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BRUCE VANWYNGARDEN Editor SUSAN ELLIS Managing Editor JACKSON BAKER, MICHAEL FINGER Senior Editors TOBY SELLS Associate Editor CHRIS MCCOY Film and TV Editor ALEX GREENE Music Editor CHRIS DAVIS, MICHAEL DONAHUE MAYA SMITH, JOSHUA CANNON Staff Writers JESSE DAVIS Copy Editor, Calendar Editor

OUR 1562ND ISSUE 01.31.19 So, after 35 days, the longest government shutdown in history ended with a whimper, not a bang. But it was at least a long, whiny, rambling, repetitive whimper, featuring the president’s greatest build-the-wall hits — including his weird kidnapping-and-bondage fetish fantasy, his bizarre “make a left turn or a right turn at the border” riff, and his fanciful statements that the wall is “already being built.” And so we need to build it more!

And, oh, we — not Mexico — will pay for it, by god, or else the president will schedule a national emergency in three weeks. Pelosi is shaking in her boots. Or, more likely, high-fiving Schumer over the prospect of Trump wanting to reenact his recent ignominious defeat.

In the president’s speech announcing the government’s reopening, there was no mention of the pain and suffering government employees and contractors and air travelers and others endured by going without pay or government services for more than a month. That was apparently of no concern. The president ended his speech by threatening to use whatever methods were at his disposal to build the wall, if a deal wasn’t made in three weeks. Because that worked so well last time.

The next morning, Trump began his day by tweeting that another caravan was on the way! This one had 8,000 people(!) he said, much bigger than the ones that disappeared last fall, the day after the election. The president followed that “news” by tweeting reactively in real time from commentary that was happening on a Fox morning show, presumably as he watched — including a bizarre tweet to institute state Bible studies, in response to a guest who proposed the idea. (I wish some reporter would ask Trump to name his favorite Bible verse.) Fox guests and hosts were literally creating national policy pronouncements in front of our eyes.

Honestly, if your aging father were behaving this irrationally and erratically, you’d probably gather the family to discuss assisted-living arrangements. Instead, the media dutifully report and discuss the president’s impulsive outbursts as though they are policy statements worthy of Winston Churchill’s finest hour. We have normalized this stuff to an astonishing degree. Historians of the future will be reading Trump quotes out loud to each other in disbelief.

Trump’s approval rating is The Five 35 percent as I write this. But in truth, it’s almost always 35 to 40 percent. There is a core group of Americans that will support the president even if he does shoot somebody in the middle of Fifth Avenue — even if he shoots one of them, in which case, I have no doubt the wounded MAGA warrior would jump up, limp to the sidewalk, and shout, “Lock her up!”

But that abysmal presidential approval rating has created something of a disturbance in the force, a vacuum that is sucking lots of dust bunnies from under the bed. Democratic candidates are lining up in droves to get a shot at beating Mr. 35 Percent. As many as 24 Democrats have made noises about running in 2020, reviving memories of the 2016 GOP fustercluck of 17 candidates that gave us the current Idiot-in-Chief. At the first Democratic debate, will each candidate get a 14-second opening statement? Who knows?

Adding to the madness was the announcement this week by Starbucks CEO Howard “Venti” Schultz that he was considering running as an “independent centrist,” which raised fears that he would be a hyper-caffeinated Jill Stein and split the anti-Trump vote, which would help the N E WS & O P I N I O N president get re-elected.

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“FRESH START IN NASHVILLE” All of this political maneuvering

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DAM M IT, GAN N ETT We hate to say we saw it coming, but we saw it coming.

In December of last year, Fly on the Wall predicted layoffs would be forthcoming at Gannettowned newspapers, including The Commercial Appeal, sometime after the new year. It had seemed like an inevitability since November’s dismal quarterly report and the call for early buyouts that always presages another round of cuts.

Last week it finally happened.

On Wednesday, January 23rd, Gannett laid off an estimated 400 newsroom employees at papers across the country.

Via the media watchdogs at Poynter: “Another brutal day for journalism. Gannett began slashing jobs all across the country Wednesday in a cost-cutting move that was anticipated even before the recent news that a hedge-fund company was planning to buy the chain. The cuts were not minor.”

The CA appears to have fared better than many Gannett publications. As of now, only one newsroom layoff has been confirmed, 38-year CA vet William Fason. Four open positions were also eliminated.

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Otherwise, if you live in the Memphis area and are currently in the market to purchase an affordable “Queen-size actress,” there’s one on sale via Facebook Marketplace for the low, low price of $200, “with her own box spring.” But buyer beware; unless she’s one of the greatest actresses who ever lived, we’re pretty sure that’s a mattress in this picture, not an actress.

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Riverfront, Lights, & Clayborn Tom Lee Park plans, county gets huge grant for utility assistance, & renovations at Clayborn.

PAR K P LAN S Riverfront leaders will unveil the vision of the future for Tom Lee Park on Saturday, February 2nd, giving the public an opportunity to see new pictures, a scale model, animations, and “an immersive virtual reality experience,” according to the Mississippi River Parks Partnership.

See it all Saturday at a new “engagement center” at the north end of Tom Lee Park.

LI G HTS O N Shelby County received a nearClockwise from top left: Tom Lee Park, electric cars, Clayborn Temple, city hall, pension record grant fund, tires at T.O. Fuller. from the federal government to help customers here pay their utility bills.

E LECTR I C CAR S Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said last week that the A group hopes to see thousands of new electric vehicles on county received $19 million through the federal Low Income Tennessee roads in the next 10 years, and recently published Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), in one of the a roadmap to guide them there. largest such grants ever received. Depending on family income The Drive Electric Tennessee Roadmap was devised and household size, a family can receive up to $650 in assistance. by 30 organizations across the state, including Memphis Light, Gas & Water. The report includes suggestions like C LAY B O R N R E D O including charging stations at homes, apartment buildings, A $1.5 million building permit was pulled Thursday for the workplaces, parking garages, restaurants, malls, and more.

Clayborn Temple. The church and community gathering place was scheduled to close this spring for renovations.

WALK I N G I N M E M P H I S Memphis is the 11th most dangerous city in the country for TI R E TR AI LS pedestrians, according to a report released last week by Smart More than 10,000 tires were collected in T.O. Fuller State Growth America and the National Complete Street Coalition.

Park last week during the first of three clean-up events by The city saw 297 pedestrian deaths between 2008 and 2017. the Tennessee State Park’s Tires to Trails Program.

The goal is to collect 36,000 tires to form a nearly threeC O U N C I L O N ART, GAR AG E mile pedestrian and bike trail at the park.

The Memphis City Council extended a public art moratorium for the second time last week. The moratorium inhibits any new P E N S I O N A N D E P I C E NTE R public art projects — with the exception of a few pre-approved After being advised not to invest a portion of the city’s $2.4 projects — from going up in the city without council approval. billion pension money in Epicenter’s investment fund, the The council also began the process of adding a second vicecity said the final decision will be up to the city’s pension chairperson — an idea proposed by chair Kemp Conrad. investment committee and not the mayor.

In other action last week, the council approved a $50 The city’s pension consultant recommended that the city million loan for a 2,000-space garage — a piece of the Union not invest the money, as Epicenter doesn’t meet the city’s Row project. rules requiring that money be handled by organizations with “demonstrable financial stability” and a “competitive Fuller versions of these stories and more local news can be record of performance.” found at the News Blog at memphisflyer.com.

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Some argue building a new $25 million facility is not enough.

Juvenile justice reform has dominated civic conversation at the beginning of the new year with a high-profile (but still mysterious) incident at the current Juvenile Justice Detention Center (JJDC) and moves to build a new $25 million juvenile facility.

A tweet from the official Shelby County Sheriff ’s Office account on January 11th left many with more questions. It said five Shelby County Corrections Officers were relieved of duty (with pay) for “allegations related to on-duty failures” at the JJDC. An investigation is ongoing, the tweet read.

Sheriff Floyd Bonner told WMC-TV a fight involving 14 teens lasted more than 30 minutes at the center and left two injured. Nine of those involved were moved to 201 Poplar. Nearly three weeks later, the public knows little more than that, certainly nothing about the involvement of the five nowrelieved officers. Details are protected because of the ongoing investigation.

“Transparency, or the lack thereof, has been the biggest storyline for the last six years,” Just City executive director Josh Spickler wrote in a newsletter last week. “Juvenile Court lacks it; in this instance, the Sheriff ’s Office lacks it. Yet, without it, we’ll never see the reforms we need.”

Just a few days before the incident at the JJDC, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris began his pitch for a new $25 million juvenile center that would focus on

rehabilitation and education.

“We think we need a better facility if we’re really going to treat these juveniles better and put them on the path to rehabilitation,” Harris told Shelby County Commissioners last week. “In my opinion, the facility we have is not suitable for that purpose. In my opinion, the facility is worse than how we treat and house felons at our penal farm. In my opinion, we should do something about it if we can.”

Jimmy Tucker, a principal with Self+Tucker Architects told commissioners last week that the current building has “major problems.” It does not meet requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act, he said, nor is it optimized to move people in and out in an emergency.

The only place for recreation at the facility now is an outdoor rooftop area that can be used only at certain times during the year, weather permitting.

Four classrooms that can each accommodate 15 people at a time pose major issues for the 97 people now detained at the center, Tucker said.

Commissioners pushed forward a plan Monday to replace the building, approving $1.3 million to begin

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Commissioners Tami Sawyer and Edmund Ford Jr. have said, though, that a new building likely won’t fix the larger systemic problems facing juvenile justice here.

“You can have the best-looking building with the most updated technology; however, if you do not have the proper psychological, emotional, and parental counseling available, then you’re not solving the systemic problems,” Ford said on Facebook.

“What happens for the next five years while a new building is built?” Sawyer asked on Twitter. “Who will address the systemic racism and implicit bias of the court?”

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Two for the Show

Germantown Democratic president Dave Cambron introduces James Mackler.

Eric Coleman the U.S. seat of then Republican Senator Bob Corker in 2017 and backed out a year later in deference to former Governor Phil Bredesen’s decision to run for the same seat. The other was Eric Coleman, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, who is the party’s nominee for the vacant District 32 seat in the Tennessee state Senate. Mackler has declared for another run in 2020, for the Senate seat that Lamar Alexander has indicated he will vacate.

That both of these aspiring exemplars are combat veterans is, arguably, a sign of an ongoing process within the Democratic Party of reactivating roots and former constituencies. (The current Shelby County party chair — Corey Strong, who is due to be succeeded by a new chair in a local party convention process in March and April — happens also to be a veteran.)

In a thinly veiled reference to what many Democrats judge to have been a lackluster race by Bredesen, who lost to Republican Marsha Blackburn, one questioner asked Mackler how it was possible to run for statewide office in Tennessee without being suspected either of not being Democratic enough nor being middleof-the-road enough.

Mackler’s answer was swift and to the point. “The pundits will say you can’t criticize Donald Trump in Tennessee,” Mackler said. “Donald Trump only cares about himself. He’s making the country worse, not better. I intend to tell the truth, and the people of Tennessee will respect that.”

As for the rest of the question, “It’s fair to say Tennessee has a lot of under-served communities. I’m going to go to these communities, not as a politician but again as a veteran, a husband, and father, and listen to people.”

Mackler promised to be a positive example, “the kind of person your kids can look to and be guided by, someone who will share credit when things are accomplished and take blame when they are not.” He added, “That’s what I think leadership is.”

Among the subjects discussed by Mackler were the prospect for investment in jobs and infrastructure, a need for background checks in gun sales, his “disgust” at efforts to stigmatize transgender members of the armed services (“Not for a moment did I question the sexuality or the orientation of the person in the helicopter with me.”), and term limits (“My little girl asked me, “Daddy, don’t other people get a turn?”).

Among other things, Coleman, a paraplegic as a result of his service, discussed his background as a procurement specialist in the Navy, talked about the incoherence and recklessness of the nation’s fiscal policy under Trump, and attributed much of the problem to the president’s experience and background in the seamy world of New Jersey wheeling and dealing.

Coleman said it was difficult for a Democrat to win in District 32 (which takes in much of eastern and northern Shelby County, as well as Tipton County), “only if we make it so.”

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Following their good results in the election year 2018, which saw variations on blue wave voting in every governmental sphere except, arguably, the elections for statewide office, Democrats in Shelby County are wondering how best to follow (and improve on) that act, going forward.

