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OUR 1587TH ISSUE 07.25.19 A report released this week by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency revealed that in the two-and-a-half years since President Donald Trump came into office, 51 miles of border wall have been built — all of it erected to replace barriers already in place.

You may remember Trump’s signature campaign promise was to build a big, beautiful wall that would run the length of the U.S.-Mexico border, and that Mexico would “pay for it.” Not so much, it turns out. The border wall, like so many things the president talks about, exists only in his mind — and in the minds of those who take his words at face value. But the sad truth is, Trump has managed to build a wall. It’s big, but it’s not beautiful — and we’re paying for it.

Trump has built a wall between those who think that separating refugee children from their families and putting them in cages along the border is an acceptable solution to our immigration problem and those who believe that policy is cruel, inhumane, and unworthy of who we are as Americans.

Trump has built a wall between those who believe in the science of climate change and those who believe our rapidly warming planet is just a natural occurence and we can’t do anything about it.

Trump has built a wall between those who think Americans should celebrate our country’s diversity and those who think people whose ancestors are from countries that aren’t white should “go back where they came from” if they criticize the president.

Trump has built a wall between those who believe we should work with and respect our traditional democratic allies and those who believe, like Trump, that those alliances are worthless and that murderous dictators such as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un should be fawned over and coddled and emulated.

U.S.-Mexico border Trump has built a wall befencing in Santa Teresa, New Mexico tween those who think cheating on your wife with porn stars and other women and paying them to keep quiet about it doesn’t conflict with Christian “family values” and those who think such behavior is despicable.

Trump has built a wall between those who believe the Mueller Report’s findings that Russia interfered with the 2016 election and that the president obstructed justice 12 times and those who think the report simply said “no collusion.” That wall also divides those who think our intelligence agencies serve to protect America and those who think those agencies are part of a “deep state” conspiracy to bring down a president who is innocent of any nefarious activity.

Trump has built a wall between those who think the U.S. Department of Justice should be an independent agency serving the American people and those who think it should exist only to protect the interests of the president.

Trump has even managed to build a wall within the Republican Party — between those who think the president doesn’t reflect the party’s values and those who think he is the party. (He’s also built a wall between Lindsey Graham circa 2016 and Lindsey Graham today, but I digress.)

Trump has built a wall between those who think Fox News is a purveyor of misinformation and a blatant propaganda outlet for the president and those who believe the network is “fair and balanced.”

Trump has built a wall between longtime friends, between brothers and sisters, between parents and their children and grandchildren, between blacks and whites and browns, between gay and straight, between women and men — a wall of anger, distrust, and wounds that won’t easily heal.

Trump has built a wall between his lies and the truth, between those who believe him and those who don’t.

Some day, historians will write about all this — the time when America was riven in N E WS & O P I N I O N THE FLY-BY - 4 two by a man who came into the presidency NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 5 sowing anger and resentment and divisivePOLITICS - 7 ness, who disparaged and ridiculed former EDITORIAL - 8 presidents, war heroes, political opponents, COVER STORY “ON THE CLOCK” members of Congress, the disabled — a man

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MUSIC - 16 Yes, someday, God willing, this will all AFTER DARK - 18 be in American history books. And your CALENDAR - 20 descendents may rightly wonder as they BAR REPORT - 26 FILM - 27 read this odd and terrifying chapter: Which side of the wall were you on?

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The original post reads: “Y’all. As I walked Arlo this morning in my lovely Central Gardens neighborhood, this is what I saw. I even waved and said good morning, thinking he’d scurry inside. Nope! He smiled and waved back while watering the porch flowers, with no qualms at all! #itsnoteven11amyet #socksjockhatandready #itshotbutnotthathot #sunsoutbunsout #memphisashell #ilovemidtown #itsneverdull”

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Duran, Beale, & Climate Change Journalist talks detention, cover charge returns, and Memphis could get hotter.

‘D I SASTR O US E F F ECTS’ Manuel Duran, the Memphis journalist who was recently released on bond after being detained for 15 months, said he’s seen firsthand the “disastrous effects” of President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policy and the “cruelty of the mass incarceration of immigrants.”

At a press conference last week, Duran called these policies “unnecessary and inhumane” and said the conditions inside immigrant detention centers are “not adequate.”

Duran’s next step is to file an asylum application, according to his lawyers.

BAG BAN Last week, the city council moved forward on a potential ban on plastic bags in the city, even though state lawmakers outlawed such bans in April.

Clockwise from top left: Manuel Duran, factory farms, bag ban, Council member Worth Morgan said the Memphis City Council, hot days, Tennessee power, Beale Street decision didn’t rest with the council anymore.

Council member Berlin Boyd said the council should try to petroleum. Electricity and natural gas come in second and “circumvent what happens in Nashville.” third, respectively.

“If we weren’t creative in our thinking about removing the Confederate statues, Nathan and his comrades would still be in B EALE M O N EY our parks,” Boyd said.

Since the $5 cover charge to enter Beale Street has been reinstatThe final vote on the bag ban is slated for Tuesday. ed, $382,460 has been collected, but officials with the Downtown Memphis Commission (DMC) say none of the funds have been WASTE R U LES spent yet.

Thanks to state lawmakers, factory farms got looser laws last year, Officials anticipate that the fee will generate $644,000 by the but as that deregulation becomes a reality, some worry about the end of September if there are no rain days or $500,000 assuming extra animal waste that comes with it. there are some rain days.

Last week, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Per the council, the money will eventually be used for adConservation (TDEC) heard from the public on water-quality ditional lighting and cameras on Beale, a new, non-climbable regulations for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO), fence around Handy Park that prohibits items from being passed or large livestock farming operations. through, bollards on Rufus Thomas and Second Street, and Previously “medium-sized” factory farms had to get a state closer real-time monitoring of cameras on Beale. permit (SOP), according to the Tennessee Clean Water Network (TCWN). That permit required these operations to have a stateC O U N C I L O N 3.0 approved plan for the storage, use, and disposal of animal waste.

The Memphis City Council voted last week to hire a consulting Now, the farms don’t have to have a permit at all, nor a plan firm to assess the financial impact of the Memphis 3.0 comprefor animal waste. The new rules have been placed on public hensive plan. The review is expected to be completed by Septemnotice. The deadline to comment is July 25th. ber 17th when the council will take the second of three votes on the 3.0 ordinance.

POWE R DATA Tennessee gets one-seventh of its total electricity from renew‘O F F TH E C HART’ ables, and most of that is from hydropower. Also, the TennesMemphis summers could boil above a heat index of 127 degrees see Valley Authority (TVA) generates 90 percent of the state’s for 20 days of the year by the end of this century if nothing is total electric energy, according to the U.S. Energy Information done about climate change, according to a new report by the Administration (EIA).

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

The EIA published a new data portal last week packed with With bold action and steps taken to combat worldwide information about how the country — and each state in it — gets climate change now, the UCS report says those 20 days of “off the its power and how it uses it. chart” heat could be cut to only four.

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he Memphis chapter of the National Organization for Marijuana Laws (NORML) was dissolved recently and re-formed last month with a new executive director, Sonny Linn. The new group officially launches Thursday with a rooftop party at Alfred’s on Beale from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

While some of the personnel has changed, one core thing remains the same for the group — the full legalization of cannabis for adults in Tennessee. State lawmakers got close to a medical cannabis bill last year. While Linn said we may get closer this year, full legalization here may take a change in the state constitution. — Toby Sells Memphis Flyer: What are you hoping to get done?

Sonny Linn: Ultimately, our No. 1 goal is to get cannabis legalized in Tennessee, whether that’s medical or recreational. The end goal is always recreational. We believe in responsible use of cannabis, period. For consenting adults over 21, they should have no problem being able to go purchase cannabis.

No. 2 is just to get the general public in Tennessee active in lobbying and activism. When we do have rallies and marches, maybe 20 people show up. That doesn’t say to our politicians, “Hey, we really want this.”

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MF: What does NORML say to lawmakers when you meet with them?

SL: Some of our board members met with Rep. Jeremy Faison [R-Cosby] and some of the other [lawmakers] who are pro-cannabis and they, basically, just tell their story. “I’ve been to other states, and I’ve seen this happen [with legal cannabis]. Look at the revenue they’re generating. Look at what we’re missing out on while we have an opioid crisis going on.”

MF: What do you think the chances

are of any kind of legalization here in the near future?

SL: If our politicians won’t listen to the general public, we need to figure out a way to reorganize our constitution to allow ballot initiatives. They don’t have to wait on politicians. I think that will be our fastest and most effective way to legalization.

The Memphis chapter of the National Organization for Marijuana Laws was dissolved recently and re-formed last month with a new executive director, Sonny Linn.

MF: What are the chances of getting legal cannabis through conventional methods, like a vote in the Tennessee General Assembly?

SL: I think it’s slightly higher than this year’s bill. Rep. Dr. Bryan Terry [RMurfreesboro] said the bills can’t mention anything about recreational [cannabis legalization], not even hint toward it.

So if a bill does pass, it will be a very limited bill. Because [lawmakers] are really going to be looking at treating cancer or HIV, things like that. If that’s the first step, then that’s great. I would love for those people to have access to cannabis.

MF: What is cannabis culture like in Memphis right now?

SL: It is really becoming more mainstream in Memphis, and that really happened this year. The first few hemp and CBD shops opened their doors here last year in West Tennessee.

Cannabis in Memphis has always been very discreet, very, you know, hide it, hide it, hide it. Now I’m seeing more people come into hemp stores and say, “We really wish that the stuff would just get legalized.”

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less than $15 an hour. Sawyer was scornful of the university’s promises that “maybe in four to six to eight years” their pay situation would be remedied.

