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BRUCE VANWYNGARDEN Editor SHARA CLARK Managing Editor JACKSON BAKER, MICHAEL FINGER Senior Editors TOBY SELLS Associate Editor CHRIS MCCOY Film and TV Editor ALEX GREENE Music Editor MICHAEL DONAHUE MAYA SMITH, JON W. SPARKS Staff Writers JESSE DAVIS Copy Editor, Calendar Editor KENNETH NEILL Founding Publisher

OUR 1588TH ISSUE 08.01.19 I’m going to give you a look into my world, or at least a tiny, troubling slice of it: the weekly emails I get from, well, MAGAs, the angry white males who walk among us like zombies — and write me really dumb letters.

I try to avoid opining about this president too much, but I succumb to temptation every month or so, mainly because I believe that those of us with a public platform have to speak out against the daily assault on basic decency and our core democratic values by the charlatan in the White House. I won’t be a “good German.”

Last week, I wrote about how Trump has built walls between us. It didn’t seem like a particularly controversial take to me. Even his supporters should realize that it’s the main arrow in his quiver: Find a division between groups of people and exploit it to make them angry at each other. Trump is, as Jeb Bush predicted he would be, a “chaos president.”

I got several nice emails from readers, lots of reposts on Facebook, Twitter, etc. — and I appreciate that. But, as always, I got some hate mail, too. I’m reprinting one here (sans typos and misspellings), along with my responses, just so you can see the kind of mind-set we’re dealing with: What’s the matter, Brucey? Trump’s winning and successes getting to you? I read your little left-wing hissy fit about Trump and the wall. Hasn’t built it? That’s because the Dems are blocking it at every turn. … But you know that.

Oh, my bad, Biff. (You sound like a Biff, and since you didn’t sign your email, that’s what I’ll call you.) I thought Mexico was going to pay for the wall. So why are we taking $2.5 billion allocated for our troops out of the defense budget?

Children mistreated or in cages? Started with Obama putting millions of children in cages and deporting millions more. Why weren’t you bitching about that?

Obama did not put millions of children in cages. You’re either spouting some Fox News crap, or you’re just making something up (or, conceivably, both). Obama deported around 2.4 million people in eight years, about half of whom had criminal records.

Why weren’t you applauding that?

You also know that the Dems have left working-class Americans for the coastal and Hollywood elites. And the party of crime needs those illegal immigrants’ illegal votes to stay relevantly in power.

Where to start, Biff? I don’t know if you noticed, but the president is a coastal elite and a former Hollywood TV show star. There is zero credible research that supports the claim that illegal immigrants have voted in any number, anywhere in the U.S. And speaking of illegal votes, have you talked to Vlad lately about his plans for 2020?

But isn’t it wonderful how Trump’s economy is making Memphis Great Again? Billion$ being spent on our Downtown and bringing it back to life. Black American and Latino employment is at record highs. Food stamp usage is down because jobs are finally plentiful. (Democrat Strickland will claim credit for the booming Memphis economy, but we know better, don’t we, Brucey?)

Trump’s economy is piggy-backing off of eight solid years of sustained growth under President Obama. Food stamp usage has been dropping steadily since 2013. The president’s economic “plan” is a house of cards, built on impulsive and ill-considered tariffs, a $30 billion government payoff to farmers, and tax cuts for corporations and the rich.

Ask farmers how that’s working out for them. The deficit is now at an all-time high.

Keep an eye on your 401k, Biffy.

And of course you used the worn-out Dem diversity word. How many black employees are at the Flyer? What part of town do you live in, an all-white area?

Diversity is one of this country’s strengths. We have several POC and members of other minority groups on staff and freelancing for us, and we are always striving to do better. I live in Midtown and have black, Asian, and Hispanic neighbors on my block. So what?

Now Brucey, do you really want us to support a party that is for infanticide? A party that is for an open-borders agenda that will change the culture of this nation?

No. And I don’t know of a party that supports either of those things.

Do you really want us to vote for a party that favors socialism? Really, Brucey?

N E WS & O P I N I O N You mean like Social Security and MediTHE FLY-BY - 4 care? Yeah, I’m for that — and for the goal NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 5 of getting every American access to affordPOLITICS - 9 able health care. “Socialism” is this year’s VIEWPOINT - 11 GOP scare word, kind of like “CARACOVER STORY “DO THE WORK”

BY TOBY SELLS - 12 VANS!” Nice try, though.

SPORTS - 15 I can’t go there, Brucey. You try to cram WE RECOMMEND - 16 this left-wing crap down our throats every MUSIC - 18 week, but we have caught on to you, Brucey.

AFTER DARK - 20 We aren’t listening anymore.

CALENDAR - 26 Thanks for reading the Flyer every week, ARTS FEATURE - 36 ARTS - 37 and for the use of your throat. Too bad you CANNABEAT - 38 won’t read this, since you aren’t listening FOOD - 39 anymore. We appreciate all of our readers, BREWS - 41 even you, Biff.

FILM - 42 Love, Brucey C L AS S I F I E D S - 4 4 Bruce VanWyngarden LAST WORD - 47 brucev@memphisflyer.com

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A round-up of Memphis on the World Wide Web.

Tom Lee Park, Flooding, & Spin

INSTAPLOP!

Memphis in May returns in 2020, historic floods along the river, & even more scooters.

Not all heroes wear capes, as the internet loves to say. Bluff City, meet yours: memplops.

The memplops Instagram account posted its first bathroom review more than a year ago. It sat quietly in the loo until mid-June when it started cranking out the shi … hits, the hits.

Memplops organizes bathrooms by type — either VIP (solo) or by the number of stalls. It tells you the location of the bathroom (usually in a bar or restaurant), the location of the bathroom inside the building, and if it has a vent. It rates each bathroom on ambience, traffic likelihood, and overall experience on a 10-point scale. All of this is insanely helpful.

But memplops really shines in its humor and naked honesty.

Consider this review for the bathroom at Slider Inn: Type: VIP Vent: Yes! Location: Past the bar on the left side.

Ambience: It smells fucking awesome in here and is super clean.

8/10 Traffic Likelihood: I’ve been Slidin’ one In for the last 10 minutes and no one has bothered me.

However, I have seen people walk outside to piss behind the dumpsters on the weekend. 2/10 now but 10/10 when busy.

Overall Experience: I actually went “ooooo” at the cleanliness and I’m just chillin ’n shittin. However, the toilet does face a giant mirror and I don’t need to look into my own shameful eyes when doin’ the doo. I’ll say 9/10 for now … lest it changes next time …

M E M P H I S I N MAY TO STAY I N 2020 Memphis in May (MIM) will be held in Tom Lee Park next year, and Riverside Drive will remain a four-lane street, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced last week.

Original plans had park renovations starting right after the festival concluded this year. The original construction timeline was 18 months. That, most likely, meant MIM would have been held in another location in 2020.

In the original plan from the Memphis River Parks Partnership (MRPP), Riverside would have been shrunk to two lanes. This, MRPP leaders said, would slow traffic on the street and provide more green space in the park.

Clockwise from top left: artist’s rendering of Memphis in May in Tom Lee Park, Strickland said Spin scooters, massive flooding in Missouri, SilentHiker “misinformation abounds in the public conversation around this issue” and wanted to century events stack up and worsen over the past few years,” “set a few things straight.” New amenities will be added said Mayor Frank Klipsch of Davenport, Iowa. to the park for MIM, he said, traffic on Riverside will be slowed, and no city money will be used for the project.

‘S I LE NTH I K E’ B I G R IVE R C R OS S I N G “Anyone who tells you otherwise either doesn’t A new “meditative musical experience” invites hikers understand or is trying to mislead you on purpose,” across Big River Crossing while they listen to a “silent” Strickland said. piano concert through wireless headphones, organizers announced last week MAYO R S P R E PAR E FO R D I SASTE R Concert pianist Murray Hidary will bring his SilentHike Mayors in cities up and down the Mississippi River may concept to Memphis next Saturday. The Memphis event soon get a new loan fund to help them prevent and clean up is part of a 21-city tour of SilentHikes with walks through disasters, estimating last week that disaster-related losses in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Detroit’s Riverwalk, Hunter their cities are now above $2 billion.

Creek Trail in Aspen, Portland’s Forest Park, and more.

Flooding has been the biggest disaster here this year in what has been the longest and largest flood season for G IVE TH E M A S P I N the entire 31-state Mississippi River Basin in history. The Yes, you are seeing even more electric scooters on flooding, for example, has damaged homes, temporarily the streets. displaced families, and delayed farmers’ planting at record Spin, a San Francisco-based operator, dropped about levels, according to the Mississippi River Cities & Towns 148 dockless scooters here last week. The company’s goal Initiative (MRCTI). is to bring 500 scooters to town over the next four weeks.

But cities along the river also need to be prepared for Spin operates much the same as Bird and Lime, but it wildfires, earthquakes, storm surge, chemical spills, and also provides an option for riders without smartphones, more, the group said last week. mobile location services, or credit cards. The program also To help them prepare, a bill to establish the Resilience allows riders who are enrolled in a city, state, or federal Revolving Loan Fund (RRF) was filed by U.S. Reps. Angie support program with low-income requirements to rent Craig (D-Minnesota) and Rodney Davis (R-Illinois) scooters at a discounted price. last week.

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This is only a brief summary of important information about DOVATO and does not replace talking to your healthcare provider about your condition and treatment.

What is the Most Important Information I Should Know about DOVATO? If you have both human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, DOVATO can cause serious side effects, including: • Resistant HBV infection. Your healthcare provider will test you for HBV infection before you start treatment with DOVATO. If you have HIV-1 and hepatitis B, the hepatitis B virus can change (mutate) during your treatment with DOVATO and become harder to treat (resistant). It is not known if DOVATO is safe and effective in people who have HIV-1 and HBV infection.

• Worsening of HBV infection. If you have HIV-1 and HBV infection, your HBV may get worse (flare-up) if you stop taking DOVATO. A “flare-up” is when your HBV infection suddenly returns in a worse way than before. Worsening liver disease can be serious and may lead to death. ° Do not run out of DOVATO. Refill your prescription or talk to your healthcare provider before your DOVATO is all gone. ° Do not stop DOVATO without first talking to your healthcare provider. If you stop taking DOVATO, your healthcare provider will need to check your health often and do blood tests regularly for several months to check your liver.

What is DOVATO? DOVATO is a prescription medicine that is used without other antiretroviral medicines to treat HIV-1 infection in adults: who have not received antiretroviral medicines in the past, and without known resistance to the medicines dolutegravir or lamivudine.

HIV-1 is the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). It is not known if DOVATO is safe and effective in children.

Who should not take DOVATO? Do Not Take DOVATO if You: • have ever had an allergic reaction to a medicine that contains dolutegravir or lamivudine.

• take dofetilide.

What should I tell my healthcare provider before using DOVATO? Tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you: • have or have had liver problems, including hepatitis B or C infection.

• have kidney problems.

• are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. One of the medicines in DOVATO (dolutegravir) may harm your unborn baby. ° You should not take DOVATO if you are planning to become pregnant or during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Your healthcare provider may prescribe a different medicine if you are planning to become pregnant or become pregnant during treatment with DOVATO. ° If you can become pregnant, your healthcare provider will perform a pregnancy test before you start treatment with DOVATO. ° If you can become pregnant, you should consistently use effective birth control (contraception) during treatment with DOVATO. ° Tell your healthcare provider right away if you are planning to become pregnant, you become pregnant, or think you may be pregnant during treatment with DOVATO.

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Tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you: (cont’d) • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed if you take DOVATO. ° You should not breastfeed if you have HIV-1 because of the risk of passing HIV-1 to your baby. ° One of the medicines in DOVATO (lamivudine) passes into your breastmilk. ° Talk with your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

Some medicines interact with DOVATO. Keep a list of your medicines and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.

• You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for a list of medicines that interact with DOVATO. • Do not start taking a new medicine without telling your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider can tell you if it is safe to take DOVATO with other medicines.

What are Possible Side Effects of DOVATO? DOVATO can cause serious side effects, including: • Those in the “What is the Most Important Information I Should Know about DOVATO?” section.

• Allergic reactions. Call your healthcare provider right away if you develop a rash with DOVATO. Stop taking DOVATO and get medical help right away if you develop a rash with any of the following signs or symptoms: fever; generally ill feeling; tiredness; muscle or joint aches; blisters or sores in mouth; blisters or peeling of the skin; redness or swelling of the eyes; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue; problems breathing.

• Liver problems. People with a history of hepatitis B or C virus may have an increased risk of developing new or worsening changes in certain liver tests during treatment with DOVATO. Liver problems, including liver failure, have also happened in people without a history of liver disease or other risk factors. Your healthcare provider may do blood tests to check your liver.

Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the following signs or symptoms of liver problems: your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice); dark or “tea-colored” urine; light-colored stools (bowel movements); nausea or vomiting; loss of appetite; and/or pain, aching, or tenderness on the right side of your stomach area.

• Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). Lactic acidosis is a serious medical emergency that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the following symptoms that could be signs of lactic acidosis: feel very weak or tired; unusual (not normal) muscle pain; trouble breathing; stomach pain with nausea and vomiting; feel cold, especially in your arms and legs; feel dizzy or lightheaded; and/or a fast or irregular heartbeat.

• Lactic acidosis can also lead to severe liver problems, which can lead to death. Your liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and you may develop fat in your liver (steatosis). Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the signs or symptoms of liver problems which are listed above under “Liver problems.” You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver problems if you are female or very overweight (obese).

