Connect Savannah August 4, 2010 by Connect Savannah

goodbye to an old friend, PAGE 6 | georgia’s huge budget problems get worse, PAGE 9 the odd couple @ Muse arts warehouse, page 18 | maker’s mark @ rocks on the roof, page 22 aug 4-10, 2010 news, arts & Entertainment weekly free connectsavannah.com

Is she in? Or Auf ’ed?

Will SCAD grad April Johnston make the next cut on Project Runway? Or will Heidi tell her “Auf Wiedersehen”? April can’t talk about that, but she does tell us about her experiences on set, about her own fashion vision, and of course about Tim Gunn.

hear and now Randy Wester has some stories worth telling at old Fort Pulaski | 7

By bill deyoung | 20 photo courtesy lifetime

Music Tabla player & SCAD prof Ashwin Inamdar performs at a Ships of the Sea concert | 16

Books Sarahlyn Argrow talks about her new book, Secrets of the Woman in the Suit | 23

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When: Fri. Aug. 6, 5:30 p.m. Where: Thincspace, 35

Barnard St. 3rd Floor Cost: Free Info: http://www.awwin. org/

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Live Music: Vidhya Ramakrishnan & Ashwin Inamdar

The Enigmatic Nathaniel Hawthorne What: Roger Smith

presents a biography of this shadowy staple of American literature, and contextualizes some of his famous and not-so-famous writing. When: Wed. Aug. 4, noon Where: Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St. , Cost: $5/Learning Center members, $10/visitors Info: 912-236-0363

Diesel Train Rides

What: Take ride back in time on the Roundhouse diesel-powered train. When: Wed. Aug. 4, 1 p.m. 2:00 PM, 11:00 AM, , Thu. Aug. 5, 1 p.m. 2:00 PM, 11:00 AM, , Fri. Aug. 6, 1 p.m. 2:00 PM, 11:00 AM, , Sat. Aug. 7, 1 p.m. 2:00 PM, 11:00 AM, , Sun. Aug. 8, 1 p.m. 2:00 PM, Where: Roundhouse Railroad Museum, 601 W. Harris St. Cost: museum admission Info: 912-651-6823. http:// www.chsgeorgia.org/

A 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: http://www.sentientbean.com/

What: A collaboration

Lou Gossett Jr appears this Thursday at Second Arnold Baptist Church

Thursday Book Signing: Lou Gossett Jr.

What: The actor/author will

discuss his best-selling autobiography “An Actor and a Gentleman” and his work with the Eracism Foundation. Sponsored by Harambe House. When: Thu. Aug. 5, 6 p.m. Where: Second Arnold Baptist Church, 1427 E. 37th St. , Cost: Donations requested Info: 912-233-0907.

Friday

Book Signing: Sarahlyn Argrow

What: The AWWIN founder

will sign copies of her new book “Secrets of the Woman in the Suit,” containing stories of successful local business women.

Freebie of the Week | What: Celebrate

between artists representing the two main musical traditions of India, Carnatic music of the South and the Hindustani music of the North. When: Fri. Aug. 6, 7 p.m. Where: Ships of the Sea Museum, 41 MLK Jr. Blvd., Cost: Free Info: 912-232-1511. http:// www.shipsofthesea.org/

First Friday for Folk What: Dell Hoyt and the

South Carolina Broadcasters are the featured performers at this month’s event. When: Fri. Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m. Where: First Presbyterian Church, 520 E. Washington Ave. , Cost: $2 recommended donation Info: http://www.savannahfolk.org/

Savannah Comedy Revue

What: Stand up comedy

from Chris Soucy, Travis Sauter, Phil Keeling, Kat Alderman and Mad Mark Wirtz. When: Fri. Aug. 6, 8 p.m. Where: Bay St. Theatere, 1 Jefferson St. Cost: $8

Mr. Savannah Pride Pageant

What: This year’s theme is

Leather and Lace. Includes performance by Spikey Van Dykey and the Club One Cabaret. When: Fri. Aug. 6, 10 p.m. Where: Club One, 1 Jefferson St. ,

Cost: $10 Info: http://www.clubone-

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Saturday Alligators and Others What: Explore the thriving

eco-system of the Wildlife Refuge with a naturalist guide. Reservations required. When: Sat. Aug. 7, 8 a.m. Where: Savannah Wildlife Refuge Cost: $20/person, $10/children under 12 Info: 912-236-8115. http:// www.wilderness-southeast.org/

Historic Savannah Feis What: An Irish dance com-

petition hosted by the Irish Dancers of Savannah. When: Sat. Aug. 7, 8 a.m. Where: Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe St. Cost: $8/adults, free/age 17 & under Info: http://www.historicsavannahfeis.com/

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Monte Carlo Night

What: The William Jay Society’s annual charity gala and masquerade ball benefiting the Telfair Society. Games, music, an auction and more. When: Sat. Aug. 7, 7 p.m. Where: Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. Cost: $75/members, $100/ non-members Info: 912-790-8869. http:// www.telfair.org/

Wednesday Film: “Drive, He Said” (USA, 1971)

Food Collaborative hosts this weekly market featuring regionally grown, fresh food and food products. When: Sat. Aug. 7, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Where: South end of Forsyth Park, Corner of Park and Bull, Cost: Free

film is the directorial debut of Jack Nicholson. A coming of age film about “the disenchantment of an allAmerican jock” according to the movie’s poster. When: Wed. Aug. 11, 8 p.m. Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $5 Info: www.psychotronicfilmsavannah.org

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. Aug. 7, 10 a.m.2 p.m.

First Friday Fireworks

Events marked with this symbol are things we think are especially cool and unique.

event directed at teens and tweens features fun activities and a live performance from Hello Danger. When: Sat. Aug. 7, 1 p.m. Where: Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn St. , Info: http://www.shoptilyourock.com/

Forsyth Farmers’ Market

the end of the week with some pyrotechnics on the river. Aug. 6, 9:30 p.m. Where: River Street Cost: Free Info: http://www.riverstreetsavannah.com/ When: Fri.

Where: Polk’s Market, 530 E. Liberty St.

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

art

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

What: This surprisingly rare

Movies

Go to: Screenshots for our mini-movie reviews

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

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editor’s note

Goodbye to an old friend by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

hear and now:

07 Some good stuff

is going on at Ft. Pulaski. by robin wright gunn

speech: A 10 free look back at the

day we dropped the bomb on Japan. by paul kengor

09 POLITICS 11 Blotter 12 News of the Weird 13 Straight Dope

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We talk 18 theatre: to Gabriel Ricard

(right), playing Oscar in an upcoming production of The Odd Couple. by jim morekis

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I swore long ago that whatever other questionable career decisions I might make, I would never, ever stoop so low as to write one of those schmaltzy, sappy, sentimental, horrifyingly clichéd pieces about a dear, departed pet. And now I find myself doing just that. Humor me this once. The kitten was originally from a farm in north Georgia. Pitch black from head to toe, unusually large. His earliest passion in life was milk, which explained his prodigious size, thick muscles and strong bones as an adult. He was crazy for milk, a stone junkie. As a kitten, he would bury his face in a bowl of it, coming up for air all glassy–eyed and wobbly, whiskers and mouth dripping white, only to demand more a few minutes later. He came to be called Cassius, in part a nod to The Greatest himself, Cassius Clay, aka Muhammad Ali. Like his namesake, Cassius was tall, dark, and handsome. And like his namesake, he could withstand an amazing amount of physical punishment. Despite their effete reputation, the common domesticated cat is the toughest and most resilient of all God’s creatures, pound–for–pound nature’s ultimate predator. The average cat is nearly indestructible by design, but Cassius was in a league by himself. There was the first hit by a car early on, shattering his right front leg. Dr. Richard Bink, formerly of Central Animal Hospital on Bull Street, tried an unusual surgery which involved grafting some tissue around a metal clip in Cassius’ shoulder in order to re–attach the muscle. It worked, but Cassius never let us forget it. From that point on, whenever he was ready to eat he’d look up at us with those piercing yellow eyes and lift his stiff right leg about an inch off the floor as a gentle reminder. The stiff leg and limited range of motion in his right shoulder meant he could no longer employ the usual feline fighting style: One front paw planted, the other jabbing and hooking. So he adapted. And that’s how the cat named for a boxer became a wrestler. His size and strength were big enough advantages, but Cassius brought a certain professionalism and a real artistry to close combat. I have seen him literally put another cat in a classic, textbook headlock. I have seen him lift a cat clear up off the ground and body–slam it down again, a la Andre the Giant.

Still, Cassius was a gentle giant. He never went out of his way looking for a fight; but if the fight came to him he never backed down. He had a lot to teach us in this way. There were other physical issues: The strange and terrifying blood infection which nearly killed him, another blow from a car much later. But saddest of all for a feline crazy about dairy products was the curse of the male cat: A propensity for urinary tract blockage caused by — you guessed it — drinking milk. Of all things, it had to be that. After the second urinary tract operation, Dr. Bink half–jokingly said, “If he comes in here a third time for this we’ll have to turn him into a girl.” There was no third operation, and Cassius remained all boy. He didn’t hold it against us that he couldn’t drink milk anymore. He was never one to hold a grudge. Besides, there were no doctor’s orders against chicken and hamburger fresh off the grill.... I’m always cautious about anthropomorphism, about projecting a human template onto animals who are, after all, driven mainly by instinct and hunger. But there’s something about cats.... See, I’m one of those weirdos who believes, as the ancient Egyptians did, that certain cats have a kind of karmic bond with humans, with particular humans. I’m not saying other pets aren’t equally as enriching. I’m just saying there’s something about cats.... Cat owners will immediately know what I’m talking about, non–cat owners will scoff. That’s OK, we all believe in irrational things sometimes. I believe some cats are reborn humans, you believe a guy named Jonah hung out inside a whale’s stomach 2000 years ago. So who’s the crazy one? Join the club. Anyway, we sensed early on that Cassius seemed to have some sort of karmic obligation to suffer on our family’s behalf, to soak in punishment so we didn’t have to.

He was a dreamcatcher of sorts, the interceptor of nameless bad things in the night. With him around we felt protected, blanketed against life’s sharper edges. For some of us, a black cat means good luck. There are those who insist all cats should be kept inside, that it’s irresponsible to make them live mostly outdoors. But we’ve always subscribed to the theory that animals should be in nature as much as possible. Besides, Cassius was a farm boy at heart. In any case it wasn’t a car or dog or other outdoor hazard that took him from us. It was the same stupid evil thing that claims most everyone in the end: simple garden-variety cancer. I’ll spare you the details, but when we got the news about the cancer, we let him drink as much milk as he wanted. When the day came when he no longer wanted milk, we knew it was time to say goodbye to our old friend of 16 years. Forgive the commercial, but it must be said that Dr. Buck Drummond and the staff at Central Animal Hospital were most helpful and compassionate in Cassius’ final days. His last moments were peaceful ones, and true to form he didn’t complain once. Just a cat, you might say. No doubt, just a cat. But a cat I’ve known longer than I’ve known my youngest daughter, a cat who came to me and my soon–to–be wife very nearly the same day we became a couple, a living symbol of our own partnership who was with us first on Bolton Street, then on Oglethorpe Avenue, then at Washington Avenue, and on to 50th Street, seeing and experiencing everything that happened along the way. Absolutely, without question, part of the family. But believe it or not, the sappiest part is still to come. Are you ready for this? I have two beautiful, delightful daughters, but no sons. If I had a son, I’d want him to be like Cassius: Brave and friendly, strong and patient, confident and peace–loving, wise and gentle and simple in most things. Doesn’t get much sappier than that, does it? But that’s how I feel about it. Goodbye, my sweet boy, until we meet again. cs

by Robin Wright Gunn | rgunnsav@bellsouth.net

Stories worth telling at Fort Pulaski I rarely think about Fort Pulaski at all, and when I do, my catalog of information reads something like this: a destination on the way to Tybee, and a good place to take an out of town guest. An open–air, pentagon–shaped

Cockspur Island Lighthouse, and a small, unremarkable visitor information center. Several years ago, on a visit to the fort for a story about the Cockspur Island Lighthouse, I became aware of the 1862 Civil War battle at Pulaski that changed the nature of warfare due to the use of rifle–bore cannons by the Union Army.

