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Many’s the time I’ve been mistaken And many times confused Yes, and often felt forsaken And certainly misused But I’m all right, I’m all right I’m just weary to my bones Still, you don’t expect to be Bright and bon vivant So far away from home, so far away from home And I don’t know a soul who’s not been battered I don’t have a friend who feels at ease I don’t know a dream that’s not been shattered or driven to its knees But it’s all right, it’s all right We’ve lived so well so long Still, when I think of the road we’re traveling on, I wonder what went wrong I can’t help it, I wonder what went wrong And I dreamed I was dying And I dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedly And looking back down at me Smiled reassuringly And I dreamed I was flying And high up above my eyes could clearly see The Statue of Liberty Sailing away to sea And I dreamed I was flying We come on the ship they call the Mayflower We come on the ship that sailed the moon We come in the age’s most uncertain hour and sing an American tune But it’s all right, it’s all right You can’t be forever blessed Still, tomorrow’s going to be another working day And I’m trying to get some rest That’s all, I’m trying to get some rest.

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OUR 1570TH ISSUE 03.28.19 I’ve gotten lots of emails in the past few days.

Many are gloating, “told you so, liberal scum” type deals. Others are from my fellow liberal scum suggesting that we “accept the findings of the Mueller Report and move on.”

Only one problem with that: We haven’t seen the Mueller Report. In fact, Senator Mitch McConnell just blocked Senator Chuck Schumer’s proposal to replicate the House of Representatives’ unanimous vote to release the report.

Listen, people, it’s too early gloat, and it’s too early to lament. Just chill. And bear in mind, if the report was really a good thing for Trump, the GOP would be passing it out on street corners and using it to sell MAGA hats, not trying to keep it under wraps. Don’t buy the “Trump is exonerated” line until we get to see the actual report and not a brief, butt-covering summation by Trump’s hand-picked attorney general. Stay woke.

And for the record, if the actual report proves that Trump was nothing more than an innocent but useful idiot in the (very real) Russian interference in the 2016 election, and not a knowing collaborator, I will say so in this column. Then you can gloat.

Now, enjoy these words from Paul Simon, written during the darkest days of the Watergate era. Even better, go listen to it. Turn it up.

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I couldn’t believe they had them out there in the open.” — Mayor Barth Grayson of Bald Knob, Arkansas, to Little Rock TV station KARK. Grayson was describing the precise placement of “dirty magazines” being sold at at Jiffy Jerry’s Quick Mart in Bald Knob. Grayson told the clerk it was against the law to display dirty magazines in plain sight, and so near to the fresh fruit and baked goods. He asked that the magazines be moved behind the counter.

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IT’S A S I G N Fly on the Wall would like to thank an eagle-eyed reader for spotting this delicious sign at Popeyes on Poplar Avenue. For the bargain price of $5, diners may choose to order the daily special: “BUTTREFLY SHRIMP.” Doesn’t that sound tasty?

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N OT I N M E M P H I S Local TV stations have gotten better at identifying stories shared from other markets. But now and then, things still slip through the cracks.

Via WMC: “Man Strangles Driver Who Wouldn’t Stop Singing Christmas Carols, Troopers Say.” That happened in Pennsylvania.

It also sounds totally defensible.

By Chris Davis. Email him at davis@memphisflyer.com.

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U of M, Dogs, & Wolf River University changes tuition structure, parks ranked, & volunteers clean the harbor.

TU ITI O N C HAN G E University of Memphis (U of M) officials announced major changes to the school’s tuition structure last week that could make education there more affordable, more predictable, and more uniform.

Beginning in the fall semester, U of M will implement its Access Memphis initiative that will lock in tuition costs for incoming freshman, provide free classes after Clockwise from top left: dog parks, beef, Wolf River Harbor clean-up, Earnestine & Hazel’s, U of M. 12 credit hours are paid for, and make tuition rates uniform.

TDA said. Those sales generated $1.4 billion in revenue.

Here’s how the university described the major Farmers told TDA that they are seeing an increase in components of Access Memphis last week: demand for beef, especially.

Guaranteed Tuition Plan – All incoming first-time, fulltime freshmen will be eligible to enroll in the guaranteed D O G DATA tuition plan, which assures that they will lock in the Fall Memphis lands on a lot of rando lists.

2019 tuition rate for eight consecutive regular semesters if But when the Trust for Public Land (TPL) talks dog they take at least 12 student credit hours per semester. parks? Sounds legit.

Tuition Cap – Resident undergraduate students will only The San Francisco-based group issued a report last week pay for 12 credit hours. All credit hours above 12 are free ranking Memphis 72nd out of the nation’s biggest 100 cities of charge. Resident graduate students will only pay for 10 for dog parks. The group divided the city’s population of student credit hours. Graduate credit hours over 10 are free 662,038 among its four dog parks and found there were .6 of charge for resident students. dog parks for every 100,000 people.

Uniform Tuition Rates – Students, regardless of whether they are taking traditional on-ground/in-person or online WH O D U N N IT? classes, will pay the same tuition rate.

Earnestine & Hazel’s asked for help last week finding the The university also said that about 86 percent of the students person who punched three holes in a wall in the upstairs who received financial aid had 100 percent of their tuition and hallway, “causing significant damage.” fees covered. By 2021, “we believe we will be covering all tuition/ The vandal had not yet been identified as of last week, fees for these qualifying students by the fall 2021.” and the E&H staff want to solve this whodunnit.

If you saw it go down or have any information about it, M O R E M EAT the E&H staff “would love to buy you a burger and a drink New diets high in protein are giving a lift to Tennessee meat and talk about it.” producers.

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) #TR AS HTAG reported last week that demand for Tennessee meat is on the Around 200 volunteers collected trash on the banks of the rise thanks to “protein-packed diets” and that the “trend is Wolf River Harbor Saturday in a clean-up effort hosted by expected to continue.” the Wolf River Conservancy and Living Lands and Water.

The sale of animals and animal products already accounted Visit the News Blog at memphisflyer.com for fuller versions of for nearly 40 percent of Tennessee agricultural sales in 2017, these stories and more local news.

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State officials have given film companies $69.1 million in reimbursements or rebates for 68 production projects in Tennessee since 2007, according to a recent report, a move that has yielded $73.2 million in new taxes.

The Tennessee Entertainment Commission’s (TEC) February report said the “production industry continues to play a key role in the Tennessee economy.” Incentives have helped that sector grow, the report said, and the motion picture and video industry is set to grow in the state by 41 percent over the next five years.

The sector employs 6,016 people in Tennessee, ranking the state sixth among all states in overall employment in the film-production sector. The film sector has added 2,400 new jobs in the state over the last five years. In that time, the sector as a whole here grew by 135 percent.

Most of the state’s film jobs (4,441) are in Nashville, the report said. Memphis is not mentioned in the TEC report.

The productions generate spin-off revenue, too.

Over the last nine years, production projects purchased $171.9 million in goods and services from about 10,400 Tennessee vendors.

The report estimates $419.5 million in new incomes were generated for Tennessee workers from those 68 incentivized projects. In total, incentivized film projects here yielded $655.6 million in total economic output for

Cast of the Memphis-shot Sun Records. the state since 2007, according to the report. The report did not break down figures by regions or cities.

In January, MovieMaker magazine ranked Memphis (for the sixth year in a row) in the top 20 places to shoot in the country. Emmy and Grammy-winning writer and moviemaker Robert Gordon told the magazine that the 1990s-era John Grisham films laid down the tracks for the movie industry here.

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any era, and most any condition,” Gordon told the magazine. “Also, the crews are skilled, eager, and flexible. People I’ve worked with [on non-union shoots] are ready to do what’s needed, even if it means duties not normally assigned. They’re innovative and ready to try, and if you treat people right, they’ll go the extra mile, delivering you images you’d never have imagined.”

Companies shot 87 productions here last year, according to the Memphis and Shelby County Film and Television Commission’s annual report. These shoots created 843 jobs and spent more than $6.4 million.

Projects included the Discovery Channel’s Street Outlaws and Tom Shadyac’s feature film, Brian Banks.

Tennessee offers production companies a 25 percent cash refund on certain costs. Wages for in-state crew qualify for the rebate, for example, while wages for out-of-state workers don’t. But not all projects are approved, and the approval process (run by the TEC) isn’t objective.

“Tennessee’s state production incentive program has limited funding and therefore is not ‘first come, first served,’” according to the commission’s website. “Projects are approved based on merit and the ‘best interests’ of the state.”

The commission offers film companies discounts on Memphis Police Department rates and hotel rates, according to the website.

MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY FILM AND TELEVISION COMMISSION

A state report says freebies to film companies bring Hollywood home.

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Newly named Shelby County public defender Phyllis Aluko, flanked by her mother and members of the Shelby County Commission.

At no time during that extended period, Milton noted, was the minimum wage for this labor raised. “It is abhorrent, it is a sin,” he said, “for people to make a living off the backs of other people and still use the word ‘Christian.’”

Commission chair Van Turner was next to comment, and he asked Harris if a summer jobs program the mayor had announced would also meet the $15 minimum-wage standard. “No,” Harris answered, and began to explain.

The program, which offers temporary blight-control jobs to teenagers, was a continuation of a program launched by former Mayor Mark Luttrell, Harris said.

He added that he had decided that, for one summer, which would be coincident with the forthcoming bicentennial celebration of Memphis, the number of participants would be increased from 125 to 200, with wages running from $10 to $12 an hour.

Six individuals, serving in managerial roles, would get $15 an hour.

This explanation seemed to be at variance both with the mayor’s announced policy of a $15 minimum wage for county employees, and with the vote about to be taken by the commission. But Turner expressed satisfaction with the mayor’s answer, noting that the terms of the mayoralsponsored jobs program were consonant with the terms of the commission’s own summer-jobs program.

As Turner explained later to the Flyer, it was appropriate to consider temporary jobs for teenagers in a different light than permanent jobs held by adults, for whom the $15 minimum-wage figure would be universal and mandatory. Asked for his opinion, Milton concurred.

After this interlude, the commissioners resumed their discussion of the resolution mandating $15. Commissioner Brandon Morrison objected to the resolution, saying that a positive vote would create a “slippery slope,” and that she was “not convinced of the outcome.”

She abstained, while four other Republican members — David Bradford, Amber Mills, Mark Billingsley, and Mick Wright — voted no on the resolution, which passed by a vote of 10-4-1, with all commission Democrats in support. It was a reminder that, while party-line votes do not happen often on the commission, they do occur.

In other action, the commission approved without dissent Harris’ nomination of Phyllis Aluko to be the new Shelby County public defender, and passed on third reading an ordinance committing the county to its fiscal share of a city-county pre-K educational program.

• It’s the spring of a city-election year, and events involving candidates are beginning to fill up the calendar. Last Thursday saw four concurrent fund-raisers, three for city council hopefuls (Cody Fletcher, running for the District 9, Position 1 seat, Chase Carlisle, running for a District 9 seat, with position number not yet selected, and Britney Thornton, District 4 council candidates). Eighth District Congressman David Kustoff was the beneficiary of a fund-raiser the same night.

