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BRUCE VANWYNGARDEN Editor SUSAN ELLIS Managing Editor JACKSON BAKER, MICHAEL FINGER Senior Editors TOBY SELLS Associate Editor CHRIS MCCOY Film and TV Editor CHRIS SHAW Music Editor RICHARD J. ALLEY Book Editor CHRIS DAVIS, JOSHUA CANNON, MICAELA WATTS Staff Writers JESSE DAVIS, LESLEY YOUNG Copy Editors JULIE RAY Calendar Editor

OUR 1442ND ISSUE 10.13.16 In 2005, I wrote a column about the movie Brokeback Mountain, the Ang Lee film that marked a sea change in how gay relationships were portrayed in mainstream American cinema. Two Wyoming cowboys, of all people, were portrayed as lovers, tortured by having to keep their relationship a secret.

Often, life really does imitate art, but, in this case, I think it was the other way around: Brokeback Mountain was reflecting a change in attitudes about homosexuality that was happening in the real world.

In 2011, the U.S. military policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” was finally repealed, which allowed gay Americans to openly serve in the armed forces. The world didn’t end. Nor did it end a few years later, when legal gay marriage became the law of the land.

We’re seeing something of the same evolution happening with our attitudes toward marijuana. Memphis and Nashville, the blue spots in red Tennessee, both passed legislation in the past month that reduces penalties for simple possession of less than a half-ounce of pot. As this week’s cover story points out, the measure was passed more as a matter of criminal justice than of decriminalization, the idea being to reduce the number of young African-American men being funneled into the justice system for what amounts to a victimless crime. But even so, the official legal attitude toward marijuana as a dangerous drug has softened.

And The Commercial Appeal this week published a story about a Tennessee lawmaker, Jeremy Faison — a Republican lawmaker, at that — who journeyed to Colorado to see the effects of medical marijuana legalization.

He visited several Tennessee families who’d moved there in order to be able to obtain marijuana to treat their children’s illnesses. He said he wanted to find out “why we are losing Tennesseans to Colorado.”

It is expected that the Tennessee legislature will take up the issue of medical marijuana again in 2017. Whether Faison can convince enough of his fellow Republicans to move toward a more temperate policy remains to be seen. But if polling numbers are to be believed, Tennessee’s way forward may be influenced by our neighboring state to the west, Arkansas, which has not one, but two, medical marijuana measures on the November 8th ballot. If both measures pass, the one with the most votes becomes law.

It’s possible, of course, that neither will pass, but a recent poll showed 80 percent of Arkansans favored allowing the use of medical marijuana for treatment of illness. The number of conditions (40 or so) that will be allowed to be treated by marijuana under the measures on the Arkansas ballot range from cancer to migraines to restless-leg syndrome. Pot will be sold and regulated through licensed dispensaries and will be available only to Arkansas residents.

Yeah, sure. Just like in California.

Let’s be real. When medical marijuana is legalized in a state, lots of people quickly develop conditions that require treatment with weed. And lots of folks travel to those states to obtain marijuana, especially from neighboring states. That’s because thousands of fine, upstanding people smoke pot, and if they can figure out a way to get it that doesn’t involve N E WS & O P I N I O N the risk of arrest or having to meet with NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 4 THE FLY-BY - 6 some clandestine illegal drug dealer, POLITICS - 10 they’ll do it.

EDITORIAL - 12 If Memphians will risk the long arm VIEWPOINT - 13 of the law to buy illegal fireworks just COVER - “WEED!” across the bridge, they’ll do the same to

BY TOBY SELLS & get a little herb. Twenty-seven states (and MICAELA WATTS - 14 counting) now allow either medical or STE P P I N’ O UT recreational marijuana to be sold. Not WE RECOMMEND - 18 surprisingly, perhaps, the map of states MUSIC - 20 that have loosened pot laws is comprised AFTER DARK - 22 mostly of blue states. Change on this THEATER - 26 issue is coming slower in the South.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 31 But it’s coming, and it’s closer than you FOOD - 42 may think. In fact, it may soon be just a SPIRITS - 47 FILM - 48 bridge away.

Bruce VanWyngarden C L AS S I F I E D S - 52 LAST WORD - 55 brucev@memphisflyer.com

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E LS EWH E R E, TN Dennis Nixon had a bad week last week. The East Tennessee man was arrested in Hamilton Co. for numerous moving violations including driving on the wrong side of the highway at speeds exceeding 90 miles per hour while completely naked.

Nixon told authorities he was also on LSD because God wanted him to be free.

N E V E R E N D I N G E LV I S In order to avoid potential legal trouble with Graceland and Elvis Presley Enterprises, James Watt and Martin Dickie, founders of the Scottish beer brand, Brewdog, and makers of the popular grapefruit and blood orange IPA, Elvis Juice, have both changed their first names to Elvis. “We’re caught in a trap,” Watt was quoted as saying.

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Aquifer wells appealed, new project for Midtown site, judge candidate disbarred TVA wells appealed The Sierra Club is appealing two permits issued from the Shelby County Health Department to the Tennessee Valley Authority that will allow them to drill into crystalline sand aquifers in order to syphon cooling water for a power plant currently under construction in Southwest Memphis.

TVA has filed five permits for five wells, three of which are no longer eligible for appeal. According to Tennessee chapter coordinator Scott Banbury, the power plant will need a minimum of four functional wells

The TVA’s old Allen coal plant to draw in 3.5 million gallons daily of would-be Memphis drinking water. Should the last two permits be denied, TVA may be forced to explore alternative options.

In a letter to the Shelby County Groundwater Quality Control Board, the Sierra Club cited the board’s own regulations for its opposition.

“Water pumped by private and/ or quasi-public water supplies for residential, commercial and industrial purposes shall be limited to reasonable use,” reads the regulation cited by the Sierra Club.

It’s now up to the health department to evaluate whether or not 3.5 million gallons of drinking water a day is a “reasonable use.”

Old Neil’s site transformed A developer wants to transform the

southwest corner of Madison and McLean into a brand-new, five-story apartment building.

A development group called Madison and McLean Partners was slated to ask a Downtown Memphis Commission board this week for an eight-year tax deal worth $474,820.

The $12.4 million project would include 108 apartments (four studios, 72 one-bedroom units, and 32 twobedroom units), a fitness room, a common room, and bike parking. It would also include about 130 on-site parking spaces.

The project would be built on the land once occupied by Neil’s, a favorite Midtown bar which burned to the ground in 2011. The development group also purchased the book-ending properties, now the sites of a banquet hall and Midtown Nursery. The group would demolish everything and build from the ground up.

If the deal is approved, construction could begin in August 2017, and the building would be completed by December 2018.

Former judge candidate disbarred A Memphis attorney who ran for a circuit court judge seat in 2014 has been disbarred for, among other things, not showing up to court and not telling her clients she’d shuttered her law practice.

Proposed apartment building Venita Marie Martin’s law license was pulled last month by an order of the Tennessee Supreme Court. The action comes after the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility (TBPR), a branch of the Tennessee Supreme Court that oversees the state’s attorneys, reviewed seven complaints of misconduct against Martin.

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Drinking on the Lord’s dime felt counterintuitive to the gospel’s mission, but I’m no theological scholar. Besides, I won that beer.

Jonathan McIntosh, lead pastor of Midtown’s Christ City Church, bought it for me after a night of spirited discourse at the church’s third-ever Civil Pour — a series held at Loflin Yard on the first Thursday of every month.

Civil Pour unites strangers for conversation about controversial topics in an attempt to find middle ground. The brews help to loosen up a goal that is at first uncomfortable.

Oversharing on Twitter or Facebook may be the price of admission, but discussing our near-and-dear differences is harder in person. It’s unorthodox fellowship, though, and McIntosh says that’s the point.

“I think it’s important that a church sponsors it even if it isn’t particularly religious,”

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McIntosh says. “People battle and fight, but they hardly listen to each other. Instead of saying ‘This is what you should think’ — which is usually how churches go about these issues — we’re asking, ‘Are you even listening?’ That’s the idea of public discourse: Someone might have a thought that you haven’t considered.”

I convinced my girlfriend, a small-town girl from Bolivar, to come with me. Once inside Loflin Yard’s Coach House, a barnturned-bar, we found five tables that were quickly filling up and chose the only empty one that remained.

Three strangers soon sat down with us: Mary Joe Harmon, a 47-year-old AfricanAmerican woman who relocated from Chicago to Memphis, and two white, 20-something teachers, Morgan Jaeschke and Atlee Silk, who also moved to the city from home states I can’t recall.

McIntosh announced two topics — Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback whose protest of the national anthem has garnered international attention, or Brock Turner, the Stanford, swimmingstar rapist. A show of hands would decide what we discussed. Kaepernick it was.

We were then given three questions: 1. Should he have sat down?

2. If you live in America, do you have to show respect for America?

3. How can we be united and respect individual civil liberties?

After 45 minutes of conversation, each group presented a statement that offered solutions to the questions. Participants voted for whom they thought provided the best answer, and McIntosh bought that group a round of beers on the church.

The idea for Civil Pour grew from a previous series McIntosh ran while working at a church in St. Louis. When he and his wife moved to Memphis six years ago to start Christ City, he wanted to create a similar dialogue. That only happened after the MidSouth provided him with a reality check.

“In arrogance, I thought I was going to teach the city something or save it,” McIntosh says. “But I didn’t see how much I had to learn, specifically when it comes to issues like wealth, privilege, and race. I think the church in general has to get better about listening.”

Civil Pour events have focused on the Greensward, progressive and conservative thinking, and racial profiling and racism.

Each stranger I met at my table came with a background that was opposite of my own.

Their life experiences shifted my perspective, and the evening felt like church even though we never prayed nor spoke about theology.

My group decided, after discussing how Kaepernick’s protest echoed America’s storied history of systematic racism and civil disobedience, that the United States is like a drunk uncle — one you had fond memories of as a child before you knew about his bad temperament and alcohol abuse.

Harmon summed it up best.

“It’s a country I’ve labored in, loved in, and raised children in,” she said. “I see these things, and it pisses me off. I want them to change.”

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Mixed Signals on Trump Haslam cuts ties with GOP candidate, others remain more guarded; Scene outs legislators; Pascover faces test.

Summing up from a variety of reactions, there would seem to be a consensus that Republican nominee Donald Trump fared better in his second nationally televised Game of the Dozens (read: presidential debate) with opponent Hillary Clinton than he did in their first encounter.

That’s basically an evaluation of Trump’s improved level of coherence, the semblance of an organized game plan on his part, and his use of an effective zinger or two — all that coupled with a diminished level of poise on the part of Clinton, who still scored high on logic and policy points but who, in contrast to her gleefully confident, shimmy-prone self of the first debate, seemed at least slightly unnerved.

But Trump’s “comeback,” if it is one, would seem in the long run to come at his own expense. His best riposte — “because you’d be in jail” — was delivered in response to a dismissive line of hers expressing relief that someone like Trump hadn’t gotten his hands on the nation’s legal machinery.

That echo of the “Lock her up!” refrain from the GOP conventioneers’ chant in Cleveland — aimed at Clinton’s email issues and a host of other alleged misprisions — had to be greatly satisfying to Trump’s populist base, the

40-odd percent who stick with him in poll after poll, regardless of policy muffs and salacious “locker room” asides about women.

But the line, auguring a heavy-handed use of presidential power, linked up in the minds of a good many others with the bullying tactics so often on display with Trump, sounded troubling.

The reaction of two key Tennessee Republicans is indicative of Trump’s dilemma.

Governor Bill Haslam this week lent his voice to the chorus of Republicans who’ve had enough of Bill Trump: “It is time for the Haslam good of the nation and the Republican Party for Donald Trump to step aside and let [vicepresidential nominee] Governor Mike Pence assume the role as the party’s nominee,” Haslam said.

A more indulgent and salutary view of Trump’s circumstances came from one of Memphis’ — and the nation’s — ranking

members of the GOP, Republican National Committee general counsel John Ryder. After last weekend’s release of an 11-year-old videotape of Trump’s unguarded, sexually explicit conversation with Access Hollywood principal Billy Bush, Ryder had referred to Trump as a “flawed messenger” but insisted the “message” Trump channeled of unrest and desire for change in national policy was still valid, live, and well.

Ryder also theorized that the rush to the exits by numerous Republicans — some, like Haslam, calling for Trump to step down as nominee, others, in Tennessee as elsewhere, merely withholding their support — would likely abate. He cited the technical obstacles to bringing about a change in the ticket as insuperable, especially since early voting had already started in many places.

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• After breezing through a series of more or less pro forma committee sessions last Wednesday, the Shelby County Commission may well indulge its wellestablished taste for controversy on Monday when, after a week off for Columbus Day, the commission holds its next regular public meeting.

One of the matters scheduled for consideration is County Mayor Mark Luttrell’s nomination of lawyer Kathryn Pascover, formerly of the FordHarrison law firm, to be county attorney. In something of a surprise move, Pascover, a specialist in labor/management law, was named interim attorney last month, succeeding in that role Marcy Ingram, whom several commissioners had thought was in line to become permanent county attorney.

Pascover probably has enough votes to pass muster, including some from members of the apparent commission majority backing two pending measures to restrict the mayor’s appointive powers. But she can expect some hard questioning during the debate on her nomination from one or two members who are seriously dialed into the body’s ongoing power struggle with Luttrell.

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• The matter may have more voyeuristic than political consequence, but the legislators mentioned in that report by Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery about the sordid sexual escapades of now disgraced and expelled state Representative Jeremy Durham (R-Franklin) have now been outed.

The Nashville Scene has published a full list of the state representatives who were cited in the report as either Jane Doe or John Doe, with a number assigned to them to establish their place in the narrative.

Whatever the embarrassment quotient to them, most of the legislators so named do not figure in ways that could be considered incriminating. But the Democrats on Capitol Hill in Nashville are having fun all the same, turning the spit on their named colleagues, all of whom happen to be Republicans.

The most inconvenienced legislator in the list would have to be Representative Mary Littleton (R-Dickson), who is described in the attorney general’s report as firing a staff assistant, one of the non-legislative Jane Does mentioned as having had some sort of relationship with Durham or at

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• One of the more active public-policy groups on the political scene is the Tennessee Nurses Association, which regularly holds seminars, forums, and information sessions on medical, veterans, and other issues it regards as significant to the public realm.

The TNA was scheduled to host several of the candidates in the November 8th election at its latest legislative forum at Jason’s Deli on Poplar, Wednesday, October 12th. Attending, besides an extensive corps of TNA members, will be various candidates for state, local, regional, and federal offices, including aldermens’ and school board races, and spokespersons for the campaigns of presidential candidates Trump and Clinton.

least as having had a place on his hit list.

As written, the AG report doesn’t make Littleton’s motives clear, though it does state that she and Durham were considered to be good friends and frequent companions in their own right.

Of the 10 legislators whose identities were supplied by the Scene, none of them represent any part of Shelby County, though one of them, Representative Gerald McCormick (R-Chattanooga), is a native Memphian who attended high school in Germantown. His role, as described in the report, can fairly be described as one of fact-finding — consistent with his position, since relinquished, as GOP majority leader in the House.