Other Democratic commission members made it clear that their sympathies lay with the workers but suggested that other factors led to their inability to uphold Harris’ veto. Eddie Jones said, “I’ve never voted against unions, but in this instance there was another way to do this before we get to a veto.” Alluding to former County Mayor Mark Luttrell’s several vetoes of commission actions, all of which were subject to overrides, Jones said, “The last mayor tried it, and it didn’t work so well for him. I would prefer to see if we could work this thing out.”

Commissioner Reginald Milton spoke of “a cast of characters with well-meaning intentions,” including in that definition “the mayor, the county commission, and the university.” Calling for continued dialogue between the various parties, he said, “I will vote to override but will make sure that promises will be fulfilled.”

Commission chairman Van Turner foresaw a period of continued negotiation that would end in agreement with the university. Hopeful for change, Turner cited the memory of his father, who had been among Union rep the first AfricanWebster: “To American students this day, nobody to desegregate the has seen a time university back in frame.” the early 1960s, a time, said Turner, when communication between whites and blacks was at a minimum.

Harris, who had largely left discussion to others, re-entered the debate to say that, while he had always enjoyed good communication with the commission, things were “not so good” with the university.

They were not exactly perfect with the commission, either. Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr., a persistent foe, released copies of a letter he had directed to Assistant County Attorney Marcy Ingram, asking for a ruling on whether Harris had, as university President Rudd suggested two weeks ago, committed an ethical breach by appearing to bargain with Rudd on the basis of a quid pro quo.

In the end, the 12-1 veto override vote spoke for itself.

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Despite some wishful advance indications that the county government’s division over funding the University of Memphis swimming facility (“natatorium,” in officialese) would end in some de facto kumbaya, the resolution of things on Monday — with the expected near-unanimous override by the Shelby County Commission of Mayor Lee Harris’ veto — left some nagging questions on all sides.

The university got the $1 million county contribution that would keep the natatorium on course to completion, and former Commissioner George Chism made a case for the advantages of the facility for needy youngsters in Shelby County without current access to a pool.

But the university — as evidenced in the testimony Monday of Ted Townsend, its chief for economic development and government relations — was no closer to having a definitive target date for a $15-an-hour minimum wage for all its employees than it was at the time of the veto that the mayor imposed two weekends ago at the behest of various union and activist groups.

Townsend, affirming that “we are all focused on attaining a living wage,” contended that a fixed date for imposing a universal $15-an-hour standard was difficult because future state contributions to the university were unpredictable, as were enrollment figures. He made a case that the existence of employee benefits could equate to a de facto $16.82 income package.

Jayanni Webster of United Campus Workers, to whom Harris deferred in lieu of remarks of his own, would have none of Townsend’s arguments. She pointed out that women and blacks constituted a disproportionate segment of the 300-odd employees paid less than the $15 hourly figure and said the workers’ “seven-anda-half years of fighting for a living wage” had been ignored by the university. “You cannot eat benefits or pay your light bill with benefits,” she said, noting, apropos the university’s claimed intentions, “To this day, nobody has seen a time frame.”

Similar arguments were made by Democratic Commissioner Tami Sawyer, a candidate for Memphis mayor, who turned out to be the sole defender of Harris’ veto. She pointed out the discrepancy between University President M. David Rudd’s $200,000 annual salary and the wages of the university employees making

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As is usual under such circumstances, the head of MPD was prepared with plenty of statistics. In a nutshell, there were two sets of measurements: 1) the state of criminal incidents since last year, and 2) the state of things since the city’s high-mark for violent crime in 2006 — the year that the data-driven policy of Blue Crush took hold in the department.

By the second measure, progress is undeniable. The incidence of crime is down 6 percent since the advent of Blue Crush — and, as Rallings noted, that means 1,625 fewer victims per annum. As for violent crimes, there were 36,859 by this point in 2006; there are some 26,000 in 2019, thus far, an impressive decline.

Now for the bad news: “Homicides are still a challenge,� Rallings said.

The number of murders has picked up this year by a margin of 13 percent over last year. Another issue is a drastic increase in the number of firearms stolen from vehicles since the passage of state legislation several years back that allows guns belonging to licensed owners to be left in automobiles. Rallings pointed out the irony that the state’s lawmakers were much more scrupulous about banning the use of cellphones in cars than they have been regarding guns.

The director said the ideal number of MPD officers is 2,600, adding that there are 2072 officers currently. He said he expects to see the force reach 2,300 officers by the end of 2020.

But, as Rallings noted, the best means of lowering the crime rate is not that of merely buttressing the police component. He pinpointed three predominant facts common to offenders: 1) the fact of being a high school dropout, 2) the subjection during one’s upbringing to an atmosphere of domestic violence, and 3) the incidence of transience in the life of offenders’ families. The best means of curtailing crime, Rallings said, would be to find solutions to these insufficiencies in the lives of the city’s less fortunate citizens.

This year’s mayoral candidates might take heed of Rallings’ findings, particularly his syllogism that “to improve literacy is to reduce crime.�

That relates particularly to his first point. As for his second point, Rallings said there was a direct correlation between “intimate-partner violence� in the home to crimes committed later on by youths raised in those circumstances. Clearly, an increased emphasis on reducing domestic abuse is as relevant to crime control as it is to culture in general in the #MeToo era.

All in all, Director Rallings made obvious the connection between social attitudes, insufficient housing, poverty and its attendant social problems, and the crime rate. It behooves the mayoral candidates of 2019 to consider the facts and come up with strategies to improve the situation on all fronts.

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Meet some Memphis animals who put in a good day’s work.

Peabody Ducks

Bee

Bee

“People come in here just to see her,” says Martha Garriott. “They know her name, and they don’t know mine.” Garriott’s referring to her toy poodle, Bee, the unofficial supervisor at Urban Earth Garden Center. Bee’s smaller than many of the lawn ornaments and flower pots the center sells, but she’s doing big, important work. From her post — a comfy bed, layered with toys, atop a tall chair behind the counter — she oversees the store. “Any time I ring up a sale, I have to put her in the chair to get on the register because she’ll bark if I don’t,” Garriott says. “She has to watch me to make sure I do it correctly.”

Bee, a former champion show dog and breeding dog, was rescued by Garriott three years ago and has been working at Urban Earth since 2017. Her duties include greeting customers (who often bring her treats and toys), modeling products for the

center’s Facebook page, and providing pet therapy to her co-workers.

When Garriott first brought her home, she says, “Bee had never been on grass, she didn’t know what grass was. She had never been allowed to jump, and I don’t think she knew how to bark, she was so quiet for so long. But she’s got a very good life now.

Everybody loves her.” — Shara Clark Say hi to Bee at Urban Earth Garden Center, 80 Flicker Street.

Peabody Ducks

Just like clockwork, every day at 5 p.m., after six hours of paddling around in the Peabody Hotel lobby fountain, the illustrious Peabody ducks are ready to retire to their posh Duck Palace on the rooftop.

Their “valet,” head Duckmaster Doug Weatherford, steps down before the crowd of eager children and families to announce the ducks’ march back upstairs.

“All that remains is to play the John Philip Sousa ‘King Cotton March’ and march our five feathered friends singlefile up the red carpet into that elevator en route to the palace on the rooftop,” he proclaims. “You, too, will have been an eyewitness to the world-famous march of the Peabody ducks!”

The five mallards — one brightly colored male and four females — step onto the red carpet and march back to their humble abode, where they will live for 90 days before they are sent back out into the wild and five of their friends come to take their place. Until then, this team of ducks will continue to enjoy their five-star Peabody Hotel experience, complete with room service — we hear the ducks turn their beaks up at iceberg lettuce, so they receive the finest romaine — and personal showers dealt by Weatherford himself.

“They’re wild animals, so we don’t give them names, and they only ‘work’ for us for 90 days,” says Weatherford. “Our object here is to make sure that they’re healthy and that they remain as unchanged as possible.” — Julia Baker Watch the ducks march (11 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily) at The Peabody Memphis, 118 S. Second.

Argus

A low bark — almost a grunt — was heard when I entered T. Clifton Art and Custom Framing Gallery. The sound came from a huge ball of fur on the floor. It was Argus, a chocolate St. Bernard who, at the age of 10, is a Broad Avenue legend. The gallery even

sells T-shirts bearing Argus’ likeness.

“He’s come to work with me every day since he was 7 weeks old,” says gallery owner Tom Clifton. And this is a gallery filled with glassware, some items priced at thousands of dollars, on open shelves.

“Ever since he was a puppy, he’s never broken a thing.”

Argus isn’t a guard dog per se, but he “senses things I don’t,” Clifton says. He’ll let out a “woof, almost a grunt,” which is fitting because Clifton named Argus after a mythological Greek “warrior guard.” Argus, who’s been in FedEx TV commercials and various fashion shoots and brought cheer to nursing homes, is recognized when Clifton goes out.

The first time Clifton saw Argus, he was in a pen with other puppies. Argus walked up to the side of the pen, put his paw on the edge, and stared at him. “That was it,” Clifton says. “From that moment, we’ve been inseparable.” — Michael Donahue Visit Argus at T. Clifton Art and Custom Framing Gallery, 571 Broad Avenue.

