Connect Savannah July 28, 2010

SHIRLEY sHERROD IN 2012! PAGE 6 | juvenile crime down, PAGE 9 | is binaural bunk? page 13 american gun @ the jinx, page 14 | two man gentlemEn band @ the bean, page 18 july 28-aug 3, 2010 news, arts & Entertainment weekly free connectsavannah.com

Butt out The City of Savannah is trying to sell an ambitious new smoking ban for bars.

But not everyone is buying.

music A bedside interview with paralyzed local musician Lori Stuart; a citywide benefit happens Thursday | 16

By patrick rodgers | 8

travel A jaunt down Highway 17 to visit the ‘Smallest Church in America’ and Harris Neck NWR | 20

local film New film series at Muse brings you ‘Movies Savannah Missed’ ; it kicks off with Greenberg | 25

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Wednesday Story Time at the Roundhouse

What: Fun crafts and sto-

ries for kids with a theme related to the season.

When: July 28, 2:30 p.m.

Where: Roundhouse Railroad Museum, 601 W. Harris St., Cost: $4/child with regular adult admission Info: chsgeorgia.org/

Film: Bartleby (USA, 2001)

What: A modern update of

Herman Melville’s short story about an employee who refuses to do anything his boss tells him. Starring Crispin Glover.

When: Wed. July 28, 8 p.m.

Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $5

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Gullah-Geechee Sound and Movement What: NYC-based percus-

sionist David Pleasant performs a program celebrating rhythm and dance traditions.

When: Thu. July 29, 7 p.m.

Where: Townsley Chapel AME Church , 252 Eagle St.

Sand Gnats vs. Augusta

What: The Gnats take on

the Augusta Green Jackets for a four game series.

When: Thu. July 29, 7 p.m., Fri. July 30, 7 p.m., Sat. July 31, 6 p.m., Sun. Aug. 01, 6 p.m.

Where: Grayson Stadium,

1401 E. Victory Dr. Cost: $7-10 Info: sandgnats.com/

Film: Greenberg (USA, 2010) What: Newest

dramedy from Noah Baumbach (“Squid and the Whale”) makes its debut in Savannah. Starring Ben Stiller as a New Yorker dealing with culture shock in California.

When: Sun. Aug. 1, 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Where: Muse Arts Warehouse (Indigo Arts Center), 703D Louisville Rd. Cost: $7 cash only Info: musesavannah.org/

Miss Savannah Gay Pride Pageant

What: Contestants compete

for the honor of presiding over this year’s Savannah Pride festivities.

When: Thu. July 29, 10 p.m.

Where: Club One, 1 Jefferson St. Info: www.clubone-online. com/

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Children’s Choir Endof-Camp Concert What: The Savannah

Children’s Choir wraps up its annual summer camp with a performance.

When: Fri. July 30, 7 p.m.

Where: Jelk’s Auditorium - Country Day School , 824 Stillwood Dr. , Cost: $5 Info: www.savannahchoir. org/

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Savannah Wildlife Refuge

What: Take a motor boat

ride up the Savannah River and into the wildlife refuge and see places not visible from the driving trail.

When: Sat. July 31, 8:30 a.m.

Where: Wilderness Southeast Cost: $75/person Info: www.wildernesssoutheast.org/

Freebie of the Week | What: The

My Fair Lady screens Saturday night at the Trustees

Forsyth Farmers’ Market

Film: My Fair Lady (1964)

Food Collaborative hosts this weekly market featuring regionally grown, fresh food and food products.

When: Sat. July 31, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: South end of Forsyth Park Cost: Free

of Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) and Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison), who meet after he bets a colleague he can turn her into a proper lady.

When: Sat. July 31, 7 p.m.

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

What: The Savannah Local

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. July 31, 10 a.m.2 p.m.

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

Guns n Hoses Softball Tournament What: The police vs the

firemen in a charity softball tournament benefiting MDA. Stick around for a picnic and Sand Gnats game after the tourney.

When: Sat. July 31, 3 p.m.

Where: Grayson Stadium, 1401 E. Victory Dr. , Cost: $7 (incl. both softball and baseball games)

What: The timeless of tale

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Sunday Diesel Train Rides

What: Take a ride back in

time on the Roundhouse diesel-powered train.

When: Sun. Aug. 1, 1 p.m.

2 PM, , Tue. Aug. 3, 1 p.m.

2 PM, 11 AM, , Tue. Aug. 3, 1 p.m. 2 PM, 11 AM, , Wed. Aug. 4, 1 p.m. 2 PM, 11 AM Where: Roundhouse Railroad Museum, 601 W. Harris St. Cost: museum admission Info: www.chsgeorgia.org/

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music

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

Tuesday National Night Out

What: Family friendly event

offering activities and information focused on crime prevention.

When: Tue. Aug. 3, 5 p.m.

Where: Neighborhoods across the city Cost: Free Info: www.nationaltownwatch.org/nno/

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

Wednesday Rare Lenny Bruce Documentary

What: In honor of the 44th

anniversary of his untimely death, PFS screens this rare doc about the revolutionary stand up comedian and social critic. Half of proceeds go to ACLU to help protect free speech.

When: Wed. Aug. 4, 8 p.m.

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

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Movies

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go to: happenings for even more things to do in Savannah this week

USCG Cutter Baroque Eagle

only active tall ship in U.S. service docks along the river this weekend. The ship will be open for public tours.

July 30, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Sat. July 31, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun. Aug. 1, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Where: River Street pier, just west of the Hyatt Cost: Free When: Fri.

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Shirley Sherrod in 2012!

by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

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An10 environment: other installment

of our new ‘Seeing Green’ column.

by sharon bordeaux

dope: A 13 straight partial debunk-

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Many who voted for Barack Obama did so in part because they felt the country was ready for a courageous, inspiring African American president who could help heal the racial divide.

The country was indeed ready. But in retrospect a better person for the job might have been Shirley Sherrod.

As most of you know after the past week’s media frenzy, Sherrod resigned from her position as Georgia Rural Development Director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture after coming under pressure from the White House when a heavily edited video appeared of a speech she gave to the Coffee County NAACP. In the edited version released to the media by a conservative blogger, Sherrod appears to endorse reverse racism. But when you see the unedited version, it’s clear the opposite is true: Against the backdrop of the murder of her father by the KKK and the subsequent burning of a cross on her lawn, she described a personal transformation which resulted in A) her overcoming her own prejudices; B) forgiving others their prejudices; and C) going out of her way to help white farmers hold onto their farms.

The White House and the USDA didn’t wait around to see the full video. In an act that almost gives “thrown under the bus” new meaning, within hours of the edited video hitting the internet, Sherrod, who was in her car driving from the West Point Kia plant to Athens, was asked to pull off onto the side of the road and text in her resignation.

An administration which took a year to get its act together on health care reform and two months to show a sense of urgency about the Gulf oil spill showed lightning–quick reaction time in getting rid of a problematic African American female civil servant in rural Georgia.

The audacity of hope, indeed.

As shoddily as Sherrod was treated, some good can come out of the incident, especially now that the full, unedited video is available.

Because the line that Sherrod really crossed didn’t have to do with racial equality — it had to do with economic equality.

America is a most forgiving nation of almost any kind of peccadillo: Adultery, drunk driving, manslaughter, substance abuse, domestic abuse.

Even pedophilia, given the comparatively muted reaction to a multitude of grotesque Catholic Church scandals and cover–ups.

But there’s one thing you’re never allowed to get away with in America, one thing for which the corporate media will rarely grant you the usual redemption story:

You’re never allowed to point out that our entire system is based on the haves playing the have–nots against each other.

Racial controversies, partisan quibbles, abortion, gay marriage, immigration, etc. — all are basically for show, a way to keep the have–nots at each other’s throats so the haves can continue with business as usual. It was always thus.

Thing is, once the have–nots wake up and realize they’re being taken, it’s game over for the haves. The haves realize this, and are determined to never let that happen.

Remember that the FBI didn’t put Martin Luther King Jr. under surveillance in earnest for advocating civil rights, nor for protesting the Vietnam War. Astute students of American history will remember that the real heat against MLK wasn’t turned up until he proposed a “Poor Person’s March” on Washington: a million poor people of all colors protesting not racial inequality, but economic inequality.

Sherrod’s message is similar. Because her comments are worthy of wider dissemination, I’ve excerpted portions of the video transcript: The first time I was faced with having to help a white farmer save his farm... he took a long time talking, but he was trying to show me he was superior to me. I know what he was doing. But he had come to me for help. What he didn’t know while he was taking all that time trying to show me he was superior to me, was that I was trying to decide just how much help I was going to give him. I was struggling with the fact that so many black people have lost their farmland, and here I was faced with having to help a white person save their land. So, I didn’t give him the full force of what I could do....

And then, about seven days before [his farm] would have been sold at the courthouse steps, the farmer called me and said the lawyer wasn’t doing anything. And that’s when I spent time... calling everybody I could think of to help me find the lawyer who would handle this....

Well, working with him made me see that it’s really about those who have versus those who don’t. And they could be black; they could be white; they could be Hispanic. And it made me realize then that I needed to work to help poor

people — those who don’t have access the way others have.... ... When I learned this, I’m like, “Oh, my goodness.” You know, back in the late 17th and 18th century, black — there were black indentured servants and white indentured servants, and they all would work for the seven years and get their freedom. And they didn’t see any difference in each other — nobody worried about skin color. They married each other. You know, these were poor whites and poor blacks in the same boat.... ... And they started looking at what was happening to them and decided we need to do something about it. Well, the people with money, the elite, decided, hey, we need to do something here to divide them.

So that’s when they made black people servants for life... That’s when they created the racism that we know of today. They did it to keep us divided. It started working so well, they said, “Gosh, looks like we’ve come up on something here that can last generations.” And here we are over 400 years later, and it’s still working. What we have to do is get that out of our heads. There is no difference between us. The only difference is that the folks with money want to stay in power and whether it’s health care or whatever it is, they’ll do what they need to do to keep that power, you know.

It’s always about money, y’all.

There in those few paragraphs are contained more essential truth than in all of Barack Obama’s vague exhortations to bipartisan collegiality and harmony. For there can be no bipartisanship without equality, no harmony without fairness, no peace without justice.

Typically whenever you point this out, someone, on cue, calls it “class warfare.” The class warfare gambit is a Pavlovian response nowadays, something you hear from coiffed anchors on the corporate news channels in response to any simple description of America’s painfully obvious wealth disparity.

Yet what do you call it when Wall Street bleeds America almost to death but ends up making even more money than before, courtesy of bailouts from taxpayers who are losing their jobs and being asked to undergo cuts in the most basic services? All to maintain the extravagant lifestyle of those they bailed out?

Is that not the very definition of class warfare? Indeed of an epic victory in class warfare?

The next time you hear a highly–paid TV pundit wave the bloody shirt of “class warfare,” the next time a politician tries to polarize along racial, cultural or religious lines, remember Shirley Sherrod’s simple words: “It’s always about money, y’all.” cs

Editor, I read your recent article ‘Primary Colors,’ July 14–20, and, as usual, was appreciative of your publication’s great writing and reporting... that is, until I reached the end of the article.

It’s probably a minor point, but I found the section titled “State Representative – District 163” to be misleading. In that section, the question presented to your readers (“Who will replace Burke Day to represent the Islands?”) assumes the Republican candidate for the office will win the race, as those are the only people profiled and presented as candidates.

I am also running in that race, albeit uncontested for the Primary. I would greatly appreciate a mention of my candidacy for Representative of House District 163 simply to clarify the omission. If you would also like to include my campaign website – www. jeremyforhousedistrict163.com – that would be cool, too.

Jeremy Scheinbart Candidate, House District 163 Representative

Thanks for food piece Editor, I just wanted to thank you very much for Patrick Rodgers’ excellent article “We Are What We Eat.” I thought your article did a great job of describing this problem in Savannah, and it was inspiring to read of the heroic efforts by the groups working to improve this situation.

I think you do Savannah a big service bringing attention to these quality of life issues, and for detailing positive steps people are taking to make Savannah even greater. Thanks again.

Brad Beaman

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Debate over whether or not to extinguish smoking in bars begins to heat up

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The debate over a proposed municipal anti–smoking ordinance continues this week. The ordinance would close loopholes in the state’s 2005 Clean Air Act, which currently allows smoking in bars and at outdoor seating for restaurants and cafes.

“It’s based on a model ordinance that’s been enacted around the country, so the beauty of it is that it’s been held up through court hearings and challenges,” says lobbyist and Healthy Savannah Initiative member Amy Hughes.

Others see it from a different perspective.

“You’ve got special interest advocates pushing this,” says Sherwin Prescot, a local business owner and non–smoker who spoke at the first public hearing on the ordinance. “Not every solution is the right solution.”

Formally introduced at a City Council workshop two weeks ago, the broad-

inherent in large numbers of patrons congregating outside establishments beyond the control of staff and security.

“This will hurt me economically,” said Susanne Warnekros, owner of The Jinx.

“At least 85 percent of my customers smoke.”

Bonnie Walden, owner of Bay Street Blues, echoed that sentiment.

“My business can’t take another hit,” she explained, worrying that because the law will only apply within city limits her customers will patronize establishments on the Islands or in Pooler, where smoking will still be allowed.

“Lost business is an issue,” says Alderman Larry Stuber, when asked what arguments during the meeting caught his attention, “but we need some facts, not emotions.”

According to studies touted by anti–smoking advocates, the economic impact on the service industry is rarely negative, but many of those studies

the statewide measure in 2005 because it supplied consistency lacking from the previous patchwork of local laws.

“Under the patchwork, you had one restaurant that was smoking across the street from a restaurant that was non–smoking because of some local non–smoking laws,” he explains.

Although there is no shortage of compelling health reasons — including decreasing the incidence of heart disease, cancer and respiratory ailments — there seem to be some technical issues with the adoption of a model ordinance rather than one designed specifically for Savannah.

While Healthy Savannah, with support from the mayor, would like to see the model ordinance passed as is, Hughes expressed some willingness to bend on what has become one of the more controversial measures: Stating that smokers must stand at least 20 feet from any window, door or seating area.

During the workshop two weeks ago, Councilwoman Mary Ellen Sprague expressed concern that in areas where more smokers head into parks and squares, “it becomes a city problem” placing additional demand on City maintenance crews to handle the butts.

Because the city is currently working with a model ordinance which isn’t designed specifically to deal with the intricacies of Savannah, one major question that hasn’t been addressed is how the role of to–go cups will impact the effectiveness of the ordinance.

Hughes cites the success of the ordinance in cities like Athens and Charleston. But in those places bar patrons must step outside to smoke while their drinks wait inside.

“For someone to tell me what works in another city, I appreciate that, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to work in Savannah,” says Felser.

“I think our city is unique and we

“For someone to tell me what works in another city, I appreciate that, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to work in Savannah,” says Alderman Jeff Felser. er conversation about the ordinance’s impact began during a public hearing at City Hall last Wednesday, and will continue at this week’s quarterly Town Hall meeting.

During the first hearing, which might have been one of the most eloquent and impassioned public meetings in recent memory, advocates for and against the proposed ordinance — including health professionals, bar owners and Libertarians — made their cases.

One citizen, a non–smoker concerned with an abridgement of freedoms by local government, urged council members to reject “the creeping forces of Puritanism” that were encroaching from “progressive” cities to the north and “strangle [the ordinance] while it’s still in the crib.”

Although emotions occasionally ran high, several important questions were raised about how the ordinance would affect Savannah.

Nearly unanimous among the concerns of bar owners were the potential loss of business, increases in litter and street noise, and public safety risks

bundle data for bars and restaurants together.

In a 2007 study, Professors Scott Adams and Chad Cotti, micro–economists at the University of Wisconsin, found that combining the numbers can be misleading because generally restaurants gain business after a ban while bars lose some business, based on the employment rates for each after passage of a smoke–free ordinance.

Because Savannah’s proposed ordinance would only affect bars within city limits, it would seem to suggest that patrons interested in being able to smoke and drink without leaving their bar stools would head outside the city’s jurisdiction.

“The more pervasive impact is that it stands to drive folks from facilities within the city to facilities outside the city that do allow smoking,” says Mike Vaquer, the director of government affairs with the Georgia Restaurant Association (GRA).

