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Stay Safe During U.S.A. Cycling In light of the recent death of a cyclist, Outdoor Chattanooga is making sure everyone knows how to stay safe during Memorial Day’s V.W. USA Cycling Professional Road and Time Trials National Championships.

There will be “significant road closures” on that day from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The USA Pro men and women will make laps of the road-race course to compete for the National Title. The USA Handcycling Criterium Championships take place on a closed circuit race downtown. Start/Finish Line: Downtown Chattanooga on Market St., between MLK Blvd. and 12th St. The Women’s Race will make 3 Downtown Circuit Laps/2 Long Circuit Laps/3 Downtown Circuit Laps. The Men’s Race: 4 Downtown Circuit Laps/4 Long Circuit Laps/3 Downtown Circuit Laps. The Handcycling Criterium: Multiple laps on a 7/10s of a mile course around the Profes-

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sional Start/Finish Line Race Caravan. Please be aware of “A very long, stretched out pack of vehicles and competitors that will be on the race course; includes police, VIP cars, race officials, team cars and media and emergency vehicles, all surrounding the cyclists. From the first car to the last, the Race Caravan can take up to 15 minutes to pass any given point on the course,” according to Outdoor Chattanooga.

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The Beast Is Back The Grinch may hate Roast Beast, but he obviously never went to the Chattanooga Market’s annual Beast Feast.

The fifth annual Beast Feast, taking place this Sunday, May 26, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the First Tennessee Pavilion, is an event no red-blooded, meat -eatin’, beer-lovin’ Southerner should miss.

Pit-masters from around the area will duke it out in the Beast Feast Bar-B-Que Contest, judged by People’s Choice and

Judge’s Favorites. Participants include Sugar’s Ribs, ChooChoo BBQ, Lockhart’s Fire & Smoke BBQ, Porker’s BBQ, Lazy Ash BBQ, Haute Cuisine, Cornerstone BBQ, Chatty Town BBQ, and Poppy’s BBQ. Each participant will be serving $1 Bar-B-Que bites as well as full plates (for an additional charge) so that market-goers can decide for themselves which delicious marinated meat reigns supreme.

To sweeten the deal, you can also enjoy live music while attending this event. Local band The Stratoblasters will perform rock n’ roll classics on the EPB stage at 12:30 and 2 p.m. On the outside stage, catch Annabelle’s Curse at 11:30 and 1:30 p.m..

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(Water) Slide into Summer Those who have eagerly been awaiting a good soaking at Lake Winnie’s new water park “SoakYa” will finally get their wish Monday, May 27, from 1-6 p.m.

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At five acres, SoakYa is one of the biggest additions to Lake Winnepesaukah in the park’s fun-packed 88-year history, and will include a new entrance, additional parking, and a train station for easy access.

Water lovers and thrill seekers of all ages can look forward to several new water slides (including flume body slides and enclosed tube slides) a lazy river and wave lagoon, and a separate play area for toddlers to splash around in. To keep everyone safe, several certified lifeguards have been hired.

SoakYa is opening to criticism as well as fanfare. Construction delays caused the grand opening of the park to be moved from the original date of May 24 to May 27, Memorial Day, a day the park typically opens its gates for free to all active and retired military personnel. In an effort to remedy the situation, Lake Winnie has extended Military Day from one day to every Monday between June 3 and August 5.

From May 27 through September 2, admission to the park is $31.95. This includes unlimited rides and access to both amusement parks.

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lackSMITH’S B Know Your Frankenfoods DoWNToWN Chattanooga will March Against Monsanto on May 25

By Sandy Kurtz Jen Bullard of Knoxville is the mother of two boys subject to allergies. One of them weighed five pounds when born, and doctors couldn’t figure out why he began to have severe painful breakouts all over his body.

In researching, Bullard learned that genetically modified foods (GMOs) are a likely cause of allergies, autism and other health ailments. Since Bullard eliminated GMOs in her family’s diet, there have been no more breakouts—and her own allergies have disappeared.

That’s why she is hosting the March Against Monsanto in Knoxville on May 25—and it’s the same reason that Chattanooga organizer, Patricia Bazemore, a single mother with two children is joining in. The Chattanooga March will start at 2 p.m. on May 25 in Miller Park at 2 p.m. Marchers will proceed to Coolidge Park, and eventually end in Renaissance Park. The Knoxville event begins at 1 p.m. in Market Square.

Speakers in Chattanooga include local organic gardener Alex Macgregor, Rick Wright, executive chef for University of the South, and Garver Akers, an agroecologist, farmer and cancer survivor.

Both marches will challenge Monsanto’s practices as part of a worldwide effort to build public awareness regarding use of GMO technology, and the lack of labeling allowing consumers to decide whether or not to buy products containing genetically modified food. Monsanto has called the marches “elitist.”

National March Against Monsanto lead coordinator Tami Monroe Canal said, “Monsanto threatens what we most hold dear…our environment, our children, and our longevity. Monsanto’s genetically engineered crops and glyphosate, the chief ingredient in Round-Up, are linked to diabetes, autism, obesity; add

the spike in childhood cancers, Parkinson’s, sterility, infertility, miscarriage and tumors.”

Currently, 80–90 percent of mass-farmed corn is genetically modified, and this corn shows up in many other food products. Monsanto scientists have inserted the insect-killing gene of Bacillus thuringiensis into corn. “There are things that shouldn’t be sharing DNA,” Bazemore said. “There is no follow-up research; we don’t know the ramifications,” she added.

Tennessee State Senator Frank Niceley, a Strawberry Plains farmer, concurs. “Transgenetic really bothers me… where you put animal genes in plants. I think it’s a scary time,” he told us. He asked, “What’s happening to the honeybees?

What’s happening to red worms? Why so much autism?

There’s something going on.”

Sen. Niceley will be speaking at the Knoxville event. He has introduced The Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Act of 2013 (Senate Bills 893 and 894) to mandate labeling for genetically engineered food and seeds. “Farmers and gardeners should be able to know what they’re raising. You need to be able to make an informed purchase. Genetic diversity is shrinking. I think we’re moving away from safer food,” he said.

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Farmers and gardeners should be able to know what they’re raising.

You need to be able to make an informed purchase.

Genetic diversity is shrinking. I think we’re moving away from safer food —Sen Frank Niceley During the Tennessee marches, citizens will be asked to support mandatory labeling of GMO foods as is already the case in Europe. The petition citizens can sign states, “We have a right to know about our food and the freedom to choose what we buy, what we eat, what we feed our families. GMOs are unnatural, imprecise, and prone to side effects. They may cause reproductive problems, and even infant mortality.”

The current list of US-approved GMOS includes corn, soybean, canola, plum, papaya, cotton, alfalfa, sugar beet, wheat, creeping bentgrass, rice, cantaloupe, flax, tomatoes, potatoes, radicchio, and squash.

Groups involved in the effort to see GMO foods labeled feel that political clout on the part of big companies such as Monsanto is the reason GMO information is being kept from the public, and the reason Monsanto is being allowed to gain monopolies on access to seeds.

“Monsanto is so ingrained in the White House, the Senate, the Supreme Court, the FDA,” said Mary Burton, one of the Chattanooga march organizers. “Hillary Clinton, Michael Taylor (deputy commissioner for foods at the Food and Drug Administration), and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas [who recently ruled in favor of Monsanto] are all former Monsanto lawyers,” she said.

Jami Brown, social worker and Chattanooga master gardener, said, “I am against the monopolization of seeds, the revolving door in government between Monsanto and our regulatory agencies, and using the American people as guinea pigs for their science experiments with our food.”

In a 2003 statement before the Congressional Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research House Committee on Agriculture, Lester M. Crawford, said, “The FDA has reviewed the data on more than 50 bioengineered food products, ranging from herbicide resistant soybeans to a modified canola oil. To date, the evidence shows that these foods are as safe as their conventional counterparts.”

Currently, Marches Against Monsanto are planned on six continents, in 36 countries, totaling events in more than 250 cities and 47 states in the US.

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Time to Get Festive Here in town or close by, there’s a whole lotta music going on

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By Gary Poole With the weather warming, it's time to get out your shorts, tropical shirts and sandals, grab some sunscreen, a water bottle and a cool hat and head out to the myriad of music festivals coming to the region.

CMA Music Festival Nashville June 6-9 Even though the name changed years ago, to the country music faithful, this is still a “fan fair” where you can meet the biggest names in the biz up close and personal. Oh, and while they're there, they can check out a show or two. Or ten.

Website: cmaworld.com Pulse Picks June 6 – Zac Brown Band Proof that you can wear something other than a cowboy hat and be successful.

June 7 – Randy Travis From the tabloids to the big tent.

June 8 – Kelly Clarkson No, we're not being sarcastic, she's really that good.

June 9 – The Band Perry Some mighty good musical genes in the Perry family tree.