Two of the party’s would-be standardbearers were on display last Wednesday night at Coletta’s Restaurant on Highway 64, where the Germantown Democrats hold their monthly meetings.

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Grading on the Curve It is probably too early to give out report cards on our various branches of government, but before we move deeper into what could turn out to be a crucial year, a little preliminary judgmentalism might serve a constructive purpose.

To start with the national government: Now, that is an unruly classroom. As a collective institution, it gets an Incomplete, and that’s grading charitably. The president, Donald Trump, gets an F, and that, too, is almost an act of charity.

It almost implies that Trump is trying to succeed at something. There’s no question that the president has failed singly — to articulate and carry out a coherent, productive theme of government, as well as to accomplish any of his sundry private goals, notorious among which is his insistence on building a wall on our southern border. One of the first things most of us learned in school was the folly of the Great Wall of China. At enormous expense, an impenetrable barrier was erected across that Asian nation’s northern frontier, preventing potentially troublesome access from without but also dooming a once thriving kingdom to hundreds of years of isolation and stagnation from which it is only now recovering. Trump would have us repeat that doomed experiment. Meanwhile, he is failing at various other assignments and seems not to know the meaning of homework.

On the score of conduct, he also fails at working and playing with others — having made a mess of our relations with long and trusted allies and simultaneously permitting — or inviting — outside bullies of his acquaintance to nose into our classroom and creating enough mayhem of his own to shut things down altogether. All in all, some

form of expulsion may be the only option here.

At the level of state government, we’ve just begun what amounts to a new semester, and from the looks of things [see cover story], the various students involved in the process seem entitled, at the very least, to an A for effort.

We have a city council that is just getting reorganized after several of its members transferred to other institutions. The reconstituted group is about to undergo crucial exams in the form of an election year, as is Mayor Strickland, whose authority to lead the body is about to be tested as well. The final grades here will come decisively this fall.

County government is off in a brand new direction under the tutelage of a new mayor, Lee Harris, who is proposing what amounts to a new curriculum based on re-evaluating the nature of justice. So far the body of commissioners he’s working with seem inclined to follow his example and are working in harness, keenly exploring the new group project. This effort, too, needs some additional time for evaluation, but we are impressed so far.

Government is an inexact science, and opinions about it are famously subjective.

All grading is, more or less, on the curve of our relatively modest expectations. We will periodically look in on the various branches of government in this space and let you know what progress, if any, is being made.

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Democrats are already forming a circular firing squad with the help of Trump’s allies. was a prosecutor and California’s attorney general. “To become a prosecutor is to make a choice to align oneself with a powerful and fundamentally biased system,” according to an essay on The Intercept, a liberal website.

Also in line for the gauntlet of raceshaming are white candidates who did not show an interest in racial injustice early enough in their careers. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who supported controversial “stop-and-frisk” police tactics, as well as Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren are all vulnerable on this point.

More broadly, this year’s Women’s March was a case study in how explosive racial issues — and, in that case, accusations of being soft on anti-Semitism — can splinter the unity of anti-Trump activists. Blacks, Latinos, and liberal women are at the heart of today’s Democratic base. There are record numbers of Latinos, Asians, and blacks now in Congress, and they are almost all Democrats. Honest debate about racial justice is overdue for both parties.

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That debate will happen in the South Carolina primary, the first contest with a high percentage of minority voters. Early attention to that race indicates its importance for any Democrat trying to win the party’s nomination.

Democratic strategists know that Sanders would have beaten Hillary Clinton for the 2016 nomination if he had won more black and Latino votes. Democrats across the racial spectrum have to keep in mind that they have far more in common with each other than they do with Trump, a man whose racist rhetoric and white identity policies are damaging people of every color daily.

After a Black Lives Matter leader refused to talk with President Obama in 2016, Obama made the point that activists sometimes feel “so passionately … they never take the next step and say, ‘How do I sit down and try to actually get something done?’”

The most important “something” to get done right now is beating Trump. As liberal comedian Bill Maher is fond of saying, there is a big difference between a disappointing friend and a deadly enemy.

Juan Williams is an author, and a political analyst for Fox News Channel.

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Can you see what is taking shape on the left? That’s the look of liberals forming a circular firing squad to shoot at top Democrats running for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination.

The Democratic Party is highly unified in its opposition to President Trump.

Independent and swing voters also tell pollsters they disapprove of Trump’s policies on taxes, immigration, and race relations. And the Party of Trump — formerly the GOP — lost 40 House seats in the midterms. That political reality makes Trump a weak candidate for reelection.

But the Democrats still have to find a good candidate with an attractive message to beat even a bad candidate. The president’s supporters can see what’s up.

Right-wing websites and Trump cheerleaders on talk radio are attacking possible Democratic candidates as budding socialists who will increase taxes and let every illegal immigrant run across open borders.

Trump’s white, working-class base is being warned on racial grounds that any Democratic nominee will ignore them while playing “identity politics” that favor blacks, Latinos, immigrants, women, and gays.

Trying to divide voters by race is so predictable for Trump’s team. What is surprising is that Democrats are too often fueling the Trump camp’s caricature by insisting on race-based review of their candidates. How painful and ironic will it be if racial debates inside the Democratic Party are allowed to weaken the focus on beating Trump and his racism?

For example, look at the attacks coming from the left against the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination in early polls, former Vice President Joe Biden.

Activists on the far left are bashing Biden for his support of President Clinton’s 1994 crime bill.

That bill had support from the Congressional Black Caucus at the time, being seen as an answer to high crime rates in black neighborhoods. But the old crime bill is now condemned by today’s activists, who take their cues from the Black Lives Matter movement. They fault the bill for pushing more black people into jail as a result of increased sentences for selling crack cocaine, and mandating longer sentences for repeat offenders and violent crime.

Biden is trying to get past this line of attack by asking for forgiveness: “It was a big mistake that was made,” Biden said at a Martin Luther King Day celebration last week in Washington.

Next in line for allegedly failing the racial test is a black woman, California Senator Kamala Harris. Her sin is that she

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Memphis could play a major role — especially in the area of criminal justice reform.

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Governor Bill Lee addresses the crowd at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville (top); Antonio Parkinson shakes hands with Lang Wiseman (below).

“Government’s role is to protect our rights and our liberty and our freedom.

I believe in a limited government that provides unlimited opportunity for we the people to address the greatest challenges of our day.”

And yet Lee served notice that there were areas of concern that he intended

to move state government to address.

Among them were: Education: “More than a test score — it’s about preparing a child for success in life. A resurgence of vocational, technical, and agricultural education, and the inclusion of civics and character education, combined

with reforms, will take Tennessee to the top tier of states.”

Poverty, urban and rural: “[W]e … have 15 counties in poverty, all rural, all Tennesseans. We have some of the most economically distressed ZIP codes in America — right in the heart of our greatest cities.”

Public Safety: “Tennesseans do want good jobs and schools, but they want safe neighborhoods, too. And while most neighborhoods are safe, our violent crime rate is on the rise in every major city. We can be tough on crime and smart on crime at the same time.

For violent criminals and traffickers, justice should be swift and certain.”

And, as a necessary corollary to crime control and safety, “But here’s the reality, 95 percent of the people in prison today are coming out. And today in Tennessee, half of them commit crimes again and return to prison within the first three years. We need to help non-violent criminals re-enter society, and not re-enter prison.”

It is that part of the new governor’s commitment that has engendered excitement among his reform-minded constituents, as well as among legislators — many of them hailing from Memphis and Shelby County [see sidebar] — and among movers and

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verybody agrees that there was an air of kumbaya to the inauguration of Governor Bill Lee on a rainy January 9th inside War Memorial Auditorium. Part of it derived from the personality of the new chief executive, whose laid-back, inviting demeanor made him the gubernatorial choice last year of Tennesseans who doubtless felt overdosed by the bitter back-andforthing of his two chief opponents for the Republican gubernatorial nomination — and who have not yet recovered the habit of treating Democratic statewide candidates with full seriousness.

Lee’s acceptance address at his inauguration was in keeping with his campaign persona — uplifting without being confined to specifics, a partial reason for its brevity. On the whole, the speech was not much longer than the bookend prayers of the event — the invocation and benediction. It contained the obligatory tribute to faith, family, and the ancestral virtues of Tennessee and Tennesseans.

And the new governor left no doubt that, for him, as for most prominent Republicans of our clime and time, 10 “[g]overnment is not the answer to our greatest challenges.” As he intoned:

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Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris (above) and newly elected Tennessee Governor Bill Lee have both made juvenile justice reform an issue in their approaches to government.

Kelsey of Germantown, the archconservative supporter of voucher measures for 16 straight legislative sessions chose last year not to introduce his usual measure to divert public funds selectively on behalf of students at private institutions.

Lee is a resident of Williamson County, an expansive suburban area just south of Nashville, where House Speaker Glen Casada, who has proposed reviving voucher legislation, also hails from and where vouchers are regarded less warily.

The governor prefers to refer to the subject as a matter of school choices. “I think the choices for parents are very important. The most important thing is that every child have access to a good education. We need to strengthen our school system. Part of the way to do that is to allow parents to have choice.

“Education savings accounts, charter

Hedy Weinberg

Hedy Weinberg … made a point of proclaiming her confidence in Lee’s bona fides.

schools, public school choices: These are all things that I’m willing to look at to improve the opportunity for education for every kid.

“My interest in school choice — that’s a broad choice for all areas in the state. That’s an interest in elevating the quality and outcomes of our school system all across the state. Vo-tech and agricultural and CTE (that’s career technical education). There’s a lot of phraseology and terms around that, but primarily it is expanding opportunities for kids in our schools, more skills-attainment for our kids, and opportunities for success in life. My real interest there does lie in vocationaltechnical and agricultural-educational public schools system.”

Somewhere in there are surely points for possible compromise.

Another controversial view ascribed to Governor Lee is an openness to the idea of “constitutonal carry” or the virtually unlimited (and unlicensed) privilege of citizens to carry firearms — a severe reduction that a neighboring state like Mississippi has already adopted.

Lee is not quite there yet. “All I’ve said is that I would sign a constitutional carry bill if one passed my desk. It’s not an issue that I’m leading on. I try to stay focused on things that we’re trying to present in a legislative package. These are around vocational education, around recidivism, and job development. Those are the things we’re focusing on.”

Other things that Lee focused on in the Flyer interview, which took place last Friday at the beginning of his first weekend as governor: Possible consequences for state government of a federal government shut-down: “My understanding is that the most recent one is over, at least for some period of time. We won’t have to deal with it for several weeks anyway. But I certainly want to stay

on top of things. I’ve had folks in our administration start looking for what effects could come, if a shutdown would resume or continue, but that’s about as far as we’ve got.”

Spending and governmental priorities: “I’ve asked every department to lay out what it would look like to cut two percent from their budgets. We certainly will take some of those cuts. My overall goal is to reduce government spending to the degree that we can — and certainly to minimize potential increases.

All of those cuts are on the table to be taken, but even if not, they are valuable in determining priorities and what to do with the resources we have. But we have opportunities to cut in every department. I believe in limited government.”

His first actions as governor: “I put out executive orders that strengthened orders previously in place on ethics, transparency, and discrimination.

My first executive order was one strengthening our aid to rural counties — particularly those 15 that are under the poverty line.”

The West Tennessee Megasite: “I actually spent about an hour today with the Economic Development Commissioner, with our deputy governor, and with my senior adviser Brandon Gibson, who is from Jackson.

We were assessing the megasite, exactly where the asset is today, what is necessary to get it shovel-ready, what are the options, and what are the prospects. It’s very important to me and to the state, so I’m spending time here in my first week getting up to speed with a complete in-depth understanding of the megasite.

“I don’t have an idea yet of the additional funding required. One of the questions I asked today was how many dollars it would take to get it ready. I want to know what it takes for a tenant to occupy it, in short order.”

Plan to raise Shelby County to the rest of the state: “I met this morning with our senior team, including Deputy Governor Lang Wiseman.

He’s from Memphis. We talked about economic opportunities, job creation, and economic incentives to attract industry into West Tennessee. When you think about educational reform, there’s no place more appropriate than Memphis as a place to do that. It’s one of the largest cities in the state, and it has some of the greatest opportunities for improvement in our educational system. The accelerated transformation of Shelby County is important if we want Tennessee to make it to a leading place in the country.”