Although Vaquer and the GRA have expressed concern over the proposed ordinance, the organization supported

Critics say that in bar–heavy areas along River, Bay, Congress and Broughton Streets, there wouldn’t be anywhere that smokers could actually stand in compliance with the law.

“What you realize is that what works in suburbia doesn’t necessarily work in a downtown storefront environment,” says Hughes. “So we’re going to have to make adjustments to the model to make sure it works for our community and that it doesn’t create additional problems.”

The possibility of creating additional problems is still very much a concern.

“We’ve spent a great deal of time trying to ensure that underage drinking is curbed,” says Alderman Jeff Felser.

“People going in and out of bars and taking their cups outside to smoke presents an additional issue with regard to potentially allowing minors to have access to alcohol.”

Another lingering issue is litter and who exactly is responsible for the discarded cigarette butts that will result from pushing smokers outside.

approach everything we do from the unique perspective and not a model one.”

Considering the open container law, it would seem more than likely that the cumulative effect of putting smokers outside bars would simply increase the number of people smoking and drinking in public, and offer little reason for them to return inside.

“I don’t think it’s a negative,” says Hughes about the impact of to–go cups on the effect of the legislation. “If people want to go back inside, they’ll go back inside. If they want to go home, they’ll go home.”

Among one of the more interesting alternatives offered was a tax incentive for businesses who went smoke-free.

A first reading of the ordinance is expected in early August, and following additional input or alterations, a vote would be taken following the second reading several weeks later. cs To comment email us at letters@connectsavannah.com

Courthouse scare The Savannah Fire and Emergency Services Hazmat team was called to the Chatham County Courthouse last week in response to a suspicious powdery substance.

An employee with the State Court Clerk’s office opened envelope that contained an unidentified off–white substance around noon last Wednesday. The employee reacted quickly, isolating the substance and then evacuating the area. Officials then shut off the air conditioning unit for the office to prevent the substance from becoming airborne.

Two firefighters in full Hazmat gear went to the third floor office to retrieve the envelope and clean the area. Air quality samples did not indicate anything hazardous, and additional field testing indicated that it was probably soap.

Once the scene was found to be safe, the Hazmat team turned it over to Sheriff ’s deputies who continued to investigate.

The kids are alright, or at least getting better

youth.

The number of juvenile crimes in Savannah has been steadily decreasing over the last few months.

Since a high point in April of 103 juvenile arrests, the number has fallen to 91 in June. By the middle of July, the total number was 43, on track to continue the decrease, according to data provided by the Police Department.

Although kids are out of school for the summer, having considerably more free time and significantly less supervision is apparently not having a negative affect on the crime rate among school age

Narrowing the field More than 28,000 voters made their voices heard during last week’s primary election, about 21 percent of the total registered voters in Chatham County. In case you missed it, here are the results.

In the Governor’s race, Roy Barnes coasted to victory over the Democratic field, while the top two Republican vote getters, Karen Handel and Nathan Deal, will showdown in next month’s run off election.

In the battle for U.S. Congress seat GA–12, John Barrow defended his seat against Regina Thomas, while local Republicans Ray McKinney and Carl Smith will settle the score in a run off.

Republican candidate Dr. Ben Watson came out victorious in the Republican race for State House Representative in District 163, and will now face off against Democratic candidate Jeremy Scheinbart in November’s general election.

In the race for State Superintendent Republican John Barge will square off against Democrat Joe Martin in November.

Winner of the Democratic race for Attorney General, Ken Hodges, will square off against the winner of a Republican run off between Sam Olens and Preston Smith.

Incumbent Secretary of State candidate Brian Kemp successfully defended his spot against Republican challenger Doug Macginnitie. In the general election, he will face the winner of a run off between Democrats Gail Buckner and Georganna Sinkfield.

The run off election will be held statewide on August 10. cs

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by Sharon Bordeaux

Bloody butcher corn and you There is a lending institution in Georgia that is based upon cooperation, not capitalism. Although the Southern Seed Legacy (SSL) freely disperses its resources and charges no interest, it is thriving.

You won’t borrow dollars from SSL; it deals in a commodity more valuable than gold: agricultural biodiversity.

The SSL is one of many organizations throughout the world hastening to preserve heirloom crops. Agricultural biodiversity has already taken a devastating hit. Within the last century an astonishing three fourths of the varieties of domesticated plants used for food have vanished.

Over 90 percent of the types of cabbage and peas grown in the United States have disappeared. Corn has an honored place in Latin American cultures, yet 80 percent of Mexico’s indigenous varieties have been lost.

How does a crop plant go missing and why should we care?

The answer to both questions is hybrid plants. The plants of your grandparents and of every previous generation of humans were not hybrids.

For centuries free love reigned in the fields. Some plants self pollinated; others relied on birds, insects or wind to mingle their pollens. They reproduced basically true to type, with subtle adap-

tations and variations.

People depended upon these open–pollinated plants for food and their vitally important seeds.

For instance, when Yellow Mortgage Lifter tomatoes, an heirloom Southern variety, were harvested some of the seed was saved and stored for next season. It was a profoundly simple circle of life.

Hybrids were introduced in the 1950s. By artificially breeding two varieties the resultant plants boasted uniformity, disease resistance and high yields. Furthermore, seed from hybrids, if planted, would not grow successfully.

(Hybrid seed must be purchased; it cannot be harvested.)

Oh the power! Plant breeders seized the technology and ran with it. They created crops that were tough enough to withstand mechanical harvesting and produce that would ripen slowly as it was shipped hither and yon. Farmers were smitten. The circle of life became more and more dependent upon hybrid seed companies.

In the South, Whippoorwill Peas, Moon and Stars Watermelon and Bloody Butcher Corn were overlooked in favor of hybrid seeds. In every region, in every country, plants that had been specific to a community for hundreds of years were no longer grown. The proliferation of hybrids coupled with the diminishing number of small farms and gardens sealed the fate of countless crop plants.

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It is happening today: plants go extinct and genetic biodiversity narrows.

Hybrids manufactured by agribusiness feed an increasing amount of the world’s population. Like the controversial genetically modified organisms (GMOs), these plants are engineered for profit by corporations that patent them and control cost and distribution.

Hybrids can be spectacularly productive but there is a question of their vulnerability, a vulnerability that could threaten global food supplies. Unknown flaws in the genetic makeup of the majority of hybrid corn planted could make it susceptible to relatively uncommon viruses.

Much of our food supply comes from homogenous plantings of a few hybrid varieties. Newly mutated or opportunistic diseases and pests can move like a plague through monoculture acreage.

In pre–hybrid times, when 20 varieties of wheat were planted in a region, the odds were good that some of the wheat would survive a natural hardship.

Diversity provided a safety net.

This is why we must guard agricultural biodiversity. Open–pollinated plants not only offer an alternative to hybrids, they are a necessary factor in the production of hybrids.

Plant breeders continually use genetic material from heirloom plants to strengthen their creations. A quaintly named, old–fashioned soybean may contain a gene that will save 100,000

acres of hybrid soybeans from a deadly blight.

Quirky, individualistic heirloom plants are vital to the corporate manufacturers of hybrids but the corporations do not own them. They are in the public domain.

Open–pollinated, heirloom plants are the freedom fighters of the agricultural world. They are truly plants of the people. It is increasingly necessary for the people to help save them.

The Southern Seed Legacy focuses on preserving the agricultural legacy of the Southeast. Their work depends on gardeners and farmers who grow and harvest seed from heirloom plants. Why not join them? For a $15 membership you can request seeds such as Cherokee Blue Mustard, Back Porch Butterbeans and Betty’s White Okra.

The seeds you harvest are to be divided into thirds. One portion is returned to SSL, one third is given to a gardening friend and the remainder is for your next planting.

Through this modest effort you will be joining thousands of quiet heroes preserving biodiversity around the world.

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Officers located the two suspects, who dropped a crowbar and bag before taking off running. One of the officers in pursuit was Officer Santoro, who won this year’s Bridge run and is an experienced marathon runner. The chase lasted for about two miles, going through a graveyard, a canal and along railroad tracks. The suspects then gave up exhausted and were arrested.

• Jane and John Doe were arrested yet again recently. An off duty officer working at a downtown nightclub watched as bouncers escorted two groups of females outside after they had started fighting.

They began arguing again once outside, and the officer advised them that they needed to disperse. As they were walk-

ing away, one group started yelling at the other group and they all reconvened for more yelling. The officer told them again, they needed to leave or would be arrested.

One group left and the other stood around continuing to talk amongst themselves.

The loudest member of the group shouted something else at the group who was leaving and they returned again to argue some more. The officer stepped in and placed her under arrest for disorderly conduct.

When he asked her for her information, she didn’t answer, but began pleading to be let go. She refused to give her information and was arrested as Jane Doe. While officers were putting her in the cruiser, a male subject came out and asked why his friend was being arrested. The officer told him he wasn’t going to discuss it with him and that he needed to leave. The man told the officer his ride had not come out yet. The officer told him if he did not leave, he’d be arrested. The man told the officer that if he arrested him, he would have lawyers come and shut the place down. Calling his bluff, the officer informed him that he was under arrest. The man said he would not go to jail and refused to be cuffed. At this point additional officers arrived on the scene

and he complied. He was arrested for obstruction and also refused to give his information. He was arrested as John Doe. • Police were dispatched to a convenience store around 3:30am after a 911 hang up. Upon arrival, they found a store employee who stated a female in black jeans and a black shirt came into the store and attempted to purchase a 24 oz malt liquor beverage. He told her that she could not purchase it because it was after hours. She took the beverage, jumped in an SUV and fled the scene. The employee advised officers that the store has a security camera, but he didn’t know how to retrieve the footage. .

• While on patrol, an officer saw a man on the side of the road soliciting money from passersby. The man was holding a sign that read “hungry, everything helps.”

The officer approached him and recognized the man from previous encounters where he had been warned about soliciting

money. The man’s eyes were bloodshot and he smelled strongly of alcohol. He was arrested for public drunkenness and soliciting.

• A man reported his motor bike had been stolen, a black Vespa valued at $5,000.

The bike’s steering column was locked, but it was not chained to anything.

Officers placed a lookout for the bike.

• A call was received about a white sedan driving recklessly on Johnny Mercer Blvd. The vehicle was located just as it was pulling into the driver’s residence.

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(1) A naked, 47-year-old man was taken to an El Paso, Texas, burn center in July after “friends” won a bet and got to set his prosthetic leg on fire, and it spread to his body. The man admitted to police that he had lost fair-andsquare, by downing “only” six beers.

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police chiefs’ meeting in June that they were being “buried” under a “telephone directory”-sized (6,497 pages) compilation of rules and regulations telling street bobbies in massive detail such things as how to apply handcuffs and ride bicycles. (2) The local government that runs the Ebdon Road Cemetery in Weston-super-Mare, England, ordered the removal of the small cross marking the grave of Rosemary Maggs, who died in May. The local council has prohibited crosses in the cemetery, citing safety.

• Things You Didn’t Think Happened: (1) Although 85 percent of Americans are covered by health insurance, the figure in Rwanda is 92 percent. In that country’s 11-year-old system, everyone pays $2 a year -- obviously just for basics. However, Rwandans’ main problems are more easily treatable -infections, malnutrition, malaria, unsafe childbirth -- and not expensive diabetes, obesity, cholesterol-clogged arteries. (2) In Israel’s West Bank, Palestinians have a highly competitive race-car season, and one team on the rise this year is the sexism-fighting female squad led by driver Suna Aweida. “Driving is driving,” she told BBC News in June.

• In July, acknowledging pressure from local Asian activists, officials at the Exchange mall in Rochdale, England, said they would remove the toilets from two of the facility’s restroom stalls and build “Nile pans,” also known as “squat toilets” -- also to Westerners referred to as “holes in the ground.” The officials said they were trying to serve the many Pakistani and Bangladeshi immigrants living in Greater Manchester.

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• One of Britain’s 200 or so “consecrated hermits” might soon be • Black magic failed to secure the homeless as the owner of her cottage World Cup for Africa this year, but on in rural Shropshire County has listed the other hand, the weak host team, it for sale. Karen Markham, 44, lives South Africa, managed an openby rules set down by St. Benedict, the ing round draw with Mexico and founder of western monasticism, an upset victory over France. that require her to rise at 4 a.m., “Sangomas” (traditional “healpray and chant for three hours, ers”) spreading “muti” (powthen contemplate in silence.

Live It Up ders, potions, animal bones, For recreation, she weaves rugs especially from speedsters like For Lori! using wool from local sheep, horses and ostriches) had according to a May report in been out in force. World Cup the Daily Telegraph. stadium security was tight, • American “Sangomas”: but in African league soccer (1) In July, a fifth-grade teacher games, it is not uncommon for at Jacox Elementary School in sangomas, pre-game, to bury aniNorfolk, Va., resigned under presmal parts on the field, or to have sure after administrators discovplayers urinate on it to improve ered she was rubbing “holy oil” on the karma. students and their desks during • British Safety Ninnies: (1) school. (2) Teachers Leslie Rainer Britain’s head constable told a

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and Djuna Robinson were removed from teaching duties at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Fla., in March after they were seen sprinkling “holy water” onto a colleague, a self-described atheist. Other witnesses disputed the details, but the two were charged under the school’s “anti-bullying” policy for aggressiveness toward the other teacher.

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• At press time, the city council of Barre, Vt., continues to debate extending its pet “leash” law to cats, following a woman’s complaint that a neighbor’s cat continues to foul her yard with droppings. In the few towns that try to enforce leash laws on cats, a main rationale has been to protect friendly birds. (The late U.S. statesman Adlai Stevenson, when he was governor of Illinois, once rejected such a law, terming leashing “against the nature of the cat.”)

• Hard Time, Hard Luck: Harry Jackson, 26, was in jail in Woodbine, Ga., in March, on several minor charges such as driving on a suspended license.

However, acceding to pressure from fellow inmates, brought on by the jail’s non-smoking policy, Jackson agreed to break out, steal cigarettes at a nearby convenience store, and break back in, undetected. “(D)on’t come back emptyhanded,” one inmate warned him. Jackson was apprehended climbing back in over a fence. In May, a judge sentenced him, for the earlier charges plus the escape and burglary, to 20 years.

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John Mark Karr burst onto the scene in 2006 when he falsely, confessed to murdering little JonBenet Ramsey 10 years earlier, but since then, his life has been even more bizarre. He has spun through a series of romances with JonBenet-like youngsters, the latest with Samantha Spiegel, who was 9 when they met and is now 19 and recently got a restraining order against him. Karr is known as “Alexis Reich” in preparation for his gender-reassignment surgery, which Spiegel says Karr wants only in order to make it easier to befriend, and seduce, younger and younger girls. According to another ex-girlfriend, Karr asked her to solicit little girls to join a cult he was starting called “The Immaculates,” to fulfill fantasies including taking baths with young girls. cs By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE

I’ve been hearing about the positive effects of binaural beats and how they can alter your state of mind. Can listening to a strange tone for hours on end really put me in a different mood other than annoyed? —Liam, Singapore Binaural beats (BBs), embraced in recent years by the new-age crowd, are a scientific curiosity first described in 1839 by Prussian scientist H.W. Dove.

They occur when two slightly different tones are played simultaneously, one in each ear, causing the brain to perceive a beat whose frequency is the difference between those of the two tones. For example, playing a 370-hertz tone in the left ear and a 380-hertz tone in the right yields a ten hertz beat.

You’d notice something similar if you simply set two tone generators side by side, but it’d be a monaural beat—you could hear it with just one ear. What’s different about binaural beats is that the mixing of the two tones happens in your head.

The BB phenomenon was brought to modern attention by Gerald Oster in a 1973 article in Scientific American.

Oster determined that the tones needed to produce the beats were relatively low-frequency and the beats themselves were in the range of one to 30 hertz.

Human brainwave frequencies, as it happens, fall within the same range.