Once expelled from office, Durham — who, previous to expulsion, had been defeated in a reelection race this year, closed down his Political Action Committee and transferred its financial contents to his campaign committee.

Looking through his report, The Tennessee Journal newsletter commented on two matters therein — an expenditure of $956 for University of Tennessee football tickets and a $999 contribution to the unsuccessful 8th District congressional campaign of state Senator Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown). Though he himself was not involved in the altercation, Kelsey was Durham’s companion at the recent Vols-Florida Gators game in Neyland Stadium from which Durham was evicted for slugging a Florida fan in the face.

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Trump and Clinton in St. Louis “was one of the meanest debates I’ve ever seen,” the RNC counsel thought the meanness worked both ways. And, while Ryder was hesitant to comment on Trump’s chances of winning the presidency, he was confident that the nominee had managed to “stop the bleeding” in Republican ranks internally and that any likelihood of the presidential race’s adversely affecting down-ballot races involving other Republicans had been made more remote.

Not so sure of that, clearly, is GOP Speaker of the House Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, who has sworn off campaigning with or for Trump and is pointedly focusing his efforts on shoring up Republican congressional campaigns.

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Certainly there were good omens to be had from a recent Flyer conversation with Gibbons, who has also taken the helm of the new Public Safety Institute at the University of Memphis, and Harold Collins, former city councilman and longtime Gibbons aide in justicerelated positions, who now serves as Crime Commission vice president for community engagement.

The most obvious question about the Crime Commission is: What is its role in directly countering criminal activity in Memphis and Shelby County? After all, the actual pursuit and apprehension of criminals is a street affair, the responsibility of the Memphis Police Department, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, and the other established law-enforcement bodies in Shelby County.

Gibbons and Collins make clear that their work is in direct collaboration with these agencies, whose specific experiences, anticipated needs, and statistical records provide much of the raw material for the commission’s conclusions. The commission’s work will not be in a vacuum, and whatever recommendations it makes for future law-enforcement strategies in a forthcoming new five-year plan will bear the direct input and specific imprimatur of Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings, Shelby County Sheriff Bill Oldham, and other county criminaljustice principals.

The commission is currently engaged, along with the MPD, in conducting a

“zero-based assessment” of what policeforce levels should be to deal with current and projected crime conditions. The Crime Commission came into being in 1996 during a rise in crime activity, and at that time made the recommendation for a police force of 2,400 to 2,500 officers.

Acting on this and other recommendations in the first of the commission’s five-year plans, the MPD at that time was able to accomplish a serious reduction in criminal offenses. As is reasonably well known, the MPD’s force levels have, during a period of budgetary austerity affecting officers’ benefits, been reduced in number. The commission intends not only to assist in determining what today’s appropriate force level should be but is prepared to join in lobbying efforts to do what is necessary to achieve that level.

The Commission will also have recommendations to make, in tandem with local law-enforcement agencies, regarding specific crime-control practices, as it did with its advocacy of data-based “Blue Crush” enforcement in response to a spike in crime that occurred in 2006. Collins is focusing his efforts in developing effective modes of community-based policing.

Gibbons is also interested in researching the efficacy of a proposal recently made

by Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael for extending the purview of Juvenile Court to offenders up to the age of 25.

Whatever changes come to pass, we are hopeful that the efforts of Gibbons and Collins will provide useful indicators and that the new Public Safety Institute, under Gibbons’ direction, will be able to provide valuable institutional back-up.

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No matter who wins the election, there is no guarantee the obstructive Congress will change.

Ball” forecast, University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato predicts that the Democrats will have at least 47 seats while at least 49 seats will be held by Republicans. Four seats — Indiana, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania — are toss-ups, according to Sabato, who predicts that GOP incumbents in Illinois and Wisconsin will lose their seats.

“Democrats can still manage to win the four or five seats they need to claim the Senate majority, but the battle has shifted from purple states that Barack Obama twice carried — Ohio and Florida — to Indiana, Missouri, and North Carolina, where Obama lost in 2012,” The Washington Post noted recently.

Even in the New Hampshire Senate race, Governor Maggie Hassan, the Democratic candidate, is in a dead heat with incumbent Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte, despite the fact that Hassan is much more popular than Clinton in the Granite State.

At data forecasting website FiveThirtyEight, Harry Enten wrote that the Senate and presidential races are moving in near lockstep. “Polls continue to show a tight race in states such as New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, three of the four most important seats in determining who wins control,” Enten wrote. “Not coincidentally, the contest between Clinton and Donald Trump in those three states is also close.”

If the Democrats pull through to regain the Senate majority, it will be by a thin margin — possibly relying on a tiebreaking vote from a Vice President Tim Kaine. In that scenario, the power of the GOP filibuster returns.

And if Trump wins and faces a Democratic majority in the Senate, the likely Majority Leader, Charles Schumer, will likely follow the Republican playbook used to obstruct Obama. Trump’s campaign has turned off major GOP donors, but their money continues to flow into key Senate races, with the goal of offsetting four more years of a Democrat in the White House. If the polls keep going the way they are, Senate Republicans look like they will pay no tax for their yearslong blockade of the Obama agenda. And there is no indication they will pay a price for continuing the blockade under Clinton or Trump.

Even with record disapproval ratings, the GOP House and Senate majority appear to be on track for continuing more of the same gridlock.

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What Memphis’ new ordinance means — and what future changes may be in store (think Arkansas) for marijuana in the Mid-South. everywhere over you, and that’s not cool.”

No, it didn't remind anyone of Ronald Reagan’s “shining city on the hill” rhetorical moment. And, to be fair, it was only a part of the argument Boyd delivered that night. But it’s what he said in the final moments before the vote.

And it worked. In true Memphis style, it worked.

In truth, though, Boyd did not need to win hearts and minds on weed that afternoon. The votes, it seemed, were in.

Boyd’s “chill mode” moment capped six weeks of what was at times a funny (sometimes odd) marijuana debate, rife with jokes about the munchies and not inhaling (à la Bill Clinton). But the debate was also sober, even somber at times.

Council members would sit silently with their eyes cast

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Marijuana had smoldered in the minds of Memphis City Council members for six weeks, and, with the dramatic final vote only minutes away, Berlin Boyd had one last push to make his case.

Boyd wanted to soften city penalties for the simple possession of marijuana. It was the highestprofile piece of legislation he’d ever brought to City Hall. It had gained the attention of lawmakers, law enforcement officials, and marijuana advocates from across the state and beyond. And, without a doubt, they were all watching the council meeting, and especially watching Boyd that Tuesday night.

Boyd’s mic went hot, and he began to speak. It was his last shot. If he was going to change some minds, he needed some magic, some blow-your-mind evidence, and some shutyou-down logic.

“A person high on marijuana is in a chill mode,” Boyd said. “But a person that’s drunk with alcohol, they’re very belligerent and want to talk all over you and slob

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downward, acknowledging the massive disparity between African Americans and whites arrested for marijuana in Memphis. These facts are undisputed, the silence said, and this is a system we’ve allowed — and need to change.

Changing that system was at the heart of Boyd’s motives. He’d repeatedly stated (as he did before the final vote) that lowering marijuana charges wasn’t about marijuana at all, but about helping to break the chain of poverty for African Americans in a city that is predominately African-American.

New Law in Town

The council passed Boyd’s ordinance — which was later cosponsored by council member Martavius Jones — by the slimmest of margins: seven for; six against. The vote breakdown was not along the traditional racial or district lines often seen in council votes.

Those voting for the ordinance pushed the need to do something different to aid African Americans in Memphis, to level economic disparities, and help keep them out of the criminal-justice-system quagmire.

Those opposed questioned the details of the rule’s implementation, questioned if the city had a right to set such a law, and seemed influenced by local law enforcement officials, who were wary of the rule’s effects on the streets of Memphis.

Here’s what the new law does and doesn’t do (h/t to council Chairman Kemp Conrad): • It gives Memphis Police Department (MPD) officers two choices when they catch someone in possession of a half ounce or less of marijuana or paraphernalia.

• They can issue a $50 city fine, which is like a traffic ticket and comes with no criminal record.

• Or they can go with the current state charge, which is a Class A misdemeanor that comes with a maximum $2,500 fine, up to a year in prison, and a mark on your criminal record.

• City Court judges can waive the $50 fine and instead require community service.

• The law does not

14.2 grams of the sticky-icky, ganja, herb, Mary Jane, or, in short, weed impact minors.

• The law does not change D.U.I. laws.

• It does not prevent employers or landlords from drug testing and/or prohibiting drug use on their properties.

• MPD will report annually the number of $50 fines issued for pot possession versus the state’s misdemeanor charge. That report will break down those charges by race and gender.

Don’t Be ‘Ignorant’

The big question now is: Can you smoke dope openly in front of Memphis police? Thankfully, council member Janis Fullilove gave us a totally nuanced breakdown of the question before the vote last week.

“We’re talking about an ordinance that some people in this city believe they will have free rein to walk up in front of a police officer, take a hit off a joint, and say, ‘now you can’t do a doggone thing to me’,” Fullilove said to a smattering of laughter. “You are laughing but

… we have some ignorant people in our city. When I say ‘ignorant,’ I don’t mean it degradingly. That they just don’t know. Because they have not listened long enough or been instructed long enough that this is not what this ordinance is about.”

Here is the straight dope (heh) from MPD director Michael Rallings: “Marijuana is not legal in the state of Tennessee; it is not legal in the city of Memphis,” Rallings said in a MPD Facebook video released after Tuesday’s vote. “If you are found in possession of less than a half ounce [of marijuana], it is still a violation of the law.”

Last year, 655 adults were arrested by the MPD on misdemeanor marijuana charges. From January 1st to September 4th this year, 521 adults were arrested on the same charges. In Shelby County last year, about 3,800 people were arrested for possessing less than a half ounce of marijuana, according to numbers from Conrad.

Those same numbers revealed that nearly 90

Decriminalization?

Proponents of the ordinance argued the new rule was not as much about marijuana legalization, as it was about criminal justice. Council member Worth Morgan said it wasn’t about decriminalization. But most news headlines that were posted after the vote included that word.

However the definition of “decriminalization” from the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) goes beyond the Memphis ordinance to mean, basically, no penalty for possession of marijuana.

No matter what you label it, the new ordinance is a type of criminal justice reform. Josh Spickler, executive director of Just City, said the new rule is a very small reform, one that likely won’t give rise to the sweeping changes his nonprofit, criminal reform advocacy group would like to see. But it’s at least a recognition, said Spickler, that there is “disproportionate policing” in Memphis for marijuana possession.

“So, in a time when we’ve had a Black Lives Matter protest shut down the (Hernando-DeSoto Bridge) in Memphis, this is a recognition of one of the reasons why that segment of the population is so frustrated,” Spickler said. “Young men of color are targeted and are vastly over-represented in our courts.”

While Spickler was hesitant to say the move will make a large difference, he did call it, “a step in the right direction.”

But will it really help?

Not much, according to Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich.

Reform proponents said lowering charges would also help clean up court dockets and, perhaps, lower jail populations. But Weirich said of the 3,800 arrested in the county on pot charges last year, only about 300 faced prosecution by her office.

“So, the notion that there are thousands and thousands of people in custody on misdemeanor marijuana charges is false,” she said.

Spickler agreed. Though, he pointed out, marijuana charges are often piled on top of a litany of other charges, such as a broken taillight, too-dark window tint, or other offenses. MPD officials said other offenses often include handgun possession. The marijuana charges help send people to 201 Poplar or pile up their charges. continued on page 16

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The Memphis City Council voted on a new marijuana ordinance.

percent of those arrested for misdemeanor weed in Shelby County were black. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says blacks in the Memphis area are 4.2 times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession as a white person, though the two groups use marijuana at comparable rates.

“For too long, thousands of Memphians have been arrested for possession of tiny amounts of marijuana — leading to disastrous consequences for their lives, including the loss of jobs, education, and housing opportunities,” Hedy Weinberg, executive director of the ACLU of Tennessee, said in a letter before the final marijuana vote here. “Make no mistake — this is an issue of racial justice.”

Council member Patrice Robinson said she did not support drug use, but she supported “doing the right thing.” In her case, that meant voting for the weed ordinance. “We know that there is a disparity between African-American and white males, especially with this issue,” she said. “We no longer can continue doing the exact same thing that we’ve been doing in the past to create a new reality. That does not work.”

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Director Rallings said he would not allow his officers to issue city citations on simple possession until he has cleared an implementation strategy with the Memphis City Court Clerk and city prosecutors. He did not offer a timeline for the process. But he noted in a Facebook video that no city citations will be issued until after the minutes of last week’s meeting are approved by council next week. Then, he said, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland has 10 days to sign those minutes.

So, it would be wise to wait for the final word before you go out ridin’ dirty.

However, when those citations are ready to go, MPD officers will have a choice: the arrest on state charges or issue a city ticket. So, who gets what, and might that not lead to a different of type disparity?

MPD spokesman Louis Brownlee refused to offer any details on what factors will inform an officer’s decision to charge individual violators. When asked how they will decide, Brownlee only wrote, “It’s the officer’s discretion.”

This is one of the problems with the new rule, said Bill Gibbons, the former Shelby County district attorney general and former head of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security who is now president of the Shelby County Crime Commission.

“If it’s left up to the individual officer to make that decision, arguably, you can see a serious disparity in terms of how individuals are treated, based on who the officer is and what part of town it’s in. And that can create a whole new set of problems,” Gibbons said. “Is that officer going to cite someone under state law, which means it’s a misdemeanor? Or, is he going to cite Berlin someone under the ordinance, which means it’s Boyd not. That could create some serious disparities.”

This is why Boyd tweaked his original ordinance to include that an annual report be delivered to the council. It will show if MPD officers gave more state charges to African Americans, and/or whether they were more lenient when dealing with whites and other ethnicities. Nashville Metro Council members, who passed a similar weed ordinance two weeks before Memphis did, are now attempting to include a similar report to go with their legislation.

Meanwhile, in Neighboring States …

Memphis borders Mississippi and Arkansas. That means that those living here are dealing with three states — and three different sets of marijuana laws.

In Mississippi, possessing 30 grams or less carries no charge or jail time, with a maximum fine of $250 for a first offense. The punishment gets a little steeper for the second and third offenses, with fines capping at $500, and the possibility of serving from five days to six months in prison.

Though possession of a small amount of marijuana is basically decriminalized, the distribution of marijuana is still illegal and categorized as a felony. Being caught with the smallest amount deemed to have been packaged for sale will earn you three years in jail at a minimum, as well as $3,000 in fines.

In Mississippi’s 2016 legislative season, state Representative Joel Bomgar filed a bill that would have allowed seriously or terminally ill patients access to medical marijuana. Despite being filed by a Republican in a red state, the bill didn’t make

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it out of the committee. However, it’s not unusual for medical marijuana efforts to take years to pass at the state level.

Things appear to be moving considerably faster in Arkansas. The Natural State will have two medical marijuana measures on the November 8th ballot. If both measures pass, the measure receiving the most “yes” votes will become law.

