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And just like that, University of Memphis football coach Mike Norvell was out of here — less than 24 hours after the greatest victory in Tiger history, a win over rival Cincinnati that meant the AAC conference championship and a trip to Dallas for the Cotton Bowl.

Now, it’s a game the team will play without the coach who helped get them there, the man who coined the phrase, “Stripe ’em up!” He’ll be busy recruiting for his new love, er, school, Florida State.

This stuff happens all the time. Coaching changes are inevitable. I get it. Memphis isn’t in the “Power 5,” the elite level of the NCAA’s multi-billion dollar “student-athlete” pyramid scheme, where teams get picked to compete for national championships — and where coaches like Alabama’s Nick Saban can make more than $10 million a year. Norvell has joined the club, and no one really blames him, I suppose. It’s the way the system works.

And, truth to tell, by the time it happened, the secret was out. The deal had been struck before the Tigers’ game on Saturday, and Florida State was leaking details to Tallahassee media about the press conference to announce Norvell’s hire before the game was even over. By Sunday, Norvell had donned a sport coat and a garnet-and-gold tie and was pledging his devotion to all things Seminole (“a hero, not a mascot,” according to the school’s website). Okay, then.

The timing for these things is tacky and unseemly and grossly unfair to the fans and players of the team that’s losing its coach. Consider the Memphis situation: After winning 12 games (the most in its history) and earning the school’s first-ever trip to a major bowl, the coach who spent four years building the program to this level leaves before the bowl game? That’s all kinds of screwed up.

N E WS & O P I N I O N THE FLY-BY - 4 Poaching another team’s coach during NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 5 the season should be outlawed by the POLITICS - 8 NCAA. If it means pushing the early COVER STORY signing period for recruits back a month, “AMERICAN DREAM … DENIED” so be it. Those being recruited deserve to

BY TOBY SELLS - 10 know if a coaching change is happening WE RECOMMEND - 18 MUSIC - 20 before they commit to a school. There’s no AFTER DARK - 22 reason why coaching changes can’t happen CALENDAR - 24 until after the season, unless we just want BOOKS - 30 to stop pretending any of this is about BAR REPORT - 33 anything but money.

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OUR 1607TH ISSUE 12.12.19 It was just perfect — the drinks, the lights, the long, exquisite night under the stars, the back and forth, the tension, the fireworks, the climax, the deep, adoring looks in the afterglow. Just. Perfect.

Surely, they could be forgiven for thinking that that one glorious Saturday night was a reward for all the hard work they’d put in together, getting over the little bumps in the road, struggling through the rough times, smoothing out their differences, striving toward the perfect relationship. And now, suddenly, it was here, the culmination of their time together — one magical night in Memphis. The future beckoned, bright with promise. The world was theirs.

“Thank you, darling,” he said, gazing deeply into her eyes and lifting a cup in celebration. “This is truly the greatest moment of my life.”

“I feel the same,” she cooed. “All those long nights and afternoons — all those times when it seemed things were in doubt — we hung in there, supporting each other through the years. Now, we’re here, together. It just seems like it was meant to be. I love you so much.”

“And I love you, too, sweetheart, with all my heart. It’s like I’ve always said: If I give my all to you, you’ll repay me in kind. And that’s just what’s happened! It’s amazing. And I’m so incredibly grateful to you.”

They sat for a moment, savoring the magic, wanting it to last.

“Oh, I’m leaving you, tomorrow, by the way,” he said.

“WHAT?” “No hard feelings. I’ve met someone else.”

“Someone else? But we have that special honeymoon trip to Dallas planned in two weeks.”

“Sorry, I’m moving to Florida tomorrow.

It’s over.”

“But, how could you? I’ve supported you for years! I’ve given you my all!”

“I just got a better offer. It’s nothing personal. It’s not you. It’s me.”

“But, Mike … I … I love you.”

“And I’ll always love you, too, darling, but I’ve got a plane to Tallahassee to catch.”

“But, but …”

“Don’t cry, dear. We’ll always have Cincinnati.”

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BOWL BOUND The University of Memphis Tigers made a cool Adobe Spark story that told the tale of Saturday’s big win over Cincinnati with a series of stunning photographs.

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WHAT THE SHELL? Shock and disappointment ran deep in a Nextdoor thread about the sudden closing of Elwood’s Shells in Cooper-Young last week.

Much praise was heaped upon the restaurant for its seafood, breakfast, and massive portions. But Nextdoorians offered their theories on the closing, too. Pricey food, not enough tables, small parking lot, and a deck that “looks like fifth graders” were building it were all blamed.

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Gannett, Tom Lee, & Transit Gannett lays off 215, agreement reached on park design, and fighting poverty with transportation.

GAN N ETT LAYO F FS Gannett laid off 215 employees at 43 of its newspapers last week, but none of them work in The Commercial Appeal newsroom.

A statement released by Memphis Newspaper Guild president Daniel Connolly said: “This afternoon, management informed The Commercial Appeal staff about layoffs within Gannett. Our newsroom in Memphis is untouched. We still do not have concrete information from the company about potential job cuts in other departments, including advertising, or among managers not covered by the Guild.”

Clockwise from top left: Gannett lays off employees, St. Jude with virtual reality, 3.0 approved, Tom Lee mediations end, fighting poverty through transportation, an HIV/AIDS event

AG R E E M E NT R EAC H E D Mediation on the design of Tom Lee Park has concluded, and the newly designed park will include three large, wide-open fields for festivals, a four-lane Riverside Drive, sports equipment that can be removed, and a design review committee to ensure the agreement remains true.

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland ordered the Mississippi River Parks Partnership (MRPP) and the Memphis in May International Festival (MIM) into mediation earlier this year to reach an agreement on a proposed $60 million redesign of the park.