Riverbend Festival Chattanooga Riverfront June 7-15 A Chattanooga tradition since 1982 (and a near guarantee for the start of hot summer weather), Riverbend continues to dominate the riverfront with an eclectic collection of big names, hip bands, and a wide variety of “never heard of ’em but they sound interesting” musical acts. Among the headliners are CeeLo Green, Dierks Bentley, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jake Owen and Gavin DeGraw. One price, one pin, nine nights of entertainment. The best bang for the musical buck in the region.

Website: riverbendfestival.com Pulse Picks June 7 – Galactic Cowboy Orchestra

David Byrne & St. Vincent Country-edged jazz fusion insrumentals. No, really.

June 8 – Hot Club of Cowtown How can you not like a Western Swing band that has toured Azerbaijan?

June 9 – 10,000 Maniacs You may have 10,000 problems, but the Manaics ain't one of 'em.

June 12 – Psychedelic Furs Go. Just go. You'll thank us afterwards.

June 13 – Monophonics What happens when you combine psychedelia and soul.

June 14 – Drew Sterchi & Blues Tribe Blues guitar the way it was meant to be played.

June 15 – Steel Pulse Jamaican reggae by way of Birmingham. The one in England.

Weird Bass Music Festival Pelham, TN June 7-10 Camp out at Taylor Road Farm for an extended weekend of the best in dubstep, drum & bass, and trap. Just be sure to be bring plenty of water and a hefty supply of glowsticks.

Website: weirdmusicfest.com

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Bonnaroo Manchester, TN June 13-16 A nice little gathering of a few tens of thousands of music fans in the farm country of Middle Tennessee. You may have heard of it. They also have invited some relatively familiar names, like Paul McCartney, Mumford

& Sons, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Nas, Bjork, Wilco, ZZ Top, even Wu-Tang Clan.

Oh, and another several dozen other acts and comedians. Yes, comedians. Bob Sagat, Daniel Tosh, Ed Helms, Davis Cross, Maria Bamford, to name a few.

Just remember that if you plan to drive, you might want to leave a bit early...like on Tuesday.

Website: bonnaroo.com Pulse Picks June 13 – Father John Misty It's amazing how much he looks and sounds like J Tillman. Eerie, in fact.

June 14 – Glen Hansard The only way Hansard could be more Irish is if Guinness poured from his navel.

June 15 – “Weird Al” Yankovic Follow him on Twitter. Now. Trust us.

June 16 – David Byrne & St. Vincent Ever wonder what the Talking Heads would have sound like as a brass band?

Forecastle Fest Louisville, KY July 12-14 At the intersection of music, art and activism, one will find the Forescastle Fest just a few hours up the road and across the border into Kentucky, along Lousiville's Waterfront Park.

Combining local, regional and national acts, outdoor recreation and environmental activism, Forecastle has fast become

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on the “must attend” festivals of the year. And if you're lucky, you might even see a horse or two on your drive up.

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Soweto Street Beats, Chinese Cultural Group, and the Indian Culture Group of Nashville.

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Pulse Picks July 12 – Old Crow Medicine Show You want some twang with your gee-tar strings? Take your medicine and enjoy.

July 13 – Freakwater We've been fans since their appearance in “Halfcocked” back in ’94.

July 14 – Datsik Dubsteps into your mind and controls your body, happily.

Vans Warped Tour Atlanta July 25 Lace up your Vans, grab your bitchin' board and roll down to Atlanta for the annual melding of music and extreme sports. Somehow they cram nine stages into the Lakewood Amphitheatre complex, where you can see a who's who of punk, metal, club, alternative, and pretty much anything young, loud and underground.

Website: vanswarpedtour.com

World Music & Food International Festival Nashville July 19-21 A celebration of multi-cultural music and food featuring Edi Kriz Orki and the Afrocentrix,

Mayhem Fest Atlanta July 30 The Warped Tour too mellow for you? Need to find a reason

to wear as many studs and possible? Grab some extra baby powder for your leather pants and complete the destruction of Lakewood along with metal gods k, Five Finger Death Punch, Mastodon, and Amon Amarth among many other head-banging, mosh-pitting, ear-bleeding, turn-it-up-past-11 bands.

Website: rockstarmayhemfest.com Southern Brewers Festival Chattanooga Saturday, August 24 Forty microbreweries presenting more than 100 different tasty brews along with great food and live music along the riverfront. If Bill Murray had had to live this day over and over again, he wouldn't have wanted it to end.

Website: southernbrewersfestival.org

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By Janis Hashe Summer 2013 is shaping up to be a humdinger in Chattanooga’s arts world. Take a look at just a few of the things coming your way in fine arts, music, theatre, dance and some stuff we don’t know how to classify. Anyone whining, “There’s nothing to do in Chattanooga” will be handed over to a performance artist, and believe me, you’ll never be the same.

Fine Art: Hunter Museum: • “Whitfield Lovell:

Deep River” Now open-Oct. 13 Stunning exhibit of work by internationally known artist includes the site-specific, multi-media installation created for this show and inspired

by Chattanooga’s history, “Deep River,” which explores the legacy of slaves fleeing to freedom during the Civil War. 10 Bluff View huntermuseum.org

AVA Gallery: • “Michael Murphy: Damage”

Now open-June 29 Profiled in The Pulse recently, this is the Georgia artist’s commentary on gun violence in America.

• “All-Member Salon Show” July 5-July 31 • “Mark Making” Aug. 2-31 30 Frazier Ave. avarts.org

Theatre: Theater for the New South: • “Monster”

Opens June 7 Neal Bell’s adaptation of the classic tale by Mary Shelley is taken on by the innovative TNS. Studio Theatre, UTC Fine Arts Center

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Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga • “Jekyll & Hyde”

Opens June 7 Musical version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s immortal story of the ultimate dual personality.

5600 Brainerd Rd. (inside Eastgate Town Center) ensembletheatreofchattanooga.com

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Chattanooga Theatre Centre: • “Bloody Bloody

Andrew Jackson” Opens June 14 Rock musical about the controversial (and Tennessee native) seventh president.

• “Legally Blonde” Opens July 12 The award-winning Broadway musical, based on the movie of the same name, opens its briefcase on the CTC Main Stage.

400 River St. theatrecentre.com

Shawnuff Productions • “Balconies”

Opens July 11 Original script by local theatre artist Vicki Mangieri, set on a cruise ship bound for the Panama Canal.

5600 Brainerd Rd. (inside Eastgate Town Center) Shawnuffproductions@ yahoo.com

Shakespeare Chattanooga • “All’s Well That Ends Well”

Opens Aug. 16 The rarely seen “problem comedy” is given an updating and a lot of music.

Grace Episcopal Church, 20 Belvoir Ave. facebook.com/shakespearechattanooga

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June 6-9 This year, New Dischord features music, including New York avant-garde legend Malcolm Goldstein, but also poetry, mixed media and a whole lot else.

Multiple sites, visit newdischord.org for schedule.

Video Games LIVE!

July 11 Described as an “immersion concert event,” expect to find the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra meeting music from the most popular video games of all time... and we’re betting a lot of screens and fog machines.

Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave. chattanoogasymphony.org

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Dance: Open Improvisational Jam

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June 9, July 14, Aug. 11 2-4 p.m.

Not just for dance, this monthly event allows dancers, musicians and spoken-word artists to experiment and let it all hang out.

Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org

Other Cool Stuff: Tour of Tattoos: An Exploration of Body Art

May 30, 6 p.m.

Special evening devoted to the cultural phenomenon. Music by Amber Fults.

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Faun Fables with Joshua Songs

June 9, 8 p.m.

The indescribable Oakland, CA-based performance troupe comes to Barking Legs with songs, theatre and the kitchen sink.

Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org

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whitewater play boats have. We live to play outdoors in this town—and we do it well.

As we head into the heat of the summer, Outdoor Chattanooga offers our picks for the best outdoor events and activities for summer 2013.

By Ruth Thompson

Take Inspiration from the Pros

Editor’s note: Ruth Thompson at Outdoor Chattanooga (a division of the City of Chattanooga Dept. of Economic and Community Development) is the Queen of EverythingYou-Need-To-Know-AboutCool-Outdoors-Stuff. So, in an annual tradition, we asked Ruthie to give us her inside scoop for the upcoming summer. Here’s what she told us:

Chattanooga is an outdoor town. It’s official.

From winning Outside Magazine’s “Best Outdoor Town” contest to bumping Tennessee’s bicycle friendliness into the League of American Bicyclists’ Top Twenty, our city has arrived.

Look around you. If the dozens of 5K benefits and color runs sprouting like dandelions hasn’t caught your attention, then perhaps the SUVs carting

The Volkswagen USA Cycling Professional Road and Time Trial National Championships will be in Chattanooga for three years, beginning this year on Memorial Day Weekend.

The Time Trials happen at Enterprise South in front of the V.W. Chattanooga plant on Sat. May 25. On Mon., May 27 (Memorial Day), racers take to the streets and race from

the North Shore to the top of Lookout Mountain and back in downtown Chattanooga.

This is the first year that the women will compete with the men on the same course and for the same prize money.

The road races are done in laps, and the viewing is free, so smack down an outdoor barstool along the course and join the party.

