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MATA plans trolley return but says buses remain first priority. While the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) is building a trolley system “that will never allow anything unsafe to happen again,” its leaders say they are working even harder on procuring new buses to replenish its aging fleet. Two weeks ago, the Memphis City Council approved MATA’s purchase of a fully restored trolley that looks identical to MATA’s familiar, larger trolleys. The price tag was just north of $950,000, but the council also allowed MATA access to its full, current-year trolley budget of $2.25 million. MATA president Ron Garrison said the move will leverage the $2.25 million into the equivalent of $11 million to purchase three or four trolley cars, after a set of funding maneuvers through state and federal channels. Limited rail trolley service could begin again here, he said, with a couple of trolleys working in conjunction with the trolley buses. Those buses could be retired if MATA had 10 rail trolleys up and running, Garrison said. MATA has the resources to rebuild or buy “nine, maybe 10” trolleys at present, he said. To operate at full capacity, the Memphis trolley rail system requires 20 trolleys.

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Tom Shadyac launches new talk radio show on KWAM. “Tell Me More” with Tom Shadyac, the Ace Ventura director-turned-philanthropist’s new KWAM radio show, goes live in one minute. Shadyac is searching around the floor for a black University of Memphis baseball cap. “It helps keep the headphones on,” he says. Eureka! The hat is at his feet. He hurries and buries his long, curly, salt-and-pepper hair beneath it — bulky, black headphones covering his ears. “30 seconds, T,” Shadyac’s manager and co-host Harold Mintz says through his lip-hiding mustache (The last time he shaved was for his grandfather’s funeral almost 40 years ago.). I wrap headphones around my head, and, adjacent to Shadyac and Mintz, listen along to the dwindling seconds of a syndicated newscast. The anchor comments on the GOP’s criticism of President Barack Obama’s first-time U.S. mosque visit. “Can you believe that?” Shadyac says as he looks to Mintz and the handful of University of Memphis students gathered in the room. They are writing questions about their inner-struggles on the back of notecards. Shadyac will review these and answer them on the show, which is loosely structured and centers on open-ended dialogue. Mintz raises his hand. His pinky falls. His thumb follows. Then it’s his ring finger and middle finger. His index folds back into his palm. We’re live. “We are in Soulsville,” Shadyac says into the microphone,

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Trump Is No Pussy MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Give this to Donald J. Trump: Whatever his ultimate fate as a candidate for president of the United States, he can be credited with expanding the boundaries of what is publicly sayable by someone seeking that high office. The Manhattan-bred billionaire’s previous contribution to the political vocabulary was his use of the adjective “schlonged” to describe the defeat administered by Barack Obama to Hillary Clinton in their contest for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. That piece of Yiddish vernacular — long familiar to anyone who, like Trump, grew up in the environs of New York and now equally well known to the nation at large, denotes an activity of the male genital organ, of course. It was inevitable that — fair and balanced as The Donald strives to be — he would eventually do equal duty by the female anatomy. And now he has — appropriately enough, at the, um, climax of his last major address of the New Hampshire presidential-primary season, before a huge audience of media and supporters in the cavernous Verizon Wireless Arena of the state’s capital. For anyone who has not yet seen a video-clip of that

henceforth-to-be-memorial moment, here’s a brief transcript of what Trump had to say as his stream-of-consciousness speech moved him to recall being chided by Clinton and Jeb Bush about his “tone,” which reminded him of a moment of reticence on rival Ted Cruz’s part during this past week’s Republican presidential debate. TRUMP: “They asked Ted Cruz a serious question: ‘What do you think about waterboarding?’ and, I said, OK, honestly, I thought he would say, ‘Absolutely.’ And he didn’t. He said, ‘Well …’ You know he was concerned about the answer because some people ...” Distracted by a woman supporter in one of the front rows, Trump interrupted himself. Pointing to the woman, he said, “She just said a terrible thing. You know what she said? Shout it out, because I don’t want to say ...” WOMAN: “He’s a pussy!” TRUMP (chuckling): “OK. You’re not allowed to say … and The Donald in Manchester

I never expect to hear that from you again. She said … (mock scolding ) … I never expect to hear that from you again…” (crowd now chuckling along with him) ... She said, ‘He’s a pussy!’” What ensued from the crowd, not all of whom had heard the interloper distinctly, but all of whom now heard Trump loud and clear, was first shock, then awe, then delight, then pandemonium and chants of “TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP!” It was Trump’s latest Gettysburg moment in his campaign to Make America Great Again. Granted, Trump was only repeating what his supporter had said, and he went through a tonguein-cheek moment of propitiating potential critics with a mock “reprimand,” but when he playfully asked, “Can she stay?” and the crowd bellowed its approval, he smiled broadly in satisfaction. So, okay, the battle lines are now clear on an issue, perhaps the defining one, of Trump’s campaign — that of political correctness. Go ahead and heap on some other terms: social correctness. Verbal

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Win or lose, the New York billionaire has expanded and democratized the language of politics.

• Up until Saturday night’s debate, I had thought there was a fair chance of Trump’s being overtaken on the Republican side in New Hampshire by Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who entered this last week of the primary on a roll after finishing third in the Iowa caucuses (won by right-wing poster boy Cruz) and coming close there to catching Trump for the silver. That was before Rubio and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie did their impromptu version of a well-known Washington Irving short story, the one in which schoolmaster Ichabod Crane has been dazzling everybody as a fine young dandy until village bully Brom Bones, played in this case by Christie, runs him right off the reservation. Maybe that’s overstated as a comparison to the verbal pummeling Christie, obviously desperate to keep his own diminishing hopes as a suitor alive, gave to Rubio on the score of the latter’s talking points, rote-sounding to the point of self-parody, but it was pretty brutal. But there was a serious point to the mayhem, which Christie duly made. And that was that the GOP field’s three governors — Christie, John Kasich of Ohio, and Bush of Florida — were all seasoned in actual administration rather than in the kind of parliamentary fencing that both Rubio and Cruz were skillful at. Up to now the gubernatorial types have been puffing hard trying to stay

• As for the Democrats, they should really take heart that they have two candidates with significant followings, Clinton and

Bernie Sanders, and that Thursday night’s debate between the two of them, beginning with such blazing dissonance, should end on a note of genuine respect. When I saw Bernie at a rally at Great Bay Community College at Portsmouth on Sunday, it was precisely what I expected — an overflow crowd not only composed of today’s youth (lots of them) but one leavened by graying ex-hippies. Pundits compare Sanders to the charismatic Obama of 2008 or even, in his populist appeal, to Trump. He is neither an inspiring New Thing like the former nor an exciting celebrity scofflaw like the latter. He is a bona fide

revolutionary with a program that is authentically socialist — free college, state-supported medical care, living wage for all workers, sticking it to the too-big-to-fail corporations. A program of reform that attacks economic inequality directly and isn’t, like so much liberalism of the present, siphoned off into purely social issues. Still, Hillary, the former first lady, senator, and secretary of state, has IOUs and a skill-set that shines through in extended give-and-take sessions like one I witnessed at New England College in Henniker and are built for the long haul. We’ll see.

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within hailing distance, not only of the two clever young senators, but also of such untutored originals as Trump and Dr. Ben Carson. Kasich inevitably talks a good civicsclass game in public, and, after attending a Bush town hall on Sunday morning, I found myself more impressed with his comprehensiveness than I had expected to be. (He even acknowledged the reality of man-made climate change in response to an attendee’s question.)

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Constitutionally ordained calendar of a national election every four years, and only every four years, necessitates the prolonged period of advance testing our would-be leaders are forced to go through. It also provides a means whereby outsiders have time to convert themselves into insiders. And it works for both sides of the political dividing line. Small-town Democrat Jimmy Carter was able to break into what had been a preserve of big-state establishments and urban bosses, and his successor, Republican Ronald Reagan, came from the other direction, as a self-made man from the entertainment world into a hierarchy long controlled by corporations. This year’s candidate field has yielded even stranger prospects — of a TV celebrity on the GOP side and a bona fide (democratic) socialist on the Democratic side. Ironically, Donald Trump’s own colossal fortune allows him, for better or worse, to circumvent the wishes of his party’s corporate elite, and Bernie Sanders has employed the simple force of ideas and the nickels and dimes of a mass following to make the special interests of his party pay heed. And, if they don’t succeed, whichever two candidates eventually become their party’s nominees will have been influenced by these two outliers. It’s a messy process this year, to be sure, but then it always is. And, arguably, it works as well as anything else that has so far been dreamed up.

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Donald Trump is using popular entertainment tropes to boost himself into the White House. speaking his “truth” to the establishment has rarely, by itself, changed anything. Another version of this mass-entertainment fantasy exploited by Trump features the tough, massively armed lone hero — think Die Hard, or most Schwarzenegger films — who triumphs against murderous hordes, be they terrorists, criminals, or foreign armies. In her 1993 book, Hard Bodies, Susan Jeffords laid out how these action films of the 1980s meshed beautifully with both Ronald Reagan’s cowboy image and his foreign policy stances, and came to stand for a vision of our national character as “heroic, aggressive and determined.” As Trump proclaimed in a recent Republican debate, “We need toughness. We need strength.” Trump also relentlessly promotes the delusion that stereotypes are true and thus should guide our public policies. For most Americans, entertainment and news media are the primary sources of information about Arabs and Muslims (two groups that are often conflated). What they see, overwhelmingly, are both groups portrayed as terrorists.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says that if he had been present for the Paris terror attacks, he would have personally shot the attackers. “I’m licensed to carry,” he explains. “If I were there, if somebody were there, if we had some firepower in the opposite direction, those people would’ve been gone.” Such shoot-from-the-hip rhetoric, which has swollen Trump’s poll numbers, has defied conventional wisdom about what you can let your id blurt out on the campaign trail. Much attention and analysis — too much — has been commmited to the bizarre phenomenon of a bombastic, selfpromoting reality-TV star and real estate mogul capturing Republican primary voters’ hearts by spurning traditional scripts. But that’s the point with Trump. We need to think about him not through the frameworks of politics or how the mainstream news media cover current affairs. Rather, we must recognize that Trump is a canny performer who taps into enduring fantasies Americans have imbibed for decades — not from the news or political talk shows, but from TV, movie, and console screens. Too often we forget how political values are embedded in and advanced by what passes for “just entertainment.” Some of these values are progressive, others quite regressive, but a persistent trope is that there are simple solutions to complex problems. One incarnation of this fantasy, a noble one, is about politicians speaking truth to power and, in the end, redeeming national politics. This is the Mr. Smith Goes to Washington dream, in which James Stewart takes on the press (to one reporter, “Why don’t you tell the truth for a change?”) and corrupt politicians, filibustering for truth and decency on the Senate floor and shaming a colleague into confessing his wrongdoing. An impressed radio commentator casts him as “one lone and simple American holding the greatest floor in the land. What he lacked in experience, he’s made up in fight.” Only an outsider could see and speak the truth. A more recent version of this fantasy was Warren Beatty’s 1998 film, Bulworth, in which a corrupt politician, thinking he’s about to die, spouts obscenity-laced raps about almost every injustice he sees — from the mass incarceration of black men to the need for socialism — and experiences a spike in his popularity as a result. While these media dreams, which Trump both channels and perverts, speak to our better angels, a lone hero simply

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xtra! Extra! Read all about it! We’ve got 14 of Memphis’ most attractive people right here in the 11th annual Hotties issue! Every year, on the week of Valentine’s Day, the Flyer releases our hot list, culled from hundreds of photos submitted by our readers. We spend hours narrowing down those photos to 14 of our favorites, and then we ask the finalists a few silly, get-to-knowyou questions. It’s like our cheesy love note to you. You’re welcome. We chose our theme this year — “Hot Off the Presses” — because reading is sexy. And what better way to illustrate that than in our favorite Midtown used bookstore, Burke’s Book Store? A big thanks goes out to owners Cheryl and Corey Mesler for letting our Hotties take over their store for a few hours last week. — BP

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through her company Don’t Blink. Bullock uses leather to create functional art — wallets, bookmarks, key fobs — inspired by the Memphis style of Italian furniture design of the ’80s. She also creates sewingmachine portraits inspired by the black experience. The artist gives back by donating a percentage of all her sales to a youth visual arts program. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would that be? Pizza If you could be a Memphis Grizzly, who would you be and why? I would be Tony Allen. He’s creative. What kind of music do you listen to? I listen to a wide range, but specifically, I’d say ’70s funk. Bootsy Collins is my favorite. Also some pop, R&B, and gangsta rap. What’s your karaoke song? “I Want to Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston. Talk radio or music in the car? I mostly listen to TED Talks on my iPod. Dog person or cat person? Both. I have a peekapoo named Henry with an underbite only a mother could love. You can invite any 3 people — real or fictional, dead or alive — to a dinner party. Who will you invite? Bootsy Collins, my grandfather (who recently passed away), and Tracee Ellis Ross.