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There was a moment at Monday’s meeting of the Shelby County Commission when county Mayor Lee Harris seemed to be at variance with his adopted policy of a $15-an-hour minimum wage for county workers. It came as the commission took up a “resolution in support of all public sector employees in Shelby County earning a minimum wage of at least $15 an hour.” A positive vote for the resolution would put the commission, policy-wise, on the same page as the mayor.

Among those praising the resolution was Commissioner Tami Sawyer, a candidate for Memphis mayor, who was one of several commissioners who asked to be added as a co-sponsor. Commissioner Reginald Milton asked on as well, sharing an emotional recollection of doing janitorial work in an office building along with his widowed mother, from the time he was in the sixth grade until his graduation from high school, in order to help pay the bills for his family.

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Yes, we are dismayed, but not for the reasons you might think. We are not troubled by any imagined derelictions of the mainstream media or by any presumed credulousness on its part or by any putative conspiracy, in tandem with the Democratic Party, to mislead the nation about a fictitious involvement of Donald Trump, his campaign, or his administration with the Russian regime of Vladimir Putin.

What concerns us instead is the tail-between-the-legs attitude of some of our brethren in the Fourth Estate, or the chastisement of fellow journalists by the likes of The New York Times’ David Brooks or gonzo progressive Matt Taibbi.

No, we have nothing to apologize for, those of us who pointed out the practical symbiosis between the Trump campaign and administration and the organized conspiracy of the Russian government to undermine both our democratic (small d) processes and the electoral chances of the Democratic Party.

No, we were not deceived, and we had no difficulty discerning a pattern in the ever-proliferating number of relationships between the Trumpians and the Russians, even if, bafflingly, special counsel Robert Mueller, who unearthed so many of them, supposedly did. (And we pause here to observe that, in these first few days of shocked reaction to the hands-off conclusions attributed to the Mueller report, what is being reacted to is William Barr’s summary of that report, an interpretation of its contents by an attorney general hired by Trump, in effect, to serve as the personal presidential lawyer that Jeff Sessions, Trump’s first AG, declined to be.)

Michael Flynn, the president’s first national security adviser, did have conversations with Russian officials, which he later lied about, promising

them relief from sanctions properly applied by former President Barack Obama. He pleaded guilty.

Earlier, Trump’s most intimate campaign assistants, including a son, a son-in-law, and his campaign manager Paul Manafort, took a meeting — in Trump Tower in New York, no less — with Russian emissaries who promised them help with the campaign and dirt on Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton.

Even earlier than that, Manafort had agreed to share the campaign’s polling information with a Russian oligarch close to Putin, and presumably close also to the cyber-sabotage being organized and conducted by Russians, a dozen of whom would go on to be indicted at Mueller’s behest.

It goes on and on, the litany of relationships and the network of lies told in both countries to conceal them.

In more recent weeks we have learned about Trump’s hopes for an extravagant payoff from Putin via the Russian dictator’s approval of a Trump Tower to be built in Moscow.

We have all been lessoned as to the fact that the word “collusion,” indicating an intimate working relationship, is not a legal term. Fine, we accept it for what it is, an indication of an intimate working relationship. And everything we have just described, along with much more that we don’t have space for here, is collusion on the face of it. We — and others in the media — have nothing to apologize for in having pointed this out. Let the American people know the truth, one way or the other. Release the Mueller report.

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Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are too old to run for president.

A president need not be intimately familiar with youth culture. But he ought to feel at home in the world and feel that the culture is his, that he need not have to pause to translate a thought.

Most presidents were in their 50s when elected — mere youths by today’s standards. Most lived many years after leaving office. (Jimmy Carter, at 94, has been out of office for 38 years, a record.) John F. Kennedy was the youngest ever elected at 43, and Trump the oldest to be elected to a first term at 70.

The rule here is that there is no rule.

Still, “September Song” has to precede “Hail to the Chief.” It is the lament of an old man for a young woman. It is about the passage of time, about how “the days dwindle down to a precious few.” It is about lost opportunities, about summer turning to autumn, and “one hasn’t got time for the waiting game.”

Biden and Sanders have waited too long. A pledge to serve only a single term would not reverse the clock. It would only hobble the president, making him a lame duck before his time.

Of course, the ultimate decision is their own, but they have to know they will probably decline. If they don’t think so, they have gotten old without getting wise.

Richard Cohen writes for the Washington Post Writers Group.

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(How’s that for being an influencer?)

It’s fine not to know about these things, but it suggests an unfamiliarity with a world that is ever-changing.

The zeitgeist is forever on the move.

When you’re over 70, it may well have passed you by.

Of course, a president need not be intimately familiar with youth culture.

But he ought to feel at home in the world and feel that the culture is his, that he need not have to pause to translate a thought into politically acceptable language. I don’t know if either Biden or Sanders feels that way, but if they don’t occasionally hanker for a Beatles tune, they already lack all memory.

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The joke among people my age is that every dinner party starts with an organ recital: Who’s lost a gall bladder, got a new kidney, or maybe just replaced a knee? What’s the pain of the day, and who sleeps through the night? Charles de Gaulle said old age is a shipwreck, so the question for the United States is whether it should consider the age of likely presidential candidates who, statistics and experience tell us, stand a pretty good chance of foundering on the rocks of old age.

I’m talking Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. Sanders and Biden are about the same age. Sanders is 77, and Biden 76, and because the next president will be inaugurated in 2021, I can say without fear of persnickety fact-checkers that both men will be almost two years older by then. It is not unlikely, therefore, that the next president of the United States will be well into his 80s before his first term is up. That’s a shocking figure.

Both men are now at about the age when the indomitable Winston Churchill started to hit the wall. He was a mere 77 when King George VI thought of approaching him to suggest he step down. Churchill did not — until a stroke forced him to. The argument here, of course, is that neither Biden nor Sanders lives a Churchillian life — no cigars, no whiskey for breakfast. On the other hand, they are not nearly as articulate.

Government statistics tell us that a man Biden’s age will live an average of 11 more years. He won’t, however, outlive Sanders, who is scheduled to kick five months later. These, though, are statistical averages, and neither Sanders nor Biden is anything of the sort. They are both white, middle-class by birth, and not likely to overdose on drugs, drive drunk, or get into a bar fight with someone wearing a MAGA hat, the dunce cap of our times. I am not sure if Sanders works out, but Biden sure does. I have been to the gym with him.

But while looking good may be the best revenge, it isn’t the whole story.

The brain ages. It slows down. It forgets. I know men in their 90s — Henry Kissinger comes to mind — who seem as sharp as they’ve ever been, but they are not the rule. It is not necessary to have great mental energy to get elected — President Trump is an intellectual sloth — but it helps. Old age can turn the delight in doing certain tasks into a plodding burden.

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Birthed from the soul of her heart, the sounds of her music, and nurtured by her food, there is a new generation of influencers telling new stories of forward movement and new energy in fashion, art, and lifestyle in our city. We captured their style and learned more about how they are using their fashionable influence to continue moving Memphis into a positive direction, stylishly.

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“I grew up on the other side of the Hernando de Soto bridge in West Memphis, Arkansas. It was so close, yet so far away, so experiencing Memphis as an adult and creative professional, I now see that Memphis stretches so far beyond the Beale Street, Elvis, barbecue persona that is used to describe her. She has been home to me for almost seven years; it still seems that I discover something new, exciting, and soulful every day. A new art gallery being installed at Crosstown. New design-driven boutique hotels with amazing rooftop patios and restaurants boasting Southern fusion cuisine opening in the heart of Downtown.

Each one bringing a new vibe, a new experience, and another excuse for a grand, social soiree. These make the perfect platforms for fashion-conscious souls, like myself, and inspire freedom in personal style that only a dynamic cultural environment can nurture and produce.

“Memphis is soulful but uncomplicated, bold but not loud, dynamic but approachable and never ‘trying too hard.’ As am I and the fashion scene that she has birthed. We all love a good jean and T-shirt, but just know that it comes with a statement and the unexpected. Because that’s our city. That’s Memphis.” – @nubiinterior

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DENZEL “Memphis culture is one of the most unrecognized treasures in this country. It’s full of art, passion, and diversity, which I love to implement into my style, like pairing Choose 901 tees with suits. The culture of the city allows me to bring a piece of home with me through fashion, and it’s exciting. It gives me the platform to show the guys of Memphis how to keep the 901 in your style while bringing in fresh brands like CockPit USA and Allen Edmonds.” – @denzeljalexander

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EBONY & CORESA “We came to Memphis for reasons outside of the arts (job opportunities and college), but once we got here, we begin to gravitate toward how vibrant of a community was blooming here — especially for artists and creatives of color. Memphis is a city where you feel you can jump right in and get things done, not just to ‘give back,’ but to move barriers so our communities have access to the resources they deserve.

“We met three years ago through our shared love of style, or as we call it, ‘creative expression.’ We both recognized the power in dressing our bodies as an avenue of empowerment and from that I risk connection, we spent the next two years traveling nationally, and internationally to creative experiences and exhibits.

“Still, it wasn’t until this time last year that we decided to team up and ideate on how to fuse the arts and entrepreneurship. That’s when MEMFOLK was born, capturing urban folklore in unimaginable ways.”

– @coco_nanh & @savvysunflower_ for @memfolk

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KIM “As a born and raised Memphian, it’s been delightful to watch the political and creative communities, like the fashion community, work together to shift the narrative of our city beyond barbecue, blues, and Elvis over the last few years. While those things are undeniably ingrained in our DNA and should be celebrated, Memphis is so much more than that, and you can see it when you look at the way that people dress, the restaurants and small businesses that open, and how the artists and musicians move. This growth has allowed me to use my own personal platform as a fashion blogger to showcase a different side of Memphis to outsiders, and people love it. She still has her small town comfortability, but Memphis has grown, and people are loving how cool she is.” – @kpfusion

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“As for my style, it’s a bit like my personality. I go for timeless, classic pieces paired with something bold.

Traditional with a little bit of edge.”

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By Chris Davis

The variety of work on display will be wide, ranging from traditional visual arts to virtual reality. There will be videography, performers, playwrights, musicians, and a pair of filmmakers, one from Memphis, one from France. The Crosstown Arts Residency Session’s spring studio tour gives Memphians the chance to explore the workspaces of 13 artists currently in residence at the Crosstown Concourse.

“You know, the Crosstown project grew out of a desire to do an artists residency,” residency coordinator Mary Jo Karimnia reminds. “This whole project is an integral part of what goes on here at Crosstown Arts. We have visual artists, musicians, writers, performers, and this is a chance to look into their normally private workspaces and meet the individual residents and see what sort of spaces Crosstown Arts has to offer.”

The main purpose of the Crosstown residency is to give artists time and space to work. In addition to housing and workspace, artists are fed three meals a day five days a week. In return, the residents are asked to make art, participate in open studio tours in the spring and fall, and take part in artist talks like the one scheduled for April 9th.

“So there’s no other times, really for the public to access these spaces,” Karimnia says.

In addition to art, film, and musical and theatrical performances, there will be tasting samples from the cafe and drink specials.

“We want people to be able to interact with the residents,” Karimnia says. “That’s important to us.”

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Booksigning by Chris Sickels Novel, 6 p.m.

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An abstract installation referencing light and rainfall by the same folks, Atelier YokYok, who brought us Treedom. Today’s event includes food trucks and music from DJ Siphne Aaye. Later, there will be an artist’s talk and happy hour at Wonder Cowork (340B Monroe).