Ft. Pulaski Superintendent Randy Wester in front of one of the new exhibits

structure made of brick, with a vast lawn of manicured grass in the middle, and a moat surrounding the fort where sometimes one might see an alligator. Lots of old cannons and bricked archways; some nature trails, including one leading to a view of endangered

News of new exhibits in that visitor center led me back to Fort Pulaski last week, where I learned a few stories. “The battle pretty much changed the world,” said Randy Wester, Superintendent of Fort Pulaski National continues on p. 8

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that readied lowâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;lying Cockspur Island for the fort. On display are replicas of wildlife drawings made by the youngâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; andâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;unmarried Lee, that he gave to potential girlfriends in Savannah. Once the fort was part of the Confederate Army, Lee predicted that a Union attack would come from upriver and ordered that the fortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cannons be concentrated in that direction. The Union attack came from the opposite side of the fort. Other stories? Colonel Charles Olmstead, the Savannahian who took command of the fort at age 25, leading the Confederates in the battle of 1862 and saving his soldiersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives by surrendering to the Union after the fort was breached in the 1862 battle. General David Hunter, the Union general who led the April 1862 attack on Fort Pulaski and made history a few days later by issuing an order freeing the slaves in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. President Lincoln immediately rescinded the order. Another fort story is that of the Immortal 600, a group of Confederate prisoners who were held by the Union Army at Fort Pulaski for six months toward the end of the war, in horrific living conditions. In the 1930â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s young men again descended on the fort, this time as part of the Civilian Conservation Corps, restoring the fort after 50 years of abandonment. At $3 per person, the fort offers a lot of story per dollar, and next weekend, August 14 and 15, admission will be free. Now that seems like another tale worth telling. cs

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To counter the new shortfall, state agencies will see another round of budget cuts starting this month. “As the state begins its 2011 fiscal year it is facing a potential budget shortfall of between $413 million and $613 million,” writes Alan Essig, Executive Director of the GBPI. “This shortfall is on top of the $2.5 billion in budget cuts already implemented since FY 2009.” With the General Assembly not returning to session until January, withholding funds and looking at cuts to agencies’ budgets are the only available courses of action for the governor. “All he can do is withhold spending in the budget that’s passed. Until the legislature comes in, there’s really no option to do anything but this,” says Brantley. Although Governor Perdue only has a few months left in office, he and his staff are taking proactive measures to avoid leaving a giant hole in the budget for the next governor and legislature by ordering the Office of Budgets and Planning to withhold four percent of allocated funds from a majority of

imbalance government agencies starting August 1, and requesting amended budgets from agencies that show cuts of four, six and eight percent in case state revenues don’t improve before the new year. “I think there’s going to be a menu of cuts on the table so that the governor, or the next governor, has options of choosing depending on the revenue situation at the time,” says Essig. Retirement benefits, workers compensation, and debt service are exempt from cuts at this point. The education system is also being spared, having already shouldered painful cuts last year. Basic education and the state schools won’t have anything from their allotment withheld, and will only have to plan for a potential two percent cut, rather than four percent. The national debate over federal government spending is having a very real impact on the state’s budget. If Congress chooses not to extend Medicaid enhancement funds starting in January 2011, Georgia will have to make up for $375 million it had planned on receiving — the largest portion of this potential budget shortfall. “Given the way the discussions have gone in Congress and the debate over deficits and spending, we couldn’t be confident any more that they were going to pass a Medicaid extension,” says Bert Brantley, Director of Communications for the Governor’s office. The governor is trying to prepare agencies for the worst possible outcome, because until Congress makes final their

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decision about the Medicaid extension, whether to approve all, some, or none of the funding, nothing is certain. “That’s not to say that there’s no chance they’ll approve an extension,” Brantley says. “It’s much easier to adjust upward than it is downward, that’s really what this comes down to.” There are several variables left in the equation, but the GBPI report states that besides the $375 million from the Medicaid match, other budgetary concerns include $37.7 million in stimulus funds scheduled for FY2011 but used in FY2010 to help balance the previous year’s budget and as much as a $200 million shortfall in the state’s Health Benefit Plan. In a worst case scenario, the total shortfall could total more than $700 million. Although the number wasn’t included in the GBPI report, the State Treasury has found that there could be as much as $121 million in outstanding deficit from last year’s budget, although that number won’t be confirmed until a final audit is completed later this Fall, and it could be significantly smaller. The state’s fiscal outlook shows no signs of improving at the moment either. The FY2012 budget could be short as much as $2 billion, according to a report released last week by Georgia State University, which analyzed the state’s structural deficit. “The basic reason is there are a lot of one–time revenues that are in the base of the budget in 2010 and 2011 that go away in 2012,” says Essig. Among the reasons for the grow-

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ing deficit will be the expiration of federal stimulus funds which had been propping up sagging revenue, particularly for education and criminal justice agencies. By the next fiscal year, budget cuts will become a highly improbable solution for such a large sum. The eight percent cuts calculated for this year’s menu of options nets just shy of $700 million. “If revenues tank, and we don’t see some improvement in state revenue, then they will have a budget hole to address when they get back,” says Brantley. “A lot of this is driven by revenues, we just don’t know what revenues are going to look like.” There’s some hope that the newly formed Tax Reform Council will find solutions to the state’s revenue problems by taking a closer look at the tax code and identifying wasteful or unnecessary tax breaks. The 11-member panel, consisting of economists, business leaders and Governor Perdue, met for the first time last week to begin discussing ideas. They will present a set of recommendations to a special joint committee in the General Assembly in January, who will draft a bill to reform the state’s tax code. “There is some sense that the Tax Reform Council could recommend some revenue solutions to this,” Essig says. “But right now there’s no discussion of it because of the politics in an election year.” CS To comment email us at letters@connectsavannah.com

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When we dropped the bomb

This week marks 65 years since the United States dropped the atomic bomb. On August 6, 1945, President Harry Truman delivered a “rain of ruin” upon Hiroshima, Japan, with Nagasaki hit three days later, killing 100,000 to 200,000. Truman’s objective was to compel surrender from an intransigent enemy that refused to halt its naked aggression. The barbarous mentality of 1940s Japan was beyond belief. An entire nation lost its mind, consumed by a ferocious militarism and hell-bent on suicide. Facing such fanaticism, Truman felt no alternative but to use the bomb. As U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall put it, the Allies needed something extraordinary “to shock [the Japanese] into action.” Nothing else was working. Japan was committed to a downward death spiral, with no end in sight. “We had to end the war,” said a desperate Marshall later. “We had to save American lives.” Evidence shows the bomb achieved precisely that, saving millions of lives, not merely Americans but Japanese. The Japanese themselves acknowledged this, from the likes of Toshikazu Kase to Emperor Hirohito himself. Kase was among the high-level officials representing Japan at its formal surrender aboard the USS Missouri. “The capitulation of Japan,” Kase said definitively, “saved the lives of several

Every Japanese soldier and person was ready to die for the Emperor. And they weren’t surrendering. — George Oakes, WWII veteran of the Pacific

million men.” As we mark the anniversary of this period, we should first and foremost think about those boys—our fathers, grandfathers, great grandfathers, uncles, brothers, some now in their 80s and 90s—who lived lives of faith and freedom and family because of Truman’s decision. I’ve met many of them. Anytime I find myself in conversation with a World War II vet, I ask where he was when the first bomb hit. “I’ll tell you where I was!” snapped George Oakes of Churchill, Pennsylvania. “I was a 22-year-old kid on a troop transport preparing to invade the Japanese mainland…. We were sitting there as targets for kamikazes when they dropped the first one. All they told us was that there was a new weapon brought into the war that landed on Japan proper, and everything we were planning was on hold. A couple of days later, they dropped the other one.” Oakes, who served with the Army combat engineers, didn’t want to die. “I was engaged to an absolutely beautiful girl named Virginia. All I knew was that I wanted to go home.” George remembered the U.S. military’s frustration in striking Japan mercilessly in conventional bombing raids.

In one case, Allied bombs killed 100,000 people in Tokyo in one night. As George Marshall noted, “It had seemingly no effect whatsoever…. [Japanese] morale was affected, so far as we could tell, not at all.” George Oakes saw that firsthand. “We were bombing the hell out of Japan with B-29s. Every Japanese soldier and person was ready to die for the Emperor. And they weren’t surrendering.” No, they weren’t. In fact, even after both atomic bombs, the Japanese War Cabinet remained deadlocked on whether to give up. The Emperor broke the stalemate. “Boy, were we thrilled,” recalled George when they got the news on their boat. They were spared an apocalyptic invasion that would have made Normandy look like a picnic at the beach. When I asked George if he felt gratitude toward President Truman, he responded with some colorful imagery: “Am I thankful? If Harry Truman walked down my street right now, I’d kiss his bare rear-end.” Instead of storming Japan with guns and grenades and flamethrowers, dodging kamikazes, shooting and stabbing and slicing and dicing not only Japanese men but screaming women-and-children-turned-combatants, George went

home—to peace. He became a charter member of East Pittsburgh VFW Post 5008, and worked for Westinghouse for 44 years. He served as scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 98 and was a founding member, Eucharistic minister, and greeter at St. John Fisher Church. He was a frequent caller to Pittsburgh radio talk-shows and contributor to “Letters to the Editor” sections, which is where he caught my attention when I tracked him down in August 1995. Oh—and he married Virginia. George Oakes of Churchill died on Dec. 12, 2001, at age 78, an extra halfcentury after Harry Truman dropped the bomb, and arguably because Harry Truman dropped the bomb. For George and Virginia, married 55 years, that meant the added gift of life to three sons. He was buried with honors amid loved ones—not ripped to bloody, smoldering chunks of flesh on the death-strewn soil of Imperial Japan. George Oakes was far from alone. There were countless American boysturned-men, husbands and dads and granddads, in the same boat. cs Dr. Paul Kengor is professor of political science and executive director of The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College. To comment email us at letters@connectsavannah.com

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Officers went to the 4400 block of Ogeechee Road in regard to a disorderly person. When an officer arrived, he spoke with the caller, who explained that he had been mowing an overgrown vacate lot when a resident of the adjacent trailer park came out and became agitated with the landscaper.

When the officer went to get the resident’s side of the story, the officer noticed the man was holding a marijuana plant. He attempted to stop the green thumbed suspect, who then became disorderly with him as well. The man became aggressive, and on two different occasions tried to take the officer’s gun. A second officer arrived on the scene and deployed his taser. The suspect was charged with manufacturing marijuana, possession of more than one ounce, and two counts of felony obstruction. He was transported to CCDC.

• An SCMPD officer was assigned to assist the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety with a traffic check point in Thunderbolt. The officer was tasked with stopping any vehicles that attempted to elude the stop. Shortly after 9pm, a dark colored pick up truck tried to avoid the check point, and the officer went in pursuit, activating his emergency lights. The driver of the truck sped up in an attempt to escape, but lost control of his vehicle and struck a fire hydrant. The driver fled on foot, and the officer continued pursuit, at which time the driver turned around and fired a shot at the officer, striking the taser attached to his utility belt. The officer returned fire and the suspect continued running. A short time later, a man was admitted to the hospital suffering from a gun shot wound. It was the driver, who was then charged with aggravated assault of a police officer. The officer was not injured when the bullet struck his taser. • The Democratic Representative for the 12th District might have won the primary, but he lost a computer when his Savannah campaign office was burglarized last week. Property managers reported the break–in

at Congressman John Barrow’s office to police, saying that they had left at 5:30pm the previous day, and returned to find that the door had been smashed by a brick and boxes of envelopes and papers had been overturned and strewn about the office. The building’s management mentioned that there had been two employees that had recently been fired after being caught lying, and the damage might have been revenge. A computer and a wireless router were taken. Forensics and the local FBI office were both called. Forensics dusted for fingerprints. Police advised management to contact them if they had any additional information. • Officers arrested three men wanted for the shooting of a three year old. The men had unsuccessfully attempted to carjack the child’s relative, and as he was attempting to flee the scene, they began firing shots at the car. One of the bullets went through the trunk and into the backseat, where it struck the child. Detectives inter-

viewed the driver when he brought the child to the hospital. The investigation is ongoing. • A woman called police in reference to a person with a gun. She told officers that while she was stopped at a traffic light, a white sedan pulled up next to her and the father of some of her children got out and approached the passenger side where her male companion was seated. The man pulled out a gun and cocked the hammer, asking the passenger “what you gonna do?” She told police she suspected the man was jealous of her relationship. She was advised on safety procedures, given a CRN and given information about safe shelter. cs

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The $125 million Jay Peak ski resort in Vermont, with 120-room hotel, ice arena, golf course and the Northeast’s largest water park, is just months away from completion, thanks to half-million-dollar investments from each of 250 foreign nationals from 43 countries who, as part of the deal, were given conditional U.S. “green cards” (for permanent residency). At the other end of America’s immigration conundrum, prosecutors in Snohomish County, Wash., dropped the rape charge in July against illegal immigrant Jose Madrigal-Lopez, 46, for lack of evidence and released him back onto the street. Madrigal-Lopez has been deported from the U.S. 10 times already but keeps returning.

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moned to the home by Muniz’s son, 11. Muniz had just informed the boy and his brother, 6, that she was abandoning them to move to California with her boyfriend to fulfill her dream of becoming a stripper. With police watching, the older boy approached Muniz for a hug, but Muniz slugged him in the stomach.

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• Colin Hall, Lord Mayor of Leicester, England, visiting the Southfields library for its Summer Showcase on global understanding in June, apparently at some point experienced his pants falling down. His spokesman later said, “He was not wearing a belt, and the trousers came loose and fell.” • Jammie Harms, 34, who had been executive assistant to CEO John Smith of the developer Hearthstone Homes, filed a lawsuit against the Omaha, Neb., company in June for wrongful firing. According to the lawsuit, Smith told Harms that, after consulting with psychics, he was troubled by her pregnancy. He said he was feeling “negative energy” from her fetus, sensing that it was “hostile” toward him and causing him to be reminded of his own unpleasant experience as a fetus.

