine it being a sensation with duck or grilled pork. Again, it’s slightly fizzy, and I was turned off by the foamy pink “head” created by pouring the wine too fast. Pour gently to avoid this visual distraction.

Emeri Sparking Pinot Grigio – and Emeri Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc – are available at several local retailers. I only found The Black Chook at Habersham Beverage on Abercorn. It’s around $20.

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Last year I wrote about Concannon Vineyards, a Central Coast producer with remarkable heritage and stunning $10 wines that drink much bigger.

I was particularly enamored of the Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Syrah – both wines that presented far superior to the price tag. At the time, I gave a a solid “buy” recommendation for any of the Concannon varietals.

While researching the two wines for this column, I noticed something both shocking and exciting. Every Concannon label has been price dropped to $5.99 at Habersham Beverage stores.

That’s news worth sharing.

As the global glut of wine, particularly California juice, continues to grow and as new vintages are being aged, watch for more crazy price drops.

Ask your retailer about second labels. Several wineries have now created new labels to protect their mainline brands. I’ve seen these labels offered at 30–50 percent less – and the bottle contains the same wine. cs

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Sundae Cafe

Newcomers who find this unobtrusive Tybee Island restaurant think it’s a well guarded secret. It’s not. In fact, Sundae Cafe came out of the chute fast and has stood the test of time in a market that has gobbled up other restaurants with rising taxes, a wildly changing seasonal population and discouraging gasoline prices.

Today, don’t even think about going for dinner without a reservation.

Nestled between a convenience store and a package liquor store, the location is not sexy, not well marked and not even a particularly attractive store front. Oh, but it’s what inside that counts. Generous portions guarantee full bellies, great flavors insure satisfaction and variety in the menu means almost anyone, almost, can find something they enjoy. I squeezed in early on a Friday night to enjoy early Mother’s Day dinner with my mom and Ms. T.J. At 6:30, the place as packed – and no more seats were available that night. We began by sharing a chopped salad, a classic combination of about 20 ingredients that offers fresh greens, tangy blue cheese and that deliciously comforting taste of bacon bits. As much as we liked it, we picked carefully, knowing our entrees would be overwhelming. T.J.’s pair of crab cakes were meaty and perfectly fried. The okra and tomatoes were not the usual overstewed version, but fresh veggies that had been coaxed into tenderness with either a quick par–boil or a light saute. It was an entirely new expression of this classic and often overdone Southern side dish. Mom chose the crab stuffed, bacon wrapped shrimp – one of my favorites from Sundae Cafe’s menu. She’s not a big eater, so one filled her up. T.J. and I split one – and the remainder made an awesome lunch the next day. My lamb chops, at about $27, were, in absolute honesty, the best lamb chops I’ve ever eaten. This full rack of eight chops was amazingly tender, beautifully seasoned and a real bargain. Preparation was toward the medium–rare side, which was perfect for these thick and delicious chops. Even though the lamb chops will lull you into ecstasy, take time to bask in the decadence of steamy hot Boursin mashed potatoes and old–school steak house creamed spinach. We took desserts to go, ask which are made in house – they are among the best and most inventive you’ll find anywhere. Service is spot on and the wine list offers plenty of by–the–glass options, as well as very fair bottle prices. cs

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lavar Munroe: art of illustration — digitally colored graphite drawing and mixed media pieces with complex compositions. runs through 6/12. beach institute, http://www.kingtisdell.org/

holy conversations — a collection of mixed media work from artist tiffani taylor that combines sheet music with lettering, gold leaf, prayer cards and expressionistic brush strokes. runs through June 30.hospice savannah Gallery , 1352 eisenhower dr. , http://www.hospicesavannahhelps.org/

Maureen kerstein and ruth hunter — kerstein is a founding member of the Plein air Painters of savannah and hunter is a watercolor painter who has exhibited extensively around the country. Jea art Gallery, 5111 abercorn st.

introversive indulgence — a collection of new paintings from helene o’hagan featuring colorful, textured abstractions. runs through may 31. Gallery espresso, 234 bull st. , http://www. galleryespresso.com/

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napoleon wilkerson — the local artist displays an exhibition of paintings featuring scenes from the lowcountry, family members and historical events. runs through may 28. s.P.a.c.e. Gallery , 9 w. henry st. , http://www. savannahga.gov/arts panhandle slim and tex — Pop culture portraitist Panhandle slim and his son tex show a collection of their colorful paintings. Proceeds benefit the ronald mcdonald house charity. opening reception: may 22, 7pm. hangfire, 37 whitaker st.

philip perkis: 50 years of photographs — a retrospective of work from the ny-based photographer’s illustrious career capturing intimate moments and pastoral scenes. runs through 9/19. telfair museum of art, http://www.telfair.org/ rachel raab: travels — an exhibition of large format travel photography from raab, who is the featured artist at 11ten for the month of may. local 11ten, 1110 bull st. works on paper — a group show featuring local artists demonstrating the diverse range of art made on paper. includes betsey cain, carmen aliffi, James Zdaniewski, Gerome temple and more. runs through 6/5. atwell’s art and frames , 228 w. broughton st. cs

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Video Bob All the legendary rock figures of the 1960s have archives full of “lost” footage, i.e. film and video clips they haven’t seen fit, for one reason or another, to make available commercially.

While the Beatles used a lot of their “lost” stuff for the 10–hour Anthology, there still exist hours upon hours of live material, TV appearances, press conferences and primitive music videos.

Consider the Rolling Stones, whose legendary 65–minute Rock and Roll Circus didn’t see the light of day until 28 years after it was filmed in 1968.

And like the Beatles, the Stones created “short films” to promote a lot of their ‘60s songs (they didn’t call them videos back then), and only some of them are readily available. I recently saw one for the Stones’ 1968 B–side, “Child of the Moon,” that I had no idea ever existed.

Bob Dylan is the icon least likely to suffer the camera gladly. Although a whole bunch of really cool ‘60s footage turned up the Martin Scorsese–directed No Direction Home documentary, Dylan has at least two complete movies that he’s kept out of the public eye for decades.

There’s Eat the Document, filmed during his 1966 British tour with the Band, and the four–hour Renaldo and Clara, directed by Bobby D himself during the infamous Rolling Thunder Revue tour in ’75.

I’ve seen them both via bootleg DVD.

Except for the in–concert footage, Renaldo is insufferable, and in my opinion it’s no wonder that Dylan didn’t want it out there. Still, it’s historical, which gives it a certain cache.

Be that as it may, Dylan remains one of the most important and beloved figures in popular music, and the audience of people who want to see and hear everything he does is astronomical.

Jim Reed falls squarely in that category. The president of the Psychotronic Film Society is a confirmed Dylanophile, and this Sunday (May 23) he plans to screen six hours of rare and unreleased Dylan concert and video footage.

Along with segements from Document and Renaldo, he’ll sample Hard to Handle, with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and tons of rare live stuff.

It’s 5–11 p.m. at Indigo Arts Center, with a suggested donation of $5. The material won’t be shown in chronological order, so you can arrive at any time.

The occasion? May 24 will be Dylan’s 69th birthday.

Some other stuff This week, our friends at SCAD finally announced the G. Love & Special Sauce concert in Forsyth Park, which we told you about in mid–April. New Orleans’ funk–jam masters Galactic will also play at the free “New Alumni” show, as will Crash Kings. It starts at 6 p.m. Friday, May 28 ... cs

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Kevin Barry’s

Kevin Barry was 18 years old when he was hanged in 1920.

The Dublin medical student was also a covert member of the IRA, and when he was captured and executed by the British, he became one of the first contemporary martyrs for Irish freedom, celebrated in poems, songs and sprawling works of literature.

As a teenager in New York City, Vic Power’s favorite drinking songs were the ones about Kevin Barry.

“When we were underage in New York – the legal age was 18 – we used to get six–packs and go down and sing Irish songs,” Power says. “Now, people go and beat the shit out of old ladies, but we didn’t do that. We sang Irish songs.”

Whenever the gang managed to sneak into a bar, Power would seek out the jukebox and play the Clancy Brothers’ recording of “Kevin Barry”:

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From the foe they will not fly.

Lads like Barry will free Ireland, For her sake they’ll live and die.

“I loved him because he didn’t snitch,” Power explains. “He wasn’t a cheese–eater, sir. You can do a lot of things, but you can’t eat cheese. Around the guys that I grew up with, you can’t be a rat.”

It was only natural, then, that when Power opened an Irish pub in Savannah, in October of 1980, he would name it after the very symbol of the Irish struggles.

He’d worked in New York’s Irish bars in the 1960s, when the great Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem folk explosion made them popular tourist spots, and for 13 years before coming to Georgia he’d had his own place in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, called Rosie O’Grady’s.

For nearly 30 years, the three–level building at 117 W. River St. has been known as Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub. “I worked it myself,” Power says. “The rent was so cheap, and there was nothing else going on. I figured I could work the bar myself. I planned on building it up and then getting out of here, but it didn’t work that way. I lived in the building for 14 years.

“That’s what you gotta do if you don’t have money.”

Seven nights of live entertainment, in the separate room designated for such things, has been part of the Kevin Barry’s experience since the beginning.

“The first guy I had down here, I went up to New York and got. He was a narrowback – meaning his parents were born in Ireland and he was born here. They call that a narrowback because they couldn’t do the work that the old man did.”

Soon troubadours Frank Emerson and Harry O’Donoghue arrived, and to this day they’re still regular – and extremely popular – performers.

In the beginning, Power says, “Guys would come in and play for next to nothing, just to do Dixieland.

“But the thing is, when they were doing ‘The Saints’ and they marched out the door, some of the people kept marching without paying a tab! They used to march out the bar door and come back in the dining room door. And there’d be half the people. ”When the saints go robbin’ your check.” — BDY Runner–up: Murphy’s Law

This is a perennial favorite for locals and tourists alike looking to make out with strangers.

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Best no FriLLs Bar The Rail

Still the only place in town where the floor is covered in peanut shells, so you know the Rail keeps it real.

Runner–up: Pinkie Master’s

Best sPorts Bar Coach’s Corner

This Thunderbolt favorite is one of the best sports bars in the Southeast.

