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OUR 1616TH ISSUE 02.13.20 By the time you’re reading this, the all-important New Hampshire primary vote will have been completed. We’ll all know whether the old white finger-pointing guy beat the young white gay guy who acts kinda like a Republican. Or maybe one of the two white women senators managed to move up in the standings and win enough votes to get “momentum.” Or maybe the other old white guy — the former vice president — came out of nowhere and “beat expectations.” It’s all so meaningless. As it’s currently constructed, the presidential primary system is skewed beyond any possible usefulness, except to provide bloviation opportunities for the cable news outlets for a month. The Iowa caucuses are absurdly undemocratic. Anyone with a night job or who has small children to care for or who is out of town or who lacks transportation to get to the caucus site is out of luck. Or maybe you’re physically challenged and can’t spend several hours arguing a candidate’s merits in a local gymnasium. Or maybe you just don’t think this is the way democracy should work. Tough. You don’t get to vote in the Iowa presidential primary. Go suck on a corncob, loser. As has been pointed out elsewhere, it would be difficult to find two states less representative of the current Democratic Party. It’s almost like the Republicans picked them out to sabotage their opponents. New Hampshire is 94 percent white; Iowa, by contrast, is a bastion of diversity with 91 percent white residents. People of color make up around 40 percent of Democrats, nationwide. I don’t think it’s an accident that when the first two primaries rolled around this year, all candidates of color had dropped out. The Democratic Party is killing itself with this system. Imagine if, say, South Carolina, had gone first, followed by California a week later. Would the party have the same two front-runners? I seriously doubt it. Californian Kamala Harris would still be in the conversation, and so would Cory Booker, since South Carolina has a large African-American vote. Joe Biden might have started with a win. Who knows? If you started with those two states, the system would skew in an entirely different direction, and again, not necessarily one that’s reflective of the party as a whole. The point is, singling out certain states to begin the nomination process is a bad idea, no matter what states you choose. Billionaire candidate Mike Bloomberg, another old white guy, isn’t even pretending to play along with the current system. That’s because he’s so rich he can ignore the primaries and just buy ads all over the country — and all over your Facebook feed. Bloomberg realizes that Iowa and New Hampshire are basically meaningless if you’ve got the money to ignore them. This ain’t the way to get the best presidential nominee, folks. Not even close. So, I hear you saying: What’s the answer, smarty-pants editor guy? I thought you’d never ask. It’s staring us in the face: Super Tuesday. The first one, on March 3rd, will feature 13 states, American Samoa, and Democrats abroad. Expand that process: Have four Super Tuesdays on sequential months, say February through May in the presidential election year. Tie the four Super Tuesdays to the four principal time zones in the U.S. and rotate who goes first every four years. You’d have to tweak it to account for states with acreage in two zones. So give Tennessee to the Central and put Indiana and Kentucky in the East. Since the Mountain Time Zone is a little sparse, population-wise, put the Dakotas and Nebraska in with the other big-sky states. Add Alaska and Hawaii to the Pacific, and you’re set. The Super Tuesday Quadfecta! Candidates could focus on regional campaigning instead of blowing all their money in one state, which would dampen the Bloomberg effect. And there would N E WS & O P I N I O N be plenty of racial diversity and lots of THE FLY-BY - 4 urban and rural areas. Most important, NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 5 a candidate couldn’t become a “frontPOLITICS - 8 runner” by winning a single obscure state. EDITORIAL - 9 COVER STORY After a couple of these regional Super “LOVE STORIES” Tuesdays, you’d have a pretty clear idea who BY CHRIS MCCOY - 10 the public favored. SPORTS - 15 Genius, right? I’ve only been pitching WE RECOMMEND - 16 this idea for three election cycles, but MUSIC - 18 nobody wants to listen to some schmoe in AFTER DARK - 20 Memphis. I’m begging you, if you know CALENDAR - 22 CANNABEAT - 30 DNC Chairman Tom Perez, give him a call. FOOD - 31 Tell him it’s your idea. Let’s get this fixed FOOD FEATURE - 32 before the 2024 election cycle rolls around. BREWS - 33 Assuming we have a 2024 election FILM - 34 cycle. C L AS S I F I E D S - 36 Bruce VanWyngarden LAST WORD - 39 brucev@memphisflyer.com

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Pregnant Workers, Forrest, & Sports Law would require workplace accommodations, vote on Forrest bust removal delayed, and lawmakers want a Vols, Tigers matchup. R EAS O NAB LE AC C O M M O DATI O N A bill reintroduced by Tennessee lawmakers last week would provide clarity for employers as it relates to pregnant workers and allow those workers to receive reasonable accommodations. The Tennessee Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (HB 2708/ SB 2520) is sponsored by Rep. Jim Coley (R-Bartlett) and Sen. Becky Duncan Massey (R-Knoxville), respectively. The bill would make it unlawful for employers to refuse to provide “reasonable accommodations” to applicants or current employees, to require pregnant employees to take leave if there are other Clockwise from top left: MATA, pregnant workers, Forrest bust, reasonable accommodations, or Dinstuhl’s, Elemento, and U of M & UT to take “adverse action against an committee members last week it was important. employee” for requesting a reasonable accommodation. The legislation has garnered support from several MATA M O N EY businesses across the state, as well as from the Chambers The conversation about adequate funding for the Memphis of Commerce for Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, and Area Transit Authority (MATA) continued last week on Chattanooga. Two dozen businesses in the state, including Transit Equity Day. Cafe Eclectic in Memphis, along with the four chambers Transit Equity Day 2020, which marked the 106th birth sent a joint letter to the Tennessee General Assembly last anniversary of Rosa Parks, was a collaborative effort by week supporting the bill. several organizations and unions across the country to promote public transit as a civil right and strategy to combat TI G E R S AN D VO LS climate change. Two Memphis lawmakers want to ensure the University of Here, the Sierra Club Chickasaw Group organized a Memphis Tigers and the University of Tennessee Volunteers press conference to speak on the importance of transit and play each other every year. the barriers that are still in place and limiting residents’ — State Sen. Brian Kelsey (R-Memphis) and Rep. Antonio particularly those of color and those living in low-income Parkinson (D-Memphis) filed a resolution last week that areas — access to transit. would ensure that the two schools’ football teams and men’s Among the speakers at the press conference was Shelby basketball teams would meet at least once per year during County Mayor Lee Harris who said it’s “time to seal the regular-season play. deal” on securing funding for MATA. B UST D E LAY D I N STU H L’S D OWNTOWN A resolution to remove a bust of slave trader Nathan Bedford Dinstuhl’s, Memphis’ oldest candy shop, opened a new Forrest won’t be heard by a state House committee until location in Downtown Memphis on February 6th. The sometime closer to the end of the year’s legislative session. Members of the House Naming, Designating, and Private 1,600-square-foot space is at 147 S. Main, next door to The Majestic Grille, near the corner of Peabody Place and S. Main. Acts committee approved a motion from Rep. Andy Holt (R-Dresden) to suspend any further votes on the move until C LOS E D D O O R S the last meeting of that committee later this year. Elemento Neapolitan Pizza, the wood-fired pizza restaurant A process for the bust’s removal is set in motion. When in Crosstown Concourse, announced last week via Facebook the Tennessee Capitol Commission meets on February that it will close its doors on Sunday, February 16th. 20th, they could vote to ask for a waiver to remove the bust from the Tennessee Historical Society. The resolution would Visit the News Blog at memphisflyer.com for fuller versions of not change anything about the process, but Staples told these stories and more local news.

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Tennessee companies say anti-LGBTQ law will chase money, events from state. Hilton, the Tennessee Titans, the Nashville Predators, IKEA, Nike, Amazon, CMT, Postmates, and Warby Parker. These are but some of 36 corporations doing business in Tennessee that believe the state’s recently passed law to discriminate against the LGBTQ community in adoptions will hurt business. Those corporations and 109 small businesses issued a letter last week saying “policies that signal that the state is not welcoming to everyone put our collective economic success at risk.” The law shelters faith-based adoption agencies from lawsuits by any group claiming discrimination. It prohibits faith-based groups from participating “in any child placement for foster care or adoption that would violate the agency’s written religious or moral convictions.” State senators passed the bill, and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed it last month. The letter against the new law was organized by the Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Freedom for All Americans, GLAAD, and the Human Rights Council. “As we seek to maintain and grow our world-class workforce, we often face questions about whether our state is welcoming to the LGBTQ community and beyond,” reads the companies’ letter. “It is both a business imperative and core to our corporate values that our customers, our employees and their families, and our potential employees feel fully included in the

Postmates: “We will not accept this kind of flagrant hatred.” prosperity of our state.” The Nashville Predators said the city has seen enormous fan turnout for the NHL All-Star Weekend, the NHL Stanley Cup Final, and SEC men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. “Passing discriminatory legislation would limit revenue for the city of Nashville and the state of Tennessee by inhibiting our ability to secure events like those and future events such as league marquee events, NCAA games, award shows, and countless potential concerts,” the Predators said in the letter. Postmates, the tech-forward delivery service,

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Some drama was expected, but nothing like the more-thanaudible gasp that exuded from the audience at Monday’s meeting of the Shelby County Commission, when Tami Sawyer articulated what was suddenly and shockingly becoming obvious: “There will be no new machines in 2020,” said Sawyer, summarizing it all in an epiphany after an hour or so of intense debate and argument on both sides of the speakers’ dock regarding what sort of new voting machines the county should get in its long-planned buy in time for the August election cycle locally. County Election Coordinator Linda Phillips had been making and repeating that promise of new machines for most of the last year, kindling up an evergrowing local controversy as to which type of machine. On Sunday she had published a viewpoint in The Commercial Appeal in which the following two sentences were the key ones: “Now that we are about to replace our outdated voting equipment, the controversy has reached the boiling point. I have spent my career conducting elections, and I’d like to share my viewpoint.” Phillips’ viewpoint, as spread out over two pages in the paper, was that ballotmarking devices (BMDs) are superior to voter-marked paper ballots (VMPBs) because, she argued, they are more secure from error, though she acknowledged they were somewhat more expensive as machinery. A contrary point of view is being argued by a determined group of local voter-reform activists, who stress that the hand-marked method is cheaper and more easily checked for accuracy

and that the ballot-marking devices favored by Phillips are eminently hackable. To underscore the latter point, one of the VMPB advocates, Bennie Smith, who doubles as a Democratic member of the Shelby County Commission and styles himself an expert on voting technology, had demonstrated to a previous meeting of the commission that he could insert a predetermined vote total into a result line of the BMD machine’s paper readout. Both kinds of machine, Phillips has pointed out, possess a “paper trail” capability allowing voters to see and approve a printout of their ballot. (Critics of BMDs, the machines employing ballot-marked devices, complain that voters are asked to base their comparison ultimately on an unintelligible bar code.) Anyway, the verbal battle was raging as usual on Monday, though Phillips herself was absent, when everything became moot. Prompted by commission chairman Mark Billingsley, Marcy Ingram, deputy county attorney and de facto legal adviser to commission members, announced to the assembly at large that state law — to wit, TCA 29-111 — forbade any purchase of new voting technology without a prior voter referendum. “Yes, Mr. Chairman earlier today, we determined that in the budget, the commission has a lot of leeway to use CIP funds, general obligation bonds, to pay for the voting machines. And there’s a statute on the books that’s about 15 years old that says that if you use general obligation bonds you do have to put it out to the voters to let them decide whether or House District 97 candidate Gabby Salinas (l), one of two Democrats running, enjoys an exotic Mideastern dance in her honor at a weekend fundraiser.

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That was Agenda Item #33: “Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Shelby County, Tennessee, urging the Shelby County Election Commission to pursue a voter-marked paper ballot approach when spending county funds for new voting equipment.” The primary sponsors of the resolution were Commissioners Van Turner, Willie Brooks, Sawyer, and Reginald Milton. The background was the fact that the Shelby County Election Commission had, at Phillips’ request, issued an RFP (request for proposal) to potential bidders who would supply new voting machines for use by her promised date of August, and the controversy over which kind of machine had flared up there. On the basis of the divided respon-

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County Election Coordinator Linda Phillips had been making and repeating that promise of new machines for most of the last year.

sibilities built into Shelby County government — in this case, that, while the SCEC could decide on the machinery, the county commission could vote Yes or No on whether to fund the purchase — the advocates of hand-marked ballots, prevented from speaking at SCEC on grounds that the RFP was underway, had resolved to take their case to the commision. Before attorney Ingram’s bombshell announcement, the VMPB activists — law professor and former County Commissioner Steve Mulroy, teacher and recent city council candidate Erika Sugarmon, former legislator and school board member Mike Kernell, and veteran rights activist Dr. Suhkara A. Yahweh — had pleaded their case, with eloquence and examples. It was all for naught, though there would indeed be a vote on the agenda item, expressing a preference for ultimate use of hand-marked ballots by a de facto party-line vote of 7-6, with yea votes coming from Democrats Brooks, Mickell Lowery, Eddie Jones, Milton, Sawyer, Michael Whaley, and Turner and no votes coming from Republicans Mick Wright, David Brandon, Amber Mills, Brandon Morrison, chairman Billingsley, and Democrat Edmund Ford. In the fallout from the bombshell, there was general discontent from commissioners, whatever their ideology or point of view on the merits of particular machines, that word of the potential predicament had not been sounded long before, that, as Chairman Billingsley put it, “the people charged with the election would have made us aware of this by now.” Commissioner Wright cited the ultimate irony of the situation: “It’s disappointing that the state has this rule in place, that the voters would have to vote using the system we want to replace in order to have the system that we want to replace be replaced.”