Full Schedule and Course Maps: http://www. usacycling.org/2013/proroad-time-trial-nationals

Try Standup Paddleboarding SUP is here to stay and there are several options to try them out, including L2 Boards (l2boards.com), River Canyon Adventures (rivercanyonadventure.

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Outdoors system for just $6. Check a bike out at any station, ride for up to an hour, check it back in at any station. You can do that over and over again in that 24-hour period, cruising all over town at no extra charge. w w w.bikechat t a nooga . com

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com) and SUP Paddleboards (SUPpaddleboard. com). If you want to venture beyond just paddling, try SUP Yoga at L2 or Waconda Bay SUP Yoga. http://wacondabaysupyoga.com/

Take a bike tour of downtown Chattanooga The Bike Chattanooga Bicycle Transit System offers a 24-hour subscription to the 300-bike, 31-station

The Lookout Rowing Club conducts beginner Learn to Row classes in June, July and August.

Each two-week session includes 10 classes and will take you from the first dunking to the final sprint to the finish. Cost is $300 and includes all equipment, instruction and a year’s membership to the club (which includes use of club equipment). www.lookoutrowingclub. com

Go Underground In the heat of the summer, the coolest place is underground.

Raccoon Mountain Caverns offers a get-on-your-hands-andk ne e s - a nd - g e t - mud d y Wild Cave Tour that’s an introduction to real caving. w w w.raccoonmountain. com

Paddle the Tennessee River Gorge

Outdoor Chattanooga will offer special evening downriver floats through the prettiest part of the Tennessee River Gorge by kayak on June 20, July 18, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. Cost is $35 and includes all equipment and guides. If this trip doesn’t hook you on kayaking, nothing will.

Make a reservation by calling (423) 643-6888.

Raft for the Cure Aug. 29 Wildwater Rafting partners with the Susan G. Komen Foundation to give all the proceeds from their 2 p.m. rafting trip to breast cancer research on Sat., Aug. 31. If you haven’t tried

rafting the Ocoee, this is a great time to give it a shot, and for a good cause. The trip includes a special posttrip dinner and celebration. www.komenchattanooga. org/get-involved/komenactivities/

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By Chase Long Chattanooga has always been known as somewhat of a sports town. Some great talent has lived in and come out of our own back yard.

Great athletes like Reggie White, Terrell Owens and Joey Votto have played sports right here in the Chattanooga area. Some of you are probably wondering, “What is this guy talking about?” Well, I’ll tell you. As we approach summer, there are a lot of well known (and some hidden) gems of the sports world coming up that will give the anyone looking for something to do on the weekend, including diehard sports fans, the chance to have a great time this summer.

I begin with the Chattanooga Roller Girls. If you are looking for some hard-hitting, exciting action and want to get loud and rowdy— this is the place for you. With tickets prices $10 in advance from your favorite Roller Girl, or $12 at the door, it’s a very affordable night out and guaranteed fun. Also, if you show up early enough, you can get the best seats in the house—but these aren’t for the young ones or for the faint of heart. The “suicide seating” is next to the rink, and puts you right in the middle of the action. Some home bouts coming up are listed below, so go check out the Chattanooga Roller Girls at their home, the Chattanooga Convention Center.

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As we move on, we now check out the Chattanooga FC (football club). If you are into to screaming, “GOAL!!!!!!”at the top of your lungs, this is where you need to be. This is another affordable night out in Chattanooga with ticket prices for ages 6 and up being a measly $5 (kids age 5 and under get in for free). Not to mention season tickets are only $25— or purchase a Chattanooga FC jersey for $79 and get free admission to every home game. The cool thing about that is that the jersey is your ticket—also you’ll fit right in with the club’s superfans, the Chattahooligans. For all the details on Chattanooga FC, including buying tickets, check out chattanoogafc.com.

Now, on to Chattanooga’s most classic summer sports attraction: The Chattanooga Lookouts. One of my favorite comments in Chattanooga sports, is, “It's way back… heading toward the wall…Goodbye, baseball!!” The Lookouts are a Double AA major league baseball affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Throughout the season the Lookouts have many special promotion games that are a great community service to the Chattanooga area (and also really fun) such as Bi-Lo BOGO Nights, Kids Eat free Nights, Military Appreciation Nights, and a whole lot of fireworks. It’s a great atmosphere for the family and kids of

all age are welcome. This year, nine of the top 20 prospects in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ organization play for the Lookouts, including Cuban outfielder Yasiel Puig, number-two Dodger prospect, pitcher Zach Lee, and outfielder and 2012 Dodgers' Branch Rickey Minor League Player of the Year Joc Pederson. You could be seeing the next great star of the big leagues! To celebrate America’s oldest summer pastime, head to AT&T Field and take in a Chattanooga Lookouts baseball game. Also check out chattanoogalookouts.com for a complete season schedule and to keep up with all your favorite Lookouts players.

These are just a few of the wonderful attractions, sports-wise, that Chattanooga has to offer. Get out and explore all Chattanooga sports!

You never know—you could walk up after a game and get the autograph of a future Hall of Fame player, or have the experience that make s a memory that will last a lifetime. So when the last second ticks off the clock, or the last pitch in the bottom of the ninth is a walk-off homerun, don’t be the person that says, “Man, I wish I had been there.” Be the person who was there!

Chase's Picks Chattanooga Rollergirls • June 29 - Home vs Atlanta Rumble B’s • August 10 - Home vs Greenville Derby Dames Chattanooga FC • May 25 – Home vs Mississippi Storm • June 15 – Home vs Knoxville Force • June 22 – Home vs Gulfcoast Texans Chattanooga Lookouts • June 2 – Breakin’ Bboy McCoy is back with all his robotics.

• June 4 – National Park Night with “homer hankies” and Civil War re-enactors.

• June 5 – Bi-Lo BOGO—prizes galore!

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By John DeVore Summer movies seem to start earlier every year, with “Iron Man 3” rocketing into the box office on May 3, and Baz Luhrmann’s surface reading of “The “Great Gatsby” following closely behind. Hollywood marketing is in full swing and television spots for the big films are already taking up a significant amount of airtime to make sure everyone knows that Johnny Depp is playing Tonto in “The Lone Ranger” and Zack Galifianakis i s once again drugging people in Las Vegas in “The Hangover: Part 3.” But not everything is sequels and superheroes —there are some smaller movies that might be a better alternative to the CGI fest promised at the local multiplex. With the help of MES, and a little luck with our local theater offerings, there might be a few really good movies to see.

discovery of another person.

Linklater uses close shots of his actors, so that the tiniest of moments—an unseen brush of the hair or slight glance of the eye—tell a story that dialogue alone could never convey.

The films bring us into the relationship in way that isn’t seen in more conventional romances. We identify with the characters because the characters are so similar to us. There isn’t any pretense or misdirection, just honesty, realism, and beauty. If you haven’t seen “Before Sunrise” and “Before Sunset,” make a weekend of seeing all three in order.

“Before Midnight” (May 24): The third chapter to Richard Linklater’s quiet love story that started in “Before Sunrise,” “Before Midnight” likely ends the series as it started, with long takes of quiet, deep conversations between interesting, intelligent people.

I love these films because they show that a love story is ongoing, a lifelong

“Upstream Color” (June 2 at the Barking Legs Theater): Billed as an experimental science-fiction film, this summer offering by film club Mise En Scenesters will be something altogether different. Those familiar with director Shane Carruth’s complicated time travel film “Primer” know that “Upstream Col-

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Much Ado About Nothing or” will be a film to be experienced, if only for the conversation that follows. There are plot descriptions online, but film fans would likely be better served knowing nothing about the film at all before viewing.

Remember: It’s not always important to understand everything you see in a film, only that you watch with an open mind and allow the film to affect you in an emotional way. Carruth is a brave director, one that isn’t afraid to confuse his audience in order to create a satisfying payoff. “Upstream Color” will likely be a film that allows you to explain and interpret, an artistic jigsaw puzzle that is unlike

anything you’d see outside of a film festival.

“Much Ado About Nothing” (June 7): “Much Ado About Nothing” is my second favorite Shakespeare comedy, just edged out by “Twelfth Night,” and this summer it has been adapted for the screen by one of my favorite directors. Joss Whedon rolls out his typical cast of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel,” and “Firefly” alumni to adapt “Much Ado” for the screen. The film is shot in black and white, with occasional splashes of color, making it a modern adaptation with a classic feel that will hopefully be accessible to a wider audience.

The previous version with Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh will be tough to beat—Thompson and Branagh were perfectly cast as Benedick and Beatrice. The 1993 film was my first experience with well-done Shakespeare and if Whedon’s is as successful it will be a good time indeed.

