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t age 16, Houston Cottrell is the youngest certified instructor with the Gracie Academy of jiu-jitsu and head of Mississippi’s only Gracie Academy-certified training center, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Madison (360 Industrial Drive S., Madison, 601-898-1144).

Cottrell has worked toward the honor of being a Gracie instructor, one of the most respected names in the martial art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, since childhood.

His family moved from Flowood to Charleston, S.C., shortly after he was born.

His first introduction to the world of martial arts came through a birthday party for a friend he attended at age 4, held at Master’s Studio in James Island, S.C. Cottrell began studying Shaolin Kempo karate there. By age 9, he was helping teach classes, and by age 11, he became one of the youngest students to receive a black belt from the Master’s Studio franchise. His family moved back to Mississippi in 2009.

After an unsuccessful search for a Shaolin Kempo school in Jackson, Cottrell saw a bumper sticker advertising Gracie South (46 Northtown Drive, 601715-8775) and trained there for two years.

After an almost two-year process, Cottrell became a Gracie Academy-certified instructor in July 2014 and opened his own training center, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Madison (360 Industrial Drive S., Madison, 601-898-1144) in January.

Cottrell also works to make children safer through the Gracie Bully-Proof Program,

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which teaches students how to defuse confrontations with words, avoid physical aggression and use jiu-jitsu techniques to non-violently neutralize a threat if attacked.

“Our program teaches kids physical selfdefense and how to defend themselves verbally,” Cottrell says.

“When you know you can defend yourself physically if necessary, you can focus on defending yourself verbally first. You can tell the bully not to do that again and stand up to them without hurting the bully.”

Cottrell said that his class roster includes a number of families all learning jiu-jitsu together. His own parents practice at the studio, as well. “Taking courses together gives families something to do together and have in common, and that’s something that’s needed today,” Cottrell says.

Gracie Jiu-jitsu Madison hosts adult classes for ages 14 and up, Little Champs classes for 5 to 7 year olds, and Junior Grapplers classes for 8 to 13 year olds Tuesday. The studio also offers private lessons by appointment. Gracie students can access the online curriculum for Gracie University and can train at certified centers around the world for no additional charge.

Gracie Madison offers all new students a free 10-day trial that includes a loaner uniform and unlimited access to all beginner group classes.

For more information or to see the schedule, visit graciejiujitsumadison.com.

—Dustin Cardon

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by Brian Friedman

9 Cobb’s Web

Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Jelani Cobb dishes on Tate Reeves, legalizing hemp and the souls of black folks.

20 Racing to Victory

See our current round up of local 5Ks in the Jackson metro.

28 Recycled Fashion

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What I Don’t Need from Men

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y now, many of you know that I went through a pretty terrible breakup in December of last year. I don’t like to talk about it, though sometimes I catch myself doing it. I won’t bore you with the details. We broke up; I was sad; I’m OK now; that’s all you need to know.

But reflecting on that relationship has highlighted many things that I had maybe glossed over during the relationship, and for much of my life. For one thing, I’ve come to realize that I’ve never actually had a happy, healthy relationship, and believe me, this is mostly because of my own doing.

For most of my life, I’ve been terrified of the idea of ending up alone.

Though I rarely admit this to anyone, my first kiss, which happened when I was 15, was with a friend because I was convinced that it would never happen to me, and to this day, it’s one of the most embarrassing moments of my life. I dated my first boyfriend just because I wanted to say I had one (I was in eighth grade). I dated my next boyfriend partially because he was the only boy who showed me any attention. The next person I kissed was a gay man (it’s a long story that involves drinking in Scotland and was arguably the best kiss I’ve ever had). And even though every fiber of my being was telling me to run away, I decided to give my now-ex a chance more than five years ago.

Now, I’ve found myself single in my mid-20s, which to me feels like the worst time to be single because many men are either in a serious relationship, have kids (I can’t deal with baby-mama drama) or are married.

While I was briefly single when I was 20, this is the first time in my adult life that I am truly single. It’s one of the most powerful and sometimes scary feelings to experience.

For once in my life, I’m free to dream and

figure out who I am and where I’m going. A few weeks ago, I even had the thought that if I truly wanted to leave Jackson, I could.

Besides family and a job I love, there’s little to nothing holding me back.

Of course, being single at 25 also means that I have to face the harsh reality that I may not get married until my 30s (and as a piggyback to that, I’m not that far away from 30).

For most of my life, I’ve been terrified of the idea of ending up alone.

It is scary, but for me, my newfound singleness is a chance to reflect on the kind of person I want to be and the type of person I want to marry. Of course, the marriage part isn’t the biggest worry of mine right now. At this point, I’m just focusing on raising my own standards because, clearly, I didn’t have very high hopes for myself before now.

So what exactly do I want? In short, I have no idea. I recently read an article on Yoganonymous called “What Sexy, Consciously Awake Women NEED & Don’t WANT from Men” that helped me figure it out a little bit, though.

What exactly is a “consciously awake woman,” and why exactly do you want to be one? The writer, Kelly Marceau, says the key to being consciously awake is self-awareness. She recognizes that all women have

issues, but those who are consciously aware have the courage and strength to confront problems head-on rather than exist in a perpetual state of drama and blame. And while I’m not going to get into the finer details of the article (see jfp.ms/consciouslyaware), it had many good points on the kinds of men that women don’t need.

Now, I wouldn’t quite consider myself a consciously aware woman. I still deal with a lot of self-loathing on a daily basis.

I live much of my life in fear, so I have a tendency to take that out on people. But here’s where the difference comes in: I know where my faults are. I’ve come to terms with my personal issues and the problems I’ve caused in relationships.

These issues can’t be solved overnight, but I’m working hard to understand where they come from and how to stop them.

The hardest hurdle to jump was forgiving myself. I don’t necessarily blame myself for what happened, but I recognize the hand I played in it. But for the men I’ve dealt with in personal relationships (and even in some ways, my own family), I can’t say that any of them were ever emotionally mature enough to recognize where their faults were and how to fix them. One of my relationships, for instance, was with a momma’s boy, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing as long as it doesn’t affect how you regard girlfriends, and he always kept me at arm’s length.

Another was a great person, sure, but he had these issues with his family, he was insecure and, frankly, a coward. He was an extremely nonchalant person that nothing seemed to affect (though I knew better), and it speaks volumes to me that in the midst of our breakup, he treated me like a small child and basically just shut himself off. It was like watching a robot power down. I’ve discovered in the last few weeks that all of these relationships

have made my trust in men plummet, and I’m not OK with that.

One point the Yoganonymous article makes is to not fall in love with a guy’s potential, and I think, a lot of time, that’s what I did and what many women do, thinking we can change them into what we want.

I saw my ex as a way to help someone, to make him see everything he could do if he just stopped getting in his own way.

Of course, I was so focused on helping him and boosting his confidence that I never took the time to focus on myself.

He’s not the only man who acts like this. Just as women grow up thinking we can and should “fix” men we care about, men are taught from a young age that they can’t be emotional, even though emotions are a part of being human. I see so many videos on YouTube and Vine about how any time a man says or does anything stupid, his girlfriend will immediately start crying. They treat us like we’re ticking time bombs, even though they, too, feel some of the same emotions. They’ve just been taught to hide it.

You end up with a bunch of emotionally stunted men who take their frustrations out on women, with at times volatile and even deadly consequences.

Thankfully, the men I’ve dated have never underestimated my ability to throw a left hook so they never laid a finger on me.

Now, don’t take any of this to mean that I am the most mature person alive.

I still have moments where I act like a child (just ask my mom), and I still have a lot of bad habits. But in my hiatus from relationships, I’m shifting my focus to working on myself. I shouldn’t have to fix someone else, just like I don’t expect anyone else to fix me. Until then, I’m going to keep figuring out what I want out of life and, next time, I’ll be a little more discerning in my choice of men.

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Music Editor Micah Smith is a skilled metalworker, specializing in beautiful, handcrafted staples that stand up to pressure unlike those cheap, storebought ones. He sings in the band Empty Atlas. He wrote the cover story.

R.L. Nave, native Missourian and news editor, roots for St. Louis (and the Mizzou Tigers)—and for Jackson.

Send him news tips at rlnave@ jacksonfreepress.com or call him at 601-362-6121 ext. 12. He wrote news stories.

Freelance writer Timothy Quinn is a family physician at Quinn Total Health who dedicates himself to giving his patients consistent, comprehensive and ethical medical care. He wrote a wellness story.

Freelance writer Jane Flood has led a full life. She has tasted cuisines from the world over, taught Pilates to Saints, written a romance novel and fed Thai royalty. She currently lives in Fondren. She wrote a food story.

Music Listings Editor Tommy Burton is keeping the dream alive, one record at a time. He can usually be seen with a pair of headphones on. He wrote a music story and compiles the music listings. Send gig info to music@jacksonfreepress.com.

Ad Designer Zilpha Young has a valid driver’s license. That’s purely a factual statement. Her great-grandfather, Aloysius McTitanic, invented a famous boat, but we don’t talk about that. She designed many ads.

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Mayor Tony Yarber and the Jackson City Council plan to ask for a formal hearing to contest the approval of a wastewater facility that could take a bite out of the city’s budget.

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ith Jackson and its citizens burdened with a $4 million consent decree to fix its sewer system, it was already going to be a tough hill to climb.

From the $91 million Siemens contract, which had a portion set aside for work that would help the city come closer to the U.S. EPA settlement, to the consolidated infrastructure master plan from the 1-percent sales tax commission. Now comes a new, unexpected challenge from the east—the West Rankin Utility Authority and its re-

cently approved plan to build a roughly wastewater treatment center.

Legally speaking, the consent decree is a 2012 settlement between the City of Jackson and environmental regulatory agencies over violations of the federal Clean Water Act. Jackson operates three wastewater treatment plants that also treat sewage from surrounding cities.

Although Jackson is the sole defendant named in the consent decree, City Council President De’Keither Stamps’ view says its customers, including WRUA, had a hand in creating the problem.

“We have to pay for the region causing this problem,� Stamps said. “But Jackson is stuck holding the bag. I believe that’s disingenuous.�

On April 13, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality approved the permit application from the WRUA to build a $125 million sewer-treatment plant on the banks of the Pearl River.

The City of Jackson will ask state regulators for a formal evidentiary hearing to contest the approval of a wastewater treatment plant in west Rankin County.

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they’re frustrated because they haven’t been told what a passing grade is for the test. Legislators passed the Literacy-Based Promotion Act in 2013 despite concerns of public-education advocates over the lack of adequate funding to hire reading coaches. After a legislative effort to postpone the tests failed during the session, the testing began this week and will conclude April 23. “It’s going as smoothly as it can go,�

Dr. Cedrick Gray, the superintendent of Jackson Public Schools, told the Jackson Free Press of the testing.

