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And in the latest news: Iconic folksinger Richie Havens has died; one of the Oregon militants has dressed in a sumo outfit and made a video challenging Chris Christie to a wrestling match; and a New Yorker has built an igloo in Brooklyn and listed it as an Airbnb. At least, those are among the first few stories on my Facebook feed today, the links posted by my friends and acquaintances. My job, should I choose to accept it, is to discern which of these stories is true. These are the kinds of choices we online content consumers face these days. Crap is everywhere: memes, fantastical stories, listicle slideshows, spam emails, questionaires that purport to show who your soulmate is or what character in Downton Abbey you’d be. Oh look, here’s a picture of Obama’s “college ID” that says he’s a foreign student. Fake. Here’s a Ted Cruz “quote” where he says he’s been chosen by God to be president. False. And here’s a report that says Donald Trump said he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and not lose a supporter. True. When reality is as crazy as fiction, how do you determine what’s actual news and what’s fake? It’s not easy, and it’s so tempting to quickly share juicy or incriminating or funny stuff that reinforces your views, without verifying whether it’s true. Making things even more difficult are the hundreds of websites that run outrageous lies under the guise of “satire.” It’s all clickbait, designed to get your IP address and sell advertising. I just returned from a digital conference for altweeklies. It was held in San Francisco, a city so digitized that print newspapers are hard to find, even if you look for them. The local SF Weekly is corporate-owned, printed on low-quality paper, and with a typeface so small it’s nearly unreadable. It looks like a bad Best Buy circular. Yet, elsewhere in the country, including Memphis and other mostly mid-size cities, the indepently owned weeklies are still viable, still getting picked up and read, and still have a recognizable brand in their market. These papers are mostly concerned with growing their websites as assets that complement and enhance their brands and extend their market reach. It’s no secret that getting breaking news via a print product is not the way of the future. It’s a big problem for daily newspapers, but it’s nothing new for weeklies. We’ve always come out once a week and have never had to worry about competing to deliver the hottest scoop. We’ve focused on the news behind the news, analysis, opinion, feature stories, entertainment, humor, and music. And we’ve always been relentlessly local in focus. If we break a news story, it’s usually on our website. And it turns out, according to the experts at our conference, that that’s a good strategy. In-depth local coverage will become the survival path for any news organization not named The New York Times. Most of it will break digitally before appearing in print. The problem for dailies is, as it has been for years: How do you monetize the digital product at a level that pays for a decent-sized news N E WS & O P I N I O N staff? LETTERS - 4 The bottom line is that no matter THE TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE - 4 THE FLY-BY - 6 what platform you use to get it, reliable, SPORTS - 10 entertaining, and well-sourced local POLITICS - 12 content is more important than ever. EDITORIAL - 14 And we appreciate the readers and VIEWPOINT - 15 COVER STORY advertisers who help us make it happen “UNSUNG HEROES” in Memphis. BY CHRIS MCCOY - 16 Oh, by the way, Richie Havens died STE P P I N’ O UT in 2013. The militia sumo-wrestling WE RECOMMEND - 20 MUSIC - 22 video story appears to be true. And I AFTER DARK - 24 don’t care enough about the Airbnb ART - 28 igloo story to pursue it. CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 30 Be careful out there. FOOD - 36 FILM - 40 Bruce VanWyngarden THE LAST WORD - 47 brucev@memphisflyer.com C LAS S I F I E D S - 43

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Letters and comments from Flyer readers all full?) The Zoo keeps using the excuse that they need the Greensward to accommodate visitors. I wonder if they would so enthusastically argue that point if they weren’t making parking fees off the lawn? Take that away and let’s see if they become more interested in a collaborative solution. Steve Scheer

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About Chris McCoy’s review of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi … Denigrating/insulting a director/film is fair game, but read the stories of your “meathead mercenaries” before you slice them with your mighty, spiteful pen. Being a responsible and believable journalist is to attempt to know who you write about, no matter your politics. Don’t be so ugly. Rebecca Balleza Thompson

About some strange new reality show … Yesterday I switched on the television during lunch and caught what appears to be a new reality show. The actors include some guy from an earlier reality show who played an angry boss with funny hair who was always firing people. The About Bianca Phillips’ post, “Anti-Same-Sex other key actor is a lady who claims to be Marriage Bill Dies in Subcommittee” … a grizzly bear who wears lipstick and a When even David Fowler of the Tenbedazzled top. nessee Family Action Council says it’s The show appears to be about a guy unconstitutional, you know the bill was running for president, who obviously never getting out of that committee. could never be taken seriously, and a Leftwing Cracker woman who speaks English straight from a blender. I believe the name of the show is Indefatigable Mark Pody and the ever-wily The APOTUS, or The Asinine President of and inscrutable Mae Beavers can go stomp the United States! on their Bibles and hold their breath now The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 After watching what I assume was one that the sodomites have won. God won’t For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 of the first episodes, I was not able to find be mocked! For Release Monday, May 18, 2015 the show in my directory. Which is why Packrat I am writing. Do you have any idea who could be behind such a silly but immenseAbout Toby Sells’ post, “New Trolley PurEdited by Will Shortz No. 0413 Crossword 40 Chicken ACROSS 64 Flower parts that show? 1 Also, 2 do you 3 know 4chase 5Hints at 6 Program 7 Progress” 8 9 10 ly entertaining … ACROSS 38 Spanish Mrs. preference? their airing schedule? 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WELL PLAYED Advice to media professionals: When people are critical of your work, follow the lead of WMC-TV weatherman Spencer Denton and remind your critics there are dead children in the world, and it’s sad. This proved effective last week when Denton joined other local weather forecasters in over-hyping a winter storm that never really happened in Memphis but still resulted in event cancellations, school closings, and businesses shuttering. On the night before the “storm,” Denton dropped a post on his “Spencer Denton Meteorologist” Facebook page implying that, even if his prediction turns out wrong (like it did), people need to chillax and think about unrelated tragedies, like the recent death of 2-year-old Noah Chamberlin, an East Tennessee boy whose body was found several days after he disappeared during a hike with his grandmother. “We are already getting blasted by people about our forecast, and the event hasn’t even happened yet. And some of the comments are personal attacks,” Denton wrote. “Funny thing is, I really don’t care. All I can think about is that little boy Noah and what he endured over the past several days. It puts things in perspective. If you get 3 to 6 inches of snow, enjoy a snow day with family and friends. If you get an inch or less, be thankful for less accidents on the roads. Whether my forecast is right or wrong, I get to go home to a little two-year-old girl tonight, for that I am truly thankful. #RIPNOAH.” NEVERENDING ELVIS If it’s true, this has to be one of the saddest “what ifs” in pop history. In an interview with the Orange County Register, honky-tonk torchbearer Dwight Yoakam claimed that Elvis Presley heard a recording of David Bowie’s “Golden Years” and called the Thin White Duke to ask if he’d consider producing a future record for him. It was 1977, six months before death week prime. By Chris Davis. Email him at davis@memphisflyer.com.

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Tennessee Valley Authority makes plans to permanently close one local coal ash pond. In August 2014, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) board voted to retire its Memphis coal plant by December 2018 and replace it with a 1,000-megawatt natural gas plant. That process is underway, and now TVA is focusing on closing one of the two ash ponds on the coal plant’s site. The West Ash Impoundment, a retired coal ash pond near the Allen Fossil Plant in Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park, was the disposal site for waste products from the plant until 1978. It was replaced by the newer East Ash Impoundment. The West Ash pond has only received small amounts of combustion coal residuals (CCR) since then, typically when the East Ash pond was being worked on. “CCR is a result from the coal-burning process. You can have bottom ash from the bottom of the boiler. You can have fly ash, which goes into the air and is collected,” said Amy Henry, the manager of TVA’s National Environmental Policy Act program. “Some of the processes use water to push [the CCR] out through a pipe into an impoundment, and that’s why [the impoundments are] wet.” Active ash impoundments, like the East Ash pond, are wet, but since the West Ash pond has been out of use for a while, it doesn’t look like a pond at all. The pond has been filled in with dirt, but TVA wants to permanently close the pond, either by covering the area with an impervious cap or by trucking the CCR material off-site to the South Shelby Landfill. Those are the two options TVA is considering in the

ash pond closure’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). While both were studied in the EIS, the report recommends the permanent cover option over the option to truck material off-site. The public is invited to comment on that report through February 24th. Later in the year, the TVA board will vote on one of the two options. One of the reasons the EIS recommends what they’re calling “closure in place” over “closure by removal” is the potential for a traffic accident as trucks haul the coal ash from the industrial park to the landfill. “With closure by removal, we would predict a higher

“The EPA says [coal ash is] not hazardous, but we disagree because within this material are toxic heavy metals.” — Scott Banbury risk of impacts in the traffic system, potentially accidents if there were more trucks on the road,” Henry said. “We’d have to take a look at the impacts on the community and where these routes would be going.” The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that CCR is nonhazardous, but the Sierra Club’s Tennessee conservation program coordinator Scott Banbury has a different stance.

Q&A with Chuck Brady Memphis Zoo president and CEO. Equal access to Overton Park is at the heart of the Greensward argument for Chuck Brady, president and CEO of the Memphis Zoo. Zoo visitors come from “every part of the city,” and without Greensward parking, they’ll be turned away, he said. Overton Park is not a neighborhood park for a few but a community park for all, which is basically how Brady justified the Zoo’s decision earlier this month to remove some trees that had been planted on the Greensward by the Overton Park Conservancy. The Zoo does have authority over one-third of the Greensward, according to a legal opinion by Memphis City Council attorney Allan Wade. Brady said he hopes this will be made clear with a judge’s order, which is why Brady said he and the Zoo’s board filed their lawsuit last week. — Toby Sells Flyer: So you felt that Wade’s opinion gave the Zoo the right to take those trees? Chuck Brady: It gave us management authority on that area, which we’ve always had.

about 75,000 people per year. That’s a big number. Those are citizens, too. But you have a small group that is saying, no, we don’t want them. Everyone can call the other side a bully. But there are two sides to every story.

To a lot of folks, it looks like the Zoo was just a bully and did this without anyone’s permission. That’s the same way the trees went in. I think more importantly, you have to understand, that area is the only parking area for

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You’ve said there was misleading information in the news and social media. Is there anything you want to set straight? One of the things I saw, I think Jessica Buttermore [chair of Citizens to Preserve Overton Park] wrote a letter to the editor saying that I said that the Zoo makes a $1 million on overflow parking in Overton Park. That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. We make maybe $25,000. Do you think the Zoo is a good Overton Park neighbor? Are we a good park neighbor in the sense that we clean up when people park in the neighborhoods? We send crews out to clean up any litter every time. We’ve used the Greensward for almost 30 years. It’s virtually the same as it was 30 years ago. We aerate it. We clean it. I think we’re a good neighbor, but I think you’ll find a lot of different opinions on that. I was going to show you one last thing. (Brady is shown a Facebook photo in which someone has cut their Zoo membership card in half with the caption: Fire Chuck Brady). There are as many — and probably more — responses to us that say, good, we need the parking, and the Zoo is a vital part of this community. We get far more of them than we get of those. It’s very vocal, but it’s not the principal sentiment around Memphis. We have 27,000 members. By and large, they want what is right for the Zoo and the city, and they want equal access for all people. Nobody wants Overton Park to be a park for a few people. Check out the full interview with Brady on MemphisFlyer.com. Brady talks about how the parking problem was created and why a parking garage is not the solution.

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“The EPA says it’s not hazardous, but we disagree because within this material are toxic heavy metals, and that can have a huge impact on aquatic communities,” Banbury said. Banbury believes leaving the coal ash where it is could have more potential negative impact than moving it out. The ash ponds are currently unlined, meaning there’s nothing separating the waste from the ground underneath. And even though the closure-in-place option would include a cap over the top, Banbury fears the ash could still seep out into the groundwater underneath and eventually make its way to into nearby McKellar Lake. Although signs are posted to discourage fishing in that lake, Banbury said many people still fish there to feed their families. “The groundwater comes up from the river and gets the bottom of the ash pond wet below the water table,” Banbury said. “They’re saying they’re going to cap this thing so that rainfall can’t fall on top of it and leach through the ash pond, but that’s irrelevant because the groundwater comes up through the containment anyway.” By contrast, the South Shelby Landfill is lined, so if the TVA were to truck the material out of the pond and into the landfill, it’d be moved to a lined containment. But Banbury said the landfill isn’t ideal either. “Our preferred alternative is for them to remove it from this unlined pond and construct a new one with a liner underneath it,” Banbury said.