The Goats of Beale

Angelina and Zena are a pair of 5-yearold goats who patrol the west side of the patio at Silky O’Sullivan’s on Beale. They are the fourth pair of goats to inhabit the famed joint since it opened in 1992, a result of a brainstorm by the club’s legendary founder, the late Silky O’Sullivan. “A goat named Puck is part of Irish mythology,” says club senior manager Jay Wells. “And continued on page 10

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y three dogs haven’t worked a day in their lives. Unless you consider napping, eating, and demanding lovin’s work. That’s my oldest boy Doogie Howser on the cover. (Shout-out to Hollywood Feed for providing his cover-worthy wardrobe.) He’s 9 years old, and he is the very best boy. Doogie’s brought me — and, I’m certain, all who’ve encountered him — so much joy (and unsolicited slobbery kisses), so, in that sense, you could say he has put in some work. He also provided crucial insight and editorial assistance for this cover story and is awaiting his paycheck.

We thought it’d be cool to search the city for other animals putting in the time — to brighten people’s days, relieve anxiety, greet guests, or entertain the masses.

We found dogs (lots of dogs), cats, ducks, fish, and even goats working various jobs in Memphis. We hope you’ll enjoy — as much as we did — getting to know more about these hard workers and how they keep business going around town.

— Shara Clark

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Silky thought goats would be a great fit for the club. And they have been. People come from far and wide to see them, and they love visitors.”

The goats’ quarters, which include ramps and steps and private spaces, are separated from the customers by a couple of fences, mostly to keep patrons from feeding them or, worse, giving them beer.

But Wells let me get up close and personal with A and Z, and let me tell you, they are the sweetest animals you could imagine, affectionate and curious and more than happy to nuzzle faces with their visitor.

“They have a better health plan than I do,” says Wells. “The vet comes regularly to trim their hooves and horns and check them out. They come from a goat farm near Atoka, which is where they retire at some point.”

And what do they eat? “Purina Goat Chow,” says Wells. Well, that, and the saltine crackers I gave them.

— Bruce VanWyngarden Meet Angelina and Zena at Silky O’Sullivan’s, 183 Beale Street.

Zen

It’s the most common trope in comic books — the traumatic origin story.

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Wolverine underwent horrible experiments. Ditto Rocket Raccoon, X-23, and the Winter Soldier. Well, real-life comic dog Zen might have them all beat.

“We think she was a bait dog because her ears are clipped, and they’re not professionally clipped. And she had gnarly scars on her head and her legs. She’s filling in now, but she was skinny. She was rough,” says Shannon Merritt, co-owner of 901 Comics and 901 Games and dogfather to Zen. Like Professor X giving Wolverine a home, Merritt found Zen at Memphis Animal Shelter, whisked her away, and gave her a new home and a new purpose — to patrol the aisles of the comic store, nosing out head-scratches and belly-rubs from customers.

Patrons of 901 Comics will doubtless remember M.J., the mascot of Merritt’s Bad Dog Comics line, who lost her battle with cancer in the winter of 2018. “I had a real tough time when M.J. passed,” Merritt says, though Zen is doing her best to fill the pit-bull-sized hole in his heart. The pair stick together and support each other. “She comes with me whenever I’m working,” Merritt says. “She’s okay with everybody coming in here.” — Jesse Davis Rub Zen’s belly at 901 Comics, 2162 Young Avenue.

Spatz and Mr. Fuller

If there’s a sweeter gig than bookstore cat, it can only be museum cat. What better way to pass the time than to pad about the museum grounds keeping an eye out for pests — or for friendly tourists willing to bestow belly rubs? Indeed, resident Metal Museum cats Spatz and Mr. Fuller have it made in the shade. Mr. Fuller is a lazy tabby who showed up in 2008, and Spatz, the wilder of the two, is a black cat who made his first appearance in 2015.

Don’t be fooled by their sweet gig, though, the cats do work. They’re mascots, says youth initiative coordinator Darcie Beeman-Black, who has incorporated the cats into the educational materials for youth groups, like the “I Spy” program and Spatz’s scavenger hunt. Even the cats’ names are teaching tools. “A fuller is a tool in the blacksmith’s shop. It’s a peg that fits perfectly into a slot of the same size, and they use it to make curves in metal,” Beeman-Black explains. “Spatz is the protective covering you wear over your shoes in the foundry. They named him Spatz because when he was a kitten, he was always at your feet.

“They are tough cats. They’re in the shop a lot,” Beeman-Black adds. When they aren’t in the shop, they can be seen lounging around the grounds. Mr. Fuller

Zen

Mr. Fuller

can usually be found near the sculpture of an ant. “You can just walk up to him and scratch his belly,” Beeman-Black says. “He’s really sweet.” — Jesse Davis See Spatz and Mr. Fuller at the Metal Museum, 374 Metal Museum Drive.

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Spatz

Molly

Molly greeted me at the door to All About Bikes with a wag and a cold nose.

“Come in,” she said, “and try out one of our Baja Trikes. They’re a nice, easy ride for Boomers.” I glared at her: “Are you saying I’m old?” I barked. She looked back with kindly, soulful eyes and nuzzled me saying, “It’s okay, I’m 12 years old, so I’m sympathetic. We can get you a comfortable seat as well.”

I harrumphed and looked at Tommy James, the shop’s co-owner and devoted minion to Molly. Ignoring my snit, he explained the store was formerly All About Pets, and you can see the one-time resident dog Shelby memorialized on the back wall. The mission changed, but a canine presence was preserved, and sweet, laid-back Molly has the run of the place, sometimes going out front to take in the air and receive visitors who often will come by just to say hi to her. Tommy doesn’t seem to take offense. I scratch Molly behind the ears and say, “Okay, you got something in

Bass Pro

THE GOATS OF BEALE BY BRUCE VANWYNGARDEN; ZEN BY JESSE DAVIS; BASS PRO COURTESY BASS PRO

Argus

MOLLY BY JON W. SPARKS; BUSTER BY DANIEL MCGARRY

Molly

Fish, Ducks, and Alligators (Oh my!)

“There he is! There’s the surgeon!” That was the cry from a youthful visitor to the Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid during a visit last week. The lad, who was eager to communicate his excitement to a group of peers being squired by adults, was no doubt a vacationer from elsewhere, like many, perhaps most, of the visitors to the Memphis riverside attraction.

The young man was verbally mistaken; there was no doctor swimming in the pool where he was pointing. But there was a bona fide sturgeon — a big fish that was clearly an exotic being, a long, silver eminence among the dark lesser spawn swimming in the murky waters on the Pyramid floor. It’s not the dolphins at SeaWorld, but these aquatic creatures are an attraction all the same for the people who come to the Bass Pro Pyramid, not only to purchase outdoors ware but, it would seem, to get a whiff of the natural outdoors world while they’re at it.

The fish are real; so are the ducks in

AXEL BY MAYA SMITH; LUCY BY TOBY SELLS

Axel

another pool, and the alligators swimming in a tank near the elevator. There are other wild creatures on view at Bass Pro — bears, moose, wild boars, for example, but these are stuffed animals or facsimiles of the real thing. Not working stiffs like the fish and the ducks. Just plain stiffs. But they all, real or fabricated, earn their keep.

— Jackson Baker See the creatures of the great outdoors indoors at Bass Pro Shops, 1 Bass Pro Drive.

Axel

While brothers Darin and Josh Throndson are busy making teeth and other dental supplies at Innovative Dental Technologies’ lab in Crosstown Concourse, Axel, their chocolate brown cane corso, is there for moral support. Only a year old, Axel already weighs about 120 pounds. He’s giant but gentle, they say.

The brothers say tug-of-war is one of his favorite pastimes. He also enjoys the dog park on the Crosstown campus. But, their friendly companion spends most of the work day sleeping. And he’s a snorer.

The brothers say the snoring is sometimes distracting but a reliable source of laughter.

Since Crosstown is dog-friendly, Axel comes to work every day with the brothers, who work long hours, sometimes 60 hours a week. “He’s good company and it’s

allowed, so why not bring him?”

He’s been coming to the lab since he was a puppy. The brothers carried him to the fourth-floor office in a laundry basket until he was big enough to walk. When Crosstown regulars see Axel now, they are surprised that this is the same dog that had to be carried in a basket, the brothers say.

— Maya Smith Axel’s hard at work at Innovative Dental Technologies, 1350 Concourse Avenue, Suite 450.

Buster

When I walk into Clearview Family Eyecare, Buster is on the receiving end of joyful head-scratches being doled out by a curly-haired toddler while her parents finalize their appointment. According to his owner, Dr. Seth Salley, he’s the clinic’s Chief Happiness Officer or CHO. His primary duty, aside from rigorous napping, is greeting people. “When he hears somebody walk in, he comes out and sniffs them and says hi,” Salley says. “And then he sits on people’s feet.” His presence also tends to take the edge off for nervous patients. “I had an autistic kid in here a couple of weeks ago, and he was talking to Buster and me. When we got through the exam, his mom said, ‘I don’t know what happened, but he never talks to doctors …

Lucy

I think it was Buster.’ He just has that effect.”

Buster, 5, is an English Springer Spaniel imported from Sweden by breeders in Mason, Tennessee. “He was a breeding prospect, but they told me, ‘He’s so laidback, he won’t breed.’” He’s been working as Clearview’s online mascot, welcome crew, and calming agent since he was adopted six months ago. His Swedish export pedigree papers list his given name as Big Brazzel Dragon Fly, but at the request of Salley’s kids, they renamed him Buster, after Andy’s dog in Toy Story. — SC Feel Buster’s serenity at Clearview Family Eyecare, 618 Oakleaf Office Lane, #100.

Lucy

When Lucy does her job, there are no good options. “If you’re right, it’s bad,” says K9 Officer Brian Jenkins. “If you’re wrong, it’s bad, just in a different way.”