Summing up: “I believe that Tennesseans are a unique group and that we have a real opportunity. There is more that unites us than divides us. continued on page 12

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shakers at large.

One of the latter is Hedy Weinberg, head of the Tennessee chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, who, in a luncheon address to the Rotary Club of Memphis last week, made a point of proclaiming her confidence in Lee’s bona fides on the subject of criminal justice reform.

She pronounced the governor to be “very committed to criminal justice reform” and went so far as to say, “we speak the same language” on that issue.

If Lee lucked out with that endorsement from the ACLU’s Weinberg, he had worse fortune on another occasion. In the immediate wake of the inauguration, the new governor went to a ceremony at Tennessee State University honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There, he delivered a convincing testimony regarding his intention to provide more effective and humane solutions to post-conviction offenders seeking to reenter society. He did well, but then, as veteran scribe Erik Schelzig chronicled it in The Tennessee Journal: “… Lee then took a seat behind the lectern [and] Rev. William Barber II, the head of the Poor People’s Campaign, which is a revival of King’s effort that has mounted recent acts of civil disobedience in Nashville. …

[Lee] most notably stayed seated when Barber called on anyone opposing President Donald Trump’s border wall and supporting Medicaid expansion to stand. Barber thundered that King would have favored a series of policies opposed by most Republicans, including a living wage, a ban on assault weapons, and universal health care” (he denounced it as a “shame and a disgrace” for Tennessee to have failed to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act). “The crowd loved it.” But Lee, meanwhile, sat stoically and uneasily.

Asked about this in an interview with the Flyer, Lee acknowledged his discomfort and took a stab at presenting an alternative view: “The biggest challenge we have in health care is that we have skyrocketing costs that people can’t afford. So my plan focuses on reducing the cost of health care and improving the health of people, which would decrease costs as it improves people’s well-being. It’s about how we can make people healthier. A large percentage of our current health-care needs are associated with preventable chronic disease.”

Medicaid expansion is not the only subject on which the state’s new governor possesses views that some would find contrary. School vouchers are another. Avowed progressives oppose it on grounds of separating church and state, and the suburban conservatives of Shelby County have soured on it as a threat to the tax-supported municipal school systems they now have a vested interest in. Even state Senator Brian

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Governor Lee has singled out criminal justice reform as a major governmental aim and would seem to be actively seeking out partners.

One of the interested parties is Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, who has made juvenile justice reform a major issue in his own approach to government. Harris, who vigorously protested the decision of the U.S. Department of Justice to cease its monitoring activities over Juvenile Court, has called for the demolition of the antiquated existing facilities for housing juvenile offenders, and is attempting to persuade the Shelby County Commission to create a new assessment center for juveniles, and to pony up the sources for an upgraded new detention facility that offers the youth inside it access to fresh air, recreation, and abundant classroom activity. Only this week, he persuaded the commission to authorize the first financial component on what will be a $25 million facility and persuaded commissioners further to give it the working title of Youth Justice and Education Center.

Harris, as a Democratic state senator, pioneered in bipartisan criminal-justice reform efforts, sometimes in tandem with such opposite numbers as Republican state Senator Brian Kelsey of Germantown. He has also asked newly sworn-in District 33 state Senator Katrina Robinson, among others, to carry a remedial package of legislation on behalf of the county.

Robinson has jumped into the criminal-reform conversation in dramatic fashion, sponsoring a plethora of bills on the subject:

Senate Bill 62 would require the Department of Education to develop rules, to be adopted by the state board of education that include procedures for providing instruction to students incarcerated in juvenile detention centers for a minimum of four hours each instructional day.

SB 63 would expand career and technical education programs in the middle school grades and require the Board of Career and Technical Education to plan facilities for comprehensive career and technical training for middle-school students.

SB 65 and SB 85 would establish a center for driver’s license reinstatement and remove authorization to suspend, restrict, or revoke drivers’ licenses for nonpayment of fines, court costs, and litigation taxes for driving offenses, upon proof of inability to pay.

SB 69 would reduce the sentence a minor who commits first-degree murder is required to serve before becoming eligible for release from 51 years to 25 years. (This is one of several pieces of legislation introduced by the Shelby County delegation that indirectly reference the case of Cyntoia Brown, for whom outgoing Governor Bll Haslam recommended clemency as one of his last acts.)

Governor Lee has singled out criminal justice reform as a major governmental aim.

Other legislative introductions related to criminal justice reform: House Bill 17 by another first-term Memphis legislator, state Representative London Lamar, also related to the Cyntoia Brown case, would establish the presumption that a minor who is the victim of a sexual offense or who is engaged in prostitution holds a reasonable belief that the use of force is immediately necessary to avoid imminent death or serious bodily injury.

HB 47 by state Representative Antonio Parkinson would allow a person entitled to seek expunction from the record of a crime to pay an additional $250 fee for expedited expunction, to occur within 30 days of a court order granting expedited expunction.

HB 30 by state Representative Barbara Cooper would permit certain incarcerated persons who are allowed to enroll in courses offered by a community college or Tennessee college of applied technology pursuant to an approved release plan to receive a Tennessee reconnect grant.

The legislative session has just begun, with full committee and floor action commencing this week. The signs are clear that other Shelby County legislators and other bills on the subject of justice reform will be heard from before the deadline for introducing new bills.

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It’s not a trajectory conducive to retaining highly paid stars, never mind the duo’s decade of tenure in Beale Street Blue or the seven playoff trips they made possible.

And this has been the hardest part of the reality math for me: Conley and Gasol will leave Memphis (the franchise) with a whimper, and not the celebratory flourish more reflective of their impact on Memphis (the city).

For me, Mike Conley will always be “the masked man,” a point guard who played the majority of his minutes in the 2015 playoffs (and against the mighty Warriors, no less) with a broken face. For me, the image of Marc Gasol I carry is Big Spain taking the opening tip at the 2015 All-Star Game. A Memphis player starting the All-Star Game. Save for a championship or perhaps an MVP, I’m not sure a moment could more legitimize Memphis as an NBA city than that tip-off in New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Both players have been slowed in recent years by significant injuries. Both have nights now when they appear to have lost a step (as athletes do in their 30s).

But neither Conley nor Gasol has ever griped, at least not about their plight as players. Their steady comportment, in good seasons and bad, has made them, well, Memphis AF. It’s among the reasons no other Grizzly will ever wear number 11 or number 33. Conley and Gasol Mike Conley are destined, you have and to believe, for the bronze Marc Gasol treatment someday. Only if there’s enough room in the FedExForum plaza next to the Zach Randolph and Tony Allen statues.

Our favorite teams hurt us as much as they help us. Only one group of players finishes a season with a parade. And the players we cheer — at least as long as they remain human — move on to new life stages. But joy has no expiration date. And those who deliver a certain brand of joy (a sweep of the San Antonio Spurs comes to mind) outlast physical presence. Here’s hoping Conley and Gasol — no, Mike and Marc — find their paths to happier life stages than the Grizzlies’ current record suggests. They’ll remember Memphis, perhaps with the same profound appreciation we’ll remember them.

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grew up devoted to some special Dallas Maverick basketball teams. New to the NBA (the franchise began play in 1980), the Mavs drafted my college hero (Tennessee’s Dale Ellis) in 1983 and I adopted the team from afar (I was living in New England at the time). I quickly fell in love with a trio of players — Mark Aguirre, Rolando Blackman, and Derek Harper — that steered a run of five straight playoff appearances, including a trip to the Western Conference finals in 1988. (Does this sound familiar yet?)

The problem for my Mavericks was that they peaked at the same time a dominant team from California commanded the Western Conference.

(Surely this rings familiar now.) After losing to the mighty Lakers one game shy of the 1988 NBA Finals, the team cracked. Aguirre was traded to Detroit the next season (where he’d win a pair of championships with the Pistons).

Blackman was traded to New York in 1992 after a 22-win season. Harper was traded (also to the Knicks) in 1994 and helped New York win the Eastern Conference title. The “cracking” left a considerable emotional gap for at least one basketball fan for several winters to come.

It appears less and less likely that Mike Conley and Marc Gasol will complete their NBA careers in Grizzly uniforms. With his team spiraling toward the bottom of the Western Conference — don’t get too close to the Suns — team owner Robert Pera hinted earlier this month that the two franchise icons could be included in trade discussions.

When asked about his name being used as trade bait, Conley was quoted as saying, “Memphis is all I know.” Gasol suggested that his relationship with the Grizzlies franchise might change, but not his connection to Memphis, Tennessee.

By that Gasol means his connection to us, Memphians. It’s a deeper sentiment than most modern professional athletes are capable of uttering. And it makes the thought of Gasol (and/or Conley) in another uniform even harder to stomach.

But the Grizzlies, as the roster is currently shaped, are moving further from contention for an NBA title and not closer.

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When TED conferences took off in the early 1990s, the conversations the organization hosted tended to be technology forward, with a heavy splash of design. But the organization quickly grew into its motto, “ideas worth sharing,” and today, TED talks and their independently produced regional variant, the TEDx, can be about almost anything. But expect Memphis to weave itself in and out of the narratives when TEDx returns to Memphis for its fourth consecutive year. It’s setting up shop for a pair of sessions in Crosstown Arts Theater Saturday, February 2nd.

“Most of our speakers are local, so the ideas often have a particular relevance to Memphis,” Memphis TEDx organizer and Executive Director Anna Mullins says. “But hopefully they have relevance outside the city limits.”

This year’s TEDx theme is “ideas or the next century,” and it is partly inspired by the city’s bicentennial celebration.

Mullins says that’s, “just a big broad tent for forward-thinking talks that look at what’s next for the city.”

Fewer than 20 speakers were selected from more that 250 applicants. This year’s presenters include Hooks Institute director Daphene McFerren, who’ll explore topics of artificial intelligence and automation and how they intersect with poverty and race relations. Other speakers include Alex Castle of Old Dominick Distillery, James Dukes of I Make Mad Beats, Playback Memphis founder Virginia Murphy, and Clayborn Temple director Anasa Troutman.

“We don’t just attract great speakers but also a great crowd of people who are inquisitive and ready to be challenged and inspired,” Mullins says. “We want to make sure we’re inviting everyone into the ideation space.”

For those who can’t attend, the program will be live streamed at tedxmemphis.com.

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The Testament Malco Paradiso, 7 p.m.

Film following a Holocaust historian. Part of the Morris and Mollye Fogelman International Jewish Film Festival.

Memphis 3.0 Final Presentation BioWorks Auditorium (20 S. Dudley), 5:30-7:30 p.m.

A presentation on the city’s plan for growth and development. A Q&A follows.

Hooks National Book Award Presentation and Lecture University Center, University of Memphis, 5:30-8 p.m.

Talk on crime and punishment in black America by National Book Award winner James Forman Jr. Presented by Just City.

Cirque du Soleil — Corteo FedExForum, 7:30 p.m. $60 It’s a clown parade!

Nitro Arenacross Nationals Agricenter International, 7 p.m., $20 Motorcycle racing featuring Adam and Aaron Gulley and Dustin “The Iceman” Winters.

Down in Mississippi Evergreen Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $22 Civil Rights-era drama set in Mississippi.

Space Law Christian Brothers University, 8 p.m.

A presentation from the Memphis Astronomical Society on the Outer Space Treaty, which covers the regulation of space activity.

Drink-N-Draw Groundhog’s Eve Special Ghost River Brewing, 7-9 p.m.

Groundhog-themed drawings and prizes for the best and worst among the bunch.

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Finally, fantasy

Dixon & Dragons Fantasy fiction is vastly popular. The last season of HBO’s Game of Thrones is probably the year’s most anticipated television event. Still, Jenny N. Duggan Jackson thinks genre fiction gets a short shrift.

“You don’t see workshops on fantasy,” she says. “I was like, ‘Why is that?’”

When she was still an MFA candidate at the University of Memphis, Jackson foucued on creative nonfiction. “I can write about the things I know,” she says. Somewhere along the way she discovered that fantasy fiction was something she knew quite a bit about.

Jackson’s Art of the Fantasy Novel workshop is a trilogy divided — like most great fantasy epics — into three distinct parts. The first focuses on classical mythology and its influence on modern fantasy. “[Earthsea author] Ursula K. Le Guin has written several very informative books for writers, and I’m going to use a couple of her writing prompts to help students get started,” Jackson says. “We also have an interesting exhibit here at the Dixon. Annabelle Meacham is a local artist and Neo-surrealist painter. Her imaginative and whimsical art will be another writing prompt.”