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Best aduLt entertainment Uncle Harry’s

They won against some stiff competition.

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Best marGarita Jalapeno’s

We went to try one of Jalapeno’s monster margaritas and must have enjoyed it because we have no recollection of how we got home.

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Best British PuB Churchill’s

All the charms of an English watering hole with better weather. An easy choice if you’re looking to down a pint or two and watch some football (soccer).

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Even if you can’t hold a cue, their signature drink will make you think you’re a lot better at pool than you really are.

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Best Bar For Live music Live Wire

With a steady stream of jam bands, electronica, dub, rock and acoustic acts the Live Wire has something for everyone.

For a small club, they’ve also done a good job of attracting national touring acts.

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Truly a sweet shop: Between 15 to 20 different varieties of cakes, tarts, mousses, truffles, brownies and cheesecakes are on hand at all times, and they’re all all hand–made.

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Open on Mall Boulevard since 2005, Taste of India has a lunch buffet that’s sure to curry favor with the delightful spices and textures of Northern Indian cuisine.

Runner–up: Pakwan

There are three of them in town, specializing in low–cost, no–frills, just plain yummy Mexican dishes.

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Ooh–la–la. Continental, swanky and conveniently located in the heart of downtown.

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As in most Moroccan restaurants in the United States, you’re encouraged to eat without utensils, as tradition dictates. Just ask if you’d prefer a fork and knife. They have belly dancing shows – and you can buy a fez in the lobby.

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Small and unassuming, with two Savannah locations for Japanese cuisine – they do wonderful things with shrimp – plus incredibly fresh sushi and other delicacies.

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Best sushi Sushi–Zen

Japanese owned and operated, and a longtime favorite.

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Not only is on River Street – such a view! – but the menu features everything from Dolmades to Moussaka. Great chops and chicken too.

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Best chinese Wangs II

Chef Pu has an extensive culinary resume that began in China; he’s a recent addition to Wangs II, which began as a downtown restaurant in 1985.

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With the right rub – not to mention the right perky Caribbean attitude – you can “jerk” just about anything.

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Robin Hood Disregard the folk tales, the ballads and the previous screen versions. Ridley Scott’s prequel Robin Hood purports to take us behind the legend, offering a fanciful look at the people, places and events that shaped the outlaw archer before he made a name for himself crossing swords with the Sheriff of Nottingham, repeatedly outwitting the simpering King John, and, of course, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.

But really, were that many people clamoring to see what’s basically X–Men Origins: Robin Hood? About as useful as the now–forgotten Butch and Sundance: The Early Years (and, while we’re at it, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd), Robin Hood gives us not the maverick Ridley Scott who directed such unique gems as Blade Runner and Thelma & Louise but the self–important Ridley Scott who helmed such lumbering duds as 1492: Conquest of Paradise and Kingdom of Heaven.

Scott suddenly seems intent on stripping movies of their mythmaking, preferring to ground them in some semblance of what passes for “realism” on celluloid these days.

You know what I mean: Grainy battle sequences, troubling family issues (as in Iron Man 2, our hero believes his father didn’t love him), wholesale use of CGI to paradoxically convey verisimilitude, and the habit of allowing every noble character to speak and act in a PC manner more suitable for the next Democratic National Convention than the medieval ages.

The definitive screen Robin will forever remain Errol Flynn, whose 1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood merely ranks among the two or three greatest action–adventure films ever made. Yet even the miscast Kevin Costner (in 1991’s Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) was more fun to watch than Russell Crowe, who gives a technically sound performance that nevertheless is too one–note to stir audiences in the tradition of the best movie heroes. The same fate befalls Cate Blanchett, whose humorless Marion is a far cry from Olivia de Havilland’s comparably headstrong but more engaging Marion opposite Flynn’s Robin.

As for the Merry Men, scripter Brian Helgeland makes a major miscalculation in relegating them to the sidelines at frequent intervals.

As seen here, Little John (Kevin Durand), Friar Tuck (Mark Addy) and Will Scarlet (Scott Grimes) are so thinly fleshed out that they might as well be Huey, Dewey and Louie. Too many royal–court scenes involving the tensions between England and France only serve to drive the focus of the picture away from its central player even more, and whenever Scott and Helgeland do get around to showing him in action, it’s usually in a chaotic battle sequence in which it’s hard to ascertain who’s on the receiving end of the sword and who’s wielding it.

The climactic beachfront battle is especially ill–conceived, staged

by Scott as if he were recreating the Normandy Invasion opener from Saving Private Ryan. The film wraps up exactly where one hopes it would have begun. That’s a bummer, but there is an upside: Robin Hood 2 (provided there is one) is almost guaranteed to be that rare sequel that improves on the original.

letters to Juliet Letters to Juliet immediately tips its hand that it’s going to be a formulaic romantic comedy straight off the assembly line –– nothing more, nothing less. Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), a fact–checker at The New Yorker, heads to Italy for a “pre–honeymoon” honeymoon, a chance to spend some quality time with her fianc before they get married. But said fiance, a restauranteur named Victor (Gael Garcia Bernal), barely pays any attention to Sophie once they reach their destination, always rushing off to meet his suppliers, bolting to learn cooking tips from experts, and daydreaming whenever she

has the gumption to tell him about her day. It’s apparent from the start that Victor is 100% prime jerk, begging the question, “Why is someone like Sophie engaged to him in the first place?”

The answer: Because giving Sophie a decent boyfriend, someone worth keeping, might cause audience members to feel uncomfortable when she later starts dallying with another man. It’s better to saddle her with an obvious loser so viewers don’t have to clutter their minds with moral quandaries or other unsavory thoughts.

The rest of the picture is just as bland, with Sophie unearthing a 50–year–old love letter and attempting to unite the woman who wrote it, a Brit named Claire (Vanessa Redgrave), with the Italian gentleman who swept her off her feet all those decades ago.

Naturally, Claire has a grandson Sophie’s age, and just as naturally, this lad, Charlie (dull–as–dirt Christopher Egan), and Claire bicker incessantly before falling in love. Predictable? Let’s just say this is the sort of movie where if a character is shown climbing up some shrubbery, you just know a branch will break and send him tumbling earthward.

For all its cliches, the film isn’t awful, just awfully common. As compensation, there are many lovely shots of the Italian countryside and, for her fans, even lovelier shots of the radiant Seyfried. And as someone who digested many movies starring European superstar (and Redgrave’s husband) Franco Nero during my formative years, it was a kick seeing him again for the first time in years. Yet these isolated perks aren’t nearly enough to earn Letters to Juliet a stamp of approval.

From Frampton to 50 Cent, the silver screen has been littered with successful musicians who wrongly believe they have what it takes to make it as an acclaimed actor. Queen Latifah, of course, has long proven herself to be one of the keepers, meaning that Just Wright needed to function as the coming–out party for her co–star (and fellow rapper) Common. But his performance turns out to be merely OK, easily allowing Latifah to retain her royal standing.

On par with the week’s other imagination–free rom–com, Letters to Juliet, this one borrows from the Cinderella and Ugly Ducking playbooks to relate the tale of Leslie Wright (the Queen herself), a physical therapist who’s used to seeing her best friend Morgan (Paula Patton) nab all the men while she’s relegated to the status of the cool lady that guys like to hang out with but not date.

This pattern continues when both women meet New Jersey Nets star Scott McKnight (Common), who connects with Leslie but ends up dating the gold– digging Morgan, the latter dreaming of nothing but becoming an NBA trophy wife. But after Scott suffers a potentially career–ending injury to his knee, Leslie steps up with the determination to get the hoops star back on his feet before the playoffs.

This generic trifle, with a script that was obviously constructed and spit out by a computer – hold on, my mistake; the press notes credit it to one Michael Elliot – at least benefits from a typically

ingratiating performance by Latifah.

But a love story needs two sides to work – and a love triangle, three – and Common, until now only cast in small roles (he was last seen as a corrupt cop in Date Night), is simply unable to generate any chemistry with his co–stars: Awkward enough in the scenes in which he’s not wooing the ladies, he’s even more ill–at–ease opposite either Latifah or Patton.

Certainly, Common possesses the demeanor and good looks of a leading man, but until he brushes up those acting chops, he won’t ever be much more than just average.

iron Man 2

Iron Man 2 doesn’t quite degenerate into Transformers 3, but those of us who thought the weakest part of the vastly enjoyable original was the title hero’s climactic showdown with Iron Monger will doubly wince upon seeing the battle royale chosen to end this second installment. In a variation of the axiom about too many chefs spoiling the broth, this culminates in a heavy–metal act that almost spoils the sequel.

Even before this supersized slugfest, this follow–up to the 2008 blockbuster has its fair share of problems. Recommended with major reservations, Iron Man 2 serves up the larger–than–life fun we expect from our summer flicks without ever quite coming into its own.

Whereas its predecessor kept its eye on the narrative ball, this one ends up all over the place, impatiently cramming in extraneous subplots and supporting characters that might have been better

served by being placed in a holding pattern until the next film.

Set six months after the conclusion of the first film – the moment when billionaire industrialist Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) announces to the world that “I am Iron Man” – this opens with the government (repped by Garry Shandling’s Senator Stern) trying to get its hands on Stark’s design for the Iron Man suit so the U.S. military can use it as a weapon against its enemies. Stark flat–out refuses, noting with no trace of modesty that he has basically instigated an era of world peace via his role as global enforcer.

Yet not long after the narcissistic playboy has made his claim, he finds himself nearly defeated by a newcomer to the scene: Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke), a Russian ex–con whose own body armor –– nearly identical to Stark’s – allows him to confront Iron Man in the guise of the supervillain Whiplash. Stark’s near–fatal encounter with Vanko places him in a precarious position – even his right–hand woman Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) and his best friend Rhodey (Don Cheadle, replacing Terrence Howard) begin to question the decisions he makes – and a rival weapons manufacturer, Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell), decides to secretly employ Vanko in an attempt to stick it to both Tony Stark and his alter ego.

