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OUR 1358th / ISSUE 03.05.15 / COVER STORY P.14 A couple years ago, Flyer writer Chris Davis wrote a funny piece about Beale Street Landing, suggesting that it would be a great place to house the “Museum of Terrible Ideas.” I guess there was something about the giant corkscrew boat-landing ramp and the Legocolored elevator shaft — and the long-delayed project’s $40 million price tag — that led him to make that suggestion.

Now that it’s built, I have nothing against Beale Street Landing. It’s a nice facility with great river views and a decent little restaurant. The Flyer even held its Best of Memphis party there last fall. So I guess the Museum of Terrible Ideas will have to find another home.

Maybe the Mid-South Coliseum could house the MTI. It’s certainly big enough, and it’s in the center of another possibly terrible idea — the Fairgrounds TMZ — a top-down project with few supporters outside of city hall.

Think of the possibities: There could be an exhibit showing how the feds once tried to put a freeway through the middle of one of the city’s great historic neighborhoods, a project that would have destroyed Midtown, the Sears Building project, Overton Park, and the Memphis Zoo. There could be an exhibit showing the thwarted plans to destroy the historic buildings of Overton Square and put in a low-end grocery store. There could be a section devoted to all our dead malls; a section honoring the former Airport Authority for its deft negotiations with Delta Airlines. Hell, there could be a whole wing dedicated to the terrible ideas of Senator Brian Kelsey.

And now there’s a new terrible idea that’s being, er, floated: water taxis. The Riverfront Development Corporation has ponied up $200,000, and gotten the feds to ante up $800,000, for a study on the feasibility of water taxis that would “ferry people from Bass Pro to Beale Street Landing and Mud Island.”

A 2013 report states: “Taxis are currently imagined as traipsing up and down the Wolf River Harbor, but the only water taxi that is likely to be effective at attracting people to Mud Island will be one that functions like a bridge, free of charge, zipping back and forth across the channel, always in sight, and never more than a few minutes away.”

This presumes that there are people who want to get to the tip of Mud Island. And that you can “zip” around the harbor. Both are out-of-town-concocted fantasies.

I have a little boat that’s docked in the NEWS & OPINION Wolf River Harbor. It’s a no-wake zone, LETTERS - 4 limiting boats to a speed that a casual jogger THE FLY-BY - 5 can easily surpass. If you speed up, you get TRUTH BE TOLD - 9 ticketed by the harbor patrol, and you proPOLITICS - 10 voke the Asian carp to start jumping. There OPINION - 11 are kayakers and canoeists and fishermen in EDITORIAL - 12 small jon boats. You can’t zip. A no-wake trip VIEWPOINT - 13 Cover Story - “Heroics and Heartbreak” by from Bass Pro to Beale Street Landing would Frank Murtaugh - 14 take 20 minutes.

STEPPIN’ OUT If water taxis were a good idea, WE RECOMMEND - 20 someone would have started a water taxi MUSIC - 22 business. It is, in fact, a terrible idea and the AFTER DARK - 26 MTI should start clearing space now for its ART - 30 water taxi exhibit.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 31 Here’s a good idea: Get the damn trolleys FOOD - 36 running before May, when Music Fest starts and Bass Pro opens and the Grizzlies are in FILM - 39 the playoffs. Call ’em “land taxis” if it makes THE RANT - by Tim Sampson - 47 you feel better.

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Letters and comments from Flyer readers About Jackson Baker’s story, “MPA’s Mike Williams Promises Viable Campaign” …

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About Joe Boone’s cover story, “All About That Uptown Funk” ...

In Greymouth, New Zealand, in a pub housed in a structure that leaned with age, I witnessed local men stop their drinking and their conversations to dance and sing uninhibitedly to “Uptown Funk.” They had no idea where the song was recorded. Memphis travels everywhere, with influence!

David Rainey About Toby Sells’ cover story, “The Coliseum” ...

Save the Coliseum. It can still be a vital use to the city. I can’t imagine that it would cost more to upgrade/repair the Coliseum than to tear it down and build this sports complex that no one seems to want except Wharton and Lipscomb. I don’t trust Robert Lipscomb’s or Kevin Kane’s assessment of the building since they both want to tear it down. And that no-compete clause with FedExForum was the most stupid business decision this city has ever made.

Pamela Cate About Chris Shaw’s story “Music Fest Mayhem” …

Don’t miss Savoy Brown, old school, heavy metal English rock at its finest.

Some of their members were in town last year for the Blues Foundation awards, and they after-partied at Earnestine & Hazel’s and put on a killer show with some other old English rockers.

MemphisTigers The indie/folk/Americana genre is particularly strong this year with Avetts, Wilco, Jenny Lewis, Shovels and Rope, Alejandro Escovedo, Bela, and Ryan Adams. Very excited.

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Union boss or not, Mike has shown his love and concern for the city of Memphis. He stood up to the mayor and city clowns to let them know they are hurting the proud city employees. Yes, there are slackers, thugs, and clowns mixed in, but at the heart of all of it, there are more good employees than bad. The good ones are leaving because this has harmed our families.

Voters, you get what you paid for.

Put in someone who’s looking out for Memphis, not themselves. Look at the whole picture, not just pieces. And make a choice you will not regret after a year.

Misery About Randy Haspel’s Rant on Rudy Giuliani …

I’ve never cared for Rudy. Somehow, he thought New Yorkers couldn’t be trusted exercising their inherent constitutional rights, unlike citizens in other cities and states. Of course, the NYC elitists enjoyed their rights, but it was taboo for everyone else. But Rudy’s spot-on about Obama, and only a simpleton who has been living in a leftist progressive hole for the past seven years would not know it.

As for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, what he forgot about executive administrative performance, creating budget surpluses, and putting the people’s money taken from them by corrupt public unions back in their pockets, Obama will never know. If the timid and passive Republicans decide to back him for president in 2016, he just might win.

At this stage, they’re not gonna win the White House with anyone else.

Nightcrawler About Toby Sells’ post, “Allegiant Brings Low-Cost Air Service to Memphis” …

As long as travelers watch their baggage plans, Allegiant is going to be a great addition to Memphis’ airport.

Just don’t get caught without prepaid luggage and measure carefully, and take advantage of their aggressive prices!

Flights to all three destinations look to be only on Fridays and Mondays.

Which is a good start, but not ideal for cruisers, as you’ll likely have to spend a night on at least one end of the cruise.

Still, a great start! better by design

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LIVE BY YO REP WKIM-FM News Talk 98.9, a local radio station owned byAtlanta-based Cumulus, didn’t go all Tupac and come right out and tell Boomin96 (formerly 96X) that the former throwback alternative radio station only claims to be a player. But last week, News Talk 98.9 underwent a similarly radical makeover to become The Vibe, Memphis’ latest purveyor of classic rap. While the Bluff City probably doesn’t necessarily need two stations specializing in old-school hip-hop, there’s always the possibility of a Three 6 Mafia/Bone Thugs-style rivalry.

NEVERENDING ELVIS Deep Singh is a different kind of superhero. He doesn’t wear a mask or a cape or his underwear on the outside.

Nor does he shoot deadly lasers from his eyes or leap tall buildings in a single bound. Singh the Sikh wears aviator sunglasses and a red turban, and he loves nothing more than beating the crap out of the Taliban.

Okay, maybe he loves one thing more.

Singh’s a huge Elvis fan, and the first issue of Super Sikh, which debuts this month, finds our superhero traveling to Memphis to visit Graceland and do battle with wicked terrorists who want to kill him.

QUOTED Kudos to Thomas Stovall, a clinical professor at UT Memphis and past president of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, for taking a stand against vaginoplasty in an article originally titled “Stop Futzing With Your Vagina” that was rechristened as “Six Senseless Things We Do With our Vaginas” when it was picked up by Salon.

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Memphis leaders plan for warmer weather with expansion of summer camp, spring break activities.

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton is already thinking about spring break and summer camp as he announced last Friday that the city and a private donor will help more kids stay busy in their idle days this year.

Wharton said Memphis businessman Avron Fogelman contributed an undisclosed amount of money to the city last week, enough to allow 1,500 Memphis children on public assistance to go to the city’s Summer Day Camp this year for free.

The camp cost $81 for kids on public assistance last year.

Covering those fees for 1,500 children would have cost $121,500.

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New CEO of the Hospitality Hub

In late January, the city’s annual homeless head count revealed a major drop in the number of unsheltered people on Memphis streets. Only 78 unsheltered (meaning not staying in a homeless shelter) people were counted, which is down from 259 in 2012.

Various coordinated citywide efforts to house the homeless have been credited for the drop. And one way homeless people are connecting with housing opportunities is through the Hospitality Hub, a resource center that links people with the services they need.

The Hub has a new CEO, Kim Moss, who has worked with the homeless populations in Memphis and New Orleans for 30 years. Having served as director of Friends for Life in Memphis and Project Lazarus in New Orleans (both nonprofits with a focus on helping low-income people living with HIV/ AIDS), Moss brings years of experience dealing with some of the most vulnerable victims of the HIV epidemic. Moss took over the role of CEO at the Hub in early February after moving back to Memphis to be closer to his new grandson. — Bianca Phillips FLYER: WHAT DOES THE HOSPITALITY HUB DO?

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VERBATIM Can somebody direct Susan Lynn, the state representative from Wilson County, to the nearest “Please Go Zone”? Lynn recently proposed legislation to eliminate non-existent “No-go zones” saying, “As you know, when there’s activity happening where people sort of feel intimidated, there’s not exactly a sign up on the wall ... it’s just an overall feeling of intimidation.”

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Kim Moss: We’re the point of entry into the homeless service delivery system for single people, male and female. We help them connect with the various organizations that will provide them with the services they need. We also provide

substance abuse counseling.

We have an employment readiness program.

And we provide the practical stuff, like giving homeless people an address. We have lockers where people can store their belongings. They can have their mail sent here. We have telephones they can use to make calls. We have computers where they can search for jobs and have an email address.

A lot of people don’t have an ID, and you have to have an ID to stay in the shelter. We help them get an ID, and that has to start with getting a birth certificate.

That literally can mean playing detective to track these birth certificates down. We pay for that, and we pay for some nights in the shelter for some people we’re working with.

YOU HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH LOW-INCOME PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS. WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO GET THOSE PEOPLE HOUSED?

Without stable housing, you’re not as likely to take your medicine on a regular basis. [That] not only puts you at risk for illnesses, but if you’re sexually active, you tend to have a higher viral load so the possibility of infecting other people is higher.

So many [homeless people] are severely and persistently mentally ill. And many have a substance abuse problem, so when folks are not functioning on a level where they’re making good decisions and [are] using drugs and alcohol,

that can lead to people having less inhibitions. So a lot more unprotected behavior goes on.

The risk of HIV infection in the homeless population is quite high.

AREN’T THERE SOME HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO DON’T WANT HELP?

In my 30-year history of working with the population, I’ve learned that most of those are the people who are suffering from a mental illness. Someone in their right cognitive capacity does not choose that kind of life. It’s a very hard life.

DO WE HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO HELP ALL OF THOSE MENTALLY ILL HOMELESS PEOPLE?

I am saddened that 30 years after I started [working in this field], things are actually worse when it comes to the mental health system. I believe it’s just a tragedy the lack of service that we provide for our mentally ill population. And so many of them become homeless because of that.

It’s a national problem. It’s due to [lack of] funding and politics. It’s just not a priority for our country. So we have all these mentally ill people walking around or using our jails as a mental health system.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE OF THE HUB?

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The regular rate for the seven-week camp was $162 last year.

Wharton said the donation was not solicited. Fogelman said his motivation was in recognizing the financial strain on cities these days and that “corporate world and public citizens need to step up” and give cities some help.

“I can think of nothing more important than finding ways for the youth of Memphis to be off the streets during the long, hot summers and to be able to be productive and accomplish things,” Fogelman said. “There’s nothing more important to me, in my stage in life, but the care of the youth and the generation yet to come.”

Fogelman only hinted at the undercurrent of the announcement: keeping children occupied and out of trouble. Wharton hinted at it, too, noting that many of his news interviews are about “some unseemly thing young folks have done.” He said Fogelman’s commitment “made my year.” Wharton spent much of last year discussing a mob of teens beating people in a Kroger parking lot.

The Summer Day Camp is run by the city’s Division of Parks and Neighborhoods and held at 25 of the city’s community centers. From 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., children can create arts and crafts, play sports, play music, and more.

The camp is typically seven weeks long, but Wharton said he will expand the camp to eight weeks this year.

Parks director Janet Hooks said the camp’s total capacity is about 2,400 children. The camp costs the city $72,800 each week to run, she said. Wharton issued a challenge with the announcement, asking more companies and citizens to come forward and donate.

Local companies Central Defense Security and the Daniel Law Firm already pay the fees for some children, city officials said. But Wharton said he wanted to be able to offer the program to every Memphis child on public assistance.

“You’ve heard of Governor [Bill] Haslam’s plan so that every child who wants to go to college will be able to go,” Wharton said. “Well, if we don’t take care of them at this age, they will not be in a position to even consider going on to college.” Donations to the program can be made to the Division of Parks and Neighborhoods. For more information, call 576-4200.

Wharton also announced a new initiative that will, for the first time, open all of the city’s community centers during spring break this year and provide “wholesome, structured activities.”

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Bikers plan to establish “Safe House” to fight gang activity in South Memphis. could give us a feel of intimidation, but look at what they’re doing in our community,” said Councilman Harold Collins.

“This work is hard, and many times we meet resistance because we have a lack of resources, lack of opportunities, and a lack of commitment. But these men and women who ride these bikes are steadfast in their commitment. For that, we, as a city and community ought to be truly grateful for what they do.”

The organization plans to establish additional Safe Houses in the Frayser, New Chicago, Smokey City, and Lauderdale Courts communities.

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killing. We don’t want to create more of a problem. We want to bring solutions to the problems that exist.”

The first Safe House is projected to cost $560,000. The organization plans to raise the bulk of that money through its upcoming Memphis Bike Fest, along with private donations.

The five-day event takes place July 22nd through the 26th at Tiger Lane.

BSC4C hopes to help change the stereotypical image of bikers through efforts such as its Safe House initiative.

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An abandoned South Memphis building will soon be demolished and replaced with a facility that will provide youth in that community with an alternative to gang activity.

Details of the nearly 3,000 squarefoot “Safe House” were provided during a press conference at the Riverview Community Center last week. It will feature computer workstations, a music room, and a reading area, as well as meeting and office space. Youth will also be able to receive mentorship and apply for scholarship programs there.

Plans are for the facility to operate 24 hours a day.

It’s the first of several Safe Houses that the Bikers and Social Clubs 4 Change (BSC4C) — a nonprofit organization comprised of motorcyclists who are combating issues impacting urban communities — hope to establish in disadvantaged areas throughout the city.

“We want people to see that the choice is yours,” said BSC4C’s Clark “Preacha” Chambers. “We don’t want [kids] to think that they’re bound anymore to [gangs]. Our whole objective is to make a difference and [encourage] people to make a change.”

The Shelby County Land Bank provided BSC4C with the property for its first Safe House. It will be located on Florida Street near Mallory.

In September 2013, the area was identified by law enforcement as one of the spots used by the Riverside Rollin’ 90’s Crips. A 4.6-mile radius of Riverside bordered by South Parkway, West Mallory, I-55, and Florida Street was declared a “Safety Zone” by the Multi-Agency Gang Unit. Gang members in those areas are prohibited from associating in public, intimidating or assaulting witnesses to gang activity, possessing guns, and any other form of illicit activity.

Members of the biker group say they hope to collaborate with neighborhood gang members to maintain safety around the forthcoming Safe House in South Memphis.

“We want to embark on a relationship with [the gang members] so with these Safe Houses, people will be able to come and go,” Chambers said. “We’re looking for them to allow us the opportunity because these gangs are in these communities [all the time], and we’re not necessarily in these communities.

“We want them to help police these Safe Houses and keep them safe,” Chambers said. “But that doesn’t mean that the computers need to walk out.

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Not many panels at the University of Memphis have a security guard at the door, but apparently someone at the university thought a panel discussion on the Black Lives Matter and Show Me $15 movements warranted the extra measure.