Lucy is a German Wirehaired Pointer, a stocky, beautiful dog with a gray/chocolate coat. Brimming with energy, she bursts through a door at Memphis International Airport, and her nose immediately goes to the ground. Over a bag, behind the gate desk, and up and down the rows of empty seats, Lucy hunts bombs. Lucy was trained at Lackland Air Force Base. Some of her kennel mates joined the military, sniffing out explosives in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Lucy met Jenkins and came to Memphis, keeping the airport here safe with the Transportation Security Administration.

After a few more sniffs, Lucy sits.

Jenkins throws her a tennis ball, pets her head, and praises her good work. It was a training exercise, of course. If it was real, only bad options would be left. It’s either a “multi-million-dollar mistake” to dump the concourse, re-screen passengers, and recall aircraft, or, “there’s a bomb in my airport,” Jenkins says. Lucy just thinks she’s playing, though. Yes, she goes home with Jenkins at night. And, yes, “she has her own bedroom.” But, no, you should not pet Lucy. She’s working to keep you safe, and pets from strangers aren’t part of her training. — Toby Sells See Lucy in action — no touching, please!

— at Memphis International Airport, 2491 11 Winchester Road.

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a comfort bike?” She gives me a nudge.

“Walk this way,” she says. “I got you.”

— Jon W. Sparks Let Molly assist you at All About Bikes, 621 S. Mendenhall.

Buster

Shelby County Government’s Office of Resilience and Barge Design Solutions will hold a Public Meeting on Wednesday August 14, 2019 to discuss the Shelby County National Disaster Resilience Grant’s Big Creek Wetland Restoration Project.

The purpose of this public meeting is to provide information to the public on the environmental review and design concepts for the Big Creek Wetland Restoration Project in Millington, Tennessee.

The public meeting will be held at the following time and location: Big Creek Wetland Restoration Project Public Meeting Wednesday August 14, 2019 Millington, TN - Baker Community Center 7942 Church Street Millington, TN 38053 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

If you plan to attend the public hearing and have special needs, please contact the following individual by 4:30 p.m. Thursday August 8, 2019 and we will work to accommodate you: Jared Darby, NDR Planning Manager, Office of Resilience, 125 N. Main, Room 443 Memphis, TN 38103, (901) 636-7166, jared.darby@memphistn.gov Citizen input and public participation is strongly encouraged from all sectors of the Shelby County community. Shelby County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services. Equal opportunity/equal access provider.

Para mas información en Español, por favor llame al 901-222-2088.

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Time to Save!

How to take advantage of Tennessee’s annual tax-free weekend.

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ax-free weekend is coming right up, and Tennessee shoppers can save nearly 10 percent on more than 150 different items, including clothing, school supplies, and computers, from 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 26th, until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 28th, thanks to the state of Tennessee’s annual tax-free weekend.

And it’s not just for Tennessee residents. Anyone shopping in Tennessee this weekend is eligible to take advantage of the savings.

Governor Bill Lee issued the following statement: “The sales tax holiday means hard-earned dollars go back into the hands of Tennessee families. We encourage everyone to participate and take advantage of the savings during what can be an expensive time of year.”

“This is an important savings opportunity for everyone. We want to remind people about it because it only happens one weekend a year,” Revenue Commissioner David Gerregano said.

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There are a few guidelines, however. State and local taxes will not be collected on exempt items that cost $100 or less per item, or computers that cost $1,500 or less.

“This is an important savings opportunity for everyone. We want to remind people about it because it only happens one weekend a year,” Revenue Commissioner David Gerregano added. The Tennessee Department of Revenue is responsible for the administration of state tax laws and motor vehicle title and registration laws, as well as the collection of taxes and fees associated with those laws.

To eliminate any possible confusion over what’s eligible for the tax break, the state has created a full list of

tax-exempt items at tntaxholiday.com.

The list is long and comprehensive, and it includes what might be considered some surprising items, such as wedding gowns (good luck finding one for under $100), jogging apparel, hats (including cowboy hats and baseball hats), chef uniforms, bowling shirts, bathing suits, and even lingerie, including underwear, bras, and thongs.

And of course, almost any school supplies you can think of are on the list, including paper, pens, pencils, paste, chalk, calculators, tape, and, as mentioned, computers under $1,500.

The state has also created a list of items not eligible for the tax-free weekend. It might be worth checking, since it gets sort of picky. Some items not covered include belt buckles, briefcases, computer software, safety goggles, handbags, jewelry, printers, reference books, maps, and globes.

Your best course of action is probably to make a list of what you need or would like to buy and go to the state’s tntaxholiday.com website and see what’s exempt. Another tip: Go early for best selection. Think of this weekend like Black Friday in July.

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Tee It Up

The spirit of Phil Cannon will lift the first WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational.

The WGC field at Southwind will be exclusive, around 75 golfers expected to play (this is essentially half the field of the former FedEx St. Jude Classic). The top 50 players in the world — as ranked on July 22nd — earn automatic bids along with tournament winners dating back to last year’s event (when it was held in Akron, Ohio). Current members of the U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams also have a locker waiting for them at the TPC Southwind clubhouse. And does the world pay attention to the World Golf Championships? According to tournament officials, the event will be broadcast in more than 220 countries (32 languages) to more than a billion households. How do you say “Hush, y’all” in Korean?

The WGC means a new era for Memphis golf, but it will build upon 61 years of PGA history in the Bluff City. Billy Maxwell won the inaugural Memphis Open (at Colonial Country Club) in 1958. Cary Middlecoff won his hometown tournament in 1961, five years after winning his second U.S. Open. Al Geiberger made

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history in the second round of the 1977 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic when he shot a 59, the first sub-60 round in PGA history.

Back to Phil Cannon, though. My first feature assignment for Memphis magazine (June 1994) was a look at what was then called the Federal Express St. Jude Classic.

Phil was not yet tournament director, but he was the chief media liaison for the event. Somewhat nervous, being a rookie, I called Phil and asked if he had time for an interview. He said, “Absolutely, what time should I be there?” That was perfectly Phil, and perfectly Memphis golf. He would come to my office and share whatever he could, for however long I needed him.

There has been one conspicuously absent player over the last two decades at Southwind. Year after year, when I’d ask Cannon about another snub from Tiger Woods, Phil would take the high road and tell me, “The greatest golfers in the world playing this week will be in Memphis.”

He didn’t miss Tiger, the greatest player of at least two generations. No, Phil was an ever-smiling example of just how much Woods missed by not coming to Memphis each summer. There are far too many happy people on and around the Southwind course for one absentee to spoil the party, no matter his international fame.

(Woods has won this WGC event eight times since it was first held in 1999. No other player owns as many as two titles.)

Phil shared some wisdom with a young sportswriter during that 1994 interview. “Professional golfers see beautiful courses every week,” he noted. “There’s a million-dollar purse every week. What separates us is St. Jude.” And it’s the truth.

The research hospital became the Memphis tournament’s sole beneficiary in 1970, a year the event made a donation in the amount of $10,600. In 1992, the tournament donated more than $1 million to St. Jude for the first time, and the cumulative total of donations to date is $43 million.

Phil may be with us only in spirit, but what a spirit he’ll bring the first WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. An old tournament becomes new, the kind of transformation that fueled Phil. In his own words (from 2013): “We truly have to reinvent ourselves year after year. I’ve seen some Memphis institutions take their place in the market for granted, and we don’t want to succumb to that lethargy. We try to stay fresh and keep the vitality at a high pitch.” Imagine that: Phil Cannon’s lasting touch reaching a billion living rooms around the world.

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hen the first player tees off at the World Golf ChampionshipsFed Ex St. Jude Invitational on July 25th, my thoughts will be with the late Phil Cannon. The longtime tournament director at TPC Southwind — who died in 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer — remains, for me, the face of our annual dance with the PGA Tour. Just as he is for hundreds of volunteers who have made professional golf as much a part of a Memphis summer as iced tea on a screen porch.

But Phil would be the first to emphasize a new golf era is upon us with the arrival of the WGC, one of only four such “sub-majors” in the world. At least when it comes to the finest golfers on the planet, Memphis is now a sister city to Shanghai, Mexico City, and Austin, Texas. It’s the kind of foursome only an elite sporting event could gather.

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Ann Wallace

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At the time of her death in 1960, Zora Neale Hurston, the influential African-American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker, was all but forgotten. Now, Their Eyes Were Watching God is on almost every high school required reading list, thanks, in part, to the writer Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, whose attention helped generate renewed interest in Hurston’s pioneering work.

Such is the subject of Live Rich Die Poor: A Zora Neale Hurston Story, the original, one-woman play by actor/playwright Ann Wallace. “There’s a saying that the richest place on Earth is the cemetery because there you’ll find books that were never written, arias that were never performed,” Wallace says.

“So the premise of the story is [Walker] accidentally awakened [Hurston] from her eternal sleep. And Zora, in a way, has forgotten all that she did and all she accomplished. So Alice Walker is saying, ‘You lived this rich life.’”

Wallace, a native Memphian with a theater degree from University of Tennessee Chattanooga, admits that this play represents a return to her own creative life. After a stint acting in Chicago, she moved back to Memphis to work in theater, but her life took a turn when she got married and had three children. “My oldest has an autism diagnosis, so I just suspended all my acting and concentrated on raising my children,” Wallace says. “In the past five years, I’ve come back to myself as an actor. And I made peace with the fact that I’m a writer. I’ve been secretly holding that within myself for so long … I’ve wanted to write this story, this one-woman play, for 20 years.”

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THURSDAY July 25

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Dark Match Comedy Meddlesome Brewing Company, 7750 Trinity, Suite 114, Cordova, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Comma Comedians brings together some of the funniest folks in the Mid-South for a free comedy show in Meddlesome’s taproom.