Gray said that because the district

wasn’t told ahead of time what score students need to pass, it was difficult to prepare them for the exam.

Citing figures from the education and labor advocacy group Southern Echo, Gray said JPS could have to retain up to 40 percent of the district’s 2,100 thirdgraders. Another study from the Mississippi Association of State Superintendents predicted a retention rate of 28 percent of third-grade students.

The JPS superintendent’s complaints are similar to concerns that have emerged in Florida, which implemented its thirdgrade literacy test under Gov. Jeb Bush,

who is likely to run for president. Now, a push is under way in Florida to move away from the third-grade testing.

Republican state Sen. John Legg introduced a bill in that state to review the effectiveness of the testing. “It is only appropriate to take a moment to evaluate the status of the testing rolled out this week to determine if we need to adjust the bill further,� Legg said of his bill in a press statement.

Mississippi Rep. Lataisha Jackson, D-Como, points to the Florida legislation

Mayor Tony Yarber, said the hearing is similar to a trial, where officials will testify about details of their plan.

Currently, the authority pays Jackson in the ballpark of $5 million to treat wastewater from several Rankin County cities.

All together, Jackson makes more than $43 million from its wastewater business, whose customers also include the City of Ridgeland and Madison County.

Pulling out of Jackson’s system would not only be a blow to the capital city’s budget, but it would result in higher sewer bills for ratepayers on both sides of the river, officials with Jackson have argued. “There are people on that side of the fence who say this is not a good idea, either,� Stamps said. “Hopefully, cooler heads and lesser egos will prevail.�

The Madison County Journal reported Wednesday that officials in Ridgeland, which is also a Jackson customer, fear that the loss of Rankin customers could mean higher bills for ratepayers in Madison.

Mike McCollum, Ridgeland’s public works director, told the Journal: “A lot of people really aren’t sure because Jackson is going through this consent decree with the EPA, and we don’t know if West Rankin is going to be liable for any repairs going forward even if they construct their own.�

Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee adds that the city is also a member of the Madison County Wastewater Authority, which operates a treatment plan at Beattie’s Bluff on the Big Black River. McGee, who is

chairman of the authority, said being a member gives Ridgeland options, but that giving the city’s business to Jackson is the cheapest option, economically speaking. “Right now, it would be best to go south,� McGee told the Jackson Free Press. “It can get expensive to pump wastewater to other areas.�

It’s uncertainty about Jackson that WRUA officials say motivates them to build their own plant. Specifically, wastewater customers have complained that the city’s Savanna Street waste-treatment plant is not up to current U.S. EPA standards, that Jackson puts off needed maintenance, that sewer-treatment rates have risen significantly, and that the city has failed to maintain customer service and communication with clients.

In a statement sent to the Jackson Free Press in February, WRUA President and Pearl Mayor Brad Rogers laid out the authority’s position. “The reasons for building our own wastewater treatment plant are many.

These include a bill from Jackson that has more than doubled in the last year and will continue with such increases as Jackson attempts to fix the neglected 45-year-old Savanna Street Wastewater Treatment Plant. It also includes Jackson’s position that only the City of Jackson is the correct entity to manage a regional wastewater plant,� Rogers wrote.

In 2011, the WRUA applied for a permit to build its own plant. At a per-

mit hearing in February, attorneys for Jackson argued that another wastewater plant on the Pearl River would be tantamount to “deregionalization� when federal environmental agencies require regions to consolidate resources as much as possible.

Jackson also claims that the WRUA plan would violate U.S. EPA regulations for clean water and total maximum daily load allocations for nitrogen and phosphorous. Chris Pomeroy of Richmond, Va.-based AquaLaw, whom the city

WRUA, told the Jackson Free Press that his clients expected that Jackson would seek an evidentiary hearing and feel confident that they will prevail. Turner added that the hearing would also shed more light on cost forecasts from both Jackson and WRUA, which has become one of the main sticking points.

WRUA is skeptical of Jackson’s claims of how much it will cost to upgrade the Savanna Street plant, which vacillated between $125 million and, as of Monday’s MDEQ meeting, $250 million, Turner said in an interview.

From Jackson’s view, WRUA lowballed the price tag for the new facility at $125 million. Jackson thinks the plant will cost more than $3 million more, which would raise WRUA customer rates.

That hearing likely would not place before the fall, but Turner said WRUA could start engineering and design work in the meantime. McGee, the Ridgeland mayor, said the best solution would be to have a true regional wastewater authority.

Jackson officials have balked at that idea, saying that the capital city is already a regional provider.

Echoing the argument of WRUA officials, McGee said: “In a true regional authority, you would have a regional board.

As it is right now, Jackson controls the entire system.�

Read more about the city’ of Jackson’s water infrastructure challenges and comment at www.jfp.ms/water. Email R.L. Nave at rlnave@jacksonfreepress.com.

“As it is right now, Jackson controls the entire system.� brought in for the sole purpose of preparing for the meeting, argued that the proposed facility violates MDEQ’s rules about avoiding new discharges and encouraging regionalism.

Because Jackson’s utility is a regional system, adding new plants would mean a move away from regionalism, in opposition to the state’s own regulations.

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t always happens—just when a fad arrives in Mississippi, the fad’s progenitors become less enamored of it.

Take the so-called “third grade reading gate�—which requires students to pass a literacy test before moving to the next grade—now under way around the state.

Two years ago, at the urging of Gov. Phil Bryant, the Legislature passed the Literacy Based Promotion Act, but to the consternation of Democrats and other education advocates, minimal funding to implement the program came with the legislation.

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as one of the reasons she proposed a measure in the past legislative session to hold off on the third-grade literacy test for one year. Jackson’s amendment passed the House, but died in a Senate committee. “Not having a cut score is frightening to administration because you don’t know how to prepare students,�

Jackson told the Jackson Free Press. A “cut score� is the score that determines whether a student will pass or be detained in the same grade.

Dr. Kymyona Burk, the state literacy director for the Mississippi Department of Education, explained that establishing standards after testing is completed is customary. After the tests conclude April 23, a 25-member panel will convene to establish the standards, including the socalled “cut score� for the tests.

Before the next school year, students will have two more chances to retake the test before having to repeat the third grade.

JPS and other schools asked the Legislature to delay testing for one year to have more preparation time. The fact that lawmakers allocated only $15 million to hire literacy coaches drew criticism from Democrats.

Dr. Gray could not recall how many literacy coaches

State Rep. Lataisha Jackson, a Como Democrat, points to the experience of Florida, which is reconsidering its third-grade gate testing, as a reason Mississippi should have postponed the testing.

JPS hired with its portion, but said the district used some of its own staff for coaching.

Information from the Mississippi Department of Education released this week shows that the agency surpassed its goal of 75 coaches. With an addition of three literacy coaches, MDE would be able to add 38 schools to those the agency can serve, from 87 to 125.

Burk, whose daughter is in the third grade, takes exception to claims that MDE kept school officials in the dark, saying that the agency held a webinar in December and sent sample test questions to schools and parents. “We’ve done a lot over the past 19 months or so� to prepare parents and school officials for the third grade test, Burk said.

Jackson said she has continued fielding calls from parents all over the state who are nervous about the testing and the prospect of their child failing. “It’s like giving someone a ticket, but you don’t know the speeding limit,� Jackson said. “We didn’t think everything through when we passed this in 2013.�

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Jelani Barr: Unconventional Thinking

by Zachary Oren Smith

give the power back to who it really belongs to which is the common man, the tax payer.

Right now, big corporations run this state.

Multi-millionaires run this state. The people who fund these people’s campaigns, that’s who runs this state, not the people who we elect.

Or we could just go ahead and promote Proposition 48: legalizing marijuana and industrial hemp. That is the greatest replacement for tax revenue known to man.

Which I’m an avid supporter of Initiative 48 for that main reason, going back to genCOURTESY JELANI BARR CAMPAIGN

What do you think are the most important issues facing the people of Mississippi?

First and foremost, the No. 1 thing in their minds is income. We (should start) by investing in our film industry. We have a growing and budding film industry here in Mississippi. Each movie, anywhere it’s at, brings in a revenue of millions of dollars (at a) time. Whether it’s a small or large budget, it brings in stimulus to people so we have to invest in things that are going to bring in the film industry. When I say invest, I mean we need to invest in the things that will accommodate the film industry.

We (also) need to concentrate on giving (citizens) entrepreneurship classes. Take, for instance, Grenada . . . their local chamber of commerce and local city government have partnered with banks inside of Grenada so that if people pass an eight- (to) 10-week class, they have a business plan and, no matter their credit score or their credit history, they can get a loan from the bank to start whatever business they want to start.

What are you and the Democratic Party going to bring to the state that (Republicans) couldn’t?

For one, I’m not a money hog. I don’t love money. Money is just a necessity, just like water. I need water. I can’t live without water, but I’m not going to do anything for water. Money is the same way.

We have to have it. It’s a necessity, but I don’t love it. I will not do anything for it so I cannot be bought.

I will not take money from big corporations just to keep them happy. I want to

At age 30, Jelani Barr is just barely old enough to be the lieutenant governor of Mississippi, the office for which he is seeking the Democratic nomination.

What actions by Tate Reeves did you disagree with or think you could have managed better?

Just his voting ... nine times out of 10, he sides with the Republicans. There is bias there. There is bias in every decision he makes. It’s always this or that side which is pretty much all politicians right now. They’re either Democrats or Republicans, and that’s how they vote whether it is right or wrong.

I’m running as a Democrat, but I’m not dead-set on voting with a Democrat every time they introduce (a bill).

I believe the Democratic Party is the reason the state’s in the condition it is. We always have to beg and beg for government money, which goes back to Mr. Reeves. I’m not really aware of anything he has actually done for me to disagree with. I did agree with his position on the eliminating the income tax for a couple of years, but it was introduced the wrong way.

I was all for that, but he should have introduced some type of alternative for it (to make up for lost revenue). Which could have been done through the film industry, taxes off of that. Recruiting business.

erating revenue and bringing in income.

That is one of the best ways known to man to generate revenue.

Why don’t you think the states have pursued it in the past?

Stupidity. That’s why we are where we are. Industrial hemp, honestly, we’d never have to cut down another tree again. Hemp takes half the water (it takes) to grow cotton. It takes (less) than half the time ... In 90 days you can have a full crop of it.

All the way around it’s the smartest avenue to increase revenue because not only will the farmers being making money by growing it, but then we can open up a processing factory, a clothing factory ... processing it for fuel, start making building materials out of it.

It’s not just growing the hemp and selling it. It’s the ripple effect that comes behind that. If you have the hemp manufacturers to come in and start manufacturing products with the hemp grown right here.

So that’s jobs upon jobs.

The news is full of stories of police officers shooting down black boys.