“Memphis 10 Group Show” Jack Robinson Photography Gallery, 6-9 p.m.

Opening reception for this group show featuring work from Ziggy Mack, Brandon Dill, Ivy-Jade Edwards, Paige Ellens, and more.

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Close your eyes and try to picture all the food at a Muslim celebration.

Imagine the intoxicating smells of roasted lamb, goat, and chicken as they mingle with the aromas of allspice, cumin, spicy harissa, fried almonds, and honey.

“Of course, I’m German-American, and my favorite thing is potato salad,” Angie Odeh says. Odeh, who does media relations for Muslimmemfest, reminds us that Islam is an international religion, and, to reflect its cuisines more accurately, the food court at this year’s Agricenter event will offer a diverse, international selection of choices.

“But I do think people most enjoy a chance to try the ethnic dishes like shawarma or falafel,” she says. “And there are definitely favorite vendors, but everybody else will get jealous if I say their names.”

Now in its fourth year, Muslimmemfest is an annual cultural celebration created by the Muslims in Memphis organization to “strengthen the relationship between the diverse peoples of Memphis and Shelby County.” In addition to sampling all that food, there are shopping opportunities and kids activities like bounce houses and climbing walls. “And a chance to rub elbows with Muslims,” Odeh says. “One of our most popular booths is called, ‘Ask an Imam.’ We have our Imam there, and people can ask him anything at all, from super-serious questions to something simple.

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MONDAY April 2 fashion show with lewks crafted out of condoms.

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All-star concert with Cecile McLorin Salvant, Melissa Aldana, Christian Sands, and more. Marking the 60th anniversary of the event.

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Memphis Flyer: Have you revisited the Soul Coughing material much since you went solo in the early 2000s?

Mike Doughty: Sure, I’ve definitely been playing individual songs in different formats — with bands, with just a cello player, or solo, absolutely. But not a whole album. I don’t understand why bands didn’t start doing this years ago.

It’s really fun to be inside this longer piece of music. You can really feel yourself in the lake of it, you know?

It must be different when you’re revisiting your own work.

Not really. You sort of forget about that

part. I guess I’m very in the moment when I’m doing it.

I always thought your lyrics were semiextemporaneous.

Not really. A lot of them were written based on the sound of the words.

So I guess that’s why it sounds improvisatory. My bands in Memphis — MOTICOS and Spooky Party — who I play at DKDC with, those are entirely improvised bands. So I’m plenty into improvisation. On this tour, I have a system of hand signals that I use to cue people to start and stop and get louder and quieter. So there’s almost live remixing going on in the middle of the tunes. I’m encouraging the players to improvise, but I’m not doing vocal improvisations.

On this tour, I have a system of hand signals that I use to cue people to start and stop and get louder and quieter.

So there’s almost live remixing going on in the middle of the tunes.

What kind of band do you have on this tour?

It’s a quintet: me, Scrap [Livingston] on upright bass, and then guitar, drums, and sampler. And it includes three members of Wheatus, who are also on the bill on the tour. They’re not at DKDC because there’s three backing singers in that band and an additional keyboard player [Memphian and Dixie

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The samples, I suppose, will offer a lot of room for experimentation.

Yeah, that’s different. Just by the nature of it, that’s more improvisatory. And I play sampler, as well as Matthew Milligan. Sometimes I’m singing, sometimes I’m playing the sampler and not singing. It’s all live-triggered. It’s not like we just click on a thing and a loop plays.

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule March 28 - April 3 Band Sunday, March 31, 5-9 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.; Brad Birkedahl Band Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

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.; Memphis Jones Sundays, Wednesdays 5:30 p.m.; P.S. Band First Wednesday, Sunday of every month, 7 p.m.

168 BEALE 576-2220

130 PEABODY PLACE 523-8536

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

Mississippi Ale House 9211 HWY 178

Handy Bar 200 BEALE 527-2687

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

Live Music Thursdays-Saturdays, 10 p.m.

182 BEALE 528-0150

341-345 BEALE 577-1089

King’s Palace Cafe

Blues City Cafe

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

138 BEALE 526-3637

Ghost Town Blues Band Thursday, March 28, 8 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Friday, March 29, 5-9 p.m. and Saturday, March 30, 5-9 p.m.; Eskimo Brothers Friday, March 29, 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 30, 9:30 p.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Tuesdays, 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 30, 12:304:30 p.m.; Brandon Cunning

162 BEALE 521-1851

King’s Palace Cafe Patio 162 BEALE 521-1851

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.

The Rusty Pieces Sunday, March 31, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe Eric Hughes Band Wednesdays, Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.; Memphis Blues Masters Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Vince Johnson and Plantation Allstars Mondays, Tuesdays, 7-11 p.m.

183 BEALE 522-9596

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

The Halloran Centre 225 S. MAIN 525-3000

94.1 The Wolf Songwriter Fest Friday, March 29, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

119 S. MAIN, PEMBROKE SQUARE 417-8435

Center for Southern Folklore

RIVER INN, 50 HARBOR TOWN SQUARE 260-3300

203 S. MAIN 525-3000

Paulette’s 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.

Dirty Crow Inn

Regina’s

855 KENTUCKY

60 N. MAIN

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

Earnestine & Hazel’s

303 S. MAIN 523-0020

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

Medical Center Ghost Town Blues Band Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Jeff Hulett Sunday, March 31.

South Main South Main Sounds 550 S. MAIN 494-6543

Andrew Cabigao, Lydia Waldrup Friday, March 29, 7 p.m.

1884 Lounge 1555 MADISON 609-1744

Hillbilly Mojo Friday, March 29, 9 p.m.; Lance Daniels Trio Saturday, March 30, 9 p.m.; Bobbie Stacks and friends Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

531 S. MAIN 523-9754

Grape Friday, March 29, 8 p.m.

Sunrise

Jackson Browne Thursday, March 28, 7:30 p.m.; Bon Iver Monday, April 1, 8 p.m.

Da’ Cru Saturday, March 30, 7-10 p.m.

The Vault 124 GE PATTERSON

670 JEFFERSON

Live Music Fridays; Carma Karaoke with Carla Worth Saturdays, 9-11 p.m.; Freeman Weems and Ron Shuman Sundays, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

123 S. MAIN AT PEABODY TROLLEY STOP 525-3655

The Rusty Pieces Friday, March 29, 6-9 p.m.

Mot & Ed’s

The Orpheum

152 MADISON 572-1813

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

1354 MADISON 249-8976

Richard Wilson Every other Friday, 5-7 p.m.

Brass Door Irish Pub

182 BEALE 528-0150

Silky O’Sullivan’s

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

117 BARBORO ALLEY 249-6580

Blind Bear Speakeasy

Memphis Blues Masters Mondays, Thursdays, 8 p.m.midnight; Cowboy Neil Band Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Delta Project Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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

Belle Tavern

The Rusty Pieces Saturday, March 30, 7-10 p.m.

159 BEALE

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

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Zac Brown Band Saturday, March 30, 7 p.m.

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

Rum Boogie Cafe Blues Hall

Blue Note Bar & Grill

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

The Silly Goose 100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

Pulse “Tribute to Pink Floyd” Saturday, March 30, 8 p.m.

Bar DKDC 964 S. COOPER 272-0830

Allison Kasper and Old News Thursday, March 28; NOTS Friday, March 29; Steve Selvidge Saturday, March 30; Mike Doughty Sunday, March 31; Mary Gagz and Her Gaggle of Drags Monday, April 1.

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Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight.

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Lafayette’s Music Room

2120 MADISON 432-2222

2119 MADISON 207-5097

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

Canvas 1737 MADISON 443-5232

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

Celtic Crossing

Mark Gibson Thursday, March 28, 6 p.m.; James and the Ultrasounds Thursday, March 28, 9 p.m.; Barrett Baber with ShotgunBillies Friday, March 29, 10 p.m.; Alexis Grace Saturday, March 30, 2 p.m.; Emily Chambers Saturday, March 30, 6 p.m.; Twin Soul Saturday, March 30, 10 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sunday, March 31, 11 a.m.

903 S. COOPER 274-5151

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

Positive Black Role Models Comedy Show Saturday, March 30; Open Mic Music Mondays, 9 p.m.-midnight; Jr. P, Snailmate, the Runaway Rocketship Wednesday, April 3, 9 p.m.

Railgarten 2160 CENTRAL

Crawfish for a Cause with Mighty Electric St. Jude Band Thursday, March 28, 5-8 p.m.; Lucky 7 Brass Band Friday, March 29, 8 p.m.; Shamarr Allen from Galactic Saturday, March 30, 9 p.m.

Wild Bill’s

Triple S

1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

1747 WALKER 421-6239

Juke Joint All Stars Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; The Wild Bill’s Band featuring the talents of 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.

Friday Karaoke Fridays, 7-11 p.m.

Ubee’s 521 S. HIGHLAND 323-0900

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

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

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

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.

Poplar/I-240

The Cove 2559 BROAD 730-0719

Ed Finney & Neptune’s Army with Deb Swiney Thursdays, 8 p.m.; David Collins Frog Squad Sunday, March 31, 6 p.m.; Richard Wilson Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m.; Ben Minden-Birkenmaier Wednesdays, 6 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

Neil’s Music Room 5727 QUINCE 682-2300

Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Bubba Feathers Band Friday, March 29, 8 p.m.-midnight; Memphis Funk ’n Horns Saturday, March 30, 8 p.m.; Reba Russell Trio Sunday, March 31, 5-9 p.m.; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Crosstown Arts at The Concourse 1350 CONCOURSE AVE., SUITE 280 507-8030

Owen Brennan’s

The Music from the Hard-Bop Years Saturday, March 30, 7:30 p.m.

THE REGALIA, 6150 POPLAR 761-0990

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

Dru’s Place

Summer/Berclair

1474 MADISON 275-8082

Karaoke Fridays-Sundays.

Barbie’s Barlight Lounge

The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

661 N. MENDENHALL

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

1350 CONCOURSE AVE., SUITE 280 507-8030

Maria’s Restaurant

The Groove featuring Black Cream Wednesday, April 3, 7:30-10 p.m.

6439 SUMMER 356-2324

Karaoke Fridays, 5-8 p.m.

Growlers 1911 POPLAR 244-7904

Yheti with NastyNasty and FRQ NCY Thursday, March 28, 8 p.m.; Cut My Life Into Pieces: A Tribute to Nu Metal Friday, March 29, 6:30 p.m.; Year 420 Saturday, March 30, 8 p.m.; Patrick Kinsley with the Cody Clark Band Sunday, March 31, 8 p.m.; Crockett Hall Tuesdays with the Midtown Rhythm Section Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

4381 ELVIS PRESLEY 332-4159

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

Lamplighter Lounge 1702 MADISON 726-9916

The Conspiracy Theory Album Release with Opossums Friday, March 29, 10 p.m.; The Switchblade Kid Saturday, March 30, 10 p.m.

Lindenwood Christian Church 2400 UNION 458-8506

Keyboards Galore Sunday, March 31, 4 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.

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

Rockstar Karaoke Fridays;

Rhodes College West Campus

East Memphis

613 UNIVERSITY 843-3775

Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School

Women’s Chorus Spring Concert Thursday, March 28, 7:30 p.m.