“To The Wonder” (June 29 at the Barking Legs Theater): Terrence Malik’s last film, “The Tree of Life,” only came to Chattanooga after it was nominated for an Oscar. Thanks again to Mise En Scenesters, “To the Wonder” is getting a screening here before it becomes award-winning. The film has the distinction of being the last film reviewed by Roger Ebert, and

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he gave three and a half stars, calling Malik “one of the most romantic and spiritual of filmmakers.” It’s a love story told in images, sparsely plotted, visually stunning and carefully crafted. Malik is not for everyone, as he allows his characters to exist without overt motivation, placing more emphasis on experiences that defy convention. This is a film more for cinephiles than the general public, but anyone interested in seeing something beautiful and elegant is likely to enjoy “To the Wonder.” Beyond that, the showing is an important step for establishing Chattanooga as a haven for independent film.

“Europa Report” (On Demand June 27, theatrically August 2): Good science fiction is hard to come by—the audience for it is small. As such, this is the film that is the least likely to make it to our fair city. But it will be released "on demand," which gives it a chance to be seen early by science-fiction enthusiasts and potentially build an audience. Manned solar system exploration is a subject that is fascinating and ripe for discussion, especially now as a manned Mars exploration may be becoming more and more feasible. The film blends documentary and thriller, following a manned mission to Europa, sixth moon of Jupiter. This is real science fiction, rooted in reality rather than fantasy, a film that brings an audience into it by encouraging their imaginations through the lens of plausibility. Technology isn’t that far away from the events depicted in the film, and with the right touch, it might enrapture a future scientist.

There are, of course, many more films worth seeing this summer than

just these. For a full MES schedule, check out their site at http://mesfilmclub.com. Additionally, there are a few typical Hollywood films, films like “This is the End,” “Elysium,” and “Now

You See Me” that may be great popcorn flicks. But you rarely go wrong when you look towards the fringe, and right now Chattanooga has a unique opportunity to see great indie fare.

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THU05.23 MUSIC Ian Campbell and the Recruits with Young America • Self-described practitioners of "leadbased country music", this Atlanta-based Americana band always bings a show.

9 p.m. • The Honest Pint, 35 Patten Pkwy., (423) 468-4192, thehonestpint.com

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• Sure, it's a two-hour drive, but not only is it a beautiful drive, the end result is worth the trip.

10 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association, 420 W. Main St, Blue Ridge, GA, (706) 632-2144, www.blueridgearts.net

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• Bronx born-and-raised artist pays tribute to his ancestors by spiriting them into the present.

7:30 p.m. • The Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View Ave., (423) 267-0968, huntermuseum.org

Medicine Tree • At the intersection of grunge and folk rock lies Medicine Tree.

7:30 p.m. • The Camp House, 1427 Williams St., (423) 702-8081, thecamphouse.com

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• Based on the best-selling children's book series written by Mary Pope Osborne and illustrated by Sal Murdocca, this limited engagement exhibit invites visitors to join Jack and Annie as they travel back in time to a way of life only read about in books.

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.• Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut St., (423) 756-2738, cdmfun.org

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COMEDY Jason Stuart • While much of the attention this extremely talented actor and comedian has received over the years has been centered around his sexuality, it doesn't matter whether you're gay, straight, or still living in left field, the simple fact is he's one of the funniest guys working a microphone on the comedy circuit.

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Tim Lewis 7 p.m. Bart’s Lakeshore, 5600 Lakeshore Dr. (423) 870-0777, bartslakeshore.com.

Audi Burchett 7 p.m. Sugar’s Ribs, 507 Broad St. (423) 5088956, sugarsribs.com Open Mic with Hap Henninger 9 p.m. The Office (inside Days Inn), facebook. com/theofficechatt Badlands & Refugees: Tributes to Bruce Springsteen & Tom Petty 9 p.m. Rhythm & Brews, 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com Ian Campbell and the Recruits with Young America 9 p.m. The Honest Pint, 35 Patten Pkwy. (423) 4684192, thehonestpint.com Christabel 10 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia, 231 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 2661400, jjsbohemia.com

Fri 05.24 Rave to Remember: Moonshine Music & Arts Festival Night One 6 p.m. Cherokee Farms 2035 Old Mineral Springs Rd., LaFayette, GA Danika Holmes 7 p.m. The Camp House, 1427 Williams St. (423) 7028081. thecamphouse.com Test Dream with The Mumseez & Hillstreet Hooligans 7 p.m. Warehouse Cleveland, 260 2nd Street NE. www.warehousevenue.com Nim Nims 7 p.m. Nightfall at Miller Plaza, 850 Market St. nightfallchattanooga.com Kansas Bible Company 8 p.m. Nightfall at Miller Plaza, 850 Market St. nightfallchattanooga.com Jacob Green 8 p.m. The Office, 901 Carter St. (423) 634-9191. facebook.com/theoffice.chatt Jagged Edge with K-Ci & Jo Jo and Silk 8 p.m. Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave.

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Ogya

• A musical repertoire that includes "high life" music from Ghana and other traditional and contemporary African music, reggae, soca, calypso, latin, jazz, funk, R&B, rock and roll, blues and even some bluegrass, all with a heavy infusion of founder Kofi Mawuko’s afrobeats on his traditional African drums.

Saturday, May 25 • 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Chattanooga Incline Railway, 3917 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 821-4224, www.ridetheincline.com

(423) 757-5156. chattanoogaonstage.com Kathy Tugman & the Dave Walter Trio 8 p.m. The Foundry, 1201 Broad St. (423) 756-3400, chattanooganhotel.com PlowBoys 8 p.m. Southern Brew and Cue, 5017 Rossville Blvd. (423) 468-4222 Brody Johnson and the Dirt Road Band 8 p.m. Acoustic Café, 61 RBC Dr., Ringgold, GA. (706) 965-2065, ringgoldacoustic.com One Man Green Band 9 p.m. The Office (inside Days Inn), facebook.com/theofficechatt. lindsaystreethall.com NightCap presents the return of Hot Damn 9 p.m. Lindsay Street Music Hall, 901 Lindsay St. (423) 755-9111. lindsaystreethall.com 90 Proof

9 p.m. SkyZoo, 5709 Lee Hwy. (423) 468-4533, skyzoochattanooga.com Downstream with Sinner of Attention & Subkoncious 9:30 p.m. Rhythm & Brews, 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com Power Players 9:30 p.m. Sugar’s Ribs, 507 Broad St. (423) 5088956, sugarsribs.com Ragdoll 10 p.m. Bud’s Sports Bar, 5751 Brainerd Rd. (423) 4999878, budssportsbar.com Pistol Town 11 p.m. Raw, 409 Market St. (423) 756-1919

Sat 05.25 Musical Moose, Ogya 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Chattanooga Incline Railway, 3917 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 8214224, ridetheincline.com Annabelle’s Curse 12:30 p.m. Chattanooga

River Market, Tennessee Aquarium Plaza, 1 Broad St. chattanoogarivermarket.com Dana Rogers 12:30 p.m. Chattanooga River Market, Tennessee Aquarium Plaza, 1 Broad St. chattanoogarivermarket.com Johnny Cash Tribute Show 5 p.m. Chattanooga Choo Choo Victorian Lounge, 1400 Market St. (423) 2665000, choochoo.com/ victorianlounge.php Moonshine Music and Arts Festival, Night Two 6 p.m. Cherokee Farms, 2035 Old Mineral Springs Rd., LaFayette, GA Medicine Tree 7:30 p.m. The Camp House, 1427 Williams St. (423) 7028081, thecamphouse.com Channing Wilson 8 p.m. Acoustic Café, 61 RBC Dr., Ringgold, Ga. (706) 9652065, ringgoldacoustic.com Susan Enan 8 p.m. Charles and Myrtle’s

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The Whiskey Gentry with Roger Alan Wade

• A group of seasoned veterans—to put things mildly—featuring some of the finest pickers and musicians the Southeast has to offer. Add in the always entertaining and creative Roger Alan Wade and the crew from Cat Country 95.3, and you have a night of country pickin' and grinnin' for all to enjoy.