Though similar in that both measures will mean some form of marijuana legalization, the two initiatives differ when it comes to whom they impact, said Melissa Fults, an organizer with Arkansans for Compassionate Care, the organization that’s pushing for the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (AMCA).

“Our [measure] is designed to protect patients, and not use patients to get rich,” Fults said. AMCA will allow some patients to grow up to six plants for personal use. Fults claimed that the competing measure, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment (AMMA), has language designed to protect would-be profiteers, who could begin selling medical marijuana.

The key difference between the two measures lies in who can grow and sell pot.

Under AMMA, personal cultivation would not be allowed, and there would be no cap on patient fees. So access to needed medical marijuana would be limited to dispensaries that, like any business, could charge whatever amount they wanted.

“I would never tell anybody not to vote for anything, but we do want folks to read up on the language of Issue 6 (AMMA),” explained Fults. “Theirs is designed for people to make money, ours is designed to protect patients and their families who need this medicine,” Fults said.

The AMMA measure will put Arkansas more in line with states that have legalized medical marijuana via dispensaries, such California.

It’s possible that neither measure will pass come November 8th, but Fults — as do many others in Arkansas — believes one of the two measures will become law. Should that happen, legal marijuana will be available for sale just across the Mississippi from Memphis. Kind of like fireworks.

“If Arkansas were to legalize medical marijuana before Tennessee, I think you’d see something like what happened in the 1990s before Tennessee liberalized its beer laws,” Scott Banbury, a local environmental activist, said.

“You couldn’t buy most craft beers in Tennessee. Due to restrictions on alcohol content, you could only buy weak domestic beer in convenience stores and highgravity beers in liquor stores.”

It was not uncommon 20 years ago for Memphians to drive to West Memphis for beer because of the variety of brews that were available. Tennessee’s strict beer laws and keg-size limits prevented state residents from buying beer that wasn’t produced by large, corporate-owned breweries such as Anheuser-Busch and Miller.

Will the same dynamic happen with marijuana? There’s little doubt that it will.

Memphis would be by far the largest potential market for legal pot in the Mid-South.

Arkansas residency would be required to access medical marijuana regardless of which measure, if either, is passed. Potentially, residents of the surrounding states could relocate to Arkansas to gain access, or create other end-around moves, such as fake IDs, to “prove” Arkansas residency. According to Banbury, that creates “a serious social and economic injustice.”

“Folks that can afford to go to Arkansas, visit a doctor, and get a prescription, will, and they’ll leave their tax money in Arkansas,” Banbury said. “Other people, with no transportation, or unable to afford the costs of getting a prescription, will be left to the black market in Memphis.”

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Mountain Men

By Chris Davis

2016 was a tough year for bluegrass fans and lovers of traditional Appalachian string bands. At the ripe old age of 89, Dr. Ralph Stanley, the grand old man of mountain music, shuffled off his mortal coil. It’s no cliché to say his passing marks the end of an era.

It’s also no cliché to describe music as a kind of relay race, and this week Memphians can catch a pair of players who learned traditional styles from the masters and have spent their entire careers expanding the form. Guitar plucker and high tenor Del McCoury (75) and mandolin virtuoso David “Dawg” Grisman (69) come from vastly different backgrounds, but their perfect blending is nothing new. The two men recorded together for the first time in 1966 when Folkways cut the live Grisman track that would eventually become the Early Dawg recordings.

Del and Dawg McCoury is the genuine article. He joined Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys in the early 1960s, playing both banjo and guitar and eventually taking over as lead vocalist. Between musical gigs, he took hard labor jobs in the construction and logging industry. His music catalog is a mix of traditional mountain songs, but his best known recording is a haunting cover of Richard Thompson’s “Vincent Black Lightning” — the story of a charming juvenile delinquent and his motorcycle.

Grisman, who can squeeze more notes out of a mandolin run than just about anybody, met lifelong collaborator Jerry Garcia at a Monroe concert in the early ’60s — before McCoury joined. Together, the two master craftsmen jam, tell road stories, and allude to O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the Coen bros. film responsible for Ralph Stanley’s late-life resurgence in popularity.

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THURSDAY October 13

FRIDAY October 14

Booksigning by Robert Olen Butler story booth, 6 p.m.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Olen Butler signs his latest novel, which examines the legacy of the Vietnam War. Fall Wine Tasting Ridgeway Cinema Grill, 6 p.m., $13 A wine tasting with reds and whites held in conjunction with the premiere of The Accountant. The Humane Society will be onsite with your next furry best friends.

Taste of Cooper-Young First Congregational Church, 5:30-9:30 p.m., $50 Guests walk the neighborhood tasting the signature dishes of the 12 participating restaurants, including Tart, Celtic Crossing, Café Ole, Sweet Grass, Strano, Stone Soup, Mulan, Beauty Shop, Bar DKDC, Soul Fish, and Alchemy.

There’s a silent auction and entertainment from the Bouffants and Pat Register. Benefits the church’s community outreach programs.

44th Annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair Audubon Park, 10 a.m., $9 Want crafts? You’ve got ’em at this super-huge annual fair featuring everything from woodworking to glasswares and more. We’re partial to the Friends of the Pink Palace’s donuts ourselves.

“This May Surprise You” Art Museum of the University of Memphis, 4:30-7 p.m.

Opening reception for AMUM’s 35th anniversary exhibition featuring rarely shown or never seen pieces from the museum’s collection.

“Lost Worlds” Memphis College of Art, 6-8 p.m.

Opening reception for this exhibition of paintings by Joseph Holsapple, which dig into what’s memory and what’s imagination.

Also opening is John Harlan Norris’ “Cons and Pros,” featuring works from his ongoing Occupants portrait series in which the subject’s identity is “both defined and obscured by visual signifiers of the daily roles and practices.”

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The Woodland Witch

Witchy Women

By Chris Davis There are two distinct ways to celebrate the Halloween season. You can either dress up like a vampire, witch, or werewolf and enjoy a traditional scary Halloween, or you can dress like a shirtless vampire, or short-skirted witch or werewolf, and go the sexy Halloween route. According to press materials describing it as “the sexiest show of the season,” Nava Sanctum’s year-end production of The Woodland Witch splits the difference between these two distinct approaches to spook season.

Nava Sanctum is one of the Memphis area’s growing number of physical theater troupes. The company brings together elements of belly dance, hula hoop routines, fire throwing, acrobatics, aerialist shows, and various other circus- and vaudeville-related skills, to tell dark, hallucinatory stories. How weird can a Nava Sanctum show get? A past production of Alice in Wonderland, for example, was subtitled The Absinthe Dream, and seemed to be inspired as much by the milky liquor as it was by Lewis Carroll.

The Woodland Witch — subtitled “a spellbinding variety show” — is an original cirque-inspired journey “filled with witches, oracles, queens, and pole dancers ready to put you under their hypnotic spell.”

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Memphis Food and Wine Festival Memphis Botanic Garden, 6-10 p.m., $250 Food takes center stage at this event featuring Jean-Georges Vongerichten, one of the most respected chefs in the world.

Local chefs at this swank affair include José Gutierrez, Wally Joe, and Erling Jensen. Benefiting FedExFamilyHouse.

Harvest Festival Agricenter International, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Family-friendly event with hayrides, arts and crafts, food, pumpkin painting, and bluegrass music.

OCT 18 Mid-South Great Steak Cook-off Southland Park, noon, $20-$30 Annual steak cook-off where competitors face off in such categories as appetizer, showmanship, and, of course, best steak. There’s a day full of entertainment, including RATT at 6:30 p.m. Through Sunday.

The Fast and the Furriest Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County, 9 a.m.

Annual race benefiting the Humane Society, and your dog can race along with you.

Hold My Beer Fest BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove, 3-7 p.m., $43 Craft beer festival featuring 35 breweries like Magic Hat, Abita, Bell’s Blackberry Farms, Lazy Magnolia, Tin Roof, and many more. There will be a German Beer Garden and a Best of Belgium Beer tent. Plus, cornhole!

The Comedy Get Down Tour FedExForum, 8 p.m., $30-$88 Comedy show with some truly heavy hitters, including Cedric “the Entertainer,” Eddie Griffin, Charlie Murphy, D.L. Hughley, and George Lopez.

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The Psychedelic Furs

Tim Butler on the upcoming Psychedelic Furs show.

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tylistically unmistakable due to singer Richard Butler’s gravelly but tuneful vocal style and the presence of saxophone throughout their discography of seven full-length albums, the Psychedelic Furs were one of the more successful and visible alternative/ college-rock propositions to break in the states (like the Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Modern English) after having originally emerged from the U.K. post-punk movement. Moody classics like “Imitation of Christ” from the self-titled 1980 album and the menacing but timelessly catchy “Dumbwaiters” from their ’81 follow-up, Talk Talk Talk, are now-definitive examples of how the band could straddle the fence separating post-punk and alt-pop ear candy, while they clearly excelled in the latter category with the whopper hook of “Love My Way” (from 1982’s Todd Rundgren-produced Forever Now album).

The original version of “Pretty in Pink” that opened 1981’s Talk Talk Talk album was brought to the attention of screenwriter John Hughes by his script muse (and Furs super-fan) Molly Ringwald. Hughes’ brat-pack mega-hit of the same name is very loosely based on the track, and the rerecorded radio-friendly version of the song on the soundtrack rocketed the band beyond

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college-radio subculture and into the arena-sized mainstream for a spell. In 1991, after releasing seven full-lengths, the Psychedelic Furs went on hiatus until 2000, when founding brothers Richard and Tim Butler (bass) reunited the band (which has actually been based in the states since 1983). They’ve been touring a slightly different lineup of the band ever since. In preparation for the band’s appearance at the New Daisy Saturday night, we spoke with Tim Butler about his band’s origins, early days, second act, and saxophones.

The Memphis Flyer: You first broke out of the original U.K. post-punk scene at the turn of the ’80s, but officially formed a bit earlier in 1977 when the first wave of punk was still happening …

Tim Butler: It was sort of the end of punk rock … I consider the end of punk when the Sex Pistols split up.

Richard and I got the impetus and kick up the ass to do it from seeing the Pistols in ’76 at this place called the Flat in London, and we were just blown away. It was right then that we decided we wanted to form a band.

I’ve read that the Stranglers were a big influence, too …

No … not really their music, but Jean-Jacques Burnel, their bass player, was a big influence on me personally with his bass sound and style. Our musical influences

were more Velvet Underground, Roxy Music, some Stooges, and some Bowie, mixed with the energy and aggression of the Sex Pistols.

What influenced the inclusion of a saxophone?

Would that be Roxy Music?

Actually, that wasn’t on purpose or planned at all. We were jamming around at home with some of my other brother’s friends, like Roger, our guitar player, and he had a friend, Duncan Kilburn, who happened to play saxophone. He just turned up one day to jam, and we liked the sound of it. We didn’t purposely include a saxophonist for effect. It just sounded good, and there you are.

The saxophone seems to do much more than simply fill up a space in your overall sound in place of keyboards or synths, especially on your first two albums …

The whole thing was that when we were starting out, we had two guitar players, a saxophone, plus me, and all of us were fighting to be heard. We didn’t really know when to lay back, so it was like a wall of chaos.

The reason we started to use keyboards at all was that when we were recording the second album, Talk Talk Talk, our saxophonist went out to a club, got into a fight,

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As the producer for the subsequent album, 1982’s Forever Now, did Todd Rundgren have an impact on that?

What was it like working with him?

Not really. When we went over to record with Todd, we had all the demos of the songs and 90 percent of arrangements already written. Working with him was great. We wanted to move into using strings and had recorded with a cello player on the demos. We’d heard his album, Deface the Music, where he does covers of Beach Boys and Beatles songs and did all of the cello and string parts of the original songs himself. Plus, we were big fans of Todd’s and thought he’d be a perfect producer for the album. And he was. It’s my favorite of all our albums.

Any plans to record and release new material?

Yeah, we’ve been recording new material and hope to have it finished in time to release an album at some point next year. But we’ve been taking our time to make sure it’s exactly what we want a new Psychedelic Furs album to be.

The Psychedelic Furs, Saturday, October 15th at the New Daisy. 6:30 p.m. $20-$28.

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule October 13 - 19 Alfred’s 197 BEALE 525-3711

Gary Hardy & Memphis 2 Thursdays-Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.; Karaoke Thursdays, Tuesdays-Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., and SundaysMondays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Roxi Love Thursday, Oct. 13, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 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, 5:30 p.m.; B.B. King’s All Stars Thursdays, Fridays, 8 p.m.; Will Tucker Band Fridays, Saturdays, 5 p.m.; Memphis Mojo Tour Saturdays, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Lisa G and Flic’s Pic’s Band Saturdays, Sundays, 12:30 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Sundays, 5 p.m.; Memphis Jones Sundays, Wednesdays 5:30 p.m.; Doc Fangaz and the Remedy Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m.

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

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King’s Palace Cafe Patio

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Blind Mississippi Morris Fridays, 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 5:30 p.m.; Brad Birkedahl Band Thursdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Saturdays, 12:30 p.m., and Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Brandon Cunning Trio Sundays, 6 p.m., and Mondays, 7 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.

Club 152 152 BEALE 544-7011

1st Floor: Mercury Boulevard Mondays-Thursdays, 7 p.m.; DJ Dnyce Sundays, 11 p.m., and Thursdays, 11:30 p.m.; DJ Tubbz Mondays-Wednesdays, 11 p.m., and Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.; 3rd floor: DJ Crumbz Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.; 2nd Floor: DJ Spanish Fly Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.; 1st Floor: DJ Toonz Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.; Sean Apple Sundays, 1 p.m.; Adam Levin Sundays, 1 p.m.; After Dark Band Sundays, 6 p.m.

FedExForum 191 BEALE STREET

The Comedy Get Down Tour Saturday, Oct. 15, 8 p.m.

Handy Bar 200 BEALE 527-2687

Bad Boy Matt & the Amazing Rhythmatics Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.

Hard Rock Cafe 126 BEALE 529-0007

Kayla Walker Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; Susan Marshall Piano Fridays, Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.; Susan Marshall Fridays, Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.; Nat “King” Kerr Fridays, Saturdays, 9-10 p.m.; Susan Marshall Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m.

Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cafe & Honky Tonk 310 BEALE 654-5171

The Johnny Go Band Thursdays, Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Rockin’ Rob Haynes & the Memphis Flash Fridays, Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.; Live Band Karaoke Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.; The Memphis House Rockers Saturdays, 3-7 p.m., and Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m.

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

Eric Hughes Thursdays, Fridays, 5-8 p.m.; Karaoke Mondays-Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.; Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.

Sonny Mack Mondays-Fridays, 2-6 p.m.; Cowboy Neal Mondays, Thursdays, 7-11 p.m., and Saturdays, Sundays, 2-6 p.m.; Sensation Band Tuesdays, Fridays, 7-11 p.m.; Fuzzy and the Kings of Memphis Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.; Chic Jones and the Blues Express Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; North and South Band Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m.

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

Big Don Valentine and the Hollywood Allstars Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.midnight; Chic Jones & the Blues Express Friday, Oct. 14, 8 p.m.-midnight; North and South Band Saturday, Oct. 15, 8 p.m.-midnight.