Shangri-La Records 1916 MADISON 274-1916

Faux Fest featuring Faux Killas, Allison Kasper, Opossums, Jareef Greene Saturday, March 30, 2-6 p.m.

The Tower Courtyard at Overton Square 2092 TRIMBLE PLACE MEMPHIS, TN 38104

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

University of Memphis The Bluff 535 S. HIGHLAND

DJ Ben Murray Thursdays, 10 p.m.; Corey Smith Friday, March 29, 7 p.m.; Bluegrass Brunch with the River Bluff Clan Sundays, 11 a.m.

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

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

60 N. PERKINS EXT. 537-1483

Italy’s Newpoli Friday, March 29, 8 p.m.

Circle Music Center 5124 POPLAR AVE

Germantown Symphony Concerto Competition Saturday, March 30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Craft Republic 5101 SANDERLIN 763-2013

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

East of Wangs 6069 PARK 763-0676

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

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.; Karaoke hosted by DJ Maddy Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

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

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Kyle Cook with Special Guest Paul McDonald Thursday, March 28, 7 p.m.; Wine Lips, The Flying V’s, Wine Witch Thursday, March 28, 9 p.m.; Alice Hasen and the Blaze, Delta Joe Sanders, Tony Manard Friday, March 29, 8 p.m.; Damn Randys, Infinite Power, Falling Out Friday, March 29, 9 p.m.; Robert Traxler, The POP Ritual, Sci Fi Industries, Revenge Body Saturday, March 30, 10 p.m.; Leonce, Qemist, Nya, DJ Chandler BLINGG SHUG Saturday, March 30, 10 p.m.; Grace Askew, Ben de la Cour Sunday, March 31, 7 p.m.; Emily Musolino Monday, April 1, 9 p.m.; Grandpa Grew Trees, Jack McLaughlin Tuesday, April 2, 10 p.m.

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Harpo’s Hogpin

Hollywood Casino

4212 HWY 51N 530-0414

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

The Rat Pack Show Saturday, March 30, 7:30 p.m.

Live Music Saturdays, 9 p.m.

Pop’s Bar & Grill 6365 NAVY 872-0353

Hadley’s Pub 2779 WHITTEN 266-5006

Rockstar Karaoke with Charlie Belt Thursday, March 28; Triple Annie Friday, March 29, 9 p.m.; Furious George Sunday, March 31; Triple Annie Wednesday, April 3, 8 p.m.

Old Whitten Tavern Live Music Fridays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

RockHouse Live 5709 RALEIGH-LAGRANGE 386-7222

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

Toni Green’s Palace 4212 HWY 51 N

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

Germantown Germantown Performing Arts Center

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

Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour: 60th Anniversary Saturday, March 30, 8-9:30 p.m.

Shelby Forest General Store

4202 HACKS CROSS 757-1423

7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

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

The Southern Edition Band Tuesdays.

2465 WHITTEN 379-1965

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Fox and Hound Tavern

8071 TRINITY 756-4480

and Dance Music with DJ Funn Fridays, 9 p.m.

3663 APPLING 385-6440

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T.J. Mulligan’s Cordova

Steak Night with Tony Butler and the Shelby Forest Pioneers Fridays, 6-8 p.m.; Tune A Gator Saturday, March 30, 12-3 p.m.; Robert Hull Sunday, March 31, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Cordova Delta Blues Winery 6585 STEWART

Sunday Music at the Winery Rick Joyner Sunday, March 31, 2:30-5:30 p.m.

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern 819 EXOCET 624-9060

1801 EXETER 751-7500

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

Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Wine Bar

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

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

Rodney Carrington Friday, March 29.

Mesquite Chop House 5960 GETWELL

The Rusty Pieces Friday, March 29, 8-11 p.m.

Tunica Roadhouse 1107 CASINO CENTER, TUNICA, MS 662-363-4900

Live Music Fridays, Saturdays.

Raleigh Stage Stop 2951 CELA 382-1576

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

9087 POPLAR 755-0092

West Memphis/ Eastern Arkansas

North Mississippi/ Tunica

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

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

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

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

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

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Huey’s Cordova

3964 GOODMAN, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-890-7611

1771 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 318-3030

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

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

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

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

Acoustic Music Tuesdays.

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CALENDAR of EVENTS: MARCH 28 - APRIL 3

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.

Opening Reception for “Camera Obscura,” exhibition of new work

by Aaron Suggs. www.topsgallery. com. Sat., March 30, 6-8 p.m.

Circuit Playhouse

Madagascar: A Musical Adventure, based on the animated film, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip-hop Hippo, and the plotting penguins escape from their home in Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey. (937-6496), www.playhouseonthesquare.org. Saturdays, Sundays, 2 p.m., and Thursdays, Fridays, 7 p.m. Through April 7.

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Wonder/Cowork/Create

Artist Talk for “Dry Rain,” exhibition of work from Paris-based design firm Atelier YokYok. Artist talk and happy hour. Fri., March 29, 5:30-7 p.m.

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Art Trolley Tour

Tour the local galleries and shops on South Main. Last Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m.

SOUTH MAIN HISTORIC ARTS DISTRICT, DOWNTOWN.

Casting Demonstration

Saturdays, Sundays, 1:30 p.m.

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

37 S. COOPER (502-3486).

1248 HAYNES (901 743-5600).

Theatre Memphis

1776, the nation is ready to declare independence … if only the founding fathers can agree. www.

“Memphis Ten Goup Show,” featuring Ziggy Mack, at Jack Robinson Gallery, Friday, March 29th, at 6 p.m. theatrememphis.org. $35. Fri., Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m., and Thurs., 7:30 p.m. Through March 31.

630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

Theatre South

Radiant Vermin, Ollie and Jill are willing to do just about anything to get their dream home. But shocking as their actions might be, they did it all for their baby. www.quarktheatre. com. $15. Through March 31.

1000 COOPER (726-0800).

“Memphis Ten Goup Show,” featuring Paige Ellens, at Jack Robinson Gallery, Friday, March 29th, at 6 p.m.

A R T I ST R E C E PT I O N S

430 Gallery

“Recent Works,” exhibition of new work by Robert Fortner. www.crosstownarts.org. Sat., March 30, 5-10 p.m., and Sun., March 31, 6-10 p.m.

430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030).

Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis

Opening Reception for “So yeah umm … ya know, but right?,” exhibition of works by nine graduates of the University of Memphis Department of Art. (678-2216). Free. Fri., March 29, 5-7 p.m.

3715 CENTRAL.

Health Sciences Park

“Dry Rain,” exhibition of work from Paris-based design firm Atelier YokYok. Opening event with DJ Siphne Aaye and food trucks. (552-4781), Fri., March 29, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

CORNER OF MADISON AND DUNLAP.

Jack Robinson Photography Gallery

Opening Reception for “Memphis Ten Group Show,” exhibition of works by Houston Cofield, Brandon Dill, Ivy-Jade Edwards, Paige Ellens, Amy Hutcheson, Ziggy Mack, LaAndrea Deloyce Mitchell, Sara Moseley, Robert Sims, and Najee Strickland. Fri., March 29, 6-9 p.m.

44 HULING (576-0708).

Memphis Hilton

Tennessee Shakespeare Company’s 10th Annual Gala, a lavish buffet dinner with cocktails, games, costumes, and a photo booth, With special guest Alton Fitzgerald White.

Proceeds go to TSC’s innovative education program. (759-0620), www. tnshakespeare.org. $100-$5,000. Sat., March 30, 6-10 p.m.

939 RIDGE LAKE (684-6664).

Crosstown Arts Resident Artist Open Studio An exclusive behind-the-scenes look Crosstown Arts resident artist studios and projects. Free.

Time: 6-8pm Place: Crosstown Arts

Cherry Trees in Bloom

From Southern to Park Avenue, these beautiful, slightly fragrant blossoms are currently pink and will fade to white as they mature over the coming weeks. Through April 14.

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

Gallery Talk

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

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

Jazz-A-Fire

Living legends series, featuring Dr. Alvin McKinney, the alto saxophonist $20. Last Sunday of every month, 4-7 p.m.

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Time: 3-5pm Place: West Retail Corridor

BRINSON’S, 341 MADISON (524-0104), MEMPHISBLACKARTSALLIANCE.ORG.

Leadership Memphis Exhibition

The Withers Collection Museum & Gallery has partnered with Leadership Memphis to display a monthly exhibit open to the public. Free. Last Friday of every month, 6-8 p.m.

LEADERSHIP MEMPHIS, 365 S. MAIN ST. (523-2344), WWW.THEWITHERSCOLLECTION.COM/EXHIBITIONSEVENTS.

Memphis Magazine Fiction Contest

Winning authors will be honored with a $200 gift certificate to Novel. For more information, contest rules, and submission, visit website. Through Aug. 31.

WWW.MEMPHISMAGAZINE.COM.

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Time: 7:30-10pm Place: The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

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51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

Ricochet, when Brian Henderson, a white rookie officer who was adopted and raised by a black family, is paired with a racially biased Field Training Officer, he comes face to face with the duality of his identity. (430-0526), ricochet. eventbrite.com. $20. Fri., March 29, 7:30-10 p.m., and Sat., March 30, 3-5 p.m.

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Open Late

Galleries and gardens will be open late. Free with admission. Every third Thursday, 6-8 p.m.

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

org. Ongoing.

Resident Artist Open Studio

Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School

Spring session resident artists will open their studios to the public in this behind-thescenes look at the residency program. Fri., March 29, 5-8 p.m.

CROSSTOWN ARTS AT THE CONCOURSE, 1350 CONCOURSE AVE., SUITE 280 (507-8030), WWW. CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

“@STEKCVB”

Art exhibition and musical performance. Fri., March 29, 1-9 p.m.

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

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“Memphis Ten Goup Show,” featuring LaAndrea Mitchell, at Jack Robinson Gallery, Friday, March 29th

Art Museum at the University of Memphis (AMUM)

“Dear Artist,” exhibition of work on loan. Artists include Lisa Alonso, Nakeya Brown, Burton Callicott, Carroll Cloar, Jennifer Crescuillo, William Eggleston, and others. www.memphis.edu/ amum. Through June 1.

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

Ongoing.

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

Art Village Gallery

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

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

410 S. MAIN (521-0782).

Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art

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

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

“This Place, This Time,” exhibition of new work by Siphne A. Sylve. Through April 15.

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

Christian Brothers University

“Barrier Free: A Socially Engaged Art Installation,” exhibition of work by Yancy VillaCalvo in conjunction with the current exhibitions in the Beverly & Sam Ross Gallery. www.cbu.edu/gallery. Through March 29, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.

650 E. PARKWAY S. (321-3335).

Crosstown Concourse

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

1350 CONCOURSE AVE.

David Lusk Gallery

“No Look Past,” exhibition of new work by Brandon Donahue. www.davidluskgallery. com. Through April 6.

“What Remains,” exhibition of new work by Rana Rochat. www.davidluskgallery.com.

Through April 6.

97 TILLMAN (767-3800).

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

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

4339 PARK (761-5250).

EACC Fine Arts Center Gallery

“Your Name Is Not Your Own,” exhibition of new work by Louise Mandumbwa. www.eacc.edu. Mon.-Fri. Through March 29.