This is enough plot to propel the film, but wait! There’s more! Stark ends up hiring a personal assistant, Natalie Rushman (Scarlett Johansson), but there might be more to this bombshell

than meets the lusting eye. Meanwhile, secret agent Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), briefly seen in the first picture (after the end credits, to be exact), returns to offer Stark some career advice. On top of this, Tony also has some daddy issues to sort out.

And as if all this isn’t enough, it also turns out that the power source in his chest that’s keeping him alive is also, paradoxically enough, killing him, and he has to work against the clock to find a cure. Oh, and did I mention that another ironclad superhero ends up stealing some of Iron Man’s thunder?

That’s a lot for one film to chew, and Iron Man 2 only manages to digest parts of it. The story strand involving Stark’s efforts to locate a cure for what ails him proves to be the deadliest, leading to tedious tinkering–in–the–lab moments.

And even some of what’s carried over from the first film doesn’t work as well: For example, the bantering between Tony and Pepper, so delightful in the original, here comes across as forced rather than playful, thereby stripping their burgeoning romance of much of its charm.

On the other hand, Rourke makes for a spectacular villain, and the film really hums whenever he’s on screen.

Also memorable is Rockwell, who adds some salty humor as the high–powered nerd who believes himself to be as cool as Stark.

Mainly, though, there’s Downey, who once again invests himself completely in his character. Not afraid to embrace Stark’s less appealing qualities, the actor continues on p. 74

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In fact, Downeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so good as Tony Stark that we miss him whenever he becomes the man in the iron mask. Then again, it wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a superhero movie if the superhero never bothered to show up, would it?

falls asleep while swimming laps in the school pool!), cheesy CGI effects and, most disappointing of all, a letdown performance by the talented Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy (he possesses neither Englundâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enervating energy nor his way with a quip).

The bottom line is that it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just Elm Street thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s affected; youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find a nightmare on any street thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s housing a theater with the misfortune to be playing this monstrosity.

a nightMare on elM street

A remake of a film that was released a mere three years ago â&#x20AC;&#x201C; wow, that was quick; whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming out next week, a remake of Marchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hot Tub Time Machine? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; director Neil LaBute and writer Dean Craig scuttle the British setting of 2007â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Death at a Funeral in order to stamp this with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Made In USAâ&#x20AC;? label.

The result is a perfectly pleasant piffle, a comedy that fails to produce many big laughs but knows how to parcel out its small ones at an acceptable clip. Still, this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t half as uproarious as LaButeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;fated remake of The Wicker Man, a bomb whose unintentional laughs continue to delight viewers via wellâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;spliced YouTube compilations.

But I digress. Death at a Funeral focuses on the events surrounding the laying to rest a wellâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;respected man who leaves behind a wide assortment of friends and family members. Among the ranks of the bereaved is his oldest son Aaron (Chris Rock), whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forced to shoulder the entire cost of the funeral since he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t count on his successful yet irresponsible brother Ryan (Martin Lawrence).

But Aaronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issues with Ryan take a back seat when a stranger (Peter Dinklage, reprising his role from the original) arrives at the funeral home hoping to blackmail the siblings over their fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extracurricular activities. A true ensemble piece, this suffers when humor takes a back seat to drama â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for example, the plotline involving a slick businessmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Luke Wilson) attempts to win back the deceasedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s niece (Avatarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zoe Saldana) adds nothing.

But the picture is breezy enough to always get back on track fairly quick, and there are some nice comic moments from Danny Glover as a cantankerous uncle, Tracy Morgan as a perpetually nervous acquaintance, and James Marsden as Saldanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boyfriend, whose accidental ingestion of hallucinogens leads to some madcap mishaps. cs

Lamentably, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably not a stretch to say that any movie at least 15 years old thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vaguely remembered by the general public is now called a â&#x20AC;&#x153;classicâ&#x20AC;? whenever it comes up in conversation or print (Howard the Duck excepted).

But make no mistake: The original 1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street is hardly a classic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even the best entry in the neverâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;ending Freddy Krueger franchise (that honor goes to 1987â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors). But it did contain an interesting premise as well as a new horror icon in Robert Englundâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s demonic dream weaver, a boogeyman who could kill people as they snoozed.

This new Nightmare, in contrast, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t boast of a single thing it can call its own. The latest soulless horror remake from Michael Bay (whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already pillaged and plundered the likes of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Amityville Horror and Friday the 13th by producing needless rehashes), this film is the ultimate example of making movies on autopilot, with everyone going through the paces merely to plop something on the screen, the sole goal being to siphon lots of money from impressionable moviegoers responding to the brandâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;name recognition.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the name of the game, of course â&#x20AC;&#x201C; aside from Max Bialystock in The Producers, nobody sets out to make a flop â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t somebody have had a little fun with this project?

As it stands, the movie is dull more than anything, furthered hampered by unappealing teen protagonists (at least the original had a memorable heroine in Heather Langenkamp and a future star in Johnny Depp), clumsy direction

by Samuel Bayer (thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing even remotely resembling a scare in this thing), a slack script full of risible moments (such as the clod who somehow

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thursday

avia hotel Gail thurmond (live music) Piano & vocals 6 p.m. fiddler’s crab house (river street) eric culberson blues band (live music) J.J. bonerz hitman (live music) Jazz’d tapas bar trae Gurley (live music) Jinx revenge of the dance Party kevin barry’s irish pub Pat Garvey (live music) 8:30 p.m. live wire Music hall hazy nation (live music) 10 p.m.

Mercury lounge tba (live music) Molly Mcpherson’s scottish pub open mic Molly Mcpherson’s scottish pub (richmond hill) karaoke 9 p.m. rock house tybee come on Go with us, Glossary (live music) 9 p.m. rocks on the roof train wrecks (live music) savannah smiles dueling Pianos (live music) 8 p.m. sentient bean besides daniel (live music) 8 p.m. tybrisa/strand roundabout megan Panther, darryl van horne (live music) third thursdays on tybee 5:30 p.m. warehouse electric cheese (live music) 8 p.m. wild wing cafe bucky & barry; dJ later (live music)

1 friday

avia hotel Gail thurmond (fri) (live music) 6 p.m. club one dJ night doc’s bar roy & the circuitbreakers (live music) 9 p.m. fiddler’s crab house (river street) train wrecks (live music) fish tales liquid Ginger (acoustic) (live music) 9 p.m. fuddrucker’s karaoke J.J. bonerz Jason & Jared (live music) Jazz’d tapas bar bottles & cans (live music)

saturday

avia hotel Gail thurmond Piano & vocals 6 p.m. fiddler’s crab house (river street) wormsloew (live music) J.J. bonerz thomas claxton

band (live music) Jazz’d tapas bar Jeff beasley band (live music) Jinx Pentagram, black tusk, dark castle (live music) kevin barry’s irish pub Pat Garvey 8:30 p.m. live wire Music hall benji davis Project, Jay nash (live music) 9 p.m.

Marlin Monroe’s mary davis & co. (live music) 8 p.m.

Molly Mcpherson’s scottish pub domino effect (live music) 10 p.m.

Molly Mcpherson’s scottish pub (richmond hill) nathan sexton (live music) 9 p.m. rancho alegre Grupo kachimbo 10 p.m. savannah smiles dueling Pianos (live music) 8 p.m. sentient bean christabel and the Johns (live music) 8 p.m. steamer’s liquid Ginger (live music) 10 p.m. tantra lounge lucia’s Playground (live music) 10 p.m. w.g. shucker’s turtle & friends (live music) warehouse rhythm riot (live music) wild wing cafe Jason courtenay duo (out), head shop boys (in) (live music) wormhole bar ancient intelligence (live music) 10 p.m.

sunday

fiddler’s crab house (river street) voodoo soup (live music) flying fish liquid Ginger (live music) 3 p.m.

J.J. bonerz eric culberson blues band (live music) Jazz’d tapas bar annie allman (live music)

kevin barry’s irish pub Pat Garvey (sun) (live music) 8:30 p.m.

Murphy’s law irish pub trivia sundays 8 p.m. warehouse Jeff beasley (live music) 5:30 p.m. wild wing cafe bucky and barry (1-4 p.m.) big chief (5-8 p.m.) (live music)

Music

Jinx come on Go with us, Glossary (live music) kevin barry’s irish pub Pat Garvey (live music) 8:30 p.m. live wire Music hall col. bruce hampton, dJ logic (live music) 9 p.m. loco’s grill & pub the heavy sandwich (live music) Mercury lounge train wrecks (live music) Molly Mcguire’s (wilmington island) eric culberson blues band (live music) Molly Mcpherson’s scottish pub nathan sexton (live music) 10 p.m.

Molly Mcpherson’s scottish pub (richmond hill) tba rock house tybee Jacob & the Good People, electricPark (live music) 8 p.m. savannah smiles dueling Pianos (live music) 8 p.m. sentient bean Paul masson, bill deyoung (live music) 8 p.m. tailgate karaoke tantra lounge soap & the 1733’s (live music) 10 p.m. tortugas island grill Jan spillane (live music) 7:30 p.m. w.g. shucker’s mike lowry band (live music) warehouse magic rocks (live music) wild wing cafe big chief (outside), chuck courtenay band (inside) (live music) wormhole bar asleep in a box (live music) 10 p.m.

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bay street blues electric cheese (live music) 8 p.m. fiddler’s crab house (river street) eric dunn & friends (live music) kevin barry’s irish pub frank emerson 8:30 p.m. live wire Music hall electronica Jam (dJ) 10 p.m.

Mercury lounge open mic w/markus (live music) tantra lounge Jay cupples (live music) 10 p.m.

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doc’s bar acoustic Jam night (live music) 7 p.m.

Jazz’d tapas bar Jeff beasley (live music) Jinx hip hop night with basik lee (live music) 11 p.m. kevin barry’s irish pub frank emerson 8:30 p.m. live wire Music hall the hold steady, twin tigers (live music) 9 p.m. wild wing cafe chuck courtenay (live music) followed by trivia night 6 p.m. cs wormhole bar the woodgrains, daryl shawn (live music) 10 p.m.