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Miles Tamboli 27 – Scorpio – Single Through his work with the Girls Inc. Youth Farm, Miles Tamboli trains girls to be young entrepreneurs. Girls ages 16 to 18 handle everything from farming to pricing to market research for their 10-acre industrialscale farm in Frayser, which sells produce to local restaurants and at the Memphis Farmers Market. Tamboli is putting the finishing touches on his 500-square-foot tiny house in Binghampton, where he also raises chickens and bees in his backyard. What did you eat for breakfast today? Kale from the farm and eggs from my chickens, with smoked peppers and pork belly. What’s your favorite dish in Memphis? Ms. Girlee’s has an incredible soul-food lunch special on Fridays. Greens, boiled okra, catfish — really dynamite stuff. Where do you get your news? I get a lot of time out in the field to listen to NPR. What’s the most embarrassing song on your iPod? I haven’t touched my iPod in five years. It’s probably just all Lil Wayne. What’s your idea of a dream vacation? It involves hammocks and fresh seafood and lots of scuba diving. You can invite any 3 people — real or fictional, dead or alive — to a dinner party. Who will you invite? George Washington Carver, Alice Waters, and Bob Dylan. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? I see myself being a stay-at-home dad, raising up babies, and building things.

Meredith Shaw 23 – Leo – In a relationship Meredith Shaw struggled with body image issues until she discovered pin-up modeling. These days, she pushes a message of body positivity through

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What’s your favorite dish in Memphis? I love the Rendezvous’ ribs. Where do you get your news? Hoda and Kathie Lee on the Today show, because they start drinking early in the morning. If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be? I’d be Superman. That was my all-time favorite superhero. My late father would draw Clark Kent running and changing into Superman. What shows are you watching right now? I’m looking forward to the upcoming season of Girls. What’s your idea of a dream vacation? That would involve golf, a beach, and great restaurants. You can invite any 3 people — real or fictional, dead or alive — to a dinner party. Who will you invite? Elvis, Michael Jackson (he had an amazing heart, and he gave back so much), and Michael Jordan. But how can I forget Tiger Woods? Can I have four? When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I always had a fascination with art and design. I would re-design all of the iconic Air Jordans, and I would put Air Bogard on the shoe. I always knew I wanted to be this amazing shoe designer.

Valentino Infante 29 – Gemini – Married Originally from the Canary Islands, Valentino Infante relocated to Memphis three years ago by way of Miami (where most of his family lives). By day, he’s in charge of the radio program call centers for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. But his true love is surfing, and he catches waves in Miami every few months when he flies home to visit family. What did you eat for breakfast today? A green smoothie and eggs. The smoothie had spinach, wheatgrass, vegetable protein powder, and water. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, continued on page 16

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her work as a model (her pin-up name is Billie Jean) for clothing companies and lingerie brands. The Germantown resident also works as a server at Brooklyn Bridge, and in her spare time, she tries to attend every local stand-up comedy event she can. What did you eat for breakfast today? A banana, a kiwi, and plain Greek yogurt with chia seeds, and a glass of water. If you could be a Memphis Grizzly, who would you be and why? I would be Marc Gasol because he screams a lot, and I do too. What kind of music do you listen to? I listen to everything. There’s no genre that I stick to, but my favorite artist is Michael Jackson. Last concert or show you saw? Amy Schumer at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. What shows are you watching right now? I’ve been watching a lot of the documentaries — Hungry for Change and Making a Murderer. You can invite any 3 people — real or fictional, dead or alive — to a dinner party. Who will you invite? My grandmother (I call her my oma), Amy Schumer (I don’t know if they’d get along, but she’s freakin’ hilarious), and Bernie Sanders. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A police officer. I still want to be one.

Personality-wise, Ramona Flowers from Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World. You can invite any 3 people — real or fictional, dead or alive — to a dinner party. Who will you invite? It’d be a girly dinner with Audrey Hepburn, Brittany Murphy, and Zooey Deschanel. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was really little, I thought I’d be famous. And by middle school, I knew I wanted to do something involving writing.

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Julie Lauber continued from page 15 what would that be? Pizza from Whole Foods. If you could be a Memphis Grizzly, who would you be and why? Mike Conley because he’s a great point guard. What’s your idea of a dream vacation? Tahiti. You get good waves there. You can invite any 3 people — real or fictional, dead or alive — to a dinner party. Who will you invite? John F. Kennedy, Warren Buffett, and having Donald Trump there would be pretty funny. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Hopefully, living in a house close to the beach. Describe an average Saturday. I wake up early and go to the gym and play some basketball. I take the dogs to Shelby Farms and maybe grill out and go to a movie afterwards.

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Our “Hot Off the Presses” theme was practically made for Julie Lauber, a reporter at the University of Memphis campus paper, The Daily Helmsman. When she’s not dishing out the latest scoop, Lauber enjoys creative writing and playing video games. She also cares for two little girls in her day job as a nanny. What’s your favorite dish in Memphis? The bison burger at Fuel Café. Where do you get your news? I follow all of the major news networks on Twitter, and I follow them religiously. If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be? Teleportation. Everything would be so much easier if I could just appear somewhere. I also would like to be able to just snap, and anything that I needed to be done would be done. Talk radio or music in the car? I pretty much always listen to music. I can’t stand 16 listening to people talking while I’m driving. What fictional character do you most identify with?

After having two kids, Nuha Abuduhair traded her career as a pediatric nurse at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital to run her own custom bakery out of her home. Called 17 Berkshire, the bakery specializes in French pastries, such as macaroons and cream puffs, and gourmet chocolates. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would that be? Lasagna. If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be? I’d want to make people feel good about themselves. What’s the most embarrassing song on your iPod? The Spice Girls. But is that embarrassing though? ’Cause I’m proud that I love the Spice Girls. I’m a child of the ’90s. What kind of music do you listen to? Anything. Mumford & Sons, Lana del Ray, Adele, some country, Tiesto. What shows are you watching right now? Chicago Med, Chicago P.D., and Law & Order: SVU. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a nurse or a fashion designer or a baker. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? I really hope to expand my business. I hope to take 17 Berkshire to a bigger level. I romanticize about the idea of a restaurant. Nuha Abuduhair

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Jad Davis 28 – Gemini – Single A model-turned-singer/songwriter, Davis used to produce fashion shows around town. But his passions turned to music a few years ago, and he put out a five-song EP of dark alternative rock called Rx. That work is available on iTunes, and he says he’s got another EP (with a more electronic vibe) coming out later this year. When he’s not striking a pose or laying down lyrics, Jad studies theology with an emphasis on esoteric practice. What did you eat for breakfast today? A hot toddy. What’s your favorite dish in Memphis? Babalu’s black bean burger. What’s the most embarrassing song on your iPod? Is it embarrassing to say “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid? What shows are you watching right now? Game of Thrones and RuPaul’s Drag Race. What fictional character do you most identify with? Lestat from Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles. You can invite any 3 people — real or fictional, dead or alive — to a dinner party. Who will you invite? Aleister Crowley, Anton LaVey, and David Bowie. Do you have any hidden talents? My hidden talents are Tarot and palm reading. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? On your TV doing pop star stuff.

Ronnie Foster Jr. 30 – Scorpio – In a relationship As a project manager for Allworld Project Management, Ronnie Foster Jr. has had a hand in some big projects around town — most notably the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid conversion and the still-underway Shelby Farms Park renovations. He’s worked on a system called VoteBuilder that captures data on Shelby County voters to assist in local

What’s the most embarrassing song on your iPod? I wouldn’t say it’s embarrassing, but sometimes people are surprised that I was a huge NSYNC fan. What’s your karaoke song? Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing.” Dog person or cat person? I’m a loner by nature. I can be social, but I’d rather be at home watching TV. And a cat is like that. He’ll let you mess with him, but he’d rather just be chilling in the window. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? I would like to be getting compensated while I’m asleep. I read a report about how much money Bill Gates makes in his sleep. If I come up with an invention by then, that’s where I’d like to see myself.

political campaigns. Foster also stays busy coaching youth basketball for Memphis Athletic Ministries. What did you eat for breakfast today? A Twinkie and a mango Naked juice. What’s your favorite dish in Memphis? I go to Central BBQ every Friday and get the same thing — a half order of honey-gold wings and a half jerk wings.

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If you could be a Memphis Grizzly, who would you be and why? Probably Zach Randolph. I’ve met him a few times, and I know people who know him. He’s down to earth and approachable. He’s just a generous guy. If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be? I’ve always wanted to read minds.

If you’re a poetry fan, chances are you’ve seen Yolanda Gates performing spoken word around town. The Chicago native and mother of three has performed at the National Civil Rights Museum, The Tri-State Defender’s “Best in Black” awards, and the Rumba Room, to name a few. By day, she’s a photographer at Sandbox Studio, where she shoots product ads for T.J. Maxx and Marshall’s national campaigns. What’s your favorite dish in Memphis? BBQ nachos from the Rendezvous. I never had those until I moved here. continued on page 18

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continued from page 17 What’s the most embarrassing song on your iPod? I have The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air intro song. What kind of music do you listen to? I listen to rap music — J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar. What shows are you watching right now? I’m a diehard Scandal fan. Also How to Get Away With Murder. If you had to pick any fictional character that you most identify with, who would that be? Wonder Woman. You can invite any 3 people — real or fictional, dead or alive — to a dinner party. Who will you invite? Jesus, Malcolm X, and Aaliyah. Do you have any hidden talents? I can sing, but I don’t sing anymore. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? I’d love to have my own creative writing program to help inner-city youth, raising my children, and maybe married.

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I’m a good bowler. I was on the bowling team in high school. My girlfriend laughed at me and called me a dork when I told her.