SO MUCH GOES INTO WHO I AM HIV MEDICINE IS ONE PART OF IT. Reasons to ask your doctor about DOVATO: DOVATO can help you reach and then stay undetectable* with just 2 medicines in 1 pill. That means fewer medicines† in your body while taking DOVATO You can take it any time of day with or without food (around the same time each day)—giving you flexibility DOVATO is a once-a-day complete treatment for adults who are new to HIV-1 medicine.

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What are Possible Side Effects of DOVATO (cont’d)?

• Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution Syndrome) can happen when you start taking HIV-1 medicines. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you start having new symptoms after you start taking DOVATO. • The most common side effects of DOVATO include: headache; diarrhea; nausea; trouble sleeping; and tiredness.

These are not all the possible side effects of DOVATO. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

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State lawmakers defeated again in suit to block refugee resettlement.

A Tennessee appeals court dealt another blow to a Tennessee General Assembly lawsuit aimed at blocking refugee resettlement in Tennessee.

That court upheld a lower court’s decision last week to dismiss a lawsuit by state lawmakers against the United States Department of State on the grounds that refugee settlement in Tennessee violates the U.S. Constitution.

The lawsuit alleged that though Tennessee had withdrawn from the federal Refugee Resettlement Program in 2008, the federal government forced Tennessee to continue funding the program by “threatening the state with the loss of federal Medicaid funding.” The state said it had to “expend a substantial amount of state taxpayer money” to fund the program.

The state claimed that the federal government violated the 10th Amendment through implementing certain statutes requiring the state to provide Medicaid coverage to eligible refugees with state funds as opposed to federal dollars.

The lawsuit was dismissed in March 2018 by a federal judge who ruled there was a lack of standing by the legislature to sue on its own behalf and that the state failed to show that refugee resettlement in Tennessee violates the Constitution.

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that decision Wednesday, also stating that the General Assembly

had not established its standing.

“Accordingly, we do not reach the questions of ripeness, statutory preclusion, or whether the General Assembly stated a claim upon which relief could be granted,” the court’s opinion reads.

Hedy Weinberg, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, said she “applauds the Sixth Circuit’s decision, which reinforces that this lawsuit should have never been brought in the first place.”

“What’s more, as a state and as a nation, we value fair treatment of refugees and compassion toward those in need,” Weinberg said in a statement. “Our country has a long tradition of honoring these values through our asylum system. There is nothing more American than allow-

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“Today’s decision ensures that Tennessee will continue to uphold these important values. We will continue to remain vigilant and ready to act against politicians’ attempts to undermine refugee resettlement in our country.”

Lisa Sherman-Nikolaus, policy director for the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, said the legislature used this lawsuit to “stoke fear and division.”

“Choosing cheap political points over the sound advice of the attorney general, the Tennessee General Assembly used this litigation to stoke fear and division instead of working to solve real problems facing their communities,” Sherman-Nikolaus said. “After two embarrassing defeats in the courts, the legislation must finally put this hateful lawsuit to rest and put our taxpayer resources to better use, such as funding public schools and increasing access to health care. Throughout the debate around the lawsuit, Tennesseans have shown up to defend the life-saving work of refugee resettlement.”

Sherman-Nikolaus added, “It is clear that our communities are ready and willing to welcome those seeking safety and protection in our country and will reject efforts by lawmakers to divide us.”

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Her concern for the latter was dramatized at the event Saturday night by a trio of young women who illustrated a musical number, “The Song of Peace,” with choreographed signing gestures, as well as by the fact that the remarks of Sugarmon, a social studies and government teacher at White Station High School, were “interpreted” for the audience in sign language by a White Station colleague Sherry McCrory at her side.

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Sugarmon with signer McCrory The attendees were treated also to offerings from a saxophonist and a ballet dancer and to a formal dinner.

The settings may have seemed a bit elaborate, even eccentric, as did the venue, in a relatively remote section of suburban Collierville. But, as Sugarmon explained, “You go where you can.” She is somewhat at the mercy, as was the case on Saturday, of venues offered up as in-kind donations.

That was one reason for the location. Another was, quite simply, that continued on page 10

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Erika Sugarmon resembles her father, the late political and legal eminence Russell Sugarmon, in her determination to set aside initial setbacks as a candidate. The elder Sugarmon ran for a seat on the old Memphis City Commission back in the last days of Jim Crow. He didn’t make it, but persisted until, years later, he won elections for the state legislature and General Sessions Court.

His daughter is 0-for-1 as a candidate, having been a runner-up to Ford Canale last year in a special election for the Super District 9, Position 2, City Council seat. But that loss was a close one, and Erika Sugarmon’s second-place finish in a race where she was having to share an anti-establishment constituency with several other challengers was strong enough to encourage her to make a second try for the council.

This year, instead of taking another shot at Position 2 incumbent Canale, Sugarmon is going for the Position 3 seat in District 9. That’s an open seat, and, instead of six opponents, she has one — developer Chase Carlisle, whom she sees as one more specimen of an elitist constituency that is already over-represented on the council.

As she explained to a group of supporters at a fund-raising event at Halle Plantation in Collierville Saturday night, Sugarmon sees herself as a people’s candidate, proud to have several endorsements from labor groups. And, with a nod to her family tradition, she said, “I’m a fighter. I’m for Memphis first.”

She professes to be alarmed at the number of city contracts that go “outside our state” and wants to “keep the money in Memphis.” She talks up affordable housing, a more equitable awarding of city contracts, and the rights of citizens to have a greater say in matters of neighborhood development. These and other issues have a familiar ring in a council race. But Sugarmon has some specialty issues as well. She promises to pay specific heed to the needs of foster parents, the repurposing of the Mid-South Coliseum, and the plight of the hard of hearing, whom she sees as an underserved population.

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• The council race in District 1, which is based in north Memphis, Frayser, and Raleigh, isn’t exactly a pure oneon-one like that between Sugarmon and Carlisle. There’s a “but” clause to that reality, though.

There are three candidates of record in District 1: Dawn Bonner, Rhonda Logan, and Sherman Greer, and the latter two are considered to be in a de facto one-on-one situation, with the greatest likelihood of ending up in a matchup against each other if the October 3rd vote totals require a runoff.

When it came time last year for the remaining council members to appoint replacements for colleagues who vacated their seats to assume other offices, Logan, it will be remembered, was the preferred candidate for the District 1 seat of various longterm activists in the city’s northern tier — notably state Representative Antonio Parkinson.

There were other applicants, though, and something of a stalemate set in among council members. In the final analysis, after weeks of indecision, the appointment went to Greer, who had a lengthy record of service as an aide to 9th District Congressman

Harold Ford Jr., and later to Ford’s successor Steve Cohen.

Both Logan and Greer were on hand Monday for a ceremonial announcement by Parkinson and Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland of plans for a new Raleigh Farmers Market on a former storage site for the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

The site may also include facilities for organized athletics and other community needs, said Parkinson, who emceed the ceremony and had largely brokered the project.

Sugarmon has one opponent — developer Chase Carlisle — whom she sees as one more specimen of an elitist constituency that is already over-represented on the council.

Logan was there as director of the Raleigh Community Development Corporation, as was Greer as councilman for the affected area. Both spoke at the event, and both were introduced

by Parkinson, who noticeably stumbled over Greer’s name and made a point of profusely apologizing.

No harm, no foul — except that later, when Parkinson posted a video of the event on his Facebook page, he did so over the following text: “State Representative Antonio Parkinson, Rhonda Logan for Memphis City Council District 1, Willie Brooks For County Commission, Announce Plans for New Raleigh Farmers Market.”

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Last week, Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, said it was “frustrating” to hear “rumors” about being fired by President Trump. They were more than rumors.

On Sunday, Trump confirmed via Twitter that Coats is leaving his position on August 15th. Officially, Coats is resigning — but no one really doubts that he has been pushed out by the president. Coats fell out of favor with Trump for publicly confirming Russian interference in the 2016 election. The Trump appointee also raised eyebrows at a conference when he revealed Trump failed to consult with him before extending an invitation to the White House to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Now Coats is on the way out for doing his job. But it is Coats’ proposed replacement that takes this story beyond frustrating and straight to outrageous.

Trump will nominate Representative John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to fill the role. Ratcliffe is a pure political player and a direct threat to the nonpartisan reputation of America’s intelligence agencies and their ability to protect the country by producing unbiased, first-rate information.

He auditioned for the role last week, when he subjected Robert Mueller to harsh questioning when the former special counsel appeared before Congress.

Ratcliffe absurdly accused Mueller of having failed to respect “the bedrock principle of our justice system … a presumption of innocence” when it came to Trump.

At the second of two hearings that day, Ratcliffe pumped conspiracy theories and innuendo into the congressional record as he quizzed Mueller about the Steele dossier and the FISA warrant against former Trump aide Carter Page. These are two red herrings that Trump allies have consistently used to try to discredit Mueller — and to downplay the threat from Russia.

It could have been even worse. Another name reported to have been in the mix was Representative Devin Nunes (RCalifornia). This is the mudslinger who lied by saying he had evidence to support Trump’s claim that President Obama “wiretapped” Trump during the 2016 election. Nunes’ claim to fame comes from his eagerness to promote Trump’s “deep state” and “witch hunt” narratives about the intelligence agencies. The goal is to undermine the credibility of our intelligence agencies’ findings that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. Instead of facing that truth, Ratcliffe, Nunes, and Trump continue to feed conspiracy theories to right-wing websites and conservative talk radio.

“The Russians are absolutely intent on trying to interfere with our elections,” FBI Director Christopher Wray testified to Congress the day before Mueller asserted that the Russian interference is ongoing. “It wasn’t a single attempt,” Mueller said. “They’re doing it as we sit here.” Wray emphasized that the U.S. has not done enough to deter Russian interference.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-California) recently said he had been unaware that three Senate races had been attacked by Russia. Earlier this year, former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was reportedly told by White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney not to mention Russian interference in front of Trump for fear it would upset him by calling into question the legitimacy of his presidency.

Wait, it gets worse. Hours after Mueller’s impassioned plea, Senate Republicans, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, blocked three bills passed by the House of Representatives to safeguard U.S. elections from foreign interference. Should we be calling into question the patriotism of every Republican who last week voted against the election security bills?

McConnell dismissed the bills as “partisan” and their authors as promoters of a “conspiracy theory.” “This is an issue of patriotism, of national security, of protecting the very integrity of American democracy, something so many of our forbears died for. And what do we hear from the Republican side? Nothing,” said Senator Charles Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate.

“To this day, Mr. Trump refuses to acknowledge the seriousness of Russian intervention, and the Republican-controlled Senate is unwilling to consider legislation for enhanced election security — maybe because doing either could be seen as an admission that the election was tainted,” wrote The New York Times editorial board.

“The president appears more concerned with nursing his ego than safeguarding American democracy — and that puts us all, Republicans, Democrats, and independents, at risk.”

Let history record that a delusional president, concerned only with his own ego, and a traitorous Republican Congress, concerned only with their own re-elections, chose to ignore hard evidence regarding the Russian threat to our elections. Instead, we get the likes of John Ratcliffe as the president’s nominee to head national intelligence.

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s a little girl, fighting fires didn’t exist in Gina Sweat’s reality,

nor in her imagination or her worldview. Her reality was scooping ice into bags for her parents’ grocery store and bait shop in Middleton, Tennessee. Her imagination saw her growing up to care for animals as a veterinarian.

Back then, being a firefighter was not something that folks thought girls could be.

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“Do the Work” Memphis Fire Services Division Director Gina Sweat had to break through a lot of barriers to get to the top.

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Memphis was the big city, about an hour and a half west of her parents’ country store, where people would buy the ice Sweat bagged or check in the deer they’d killed. A few times a year, her family would visit Memphis to buy school clothes or Christmas presents, usually at the Raleigh Springs Mall.

Sweat was freckly, red-haired, and dressed like a tomboy. She played basketball and was fiercely competitive. She knew at 12 years old that she was different.

After high school, Sweat left Middleton for nearby Freed-Hardeman University.

She studied business but hated marketing and accounting. She played basketball, mostly guard and small forward, but jokes, “I was really good at sitting on the bench,” offering a small dose of her hallmark sense of humor.

With a business degree in hand, Sweat started work as a leasing agent for a property management company. She rose to assistant manager, and then to manager.

But she wasn’t “ecstatic” about property management and wanted something more fulfilling.

Some of her dad’s hunting buddies were Memphis firefighters. They knew she was an athlete and that the city’s fire division wanted to hire women. “I didn’t even know that women could be firefighters,” she says.

A bit out of shape after college, Sweat challenged herself to pass the department’s agility test — putting her mind to it, doing the work, and getting back in shape. She was the only female on the field for testday. She shouldered an air-pack and ran up five flights of stairs. Some male recruits asked to see her score (maybe in hopes of making themselves feel better). They left disappointed and muttering. A “girl” had bested them. Sweat had passed the test, and when she was offered the job in 1992, only four females had been hired before her.

Memphis Flyer: How did you feel about the work early on?

Gina Sweat: First of all, the work is hard.

I hate to use the term “fun,” but the adrenaline rush and all that is … well, some personalities kind of really embrace that kind of work. The adrenaline was cool, but it was very hard — and hard being different.

A lot of people would take time to watch me, which was funny. I’d be working, and people would just be watching me like I was some kind of sideshow or something. But I think I earned their respect by letting them know that I was here to carry my weight and that I wasn’t looking for anything. They figured out I was there for a job, just like they were; it kind of got a little easier.

Did you feel like you were breaking any ground back then?