Now we get to the woolly part. Some researchers have theorized that binaural beats can help change the frequency of your brain waves. Different brainwave frequencies are associated with different mental states. Frequencies from 30 to 14 hertz are the beta brainwave pattern, typically seen when we’re awake and active. Patterns from 13 to eight hertz are called alpha patterns, and occur when we’re relaxed. From eight to four hertz we enter the theta stage,observed during REM sleep and meditation, and below that we fall into the deep, dreamless sleep of the delta pattern. Use BBs to slow down somebody’s brain waves,

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Considered individually, some components of this theory aren’t completely wacky. Japanese researchers found that when they played slow binaural beats to subjects hooked up to lab instruments, the subjects’ brainwave activity synced up with the perceived pulse.

However, the real question is whether you can package these interesting test results into an effective mood-relaxation product that can be sold online for $19.95. One common claim is that BB recordings can help reduce anxiety.

Some research suggests they can: • One study of 104 patients undergoing general anesthesia for surgery—a classic anxiety-causing scenario— showed that when they listened to music CDs containing embedded binaural beats, their anxiety decreased by a quarter compared to a control group.

Lest we make too much of this, patients who listened to normal CDs showed an 11 percent decrease in anxiety, suggesting that listening to any music helped.

• A study of 14 pre-operative patients in Montreal listening to commercially available delta- and theta-range BB tapes found they were noticeably less anxious, with those younger than 40 getting the most benefit.

• A study of 76 patients undergoing surgery under light anesthesia found those listening to BB tapes required much less sedation than those listening to classical or no music.

• A Duke University study comparing the effects of delta, theta, and beta BBs reported that subjects listening to beta beats performed better on an alertness test, and their mood was better overall.

Maybe it was. However, you can find lots of evidence pointing the other way: • A study of anesthesia requirements for 60 patients listening to either a BB cassette or a blank tape showed no differences between the two groups.

• A test of the impact of theta and beta BBs on the pulse and blood pressure of 12 volunteers showed no significant differences.

• When researchers played BB tapes to 30 people undergoing stomach-bypass or back surgery, they found the bypass patients needed less anesthesia than a control group but the back patients needed slightly more.

You can guess what I think of all this, which is one reason I’m never going to make money as an entrepreneur. If you’re skeptical or just cheap, you can try a free online BB tone generator such as Gnaural or SBaGen. cs

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At 11 p.m. Saturday, July 31 The Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. With Husky Brunette.

It’s been three years and change since the rootsy rockers from Columbia, S.C. first kicked off a set on a Savannah stage. The band has been back a few times since, and these days there are probably as many American Gun fans here in SCAD–land as there are up in the shadow of the University of South Carolina.

The barroom–brawling band, which proffers a twangy slice of Americana rather like Lucero, early Wilco or Jason Isbell and his 400 Unit, is touring for the very first time without founding singer/songwriter Donald Merckle – the official word is that he’s on “forestry sabbatical.”

So fellow Gunners Todd Mathis (vocals, electric and acoustic guitar), Drew Hoose (drums, percussion), Kevin Kimbrell (bass) and Noel Rodgers (electric guitar, vocals) have tightened the ranks. Reportedly, the show is now more electric (as in guitars) and raw alt/country.

You’ll still find Merckle in the digital grooves of the band’s six–month old fourth CD, The Devil Showed Me His Hand.

If this description of American Gun’s musical prowess sounds a bit like Savannah’s own Train Wrecks, that’s because the bands are cut from the same hard–drinking, hard–living cloth, and they both play country–inspired rock ‘n’ roll. As a matter of fact, the two groups often share the same bill in South Carolina.

The Train Wrecks, to this listener, have more of an angry punch, a take–no–prisoners attitude. But American Gun’s songs are more melodic, with very strong hooks and harmonies.

That’s a toss–up. But why pick one when you can have both? The ‘Wrecks are in town, at Steamer’s, Sunday night.

Listen & learn: www.american gun.net. CS

JACK WILLIAMS

At 8 p.m. Saturday, July 31 Randy Wood Guitars, 1304 E. Highway 80, Bloomingdale. $20.

“Commercial music has no appeal to me any more,” folk musician Jack Williams told us last year. “I used to like some of it, in my younger days, but I’ve parted ways with it. And now I love to be involved in the folk community, in places where people are basically playing because they love to play, and they’re writing and performing music that matters more to them than just the dollar.” With more than 50 years in the biz, Williams knows what he’s talking about: He’s been in many, many rock and jazz bands, played trumpet and lute in beatnik combos in the old days, and in the 1970s was a regular contributor to what passed for a folk music scene in Savannah. The Arkansas–based Williams is a masterful acoustic guitarist, a great singer and storyteller, and he travels 70,000 miles a year across America – all 48 continental states – to play small, quiet concerts like this one in venues where folks come just to listen. And appreciate.

Listen & learn: www.jackwilliamsmusic.com.

SAVANNAH SWINGS!

At 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2 Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. $35 This year’s July 4 concert by the Equinox Jazz Orchestra was the band’s biggest success yet, according to Jeremy Davis, the Big Band’s founder (and one of its tenor saxmen). This was Equinox’s first time in the Savannah Theatre, which is normally a tourist destination, but Davis reports the jammed audience seemed to be mostly made up of local Big Band and swing fans. And so, naturally, there’s more to come – this Monday, Aug. 2, Equinox will be onstage again. The 20–piece band and four vocalists – Clay Johnson, Adam Jones, Trae Gurley and Huxsie Scott – perform swingin’ new arrangements of those great Sinatra, Martin and American Songbook tunes. With, as Davis calls it, a Vegas–style “Rat Pack” ambiance. Listen & learn: www. equinoxjazz.com.

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Bay Street Blues Bill & Ted’s Egg Salad Adventure (Live Music) Dew Drop Inn Karaoke Fiddler’s Crab House (River Street) TBA (Live Music) Jazz’d Tapas Bar Eddie Wilson (Live Music) Jinx Rock ‘n’ Roll Bingo Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Pat Garvey) (Live Music) 8:30 p.m.

Live Wire Music Hall Open Jam Night (Live Music) McDonough’s Karaoke Molly McGuire’s Bucky & Barry (Live Music) Tailgate Sports Bar & Grill Trivia Night Tantra Lounge Open Mic Night (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Warehouse Georgia Kyle (Live Music) Wild Wing Cafe Jeff Beasley (Live Music)

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Bay Street Blues Hitman (Live Music) Lori Stuart benefit Bernie’s Oyster House Lori Stuart Karaoke Dew Drop Inn Karaoke Dizzy Dean’s The Twinz (Live Music) Fiddler’s Crab House TBA (Live Music) J.J. Bonerz Magic Rocks

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Live Wire Music Hall Bottles & Cans, Greg Williams (Live Music) Lori Stuart benefit McDonough’s Karaoke Molly McGuire’s Jason & Jared (Live Music) Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub Open Mic Night (Live Music) Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Karaoke Pour Larry’s Moanjam (Live Music) Lori Stuart benefit Robin’s Nest Lori Stuart Karaoke Rocks on the Roof TBA (Live Music) Rock House Tybee Outta Your Element (Live Music) Lori Stuart benefit Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) 8 p.m.

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McDonough’s Karaoke Murphy’s Law Irish Pub Trivia Sundays 8 p.m.

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Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry; The Steppin Stones (Live Music)

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With a little help from my friends This week, Savannah rallies around stricken rock ‘n’ roll singer Lori Stuart

by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

Lori Stuart’s world is a square, cream–colored room in the west wing of Oceanside Nursing Center, a pleasant if nondescript private care facility on Van Horne Street, Tybee Island.

The walls are decorated with photographs and posters of the rock band Rhythm Riot. Lori is the lead singer.

Since May 3, when she suffered a stroke onstage at Bay Street Blues, the 45–year–old has been paralyzed from the neck down. Although she was initially diagnosed with locked–in syndrome — she could only communicate by blinking her eyes — Lori has made significant strides.

She can move her head from side to side, and look her visitors straight in the eye. She laughs and cries, and although

no sound comes out because of the respirator tube implanted in her throat, the intent — and the emotion — are clear.

“She’s still the same person she ever was,” says Bill Hodgson, the band’s bass and guitar player, who’s one of Stuart’s closest friends. “She’s forming words.

Every day things get a little better.

“She’s pretty amazing. I hope we can get that point across to people that she’s not just laying around waiting on a miracle.”

It might not be a miracle, exactly, but on July 29 more than 20 clubs in the Savannah area will participate in “Living it Up For Lori,” taking donations, holding raffles and pledging proceeds to help with Stuart’s medical expenses.

The musicians playing that night are donating all or part of their wages.

“I’m so overwhelmed by the number of people that are pulling together for this,” says Rob Stuart, Lori’s husband.

“It’s really going to help us get her the rehabilitation she needs. And that we really can’t afford.

“I just never dreamed that this many people would help one person. I’ve never seen that before.”

Rob and Bill are at Lori’s side every day. They have an alphabet chart, with large letters, which they use to help Lori communicate. She’ll nod, blink, look away, glare — and even smile — when they reach the letter she wants.

Lori’s doctors didn’t anticipate this kind of progress, and have stopped making predictions. “Her neurologist saw her last week,” Rob says, “and he was floored. Now, instead of ‘what you see is what you get,’ it’s ‘let’s take it one day at a time, and see what happens.’”

A few words with Lori Me: How bad does this suck?

Lori: It could be worse.

Me: Do you wish you were singing instead?

Lori nods vigorously.

Me: I heard you’re a big Who fan.

What’s your favorite album?

Road to recovery What happens to Lori next is anyone’s guess; her husband is hoping to bring her home soon, and to start her on physical rehabilitation once the doctors say she’s ready.

Although she has no motor skills below the neck, “They think that she can get her voice back,” Rob explains. “They just have to get the trach (tracheal tube) size down – the current size that she has is a very large one, and it’s almost impossible to push the air around it to vibrate the vocal chords. Because it takes up the whole esophagus.”

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Lori’s hands or feet will wiggle, as if her brain is trying to figure out a way to communicate with her limbs.

“Since the brain stem is plugged up with calcium, and we can’t do anything about that, all the other vessels now have expanded,” Rob says. “So we have what they call lateral blood flow. All the blood vessels leading to the brain have now expanded, to help carry that extra blood.

“Everything’s there, it’s just that different parts of the brain have to learn how to interpret the signals and make the things move. All her muscles, all her limbs are screaming at the brain, ‘This is what we need to do!’”

Me: Do you consider yourself a strong person?

Lori: Yes. Me: Do you think that one day, this will end?

Lori: Yes. “Since this has happened,” Hodgson says, “she has been so inspiring to me.

And I really admire her so much now, because of the way she’s handling this.

She’s handled this so much better than I would. I’d be a mean ol’ bastard. And to sit here and watch it, I’m just in awe.”

Suddenly, Lori asks for the chart, and using a series of blinks and facial expressions, she issues a declaration: I am getting out of this bed. CS

“Living it Up For Lori” When: Thursday, July 29 Participating venues: Live Wire Music Hall (Bottles & Cans) The Warehouse (Rhythm Riot) J.J. Bonerz (Magic Rocks) The Sentient Bean (Lauren Lapointe and Bill DeYoung) Bay Street Blues (Hitman) Chuck’s Bar Churchill’s Pub Driftaway Cafe Bernie’s Oyster House (Lori Karaoke) Pour Larry’s (Moanjam) Wild Wing Cafe (Shift n Gears) Tantra Lounge Savannah Smiles Rock House Tybee (Outta Your Element) Island Sports Bar Britannia Pub Cheers To You Robin’s Nest (Pooler) (Lori Karaoke) Boar’s Head Restaurant Tailgate Sports Bar & Grill Augie’s Pub (Richmond Hill) (July 30) Jukebox (Richmond Hill) (July 30) Three of Savannah’s most popular bands – the Eric Culberson Blues Band, the Train Wrecks and Liquid Ginger – had previously–arranged out–of–town commitments on July 29. There’s still time to get involved – if your club, restaurant, band or otherwise would like to help “Live it Up For Lori,” call event organizer Dave Whidden at (912) 667–5501, or write to dave7524@aol.com.

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Lori: Who’s Next. She mouths the words clearly.

Me: I love that one. “Baba O’Riley” is the coolest thing.

Lori’s face lights up, she smiles and nods in agreement.

Hodgson, who’s holding the interpretation chart in front of Lori, and pointing to each letter with a pen, interjects an anecdote about Electric Cheese, the duo act he’s had with Stuart for the past five years.

“Once, I worked up a backing track for us to do ‘Behind Blue Eyes,’” he says.

“I got this funky, crazy groove going.

And when I played it for her, she said ‘That sucks.’ I was messing around in sacred territory there.”

Lori beams again. She’s laughing at the memory.

They often discuss Rhythm Riot, which is still performing around town, without Lori. She’ll ask him for regular updates. “Believe me, she’s plenty opinionated,” Hodgson laughs. “She’s still in the game.”

In her way, Lori announces that she’d like to say something to the musicians, club owners, volunteers and patrons who’ll be taking part in her city–wide benefit.

Hodgson lifts the chart and starts pointing to letters. It takes about 10 minutes, but this is what Lori says: Words cannot express my gratitude to everyone for their love and generosity. I am so blessed to live in Savannah. Y’all rock.

There’s an iPod in Lori’s room, playing her favorite rock ‘n’ roll all day long.

Music is everything to her.

“I tell people I had two ex–wives who tried to take music away from me,” Hodgson says. “Lori, she’s gonna get back to it.”

At which point, Lori looks at me and mouths these words: Hell, yeah.

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A lot of people look back to Dylan or the Beatles – and that stuff ’s 40 years old. So to go back another 40 years is not that much bigger of a jump, we think.

At first glance, it seems that New York’s Andy Bean and Fuller Condon are just doing retro shtick, aping old–timey two–man vaudeville acts with catchy tunes, silly jokes and an excess of the ol’ vo–de–oh–doh.

Here’s the subversive part: They’re both solid musicians, Bean on guitar and banjo, Condon on standup bass.

Bean, in particular, has a way with lightning–fast swing jazz chords and lickety–split lead solos. They both play the kazoo, too, but even that makes sense in context.

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Audiences around the country got a gander at the Gents when they were tagged to open a couple of dates for a joint tour by Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp.

You’re a relatively young guy playing pretty old music. How did this come into your sphere?

Andy Bean: We were just lucky enough to be exposed to some old hot jazz records in college, both of us. And we just caught the bug. We’re so deep into it that it’s mostly ‘20s and ‘30s stuff that we listen to – and so we forget how strange it is.

Andy Bean: The Councilman and I – he’s my music partner, Fuller – we knew each other in college and played in some rock bands.

But we’d always loved old acoustic stuff. So a few years after college we just decided “Let’s play this kind of music. Let’s go out to the park.” We had written like five songs. We just started playing in the park, and people threw money at us! I remember the first day we made $45 or something, and it seemed like the greatest and most lucrative thing in the entire world.

We made $45, and we were so excited we went out and spent $90 at a bar. That was the first couple of times, and we were like “Wait a second ... if we don’t spend it all, that’s better.”

We street–performed pretty heavily for about two years, and then the whole “getting up really early in the morning to get a good spot” thing, and having to be more dependant on the weather than farmers, sort of got to us. We took to the road for a little more stability.

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What was the Dylan tour like? How did you get that spot?

Andy Bean: That’s still kind of a mystery to us. A band that we’re good friends with got picked up for the tour – we’re still not really sure how that happened – and then they had some conflicting dates. So we filled in for them.

I think the whole opening slot on that tour existed because neither Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson nor John Mellencamp wanted the humiliation of opening the show. And so they brought in us small–time guys.

It was great, though, all those baseball stadiums full of people. And since they were general admission shows, everybody showed up early. And it went over great.

Although the headliners didn’t have much to do with us. We did meet Willie Nelson, who is about as friendly a guy as there is.

Using a song of yours like “Me, I Get

Andy Bean: I was really, really deep into old rhythm ‘n’ blues, ‘40s and ‘50s jump blues stuff, and there’s a huge tradition ... the “reefer” tunes were called “viper” tunes. And novelty tunes. You think of Lloyd Price doing “Frog Legs” – there’s a crazy rich tradition, definitely with the double entendre stuff.

Anything we do is completely tame.

Wynonie Harris did “Keep on Churning Till the Butter Comes.”

Our favorite tunes were always the kind of fun ones, so when we went to write our own, maybe it wasn’t necessarily intentional, but they came up sounding like what our favorite tunes of that era sound like.