Wednesday, May 29 • 8 p.m. Rhythm & Brews, 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com

Coffeehouse, 105 McBrien Road (423) 8924960, christunity.org Gabriel Newell 10 p.m. The Office (inside Days Inn), facebook. com/theofficechatt No Big Deal 9 p.m. Jack A’s Chop Shop Saloon, 742 Ashland Ter. (423) 713-8739, jackaschopshopsaloon.com Appetite for Destruction with Poison’d & Red White and Crüe 9 p.m. Rhythm & Brews, 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com Jordan Hallquist & the Outfit 9 p.m. SkyZoo, 5709 Lee Hwy. (423) 468-4533, skyzoochattanooga.com Power Players 9:30 p.m. Sugar’s Ribs, 507 Broad St. (423) 5088956, sugarsribs.com ANTiSEEN, Hellstomper 10 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia, 231 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 2661400, jjsbohemia.com

Sun 05.26 Annabelle’s Curse 11:30 a.m. Chattanooga Market, First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Carter St. chattanoogamarket.com The Stratoblasters 12:30 p.m. Chattanooga Market, First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Carter St. chattanoogamarket.com Chattanooga Irish Music Session 5:00 p.m. Moccasin Bend Brewing Company 4015 Tennessee Ave. Hot Damn with Carolina Story 7 p.m. The Honest Pint, 35 Patten Pkwy. (423) 4684192, thehonestpint.com The Makeshifts 8 p.m. Lindsay Street Music Hall, 901 Lindsay St. (423) 755-9111. lindsaystreethall.com

Mon 05.27 Terry Parker with Freddy Lee

6:30 p.m. Sugar’s Ribs, 507 Broad St. (423) 5088956, sugarsribs.com Big Band Night 7 p.m. The Coconut Room at The Palms at Hamilton, 6925 Shallowford Rd., #202 (423) 499-5055, thepalmsathamilton.com

Tue 05.28 Tim Starnes & Davey Smith 7 p.m. Sugar’s Ribs, 507 Broad St. (423) 5088956, sugarsribs.com

Wed 05.29 Dan Sheffield 7 p.m. Sugar’s Ribs, 507 Broad St. (423) 5088956, sugarsribs.com Clay Page 7 p.m. Acoustic Café, 61 RBC Dr., Ringgold, Ga. (706) 965-2065, ringgoldacoustic.com Open Mic to the Strut 8 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia, 231 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 266-

1400, jjsbohemia.com The Whiskey Gentry with Roger Alan Wade 8 p.m. Rhythm & Brews, 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com Prime Cut House Band 8 p.m. The Lounge at The Palms at Hamilton, 6925 Shallowford Rd., #202. (423) 499-5055, thepalmsathamilton.com Channing Wilson 9 p.m. Bud’s Sports Bar, 5751 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-9878, budssportsbar.com The Gentlemen Bastards with 29 Under & Sinner of Attention 9 p.m. The Honest Pint, 35 Patten Pkwy.

(423) 468-4192, thehonestpint.com

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Boston Calling

By Richard Winham

The defiant spirit of punk lives in the Dropkick Murphys Like a swaggering Boston-Irish AC/DC, Dropkick Murphys more than live up to the image suggested by their name. Drawing on the pugilistic approach of early punk acts like Stiff Little Fingers, The Ramones and The Clash, as well as their most obvious antecedents The Pogues, the Murphys take the stage like bruisers looking for a bar brawl in the local boozer. “The boys are back and they’re looking for trouble,” barks bellicose singer Al Bell before a huge crowd in a You Tube concert from last summer.

"We're happy with a distinct style and sound,” bassist and cofounder Ken Casey told Rolling Stone last year. That sound is a rousing clarion call to the faithful (of which there are many) to follow their free flag and join the boys on the battlefront.

Coming to Track 29 on Monday, June 3, Dropkick Murphys bring a breathless fusion of the boisterous three-chord, twominute start-to-stop immediacy of The Ramones’ early over-caffeinated catalog, mixed with the beery embrace of Irish drinking anthems. “Punk is a kind of singalong music with a rousing energy. And Irish music is the same thing," said Casey in an interview in the Houston Chronicle.

In concert, their version of the old folk song, “Johnny, I Hardly

Knew Ya” thunders along like an untethered carthorse. As with most of their songs they don’t exactly sing; it’s more a collective shout from Bell and bassist Casey, supported by drummer Matt Kelly and guitarist James Lynch. In the concert on You Tube, the old folk song segues into an equally pugnacious take on the union fight song, “Which Side Are You On?” For The Murphys, the answer is obvious; they’re always willing to help out the working class, particularly when union workers are threatened as they were in Wisconsin a couple of years ago. “Take ’Em Down,” a song from their “Going Out In Style” album became an anthem during the confrontation between the unions and Wisconsin’s governor in 2011. They

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also sold a special T-shirt helping to raise funds for the Workers’ Rights Emergency Response Fund that year.

But while they are always available for Democratic political causes, they are truly a populist band with deep roots in the primarily Irish American Boston suburb of East Milton. It was there that bassist and singer Casey formed the band in 1996

with three friends, all of whom have since left the band. Singer Al Barr, the only member of the band who isn’t of Irish descent— his father is of Scottish descent, while his mother’s family is German—joined the band in 1998.

Along with drummer Matt Kelly and guitarist James Lynch, he’s the oldest member of the band.

The band’s consistent core and stylistic constancy have earned it

a deeply loyal following, particularly in Boston where their take on Woody Guthrie’s witty “I’m Shipping Up To Boston” was adopted by Red Sox’s pitcher Jonathan Papelbon, who danced a jig to the song several times during the Red Sox’s Championship season in 2007.

Following the bombings at the Boston Marathon last month the band, who’d been playing on the

West Coast at the time, immediately created a “For Boston” T-shirt selling it on their website to raise funds for the victims of the assault. Within a couple of days they’d raised $100,000. They’ve also re-recorded “Rose Tattoo,” a song from their most recent album, “Signed and Sealed In Blood,”

personally and professionally. As so many commentators noted during and after the recent tragedy, Boston is a city with a deeply rooted population not easily shaken or deterred—and these guys are the embodiment of that spirit.

with Bruce Springsteen. The song, which includes the verse, “You’ll always be there with me / Even if you’re gone / You’ll always have my love / Our memory will live on,” is part of three-song “Rose Tattoo for Boston Charity EP.” All of the proceeds from the sales of the T-shirt and the EP will be disbursed directly to the victims of the Boston bombing through The Claddagh Fund, set up by the band.

Like Springsteen, Dropkick Murphys have never strayed far from their roots,

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It was Bill Ramsey who persuaded me to write it, and I’ll always be grateful to him for his ceaseless support and encouragement. I will still write for the paper on a monthly basis—weekly columns are much harder and more time-consuming than they look (I hope). Thanks for the feedback and support—it’s made it all worthwhile.

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Between the Sleeves record reviews • ernie paik Unleashing the power of a deadline, indie-pop songstress Rose Melberg—of Tiger Trap, Go Sailor, The Softies, and more recently B r a v e Irene and PUPS— r e c orde d 30 songs in the 30 days of Rose Melberg SeptemSeptember ber of last (Lost Sound Tapes) year, 22 of which were cover songs; these home-recorded, multi-tracked mid-fi covers are compiled on the cassette/digital download Septem-

ber, and while it’s pure joy from start to finish for those who favor the twee-pop spectrum, it also provides some insight into Melberg’s tastes.

Some selections come as no surprise, like those from New Zealand pop bands The Bats and The Clean, Jonathan Richman, Stuart Moxham and his post-punkera trio Young Marble Giants. Others are a bit less expected, delving into hard rock and punk, including Thin Lizzy’s “Jailbreak,” “The Wizard” by Black Sabbath, and “Mystery” by The Wipers; these are delivered with the distorted guitar bite of a teenage garage band but with the disconnect of hearing a sweet, fresh-voiced female lead singer.

The arrangements are mostly simple and understated, several of which feature just a single instrument and vocals while others have full-band arrangements in-

cluding drums and keyboards, all played

by Melberg. "September" is often cute but doesn’t overdo it with the preciousness, although some may disagree—if the thought of a girl with a ukulele makes you roll your eyes, then this is not for you. One hardto-resist track is “Tonight You Belong to Me,” which takes obvious inspiration from the Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters scene in “The Jerk,” and another downright adorable selection is “I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon,” originally performed

by Ernie on “Sesame Street.” A few unfamiliar names, including Norma Tanega, represented by an excellent autoharp cover of her “Jubilation,” also make "September" a launching point for further discoveries, while primarily being a sweet, but not syrupy sack of Hallowe’en ear candy for indiepop fans.

Montreal synth alchemist and touring member of Dirty Beaches, Francesco De Gallo a . k . a .

H o b o C u b e s a . k . a .

F r a n k Ouellette, H o b o Cult label c u r at or, whips up aural conHobo Cubes coctions Serpensulla Gardens that can (Bridgetown) vary from drif ting atmospheric works to noisy, brain-scratching digital avant-splatters, with eclectic approaches that draw from German Kosmische Musik and 21st century ambient.

His 6-track "mini-album" Serpensulla Gardens, prepared in 2012 and recently released officially on cassette on Bridgetown Records, plays with the notion of the thin line between pain and pleasure or comfort and unease, as if the music was a carefully balanced scale that would gently swing toward one side with the addition of a blade of grass.

The opening “Shade Bathers” offers a thick, pulsating gelatinous mass of abstract synthetic strata, gradually becoming a more complicated, impenetrable dense white dwarf of sound. “Fragment Fusion” begins with percussive synth tones, suggesting an aural manifestation of a biorhythm or perhaps the human beats of a cardio workout; with a patient binary chord progression, it builds its intensity with a bright attitude, and by the end, it is nearly overbearing. With video game sounds, “Keygen Atmospherics” suggests

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Thu 05.23 Whitfield Lovell: Deep River 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. (423) 2670968. huntermuseum.org “Defining Roots” 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. River Gallery, 400 E. 2nd St. (423) 2655033, www.river-gallery.com Michael Murphy: Damage 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. AVA Gallery, 30 Frazier Ave. (423) 265-4282. avarts.org Ooltewah Farmer’s Market 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Ooltewah Nursery & Landscape Co. Inc., 5829 Main St. (423) 238-9775.