Racial tension is a major topic this election season. Tell me about how racism has impacted your own life and talk about how you think Mississippi should move forward.

First of all, the racism I experienced was among my own race; that’s the first thing we’ve got to deal with—inter-racism, what I like to call internal racism. In the South, pretty much in America everywhere. The African American is the worst thing to happen to the African American.

No white man could have ever done what he did to any African American without African American help. No white officer would shoot an unarmed black man if the black officers would stand up and say, “No, we aren’t going to do that.” That’s the first thing has to be done.

W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the founders of the NAACP, said when it comes to the black race, we have what’s called a “Talented Tenth.” Which means that only 10 percent of the race is going to do good, no matter what their situation is, no matter if they were born into wealth or whether they are born into poverty. Only 10 percent of our race is going to do (well). Ninety percent is going to remain exactly where they are, but the catch is, that 10 percent will never do what it takes to bring up that 90 percent.

(Editor’s note: The concept of the “Talented Tenth,” most notably espoused by Du Bois, refers to the 10 percent of African Americans whom Du Bois and other scholars believed would be considered exceptional and, therefore, lead the black race.)

Our leadership wants those who come from oppression to be oppressors. And they make the laws that constantly hurt our own race. So until our own leadership steps up and does what they need to do to properly promote and advance and make sure our race is successful, we will continue to have racism around the entire country. We will continue to have it. I’m not talking about Al Sharpton and all those crackerjacks. They all want to focus on the white and black issues.

Of course there are white and black issues, but the biggest racial issues in America are within the black race, and until that is fished out and brought to the light, the ripple effect will continue to be what we see on news stations every day because none of that would ever happen if those black leaders would step up and say, “No, you aren’t going to do that.”

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nder the state constitution’s requirements, Jelani Barr is barely legal. That is, Barr just reached the age requirement when he turned 30 on Dec. 29 and is making a bid for one of the most powerful positions in state government, lieutenant governor. Born in Greenwood, Barr completed his GED, attended the University of Memphis for a year, and took some business classes at Delta State University over the past four years.

In a political environment filled with law-school grads and long-in-the-tooth politicians, Barr’s bid for the Capitol might seem like a long shot, but the underdog has been driving across the state explaining why he believes Mississippi needs a common man representing them. Recently, he spoke with the Jackson Free Press about some of his ideas for the state.

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SUPERTALK | environment

Resilient, Yet Scarred

Five years after the BP oil spill, the Gulf’s ecology fights to bounce back

by Seth Borenstein and Cain Burdeau, The Associated Press

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2015, pronouncing the Gulf mostly recovered, noting that less than 2 percent of the water and seafloor sediment samples exceeded federal toxicity levels.

“Data collected thus far shows that the environmental catastrophe that so many feared, perhaps understandably at the time,

Is it going back to the same point before the spill, and that’s what we don’t know.”

The federal government doesn’t think the Gulf is back. At least not yet.

“Obviously, the Gulf is not as healthy as it was,” NOAA Chief Scientist Richard Spinrad said. He ticks off how everything

Stephanie Venn-Watson, a veterinary epidemiologist at the Marine Mammal Foundation and a lead author of studies on the dolphin mortality. She said there was a brief unrelated die-off in a different area of the Gulf before the spill, but afterward the dolphin deaths jumped in a way that “matched

about the spill and its effects were large: the “massive kill-off” of coral, the dolphin deaths, the diseased fish and problems with oil on the seafloor.

There is no single, conclusive answer to how the Gulf of Mexico is doing, but many questions remain. Here are some of them:

that of the timing, location and magnitude of the oil spill.”

In its report on the Gulf five years after the spill, BP said necropsies of dolphins and “other information reveal there is no evidence to conclude that the Deepwater Horizon accident had an adverse impact on bottlenose dolphin populations.”

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rom above, five years after the BP well explosion, the Gulf of Mexico looks clean, green and whole again, and teeming with life—a testament to the resilience of nature.

But the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon spill is about much more than shimmering blue and emerald water. And it’s not as pretty a picture—nor is it as clear.

Federal data and numerous scientific studies show lingering problems. Splotches of oil still dot the seafloor, and wads of tarry petroleum-smelling material hide in pockets in the marshes of Barataria Bay. Dolphin deaths have more than tripled. Nests of endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles suddenly plummeted after the spill. Some fish have developed skin lesions along with oil in internal organs. Deep sea coral are hurting.

In some cases, the connection to the BP spill is solid; in others, it is harder to prove a direct causal link to the millions of gallons of oil spilled over 87 days in 2010.

“Look, we put nature on a treadmill and I think it did very, very well. We should consider ourselves lucky,” said Chris Reddy of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.

But, he added, “It’s the things that we don’t see that have been a concern.”

To assess the health of the Gulf of Mexico, The Associated Press surveyed 26 marine scientists about two dozen aspects of the fragile ecosystem to see how this vital waterway has changed since before the April 2010 spill. On average, the researchers graded an 11-percent drop in the overall health of the Gulf of Mexico.

The surveyed scientists said that before the spill, the Gulf was a 73 on a 0 to 100 scale, on average. Now it’s a 65. In the survey, scientists report the biggest drops in rating the current health of oysters, dolphins, sea turtles, marshes and the seafloor.

The AP also interviewed more than two dozen other scientists.

“The spill was—and continues to be — a disaster,” said Oregon State marine sciences professor Jane Lubchenco, who was the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration during the spill.

“The bottom line is that oil is nasty stuff. Yes, the Gulf is resilient, but it was hit pretty darn hard.”

Lubchenco said some of her worst fears about dead zones or oil spreading farther didn’t materialize. But, she added, “that’s not to say there is no impact.”

BP put out a 40-page report in March

Dr. Brian Stacy, NOAA veterinarian, prepares to clean a Kemp’s Ridley Turtle, among the rarest of sea turtles, following the Gulf oil spill.

did not come to pass, and the Gulf is recovering faster than expected,” BP Senior Vice President and spokesman Geoff Morrell said in an email. “This is in large part due to the Gulf’s resilience, natural processes and the effectiveness of response and clean-up efforts mounted by BP under the direction of the federal government.”

In fact, there are experts who are surprised by how the Gulf has bounced back.

Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia, who often paints a bleak picture of oil on the seafloor, recalled that in 2010 she dove in an area where the seafloor “was really hammered,” with no animals of any sort around.

Then, in 2014, she dove to the same place, and it was quite different.

“The fact that we saw living things on the bottom made me do a happy dance,” Joye said. “The system is absolutely resilient.

Thank God for that. The biggest question is:

What happened to dolphins?

Common bottlenose dolphins have been dying at a record rate in parts of the Gulf of Mexico since the BP spill, according to NOAA and other scientists who have published studies on the figures.

From 2002 to 2009, the Gulf averaged 63 dolphin deaths a year. That rose to 125 in 2010 and 335 in 2011, averaging more than 200 a year since April 2010.

That’s the longest and largest dolphin die-off ever recorded in the Gulf. But the number of deaths has started to decline, said

What happened to turtles?

The endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle used to look like a success story for biologists. It was in deep trouble and on the endangered list, but a series of actions, such as the use of turtle excluder devices, had the population soaring, and it was looking like the species soon would be upgraded to merely threatened, said Selina Saville Heppell, a professor at Oregon State University.

Then, after the spill, the number of nests dropped 40 percent in one year in

SUPERTALK | environment 2010. “We had never seen a drop that dramatic in one year before,” Heppell said.

The population climbed in 2011 and 2012 but then fell again in 2013 and 2014, down to levels that haven’t been that low in nearly a decade, she said.

Not enough data or research exists to blame the oil spill with scientific rigor, “but it’s a remarkable coincidence, isn’t it?” Heppell said.

BP said in its report: “The changing nesting trends could be due to many factors including natural variability and record cold temperatures.”

What happened to fish?

University of South Florida marine scientist Steve Murawski sees problems— tumors, lesions and oil traces in internal organs—in key fish such as red snapper, kingsnake eels and especially tilefish.

Carcinogenic chemicals associated with oil appear to have gotten through the skin of these bottom-dwelling fish, he said.

“These bottom-feeding fish are still being impacted by the blowout,” Joye said.

“Their livers have fresh Macondo oil in them. Clearly, that’s a persistent impact.”

BP’s report said commercial catches for finfish “continue to exceed immediate pre-spill levels.”

What happened to birds?

There have been at least two surveys of bird populations in Barataria Bay, the scene of the heaviest oiling and an important stopping place for numerous migratory bird species. Those surveys of shore birds and migratory birds found no obvious problems.

But a recent study of native seaside sparrows

“Oil is nasty stuff.

Yes, the Gulf is resilient, but it was hit pretty darn hard.” in Barataria has found bird counts down.

BP said “analysis and field observations conducted to date indicate any impacts on bird populations and nesting were limited and were followed by a strong recovery.”

and mats are routinely found here. Fishing remains closed in parts of the bay.

An entire mangrove island, an important bird colony, has nearly disappeared under the water. Satellite imagery shows that about a foot of marsh has been eaten away along many shorelines here. Scientists have identified oil contamination in the plants and animals, and they are tracking its progression in fish, birds, mice, dolphins and insects.

BP said that, by 2014, “only 0.7 miles remained heavily oiled.”

How are the beaches?

After an intense focus on cleaning up the Gulf’s beaches, traces of the spill are hard to find along the sugar-white sands of Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. But large oil mats are resting in places, in particular at the extremities of south Louisiana. Waves are churning up the oil mats, which are becoming engrained with sand deposits in the fragile delta ecosystem already stressed by sea-level rise, hurricanes and a host of other man-made harms.

How are the marshes?

How much oil spilled?

Oil hit about 620 miles of Louisiana’s marshland. A lot of science has gone into studying the spill’s effects on the marsh, in particular in the Barataria Bay area. And Barataria is not a pretty picture. Tar balls

The federal government used a team of scientists to calculate that about 172 million gallons spilled into the Gulf. That figure was peer-reviewed by outside scientists and confirmed by independent researchers, but BP

put the number much lower, closer to 100 million gallons.

A federal judge in January essentially split the difference and ruled that almost 134 million gallons went into the Gulf.

Where did the oil go?

“It’s not all gone,” said former U.S. Geological Survey chief Marcia McNutt.

Her team calculated that most of the oil evaporated, dissolved or dispersed. Separate respected teams peer-reviewed two studies in 2014 and 2015 finding that up to 10 million gallons of oil remains on the seafloor; one of the teams compared it to a bathtub ring.

BP disputed those figures.

“I saw it; I’ve got video of it,” University of Georgia’s Joye said. It’s not liquid or a layer, she said, but splotches like the spatter from a paintball gun.

What don’t we know?

NOAA Chief Scientist Spinrad said the government hopes to finish its five-year assessment on the health of the Gulf by the end of the year, so it is too early to make any real conclusions. Some problems may show up later. It was not until 10 years after 1989’s Exxon Valdez spill that scientists noticed a dramatic crash in the vital herring population.

