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It’s the age of aquaria, as our resident maritime expert takes you on a local tour of the UGA Marine Extension Service Aquarium and the Tybee Island Marine Science Center | 10

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Cooper and Karen Schwarz perform solo works by Chopin, Handel and more. Benefits Savannah Concert Association. When: Sun. Aug. 29, 3 p.m. Where: Wesley Monumental Church, 429 Abercorn St. Cost: $30 Info: 912-232-0191

Wednesday Low Cost Pet Clinic

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tions and more for pets belonging to seniors, military and students. Portion of proceeds donated to local pet rescue orgs. When: Aug. 25, 5-6 p.m. Where: Tails Spin, Habersham and 61st St. Info: TailsSpin.com/

Film: The Burning Hell (USA, 1974)

Film: Mademoiselle Chambon (France, 2010)

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Masquers continue The Mousetrap all weekend

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damentalist Christian propaganda. When: Wed. Aug. 25, 8 p.m. Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $5

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Cocktail Party Benefit What: Portion of proceeds

benefit Desotorow Gallery. Try their signature drink “Ginger, No Fred” for a good cause. When: Aug. 26, 6-8 p.m. Where: Lulu’s Chocolate Bar, 41 MLK Jr. Blvd

Lecture: Chez Andre Breton: At the Center of Surrealism What: Dr. David Seaman

presents a rare glimpse into the mind and home of Andre Breton—central figure of Surrealism. When: Thu. Aug. 26, 6 p.m. Where: Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. Cost: Free to members, or with museum admission Info: www.telfair.org/

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Theater: The Mousetrap What: AASU Masquers

perform Agatha Christie’s classic whodunnit. When: Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m., Fri. Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m., Sat. Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m., Sun. Aug. 29, 3 p.m. Where: AASU Jenkins Hall, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: $10

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Philharmonic Season Preview What: A cocktail reception

followed by a presentation of season highlights by Artistic Director and Conductor Peter Shannon. When: Fri. Aug. 27, 5 p.m. Where: Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. Cost: $30/Telfair members, $35/general Info: savannahphilharmonic.com/

Premiere: Rock of the Marne Episode 4

What: Local producer Michael Jordan unveils the fourth episode of his series documenting 3rd ID soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. When: Aug. 27, 6:30 p.m. Where: Bar Food, 4523 Habersham St. Cost: $3 optional donation Info: barfoodsavannah. com/

Old Fort Jackson Lowcountry Boil Benefit What: Annual fundraiser

with silent auction, kids activities, cannon firings, fireworks and music. When: Sat. Aug. 28, 6 p.m. Where: Old Fort Jackson Cost: Free admission

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Piano Concert

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pected romance between a married man and his son’s school teacher. French with English subtitles. When: Sun. Aug. 29, 7 p.m. Where: Victory Square Theater, 1901 E. Victory Dr. Cost: $8 (cash only)

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‘Worldwide read’ takes off with a reading of the book by Tom Kohler and Susan Earl. When: Wednesday, Sept. 1, Noon Where: AASU Student Union, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: Call Citizen Advocacy, 912-236-5798 or visit waddiewelcome.com

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Film: Godzilla vs. Destroyer (Japan, 1995)

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the Godzilla franchise was never released outside of Japan. Japanese w English subtitles. When: Wed., Sept 1, 8 p.m. Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $5 cs

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chat 8 with former GA Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears. by patrick rodgers

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glass at two area aquaria. Yep, that’s how you say it! by bill deyoung

Soon after BP capped the Deepwater Horizon well earlier this month, the all-clear came from the government. It was dutifully echoed by a compliant mainstream media which had lost enthusiasm for the oil spill story and was eager to move on to much more important issues, like where mosques are built. In a development straight out of Orwell, we were asked to believe not only that the well was capped for good and things were looking up, but that all the oil was gone. Just like that. “Well, lookie here,” the reporting went (and yes, I’m paraphrasing). “No more oil! Abracadabra, presto, change-o, all gone. Nothing to see here folks, move along.” A team of scientists from the University of Georgia begged to differ. Dr. Samantha Joye, team leader who has been on the oil spill literally from day one — the team happened to be doing unrelated research in the Gulf when the

well blew out — revealed the results of their latest research last week. Verdict: As much as 80 percent of the spilled oil remains in the Gulf. “It is a relief that the volume of surface oil is reduced, as this lowers the probability of oilfouling of coastal beaches and marshes,” writes Joye on her blog at gulfblog.uga.edu. “While some of the oil has most certainly evaporated, much of it was dispersed and this oil is still floating around, invisible to our eyes, within the ocean’s water column. Some of the oil has probably sedimented to the seafloor,

where it is also invisible to our eyes. The fact that this oil is ‘invisible’ makes it no less of a danger to the Gulf ’s fragile ecosystems. Quite the contrary, the danger is real and the danger is much more difficult to quantify, track and assess,” she says. Joye and her team are on the water again as we speak, on a month-long followup mission. They just received two sizeable “rapid response grants” from the National Science Foundation to purchase equipment they’ll need to continue their research. The University of Georgia’s Marine Sciences community has a presence in Savannah, at the UGA Marine Extension Service on Skidaway Island. The facility shares a campus with the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, whose scientists have also contributed a great deal to our understanding of our marine systems. In his piece “The age of aquaria” this week, our own Bill DeYoung explores the UGA Marine Extension Center aquarium, as well as the aquarium at the Tybee Marine Science Center. Go Dawgs! cs

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I once heard a well-known evangelist ridicule Earth Day, saying, “What is it anyway — the celebration of dirt?” If there had been a wall handy, I would have headbanged it a couple of times. That demeaning attitude toward nature has gotten us into a multitude of environmental messes. What really irked me was the slur against earth, i.e., soil, referring to it as mere dirt. Hello! Dirt/soil/earth is where we grow our fruits and vegetables, grain for livestock, and the “fabric of our lives,” cotton. It’s the womb of our food and textile supply. Dirt is worthy of our reverence and stewardship. I am pretty excited because I am doing something positive for the earth, meaning both the soil and the planet. It all began with the urge to make use of my vegetable trimmings and coffee

grounds. Like most people nowadays, I endeavor to send fewer things with my DNA on them to the landfill. I considered three options. The first and most logical solution was to engage in composting. After reading a bit on this subject, I concluded I’d be more successful attempting to emergency land an airplane. Turn the pile at the right time, check the internal temperature, concoct the right mix of manure and other ingredients… It’s probably easier than it sounds but I couldn’t commit to composting. Option two really captured my fancy. Chickens! They not only eat all your kitchen scraps, they also provide eggs and fertilizer. And chickens can lawfully live within the city limits. It seemed like fateful synchronicity that there was a Chicken Coop Tour last summer. A trolley full of backyard fowl enthusiasts visited ten hen

houses from eastside Savannah to Wilmington Island. The coop architecture was vernacular and diverse.It was a blast!But I couldn’t commit to chickens. Down to the last option, I hoped I would be able to commit to worms. Worm composting, also known as vermiculture, is not complex. I learned this at a mini-workshop at the Earth Day celebration in Forsyth Park. The worms (or verms as I playfully like to call them) require only simple housing, food and bedding. Of course, I was skeptical, but I plunged ahead and ordered a supply of eisenia foetida, the redworms which are well suited to container life. I’ve learned happily that worms require very little of my time. They live in plastic storage bins in my backyard and industriously consume all my kitchen scraps that are vegan. Strips of newspaper provide bedding and, in the event I am not adequately

feeding the worms, they will eat the paper, relieving me of the guilt of awakening at 2 a.m. and thinking, “Oh no, I forgot to feed the worms.” At first I made mistakes with the amount of food and I kept the bedding too soggy, but still they survived. They’ve soldiered on through our brutally cold winter and now the intense heat. My verms! I’ve found worms to be ideal urban livestock. Brown lettuce leaves, tea bags, carrot tops go into the bin and every couple of months I harvest worm castings, a superb, naturally time-released fertilizer and soil builder. Truly, this is black gold. Full of nutrients and beneficial microbes, it has an almost magical ability to nurture plants and enhance the health of the soil. Worm castings added to container plants and to the garden help retain water and nutrients in

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our sandy, sieve-like soil. Give it as gifts to gardening friends. Sell it. The stuff is valuable. Here’s what Albert Howard, one of the founders of organic gardening, prophesized about vermiculture: “I am fully convinced that the eventual salvation of the soil of our country will include the harnessing of the earthworm as one of the major measures. And from my experience I know that the soil can be made to produce several times as much food as the present average through the proper harnessing and utilization of the earthworm under control.” Earthworms also enamored Charles Darwin, though they may have found him odd. He played the piano for them and shouted at them to test their hearing. After 40 years of experiment, Darwin concluded the earthworm is possibly the most important animal on the planet. That’s some praise for a small wiggly creature living in dirt. My source for worms is Kazarie Worm Farm in north Florida (kazarie. com). They offer a five percent discount to schools and nonprofits. cs

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Former State Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears has earned a spot in the history books. So even though any number of organizations could have brought her to town for the evening, it’s appropriate that it’s the Historical Society who’s sponsoring her talk on Thursday, Sept. 2 at the Lucas Theatre. Her appointment to the state’s high court by Zell Miller in 1992 broke all kinds of barriers: She was the first woman and the youngest ever Supreme Court Justice in Georgia. When she ascended to Chief Justice in 2005, she became the first female African American to hold that honor. After she left the bench in 2009, her record included over 1,000 opinions, a successful campaign to end electrocution as the state’s method of execution, and the furthering of two major initiatives – the Supreme Court Commission on Children, Marriage and Family Law and the Committee on Civil Justice. We chatted by phone to talk about her career, making the short list of nominees for the U.S. Supreme Court (twice), and the proliferation of daytime TV judges.

Leaving the State Supreme Court: “I was appointed by Zell Miller to the court when I was 36 years old. I became chief justice at 50. I was turning 54...My husband is 70. He has a unique perspective on life, and that is that there are phases of life and you do your thing and then move on and leave it to somebody to do something else. I thought that was true, that you don’t just sit and stay until people beg you to leave. Life should be an adventure and you keep making it an adventure. I had done pretty much all I could do at that phase of my life. It was time to embark on another phase. I left many friends and it was a big struggle to leave. It was comfortable. It was what I knew to do. Sometimes when things are so comfortable that you can do them in your sleep, it’s time to move on. Life shouldn’t be that easy.”

Finding out she was a potential US Supreme Court nominee: “One day you just see your name in the paper or on TV. Eventually you get contacted, but more or less, it’s like that. It’s quite an honor. I was on the short list for the Sotomayor thing too, so it’s been the last two years. This last time, I was in the Middle East country of Oman, and what happened was my Blackberry just started going crazy. I wondered what had happened. Finally I called my mother and she said that they had announced on Good Morning America from undisclosed White House sources that I was on the President’s radar screen.”

The need for age–diverse judges:

in the Court Talking law and life with former State Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears by Patrick Rodgers | patrick@connectsavannah.com

“You don’t want everybody sitting on the court from the same generation. Whole generations have whole new perspectives on things and that needs to be taken into account. [Zell] Miller put that in his press release when he announced I had been selected. I reminded him that Thomas Jefferson was 32 when he wrote the Declaration of Independence...When I joined the court, the average age of the men sitting there, because it was all men, was over 60. I was 36. It made for a very interesting dynamic.”