City officials released the final agreement last week after “months of hard work,” according to a statement from Strickland, who called the process “successful” and one that found a “mutually beneficial solution.”

TR AN S IT AN D POVE RTY University of Memphis associate professor Elena Delavega made the case for public transportation’s role in addressing poverty to the Shelby County Commission last week.

Delavega, whose research largely focuses on poverty and sustainable economic development, said having reliable transit is “critical” to bringing people out of poverty.

The median income of those who depend on public transportation here is about $14,500. That’s “very low,” she said, attributing the low income levels to bus riders being “excluded from most of the participation in the economy.”

This discussion comes as the county commission considers a plan proposed by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris in September to generate $10 million for the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) each year.

C O U N C I L O KS 3.0 The Memphis 3.0 comprehensive plan was approved 7-6 by the Memphis City Council last week after months of delay.

This means all land-use decisions made by the city council moving forward will have to be consistent with the criteria of the 3.0 plan and that findings will be reflected in land-use resolutions that the council approves.

ST. J U D E AN D VR In partnership with Facebook and its VR company, Oculus, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital worked with 12 patients to memorialize their stories through a virtual reality experience. Each child is represented in the St. Jude Hall of Heroes with a superhero-stylized statue that best represents their battle with cancer.

LI G HTI N G LANTE R N S A group gathered at Beale Street Landing last week to light lanterns honoring those who are living with or have lost their lives to HIV/AIDS. In a report earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the South experiences “the greatest burden of HIV and deaths of any U.S. region.” The Tennessee Health Department reports that 713 Tennessee residents were diagnosed with HIV in 2017, and 17,522 Tennesseans were living with diagnosed HIV that year. The Shelby County Health Department estimates that in 2018, 6,600 residents of Shelby County were living with HIV. Visit the News Blog at memphisflyer.com for fuller versions of these stories and more local news.

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Tennessee kills another inmate in accelerating execution program.

Another Tennessee man was executed by electric chair last week. Lee Hall, 53, who was convicted of burning his girlfriend Traci Crozier to death in 1992, was the fourth inmate to die by electrocution since the state resumed capital punishment in 2018.

Hall’s was the third execution in Tennessee this year and the sixth since August 2018. Prior to that, there had been no executions in the state since December 2009.

Hall’s attorneys asked the Tennessee Supreme Court to stay the execution until after an ongoing appeal. The court denied the request.

Hall was moved to death watch the Tuesday before Thursday’s scheduled execution. What is death watch?

It’s a three-day period before the execution when strict guidelines and tighter security measures are placed on the inmate to be executed.

The inmate is held in a cell adjacent to the execution chamber where they are under 24-hour observation by correctional officers. The 8-by-10-square-foot cell contains nothing but a metal-framed bed, a metal desk with a metal stool attached, a metal shelf, a toilet, sink, and shower.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee released a statement last Wednesday supporting the execution and saying that he would not intervene.

“The justice system has extensively reviewed Lee Hall’s case over the course of almost 30 years, including additional review and rulings by the Tennessee

Hall: “I think people can learn forgiveness and love.”

Supreme Court yesterday and today,” Lee said. “The judgement and sentence stand based on these rulings, and I will not intervene in this case.”

Just City, a group that seeks to lessen the impact of the criminal justice system on individuals in Shelby County, believes “the death penalty is the ultimate example of how arbitrary, unfair, and inhumane our criminal legal system can be.”

“In fact, many states are moving away from it completely,” reads a statement from Just City.

“Unfortunately, Tennessee is moving in the opposite direction and has inexplicably carried out an unprecedented number of executions over the last year and a half. The state shows no sign of slowing down.”

Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, a group that wants to abolish the death penalty in the state, held vigils for Hall across the state, including one here at Idlewild Presbyterian Church.

Currently on death row in Tennessee, there are 54 offenders waiting to be executed. Nearly half, or 25, of those inmates are from Shelby County. Thirteen inmates are from the state’s other three largest counties.

There is only one woman on death row: Christa Pike

from Knox County. Pike, 43, was convicted of first degree murder in 1996.

While Tennessee government officials are accelerating executions, the federal government has halted executions for the last 16 years. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court left in place a preliminary injunction prohibiting the government from carrying out five planned executions. The injunction was entered in a lawsuit challenging the legality and constitutionality of the government’s lethal injection protocol.

Christian activist Shane Claiborne tweeted that Hall’s last words were, “I think people can learn forgiveness and love and make the world a better place.

That’s all I have to say.”

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Names and More Names Two 2020 races experience a surge of candidate interest.

And it ain’t over yet.

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December 12-18, 2019

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• Meanwhile, the candidate field for state House District 97 is doing some

multiplying as well. This is the seat in Bartlett/Eads that has been the bailiwick of longtime Republican incumbent Jim Coley, who decided to take his leave after a final term in which various ailments were incapacitating him. Two fellow Republicans have declared their candidacies for the job — John Gillespie, who works as a grant coordinator for Trezevant Episcopal Home, and Brandon Weise, an employee of the Shelby County Register’s office.

Gillespie made the first splash and has attached himself to Coley’s coattails, as well as to the Republican establishment in general, and lines up with a somewhat modified version of the education savings account bill (aka:

District 97 candidate Gabby Salinas (r) schmoozes with voter Sherry Compton; Another District 97 hopeful, Allan Creasy, chats up Norma Lester

voucher program) steamrollered into passage last year when then House Speaker Glen Casada, acting on Governor Bill Lee’s behalf, kept the voting

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Ready? Deirdre V. Fisher, Eddie Jones, Gortria Anderson Banks, John Ford, Paul Boyd, Rheunte E. Benson, Thomas Long, Del Gill, Joe Brown, Tanya L. Cooper, Tavia Tate, Adrienne DaileyEvans, Michael Finney, Reginald Milton, George D. Summers, Lisa W. Wimberly, Wanda R. Faulkner.