You know, I really didn’t. It didn’t really take me long to fit in. I got close with the guys at the station. That’s just how the fire service is.

Yes, it starts out as a job, but then a firefighter is something you become.

You’re spending nine or 10 24-hour shifts a month — that’s a third of your life. You’re living with these people every day. You’re cooking, you’re eating, you’re cleaning, you’re working together. Then, all of a sudden, the horn goes off, and you’re risking your lives together. You become a very close-knit group. It didn’t really take me long to embrace that kind of camaraderie and try to figure out how I fit and how I contribute. I worked constantly to make sure I was capable of doing my job.

There were men stronger than me.

But maybe I can run farther than them.

Maybe I was better at something that they

weren’t. I think being brought up playing team sports helped. I was always just figuring out a way to contribute. The guys I worked with saw that. You know, people from outside who didn’t know me would start talking just because I was a female.

But [my co-workers] were pretty quick to shut that stuff down. It was like, “I can talk about my sister, but you can’t.”

How did you begin to progress through the ranks?

I had a really good lieutenant. I hadn’t been on very long, and he said, “I signed you up for the driver’s promotion test. There’s the books you need. Go study.” I just said, “Okay, yes sir.” People think maybe I have some military background, and I don’t, but,

lieutenant before me. Chief [Hope] and I were number one and number two on the battalion chief’s list, and that really … ruffled some feathers.

What did they say about it back then?

There wasn’t much they could say. It was a competitive process, and the rules were clearly laid out. I played the game. So don’t be mad at me if I played it better.

Later, I went through the process for division chief. I ended up being number one through that process. That’s when I got assigned to headquarters. At the time, the director had kind of a rotation of the deputies that worked up here, but I chose to stay. That’s probably been key for me ultimately becoming the director.

“Yes, it starts out as a job, but then a firefighter is something you become,” Gina Sweat says.

apparently, my personality probably would have been good for that, too.

He told me to study, and I did. We’d practice driving, and I made driver. That was a little over three years … which was about as fast as you could get promoted.

Then, for the lieutenant’s promotion, it was, basically, an assessment center that you go through. It was a competitive process, which lends well to my personality because I was always a bit competitive in nature, especially when I was younger. I studied, applied myself, and ended up number two on the lieutenant’s lists. Same thing with battalion chief.

It was an assessment-center process, a competitive process.

[Battalion] Chief Lloyd Hope made

I chose to stay and learn about what it takes to actually run the department and build relationships at City Hall and understand how the budget works.

Working under director [Alvin] Benson and director [Michael] Putt after that and having that mentoring. My deputy director [Michael L. Jubirt], he’s always been a good mentor to me. So it’s only natural that, when I got this job, he was gonna be my right hand.

How did Strickland approach you for the director’s job?

When I had my interview with him, I came out, called my mom, and said, “I either just screwed up my career or I did good.”

I had met him before, and I think we

really hit it off. But we had a very serious conversation. He asked me some tough questions, and I think I gave him some tough answers. He calls me one day … and says, “I want you to be my fire director.”

It was surreal. But he said, “The only thing is, you can’t tell anybody. There’s a process, and we want to make the announcement.”

I was going to a [firefighter] graduation that night, and I was actually giving the speech. I’m there, I can’t tell anybody that I’ve had this phone call, and I look out at all these young faces. All of a sudden, I had this overwhelming [feeling] like, oh, my God, this is my responsibility now. I tried not to get emotional about it. Because people would have been like, “She’s a wreck. What’s wrong with her?” That moment was just kind of surreal.

Going back to your career as a firefighter, do you remember any big calls or scary calls on which you had to go?

750 Adams. It was a high-rise fire that happened in 1994. I had about two years on the job. Two firefighters got killed at the fire. Up to that point, it was kind of fun and games. We were fighting fires, and you have all this adrenaline rush. That night, I realized [how serious the job was] because I actually saw people I knew get killed. It was tragic.

Even though I’d been on the job for two years at that point, I was still a green rookie. You realize, okay, this is really serious. This job can kill you.

About a month before that, one of the guys on the company with me … we were at a fire at the Ponderosa paper plant down off Thomas. It has those big bales of paper, and they fell on him and trapped him. He was trapped for 46 minutes. That was 25 years ago, and I still remember. They were baled together with baling wire, and the sprinklers were going off. So we had no visibility, and we were digging him out for 46 minutes. It ended up ruining his career. Those two things happened within a month of each other. I almost quit.

Within a few months, we made another fire [call] back at 750 Adams. I remember being in the stairwell and going, “Hell no.”

I thought, I either have to quit or I’ve got to suck it up. And I sucked it up and went.

I think those three things together were defining moments. I lost one of my closest buddies to a career-ending injury. And we lost two firefighters, and I had to witness that. Then, being back in that same place and facing that fear and deciding that this is what I want to do.

The other is the [Family Dollar] store fire we had down on Watkins, where two firefighters got killed. I was the battalion chief at that fire. It ended up being in the back of the store where they actually pulled [Charles] Zachary out. The first two of my guys actually pulled him out.

That’s where Lieutenant [Trent] Kirk was trapped. I went to fire school with Lieutenant Kirk. So I knew him very well. continued on page 14

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It’s a scenario Sweat has grown used to: Knowing eyes were upon her as a female rising through the ranks, doing things that had only been done by males, knowing many were just waiting for her to fail.

“Twenty-seven years later, I still feel sometimes like I’m on that same stage,” Sweat says. “It’s happened at every promotion. People watch to see what you’re going to do, if you’re going to fail, and how you’re going to do things.”

When then Mayor-elect Jim Strickland announced he’d picked Sweat as the Director of Memphis Fire Services Division — the division’s highest post — he called it a “landmark leadership choice.”

But he waved the flag of Sweat’s merit and dedication to service way higher than he did the fact that she was female — and he did not mention that she was gay.

Sweat says she never set out to make history or be a role model for women or for the gay community. “I was just one of those people who came to work,” she says.

Her parents taught her about hard work, and that — more than anything else — is how she rose to her rank. “Do the work” is the ethos from Sweat, Memphis’ funny, fun-loving, first female fire director.

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continued from page 13 There was another guy on the scene who had gone to fire school with us who told me who it was.

We don’t leave people behind. It was bad. We got a rescue company back there.

We weren’t able to get Lieutenant Kirk out. They had almost found him, but I had to pull them out. I had to make them come out.

It was probably one of the toughest calls I ever had to make. I knew from all my training, all my experiences — everything — [that they needed to come out], and they knew, too, that they needed to come out.

Within a very short period after I pulled them out, the whole back of that store flashed over. So it could have easily been four more fighters who died that night.

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In your role as director, what have you changed? In what direction are you moving the fire service?

My leadership style is a bit different.

Historically, there’s always been that labor/ management thing. All of a sudden, I turn around and I’m “they.” How do you bridge that gap with the person in the field for them to truly know that everything I’m doing is in their best interest? For the folks who’ve known me for a long time, that’s a really easy sell. For those who haven’t, they’re starting to get it.

“Because we’ve always done it that way” is not the answer anymore. Why do we do it that way? We started questioning ourselves, looking for better ways to do things. We want to be the best, most 10:14 AM innovative fire department in the country.

The Memphis Fire Department was a Class 1 fire department back in the 1970s, as far as our insurance rating. We’ve been a two since then, and we have a goal to get back to a one, and I think everyone has bought into that goal. We’ve gone through a process [for a new rating], and I hope, when we get those results, it will be a very positive thing for the department and the city.

In line with the mayor’s initiatives to become data-driven, I was probably one of the first fire directors to set up my own data team. We looked at process improvement and data to make decisions. In the past, decisions were made for either personal reasons or maybe they were made intuitively — with some data that may or may not have been accurate.

What’s a decision that data would influence?

Do we need to build a new fire station? We look at run volume and distances to where developments are and determine whether or not that’s something that’s needed.

Thank you, Memphis!

Can you talk about being a leader in the LGBTQ+ community?

It’s not a big secret. I realized I was different at a very young age, in many ways. First, I had red hair and freckles. I was a bit of a tomboy. It seemed like I’ve always been in situations where I was

kind of different. When you’re a kid and you have curly hair and freckles, you want straight hair and no freckles. When you’re a kid, you want what you can’t have, especially if you’re a girl, and kids can be kind of cruel.

[Sweat wrote after our interview to say she felt cursed for being different when she was younger, but “now I realize that being different really was my gift. It’s our differences that make us special, not our similarities.”]

I guess I was probably about 12 when I realized that, okay, there’s something different here. But it wasn’t really something you talked about, so my early adult years were just trying to sort all of that out.

When I got out of college, I came out to my mom, and she told my dad. I don’t know if me and my dad have ever just talked about it, but when I realized that they still loved me, it was okay. Everybody doesn’t have that luxury. Sometimes it’s not that mom and dad don’t love them anymore, it’s just that they can’t deal with it, and they don’t have the support that I had.

I didn’t set out to be a spokesperson for women or the gay community. I’m not one of those who goes out to rallies.

But if you go to Midtown, you’ll see me hanging out, supporting [the gay community]. If someone knowing my story … if it helps them, then maybe this is the best time for that.

I get invited to speak to a lot of women’s groups. It is different being a woman in a male-dominated world. I don’t think, as a gay woman, it was as difficult for me in the fire service as it would have been for a gay man, just because of the living situation.

There were some concerns when I first started thinking of becoming the fire director, wondering, politically, could that somehow be a problem? Or would my people have a problem with that? But I’ll say the mayor has been nothing but supportive.

He gave me the opportunity because I did the work. I put the resumé together.

I learned the director’s job. So when the time came, I was ready.

The whole label thing really frustrates me. My body of work speaks for itself. If you took my picture off my resumé, the body of work I’ve done here stands on its own.

The message I would want anybody to know — no matter your sex, race, political affiliation — do the work and be ready.

I do feel a certain pressure as a woman not to fail. I don’t want the next woman director — and there will be one one day — not to get the opportunity just because “well, we tried a woman once, and she really messed it up.” But I have a huge support group here in the department and the city. I have a great partner who supports me at home. My mom and dad love me. I have a lot of great friends.

I’m going to try and do this job the best I can and leave it in really good hands.

Editor’s note: This cover story was edited for length and not for content.

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Home and Away

Brooks Koepka wins in Memphis.

weekend is missing more than a paycheck.

Let’s pause a moment to relish the international impact of last weekend’s tournament. At the end of the first found last Thursday, seven countries were represented among the top 12 players. Koepka and McIlroy were not among them. And it kept getting better. At the end of play Friday, five players were within three shots of the leader, England’s Matthew Fitzpatrick, but Koepka still wasn’t among them. With a 64 in Saturday’s third round, Koepka climbed into second place, behind McIlroy who shot an 8-under-par 62. So two of the world’s top three players walked Southwind’s 18 holes Sunday, the planet’s golf axis tilting here in Memphis. You had to wonder if Woods was watching, wherever he happened to be nursing what ails him.

I got home in time to see the final few holes on TV, to see St. Jude patients greeting the leaders as they finished a tournament the players will remember as much as us fans (even those of us getting updates during a cross-state drive home). There are days that feel like sunshine at the beach, no matter how land-locked we might be at the time. I left the Atlantic coast Saturday, only to find the sunniest moment of my vacation right here in our backyard.

• It’s been a slog of a season for the Memphis Redbirds, but two outfielders made some history last week. On Friday night in Oklahoma City, Randy Arozarena became only the third Redbird to hit for the cycle in a Memphis win over the Dodgers. Then on Saturday night, Lane Thomas became only the eighth Redbird to hit three home runs in a game. Thomas received a promotion to the St. Louis Cardinals Monday when the struggling Harrison Bader was sent to Memphis with hopes of rediscovering his batting stroke.

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here’s an odd sensation to being a Memphis sports fan while away from Memphis. I spent last week on the North Carolina coast, a gathering of family scheduled before the dates of the first World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational were made public.

Which means I had to follow, from afar, the greatest gathering of golfers the Bluff City has ever seen.

And what an extraordinary event it turned out to be. In pulling away from the world’s third-ranked player (Rory McIlroy), Brooks Koepka — the world’s topranked player, and rising — won his first WGC event, took home $1.7 million, and made a new fan for every dollar earned, it seemed, by all the glowing things he had to say about Memphis, the Southwind course, and especially St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The greatest golfer in the world relished winning in Memphis.

Emphasis on that last sentence, as the lead-up to this first WGC in Memphis seemed to be dominated by one of the three top-50 players who chose not to make the trip. As one top-10 player after another — Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm — booked a flight to Memphis, social media throbbed with the question, “Will Tiger be here?”

After missing the cut at the British Open — and with health concerns, again — Tiger Woods chose to skip Memphis, again. The finest golfer of the century has yet to play a competitive hole at TPC Southwind, and you know what?

It’s Tiger’s loss. I got called for BS when I suggested at the commitment deadline that Woods needs the Memphis tournament more than we need him, but I was precisely right. Tournament director Darrell Smith and his staff have put on a world-class event for years, and in support of the fight against childhood cancer. Anyone who chooses not to be part of such a

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By Julia Baker

In an effort to introduce the public to the game of tennis and to the newly renovated tennis centers throughout the city, local nonprofit youth development organization Tennis Memphis has partnered with the city of Memphis’ Division of Housing and Community Development to host its first annual Play Tennis, Memphis! Family Play Day event.

The five participating tennis centers (Leftwich, Wolbrecht, Raleigh, Eldon Roark, Frayser, and Bellevue), which have received about $1 million in renovations, will host various tennis events.