How to be a successful justice: “You need to create allegiances. The job of a Supreme Court justice is very interesting. You have to have three other people with you to ”win your case“ or get your opinion passed. You have to know how to create alliances and pull people with you and use logic to do that. You can’t ram anything down anyone’s throat. It’s very delicate. I learned a lot about creating consensus. A lot of young people don’t know how to do that, but a lot of old people don’t either. It’s not an age thing. It’s a personality thing.”

“I did write an article about 7 or 8 years ago about how disgusted I was with TV judges. I just think they tend to berate people. I called it slapstick or vaudeville. It’s ridiculous. I think it does really mess up the perception that most people have of judges and the judging process. We’re not there to humiliate people and make them feel bad or to crack jokes. Going to court is a solemn, respectful thing...I know they’re just entertainment, but judges aren’t clowns, and so many of the daytime show guys are clowns.” cs An Evening with Leah Ward Sears When: September 2, 6 p.m. Where: Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.georgiahistory.com

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“I don’t feel I could have achieved what I did without the family that I had.. I grew up in a time with a lot of blanket racism, a lot of sexism, and they surrounded me and got me through. We didn’t have a lot of money, but we weren’t poor. I just always felt bad, particularly as a trial court judge, when I saw people who didn’t have that. I’m not a real ultra–conservative who believes marriage is a panacea of all evil and everyone needs to get married and stay married no matter what. I just think that we’ve gone too far in the other direction. Nobody gets married, nobody stays married and nobody cares what impact that has on the children.”

“I believe we have the best system on earth for getting our disputes resolved amicably or peacefully, but there are problems. There are lots of people who don’t have access to lawyers both in the criminal system and the civil system. There are reforms that need to be made. Not everything needs to be thrown into court. I’m one who believes that most family disputes don’t belong in courts of law, and that we need a separate system to resolve those kinds of disputes. They don’t belong in an adversarial system. None the less. I would give us an A or an A– with reform still needed. I don’t think we need to put as many people in jail as we do for as long as we do.”

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At the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, you can gawk at a whale shark, the biggest fish in the world. They have four of the large-mouthed leviathans up there, the longest coming in at just under 24 feet. Savannah’s setup is a tad more modest. At the UGA Marine Extension Service Aquarium on Skidaway Island, there’s a three–foot bonnethead shark, swimming round and round inside an enormous tank alongside a pair of long, svelte silver tarpon. Here’s the payoff: The whale sharks in Atlanta were imported from Taiwan. Everything at the Skidaway aquarium – from the bonnethead to the yellow and orange seahorses to the 2–year–old loggerhead sea turtle named Eddie – is indigenous to coastal Georgia. “We display only animals that can be found locally here,” explains curator Devin J. Dumont, “from our inshore habitats – salt marshes and tidal creeks – to our offshore habitats like Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary. “We pride ourselves on displaying

local species because it’s a very intimate setting that allows a unique Georgia experience. The kind of experience that you don’t really get by going to Atlanta.” The University of Georgia opened the aquarium in 1972, after the dissolution of the Georgia Ocean Sciences Center, and the acquisition of the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography by the state university system. Until the arrival of the Georgia Aquarium in 2005, it was the only saltwater aquarium in the state. The aquarium aids numerous marine science research groups, from all over Georgia and beyond, and works frequently with Gray’s Reef and the Department of Natural Resources. The UGA Shellfish Research Laboratory is housed next door. “We like to take the research that’s

At the UGA, clockwise from left: The lionfish, a common (invasive) species; American alligator and softshell turtle; diamondback terrapin and striped burrfish; a 2-year-old loggerhead turtle.

being done and put it on display in a way that the public can understand,” says curator Karen M. Paquin, “and then also gain respect for that research being done, and why it’s important.” It’s important because the state’s coastal ecology – including 450,000 acres of salt marshes – is constantly in peril due to human interference (construction, oil spills, overpopulation, overfishing, the list goes on). “What we’re trying to do,” Paquin explains, “is showcase the local species that are misunderstood, and show people that they’re natural here. And that in order for the ecosystem to work, we need to have these animals.” Our tidal creeks, for example, are imperative for the survival of innumerable sea creatures, from schooling fish to the bottom–dwelling horseshoe crab, in their pre–adult stages. Loggerhead and green turtles nest on our beaches.

Times, tide and Tybee For more than 20 years, the Tybee Island Marine Science Center has been housed in a small concrete building a stone’s throw from the pier and

Tanks for the memory: Two more views from the UGA aquarium - a bonnethead shark and lined sea horse. Above: The Tybee Island Marine Science Center is a stone’s throw from the pier and pavilion. Both the UGA and Tybee facilities focus on education.

pavilion. Many tourists mistake the unimposing facility for an ice cream shop or a rest area, unaware that it contains a thriving microcosm of coastal Georgia wildlife – from fish to crabs to turtles – living (and swimming) in clear, impeccably maintained tanks. Still, says curator Chris Williamson, “We normally don’t call ourselves an aquarium. We usually say we’re a coastal gallery or something to that effect.” Operated by the Tybee Island Marine Science Foundation, the Center keeps a strong focus on education, giving classes and workshops and leading

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regularly scheduled walks on the tidal beach and through the marshes. There are also programs to educate the public about sea turtles and their annual nesting presence on Tybee Beach. The gallery includes a small number of species on view that aren’t indigenous to this area. They were grandfathered in – that is, the animals were in the Center before the (relatively recent) decision to restrict things to coastal Georgia, its ecology and its conservation. “We are trying to gear the gallery to more of a coastal Georgia experience,”

Williamson says. “Some of those animals, like our stars and stripes puffer, and some of the things in the coral tank, were donated. As that stuff dies off, as all animals eventually do, we’ll not replace them with other coral things. We’ll only replace them with coastal Georgia animals.” The Georgia Department of Natural Resources recently granted permission for the center to put a live loggerhead sea turtle hatchling on display, which has Williamson and his small staff over the moon. The animal will probably come from a nest laid this summer right on the island. A deep, clear, roomy tank awaits its new occupant. The Tybee Center has four small rooms of exhibits. There are terrestrial snakes and turtles, alongside the marine tanks, and (like the UGA Extension Service Aquarium) a “touch tank” for small children to handle shells, small crabs, starfish and the like. “It’s hard to fit everything that we want into such a small building,” Williamson says, “but right now we’re just doing everything we can to make it the best experience that we can.” CS UGA Marine Extension Service Aquarium Where: 30 Ocean Science Circle, Skidaway Island Hours: Weekdays 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Saturdays 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Closed Sundays Cost: Adults $4; children 3–12 $2 Online: www.marex.uga.edu/aquarium Tybee Island Marine Science Center “Coastal Georgia Gallery” Where: 1510 Strand Ave., Tybee Island Hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. daily Cost: $4 adults, $3 children over age 3 Online: www.tybeemarinescience.org

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Although the curators and their volunteer staff collect many of the species for the aquarium, there’s a two–way street in operation. “Acquisitions goes beyond just collection – it includes a barter/trade system and sharing,” Paquin says. “We get things a lot tinier here – so, say someone is looking for a small red drum, we get them in the nursery stage, and we grow it up. “The next thing you know, the South Carolina Aquarium has a huge tank and needs a larger drum. So they’ll take that one, and in return we might get a common octopus, which is hard to come across. There are a lot of close ties between different aquariums.” The UGA Marine Extension Service Aquarium is funded almost entirely through public admission fees, program fees (there are daily field trips and study sessions for the amateur oceanographer) and the ongoing participation of school groups. An on–site dormitory and cafeteria means groups cab stay for extended periods of time. And they do. “I would love to see us expand in terms of our research as well,” adds Dumont. “Because we are ideally situated right here on the Skidaway River. We have great access. “The only way to make it happen would be to get a grant and then to actually hire on more help, like research technicians. We’re already working 50–hour weeks, so it would be difficult for just the two of us. But I would still like to see that happen.”

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An officer patrolling West Bay St. noticed a group of people headed in the direction of Williamson St., and one of them was acting extremely disorderly. The officer asked the man to calm down and explain the situation. The man said “they” were fighting with him and then “they” took off in a car. Another man approached and identified himself as the upset guy’s brother. He told the officer “everything is ok. We are all family. There is no problem here.” The upset guy continued to be upset, which the officer suspected was related to being under the influence of alcohol. The officer also noted that the guy had bruises on his face and a bloody mouth. Another officer arrived and the man calmed down enough

to talk to him. His brother said that they wanted to go home, and was told that they needed to leave the area without any more shouting of obscenities. They began walking away and the second officer advised that he had been at Deja Groove where he’d stopped the upset guy from fighting on three separate occasions that night before finally asking him to leave the premises. Just when things seemed like they had calmed down, the upset guy began shouting at the police, “motherf***ers, you ain’t sh*t, motherf***ing police.” The officer headed toward the man, who then began running eastbound on Bay St. He began to resist the officers when they caught up with him near Bay Lane and Bull St. He was taken to the ground and handcuffed. The transport wagon arrived, but the man refused to stand up claiming his legs were broken. Three officers lifted the man into the van, who continued shouting obscenities and claiming that the “officer tried to kill me and rape me and tried to rob my children.” He was examined by a nurse for his injuries from the fight earlier, then transported to the hospital for further treatment. He was charged with disorderly conduct and obstruction by fleeing.

• Police were called in reference to a person with a knife. Upon arrival, the responding officer met with a security guard at Stillwell Towers who said that police had already been to the building twice, earlier that night, in response to the suspect making false claims of criminal activity. About an hour ago, the man had gone back to his room, grabbed a small paring knife, and then asked the security guard to come help him find his keys. The security guard reported that now there was an audible alarm sound coming from the man’s apartment, but that he couldn’t enter the room because of the previous weapon related incidents, including one when the man pulled a gun on a security guard. When officers made contact with the man, he claimed that his ex–wife had been kidnapped and was being held hostage in the building somewhere. While talking, the officer noticed a black messenger bag nearby, and asked the man if he could take a look inside. The man agreed, but said there were no

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weapons inside. An officer opened the bag and found the paring knife reported by the security guard. Because of his behavior, the man was ruled a mental patient and given a warning about his behavior. The knife was logged into the SCMPD property

• CNT agents busted a marijuana growing operation in the Victorian District, but two of the suspects had eluded them. After seeing their pictures on television and news websites, the suspects turned themselves in. In other bust news, Ronnie Wilson, who was wanted for the murder of Reggie Williams after a drug deal gone bad in the Windsor Forest neighborhood, was found by U.S. Marshalls and SCMPD at a house on Rankin St. last week. They found him hiding in the shower. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

