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OUR 1545TH ISSUE 10.04.18 As the Memphis summer stubbornly surrenders to October, I’m sitting at a sidewalk table on South Main, drinking coffee. Tourists wander by, enjoying the morning sun, looking for the National Civil Rights Museum or Sun Studio or the Peabody. Who knows? It’s a glorious day. They’re on vacation, passing through. I’m probably going to be on Facebook in that photo one of them just took — a bit player in their memories of Memphis.

It’s been a strange and sad week hereabouts. The after-effects of the senseless murder of Memphis Chamber director Phil Trenary linger like a bad dream. Watching the surveillance video of Trenary was gut-wrenching. We see him walking along Front Street, chatting on his cell phone, headed home from a happy event at Loflin Yard. As we watch him stride out of the camera’s eye, we know what he didn’t know — that he had only minutes to live. It’s a gut punch, one of the most disturbing things I’ve ever watched. I wish whatever peace and strength can be found in these sad days to his family and friends.

To be honest, everything has seemed a little disjointed and awful recently. The country seems broken, like some essential element has gone missing. The truth itself has become a devalued currency — cheapened by the endless parade of prevarication and bluster and avarice that populates the seemingly 24-minute news cycle. We are exhausted, and the disconnect between American political tribes has never been greater.

Last Thursday morning, Americans watched a woman, Christine Blasey Ford, give testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee that SCOTUS candidate Brett Kavanaugh had assaulted her in high school. That afternoon, Kavanaugh spoke loudly and emotionally in his own defense.

Twenty million Americans watched the hearing. It was like a Rorschach test for the country. Those on the right saw Ford as disingenuous, a woman intent on destroying a good man, a Democratic party operative whose only motive was to delay Kavanaugh’s rightful confirmation. Many others, including me, saw Kavanaugh’s performance as a perjurious charade, with one lie cascading after another. His body language, his tears, his sniffs and snorts, his anger all seemed calculated and fake — total bullshit. I was reminded of the time when I was in high school and my father saw an inscription in my yearbook that mentioned “slamming Buds.” He said, “You better not be drinking beer.” Oh no, I said. That’s just what we call each other, “slamming Buds.” I’m sure my father knew I was full of crap, just as I’m sure Kavanaugh knows that “boofing” and the “Devil’s triangle” aren’t terms for flatulence and a drinking game with quarters, and that he was a belligerent drunk on many occasions.

Will Kavanaugh’s lies — big and small — keep him off the Supreme Court?

Sadly, I doubt it. Will an FBI investigation and additional testimony from his friends and classmates that utterly destroy Kavanaugh’s self-created image of a church-going choir boy and dedicated student-athlete have a real effect? Sadly, I doubt it. The Republicans are going for the trifecta — control of all three branches of government — while they have the chance, and nothing is going to stop them.

For good reasons, one-party control of the government was not at all what our Founding Fathers had in mind. They wanted a system of checks and balances when it came to wielding power. But checks and balances don’t work if there is no balance, if one party holds all the checks, if the three branches of government become a version of the Devil’s triangle. And nobody, not the Founding Fathers or any of N E WS & O P I N I O N us, was prepared for an amoral, looseTHE FLY-BY - 4 cannon president like Donald Trump, NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 5 or for the pervasive influence of easily POLITICS - 7 manipulated and targeted social media.

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SPORTS - 10 FEATURE - “THE BOM PARTY” - 11 But enough angst for now. My coffee COVER STORY cup is empty, and solutions to our “YOU DON’ T MISS YOUR WATER” national ennui and our local problems

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V E R B AT I M “What we see taking place right now is a PR stunt by the Democrats. It is a character assassination, and this is something that is dirty politics at its worst.” — U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn on why, if elected to the Senate, she would vote to confirm embattled SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh who’s been accused of sexual assault.

Meanwhile, Tennessee pig farmer and General Assembly member Andy Holt re-tweeted this not remotely creepy description of the Kavanaugh hearing: “An unending Train of Willing Women are Willfully Gang Raping the Good Reputation of Judge Kavanaugh & U.S. Constitution!” Yeesh.

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Trenary, TBI, & Facebook Three charged in shooting, officer-involved shootings, and Facebook warns MPD. TRENARY MURDER After Phil Trenary, the once president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber, was shot and killed Downtown on Thursday night, initially the Memphis Police Department was unsure of the perpetrator or motive for the shooting.

After a highspeed chase of the truck believed to be connected to Trenary’s murder on Friday that led to an accident at Mississippi and McLemore, three people were charged with the murder on Saturday.

McKinney Wright Clockwise from top right: MATA, undercover Facebook account, recent Epicenter Jr., 22; Quandarius event, McKinney Wright, Quandarius Richardson, Phil Trenary, Agricenter Richardson, 18; and Racanisha Wright, 16, at the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) said that were all charged with first-degree murder in perpetration bringing a BRT route to the city would be a “slam dunk.” of criminal attempt robbery and criminal attempt especially The route would run north and south on Second and B.B. aggravated robbery.

King, and east and west on Union and Poplar, connecting Downtown to the University of Memphis.

INVESTIGATION LEGISLATION In the wake of the officer-involved shooting of Martavious MONEY MILESTONE Banks, the Memphis City Council began a discussion last Epicenter Memphis, the Cooper-Young-based nonprofit week on a resolution that would require the Tennessee that connects entrepreneurs to resources they need to start, Bureau of Investigation (TBI) to immediately investigate all launch, and scale a business, has raised $40 million to serious injuries resulting from all officer-involved shootings, support entrepreneurs here. not just fatal shootings.

The fund-raising milestone was triggered by an initial The legislation would be a joint resolution of the council and $10 million grant by FedEx Corp. that would only be given if Shelby County Commission. Commissioner Tami Sawyer, who Epicenter raised the rest. The money came from philanthropic was present at the meeting, said the legislation would “make foundations, economic development organizations, sure that justice and equality exist in our policies” and that corporations, financial institutions, and individuals. “investigations are handled with swift justice.”

Epicenter’s ultimate goal is to raise $100 million to fuel a 10-year strategy to increase access to capital, talent, local FACEBOOK FALLOUT customers, and technology commercialization in Memphis.

The Facebook legal team asked the Memphis Police Department (MPD) to cease using fake accounts last week.

GOING ORGANIC In a letter dated September 19th, Andrea Kirkpatrick, Agricenter International has kicked off a five-year study Facebook’s director and associate general counsel of on a newly minted organic farm to help local farmers get a security, told MPD Director Michael Rallings that the leg up and, hopefully, cash in on the consumer hunger for department’s activities violate Facebook’s terms of service. naturally grown foods.

The idea is to make all the mistakes a farmer would have RAPID TRANSIT to go through to get fields certified organic by the USDA, Last week, a Memphis City Council committee approved the select the right crops for the Mid-South climate, and plant closure of one lane on Second Street and one on B.B. King and raise them correctly.

Boulevard as part of the city’s first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.

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Overton Park’s next phase of revitalization should have your fingerprints all over it.

The park’s first phase of revitalization started with user input, too. When the Overton Park Conservancy (OPC) began overseeing the park almost seven years ago, a community survey gave them a check list. All those years and nearly $8 million later, the park has upgraded restrooms, new signage, a new Rainbow Lake playground, and much more.

Tina Sullivan, OPC’s executive director, called much of that work “low-hanging fruit,” immediate things that were sometimes in dire need of repair.

This next phase of revitalization will take a longer view of the park and will allow Memphians to dream big.

“It was time for us to take a step back and do higher level thinking around the future of the park,” Sullivan said. “Rather than continuing down the road with ad hoc projects, we wanted to have more of a cohesive plan for the entire park. We decided on this master plan.”

The backbone of that master plan is you.

OPC contracted with Olivia Haslop, of Endure Fort Design, to bring her expertise of humancentered design to the future of Overton Park. The philosophy basically begins by asking consumers (or in this case, Memphians) what they want, rather than developing and delivering something that

companies or organizations hope they’ll want.

“That’s why OPC is doing a very careful job of having meaningful and deep conversations with park users and others to understand Share your … their experience in the thoughts on social at park and how can we build #parkconversations. on that,” Haslop said. “We want to roll out things that For example, many will get a first-ever look at the the community has already 13-acre General Services lot in the park’s southeast bought into, things they’ve asked for, and are corner.

It’ll be open for parking Saturday. The city is waiting for.” moving the facility and it will soon be a blank slate This process began with listening sessions inside for Overton Park. the park. Naturally, runners and park advocates Haslop will collect ideas from Merrymaking spoke up. So, they also reached out to “those guests on just how they’d like to see the lot and communities, neighborhoods, and groups that other parts of the park developed in the future. aren’t usually represented in conversations about Some emergent ideas will be announced during the park,” said Latanyua Robinson, a master-plan Saturday’s event. consultant with Latrobe LLC. To do that, OPC OPC will collect public ideas for the rest of the took its listening ears out of the park and met these year and funnel them into a design to be unveiled, groups where they were. perhaps, in mid-2019, Sullivan said. When they do, A mix of Memphians — thousands of them — it won’t be “here’s what we’re thinking.” are expected Saturday for the park’s annual Day of “It’s really more, ‘this is what you’re thinking,’” Merrymaking. The event will, of course, offer music, Sullivan said.

“This is what we heard you say you food, beer, and art, but it will also give visitors a wanted.” chance to share their ideas on the future of the park.

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Blackburn, Dean, Lee, and Donald Trump all went local this week.

The semi-lull in politics that had lasted from the mid-summer election of August 2nd until Labor Day is now unmistakably over, as the present week’s events well indicate.

On Monday night, Tennessee was favored with the presence of one Donald J. Trump, who turned up for one of his patented political rallies in Johnson City, in the far corner of northeastern Tennessee. Trump was on hand to bolster his own permanent campaign as well as the hopes of 8th District Congressman Marsha Blackburn for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by incumbent Republican Bob Corker. On Tuesday night, he appeared at a rally in Southaven. (For a report on the president’s Southaven visit, go to memphisflyer.com.)

On Monday, the president, professing happiness at “being back in the great state of Tennessee with thousands of hard-working American patriots,” also made a point of ladling out grace notes to every other leading Republican in sight. His beneficiaries included Congressmen Phil Roe, John Duncan, Chuck Fleischmann, and Scott Desjarlais (“my favorite name in politics”), Congressional candidates Tim Burchett and Mark Green, Governor Bill Haslam, Lt. Governor Randy McNally, and current Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee. Trump took time to brag on a new trade arrangement with Mexico and Canada, designated by the letters USMCA, an anagram that, unlike the predecessor association of NAFTA, cannot be said as a word. Though the new trade pact is considered somewhat more advantageous to American milk producers and automakers than was NAFTA, its primary advantage, as Trump sees it, may be that it’s one more replacement for a now-discarded creation of his Democratic predecessors.

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The president also defended his current Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and disparaged several Judiciary Committee Democrats who oppose Kavanaugh — notably Senators Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Cory Booker of New Jersey, and Dianne Feinstein of California.

But Trump reserved most of his criticism for Phil Bredesen, the former Tennessee governor who is Blackburn’s Democratic opponent for the Senate seat. The election of Bredesen, he said, could mean the loss of Tennessee gunowner’s Second Amendment rights, the escalation of taxes “beyond your wildest imagination, the likelihood of mass unemployment, and the takeover of medical care by the government.”

The Bredesen campaign later issued a point-by-point refutation of these charges, along with the following summary: “From Day 1, Governor Bredesen has been clear — he is not running against Donald Trump. He is running for a Senate seat to represent the people of Tennessee. As he said in Chattanooga this evening — if Tennesseans are looking for someone to continue the D.C. gridlock and shouting, he’s not their candidate.

Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn has gotten very good at this after 16 years in Washington. If what Tennesseans are looking for is someone who will get things done, then Phil Bredesen is applying for the job.”

That statement, consistent with the general run of Bredesen’s TV commercials, which stress his political independence and demonstrated ability to work across the political aisle, both complements and somewhat contrasts with the former governor’s action last week in announcing that, if elected, he would not support current Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer of New York for reelection to the Senate leadership post.

Bredesen took that position during a debate at Cumberland University in Lebanon, and it came off then as a concession — needless, some Democrats worried — to his Republican opponent’s frequent attempts to tie him to the national

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Congressional leadership of Schumer and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.

• Meanwhile, there’s more politics in the offing locally. As I write this, there is to be a Tuesday night debate at the University of Memphis between the aforementioned Lee and his Democratic gubernatorial opponent, former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. Dean is scheduled to stick around for a meet-and-greet Wednesday night at Railgarten, and Senate candidate Blackburn was advertised for a GOP luncheon at Owen Brennan’s, also on Wednesday.

Local Democrats have been getting help from elsewhere, too. State Representative Mike Stewart was in Shelby County the weekend before last, speaking at a picnic of the Germantown Democratic Club and bringing aid and comfort — some of it rhetorical and devoted to the macro level of politics.

Said Stewart: “We have got to take this country back — neighborhood by neighborhood, councilmanic district by councilmanic district, statehouse district by statehouse district.”

Stewart scourged “this very radical Congress that would not compromise” and a national Republican regime that, he said, “stymied at every turn” progressive efforts.

He made the case that several local House districts now belonging to Republicans were in range to be captured. “These districts are changing,” he said.

“We can turn these districts blue.

These suburban districts are where the fight is at.”

On hand for the event was a prime exhibit of Stewart’s thesis: State Representative Dwayne Thompson of House District 96. Thompson upset then incumbent state Representative

Steve McManus two years ago in the district, which includes parts of Cordova, southeast Memphis, and Germantown, and which, as Stewart had indicated, had indeed undergone significant demographic change.

Thompson had worked the district with all due diligence back in 2016, knocking on what he estimated to be “thousands of doors,” and his effort certainly was the largest reason for his victory. But another major component was the significant financial aid that the state party shifted his way, by way of targeting the district.