The panel last week was the second stop on what is being called the “Freedom Tour,” a collaboration between the two movements to reach out to students on college campuses. The security officer’s services weren’t needed, as the panel remained peaceful.

“Economic oppression is very much a part of the physical violence, the structural violence, that happens to and against

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black people, both interracially and through state violence,” said Zandria Robinson, a sociology professor at the University of Memphis and facilitator of the event.

The Black Lives Matter movement rose from the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, last year. The unarmed Brown was fatally shot by police, spurring a national debate about excessive police force and racial profiling, as well as an examination of the relationship between law enforcement

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and people of color. Protests were sparked across the country, demanding police accountability as well as demilitarization of local police.

The Show Me $15 movement emerged from fast-food industry workers in late 2012 but has grown into a nationwide movement to raise the minimum wage, encompassing other industries, including home health care and airport workers.

Strikes, rallies, and sit-ins have occurred across the country — nearly 200 cities participated in protests in December.

Jeanina Jenkins, a representative of the Black Lives Matter movement from Ferguson, said the issues of the two movements intertwine. Before she got involved with organizing, she was a fast-food worker.

“It just confused me, how the system works — bring more police into the neighborhoods instead of bringing more jobs in,” Jenkins said. “You’re basically trying to come into the neighborhood like it’s a problem. The reason there’s violence is because we need jobs. We need living-wage jobs that pay $15 [an hour], and we need unions so they can protect us.”

In 1978, the federal minimum wage was set at $2.65 an hour. That minimum wage would be equivalent to $10.02 an hour today, but the current federal minimum wage is still $7.25 an hour — last raised in 2009.

Some states have instituted a higher minimum wage, but for states like Tennessee, workers depend on the federal minimum.

“This is why crime is occurring in our city, in our country,” said Sha’Ona Coleman, a panelist and organizer with Shut It Down Memphis. “So many black and brown individuals are getting caught up in the cycle. That’s why we’re demanding $15 an hour, so that this won’t happen. We can cut all of this out in the next two generations if we were to get $15 an hour. We work just as hard as anyone else.”

Panelist Christopher Smith, organizer and Church’s Chicken employee, got involved with Show Me $15 and, once his employer found out, his hours were cut, restricting his income even further.

“I grew up in South Memphis. I sold drugs,” Smith said. “I’ve been through it all.

I’m trying to make a change. I’m working every day and working hard, and I feel I deserve more. I’ve been working at Church’s Chicken for three years, and I’ve only gotten a 10-cent raise.”

Organizers asked the audience to join them on April 15th for a rally in Ferguson, which they hope will be the largest so far.

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Selma Bound Memphis women head to Alabama to remember the fateful Sunday march of 1965.

Science has now proven what we could only intuit during the movement’s early years: Chronic stress makes you sick, increasing your risk of weight gain, depression, and heart disease. It’s no surprise that black women, subject to the double whammy of racism and sexism, are more likely to be obese, to have diabetes, heart disease, and to die earlier than white women from those diseases.

For Watkins, the intersection of human rights and health reminds her of the days when she was first learning West African dance. She asked her teacher: What do I have to do to be good at this?

The answer: You have to be strong.

“That resonates on so many levels,” Watkins said. “We get trapped in this stereotype of a strong black woman in only an emotional sense. Too often we think it’s a virtue to sacrifice our physical health to take care of our families and our communities.”

Black women are strong because we have to be, Watkins said, but we can be smarter about how we fortify ourselves. “It starts with honoring your body,” Watkins said. “That is what enables you to do all the rest.”

Turner sees the Girl Trek trip as an opportunity to recommit to better health and voting in all elections, not just presidential ones. She was struck by the police brutality toward would-be black voters as captured in the riveting historical movie Selma.

“I don’t think I would be strong enough to be out there walking arm in arm, getting beat in the face,” said Turner, a grant and contract administrator for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

But she does have the strength to get on the bus and head to Selma. Said Watkins: “The journey continues for full equality for all Americans. The journey to make sure this country lives out the truth of its creed is by no means done.”

To mark the distance of the 1965 march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capitol in Montgomery, Girl Trek members are encouraged to pledge to walk 54 miles during the month of March. To learn more, go to girltrek.org.

Wendi C. Thomas is a columnist, journalist, and founder of Common Ground: Conversations on Race, Communities in Action.

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“Black women are strong because we have to be.”

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On Sunday, thousands will descend upon Selma, Alabama, to remember the bloody Sunday 50 years ago when white state troopers attacked peaceful marchers who sought voting rights for black citizens.

Memphians Rychetta Watkins and Joy Turner will be among those retracing the demonstrators’ steps across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the site of the attack. With them will be 500 fellow members of Girl Trek, a three-year-old national nonprofit that helps black women live healthier lives, primarily through local walking groups.

During the #Selma50 events, speakers will no doubt expound upon the marchers’ determination and the subsequent 1965 Voting Rights Act (since gutted by the conservative faction of the Supreme Court). But without the physical capacity to walk, to put one foot in front of the other, to advance steadily despite the blasts of fire hoses, tear gas, police dogs, and even bullets, the movement would not move.

Without the act of walking, history would be stripped of the Montgomery bus boycotts, the Bloody Sunday march, the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and even parts of the Underground Railroad.

“So much of what the activists did was centered around walking … and claiming their right to public spaces,” said Watkins, a program development consultant. “The Girl Trek story is about understanding our history and understanding that our strength begins with our physical health.”

Both women take inspiration from one of Girl Trek’s heroes, Mississippi voting rights activist and sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer.

Her most famous quote, “I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired,” spoke to the frustration that accompanied black Americans’ attempts to gain the franchise.

But Hamer’s words could also have a more literal interpretation. A video of her 1964 testimony before a Democratic National Convention’s committee shows an overweight Hamer who gets stuck between two tables as she leaves the room. She can be seen breathing heavily as a man rushes up to move a table so she can pass by.

Hamer was just 59 when she died. I wonder if she would have lived longer if her existence as a black woman had not been endured, as author Zora Neale Hurston described in her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, as the mule of the world.

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politics By Jackson Baker

The Sammons Gambit Mayor Wharton’s proposed change to a new CAO is a game-changer at City Hall and, potentially, on the campaign trail.

Eyebrows have been raised big-time this week by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s unexpected action in moving to replace his reliable chief administrative officer (CAO), George Little, with Airport Authority head Jack Sammons (a transfer that only Little, of the principals involved, was speaking to as of press time).

There is general agreement among various observers (including Little!) that the mayor’s action is motivated by political considerations. Though Little (“Chief,” as he is referred to around City Hall) is an excellent manager, he is manifestly uncomfortable with the political aspects of government, and 2015, with the mayoralty at stake in a showdown city election, is going to be a hothouse political year.

The mayor’s move (which would keep Little employed as city operating officer) engages at least two political fronts. State law prohibits members of a metropolitan airport authority from serving with the government that supervises it — in this case the City of Memphis. Consequently, emergency legislation to make Sammons’ city appointment valid must be filed, and the office of state Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville)

confirmed that he was working something up.

The task of doing so was complicated by the fact that the deadline for filing new legislation has long since passed. But Norris, who is Senate majority leader, is also vice chair of the three-member Senate Calendar Committee, which has oversight on all bills and apparently can authorize exceptions to the rule.

It is no secret, either, that FedEx founder Fred Smith, whose political influence on both sides of the political aisle is huge and who has both professional and family ties to Sammons and, to say the least, a major interest in Airport Authority matters, is urging such an outcome.

If Little has, by his own statement, little taste for the game of politics, Sammons might have been born for it.

An ingratiating presence, he served several influential terms on the city council and, for two months in 2009, was the appointed CAO for interim Mayor Myron Lowery when the abrupt retirement of then Mayor Willie Herenton forced a special mayor election and the temporary elevation of thencouncil Chairman Lowery.

Sammons might have forged even further in local political significance, but for a tactical misstep in 1994 when he embraced an alliance with then-Congressman Harold Ford Sr., a major Democratic power broker, in a bid as an

independent for Shelby County Mayor in a race that Republican nominee Jim Rout eventually won.

Angered, the local Republican establishment returned the favor by successfully backing lawyer/ businessman John Bobango against Sammons for the latter’s council seat in the 1995 city election. Such was Sammons’ resilience and political skill that, instead of sulking over his defeat, he mended fences with the GOP, took his medicine, and offered effective service for the next four years as local Republican treasurer.

By 1999, Bobango chose to retire, and Sammons had no difficulty in regaining his seat. He was appointed chairman of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport authority two years ago. Meanwhile, he continues as president of Ampro Industries, a maker of hair-care products.

Sammons, a gifted administrator, has good residual connections with the mini-universe of City Hall, including the city council, Jack where Wharton sorely needs Sammons some help. (See “Opinion,” next page.) Perhaps unsurprisingly, though, two members of the Council who have mayoral ambitions — Jim Strickland and Harold Collins — professed themselves concerned about issues, largely technical, associated with Sammons’ pending appointment.

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No Time for Politics Reject delay in enacting debt-restructuring plan, approved by the state comptroller and made necessary by the council’s 2008 folly. and toss” arrangement that allowed the city to push payments on this financial obligation out into the future.

To be clear, the 2010 Debt Restructuring Plan was essentially done to allow us to comply with the court order to pay the schools. The 2015 Debt Restructuring Plan is largely being proposed for the same lingering issue.

Those who see the debt plan and those who submitted this plan as the source of our financial challenges are confusing bad-tasting medicine and the administering physician with the issue being treated. This is not meant to place the funding of children’s education in a bad light, but only to highlight the confusion of some on this issue.

The current debt-restructure plan was developed with a team of nationally recognized financial advisors and later vetted and approved by the state comptroller. As a local newspaper article recently outlined, what we are doing is standard for many other major cities faced with varying financial challenges. With the annual pension obligation increasing, the looming debt services bubble, and interest rates that will soon rise, we can no longer afford inaction or delay.

What we need now is action to approve the proposed debt-restructuring plan. Financial realities and past missteps should remind us that we don’t have time for politics on this matter.

A C Wharton is mayor of Memphis.

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In July 2008, over the objection of Mayor W. W. Herenton, the Memphis City Council voted to take $65 million per year from the Memphis City Schools. Two months after my election in October 2009, my request to the council to restore the school funding tax rate was refused.

In August 2010, the Tennessee State Supreme Court affirmed the $57 million lower court ruling in favor of MCS. Based on the decisions of the courts in favor of Memphis City Schools, the city restored its annual school funding in 2010. What remained was the amount taken from schools in the 2008-2009 school year that needed to be paid back. The council’s options were rather straightforward: Restore the tax rate that had been dedicated for schools, cut other operating expenses to free up funds for the schools, or some combination of these two items.

In this context, it is important to underscore that while the mayor has to propose a budget, it is the council that has authority to raise taxes and to set the budget.

On the matter of raising taxes and making budget cuts to pay Memphis City Schools, the council was hopelessly deadlocked. But, something had to be done.

Against this backdrop, we presented the 2010 Debt Restructuring Plan as a compromise solution for council members to avoid the immediate need to raise taxes and make drastic budget cuts. It was a commonly used “scoop

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Revisiting history does not mean that we have the right to rewrite it.

I mention this in light of a recent meeting of the Memphis City Council in which members of my administration and I were criticized about the city’s debt even as our finance director presented a debt-restructuring plan.

Rather than focusing on the merits of the plan, the discussion descended into a debate on how we somehow misled the council with respect to our 2010 debt plan and our overall finances. In this meeting, one council member went so far as to misrepresent my comments on this matter by selectively editing an audio version of my past remarks.

Given this rather selective amnesia of certain council members and the concern of many citizens in how we got here financially, I am compelled to set the record straight.

There is no way to truly understand our current financial circumstances without speaking to the Memphis City Council’s 2008 vote to cut funding to Memphis City Schools (MCS) and the successful lawsuit against the city to restore this funding. The following points are matters of record:

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Party caucuses will be held on March 14th, a party convention to name a new executive committee and a new chairman on March 28th.

Meanwhile, the Shelby County Republicans caucused at Bartlett Municipal Center on Monday night of this week, selecting delegates for their own convention at the Bartlett location on March 29th.

There are two declared candidates for chair to succeed the outgoing Justin Joy: Arnold Weiner and Mary Wagner.

All the names mentioned here, be they sinners or saints, are committed activists, with personal histories that indicate that they possess the energy to acquit themselves well in the positions they are seeking.

“Zeal” might even be a better descriptor in some cases. There’s the rub. Particularly if partisanship per se commands the electoral environment, the nature of our political debates is often nothing less than poisonous.

Strong feelings have always been a feature of political life in Shelby County, but only since the mid-1990s, when first the Republicans and later the Democrats adopted partisan primaries as a means of selecting preferred candidates for local office, have local political contests become as divisive as they are today, at least at the level of countywide elections. Until the advent of local partisan primaries, it was the rule, not the exception, for various components of the body politic to form coalitions behind this or that candidate.

Blacks, whites, Democrats, Republicans, atheists, Christians, and Jews, plus whatever other categories come to mind — the more different sectors of the com-

munity were accounted for in a political campaign, the greater the likelihood for that campaign to succeed.

These days, that situation is reversed.

One of the questions asked of the Democratic chairmanship aspirants at Saturday’s forum was how each of them would deal with the flight of white former-Democrats into the Republican Party. One of the candidates rejected the question as irrelevant. He was in error, as would have been demonstrated by a look at Monday night’s GOP caucus crowd — almost entirely white, though there is presumably some variance in their political complexion. That configuration was an inverse mirror image to Saturday’s predominantly AfricanAmerican Democrat crowd.

This is not a suggestion that either of the county’s parties avows or practices racism, as such. The increasing racial polarization of the local parties is largely a result of the primary process — which has magnified ethnic and social differences that have always existed and assigned them to opposite ends of the spectrum.

Contrast this troublesome phenomenon with the city elections — including the one to be held this fall — where the absence of party affiliation will, as it always has, encourage some serious coalition-building across party and ethnic lines.

In the long run, we’d like to see local partisan primaries done away with as detriments to the political process. In the short run, we would merely express a wish that whichever of the chairmanship candidates mentioned above actually ends up at the controls of our two major parties understand that we all are — or should be — a single community.

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VIEWPOINT By Chris Davis

The 75 Percent Rule New legislation proposed by Representative Curry Todd would weaken the public defender’s office.

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“should be a source of great embarrassment for all of us.”

Mass-incarceration is expensive and that condition will only be exacerbated by eliminating the 75 percent rule. Tennessee spends more than $1 million a day to house the state’s prisoners. A recent study from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU shows that, in addition to being expensive, the United States has now imprisoned so many people that we’ve entered into a period of diminishing returns.

Can there be any doubt that a deliberate weakening of Tennessee’s public defender systems will result in more convictions and longer sentences?

Eliminating the 75 percent rule will also disproportionately impact the state’s larger, urban defender systems, such as the one in Shelby County, which is among the nation’s oldest. The local defender’s office has a reputation for developing services that are more effective and less expensive than incarceration, such as the award-winning Jericho program, a model prison-diversion program that targets inmates with severe and persistent mental illness. The mentally ill are likely to be incarcerated two to five times longer than the average inmate, and have an average recidivism rate of 80 percent. The Jericho program has cut the repeat offender rate for the mentally ill in half.

Tennessee could reduce its incarceration and recidivism rate even further if, instead of embracing only the most retrograde policies, it looked to effective and cost-saving reforms enacted by neighboring states like Kentucky and Georgia. But that doesn’t seem likely.

The legislature already sent a powerful — and pointless — message to poor people in Tennessee when it passed a law requiring citizens who need public assistance to undergo drug testing, a program that has now been proven to be a major waste of time and resources. Over the past six months, 16,000 Tennesseans have been drug-tested. The total number of those testing positive: 37.

And speaking of pointless, expensive legislation: Todd’s bill revoking the 75 percent rule may well result in increased taxes, as financial responsibilities are shifted to meet needs that will not go away. This measure will end up costing Tennesseans more money without the perceived benefit of making anybody more secure.