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Public forum highlights need for better sidewalks, public transit, and bike lane connections. Crumbling sidewalks, underfunded public transit, and disconnected bike lanes were at the top of the list for Memphians who attended a public forum last week to discuss the transportation needs of the city. “We need to keep the role of the government in mind,” said Dennis Lynch, the transportation chair for the Tennessee chapter of the Sierra Club, which hosted the discussion. “If the things we’re doing aren’t for the people, they aren’t the right things. We need to push for the things we think we need.” Attendees brainstormed various ideas to alleviate what many believe is a situation in dire need of a solution. Among the proposals: buses that run on time and to more locations on a frequent schedule; sidewalks and streets that are safe for all citizens; more availability to rent tandem bicycles; for Congressman Steve Cohen to support the local allocation of federal funds and allow more local power over how those funds are spent; and to install more parking meters to encourage people to use public transit as a way to save money. Lynch said the input would be taken to Mayor Jim Strickland, the Memphis City Council, the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA), and the Metropolitan Planning Organization. Broken, uneven sidewalks and missing curb ramps leave those like Steve Collins, who is disabled and relies on his wheelchair and public transportation, at a disadvantage. Collins’ route is contained to Poplar, where he’s pin-

pointed at least 19 “problem spots.” At Poplar and White Station, Collins said there are four corners and only two curb cuts, which forces him to travel into the street. The issue of damaged sidewalks is not so black and white. In Memphis, property owners are responsible for sidewalk repair. A 1967 city law states that owners of properties abutting any public street are “required to provide and maintain adjacent to his or her property a sidewalk.” The city has made efforts to assist low-income residents, but the problem is still open-ended for Memphians like Collins.

“We can make MATA a great transit system again.” — Ron Garrison “We have met with the city about this, and they tell us that it is the state’s problem because [Poplar] is a state highway,” Collins said. “The state says it is a city problem because it is Poplar Avenue. My question is this: If I die at that intersection, where does my widow send the bill for the funeral?” Kyle Wagenschutz, bicycle and pedestrian program manager for the city of Memphis, said obstacles within funding resources, or the lack thereof, can leave “some things waiting in the wings.” Bike lanes, for instance, are routinely added as streets are repaved. However, the city will soon begin construction on a grant-funded project to

update more roads with bike lanes. “These are all roads that are not being repaved but that new bike lanes are going to be installed without repaving,” Wagenschutz said. “All of those were chosen based on the idea of connecting the missing pieces and missing segments of the network.” Developing dedicated sources to fund MATA is key, said Suzanne Carlson, Innovate Memphis’ transportation and mobility project manager. “There’s a lack of funding to go around,” Carlson said. “Right now, [MATA] goes to city council and [receives] federal funds. Some are guaranteed, and some are competitive that they might not get every year.” Though they have continually received budget cuts over the last few years, MATA President Ron Garrison said they are “in the process of rebuilding MATA.” After the 2010 census numbers were released, MATA lost upwards of $1.6 million dollars in federal funding as well as some state funding. But this fiscal year, they have a “tiny bit of money” left over, Garrison said. Additionally, Garrison said MATA is implementing new ideas such as partnering with Uber and TransLoc. “Over the next two years, you’re going to see tremendous improvements,” Garrison said. “Over the next five years, we can make MATA a great transit system again. We’re fixing on-time performance, changing the culture, and correctly funding our facilities, buses, and transit stops so that our customers have a very positive experience.”

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hat do you get when you combine the most overhyped sporting event on the planet with its golden anniversary? As the countdown to Super Bowl 50 begins, we’re about to find out. Get ready for “Fifty Best” lists, from heroes and goats, to coaches and commercials. Here are merely five angles — and a prediction — to kick off your two-week journey to the actual kickoff. What a career sunset for Peyton Manning. Instead of tabulating the latest figures in his career records for passing yards (71,940) and touchdowns (539), Manning will start his fourth Super Bowl just two months shy of his 40th birthday. It feels appropriate, a man in the conversation for the best quarterback in history playing in the Super Bowl’s 50th showcase. Among the six other quarterbacks to start at least four Super Bowls, five won at least two championships. (Jim Kelly lost all four of his starts with Buffalo.) A win over Carolina would make Manning 2-2 in the big game and would equal the grand finale of his current boss, John Elway, 17 years ago. Presuming, of course, this will be Manning’s final game. Opposing Manning will be the favorite for this year’s MVP award, Panther quarterback Cam Newton. Remarkably, Newton will be just the third Heisman Trophy winner to start behind center in the Super Bowl. (Roger Staubach started four Super Bowls for Dallas and Jim Plunkett two for the Raiders.) The contrast between the two quarterbacks couldn’t be greater. In addition to passing for 3,837 yards and 35 touchdowns this season, Newton rushed for 636 yards and 10 touchdowns. In 17 years as an NFL quarterback, Manning has rushed for a total of 667 yards. Carolina is just the third team to reach the Super Bowl after a 15-1 regular season. The 1984 San Francisco 49ers and 1985 Chicago Bears won blowouts to raise the Lombardi Trophy. Three 15-1 teams since then didn’t even reach the Super Bowl (the 1998 Vikings, 2004 Steelers, and ’11 Packers). Carolina had the advantage of playing in the weak NFC South — a division they won in 2014 with a 7-8-1 record — but 18 total wins in a season would put this club

among the all-time elite. The NFL playoffs are getting more predictable. For the fourth time in seven years, the AFC’s and NFC’s top seeds are meeting in the Super Bowl. Before New Orleans faced Indianapolis after the 2009 season, 15 years had passed between such a matchup. There have been a total of 11 such clashes in the Super Bowl, with the NFC winning eight. The only historical stat you’ll really need: The NFC is 8-4 in Super Bowls played the year of a U.S. presidential election. (We’re counting the premerger Packers — winner of Super Bowl II in 1968 — among NFC teams.) The NFC representative has won six of the last seven such Super Bowls. But here’s a catch: In three of the four election-year Super Bowls won by the AFC team, a Republican won the White House.

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Harris Out, Basar In? situation whereby not only would the two main contestants in this predominantly black district be white, they would both be Jewish as well. Harris has not yet been reached for comment, but the Flyer learned last week that he had changed his

mind about running and had so informed Cohen, who confirmed receiving such a voice mail to that effect from Harris. The congressman said he would defer to Harris concerning any further statement on the matter.

Members of the Shelby County Commission gathered around Toney Armstrong on Monday after passing a resolution in praise of the exiting MPD director.

• As was the case of its two previous full meetings in January, the Shelby County Commission managed on Monday to minimize the controversies — the main one being an ongoing power struggle with the administration of county Mayor Mark Luttrell — that have flared up regularly during the year or so since the election of 2014. As was the case on Monday, the meeting of January 11th had owed much of its briskness to the relative sketchiness of its agenda, though the main reason why it moved along so fast may have been simply the determination of its presiding officer, chairman Terry Roland, to get things out of the way in time for everybody to be home to view that night’s NCAA collegiate football championship. In fact, that meeting had literally

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Though University of Memphis law professor and state Senate minority leader Lee Harris seems to have opted out of a contemplated Democratic primary challenge this year to incumbent congressman Steve Cohen for the 9th District congressional seat, a replacement of sorts may be in the wings. That would be Shelby County Commissioner Steve Basar, a Republican, who confided to the Flyer on Monday that he is actively considering making a race for the seat. For decades, no Republican has finished higher than the low 40-percent range in congressional elections in the 9th, but Basar points out, for what it is worth, that in 2014 District Attorney General Amy Weirich, the Republican nominee, outpolled former Judge Joe Brown, the Democratic nominee, among the district’s voters. If Basar should end up in a race against Cohen, that would create a

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That may have been Basar’s way of voting to approve the grant while partly dissociating himself from it. A few other commissioners — again, suburban Republicans — were more direct. Reaves voted no, while Billingsley and Roland abstained. Another Republican, Shafer, had left the meeting. There had been no public discussion as such, but, asked later on for his reasoning in opposing the grant outright, Reaves said he doubted that his constituents would be in favor of awarding funds to the designated recipient. Thus it was that a social issue, one

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Clinton has ... plans. She has a one-point plan and a two-point plan and, most often, a three-point plan. She could have gone further. She could have mentioned how some children are already beyond hope. Their IQs have dropped. They are lethargic. They have lead poisoning. An ugly piece of the Third World was brought to Michigan under a governor who had hitherto boasted how his business experience made him better than your ordinary politician. She should have talked about the kids — the poor kids whose lives have been ruined so that taxes did not have to be raised. But Clinton did not mention the kids. She did not even go to Flint. “So I sent my top campaign aide down there to talk to the mayor of Flint to see what I could do to help,” she said. “I issued a statement about what we needed to do, and then I went on a TV show and I said it was outrageous that the governor hadn’t acted. And within two hours, he had.” Let’s see: 1) Sent an aide. 2) Issued a statement. 3) Went on TV. Sanders at that point chimed in, adding that he had called on Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to resign. Clinton’s shortcomings as a candidate amount to a national crisis. As things now stand, the Republican nominee could be either Donald Trump or Ted Cruz. If she can’t handle Sanders, she probably can’t handle either of them. She needs to get a different three-point plan: 1) Say what’s on your mind. 2) Get angry. 3) Never say the word “plan” again. Richard Cohen writes for the Washington Post Writers Group.

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Hillary Clinton is the Great Underestimator. Eight years ago, she underestimated Barack Obama, and now she has underestimated Bernie Sanders. We know this not only from what happened in 2008 and what is happening now, but from the pitiful confessions of her campaign staff who admit they never saw Sanders coming. That’s understandable. It’s not so much that Sanders was underestimated; it’s that Clinton is overestimated. I come at this column as a Clinton supporter. I like her personally and have enormous respect for her intelligence. Mostly, though, she’s the classic oneeyed person in the land of the blind. Who else is there? Pray, not Bernie Sanders. If he played Captain Renault in Casablanca, he would have said, “Break up the big banks” instead of “Round up the usual suspects.” To him, it’s the same thing. Clinton has her own tic. She has plans. She has a one-point plan and a two-point plan and, most often, a threepoint plan. A three-pointer is always best, since it suggests a beginning, a middle, and an end. It mimics the threeact structure of movies and plays that, for some reason, we find so satisfying. Clinton has a three-act plan regarding the Islamic State that, as I understand it, is about what is already being done. This is the Obama approach in Power Point. At Sunday night’s debate, Clinton was somewhat less than candid about her foreign policy differences with her former boss. (As secretary of state, she favored a more muscular policy.) But what matters more to her political chances is this business of hiding behind plans. She talks like a chief of staff, which in a sense she was to her husband, and not as the policymaker herself. The word “plan” pedantically distances her from her audience. It’s a buffer. Frankly, I don’t give a damn about her plans. I sort of already know what they are, anyway. After being first lady, senator from New York, secretary of state, and, going all the way back, the 1969 commencement speaker at Wellesley College, she can’t possibly have any surprises up her sleeve. When it comes to policies and plans, she is a known commodity. The rest of her is encased in an emotional burka. At the end of the debate, she had a chance to hit one out of the park. She, Sanders, and Martin O’Malley were asked by one of the moderators, NBC’s Lester Holt, whether there was “any-

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rom rock-and-roll and soul, to R&B and hip-hop, there’s no doubt Memphis is one of the world’s premier music cities. As Memphis music has conquered the world over the last five decades, there has been a group that has performed in front of untold thousands of people, but who have largely flown under the radar of most Memphians: the Memphis Symphony Chorus. The musicians who make up the chorus are mostly ordinary people with day jobs, families, and normal worries. But when they line up behind the musicians of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra in the Cannon Center or at Sunset Symphony, they become something greater. “You’ve got 100 people coming together to make something ephemeral and beautiful,” alto Terron Perk says. “It goes back through the centuries. It’s a continuity of humanity and art that is really exciting to be a part of.” Jan Carnall, a teacher turned full-time artist who has served as the group’s historian for the last few years, says the chorus was started in 1965 to allow the symphony to take on a wider range of musical works. “There was a lot of interest among church choirs to form one large chorus,” she says. That first year, the chorus had two performances: A Rodgers and Hammerstein medley 16 in the summer, and Leroy Anderson’s “Suite of Carols” at two holiday performances.

Chorus director Edwards conducting at the Cannon Center Baritone Irvine Cherry is one of the group’s longest-serving members, having joined the chorus 45 years ago. “My wife got me involved. I got roped in. When I started out, we were rehearsing in the choir loft at Second Presbyterian Church.” For the chorus’ 50th anniversary, Carnall researched the group’s history, compiling hundreds of newspaper clippings, snapshots, and memorabilia into four thick scrapbooks full of headlines like “SYMPHONY, CHORUSES SOAR TO GLORY.” “I can’t say enough about how important [the chorus] is to the city,” Carnall says. The chorus performs dozens of works every year, but some stick in the singers’ memories, such as the infamous 1996 performance of Beethoven’s Missa somlemnis. “Beethoven’s Mass [in D major] was the toughest thing I’ve ever done,” Cherry says. “Beethoven is one of my favorite composers,” Carnall says. “But he does not take kindly to voices! He always composes quite difficult pieces. He was very temperamental.” The Missa solmenis requires sopranos like Carnall to sing at the top of their range for extended periods. “It was quite a monumental piece. It was quite difficult. I almost quit.