In 2018, the state Democratic Party is once again involved as an active principal in the legislative races of Shelby County, and Stewart’s very presence was a clear symbol of that.

This year the state party seems to have identified two more districts capable of turnover — District 97, in the Bartlett-Eads-Lakeland area, now represented by the GOP’s Jim Coley; and District 83, in the East MemphisGermantown overlap, now represented

by Republican Mark White.

The Democrats running for those seats — Allan Creasy in District 97 and Danielle Schonbaum in district 83 — have reportedly been pinpointed for accelerated financial aid from the state party’s coffers, as has the reelection effort of Thompson, who is opposed by Republican Scott McCormick in District 96.

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Phil Trenary The Memphis Chamber leader believed in Memphis.

We owe it to him to keep his vision alive.

Phil was pivotal to the growth of the Chairman’s Circle, creating an activist group of CEOs that would endeavor to work in the trenches toward the goal of pushing Memphis to live up to its potential. The first major move of the Chairman’s Circle included removing government funding from the Chamber, which allowed the business community to begin to partner with and advocate for our local governments, a role that had been distinctively absent for decades.

Because of Phil’s leadership in bringing these advocates together, Memphis has seen increased funding for pre-K, collaboration on economic development, and a stronger Memphis presence in Nashville, working for our community’s priorities with the state legislature and governor.

Phil made sure that the Chamber was focused on economic growth, not for economic growth’s sake, but because he wanted the best outcomes for the people in our community just

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as much as he wanted to attract new business. He knew that in order to see true growth, dealing with issues such as poverty, education, and creating higher-paying jobs was essential to move our city forward. What kind of business organization thinks like that?

One led by Phil Trenary.

Shortly after the I-40 bridge protest in the summer of 2016, the Chamber found itself picketed by the Coalition of Concerned Citizens. What did Phil do? He went outside and talked with them. As Phil put it, “They want what we want, and if the Coalition thinks they need to protest us, then that is our fault for not telling them what we are doing.”

The loss of Phil Trenary will be felt most acutely, of course, by his family. My heart, my prayers, and my love go out to all of them. But, make no mistake about what we are not going to do today — and for all the tomorrows to follow. We are not going to let the life of a man who loved our city become a cautionary tale of those who hate it. We are not going to allow a man who lived for bringing jobs and businesses to Memphis, to become, in death, a reason for them to stay away.

And we will not allow a person who was so focused on the good in our community to become a shorthand for the tragedy that can also be found here.

We are going to continue to believe in Memphis, the way Phil Trenary believed in Memphis. We are going to continue to see that all of us want the same thing for our community and it’s on us if we can’t work together to understand that.

Shea Flinn is the former senior vice president of the Chairman’s Circle of the Greater Memphis Chamber.

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“We wake up every morning and decide what we are NOT going to do today.” Phil Trenary must have told me that a thousand times during my time at the Greater Memphis Chamber. It was not a testament to laziness, but the perfect prescription for effectiveness at an organization like the Chamber, which Phil led as president and executive director from 2014 until his untimely death last week.

Phil breathed new life into a heritage organization. It didn’t always get the publicity of a revived Overton Square or the rebirth of Crosstown or a remodeled brewery Downtown, but the changes Phil brought to the Chamber were just as extraordinary and just as important for the transformation of Memphis.

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emember when the October 4th for what amounts to a University of Memphis college basketball fashion show. James became a football Wiseman and other Tiger recruiting school? It happened targets will be impressed. Hardaway’s on December 22, first appearance as Tiger coach in front 2014, when the Tigers of a crowd numbered in the thousands beat BYU in a scintillating Miami will reverberate at least to the pointy Beach Bowl. The overtime victory gave arena he played in as a Tiger, making Memphis a final record of 10-3 and all of Downtown Memphis once again vaulted a program that had finished a hub for college basketball. Yes, it’s 2-10 merely three years earlier into the madness. year-end AP Top 25.

Two days after the lights dim at When the Tigers won their first FedExForum, the Tiger football team eight games in 2015 — one of them a will take the field at the Liberty Bowl beat-down of Ole Miss at the Liberty to play Connecticut. The game will Bowl — we began hearing talk of surely draw more fans than we see at Memphis playing in a major bowl Memphis Madness. Surely? game, of a Memphis quarterback Perhaps this is right and proper.

(Paxton Lynch) getting Heisman Memphis has never been a sports town Trophy consideration. This was with an abundance of riches. To have University of Memphis football. The a Top-25 football team and Penny basketball program, meanwhile, Hardaway in charge of basketball? slogged through four years without That would be like having Paisley an NCAA tournament Park two blocks appearance. south of Graceland.

That “football school” How much love and died at Yulman Stadium happiness can one in New Orleans last athletic department Friday night. Favored by take? two touchdowns against The football Tulane, the Tigers scored team is better than on their first play from it looked at Tulane. scrimmage — a 47-yard And the basketball run by Darrell Henderson team will not enter (ho-hum) — then played next March’s AAC like they forgot they were tournament with a Coach Penny Hardaway members of the American 31-0 record. (We’ll go Athletic Conference. After with 28-3 for now.) compiling three wins over stepchildren But we can again recognize the U of M in shoulder pads last month, Memphis as very much a basketball school. got manhandled on both sides of the The throng of reporters and camera ball by the Green Wave. The Tigers, crew at the Tiger basketball team’s particularly on defense, looked slower opening practice last week was larger than Tulane. Worse, they looked tired. than the group that gathered for An 11-game winning streak against the football team’s postgame press the Green Wave ended with a damp conference the previous Saturday at thud. Perspective on the new depths? the Liberty Bowl. While Mike Norvell Coach Larry Porter’s Tigers were is asked about the development of his undefeated against Tulane. rookie quarterback, Penny Hardaway As though recovery from such a is asked if any of his players remind loss won’t be test enough for coach him of himself. (Anyone? Please, Mike Norvell, defensive coordinator Penny?) Breathless anticipation is a Chris Ball, and a team no longer rare commodity in sports of any kind. in contention for its league title, On the college basketball level, in a city the Tiger basketball team will host the size of Memphis, such excitement Memphis Madness Thursday night at forms a community’s emotional FedExForum. baseline.

You’ve heard the hoops squad has a There will again be football victories new coach: Penny Hardaway. Among to cheer. If they’re drowned out by a the celebs rumored to have circled Tiger basketball win come November, Thursday night on their schedules: consider it the natural order of things.

Drake and Justin Timberlake. An NBA Good football is always welcome in arena will be filled by paying fans on this Hoop City.

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Last Wednesday evening, the Flyer celebrated its latest Best of Memphis issue at Mud Island with about 2,000 other folks — Flyer friends, advertisers, winners. On the monorail from Mud Island post-party, guests filled the car, happily gabbing about the evening. There was dancing and music and great food from BOM-winning restaurants. There were excellent performances by Opera Memphis and Collage dance collective. There were treks along the mini Mississippi from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico and back again.

It had all the elements of a perfect party. Here’s the proof. — Susan Ellis

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William Bell needs no introduction to those who appreciate Memphis music. Though he lives in Atlanta now, he exudes our city’s history. And, as it turns out, his first hit was inspired by homesickness. Born William Yarbrough, he took his stage name after his grandmother Belle. And he needed a stage name at a very young age.

Like so many before and after him, he had Rufus Thomas to thank for his leap into show business. “His band played behind me when I was 14 years old. One of the Bihari brothers, Lester, he had a little label here called Meteor Records, out on Thomas. I was with the Del Rios then, a vocal group I had formed to work down at the Flamingo on Hernando Street. I was 14 years old, still in high school. And Rufus’ band, the Bearcats, played behind me. So the whole Thomas family is like family to me. Marvell, Carla, Vaneese, and I all grew up together.”

Bell eventually became a featured performer with the best local band of them all, the Phineas Newborn Sr. Orchestra. When Bell was only 21, the orchestra scored a six-week residency at a New York club, which was extended to three months. That was when Bell’s longing for home kicked in, and when he returned he put that feeling into a song that evoked his days singing in church.

As Peter Guralnick wrote of the number, “‘You Don’t Miss Your Water,’ like most of Bell’s hits for himself and others (‘Share What You Got,’ ‘Everybody Loves a Winner,’ ‘Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday,’ ‘Born Under a Bad Sign’) retailed a familiar folk saying and expanded upon it with a simplicity and craft that rendered it quietly eloquent.”

Bell had been to Satellite Records’ studio once before, singing backup on Carla Thomas’ “Gee Whiz.” In 1961, he took in his own song, “Formula of Love,” to cut a single for the label, freshly re-christened Stax. For the B-side, he offered up the homesick/lovesick lament he’d penned after his New York stay. And that was what DJs all over the country literally flipped for. Six months later, it had put Stax on the Billboard charts.

Bell, of course, went on to become both a performer and songwriter at Stax into the next decade, and his voice and recorded masterpieces lived on beyond the label’s eventual bankruptcy. What’s striking, though, is the way the creation of his first hit echoes the genesis of the very festival he’ll be playing this week.

We have Diego Winegardner to thank for Mempho, whose career in the New York area gave him the means to jump-start the festival of his dreams last year. “I grew up in Memphis in the late ’70s and into the ’80s,” he says. “I think being here when Stax was prominent and all these great hits were coming out of Memphis, made me think Memphis was the music capital of the United

Hi Rhythm: Leroy Hodges, Rev. Charles Hodges, Archie “Hubbie” Turner States. It wasn’t Nashville, and it wasn’t Austin. So I wanted to be able to provide a platform for all these great local artists that are here, drawing inspiration from that past but also bringing it forward. So we’re always gonna tip our hat to some aspect of that rich music legacy. Last year, we did a tribute to Stax, with Steve Cropper and Booker T. And Eddie Floyd also sat in on that. And this year we’re gonna pay tribute to Royal Studios, Boo Mitchell, and his family’s contribution to Memphis music.”

Last year, Royal Studios celebrated its 60th anniversary, and Saturday evening’s tribute will offer a slice of Memphis, past and present, that will be hard to beat. It will feature an approach that was pioneered in the 2015 Royal-produced film, Take Me to the River, where oldschool soul legends were paired with rappers and other younger performers.

William Bell, for instance, collaborated with Snoop Dogg in a revisitation of “I Forgot to Be Your Lover,” Bell’s hit from 1968. The Mempho show will follow in those footsteps, featuring Bell and Bobby Rush alongside hometown hiphop giants Frayser Boy and Al Kapone, and a cameo from Ashton Riker.

But the real secret weapon behind the show will be the Hi Rhythm Section, named after the label that was synonymous with Royal Studios for decades. Having backed the likes of Al Green and other Hi stars, the band, with Charles Hodges on organ, Leroy Hodges on bass, Archie “Hubbie” Turner on keyboards, has been enjoying a renaissance of sorts, including last year’s Grammy nomination for their collaboration, Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm.

But the band can collaborate on more than the blues, as the ongoing tours spawned by Take Me to the River proved.

Boo Mitchell, who runs Royal Studios and Royal Records with his sister Anna, notes that the seasoned players can easily adapt to hip-hop.

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continued from page 18 Kapone. Definitely not a stretch. They’ve played behind Snoop Dogg and played on records with the Wu-Tang Clan. That Better Tomorrow record has some of the Hi guys on that.”

In fact, Bell sees the Hi players having a beneficial effect on the hip-hop world.

“It worked so great that Frayser Boy and Al Kapone said they would never work with pre-recorded tracks again. They love live music behind ’em now. Because the energy and the freedom of being loose on stage and conversing with the audience and everything, and not have to follow a track. A lot of the rappers now, Snoop and Jay Z and a lot of them, are working with live musicians.”

For his part, though he’s associated with Stax, Bell feels right at home at Hi as well. The familial spirit of the two studios was always similar and came to full fruition when Bell participated in Take Me to the River. “We did that movie and we won a lot of awards behind it, so it gave us a shot in the arm, career-wise,” he says. “So we toured for two months

with Take Me to the River, part one. And we filmed a sequel that’s coming out soon, with New Orleans musicians.”

But that’s not all that’s keeping Bell’s name in the spotlight. His 2016 solo record, This Is Where I Live, stubbornly anchored in the classic soul sounds that put him on the map, won a Grammy for Best Americana Album. And he recently joined Margo Price, John Prine, and Al Green in the Amazon-sponsored sessions with Matt Ross-Spang at Sam Phillips Recording Studio, just released last month.

And in a few weeks, Craft Recordings will release a massive compilation, Stax ’68: A Memphis Story, that heavily features some of Bell’s most iconic work.

“There are some gems,” he says.

“Concord asked me to give my input, so I’ve listened to a lot of the stuff. There’s some unheard of gems in that collection.

Any fan of Memphis music, you can’t go wrong in getting that ’68 compilation.”

Even with so much recent recording work going on, Bell is clearly thrilled to revisit his work of 50 years ago. “You know, a good song is a good song. It’ll come back around.”

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Only in its second year, Mempho Music Festival has become a magnet for some of the nation’s biggest artists. Perhaps the most anticipated show is Nas, who’s just dropped his 12th album, Nasir. Beck, another artist rooted in the ’90s, has similarly become a major artist who continues to innovate. Newer megastars like Post Malone and Phoenix should draw massive crowds, but given the way Janelle Monae’s star has risen since her debut in 2010 and her parallel film career, she may outdraw all of them. There will be plenty of local genius on display, including Juicy J and Project Pat, Lucero, Don Bryant, Big Ass Truck, and the Lovelight Orchestra. As festival advisor Boo Mitchell notes, “It’s a music combination that’ll have something for every demographic.”

And one distinctive Mempho feature, the all-star jam, blends diverse artists to entertain late-night groovers and those taking advantage of the new camping option. This year, it features Robert Randolph, Karl Denson, Cory Henry, Nate Smith, and Mononeon, among others.

But the real triumph of Mempho may be in the shake-your-booty department. Says Mitchell, “We’ve got Parliament-Funkadelic AND the Bar Kays! That’s a whole lotta funk!”