Chattanooga’s Voice 6 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St. (423) 267-8534, www.theatrecentre.com Wally’s Friends at Poblanos 6 p.m. Poblanos Bar and Grill, 551 River St. (423) 877-9966, www.wallysfriends.com.

Ulmer Spatzen Chor Presented by Chattanooga Girls Choir 7 p.m. Ridgedale Baptist Church, 1831 Hickory Valley Rd. (423) 296-1006.

“The Crazy Quilt Club” 7:30 p.m. Gem Theater, 700 Tennessee Ave., Etowah, TN. (423) 263-3270.

Fri 05.24 Whitfield Lovell: Deep River 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. (423) 2670968. huntermuseum.org Michael Murphy: Damage 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. AVA Gallery, 30 Frazier Ave. (423) 265-4282. avarts.org “Defining Roots” 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. River Gallery, 400 E. 2nd St.. (423) 2655033, www.river-gallery.com Jason Stuart 7:30 p.m. The Comedy Catch & Giggles Grille, 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233, www.thecomedycatch.com “The Crazy Quilt Club” 7:30 p.m. Gem Theater,

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Ulmer Spatzen Chor Presented by Chattanooga Girls Choir

• ‘Spatz’ is the German word for ‘sparrow’, the symbol of the city of Ulm, so ‘Ulmer Spatzen’ can be translated ‘sparrows of Ulm’. The Spatzen have become famous in Germany, singing a wide repertoire, ranging from folk songs, Renaissance, baroque and classical music, to contemporary pieces and arrangements of pop songs.

Thursday, May 23, 7 p.m. Ridgedale BaptiSt. Church, 1831 Hickory Valley Rd. (423) 296-1006.

700 Tennessee Ave., Etowah, TN. (423) 263-3270, www.gemplayers.com Ladies Night Out Tour 8 p.m. Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave. (423) 642-TIXS, chattanoogaonstage.com “The Divine Sister” 8 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St. (423) 267-8534, www.theatrecentre.com Ballroom Dance Party 8:30 p.m. Ballroom Magic Dance Center, 4200 Access Rd. (423) 771-3646, ballroommagicdancecenter.com Tim Kidd 9:30 p.m. Vaudeville Café, 138 Market St. (423) 517-1839, www.funnydinner.com

Sat 05.25 Whitfield Lovell: Deep River 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. (423) 2670968, huntermuseum.org “Defining Roots” 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. River Gallery, 400 E. 2nd St.. (423) 2655033, www.river-gallery.com Magic Tree House Traveling Exhibit 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut St. (423) 756-2738, cdmfun.org 37th Annual Spring Arts in the Park 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association, 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, GA (706) 632-2144,

www.blueridgearts.net Michael Murphy: Damage 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. AVA Gallery, 30 Frazier Ave. (423) 265-4282, avarts.org Islands in the Stream Cruise 11 a.m. Tennessee Aquarium, 1 Broad St. (423) 267-3474, www.tnaqua.org Jason Stuart 7 p.m. The Comedy Catch & Giggles Grille, 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233, www.thecomedycatch.com “The Crazy Quilt Club” 7:30 p.m. Gem Theater, 700 Tennessee Ave., Etowah, TN (423) 263-3270, www.gemplayers.com “The Divine Sister” 8 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St. (423) 267-8534.

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Speaking Up in Sculpture

Jerome Meadows show at Front Gallery provokes conversation You’ve still got time (through June 8) to see new works by the Savannah sculptor and mixed-media artist Jerome Meadows at the Front Gallery at Chenoweth.Halligan Studios.

The artist is a recent recipient of a Fullbright-Hayes Award to Pakistan and a Brown Foundation Fellowship to Southern France. He’s originally from New York City, but now works and resides in an historic ice house in Savannah, GA. The Front Gallery exhibit is comprised of mixed-media sculptures and a series of found object assemblages.

“The resulting visual conversations commingle in harmonious outcomes,” according to Jan Chenoweth. “The conversations go several steps further in providing a relatively literal narrative, having to do with various personal, social, political and cultural issues.”

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Sun 05.26 Michael Murphy: Damage 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. AVA Gallery, 30 Frazier Ave. (423) 265-4282, avarts.org “Defining Roots” Noon – 5 p.m. River Gallery, 400 E. 2nd St.. (423) 2655033, www.river-gallery.com 37th Annual Spring Arts in the Park 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association, 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, GA (706) 632-2144, www.blueridgearts.net Chattanooga Market - Beast Feast 11 a.m.-4 p.m. First Tennessee Pavilion, 1826 Reggie White

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Mon 05.27 Whitfield Lovell: Deep River 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. (423) 2670968. huntermuseum.org “Defining Roots” 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. River Gallery, 400 E. 2nd St. (423) 265-

5033, www.river-gallery.com Learn to Line Dance!

5:30 p.m. Allemande Hall, 7400 St.andifer Gap Rd. (423) 309-6842, www.linesinmotion.net Southside Casual Classics Concert Series: Con Brio 7:30 p.m. The Camp House, 1427 Williams St. (423) 505-6688. southsidecasualclassics.weebly.com Memorial Day Torch Light Tour of Chattanooga National Cemetery 8:45 p.m. Chattanooga National Cemetery, 1200 Bailey Ave. (706) 866-9241, www.cem.va.gov/cems/ nchp/chattanooga.asp

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The f lourishing public ar t scene in downtown Chattanooga has lately been greatly enhanced by the installation of Albert Paley’s sculpture “Moment” at the intersection of West Main and Broad Streets.

This sculpture’s presence has happily been extended over

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parently frozen at a kind of “tipping point” (Paley), as well as a profusion of delicate shapes, suggestive of ribbons and rose petals, that not only complement and contrast with the larger structures, but which also call attention to their own incongruities, having been fashioned from the same steel as the larger forms.

One may be drawn by this dynamic play of heavy and light to circle this work and to discover nuances of formal juxtapositions that suggest more abstract concepts. The increments of geometric motions, the inherent subtleties of form—of line and curve—the serenity of this totality of all integrate diverse elements into a temporal increment, this “Moment.”

Chattanoogans have greatly benefited here from the collaboration of Sara Morgan of the Lyndhurst Foundation and Peggy Townsend of the Public Arts Committee.

Townsend has been involved in many public arts installations around downtown Photo - Josh Lang Chattanooga, but the Paley installation developed from a larger conception, including both a major sculpture and a landscaped environment.

Craig Kronenberg engaged landscape designer John Creasy to enhance this sculpture’s standing with an organic background that echoes the play of forms inherent within this sculpture.

First, surrounding the pedestal of “Mo-

ment,” fine gravel extends in all directions.

The ergonomic qualities of this gravel both comfort one’s feet while standing and encourage movement around the work, which helps one to appreciate nuances

phasize this work’s serene presence. These trees include both sweet bay magnolias and London plume varieties. Switch grass planted between these trees will fill in and catch breezes to illustrate some of the for-

of this work from various angles, one of “Moment”’s aesthetic strengths.

Second, a semi-circular background includes small trees and switch grass. Kronenberg remarks that “Moment” presents a “tour de force” with its containment of massive planes and of organic curves.

These trees will grow to screen and to em-

mal values conjured by “Moment.”

Aesthetic elegance may call to mind various effects; indeed, at a sublime level these words are virtual synonyms. Paley’s “Moment” encourages such recognition.

His remarks on the sculpture indicate how he sees it: “defying gravity” with “the pylon shape ready to tip over.” Gravity may be

invisible, but it is quickly brought to mind when it appears to be dramatically incipient. Paley’s “weathering steel” emphasizes the massive qualities of collumnal geometric forms. These forms, momentarily poised in gravity’s embrace, also convey an implied narrative to our modern sensibility, the narrative of ruin, of erect structures that over time may collapse.

All this may be substantial, but “Moment” conveys much more.

Other, more organic forms, ribbon- or petal-like emerge in paradoxical delicacy to the steel of which they are wrought—and, Paley suggests, invite another invisible force, wind, for even the slightest breeze will animate delicate forms.

Consequently, “Moment” presents a kind of cosmic schematic of interplay between geometric and organic forms with their own associations to civilization and nature, gender and abstraction. Remarkably, all this brings recognition of Paley’s consummate joy of expression through his chosen medium.

“Moment” stretches an instant of time into a much longer temporal arc by bringing into play diverse forms that in turn invite familiar invisible forces. Dialogues of form and material suggest the Great Invisible: time. Sublime and serene, “Moment” engenders deep contemplation.

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Long before there was a Center Park, long before Fridays at Miller Plaza were Fresh and well before Naters became Famous, there was a little red food truck that made my weekends bright and my pants a little too tight. On Sunday afternoons, after a grueling regiment of picking out the perfect wheel of goat cheese and the freshest sprigs of herbs from the produce vendors at the Chattanooga Market, I would fight my way through the teeming masses towards the soft red glow of an unmarked Mexican food truck parked in the back of the pavilion. It was there that I would stand, plate perched upon the slim stainless steel counter, and savor the best tacos and tamales Chat-

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Each dish at Taqueria Jalisco has a balanced interplay of textures and gustation, meant to simultaneously satisfy and tease your palate.” tanooga had to offer. The food was simple, unpretentious and served on paper plates with plastic forks, just like god intended.