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REP. BOBBY MOAK Punishing Children for the Sins of their Legislators

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hen children grow up, they reach a point where something just clicks. Things that were complex suddenly make perfect sense.

Toddlers who could barely crawl can run at a dead sprint within a few days. Children who had difficulty reading the simplest picture books will suddenly jump to chapter books.

Sometimes, it takes a great teacher to make that connection happen. Sometimes it’s a parent, a friend or just finding the right book to capture a student’s attention. Usually it’s a combination of all of these factors creating an environment where children motivate themselves to want to learn. If any ingredients are missing, the process slows to a crawl.

The Greenwood school district just announced they would lay off 25 teacher’s assistants. This announcement comes at the same time that Mississippi’s classroom overcrowding is getting worse. Personal instruction is even harder to find. The public-school classroom has reached a point of crisis, and our legislative leadership has decided to make the problem exponentially worse.

This year, Gov. Phil Bryant pushed for a “3rd grade reading gate.” It is an accountability measure that holds children back a grade if they fail to adequately learn to read. Like a lot of the grand education plans of this administration, it sounds good on paper, but if they took the time to read their own Our children have talking points, they might figure out that it’s gobeen set up to fail, ing to be a disaster.

Bryant based this plan on a highly based largely on successful Gov. 3rd grade reading gate program implelack of funding. mented in Florida. However, there is a stark contrast in the current educational climates of these states: Florida invests more than a billion dollars in a pre-k program that ensures each child has all of the resources necessary to achieve proficient literacy.

Our governor, on the other hand, opposes funding for a similar program.

We spend 3 cents on preschool for every dollar Florida spends. This pays for fewer than 50 literacy coaches to help nearly 40,000 third graders in the state.

To make matters worse, Gov. Bryant and the legislative leadership refuse to fund MAEP which funds the teacher assistants, which, in turn, help pre-k children learn to read, and schools like Greenwood and others have to lay off the very people who help our children learn to read before the 3rd grade.

Our children have been set up to fail, based largely on lack of funding, a stalwart position of the Bryant administration. To make the problem worse, we will now be holding approximately 7,000 more children in the third grade, but the state budget provides no extra funds to accommodate such a severe logjam of students packing 3rd-grade classrooms.

Over the long term, significantly more children will be in K-12 school for 14 years, instead of 13. Schools that have been strapped under years of underfunding will now be forced to stretch budgets even thinner to accommodate an extra year of schooling for about 18 percent of Mississippi students.

This administration thought this would be a good way to continue their assault on Mississippi education by “holding teachers accountable.” But it’s our children that must pay the price for the Legislature’s hostile relationship with education.

This poorly planned law asks 9-year-old children to fix a problem the governor and our legislative leadership can’t seem to comprehend. Holding children back and creating an unfunded mandate for public schools in Mississippi isn’t the answer.

Perhaps it is time for the voters of our state to hold the governor and legislative leadership accountable for creating rules that set our children up to fail. The reading gate for the Legislature should start with the writing on the wall: fully fund our schools.

Rep. Bobby Moak, a Democrat from Bogue Chitto, is the minority leader of the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Jackson, Suburbs Must Bridge Mistrust, Reach Smart Compromise

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ot even officials with the West Rankin Utility Authority, which is made up of cities along the eastern side of Pearl River, disagree that building a new wastewater treatment plant will lead to higher sewer bills for their customers. Jackson also seems resigned that with a $400-million federal consent decree hanging over our heads, rates will also rise again in the capital sooner or later.

Jackson estimates that it could cost as much as $300 million to bring the Savanna Street treatment facility up to date. WRUA projects that it will cost $125 million to build its own sewer-treatment plant. Neither side believes the other’s numbers, a symptom of deep mistrust that must be overcome.

No matter how you read the figures, one thing is clear: If rates go up—in either Rankin County or in Jackson—one penny more than absolutely necessary, it will be for not other reason than the sheer bull-headedness of egomanias on both sides of the Pearl River.

Although neither side will say it, both WRUA and Jackson have legitimate gripes. Jackson and its citizens are currently paying the price for years of neglected maintenance at its waterand sewage-treatment plants. When Jackson’s customers voiced concerns, past administrations tuned them out. That level of customer service would make just about anyone justified in taking their business elsewhere.

At the same time, the very bedroom communities complaining about Jackson have prospered greatly from the city’s downward population shift and have supported some of the leaders who helped put Jackson in this mess.

Yes, there should be regional cooperation in which everyone has a little bit more of a say. But Jackson, the state’s capital and economic engine, should lead that cooperative while realizing that leading doesn’t always mean crushing one’s adversaries.

In fact, the mark of true leadership is often a hard-fought compromise. We believe there is plenty of room for such a compromise between now and the time the WRUA is able to break ground.

We call on Mayor Tony Yarber, who won election last year, in part due to the widely held position that he could be a bridge between Jackson and its neighbors, to continue being a leading voice in the wastewater controversy, both at City Hall and at the negotiating table.

Jackson must protect its interests, but citizens don’t need a long, protracted legal battle, nor can we afford one. Nor do we need to give Jackson’s enemies any more ammunition as the city manages infrastructure challenges caused by recent rains.

To echo the sentiments of City Council President and Ward 4’s De’Keither Stamps, we hope “cooler heads and lesser egos will prevail,” for all of our sakes.

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ast weekend, Greg and I spent the day with Reggie LaGrand of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Marie Dupré from Opelousas, La. Greg and Reggie had become fast friends at a wilderness excursion in the Rockies last summer. Having not met the Duprés, I wondered how we might get along. What would we—an inter-racial, liberal gay couple from San Francisco—have in common with a conservative, straight white couple from the heart of the Bible belt?

I was open but prepared for anything.

My concerns were allayed the moment we met. It began with hugs, laughs and a positive uptick in energy. These folks felt like my family! While our differences arose in conversation from time to time, our mutual affection and fast-growing bond knocked them aside.

When we parted, we said we’d look forward to the next time, and we meant it.

Every day, I hear people calling one another out. Liberals call out conservatives, and the reverse is also true.

It’s a game of gotcha, where one side tries to shame the other in the hope of winning in the court of public opinion. My encounter with Reggie and Marie made me wonder about the benefit of such approaches.

When Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced “Race Together,” an initiative to encourage employees to engage in conversations about race with customers, the company received a barrage of criticism from racial- and socialjustice advocates.

While the initiative was imperfect, I applauded Mr. Schultz for doing something to address racism. “We leaned in because we believe that starting this dialogue is what matters most,” Mr. Schultz said. In the midst of all the noise, the Race Together campaign was discontinued within a week.

Likewise, Ted Cruz, a Texas senator and presidential candidate, got slammed when he signed himself and his family up for Obamacare, the healthcare plan that he adamantly opposes.

And at the University of Oklahoma, where members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity engaged in racist chants, an

onslaught of criticism hit the airwaves and Twittersphere.

While some might say that these folks deserved to be called out, what good does it do besides widen the gap of our differences? What if, when we encountered difference, we called people in?

In that spirit, my friend Eugene said, “Maybe this is an opportunity for Senator Cruz to learn that Obamacare works and is needed.”

My friend Jackie said, “Expelling the boys in Oklahoma wasn’t enough. We needed to invite them into a safe space and begin a conversation—’I did this because ...’—so they understand the impact behind their words and actions.

Two days later, I got a chance to take my own advice. Greg and I had just sat down for dinner at a restaurant in Jackson, Miss., when in walked two couples.

The ladies, with their perfectly coiffed hair, were all dressed in black with gold jewelry and designer heels. Their men appeared in khakis, blue button-down shirts and blazers.

I began filling in blanks with an old story about “those southerners.” Then I remembered Reggie and Marie, and how I might have made the same assumptions of them. I called myself out on my own biases and called in more edifying thoughts.

Water seeks integration. Drops become rivers, and rivers flow into lakes and oceans. Calling in reflects this aspect of water, ever flowing toward connecting to something larger than ourselves.

It takes courage, faith and vulnerability to dive in and discover our common stories despite our differences. With their arms and hearts open, Reggie LaGrand and Marie Dupré—who some may say could not be more different than Greg and me—called us in.

That’s how healing happens. One drop at a time.

Kevin Fong, who lives in San Francisco, is a nationally recognized and respected facilitator, trainer and speaker in leadership and executive development and organizational systems, philosophy and design. He was recently in Jackson to lead a session for W.K. Kellogg Foundation fellows. Visit elementalpartners.net.

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Boston stand-up comic Bill Burr performs Monday, April 27, at Thalia Mara Hall.

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Burr has been just about everywhere. Everywhere except for Mississippi, that is. He’s looking to correct that on “The Billy Bible Belt Tour� with a performance Monday, April 27, at Thalia Mara Hall.

The JFP had a chance to speak with Burr about stand-up comedy, cop chases, why he hates Mondays and everything in between.

Will this be your first time performing in this state?

Yeah, it’s great. I’m finally doing stand-up, after 23 years, in Mississippi, and after Mississippi, I’ll only have one more stand to do stand-up in, which would be Wyoming. ‌ Why did they end up being the last two? Probably because I’m an

East Coast guy from Boston, and people heard my accent and didn’t want to book me.

What’s it like transitioning from stand-up to TV and movie acting?

All I ever wanted to do was be a stand-up comedian, so any acting work I get I just look at as a bonus. ‌ You know, stand-up is so much working by yourself, it’s really fun when you get an acting gig to actually get to work with other people and feed off of what there doing, just more of the group dynamic, as they say. I really like it.

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All I know is that if people keep watching, the chances of me getting on it get better with each episode because eventually it’ll start getting back towards the beginning of “Breaking Bad.” I don’t know the backstory of Patrick Kuby.

You know, what was such a funny moment for me was (that) I was as big a fan as anybody else watching that show, so when I had done my final episode, I was watching it, trying to figure out what’s going to be happening.

Watching it on TV, when Dean Norris’ character was filling in my backstory, that’s how I learned my first name was Patrick. I never knew.

They were like, ‘Yeah, that carrot-top guy from Boston, Patrick Kuby,” and I stood up at home by myself, and I was like: “Oh my god, he’s talking about Kuby! He’s talking about me! Give me more information about this guy.” It’s such a cool way to find out information about the guy that you’re playing, just listening to another character talking about it in a future episode. You had no idea even what your first name was.

I hope I get on, but either way, you know, I’m going to watch every episode of “Better Call Saul” just like everybody else.

Your new animated show, “F Is for Family,” is coming to Netflix soon.

How did that project come about?

Well, the first thing that happened was that I took a meeting with Wild West Productions, which is Vince Vaughn’s company. They just took a general meeting with me, and I threw out this idea for this cartoon that I had, and they wanted to do one, so they jumped at the idea.