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Top left: image of Bell in his early Stax years.

Bottom: William Bell, from a session he did for the Amazon “Produced By: Matt Ross-Spang” series.

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A pair of stunned cyclists from the S. Main neighborhood pull into an empty, gravel lot near 62 E.H. Crump, where French artist Julien de Casabianca has completed one of several impressive paper murals currently on view throughout the city. “So what do you think of Memphis?” one of the cyclists asks, looking up at the, six-story masonry building and de Casabianca’s monumental reproduction of the little girl from William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s painting, At the Foot of the Cliff. The laconic artist purses his lips and squints into the bright, hot sunlight. “I do Julien de not know,” he says. “I have only seen the walls.”

Casabianca But he’s seen a lot of walls.

“I have been invited all around the world,” the artist says, describing work that’s taken him from Moscow to Mumbai. Sometimes called the Robin Hood of street art, he borrows characters from regional collections and blows them up wall-sized in public places where everybody can see.

For the Memphis leg of his Outings Project, de Casabianca worked with locals to select 20 characters from work in the Brooks Museum’s permanent collection. Then he applied temporary murals of those characters to buildings on Cooper, Lamar, Park, Highland, Central, Perkins, Broad, Frayser Boulevard, Watkins, and other locations all over town.

There’s a two-story installation from Carroll Cloar’s Wedding Party on G.E. Patterson. A 20-foot detail from Luca Giordano’s The Slaying of the Medusa can be found on Summer.

The Brooks launched a related Instagram photography contest October 1st. They’re asking participants to interact with the art and use the hashtags #brooksmuseum and #outingproject.

“You’ve only seen walls?” the cyclist asks de Casabianca. “Yes,” he confirms stoically. “I have only seen the walls.”

Brooks Outside is one way for the museum to give its permanent collection some temporary context, but there are indoor events on the horizon, too. Brooks is partnering with IRIS Chamber Musicians for a series of art-inspired musical performances. Acclaimed violinist Midori joins IRIS for a Sunday afternoon performance, October 14th.

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Old classic cars from all across the country today. Includes live music, door prizes, and more. Near Kohl’s.

Squirrel Nut Zippers Levitt Shell, 7 p.m.

A mix of jazz, folk, and weird.

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Mad Hatter Tea Party Woodruff-Fontaine House, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Adult tea party with Prosecco in the teacups, lawn games, a scavenger hunt, and self-guided tours.

2018 Art Harvest Pop-up Sale Jay Etkin Gallery, 1-8 p.m.

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The Marshall Tucker Band Gold Strike Casino, 8 p.m., $24-$44 Southern rock, y’all. Hits include “Can’t You See” and “Heard It in a Love Song.”

Ghostbusters CTI 3D Giant Cinema, 4 p.m.

Who ya gonna call? A screening of the original Bill Murray, Harold Ramis comedy.

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Alice Bingham Gorman knows a thing or two about taking risks and figuring out who you are on the fly. The late ’70s found her in her late 30s and in need of an occupation.

Freshly divorced, with no college degree or evidently marketable skills, she opened an art gallery on Overton Square and set about the business of professionalizing Memphis’ art market. Forty years later, with a pioneering gallery career in her past, an earned MFA and honorary PhD to her credit, and at an age she describes as “horrifying,” Bingham is about to embark on a book tour and her new career as a novelist.

“It’s about a 1970s Southern woman who’s thrust out of her marriage and, shall we say, her programmed expectations,” Gorman says of Valeria Vose, a debut novel published by She Writes press. “She has to find her way to become her own personal, creative, and spiritual identity.

“I know the landscape. I know the traditions, and I know the expectations. A lot of the book is autobiographical, though it is definitely fiction,” she says.

Gorman had been thinking about creating a memoir when she went back to school to study creative writing in the early 2000s. Creative nonfiction was appealing, and she published work in Vogue, O, the Oprah Magazine, and other periodicals. But she fell in love with fiction and, over time, the memoir evolved into something that gave an emerging artist a little more room to work.

“The character, Valeria Vose, is not me,” Gorman says. “But she knows a lot of what I know and went through a lot of the experiences I went through.”

Gorman celebrates the launch of Valeria Vose at Novel Thursday, October 4th at 6 p.m.

BOOK LAUNCH FOR “VALERIA VOSE” BY ALICE BINGHAM GORMAN AT NOVEL, OCTOBER 4TH, 6-7:30 P.M. FREE

Art in the Park Memphis College of Art, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Artwork on the lawn at MCA. Includes demos, food, and arts and crafts.

Flying Folds Memphis Botanic Garden, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

A paper airplane party! Learn how to fold your own and about the different types.

Gray Canary Wine Dinner Gray Canary, 7 p.m., $75 A five-course wine dinner overseen by sommelier Ryan Radish. Tonight’s region of focus is Northern Rhone.

A Day of Merrymaking Overton Park, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Overton Park Conservancy’s annual festival with a dog costume contest and fashion show, food trucks, a beer garden, an artist’s market, live music, and more.

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The Memphis Symphony Orchestra performs alongside a screening of the film.

Booksigning by Hampton Sides Novel, 6 p.m.

A booksigning and discussion by Hampton Sides of his latest book On Desperate Ground: The Marines at the Reservoir, the Korean War’s Greatest Battle.

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A masked killer terrorizes a group of teens in a horror-themed amusement park in Hell Fest.

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DEAN OWENS & THE WHISKEY HEARTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4TH LEVITT SHELL

THE CHINESE CONNECTION DUB EMBASSY SATURDAY, OCT 6TH WINE ON THE RIVER

MARSHALL TUCKER BAND SATURDAY, OCT 6TH GOLD STRIKE CASINO

After Dark: Live Music Schedule October 4 - 10 Alfred’s 197 BEALE 525-3711

Gary Hardy & Memphis 2 Thursdays-Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.; Karaoke Thursdays, TuesdaysWednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. and Sundays-Mondays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Mandi Thomas Fridays, Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.; The 901 Heavy Hitters Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Flyin’ Ryan Fridays, Saturdays, 2:30 a.m.; Memphis Jazz Orchestra Sundays, 6-9 p.m.

B.B. King’s Blues Club 143 BEALE 524-KING

Blue Note Bar & Grill 341-345 BEALE 577-1089

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

Blues City Cafe 138 BEALE 526-3637

Brad Birkedahl Band Thursdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Fridays, 5 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 6, 12:30 p.m.; John Paul Keith Friday, Oct. 5, 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 6, 9:30 p.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Saturday, Oct. 6, 5 p.m. and Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Brandon Cunning Band Sundays, 6 p.m.,

and Mondays, 7 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.

Club 152 152 BEALE 544-7011

Sean Apple Thursdays, Sundays, 5 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 4 p.m. and Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m.; Live Music Thursdays-Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Blues Players Club Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Brimstone Jones Thursday, Oct. 4, 8 p.m.-midnight; DJ Ron Fridays, 11 p.m.; Bonfire Orchestra Saturday, Oct. 6, 7-11 p.m. and Tuesday, Oct. 9, 7-11 p.m.; DJ DNyce Saturdays, 11 p.m.; DJ Mad Efx Sundays, midnight; A.M. Whiskey Trio Mondays, 6-10 p.m.

Handy Bar 200 BEALE 527-2687

Hard Rock Cafe

King’s Palace Cafe

126 BEALE 529-0007

162 BEALE 521-1851

Jerred Price Friday, Oct. 5, 9-11 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 6, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Itta Bena 145 BEALE 578-3031

Nat “King” Kerr Fridays, Saturdays, 9-10 p.m.

King Jerry Lawler’s Hall of Fame Bar & Grille 159 BEALE

Lunch on Beale with Chris Gales Wednesdays-Sundays, noon-4 p.m.; Eric Hughes solo/ acoustic Thursdays, 5-8 p.m.; Karaoke Mondays-Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.; Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.

The Amazing Rhythmatics Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.

David Bowen Thursdays, 5:309:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 6:30-10:30 p.m., and Sundays, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe Patio 162 BEALE 521-1851

Sonny Mack Mondays-Fridays, 2-6 p.m.; Cowboy Neil Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7 p.m.midnight and Saturdays, Sundays, 2-6 p.m.; Fuzzy Wednesdays, Fridays, 7 p.m.-midnight; Baunie and Soul Sundays, 7 p.m.-midnight.

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

Big Don Valentine’s Three Piece Chicken and a Biscuit Blues Band Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

New Daisy Theatre 330 BEALE 525-8981

Funtcase Thursday, Oct. 4, 9 p.m.; Young Nudy Saturday, Oct. 6, 7 p.m.; Eric Johnson Sunday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m.; The Breeders Tuesday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe 182 BEALE 528-0150

Eric Hughes Band Mondays, Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight and Friday, Oct. 5, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Bob Margolin Thursday, Oct. 4, 8 p.m.-midnight; Pam and Terry Fridays, Saturdays, 5:308:30 p.m.; Vince Johnson and Plantation Allstars Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight and Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Memphis Blues Masters Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Ghost Town Blues Band Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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The King Beez Thursdays, 5:30 p.m.; B.B. King’s All Stars Thursdays, Fridays, 8 p.m.; Will Tucker Band Fridays, Saturdays, 5 p.m.; Lisa G and Flic’s Pic’s

Band Saturdays, Sundays, 12:30 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Sundays, 5 p.m.; Memphis Jones Sundays, Wednesdays 5:30 p.m.; Doc Fangaz and the Remedy Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m.

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Opening Night. The first 10,000 fans with receive a Grizzlies MEM Headband.

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The 25th Cultural Curren$y Tour with Jermaine Dupri and special guests is coming to FedExForum.

Tickets available!

Grammy Award Winner, global superstar and Memphis native returns to FedExForum with his Man of The Woods tour. Tickets available!

One of the best-loved Cirque Du Soleil productions, Corteo, is coming to Memphis.

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule October 4 - 10 Memphis Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Saturday, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 7, 1 p.m.

Regina’s 60 N. MAIN

Open Mic Night Saturdays, 4-7 p.m.; Richard Wilson Sundays, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Rumba Room 303 S. MAIN 523-0020

Red Hot Lindy Hop Swing

Medical Center Health Sciences Park CORNER OF MADISON AND DUNLAP

IRIS Orchestra - Fall Lunch Concert Series Friday, Oct. 5, 12-1 p.m.

South Main Art Village Gallery 410 S. MAIN 521-0782

Art + Music: Memories of Cuba Dance Party & Listening Salon

Boscos 2120 MADISON 432-2222

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

Celtic Crossing 903 S. COOPER 274-5151

Jeremy Stanfill and Joshua Cosby Sundays, 6-9 p.m.; Candy Company Mondays.

Black Pumas with Mama Honey Monday, Oct. 8, 7 p.m.; Cuco Tuesday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m.; Crockett Hall Tuesdays with the Midtown Rhythm Section Tuesdays, 9 p.m.; Psychotic Reaction Wednesday, Oct. 10, 9 p.m.

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

Koffin Kats with Pink Suede Thursday, Oct. 4, 9 p.m.; Kosha Dillz with Devmo Thursday, Oct. 4, 9 p.m.; Skydyed with Ei Friday, Oct. 5, 9 p.m.; No Love For Lions, Beg, and King Farroah Saturday,

183 BEALE 522-9596

Dueling Pianos Thursdays, Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.-3 a.m., and Sundays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.midnight; Barbara Blue Fish in Dirty H2O CD Release Party Sunday, Oct. 7, 4-8 p.m.

Midtown Crossing Grill 394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

Natalie James and the Professor Saturdays, Sundays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; “The Happening” Open Songwriter Showcase Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Minglewood Hall

Belle Tavern

1555 MADISON 866-609-1744

117 BARBORO ALLEY 249-6580

Whiskey Myers, Jobe Fortner Thursday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m.; GhostNote & MonoNeon, the Truth Band Tuesday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m.

The Rusty Pieces Sunday, Oct. 7, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Brass Door Irish Pub 152 MADISON 572-1813

Mulan Asian Bistro

Live Music Fridays; Carma Karaoke with Carla Worth Saturdays, 9-11 p.m.; Helena Byrne Concert Wednesday, Oct. 10, 7-9 p.m.

2149 YOUNG AVE 347-3965

Chris Gales Sunday Brunch First Sunday of every month, 12-3 p.m.

Murphy’s

Center for Southern Folklore Hall

1589 MADISON 726-4193

Gutter Villian and Shame Finger Thursday, Oct. 4; Shame Finger and Gutter Villain Thursday, Oct. 4, 10 p.m.; Slate Dump and Moses Crouch with Javi Hunger Saturday, Oct. 6; Psychotic Reaction with Glory Holes and Slate Dump Wednesday, Oct. 10.

119 S. MAIN AT PEMBROKE SQUARE 525-3655

Delta Cats, Billy Gibson & Linear Smith First Friday of every month, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Dirty Crow Inn 855 KENTUCKY

Blackwater Trio Thursday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m.; Carol Plunk Friday, Oct. 5, 9 p.m.; FreeWorld Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 p.m.; Bobbie Stacks and Friends Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

Rock Starkaraoke Fridays; Open Mic Music Mondays, 9 p.m.midnight.

Earnestine & Hazel’s

Railgarten

531 S. MAIN 523-9754

2160 CENTRAL

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

130 PEABODY PLACE 523-8536

Songwriters with Roland and Friends Mondays, 7-10 p.m.

The Halloran Centre 225 S. MAIN 529-4299

The Mersey Beatles: Four Lads from Liverpool Wednesday, Oct. 10, 7-9:30 p.m.

Huey’s Downtown 77 S. SECOND 527-2700

Rock Ridge Sunday, Oct. 7, 8-11:30 p.m.

Mollie Fontaine Lounge 679 ADAMS 524-1886

Dim the Lights featuring live music and DJs First Saturday of every month, 10 p.m.