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

Eclectic Eye

“#GildTheDelta,” exhibition of new work by Norwood Creech. Each piece is adapted from paint and pastels that incorporate gold and silver gilding, or metallic effects, as a part of the creation process. eclectic-eye.com/. Through April 10.

242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

Edge Gallery

“Musical and Memphis Images,” exhibition of work by Wayne Russell.

Through March 30.

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

509 S. MAIN (647-9242).

FireHouse Community Arts Center

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

985 S. BELLEVUE (948-9522).

Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis “So yeah umm … ya know, but right?,” exhibition of works by nine graduates of the University of Memphis Department of Art. (6782216), March 29-April 19.

3715 CENTRAL.

Gallery 1091

“For Art’s Sake: 2 for the Show at ’KNO,” exhibition of works by Don Meyers and David Tankersley. www. wkno.org/gallery1091.html.

Through March 29.

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

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942 COOPER (550-0064).

1801 EXETER (751-7500).

5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

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

3717 ELVIS PRESLEY (332-3322).

Jack Robinson Photography Gallery

“Memphis Ten Group Show,” exhibition of works by Houston Cofield, Brandon Dill, Ivy-Jade Edwards, Paige Ellens, Amy Hutcheson, Ziggy Mack, LaAndrea Deloyce Mitchell, Sara Moseley, Robert Sims, and Najee Strickland.

(576-0708), Free. Fri., March 29, 6-9 p.m., and MondaysFridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Through April 30.

44 HULING (576-0708).

Java Cabana

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

Through March 31.

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2170 YOUNG (272-7210).

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

“Parsing Banality: PostPainterly Art of Dilettantism,” exhibition of new work by Steven Heard in the lobby gallery. (751-7500), www. gpacweb.com. Through March 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Graceland

and the promising future of the metals field. (774-6380), Sundays, 12-5 p.m., and Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Through May 12.

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

Through April 7.

Jay Etkin Gallery

L Ross Gallery

“/ôr’ganik/,” exhibition of work by Jeni Stallings. (7672200), www.lrossgallery.com.

Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Through March 29.

374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (7746380).

Overton Park Gallery

Dorothy Northern and Jennifer Sargent, exhibition of works. Ongoing.

Marshall Arts Gallery

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

1581 OVERTON PARK (229-2967).

Ross Gallery

639 MARSHALL (679-6837).

Memphis Botanic Garden

Folding Fun Saturdays, visit the Folding Fun table and learn a new origami fold, explore different plants that make paper, and make a paper airplane before touring the exhibit. www.memphisbotanicgarden.com. Sat., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Through March 30.

“SILKSATIONS,” exhibition of paintings and collages Phyllis Boger. www.memphisbotanicgarden.com. Through March 31.

“Things That Move Me,” exhibition of work of Mary Spellings. www.memphisbotanicgarden. com. Through March 31.

“Reflections,” exhibition of new work by NJ Woods. www. memphisbotanicgarden.com.

April 1-30.

750 CHERRY (636-4100).

“Dry Rain” by Atelier YokYok at Health Sciences Park, Friday, March 29th, at 11 a.m.

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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

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

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

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

Through Oct. 11.

“About Face,” exhibition located in the Education Gallery highlighting the different ways artists interpret the connection between emotion and expression. www.brooksmuseum.org.

Ongoing.

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

1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

Memphis Jewish Community Center’s Shainberg Gallery

“Listen to Learn. Learn to Act. Act to Change,” exhibition of work by Darlene Newman. Presented as part of the Memphis Jewish Community Center’s “Power of the Collective: Our Journey Together.” www.jccmemphis.org. April 2-30.

6560 POPLAR (761-0810).

Metal Museum

“Crafting a Legacy: 40 Years of Collecting and Exhibiting at the Metal Museum,” in honor of its 40th anniversary, the Metal Museum presents an exhibition of past, current, and future Master Metalsmiths and Tributaries artists, who represent the heights of achievement

“Mi Casa es Your House,” exhibition of new work by Vanessa Gonzalez, exploring her Mexican-American identity, while celebrating and exploring her Mexican heritage. www.cbu.edu/gallery. First Monday-Thursday of every month, 7:45 a.m.-11 p.m., Fridays, 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturdays, 12-4 p.m., and Sundays, 1-11 p.m. Through April 7.

“Migration Now,” traveling exhibition of a limited-edition portfolio of handmade prints that address migrant issues from the organizations Justseeds and CultureStrike. www. cbu.edu/gallery. Fridays, 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturdays, 12-4 p.m., Sundays, 1-11 p.m., and Mondays-Thursdays, 7:45 a.m.-11 p.m. Through

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

2571 BROAD (323-2787).

Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum

99 S. SECOND (527-9772).

“Images of Africa Before & After the Middle Passage,” exhibition of photography

by Jeff and Shaakira Edison.

(527-3427), slavehavenmemphis.com/. Ongoing.

826 NORTH SECOND STREET (5273427).

Stax Museum of American Soul Music

“Passing Through: The Friends of Don Nix,” exhibition of work by Nix. Includes photos of many of the friends Nix made along the way, including George Harrison, Leon Russell, Furry Lewis, and others. www.staxmuseum.com.

Through April 30.

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. (409-7870), suelaymandesigns.com.

Ongoing.

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

T Clifton Art Gallery

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“Vibrant Journeys,” exhibition of work by Jeannine Paul. Oil and acrylic paintings inspired

March 28-April 3, 2019

by the artist’s travels. (3232787), Through March 30, 5-8 p.m.

Monica and Shawn Whatley

Speakers present on the merits of classical education.

For more information, visit whywestminster.com/shaping.

Tues., April 2, 7 p.m.

Talbot Heirs

Debra Edge Art, ongoing.

WESTMINSTER ACADEMY, 2500 RIDGEWAY (380-9192).

TOPS Gallery

“Camera Obscura,” exhibition of new work by Aaron Suggs. www.topsgallery.com. March 30-May 19.

The Power of the Collective Keynote Speaker

400 S. FRONT.

Village Frame & Art

“20th Century Memphis Photographs,” exhibition of work

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

540 S. MENDENHALL (767-8882).

WKNO Studio

“FourSights II,” exhibition of paintings by Sandra Horton and Frederick Lyle Morris, and photography by Becky Ross McRae and Jon Woodhams. www.wkno.org.

Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Through April 26.

7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

“So yeah, um … ya know, but right?” at Fogelman Galleries, Friday, March 29th ertoire of Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic operas. $35. Sat., March 30, 7:30 p.m.

THE HALLORAN CENTRE, 225 S. MAIN (525-3000), WWW.ORPHEUM-MEMPHIS.COM.

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A sextet of stars of Gilbert & Sullivan Players perform, dressed to the nines in piratical and Victorian splendor. After intermission, the performers return in black tie and gowns to entertain with selections from the full rep-

Comma Comedians Present: 1,2,3 Comedy, every other Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

95 S. MAIN (473-9573).

B O O KS I G N I N G S

Booksigning by Andrea Curry

Author discusses and signs Mind to Heart: Motivational Thoughts. Sat., March 30, 46 p.m.

BARNES & NOBLE, 2774 N. GERMANTOWN (386-2468), WWW.BARNESANDNOBLE.COM.

Booksigning by Chris Sickels

Author discusses and signs his new book, Elvis Is King! Fri., March 29, 6 p.m.

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

Author discusses and signs his newest book, Elvis Is King!

Fri., March 29, 6-8 p.m.

MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF ART, 1930 POPLAR (272-5100), WWW.NOVELMEMPHIS.COM.

Booksigning by Emily Skaja

Author discusses and signs her book Brute. Tues., April 2, 6 p.m.

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

LECT U R E /S P EA K E R

Lenten Preaching Series and Waffle Shop

Guest speaker and breakfast event, serving homemade waffles, tomato aspic, chicken salad, and other daily specials.

All proceeds support outreach ministries across the city of Memphis. Tuesdays, Fridays, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Through April 12.

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

To kick off the month-long series, keynote speaker Bryan Terrell Clark speaks about the importance of communities working together to create sustainable social change.

Tues., April 2, 7 p.m.

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

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April Fools: Famous People Not Buried At Elmwood

Who are the famous people buried at Elmwood? Not these folks! Join the staff for a 90-minute walking tour of the cemetery, and we’ll visit sites where people like Andrew Jackson, Mick Jagger, and Abraham Lincoln are absolutely not buried. That’s not to say they don’t have a connection to Elmwood, though. $20.

Sun., March 31, 2 p.m.

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

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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.

WWW.CITYTASTINGTOURS.COM.

Cutting Garden Tours

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

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

Gilded Twilight Tours

After-hours tour transports guests to the gilded age of 19th-century Memphis. Tour space is limited. $25. Fri., March 29, 7-9 p.m.

Sunset Spinning

Free pop-up class with Spincult 901. Sun., March 31, 6:30 p.m.

BEALE STREET LANDING, BEALE AND RIVERSIDE.

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 DRIVE (312-9190), WWW.MEMPHISRIVERPARKS.ORG.

M E ETI NGS

GFWC Metro Memphis Woman’s Club

Volunteer community service organization for Memphis women. Monthly guest speaker, service project, and other activities. Projects include domestic violence, advocates for children, arts, and more. Free.

Fourth Thursday of every month, 6:30-8 p.m.

COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER, 3475 CENTRAL, WWW.GFWC.ORG.

Republican Women of Purpose Meeting

With guest speaker Barbara Trautman. $25. Wed., April 3, 11 a.m.

TOURNAMENT PLAYERS CLUB, 3325 CLUB AT SOUTHWIND.

KIDS

PB & J: Mario the Maker Magician

More than just a performer, Mario is also an inventor who creates his own props. Mario the “Maker” Magician (as seen on Sesame Street) brings his show to GPAC via his 1971 V.W. bus.

Sat., March 30, 9:30-10:30 & 10:30-11:30 a.m.

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

F U N D -R AI S E R S

Spring for Forrest Cocktail Party and Auction

Fifth annual fund-raiser with live music, food, and cocktails from some of Memphis’ best establishments. There will be an after party with late night treats, a Super Silent Auction, Carousel rides, and dancing. $85. Fri., March 29, 7-11 p.m.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF MEMPHIS, 2525 CENTRAL (320-3170), WWW.FORRESTSPENCEFUND.ORG.

Think Pink Memphis

Eleventh annual luncheon, auction, and fashion show, featuring a morning of fun, fashion, and stories from breast cancer survivors to help

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

Old Forest Hike

Walking tour of the region’s only urban oldgrowth forest. Last Sunday of every month, 10 a.m.

OVERTON PARK, OFF POPLAR (276-1387).

Saturday, April 6 • Noon – 6pm

Yellow Fever Rock & Roll Ghost Tour

Live Entertainment by PC Band & DJ Platinum Mouthwatering Crawfish & Barbeque Hot Corvettes, Camaros and other cool cars Refreshing Beer Garden Festival Vendors Family Fun Including Face Painting & Balloon Making • Live Radio Remotes

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

Ongoing.