Remember that time when Todd championed a good piece of legislation that helps to move Tennessee forward?

Yeah, I didn’t think so.

Chris Davis is a Flyer staff writer.

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Remember that time when state representative and American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) board member Curry Todd submitted a bill to aid farmers and school children by creating an extra hour of sunlight? How about that time when he was living rent free in a lobbyist’s home? Or when he killed the Influence Disclosure Act, a measure that would have required lawmakers to acknowledge the influence of outside groups on public policy?

Let’s face it, this West Tennessee representative isn’t the sharpest nor is he the most ethical knife in the drawer.

Even if his most recent proposal doesn’t overturn any natural laws, like inertia or gravity, HB241 displays Todd’s usual lack of seriousness. If passed, Todd’s bill will kill good legislation that helps fund our public defender system and has served Tennesseans well for 23 years. The proposed legislation, in the long run, benefits nobody but Todd’s fellow ALEC member, the Corrections Corporation of America, a private company that operates three of Tennessee’s 14 prisons.

I’m not suggesting that ALEC was involved in crafting this bill, but it wasn’t Todd. And no matter who’s responsible for drafting the language, who do you think wins when the state decides to abandon even the pretense of parity and stacks the deck in favor of the prosecution? Here’s a hint: not the citizens of Tennessee.

If passed, HB241 would undo T.C.A. 16-2-518, a regulatory measure that controls disparity in the funding of prosecutors and public defenders. Sometimes called the “75 percent rule,” T.C.A. 16-2518 ensures that whatever money is budgeted for prosecutors must be matched at a 75 percent level for public defenders. In simple terms, if the county gives District Attorney Amy Weirich’s office $100, they must give the public defender’s office $75.

Thirty years ago, a mere decade before the creation of T.C.A. 16-2-518, fewer than 350,000 Americans were in prison. By the turn of the 21st century, that number ballooned to more than 2.3 million. That breaks down to about one of every 100 Americans being in jail. If you extend the figure to include people on probation or parole, the number drops to a shocking one in 31 Americans. More than 80 percent of the people accused of committing a crime qualify for courtappointed defense. Study after study has documented how excessive caseloads have compromised the constitutional right to counsel and clogged the judicial system.

To quote former FBI Director William Sessions, America’s public defense systems

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cover story by frank murtaugh / photos by larry kuzniewski

Heroics and Heartbreak The 1984-85 MeMphis sTaTe Tigers reMain unforgeTTable. so are Their sTories.

Disney will never make a movie about the 1984-85 Memphis State Tigers. A basketball team that went 31-4 under coach Dana Kirk reached the Final Four, only the second team in the program’s history to do so. A team headlined by power forward Keith Lee — a first-team All-America and still the program’s all-time leading scorer — beat archrival Louisville three times on its way to the national semifinals where it played the foil in the Cinderella story of eventual national champion Villanova.

Thirty years later, though, that fabled team’s legacy remains an unlikely cocktail of pride and regret.

Lee’s supporting cast was a quintet of locally produced players that made the team as distinctly Memphis as any before or since. Mitchell High School alum Andre Turner (then and now, the “Little General”) played point guard and was on his way to setting a Tiger record for assists (763) that stands to this day. Fellow junior Baskerville Holmes was a high jump champion at Westwood High School and is a fixture on history’s All-Name team. Sophomore William Bedford (Melrose) combined with Lee for a twin-tower presence down low. Freshmen Vincent Askew (Frayser) and Dwight Boyd (Kirby) received steady minutes from Kirk, filling voids left by the

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departed Bobby Parks and Phillip “Doom” Haynes. The Tigers were established national contenders, having reached the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16 each of the previous three seasons.

The Tigers won 17 of their first 18 games (losing only at South Carolina) and rose to no. 3 in the national rankings.

They only lost two more regular-season games, one understandable (at 13th-ranked Kansas), the other mysterious to this day (at Detroit; look it up). They won the Metro

Conference tournament at Louisville, beating their archrivals in the semifinals before edging Florida State in overtime for the title. As the second seed in the NCAA tournament’s Midwest region in Houston, Memphis State beat Penn and UAB (then coached by Gene Bartow, who coached the Tigers to the 1973 Final Four). They then beat Boston College (with Michael Adams) and Wayman Tisdale’s Oklahoma Sooners in Dallas to reach the Final Four.

The team’s run ended in Lexington,

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Kentucky, on March 30, 1985, when Rollie Massimino’s Villanova Wildcats — an eight seed — managed to throttle Lee (10 points), Bedford (8) and friends in a 52-45 upset. Not for 21 years would another Memphis basketball team win 30 games in a season.

“College was the most fun part of my life so far,” says Askew. “The friends I made, the basketball. Dwight Boyd won a championship his senior year [in high school], and man, I heard about that our entire freshman year. We had better talent [at Frayser], but they won a championship!

It’s not always about talent.”

While Askew was a starter by the team’s third game of the season, his roommate Boyd found the adjustment to college ball more rigorous. “I had some deficiencies,” he says. “When [opponents] watched film, they saw this guy who couldn’t go right as strongly. But going against Andre Turner in practice every day, going against Vincent Askew, Baskerville Holmes, and Keith Lee . . . my confidence started to grow. Middle of the year, I came off the bench at Louisville and scored 16 points, had a monster dunk.

From there, it was smooth sailing.”

Being essentially an all-star team of homegrown talent, the ’85 Tigers congealed quickly and put aside any lingering rivalries

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the Tiger universe. To this day, Turner is acknowledged as the team’s vocal and emotional leader. (“Andre never lost a sprint in practice,” says Askew.) But this was Keith Lee’s team.

Already married and living in family housing, Lee played the role of big brother for his teammates, particularly the younger ones. “I had played with Keith in the [1984] Bluff City Classic,” says Askew, “so the intimidation factor was over. But he was the most intimidating person I ever met, including in the NBA. I used to be scared to talk to him. Later on, I dated his wife’s sister.”

Lee never reached All-Star status as a pro, but question his talents at the risk of some blowback. “I played with Tim Hardaway, Chris Mullin, and Gary Payton,” says Askew. “Some Hall of Famers. Keith Lee is the best player I ever played with. He could

do everything. He could rebound, pass, shoot. He was smart. He used to dominate practice.” Askew likes to tell the story of the freshmen getting Lee to join them for one scrimmage against the first-teamers, a challenge Askew offered Turner. Lee and the youngsters won big.

“Keith likes to keep to himself,” says Turner, “but with us, you talk about cracking jokes and laughing … especially on the road and at practice. He was a great teammate, and great friend. I got two tickets on the front row to watch Memphis State and Louisville Keith’s freshman year. He had 30 [points] and 13 [rebounds]. I wanted to play with a special player.”

Lee possessed the most prized intangible in basketball: He made his teammates better. “His hands were so soft,” says Turner. “I threw so many bad passes that Keith caught. Incredible hands. He’d get doubleteamed, find a teammate, layup. Great court vision. His free-throw percentage was better than the guards’ [percentages].”

“We knew who to get the ball to,” adds Boyd. “We didn’t have to guess. Keith Lee was by far the best big man I played with. He made it a lot easier for me. He took the freshmen by the hand, calmed us down.” Lee averaged a career-high 19.7 points as a senior, though his team-leading rebounding averaged dipped to under 10 (9.2) for the first time, in part due to Bedford’s own rebounding skill. He left the program with 2,408 career points and 1,336 career rebounds, records that stand to this day.

[Lee did not respond to interview requests for this story and did not appear with his teammates when they were honored last Saturday at FedExForum.]

The players stand by their since-disgraced coach, claiming they saw no indication of

any misdeeds on the part of Kirk (more on those later). Just a loyal, passionate, and skilled basketball tactician.

“He was probably the best three-minute coach — at the end of a game — that I’ve ever been around,” says Boyd. “He put everybody in position to succeed. He provided me with an opportunity to get a scholarship; changed my life forever. All the things he had going on outside ... I didn’t have a clue. We spend so much time trying to judge individuals for their downfall, and we forget about some of the good they provided. I judge Coach Kirk only for the experience he provided me.”

Turner connected easily with Kirk, as the two saw the game the same way, thus the Little General tag for a freshman point guard. “I took pride in outworking everybody,” says Turner. “I was the smallest guy; I had to be the fastest. If I hit the court and I felt someone wasn’t giving all they could give, I didn’t hesitate about saying something. Go sit on the sideline. You’re hurting us.”

Kirk had command of the huddle, according to Turner. “Coach Kirk knew basketball,” he says. “And he knew us, how to get the most out of us, as individuals and as a team. He made sure we got what we needed when it came to preparation. And he was blessed to have assistants like Larry Finch and Lee Fowler. They knew the game as well.” Boyd remembers Finch as the “bad cop” on the bench, letting players know — with volume — when their play slackened.

When Finch finished the scolding, Kirk — the “good cop” — would signal for the player to re-enter the game.

Askew was on the verge of signing a letter of intent to play at Tennessee, at the time coached by Don DeVoe, when he got a lifechanging phone call at home, directly from Kirk. “I verbally committed to Tennessee the night before I signed with Memphis State,” says Askew. “One of my uncles was gonna kill me. But Coach Kirk called and said, ‘Hey bud. You ready to sign?’

“I hear so many people talk bad about his coaching,” says Askew. “Maybe it’s the trouble he had off the court. I played for Larry Brown, George Karl, Don Nelson.

Coach Kirk was right up there with them.”

Askew mentions a late-game defensive switch in the Tigers’ second-round NCAA tournament game against UAB in which Kirk had Askew take over the assignment of guarding Blazer star Steve Mitchell. The switch initially angered Turner (who had been guarding Mitchell), but the Tigers won in overtime. On a shot by Turner.

Villanova was better than the Tigers ... for 40 minutes on a single Saturday at the 1985 Final Four. When asked if his team would have won a five-game series with the Wildcats, Turner smiles and somewhat dodges the question: “Let me ask you this: Would Georgetown have won a five-game series with them? That was destiny.”

As disappointing as the loss to Villanova seemed at the time, it was mere prelude to the sorrow associated with this team.

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from high school. “There was a lot of pressure on us to succeed,” says Boyd. “We were recruited all across the country, then we went home to the community where we grew up. At that time, I represented East Memphis. That builds character. You didn’t have to tell me to go to the gym to work on my jump shot. Let’s show these cats around the country what Memphis is about. We didn’t need to be from New York or Chicago. It was one common goal.”

“We were so close,” adds Askew. “Even if certain guys didn’t hang together off the court, we had a bond. We used to go to each other’s houses and eat. We’d get back to the dorm and talk about what we’d seen at those houses. We knew each other’s moms. It was all in fun.”

“More than anything,” says Turner, “it was togetherness. We’d finish practice, shower, and eat. Then we’d be at the complex, playing ping-pong, competing. It was all in love, every last bit of it. Nobody took offense to anything. You’d laugh off [the barbs], try and keep things together.”

Turner and Holmes roomed together for four years after battling each other fiercely in high school. “Big time rivals,” says Turner. “We went at it. But then we had an opportunity to play together. How much fun is this? We embraced it. Bat was my guy. [Holmes’ nickname was “Batman.”] People knew if they got into it with Bat, they were about to get into it with Andre. If you came into 305 — our room number — you came in with respect.”

The team’s familial bond took on special meaning for Turner when his father died that February after a long battle with liver cancer. Turner missed but one game — the loss at Kansas — before returning to the floor. “My game elevated after that,” says Turner. “My dad was a huge inspiration, and I dedicated the rest of my career to him. It was tough. He never got to watch me play professionally. That’s where the leadership came from, though. I saw him get up every morning at 5:30 and head to the workhouse.”

His position may have been power forward, but Keith Lee was the center of

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The NCAA found Kirk guilty of several infractions — among them cash payments to Lee — and in 1986 stripped the Tigers of the Final Four appearance. Dismissed after the 1985-86 season, the coach later served prison time for tax evasion. (He died in 2010.) As for Kirk’s players, the years after 1985 brought as much darkness as light.

The Chicago Bulls chose Lee with the 11th pick in the 1985 NBA draft, but knee injuries ended his career just four years later. Bedford earned third-team AllAmerica honors as a junior and was chosen by the Phoenix Suns with the sixth pick in the ’86 draft. Substance abuse, though, led to a year-long suspension and Bedford was out of the NBA before his 30th birthday (though with a championship ring from his 1989-90 season with Detroit). He served eight years in prison (2003-11) for drug possession. Turner bounced among seven NBA teams over six seasons before crossing the Atlantic to play in Spain. Askew had the best pro career among his ’85 teammates, playing in 467 NBA games over 11 years, most with the Seattle Sonics. But then in 2008, at age 42, he was arrested in Florida and accused of having sex with a minor (he was given three years probation). Reserve forward Aaron Price — a classmate of Lee’s — was shot and killed outside his home in West Memphis in 1998, a crime that remains unsolved.

Saddest of all, perhaps, is the story of

Holmes. Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks, he never took the floor in the NBA. After a short playing career in Europe, Holmes returned to Memphis, finding work as a truck driver. On March 18, 1997, he shot and killed his girlfriend after an argument, then turned the gun on himself.

“Bat had a huge heart,” says Askew. “He was a big-time leader, led by example. His heart was as big as the Mississippi River.”

“Bat was so easy to get along with,” adds Boyd. “He was always smiling. But when he hit the floor, he was all serious. Great individual to be around. You know individuals, but you don’t really know them.”

“The Baskerville situation cut a little deeper,” says Turner, who was preparing for his Spanish league’s playoffs when he got the news. “I didn’t practice. I needed time to myself. My family was there, so that helped me a great deal. It was a shock.

We would always get together when I got back home. I hadn’t seen any signs that depression had set in with him. He always had your back. You could count on him.”

Askew is just as mystified by Price’s violent death. “I hadn’t seen Aaron since college,” he says. “That was a shocker. In college, Aaron never drank, never smoked.”

Askew blames no one but himself for the trouble he found seven years ago.

“It was embarrassing,” he says. “I had to sit down and explain to my kids. But it got me closer to God. I was raised in the church, but I got outside, trusting people. It was my fault. That’s why I do what

I do now. I bring it up when I speak to groups. You never know what kind of decisions kids have to make. Sometimes the tough way is the only way. Say no to friends who don’t mean you any good.

Have your own mind.”

He founded the Vincent Askew Skills Academy last month, promoting the operation with a distinctive acronym: EPIC (European Preparation Intensity Coordination). “It focuses on teaching kids how to set goals in life,” he says, with basketball as the foundation. “When I went to Europe as a player — Italy and Greece — they really taught the game, the fundamentals, the little stuff. Instead of just rolling the ball out like it’s a P.E. class, they really teach them.

When I leave this earth, I want to leave something solid, something to give people hope.” Askew’s clinics are held at Raleigh Assembly of God. The enduring link among the stars of that Final Four team: their hometown, Memphis. The reclusive Lee — a native of West Memphis, all the way across the river — completed his degree studies (in 2008) and is now the head basketball coach at Raleigh-Egypt High School. After playing professionally in Spain for 15 years, Turner is an operations specialist for Shelby County Schools and an assistant coach at Mitchell. (Turner married his high-school sweetheart, the former Desma Hunt, who also played basketball at Memphis State.

The couple has five daughters, but Turner finds himself cheering soccer players.)

Upon being released from prison in 2011, Bedford returned to Memphis. He got married in 2014, now works for a car dealership, and has volunteered as a mentor with Shelby County Juvenile Court. After 22 years with Pepsi, Boyd is now director of the M Club, his alma mater’s athletic alumni association.

Sports history is measured in the fabled record book. And you’ll find record books that ignore the 1984-85 Memphis State Tigers. After all the team has been through over the past three decades, such an omission seems more and more careless to history.

“We played in the Final Four,” Boyd emphasizes. “As far as it being vacated, I hate that. But I still have my Final Four ring. You can’t edit history.”

“When it happened, it hurt momentarily,” says Turner. “But it doesn’t hurt to this day. I know what we accomplished. The blood, sweat, and tears. I know what went into it. You can’t take away all the hard work, all the fun we had, what we built together. It was a great time. The biggest thing: we were all from [Memphis]. It’s like we had been waiting for each other. And we grew together.”