Are you surprised that young people, in particular, are getting into what’s essentially an archaic form of music performance?

Andy Bean: Almost all the shows we play, we’re lucky enough that the name’s out there enough that people come in to see us. And we’re not necessarily trying to get a bar full of strangers’ attention too much any more. Also, it seems like most of the folks who are into us are people for whom genre distinctions don’t really mean anything.

The shows have been going so well in the last year or so, for us and for the audience it’s like we might as well be doing a rock show. I think we all forget that it’s all sort of old–fashioned. CS

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Andy Bean: You know, it was almost entirely pleasant. The one thing it did teach us is that 99 percent of people who walked by us would completely ignore us. So it taught us how to handle rejection very early. Which is, I think, a good career skill for bands to have.

Whether you’re street–performing or just standing there, to stay in one spot for six hours a day, in New York City, you see a lot of folks. And we saw a lot of celebrities.

Somebody invited us to come up and play in an apartment, and it happened to be Carson Daly’s apartment.

High on Reefer” as an example, I have to ask: Were there precedents? Were songwriters back in the old jazz days doing stuff like that?

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About an hour south of Savannah off Highway 17 in McIntosh County are two of the most interesting (and free!) sights on the Georgia coast.

At Harris Neck, the hand-carved tombstone of ‘Magret Procter’ (probably Margaret Proctor), born into slavery in 1862

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The tidy and adorable Memory Park Chapel might not actually be the “Smallest Church in North America,” as it calls itself — a pair of mini–churches in Iowa and New Hampshire are marginally smaller — it is certainly the smallest church within hundreds of miles of Savannah.

The tiny chapel on the east side of Highway 17 near South Newport was built by a local grocery owner, Agnes Harper, in 1950 to provide round–the–clock availability for travelers on what was in those pre–Interstate days the main north/south route along the coast.

Mrs. Harper was serious about the effort — on the deed she transferred ownership to Jesus Christ!

No mere roadside shrine, the 10x15 foot Memory Park Chapel is a bona fide church in its own right — with chairs for about a dozen worshippers, a genuine pulpit, and tiny stained glass windows.

To get there from Savannah, take Highway 17 South past the town of South Newport. The Chapel will be just off the road on your left.

Literally a stone’s throw from the Memory Park Chapel is the left turn that takes you out to Harris

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After the Civil War, the area was home to a tight–knit community of former slaves who lived on subsistence farming and fishing in relative isolation, having little contact with the world at large.

When World War II broke out, however, they got a lot of attention — the federal government confiscated 1,200 acres of their land to build an airfield for the U.S. Army Air Corps. The African American residents of the Harris Neck area were given $26 an acre for their ancestral land and forced to disperse (white families received $37 an acre).

After the war the feds gave Harris Neck Army Airfield to McIntosh County, whereupon it was promptly looted by corrupt county commissioners, who in a familiar story were let off by a local judge. In disgust, the feds took over the airstrip again, making it a wildlife refuge in 1962.

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itself — it’s known for its thriving wood stork rookery — but what’s also unique is how the refuge incorporates the old airstrip’s concrete tarmacs.

While you can certainly get out and walk all you want, you can also choose to simply drive around in a loop that takes you through the refuge. Bring your binoculars — that’s the best way to observe the teeming array of bird life.

About the only trace of the African American farmers who once lived here can be found in the southern portion of the refuge, near the boat landing. Gould’s Cemetery contains the poignant, hand–carved tombstones of

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Each tombstone is a work of folk art in and of itself, with malapropisms such as “James King was bond October 15 1888” instead of “was born.” Many of the markers appear to have been carved by the same person.

A distinctive feature of many tombstones in the old graveyard is a simple five–pointed star — an ironic foreshadowing of the insignia on the warplanes this community lost their land to make room for. cs

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I jump at any chance to broaden my experience with French wines, particularly those from small growers. That’s exactly what I got when I sat down last week with Vintage 59’s Debra Lewis for a tasting.

Vintage 59 is an importer and distributor that represents a fairly narrow portfolio of wines form France, Portugal and America.

The company’s emphasis has been on cutting edge juice – whether it be from big producers or emerging young producers. The entire portfolio represents highly drinkable, largely organic or bio–dynamic wines.

In all, we tasted nine wines, these were my favorites: Chateau Coupe Rose, Minervois Cuvee Vignals, 2007: This blend of Syrah, Grenache and a splash of clearly discernible Carignan is a true representation of its terroir. Even though it is made entirely in tank – no oak influence – this wine is fresh, spicy and lingering. Its earthiness comes from the region’s rocky soil and garrigue – a type of low, soft–leaved scrubland found on limestone soils around the Mediterranean Basin. The vines have a good, long growing season, but spend that time scrambling for water on the rocky soil. You’ve no doubt had inexpensive vin de pays from this region – Languedoc–Rousillon – but none will compare to this small batch, hand–crafted wine. About $20.

Montitius, Vacqueyras Garrigues, 2007: There’s that word again, garrique – so you should be primed for the results – earthiness, bright acidity and a lingering finish.

The wine is a blend of Grenache and Syrah – the combination is virtually the reverse of

the previously mentioned Minervois Cuvee Vignals, This time, the brilliant character of the Grenache grape is allowed to be the star. My cryptic shorthand notes surrendered a personal score of 5+ for this wine – my highest honor, and once I deciphered the scratching, I indicated Vacqueyras Garrigues to be “rich and luxurious.”

The gamey, erh, Provencal, nose is characteristic of Rhone Valley. Again, no oak touched this wine, which is finished in large cement vats – it is truly an example of what grapes can do without the influence of outside ingredients. The vineyards are organic and have been certified bio–dynamic since 1999. About $24.

Chateau Haut–La Pereyre, Bordeaux Rouge, 2007: This is the wine for fans of bold American Cabernet Sauvignon – or those looking for a French wine to pair with hearty beef dishes. With a touch more Merlot in the blend that Cabernet Sauvignon, this Bordeaux Rouge is stunningly well balanced and brings more minerality to the palate than its typical American counterparts.

Still, the fruit is the star. All of that beautiful character lingers lovingly on the palate.

This delicious wine hails from vineyard parcels in the small appellation of Haut–Benauge. Under strict oversight, this appellation is reserved for whites but the zone is one of the best in Entre–deux–Mers for both red and white varieties. About $15. cs

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But this isn’t your usual doughnuts and cookies. Panaderia La Canasta Mexican bakery is open at 1545 E. Montgomery Cross Road. My recent visit turned up some three dozen different delicious baked goods, from breads and pastries to cookies and muffins. The bakery is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. (8 .m. on Sunday) until 9 p.m. It’s a welcome addition to the growing number of Southside Mexican markets and authentic eateries. In fact, the Southside is somewhat of an ethnic culinary destination, with lots of Chinese, one very authentic Korean restaurant (Kim Chi II) and even Jamaican cuisine.

100 grapes on the wall...

Well, not exactly, but Noble Fare restaurant is hosting a Century Club dinner on Monday, Aug. 9. Participants in the 7–9 course dinner will sample 100 grapes through multiple courses of wine, sauces, reductions and menu ingredients.

Completion of the night will qualify guests to become members of the free Century Club, a group that recognizes oenophiles who have sampled 100 grapes. That many grapes is quite an accomplishment. At best, I’ve only scored about two–thirds of the list – and I’ve had some pretty obscure grapes. $119 per person ++, very limited seating. Call 443–3210 to make your reservation.

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I expect Ruth’s Chris Steak House Chef Cody Buford to pull out the stops when he cooks for a wine dinner featuring legendary Napa vineyard Silver Oak. I visited the winery during my recent Napa trip and was blown away by a sample of the then unreleased 2006 Silver Oak Napa. The list for dinner is not finalized, but I would expect Silver Oak Napa and Alexander Valley Cabs, as well as Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir from the winery’s non–Cab label, Twomey Cellars. This will be a perfect opportunity to sample these high–priced wines, enjoy a stunning meal and learn more about great wines – for a fraction the cost of trying to do it yourself. No price tag yet, but the date is set for Sept. 2. cs

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The Faces and Doors of Gaddi Tundi — Gordon Matthews shares a collection of photos taken in the Indian town of Gaddi Tundi, near Calcutta, where he spent time immunizing children against polio. Runs through July 31. Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. , http://www. sentientbean.com/ The Female as Spiritual Catalyst — A black and white photographic study by John Zeuli of woman as the spirit’s muse. Starfish Cafe, 719 E. Broad St. , http:// www.johnzeuliphotography. com/

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Twilight Visions: Surrealism, Photography and Paris — Through vintage photographs, films, books, and period ephemera, Twilight Visions explores the city of Paris as the literal and metaphoric base of Surrealism during the 1920s and 30s. Runs through Oct. 10.

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Paintings by Dennis Roth — A collection of recent work from Roth who specializes in watercolor landscapes. Runs through Aug. 31 Opening reception: Aug. 5, 5-8pm. JEA Art Gallery, 5111 Abercorn St.

Unfolding — A solo show from painter Lacy Barger featuring abstract landscapes. Runs through Aug. 12. Opening reception: Aug. 6, 6-8pm. Fahm Hall Gallery, 9 Fahm St. cs

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SCAD Museum, 227 MLK Jr. Blvd, http://www.scad. edu/scadmuseum From these Roots — An exhibit featuring hand-woven baskets from Canadian artist and filmmaker Clara Gough.

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Tickets go on sale Friday, July 30 for Regan’s 8 p.m. Johnny Mercer Theatre show.

Regan’s one of those guys who looks rather nondescript – more to the point, he looks a bit like Will Ferrell – but once you’ve caught his act, you never forget his elastic face or his sharp–edged humor.

He’s got a couple of DVDs –The Epitome of Hyperbole and I Walked on the Moon – that will have you on the floor.

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Stephanie Candelaria, Jakewod Givens and Cooper Westbrook appear in this unorthodox drama about a nurse named Dora Hand who adopts a wayward swan (yes, a bird), names it Bill and becomes emotionally attached to it.

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They’re also mostly very new — in some cases so new that Reed himself hasn’t screened them in advance.

Also, while the Wednesday films at the Bean are chosen partially for their ability to fit into a coffeehouse environment, Reed stresses that the new series will be more conducive to serious cinematic appreciation.

“Muse has a bigger screen, very comfortable chairs, raised seating, it’s dark and quiet, and there’s plenty of free parking,” he says. “It’s much more like a theatre or theatrical experience.”

For Reed, the decision to base “Movies Savannah Missed” at the Muse Arts Warehouse (formerly Indigo Arts Center), founded and operated by local actress and arts patron JinHi Soucy Rand, was something of a no–brainer.

“I’m an ardent supporter of the Muse Warehouse. I love what they’re doing there. JinHi is a very sincere person who is really trying to make the space welcoming to a really wide variety of people who might not ordinarily go to an independent arts venue,” Reed says.

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It’s an old story around here: High–profile, high–quality movie gets released.

High–profile, high–quality movie gets kudos from the critics.

High–profile, high–quality movie never comes anywhere near a Savannah theatre.

Lots of cinema enthusiasts in town are beyond tired of this all–too–common scenario. Jim Reed decided to do something about it.

“I can’t be the only one who picks up a newspaper or goes online for movie listings and just scratches his head,” he says.

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Local film aficionados will recognize Reed from his Psychotronic Film Society screenings each Wednesday night at the Sentient Bean coffeehouse.

While Reed plans to continue that seven–year–old labor of love, he stresses that the new series at Muse is completely different.

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In another departure from the Sentient Bean screenings, which in most cases only have one seating, most films in the new series at Muse will be screened twice — once at 5:30 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m., in order to give patrons more options before and after dinner.

“Movies Savannah Missed” kicks off with a screening of the recent release Greenberg, directed by Noah Baumbach (The Squid and The Whale) and starring Ben Stiller as a misanthropic, depressive middle–aged man returning to his hometown to house–sit for his brother.

Reed says Greenberg is something of a shift for Stiller.

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And the title of this feature even suggests a nod to that significant chunk of 20th century history involving U.S.–U.S.S.R. tensions: After all, SALT (Strategic Arms Limitations Talks) was the name given to the discussions centering on reducing both nations’ arsenals of nuclear weapons. Unfortunately, the majority of this frequently daft picture fails to pay honor either to its cinematic predecessors or to its real–life milieu: Extracting the occasional misplaced titter from disbelieving viewers, it stirs memories less of John le Carre and more of Yakov Smirnoff.

Angelina Jolie, again proving herself to be a potent action star (when is someone going to offer her a Marvel or DC superheroine to play?), headlines as Evelyn Salt, a CIA agent

accused of being a Russian spy. Her boss (Liev Schreiber) believes her to be innocent, while another agency suit (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is convinced of her guilt. Salt is forced to escape from her CIA stronghold – she can only clear her name and protect her unsuspecting husband (August Diehl) if she’s free – but as she follows a trail of clues, it begins to appear as if maybe even she’s not completely certain about her own identity.

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plotting, which – thanks to obvious casting in a key role and director Phillip Noyce’s previous handling of the exact same plot pirouette in the Jack Ryan adventure Patriot Games – culminates in a final twist that can be spotted even before moviegoers manage to crack the top layer of their buttered popcorn at the film’s start. There’s already talk of a sequel to Salt, but it’s going to have to provide a lot more flavor than this bland offering.

Inception

What would noted dream warrior Sigmund Freud make of Inception, Christopher Nolan’s first film since the eye–popping success of The Dark Knight? That’s impossible to say, of course, but personally, it left me absolutely giddy. And if “giddy” sounds like a rather juvenile word to use to describe such an astounding experience (I can’t imagine Freud would critique it in such terms!), that’s simply the fault of the picture itself, a moviegoing marvel with the ability to get cineastes intoxicated on the pure pleasure and the pure possibility of the medium of film.

Nolan, who’s been engaging audience intellect since the days of Following and Memento, has come up with another head–scratching one–of–a–kind, a movie that takes place on – and consequently works on – numerous levels.

It’s so densely plotted that it occasionally loses the viewer, yet it’s so vastly entertaining that it’d hardly be a chore catching it a second time to fill in some pieces. Yet I suspect repeat viewings won’t be enough to nail this one down:

Like 2001: A Space Odyssey, it’s both knotty enough and ambiguous enough to lead to conflicting opinions down the years. Besides, our dreams are open to different interpretations, so why not some of our movies as well?

Offering any sort of synopsis is a risky business, since this is one of those pretzel–shaped pictures that rewards the unaware. Suffice it to say (and this is pretty much shown in the trailer) that in what appears to be the near future, it will be possible to enter other people’s dreams. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the best in the business of creeping into targets’ minds and extracting valuable secrets for which others will pay a hefty price. His latest customer, a businessman named Saito (Ken Watanabe), wants him to infiltrate the mind of a rival, Robert Fischer Jr. (Cillian Murphy), but rather than extract info, he wants Cobb to try the near–impossible art of inception, i.e. planting an idea.

For this assignment, Cobb cobbles together a crack team, including his dependable sidekick Arthur (Joseph–Gordon Levitt) and newcomer Ariadne (Ellen Page), who’s tasked with designing the various levels of the dream world they’ll be inhabiting. Yet while Cobb appears to have things under control, he’s repeatedly distracted by the unexpected presence of his wife Mal (Marion Cotillard), who keeps popping up while he’s on the job.

To explain Mal’s connection would be to reveal too much, but she’s at the heart of one of the picture’s prominent themes, this one involving (to borrow

from another dream expert, Salvador Dali) the persistence of memory. To back up his lofty ideas, Nolan has assembled a typical A–list of behind–the– scenes personnel, including Oscar winner Hans Zimmer (who delivers what might be his best–ever score) and a special effects crew that serves up some truly spectacular images (the incredible sight of a Paris street folding over on itself still takes only the silver when positioned next to Arthur’s weightless hotel–corridor fights). And Nolan also slyly borrows from the classics of yesteryear. It all adds up to a superb motion picture, one with the ability to infiltrate both our dream state and our waking life.

THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE It isn’t a Jerry Bruckheimer production if the movie doesn’t hit the ground running, and sure enough, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice gets off to a frantic start with a whirlwind sequence in which reams of centuries–old back story and endless exposition are dumped on the audience’s collective head in order to quickly let the modern–day bulk of the movie commence. But as is often the case with the punishing producer, the prologue is so loud and frenzied and chaotic that I was ready to leave upon its conclusion, feeling as if I had already sat through an entire movie’s worth of bruising behavior.