Recently an outbuilding at a nuclear power plant received a glancing blow from a tornado. Fortunately no real harm was done, but it started me wondering: are nuclear power plants built to withstand a direct hit from a tornado? —Dee Barnett, Fort Worth There’s a range of possible answers: 1. Yup, 100 percent guaranteed. 2. Hope so. 3. Oh, shit. No one can ever honestly give answer number one. Nuclear-power engineers like to think they can use answer two without crossing their fingers. However, they thought the same thing at the Bureau of Underwater Oil Well Leaks. The close encounter with a tornado you’re probably referring to involved the Fermi 2 nuclear plant in Michigan. Although the reactor shut down due to a partial loss of emergency backup power, actual physical harm was limited to a hole in the roof, siding stripped from an outbuilding, and some damage to the cooling tower, which is actually less scary than it sounds. In the early Atoms for Peace days, the Atomic Energy Commission merely required that plants be able to withstand high winds, but in the late 60s regulators began thinking harder about suction and debris. To get a better handle on how bad tornadoes could get, the government looked at the research of Ted Fujita, creator of the F-scale of tornado intensity, which rated twisters from F0 to F5 based on the damage they caused. In 1974 the first major regulations for tornado-resistant design came out, requiring that nuclear plants in most of the U.S. be capable of surviving a total wind speed of 360 miles per hour—a figure that was literally off the charts, as the F-scale topped out at 318 mph. That raised the question of how tornado-resistant pre-1974 plants were. A mid-70s study of nine early plants found the odds of serious tornado damage in

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any given year were less than one in 5 million, with damage likely limited to the backup power systems. The chance of a tornado-induced core meltdown was calculated at 1 in 15 million over a reactor’s 30-year life span. To the jaded modern ear, those numbers may sound too reassuring to be right, and research established that severe damage can occur at much lower speeds than Fujita initially thought. This gave rise to the Enhanced Fujita scale, or EF-scale, introduced in 2007, which lowered estimated wind speeds for the most destructive tornadoes. The current design standard requires that nuclear plants be able to withstand “the most severe tornado that could reasonably be predicted to occur at the site.” Today nuclear plants in the midwest and Great Plains must be designed for total wind speeds of 230 mph, which isn’t a relaxation of the earlier standard but rather reflects a better understanding of how much damage can occur. Details of the current standard are frighteningly but somehow reassuringly practical. A nuclear plant must be able to safely survive the impact of a one-inch steel ball hurtling through the air at 17 mph, a 15-foot length of six-inch-diameter steel pipe flung at 92 mph, and a 4,000-pound car flying at the same speed. What kind of tornado damage have nukes suffered to date? Nothing that came close to releasing radiation, although buildings and equipment have gotten roughed up. The first incident occurred at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Generating Station in Mississippi, which encountered an F3 tornado on April 17, 1978, while the plant was under construction, damaging the electrical switchyard and a cooling tower,. In 1998 the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant in Ohio was hit by an F2 tornado, which damaged the switchyard and communications and forced the plant into automatic shutdown. On August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew, then a Category 4 storm (equivalent to an EF2 or EF3 tornado), caused extensive but ultimately minor damage to the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station in Florida. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission seems anxious to demonstrate it’s not taking a casual attitude toward these things. In 2009 it rejected the Westinghouse AP-1000 reactor design—regulators feared the shield building, with walls of steel and concrete three feet thick, might not be strong enough. cs

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• The Yaohnanen tribe on the South Pacific island of Tanna believe their true ancestral god is Britain’s Prince Philip (based on photographs of him with the queen during a 1974 visit to Tanna’s mother nation of Vanuatu) and believe he promised he would return for good on his 89th birthday (June 10, 2010). Although the prince has kept in touch, he failed to show up for the grand celebration, but fortunately, Scottish university student Marc Rayner was on the island, working as a volunteer teacher, and stepped in for the prince, which meant that he and not the duke of Edinburgh got to wear the “formal” ceremonial penis sheath appropriate for such special events. • Iconic female beauty in Mauritania (and in a few other African societies, as News of the Weird has reported) regards “rolling layers of fat” as the height of sexiness, according to a July dispatch by Marie Claire magazine, and professional force-feeders earn the equivalent of about $200 each from parents for bulking up their young daughters in boot camps that sometimes serve animal fat as drinks and apply the cattle-thickening drug Oradexon. “The stomach flab should cascade; the thighs should overlap; and the neck should have thick ripples,” said Aminetou Mint Elhacen, the feeding drill sergeant. Some girls rebel, but others embrace their new bodies. Said one, “When I realized the power I had over men, I started to enjoy being fat.” • Though most victims seemed

baffled or distressed by the behavior of million trust fund plus the run of her Sherwin Shayegan, 27, another thought $8.3 million mansion for their remainhim “completely harmless.” From time ing dog years. (After all, Conchita has a to time (allegedly dating to at least style to maintain, including a four-season wardrobe, diamond jewelry and 2006), Shayegan befriends high-school full-time staff.) Mrs. Posner’s only living male athletes, questions them as a reporter would, and finally, jumps on child, Bret Carr, who admits he had istheir backs and demands “piggyback” sues with his mother, is challenging her rides. No other overtures are made, and $26 million-plus will (that left him $1 million), mostly because, he said, Mrs. the principal complaint about Shayegan, Posner’s staff and bodyguards suspiafter the shock wears off, seems to be ciously wound up with the bulk of the his obnoxiousness. His latest arrest took riches on the pretense that they would place in May in Tualatin, Ore., near his be caring for Conchita. earlier haunts in Washington state. • More British Welfare Spongers: In • “It’s springtime in Japan, and that May, the Daily Mail profiled the Houghmeans (two) things,” wrote GlobalPost. tons of Crawley, West Sussex (Lee, com in March: penis festivals and 42, and Jane and their five youngest vagina festivals. Held annually in sevchildren), who live in free government eral locations (for the last 1,500 years, housing and draw monthly benefits of some say), with the best-known taking the equivalent of about $1,600, without place at Komaki City’s Tagata shrine doing a bit of work -- because Lee has in March, they were initially spiritual a “personality disorder” and daugh-- as prayers for procreation and crop ter Chelsea, 16, has attention-deficit fertility. However, they have grown hyperactivity disorder and needs a into carnivals for tourists and children caretaker to help with her baby. The of all ages. Most Western visitors Houghtons admit that they spoil hardly believe what they’re seeing: their kids at Christmas with lavhuge, parade-float-sized phalluses It’s a comish gifts, and the reporter noted heavy-lifted through the street and munity center, the presence of four TVs, two giggling children brandishing toy not a mosque, Xboxes, three DVD players, penises and vaginas (to make ofokay? mobile phones for everyone, ferings of them at local temples). and a computer and laptop. Recurring Themes Lee is unpopular with his neighbors, who call the police • Another Pampered Pet: Gail on him frequently because of his Posner (the widow of legendary drinking. Said Lee, “If people want hostile-takeover executive Victor to work, good for them. I would if Posner) died in March in south I could....” Florida but left a will that endowed her beloved Chihuahua Conchita (and two other, less-loved dogs) a $3

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• News of the Weird has been among those taunting the Scottish over the years for their culinary devotion to haggis (sheep’s stomach, boiled, with liver, heart or lung, accompanied by oatmeal, suet, onions and various “spices”), but the Edinburgh chocolatier Nadia Ellingham recently answered -- with “haggis chocolates,” which are thankfully meat-free but contain the familiar haggis spices. • More Bad Multitaskers: Driver Bryan Parslow, 19, injured himself and three passengers when he crashed into a tree near Wheatland, N.Y., in May. He was playing “hold your breath” with the others and passed out. And in July, Lora Hunt, 49, was sentenced to 18 months in jail in the crash that killed a woman on a motorcycle in Lake County, Ill., in 2009. Hunt was so preoccupied painting her nails (polish was splashed all over the car’s interior) that she never even moved to apply the brakes before the collision. On the other hand, Amanda McBride, 29, is such an excellent multitasker that she was able to drive herself to the hospital in Bemidji, Minn., in May while giving birth. (Her husband was in the front seat but, seizure-prone, he does not drive.) The child emerged just as Amanda pulled into the hospital parking lot. “(H)e just slid out,” she said. “It really wasn’t bad at all.” cs

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At 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26 Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. Tickets: $12 advance, $15 day of show. Sharing the bill with the mighty Hill Country Revue (see story elsewhere in this issue), this four–man jam band came together three years ago on the campus of San Francisco State University. Since then, their exploratory journeys into the deep recesses of rock ‘n’ roll, jazz and even hip hop have made the Leafers favorites on the national jam band circuit, regularly showing up at Bonnaroo and the like. But lead singer and keyboardist Trevor Garrod doesn’t care much for the term “jam band,” telling a journalist “I feel like it is kind of a transitory term, it hasn’t been around too long. It has just been there to describe a few really huge bands that kind of created this being, and we just follow their business models. This model of touring and not really having record deals or trying to be on MTV or any shit like that, just doing it yourself, owning your own business, not being beholden to some company.”

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BROCK BUTLER AND FRIENDS At 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25 Loco’s, 301 W. Broughton St. $10

All right, here’s the deal. Although nobody will say so, I have a sneaking feeling this will be an appearance by the full Perpetual Groove band. It’s billed as a “solo” date from the group’s resident guitar wizard, Brock Butler (“and friends”), and Butler (a Savannah native) just played a string of solo gigs around the area this past week. But P–Groove, which is based in Athens, began a cross–country tour on Aug. 20, its elaborately trippy light show in tow. The official itinerary shows the band heading into Florida – from Alabama – at the end of this week, but the 25th is curiously blank. So, with a little Sherlock Holmes–ian sleuth work ... as I say, no one’s talking, but Butler has been known to include many or all of his jam–bandmates in these “and friends” shows. Hey, P–Groove is great, but so is solo Brock. They’re different animals. He uses a plethora of delays, effects, loops and pedals to transform himself onto a one–man guitar orchestra. Add the bass, drums and keyboards ... and the light show ... This is a grand re–opening for Loco’s, which was one of the Perpetual Groove guys’ home bases when they were a struggling Savannah band. The club has done some remodeling, and shined everything up, and the festivities will begin with Ben Crystal’s trivia game at 7 p.m. Admission is free until 10, when the music kicks off. Then you gotta pay for a ticket.

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Goatwhore, New Orleans’ all–dominating death–metal band, plays the Jinx Aug. 28 with Columbia’s Strong Intention and Graves of Valor (from Florence)... Richie Havens’ guitar–wizard sideman Walter Parks, who’s just moved his family to Savannah, plays the Sentient Bean

Friday, Aug. 27.... Don’t forget the Aug. 28 appearance by the amazing acoustic duo of Tony Williamson (mandolin) and Jeff Autry (guitar) and Randy Wood Guitars in Bloomingale ... And the popular Daytona Beach, Fla. Rock ‘n’ roll quintet Orange Avenue makes its Savannah debut on the 28th, at Pour Larry’s ... CS

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Hill Country plays Thursday at the Live Wire Music Hall, on a bill with San Francisco jammers Tea Leaf Green. “It’s so revitalizing, creatively,” Dickinson enthuses. “Who would have known changing instruments would crank up my creativity like this? It’s a fresh look on somethin’ I’ve been doing for a long time; going onstage and entertaining people is what I love to do. It’s what I’m good at. But at the same time, you get kind of stuck in ruts. “Drumming is a great place to come from, approaching other instruments. Because in one way or another, they’re all rhythmic. All my drumming tech-

take on a sound that’s all your own. And with a group of musicians, that’s impossible to fake. You can’t manufacture that – it has to come from hard work and a chemistry among musicians. That’s what we’ve done, and I’m so proud of that. And I’m real excited with the results.” Hill Country Revue – with Kirk Smithhart on lead guitar, drummer Ed “Hot” Cleveland, singer/blues harpoon man Dan Coburn and bassist Doc Samba – plays the smoking hot “trance” blues of North Mississippi, raw, red, uncompromising. “You know, when people think of

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doing – I’d just been taping microphones on the back. Real homemade, and sometimes they’d fall apart and stuff like that.” The circle, meanwhile, is unbroken. Luther Dickinson, who’s universally considered one of today’s most exciting rock and blues guitarists, joined the Black Crowes full–time in 2007. But the North Mississippi Allstars, his brother insists, haven’t packed it in. As a matter of fact, the band will have a new album out in 2011 – and anyway, Luther often sits in with Hill Country Revue. The Dickinson brothers sometimes perform as DUOLUCO – they recently opened a few dates for Robert Plant. The wild card here is bassist Chris Chew, the third member of the NMAS. Chew’s interplay with the Dickinsons is an integral part of that band’s considerable legend. The bear–like bassman was a found-

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After a decade of whacking the hell out of his drum kit with the North Mississippi Allstars, Cody Dickinson is pumped to be playing guitar and singing with his “other” band, Hill Country Revue.