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not this is appropriate. So, with that being said, you would have to have a special election or have to put the item on the August ballot, if you intend to use CIP.” Billingsley reinforced the point: “So in layman’s language for people in the audience and people listening at home … there would have to be a referendum.” “That would be correct,” Ingram replied. And moments later, Commissioner Sawyer expressed the bottom line: “No new machines in 2020.” Sawyer went on to argue — in the long run, successfully — that it would still be useful to vote on the resolution that had been in question before the bombshell.

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LOVE STORIES Young love, confusion, revelation, incarceration, separation, and Radiohead.

Kelsee Woods and Havier Green

or Valentine’s Day, we asked Flyer readers for stories of how they met their true loves. We hope you’re inspired by these tales of confusion, revelation, incarceration, separation, and Radiohead.

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Havier Green (aka Memphis hip-hop artist The Poet, Havi) first saw Kelsee Woods four years ago. “I was handing out flyers for a big show I was doing,” he says. “I saw her walking on campus, and my strategy was to give all the cute girls flyers. She said, ‘I’m definitely going to be there. October 29th is my birthday as well.’ So I was like, ‘Very cool! It can be both of our birthday parties!’” Then a student at University of Memphis, Kelsee is now a Grizz Girl and actor/dancer at Playhouse on the Square. She didn’t go to the show. “He didn’t even leave a trace in my mind. I never thought about that show after he handed me that flyer.” But she left a big impression on Havier. “When I got up close to her, how she held her mouth was really 10 interesting to me. It was kind of firm, like she was giving a lot of thought to

whatever she was going to say.” Havier slid into her Instagram DMs — “just enough to not seem like I was a stalker.” Kelsee came to the next show, and the two struck up a friendship. Then, Kelsee told Havier she had a boyfriend. “This would usually ruin things for me, and I would lash out or just go about my business. But I thought, let me try something different. Let’s hang out as friends,” he says. “I was never attracted to him like that,” says Kelsee. “He would wear all black every day, with a skullcap — and he’d pull it down over his eyes, almost to his nose. I was never sure what his entire face looked like. All of my friends were like, ‘Who’s that guy you’re hanging around?’” Eventually, Havier confessed his love. “I don’t think I was aware of what was really happening to me on the inside,” Kelsee says. “I wanted to spend most of my time with him, but I didn’t want to give him full intimacy

because I wanted some skateboard guy. … Before I could even reply, he said, ‘You don’t have to give me some bland message about how you don’t love me back. I don’t care if you don’t love me back. I’ll still love you the same.’ And that shook me. I didn’t know a love that feels good, even though it’s unrequited, could even exist. After that, I went to a party with the guy who was supposed to be my boo at the time. Havi was there, and he was definitely avoiding me.” “At that point, I knew I loved her, but I couldn’t have her, so I was trying to move on,” he recalls. What he didn’t know was that Kelsee had just taken LSD for the first time. “At that moment of seeing Havi, I really felt it. I walked away from the party and got lost.” Eventually, she found herself back at her apartment. “I was by myself. I was getting a little scared, so I picked up the phone and called Havi.” Havier borrowed his brother’s car and rushed to her side. “I knew from

my experience with psychedelics that you don’t want to be alone your first time,” he says. “You reach that wall of fear, and it can really mess you up.” Havier lined the floor with pillows and played Radiohead and Pink Floyd. They talked for hours. “At the end of it, she was like, ‘Oh, my god. I think I love you!’” They kissed for the first time that night and have been a couple ever since. “I always jokingly apologize to him, ‘I’m sorry it took LSD to make me realize I love you.’”

No Musicians!

“I thought he was kind of lame,” says Michelle Bush Schrader. She first saw her now-husband Jeremy Schrader on stage. “I was in music school studying classical guitar, but I was interested in jazz.” Jeremy had a residency Thursday Jeremy and Michelle Bush Schrader

nights at The Cove. “I wouldn’t even talk to Jeremy. I’d just go and sit and have a glass of wine and oysters and just listen to the music and then go home. … I had been in many relationships with Memphis musicians, and I was like, I’m done. I want to find a doctor. I want to find a lawyer.” Eventually she asked Jeremy for jazz guitar lessons. “I showed up to what is now our house, and I realized he didn’t know much about jazz guitar,” she says. The two hit it off and started hanging out on a strictly not-a-date basis. Jeremy realized he was hooked when he went to a Radiohead concert in St. Louis. “She’s a big Radiohead fan, and while I was there at the show — and I probably had a few drinks — I started texting her pictures of the band. I think that was when we really started communicating.” One day at lunch, Michelle told Jeremy about her no-musicians policy. Jeremy just nodded. Three months later, they were engaged. Six months later, they were married. “I had been divorced and then widowed — my second wife had cancer — so I had been in several long-term serious relationships. I think Michelle was just kind of in a place where she was ready to stop playing games. I think we both just said, ‘Okay, this seems like it works. Why even fight it? Why play around?’ Let’s just do this and we can work out the details later — which we’re still doing.”

The Long Game

“When I was about 5 years old, I was at a birthday party,” Kalki Winter says. “We were playing around a Maypole, chasing each other around, and my

hand happened to touch Wendy’s hand, and I literally felt like I’d been shot. I had a crush on her from age 5, and was too shy to ever really tell her.” But the two kids were soon separated. “I grew up in a a cult — a religious community — and we all moved as a group down to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, because that’s what you do,” Wendy says. “Eventually, we got kicked out of that community and moved back to Memphis.” “I saw her for the first time in several years — we were teenagers at this point — dancing,” says Kalki. “She looked incredible, but I was still just too sad and insecure.” Years later, Kalki ran into Wendy’s

brother and asked about her. Turns out, they were living in the same apartment complex — and Wendy was about to get married. “I was crestfallen,” Kalki says. “My brother was being evicted from an apartment, and so like all 20-yearolds, he had a huge eviction party,” says Wendy. “I was the only one of age; my younger siblings were at the party, so I decided to guard the keg, which was in my name. That whole evening, Kalki hung out and talked to me. Meanwhile, the party went crazy, the police got called. Everybody disappeared,” Wendy says. “She was the only one not streetwise enough to split when the cops showed

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up,” says Kalki. “I remember telling my sister that I would never, ever cheat on my husband — but if I did, it would be with that guy I was talking to,” Wendy says. Eventually, Wendy did split with her husband and ran into Kalki at the Earth Day celebration in Overton Park in 1994. “It ended up being a 10-hour, unplanned date,” says Wendy. “We just had a magical day.” But the course of true love never did run smooth.“It was a lot of push and pull. We dated and broke up so many times that it got to the point where our friends stopped asking; it just became embarrassing,” Wendy says. They tried moving to Wyoming to get high-paying jobs in the resort industry, but things blew up again and Wendy returned home. “I really did not want to live in Memphis,” says Kalki. “But when I realized she wasn’t coming back, I knew I was in for the long haul. I settled everything and came back to Memphis, where I was so ready to not be.” The couple married in February 1997. “People were mocking us because we broke up so much,” says Kalki. “But we felt so secure when we finally committed. We left it all out on the field.”

continued from page 11 introverted and have a lot of anxiety. But earlier that day, I watched Yes Man, where this guy attends a ‘Say Yes!’ seminar and decides to say yes to everything.” Thanks to Jim Carrey, Vandenberg met Haley Greenwell. “It was an open, empty house with art all over the walls like a gallery,” Haley says. “I always joke that I was there for the party, and Jess was there for the art. Some friends introduced us, and we spent hours talking and flirting before the party ended. That’s when we found out the party was moving to Raiford’s Disco Downtown. When I found out Jess had never been there, I knew we had to go. We had our first kiss on the dance floor to Whitney Houston’s ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody.’” “We were pretty much obsessed with each other from the day we met,” Jess says. “We were basically stereotypical U-Haul lesbians, in that we immediately fell in love and moved in together,” says Haley. “Two years into dating, Jess asked me to sit down on our couch to watch an animated video she ‘made for a client.’” It was actually a proposal. “After a few seconds, she caught on and broke down crying,” Jess says. “I was completely surprised,” Haley

says, “Especially considering that Jess told me a few months into dating that I would need to be the one to propose ’cause she has ‘been ready’ to marry me.” You can see Jess’ proposal video in the online version of this story on memphisflyer.com.

The Human Cost

Safiyah met Biyan (not their real names) at a mosque. “The lead scholar of the mosque introduced us because he thought that we would make a good match. And we did,” Safiyah says. Biyan is from Kurdistan in northern Iraq. He was in America studying for his master’s degree in English, planning to become a teacher. “I was intimidated by him because he was so handsome and funny and sweet,” she says. “Not to sound jaded — and I think it might be a lot of the Memphis in me — but I just thought it was fake.” But she soon became convinced of his sincerity. “He pursued me for a while because I was pretty hesitant. I came to realize that that’s 100 percent who he is. He’s really just a sweet and genuinely innocent person. He naturally attracts people, and he’s also an excellent teacher, so he had a lot of students.” But Safiyah and Biyan’s love was playing out against the background of President Trump’s travel ban. Biyan’s

student visa was about to expire. “Kurdistan wasn’t on the list, but we were pretty on edge while this was happening,” says Safiyah. “We wanted to get married, but we couldn’t find any answers. If we got married and his visa ran out, would he be detained while we were applying for a marriage visa? The only way we could get answers was if we had money to get a lawyer. Nobody really knew what was going to happen. We made the unfortunate decision for him to return to Iraq, and then he could apply from there to return here.”

“We had our first kiss on the dance floor to Whitney Houston’s ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody.’” That was a year and a half ago. While in Kurdistan, Biyan received a full scholarship to pursue his Ph.D. in America. But he has not been allowed to return. As the situation in Syria and Iraq deteriorated, Biyan repeatedly made the long trek to Baghdad to plead his case with government officials. “He was pulled over twice by ISIS groups on the road from his city to Baghdad and pulled out of the car. But they didn’t cut his head off. He lived through Saddam Hussain, and his father was imprisoned. He’s a very

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“Our mutual friend called me and said, ‘That guy Jamie who lives over here, he wants to know if you’ll go out with him,’” Sara Hall says. “I told her no. If he doesn’t have the gonads to call me himself, I’m not going out with him.” Five minutes later, Jamie Hall called her. “I wasn’t really looking to date anyone, so I gave him a hard time. I told him, ‘Here’s the deal, buddy. If you’re going to take me out, be prepared to pay for everything and don’t expect anything in return. We’ll just go and get to know each other.’ He said okay.” “I was actually going through a divorce at the time. I’d been single for a while and decided it was time to start dating again,” says Jamie. A few nights later, the pair went to Waffle House. “It was late night. We had some coffee, and we had some pie,” Jamie says. “We really just kind of laid things out on the table for each continued on page 14

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other. This is what I expect. This is what I don’t like. We had been there for three or four hours drinking coffee and talking.” “The whole date was awesome,” says Sara. “I really enjoyed getting to know Jamie. I had no issues at this point.” By the time Jamie drove Sara home, it was 3:30 a.m. On the way, they got pulled over by police for a minor infraction. When the cop ran his license, it came back suspended. A year earlier, Jamie had gotten a speeding ticket in Collierville. He paid the ticket with a check. “Little did I know that my soon-to-be ex-wife had cleaned out our bank account.” The check to the city of Collierville bounced. “Here I am on my first date, and I’m about to go to jail. A second cop came up to the car, and he was a real smartass.” “He said, ‘Where’s your dope at, dope boy?’” recalls Sara. “We had words. I was arrested,” Jamie says. “While he was in the police car, the cop starts rifling through the vehicle we were traveling in. He pulled this red négligé out from under Jamie’s seat. The cop held it up and said, ‘Was he planning on making you wear this later?’ I said, ‘I have no idea.’ They were talking all kinds of shit to me about

him. It was horrible.” Jamie went to jail, and the sheriff escorted Sara back home, where her mother was waiting. “I said, ‘Oh, my god, Mom. Worst first date ever. … He got arrested!’ I promise you, the next words out of her mouth were, ‘You’re going to marry that man.’” Jamie and Sara Hall will soon celebrate their 19th wedding anniversary.