Stephanie Wallace 30 – Scorpio/ Sagittarius cusp – Single

Melissa Moore “Over 21” – Virgo – In a relationship Local actress Melissa Moore first got the acting bug when she was a kid cast as “shadow #2.” In adulthood, she went on to far more impressive roles in local productions of Rumors, Noises Off, Frankenstein, and Almost, Maine, to name a few. She’ll be playing the part of Eunice in A Streetcar Named Desire at Germantown Community Theatre beginning April continued on page 20

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Photographer Stephanie Wallace spends her days working at LensRentals. Stephanie Wallace com, a camera lens rental business in Cordova. But the Memphis College of Art grad, who shoots artistic self-portraits and street photography, hopes to someday have her own photography studio. At night, you’ll find her working the door at the New Daisy or bar-hopping with friends. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would that be? French fries. What kind of music do you listen to? Mostly ’80s goth and new wave, also jazz and Top 40 R&B. Last concert or show you saw? Tool in Southaven. What’s your karaoke song? “Hotline Bling” by Drake. What fictional character do you most identify with? It would probably be Claudia or Akasha from Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles. Do you have any hidden talents? I can be really tipsy in seven-inch heels and not fall over. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I always just said I wanted to be okay.

continued from page 19 15th. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would that be? Cake. If you could be a Memphis Grizzly, who would you be and why? I can’t even name a Memphis Grizzly, but I do know one of the dancers, and I would love to be her. Her name is Taylor Rogoish. If you were a superhero, what would your super-power be? Telekinesis/Bewitched nose-twitch powers to move things at will, although that could get me into trouble. Talk radio or music in the car? I listen to Howard Stern. What fictional character do you most identify with? Elizabeth Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a boy or a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? I wouldn’t mind if I’m exactly where I am.

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Eso Tolson 31 – Scorpio – Dating

A self-described “Renaissance man,” Eso Tolson dabbles in all sorts of artistic endeavors. He’s graphic designer by trade, and if you’ve seen the Choose901 “Embrace Your Inner Memphis” tee or the “Let’s Stay Together” light pole banners along North Main, you’re familiar with Tolson’s work. He’s also part of a musical group called Artistik Approach, performing everything from a cappella to hiphop to soul funk fusion. Every third Sunday, the St. Eso Tolson Louis native hosts Artisik Lounge — a platform for local talent — at Minglewood Hall. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would that be? It’s probably the unhealthiest thing, but I could probably eat macaroni-and-cheese every day. Where do you get your news? Facebook. If you could be a Memphis Grizzly, who would you be and why? I would probably be Marc Gasol. He captures the spirit of the Grizzlies, and he’s the center. He keeps it all together, and he keeps the show going. What’s the most embarrassing song on your iPod? It’s “Toxic” by Britney Spears. If you had to pick any fictional character that you most identify with, who would that be? Doug Funny from Nickelodeon’s Doug. He was an art kid. He was always drawing. I identified with that. Dog person or cat person? I grew up being a dog person, but I ended up with a cat about three years ago. I used to think cats were obnoxious and sneaky, but this particular cat was really cool, and I’ve grown to love her. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be an artist, but I also wanted be a fashion designer. At the time, I really liked the stuff Tommy Hilfiger was doing, Polo, Ralph Lauren, FUBU.

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Savannah Bearden is perplexed. “Why have we never thought to do the ‘Break-Up Show’ on Valentine’s Day before?” she asks. It’s a good question. The “Break-Up Show” is an annual comedy showcase dedicated to everything awful about dating and entanglement. What are the lovelorn to do while all their coupled-up friends are out enjoying candle-lit meals and being mushy? Unlike most comedy shows, the “Break-Up Show’s” material is all built exclusively around true stories of love gone bad and really embarrassing found text. Audiences get especially upset if a show doesn’t include at least a few dramatic readings of high school break-up texts. “This is going to be a greatest hits show,” says Bearden, who promises that high school break-up text messages will be on the menu and appropriately dramatic. “We’ll also have a couple of very special, very horrible Valentine’s Day date reenactments and tons of the creepiest OKCupid submissions you’ve ever seen.” The “Break-Up Show” has evolved into a multi-media event in the spirit of classic Saturday Night Live. Interspersed between all the sketches and comic bits, there are also short films and live musical performances. The house band is called the Glitches and brings together a tight cadre of Midtown musicians assembled for one reason only: Yacht Rock. That’s right, fans of musical smoothness, unless Rupert Holmes comes to town, the “Break-Up Show” may be your only opportunity to ever hear a live, non-karaoke version of “Escape” (aka the piña colada song). “If you like Valentine’s Day, this isn’t a show for you,” Bearden says. “This is for all the people who dread this weekend.”

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THURSDAY, February 11

The Memphis Monologues Amurica World Headquarters, 7-9:30 p.m., $30 Annual production of the Memphis-ized Vagina Monologues, benefiting Planned Parenthood. Hooks Institute National Book Award Lecture University Center, University of Memphis, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Peniel E. Joseph will discuss his book, Stokely: A Life.

Meet the Brewer Huey’s Collierville, 4-10 p.m. Memphis Made’s Andy Ashby will lead a chat on beer. Booksigning by Alejandro Morales Otherlands Coffee Bar, 6-8 p.m. Alejandro will sign books from the Cougar trilogy and The Release.

Ana Gasteyer Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s, 7 p.m., $35 An evening of music and comedy from Saturday Night Live alum Ana Gasteyer. Outflix Night Theatre Memphis, 6:30 p.m., $25 A preview performance of Terrence McNally’s play Mothers and Sons, benefiting Outflix.

“Works on Paper” David Lusk Gallery Temp, 6-8 p.m. Opening reception for work by Anne Siems. From the artist’s statement: “I am looking in my work to find the point in which we feel a certain ache — the ache caused by the knowledge that life is full of light and dark, sacred and profane, beauty and ugliness, life and death.” Elijah Second Presbyterian Church, 7:30 p.m. Mendelssohn’s retelling of the Old Testament Story presented by the Memphis Masterworks Chorale.

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This week the International Jewish Film Festival is serving up some tasty cinematic treats inspired by deli food, baked goods, apples, and a whole lot more. The 10 showcased films include a healthy mix of documentaries and feature films on everything from family to football. Here’s a quick survey of the three film and food fans won’t want to miss. You can just look at Jerry Stiller and tell: Now there’s a man who knows where to find a good deli. The 88-year-old comedian and father of Ben Stiller is just one of the many corned beef connoisseurs interviewed for Deli Man, a documentary about the rise and fall of traditional Jewish delicatessens and a profile of some of the last and brightest lights in the business. What you’ll see: gorgeous plate lunches and sandwiches so tall they require a “jaw adjustment” to eat, piled with mounds of house-prepared meats. What you’ll hear: stories from the trade about everything from family recipes to customers who can tell when the matzo ball soup is too salty just by looking at it. It’s a feast for the eyes, ears, and soul. (Sunday, February 21st, 5:30p.m. in the Belz Social Hall at the Memphis Jewish Community Center) Dough is an unlikely buddy movie and comic glimpse behind the scenes in a Jewish bakery. Jonathan Pryce plays Nat Dayan, a down-on-his-luck baker searching for a way to revitalize his London bakery. The key to his success turns out to be Ayyash, a teenage Muslim refugee from Darfur who accidentally drops a bag of marijuana into the challah dough. Next thing you know, the customers are lining up. (Tuesday, Feb. 16th, 7:30p.m. at the Malco Paradiso) What’s the biggest threat to the expansion of American-style football in Israel? Jewish mothers who worry about their sons playing such a violent sport. Paul Hirschberger’s documentary Touchdown Israel is a fascinating look at how an American tradition has taken root in the Middle East, turning ex-IDF paratroopers, Israeli Jews, Arabs, and Christians into teammates. (Sunday, February 21st, 1p.m. in the MJCC Belz Theater) THE INTERNATIONAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL IS HOSTED BY THE MEMPHIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER AND RUNS FROM FEBRUARY 21ST-28TH. FOR ADDITIONAL FILM LISTINGS, LOCATIONS, AND TIMES, VISIT. JCCMEMPHIS.ORG

SUNDAY February 14

“Viewfinders: Music & Motion” Annesdale Park Gallery, 6 p.m. Opening reception for this group show of photography. Participating artists include Peter Barta, Fred Toma, and Ebet Roberts.

Valentine’s Dinner Art Village Gallery, 7-9 p.m. A five-course meal of Nigerian cuisine, including chicken pepper soup and sautéed plantain. Reservations: artvillagegallery.com.

Inside the Collections: Coffers & Keys Metal Museum, 2-2:30 p.m. A look at locksmithing, which includes coffers with hidden locks.

Whiskey, Wines, and Chocolates Memphis Botanic Garden, 7-9 p.m., $45 Featuring chocolates from Phillip Ashley paired with whiskey, beer, wine, and cocktails. Reservations required: 636-4131.

Robin Spielberg Halloran Centre, 7 p.m., $27.50 Concert by celebrated composer and pianist Robin Spielberg.

Valentine’s Dinner Capriccio Grill, 5-10 p.m., $65 A four-course Italian dinner topped off with a passion fruit dessert.

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including openers JJ Freeze (featuring Jeremy Freeze, Jeff Hulett, and Lost Sounds’ John Garland) and headliners Manateees. I sat down with both Alicja Trout and Noel Clark to find out more about the recent past, present, and future of Fresh Flesh. — Andrew Earles Memphis Flyer: Besides Alicja’s long and colorful resume, what bands and backgrounds make up the other members of Fresh Flesh, and how did the current lineup come together? Noel Clark: Luke played in a punk band called $7 Sox. Eric right now plays with Hosoi Bros. I guess

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I didn’t really play with anyone locally. I moved around and played with a couple of bands in and after college but nothing anyone would have heard of. I went to college in Jackson, Tennessee, then moved to Memphis in 2008. Daniel Drinkard was my roommate for a while, and he played bass in the band before moving down to Birmingham and opening his record store. This is the first band I’ve been in in which I was responsible for the songwriting, so at first I just sat down and wrote the guitar parts. Then Daniel and I got together with Josh McLane, who does a lot of comedy and plays with a two-person band called the HEELS,

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resh Flesh is the latest local band to feature the guitar and vocal work of Memphis polymath, Alicja Trout, best known for being one half of the now legendary Lost Sounds as well as other notable bands including Black Sunday, Mouserocket, River City Tanlines, and her solo work as Alicja-Pop. Adding to this list, Fresh Flesh debuted live last November, capping off a year that, for Trout, included several Sweet Knives shows (the post-Jay Reatard so far live-only reemergence of the core Lost Sounds lineup to play Trout’s 1999 – 2005 contributions to that band) and some live activity by way of the River City Tanlines and Alicja-Pop. Unlike these endeavors, however, Fresh Flesh was formed by other musicians and had been practicing and recording under various incarnations by the time Trout was approached about providing vocals and guitar to the songs the band had already written. Formed around the songwriting core of drummer Luke Stubblefield (former member of $7 Sox and Angel Sluts as well as cousin to Lucero’s bassist, John Stubblefield) and guitarist Noel Clark, Fresh Flesh originally featured Fat Sandwich Records proprietor Daniel Drinkard on bass, a position now assumed by Eric Fortenbery (also of Hosoi Bros). Also in an earlier lineup when the band was laying down demos was Josh McLane, now known for his work on the Memphis comedy scene and his “Don’t Be Afraid of the Comedy” series of events. Live, with Trout on additional guitar and handling all of the vocals, Fresh Flesh’s lean but dynamic noisepop is akin to an updated take on ’90s luminaries like Velocity Girl, That Dog, and especially the Breeders. It’s an instantly memorable and perfectly unflashy formula that all four members seem comfortable presenting as if the band has far more live gigs behind it than it actually does. Aside from the November 2015 live debut mentioned above, Fresh Flesh played its second show at the Hi-Tone on the 23rd of last month. Fresh Flesh will make its third live appearance as a part of a February 13th three-band lineup