“That should be the poster team for real life,” says Askew. “Good decisions, bad decisions. Successful people, and people still trying to find their way. But at the end of the day, we’re all family.”

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any years ago, I decided to try cocaine. I loved it so much that I continued trying it out pretty much every day for the next five years.

Predictably, I got hooked. And, just as predictably, my half-decade bender eventually came to a tedious, stupid, and lonesome end. Once the dust settled, I had no job or marketable skills, but I did have a slew of awful habits.

Fortunately, a friend recalled that I had been a rather mediocre kickboxer.

He hooked me up with a job teaching kickboxing, which led me to where I now am 12 years later — making a living as a personal trainer. And, like all personal trainers, I see people start and give up on fitness programs all the time. Ninety percent of the obstacles these people face are planted snugly between their ears.

Just as being an addict doesn’t necessarily have a lot to do with actually doing drugs, being fit and healthy doesn’t necessarily have a lot to do with how many reps or hours you put in at the gym.

In fact, I found that deciding to give up cheeseburgers and cokes wasn’t that much different from deciding to give up drugs — the majority of the challenges were in my brain. Much of the advice that people gave me to quit using, I frequently pass on to clients struggling with getting traction in a solid fitness program. So, if you asked me, How do I begin a healthy routine and stick to it?, I’d tell you to first …

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Instead of issuing yourself little directives like “I need to get in shape” or “I really need to eat better,” try switching to something more affirmative like “I

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am getting in shape” or “I don’t drink sodas anymore.” Keep it encouraging and present tense. It doesn’t matter if 10 minutes prior to telling yourself that you no longer enjoy sodas you shotgunned three Mountain Dews. What’s important is that you begin internalizing this simple truth as quickly as possible: If you want to take positive action you gotta think positive thoughts.

I tell my clients all kinds of dorky positive stuff all day, and it works. To get started, I suggest picking one bad habit and start telling yourself, right now, that you no longer do it. It’s probably not all it’ll take to nip it in the bud, but it’s a great place to start. It may seem insincere at first, but, in my experience, the ones who say, “that positive BS doesn’t work for me,” are the ones who throw in the towel first.

Our actions start with our thoughts, so that’s why I believe you oughtta …

Quit Being So Freaking Hard on Yourself!

Life can be stressful, challenging, and downright insane at times. Believe me, no matter how motivated you are in the beginning, you will absolutely, positively, no matter what, have days that you simply do not want to work out. There will be days when you set your gym bag by the door all ready to rock it out aaaaaand …

BAM! Your ex or your boss calls right as you are walking out the door, pushes your buttons, and totally stresses you out.

Or whatever. So instead of going to the gym, you decide to go to Gibson’s and eat a dozen donuts. Well, hey, stuff like that happens. I see it all the time, and it’s okay.

Eat your donuts and move on. Get up the next day, grab your still-packed gym bag, and give it another go.

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see people enter a program with such an all-or-nothing attitude that the smallest setback triggers feelings of failure, and they just sort of give up. So you fell off the wagon. Guess what? At one point or another, so did all those other people at the gym. It’s okay. Everybody gets cravings now and then. Which is why it’s also important that you …

Be Mindful of What You Consider a Reward This one is a little tricky. Some of the things we like to reward ourselves with are rooted in our emotional connections to stress, fear, and confusion. When disconcerted, we tend to gravitate to what will bring us comfort. Frequently, that comfort is found in high-carb, highfat, high-sugar foods. Sometimes we might turn to those foods impulsively, or sometimes we might have an entire conversation in our brain where we convince ourselves we “deserve” that cinnamon roll. But we also deserve the amazing feeling that comes after a nice walk, or the chance to unload what’s bothering us to a friend, or the rush that comes from completing your workout after white-knuckling your way past the donut shop and heading to the gym.

Those cravings we get for unhealthy snacks and comfort foods are not really hunger. They are just a byproduct of your brain screaming like a spoiled child for you to activate its reward system. The compulsions are, quite literally, in your head. One way to combat these very powerful urges is to start recognizing when and why they hit you. Be mindful of your thoughts and feelings when you feel overwhelmed. Before you know it, you’ll feel the cravings coming on and you’ll learn how to cut them off by taking

a healthier action instead of shoveling your way through a quart of Ben and Jerry’s.

Hunger is a survival tool, cravings are a coping tool. There are lots of healthy, effective ways to cope with stress, but they sometimes take a little bit of discipline and planning. So, lastly, I suggest you …

Start Creating Some Healthy Habits Now This is a lot easier than it sounds if we remember to keep our first steps small and simple. Here are a few actions you can start today that won’t cost you a penny and take only a small amount of time.

Drink a glass of room temperature water every morning. This will get you hydrated as quickly as possible and help to set a healthy tone to your day.

When possible, walk for 15 minutes after every meal. Clearly, most of us don’t have time for a walk after breakfast, lunch, and dinner. But the more we walk after eating, the more we can help our digestive system do its job and begin turning that food we just ate into fuel.

Pack snacks! Snacking between meals is critical because it can help prevent binge eating due to feeling like we are starving when we finally sit down to eat.

Obviously, snacks should be healthy and not sugary or high in carbs and fat.

Put your knife and fork (or sandwich) down after every bite. Studies show that people who do this simple action ate significantly less than those who don’t.

Relax! Stress is not only a killer, but when we get stressed our body produces the hormone cortisol, which prevents weight loss. Breathe and relax. It can help you lose weight!

Mark Akin is a personal trainer and coowner of Envision Memphis.

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On Sunday at Cafe Keough, it’s the first annual BooyA Base competition, where it’s chef vs. chef working to create the best bouillabaisse. Proceeds go to the Mid-South Food Bank.

The idea came about, says organizer Demitrie Phillips, after he and fellow chef John Pearson tried to enter a recent gumbo contest. But the contest was already full.

“We were bummed,” remembers Phillips. “Then John said, Why don’t we do our own contest?” It was Pearson, too, who came up with the idea for bouillabaisse.

Bouillabaisse is a traditional French stew with fresh fish. Phillips says authentic bouillabaisse includes fish, fish stock and broth, croutons, and roasted pepper aioli.

It’s that the dish is so specific that makes the contest interesting, he says. “There’s creativity involved. That’s what makes it so unique.”

Up to 10 chefs will present their dishes blind to a panel of judges — restaurateurs Karen Carrier and Patrick Reilly and the Flyer’s own John Klyce Minervini, among them — who will then rate them on presentation, technique, flavor, aroma, and ingredients. Guests will also have a chance to vote for their favorite as well.

The winner gets bragging rights and a trophy. Phillips says he’s currently looking for one with a crab.

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Black Power Mixtape Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 7 p.m., $9 Screening of the documentary culled from 30-year-old Swiss television interviews of the leaders of the Black Power Movement.

Includes music by Questlove and commentary from contemporary artists.

Mike Tyson Horseshoe Casino, 8 p.m., $42-$102 The fighter brings his “Undisputed Truth” tour to Tunica. The show is a personal monologue that is both serious and funny.

“The Cosmos: From the Big Band to the End of Time” McCallum Ballroom, Rhodes College, 6 p.m.

Celebrated physicist and mathematician Brian Greene discusses the cosmos. Part of the Rhode’s Communities in Conversation series.

50 Shades! The Musical Parody The Orpheum, 8 p.m., $29-$55 This musical parody of the BDSM sensation Fifty Shades of Grey is set during a meeting of a book club.

Sweet treats from Pink Diva Cupcakery and Carol’s Cheesecakes.

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“you+me” Crosstown Arts Gallery, 6-9 p.m.

Opening reception for this group show curated by Mary Jo Karimnia.

The show explores a range of relationships — lover, parent, friend, etc.

JazzReach Concert Germantown Performing Arts Center, 7 p.m., $20 A concert by participants of the JazzReach program, featuring the Metta Quintet.

The Boy From Oz Theatre Memphis, 8 p.m., $30 Musical biography of Paul Allen, Oscar-winning songwriter and former husband of Liza Minnelli.

Cooper Young Art Tour Various locations, 6-9 p.m.

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17th Annual Relic Run 5K C.H. Nash Museum, 9 a.m.

Annual race through the woods of Chucalissa and T.O. Fuller State Parks. Benefiting the new Brister Archaeological Discovery Lab.

Ledisi The Orpheum, 8 p.m., $65-$80 R&B artist Ledisi performs tonight in support of her latest album The Intimate Truth. Joining her will be Raheem Devaughn and Leela James.

“Works by Ron Lace” Gallery Ten Ninety One (7151 Cherry Farms Road in Cordova), 2-4 p.m.

Opening reception for an exhibit of paintings by Ron Lace.

“Guitarts Gone Wild” Bartlett Performing Arts Center, 6 p.m.

An exhibit of Nancy Apple’s “guitarts,” made from old guitars and children’s plastic guitars.

Hanna Star & the Teenage Teenagers Java Cabana, 1:30 p.m.

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Wiggins, who performs this Sunday night at TheatreWorks, is a Los Angeles-based comedian/actress perhaps best known as the character “Psychic Tonya,” the zany sidekick to the now-retired comedy-magician the Amazing Johnathan.

But she’s also a skilled and experienced performer in her own right, having appeared on TV shows such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Premium Blend, and Evening at the Improv.

“Penny Wiggins may be what I’m most excited about, and [I] will be hiding from all responsibility to watch. She’s just so very, very funny,” says local comedian and Memphis Comedy Festival founder Katrina Coleman. “It’s the right time for Penny as she’s just begun touring again, and for us to have a chance to see her before she comes back through and has to play the Orpheum.”

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n early 2013, longtime Memphis musician Mark Edgar Stuart put the local scene on notice when he released his excellent debut solo album, Blues for Lou. The record — a loose concept piece about both Stuart’s struggles with cancer and the passing of his father (the titular Lou) — was revered by peers and the media alike and firmly established Stuart as one of this city’s most vital music-makers. It’s shaping up to be an even bigger year for Stuart, as he just released a beautifully melancholy sophomore effort titled Trinity My Dear, and eventually will take his show on the road. Stuart, fresh off of a showcase appearance at the annual Folk Alliance Conference in Kansas City, spoke to the Flyer about the new album and more.

Flyer: How do you feel about Blues for Lou, now that you’ve had a couple of years to live with it?

Mark Edgar Stuart: Of course, I’m my own worst critic. It feels a bit green to me, but it was a moment in time. I’ll always cherish it. I’d like to think that I have a better understanding of songwriting now, but I still have lots to learn. I wrote a ton of songs about my father but was never really happy with any of them. I was still waiting on that one song that said it all so I could turn the page. That song was “Remote Control.” It was written and recorded toward the end of the session. It came fast — it was a gift from him. If I have to sing that song for the rest of my life, then I am totally okay with it.

Where you surprised by the overwhelmingly positive response to the record?

[I was] blown away. If somebody would have told me five years ago that I’d be doing this interview right now I’d say they were crazy. I just wish my dad was around to see it. He never got the chance to hear me sing it.

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What was your process like for working on Trinity My Dear?

Some of those songs were already written, and I had already been performing them live. I liked the formula of the first record: simplicity and spontaneity. I didn’t stray too far, and I hate getting too bogged down on the “techie stuff.” I’m pretty sure I have ADD, so I can’t

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dwell too long on one thing. Life at that given moment usually determines the theme of whatever it is I’m writing. Those new songs crept in and took the record in another direction.

Without getting too personal, what are some of the themes you’re exploring on the new album?

Life, love, and disappointment. The title track and “Joe Is Enough” say it all. At the time, I had no intention of “Trinity My Dear” going on the record; I had just written it. It was the end of a late night session at Sun Studio. I just threw it out there to see if it would stick and it stuck. No one said a word in the control room — the mood of the evening had changed. We all packed up and called it a night. “Ms. America” touches on my cancer experience and health care. I tried to keep it fun without being too soap-boxy. I hate when folks do that.

Are you ever nervous or reluctant about being so transparent in your songwriting?

I never have been until now. I really put it out there on a few songs. That’s just how it came out. It’s just as much gut as it is heart.

Tell me about working with the late, legendary producer Roland Janes on the cut “We Were in Bloom.”

Roland was amazing, a real treasure and a gentleman. I’m so glad I got up the nerve to call him that day.

I had worked with him earlier that year on John Paul Keith’s third record, and we had a connection. He was my father’s age and [they were] both from the same part of Arkansas. Using just one of those big vintage mics, I spent an entire afternoon recording with Roland, just me and an acoustic guitar. He really liked that song and had me play it over and over until he felt it was the right take. I told him the song was about being young, and he said, “or about being old.” That really resonated with me. He died a few months later, and that track was shelved for a year or so until I brought it to Jeff Powell [producer of Blues for Lou and Trinity My Dear]. He had a respect for Roland. He gave it his own special spit-shine. He took that one track solo recording and worked his magic: EQ-ing it, overdubbing, mixing it, etc. I love the finished product.

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How is it to work with Powell again?

I love Powell. We share the same sick sense of humor.

We’ve made two pretty emotional records, but you’d be surprised how much cutting-up and laughing was going on. He’s like a referee and I needed that. I trust him with all the “techie stuff.” He has great ears and instinct. I love his ideas.

You worked with a host of well-known local musicians on Trinity My Dear, including Al Gamble, Jim Spake, Kevin Cubbins, and Kait Lawson. How did you put such a talented group together?

I played most of the instruments on my first record.

I was tired of hearing myself play half-assed. I wanted my more talented friends to be involved this time around.

This is your second release for Madjack Records.

What is your working relationship like with the label?

I’m a charter member, I guess. I was there in the very beginning shortly after I moved to Memphis in the ’90s. I was in a band called the Pawtuckets, and the label was launched as a platform to release our second record. The band broke up but the label kept going. It’s like home. Mark McKinney and Ronny Russell believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself. I’ll keep it in the family as long as they will have me.

Do you have a favorite moment on Trinity My Dear?

The title track, as depressing as it is. Johnny’s drumming is beautiful and sensual. He follows my lyrics. Only a best friend can know how. For those who don’t think drums can be beautiful and sensual, check it out.

Do you think the record holds up to the high standard you set with Blues for Lou? I’m very happy. It’s a logical next step. It’s a better record, though my first born will always have a special place with me.

Mark Edgar Stuart’s Trinity My Dear is available now.

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Tyler Keith is a rocker.

The Pensacola, Florida, native says his musical education started with playing bluegrass with his father. “I remember seeing Bill Monroe as a kid, and it made an extreme impression on me. It was the intensity of the performance,” Keith said.

But when he was about 13 years old, an older kid introduced Keith to the Who: “I wanted to be Pete Townsend. I didn’t give a shit about bluegrass anymore.”

In 1990, he landed in Oxford, Mississippi, to attend Ole Miss. “I grew up going to all-age punk rock shows,” Keith said.

“Coming to that culture, you’re going to juke joints when you’re 18, hearing the blues for the first time, it’s pretty fucking mind blowing.”

Keith studied writing with Barry Hannah and joined garage punkers the Neckbones. “I was kind of on the outside of everything,” Keith said. “It was not a bad thing to be on the outside. We had a good crowd here in Oxford.”

When the Neckbones started touring, their first stops were in Memphis at the legendary Antenna club and its downtown sibling, Barristers. “I was already going to shows [in Memphis], and seeing so many great bands, like the first incarnation of the Compulsive Gamblers.”

The Simpletones, featuring Shangri La’s Jared McStay and Lucero’s Roy Berry, helped them record their first single: “There’s something about that town. At night, in Midtown, it’s almost like a film noir set. We played a lot of shows for a long time with only a handful of people there. They were people I really liked and admired, like Jack Oblivian, Jeff Evans, and Eric Freidl.”

After the Neckbones, Keith kept going as a solo act, fronting both the Preacher’s Kids and the Apostles. He became a legendary live performer, almost always the best thing on the bill, even when he was a last-minute replacement act on a Goner Fest Friday night.

“I just love to play,” Keith said. “Time stands still. You live in the second. Performing is the greatest feeling, and that’s something you don’t have with other art forms. You can write and record an album.

You can make a film, you can write a book.