You know, I was just going to make little five-minute vignettes about my childhood and just exaggerate them through animation. We (started to) flesh it out into a show, … and then we just started meeting show runners.

I guess Vince Vaughn and those guys set up the meeting (writer Michael Price).

I immediately liked Mike. … You know, a lot of writers are very introverted, and he’s not. He’s got this great personality. He’s really just a naturally funny guy and a great storyteller. He came onboard, and it just really changed the whole dynamic because he’s an absolute force of nature, that guy. His work ethic is incredible. I really lucked out with those guys, Vince Vaughn and (Executive Producer) Peter Billingsley, getting Mike on this project.

What has it been like working on a show for Netflix?

Writing an animated show for Netflix is as free as writing stand-up comedy. … I never thought I’d be able to get that level of freedom where it’s like, “Hey, do whatever you want.” Like, Netflix is actually saying, “Push it further, push it further.” … Artists are always looking at them like, “Aw man, they’re always choking off our ideas,” and (Netflix) is the exact opposite. They’ve been just unbelievably great to work for.

Is there anything you haven’t done in TV or movies that you’d like to do?

Yeah, I want to do that scene where you get chased down the alley by a cop, and you’re throwing down the trashcans, and he leaps over them, and then you get to a chain-link fence, and you crawl halfway up, and then he grabs you and pulls you down. You get to do that horrific yell like you’ve lost your freedom. I want to do that.

Yeah, and then maybe (I’ll) do an alien movie and be that guy that gets killed in the first five minutes. (I’d) be the guy that dies and lets everyone know that there’s something horrific on the spaceship.

you work at as a comedian is getting that same level of comfort with a crowd like you’re walking into a bar, talking to your friends.

How did you first get started creating “The Monday Morning Podcast”?

I didn’t even know what podcasting was, and I was over at this other comic’s … apartment, Robert Kelly, and he always knows the latest technology stuff. He was going, “Dude, you ought to try this. You ought to do one of these.” I didn’t even know what it was, and I did one that was maybe like 90 seconds long. And once again, it

“I just always loved stand-up comedy. It was such a natural attraction that I can’t even tell you why I liked it.”

How did you get your start as a stand-up comedian?

Well, I got started in stand-up, I guess, (when) I did this talent contest that Nick’s Comedy (Stop) had, “Find Boston’s Funniest College Student,” which was just a great plan to get a bunch of drunk college kids in there, drinking beer and watching their friends go up and bomb.

I just always loved stand-up comedy. It was such a natural attraction to it that I can’t even tell you why I liked it. It just fits. It’s just one of those things. How ever I’m wired, I just connected with it. It’s funny (because) no one’s ever really asked me that before. It’s almost like, “Why wouldn’t I have become a comedian?”

I sucked at everything else, so I don’t know what else I would’ve done.

How do you go about writing new stand-up material?

I try to live a life outside of comedy, which involves me trying new things, and I fail a lot. I end up feeling foolish or humiliated or just plain stupid, and that always turns into some sort of a story.

You know, if I see things, if something bugs me, if I find something funny or whatever, what I do is I just write down one word, or I just write the subject, like “gorilla sign language” or “Kanye West” or whatever.

Then, I just go onstage and talk about it.

I used to write everything out, but now I don’t.

I would equate it to if something funny happened at work and you were going to go meet your friends at a bar and couldn’t wait to tell your friends this story, you wouldn’t write it all down and memorize it and rehearse it in your bathroom mirror. You’d just walk in and tell it to them, and you’d act it out, do all the characters, but that’s because you’re comfortable around them. What

was just one of those things that just appealed to the way I was wired, and I just started doing one once a week.

I just started thinking about, you know, back in the day when I had a day job, Mondays stunk. The weekend’s over. “Here we go. I gotta start this job again.” I was thinking … if I make people laugh on Monday, it gives them something to look forward to at the beginning of the week, and it’s also a great way to whore out whatever project I’m trying to get people to know about or, you know, whatever show I’m doing. So, it works.

Why do you think making podcasts appeals to comedians?

We do a lot of radio on the way up, I think. …

The best kind of radio is you just pop in, and they just kind of let you riff. The worst is when you come in (and they say), “He wants to know three subjects to ask you about.” Then, it’s like you go into robot mode.

But, you know, a lot of comics end up in radio, and they’re phenomenal at it. I just think it’s something about going up and talking to a crowd every night, performing in front of a live crowd, really makes comics good at radio. And podcasting is really just doing a radio show on the Internet, so it’s really cool.

How would you describe your style of comedy?

I’m like that loud guy in the bar that sort of makes sense, and then you realize that I flunked everything in high school, and then you sort of just laugh at me.

Bill Burr performs 7 p.m. Monday, April 27, at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St., 601-960-1537). Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $47.30 through Ticketmaster. For more information, visit billburr.com.

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You played a recurring role on “Breaking Bad.” Are there plans for you to join the spin-off series, “Better Call Saul”?

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Run for a Cause

by Amber Helsel

Though in past years, Color Me Rad has been around Zippity Doo Dah weekend in March, it is Oct. 31 this year.

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ith winter letting go at long last and summer on the horizon, we can all finally go outside again without worrying about freezing our butts off. And with the new season comes another reason to get outside and do something—5Ks. If running more than three miles with a crowd doesn’t make you happy, maybe contributing to a good cause will. Most 5Ks are held with fundraising in mind. Here are some of the 5Ks coming to Jackson in the next few months, and a few others around the state that sound like they might be too much fun to pass up.

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“A Better Me One Step at a Time” 5K Walk/Run Saturday, April 25, the Cade Chapel M.B. Church’s Cade Chapel Nate Ruffin Scholarship Board will present the “A Better Me Step A” 5K Walk/Run. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m., and the race begins at 7 a.m.

The course begins and ends at Cade Chapel M.B. Church (1000 Ridgeway W.). While pre-registration ended April 19, the cost is $25 on the day of the race and includes a commemorative T-shirt. The deadline for registration is 6:45 a.m. on the day of the race. Those who already registered can pick up packets April 24 at Cade Chapel M.B. Church from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The proceeds will fund scholarships for upcoming Jackson Public Schools and metro-area high-school seniors. Since 2004, the board has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships to more than 100 graduates.

For more information, visit cadechapel.org.

MORA Racing for Donation 8K Run/Walk and Celebration of Life Picnic The fourth annual Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency’s Racing for Donation 8K Run/Walk is Saturday, April 25, at MORA (4400 Lakeland Drive, Flowood, 601-933-1000). The race begins at 7:30 a.m. and includes a run, walk and a one-mile kids’ fun run. After the race, the Celebration of Life Picnic begins. The event will have a bounce house and

Kid’s Fun Zone, music from Chris Gill and the Sole Shakers, door prizes, health screenings, Hungry Howie’s Pizza, and more. The cost for the walk and run is $30; $20 for teams; and $10 for the fun run. For more information, visit racingfordonation8K.com.

March for Babies The 2015 March for Babies is Saturday, April 25, on the east lawn of Renaissance at Colony Park (1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland, 601-519-0900). Registration begins at 7 a.m., and the race starts at 8 a.m. This year, March of Dimes, the race’s host, will celebrate 75 years of improving the babies’ health. For more information, visit marchfor babies.org.

Magnolia Meltdown The Magnolia Meltdown returns on May 9 to benefit the St. Dominic Community Health Clinic, an organization that provides medical services to those who can’t afford health insurance. The race begins at 7 a.m. at The Club at Township (340 Township Ave., Ridgeland). The Meltdown includes a half marathon ($55), 10K ($35), a 5K ($35) and a one-mile fun run ($15). For more information, visit magnoliameltdown.com.

Color Me Rad You may have registered for the ElectroDash 5K scheduled for March 27. If so, you probably got an email saying that the race had been cancelled. The Jackson Free Press even put together a team for race. But fret not. The race’s sponsor, Color Me Rad, returns to Jackson on Saturday, Oct. 31. For more information, visit colormerad.com.

Does your organization have a race scheduled? Please add the details to this list at jfp.ms/races, or email events@jacksonfreepress.com to add the race to the JFP events calendar.

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Another Side of Mother Nature

by Timothy Quinn

complained of two weeks with irritated eyes and a runny nose, but like the teacher, he had no fever or chills. He feared that chemicals had gotten into his eyes from working underFLICKR/SWALLOWTAILGARDENSEEDS

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s I made my morning drive to work the other day, I recalled last spring and how I needed to get my car washed because yellow pollen and dust covered everything.

When I arrived to work, the clinic was busy as usual, but an unusual number of patients had medical concerns or complaints typical for this time of year. Within the first hour, I had three patients with three different medical presentations but all for the same reason: seasonal allergies.

Many patients had a combination of vague symptoms, including headaches, sore throats, runny noses, dizziness and light headedness, fatigue, uncontrollable sneezing and itchy eyes. Interestingly enough, many could not tell the nurse that they were suffering from allergies, although allergies cause many of those symptoms.

My first patient was a 32-year-old schoolteacher. She complained of having a headache and feeling tired for the past two weeks, but she did not have fever or chills. She did, however, report occasional sneezing. When I evaluated her inner ear during the physical exam, I discovered that she had a bulging tympanic membrane, which happens when fluid collects in the middle ear cavity. She also had a boggy nose, which often points to chronic allergies. The results of her physical exam were characteristic of allergic rhinitis with sinus congestion. I prescribed a decongestant, antihistamines and a steroid nasal decongestant. A week later her symptoms had resolved, and she thanked us for the great care.

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While nature is beautiful, sometimes it can reek havoc on our immune systems.

neath a car, but a detailed eye exam showed no abnormal findings. He did, however, have symptoms consistent with seasonal allergies. I prescribed him an oral antihistamine, a steroid nasal spray and topical ophthalmic antihistamine eye drops. Like the teacher, the mechanic returned a week later to report that his symptoms were gone, and he thanked us for the care.

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The third patient was a 41-year-old secretary who complained of a persistent cough that had hug on for two weeks, but again, she had no fever or chills. She reported that the cough was dry, and not phlegmy.

I remember that she looked at me with frustration, saying, “This dry cough is driving me and everyone on my job crazy!”

My physical exam revealed the characteristic findings of allergic rhinitis due to seasonal allergies. I told her cough was the result of postnasal drainage. I prescribed antihistamines, a leukotriene inhibitor, which is used to treat allergies, and a nasal steroid.

The presentations of all three patients are all too familiar this time of year. Some allergy sufferers can get effective relief with over-the-counter remedies, such as Flonase steroid nasal spray and antihistamines such as Zyrtec, Allegra and Claritin. Others will require something stronger. Only licensed medical providers can prescribe many decongestants in Mississippi, including pseudoephedrine. (The Legislature enacted that law to cut down on the medication’s use in crystal methamphetamine manufacturing.)