Those 17 names represent just the first wave of applicants at the Shelby County Election Commission for the right to seek the post of General Elections Court clerk, a post that has been held since 2011 by Ed Stanton Jr. (not to be confused with his son, lawyer Ed Stanton III, who received appointments from President Barack Obama both as U.S. attorney and later as a U.S. district judge, though his nomination for the judgeship was bottled up and kept from confirmation by Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell).

The senior Stanton, a Democrat, was a longtime employee of county service before his selection by the General Sessions judges to fill a vacancy as clerk and his subsequent two re-elections in 2012 and 2016.

Stanton, a solid sort, attracted few challengers as an incumbent clerk, but there are obvious reasons — foremost among them, perhaps, being the $134,986 annual salary — why the job, now open, has generated the current flood of office-seekers.

Some of the candidates are neophytes. Others have names that are, how to put it — well-worn: Del Gill, Joe Brown, John Ford? Ford may not ultimately be eligible, inasmuch as his rights seem not clearly to have been restored since a felony conviction from the FBI’s Tennessee Waltz sting. Two current county commissioners are on the list of hopefuls — Jones and Milton. Long and Boyd have previously held clerkships. Of this early list of 17, all are Democrats except for Boyd, Finney, Summers, and Wimberly, who are Republicans.

So far, only seven of the petitionpullers have filed, but expect that number to grow, as will the number of new applicants asking for petitions.

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Democrats have their own contest pending in House District 97, with Allan Creasy, a narrow loser to Coley last year, making a renewed try for the seat.

And another Democratic near-success story from 2018, Gabby Salinas, is also looking for another way into the General Assembly, after giving GOP state Senator Brian Kelsey a serious scare in his re-election race last year.

Both candidates see themselves as still having hot hands and ready-to-go constituencies. Before taking on Kelsey, Salinas had been able to turn on a head of steam to defeat David Witherspoon, a well-supported candidate and an early favorite in the Democratic primary.

Salinas has the benefit of an affecting backstory regarding her childhood pilgrimage to the United States from Bolivia with her family in order to seek treatment for her at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. A personal endorse-

• At its regular monthly meeting on Monday, the Shelby County Commission: 1) approved with near unanimity the use of PILOT (payment-in-lieuof-tax) rents in the Pinch District TIF area by the Center City Revenue Finance Corporation, contingent upon the developer’s complying with CRFC requirements that not less than 28 percent of spending on construction will go to minority vendors; with the same requirement being imposed on the ongoing Union Row project; 2) voted to resolve a work-overload issue in the Register of Deeds office by approving two new full-tme positions and three temporary positions; 3) approved an add-on funding formula to enable additionl capital improvement projects at municipal schools; 4) agreed to hear in committee a proposal by Commissioner Van Turner for a MATA Capital Funding Ordinance to codify Shelby County’s commitment to transportation needs.

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Both Allan Creasy and Gabby Salinas are opposed to the governor’s voucher legislation.

ment by Marlo Thomas of St. Jude, daughter of the institution’s founder, Danny Thomas, proved helpful to Salinas’ candidacy.

Both Creasy, a popular manager and bartender at Celtic Crossing restaurant in Cooper-Young, and Salinas are opposed to the governor’s voucher legislation, and both also favor acceptance of federal Medicaid expansion funds under the Affordable Care Act. Both were much in evidence pressing the flesh at Sunday’s annual Democratic Women’s Christmas party at the IBEW headquarters building on Madison.

After several years in which Democrats figured only as sacrificial lambs in suburban legislative districts, the fact of having competitive primaries in such districts has the party faithful both nervous and excited.

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rolls open in the House long enough to to turn one legislator’s crucial nay note into an aye.

Weise stands in opposition to the voucher program, which would affect only Shelby County and Davidson County schools and would be likely to fall in behind new GOP Speaker Cameron Sexton of Crossville, who opposed the bill relentlessly last year and has indicated he would like to at least delay its immediate implementation. Weise, however, does observe Republican orthodoxy on matters such as opposition for federally funded Medicaid expansion and support for block grants to deal with health-care issues.

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ore and more Memphians are missing out on the American Dream, especially if you consider homeownership a centerpiece of that dream. Wall Street corporations are sucking up homes in struggling neighborhoods, spitting them back out as rentals, and — in doing so — sucking out wealth and access to upward mobility, particularly in African-American communities.

Some experts on this crisis call these corporations “vultures,” saying they use tactics comparable to the mafia. Across the country, they’re scooping up houses in low-income neighborhoods — sometimes by the hundreds — wringing what profits they can from them, leaving the empty shells, and moving on. The experts call this a “pump and dump” strategy. These companies sometimes use evictions as a way to get back rent, as well as levying fines and fees on tenants, a strategy designed to push profits even higher.

It’s a national problem, but Memphis is the poster child for it. Last year, 65 percent of Memphis’ single-family homes were rented, not owned. The figure was enough for Zillow, the real estate website, to list Memphis as the country’s fastest-growing rental market in 2018.

That rental rate is a massive statistic, given that more than three-quarters of the city’s housing stock is comprised of single-family homes. Investor groups and large corporations own 95,604 of those properties; more than 40 percent of those owners are from outside of Tennessee.

It’s probably fair to say they don’t have the city’s — or their own tenants’ — best interests at heart.

“All these guys want to do is to maximize the short-term gain,” says Austin Harrison, a researcher from Georgia State University and a housing consultant, during a recent event in Memphis. “They don’t inspect the

Frayser: “Prime Feeding Ground” Steve Lockwood sees outside corporate involvement in Frayser housing every day. He’s the director of the Frayser Community Development Corporation (FCDC), and as he drives in his silver pickup around the community of about 45,000, it seems he knows just about every house.