• Two-year-old Ardi Rizal of Banyuasin, Indonesia, has developed a twopack-a-day cigarette habit, according to several news organizations that splashed his story around the world in May, with video of Ardi casually puffing away as he frolics on his tricycle. Said Ardi’s mother, “If he doesn’t get cigarettes, he gets angry and screams and batters Spectacular Clumsiness his head against the wall.” Ardi’s father, (1) An internal police inquiry noting the kid’s pudginess, seems not concluded in April that it was an acto sense the problem: “He looks pretty cident that an officer in the Utica, N.Y., healthy to me.” An additional concern courtroom of Judge Randal Caldwell is financial: Ardi will smoke only one shot Caldwell in the leg with his Taser particular premium brand, at a cost of gun. Investigators concluded that the the equivalent of about $5.50 a day. officer was merely trying to re-holster • With heroin too expensive for many the weapon to make it less uncomfortAfrican addicts, some ask an addicted able, and it slipped. (2) Youth worker friend for a temporary fix -- withdrawCherie Beekman, 33, took a group of ing a teaspoonful of the friend’s heroinher kids to a bowling alley in Didsbury, tinged blood and injecting it into their England, in April for a diversion but got own bloodstream. Evidence of this her thumb stuck in her bowling ball. practice (called “flashblood”) comes She was taken to a fire station, where, from anecdotes from health officials for over two hours, rescuers used an in Tanzania, Zanzibar and Kenya, electric saw, hacksaw and chisel to free reported in The New York Times in her. July. Doctors said they question the euphoria-producing quality Things Aren’t What of such tiny amounts of heroin, Is Lindsay They Seem but are certain that flashblood Lohan • Fine Point of Florida Law: will potently deliver any HIV a tarball? David Lowe, 47, was convicted present in the donor’s blood. in Brooksville, Fla., last year • Motherly Love: (1) Ranay of “lewd or lascivious exhibiCollins, 49, was arrested in tion” after he sat in his car, Las Vegas in June and charged masturbating, outside a convewith beating her 16-year-old nience store while ostentatiously daughter with a cane. The arrestholding a large dildo to his mouth ing officer quoted Collins’ explain front of a woman and her child. nation: “That (expletive) owes me In July 2010, a Florida appeals $50 for rent.” (2) Police arrested court reversed the conviction Christina Muniz, 29, in Surprise, and freed Lowe, pointing out Ariz., in June, after being sum-

that conviction under that particular statute requires “sexual activity,” which is defined as occurring between two or more persons. • Vietnam’s Version of an “Innocence Project”: “Traditional medicine” practitioner Pham Thi Hong is credited with freeing three men who had been convicted of a rape in 2000 and were serving 16-year sentences. According to Hong, men with certain small spots on their ears are virgins, and since the men still have their spots, they could not have committed rape. (Although Vietnam’s President Nguyen Minh Triet was reportedly impressed with Hong’s work and thus ordered the case reopened, discovery of additional errors by police and prosecutors contributed to the recent release of the men.) • Mark Seamands, 39, went to trial in May in Port Angeles, Wash., accused of the hot-iron “branding” of his three children, aged 13, 15 and 18. Each of the kids bore the mark “SK,” for “Seamands’ Kids.” At trial, however, the kids testified that they not only consented to the branding but thought it was cool (despite the second-degree burns), and the jury dismissed an assault charge and deadlocked on two lesser ones.

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(1) In July, Mike Morateck, 46, a self-described “man of science,” won the Jefferson (Wis.) County Fair’s annual cricket-spitting contest with a hock of 21 feet, 2 inches. His two main “scientific” secrets (he told Milwaukee’s Journal Sentinel): “pick a big cricket” and “feet first on its back with the head pointing out because you don’t want the legs dragging on the way out.” (2) Juliana Bryant, 33, was arrested in Florala, Ala., in July after police were called to her home on a disturbing-the-peace complaint and discovered several open gasoline containers throughout the house. Bryant explained to the officers that she “like(s) the smell.”

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Allen Dawes, 28, and Jimmy Lee, 43, were charged as burglars in, respectively, York, Pa. (June), and Blackburn, England (July), after having left clues behind. Dawes had left his birth certificate at the scene and Lee his DNA-laden false teeth. cs

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Recently my roommate told me about the 1932 “emu war” in Australia. He said 1932 was a dry year that made 20,000 emus restless, causing them to invade a residential neighborhood en masse. The Australian military had to take them out with heavy artillery. Is this true? —Evan, Greensboro, North Carolina Tell a story like this about virtually any other country and my reaction is going to be: this guy needs to change the filter on his hash pipe. With Australia, however, it’s never wise to dismiss crazy claims out of hand. Though the account you heard was embroidered, the essence of the emu-war story is true. After World War I the Australian government encouraged returning soldiers to raise wheat and sheep in the sparsely populated state of Western Australia. More than 5,000 hardy souls did so, but most struggled. Among the challenges: weather, rampaging rabbits, and emus. (I get most of this from a 2006 article by Murray Johnson in Journal of Australian Studies.) The emu is a large flightless bird similar to the ostrich. Extensive fences normally kept emus out of coastal cropland, but high postwar prices led to fencing shortages, and new farms and water supplies made for attractive habitat. Initially considered protected game, emus were reclassified as vermin when they became pests to farmers. Emu culls racked up high body counts, with more than 3,000 killed in 1928 alone. But it wasn’t enough, and in 1932 some 20,000 emus surged into western wheat fields. Facing the destruction of their crops, the beleaguered farmers sent a deputation to Perth to see . . . well, you might suppose they’d have demanded an audience with the minister of agriculture. But no—these men had been soldiers before they were farmers. So they went to the minister of defense, who authorized military action against the emus, provided the farmers covered the cost. Resources assigned to the expedition

consisted of two Lewis machine guns, 10,000 bullets, and a pair of gunners under the command of Major G.P.W. Meredith. A Fox Movietone cinematographer was sent along to film the highlights. Arriving Nov. 2, 1932, Meredith’s troops drew first blood in a skirmish later that day. The emus tended to stay near tree cover, making them unexpectedly difficult to shoot. On Nov. 4 an ambush of 1,000 emus went awry when the machine gun jammed. By Nov. 8 the army used 2,500 rounds to kill just 200 emus, leading the prime minister to suspend the campaign. When one politician facetiously suggested that the troops be awarded medals, another retorted that the medals should go to the emus, since they had “won every round so far.” A renewed assault beginning Nov. 13 wasn’t noticeably more effective, with a meager kill rate of 100 emus a week. The enemy proved to be fast, smart, and (Meredith insisted) capable of surviving multiple bullet wounds. By early December emu incursions subsided, due more to the wheat harvest than casualties. Hostilities ceased Dec. 10. The official final tally: 9,860 bullets to kill 986 emus, an implausible ratio of exactly ten bullets per emu. (Meredith contended many more emus had crawled away to die unseen.) The embarrassed government resisted calls to repeat the experiment and instead adopted a more successful policy of supplying farmers with free ammunition and setting a bounty on the birds. The emu war wasn’t the last time the Australian army faced off against wildlife. In 1992 an upsurge of feral cats in western Queensland threatened native fauna, including the letter-winged kite. So many cats were lounging in newly empty kite nests, Professor Jack Pettigrew of the University of Queensland reported, that at night their glittering eyes made the trees look like they’d been strung with Christmas lights. Pettigrew’s team culled quite a few cats, but he tells us things didn’t get serious until the environment minister saw a newspaper photo of two seemingly well-fed feral cats relaxing in a nest. Cute kitties, many readers doubtless said, but the minister thought: these brutes must be exterminated. The army soon bagged 423 felines. No word on tactics, weaponry, or ammunition expenditure, but the lessons of history having been learned, I’m confident it was one bullet, one cat. (Thanks to Terri-Anne Kingsley for research.) cs By cecil adams

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At 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5 Pour Larry’s, 206 W. Julian St. $15. Let us veer slightly off the beaten Noteworthy path this week to focus on something new at Pour Larry’s, a favorite City Market watering hole. Po’ Lawrence features live bands many times during the week – this time, however, the night was made for laughs. Atlanta–based Al Ernst’s mother lives in St. Petersburg, Florida – “where they’re all old,” he’ll say. “They are OLD. They ought to call that the Petrified Forest. I’m doggone serious. I told one lady to act her age – and she died. That’s the only place where Miracle Ear has a superstore.” Al is a big ‘ol southern boy (he has a hilarious bit about squeezing fat people into airplane coach seats), a one–time seminary student. a former professional wrestler and a current motivational speaker. As a youngster, he was a batboy for the Chicago White Sox. A frequent performer on Carnival Cruise Lines – he’s been named their “Entertainer of the Year” – Ernst, who calls himself “The E–Man,” has a signature character, the good–natured Emmett Lee Tutwhiler Jr. “who does not worry about what others think, but always enjoys whatever situation he is in, and never meets a stranger.” Ernst – and Emmett – are kind of a lower–key version of Larry the Cable Guy – but all the comedy is clean and family–friendly, like that of Jim Gaffigan, John Pinnette or Brian Regan. In fact, Ernst was interviewed for a Wall Street Journal story about clean comedy. People on cruise ships, he told the reporter, prefer to hear genuinely funny comics who don’t use offensive language. “They’ve seen it all before on HBO,” he said. “They’d rather go to the midnight buffet.” From Greenville, S.C., opener Chris Dubail is an impressionist whose specialty is physical comedy. Listen & learn: www.alernst.com, www.myspace. com/chrisdubail.

THE FABULOUS CLAMS

At 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7 Jazz’d Tapas Bar, 52 Barnard St. Jeff Beasley is as ubiquitous in Savannah as Spanish moss and parking meters. His “one–man band” shows are the stuff of legend – he is an accomplished guitarist, with a gritty, aged–like–fine– wine R&B singing voice, and while he performs he whacks an old tambourine–topped suitcase using a foot pedal, creating immediate and unforgettable beats and percussion. There’s also a hard–rocking, blues–infused Jeff Beasley Band for those sweaty nights on River Street. Brand new are the Fabulous Clams, which Beasley describes as “melting pot of sound with all the flavors of New Orleans music, ‘70s funk, rockabilly, classic rock, reggae, blues, old school R&B and more.” Along with Beez on guitar and lead vocals, the Clams include Billy Hoffman on drums, James Moody on sax, Scott Alexander playing keys and Mike Perry rockin’ that standup bass. Listen & learn: www.thefabulousclams.com.

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From Milwaukee, of all places, comes High Lonesome, the alt/country Americana quartet playing Wednesday, Aug. 4 at the Jinx ...On Aug. 9, it’ll be 15 years since Jerry Garcia, the visionary musician who virtually invented the jam band, left this earth. To mark the occasion, Greg and Dan will play an entire evening of Grateful Dead tunes and Garcia–infused music, Friday, April 6 at Kasey’s Grille ... Here’s something to look forward to. You know how B.J. Barham, the head honcho for American Aquarium, thinks that the Jinx is the best club in the South? Well, he’s booked an acoustic gig there next Wednesday, Aug. 11, with Joe Firstman; American Aquarium (the full band) will back at the Jinx Sept. 3 ... And you can catch local boys done pretty darn good Passafire Aug. 13 at Live Wire Music Hall ....

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Animating Indian music SCAD professor Ashwin Inamdar is also an accomplished tabla player by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

An essential element in the performance of certain Indian classical music, the tabla is a pair of small, hand–played upright drums. One is wooden, the other metal, and they are tunable – meaning their pitch can be changed, the attack and/or decay varied, with a quick twist to wooden dowels connected to the drumhead. Tabla is played with a combination of fingers, palm and wrist, and for a percussion instrument, it’s surprisingly melodic and versatile. Ashwin Inamdar, 27, has been playing tabla for nearly half his life. A native of Mumbai, the largest city in India, he moved to Savannah three years ago to study technical animation at SCAD (he’d already received an engineering degree in his homeland). After earning his MFA, Inamdar is now a professor of animation at the school. He teaches several courses, including a new one, “Concept Development,” which to his delight focuses more on the creative side of animation; he also makes his own experimental films. “I’m absolutely in love with Savannah,” he says. “I might be one of the few people who would openly admit that. As a college town, this is wonderful – a little setting, less distractions, it’s relatively cheaper as compared to L.A., or New York.” Still, you can take the animator out of India, but you can’t take India out of the animator. Inamdar continues to study, learn and practice tabla, and will accompany Washington State’s Vidhya Ramakrishnan – playing a lute–like instrument called the veena – at a special Indian music concert Friday, Aug. 6 at the Ships of the Sea Museum. It almost didn’t turn out this way. In the United States, countless children over the years have balked – even rebelled – as their parents made them take lessons on the piano, or the clarinet, or the violin. India has its own version of this tale. “When I started out, it was definitely forced upon me by my family,” Inamdar explains. “It was more of a tradition: ‘You are growing up, and we

are well–to–do, you should start with an instrument.’ That was my mom’s thought. “And tabla, the kind of instrument that it is, it takes a while to pick up. For the first two years I was just playing basic stuff, which is incredibly boring. And it was my mom who kept pushing me: ‘No way are you quitting this, just because you don’t like it.’” Teeneaged Ashwin would have to beg off playing with his friends on Saturday afternoons, to go take his tabla lessons. Everything changed, he explains, “when I could start accompanying people, and they would appreciate it and say ‘You are a good player. This is where you can improve – but you should definitely keep going.’ That started happening in the third or fourth year.” Technically, there are two distinct variations of Indian music performance: Hindustani, from the northern part of the country, and Carnatic, from the South. Each area of India is known for its gharana (meaning “house”), a particular style of playing. Inamdar plays the Punjab gharana, which is known for being looser and more open to collaboration and improvisation than the music of the south, which is strictly notated and – in Inamdar’s words – performed to the note, “theoretically, as most maestros would do.” The Carnatic style, in fact, generally uses a different drum for accompaniment. But Inamdar and Ramakrishnan know one another’s playing, and have agreed that the Savannah concert will be a fascinating fusion. “I’m going to try and merge myself into it,” Inamdar says. “She’s gonna play her compositions and I’m going to fit in. I feel that the spontaneity is the spice.” He’s particularly enamored of Zakir

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Hussain, the master Indian musician who has played tabla with a cross–section of Western artists including John McLaughlin, Bela Fleck and Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart. (Local world music aficionados will remember Hussain’s stunning collaboration with santoor player Shivkumar Sharma at the 2009 Savannah Music Festival.) “I’m not a very big fan of people who stick to their classical roots,” Inamdar says. “I like opening up. Out here, I play my tabla with people who like to play fusion and jazz, and rock ‘n’ roll and stuff like that. The versatility, at the end of the day, I feel is the most important thing.” For Ashwin Inamdar, playing tabla – and discovering new things about all kinds of music – has been a welcome

constant in every part of his life. “I remember when I was back home, doing my engineering, those four years were the most frustrating years of my life,” he says. “My only rescue from that was my instrument. I would come back home all agitated, and the only way I could let go was to sit and play. “That was, in fact, the four years that I worked the most on my instrument. And I progressed the most in terms of learning. Because not only are you playing, you’re also listening to a lot of music to get better.” CS Indian Music Concert (veena and tabla) Where: Ships of the Sea Museum, 41 MLK Blvd. When: At 7 p.m. Aug. 6 Admission: Free Contact: (912) 232–1511

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Why The Odd Couple?