With proper assessments and treatments, patients can live comfortably during this time of year when plants rejuvenate and pollen fills the air. One set of symptoms I always ask about is fever and chills, which are not part of a typical allergic reaction. If you develop a fever, don’t delay a visit to your medical provider, who may determine that you have an infection requiring antibiotics.

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AMERICAN/SOUTHERN CUISINE Basil’s (2906 N State St #104, Jackson, 601-982-2100) Paninis pizza, pasta, soups and salads. They’ve got it all on the menu.

Broad Street Bakery (4465 Interstate 55 N. 601-362-2900) Hot breakfast, coffee drinks, fresh breads & pastries, gourmet deli sandwiches.

Primos Cafe (2323 Lakeland 601-936-3398/ 515 Lake Harbour 601-898-3400) A Jackson institution for breakfast, blue-plates, catfish, burgers, prime rib, oysters, po-boys & wraps. Famous bakery!

Rooster’s (2906 N State St, Jackson, 601-982-2001) You haven’t had a burger until you’ve had a Rooster’s burger. Pair it with their seasoned fries and you’re in heaven.

Two Sisters Kitchen (707 N. Congress St. 601-353-1180) Lunch. Mon-Fri, Sun. PIZZA Sal & Mookie’s (565 Taylor St. 601-368-1919) Pizzas of all kinds plus pasta, eggplant Parmesan, fried ravioli & ice cream for the kids!

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ITALIAN La Finestra (120 N Congress St #3, Jackson, 601-345-8735) The brainchild of award-winning Chef Tom Ramsey, this downtown Jackson hot-spot offers authentic Italian cuisine in cozy, inviting environment.

BRAVO! (4500 Interstate 55 N., Jackson, 601-982-8111) Award-winning wine list, Jackson’s see-and-be-seen casual/upscale dining.

Cerami’s (5417 Lakeland Drive, Flowood, 601-919-28298) Southern-style Italian cuisine features their signature Shrimp Cerami.

STEAK, SEAFOOD & FINE DINING The Islander Seafood and Oyster House (1220 E Northside Drive, Suite 100, 601-366-5441) Oyster bar, seafood, gumbo, po’boys, crawfish and plenty of Gulf Coast delights in a laid-back Buffet-style atmosphere.

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Warm and Comforting

by Jane Flood

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like nothing more than spending time planning meals, then chopping and dicing ingredients to create them. There are times, though, when it’s nice to have something less involved but equally satisfying for dinner. Hot soup is the ideal option and is perfect for cool spring evenings. These recipes use frozen and canned ingredients to make preparation time short while still creating rich, gratifying meals. Add a salad and bread to round out the menu.

Homemade stocks, frozen in quart-size freezer bags, come in handy when time is an issue, but canned or boxed broths are just as convenient. Take the time to look through the freezer section at your grocery store for pre-chopped onions, mirepoix (carrots, onion and celery) and other vegetables for future, quick meals. Canned beans, vegetables and tomatoes should also be in your pantry at all times. And I remember my father telling me to always have tomato paste on hand.

Potage Crecy

My world-traveling father always came home with recipes from his adventures to try out on our family. This is his slightly lower-fat version of a soup he discovered while on business in Vichy, France. It is a luxurious and silky carrot soup named for the Crecy region in France, which purportedly grows the most flavorful carrots in the country.

Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 3/4 cup frozen, chopped onions, defrosted 3 cups frozen, chopped carrots, defrosted 1 quart (or 4 cups) canned or boxed chicken broth 2 teaspoons tomato paste 2 tablespoons plain white rice, uncooked 1/2 cup half and half 1 tablespoon butter (optional) Salt to taste

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Even in the spring, soup, such as Potage Crecy, can be warm and comforting.

Directions

In a 3 or 4-quart saucepan, heat olive oil and sauté onions on low heat until soft but not brown (about five minutes).

Add carrots, stock, tomato paste and rice.

Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, then

puree the mixture in a blender. Return to pan and gently stir in the half and half.

Season to taste with salt. Add one tablespoon of butter, if desired and ladle into bowls. Serves six.

Tortellini Soup

This is a hearty, healthy and warming treat on a cool evening, or any time you’re in the mood for hot soup. Using frozen and canned ingredients cuts down on preparation time. Add the optional navy beans to make this soup a bit heartier.

Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning 3 cloves garlic, minced (optional) 1 16-ounce can navy beans, drained (optional) 1 10-ounce box of frozen, chopped spinach, cooked in microwave 1 cup (or 8 ounces) canned carrots 1 cup (or 8 ounces) frozen chopped carrots, defrosted 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained 2 cans (13,75 ounces each) chicken broth 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 2 teaspoons instant chicken bouillon 5 cups water

9 ounces frozen tortellini 1/4 cup (or 1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese Directions

In a large Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook carrots and onions with seasoning and garlic for approximately five minutes until softened.

Add spinach, water, tomatoes, broth, water and, if you’re using them, beans.

Bring everything to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for five minutes. Add tortellini and cook according to manufacturer’s directions. Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with cheese. Makes four servings.

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WEDNESDAY 4/22

THURSDAY 4/23

SATURDAY 4/25

The “How I Shed My Skin” Book Signing is at Lemuria Books.

Ultimate Fashion Show and Champagne Brunch is at the Country Club of Jackson.

Unmasking Autism Masquerade Gala is at Hilton Jackson.

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WEDNESDAY 4/22

“33 Variations” is 7:30 p.m. at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). The play is about the connection between Beethoven and the scholar who specializes in his compositions 200 years later. Additional shows April 23-25, 7:30 p.m. and April 26, 2 p.m. $28, $22 students; call 601-9483533, ext. 222; newstagetheatre.com.

THURSDAY 4/23

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“Dinner and a Movie: A Food Truck Festival” is 510 p.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Purchase food and beverages from participating local food truck vendors. The event is held in conjunction with Museum After Hours, Screen on the Green and Art Bar Pop Up Trivia. Donations benefit the Mississippi Museum of Art and AAF Jackson. Free admission; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

Local food truck vendors, such as Deandrea and Omario Moore of 2 for 7 Kitchen, participate in “Dinner and a Movie: A Food Truck Festival” Thursday, April 23, at the Mississippi Museum of Art.

Optional lodging sold separately, $10 suggested donation for luncheon; email gloriawilliamson1944@gmail.com.

SATURDAY 4/25

Mississippi Cajun Fest is 10 a.m.-10 p.m. at Old Trace Park (Post Road, Ridgeland). Includes more than 1,000 pounds of crawfish and other Cajun food, a boat show, a crawdad cook-off, a CrossFit competition and live music. Performers include Andrew Pates, the Jason Miller Band, Spank

BY MICAH SMITH the Monkey and U.S. $20; call 601-853-2011; mississippicajunfest.com. … “Chamber IV: JACKSONFREEPRESS.COM The Soldier’s Tale” is 7:30 p.m.

FAX: 601-510-9019 at Tougaloo College (500 W. DAILY UPDATES AT County Line Road, Tougaloo) in JFPEVENTS.COM Woodworth Chapel. The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra presents Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale” and Ravel’s “String Quartet.” $16; call 601-960-1565; msorchestra.com.

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Singer-songwriter Samuel Beam, known as Iron & Wine, performs Monday, April 27, at Duling Hall.

FRIDAY 4/24

The Mississippi Federation of Democratic Women State Convention is 6-9 p.m., at multiple locations. The reception is April 24 from 6-9 p.m. at the Municipal Art Gallery (839 N. State St.), and the meetings and luncheon take place April 25 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in Holmes Hall at Tougaloo College (500 W. County Line Road, Tougaloo).

SUNDAY 4/26

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.). The theme is “Built to Amaze—Gold Edition.” Additional shows April 23, 7 p.m., April 24, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., and April 25, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. $15 and up; call 800-745-3000. … “Just for the Fun of It” is 3-4 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral (305 E. Capitol St.). The Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra’s concert includes music from artisan Jason Smith on his handmade

banjo, audience participation with kazoos and songs such as Haydn’s “Farewell Symphony.” A reception and silent auction follows in the parish hall. Free; call 601-622-7978; freewebs.com/metropolitanchamberorchestra.

MONDAY 4/27

Bill Burr performs 7 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). The comedian and actor has been in TV shows such as “Breaking Bad” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and is on his “Billy Belt Bible Tour.” $36; call 800-745-3000. … Iron & Wine performs 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). Singer-songwriter Samuel Beam is a native of South Carolina. Standing room only. For ages 18 and up. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. $30 in advance, $35 at the door; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

TUESDAY 4/28

The Best of Belhaven III is 7:30 p.m. at Belhaven University Center for the Arts (835 Riverside Drive) in the concert hall. The Music Department presents the most outstanding student performances from the last three months. Doors open at 7 p.m. Free; call 601-968-5940; belhaven.edu.

WEDNESDAY 4/29

History Is Lunch is noon at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). Mississippi First Lady Elise Winter discusses her book, “Once in a Lifetime: Reflections of a Mississippi First Lady.” Sales and signing to follow. Free; call 601-576-6998.

(includes free admission for one parent); call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

Events at William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.) • History Is Lunch April 22, noon. Author Janis Dyson discusses her book, “Turning Clay into History: The Story of W.D. Suggs Pottery.” Free; call 601-576-6998.

• History Is Lunch April 29, noon. Mississippi First Lady Elise Winter discusses her book, “Once in a Lifetime: Reflections of a Mississippi First Lady.” Free; call 601-576-6998.

Events at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Highland Drive) • Question It? Discover It! Saturday April 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Topic TBA. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months and members free); call 601-9815469; mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

• Visiting Artist: Amelia Key April 26, 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Make silly clay sculptures with the artist in a dedicated studio space. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months and members free); call 601-981-5469; mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

Community Safety Class April 23, 6 p.m.8 p.m., at Jackson Police Training Academy (3000 St. Charles St.). Catholic Charities and the Police Academy training staff present this class covering topics such as services for sexualassault victims and violence prevention in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Free; call 601-960-1378.

Project Rezway: Keep the Rez Beautiful’s Recycle Fashion Show April 23, 6 p.m., at Mississippi Craft Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland). The show features apparel and accessories composed of at least 75 percent recycled materials. Proceeds go toward tree plantings and litter cleanups in the Reservoir area. $20; call 601-856-7546; email keeptherezbeautiful@ gmail.com; keeptherezbeautiful.org.

Art Bar Pop Trivia April 23, 7 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). daniel johnson, artist and MMA Director of Engagement and Learning, is the host. Teams are challenged to art and pop culture-inspired trivia. Cash bar included.

Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

Mississippi Federation of Democratic Women State Convention April 24, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., April 25, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at multiple locations.