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Nicolas Cage is miscast as Balthazar Blake, one of Merlin’s original disciples(!) who turns up in modern–day New York City after countless centuries searching for the Prime Merlinian (not to be confused with the Prime Meridian or even Optimus Prime), a novice wizard expected to eventually be about as powerful as Merlin was back in the millennium. Balthazar discovers that a geeky college kid named Dave Stutler (Jay Baruchel, last heard training a dragon) is the object of his search, and he hopes that after providing the proper tutelage, Dave will be able to help him fight off another Merlin disciple: Maxim Horvarth (Alfred Molina), the Judas to Balthazar’s John.

Inspired in part by the delightful Mickey Mouse sequence from Disney’s 1940 Fantasia (there’s even a scene in which Dave battles dancing mops), The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is strictly standard action–fantasy fare, not too bad as these Bruckheimer boom boxes go. There’s some clever CGI trickery mixed in with the more lackluster effects, Baruchel is appealing in his limited way, and the jackhammer pace insures that there’s no time to get bored. But is any of it memorable? Hardly. I remember the contours of my theater seat better than I recall the particulars of this cinematic sleight of hand.

PREDATORS It may not have seemed like much at the time, but in retrospect, 1987’s Predator now stands as one of the better pictures on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s surprisingly underwhelming resume, behind only the first two Terminator films and Total Recall. Predators, on the other hand, won’t seem like the cream of anybody’s crop; instead, time will dismiss it as yet one more belated sequel hoping to turn name recognition into cash value.

An ’80s breeding ground for future governors (Arnold and Jesse Ventura) and a wannabe governor (Sonny Landham), Predator benefitted not only from powerful visual effects and brawny performances but also from the muscular direction by Die Hard’s John McTier-

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Despicable Me, one of those non–Pixar animated efforts that actually turns

out to be good (happily, we’ve seen an upswing in the number of such worthy achievements, as evidenced by the likes of How to Train Your Dragon and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs), is a witty, congenial lark that obviously won’t have the staying power of Toy Story 3 but serves quite nicely as a pleasing placeholder in the cinematic summer of 2010. Sweet–natured yet also avoiding the cloying sentiment that tarnishes any great number of toon tales, this finds Gru enlisting the aid of three oblivious orphan girls to help him one–up his biggest competitor in the supervillain sweepstakes, a self–satisfied nebbish (Jason Segel) who calls himself Vector (and who comes off as the cartoon version of Kick–Ass’ Red Mist).

Naturally, Gru knows nothing about children – he places their food and water in dog bowls and sets out newspapers on the floor – and just as naturally, the girls will teach him about family and responsibility. But that comes later.

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Director Nimrod Antal can’t manage to do the same for Predators, a flabby new variation on that most reliable of short stories, Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game.”

Instead of Zaroff and his hounds, we get the title fiends and their hounds from hell, four–legged grotesqueries employed to drive the human prey out into the open. Here, the hapless earthlings, all imported to a distant jungle planet for the amusement of the alien hunters, include a humorless mercenary (Adrien Brody), an Israeli soldier (Alice Braga), a murderous convict (Walton Goggins) and the apparent wimp of the group, a meek doctor (Topher Grace).

You know priorities are out of whack when the film’s most interesting performer, Machete’s Danny Trejo, checks out waaay too early while the worst actor in the bunch, the perpetually hammy Goggins, is allowed to hang around. Laurence Fishburne, who I always assumed couldn’t give a bad performance, proves me wrong with a head–scratching turn as the only survivor of the predators’ previous hunting expeditions. And Adrien may have the Oscar, but he’s no Arnie, and he turns out to be a rather colorless action hero.

Speaking of the action, which of course is the film’s raison d’ tre, it’s dutifully handled, but there isn’t much here that quickens the pulse or jolts the imagination. In fact, if there’s a central failing in Predators, it’s that true innovation is in desperately short supply. The film comes armed with memorable monsters and a workable premise (the hunters become the hunted), but by offering little more than one–dimensional variations of the original’s entertaining characters as well as basically duplicating its lush forest setting, this one qualifies as little more than a bungle in the jungle.

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Instead, this adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s blockbuster book falls somewhere in the middle, between the nicely captured teen angst of 2008’s Twilight and the ill–fated emotional oasis of 2009’s The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Clearly, we’re not talking about quality to match the Toy Story trilogy, but neither are we plumbing the Police Academy depths.

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himself as a warm–blooded alternative to the pasty, ice–cold bloodsucker. Yet even Edward and his fellow vampires aren’t so eager for Bella to give up her life to join their ranks: In one of the film’s best scenes, Rosalie (Nikki Reed) relates to Bella the sad tale of how she became a vampire, without any say in the matter. (Another fine scene finds Jasper, played by Jackson Rathbone, sharing his back story, making me wish we could have spent more screen time on all the vampires’ origins.)

The visual effects are better than in previous installments, and this allows the battle between “good” vampires, “bad” vampires, and werewolves to deliver the climactic goods when they count.

THE LAST AIRBENDER The live–action spectacle The Last Airbender is based on the animated Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender, and were writer–director M. Night Shyamalan really as brilliant as his admirers insist, he would have demanded that the studio retain the

word Avatar in the title – that act alone could have added an extra $10 million to the coffers from ill–informed folks thinking they were going to witness a sequel to the James Cameron smash.

Left to its own devices, though, it’s difficult to ascertain whether the picture will earn enough to warrant its planned sequels or not even make enough to allow Shyamalan to Super–Size his next fast–food order.

The answer, I suppose, rests on how many parents will be dropping their children off at the multiplexes to catch a matinee. Because unlike most of the family–friendly films of today (especially those from Pixar), The Last Airbender has nothing to offer adults – this is strictly kid stuff all the way. That may not be the case with the source material, which has been enjoyed by viewers of all ages, but it’s unlikely anything here – beyond some of the special effects – will capture the imagination of anyone over 12.

Those effects are occasionally excellent, and they’re the only things that provide any pulse to an otherwise poorly executed story of how one young lad,

Aang (Noah Ringer), proves to be the only person in his world with the ability to control all four elements of air, water, fire and earth. His leadership is needed as the Fire Nation wages an all–out war against the other tribes; in order to restore balance and save countless lives (including his own), he teams up with Waterbender Katara (Nicola Peltz) and her brother Sokka (Jackson Rathbone, doing double duty since he’s also playing Jasper in the Twilight series).

Shyamalan’s habit of giving himself choice roles in his own projects – which wouldn’t be a problem if he could, you know, act – mercifully ends here, since he’s nowhere to be seen on screen (of course, if someone needed to bend some hot air, he would have been perfectly cast). But focusing less on his thespian aspirations hasn’t helped his writing or directing prowess, since The Last Airbender is a clunky, soporific undertaking punctuated by some truly cringe–worthy dialogue. But maybe it’s a good thing pearls of prose weren’t wasted on this lackluster cast. CS

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Must be 18 or older. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah

Purrs 4 Peace

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

Savannah Area Young Republicans

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

Benefits Cocktails for a cause

The First City Club hosts this event with proceeds benefiting the Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society. Aug. 4, 5:30-8pm. RSVP to Brian Hussey at bhussey@firstchatham. com by Aug. 2.

Fundraiser for Hurricane Alex Victims

August 14, 6:30-10pm at Under the Rainbow Inn, 106 W. 38th St. 100% of proceeds benefit Caritas de Monterrey, a non-profit org in Monterrey, Mexico - an area heavy hit by the recent hurricane. $10/person, refreshments served. Event includes several silent auctions. RSVP to srn104anto@aol.com

Golf Tournament Benefit

The 20th Annual Vic Mell/Jim Walsh Golf Tournament takes place July 31 at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Course. Registration begins at 7am, shotgun start at 7:45am.

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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.

Martin DePorres Society Benefit Luncheon

All Proceeds Will Benefit The Joint Summer Program Between The Martin de Porres Society (Camp Lighthouse) And HAVAYA International of New York City and the Ramat HaSharon Community Centers Of Israel. Saturday, July 31 from noon - 2pm at Carrabba’s Italian Grille, 10408 Abercorn St. $20/person. Call Yolanda Negron at 667-

August 18th is Oatland Island Night with the Sand Gnats! Help Pack the Park! Oatland Island Wildlife Center will receive a portion of pre-game night ticket sales. Tickets are on sale now at Oatland, Davis Produce, Sea Kayak Georgia and Tubby’s on River Street.

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The Yoga Co-Op of Savannah hosts a parking lot sale with proceeds helping purchase a new floor for the practice studio. July 31, 9am. Community yoga practice at 4pm. Donations of items for the sale will be accepted through July 30. 2424 Drayton St. www. yogacoopsavannah.com

Call for Entries Call for Artists

The Dept of Cultural Affairs is seeking artists to exhibit at the S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in 2011. All media will be considered for solo or group exhibitions. Proposals should include a cover letter, resume, artist statement, 10-12 digital images of work to be considered; and SASE if the proposal needs to be returned. Deadline: Sept 24, 2010. For more info: www.savannahga.gov/arts or 912651-6783.

Call For Artists - “Spill”

Indigo Sky Community Gallery is calling artists interested in participating in “Spill” a multi-medium exhibit addressing the BP oil spill and environmental calamities. Exhibit is 10/20. Deadline for submissions: Sept.

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All Walks of Life Inc is looking for a vocal coach to work with students in its music program, which begins Fall 2010. It is a part time position, working for a couple of nights helping participants with an interest in being singers. Experience working with kids (ages 12-19) strongly preferred. Email prodgers@ awolinc.org for more info.

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Rape Crisis Center Incest Survivor’s Group

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DUI Prevention Group

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: 912-443-0410.

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Family Care Mediation

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Candler Hospital will host Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner training classes for interested nurses. This will be the only time this year the program is offered. Sept. 27-Oct. 1. Call the Rape Crisis Center for more info: 233-3000.

Free Financial Planning Workshop

Learn to take control of your financial future - including investing, saving for retirement and more. Program lead by experienced financial planner. August 14, 10:30 a.m. at Canaan Community Church, 2401 Elgin St. Free. To register call Trewana Adams at 695-4669; or online http://socialawarenessworkshop3.eventbrite.com/

German Language Classes

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

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Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center

The Housing Authority of Savannah hosts a series of regular classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. 1407 Wheaton Street.

Adult literacy/GED prep: Mon-Thurs, 9am12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri of month, 9-11am. Basic Computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1-3pm. Community Computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3-4:30pm. For more info: 912-232-4232 x115 or www.savannahpha.com

Infant/Child CPR Class

Held the first and third Monday of the month, 6:30 PM in the Candler Professional Bldg., Room 508. The class is for new and expectant parents. $25 per person. For more info and to register, call 819-3368 or 800501-4054 or www.sjchs.org.

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

Model Airplane Building Class

The Mighty Eight Air Force Museum hosts a model airplane building class for kids.

Free with purchase of model airplane ($12).

Aug. 28, 10am, 1pm, 3pm. Contact Heather at 912–748–8888 or at education@mightyeighth.org for more info.

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 Entrepreneurial Center

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

Savannah Learning Center Spanish Classes

Be bilingual. Call 272-4579 or 308-3561. e-mail savannahlatina@yahoo.com or visit www.savannahlatina.com. Free folklore classes also are offered on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Savannah Learning Center, 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr. , Savannah

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

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Studio Painting Classes

Ongoing adult painting classes with artist Zola Delburn. Small classes for the beginner or intermediate painter. The classes are applicable to landscapes, still lives, abstracts, portraits, etc. Each session lasts 6 weeks, 1 class per week. $130. You are responsible for your supplies, except for easels. contact Zola Delburn at 912-484-5800 or zoladelburn@yahoo.com

Transitional Parenting Seminar

Trained presenters with experience working with families in divorce will help parents learn to recognize the typical reactions of children and to develop skills to help children cope with their emotions. Monthly classes. 3rd Wednesdays, 1-5pm. 4th Saturdays, 9am-1pm. The Mediation Center. 5105 Paulsen St. 912 354-6686

Vocal Coaching

Vocal coaching, sightsinging, eartraining and theory. Classical, jazz and pop. Adult beginners welcome. Ardsley Park and Wilmington Island. 912-897-6800

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/

Yoga for Golfers

Two hour workshop designed to improve all aspects of your game. Extend your physical capacity for the game, breathing practices that will help you maximize your power and relaxation techniques to help keep you calm.

July 31, 9-11am. $30/members, $35/others.

2424 Drayton St. www.yogacoopsavannah. com

Clubs & Organizations Asian American Women’s Group

For anyone interested in creating a community to support one another, to experience belonging and build friendships with a group of Asian American Women. The goal is to foster intergenerational dialogue between women ages of 25-75 on topics like family, expectations and being bi-cultural. Meets twice a month. Email Lene22@aol.com for more info.

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.

Clean Coast

Meets monthly on the first Monday. Visit www.cleancoast.org for event schedule.

Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.savj.org/

Coastal MINIs

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

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

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 912-604-3281.

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. Call 786-4508. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. , Savannah

Moon River Chorus

Ladies’ barbershop chorus. Rehearsals are Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. Visitors are welcome. Call Sylvia at 927-2651 or sylviapf@aol.com. Whitefield United Methodist Church, 728 E. 55th Street , Savannah http://www.whitefieldumc.com/

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)

Savannah Area Sacred Harp Singers

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

Savannah 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 912232-7731 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 748-7020. Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neat St , Savannah http://www.stewart. army.mil/

Savannah Fencing Club

Beginner classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings for six weeks. Fees are $40. Some equipment is provided. After completing the class, you may become a member of the Savannah Fencing Club for $5 per month.

Experienced fencers are welcome to join.

Call 429-6918 or send email to savannahfencing@aol.com.

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

Savannah Jaycees

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

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.

Old Time Radio Researcher’s Group

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.

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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

Meeting and information session held the 1st Tuesday of every month at 6pm to discuss upcoming events and provide an opportunity for those interested in joining the Jaycees to learn more. Must be 21-40 years old to join the chapter. 101 Atlas St. 912-3537700 or www.savannahjaycees.com Jaycee Building, Savannah

Savannah Newcomers Club

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.

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 meetand-greet precedes the meeting at 6:30pm.

Contact Carol North, 912-920-8891. 8108 Abercorn St , Savannah

Son-shine Hour

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

Southern Wings

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

Stitch-N’s

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

Jennifer Harey, 238-0514. wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty , Savannah

Tarde en Espanol

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

236-8566.

The 13th Colony Patriots

A Tea Party group that meets the 13th of each month at Logan’s Road House at 6pm.

11301 Abercorn St. Open to the public.

Dedicated to the preservation of the United States Constitution and life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans. www.13thcolonypatriots.com or call 912596-5267.

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.

The Philo Cafe

A weekly discussion group that meets from 7:30pm-9pm at Books-A-Million, 8108 Abercorn St., each Monday. Anyone craving some good conversation is invited to drop by.

No cost. For more info, email athenapluto@ yahoo.com or look up The Philo Cafe on Facebook.

Theremin/Electronic Music Enthusiasts

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

Philip Neidlinger, theremin@neidlinger.us.

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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

General meetings are on hiatus for July and August, but will resume Tuesday September 14 at 6pm, and continue on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, at the American Legion Hall located at 1108 Bull Street. Committee Meetings will continue to be held during the summer months. For more info visit the VNA website at: vna.club.officelive.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

Dance Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

Classes for multiple ages in the art of performance dance and Adult fitness dance.

Styles include African, Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, & Gospel. Classes are held Monday through Friday at the St. Pius

X Family Resource Center. Classes start at $25.00 per month. For more information call 912-631-3452 or 912-272-2797. Ask for Muriel or Darowe. E-mail: abeniculturalarts@ gmail.com St. Pius Family Resource Center,

Adult Intermediate Ballet

Mondays & Wednesdays, 7 - 8pm, $12 per class or 8 classes for $90. Class meets year round. (912) 921-2190 The Academy of Dance, 74 West Montgomery Crossroads ,

African Dance & Drum

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

Argentine Tango

Lessons Sundays 12:00-3:30. Open to the public. Cost $5.00 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, 8511-h Ferguson Ave. ,

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Sat, Aug. 21. Rumba lesson starts at 7pm.