New Daisy Theatre 330 BEALE 525-8981

Greensky Bluegrass Thursday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m.; The Psychedelic Furs Saturday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe 162 BEALE 521-1851

David Bowen Thursdays, 5:309:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 6:30-10:30 p.m., and Sundays, 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Memphis Style Friday, Oct. 14, 9:30 p.m.; Stella Vee Saturday, Oct. 15, 9:30 p.m.

Memphis Music Monday Third Monday of every month, 6-9 p.m.

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

Blues City Cafe 138 BEALE 526-3637

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Rum Boogie Cafe 182 BEALE 528-0150

Young Petty Thieves Thursday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m.-midnight, and Friday, Oct. 14, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Preston Shannon Friday, Oct. 14, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., and Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Pam and Terry Saturday, Oct. 15, 5:308:30 p.m.; Lionel Young Band Sunday, Oct. 16, 7-11 p.m., and Monday, Oct. 17, 8 p.m.-midnight; Gracie Curran and the High Fallutin Band Tuesday, Oct. 18, 8 p.m.-midnight; Kirk Smithhart Band Wednesday, Oct. 19, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Rum Boogie Cafe Blues Hall 182 BEALE 528-0150

Memphis Bluesmasters Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.midnight; Plantation Allstars Fridays, 4-8 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Delta Project Friday, Oct. 14, 9 p.m.1 a.m.; Chic Jones & the Blues Exrpress Saturday, Oct. 15, 48 p.m.; Brian Hawkins Blues Party Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; McDaniel Band Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Silky O’Sullivan’s 183 BEALE 522-9596

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

Tin Roof 315 BEALE

Roxi Love Tuesday, Oct. 18, 6-10 p.m.

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

Live Music ThursdaysSaturdays, 10 p.m.

Brass Door Irish Pub 152 MADISON 572-1813

Live Music Fridays.

Center for Southern Folklore 123 S. MAIN AT PEABODY TROLLEY STOP 525-3655

Rice Drewry and Friends Saturday, Oct. 15, 8-11 p.m.; Zeke Johnson Sunday, Oct. 16.

Earnestine & Hazel’s 531 S. MAIN 523-9754

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

Huey’s Downtown 77 S. SECOND 527-2700

20th Anniversary Party featuring Joe Restivo Four, Deering and Down, Gary Escoe’s Atomic Dance Machine Sunday, Oct. 16, 2 p.m.-midnight.

Maria Montessori School 740 HARBOR BEND 527-3444

The River Series at the Harbor Town Ampitheater Sundays.

Boscos

Lafayette’s Music Room

P&H Cafe

2120 MADISON 432-2222

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James Godwin Friday, Oct. 14, 9 p.m.

DIXY BLOOD

Celtic Crossing 903 S. COOPER 274-5151

DAN MONTGOMERY AT THE BUCCANEER This Saturday night, Dan Montgomery will release a new single at the Buccaneer Lounge. Released by Philadelphia label Platterhead, Montgomery’s new record is heavily impacted by equal parts Staple Singers and the Flamin’ Groovies, two extremely influential acts that are important for very different reasons. While the Staple Singers cranked out hits like “Respect Yourself ” and were ultimately inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Flamin’ Groovies were incredibly significant to the overall powerpop/pop-punk community, inspiring bands like Teenage Head, and former Goner Records band CoCoComa even paid homage to the band’s iconic artwork with their 2007 self-titled release.

Also on the show are the Klitz, Memphis’ first all-female punk-rock band.

Shaped by Alex Chilton and championed by garage-rock labels like Spacecase, Goner, and In the Red, the Klitz have returned several times over the last few years in the form of reissued records and a handful of one-off performances. While there have been many female-fronted punk bands to come from Memphis since the Klitz made a racket (Lost Sounds, NOTS, Pistol Whipped, Toxie), the nostalgia of the first wave of Southern punk is still alive and well with the band, and seeing them live after the reissue of the “Hard Up” single and their latest release, Live at the Well, should be one of the best live-music opportunities of the month.

Rounding out the show are Philly punk legends Dixy Blood, who are making the drive down from the City of Brotherly Love to help Montgomery celebrate his new record. This will be Dixy Blood’s first time in Memphis, but with a stacked bill of seasoned rockers, it should be a gig to remember. — Chris Shaw Dan Montgomery, the Klitz, and Dixy Blood, Saturday, October 15th at the Buccaneer. 9 p.m. $5.

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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 MondaysWednesdays, 5:30-8 p.m.

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

The Silly Goose 100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

Purple Haze Nightclub 140 LT. GEORGE W. LEE 577-1139

DJ Dance Music Mondays-Sundays, 10 p.m.

GRIZZLIES VS. TIMBERWOLVES WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26

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Bar DKDC 964 S. COOPER 272-0830

CATL Friday, Oct. 14; Brennan Villines Trio Wednesday, Oct. 19.

Blue Monkey 2012 MADISON 272-BLUE

Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight; Heart of Memphis Band Friday, Oct. 14; Avon Dale CD Release Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 p.m.

THE COMEDY GET DOWN TOUR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15

Don’t miss Cedric ‘The Entertainer’, Eddie Griffin, D. L. Hughley, George Lopez, and Charlie Murphy for a night of comedy. TICKETS AVAILABLE!

Celtic’s Fall Patio Session, Episode 4: Bluff City Backsliders Friday, Oct. 14, 6-9 p.m.; Jeremy Stanfill and Joshua Cosby Sundays, 6-9 p.m.; Candy Company Mondays.

The Cove 2559 BROAD 730-0719

Ed Finney and the U of M Jazz Quartet Thursdays, 9 p.m.; Reach Friday, Oct. 14, 10 p.m.; The Bluff City Backsliders Saturday, Oct. 15, 10 p.m.; Justin White Mondays, 7 p.m.; Don and Wayde Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 10 p.m.

Dru’s Place 1474 MADISON 275-8082

Karaoke Fridays-Sundays.

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

Won’t Look Back Booking Presents: Five Year Class Reunion Friday, Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m.; Born 2 Hunt Presents: Country Throwdown Saturday, Oct. 15, 6:30 p.m.; The Rocketboys with Laramie & Coppertheband Sunday, Oct. 16, 9 p.m.; Body Origami with Neev, Pro Teens, Wingsmith Sunday, Oct. 16, 9 p.m.; Daisyhead with Words Like Daggers Monday, Oct. 17, 9 p.m.; Wild Pink, Movie Night, wARM, Vetter Kids Wednesday, Oct. 19, 9 p.m.

Huey’s Midtown 1927 MADISON 726-4372

Flashback Sunday, Oct. 16, 4-7 p.m.; Metropolitan Avenue Sunday, Oct. 16, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Levitt Shell 1928 POPLAR 272-2722

Mavis Staples and St. Paul and the Broken Bones Saturday, Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m.

Midtown Crossing Grill 394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

Memphis Ukelele Meetup Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.

Rock Starkaraoke Fridays; Open Mic Music with Tiffany Harmon Mondays, 9 p.m.midnight.

Sports Junction 1911 POPLAR 244-7904

Live music Saturdays.

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

Faith Evans Ruch Wednesday, Oct. 19, 6-9 p.m.

Wild Bill’s 1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

The Soul Connection Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.

WISEACRE Brewery 2783 BROAD

Fall Music Lineup Mondays, 7-10 p.m.

Young Avenue Deli 2119 YOUNG 278-0034

Devil Train Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 p.m.

Minglewood Hall 1555 MADISON 866-609-1744

Aoife O’Donovan and Willie Watson Friday, Oct. 14, 6 p.m.; What So Not Friday, Oct. 14, 8:30 p.m.-midnight; Ben Rector Saturday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m.; Fantastic Negrito Wednesday, Oct. 19, 8 p.m.

Murphy’s 1589 MADISON 726-4193

The Conspiracy Theory with Ego Slip Thursday, Oct. 13; Jam Messengers with Chicken Snake Friday, Oct. 14; Hauteur with Surfwax Saturday, Oct. 15; B Boys with Ex-Cult Tuesday, Oct. 18.

Off the Square Catering 19 S. FLORENCE 728-6085

Nashville Songwriter’s Assn.

Intnl. (NSAI) Memphis Chapter Third Tuesday of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Otherlands Coffee Bar 641 S. COOPER 278-4994

VAS, Rock Eupora Friday, Oct. 14, 8 p.m.

University of Memphis Ubee’s 521 S. HIGHLAND 323-0900

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

East Memphis Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School 60 N. PERKINS EXT. 537-1483

Marc Cohn Saturday, Oct. 15, 8-10 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 16, 7-9 p.m.

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

Intimate Piano Lounge featuring Charlotte Hurt Mondays-Thursdays, 5-9:30 p.m.; Larry Cunningham Fridays, Saturdays, 6-10 p.m.

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Shelby Forest General Store

Huey’s Poplar

590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

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

T.J. Mulligan’s 1817 KIRBY 755-2481

Slap Junior Band Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Karaoke Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

The Windjammer Restaurant 786 E. BROOKHAVEN CIRCLE 683-9044

Karaoke ongoing.

Tony Butler Fridays, 6-8 p.m.; R and R Saturday, Oct. 15, 12-3 p.m.; Lee Cagle Sunday, Oct. 16, 12:30-3 p.m.

Rizzi’s/Paradiso Pub

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

T.J. Mulligan’s Cordova

4202 HACKS CROSS 757-1423

Brian Johnson Band Thursday, Oct. 13, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

8071 TRINITY 756-4480

The Southern Edition Band Tuesdays.

6230 GREENLEE 592-0344

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

The Pistol and the Queen Sunday, Oct. 16, 8-11:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

East Tapas and Drinks 6069 PARK 767-6002

Lewis Black Friday, Oct. 14.

Eddie Harris Thursdays, Fridays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Carlos & Adam from the Late Greats Thursdays, 7-9 p.m.; Elizabeth Wise Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.; Van Duren Solo Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.

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

Ghost Town Blues Band Sunday, Oct. 16, 8 p.m.midnight; Karaoke Night Mondays, 8-10 p.m.

Neil’s Music Room 5727 QUINCE 682-2300

Jack Rowell’s Celebrity Jam Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Full Circle Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 p.m.; Benefit for Buddy Church Family Sunday, Oct. 16; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Resorts Tunica Casino Hotel 1100 CASINO STRIP BOULEVARD (662) 363-7777

Roxi Love Friday, Oct. 14, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., and Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Tunica Roadhouse

Owen Brennan’s Lannie McMillan Jazz Trio Sundays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Summer/Berclair Barbie’s Barlight Lounge 661 N. MENDENHALL

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

Maria’s Restaurant 6439 SUMMER 356-2324

Karaoke Fridays, 5-8 p.m.

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2779 WHITTEN 266-5006

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Old Millington Winery 6748 OLD MILLINGTON 873-4114

Whitehaven/ Airport Marlowe’s Ribs & Restaurant

2800 WHITTEN 379-1965

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

RockHouse Live

1771 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 754-3885

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

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

5709 RALEIGH-LAGRANGE 386-7222

Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Open Mic Mondays Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Live Music Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Frayser/Millington

2130 W. POPLAR 854-4455

Lance and Cass Shotgun Billies unplugged Thursday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m.; Thump Daddy Friday, Oct. 14, 9 p.m.; Back Street Crawlers Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 p.m.; Whiskey Revival Wednesday, Oct. 19, 8 p.m.

4381 ELVIS PRESLEY 332-4159

Dan McGuinness 3964 GOODMAN, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-890-7611

Acoustic Music Tuesdays.

Poplar/I-240

THE REGALIA, 6150 POPLAR 761-0990

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

The Heart Memphis Band Sunday, Oct. 16, 8-11:30 p.m.

Annual Winefest with Tommy and Roy Akers Sunday, Oct. 16.

Cordova

Germantown

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern

Germantown Performing Arts Center

819 EXOCET 624-9060

1801 EXETER 751-7500

Huey’s Cordova 2 Mule Plow Sunday, Oct. 16, 4-7 p.m.; The Chaulkies Sunday, Oct. 16, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Del and Dawg Friday, Oct. 14, 8-10 p.m.; Young Artist Concert with GSO Sunday, Oct. 16, 3 p.m.; Lyle Lovett & Robert Earl Keen Tuesday, Oct. 18, 6 p.m.

Huey’s Southwind 7825 WINCHESTER 624-8911

Bluff City Soul Collective Sunday, Oct. 16, 8:30-11:30 p.m.

Mesquite Chop House 3165 FOREST HILL-IRENE 249-5661

Pam and Terry Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m.

Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Wine Bar 9087 POPLAR 755-0092

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

North Mississippi/ Tunica BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove 6285 SNOWDEN, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662) 892-2660

Hold My Beer Fest 2016 Saturday, Oct. 15, 3 p.m.

Raleigh Stage Stop Open Mic Blues Jam with Brad Webb Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.

West Memphis/ Eastern Arkansas Southland Park 1550 N. INGRAM, WEST MEMPHIS, AR 800-467-6182

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

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

Karaoke with Tim Bachus Mondays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.; DJ Stylez Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

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Huey’s Germantown 7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

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Charley Mac’s Six String Lovers Sunday, Oct. 16, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

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hat was really at stake when baseball was integrated and Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play in the Major Leagues? That question drives Ed Schmidt’s brief, argumentative drama Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting, which closes this weekend at the Hattiloo Theatre.

And the answer may not be so obvious.

Even in the Jim Crow era, integration was an inevitability, so in the mind of baseball exec Branch Rickey, the question turned from when it would happen to how it might be allowed to happen.

Rickey’s answer: One man first, others to follow. So Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting becomes an engaging, often entertaining study in American exceptionalism.

Rickey wants everything perfect for Jackie Robinson’s big rollout. He knows what to expect from the white community and it’s not pretty, so he’s carefully selected a squeaky clean player who’s agreed to remain passive and pleasant in the face of spitting, name-calling, violence, whatever. But resistance to integration came from within the African-American community too, and with good reason.

While promoting a black baseball hero who smiled in the face of adversity might create opportunities for similarly dispositioned individuals, it would be a major league victory for white hegemony, per usual, sending devastating shockwaves through the African-American sports and business community. So — and this is where the fiction takes over — one of baseball’s great innovators — a man sometimes called “Mahatma” — calls a meeting of what today we’d call “influencers.” Summoned guests on his list include an aged Bill “Bojangles” Robinson who’s still dancing to make ends meet, broke boxing champ Joe Louis, and actor/activist Paul Robeson who’s flat not having any. Rickey wants them to say nice things to the media and guard against inconvenient protests that could threaten Jackie’s chances in the majors. So the titans assemble (along with a resourceful bellboy) in a cramped room at the Roosevelt Hotel. There, they sip cherry sodas, shoot the shit, scrap like contenders, and, in a faint echo of

the medieval mystery play, act out all the reasons not to trust Whitey.

Everybody at Mr. Rickey’s summit understood what it meant to be exceptional, rising to the top of their fields while other African Americans struggled — and still having to enter through the rear of public buildings.