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$10 niques and ideas apply to the guitar, and the piano, and the washboard and every other instrument I play.” Hill Country Revue is about to drop its second album. Zebra Ranch, named for the state–of–the–art recording studio built on the Dickinson family ranch in Hernando, Miss. Cody’s father, legendary Memphis–area musician and producer Jim Dickinson, passed away just over a year ago. Nearly all of the recordings made by the North Mississippi Allstars – Cody on drums, his brother Luther Dickinson on guitar, and bassist Chris Chew – were made at Zebra Ranch Studios. This new record, Dickinson promises, is the icing on an already monstrous cake. “I’m so proud of it, man,” he says. “It’s the most coherent, vital piece of work I’ve ever done. It’s very face–melting, just straight–ahead southern rock ‘n’ roll with blues influences. “It shows a band that’s found their own identity. After a year or two of playing every night on tour, you start to

blues they tend to be nostalgic,” Dickinson says. “But the truth is, the hill country blues is alive and well. It’s a very modern thing here. “Hill Country through and through has been such a learning experience. And a truly enjoyable experience playing with these guys. I really like this group of guys. They’re super–talented.” Dickinson recently joined forces with a Memphis instrument manufacturer to design and produce the Woogieboard, an electrified, effects–ready version of the washboard, one of his favorite percussion tools. “The washboard is such a fun instrument – kids like it, girls love it, it just sort of defined me as an artist,” he explains. “I started having people coming up and asking me to sign their washboards, and some of them were electrified. They were making them themselves. “They gave me the idea. I always wanted to sort of manufacture one as a real instrument. I just wanted to give the electric washboard a legitimate sort of design, as opposed to what I’d been

ing member of Hill Country Revue. But he’s not in the ranks any longer. “This year, Chew went off and started driving tour buses,” Dickinson explains. “He’s just too busy. So we have Doc Samba playing bass. “I just did a session with Chew last week in Nashville. It was great to play with him again. It’s like going home, man, it’s easy. He was incredibly helpful with getting Hill Country off the ground. He really stuck with me. “The bummer is that now we’re doing international festivals and all kind of things, and Chew can’t make it. Dickinson laughs. “He’s chasing that paper, man.” CS Hill Country Revue With: Tea Leaf Green Where: Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. When: At 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26 Tickets: $12 advance, $15 day of show Artists’ website: hillcountryrevue.com

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More than a decade ago, the story of Waddie Welcome galvanized a community around the cause of helping an elderly disabled man live out his final years the way he wanted, in the neighborhood he loved rather than the nursing home where he was trapped. It’s a story with important lessons about people – both what they’re capable of and how they should be treated – but as the story ages, it fades, no matter how important its message might be. “The story is really only a story if it continues to be told,” says Tom Kohler, Executive Director of the organization Citizens Advocacy and co–author of the book Waddie Welcome and the Beloved Community. Kohler and co–author Susan Earl are enlisting support for a campaign to ensure that the story of Waddie Welcome continues to be told. The idea is something they describe as “grassroots viral,” beginning locally

and then expanding around the globe over the next several months with a goal of hosting 5,000 group readings of the book between now and Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2011, the 10–year anniversary of Welcome’s passing. Waddie Welcome was an unlikely hero. In 1996, he was 82 years old and his body had been ravaged by cerebral palsy. He could barely speak because of the disease’s effect on the muscles in his mouth and tongue, and he had never learned to read or write. But trapped behind the barriers of the disease was an astutely observant person with tastes, desires and a dream. “When he looked at you, someone of

An unlikely hero: Waddie Welcome became a central part of a statewide advocacy effort to improve the rights of the disabled.

substance was looking at you in a real way that connected to who you were as a person,” explains Earl. “You saw that you were making assumptions about him... and you started to realize how wrong you were.” Mr. Welcome’s story began in the Cuyler–Brownsville neighborhood of Savannah in 1914, where he spent his life in the care of his family. When his parents died, he was left in the care of his brother before being placed in a nursing home by Adult Protective Services after a report of possible neglect.

That might have been the final chapter, but his story changed dramatically when he and Kohler met in a Southside Savannah nursing home in the latter part of the 1990s. At the time, neither man could have expected how fortuitous a meeting that would turn out to be. It would become a catalyst for an unbelievably compassionate response from a truly diverse group of Savannahians who engaged in several years’ worth of efforts to liberate Welcome from nursing home care so that he could return to the life and

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community he had known since he was a child. It was after that meeting that the story stopped being Welcome’s and started being that of his Beloved Community, a term first coined by Rev. Jim Lawson, an ideological forefather of the American Civil Rights movement, in the following quote: “The beloved community is not a

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effort to address even the most difficult problems of ordinary people.” For Earl, her experience with Welcome forever changed her understanding of Lawson’s idea. “I knew about the idea from the civil rights movement,” she explains. “I understood what I thought was the political idea of it, but then how many years later, I realized the personal side.” The book’s Worldwide Read campaign begins on September 1 with an event at Armstrong Atlantic, where Waddie Welcome and the Beloved Community is part of this year’s Common Read for all incoming freshman. “For the entire academic year we’re having an interdisciplinary discussion and co–curricular activities about the book,” says Jane Rago, an English professor at AASU who supported making

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Tom Kohler found Mrs. Reeves thanks to a return address on a letter in Mr. Welcome’s nursing home room. She would become a crucial figure.

presentation about their experiences, followed by a discussion. The campaign continues locally with 100 privately hosted readings in homes across the city. “There will only be one Waddie Welcome,” says Kohler. “But the idea of the Beloved Community is a universal idea, and this way of thinking about that can be replicated thousands of times.” cs

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It has been both a pleasure and an honor to chair the Savannah Craft Brew fest since its founding just three short Labor Days ago. The project of the Savannah Convention and Visitors Bureau was a huge leap of faith back in 2008. No one knew what to expect, but more than 1200 die–hard craft beer fans showed up for the fun. We’ve tweaked events, added honest–to–goodness corporate sponsors and sill remain true to the path we set then – to celebrate the hard–working men and women of the craft brewing industry. The 2010 edition is, as we say, bigger and better. We anticipate 3,000 craft brew fans will fill the esplanade of the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center on Saturday, Sept. 4, for the Grand Tasting, a sampling of more than 135 beers from nearly 40 breweries. Food concessions, shady, misted tents and souvenirs will be available. For a downsized version of the tasting, Friday night offers a well–designed Caribbean influenced– menu of casual food paired with beers from Asheville, NC, Highland Brewing Co. There’s method to that madness – Highland CEO and founder Oscar Wong will be presented with the Fest’s inaugural Craft Beer Pioneer award. Wong will speak about Highland on Saturday at 2 p.m. Admission is free with your tasting pass. There will be live music at both events. And as exciting as the fest itself is, we’re joined by more community partners this year. The Westin Savannah Harbor is hosting Brews ‘n’ Booms on Friday night after the dinner. The poolside event will showcase stunning desserts prepared by the Westin staff – and participants will have a ringside seat for the Savannah Waterfront Association’s First Friday fireworks show. Golfers can take part in a scramble tournament Friday. The noon shotgun start will include in its $75 per person fee beer from Savannah Distribut-

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ing Co. and food from Roger Wood sausage. And, Saturday morning, the Westin will host its own craft beer forum with a Katie Barnes, marketing manager for Thomas Creek Brewery of South Carolina. Lastly, The Distillery, the city’s foremost craft beer bar, will feature four consecutive nights of specials and special guests, beginning Wednesday, Sept. 1. What can beer drinkers expect to taste at the fest that’s new...or pretty new? Kind Beer will be on hand with a Pale Ale and Abbey style Red Ale. Sand Francisco brewery 21st Amendment will pour its watermelon wheat, IPA and black IPA – as well as new label Hop Crisis. Perennial favorites from New Belgium (Fat Tire) and Magic Hat (No. 9) are sure to be crowd pleasers. Flying Dog will pour four brands – including its new Raging Bitch Belgian IPA – and joins Georgia Crown Distributing sister brand Brooklyn, the parent of popular labels Local 1, a lager, a brown ale and Brooklyn Brewery Summer Ale. I’m anxious to sample four labels from new Southern Eagle Distributing brand Southern Tier and beers from Dundee Ales and Lagers – Honey Brown and Honey Brown IPA. Of course, there will plenty of familiar faces, including Brewmaster John Pinkerton with several of his brands from Moon Rover Brewing Co. His former assistant, Chris Lady, is back in town as Jack of all trades for Kentucky Ales. Of course, good friends from Georgia–based Terrapin, Sweetwater and O’Dempsey will be present, too. The list goes on...I hope to see you there! cs For full details, to purchase tickets or to learn more visit savannahcraftbrewfest.com.

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The Crypt Pub, 317 W. Broughton St., isn’t open yet but already has a Foursquare check–in. The buzz is the horseshoe–shaped bar is way cool – and the menu is getting daily tweaks prior to opening. Expect great craft beer selections and a menu a click or two above typical bar food.

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Reader Laura sent me a note challenging my claim to the greatness of The Distillery’s fish taco. She prefers the “more flavorful” grilled fish or shrimp taco from Bonna Bella Yacht Club. Plus, she adds, you have choices of three garnishes – including papaya chutney or tomatillo salsa – and heartier side dishes of black beans and rice. Thanks for the shout out Laura, I’ll give ’em a try! cs

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Russians are coming Seeing as we pretty much always have a shortage of classical dance in Savannah, it’s heartening to see, on the horizon, the arrival of the State Ballet Theatre of Russia and its full–scale production of Swan Lake. The Tchaikovsky ballet will visit the Johnny Mercer Theatre at 7 p.m. Jan. 7. Tickets, on sale now, are $25–$45. The State Ballet Theatre of Russia is the touring name of the The Voronezh State Theatre of Opera and Ballet, established in 1961.

Tybee films Come Oct. 2, Huc–a–Poos Bites and Booze on Tybee Island will be awash in red carpets and beach–town paparazzi. It’s the very first Savannah Beach Film Festival and awards show, which has been soliciting entries from local filmmakers since April. Organizers got more entries than they expected, so they aren’t taking any more, even though the published deadline was Sept. 1. The audience will vote on the best films, which were required to come in at less than 20 minutes in length. Tickets ($5) are available at the ‘Poo; call (912) 786–5900 for further info.