Government Love

Matt Kuhn was a newly minted county commissioner. Heidi Verbeek was the Deputy Director of Community Services. They met at the Crime Victims Assistance Night Dinner. “She was wearing these incredible red shoes that you could see from across the room, and I thought, I would love to talk to her,” Matt says. “Then she came to our table and talked to everybody at the table except me.” “We had been in mutual meetings and obviously found each other attractive but really never did anything about it,” says Heidi. When Matt didn’t make the first move, she got his personal email address and asked if he knew who she was. “I said, ‘Who doesn’t know the most gorgeous woman in Shelby County government?’” They talked on the phone, went out for meals, and were soon close enough to go on a cruise together. “It’s what

we call the best ever because it was absolutely amazing,” Heidi says. “Matt had never cruised before, so I got to turn him on to that.” “Now she can’t stop me from booking cruises,” adds Matt. They dated for about six months before Matt decided to pop the question in December 2009. “I wanted to do it the right way. I enlisted the help of a county commissioner at the time, Deidre Malone. Deidre was able to lure Matt and Heidi Kuhn

Heidi to the podium with a question.” “Matt knew he was not allowed to ask me questions,” Heidi says. “He was supposed to recuse himself from any voting that had to do with anything I was presenting.” So when Malone yielded her time to Matt, Heidi wondered, “What is going on?” Matt went to the podium with “WILL YOU MARRY ME” written on five pieces of paper. “When I got to the last paper, I heard the collective gasp from the gallery,” says Heidi. “He was down on one knee.” Since the commission meetings are live-streamed and broadcast, video of the proposal ended up on CNN. “Jackson Baker broke the story,” Matt says. “He made it part of his column for the week. So we’ve been in the Flyer before.” The couple got married in Minglewood Hall the next May, on a day when historic storms swept across the state. “That’s not what a bride wants on her wedding day!” Heidi says. “People say, rain on your wedding day is good luck. I say, ‘What about tornadoes on your wedding day?’” Matt and Heidi danced down the aisle together. “We had a lot of surprises for our guests, and even to this day, people still say that was the best wedding that they’ve ever attended.”

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• Find a floor general. Quickly: Who is the Tigers’ point guard? The ambiguity in your answer, I’m convinced, is related to this team ranking dead last among American Athletic Conference teams in turnover margin and next-to-last in assistto-turnover ratio. The irony is that the team has four players seemingly capable of seizing the ball when a game grows frenzied: Alex Lomax, Damion Baugh, Boogie Ellis, and Tyler Harris. So why so many sloppy turnovers, so many of the unforced variety that make Hardaway cringe like he’s discovered a dog dropping on his welcome mat? The four potential generals are still learning their games. (Yes, a college sophomore — like Lomax and Harris — is still a young player.) For this team to reach the Big Dance with any chance of advancing, it must know who will handle the ball in crunch time. Pointguard committees don’t cut down nets.

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o ahead and cry a river for Penny Hardaway and his Memphis Tigers. A Top-10 team the first week in January, the Tigers now find themselves in the home stretch of the 2019-20 season without James Wiseman, without D.J. Jeffries, and without a spot even in the Top 25. They sport a still-solid record (17-6) but are considered a “bubble team,” at best, among prognosticators drawing up brackets for the 68-team NCAA tournament. With four of their next six games on the road (starting Thursday in Cincinnati), the Tigers must run a gauntlet of villains to reach the promised land for the first time since 2014. How do they do it? Here are four factors to watch.

• Make Precious moments. Lots of them. The damaging loss to USF last Saturday may not have happened had Precious Achiuwa not been sitting on the bench for 12 minutes of the first half, saddled with two fouls. Achiuwa is one of the top two or three freshmen in the country and a finalist for the Julius Erving Award (given to the nation’s top small forward). He’s been a double-double machine this season (12 of them so far) despite not being a volume shooter. (Achiuwa has taken no more than 10 shots in five of the Tigers’ last six games.) Particularly with Jeffries sidelined, the Tiger offense needs to find Achiuwa, if not run through him as the season winds down. He can score in traffic, from midrange, and even connect from three-point country. Memphis may still be in search of a true point guard, but the team’s star has been here all along. And he needs to learn to play with foul trouble. Don’t let this season end without maximizing Achiuwa’s impact. • Be angry at tip-off. The Tigers don’t start fast. They really haven’t in two seasons under Hardaway. A lead at the 1 of a 1 first media timeout (four minutes into game) is as rare as a Louisville T-shirt at FedExForum. Particularly on the road, this has to change. Temple coach Aaron McKie said last week that his first priority in game-planning for Memphis was to take the crowd out of the game. The Owls indeed scored the game’s first six points and led (8-7) at the first media timeout. They just aren’t built to last with a team as talented as the current Tigers. Hardaway must instill in his team the importance of not climbing Comeback Mountain before halftime. Perhaps this means slowing the pace of play immediately after tip-off. Perhaps it means getting to the foul line. Crowds at Cincinnati, Connecticut, 1 ofTulane 1 SMU, and are ready to chew this “overrated” team up if they start slowly. • Set a Cougar trap. TheTigers’ best chance to regain support for an NCAA tournament berth would be to sweep Houston. Memphis will host the Cougars on February 22nd (one of two home games in the upcoming six-game stretch) then play in Texas in the regular-season finale on March 8th. Houston is the only AAC team currently ranked and just destroyed a team (Wichita State) that has been ranked (and handled Memphis). The Tigers must establish themselves among the top two or three teams in their league. Winning these two cat fights would accomplish that.

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Earlier this winter, bushfires devastated much of Australia’s mainland, killing one-third of New South Wales’ koalas and burning 14.6 million acres of land. “We have a bushfire season pretty much every year,” says Damien Klingberg, an expat of South Australia who now lives in Memphis. “But this is the worst there’s ever been — on record, anyway. And there are fires affecting all areas in all six of the mainland states.” Klingberg moved to the States in 1994 and has since made a life here in Memphis working as a beertender at Memphis Made Brewing Co. When he heard of the fires in Australia and the devastation that came along with them, including damage to his family’s entire cherry orchard, he and his fellow Australian mate Nick Van De Velde decided they needed to contribute to the relief efforts by organizing a benefit concert at Memphis Made. “Nick pulled me aside and said, ‘Hey, we’ve got to do this,’ and I said, ‘You’re right, we do,’” says Klingberg. “And it kind of started from there. We approached the fantastic management and ownership of Memphis Made and said, ‘Hey, this is what we want to do. Can we do it?’ And they have been super supportive.” For a suggested $5 donation toward relief funds, guests will enjoy the music of two of Klingberg’s bands, Piper Down and Solar Powered Love, as well as other local acts Jeff Hulett, The Switchblade Kid, and DJ Zach Ives. Memphis Made will also donate $1 from each beer sale to organizations picked out by Klingberg and Van De Velde: WIRES Australian Wildlife Rescue, Wildlife Victoria, Wildlife Rescue Queensland, SA Bushfire Appeal, and Wildlife Recovery Fund. BEERS FOR BEASTS, MEMPHIS MADE BREWING CO., 768 S. COOPER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, SUGGESTED $5 DONATION.

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“How to be an Antiracist” Rhodes College, McCallum Ballroom of the Bryan Campus Life Center, 2000 N. Parkway, 6-8:30 p.m. The Rhodes College Communities in Conversation Series hosts Ibram X. Kendi to talk about his new book, How to be an Antiracist. Reception prior to the event at 5:30 p.m. in the ballroom foyer.

Opening Reception for “Deconstructed” David Lusk Gallery, 97 Tillman, 6-8 p.m. Exhibition of new works by Catherine Erb, a self-taught fine art photographer. Through her work, Erb seeks to capture the “divine essence” of the subjects she photographs.

Blind Date Game Show Rec Room, 3000 Broad, 7-10 p.m. Drunk Competition hosts this The Dating Game-inspired event. In each round, contestants will ask three potential suitors questions as they’re seated behind a curtain. Free tickets available via the Facebook event page.

’90s Prom Night Crosstown Brewing Company, 1264 Concourse, 7-10 p.m. Remember prom night? Maybe not. How about a redo? Free-to-attend event with $1 off draft beer for those in prom clothes. A King and Queen will be crowned! Food truck, photo booth, DJ, and fun, fun, fun.

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Whiskey, Wine, and Chocolates Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry, 7-10 p.m., $38.25-$48.25 Three of our favorite things! Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your sweetie with sweets from Phillip Ashley chocolates paired with a variety of whiskeys, wines, and craft beer. Live music by Nick Black. Love, Laugh, Live: A Special Night with Keith Washington and Friends The Guest House at Graceland, 3600 Elvis Presley, 7-11 p.m., $50-$100 Live music by Grammy-nominated Keith Washington, along with Kurt Clayton and rising star Jonte’. Comedian Cleatis Allen also performs. Stan Bell hosts.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater The Orpheum, 203 S. Main, 8 p.m., $39-$89 Described as a discovery of self through movement — a window to the heart and soul. The dancers aim to give form to memories and dreams and help you see yourself in their choreographed stories. Love Sucks! … and Swallows The Doghouzz, 1349 Autumn, 8 p.m.-midnight, $10 Not feeling the love from Cupid’s arrow? We get it. Sometimes love sucks. But the day doesn’t have to. The Dixie Dicks, Miss Goldie Dee, and the Broke Hearted Boys play this anti-V-Day event.

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SATURDAY February 15 Memphis Modern Market Loflin Yard, 7 W. Carolina, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Shop local at this event, featuring wares from Grace Porter, Blue Suede Vintage, BoneSpell, Mbabazi House of Style, New Harbert Candles, Por Fuego Lento, and many more. Tilted Hearts Pinball Tournament Garibaldi’s Pizza, 3530 Walker, 1-6 p.m., $10 entry fee (cash only) Are you a pinball wizard? Machines will be set to free play (just pay entry fee) — show ’em what you’ve got! Couples who register will be entered into a “split-flipper” side tournament. Prizes awarded to top players and junior players.

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Margot Robbie (above) stars in Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn. Film, p. 34 SUNDAY February 16 28th Annual Works of Heart Memphis College of Art, 1930 Poplar, 7-10 p.m., $75-$200 One of MCA’s final events, the art show and silent auction will feature more than 100 pieces of heartthemed work by leading regional artists. WMC Action News 5’s Joe Birch emcees. Benefiting Memphis Child Advocacy Center. Rec Room Rumble Rec Room, 3000 Broad, 8-11 p.m., $5 MMA-style fighting but with participants using real swords and wearing real armor! Memphis Armored Fight Club hosts this Medieval tournament-style battle of strength and skill.

Repticon Landers Center, 4560 Venture, Southaven, Mississippi, 10 a.m.4 p.m., $5-$12 Learn about reptiles and exotic animals through live seminars and demonstrations at this live reptile show and sale.

SATURDAY, February 22, 9PM

Reggae Sunday Brinson’s, 341 Madison, 6-10 p.m., $10/advance, $15/door Three little birds told us about this reggae night and Bob Marley tribute event, featuring roots rock artist Yubu and the Ancient Youth Band, DJ Wyzelife, and DJ Kennard. Don’t worry about a thing — ’cause every little thing is gonna be all right at this show.

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Come Go With Me

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n 1968, Stax was bouncing back from having lost its back catalog to Atlantic, even as the entire African-American community was bouncing back from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Enter the Staple Singers, seemingly destined to heal wounds in both places. They brought with them to Stax a proven track record — a decade’s worth of albums elsewhere — not to mention the unique, soulful blend in the voices of Roebuck “Pops” Staples, daughters Cleotha and Mavis, and son Pervis (later replaced by his sister Yvonne). And their song catalog was already loaded with calls for political awareness, a benchmark of their popularity in both gospel and folk circles. They had only just covered Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” for Epic earlier in the year. Thus, the evolution of the group’s sound in the years after signing to Stax became both a measure and a maker of people’s determination to act on King’s vision of empowerment. As such, they’re the perfect group to honor with a major archival release in the month that’s designated to celebrate African-American history. In recent years, Craft Recordings has issued a distinguished line of Stax rereleases. Some have been notable CD box sets, such as the Grammy-winning collection, Stax ’68: A Memphis Story, focused on every single released in that pivotal year; others have been classic Stax LPs, painstakingly remastered and pressed locally to the highest standards in their Memphis Masters series. Now, with the release of Come Go With Me: The Stax Collection on February 21st, Craft offers something that’s a bit of both: a deluxe LP box set, complete with an oversized, illustration-laden booklet, containing remastered versions of all six of the Staple Singers’ studio albums on Stax, spanning 1968–1974, plus a seventh compiling their B-sides and

Pops; (back, l-r) Cleotha, Yvonne, and Mavis Staples

(l-r) Al Bell, Jim Stewart, Pops Staples performances from the epic Wattstax music festival and film. (The complete collection will also be released in hi-res 24-bit/192 kHz and 24-bit/96 kHz formats for the first time.) It’s an investment, to be sure, but also a priceless slice of cultural history. If one hallmark of 1970s popular music was bringing socially conscious lyrics to foundations more

funky than folky, the Staples’ trajectory surely mapped out that terrain for many more to follow. It’s not as if they weren’t funky from the get-go, but when they landed in Memphis, it was clearly unavoidable, once their more spare folk-gospel collided with the MGs. With their first two albums on Stax, produced by Steve Cropper, there’s plenty of funk, brought by a band that included Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Duck Dunn, Marvell Thomas, and the Memphis Horns. But there are also folk touchstones. Both clearly signalled the group’s allegiance to either the folk-rock scene, the San Francisco scene, or both, as did their first single for the label, an original: “Long Walk to D.C.” Yet from the first needle drop on the first track of the first album, “We’ve Got to Get Ourselves Together,” the Staple Singers’ magic seems in place: a call to action that could apply to either sexual politics or the peace movement, made urgent by Mavis’ galvanizing voice and the buttery harmonies of a family surrounding her, and the band’s groovy bass and drums, topped with chicken-scratch guitar, giving it all a mighty thump. It was these elements that Stax president Al Bell seized on when he took over the production seat for their third and subsequent records. He upped the funk, replacing Cropper and company with the famed Swampers from Muscle Shoals. That led to the group’s first success on Stax, “Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-NaBoom-Boom),” which in turn paved the way for classics such as “Respect Yourself,” “I’ll Take You There,” and “If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me).” Once they’d hit their stride, they embodied an elusive combination of immense popular success (and danceability) blended with uncompromising ideals. It’s an example from which those living in the 21st century could learn a thing or two.