Bill and I worked together on To Kill a Mockingbird last year. We hit it off and we hung out a lot after the show. Something clicked one night when a bunch of us from the play went out to dinner and we were talking about something else to do. I said, “You know, we should do The Odd Couple. I could totally see us as Felix and Oscar.” Bill being Bill, he said, “Nah, I don’t want to do that.” Time went by and we did Twelve Angry Men, and after we finished that, I mentioned The Odd Couple again and he said, “Nah, I don’t want to do that.” Then a few months later he called me up out of the blue and said, “You know, I think we should do The Odd Couple.”

The Biggest Challenge:

The Odd Couple is the most prop–heavy play I’ve ever seen. In the script there’s about 12 pages of props. At one point it made us not want to do it at all. But the play is easy in terms of getting a rhythm going. It focuses very strongly on two people, and if those two people have good chemistry you’re able to get a good rhythm.

Typecasting:

I think either one of us could play either role. Bill is definitely more of a Felix and I’m more of an Oscar in terms of our personalities. Bill is very much the straight man, and I’m the one saying crazy things and being an obnoxious jerk. But Bill is certainly talented enough to play Oscar, and I think I could pull Felix off too.

‘Poker Buddies’:

We talk to Gabriel Ricard (right), who plays Oscar; Bill DeYoung (left) is Felix

Cranky camaraderie The Odd Couple comes to Muse Arts Warehouse by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

One of Neil Simon’s most enduring comedies, 1965’s The Odd Couple began as a play starring Art Carney and Walter Matthau as neatnik newsman Felix Unger and slob sportswriter Oscar Madison, respectively. Their crotchety relationship became a movie in 1968, with Jack Lemmon as Felix. In 1970, The Odd Couple came to ABC in a sitcom starring Tony Randall as Felix and Jack Klugman as Oscar. Next weekend at Muse Arts Warehouse, Connect Arts & Entertainment Editor Bill DeYoung takes on the role of Felix, while Gabriel Ricard is sloppy Oscar. We caught up with Gabriel last week:

The poker buddies are really important. There’s four of them and they’re played by some really terrific people. They contribute very strongly to the story as well. If it was just Felix and Oscar, people would get a little burned out on it. The poker buddies give nice little breaks and do a good job of representing the rest of the world and how people like Felix and Oscar live within this weird little universe they’ve carved out for themselves. The two English girls are really important as well. When they’re in the scene you get a sense of how completely different Felix and Oscar are in terms of their priorities.

Script Changes?

There was some talk initially of changing little things, like how much it cost for a pack of cigarettes and certain ‘60s references. But for the most part the chemistry between Felix and Oscar can play anywhere. Go back and watch the movie — it’s really not that dated in terms of the dialogue and characters.

On Jack Klugman:

When Bill and I were in Twelve Angry Men, I played Juror Number Five, who was played by Jack Klugman. And here I am playing Oscar, who was played by Jack Klugman in the TV show. I figure after this we’ll go for the hat trick and do Quincy: The Musical. cs The Odd Couple When: 8 p.m. August 12 and 13, 3 and 7 p.m. August 14, and 3 p.m. August 15. Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, Louisville Rd Cost: $15 adults, $10 seniors/students Info: 713–1137

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SCAD fashion grad April Johnston is a contestant on TV’s ‘Project Runway’ by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

On May 29, April Johnston was literally in the middle of her SCAD graduation ceremony when her cell phone rang. She’d been accepted as a contestant on TV’s Project Runway. After four years in the school’s fashion design program, the 21–year–old native of Mooresville, N.C. was ready to take her sartorial skills to the next level. What better way than TV? Lifetime’s longrunning high–fashion reality show had actually approached Johnston, after discovering her website, and after a round of interviews and auditions she made the first round. Soon she was off to New York City, one of 17 contestants trying to impress Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum and a three–person panel of fashion designers and experts over a six–week course of fashion–creation challenges. The 90–minute season premiere of Project Runway, Season Eight, aired on July 29. We’re happy to report that Johnston survived the first cut — although it was touch–and–go there for a while — and will be back for the second episode, airing Aug. 5 at 9 p.m. After that ... well, Johnston is contractually forbidden from telling us how things ultimately turn out (the entire series has already been taped). Anyway, that’s part of the fun of reality TV, isn’t it?

swinging over to you? That’s the impression you get from watching it.

Is it as tense as it looks on TV?

April Johnston: The thing is, I just graduated from SCAD, and they teach you to do it the right way. And if you don’t, you’re in trouble. And that’s the way it should be. So going into this competition, my weakness was my strength – and that’s being able to make something beautiful. And made really well, well–constructed. I want to make sure that I do everything the right way – and that’s what kind of screwed me over. Because I got so invested in “How am I gonna do this right?” I tried to do what I had to do in that amount of time. This whole process was new to me. I didn’t have tools that I needed. And it was crazy in there. It was just so fast, I lost myself.

April Johnston: Oh, my gosh, absolutely. It’s the hardest experience I’ve ever been through. It’s definitely as intense as it is on TV, if not more intense being there. Our expressions are very honest. I think if you were put in the situation, and saw how we were at all times, beyond the hour and a half that they pack in there to try to show everybody, you’d really see that it’s really that intense. You’re all trying to be friends, but at the same time are you looking over your shoulder going “I hope they flame out”? April Johnston: I was one of the contestants that wasn’t really like “I’m gonna beat you.” Like on the first show Nicholas said “Get ready to be beat by me!’ to Peach. I wasn’t really aggressive like that, and I don’t think that I need to be. I just do what I need to do. But I definitely knew some people weren’t going to make it in the competition, you know? When Tim Gunn comes into the room, do you stiffen up because the camera is

April Johnston: When Tim walks in, I automatically start thinking like “It’s going to be good, it’s going to be bad, or it’s going to be mediocre.” Those are your three options. So what’s it gonna be this time? It’s definitely nerve–wracking because you don’t know what Tim’s going to think. I definitely respect his opinion, and I’ve told him that numerous times. He’s someone I look up to; he’s a really great guy and a really good mentor. You know, Tim can only say so much because he’s around all of us, all the time. And in the end it has to be our vision; he can’t tell us what to do. I like to voice my opinions about what I think is wrong or right with my design, and then see how he reacts to that. Because that’s kind of the way I have to interact with him. On the first episode, you were all charged with taking an item of clothing from another contestant, and given five hours to “make something new” out of it. How awful was that?

You were in the bottom six in the first challenge, and the judges complained that your hems weren’t completely finished. What’s that moment like when you’re standing there, facing all those people judging your work? How do you not burst into tears when somebody criticizes you harshly?

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April Johnston: I think SCAD also did a good job of preparing me for that. I was around critiques and critics for the past four years; in my senior year, I went back and forth with my mentor, discussing what would be good or bad. So I was critiqued heavily for the past four years I didn’t realize before that a lot of the things they say are not just critiques, they’re kind of insulting. You just have to keep your composure. That whole time, in the bottom six, were you thinking “That’s it. I’m out.” April Johnston: There were things that I saw in the bottom that I didn’t think should be in the bottom. There were people that were in the bottom that I thought should go home, that didn’t go home. My opinions – and a lot of the world’s opinions, when people watch this – are different from the judges.’ Explain your fashion vision. Your stuff is very dark.

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April Johnston: You know how you have a fantasy, or things that kinda tickle your curiosity? That’s my curiosity, why people suffer from crazy psychotic disorders. That’s all fascinating to me. And also the dark things, like morgues and asylums and why people are there. Why they think the way they do. I want to capture this kind of distorted reality and bring some beauty to it. A lot of my inspiration comes from nightmares that I have, and the stories that are in my nightmares. And then I bring that nightmare to a look. But it still has to be fashionable, doesn’t it? Something somebody would want to wear? You can’t have everybody looking like the cast of Sweeney Todd. April Johnston: It’s all about detail. My senior collection was a little over the top, a little more one–of–a kind and less everyday wearable. But in some instances I can get away with making a red carpet look out of this kind of inspiration. Or I could do it very readyto-wear. CS

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Maker’s 46 makes its debut The folks gathered at the Bohemian Hotel’s Rocks on the Roof bar were a decidedly Maker’s Mark crowd. Several presented “ambassador” cards at the door, signifying their membership in the distillery’s loyalty program. After all, it was a momentous occasion for the legendary Kentucky distiller whose familiar red wax sealed bottles grace dorm rooms and boardrooms, jon boat coolers and luxury yacht bars. Tonight, the distiller’s second redhead, Maker’s 46, was making its debut in Savannah. I’m just two years older than the original batch of Maker’s Mark – and with the distiller’s open–ended maturing process, had my first sip of Maker’s 16 years into its history. Since its founding, the caramel tinged, slightly sweet and mildly oaky Maker’s Mark has been largely unchallenged in its category. Woodford Reserve gives Maker’s a serious run for the money but is enough discernible to attract its own audience. The distillery has toyed with some special projects, but never rolled a new product to market as a permanent brand. Until now. Company President Bill Samuels Jr. and Master Distiller Kevin Smith say they did not set out to create a version of Maker’s Mark, but intended to create an entirely unique product that built on the core brand’s steadfast characteristics. Smith collaborated with barrel maker Brad Boswell and the experimentation began. They had eureka moment after a batch laced with a flavor profile No. 46 toasted stave hit the sampling glasses. The trio had

already determined that this new product couldn’t come from artificial flavors, but, instead, it had to come naturally from grains and wood. Maker’s 46 begins with original Maker’s Mark, which gets a dose of that legendary No. 46 stave and the added oomph of four more proof points – 94 proof vs. Maker’s Mark’s 90. I assessed my sample neat – and on the rocks to combat the day’s near 100–degree temperature. The nose is familiar: Pleasant, sweet, toasty oak nose with caramel overtones. It’s a more intense aroma than Maker’s Mark, and does not belie it proof with an alcohol nose. Caramel and vanilla notes linger on the front of the palate, but brace yourself for a cinnamon ball spice that brings a pleasant burn. This unique character defines the greatest difference between the two products. The famed, redheaded older sister may have needed a dusting off and some new party shoes, but Maker’s 46, at about $10– $12 more per 750 ml bottle, is not enough of a shift to lure new consumer to the brand. To some degree, it combats the small batch, single barrel competitors, but to my palate, does not compete in that arena either. Good whiskey, of course – Samuels’ untarnished reputation dictates nothing less. A market maker, hardly. cs

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I slipped into The Distillery last week to further explore its new menu – this time fish tacos. Two warm flour tortillas were presented overflowing with freshly beer–battered fried Cod topped with sliced Napa cabbage, a nicely flavored house made mayo and salsa. Warm tortilla chips round out the plate – and add another element of texture to what I’ll currently crown “Savannah’s Best Fish Taco.” Challengers may throw down to my email address, savannahfoodie@comcast.net.

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Fellow foodies Tim Guidera of WTOC and prominent local barrister and jazz aficionado Skip Jennings joined me last week to judge one night of the Ronald McDonald House “Chef of the House” competition. The nightly “Iron Chef ” style competition is a fundraiser for the charity and a fun evening of better than usual chow for resident families who are guests while their children at treated at Memorial Health University Medical Center. We judged a tightly contested cook–off between Wiley and Janet McCrary of Wiley’s Championship BBQ and their proteges, Mike and Scarla McAlister. In the end, the students won the honor by a squeak – or an oink. The real winner is the Ronald McDonald House. You can contribute online to your favorite team at www.firstgiving.com/rmhccoastal.