Bonzo Jr. The closest thing any of us are likely to see of a Led Zeppelin reunion is about to take to the road. Drummer

Jason Bonham, whose dad, the late John “Bonzo” Bonham, was Zep’s backbone, is fronting a band he calls The Led Zeppelin Experience. Young Jason, of course, played with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones at their reunion show in London three years ago. No word on the other musicians yet. The show, which will include home movies, video clips and reminiscences about Bonham’s life growing up so close to one of the world’s greatest rock ‘n’ blues bands, is crossing the country – but there are no dates in Georgia, or South Carolina. You can, however, get the Led Zeppelin Experience Nov. 13 at the Florida Theatre in Jacksonville.

And now, this • The third annual Tybee Island Labor Day Beach Bash is on the books for 7–10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5. The fireworks show will be preceded by a performance from Gary Roland and the Landsharks band – which is, you guessed it, a tribute to all things Jimmy Buffett. Admission is free. • Coming to the Georgia Southern University Performing Arts Center Oct. 8: “Champions of the Dance,” the touring version on TV’s Dancing With the Stars. The tour utilizes the same choreographer, and some of the dancers, from the kitschy reality show. • The Savannah Gay & Lesbian Film Society’s second annual LGBT International Film Festival is scheduled for Oct. 15–17; details here soon. CS

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The Switch A vile scenario doesn’t necessarily have to translate into a vile movie, providing there’s some objective or empathy on the part of the filmmakers. Gaspar Noe’s 2002 French release Irreversible, for example, centers around arguably the most brutal rape sequence ever committed to celluloid, but several factors, specifically Noe’s decision to tell the story in reverse (thus delineating the heartbreaking – and commonplace – circumstances that could have prevented the tragedy), provide the picture with a purpose and keep it out of the exploitation zone. Then there’s the case of The Switch. Deciding that Jeffrey Eugenides’ short story would be perfect for expanding into a wacky comedy, the film’s creators – the Blades of Glory directing team of Josh Gordon and Will Speck, writer Allan Loeb and Jennifer Aniston herself (she serves as an executive producer) – ran with the premise of Aniston as a single woman who badly wants a baby. Aniston’s Kassie Larson opts to go the route of a sperm donor, despite the objections of her best friend Wally Mars (Jason Bateman). Wally, a whiny neurotic who’s secretly smitten with Kassie, thinks it’s an awful idea – not so awful, though, that he doesn’t volunteer his own sperm (Kassie politely declines). Kassie’s sperm donor turns out to be a hunky athlete named Roland (Patrick Wilson), but through circumstances too mind–numbingly stupid to detail here, a drunken Wally accidentally spills the filled baby–batter cup and elects to replace the lost content with his own seed (produced while masturbating to a picture of Diane Sawyer). The pregnant Kassie soon leaves town; cut to seven years later, when she returns with young Sebastian (Thomas Robinson) in tow. Wally immediately notices that Sebastian shares many of his characteristics

and habits, and he slowly recalls the hazy details of seven years ago; Kassie, on the other hand, remains dumb as a brick and will need Wally to spell it out for her. But of course, he’s too scared to tell her the truth, so much hilarity ensues. Or not. Did none of the filmmakers – or the (mostly women) audience members at my screening – not realize that Wally’s action of implanting his unwanted sperm into Kassie qualifies as a form of rape? If the movie ever seriously addressed this issue beyond some ever–so–modest poo–pooing by Wally’s boss and confidant (a deadpan Jeff Goldblum, the film’s lone bright spot), then it would warrant some modicum of respect, but everything is played at an inane sitcom level, and we’re supposed to cheer Wally on as he incessantly tries to bag his woman (shouldn’t he be going to jail instead?). Strip away the ramifications of the plot and The Switch is merely one more failed Aniston rom–com bomb. But add it back in and we’re talking about a fairly revolting piece of work.

NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS Considering that 2005’s Nanny McPhee hasn’t exactly established itself on this side of the Atlantic as a family classic, there’s nothing about the title Nanny McPhee Returns to suggest that this sequel will fare any better. Perhaps Universal Pictures would have been wise to keep the film’s original British moniker, Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, in the hopes that a few ill–informed folks stateside would mistake it for a softcore romp and hand over their hard–earned dollars.

Certainly, this children’s tale could use more bang for the filmgoer’s buck, relating an occasionally clever but often daft yarn about the efforts of the title character (again played by Emma Thompson) to help a struggling mother (Maggie Gyllenhaal, affecting a fine English accent) with her brood while her husband’s off fighting in World War II. The children are all well–cast, but this overdoses on the saccharine: Watching CGI critters do supposedly cute things (a bird constantly belching, pigs engaging in synchronized swimming) isn’t exactly my cup of tea – English Breakfast, English Afternoon, or otherwise.

THE EXPENDABLES The Truth In Advertising award for the summer of 2010 goes to The Expendables, which employs (however unintentionally) its own title to push the fact that this is a disposable action film that will dissipate from memory almost immediately. Its primary – make that only – selling point is its large cast of macho action stars. But the truth only goes as far as the marquee. As the leader of a group of mercenaries hired to take down a South American dictator, Sylvester Stallone is almost always front and center, but those expecting him to share significant screen time with fellow Big Boys Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger will be disappointed that the other two are only in one scene. And really, is it that big a deal to have a cast that includes Steve Austin, Randy Couture and Terry Crews? These guys would line up for a straight–to–DVD American Pie sequel if asked. Nobody goes to this type of movie for the acting, but given

VAMPIRES SUCK Go to the Internet Movie Database (www.IMDb.com) and you’ll find a section that lists the 100 worst movies ever made according to the site’s visitors. The writer–director team of Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer is noteworthy in that three of their first four pictures – Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans and Disaster Movie – have all managed to place on that list (only Date Movie missed the cut). Having never seen any of these spoofs – none have been screened for critics, and other things in life held more interest than catching up with them – I initially took the online film community’s unshakable faith in awfulness with a grain of salt, since these folks are the same people who have voted The Shawshank Redemption the greatest movie of all time (in Internet vernacular, my response to that delusional claim is LOLOL! ROFL!). In regards to the Friedberg–Seltzer tag team, though, sitting through Vampires Suck makes me believe that these filmgoers may have a point, and I imagine this latest turkey will shortly be giving the pair four titles in that Bottom 100. Despite that blanket title, don’t expect any digs at Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee or Anne Rice, and True Blood and The Vampire Diaries are dismissed with one blink–and–you’ll–miss–it sight gag apiece. No, this is strictly all–Twilight– all–the–time, with the focus squarely on Stephenie Meyer’s franchise phenomenon. Thus, in the town of Sporks, we find Becca Crane (Jenn Proske, the best thing in the movie) falling for the sparkly vampire Edward Sullen (Matt Lanter), with wolfboy Jacob White (Chris Riggi) sniffing at her heels with a bad case of puppy love. While I’ve already seen worse movies than Vampires Suck this year, it’s

doubtful I’ll see another as lazily constructed as this one – even a homemade YouTube video simply capturing a dog chasing its own tail displays more effort and imagination than what passes for entertainment here. Because this is an obvious ploy to con money out of all the Twilight haters out there, Friedberg and Seltzer don’t even try to come up with clever ways to mock the material in the biting manner of, say, MAD magazine or early Zucker– Abrahams–Zucker. Instead, they merely plop down some sequence practically lifted wholesale from Twilight or The Twilight Saga: New Moon, add a gross–out gag, a piece of knockabout humor or a pop culture reference that will seem hopelessly dated in just a few years, and leave it at that. A couple of lines manage to tickle the brain but don’t quite reach the corners of the mouth (needless to say, nothing here will elicit an actual belly laugh), leaving us with desperate humor along the lines of Becca’s father (Diedrich Bader) passing his blowup sex doll off as his daughter’s new mom, or Jacob lifting his leg to urinate on a fire hydrant, or Lady Gaga/Kardashian/Jersey Shore shout–outs that add nothing but more embarrassment for all concerned.

Eat Pray Love

Just for the record, not all porn flicks are of the X–rated variety. More palatable for mass consumption are the films that qualify as “food porn,” works that show off delectable dishes in all their mouthwatering glory (e.g. Babette’s Feast, Julie & Julia). Then there’s the “travel porn” branch, efforts that offer postcard perfection and entice moviegoers to blow their savings on airfare and overseas accommodations (Out of Africa, Under the Tuscan Sun). With trips to Italy, India and Bali, Eat Pray Love easily qualifies as travel porn, and the first third of its title promises a fair amount of food porn as well. But whereas these labels often prove to be a superficial picture’s whole reason for being, more complex movies use them as mere window dressing on a story that’s already involving down to its core. Eat Pray Love, an adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir of the same name, joins the aforementioned pictures in this distinguished class. I haven’t read Gilbert’s book, and it’s entirely possible that, in comparison, the film version seems about as

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the lack of excitement in most of the action scenes (more mano–a–mano skirmishes would have better served the film rather than the ceaseless gunfire and explosions), there’s little else to discuss. Faring best are Jason Statham as Stallone’s right–hand man – the actor’s natural charisma counts for a lot in the midst of all these stone faces – and Mickey Rourke in a nicely understated turn as a former member of Stallone’s squad. Delivering the worst performance is Dolph Lundgren, who apparently hasn’t learned a single thing after 25 years in the business.

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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

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. Unfortunately, Dinner for Schmucks peters out once it reaches the actual dinner party. The clever coda notwithstanding, the ending mainly offers a mild case of indigestion.

Salt

The title of this neo-Cold War thriller 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 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. Jolie is practically the whole show; the rest is negligible, from the repetitive (if well–staged) chase sequences to the absurd plotting. CS

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It makes perfect sense for a film like, say, An Inconvenient Truth or Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room to end with some sort of plea to our sense of activism or with a mountain of hard data about the evils of unchecked capitalism. But what to make of The Other Guys, featuring closing credits that are packed with statistics concerning government bailouts and the glaring discrepancy between the average salaries of CEOs and the rest of us poor schmucks? No matter: The film’s ample laughs had already dried up long before this ode to Michael Moore muckraking. That’s a shame, because for its first hour, The Other Guys is a very funny movie, as two desk cops, Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg), are provided a chance to step up once New York’s finest, the dynamic duo of Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson) and Danson (Dwayne Johnson), are put out of commission. Terry’s a hotheaded lawman who’s been itching to get back out on the streets, while Allen is a nerd who’s content sitting at his desk and doing other officers’ paperwork. But a rather commonplace charge against a Wall Street financier (Steve Coogan) inadvertently gets the pair involved in a high–stakes swindle that leaves them frequently being chewed out by their superior (Michael Keaton) or fired upon by assorted thugs. Ferrell holds his excesses in check more than usual (though still not enough to my liking), and he and Wahlberg prove to be an amusing team – whether scripted or improvised, their banter is often top–grade. But humor largely vacates the building during the second half, as the emphasis is placed more on autopilot action sequences and, worse, a topical, torn–from–the– headlines scam that’s an ill – and dull – fit for this sort of raucous outing. But if an odd–couple comedy is unequivocally what you seek, I’d recommend – by a hair – going to check out the other guys: Steve Carell and Paul Rudd in Dinner for Schmucks.

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

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Activism & Politics Chatham County Democratic Party

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Purrs 4 Peace

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

Savannah Area Young Republicans

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The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Conference

The GLBC Summer Conference takes place in Savannah from Aug. 27-29 at the Desoto Hilton. Featured speakers include James Clyburn and Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Roy Barnes. Contact the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus at 404-651-5569 for more information, or go to www.galbc.org.