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Liz Parsons rehearses the altos (top); music teachers Samantha Wilson and Joseph Powell (middle); 50th Anniversary Concert on Friday. But I said, you know, I am not a quitter! I can learn from this!” The chorus commemorated the grueling performance with buttons that read “I SURVIVED MISSA SOLMENIS 96”. For chorus members like Cherry, these are the kinds of challenges that keep them coming back, year after year. “I just enjoy it tremendously,” he says. “I like to sing. That’s what it amounts to.” The chorus’ founding director was Sara Beth Causey. “She auditioned me when I came to the chorus in the ’70s,” Carnall says. “I remember her as being a very disciplined person. She really expected a lot out of the chorus.” In 1988, the baton passed to Larry Edwards. “I came to Memphis to be the director of choral activities at the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt school of music,” he says. “At the end of my first year teaching here, I got a call from the executive director asking if I was interested in the Symphony Chorus position, should it ever come open. I came down here as a young faculty member, and committed my career to working in the community of Memphis. I think a big part of my longevity here is due to the Symphony Chorus.” Edwards’ students often sing alongside the chorus. “I enjoy teaching at the university

Chorus members come from all walks of life and represent all levels of musical accomplishment. Alto Kelley Smith has a degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, and, since the 1970s, has sang professionally alongside such luminaries as Eartha Kitt on Broadway, and even at Disney World. “You name it, I did it,” she says. “I feel that Dr. Edwards, our music director — when it comes to choral music, they simply don’t get any better. It’s an honor for me to sit under his tutelage every Monday night. He understands what’s written on the page and what isn’t. It takes that kind of musical intelligence to get that over to the singers in order for the music to be done right. I’m forever learning. I never go into it thinking, I got this.” Samantha Wilson and Joseph Powell are getting married on June 3rd. They are both choir directors; she at Treadwell Middle School, he at White Station High School. “You run the music really quickly, and perform it. I think that’s my favorite part: We go through so much music in a short amount of time,” Wilson says. “It’s great for people like us, who are musicians as our day job,” Powell says. “It’s great for people who have never done anything like this before who enjoy singing, because it’s a great mix of both worlds. You have the amateurs who just love it, and you have people who take it really seriously, because it’s their thing. To be able to bring that diverse group of people together and achieve a great sound is one of the great things about this group. It’s such a wide range of backgrounds and people.” Shane Rasner’s day job is as a dentist, but the chorus fills an important need. “I can’t imagine my life without music. It’s a great opportunity to live in a city where they have a symphony and a chorus. The Mozart Requiem we did after 9/11 was very powerful. I’ll never forget that.” The Mozart Requiem, a favorite with both fans and musicians, was also the first piece Cindy Armistead, administrator for Campbell Clinic Surgery Center, performed with the group. “I was just overwhelmed by the talent surrounding me, not just vocally, but the instrumentalists up on the stage. It was incredible,” she recalls. “I am not the prepared musician most of these people are. I was a science major. My brother was a member of the chorus, and he told me I should audition. I’ve never auditioned for anything in my life! It was quite the eye-opener for me. It was intimidating initially, but everyone is so open and so into teaching. We all want to do our best. I look forward to coming, just to learn.” Jennie Latta, a bankruptcy judge and mother of six, has sung with the chorus for 11 years. “I don’t like to watch football or baseball. I like to play,” she says. “It’s the same with music. I love to go to concerts, but I would much rather be involved in it myself.” Latta says the diversity of musical experience keeps her coming back. “When we celebrated our 40th anniversary, we did a big show at First Congo. We ringed the room, and sang an a cappella piece, and it was astonishing. The idea that that many people could continued on page 19

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level. I believe in collaboration in the arts, so both positions here have been really helpful to build up an interesting culture of choral music. Having my young people sing alongside these passionate volunteers is a great thing for my students, and I think it’s a really good thing for the Symphony Chorus to collaborate with this group of really talented singers who come here to learn music.” “The human voice is the oldest of instruments,” Davis says. “The tradition of getting voices together to sing is a long one, going back hundreds and hundreds of years. It’s my position that most instruments aspire to use the sound of the human voice as their litmus test. Ideas of vibrato, for example, come out of the vocal tradition. I know in the studios here, the instrumental faculty encourage their trumpet players, their violin players, to sing. They’ll sing a line, and then say that’s what we want to have happen to your instrument. I think it’s the foundation of all music-making.” To lead the chorus, Edwards works closely with Lisa Mendel, who is an associate professor of audiology at the University of Memphis. Mendel first tried out for the chorus in 1990. “I was looking for an outlet for my minimal musical skills at the time. In a few years, I was asked to be on the board. A few years after that, I was asked to be president, and I’ve been president ever since. It’s been a great opportunity.” Keeping so many volunteers engaged in the demanding task of transforming notes on a page into music takes work, Mendel says. “We consider ourselves a professional chorus, even though we’re not paid. Our payment is the performance — and even the rehearsals. On some performance weeks, we practice every night. It’s quite a sacrifice for busy working people. They are so drawn to the love of singing and the love of performing. There’s so much that brings us together.” Mendel says meticulous preparation is the key to sustaining a volunteer organization over the long term. “I think having a structure helps a lot. If people come to a rehearsal, and it’s chaotic … the music’s not ready, the conductor is not there … it’s difficult for people. But when you walk through our door, there’s a structure. You know what’s going to happen. You know where things are.” Edwards says the rehearsals at the Balmoral Presbyterian Church at Quince and Kirby are just as important to group cohesion as the performances at the Cannon Center. “The process has to be enjoyable and rewarding. They have to come and leave their stressful jobs and busy lives and focus on doing something totally different and still be challenged and pushed. They get to experience a different side of life. I’ve done this for almost 30 years, and I enjoy watching it change the lives of people who come out every Monday night.”

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continued from page 17 sing together separated by that much space is awesome. It was one of the most amazing things I’ve ever done. Singing with church choirs, you don’t get to push the envelope.” Dr. Edwards and the Symphony’s staff and conductors sometimes plan out a season’s music as much as 18 months in advance. But then the two groups go their separate ways. “They forget about us,” he says, until the final rehearsals about a week before a performance, when he turns the chorus over to the conductor. “At 7:30, there’s a trained chorus on the stage ready to merge with a group of professional instrumentalists.” Mendel says, “I think what’s interesting is that many of the performances that we do, we’re performing under a different conductor. So one of Larry’s many skills is teaching us music from not only from a musicality standpoint, but he also teaches us to be flexible, so when we get with a different conductor who might take a phrase differently from what Larry has taught us, we can change quickly and work with him. Singing in different genres, singing with different conductors, singing in different venues just add to the versatility and flexibility of our group.” “People ask what it’s like to work so hard on a piece of music, and put your heart and soul into the preparation of it, and then I sit in the balcony. I turn the performance over to someone else,” Edwards says. “Sometimes I don’t breathe, but my reward is at the end of the piece: seeing the faces of the chorus and hearing the cheers of the audience.” For the last three years, Edwards has turned his chorus over to MSO conductor MeiAnn Chen. “She’s a very demanding artist,” he says. “But in our 50th anniversary season, she worked really hard to highlight the chorus.” “[Chen] is a fantastic musician,” Perk says. “She is also a cat wrangler who knows how to get the best out of her musicians. The chorus would go over a cliff for Mei-Ann Chen.” Chen says the feeling is mutual. “These are some of the best people in Memphis. I really treasure what we have done together onstage. I will always remember the incredible trust we placed in each other. When I was coming in new, they embraced me.” During the Memphis Symphony’s recent financial crisis, Chen says she was moved that one of our chorus members contributed $100,000. “That’s a story you don’t hear often,” she says. “The dedication and appreciation between the two organizations.” The chorus holds auditions for new members in August and January. Mary Seratt, a retired library administrator who has sung with the chorus for over 20 years, recalls how she got up the nerve to try out. “I was facing some medical tests. The outcome could have been pretty crummy, so I did things like … I rode roller coasters. I’d always wanted to sing with this bunch, because I’m a symphony supporter. I thought, what’s the worst that could happen? I’m going to die. I should try out. And I made it. And lo and behold, I didn’t die!” For those who are considering auditioning, Seratt says “Do it. Swallow your fear. But be prepared — you’re going to have to sight read. You might have a lovely voice, and your mommy thinks you’re a great singer, but if you’re semi-professional, can read music, take direction, and work well with others, come with us.” On February 5th, the Memphis Symphony Chorus will celebrate its 50th anniversary. “We’re doing this concert in the Immaculate Conception cathedral. What a treasure they are to the artistic community here in Memphis,” Edwards says. “They have an open arms policy in allowing their space to be used for artistic events, and they have been just amazing. I’ve chosen literature that will work especially well in this space. There’s a threesecond reverb in there! We call it a stand-alone concert. It’s going to be mostly a cappella. “It’s an opportunity to work with the chorus on a different level of finesse than when we’re working with the orchestra. I think the Symphony Chorus is growing into a chorus that is comfortable working both with or without the orchestra. That’s been an exciting journey that we’ve taken, and it’s been an exciting journey for the symphony audience. That’s our benchmark. It’s not that we sometimes do a great job. It’s that we always do a great job.”

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Whether you’re a Trekkie or not, chances are you can name at least a few of the major crew members who’ve served aboard the starship Enterprise over the past five decades. Everybody knows Kirk, Spock, Uhura, and the gang, but some of the groundbreaking sci-fi series’ biggest heroes remain largely unsung: the composers. “Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage,” a touring multi-media experience featuring a full symphony orchestra, docks at the Orpheum Theatre this week to celebrate 50 years of going boldly where no man has gone before while underscoring the role music has played in defining the films and TV shows. Composers like Gerald Fried and Sol Kaplan had very little time to score the original Trek episodes. They would often create original sounds for up to 30 minutes of footage a week and score as many as two episodes in a month. Haste called for broad strokes, and, as Star Trek historian Jeff Bond has noted, the result was theatrical, “very expressive and thematic.” It was all in accordance with the wishes of Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, who told title theme composer Alexander Courage that he wasn’t interested in a bunch of space age-sounding bloops and bleeps. He wanted big romantic orchestrations like you might find accompanying an Errol Flynn swashbuckler like Captain Blood. “The Ultimate Voyage” concert considers Trek’s music in and out of its original context. Many of the pieces will accompany video montages with themes like “2 B Human,” “Close Bonds in Space,” “50 Years of Life Forms,” and a tribute to Leonard Nimoy’s Spock titled “Always Will Be.” “STAR TREK: THE ULTIMATE VOYAGE” AT THE ORPHEUM FRIDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 7:30 P.M. $40-$70. ORPHEUM-MEMPHIS.COM

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Booksigning by Jackie Woodside The Booksellers at Laurelwood, 6:30 p.m. Jackie Woodside signs and discusses her book Calming the Chaos, outlining ways to de-stress your life.

Love Letters Germantown Community Theatre, 8 p.m., $24 A.R. Gurney’s work about a couple who, over 50 years, expresses their love through letters.

The Other Place Circuit Playhouse, 8 p.m., $22 Drama about a drug company scientist whose life is unraveling — a divorce pending, a daughter eloping, and a mysterious illness.

“Sunset/Sunrise” Memphis College of Art, 6-9 p.m. Opening reception for this exhibition of works on paper and sculptures by the Studio Nong International Collective.

“Incognito” Memphis Botanic Garden, 5:30-7 p.m. Annual event featuring unsigned works by area artists. This year’s theme is “Sense of Place.” Bidding starts at $50.

Time for Three Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School, 7 p.m., $28 A performance by this classically trained garage band. They cover everything from Bach to Katy Perry and the Beatles.

Gallery Talk by Sarah Ahmad Circuitous Succession, 7-8 p.m. Artist Sarah Ahmad discusses her exhibition “The Lotus Harvest,” revolving around the lotus, a symbol of rebirth, self-awareness, and spiritual enlightenment. Staxtacular 2016 Stax Museum of American Soul Music, 7 p.m.-midnight, $175 Annual party benefiting the Soulsville Foundation’s youth programs. Includes a silent auction, food, live music, dancing, and more. Grizzlies’ Vince Carter hosts.