The second session is devoted to the nuts and bolts of plotting and character development, and at the final week’s meeting, participants can read their work and receive feedback.

“With fantasy you can talk about important issues that matter to people in life without being too stilted or heavy-handed,” Jackson says. “You can talk about gender or you can talk about race or you can talk about all these different things but slightly removed from the everyday.”

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Intergalactic Bead Show Agricenter International, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $5 If beads are your thing, then this show is a must. We’re talking gemstones, lampworked and vintage beads, cabochons, pendants, and more. Includes demos and more. Continues Sunday.

Booksigning by Merle Temple Novel, 2 p.m.

Merle Temple signs and discusses his novel Blood on the Ground, about a FBI agent in Mississippi in the ’70s.

Booksigning by R.J. Lee Novel, 2 p.m.

R.J. Lee signs and discusses her novel, Grand Slam Murders, about a quadruple homicide and a bridge club.

“Crafting a Legacy” Metal Museum, 3-5 p.m.

Opening reception for this exhibition marking the Metal Museum’s 40th anniversary.

Shawn Lane’s Brass Note Alfred’s, 3 p.m.

A brass note will be laid in honor of this guitar prodigy, the late Shawn Lane.

Mars Attacks 8pm

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When I mention it to Kilzer today, the air fills with his hearty laughter. “Yeah, it’s still there!” he says. “That’s so funny.

I’m sure that little plaque has plenty of verdigris on it by now. It’s probably more green than copper.”

Since then, much more has changed than the plaque’s patina. After releasing another record on Geffen in 1991, Kilzer’s musical career took a 20-year hiatus, as he wrestled with deeper questions of faith and personal growth. “I was going through the ordination process and getting my Masters of Divinity at Memphis Theological Seminary. And then I went straight into the Ph.D program at Middlesex University in England. During that time, I didn’t have time to do much music. But when I got back here and was appointed to the recovery ministry [at St. John’s United Methodist Church], I realized that music was going to be a foundation of that. Resuming that interest naturally prompted me writing. And so the songs came out, and I did the one album, Seven, with Madjack Records.”

That 2011 release, recorded with Hi Rhythm’s Hodges brothers (Teenie, Charles, and Leroy) came out just a year after Kilzer had begun The Way, a Friday evening ministry at St. John’s that carries on today, featuring some of the city’s best musicians. “Our premise is that everybody’s in recovery. Everybody has experienced trauma, and there’s something about music that just calls out of each person’s spirit, whatever it is that’s keeping them bound. Music is kind of the language of heaven. But we don’t do church music. We do a lot of my material and some gospel standards, but it’s not contemporary Christian music. It’s just good music. And if, say, Jim Spake’s gonna be there, naturally, I’m gonna pick something that would suit him, but it doesn’t matter. They’re all so

good, they can play anything from Bach to Chuck Berry.”

A similar appreciation for quality musicianship permeates his discussion of his latest work, Scars, just released on Archer Records. “When you know you’re gonna have Steve Potts, Steve Selvidge, Rick Steff, Dave Smith, George Sluppick, and Matt Ross-Spang, you feel more comfortable. You trust yourself, and you trust those guys.”

Kilzer, who was a college literature instructor before his Geffen days, brings an expansive melodic and lyrical imagination to these songs, which could be about himself or any number of the souls attending The Way, driven more by character and circumstance than any obvious theology. “Some say time’s a riddle/I say time’s a freight train shimmering in the rain,” he sings, before describing scenes in Lawrence, Kansas.

And the new songs, effortlessly blending the homespun with the philosophical, are given plenty of space to breathe.

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“It’s so understated, and I think a lot of that is because we were cutting live.

When you know that you’re live and that’s gonna be it, you don’t try to say so much. It’s like you honor the spaces between the notes. On Scars, I think there’s a lot of creative space in it. It’s not filled with any unneeded stuff.

“Another thing that’s different about it is, I wrote on different instruments. I wrote a couple on a mandolin, a couple on ukulele, and several on the piano.

I would have never, ever considered doing that earlier in my career. So that kind of creative tension manifests in the songs. To be real nervous and have all these conflicting emotions, but knowing you’ve got sort of a protective shield around you in these musicians, I think that’s why there’s something on Scars that I can’t quite articulate. You can hear it, but you just don’t know what it is.”

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule January 31 - February 6 Alfred’s 197 BEALE 525-3711

Gary Hardy & Memphis 2 Thursdays-Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.; Karaoke Thursdays, TuesdaysWednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. and Sundays-Mondays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Mandi Thomas Fridays, Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.; The 901 Heavy Hitters Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Flyin’ Ryan Fridays, Saturdays, 2:30 a.m.; Shawn Lane to Receive Brass Note Sunday, Feb. 3, 3 p.m.; Memphis Jazz Orchestra Sundays, 6-9 p.m.

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

The King Beez Thursdays, 5 p.m.; B.B. King’s All Stars Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8 p.m. and Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.; Lisa G and Flic’s Pic’s Band Saturdays, Sundays, 12:30 p.m.; Brimstone Jones First Saturday of every month, 5 p.m.; Memphis Jones Sundays, Wednesdays 5:30 p.m.; P.S. Band First Wednesday, Sunday of every month, 7 p.m.

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

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

Blues City Cafe

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Blind Mississippi Morris Fridays, 5 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m.-midnight and Friday, Feb. 1, 5-9 p.m.; John Paul Keith Friday, Feb. 1, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. and Saturday, Feb. 2, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Tuesdays, 7 p.m. and Saturday,

Feb. 2, 5-9 p.m.; Brandon Cunning Band Sundays, 6 p.m., and Mondays, 7 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.; Brad Birkedahl Band Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Club 152 152 BEALE 544-7011

Sean Apple Thursdays, 5 p.m.; Blues Players Club Thursdays, Sundays, 8-10 p.m.; DJ Ron Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.; DJ DNyce Saturdays, 11 p.m.; DJ Mad Efx Sundays, midnight; A.M. Whiskey Trio Mondays, Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.

FedExForum 191 BEALE STREET

Panic! at the Disco Wednesday, Feb. 6, 7 p.m.

Handy Bar 200 BEALE 527-2687

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

Hard Rock Cafe 126 BEALE 529-0007

The Skitch Thursday, Jan. 31, 7-10 p.m.

Itta Bena 145 BEALE 578-3031

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

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

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

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King’s Palace Cafe 162 BEALE 521-1851

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

King’s Palace Cafe Patio 162 BEALE 521-1851

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

Project Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Silky O’Sullivan’s 183 BEALE 522-9596

Dueling Pianos Thursdays, Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.-3 a.m., and Sundays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

168 BEALE 576-2220

303 S. MAIN 523-0020

Hillbilly Mojo Thursday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m.; Jack Rowell Friday, Feb. 1, 9 p.m.; Shufflegrit Saturday, Feb. 2, 4 p.m.; Rev Down Band Saturday, Feb. 2, 8 p.m.; Bobbie Stacks and Friends Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

Swing Dance with New Memphis Hepcats Saturday, Feb. 2, 6-9:30 p.m.; Salsa Night Saturdays, 8:30 p.m.-3 a.m.

Earnestine & Hazel’s

DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

531 S. MAIN 523-9754

Belle Tavern

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

117 BARBORO ALLEY 249-6580

130 PEABODY PLACE 523-8536

The Rusty Pieces Sundays, 6:30-9 p.m.

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

Blind Bear Speakeasy

The Halloran Centre

119 S. MAIN, PEMBROKE SQUARE 417-8435

Live Music Thursdays-Saturdays, 10 p.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe 182 BEALE 528-0150

Pam and Terry Friday, Feb. 1, 5:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 2, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; FreeWorld Friday, Feb. 1, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. and Saturday, Feb. 2, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Memphis Blues Masters Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Vince Johnson and Plantation Allstars Mondays, Tuesdays, 7-11 p.m.; Eric Hughes Band Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe Blues Hall 182 BEALE 528-0150

Memphis Blues Masters Mondays, Thursdays, 8 p.m.midnight; Cowboy Neil Band Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Delta

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Rumba Room

855 KENTUCKY

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

King’s Palace Cafe Tap Room Big Don Valentine’s Three Piece Chicken and a Biscuit Blues Band Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; John Tyler and Chase Friday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m.midnight and Saturday, Feb. 2, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Dirty Crow Inn

Blues City Pastry Shop & Coffee Bar

225 S. MAIN 525-3000

Jim Brickman Saturday, Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m.

Mollie Fontaine Lounge 679 ADAMS 524-1886

The Silly Goose 100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

Sleep Out Louie’s 150 PEABODY PL SUITE 111 ENTRANCE ON, S 2ND ST

The Rusty Pieces Friday, Feb. 1, 6-9 p.m.; Columbia Jones Saturday, Feb. 2, 6-9 p.m.

The Vault 124 GE PATTERSON

Heath and Bobbie Thursdays, 7 p.m.; Andrew Cabigao Friday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m.; Laramie Renae Duo Saturday, Feb. 2, 8 p.m.

Medical Center Sunrise

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

Tony Manard Sunday, Feb. 3, 10 a.m.

Brass Door Irish Pub

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

South Main

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Hi-Jivers Thursdays, 8 p.m.

Live Music Fridays; Carma Karaoke with Carla Worth Saturdays, 9-11 p.m.

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

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

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

Spindini 383 S. MAIN 578-2767

Steven Chopeck Jazz Trio Friday, Feb. 1, 7-10 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 2, 7-10 p.m.

Regina’s 60 N. MAIN

Richard Wilson Saturdays, Sundays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Open Mic Night Saturdays, 4-7 p.m.

PANIC! AT THE DISCO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule Jan 31 - Feb 6

Blue Monkey 2012 MADISON 272-BLUE

Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight.

Boscos 2120 MADISON 432-2222

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

Canvas 1737 MADISON 443-5232

Karaoke Thursdays, 9:30 p.m.; Kyle Pruzina Live Mondays, 10 p.m.-midnight.

Celtic Crossing 903 S. COOPER 274-5151

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

The Cove 2559 BROAD 730-0719

Ed Finney & Neptune’s Army with Deb Swiney Thursday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m.; Big Barton Friday, Feb. 1, 9 p.m.; The Skitch Saturday, Feb. 2, 5 p.m.; David Collins Frog Squad Sunday, Feb. 3, 6 p.m.; Tailored Makers

Crosstown Brewing Co.

Grace Askew Thursday, Jan. 31, 6 p.m.; Sons of Mudboy Thursday, Jan. 31, 9 p.m.; Briarcrest SoundScape Friday, Feb. 1, 6:30 p.m.; Groovement Friday, Feb. 1, 10 p.m.; Steve Hopper accompanied by Richard Provencio Saturday, Feb. 2, 2 p.m.; Ashton Riker Saturday, Feb. 2, 6:30 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Memphis Ukulele Band Sunday, Feb. 3, 4 p.m.; John Paul Keith Monday, Feb. 4, 6 p.m.; The Faculty Tuesday, Feb. 5, 7 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle & New Orleans Wednesday, Feb. 6, 5:30 p.m.

1264 CONCOURSE

Gypsy & Me Saturday, Feb. 2, 4-7 p.m.

Dru’s Place 1474 MADISON 275-8082

Karaoke Fridays-Sundays.

Growlers 1911 POPLAR 244-7904

A Light Divided, VRSTY Friday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m.; Illusionaut with the Pop Ritual, Crown Vox, Year of the Cobra, Admiral Longtooth Saturday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m.; Black Cream Sunday, Feb. 3, 7 p.m.; Sleepspent Monday, Feb. 4, 8 p.m.-midnight; Sleepspent with Blvck Hippie, Wagoneer Monday, Feb. 4, 9 p.m.; Crockett Hall Tuesdays with the Midtown Rhythm Section Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

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

Heinous Act of Imaplement Röntgen Grave Lurker Thursday, Jan. 31, 7-11:45 p.m.; The Cassowaries, Wine Witch Friday, Feb. 1, 9 p.m.; Pro Wrestling Trainwreck Saturday, Feb. 2, 9 p.m.; Daniel Romano with Small Saturday, Feb. 2, 9 p.m.;

Lafayette’s Music Room 2119 MADISON 207-5097

Midtown Crossing Grill 394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

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

Minglewood Hall 1555 MADISON 866-609-1744

Frank Foster Friday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m.; Daley x JMSN Tuesday, Feb. 5, 7 p.m.