As one of the first food trucks in the area, it served skinnyjeaned youths outside the now demolished Discoteca, bluecollar workers and intrepid foodies outside Tienda Jalisco, on Main Street—and freshly pressed oxford-cloth collars at

the Chattanooga Market. This little red food truck was no respecter of persons. Then, on Nov. 5, the year of our lord 2011, the clouds parted and a double rainbow shot across the sky ending at a petite, reclaimed brick building just across from the legendary Zarzours Cafe.

This building at 1634 Rossville Ave. became the brick-andmortar location of that little red food truck and was officially

dubbed “Taqueria Jalisco” (not 1634 Rossville Blvd.; that location once housed a fish market that always smelled like Lake Jr. Do not confuse the two.)

The newly acquired building was remodeled to accommodate six tables inside and several picnic tables on the patio, while all of the cooking is still done inside the food truck parked next to the patio. By 2012, the little red food truck could no longer keep up with their booming business and they bought a larger blackand-stainless-steel food trailer while keeping little red in service as their market truck, continuing to make regular appearances at the Chattanooga Market. This stationary location allowed the menu to ex-

pand way beyond tacos and tamales—and I do mean way beyond.

Jorge Parra and his mother Maria Parra work tirelessly as a team running the restaurant. Maria does the cooking; giving the food all of the hallmarks of homestyle Mexican food prepared by the skilled, loving hands of a mom, while Jorge is the always smiling face that runs the front of the house.

All of the food is made from the freshest ingredients and never prepared in advance, so your tomatillo/ avocado salsa, braised pork, or pulled chipotle chicken tastes fresh, because it is fresh. Even the sope tortillas, gordita tortillas, and pupusas are made fresh to order so they are pillowysoft and warm when they arrive at your table.

Taqueria Jalisco’s menu is representative of traditional Mexican food that hasn’t been Americanized to the point of compromising its roots, yet still remains approachable for the average Chattanoogan. But don’t be mistaken—this is not Taco Bell. Don’t expect to find yellow globs of nacho cheese and mounds of sour cream indiscriminately plopped over every dish.

There are familiar items such as taco and burritos, which you can get with your choice of meats, ranging from the standard shredded chicken or pork to the more adventurous lengua (beef tongue, which tastes like deli roast beef) or nopales

(cactus, which reminds me of slightly pickled green beans). Personally, I cannot get enough of their Mole Tamales. These are handmade, soft tamales with tender pulled pork and mole sauce ribboned through the masa itself. The fluffy masa and slow-cooked pork marries with the deep, rich flavors and hint of sweetness from the mole before being wrapped in banana leaves and steamed to tamale perfection.

Mexican street food is sometimes referred to as “antojitos,” which literally means “little cravings.”

Sopes may be the perfect antojito with their pintsized tortillas topped with a variety of toppings. I recommend Taqueria Jalisco’s sope sampler, which comes with four soft, extra-thick and fluffy corn tortillas topped with beans, then one with chorizo and queso fresco, one with carnitasstyle pork and pickled cabbage, one with fresh guacamole and queso fresco, and the fourth with nopales and queso fresco.

One of their most popular, and certainly one of their most tasty dishes, is the flautas. These are rolled flour tortillas stuffed with shredded chipotle chicken, fried and topped with homemade pickled vegetables, lettuce, queso fresco, crema and their special avocado/ tomatillo salsa that you will quickly become addicted to.

As with any skilled cook’s offerings, each dish at Ta-

queria Jalisco has a balanced interplay of textures and gustation, meant to simultaneously satisfy and tease your palate. I wish I had the space to elaborate on the varieties of tortas (the king of sandwiches), their bright and crispy tostadas, or the incredible desserts Jorge bakes from scratch three mornings a week, such as the Prichards rum tres leches cake.

Taqueria Jalisco is a BYOB establishment if you fancy a cocktail with your huarache. They also carry the full line of Pure Sodaworks sodas, glass-bottled Mexican Coca-Colas and several flavors of Jarrito.

If you want something less sweet, try their house-made fruit agua frescas or their made-from-scratch horchata, a rice-based drink with cinnamon and vanilla.

Get the word out and get to Taqueria Jalisco today.

They have been one of the city’s best-kept secrets for entirely too long.

Taqueria Jalisco 1634 Rossville Ave. (423) 509-3430 Hours • Mon-Fri: 11 am - 8 pm • Sat: 11am - 7pm

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Free Will Astrology GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): Giant Sequoias are the biggest trees on the planet. Many are more than 300 feet tall and 30 feet wide. Their longevity is legendary, too. They can live for 2,000 years. And yet their seeds are tiny. If you had a bag of 91,000 seeds, it would weigh one pound. I suspect there’s currently a resemblance between you and the Giant Sequoia, Gemini. You’re close to acquiring a small kernel that has the potential to grow into a strong and enduring creation. Do you know what I’m talking about? Identify it. Start nurturing it.

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(July 23-Aug. 22): Would you buy a stuffed bunny or a baby blanket that was handcrafted by a prisoner on death row? Would you go to a cafe and eat a sandwich that was made by an employee who was screaming angrily at another employee while he made your food? Would you wear a shirt that was sewn by a ten-year-old Bangladeshi girl who works 12 hours every day with a machine that could cut off her fingers if she makes one wrong move? Questions like these will be good for you to ask yourself, Leo. It’s important for you to evaluate the origins of all the things you welcome into your life -- and to make sure they are in alignment with your highest values and supportive of your well-being.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Having

good posture tends to make you look alert and vigorous. More than that, it lowers stress levels in your tissues and facilitates the circulation of your bodily fluids. You can breathe better, too. In the coming weeks, I urge you to give yourself this blessing: the gift of good posture.Specialize in treating yourself with extra sweetness and compassion. Explore different ways to get excited, awaken your sense of wonder, and be in love with your life. If anyone calls you a selfinvolved narcissist, tell them you’re just doing what your astrologer prescribed.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The German word Fernweh can be translated

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as “wanderlust.” Its literal meaning is “farsickness,” or “an ache for the distance.” Another German word, Wandertrieb, may be rendered as “migratory instinct” or “passion to travel.”

I suspect urges like these may be welling up in you right now. You could use a break from your familiar pleasures and the comforts you’ve been taking for granted. Moreover, you would attract an unexpected healing into your life by rambling off into the unknown.

when riding in a cart. With human beings whose names still move me.”

Your task, Aquarius, is to experiment with his approach to love. Make it a fun game: See how often you can feel adoration for unexpected characters and creatures. Be infatuated with curious objects . . . with snarky Internet memes . . . with fleeting phenomena like storms and swirling flocks of birds and candy spilled on the floor.

Your mission is to supercharge your lust for life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): We

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Sci-

call it “longing,” says poet Robert Haas, “because desire is full of endless distances.” In other words, you and the object of your yearning may be worlds apart even though you are right next to each other. For that matter, there may be a vast expanse between you and a person you consider an intimate ally; your secret life and his or her secret life might be mysteries to each other. That’s the bad news, Scorpio. The good news is that you’re in a phase when you have extraordinary power to shrink the distances. Get closer! Call on your ingenuity and courage to do so.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Are you ready to go deeper, Sagittarius? In fact, would you be willing to go deeper and deeper and deeper? I foresee the possibility that you might benefit from diving in over your head. I suspect that the fear you feel as you dare to descend will be an acceptable trade-off for the educational thrills you will experience once you’re way down below. The darkness you encounter will be fertile, not evil. It will energize you, not deplete you. And if you’re worried that such a foray might feel claustrophobic, hear my prediction: In the long run it will enhance your freedom.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the course of his 91 years on the planet, artist Pablo Picasso lived in many different houses, some of them rentals. When inspired by the sudden eruption of creative urges, he had no inhibitions about drawing and doodling on the white walls of those temporary dwellings. On one occasion, his landlord got upset. He ordered Picasso to pay him a penalty fee so that he could have the sketches painted over. Given the fact that Picasso ultimately became the best-selling artist of all time, that landlord may have wished he’d left the squiggles intact. In every way you can imagine, Capricorn, don’t be like that landlord in the coming week.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I was often in love with something or someone,” wrote Polish poet Czesław Miłosz. “I would fall in love with a monkey made of rags. With a plywood squirrel. With a botanical atlas. With an oriole. With a ferret.

With the forest one sees to the right

entists in Brazil discovered a huge new body of water 13,000 feet beneath the Amazon River. It’s completely underground. Named the Hamza River, it moves quite slowly, and is technically more of an aquifer than a river. It’s almost as long as the Amazon, and much wider. In accordance with the astrological omens, Pisces, I’m making the Hamza River your symbol of the week. Use it to inspire you as you uncover hidden resources. Meditate on the possibility that you have within you a secret reservoir of vitality that lies beneath your well-known sources. See if you can tap into deep feelings that are so deep you’ve been barely conscious of them.