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New reissue offers the complete Staples Singers collection on Stax.

NOTICE TO BIDDER(S)

Bid No. 1. A Formal Summary Appraisal of each entire property to be acquired on Phase No. 01, Tract Nos. 25 & 30; Phase No. 02, Tract Nos. 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 & 08 [Maximum assignment of 10 tracts] of the above referenced Big Creek Project, including a narrative report provided for each, in duplicate, conforming to the following – Title III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Estate Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended to-date (Uniform Act); and Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) Appraisal Guidelines. Bid No. 2. A Formal Summary Appraisal of each entire property to be acquired on Phase No. 02, Tract Nos. 10, 11, 12 & 13; Phase No. 03, Tract Nos. 01, 03, 04, & 06 [Maximum assignment of 8 tracts] of the above referenced Big Creek Project, including a narrative report provided for each, in duplicate, conforming to the following – Title III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Estate Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended to-date (Uniform Act); and Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) Appraisal Guidelines. Bid No. 3. A Formal Summary Appraisal of each entire property to be acquired on Phase No. 03, Tract Nos. 07, 08, 09, 10. 15, 16 & 17 [Maximum assignment of 7 tracts] of the above referenced Big Creek Project, including a narrative report provided for each, in duplicate, conforming to the following – Title III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Estate Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended to-date (Uniform Act); and Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) Appraisal Guidelines. In order to be considered for the above described Appraisal assignments, your Bids must be submitted via email to

Detailed specifications may be obtained from the Shelby County Roads, Bridges, and Engineering Department, by contacting William Goss, 6449 Haley Road, Memphis, TN 38134, (901) 222-7715, TTY Number (901) 222-2301 or for information in Spanish 901-222-4289. As a condition precedent to bidding, each bidder must apply and qualify for a Vendor Number and Equal Opportunity Compliance Eligibility Number prior to the submitting your response. The successful bidder for these assignments will be required to provide a Certificate of Insurance to include: (1) General Liability Insurance ($1 million per occurrence/$2 million general aggregate) and Business Auto Liability($1 million per occurrence) for owned/leased, non-owned and hired, (2) provision for thirty (30) days written notice to Shelby County Government of cancellation of coverage, as well as, ten (10) days written notice applicable to non-payment of premiums, and (3) Shelby County Government, its elected officials, appointees, employees and members of boards, agencies, and commissions must be named as additional insured prior to award of a contract. NOTE: The Selected contractor will also provide proof of complete registration within the Federal SAM system to ensure that they do not appear on the debarred/suspended registry prior to issuance of a contract and submit required U.S. Department of Housing and Development Section 3 Reports during the course of the contract. Shelby County is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer, drug-free with policies of non-discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or military service. The Shelby County Roads, Bridges, and Engineering Department encourages participation from WBE, MBE, LOSB, and Section 3 firms and vendors under this CDBG-NDR response. The Shelby County Government reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities therein. William Goss, Right of Way Manager Shelby County Roads, Bridges, and Engineering Department

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Shelby County is soliciting three (3) separate Bids to provide a Formal Summary Appraisal, on an “as-needed basis within the next six months” for each of the affected parcels of land as part of the HUD National Resiliency Grant – Big Creek Wetland & Recreation Area Project, Activity # 4-NDR-01; Phase Nos. 01, 02 & 03 - from U.S. Highway 51 North to Sledge Rd. These three Bids must be based upon the provider’s ability/commitment to complete and deliver all requested Formal Summary Appraisals to the County within forty-five (45) calendar days from the receipt of the County’s Notice to Proceed with each of said Appraisals.

William.Goss@shelbycountytn.gov and must be received by Thursday February 27, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. Your bid response must include your company name and contact information, a specific fixed bid price for each of the Appraisals under this invitation, your Shelby County E.O.C Number, and your current vendor number.

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Bids will be received by the Shelby County Government through the Shelby County Roads, Bridges, and Engineering Department, 6449 Haley Road, Memphis, TN 38134 until February 27, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. as shown below:

ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH LAFAYETTE’S MUSIC ROOM

CORY BRANAN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH HERNANDO’S HIDE-A-WAY

After Dark: Live Music Schedule February 13 - 19 Handy Bar 200 BEALE 527-2687

Alfred’s 197 BEALE 525-3711

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

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

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.

Blue Note Bar & Grill

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

Hard Rock Cafe 126 BEALE 529-0007

Memphis Music Monday Third Monday of every month, 6-9 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, 12-4 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.

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.

Blues City Cafe

King’s Palace Cafe Patio

138 BEALE 526-3637

162 BEALE 521-1851

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

Semi-Average Joe Thursdays, 6 p.m.; Nick Hickman Feb. 14-15, 10 p.m.; Presidential Sunday Funday Sunday, Feb. 16; The Skitch Tuesday, Feb. 18, 7-10 p.m.; Rodell McCord Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe

Sonny Mack MondaysFridays, 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.

Eric Hughes Band Wednesdays, Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.; Pam & Terry Fridays, Saturdays, 4:307:30 p.m.; FreeWorld Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Memphis Blues Masters Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Mondays, Tuesdays, 7-11 p.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe Blues Hall 182 BEALE 528-0150

Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Saturdays, 4:30-8:30 p.m. and Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Memphis Blues Masters Mondays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight and Fridays, 4-8 p.m.; Jimmy James Band Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.midnight; Cowboy Neil Band Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Soul Street Mojo Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

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

88 UNION

John Shaw Saturday, Feb. 15, 7-10 p.m.

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

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

Brinson’s

Rumba Room

341 MADISON 524-0104

303 S. MAIN 523-0020

SOLEmates Saturday, Feb. 15, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

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

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium 130 PEABODY PLACE 523-8536

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

The Halloran Centre

The Silly Goose 100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

The Vault 124 GE PATTERSON

Suzy Bogguss Saturday, Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m.

225 S. MAIN 525-3000

Eric Hughes Friday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m.; Chris Johnson Saturday, Feb. 15, 8 p.m.

Huey’s Downtown

Medical Center

77 S. SECOND 527-2700

Bar Misfits Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

The Lounge at 3rd & Court

Silky O’Sullivan’s 183 BEALE 522-9596

Mesquite Chop House

Sunrise 670 JEFFERSON

Steve Schad Sunday, Feb. 16, 10 a.m.

South Main

24 N. B.B. KING BLVD 930-0793

LAPD Thursdays, 8 p.m.; John Williams and the A440 Band Fridays, 9 p.m.; A Carnival Season Celebration with Green Horns Saturday, Feb. 15, 9 p.m.; Soul Jazz Trios with Joe Restivo Sundays, 7 p.m.

Spindini 383 S. MAIN 578-2767

Magnolia Triangle Jazz Trio Friday, Feb. 14, 7-10 p.m.; Lannie McMillian Jazz Trio Saturday, Feb. 15, 7-10 p.m.

The 1524 1524 MADISON 218-1453

An Intimate Evening with Will Graves & Friends Friday, Feb. 14, 6-10 p.m.

B-Side 1555 MADISON 347-6813

Grave Lurker, Mutant Flesh, Killameter Davis Thursday, Feb. 13, 10 p.m.; Delta Joe Sanders CD Release Saturday, Feb. 15, 4-7 p.m.; Moses Crouch, Ice Station Zebra Saturday, Feb. 15, 10 p.m.; ABC Trio Sunday, Feb. 16, 8 p.m. and Wednesday, Feb. 19, 9 p.m.; Devil Train Mondays, 8 p.m.; David Cousar Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Bar DKDC 964 S. COOPER 272-0830

Misti & Kristi White, Lorette Velvette (acoustic) Friday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m.; Thelma & the Sleaze, Lorette Velvette (electric) Friday, Feb. 14, 10:30 p.m.; Transmission: Broken Hearts Party Saturday, Feb. 15, 10:30 p.m.; Mary Gagz and Her Gaggle of Girlz Mondays, 9 p.m.; Devil Train Tuesday, Feb. 18, 10 p.m.; Graham Winchester Song Swap with Jack Oblivian and JB Horrell Wednesday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m.

Black Lodge 405 N. CLEVELAND 272-7744

Marcella & Her Lovers, Louise Page, Mama Honey Friday, Feb. 14, 9 p.m.

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Sean Apple Thursdays, 4-7:30 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Blues Players Club Feb. 14-15, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Brandon Cunning Band Sundays, 5-9 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Bluff City Troubadours Mondays; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Brad Birkedahl Band Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

168 BEALE 576-2220

Tin Roof 315 BEALE

182 BEALE 528-0150

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

341 BEALE 577-8387

King’s Palace Cafe Tap Room

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ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART BY BUTCH RUTH; CORY BRANAN BY JOSHUA BLACK WILKINS

ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART’S MUSCLE THEORY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH THE BLUE MONKEY

After Dark: Live Music Schedule February 13 - 19

Boscos 2120 MADISON 432-2222

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

Celtic Crossing 903 S. COOPER 274-5151

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

Lafayette’s Music Room 2119 MADISON 207-5097

Buffalo Nichols Thursday, Feb. 13, 6 p.m.; Robert Randolph & the Family Band Thursday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m.; Savannah Brister Friday, Feb. 14, 6:30 p.m.; The Love Boat Friday, Feb. 14, 10 p.m.; Chris & Sarah Saturday, Feb. 15, 10:30 a.m.; Scott Sudbury Saturday, Feb. 15, 2 p.m.; Bluff City Bandits

Minglewood Hall

Huey’s Poplar

Hernando’s Hide-A-Way

1555 MADISON 312-6058

4872 POPLAR 682-7729

3210 OLD HERNANDO 398-7496

PJ Morton Friday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m.; Ky-Mani Marley Saturday, Feb. 15, 8 p.m.

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

Rockstar Karaoke Fridays; Open Mic Music Mondays, 9 p.m.midnight.

University of Memphis The Bluff 535 S. HIGHLAND 454-7771

DJ Ben Murray Thursdays, 10 p.m.; Neutral Snap Saturday, Feb. 15, 9 p.m.; Bluegrass Brunch with the River Bluff Clan Sundays, 11 a.m.

Tony Holiday & the Soul Service Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:30 p.m.midnight.

Mortimer’s 590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

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

T.J. Mulligan’s 1817 KIRBY 755-2481

Karaoke Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

Chuck Mead’s Cosmic Honky Tonk Revue Thursday, Feb. 13, 9 p.m.; Cory Branan Friday, Feb. 14, 9 p.m.; Joe Restivo Saturday, Feb. 15, 9 p.m.; Honky Tonk Wednesdays with Dale Watson & his Lone Stars Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-midnight.

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

Elvis Tribute featuring Michael Cullipher Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Live Entertainment Mondays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Elvis Gospel Music Show Fridays, 1-2:30 p.m.

The Cove 2559 BROAD 730-0719

Ed Finney & Neptune’s Army with Deb Swiney Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Sweet Tarts Friday, Feb. 14, 9 p.m.; The Skitch Saturdays, 5 p.m.; Whiskey Chute Smugglers Saturday, Feb. 15, 9 p.m.; Jazz Jam with Frog Squad Sundays, 6 p.m.; Freeman Weems Mondays, 6 p.m.; Comedy with Geno Mondays, 8 p.m.; Gayland Grooms Tuesdays, 6 p.m.; Ben Minden-Birkenmaier Wednesdays, 6 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

Collierville

FREE ADMISSION WITH AD

Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

Huey’s Collierville 2130 W. POPLAR 854-4455

The 45s Sunday, Feb. 16, 8-11:30 p.m.

Cordova Huey’s Cordova 1771 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 318-3030

1760 PEABODY INFO, 458-2354

2 Mule Plow Sunday, Feb. 16, 4-7 p.m.; John Paul Keith Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Luna Nova: Music of Grief and Redemption Thursday, Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.