Mr. Bojangles, depicted near the end of his life, had been a civil rights champion and the highest-earning black performer in America. But the elderly dancer, with an owner’s stake in Negro League Baseball, was on the ropes financially and assailed by critics for performing stereotypical roles.

Louis — the Brown Bomber — was similarly down at heel, and too familiar with the day-to-day indignities black men faced regardless of achievement.

Robeson, by contrast to everybody else in the room, was an active Communist who didn’t trust the myth of individual achievement. He worries the success of Jackie Robinson and the relatively few players called up to the big show comes at the expense of other people’s jobs and entire careers. He believes it will result in the ultimate failure of the Negro League, ceding all the power in baseball to white ownership. Who will go to the games when all the stars have gone away, he asks, wondering what will become of the people who sell tickets and concessions, and maintain fields, and so on. Then he makes a fair counterproposal.

Instead of one man at a time, how about one team at a time — black-owned?

There are no spoilers here since we know the outcome, but the big ideas roiling through this cage match of a play make it exciting to watch as it swings for the fences on its way to its historic conclusion.

The Hattiloo’s production is sturdy, but rough at the edges at the preview performance I attended. But all signs pointed to a production growing into what it needed to be. It’s a strong ensemble led by journeyman actor Ron Gephart as the titular Mr Rickey. He’s joined by Mario Hope as the bellhop, Frank Johnson as Bill Robinson, Emmanuel McKinney as Louis, Courtney Williams Robertson as Jackie Robinson, and Johnathan Williams as Robeson.

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Circuit Playhouse

Sisters of Swing: The Story of the Andrews Sisters, the story of LaVerne, Maxene, and Patty Andrews, better known as the Andrews Sisters. From their meteoric rise to the top to their bittersweet demise. www.playhouseonthesquare.org. $25-$40.

Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.

Through Oct. 30.

51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

Hattiloo Theatre

Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting, in 1947, Branch Rickey, general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, summons Joe Louis, and Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson for support of Jackie Robinson to be the Major League’s first black ball player. www.hattiloo.org. $18-$28. Sun., 3 p.m., and Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 p.m.

Through Oct. 16.

37 S. COOPER (502-3486).

New Discovery Christian Church

Aladdin, Jr., theatrical education program for students ages 6 and up. Performance by students on December 17. www.kudzuplayers.com. Thursdays, 5-6:30 p.m.

Through Dec. 17.

“Night Women” at Annesdale Park Gallery

Theatre Memphis

Liberace, featuring Gary Beard as the title character, this tribute to the performer and musician reveals the real person behind the persona. www.theatrememphis.org. $30. Fri., Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m., and Thurs., 7:30 p.m. Through Oct. 16.

630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

TheatreWorks

Body of Stories, explores personal and collective narratives in relation to the body, inspired by the work of Anna Halprin and Augusto Boal that our bodies are the homes that our memories and our experiences inhabit.

(274-1000), www.theatreworksmemphis.org/. $10-$12. Fri., Sat., 8-9:30 p.m. Through Oct. 15.

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

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The Annesdale Park Gallery

Artist reception for “Night Women,” exhibition of mixedmedia portraits of black women depicting haunting gazes that captivate and command attention. www.theannesdaleparkgallery.com. Fri., Oct. 14, 6-8 p.m.

1290 PEABODY (208-6451).

Art Museum at the University of Memphis (AMUM)

Opening reception for “This May Surprise You,” exhibition featuring Aztec culture. www. memphis.edu/amum. Fri., Oct. 14, 4:30-7 p.m.

2085 MONROE (274-7139).

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

Wolfchase Galleria

David Lusk Gallery

Cirque Italia, traveling water circus features a dynamic lid which lifts 35 feet into the air.

(941-704-8572), www.cirqueitalia.com. Thur.-Sun., Oct. 13-16, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

2760 N. GERMANTOWN PARKWAY (INFO, 763-1430).

961 VINSON ROAD.

Opening reception for “The Embodied Line,” exhibition of neon wall sculptures and painted digital photographs by Hans Schmitt-Matzen. Fri., Oct. 14, 6-8 p.m.

Opening reception for “Fall,” exhibition of oils on panel, watercolors on paper, and large scale installation showcase by Carlyle Wolfe. www.davidluskgallery. com. Fri., Oct. 14, 6-8 p.m.

97 TILLMAN (767-3800).

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Flicker Street Studio

Opening reception for Edwin Owre, exhibition of recent sculpture work. (767-2999), flickerstreetstudio.com/. Fri., Oct. 14, 6-9 p.m.

74 FLICKER (767-2999).

Memphis College of Art

Opening reception for “Cons and Pros” and “Lost Worlds,” exhibition of paintings by Joseph Holsapple and portrait series by John Harlan Norris. www.mca. edu. Fri., Oct. 14, 6-8 p.m.

1930 POPLAR (272-5100).

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Artist talks about recent works at David Lusk Gallery. Mon., Oct. 17, 6:30 p.m.

JASON’S DELI, 3473 POPLAR (324-3181).

Call to Artists for Christmas Open House

Seeking crafters of jewelry, fiber arts, woodwork, metalwork, etc. to show and sell during the Christmas Open House on November 13 in Hernando.

Through Oct. 31.

DESOTO ARTS CENTER, 660 W. COMMERCE, HERNANDO, MS (550-5186), WWW.DESOTOARTS.COM.

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Friday, October 28, Spirits With The Spirits, the night we rock the graveyard, presented by Raymond James. Food and frivolity. Music and mystery. This is the party to die for.

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Exhibition of art by Michael Watson. Fri., Oct. 14, 6-9 p.m.

CUMBERLAND WAREHOUSE, 160 CUMBERLAND.

Hustle: ArtsAccelerator Grant Workshop

ArtsAccelerator Grant application is now open for 2017.

Learn from past judges and recipients about eligibility, how to apply, and what makes a competitive application. Presentation with Q&A to follow.

Tues., Oct. 18, 6-8 p.m.

CROSSTOWN STORY BOOTH, 422 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030), WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

National Portfolio Day

Open to any prospective art student of high school or college level. More than 20 colleges and universities will be represented. Prospective art students will gather to meet with officials from art colleges. Sat., Oct. 15, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF ART, 1930 POPLAR (272-5100), PORTFOLIODAY.NET.

A Night with Daniel: Art Show & More

Art show by Daniel Harris. Fri., Oct. 14, 6-9 p.m.

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

“The Color of the Blues,” exhibition of paintings by George Hunt. (537-1483), www. stmarysschool.org. Through Oct. 28.

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

Church Health Center Wellness

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

1115 UNION (761-1278).

Teen Writing Contest

Contest for ages 12-18. Entries no longer than 1,000 words with the theme “Brave the Unknown” are due by 6 p.m. on Oct. 15th. Bring submission in person to the information desk or e-mail to Deborah Elam, delam@ci.collierville.tn.us.

Free. Sat., Oct. 15, 6 p.m.

LUCIUS E. & ELSIE C. BURCH JR. LIBRARY, 501 POPLAR VIEW, COLLIERVILLE (457-2601), COLLIERVILLELIBRARY.ORG.

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Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School

“Red Grooms” Member Reception

Join fellow museum members for cocktails, conversation, and light hors d’oeuvres at the opening of exhibition. Sat., Oct. 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Art 101, group show with work

by Carl Moore, Lawrence Matthews, Tad Lauritzen Wright, and Dwayne Butcher. Through Oct. 19.

SOUTH MAIN ARTS DISTRICT.

ANF Architects

The 2016 RiverArtsFest Invitational Exhibit, exhibition of work by Mike Coulson, Elizabeth Garat, Megan Hurdle, Lester Merriweather, and Carol Robison. www.anfa.com.

Through Nov. 3.

1500 UNION (278-6868).

Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art

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

Ongoing.

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

Frank Baer Photography, exhibition of acrylic mounted works with a portion of proceeds from sales benefiting the Church Health Center. www.churchhealthcenter.org.

Through Oct. 21.

Circuitous Succession Gallery

“Four Painters Four Walls,” exhibition of work by Christopher St. John, Jason Stout, Juan Rojo, and Robert Moler. www.circuitoussuccession.com.

Through Oct. 31.

500 S. SECOND.

Clough-Hanson Gallery

“The Weight of Hope,” exhibition examining the frustrations, exhaustion, and possibilities of this particular political moment featuring work by Dread Scott, Terry Lynn, Mariam Ghani, and Damon Davis. www. rhodes.edu. Through Oct. 24.

FireHouse Community Arts Center

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

985 S. BELLEVUE (948-9522).

Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis

“Home of Future Things,” exhibition of work featuring small-scale works on paper, floor-to-ceiling vinyl panels, and decals that transform the gallery into the interior of an ideal, modern home by Sue Johnson. (678-2216). Through Nov. 11.

“Frontiers,” exhibition of paintings, building off of earlier photographic work, and video works that address issues of labor and migration by Rodrigo Valenzuela. www.memphis. edu/fogelmangalleries. Through Oct. 14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

3715 CENTRAL.

Fratelli’s

“Fred Rawlinson Art Show,” www.memphisbotanicgarden. com. Through Nov. 1.

750 CHERRY (766-9900).

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

The WinterArts Preview Show, exhibition of work by artists selected for WinterArts 2016. www. wkno.org. Through Oct. 28.

Crosstown Arts

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

“Sweet,” exhibition of new work

by Brantley Ellzey. www.crosstownarts.org. Through Nov. 5.

430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030).

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

“Fold,” exhibition of embroidery and prints on vintage fabrics and seed-beaded panels and recent creations based on simple origami shapes by Mary Jo Karimnia. www.dixon.org.

Through Oct. 16.

4339 PARK (761-5250).

Eclectic Eye

“The Blessing of Good Dreams”, exhibition of works in charcoal and paint by Maggie Russell. www.eclectic-eye.com.

Through Nov. 9.

242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

Hyde Gallery

“Le Monster,” exhibition of reimagined drawings of monsters by MCA community of students, faculty, and staff that were originally created by Le Bonheur child patients. www. mca.edu. Through Oct. 31.

INSIDE THE MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF ART’S NESIN GRADUATE SCHOOL, 477 S. MAIN.

Insight Gallery

InSight Gallery Exhibition, Through Dec. 30.

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“Off the Wall,” exhibition of abstract paintings by Cathy Lancaster. www.lrossgallery. com. Through Oct. 29.

5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

Memphis Botanic Garden

“Hughes Art Show,” exhibition of work in various media by Allen Hughes, M.D., Nancy Hughes Coe, Anne Hughes Sayle, Anne Hightower Trainer, Jane Hughes Coble, and Elizabeth Coe Wade. www. memphisbotanicgarden.com.

Through Oct. 31.

750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

“Cats and Quotes,” exhibition of felines from a variety of periods, offering a chance to see how different artists have depicted cats and their varied relationships with human beings over time.

Through Dec. 30.

“Create. Imagine. Explore,” exhibition of sculpture drawing from the Museum’s permanent collection is all about creativity, communication, connections, and curiosity. Through Dec. 4.

“Rage of the Ballet Gods,” exhibition comprised of four figures from Yinka Shonibare MBE’s series. Through Nov. 6.

Selections from William Eggleston’s Portfolios, exhibition of 18 photographs from most of the portfolios in the Brooks Museum’s collection. Through May 31, 2017.

“Red Grooms: Traveling Correspondent,” exhibition of work

by Red Grooms, a Nashville native who moved to New York in 1956, a fascinating figure in post-World War II American art, and natural-born storyteller.

Oct. 15-Jan. 8.

Rotunda Projects: Nnenna Okore, exhibition of abstract objects fashioned from burlap and inspired by textures, colors, and landscapes from her immediate environment. www.brooksmuseum.org. Oct. 19-April 2.

1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

Memphis Jewish Home

The Art of Zoe Nadel Show and Sale, (756-3273), Through Nov. 30.

36 BAZEBERRY (758-0036).

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“Iron for Honor,” exhibition of cast iron jewelry from the collection of the Birmingham Museum of Art. Through Nov. 6.

Master Metalsmith: Hoss Haley, exhibition of sculpture works in steel, concrete, and bronze including White Series, Erratics, Torics, Coils, Spheres, and Ripples. www.metalmuseum. org. Through Jan. 1, 2017.

374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

Midtown Crossing Grill

“Save the Greensward!,” exhibition of works by Jeffrey Stayton celebrating Overton Park’s open spaces. Through Oct. 31.

394 N. WATKINS (443-0502).

National Civil Rights Museum

“The Purchased Lives,” exhibition covering a 57-year period from America’s abolition of

The Woodland Witch at Minglewood Hall, Saturday, October 15th the international slave trade through the end of the Civil War. www.civilrightsmuseum. org. Through Nov. 27.

450 MULBERRY (521-9699).

Playhouse on the Square “Mazes, Marionettes, Zen Chimes, and More,” exhibition of work by Jimmy Crosthwait, www.playhouseonthesquare. org. Through Oct. 23.

66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

St. George’s Episcopal Church

“Art Wild,” exhibition of work by 17 professional and amateur artists from churches in the Episcopal Diocese of West TN. (754-7282), www.stgchurch. org. Through Oct. 30.

2425 SOUTH GERMANTOWN (754-7282).

Stax Museum of American Soul Music

“Motown Black & White,” exhibition of historical items from the personal collection of Al Abrams, including rare photographs, promotional items, and other items of memorabilia relating to Motown music. www.soulsvillefoundation.org.

Through Nov. 8.

926 E. MCLEMORE (946-2535).

TOPS Gallery

“Law of Dissipation,” exhibition of photography by Dan Torop. www. topsgallery.com. Through Oct. 16.

400 S. FRONT.

Village Frame & Art

Gallery Artists, exhibition of work by Charlie Ivey, Virginia Schoenster, Lou Ann Dattilo, and Matthew Hasty. Ongoing.

540 S. MENDENHALL (767-8882).

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Brooks Milongas

Members of the Argentine Tango Society give lessons and tango demonstrations. Included with museum admission. Third Wednesday, Thursday of every month, 6:30 p.m.

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

Dance Night

Evening of dancing with music provided by the Jim Mahannah Band or Wally and Friends. $5.

Third Tuesday of every month, 7-10 p.m.

BAKER COMMUNITY CENTER, 7942 CHURCH, MILLINGTON, WWW.MILLINGTONTN.GOV.

Next Steps

A choreographer’s chat, with wine and cheese before the Oct. 15th opening, free with ticket.

Community Day Matinee Oct. 22nd, 2 p.m. Participate in an on-stage chat with Steven McMahon before the performance. $45. Fridays-Sundays, 2 and 8 p.m. Through Oct. 23.

PLAYHOUSE ON THE SQUARE, 66 S. COOPER (726-4656), WWW.BALLETMEMPHIS.ORG.

The Woodland Witch

Spellbinding story where fantasy meets cirque in a magical journey featuring dancers, aerialists, acrobats, and pole dancers ready to put you under a hypnotic spell. $15-$20. Sat., Oct. 15, 7-9:30 p.m.

MINGLEWOOD HALL, 1555 MADISON (866-609-1744), WWW.MINGLEWOODHALL.COM.

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Cafe Eclectic

The Wiseguys Present: Storytellers Unplugged, combines fast-paced improv, guest storytellers, and scenic improv. $5. Third Saturday of every month, 10:30 p.m.