“We’re going to be hosting clinics at all levels, tournaments, skills challenges, cardio workouts, and more for every facet of every age group from tots up to senior citizens,” says Arnold Thompson, Director of Outreach & Community Development for Tennis Memphis and Elite Professional for the United States Professional Tennis Association. “There’s always something for everybody.”

Events are free to attend, and visitors are not required to bring their own equipment.

“Our mission is to build a better community and enhance lives with tennis education,” says Thompson. “To go along with that mission, our motto is ‘tennis is for everyone.’ So we look to equalize to make tennis available to everybody, not just to people who’ve been traditionally afforded.

We want to do everything we can to take the financial constraints off people playing tennis.”

While taking breaks between clinics, games, and demonstrations, attendees can also enjoy music and grub from on-site food trucks, including Marble Slab Creamery, Chef TNT BBQ, and Central BBQ.

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THURSDAY August 1

FRIDAY August 2

Coliseum Volunteers Meetup Memphis Made Brewing Co., 768 S. Cooper, 6-8 p.m.

The Coliseum Coalition hosts this gathering for volunteers and supporters to discuss the Coliseum’s future and the upcoming Roundhouse Revival.

Memphis Film Prize Malco Studio on the Square, 3 p.m., $30 (festival pass) The annual festival, which runs this year through August 4th, uses audience input to help determine the winner as the top 10 short films compete for a $10,000 grand prize.

Memphis Music Listening Party: Marcella Simien Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 7-9 p.m.

Marcella Simien performs, then, along with Grammy-winning writer Robert Gordon, discusses the genesis of her work and the process of writing the music and lyrics.

“Kick Out the Lights” Opening Reception L Ross Gallery, 5040 Sanderlin, Suite 103, 6-8 p.m.

Exhibition celebrates Memphis music through sculptures, paintings, and photographs, featuring pieces inspired by Johnny Cash, Aretha Franklin, and more. Runs through August 31st.

How about some Hangover Helper from the Lamplighter Lounge Café?

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Summer Cocktail Festival Overton Square Courtyard, 6-9 p.m., $44 The Memphis Flyer hosts this boozy event. Admission includes 12 summer-inspired cocktail samples, with local food and full-sized beverages available for purchase.

Proceeds benefit Volunteer Memphis. Visit summercocktailfest.com to see participating brands and food vendors. 21+ only.

SEWFAB Fashion Show Finale Opera Memphis, 6745 Wolf River Boulevard, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $20 Kid-designed fashions rock the runway at this event that showcases creations by SEWFAB summer camp participants (ages 10 to 15).

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Pink Palace, 7-9:30, $8-$10 The Force is with this edition of the Pink Palace’s Fab Fridays, with a showing of this Stars Wars film (in 2D) on the CTI giant screen.

Improv Game Night TheatreWorks, 2085 Monroe, 8-10 p.m., $9 Bluff City Liars hosts this improv comedy show based on board games, including Dungeons & Dragons. Audience members can influence scenes by sitting at the game table and joining in on altered versions of classic games. Also on Saturday, August 3rd.

(center) Joseph Tillman

Beer Logic

By Julia Baker Joseph Tillman, a bike rider for JDRF Ride to Cure’s West Tennessee Chapter and for Logistics Leaders, is participating in a JDRF ride throughout Death Valley this year. And to help raise funds for the organization, Tillman has partnered with beer history connoisseur Chad Philbeam to host a Beer Logic seminar, with the subject “Everything you ever needed to know, you learned from beer.”

“I was talking to a friend about doing a wine tasting, but we couldn’t figure anything out. I got to talking with Chad Philbeam, and I was like, you know what? Beer’s better,” says Tillman. “Chad’s a beer fanatic who relates everything back to beer and how something like beer has impacted your life.”

Tillman first heard about JDRF when his friend and colleague, Adrian Gonzalez, told him that his daughter, who was struggling with Type 1 Diabetes, had trouble finding spots on her fingers to prick for blood tests. “It was really heart-wrenching for him,” says Tillman. “That’s when he started a ride team for Ride to Cure called Logistics Leaders.” Fueled by that and seeing other loved ones, like his grandmother and neighbor, struggling with the disease, Tillman decided to join the cause.

Anyone interested in helping the cause and attending Beer Logic will receive three beer pints with admission. Attendees can also purchase raffle tickets to earn prizes like a two-night stay at The Park Vista in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Ultimately, Tillman says, “Come out to laugh, learn, drink beer, and help fight Type 1 Diabetes.”

BEER LOGIC BENEFITING JDRF, MEMPHIS MADE BREWING CO., SATURDAY, AUGUST 3RD, TWO SHOW TIMES AT 2 P.M. AND 5 P.M., $45 IN ADVANCE ($80 FOR COUPLES) OR $50 DAY OF SHOW ($90 FOR COUPLES).

Friends Trivia Bar Crawl Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cafe, 310 Beale, 4-10:30 p.m. (after party until midnight), $15-$20 No one told you life was gonna be this way. No worries! Hop across multiple bars as your team answers trivia questions based on the hit TV show. Prizes awarded for 1st-3rd place, with the champions receiving the Geller Cup. Also, there’s a costume contest, so, like, get on it.

Memphis Chicken & Beer Festival Liberty Bowl, 6-10 p.m., $40 Features drink samples, local restaurants serving chicken dishes (for purchase), live music, and yard games. A portion of proceeds benefit the Dorothy Day House.

MONDAY August 5 Lightsaber Dueling Rec Room, 3000 Broad, 7-9 p.m.

Drunk Competition hosts this free event. Bring your own light saber or use one provided to you. Stick around for the Rec Room’s free ’80s Glow Party with black lights, glow sticks, DJ, and more.

Hayden: Magician Halloran Centre, 8 p.m., $24.50-$29.50 It’s a magic show!

Shark Week Movie Night: Jaws Overton Square, 8-10:30 p.m.

Celebrate Shark Week in Chimes Square with a free showing of the 1975 classic film. Free popcorn provided. (Cue Jaws theme song.)

Nature Week River Garden at Mississippi River Park, 51 N. Riverside, 9-10:30 a.m.

Celebrate Nature Week from August 5th through the 9th along the Mississippi River. Each morning, the family-friendly event allows participants to explore and examine the role of nature in our river parks.

Free crafts and games that fit with daily themes.

High Cotton Beer Dinner Cafe Society, 212 N. Evergreen, 6:30-9:30 p.m., $65 Enjoy a five-course meal, made by the chefs at Café Society, paired with local brews from High Cotton Brewing Co. Cheers!

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here’s only one way to “When I was doing the punk stuff, I describe the sound of heard it and thought ‘I could do that.’ The the Vandoliers —Texas same thing happened with country music. music. That’s because the I took my stuff and moved from electric six-man band mixes up guitar to acoustic guitar, minor scale to genres — punk, country, major scales.”

Tejano, psychedelia, folk, and blues — that Such influences come more to the fore could only have come from the Lone Star with the new album, which was produced State. And on Forever, their Bloodshot Reand recorded by Memphis’ own Adam cords debut, they do so with confidence, Hill (Low Cut Connie, The Bo-Keys, Deer verve, and their own sense of style.

Tick, Don Bryant, Zeshan B) at American “That’s exactly what we were trying to Recording Studios. accomplish,” Vandoliers’ leader Joshua Recording in Memphis helped give Fleming says of the “Texas music” tag.

Forever that perfect raw mix of defiant “We’re big fans of the Texas Tornados, punk, rugged Red Dirt country, and Alejandro Escovedo, Joe Ely, and Robert vibrant Tejano. The full-length’s 10 songs Earl Keen. But there’s a lot of different blend emblematic rock-and-roll with sounds in Texas. The Austin scene is bold horns, violin, and a slather of twang. where psychedelic music started in the Meanwhile, the band — bassist Mark ’60s, with the 13th Floor Elevators. There Moncrieff, drummer Guyton Sanders, fidwas a big punk scene in Austin. When I dler Travis Curry, electric guitarist Dustin found out The Clash backed Joe Ely, that Fleming, and multi-instrumentalist Cory was kind of the vibe I was working at — Graves — have honed in on a blend that’s taking the sounds of Texas and adding my story to it.

The older you get, the more you realize you’re a product of your environment. We’re a Texas band. There’s no other genre.”

Fleming, a native Texan, put together The The Vandoliers Vandoliers four years ago, and the group released two albums on indie label uniquely their own, equally informed by State Fair Records — Ameri-Kinda (2016) the country and Tex-Mex sounds of their and The Native (2017) — before signing home state and the unbridled music of to Bloodshot. But Fleming was far from a their youth. And, as the Vandoliers have beginner when he started the Vandoliers. taken up the Texas music mantle, with the “I played my first show when I was 12 fiddle, trumpet, and pedal steel helping in an original-music band,” he says. “I’ve to cover the stylistic range, Fleming has been playing in bands for 17 years. The cleaned up his act. last band I had, The Pulses, was the first “It’s a lot less sex, drugs, and rockband to tour and be signed. I’m not saying and-roll and more me getting married it worked out because it didn’t.” and having a cocktail with my buddies,” In fact, the punk-rock lifestyle of The he says. “Right now, I’m not drinking. I Pulses almost destroyed Fleming, who, lost my voice the last time we were on among other things, had an eye ailment the road. I didn’t want that to happen that left him nearly blind for months after again. So I’ve done even more lifestyle the band broke up. But it was that downchanges. I’m kind of boring now, but I turn that led him to the music that became feel great.” the Vandoliers’ musical foundation.

Not only does Fleming feel great.

“It got dark, and I needed a lifestyle He’s grateful. “I’m grateful I have the change,” he says. “It got really dark. I got opportunity to be on a label like Bloodattuned to the music of Marty Stuart, it shot,” Fleming says. “I’m grateful I get was kind of rockin’ country. That sent me to go out and play in towns I’ve never down a wormhole of my dad’s record colbeen to.”

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule August 1 - 7 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.; Brimstone Jones First Saturday of every month, 5 p.m.; Memphis Jones Sundays, Wednesdays 5:30 p.m.; P.S. Band First Wednesday, Sunday of every month, 7 p.m.

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

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

Blues City Cafe

King’s Palace Cafe Patio

Silky O’Sullivan’s

138 BEALE 526-3637

162 BEALE 521-1851

183 BEALE 522-9596

Hi-Jivers Friday, Aug. 2, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; 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 First Monday of every month, 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 162 BEALE 521-1851

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.

Rum Boogie Cafe 182 BEALE 528-0150

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.

Belle Tavern 117 BARBORO ALLEY 249-6580

The Pistol & the Queen Sunday, Aug. 4, 6:30-9 p.m.

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

South Main

130 PEABODY PLACE 523-8536

Ghost River Brewing

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

Mollie Fontaine Lounge

Spindini

679 ADAMS 524-1886

383 S. MAIN 578-2767

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

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.

Live Music Thursdays-Saturdays, 10 p.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe Blues Hall

Center for Southern Folklore Hall

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

119 S. MAIN AT PEMBROKE SQUARE 525-3655

Rumba Room

182 BEALE 528-0150

Memphis Blues Masters Mondays, Thursdays, 8 p.m.midnight and Friday, Aug. 2, 4-8 p.m.; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight, Saturdays, 4:30-8:30 p.m. and Friday, Aug. 2, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Cowboy Neil Band Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Delta Project Tuesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

152 MADISON 572-1813

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

The Peabody 149 UNION 529-4000

Rooftop Party with M-80s Thursday, Aug. 1, 6-10 p.m.

Regina’s 60 N. MAIN

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

303 S. MAIN 523-0020

Dirty Crow Inn

100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

855 KENTUCKY

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

Joe Restivo Jazz Trio Aug. 2-3, 7-10 p.m.

RIVER INN, 50 HARBOR TOWN SQUARE 260-3300

Eric Hughes Band Wednesdays, Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.; Pam and Terry Fridays, Saturdays, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; FreeWorld Aug. 2-3, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Memphis Blues Masters Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Mondays, Tuesdays, 7-11 p.m.

Brass Door Irish Pub

827 S. MAIN 278-0087

Rev Neil Down Sunday, Aug. 4, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

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

The Silly Goose DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

1884 Lounge 1555 MADISON 609-1744

Memphis Tribute to the Allman Brothers Friday, Aug. 2, 8 p.m.

B-Side 1555 MADISON 347-6813

Faux Killas, Baby Brains, James Godwin Thursday, Aug. 1, 9 p.m.; Devil Train Mondays; Portrayal of Guilt, The Pop Ritual, Big Grump Monday, Aug. 5, 7 p.m.; David Cousar Tuesdays, 9 p.m.; Outer Ring Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m.

Bar DKDC 964 S. COOPER 272-0830

Goner Third Thursday Every third Thursday; Impala Saturday, Aug. 3, 10 p.m.; Mary Gagz and Her Gaggle of Drags Mondays, 8:30-11 p.m.

Blue Monkey 2012 MADISON 272-BLUE

Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight.

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David Bowen Thursdays, 5:309:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 6:30-10:30 p.m., and Sundays, 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Eric Hughes Band Friday, Aug. 2.

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.

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule August 1 - 7 Boscos

Lafayette’s Music Room

Minglewood Hall

Wild Bill’s

Triple S

2120 MADISON 432-2222

2119 MADISON 207-5097

1555 MADISON 312-6058

1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

1747 WALKER 421-6239

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.

Memphis Tribute to the Grateful Dead Saturday, Aug. 3, 7:30 p.m.

Mulan Asian Bistro 2149 YOUNG 347-3965

Chris Gales Sunday Brunch First Sunday of every month, 12-3 p.m.