He thinks outside investment in neighborhoods like Frayser is, simply put, “bad.” Local brokers and developers sell the community’s homes to big firms all over the world, from California to New Zealand, he says. But at least two real estate players in Frayser do good work, Lockwood says, and are “good actors.” So

he tries to work with them.

“Our objective all along has been to work on market forces, rather than pretend we could do it all ourselves because we can’t, and we know that,” he says.

One of them, a local broker, buys up homes, cleans them up, and does “perfectly good work,” Lockwood says.

He paints his renovated houses in a signature red, gray, or green. Lockwood says even if the developer’s houses result in more renters, rather than creating new homeowners, the homes at least help revitalize the rest of the neighborhood.

On a recent tour of Frayser, Lockwood points to four concrete slabs, PVC tubing still stuck out of the ground where plumbing was planned. The development failed — 25 years ago — but the slabs and pipes remain. It’s part of the “funk” that still pervades parts of Frayser, he says.

Less than a mile from the slabs, siding was going up on one of several new homes by a builder Lockwood likes, another “good actor” making real estate money in Frayser, he says. Lockwood and the FCDC connect potential homeowners to that builder. The group helps people get approved for loans and sends them to the builder, with no commission or any money changing hands. “We’re just trying to affect the neighborhood,” Lockwood says. If the FCDC doesn’t help the builder find local buyers, he may sell to out-oftown investors.

“I’m still trying to tip the ratios here, or figure out at what point is this no longer prime feeding ground for investors,” Lockwood says. “I’m afraid it’s prime feeding ground for quite a while yet, and there’s not much I can do about that.”

Remember the Recession?

It’s hard to know if Frayser is a prime target for Wall Street investors. But Frayser certainly was one of the the hardest hit

by Wall Street in the wake of the Great Recession.

Frayser was the foreclosure capital of Tennessee, according to the FCDC. The 38127 ZIP code saw the most foreclosures in the Memphis area every year from 2000 to 2015. Those foreclosures gutted Frayser, leaving vacant houses all over the community.

But it wasn’t only low-income communities like Frayser that were hit.

Foreclosure rates all over Memphis shot up 13 percent in the first half of 2008, compared to the same time the year before, according to a Memphis Daily News story by Eric Smith, published in September 2008.

“Foreclosure’s reach knows no bounds, no race, no limit on home value, no restriction on loan product,” Smith wrote.

“Its reputation as being constrained to only the poorest parts of town dissipated long

ago, and while it’s true that foreclosures historically have occurred in marginal neighborhoods where minority borrowers were targets of bad mortgages, foreclosure is happening frequently and with ferocity in suburbs such as Cordova, Arlington, and Collierville.”

As we know now, the national economy — and Memphis — has rebounded. The “Memphis has momentum” slogan helped Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland win another four years in office this year. Much of that momentum was pushed ahead by payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) deals given to real estate developers, principally designed to help spur the economy out of the recession.

A 2018 study by Community Lift, a group working to accelerate the revival of the city’s disinvested neighborhoods, says the incentives have worked, for some. While shiny, new roofs sprout in abundance throughout the fertile, PILOT-charged Poplar corridor, many neighborhoods outside that verdant valley haven’t yet been lifted by the rising tide.

“Memphis has been experiencing unequal economic development,” reads a summary of the “Searching for Economic Development Equity” study. “Some neighborhoods are growing while others are stagnating or even declining.”

Lockwood says in the 1970s (when the median household incomes in Frayser were 110 percent of those in Shelby County), many Frayser residents worked at International Harvester or at the nearby Firestone tire plant. When the plants closed, many people left. continued on page 12

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properties. You’ll hear stories about mold, or the plumbing or the electricity not working. They don’t fix anything.”

Those who’ve studied the issue say the problem runs deeper than real estate.

It gets down to poverty, often cited as the city’s greatest scourge. How can we beat poverty here, experts ask, if African Americans can’t build wealth through homeownership in a majority-AfricanAmerican city?

“As if the Great Recession’s foreclosure crisis of 2007-2008 was not bad enough, more than a decade later, instead of a phoenix rising from the wake of the burst housing bubble, the vultures have descended upon the housing market in Memphis,” reads a policy paper released recently from the University of Memphis’ Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Change.

“The result is a policy crisis and the exacerbation of the wealth and racial division in the city.”

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continued from page 11 He describes much of what happened to Frayser’s population as “middle-class flight,” not necessarily “white flight.” But whatever the reason, when the people left, hundreds of homes were left vacant.

According to a May 2018 report by the Frayser CDC, 1,500 homes — 11 percent of all homes in Frayser — were empty.

A research study by Community Lift says buildings in older neighborhoods often don’t meet current standards for warehouses. Therefore, most industries that the city manages to attract or retain choose to locate in industrial zones that have more suitable buildings or available land or new construction options. Blue-collar jobs concentrate in those areas, and white-collar jobs concentrate in the Poplar/I-240 corridor and Downtown, where the Downtown Memphis Commission has led efforts to attract and retain businesses and corporate headquarters.

“Not surprisingly, the neighborhoods experiencing the strongest job growth are the ones near jobs centers, or those that have good transit access to those jobs (Downtown, East Memphis, the Medical District, Midtown, and the University District),” reads the Community Lift study.

“Neighborhoods farther away from those job centers have experienced decline or stagnation.

Many of the job centers on the fringes of the city are very poorly served by transit connections to places with the highest unemployment.”

But there is a ray of hope in Frayser.

In August, plans became public for a “colossal” (according to a Commercial Appeal headline) warehouse planned for 99 acres in Frayser, just north of the Nike distribution center. While no ground has broken on the project yet, Mayor Strickland tweeted at the time that the project was proof that “Memphis — all of Memphis — has momentum!”

or when it becomes blighted.

“These Wall Street guys — if you think of them in the same mindset as the mafiosos — they are predatory landlords,” said Ben Sissman, a Memphis-based foreclosure prevention attorney, during the recent State of Memphis Housing summit.