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I’m not talking about trolling for fresh road kill, I’m talking about classes at Kitchenware Outfitters. These twice weekly classes are a great alternative to a regular night out. You learn a something, get a great discount on products the night of class and have a meal prepared by some of the area’s leading chefs and culinary professionals. Classes cost between $45–$65. In addition to local instructors, guests instructors have most recently included Chef Sara Moulton of Food Network and Gourmet magazine fame. Yeah, it’s shameless self promotion –– I’ve taught classes here for more than four years. My next one is sold out, which is why you need to stop by the store in 12 Oaks Shopping Center, get on the e–mail newsletter list, and call in your reservation the day orders can be taken. Classes sell out fast.

Savannah Craft Brew Fest

The annual brew fest held on Hutchinson Island at the Savannah International Trade Center will roll around again on Labor Day weekend. Friday night features a mini–tasting and dinner on the lawn; recognition of Craft Brew Pioneer Award winner Oscar Wong, founder of Highland Brewery; and desserts, beers and fireworks next door at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort. The Westin also will host a golf scramble on Friday. Saturday includes lectures by Wong and other craft beer figures at both the trade center and the Westin. At noon, the grand tasting kicks off with live music, more than 40 breweries and more than 140 beers to sample. Food will be available. For full details or to purchase tickets, go online to www.savannahcraftbrewfest.com.

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As the old saying goes, behind every great man is a great woman. And what’s behind every great woman is the subject of the new book by Sarahlyn Argrow, Secrets of the Woman in the Suit. Argrow is the founder of the local non–profit Assisting Working Women in Need (AWWIN), dedicated to giving struggling women the tools they need to succeed in life and the workplace. The book is an extension of AWWIN’s mission, “changing lives, one woman at a time.” Argrow hopes that it will provide inspiration for women of all ages who might not think they have what it takes to achieve their dreams. “That’s really the motive of the book, to let women know that regardless of what you want to do, there’s a tomorrow and you can do better,” she explains. “You can reach your goals in life.” On Friday, August 6 at 5:30 p.m., Argrow will host a book signing at ThincSpace, the downtown creative business development center, celebrating the release of the book that takes an intimate look at some of Savannah’s most notable business women. “When I read what these women went through, I realize they persevered,” says Argrow. “One word I like to define myself as is being an indefatigable woman, which means incapable of tiring.” In addition to telling the story of her own success — overcoming the hard-

ships of being a single mother and a high school dropout, surviving difficult relationships and more before finally finding her calling — Argrow enlisted help from eight other successful local women, including Coastal Pet Rescue Founder Lisa Scarborough, SEDA Vice President Brynn Grant, and WoundCare Clinic owner Paula Kreissler, to name just a few, all of whom had been honored among the Top 10 Working Women of the Year award given at ceremony hosted by AWWIN every spring. The eponymous “Woman in the Suit,” is an archetype of the successful professional woman that years earlier had intimidated Argrow until she realized that behind the facade of composure was a woman no different than herself. “Women in suits always intimidated me to a point, because that woman is someone that is not tangible.” Argrow explains. “Becoming that woman, and being around all the women that are part of the book, I realized that that woman really is tangible, and she really does care.” With the book officially released earlier this summer, she hopes that being able to read all the harrowing tales, which cover journeys from hardship to

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happiness, will help other women understand that the woman in the suit’s secret to success is more often perseverance than anything else. “That’s the first thing, you have to believe in yourself,” says Argrow. “In our organization, with the professional development, we teach women to believe in themselves. I’m hoping that’s what this book will do.” Secrets of the Woman in the Suit is available through online booksellers like Amazon, BarnesAndNoble.com and AuthorHouse. com. cs Book Signing with Sarahlyn Argrow When: Aug. 6, 5:30pm Where: ThincSpace, 35 Barnard St., 3rd Floor Info: www.awwin.org Cost: Free

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From these Roots — An exhibit featuring hand-woven baskets from Canadian artist and filmmaker Clara Gough. Runs through Aug. 13. SSU Social Sciences Building Gallery, SSU Campus Next to Jordan Hall, No Ordinary Folk — An exhibition of sculpture, drawings and paintings from self-taught folk artists from around the Southeast, including Ulysses Davis, William Golding, Bessie Harvey and more. Runs through January 3, 2011. Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. , http://www.telfair.org/ 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. Patricia Walker and Haywood Nichols — A shared show featuring photos, paintings and drawings of the barrier islands by Walker alongside a series of cat sculptures in bronze, ceramic, wood and stone by Nichols. Hospice Savannah Gallery , 1352 Eisenhower Dr. Philip Perkis: 50 Years of Photographs — A retrospective of work from the NY-based photographer’s illustrious career capturing intimate moments and pastoral scenes. Runs through 9/19. Telfair Museum of Art, http://www.telfair.org/

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Response to Nature — Renowned watercolorist P.A. Kessler will showcase her work, which pays homage to a long tradition of botanical painting that dates back to the 16th century. Greer Gallery - Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, http://www. artshhi.com/ Stracts — A collection of mixed media portraits by local artist Rachel Raab. Seed Eco Lounge, 39 Montgomery St. , http://www.raabstract. com/ The Portraits of Arthur Milton — A Savannah native, Milton’s solo exhibition includes large scale portraits of people including Lou Rawls, Dolly Parton, his family members and more. Runs through Sept. 3 at Gallery S.P.A.C.E.., 9 W. Henry St. Opening reception: Aug. 6, 5-7pm.

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. Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. , http://www.telfair.org/ 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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Drivin’ ‘n Cryin’ You already know that rock ‘n’ roll veteran Eddie Money is scheduled to play the Tybee Island Pirate Fest in October. The news, however, keeps getting better. On Oct. 8, the night before the Money man will take the stage, Georgia’s long–running roots–rock fave, Drivin ‘n Cryin, will play. Singer/songwriter Kevin Kinney has been the focus of D&C since its formation in 1985; after quite a number of almost–hits, critically acclaimed records and collaborations from R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, various Drive–By Truckers and members of the Allmans and Gov’t Mule, Kinney forged a pretty serious solo career. But Drivin ‘n Cryin never officially disbanded, and last year Kinney, bassist Tim Nielsen, guitarist Mac Carter and drummer Dave V. Johnson put out the band’s first CD in years, The Great American Bubble Factory. Savannah native Dodd Ferrelle will open D&C’s mainstage show at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 is the big day, with a whole lot of music, scheduled all afternoon. Mr. “Two Tickets to Paradise” goes on at 9 p.m.; there’ll be daytime sets from local faves Wormsloew (2 p.m.), the Looters (5:30 p.m.) and the Train Wrecks (7 p.m.). There’ll be a $15 admission charge for the festival area, good all weekend.

Mamma mia! For those of you who can never get

enough ABBA — and you know who you are — the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina on Hilton Head Island is bringing in the tribute act Bjorn Again Aug. 10–15. “ABBA’s songs are just fantastic songs, and I love them to bits,” the group’s founder, Rod Stephens, told me in 2007. “They’re really great, classy pop songs. There are loads of ABBA tribute bands out there now. “But I don’t really associate with the words ‘tribute band,’ because to me that’s not what Bjorn Again is about. It was set up to be a bit of a parody on the ‘’70s, and a parody on ABBA’s music. And the relationships of the band members, what goes on between them onstage.” Take a look at www.artshhi.com.

Bits and pieces • Tom Coleman and the Savannah Community Theatre want you in the late August production Two Minutes to Shine. It’s a variety show, so if you can sing, dance, play an instrument, do bird calls or balance chairs on your nose, try the auditions: Aug. 4, 10 and 11. Call Tom C. at (912) 247–4644 to schedule an appointment. • This has been on sale for six months, but we’ve yet to mention it. So, for the record, the country band Sugarland will appear Oct. 14 at the Johnny Mercer Theatre, with Little Big Town and Randy Montana. Tickets are $51.50 and $39.50 at etix.com. CS

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Dinner For Schmucks Whereas American filmmakers often prefer to produce comedies like Killers, French filmmakers frequently choose to produce killer comedies like The Dinner Game.

An award–winning money machine that premiered in its homeland back in 1998 (it reached our shores the following summer), this adaptation of a popular stage play was a subversively funny picture about a smug book publisher named Pierre who takes part in a game in which he and his buddies all invite the most boring or idiotic people they can find to a dinner simply to make fun of them. Sentimentality and sympathy had no place in this ruthless comedy, as Pierre was a venal character through and through: Whether he was juggling his wife and mistress or mocking those less fortunate than him, we knew it was only a matter of time before his designated “idiot” would inadvertently demolish his life –– and we would cheer the destruction. But, to paraphrase Homey the Clown, Hollywood don’t play that. In the remake Dinner for Schmucks, the detestable Pierre has been transformed into the likable Tim (reliable Paul Rudd), who only accepts the dinner–game challenge because his reptilian boss (Bruce Greenwood) makes it clear that it will help advance his career, and Tim erroneously believes that his girlfriend (bright Stephanie Szostak) will only stay with him if he makes more money. So deep down, Tim feels awful about what he’s doing, but he’s forced to take part for the sake of ... love. Oh, please. By hedging its bets so early, it’s guaranteed that this can only end in cathartic tears and group hugs, exactly the sort of hypocritical stance that mars many a homegrown comedy. But here’s

the surprising thing about Dinner for Schmucks: Despite its squishy center, it still manages to sport a prickly exterior that leads to countless scenes of squirm–inducing hilarity, the sort of curdled comedy more often found in an indie effort than a mainstream studio offering. For that, primarily thank Steve Carell, whose performance as Barry, Tim’s chosen one, nails the character’s social ineptitude and physical retardation to an almost painful degree. As an IRS flunky whose hobby involves dressing up dead mice and displaying them in dioramas (subjects include the Last Supper and Evel Knievel’s motorcycle jumps), Carell creates an endearing and infuriating individual, the sort of character dichotomy that can push screen comedy to darker places (see also Cyrus). Unfortunately, Dinner for Schmucks peters out once it reaches the actual dinner party. Whereas the earlier sequences feature indelible and uncompromised comic turns by Jemaine Clement as a self–absorbed performance artist (basically, what’s now known as “the Russell Brand role”) and Lucy Punch as Tim’s former one–night stand, now a psychotic stalker (the actress’ bold performance compensates for the fact that here’s yet another female character whose sexual appetite turns her into a creature to be feared and reviled), the finale crams in a number of broadly played “schmucks” and asks us to laugh at them before pitying them. But the laughs came earlier, when the movie stood by its comic convictions. The clever coda notwithstanding, the ending mainly offers a mild case of indigestion.

Salt

A neo–Cold War thriller would seem like just the ticket for cineastes who fondly recall Iron Curtain–courting capers on the order of The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, Fail–Safe and select James Bond tales. 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. In a role previously envisioned for Tom Cruise (who opted to make the thematically similar but marginally more entertaining Knight and Day instead), Jolie is practically the whole show; the rest is negligible, from the repeti-

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tive (if well–staged) chase sequences to the absurd 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.

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT Yet one more movie exploring family dysfunction might sound like a slog through well-trodden indie film terrain, yet writer-director Lisa Cholodenko’s The Kids Are All Right is written with such perception, directed with such sensitivity and acted with such brio that the result is not only a path paved with good intentions but also one lined with loving detail. Besides, while many films of this ilk focus more on the “dysfunction” - often with a trace of bemusement if not outright condescension - this one centers more on the “family,” specifically, how a true family is determined not by society-approved labels but by the hard work that molds all those involved, and how simply wanting to belong to a family doesn’t mean that carte blanche will (or should) automatically be given. Annette Bening and Julianne Moore star as the anal-retentive Nic and the openhearted Jules, a married lesbian couple with two upstanding children, 18-year-old Joni (Alice in Wonderland’s Mia Wasikowska) and 15-year-old Laser (Josh Hutcherson). The kids decide that they’d like to meet their biological father, the man who donated the sperm

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that led to both their conceptions. He turns out to be the laid-back Paul (Mark Ruffalo), whose scruffy demeanor and easygoing attitude eventually earn the affection of the kids and Jules but sets Nic on edge. Unsure of how to allow this man into their collective lives, the adults try to determine what’s best for all involved, not once imagining the unexpected consequences that loom on the horizon. Even more than in her previous efforts High Art and Laurel Canyon, Cholodenko demonstrates a real grasp on the manner in which people express themselves through both words and actions. Such a command of dialogue

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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. This penchant for creating faux–excitement simply by making everything blaring and calamitous is a specialty not only of Bruckheimer but also director Jon Turteltaub, who previously gave us two daft National Treasure movies (if you somehow haven’t seen that pair, they’re like 6th–grade versions of Raiders of the Lost Ark). This is basically more of the same, although unlike that twofer, this at least has the decency to clock in at under two hours. 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

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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 McTiernan, who worked over the streamlined storyline and brought it to rippling life. 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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Despicable Me When James Stewart offers to lasso the moon for Donna Reed in Frank Capra’s classic It’s a Wonderful Life, it’s purely a romantic gesture. When Gru (Steve Carell), the star of the 3–D opus Despicable Me, plots to shrink the moon to a size small enough so that he can make off with it, it’s clearly to show that he’s the baddest dude around. After all, if a supervillain isn’t feared and respected, then what good is he? 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. First, the movie has to let loose with a volley of inspired sight gags, a smattering of adult–oriented humor (note the homage to The Godfather), and some screen–pushing innovations to justify the 3–D expense. CS

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Activism & Politics Chatham County Democratic Party

For info, contact Tony Center at 912-233-9696 or TonyCenter@comcast.net Chatham County Democratic Headquarters, 313 W. York St. , Savannah http://www.chathamdems.net/

Drinking Liberally

An informal gathering of left-leaners. Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at Moon River Brewing Company. For more info: august1494@ excite.com or www.DrinkingLiberally.org.