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Monday, Feb. 4, 6 p.m.; Richard Wilson - Live Original Blues, Gospel, and Jazz Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m.; Ben Minden-Birkenmaier Wednesday, Feb. 6, 5 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

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East of Wangs

2149 YOUNG AVE 347-3965

6069 PARK 763-0676

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

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

Rock Starkaraoke Fridays; When Particles Collide, HEELS, and Glorious Abhor Saturday, Feb. 2; Open Mic Music Mondays, 9 p.m.-midnight.

Railgarten 2160 CENTRAL

Lee Gardner Fridays, 6:30-9 p.m.; Eddie Harrison Wednesdays, 6:30-9 p.m.

Feb. 2, 8 p.m.; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Owen Brennan’s Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House 551 S. MENDENHALL 762-8200

THE REGALIA, 6150 POPLAR 761-0990

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

Larry Cunningham ThursdaysSaturdays; Aislynn Rappe Sundays; Keith Kimbrough Mondays-Wednesdays.

Rock-n-Roll Cafe 3855 ELVIS PRESLEY 398-6528

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

Whitehaven Branch Library

Old Whitten Tavern 2465 WHITTEN 379-1965

Live Music Fridays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

RockHouse Live 5709 RALEIGH-LAGRANGE 386-7222

Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Karaoke Mondays, Tuesdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.-2:30 a.m.; Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

4120 MILLBRANCH 396-9700

Family Tunes & Tales Saturday, Feb. 2, 11 a.m.-noon.

Pop’s Bar & Grill 6365 NAVY 872-0353

Possum Daddy or DJ Turtle Thursdays, 5-9 p.m.; CeCee Fridays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.; Possum Daddy Karaoke Wednesdays, 6-10 p.m. and Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.; DJ Turtle or CeCee First Sunday of every month, 5-9 p.m.

Toni Green’s Palace 4212 HWY 51 N.

Toni Green’s Palace MondaysSundays, 7 p.m.; Live DJ Thursdays, Fridays, 7 p.m.

Germantown

Scott Biram Friday, Feb. 1, 9 p.m.; Eric Hughes Band Saturday, Feb. 2, 8 p.m.

Germantown Performing Arts Center

Senses Nightclub

1801 EXETER 751-7500

2866 POPLAR 249-3739

Jazzmeia Horn Saturday, Feb. 2, 8-9:30 p.m.

The Tower Courtyard at Overton Square

4202 HACKS CROSS 757-1423

Unique Saturday Saturdays, 10 p.m.-3 a.m.

Ice Bar & Grill Unwind Wednesdays Wednesdays, 6 p.m.-midnight.

2092 TRIMBLE PLACE MEMPHIS, TN 38104

Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Wine Bar

Acoustic Courtyard Last Thursday of every month, 6:309:30 p.m.

9087 POPLAR 755-0092

Live Music on the patio Thursdays-Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.

Wild Bill’s 1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

North Mississippi/ Tunica

Juke Joint All Stars Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; The Wild Bill’s Band with Tony Chapman, Charles Cason, and Miss Joyce Henderson Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.; Memphis Blues Society Juke Jam Sundays, 4 p.m.

The Crossing Bar & Grill 7281 HACKS CROSS, OLIVE BRANCH, MS 662-893-6242

Karaoke with Buddha Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Young Avenue Deli 2119 YOUNG 278-0034

Dan McGuinness

Pretty Things PeepShow Saturday, Feb. 2, 9 p.m.

3964 GOODMAN, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-890-7611

Acoustic Music Tuesdays.

Fox and Hound Tavern 6565 TOWNE CENTER, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-536-2200

University of Memphis

Live Music Thursdays, 5 p.m.

Hollywood Casino

The Bluff

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

535 S. HIGHLAND

DJ Ben Murray Thursdays, 10 p.m.; Limewired Saturday, Feb. 2, 10 p.m.; Bluegrass Brunch with the River Bluff Clan Sundays, 11 a.m.

Oasis Hookah Lounge & Cafe 663 S. HIGHLAND 729-6960

Live Music with DJ ALXANDR Fridays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Live Music with Coldway Saturdays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Triple S 1747 WALKER 421-6239

Friday Karaoke Fridays, 7-11 p.m.; Fun-Filled Fridays First Friday of every month, 8 p.m.midnight.

Ubee’s 521 S. HIGHLAND 323-0900

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

East Memphis Craft Republic 5101 SANDERLIN 763-2013

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, 5 p.m.

Mortimer’s 590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

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

Neil’s Music Room 5727 QUINCE 682-2300

Five O’Clock Shadow Thursday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m.-midnight; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Mojo Medicine Machine Saturday,

7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

661 N. MENDENHALL

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

Maria’s Restaurant 6439 SUMMER 356-2324

Karaoke Fridays, 5-8 p.m.

1817 KIRBY 755-2481

Poplar/I-240

Shelby Forest General Store

Barbie’s Barlight Lounge

T.J. Mulligan’s Karaoke Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

Live Music Fridays, Saturdays.

Summer/Berclair

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

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

Raleigh Stage Stop

Arlington/Eads/ Oakland/Lakeland

Steak Night with Tony Butler and the Shelby Forest Pioneers Fridays, 6-8 p.m.

Rizzi’s/Paradiso Pub

Cordova

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

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern

West Memphis/ Eastern Arkansas

6230 GREENLEE 592-0344

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

819 EXOCET 624-9060

2951 CELA 382-1576

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Southland Park

Bartlett

T.J. Mulligan’s Cordova

1550 N. INGRAM, WEST MEMPHIS, AR 800-467-6182

Hadley’s Pub

The Southern Edition Band Tuesdays.

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Almost Famous Friday, Feb. 1, 9 p.m.; The No Hit Wonders Saturday, Feb. 2, 9 p.m.; Hadley’s Annual SB Bash Sunday, Feb. 3.

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Live Music Saturdays, 9 p.m.

Live Music Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.; Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

The New Backdour Bar & Grill 302 S. AVALON 596-7115

DJ Stylez Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

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January 31 - February 6 T H EAT E R

Circuit Playhouse

Sweat, a group of factory workers struggle to keep their lives afloat, ignorant of the financial devastation looming quietly in the future. Set in 2008, Sweat is a reflection of America’s economic decline. (726-4656), www. playhouseonthesquare.org. $25. Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays, 2 p.m.

Through Feb. 17.

51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

The Evergreen Theatre Down in Mississippi, in 1964, students travel to the South to make a change. They soon learn they need to change themselves first. (946-6140), $22. Fri., Feb. 1, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Sat., Feb. 2, 7:30-9:30 p.m., and Sun., Feb. 3, 2:304:30 p.m.

1705 POPLAR (274-7139).

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Cirque du Soleil: Corteo, the clown Mauro has passed, but his spirit remains. Instead of mourning, the funeral cortege celebrates the here and hereafter with laughter and exuberance. (800-745-3000), www.cirquedusoleil.com. $65.

Jan. 31-Feb. 3.

191 BEALE STREET.

Hattiloo Theatre

A Song for Coretta, on February 6, 2006, people began lining up at dawn outside of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church to pay their respects to the late Mrs. Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose body lay in state in the small sanctuary. By midmorning, the crowd wound around the corner of the building. The five characters in this play are at the end of that long line of mourners. www. hattiloo.org. Through Feb. 3.

Lin Powell’s “See Me, Hear Me, I Am Human” at Germantown Performing Arts Center, Saturday, February 2nd, at 5:30 p.m.

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For more information, featured artists, and pop-up performances, visit website.

First Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m.

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

Playhouse on the Square

Tuck Everlasting, 11-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence, but not until she becomes unexpectedly entwined with the Tuck family does she get more than she could have imagined. (726-4656), www. playhouseonthesquare.org.

Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays, 2 p.m. Through Feb. 9.

Drink-N-Draw Groundhog’s Eve Special

Host Eric C. brings a night of high-stakes groundhogthemed drawing games with awards for best and worst sketches. $5. Fri., Feb. 1, 7-9 p.m.

GHOST RIVER BREWING, 827 S. MAIN (646-708-2601).

Gallery Talk

Museum staff speak on topics including current exhibitions and works from the permanent collection.

Meet in the lobby of the main building before the talk begins. Free. Saturdays, Sundays, 2-2:30 p.m.

66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Theatre Memphis

To Kill a Mockingbird, from the book by Harper Lee, set in 1935, a young girl, Scout, brings some sanity to a hard-fought situation in the community. $15-$25. Sun., 2 p.m., Fri., Sat., 8 p.m., and Thurs., 7:30 p.m. Through Feb. 3.

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

Memphis Magazine Fiction Contest

630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

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

Germantown Performing Arts Center Opening Reception for “See Me, Hear Me, I Am Human,” exhibition of work

by Lin Powell. Sat., Feb. 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

1801 EXETER (751-7500).

Java Cabana

Opening Reception for “Let It Flow: Art from the Heart,” exhibition of new work by Kevin Chiles. www. javacabanacoffeehouse.com/.

Fri., Feb. 1, 7-9 p.m.

2170 YOUNG (272-7210).

Metal Museum

Opening Reception and Gallery Talk for “Crafting a Legacy,” in honor of its 40th anniversary, the Metal Museum presents an exhibition of past, current, and future Master Metalsmiths and Tributaries artists, who represent the heights of achievement and the promising future of the metals field. The gallery talk will begin at 4 p.m. This event is free for members and included with the price of admission. (774-6380), Sun., Feb. 3, 3-5 p.m.

T Clifton Art Gallery

Opening Reception for “52,” exhibition of work by Dorothy Northern. “52” features Northern’s earring designs that were a part of 2018 international jewelry makers’ 52 earring challenge.

Jewelry makers around the globe challenged themselves to design and create a pair of earrings weekly. The event is in conjunction with Broad Avenue’s First Friday. (3232787), Fri., Feb. 1, 5-8 p.m.

2571 BROAD (323-2787).

OT H E R A R T HAP P E N I N G S

Metal Museum 40th Anniversary Celebration There will be live music, after-hours access to our new exhibition, and appearances by artists who have been vital to the museum’s continued success. Guests are invited to enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres, birthday cake, and beverages. $19.79. Tues., Feb. 5, 6-8 p.m.

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

Casting Demonstration

374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

37 S. COOPER (502-3486).

Saturdays, Sundays, 1:30 p.m.

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

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Time: 9:30am-4pm Place: Crosstown Arts Theater

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Community, Conversation, & Noir Love Dinner Cocktails: Becoming Michelle Obama Join us for a dinner party with Beta Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority discusses the best-selling book Becoming, Michelle Obama. This event is free. Champagne and refreshments will be provided compliments of Crosstown Concourse.

Time: 6pm-8pm Place: Theater Stairs

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

Through Aug. 31.

WWW.MEMPHISMAGAZINE.COM.

Museum League Meeting and Gallery Tour The meeting will be followed by a tour of the Mid-South Scholastic Gold Key exhibit.

On display will be winning artwork, chosen from over 3,000 entries, from this year’s regional student artists. Fri., Feb. 1, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (355-8160), WWW. BROOKSMUSEUMLEAGUEMEMPHIS. ORG.

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1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025: Wise and intense with a tendency towards physical beauty. Vain and high tempered. The Boar is your enemy. The Rooster or Ox are your best signs.

1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023, 2035: Luckiest of all signs, you are also talented and articulate. Affectionate, yet shy. You seek peace throughout your life. Marry a Sheep or Boar.

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A three-class series about process art, “Painting Out Loud” is an intuitive method of painting. The artist paints the internal landscape, capturing his or her energy and emotions in the experience. $114. Tues., 6-9 p.m. Through Feb. 5.

ART BODY SOUL STUDIO, 1024 SOUTH YATES (207-4161), WWW.ARTBODYSOULSTUDIO.COM/ PAINTING-OUT-LOUD.HTML.

Zine Time

Opening Reception and Gallery Talk for “Crafting a Legacy” at the Metal Museum, Sunday, February 3rd, at 3 p.m.

Art Village Gallery

“Out of Africa: Inhabitants of the Earth,” exhibition of work

by Nigerian artist Uchay Joel Chima. www.artvillagegallery. com. Ongoing.