Levitt Shell OVERTON PARK 272-2722

Dean Owens & the Whiskey Hearts Thursday, Oct. 4, 7-8:30 p.m.; Squirrel Nut Zippers Friday, Oct. 5, 7-8:30 p.m.; New Memphis Hepcats Sunday, Oct. 7, 7-8:30 p.m.

Silky O’Sullivan’s

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

Greasy Tree Saturday, Oct. 6, 6:30 p.m.; Thumpdaddy Saturday, Oct. 6, 10 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Jeffrey and the Pacemakers Sunday, Oct. 7, 4 p.m.; The Outside Voices Sunday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m.; Memphis Knights Big Band Monday, Oct. 8, 6 p.m.; Turnstyles Tuesday, Oct. 9, 5:30 p.m.; Fuel on Fire Tuesday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle & New Orleans Wednesday, Oct. 10, 5:30 p.m.; Jimmy Davis Wednesday, Oct. 10, 8 p.m.

Dance with Le Tumulte Noir Saturday, Oct. 6, 6-9 p.m.; Salsa Night Saturdays, 8:30 p.m.-3 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 5, 9-11 p.m.

The Cove

Loflin Yard

The Silly Goose

7 W. CAROLINA

Jazz with Ed Finney, Deb Swiney, and David Collins Thursday, Oct. 4, 8 p.m.; Wayde Peck Friday, Oct. 5, 6 p.m.; Big Barton Friday, Oct. 5, 9 p.m.; Cassette Set Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 p.m.; David Collins Frog Squad Sunday, Oct. 7, 6 p.m.; The Tailored Renegades Monday, Oct. 8, 6 p.m.; Richard Wilson Tuesday, Oct. 9, 6 p.m.; Ben MindenBirkenmaier Wednesday, Oct. 10, 5:30 p.m.; Karaoke with DJ Eggroll Wednesday, Oct. 10, 9 p.m.

100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

Electric Church Sundays, 2-4 p.m.

DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

South Main Sounds

Sleep Out Louie’s

550 S. MAIN 494-6543

150 PEABODY PL SUITE 111 ENTRANCE ON, S 2ND ST

The Rusty Pieces Friday, Oct. 5, 6-9 p.m.; Ronnie Caldwell Saturday, Oct. 6, 6 p.m.

Don Singleton, Ronnie Caldwell, Alexis Taylor Friday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m.; Memphis Songwriters Association Monthly Meeting Second Monday of every month, 7-9 p.m.

The Vault

Spindini

124 GE PATTERSON

383 S. MAIN 578-2767

Heath and Bobbie Thursdays, 7 p.m.; Rev Neil Down Band Friday, Oct. 5, 8:30 p.m.; Alexis Taylor Saturday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m.; Grant Holt and Friends Sunday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m.

Candace Mache Jazz Trio Friday, Oct. 5, 7-10 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 6, 7-10 p.m.

2559 BROAD 730-0719

Growlers 1911 POPLAR 244-7904

Destroyer of Light, Witch Kiss, Hollow Leg, and GEQ Thursday, Oct. 4, 8 p.m.; Ghost Town Blues Band Friday, Oct. 5, 8 p.m.; Planet What and Viet Rahm Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 p.m.; Escape the Fate with Slaves Sunday, Oct. 7, 6 p.m.;

Oct. 6, 6 p.m.; HEELS, Mishka Shubaly, and Drift Mouth Saturday, Oct. 6, 7 p.m.; TsuShiMaMiRe and a Thousand Lights Tuesday, Oct. 9, 9 p.m.; Chase the Comet, Bigger Fish, Sleeping Fit and Stupid Reasons Wednesday, Oct. 10, 8 p.m.

Pulse: A tribute to Pink Floyd Friday, Oct. 5, 9 p.m.; Lord T & Eloise Saturday, Oct. 6, 7 p.m.; Susan Marshal Sunday, Oct. 7, noon.

Rhodes College West Campus 613 UNIVERSITY 843-3775

Fall Choral Showcase Concert Friday, Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m.

Huey’s Midtown 1927 MADISON 726-4372

The Heart Memphis Band Sunday, Oct. 7, 4-7 p.m.; Ryan Crys and the Rough Cuts Sunday, Oct. 7, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Lafayette’s Music Room 2119 MADISON 207-5097

Maybe April Thursday, Oct. 4, 6 p.m.; Shaun Abbott Thursday, Oct. 4, 9 p.m.; Memphis Funk-N-Soul Friday, Oct. 5, 6:30 p.m.; WimBash All Star Band Friday, Oct. 5, 8:45 p.m.; Drunk Uncle Friday, Oct. 5, 10:15 p.m.; Char Magnifico and Vintage Saturday, Oct. 6, 2 p.m.;

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Memphis Bluesmasters Mondays, Thursdays, 8 p.m.midnight; James Jones Fridays, 4-8 p.m., Sundays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. and Wednesdays, 8 p.m.midnight; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Sundays, 4-8 p.m. and Friday, Oct. 5, 4-8 p.m.; Chase Campbell Band Friday, Oct. 5, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. and Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Little Boys Blue Saturday, Oct. 6, 4-8 p.m.; Delta Project Tuesday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m.-midnight.

The Orpheum 203 S. MAIN 525-3000

University of Memphis The Bluff 535 S. HIGHLAND

DJ Ben Murray Thursdays, 10 p.m.; DJ JuiceTheGreat Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 p.m.; Bluegrass Brunch with the River Bluff Clan Sundays, 11 a.m.

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Germantown

East Memphis

Germantown Performing Arts Center

Brookhaven Pub & Grill 695 BROOKHAVEN CIRCLE 680-8118

Dantones Friday, Oct. 5, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

TRIVIA Thursday Nights 8pm-10pm with

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Mortimer’s 590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

Van Duren Solo Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Poplar/I-240 Neil’s Music Room 5727 QUINCE 682-2300

Eddie Long Band Thursday, Oct. 4, 8 p.m.-midnight; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Full Circle Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 p.m.; Flashback Sunday, Oct. 7, 4-7 p.m.; Mo Boogie Sunday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m.-midnight; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Summer/Berclair Cheffie’s Cafe 483 HIGH POINT TERRACE 202-4157

Songwriter Night hosted by Leigh Ann Wilmot and Dave “The Rave” Saturdays, 5-8 p.m.

South Memphis B&J Lounge 826 WALNUT 942-1622

Hard Luck Radio Show: Libra Birthday Bash Sunday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m.

Whitehaven/ Airport Rock-n-Roll Cafe 3855 ELVIS PRESLEY 398-6528

Elvis Tribute featuring Michael Cullipher Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Live Entertainment Mondays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Karaoke hosted by DJ Maddy Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

Bartlett Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center 3663 APPLING 385-6440

Let’s Hang On: Frankie Valli Tribute Saturday, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m.; Let’s Hang On: Frankie Valli Tribute Saturday, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m.

1801 EXETER 751-7500

Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan Friday, Oct. 5, 8-10 p.m.; Young Artists Concert Saturday, Oct. 6, 7 p.m.

North Mississippi/ Tunica Gold Strike Casino 1010 CASINO CENTER IN TUNICA, MS 1-888-245-7829

The Marshall Tucker Band Saturday, Oct. 6, 8-9:30 p.m.

Horseshoe Casino & Hotel AT CASINO CENTER, SOUTH OF MEMPHIS, NEAR TUNICA, MS 1-800-303-SHOE

Latimore, Tutu Jones, and Carla Thomas Friday, Oct. 5; Cedric The Entertainer Saturday, Oct. 6.

Raleigh Stage Stop 2951 CELA 382-1576

Blues Jam hosted by Brad Webb Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.; Open Mic Night and Steak Night Tuesdays, 6 p.m.-midnight.

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Circuit Playhouse

Little Women: The Broadway Musical, musical version of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel following the adventures of sisters Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy March. www. playhouseonthesquare.org. $25-$45. Fri., Oct. 5, 2 p.m., and Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. Through Oct. 28.

51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

Hattiloo Theatre

Pipeline, title refers to the “school-to-prison pipeline,” and in it, Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son opportunities. www.hattilootheatre.org. $30.

Thurs., Fri., 7:30 p.m., Sat., 2 & 7:30 p.m., and Sun., 3 p.m.

Through Oct. 7.

37 S. COOPER (502-3486).

McCoy Theatre

Gruesome Playground Injuries, www.rhodes.edu. Free.

Thurs., Oct. 4, 6 p.m., Sat., Oct. 6, 6 p.m., and Sun., Oct. 7, 12:30 p.m.

RHODES COLLEGE, 2000 N. PARKWAY (843-3000).

Playhouse on the Square

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, a brilliant 15-year-old boy who is ill-equipped to interpret everyday life falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor’s dog. He sets out to identify the culprit. www.playhouseonthesquare.org. $25-$40.

Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m., and Sun., 2 p.m. Through Oct. 7.

66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Theatre Memphis

Heisenberg, contemporary drama filled with twists and turns introduces two strangers, an older man and a younger woman, who

“Loosies in New York”

by Jamin Carter at Overton Park Gallery, Friday, October 5th meet on a subway platform in the most unlikely of circumstances. www.theatrememphis.org. $25. Fri., Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m., and Thurs., 7:30 p.m. Through Oct. 7.

630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

TheatreWorks

Between Her and the Ground: A Staged Reading, struck by a natural, or perhaps supernatural, disaster, Memphis folks join together to seek shelter, learning about themselves and each other while solving the most earth-shattering mystery. www.ourownvoice. org. Tickets are $12 General Admission and $10 for students & seniors. Pay-WhatYou-Can performance on Sat, Sep 29. Fri., Oct. 5, 8 p.m., and Sat., Oct. 6, 8 p.m.

2085 MONROE (274-7139).

University of Memphis Studio Theatre

The Spitfire Grill, musical with deep roots in folklore and myth. After being released from prison, a young woman is drawn to the small town of Gilead and sucked into the drama and mystery of this Wisconsin town. www. memphis.edu/theatre. $20$25. Thurs., Oct. 4, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Fri., Oct. 5, 7:30-9:30 p.m., and Sat., Oct. 6, 2-4 & 7:30-9:30 p.m.

THEATRE AND COMMUNICATION ARTS BUILDING, CENTRAL AVE. (678-2523).

Ross McRae, Frederick Lyle Morris, and Jon Woodhams, exhibition of selected work. www.artbodysoulstudio.com.

Fri., Oct. 5, 6-8 p.m.

1024 YATES ( 901-336-7573).

L Ross Gallery

Opening reception for “Radiance,” exhibition of oil paintings with a focus to the heavens by Matthew Hasty.

Running concurrently at the gallery will be Carl E. Moore’s show “Going Day to Day.” www.lrossgallery.com. Fri., Oct. 5, 6-8 p.m.

5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

Memphis Botanic Garden

Opening reception for “Falling to Pieces,” exhibition showcasing four approaches to the art of collage by Phyllis Boger, Eileen Cashbaugh, Bonnie Orange, and Kathleen Stern. www.memphisbotanicgarden.com. Sun., Oct. 7, 2-4 p.m.

750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Overton Park Gallery

Opening reception for “Loosies in New York,” exhibition of works by Jamin Carter. www.overtonparkgallery.com. Fri., Oct. 5, 6-8 p.m.

1581 OVERTON PARK (229-2967).

Ross Gallery

Opening reception for “Breaking Ground,” exhibition of works by Roger Allan Cleaves and a selection of work by of six CBU Art Alumni in the gallery foyer. www.cbu.edu. Fri., Oct. 5, 5:30 p.m.

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY, PLOUGH LIBRARY, 650 E. PARKWAY S. (321-3000).

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Art + Film | Indie Film Screening: Sons in Cuba, Black in Latin America Thurs., Oct. 4, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

ART VILLAGE GALLERY, 410 S. MAIN (521-0782), WWW.ARTVILLAGEGALLERY.COM.

Art + Music: Memories of Cuba Dance Party and Listening Salon Fri., Oct. 5, 9-11 p.m.

ART VILLAGE GALLERY, 410 S. MAIN (521-0782), WWW.ARTVILLAGEGALLERY.COM.

Art Harvest 2018

A pop-up show and sale of fine crafts. Sat., Oct. 6, 1-8 p.m., and Sun., Oct. 7, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

JAY ETKIN GALLERY, 942 COOPER (550-0064), WWW.TENNESSEECRAFTSOUTHWEST.ORG.

Casting Demonstration Saturdays, Sundays, 3 p.m.

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Cooper-Young Art Tours For more information, featured artists, and pop-up performances, visit website. First Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m.

COOPER-YOUNG DISTRICT, CORNER OF COOPER AND YOUNG, WWW.COOPERYOUNG.COM.

Crosstown Arts Resident Artist Talk

The resident artists discuss their work in a series on monthly artist talks. This month: Ama Codjoe, Jules Johnston, Karina Alvarez, and Lauren Asta. Wed., Oct. 10, 6-8 p.m.

CROSSTOWN CONCOURSE, N. CLEVELAND AT NORTH PARKWAY, WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

First Friday at the Gallery

Group Show presented by Art-Body-Soul with artists Sandra Horton, Becky Ross McRae, Frederick Lyle Morris, and Jon Woodhams.

Door prize drawing follows artist talk. Free. Fri., Oct. 5,

“Breaking Ground” by Roger Allan Cleaves at Ross Gallery, through October 24th 6-8 p.m.

REIKI MEMPHIS, 4564 WARDEN (207-4161), WWW.ARTBODYSOULSTUDIO.COM.

Gallery Talk

Museum staff speak on topics including current exhibitions and works from the permanent collection. Meet in the lobby of the main building before the talk begins. Free. Saturdays, Sundays, 2-2:30 p.m.

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

Memphis Magazine Fiction Contest

Winning authors will be honored with a $200 gift certificate to Novel. For more information, contest rules, and submission, visit website.

Through Aug. 31, 2019.

WWW.MEMPHISMAGAZINE.COM.