The reception is April 24 from 6-9 p.m. at the Municipal Art Gallery (839 N. State St.), and the meetings and luncheon are April 25 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Tougaloo College in Holmes Hall (500 W. County Line Road, Tougaloo). Optional lodging sold separately, $10 suggested donation for luncheon; email gloriawilliamson1944@gmail.com.

Metro Master Gardeners’ Annual Plant Sale April 25, 8 a.m.-noon, at Mynelle Gardens (4736 Clinton Blvd.). Proceeds from the plant sale support gardening projects at the Clinton Visitor’s Center, the Clinton Community Nature Center, the Herb Garden at the Agriculture and Forestry Museum, the Oaks Home and others. Free; call 601-613-5223; email sadiecat17@comcast.net.

Southern @ 7 April 25, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., at Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Drive). In the Ethnic Building.

Tiffany Lewis of Southern Scentsations is the host. Includes live music, and vendors selling eclectic items and treats. $5; call 601-3161328; email southernscentsations@aol.com.

Millsaps Arts and Lecture Series April 28, 7 p.m., at Millsaps College, Ford Academic Complex (1701 N. State St.). The Marta Szlubowska Ensemble performs. The six-piece string ensemble features Janusz Szlubowska on the accordion. $10; call 601-974-1130; millsaps.edu/conted.

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Screen on the Green April 23, 5:30 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.).

In the Art Garden. Includes a cash bar, concessions and the movie “Toy Story 2” at dusk.

Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus April 23, 7 p.m., April 24, 10:30 a.m., April 24, 7 p.m., April 25, 2 p.m., April 25, 6 p.m., April 26, 1 p.m., April 26, 5 p.m., at Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.). $15; 800-745-3000.

Choral Drama: “William Billings of Boston” April 25, 7 p.m., at Belhaven University Center for the Arts (835 Riverside Drive). In the concert hall. The production is about the life of the man considered to be America’s first choral composer.

Free; call 601-968-5940; belhaven.edu.

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Includes refreshments, a fashion show and a car giveaway from Patty Peck Honda.

Proceeds benefit Camp Kandu, the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi’s biannual camp for children with diabetes and their families. $70; call 601-957-7878; msdiabetes.org.

&//$ $2).+ Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) • Dinner and a Movie: A Food Truck Festival April 23, 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Purchase food from food trucks in conjunction with Museum After Hours, Screen on the Green and Art Bar Pop Trivia. Free; call 960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

• "Coppélia" Doll Tea Party April 26, noon. The Ballet Mississippi Guild hosts the event before the performance of “Coppélia” at 2 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall. Includes a seated lunch, live music and visits with characters from the show.

Dolls and action figures welcome. Tables of 10 available. $30; call 601-960-1560; balletms.com.

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Topics include signs and symptoms, medications and more. RSVP. Includes lunch. Free; call 601-200-3147; stdom.com.

MORA Racing for Donation 8K Run/Walk April 25, 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., at Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency (4400 Lakeland Drive, Flowood). The event also includes a one-mile kids’ fun run, testimonials, a balloon release, children’s activities, music from Chris Gill and the Sole Shakers, food, door prizes health screening and more. Run/walk: $25 through April 18, $30 after, $20 team members (four or more), $10 fun run, fundraising encouraged; call 601-933-1000; racingfordonation8k.com.

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“33 Variations” April 22-25, 7:30 p.m., April 26, 2 p.m., at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). The play is about the connection between Beethoven and a scholar who specializes in his compositions 200 years later. $28, $22 students; call 601-948-3533, ext. 222; newstagetheatre.com.

UnMasking Autism Masquerade Gala April 25, 5:30 p.m.-11 p.m., at Hilton Jackson (1001 E. County Line Road). Joy Redmond of WLBT and Fox 40 News is the special guest and host. The fundraiser for Autism MS includes a red carpet event, a silent auction, dinner, entertainment and more. $125, $200 couples; call 957-2800; find Un-Masking Autism Masquerade Gala on Facebook.

Events at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.) • "Coppélia" April 26, 2 p.m. Ballet Mississippi presents the romantic comedy based on author E.T.A. Hoffman’s stories. Children are welcome to bring dolls and action figures to the show. $12.8-$32.8; call 601-960-1560; balletms.com.

• Bill Burr April 27, 7 p.m. The comedian and actor performs on his “Billy Belt Bible Tour.” $36; call 800-745-3000.

#/.#%243 &%34)6!,3 JJ Grey & Mofro April 22, 8 p.m., at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.). The band from Jacksonville, Fla., performs. Cocktails at 7 p.m. $22 in advance, $25 at the door, $3 surcharge for under 21; call 601-292-7999; email ardenland.net.

Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) • High Note Jam Concert Series April 23, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. In the Art Garden. Enjoy music from the Fondren Guitars Rock Band. Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

• Composers’ Orchestral Reading Session April 27, 5:30 p.m. In Trustmark Grand Hall.

Professional players of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra read the works of student composers from Belhaven University and Mississippi College. Free; call 601-968-5940; belhaven.edu.

Events at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.) • MarchFourth Marching Band April 23, 7:30 p.m. The 20-piece jazz and funk band with stilt walkers has origins in Portland, Ore. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Standing room only. For ages 18 and up. $15 in advance, $20 at door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

• Wait for the Ricochet: Tribute to the Music of Deep Purple April 24, 9 p.m. The tribute band Wait for the Ricochet plays songs from the 1970s rock band Deep Purple’s classic albums.

All-ages show. Adults must accompany children. $10 in advance, $15 at door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

• Iron & Wine April 27, 7:30 p.m., 10 p.m.

Singer-songwriter Samuel Beam is a native of South Carolina. Standing room only. For ages 18 and up. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. $30 in advance, $35 at door; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

Mississippi Cajun Fest April 25, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., at Old Trace Park (Post Road, Ridgeland).

Includes more than 1,000 pounds of crawfish and other Cajun food, a boat show, a crawdad cook-off, a CrossFit competition and live music.

Performers include Andrew Pates, the Jason Miller Band, Spank the Monkey and U.S. $20; call 601853-2011; mississippicajunfest.com.

“Chamber IV: The Soldier’s Tale” April 25, 7:30 p.m., at Tougaloo College (500 W. County Line Road, Tougaloo). In Woodworth Chapel. The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra presents Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale and Ravel’s String Quartet. $16; call 601-960-1565; msorchestra.com.

“Just for the Fun of It” April 26, 3 p.m.-4 p.m., at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral (305 E. Capitol St.). The Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra’s concert includes music from artisan Jason Smith on his handmade banjo, audience participation with kazoos and songs such as Haydn’s “Farewell Symphony.” A reception and silent auction follows in the parish hall. Free; call 601-622-7978; freewebs. com/metropolitanchamberorchestra.

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• "Aftermath Lounge" April 25, 1 p.m. Margaret McMullan signs books. Includes a reading. $16.99 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@ lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

#2%!4)6% #,!33%3 Date Night Steakhouse Cooking Class April 24, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., at Farmer’s Table Cooking School (Town of Livingston, 129 Mannsdale Road, Madison). Topics include chopping vegetables and vinaigrettes, the care and preparation of steak, grilling techniques, boiling and ricing potatoes, sautéing heirloom tomatoes, making custards and cooking with a water bath. Registration required. $109; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

%8()")4 /0%.).'3 Museum After Hours Pop-Up Exhibition April 23, 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). See analog and digital images from Mississippi photographers. Cash bar.

Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

The Black Arts Movement, Black Power and the Struggle for Civil Rights in America April 23, 6 p.m., at Jackson State University (1400 John R. Lynch St.). Poet, professor and activist Nikki Giovanni speaks in the Student Center Theater. A reception follows in the Johnson Hall Art Gallery with a documentary photography exhibit from Dr. Doris Derby of Free Southern Theatre. Free; call 601-9793935; jsums.edu/margaretwalkercenter.

Check jfpevents.com for updates and more listings, or to add your own events online. You can also email event details to events@jacksonfreepress.com to be added to the calendar. The deadline is noon the Wednesday prior to the week of publication.

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Gratis Rockers sid’s a staple in Jackson.”

Osid Riley mimics the line with air quotes and a laugh, though he’s never agreed to that idea. All the same, many of his friends and colleagues consider him a fixture in the local music scene. He spent years working at two different Bebop Records locations, both of which are now closed, and became acquainted with a lot of Jackson’s musician community. Riley now helps manage Comic Commander in Ridgeland and assists in various capacities at Martin’s Lounge, which happens to be the site of his latest venture: Free the Local Music.

Even as a teenager, Riley attended many shows in downtown Jackson. “I was underage, but I wasn’t drinking, so they would let me in,” he says. “I just loved the music. I remember places like The Midnight Sun and the old W.C. Don’s off West Street. Anything that was happening was taking place downtown.”

Of course now, many of the venues he enjoyed during his teen years are gone, but Riley’s fond memories of an even stronger central music scene led him to organize Free the Local Music, a free event to entice music lovers to support downtown venues.

“I love what’s happening in Fondren, but I want to bring more notoriety in downtown,” he says. “I was at a

show at Martin’s Lounge, and afterwards, I was talking with (Spacewolf members) Drew (McKercher) and Don (Hawkins) and asking about their next show. It just sort of TOMMY BURTON

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Osid Riley organizes Free the Local Music events as a way to showcase local music in downtown Jackson.

came out that I would do their next show. I asked (Chris) Rybolt (who books bands for Martin’s), and he was cool with it. It just grew from there.”

The first Free the Local Music show came in February and brought in well-liked local acts Spacewolf, Cody Cox and Naught, as well as a packed house.

“I know all of those guys, and they are friends, so it was easy to ask them to participate,” Riley says.

“I decided to do it on a Wednesday because it just felt right. There’s plenty going on for Thursdays, and I didn’t want to take away from whatever weekend stuff was going on. Plus, with the shows starting at 8, it’s easy for people to come out earlier and enjoy the music. We don’t want everyone out too late.”

For the next Free the Local Music on Wednesday, April 29, Riley has booked Swamp Babies and Rutabaga Jones with another artist to be announced. But he doesn’t see the event being confined to Martin’s forever.

“I’ve already talked to Hal and Mal’s, and we’re looking at doing things in the Red Room there,” he says. “I see this growing into a monthly downtown event for adults.”

Riley is already looking ahead to the next event in June, which will include Parallax, Risko Danza and Passing Parade.

“These bands are willing to play for free, which is very cool,” he says. “They are into the spirit of the thing and really want to get their music out to audiences.”

Free the Local Music is 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at Martin’s Lounge (214 S. State St., 601-354-9712). Performers include Swamp Babies and Rutabaga Jones. The event is free.

For more information, visit martinslounge.net.