But you can’t perform that stuff. It’s the performance aspect of music that’s hard to get away from, even if you want to. How many times have I quit? I went back to school, got a master’s degree, I was going to go do this other stuff. But it’s addictive, that feeling.”

Keith’s new album, Alias: Kid Twist, his

10th, is a departure from his usual sound: “I wanted to consciously make an allacoustic record — the only electric things are the microphones.”

Keith adopted the name Kid Twist to play solo in Oxford.

“It had an immediate effect on the way I was writing songs,” Keith said. “I started writing more on acoustic guitar. It made me reconnect with some of the more folk roots that I had. I’ve always loved those early ’60s [Bob] Dylan records.”

Another change happened when a friend moved an old upright piano into Keith’s house. “My dad could play one song on piano: ‘What I Say’ by Ray Charles,” Keith said. “I learned a bastardized version of that from him. Then I kind of figured out from that the rudiments of the Jerry Lee barrelhouse style.”

For the recording, producer Andrew Ratcliff acquired two vintage ’50s microphones from Columbia Studios.

“We set it up basically like they would have done it back then: one mic on the

Tyler Keith guitar, one on the vocals, and then a room mic. We recorded most of it live. It was a lot scarier in a studio than it usually is in front of an audience, to tell you the truth.”

The album has a warm, immediate sound, but it retains Keith’s volcanic energy. On songs like “I Guess We Really Don’t Have that Much to Lose,” he shows off a rich baritone. But on acoustic reinterpretations of older Keith numbers, such as “Be Sure Your Sins,” his familiar throatshredding screams propel the lyrics.

Keith has pursued writing and even created a rock musical, The Outlaw Biker, but it’s playing live that excites him most. “It’s in our DNA,” he says, recalling a moment from the documentary Cave of Forgotten Dreams where researchers recreated a Paleolithic flute. “This is a 30,000-year-old flute, and it’s still playing the pentatonic scale. It’s basically playing the blues.”

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Sandy Carroll and Michelle Prather plus Aisha DuBose and Low Society

Michelle Prather

Dr. Nancy A. Chase

Yvonne Mitchell

Lorraine Mitchell

Carol Rakestraw

Pat Mitchell Worley

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule March 5 - 11 Flynn’s Restaurant and Bar 159 BEALE

Alfred’s 197 BEALE - 525-3711

Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.1 a.m., Sundays-Mondays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., and TuesdaysWednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Jim Wilson Fridays, Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.; DJ J2 Fridays, Saturdays, 9:30 p.m.-5 a.m.; Kevin and Bethany Paige Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.2 a.m.; Memphis Jazz Orchestra Sundays, 6-9 p.m.

B.B. King’s Blues Club 147 BEALE - 524-KING

B.B. King All Stars Thursdays, 7 p.m., Mondays, 8 p.m., and Fridays-Saturdays, 9 p.m.; The Will Tucker Band Fridays, Saturdays, 5 p.m.; Lisa G and Flic’s Pic’s Band Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. and Sundays, 2 p.m.; Preston Shannon Sundays, 7 p.m. and Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.; King Beez Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Blue Note Bar & Grill

Chris Gales noon-8 p.m.; Karaoke ongoing, 8:30 p.m.

Hard Rock Cafe 126 BEALE STREET - 529-0007

747, A Course of Action and Hydro Effect Friday, March 6, 9 p.m.

Itta Bena 145 BEALE - 578-3031

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

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

The Jason James Trio FridaysSundays, 7-11 p.m.; Rockin’ Joey Trites and the Memphis Flash Saturdays, 3-7 p.m. and Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe 162 BEALE - 521-1851

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

341-345 BEALE ST. - 577-1089

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

Blues City Cafe 138 BEALE - 526-3637

168 BEALE - 576-2220

Don Valentine Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Mississippi Big Foot Fridays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Delta Project Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m.midnight; Sonny Mack and the Mack 2 Band Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Cowboy Neil Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Wet Willie’s 209 BEALE - 578-5650

Vince Johnson and the Boogie Blues Band Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; RJ Mischo and Brandon Santini Friday, March 6, 8 p.m.-midnight; FreeWorld Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m.-midnight; Memphis Blues Society Jam Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Brandon Santini Band MondayWednesday, March 9-11, 711 p.m.

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

Memphis Bluesmaster Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.midnight; Mississippi Big Foot Friday-Saturday, March 6-7, 3-7 p.m.; 901 Blues Band Friday, March 6, 8 p.m.-midnight; Brandon Santini Band Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m.-midnight; The Dr. “Feel Good” Potts Band Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; McDaniel Band Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Silky O’Sullivan’s 183 BEALE - 522-9596

Barbara Blue Thursdays-Fridays, 7-9 p.m., Saturdays, 59 p.m., Sundays, 4-9 p.m. and Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m.; Dueling Pianos Thursdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Fridays-Saturdays, 9 p.m., Sundays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight, and Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Roxi Love Thursday, March 5, 7-11 p.m. and Sunday, March 8, 7-11 p.m.; Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 711 p.m.

Double J’s Smokehouse & Saloon 124 E. G.E. PATTERSON 335-0251

Ledisi Saturday, March 7, 8-11 p.m.

Grawemeyer’s

RIVER INN, 50 HARBOR TOWN SQUARE - 260-3300

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

520 S. MAIN - 526-6751

414 South Main 414 S. MAIN

“The $1 Jump Off ” featuring live hip-hop and R&B Saturdays, 8 p.m.

Evan Farris Fridays, 6-10 p.m., Saturdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Huey’s Downtown 77 S. SECOND - 527-2700

Beat Generation Sunday, March 8, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

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

Kudzu’s 603 MONROE - 525-4924

Live Music ThursdaysSaturdays, 10 p.m.

Java Trio Saturday, March 7; Open Mic Mondays; Blues Jam Tuesdays.

Brass Door Irish Pub

Memphis Sounds Lounge

152 MADISON - 572-1813

22 N. THIRD - 590-4049

Live Music Fridays.

Grown Folk’s Music 7:30 p.m.

Brinson’s

Mollie Fontaine Lounge

341 MADISON - 524-0104

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

Center for Southern Folklore Hall 119 S. MAIN AT PEMBROKE SQUARE - 525-3655

Los Amigos Friday, March 6, 8 p.m.

The Orpheum 203 S. MAIN - 525-3000

679 ADAMS - 524-1886

Dim the Lights featuring live music and DJs first Saturday of every month, 10 p.m.; FutureEverything Artist Showcase Saturday, March 7, 10 p.m.

Onix Restaurant & Jazz Lounge 412 S. MAIN - 552-4609

Neo Soul and R&B Thursdays, 7-10 p.m.; Smooth Jazz Fridays, 8-11 p.m.; Old School R&B Saturdays, 8-11 p.m.

Paulette’s Live Pianist Thursdays, 5:308:30 p.m., Fridays-Saturdays, 5:30-9 p.m., Sundays, 11 a.m.2 p.m., and Mondays-Wednesdays, 5:30-8 p.m.

The Plexx 380 E.H. CRUMP - 744-2225

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

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

DJ Dance Music ongoing, 10 p.m.; Neo Soul Saturdays featuring Tamara Jones Monger, Carmen, Pat Register, and more first Saturday of every month, 7-10:30 p.m.

Rumba Room 303 S. MAIN - 523-0020

Dance and Salsa Night Fridays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Saturday 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.

Spindini 383 S. MAIN - 578-2767

Jeff Crosslin Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.

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Brad Birkedahl Band Thursdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; The Memphis 3 Mondays, 7 p.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe’s Tap Room

Rum Boogie Cafe 182 BEALE - 528-0150

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Dru’s Place

Murphy’s

1474 MADISON - 275-8082

1589 MADISON - 726-4193

Karaoke Fridays-Sundays.

Bar DKDC

Hi-Tone

964 S. COOPER - 272-0830

412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE

Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight; Kirk Smithhart Friday, March 6, 10:30 p.m.; Texas Never Whispers CD Release Party Saturday, March 7, 10:30 p.m.

In the small room: Bombay Harambee with Faux Killas and Ugly Girls Thursday, March 5, 9-11:45 p.m.; Black Cadillacs with SLO Friday, March 6, 9-11:45 p.m.; Jimbo Mathus with special guests Saturday, March 7, 1011:15 p.m.; Mouserocket with Aquarian Blood Saturday, March 7, 10-11:45 p.m.; Open Mic Comedy Night Tuesdays, 9 p.m.; Born Cages with Dreamers and The Kickback Tuesday, March 10, 9-11:45 p.m.; Destruction Unit, Ex-Cult, Gimp Teeth, and DJs Wednesday, March 11, 9- 11:45 p.m.

Boscos Squared

Huey’s Midtown

1324 PEABODY - 272-1538

Two Peace Saturdays, 710:30 p.m.; Loveland Duren Sundays, 6-9 p.m.

Blue Monkey

SAM MONKARSH CABLE

2012 MADISON - 272-BLUE

2120 MADISON - 432-2222

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

DESTRUCTION UNIT AT THE HI-TONE Arizona’s Destruction Unit plays the Hi-Tone next Wednesday night, returning to Memphis after a triumphant performance at Goner Fest 10 two years ago. Memphians may remember another Destruction Unit (featuring Jay Reatard and Alicja Trout) playing around town in the early 2000s, but founding member Ryan Rousseau took the moniker with him when he relocated to Arizona and reformed the band into a psychedelic powerhouse.

Destruction Unit now features members of the Ascetic House Collective, a group of individuals who mostly release cassette tapes and zines (all of which are available for free to those who are incarcerated) and might be slowly forming a nationwide cult of psychedelic psychos. While it’s not mandatory to be on drugs to enjoy the noise created by Destruction Unit, I’m told it certainly helps.

One of the more interesting things about the band is how active their members are with other projects, despite Destruction Unit’s grueling tour schedule. Drummer Michael Flores has a highly regarded electronic project called Jock Club, and guitarist Nick Nappa is in Marshstepper, a band whose live show incorporates performance art and can only be accurately described as insane. It makes sense then that when all these creative forces combine something special happens. And Destruction Unit is a group that knows how powerful they can be, with slogans like “The New American Heavy Underground” and “Destruction Unit: Better Than Food” proudly displayed on their merchandise. After releasing the highly regarded Deep Trip LP, the band took a short break to focus on some of the projects mentioned earlier, but with this upcoming tour and a new album that’s currently in production, it seems as if Destruction Unit is ready to take the world by storm once again. — Chris Shaw Destruction Unit plays the Hi-Tone Small Room on Wednesday, March 11th at 9 p.m. $10

The Buccaneer

1927 MADISON - 726-4372

Grace Askew with Delta Joe Sanders Sunday, March 8, 4-7 p.m.; Roxy Roca Sunday, March 8, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

1368 MONROE - 278-0909

John Paul Keith Thursday, March 5, 10 p.m.; Jungle Boogie Saturday, March 7, 10 p.m.; Elizabeth Wise Sunday, March 8, 10 p.m.; Devil Train Mondays, 8 p.m.; Richard James and Dave Cousar Tuesdays, 11 p.m.

Java Cabana 2170 YOUNG - 272-7210

Hanna Star & the Teenage Teenagers Sundays, 1:303 p.m.

641 S. COOPER - 278-4994

Will Kimbrough with Jason Middlekauff Friday, March 6, 8-11 p.m.; Graber Grass All Stars, Elizabeth Wise Saturday, March 7, 8-11 p.m.

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON - 726-0906

Rock Starkaraoke Fridays; Millions & Millions, Terry Prince & the Principles Saturday, March 7; Open Mic with Tiffany Harmon Mondays, 9 p.m.-midnight.

The Phoenix 1015 S. COOPER - 338-5223

Bluezday Thurzday Thursdays, 8-11:45 p.m.; Cowboy Bob’s Roundup Mondays, 811:45 p.m.; Memphis Songwriters Association second Tuesday of every month, 6:30-9 p.m.

Strano Sicilian Kitchen 948 S. COOPER - 552-7122

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

Lafayette’s Music Room

Wild Bill’s

2119 MADISON - 207-5097

1580 VOLLINTINE - 207-3975

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

3 S. BARKSDALE - 725-1667

Dynamite Southern Soul Night with Roxy Roca Friday, March 6, 9:30 p.m.-midnight.

Celtic Crossing

Lindenwood Christian Church

2119 YOUNG - 278-0034

903 S. COOPER - 274-5151

2400 UNION - 458-8506

Camy’s Live Music Fridays.

Chris Johnson first Thursday of every month, 10 p.m.; DJ Tree Fridays, 10 p.m.; DJ Taz Saturdays, 10 p.m.; Jeremy Stanfill and Joshua Cosby Sundays, 6-9 p.m; Charvey Mack every Tuesday, 8:3011:30 p.m.

“Wing and a Prayer” Sundays, 9:45 a.m.

Mischief Collective Birthday Party with Backup Planet Saturday, March 7, 9 p.m.

The Midtown Crossing Grill 394 WATKINS - 443-0502

Karaoke Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Zazerac first and third Fridays, 8 p.m.

The Cove

Minglewood Hall

2559 BROAD - 730-0719

1555 MADISON 866-609-1744

Jazz with Jeremy & Ed Thursdays, 9 p.m.; Big Barton Friday, March 6, 10 p.m.; Jason and the Punknecks Saturday, March 7, 10 p.m.; Open Jam Sundays, 6 p.m.; Justin White Monday, March 9, 6 p.m.; Juke Joint Blues Jam Tuesday, March 10, 8 p.m.midnight; Karaoke Wednesdays, 10 p.m.

Young Avenue Deli

The ReMINDers, Artistik Approach Saturday, March 7, 9 p.m.; Artistik Lounge Featuring Devin Crutcher every third Sunday, 7-11 p.m.; BUSH, Theory of a Deadman, and Stars in Stereo Sunday, March 8, 8 p.m.; Elvis Costello Solo Tuesday, March 10, 8 p.m.

University of Memphis Juicy Jim’s Pizzeria 551 S. HIGHLAND - 435-6243

L.G.B.T. Sunset Sundays Sundays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; “Toke Up Tuesdays” Open Mic & Hookah Nite Tuesdays, 8 p.m.midnight; Wet Wednesdays Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

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Richard James Friday, March 6; Tyler Keith Record Release with JD Reager, DJ Zac Saturday, March 7.

Dan Montgomery 3 + 2 with Time Lee 3 Friday, March 6; Sex Knuckle Saturday, March 7; Faux Killas and Wing Dam Sunday, March 8; Lily Jean Wednesday, March 11.

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After DArk: Live Music scheDuLe MArch 5 - 11 continued from page 27 Oasis Hookah Lounge & Cafe 663 S. HigHland - 729-6960

Live DJ Saturdays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Ubee’s 521 S. HigHland - 323-0900

Karaoke Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

University of Memphis, Harris Concert Hall inSide tHe Rudi e. ScHeidt ScHool of MuSic 678-5400

Jazz Week Tues.-Fri., Mar. 3-6, 7:30 p.m.

University of Memphis, Rose Theatre

Dan McGuinness Pub

Fox and Hound English Pub & Grill

470 univeRSity

4698 SPottSwood 761-3711

5101 SandeRlin - 763-2013

Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Orchestra of the Delta Saturday, March 7, 7:30 p.m.

East Memphis

Open Mic Night with Frankie Hollie Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Acoustic with Charvey Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

Booksellers Bistro

El Toro Loco

tHe BookSelleRS at lauRelwood 387 PeRkindS extd. - 374-0881

2809 kiRBy Pkwy.

759-0593

Marcella Simien Saturday, March 7.

Church of the Holy Communion

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

Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House

4645 walnut gRove - 767-6987

From the Old World: Music for Violin and Piano Thursday, March 5, 7-8:30 p.m.

551 S. MendenHall - 762-8200

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

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Howard Vance Guitar Academy 978 ReddocH - 767-6940

First Friday at Five Coffee House Concert first Friday of every month, 8 p.m.

Huey’s Poplar 4872 PoPlaR - 682-7729

Jamie Baker and the VIPs Sunday, March 8, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Mortimer’s 590 n. PeRkinS - 761-9321

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

Second Presbyterian Church 4055 PoPlaR - 454-0034

Lenten Organ Concert Friday, March 6, 7-8 p.m.