ARIES

(March 21-April 19): “I’m still learning,” said Michelangelo when he was 87 years old. For now, he’s your patron saint. With his unflagging curiosity as your inspiration, maybe your hunger for new teachings will bloom. You will register the fact that you don’t already know everything there is to know . . . you have not yet acquired all the skills you were born to master . . . you’re still in the early stages of exploring whole swaths of experience that will be important to you as you become the person you want to be. Even if you’re not enrolled in a formal school, it’s time to take your education to the next level.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): No-

bel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman admitted that physicists can’t really define “energy,” let alone understand it. “We have no knowledge of what energy is,” he said. “We do not have a picture that energy comes in little blobs of a definite amount.” While it’s unlikely that in the coming weeks you Tauruses will advance the scientific understanding of energy, you will almost certainly boost your natural grasp of what energy feels like both inside and outside of your body. You will develop a more intuitive knack for how it ebbs and flows. You will discover useful tips about how to make it work for you rather than against you. You’re already a pretty smart animal, but soon you’ll get even smarter.

Jonesin’ Crossword

matt jones

“That’s the Thinga” — gotta it?

Across

1. Ozone layer destroyers 5. Rear admiral’s rear 8. “Family Guy” town 14. Tissue additive 15. “Excusez-___!”

16. Dethrone 17. Xbalanque, for instance?

19. Kind of sale or tax 20. Fragrant bouquet 21. Catty remark?

23. West end?

24. “Are we having fun ___?”

25. The Dalai Lama?

30. Outscore 32. Hall-of-Fame QB Dawson 33. “Dexter” network, for short 34. Port type 35. In the style of 36. Shoe brand ___ McAn 37. Talks that may ask “What’s it like having a palace in Tatooine”?

42. Neutral hue 43. President pro ___ 44. Reznor band, for short 45. Season in Bordeaux 46. “Whatevs” grunt 47. “Relax!”

50. Creature that fireroasts its own pies?

53. “Was ___ das?”

55. “Like that’ll ever happen!”

56. Fair ___ laws 57. “Affliction” star Nick 59. 1975 “Thrilla” city 62. End of a deep sleep?

64. “___ always money in the banana stand!”

(George Bluth) 65. “Bravo!” relative 66. Yacht spot 67. Bank patrons 68. 6-pt. scores 69. A portion

Down

1. Beauty bar brand

2. Got redder 3. Clifftop howler 4. Fashion line?

5. “I love,” to Caesar 6. Easy Listening or Classic Rock 7. They come in and out 8. “Huh?” from Jose 9. Sight ___ 10. “Ad ___ per Aspera” (Kansas motto) 11. They, sometimes 12. Granola piece 13. Bell competitor, back in the day 18. Peace Nobelist from Poland 22. 2008 Pixar robot 26. Like those dressed as nuns 27. Instructional video title start 28. Self-help site 29. CD- ___ 31. Clothing company founded in 1992 35. Cash source

36. Alec’s sitcom co-star 37. Versatile army vehicle 38. Dramatic introduction?

39. USSR head known for his bushy eyebrows 40. ‘60s jacket style 41. Boys’ Choir home 46. Composer Gustav 47. Eternal 48. “The Sopranos” consigliere 49. Admiration 51. Name on African maps (at least up to 1997) 52. Neckwear for a Mystery Machine passenger 54. ___ Haute, Ind. 58. “Clumsy me!”

59. Everest, K2, et al.

60. “A clue!”

61. Beast of burden 63. My, in Marseilles © 2013 Jonesin’ Crosswords

Jonesin’ Crossword created By Matt Jones. © 2012 Jonesin’ Crosswords. For answers to this puzzle, call: 1-900-226-2800, 99 cents per minute. Must be 18+ to call.

Or to bill to your credit card, call: 1-800-655-6548. Reference puzzle No. 0597.

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On the Beat

alex teach

Unorthodox…

Make That Just Weird Sarge was staring at me when I entered the team office. It wasn’t ominous; getting a notification “to see the captain, I have no idea why,” THAT is “ominous,” but this was definitely curious. (I made a mental note not to produce a mid-line-up speech fart for comic effect as I’d planned just moments ago.)

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Nearly all shift sergeants are the same at the start of the shift: They’re buried in a computer screen getting line-up information or entering stats from the day before, tasks they relish as much as digging a large hole with their hands. So if they’re making eye contact with you for more than two seconds?

You are officially a blip on their radar, and situational awareness (and not farting) is paramount.

“I got a complaint from last night,” Sgt. Ike said. On cue, myself and the other three officers in that room began to simultaneously detail the impossibility of aberrant behavior on our part, immediately proceeding into telegraphing this shock and hurt with hand gestures and gyrations, palms upraised and mustering every ounce of righteous indignation we had, and we were doing so all at once in a ballet of denial.

It was like muscle memory, autopilot, and we hadn’t heard one specific fact.

He raised a hand to indicate a “stop” and continued.

“Relax. There’s no name attached to this, but apparently someone decided to play the sound of baby’s crying on their PA speaker while they drove through the Courts at 3 or 4 a.m.” He paused ever so briefly, maintained eye contact with me, and said “Again.”

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The others sensed the narrowing of the suspect list and grew quiet (or at least lowered their volume) and began finding something interesting on their phones, the floor, or just stood there smiling and staring at me with big toothy grins. As long as it’s not a lawsuit or a serious part-one offense (the cop equivalent of an in-house felony), it’s funny when your buddy gets in trouble. Just a little funny, of course.

Now instead of gyrations, I took the tack of silent pondering, as if empathizing with the boss. An “I’m on your side” tactic that also doesn’t immediately deny or admit to the accusation. My head bobbed and my eyes narrowed, and I started a frown of deep thought.

“What the hell am I going to do with this kind of crap?” the Sarge said. “It’s not like you’re stabbing someone, but this is just…it’s just weird. Who does this?” It was rhetorical, so I decided to tread lightly.

“Sarge, I really think we’re making progress out there.

Demetrius Talley’s in prison and no one’s replaced him yet.

Packer over there,” I tilted my head towards the officer across the office, the origin of whose nickname is one I will never describe in these family-oriented pages, “had them square up on him a few days ago.”

“

‘It’s not like you’re stabbing someone, but this is just . . . it’s just weird.

Who does this?’ It was rhetorical, so I decided to tread lightly.

This vague reference meant that “they” (the dominant gang operating out of the Courts) took an opportunity during a regular call to surround or get perilously close to the Cop Personal Space Zone in an effort to establish dominance in the Courts and inside their affiliation (to call them an “organization” would be giving them too much credit), and to test the boundaries of an officer as well. There is something special about being surrounded by ex- and future cons who are also likely better armed than you (never mind grossly outnumbering you) and on their home turf. Backup is a radio call away, but there is a 10,000mile disconnect when you’re getting that ass beat and fighting to keep your pistol.

“They’re looking for a new boss in there and we’ve just been trying to…you know.

Throw them off a little.”

“Well, it’s working,” Sarge said. “They are thrown off as f%&^. Now cut that shit out, all of you. It’s just…it’s just weird.” He visibly clicked a mouse button to proceed on, indicating the possibility of discipline had passed.

Shoulders imperceptibly relaxed, and business went back to normal. I let another few memos pass, and when the time was right—well, that gas I had earlier never truly went away.

For the second time this day, the Sarge just stared at me, and pointed to the door, jaw muscles beginning to flex.

Off to work.

• Alex Teach is a police officer of nearly 20 years experience. The opinions expressed are his own.

Follow him on Facebook at facebook.com/alex.teach.

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Named One of the Ten Most Incredible Cave Waterfalls on Earth by World Reviewer.

Ruby Falls Forecast:

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As one of Chattanooga’s favorite attractions, we have been thrilling visitors for more than 80 years with our majestic cave formations and thundering 145 foot waterfall. Ruby Falls is also home to one of the south’s premier Halloween attractions Ruby Falls Haunted Cavern and ZIPstream Aerial Adventure. New for 2013 is the ZIPstream Tower ZIP Ride & Climbing Tower!

Aerial Adventure

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Listed as one of the “Natural Wonders Across America”

Chosen as one of “America’s Top Ten Great Pastimes”

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A “Best Scenic View” Southern Living Reader’s Choice Awards

“One of America’s Top 101 places to visit” National Geographic, USA 101

Summer is a great time at Rock City! Bring your pet for a walk like no other along the Enchanted Trail.

Savor the 7 states view while dining on southern delicacies at Café 7. Come face to face with a bald eagle at our Raptors Birds of Prey show. Each season brings a new reason to SEE ROCK CITY and with an Annual Pass you can come back all year long for FREE! For less than the cost of two single day admissions, you can enjoy great seasonal events like Summer Music Weekends, Rocktoberfest, the Enchanted Garden of Lights, Café 7 and much more all year long! SeeRockCity.com