Frayser/Millington

The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

Huey’s Millington

1350 CONCOURSE, SUITE 280 507-8030

Java Trio Sunday, Feb. 16, 6-9 p.m.

8570 HWY 51 N.

Will Kimbrough Thursday, Feb. 13, 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Unforgettable: A Tribute to the Love Song with Kortland Whalum Friday, Feb. 14, 7-9 p.m.

Germantown Huey’s Southwind 7825 WINCHESTER 624-8911

Even Odds Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Growlers 1911 POPLAR 244-7904

Truett, A.M. Whiskey, The Eastwoods, The Crook & the Copper Thursday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m.; Strangelove: The Depeche Mode Experience Friday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m.; Taste of Chaos 15th Anniversary Tribute Saturday, Feb. 15, 6:30 p.m.; Lindsay Jordan, Grant Carr Sunday, Feb. 16, 4 p.m.; Beat Battle on the Bluff Sunday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m.; Sons of Texas, Sunflower Dead Monday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m.; Louise Page, RCO, Deli Rats Tuesday, Feb. 18, 8 p.m.; Jubu Smith, Black Cream Wednesday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m.

Hi Tone 412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE

Surfwax, Transistor, Blvck Hippie Thursday, Feb. 13, 9 p.m.; TRAPXART Friday, Feb. 14, 9 p.m.; The Kickback Saturday, Feb. 15, 10 p.m.; Robbie & the Cartel Lightning, Jaden Money Sunday, Feb. 16, 9 p.m.; Memphis Songwriters Showcase Monday, Feb. 17, 8:30 p.m.; Stars Never Sleep Tuesday, Feb. 18, 8 p.m.

Huey’s Midtown 1927 MADISON 726-4372

The Chaulkies Sunday, Feb. 16,

Huey’s Germantown 7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

Soul Shockers Sunday, Feb. 16, 8-11:30 p.m.

St. George’s Episcopal Church Saturday, Feb. 15, 6:30 p.m.; Seeing Red Saturday, Feb. 15, 10 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Henry Gross Sunday, Feb. 16, 8 p.m.; Madison Line Mondays Mondays, 6 p.m.; Cruisin’ Heavy Acoustic Tuesday, Feb. 18, 7 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle & New Orleans Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.

Memphis Made Brewing Company 768 S. COOPER 207-5343

Beers for Beasts Saturday, Feb. 15, 5-10 p.m.

Midtown Crossing Grill 394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

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

Railgarten 2160 CENTRAL

Olivia Jean Friday, Feb. 14, 7 p.m.; The PRVLG Saturday, Feb. 15, 9 p.m.; Devil Train Saturday, Feb. 15, 11 p.m.

Rhodes College, Tuthill Performance Hall 2000 N. PARKWAY 843-3000

Faculty Concert Series Monday, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m., and Tuesday, Feb. 18, 4 p.m.

Wild Bill’s 1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

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.

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 3745 KIMBALL

Concert for the Neighborhood: Spirituals and the Music of Florence Price Sunday, Feb. 16, 3-4:30 p.m.

East Memphis

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

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

6069 PARK 763-0676

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

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

L’Amore, Liebe, L’Amour Sunday, Feb. 16, 4 p.m.

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

Dueling Pianos Friday, Feb. 14, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

East of Wangs Eddie Harrison Tuesdays, 6:30-9 p.m.; Lee Gardner Wednesdays, 6:30-9 p.m.

2425 SOUTH GERMANTOWN 754-7282

Horseshoe Casino Tunica

Whitehaven/ Airport Guest House at Graceland 3600 ELVIS PRESLEY 332-3322

John Paul Keith Monday, Feb 17, 7 p.m.; Rob Haynes ThursdaysSaturdays, 7-11 p.m.

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

Patti LaBelle Saturday, Feb. 15, 8 p.m.

Huey’s Southaven 7090 MALCO, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-349-7097

The Bugaloos Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

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Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight; Alvin Youngblood Hart’s Muscle Theory Saturday, Feb. 15, 10:30 p.m.

4-7 p.m.; Ghost Town Blues Band Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:30 p.m.midnight.

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Blue Monkey 2012 MADISON 272-BLUE

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CALENDAR of EVENTS:

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FAB FRIDAYS FEBRUARY 14

Send the date, time, place, cost, info, phone number, a brief description, and photos — two weeks in advance — to calendar@memphisflyer.com or P.O. Box 1738, Memphis, TN 38101.

FEBRUARY 13 - 19

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Circuit Playhouse

Indecent, in 1923, a Jewish theater troupe was arrested on the grounds of obscenity. Playwright Paula Vogel recounts the controversy surrounding this play and the lives of the actors who created it. $47. Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m., and Sun., 2 p.m. Through Feb. 16. 51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

Germantown Community Theatre

Next to Normal, explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Fri., Sat., 8 p.m., and Sun., 2:30 p.m. Through Feb. 16. 3037 FOREST HILL-IRENE (453-7447).

McCoy Theatre

Skeleton Crew, at the start of the Great Recession, one of the last automotive plants in Detroit is on shaky ground. Workers have to make choices on how to move forward if their plant goes under. rhodes.edu. Free. Thursdays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Through Feb. 22. RHODES COLLEGE, 2000 N. PARKWAY (843-3000).

7PM BEST OF FLOYD 8PM LASER PRINCE 9PM BEST OF FLOYD

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Quills, the Marquis de Sade is in an asylum for his sadomasochistic, pornographic writing. After confiscating the Marquis’ quills and paper, the Abbe is surprised to find new stories circulating. newmoontheatre.org. $20. Fridays, Saturdays, 8-10 p.m., and Sundays, 2-4 p.m. Through Feb. 23. AT THEATREWORKS, 2085 MONROE (484-3467).

Tennessee Shakespeare Company

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, based on the children’s book by Kate DiCamillo about the voyage of a toy rabbit that travels the world, including the bustling streets of Memphis. The journey has lessons of love, the loss of love, and how to love again. $15-$29. Wed., Thurs., 10:30 a.m., Fri., 6 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m. & 4 p.m., and Sun., 2 p.m. Through Feb. 16. Twelfth Night: The U.S. Tour, comedy that highlights the causes and effects of bullying, and ways to stop it, through the story of twins Viola and Sebastian, separated at sea. Unknown to the other, both land in Illyria. Feb. 18-May 15. 7950 TRINITY (759-0604).

University of Memphis, Department of Theatre & Dance

P!NK PALACE

New Moon Theatre Company

WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG 3050 CENTRAL AVE / MEMPHIS, TN 38111

Hamlet: Fall of the Sparrow, set inside a video game, the show asks the audience to consider who is playing and who is being played in this adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most-produced plays. memphis.edu/theatre. $25. Thursdays-Saturdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Through Feb. 22. 3745 CENTRAL (678-2576).

Hamlet: Fall of the Sparrow at the University of Memphis, ThursdaysSaturdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., through February 22nd A R T I ST R E C E PT I O N S

David Lusk Gallery

Opening reception for “Deconstructed,” exhibition of new works by Catherine Erb. davidluskgallery.com. Fri., Feb. 14, 6-8 p.m. 97 TILLMAN (767-3800).

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28th Annual Works of Heart

Art show and silent auction featuring heart-themed art from 100+ leading regional artists, benefiting Memphis Child Advocacy Center. Joe Birch is emcee. $75-$200. Sat., Feb. 15, 7-10 p.m. MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF ART, 1930 POPLAR (888-4342), MEMPHISCAC.ORG.

Art + Music: Beats of Africa Dance Party Sat., Feb. 15, 7 p.m.

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

Artists’ Link Meeting

Guest speaker Matthew Hasty, painter. Third Monday of every month, 6:30 p.m. JASON’S DELI, 3473 POPLAR (324-3181).

Cafe Conversations with Siripong Malasri, Ph.D

Dean of Gadomski School of Engineering at Christian Brothers University will share his experiences in meditation. After a brief overview, a guided meditation in the galleries. Wed., Feb. 19, 6 p.m. MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

Casting Demonstration

Saturdays, Sundays, 1:30 p.m. METAL MUSEUM, 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380), METALMUSEUM.ORG.

Coffee and Crochet

Drink coffee, meet with other people, and share tips and tricks as you work on your needlework project. Please bring your own crochet hooks, patterns, and yarn. 18+. Free. Sat., Feb. 15, 10:30-11:30 a.m. COLLIERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 501 POPLAR VIEW PARKWAY (457-2600), COLLIERVILLELIBRARY.ORG.

Mid-South Scholastic Artist Reception and Art Awards Ceremonies Exhibition and competition for 7th-12th grade students in Memphis and the Mid-South region. Sat., Feb. 15, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

Open on Main: My Memphis View Art & Gallery Artist Mary-Ellen Kelly will be selling “My Memphis View” products including books, prints, T-shirts, drink coasters, and posters, as well as featuring a local emerging artist every three weeks. Ongoing. MY MEMPHIS VIEW ART & GALLERY, 5 S. MAIN, MARYELLENKELLYDESIGN.COM.

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Arrow Creative

“Cupid’s Arrow,” exhibition of Valentine-inspired artwork. arrowcreative.org. Through Feb. 14. 2535 BROAD.

Art Museum at the University of Memphis (AMUM)

“37th Annual Juried Student Exhibition: Juror Tyler Stallings,” Through Feb. 28. “Africa: Art of a Continent,” permanent exhibition of African art from the Martha and Robert Fogelman collection. Ongoing. “IEAA Ancient Egyptian Collection,” permanent exhibition of Egyptian antiquities ranging from 3800 B.C.E. to 700 C.E. from the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology collection. Ongoing. 142 COMMUNICATION & FINE ARTS BUILDING (678-2224).

Art Village Gallery

“Negritude: The Igbo Has Landed,” exhibition of works by international artist Gerald Chukwuma in his first solo exhibition in the United States. Through Feb. 29. “Out of Africa: Inhabitants of the Earth,” exhibition of work by Nigerian artist Uchay Joel Chima. Ongoing. 410 S. MAIN (521-0782).

ArtsMemphis

“Unfolding: The Next Chapter in Memphis,” exhibition of visual art by local Memphis artists, curated by Kenneth Wayne Alexander. artsmemphis.org. Ongoing. 575 S. MENDENHALL (578-2787).

Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art

“Chinese Symbols in Art,” exhibition of ancient Chinese pottery and bronze. belzmuseum.org. Ongoing. 119 S. MAIN, IN THE PEMBROKE SQUARE BUILDING (523-ARTS).

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The Caritas Village

“New Landscapes,” exhibition of original artwork by Amelia Lovel (BrainStormArts). Prints and other merchandise will also be available. caritasvillage.org. Through Feb. 29. 2509 HARVARD (324-5246).

Clough-Hanson Gallery

“The One Who Looks, Looks Upon the One Who Looks Upon the One Who Looks Upon…,” exhibition by poly artists Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller of the band Adult. rhodes.edu. Through March 21. RHODES COLLEGE, 2000 N. PARKWAY (843-3000).

The CMPLX

“The Audacity: Addressing Our Representation in Popular Culture,” exhibition of original fiction worlds, stories, and characters created by black illustrators, comic and manga artists, and toymakers. Through March 21. “Sankofa,” exhibition of work by Amber George and Nubia Yasinblend blending folklore and their own stories with elements of African Spiritualism and folk magic. Through March 21. 2234 LAMAR.

David Lusk Gallery

“Deconstructed,” exhibition of new works by Catherine Erb. davidluskgallery.com. Through March 21. 97 TILLMAN (767-3800).

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The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

“At Home at the Dixon,” exhibition of work inspired by William Chase’s “A Memory” by William Eggleston and Jennifer Steinkamp. Through March 21. “Renaissance Woman,” exhibition of sculpture, and legacy of one of 20th-century America’s most influential artists, Augusta Savage (1892-1962). Through March 22.

“To Disappear Away: Places Soon to Be No More,” exhibition of multimedia works including painting, collage, ready-made sculpture, music, film, and photography by Lawrence Matthews whose images are an exploration of gentrification. Through April 4. “Under Construction: Collage from The Mint Museum,” exhibition of collage by Romare Bearden. Through March 22. “Who is that Artist: Kong Wee Pang,” exhibition of interactive space with modular mural elements that will allow the viewer to participate in the creative process. Through March 8.

Overton Park Gallery

Dorothy Northern and Jennifer Sargent, exhibition of work. Ongoing. 1581 OVERTON PARK (229-2967).

Slave Haven 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

“Parishioners Photography,” exhibition of amateur and professional work by members of the congregation. stgchurch.org. Through Feb. 23.

4339 PARK (761-5250).

Eclectic Eye

“The Art of My Healing,” exhibition of paintings depicting movement and color by Judy Weintraub. eclectic-eye.com. Through Feb. 26.

2425 S. GERMANTOWN (754-7282).

Stax Museum of American Soul Music

242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

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. memphisblackartsalliance.org. Ongoing. 985 S. BELLEVUE (948-9522).

Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis

“To Weave Blue (Poema al tejido),” exhibition of work related to weaving by six contemporary artists and poets from Guatemala who consider various aspects of textile production within Maya communities. (6782216), memphis.edu. Through March 13. 3715 CENTRAL.

Fratelli’s

Dianne and Gary Dixon, exhibition of watercolor paintings. Through Feb. 29. 750 CHERRY (766-9900).

Germantown Performing Arts Center

“The Chosen Ones,” exhibition of works by Danny Broadway. gpacweb.com. Through March 5.

Ibram X. Kendi (above), “How to be an Antiracist” at Rhodes College, Thurs., Feb. 13th, 6-8:30 p.m.

1801 EXETER (751-7500).

Graceland

“Hillbilly Rock,” exhibition featuring items from The Marty Stuart Collection. Ongoing. 3717 ELVIS PRESLEY (332-3322).

Jay Etkin Gallery

“Current & Ancient Trends,” Through March 7. David Hall, exhibition of watercolor works on paper. Ongoing. 942 COOPER (550-0064).

L Ross Gallery

“Shelter,” exhibition of works by Randy Akers. Through Feb. 29. 5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

Marshall Arts Gallery

“Love of Art” and “Memphis,” exhibition of work by Nikki Gardner and Debra Edge by appointment only. Ongoing. 639 MARSHALL (679-6837).

Memphis Botanic Garden

“In Full Bloom,” exhibition of paintings by Kelly Roy. Through March 2. 750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

“Arts of Global Africa,” exhibition of historic and contemporary works in a range of different media presenting an expansive vision of Africa’s artistry. Through June 21, 2021. “Ernest C. Withers: Baseball Photographs,” exhibition that examines African-American identity and representation as captured through the lens of noted civil rights-era photographer Ernest C. Withers. Through July 5. “A Journey Towards SelfDefinition: African American Artists in the Permanent Collection,” exhibition of paintings, photographs, textiles, and sculpture by mainly self-taught African American artists from the beginning of

the twentieth century to the present day. Through May 10. Rotunda Projects: E.V. Day’s “Divas Ascending,” exhibition of repurposed costumes from the NYC Opera archives into sculpture. These icons of women’s empowerment and entrapment are transformed to confound conventional clichés. Through July 5. “About Face,” exhibition located in the Education Gallery highlighting the different ways artists interpret the connection between emotion and expression. 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. Ongoing. 1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

Metal Museum

“Master Metalsmith: Sarah Perkins,” exhibition of work by the 2019 Master Metalsmith. For over 30 years, this exhibition series has honored the most influential metal artists of the day, bringing the work of internationally acclaimed metalsmiths to Memphis for solo exhibitions. Ongoing. 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

“Run This Town: Memphis Women of Soul,” exhibition of never-before-seen costumes, photographs, and other memorabilia, which tells the stories of 12 Memphis women and how they continue to shape the Memphis music landscape in the 21st century. Through March 31. 926 E. MCLEMORE (946-2535).

Sue Layman Designs

Sue Layman Designs Ongoing Art, exhibition of oil-oncanvas paintings featuring brilliant colors and daring geometric shapes. Ongoing. 125 G.E. PATTERSON (409-7870).

Talbot Heirs

Debra Edge Art, ongoing. 99 S. SECOND (527-9772).

Tops Gallery

“Allegory of the Unnamed Cave,” exhibition of a largescale painting installation by Corinne Jones. Through March 14. 400 S. FRONT.

Tops Gallery: Madison Avenue Park “Allegory of the Unnamed Cave,” exhibition of a largescale painting installation by Corinne Jones. Through March 14. 151 MADISON (340-0134).

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“20th Century Memphis Photographs,” exhibition of work by Charlie Ivey and Virginia Schoenster, Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 540 S. MENDENHALL (767-8882).

WKNO Studio

“Colored Pencil Showcase,” exhibition of work by the Memphis Chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America featuring portraiture, landscape, floral, wildlife, and abstract pieces in a wide range of styles. Through Feb. 28. 7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

OPERA

Puccini Double Bill: Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi

Join Opera Memphis for a Puccini double bill featuring the story of young Sister Angelica followed by Puccini’s only comedy, made of equal parts love and deceit. $35-$90. Fri.-Sat., Feb. 14-15, 7:30 p.m. GERMANTOWN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 1801 EXETER (751-7500), OPERAMEMPHIS.ORG.

DAN C E

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Pieces in the show include: The Call, Ella; Ode, A Case of You; Revelations $39-$89. Fri., Feb. 14, 8 p.m., Sat., Feb. 15, 8 p.m., and Sun., Feb. 16, 1 p.m.

Ballet Memphis Winter Mix

Three choreographers, Uri Sands, Julie Marie Niekrasz, and Crystal Michelle Perkins, will create original work that takes inspiration from people and ideas that live as outliers of culture and society. Fri., Feb. 14, 8-10 p.m., Sat., Feb. 15, 8-10 p.m., and Sun., Feb. 16, 2-4 p.m. BALLET MEMPHIS, 2144 MADISON (737-7322).

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Landers Center

Comedy Laugh Fest, featuring Cedric the Entertainer, D.L. Hughley, Earthquake, Deon Cole, and Nephew Tommy. landerscenter.com. $51. Sun., Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m. 4560 VENTURE, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662-280-9120).

Local

Comma Comedians Present: 1, 2, 3 Comedy, every other Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. 95 S. MAIN (473-9573).

Midtown Crossing Grill

Three-Course Comedy, a smorgasbord of laughs with a serving of Improv Insanity, a helping of Musical Armando with pianist and songwriter Jason Pulley, and to top it all off, an improv jam with the Bluff City Liars. Second Friday of every month, 10-11:30 p.m. 394 N. WATKINS (443-0502).

P&H Cafe

You Look Like, a monthly showcase of spite, battle of bitchery, and competition of “Oh, hell no.” Watch the quickest wits from all over the country talk mad shit. (2833814), $8. Third Saturday of every month, 9-11 p.m. 1532 MADISON (726-0906).

B O O KS I G N I N G S

Booksigning by Postep the Author

Author discusses and signs Grandmother: The Prayer. Sat., Feb. 15, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. BARNES & NOBLE, 2774 N. GERMANTOWN (386-2468), BN.COM.

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“How to be an Antiracist”

Rhodes College Communities in Conversation Series hosts Ibram X. Kendi to talk about his new book. Reception prior to the event at 5:30 p.m. in the ballroom foyer. Free. Thurs., Feb. 13, 6-8:30 p.m. RHODES COLLEGE, MCCALLUM BALLROOM OF THE BRYAN CAMPUS LIFE CENTER, 2000 N. PARKWAY (843-3000), RHODES.EDU.

Master Gardener’s Present: Grass to Trees and In Between

Ensure success in your yard featuring Dr. Chris Cooper (lawns), Rick Pudwell (shrubs), Bo Kelley (trees), Master Gardener Jan Dickey (perennials), and Jim Crowder (vines).

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at The Orpheum, Feb. 14th-16th

$5 members, $10 nonmembers. Sat., Feb. 15, 9 a.m.-noon. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100).

“The Miracle: Islam and Blackamerica”

A program dedicated to exploring the historical phenomenon of African-American Islam. Free. Fri., Feb. 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM, 450 MULBERRY (521-9699), CIVILRIGHTSMUSEUM.ORG.

Pizza with Planners: Spring Greening and Cleaning

Join BLDG Memphis for pizza and brainstorming on building greener and cleaner parks and neighborhoods. Learn and explore how alongside leaders of various organizations. Free. Tues., Feb. 18, 5:30-7 p.m. BENJAMIN L. HOOKS CENTRAL LIBRARY, 3030 POPLAR (415-2700), BLDGMEMPHIS.ORG.

“Jewish Musicians in Argentina During the Nazi Period: Integration, Music, and Memory” Argentina was second to the United States in welcoming the most refugees, including musicians, during the Third Reich. Silvia Glocer (Universidad Buenos Aires) speaks on topic. Free. Thurs., Feb. 13, 5:30-8 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, UNIVERSITY CENTER, MEMPHIS.EDU/MOCH.

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Bicentennial History Hikes

Meet at the guest services desk in the Visitor Center. Tuesdays, 2 p.m. LICHTERMAN NATURE CENTER, 5992 QUINCE (767-7322), MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

Calvary Episcopal Church Tours

Docent-led tours discuss stained glass windows, architecture, and symbols in Christian art. Private tours available upon request. Free. Second Wednesday, Sunday of every month, 11:15 a.m. CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 102 N. SECOND (525-6602), CALVARYMEMPHIS.ORG.

City Tasting Tours

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

Cutting Garden Tours

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BILL ENGVALL Saturday, February 22 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Millennium Theatre

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

February Insiders on Tour

Board a Backbeat Tours bus to gain a new perspective of Downtown Memphis. In about two hours you will learn history, facts, and locations you never knew about. Register online. $20-$25. Wed., Feb. 19, 9:30-11:30 a.m. TENNESSEE WELCOME CENTER, 119 RIVERSIDE, WELCOMETOMEMPHIS.ORG.

MICHAEL CARBONARO LIVE!

“Love on the Rocks”

Friday, February 28 • 8 p.m. Millennium Theatre

GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS Friday, March 13 • 9 p.m. Millennium Theatre

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Tour the sites of those who have loved deeply — and lost. These sometimes tragic tales of love gone wrong might leave you scratching your head and laughing out loud. 18+ $20. Sat., Feb. 15, 1 p.m. ELMWOOD CEMETERY, 824 S. DUDLEY (774-3212), ELMWOODCEMETERY.ORG.

Winter Woodland Tree ID

Arborists Bo Kelley and Linnea West lead participants on tour to identify native trees by examining buds, bark, and form. Call for more information or to register. Free with admission. Wed., 1-3 p.m. Through Feb. 19. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Yellow Fever Rock & Roll Ghost Tour

See what used to be, Memphis-style, with Mike McCarthy. Call to schedule a personal tour. Ongoing. (486-6325), FACEBOOK.COM/YELLOWROCKGHOST.

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Marketplace at Wolfchase

Featuring local authors, artists, and small business entrepreneurs at Wolfchase Galleria Center Court. Visit website for more information. Feb. 14-Dec. 31.

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A reptile event featuring vendors offering reptile pets, supplies, feeders, cages, and merchandise as well as live animal seminars and raffles. Sat., Feb. 15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sun., Feb. 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. LANDERS CENTER, 4560 VENTURE, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662-280-9120), REPTICON.COM.

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Shoppers can view and purchase furniture, rugs, crystal, sterling, antiques, and other treasures. Sales support the WE mission, “Helping others to help themselves.” Refreshments provided. Through April 25. WOMAN’S EXCHANGE ART GALLERY, 88 RACINE (327-5681), WEOFMEMPHIS.ORG.

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Crosstown Walkers Indoor Walking Program

Ten-week indoor walking program. Meet at the red spiral staircase in the East Atrium. Commit to getting your steps, receive a health assessment, nutrition education, chance to win a gift card, and swag bags. RSVP by email, porsche@crosstownarts.org. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, noon Through April 1. CROSSTOWN CONCOURSE, 1350 CONCOURSE, CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

Laurelwood 15K benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters Sun., Feb. 16, 7 a.m.-noon.

LAURELWOOD SHOPPING CENTER, 422 S. GROVE PARK (682-8436), MSMENTOR.ORG.

Memphis Hustle Basketball

Wed., Feb. 19, 7 p.m. LANDERS CENTER, 4560 VENTURE, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662-280-9120), LANDERSCENTER.COM.

Memphis Tigers vs. East Carolina Pirates Mens Basketball Wed., Feb. 19, 6 p.m.

FEDEXFORUM, 191 BEALE, FEDEXFORUM.COM.

Professional Bull Riders $35. Sat., Feb. 15, 7 p.m. FEDEXFORUM, 191 BEALE, FEDEXFORUM.COM.

Walk ‘n’ Talk

Sip on a cup of tea or coffee from Fourth Cup while you listen to Memphians’ stories and share ideas with others. Wednesdays, 6:45-7:30 a.m. RIVER GARDEN, 51 RIVERSIDE (312-9190), MEMPHISRIVERPARKS.ORG.

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Fantastical Writers of the Mid-South

For writers who specialize in science-fiction/fantasy/etc. Second Thursday of every month, 7 p.m. BARNES & NOBLE, 2774 N. GERMANTOWN (386-2468).

A Novel Book Club

A wide variety of genres, interests, and reading styles, with book club members involved in choosing future selections. Third Wednesday of every month, 7 p.m. NOVEL, 387 PERKINS EXT. (9225526), NOVELMEMPHIS.COM.

Olive Branch Genealogy Club

Kay Purdie will speak on probate records. No dues, and all in the Memphis metro area are welcome. Third Wednesday of every month, 2-4 p.m. Through Nov. 18. B.J. CHAIN LIBRARY, 6619 HWY. 305 (662-895-4365), OBGC.LIMEWEBS.COM.