Celebration in Health Sciences Park Health Sciences Park, 799 Madison, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Part of the Memphis Medical District Week festivities, event includes a performance by J. Buck, food trucks, games, and more.

Rachel Kay Stevens Art Show and Auction University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Madison Plaza Lobby, 4-6 p.m.

Event features art created by children, adults, and professional artists. Proceeds benefit the Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center, a student-run, pro bono occupational therapy clinic.

It’s SoulRight Trolley Night S. Main and Talbot, 6-9 p.m.

Explore the arts district’s restaurants, bars, shops, and galleries at this installation of the free, ongoing last-Friday event, which features live music from some of Memphis’ rising stars on the SoulRight Music Stage in front of the new Slider Inn.

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Soulin’ on the River Mud Island River Park, gates at 6 p.m., music at 7 p.m.

Katrina Anderson is the featured artist for this edition of the free summer concert series at The Grove on Mud Island. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, and coolers for a picnic on the river.

Art Apologetic — Music, Soul, & Poetry Crosstown Arts, 430 N. Cleveland, 6-10 p.m., $10 Pop-up exhibition features singersongwriter Trina Machelle, poet and spoken word artist Shaveh the Poet, and singer-songwriter and poet Ro.

Running Out of Time Buckman Performing Arts Center, 60 Perkins Extd., 7 p.m., $25/advance, $30/door Writer/producter Alonzo Williams presents this touring gospel stage play (also on July 27th, 6 p.m.).

Paint & Get Lit Atomic Tiki, 1545 Overton Park, 7-10 p.m. $10 Just as it suggests, you’ll create your own painting, led by artist David Yancy III, while you knock back an alcoholic beverage (or three).

Left Unsung Growlers, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., $10 Band performs two jamming sets of Grateful Dead tunes.

Chinese Connection Dub Embassy

By Julia Baker

Local reggae fusion band Chinese Connection Dub Embassy (CCDE) recently lost a member and a brother, lead vocalist and bassist Omar Higgins, but his legacy continues.

The band, founded in 2010 by Omar and his brothers Joseph and David, has always been known to be philanthropically spirited, with performances benefiting organizations like Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.

“It’s always been important to us to remain active in our community,” says Joseph, the band’s keyboardist and vocalist.

For the last six years, the reggae-rooted group has raised funds for Le Bonheur through their annual Live Up Fest, and this year is no different.

In addition to hosting a raffle benefiting the children’s hospital, this year’s Live Up Fest will feature a performance by CCDE and special surprise guests.

Others taking the stage include Darius Phatmak Clayton, Johnny Love, and The Irie Lions.

“All of the artists playing have roots in reggae, but each of them have their own unique styles,” says Joseph.

Darius Phatmak Clayton (Memphis) exhibits hip-hop and spoken word styles, Johnny Love (Santa Anna, California) performs elements of Latin music, The Irie Lions (Fayetteville, Arkansas) combine jazz and funk sounds with reggae dub, and Flux (Florence, Alabama) plays experimental jam music.

“Ultimately, the goal of the festival really is just to bring people together, and, at least for a couple of hours, for everyone to forget about all the negativity in the world and have a good time,” Joseph says. “Expect good vibes, and nothing but.”

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A Wine Festival on the Farm Shelby Farms Park, noon-11 p.m., $55/single day, $90/two-day pass Also on July 28th. Presented by Chardonnay Bistro, features wine tastings and live music by Angie Stone, Carl Thomas, and more.

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WEDNESDAY July 31 Signs, Symbols, and Dream Work The Broom Closet, 546 S. Main, 2-4 p.m., $10 This workshop, led by Kevin Hutchins, explores techniques for recalling dreams, conscious or lucid dreaming, and learning your personal dream language.

Streetwise (1984) Malco Powerhouse Cinema Grill & Bar, 540 S. Front, 7-9 p.m., $10 Indie Memphis Nights event features this gritty documentary portraying the lives of homeless and runaway teenagers living on the streets of Seattle in 1983.

’80s vs. ’90s Party Naked Truth Liberation & Empowerment Gym, 3835 Raleigh Millington Rd., 8-11 p.m., $15 Hosted by Regina’s Cajun Kitchen.

Bust out your best Roger Rabbit, moonwalk, sprinkler, or robot moves as DJ Johnny Blaze spins your favorite throwback tunes.

Name That Tune Trivia Crosstown Brewing Company, 1264 Concourse, 7-9 p.m.

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egular readers of any new keyboard. The most innocent these pages already and fun part is just going through and know about a particu- finding sounds. lar musical niche in And due to John and Pat being busy which Memphis has elsewhere, you guys only had a limited lately played a pivotal number of hours to prep for the show, role: the Mellotron revival, which has correct? slowly been gathering steam over the It’s like a yin/yang kinda thing. Jonalast two decades. than and I had a really long time. From Collector and enthusiast Winston January to April of 2018, we were Eggleston, son of famed photographer working on it at least three to four William Eggleston, has instigated times a week. Pat and John were only concerts featuring the 1960s-era keythere on a limited basis. Pat came in board, which uses analog tape loops maybe two weekends in that span of to eerily recreate the sounds of real time, and John came in just one weekinstruments and even whole bands at end in February. So that was when we the push of a key. So far, the culmireally got together for three days and nation of this has been the stunning wrote the songs. We developed some Mellotron Variations concert in April ideas, and then Pat and John came 2018 at Crosstown Arts, in which local back for three days before the actual players Robby Grant and Jonathan show in April and we rehearsed.

Kirkscey were joined

by Pat Sansone (Wilco) (l to r) Grant, Kirkscey, Medeski, and Sansone and John Medeski (Medeski Martin & Wood), presenting semi-improvised original pieces that showed We Appreciate All Of Your Time Spent off the evocative range Helping of multiple Mellotrons Our Researchers Fight Cancer. being played at once.

This Friday, that concert will be released as a live LP on Spaceflight Records, with a film of the concert on the way. I spoke with Grant about how this project just seems to grow more legs at Were there particular challenges in mixevery turn. ing down recordings of a live show?

We didn’t intend to make this a record, Memphis Flyer: It seems like with Melhonestly. It was all built around the lotron Variations, you’re making more performance. And that came out so use of the rhythm fill features, the stock well, we were like, let’s try this. Jonarhythm section recordings featured in than probably spent 100 hours mixing the old Mellotrons. and editing it. Since it was recorded usRobby Grant: Yeah, they call those the ing direct output from the Mellotrons, rhythm and fills. It might be due to we never had crowd noise. So it is a live the way we were writing these for the album, but it doesn’t sound live. show. We didn’t really compose these And soon you’ll be releasing a film of to be on a record. Because Pat and John the show? weren’t there, Jonathan and I spent a lot Yes, Justin Thompson led a fourof time working on these songs, and I camera shoot that night. And Daniel think maybe it was a shorthand way of Lynn at Music+Arts Studio is doing experimenting with sounds. Certainly a surround-sound mix for the movie.

Jonathan had a couple songs that were So this thing just keeps going. We did very composed, but this was another the show last April, then were invited way to play around and see what felt to play the Solid Sound Festival, and I right. We wanted the hour-long show was like, ‘Okay, that’ll be a good endto be kind of varied. All you really ing.’ Then I got a call from OZ Arts in have to do is dial up those rhythm Nashville. We’ll play that and a Tiny and fills and add different noises and Desk concert on NPR in December. If loops. It’s kinda like when you first get people want us to do it, we’ll do it!

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule July 25 - 31 and Flic’s Pic’s Band Saturdays, Sundays, 12:30 p.m.

Blue Note Bar & Grill 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

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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

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341-345 BEALE 577-1089

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

Blues City Cafe 138 BEALE 526-3637

Sean Apple Thursdays, 4-7:30 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Fridays, Saturdays, 5-9 p.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Tuesdays, 7 p.m. and Saturdays, 12:30-4:30 p.m.; Brandon Cunning Band Sundays, 5-9 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Landon Lane with Rodney Polk Monday, July 29, 7-11 p.m.; Brad Birkedahl Band Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

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 159 BEALE

Lunch on Beale with Chris Gales Wednesdays-Sundays, 12-4 p.m.; Eric Hughes solo/ acoustic Thursdays, 5-8 p.m.; Karaoke Mondays-Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.; Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe

9:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 6:30-10:30 p.m., and Sundays, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe Patio 162 BEALE 521-1851

Sonny Mack 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.

King’s Palace Cafe Tap Room 168 BEALE 576-2220

Big Don Valentine’s Three Piece Chicken and a Biscuit Blues Band Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Delta Project July 26-27, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe 182 BEALE 528-0150

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

Silky O’Sullivan’s 183 BEALE 522-9596

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

Rum Boogie Cafe Blues Hall 182 BEALE 528-0150

Memphis Blues Masters Mondays, Thursdays, 8 p.m.midnight; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight and Saturdays, 4:30-8:30 p.m.; Fuzzy Band Saturday, July 27, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Cowboy Neil Band Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Delta Project Tuesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

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Low Down Blues with Big Rick Thursdays, 7 p.m.; The Accessories Sundays; Bike Night with Bobbie Stacks and Friends Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

The Peabody 149 UNION 529-4000

Rooftop Party with DJ Epic Thursday, July 25, 6-10 p.m.

After Dark: Live Music Schedule July 25 - 31 The Vault 124 GE PATTERSON

Tori Tollison Friday, July 26, 8 p.m.; Andrew Cabigao Saturday, July 27, 8 p.m.

Medical Center Sunrise 670 JEFFERSON

Chris Johnson Sunday, July 28, 10 a.m.