Benefits Aldersgate Garage Sale

INDOOR Garage Sale - Sat, Aug. 28th, 8am1pm. Aldersgate UMC, 2020 Tennessee Ave., corner of Pennsylvania Ave. 234-7234 or 3559958. Lots of great merchandise, LOW prices! All proceeds go to church.

Bridal Show benefit for Operation Homefront

Richmond Hill City Center hosts “Elegance in the Park” on Saturday August 28. Registration begins at 10:30am. Events scheduled until 4:30pm. Featuring vendors and service providers for the big day. Tickets: $5, proceeds benefit Operation Homefront.

Cocktails for a cause

Cocktails for a Cause at Driftaway Cafe on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 6:00 pm. Networking, raffles, fun and a fundraiser for Alzheimer’s. More info: 912-920-2231. 7400 Skidaway Rd. www. driftawaycafe.com

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Hope House of Savannah

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

Pirates on the run

A run/walk fundraiser to support the scholarship program at AASU. Sept. 25, 8am at the North end of Forsyth Park. $20/person if registered by Spet. 20. $22/after. More info at Fleet Feet Sports 3450 Waters Avenue Savannah, GA 31405 or www.active.com

School Supply Drive

The Chatham County Aquatic center is collecting school supplies for students at Jacob G. Smith Elementary. You can drop off donations at the Aquatic Center M-F, 6am-8pm or Sat. 7am6pm. 7240 Sallie Mood Dr.

Call for Entries Artists: ’Merica

The art show based on American culture at the Co-Lab has an open call to artists interested in participating. Deadline for applications: Sept. 4, 6pm. Submit work to info@thecolabstudios.com $35 entry fee (3-5 pieces)

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. ,

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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.

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.

Want to screen your movie?

The Co-Lab Studio and Gallery is starting a movie night and is looking for local filmmakers interested in screening their work. For more info, contact: thecolaboratory@gmail.com or visit The Co-Lab blog: zecolab.tumblr.com

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/

Curing Spinal Cord Injuries

A $1 donation to assist with research into clinical trials for a new treatment for spinal cord injuries enters you for a chance to win a free trip to Hollywood to spend time on the set of NBC’s The Office. For more info, visit www.SCIcure.org.

Donate cocktail dresses for a good cause

Operation Cocktail Dress is attempting to collect dresses for military wives to wear during the welcome home ball. All styles and sizes are welcome. Trying to collect 100 dresses by Sept. 10. Drop dresses off at Celia Dunn Realty, 17 W. Charlton Street. For more info, call Gay Stevens, the organizer 912-233-4651.

Golf Tournaments benefiting Backus Children’s Hospital

Two golf tournaments will raise funds for Backus Children’s Hospital. 9/13, 1pm - Lollipop Fund Grandparents Golf Tournament. Sterling Links golf club. $75 Entry fee. call 912-3506374. 9/13, 7am or 1:30pm - Kids Classic Golf Tournament. Savannah Quarters Country Club. $600/team of four. Complimentary lunch. Call

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

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

Corporate Grantseeking Workshop

Georgia Center for Nonprofits hosts a workshop to help NPOs find and obtain corporate grants. Tues, Aug. 31, 1-4pm at Goodwill Industries, 7220 Sallie Mood Drive, Savannah. $90/GCN member; $130/non-member. Scholarships available to qualifying orgs. Adv. registration req’d. Call: 912-234-9688.

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

Dolphin program and training workshop

The Dolphin Project is hosting a dolphin program and training workshop AASU-Solms Hall (11935 Abercorn St.) They need of Skippers with boats, Photographers with 300mm lenses, Team Leaders and Assistants to record the data. TDP is an all-volunteer, non-profit research and education org. Sept. 11, 10am. www.thedolphinproject.org

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

Family Care Mediation

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

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute

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

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.

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

Mindfulness Mediation Class

Instruction in mindfulness stress reduction meditation. Group practice with time for questions and comments. Wednesdays, 7:15-8:15pm. Yoga Co-op Savannah. 2424 Drayton St. $13/ class (less with membership). www.yogacoopsavannah.com or 912-429-7264.

Model Airplane Building Class

The Mighty Eight Air Force Museum hosts a model airplane building class for kids. Free with purchase of model airplane ($12). Aug. 28, 10am, 1pm, 3pm. Contact Heather at 912–748– 8888 or at education@mightyeighth.org for more info.

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

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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

Sketching and Painting Workshop

Workshop taught by Sandy Branam will combine water color washes with pen and inks to create depth, texture, and sparkle. Whether interested in landscapes, objects in nature or portraits you learn from this approach combining drawing & painting. Cost is $440. Room and Board is included. Wildacres Artist Retreat, Oct. 11-15, 2010. For more info, call Judy Mooney: 443-9313 or judymooney@bellsouth.net.

Starfish Cafe Culinary Arts Training Program

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

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

A 30-minute course that covers issues to help volunteers get started is held the first and third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. The first Thursday, the class is at Savannah State University, and the third Thursday, at United Way, 428 Bull St. Register by calling Summer at 651-7725 or visit www.HandsOnSavannah.org. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St , Savannah http:// www.uwce.org/

Clubs & Organizations Asian American Women’s Group

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

Buccaneer Region SCCA

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

Coastal MINIs

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

Coastal Readers & Writers Circle

A Creative Writing and Reading discussion group that meets the 3rd Sunday of every month, 3:30-5pm at the new Savannah Mall Branch Library. Bring: Passages from any of your writing that you would like to read and passages from a book, publication, or production that you would like to share with the group. www.TellingOurStoriesPress.com for more information

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Historic Savannah Chapter of ABWA

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

Low Country Turners

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

Make Friends in Savannah

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

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary

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

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

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)

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

Old Time Radio Researcher’s Group

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

Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club

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

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

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

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Safe Kids Savannah

Safe Kids Savannah, a coalition dedicated to preventing childhood injuries, holds a meeting on the second Tuesday of every month from 11:30am-1pm. Visit www.safekidssavannah.org or call 912-353-3148 for more info

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

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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

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Come meet the Local Chapter of the Guardian Angels on the 1st Monday of every month from 7pm-9pm at Elite Martial Arts in Pooler,GA. Free snacks and drinks and info on the Guardian Angels. For more info:www.SavannahGuardianAngels.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 Council, Navy League of the United States

A dinner meeting held the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club. Call John Findeis at 748-7020. Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neat St , Savannah http://www.stewart.army.mil/

Savannah Parrot Head 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.

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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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

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.

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Savannah Wine Lovers

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

Southern Wings

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

Stitch-N’s

Knit and crochet gathering held each Tuesday evening, 5pm-8pm All skill levels welcome. Free Spinning fiber into yarn group meets the first Monday of each month at 1pm. Wild Fibre, 6 East Liberty Street (near Bull St.) Call for info: 912-238-0514

Tarde en Espanol

Meets the last Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm in different locations to practice spoken Spanish in a casual environment. 236-8566.

The 13th Colony Patriots

A Tea Party group that meets the 13th of each month at Logan’s Road House at 6pm. 11301 Abercorn St. Open to the public. Dedicated to the preservation of the United States Constitution and life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans. www.13thcolonypatriots.com or call 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.

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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 Hyatt, 2 W. Bay St. , Savannah

Victorian Neighborhood Association

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

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

Dance Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

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

Abeni Cultural Arts Open House

New students (ages 2-18) interested in taking dance classes can meet instructors and learn more about opportunities. Classes for all ages: Adult classes $10.00 per class, or $50.00/month (2 classes/week). $25.00 registration fee. All students receive instruction in jazz, tap, contemporary, and African dances. Sept. 1, 5-7pm. St. Pius X FRC, 705 E. Anderson St.

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African Dance & Drum

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

Argentine Tango

Lessons Sundays 12:00-3:30. Open to the public. Cost $5.00 per person. Wear closed toe leather soled shoes if available. For more information call 912-925-7416 or email savh_tango@yahoo. com. Doris Martin Dance Studio, 8511-h Ferguson Ave. ,

Learn the Rumba and Mambo! Basic Ballroom Class given by Moon River Dancers, Sept. 4, 1-3pm. $5. Beginners and singles welcome. Call 604-0966 for more info. St. Frances Cabrini Church, 11500 Middleground Rd.

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/

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

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.

Ceili Club

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.

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

Mahogany Shades of Beauty Inc.

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.

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Flamenco Enthusiasts

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

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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.

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Irish Dance Classes

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

Chicago Step Classes

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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

Classes for beginner and intermediate levels. Fridays 10-11:15am. Doris Martin Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. For more info, call Elizabeth 912-354-5586.

Pole Dancing Class

For exercise...Learn dance moves and spins while working your abs, tone your legs and arms, a total body workout. Ladies Only! The only thing that comes off is your shoes. Pre-registration req’d. Beginners Classes, Wednesdays 8pm. Level II Classes, Mondays 8pm. Pole fitness, Mon&Wed, 11am. 912398-4776 or visit www.fitnessbodybalance. com. Fitness Body & Balance Studio, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. ,

Salsa Classes

Learn Salsa “Rueda de Casino” style every Wednesday, from 6-7pm Beginner, 7-8pm Intermediate, at the Delaware Recreation Center, 1815 Lincoln St. Grace, 234-6183 or Juan, 330-5421. Delaware Recreation Center,

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Salsa Lessons

Offered Saturdays 11:30am-1pm. $10.00 per class. Packages prices also available. Contact Kelly 912-398-4776 or www.fitnessbodybalance.com

Salsa Lessons

Salsa Savannah offers beginner and intermediate salsa lessons on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at several locations. For more info, contact: salsasavannah@gmail.com, or call 856-7323. www.salsasavannah.com

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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. ,

Film & Video Movie Night at the Co-Lab

Aug. 29, 8pm. The Co-Lab screens campy 80s sci-fi masterpiece Robocop. Free to enter. Concessions for sale. For info, email thecolaboratory@gmail.com or visit the blog: zecolab.tumblr.com

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Psychotronic Film Society

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

Reel Savannah

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

Fitness A New Kung Fu School: Ving Tsun

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

Belly Drills

Belly Drill your body with Cybelle. This is an intense dance workout utilizing basic bellydance moves. Geared to all levels of ability. Dance your way to a better sense of well being. Bring water bottle. Thurs: 6-7pm. Visit www.cybelle3.com. For info: cybelle@cybelle3. com or call 912-414-1091. Walk-ins welcome.

Bellydancing for fun and fitness

The most fun class you’ve ever taken to get you in the best shape in the least amount of time. We provide bright colorful veils, jangling coin hip scarves, and exotic music. Every Thursday at 7:30pm. $15 drop-in or $40 for four if you pay in advance. Call 912-660-7399 or email ConsistentIntegrity@yahoo.com

Bellydrills

2 hour dance workout utilizing basic bellydance moves. This is geared to all levels of ability. Dance your way towards a better sense of well being. Bring water bottle. $25/class. 912-414-1091 http://cybellefusionbellydance. wordpress.com/

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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 912-3984776.