410 S. MAIN (521-0782).

Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

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

Ongoing.

“Eye to Eye: A New Look at the Dixon Collection,” exhibition of select works from the Dixon’s collection, shown in a new light. The works will be organized by theme, highlighting some of the major ideas that influenced the art produced in Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. www. dixon.org. Through April 14.

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

Based on the wildly successful Zine Nite, Zine Time is a loose workshop period for creators of all disciplines to make informal paper publications.

Copies for $.06 BW. Free. Sun., Feb. 3, 1-5 p.m.

Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School

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

4339 PARK (761-5250).

WONDER/COWORK/CREATE, 340 MONROE (501-5297).

Clough-Hanson Gallery

EACC Fine Arts Center Gallery

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).

“Into the Shadows,” exhibition of new work by Chelsea Fly. www.buckmanartscenter.com.

Through Feb. 25.

“Monument Lab: Prototypes/ Proposals,” exhibition of new works by Kara Crombie, Jamel Shabazz, Michelle Angela Ortiz, and Marisa Williamson.

The exhibition reflects on the monuments society has inherited and imagines future monuments yet to be built. www.rhodes.edu/events.

Tuesdays-Saturdays. Through March 16.

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

“The Uninvited Pigment,” exhibition of new work by Chris Archer. www.eacc.edu.

Through Feb. 1.

Crosstown Concourse

“R&D,” a collection of artwork from the fall 2018 University of Memphis sculpture students.

Ongoing.

1350 CONCOURSE AVE.

David Lusk Gallery

“Oh My Heart,” exhibition of new work by Beth Edwards, who is known for her contemporary still-life paintings. www. davidluskgallery.com. Feb. 5-March 9.

97 TILLMAN (767-3800).

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

Eclectic Eye

“Green Zazen,” exhibition of works by Kristi Duckworth and Nancy Morrow. This peaceful exhibit encourages visitors to slow down and embrace natural colors and textures. Through Feb. 13.

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242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

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Edge Gallery

Folk Artists, exhibition of work

by Debra Edge, John Sadowski, Nancy White, Bill Brookshire, and other folk artists. Ongoing.

509 S. MAIN (647-9242).

FireHouse Community Arts Center

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

Ongoing.

985 S. BELLEVUE (948-9522).

Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis

“Aggregate Optics of Make-ADo,” exhibition of new work by Erin Harmon. Her paintings and sculptures are filled with longing for places that do not actually exist, invoking both the animated and the arrested, the joyful and the staid, the high and the low. www.memphis. edu/fogelmangalleries/.

Through March 8.

3715 CENTRAL.

Gallery 1091

“Improv,” exhibition of new works by the Memphis Camera Club. www. memphiscameraclub.org.

Mondays-Fridays. Through Feb. 21.

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

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“Art Out Loud! A Reflection of Student Voices,” by ACT-SO of Memphis (Afro-Academic,Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics). (751-7500), www. gpacweb.com/art-exhibits/. Every 24 ., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Visual Arts Exhibit: “See Me, Hear Me, I am Human,” exhibition of work by Lin Powell.

(751-7500), www.gpacweb. com/event-list/2019/2/2/artistreception-with-jin-powell. Feb. 1-March 3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

1801 EXETER (751-7500).

Graceland

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

942 COOPER (550-0064).

Marshall Arts Gallery

2170 YOUNG (272-7210).

1581 OVERTON PARK (229-2967).

Ross Gallery

Memphis Botanic Garden

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

Through March 24.

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

“Let It Flow: Art from the Heart,” exhibition of new work by Kevin Chiles. www. javacabanacoffeehouse.com/.

Feb. 1-March 31.

Dorothy Northern and Jennifer Sargent, exhibition of works.

Ongoing.

639 MARSHALL (679-6837).

Jack Robinson Photography Gallery

Java Cabana

Overton Park Gallery

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

750 CHERRY (636-4100).

44 HULING (576-0708).

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

Ongoing.

3717 ELVIS PRESLEY (332-3322).

Black Winter Artist Reception, exhibition of work by Ollie Rodriguez, reflections of feminine strength that emphasizes the beauty in women of color. Through Jan. 31.

Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo at the FedExForum, Thursday, January 31st through Sunday, February 3rd

Jay Etkin Gallery

“Native Son,” exhibition of sculpture and sound installation by multimedia artist Terry Adkins. www. brooksmuseum.org. Through Sept. 3.

“American Haiku,” exhibition of woodcuts by Memphis artist Ted Faiers. www. brooksmuseum.org. Through May 12.

“Arts of Global Africa,” exhibition of historic and contemporary works in a range of different media presenting

an expansive vision of Africa’s artistry. www.brooksmuseum. org. Through June 21, 2021.

“A Buck & a Half Apiece,” exhibition of photographs by Ernest Withers. www.brooks. org. Through March 20.

Rotunda Projects: Federico Uribe, exhibition of magical creatures and playful installations from everyday objects. www.brooksmuseum. org. Through Oct. 11.

“Visions of Hawai’i,” exhibition of work by pioneering American modernist Georgia O’Keeffe. www.brooksmuseum. org. Through Feb. 24.

“About Face,” exhibition

located in the Education Gallery highlighting the different ways artists interpret the connection between emotion and expression. www. brooksmuseum.org. Ongoing.

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

1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

Metal Museum

“Tributaries,” exhibition of new work by Tanya Crane. www.metalmuseum.org. Through April 7.

“Crafting a Legacy: 40 Years of Collecting and Exhibiting at the Metal Museum,” in honor of the its 40th anniversary, the Metal Museum presents an exhibition of past, current, and future Master Metalsmiths and Tributaries artists, who represent the heights of achievement and the promising future of the metals field. (7746380), Sundays, 12-5 p.m., and Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Through May 12.

374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

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

40 Years of Collecting & Exhibiting at the Metal Museum FEB. 3 – MAY 12, 2019

374 METAL MUSEUM DRIVE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38106 INFO@METALMUSEUM.ORG | (901) 774-6380 | METALMUSEUM.ORG TUES. - SAT. 10AM - 5PM, SUN. 12PM - 5PM

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“Forge, Cast, Fabricate,” apprentices Elizabeth Belz, Kacy Ganley, and Cassi Rebman are featured along with the Metal Museum’s staff artists Stephanie Bray, Kevin Burge, Eva Langsdon, Jim Masterson, Jeannie Tomlinson Saltmarsh, and James Vanderpool. www.cbu.edu/gallery. Fridays, 7:45 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturdays, 12-4 p.m., Sundays, 1-11 p.m., and Mondays-Thursdays, 7:45 a.m.-11 p.m. Through Feb. 14.

“Labor,” exhibition of new work

by Katie Maish. “Labor” maps the journey from the first day she and her husband met their fertility doctor in 2013 to present day, along with the ever-evolving issues and concerns associated with raising a child and being a mother. www.cbu.edu/gallery.

Fridays, 7:45 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturdays, 12-4 p.m., Sundays, 1-11 p.m., and MondaysThursdays, 7:45 a.m.-11 p.m.

Through Feb. 14.

C A L E N DA R: JA N UA RY 3 1 - F E B R UA RY 6 Slavehaven Underground Railroad Museum

“Images of Africa Before & After the Middle Passage,” exhibition of photography by Jeff and Shaakira Edison. Ongoing.

826 N. SECOND (527-3427).

St. George’s Episcopal Church

Libby Anderson, exhibition of work by the former art teacher, employing an impressionistic style of oil painting using large brush strokes and vibrant, disparate colors. (754-7282). MondaysFridays, Sundays. Through Feb. 10.

2425 SOUTH GERMANTOWN (754-7282).

Sue Layman Designs

Sue Layman Designs Ongoing Art, exhibition of oil-on-canvas paintings featuring brilliant colors and daring geometric shapes. (409-7870), suelaymandesigns.com. Ongoing.

Booksigning by Merle Temple

Author discusses and signs his new novel, Blood on the Ground. Sat., Feb. 2, 2 p.m.

NOVEL, 387 PERKINS EXT. (922-5526), WWW.NOVELMEMPHIS.COM.

Booksigning by R.J. Lee

Author discusses and signs his new novel, Grand Slam Murder. Sun., Feb. 3, 2 p.m.

NOVEL, 387 PERKINS EXT. (922-5526), WWW.NOVELMEMPHIS.COM.

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Hooks National Book Award Presentation and Lecture

An examination of the role of African-American leaders in the creation of draconian sentences for drug crimes in the 1960s and the continued

effects today. Thurs., Jan. 31, 5:30-8 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, UNIVERSITY CENTER (678-3974), WWW.MEMPHIS.EDU/CALENDAR/INDEX. PHP?EID=791.

TEDxMemphis

Themed “Ideas for the Next Century,” the two-session event will feature a series of TED Talks from live speakers who know that the power of an idea can shape the future. $85. Sat., Feb. 2, 9:30 a.m.-noon & 1:30-4 p.m.

CROSSTOWN ARTS AT THE CONCOURSE, 1350 CONCOURSE AVE., SUITE 280, WWW.TEDXMEMPHIS.COM/SPEAKERS.

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

City Tasting Tours

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

Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1:30 p.m.

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T Clifton Art Gallery

“52,” exhibition of work by Dorothy Northern.

“52” features Northern’s earring designs that were a part of 2018 international jewelry makers’ 52 earring challenge. Jewelry makers around the globe challenged themselves to design and create a pair of earrings weekly. The event is in conjunction with Broad Avenue’s First Friday.

(323-2787), Feb. 1-2.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 8PM

2571 BROAD (323-2787).

Talbot Heirs

Debra Edge Art. Ongoing.

99 S. SECOND (527-9772).

Village Frame & Art

“20th Century Memphis Photographs,” exhibition of work by Charlie Ivey and Virginia Schoenster, Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

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540 S. MENDENHALL (767-8882).

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Monthly swing dance with live band. No partner or experience needed. $10. Sat., Feb. 2, 6-9:30 p.m.

RUMBA ROOM, 303 S. MAIN ((205) 799-8449).

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95 S. MAIN (473-9573).

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2085 MONROE (274-7139).

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Poetry Society of Tennessee monthly meeting, (361-0077), First Saturday of every month, 2-4 p.m.

5094 POPLAR (682-1616).

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Booksigning and Party with University of Memphis Humanities Faculty

A reception to honor University of Memphis humanities faculty who have published books in the last year. Meet the authors and learn about their books. Free. Wed., Feb. 6, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

R.P. TRACKS, 3547 WALKER (327-1471), WWW.MEMPHIS. EDU/MOCH/EVENTS/ADDITIONAL_MOCH_EVENTS.PHP.

Booksigning by Karen Kingsbury

Author discusses and signs her new novel, Best Family Ever. Wed., Feb. 6, 6 p.m.

NOVEL, 387 PERKINS EXT. (922-5526), WWW.NOVELMEMPHIS.COM.

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Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon.

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

Making Memphis: Storytelling with Jimmy Ogle

The lunch and learn series covers topics such as women in Memphis, black history, Memphis music, the historic riverfront, memorials and historical markers, and more.

The event is free, but guests will need to reserve seats at www.pinkpalacejimmyogle. brownpapertickets.com.

Mondays, Thursdays, 12-1 p.m.

Through March 14.

MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), WWW.JIMMYOGLE.COM.

Timeless Romance Exhibit Opening

Relive one of the most complex rituals of the gilded age — courtship. The WoodruffFontaine House celebrates proper courting etiquette, secret languages of love, and exhibits art pieces from their collection. $20. Fri., Feb. 1, 5-8 p.m.

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

Jimmy Ogle brings his Making Memphis tour to the Pink Palace, Mondays-Thursdays, noon-1 p.m.

Yellow Fever Rock & Roll Ghost Tour

See what used to be, Memphisstyle, with Mike McCarthy. Call to schedule a personal tour.

Ongoing.

(486-6325), WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ YELLOWROCKGHOST/.

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The Art of the Fantasy Novel

Join Jenny M. Duggan Jackson, writer and MFA, on a journey into fantasy writing and how to create a novel or story.

Reservations required; must be able to attend all three sessions.

Please call (901) 761-5250 to register. Tuesdays, 6-8:30 p.m.

Through Feb. 19.

Sixth Annual Jewish Literary and Cultural Arts Series

Featuring workshops, luncheon, film festival, books, lectures, and more. Visit website for more information and schedule of events. Thurs., Jan. 31, 7:15 p.m.