PRSA Monthly Luncheon

Laird Veatch will accept 2019 PRSA Communicator of the Year award for Penny Hardaway. Jarvis Greer will speak

about Memphis sports and his four decades on the air. Thurs., Feb. 13, 11:30 a.m. UNIVERSITY CLUB OF MEMPHIS, 1346 CENTRAL (722-3700), PRSAMEMPHIS.ORG.

KIDS

Homeschool Days: Environmental Playhouse

Hands-on learning experience for kids ages 5+. Geared toward enhancing your home studies curriculum. Call to register. $4 members, $5 nonmembers. Wed., Feb. 19, 2-3:30 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Junie B. Jones Jr.

Visit website for more information. $10. FridaysSundays. Through Feb. 23. LANDERS CENTER, 4560 VENTURE, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662-280-9120), LANDERSCENTER.COM.

Memphis Parent Family Choice Awards: Nominations Open

Vote for your favorite family -friendly services and businesses in the Mid-South. Check out the categories in the February issue, vote online, and results in April. Vote now. Through March 6. MEMPHISPARENT.COM.

The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley

Based on Jeff Brown’s bestselling children’s book about Stanley Lambchop, a normal boy who is just like everyone else. He wishes on a falling star, and the adventure begins when he wakes up flat. $10. Sat., Feb. 15, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. CIRCUIT PLAYHOUSE, 51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

Open for Submissions: Ag Day Student Art Contest

Theme: Ag Brings Everyone to the Table: Exploring Ag Careers, open to students grades 3-12 in Shelby or DeSoto counties. For more information, visit website. Through March 13. AGRICENTER SHOWPLACE ARENA, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (757-7777), AGRICENTER.ORG.

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Tilted Hearts Pinball Tournament

Machines will be set to free play for the duration of the event. Couples who register will be entered into a “splitflipper” side tournament. Prizes awarded to top players and junior players. $10 entry. Sat., Feb. 15, 1-6 p.m. GARIBALDI’S PIZZA, 3530 WALKER (327-6111), MEMPHISPINBALL.COM.

All in for Animals Poker Tournament Join HSMSC and River Rat Rounders for this one-night event with food, drinks, and fun for poker pros and novices alike. $50-$60. Sat., Feb. 15, 5-8 p.m. HUMANE SOCIETY OF MEMPHIS & SHELBY COUNTY, 935 FARM (937-3900).

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Black History Month Celebration: “In Their Own Words” Select readings from slave narratives. Sat., Feb. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

SLAVEHAVEN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM, 826 N. SECOND (527-3427), SLAVEHAVENMEMPHIS.COM.

Blind Date Game Show

Drunk Competition hosts this The Dating Gameinspired event. In each round, contestants will ask three potential suitors questions as they’re seated behind a curtain. Free with registration. Thurs., Feb. 13, 7-10 p.m. REC ROOM, 3000 BROAD (209-1137).

Celebrating Black History

Featuring displays and artifacts pertaining to black history. Free. Sundays, 2-4 p.m. Through Feb. 29. BARTLETT MUSEUM, 2969 COURT.

The Chambers Escape Room

Escape room located on the second floor of the atrium. Choose from two rooms where you can Escape Alive as a reluctant group of tourists or find stolen information in Mission Improbable. $25. Fri., Sat., 3 & 5 p.m. SAM’S TOWN HOTEL & CASINO, 1477 CASINO STRIP RESORTS (662-357-7686), SAMSTOWNTUNICA.COM.

City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign

The Poor People’s Campaign — a grassroots, multiracial movement — drew thousands of people to Washington, D.C., to demand social reforms while living side-by-side on the National Mall in a tent city known

as Resurrection City. This poster exhibition explores the history and legacy of this important moment in U.S. history. Through June 30. MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

Crosstown Concourse Scavenger Hunt

Fun, free family activity. Pick up a scavenger hunt guide at the front desk in the Central Atrium. Show your completed book at Area 51 or MEMPopS for half-off a frozen treat. Ongoing. CROSSTOWN CONCOURSE, 1350 CONCOURSE, CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

Fab Fridays: Laser Music Shows & Giant Screen Movies

All shows on CTI Giant Theater or AutoZone Dome Planetarium. Visit website for shows and times or more information. Fridays, 6-9 p.m. AUTOZONE DOME PLANETARIUM, MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

An Intimate Evening with Will Graves and Friends

Spend Valentine’s night enjoying the soulful sounds of Will Graves, dinner, and cocktails. $25-$45. Fri., Feb. 14, 6-10 p.m. THE 1524, 1524 MADISON (218-1453), CREATIVESOLUTIONS.CONSULTING.

The Mesmerist

Suited for an intimate theater audience, as was the case during the Victorian Era, and includes effects that have not been seen by today’s audiences. $50. Sat., Feb. 15, 7 p.m. WOODRUFF-FONTAINE HOUSE, 680 ADAMS (526-1469), WOODRUFF-FONTAINE.ORG.

“Notable Black Memphians”

Visual and educational exhibition of notable black Memphians who strengthened the community through

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Paws and Kisses Valentine’s Party

Pamper your pup with free nail trims, $5 nail polish, and $5 heart tattoos. Adoptable dogs will be available from HSMSC. Adopted dogs will get one-week free daycare from PetSuites. Free. Sat., Feb. 15, 12-2 p.m. PETSUITES COLLIERVILLE, 4520 S. FOREST HILL IRENE (350-5955), PETSUITESOFAMERICA.COM.

“Race to the End of the Earth”

Hands-on interactive exhibit follows the footsteps of two legendary explorers in one of the most stirring tales in the annals of Antarctic exploration, the contest to reach the South Pole. Through May 17. MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

Sound Meditation and Conscious Listening with Mike Tamburo

Featuring 40+ overtone rich instruments — an adventure in listening, sonic bliss, and a journey through the senses. $30. Thurs., Feb. 13, 7-9 p.m. DELTA GROOVE YOGA, 2091 MADISON (207-7835), DELTAGROOVEYOGA.COM.

Sun, Earth, Universe

An interactive museum exhibit about Earth and space. Ongoing. MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362).

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education, law, medicine, business, and music. Based on the work of Dr. Miriam DeCosta-Willis. Through March 13.

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Planetarium show that lets the audience relive the thrills of lunar exploration. Various times, see website for details. Ongoing.

Opera Memphis Puccini Double Bill at Germantown Performing Arts Center, Feb. 14th-15th

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Entrees Pan Seared Wild Caught Red Grouper Shitake, Sweet Pea, Gremolata Smoked Pork belly Risotto, Roasted Mini Vegetable -OR-

Grilled Marinated Australian Lamb Chops Cabernet Reduction EVOO Whipped Celeriac, Seasonally Inspired Vegetables

Dessert (choice of one) Chocolate Decadence Fleur de Sel Ice cream, Drunken Berries Prix Fixe Menu February 14 & 15, 2020 $40 per person **

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Bitter Ball

No date for Valentine’s Day? No problem. Celebrate with hundreds of your closest single friends on Beale Street. Reserve your VIP table. Visit website for more information. Fri., Feb. 14, 6 p.m.-3 a.m. TIN ROOF, 315 BEALE (527-9911), TINROOFMEMPHIS.COM.

Valentine’s Day Dinner at The Guest House

Delta Kitchen features special menu including dessert for two, Chocolate Decadence with Fleur de Sel Ice cream and Drunken Berries. Reserve online. $40 per person. Fri., Feb. 14, 5-9 p.m. GUEST HOUSE AT GRACELAND, 3600 ELVIS PRESLEY (332-3322), GUESTHOUSEGRACELAND.COM.

Saturday, Feb. 22 at 7:30pm & Sunday, Feb. 23 at 2:30pm Harris Concert Hall, University of Memphis

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Valentine’s Eve in the Museum Store

Enjoy champagne and shopping. Phillip Ashley chocolates available for purchase. One-stop shop for Valentine’s Day. Museum members receive 10 percent off their purchases. Thurs., Feb. 13, 7 p.m. METAL MUSEUM, 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

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TEP Gumbo Contest

Mardi Gras celebration, gumbo contest, and live music by Lucky 7 Brass Band benefiting TEP’s work to advance equality in Tennessee. $30. Sun., Feb. 16, 4:30-7 p.m. PIPKIN BUILDING, MID-SOUTH FAIRGROUNDS (491-7127), TNEP.ORG.

Beers for Beasts

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Music from Jeff Hulett, The Switchblade Kid, Piper Down, and Solar Powered Love. DJ Zach Ives will also be in the house. Benefiting Australian wildfire

“Love on the Rocks” at Elmwood Cemetery, Saturday, February 15th, 1 p.m. charities. $5 suggested donation. Sat., Feb. 15, 5-10 p.m. MEMPHIS MADE BREWING COMPANY, 768 S. COOPER (849-8108), MEMPHISMADEBREWING.COM.

No Meat Meet-Up Vegan Potluck

Bring a vegan dish to share — and mingle with like-minded folks. Open to everyone, but please bring a dish prepared without meat, dairy, and eggs. The cafe is located in Suite 280. Sun., Feb. 16, 3-5 p.m. CROSSTOWN CONCOURSE, 1350 CONCOURSE, CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

Whiskey, Wine, and Chocolates

Enjoy this unique Valentine’s Day celebration that perfectly pairs Phillip Ashley chocolates with select whiskeys, wines, and craft beer. $40 members, $50 nonmembers. Fri., Feb. 14, 7-10 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100).

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2020 Morris and Mollye Fogelman International Jewish Film Festival Through Feb. 25.

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Apollo 11: First Steps Edition

Film celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Check CTI Theater schedule for show times and ticket prices. Ongoing. CTI 3D GIANT THEATER, IN THE MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

Coming Up For Air

When single mom Anna Russell discovers that her son is unraveling, she must act quickly to avoid tragedy. Anna goes on a journey that highlights the importance of mental health. $12. Mon., Feb. 17, 7-9 p.m. MALCO RIDGEWAY FOUR, 5853 RIDGEWAY CENTER PKWY. (681-2047), MALCO.COM.

Dinosaurs of Antarctica This film introduces audiences to the prehistoric creatures that inhabited Antarctic forests and swamps hundreds of millions of years ago. Visit website for schedule. Ongoing. CTI 3D GIANT THEATER, IN THE MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

The Harder They Come The epochal cultural moment that first brought reggae to the international stage and made Jimmy Cliff a star. $5. Thurs., Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. CROSSTOWN THEATER, 1350 CONCOURSE, CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

The Princess Bride

A comedy fairy tale about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. Saturdays, Sundays, 4 p.m., and Fridays, 7 p.m. Through Feb. 29. CTI 3D GIANT THEATER, IN THE MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

Skin

Determined to make a new life for himself, white supremacist gang member tries to escape to a new life. He questions whether he is capable of undoing and repenting for the evil he’s done. $5 members, $7 nonmembers. Thurs., Feb. 13, 7 p.m. MEMPHIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, 6560 POPLAR (761-0810), JCCMEMPHIS.ORG.

Time Warp Season 7

Meet at dusk for a warped film series at the drive-in all year long. Check out the Facebook pages for the theme and titles each month. $10. Third Saturday of every month. Through Nov. 21. MALCO SUMMER QUARTET DRIVEIN, 5310 SUMMER (767-4320), BLACKLODGEMEMPHIS.COM.

A Wider Angle Film Series: Winter Flies

A coming-of-age comedydrama about Mára and Heduš, two teenage runaways, a journey in a stolen Audi, a pretty hitchhiker, and rescuing a scruffy dog from a lake. Czech with English subtitles. Free. Tues., Feb. 18, 6:30 p.m. BENJAMIN L. HOOKS CENTRAL LIBRARY, 3030 POPLAR (415-2726), MEMPHISLIBRARY.ORG.

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o, you’re cruising through Midtown, puffing on a perfectly legal doober of CBD flower. Some cop smells it, says it’s THC, wants to search your car, and maybe arrest you. What can you do? Right now? Nothing. But that could change, thanks to the work of two Republican lawmakers in Tennessee. (You read that right.) A Baptist and former special education teacher, Sen. Janice Bowling (RTullahoma), and a cattle-farming, Church of Christ congregant, Rep. Jay D. Reedy (R-Erin), want to make it harder for law enforcement officials to search your car (or anywhere else) “based solely on the odor of cannabis.” CBD and industrial hemp were legalized thanks to the 2018 Farm Bill, but much of the details of that legalization were left up to the individual states. Regulations have come here in spurts and fits, but there’s been no “here’s-whatwe’re-doingwith-CBD” task force or regulatory agency formed. So CBD and hemp is still in the Wild West a bit. The “odor-of-cannabis” bill shows just how wild. Historically speaking, Republicans have been tough on crime and not too keen on jazz cabbage or its fans. Yet, this bill seems a reversal on both stances. However, it does fit Republican ideals in two ways. Industrial hemp and CBD are rising industries in Tennessee (read: business and bucks). They’re also agricultural products (read: Tennessee farmers are so on Republican brand, and they vote). But a look under the hood of this possible new law shows it could be a boon to local governments. The folks in Nashville who put price tags on all kinds of legislative ideas say the bill would cut simple possession or casual exchange violations in half. Researchers with the state government assumed there were about 18,690 convicted on such charges last year. Most of these

Two other Republicans, Rep. Bryan Terry (R-Murfreesboro) and Sen. Richard Briggs (R-Knoxville), want to push the THC front a bit. Their bill would prohibit the “revocation of parole, probation, or bail based on a drug test result that is positive for THC below a certain level.” It would also prohibit “public employers from taking adverse employment action and denying certain benefits based on such a test result.” Few details of the legislation were immediately available. It was filed in late January and hasn’t yet been debated. Hemp Fest 2020 Um, is it too early to get excited about Mid-South Hemp Fest? I didn’t think so. Last year’s was the largest cannabis event in the state. It returns on Saturday and Sunday, April 18th-19th, at Shelby Farms. Search for the event page on Facebook. We’ll see you there!