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

Young Avenue Deli 2119 YOUNG 278-0034

Devil Train Friday, Aug. 2, 9 p.m.

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

First Friday at Five Coffee House Concert First Friday of every month, 5 p.m.

Ubee’s

Memphis Botanic Garden

521 S. HIGHLAND 323-0900

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

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

T.J. Mulligan’s 1817 KIRBY 755-2481

Karaoke Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

2559 BROAD 730-0719

Big Barton Friday, Aug. 2, 9 p.m.; The Skitch Saturday, Aug. 3, 5 p.m., The Burners Saturday, Aug. 3, 9 p.m.; 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.; Freeman Shane Weems and Ron Shuman Monday, Aug. 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Richard Wilson Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m.; Ben Minden-Birkenmaier Wednesdays, 6 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

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

Dantones Friday, Aug. 2, 9 p.m.1 a.m.; Natchez Saturday, Aug. 3, 8 p.m.; Chic Jones Benefit Show Sunday, Aug. 4, 4-10 p.m.; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

Owen Brennan’s

Dru’s Place

THE REGALIA, 6150 POPLAR 761-0990

1474 MADISON 275-8082

Karaoke Fridays-Sundays.

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

The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

Summer/Berclair

1350 CONCOURSE, SUITE 280 507-8030

Joe Restivo Thursday, Aug. 1, 8-10 p.m.; Rob Jungklas Friday, Aug. 2, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Barbie’s Barlight Lounge 661 N. MENDENHALL

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

Growlers 1911 POPLAR 244-7904

Maria’s Restaurant

An Acoustic Evening with Stephen Christian and Christian McAlhaney of Anberlin Thursday, Aug. 1, 7 p.m.; Taco Mouth Friday, Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m.; Blackfoot Gypsies, The Eastwoods, The Skeleton Krew Saturday, Aug. 3, 8 p.m.; Hex Girls Sunday, Aug. 4, 8 p.m.; Fanclub, Nonconnah, Blvck Hippie Tuesday, Aug. 6, 8 p.m.; Crockett Hall Tuesdays with the Midtown Rhythm Section Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Hi Tone Memphis Love Presents: ATM Rich Baby Thursday, Aug. 1, 8 p.m.; Stephen Michael, Jodie Ross Thursday, Aug. 1, 10 p.m.; Cost 2 Coast Live Friday, Aug. 2, 8 p.m.; The Smokin’ Jays, The Whiskey Wells Friday, Aug. 2, 10 p.m.; Dear Silas Friday, Aug. 2, 10:30 p.m.; MariBeth Fest Saturday, Aug. 3, 9 p.m.; The Kickback Saturday, Aug. 3, 10 p.m.; Barbershop Bash Sunday, Aug. 4, 3 p.m.; Bluff City Cru’s First Pop-Up Vintage Shop Sunday, Aug. 4, 5 p.m.; Super Low, Mouton, Spence Bailey Monday, Aug. 5, 10 p.m.; Louise Page, Mother Water House, Day Kisser Tuesday, Aug. 6, 10 p.m.; Mirages, The Weekend Transit, Blvck Hippie Wednesday, Aug. 7, 10 p.m.

750 CHERRY 636-4100

Live at the Garden: Lionel Richie Friday, Aug. 2, 8 p.m.

590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

The Cove

412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE

978 REDDOCH 767-6940

6439 SUMMER 356-2324

Karaoke Fridays, 5-8 p.m.

Whitehaven/ Airport JD USA Mall 1232 E. SHELBY DR.

Aug. 6, 7 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle & New Orleans Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.

Levitt Shell OVERTON PARK 272-2722

Walden Monday, Aug. 5, 7:30-9 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.

East Memphis

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

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

Railgarten 2160 CENTRAL

The Mighty Souls Brass Band Thursday, Aug. 1, 6 p.m.; Lucky 7 Brass Band Friday, Aug. 2, 8 p.m.; Obruni Dance Band Saturday, Aug. 3, 8 p.m.; Louder Than Bombs Saturday, Aug. 3, 10 p.m.; Josh & Jeremy Sunday, Aug. 4, 3 p.m.; Devil Train Sunday, Aug. 4, 6 p.m.; Fall KickOff Celebration Tuesday, Aug. 6, 7 p.m.

Craft Republic 5101 SANDERLIN 763-2013

University of Memphis

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

The Bluff

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

535 S. HIGHLAND 454-7771

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

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Toni Green’s Palace 4212 HWY 51 N.

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Raleigh Stage Stop 2951 CELA 382-1576

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302 S. AVALON 596-7115

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7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

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Murder at Hotel Le’ George, when their bus breaks down, the Krisko County ladies end up at the luxurious seaside resort, Hotel Le’ George. All is well until one of the guests turns up murdered. Everyone has a motive, as secrets and lies are uncovered. Will Mary Kay make it to the Nascar museum?

Will L’Oreal find true love? Will Delta’s latest face lift hold? $25.

Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m. Through Aug. 10.

2085 MONROE (274-7139).

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430 Gallery

Opening Reception for “Kinfolk,” exhibition of work by by Janay Kelley, featuring works by Raegan Anderson, Deja Brooks, Lauren McNealy, and Vincent Burns.

Thurs., Aug. 1, 6-9 p.m.

430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030).

Art Body Soul Studio

Kelly Day and Miranda Griffin “Living Portrait” Art Show, come enjoy free wine and cheese as well as a group painting project at this art opening. Artist talk is at 7 p.m.

(207-4161), artbodysoulstudio. com. Fri., Aug. 2, 6-8 p.m.

1024 SOUTH YATES (207-4161).

DCi Home

Opening Reception for “New Works at DCI,” exhibition of new works by local artists Shelley Hopkins and Leslie Ponder. (767-8613), free. Fri., Aug. 2, 6-8:30 p.m.

776 BROOKHAVEN.

Jay Etkin Gallery

Opening Reception for “God is Real and Other Perceptions,” exhibition of new work by Cole O’Keeffe. Fri., Aug. 2, 6-9 p.m.

942 COOPER (550-0064).

L Ross Gallery

Opening Reception for “Kick Out the Lights,” exhibition celebrating Memphis music, past and present.

The title refers to the night Johnny Cash broke all the stage lights at the Grand Ole Opry. lrossgallery. com. Fri., Aug. 2, 6-8 p.m.

August 1-7, 2019

5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

WKNO Studio

Opening Reception for “Memphis Germantown Art League Showcase,” meet-and-greet with the artists, in conjunction with an exhibition of new works by the MGAL. Sun., Aug. 4, 2-3:30 p.m.

7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

OTH E R A R T HA P P E N I N G S

Casting Demonstration

Saturdays, Sundays, 1:30 p.m.

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

Cooper-Young Art Tours

For more information, featured artists, and pop-up performances, visit website. First Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m.

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

Dog Days of Summer

A day to bring wellbehaved pups to the Metal Museum for fun with MEMPopS, TopDawgz, and Stanley’s Sweet Street Treats with treats for dogs and humans alike. ALIVE Rescue Memphis will also be on-site.

Thurs., Aug. 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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

Memphis Magazine Fiction Contest

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).

ArtsMemphis

“Unfolding: The Next Chapter in Memphis,” exhibition of visual art by local Memphis artists, curated

by Kenneth Wayne Alexander.

(578-2787), www.artsmemphis. org. Free. Ongoing, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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

575 S. MENDENHALL (578-2787).

WWW.MEMPHISMAGAZINE.COM.

1500 UNION (278-6868).

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.

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Art Museum at the University of Memphis (AMUM)

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

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

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ANF Architects

“Street Art,” exhibition of new work by Kelly Fischer. MondaysFridays. Through Aug. 13.

Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art

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

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

Blues Hall of Fame Museum “The Blues According to Arhoolie,” exhibition honoring Arhoolie Records, an independent record label famed for publishing and promoting obscure folk and blues artists. www.blues.org. Through Sept. 1.

421 S. MAIN (527-2583).

Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School “Ray of Light,” exhibition of new works by Sydney Gruber.

Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Through Sept. 9.

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

Clough-Hanson Gallery

Senior Thesis Exhibition, exhibition of work by Rhodes studio art majors Olivia Rowe, Charlotte Sechrist, Qian Xu, Sara Lynn Abbott, and Melissa Kiker. www.rhodes. edu/events. Ongoing.

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

Crosstown Concourse

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

Ongoing.

1350 CONCOURSE AVE.

DCi Home

“New Works at DCI,” exhibition of new works by local artists Shelley Hopkins and Leslie Ponder. Aug. 2-10.

776 BROOKHAVEN.

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

“Place Shapes,” exhibition of recent work by Elizabeth Alley. dixon.org.

Through Oct. 6.

“Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection,” exhibition spanning the decades between the late 1890s and early 1960s, which examines the particularly complex challenges female artists confronted in a traditionally conservative region during a period in which women’s social, cultural, and political roles were being redefined and reinterpreted. dixon.org. Through Oct. 13.

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Jay Etkin Gallery

“Kate Freeman Clark,” exhibition that brings together nearly 40 paintings

by Southern-born Impressionist. Clark’s work was defined by her intimate portraits of family and friends, bucolic landscapes, and compelling still life paintings. dixon.org.

Through Oct. 13.

4339 PARK (761-5250).

Eclectic Eye

“Nature of the Line,” exhibition of new work by Andrew Williams, whose art embraces the chaotic process of ceramics while creating abstract parts that reference the building blocks of life. Through Sept. 18.

242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

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

L Ross Gallery

“Kick Out the Lights,” exhibition celebrating Memphis music, past and present. The title refers to the night Johnny Cash broke all the stage lights at the Grand Ole Opry.

(767-2200), lrossgallery.com.

Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Through Aug. 31.

5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

Marshall Arts Gallery

639 MARSHALL (679-6837).

Memphis Botanic Garden

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).

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

3717 ELVIS PRESLEY (332-3322).

942 COOPER (550-0064).

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

Edge Gallery

Graceland

“God is Real and Other Perceptions,” exhibition of new work by Cole O’Keeffe.

Aug. 2-3.

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

Twilight Thursdays, extended hours staying open til sunset.

Each week will have a different highlight from plants to pets. www.memphisbotanicgarden. com. Thursdays.

“Chasing the Light,” exhibition of new work by Diana Shearon.

Through Aug. 31.

“Summer in the City,” the Artist Group of Memphis returns this summer with many new and vibrant works by local artists in Memphis. Aug. 1-30.

“Bicentennial Blues Bed,” new, year-long planting celebrating the Bluff City’s bicentennial, located just outside of the Four Seasons Garden. www. memphisbotanicgarden.com.

Ongoing.

750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

“Small Passion,” exhibition of work by Albrecht Dürer, who has long been recognized as one of the most influential artists of the European Renaissance and one of the finest printmakers in the history of art. Through Oct. 27.

“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.

“Bouguereau & America,” exhibition of work by the French academic painter WilliamAdolphe Bouguereau. His modern and highly polished interpretations of classical subjects as well as his intimate and idealized portrayals of peasant life, were avidly sought

by American collectors. brooksmuseum.org. Through Sept. 22.

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

“Painted Words: Poets and Painters in Print, 1869 – 1967,” exhibition curated by Donal

Harris showcasing three volumes that combine literary and visual art through printmaking. The exhibited works range from Paris in the 1860s to New York in the 1960s, and combine poetry and graphic work. www. brooksmuseum.org. Through Aug. 11.

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

Through Aug. 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).

Metal Museum

“40 Under 40: The Next Generation of American Metal Artists,” to continue the celebration of the museum’s 40th anniversary, this exhibition explores the next generation of influential American metal artists. (774-6380), www.metalmuseum.org/40-under-40.

Tuesdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Through Sept. 15.

Overton Park Gallery

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

1581 OVERTON PARK (229-2967).

Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum

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

by Jeff and Shaakira Edison.

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

826 NORTH SECOND STREET (527-3427).

Stock&Belle

“A Love Letter to My Porch,” exhibition of new work by Grace Porter. Through Aug. 26.

387 S. MAIN (734-2911).

Sue Layman Designs

“Memphis Germantown Art League Showcase,” exhibition of new works by the MGAL. wkno.org. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Through Aug. 28.

7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

Woman’s Exchange Art Gallery

Woman’s Exchange of Memphis Gallery Show, ninth annual exhibition of works by more than 90 local artists, supporting the Woman’s Exchange mission, “Helping others help themselves.” (327-5681), Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Through Aug. 23.

GIVE 88 RACINE (327-5681).

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

Ongoing.

Swing Dance with Le Tumulte Noir

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

Debra Edge Art, ongoing.

99 S. SECOND (527-9772).

Tropical Thursdays

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).

Come to the river to dance or listen to Latin music while the sun sets over the Mississippi River. Hosted by Seda Latin Dance. Open to all dancers, with or without experience.

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

Velvetina’s Blue Moon Revue

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

Through Aug. 31.

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

C O M E DY

Chuckles Comedy Club

Lavell Crawford, best known for playing Huell Babineaux in Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul, brings his comedy to the Bluff City.

Aug. 2-4, 7-10 p.m.

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Photo Expo Memphis

A unique photography experience for the novice to professional photographer. $99. Fri., Aug. 2, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., and Sat., Aug. 3, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Aug. 4, 2:05 p.m., and Mon., Aug. 5, 6:35 p.m.

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

Play Tennis, Memphis Family Play Day

GUEST HOUSE AT GRACELAND, 3600 ELVIS PRESLEY (501224-2020), WWW.PHOTOEXPOMEMPHIS.COM.