Music + Activism = Craftivism

Use your hands to make art that makes a statement about something you feel passionately about. These projects can be political, personal, or purely for fun. Wed., Oct. 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

CROSSTOWN CONCOURSE, N. CLEVELAND AT NORTH PARKWAY, WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

Open Crit

Bring new and/or in-progress studio work for critical feedback and group discussion particular to each artist’s practice. Tues., Oct. 9, 6-8 p.m.

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

Pizza Maniac Series: “Opossums, Owl’s Head Mountain, and Beauty School” Exhibition of works by El Goodo. Wed., Oct. 10, 8-10 p.m.

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

Stax Tracks: Soul Folk in Action

Join Dr. Charles Hughes and special guests as they take a journey through key parts of the Stax Records collection. Listen to an album or series of tracks in real time, followed by a short presentation, and then an audience response to the music. Tues., Oct. 9, 7-9 p.m.

CROSSTOWN CONCOURSE, N. CLEVELAND AT NORTH PARKWAY, WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

Train Collectors Association Casey Jones Chapter Model Train Show and Sale

Featuring model trains, accessories, magazines, catalogues, parts for sale, and a model train layout. Great for kids. $5 per family. Sat., Oct. 6, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

ST. GEORGE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 2425 SOUTH GERMANTOWN (7547282), WWW.MEMPHISMODELRAILROADERS.COM.

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Art Museum at the University of Memphis (AMUM)

“Consuming Passions II: A Collection of Collections,” exhibition showcasing sports paraphernalia, Japanese prints, automobile art, posters and material culture from World War I and World War II, and pop-culture related artifacts. www.memphis.edu.

Through Oct. 6.

“Africa: Art of a Continent,” permanent exhibition of African art from the Martha and Robert Fogelman collection.

Ongoing.

142 COMMUNICATION & FINE ARTS BUILDING (678-2224).

Art Village Gallery

“Recuerdos de Cuba / Memories of Cuba,” exhibition of works by native Cuban artist Eduin Fraga. www.artvillagegallery.com. Through Oct. 31.

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“Chinese Symbols in Art,” ancient Chinese pottery and bronze. www.belzmuseum. org. Ongoing.

119 S. MAIN, IN THE PEMBROKE SQUARE BUILDING (523-ARTS).

Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School

“Exaltation and the Space Between,” exhibition of new works by by Allyson LeMay. www.buckmanartscenter.com.

Through Oct. 15.

60 N. PERKINS EXT. (537-1483).

Clough-Hanson Gallery

“What’s Gone With That Boy I Wonder,” exhibition of drawings, sculpture, and photography by Jared Buckhiester. www. rhodes.edu. Through Oct. 7.

RHODES COLLEGE, 2000 N. PARKWAY (843-3000).

Crosstown Concourse

“Give A Damn! Music + Activism at Stax Records,” exhibition of artifacts, including Isaac Hayes’ 14-foot-long custommade office desk, stage clothing worn by Johnnie Taylor and Isaac Hayes, rare photos and documents, short films, music, and original artwork contributed by Shelby County students. www.crosstownarts. org. Through Nov. 25.

FocalPoint Art Show, exhibition of new work by Jason Miller, Robert Fairchild, Zoe

Nadel, La’Donna Roberts, and Lester Jones inside FocalPoint.

Through Nov. 30.

Wish Book: “Lay of the Land,” exhibition of large-scale, landscape cyanotypes on fabric photographic works by John Pearson. www.crosstownarts. org. Through Nov. 25.

from the Secondary Market (corporate and private collections), vintage art, antique Mexican Retablos, and tribal art. www.jayetkingallery.com.

Through Oct. 6.

David Hall, exhibition of watercolor works on paper. www. jayetkingallery.com. Ongoing.

N. CLEVELAND AT NORTH PARKWAY.

942 COOPER (550-0064).

David Lusk Gallery

L Ross Gallery

“All of a Piece,” exhibition of paintings by Mary Sims. www. davidluskgallery.com. Through Nov. 17.

“Feral,” exhibition of paintings

by Anne Siems. www.davidluskgallery.com. Through Oct. 13.

97 TILLMAN (767-3800).

EACC Fine Arts Center Gallery

“People, Places, and Things,” exhibition of works by Dennis McCann of Maumelle. www. eeac.edu. Through Nov. 2.

A Day of Merrymaking at Overton Park, Saturday, October 6th, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

FireHouse Community Arts Center

“Works on Paper,” exhibition of works by Jennifer Balink. www.eclectic-eye.com.

Through Nov. 7.

“In Living Color: The Butterfly Effect,” exhibition of work by Yin and Young Soul Artistry. www.mbaafirehouse.org.

Through Oct. 20.

Mosal Morszart, exhibition of works by Black Arts Alliance artist. www.memphisblackartsalliance.org. Ongoing.

242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

985 S. BELLEVUE (948-9522).

Edge Gallery

Fratelli’s

EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 1700 NEWCASTLE, FORREST CITY, AR.

Eclectic Eye

Folk Artists, exhibition of work by Debra Edge, John Sadowski, Nancy White, Bill Brookshire, and other folk artists. Ongoing.

509 S. MAIN (647-9242).

“Finding Center,” exhibition of painted vessels by Alisa Free. www.memphisbotanicgarden. com. Through Oct. 31.

750 CHERRY (766-9900).

Germantown Performing Arts Center

“A Call to the Wild: Speak to Me of Love,” exhibition of works by Leanna Hicks. www.gpacweb. com. Through Oct. 30.

1801 EXETER (751-7500).

Graceland

“Hillbilly Rock,” exhibition featuring items from the Marty Stuart Collection. www. graceland.com. Ongoing.

3717 ELVIS PRESLEY (332-3322).

Jack Robinson Photography Gallery

“Things That Happened Along the Way,” exhibition of mixedmedia work by Lester Sivets and Sue Wille. (576-0708), www.robinsoneditions.com.

Through Nov. 15.

44 HULING (576-0708).

Jay Etkin Gallery

“Finds,” exhibition of unique work by local artists, paintings

“Going Day by Day,” exhibition of paintings by Carl E. Moore. www.lrossgallery.com. Through Oct. 27.

“Radiance,” exhibition of oil paintings with a focus to the heavens by Matthew Hasty. www.lrossgallery.com.

Oct. 5-27.

5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

Marshall Arts Gallery

“Love of Art” and “Memphis,” exhibition of work by Nikki Gardner and Debra Edge by appointment only. Ongoing.

639 MARSHALL (679-6837).

Memphis Botanic Garden

“Origami in the Garden,” exhibition of 24 museum-quality outdoor sculptures depicting origami-inspired works crafted by artists Kevin Box, Te Jui Fu, Beth Johnson, Michael G. LaFosse, and Robert Lang. www. memphisbotanicgarden.com.

Through March 24, 2019.

“Falling to Pieces,” exhibition showcasing four approaches to the art of collage by Phyllis Boger, Eileen Cashbaugh,

Bonnie Orange, and Kathleen Stern. www.memphisbotanicgarden.com. Through Oct. 31.

750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

“Arts of Global Africa,” exhibition of historic and contemporary works in a range of different media presenting an expansive vision of Africa’s artistry. www.brooksmuseum. org. Through June 21, 2021.

“Outings Project,” exhibition of paintings from museum walls onto the streets, creating an opportunity to discover, appreciate, and understand artwork in a new way by French artist Julien de Casabianca. www.brooksmuseum. org. Through Jan. 6, 2019.

Rotunda Projects: Federico Uribe, exhibition of magical creatures and playful installations from everyday objects. www.brooksmuseum.org.

Through Oct. 11, 2019.

“Talking Continents,” exhibition of large-scale sculptures and installations that use language, history, literature and psychology to draw attention to the barriers that separate and divide humanity by Jaume Plensa. www.brooksmuseum. org. Through Jan. 26, 2019.

“About Face,” exhibition located in the Education Gallery highlighting the different ways artists interpret the connection

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“Drawing Memory: Essence of Memphis,” exhibition of works inspired by nsibidi, a sacred means of communication among male secret societies in southeastern Nigeria by Victor Ekpuk. www.brooksmuseum. org. Ongoing.

1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

Memphis College of Art

“Horn Island 34,” exhibition of works by MCA students, faculty, and alumni resulting from annual trip to Horn Island, a barrier island off the coast of Pascagoula, Mississippi. mca.edu. Through Oct. 5, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

1930 POPLAR (272-5100).

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“I AM A CHILD,” exhibition of photographs to shed light on the immigrant family separation at the U.S.-Mexican border. More than 30 black-and-white images of protesting children. www.civilrightsmuseum.org.

Through Dec. 31.

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CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY, PLOUGH LIBRARY, 650 E. PARKWAY S. (321-3000).

Slavehaven Underground Railroad Museum “Images of Africa Before & After the Middle Passage,” exhibition of photography

by Jeff and Shaakira Edison.

Ongoing.

826 N. SECOND (527-3427).

Talbot Heirs

Debra Edge Art. Ongoing.

99 S. SECOND (527-9772).

TOPS Gallery

John McIntire, exhibition of sculptures and drawings. www.topsgallery.com.

Through Nov. 10.

400 S. FRONT.

Village Frame & Art

“20th Century Memphis Photographs,” exhibition of work

by Charlie Ivey and Virginia Schoenster, Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

450 MULBERRY (521-9699).

540 S. MENDENHALL (767-8882).

Overton Park Gallery

WKNO Studio

“Loosies in New York,” exhibition of works by Jamin Carter. www.overtonparkgallery.com. Oct. 5-Nov. 2.

1581 OVERTON PARK (229-2967).

Playhouse on the Square “It’s a Dogs Life,” exhibition of charcoal and mixed-media drawings of dogs in various humanoid forms by Gere’cho Delaney. Through Oct. 20.

66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

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Crosstoberfest at Crosstown Brewing Company, Saturday, October 6th

“Breaking Ground,” exhibition of works by Roger Allan Cleaves and a selection work

by CBU Art Alumni in the gallery foyer. www.cbu.edu.

Members of Artists’ Link, exhibition of works by members of all-volunteer, non-profit organization founded in 1989, for and by visual artists in the Memphis area. www. wkno.org. Through Oct. 29.

7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

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Celebrating Indian culture through song, music, and dance in the tradition of the semi-nomadic traveling musicians of Rajasthan.

Featuring poets, troubadours,

and a fire eater. Fri., Oct. 5, 8-10 p.m.

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

Red Hot Lindy Hop Swing Dance with Le Tumulte Noir

No experience or partner needed. $10. Sat., Oct. 6, 6-9 p.m.

RUMBA ROOM, 303 S. MAIN (205799-8449).

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High Cotton Brewing Co. Comedy for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, featuring Mia Jackson (NBC, FOX, Comedy Central), LaToya Tenille (Comedy Central), and Doug Gillon (Funny or Die) benefiting American Cancer Society for breast cancer research. www.crowdrise.com. $30. Fri., Oct. 5, 7-10 p.m.

598 MONROE (896-9977).

Memphis Made Brewing Company Bits on the Table, a weekly comedy workshop by The Comma Comedians. www. memphismadebrewing.com.

Free. Mondays, 5-7 p.m.

768 S. COOPER (207-5343).

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Centering Prayer, opportunity for silent contemplation, followed by inspirational poetry and readings. www. epiphanylu.org. Sundays, 5 p.m., and Wednesdays, noon.

7887 POPLAR (861-6227).

Poplar-White Station Branch Library

Poetry Society of Tennessee monthly meeting, (3610077). First Saturday of every

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Graceland Excursions Trips: Musical Landmarks of the Mississippi Delta

Take a detour down the backroads and explore the deep roots of blues culture and history, while reliving a musical revolution powered by raw emotion. $119. Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

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Booksigning by Alice Bingham Gorman

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Author discusses and signs Valeria Vose. Thurs., Oct. 4, 6 p.m.

FRONT PORCH MUSIC SERIES PHONOGRAPH EXPLORATION OF JEWISH MUSIC OCT 9 | 7 - 8 pm

NOVEL, 387 PERKINS EXT. (9225526), WWW.NOVELMEMPHIS.COM.

Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

Call and Response Blues Symposium

COFFEE & CONVERSATION ESL OCT 12 & OCT 26 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Don Wilcock and Roger Stolle moderate two hourlong “back fence” conversations with legendary blues musicians and personalities.

Held at Malco Theater on Cherry Street. Free. Sat., Oct. 6, 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m.

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“Seven Types of Allusion: Texts Talking with Texts from Shakespeare to the Present”

Join Hannibal Hamlin in the Memphis Room and explore ways writers allude to each other and the implications of intertextuality for our understanding of literary expression and communication. Free. Thurs., Oct. 4, 6-7:30 p.m.

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Experience the rural setting of Elvis’ upbringing and see where it all began in the two-room house where he was born, the church he attended in his youth and artifacts from his modest beginnings. $99.

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Thurs., 11:45 a.m.

THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

Calvary Episcopal Church Tours

Docent-led tours discuss stained glass windows, architecture, and symbols in Christian art. Private tours available upon request. Free.

Second Wednesday, Sunday of every month, 11:15 a.m.

CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 102 N. SECOND (525-6602), WWW.CALVARYMEMPHIS.ORG.

City Tasting Tours

Savor tastings at five eateries, interact with chefs and managers, and sample local flavors while strolling down Main Street and enjoying new art installations and historic landmarks. WednesdaysSaturdays, 1:30 p.m.

WWW.CITYTASTINGTOURS.COM.

Cutting Garden Tours

Garden docents will focus on the cutting garden each week on Saturday morning. Meet in the Catmur Foyer to see the large urn design and start tour. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon.

THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

Elmwood Driving History Tour

Purchase a paper map, audio CD, or download to phone then visit over 60 stops

Informative and humorous walking tour of Downtown Memphis restaurants, bars, and taverns. 21+ Bring ID. Alcohol is not provided or required. $20. Fridays, 7:3010 p.m. Through Nov. 30.