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activism & Politics chatham county democratic party

for info, contact tony center at 912-233-9696 or tonycenter@comcast.net chatham county democratic headquarters, 313 w. york st. , savannah http://www.chathamdems.net/

coastal empire constitution party

meets every third thursday of the month, 7pm, at savannah Joe coffee house in Pooler. Group meets to discuss various issues, historical and current events, such as legislation, taxes, education, politics. call 484-5281 for more info or www.constitutionparty.com

drinking liberally

an informal gathering of left-leaners. meets 1st and 3rd thursday of each month at moon river brewing company. for more info: august1494@ excite.com or www.drinkingliberally.org.

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).

blood drive

the blood alliance and hampton inn host a blood drive on may 21, 12-7pm. those who donate will be eligible for a raffle incl. gift cards and free hotel stays. hampton inn 201 mlk Jr. blvd. to schedule an appt to give blood or for more info: 912-721-1603 or via email at: angela. lightsey@hilton.com

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.

Music is healing

a benefit concert and silent auction with proceeds going to help a local resident and musician fight liver cancer. sponsored by the national transplant southeast liver fund and the coastal Jazz association. tickets are $50/person and include dinner. cash bar. June 12, 6-10pm. riverfront marriott. for tickets: Patricia akbar 912-398-0678 or kim sanders 912-667-8314

survive the five

for information, visit www.savannahyoungrepublican.com or call allison Quinn at 308-3020.

5k race presented by the nancy n. and J.c. lewis cancer & research Pavilion at st. Joseph’s/candler, the lance armstrong foundation and fleet feet sports. Proceeds will create a new fund to help cancer survivors with whatever they need to move on with life. June 5, 8am. isle of hope Pool. 409 Parkersburg rd. registration: $25 before June 3, $30 after. www. facebook.com/survivethefive.

benefits

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3rd i-d adopt-a-soldier program

auditions for summerfest

savannah area young republicans

the adopt-a-solider Program currently has several projects underway, including sending care packages to troops who will be stationed in haiti for the next 6-12 months, as well as supplies being sent to medics in afghanistan. if you are interested in donating, or more info, contact: carol.megathlin@comcast.net

savannah’s branch of hosea feed the hungry will host auditions for its summerfest event at Grayson stadium in June. Prepare a 3-minute piece for a family-friendly audience. bring your own equipment. non-refundable audition fee $25 solo, $50 group. may 16 & 23, 1-4pm. savannah Garden inn, 6800 abercorn st.

chef of the house challenge

an “iron chef” style event where chefs compete against each other while cooking a meal for 30 using a secret ingredient revealed just before the meal. a charity fundraiser for the ronald mcdonald house charity. contact mindy nash, 912-350-7641, mindy@rmhccoastalempire.org for more info.

geekend presenters

Geekend 2010 will take place november 4-6. once again, we’re looking for a slate of awesome speakers and panelists to geek out with us. do you think you are “geek” enough to present at Geekend 2010? Go to www.Geekend2010.com to find out more about Geekend and enter your idea for a Geekend 2010 session.

short films wanted

the first annual savannah beach film festival will take place oct. 2, 2010. the call for short films (under 20 min.) is open until sept. 1. $20/entry fee per film. application forms, and more info, available at huc-a-Poos on tybee.

912-786-5900.

short films wanted

the first annual savannah beach film festival will take place oct. 2, 2010. the call for short films (under 20 min.) is open until sept. 1. $20/entry fee per film. application forms, and more info, available at huc-a-Poos on tybee.

912-786-5900.

sponsors for kayak race

the tybee marine science center is looking for sponsors for its 12th annual sea kayak races. there are a variety of levels of sponsorship for businesses or individuals who would like to support the event and the tmsc. deadline is may 26. for more info, call the science center at 912-786-5917 or visit tybeemarinesciene.org

summer interns

the co-lab art gallery and studio is looking for interns interested in hands-on experience with marketing, promotions, artist and theme selection and more. for more info: email thecolaboratory@gmail.com or stop by 631 e. broad st. wed-sat 1-6pm.

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classes, camps & workshops abstinence education

hope house and savannah state university are providing an after-school program for youth and young adults ages 12 to 29. Program activities last for about 2 hours every wednesday at ssu. transportation is provided. snacks, field trips and supportive services are provided at no charge. 236-5310. savannah http://www. savstate.edu/

advance directives planning workshop

4th tues. of every month. starting the conversation with loved ones to plan care in case of illness or sudden medical event. Planning booklets will be available and social workers will explain the forms and walk you through the process. hosted by hospice savannah. hospice savannah community education room, 1352 eisenhower dr. ,

art smarts

scad and arts academy join forces for a nonresidential summer camp experience for ages 7-14. workshops in studio art, computer art and performing arts/production design are available.

July 12-16; July 29-23; and July 26-30. e-mail savannahartsmarts@scad.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.

bach bash camp for kids

a four-day camp running June 28-July 1, 9am-5pm. a program allowing kids to experiment with music, dance and puppetry. open to children who have completed grades 1-6. cost: $80 for week. hosted by lutheran church of the ascension. 120 bull st. call 232-4151 for more info, or to register.

beading classes

learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced at bead dreamer studio, 407a e. montgomery cross rd. call 920-6659. bead

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dating with success

the metro Police department is offering boater safety courses on the 3rd saturday of every month. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion and may qualify for insurance discounts. minimum age is 12 years old. for more info, call 912-921-5450.

dui prevention group

camp snipesville summer program

an interactive 5-day summer camp for 8-11 year olds interested in history. august 16-21, 9am-3pm at the coastal Georgia center. $199/ student. registration limited to 25. for more info: www.imaginativeJourneys.org or call 912-536-2719.

children’s choir summer camp

the savannah children’s choir hosts this two-week, full day camp offers daily lessons in sight singing and music reading, music history, theory and more. July 19-30. open to kids 2nd-8th grades interested in music. there is also a mini-camp for 4-7 year olds. registration materials are now available on the choir’s website, www.savannahchoir.org. for more info: 912-228-4758

college road tour

the better days ministries helps high school students make informed decisions about what kind of college they might like to attend with trips to various institutions that include tours, meetings with financial aid and faculty members. http://betterdaysinc.com/college_road_ tour.html or call kewanna bush: 220-6190. 1st trip to uGa is June 30. cost of trip is $75.

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

conversational spanish group

want to improve your spanish skills? meet at the sentient bean every monday, 5:00pm.

Group focuses on increasing vocabulary, grammar, and conversational confidence! free and open to all levels of experience. call ronnie at 912-257-0333, or email dvorakquartet12@yahoo.com for more info.

cooking swiss Meals

cooking and eating good swiss food is so much fun. we will be a small group in a relaxed atmosphere. we meet on saturday at 11:30am. cook together and eat around 12:30pm. cost is $90 for 6 meetings. call: 912-604-3281

discuss strategies to feel great dating and enjoy dating. improve your dating skills. this is for people of all cultures, colors races and ages. for more info, call: 912-604 3281 offers victim impact panels for intoxicated drivers, dui, dwi, offenders, and anyone seeking to gain knowledge about the dangers of driving impaired. a must see for teenage drivers seeking a drivers license for the first time or teenage drivers who already received a license. the group meets once a month and the cost is $30.00. for more info: 912-4430410.

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english as a second language

we are tiny groups, 2-4 students. learn english in a fun, relaxed way. we meet when you have time in a coffee shop downtown savannah. single meetings are available too. there is a small fee per class. call: 912-604-3281

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. savannah

flying legends summer camp

day camp for kids age 6-11 offered at the mighty eighth airforce museum. classes available in June, July and august. learn about everything from life on the home front to wwii pilot training. call heather, 912-7488888 for more info.

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 ,

gifted learning summer programs

the dept of Gifted and advanced learning will offer 2 summer programs open to sccPss students. Junior university is open 6th-8th grade students. contact michael corbett at 201-5700. superintendent’s scholars is open to students enrolling in aP classes. includes classes and possible paid internship. contact donna brado or Grace herrington at 395-6327. both programs run June 21-July1, 8:30am-1pm. www.sccpss.com

housing authority neighborhood resource center

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intellectual property rights for creative fields

the savannah writers’ Group hosts a talk by intellectual property attorney nathan belzer, who will discuss intellectual property rights and misconceptions about copyright laws. June 8, 7pm. books-a-million, 8108 abercorn st.

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

Musical theatre camp

3rd annual savannah summer theatre intensive. a three week program for talented high school and middle school students. students will keep a very tight rehearsal schedule as they prepare a fully realized production of the smash broadway hit, les miserables. for camp and audition information, visit www.kaoproductions. com

program evaluation

a workshop on the essentials of program evaluation. learn how to plan and manage this process so that your nonprofit programs will demonstrate results. wed, may 26, 9am-4pm. advance registration req’d. $90 for Gcn members; $130 for non-members. contact: Georgia center for nonprofits at 912-234-9688.

puppet shows

offered by st. Joseph’s/candler african-american health information & resource center for schools, day cares, libraries, churches, community events and fairs. call 447-6605. african-american health information & resource center, 1910 abercorn st , savannah http://www. sjchs.org/1844.cfm

raku workshop

a variety of handbuilding, surface decoration and raku glaze techniques. all skill levels welcome. sept. 13-19 at wildacres retreat center. cost: $315 for the workshop, firing & clay + $255 for room & board. for more info contact Judy mooney: 443 9313 or judymooney@bellsouth.net

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 6523582. savannah entrepreneurial center, 801 e.

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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

sculpture workshop

taught by melisa cadell of bakersville, nc. sculpting small portrait busts in clay, focusing on facial features and how they can easily communicate to the viewer. intermediate to advanced skill levels are welcome. wildacres retreat center, aug. 23-29. cost: $325 for the workshop & clay + $255 for room & board. for more info, contact Judy mooney: 443 9313 or judymooney@bellsouth.net

sketching and painting workshop

workshop taught by sandy branam will combine water color washes with pen and inks to create depth, texture, and sparkle. whether interested in landscapes, objects in nature or portraits you learn from this approach combining drawing & painting. cost is $440. room and board is included. wildacres artist retreat, oct.