T.J. Mulligan’s 1817 kiRBy - 755-2481

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The Windjammer Restaurant

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786 e. BRookHaven ciRcle - 683-9044

Karaoke ongoing.

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

The Thrill at Neil’s featuring Jack Rowell and Triplthret Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Patty Harper and Faultline Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m.; McMinn Family and Friends Cancer Benefit featuring Barbara Blue, Dana Messer, Papa Don McMinn and the 3GB, and more Sunday, March 8, 3-10 p.m.; Eddie Harrison and Debbie Jamison Tuesdays, 6 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Owen Brennan’s tHe Regalia, 6150 PoPlaR - 761-0990

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

Summer/Berclair Maria’s Restaurant 6439 SuMMeR - 356-2324

Karaoke Fridays, 5-8 p.m.

The Other Place Bar & Grill 4148 waleS - 373-0155

Karaoke Saturdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. and Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

South Memphis March 5-11, 2015

Stax Museum of American Soul Music 926 e. McleMoRe - 946-2535

Stax Fresh Trax first Thursday of every month, 6-9 p.m.

Whitehaven/ Airport BeRatus 1482 e. SHelBy dR. 922-8839

Laidback Mondays featuring Live Music and Karaoke Mondays, 7 p.m.

800.467.6182 • southlandpark.com West Memphis, Arkansas 28

Club Superior 1459 elviS PReSley 503-5544

Old School and Blues Fridays, 7 p.m.; Hottest Track Show with various artists Sundays, 6 p.m.

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule March 5 - 11 Hawaiian Isle Bar and Grill

Fox and Hound English Pub & Grill

Germantown

Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Wine Bar

1542 Elvis PrEslEy 569-3217

847 ExocEt - 624-9060

Germantown Performing Arts Center

9087 PoPlAr - 755-0092

Happy Hour with Live DJ Thursdays, MondaysWednesdays, 4-6 p.m.

Marlowe’s Ribs & Restaurant

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Huey’s Cordova 1771 n. GErmAntoWn PkWy. 754-3885

The Scott Holt Band Sunday, March 8, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

1801 ExEtEr - 751-7500

JazzReach featuring Metta Quintet and students from Stax Music Academy and White Station High School Friday, March 6, 7 p.m.

Live Music on the patio Thursdays-Saturdays, 710 p.m.; Half Step Down Fridays, 7-10 p.m.

Dan McGuinness

Horseshoe Casino Tunica

3964 GooDmAn, southAvEn, ms - 662-890-7611

38664 cAsino cEntEr, tunicA, ms - 800-357-5600

Acoustic Music Tuesdays.

Fitz Casino & Hotel 711 lucky ln., tunicA, ms 800-766-5825

Live Entertainment Thursdays-Sundays, Wednesdays, 6 p.m.

4381 Elvis PrEslEy 332-4159

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

In Legends Stage Bar: Live Entertainment Nightly ongoing.

Huey’s Southaven 7090 mAlco, southAvEn, ms 662-349-7097

Down South Sunday, March 8, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Lyric Theatre 1006 vAn BurEn, oxForD, ms - 662-234-5333

Young Buffalo Release Party for “House” Thursday, March 5, 9:30 p.m.

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Arlington/Eads/ Oakland

We Gossett.

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.

Main Street Pizza 1800 mAin, southAvEn, ms 662-253-8451

Gary Wayne and the Mainstreet Band Saturdays, 9 p.m.midnight.

Mesquite Chop House 5960 GEtWEll, southAvEn, ms - 662-890-2467

Bartlett

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

Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center

Tunica Roadhouse 1107 cAsino cEntEr DrivE, tunicA, ms - 662-363-4900

3663 APPlinG - 385-6440

Jaimee Paul Band Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m.

Live Music Fridays, Saturdays.

Old Whitten Tavern

Wadford’s Grill & Bar

2800 WhittEn - 379-1965

474 church, southAvEn, ms - 662-510-5861

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.

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

Raleigh Mugs Pub

RockHouse Live

Shelby Forest General Store 7729 BEnjEstoWn 876-5770

Tony Butler Fridays, 6-8 p.m.

Collierville Collierville United Methodist Church 454 W. PoPlAr - 854-4584

UTC Chamber Singers Concert Sunday, March 8, 7-9 p.m.

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

Ghost Town Trio Sunday, March 8, 4-7 p.m.; Gary Escoe’s Atomic Dance Machine Sunday, March 8, 8-11:30 p.m.

Cordova Cordova Community Center 1017 sAnGA

West TN Youth Chorus/ West TN Children’s Chorus Sundays, Mondays.

GOSSETT VOLKSWAGEN GERMANTOWN

7420 WINCHESTER ROAD • 901.388.8989 • GOSSETTVWG.COM

Karaoke Fridays-Saturdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Precious Moments 2794 colEmAn

Therapeutic Thursdays first Thursday of every month, 7 p.m.

Stage Stop 2951 cElA - 382-1576

Loose Goose Bar & Grill 8014 cluB cEntEr 343-0860

Charvey every third Friday; East Memphis Trio every fourth Friday; DJ Tree Saturdays.

T.J. Mulligan’s 64 2821 n. houston lEvEE 377-9997

Karaoke Wednesdays, 10 p.m.

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

The Lineup Tuesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

Frayser/Millington Haystack Bar & Grill 6560 hWy 51 n. - 872-0567

Karaoke Nights at The Stack Thursdays-Fridays, Sundays, and Wednesdays, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.

Huey’s Southwind 7825 WinchEstEr - 624-8911

Eddie Harrison and the Short Kuts Sunday, March 8, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Huey’s Germantown 7677 FArminGton - 318-3034

North Mississippi/ Tunica Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Grill 1686 mAin, southAvEn, ms 662-470-6549

The Young Epics Sunday, March 8, 8-11:30 p.m.

Live Music Thursdays, 7 p.m.; Karaoke Fridays-Saturdays, Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Ice Bar & Grill

Club Emotions 2.0

4202 hAcks cross 757-1423

Unwind Wednesdays Wednesdays, 6 p.m.-midnight.

Mesquite Chop House 3165 ForEst hill-irEnE 249-5661

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

143 BrickhousE Dr., slAyDEn, ms - 662-551-1522

DJ Ty Sundays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

The Crossing Bar & Grill 7281 hAcks cross, olivE BrAnch, ms - 662-893-6242

Karaoke with Buddha Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.midnight; Acoustic Show Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m.

Fox and Hound English Pub & Grill 6565 toWnE cEntEr, southAvEn, ms - 662-536-2200

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

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Steve Kolbus and the Clarksdale Blues Revue Thursday, March 5, 8 p.m.; Mark Mulman Massey Friday, March 6, 9 p.m.; LaLa and Element 88 Saturday, March 7, 9 p.m.; Kingfish Wednesday, March 11, 8 p.m.

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ast week, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art announced that it’s hired a new executive director to fill the spot that has been empty since Cameron Kitchin left for the Cincinnati Art Museum. Emily Ballew Neff, who hails from Texas and has spent most of her career as a curator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will join the Brooks in mid-April.

Dr. Neff is an Americanist with a resume that also includes research in African and European arts, as well as degrees from Yale, Rice University, and the University of Texas Austin.

Neff took time to speak with the Flyer from Oklahoma last week, where she recently left a job as director and chief curator of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma.

Flyer: It seems as if Western American art has had a big influence in your career.

While in Houston, you curated exhibits such as “The Modern West: American Landscapes, 1890-1950.” How do you think your past curatorial focus will relate to your work at the Brooks?

Neff: As an Americanist, I have done projects on painting and photography of the American West. I’ve also done projects on 18th-century Transatlantic British and American art. As an undergraduate, my senior thesis was on African art, and then my master’s thesis was on 19th-century French art. I have a broad background, but in terms of what I want to do — I don’t want to impose too much on Brooks and on the community until I get there, get to know the community, and try to figure out what would be a good fit. I’m a very firm believer that the wrong thing to do would be to come to a cultural climate that is as sophisticated and developed and historically important as Memphis’ is and impose my will. It needs to be a reciprocal — a conversation.

If I do come in with any agenda, it is to make sure that the art collection itself, which is terrific, is absolutely central in everything that the museum does. The museum has a great reputation for its education, its community outreach, and engagement. I would like to be able to enrich that already-great tradition. But the collection is really very fine, and I am all about the art. The Brooks has a major collection of encyclopedic art. That is an

Emily Ballew Neff

amazing legacy. I like to see the art of various cultures kind of bump up against one another in interesting ways … that kind of depth and breadth.

What is first on your agenda when you arrive?

I know the Brooks has its 100-year anniversary coming up in 2016, and there are renovations planned to make the museum more accessible to visitors.

I need to hit the ground running. I know that the staff and the board have already been working hard on the 100-year anniversary. I think that it is an extraordinary opportunity for a new director.

One of the questions I got yesterday from someone was, “Doesn’t this seem a little daunting, to come in right before this is all happening?” and I said, “It is the challenge that any museum director would want.” It gives you that opportunity to really focus on the institution and its history. It is a process that is going to involve the Memphis community in a very deep way, and I hope that what comes out of it is something that is a kind of strategy for the next chapter of the Brooks history … I like that sense of urgency. People care so much about this institution, and so we better do it right.

There has been an ongoing effort within the Brooks to incorporate more contemporary work and to have exhibitions that are not only about contemporary work at a national level but at a local level. Can you speak to your goals in terms of that effort?

I am really interested in contemporary art. I don’t know yet if this would be right for Memphis or not, but I am very interested in site-specific contemporary work. I think that is a fantastic way for the community to become kind of invested in [art]. I think that Overton Park is such a beautiful, exceptional treasure in Memphis, and I can see artists coming in and doing something that is temporary and site-specific — a kind of intervention.

You don’t need to go inside the museum walls to experience art — you can also experience it while you are having a picnic at the park. I can’t wait to learn about the Memphis art scene; I know it is a very creative city, and it is going to take me awhile to get around and get to know people and to see it. This is a challenge, a challenge that I welcome, to balance the local with the global.

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Circuit Playhouse

Artist reception for “Inspiration of Life,” exhibition in honor of Disability Awareness Month. Wine, beverages, and appetizers will be provided.

Proceeds directly benefit the artists. (371-9774), www.openarmscare.org.

Thurs., March 5, 6-8 p.m.

Assassins, a (shooting) gallery of American assassins who have attempted to kill American presidents including John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, and Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme. $22$35. Sundays, 2 p.m., and Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.

Through March 22.

Winnie the Pooh, welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood where Pooh Bear is once again in search of honey. He meets up with his pals, but soon discovers that terrible trouble has come to the forest. www. playhouseonthesqare.org. $5 children, $10 adults. Sat., March 7, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

All My Sons, based on a true story and set just after World War II about two partners accused of selling defective airplane parts causing the deaths of many men. Themes of justice, morality, and family. www.gctcomeplay.org. $21. Sundays, 2:30 p.m., and Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.

Through March 22.

3037 FOREST HILL-IRENE (754-2680).

Hattiloo Theatre

Jack and the Beanstalk, classic children’s story performance. www.hattiloo.org. Sundays, 3 p.m., Saturdays, 2 p.m., and Fridays, 7 p.m. Through March 15.

37 S. COOPER (502-3486).

Horseshoe Casino Tunica

Mike Tyson: The Undisputed Truth Tour, rare, personal look inside the life and mind of one of the most feared men ever to wear the heavyweight crown. www.horseshoetunica.com. $42-$102. Fri., March 6, 8 p.m.

38664 CASINO CENTER, TUNICA, MS (800-357-5600).

Art Show, Sale, & Wine Tasting

Featured artists include Glenda Brown, Deborah FaganCarpenter, Jimmy Crosthwait, Melanie Anderson, Carrol McTyre, and Dana Harris. Free.

Fri., March 6, 6-9 p.m., and Sat., March 7, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

5179 WHEELIS.

ARLINGTON FOR THE ARTS, 11982 MOTT (216-4328).

Eclectic Eye

Opening reception for “Crossroads,” exhibition of folk-art style mixed-media paintings

by Ron Olson. www.eclectic-eye.com.

Fri., March 6, 6-8 p.m.

The Artful Flea

The Artful Flea features art, photography, jewelry, and other items in a flea market setting. First Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

COOPER WALKER PLACE, 1015 S. COOPER (338-5223).

Gallery Ten Ninety One

51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

Germantown Community Theatre

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Jeanne and Henry Varnell Theatre Education Building

Teens in Theatre Auditions, seeking actors ages 12-17 to perform in Taking Flight, a musical revue with songs that lend themselves to being in the air. See website for more information. www.playhouseonthesquare.org. Sat., March 7, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

1711 POPLAR.

McCoy Theatre

The Good Woman of Setzuan, a “working girl” living a meager existence shows charity to gods who reward her, and she is soon elevated out of poverty.

This reward, however, does not come without a test. www. rhodes.edu. $10. Wed.-Sat., 7:30 p.m. Through March 7.

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

New Chicago Community Development Center The Black Theatre Museum, experience black heritage and culture and watch it come alive in four galleries filled with theater. Open during the day for groups by appointment only and closed on Sunday. (502-3486), www.hattiloo.

“Home is Where the ART Is” at the Landers Center Friday and Saturday org. Free. Through March 7, 4:30-7 p.m.

1036 FIRESTONE (543-0468).

The Orpheum

50 Shades: The Musical Parody, www.orpheummemphis.com. $29-$55. Fri., March 6, 8-9:45 p.m.

203 S. MAIN (525-3000).

Playhouse on the Square Call to artists for “NewWorks@TheWorks” competition, writers have an opportunity to submit new scripts for competition. For more information, guidelines, and rules, visit website. www. playhouseonthesquare.org. $15. Through May 30.

66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Poplar Pike Playhouse

Big Fish, musical based on the book by John August. www. ppp.org. $12-$15. Sundays, 2 p.m., and Thursdays-Saturdays, 7 p.m. Through March 14.

GERMANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, 7653 POPLAR PIKE (755-7775).

Theatre Memphis

The Boy from Oz, story of Peter Allen’s rise from an intro act for Judy Garland and an Oscarwinning song writer and Radio City Music Hall concert star.

Performance on Mar. 5 ($35) benefits MGLCC’s Outflix Film Festival. www.theatrememphis. org. $30. Thurs., March 5, 6 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays, 2 p.m.

Through March 29.

Opening reception for Works

by Ron Lace, exhibition of works in acrylic, oil, watercolor, and mixed media. www.wkno.org. Sun., March 8, 2-4 p.m.

WKNO STUDIO, 7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

L Ross Gallery

Opening reception for “Water and Light: Two Visions,” exhibition by regional landscape artists Jeanne Seagle and Pam Hassler. www.lrossgallery.com.

Fri., March 6, 6-8 p.m.

630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

TheatreWorks

Memphis Jewish Community Center’s Shainberg Gallery

The FreakEngine, variety show featuring improv comedy, performance art, dance, music, and torturous human experiments. For more information, visit www.memphisfreakengine.com. First Friday of every month.

2085 MONROE (274-7139).

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Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center

Opening reception for “Guitarts Gone Wild,” exhibition of “guitarts” by Nancy Apple. www.bpacc.org. Sat., March 7, 6-7:30 p.m.

3663 APPLING (385-6440).

Artist reception for 2015 MGAL Star Artist Exhibition, www.mgal.org. Thurs., March 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

6560 POPLAR (761-0810).

Unity Church of Practical Christianity

Gallery in the Grove, exhibition of work by Netta Casciano and Kevin Chasing Wolf Hutchins. www.firstunity.org. Sun., March 8, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

9228 WALNUT GROVE (753-1463).

Call to Artists: “Belongings”

Artists are invited to participate by purchasing any object of inspiration from the Cleveland Street Flea Market to transform into (or use as inspiration for) a new work of art. Through March 24.

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

Cooper Young Art Tours

Exhibitions at pop-up galleries throughout the neighborhood. Featuring Jill Samuels at Langford Market, Adam Farmer at Burke’s Book Store, and Johnny Taylor at Imagine Vegan Cafe. Fri., March 6, 6-9 p.m.