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and we recorded some of the songs. That gave Alicja something to listen to, and the fact that she was interested in contributing to it … well, that sort of resulted in a dream team of people coming together in the current lineup. Luke’s an amazing drummer, and Eric’s a great bassist, so it was an ideal situation. Alicja Trout: Luke approached me last year about singing on some of the recordings they’d already laid down. Noel and Luke had been playing together for a while with Daniel Drinkard on bass, but he moved away, and they got Eric in the band. I liked what I heard, and we started practicing, and I added vocals to the recordings. The lyrics had already been written, but I tailored some of them to fit my point of view a little better. There are nine or 10 songs recorded at this point, and these are all just about finished, aside from some correcting of the vocal tracks. Are there plans for the recordings? Trout: Not officially, but we’d like to shop them around and see if anyone would be interested in releasing them as seven inches. They’d make a good three seven-inch EPs…three songs per record. Clark: We’d like to add to anything that’s left over and put together enough for a full-length at some point later this year. Alicja, any other musical plans at the moment? Trout: Fresh Flesh is where I’ve dedicated most of my musical energy as of late, but soon there will be a full-length LP of my solo recordings as Alicja-Pop released by the Certified PR label. Beyond the show on the 13th, are there any Fresh Flesh live plans in place for the rest of the year? Clark: We’re going to keep booking live shows locally. Right now, and depending on what everyone in the band can do, there are some short weekend trips we want to do over the summer, maybe after we get some more songs down. Fresh Flesh, Manateees, and JJ Freeze, Saturday February 13th at Murphy’s. 10 p.m. $5

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Nothing Says “I Love You” Like Loud Music. Plenty of bands — both touring acts and locals — are packing in clubs all over town this weekend for Valentine’s Day. Forget the flowers and candy, here are three very different shows worth checking out with your significant other. From shoe gaze to metal to garage rock, there should be something for just about everyone. Friday, February 12th Before the latest crop of bands like Manateees, NOTS, or Aquarian Blood, the Oscars represented the “Goner scene” of Memphis garage rock. Made up of Chuck Wenzler, Sam Burnett, Scott Patterson, and Abe White, the Oscars played Memphis often, performing their off-kilter, always-weird garage punk in unconventional places as well as every dive bar in town. After a long hiatus following Burnett’s departure from the country, the Oscars are back with a show at Otherlands Friday night. — Chris Shaw The Oscars at Otherlands, Friday, February 12th, 8 p.m. $6 Saturday, February 13th The Finnish institution known as Children of Bodom is one of the higher profile bands to expand upon a musical backbone of melodic death metal over the last two decades. The band has maintained a sizeable fan base for its unique hybridization of melodic death/black metal and other strains of the steely stuff like power, neo-classical, and traditional heavy metal. Children of Bodom formed in 1993 and released three demos under the name Inearthed in as many years before switching to the former moniker prior to the release of 1997 debut album, Something Wild. Since 1997, the band has centered around guitarist/vocalist/lyricist/cofounder Alexi Laiho, drummer/backing vocalist/co-founder Jaska Raatikainen, classically-trained jazz pianist Janne Wirman on keyboards and backing vocals, and Henkka Seppälä on bass/backing vocals. The debut album made an immediate impact in the metal underground by elevating the keyboard to a lead instrument, packing catchiness in the riffs and chord progressions, plus Laiho’s fretboard fireworks and showmanship on the stage. Across subsequent albums, a formula was honed to worldwide success that saw less busy song structures and an organic shedding of abrasive elements. The more melodic and less cluttered Children of Bodom, with the help of incessantly touring their memorable live show, would make the band’s third album, 2000’s Follow the Reaper, the first to hit gold certification in Finland. It has since been certified platinum, and the band’s seven subsequent albums have achieved gold status in the

band’s homeland, making them one of the country’s best-selling artists. Children of Bodom’s ninth album, I Worship Chaos, was released last October by Nuclear Blast Records. — Andrew Earles Children of Bodom and Havok, Saturday, February 13th at the New Daisy. 8 p.m. $17-$25. Sunday, February 14th Local recording studio 5 and Dime has started throwing shows around holidays like Halloween and Christmas, and the gigs mostly feature bands that have worked in the studio, or are loosely associated with it. The 5 and Dime Valentine’s Day Show features Switchblade Kid (5 and Dime founder Harry Koniditsiotis’ shoe-gaze/punk band), Wray (Birmingham, Alabama), and new local band Margins. Featuring members of Burning Sands, New Intruders, and Wooden Mouth, Sunday’s show will serve as the Margins’ debut.

Wray play Murphy’s on Valentine’s Day. Birmingham shoe-gaze band Wray have played Memphis before with Switchblade Kid, and they’ve been picking up momentum since releasing Hypatia this year on Communicating Vessels records. The Memphis show wraps up a threeday tour for Wray, so the band’s shoe gaze-meets-psych-rock music should be road-tested and ready to rip. Rounding out the bill is the curator of the evening, the Switchblade Kid. The band will be debuting their new video for the song “(I’m Leaving) The Death of Love,” a track Konidsiotis called his “goth opus.” “In some respects ‘(I’m Leaving) the Death of Love’ is ‘Static Bombs 2’ [Koniditsiotis released a video for the Switchblade Kid song ‘Static Bombs’], but what I love about these outtakes are the mistakes, cars passing, dead flowers, cemeteries, and statues that capture the background of growing up ‘Goth’ in New Orleans in the ’90s,” Koniditsiotis said. “I didn’t know any actors, so I asked my friends to be the stars.” — CS The video for “(I’m Leaving) the Death of Love” will be screened during the show. Margins, Wray, and the Switchblade Kid, Sunday, February 14th at Murphy’s, 9 p.m. $5.

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule February 11 - 17 Alfred’s 197 BEALE 525-3711

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.; Blake Ryan Friday, Feb. 12, 69 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 13, 6-9 p.m.; DJ J2 Fridays, Saturdays, 9:30 p.m.-5 a.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.

Blues City Cafe

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138 BEALE 526-3637

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Brad Birkedahl Band Thursdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Friday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m.; Brandon Cunning Band Saturday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m.; The Memphis 3 Sundays, 6 p.m., and Mondays, 7 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Club 152 152 BEALE 544-7011

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

B.B. King’s Blues Club

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143 BEALE 524-KING

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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.

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

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

Hillsong United Empires Tour Tuesday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m.

Flynn’s Restaurant and Bar

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

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

The Johnny Go Band Thursdays, Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Rockin’ Rob Haynes & the Memphis Flash Fridays, Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.; Live Band Karaoke Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.; The Memphis House Rockers Saturdays, 3-7 p.m.; Gary Hardy & Memphis 2 Sundays, 3-7 p.m., and Mondays, 7-11 p.m.

Handy Bar 200 BEALE 527-2687

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

Hard Rock Cafe 126 BEALE 529-0007

168 BEALE 576-2220

Don Valentine Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Snake Doctors Friday, Feb. 12, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Cowboy Neil Saturdays, 8:30 p.m.midnight; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Rum Boogie Cafe

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’s Patio

Rum Boogie Cafe’s Blues Hall

King’s Palace Cafe 162 BEALE 521-1851

162 BEALE 521-1851

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

183 BEALE 522-9596

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

182 BEALE 528-0150

Memphis Bluesmasters Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Plantation Allstars Fridays, Saturdays, 3-7 p.m.; Delta Project Friday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m.-midnight, and Saturday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m.-midnight; Low Society Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight; The Dr. “Feel Good” Potts Band Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Brian Hawkins Blues Party Monday, Feb. 15, 8 p.m.-midnight; McDaniel Band Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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

Live Music ThursdaysSaturdays, 10 p.m.

Brass Door Irish Pub 152 MADISON 572-1813

The Halloran Centre 225 S. MAIN 529-4299

Robin Spielberg Saturday, Feb. 13, 7-9:15 p.m.

Huey’s Downtown 77 S. SECOND 527-2700

901 Blues Band Sunday, Feb. 14, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

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

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

The Plexx 380 E.H. CRUMP 744-2225

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

Live Music Fridays.

Purple Haze Nightclub

Brinson’s

140 LT. GEORGE W. LEE 577-1139

341 MADISON 524-0104

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

Double J Smokehouse & Saloon 124 E. G.E. PATTERSON 347-2648

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

Earnestine & Hazel’s 531 S. MAIN 523-9754

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

DJ Dance Music ongoing, 10 p.m.

Riverfront Bar & Grill 251 RIVERSIDE

Local Music Fridays, 6-8 p.m.

Rumba Room 303 S. MAIN 523-0020

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

The Silly Goose 100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

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Memphis Music Monday third Monday of every month, 6-9 p.m.

Silky O’Sullivan’s

182 BEALE 528-0150

Vince Johnson and the Boogie Blues Band Thursday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m.-midnight, Friday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m.midnight, and Saturday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m.-midnight; Memphis Blues Society Jam Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Gracie Curran & the High Falutin’ Band Monday, Feb. 15, 711 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 711 p.m., and Wednesday, Feb. 17, 7-11 p.m.

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

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

The Buccaneer 1368 MONROE 278-0909

Radio Ghost Saturday, Feb. 13; Toy Trucks, Midnight Reruns Sunday, Feb. 14; Devil Train Mondays, 8 p.m.; Dave Cousar Tuesdays, 11 p.m.

Celtic Crossing 903 S. COOPER 274-5151

JUCIFER AT THE HI-TONE The husband-and-wife duo of drummer Edgar Livengood and guitarist/ vocalist Gazelle Amber Valentine have been making and releasing music as Jucifer for over two decades. Formed in 1993 and initially based in Athens, Georgia, the band is allegedly named after the “The Juice is Lucifer” statement made during the O.J. Simpson murder trails. Jucifer was, over its first few years of activity, marketed by various labels as a more “indie” or “alternative” offering, and their sound during the second half of the ’90s occasionally danced with this blanket assessment, albeit in a loud, abrasive, and metallic fashion. Having developed into something that, more often than not, truly defies classification on the whole, Jucifer is nonetheless tagged as sludge or doom metal to avoid unpacking the complex reality of the duo’s stylistic mastery and invention within the context of all that is heavy, perpetually intense, and inventive, not to mention unpredictably melodic and catchy. The succinct and, it’s assumed, band-generated wrap-up of what to expect on record and live goes like this: “23 years of annihilating ears and insides. Genre = Obliterate. Sludge, doom, grind, thrash, death, crust, black, combined. Notoriously nomadic, live in their tour bus. ALWAYS ON TOUR.” The duo has seen its seven full-lengths, five EPs, and two DVD titles released by Relapse Records, Alternative Tentacles, and, at one time, major-label subsidiary Capricorn Records (via that imprint’s relaunch around Y2K). Additionally, the band’s own Nomadic Fortress Records handles certain release formats. Jucifer has only gotten better at everything they do since the release of their 2006 debut for Relapse Records, If Thine Enemy Hunger (album No. 3 overall). Especially recommended are recent albums like 2010’s Throned in Blood, and the 2014 record District of Dystopia. - Andrew Earles Jucifer and Sunfather, Saturday, February 13th at the Hi-Tone, 9 p.m. $12.