11-15, 2010. for more info, call Judy mooney: 443-9313 or judymooney@bellsouth.net.

starfish cafe culinary arts training program

this 14-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 ms. musheerah owens 912-234-0525 ext.1506 the starfish cafe, 711 east broad street , savannah http://www. thestarfishcafe.org/

summer camp at the roundhouse Museum

four weeks of summer camp for children from June 14 to august 5. call or email for dates of each camp and additional info. 9am-1pm. $135/wk. 912.651.6823 x203 or childrensevents@ chsgeorgia.org

the state of poverty

Participants assume the roles of families living in poverty. the goal of each family is to survive for one month, which takes place in four 15minute “weeks,” while subsisting at or below the poverty level. open to the public. June 10, 2-4:30pm. savannah civic center. to register, contact shawnte tyler, 912-232-6747.

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tybee theater camp for kids

Program runs 6/14-25 for kids ages 6-16 in the tybee art association firehouse arts center.

9am-3pm. fundamentals, technique, games, improv and more. cost of camp $250. for more info: call renee derossett, 912-596-4992, tybeesurf@netzero.net or kim trammell schneider, 912-228-0357, tybeekim@gmail.com http://www.tybeearts.org/

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 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

aerospace education programs and activities for adults and teens ages 12-18. meets every thursday from 7-9 p.m. visit www.gawg.cap.gov, send e-mail to n303wr@aol.com, or call capt.

Jim Phillips at 412-4410. savannah flying tiger composite squadron, savannah international airport , savannah

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

coastal readers & writers circle

a creative writing and reading discussion group that meets the 3rd sunday of every month, 3:30-5pm at the new savannah mall branch library. bring: Passages from any of your writing that you would like to read and passages from a book, publication, or production that you would like to share with the group. www.tellingourstoriesPress.com for more information

coffee & conversation

held every tuesday at 8am by creative coast as a networking event. http://links.thecreativecoast. org/conversation. cafe ambrosia, 202 e. broughton st. , savannah

geechee sailing club

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meets the second monday of the month (except for november) at 6:30pm. open to all interested in boating and related activities. www. geecheesailingclub.org. tubby’s tank house (thunderbolt), 2909 river dr ,

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meet the first and third thursday of the month from 9:30-11am at the northside clubhouse in Georgetown. free.

historic savannah chapter of abwa

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

low country turners

this is a club for wood-turning enthusiasts. call hank weisman at 786-6953.

Make friends in savannah

for anybody, every age, every race and nation. we chat, hang out, go to movies and more. meet in a coffee shop downtown savannah. a small fee covers the efforts of the organizer, a well educated, “out of the box” woman, who lived in new york and europe. call 912-6043281.

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 par-

ticipation, not performance. songs are from the sacred harp, an oblong songbook first published in 1844. call 655-0994.

savannah art association

the non-for profit art association, the southeast’s oldest, is currently taking applications for membership. the saa offers workshops, community programs, exhibition opportunities, and an artistic community full of diverse and creative people from all ages, mediums, and skill levels. Please call 912-232-7731 for more info.

savannah brewers’ league

meets the first wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. call 447-0943 or visit www.hdb.org and click on clubs, then savannah brewers league. moon river brewing co., 21 w. bay st. , savannah

savannah council, navy league of the united states

a dinner meeting held the fourth tuesday of each month (except december) at 6 p.m. at the hunter club. call John findeis at 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 newcomers club

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

savannah parrot head club

love a laid-back lifestyle? beach, buffet and no dress code. check out savannahphc. com for the events calendar or e-mail wendy wilson at wendyq1053@yahoo.com.

savannah sunrise rotary club

meets thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the first city club. 32 bull st , savannah http:// www.savannahsunriserotary.org/

savannah toastmasters

helps you improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment on mondays at 6:15 p.m. at memorial health university medical center, conference room c. 484-6710. memorial health university medical center, 4700 waters avenue , savannah

savannah wine lovers

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

savannah writers group

meets the second and fourth tuesdays at 7pm at books a million to discuss, share and critique writing of fiction or non-fiction novels, essays or short stories. a meet-and-greet precedes the meeting at 6:30pm. contact carol north, 912-920-8891. 8108 abercorn st , savannah

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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

the peacock guild

a literary society for bibliophiles and writers. monthly meetings for the writer’s salon are held on first tuesday and the book club meets on the third tuesday. all meetings start at 7:30 p.m. at meet at 207 e. charlton st (flannery o’connor’s childhood home). call 233-6014, facebook Peacock Guild or email peacockguild@googlegroups.com for more info.

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

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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 www.southernwingz.com

an afterhours networking social is held every third thursday of the month. visit www.ypsav. net, sign up for the e-newsletter and find out about other upcoming events, or call leigh Johnson at 659-9846.

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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,

Wed 5/19 Salsa Lessons Best Open Mic in town @ 10pm Thurs 5/20 Ladies Dance Party!

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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

urban professionals

meets first fridays at 7:30 p.m. at vu at the hyatt on bay street. if you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right. call 272-9830 or send e-mail to spannangela@hotmail.com. vu lounge at the hyatt, 2 w. bay st. , savannah

victorian neighborhood association

meets the second tues. of every month at 6:00 p.m. american legion, Post 135. 1108 bull st. for more info about the vna visit: www.vna.club.officelive.com or e-mail: robert_vna@live.com savannah

vietnam veterans of america chapter 671

meets monthly at the american legion Post 135, 1108 bull st. call James crauswell at 927-3356. savannah

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 912-6313452 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 fusion belly dance

every tuesday, 6-7pm. if you have never danced before or have limited dance experience, this is the class for you. cybelle, a formal bellydancer for over 10 years will guide you through basic bellydance and fusion walk ins welcome. 15.00/class 912-414-1091 http:// cybellefusionbellydance.wordpress.com/

beginners salsa lessons

offered wednesday evenings 5:30pm & saturdays 1pm. $10.00 per class. Packages prices also available. contact kelly 912-398-4776 or austin 912-704-8726

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.

chicago step classes

coastal Georgia steppers is offering adult chicago-style steppin dance classes every sunday from 4:00â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:30pm at the tominac Gym on hunter army airfield. all are welcome. free admission; no partner required. for more info, send email to robert.neal75@ yahoo.com.

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dance workshop for adults

intermediate level 8-week workshop will focus on strength, flexibility, agility, and a feeling of wellness gained through dance. ballet, modern and floor work included. mon&wed, 6:30pm. June 21- aug 11. $15/class or $200 for full 8 weeks. 912-921-2190. academy of dance. 74 w. montgomery xrds.

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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 cookinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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

hoop dance class

a full-day hoop dance workshop with riot. classes for several skill levels as well as a jam session that night! check out the website http://riothooping.com for more information, a list of classes, and to pre-register. $15. June 12.

irish dance classes

Glor na hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

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classes for beginner and intermediate levels. fridays 10-11:15am. doris martin studio, 7360 skidaway rd. for more info, call elizabeth 912-354-5586.

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 every wed. at 7:30pm. call for details 912-398-4776 or visit www.fitnessbodybalance.com. fitness body & balance studio, 2127 1/2 victory dr. ,

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

salsa savannah offers beginner and intermediate salsa lessons on tuesdays, wednesdays and thursdays at several locations. for more info, contact: salsasavannah@gmail.com, or call 856-7323. www.salsasavannah.com

savannah shag club

shag music every wednesday, 7pm, at doubles lounge, 7100 abercorn st. and every friday, 7 pm, at american legion Post 36, 2309 e. victory dr.

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the lesson schedule is posted at www.shagbeachbop.com. lessons are held 6:30-7:30 p.m. doubles lounge, 7100 abercorn st. ,

summer ballet workshops

children’s summer camp: June 14-18, 2125. ages 3-5: 10am-12:30pm. ages 6 & up: 1pm-4pm. one week summer intensive with guest instructor ted Pollen for ages 9 & up: July 12-16, 10am-4pm. two week summer intensive for ages 10 & up: July 19-aug 6. the academy of dance, 74 w montgomery crossroads, 912-965-1551. http://www.academyofdancesav.com/

events 2nd annual hilton head art festival

an eclectic mix of the country’s top established artists as well as new and emerging talent showing paintings, life size sculptures, photography, glass, wood, jewelry, collage and ceramics. may 29-30. admission: free.

1 harbourside lane, shelter cove harbour, hilton head island, sc. www.artfestival.com

colonial blacksmith

sunday, may 23. visit fort king George from 1pm- 4pm, as the fort’s blacksmith gives demonstrations on techniques and the history of the trade in the eighteenth century. darien, Ga. 912-437-4770 or www.gastateparks. org/fortkinggeorge

curator’s tour and highlights

the museum’s curator will lead a special tour of the house explaining the recent restoration, examining highlights of the collections and viewing collection storage, which is normally off-limits to museum visitors. may 5, 12, 19, 26 at 4:30pm. $18. 324 e. state st.

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diesel train rides

all aboard the old passenger car at the roundhouse museum for a trip back in time on the diesel train. train rides 11am, 1pm, 2pm on tues-sat. every week during may and June. sundays, 1 & 2pm only. roundhouse museum. 601 w. harris st. 912.651.6823. www.chsgeorgia.org

early bird preservation walking tour

take an early morning stroll through downtown and learn about the city during the 1820s, as well as what parts of that history have survived. may 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 7:30am. $20. reservations recommended. isiah davenport house museum.