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Document Yourself By Chris Davis Willy Bearden keeps busy. In the next week, the author, filmmaker, and regional historian will address a book club at Elmwood Cemetery and share tips for would-be documentarians in Collierville. He discusses these two events while putting finishing touches on a new book about Elmwood Cemetery. “The new book focuses a lot on the scoundrels and weirdness,” he says. “Like Elvis’ cook who perfected the peanut butter and ’nanner sandwich. And there are a lot of musicians buried at Elmwood too: Sid Selvidge, Jimmie Lunceford, one of the guys in the Mad Lads, and Herman Frank Arnold who wrote the music for ‘Dixie.’” Bearden’s given many tours at Elmwood, and Wednesday, February 3rd, he’ll share excerpts from Cotton: From Southern Fields to the Memphis Market with the cemetery’s Read in Peace Book Club. Before that, on Thursday, Jan. 28th, he’ll visit Collierville’s Morton Museum for a Lunch n’ Learn. “Lots of people want to know where I’ve found the stuff I use in my films and how I pull it all together,” Bearden says. “But I also tell folks, ‘You can do this.’ It’s very easy to pull your own story together, especially with everybody having a camera in their pockets. “I always show a photograph that was taken of Main Street in 1892,” Bearden says. “The thing that gets me: Whoever took this photograph had to lug this big camera around. He had to put it on a tripod. It was expensive to make a photograph back then and very difficult to get the exposure right. And I know, whoever that guy was, he had a buddy who was standing right there by him saying, ‘Man, why in the world are you taking this picture of something anybody can see?’ Well, on that day, anybody could see it. But 100 years later — because some dude dragged his camera down to Main Street, we’re like, ‘Oh my God, look at that!’” LUNCH N ’ LEARN WITH WILLY BEARDEN AT THE MORTON MUSEUM OF COLLIERVILLE HISTORY THURSDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 11 A.M. FREE. ELMWOOD CEMETERY’S RIP BOOK CLUB WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD AT 10 A.M. FREE. HISTORIAN@ELMWOODCEMETERY.ORG

SATURDAY January 30 Koresh Dance Company Germantown Performing Arts Center, 8-9:45 p.m. A performance of ballet, modern, and jazz choreography by this Philadelphia-based dance company. Jungle Boogie: A Soulful and Global Dance Experience Holenwald Social (531 S. Main), 9 p.m.-3 a.m., $10 A dance party with Saturna and Funke, promoting diversity through house music and the underground dance scene.

WEDNESDAY February 3 Grand Opening of Sharpe Planetarium Sharpe Planetarium, 9 a.m. The newly updated planetarium is unveiled today. Includes a 145seat theater-in-the-round and new technology. The Birds and the Seeds Lichterman Nature Center, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Featuring bird-watching and gardening workshops, a seed swap, tool sharpening, and more.

The TransContinental Tour with Liss Victory and Krish Mohan Midtown Crossing Grill, 6-10 p.m., $5 A variety show from musician Liss Victory and comedian Krish Mohan, featuring hot-button issues and songs of protest.

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Flyer: Who was involved in the recordAlex da Ponte ing of your new album, All My Heart? Alex da Ponte: I’ve been working with guitarist Robby Davis for years — he’s an incredible guitar player that plays all over town. Rick (Steff ) Have you been working with the same musicians and Roy (Berry) from Lucero play on the record, along since you wrote Nightmares? with Geoff Smith from Star & Micey. It was recorded at Well, not really. When Nightmares came out, I Music + Arts studio in Midtown, the building that Archer formed a band and played with them for about three Records and Blue Barrel Records are run out of. years, but that band dispersed, and the only person I stayed with was Robby Davis, so I had to basically How would you say All My Heart is different from start from scratch. Luckily the Memphis music scene your first album, Nightmares? is very supportive, so people would be like “Oh, you It’s definitely less angry. There are songs that are filled need a drummer? Try this person.” I can tell the difwith hope and songs that build up with emotions other ference between when my last band played a song like than anger. There might still be some anger, but there’s “Nevermind” compared to when my new band plays it, more going on than just that. You can tell that I’m in a because different musicians change the tone of a song. different place in my life than I was when I recorded It’s still the same song obviously, but you can hear the Nightmares. My music is always going to be a reflection of subtle changes where a new musician’s influence comes what’s going on in my life. Even if you just look at the covin. ers for the two albums, Nightmares has a really dark, black and white cover, whereas this cover is filled with color. Let’s talk about your song “Tell All Your Friends.” It seems like a classic breakup song. Is that accurate? Who did the artwork for All My Heart? Yeah, it definitely is. Who hasn’t had that experience My partner and fiancée Karen Mulford, which I feel of hearing trash from other people about yourself? is very fitting. She’s the reason the album has a bunch of It ties into the last record, when I went through this color and isn’t all black and white, because I’m in a better terrible breakup, and you can still hear some of that in place now, and she’s a big part of that. The songs about her this new record because of how much it affected my on the album are probably the happiest ones. She’s a big life. This song is a great example of how that experience reason this album was a much happier one in general. is still working its way out of me.

When Paste premiered your video for “Nevermind,” they compared you to Jenny Lewis and Karen O. Who are some other singers or bands that influenced you that your listeners might not expect? I was listening to a lot of Shovels & Rope when I was writing the song “Come on, Boy,” and I think that ended up making me write in a different way, even if it’s not that noticeable. I also love Brandi Carlile, and I got back into the bands that I really liked in high school, even middle school. I got back into Eve 6, Nirvana, Gin Blossoms, and the Goo Goo Dolls. I loved all that kind of stuff, even bands like the Shins. There’s a lot of stuff that worked its way in there. Let’s talk about your new video for “Nevermind.” How did you link up with Laura Jean Hocking? The people who run Blue Barrel Records suggested Laura Jean, and she came in with this idea to model the video after this movie from the ’70s. It was really cool to watch her work and be able to work with another Memphis artist, and we were able to work through her vision together. It’s really nice that we are all coming from a similar creative community. Memphis is exploding right now, and it’s really cool to have all of these people around you who are willing to help. Alex da Ponte, Sunday, January 31st at the Young Avenue Deli, 7 p.m. $5

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Do you think the songs on this new album have as strong of an overall theme as your first album? Not really. The last one had such a strong theme that I wanted to move a little bit away from that and work on this album piece by piece. I was writing the songs at different times, and it was actually nice to concentrate on this project song by song, because with the first record, I felt so intense that I spit out all of these hateful songs, where as this time I was inspired by all sorts of different things.

ith her debut album Nightmares, Alex da Ponte crafted vengeful songs that were angry and incredibly personal. On her new album All My Heart, da Ponte enlisted an all-star cast of Memphis musicians to create a different kind of personal album, one filled with hope and self-realization. We caught up with da Ponte to find out more about All My Heart before her release show this Sunday at the Young Avenue Deli. –Chris Shaw

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Featuring Lisa Mac, Duma, Choke Chains, and more. Local songwriter Lisa Mac will premiere her debut video for “Hurricane” this Friday at Studio688. Produced by Elliott Ives, a guitarist who has played with Justin Timberlake, “Hurricane” kicks off a productive spurt for Mac. The song is one of two singles (with music videos) that will be released before her debut EP drops later this year. Mixing elements of blues and hip-hop, Mac creates futuristic pop music with Ives that is more than likely far removed from the music she used to create in church. Her song “Get Away,” featuring Project Pat, is especially interesting and seems to be as radio-ready as local pop music gets. Mac describes her relationship with producer/guitarist Ives as an “underlying vibe.” “We just have something in common,” Mac says. “He gets me — he gets exactly what I want. I want to surprise people, confuse them a little bit. Really, I write blues songs. They’re relatable and real and coming from a real place. But the sound is pop with hip-hop and rap influences. I want to catch people off guard.” Mac will

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be performing at the video premiere. Lisa Mac, Friday January 29th at Studio688, donations are suggested. Fresh off the release of a brand new album recorded with Jack Oblivian by Doug Easley, the Sheiks continue their musical onslaught with a show at the Lamplighter. While Sheiks guitarist Keith Cooper has been busy recording the second NOTS album and a new album for Time, his band has found time to keep their shows at an all-time high, recently performing at the “Memphis Does Bowie” benefit. Speaking of the “Memphis Does Bowie” benefit, the Sheiks’ drummer Graham Winchester organized the event in almost no time, and the money raised is reportedly over $20,000, all of which will go to St. Jude. Not bad, Mr. Winchester. Not bad at all. Also on the show is Duma, a band that features local artist Langston Tayloe and Quinton-JeVon Lee, the recording artist known as RPLD GHSTS and frequent Cities Aviv collaborator. While the Sheiks and Duma probably have very little in

Choke Chains common musically, shows at the Lamplighter have been well-attended, and, as this show is free, there’s really no reason not to check it out. Sheiks and Duma, Friday, January 29th at the Lamplighter, 11 p.m. Free Choke Chains hail from Kalamazoo, Michigan, but their Memphis connections run deep, mostly due to Lindsay McConney being involved in No Bails, a band that played GonerFest and saw a release on the short-lived local label Orgone Toilet. While No Bails is still kicking, McConney now spends her time in Choke Chains alongside former Dirtbombs and Bantam Rooster member Thomas Potter. Choke Chains recorded half of their debut album at Rocket Science Audio last year, and they are set to play the first Rocket Science Audio Variety Show of the year this Thursday with Richard James and the Special Riders. The main event goes down on Saturday, however, when Choke Chains finish their Memphis victory lap with a

Lastly, the local hardcore band Thief’s Hand is playing a show at the Hi-Tone on Tuesday, February 2nd, with Syracuse hardcore band Bleak and local shredders Creux. Thief’s Hand recently opened for Power Trip at Murphy’s, and musically they sit somewhere between heavy hitters like Hatebreed and Integrity. Creux are also a newish band on the hardcore/metalcore circuit, and their EP Con Artist is worth a listen. If either local band sounds like your cup of tea, then you’ll also enjoy Bleak, whose name isn’t exactly a fair representation of their fast and heavy music. Bleak, Thief’s Hand, Creux, Tuesday February 2nd at the Hi-Tone, 8 p.m. $7

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performance at Murphy’s with Manateees, Time, and Bloody Show (from Ohio). To celebrate the release of their new album, Choke Chains enlisted Kevin Corrigan to appear in their video for “Safe Word.” You might remember Corrigan from the movies The Departed, Goodfellas, and Buffalo 66. According to Thomas, the two met when Corrigan attended a Dirtbombs show in Los Angeles, and they vowed to someday work together. That dream came true with the extremely bloody music video mentioned before. It’s worth checking out if you’ve got the stomach for it. Choke Chains, Manateees, Bloody Show, Time, Saturday, January 30th at Murphy’s 9:30 p.m. $5

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Karaoke Thursdays, TuesdaysWednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., and Sundays-Mondays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Mandi Thomas Fridays, Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.; DJ J2 Fridays, Saturdays, 9:30 p.m.-5 a.m.; The 901 Heavy Hitters FridaysSundays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Juno Avent Saturday, Jan. 30, 6-9 p.m.; Memphis Jazz Orchestra Sundays, 6-9 p.m.

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1st Floor: Mercury Blvd. Mondays-Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.; 1st Floor: Super 5 Fridays, Saturdays, 10:30 p.m.-2 a.m.; After Dark Band Sundays, 7-11 p.m.

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Eric Hughes Thursdays, Fridays, 5-8 p.m.; Karaoke ongoing, 8:30 p.m.; Chris Gales Tuesday-Saturday, noon8 p.m.

Handy Bar

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The King Beez Thursdays, 5:30 p.m.; B.B. King’s All Stars Thursdays, Fridays, 8 p.m.; Will Tucker Band Fridays, Saturdays, 5 p.m.; Lisa G and Flic’s Pic’s Band Saturdays, Sundays, 12:30 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Sundays, 5 p.m.; Memphis Jones Sundays, Wednesdays 5:30 p.m.; Doc Fangaz and the Remedy Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m.

Bad Boy Matt & the Amazing Rhythmatics Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.

Hard Rock Cafe 126 BEALE 529-0007

Chris Johnson Acoustic Sunday, Jan. 31, 2-4 p.m.; Brad Birkedahl Sunday, Jan. 31, 6-9 p.m.

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Queen Ann and the Memphis Blues Masters Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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Brad Birkedahl Band Thursdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; The Memphis 3 Sundays, 6 p.m., and Mondays, 7 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays,

Susan Marshall Fridays, Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.

Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cafe & Honky Tonk 310 BEALE 654-5171

The Johnny Go Band Thursdays, 7-11 p.m., and Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Rockin’ Rob Haynes & the Memphis Flash Fridays, 7-11 p.m.; The

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Memphis House Rockers first Tuesday of every month, 7-11 p.m., Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m. and Saturdays, 3-7 p.m.; Live Band Karaoke Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.; Gary Hardy & Memphis 2 Sundays, 3-7 p.m. and Mondays, 7-11 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe 162 BEALE 521-1851

International Blues Challenge Thursday, Jan. 28, and Friday, Jan. 29; David Bowen Thursdays, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 6:3010:30 p.m., and Sundays, 5:309:30 p.m.; Cincy Blues Society Youth Jam Saturday, Jan. 30, 7-11 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe’s Patio 162 BEALE 521-1851

Mack 2 Band MondaysFridays, 2-6 p.m.; Fuzzy Jeffries & the Kings of Memphis Thursdays, 6:30-10:30 p.m.; Nate Dogg and the Fellas Fridays, Saturdays, 6:3010:30 p.m.; McDaniel Band Saturdays, 2-6 p.m.; Cowboy Neil Sundays, 2-6 p.m., and Mondays, 6:30-10:30 p.m.; Chic Jones Sundays, Tuesdays, 6:3010:30 p.m.; Sensation Band Wednesdays, 6:30-10:30 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe Tap Room 168 BEALE 576-2220

Don Valentine Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Mississippi Bigfoot Fridays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Chic Jones, Blues Express Fridays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., and Saturdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Vince

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Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Wednesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

Rum Boogie Cafe 182 BEALE 528-0150

John Nemeth Thursday, Jan. 28; Vince Johnson and the Boogie Blues Band Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Pam and Terry Fridays, Saturdays, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Bob Margolin’s VizzTone Blues Party Friday, Jan. 29, 10:30 p.m., and Saturday, Jan. 30, 10:30 p.m.; Cincy Blues Society Youth Jam Saturday, Jan. 30, 1-5 p.m.; Deak Harp Saturday, Jan. 30, 6-10 p.m.; Memphis Blues Society Jam Sundays, 7-11 p.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe’s Blues Hall 182 BEALE 528-0150

Memphis Bluesmasters Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin’ Alter Boys Thursday, Jan. 28, 11:30 p.m.; Stella Vees’ Jam Friday, Jan. 29, 12-4 p.m., and Saturday, Jan. 30, 12-4 p.m.; Plantation Allstars Fridays, Saturdays, 3-7 p.m.; Tas Cru & His Band of Tortured Souls Friday, Jan. 29, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Jeff Jensen Band Saturday, Jan. 30, 9 p.m.1 a.m.; Low Society Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight; The Dr. “Feel Good” Potts Band Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; McDaniel Band Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Silky O’Sullivan’s

Huey’s Downtown

183 BEALE 522-9596

77 S. SECOND 527-2700

Barbara Blue ThursdaysFridays, Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m., Saturdays, 5-9 p.m., and Sundays, 4-9 p.m.; Dueling Pianos Thursdays, Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.-3 a.m., and Sundays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin’ Alter Boys Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

The Orpheum 203 S. MAIN 525-3000

Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage Friday, Jan. 29, 7:30-10 p.m.