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Bhan Thai 1324 PEABODY 272-1538

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

South Main Sounds 550 S. MAIN 494-6543

Lauren Pratt, Faith Evans Ruch, Jesse Lacy, Nightingail Saturday, Feb. 13, 7-11:30 p.m.

Bar DKDC 964 S. COOPER 272-0830

James and the Ultrasounds Friday, Feb. 12, 10:30 p.m.; Marcella & Her Lovers Saturday, Feb. 13, 10:30 p.m.; Seth Moody and Jack Oblivion Wednesday, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.; Jack Oblivion LP release Wednesday, Feb. 17, 10:30 p.m.

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Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight; Brad Brikedahl Friday, Feb. 12; Young Petty Thieves Saturday, Feb. 13.

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

The Cove 2559 BROAD 730-0719

Jazz with Ed Finney and Friends Thursdays, 9 p.m.; Loveland Duren Friday, Feb. 12, 10 p.m.; Reach Saturday, Feb. 13, 10 p.m.; Zeke Johnson & Paulette Sunday, Feb. 14, 4:40 p.m.; Justin White Mondays, 7 p.m.; Richard James Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Anne Schorr Wednesdays, 7 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 10 p.m.

Mardi Gras Week; Young Petty Thieves Thursday, Feb. 11, 6 p.m.; “Mardi Gras Party” ft. Big Sam’s Funky Nation Thursday, Feb. 11, 9 p.m.; Heath N Danny Friday, Feb. 12, 6:30 p.m.; Devil Train Friday, Feb. 12, 10 p.m.; River Bluff Clan Saturday, Feb. 13, 11:30 a.m.; Loveland Duren Saturday, Feb. 13, 6 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 14, 5:30 p.m.; Nick Black Saturday, Feb. 13, 10 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Brennan Villines’ Valentines Day Party Sunday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m.; John Paul Keith & Friends Monday, Feb. 15, 6 p.m.; Travis Roman Tuesday, Feb. 16, 5:30 p.m.; Mike and the Moonpies Tuesday, Feb. 16, 8 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle and New Orleans Wednesday, Feb. 17, 5:30 p.m.; James and the Ultrasounds Wednesday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m.

Midtown Crossing Grill 394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

Memphis Ukelele Meetup Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.

Minglewood Hall 1555 MADISON 866-609-1744

St. John’s Episcopal Church 3245 CENTRAL 323-8597

Webern Kammerchor der MDW in Concert Wednesday, Feb. 17, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Wild Bill’s 1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

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

Young Avenue Deli 2119 YOUNG 278-0034

Zigadoo Moneyclips Video Release Party Saturday, Feb. 13, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

East Memphis Dan McGuinness Pub 4694 SPOTTSWOOD 761-3711

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

El Toro Loco 2809 KIRBY PKWY. 759-0593

Karaoke and Dance Music with DJ Funn Mondays, 7-10 p.m.

Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House

1474 MADISON 275-8082

Judah & the Lion Friday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m.; Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ Sunday, Feb. 14, 7 p.m.

Murphy’s

Hi-Tone

1589 MADISON 726-4193

Intimate Piano Lounge featuring Charlotte Hurt Mondays-Thursdays, 5-9:30 p.m.; Larry Cunningham Fridays, Saturdays, 6-10 p.m.

Dru’s Place Karaoke Fridays-Sundays. 412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE

GolZilla, the Roaring 420s, Thursday, Feb. 11, 9 p.m.; Jucifer, Sunfather Saturday, Feb. 13, 9 p.m.; Monuments, Devices Divide Up, Alturia, Prophasis Sunday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m.; Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed, Jeremy and the Harlequins Monday, Feb. 15, 9 p.m.; Open Mic Comedy Night Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Huey’s Midtown 1927 MADISON 726-4372

Reba Russell Trio Sunday, Feb. 14, 4-7 p.m.; The Billy Gibson Band Sunday, Feb. 14, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

The Conspiracy Theory, the Uh Huhs, Foxglove Friday, Feb. 12; JJ Freeze, Fresh Flesh, Manatees Saturday, Feb. 13; Switchblade Kid, Wray Sunday, Feb. 14.

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

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

The Phoenix 1015 S. COOPER 338-5223

551 S. MENDENHALL 762-8200

Huey’s Poplar 4872 POPLAR 682-7729

Soul Shockers Sunday, Feb. 14, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Mortimer’s 590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

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

Second Presbyterian Church

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

Mendelssohn’s Elijah Friday, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m.

Sports Junction

St. Louis Catholic Church

1911 POPLAR 244-7904

Live DJ Fridays.; Live music Saturdays.; Karaoke Wednesdays.

4055 POPLAR 454-0034

203 WHITE STATION 682-6606

John Michael Talbot Thursday, Feb. 11, 7-9 p.m.

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Mystery Machine Band Friday, Feb. 12, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Mystery Machine Friday, Feb. 12, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Slap Junior Band Saturday, Feb. 13, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Karaoke Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

5676 STAGE 384-4035

St. Olaf Choir, Anton Armstrong, Conductor Thursday, Feb. 11, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

RockHouse Live

Huey’s Cordova

5709 RALEIGH-LAGRANGE 386-7222

1771 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 754-3885

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

Shelby Forest General Store

Poplar/I-240

3165 FOREST HILL-IRENE 249-5661

Eric Hughes Band Sunday, Feb. 14, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

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

T.J. Mulligan’s Cordova

Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Wine Bar

8071 TRINITY 756-4480

The Lineup Tuesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

Tony Butler Fridays, 6-8 p.m.

East Tapas and Drinks

Mesquite Chop House

9087 POPLAR 755-0092

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

2016 Hyundai Sonata

7090 MALCO, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-349-7097

The Chaulkies Sunday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Mesquite Chop House 5960 GETWELL, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-890-2467

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

Owen Brennan’s THE REGALIA, 6150 POPLAR 761-0990

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High Point Pub Pubapalooza with Stereo Joe Every other Wednesday, 8-11 p.m.

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

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

Arlington/Eads/ Oakland Rizzi’s/Paradiso Pub 6230 GREENLEE 592-0344

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

Bartlett Bartlett Municipal Center 5868 STAGE

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

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

477 HIGH POINT TERRACE 452-9203

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

Huey’s Southaven

Jack Rowell’s Celebrity Jam Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Down 2 Five Saturday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m.; Flashback Sunday, Feb. 14, 4-7 p.m.; Gene Nunez and Debbie Jamison Tuesdays, 6 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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

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

In Legends Stage Bar: Live Entertainment Nightly ongoing.

Neil’s Music Room

661 N. MENDENHALL

Live Music Thursdays, 5 p.m.; Karaoke Tuesdays.

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

5727 QUINCE 682-2300

Barbie’s Barlight Lounge

6565 TOWNE CENTER, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-536-2200

Horseshoe Casino Tunica

6069 PARK 767-6002

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

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Sign & Drive Zero Down!

GOSSETTHYUNDAI.COM

2779 WHITTEN 266-5006

February Music Lineup Wednesdays-Sundays.; The Original Charlie Belt & Friends Thursday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m.-midnight; Grand Theft Audio Friday, Feb. 12, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; The Wolf River Rednecks Friday, Feb. 12, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Swingin’ Leroy Saturday, Feb. 13, 9 p.m.1 a.m.; The Line Up Sunday, Feb. 14, 5:30 p.m.; No Hit Wonders Wednesday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Old Whitten Tavern 2800 WHITTEN 379-1965

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

Germantown

Huey’s Collierville

Germantown Performing Arts Center

2130 W. POPLAR 854-4455

The Dantones Sunday, Feb. 14, 8-11:30 p.m.

Tony’s Trophy Room 929 W. POPLAR 457-7134

Full Effect Band Saturday, Feb. 13, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Cordova Bahama Breeze 2830 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 385-8744

Karaoke Mondays, 8-11 p.m.

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern 819 EXOCET 624-9060

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

1801 EXETER 751-7500

Germantown Symphony Orchestra: Music for a Romantic Getaway Friday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m.; Marcus Roberts and the Modern Jazz Generation Saturday, Feb. 13, 8-9:45 p.m.

Huey’s Southwind 7825 WINCHESTER 624-8911

Prime Cut Sunday, Feb. 14, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Huey’s Germantown 7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

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he Hattiloo Theatre has lobby, and no space available for anything come great distance in else. To accommodate all the activity, many only 10 years. Ekundayo rehearsals moved off site to Rhodes ColBandele’s black repertory lege or the Urban League on Union. theater launched in 2006 “The real problem with all these in a cramped but lovingly locations is that parents take their kids converted storefront on Marshall Avenue to a rehearsal at the Urban League one just north of Sun Studio. Eight years later, night, then to Rhodes the next night, then following an innovative capital campaign, Hattiloo,” Bandele says. “There’s been no Bandele moved his company into a new, consistency. So whenever we were rehearscustom-built playhouse on Overton ing or doing programs, it was a full-time Square. Now, only 18 months — and not job just figuring out where things are being quite two full performance seasons — after placed. Now everything we do is going to the big move, Bandele and his board of be on the same campus.” directors are preparing to undertake the Like the Hattiloo, the D.C. is being Hattiloo’s first major expansion. designed by Barry Yoakum and the design Longtime board member Cardell Orrin team at Archimania. The new space will says the need to expand physical resources be divided equally into two 1,600 squarebecame apparent during a strategic planfoot stories. There are 10 small office ning effort. “We thought about our misspaces, a modest conference/rehearsal sion and the kind of staffing we’d need to room, and a smaller office/meeting room meet these goals,” he says. “It became clear on the first floor. The second floor is dedithat we were bursting at the seams in terms cated primarily to the development center of multiple plays on stage, multiple plays in — a large open room with an adjoining rehearsal.” lobby and green room. $750,000 in funding Although it is laid out is already in place, and like a third performance plans have been develspace, the D.C. won’t be oped to build a twoused as a venue for addistory, 3,200 square-foot tional programming. “I Development Center mean, where would we just off the northwest rehearse then?” Bandele corner of the existing asks. “We might do an theater building at 37 occasional showcase S. Cooper at Monroe. there or something like Ekundayo Bandele “We’re calling it the that but nothing else. D.C.,” Bandele says. The That would defeat the list of benefactors for the expansion is only whole point.” four names long: An anonymous Friend of Bandele sees the new building as both the Hattiloo Theatre, the Assisi Foundaa solution to his growth problems and as tion, Hyde Family Foundations, and the a chance to create more opportunities for City of Memphis. theater education and community engage“Of course the first question we had ment. “We are definitely going to amp up to answer was why so quick?” Bandele our youth theater program,” he says. He says. “The new building generated a level anticipates growing a program for young of growth — or more accurately a pace of adults with special needs. growth — that we weren’t prepared for. Oluremi (Loo), Bandele’s youngest We’ve always done a lot, but we’ve done it daughter, has cerebral palsy. “As soon as a with so little,” Bandele explains. “We had to young person with special needs gradumake compromises.” ates from high school, their entire social The Hattiloo has never been a playcircle collapses,” he says. “Not only will house only. It has doubled as a teaching this allow young adults with special needs space, cultural center, and hub for artists. It to continue to have a social life, it helps in has hosted everything from book clubs to the same ways theater helps everybody. It film festivals to conversations about social helps with speech, with the expression of justice. Orrin describes the Hattiloo as emotion, and with their bodies.” “This dream of what Memphis could and There are plans to relaunch the Hattiloo should look like.” Theater School for adults, which focuses Ambitious programming found the on playwriting, directing, and acting. growing company with one play running Construction on the Hattiloo’s Develon its mainstage, a second play in techniopment Center should begin before the cal rehearsals in the adjoining black box end of the first quarter and be complete theater, a youth program rehearsing in the before the end of 2016.