Curvy Girl Bootcamp

Exercise class assisting women of size to reach their fitness goal. Every Tues & Thurs, 6-7pm. Lake Mayer Community Center. $70 a month or $10 per session. For more info call 912-341-7710 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 5:306:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 819-6463. St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being, Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

Living Smart Fitness Club

Providing nutritional education and an exercise program to encourage lifestyle changes, every Tuesday from 5:30-7pm at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. For more info, call 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/

Pilates Mat Classes

Mat classes are held Tues & Thurs 7:30am8:30am, Mon 1:30pm-2:30pm, Mon & Wed 5:30pm-6:30pm, Thurs 12:30pm-1:30pm, & Sat 9:30am-10:30am. All levels welcome! Private and Semi-Private classes are by appointment only. Carol Daly-Wilder, Certified Pilates Instructor. Call 912.238-0018 Momentum Pilates Studio, 310 E. 41st St , http://savannahpilates.com/

Pregancy Yoga

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

Rolf Method Bodywork

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

Smart Living Fitness Club

Providing nutritional education and an exercise program to encourage lifestyle changes, on Mon. thru Wed. from 5:30-7pm. St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605 for info.

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

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

Queer Power March

Friday, Sept. 10, 6pm. Rally begins at Johnson Square, including speakers Derrick Martin, Cpl. Evelyn Thomas and pastor Candace Hardnett. March will proceed down Broughton to Ellis Square. There will be an afterparty at Mirage following the conclusion of the rally. www.queerpower.webs.com

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 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

Bariatrics at Memorial

Sept. 1, Memorial Health hosts a Bariatrics information session at 6pm, followed by the Bariatrics support group at 7pm. Call 350-DIET (3438) for more info.

Basic Breastfeeding Class

This two-hour session is designed to educate and support the mother planning to breastfeed. Tues., Sept 21, 6:30pm. Women’s Services Conference Room, Center for Advanced Medicine at Memorial. $20/couple. Call 350-BORN (2676).

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.

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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 Health Screenings

Hearing screenings on Sept. 8, by appointment. Blood pressure screenings on Sept. 13, no appt nec. SmartSenior office, #8 Medical Arts. Call 912-352-4405 for info. Skin Cancer Screening on Sept. 18 at Richmond Hill YMCA. For an appointment, call 748-8271.

Free hearing & speech screening

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

Healthcare for the Uninsured

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

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

Memorial Health blood pressure check

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ARIES

(March 21–April 19) Why should you work harder than everyone else? Why is it up to you to pick up the slack when others are suffering from outbreaks of laziness and incompetence? And why should you be the fearless leader who is focused on fixing the glitches and smoothing over the rough patches when no one else seems to care whether things fall apart? I’ll tell you why, Aries: because it’s the Karmic Correction phase of your long–term cycle –– a time when you can atone for past mistakes, pay off old debts, and make up for less–than–conscientious moves you got away with once upon a time.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) “What is the source of our first suffering?” wrote philosopher Gaston Bachelard. “It lies in the fact that we hesitated to speak. It was born in the moment when we accumulated silent things within us.” Luckily for you, Taurus, the cosmic rhythms are aligned in such a way as to free you from at least some of that old suffering in the coming weeks. I expect that you will have more power than usual to say what you’ve never been able to say and express a part of you that has been buried too long.

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) More than 2,000 people have climbed to the top of Mt. Everest, and 12 men have walked on the moon. But only two humans have ever ventured to the lowest spot on our planet. In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Donald Walsh rode in a bathyscaphe all the way down to the Mariana Trench, which is almost seven miles beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Your assignment in the coming weeks, Gemini, is to move in their direction, metaphorically speaking. In my astrological opinion, ascending and soaring shouldn’t be on your agenda. It’s time to dive into the mysterious depths.

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) I propose that we do to Mercury what astronomers did to Pluto in 2006: demote it. After all, it’s smaller than both Saturn’s moon Titan and Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. Who wants to bestow the majestic title of “planet” on such a piddling peewee? In fact, let’s

make the change now, just in time for Mercury’s retrograde phase, which began recently. That way we won’t have to get all riled up about the supposedly disruptive effects this aspect portends. How could a barren runt like Mercury stir up any kind of meaningful ruckus? I hereby declare you free and clear of the whole Mercury retrograde superstition. Please proceed on the assumption that the period between now and September 12 will be an excellent time to deepen and refine your communication with anyone you care about.

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) A Chinese company reached out to me by email today. “Dear Sir,” the message began, “As the leading professional conveyor belt manufacturers in Shanghai, we present to you our very best sincere regards, desiring to find out if there is a chance for us to be your top–rate conveyor belt supplier.” I wrote back, thanking them for their friendly inquiry. I said that personally I didn’t have any need of conveyor belts right now, but I told them I would check with my Leo readers to see if they might. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you see, you’re entering a time when it makes sense to expand and refine your approach to work. It’ll be a good time, for example, to get more efficient and step up production. So how about it? Do you need any conveyor belts?

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Our sun doesn’t really have a name. The word “sun” is a generic term that can refer to any of trillions of stars. So I’d like to propose that you come up with a name for it. It could be a nickname or a title, like “Big Singer” or “Aurora Rex” or “Joy Shouter” or “Renaldo.” I hope this exercise will get you in the mood to find names for a whole host of other under–identified things in your life, like the mysterious feelings that are swirling around inside you right now, and your longings for experiences that don’t exist yet, and your dreams about the elusive blessings you want so bad.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22) The odometer will turn over soon, metaphorically speaking. The big

supply of the stuff you stocked up on a while back is about to run out. The lessons you began studying a year ago have been completed, at least for now, and you’re not yet ready for the next round of teachings. These are just some of the indicators that suggest you should set aside time for reflection and evaluation. The world may come pounding at your door, demanding that you make a dramatic declaration or take decisive action, but in my opinion you should stall. You need to steep in this pregnant pause.

galaxy. They’re looking for evidence of amino acids that could be the building blocks of life. So far their hunt has been inconclusive. In my opinion, though, they’ve stumbled upon an even more appealing discovery: The huge dust cloud at the heart of the Milky Way, they say, tastes like raspberries and smells like rum. That’s the kind of switcheroo I predict for you in the upcoming weeks, Capricorn. You may not locate the smoking gun you’re hoping to find, but in the process of searching I bet you’ll hook up with something even better.

SCORPIO

AQUARIUS

Most discussions on TV news shows involve so–called experts shouting simplistic opinions at each other. They may provide some meager entertainment value, but are rarely enlightening. In contrast to these paltry spectacles were the salons at Paris’s Cafe Guerbois in 1869. A group of hard–working artists and writers gathered there to inspire each other. The painter Claude Monet wrote that their discussions “sharpened one’s wits, encouraged frank and impartial inquiry, and provided enthusiasm that kept us going for weeks . . . One always came away feeling more involved, more determined, and thinking more clearly and distinctly.” That’s the kind of dynamic interaction you should seek out in abundance, Scorpio.

Each one of us is a blend of life and death. In the most literal sense, our bodies always contain old cells that are dying and new cells that are emerging as replacements. From a more metaphorical perspective, our familiar ways of seeing and thinking and feeling are constantly atrophying, even as fresh modes emerge. Both losing and winning are woven into every day; sinking down and rising up; shrinking and expanding. In any given phase of our lives, one or the other polarity is usually more pronounced. But for you in the foreseeable future, Aquarius, they will be evenly balanced. Welcome to the Season of Rot and Regeneration.

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

In the movies I’ve seen that depict battle scenes from hundreds of years ago, every army has numerous soldiers whose job it is to carry festive flags and pennants. If this is an accurate depiction of history, what does it mean? That powerful symbols were crucial to inspiring the troops’ heroic efforts? That touches of color and beauty lifted their morale? That they were more inclined to do their best if inspired to imagine they were participating in an epic story? Whether or not my theories apply to what actually happened back then, they apply to you now. As you go forth to fight for what you believe in, bring your equivalent of an evocative emblem.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

Using a radio telescope, astronomers at Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy have been scanning the center of the

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PISCES

(Feb. 19–March 20) Allure magazine sought out Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez, the women who wrote the book Perfumes: The A to Z Guide. “What are the sexiest–smelling perfumes of all time?” they asked. Turin and Sanchez said Chinatown was at the top of their list. Their explanation: “If wearing Opium is like walking around with a bullhorn shouting, ’Come and get it!’, Chinatown is like discreetly whispering the same thing.” The Chinatown approach is what I recommend for you in the coming weeks, Pisces.

Mobile Mammogram Tests

St. Joseph’s/Candler mobile breast cancer screenings are available at the following locations in Sept. Appointment required. Call 819-6800 and specify that you’re calling about the mobile unit. 9/1: Bryan Co. Health Dept. 9/2: Islands. 9/7 & 21: Rincon. 9/8: Savannah. 9/9: Bluffton. 9/14: Landings. 9/22: Pembroke. 9/28: Pooler. 9/29: Sun City.

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.

Sickle Cell Disease

Educational program. Sept. 9, 5:30-7pm. St. Joseph’s/Candler’s African American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605 for info.

Tea and Tour of the Telfair Women’s Hospital

St. Joseph’s/Candler is offering a Tea & Tour of The Telfair Women’s Hospital for expectant mothers and guests on September 5 (first Sunday of the month) at 1 PM and 2:30 PM. For more information and to register, call CareCall at 819-3368

Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors

This yoga class is free for people with cancer and cancer survivors. 6.30 pm on Tuesdays and 12:10 pm on Thursdays, FitnessOne at Memorial. For more info, call 350-9031.

Young Survival Coalition

Open to breast cancer patients and their caregivers. The Young Survival Coalition particularly focuses on women who are diagnosed at an early age. 5-7pm, Sept. 12 at Memorial’s Anderson Cancer Institute. For info, call: 695-3081.

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 and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 5-6pm. The cost for each vaccination is $12.00, with $2.00 from each vaccination to be donated to Savannah Pet Rescue Agencies. Habersham Village Shopping Center. For more info: www.tailsspin.com

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

Readings & Signings Author: Miriam Center

The Savannah Writers Group is pleased to host Miriam K. Center, author of “Scarlett O’Hara Can Go to Hell,” on Tues., Sept. 14, 2010 at 7pm. Free and open to the public. Books-A-Million, 8108 Abercorn Street, Savannah.

Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon

The NYT-bestselling author of the Dark-Hunter series makes a stop in Savannah to promote her new book “No Mercy.” Wednesday, Sept. 8, 6pm. Barnes & Noble. Oglethorpe Mall.

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

Tea time at Ola’s

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

Religious & Spiritual Christian Businessmen’s Committee

Meets for a prayer breakfast every Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. at Piccadilly Cafeteria in the Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn St. Call 8983477. Savannah

DrUUming Circle

First Saturday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah on Troup Square at Habersham and Macon streets. Drummers, dancers and the 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.

Psycho sudoku Answers

Metaphysics For Everyday Self-Mastery A series of metaphysical/New Thought classes at The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 619 W 37th St., Mondays 8pm, with Adeeb Shabazz. $10 suggested donation, 1-877-494-8629, www.freedompathonline.org, freedompath@yahoo.com. Savannah

Midweek Bible Study

Every Wednesday at noon at Montgomery Presbyterian Church. Bring your lunch and your Bible. 352-4400 or mpcsavannah.com. Montgomery Presbyterian Church, 10192 Ferguson Avenue , Savannah http://www. montgomerypresbyterian.com/

Music Ministry for Children & Youth

The children’s choir for 3 years through second grade will be known as Joyful Noise and the youth choir grades 3-5 will be known as Youth Praise. Joyful Noise will meet Sundays from 4-5 p.m. and Youth Praise will meet Sundays from 5-6 p.m. Call Ronn Alford at 925-9524 or visit www.wbumc.org. White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Rd , Savannah

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/

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2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH Apt. for Rent in West Savannah. Convenient to Downtown, Garden City. $450/month. Section-8 Welcome. Call 912-658-1407.