Visit any of the following municipal tennis centers for a free tennis play date: Leftwich, Wolbrecht, Raleigh, Eldon Roark, Frayser, and Bellevue. Free. Sat., Aug. 3, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

S P O R TS / F IT N E S S

LEFTWICH TENNIS CENTER, 4145 SOUTHERN (685-7907).

Memphis Redbirds vs. Albuquerque Isotopes Thurs., Aug. 1, 7:05 p.m.

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

Memphis Redbirds vs. El Paso Chihuahuas

Fri., Aug. 2, 7:05 p.m., Sat., Aug. 3, 6:35 p.m., Sun.,

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 N G S

Coliseum Volunteers Meetup

The Coliseum Coalition hosts this meet and greet for volunteers and supporters of the Mid-South Coliseum, to talk about the great future of the Coliseum and the upcoming Roundhouse Revival. Thurs., Aug. 1, 6 p.m.

MEMPHIS MADE BREWING COMPANY, 768 S. COOPER (207-5343).

Republican Women of Purpose August Meeting

Presentation about the Mid-South Transplant Foundation, featuring speakers Randa Lipman, manager of community outreach, and Mindy Fischer, RWOP Treasurer, who will share how her son Will was a donor. $25. Wed., Aug. 7, 11 a.m.

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

95 S. MAIN (473-9573).

TheatreWorks

Improv Game Night, Bluff City Liars return to Overton Square for an evening of improv comedy based on beloved board games, including the iconic tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. $10. Fri., Aug. 2, 8-10 p.m., and Sat., Aug. 3, 8-10 p.m.

2085 MONROE (274-7139).

P O E T RY/S PO K E N WO R D

Poplar-White Station Branch Library

Poetry Society of Tennessee Monthly Meeting, (361-0077), first Saturday of every month, 2-4 p.m.

5094 POPLAR (682-1616).

B O O KS I G N I N G S

Booksigning by Derrick Barnes

Bestselling author of Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut reads from and signs his new picture book King of Kindergarten. Sat., Aug. 3, 4 p.m.

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

Booksigning by Erin A. Craig

Author discusses and signs her new book House of Salt and Sorrows. Tues., Aug. 6, 6 p.m.

NOVEL, 387 PERKINS EXT. (922-5526).

Booksigning by John Babb

Author discusses and signs his new book Voices of the Dead. Thurs., Aug. 1, 6 p.m.

NOVEL, 387 PERKINS EXT. (922-5526).

TO U R S

LICHTERMAN NATURE CENTER, 5992 QUINCE (767-7322), WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

City Tasting Tours

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

Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1:30 p.m.

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.

Yellow Fever Rock & Roll Ghost Tour

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

Ongoing.

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Mommy and Me Baby Expo

Free health screenings plus prenatal information, breastfeeding education, prenatal yoga demonstration, games for kids, and healthy snacks.

Enter for a chance to win a car seat and stroller, Memphis Zoo membership, and more. Free. Sat., Aug. 3, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 1234 FINLEY (516-3580), METHODISTHEALTH. ORG/BABYEXPO.

Nature Week

Participants will explore all things nature with a familyfriendly, free craft and game every day. Free. Aug. 5-9, 9-10:30 a.m.

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

Summer Camp

Each week-long session includes rental gear, four hours of games, instruction, and climbing each day. A healthy snack and drink is provided each day. Participant ages range from 5-14. $189.

Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Through Aug. 30.

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VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION, MEMPHISTN.GOV.

Back to the Moon: For Good

Greatest of All Time: Muhammad Ali

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

Ongoing.

Exhibition celebrating Muhammad Ali’s rise from humble beginnings to becoming the three-time heavyweight champion of the world.

Mondays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Through Sept. 15.

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

GRACELAND EXHIBITION CENTER, 3717 ELVIS PRESLEY BLVD. (3323322), WWW.GRACELAND.COM.

Barber Motorsports Museum Presents: A Century of the American Motorcycle Exhibition, curated by the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, exploring a century of the American motorcycle.

Mondays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Through Nov. 23.

GRACELAND EXHIBITION CENTER, 3717 ELVIS PRESLEY BLVD. (3323322), WWW.GRACELAND.COM.

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.

Hayden: Magician

Award-winning magician based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, known for his original and fast-paced magic show. $24.50-$29.50. Sat., Aug. 3, 8 p.m.

Summer Movie Series: Angels in the Outfield at The Orpheum, Friday, August 2nd, at 7 p.m.

Fab Fridays Laser Light Show

State-of-the-art laser light tribute shows, featuring Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and more. Fridays, 7, 8 & 9 p.m.

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

First Fridays on Broad: Scavenger Hunt

Grab a clue card at any participating shop and hunt for clues, win prizes, and celebrate the completion of the new asphalt and Hampline bike lanes by decorating them with sidewalk chalk. Fri., Aug. 2, 5-8 p.m.

BROAD AVENUE ART DISTRICT, BROAD AVENUE (246-9874).

Friday Night Lights

Mayor Strickland is partnering with Memphis Gun Down to provide a safe, fun, and familyfriendly environment. Fridays, with food, a DJ, bounce houses, and more. Fri., 7 p.m.-mid-

THE HALLORAN CENTRE, 225 S. MAIN (525-3000).

Lightsaber Dueling

Jedi vs. Sith battle. May the Force be with you; bring your own saber. Sat., Aug. 3, 7-9 p.m.

REC ROOM, 3000 BROAD (209-1137).

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

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 how the Memphis 3.0 Comprehensive Plan will impact your neighborhood over the next 20 years. Thurs., Aug. 1, 4-6 p.m.

NORTH LIBRARY, 1192 VOLLINTINE (415-2775).

National Geographic Presents: Earth Explorers

Hands-on, family-friendly exhibition that allows visitors to learn and use methods employed by Nat Geo explorers in the field. Mondays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Through Sept. 9.

GRACELAND EXHIBITION CENTER, 3717 ELVIS PRESLEY BLVD. (3323322), GRACELAND.COM.

Night Out With the Vets

LGBTQ veterans will be offering up jello shots for a $1 donation each benefiting LGBTQ Veterans Alliance. $5.

First Saturday of every month, 9 p.m.-midnight.

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

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A new interactive museum exhibit about Earth and space.

Ongoing.

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

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.

Yellow Jack

The dimly lit mansion will be staged as the 1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic will be recounted and our martyrs remembered. $20. Fri., Aug. 2, 5-8 p.m.

WOODRUFF-FONTAINE HOUSE, 680 ADAMS (526-1469.

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Beach Within Reach Party

Wiseacre and Tattersall have come together to host one beachin’ party with blended pairings, watermelon eating contest, and a dad bod contest.

Swim/beachwear encouraged, free of judgement. Sun., Aug. 4, 2-8 p.m.

CAROLINA WATERSHED, 141 E. CAROLINA.

vention to help the Anaheim Angels win the World Series. $8. Fri., Aug. 2, 7 p.m.

Flight Tour: A Taste of Memphis

Up to 16 people per bike enjoy a flight of local spirits and brew during this two-hour pub crawl with Sprock n’ Roll’s bike bar to Old Dominick Distillery and Ghost River Brewing Tap Room. BYOB, but no glass, tour. $315-$400.

Thursdays, 4-7 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 12-8 p.m., and Sundays, 12-5 p.m. Through Dec. 31.

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

Germantown Farmers Market

With produce vendors, along with soaps, eggs, honey, freshcut flowers, dog treats, and more. Thursdays, 4-7:30 p.m.

Through Aug. 29.

C.O. FRANKLIN PARK, GERMANTOWN (483-0505).

High Cotton Pairing

A handcrafted five-course meal presented by the chefs at Café Society will be paired with local brews from High Cotton Brewing Company.

Mon., Aug. 5, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

CAFE SOCIETY, 212 N. EVERGREEN (722-2177).

Memphis Chicken & Beer Festival

Celebration of two stellar Southern staples — chicken and beer. Admission includes a souvenir glass and beverage samples. Food will be available

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

Apollo 11: First Steps Edition

Film celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Check CTI Theater schedule for show times and ticket prices.

Ongoing.

Star Wars: A New Hope at the Pink Palace CTI 3D Giant Theater, Friday, August 2nd, 7 p.m. for purchase. Must be 21+. $40-$70. Sat., Aug. 3, 6-10 p.m.

LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM, 335 S. HOLLYWOOD (259-1300), MEMPHISCHICKENANDBEER.COM.

Summer Cocktail Festival

Enjoy summer-inspired cocktails from over 30 of your favorite spirits brands, fresh local food, an epic dance party, and more. Your ticket gets you 12 drink samples from your favorite brands, each one whipped into a delightful summertime drink.

Food will be available for purchase from local restaurants along with full-sized beverages from the cash bar. Proceeds

benefit Volunteer Memphis, so every sip counts. Fri., Aug. 2, 6-9 p.m.

THE TOWER COURTYARD AT OVERTON SQUARE, 2092 TRIMBLE PLACE MEMPHISFLYER.COM.

Sunday Supper Series

Includes new cocktails, new bar menu, and a family style, dinner. Raw bar and a list of cocktails, beer, and wine priced $10 or under will also be available. Call or visit website for reservations. $40.

Sundays, 3-9 p.m.

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

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Angels in the Outfield

Screening of this 1994 movie starring Christopher Lloyd, Danny Glover, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, about a foster kid who asks for divine inter-

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

Blue Note Records

A journey behind the scenes of Blue Note Records, the pioneering label that gave voice to some of the finest jazz artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Optional dinner at Bari between 5 and 6:30 p.m., screening at Studio on the Square begins at 7 p.m. $10.

Wed., Aug. 7, 7 p.m.

MALCO STUDIO ON THE SQUARE, 2105 COURT (725-7151).

Crosstown Arthouse: Paris, Texas

An aimless drifter who has been missing for four years wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family.

Thurs., Aug. 1, 7:30 p.m.

CROSSTOWN THEATER, 1350 CONCOURSE AVENUE.

Family Movie Night: Incredibles 2

The University of Memphis Campus School hosts this movie night. The Incredibles hero family takes on a new mission, which involves a change in family roles. Tues., Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m.

RAILGARTEN, 2160 CENTRAL.

Memphis Film Prize

Annual festival in which the top 10 MFP short films compete for a grand prize of $10,000. Audience input helps decide the winner. $30-$150.

Aug. 2-4.

MALCO STUDIO ON THE SQUARE, 2105 COURT (725-7151), MEMPHISFILMPRIZE.COM.

Star Wars: A New Hope

Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon, work together to rescue the Princess Leia from the vile clutches of Darth Vader, help the Rebel Alliance, and restore freedom and justice to the galaxy. Fri., Aug. 2, 7 p.m.

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

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Summer Art Documentary

Series of movie screenings, documentaries, art films, and more. Saturdays, 3-5 p.m.

Through Aug. 17.

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This is to give notice that the Shelby County Government, under Part 58, has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988 and 11990, to determine the potential affect that its proposed activity in the floodplain and wetlands will have on the human environment for the Big Creek Wetland and Restoration Activity - Millington, Shelby County, Tennessee, under United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) National Disaster Resilience Grant – Contract Number B-13-US-47-0002.

Activities specific to this project are proposed along Big Creek in Millington on the north side of Paul Barrett Parkway between US 51 and Sledge Road. The project area has been divided into three sections with varying degrees of development intensity. Area 1 is comprised of land between US 51 and Raleigh Millington Road, Area 2 continues from Raleigh Millington Road to Singleton Parkway, and Area 3 covers land from Singleton Parkway to the project’s eastern boundary at Sledge Road.

The proposed project seeks to improve Millington’s resilience to future flooding and alleviate current flooding conditions of surrounding communities by establishing a large floodway between the existing levee north of Big Creek and Paul Barrett Parkway. This would allow flood waters to bypass the community and provide flood protection for nearby neighborhoods and the Naval Support Activity Mid-South. The Big Creek Activity would also provide broader community benefits through connectivity of greenway trails, walking paths, multipurpose fields and other recreational amenities.

For this notice, the majority of proposed activities are located within or adjacent to the Big Creek Floodplain. The project area directly along Big Creek is within the regulatory floodway with a large portion of remaining project land falling within the 100-year floodplain and a small section appearing in the 500-year floodplain. The total project area is made up of approximately 1,400 acres with 1,100 acres within a floodplain.

Considering the conceptual alternatives covered in the Big Creek Basin-Wide Drainage Study, the Big Creek Wetland and Restoration Activity concept has been developed and is designed to address flooding issues by improving the community’s resilience to future flooding and alleviating current flooding conditions of adjacent communities. Although the primary purpose of the project is to alleviate current flooding conditions of adjacent communities, this project also intends to restore and enhance the existing floodplain and natural aquatic systems by lowering the current elevation and reconnecting it with Big Creek’s 10-year and

Creek with a primitive trail to the south following roughly along the Old Big Creek Channel. Sections of boardwalks are proposed to be built up throughout Area 3 to cross over wetland areas, minimizing impacts to these features. In addition to the trail system, a berm and Big Creek diversion channel are planned within Area 3 to provide additional flood storage. The net result will be fill of approximately 530,000 cubic yards used for the 70-acre berm outlining the majority of Area 3.

This material will come from the excavation of the 15-acre diversion channel. The remainder of Area 3 will contain primitive trails, boardwalks and three trail heads that will remain at or near existing grades. Approximately 2.88 acres of wetlands and 76.57 acres of floodplain will be impacted by project development within Area 3.

There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in floodplains and those with an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Second, an adequate public notice program can be an important public educational tool. The dissemination of information about floodplains can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the Federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in floodplains, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk.