“They’re selling high and doing no work.

They deny responsibility for what they’re doing. All they want is the rent money and nothing else.”

A 2018 Washington Post story reported that out-of-town investors bought 20 percent of all homes on the Memphis market last year. Cerberus, a Wall Street private equity firm, was the largest owner of single-family homes in Memphis in 2018, according to the Post.

So how does that affect Memphis?

For one thing, such huge holdings could allow companies like Cerberus to have dominance, with the power to drive the Memphis housing market, according to Rathke.

This trend toward corporate housing ownership takes hundreds of homes off the home-buying market that might have been accessible to low- to moderateincome families — including the same families that may have been pushed out of similar homes in the foreclosure crisis,

Homeownership in Memphis declined from 66 to 59 percent from 2010 to 2017.

The Vultures Return It’s not really clear just how or why outof-town investors began taking interest in Memphis’ lower-income neighborhoods.

Whatever their motives, the “vultures” are back, according to that U of M Institute for Change study, and they’ve come again from Wall Street.

Wade Rathke is a founder of the nonprofit ACORN International and one of the authors of the U of M policy paper. He says in the “pump-and-dump” strategy, vulture firms will buy homes, slap a couple of coats of paint on them, line up some renters, then maybe evict them if the timing works out. They repeat this process for years, until the money dries up. When it does, the company walks away, leaving a vacant home and big question marks on who to call when the grass needs to be cut

he says.

“Families [moving] in to some of these houses are paying pretty high rent and maybe have a hard time sustaining that,” Rathke says. “So, it’s basically frozen people back to where they were a decade ago. It hasn’t allowed some families in Memphis to get past the Great Recession.”

The Memphis families affected are largely African-American, according to Rathke’s research. “Renter household increases are highest among African Americans, with the total number of African-American renters double the number of white renters,” reads the paper, called “A Memphis Mirage.”

Overall, homeownership in Memphis declined from 66 percent to 59 percent from 2010 to 2017. Since the 2008 financial crisis, no major city has had a bigger percentage drop in owner-occupied single-family housing than Memphis, according to the Washington Post. The percentage of renters rose from 34 percent to 41 percent. Black homeownership fell by 1.2 percent from 2009 to 2017. AfricanAmerican rental rates increased 26.1 percent during those years. In comparison, white rental rates grew three percent.

Wealth gets sucked from neighborhoods into corporate coffers, as renters replace homeowners. Residents aren’t building equity in a home. When continued on page 14

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their lease expires, they walk away with nothing to show for it. Building home equity is considered a fundamental building block to creating wealth and financial stability in America. Amy Schaftlein, executive director of United Housing in Memphis, says renters “not only lose equity in their house and the wealth they could have built through homeownership, they also lose trust in ownership as a wealth-building tool.

“We’ve seen so much wealth stripped out of, particularly, minority neighborhoods and neighborhoods with high African-American populations because those neighborhoods were, frankly, targeted,” Schaftlein adds. “That’s just awful because you see so much wealth built and then it goes tumbling. It goes back to the old days of redlining, and you just see it happening again and again.”

Consider the Picker Pile Yellow hazard lights blink on a Salvation Army box truck as it idles in front of a home on East Parkway. Two men haul a few valuables from the vacant home, but they largely ignore a mini-landfill by the curb. In the picker pile, tube televisions with darkened screens lie helter-skelter with faded furniture, colanders, ice trays, empty dish soap containers, sweaters, jeans, and dozens of VHS tapes. The scene has a front-row view of Tiger Lane and Liberty Bowl stadium across the way.

It has all the hallmarks of an eviction, but it’s hard to know for sure. Maybe the tenant ghosted. Maybe someone died. One thing’s for sure, Memphis is seeing a lot of evictions these days, and the picker pile has come to symbolize their plight. And if you’re seeing more of them than you used to, consider that they may now be the results of investment policies of a Wall Street firm or other out-of-town “vulture capitalist” whose investors have never heard of Liberty Bowl stadium — and care nothing about what happens to the Memphians they’ve put on the street.

Evictions are profit centers for them.

Once an eviction is filed in court, says ACORN’s Rathke, the corporations can collect all kinds of fines and fees. “They’re collecting not only their back rent and whatever penalties that were laid out in a lease, but they’re also collecting court fees and filing fees,” he says. “There are some landlords, particularly in lowerincome communities in Memphis and other cities, who are basically running this as an income cycle. Often they don’t follow through on the eviction because they’ve made, potentially, the rent plus the penalties.”

From 2016 to April 2019, 105,338 eviction notices were filed in Shelby County General Sessions Civil Court, according to Harrison’s research.

In 2016, 4,593 evictions were filed in New Orleans, 5,909 were filed in Birmingham, and 17,169 were filed in Richmond. In that same year, 31,633

eviction notices were filed in Memphis.

Notices here went out to nearly 21 percent of all Memphis renters. Renters who got eviction notices were predominantly African-American, Harrison says.

FirstKey Homes, the property management firm owned by Cerberus, files for eviction at twice the rate of other property managers in Memphis, according to that Washington Post story. FirstKey went to court here more than 400 times in 2018, the story said.

Fighting the Tide John Paul Shaffer says the members of his neighborhood advocacy group, BLDG Memphis, get uneasy when they see signs that read “I Buy Houses” pop up on their streets. There’s likely an out-of-town investor behind the sign, one with cash readily at hand.

This housing issue would be easier to manage, he says, if it were some thoughtout policy. Instead, he, Lockwood, Schaftlein, and the many others working on housing in Memphis are fighting market forces, mostly against anonymous competitors with Scrooge McDuckian piles of capital.