912-236-8097.

georgia sea islands festival

live music, a traveling african-american history museum, Gullah-Geechee exhibits, demonstrations and more. June 12, 11am-6pm. June 13, 12-6pm. the Pier at st. simonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s island. www. ssaahc.org or call 912-634-0330 for more info.

seda annual luncheon

following the theme â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;looking back, moving forwardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the annual event will feature keynote speaker jack uldrich, an author and business expert. may 27, 11:30am-networking, 12pmlunch. international trade and convention center. $35/person, $280/table of 8. www.seda. org for reservations.

waters ave. community conferences

the city of savannah hosts three public sessions focusing on the revitalization of the waters ave. corridor. may 15, 9am-12:30pm, asbury memorial united. may 20, 6-8pm, st. Pius frc. may 27, 6-8pm, w.w. law community center. for more info, call 912-651-6529.

film & video film: â&#x20AC;&#x153;omega copâ&#x20AC;? (usa, 1990)

take a chuck norris wannabe fighting a sleazy, futuristic biker gang, add a dose of sexism, some terrible acting and you begin to understand this laughably awful sci-fi action flick. may 26, 8pm. $5. the sentient bean. www.sentientbean.com

film: food inc.

two screenings of the shocking documentary about food production in the us. may 27, 6:30pm at the west broad ymca and may 28, 6:30pm at the moses Jackson community center. sponsored by the 100 black men of savannah, the savannah local food collaborative, the healthy savannah initiative and others. free childcare and healthy snacks will be provided.

fitness beach body boot camp

shed winter pounds with an intense workout with two certified personal trainers. morning and evening classes available. 2127 1/2 e. vic-

tory dr. for more info: 912-398-4776 or www. fitnessbodybalance.com

hyoga.com. savannah yoga center, 1321 bull st. , savannah http://www.savannahyoga.com/

the most fun class youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

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/

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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/

rolf Method bodywork

offered by chatham county Park services for persons 18 and up at tom triplett Park on tuesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and thursdays from 8-9 a.m. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and will be required to sign a waiver form before participating. all classes are free. call 652-6780 or 965-9629. u.s. highway 80 west , Pooler

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.

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30 minute core and abs concentration class. offered 11:30am & 12:15pm mon, wed & fri @ fitness body & balance 2127 1/2 east victory dr. www.fitnessbodybalance.com 912-398-4776.

curvy girl bootcamp

exercise class assisting women of size to reach their fitness goal. every tues & thurs, 6-7pm. lake mayer community center. $70 a month or $10 per session. for more info call 912-3417710 www.preservethecurves.com/curvycamp

fitness classes at the Jea

spin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba. Prices vary. call for days and times. 355-8111. Jewish educational alliance, 5111 abercorn st , savannah http://www.savj.org/

hatha yoga classes

every monday and wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 819-6463. st.

Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/candler center for well being, savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

learn kung fu today

the temple of martial arts is a kung fu school where men and women of all levels of martial arts experience come together to learn the art of wing chun and tai chi. sifu michael, 429-9241.

407 e montgomery cross rd, ste b , savannah

Mommy and baby yoga classes

mondays, 10-11am (crawlers and toddlers) and 11:30-12:45 (infants and pre-crawlers) at the savannah yoga center. the cost is $14 per class. multi-class discounts are available. walk-ins welcome. call 232-2994 or visit www.savanna-

Are you ready to experience more?

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

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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

wheel chair tennis lessons

the rehabilitation institute at mumc holds weekly wheelchair tennis practice at the tennis courts at lake mayer. mondays 6:30-8:30pm. we provide trained instructors, specialized wheelchairs, and racquets. anybody interested in volunteering or playing, contact corie turley at 350-7128 or turleco1@memorialhealth.com.

Zumba fitness

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

Gay & lesbian first city network board Meeting

meets the first monday at 6:30 p.m. at fcnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office, 307 e. harris st., 2nd floor. 236-city or www.firstcitynetwork.org. 307 e harris st , savannah

gay aa Meeting

meets sunday and wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 311 e. macon st. savannah

georgia equality savannah

the local chapter of Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest gay rights group. 104 w. 38th st. 944-0996. savannah

out of the closet, into the streets

a rally to be held may 22, 12:30pm at savannah city hall, 2 w. bay st. the event will be held in honor harvey milkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday. the rally is being cosponsored by first city network, stand out youth, savannah Gay Pride and armstrong atlantic state universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gay straight alliance.

savannah pride, inc.

meets first tues of every month at 7 p.m. at the fcn office located at 307 e. harris st. everyone is encouraged to attend. without the Glbt community, there wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a need for Pride. call christina focht at 663-5087 or email christina@ savpride.com. first city network, savannah

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“kaidoku” each of the 26 letters of the alphabet is represented in this grid by a number between 1 and 26. using letter frequency, word-pattern recognition, and the numbers as your guides, fill in the grid with well-known english words (hint: since a Q is always followed by a u, try hunting down the Q first). only lowercase, unhyphenated words are allowed in kaidoku, so you won’t see anything like stockholm or lonG-lost in here (but you might see afGhan, since it has an uncapitalized meaning, too). now stop wasting my precious time and solve!! psychosudoku@hotmail.com

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Grupo Kachimbo Sat may 22nd, 10pm

LiVE SaLSa, mErEnGuE & bachata muSic admission: $10

402 M.L.K. Downtown

across from enmark gas station • (912) 292-1656

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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.

health

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

Meditation and energy flow group

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.

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

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

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/

a monthly walk open to all cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. may 27, 9am. memorial health. for more information or to register, call dede cargill at 398-6554.

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

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community cardiovascular health

Memorial health blood pressure check

every step counts survivors walk

Memorial health cpr training

free blood pressure checks and blood sugar screenings

conducted at three locations. from 8:30a. m.-12:30p.m. and 5:15p.m.-7 p.m. every tuesday and thursday at the sJ/c african-american health information and resource center, 1910 abercorn st. call 447-6605 for appt. every monday from 10a.m.-12p.m. at the smart senior office, no. 8 medical arts center. no appt necessary. every monday-friday from 10a.m.-2p.m. at st. mary’s community center at 812 w. 36th st. call 447-0578. savannah

free hearing & speech screening

hearing: every thurs. 9-11 a.m. speech: 1st thurs. of each month. savannah speech and hearing center, 1206 e. 66th street. call 3554601. 1206 e 66th st , savannah http://www. savannahspeechandhearing.org/

healthcare for the uninsured

st. 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 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.

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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.

the Quit line

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

weight loss through hypnosis

lose weight with Guided imagery and hypnosis. no pills, diets or surgery. 927-3432.

yoga for cancer patients and survivors

this yoga class is free for people with cancer and cancer survivors. for more info, call 350-9031. thursdays at 12:10pm. fitnessone, 3rd floor of the center for advanced medicine, memorial health.

nature and environment 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.

forest steward training

savannah tree foundation hosts educational opportunity for community members interested in learning about urban tree care. certfied arborist dennis Goldbaugh offers practical tips and lessons. may 22, 10am-12pm. wormsloe historic site. $4 parking fee. 233-tree or www. savannahtreefoundation.com

guided nature walks

sunday, may 30. visit fort king George from 1-4pm for guided tours by the fort’s naturalist. darien, Ga. 912-437-4770 or www.gastateparks. org/fortkinggeorge

tybee community garden

a tybee community project with both individual plots and communal shared space. Plots are $50.00 for a 4x8 ft space. to participate please contact karen kelly at karenontybee@aol.com or call 786-9719.

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“not so full of it, are we?”--serioUsly, cUt it oUt.

by Matt Jones | answers on page 87 © 010 Jonesin’ crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com)

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1 Country singer Paisley on a military boat?

7 “7th Heaven” actress Jessica 11 Vampire’s other form 14 Journalist/blogger Daniel 15 1970s song whose dance forms letters 16 Prefix with center or lady?

17 Where “two guys” are often located, joke-wise 18 Overseas greeting?

20 Holder and Reno, for short 21 Mishmash 23 ___ voce 24 The value of an Egyptian sun god’s bales?

28 “___ a slitted sheet I sit” 29 Comedian Lampanelli 30 Site of 1993 accords 32 Open a thigh-high boot, maybe 35 Bonaduce running around in a plastic, coneshaped red hat?

40 “Get my drift?”

41 Like store-purchased debit cards 43 ___-Mex cuisine 44 Mickey Mouse’s unsuccessful cousin?

46 Deplorable 48 Departs 49 “Am ___ yesterday’s news?” (“You’ll Never Know,” Edwyn Collins) 51 Vizquel of baseball 53 Part of a boat named after radio man Paul?

59 It’ll come back to you 61 ___ horrible death 62 Gun gp.

63 It answers the question “Do you know how fast you were going?”

65 Fix a paragraph 68 Pass with flying colors 69 Sgts. outrank them 70 Wet kiss 71 Kind of kid 72 Enmity 73 Reply to “Were any people left after Dick and Harry departed?”

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(march 21–april 19) all of us have gaps in our education. you and i and everyone else alive have dank pockets of ignorance that diminish our humanity and musty pits of naivete that prevent us from seeing truths that are obvious to others. we all lack certain skills that hold us back from being more fulfilled in our chosen fields. that’s the bad news, aries. the good news is that the gaps in your education will be up for review in the coming weeks –– which means that it’ll be an excellent time to make plans to fill them. here’s a good way to get started: be aggressive in identifying the things that you don’t even know you don’t know.

taurus

(april 20–may 20) you don’t have to answer to anybody this week, taurus. you don’t have to defend yourself, explain yourself, or compromise yourself. i mean, you can do those things if you want to be super extra nice, but there won’t be any hell to pay if you don’t. it’s one of those rare times when you have more power than usual to shape the world in accordance with your vision of what the world should be. i’ll go so far as to say that the world *needs* you to be very assertive in imposing your will on the flow of events.