Additional information on the proposal may be obtained by contacting Trevor Cropp at (901) 244-5520.

Written comments must be received by the Shelby County Government Office of Resilience at the following address on or before August 22, 2019 Barge Design Solutions, Inc. Attention: Trevor Cropp 60 Germantown Court, Suite 100 Cordova, TN 38018 during the hours of 8:00 AM to 5 PM. Comments may also be submitted via email at: Trevor.Cropp@bargedesign.com.

Date: August 1, 2019 Attest: Mayor Lee Harris Shelby County, Tennessee

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“bankfull” stages. Restoration and enhancement of the adjacent floodplain’s natural communities will include transitioning some of the currently drained (previously converted) wetland soils into native herbaceous wetlands. In addition, degraded tributaries of Big Creek located within its floodplain will be restored by increasing channel sinuosity and constructing appropriate bankfull channel dimensions where appropriate.

The proposed actions would include grading, filling and earth moving to lower land elevations and provide additional floodwater conveyance and storage. Recreational activities, including multipurpose fields and trails, are planned throughout the project area. A mix of multipurpose greenways and natural trails have been proposed for the project area with boardwalks included to traverse and minimize disturbance of wetland areas. As part of the project, tree planting will occur for any cleared area to ensure no net loss of the tree canopy. The Big Creek Wetland and Restoration Activity is estimated to affect approximately 2.96 acres of wetlands and 121.51 acres of floodplain. The following describes the project locations and their proposed improvements: Area 1 Area 1 focuses on recreational amenities, including a trail system, four (4) multipurpose fields, three (3) parking areas, one (1) amphitheater stage, three (3) shelters, one (1) playground and one (1) disc golf course. A pedestrian bridge crossing Big Creek with a trail connector to neighborhoods north of Big Creek is also included within Area 1. Levee improvements are also planned north of Big Creek. The project proposes to heighten approximately 1 mile of existing levee, north of Big Creek from US 51 to the rail line west of Raleigh Millington Road. A gate structure at Newport Ditch would also be replaced. A trail would run along the top of the levee to improve connectivity between neighborhoods in the areas north of Big Creek. The net result will be filling approximately 120,000 cubic yards in raising the area for multipurpose fields, parking and access roads. Other activities planned for Area 1, including trails and disc golf course, will remain at existing grades. Work associated with the development of Area 1 would impact approximately 25.98 acres within the floodplain and would not result in impacts to wetlands.

Area 2 The trail system would continue from Area 1, meandering through Area 2, occasionally splitting into multiple trails to offer differing paths for trail users. Additional amenities and observation and picnic areas are included within Area 2 of the proposed project. The construction of a pump station and supporting flood control elements, such as a floodwall to tie in to the existing levee, is also planned along North Fork Creek near Pitts Street and Brinkley Street. The net result will be excavation of approximately 120,000 cubic yards. Most of this material would come from the western edge of Area 2 (approximately 14 acres) and would be used as fill material in Area 1. The remainder of Area 2 will contain trails, boardwalks and other site amenities that will remain at or near existing grades. Approximately 0.08 acre of wetland and 18.96 acres of floodplains will be impacted by development within Area 2.

Area 3 For most of this section, the land will be kept in a natural state with a meandering trail. While activity and programming through Area 3 will focus on the natural environment, the proposed project includes a paved trail traveling along Big

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ederico Uribe’s socks are hanging at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. They’re among the hundreds of sock “leaves” hanging on his 25-foottall tree, which, after almost a year in the museum’s rotunda, will be taken down August 11th. The tree and other Uribe creations are part of the museum’s Rotunda Projects series.

“I used some of my socks and my assistants’ pants, my assistants’ socks, and [clothing from] people who work in my studio,” says Uribe, who was born in Colombia but now lives in Miami.

His idea? “I thought about the tree of hard life.”

The tree bark is made from khaki pants. “Somehow my idea came from the idea of making an homage to people who work with their hands,” he says.

“Manual work.”

Most of the socks are white ones from Goodwill. “We painted them green,” says Uribe. “Also, pants from Goodwill and Salvation Army. New socks. Used pants.”

His tree also “talks about the neighborhood and the projects,” he says.

It includes shoes, which stand for gang members’ shoes. “If a gang takes territory from other gangs, they take their shoes and hang them on electrical lines. They hang the shoes they took from the enemy.”

Uribe painted when he was younger, but, as he got older, he stopped painting and started “playing with objects.”

His first sculptures were made of “very small objects — toys and things I found on the streets in Mexico.”

These included “plastic forks, baby [bottle] nipples, toys, doll hands,” he says.

Later, he began using other objects. He made a landscape out of remote controls.

The piece stands for “a city under control.”

Uribe also made a statue out of screws after he heard the expression “getting screwed.” He made a donkey out of suitcases, which he calls The Immigrant.

Uribe also created whimsical animals out of bullets and shotgun shells.

“Art schools don’t teach you how to do stuff,” Uribe says. “You have to figure that out. I have to create my own technique for every object I create.

“To me, it’s all my private thing.

People get it or they don’t get it. I don’t really care. It makes me smile when I realize these ideas.”

As for fame and fortune, Uribe says, “I don’t really like the public part of my life.

I don’t enjoy that at all. I like my studio. I like it quiet. I listen to books.”

Federico Uribe’s colorful artwork, made from repurposed items, is on view at the Brooks Museum through August 11th.

And, he says, “I’m interested in making enough money to produce my own dreams and that’s it.”

Uribe currently is working on a sculpture of a woman, which he’s making out of surgical instruments. It’s “about people who have thousands of plastic surgeries thinking they look better,” he says. “And they take selfies and publish it on Instagram and all this bullshit. It’s not a criticism, just a fact of life.”

He sees so much plastic surgery in Miami. “Fake asses, noses, and waists. And it’s all built by a doctor. So then they think they’re happy.”

The title of the piece will be Selfie Esteem.

When he’s not working, Uribe loves to grow flowers. “Flowers bring butterflies,” he says, “and butterflies bring lizards.”

Uribe says, “I work with a purpose of beauty.

“I like the idea of people smiling at my work when they see it. I don’t want to teach people that life is hard. Everybody knows that. I’m trying to tell them that beauty is out there. There is beauty in bullets, in medical instruments, in remote controls, in screws. There’s beauty everywhere if you’re looking for it.”

Southern artists at the Dixon show a century of creativity.

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on’t make the mistake of categorizing 19thand 20th-century Southern women artists as mainly genteel painters of magnolias.

Not that there’s anything wrong with such endeavors, but to imagine the ladies doing no more than amusing themselves for an afternoon with easel and palette is to misjudge their impact.

The proof hangs at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, where “Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection” and works by Kate Freeman Clark are on display. This series — which includes works by Memphis artist Elizabeth Alley — examines women artists from the 1890s to the present.

Julie Pierotti, curator at the Dixon, points out that, “It’s not necessarily Southern women artists painting the South. They lived and traveled just like everybody else, and they painted what they experienced.

Sometimes Southern women artists left the South permanently and went to New York and California and Colorado — different places — and planted themselves there.

But of course we still consider them Southern or having a Southern sensibility.”

The Johnson Collection of 42 women artists covers work from the late 1890s to the early 1960s. As the text for the exhibition notes, “Women’s social, cultural, and political roles were being redefined and reinterpreted.” Clark, from Holly Springs, Mississippi, has art in the Johnson Collection, but the Dixon wanted to showcase her particular story in a companion exhibition of nearly 40 works.

“We’re showing people in the larger survey of Southern women artists and then this super-specialized exhibition of someone so close to us,” Pierotti says.

“Clark is a good example of an artist from the South, from this old Holly Springs family.” She wanted to go to New York to study art, enrolled in the Art Students League in 1895, and soon found a mentor in William Merritt Chase, the acclaimed artist and teacher. She was closely shadowed by her mother and

grandmother as escorts. “Many of the figure paintings in this show are of them or people who were close to her,” Pierotti says. “Her mother and grandmother were supportive of her painting but not of her exhibiting or selling her work. Selling wasn’t a respectable thing to do.” On the rare occasions she showed, she signed the paintings as Freeman Clark to obscure her gender.

So she wasn’t acknowledged in her time, although Chase thought a lot of her work. Clark was influenced by the Impressionists, and worked with “a good grasp and clear understanding of how to communicate light and shadow,” Pierotti says.

There are paintings of gardens, which are thoroughly planned out, and the work is linear and brushwork tight. But then she’d do unfettered landscapes with a looser brush and sometimes on burlap. “As a Southerner, she understood that kind of rustic nature of rural landscapes,” says Pierotti.

Chase died in 1916, and Clark’s grandmother died in 1919 and her mother in 1922.

She then went back to Holly Springs, leaving her passion behind Africa, 1935. forever. Her works Loïs Mailou were kept in a Jones warehouse in New York until her death in 1957 at age 81. But she willed hundreds of her pieces to Holly Springs, along with her house and money, to build what is now the Kate Freeman Clark Museum.

“The museum is her champion,” Pierotti says, “and it has done a good job maintaining the work. They’re promoting it, and the Johnson Collection has also backed her work. We’re trying to put some scholarship behind her work with a serious discussion of her technique.

As often happens, especially with female artists, we’re in this period of discovery of many of these women whose stories really haven’t been told.”

“Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection” and works

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annabis would be decriminalized nationwide, and cannabis charges would be resentenced if a new federal law is passed.

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) and others introduced the Marijuana Opportunity and Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act last week.

The bill removes cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, in which it is now labeled a Schedule I drug.

This move would apply retroactively to prior and pending convictions. It requires federal courts to expunge prior cannabis convictions and allows prior offenders to request expungement. It also requires courts to conduct resentencing hearings for those still under supervision. The bill would also open up federal public benefits (like housing) to those with past cannabis convictions.

“Currently, our laws treat marijuana as more dangerous than cocaine, methamphetamine, or fentanyl,” Cohen said. “This harsh policy has torn apart families and neighborhoods and disproportionately impacted communities of color.”

The bill would open up Small Business Administration funding for cannabis companies and service providers. The act would create a 5-percent federal tax on cannabis products, which would create a fund to provide services to those “most adversely impacted by the War on Drugs.” It would also give business loans for licenses in the cannabis industry.

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Banking on Cannabis A Senate panel heard testimony last week on the challenges cannabis companies face without access to banks.

Running cash-only businesses is a security risk for owners, and potential owners have trouble raising capital.

Also, any proceeds from cannabisrelated activities remain subject to U.S. anti-money-laundering laws.

Bankers and cannabis company leaders told federal lawmakers that laws now hamstring what could be a massive market opportunity.

Rachel Pross, Chief Risk Officer of Maps Credit Union, said Maps is the only bank in Oregon that has served the cannabis industry since 2014.

She said a Wharton School of Business report found that, in the absence of having a bank, one in every two cannabis dispensaries were robbed or burglarized — with the average thief walking away with anywhere from $20,000 to $50,000 in a single theft.

In 2017 and 2018, her bank has received $529 million in cash deposits from cannabis companies; $169 million this year.

“That’s millions of dollars that used to be carried around in backpacks and shoeboxes by legitimate, legal business owners in the state of Oregon, making them prime targets for thieves and other criminals.”

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Lamplighter Lounge Café: all the classics and then some. and chocolate almond milk, a few juices, and we do Italian sodas. I’m introducing more options for people who don’t drink, and they’re starting to come more. For people who don’t drink beer, we have this really good local Long Road Cider.”

Cannito was once better known as a food justice activist, of sorts, motivated by her classes with Dr. Micah Trapp, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Memphis. Today, she carries that passion for righteous produce to the Lamplighter, as evidenced by the orzo primavera pasta salad she tosses with fresh onion, parsley, and sun dried tomatoes. “My first priority is getting everything nonGMO,” she says. “And I started with the veggies. I’m slowly getting to the meat being non-GMO. Then we’ll work on getting everything local.”

In a sense, then, it’s a complete turnaround from the conventional grub the Lamplighter once served, but even the healthiest of items are served unpretentiously — a kind of woke, down-home comfort food. Accordingly, I sample some of the most comforting food they offer. As promised, the Hangover Helper is all that, working its vegan magic, convincing my palate that I’m being decadent. By way of comparison, I order a simple grilled cheese, with real cheese and sourdough. Both are perfectly browned and satisfying.

But then I must turn to the big question. Will the hamburger be a match for the Shirley burgers of yore?

Admittedly, it’s a little different, in a good way. The lettuce, tomato, and onion were never this fresh, nor did the old Lamp serve up house-made refrigerator pickles.

But the burger itself brings back the old flavor, rich in memories. Perfectly done and juicy, it’s a gem.

With some pride, Cannito says, “We still do the burgers the way Miss Shirley did them.”

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eeping it the same was really important to us.

We were so adamant about that.” Laurel Cannito is describing her and business partner Chuck “Vicious” Wenzler’s inheritance, of sorts: the Lamplighter Lounge. Having worked there for some time when previous owner Ann Bradley decided to leave the bar business, they were in a prime position to acquire the establishment. And, true to Cannito’s words, it looks nearly identical to the place I first stepped into sometime in the late ’80s.

Back then, of course, it was all about the vibe. The beer was cheap, and so were the eats. The jukebox was divine. “Thank you, thank you,” Alex Chilton once said to the machine, as it sounded the first notes of Nat “King” Cole’s “Somewhere Along the Way.” We all felt that way about the Lamplighter. And after a night of swigging and smoking and yakking away, Miss Shirley’s hamburgers were divine as well.