Paulette’s RIVER INN, 50 HARBOR TOWN SQUARE 260-3300

Blind Bear Speakeasy 119 S. MAIN, PEMBROKE SQUARE 417-8435

Live Music ThursdaysSaturdays, 10 p.m.

Brass Door Irish Pub 152 MADISON 572-1813

Live Music Fridays.

Brinson’s 341 MADISON 524-0104

Melting Pot: Artist Showcase Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.

Live Pianist Thursdays, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, 5:30-9 p.m., Sundays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and MondaysWednesdays, 5:30-8 p.m.

The Plexx 380 E.H. CRUMP 744-2225

Old School Blues and Jazz Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.

Purple Haze Nightclub 140 LT. GEORGE W. LEE 577-1139

Double J Smokehouse & Saloon

2016 Blind Raccoon Showcase Thursday, Jan. 28, 12-5 p.m. and Friday, Jan. 29, 12-5 p.m.; DJ Dance Music ongoing, 10 p.m.

124 E. G.E. PATTERSON 347-2648

Riverfront Bar & Grill

Live Music Thursdays, 7-11 p.m., Fridays-Saturdays 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Local Music Fridays, 6-8 p.m.

Earnestine & Hazel’s

303 S. MAIN 523-0020

531 S. MAIN 523-9754

Amber Rae Dunn Hosts: Earnestine & Hazel’s Open Mic Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

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Rumba Room Salsa Night Saturdays, 8:30 p.m.-3 a.m.

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Lafayette’s Music Room

1368 MONROE 278-0909

2119 MADISON 207-5097

903 S. COOPER 274-5151

DJ Tree Fridays, 10 p.m.; DJ Taz Saturdays, 10 p.m.; Jeremy Stanfill and Joshua Cosby Sundays, 6-9 p.m.; Candy Company Mondays.

The Cove 2559 BROAD 730-0719

LIL WAYNE AT LANDERS CENTER Lil Wayne returns to the Mid-South when he plays the Landers Center (formerly known as the DeSoto Civic Center) this Thursday with Rae Sremmurd. Lil Wayne has been a rapper since the age of 9, signing to Cash Money Records before forming the group Hot Boys in 1996 with the likes of Juvenile, B.G., and Young Turk. Among other hits, the group was responsible for a song you may have heard called “Bling Bling.” While other members of the Hot Boys, especially Terius Gray, aka Juvenile, experienced a fair amount of success over the last 20 years, Lil Wayne was no doubt the star in the group, and the rapper has the Grammys and the platinum-selling albums to prove it. Lil Wayne has released some questionable albums during his impressive career (see 2010’s strange rock album Rebirth), but his status as one of the most popular figures in pop music is undeniable. He’s sold over 100 million albums worldwide and surpassed Elvis Presley as the most successful male artist of all time on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Also on Thursday’s bill is Rae Sremmurd, the Tupelo, Mississippi, hip-hop duo most known for their songs “No Flex Zone” and “No Type.” Tupelo, Mississippi, hasn’t really been considered a Southern hip-hop hot spot, but that didn’t stop Khalif “Swae Lee” Brown and Aaquil “Slim Jimmy” Brown from creating some of the most popular club jams in recent memory with “No Type” and “Throw Some Mo.” - Chris Shaw Lil Wayne and Rae Sremmurd at the Landers Center, Thursday January 28th. 7:30 p.m. $35-$80.

The Silly Goose

Blue Monkey

100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

South Main South Main Sounds 550 S. MAIN 494-6543

South Main Sounds Songwriter Night #21 Friday, Jan. 29, 7-9:30 p.m.

2012 MADISON 272-BLUE

Bar DKDC 964 S. COOPER 272-0830

John Paul Keith Friday, Jan. 29; Graham Winchester Band Saturday, Jan. 30.

Bhan Thai 1324 PEABODY 272-1538

Two Peace Saturdays, 7-10:30 p.m.

Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight; Heart of Memphis Band Friday, Jan. 29; Delta Soul Revival Saturday, Jan. 30.

Boscos 2120 MADISON 432-2222

Sunday Brunch with Joyce Cobb Sundays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Jazz with Ed Finney and Friends Thursdays, 9 p.m.; Objekt 12 Friday, Jan. 29, 10 p.m.; Hope Clayburn’s Soul Scrimmage Saturday, Jan. 30, 10 p.m.; Justin White Mondays, 7 p.m.; Richard James Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Anne Schorr Wednesdays, 7 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 10 p.m.

Evergreen Presbyterian Church 613 UNIVERSITY 274-3740

First Tuesdays at 4 Concert Series: Music of Samuel Barber featuring Rhodes College music faculty first Tuesday of every month, 4 p.m.

Hi-Tone 412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE

All the Indians, the Neverhawks, the Incredible Hook Thursday, Jan. 28, 9 p.m.; Aaron Lee Tasjan, Woody Pines Friday, Jan. 29, 9 p.m.; The Lonely Biscuits, Sleepwlkrs, Other Stories Saturday, Jan. 30, 9 p.m.; Urban Pioneers Saturday, Jan. 30, 9 p.m.; Bored Lord, Minivan Markus, the Sidewayz and more Sunday, Jan. 31, 9 p.m.; Bleek, Theifs Hand Tuesday, Feb. 2, 8 p.m.; Open Mic Comedy Night Tuesdays, 9 p.m.; Galaxy Hotel Wednesday, Feb. 3, 9 p.m.

Huey’s Midtown 1927 MADISON 726-4372

The Jumpin’ Chi-Chi’s Sunday, Jan. 31, 4-7 p.m.; Deering and Down Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Lindenwood Christian Church

2000 N. PARKWAY

Perry Mears Friday, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m.; Faculty Concert Series: Courtenay Harter and Brian Ray Sunday, Jan. 31, 3:30 p.m.

Strano Sicilian Kitchen 948 S. COOPER 552-7122

Davy Ray Bennett Sundays, Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m.

Wild Bill’s 1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

The Soul Connection Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.

Young Avenue Deli 2119 YOUNG 278-0034

Alex da Ponte CD Release Show Sunday, Jan. 31, 8-11 p.m.

University of Memphis

2400 UNION 458-8506

Chris August Live in concert Sunday, Jan. 31, 7-10 p.m.

Midtown Crossing Grille 394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

Memphis Ukelele Meetup Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.; TransContinental Tour with Liss Victory & Krish Mohan Wednesday, Feb. 3, 8 p.m.

Murphy’s 1589 MADISON 726-4193

Hormonal Inbalance Friday, Jan. 29; Choke Chains, Bloody Show, Time Saturday, Jan. 30; Jangling Sparrows, Kitty Dearing, Dagnabbits Wednesday, Feb. 3.

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

Rock Starkaraoke Fridays; Sincliar, James and the Ultrasounds Saturday, Jan. 30, 9 p.m.; Open Mic Music with Tiffany Harmon Mondays, 9 p.m.-midnight.

The Phoenix 1015 S. COOPER 338-5223

Bluezday Thurzday Thursdays, 8-11:45 p.m.; Cowboy Bob’s Roundup Mondays, 8-11:45 p.m.

East Memphis Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School 60 N. PERKINS EXT. 537-1483

Time for Three Thursday, Jan. 28, 7-9 p.m.

Dan McGuinness Pub 4694 SPOTTSWOOD 761-3711

Acoustic with Charvey Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

El Toro Loco 2809 KIRBY PKWY. 759-0593

Karaoke and dance music with DJ Funn Mondays, 7-10 p.m.

Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House 551 S. MENDENHALL 762-8200

Intimate Piano Lounge featuring Charlotte Hurt Mondays-Thursdays, 59:30 p.m.; Larry Cunningham Fridays, Saturdays, 6-10 p.m.

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Scott and Vanessa Sudbury Thursday, Jan. 28, 6 p.m.; Club Night, featuring Wick-it the Instigator with GuTTa KicK and purplecatjane Thursday, Jan. 28, 10 p.m.; Loveland Duren Friday, Jan. 29, 6:30 p.m.; John Nemeth Friday, Jan. 29, 10 p.m.; Susan Marshall & Friends Saturday, Jan. 30, 11 a.m.; Jeremy Stanfill and Joshua Cosby Saturday, Jan. 30, 6:30 p.m.; Ghost Town Blues Band Saturday, Jan. 30, 10 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Larry Raspberry and the Highsteppers Sunday, Jan. 31, 4 p.m.; Marcella & Her Lovers Sunday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m.; John Paul Keith & Friends Monday, Feb. 1, 6 p.m.; Breeze Cayole and New Orleans Wednesday, Feb. 3, 5:30 p.m.; Ashley McBryde Wednesday, Feb. 3, 8-10 p.m.

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Subtractions Sunday, Jan. 31, 5-7 p.m.; Daniel Dworsky Trio Sunday, Jan. 31, 9 p.m.; Devil Train Mondays, 8 p.m.; Dave Cousar Tuesdays, 11 p.m.; Rue Snider & Stephen Phopek Wednesday, Feb. 3, 10 p.m.

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2800 WHITTEN 379-1965

Huey’s Poplar The Settlers Sunday, Jan. 31, 4-7 p.m.; The Dantones Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Arlington/Eads/ Oakland

Mortimer’s

6230 GREENLEE 592-0344

Van Duren Thursdays, 6:308:30 p.m.

Live Music Thursdays, Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m.; Karaoke and dance music with DJ Funn Fridays, 9 p.m.

Delta Blues Winery 6585 STEWART

Huey’s Southwind

Dantones Band Saturday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m.-midnight.

7825 WINCHESTER 624-8911

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern

Huey’s Germantown

819 EXOCET 624-9060

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Young Petty Thieves Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

Soul Shockers Sunday, Jan. 31, 8-11:30 p.m.

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Horseshoe Casino Tunica In Legends Stage Bar: Live Entertainment Nightly ongoing.

5727 QUINCE 682-2300

Huey’s Southaven 7090 MALCO, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-349-7097

JoJo Jeffries and Ronnie Caldwell Sunday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m.-midnight.

THE REGALIA, 6150 POPLAR 761-0990

661 N. MENDENHALL

Possum Daddy’s Karaoke Saturdays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

High Point Pub 477 HIGH POINT TERRACE 452-9203

Pubapalooza with Stereo Joe every other Wednesday, 8-11 p.m.

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1870 COVINGTON PIKE • 901.388.8989

Owen Brennan’s

Barbie’s Barlight Lounge

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Stax Museum of American Soul Music 926 E. MCLEMORE 946-2535

Staxtacular 2016 Friday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m.-midnight.

Whitehaven/ Airport Marlowe’s Ribs & Restaurant 4381 ELVIS PRESLEY 332-4159

Karaoke with DJ Stylez Thursdays, Sundays, 10 p.m.

Starbucks 7945 WINCHESTER 751-2345

Family-friendly Poetry and Open Mic last Saturday of every month, 8-10 p.m.

Bartlett Bartlett Municipal Center 5868 STAGE

Grif ’s Gifts Live - Welcome to the Stage Mondays-Sundays, 6-7:30 p.m.

Hadley’s Pub 2779 WHITTEN 266-5006

Mix Tape Thursday, Jan. 28, 8 p.m.-midnight; Almost Famous Friday, Jan. 29, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Bluff City Bandits Saturday, Jan. 30, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; The Nuttin’ Fancy Band Sunday, Jan. 31, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

RockHouse Live 5709 RALEIGH-LAGRANGE 386-7222

Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Open Mic Mondays Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Live Music Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Shelby Forest General Store 7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

Tony Butler Fridays, 6-8 p.m.