•42 Chatham st 1BR/1BA CH&A, stove & refrigerator, $500/mo $500/deposit •5159 Harriet St. 2BR/1BA, $480/mo, $480/deposit. 308-0957

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2134 NORTH FERNWOOD DRIVE: 4BR/4 full baths, den, bonus room, laundry room, kitchen w/all appliances, central heat/air, all electric, large fenced yard. Near busline and shopping. 3face corner lot No pets. $1000/month, $1000/deposit in 2-payments. Lease or sell. 604-4353 or 352-2281.

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1BR/1BA, Bonus room, W/D connections, all electric, No Pets. $550/month. Reese & Company. 912-236-4233

2 BEDROOM House for Rent at 18 Kingman Avenue off West Bay Street. $475/month. Call John, 912-692-1402 •2 Little River3BR/2BA, $950 •1304 East 39th st4BR/2BA, $895/$895 •2318 Alabama Ave3BR/2BA, $825/mo •5524 Emory Drive2BR/1BA$725 •100 Lewis Dr-apt 14C: 2BR/1.5BA, $625/mo •1222 East 54th St: 2BR/1BA, $450 +DEPOSIT, NO-PETS NO-SMOKING. Call Bill:656-4111 Art PAtrol for the Latest Openings & Exhibits connectsavannah.com

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2111 Causton Bluff Road. Furnished kitchen, living room, large family room, washer/dryer connections, fenced yard, storage bldg. Near Pennsylvania Ave. & President Street. $875/month, $875/security. Call: 912-224-1014

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8 Oxford Court - Savannah 3bedroom, 2bath Lease purchase available $1100 mth and $1100 deposit www.mtpisgahproperties.com 912-823-3302 9781 Whitfield Avenue, 3BR/2BA, Handyman Special, One month free rent. Fireplace, eat-inkitchen, 1-car garage, CH&A, $850/month $850/deposit. No Section-8, Steady income/Credit Check Req u i re d. Call 912-507-6780

for rent 855 APT/CONDO FOR RENT: OAK FOREST-2BR, 1BA Apt, furnished kitchen $495-550. DUANE COURT-2BR, 1BA Apt, furnished kitchen, $610. 28 CHATHAM STREET-2BR, 2BA, furnished kitchen $675. 256-A CROATAN-2BR, 1BA, newly remodeled $550. WINDSOR CROSSING CONDO-total electric, 2BR, 2BA, $650. POINTER PL.-2BR, 1.5BA, furnished kitchen, townhouse, near AASU $695. 1314 EAST 52ND-2BR, 1BA home, furnished kitchen, hardwood floors $695. 1323-25 E.DUFFY: 2BR/2BA, hardwood & tile floors, new furn kitchen & A/C equip, porches $795 FLOWERING PEACH CT: Duplex, near AASU, 2BR/2BA, furnished kitchen $695. 2206 LOUISIANA: 2BR/1BA, furnished kitchen $525. RINCON: Like new 3BR/2.5BA exec. townhomes, pool $695 Frank Moore & Co. 920-8560 FrankMooreCo.com

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AVAILABLE NOW! FOUR BEDROOM HOUSES 1117 Wilmington Is.Rd $1800 724 Windsor Rd. $1295 THREE BEDROOM HOUSES 4 Woodward Ln. $1600 14 Jamaica Run $1400 7 Runabout Ln $1325 26 Full Sweep $1195 19 Landward Way $1175 2320 Hawaii Ave $995 332 Mapmaker Rd. $995 17 Robin Hood Rd $925 101 Pleasant Dr. $925 1254 Robert’s Way $895 110 Bradford Ct. $895 1217 McCarthy $850 315 E.58th St. $825 1734 E.33rd St. $795 117 Chatham St. $795 TWO BEDROOM HOUSES 623 E.48th St. $995 1710 E. 34th St. $595 APT/TOWNHOUSE Three Bedrooms 54 Stone Lake Cir. $1195 211 W.40th St. $750 527 E.38th St. $725 Two Bedrooms98 Hidden Lake $895 733-1/2 E.53rd $750 Windsor Crossing $650 1107 E.57th St. $575 Loft 321 Broughton St. $1400 116-1/2 E.Gaston St. $1285

1108 E.31st near Waters Ave. Both Apts. CH&A, washer/dryer hookup, 3BR/1.5BA, on busline. $700/Rent, deposit required. 356-1233, leave message

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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.

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2BR/1BA Apt. $600/month, $400/dep. 1BR/1BA Townhome $550/month, $400/deposit. Crime free housing. No Section 8. Call 912-856-6896 CLOVERDALE SUBDIVISION: 1437 Audubon Drive. 3BR/1BA, LR, DR, kitchen, separate laundry room. $750/month, $750/deposit. Section 8 Welcome.Available Now. 912-658-7499

EASTSIDE-Area: 2118 New Mexico-3BR/1BA, new CH&A, remodeled, furnished-kitchen,LR,laundry-room, carport, fenced yard/outside pets OK. Available Sept.. $800/month, $775/deposit. No Section-8. 912-352-8251

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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3BR/2BA,2-car garage, Formal DR, Separate LR, Family room, Sprinkler system(front & rear yard), privacy fenced, in cul-desac. $1200/month. Call 844-0525 or 920-3877

Great House 3BR/2BA, Living-room, dining-room, kitchen, breakfast nook, CH&A, fended backyard, large carport, 5mins from HAAF & Oglethorpe mall. 121 E. Fairmont Ave. $850/mo. Call 912-925-6129 for more info. NO Pets/Smoking/Section-8

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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. HOME FOR RENT IN RINCON 118 Mulberry, 3bed 2bath $875mth $875dep Lease purchase available www.mtpisgahproperties.com 912-823-3302

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HOUSE on SouthsideLarchmont Estates. 128 Holiday Dr. Brick 3BR/1BA, carport, huge fenced backyard. Available Sept.1st. $800/deposit. $800/month. Call 772-461-1897.

216-1/2 Screven Ave:1BR/1BA $525. 1108 E.38th Street 2BR/1BA $700. 2401 Bonaventure Rd.#12, 2BR/2.5BA $750. 202 Croatan 3BR/1BA $825. 509 E.39th: 4BR/2BA $900. Several Rent-to-own properties. Guaranteed Financing. STAY MANAGEMENT 352-7829 REDUCED! •3 Beds, 1 bath*1 Sydney $795 *2122 Alaska- $815 *1332 N.E. 36th St-825 •2503 Tennessee, 3Beds 1.5 baths, $850 Call 257-6181

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•MERCER POINT -ISLAND CONDO• Gated community, great amenities. 2BR/2BA, first floor $1050/month. •SOUTHSIDE SAVANNAH• 2BR/2BA condo $800/month. Call 912-658-0695 MOBILE HOMES: Available for rent. Located in mobile home park. Starting at $450 per month and up. 912-658-4462 or 912-925-1831.

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2BR/1BA, furnished kitchen, w/d connections $550/rent, $500/deposit. Contact ZENO MOORE REALTY 927-4383 ONE TWO & THREE Bedroom Apartments for rent. 656 East 36th & 702 E. Henry St. Call 912-232-3355 after 3:00pm Read Week At A GlAnce to find the best events this week. connectsavannah.com

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Central Heat/air, Washer/Dryer, 2 bedroom, 1 bath. $900/month. $900/deposit. 1-year lease, limit 2 people 4613 Garrard Avenue. $1800 due at move in. $900.00 232-1689 or 4-2907 Renovated 2BR apt for rent: Oak Forest Apartments. 2BR/1BA, eat-in kitchen, $595/month. $500 security deposit. 660-8253 RENT:Beach house at 5 Taylor St. 2 or 3 bedroom, LR and Kitchen, 2-Baths, central heat/air. $1200/month plus utilities, $1200/deposit. Call Alex @ 401-5710 Days/Nights/Weekends, email: alexcerbone@gmail.com RENT: DUPLEX 1115 E. 53rd. 2-bedroom, 1bath. $475/month plus deposit $475. One block off Waters Ave, close to Daffin Park.Call Alex @ 912-401-5710, Days/Nights/Weekends, email: alexcerbone@gmail.com RENT: DUPLEX 1218 E. 53rd. Garage Apt. upstairs, behind duplex. 1bedroom, 1-bath. $595/month, utilities paid by landlord plus deposit. Call Alex @ 912-401-5710, Days/Nights/Weekends, email: alexcerbone@gmail.com

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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

VERY NICE Apartment, just remodeled. 1BR/1BA at 2017 East 38th, Apt.B. $600/month, $600/deposit. No pets. 352-4391 or 658-4559

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.

RENT TO OWN: LOW MONEY DOWN. 3 BED 2 BATH $99,000.00 (206)337-4651 SOUTHSIDE •1BR apts, water & trash included, $600/month. •2BR/1.5BA townhouse apt, total electric, $600/month, or w/washer & dryer/$625. Call 927-3278 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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2 & 3 bedrooom apartments & houses. All appliances furnished, hardwood floors, tile, Section-8 Welcome. 912-844-5996 •T WO 4BR/2BA homes: Elmdale Avenue: kitchen furnished, large fenced yard $825 & $875/mo. +deposit. •507 W.48th: 1BR, carpet, kitchen furnished $425+deposit. No Section 8. 234-0548

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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. •Varnedoe Drive off Skidaway, 2BR/1BA, kitchen furnished $625month. •Bee Road: 2BR/1BA, kitchen furnished $595. 912-897-6789 or 344-4164

WEEKLY/MONTHLY: •Weekly- 1&2 bedrooms. $175-$200 furnished/utilities included. •Monthly: 3BR/1BA, CH&A, total electric., $650-700/month +deposit. Wanda, 441-5468 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.

Windsor Forest 3/1 House for Rent 3/1 Windsor Forest House for Rent Good Schools, central A/C, Carport and fenced yard $850.00 (423)827-4357 rooms for rent 895 $199 PER WEEK Extended stay hotel rooms.Many amenities including breakfast.Pooler area.Savannah Conference Hotel $199.99 (912)748-6464

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CLEAN, comfortable rooms. Washer/dryer, air, cable, HBO, ceiling fans. $110-$140 weekly. No deposit. Call Ike @ 844-7065 CLEAN, QUIET, Room & Efficiencies for Rent. On Busline, Stove, Refrigerator, Washer/Dryer. Call 912-272-4378 or 912-631-2909 EFFICIENCY ROOMS Includes stove, refrigerator, private bath. Furnished! $180/week + deposit. Call 912-844-5995. FULLY FURNISHED Rooms w/cable. Utilities included. Central heat/air with washer/dryer access. Gated, parking in safe neighborhood @ affordable price! 912-228-1242

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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.

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Move-In Special! $100, all utilities included. Located on Westside, newly renovated. Call 844-9718 ROOMS Available near SSU & busline. All amenities, quiet lifestyle. $85-$140/week. Call S andra K ing, 912-428-3514 or 912-355-1359

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$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. Rooms for Rent w/microwave, refrigerator, & cable. Starting at $100/week. Ask for Tony: 912-323-6859 or Ed: 912-428-6529.

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