National Council of Negro Women

meets the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. in the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum. Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, 460 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. , 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 Republican Women

Miracle Treat Day at Dairy Queen

Savannah Area Young Republicans

NFBPA Scholarship Banquet

meets the first Wednesday of the month at 11:30 am at Johnny Harris Restaurant Banquet Room on Victory Drive. Cost is $13 at the door. 598-1883. Johnny Harris Restaurant, 1651 East Victory Drive , Savannah For information, visit www.savannahyoungrepublican.com or call Allison Quinn at 308-3020.

Benefits 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

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.

Southern Lunch Buffet Buy one, get one FREE! Monday-Friday 11:30am-2:00pm • $11.95 Must present this ad to receive offer, one per person only. Expires 8/31/10.

Thursday, Aug. 5, all Dairy Queen locations. $1 or more from every BlizzardÂ® treat sale on Miracle Treat Day, August 5, 2010 will help sick and injured children at The Children’s Hospital at MUMC The Savannah Metropolitan Chapter of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators will hold its 3rd Annual Scholarship Banquet on Thurs, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m. at the Savannah Civic Center. State Rep. Al Williams of House District 165 will be the keynote speaker. Five $1000 scholarships will be given. For tickets, call 651-3653.

Pack the Park for Oatland Island

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. Call 912-395-1500 for more info.

Call for Entries Artists: Cold Sweat

A call for submissions for an upcoming group show at the 210 Gallery and exhibit space. To enter the show, titled “Cold Sweat,” contact: thebrainchild@mac.com. Deadline for applications on anything that is hot or cold is: Aug. 20th

Auditions

The AASU Department of Art, Music & Theatre holds auditions for the Masquers theatre troupe and for various music ensembles including wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, choirs, and orchestra. Call 912.344.2556 during normal business hours to schedule an audition.

Auditions: Next Food Network Star

The culinary reality series has an open casting event, Monday, Aug. 9, 10am-3pm at the W Midtown Hotel in Atlanta. Bring 2 recent photos, a resume and a completed application. Download app at www.FoodNetwork.com/star. For more info: nfns7atlanta@gmail.com or visit www. nfns7casting.com.

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 912-651-6783.

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. 17. Call 912-233-7659 or email galleryindigosky@aol.com for more info. Indigo Sky Community Gallery, 915 Waters Ave. ,

Call for Artists - Studio space available

Studio 2-TEN is now open, featuring over 3,000 square feet of gallery space and artist studios. Space is available for short and long-term. Located near Starland District. For more info, email thebrainchild@mac.com or call 912-233-1095.

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Call for Artists: “Science of Art”

Desotorow Gallery is accepting submissions for an upcoming show exploring the relationship between art and science. Submission due by Aug. 6, 5pm. Download the prospectus at www. desotorow.org. For more information, email info@desotorow.org.

International Songwriting Competition

Open to both amateur and professional songwriters, ISC offers 22 categories to enter, representing all genres of popular music. Now accepting entries for the 2010 competition. To enter, go to http://www.songwritingcompetition. com

Looking for History of SAV Art Assoc.

An open call for anyone with information about the history of the Savannah Art Association from 1920 to the present. In preparation for our 90th birthday party and art show we are compiling a history of Georgia’s oldest arts organization. Please call if you have a story to share, would like to participate in the art show, or simply want more information. 356-0249 or 547-3323.

Rape Crisis Center Incest Survivor’s Group

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

Short films wanted

The first annual Savannah Beach Film Festival will take place Oct. 2, 2010. The call for short films (under 20 min.) is open until Sept. 1. $20/entry fee per film. Application forms, and more info, available at Huc-A-Poos on Tybee. 912-786-5900.

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Vendors for Craft Sale

Part of their annual Fall Festival, St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church will host a craft sale Sept. 25, 11am-5pm. Space and table rental is $30, a limited number of covered booths are available for $45. Call Deb, 912-925-0967 to reserve a spot. 11500 Middleground Rd.

Classes, Camps & Workshops Abstinence Education

Hope House and Savannah State University are providing an after-school program for youth and young adults ages 12 to 29. Program activities last for about 2 hours every Wednesday at SSU. Transportation is provided. Snacks, field trips and supportive services are provided at no charge. 236-5310. Savannah http://www. savstate.edu/

Art,-Music, Piano and Voice-coaching

For all age groups, beginners through advanced, classic, modern, jazz improvisation and theory. Serious inquiries only. 961-7021 or 667-1056.

Beading Classes

Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced at Bead Dreamer Studio, 407A E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 920-6659. Bead Dreamer Studio, Savannah http://www.beaddreamer.com/

Boater Safety Course

The Metro Police Department is offering boater safety courses on the 3rd Saturday of every month. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion and may qualify for insurance discounts. Minimum age is 12 years old. For more info, call 912-921-5450.

Construction Apprentice Program

Step Up Savannah hosts this class, open to men and women interested in gaining constructionrelated job skills. Also includes job placement assistance for successful graduates. Information sessions will be held at several times during the month of August. Call for info: 912-604-9574.

Conversational Spanish

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

Conversational Spanish Group

Want to improve your Spanish skills? Meet at the Sentient Bean every Monday, 5:00pm. Group focuses on increasing vocabulary, grammar, and conversational confidence! Free and open to all levels of experience. Call Ronnie at 912-2570333, or email dvorakquartet12@yahoo.com for more info.

Cooking Swiss Meals

Cooking and eating good Swiss food is so much fun. We will be a small group in a relaxed atmosphere. We meet on Saturday at 11:30am. Cook together and eat around 12:30pm. Cost is $90 for 6 meetings. Call: 912-604-3281

Dating With Success

Discuss strategies to feel great dating and enjoy dating. Improve your dating skills. This is for people of all cultures, colors races and ages. For more info, call: 912-604 3281

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.

English as a Second Language

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

Entrepreneur Food for Thought Series

Busting the misconceptions about SBA and other loan programs. Presented by Tony O’Reilly, President SBAC. Georgia Tech Savannah Campus, 210 Technology Circle. Aug. 19, 11:30am-

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There is a small fee per class. Please call my cell: 912-604-3281

or judymooney@bellsouth.net.

Mediation is a new way to find the best possible answers to families’ important quality-of-life and care questions. A safe place for respectful, civilized conversation resulting in an agreement that fits the family. The Mediation Center. 5105 Paulsen St. 912-354-6686 or mediationsavannah.com

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.

This 14-week full-time program is designed to provide work training and employment opportunities in the food service industry, including food preparation, food safety and sanitation training, customer service training and job search and placement assistance. Call Ms. Musheerah Owens 912-234-0525 ext.1506 The Starfish Cafe, 711 East Broad Street , Savannah http://www. thestarfishcafe.org/

Family Care Mediation

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute

Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children are held at 15 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 9214646 or 220-6570 to register. Savannah

Forensic Nursing

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 ,

Guitar, mandolin and bass lessons

Jazz, classical and rock with emphasis on reading and improvisation skills. Ardsley Park. 912-232-5987

Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center

The Housing Authority of Savannah hosts a series of regular classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. 1407 Wheaton Street. Adult literacy/GED prep: Mon-Thurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri of month, 9-11am. Basic Computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1-3pm. Community Computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3-4:30pm. For more info: 912-232-4232 x115 or www.savannahpha.com

Knitting Class

Knit your own scarf, hand-warmer or blanket. You choose your colors and what you like to knit. I teach you how to do it. We meet in small groups downtown Savannah. Meeting in a coffee shop.

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Model Airplane Building Class

Music Lessons

Certified teacher who holds BA in Music Education is offering private music lessons. All ages and stages welcome. Piano, brass, woodwinds, music discovery, and beginner guitar. Please contact Ms. Amy at 912.659.0993 or visit www. msamyschoolofmusic.com

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 6523582. Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett Street , Savannah

Savannah Learning Center Spanish Classes

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

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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 912484-5800 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

Sculpture Workshop

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/

Sketching and Painting Workshop

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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 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

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Asian American Women’s Group

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Buccaneer Region SCCA

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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.

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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

Georgetown Playgroup

Meet the first and third Thursday of the month from 9:30-11am at the Northside clubhouse in Georgetown. Free.

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Meets the second Thursday of every month from 6-7:30 p.m. The cost is the price of the meal. RSVP to 660-8257. Tubby’s Tank House, 2909 River Dr , Thunderbolt

Low Country Turners

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

Make Friends in Savannah

For anybody, every age, every race and nation. We chat, hang out, go to movies and more. Meet in a coffee shop downtown Savannah. A small fee covers the efforts of the organizer, a well educated, “out of the box” woman, who lived in New York and Europe. Call 912-6043281.

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary

Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. Call 786-4508. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. , Savannah

Moon River Chorus

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

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)

Join other moms for fun, inspiration, guest speakers, food and creative activities while children ages birth to 5 are cared for in a preschool-like setting. Meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 9:1511:30 am Call 898-0869 and 897-6167 or visit www.mops.org. First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd , Savannah http://www.fbcislands.com/

Old Time Radio Researcher’s Group

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

Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club

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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,7565865 or Billy Tomlinson 596-5965.

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at 5429 LaRoche Ave and the third Tuesday at Chen’s Chinese Restaurant at 20 E. Derenne Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Call 308-2094, email kasak@comcast.net or visit www.roguephoenix.org. Savannah

Savannah Adventure Club

Dedicated to pursuing adventures, both indoors and outdoors, throughout the Low country and beyond. Activities include sailing, camping, skydiving, kayaking, hiking, tennis, volleyball, and skiing, in addition to regular social gatherings. Free to join. Email savannahadventureclub@gmail.com or visit www. savannahadventureclub.com

Savannah Area Sacred Harp Singers

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

Savannah Art Association

The non-for profit art association, the Southeast’s oldest, is currently taking applications for membership. The SAA offers workshops, community programs, exhibition opportunities, and an artistic community full of diverse and creative people from all ages, mediums, and skill levels. Please call 912-232-7731 for more info.

Savannah Brewers’ League

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

Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States

A dinner meeting held the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club. Call John Findeis at 7487020. Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neat St , Savannah http://www.stewart.army.mil/

Savannah Fencing Club

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

Savannah Jaycees

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. 912-353-7700 or www.savannahjaycees.com Jaycee Building, Savannah

Savannah Newcomers Club

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

Savannah Parrot Head Club

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

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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/savannah-wine-lovers.

Savannah Writers Group

meets the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7pm at Books a Million to discuss, share and critique writing of fiction or non-fiction novels, essays or short stories. A meet-and-greet precedes the meeting at 6:30pm. Contact Carol North, 912920-8891. 8108 Abercorn St , Savannah

Son-shine Hour

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

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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

Dance

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.

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

Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

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

Adult Intermediate Ballet

Knitting, spinning and crocheting Monday and Tuesday from 5-8pm and occasional Sunday 24pm at wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty. Jennifer Harey, 238-0514. wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty , Savannah

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/

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 912-596-5267.

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.

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

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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 ,

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Offered Wednesday evenings 5:30pm & Saturdays 1pm. $10.00 per class. Packages prices also available. Contact Kelly 912-398-4776 or Austin 912-704-8726 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

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

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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. ,

Ballroom Dance Party

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/non-members. Beginners and singles welcome. Call 604-0966 for more info.

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

Ceili Club

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 912-704-2052.

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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 912354-5586.

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. ,

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Salsa Classes

Learn Salsa “Rueda de Casino” style every Wednesday, from 6-7pm Beginner, 7-8pm Intermediate, at the Delaware Recreation Center, 1815 Lincoln St. Grace, 234-6183 or Juan, 3305421. Delaware Recreation Center, Savannah

Salsa Lessons

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 8567323. 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. ,

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August 14th from 10am to 4pm at Memorial Stadium on Skidaway Ave. Scouting Alumni and supporters are invited. For more info: 912-9277272 or visit www.bsasavannah.org.

The Armstrong Center

The Armstrong Center is available for meetings, seminars, workshops or social events. Classrooms, meeting space, auditorium and 6000square-foot ballroom. 344-2951. Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah

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

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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.

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. Savannah

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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 912-4141091. Walk-ins welcome.

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Bellydrills

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 912704-7650 e-mail ann@aikyayoga.com.

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 2 hour dance workout utilizing basic bellydance moves. This is geared to all levels of ability. Dance your way towards a better sense of well being. Bring water bottle. $25/class. 912-4141091 http://cybellefusionbellydance.wordpress. com/

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. Exercise class assisting women of size to reach their fitness goal. Every Tues & Thurs, 6-7pm. Lake Mayer Community Center. $70 a month or $10 per session. For more info call 912-341-7710 www.preservethecurves.com/curvycamp

Fitness Classes at the JEA

Spin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, Aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba. Prices vary. Call for days and times. 355-8111. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.savj.org/

Hatha Yoga classes

Every Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 819-6463. St. 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 447-6605.

Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes

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

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

The Yoga Room

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

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

Stand Out Youth

A Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth organization. Meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at the FCN building located at 307 E. Harris St. Call 657-1966, email info@ standoutyouth.org or visit www.standoutyouth. org. First City Network, Savannah http://www. firstcitynetwork.net/

What Makes A Family

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

Health Alzheimers Association Workshop

The Alzheimer’s Association “Know the 10 Signs: Early Detection Matters” workshop provides attendees with an understanding of

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Alzheimer’s and what to do if they or someone they know has signs of the disease. Free lunch will be served. Aug. 31, 11:30am-1pm. Glynn County Health Department, 2747 Fourth Street, Brunswick. Please RSVP to 1-800-272-3900 by Aug. 27

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

Every Step Counts Survivors Walk

Every Step Counts invites all cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers to join their monthly walk. Free and open to everybody. 9am, Saturday, Aug. 28. For more info, call DeDe Cargill at 912-398-6554.

Free blood pressure checks and blood sugar screenings

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

Free hearing & speech screening

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

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: 912-352-4405.

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 843-683-8750 or e-mail Birththroughlove@yahoo.com. Family Health & Birth Center, 119 Chimney Rd , Rincon http://www. themidwifegroup.com/

HypnoBirthing Classes

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

I am your ‘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

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.

Nature and Environment Dolphin Project of Georgia

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

Fort King George Canoe Trip

Saturday, August 21, 8am. A canoe trip down the Altamaha River on beautiful Cathead Creek. This trip will take participants through 19th century rice fields teeming with wildlife and history. Canoes, paddles, and life jackets are furnished. Bring water, snacks, and sunscreen. $25/person. Info: 912-437-4770

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. 8983980, www.oatlandisland.org. 711 Sandtown Rd , Savannah

Wilderness Southeast

Offers a variety of programs every month including guided trips with naturalists, canoe rides and more. Their mission is to develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world. For more information: 912-236-8115 or sign-up on our website www. wilderness-southeast.org.

Pets & Animals A Walk in the Park

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

Dog Yoga

Every first Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. in Forsyth Park. The cost is a $10 donation, with all donations given to Save-A-Life. Bring a mat or blanket and a sense of humor. Yoga for dogs is a fun way to relax and bond with your four-legged pet. Great for all levels and all sizes. 898-0361 or www.thesavannahyogaroom.com. Savannah

Low Cost Pet Clinic

Tails Spin and Dr. Lester host low cost vaccine clinic for students, military and seniors on the second Wednesday of each month from 4-6pm. The cost for each vaccination is $12.00, with $2.00 from each vaccination to be donated to Savannah Pet Rescue Agencies. Habersham

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Planned Parenthood Hotline

First Line is a statewide hotline for women who want information on health services. Open every night from 7-11p.m. 1-800-264-7154.

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“Kakuro” Fill in each square in this grid with a digit from 1 to 9. The sum of the digits in each row or column will be the little number given just to the left of or just above that row or column. As with a Sudoku, you can’t repeat any digits in a row or column. See the row of four squares in the upper-left with a 28 to the left of it? That means the sum of the digits in those four squares will be 28, and they won’t repeat any digits. A row or column ends at a black square, so the three-square row in the upper-right with a 10 to the left of it may or may not have digits in common with the 28-row to its left; they’re considered different rows because there’s a black square between them. Down columns work the same way. Now solve!! psychosudoku@hotmail.com

happenings | continued from page 35 Village Shopping Center. For more info: www. tailsspin.com

Professional Pet Sitting and Dog Walking

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

Readings & Signings

Book release: Civil War Tour of Charleston

Local author/historian and real estate agent David D’Arcy debuts his new book “A Civil War Tour of Charleston,” which offers an in-depth look at the places and events visitors can still find today. Aug. 21, 6-8pm. Moon River Brewery. www.shifferbooks.com

Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

meets the last Sunday of the month at 4 p.m. at the African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 4476605. 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 912-659-0241.

Tea time at Ola’s

toothpaste for dinner

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

Religious & Spiritual Christian Businessmen’s Committee

Meets for a prayer breakfast every Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. at Piccadilly Cafeteria in the Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn St. Call 898-3477. 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 drumcurious are welcome. Call 234-0980 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

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’. 9278601. Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground 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 be known as Youth Praise. Joyful Noise will meet Sundays from 4-5 p.m. and Youth Praise will meet Sundays from 5-6 p.m. Call Ronn Alford at 925-9524 or visit www.wbumc.org. White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Rd , Savannah

Nicodemus by Night

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

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) Meets Sundays, 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church. Call Janet Pence at 2474903. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St , Savannah http://www. trinitychurch1848.org/

Realizing The God Within

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

Soka Gakkai of America

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

Stand for Peace

A sllent witness for peace that will be held in Johnson Square the fourth Sunday of every month from 1-2pm until the occupation ends. Sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Social Justice and Action Committee. 224-7456, 231-2252, 234-0980, uusavannah.org Johnson Square, Bull & Abercorn Sts. , Savannah

The Savannah Zen Center

Soto Zen Meditation: Tuesday evenings 6-6:30pm with study group following 6:307:30pm; 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

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 7866075, e-mail UUBC2@aol.com. Celebrating diversity. Working for justice. Savannah

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

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

Unity of Savannah

Metaphysics For Everyday Self-Mastery

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

Midweek Bible Study

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 912-355-4704. 2320 Sunset Blvd.

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 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/

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Music Ministry for Children & Youth

Unity Church of Savannah, Savannah

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

Hosts rides every Saturday. 8/7: Rincon ride, 26-30mi, meet at Kroger on Hwy 21. For info, call Ed, 826-3657. 8/14: Hardeeville ride, 41mi, meet at hospital parking lot. For info, call John, 660-4088. 8/21: Liberty Trail, 32-37mi, meet at Holton’s Seafood. For info, call Don, 598-8156. 8/28: Crystal Beer Parlor ride, 33-40mi, meet at Bull and Gaston. For info, call Vikki, 661-2396.

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/

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

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

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association

Meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. at the Candler Heart and Lung Building, second floor, Room 2. Call 355-1221; or 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 5960852 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. 1-800-33-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, 629-8888. Savannah

Fibromyalgia support group

meets the second Thursday from 5:30-6:30 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.HospiceSavannahHelps.org. Savannah

Gynecological Cancers Support Group

Open to women coping with gynecological cancers. 2-3 pm, Wednesday, Aug. 18 @ Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute, Memorial Health. For info: 912-350-7845

Heartbeats for Life

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

Hope House

Provides housing and support services such as life skills, resources and referrals, 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 MultiPurpose 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

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1 “Serpico” author Peter 5 San Francisco water 8 Later, on a clock 13 Tubular pasta 14 It may be more than enough 15 Swashbuckler who left his mark 16 How things are often trampled 18 Ankarans, for example 19 They’re not very useful for cutting steak 21 That thing, in Spanish 22 Some Greek consonants 23 It happened back in cold-en days 27 ___ Friday’s 28 ___ thai 30 Thousand, slangily 31 They’re not that good for cutting cloth 36 Facing the pitcher 37 Cracklin’ ___ Bran 38 Gag reflex spot 39 They won’t cut through your opponent, like in the movie 42 Restricted hosp. areas 43 ___ 4 update (recent Apple release) 44 Amtrak stop: abbr. 45 “This Is ___” (1934 hymn) 48 “Want ___ Be” (2005 song by Ginuwine) 49 Sharon Jones & The ___-Kings 52 They’re good for their own job, but lousy for cutting thicker stuff 56 Doll line that features Yasmin, Cloe and Jade 59 Destitute 60 “Vive ___!” (“Long live the king!”) 61 “...can ___ long way” 62 It’s seen near the 6 63 Packs (down) 64 Pitiable fool 65 Super Mario World console

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1 They may be pulled down 2 “...___ the republic for which it stands” 3 Work without ___ (take risks) 4 Ecosystem with world’s largest land migration 5 Gives a card to, in soccer 6 Bartlett’s attrib. 7 The Abominable Snowman 8 Quetzalcoatl worshiper 9 Grouchy TV doctor 10 Make a mistake 11 Boat with bears 12 Advisable tactics 13 Stray hair found at crime scenes, perhaps 17 A couple of dates, say 20 Veni-vici link 24 Love, in Lille 25 When tripled, a Motley Crue hit 26 Fashion journalist Klensch 27 Non-stick cookware company 28 Tests for high school jrs. 29 Play divisions 31 Tale 32 Bottomless pit 33 Pirate’s cry 34 Bulleted points, perhaps 35 Cinematographer Nykvist 36 It’s just a little bit 40 Best Picture winner with Maurice Chevalier 41 Sean of “Lord of the Rings” 46 In the lead 47 “Surf ___ Must Die” (1987 comedy) 48 Bones near the elbow 49 Tractor man John 50 Backsides, in Birmingham 51 “Hey, over here!” 53 Juli Inkster’s org. 54 Visionaries, they hope 55 Get ready (for) 56 Simple lunch 57 Stephen of “The Crying Game” 58 Shot site

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ARIES

(March 21–April 19) The ancient Greek god Dionysus did not, in fact, encourage people to get sloppy drunk, lose control, and do stupid things. His preference was that they free themselves from their inhibitions by imbibing moderate amounts of alcohol. With this medicinal spur, they might get unstuck from their worn–out old behavior patterns and invite refreshing doses of wildness into their lives. Healing was the intention, not craziness and frenzy. It is true that if someone was not willing to escape their rigidity –– if they clung to their hidebound attitudes and refused to open up to the call of self–transformation –– Dionysus might lure them into reckless inebriation. Keep these thoughts in mind in the coming weeks, Aries.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) In her 1960 song “This Bitter Earth,” Dinah Washington sings, “If my life is like the dust that hides the glow of a rose / What good am I, heaven only knows.” I bring this to your attention, Taurus, because you now have the power to prove once and for all that your life is NOT like the dust that hides the glow of a rose. So please get out there and reveal the glory of the world you inhabit. Draw out and enhance the radiance of people you encounter. By week’s end, you may be able to say, as Washington does in the final line of the song, “This bitter earth may not be so bitter after all.” (Hear the song here: tinyurl.com/BitterEarth.)

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) More than one–third of adults under 35 confess that right after making love, they tweet or text–message or check their Facebook pages. In the coming week, I strongly advise you not to do that or anything remotely like that. You should give your best, brightest, most focused attention to every phase of every adventure you have. The foreplay and the aftermath are just asimportant to the total revelation as the height of the action. This is a time in your long–term cycle when you can’t afford to scrimp on completion and closure and resolution.

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) August is Banish Your Superstitions Month, Cancerian. To celebrate

this auspicious festival, purge yourself of every irrational belief and unfounded fear you can stand to live without. But also keep in mind that you may have to keep a crazy delusion or two, at least for a while. You’ve become so used to your chronic anxiety that it might be risky to get rid of it all at once. So proceed deliberately, casting off one false belief today and another quaint fallacy tomorrow and a third rotten figment of your imagination next week. By September 1, you may be surprised to see how high you’ve ratcheted up your level of fearlessness.

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) For a special episode of her TV talk show, Oprah Winfrey wanted a stage set that was fabricated out of chocolate. It took workers 1,400 hours to construct it. When the day came to unveil the decadent monument, Oprah offered her audience members the chance to tear it apart, eat it, and take it home as plunder. They dismantled it in half an hour. Let this be a cautionary tale, Leo. I dearly hope that the creation you’re beginning to work on will endure for a long time and continue to provide meaning and pleasure far past the time it makes its initial splash. Build your baby to last.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) New Age author Bob Frissell wrote a book called *Nothing in This Book Is True, But It’s Exactly How Things Are.* It contains a host of seemingly far–fetched theories about UFOs, crop circles, ascended masters, earth changes, and monuments on Mars, all of which adds up to a beguiling Theory of Everything about the hidden nature of reality. I see your life right now as having resemblances to this curious tome. If I had to give a title to the next chapter of your story, it might be “Nothing That’s Happening Will Make Much Sense Until It Has Finished Happening, Whereupon It Will Yield a Burst of Insight about the Big Picture of Your Destiny.”