603 N. MCLEAN (725-1718).

The Cove

Comedy with Dagmar, open mic comedy. www.thecovememphis.com. Sundays, 7-9 p.m.

2559 BROAD (730-0719).

The Evergreen Theatre

Too Sketchy for TV, comedy skits, improvisation, comedians musical entertainment, and more. www.theatreworksmemphis.org. $18-$23. Fri.-Sat., Oct. 14-15, 8 p.m.

1705 POPLAR (274-7139).

The Halloran Centre

Santiago Sent Us Tour featuring the Tenderloins, new live show featuring TruTV’s Impractical Jokers, the Tenderloins including Yes, Q, Murr, Joe, and Sal will be performing comedy, hi-jinx, and never-before-seen videos on stage. (525-3000), www. orpheum-memphis.com. $49.50$250. Fri., Oct. 14, 7-10 p.m.

225 S. MAIN (529-4299).

Midtown Crossing Grill

Billy Wayne Davis, stand-up and writer who has performed in 41 states, four countries, and

CALENDAR: OCTOBER 13 - 19 Texas. Named a 2015 Fresh Face of Comedy. $5.

Sun., Oct. 16, 8-10 p.m.

adults only. $20. Fridays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Through Dec. 16.

394 N. WATKINS (443-0502).

THE BROOM CLOSET, 546 S. MAIN (497-9486), WWW.HISTORICALHAUNTSMEMPHIS.COM.

P&H Cafe

Open Mic Comedy, Thursdays, 9 p.m.

You Look Like, comedians and improvisors from across the country roast each other in a battle of insults. (423-714-6852). $8. Sat., Oct. 15, 9-11 p.m.

1532 MADISON (726-0906).

Memphis Mojo Tour

Ride along the original Rock-N-Roll bus with a local musician while hearing stories about how Memphis became the “Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock-N-Roll”! Saturdays, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Through Nov. 26.

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B.B. KING’S BLUES CLUB, 143 BEALE (527-9415), WWW.BACKBEATTOURS.COM/TOURS/MOJO.CFM.

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Strictly Hip-Hop Sunday, featuring open mic, live band, and DJ. $5, ladies free. Sundays, 5 p.m.

341 MADISON (524-0104).

Canvas

Open Mic, Sundays, 9 p.m.

Join a Dixon docent or member of the curatorial staff on a tour of the current exhibitions. Free for members. $5 nonmembers. Tuesdays, Sundays, 2-3 p.m.

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

Woodland Garden Tours

Celebrate 40 years with garden docents, who will be available to discuss specific highlights in the Woodland garden. Emphasis on plants and design representative of Memphis shade garden conditions.

Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon Through Dec. 31.

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

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Community Health Expo

Featuring services to improve health and health-care access through education and prevention, health screenings and education sessions, flu vaccinations and a limited number of free vouchers for uninsured patients.

Free. Sat., Oct. 15, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

GOOD SHEPHERD PHARMACY, 6052 HICKORY RIDGE MALL (877-521-6337), WWW.GOODSHEPHEALTH.COM.

1737 MADISON (443-5232).

Les Passees Stock Exchange

Upscale consignment store benefiting Les Passees.

See website for more information. Tues.-Sun. Through Oct. 30.

STAGE CENTRE, 6600 STAGE, WWW.LPMEMPHIS.ORG.

Memphis Sales & Management Career Fair

Meet with hiring managers. Bring 10-15 resumes.

Dress business professional. Free event for job seekers. Free. Thurs., Oct. 13, 5-8 p.m.

DOUBLETREE HOTEL, 5069 SANDERLIN, WWW.HIRELIVE.COM.

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Booksigning by Robert Olen Butler

Author discusses and signs Perfume River. Thurs., Oct. 13, 6 p.m.

CROSSTOWN STORY BOOTH, 422 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030), WWW.THEBOOKSELLERSATLAURELWOOD.COM.

Booksigning by Sara Babcox

Author discusses and signs children’s book Memphis Boo! Scary Tales of the City.. Wed., Oct. 19, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

WOMAN’S EXCHANGE TEA ROOM, 88 RACINE (327-5681), WWW.WOMANS-EXCHANGE.COM.

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Free Mediation Clinic for Divorcing Parents

Get help filling out worksheets and meet Tennessee Supreme Court listed mediators. Free. Sat., Oct. 15, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

TRAINING RESOLVED, LLC, 866 WILLOW TREE CIRCLE (609-6079), WWW.TRAININGRESOLVED.COM.

Future Focused Coaching Fair

Are you curious about life coaching? Would you like to learn how life coaching will help you?

Professional life coaches Shenita Sanders and John Gilmore will be available to answer these questions and more. $25. Sat., Oct. 15, 4-7 p.m.

JASON’S DELI, 3473 POPLAR (494-8033), WWW.STEPPINGINTOYOURGREATNESS.NET.

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Five grand, new homes located in Fayette County’s Ainsley Manor. Gather ideas for your own home or look for a new home. $12. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., and Sundays, 1-7 p.m. Through Oct. 30.

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Sunday, October 16th

VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION (756-4500), WWW.VESTASHOW.COM.

BYOB at Elmwood

Join volunteer Cookie Swain as she leads a bicycle tour of Elmwood Cemetery. Bring your bike and enjoy a lovely fall afternoon of cycling back through the history of Memphis with a knowledgeable and fun tour guide. $15. Sun., Oct. 16, 2 p.m.

with special guests

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

Downtown Walking Ghost Tour

Explore the macabre history of downtown Memphis with seasoned paranormal investigators. Visit sites of hauntings taken from local legends, official records, and paranormal investigations. $20. Fri., Sat., 7:30-9:30 p.m. Through Oct. 31.

TATER RED’S LUCKY MOJOS AND VOODOO HEALING, 153 BEALE (497-9486), WWW.HISTORICALHAUNTSMEMPHIS.COM.

Haunted Pub-Crawl

Join knowledgeable and entertaining guides on an informative and humorous walking tour of downtown Memphis restaurants, bars, and taverns.

Macabre history and spirits with the spirits. For

Plus, special guests Sarah Potenza, Meghan Linsey and the Mid-South’s own Barrett Baber—all finalists from NBC’s The Voice!

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

See grill masters from all over the country compete for a share of $12,000 IN TOTAL PRIZE MONEY!

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Bring your own lunch; sodas and water will be supplied. Guest speakers talk about various subjects in the Hughes Pavilion. Free with gallery admission.

Wednesdays, 12-1 p.m.

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2016 Soulsville USA Festival

Featuring three stages named after Soulsville artists and 15 music artists throughout the day.

Stax Museum will also feature storytelling, dance, displays, and more. Sat., Oct. 15, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

SOULSVILLE, USA, CORNER OF MISSISSIPPI AND WALKER, WWW.SOULSVILLEFOUNDATION.ORG.

44th Annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair

Largest juried arts and crafts fair in the Mid-South area.

Shop and enjoy demonstrations by craftsmen and museum staff, entertainment, and a variety of food. $9. Fri.-Sun., Oct. 14-16.

AUDUBON PARK, OFF PARK AVENUE, WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

Deep Blues Festival

Grassroots, fan-driven event which attracts musicians and music fans from all over the world, bringing a unique blend of heavy blues, rock, punk, and Americana back to the place where it all began — Clarksdale, Mississippi. $75 weekend pass.

Thurs., Oct. 13, 5-11:45 p.m., Fri., Oct. 14, 11 a.m.-11:45 p.m., Sat., Oct. 15, 11 a.m.-11:45 p.m., and Sun., Oct. 16, 11 a.m.-11:45 p.m.

CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI, CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI (662-313-6220), WWW.DEEPBLUESFEST.COM.

Fourth Bluff Fridays

October 13-19, 2016

Located in Memphis Park next to the Law School featuring food trucks, local beer, and live music. Fri., Oct. 14, 4:30-9 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS LAW SCHOOL, U OF M CAMPUS.

Agricenter Harvest Festival

Featuring pumpkin-painting, kids’ activities, arts and crafts, hayrides, food, and local entertainment. Free. Sat., Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, FARMER’S MARKET, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (757-7777), WWW.AGRICENTER.ORG/HARVESTFESTIVAL.

MusicFest El Dorado XXIX

Weekend of music. $25 per day.

Fri., Oct. 14, 5 p.m.-midnight, and Sat., Oct. 15, 10-midnight.

DOWNTOWN EL DORADO, AR, 101 W MAIN (870-862-4747), WWW.MUSICFESTELDORADO.COM.

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Parkway Praise Fest 2016

Featuring music, food, games,

flea market, live performances, and more hosted by Darius “Phatmak” Clayton. Sat., Oct. 15, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

SHELBY COUNTY, 935 FARM (272-1753), WWW.MEMPHISHUMANE.ORG.

MONUMENTAL BAPTIST CHURCH, 704 SOUTH PARKWAY (946-2529 OR 626-8001).

Group bike rides for slow rider.

Wed., Oct. 19.

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6th annual Greenline Half Marathon

Friday packet pick-up, Saturday is race day and post race party benefiting Shelby Farms Greenline. $45-$65. Sat., Oct. 15, 12-4 p.m., and Sun., Oct. 16, 6 a.m.-noon.

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

Baby and Me Yoga at the Garden

Mom, dad, grandparent, or any caregiver is welcome with the child on this fun, sometimes wild, empowering journey. Suitable for babies age six weeks to 5 years. Please bring your own mat. $10 members, $15 nonmembers.

Mondays, 11:15 a.m.

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

Barre None

Saturdays, 8 a.m.

THE SALVATION ARMY KROC CENTER, 800 E. PARKWAY S. (729-8007), WWW.KROCMEMPHIS.ORG.

Belly Dance with Karsilama Tribal Belly Dance

Low-impact fun for dancers of all levels. No experience necessary.

Technique, cardio, improvisation, drills, prop-work, and more. Increase muscle awareness, balance, strength, endurance, and positive body image. Tuesdays, 7:30-9 p.m.

Through Dec. 27.

BUCKMAN ARTS CENTER AT ST. MARY’S SCHOOL, 60 N. PERKINS EXT. (537-1483), KARSILAMADANCE.COM.

The Duck Dash 5K Fun Run/Walk

Post-race party featuring division awards and refreshments.

Sat., Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m.

BASS PRO PYRAMID, 1 BASS PRO (291-8200), WWW.PR-EVENTMANAGEMENT.NET.

The Fast & the Furriest 5K

Bring well-behaved, leashed dogs. No retractable leashes will be allowed. There will also be a one-mile “fun run” course benefiting Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County. Sat., Oct. 15, 9 a.m.

HUMANE SOCIETY OF MEMPHIS &

Freewheel

HIGH COTTON BREWING CO., 598 MONROE (896-9977).

Go Ape Treetop Adventure

Course in Shelby Farms Park open for its second season.

Ongoing.

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

Walk to Defeat ALS Sat., Oct. 15, 10 a.m.

HOUSTON LEVEE PARK, 9777 WOLF RIVER (757-7200), WWW.ALSTN.ORG.

Yoga at the Garden

Connect breath with movement through an all-levels vinyasa flow to increase strength and flexibility, while calming and focusing the mind. $5 members, $8 nonmembers. Thursdays, 4:30 p.m.

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

M E ETI N G S

B&B: Bold and Beautiful

Trans women of color who come together weekly for fellowship, dining together, and many other social events.

Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.

OUTMEMPHIS: THE LGBTQ CENTER OF THE MID-SOUTH, 892 S. COOPER (278-6422), WWW.MGLCC.ORG.

Cyber Security Summit 2016

Information assurance and cyber security experts will be onsite for presentations and networking to address current issues of cyber security. $75.

Fri., Oct. 14, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, FEDEX INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 365 INNOVATION DR. (678-5440), WWW.MEMPHIS.EDU/FEDEX/CYBERSUMMIT.

Delta Transmasculine

New group for transgender masculine folks. Fridays, 5 p.m.

OUTMEMPHIS: THE LGBTQ CENTER OF THE MID-SOUTH, 892 S. COOPER (278-6422), WWW.MGLCC.ORG.

Nashville Songwriter’s Assn Intnl (NSAI) Memphis Chapter Lessons and discussion on songwriting. We share songs we’ve been working on and

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Bring a song to share and 8-10 copies of your lyrics. Third Tuesday of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

OFF THE SQUARE CATERING, 19 S. FLORENCE (615-430-7390).

Weekly Meditation Group

Meets in Sisters’ Chapel to encourage and support the daily practice of morning and evening meditation. Includes a reading or a short, taped talk, 30 minutes of silent meditation, followed by brief discussion.

Free. Thursdays, 12-1 p.m.

ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL, 700 POPLAR (569-6326), ARTESIANMEDITATION.WORDPRESS.COM.

KIDS

3D Homeschool Drop-in Days See website for topics. $6. Thurs., Oct. 13, 1-2 p.m.

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

Caterpillar Club

Toddlers to 5 years enjoy fun-filled stories, music & movement, nature-inspired art, and adventure hikes through the garden. $45 members, $75 nonmembers. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 10 a.m.

MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (6364100), WWW.MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

Fall Art Break

Drop-in program. for ages 6+ with a variety of materials and projects to explore.

Tues.-Fri., Oct. 11-14, noon-3 p.m.

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

Fall Break Camp, Conservation Camp

For K-sixth grade. Each day of Fall Break Camp will focus on an endangered animal and what we can do to help save that animal from extinction.

Reservations required. $40-$170 members, $50-$199 nonmembers. Mon.-Fri., Oct.10-14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

MEMPHIS ZOO, 2000 PRENTISS PLACE IN OVERTON PARK (333-6500), WWW.MEMPHISZOO.ORG.

Fall Break Fun Camp

Kids spend the day enjoying garden games, outdoor explorations, hands-on craft activities, and more. $150 members, $200 nonmembers. Mon.-Fri., Oct.10-14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

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

Peanut Butter and Jam: Tiny Tunes for Tiny Pirates

Pirate tale for kids, inspired by Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, told with old-timey ukulele songs and classical music. Oboist, Joey Salvalaggio, brings favorite characters from this classic novel to life. $8 (includes one child and up to two adults). Sat., Oct. 15, 9:30-10:15 and 10:30-11:15 a.m.

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

Pixie Hollow Dance Camp

Ages 8-10. Dancing, crafts, games, music, and art. $175 members, $200 nonmembers. Mon.-Fri., Oct.10-14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

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

“This May Surprise You” at the Art Museum at the University of Memphis S P E C IA L E V E N TS

2016 Crown Benefit: Junior Auxiliary of DeSoto County

Dance to the tunes of City Mix, enjoy heavy hors d’ oeuvres and full bar, silent auction, wine pull, split the pot, and a pic strip booth. $62. Fri., Oct. 14, 7 p.m.midnight.

LANDERS CENTER (DESOTO CIVIC CENTER), 4560 VENTURE, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662-280-9120), WWW.JADESOTO.GIVES.

21st Annual Awards & Benefit Gala

Gala luncheon, emceed by Ron

Childers, will include musical entertainment, auctions, and community recognition awards. Proceeds benefit The Arc Mid-South. $75-$100. Sat., Oct. 15, 12-2 p.m.