Lockwood’s FCDC has bought, renovated, rented, and sold dozens of homes in Frayser, each with a signature brass plate with the FCDC logo. The group, with the help of some local developers, has almost completely revitalized one neighborhood with targeted, intensive investment and are working on rebuilding another.

Schaftlein’s United Housing is dedicated to sustainable homeownership throughout the Mid-South. The group sells homes, rents homes, offers down payment assistance, offers mortgages, and has funds for home improvement, whether the tenant owns the home or rents it.

Shaffer’s BLDG Memphis is a hub for all Memphis-area community development corporations such as the FCDC. BLDG Memphis helps those organizations fight for better housing in their neighborhoods.

All of them are witnessing the corporate rental-conversion issue first-hand. “This is part of the national narrative, and Memphis has come up as a hotspot,” Shaffer says. “We have a few instances where maybe over 1,000 properties are owned by one particular entity. That creates a lot of issues to provide service if these properties do become nuisances and code enforcement gets involved, and, then, the environmental courts get involved.”

Schaftlein says some renter agreements won’t allow tenants to make repairs to the home, and a run-down house has a ripple effect. A bad house lowers property values, and that can make other homeowners move away, destabilizing entire neighborhoods.

“You see a lack of pride,” she says. “You see a lack of investment. Those who can leave, do. That’s what’s happened in a lot of our neighborhoods.”

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Just in time for the holidays, local magician Jeffrey Day presents his take on Christmas magic with his one-man-show magic routine, based on magicians and mesmerists of the 19th century, at Woodruff-Fontaine House Museum this Saturday.

Day knew that the Victorian-era house, which was built in 1871, would be the perfect setting to present the routine he’s been honing for years.

“Magic is older than dance or music,” he says. “It goes back much before then. And in the 19th century, it became very elegant. That’s when magic really, really changed. And I wanted to perform my show in a place that would be suitable for it. The Fontaine House is like no other stage I’ve ever been on, and it’s a beautiful place to perform this kind of magic.”

Day will perform mesmerist and mentalist tricks developed around hidden magic found in books and manuscripts of the 19th century and the works of magicians like Ehrich Weiss (otherwise known as Harry Houdini), Harry Kellar, and Howard Thurston.

During one trick, Day will show his mind-reading talents using the 19th century book A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens as a medium to determine what word a volunteer from the audience is thinking. Between this and other illusions involving more mind-reading tricks and Chinese linking rings, Day says the audience may be able to step back in time, not only to the Golden Age of Magic, but perhaps to their days of innocence, as well.

“I think the audience wants that sense of wonder,” he says. “And magic takes them back to their childhoods.”

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Carols of the Victorians: A Musical Event Elmwood Cemetery, 824 S. Dudley, 6:30-9:30 p.m., $20 Hear Victorian-age carols, along with a history lesson about the songs, and enjoy wassail, wine, and more. Vocalists are Naomi Kohl and Aoife Shanley. Dennis Janzer will accompany on piano.

Santa, Snow & The Grinch Overton Square, 2101 Madison, 5:30-9 p.m.

Play in the faux snow, take pics with Santa (until 6:30 p.m.), and enjoy Jim Carrey’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (7 p.m.). Free.

Home Alone Trivia Memphis Made Brewing Co., 768 S. Cooper, and The Liquor Store, 2655 Broad, 7-9 p.m.

What movie was Kevin watching when the pizza delivery guy arrived? If you know, join in the fun. Reservations recommended.

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“Response 4” Crosstown Arts, 430 N. Cleveland, 7 p.m., $10 (cash only) Up in Arms Collective presents original works by 22 artists who’ve come together to explore and respond to today’s America.

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Bar Report, p. 33 SATURDAY December 14 Gilded Twilight Tours Woodruff-Fontaine House, 680 Adams, 7-9 p.m., $25 An evening at the mansion will transport you to the Gilded Age of 19th century Memphis. Enjoy light refreshments and learn from docents the stories and secrets of two of the most prestigious families in our city’s history.

Home for the Holidays with Elvis Graceland Soundstage, 3717 Elvis Presley, 8 p.m., $35 and up Elvis’ holiday favorites performed live with Elvis’ vocals, backed

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Conducted by Robin Smith of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra.

12 Bars of Christmas Bar Crawl Beale Street, noon-8 p.m., $18 Don your holiday onesies, Santa suits, ugly sweaters, or elf costumes and hop from bar to bar, where you’ll enjoy drink specials — on inspired drinks like Alfred’s Holiday Hooch — in your Santa Stadium Cup. Register at Tin Roof.

Memphis Holiday Parade Beale Street, 3-4:30 p.m.

Pause your crawl — but keep your cup full! — and check out the city’s largest holiday parade, featuring elementary and high school bands, cheerleaders, dance groups, car clubs, community organizations, and even Santa Claus with all of his reindeer. Ho ho ho!

Lucero

Jingle Bell Rockin’ Memphis-based Americana band Lucero hosts its annual Family Christmas show at Minglewood this Friday.

With two decades of hits like “Nights Like These” and “For the Lonely Ones” under their belts, the band has developed a strong fan base in Memphis and around the country — so much so that they’ve spent as many as 250 days a year touring, playing venues like Red Rocks in Denver. But the band continues to stay true to their local fanbase and their hometown with annual Family Christmas and Block Party events, like the 2018 Block Party, where Mayor Jim Strickland declared that day “Lucero Day.” “We’ve got a piece of paper to prove it and everything,” says guitarist Brian Venable. “It was pretty awesome.”

Two years later, Venable says he still can’t believe the band has been together for more than two decades.

“When we first got together, we were just punk rock kids, and we started this kind of weird band,” he says. “And then we started touring, and people came to see us. Then we started touring for a living. So the fact that we actually made it to 20 years or more is still kind of outlandish. We’ve seen a lot of history.”

Now, they celebrate Christmas with their annual Family Christmas, which comes with the tradition of supporting and featuring a fellow local artist.