Collierville Huey’s Collierville 2130 W. POPLAR 854-4455

Gary Escoe’s Atomic Dance Machine Sunday, Jan. 31, 8-11:30 p.m.

Landers Center 4560 VENTURE (662) 280-9120

Lil Wayne, Rae Sremmund Thursday, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m.

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South Memphis

Live Entertainment Wednesdays-Sundays, 6 p.m.

1021 CASINO CENTER, TUNICA, MS 800-357-5600

Jack Rowell’s Celebrity Jam Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Germantown School of Rock Saturday, Jan. 30, 5-7 p.m.; Southern Edition Saturday, Jan. 30, 9 p.m.; Flashback Sunday, Jan. 31, 4-7 p.m.; Gene Nunez and Debbie Jamison Tuesdays, 6 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Summer/Berclair

Fitz Casino & Hotel 711 LUCKY LN., TUNICA, MS 800-766-5825

Live Entertainment Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Neil’s Music Room

Lannie McMillan Jazz Trio Sundays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Dantones Band Friday, Jan. 29, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

1150 CASINO STRIP RESORT, TUNICA, MS 662-357-7700

East Tapas and Drinks Carlos & Adam from the Late Greats Thursdays, 7-9 p.m.; Elizabeth Wise Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.

4840 VENTURE, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-510-5423

Hollywood Casino

Poplar/I-240 6069 PARK 767-6002

The Fillin Station

Huey’s Cordova 1771 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 754-3885

The Chaulkies Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

T.J. Mulligan’s Cordova 8071 TRINITY 756-4480

Germantown Performing Arts Center 1801 EXETER 751-7500

Jazz in the Box presents Gerald Stephens, piano and Jeremy Shrader, trumpet/

Raleigh Stage Stop 2951 CELA 382-1576

Open Mic Blues Jam with Brad Webb Thursdays, 711 p.m.

West Memphis/ Eastern Arkansas 1550 N. INGRAM, WEST MEMPHIS, AR 800-467-6182

Pam and Terry Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m.

Live Music on the patio Thursdays-Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.; Half Step Down Fridays, 7-10 p.m.

Germantown

662DJ, Karaoke/Open Mic Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.

3165 FOREST HILL-IRENE 249-5661

Frayser/Millington Aquanet Friday, Jan. 29, 8 p.m.-3 a.m.

Wadford’s Grill & Bar 474 CHURCH, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-510-5861

Southland Park Gaming & Racing

Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Wine Bar

Haystack Bar & Grill

Pam and Terry Thursdays, 7-10 p.m.

Mesquite Chop House

The Lineup Tuesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

6560 HWY. 51 N. 872-0567

5960 GETWELL, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-890-2467

9087 POPLAR 755-0092

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Elmo & The Shades Friday, Jan. 29, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Roxi Love Saturday, Jan. 30, 9 p.m.1 a.m.

DJ Crumbz Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Club Night Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.; Beat Generation Band Friday, Jan. 29, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. and Saturday, Jan. 30, 10 p.m.2 a.m.; Live Band Karaoke Sundays, 7:30 p.m.; Karaoke Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Boot Scootin’ Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

The New Backdour Bar & Grill 302 S. AVALON 596-7115

Ms. Ruby Wilson and Friends Sundays, 7 p.m.-midnight; Karaoke with Tim Bachus Mondays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.; DJ Stylez Wednesdays, 8 p.m.1 a.m.

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590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

Rizzi’s/Paradiso Pub

Live Music Fridays, 9 p.m.1 a.m.; Karaoke with Ricky Mack Mondays, 10 p.m.1 a.m.; Open Mic with Susie and Bob Salley Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

vocals Friday, Jan. 29, 7-8, and 8:30-9:30 p.m.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

4872 POPLAR 682-7729

Cordova

Old Whitten Tavern

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Bad Hippies

Sinks’ art explores the old world through the new age.

orkey Sinks, the newest resident artist at Crosstown Arts, is a recent Memphis transplant. Sinks moved to the South six months ago from Chicago, where she studied and practiced fiber- and material-based arts. Her intricately patterned quilts, weavings, and drawings reference “conspiracy and culture-building and science fiction.” Past works by Sinks range from a book that she calls her “demon baby project,” for which she researched turn-of-the century myths about paranormal children, to a series of cardboard crystals that Sinks formed out of recycled material. When we met at her studio this past weekend, Sinks was in the process of preparing for a new show at the Memphis house gallery Southfork. Several geometric weavings, made using a traditional jacquard loom, hung on a far wall. Despite the weavings’ newness, the patterns in the fabric appeared somewhat faded, as if time had removed some of their detail. “I like all of the metaphors of pattern,” Sinks said. “But I also just formally really enjoy a spread of pattern.” Flyer: What do you think draws you to traditional patterning and traditional ways of making? Sinks: My work has always been about pattern. I have always been interested in the recurrence of things in narrative and the recurrence of images in film. I studied a lot of propaganda and Soviet montage, so the repetition and rapid juxtaposition of images builds meaning. It really is part of what makes us human, that we see patterns in things, regardless of whether they are actually there. You have made quilts out of plastic as well. Can you tell me how you arrived at that process? I started making these on an industrial heat press that I had in grad school. I was playing around with plastics, and the Art, ritual, and patterns

Sinks explores culture and conspiracy at Southfork.

result was that it was really flat, and I think that I wanted to be able to work larger than the bed of the press. So I started playing around with a hand iron, and I realized that it took on this more sculptural form. I found that really appealing. I started making the plastic triangles that make up that quilt to escape my brain and focus on something that I could do with my hands. The process became a system that evoked some kind of paranoid ritual but could create a great output. Speak more on the cardboard crystals. I was doing my laundry, and I started folding a box of Tide into these shapes. I love these shapes. I’m buying crystals all the time. While I don’t really think I believe in them, but yet I think ... “This protects me against vampires. I need it.” I have rocks all over my house and workspaces, and beyond their supposed meanings, I love the forms of them. I hope that in my work, whenever I reference anything that is new age, pyramidscheme-y, or cult-y, that I am empathetic. I think the desire to have something to belong to, to identify with and truly believe, with all of yourself, is really enviable. Are the drawings you make on grid paper plans for a quilt or their own thing? Whenever I am stuck, I am drawing. The drawings can be a finished product or become something else. In one series of drawings, I’m using text that is darker versions of self-help phrases on crossstitched pillows or inspirational posters. All this work is about trying to have power, whether it is some kind of control over yourself and your life or evoking some kind of spiritual or political power. Corkey Sinks’ “INT. HALLWAY — NIGHT” at Southfork through the month.

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CALENDAR of EVENTS:

January 28 - February 3

Send the date, time, place, cost, info, phone number, a brief description, and photos — two weeks in advance — to calendar@memphisflyer.com or P.O. Box 1738, Memphis, TN 38101. DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS, ONGOING WEEKLY EVENTS WILL APPEAR IN THE FLYER’S ONLINE CALENDAR ONLY.

Folk Art in America Community Day

T H EAT E R

Circuit Playhouse

Explore “Wonder, Whimsy, Wild: Folk Art in America” and enjoy the interactive gallery. Engage in a variety of activities for all ages inspired by the folk art on display. Free Admission. Sat., Jan. 30, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

The Other Place, a successful drug company scientist finds her life falling to pieces. Fact blurs with fiction, and the past and the present collide with devastating results. www.playhouseonthesquare.org. Sundays, 2 p.m., and Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. Through Feb. 21.

MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6200), BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.

51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

Hands-On Activity

Germantown Community Theatre

Family-friendly, all ages handson activity. Learn how to etch on aluminum using similar techniques as exhibiting artist, Douglas Harling. $10. Last Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Love Letters, two-person show by A.R. Gurney about a 50-year love affair carried out through the art of the pen, closing with a special Valentine’s Day performance. gctcomeplay.org. $24. Sundays, 2:30 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m. Through Feb. 14.

METAL MUSEUM, 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380), WWW.METALMUSEUM.ORG.

“Incognito”: Silent Art Auction and Gala

3037 FOREST HILL-IRENE (754-2680).

Hattiloo Theatre

The Brothers Size. www.hattiloo.org. $18-$26. Thursdays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., and Sundays, 3 p.m. Through Feb. 7. 37 S. COOPER (502-3486).

Hernando High School Performing Arts Center Hairspray, kudzuplayers.com. $17. Sat., Sun., 2 p.m., and Thurs.-Sat., 7 p.m. Through Jan. 31. 805 DILWORTH LANE, HERNANDO, MS.

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Playhouse on the Square

American Idiot, young Americans struggle to find meaning in a post-9/11 world, borne along by Green Day’s electrifying score. playhouseonthesquare. org. $22-$35. Sundays, 2 p.m., and Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. Through Feb. 14. 4th Annual “NewWorks @ TheWorks” competition, two scripts will receive full productions during the 2017-18 season and cash prizes. See website for full details. www.playhouseonthesquare.org. $15. Through May 30. 66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Theatre Memphis

The Lion in Winter, modern classic of historical fiction pits Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine against her husband King Henry II of England. www.theatrememphs.org. $25. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m., and Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Through Feb. 7. 630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

TheatreWorks

Byhalia, Mississippi. Winner of NewWorks@ TheWorks competition by Evan Linder. www.playhouseonthesquare.org. $22-$30. Thurs.Sat., 8 p.m., and Sun., 2 p.m. Through Jan. 31. 2085 MONROE (274-7139).

A R TI S T R EC E P TI O N S

AIA Memphis Office

“On the Boards: Work by Memphis Architects,” selection of digital and hand-drawn renderings. www.aiamemphis. org. Every last Friday, 6 p.m. 511 S. MAIN (525-3818).

“Sunset/Sunrise” at MCA Graduate School

Circuitous Succession Gallery

Artist reception for “The Lotus Harvest,” mixed-media works by Sarah Ahmad. www.circuitoussuccession.com. Fri., Jan. 29, 7-8 p.m.

WKNO Studio

500 S. SECOND.

Reception for “Trophies Through the Lens: African Wildlife Safari,” by Jack Kenner and students, includes short films of African scenes. www.wkno.org. Thurs., Jan. 28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Crosstown Arts

Artist reception for “Blew’s White Nights,” new work by Manew Blew. Friday night opening from 6-9 p.m. crosstownarts. org. Fri.-Sun., Jan. 29-31.

7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030).

National Civil Rights Museum

OT H E R A R T HAPPE N I NGS

Artist reception for “Cultural Heroes,” sculpture by Alan LeQuire. Artist will talk about his work and the inspiration for the exhibit. civilrightsmuseum.org. Thurs., Jan. 28, 6-8 p.m.

2016 Fiction Contest Call for Entries

See website for more information, rules, and entry format. Through Feb. 1.

450 MULBERRY (521-9699).

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Reception for “Year of Fear,” exhibition preview of June ’16 show in Atlanta by Kara Nicole. www.instagram.com/stockandbelle. Fri., Jan. 29, 6-9 p.m.

Acting Class: Jeff Celentano

Meet in room 235 to learn from award-winning actor, writer, director, and acting coach. $100. Fri., Jan. 29, 5:30 p.m.

387 S. MAIN (442 222-8972).

AND COMMUNICATION BUILDING, STUDIO THEATRE, 3745 CENTRAL, WWW.JEFFCELENTANO.COM.

Art After Dark

Galleries and gardens will be open late. Featuring light refreshments, entertainment, and a cash bar. Free with admission. Every third Thursday, 6-8 p.m. THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

Art Trolley Tour

Tour the local galleries and shops on South Main. Last Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m. SOUTH MAIN HISTORIC ARTS DISTRICT, DOWNTOWN.

Call to Artists: ArtWorks Exhibition Fine-craft and art disciplines only (no soap, candles, or food) for show Mar. 3-6. Exhibition fee is $250, no application fee. Email four photos of work and a booth shot, winterarts@bellsouth.net. Through Feb. 29.

Evening of art, drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and entertainment by guitarist Ian Shapiro benefiting Memphis Botanic Garden’s environmental programming. $25 members, $35 nonmembers. Fri., Jan. 29, 5:30-7:30 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW.MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

“Hurricane” Music Video Premiere Party

See the first music video from Lisa Mac, whose Elliott Ivesproduced debut EP will release later this year. “Hurricane” will premiere worldwide on January 30, but Memphis can see it first at the screening on January 29. Fri., Jan. 29, 7-11:30 p.m. STUDIO 668, 668 COX.

Snowden Middle and Humes Prep Book Release Party

From the fall writing workshop, anthologies featuring original work of 62 young writers. Thurs., Jan. 28, 3:45-5:30 p.m. CROSSTOWN STORY BOOTH, 422 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030), WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

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The Blues Foundation

“Cast of Blues,” blues musician life casts by Sharon McConnellDickerson. www.blues.org. Through April 30. 421 S. MAIN.

Box Gallery

“Acolytes,” curated by Holt Brasher and Trevor Simpson. Through Feb. 9. 3715 CENTRAL.

Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School

“Wabi Sabi: The Beauty of Imperfection in Nature,” by Rachel Darnell and Lana Chu. www.buckmanartscenter.com. Through Feb. 15. 60 N. PERKINS EXT. (537-1483).