THE BROOM CLOSET, 546 S. MAIN (497-9486), WWW.HISTORICALHAUNTSMEMPHIS.COM.

Yellow Fever Rock & Roll Ghost Tour

See what used to be, Memphis-style, with Mike McCarthy. Call to schedule a personal tour. Ongoing.

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Book Lover’s and More Marketplace Sat., Oct. 6, 12-5 p.m.

SINGLETON COMMUNITY CENTER, 7266 THIRD, BARTLETT (9076828), WWW.YVONNEJAMES.COM.

Fall Plant Sale

Fri.-Sat., Oct. 5-6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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

Methodist South Hospital Fall Health Screening Event

Including blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes risk assessment, BMI screening, diabetic neuropathy screening, stroke risk assessment, spinal screening, plus flu shots by Walgreens. Free. Sat., Oct. 6, 9 a.m.-noon.

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Featuring blues legends and up-and-coming acts. Visit website for schedule of events. $45-$95. Wed.-Sat., Oct. 3-6.

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Discover the blooming and unique craft and artwork MCA students and alumni have to offer. Featuring live artist demos, local food, live painting, and crafts Free. Sat., Oct. 6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF ART, 1930 POPLAR (272-5117), WWW.MCA.EDU.

A Day of Merrymaking at Overton Park

Overton Park Conservancy’s annual family festival featuring a dog costume contest and fashion show, food trucks, beer garden, artist market, and live music. Free. Sat., Oct. 6, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

OVERTON PARK, OFF POPLAR (214-5450), WWW.OVERTONPARK. ORG/MERRYMAKING.

Flocktoberfest

Provides guests access to dozens of free seminars and demonstrations, special exhibits, celebrity appearances, and a variety of activities. Visit website for schedule of events. Oct. 5-14.

BASS PRO PYRAMID, 1 BASS PRO (291-8200), WWW.BASSPRO.COM.

Pilates in the Park Wednesdays, 6 p.m.

MEMPHIS PARK (FOURTH BLUFF), FRONT AND MADISON, WWW.DOWNTOWNMEMPHIS.COM.

Sunrise Yoga

Start your morning in Hughes Pavilion with fitness instructor Peggy Reisser. Free for members, $5 nonmembers.

Wednesdays, 6:15 a.m.

Mempho Music Festival Sat.-Sun., Oct. 6-7.

SHELBY FARMS, 500 N. PINE LAKE (767-PARK), WWW.MEMPHOFEST.COM.

THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

Senior Adult Festival: Variety Is the Spice of Life

Tai Chi in Health Sciences Park

Community fair for senior adults looking to energize their daily routines with volunteer service. The Senior Adult Festival is free and open to senior adults in DeSoto County. Free. Tues., Oct. 9, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

BROWN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 980 STATELINE, SOUTHAVEN, MS (577-2500), WWW.PORTERLEATH.ORG.

Sixth Annual Jewish Literary and Cultural Arts Series

Featuring workshops, luncheon, film festival, books, lectures, and more. Visit website for more information and schedule of events. Sun., Oct. 7, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Mon., Oct. 8, 12:30-1:30 p.m., and Tues., Oct. 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

MEMPHIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, 6560 POPLAR (761-0810), WWW.JCCMEMPHIS.ORG.

“All of a Piece” by Mary Sims at David Lusk Gallery, through November 17th S PO R TS / F IT N E S S

Body & Soul Yoga

Senior yoga with membership, $15 per year. Fridays, 10-11 a.m.

HOUSTON LEVEE COMMUNITY CENTER, 1801 HOUSTON LEVEE (3843885), WWW.HLCCMEMPHIS.ORG.

Get Right 4 the Night

Get fit and have fun with Kellye Crawford. $10. Tuesdays, 6:45 p.m.

FIREHOUSE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER, 985 S. BELLEVUE (948-9522), WWW.MEMPHISBLACKARTSALLIANCE.ORG.

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Drink specials and table reservations available. We’ll raffle two bottles of McGregor’s limited edition Proper No. Twelve whiskey, a rare spirit not available in the U.S. $10.

Sat., Oct. 6, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.

CELTIC CROSSING, 903 S. COOPER (274-5151).

Memphis Madness

Cheer Tiger basketball. $5$10. Thurs., Oct. 4, 7 p.m.

FEDEXFORUM, 191 BEALE STREET, WWW.MEMPHIS.EDU.

Our Yoga Downtown Tuesdays, 6 p.m.

MEMPHIS PARK (FOURTH BLUFF), FRONT AND MADISON, WWW.DOWNTOWNMEMPHIS.COM.

Memphis Songwriters Association Monthly Meeting

Safe, creative learning environment to help its artist cultivate their craft. All local Memphis area songwriters are invited to an upcoming meeting. Bring your instrument.

Free. Second Monday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Through June 10.

SOUTH MAIN SOUNDS, 550 S. MAIN (644-2728).

Meristem Women’s Book Club

Mondays, 11:45 a.m.

HEALTH SCIENCES PARK, CORNER OF MADISON AND DUNLAP, WWW.DOWNTOWNMEMPHIS.COM.

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BACC Monthly Lunch Meeting

Featuring guest speaker Terry Brimhall. Tues., Oct. 9, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

BARTLETT PERFORMING ARTS AND CONFERENCE CENTER, 3663 APPLING (385-6440), WWW.BARTLETTCHAMBER.ORG.

Memphis Area Beekeepers Meeting

Meet in wing “C” at the back of the Expo Center. Open to anyone who is interested in bees and beekeeping. Second Monday of every month, 7 p.m.

AGRICENTER SHOWPLACE ARENA, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (757-7777), WWW.MEMPHISBEEKEEPERS.COM.

Read and explore written works by women and LGBT authors. Second Wednesday of every month, 7 p.m.

OUTMEMPHIS: THE LGBTQ CENTER OF THE MID-SOUTH, 892 S. COOPER (278-6422), WWW.MGLCC.ORG.

Stroke Support Group

Education and support for survivors and caregivers.

Free. Second Monday of every month, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Through Dec. 10.

METHODIST HOSPITAL SOUTH, 1300 WESLEY (516-3726), WWW.MLH.ORG.

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Peanut Butter and Jam: Zoo Jamboroo

Parents and children ages 2 – 8 move and groove in highly interactive performances in the Watkins Studio Theater. Joey Salvalaggio and friends will draw musical pictures of favorite animals. Sat., Oct. 6, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

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

Sprouts

For ages ages 12 – 24 months. Interactive program for toddlers and caregivers to explore the Dixon with all of their senses building social and motor skills while encouraging creative play and having fun. Reservations required. Free for members, $8 nonmembers. Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.

residents. Show your ticket stub at Memphis Rox for 50 percent off climbing session. Tues., Oct. 9, 1-5 p.m.

STAX MUSEUM OF AMERICAN SOUL MUSIC, 926 E. MCLEMORE (261-6338), WWW.STAXMUSEUM.COM.

Guided Meditations

Includes a sitting meditation and a walking meditation designed to increase balance and stability. Visit link to download guided meditations to your mobile device. Ongoing.

THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG/TOUR-THE-GARDENS.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis 35th Anniversary: Family Reunion

Featuring music, food, games, and more. Sun., Oct. 7, 1-5 p.m.

TIGER LANE, 335 SOUTH HOLLYWOOD, WWW.MEMPHISHABITAT.COM.

Inside Memphis Business: The 2018 Innovation Awards

Honors the very best in local innovation over the past year with an awards breakfast and a launch event for our October/November 2018 issue that highlights this year’s award winners. $20. Thurs., Oct. 4, 7:30 a.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS HOLIDAY INN, 3700 CENTRAL (678-8200), WWW.INSIDEMEMPHISBUSINESS.COM.

Koozies for Boobies Breast Cancer Fund-raiser

A percentage of pink sales will benefit The Cure.

October 12-13: Party Nights, a percentage of all sales will benefit The Cure from 7 p.m. to close.

Through Oct. 31, 11-1 a.m.

WET WILLIE’S, 209 BEALE (578-5650), WWW.WETWILLIES.COM.

Latinx Awareness Week

Visit website for schedule of events celebrating the Latino LGBTQ+ community during Hispanic Heritage Month. Oct. 8-12.

WWW.OUTMEMPHIS.ORG.

“LeMoyne-Owen College: A Beacon of Hope”

Exhibition of a central institution in Memphis since its founding in 1871 as the LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School. Ongoing.

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

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Stax Museum Drop-in Program: Music + Activism = Craftivism The G.A.D. exhibition features stories of people who used music to make an impact. Use your hands to make art that makes a statement about something you feel passionately about. Free.

Wed., Oct. 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

CROSSTOWN ARTS GALLERY, 422 N. CLEVELAND (2616338), STAXMUSEUM.COM.

Teen Book Club

Read and discuss the book of the month, eat a few snacks, play a review game, discuss the book read, vote on our next book. For teens, 6th-12th grade. Free. Second Monday of every month.

COLLIERVILLE LIBRARY, 91 WALNUT (457-2601), WWW.COLLIERVILLELIBRARY.ORG.

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Through Nov. 12.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, NED R. MCWHERTER LIBRARY (678-3974), WWW.MEMPHIS.EDU.

30 Thursdays at the Garden

On Thursday nights throughout Daylight Saving Time extended hours until sunset open to members at no cost. Thursdays. Through Oct. 31.

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

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The Barony of Soul’s Crossing live-action roleplaying game. From arts and science competitions to battle games and quests, a family-friendly group with levels of participation for any physical level. Free. Sundays, 1 p.m.

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Barbara Blue Fish in Dirty H2O CD Release Party

With special guests Bernard Purdie, Jim Gaines, and Al Kapone. Sun., Oct. 7, 4-8 p.m.

SILKY O’SULLIVAN’S, 183 BEALE (522-9596).

Blessing of the Animals

Free hot dogs and drinks, vet advice, and doggie pool. Sat., Oct. 6, 4 p.m.

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Friday Night Dance Party

Themed outdoor dance parties featuring illuminated dance floor, food vendors on site, and beer and wine available with a valid ID. Free.

Fridays, 6-9 p.m.

MEMPHIS PARK (FOURTH BLUFF), FRONT AND MADISON, WWW.THEFOURTHBLUFF.COM.

From Earth to the Universe

Learn about a journey of celestial discovery, from the theories of the ancient Greek astronomers to today’s grandest telescopes. For more information and schedule, visit website. Ongoing.

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

Get Down at Stax, the Climb at Memphis Rox

Free entry to the Stax Museum for Shelby County

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continued from page 43 “Lisa Marie: Growing Up Presley”

Exhibit includes personal items from childhood and musical career. Explores Lisa the daughter, the mother, her charity work, her career, and how she will carry on her dad’s legacy. Ongoing.

GRACELAND, 3717 ELVIS PRESLEY (332-3322), WWW.GRACELAND.COM.

Memphis Fighting Game Community Local Play Play, learn, and compete in the classic arcade tradition with local players. Various fighting games such as Street Fighter, Tekken, and MvC: Infinite. Equipment player provided, extra set-ups welcome. BYO controller. First Sunday of every month, 1-5 p.m. Through Dec. 31.

GREATER MEMPHIS MAGIC ARENA, 7505 HWY 64, WWW.MEMPHISFCG.COM.

Mid-America Old Time Automobile Association Fall Car Show

Held in Kohl’s Department Store Parking Lot, 2335 Germantown Parkway, this national event draws vehicles from all over the U.S.A. Awards in over 80 classes, live music, door prizes, and more. $30. Sat., Oct. 6, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

WOLFCHASE GALLERIA, 2760 N. GERMANTOWN PARKWAY (8964059), MUSEUMOFAUTOS.COM.

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Nature at Night

Each Thursday night throughout Daylight Saving Time, all 96 acres will be open to members at no cost and to guests with daily fee. Thursdays, 6 p.m. Through Oct. 18.

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

Night Out With the Vets

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LGBTQ veterans will be offering up Jell-O shots for a $1 donation each benefiting LGBTQ Veterans Alliance. $5. First Saturday of every month, 9 p.m.-midnight.

DRU’S PLACE, 1474 MADISON (870-740-2992), WWW.LGBTQVETERANSALLIANCE.COM.

Perfect Little Planet

Discover our solar system through a new set of eyes —

Mad Hatter Tea Party at the Woodruff-Fontaine House, Saturday, October 6th a family from another star system seeking the perfect vacation spot. Visit website for show schedule. Ongoing.

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

“Remembering the Dream”

Exhibit of a chronological story of the civil rights movement covered by the Ernest Withers “I Am A Man” portfolio, including MLK’s involvement in the sanitation workers’ strike. $12.75.

Through Jan. 31, 2019.

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

Senior Karaoke and Dance

Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.

UNDER THE WATER TOWER, 1280 BROOKHAVEN CIRCLE.

Spaytacular Gala

Featuring food from local restaurants, open bar (beer & wine), live music, silent auction, and more benefiting Spay Memphis. $55.

Sat., Oct. 6, 6-10 p.m.

ANF ARCHITECTS, 1500 UNION (2786868), WWW.SPAYMEMPHIS.ORG.

VR Gaming Date Night

$20. Fridays, 6-10 p.m.

mation. Thursdays-Sundays.

Through Oct. 28.

JONES ORCHARD, 6880 SINGLETON (872-0703), WWW.JONESORCHARD. COM.

Priddy Farms Pumpkin Patch

Visit website for more information. Through Oct. 31.

PRIDDY FARMS, 4595 N. GERMANTOWN (359-0800), WWW. PRIDDYFARMS.NET.

Second Baptist Church Pumpkins

Proceeds benefit church student ministries and missions.

Through Oct. 31.

SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH, 4860 WALNUT GROVE (682-3308).

Wicked Ways Haunted House

$14-$35. Fridays-Sundays, 7 p.m. Through Oct. 28.