The Trolley Stop Market 704 MADISON 526-1361

Mark Edgar Stuart and Art Edmaiston Sunday, July 28, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Wednesdays, 6 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

Crosstown Arts 1350 CONCOURSE 507-8030

The Music of Dexter Gordon Saturday, July 27, 7 p.m.

The Green Room at Crosstown Arts 1350 CONCOURSE, SUITE 280 507-8030

Sparkle City Disco Saturday, July 27, 8-10 p.m.; The Mystic Tuesday, July 30, 6 p.m.

Autolith, Ritual Vessel Sunday, July 28, 8 p.m.; School of Rock Allstars Monday, July 29, 6:30 p.m.; In Sonitus Lux, Nonconnah Wednesday, July 31, 10 p.m.

Lafayette’s Music Room 2119 MADISON 207-5097

Bluff City Backsliders Thursday, July 25, 6 p.m.; The Rollin Rosatti Band Thursday, July 25, 9 p.m.; Memphis Soul Remedy Friday, July 26, 6:30 p.m.; Thumpdaddy Friday, July 26, 10 p.m.; Pop 901 Saturday,

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Jean Carlos Centeno y Ronal Urbina Friday, July 26, 9 p.m.

the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

The Stolen Faces Friday, July 26, 9 p.m.

Otherlands Coffee Bar 641 S. COOPER 278-4994

Short in the Sleeve, Kris Acklen Friday, July 26, 8-11 p.m.

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

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

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

DJ Ben Murray Thursdays, 10

Stax Museum of American Soul Music 926 E. MCLEMORE 946-2535

Kickin’ It With Kameron: Not Your Grandma’s Groove Friday, July 26, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Lucky 7 Brass Band Tuesday, July 30, 2-4 p.m.

South Main

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383 S. MAIN 578-2767

3855 ELVIS PRESLEY 398-6528

Candace Mache Jazz Trio Fridays, Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.

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 with DJ Maddy Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

1884 Lounge 1555 MADISON 609-1744

Don Trip One Night Only Friday, July 26, 9 p.m.

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1555 MADISON 347-6813

Opossums Album Release, featuring Rosey Friday, July 26, 10 p.m.; Booker Brown Saturday, July 27, 10 p.m.; Dan Montgomery Sunday, July 28, 6-8:30 p.m.; Devil Train Mondays; David Cousar Tuesdays, 9 p.m.; Outer Ring Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m.

Rizzi’s/Paradiso Pub 6230 GREENLEE 592-0344

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

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Hadley’s Pub

964 S. COOPER 272-0830

2779 WHITTEN 266-5006

Logan Hannah Trio Thursday, July 25, 8 p.m.; Luke White Benefit Show Friday, July 26, 6 p.m.; Marcella & Her Lovers Friday, July 26, 10:30 p.m.; Justin & the Cosmetics, Faux Killas Saturday, July 27, 10:30 p.m.; Mary Gagz and Her Gaggle of Drags Mondays, 8:30-11 p.m.; Lahna Deering Tuesdays, 9 p.m.; Mike Doughty Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m.

Rockstar Karaoke with Charlie Belt Thursdays, 8 p.m.; A.M. Whiskey Saturday, July 27, 9 p.m.; Foolish Pleasure Monday, July 29, 5:40 p.m.; MusicBoxx Wednesday, July 31, 8 p.m.

Shelby Forest General Store

Boscos 2120 MADISON 432-2222

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

Canvas 1737 MADISON 443-5232

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

Celtic Crossing 903 S. COOPER 274-5151

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

The Cove 2559 BROAD 730-0719

Ed Finney & Neptune’s Army with Deb Swiney Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Wayde Peck Fridays, 6 p.m.; Jazz Jam with Frog Squad Sundays, 6 p.m.; Richard Wilson Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m.; Ben Minden-Birkenmaier

Growlers 1911 POPLAR 244-7904

Doomstress, Edgewood Arsenal Thursday, July 25, 8 p.m.; Left Unsung Friday, July 26, 10 p.m.; The Call: Memphis Lo-fi, Anime, and Video Games Saturday, July 27, 8 p.m.; Our Scene United Sunday, July 28, 5:30 p.m.; My Chemical Monday: Taking Back Thursday Monday, July 29, 9 p.m.; Fit for a King Tuesday, July 30, 6:15 p.m.; Crockett Hall Tuesdays with the Midtown Rhythm Section Tuesdays, 9 p.m.; TRDONMINATION Wednesday, July 31, 9 p.m.

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

Our Scene United July 25-27, 6 p.m.; Afton Shows Presents Sunday, July 28, 7 p.m.; Wayfarer,

July 27, 2 p.m.; Emily Chambers Saturday, July 27, 6:30 p.m.; Twin Soul Saturday, July 27, 10 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Rick Camp and the Suburban Trunk Monkeys Sunday, July 28, 4 p.m.; Madison Line Monday featuring Jacob Davis and Belvedere Monday, July 29, 7 p.m.; Memphis Funk Tuesday, July 30, 7 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle & New Orleans Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.; Turnstyles Wednesday, July 31, 8 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.

Wednesday, July 31, 10 p.m.

Railgarten 2160 CENTRAL

The Love Boat with the Showboats Friday, July 26, 9 p.m.; Live Up Fest Saturday, July 27, 6 p.m.; Devan Sundays, 3 p.m.

Sounds Good Memphis 831 S. COOPER

The Autobiography: 2 Years, 2 Months, 3 Days in the life of The Crew Friday, July 26, 8-11 p.m.

Wild Bill’s 1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

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

Cordova p.m.; Ryan Daniel Saturday, July 27, 9 p.m.; Bluegrass Brunch with the River Bluff Clan Sundays, 11 a.m.

East Memphis East of Wangs 6069 PARK 763-0676

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

Mortimer’s 590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

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

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

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

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

The Southern Edition Band Tuesdays.

North Mississippi/ Tunica Horseshoe Casino Tunica 1021 CASINO CENTER, TUNICA, MS 800-357-5600

Seether Saturday, July 27, 8 p.m.

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.

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

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Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School

Running Out of Time, writer and producer Alonzo Williams presents this gospel stage play. $30. Fri., July 26, 7 p.m., and Sat., July 27, 6 p.m.

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

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The Evergreen Theatre Shaddy, toxic dysfunctional relationships bolstered by recurring deceitful behavior are exposed when private detectives go undercover to investigate the owner of an illegal massage parlor neatly disguised as an art gallery.

Written and directed by Mary Ann Washington. (314-5932), theatreworksmemphis.org. $25. Fri., July 26, 7:30-9 p.m.

1705 POPLAR (274-7139).

The Orpheum

Hamilton, smashhit musical about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, with music, lyrics, and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda. orpheum-memphis. com. Sun., 1 & 6:30 p.m., Sat., 2 & 8 p.m., and Tues.-Fri., 7:30 p.m. Through July 28.

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The Miraculous and the Mundane, his entire life, Percy Nelson has fought to provide safety and security for his family only to feel as if it is all slipping away when he is diagnosed with a debilitating disease. Thurs.-Sun. Through July 28.

2085 MONROE (274-7139).

“Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection” at the Dixon

Voices of the South

Live Rich Die Poor: A Zora Neale Hurston Story, written by Ann Perry Wallace, this performance explores the life of Zora Neale Hurston, author of Their Eyes Were Watching God. (2138143), $25. Fri., July 26, 7-8:30 p.m., Sat., July 27, 7-8:30 p.m., and Sun., July 28, 2:30-4 p.m.

1000 COOPER (726-0800).

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430 Gallery

“Playing the Angel,” one-night exhibition and sale of paintings and prints by Sami Roth. Tues., July 30, 7-10 p.m.

430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030).

Eclectic Eye

Opening Reception for “Nature of the Line,” exhibition of new work by Andrew Williams, whose art embraces the chaotic process of ceramic while creating abstract parts that reference the building blocks of life. Fri., July 26, 6-8 p.m.

242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

Stock&Belle

Opening Reception for “A Love Letter to My Porch,” exhibition of new work by Grace Porter.

Reception will take place during South Main’s Trolley Night, and wine and beer will be available for guests over 21.

Fri., July 26, 6-9 p.m.

387 S. MAIN (734-2911).

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Architecture of Art Museums 101

Brooks Executive Director Emily Ballew Neff discusses the world of art museums and their architecture. Learn more about plans for the architectural development of “Brooks on the Bluff,” to be designed by Herzog & de Meuron, with archimania as the Architect of Record. With

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

DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS, ONGOING WEEKLY EVENTS WILL APPEAR IN THE FLYER’S ONLINE CALENDAR ONLY. a reception beforehand, beginning at 5:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public; however, space is limited. Wed., July 31, 6:30 p.m.

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

Art Apologetic

The arts movement is a collective of performance and visual artists. It’s a collaborative effort and a five-day, pop-up exhibition featuring local and traveling artisans and performing artists. Free-$10. Through July 27, 5:30-10 p.m.

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

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. (7746380), WWW.METALMUSEUM.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.

Looking Inward: Mindfully Looking at Art

Program, led by Stephen Black, delves into the restorative powers of art and meditation Fourth Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.

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

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WWW.MEMPHISMAGAZINE.COM.

“Metal is Magic”

Multi-day event celebrating the birthday of the magical J.K. Rowling. This series includes a family day and summer camp for all ages. Thurs., July 25, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri., July 26, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., and Sat., July 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

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

Mural Dedication

Celebration of the completion of Jamond Bullock’s (Alivepaint) Art and Environment project mural. Located at Superlo Foods (3327 N. Watkins Dr.), with food, beverages, and a performance by Lauren Laux.

Sat., July 27, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

SUPERLO FOODS, 3327 N. WATKINS.