COOPER-YOUNG DISTRICT, CORNER OF COOPER AND YOUNG

Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn (18051847): Piano Pieces, Letters, Diary Excerpts

Come hear some of her music played and read some of her writings about her struggle to balance family and music. Fri., March 6, 2-3 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, PSYCHOLOGY AUDITORIUM, 3890 CENTRAL, WWW.MEMPHIS.EDU/WHM.

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“Home is Where the ART Is”

Work by regional artists, ranging from painters and potters, to knife-makers and woodturners, will be on display. $8.

Fri.-Sat., Mar. 6-8, 10 a.m.

LANDERS CENTER, 4660 VENTURE, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662-280-9120), WWW.MIDSOUTHHOMEEXPRESSIONS.COM.

Munch and Learn

Bring a brown bag lunch; sodas and water will be supplied.

Wednesdays, noon-1 p.m.

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

O n g O i n g Art

Art Museum at the University of Memphis (AMUM)

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

Ongoing.

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

ANF Architects

“The Collective,” exhibition of work by Jimpsie Ayres, Valerie Berlin Edwards, Anne Davey, Carol DeForest, Gwen English, Mary Norman, Peggy McKnight, Jeanne Seagle, Carol Sams Schreiber, and Lisa Tribo. www.anfa.com. Ongoing.

March 5-11, 2015

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Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center “Guitarts Gone Wild,” exhibition of “guitarts” by Nancy Apple. www.bpacc.org.

March 7-May 1.

3663 APPLING (385-6440).

Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art

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

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

Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School “Horn Island: Paint & Metal,” exhibition of new works by Richard Prillaman and Bill Nelson. www.buckmanartscenter.com. Through April 7.

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

Cafe Pontotoc

David Lusk Gallery

Gallery Ten Ninety One

Works by Ron Lace, exhibition of works in acrylic, oil, watercolor, and mixed media. www. wkno.org. Through March 30.

“Nothing Is For Ever Last,” exhibition of collage works by Lester Julian Merriweather.

Through March 29.

“Hail, Britannia! Six Centuries of British Art from the Berger Collection,” exhibition of 50 paintings from the medieval period to the 21st century by luminaries such as Hans Holbein the Younger, Sir Anthony van Dyck, and others. www. dixon.org. Through April 19.

WKNO STUDIO, 7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

L Ross Gallery

“Water and Light: Two Visions,” exhibition for regional landscape artists Jeanne Seagle and Pam Hassler. www.lrossgallery.com.

Through March 28.

5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

Memphis Botanic Garden

Artists’ Link Exhibit, www. memphisbotanicgarden.com.

Through March 26.

4339 PARK (761-5250).

314 S. MAIN (249-7955).

242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

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

750 CHERRY (766-9900).

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

Eclectic Eye

“Roxanne’s Rescue,” exhibition of works using a range of materials by Terri Phillips. www.rhodes.edu. Through March 28.

“All Things Great and Small,” exhibition by the students of the Fred Rawlinson Gallery. www.memphisbotanicgarden. com. March 5-25.

4540 POPLAR (767-3800).

“Exploration in Imagination,” exhibition of mixedmedia works by Elayna Scott, inspired by nature and her travels. Ongoing, 4-11 p.m.

Clough-Hanson Gallery

Fratelli’s

Mary Sims, exhibition of monumental narrative paintings based on Bible stories.

Through March 13.

Tyler Hildebrand, exhibition of new paintings, drawings, and film work. www.davidluskgallery.com. Through March 14.

“Crossroads,” exhibition of folkart style mixed-media paintings

by Ron Olson. www.eclecticeye.com. March 6-May 6.

750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis Art Education Alumni Juried Exhibition. Through March 6.

James Luna, exhibition of contemporary Native American art. www.memphis.edu.

Through March 6.

3715 CENTRAL.

“Crossroads,” works by Ron Olson, opens on Friday at Eclectic Eye.

“Artists/Activists: Marcellous Lovelace, Frank D. Robinson, and Siphne Sylve,” exhibition addressing a variety of social, cultural, and political issues.

March 7-May 10.

“Greetings of Love: Printed Valentines from the Late Victorian Era,” exhibition of rare examples with a particular focus on those with colorful chromolithographic printing

Calendar: marCh 5 - 11 Ross McRae, and others. www.cbu.edu/gallery.

Through March 26.

topic. See website for reservations. Free with reservation.

Sat., March 7, 6 p.m.

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

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

Scottish Rite

The Artist’s Responsibility: Black Creators and their Communities

825 UNION.

Stax Museum of American Soul Music

“Soul: Memphis’ Original Sound,” exhibition of photography by Thom Gilbert. www. soulsvillefoundation.org.

Through June 13.

926 E. MCLEMORE (946-2535).

Sue Layman Designs

“Conclusion of Delusion,” exhibition of original oil paintings by Sue Layman Lightman. Wednesdays, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

125 G.E. PATTERSON (409-7870).

Memphis College of Art

Talbot Heirs

“The Original Art 2014-2015: Celebrating the Fine Art of Children’s Book Illustration,” exhibition from the Society of Illustrators in New York.

Through March 16.

“Excuse Me...,” exhibition of paintings by Jed Jackson. www.mca.edu. Through March 27.

1930 POPLAR (272-5100).

Memphis Jewish Community Center

The Tennessee Craft-Southwest Chapter Exhibit, participating artists will collaborate with a fellow artist who works in a different media and together they submit a piece for the show. www.jccmemphis. org. Ongoing.

6560 POPLAR (761-0810).

Memphis Jewish Community Center’s Shainberg Gallery

2015 MGAL Star Artist Exhibition, (921-1767), www. mgal.org. Through March 30.

6560 POPLAR (761-0810).

Metal Museum

“Iron and Gold,” exhibition

by Karin Jones, Ben Dory, and Rob Jackson whose work combines the delicate and the sturdy. www.metalmuseum. org. Through April 19.

374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

Painted Planet

Gallery Artists on View, exhibition by gallery artists.

(338-5223), Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11:45 a.m.-6 p.m.

1015 S. COOPER (725-0054).

Rhodes College, Buckman Hall

“Cuban Détente,” exhibition of photographs by David LaFevor. www.rhodes.edu.

Through March 31.

ROOM 110.

Ross Gallery

Bartlett Art Association, exhibition of work by Sheila Bentley, Jeanie Box, Gene Callaway, Carol Caughey, Nancy Crossett, Rita Datillo, Lynda Davison, Becky Deaux, Sandra Horton, Lyle, Becky

Edge Art, exhibition and private showing of works by Debra Edge. www.talbotheirs. com. Through March 31.

99 S. SECOND (527-9772).

Unity Church of Practical Christianity

Gallery in the Grove, exhibition of work by Netta Casciano and Kevin Chasing Wolf Hutchins. www.unitymemphis.org. March 8-May 3.

9228 WALNUT GROVE (753-1463).

University of Memphis

“Woven Into Words: Tennessee Women Making History,” exhibition of documents and images from the University Libraries’ special collections and government publications in the Ned R. McWherter Library, 4th Floor. www.memphis.edu/whm.

Through March 31.

MEMPHIS (678-2000).

Da n c e

Art Savvy — International Series: Tango 101

Discover one of Argentina’s greatest cultural exports with an evening of wine, music, and dance. Call or visit website for reservations.

Free with reservation. Tues., March 10, 7 p.m.

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

So You Think You Can Dance Live Auditions

Rare opportunity to be part of the television phenomenon and show local support.

Minimum age to attend is 14. Download free tickets on website. Free. Tues.-Wed., Mar.10-11, 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m.

THE ORPHEUM, 203 S. MAIN (5253000), WWW.ORPHEUM-MEMPHIS.COM.

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13th Annual Muslims in Memphis Presents: An Open Invitation to Understand Islam and Muslims Theresa Corbin speaks on

Panel of Memphis artists and activists discuss black artists and their responsibility to the people who look like them. free. Sun., March 8, 6:30 p.m.

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

The Cosmos: From The Big Bang To The End Of Time

Brian Greene speaks on topic.

Thurs., March 5, 6 p.m.

RHODES COLLEGE, BRYAN CAMPUS LIFE CENTER, 2000 N. PARKWAY, WWW.RHODES.EDU.

Father

Gallery Talk: Portrait of My

Rosalind Withers, the daughter of the civil rights photographer Ernest Withers, shares stories of growing up with the photographer and challenges to his legacy. Free.

Thurs., March 5, 6-8 p.m.

NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM, 450 MULBERRY (521-9699), WWW.CIVILRIGHTSMUSEUM.ORG.

Lenten Preaching Series

Featuring daily inspiration from world-class preachers whose perspective will challenge and motivate in the journey toward Easter.

Tuesdays-Fridays, noon12:45 p.m. Through March 28.

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

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Arbor Day

Pick up a tree map, highlighting the more than 130 types of trees throughout the garden’s 96 acres. Try Tree Trivia and learn more about trees at the Arbor Day information table. Free with admission.

Fri., March 6, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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

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Experience a day of shopping for fashion, home decor, jewelry, food, crafts, and more.

Sat., March 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Graduate School Recruitment Fair Tuesday, March 17, 2015 1 – 6 p.m. – Rose Theatre Lobby GRE, GMAT and Praxis test workshop at 2 p.m. and at 5 p.m.

Food and refreshments available.

(Parking in the Zach Curlin Garage) Apply to the Graduate School.

Discuss financial aid, scholarships, and fellowship programs.

BARTLETT STATION MUNICIPAL CENTER, 5868 STAGE (229-0487).

Mid-South Home Expressions Show

Hands-on home improvement seminars and exhibitors showcasing the latest trends and products in flooring, roofing, windows, doors, remodeling, and much more. $8. Fri., March 6, 9 a.m.6 p.m., Sat., March 7, 9 a.m.6 p.m., and Sun., March 8, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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“Investigations,” exhibition of sculpture works by Jeff Mickey and Jean Flint. www. masoniccontemporary.org.

Through March 14.

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Through March 8.

“Discover Me: Exploring Identity Through Art Therapy,” exhibition of the creative exploration and self-discovery by participants in the art therapy access program at South Park Elementary School. Through March 15.

“This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement,” exhibition of 157 black-and white images by Bob Adelman, George Ballis, Bob Fitch, Bob Fletcher, Matt Herron, David Prince, Herbert Randall, Maria Varela, and Tamio Wakayama. Through May 10.

“Cats and Quotes,” exhibition featuring felines in paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and prints paired with famous quotes about felines from a variety of periods. www. brooksmuseum.org.

Through Jan. 3, 2016.

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Midsouth Gun Show $10. Sat.-Sun., Mar. 7-8.

AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (452-2151), WWW.MEMPHISGUNSHOW.COM.

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17th Annual Relic Run 5K

Run or walk the trails of Chucalissa and T.O. Fuller. Featuring T-shirts for all participants, place awards, raffle, and after-race activities. $25.

Sat., March 7, 7:30 a.m.

C.H. NASH MUSEUM AT CHUCALISSA, 1987 INDIAN VILLAGE (785-3160), WWW.CHUCALISSA@MEMPHIS.EDU.

Couch to Earth Day 5K Running Program

for the best bouillabaisse. Benefits the Mid-South Food Bank. $10. Sun., March 8, 1:30-4 p.m.

CAFE KEOUGH, 12 S. MAIN.

Memphis Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 3rd Annual Gala

Cooper-Young Community Farmers Market

Featuring music, dancing, and a silent auction with a Roaring 20s theme, benefiting Grow Memphis. Fri., March 6, 7-11 p.m.

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Benefiting outreach ministries of organizations throughout Memphis. Featuring guest speakers. $3-$10. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5:15-7 p.m.

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Southern Circuit Film Series: Old South

Two historical Southern communities, one black and one white, collide striving to keep their legacies relevant in a changing America. Director Danielle Beverly will be in attendance. $8. Wed., March 11, 7-9 p.m.

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Now open: Pink Diva Cupcakery and Carol’s Cheesecakes.

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egan cupcakes aren’t supposed to taste this good, right? They’re supposed to have those weird little fibers in them; they’re supposed to taste kind of like banana.

Forget what you know. Cassi Conyers, who is the mastermind behind Pink Diva Cupcakery, is baking some of the best cupcakes in town — vegan or no.

A bit of background. When it comes to baking, eggs pull a lot of weight.

They moisten; they leaven; they bind.

So the trick to vegan baking is finding a good egg substitute. Most recipes call for things like flaxseed, silken tofu, and banana. Hence those weird little fibers.

But when she set out to build a recipe, Conyers ditched years of vegan wisdom and struck out on her own. Her secret?

“Think back to middle school

science class,” says Conyers. “What did you use to make your volcano? Baking soda and vinegar.”

That may sound too good to be true — but trust me, try the cupcakes. Moist and fluffy, they taste like your sixth grade birthday party. Priced at $3, they come in flavors like Bluff City Blueberry and Crosstown Unicorn Patrol. And — best part — they look as good as they taste, topped with rococo swirls of confetti-colored frosting.

Honestly, I expected to like Snickerdoodle the best. I’m a big cinnamon guy. But I’ve got to give it to Cookies and Cream. These chocolaty little wonders are almost too moist to be real.

Also? I’ve got a hard job.

Of course, it hasn’t always been cake and frosting for Conyers. Last year, she tried to open a vegan restaurant on Jackson, but the project never took off.

Conyers says she learned a lot from the

experience, including how to build a business model and market herself. Plus she’s found a willing partner in Midtown Crossing Grill, from whom she leases space.

“I’m a late bloomer,” admits 33-yearold Conyers. “I’m like Jesus. This is my resurrection.”

This new venture started last December, when Imagine Vegan Café asked Conyers to pinch-hit for their pastry chef, who was vacationing in England. Her first batch of cupcakes sold out in 24 hours, and soon she was baking 4 to 5 dozen per week. On the strength of that success, she launched Pink Diva in February.

It’s an impressive story, especially when you consider that Conyers is a single mother who, until recently, was working full-time as a chiropractor’s assistant. Check her out on instagram (@pinkdivacupcakery), where she routinely pairs her cupcakes with

themed manicures from stylist Kandace Redmond.

Pink Diva Cupcakery, 394 N. Watkins (238-6147) facebook.com/pinknoodlevegan It’s almost eerie how many Memphis chefs learned to cook at the elbows of their Italian grandmas. That’s where Michael Hudman and Andy Ticer of Hog & Hominy got their chops. Same goes for Jason Severs of Bari Ristorante.

Well, you can add another name to that list: Drew Minneci of Carol’s Cheesecakes, which opened in October.

Although Minneci didn’t come to cooking the way you might imagine. For 30 years before he opened Carol’s, he was a long-haul trucker.

“Three and a half million miles without a single accident,” he crows. “I think that’s pretty good.”

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At the time, he was a part-time security guard at Kroger. After trying a bite, his co-workers promptly started ordering cakes of their own. And the rest, as they say, is history.

I recommend the mini-cake sampler ($5.95), a 12-pack split between two different flavors. I enjoyed the red velvet — pleasantly sweet and piquant — and the chocolate with chocolate ganache.

Interested in a full slice? Try the Peanut Butter Cup. You can’t go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter.

I was also pleasantly surprised by the Cheese Puppies ($4.95), a deepfried hybrid of cheese fritters and hush puppies. Crispy on the outside, warm and gooey on the inside, these little artery-cloggers are downright munchable, especially with a dollop of honey mustard. In the coming months, Minneci says he will unveil a new cheesecake pop.

So who is Carol? She’s Minneci’s wife, who first had the idea to bake a cheesecake with Bailey’s Irish Cream.

It has since become one of the shop’s signature desserts.

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It’s A Man’s World Will Smith plays a master con man in the slick Focus.

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and roll around in bed enough, but there’s never any sense of real passion between the two actors.

It doesn’t help that Jess is so poorly written that it gives Robbie nothing to work with. She’s just supposed to be “the girl” in this story populated by powerful, hypercompetent older men with whom she is always impressed. The movie would be better if she resembled an actual woman instead of a prize in a male power fantasy.

Ficarra and Requa are trying to make The Sting or The Usual Suspects, but their story lacks the former’s sense of fun and the latter’s disciplined structure.

But at least there’s plenty of great cinematography to get lost in during the long flat stretches.