CUMBERLAND WAREHOUSE, 160 CUMBERLAND, WWW.WICKEDWAYSHAUNTEDHOUSE.COM.

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Beers and Gears: Ride with Teacher

Join us in helping get teachers out of the classroom and on bicycles to head out for brews. Open to the public. (drinks not included). Gather at Memphis Made Brewing for the first drink. Fri., Oct. 5, 7-10 p.m.

MEMPHIS MADE BREWING COMPANY, 768 S. COOPER (726-6409), WWW.REVOLUTIONSMEMPHIS.COM.

Crosstoberfest

BLUFF CITY VIRTUAL REALITY, 1026 N GERMANTOWN PKWY (585-5964).

Celebrate Oktoberfest at Crosstown Brewing Co. Sat., Oct. 6, 2-7 p.m.

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Fab Fridays: Fright Light Laser Light Show Fri., Oct. 5, 6-9 p.m.

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

Haunted Maze and Hayride

$5-$15. Fridays, Saturdays.

Through Oct. 27.

AGRICENTER SHOWPLACE ARENA, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (757-7777), WWW.MIDSOUTHMAZE.COM.

Jones Orchard Corn Maze

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Flight Tour: A Taste of Memphis

Up to 16 people per bike enjoy a flight of local spirits and brew during this 2-hour pubcrawl with Sprock n’ Roll’s bike bar to Old Dominick Distillery and Ghost River Brewing Tap Room. BYOB, but no glass.tour. $315 - $400.

Thursdays, 4-7 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 12-8 p.m., and Sundays, 12-5 p.m. Through Dec. 31.

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Food Truck Garden Party

Featuring live music, cash bar, and catered food from the Memphis Food Truckers Alliance. Every party will incorporate its own unique theme.

Wed., Oct. 10, 5-8 p.m.

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

Mad Hatter Tea Party

Rather curious and very unstuffy tea party. Follow the Mad Hatter as we hop down the rabbit hole at the Woodruff-Fontaine House.

All food, drinks, and activities are included in the ticket price. $75. Sat., Oct. 6, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

WOODRUFF-FONTAINE HOUSE, 680 ADAMS (526-1469), WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

Memphis Brew Bus Tour

Afternoon trip into the amazing Memphis craft brewing scene. Tour three local craft breweries, talk with the brewers, and drink a beer at each stop. IDs required at all stops. $49. Saturdays, 2-5:30 p.m.

Through Dec. 8.

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Monthly Wine Dinner Series

Curated by sommelier Ryan Radish. Features a specific country or region each week, five-wine, four-course meal, tasting notes, and pairing motivations. Call or visit website for reservation. $75.

Second Monday of every month. Through Dec. 10.

GRAY CANARY, 301 FRONT, WWW. GRAYCANARY.COM.

Sunday Supper Series

Includes new cocktails, new bar menu, and a family-style, dinner. Raw bar and a list of cocktails, beer, and wine priced $10 or under will also be available. $40. Sundays, 3-9 p.m.

GRAY CANARY, 301 FRONT, WWW.THEGRAYCANARY.COM.

Wine Under Wings

Military appreciation event featuring wine-tasting, hors d’ oeuvres, live music and a military honors ceremony amidst military and vintage aircraft benefiting the Navy League Scholarship Fund. $100. Thurs., Oct. 4, 6:30 p.m.

WILSON AVIATION, 2930 WINCHESTER (345-2992), WWW. NAVYLEAGUEMEMPHIS.ORG.

YAP: For Freedoms Dinner

Public picnic. #DinnersProject Fri., Oct. 5, 7 p.m.

BEALE STREET LANDING, BEALE AND RIVERSIDE, WWW.YOUNGARTSPATRONS.ORG.

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Becoming American: A Documentary Film & Discussion Series

Six-part series that features documentary film screenings and scholar-led discussions on immigration issues against the backdrop of our immigration history. Every other Thursday, 6 p.m. Through Nov. 29.

BENJAMIN L. HOOKS CENTRAL LIBRARY, 3030 POPLAR (415-2700), WWW.MEMPHISLIBRARY.ORG.

Cemetery Cinema: The Wolf Man and Bride of Frankenstein

Along with the double feature, enjoy wagon rides while costumed characters entertain you with fun facts about the history of the cemetery. $15. Fri., Oct. 5, 5:30-9 p.m.

ELMWOOD CEMETERY, 824 S. DUDLEY (774-3212), WWW.ELMWOODCEMETERY.ORG.

Ghostbusters

Saturdays, Sundays, 4 p.m.

Through Oct. 28.

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

Hispanic Film Festival

Celebrate the Hispanic Heritage Month. All movies will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles. Free. Tues., Oct. 9, 6-8 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, UNIVERSITY CENTER (678-2507), WWW.MEMPHIS.EDU.

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It seems lost on the millennials that they are declaring war on their elders just as their elders had done. They seem blissfully unaware that, during the ’60s, their parents had recommended not trusting anyone over thirty. Torday portrays today’s young people as ambitious climbers and, at the same time, ambitious revolutionaries. And their speech is rendered as humorous Newspeak: “The trad stuff was fine back whenever, in the Clinton Era or whatev — but we’re obvi moving in a new direction, new revenue streams, the places where journo and content and editorial will all be heading.” Or this from one of Mark’s proselytizing videos: “Social Insecurity. /I am Boomer1. We are all boomers now. /Resist much, obey little. /Propaganda by the deed. /Boom boom.” These revolutionaries seem to live online more fully than they do in the walking-around world.

Torday has some of the witty, neoteric, alternative-now chops of Don DeLillo (whom he also namechecks — the way he namedrops his influences, musical and literary, is charming and droll), but the novel is oddly old-fashioned. It’s as if he aimed at DeLillo and hit John Irving (yes, he mentions him also), which is not necessarily a bad thing. Torday’s narrative moves like a Clapton solo, fast and sinuous and haunting. And his black-humor story unfolds as naturally as a rainstorm.

Cassie’s and Mark’s lives entwine, separate, entwine, dovetailing in interesting ways. She writes about the anti-Baby Boomer movement unaware it was begun by her ex-paramour. Cassie is more homosexual than heterosexual, Mark being one of her only affairs with men. Their points of contact are more than arbitrary but not quite the eternal dance of the heart. In the second half of Boomer1, Mark’s story tends to swamp Cassie’s, though she is never far from what connects them. The ending is a satisfying update on their affair, and on the affairs of the country. This alternative-now is both funny and harrowing, and Torday has one hand on the pulse of contemporary life and one hand throwing up a peace sign.

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Now, to the text itself. The story mainly concerns two characters: Mark and Cassie. They are both musicians — this book practically has a soundtrack it is so entwined with making music and listening to music — who play in bands together and apart.

Torday namechecks influences from Bill Monroe to Kim Gordon, David Byrne to our homeboy, Alex Chilton.

Both eventually have to admit they’re not going to make it as musicians and set off on new paths, Cassie as a factchecker at a magazine called RazorWire, and Mark as the practically accidental leader of an internet movement called Boomer Boomer.

Mark’s purpose is made manifest in his opening foray; he says, “This is Boomer1 … and I’m fomenting an open conflict against the Baby Boomers. They’ve taken our jobs and they’ve plundered our futures.”

Wearing David Crosby masks, members post manifestos on the internet, beginning on YouTube and evolving to “the dark web.” This movement, as movements do, goes from manifesto to vandalism to assaults darker and more destructive. That this is all tongue-in-cheek is handled with great authorial control and subtlety. “They were baby boomers,” Torday says. “They had and they had and they had, as if that was the very condition of their own existence — having, owning, getting, living out Bellow’s I want, I want, I want — while he [Mark] and his generation had not.” Some of their targets: Rolling Stone, The Daily Show, Philip Roth,

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thread of formalism connects all of the dramas currently on stage in Memphis. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at Playhouse on the Square is a surreal treat adapted to the stage by British playwright, Simon Stephens who also wrote Heisenberg, currently on stage at Theatre Memphis. Even Pipeline, Hattiloo’s exploration of the school-toprison dynamic is both hyper-real and coldly academic.

The narrator’s never described as “autistic,” but the tropes are familiar.

Curious Incident’s young detective is brilliant at math but not so good with figurative speech or human contact, and he struggles with sensory overload. The play uses dream logic augmented by strobe lights and noisy, confused babble to communicate the 15-year-old’s physical discomfort. It’s a highly effective exercise in irony and diminishing returns. Nobody suffering from sensory issues could ever withstand such a barrage.

Christopher finds a neighbor’s dog stabbed with a pitchfork. Following the example of Sherlock Holmes, he aims to solve the mystery, even if he has to run away from home in search of his dead mother to do it.

Inventive and gorgeous, Curious Incident is theater unfolding just at the edge of dance. It’s a hero’s journey, and, as Christopher, Ryan Duda makes for as brave and sympathetic a hero as anyone could hope for.

Through October 7th, Playhouse on the Square Heisenberg isn’t about the famously conflicted WWII physicist tasked with developing nuclear weapons for the Nazis. His name’s never mentioned, but the metaphor at the heart of Theatre Memphis’ sturdily built production looms large: Who can predict the places we’ll go before life’s curtain comes down? It’s a suspenseful romance following Alex Priest, a reserved, 75-year-old Irish-born butcher living in London, whose life is upended by an American woman with ulterior motives.

Alex is shocked when Georgie sneaks up on him at a train station and kisses him on the back of the neck. She claims mistaken identity, but sticks around anyway, launching an awkward, one-sided conversation. Thus begins a complicated relationship between the mouthy 42-year-old and a quiet but

soulful septuagenarian.

Georgie’s a “manic pixie dream girl” out of central casting, but aged to middle years. Unlike the cinema archetype, however, Georgie’s been doing her quirky carpe diem shtick long enough to have a backstory.

With impure intentions she storms into Alex’s life like a 42-year-old Kirsten Dunst, drawing him into an unexpected adventure through the sheer force of her quirk. Sexual awakenings and second chances follow.

As Georgie, Natalie Jones comes on like a weird tornado. Jerry Chipman’s Alex blushes and giggles his way through the awkward stuff in a sweet, complete performance that’s maybe a little too passive for a little too long.

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Inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks’ poetry and Richard Wright’s prose, Dominique Morisseau’s Pipeline is a teaching play where the “school to prison” paradigm is deconstructed and reassembled in a series of broad strokes and emotionally fought conflicts. Hattiloo’s unusually wooden production is only sporadically successful in giving Morisseau’s brief, panic-attack of a show the life, the urgency, and inevitability it needs to cook.

Pipeline opens with Laurie, a public school teacher self-identifying as a “white chick who’s never had the luxury of winning over a class full of black and Latino kids.” She describes her teaching gig as “war.” Kids are the enemy, and she’s got a knife scar to prove it.

Nya, Laurie’s African-American colleague shows grace in the face of so much white noise. Her son Omari faces expulsion from a private school after pushing his teacher. When Nya’s ex-husband, a brusque and evidently successful man of business becomes involved, things get class-and-gender conscious real quick.

Through October 7th, Hattiloo

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Townsend says he’s wanted to open a restaurant for a couple years now, and the partnership with the unnamed investors gives him creative freedom.

His work with Kaleidoscope inspired the fusion idea. His students are mostly immigrants and refugees. He says they taught him as well.

Sage will start off with a menu of Asian-soul fare. We’re talking fried green tomatoes with a kimchi salad, cauliflower rice, and “soulful” Bento Boxes for lunch with a side salad, Teriyaki meatloaf, and sautéed bok choy.

Townsend says his cooking journey started in Frayser at the Bookmobile. He gravitated toward the cookbooks and spent his allowance at thrift stores on pots and pans. His first meal, at 8, was fried chicken and spaghetti. “I wanted to help my mom,” he says. “It was a disaster.”

His mother was unhappy because he was ruining food, but after a while she recognized his enthusiasm and started to teach him things.

He chose Sage as the name of his restaurant to represent both the herb used in cooking and the idea of sage as a way to reinvigorate a space. He wants to cleanse the atmosphere, create a neutral space that’s open to positive vibes and energy.

“You won’t think of Oshi when you walk in,” he says. The new restaurant will still have the bar in the back. A long family-style table has replaced the booths.

As far as luring people into Sage, he says, the plan is to “really focus on stellar service and great food.”

After Asian-soul, Townsend will change up the menu. He plans on Sudanese- and Syrian-soul fusion.

“It’s a voyage around the world,” he says.

Sage, 94 S. Main Launch Process opened late last May in the old French Truck space off of Broad while Maciel’s Bodega was still there.

It was an offshoot of what Launch Process was already doing — at-home

delivery, meeting people in the Kroger parking lot to deliver its product, goods offered through Shopify, says Jimi Myers.

Launch Process operates under a DIY principle. The idea is to get more small businesses like itself off the ground — hence, the launch in the name.

Myers says he keeps his roasts light, to let the beans tell the story. He says he’s part of the third wave of area coffee roasters — including Low Fi, Dr. Bean, and City & State, among others.

The first wave was when Folgers ruled the roost. The second was the coming of Starbucks. The third wave focuses on technique. “It’s about how to get the best flavors out of beans,” he says, comparing this particular wave to being akin to wine connoisseurship.

Actually, he says, he straddles the second and third wave. He’s concerned about flavor but also about accessibility.

Launch Process offers pour overs and espressos, frappes and chai teas. Syrups are made in-house. They also have bubble teas (!) and smoothies. Myers says the bubble teas are hold-overs from Maciel’s.

He decided to keep them because they are different and they are rare in Midtown.

The next step for Launch Process is to convert the front sitting area into a cooperative, where folks can sell their stuff. He’s working with Illuminati Body & Body for a line of soaps and body scrubs.

A few weeks back, Launch Process spread out with its newest pop-up The Penny Lounge Coffee Bar, inside Growlers in Midtown.

It was something fun to do, says Myers.

They have a dedicated space in the back.

The name is inspired by a Twilight Zone episode. He wants the atmosphere to be both whimsical and a little spooky. He’ll show silent movies.