CALENDAR of EVENTS:

February 11 - 17 The Spaghetti Warehouse

The Memphis Monologues, local women tell real, personal stories celebrating the female experience. Benefiting Planned Parenthood. $30. Thurs., Feb. 11, 7-9:30 p.m. 410 CLEVELAND.

Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center An Evening with Groucho, recreation of the work of the legendary Groucho Marx. www.bpacc.org. $25. Sat., Feb. 13, 8 p.m.

Love at Last Bite, original interactive Valentine’s mystery for chocoholics. Reservations required by phone or email paappleby@aol.com. (210-0545), $38. Sat., Feb. 13, 7-10 p.m.

“Blind Navigator,” individual and collaborative work by Clare Torina and Alex Paulus. crosstownarts.org. Through Feb. 28. 422 N. CLEVELAND.

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

40 W. HULING (521-0907).

Theatre Memphis

Outflix Night, special preview of Terrence McNally’s play Mothers and Sons. (278-6422), outflixfestival.org. $25. Thurs., Feb. 11, 6:30-9:30 p.m. 630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

Work by Bill Price at ANF Architects

TheatreSouth

3663 APPLING (385-6440).

Circuit Playhouse

The Other Place. www. playhouseonthesquare.org. Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays, 2 p.m. Through Feb. 21. 51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

River City, a new play about identity, history, race, and our deep desire to know where and who we come from by Diana Grisanti. (726-0800), www. voicesofthesouth.org. $23. Fri., Feb. 12, 8-10 p.m. INSIDE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 1000 S. COOPER (726-0800).

The Evergreen Theatre

Guilt, Lies, and Lust: The Stage Play, the legend of Kingston Blackmon continues. Presented by Inner City South. (5120207), innercitysouth.com. $18. Sun., 2-4:45 p.m., and Fri., Sat., 7-9:45 p.m. Through Feb. 14. 1705 POPLAR (274-7139).

Germantown Community Theatre

Love Letters. www.gctcomeplay. org. $24. Fri., Sat., 8 p.m., and Sun., 2:30 p.m. Through Feb. 14. 3037 FOREST HILL-IRENE (754-2680).

The Orpheum

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. www.orpheummemphis.com. $25-$125. Through Feb. 14. 203 S. MAIN (525-3000).

Playhouse on the Square

66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Crosstown Arts Gallery

TheatreWorks

Dinner Theatre: Brothers, Sisters, Husbands, and Wives, about the unique bond between siblings of mixed heritage. Menu by J Bernard Events. (515-493-2623), www. atotmemphis.eventbrite.com. $45-$65. Fri., Feb. 12, 7-10 p.m., Sat., Feb. 13, 7-10 p.m., and Sun., Feb. 14, 2-5 and 7-10 p.m. 2085 MONROE (274-7139).

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

The Annesdale Park Gallery

Opening reception for “Viewfinders: Music & Motion,” work by Peter Barta, S.Julian Jenkins, Jenn Billy Brandt, Dr. Tom Gettelfinger, Fred Toma, and Ebet Roberts. Proceeds benefit the Church Health Center. Fri., Feb. 12, 6 p.m. 1290 PEABODY (208-6451).

ANF Architects

Opening reception for “Buoyancy and Balance,” sculptural forms by Bill Price. www.anfa.com. Fri., Feb. 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

David Lusk Gallery Temporary Location

Call to Artists: ArtWorks Exhibition

Opening reception for “Works on Paper,” by Anne Siems. www.davidluskgallery.com. Fri., Feb. 12, 6-8 p.m.

Fine-craft and art disciplines only for show Mar. 3-6. Exhibition fee is $250, no application fee. Email four photos of work and a booth shot, winterarts@ bellsouth.net. Through Feb. 29.

64 FLICKER (767-3800).

Germantown Performing Arts Center

“Hearts & Flowers”

1801 EXETER (751-7500).

Specially crafted wishes for Valentine’s Day. Through Feb. 14.

Mid-South Community College

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PB&J presents: Ekpe and Company, Sat., Feb. 13, 9:30 a.m.

Reception for “Art and Soul III,” pieces created by 80 clients from Mid-South Health Systems, curated by DeltaARTS. (870-732-6260), Thurs., Feb. 11, 5-6:30 p.m.

Inside the Collections: Coffers & Keys

The intricate art of locksmithing and some of the oldest objects in the Museum’s collection. Free. Sun., Feb. 14, 2-2:30 p.m.

2000 W. BROADWAY, WEST MEMPHIS, AR (870-733-6722).

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

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Feline and canine-inspired art-making activities, music, heartbreak songs, psychic readings, cash bar, and the Internet Cat Video Festival. 21+ event. $12 members, $16 nonmembers. Sat., Feb. 13, 6-9 p.m.

Seeking new members to volunteer for art exhibits and stage productions. See website for more information and sign-up. Through Feb. 29. CRITTENDEN ARTS COUNCIL, 1800 N. MISSOURI, SUITE 14C (870-732-6260), HARRELLTHEATRE.ORG.

MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6209), WWW.BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.

1500 UNION (278-6868).

O N G O I N G ART

Art Village Gallery

“Out of Africa,” work by Noel Jones, Kayode Karunwi, Anthony Lee, Zeinu Mudeser, Joshua Strydom, and Kiersten Williams. artvillagegallery.com. Through Feb. 26. 410 S. MAIN (521-0782).

Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School “Wabi Sabi: The Beauty of Imperfection in Nature,” by Rachel Darnell and Lana Chu. www.buckmanartscenter.com. Through Feb. 15. 60 N. PERKINS EXT. (537-1483).

Church Health Center Wellness

Doris Gunn-Stevens. memphishealthcenter.org. Through Feb. 14. 1115 UNION (761-1278).

Circuitous Succession Gallery

Lawrence Jasud, www.circuitoussuccession.com. Through March 14. 500 S. SECOND.

4339 PARK (761-5250).

Eclectic Eye

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

Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis

“The Marketing of Perception,” exploring issues of race, image, and appropriation by Lawrence Matthews III. www.memphis. edu. Feb. 15-March 4. 3715 CENTRAL.

Fratelli’s

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

Hyde Gallery

2016 Art Education Thesis Exhibition, www.mca.edu. Feb. 15-March 8. INSIDE THE MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF ART’S NESIN GRADUATE SCHOOL, 477 S. MAIN.

Clough-Hanson Gallery

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

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

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American Idiot. www. playhouseonthesquare.org. $22-$35. Sun., 2 p.m., and Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m. Through Feb. 14.

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

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Memphis Camera Club photographs. (729-8029), krocmemphis.org. Through Feb. 29. 800 E. PARKWAY S. (729-8007).

L Ross Gallery

10th anniversary exhibition. www.lrossgallery.com. Through Feb. 27. 5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

Memphis Botanic Garden “Light and Shadows,” Agustin Díaz and Francisco Gonzalez. www.memphisbotanicgarden. com. Through Feb. 27. 750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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

Memphis Jewish Community Center’s Shainberg Gallery

“Tennessee Craft: Southwest Show.” www.jccmemphis.org. Through Feb. 28. 6560 POPLAR (761-0810).

Metal Museum

“Residence of the Heart.” Through March 6. “Taiwan International Metal Crafts Competition.” www.metalmuseum.org. Through March 13. 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

Morton Museum of Collierville History

“Slaves and Slaveholders of Wessyngton Plantation.” www.colliervillemuseum.org. Through March 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

196 MAIN, COLLIERVILLE (457-2650).

National Civil Rights Museum

“Cultural Heroes,” by Alan LeQuire. www.civilrightsmuseum.org. Through Feb. 25. 450 MULBERRY (521-9699).

Playhouse on the Square “An Exploration in 3D Printing,” by Adam Hawk. www. mca.edu. Through Feb. 21. 66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Ross Gallery

“Interwoven,” by Jennifer Sargent. (321-3243), www.cbu. edu/gallery. Through Feb. 25.

Soulsville, USA

“Frozen Landscapes,” by Judith Dierkes. www.soulsvillefoundation.org. Through March 31. CORNER OF MISSISSIPPI AND WALKER.

WKNO Studio

“Trophies Through the Lens: African Wildlife Safari.” wkno.org. Through Feb. 29.

Chuckles Comedy Club

DA N C E

1555 MADISON (866-609-1744).

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

Open Call Dance Competition

Connecting dancers to career opportunities in a professional performance atmosphere. Fri.Sun., Feb. 12-14. WEST MEMPHIS CIVIC AUDITORIUM, 228 W. POLK, WEST MEMPHIS, AR (870) 732-7595, OPENCALLCOMPETITION.COM.

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

Fairy Gardens

Free. Fri., Feb. 12, 1-2 p.m., and Sat., Feb. 13, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Open Mic Comedy, Thursdays, 9 p.m.

THE URBAN EARTH, 80 FLICKER (3230032), URBANEARTHMEMPHIS.COM.

1532 MADISON (726-0906).

Hooks Institute National Book Award Lecture

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Peniel Joseph and Stokely: A Life. Free. Feb. 11, 11 a.m.12:30 p.m.

Slavehaven Underground Railroad Museum

“In Their Own Words,” firsthand accounts of former slaves, the160th anniversary of the museum. Sat., Feb. 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

C O M E DY

Ana Gasteyer: An Evening of Cabaret and Comedy. (5371483), stmarysschool.org. $30. Thurs., Feb. 11, 7 p.m.

LECT U R E /S P EA K E R

P&H Cafe

826 N. SECOND (527-3427).

Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School

THE BOOKSELLERS AT LAURELWOOD, 387 PERKINS EXT. (683-9801), THEBOOKSELLERSATLAURELWOOD.COM.

Minglewood Hall

The Break-Up Show, $15+. Fri., Feb. 12, 7 p.m.

$15. Sat., Feb. 13, 10 p.m.

Discusses and signs The New Livestock Farmer. Feb. 14, 4 p.m.

1700 DEXTER.

7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

The Bachelor in Memphis

Booksigning by Rebecca Thistlethwaite

Jammin Jay Lamont: The Human iPod, (421-5905), chucklescomedyhouse.com. $17.50. Feb. 11, 8 p.m., Feb. 12, 7:30 and 10 p.m., Feb. 13, 7:30 and 10 p.m., and Feb. 14, 8 p.m.

B O O KS I G N I N G S

Booksigning by Alejandro Morales

Discusses and signs the Cougar trilogy and The Release. Thurs., Feb. 11, 6-8 p.m. OTHERLANDS COFFEE BAR, 641 S. COOPER (278-4994), ALEMOR3.WIX. COM/ALEJANDROMORALES.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, UNIVERSITY CENTER (678.3974), MEMPHIS.EDU.

“Works on Paper” by Anne Siems David Lusk Gallery Temp Booksigning by Ed Tarkington

Discusses and signs Only Love Can Break Your Heart. Thurs., Feb. 11, 6 p.m.

C O N F E R E N C ES/ C O NVE NT I O N S

6th Annual Mid-South Farm to Table Conference $25 farmers, $35 nonfarmers. Mon., Feb. 15.

WEST MEMPHIS CIVIC AUDITORIUM, 228 W. POLK, WEST MEMPHIS, AR (870) 732-7595, MIDSOUTHFARMTOTABLE.WORDPRESS.COM.