LIBRA

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22) One of the best ways to cultivate your own radiant brilliance or native talent is to look for excellence in other people. So if you suspect there’s some half–hidden or partially dormant reservoir of

genius within you –– a mother lode of intelligence that you have not been fully successful in tapping into –– I suggest you make it a point to identify the genius in everyone you know. Whether it’s your cousin’s knack for flower arrangement or your co–worker’s telepathic capacity to read the moods of people she wants something from, you can fuel your own luminosity by noticing and appreciating others’.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Imagine you and I and a bunch of our friends are seven years old. We’re playing the rough game “King of the Mountain” on a huge pile of dirt. Since there are some girls among us, we’ve changed the name of the game to “Awesome Magic Boss of the Mountain.” Today, you’re the strongest one, warding off all challenges to your authority, pushing away everyone who tries to knock you off your place at the top. It’s like you have extra power you’ve never displayed before; as if you’re drawing on reserves of determination and stamina that were previously unavailable. I believe this is a metaphorically accurate portrayal of your actual life right now.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

My Sagittarius friend Lisa dreamed she was at a party with Jon Carroll, a writer she admires. In the dream, she managed to join a circle of people with whom he was conversing. Twice she tried to insinuate her way into the conversation with comments she thought were flattering to Jon. But he ignored her. Finally she opened an oversized picture book she had with her and showed him a striking photo of a huge nest containing a speckled, glittery dragon’s egg. This caught his eye. He took her by the arm to a table where they pored over this fascinating image together. Learn from Lisa’s dream, Sagittarius. To captivate the attention of the people you’re interested in, appeal not to their vanity but to their imagination.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

Homeboy Industries is an organization in East Los Angeles that helps former gang members find jobs. One of its most successful programs has trained over a hundred ex–cons as solar panel installers. That’s the kind of dra-

matic conversion I’d like to see you make in your own life, Capricorn –– getting face to face with the most messed–up part of yourself and conspiring to transform it into something brighter and more useful. Now would be an excellent time to dive into that worthy project.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) I’m all in favor of you pumping up your yearning and stoking the fires of your ambition and fantasizing in explicit detail about a fantastic dream –– on one condition: The object of your craving has to be real and achievable. It can’t be an impossible idol or remote delusion, nor can it be an escapist distraction. The longing you feel must empower you, not demoralize you. The vision that gets you activated each morning must be something you can actually manifest by carrying out a detailed, step–by–step master plan. If you’re willing to satisfy these provisions, you have my go–ahead to get more than a little wild with desire.

For patients with blood-related cancers and their loved ones. Call Jennifer Currin, 350-7845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah http://www.memorialhealth.com/

Living without Violence

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

Memorial Health 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. 3551523. 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: 1:30-3:30pm, Candler Heart & Lung Building (2nd Floor). Call 912-353-7143 for more info.

PISCES

Overeaters Anonymous

When you try to communicate with a baby, you get nowhere if you talk as you normally do. Nor can you rely on your usual assumptions about human behavior as you read the baby’s verbal cues and body language. There’s a similar principle at work when you interact with animals: You have to speak a different language. And that brings us to your current challenge, Pisces. Life is currently sending you signals that will remain incomprehensible if you insist on interpreting them from the viewpoint of a rational adult. To decipher the encrypted code, you’ll have to get into a mindset that is equal parts child, animal, and angel.

Pancreatic Cancer Support Group

(Feb. 19–March 20)

Meets weekly at several locations. Please visit www.oa.org to locate a meeting. 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. 5-6:30pm in the Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital. For more info, call 355-6347 or 238-4666.

Parkinson’s Support Group

Meets the first Thursday of the month from 56:30 p.m. in the Marsh Auditorium. Call 355-6347 or 238-4666. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

PRIDE Support Group

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

Rape Crisis Center

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

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 8198032 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/

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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

Literacy volunteers needed

The Dolphin Project of Georgia

Live Oak Regional Public Libraries

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

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/ 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

America’s Second Harvest Food Bank needs volunteers

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

First Steps

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

Good Samaratin Clinic

is looking for volunteers to assist residents in activities or just come and visit. For info, call Rhonda Sheffield, volunteer coordinator, at 3548225, Ext. 243. Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center, 6711 LaRoche Ave. , Savannah

To help with various tasks around food bank and warehouse. Apply as soon as possible. 912236-6750 ext 109. America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia, 2501 E. President St , Savannah http://www.helpendhunger.org/ 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 8196910. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/ 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

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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/

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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/

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

Theatre “The Swan”

The Collective Face presents the second installment in its summer reading series, “The Swan” a tale of a lonely woman whose life changes after a swan flies through her living room window. Aug. 20 & 21. $8. Children’s Theatre Black Box, 2160 E. Victory Dr. http://www. collectiveface.org/

Audition: “Two Minutes to Shine”

NO experience is required. Every ‘wannabe’ actor, singer or dancer needs to join us! Auditions: Aug. 10-11. There will be original & published material, funny scenes, musical numbers and more. Call 912-247-4644 to schedule a time.

Bjorn Again: The Abba Experience

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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

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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1927 CAUSTON BLUFF ROAD: 3BR/1BA house, washer/dryer connection, fenced yard, CH&A, kitchen appliances. $700/deposit, $850/month. 912-659-6630.

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•Caroline Drive: 2BR/1BA, furnished kitchen, Move-in special $625/month. •Skidaway Townhomes: 2BR/1BA, lving room, dining room, kitchen furnished $695 912-897-6789 or 344-4164 CLEAN, FURNISHED ROOM on busline, $110-120/week plus deposit. Call 660-2875 or 236-1952 EFFICIENCY FOR RENT: 1111 Skidaway Road. Efficiency room, stand-up shower, 5000 BTU a/c, gas fireplace. $500/month. $250/deposit or $150/weekly. 912-272-8020

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•Elmdale Avenue: 4BR/2BA, secluded, all electric, fenced yard $825+deposit. •Westside: 613 Orchard, 2BR, kitchen furnished, all electric, central heat/air $595+deposit. •507 W.48th: 1BR, carpet, kitchen furnished $445+deposit. •Near Buckhalter: 2BR/1.5BA mobile home on private lot $525+deposit. No Section 8. 234-0548

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

FOR RENT: Bloomingdale, 2BR/1BA house, total electric, CH&A, privacy fenced yard, lawncare included. $600/month plus deposit. Call 748-0025, leave msg. Furnished 2BR/2BA home. Ardsley Park near schools & shopping. $900/month, $800/deposit. Call 912-236-1952

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9231 Garland Drive. 3BR/1.5BA, large eat-in kitchen, LR, DR, fenced yard w/ large deck. Excellent condition. Hesse School District. $975/month, $975/deposit. References. Call 912-667-7175 or 912-598-8880.

~HISTORIC DISTRICT 22 W. Taylor. Beautifully restored & furnished row house. 2BR. 2 ½ B. $1,000 wkly. $ 2,400 monthly or $2,200 per mo for 6 months or longer. Utilities included with cap. ~GEORGETOWN •46 King Henry Ct. Updated 3BR/2 ½ B. $1,075 mo. All appliances. Lease with option! •103 Bull River Bluff. 2BR/2B. Sunroom overlooking Tybee & Savannah River ship traffic. $950. ~WILMINGTON ISLAND 911 Sandpiper. 3BR/2B. Open living/dining. Den with f/p. Screened porch. Deck over pond. $1,200. mo JAN LYNES 912-898-1600 or 912-508-2001

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

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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 MIDTOWN OFF SKIDAWAY: 2151 Brogdon Street. 2BR; 1BA, CH/A; Fenced Yard; Laundry Hookups; New Carpet. $650/month + Deposit. 912-658-8657 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 Must See! Remodeled 2BR/1BA, appliances included, washer/dryer hookup, central heat/AC, nice area, convenient location $750/month + $750 deposit. Call 912-658-7895 ONE TWO & THREE Bedroom Apartments for rent. 656 East 36th & 702 E. Henry St. Call 912-232-3355 after 3:00pm 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

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5150 CORDELL STREET 2bedroom, 1bath, furnished kitchen, separate dining area, W/D hookup, Central A/C, off-street parking. $450/month, $450/dep. 912-658-0246.

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•1219 EAST HENRY• 2BR/1BA, LR, large kitchen, off-street parking $600/month, $600/dep. RINCON 112 Stokes Avenue: 3-4BR/2BA, LR, DR, den, refrigerator & stove, CH&A $850/month, $800/dep. Call 912-844-6294

~THUNDERBOLT 3210 Robertson. 3BR/2 ½. Open floor plan. 3 porches. Great kitchen. Tall ceilings. Crown molding. Bamboo floors. Imported tile. Master suite. Lots of storage. 1 block to waterfront. $258,900. ~GEORGETOWN. 46 King Henry Ct. Remodeled 3BR/ 2 ½ B townhome. $105,900. Conv to Armstrong & Hunter AAF. Contract by 7/15 & receive 6 mos homeowner’s fees FREE or HDTV. ~EFFINGHAM 210 Cloverdale Dr. 4 or 5 BR/2B. Great room with F/P. Screened porch. Detached workshop. Pool. Fish pond. Over 1 acre. $219,900. JAN LYNES, broker/owner 912-898-1600 or 912-508-2001 TOWNHOUSE: 100 Lewis Drive, Apt 11C 2BR/1.5BA, 2-story. Washer/dryer connections, all appliances. No pets. $600 per month, $600/deposit. Call 912-663-0177 or 912-663-5368.

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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 VERY NICE Apartment, just remodeled. 1BR/1BA at 2017 East 38th, Apt.B. $600/month, $600/deposit. No pets. 352-4391 or 658-4559 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 WIIMINGTON ISLAND DUPLEX: 2-Bedrooms, 1 Bath, extra clean, most pets ok. Fenced backyard. Mature tenants. $725/month. Available Sept.1st. Call 912-663-9941 WILMINGTON ISLAND: 2BR/1BA House, 1050Sqft. Newly remodeled, large fenced-in backyard. Available mid August. $900/month. Call 912-308-5464.

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connectsavannah.com CommerCial ProPerty For rent 890 1821 Bull St @ 35th, large corner building, suitable for beauty shop, office, or store. Recently remodeled $750/month. 912-925-1992 rooms for rent 895 2BR efficiency for rent. $200/weekly or $750/monthly. All utilities included. CH&A. 912-272-1472

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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. Looking for responsible persons. 2 rooms available. Safe-Environment. CH&A, cable, telephone service. Immediate occupancy. Call Mr. Brown: 912-663-2574 or 912-234-9177.

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

$75 MOVE IN SPECIAL SOUTHSIDEEASTSIDE - WESTSIDE New Large Clean Carpeted Rooms, only 2-4 rooms per guest house. Quiet Areas, Busline. Cable, Fridge, TV, utilities, furnished rooms. Rooms with PRIVATE BATHROOMS available. $99-$159/Week. DISCOUNT FOR FOOD SERVICE AND HOTEL EMPLOYEES EFFICIENCY APTS 2BR/1BA, 1BR/1BA APTS. LR, refrigerator, stove, all utilities & cable included. Weekly $179 & $225. No sharing. Monthly rates available. No Credit check.

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ROOMS FOR RENT Completely furnished. Central heat and air. Conveniently located on busline. $130 per week. Call 912-844-5995. Art PAtrol for the Latest Openings & Exhibits connectsavannah.com

FEMALE to share 2BR house, central location, AC and cable included. On park. $450 includes utilities. Call 912-247-6844

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NO DEPOSIT Legal Rooming House in business over 20yrs.Freshly painted Apts $150/wk. & $165/wk.Rooms $70-80/wk. Furnished and utilities included.Call 234-9779

NO DEPOSIT-LIMITED TIME! West Savannah & Bloomingdale •REDUCED RENT!• SPECIAL $100/Single Room •Rooms $100 & Up. Furnished, includes utilities, central heat and air, Comcast cable, washer/dryer. Hardwood floors. Shared Kitchen & Shared bath. Call 912-210-0181.

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Move-In Special! $100, all utilities included. Located on Westside, newly renovated. Call 844-9718

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RESPONSIBLE female seeking roommate to share fully equipped home. Port Wentworth area. Call Carolyn to inquire about m o re info,912-844-4007. ROOMMATE NEEDED: Share 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment (Southside Location). $425/month, utilities included! Available Now!! No drugs. Call 912-660-9849.

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cars 910 1997 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE LS, leather. moonroof, new tires, 145K miles. White, 4-door. Runs Great. $2500. Call (912)332-3145 2001 Nissan Maxima/Infiniti I-30 100K, very very clean in and out. custom paint, leather, woodgrain, power everything, $4300 OBO. Call 428-5260

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DODGE Intrepid SE, 1998 Luxury, 4-door, silver, cruise, stereo system alarm system, power doors, locks & seats, needs AC check. Good running condition, new tires and brakes sun. $2950.912-341-3948 ‘97 Jeep Cherokee Sport Low miles, cold AC, runs great $1975. 912-272-1677. BUICK Park Ave., 1994Ultra turbo supercharged, clean , 1 owner, automatic, loaded, good condition $2500 OBO. AS IS. 912-663-0112 CADILLAC SEVILLE SLS, 1997- cold ac, low miles, leather, clean, Runs great! $2950, 441-2150. CHEVROLET Work Van, 1993 full size conversion van, runs good, new engine, new rear end, white $1,400. Call 912-398-6224 FENDER BENDER? Paint & Body Work. Reasonably Priced. Insurance Claims. We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932. LEXUS ES300, 1995Leather, moonroof. Excellent condition, AC. $2,200 or best off e r. Call 912-495-0900 LINCOLN Coupe LSC, 40K miles, 1 owner, very clean in and out, leather, 50 HO motor, upgraded suspension(springs). $4200.OBO 428-5260

Boats & accessories 950 16 foot Monarch Fiberglass Z-bottom bass boat, 150hp Evenrude, trolling motor, trailer, and many extras included. Excellent condition. 547-0231 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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Monte Carlo, 1985- V-8 engine, fair condition, metallic green, dual exhaust. Sounds good, minor repairs needed. $1500. 224-7175. Runs good! Must Sell!

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