The Penny Lounge, currently open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, offers coffee drinks as well as coffee cocktails. They also serve fire drinks and absinthe.

The plan is to open a few nights a week and then expand the hours to every night.

Myers stresses that it’s just himself and a couple of “awesome” employees.

“We’re keeping it super DIY,” he says.

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FOOD By Michael Donahue Miles Tamboli

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iles Tamboli makes his own pasta — thanks to his girlfriend and a plate of tagliolini.

He and Mollie Clark were on vacation.

“I almost started crying over how good this plate of pasta was when we were in Italy,” Tamboli says. “And she said, ‘Is anybody doing this in Memphis?’ I said, ‘I don’t think so.’ She said, ‘Why don’t you try it out? Make a little pasta.’ I was like, ‘I don’t know how to make pasta.’

“We got back from Italy, and I just made pasta over and over again until I had the right ratio. Then I took maybe 15 containers to the farmers market and sold out. Every week I doubled that.”

He now sells about 130 eight-ounce containers of Tamboli Pasta each Saturday at the Memphis Farmers Market.

“People think of pasta-making classes.

You go to Tuscany and take a $500 class.

Or you go get a $200 meal and get fresh homemade pasta. But poor people have been making pasta for 2,000 years. It’s not fancy. And it’s not difficult. It’s feasible.

All you need is a knife. You don’t even need a rolling pin. You can use a wine bottle to make pasta. It’s flour and eggs and a little bit of salt. It’s like the Italian version of soul food; you’re making something out of what you got.”

Why don’t more people make pasta?

“I think there’s a stigma about pasta. I think folks think it’s really bad for you.

And I think folks think that it’s really difficult to make.

“Like farming,” he says. “There’s this weird dichotomy in farming where people think it’s the hardest thing in the world, it’s rocket science. In some ways it is. But in the basics to grow a plant, you need to make sure it has sun and soil and water and that’s it. Past that, you’re overcomplicating it.”

Heirloom pumpkin vines trail over Tamboli’s front yard in Binghampton.

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Other vegetable plants grow on his property. Chickens and a rooster reside in his backyard.

He has a tattoo of a fork on one of his forearms and a shovel on the other.

“Those are my food tools. There’s the whole connection there between what you serve being good because of the way you grow it.”

Growing up in Memphis, Tamboli says he remembers “being hungry all the time.

I got fed fine, but my parents didn’t keep snack foods around.”

Tamboli, who got a bachelor’s degree in global and community health at Tulane University, became more interested in food while working at a restaurant in New Orleans. “I was unboxing these cases of rock-hard wax-covered tomatoes that just didn’t taste like anything, and I was starting to get curious about why things

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After a year working there, he and a friend began an urban farm in Portland, Oregon, where they grew kale, leeks, salad greens, and herbs that they sold to local restaurants. Tamboli also worked on a farm there where he grew vegetables for Community Supported Agriculture.

Tamboli didn’t feel he was making any “social impact,” so he moved back to Memphis and helped start a Girls Inc. Youth Farm, which was a “way to pair together the idea of working with young people with growing great food.”

He also put the framework together for a new agriculture program at Bolton High School.

And he began growing lettuces, fresh herbs, and tomatoes in a garden near his home. He sold the produce at the farmer’s market, which turned into a viable income stream.

He’s currently involved with Binghampton’s Caritas Village, where he and executive director Mac Edwards are starting to do a pasta special at the restaurant.

Tamboli’s first pasta special will be made with his casarecce pasta. “We’ll probably do mac-and-cheese,” he says.

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taste the way they do.”

And, he says, “That led me toward valuing good ingredients in food and trying to figure out how to make those ingredients better and better. Which got me into agriculture. At the same time my public health education was pushing me toward a place where I wanted to provide opportunities for people to have access to healthy foods. And provide health education.”

Tamboli got an internship at the Grow Dat Youth Farm, a non-profit organization that grows produce on seven acres in New Orleans. “I realized I could work in food and nutrition and public health in a way that was non-condescending and in a way that empowered people.”

After moving back to Memphis, Tamboli decided to make bread after he noticed nobody was selling bread at the Church Health farmers market. “I had never made a loaf of bread in my life. I just obsessively made bread over and over again. I spent a couple of days gathering up recipes and then looking at the portions of the most important ingredients.”

Tamboli took about 30 loaves to the farmer’s market the next Saturday. “I sold out.”

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Two brews to drink while the country goes into the ditch. fan of either wheat beers or fruity ones. The blueberry, though, isn’t too obvious here, which keeps everything light and refreshing. What it wasn’t, though, was that fearsome American Franken-Shandy, Bud Light Orange.

So I could plausibly claim this wasn’t a bout of weekday day-drinking, I was dutifully making the odd tasting note. “It tastes good.” “Doesn’t taste like licking granite.” “I’ve never really cared for Debra Winger.” That sort of thing. I was bringing the glass to my lips when it happened: The prospective Supreme Court Justice began to loudly proclaim a storied, arguably problematic, and undying love of beer.

This isn’t a political column, so I won’t quote the man, only my immediate impression, which was Ron Burgundy saying “I love Scotch. Scotchy, Scotch Scotch. Here it goes down, down into my belly.”

Wow, you really like beer, your honor. Right-O! Well shit rolls downhill in this country, so I popped another selection from Arkansas. I am, after all, a professional.

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Should you find yourself on Little Red River or Greer’s Ferry, pick up a six-pack of either. (Editor’s note: The Little Red and Greer’s Ferry Lake are in Cleburne County, which is dry. But you can pick it up on the way over.)

I’m not sure what sort of food you’d pair them with, but I can say they salve the unease one feels while watching the wheels of government come off and bounce violently into opposing ditches.

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came home the other week to find a couple of six packs from a pair of Arkansas breweries chilling in the fridge. Which is never a bad thing. Mrs. M.’s cousin had come in town for a funeral and asked to stay with us, which would have been a nice visit but we were going out of town for the weekend. We left the key and a warning about the unreasonably loud washing machine. None of this was worth noting, really, just the sort of thing that happens in a properly functioning society.

These are the sort of wholesome thoughts I always regret having.

Last Thursday I was at my desk, planning a robbery actually. Fictional, of course, tightening up the plot lines for a movie on which my name certainly will never appear. I also had this column deadline. Yet I was distracted. If you’ll recall, there was something of a political kerfuffle brewing, regarding a Supreme Court nomination that I found myself unable to ignore. I made the mistake of turning the television on and, like a lot of us, I was more or less on the hook for that blizzard of shame until 6 p.m.

The truth is that I don’t write fast enough to just take a random Thursday off. So how to produce while unable to tear yourself from the television?

I couldn’t claim it was work, because I don’t do much journalism anymore, and what little I do generally involves drinking. Fiction involves entirely making stuff up, and that hearing was just too damn weird to invent. I’m a little too single-minded to be a brilliant multi-tasker. I can, however, passively watch the Republic blow a rod in two directions at once and drink beer at the same time.

My first selection was probably a subconscious attempt to lighten the mood. I tried a Bluewing Blueberry Wheat Ale by Flyway Brewing company out of North Little Rock. It’s a good, light summer beer that weighs in at a manageable 4.9 percent ABV. I know it’s not “technically” summer anymore, but I also know that we’re going to creep back into the hot and muggy again a few more times before Thanksgiving. I am not an unqualified

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FILM REVIEW By Ben Siler

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or most of us, death will come by organ failure, cancer, accident, or stroke. Our bodies will wear out, and in the boredom and bureaucracy of hospitals we will get misplaced, be forgotten, fade out. “In headaches and in worry vaguely life leaks away,”

as the poet says.

Like most slasher films, Hell Fest posits a much sexier and sudden end for audience identification characters in their prime. They will be perforated by a psychotic masked stabber of innocents, specifically during a horrorthemed carnival in which they cannot tell real terrors from fake. This carnival is called Hell Fest. It’s a good conceit. The callow youths of generic temperaments are constantly taunting the actual killer, thinking he’s a carnie, and once convinced he’s truly homicidal, are alternately overly afraid of thrill ride jump scares or completely ignore them as they try to escape.

To buy in, you must accept that the actual Hell Fest is a seasonal attraction that has the budget to pay for hundreds of costumed performers and smoke machines, and that our college-age characters, led by friends Natalie (Amy Forsyth) and Brooke (Reign Edwards), are not too old to rhapsodize about scary mazes and know

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them by name.

At first Hell Fest seems like a rave, but as the killer, wearing a mask like a Greek chorus member with unaligned eyes, follows them deeper and deeper, it becomes as large and well-funded as Disney World. The dialogue is banal (“VIP, bitches!” is how the characters express joy at getting free passes), but at times naturalistic, when the actors talk too quickly and over each other in the improvised manner of real people. When murders happen, the film takes care to slow down and emphasize Bear McCreary’s soundtrack and a lack of chatter.

A tiny highlight for me was a long buildup of the assassin approaching a photo booth where, instead of killing the shy couple inside, he steals evidence of their first kiss. It plays on the main character’s nervousness over her date, casting the villain as her worry.

But mostly the characters are on rails, behaving like horror characters do. Natalie is a virginal brunette, Brooke her devoted best friend, and everyone else

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jokey satellites. Tony Todd (horror vet and star of Candyman) appears onscreen as emcee for a guillotine, and also aurally in pre-recorded safety warnings. It’s unclear at times how scary the mazes are supposed to be, if our fatigue with repetitive rooms filled with dummies is supposed to mirror that of the characters.

Similar groups have been slaughtered countless times in other movies in similar ways. I did like that the heroine learns to “look at their hands” to distinguish mannequins from performers in hiding, then uses this, like Paul Atreides learning to walk irregularly to avoid sandworms in Dune, to overcome fear later. It’s a how-to: Establish the rational dynamics of a situation, and follow them methodically.

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FILM REVIEW By Ben Siler sense of humor or satire is drowned in blandness. The actors are fine. They pantomime the sense of the uncanny as they notice the stagecraft around them turn real, and head on into exhausted fright. Toward the end, there’s the driest of all character development: Natalie and Brooke bond in a bathroom by planning to go to Spain. Realistically mundane, they joke about the word “tapas” sounding like the word “topless.”

But it leads nowhere and feels empty.

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TH E LAST WO R D by Aylen Mercado

Culture, Not Costumes

October is a month of terror.

Aside from the pumpkin spice, the candy corn, and the premature Christmas tracks, there is a real terror we never look in the eye.

That terror is that of the erasure of Native culture and history that Native people are reminded of yet again, and that terror is violence.

Take last week, for example. Yandy.com, an online apparel retailer, promoted and immediately removed the Brave Red Maiden costume from its website after receiving criticism on social media for sexualizing the characters in The Handmaid’s Tale. Users on social media were quick to express their anger over the costume, and Yandy soon released a statement to claim it was not their intent to offend.

While the costume based off of a fictional dystopian narrative is no longer sold in their online store, Yandy, as other costume markets, continues to carry “sexy Indian costumes.” In 2017, Yandy’s chief financial officer Jeff Watton said that the company made $150,000 per year from the Native American “costumes” and would not stop selling them because they were very profitable.

Unfortunately, Yandy and other similar companies will continue to profit from the exploitation and trauma of the Native American community, in particular native women, despite native communities calling for these products to be taken down. But these calls are not answered by the public — by us — and these recent events have only further shown that “selective” feminism, which is exclusionary and best described as just maintaining white supremacy, would rather prioritize and protect the image of fictional characters than recognize how the fetishization of indigenous women contributes to the sexual violence that they experience.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice and many federal government studies, Native American women have the highest rates of rape and sexual assault — and are more likely to experience sexual violence — than other women in the U.S. Ninety-seven percent of the sexual violence committed against Native women has been by non-Native persons. However, tribal courts for many decades have not been able to prosecute crimes committed by non-Native people. Often, rape cases were passed to the U.S. Justice Department, but there wasn’t much hope that the cases would be investigated. In 2011, 65 percent of rape cases passed to the U.S. courts were, in fact, not prosecuted at all. A provision in the Violence Against Women Act in 2013 gave some jurisdictional authority to tribal courts to prosecute these crimes committed by non-Native people, but this jurisdiction was still limited. Many tribal courts couldn’t exercise this jurisdiction because of the regulations under the act that require funding that tribal criminal justice systems do not have.

So how does a retail company based in Arizona have anything to do with this sexual violence against Native women? These “costumes” are more than just fabric put together that someone believes they innocently wear one day of the year. They support the hyper-sexualization of Native women’s bodies.

This fetishization contributes to rape culture. It enforces the idea that Native women can be commodified, which not only points to the way that people who perpetrate this violence think, but also the normalization of a legacy of violence against Native people’s bodies and lands by settlers.

Yandy is not an isolated company. It is one of many companies that use aspects of Native culture for the sole purpose of profit. From clothes associated with Native culture to sage, dream-catchers, and other items incorporated into non-Native popular culture, these pieces contribute to the idea that Native culture is a monolith and is something of the past that can be “borrowed” for non-Native consumption. This erases the lived experiences of Native people today, whose lands, water, and other resources continue to be stripped from them. Additionally, these practices contribute to growing rates of Native women who experience sexual violence and are going missing.

As we enter October, we must remember that this is an ongoing trauma and re-trauma that Native people are experiencing. At the same time, Native people are engaging in an ongoing resistance that is often overshadowed, or in actuality, ignored in the mainstream coverage of activism and social justice work. The attention that Yandy gave to the backlash of the The Handmaid’s Tale costume shows that we need to continue to challenge feminist movements, as they have historically been exclusionary to black, brown, and Native struggles, and this past week has shown that it hasn’t changed.

If feminism does not include indigenous sovereignty, it is synonymous with white supremacy.

Aylen Mercado is a brown, queer, Latinx chingona Memphian pursuing an Urban Studies and Latin American and Latinx Studies degree at Rhodes.

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