CROSSTOWN STORY BOOTH, 422 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030), WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

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

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Black History Month Day Trippin’ Bus Tours

Learn about AfricanAmerican heritage. For more information and reservations, call or email heritagetours@ bellsouth.net. $40. Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Through Feb. 29. VARIOUS LOCATIONS, CALL FOR INFORMATION (527-3427).

Old Forest Hike

Walking tour of the region’s urban old-growth forest. Every second Saturday, 10 a.m. OVERTON PARK, OFF POPLAR (276-1387).

2016 Memphis Open

Celebrating its 40th anniversary. $10. Through Feb. 14. RACQUET CLUB OF MEMPHIS, 5111 SANDERLIN (765-4400), MEMPHISOPEN.COM.

Cardio Hoop Workout

No experience needed. Hoops provided. $15. Sat., Feb. 13, 10-11:30 a.m. CO-MOTION STUDIO, 416 N. CLEVELAND (316-7733), COMOTIONMEMPHIS.COM/CALENDAR/.

M E ETI NGS

Community Concerns Meeting Community concerns in Uptown. Tuesday, 1 p.m.

BRIDGES, 477 N. FIFTH, WWW.UPTOWNMEMPHIS.ORG.

CSI Memphis Chapter Meeting

The State of Contract Document Quality panel discussion. $25. Thurs., Feb. 11, 5:30-8 p.m. RACQUET CLUB OF MEMPHIS, 5111 SANDERLIN (261-4671).

Free Tax Services for Working Families

At Binghampton Development Corporation, Streets Ministries, Ed Rice Community Center, and Church Health Wellness Center. Through April 15. VARIOUS LOCATIONS, CALL FOR INFORMATION (844-829-3786), WWW.IMPACTAMERICA.COM/FREETAX-SERVICES.

Memphis Chapter of the American Payroll Association Qualified retirement plans. $20 members, $30 nonmembers. Feb. 11, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS HOLIDAY INN, 3700 CENTRAL (489-5481), WWW.MEMPHISAPA.ORG.

Padres Comprometidos Through Feb. 17, 5:30 p.m.

LATINO MEMPHIS, 6041 MT. MORIAH EXT., SUITE 16 (366-5882), WWW.LATINOMEMPHIS.ORG.

KIDS

Anti-Valentine’s Day Party For ages 12-18 in the Storytelling Room. Sat., Feb. 13, 1-3 p.m.

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Oxford Film Festival

Over 130 films from across the globe. $10. Feb. 12-21.

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Cookies with Cookie Monster

Cookies, ice cream, and Cookie Monster. Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. MAKEDA’S COOKIES DOWNTOWN, 488 S. SECOND (644-4511), WWW.MAKEDASCOOKEIS.COM.

Costume Storytime: Curious George Visits Wolfchase Barnes & Noble

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Happy Valentine’s Day, Curious George and valentines. Free. Sun., Feb. 14, 3-3:30 p.m. BARNES & NOBLE, 2774 N. GERMANTOWN (386-2468), STORES.BARNESANDNOBLE.COM.

Disney Live!

$36. Fri., Feb. 12, 3 & 6 p.m. LANDERS CENTER (DESOTO CIVIC CENTER), 4560 VENTURE, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662-280-9120), WWW.LANDERSCENTER.COM.

Drummin’ Up the Stories Drumming, acting, and using voices. All ages, in the Storytelling Room. Mon., Feb. 15, 2 p.m. LUCIUS E. AND ELSIE C. BURCH JR. LIBRARY, 501 POPLAR VIEW, COLLIERVILLE (457-2600),

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Exploring Color and Design with Paul Klee with Kerrie Rogers $150. Mon., 4-5:30 p.m. Through Feb. 16.

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Friend’s Valentine Puppet Show

Collierville Burch Puppeteers and crafts. Ages 3-8. Register online. Feb. 11, 5-6 p.m. LUCIUS E. AND ELSIE C. BURCH JR. LIBRARY, 501 POPLAR VIEW, COLLIERVILLE (457-2600), WWW.COLLIERVILLELIBRARY.ORG.

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Traditional African diasporic culture education. $8. Feb. 13, 9:30-10:15 and 10:30-11:15 a.m.

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Practice full-length ACT. Grades 9-12. Online preregistration required. Sat., Feb. 13, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. LUCIUS E. & ELSIE C. BURCH JR. LIBRARY, 501 POPLAR VIEW, COLLIERVILLE (457-2600), WWW. COLLIERVILLELIBRARY.ORG.

Saturday Storytime: Love Monster & the Last Chocolate

Activities and coloring. Free. Sat., Feb. 13, 11-11:30 a.m. BARNES & NOBLE, 2774 N. GERMANTOWN (386-2468), STORES. BARNESANDNOBLE.COM.

Tuesday Toddler Storytime: The Thing About Yetis

Coloring after the story. Free. Tues., Feb. 16, 11-11:30 a.m. BARNES & NOBLE, 2774 N. GERMANTOWN (386-2468), STORES.BARNESANDNOBLE.COM.

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Henry Logan Starks Scholarship Dinner and Awards

Benefiting scholarships for African-American students. $100. Thurs., Feb. 11, 7-10 p.m. UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS HOLIDAY INN, 3700 CENTRAL (334-5808), WWW.MEMPHISSEMINARY.EDU.

“An Intimate Night of Love” Valentine’s Day Wine Tasting & Dinner $75. Sat., Feb. 13, 7-11 p.m. THE GALLERY AT MADISON SQUARE, 1819 MADISON (9495999), STEMMEDGLASS.COM.

Monster Jam

Fri., Feb. 12, 7 p.m., and Sat., Feb. 13, 7 p.m. FEDEXFORUM, 191 BEALE STREET.

Rock & Worship Roadshow

Danny Gokey, Citizen Way, and Shaun Groves. $10-$50. Thurs., Feb. 11, 7 p.m. LANDERS CENTER, 4660 VENTURE, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662-280-9120), WWW.THEROADSHOWTOUR.COM.

Spirit of the Dream

Honoring Black History Month, benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. $50. Thurs., Feb. 11, 6-9 p.m. ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, 262 DANNY THOMAS PLACE (373-5051), STJUDE.ORG.

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Afro-Cuban Valentine’s Dinner $88. Sat., Feb. 13, 7-9 p.m.

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

All Things Chocolate III: An Intimate Valentine’s Day Event $75, $125 per couple. Sun., Feb. 14, 5-10 p.m.

UNIQUE CATERING AND EVENT CENTER, 2751 BARTLETT (230-5694).

Enduring Love

Tales of enduring love and love gone wrong. Advance registration. $15. Sat., Feb. 13, 1 p.m. ELMWOOD CEMETERY, 824 S. DUDLEY (774-3212), ELMWOODCEMETERY.ORG.

Love and All That Jazz Live jazz and readings about love. Feb. 14, 11 a.m.-noon.

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

Mardi Gras Week

NOLA menu classics and Big Sam’s Funky Nation on Thursday. Free. Through Feb. 13, 11-midnight. LAFAYETTE’S MUSIC ROOM, 2119 MADISON (207-5079).

Mother Daughter Valentine’s Tea

$15 members, $25 nonmembers. Sun., Feb. 14, 2-3:30 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

Spindini Valentine

Fri.-Sun., Feb. 12-14, 5-10 p.m. SPINDINI, 383 S. MAIN (578-2767).

Taste of Passion

Music, food, and two bars benefiting Team Mid-South. $50. Fri., Feb. 12, 6:30 p.m. MEMPHIS ROCK ‘N’ SOUL MUSEUM, 191 BEALE, SUITE 100 (205-2533), TEAMMIDSOUTH.ORG.

USA Dance Valentine Ball

$10 members, $13 nonmembers. Sat., Feb. 13, 7-10 p.m. COVENANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 8350 WALNUT GROVE (662-349-3720 OR 853-1413), WWW.USADANCEMEMPHIS.COM.

CALENDAR Mesquite Chop House Valentine Weekend

Special holiday dinner menu. Fri.-Sun., Feb. 12-14, 5-10 p.m.

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Valentine’s Day at Lafayette’s

Call for reservations. From 6-9 p.m. $65-$90. Sun., Feb. 14. LAFAYETTE’S MUSIC ROOM, 2119 MADISON (207-5097).

Valentine’s Day Dance

RSVP by phone. $15. Feb. 13, 5-5:45 p.m., and Feb. 14, 3, 4 and 5 p.m. BLUE SUEDE BALLROOM, 3675 SOUTHWIND PARK COVE (758-0032),BLUESUEDEBALLROOM.COM.

Valentine’s Day Concert featuring Dr. Steve Katz and Dr. Graham Warr

Concert honoring MIFA. Sun., Feb. 14, 2-3 p.m.

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Valentine’s Dinner: Capriccio Grill $65. Sat., Feb. 13, 5-10 p.m.

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Yoga and beer pairing. Beginner-friendly, fun yoga followed by a pint. No experience necessary. No watchasana. $15. Thursdays, 6-8 p.m.

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Date Night in Spain Cooking Class

Instruction, three-course meal, and Spanish wine. $95. Sat., Feb. 13, 6-9 p.m.

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Andy Ashby will be on site to chat about beer, drink a pint with you, and give away sweet Memphis Made Brewery swag. All Memphis Made drafts will be 2-for-1 during the event. Thurs., Feb. 11, 4-10 p.m. HUEY’S COLLIERVILLE, 2130 W. POPLAR (854-4455).

Sizzle and Spice Class

Heat up the kitchen with culinary aphrodisiacs such as lobster, asparagus, mushrooms, and Champagne. $95. Fri., Feb. 12, 6-9 p.m. L’ECOLE CULINAIRE, 1245 N. GERMANTOWN (888-860-7270), WWW.LECOLE.EDU.

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The Morris and Mollye Fogelman International Jewish Film Festival See website for a full lineup and tickets. $5 members, $7 nonmembers. Feb. 16-28.

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

Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D

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

Short Films: Internet Cat Video Festival See who won this year’s Golden Kitty Award by pawpular vote. $9. Sun., Feb. 14, 2-5 p.m. MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6209), WWW.BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.