Church Health Center Wellness

“Amalgamations,” digital reimagining of the permanent collection by Joshua Brinlee. Through April 3. “Painting American Progress: Selections from the Kattner Collection and More,” exhibition of incredible examples of American art. Through April 3. Pinkney Herbert, abstract paintings. Through April 3. “The Voyage of Life,” four allegorical landscapes by Thomas Cole (1801-1848). www.dixon. org. Through April 3. 4339 PARK (761-5250).

Eclectic Eye

“The Blues,” cyanotypes by Jennifer Balink. eclectic-eye.com. Through Feb. 24. 242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

Doris Gunn-Stevens, oil and acrylic. www.memphishealthcenter.org. Through Feb. 14. 1115 UNION (761-1278).

Clough-Hanson Gallery “de|constructing home,” by Brent Green and Heather Benning. www.rhodes.edu. Through Feb. 20, 11 a.m.5 p.m.

RHODES COLLEGE, 2000 N. PARKWAY (843-3442).

David Lusk Gallery Temporary Location

Michael Crespo. www.davidluskgallery.com. Through Jan. 31. 64 FLICKER (767-3800).

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis

33rd Annual Juried Student Exhibition, work by 41 University of Memphis undergraduate and graduate students. memphis.edu. Through Feb. 5. 3715 CENTRAL.

Fratelli’s

“Perchance 2,” paintings by Chere Labbe Doiron. memphisbotanicgarden.com. Feb. 1-27. 750 CHERRY (766-9900).

Hyde Gallery

“Sunset/Sunrise,” exhibition of work by artists in the Studio Nong International Collective and Residency Program. www. mca.edu. Through Feb. 5. INSIDE THE MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF ART’S NESIN GRADUATE SCHOOL, 477 S. MAIN.

L Ross Gallery

10th anniversary exhibition, paintings, sculpture, and mixed media by gallery artists. lrossgallery.com. Through Feb. 27. 5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

Memphis Botanic Garden

“Light and Shadows,” painting and sculpture by Agustin Díaz and Francisco Gonzalez. memphisbotanicgarden.com. Feb. 1-27. 750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

“Clare Leighton and Thomas W. Nason: Common Threads,” masters in the medium of wood engraving. Through March 13. “Families in Art,” images of family. Through Feb. 21. “Wonder, Whimsy, Wild: Folk Art in America,” American folk art from New England and the Midwest made between 1800 and 1925. brooksmuseum.org. Through Feb. 28. 1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

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“Residence of the Heart,” exhibition of jewelry using contemporary gold granulation techniques by Douglas Harling. Through March 6. “Taiwan International Metal Crafts Competition,” objects and jewelry promoting the metal crafts of Taiwan. www. metalmuseum.org. Through March 13. 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

Morton Museum of Collierville History

“Slaves and Slaveholders of Wessyngton Plantation”, exhibition from a 13,000-acre tobacco plantation in Robertson County. www.colliervillemuseum.org. Through March 5, 10 a.m.4 p.m. 196 MAIN, COLLIERVILLE (457-2650).

Playhouse on the Square

“An Exploration in 3D Printing,” exhibition of work by MCA Instructor Adam Hawk. www.mca.edu. Through Feb. 21. 66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Ross Gallery

“Interwoven,” exhibition of textiles and drawings by Jennifer Sargent. (321-3243), www.cbu. edu/gallery. Through Feb. 25. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY, PLOUGH LIBRARY, 650 E. PARKWAY S. (321-3000).

TOPS Gallery

C O M E DY

“Cops,” exhibition of work by Marlous Borm, David Deutsch, Paul Edwards, Leo Fitzpatrick, Kevin Ford, Stephen Lack, Lester Merriweather, Scott Reeder, Walter Robinson, Tom of Finland, and Ernest Withers. www.topsgallery.com. Through Feb. 6.

The Cove

Comedy with Dagmar, open mic comedy. www.thecovememphis.com. Sundays, 7-9 p.m. 2559 BROAD (730-0719).

Trippin on Thursday, hosted by K-97 Funnyman Prescott. Thursdays, 6 p.m.

WKNO Studio

3659 S. MENDENHALL (485-1119).

“Trophies Through the Lens: African Wildlife Safari,” exhibition of over 50 photographs by Jack Kenner and students taken in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. www.wkno.org. Jan. 28-Feb. 29.

Midtown Crossing Grille

TransContinental Tour with Liss Victory & Krish Mohan, hot-button stand-up comedy from Krish Mohan and protest songs from Liss Victory. Performance as a vehicle for positive change. See Facebook event for more information. $5. Wed., Feb. 3, 8 p.m.

7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

DA N C E

Video and discussion session with artistic director Ronen Koresh. Featuring dance class where participants explore rhythms, gestures, and folk movements seen in Koresh choreography. Free with reservation. Thurs., Jan. 28, 7-8 p.m. GERMANTOWN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 1801 EXETER (751-7500), WWW.GPACWEB.COM.

Cherry Burlesque

Hosted by Julie Wheeler. Pays homage to the genius of David Bowie. $10-$20. Last Saturday of every month, 8 p.m.

394 N. WATKINS (443-0502). EARNESTINE & HAZEL’S, 531 S. MAIN (523-9754), WWW.THEJULIEWHEELER.COM.

Chippendales

NEW DAISY THEATRE, 330 BEALE (525-8981).

Dance Night

Evening of dancing with music provided by the Jim Mahannah Band or Wally and Friends. $5. First Tuesday of every month, 7-10 p.m. BAKER COMMUNITY CENTER, 7942 CHURCH, MILLINGTON, WWW.MILLINGTONTN.GOV.

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Reception for Kara Nicole’s “Year of Fear” at Stock&Belle, Friday

P&H Cafe

Open Mic Comedy, Thursdays, 9 p.m. 1532 MADISON (726-0906).

$25-$65. Wed., Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m.

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Author discusses and signs The Covenant. Tues., Feb. 2, 6:30 p.m. THE BOOKSELLERS AT LAURELWOOD, 387 PERKINS EXT. (683-9801), WWW.THEBOOKSELLERSATLAURELWOOD.COM.

Flirt Nightclub

400 S. FRONT.

ArtSavy Dance Series: Discussions with Ronen Koresh

Booksigning by Jeff Crook

DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS Monday - Friday TRIVIA Thursday Nights 8pm-10pm with Memphis Trivia League

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Jungle Boogie: A Soulful and Global Dance Experience

$10. Sat., Jan. 30, 9 p.m.-3 a.m. HOLENWALD SOCIAL, 531 S. MAIN (330-353-8653).

Koresh Dance Company $35. Sat., Jan. 30, 8-9:45 p.m.

GERMANTOWN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 1801 EXETER (751-7500), WWW.GPACWEB.COM.

B O O KS I G N I N G S

Booksigning by Jackie Woodside

Author discusses and signs Calming the Chaos. Thurs., Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m. THE BOOKSELLERS AT LAURELWOOD, 387 PERKINS EXT. (683-9801), WWW.THEBOOKSELLERSATLAURELWOOD.COM.

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“Best Quality Vocal Recording in a Studio”

Decorated Nashville vocal coach/songwriter Judy Rodman speaks on topic with Q&A and feedback to follow. $25. Sat., Jan. 30, 5-8 p.m. MGP THE STUDIO, 3665 S. PERKINS (644-2728).

Brown Bag: Holistic Gardening

David Vaughn will discuss ways to incorporate fruit and vegetable production into the home landscape. Tues., Feb. 2, 12-1 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW. MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

Munch and Learn

Bring your own lunch; sodas and water will be supplied. Guest speakers talk about various subjects in the Hughes Pavilion. Free with gallery admission. Wednesdays, 12-1 p.m. THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

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M E ETI NGS

Willy Bearden: “Documenting Your Life (and Mine)”

Republican Women of Purpose Club

Writer and filmmaker Willy Bearden will talk about his experience documenting the Mid-South and the Delta, along with ideas for documenting your own life. Free. Thurs., Jan. 28, 11 a.m.-noon. MORTON MUSEUM OF COLLIERVILLE HISTORY, 196 MAIN, COLLIERVILLE (457-2650), CI.COLLIERVILLE.TN.US.

and seed swap. Free. Sat., Jan. 30, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. LICHTERMAN NATURE CENTER, 5992 QUINCE (767-7322), WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

Featuring guest speaker Mrs. Brandon Gibson, a 2013 appointee to the Judicial Court of Appeals. Includes lunch. Reservations are required by phone or email, thehubes@bellsouth.net. $25. Wed., Feb. 3, 10:30 a.m.

Celebrating 50 Years “Down by the Riverside” Church of the River celebrates the 50th anniversary of its modern sanctuary overlooking the Mississippi featuring guest speakers Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt and Rev. Burton Carley. Reception will follow. Sat., Jan. 30, 2-4 p.m.

TPC AT SOUTHWIND, 3325 CLUB AT SOUTHWIND (413-1262).

KIDS TO U R S

Old Forest Hike

Walking tour of the region’s only urban old-growth forest. Last Sunday of every month, 10 a.m. OVERTON PARK, OFF POPLAR (276-1387).

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Fights at the Fitz

Guest appearance by Butterbean Eric Esch. $30-$45. Sat., Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m. THE FITZ, 711 LUCKY LANE (1-800-766-LUCK), WWW.FITZGERALDSTUNICA.COM.

WWE SmackDown $41. Tues., Feb. 2, 7 p.m.

FEDEXFORUM, 191 BEALE STREET, WWW.FORUMMEMPHIS.COM.

CHURCH OF THE RIVER, 292 VIRGINIA (526-8631), WWW.CHURCHOFTHERIVER.ORG.

ACT Prep Workshop

For students who have never taken the ACT or students who want to improve their scores. Free. Sat., Jan. 30, 8:30 a.m. LATINO MEMPHIS, 6041 MT. MORIAH EXT., SUITE 16 (366-5882), WWW.LATINOMEMPHIS.ORG.

Cookies with Cookie Monster

Enjoy cookies, free ice cream with three-bag purchase, and pictures with Cookie Monster. Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. MAKEDA’S COOKIES DOWNTOWN, 488 S. SECOND (644-4511), WWW.MAKEDASCOOKEIS.COM.

Exploring Color and Design with Paul Klee with Kerrie Rogers

Children 7 and up mix and create colors from three primary colors and learn about primary, secondary, complementary, and analogous colors by creating color wheels. $150. Mondays,

Cocktails & Closeups

4-5:30 p.m. Through Feb. 16.

30, 11-11:30 a.m.

FLICKER STREET STUDIO, 74 FLICKER (767-2999), FLICKERSTREETSTUDIO.COM/ ADULT-ART-CLASSES.

BARNES & NOBLE, 2774 N. GERMANTOWN (386-2468).

Practice New SAT

Prepare for test day and improve your score. Bring your own materials such as pencils and calculators. For grades 9-12. Pre-registration required online. Sat., Jan. 30, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. COLLIERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 501 POPLAR VIEW PARKWAY (853-2333), WWW.COLLIERVILLELIBRARY.ORG.

Saturday Storytime

Celebrate Groundhog Day with a reading of Groundhog’s Day Off and Groundhog’s Dilemma. Activity to follow. Free. Sat., Jan.

Tuesday Toddler Storytime: Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups Have fun coloring after the story. Free. Tues., Feb. 2, 11-11:30 a.m. BARNES & NOBLE, 2774 N. GERMANTOWN (386-2468).

S P E C IA L E V E N TS

“Astronaut”

Shows what it takes to become an astronaut. Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut. Explore amazing worlds of inner and outer space. Jan. 30-June 3.

Koresh Dance Company at GPAC Saturday

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The Birds & the Seeds: Winter Workshops and Seed Swap Participants take home a free pamphlet of birding and gardening wisdom. Featuring gardening and bird-watching workshops, activity stations, tool sharpening (fee applies),

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Journey throughout Earth’s violent history and see the impacts from comets and asteroids that have shaped the earth’s surface. A reminder of our own humble beginnings in the hostile environment of space. $7. Jan. 30-June 3. SHARPE PLANETARIUM, MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

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Professional headshot taken for the new year. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and one beverage token. Free for members, $15 nonmembers. Thurs., Jan. 28, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

FEE JOINING

C A L E N DA R: JA N UA RY 2 8 - F E B R UA RY 3 Grand Opening of the New Sharpe Planetarium Sat., Jan. 30, 10 a.m.

SHARPE PLANETARIUM, MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

International Blues Challenge Tue.-Sat., Jan. 26-30.

BEALE STREET, DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS (529-0999), WWW.BLUES.ORG.

LEGO Skyline and Architecture Build Event

Adults and teenagers (ages 14 and up) are invited to help build a new Lego Skyline in-store display and enjoy a Lego Architecture build with Architecture Studio bricks afterward. Free. Sat., Jan. 30, 2-3 p.m.

America’s Blues

Film Fatales Speaker Series: Sharon Fox O’Guin

Official documentary of the 2016 International Blues Challenge by the Blues Foundation. Thurs., Jan. 28, 1 p.m.