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Swim and Recreation Club membership and a Braves Fan Package, and the Rezzie Awards COURTESY KEEP THE RESERVOIR BEAUTIFUL

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odel and Bravo TV’s “Project Runway” host Heidi Klum quipped during the show that in high fashion, “One day you’re in, and the next day, you’re out.” If it’s true for haute couture, then recycled fashion can be a metaphor for the importance of improving our environment. We don’t want to know what happens once we’re “out.”

The arts community around the Ross Barnett Reservoir has combined the task of repurposing trash with a love for fashion in the fourth annual Project Rezway, a fashion show featuring clothing composed of at least 75 percent recyclable materials.

“The outfits are made from about anything you can imagine: balloons and pop tops, Mardi Gras beads, VHS tapes, bubble wrap, all types of trash bags—white and the big black ones—(and) Walmart and Target bags. Even (a Keep the Rez Beautiful) mesh trash bag was used for a skirt for a little girl last year,” says Deb Veeder, chairwoman of Keep the Rez Beautiful, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the reservoir.

This year, the designers and models will come from around the state to compete for cash prizes at the event, which is Thursday, April 23, at the Mississippi Craft Center.

The event will also feature a silent auction, a sportsman’s package raffle drawing with prizes such as a Yeti Hopper cooler, a Crossgates

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Keep the Rez Beautiful’s recycledmaterial fashion show, Project Rezway, is Thursday, April 23, at the Mississippi Craft Center in Ridgeland.

ceremony. Keep the Rez Beautiful presents the awards to people and businesses that make environmentally friendly improvements in the reservoir community.

The idea for Project Rezway came four

years ago when a small group of locals attended Keep Bay St. Louis Beautiful’s Trash Bash Recycle Fashion Show.

“We decided to take it to a different level,” Veeder says. “’Project Runway’ was popular, so we decided to have Project Rezway and do a Recycle Fashion Show Gala.

The event has had more college and adult designers, but last year we had a few children design outfits, which were wonderful.”

The proceeds will go to Keep the Rez Beautiful’s work on enhancing the new Turtle Pointe Nature Area, a walking trail and sensory garden. The garden, which Lowes Home Improvement and Keep America Beautiful funded, features ferns and butterfly ragweed, a native milkweed and the only plant that monarch butterfly caterpillars eat. Over the past 20 years, monarchs have suffered an 80 percent decline in population, primarily due to milkweed habitat loss. Turtle Pointe now provides a stopping point for the butterflies’ northern migration from Mexico.

Mixed-media artists Anne Campbell and Rhonda Blasingame of Bottletree Studios in Jackson will make the Rezzie Awards, along with contributing to the fashion. Students from the fashion department at Mississippi State University and several other fashion designers will also supply works.

“There will even be people wearing

my up-cycled clothing who aren’t models,” Blasingame says. “We want to do more than just repurpose or recycle, but to make it new and exciting.

The celebrity fashion-show judges are Walt Grayson, Doug Berry, Mark Williams and Nancy Cleveland. Judging criteria for the recycled fashions include originality, creativity, design difficulty and overall impression. Virginia College will help the models with hair and makeup. Miss 103’s Rick and Kim will emcee the event, Kathryn’s Steak House (6800 Old Canton Road, 601-9562803) will serve hors d’oeuvres, and Ashley Essential Pieces will provide desserts.

Sponsors include the Ross Barnett Reservoir Foundation, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Pearl River Water Supply District, Kathryn’s Steak House, the Mississippi Department of Transportation and Rezonate, an organization focused on protecting and restoring the water quality of the Ross Barnett Reservoir. Leadership Rankin and Veeder have put together a variety of gift baskets, certificates, products and services from local business donations.

Project Rezway is 6 p.m., Thursday, April 23, at the Mississippi Craft Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland, 601-856-7546). Tickets are $20 at the door. Sponsorships are also available, with a table of eight for $450. For more information, visit keeptherezbeautiful.org.

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The Mississippi Braves close out a five-game homestand Thursday, April 23, and Friday, April 24, against Chattanooga. Games start at 7 p.m. The team will return to Trustmark Park (1 Braves Way, Pearl) on Thursday, April 30, to take on Montgomery.

Millsaps College will host the 2015 SAA Softball Tournament April 24-26 at Shiloh Park (324 Shiloh Road, Brandon).

The Mississippi College Series at Trustmark Park (1 Braves Way, Pearl) closes out on Tuesday, April 28, with Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss in the Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup. First pitch is at 6:30 p.m.

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elfish. Bad teammate. Volume shooter. The ugly labels have once again found Lanier High School great Monta Ellis in Dallas. The next two weeks will determine if he can shed them or live with them permanently.

Ellis signed with the Dallas Mavericks in 2014 as one of the top scorers in the NBAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mississippi Missileâ&#x20AC;? with a first step quicker than Cool Papa Bellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famed bedroom dash. But he also came with the dreaded â&#x20AC;&#x153;me-firstâ&#x20AC;? reputation of caring more about scoring than team success. His ledger supported the narrative: zero playoff wins in six years as a starter and a league-low 41 percent shooting percentage in 2013.

He was a shoot-first, ask-questions-later gunner on the open market, tagged with the black mark in the analytics-crazed NBA: volume shooter. The Mavericks, perennial contenders in need of a star to pair with aging legend Dirk Nowitzki, were widely criticized for landing on Ellis. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d score, sure, but would he help the team?

But things changed when Ellis saddled up in Dallas. Instead of isolating himself from the Mavericksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; winning culture, he integrated and thrived. Playing with elite shooters like Nowitzki for the first time, Ellis transformed into a devastating combo guard and the leader of Dallasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pick-androll scheme. His shooting percentage skyrocketed. Teammates and coaches raved all season about his sparkling attitude. It was as though the change in destination had altered Ellisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; DNA. Most importantly, Ellis helped Dallas win games that mattered. He led the team back to the playoffs and spearheaded a first-round push of eventual champion San Antonio to seven games. For the first time in his NBA career, Ellis was an established leader of a contending team, not just the best scorer on a bad one.

But as quickly as the Monta-for-Me narrative crumbled in 2014, Ellis has succeeded in building it back up.

He drew the ire of Mavericks owner-

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ship in March when he refused to rest a sore hip and jeopardize his consecutive game streak while his production dipped. His comically inefficient shooting performances during that stretch looked as much like sabotage as selfishness. On April 10, TV cameras showed Ellis not joining in the celebration of Raymond Feltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game-winning heroics.

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Team owner Mark Cuban admitted that the picture looked bad, but said Ellis â&#x20AC;&#x153;gets so into his thoughts during a game. â&#x20AC;Ś Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just how he is.â&#x20AC;? Because Ellis is how he is, these arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t isolated incidents, just more WIKICOMMONS/DANNY BOLLINGER

Mississippi College baseball coach Brian Owens will step down at the end of the 2015 season. Owens compiled a 205-181 record in his tenure.

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The next two weeks will determine if Monta Ellis will shed the negative labels or live with them forever.

cases to add to his U-Haul load of perceived baggage. Meanwhile, Ellisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; totals in points, shooting percentage, assists and minutes all went down from a season ago, while his shot attempts increased.

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Suddenly, the explosive chemistry of Ellis at the head of Dallasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team-oriented attack had been shaken up for the worse. Rondoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ball-dominating ways and his lack of a consistent jump shot only clogged up the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fluid pick-and-roll scheme. The Mavericks fell off their league-best offensive pace from early in the season and finished seventh in the Western Conference standings, down two spots from the time of the trade.

In essence, the Mavs went backward trying to move ahead. The irony is that their underwhelming returns on Rondo may be the light at the end of Ellisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tunnel of discontent. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear that the Mavericks were more dangerous with the latter leading the way.

Now, as they their first-round playoff matchup with the No. 2 Houston Rockets, the consensus has shifted back to Ellis to lead the charge, along with Nowitzki. With free agency looming in the offseason, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now or never for Ellis to prove himself worthy of the designation.

If he plays like the transformed player we saw in 2014, Dallas will push Houston to the brink, and Ellis will have his choice of good teams lining up to pay good money for his services. But if he â&#x20AC;&#x153;is who he isâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the moody, malcontented chucker who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t winâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the choice will be a bleaker one. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll either take significantly less money to play for a good team or take more of it to be the man on a bad one. What contender will pay big money to bring him in after things soured so quickly in Dallas?

Fortunately for Ellis, the playoffs are the ultimate proving ground. Teams donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t jump through hoops with your team celebrating a regular season win.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll forgive you for valuing an individual streak a little more than theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like along the way. And theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll pay riches if you can help them win a crown.

The Mavericks desperately need Ellis to excel to make any sort of run. Whether or not Ellis can do it will go a long way in defining his own worth in the NBA.

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or Philadelphia Eagles fans, it has been an upand-down offseason where the team has moved plenty of players. One week before the NFL Draft, the Eagles made news by signing former Denver Broncos and New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow.

After trading quarterback Nick Foles for St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford, it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem like the Eagles were going to make any more moves at that position. Then, Philadelphia brought Tebow in for a workout in mid-March.

The rumor was that the Eagles would like to sign Tebow if they could trade backup quarterback Matt Barkley, but either no teams wanted him, or the price wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t right because they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t trade him. Philadelphia signed Tebow anyway. The news, which broke on a Sunday that was full of NBA and NHL playoff games, didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t break the Internet like previous Tebow signings.

Quarterback coach Tom House, who has worked with Tom Brady, claimed to have fixed Tebowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throwing motion. Nothing negative came out of the Eagles workout with Tebow, so maybe the rumors are true. If House has fixed Tebow, it would make sense that Philadelphia signed the quarterback, who is either the most loved or hated player in the league.

The mania surrounding Tebow died down after he

The Philadelphia Eagles signed quarterback Tim Tebow onto the team a week before this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NFL Draft, which begins April 30.

spent last year working for ESPN and the SEC network.

If you take the emotion out of your feelings for Tebow, you may see that this could be a good move

Follow Bryan Flynn at jfpsports.com, @jfpsports and at facebook.com/jfpsports. for the Eagles. And if House has truly fixed Tebow as a passer, there is no question that no one is a bigger winner than the former Florida Gator. In Denver, Tebow made some great comebacks as he led the Broncos to the playoffs and won a playoff game.

Tebow isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t up against any future Hall of Fame quarterbacks on the Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roster. Bradford has a 1830-1 record as a starter, former Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez is 37-33 as a starter, and Barkley has only made four appearances in the NFL. Also, Bradford is more fragile than the streets of Jackson, and Sanchez will be remembered for two words: â&#x20AC;&#x153;butt fumble.â&#x20AC;? So, maybe Tebow isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t such a crazy addition to the team. Tebow has proved himself to be a durable quarterback, which is a plus with Sanchez and Bradford both being injury-prone in the past.

No matter how this plays out once the season kicks into gear, at 27 years old, this is Tebowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last chance to catch on in the NFL with either the Eagles or another team. It all depends on whether he has truly fixed his passing game for good.

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