What a relief, then, to find that the vibe is still intact. And yet who could have imagined that the old place would take on a second life purveying those very same burgers, and much more, as an eatery? “Café by day, bar by night!” is their motto, and, perusing the menu, one sees they’re serious.

“I try to cater to all the different dietary types,” says Cannito, who masterminded the menu makeover. Indeed, with selections ranging from salads to hummus to a brie and bacon croissant, it’s far more diverse than in the past.

“I’m not vegan personally,” she says, “but that’s no reason I shouldn’t offer vegan options. So a lot of our stuff is vegan by default, like our veggie curry and our weekly veggie bowl. Most things are made so that they can be served vegan. And then we have veggie dogs.

And the Hangover Helper, that’s my favorite. It’s a vegan faux-‘sausage, egg, and cheese’ biscuit. It’s really good. I marinate the tofu in a bunch of spices and cook it in refined coconut oil. It’s on a little vegan biscuit. The burger salad and the two charcuterie plates are for people who can’t do carbs or are glutenfree. I’m trying to have it so anyone can come here and get something.”

This applies to the drinks as well. As befits a smokeless café by day, they now serve locally roasted Launch Process coffee and will soon have nitro cold brew on tap. “For kids, we’ve got hot chocolate

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counteract the saltiness, sour lemony flavors and herbs were mixed in. It caught on in eastern Germany, where they recreated the taste by adding a little sea salt to the water used in the process — which is what brewers do now, along with adding the strain of bacteria that makes it all go “sour.”

After World War II, the communists took over eastern Germany, and they tended to favor standardization over local specialties. Gose was forgotten on this side of the Iron Curtain, and, by 1966, the last bar serving it on the east side closed. It wasn’t until 1986 when production restarted. And stopped again two years later.

It really wasn’t until this century, after nearly every possible variation of the IPA had been played to death, that brewers jumped on the Belgiansour-lambic bandwagon. The style was always a little too much for mass consumption, so they toned it down a notch with the gose style.

Anderson Valley Briney Melon weighs in at 4.2 percent ABV. It’s out of Booneville, California, and I couldn’t find it here. So, doing a little painstaking research, I found Terrapin Beer Co.’s Watermelon Gose out of Athens, Georgia (Go ’Dawgs and, for that matter, R.E.M.). It goes down well: a little tart, but won’t make you pull a sour face. This is important if you haven’t already completely given up and are trying to look cool while you drink. Terrapin is available all over town, but for their Watermelon Gose, I had to go to the Madison Growler Shop.

People have told me gose beers should be paired with chicken and fish. Perhaps, but over the course of a meal, I’m not sure how many foods the tartness wouldn’t wreck.

Yeah, I tease brewers for being trendy, but I was resisting a refreshing and interesting beer on the grounds that …

I’m a blockhead. So it gose.

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t is entirely possible that I had to be soaked in salty brine off the coast of Apalachicola, Florida, for a week before trying a gose beer that I actually liked. Mrs. M and I were in the taproom of the Owl Café, sunburned and relaxed. And it was in that happy state that I spied the words “Briney Melon Gose.” I was having a good week, I thought, why not ruin it with a sour beer?

It wasn’t awful. In fact, it was refreshing. This wasn’t one of those “got something to prove” beers. It was an Anderson Valley Briney Melon — with a watermelon freshness to it, and the sea salt to balance the acidity and fruitiness. I’m not saying the gose will ever be a go-to for me, but I was feeling briny, my face was starting to resemble my briefcase, and, right then and there, the gose really hit the spot.

If I had to guess, my initial “just say no” reaction to sour beers stems from the typical craft brewer’s fetish for producing extreme versions of everything. The Germans, on the other hand, drink a lot more beer than we do, and they have gotten very good at it. They don’t tend to go for those ABV of 8-9 percent, sticking closer to the 4-5 percent range. This makes them more drinkable or, if you’re a beer writer, sessionable.

What gives me pause is that so many people describe these melonladen gose concoctions as not tasting like beer at all. In fact, according to the Reinheitsgebot — German beer purity laws of 1516 — it isn’t a beer. The style is considered a regional specialty.

And it is an acquired taste.

Originating in Goslar, Germany, gose is traditionally a wheat beer. What sets it apart from other wheats is the saltiness of the local water — which is a bit of a mystery in and of itself, as Goslar is nowhere near a seacoast. To

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FILM REVIEW By Chris McCoy

Memphis Film Prize Ten films made in the Bluff City compete for a $10,000 prize.

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ow in its fourth year, the Memphis Film Prize brings together the Bluff City creative community to compete for a $10,000 pot. This year, a record number of short films were submitted to the prize committee. Of those, 10 were chosen to screen at the festival, which runs at Studio on the Square August 2nd-3rd. The winner will be chosen with feedback from the audience.

Here’s a look at the finalists.

“Soul Man” Director Kyle Taubken says he was inspired by the New Hollywood films of the 1970s and the indie movement of the 1990s to study film at the Savannah College of Art and Design. In “Soul Man,” an aging musician, played by Curtis C. Jackson, struggles to come to terms with the end of his career. “I’ve had the pleasure to be in a top 10 film for three years in a row, and every year I have so much fun getting to watch the films with all my Memphis friends,” says Jackson.

“Interview With a Dead Man” Garrett Atkinson wrote and directed this film, which deals with a condemned man’s last reflections on his life. Atkinson has been making films since he was 15 years old. “‘Interview with a Dead Man’ was made in a short production window with a skeleton crew. Despite the crunch, we knew this project was one we could be proud of,” he says.

“The Memphis Film Prize provided us the opportunity to showcase our film and share our excitement with a local audience. Having been selected as a top 10 finalist was unexpected, and it feels highly rewarding to have our efforts recognized by our peers.”

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“Pages” Arnold Edwards II is the owner of HeroShot Productions, founding member of the Memphis Write Club screenwriting group, and a mentor with the Grizzlies Foundation CrewUp program. “Pages”

is his story of two suicidal people who find solace in each other. “I personally feel like the Memphis Film Prize is one of the best things to happen to Memphis film in many years,” he says. “The spirit of friendly competition among a thriving film community has also fostered camaraderie and mutual support among the competing teams.”

“Checklist” In Jason S. Lockridge’s film, a man sets out to complete a list of tasks, while his friend tries to figure out what’s going on. Lockridge, a self-identified “guerrilla filmmaker,” has done two feature films and The Stix, a seven-episode series currently streaming on Amazon. “My first year, I attended as a spectator, and after witnessing the excitement, I decided to make a film myself,” he says. “I’m entering my third consecutive year as a top 10 finalist, and the bar has risen each year.”

“A Night Out” Director Kevin Brooks won last year’s $10,000 Film Prize with “Last Day.” “Memphis Film Prize is a wonderful opportunity for filmmakers to showcase their work and for it to be shown to a wide audience that comes out to these events,” he says. “I’ve been part of it for four years now, starting back to when I was 21, and I think that it has really helped me grow as a filmmaker by causing me to push the envelope of the art that I’m making every year.”

Actor Roslyn Ross, who made an indelible impression in “Last Day,” returns to collaborate with Brooks in this film about a woman who hits the town as she tries to cope with a bad breakup.

“Hangry” “When I set out to write ‘Hangry,’ I had one single goal in mind — make audiences smile,” says director

Ron Gephart (above) stars in Noah Glenn’s “Life After Death” at the Memphis Film Prize.

Clint Till. “I’m thrilled that, once again, I’ve made the Memphis Film Prize Top 10 with my short film ‘Hangry,’ a comedy about one elderly man’s attempt to right a lunchtime wrong. The Memphis Film Prize helps break down silos between filmmakers in the area and encourages them to collaborate.”

“Mea Culpa” “Mea Culpa” is director Will Robbins’ third Film Prize Top 10. “I always appreciate the quality of projects showcased during the festival. You can see that they care and are open to diverse voices,” actor Rebecca Lines says.

“Working so closely with Will Robbins, Tracee Roderick, and Caleb Dirks on ‘Mea Culpa’ was an absolute joy, and acting opposite the incomparable Tamiko Robinson Steele was creative heaven.”

“Without a Roof ” Lauren Cox is a theater actor who took up screenwriting.

In “Without a Roof,” her directorial debut, a pregnant woman is forced to live on the streets after fleeing an abusive partner. “There is so much hidden talent in our city, and this festival is helping to shine a light on that,” she says. “Before settling down to start a family, I was able to work in different areas of the country, so it was a huge answer to prayer to come home and find that I

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“Truth Lies Upstream” Director Robb Rokk is the founder of the Desoto Arts Institute (DAI).

This is his fourth appearance in the Film Prize Top 10. Last year’s entry, “Outside Arcadia,” went on to screen at more than 30 film festivals worldwide.

In “Truth Lies Upstream,” two men interrogate a reluctant suspect.

“Memphis Film Prize has been a great experience for me and my student crew and has inspired DAI to launch the DeSoto Film Festival, coming this October,” he says.

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Love It or Leave It

THE LAST WORD

There’s this memorable lyric from Bob Dylan on his classic album Blonde on Blonde. Maybe I remember it so well because it came from his song, “Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again,” which was recorded in Nashville in 1966. It goes: “And I sit here so patiently/ Waiting to find out what price/ You have to pay to get out of/ Going through all these things twice.”

I have lived through LBJ, George Wallace, Richard Nixon, and the Vietnam era. I’ve seen the golden idol with the feet of clay — Ronald Reagan — say that “Government is the problem,” which was arguably the beginning of all our problems. I’ve seen the hapless Poppy Bush, the lascivious Bill Clinton, and the war-mongering Dick Cheney with his malleable puppet, George Bush “The Lesser.” But never in my life would I have expected to relive this “love it or leave it” bullshit. I thought we’d put that jingoistic, racist rubbish to bed along with “go back where you came from.” But then, I also believed in the evolution of man, a theory sorely tested by the current squatter in the White House.

The old “love it or leave it” slogan was the conservative redneck’s response to the anti-war protesters of the late 1960s. The “go back where you came from” probably dates from the post-Reconstruction era and into the Jim Crow South, when cracker assholes forgot that black people were brought here as slaves and had no place from which to go back.

I have heard these remarks — aimed at African Americans, hippies, feminists, and others — dripping from ignorant cretins all my life. Those who proclaimed it or repeated it were on the wrong side of history then and are on the wrong side of history now. And it will be remembered long after this bulbous, bilious aberration of a human being has been driven from his hideous presidency.

This latest horror began, as per usual, with Trump’s barely literate Twitter feed. After being provoked by a segment on Fox & Friends about the four freshman Democrats known as the Squad, the Ignoramus in Chief went off on an angry and racist Twitter tirade. I’ll reprint it here, but to avoid writing sic after every word, the punctuation and misuse of capitalization are all Trump’s: “So interesting to see ‘Progressive’ Democratic Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe … now loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States … how our government is to be run. Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.”

The twits on the Fox & Friends couch laughed when they read the tweet and said that Trump is “very comedic” but he’s “making an important point.” Yeah, Trump’s a regular laugh-riot. He has since learned, or maybe not, that the congresswomen in question were all born in the United States except for Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who came to this country from war-ravaged Somalia and became a naturalized citizen at age 17. The common denominator is that these are four women of color and two are Muslims, an accelerant to Trump’s racist ideology. I agree with President Caligula on one point: They need to fix the totally broken and crime-infested places, which perfectly describes Trump’s White House, his corrupt cabinet, and his extended family of shameless grifters.

The “love it or leave it” idiocy emerged during one of Trump’s Nazi rallies in Greenville, North Carolina. Broadening his message to include anyone who disagrees with him, Trump echoed Richard Nixon, and after he verbally assaulted Representative Omar by name, the crowd of “Good Germans” went wild, breaking into a chant of “Send her back!” After hearing from some of his party members, who informed him that this mantra wasn’t quite as acceptable as “Lock her up,” Trump disavowed the chant, then changed directions, calling his enraged, aggrieved audience of red-hat-wearing Caucasians “great patriots.”

Even some members of the misnamed “Freedom Caucus” thought he went too far. Now that Trump’s annoying repetition of “No Collusion! No Obstruction!” has been disproven by the halting, monosyllabic testimony of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the bottomless well of prideful stupidity that occupies the Oval Office has ramped up his free-range racism to stoke the animosity and fear of his fellow travelers. Trump’s latest target for his vile abuse is another African-American congressman, Representative Elijah Cummings of Maryland.

After Cummings’ criticism of the inhumane treatment of immigrants at the border, Trump lashed out on another Twitter bender.

Again, the bad grammar is Trump’s: “Rep. Elijah Cummings has been a brutal bully, shouting & screaming … about conditions at the Southern Border...The Border is clean, efficient and well run … Cumming [sic] District is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess … No human would ever want to live there.” Followed by: “The Democrats always play the Race Card, when … they have done so little for our Nation’s great African American people.”

Then Trump called Cummings, the son of a South Carolina sharecropper, “a racist.” A psychologist would refer to this sort of noxious ranting as “projection.”

The Baltimore Sun editorial board responded in an editorial titled “Better to have a few rats than to be one.” It referred to Trump’s tweets as “undiluted racism and hate.” If there were any question before, there’s no doubt now that a very sick man is running the government, along with his lapdog “Moscow” Mitch McConnell and his legion of ass-kissers. Robert Mueller claimed the Office of Legal Council’s (OLC) opinion forbade him from indicting a sitting president. But the OLC’s opinions are just suggestions. As stated in their 1973 decision, the OLC reserves the right to “reconsider and modify or disavow that determination.” These are very perilous times. If no man is supposed to be above the law in this land, it’s time to disavow that archaic decision and show the proper justice to Trump that he so richly deserves.

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