Social dance from 8-10:30pm. Frank G. Murray Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. Cost: $10/members and $15/nonmembers. Beginners and singles welcome.

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Basic Ballroom Dancing Class

Join the Moon River Dancers for lessons in rumba and bolero. Aug. 7, 1-3pm. St. Frances Cabrini Church, 11500 Middleground Rd. Cost: $5. Beginners and singles are welcome. Call 604-0966 for more info.

Beginners Belly Dance Classes

Instructed by Nicole Edge. Every Sunday, Noon-1PM, Tantra Lounge, 8 E. Broughton St., 231-0888. Every Thursday, 7PM-8PM, Fitness Body and Balance Studio 2127 1/2 E. Victory Dr., 398-4776 kleokatt@gmail.com or www.cairoonthecoast.com

Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle

The perfect class for those with little to no dance background. Cybelle has been formally trained and has been performing for over a decade. Tues: 6-7pm & Thurs: 7-8pm. Visit www.cybelle3.com. For info: cybelle@cybelle3.com or call 912-414-1091 Private classes are also available. Walk-ins are welcome.

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 912414-1091 http://cybellefusionbellydance. wordpress.com/

Beginners Salsa Lessons

Offered Wednesday evenings 5:30pm & Saturdays 1pm. $10.00 per class. Packages prices also available. Contact Kelly 912-3984776 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 4:00– 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.

Flamenco Enthusiasts

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

Free Swing Lessons

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

Home Cookin’ Cloggers

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

Irish Dance Classes

Glor na h’Eireann cultural arts studio is offering beginner to champion Irish Dance classes for ages 5 and up, Adult Step & Ceili, Strength & Flexibility, non-competitive and competition programs, workshops and camps. TCRG certified. For more info contact PrideofIrelandGA@gmail.com or 912-7042052.

Islands Dance Academy Summer Classes

Open classes for adults & teens throughout the week. Beginner and Intermediate Ballet, Zumba, Adult Tap, Pilates Mat and Belly Dancing. $12/class, except Belly Dancing, $15. Call for schedule. Islands Dance Academy. 115 Charlotte Dr. Whitemarsh Island (near Publix Shopping Center. 912-897-2102. www.savannahdance.com

Mahogany Shades of Beauty Inc.

offers dance classes, including hip hop, modern, jazz, West African, ballet, lyrical and step, as well as modeling and acting classes. All ages and all levels are welcome.

Call Mahogany B. at 272-8329.

Modern Dance Class

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.

Shag & Beach Bop

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

Events

Film & Video Psychotronic Film Society

Hosts weekly screenings every Wednesday, 8pm, at the Sentient Bean. Offering up a selection of films so bad they are good, cult classics and other rarities. For upcoming schedule visit: www.sentientbean.com

Reel Savannah

Hosts screenings of critically acclaimed independent films from around the world at Victory Square Cinemas, 1901 E. Victory Dr. For schedule and more info, visit www. reelsavannah.org

Fitness A New Kung Fu School: Ving Tsun

VING TSUN ( Wing Chun) is the worlds fastest growing martial arts style. Using angles and leverage to turn an attacker’s strength against them makes VING TSUN Kung Fu effective for everyone. Call Sifu Michael Sampson to find out about our free trial classes 912-429-9241. 11202 White Bluff Road. Drop Ins welcome.

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Belly Drills

Belly Drill your body with Cybelle. This is an intense dance workout utilizing basic bellydance moves. Geared to all levels of ability.

Dance your way to a better sense of well being. Bring water bottle. Thurs: 6-7pm.

Visit www.cybelle3.com. For info: cybelle@ cybelle3.com or call 912-414-1091. Walk-ins welcome.

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Free Admission for Military Personnel and Their Families. May 31-September 6.

Telfair Academy, Owens-Thomas House, and Jepson Center will offer FREE admission to military personnel in order to show our appreciation for U.S. service members and their families. Must show valid military ID. For more information, visit www.telfair.org.

The most fun class you’ve ever taken to get you in the best shape in the least amount of time. We provide bright colorful veils, jangling coin hip scarves, and exotic music.

Every Thursday at 7:30pm. $15 drop-in or $40 for four if you pay in advance. Call 912-660-7399 or email ConsistentIntegrity@ yahoo.com

August 14th from 10am to 4pm at Memorial Stadium on Skidaway Ave. Scouting Alumni and supporters are invited. For more info: 912-927-7272 or visit www.bsasavannah.org.

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. 912-414-1091 http://cybellefusionbellydance.wordpress.com/

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

Crunch Lunch

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.

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Fitness Classes at the JEA

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

355-8111. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.savj.org/

Hatha Yoga classes

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

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

Living Smart Fitness Club

Providing nutritional education and an exercise program to encourage lifestyle changes, every Tuesday from 5:30-7pm at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American

Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. For more info, call 4476605.

663-5087 or email christina@savpride.com.

First City Network, Savannah http://www. firstcitynetwork.net/

Mondays, 10-11am (crawlers and toddlers) and 11:30-12:45 (infants and pre-crawlers) at the Savannah Yoga Center. The cost is $14 per class. Multi-class discounts are available. Walk-ins welcome. Call 232-2994 or visit www.savannahyoga.com. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. , Savannah http://www.savannahyoga.com/

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/

Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes

Pilates Mat Classes

Mat classes are held Tues & Thurs 7:30am8:30am, Mon 1:30pm-2:30pm, Mon & Wed 5:30pm-6:30pm, Thurs 12:30pm-1:30pm, & Sat 9:30am-10:30am. All levels welcome!

Private and Semi-Private classes are by appointment only. Carol Daly-Wilder, Certified Pilates Instructor. Call 912.238-0018 Momentum Pilates Studio, 310 E. 41st St , http://savannahpilates.com/

Pregancy Yoga

Ongoing series of 8-week sessions are held on Tuesday evenings from 6-7:15 PM at 7116 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Pre-natal yoga helps mothers-to-be prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor & delivery. Cost is $100 for 8 weeks. Call Ann Carroll at 912-704-7650 e-mail ann@aikyayoga.com.

Rolf Method Bodywork

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

Island Somatherapy, 127 Abercorn Street , Savannah

Squats N’ Tots

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 912819-6463. St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being,

The Yoga Room

Visit www.thesavannahyogaroom.com or call 898-0361 for a schedule of classes, times and fees. Savannah Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Dr , Savannah

Zumba Fitness

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

Gay & Lesbian First City Network Board Meeting

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

Gay AA Meeting

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

Georgia Equality Savannah

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

Savannah

Savannah Pride, Inc.

Meets first Tues of every month at 7 p.m. at the FCN office located at 307 E. Harris St. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Without the GLBT community, there wouldn’t be a need for Pride. Call Christina Focht at

Stand Out Youth

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 Better Breathers of Savannah

Meets to discuss and share information on C.O.P.D. and how people live with the disease. For info, call Dicky at 665-4488 or dickyt1954@yahoo.com.

Community Cardiovascular Health

Control your high blood pressure. Free blood pressure checks and information at the Community Cardiovascular Council at 1900 Abercorn St. Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 232-6624. . , Savannah

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 AfricanAmerican 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 MondayFriday 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 355-4601. 1206 E 66th St , Savannah http:// www.savannahspeechandhearing.org/

Free Hearing Screening

SmartSenior offers free hearing screenings on Aug. 11 by appointment in the SmartSenior office, #8 Medical Arts. The screenings open to the public. For more info: 912-3524405.

Free Skin Cancer Screening

St. Joseph’s/Candler offers a Free Skin Cancer Screening on August 7 at the Islands YMCA. For an appointment, call 897-5924.

Healthcare for the Uninsured

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

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 843683-8750 or e-mail Birththroughlove@yahoo. com. Family Health & Birth Center, 119 Chimney Rd , Rincon http://www.themid-

wifegroup.com/

org.or e-mail gadolphin@comcast.net.

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.

Volunteer for dolphin research surveys.

Photographers, Skippers with boats and Team Leaders needed. The Dolphin Project training workshop July 31st, 10am to Noon at AASU - Solms Hall. Come learn about these amazing creatures and our surveys procedures. Membership required. For more info: www.thedolphinproject.org or call Peach at 912-727-3177

HypnoBirthing Classes

I am your ‘life’ coach

You like to be happy, healthy and successful? I am your coach, helping you to live your life 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

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! For info: www. ellenfarrell.com or 912-247-4263

Memorial Health blood pressure check

Free every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at GenerationOne. 350-7587.

Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www. memorialhealth.com/

Memorial Health CPR training

FitnessOne provides American Heart Association courses each month to certify individuals in infant, child and adult CPR. The cost is $30. Call 350-4030 or visit www. memorialhealth.com. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah

Planned Parenthood Hotline

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

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

Smoke Stoppers

St. Joseph’s/Candler’s smoking cessation program is an intensive class (7 sessions over 3 weeks) featuring a wide range of proven-effective strategies to help smokers control their smoking urges. Orientation and class attendance is mandatory. Class dates: 8/2 (orientation), 8/16, 8/17, 8/18, 8/19, 8/23, 8/26, and 8/31. Cost is $100. For more info, please call 819-3368

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.

World Breastfeeding Week

Wednesday, Aug 4, 12-2pm at Thomas Park, next to the Bull St. Library. Raising awareness about breastfeeding and its benefits.

The picnic event features games, face painting, door prizes and more.

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 727-3177, visit www.TheDolphinProject.

Our Dolphins Need Your Help

Satilla River Cleanup

All folks and boats are invited! Paddlers will clean up a 2-3 mile section and outboards will take care of another area. Boat rentals (canoes, kayaks & jon boats) are available.

Trash bags and dumpster will be provided.

Meet at the state road 121 bridge, Blackshear. July 31, 8am. Call 912-510-9500 or email kellie@satillariverkeeper.org for more info.

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

Offering a variety of fun educational programs including Beach Discovery Walks, Marsh Treks, Turtle Talks and the Coastal Georgia Gallery, which features an up close look at dozens of local species. Open daily, 10am-5pm. For more info, call 912-786-5917 or visit www.tybeemarinescience.org. 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. 898-3980, 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-ALife. 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.

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“Greater-Than Sudoku”—For this “Greater-Than Sudoku,” I’m not givin’ you ANY numbers to start off with! Adjoining squares in the grid’s 3x3 boxes have a greater-than sign (>) telling you which of the two numbers in those squares is larger. Fill in every square with a number from 1–9 using the greater-than signs as a guide. When you’re done, as in a normal Sudoku, every row, column, and 3x3 box will contain the numbers 1–9 exactly one time. (Solving hint: try to look for the 1’s and 9’s in each box first, then move on to the 2’s and 8’s, and so on).

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Insured, bonded, certified in pet first aid and CPR. 355-9656, www.athomepetsitters.net.

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

Secrets of the Woman in the Suit

A book event for “Secrets” which details the lives and careers of nine successful local women. Benefitting local org A Working Woman in Need. Aug. 6, 5:30pm.

Thincspace, 35 Barnard St., Suite 300. For info, visit www.awwin.org or call 912-6590241.

Tea time at Ola’s

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

Religious & Spiritual Christian Businessmen’s Committee

toothpaste for dinner

Meets for a prayer breakfast every Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. at Piccadilly Cafeteria in the Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn St. Call 898-3477. 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-curious are welcome. Call 2340980 or visit uusavannah.org. 313 Harris St. , Savannah http://www.uusavannah. org/

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.

Live Web-streaming

Nicodemus by Night

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

by Night, Savannah

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)

Meets Sundays, 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church. Call Janet Pence at 247-4903. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St , Savannah http://www.trinitychurch1848.org/

Realizing The God Within

A series of Metaphysical/New Thought classes presented by The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, featuring metaphysical minister and local author Adeeb Shabazz. Mondays at 8pm. 619 W 37th St. , Savannah

Soka Gakkai of America

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

Stand for Peace

A sllent witness for peace that will be held in Johnson Square the fourth Sunday of every month from 1-2pm until the occupation ends. Sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Social Justice and Action Committee. 224-7456, 231-2252, 2340980, uusavannah.org Johnson Square, Bull & Abercorn Sts. , Savannah

The Savannah Zen Center

Soto Zen Meditation: Tuesday evenings 6-6:30pm with study group following 6:30-7:30pm; Sundays 8am-9:30am which includes Dharmatalk. Donations accepted.

Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach cindy@alwaysoptions.com. The Savannah Zen Center, 505 Blair St. Savannah. More info: savannahzencenter.com The Savannah Zen Center, 505 Blair St. , Savannah

Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church

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

Services begin Sunday at 11 a.m. at 707 Harmon St. Coffee and discussion follow each service. Religious education for grades 1-8 is offered. For information, call 233-6284 or 786-6075, e-mail UUBC2@ aol.com. Celebrating diversity. Working for justice. Savannah

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

Liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith. Sunday, 11 am, Troup Square Sanctuary. 234-0980, admin@uusavannah. org or www.uusavannah.org. 313 Harris St. , Savannah

Metaphysics For Everyday Self-Mastery

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 www.toothpastefordinner.com

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

The children’s choir for 3 years through second grade will be known as Joyful Noise and the youth choir grades 3-5 will

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

Unity of Savannah

Two Sunday morning Celebration Services - 9:15 and 11:00. (Children’s Church and childcare at 11:00.)

A.W.E. interactive worship service at 7 p.m. every first Friday of the month. Noon prayer service every Thurs. To find out about classes, workshops and more visit, www.unityofsavannah.org or call 912-3554704. 2320 Sunset Blvd.

Women’s Bible Study

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

Sports & Games Adult Kickball Tournament

Re-live playground glory days at this kickball tournament for adults. Aug. 14 at Supergoose Sports, 3700 Wallin St. 18+ only.

Registration: $100/team. Email SavannahKickball@aol.com or call 912-220-3474 for info.

Coastal Bicycling Tour Club

Cyclist group hosts rides of varying lengths every Saturday at 9am. July 3: (30-40 miles) meet at Baptist Church parking lot on Skidaway Island. July 10: (21-41 miles), St. Helena Island, call Darrel, 598-2181 for directions. July 17: (28-40 miles) Meet downtown at Gallery Espresso. July 24: (24-31 miles) Meet in Richmond Hill, call Roy, 660-2387 for directions. July 31: (15-31 miles) Meet in Guyton. Call Glen, 346-6169, for info.

JEA Fall Soccer Registration

Registration is open for the JEA’s fall youth soccer program. U6, U8, U10 and U12 programs are available. Practice begins August 9. Members/$75, Non-Members/$100. For more info, contact: Stephanie Johnson at 355-8111 or send an email to stephanie@ savj.org.

Savannah Bike Polo

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

Savannah Sand Gnats Baseball

The Savannah Sand Gnats minor league baseball season runs through September.

For more info on home games, promotions and tickets, visit: www.sandgnats.com.

Texas Hold ’Em Poker League

Free Texas Hold Em poker league is available to the public. Teaches new players how to play and advanced players can come and work on their skills. Prize tournaments for season points leaders. www.series7pokerleague.com for more info.

Support Groups Al Anon Family Groups

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

Savannah

Al-Anon Meetings

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

Alcoholics Anonymous

If you or someone you know has a problem with alcohol, call 912-356-3688.

Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group

Senior Citizens, Inc. hosts a Caregiver’s support group for individuals caring for Alzheimer’s and dementia family members.

Meets every second Monday at the Wilmington Island United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Road. For more info, call 236-0363, ext. 143. Savannah

Amputee Support Group

Open to all patients who have had a limb amputated and their families or caregivers.

Call 355-7778 or 353-9635.

Bleeding Disorders Support Group

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

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Cancer support group

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

Citizens With Retarded Citizens

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

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association

Meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. at the Candler Heart and Lung Building, second floor, Room 2. Call 3551221; or visit www.coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org. 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah

Couples Struggling with Fertility Challenges

Meets every Saturday at 6:45 p.m. at Savannah Christian Church, Room 250. This is a group for couples struggling with primary or secondary infertility, whether they have been on this journey for one year or many years. Call Kelly at 596-0852 or email emptycradle_savannah@hotmail.com. 55 Al Henderson B;vd. , Savannah

Domestic Violence Hotline

The Georgia Human Resources Department and Georgia Coalition on Family Violence have a new number, 24 hours a day. 1-80033-HAVEN.