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No Meat Meet-Up Crosstown Arts hosts monthly vegan potlucks.

“[At the time] it was called Memphis Area Animal Rights Activists, and shortly after we started, I met a guy named Vaughan Dewar, and he was interested in starting a vegan meet-up group to be more focused on the food aspects of veganism and not quite as much the protest side of things,” Phillips says. “He joined our animal rights group, but on the side, he founded another group called Food Awareness, and he would put together these super-researched presentations and go to churches and other places to deliver these talks about the benefits of a plant-based diet. “At some point, we merged our groups together and started doing less of the protest stuff and became more focused on

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vegan meet-ups. So we would get together once a month at different restaurants around town and eat vegan food together,” she says, citing popular spots for vegans and non-vegans alike, like Pho Binh, which is famous for its lemongrass tofu. Roughly 16 years later, the vegan movement in Memphis is stronger than ever. “Just in the past two years, with the whole plant-based movement, it’s much more socially acceptable to be vegan or ‘plant-based,’” she says. “I used to feel like I knew, or knew of, all the vegans in Memphis, but not anymore.” It does feel like there are significantly more options for vegans in Memphis now than there were in the past. With the rise of local establishments like Imagine Vegan Cafe and the Raw Girls food truck, the city is embracing veganism more than ever. Last year, when the cafe at Crosstown Arts transitioned from a full-service lunch and dinner menu to a smaller menu of pastries and coffee, Chris Miner, co-founder of Crosstown Arts, wanted to make sure the space was kept active. That’s when he approached Phillips about organizing a monthly vegan potluck in the cafe space. Miner was familiar with Phillips’ history of organizing vegan food and drink events and thought that would be a perfect fit for Crosstown Arts. The No Meat Meet-Up Vegan Potlucks launched last September, with about 30 attendees at the inaugural event. Since then, the attendance has gone up each month, with attendees bringing a rich variety of vegan dishes to each gathering. While it’s not required that those who attend bring a dish, it is, of course, encouraged so there’s enough food to go around. Some of the dishes people have brought to past potlucks include tater tot casserole, Bhel Puri, vegan pizza, and desserts. It’s a great way for even nonvegans, who may be intimidated by the perceived confines of a vegan diet, to sample a number of different vegan food options at once. For vegans who want to gather with like-minded people, or non-vegans who are curious about plant-based diets, the No Meat Meet-Up Vegan Potlucks are an opportunity to meet, mingle, and sample different kinds of foods. Crosstown Arts will host the next No Meat Meet-Up Vegan Potluck on Sunday, February 16th.

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ianca Phillips has been organizing vegan events in Memphis since 2004. Phillips says that, for her, it started as a moral issue rather than one of diet. “I consider myself an ethical vegan, so vegan for the animals,” she says. “[We] don’t want to contribute to factory farming. “When I went vegan in 2004, I wanted to meet other vegans. I put flyers around town, old-school flyers. Like, ‘We’re going to have an animal rights meeting!’ and people came.” At the time, the focus of the group was to spread animal rights information and not to focus on the health benefits of veganism. “We’d organize mostly PETA protests, and PETA would send us materials and we’d go out to KFC or somewhere. … We did circus protests, vegan leafleting, dressed in full plant costumes that we made ourselves,” she says with a laugh.

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AT&T CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY 10:00am - 3:00pm AT&T

Phillip Dewayne is cooking — thanks to “Dad.”

Grab your sweetheart for a throwback evening featuring dancing, a specialty beer release, $1 off draft beer all night if you wear prom clothes or costume, a photo booth and a DJ spinning some bangin’ tunes. A Prom King & Queen will be crowned, and each winner will receive a $50 gift card!

Bring a vegan dish to share, and mingle with like-minded folks. This event is open to everyone — vegans, vegetarians, and the veg-curious, but please bring a dish prepared without meat, dairy, and eggs.

Stop by the AT&T store in Crosstown Concourse for Customer Appreciation Day. Enjoy complimentary coffee by French Truck and pastries from Lucy J’s Bakery. Check out promotions on the new iPhone and Samsung Se.

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THE HARDER THEY COME 7:30pm - 9:30pm Crosstown Theater $5

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WITH A PIECE IN HIS HAND, HE TAKES ON THE MAN! The epochal cultural moment that ﬁrst brought reggae to the international stage, made Jimmy Cliff a star, and demonstrated how music can change the world. Fifty years on, THE HARDER THEY COME is still electric with the feeling of discovery.

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WILL KIMBROUGH 7:30pm - 9:30pm The Green Room at Crosstown Arts $10

Will Kimbrough’s guitar and multi-instrumental prowess makes him an in-demand producer and session musician. During his years as a touring guitarist, Will toured with Todd Snider, Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Mavis Staples, and Allen Toussaint, among other notable artists.

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BLUE COLLAR 7:30pm - 9:30pm Crosstown Theater $5

BLUE COLLAR is about corruption, the impossible grind of the working class, powerlessness, and most deﬁnitely, the use of racial difference as a weapon by the oppressors against the oppressed.

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hillip Dewayne had no desire to be a chef when, as a teenager, he landed a job washing dishes at The Peabody. His friend’s mom got him a job in the banquet kitchen. “Which is hundreds and thousands of dishes a night because of the capacity of work they do,” Dewayne says. That’s when he met the man he calls “Dad” — Andreas Kisler, The Peabody’s executive chef. Dewayne now is chef/owner of Park + Cherry at Dixon Gallery and Gardens. “I never would have taken this journey without him,” he says. “Honestly, I owe everything to that guy.” On February 20th, Dewayne and Aaron Bertelsen, author of Grow Fruit & Vegetables in Pots: Planting Advice & Recipes from Great Dixter, will create a three-course dinner. Dewayne, 30, who grew up in a two-bedroom house with his mother, grandparents, sister, and brother in Klondike in North Memphis, had never met anybody like Kisler. “Kisler and I had a few talks, and he basically told me, ‘You know, if you take this seriously, you listen to me, one day you can go on to open your own restaurant. You’ll be as successful as you push yourself and allow yourself to be.’” Dewayne became a cook, and Kisler yelled at him like he did the other cooks. “I would overcook things,” he says. “I would undercook meats. I screwed up a lot. I was 18, 19 at the time. I wasn’t always prompt. I got sent home a ton for not being in the right attire.” But Kisler also told him, “You know, I have to be that guy because I have to get the team in order.” Dewayne became Kisler’s “go-to guy.” He helped him with the hotel’s wedding tastings and banquet events. “We became like Batman and Robin,” Dewayne says. He refers to Kisler as Dad. “Not having a dad, he kind of stepped into that role for me,” he says. “I had the ultimate respect for him. I knew that he was really trying to give me something I could have for a lifetime.” After a few years, Dewayne left the hotel and went to work for River Oaks’ chef/ owner Jose Gutierrez. “Andreas probably would have preferred for me to stay and work my way up, but my ambition pushed me to want to leave The Peabody,” he says. Dewayne also worked at Restaurant

Iris under chef/owner Kelly English. “Andreas and Jose were more French technique straight by the book,” he says. “Kelly was true to the South. Very Cajun, very New Orleans Creole.” After Restaurant Iris, Dewayne took a job at the Del Coronado Hotel in San Diego, joined the Navy, then moved back to Memphis, where he worked as a private chef, became part of a catering business, and began his own meal prep business. Dewayne then got the job at Dixon, where he focuses on farm-to-table dishes. As for the “Phillip Dewayne style,” he says, “I like Asian [food], so I’m trying to create more of a French-Asian fusion. … I love to create a taste that people never had before.”

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Dewayne’s excited about working with Bertelsen. “We’re going to team up for a USA-UK collaboration take on dinner. We’ve created a menu that’s American and British, based on some of the recipes from his books. I’ve tweaked them a bit to add a little a Southern flair.” And now Dewayne is giving back. He created the Chef Phillip Dewayne Foundation. “I teach parents how to nourish their kids. It’s an effort to fight childhood obesity and give food knowledge to poverty-ridden neighborhoods.” Garden to Table dinner with chef Phillip Dewayne and Aaron Bertelsen from the Great Dixter House & Gardens in East Sussex will be held at 6 p.m. on February 20th at Park + Cherry restaurant at Dixon Gallery and Gardens, 4330 Park. Tickets are $150, which includes all food and beverages and a copy of Bertelsen’s book. To make reservations, call 761-5250 or visit dixon.org.

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JUST ANNOUNCED: Lettuce [4/20] Ward Davis [4/24] Eric Darius [4/10] 2/14: PJ Morton 2/15: Ky-Mani Marley 2/29: V3Fights Live MMA 3/13: Larkin Poe 3/18: Blues Traveler 3/19: Eric Johnson 3/20: Frank Foster 3/21: Trap Karoake 3/28: Koe Wetzel 4/4: R&B Only

2/20: Cody Canada & The Departed 2/21: Lost Dog Street Band 2/29: Ruston Kelly

MORE EVENTS AT MINGLEWOODHALL.COM

Kevin Cerrito Trivia, Thursdays, 7 p.m. Bingo, Friday, 8 p.m.

Friday, Feb 14: Olivia Jean, 7p Saturday, Feb 15: The PRVLG & Paul Taylor, 8p, Devil Train, 11p Sunday, Feb 16 & 23: Big Brass Brunch with Mighty Souls 4, 11am Saturday Feb 22: Mardi Gras at The ‘Garten, 6p

Thursday, Feb 13: Galentine’s Day, 7p Friday, Feb 14: Adam McClelland, 9p Saturday Feb 15: Joe Austin and the Tallahatchies, 9p Sunday, Feb 16 & 23: Bluegrass Brunch, 11am Sunday Feb 16: Bring Your Dog To Bingo Day, 4p See more Party Memphis info on our display ad inside on page 19.

April 25, 2020 www.worldwingfest.com

Benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis ALL ABOUT FEET $35-$55

Mobile foot care service, traveling to you for men & women, ages 50+. Over 25 years of experience. Traveling hours M-F, 9a-6p. Call now 901-270-6060

TUT-UNCOMMON ANTIQUES 421 N. Watkins St. 278-8965

50% Off Hats & Accessories throughout February

Address: 320 Monroe Ave • Entrance on Floyd Alley • Park in Stop345 Lot on Madison • West of Danny Thomas • 901.730.0290 • Take Sally to the Alley..

GONER RECORDS New/Used LPs, 45s & CDs.

1500 sq. ft. of Vintage & Antique Jewelry. Retro Furniture and Accessories. Original Paintings, Sculpture, Pottery, Art & Antiques. We are the only store in the Mid-South that replaces stones in costume jewelry.

*TEAM CLEAN*

All natural cleaning for your home • office • studio environment Contact Candace @ 901-262-6610 or teamcleanmemphis@gmail.com

We Buy Records!

2152 Young Ave - 901-722-0095

JAVA CABANA

2170 Young Ave | 901-272-7210 javacabanacoffeehouse.com Open Mic Night every Thur 8-10p Thurs 2/13: Special Contest for best original LOVE songs, poems and stories Sat 2/15: Flamenco/Classical guitarist, Mark Allen Sun 2/16: Djembe Drumming with Memphis Drum Tribe 2-4pm

WE BUY RECORDS

Coco & Lola’s MidTown Lingerie

VALENTINES HOT SPOT FOR ALL THINGS LINGERIE!

SERVING ALL SIZE DIVAS SMALL - 4X COME GET YOUR WHOLE LIFE TOGETHER!

www.cocoandlolas.com Memphis’ Top Lingerie Shop

45’S, 78’S, LP’S

Don’t “give them away” at a yard sale We Pay More Than Anyone Large Quantities No Problem Also Buying Old Windup Phonographs Call Paul 901-435-6668

$CASH 4 JUNK CARS$ Non-Operating Cars, No Title Needed.

901-691-2687

We offer a variety of products. Find our brand at: Foozie in Clark Tower, Blue Suede Do’s iBank building, South Main Hemp at 364 S. Front, Two Rivers Bookstore at 2172 Young Ave, and Oothones at 410 N Cleveland St. Find our skin care at Southern Leaf Hemp, Co at 4721 Poplar Ave. simplyhemp.shop 901-443-7157