“Hash Redactor, a local band from Goner Records, is opening,” says Venable. “So that’s pretty exciting for me. I like getting to play with local bands. At this point, it’s just tradition. It’s a nice tradition.”

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Film, p. 34 SUNDAY December 15 Ballet Memphis’ The Nutcracker The Orpheum Theatre, 203 S. Main, 2 & 7:30 p.m. shows, $10-$78 The timeless classic is brought to life by the dancers of Ballet Memphis, alongside enchanting sets and costumes and a magical score.

Germantown Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert Germantown Performing Arts Center 1801 Exeter, 7-9 p.m., $15-$20 Concert features new and familiar music from around the world by GSO, joined by the Germantown Community Chorus, Memphis ChoralArts, and Houston High School Chorus. Say hi to Santa during intermission.

The 12 Tastes of Christmas The Columns at One Commerce Square, 120 Monroe, 6-10 p.m., $60 Sample 12 holiday-inspired cocktails at this festive, experiential tasting event. Attendees will sip martinis at their leisure while enjoying a variety of hors d’oeuvres from local chefs and live entertainment.

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Tamar Braxton The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 N. Main, 7:30 p.m., $55-$85 The R&B singer brings her solo show to Memphis, including such tracks as “All the Way Home” and “She Can Have You.” A Performance of Big Star’s Third Crosstown Arts, 1350 Concourse, Suite 280, 8 p.m., $30 Featuring Jody Stephens and conducted by original arranger Carl Marsh. Plus, Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Chris Stamey (The dB’s), Mitch Easter, Skylar Gudasz, Django Haskins (the Old Ceremony), members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, and more.

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Memphis Flyer: So Boise, Idaho, isn’t exactly known has a hotbed of the blues.

What drew you to that style?

John Németh: When I was 14 years old, I was trading music with a buddy of mine from high school, and he started listening to some blues. He gave me a mixtape of really some of the greatest stuff of all time. It was an outstanding mixtape, [but] there was one cassette that was just Junior Wells’ Hoodoo Man Blues. It just blew my mind. I had this old 1964 Comet, and I was just pumping Hoodoo Man Blues and singing along with it, and the friend who loaned it to me said, ‘Man, you kind of sound like Junior Wells.’ He was learning to play guitar, and he wanted to know if I wanted to sing along. So we got together and we did a bunch of songs off the mixtape and the Hoodoo Man Blues record. I picked up the harmonica shortly after that, so we got a band together with his brother and a friend of mine.

Why did you leave Boise?

My fiancée at the time got an opportunity to go to San Francisco, so I followed her out there. I started working with all these great guitar players out there — this guy Junior Watson from Canned Heat and a cat named Elvin Bishop. I started cutting records with them and doing my own gigs, and that worked out great for me because I thought I was going to starve down there. I didn’t know if I could break into a new scene, but my relationship with my wife, well my fiancée at the time, was so important, I had to move no matter what was going on.

What brought you to Memphis?

I was doing these 10-week tours, and I wasn’t seeing my wife that much. I had a baby girl and wasn’t seeing her. I said I think we’re going to have to move somewhere more central in the country so that the tours don’t have to be so long to be profitable. She asked where I would want to live. I said, “I want to live in Memphis.”

So we flew out here and checked it out, and she fell in love. I already loved it. And I wound up cutting a record with Scott Bomar and The Bo-Keys.

Do you have plans to work with Bomar again?

I’m working on a record right now. I just got back from Scott’s studio yesterday. I’m using my touring band, the Blue Dreamers. I’ve got a rhythm section, bass, drums, and guitar. This band has been touring for the last year with me. I’ve never done a record, except for my first one, where I kept it to just a small combo, but the band’s happening and we have killer chemistry.

And I am doing another record with a bigger group, the Love Light Orchestra.

Tell me a little about that.

We’re cutting that one over at this new studio called Memphis Magnetic. It’s a perfect setting for the orchestra because it’s a really big room and we’re all cutting live.

I get to be in the room and feel the power of the horns, just like a live gig.

Between wrapping up those two records, you’re playing some local shows, including the Elvis’ Christmas Peace Concert this weekend, right?

John Paul Keith got ahold of me to do that. He’s using my rhythm section. I think that’s going to be a spectacular show. It’s going to have a huge choir, a big band with horns and strings.

John Németh performs at Elvis’ Christmas Peace Concert on Saturday, December 14th, at 8 p.m.; and at B-Side on Sunday, December 15th, at 7 p.m. The Love Light Orchestra performs at Crosstown Theater on Saturday, December 28th, at 7:30 p.m.

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule December 12 - 18 Handy Bar

Alfred’s 197 BEALE 525-3711

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

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

The King Beez Thursdays, 5 p.m.; B.B. King’s All Stars Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8 p.m. and Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.; Lisa G and Flic’s Pic’s Band Saturdays, Sundays, 12:30 p.m.

Blue Note Bar & Grill 341 BEALE 577-8387

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

200 BEALE 527-2687

King’s Palace Cafe Tap Room Blind Bear Speakeasy

Hard Rock Cafe

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

Rum Boogie Cafe

Live Music Thursdays-Saturdays, 10 p.m.

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

126 BEALE 529-0007

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

Itta Bena 145 BEALE 578-3031

Nat “King” Kerr Fridays, Saturdays, 9-10 p.m.

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

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

King’s Palace Cafe 162 BEALE 521-1851

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

Blues City Cafe

King’s Palace Cafe Patio

138 BEALE 526-3637

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Sonny Mack Mondays-Fridays, 2-6 p.m.; Cowboy Neil Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7 p.m.midnight and Saturdays, Sundays, 2-6 p.m.; Fuzzy Wednesdays, Fridays, 7 p.m.-midnight; Baunie and Soul Sundays, 7 p.m.-midnight.