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arry Thompson knows how to throw a party. In fact, he’s so good at it that his neighbor asked him to come bartend for him, and for two and a half years, Thompson helped keep the party rolling at his neighborhood bar, Newby’s. Life went on for Thompson. He graduated from the University of Memphis, moved to Boulder, Colorado, and opened his own business, a hot wing delivery place, South Mouth Wings, that stayed open until 3 a.m. and raked in the dough. In the meantime, Newby’s closed on November 19, 2014 — a dismal day for his former neighbor, Todd Adams, and the numerous Newby’s devotees, until Thompson got word that he might could help bring Newby’s back to life. By August he had sold his hot wing business and was back in Memphis. After several months of moving bathrooms, opening up alleyways, installing garage doors, and landscaping, Newby’s is back on the University District map and has a whole new outlook (and much of the same heart). “We tried to give it a facelift while doing as much as we could to keep it the same,” Thompson, 29, says. Perhaps most importantly, the bathrooms are no longer in an alleyway. “Girls don’t care about how cold your beer is. They want to know what the bathroom is like,” Thompson says. The brand-new bathrooms are now conveniently situated in the southwest corner of the establishment. Thompson installed an entirely new kitchen, one expanded further back with a walk-in cooler, new ventilation, and a keen pizza oven. “I have a super pizza oven. It cooks the pizzas so fast. I’m in love with our pizzas,” Thompson says. Much of the menu is the same with a few enhancements and some fine-tuning. “It’s bar food with a twist,” Thompson says. “We’re really more aiming for speed.” They still offer their Ribeye Sandwich but with blue cheese butter and horseradish mayo on a brioche roll. The Triple Bypass made the cut, with eight ounces of Angus burger, ham, turkey, bacon, Swiss, cheddar, and a fried egg. And it wouldn’t be Newby’s without the MCS, the chicken breast marinated in the Newby’s secret sauce (which if, as stated on the menu, you “ask nicely, [they’ll]

probably tell you”. Oh, and you can find Willy’s Chili too. Thompson brought in Jeff Johnson, of Local, Agave Maria, and Oshi Burger acclaim, to consult with him on the menu and to help train his staff, which numbers close to 35, and just figure the ins and outs of the new Newby’s. “I worked at Newby’s for about nine years. I trained Larry. When he opened his business in Boulder, I went out there to help him open,” Johnson says. “I’ve helped him train his kitchen staff, work up the menu, and with cost analysis.” As far as the menu goes, they wanted to honor the 40-year-old institution that Newby’s became. “We’re not reinventing the wheel. We wanted to go back and pay homage to the old menu, but we shaped it up and made it a little nicer. It’s good food items with great ingredients done well. We use fresh ingredients, and hand-cut and hand-bread our chicken tenders and portobello fries. It’s fun, quick, and easy bar food with quality ingredients.” “I wanted to surround myself with the best of the best on my team,” Thompson says. Other changes include moving the

back patio indoors to the front of the building where Thompson installed a garage door, which he opens seasonally; a media wall with four large, flat-screen TVs; and the latest in serving draft beer, the Bottoms Up Beer Dispensing System, where beer is poured by fitting a plastic cup with a hole in the bottom onto the dispenser and then is held in place with a magnet. “There is no waste, and it’s fast,” Thompson says. Thompson says he’s happy to be a part of the Highland Strip renaissance taking place in his old stomping grounds, and welcomes all the activity. “We’ll be getting a steak restaurant, and with Loeb buying all of this property and fixing it up, it’s going to be like Overton Square. “November 19, 2014, was a horrible day. It was like a funeral. There was so much love for this place. I had the opportunity to come in and save it, so I’m going to do as much as I can to keep it the ‘college bar you never graduate from,’” Thompson says. Newby’s hours are 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. Newby’s, 539 Highland, 730-0520 newbysbar.com

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Celtic Crossing The traditional Irish Claddagh ring represents gra, dilseacht, cairdeas, or love, loyalty, and friendship. This Valentine’s Day, celebrate those special relationships at Celtic Crossing, where we will be serving Irish romance and mystique all day with brunch and dinner specials.

Ciao Bella Join us for Valentine’s Day dinner with that special someone. Find our daily specials on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 565 Erin • 205-2500 ciaobellamemphis.info Jack Pirtle’s Chicken Did you know that Jack Pirtle’s Chicken opened on February 14, 1957? In honor of our anniversary, celebrate Valentine’s Day with your special someone on the river with a Jack Pirtle’s dinner box, steak sandwich, and a gallon of our famous sweet tea! We have eight convenient locations across the greater Memphis area. Visit us at www.jackpirtleschicken.com to find the nearest location to you. Happily spreading the love for the last 59 continued on page 39

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Bounty on Broad Serving up fresh ingredients with a Southern flair, our farm-to-table, family-style dining experience is one to be remembered. We have space to accommodate large parties available as well. Make your reservation on our website. 2519 Broad • 410-8131 bountyonbroad.com

Jim and Larkin will be strumming traditional Irish melodies from noon to 3 p.m., while Josh Cosby and Jeremy Stanfill turn things up a notch from 6 to 9 p.m. 903 S. Cooper • 274-5151 celticcrossingmemphis.com

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Aldo’s Pizza Pies Not only can you enjoy Aldo’s two giant, 65-inch TVs on game days, you can do so with one of our 30 draft or 30 bottled beer options in your hand. With one of the broadest beer selections in the city, Aldo’s is a must when you want to watch the big game! 100 S. Main • 5777-PIE aldospizzapies.com

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Kooky Canuck Get kooky with your Valentine at Kooky Canuck downtown or Cordova and share a 34-ounce adult or virgin root beer float, and roast marshmallows together while making your own s’mores at your table! 97 S. Second • 578-9800 1250 N. Germantown Pkwy. 800-2453 kookycanuck.com Lafayette’s Music Room Celebrate Valentine’s Day with live music and a six-course prix fixe menu, specially crafted by Chef Jody Moyt. $65 per person, $90 per person with wine pairing. Four seating times available. Tickets can be purchased online lafayettes.com/ memphis or ticketweb.com. 2119 Madison • 207-5097 lafayettes. com Little Italy We are a family-owned restaurant, specializing in authentic Italian food. We have one of the best New York-style pizzas in Memphis. Now offering $10 large cheese and $12 large one-topping pizzas on Monday and Tuesday. Serving Memphis for over 10 years. Thank you, Memphis! 1495 Union • 725-0280 facebook.com/littleitalypizza Molly’s La Casita Molly’s has the ultimate Valentine’s Day drink. It’s our first-place awardwinning margarita (Memphis Flyer readers’ poll 2015). Be sure to try our new low-calorie Nectar Girl

Mulan Asian Bistro White table cloths and candlelight will entice your senses for a dining experience to remember. Whether dining with family or your special Valentine, we’ll have something for everyone to enjoy. $18.95 lobster specials all weekend! Spend $50 or more on Valentine’s Day, and enjoy a Ginger-Scallion Lobster for $10! 2149 Young • 347-3965 2059 Houston Levee • 850-5288 mulanbistro.net Pearl’s Oyster House Oysters are the ultimate aphrodisiac. Bring your special someone to Pearl’s this weekend and celebrate Valentine’s Day. Try the famous chargrilled oysters topped with garlic chipotle butter and Parmesan cheese! 299 S. Main • 522-9070 pearlsoysterhouse.com Terrace at the River Inn Enjoy the perfect Valentine’s Day on the Terrace! Handcrafted cocktails, panoramic river views, and a threecourse meal specially created by Chef de Cuisine David Krog add up to the perfect location for your romantic evening. Call today for reservations. 50 Harbor Town Square • 260-3366 terracememphis.com Westy’s Restaurant and Bar Westy’s says bring your romance alive with a delectable steak or shrimp dinner for two, and end your night with a romantic horse-drawn carriage ride through downtown Memphis. Call us at 543-3278 for reservations, and let us make your Valentine’s Day exceptional! 346 N. Main • 543-3278 westysmemphis.com

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The Coen Brothers skewer Old Hollywood in Hail, Caesar!

ewer Communists, more Clooney. That’s a film critique I never thought I would offer, but here we are. Like all right-thinking Urban Achievers, I am a Coen Brothers fan—a fanatic, even. Who else has been able to create great films in so many different genres? They’ve produced two great film noirs in Miller’s Crossing and The Man Who Wasn’t There, expanded the crime genre with Fargo and the Best Picture-winning No Country for Old Men, added to the Western legacy with True Grit, and crafted some of the greatest comedies in film history with Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski. Basically, if Joel and Ethan Coen make a movie, I’m there, no questions asked, because there’s always going to be something great onscreen. This is true even in the case of misfires like Hail, Caesar! The strengths of their comedies have always been rooted in crackling wordplay, characterizations which walk the line between the wacky and sympathetic, and a burgeoning sense of the absurdity of life. The premise of Hail, Caesar!, an eventful day in the life of an Eisenhowerera Hollywood fixer named Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) seems like perfect fodder for the brothers. If you’re looking for absurdity, Hollywood presents a targetrich environment. Capitol Pictures, Mannix’s fictional studio, is a circus of stars like DeeAnna Moran (Scarlett Johansson), a squeaky-clean protagonist of water ballet pictures whose image is put at risk when she gets pregnant; Hobie Doyle (Alden Ehrenreich), the singing cowboy whose almost superhuman roping and wrangling skills are of no use when the studio thrusts him into the role of a big city swell in Laurence Laurentz’s

(Ralph Feinnes) latest chamber drama; and Frances McDormand as accidentprone film editor. Best of all is George Clooney as Baird Whitlock, the epically vain actor whose kidnapping from the set of his newest sword-and-sandals flick by a group of communist screenwriters who collectively call themselves The Future provides Hail, Caesar!’s plot momentum. Clooney, rocking the praetorian haircut like it’s 1998 on the set of ER, is loaded for bear, ready to go O Brother, Where Art Thou? big. And that’s what we all want, right? Critics like me have to pay lip service to subtle naturalism, but there’s nothing like seeing a really great actor vaulting over the top, grabbing scenery to chew. But Clooney’s efforts are largely wasted as he ends up imprisoned by the communists for much of the film while the Coens try to wring humor out of mid-century Marxist rhetoric. The basic joke is sound—the commies claim to have scientifically cracked the code of history, and yet they were unable to predict defeat by the capitalists—but the scenes meander endlessly. Clooney’s manic energy should have been at the heart of the picture, but he’s just the MacGuffin.

Let the kidnapped Clooney chew the scenery. The Coens are operating in Lebowski mode, so the kidnapping plot is just a contrivance on which to hang the comic digressions and character moments that are the film’s real meat. The Hollywood setting allows them to try on different genres every few minutes, such as Channing Tatum’s gay sailor musical number “No Dames,” but too often it comes off as empty riffing. The Coen’s clockwork timing seems broken. I personally enjoyed Hail Caesar!, but I cannot recommend it to anyone outside the Coen cult. It is their least funny film since The Ladykillers in 2004, but, to be fair, the last decade has seen the brothers occupied with existential dramas like 2009’s A Serious Man. Roger Deakins’ photography is, of course, first rate, and the production design is off the charts good. In a way, Hail, Cesar! reminds me of a mid-period Woody Allen picture, expertly crafted but lacking a certain energy. And consider this: When The Big Lebowski was released in 1998, it was considered a disappointment after the universally hailed Fargo, but time was good to the Dude, and it is now rightly ranked as one of the greatest comedies ever made. Considering the majesty of the Coen’s True Grit remake and the crackerjack work they did on the screenplay for Stephen Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies, maybe the days of the gonzo Coen comedy are over, and the brothers should stay serious. Hail, Caesar! Now playing Multiple locations

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Night of the Living Darcy — proper ladies spar with suitors and the undead in post-zombie England. woman in England who leads the resistance in a final battle against the “ravenous unmentionables.” The script gets a lot of mileage out of creatively mangling Austen’s prose with lines like “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains is looking for more brains.” Verbal sparring between Liz and Darcy is accented with spin kicks, because proper ladies in post-zombie England are naturally trained in kung fu finishing schools. The women fight the undead with sword and musketry, and mankind with heaving bosoms and flailing nostrils. It’s all in good fun, and I suppose there’s a feminist reading of this bizarre concoction. But it’s nothing Buffy the Vampire Slayer didn’t do much better in 1999 or so. Ultimately, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies fails to justify its own existence. It is a shambling mound of undead intellectual property grimly stomping its way through the world, devouring all dumb money in its path. Surely, the next step is a video game, where you can play as a zombie, or Darcy’s horse. Doesn’t that sound fun? Don’t answer, just look at the poster. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Now playing Multiple locations

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