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

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Book Sale

The library will be selling children’s books and hardback fiction at discounted prices. All proceeds goes to supplement the library’s funding for programming and equipment. March 29-30, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

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COLLIERVILLE LIBRARY, 91 WALNUT (853-2333), WWW.COLLIERVILLELIBRARY.ORG.

Spring Fling Plant Sale

For more information, call Memphis Area Master Gardeners at (901) 752-1207, or visit the website at www.memphisareamastergardeners.org. March 29-30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

AGRICENTER SHOWPLACE ARENA, FARMER’S MARKET, 7777 WALNUT GROVE, WWW.AGRICENTER.ORG.

Spring Night Market

Celebratory spring market with crafters and artists, springtime sips from the TapBox, and jookin’ lessons with Lil Buck. Thurs., March 28, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

SPONSORED BY:

RIVER GARDEN, 51 RIVERSIDE DRIVE (312-9190).

F ES T IVALS

Muslims in Memphis

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Festival with food, clothing, exhibits, and more, at this family-friendly event with a kids zone.

For more information, visit the website at www. muslimsinmemphis.org or call (901) 438-4277.

Sat., March 30, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, SHOWPLACE ARENA, 105 S. GERMANTOWN, WWW.AGRICENTER.ORG.

Sixth Annual Jewish Literary and Cultural Arts Series

Featuring workshops, luncheon, film festival, books, lectures, and more. Visit website for more information and schedule of events. Through April 30.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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

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Memorial Fishing Rodeo

First annual fishing tournament for anglers of all ages. All proceeds will be donated to the Zach Kothe Memorial Scholarship at Briarcrest Christian School and the Life Church Axis Nation Annual Youth Conference. $10. Sat., March 30, 9 a.m.-noon.

W. C. JOHNSON PARK, 419 W C. JOHNSON PARK (457-2777), WWW.ZACHKOTHE.ORG.

Redbirds Fan Fest

A Redbirds extravaganza with games, a garage sale, family-friendly activities, and autographs with members of the 2019 Redbirds. Free. Sat., March 30, 3-6 p.m.

AUTOZONE PARK, THIRD AND UNION (721-6000), WWW.MEMPHISREDBIRDS.COM.

FitzgeraldsTunica.com • 1-662-363-LUCK (5825) • FitzgeraldsTunica.com • 1-662-363-LUCK (5825) • Must be 21 and a Key Rewards member. See Cashier•Players Club for rules. While supplies last. Tax and resort fee not included in listed price. Advance hotel reservations required and subject to availability. Credit or debit card deposit is required upon hotel check-in. Arrivals after 6pm must be guaranteed with a credit card. Management reserves the right to cancel, change and modify the event or promotion. Gaming restricted patrons prohibited. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-522-4700.

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• Primary and Preventive Care • Treatment of Illnesses and Injuries • Physical Examinations • Physician Supervised Weight Loss Kristen Dollahite, PA-C Dustin Inman, MD

continued from page 33 spread awareness and education. The keynote speaker is Stephanie Simpson. $30-$40.

Sat., March 30, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

MedPAC Medical 14 N. McLean at Madison, Memphis, TN 38104 901.509.2738 • medpacmedical.com Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS HOLIDAY INN, 3700 CENTRAL (678-8200), MEMPHIS.ZETATAUALPHA.ORG/ THINK-PINK.

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“For so long folks have been visiting the plantation and going into the big house, and without these structures, the big house could not have existed.”

Joseph McGill, The Slave Dwelling Project

During the Holly Springs Pilgrimage, guests are given a rare look into another side of antebellum life through these surviving structures with Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project, as well as Culinary Historian Michael W. Twitty, who will conduct cooking demonstrations throughout the program dates.

Additional historic interpreters will illustrate the roles of an antebellum brick-maker and a laundress.

For info call (901) 336-4090 or go to www.preservemarshallcounty.org Partially Funded By:

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The theme this year is Roaring into the Twenties. There will be a new venue, The Columns, an entire section of VIP tables for sponsors and their guests, an even more fabulous runway show, electronic voting, and the same free giggle water you’ve come to expect. Sat., March 30, 7-10 p.m.

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Downtowners’ Bike to Lunch

Mid-day bicycle ride with Revolutions Bicycle CoOp. Meet at the northwest corner of Front and Monroe and ride with downtowners to a restaurant within 15 minutes of the Fourth Bluff. First Tuesday of every month, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.

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

Memphis Area Master Gardeners Spring Fling

Attend educational seminars, hands-on demonstrations, plant sale, children’s activities, sale of gently used garden items, and a gardening marketplace. The “Ask a Master Gardener” Plant Clinic will provide personalized solutions to a host of gardening issues. Fri., March 29, 9 a.m.5 p.m., and Sat., March 30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

AGRICENTER SHOWPLACE ARENA, FARMER’S MARKET, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (752-1207), WWW.MEMPHISAREAMASTERGARDENERS. ORG.

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Monster Jam

High-octane, action-packed

Opening reception for “Camera Obscura” by Aaron Suggs at TOPS Gallery, Saturday, March 30th, at 6 p.m. monster truck competition. $23-$93. March 29-31.

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

One Day Silent Retreat

Silence allows participants to put things into perspective, find balance and strengthen self-awareness. $108. Sat., March 30, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

ART BODY SOUL STUDIO, 1024 SOUTH YATES (207-4161), WWW. ARTBODYSOULSTUDIO.COM.

Flight Tour: A Taste of Memphis

Up to 16 people per bike enjoy a flight of local spirits and brew during this pub-crawl with Sprock n’ Roll’s bike bar. $315-$400. Thursdays, 4-7 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 12-8 p.m., and Sundays, 12-5 p.m.

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

Save-A-Heart Crawfish Boil

For more information, visit their website at www.giftoflifemidsouth.org. $50. Fri., March 29, 6-9 p.m.

AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, SHOWPLACE ARENA, 105 S. GERMANTOWN, AGRICENTER.ORG.

The Road to Suffrage

Symposium on the history of women’s suffrage, with speakers Dr. Nicole Etcheson, Dr. Sarah Wilkerson-Freeman, and Dr. Beverly Bond. Held in conjunction with Making Memphis: 200 Years of Community, and the Tennessee Woman Suffrage Centennial Collaborative. Free. Sat., March 30, 1-4 p.m.

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

Velvetina’s Blue Moon Revue

Live music, burlesque performances, and dinner from the Lounge. $30. WednesdaysSaturdays, 7-9 p.m. Through Sept. 28.

MOLLIE FONTAINE LOUNGE, 679 ADAMS ((917) 705-0945), WWW. BLUEMOONREVUEMEMPHIS.COM.

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A New Century of Beer

As Memphis begins its third century, Crosstown Brewing is celebrating the milestone with a new beer, Ocansey Memphis Pale Ale, a nod to iconic Memphian, Isaac Hayes. Sat., March 30, 1-8 p.m.

CROSSTOWN BREWING COMPANY, 1264 CONCOURSE (529-7611), WWW.CROSSTOWNBEER.COM.

Sunday Supper Series

Includes new cocktails, new bar menu, and a family-style, dinner. $40. Sundays, 3-9 p.m.

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

Wine Down: Sangria

Special sangria-themed night with wines provided by Buster’s Liquors and Wines.

Members $25; non-members $40. Fri., March 29, 6-8 p.m.

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

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Coriolanus

The Stratford Festival production of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus is based on the life of the Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus. $15. Sun., March 31, 1 p.m., and Tues., April 2, 7 p.m.

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

Shoot & Splice: Filmmaker Speed Meetings

Like Speed Dating but for filmmaking guidance and mentorship. Tues., April 2, 6-9 p.m.

CROSSTOWN ARTS AT THE CONCOURSE, 1350 CONCOURSE AVE., SUITE 280 (507-8030), WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

PUBLIC NOTICE SHELBY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING

PROPOSED 5-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND PROPOSED ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR FY20 AMENDMENT TO THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING The Shelby County Department of Housing (SCDH) has prepared a draft of the Federal 5-Year Consolidated Plan for Shelby County Fiscal Years 2020-2024 and the Annual Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2020 (July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020). The 5-Year Consolidated Plan addresses the proposed use of funds received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development during Federal Fiscal Years 2019-2023. The Annual Action Plan for FY2020 (HUD Program Year 2019) is required by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the receipt of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Grant Entitlement funds. The Proposed Annual Action Plan describes activities proposed by SCDH to address housing and community development needs, especially needs in low- to moderate- income areas of Shelby County outside of the City of Memphis.

At this time, SCDH has not yet been notified of CDBG and HOME allocation amounts and is basing this proposed 5-Year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan on an assumption of funding equal to the current Program Year (PY18) as follows: $1,204,506.00 in CDBG funds, $10,000.00 in CDBG Program income, $406,554.00 in HOME grant funds, $15,000.00 in HOME program income, and $91,474.65 in local match funds for use during Shelby County’s Fiscal Year 2020. The following table summarizes resources and expenditures in the Proposed Annual Plan for FY20:

Finally, the SCDH has worked with a consultant to complete an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing (AI). The AI will be available on April 15, 2019 on the Department of Housing webpage on the Shelby County Government website at the following link: http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/3103/Reports-and-Plans The Proposed 5-Year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan for July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 will be available for public review from April 1, 2019 through April 30, 2019 at the Shelby County Department of Housing, 1075 Mullins Station Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38134 Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Additionally, these documents will be available at the following library branches in Shelby County: Benjamin Hooks Central Library, Arlington Library, Bartlett Library, Collierville Library, Germantown Library and Millington Library and by accessing this webpage on the Department of Housing webpage on the Shelby County Government website at the following link: http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/3103/Reports-and-Plans In order to solicit public comments on the 5-Year Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan for FY20 and the Amendment to the current Consolidated Plan, SCDH will hold several public hearings; please see the list below: 1. Monday April 15, 2019 at 5:00pm- Shelby County Code Enforcement, Training Room, 6465 Mullins Station Road Memphis, TN 38134.

2. Wednesday April 17, 2019 at 5:45pm- Collierville Library, Halle Meeting Room, 501 Poplar View Pkwy Collierville, TN 38017.

3. Tuesday April 23, 2019 at 5:30pm- Bartlett Library, Main Meeting Room, 5884 Stage Road Bartlett, TN 38134.

In addition to the 5-Year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan, SCDH also proposes cancelling the following projects from the current FY2014-2019 5-Year Consolidated Plan: Mill Street Outfall Improvements in Collierville for AP2, Downtown Collierville Greenbelt Trail in Collierville for AP3, and Mill Street Culvert Improvements in Collierville for AP3. These projects did not remain a priority during the current 5-Year Consolidated planning period. SCDH proposes amending the current Consolidated Plan by cancelling these projects and making the funds originally budgeted for these activities unallocated funds.

Para mas información en Español, por favor llame al 901-222-4289.

The Shelby County Department of Housing does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or provision of services. Equal opportunity/equal access provider.

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If these anticipated resources differ from actual 2019 Program Year allocations, SCDH proposes adjusting funding for each activity either up or down according to the following order of priority: Priority 1- Housing Rehabilitation and Minor Home Repair; Priority 2 - Community Development Projects responsive to high priority non-housing community development needs; and Priority 3: Public Service Activities.