Domestic violence support group

SAFE Shelter provides a domestic violence support group every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Inc. Building at 3205 Bull St. Call Brenda Edwards, 6298888. Savannah

Fibromyalgia support group

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

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

First Line

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

Gray Matters Brain Injury Support Group

For traumatic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. Meets the third Thursday at 5 p.m. in the gym at The Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University Medical Center.

4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www. memorialhealth.com/

Grief Support Group

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

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9 Fat-sounding fish 13 Drying-out time 15 “Bitte ___” (2009 Dirty Projectors album) 16 Wasted 17 “The Devil Wears ___” 18 Watchman’s shout 19 Uncle in a rarely-released Disney movie 20 First part of a Harvey Pekar quote 23 Second part of the quote 24 Squealer 26 Driller’s deg.

27 Angular pipe fitting 28 They’re checked at liquor stores 31 Love, Latin American style 33 Instructions part 34 “Don’t ___” (“Hitchhiker’s Guide” motto) 36 Comes to a stop 40 In a playfully reluctant way 41 Third part of the quote 44 Mrs., in Madrid 47 Insincere language 48 Dorm supervisors 51 Old enemy 53 Fourth part of the quote 55 First in the Hebrew alphabet 56 “Mr. Loverman” dancehall singer Ranks 59 Green organism 60 Final part of the quote 63 Perrier competitor 64 Hamilton vs. Burr, e.g.

65 Non-Hawaiian, in Hawaii 66 Take care of 67 In ___ (intrinsically) 68 Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi

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5 Feature of seven Nolan Ryan performances 6 Wacked out 7 Roman ___ (novel type) 8 Noisy toy 9 Largest of the Greek islands 10 It may be relative to a meteorologist 11 E pluribus ___ 12 Bible divs.

14 Made some barnyard noises 16 Speak slowly 21 It closes some businesses in Europe 22 “Malcolm in the Middle” dad 24 Young Jeezy’s genre 25 Doc bloc 29 Tierra ___ Fuego 30 One of a few Russians in 2010 news 32 Spare part?

33 Female pig 35 Mongrels 36 Sleeping tool 37 “What ___ to Wear” (TLC show) 38 Hall and Oates, e.g.

39 DJ featured on MTV’s “The Grind” 40 Shrub that produces a drug 42 “A little bit of ___ get you up” (Mark Knopfler, “Junkie Doll”) 43 Hello, in Beijing 44 First word of an Indiana Jones complaint 45 Go back through 46 Audrey Tautou role 48 Look to 49 Lansbury of “Murder, She Wrote” 50 ___ Island Ferry 52 Key in that piano song played with your knuckles 54 “They go”, in Spanish 57 “Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My ___” (“South Park” episode) 58 Tournament gimmes 61 Brian who scored the soundtrack to “The Lovely Bones” 62 Letters found on many sunless tanning products

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Heartbeats for Life

ARIES

and the Ecuadorian oil disaster, may be good news.

Success coach Tom Ferry says our ability to pursue our dreams can be damaged by four addictions: 1. an addiction to what other people think of us; 2. an addiction to creating melodrama in a misguided quest for excitement; 3. an addiction to believing we’re imprisoned by what happened in the past; 4. an addiction to negative thoughts that fill us with anxiety. The good news, Aries, is that in the coming weeks you will find it easier than usual to free yourself from addictions 1, 3, and 4.

On the other hand, you may be extra susceptible to addiction 2.

So take action to make sure you don’t fall victim to it! What can you do to avoid distracting adventures and trivial brouhahas?

CANCER

(March 21–April 19)

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) Some of the biggest whales feed primarily on tiny organisms like protozoa, algae, and krill. They swim around with their mouths open, gulping seawater, using filtering structures in their upper jaws to sieve out the stuff they want to eat. Their strategy for getting a meal has resemblances to an approach you may benefit from using: sifting through a lot of superfluous material to get the rich basics you seek. Discernment isn’t the only skill you’ll need; relaxed patience will be crucial, too.

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) You know about World War II, but do you know about the planet’s worst conflict since then?

It was the Second Congo War, involving eight African nations and killing 5.4 million people between 1998 and 2006. You’re painfully aware of the oil hemorrhage in the Gulf of Mexico, but have you heard about the equally horrific catastrophe that an American oil company wreaked on Ecuador from the early 1960s until 1992 (tinyurl. com/EcuadorOil)? I bring these things up, Gemini, because now is an excellent time for you to fill in gaps in your education and learn the rest of any story that you’ve been missing –– not just concerning events in the world but also in regards to your personal history. P.S. Much of what you find, unlike the Congo War

(June 21–July 22) A psychic in Colorado was arrested for bilking her clients.

Nancy Marks allegedly told people that their money was possessed by nasty spirits, and that the best solution was to hand the money over to her.

The cops claim she collected 290,000 of the evil dollars before she was nabbed. My message to you, Cancerian, is very different from the psychic’s warning: Your bank account has a divine blessing on it. At least temporarily, this makes you a kind of cash magnet; you have an unusual power to attract legal tender.

Take advantage! Say this sacred mantra: “O monnee gimmee summ.”

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) Can you force things to grow?

Is it possible to induce ripening simply by aggressively exerting your willpower? Normally I’d say no, but these days I think it’s within your capacity. Don’t misunderstand. I’m not saying you could go up to a tomato plant and magically transform mid–size green tomatoes into big orange beauties. But from a metaphorical perspective, you could accomplish something like that. What fragile bud would benefit from bursts of your vitality? What sweet young thing might thrive with your invigorating help?

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) In James Hillman’s book The Dream and the Underworld, he says something I’ve heard from other researchers –– that the majority of dreams we have each night are unpleasant. But that’s not true for me. Way more than 50% of mine are educational, entertaining, and not at all bad or scary. Quite a few have jokes and riddles. Most stretch my understanding of how the world works and motivate me to get smarter about what I’ve been ignorant about. As you enter the Intense Dreaming Phase of your cycle, Virgo, I suspect your nocturnal adventures will resemble mine. Get ready to encounter intriguing characters who’ll have the power to heal

you. Talking animals may give you righteous clues about upcoming waking–life decisions. A mercurial teacher could relieve you of a delusion. The wind and rain may play music that dissolves your fear.

wouldn’t be able to dance so expressively without the help of the gusts. I hope you’ll interpret your experiences in the coming week with a similar perspective, Sagittarius.

LIBRA

(Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22) During the Tang Dynasty, a golden age of Chinese culture, educated people didn’t use clich d salutations to begin and end their encounters with each other. No “Hi, how you doing?” or “See you later. Take care.”

Instead, they improvised creatively, composing poetic riffs appropriate for the occasion.

“Your face is especially bright today. Are you expecting to see a lucky cloud?” or “I’ll bask in your glories again later. In the meantime, may you find a brisk blend of elegance and mischief.”

I’d love to see you do something like that, Libra. It’s prime time to boost your alliances to a higher octave. Give more to your collaborators, and ask for more, too.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) I admire people who sweat freely and abundantly while they’re working hard at what they love to do. Singer James Brown, “The Godfather of Soul,” was renowned for his sweltering floods, and so is baseball player Pablo Sandoval. But many unfamous people I’ve known would also be top candidates for King and Queen of Sacred Sweat, like my friend Julia, who practices her passion in the garden, and my friend Luke, who welds giant metal sculptures. I’m hoping you will come into your own as one of this elite group, Scorpio.

The omens suggest you’d be wise to raise the heat in your alchemical furnace.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

The wind coming off the creek has picked up in the last half hour, and so the branches of the lemon tree outside my office window are swaying vehemently in the late afternoon sun. Is the tree upset? No. Is it worried or offended or angry at the wind?

Of course not. From what I can tell, it’s enjoying the raucous movement. I can even imagine that it knows how lucky it is: It

CAPRICORN

While flying over water, an eagle can spot a fish swimming from 300 feet away. As it prowls through a winter landscape, a coyote can detect the presence of a mouse bustling beneath thick snow. I suspect you’ll have a comparable knack for tuning in to things that are of keen interest, Capricorn, even if they are hidden or located at a distance. To maximize your advantage, get clear about what you’re hungry for. Build a vivid image in your mind’s eye of what you need.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) Lola, a woman I know, has mastered the art of self–contradiction. She makes no apologies for the apparent oppositions she gladly contains. For instance, she’s perfectly at ease with the fact that she is not only a lesbian anarchist skater punk who’s a prolific graffiti artist, but also a devout Christian who doesn’t consume drugs or alcohol, drives a Lexus SUV, and volunteers as a massage therapist at a hospice. Your internal paradoxes may or may not be as extreme as hers, Aquarius, but I urge you to express them with the panache that she does.

PISCES

(Feb. 19–March 20) My friend Erica went to a Chinese herbalist, seeking help for a skin problem that hadn’t been healed by six other doctors. “Very rare condition,” the herbalist told her. There was only one thing he knew that would work: Erica would have to travel to the Ruoergai Marshes in Sichuan Province, China and track down a White–tailed Eagle, whose fresh droppings she would gather up and apply to the affected areas of her skin. As the prospect of such a pilgrimage was daunting, Erica decided instead to simply imagine herself carrying it out. After a week of such meditations, her skin had improved. In 21 days, she wasn’t completely cured,

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

Hope House

Provides housing and support services such as life skills, resources and referrals, follow-up care and parent-child activities funded by DHR Promoting Safe and Stable Families. Please call 236-5310 for information. Hope House of Savannah, 214 E. 34th St. , Savannah

KidsNet Savannah Parent Support Group

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

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group

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

Living without Violence

The SAFE Shelter offers free drop-in counseling to anyone who is in an abusive relationship. Meets every Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Education Building at Whitaker & McDonough St. 2349999. First Baptist Church of Savannah, 223 Bull St. , Savannah

Memorial Health Focus

Focus is a program to encourage Sickle Cell patients ages 11 to 18 and their parents and caregivers to learn more about Sickle Cell disease. For info, call Saundra at 350-3396.

Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www. memorialhealth.com/

Multiple Sclerosis support group

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

Narcotics Anonymous

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

National Alliance on Mental Illness

A recovery support group for people living with mental illness. Tuesdays: 6:30-8pm, Trinity Lutheran Church, 12391 Mercy Blvd.

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

Overeaters Anonymous

Meets weekly at several locations. Please visit www.oa.org to locate a meeting.

Pancreatic Cancer Support Group

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

Parkinson’s Disease Support Group

Meets the first Thursday of the month. 56:30pm in the Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital. For more info, call 355-6347 or 238-4666.

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

Rape Crisis Center

assists survivors of rape and sexual assault.

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

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group

The group welcomes anyone suffering with this disorder, and family members or caregivers interested in learning more about it.

For info, call Martyn Hills at 651-4094.

S-Anon Family Group

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

Safe Shelter Outreach Program

Providing services for survivors of domestic violence. All services are confidential and free. 3025 Bull St. 651-0004. Safe Shelter Outreach Program, 3025 Bull St. , Savannah

Senior Citizen’s Inc. Alzheimer’s Support Group

For families of persons suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia. Second Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Ruth Byck Adult Day Care facility, 64 Jasper St. Call ahead to reserve a seat. Call Stacey Floyd at 236-0363. 3025 Bull St , Savannah

Smoking Cessation Support Group

is open to anyone who has stopped smoking and needs additional support or to those who are considering trying to stop smoking.

Call 819-8032 or 819-3368.

Spinal Injury Support Group

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

Support Group for Parents of Ill Children

who have a seriously ill child receiving treatment on an inpatient or outpatient basis. A case manager facilitates the meetings, and a child life specialist provides an arts and crafts activity. Meets once a week.

Call Donna at 350-5616. Backus Children’s Hospital, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth.com/backus

Teens nurturing teens

Meets the third Sunday of the month at 3 PM on the 2nd floor of the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion. This group is for teens who have a family member or loved one impacted by cancer. For more info, call 819-5704.

The Work of Byron Katie

The Work of Byron Katie ends unnecessary suffering. Let’s do some worksheets together. Looking for others who are interested in doing TW. I am a 2003 Graduate of the School for the Work with Byron Katie.

Contact twwurs@gmail.com, or call Urs 912-484-0134 for more info; or read “Loving What Is”

Tourettes Community of Savannah (TiCS)

Meets on the 3rd Saturday of every month.

For more information contact. Michelle McGee 912-224-9201 or sign up on the Facebook page Tourette’s Community of Savannah. Call for meeting place and times

Troup Square Al-Anon Family Group

A support group for friends and family of alcoholics, with special attention to issues of adult children of alcoholics. 495-9758 or

www.al-anon.alateen.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. , Savannah http://www.uusavannah.org/

Wheeze busters

is an asthma support group for children that meets in the Rainbow Room at The Children’s Place at Candler Hospital. Call 921-3368. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

Women who love too much

meets Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. Call Maureen Wozniak at 355-4987.

Theatre Auditions for “Steel Magnolias”

The Cultural Affairs Dept. hosts open auditions Aug. 4 at 6pm for their upcoming production of “Steel Magnolias”. They looking for women of all sorts between the ages 18-70 for roles in the show. For more info, contact Ellie Pyle: 651-6783 or email elizabeth_pyle@savannahga.gov.

Bjorn Again: The Abba Experience

Aug. 10-15; Arts Center of Coastal Carolina: Attention dancing queens, you won’t want to miss this f-ABBA-ulous tribute to Sweden’s legendary pop quartet that is receiving worldwide cult status in its own right. Details: www.artshhi.com, 843-842-ARTS

The Odd Couple

Neil Simon’s classic comedy about two poker buddies - one a slob and the other a neat freak - who reluctantly move in together to save money. $15/adults, $10/students, seniors. Aug. 12+13, 8pm; Aug. 14, 3pm & 7pm; Aug. 15, 3pm. Muse Arts Warehouse (formerly Indigo Arts Center). 703 D Louisville Rd. Call 713-1137 for info.

Volunteers America’s Second Harvest Food Bank needs volunteers

To help with various tasks around food bank and warehouse. Apply as soon as possible.

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

First Steps

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

http://www.sjchs.org/

Good Samaratin Clinic

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

Help Feed the Hungry

Savannah Hosea Feed the Hungry is in need of regular volunteers to maintain the food and clothing rooms. One or two regular volunteers are needed as a telephone clerk/ receptionist. We also need several strong arms with vans or trucks to load, deliver, and unload boxes of produce 3x a week.

Daytime hours. Visit 141 Telfair Rd. or Call 912-232-3085.

Honor Flight

Honor Flight is a local non-profit dedicated to sending WWII veterans to Washington D.C. to see the WWII Memorial there. All expenses are paid by the organization, and is not funded by the government. They depend on donations from the community. If you’re interested in supporting the org, volunteering or nominating a veteran, contact Carol Megathlin - CAROL.MEGATHLIN@COMCAST. NET

Literacy volunteers needed

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

Live Oak Regional Public Libraries

needs volunteers to assist in a variety of ways at its branches in Chatham, Effingham and Liberty counties. Call 652-3661.

Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St , Savannah http://www.liveoakpl.org/

Oatland Island Education Center

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

Rebuilding Together Savannah

Volunteer organization in partnership with the community that rehabilitates houses of low-income homeowners, particularly the elderly, disabled and families with children.

Visit www.rebuildingtogethersavannah.org.

Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center

is looking for volunteers to assist residents in activities or just come and visit. For info, call Rhonda Sheffield, volunteer coordinator, at 354-8225, Ext. 243. Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center, 6711 LaRoche Ave. , Savannah

Ronald McDonald House volunteers needed

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

Speech and hearing center needs volunteers

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

Telfair Docent Program

The Telfair Museum of Art is accepting applications for its volunteer docent program.

After completing training, docents will be responsible for leading tours in the Telfair Academy and Jepson Center. Call Sarah Ward, 790-8827. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard Street , Savannah http://www.tefair.org/

The Dolphin Project of Georgia

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

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Share your time and talents with others.

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

The Volunteer Center

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

The Women’s Center

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Volunteers are needed to teach Basic Literacy Skills and Basic Computer Skills.