Just one caveat: mix a generous dose of compassion in with your authoritative actions.

geMini

(may 21–June 20) when Paul mccartney first got the inspiration to write the song “yesterday,” he had the melody and rhythm but couldn’t get a feel for what the lyrics should be. for a while, as he was waiting for the missing words to pop into his brain, he used nonsense stand–in phrases. the dummy version of the first line was “scrambled eggs, oh my dear, you have such lovely legs.” this approach could be useful for you in the coming weeks, Gemini. as you create a fresh approach or novel departure in your own life, you might want to show the patience mccartney did. be willing to keep moving ahead even though you don’t have the full revelation quite yet.

cancer

(June 21–July 22)i suspect you’re going to feel a bit constrained in the coming weeks, cancerian –– maybe even imprisoned. i sug-

gest you make the best of it. rather than feeling sorry for yourself and spiraling down into a dark night of the soul, try this: imagine that you’re a resourceful hermit who’s temporarily under house arrest in an elegant chalet with all the amenities. regard this “incarceration” as a chance to start work on a masterpiece, or upgrade your meditation practice, or read a book you’ve needed an excuse to lose yourself in. believe it or not, your “deprivation” could be one of the best things that has happened to you in a while.

leo

(July 23–aug. 22) i won’t be surprised if people begin to compete for your attention. there may even be some pushing and shoving as they jostle to get closer to you. at the very least, you can expect a flurry of requests for your time and energy. what’s this all about? well, your worth seems to be rising. either your usefulness is flat–out increasing or else those who’ve underestimated you in the past are finally tuning in to what they’ve been missing. so here’s my question and concern: will you get so seduced by what everyone asks you to give them that you lose sight of what you really want to give them? i suspect there will be a difference.

virgo

(aug. 23–sept. 22) i’m not saying that you *should* create a superhero identity for yourself and embark on a campaign to combat injustice. but if you’ve ever wondered whether the life of a costumed crusader is right for you, it’s an excellent time to experiment. your courage will be expanding in the coming weeks. your craving for adventure will be strong, too. even more importantly, your hunger to do good deeds that reach beyond your own self–interest will be growing. interested? check out the superhero supply website to get yourself operational. it’s at www.superherosupplies.com.

libra

(sept. 23–oct. 22) all 26 of edgar rice burroughs’ stories about tarzan are set in africa, but he never once visited that continent. and bram stoker didn’t feel the need to travel to the transylvanian region of romania in order to write about it in his novel *dracula.* but i don’t recommend this approach to you in the coming weeks, libra. if you want to culti-

vate something new in your life by drawing on an exotic influence, i think you should immerse yourself in that exotic influence, at least for a while. if you want to tap into the inspiration available through an unfamiliar source, you need to actually be in the presence of that unfamiliar source.

ing?” i hope you’re seeing where i’m going with this, capricorn. the coming weeks will be a good time to take personal responsibility for any supposedly fun activity you’re doing that warps your character or saps your energy. it’s prime time to end your relationship with stuff that’s bad for you.

scorpio

aQuarius

why would you choose this bright, sunny moment to descend into the dark places and explore the fermenting mysteries? what renegade impulse would move you to turn away from the predictable pleasures and easy solutions, and instead go off in quest of more complex joys and wilder answers? here’s what i have to say about that: i think you long to be free of transitory wishes and fleeting dreams for a while so that you can get back into alignment with your deeper purposes. you need to take a break from the simple obsessions of your grayish, poker–faced ego, and re–attune yourself to the call of your freaky, evergreen soul.

“the mind loves order, the heart loves chaos, and the gut loves action,” says my astrological colleague antero alli. the ideal situation is to honor each of these needs, keeping them in a dynamic balance. but now and then, it’s healthy to emphasize one over the other two. according to my astrological analysis, you’re entering one of those times when the heart’s longing for chaos should get top priority. but if you do choose to go this way, please promise me one thing: do your best to tilt toward the fascinating, rejuvenating kind of chaos and tilt away from the disorienting, demoralizing kind.

sagittarius

pisces

sufi holy man ibn ’ata allah was speaking about prayer when he said the following: “if you make intense supplication and the timing of the answer is delayed, do not despair of it. his reply to you is guaranteed; but in the way he chooses, not the way you choose, and at the moment he desires, not the moment you desire.” while i don’t claim to be able to perfectly decipher the will of the divine, my astrological research suggests that you will soon get a definitive answer to a question you’ve been asking for a long time. it may come softly and quietly, though, and from a direction you don’t expect, and with a nuance or two that’ll test your reflexes.

when people are truly dehydrated, the impulse that tells them they’re thirsty shuts down. that’s why they may not know they’re suffering from a lack of water. in a metaphorically similar way, Pisces, you have been deprived so long of a certain kind of emotional sustenance that you don’t realize what you’re missing. see if you can find out what it is, and then make measured (non–desperate!) plans to get a big, strong influx of it. the cosmic rhythms will be on your side in this effort!

(oct. 23–nov. 21)

(nov. 22–dec. 21)

capricorn (dec. 22–Jan. 19)

“is fast food too tempting?” read a headline in *the week* magazine. the accompanying article discussed whether people have the right to blame and even sue mcdonald’s and burger king for their health problems. in my opinion, we might as well add other allegedly appealing poisons to the discussion. “is heroin too tempting?” “is cheating on your lover or spouse too tempting?” “is watching tv five hours a day too tempt-

(Jan. 20–feb. 18)

(feb. 19–march 20)

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

wilderness southeast

offers a variety of programs every month including guided trips with naturalists, canoe rides and more. their mission is to develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world. for more information: 912-236-8115 or sign-up on our website www. wilderness-southeast.org.

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.

dog yoga

every first sunday of the month at 2 p.m. in forsyth Park. the cost is a $10 donation, with all donations given to save-a-life. bring a mat or blanket and a sense of humor. yoga for dogs is a fun way to relax and bond with your four-legged pet. Great for all levels and all sizes. 898-0361 or www.thesavannahyogaroom.com. savannah

low cost pet clinic

tails spin and dr. lester host low cost vaccine clinic for students, military and seniors on the second wednesday of each month from 4-6pm. the cost for each vaccination is $12.00, with $2.00 from each vaccination to be donated to savannah Pet rescue agencies. habersham village shopping center. for more info: www. tailsspin.com

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the club meets monthly on the fourth monday at 7 p.m. from september through may at ryan’s restaurant on stephenson avenue. those who wish to eat before the meeting are encouraged to come earlier. call 656-2410 or visit www.savannahkennelclub.org. 209 stephenson ave , savannah

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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 book signing: patricia Mason

local author Patricia mason holds a reception and book signing for the release of her new novel “a Girl, a Guy and a Ghost,” about a parapsychology reporter’s trying to save her job during a bizarre trip to savannah. may 27, 5:30-9pm. starland cafe, 11 e. 41st st. www. patriciamason.net

circle of sister/brotherhood book club

meets the last sunday at 4 p.m. at the african-american health information & resource center, 1910 abercorn st. call 447-6605. savannah

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/

the iridescent Quill

members of the Peacock Guild writers salon will read short selections from recent works. the PGsw is a group that meets twice a month at the flannery o’connor childhood home. may 20, 7-8:30pm at lulu’s chocolate bar. free and open to the public.

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 8983477. savannah

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-

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curious are welcome. call 234-0980 or visit uusavannah.org. 313 harris st. , savannah http://www.uusavannah.org/

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gregorian chant by candlelight

for a peaceful end to your day attend the chanted service of compline (singing Good night to God) sung at 9pm every sunday night by the compline choir of historic christ church (1733) on Johnson square; 28 bull street. open to the public. all are welcome! call 232-4131 for more info.

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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

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nicodemus by night

an open forum is held every wednesday at 7 p.m. at 223 e. Gwinnett st. nicodemus by night, savannah

Quakers (religious society of friends) meets sundays, 11 a.m. at trinity united methodist church. call Janet Pence at 2474903. trinity united methodist church, 225 west President st , savannah http://www. trinitychurch1848.org/

realizing the god within

a series of metaphysical/new thought classes presented by the freedom Path science of life center, featuring metaphysical minister and local author adeeb shabazz. mondays at 8pm. 619 w 37th st. , savannah

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HOmes fOr sale 815 3 FLOWERING PEACH 2BR, 2BA townhome, 1130’, like new in ideal, quiet location near St.Joseph’s and AASU. No amenity fees. Owner financing possible. Only $99,900 Frank Moore & Co. 920-8560 FrankMooreCo.com

Ardsley Dutch Colonial: 102 East 53rd.

3BR/2.5BA brick home. GreatCondition!

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for rent 855 1107 E.53rd Street: 2BR/1BA Apartment: Central heat/air, LR, DR, large backyard.

Section 8 Only. $625/month, $350/deposit.

Call 856-7318 or 412-0767 •11405 Willis Drive: 3BR/2BA, $925/mo •1914 E 50th St: 2BR/ 1BA large home. $825/mo •5524 Emory Drive: 2BR/1BA, total renovation . $725/mo •100 Lewis Dr-D: 2BR/1.5BA, $625/mo •1005 Hearn: 2bed/1bath, off Stiles, $500/mo. +DEPOSIT, NO-PETS NO-SMOKING. Call Bill:656-4111 1200 EAST BOLTON Street: 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment., central heat/air. $525/month + deposit.

Call Daryl: 655-3637 1210, 1212 & 1230 ROGER STREET: Off Bay & Carolan Street, Savannah. 2BR, heat/air, refrigerator & stove, total electric. $525/month & $400/deposit.

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Land/Lots for saLe 840 VACANT LAND 6.42 ACRES West Garvin Street, Bloomingdale. Could be small development or site for home and horses. Priced to sell at $150,000. Owner will consider some financing. Call Nick Bell, 659-5416. Shore, Bell and Seyle Realty 356-1653 BUY. sELL fREE!

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for rent 855 OWNER FINANCING $99,000 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, carport, garage, den. Emory Drive.

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1 & 2 bedroom apartments. $450-$600 per month. Available now.

On the busline, Anderson @ Waters. 604-9997 Homefinders Realty.

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(912)925-4815 Spacious 2 Bedroom Apartments with Intrusion Alarm, Reasonably priced at $625 monthly.

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1944 CAPITAL Street: 2BR/ 1BA, LR, DR, Kitchen, CH&A, Section 8 or Rent. $700 per month.

Call 912-356-5384 or 912-660-4297

for rent 855 •2023 Causton Bluff3BR, all electric, washer/dryer included, $825 •1917 E. 56th3BR, NEW kitchen, $850 •2BR/2BA, $675, 22-B Mastick 257-6181 2211 UTAH STREET New paint, new carpet, 3BR, 1BA, separate living/dining, laundry, central air/heat, carport, large fenced yard, quiet dead-end street. $750/month, $700/deposit. NO Section 8.

912-897-4009 2220 E.Victory Dr. unit 2.

2BR/2BA Townhouse for rent. Central heat/air, appliances included. Centrally located between Beach and Downtown. $675/m. 912-238-5323 2BR/1.5BA APARTMENT, Largo/Tibet area $600/month plus $600/deposit.