MEMPHIS HILTON, 939 RIDGE LAKE (327-2473), WWW.THEARCMIDSOUTH.ORG.

“Firefall”

Journey throughout Earth’s violent history and show the impacts from comets and asteroids have mercilessly shaped its surface. See website for scheduling. $7. Through Nov. 18.

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

“Black Holes”

Fully immersive journey through one of the most mystifying, awe-inspiring phenomena in the universe: a black hole. See website for schedule. $7.

Through Nov. 18.

Gala in the Gallery

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

Featuring food, silent auction, winepull, cash bar and dancing to the music of Breeze Cayolle, Bob Sunda & Tony Thomas, the Beverly Brothers, and Joyce Cobb’s Trio plus Diana Stein on the grand piano. $75. Sat., Oct. 15, 6-10

Love one another. It’s that simple.

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First Congregational Church

They wanted a church where faith was more than talk.

Now, each week they feed hungry people.

Life feels better.

www.firstcongo.com Phone: 901.278.6786 1000 South Cooper Memphis, TN 38104

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CALENDAR: OCTOBER 13 - 19 p.m.

JACK ROBINSON PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY, 44 HULING (576-0708), WWW.CREATIVEAGINGMIDSOUTH.ORG.

Huey’s Downtown 20th Birthday Party

Featuring live music, drink specials, signature T-shirts, and more surprises throughout the day. A portion of proceeds from the party will be donated to Urban Bicycle Food Ministry. Sun., Oct. 16, 2 p.m.-midnight.

HUEY’S DOWNTOWN, 77 S. SECOND (527-2700), WWW.HUEYBURGER.COM.

International Archaeology Day

Visit the museum to learn how Native Americans lived a thousand years ago and the science of archaeology, try Native American crafts, and view Native American trade goods $4-6. Sat., Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

C.H. NASH MUSEUM AT CHUCALISSA, 1987 INDIAN VILLAGE (785-3160), WWW.MEMPHIS.EDU.

Jurassic Journeys

provided. $20 members, $30 nonmembers. Sat., Oct. 15, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

stay alive. See our Demented Victorian Mansion.

Benefits St. Jude. $18. Thursdays-Sundays, 7 p.m.

Through Nov. 5.

Scarecrow Contest

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

Groups and organizations create scarecrows on view through Thanksgiving. Free with admission.

Through Nov. 21.

Haunted Bus Tour

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

Guides will share the dark history of Memphis including murders, hauntings, and interesting history.

We will make a stop in Victorian Village along the way, and there will be multiple photo opportunities. $25. Fridays, Saturdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Through Nov. 11.

TATER RED’S LUCKY MOJOS AND VOODOO HEALING, 153 BEALE (497-9486), WWW.HISTORICALHAUNTSMEMPHIS. COM.

Mid-South Corn Maze

Thursdays-Sundays. Through Oct. 31.

AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (452-2151).

Spooky Nights

More than one mile of scares on the Haunted Trail and Zombie Paintball Hayrides. For family-friendly fun, check out Headless Horseman Hayrides, Harvest Crafts, Phantom Zorb Rides, and Knockerball.

Fridays, Saturdays, 7-10 p.m. Through Oct. 24.

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

CUMBERLAND WAREHOUSE, 160 CUMBERLAND (909-515-6649), WICKEDWAYSHAUNTEDHOUSE.COM.

Woodruff-Fontaine Ghost Tour

Enjoy a unique tour of the dimly lit home with special emphasis on the family members who lived and died in the mansion with an experienced paranormal investigator. $25. Fridays, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Through Oct. 21.

WOODRUFF-FONTAINE HOUSE, 680 ADAMS (497-9486), WWW.HISTORICALHAUNTSMEMPHIS.COM.

Wicked Ways Haunted House

Skin-crawling insects, roaming zombies, overgrown man-eating vegetation, hoards of zombies in Massive Military Zombie Containment Base. Battle to

Traveling exhibition that will fascinate anyone with an interest in dinosaurs. Tour through 4,000 square feet of dinosaurs as they move in their natural habitat. Through Dec. 30, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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If you’re not part of the Key Rewards Club or if you’ve been inactive for more than a year, visit the Players Club and you could win a Carnival® Cruise Gift Certificate. We’re giving one away EVERY day.

DISCOVERY PARK OF AMERICA, 830 EVERRETT (731-676-3556), WWW.DISCOVERYPARKOFAMERICA.COM.

Justice for All Ball

Superhero-themed event featuring live music, silent auction, and more benefiting MALS. $125. Sat., Oct. 15, 7 p.m.

• Beginning October 1, a new winner will be announced EVERY day at 6pm.

THE HALLORAN CENTRE, 225 S. MAIN (529-4299), WWW.JUSTICEFORALLBALL.ORG.

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• New and inactive members automatically receive one free entry and you do not need to be present to win!

MEMPHIS COOK CONVENTION CENTER, 255 N. MAIN (888-869-5468).

• Earn 100 points playing with your new or reactivated card and you’ll receive two additional entries.

Party and prizes. Free. Sat., Oct. 15, 12-8 p.m.

Memphis Smoke

• A valid email address is required to participate.

Meet cigar blenders and brand owners at 346 South Main. Featuring BBQ, music, and cigars. $25. Sat., Oct. 15.

• Not in the cruising mood? Win Promo Cash instead.

SOUTH MAIN ARTS DISTRICT, CORNER OF G.E. PATTERSON AND TENNESSEE, WWW.TINDERBOXTN.COM.

Open House

Halloween

Members and non-members are invited to come check out makerspace. Fridays, 6 p.m.

MIDSOUTH MAKERS, 2804 BARTLETT (NONE), WWW.MEETUP.COM/MIDSOUTHMAKERS.

Real Deal Vette of Memphis Masquerade Ball and MegaFest

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Seasonal Stargazing

Hop through constellations, learn cool star names, and groove to planetarium space music in this full-dome audiovisual experience. See website for scheduling. $7. Through Nov. 18.

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

Soles4Souls

Drive to collect shoes to help the poor. Gently worn and new shoes can be dropped off to benefit Soles4Souls. Call for more information. Through Dec. 31.

KATIE LAMB STATE FARM, 811 TIMBER CREEK (567-8000).

Two-Day Residential Meditation Retreat Dr. Manoj Jain and Dr. Mark W. Muesse will conduct a two-day residential meditation retreat. Nationally recognized mindfulness teachers and advocates, bring a unique sensibility to the practice of meditation. $250. Sat.-Sun., Oct. 15-16, 9 a.m.

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Enjoy the museum after hours, participate in the foundry class, explore the galleries, enjoy a drink from the cash bar, food trucks, live music, and more. Free. Thursdays, 5-8 p.m.

SUNDAYS IN OCTOBER Earn 200 points playing slots or tables and collect a new gift each Sunday!

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

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Family Pumpkin Carving

Open to adults or children 10+ accompanied by parents. Join Deborah Mason as she demonstrates the techniques for carving intricate pumpkin designs. All materials provided. Bring carving tools or use those

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HARD ROCK CAFE, 126 BEALE (830-3586).

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Upscale casual attire and mask required for Corvettes, performances, and party. $20-$35. Fri., Oct. 14, 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

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OCT. 15

Welcome & Tours Portfolio Reviews

9AM to 11AM 11AM to 3PM

1930 POPLAR AVE. OVERTON PARK MEMPHIS, TN 38104

901.272.5151 800.727.1088 MCA.EDU

CALENDAR: OCTOBER 13 - 19

Cooper-Young Community Farmers Market www.cycfarmersmarket.org.

Saturdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 1000 S. COOPER (278-6786).

Cordova International Farmers Market

Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

INTERNATIONAL FARMERS MARKET, 1050 N. GERMANTOWN.

Downtown Food Tours

Savor tastings at five popular eateries, interact with chefs and managers, and sample a range of local flavors while learning about Memphis historic landmarks. Meeting location disclosed with ticket purchase. $55. Saturdays, 1:30 p.m.

VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION, WWW.CITYTASTINGTOURS.COM.

Fall-Themed Wine Tasting

Wine enthusiasts will have a selection of red and white wines to sample, along with delectable hors d’oeuvres. Adoptable dogs from Humane Society will also be available. $13. Thurs., Oct. 13, 6-7:30 p.m.

MALCO RIDGEWAY FOUR, 5853 RIDGEWAY CENTER PARKWAY (681-2046), WWW.MALCO.COM.

Farmers’ Market at the Garden

Wednesdays, 1-5 p.m.

Through Oct. 26.

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

Happy St. Practice Day Grand Opening of The Pub at The Brass Door and the first special practice day happening every 17th of the month leading up to St. Patrick’s Day for the real deal. $10. 17th of every month, 7 p.m.-midnight Through March 17.

BRASS DOOR IRISH PUB, 152 MADISON (572-1813).

Memphis Farmers Market

Saturdays, 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

MEMPHIS FARMERS MARKET, PAVILION OF CENTRAL STATION, S. FRONT & G.E. PATTERSON AVE, WWW. MEMPHISFARMERSMARKET.ORG.

Memphis Food and Wine Festival

Thursdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Through Nov. 30.

SOUTH MEMPHIS FARMERS MARKET, CORNER OF MISSISSIPPI BOULEVARD AND SOUTH PARKWAY EAST.

Taste of Cooper-Young 2016

Twelve of Cooper-Young’s best restaurants will offer “tastes” to partygoers on Thursday night followed by a Bouffant’s concert and silent auction benefiting community outreach programs of First Congregational Church. $50. Thurs., Oct. 13, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 1000 S. COOPER (233-0552), WWW. TASTEOFCOOPERYOUNG.FIRSTCONGO.COM.

Wagyu & Wine

Choose from three different Wagyu burgers, accompanied by choice of a glass of Duckhorn, Cabernet Sauvignon, or Goldeneye Pinot Noir. $25.

Through Nov. 20, 11 a.m.11 p.m.

THE CAPITAL GRILLE, 6065 POPLAR (683-9291), THECAPITALGRILLE.COM.

Women’s Potluck

Third Wednesday of every month, 6:30 p.m.

OUTMEMPHIS: THE LGBTQ CENTER OF THE MID-SOUTH, 892 S. COOPER (278-6422), WWW.MGLCC.ORG.

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Best of Enemies

Documentary about two public intellectuals who debate each other during the Democratic and Republican national conventions in 1968, William F. Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal. $9.

Fri., Oct. 14, 1 p.m.

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

Cemetery Cinema

Showing of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Bring lawn chair and cooler. Gourmet hot dogs, chips, and beverages available for purchase. Online pre-registration for this limited event is required. $10. Fri., Oct. 14, 7 p.m.

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

Hispanic Film Series

Featuring food from 26 chefs, wine from 36 wineries, and live Memphis music benefiting FedExFamilyHouse at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. $200-$250. Sat., Oct. 15, 610 p.m.

Oct. 13: Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed. Free. Thurs., 6-8 p.m.

Through Oct. 13.

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

Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom

Mid-South Great Steak Cook-off

Music and steak competition. $20-$30. Sat., Oct. 15.

SOUTHLAND PARK, 1550 N. INGRAM, WEST MEMPHIS, AR (800-467-6182), WWW.SOUTHLANDPARK.COM.

Overton Park Community Farmers Market

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, PSYCHOLOGY AUDITORIUM, 3890 CENTRAL (678-2507), WWW.MEMPHIS.EDU.

Indiana Jones crosses paths with an Indian village desperate to reclaim a rock stolen by a secret cult. $9. Saturdays, Sundays, 4 p.m. Through Oct. 31.

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

Indie Memphis Music Film Series

Watch a film on the lawn. Picnics are welcome. Food trucks will be present for food and beverage purchase. Thursdays, 7 p.m. Through Oct. 31.

Mozart’s

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

LEVITT SHELL, OVERTON PARK (272-2722), WWW.LEVITTSHELL.ORG.

Secret Ocean 3D

Watch as Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of ocean pioneer Jacques Cousteau, offers a breakthrough look at a secret world within the ocean of beauty and diversity. $9.

Through Nov. 18.

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

Nov. 4 & 5, 2016 at 7:30pm Germantown Performing Arts Center

Journey to Space 3D

Experience space flight history and the Space Shuttle program as we strap into our seats for humanity’s next stop — Mars.

See website for dates and times. $9. Through Nov. 18.

Gilbert & Sullivan’s

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

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

MicroCinema: Hometowner Shorts #1 2015

Join us for an encore screening of the 2015 festival Hometowner Narrative Shorts Block #1.

Wed., Oct. 19, 7-9:30 p.m.

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

National Parks Adventure 3D

Ultimate off-trail adventure into the nation’s awe-inspiring great outdoors and untamed wilderness. Through Nov. 11.

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

Persona

Join us for this 50th anniversary screening of the iconic black-and-white Swedish psychological drama starring Bibi Anderson and Liv Ullmann, which premiered on October 18, 1966. $9. Wed., Oct. 19, 7 p.m.

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

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Absent Friends present the cult classic with a live shadowcast and costume contest. $10.

Second Friday of every month, 11:30 p.m.

THE EVERGREEN THEATRE, 1705 POPLAR (274-7139).

Top 40 Under 40 Urban Elite Professionals Documentary Thursdays, 6 p.m. Through Oct. 31.

BAOBAB FILMHOUSE, 652 MARSHALL, WWW.BAOBABFILMHOUSE.COM.

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OVERTON PARK, EAST PARKWAY PAVILION, WWW.OVERTONPARKCFM.ORG.

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All bowls are $10.

“I wanted to make something that’s easily accessible,” Cabigao says. “And I know how much better I feel after I eat a bowl of veggies.”

Zaka Bowl, 575 Erin, 509-3105 zakabowl.com Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily

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here’s a new trend on the Memphis dining scene, and hopefully one that’s here to stay — healthy offerings. The buildyour-own salad bowl has become a leading part of that trend, and Zaka Bowl is the latest to surface, this time with a full-of-flavor vegan slant.

“I went vegan in February 2014 after doing a lot of research on factory farming,” Zaka Bowl’s co-owner, Ed Cabigao, also the co-owner of South of Beale (SOB), says. “I weighed 220 pounds at the time.

About six months later, I got down to 180.”

As he considered opening a second restaurant after SOB’s now seven-year run, and continued to lose weight once he picked up running, he wanted to share the health.

“That whole experience made me passionate about that kind of lifestyle,” Cabigao, who owns the two restaurants with his wife, Brittany, says. “I always knew I wanted to open a second restaurant, and I knew I wanted to meld my love of the restaurant industry with my lifestyle goals.”

Zaka Bowl is clean, simple, and engaging.

Diners walk into a colorful and graphic-laden room and up to the counter, where they begin to create their bowl. A plant-based biodegradable bowl, with lid options, I might add.