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

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

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Crosstown 10K

Memphis 3.0 Final Presentation

Celebrate and support good health at the second annual Crosstown 10K, benefiting Church Health. Sat., Feb. 2, 8 a.m.

CROSSTOWN CONCOURSE, 1350 CONCOURSE AVE., CHURCHHEALTH. ORG/CROSSTOWN10K/.

Nitro Arenacross Nationals

Motocross at the Agricenter.

Feb. 1-2.

AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, SHOWPLACE ARENA, 105 S. GERMANTOWN, WWW. NITROARENACROSS.COM.

The presentation will review the growth and development strategy that the plan supports, along with implementation priorities. A brief question-andanswers period will follow. Free.

Thurs., Jan. 31, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

BIOWORKS AUDITORIUM, FIRST FLOOR, 20 S. DUDLEY (636-7199).

Memphis Astronomical Society: Space Law

The foundations of space law are grounded in general international law and custom; an enduring framework for the

regulation of all space activity was established by the Outer Space Treaty, which opened for signature in 1967. Michelle Hanlon speaks on the subjects.

The meeting will be held in the Assisi Hall Science Auditorium, room 155. Fri., Feb. 1, 8 p.m.

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY, 650 E. PARKWAY S. (321-3335), WWW.MEMPHISASTRO.ORG.

Republican Women of Purpose Meeting

The speaker for the meeting will be former Shelby County Mayor, Mark Luttrell, who will speak about opioid issues and awareness. Reservations are requested. Please contact

betsybug4@gmail.com for reservations. $25. Wed., Feb. 6, 11 a.m.

TOURNAMENT PLAYERS CLUB, 3325 CLUB AT SOUTHWIND, RWOP.ORG/.

KIDS

Family Tunes & Tales

Memphis Symphony Orchestra provides the background and theme music for story time.

Free. Sat., Feb. 2, 11 a.m.-noon.

WHITEHAVEN BRANCH LIBRARY, 4120 MILLBRANCH (396-9700).

Community Cooking Classes

Each class includes simple, healthful concepts you can practice in your own kitchen, strategies for meal planning and shopping on a budget.

Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon Through Feb. 12.

CHURCH HEALTH CENTER, 1210 PEABODY (272-0010).

Downtowners’ Bike to Lunch

Mid-day bicycle ride with Revolutions Bicycle CoOp. Meet at the northwest corner of Front and Monroe and ride with Downtowners to a restaurant within 15 minutes of The Fourth Bluff. First Tuesday

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Fire and Ice Polar Bear Plunge and Chili Cook-off

The event that heats up and cools down, with hot chili and a cold plunge into the Mississippi. The Polar Bear Plunge is at 2:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 2, 8 a.m.

MUD ISLAND RIVER PARK, 125 N. FRONT (576-7241), SPECIALOLYMPICSMEM.ORG/ EVENTS/BLUFFCITY/.

“LeMoyne-Owen College: A Beacon of Hope” Exhibition of a central institution in Memphis since its founding in 1871 as the LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School.

Ongoing.

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

Night Out With the Vets LGBTQ veterans will be offering up jello shots for a $1 donation each benefiting LGBTQ Veterans Alliance. $5. First Saturday of every month, 9 p.m.-midnight.

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

Shawn Lane to Receive Brass Note

The late guitarist Shawn Lane was a product of Memphis music whose talent took him around the world before his untimely death at age 40. He will be honored with a note in the Beale Street Brass Note Walk of Fame. Sun., Feb. 3, 3 p.m.

ALFRED’S, 197 BEALE (304-0140), WWW.BEALESTREET.COM/BRASSNOTES/.

Tom Lee Park Engagement Center Grand Opening

The new center opens for the first time, with the unveiling of a scale model, spectacular new images and animations, and even a virtual reality immersion in the future park (prepare to don goggles). Sat., Feb. 2, 12-3 p.m.

BEALE STREET LANDING, BEALE AND RIVERSIDE.

Tuesdays at S.T.A.X.

See, Touch, Ask, eXplore with hands-on activities, objects from the archive on display,

STAX MUSEUM OF AMERICAN SOUL MUSIC, 926 E. MCLEMORE (2616338), STAXMUSEUM.COM/.

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Valentine’s Day Cards

The staff at the garden have planted more than 30,000 bulbs around the grounds, so the garden will explode with color when spring arrives.

Make a donation by February 8th, and help offset the cost of the bulbs that will grow into beautiful flowers. In exchange for a contribution, the Botanic Garden will send a Valentine’s card to someone. $20 sends one Valentine to the recipient you designate; $50 sends three Valentines to your recipients; $100 sends eight Valentines. To order, call (901) 636-4100. or visit memphisbotanicgarden.com/ valentines. Through Feb. 8.

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

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Flight Tour: A Taste of Memphis

Up to 16 people per bike enjoy a flight of local spirits and brew during this twohour pub-crawl with Sprock n’ Roll’s bike bar to Old Dominick Distillery and Ghost River Brewing Tap Room. BYOB, but no glass tour. $315-$400. Thursdays, 4-7 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 12-8 p.m., and Sundays, 12-5 p.m. Through Dec. 31.

DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS, VARIOUS LOCATIONS (500-7101), WWW. SPROCKNROLLMEMPHIS.COM.

Friday Night Wine Tasting Fridays, 5-8 p.m.

PYRAMID WINE & SPIRITS, 120 AUCTION (578-2773).

Sunday Football Watch Party

Watch football and help decide who has the best wings in Whitehaven.

Activities for children as well. Free. Sun., Feb. 3, 4:309:30 p.m.

January Giant Screen Film Festival at the Pink Palace CTI Giant Screen Theater, through Thursday, January 31st

If you have the desire and drive to be a Licensed Massage Therapist and you’d like to attend a school with a small teacher/student ratio and curriculum on the leading edge, give us a call and schedule your tour today.

WHITEHAVEN BRANCH LIBRARY, 4120 MILLBRANCH (415-2781).

Sunday Supper Series

Includes new cocktails, new bar menu, and a family style, dinner. Raw bar and a list of cocktails, beer, and wine priced $10 or under will also be available.

Call or visit website for reservations. $40. Sundays, 3-9 p.m.

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

(901) 843-2706

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Movies for the festival include Wild Africa 3D, National Parks Adventure 3D, Tiny Giants 3D, Flight of the Butterflies 3D, and Prehistoric Planet: Walking with Dinosaurs 3D. Movie schedules and show times are available at www. memphismuseums.org.

Through Jan. 31.

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

Stitchers: The Tapestry of Spirit and The Twinning Reaction

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COSSITT LIBRARY, 33 S. FRONT (726-6409), WWW. REVOLUTIONSMEMPHIS.ORG.

and soul sounds overhead.

Different themes relating to Black History Month each week. Free admission for Shelby Country residents, 1-5 p.m. Free with museum admission. Tuesdays, 2-4 p.m.

Through Feb. 26.

Presented as part of the Morris and Mollye Fogelman International Jewish Film Festival, in Stitchers: The Tapestry of Spirit and The Twinning Reaction. $7. Tues., Feb. 5, 7 p.m.

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

The Testament

Presented as part of the Morris and Mollye Fogelman International Jewish Film Festival, in The Testament, Testament, Yoel, a senior Holocaust researcher, is in the midst of a widely covered legal battle with powerful forces in Austria, concerning a brutal massacre of Jews that took place toward the end of WWII in the village of Lensdorf. Thurs., Jan. 31, 7 p.m.

MALCO PARADISO CINEMA, 584 S. MENDENHALL (682-1754).

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Darkness

On stage: Sweat and Tuck Everlasting.

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f you really want to understand what went wrong in America, turn off Fox News. Turn off MSNBC and CNN, too. Also, step away from the internet, unless you’re using it to reserve tickets for Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Sweat. Set in a working-class bar in Reading, Pennsylvania, a factory town with little else in the way of opportunity, at the moment when the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement allowed factories to suppress reliable wages, make unions virtually pointless, and move to Mexico if labor demanded too much in pay, benefits, or safety regulations. In the same moment, NAFTA wrecked the Mexican farm economy, pushing more immigrants to cross the U.S. border looking for work and ramping up a whole other set of anxieties.

Sweat introduces us to “the regulars”: good ol’ boys and gals who all work or have worked for the factory. Most of them are second- and third-generation employees and visit their neighborhood watering hole to celebrate little victories and drown defeat.

Their nightly conversations and struggles show how easily economic anxieties transform into racial anxieties. Sweat touches on the gutting of American labor unions and the factory floor roots of the opioid crisis as workers combat tedium and both physical and emotional trauma.

Sweat focuses primarily on the lives of three female drinking buddies and two of their sons, all of them legacy factory workers. In a heated moment, something terrible happened, making everyone unrecognizable to one another. Nottage’s play is like a weather forecast. She maps the converging pressure systems, as the storm rages harder and harder.

While “Darkness at the Edge of Town,” might make a good alternative title, with heavy doses of Springsteen and a sample of Billy Joel’s painfully honest 1982 hit “Allentown,” Sweat’s sound design is sometimes a little too on the nose. Otherwise, director Irene Crist’s production for Circuit Playhouse is as rough and right as rolled up flannel sleeves, showcasing strong performances full of heavy hitters like Greg Boller, Jai Johnson, JS Tate, Tracie Hansom, and Kim Sanders, to name a few.

If you’re the sort of person who only sees a couple of shows a year, make this one of them.

Sweat runs through February 17th at Circuit Playhouse.

A long time ago, every member of the Tuck family drank from a hidden forest spring and became immortal, but each one is forever stuck with all the tropes of their frozen age. The parents manage middle-aged ruts and middle-aged spread and snoring marital monotony. Lost love burns like it can only in youth. Teen angst and pimples also last forever. Neighbors also tend to notice when you never age, so be careful what you wish for, and all that.

Life gets even harder if you’re essentially decent folk who know what could happen if people who aren’t decent folk ever get their hands on a spring of eternal life. People like the mysterious Man in Yellow who blows into town with the carnival, chasing rumors of magic and mystery. So what’s an unkillable clan to do when a charming young runaway like Winnie Foster stumbles into the family’s life and onto its secrets?

CARLA MCDONALD

Valentine's Day

Tuck Everlasting on stage at Playhouse on the Square

For Tuck Everlasting, Director Dave Landis has brought together a terrific cast, and his design team has outdone itself, building a world of green parsley stalk trees and purple “magic hour” skies, where a big round sun (or moon?) is eternally stuck in the rising — or maybe setting — position.

Gia Welch’s voice has never sounded as rich or full or uniquely hers as it does in Tuck. Even though she’s a little too old to convincingly pass for an 11-year-old, her performance as Winnie is never anything short of winning. Welch leads a tight, talented ensemble of local favorites, including Michael Gravois, Lorraine Cotton, and Kent Fleshman. Even if you don’t emerge from the theater able to remember the words to any of Tuck’s songs — a distinct possibility — the voices follow you home.

Tuck Everlasting runs through February 9th at Playhouse on the Square.

FOOD NEWS By Susan Ellis

Salad Days

JUSTIN FOX BURKS

Abrian Clay drops off dip at Curb Market.

The key to their success, says Henderson, is their smoked, all white-meat chicken they use in the salad. In fact, their motto is, “Where the smoke changes the game.” There are no eggs in the salad, and it’s not very mayonnaise-y.

The secret ingredient, she says, is love.

Alex Farms sells three signature sandwiches — chicken salad on toasted white bread; croissant minis with three croissants; and the chicken salad BLT. The addition of bacon is about as fancy as it gets. Eight ounces of the salad are available for $6; 16 ounces, $10.50; and 32 ounces, $20.50. Platters and pans are sold as well, ranging from $35 to $75.

On the Alex Farms’ logo is a super buff chicken. “Faith is the family’s strength,” Henderson says. The Hendersons vowed to put this strength to work. First, they would help people eat better. Second, they would help other

businesses. To that end, the shop hosts pop-ups and gave Bluff City Crab a leg up. “It’s okay to help someone,” she says.

“We don’t have to get it all ourselves.”

Alex Farms has thrived on word of mouth. Henderson says they have regulars as from far away as Dallas and Atlanta. Henderson says she appreciates all their customers. “If I’m here,” she says, “they get a ‘thank you’ before they are out the door.”