For those unable to attend the public hearings, written comments will be accepted through 4:30 p.m. on April 30, 2019. Written comments should be addressed to Ms. Sydney Wright (Sydney.wright@shelbycountytn.gov), Shelby County Department of Housing, 1075 Mullins Station Road, Memphis, TN 38134. SCDH will respond to written comments within five working days of their receipt. For questions concerning the 5-Year Consolidated Plan, Program Year 2019 Proposed Annual Action Plan, Amendment to the current Consolidated Plan, and/or the AI, please contact the Department of Housing at 901-222-7600 or TTY at 901- 222-2300.

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For the public hearing on Monday April 15, 2019, the training room can be accessed directly from the parking lot west of the Code Enforcement building. Attendees should park and follow the signage that leads to the training room. If you plan to attend any of these public hearings and have special needs, please contact the Department of Housing at (901) 222-7601 by Wednesday April 10, 2019 and we will work to accommodate you.

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hilip Ridley’s Radiant Vermin is a comedy about a newlywed couple discovering the dream home they’ve always wanted can be theirs if they’re willing to do what it takes. What it takes is both awful and potentially in the service of some grander, even more awful agenda. Think Whose Line Is It Anyway? meets American Psycho (but British), all rolled up in a gloriously ham-fisted metaphor for a related set of familiar urban plagues.

Storytelling techniques eliminate the need for sets and costumes. Shocking events are shared directly with the audience via light narration and flashbacks, with three actors taking on all roles. Things come to a head in a climactic garden party from hell, when neighbors who’ve all recently moved into the almost mysteriously trendy area converge. With its terrific cast leading the way, Quark Theatre’s creative team plays every note in this darkly comic aria perfectly, delivering surprise laughter and even more surprising flashes of tenderness.

Michelle Gregory, Lena Wallace Black, and Chase Ring make up the tightest ensemble in town. They pull off an energetic balancing act that threatens to soar too far over the top, but stays just grounded enough for the human stakes to matter.

What’s the worst thing you ever did for security? Comfort? Luxury? Did you even know you were doing it? And who are the real rats? These are some of the questions at the core Radiant Vermin, a show that gets in its audience’s face a bit, while spoofing some contemporary British problems that sound awfully American.

Radiant Vermin is a kind of Macbeth for moderns exploring creature comforts and how they help us manage guilt and other unpleasant feelings. It asks us who the real rats are.

Radiant Vermin is at Theatre South through March 31st. I cannot recommend it enough. www.quarktheatre.com.

There are a lot of plays about the civil rights movement in the mid-20th century. Too Heavy for Your Pocket may remind theater fans of things they’ve

seen before, but any resemblance is purely superficial. Set a few bus stops outside of Nashville, in 1961, Jireh Breon Holder’s disarmingly unpretentious drama follows the lives of two young African-American couples who are just starting out in life, and practically glowing with the promise of a hopeful future. Things aren’t perfect. Day to day struggles include repossessed cars and infidelities. But these troubles are offset by opportunity, togetherness, and a genuine sense of hope. Were it not for the vintage threads and the occasional mention of Martin Luther King’s oratory, it might be easy to believe that Too Heavy is set in the later 1960s or early 1970s, as the spirit of protest collapsed into politics.

The characters Holder introduces us to are cut from patterns designed by Lorraine Hansberry, taken apart by August Wilson, and satirized by George C. Hunt. Sally’s a young, pregnant wife married to Tony, a kind but philandering husband. Evelyn’s a nightclub singer making ends meet for her husband Bowzie, a flawed but promising young man with an opportunity to attain a college degree — if he doesn’t screw everything up. Too Heavy risks cliche at every turn, finding newness and nuance in old tropes, After attending Howard, in Nashville, young Bowzie — as close as this ensemble show gets to a protagonist — becomes aware that the relatively happy country life he’s lived doesn’t equate to justice. Against the caution of family and friends, he joins the Freedom Riders — the integrated activists who took buses into the most segregated parts of the deep South. That’s when the friends begin to confront the meaning and real cost of a brighter future.

With Patricia Clark directing, and an ensemble comprised of Marcus Allen, Rheannan Watson, Aaron Isaiah Walker, and Elizabeth Baines, Hattiloo’s production is unfussy with a subtle painterly quality to the overall design — like the set and characters all slid off a Charles White canvas. Its power is derived from uncommon intimacy, and there’s a lot of it bubbling just under the surface of this new old-fashioned play.

Too Heavy for Your Pocket at Hattiloo Theatre through April 14th. Hattiloo.org

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Penny Hardaway’s first season wasn’t ready for the Big Dance. Next year is another story.

ing 6,225 in ticket sales for 19 regularseason home games in 2017-18, Penny’s first team sold an average of 15,516 for 17 games. Hardaway is a master sneaker salesman. No penny loafers with his suits.

But he proved to be a human cash register for a program swimming in red ink.

And Penny had fun in his new, selfgenerated spotlight. At times, he punched beyond his weight class (for now). “Rick Barnes? Get the f**k outta here.” Established coaches with highly ranked programs did not intimidate a man willing to hire a former NBA Coach of the Year (Sam Mitchell) as an assistant. Having kept a relatively quiet profile since retiring from the NBA a decade ago, Hardaway

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couldn’t have been more receptive and open to the media, even posing for a selfie with an out-of-town fan who snuck his way into a postgame press conference. He appeared on ESPN segments and a feature in Sports Illustrated. Hardaway made Memphis Tigers basketball matter again.

What the Tiger legend didn’t realize on opening night last November was that he was suiting up another Tiger legend in the making. In his last game for the U of M, Jeremiah Martin — like Hardaway, born and bred in Memphis — became the fifth Tiger to score 700 points in a season.

Martin’s coach was the second to do so, and Hardaway’s coach (Larry Finch) the first. How’s that for a cross-generational season for the ages? The same Mitchell High graduate who averaged 2.7 points as a freshman scored 41 in a single half and became the first Tiger to score 40 in a game twice. Martin finished his career as only the third player to reach the program’s top 10 in both points and assists. Can a player who never reached the NCAA tournament have his number retired? A few years down the road, Martin’s case will be discussed.

The Tigers lost all seven games they played against ranked teams. (Four of those teams have reached the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16.) They didn’t belong in the Big Dance, and that’s the standard by which Hardaway — and his myriad fans — will measure this program’s growth.

With the Gatorade National Player of the Year (East High center James Wiseman) on his way, Hardaway has signed one of the top recruiting classes in the country, and he’ll need it. You have to go back to the 1993-94 season to find a Tiger team that had to replace all five starters. (One of those departed starters was Hardaway.)

And the path to an American Athletic Conference championship won’t get easier, not with Penny’s program now a target for 11 other teams.

Transition years are rarely comfortable, even when they double as a homecoming for a living, breathing civic treasure. Hardaway is now a veteran college basketball coach. He has a season to study his own growth as a leader, as the face of a movement. And find ways to get better. The guess here is that the 2019-20 Memphis Tigers will make an impact beyond the Mid-South. A fan base has been counting the days till Wiseman’s debut since the big man signed. But the first order of business for next season’s Tigers will be to match the community-wide delight brought by their predecessors. It’ll be a tough act to follow.

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hat makes a memorable basketball season? A championship, sure. A lengthy postseason run helps. The 2018-19 Memphis Tigers did not win a championship, and two games in the NIT don’t qualify as lengthy or the kind of postseason run this region desires. The 2018-19 Memphis Tigers, though, will be a team this region of college basketball fans never forgets.

The hiring of a Bluff City icon to coach the team proved to be an adrenaline shot to the heart of a not-quite-dead program, one that counted more empty seats than full on game nights under the watch of previous coach, Tubby Smith.

A goose-bump-inducing pregame video (thank you, Running Pony) and a p.a. introduction straight from pro wrestling — “and coaching your Memphis Tigers, PENNNNNNNNY HARDAWAY!” — made game nights this winter major events before the basketball had been tossed for the opening tip. After averag-

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skate. I don’t do it out there,” says Mark Horrocks, pointing to a massive open space filled with ramps of various heights and an intimidating halfpipe.

Horrocks considers himself more of a long boarder and snowboarder.

He is co-owner of Society Skatepark & Coffee, along with Matthew Wrage.

The park is in the Binghampton neighborhood and opened last fall.

It took some doing. The ramps were once the property of the recently closed Hazard County Skatepark in Atlanta.

The Society crew headed there and dismantled the park. It took six semi trucks to get it back to Memphis.

Society is the only private indoor park in this area, which means, says Horrocks, that folks can “go year-

round, rain or shine, day or night.”

The park is ideal for parents who want their kids in a safe environment, while they can be inside in air conditioning and read or work on their computers and have a cup of coffee.

About that coffee — they offer Dr. Bean’s cold brew and assorted coffee drinks made with Vice & Virtue. They plan to highlight Memphis-roasted coffees and introduce some out-oftown brands as well. Inside a case is an eye-widening array of treats — huge brownies, rice krispies treats, and chocolate chip cookies, about which Horrocks says, “People have told us it’s the best chocolate chip cookie ever.”

Everything is made in-house.

They also offer cold drinks and a few grab-and-go items, such as pasta salad from Franco’s Italian Kitchen. They plan to expand the grab-and-go menu

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A few years ago, Ephie Johnson threatened her sons Andre and Jonathan that she was going to open a shop and have them work in it.

They didn’t believe her. She opened her first Pop-a-roos on North Parkway Downtown in 2014.

The second Pop-a-roos opened in the Crosstown Concourse a few weeks ago.

The thinking behind Pop-aroos was that she likes popcorn.

Johnson’s dad was her inspiration.

“My dad made all kinds of popcorn, fun different flavors,” she says, recalling that her dad

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soon with sandwiches and salads.

One corner of the front half of Society is devoted to Contact Skateboard Shop, which is run by Zac and Heather Roberts.

Contact offers everything a skater could need or want. Customers can custom-build their skateboards.

There are decks from 5boro and Alien Workshop, wheels from Super Juice, and trucks from Ace. Many of the items are exclusive to the store.

Of course, you have to look the part. (How much of skating is style?

“Everything,” Roberts says. “That’s all there is. It’s wild.”) They’ve got your New Balance and Lakai skate shoes, your Dickies Flex pants, and various branded T-shirts and hoodies.

Society offers lessons for the kids every Saturday for the wee beginners to the more advanced shredders.

Horrocks says sometimes the girls outnumber the boys. There are also classes for adults on Monday nights.

At some point, Society plans to hold concerts and bring in pros for demos as well as hold competitions. In the spaces with the ramps, there is art by Birdcap, and a really stark and cool mural by Frances Berry surrounds the halfpipe.

At one point, Horrocks recalls asking himself, “Is this a good thing to do?”

These days, he’s feeling pretty optimistic.

“For Memphis,” he says, “[skate culture]’s only going to grow.”

Society Skatepark & Coffee, 583 Scott, societymemphis.com

made use of such ingredients as Smucker’s syrup.

It was Johnson’s mother who really fostered her creativity. Johnson says that her mother can make anything taste good, and when her mother compliments her popcorn or asks her to bring her some, it’s the ultimate seal of approval.

Among the flavors she offers are: River Mix, Real Dill, Loaded Baked Potato, Sharp Cheddar, Banana Pudding, Strawberry Cheesecake, Birthday Cake, Nacho Cheese, 901 Mix, and Chicago Mix. Price points run from $2 to $20.