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Tropical Thursdays

Come to the river to dance or listen to Latin music. Hosted

by Seda Latin Dance. Free.

Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. Through Aug. 29.

July 25-31, 2019

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

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Velvetina’s Blue Moon Revue

A dazzling dinner show featuring live, local music and the best in glamorous, classic burlesque. $30. Every other ThursdaySaturday, 7-9 p.m. Through Aug. 31.

Sat., July 27, 1 p.m.

85 South, podcasters DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller, and Chico Bean perform their show live. $37-$53. Sun., July 28, 7 p.m.

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

Jimmy Ogle Walking Tour

MEMPHIS COOK CONVENTION CENTER, 255 N. MAIN (TICKETS, 525-1515).

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

Booksigning by Patrick O’Daniel

Author discusses and signs his new book Crusaders, Gangsters, and Whiskey: Prohibition in Memphis. Sat., July 27, 1-3 p.m.

BENJAMIN L. HOOKS CENTRAL LIBRARY, 3030 POPLAR (415-2700).

Memphis 901 FC vs.

Ottawa Fury FC

Memphis Riverfront with Jimmy Ogle

Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

Authors discuss and sign their new novel, The Hart Women.

Ticketed event. Thurs., July 25, 6 p.m.

Cotton Men of Elmwood with Jimmy Ogle

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

C O M E DY

Booksigning by Ellen Morris Prewitt with Marisa Whitsett Baker

S PO R TS / F IT N ES S

The next round of Jimmy Ogle Tours are being filmed by Willy Bearden for an archival series for Memphis’ 2019 Bicentennial effort, sponsored by the Downtown Memphis Commission. $20. Sat., July 27, 11 a.m.

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

B O O KS I G N I N G S

TO U R S

Sun., July 28, 4 p.m.

“uneXpected/ juXtapositions” by Nathan Yoakum at Jay Etkin Gallery Booksigning by Scott Hylbert

Author discusses and signs his new novel, Task Lyst. Sat., July 27, 6 p.m.

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

Booksigning by Stephen Hunter

Author discusses and signs his new novel, Game of Snipers.

Tues., July 30, 6 p.m.

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

L E CT U R E / S P E A K E R

Kickin’ It With Kameron: Not Your Grandma’s Groove

Panel discussion led by Kameron Whalum about the evolution of grooves. What was hip then may not be hip now.

No jive. No cap. Free. Fri., July 26, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

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

BIG RIVER CROSSING, CHANNEL 3 DRIVE.

Jimmy Ogle’s Judge D’Army Bailey Courthouse Tour Thurs., July 25, noon.

SHELBY COUNTY COURTHOUSE, ADAMS AND SECOND STREET.

Old Forest Hike

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

OVERTON PARK (276-1387).

Jimmy Ogle’s Public Sightseeing Cruise on the Island Queen $20. Fri., July 26, 2:30 p.m.

BEALE STREET LANDING, BEALE AND RIVERSIDE.

Sat., July 27, 7:30 p.m.

AUTOZONE PARK, THIRD AND UNION (721-6000), MEMPHIS901FC.COM.

Memphis Redbirds vs. New Orleans Baby Cakes Thurs., July 25, 7 p.m.

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

WWE Smackdown Live

Jam-packed night of action from the superstars of WWE. The new Smackdown roster includes Roman Reigns, Elias, and intercontinental champion Finn Balor, new WWE Champion Kofi Kingston, Smackdown tag-team champions the Hardy Boyz, Charlotte Flair, and more. $15-$65. Tues., July 30, 6:45 p.m.

FEDEXFORUM, 191 BEALE STREET.

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GFWC Metro Memphis Woman’s Club

Volunteer community service organization for Memphis women. Monthly guest speaker, service project, and other activities. Free. Fourth Thursday of every month, 6:30-8 p.m.

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

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S P EC I A L EVE N TS

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Fab Fridays Laser Light Show

KIDS

CodeCrew’s Sixth Annual Hackathon

This two-day event provides an opportunity for kids to show off their mobile app development skills and work on a real-world project. July 27-28, 9 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, FEDEX INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 365 INNOVATION DR.

Funky Fridays

Fridays in June and July have interactive activities and workshops celebrating Memphis’ “BiSOULtennial” year. Fri., July 26, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

STAX MUSEUM OF AMERICAN SOUL MUSIC, 926 E. MCLEMORE (9427685), STAXMUSEUM.COM/EVENT.

S.T.A.X: See. Touch.

Ask. eXplore.

On Tuesday afternoons, kids can enjoy a summer music series and See, Touch, Ask, and eXplore the history of Stax Records with hands-on activities and objects from the archive on display. free. Tues., 1-4 p.m.

Through July 30.

STAX MUSEUM OF AMERICAN SOUL MUSIC, 926 E. MCLEMORE (9427685), STAXMUSEUM.COM/EVENT/.

Summer Camp

Participant ages range from 5-14. $189. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Through Aug. 30.

FO O D & D R I N K EVE NTS

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

A Wine Festival on the Farm

Festival with wine tastings and musical performances. July 27-28, noon.

Harry Potter Movie Trivia

SHELBY FARMS, 500 N. PINE LAKE (767-PARK).

Celebration of the young wizard’s birthday with Potterthemed trivia. Railgarten, Loflin Yard, and LBOE host. Please RSVP only if you are certain your team will participate.

Wed., July 31, 7-9 p.m.

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Black Freedom and Femininity

VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION, CERRITOTRIVIA.COM.

Making Memphis: 200 Years of Community

Bicentennial celebration, the exhibit illustrates how the threads of Memphis history form a larger story or web of history.

Through Oct. 20.

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

Memphis 3.0 At Your Library

Streetwise at Malco Powerhouse Cinema Bar & Grill, Wednesday, July 31st, 7 p.m. how the Memphis 3.0 Comprehensive Plan will impact your neighborhood over the next 20 years. Thurs., July 25 through Tues., July 30.

VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS.

Planners from the Office of Comprehensive Planning will host “Office Hours” at city libraries over the next two weeks.

Come ask questions and discuss with Memphis city planners

Real Memphis Wrestling

Professional wrestling returns to Memphis, presented by 901 Wrestlin. $5. Sat., July 27, 7-9 p.m.

REC ROOM, 3000 BROAD (209-1137), 901WRESTLING.COM.

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.

World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

One of the most elite competitions of the year, with some of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking teeing it up in the series of four annual events. $25-$200. Through July

A screening of Memphis made shorts by filmmakers Jas Marie and Munirah Safiyah Jones, followed by the feature film PARIAH by Dee Rees. Thurs., July 25, 7 p.m.

THE CMPLX, 2234 LAMAR AVENUE.

Crosstown Arthouse Presents: Frederick Wiseman’s Juvenile Court

Wiseman’s 1973 film shows the complex variety of cases before the Memphis Juvenile Court.

Thurs., July 25, 7:30 p.m.

CROSSTOWN THEATER, 1350 CONCOURSE AVENUE.

Lest We Forget: Sankofa Series commemorating 400 years of African-American culture. Mon., July 29.

HATTILOO THEATRE, 37 S. COOPER (502-3486), WWW.HATTILOO.ORG.

A 96-minute theatrical program of seven short films selected from this year’s festival. Tues., July 30, 7-9 p.m.

CROSSTOWN THEATER, 1350 CONCOURSE.

Streetwise

Filmed in Seattle, 1983. Taking their camera to the streets of what was supposedly America’s most livable city, filmmakers set out to tell the stories of those society had left behind: homeless and runaway teenagers living on the city’s margins. $10.

Wed., July 31, 7 p.m.

MALCO POWERHOUSE CINEMA GRILL & BAR, 540 S. FRONT (350-5975).

Series

Summer Art Documentary

Series of movie screenings, documentaries, art films, and more. Beverage and popcorn provided. $10. Saturdays, 3-5 p.m. Through Aug. 17.

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

A Wrinkle in Time

Guided by the three mysterious astral travelers, Meg Murray braves a dangerous journey to a planet that possesses all of the evil in the universe. Thurs., July 25, 8-10 p.m.

OAK COURT MALL, 4465 POPLAR (681-0642).

July 25-31, 2019

HIGH POINT CLIMBING AND FITNESS, 21 N. HUMPHREY’S (2036122), HIGHPOINTCLIMBING.COM.

State-of-the-art laser light tribute shows, featuring Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and more.

Fridays, 7, 8 & 9 p.m.

MicroCinema: 2019 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour

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BAR REPORT By Meghan Stuthard

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Bar Ware brings craft cocktails and a juice bar Downtown.

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appeasing us all.

Bibi Janus, a friend of Wunderlich’s, helped her with JuiceBrothers. The concept, which Janus developed in her native Amsterdam and recently brought to Manhattan, and the recipes, are all hers. The Memphis location is just one of three in the United States (the other two being in NYC).

The vibrantly violet Madam Butterfly (above) and house-made tagliatelle

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uring these hot months, it’s important to drink lots of water and take care of yourself so you don’t stroke out on some patio in front of all your friends and their dogs. That’s why I support Bar Ware, Downtown’s newest bar, because they’ve mitigated the issue of the unhealthy habit of drinking by sticking a juice bar inside their place. The way I see it, they’ve damn near made drinking in a bar a step in the right direction.

The Ware in Bar Ware is Libby Ware Wunderlich, owner and founder. The where is 276 Front Street, near Old Dominick distillery. And the details?

They’ve covered a lot of ground.