Call Rhonda Anderson at 236-4226 or 447-5711. Wesley Community Center, 1601 Drayton St , Savannah http://www.wesleyctrs-savh.org/

Tutoring Volunteers Needed

If you are an education major, retired reading teacher or a community resident who is interested in volunteering your time to a reading and math tutorial program for elementary and middle school students, call the African-American Health Information and Resource Center at 447-6605.

African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm cs

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2111 Causton Bluff Road. Furnished kitchen, living room, large family room, washer/dryer connections, fenced yard, storage bldg. Near Pennsylvania Ave. & President Street. $925/month, $925/security.

Call: 912-224-1014

for rent 855 •3 Beds, 1 bath- $825 *1 Sydney *2122 Alaska *1332 N.E. 36th St •2503 Tennessee, 3Beds 1.5 baths, $875 •Extra large 4Bed, 2 bath, 10109 Maupas. $1000 Call 257-6181 3BR/2BA located on Southside, w/great room, fenced backyard, no pets, over 1,000 square feet, washer/dryer conn., $950/m deposit same. 912-844-3252

3BR/2BA NICE House, nice area.

3yr. option. Call 404-826-0345 3 BR Condo 303 W. Waldburg St. 1st month 1/2 off! 912-667-1242 4BR/2BA HOUSE for rent.

Across from Windsor Elementary. Quiet neighborhood, huge backyard, 2-car garage. Pets Welcome. $1200/monthly.

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2BR/1BA, washer/dryer hookup. $500/month plus $500/deposit.

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627 E.35TH STREET

3BR/1BA, LR, DR, wood floors, central heat/air, W/D connection in kitchen. $725/month, $725/security deposit. Call Helen Miltiades Realty, 912-231-1981

731 E. Henry St. (Upper)

3BR/1 bath, LR, DR, off-street parking, wood floors, Central Heat/Air, Front Porch Balcony, $715/month, $715/security deposit.

Call Helen Miltiades Realty, 912-231-1981

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DOWNTOWN near SCAD & SOUTHSIDE near Hunter. Fully furnished, cable tv, wi-fi, free laundry, off street parking. Priv. bath, fridge, microwave avail./drugs free. $100-$150/wk.

Call 912-220-8691 or 912-604-1890 APT/CONDO FOR RENT: OAK FOREST-2BR, 1BA Apt, furnished kitchen $575.

GROVE STREET-2BR, 1BA Apt, furnished kitchen, $500.

DUANE COURT-2BR, 1BA Apt, furnished kitchen, $625.

WINDSOR CROSSING CONDO-total electric, 2BR, 2BA, $650.

LEHIGH DRIVE-2BR, 1BA, furnished kitchen, duplex $625.

EAST 39TH ST.-2BR, 1BA, furnished kitchen $595.

EAST 52ND-2BR, 1BA home, furnished kitchen, hardwood floors $725.

FLOWERING PEACH CT: Duplex, near AASU, 2BR/2BA, furnished kitchen $725.

LAUREN CT.-(SS), 3BR/2BA, ex. home, eat-in kitchen, fireplace, double garage $1025.

AUSTIN DR.-(SS), 3BR/2BA home, furnished kitchen, garage $950.

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for rent 855 AVAILABLE NOW! FOUR BEDROOM HOUSES 724 Windsor Rd. $1295 THREE BEDROOM HOUSES 14 Jamaica Run $1400 11 Gentry St. $1295 105 Sandstone Rd $1200 12745 Golf Club $1100 19 Landward Way $1175 2320 Hawaii Ave $995 412 Sharondale Rd $975 2002 Texas Ave $900 1734 E.33rd St. $795 TWO BEDROOM HOUSES 623 E.48th St. $1200 1710 E. 34th St. $625 APT/TOWNHOUSE Three Bedrooms 19 E. 34th St. $1100 211 W.40th St. $800 527 E.38th St. $725 Two Bedrooms98 Hidden Lake $1100 733-1/2 E.53rd $850 Windsor Crossing $650 1107 E.57th St. $575 Loft 321 Broughton St. $1400 FOR DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT OUR WEB PAGE WWW.PAMTPROPERTY.COM Pam T Property 692-0038

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FOR SALE OR RENT-TOOWN: 2006 Horton mobile home. 3BR/2BA, set up in Regency MHP, off Quacco & Hwy.17.

912-704-8016,after 9pm.

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Furnished efficiency.

Very nice, includes utilities, cable, washer & dryer. $200/week. $200/deposit.

912-236-1952

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COZY 2BR Home at 2418 Alabama Avenue. $550 per month, $550/deposit.

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SECTION 8 ACCEPTED 329 Woodley Rd. Southside, Total Electric, CH&A, 3BR, 2B, Living room, Den, Kitchen/Dining, W/D connections. large fenced corner yard. $975/Rent & $950 Deposit. Pets ok with approval.

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.

2302 Louisiana Ave. 2-story, 3BR, 1.5BA, LR, DR, kitchen w/range & refrigerator, W/D connections, CH&A $750/Rent, $725/Deposit.

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898-4135

3BR/1.5BA, Living room, Dining room, AC. $869/month.

No Section 8; No smoking.

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1-4 bed homes and apts in Savannah. Check us out on the web or call us! ww.SavannahRents.com (912)238-8009 HOME FOR RENT IN RINCON 118 Mulberry, 3bed 2bath $875mth $875dep Lease purchase available www.mtpisgahproperties.com 912-823-3302

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Home For Rent: renovated, clean 2BR/1BA, new kitchen, washer/dryer hookup, hardwood floors, CH&A. References & employment required.

1314 E. 54th Street. $525/rent, $525/deposit. Section-8 welcome to apply.

912-897-3801

Home for Rent- Savannah Mall area, 4BR/2BA, private yard, screen porch, $1100/m + $1100 deposit. Pets OK. Call 912-335-2889

Homes for rent in Pooler and Bloomingdale Price ranges from $550 - $1000 2 - 3 bed rooms Lease purchase available www.mtpisgahproperties.com 912-823-3302

HOUSE FOR RENT: 45 Wesley Street. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, central heat/air. $820/month, $820/deposit. Available Now. Call 912-429-2404

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22 West 58th: Renovated 4BR/2BA, den, hardwood floors, new CH&A, all electric, furnished kitchen $950/month.

Near Bull & 58th.

912-604-9997

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

Starting at $450 per month and up.

912-658-4462 or 912-925-1831.

MOHAWK TRAIL TOWNHOMES 2BR/2BA, great room w/fireplace, screened porch, garage, separate laundry room, quiet covenant enforced gated community. $1050/month +deposit.

844-0248

OAK FOREST DRIVE

2BR/1BA, furnished kitchen, w/d connections $550/rent, $500/deposit.

GEORGETOWN CONDO

2BR/2BA, furnished kitchen, w/d included, new carpet, rent includes pest control, yard care and amenities to pool. $795/rent, $600/deposit.

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POOLER HOMES 138 W.Tisbury Lane: 3-bedrooms, 2-baths $995.

WILMINGTON ISLAND 220 Island Creek: 3bedrooms, 2-baths $1,050.

SAVANNAH HOMES 7337 Albert Street: 3bedrooms plus bonus $1,000.

2131 Utah Street: 3bedrooms, 2-baths $725.

1724 E. 33rd Street: 3-bedrooms, 2-baths $850.

4 Base Drive: 3-bedrooms, 2-baths $775.

APARTMENTS 2 Bedrooms $550-$575 Section 8 Accepted Jean Walker Realty, LLC 898-4134

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2407 Tennessee 2BR/1BA $675.

1108 E.38th Street 2BR/1BA $700.

2401 Bonaventure Rd.#12, 2BR/2.5BA $750.

1401 East 38th 3BR/1BA $725.

202 Croatan 3BR/1BA $825.

1910 E. Gwinnett 3BR/2BA $950.

Several Rent-to-own properties.

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STAY MANAGEMENT 352-7829 RENT: DUPLEX 1219 E. 53rd. 2-bedroom, 1bath. $475/month plus deposit $475. Two blocks off Waters Ave, close to Daffin Park.Call Alex @ 912-401-5710, Days/Nights/Weekends, email: alexcerbone@gmail.com RENT: DUPLEX 1510 E. 53rd. 3-bedroom, 2-bath house. $795/month plus deposit $795. Call Alex @ 912-401-5710, Days/Nights/Weekends, email: alexcerbone@gmail.com ROOMS FOR RENT: Clean, secure, central heat/air, ceiling fan, cable, electric, stove and refrigerator, washer/dryer. Near Library and bus route. Furnished. $140 weekly. John Simmons, 912-844-5865.

Salt Creek Road

3BR/2BA doublewide mobile home on private lot, $650/month $650/security deposit.

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Small corner 1BR/1BA house on quiet block off Terrace St./Ogeechee Rd., new windows, new HVAC, July pro-rated, $600/m, 1 month + security deposit req.

Please send references: kwikk11@hotmail.com or call 912-441-8175 SOUTHSIDE- Hampstead Oaks Two bedroom, 1.5bath townhouse apt, total electric, $600/month with washer & dryer $625.

Call Debra at 912-356-5656 TALAHI ISLAND-Waterfront for rent w/option to buy: 3BR/2BA w/bonus room and hottub under roof. 213 Suncrest Blvd. $2000/month plus $2000/deposit.

Pets OK w/$500 nonrefundable pet deposit.

ALSO 4BR/3.5BA on deepwater located on Betz C re e k . $2500/month plus $2500/dep.

Phone: 897-1662/657-0407 TOWNHOUSE: 100 Lewis Dr. Apt 11C 2BR/1.5BA, 2-story. Washer/dryer connections, all appliances.

No pets. $600/month, $600/deposit. Call 912-663-0177 or 912-663-5368.

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2 & 3 bedrooom apartments & houses. All appliances furnished, hardwood floors, tile, Section-8 Welcome.

912-844-5996

UPCHURCH ENTERPRISES 912-665-0592 912-354-7737

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

GARDEN CITY: 4125 Sixth St. 3BR/1BA Apt., new flooring & paint $600/month.

CLOVERDALE: Chevy Chase Rd, 3BR/1BA, CH&A $800/month.

for rent 855 VERY NICE AFFORDABLE HOMES 3BR/1BA, 210 Croatan St.$800 2BR/1BA, 5621 Betty Dr.$650 3BR/1.5BA, 318 Forrest Ave.$785 3BR/1BA, 1935 Greenwood St.$775 3-4BR/1BA, 13 Hibiscus Ave.$800 All have furnished kitchens, fenced yards, and lots more.

Call 507-7934 or 927-2853 •Westside: 613 Orchard, 2BR, kitchen furnished, all electric, central heat/air $625+deposit.

•507 W.48th: 1BR, carpet, kitchen furnished $445+deposit.

•Near Buckhalter: 2BR/1.5BA mobile home on private lot $550+deposit.

No Section 8.

234-0548 WESTSIDE APT AVAILABLE NOW 1514 AUGUSTA AVE. LOWER UNIT $550/M + DEPOSIT. CH&A, W/D, Call 912-659-9726 or 912-925-9796.

Email: dpierce56@comcast.net WILMINGTON ISLAND: 4BR townhome, 2-story, 1800Sqft., Master BR downstairs, pool, tennis court and dock. $1200/month.

Call 897-4543 or 596-5237.

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rooms for rent 895 CLEAN, QUIET, Room & Efficiencies for Rent. On Busline, Stove, Refrigerator, Washer/Dryer.

Call 912-272-4378 or 912-631-2909 EFFICIENCY ROOMS Includes stove, refrigerator, private bath. Furnished! $180/week + deposit.

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Central heat/air with washer/dryer access. Gated, parking in safe neighborhood @ affordable price!

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LARGE VICTORIAN with windows on two sides, across from library, nicely furnished, all utilities.

TV/cable/internet, washer/dryer, $140/week. $504/month.

912-231-9464 Other apts. avail.

rooms for rent 895 WEST SAVANNAH ROOM FOR RENT: Very Clean, newly remodeled w/central heat/air, stove,refrigerator,cable, washer/dryer, WiFi. On busline. Starting @ $125/week.

Call 912-272-6919.

FEMALE to share 2BR house, central location, AC and cable included.

On park. $550 includes utilities.

Call 912-247-6844

LOOK THIS WAY FOR A PLACE TO STAY

Furnished, affordable room available includes utility, cable,refrigerator, central heat/air. $115-$140/weekly, no deposit.Call 912-844-3609

Midtown near Hospitals

Tired of being alone?

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

3800Sq.ft. and pool. All fees included: internet, cable, utilities. Mature female household seeking roommate.Will check references. Available July 17. $150/weekly.

912-351-0115 NEED A ROOM? STOP LOOKING! Great rooms available ranging from $115-$140/weekly. Includes refrigerators, cable w/HBO, central heat/air. No deposit.

Call 912-398-7507.

NO DEPOSIT-LIMITED TIME! NEAR MEMORIAL/ East &West Savannah & Bloomingdale •REDUCED RENT!• •Rooms $100 & Up. Furnished, includes utilities, central heat and air, Comcast cable, washer/dryer.

Hardwood floors, ceramic tile in kitchen and bath.

Shared Kitchen & Shared bath.

Call 912-210-0181.

ROOM 4 RENT: 2027 Vermont Street, East Savannah.

TWO ROOMS AVAILABLE. Nice neighborhood.

Furnished rooms. $100-135/weekly. Serious inquiries only.

Call 844-9154 Rooms for rent: $130/week. Washer & Dryer, stove, refrigerator.

Call 313-4132 ROOMS FOR RENT Completely furnished.

Central heat and air.

Conveniently located on busline. $130 per week.

Call 912-844-5995.

Need a Roommate?

Roommate Wanted Ads Still Only $24.50*

Call Savannah Pennysaver 912-238-2040

cars 910 FENDER BENDER? Paint & Body Work.

Reasonably Priced.

Insurance Claims.

We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

FORD IMPALA, 1993- for sale. Manual transmission, a/c, 138,000 miles.

Good condition, new paint. Very well caredf o r. $1500.

912-231-0243

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cars 910 ‘97 Jeep Cherokee Sport Low miles, cold AC, runs great $1975.

912-272-1677.

CADILLAC SEVILLE SLS, 1997- cold ac, low miles, leather, clean, Runs great! $2950, 441-2150.

CHEVROLET Van-20, 1988- Used for transporting cargo, 140K miles. $4,000.

Call 604-4353 or 352-2281 Chevy Monte Carlo 2004- red, only 95k miles, great condition, $8000.

Call 912-844-1264 Excellent Condition FORD Ranger, 2005- Will asst in Financing with strong Downpayment $8,995.00 (912)313-9360

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GMC SIERRA SLE, crew cab, 2007. Diesel turbo, 24,274 miles, excellent condition w/2010 29’ Denali 5th-wheel hitch. $33,000. No calls after 8pm, 912-660-2921.

Lincoln LS Sport Sedan, 2004- Metallic blue, V-6, 52K, loaded, pristine condition. Full service history. $8450 OBO. 912-925-6217

NISSAN 200SX, 1998-

cold a/c, moonroof, 5 speed, great gas saver!!!

Asking only $1950.

912-441-2150

*Private Party Only. Must share living space. No sublets, rooming / boarding houses or rentals allowed.

ROOMMATE NEEDED: Share 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment (Southside Location). $425/month, utilities included!

Available July 30th. No drugs.

Call 912-660-9849.

Roommate Wanted to share 3BR/2BA trailer, Pooler, Garden Acres Pk., private bed & bath, fully furnished, $350/m utilities included, full kitchen & LR access, cable, internet ready. No pets. Drug free zone. Call 656-5997

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PONTIAC Montana, 2003- Very clean, reliable transportation.

145,000 miles. Well maintained. $4,900.

Call 748-8994 SALE FOR PARTS ONLY LANDROVER DISCOVERIES, 1997- 1996, TWO SUV’S, (1ST) BUSTED ENGINE, (2ND) NO ENGINE, GOOD BODIES, DK. GRN., SOME PARTS MISSING. OBO. $1,000.00 (912)428-2893 Boats & accessories 950 27’ CONTENDER, 2000. Twin Yamaha ‘00, New upholstery, loaded with extras. $42,000 OBO. MUST SELL! Call Jeff 844-9075, Brandy 272-3910

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