Among the more popular popcorns are the Chicago (caramel and cheddar) and River Mix (peanut butter, caramel, and cheese).

“I’m not going to tell you that much,” Johnson says when asked about her approach to making her popcorns.

And she doesn’t.

Johnson also runs the Neighborhood Christian Centers, which offers assistance to those in need. Some of the Centers’ clients work for Pop-a-roos. “It’s popcorn with a purpose,” she says.

Among the offerings at Pop-a-roos are hot dogs and koolickles (pickles made with Kool-Aid). The purple koolickle is grape flavored and the red is well … “Red flavor can be whatever flavor is red,” Johnson says.

Painted on one wall of the new space in the Concourse is “It’s on and poppin.” Feels like a pretty apt motto for Johnson.

“I’m a black woman out here trying to make it happen,” she says. poparoos.com

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these happy people could possibly have for a team that had never played before.

Except, of course, that it was Memphis’ soccer team. And there they were, leading bar-wide cheers with perfect strangers. It makes a fella proud.

Beer-wise, there was a lot of Guinness being slung about, but there always is in Irish bars. And for a game-day brew, it’s not a bad choice. The ABV is a relatively low 4.2 percent, and while it tastes heavy, the truth is that at 125 calories, it’s only 15 more than Bud Light.

Outside, the steam was rising from a recent rain, and inside, it was crowded — and I’m fat. So I went with a Wiseacre Ananda — light and crisp — but you might want to avoid it for a long haul.

Mrs. M had a Bud Light; a lady is entitled to her mysteries.

The lovely thing about soccer is that it is one of the few times Memphis seems cosmopolitan, as you move through a crowd hearing Irish-English, Australian, along with some lively Spanish in A full house watches Memphis 901 FC at AutoZone Park.

Latin American accents. Mrs. M’s grandfather was English, so I was curious — for purely sociological reasons — to see if all these chants and beer-swilling would trigger some first-rate English football hooliganism in over at the Bluff City Mafia — the 901 her. She was too busy making friends with FC’s supporter club — got around some people from Philadelphia, but the that hurdle by kicking off the pregame night was still young. festivities at 2 p.m. down at the Brass We marched and chanted and finally Door. This was followed by a short, turned the corner into AutoZone Park. boozy march — complete with flags For some reason, being in a stadium and chanting — to AutoZone Park for always makes me slink back to domestic the 6 match. Good people. brews, although you can get a limited So, given the time involved, Gameselection of local craft beers at the game.

Day Drinking is like its cherished cousin, The readers who had to google to Day Drinking: It’s important to set the find out just who the hell the Memphis right pace. You don’t have to dial it back Rogues were might not have the to “lunch with Grandmother,” but you association of cheap domestics and certainly need to keep it a click or two sports, but they work well. You want it below peak “Warren Zevon.” to be tasty and drinkable, but you also For her part, the enchanting Mrs. don’t want to think about it too much M thought that arriving at the Brass either. I had a big, tall Budweiser. True, Door at 4 p.m. was the perfect touch soccer really isn’t America’s game, but of fashionable lateness. By that time, Bud is owned by the Belgians now, so it’s the place was filled with an impressive a topsy-turvy world these days. amount of whooping and hollering.

Incidentally, Mrs. M never went even Impressive, because there was absolutely remotely hooligan on me or anyone else. no reasonable cognitive association That woman is a delight.

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he last professional soccer game I attended was the Memphis Rogues.

I played the game a little in lower school, but can’t be accused of taking it seriously. If I’m going to be honest, I’m one of the few University of Alabama alumni who doesn’t take that sports program seriously either. I have, however, been to enough baseball and football games to know that what, and more importantly, how you drink at these things is crucial. And that may be the real sport.

Memphis has a professional USL soccer team now, the 901 FC, and I felt compelled to see its inaugural matchup with the Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Admittedly, soccer is a lot tighter on the clock than football, and baseball doesn’t even have one. Soccer games all run 90 minutes, more or less, so you haven’t got hours to burn. The good people

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FILM REVIEW By Chris McCoy

Fearful Symmetry Us is an art-horror masterpiece.

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eople don’t know how to react to Jordan Peele.

I was fortunate enough to get a preview of Us with an audience, and if you’ve ever been to a horror movie with a mostly black crowd in Memphis, you know it’s one of the greatest filmgoing experiences you can possibly have. To put it politely, people are loud and opinionated. If your movie sucks, you’re going to know about it.

Us scared the crap out of that audience, while also keeping them in stitches. When Peele really started to turn the screws, the audience reacted with a kind of scream-laugh, as if half of them were watching The Exorcist and the other half was watching Monty Python. Maybe they were both right.

Peele’s big screen directorial debut, Get Out, was an epoch-making art-horror film that built a political story on a solid foundation of psychological horror. Us is not overtly political — or at least, not overtly about white supremacy like Get Out. It’s tempting to call it a genre exercise, but it’s more like a genre expansion. Peele went diving deep to the subconscious to find the scariest image possible —

our self image.

The heart of the film is a stunning performance by Lupita Nyong’o, doing double duty as both protagonist and antagonist.

As Adelaide, she lays a veneer of normalcy over a deep well of trauma. We first meet Adelaide as a child (played by Madison Curry) on a tense night in 1986 at the Santa Cruz boardwalk (famously featured in The Lost Boys) with her father (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and mother (Anna Diop). She wanders into a funhouse with the evocative name Shamen’s Vision Quest and, in the hall of mirrors, meets herself. Peele builds tension with pacing and visual composition, shooting the carnival like Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train. He uses stillness and symmetry to unnerve.

As an adult, she has a loving, if goofy husband Gabe (Winston Duke) and two kids, Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph) and Jason (Evan Alex). The uppermiddle-class family goes to their beach house for summer vacation, and for a little while Gabe is the star of an awkward dad comedy. He drags the family back to the Santa Cruz boardwalk to hang out with his friend Josh (Tim Heidecker louting deliciously).

Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, and Evan Alex (l to r) confront themselves in Jordan Peele’s Us. Adelaide, already on edge, is forced to make small talk with Kitty, played by Elisabeth Moss, having the time of her life swilling rosé and asking all the wrong questions. Then, after the trip has turned into the worst beach visit since Jaws, a duplicate family shows up in their driveway. Peele switches gears into a slasher dynamic, then makes a feint toward torture porn, before transitioning into a fast zombie scenario.

Finally, with an echo of the church door shot from Prince of Darkness, Us blossoms into full John Carpenter paranoia mode.

There is a hint of Tarantino postmodern pastiche going on here, but it’s not empty referencing. Peele isn’t showing off his knowledge; he just doesn’t give a crap about your genre expectations. He’s incredibly fluent in the cinematic languages of suspense, horror,

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Us roots itself in the subconscious from the get-go, and then weaponizes it against you. As Red, Adelaide’s scratchy-voiced doppleganger, Nyong’o is like a walking anxiety dream. She’s regret about the road not taken mixed

with the call of the void and armed with a pair of cruel shears.

Ultimately, the most important artist Peele references is himself: The image from Get Out of tears streaming down a black face frozen in silent horror, unable to look away recurs (at least) twice, with both Adelaide and Red. The pair are tethered together, doomed by forces they don’t understand to enact psychic and physical violence on each other. We cannot escape or bury the darkness in our subconscious, and even trying invites disaster. We have met the enemy, and she is Us.

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International Women’s Day was March 8th. National Women’s History Month started on March 1st and ends on March 31st. As this month comes to an end, I can’t help but feel that March needs to extend for a few more days, maybe weeks.

The days of the month don’t necessarily have to change (Just think about whoever would have the job of rearranging the rhyme “30 days has September.”), but what if we could live each day as if it were International Women’s Day, or each month as if it were National Women’s History month.

I don’t mean the type of celebration that, for example, ICE did on its Instagram page.

That was a whole performative mess. The image posted on March 15th that read “ICE celebrates Women’s History Month, Strength through Diversity” left me with so many questions. Who is this intern that manages their social media? Are they a mastermind who has curated their Instagram page to make the irony and contradictions in ICE propaganda incredibly easy to find? Or do they really believe this stuff?

Either way, we better not be running things that way. We’re not going to be like those Democrats who tweet and post about listening to black women one day and then attack Ilhan Omar, a black Muslim woman, the next. When black women bring attention to the connections between black, brown, and indigenous struggles, as Omar has in addressing genocide in Central America and the role of the U.S., they are frightened. They are frightened by what black women have to say when they finally hold the mic.

Indigenous leader and environmental activist Berta Cáceres is known for her expression, “They fear us because we are fearless.” Cáceres was a Lenca indigenous woman born in La Esperanza, Honduras. She was dedicated to the protection of indigenous life and land. She led indigenous movements to defend natural resources that were threatened by the illegal projects of multinational companies exploiting natural resources and breaking international law. On March 2, 2016, Cáceres was assassinated in her home. Cáceres knew she was being targeted for being an outspoken advocate for human rights, as many environmental activists are. “They follow me. They threaten to kill me, to kidnap me, they threaten my family. That is what we face,” she stated.

Two years and 12 days after Cáceres’ assassination in 2016, Rio de Janeiro councilwoman, Marielle Franco was shot in her car on March 14, 2018. Franco was a queer Afro-Brazilian politician and human-rights activist. She was a favela resident, mother, and defender of human rights. Like Cáceres, Franco spoke out against injustice. She was known for addressing police brutality, economic inequity, and reproductive rights. In her campaign for city council woman, her motto was “I am because we are.” Growing up in the favelas, under-resourced, highly dense neighborhoods in the periphery of the city, she was a symbol of the resilience of Afro-Brazilians in creating community following the abolition of slavery.

Lia De Mattos Rocha, a friend of Franco, wrote about Franco’s life in a piece originally written in Portuguese and later translated into Spanish, then English.

She noted how Franco marked a change from the traditional ways of Brazilian politics. “The change that we wanted to see in our institution,” she writes, “was embodied by her. Marielle was different from them, but she was like one of us: She came from struggles, social movements, black university collectives, Carnival groups, funk artist culture.”

Marielle Franco and Berta Cáceres were black, indigenous women who confronted structures that did not see them, or people like them, as human. They charged forward with dignity and marched fearlessly, knowing that black women and indigenous women like them have historically been targets of corporations and the state. Women like Franco and Cáceres continue to be targeted. They are familiar with this threat, and they carry that weight every day.

It is difficult for me to speak about them in the past tense, because in my heart, I feel them and their energy, commitment, and passion as alive. I see them in many black and brown women I know today. While these women are not in Honduras and Brazil, there are thousands of black, brown, and indigenous women there at this moment who very much embody Franco and Cáceres. But the women I know are in the U.S. South, the Mid-South, the deep South. They are often not seen; their work may not be shown in highlights of the evening news; but their communities see them. We see them protecting black and brown people, families, and communities, fighting for our dignity and our future. We see their pain and exhaustion. And in the bright moments of coming together, we see them shine.

I speak the names of Berta and Marielle into the days beyond International Women’s Day and National Women’s History Month. Their stories go beyond these few words, as do the stories of black, brown, and indigenous women around us. All we have to do is listen — really listen — and follow their lead.

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

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