Featuring beautifully crafted cocktails, a state-of-the-art juice bar from JuiceBrothers, a delicious menu served all day, and Memphis’ only “frozen beer machine” that turns the head of your beer into a slushy (tried it, and it works: your beer stays ice-cold!), Wunderlich and her staff have thought of every conceivable way, short of an injection, for people to get food and drink into their bodies.

Make no doubt about it, the Downtown bar scene lineup just got a little deeper.

The bar manager, Jacob Leonard, developed the entire beverage program with the help of fellow bartender Sam Hendricks. The cocktail list is summery, with drinks based around fruit, light teas, and fragrant herbs. Leonard’s favorite drink to make is the current darling of Instagram, the Madam Butterfly, a blue drink made with butterfly pea tea and topped with flowers. “It’s delicate, but it has layers,” he says.

An added benefit of being a bar with a juice bar connected to it is incorporating fresh-squeezed juices into the cocktails.

As Bar Ware continues to get up and running, Leonard and his staff will begin cultivating a drink menu that features their juices as well.

So sure, they’ve pulled off a juice bar and a full bar, but can they cook? Chef Kevin Quinnell, formerly of Southern Social and Itta Bena, is here to check that off the list, too. The menu has a little bit of everything, including a charcuterie and cheese plate, steamed sandwiches, a house-made tagliatelle pasta with vodka cream sauce, and Quinnell’s favorite, the beef Wellington.

But what of Libby Ware Wunderlich, who thought to pull all of this together under one roof? A woman of the people, she threw a central focus out the window and embraced the chaos of

Wunderlich envisioned a place for people who enjoy drinking to drink, and she’s built it to suit. The interior is swanky without being pretentious.

The ceilings and walls are dark, so one doesn’t feel very exposed while knocking a few back. The decorating is exquisite, from the gingko light fixtures to the Mongo for Mayor framed picture on the wall. The patio, which is under construction, will be a key addition once the weather cooperates.

And Wunderlich is back at work just days after having her first baby, because nothing makes one want a drink quite like childbirth. I respect this commitment, and have a drink in her honor.

FILM REVIEW By Chris McCoy

Return of the King Disney remakes The Lion King — but there’s a twist!

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re you sitting down? ’Cause you’re gonna need to sit down for this one.

Have I got a pitch for you. It’s an absolute, 100 percent, can’t-miss idea. I know you, the Walt Disney corporation, have billions of dollars already. But after this, you’re going to have roughly a billion more dollars, give or take.

You remember The Lion King? The 1994 animated film? Of course you do. You’re Disney.

There’s this lion, see. His name’s Mufasa, and he’s like, the king of Africa. It works, because the lion is the king of the jungle. So it couldn’t be the Ape King or the Cheetah King, because cheetahs never prosper.

That’s good. Write that down. “Cheetahs never prosper.” We’ll use that.

So this Mufasa, he’s animated, and James Earl Jones is the voice. He’s got a brand-new lion cub named Simba. When the movie starts, he’s presenting his new cub to the kingdom, which is, like, the animals. And they all bow down and say hail to the king and his new cub. And they sing a song about “The Circle of Life”!

It’s a musical, see. And who wrote the music? Elton

freakin’ John, that’s who! And Sir Tim Jesus Christ Superstar Rice wrote the lyrics that the animals sing.

So anyway, Mufasa’s got a brother named Scar, who’s not handsome like Mufasa because he’s got this big scar on his face. Scar’s jealous of his brother and wants to be king. So one day, he takes Simba down into the gorge or canyon or arroyo, whichever one they have in Africa. And he tells him to stay there, and he starts a big stampede. And Mufasa tries to save Simba from the stampede, but Scar betrays him, and he dies. This happens after the whole “Circle of Life” thing because lions age faster than people.

Scar tells Simba his father’s death is all his fault, when it’s actually Scar’s fault. So Simba runs away in shame, and Scar becomes the new Lion King. And he’s got this army of hyenas, which is how you know he’s bad, because lions and hyenas don’t usually mix.

It’s Shakespearean, like Hamlet, but with hyenas.

Simba flees into the jungle to find himself, and he meets some new friends: a cute meerkat named Timon and a so-ugly-he’s-cute warthog named Pumbaa. And it’s funny because Pumbaa farts a lot. They teach Simba a song, “Hakuna Matata,” about how

A skeletal Scar and his cackle of hyenas replace the colorful animation of 1994’s The Lion King. they just sit around and fart all day. Then one day, Simba’s old girlfriend Nala shows up and inspires him to go back to the Pride Lands and kick Scar out and become king, and they all live happily ever after. It’s the circle of life, baby!

Now, I know you’ve got to run off to another meeting where you’re counting all that money you made from the live-action Aladdin remake, so I’m going to cut to the chase here. We’re going to remake The Lion King … … with real lions.

And those lions? They’ll be singing.

How are we going to get the lions to sing? Computers.

James Earl Jones, he’ll be back. But for Simba, we’ll lose Matthew Broderick and get Donald Glover. No, not the guy from Lethal Weapon who’s getting too old for this stuff. I’m talking Childish Gambino/Lando continued on page 28

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FILM REVIEW By Chris McCoy continued from page 27 Calrissian. For Pumbaa, Seth Rogen.

That guy’s funny as hell, and he farts constantly. And Nala? Hold onto your mouse ears, folks. We got Beyoncé.

Cha-ching.

What did I tell you? Nothing can go wrong. The kids today, they want reality. Remember Beauty and the Beast?

Remember how much better it was when that singing candlestick looked real? It was $1.2 billion better. Imagine that, but with lions.

It’s gonna look like Planet Earth on BBC, but instead of David Attenborough narrating, it’ll be Beyoncé singing. And I promise our “real” computer lions are not going to be much less expressive than the stylized, handdrawn ones from ’94, even though

real lions’ faces look the same whether they’re happy or sad. And the rest of the animals are going to be just fine, trust me. What’s cuter than a lifelike warthog that farts all the time?

As for the music, which spawned both a huge Elton John hit and the highest-grossing Broadway show of all time, we think it’s a little too edgy.

We’re going to have to water it down a bit to make it more acceptable to Middle America. Did I mention Beyoncé?

I knew you would love it! This is going to be great, not boring at all. Circle of life, baby!

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THE LAST WORD by Jen Clarke

Go Fund America

THE LAST WORD

Memphians take care of each other. That’s not boosterism; it’s a proven fact. The city consistently ranks among the most charitable in America, year after year. So I wasn’t surprised at the turnout at last Saturday’s “For the Love of Luke” benefit to raise funds for one of Midtown’s most prodigious and beloved musicians. I wasn’t surprised by the silent auction bids or the GoFundMe proceeds, either — or the quickness with which so many people offered their time and talents. If you missed it, I’m sorry you weren’t there for a hell of a show, but there’s another benefit at DKDC this weekend, and the lineup is just as good.

In these moments, I’m proud to live in a place where people rally to help each other out when they need it. But something gets lost in all the feel-good vibes surrounding these inspiring tales of community: We shouldn’t have to do this. For one thing, in a town that markets itself as a cornerstone of “blues, soul, and rock-and-roll,” it’d be nice if our cultural torch-bearers were a little better taken care of. But big-picture, it’s fundamentally screwed up that health care is treated as a commodity, rather than a right and a moral obligation, and that’s putting it nicely.

Remember the migrant caravan the GOP tried to elevate during last fall’s midterm elections as a campaign issue? There’s actually another caravan that, I think, represents a much more troubling issue: people with type 1 diabetes who have to make regular bus trips to Canada to buy insulin. Because, understandably, they can’t afford to spend $300-plus on a single vial. Millions of Americans are diabetic, and prices have tripled over the past decade while drugmakers make bajillions of dollars. Meanwhile, 26-year-olds are dying because they’re fresh off their parents’ coverage and forced to ration their life-saving medication. So far, Colorado is the only state that regulates the amount patients can be charged: no more than $100 a month.

Worse yet are the stories — pitched as evidence that the kids are all right and the next generation isn’t fully empathy deficient — of elementary-aged students pooling their allowances or giving up their birthday presents to help a classmate get a new wheelchair or some other health-care necessity for which money absolutely should not be a barrier. “That’s raising ’em right,” says the commentariat. Sorry, no. I’m not sure it’s possible to “raise ’em right” in a nation where a child with a disability has to rely on the generosity of her classmates, who are also children. The only lesson that teaches is that only people with money are allowed to live semi-comfortably, and everyone else is at their mercy, even kids. While that’s probably true, it certainly doesn’t make it right.

Medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy because it’s next to impossible to budget for an unexpected health-care expense. On top of the bills, lost wages add up, and those rainyday funds evaporate in minutes. Even for those with insurance, high-and-rising deductibles lead to high out-of-pocket costs.

That means there are a lot of people out here with nagging pains and weird lumps they’re hoping will just go away on their own. And they’re waiting for the situation to get bad enough to justify the $500 or $1,000 or the firstborn child they’ll have to give up for some relief. GoFundMe, the most popular crowdfunding platform out there, has raised more than $5 billion and counting since its launch. Of course a third of their campaigns are for health-care costs. I bet another decent chunk is for vet bills, but I digress.

People seem to be more than willing, happy even, to contribute to these campaigns. I wonder if there’s an opportunity for GoFundMe to scale its platform. Maybe they can launch a national pilot program, where a little bit of money is taken from people’s paychecks and put in a big pool for medical care.

That way, we all could just go to the doctor when we need to, without having to worry about missing a rent payment or getting a claim for cancer treatment rejected as unnecessary or getting sued by the hospital. Call it, I don’t know, “GoFundAmerica” or something. “GoFund Us All,” maybe. Sounds crazy, but it just might work.

Jen Clarke is a digital marketing specialist and an unapologetic Memphian.

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