First they choose a base from four options, such as Garlic Olive Oil Quinoa, Wild Rice, Vegetable Noodles, or Chopped Spinach. Then they add H.I.P. veggies — “high in protein,” not bearded, tattooed, with a ukelele, or whatever the kids are doing these days — choosing three from a list of options such as Smoked Portabella, Roasted Tofu, Mustard Herb Cauliflower, Lemon Garlic Broccoli, or Agave Brussels Sprouts. Then come three Hot and four Cold Garnishes, including Roasted Beets, Cinnamon Chili Sweet Potatoes, Rosemary Carrots, Guacamole, Pickled Jalapeño, or Pineapple Pico, among many others.

The salad artist can then add as many housemade sauces as his or her heart desires, including Creamy Avocado, Green Tea Vinaigrette, Coconut Curry, Sriracha BBQ, Sesame Soy Vinaigrette, and the Zaka Sauce, a sort of comeback sauce but vegan. I’ll take a bowl of the Coconut Curry sauce, please.

There are a couple of featured bowls on the menu, including the Zaka Flocka Flame and the Samurai Soy, as well as House Blended Juices, such as Pineapple Mint and Blueberry Lemonade.

All of Midtown is abuzz about the latest in cultural cuisine offerings — DWJ2, which opened in the old Greencork space the week of Cooper-Young Fest.

Korean food devotees may know that the “2” stems from its being a second location for DWJ owners, and brothers, Hwan and Jun Lee, who opened the original DWJ in East Memphis in 2002 and is now at Hacks Cross and Winchester.

“We had decided to open another restaurant, and we were looking at Ole Miss or Denver, Colorado,” Hwan says.

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What beats a salt-crusted beet as a go-to introduction to the joys of this red tuber? Beats me.

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eets are a challenging food. No vegetable feels so much like work — or tastes so much like dirt. Which surely means beets must be supremely good for you.

But dense tubers are problematic to mess with. You can’t just riffle through the fridge, find some beets, and add them to your rice pilaf like you can with kale or a spare carrot. Beets will take over anything they touch, spreading their reddish purple hue and earthy sweetness to places where they may not be welcome. As it colors your food, beet will even dye your insides, as you will be reminded in a few hours.

Beets are a commitment. Cooking them takes a certain kind of mental preparation. You need to kind of take a deep breath first, as you would before diving into water or participating in hand-to-hand combat. If you don’t psych yourself up a little, or if you get a little too relaxed in there, things could get ugly.

Beets do not shine in single pot meals, unless that meal is beets. Like dark and mysterious horsemen that turn out to be good guys, beets often ride alone.

I can’t help but notice that beets clash with a lot of my favorite foods, like eggs, noodles, rice, beans, hot peppers, and basically anything at a potluck.

The easiest way to love a beet, generally speaking, is to keep it away from everything else.

Consider pickled beets, which everyone loves, especially if they are in a bowl, next to some toothpicks with which you can cleanly spear one and then toss. When not in use, pickled beets are safely enclosed in hard, impermeable glass jars that prevent their contents from mixing with corn flakes, milk, and other non-approved substances. You take what you need from the jar, do what you need to do, and close it. Just don’t break it, because

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Beet Chips Trim the tops and bottoms, and peel the beet skins if you wish. Cut each beet in half, tip to top, and lay the flat sides down. Slice as thinly and evenly as you can, ideally about a ¼-inch thick. Toss the slices with olive oil, and then add salt, garlic powder, and black pepper. Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes, or until they develop a dry skin that cauterizes the purple red flow. Be careful not to overcook, as their sweetness will quickly turn to bitter. Let them cool and serve with double balsamic vinaigrette: 1 tablespoon each of red balsamic and white balsamic vinegar, and olive oil.

In addition to being tasty treats in their own right, these chips are a useful ingredient in other recipes, especially ones that call for beets that, for whatever reason, you want to tone down the beet. Sometimes, for example, I roast beets like this before making borscht; that roasted skin helps the beets restrain themselves from oversharing.

Salt Crusted This is the ultimate in hermetically sealed beet segregation. The throbbing root is contained within a rock-hard castle of chaste-white purity. It appears, from the outside, as if a hydrothermal vent from the bottom of the ocean set up shop on your frying pan. And it requires, without question, a gratuitous use of salt. I haven’t figured out a way to re-use it, besides repackaging it and selling it as some exotic pinkish salt, so I end up throwing it away, as it’s no use in the chicken yard or compost pile.

While it uses more salt than is necessary for cooking a beet, what it does, nonetheless, is special. If you’re looking for an impressive way to help someone appreciate a beet, this is it.

You will need about a cup and a half of salt per beet.

Trim a flat spot on the beet’s bottom, and leave up to an inch of the tops.

Mix a cup of salt with a teaspoon each of black pepper and garlic powder, and stir in about a quarter cup of water. Work it together until it reaches the consistency of a snow cone that’s just cold enough to not be drinkable by straw. If it’s too wet, add more salt and mix it in.

upstaged by the salt.

Serve it sliced, drizzled in double balsamic vinaigrette. To put it over the edge, make slices of brie or other creamy soft cheese available. On the side, of course.

Stealth Beets And if one does feel the need to add beets to an existing dish, I would pick one that already shares the relevant flavors and colors of the beet.

Chocolate cake, in other words.

It may sound crazy, but grating some beet into your favorite chocolate cake recipe is a pretty sweet move.

Literally. The bitter and sweet flavors

of beets mirror similar qualities in chocolate, allowing the beet flavor to disappear into the chocolate. Ditto for the color. Chocolate is one of only a handful of foods that beets can’t stain.

An average-sized box of cake mix can accommodate about a cup of grated or pureed peeled raw beets.

If you don’t believe me, try with just half a cup. You won’t notice much except maybe a little more moistness.

So yes, beets can, in fact, play well with others. But for me, in day-today, non-cake-eating life, my beets won’t be mixing with much more than salt, vinegar, garlic powder, black pepper, and oil.

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a broken jar of beets is more of a problem than, say, dilly beans.

Here are two of my favorite ways to cook beets in solo fashion, along with a bonus: how to secretly add beets to one of the most popular foods in the world.

Put a wad of this salt mortar on the bottom of a cast iron pan or other baking dish. Place the beet on top, and pack the salt around it. Mix up more salt mortar if you need it. When fully encased, bake for one hour at 350.

Remove the dish, and while it’s cooling, figure out how you’re going to break the beet free of its salt tomb.

A hammer works. I would not try whacking it with a jar of pickled beets, as the baked salt is very hard.

When the crust is broken, remove the beet, and brush it off. The texture is supple, and the flavor is a deep sweetness that is seasoned but not

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A sampler of beers is a great way to find new favorites.

Boscos is sort of the theoretical golden ideal of a Bud Light. And much better, obviously.

This time of year, Boscos serves up their Oktoberfest — another lager — but it’s a toasty, malty thing. Also from Germany is a Sticke Alt beer, an old-style brown ale that is different but in the same neighborhood as their year-round, English-style, Midtown Brown Ale. Which one you like better, I suppose, says something about where you stand on the Brexit issue.

Boscos TIGUrS SMaSH is a true local brew, made from Cascade hops picked at the U of M. It’s hoppy and bitter and leaves you slightly confused as to what’s going on with the typography.

Boscos is also serving an Ice Age Pale Ale, which is light and very mild, due to its use of the Glacier hop variety. It’s light, less hoppy, and very good — like the Muzak version of Boscos standby Bombay IPA. I finished the flight with the Isle of Skye Scottish Ale, which has been a favorite of mine for years. If nothing else, it tastes Scottish.

I won’t order all of them again, but none of them were bad. If you do this enough, you’ll almost always get something you don’t like, but that’s the point: Now you know. And more importantly, you are part of the process. Remember that a crucial (if unsung) ingredient in brewing up something innovative is occasionally screwing it up. As a drinker of locally created beer, being part of a brewer’s feedback loop is important. They need you to test their new ideas and, to be honest, keep their weirder inclinations out of your glass. Brewers call it a “feedback loop” because it’s more dignified than referring to their customers as “lab rats.”

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Taste is a personal thing, wrapped up in not only your palate and your nose, but also the context in which it’s consumed. For instance, drinks are always better at a friend’s wedding and, for some reason, in war zones. The fact is that tastes don’t always translate because we can’t really put our finger on why we like something. We just do.

Despite the (very) subtle brilliance of my opinions, you need to go out and hoist a few unknowns on your own.

Cheap beer tends to chase the same flavor profile, and the really interesting stuff tends to be pricey, which is why we tend to gravitate to a short list of favorites. I know a few people that will “drain pour” out a beer they don’t like, but I’m not one of them. It’s like a first date: Even if you know off the bat it isn’t going to work and you’ll never have another, you’ve got to stay till dessert.

Once, when I was working on a book about craft beer and I kept getting full pours of some brewer’s pet project, the results were mixed but the bottom line is that I gained 15 pounds in about six weeks. Which is where the beauty of a beer flight kicks in — a rainbow of two- or three-ounce samples to taste without a full-beer commitment.

It’s like speed dating for your palate.

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FILM REVIEW By Chris McCoy

Blowout Unlike its namesake, Deepwater Horizon stays afloat.

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ometimes, real life comes up with deeper ironies than any fiction a writer could envision. For example, did you know the catastrophic fire and explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant was started by a botched safety test? If I read that in a screenplay, I would recommend changing it, because it’s just too on-the-nose.

The story of the Deepwater Horizon, the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, killing 11 people and ultimately causing the biggest oil spill in the history of the world, has several such ironies attached. The biggest one is that, moments before the explosion, executives from BP and Transocean, the owners of the half-billion-dollar floating oil rig, had gathered the staff in the cafeteria to hand out a safety award to the rig’s captain, Jimmy Harrell. Forty-eight hours later, the cafeteria — along with the rest of the rig — would be on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.

It’s a dramatic story, but not an obvious choice for a film. The mechanics of what happened that day are highly technical, and the choices that led to disaster boiled down to a series of judgment calls made by highly trained engineers trying to understand a manmade system of devilish complexity. But try director Peter Berg has, with fairly good results.

Mark Wahlberg plays Mike Williams, a mechanic charged with keeping the Deepwater Horizon afloat in good working order. Williams has his work cut out for him, as the massive rig has been on station 100 miles southwest of New Orleans almost 50 days longer than scheduled. The phones don’t work, computers controlling vital machinery are regularly showing the Blue Screen of Death, and, most ominously, many of the fire detectors are masses of sparking short circuits. Kurt Russell plays the captain, known as “Mr. Jimmy,” as a tough, pragmatic sea dog who commands the respect of his crew by the purposefulness of his walk alone.

I am of the opinion that Russell automatically makes things better and should therefore be in all movies, but Deepwater Horizon doesn’t really get going until John Malcovich slithers onto the screen. You

Smoke on the water — Mark Wahlberg (below) plays the hero in Peter Berg’s Deepwater Horizon.

can tell by the slime dripping off his elaborately casual Creole accent that BP engineer Donald Vidrine is bad news. The crew has taken to calling the troublesome hole they’re digging in the floor of the ocean “The Well From Hell,” and Mr. Jimmy is appalled when

he hears that BP has skipped some important safety inspections in the interest of getting the over-budget project into production mode as soon as possible.

The confrontation between Russell, who urges caution, and Malkovich, who wants immediate results, crackles with tension. Once things are off the rails, Malkovich fades into the background, but Russell’s story is the film’s most intense. Mr. Jimmy was taking a shower when the rig went boom, so Russell gets to crawl naked and flash blind through broken glass. It’s a gutsy, brilliant performance that overshadows the supposed star of the show, Wahlberg. continued on page 50

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TH E LAST WO R D by Susan Wilson

Going Postal

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I had to go to not one, but two post offices.

See, I wasn’t wearing pants, and I was on the phone with my bank. I couldn’t get to the door in time and didn’t get my package. My lovely postman rang several times because he’s obviously been there before and knows I’m often wiping Nutella off my face before I answer the door.

Now, my friend Desi was a bit stumped at this, because don’t all Southern ladies have bathrobes? Well, yeah, I reckon.

But that never occurred to me, honestly. Probably because my bank was calling to verify two very legitimate charges, which I appreciated since last year I had THREE different debit cards due to security breaches.

Note to self, find another bank.

Anyway, I was so stunned that they were actually monitoring that all I could do was kind of freeze in place, my phone in one hand, watching my precious cargo being loaded back up and taken away.

Taken away to the depths of the Mendenhall Post Office.

Where it could not be found. That should have been a sign, BUT OH NO! Did I heed said sign? No, for I am an idiot of the highest caliber. For various reasons, I needed a mailbox. So I’d gotten one online at a post office location that I preferred. I printed out everything the site told me, got all my IDs (strangely, no one accepts one’s belly button as proof of birth), and trekked onward. BIG mistake. Let me just cut to the chase. By the time I got back in my car, I had no post office box, and I was in tears.

This is why EVERYTHING at the post office should be done by machines. Machines do not tell you things like they do not have to do what the website says.

Machines do not tell you, “Y’all just don’t know. Y’all don’t know how to fill out a form. Y’all can’t come in here with stuff ain’t doing you no good.”

This woman was the most heinous individual I have ever encountered, and I once got stuck in a KKK rally in Brandon, Mississippi. Truth. So I went and finished my errands, got home, canceled my mailbox online, and wrote a complaint that was pointed yet poignant. I know USPS doesn’t care. I know nothing will be said to this woman, and even if it were, it wouldn’t matter. Some people are just toxic.

A smooth transaction can change a person’s day. You can be having the worst day ever. Run in your hose. There’s a black fly in your chardonnay. But one joke from the woman at Fred’s about how those select-a-size towels probably have a Napoleon complex, and it looks a lot better.

A terrible transaction can change a person’s day. You can be having the best day ever. You don’t have to wear pants. Black Sabbath decide to play your favorite neighborhood bar. Someone gives you something besides chardonnay. But one “I don’t have to do ANYTHING the website says,” and you are suspended between hopelessness and rage to the extent you clutch your pearls, say screw everything, go to Taco Bell, and go home and binge on Netflix and remorse the rest of the day.

Because …

PEOPLE SUCK. I know there isn’t anything nearly as trite as complaining about a government agency, but clichés are clichés because they’ve happened enough to be cliché. People with absolutely no power anywhere else in life will always try to create a superpower at work. When there are no consequences for actions, people do what we do. We act like jerks. I did cancel my order, I did write a complaint, and I know that nothing will change because I am the only one in this situation who was inconvenienced. No one else has a stake. It’s the post office, where else am I going to go? What the woman wanted, she got. She wanted to tell someone no. She wanted to know — or act as if she knew — more than someone else because she has absolutely no power. People who throw fits and fall in them are no different from a toddler. And when we do that, we’re telling the other person, “YOU are responsible for my behavior,” rather than taking responsibility ourselves. Unfortunately, this woman exercised her “No” power with me. I don’t show emotion with this kind of deal. I don’t get loud. In fact, I get like Alec Baldwin quiet. I speak very distinctly. I ask how we’re going to fix this.

Most of the time, it works, and we all move on. This time? Not so much. Not only did we not fix the problem, she didn’t get to see me get upset. So we both lost.

Susan Wilson also writes for yeahandanotherthing.com and likethedew.com. She and her husband, Chuck, have lived here long enough to know that Midtown does not start at Highland.

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