Call 704-3662 or 656-7842

for rent 855 2BR DUPLEX 51 East Fairmont Ave. (Southside), 2BR/1BA, eat-in kitchen, CH&A, washer/dryer hookups, quiet neighborhood, close to everything. $675/month, $650/security.

Call Chip 665-2300 or Dawn 661-0409 3115 College Street, 3BR/2BA, brick home, one block from Savannah State in Thunderbolt, $875/mo, $875/deposit.

Available 6/1.

844-3990 or 655-9121

3BD/1Bath, 1300 sq. ft, oak hardwood floors in dining room, living room and bedrooms.

Large kitchen, WASHER/DRYER. Ceiling fans.

Central A/C. Off Street parking.

Pet OK. $1060/mo. Utilities not included. 925-8590 or 713-7011

3BR/2BA NICE House, nice area.

3yr. option. Call 404-826-0345 2BR/1BA living room, kitchen w/ dining area, appliances, no pets. $650/m + $650 deposit.

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2BR/1BA single family home located in quiet neighborhood. 114 Smith Avenue, Garden City, GA. Minutes from Downtown and access to all major hwy’s. Rent includes water bill.

Tenant responsible for all other utilities and yard work. $595/month (new carpet, water heater and painted) 1st month’s rent and $600/deposit due at lease signing. Call 229-848-6659 or email skgada26@hotmail.com

5500 JASMINE AVENUE 2BR/1B, sep. LR and DR, furnished kitchen, w/d hookups, oversized rooms. Pet friendly. $625/mo plus deposit.

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CH&A, $475/mo+security •1121 E. 41st st: 2 or 3 BR house, electric and g a s. $550+security.

•2018 Live Oak St: 3BR large upstairs apt. $600/mo+security •1127 E. 39th st: 3BR/2BA house, furnished kitchen, CH&A, laundry room, off street parking, $800+security •3110 Wright StThunderbolt: 1BR upstairs apt.

Appliances, window a/c, $400/month.

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DUANE COURT-2BR, 1BA Apt, furnished kitchen, $650.

WINDSOR CROSSING CONDO-total electric, 2BR, 2BA, $650.

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for rent 855 AVAILABLE NOW! FOUR BEDROOM HOUSES 136 Runner Rd. $1445 724 Windsor Rd. $1340 THREE BEDROOM HOUSES 19 Landward Way $1175 2320 Hawaii Ave. $1100 1734 E.33rd St. $825 209 Chatham St. $775 2012 Nash St. $750 TWO BEDROOM HOUSES 7 Lawrence St. $725 602 W. 35th St. $675 1710 E. 34th St. $675 2010 E. 58th $650 1012 Hearn St. $575 ONE BEDROOM HOUSES 7715 Central Ave. $675 APT/TOWNHOUSE Three Bedrooms 2902 River Dr. $2200 303 Gallery Way $1050 Two BedroomsWindsor Crossing $650 1130 E. 53rd St. $550 One Bedroom 208-1/2 E. Taylor St. $800 Loft 321 Broughton St. $1400 FOR DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT OUR WEB PAGE WWW.PAMTPROPERTY.COM Pam T Property 692-0038 ConneCtsavannah.Com Online listings & cOntent

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Bnet Management Inc. Savannah East 1535 East 54th Street.3BR/1BA, 1225Sqft. LR, DR, W/D connections, central heat/air, fenced yard $765/month*.

Savannah Southside 160 Laurelwood Drive: 3BR/2BA, LR, DR, laundry room, central heat/air, fenced yard $915/month.

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10 Douglas Ct. Bloomingdale, Spacious 3BR/2B, LR, Sun room, Large eat-in kitchen w/SS appliances, Multi-level Deck, 2-car Garage, Privacy Fence $1,150/Rent & $1,100/Deposit.

109 Zipperer Dr. Southside, mobile home, 3BR, 1 ½ B, LR, eat-in kitchen with appliances, CH&A, W/D hook-ups, deck on large lot. $800/rent, $750/Deposit.

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Five big bedrooms, 2.5 baths, kitchen, laundry, tv room, 2 decks, offstreet parking, new electric, new plumbing, AC and central heating, quiet street. 809 E. Park Ave. is available from June 1st. $1600/month.

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FOR RENT $795/MONTH 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, carport, garage, den. Emory Drive.

Owner/Agent.

Call 355-5557, 658-5557

GARDEN CITY APARTMENT Recently renovated 2BR Apt., total electric, washer/dryer hookups.

Convenient location. $615/month.

Call 656-5000.

for rent 855 Heritage Place/Corner & Row Apartment Homes Sizzlin Summer Special!

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Prices starting at $474.00!

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Homes for rent in Bloomingdale (City of Pooler) Lease-purchase available $650-$895 Please call 912-823-3302 www.mtpisgahproperties.com House for rent.

807 Bowden St. 3BR/1.5BA $800/month.

Newly renovated.

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New carpeting & appliances. 441-8318 ConneCt Savannah ClaSSified adS Work!

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Very nice 2BR, LR, DR, fenced-in backyard, offstreet parking, washer/dryer room, screenedin porch $700/month.

912-659-8141 Isle of Hope/Sandfly 2BR/1BA, new kitchen, all appliances, fenced yard, $725/m + utilities, security deposit, no pets, lease required.

912-598-0181 Large Furnished Efficiency. Very nice, includes utilities, cable, washer & dryer. $200/week. $200/deposit.

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912-447-5501 or 912-210-0859 Off Tibet, lovely newly painted 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, townhouse. Furnished kitchen, washer/dryer connections, CH&A. $640, no pets.

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for rent 855 Rose of Sharon Senior Residences Apartments Summer Special Newly Renovated Rose of Sharon Senior Residences, 322 East Taylor St., Savannah, GA 31401 has the perfect apartment for your Active Senior Lifestyle. The Rose of Sharon captures the essence of Savannah living. Located in the heart of Savannah’s, most prestigious shopping, entertainment and dining district. We offer Resident Services & Activities, On-site Transit, Controlled Access, and Media & Fitness Center. We are located 5 minutes from the Hospital and Pharmacy. The Rose of Sharon is quite simply the place to be! Hurry, apply today as our apartments are extremely limited for our certain senior subsidized units star ting at $495.00*. Must be 62 and older. Contact Karen Witter at 912-234-5417.

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106 Brandon Lane.

2BR/1.5BA Apt. $650/month, $400 security deposit. Crime free housing.

Call 912-856-6896 Southside brick home CH/A, 2BR, LR/DR Combo, new carpet, den, bonus room, fenced yard, Cresthill Subdiv. $785/month.

Call 912-354-8315 evenings.

SOUTHSIDE- Hampstead Oaks Two bedroom, 1.5bath townhouse apt, total electric, $600/month with washer & dryer $625.

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Country atmosphere.

3BR/1BA, $785/month plus deposit.

•4BR/2BA $895/month plus deposit.

•Hibiscus, 1BR/1BA, $475 +deposit.

No section 8.

234-0548 SPACIOUS 2BR, 2B Townhome in Georgetown. Living room with fireplace, wetbar and breakfast nook.

Furnished kitchen with stackable w/d. Rent includes amenities for Georgetown pool.

MOVE IN SPECIAL $99 deposit, $795 rent with approved credit.

Call 927-4383 for more information.

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2501 FLORIDA 3BR/1BA, new kitchen, all hardwoods $700/month.

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3BR/1.5BA, 34 Chatham St. $825.

3BR/1BA, 21 Gerald Dr. $825.

Furnished kitche n s, central heat/air, lots more.

507-7934, 927-2853

WILMINGTON ISLAND 2BR/2BA Condo in gated community. The Commons. $800/month.

Owner/Agent Call 897-3109

Wilmington Island Duplex: 2BR/1BA, liing room, dining room, kithen, Water included, $775/month, 912-897-6789 or 912-344-4164.

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CHEVROLET MonteCarlo, 2003- LS, coupe, good condition, very clean, $5,000. 844-2050

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I live in a very nice neighborhood called St.James Place off Montgomery Crossroads on Southside. 4BR house, 2car garage, 2 full baths.

Looking for roommate who is honest, clean, free of drugs, no smoking in house. Arrangements: $550/rent, ½ utilities, security fee $125. Questions? Contact me at 912-508-2020.

LARGE VICTORIAN with windows on two sides, across from library, nicely furnished, all utilities.

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NO DEPOSIT-LIMITED TIME! NEAR MEMORIAL/ W. CHATHAM East Savannah •ROOMS $100 & UP• 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.

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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.

ROOMS FOR RENT Completely furnished.

Central heat and air.

Conveniently located on busline. $130 per week.

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Housemates needed to share large home in westside, private room with cable, shared bath & kitchen, fenced parking. $150/wk + $100 deposit, all utilities included. 912-228-1242

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LINCOLN TOWNCAR, 1997. Fully loaded, AC/heat, strong V8-engine, stereo sound, alarm system, keyless entry, CC, tilt,leather interior. Well maintained.

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‘56 FORD TRUCK parts, position rears, 6cyl engine, standard trans. ‘70 Ford body parts, 9in rears. Call 661-3879 or 858-2746 ‘74 CHEVY TRUCK, 12 bolt rears, 6 leaps springs, 283 engine parts on rebuilt power glide trans.

661-3879 or 858-2746 CADILLAC Escalade, 1999- in excellent condition with 4WD. White in color, leather seats, Bose stereo multi-changer system. $5900. Contact 912-443-5004.

Chevy EL CAMINO 1985 nice classic, auto, V8, AC, Conquista edition, No Rust! New tires/brakes, radiator, More! $4200obo.

386-490-6125 Sav. Chrysler Sebring ‘95 convertible, no rust, red w/ black top, needs rear brakes, very clean, must sell, great collectible car, $1900, great deal! Call 912-346-1267.

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Reasonably Priced.

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We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

FORD 390-Engine needs time chain, C-6 Trans, engine to rebuild 390-360-352-351-302-30 0. Call 661-3879 or 858-2746

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