Alex Farms, 4780 Riverdale, alexfarms.net Clay’s Smoked Tuna’s journey began in Orange Beach at a place called the Pony.

Abrian Clay ordered the Pony’s smoked tuna dip, and he thought, “Nobody in Memphis does that.” So he decided to do it himself.

He bought some ingredients and started working on his recipe. Clay’s Smoked Tuna uses rotisserie-smoked yellowfish tuna, which is first marinated in white wine. Clay says, all in all, it’s about a nine-hour process.

The results, he says, are “to die for.”

In fact, according to Clay, his dip has a cult following, which Clay has nurtured over the past three years on social media. Clay says an illustration of this was when he pitched the dip to Curb Market. He was told to give out samples at the store and they would see how it goes. He put out the call and ended up moving $600 worth of product in three hours. Needless to say, the product, along with Clay’s Smoked Buffalo Chicken dip, is now sold at Curb Market. You can also find his products at Snappy Sacker Grocery and DeeO’s Seafood.

Clay works out of a commercial kitchen on North Parkway. On the weekends, he sells other smoked foods like chicken wings, salmon, lamb and pork chops.

Folks can pick up his dip there, too, but he also makes deliveries.

Clay says he would like to get into more grocery stores and restaurants.

(Those interested can call 901 8485640.) One thing he’s not planning to do is expand his product line. His thinking is pretty much, why mess with perfection? Of his tuna salad, Clay says, “It’s a masterpiece.”

Clay’s Smoked Tuna, 726 N. Parkway, facebook.com/clayssmokedtuna

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lex Farms sells chicken salad out of its shop in Hickory Hill. The “Alex” of Alex Farms is the daughter of Darwin and Kyra Henderson. Kyra says that Alex has always liked animals and the family joke was that she would one day have a farm.

But it is son Darrius who proved to be the impetus for this business.

As Kyra Henderson explains, Darwin made some chicken salad for his son’s fifth grade graduation and it was a big hit. And when it was time for Darrius to go to college, Kyra began to sell the salad at local beauty shops and barber shops to help defray the costs of Darrius’ education.

The Hendersons then opened up a shop in Hickory Ridge Mall in 2015.

“We were very successful in the deadest mall in the city,” she says. They moved to their current shop near the Kroger on Riverdale last November.

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Beer Bracket Challenge “MATCH-UP MONDAY”

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I once described Crosstown’s Brake Czech (not currently available, because no one asked me) as the cosmic ideal of Budweiser. Traffic IPA certainly fits this mold. It is a West Coast style that fizzes with hints of citrus or fruit, hopped enough to keep it dry and crisp, but not enough to really wallop you with that tongue-sucking bitter. Crosstown does offer an Imperial IPA for the dedicated hophead (and I’ve had my moments), but this isn’t it. Traffic IPA is crisp and drinkable and doesn’t get dense, which is what I like about it with a heavyweight food like barbecue.

Since it opened, Crosstown has done a very good job of not getting too clever with its brews. They don’t seem obsessed with inventing a new beer, but are more focused on making the best of some really great styles. In a world that’s preoccupied with staying on top or ahead of the latest trend — this is refreshing. The way beer ought to be. True, there is no reason to be stodgy about beer-making, but it isn’t all about novelty either.

Of course, to show a visitor the best of Memphis, you have to take them to a restaurant that requires cutting through an alley, around a garbage container, and into an underground bunker. Sneer if you want, but that’s the Rendezvous — and Memphis, too. When the royal British princes came to town a few years back, that’s where they ate. Although, if memory serves, they went in through the other door. Granted, that example is a little misleading, but it is true enough.

So, I thought it fitting to pair some great food from a long-beloved Memphis institution with a local beer rolled out of the newly revamped Crosstown Concourse. It’s pointing to a future that, if we keep our heads about us, will stand on the shoulders of the past. It is the history of Memphis and its future, helping each other out.

No writer worth his salt will ever let a metaphor like that go to waste.

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ne of the great things about the boom in Memphis craft breweries is what we might call the normalization of local beer. That, and the small buzz of boozy civic pride that goes with showing it off. The taprooms around town are great in their own unique ways, but if your clothes aren’t tight enough to hang out at those places, you can pretty much go to any restaurant and be confident that there will be at least a couple of locals on tap.

That’s good for the people who live here, and it’s good for the people who visit. A friend of mine came into town for a meeting the other day, so we went down to the Rendezvous. For one thing, it’s one of his favorite spots to eat in the city, and second, nothing says “business casual” like having the one sportcoat you packed smell like award-winning barbecue at 8:30 the next morning. He’s also a craft beer enthusiast — and one of the relatively few craft connoisseurs to have actually sampled the vaguely hallucinogenic and entirely unfiltered Murffbrau back in our college days.

I’m old enough to remember when those ribs were invariably paired with an enormous pitcher of Michelob.

While I don’t remember anyone ever having a problem with the beer selection back then, the ’Vous has updated its beer list.

Barbecue packs a lot of flavor, and even the best of the breed can be a bit heavy, so you don’t want to pair it with just anything. But truth to tell, those old commercial American-style lagers went pretty well with ribs, no matter what the dilettantes will tell you. To that end, Wiseacre’s Tiny Bomb lager, with its little twist of honey, would be a great choice.

Eventually, though, we went with a couple of Traffic IPAs from Crosstown Brewing.

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FILM REVIEW By Chris McCoy

Hail Alex, King of the Britons!

Escape our grim reality with the positivity of The Kid Who Would Be King.

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ate in the summer of 2017, a 7-year-old girl named Matilda Jones was swimming in Dozmary Pool in Cornwall, England, when she saw a glint of metal on the bottom. With the help of her father, she pulled a four-foot sword out of the lake.

Coincidentally, Dozmary Pool was where King Arthur returned Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake.

In times past, young Matilda might have either been hailed as the new Queen of England, or promptly assassinated by minions of the actual royal family who did not care to have their divine right to rule questioned by watery tarts lobbing scimitars at peasant girls. As it was, Matilda only got her picture in the Daily Mail, accompanied by a quote from her dad.

The new British/American production The Kid Who Would Be King takes the premise of Not Quite Queen Matilda to its logical conclusion. What if a kid in modern Britain found Excalibur? We’re talking the real sword King Arthur wielded, not the one from Excalibur, John Boorman’s 1981 retelling of Le Morte d’Arthur.

Director Joe Cornish is certainly familiar with Boorman’s fever dream version of England’s foundational mythology. At one point, he gleefully lifts a gag from

Excalibur to show the sword’s mystical powers — simply shining a green light on the sword’s shiny steel surface, then cutting to the awestruck face of his hero Alex (Louis Ashbourne Serkis), who is also painted with a green spotlight. Presto! A glowing sword, without any expensive post-production work.

Aside from that cheeky reference, Cornish’s purpose in making The Kid Who Would Be King is far removed from Boorman’s animating spirit of “Let’s all take peyote and play Knights of the Round Table!” Instead, he has taken the long knives to Arthurian legend and carved out a myth suitable for 21st-century sensibilities. Alex and his best mate Bedders (Dean Chaumoo) reside at the bottom of the social hierarchy at his stereotypically stifling English private school. The pair’s primary bullies are Lance (Tom Taylor) and Kaye (Rhianna Doris). One day, Alex is chased into a construction site, where he falls and is left for dead by his pursuers. When Alex wakes up, he sees a sword stuck in a half-demolished pillar and, being a 12-year-old boy, he naturally takes it home with him.

The one thing Cornish and Boorman’s movies have in common is Patrick Stewart. Boorman cast the not-yetbald actor as Queen Guenevere’s father, while Cornish puts him the role of Old Merlin, who shows up when the

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Merlin tells Alex and his “knight” Beddars that they have four days to stop the evil enchantress Morgana (Rebecca Ferguson) from using the occasion of a solar eclipse to return to Earth and do lots of bad stuff.

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Cornish has devoted his subtext to speaking to the fears and animosities of Brexit Britain. The text is inoffensive, all-ages fun that defaults to the lightweight and pulls punches, lest it scare the kiddies too badly. (Say what you will about Harry Potter’s shortcomings, at least characters died and the stakes felt real.) But did the world really need another blowhard Arthur and a Round Table of gritty, humorless fanatics? The Kid Who Would Be King’s good-natured positivity seems much more appropriate to the moment.

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Cornish, who deconstructed alien invasion tropes while launching John Boyega’s career in his debut film Attack the Block, sets out to do the same thing to King Arthur that Rian Johnson did for Star Wars in The Last Jedi: identify and magnify the good parts of the Hero’s Journey while leaving the regressive elements behind.

Cornish doesn’t have Johnson’s budget or sweeping vision, but he manages to make the story palatable for post-Potter tastes. Serkis’ performance as a nerdy kid called to kinghood reaches its apex when he recruits Lance and Kaye to his cause,

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On the 35th day of the partial shutdown, airports along the East Coast experienced significant staffing shortages. Air traffic controllers calling in sick put pressure on the shutdown as flights were delayed in major airports including LaGuardia.

A little over a week ago, federal workers had organized actions demanding an end to the government shutdown. In Memphis, workers rallied outside the IRS’ Memphis Service Center and Downtown at the Civic Center Plaza. More than a thousand IRS workers in the city were told to go back to work without pay.

With the partial shutdown now over with the passing of the short-term funding bill, federal employees will be expecting their pay soon, but coming back from the effects of the shutdown will take much longer. As we’ve seen and heard, testimonies have demonstrated how the shutdown has impacted the day-to-day lives of people.

For the residents of Serenity Towers, the shutdown has meant the threat of eviction from their homes. Serenity Towers is an independent living apartment complex on Highland for senior citizens and folks with disabilities. Many seniors living in the apartments receive benefits from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that pay most of their rent. With the shutdown and HUD offices closed, these residents weren’t receiving the assistance that they needed. CNN reported that HUD wasn’t able to renew over 1,600 of the contracts that they have with privately owned businesses, and while HUD claimed that the expiration of these contracts would not mean immediate evictions, residents at Serenity have reported that eviction notices for some had already gone out.

Part of this has to do with the immediate effects of the shutdown and part of it with the management of Serenity at Highland that is currently run by Millennia Housing Management. Early in January, the management sent more than 50 notices to senior tenants, claiming that they owed Millennia money. Many were also sent eviction notices.

Unfortunately for the seniors at Serenity, it is not the first time that the state of their housing security has been questionable, to say the least. For years, under the management of Global Ministries, Serenity and other housing options have left vulnerable populations living in deplorable conditions. The relatively new management of Millennia, which came on last year, brought some sense of hope for change, but in the past months, safety and health inspections of Serenity suggest that not much is changing. That, on top of the shutdown, meant residents were threatened with being unhoused, in danger of not even having a roof over their head.

Residents of Serenity will continue their fight, as they were doing well before the shutdown — and during it. We need to stand with them, support them, and amplify their voices. No one should face housing insecurity. Not in our city and not anywhere else, but that is the reality for many folks. We don’t even have accurate numbers of those who currently are unhoused. The recent Point in Time Count, while it offers some understanding as a snapshot of the population of people experiencing homelessness in Memphis, cannot fully account for everyone, especially when held in one of the coldest days in January.

Those articles that show Memphis as one of the most affordable cities to live? That really applies if you have a salaried job. For example, if you are renting a two-bedroom house for $850, and the cost of one month of housing should be a third of your monthly wages, then you should be earning $2,550 a month (that’s $1,275 every biweekly pay day for 80 hours of work). That means that you should be earning about $15.94 per hour (after taxes) just to make rent on a full-time job. Here’s the thing: Tennessee hasn’t changed its minimum wage since 2008.

If you have a full-time job at $7.25 (that’s $1,160 a month) …

Well, I’ve never even seen a decent room go for under $400, let alone an apartment or house.

Without going further into the math, I think it’s pretty clear how all these problems add up. It’s hard for people today to find housing, much less to save up and secure comfortable, dignified housing for the future, when they aren’t able to work.

We’re already seeing how this impacts senior residents. For those who have no support networks, or no family or friends to reach out to, housing insecurity is even more real. Though the end of the shutdown means federal workers will receive their pay and that housing assistance will be delivered, we need to also consider how to address the stack of problems that were added on because of it. That, of course, can get overwhelming, but we know that folks like the senior tenants at Serenity Towers are already doing the work by making themselves heard and not accepting the unjust conditions created by companies like Millennia.

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

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