Network, eat, drink, and learn about the resources the Film Commission makes available to indie filmmakers. Free. Mon., Feb. 1, 6:30-9 p.m.

BLUES CITY CAFE, 138 BEALE (526-3637).

A Ballerina’s Tale

Documentary about Misty Copeland, who made history when she became the first African-American woman to be named principal dancer of the legendary American Ballet Theater. $9. Wed., Feb. 3, 7 p.m. MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6209), WWW.BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.

CROSSTOWN ARTS, 430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030), WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

Shoot & Splice featuring Corey Parker: Acting on Film

Artist discusses acting for the camera along with a panel of local actors who have worked with him and have appeared in local indie film productions. Tues., Feb. 2, 6:30 p.m. CROSSTOWN ARTS, 430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030), WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D

WALL-E in 2D

A little robot designed to clean up an abandoned, waste-covered earth, falls in love with another robot named Eve. $9. Sat., Sun., 4 p.m. Through Jan. 31.

Experience a year in the life of dinosaurs. $9. Through March 4. CTI 3D GIANT THEATER, IN THE MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

CTI 3D GIANT THEATER, IN THE MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

BARNES & NOBLE, 2774 N. GERMANTOWN (386-2468).

Literacy is Key: A Book and Author Event Luncheon

Enjoy a great afternoon with book-loving friends and engaging authors. $55. Thurs., Jan. 28, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS HOLIDAY INN, 3700 CENTRAL (292-5349), MEMPHIS.KAPPA.ORG/LITERACY-IS-KEYLUNCHEON.

Name that Swan Contest

Submit an original snapshot of either of our swans and name suggestion for a prize. See website for details. Through Jan. 31.

Fridays and Saturdays in February • 6pm-10pm

MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW.MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

Plus a Bonus Drawing on Sunday, February 14

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure

Having a players card is your key. Every hour, three numbers will be randomly selected. If the last three digits of your Key Rewards card matches the three selected numbers in the exact order, you win a guaranteed minimum of $500 CASH!

Join Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu. Together they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth. $7. Jan. 30-June 3.

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Raise honey bees and make honey at the annual beekeeping course. Includes lunch. $12. Sat., Jan. 30, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (485-6152), WWW.MEMPHISBEEKEEPERS.COM.

Seasonal Stargazing

Staxtacular 2016

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Hoppin’ John Bean Butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 large garlic cloves (smashed) 1/2 teaspoon coriander 1/4 teaspoon cumin 1 1/2 cups prepared black-eyed peas (or 1 can drained) 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce juice of 1/2 lemon (about 1 teaspoon) 1 tablespoon tahini or peanut butter 1/2 teaspoon hickory-smoked sea salt 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper

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Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Dice the green tomatoes, and place in a bowl. In another bowl, mix together the cornmeal, milk, egg, and oil until smooth. Pour about 1⁄ 4 teaspoon of canola oil in the cups of two 12-cup muffin pans. Place the pans in the oven for three minutes. Remove the pans from the oven and immediately spoon 1⁄2 tablespoon of the cornmeal mixture into each cup. Top the cornmeal mixture with 1 tablespoon of diced green tomatoes. Bake for nine minutes. Remove the pans from the oven, and using a butter knife, flip the corncakes over. Return the pans to the oven, and bake an additional four minutes or until the corncakes are browned. Remove the pans from the oven, and spoon one teaspoon of the Spicy Pimento Cheese on top of each corncake. Set the oven to broil, place the pans on top rack of the oven, and broil the corncakes until the cheese begins to melt. Remove from the oven and transfer the corncakes to a serving platter. Repeat the process with the additional cornmeal batter and diced tomatoes. (Makes about 32 corncakes.) From Whitney Miller’s New Southern Table

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Lost in Animation Charlie Kaufman makes a long-awaited return with Anomalisa.

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’m a fan of awkward sex scenes. I’m not talking about the blue-backlit, Tom Cruise/ Kelly McGillis sex scene set to “Take My Breath Away” in Top Gun, or the Tom Cruise/Nicole Kidman mirror sex scene in Eyes Wide Shut. Sure, I like watching Tom Cruise have sex as much as the next guy, but I prefer fumbling, awkward, embarrassing sex scenes. One of my favorites is in the otherwise unremarkable 1986 film The Big Easy, where Dennis Quaid struggles with his clothes, and Ellen Barkin exclaims, “I’m not very good at this!” Not only do those kinds of scenes feel more realistic (Have you ever had Berlin and a blue backlight on a first date?), but they also reveal more character than boobs. Would you believe that the best sex scene of the Oscar season is in a film nominated for Best Animated Feature? It’s not hentai. It’s Anomalisa, written and codirected by Charlie Kaufman, who won a Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for 2004’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Anomalisa was created using stop-motion animation of the type more usually associated with late ’60s Rankin/Bass holiday specials or Robot Chicken. Instead of Frosty the Snowman or pop cultureriffing slapstick, Kaufman and his codirector Duke Johnson have pushed the medium somewhere new. Based on an experimental play Kaufman wrote in 2005, Anomalisa’s closest filmic companion is probably Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation. Michael Stone (voiced by David Thewlis) is an author and customer service management consultant who is traveling from Los Angeles to Cincinnati to deliver a lecture. After an awkward exchange with his seat mate on the plane (voiced by Tom Noonan) and an excruciatingly long cab

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and decide whether or not to return to his wife. Anomalisa’s often funny script full of quiet yearning would have been quite easy to film in a conventional manner — indeed, there are countless indie films in the last decade that use the premise of the chance encounter that fills unmet needs in lonely lovers’ lives precisely because it’s an easy scenario to film. But by taking the story and lovingly creating everything in miniature — from the cotton-ball clouds the tiny model airplane flies through to the dingy Cincinnati cab to the anonymous luxury hotel suite — Kaufman and Johnson have conjured a great technical achievement. By the time the close-up of a martini glass stem in the hotel lobby bar happens, you might have forgotten you’re watching an animated film. But don’t worry, Kaufman will remind you with a dream sequence where he deconstructs everything, right down to the stop-motion puppets themselves. Anomalisa is a worthy addition to Kaufman’s formidable filmography, which includes not only his collaborations with Spike Jonez, such as Being John Malkovich, but also Synecdoche, New York, which no less a critical mind than Roger Ebert called the best film of the 2000s. This is Kaufman’s first film in seven years, which is a big shame. When you hear the lament that superhero-sized blockbusters are pushing out more worthy mid- and small-budget movies, consider that little bits of genius such as Anomalisa is the sort of creative, serious work we’re missing out on. It’s not just the artists who are suffering. Anomalisa Now playing Studio on the Square

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The Paranoid Style The X-Files’ return highlights a changed America. In the premiere of the six-episode miniseries reboot of The X-Files, agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) meets Tad O’Malley (Joel McHale), a right-wing talk show host in the mold of Glenn Beck. As he is about to get into O’Malley’s limo, Mulder snidely remarks that paranoia has made the younger man rich. Back in the 1990s, conspiracy was a cottage industry Mulder ran out of the basement of the FBI’s Washington office. In 2016, it’s the

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Do you want to believe? nine-year run peaked in 1997 with almost 20 million weekly viewers. He pioneered the contemporary television formula of long-form storytelling sprinkled with stand-alone, “monster of the week” episodes. So in this age of retreads, it seems like a natural choice for a revival. But the premiere of the six-episode miniseries reveals that the 1990s conspiracy formula doesn’t adapt well to the post-9/11 world. Duchovny remains his charming, if slightly wooden, self, and Anderson’s take on Scully is more confident and subtle. The leads’ onscreen chemistry is stronger than ever, but since Mulder and Scully have actually had a (possibly alien hybrid) baby together in the show’s later seasons, the Sam-and-Diane, will-they-or-won’tthey tension is missing from their relationship. Carter’s writing, on the other hand, is a lifeless attempt to graft 1990s paranoia onto today’s more hard-edged, legitimately scary right-wing worldview. The premiere’s attempt at emulating JFK’s immortal Mr. X sequence falls flat. Even worse, Carter’s instincts for suspense seem to have failed him. It was years before Mulder saw a real UFO in the show’s original run, but he touches one in the first 30 minutes of the reboot. Still, all the pieces are in place, and the miniseries’ third episode, “Mulder and Scully Meet the WereMonster,” written and directed by Glen Morgan, whose “José Chung’s From Outer Space” is the best episode of the original series, looks promising. But after the lackluster premiere, the miniseries may only be satisfying to those who want to believe. The X-Files Now playing Mondays at 7 p.m. on Fox

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Discerning readers know that the United States began using socialism as soon as they set up the Pony Express. All governmental functions used for the public good are socialistic, except for all that free stuff the Democrats give away at election time like Obamaphones and abortions. I guess nothing’s ironic any longer, but on the Republican side, Marco Rubio is giving away calculators, and Jeb Bush is sending out to a “select universe of influencers, donors, and core supporters,” digital video players with a 15-minute film called, The Jeb Story. Actually, the slickly produced videos were shipped out by Bush’s Super-Pac, Right to Rise USA, which sounds more like a Cialis commercial than the name of a slush fund. But that’s not socialistic. That’s just tiny bribes to the billionaire seraphim of the GOP. Every time I hear an update on the gangsta cowboy vigilantes up in Oregon, I’m reminded of socialism. These armed protectors of the Constitution and their nitwit anti-bird militia don’t like government? Cut the power, the water, and WiFi, so they can’t upload any more pleas for Mountain Dew, then block the access roads and wait for the next blizzard. They even have the gall to ask that snacks and underwear be sent through the U.S. mail. Let them sit there through February, and they’ll be begging for a little socialism. Fascism is defined as an authoritarian, right-wing system of government, led by a despot, an autocracy, or a “strong man,” and characterized by racism, xenophobia, and ultra nationalism. Speaking of Donald Trump, he trotted out the Vampira of the tea party, Sarah Palin, to endorse his candidacy during a campaign rally. She gave a long, incoherent soliloquy that was so bizarre, it inspired Tina Fey to come back for an SNL encore. After listening to 20 minutes of Palin’s brain droppings, Trump’s expression said, “Wrap that shit up, G,” but his mouth said, “She’s really a special person.” After the Vaudeville show concluded, Trump said he would “love” to put Palin in his cabinet if elected. That should disqualify him on the spot, but nothing slows the Trump Blitzkrieg — not even the shrieking witch from Wasilla. The unemployed, half-term governor is like herpes. It’s always there just under the surface, and just when you think it’s gone, it comes back with a vengeance. In this case, her vengeance was directed at the GOP “establishment” who mocked her last time around. Trump then announced to another rabid mob that his minions were so loyal, “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose voters.” For a second, I thought this might be the equivalent of John Lennon’s “We’re more popular than Jesus” quote. It could have been worse. He might have said, “If Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her.” I’m having a heart vs. head dilemma this election. I agree with most of Bernie Sanders’ positions, but I know in advance that he’ll be compared to Mao Zedong. I think Hillary is electable, but I’ve come down with a severe relapse of Clinton Fatigue. I knew it when she was slipping in the polls and brought out the Clinton attack machine. Even Chelsea was schlepped out of her new $10.4 million Manhattan apartment to tell lies about Sanders’ proposals and explain how he would be horrible for the working man. Suddenly, I remembered Bob Dylan’s lyrics, “What price do you have to pay to get out of going through all these things twice?” I want my country back, too — the one promised by LBJ, Martin Luther King, and the Great Society. The country that once declared war on poverty instead of drugs. I want a country that passes legislation like the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act, where voting is encouraged rather than suppressed. We’re just one election and two Supreme Court Justices away, and I’m beginning to “feel the Bern.” Call him whatever you want, Sanders would be the most revolutionary president since FDR. If you really wanted to shake up our broken political system, who better than an elderly, Jewish Socialist? You could do worse. Randy Haspel writes the “Recycled Hippies” blog, where a version of this column first appeared.

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TIME 2 CLEAN CARPET CLEANING 3 rooms $40; 5 rooms $75; up to 8 rooms $100. Any room over 12x12 will be considered 2 rooms. Call 314‑5962 for more info

BUCCANEER LOUNGE since 1967 1/29: Rattle Snake Whip & Guest 1/30: Shawn Kagalis & Guests 1/31: Subtractions 5pm, Daniel Dworsky Trio 9pm 2/1: Devil Train 2/2: Dave Cousar

1368 MONROE • 278‑0909

DOG GROOMER IN TRAINING I will groom your small to medium size dog for free in exchange for the experience it will offer me. Call Judy 901‑491‑4391.

I BUY RECORDS! 901.359.3102.

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TUT‑UNCOMMON ANTIQUES 421 N. Watkins St. 278‑8965

HUGE STORE‑WIDE SALE! throughout January. Up To 50% Off. 1500 sq. ft. of Vintage & Antique Jewelry. Retro Furniture and Accessories. Original Paintings, Sculpture, Pottery, Art & Antiques. We are the only store in the Mid‑South that replaces stones in costume jewelry.

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