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clever than everyone around him. Smith has even adopted a Christian Bale-like growl for the role.

But this is not supposed to be a superhero movie, and after a while the string of coincidences and doublecrosses that passes for a plot become too much to overlook, even when your focus is distracted by all the well-shot shiny objects on the screen.

Smith cut his teeth in TV, and he’s a fine comic, and occasionally dramatic, actor. Focus sees Smith with his movie star mojo jacked up to 11. His personal trainers have had him working overtime, and he’s given long speeches, which he mostly nails. And yet, it’s not enough to overcome his dramatic lack of chemistry, sexual or otherwise, with co-star Robbie. Chemistry is a weird intangible that can make or break you, especially in a two-hander like Focus. They kiss

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ocus begins with Will Smith surveying Manhattan from the balcony of a luxury hotel suite.

Rendered in LED blues and firetruck reds, it is a city of glistening jewels.

Throughout much of its two-hour running time, Focus seems like a highlight reel for cinematographer Xavier Grobet, a 25-year veteran journeyman cinematographer whose filmography includes the HBO series Looking and the Jack Black comedy Nacho Libre. I kept getting distracted from the story by the beauty of the establishing shots, like the long pan across the Superdome from I-10 in New Orleans, and by the sneaky zoom revealing our hero across a Formula 1 racetrack in Buenos Ares. Warner Brothers dropped $50 million on this Smith vehicle, and in a world of butt-ugly $100 million tentpoles like Dracula Untold, it looks like money well spent. And it’s not just the photography: the editing by Jan Kovac, the costume design by Dayna Pink — all of the trades are at the top of their game. Sure, it veers into Matthew McConaughey car commercial affluence porn, but doggonit, it’s some good-looking affluence porn!

About the story: Smith is a master con artist named Nicky who meets a young, up-and-coming con artist named Jess (Margot Robbie) when she latches onto him in the bar downstairs from the aforementioned luxury hotel suite. After a meetcute that involves some heavy petting and a gun shoved in Nicky’s face, Jess is impressed enough with what she sees to beg her to take him under his wing. Jess is convincing enough that Nicky agrees, and she joins his elite team of pickpockets and scammers haunting the Super Bowl in New Orleans, where they pull a series of increasingly lucrative cons, from simple pickpocketing to elaborate gaslighting.

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Going Big Empire at its best when it’s over the top.

At a glance, the new Fox series Empire looks like a serialized version of Craig Brewer’s 2005 movie, Hustle and Flow. It stars a top-of-her-game Taraji P. Henson opposite Terrence Howard as matriarch and patriarch of a hip-hop dynasty. The show openswith Cookie Lyon (Henson) leaving jail after a 17-year drug sentence and returning to claim what is rightfully hers: the successful music label run by exhusband Lucious Lyon (Howard). Cookie is a catchphrase generator who dresses exclusively in bodycon dresses, and Lucious knows how to stare coldly across

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Their chemistry, established in Hustle and Flow, is as potent as ever.

Apart from its excellent cast, Empire has more in common with English historical dramas than it does with Brewer’s film. Lucious, we learn, suffers from Lou Gehrig’s Disease and must leave Empire Records to one of his three talented sons: Andre (Trai Byers), the eldest, is all business; Jamal (Jussie Smollett) the middle child, is a softhearted composer in the mold of Frank Ocean; and Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) is a young rapper who is all about the booze and bitches.

King Lear is an obvious influence, though the series is actually more analogous to James Goldman’s 1966 play about the legacy of King Henry II, The Lion in Winter. When the play went silver screen in 1968, Katharine Hepburn

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Empire is a formulaic musical drama, and the formula works. Episodes are peppered with topical hits (courtesy of Timbaland) and usually conclude in a satisfying party/performance. The show supposedly takes place in New York City, but you wouldn’t know it because there are about three exterior shots of buildings in the whole series. This empire is built with bedrooms, board rooms, and recording studios.

There is a pleasant unreality to Empire, founded in its weird locationless-ness and spontaneous song, and reinforced by the total unsubtlety of the writing.

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they had recently lost their memory and are trying to establish a basic grip on the facts. When Andre, who is bipolar, starts to drink in the eighth episode, his wife tells him, “Andre, your meds won’t work if you drink.” Lucious, in an otherwise uneventful moment, tells everyone for the nth time, “You don’t get it! I’m about to be dead soon!” A note to any Empire producers concerned about clarity: We do get it.

The character development on Empire is also so obvious as to be totally inscrutable. Henson, Howard, and everyone else seem to act from behind their roles, rather than inside them, communicating with pure charisma. It is a shame, and it unfortunately begs the question — if this were a family drama about white people, would the script be more subtle, the characters less-frequently reduced to one-line summaries?

Empire is only on its eighth episode, but each contains enough high drama for a whole season of another show. It will be interesting to see how long it can last, with the ticking time bomb of Lucious’ illness and the steady introduction of new (and uniquely scheming!) characters.

So far, we’ve seen the family doublecross each other in the interest of power, but, on the whole, their hearts are still intact. When Cookie tells Lucious she can make him immortal if he’ll just split up with “Fake-ass Halle Berry,” it somehow seems reasonable. But if the show doubles down on itself and starts assigning unreasonable motivations to unreasonable characters, it will lose its mojo. And we’ll move on to the next sumptuous musical drama. Which won’t have Cookie, and that will be a shame.

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What Spock Taught Us Leonard Nimoy’s legacy made the world more logical.

There is a tradition in science fiction of using aliens to comment on humanity.

Pulp writers called it the “Man from Mars story.” In the 1960s, TV’s best take on the concept was Ray Waltson in My Favorite Martian. Then came Star Trek and Spock.

Spock was created by Gene Roddenberry and fleshed out by screenwriter Dorothy “D.C.” Fontana, but he will be forever identified with actor Leonard Nimoy, whose passing at the age of 83 last weekend was deeply felt by millions. A Boston native, Nimoy went to Hollywood where he first played an alien in the pulp serial Zombies of the Stratosphere. He was a prolific stage actor and director who was running his own acting studio when he was hired to play the green-blooded, halfVulcan science officer of the starship for the pilot episode “The Cage.” When NBC rejected the first pilot, Nimoy’s Spock was

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the only character to survive a retooling that installed William Shatner’s James T. Kirk into the starring role. Spock was promoted to First Officer, and ships’ doctor Leonard “Bones” McCoy (DeForest Kelley) was introduced as his foil. Spock represented logic and reason; McCoy compassion and emotion, Kirk the leader was constantly trying to walk the line between the two.

The show debuted in September 1966, and in the first season it became a cultural phenomenon. The character’s appeal may not have been instantly apparent to NBC, but the geeks immediately recognized Spock as one of their own. In 1967, when NASA’s Mariner 5 probe flew by Venus, the guys in Mission Control donned paper Spock ears for luck. Before computers were cool and Asperger’s syndrome was part of every parent’s medical education, Spock gave brainy weirdos a hero and a role model. The complexity of human emotion, the little clues and signals that went over his head, perplexed him. But Spock was not emotionless, as he claimed.

Nimoy said the first time the character really clicked was when Spock, analyzing a deadly threat, said, “Fascinating.” He was devoid of fear, not of wonder.

Appearing in 82 live-action and 22 animated TV episodes, as well as eight movies, Nimoy subtly evolved the character

over the years. When the script called for Spock to knock out Kirk with a punch, Nimoy improvised the Vulcan Nerve Pinch as an alternative way to render inconvenient characters painlessly unconscious. Spock, like Nimoy, considered violence the last resort of the incompetent — which is why the climactic scene in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness, where Spock has an extended fistfight, was a betrayal of the character.

Spock never entirely fit in. As the first Vulcan in Starfleet, he encountered and overcame human prejudice. In 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture, we see him rejected by a Vulcan monestary for his human emotions. Spock taught us to choose our own paths. By 1991, he had learned enough compassion to say, “Logic is only the beginning of wisdom, not the end.”

Nimoy was excited to be at the center of a successful franchise, but he was reluctant to become an icon. He had an incredibly varied film career, directing not only two Trek movies but also Three Men

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is looking for highly motivated people for Driver that meet thework following are preferred.

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• Be able to work any shift • Have a clean MVR and be able to pass background check, drug screen, and physical requirements If you meet the above requirements, please apply online at www.kroger.com. At the bottom left hand side of the page, click on jobs/careers. Next, select distribution then choose the Kroger Distribution Center on 5079 Bledsoe in Memphis. You can then begin the application process, selecting driver when it aks for the position for which you are applying.

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EVERGREEN HIST. DIST. 1BR Apt or 1BR Duplex $475$595, W/D, remodeled, hardwood floors, pets ok. Great neighbors. $25 cc fee. 452-3945 KIMBROUGH TOWERS Unique Community Features Include:- Historic Central Gardens District- Controlled access building- Garage parking available- Parquet wood flooring- 9 foot ceilings- 24 hour fitness and laundry centers- Private park with picnic and grilling- Central heat and air Reserve your place today at the historic Kimbrough Towers. Call 888.446.4954, office hours 9:00am -6:00pm, M-F. 172 Kimbrough Place at Union Ave. Memphis, TN 38104. www. kimbroughtowers.com

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MIDTOWN APARTMENTS For Rent: Close Walk To Medical District, Pets Allowed, Restrictions Apply. 2BR/1.5 BA, $780/Month + $400 Deposit. Call 901-239-1332 rentmsh.com/property/129-stonewallst-6-memphis-tn-38104/ ENTERPRISE REALTORS INC. MIDTOWN APARTMENTS Midtown - Union Place Apts2240 Union - 1 & 2BR, appl, C/H&A $410 - $510Midtown -Mayflower Apts35 N. McLean -spacious 2BR, appl, a/c, large patio $725Call 272-9028. Free list @ lecorealty.com. Leco Realty, Inc. MIDTOWN APARTMNENT 1307 Vinton: 2BR/1BA, $600. Call MTC (901) 756-4469 MIDTOWN APTS FOR RENT Large 1 Br. Midtown Apt. Off Overton Square. Water incl. $525. Huge 3Br. 2 Bth. Apt. Midtown area. 1 mile from Overton Park. Water/gas incl, gated, hardwood floors, CH/A, onsite laundry $695. 2Br. Apt. $525. Call 901-458-6648

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Heat $565 large quantities of store products in an accurate, fast • 1 orwithin moreayear(s) of continuous employment schedule 24/7 distribution center.

Barron / Pendleton paced headset productive and safe manner. Ability to stand • Experience with talk-man 1153 Bradley – 3BR/2BA, for 12+hours.

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C/H&A $625 Previous fast-paced production environment • 1 or• more year(s) of continuous employment Berclair –Kingsbury Candidates that meet following requirements are preferred.

• Experience with the talk-man headset 4071 Print -2BR/1BA, Heat • 1 or more year(s) of continuous employment • Experience with electric pallet-jack $525 • Experience with talk-man headset 4027 Chelsea Ext – 2BR/1BA, • Previous fast-paced production environment • Experience with electric pallet-jack C/H&A $575 • Previous fast-paced production environment 1464 Stacey – 3BR/2BA, At the bottom of the page, click on Careers. Next, select Distribution Center Jobs. Then,C/H&A select $645 We offer Excellent BenefitsCenter, with a Bledsoe Competitive Salary Kroger Distribution 5079 Road, Memphis, TN 38141.

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1758 Alta Vista – 3BR/1.5 BA, C/ Heat $685

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Kirby /Raines Whitehaven 6536 Falling Mist – 3BR/2BA, 1742 Holmes – 3BR/1BA, fireplace, C/H&A, carpet, C/H&A townhome $625/mo $850 U of M Raleigh 3589 Clayphil – 2BR/1BA, 4037 Windermere – 3BR/1.2BA, C/H&A $565 Den, C/H&A $765 APARTMENTS U of M Area Midtown 585 Loeb – 2BR/2BA, Den, Union Place Apts appl, C/H&A $875 2240 Union – 1 & 2BR,appl, Westwood C/H&A $410-$510/mo 86 Otsego – 3BR/1BA, C/H&A Mayflower Apts $595 35 N. Mclean – 2BR/appl, a/c, large patio $725 /mo DUPLEX N. Memphis 834 Chelsea – 2BR, C/H&A $395/mo

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129 Stonewall St. Close Walk To Medical District • Pets Allowed, Restrictions Apply 2BR/1.5 BA • $780 Per Month + $400 Deposit

WOODTRAIL APARTMENTS Located within walking distance of U of M. Spacious 1 & 2BR apts, with great upgrades & remodeling to the flooring plans.

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• 2BR Special $585 • Beautiful Grounds • 1 & 2 BR Apartments • Hardwood Floors • 24 Hour Laundry • Pool & Picnic Area

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CUSTOMER SERVICE positions available

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Representative Butt. I love saying that out loud in my best

Cartman voice from South Park. It would be a great name for a band.

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the rant

Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil liberties organization in the United States, urging 2016 GOP candidates to engage Muslim voters and reject Islamophobia. Now, you might automatically assume that the W in her imaginary dream organization stands for “white,” just like it Sheila did years ago when former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke actually founded a group named NAAWP. Butt But Butt, who at first wouldn’t even offer an explanation of the post, eventually stated publicly that that was not the case. She said it stood for “National Association for the Advancement of Western Peoples.”

Is she talking about Californians? Cowboys? Or is she trying to say we need to advance Western people, like real Americans versus Asian and Middle Eastern people? She obviously thinks the latter is acceptable. That has been her “go to” response as she explains her remarks while basically running down hallways from reporters and pretending to be talking on her cell phone. She shoos them away by acting like she’s too busy to talk with them and too in demand and too important to comment on this issue that she thinks liberals have jumped on because Christians don’t get a fair shake in the good ol’ U.S. of A. and that the liberal media is just making a story out of nothing.

But she pretty swiftly took down the Facebook post. It wasn’t even on her own page, but on the page of a Muslim-hating organization called dailyrollcall.com, which, if you’ve never seen, you simply must. A Tennessee woman named Cathy Hinners writes it, and it is really, really something. She’s like a dog with rabies and a computer. I had never heard of it, so I took a look when the issue of us needing an NAAWP came up. I don’t know where this woman came from (by that I mean, which planet), but she is apparently so obsessed with being anti-Muslim that she has dedicated her entire life to it. But I digress.

Once Butt got the Facebook post down, she replaced it with, “We need groups that will stand for Christians and our Western culture. We don’t have groups dedicated to speaking on our behalf.”

Really? Have you looked around at your own political party and its Tea Party offshoot? And what makes you think all people living in “Western culture” are Christians? Do you also have something against Jews?

One of the things I’m fascinated with regarding this entire issue is the school of thought that if there is a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, why would it be racist for there to be a National Association for the Advancement of White People?

The last time I checked, not all that many white people were captured on a different continents, packed into ships like animals, separated from their families, paraded around naked in front of crowds, bought, sold, traded, beaten, forced to drink from separate water fountains, denied the right to vote, denied education, and other basic human rights. Of course, there needed to be, and still needs to be, an NAACP. And there is no need for an NAAWP — whether the “W” stands for white or western. There’s no way Representative Butt or anyone else can make that notion make sense.

There are still cities in this country where high schools have separate proms for white students and black students.

To this day, there are country clubs right here in Memphis, Tennessee, that do not allow any members other than white people. They hide behind that mask of it being a “private club,” and, yes, in the year 2015, will not allow an African American, Asian, or Jewish person to have a membership.

Representative Butt, I think they may just be standing up for your Christian/Western values, so you might have a little less to worry about than you think.

When are people going to learn a) that if you are an elected official, you are under a microscope and anything you say publicly is fair game for the kind of controversy you’ve stirred up? This is not the liberal media trying to make a story out of nothing; and b) that you don’t need to be posting this kind of crap on social media.

Social media posts never go away. You can remove your heinous comments once you get caught, but that doesn’t matter. There’s a little thing called copy and paste and those comments are out there forever. If you have any spine at all, just own up to the blunder and apologize — unless, that is, you still don’t think you did anything wrong, which I suspect is the case. And it looks like you have plenty of Butt fans in your party enough, at least, that they are going to, er, back you.

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