182 BEALE 528-0150

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

Rum Boogie Cafe Blues Hall 182 BEALE 528-0150

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

Silky O’Sullivan’s 183 BEALE 522-9596

119 S. MAIN, PEMBROKE SQUARE 417-8435

Brass Door Irish Pub 152 MADISON 572-1813

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

Cannon Center for the Performing Arts MEMPHIS COOK CONVENTION CENTER, 255 N. MAIN 525-1515

Stokely & Tamar Braxton Sunday, Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m.

Medical Center Sunrise 670 JEFFERSON

KC Johns Sunday, Dec. 15, 10 a.m.

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

Rev Neil Down, Delta Joe Sanders Friday, Dec. 13, 7-9 p.m.; Nashville Songwriter’s Assn.

Intnl. (NSAI) Memphis Chapter Meeting Every third Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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

Huey’s Downtown

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RIVER INN, 50 HARBOR TOWN SQUARE 260-3300

77 S. SECOND 527-2700

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

Sailor Poon, Jack Oblivian and the Sheiks Thursday, Dec. 12, 10 p.m.; Mark Edgar Stuart, Jed Zimmerman Friday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m.; Royal Studios’ Uriah Mitchell, Flying V’s Saturday, Dec. 14, 11 p.m.; Lahna Deering Tuesday, Dec. 17, 9 p.m.; Graham Winchester Song Swap with Frank, Keith, and Seth Wednesday, Dec. 18, 9 p.m.

Black Lodge 405 N. CLEVELAND 272-7744

Sunweight Album Release with Not Tight, Risky Whispers, Wine Witch Friday, Dec. 13, 9 p.m.; Vera Album Release with Autolith, Jadewick, Knoll Saturday, Dec. 14, 7 p.m.; Shitstormtrooper, The Cassowaries Sunday, Dec. 15, 8 p.m.

Blue Monkey 2012 MADISON 272-BLUE

130 PEABODY PLACE 523-8536

Five O’Clock Shadow Sunday, Dec. 15, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

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Turnstyles Friday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m.; Rev Neil Down, James Cunningham, Lee Holliday Saturday, Dec. 14, 8-11:30 p.m.

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

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.

Semi-Average Joe Thursday and Friday, Dec. 12-13, 6 p.m.; A.M. Whiskey Thursday, Dec. 12, 10 p.m.; True Villains Dec. 13-14, 10 p.m.; Rodell McCord Wednesdays, 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 14, 6 p.m.; Black River Duo Tuesday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m.

Bar DKDC 964 S. COOPER 272-0830

1884 Lounge 1555 MADISON 609-1744

The Steel Wheels Friday, Dec. 13, 9 p.m.; Paul Cauthen Wednesday, Dec. 18, 8 p.m.

B-Side 1555 MADISON 347-6813

Toy Trucks, Freeloader, Mars Hall Friday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m.; Daykisser Saturday, Dec. 14, 9 p.m.; Sons of Mudboy Sunday, Dec. 15, 3-6 p.m.; John Németh and Friends Sunday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m.; Devil Train Mondays, 8 p.m.; David Cousar Tuesdays, 9 p.m.; Outer Ring Wednesdays, 9 p.m.

Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight; Joecephus and the George Jonestown Massacre Friday, Dec. 13, 10 p.m.

Boscos 2120 MADISON 432-2222

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

Canvas 1737 MADISON 443-5232

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

Celtic Crossing 903 S. COOPER 274-5151

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

December 12-18, 2019

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

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule December 12 - 18 The Cove

Lamplighter Lounge

Huey’s Poplar

2559 BROAD 730-0719

1702 MADISON 726-9916

4872 POPLAR 682-7729

Interested Birth Order, Pressed, Namazu Friday, Dec. 13, 9 p.m.

Midtown Crossing Grill 394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

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

Natchez Brothers Sunday, Dec. 15, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

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

DJ Ben Murray Thursdays, 10 p.m.; Bluegrass Brunch with the River Bluff Clan Sundays, 11 a.m.

Mortimer’s 590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

3600 ELVIS PRESLEY 332-3322

Rob Haynes Thursdays-Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.

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

Hernando’s Hide-A-Way

T.J. Mulligan’s

Rosie Flores Saturday, Dec. 14, 9 p.m.-midnight; Honky Tonk Wednesdays with Dale Watson & his Lone Stars Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-midnight.

1817 KIRBY 755-2481

Karaoke Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

3210 OLD HERNANDO 398-7496

Crosstown Theater

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

2 Mule Plow Sunday, Dec. 15, 4-7 p.m.; Memphis Yahoos Sunday, Dec. 15, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Frayser/Millington Huey’s Millington 8570 HWY 51 N.

The Bugaloos Sunday, Dec. 15, 6-9 p.m.

Chris Stamey & Friends Friday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m.; Folk All Y’all: Cory Branan’s Birthday Show Sunday, Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m.; The Sanctuary Jazz Orchestra Tuesday, Dec. 17, 7:30-9:30 p.m.; It’s Christmastime with The Nick Black Band Wednesday, Dec. 18, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Germantown Germantown Performing Arts Center 1801 EXETER 751-7500

Peanut Butter & Jammies with Rosie Flores Friday, Dec. 13, 6:30-8 p.m.; Germantown Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert Saturday, Dec. 14, 7-9 p.m.

Growlers 1911 POPLAR 244-7904

Sponge, The Nixons Thursday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m.; Danny Attack Saturday, Dec. 14, 1 p.m.; FutureEverything Presents Saturday, Dec. 14, 7 p.m.; The Bralettes, Acid Carousel, Rick West, Livia and the Rosebuds Sunday, Dec. 15, 8 p.m.

Huey’s Southwind 7825 WINCHESTER 624-8911

The Sensations Sunday, Dec. 15, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Huey’s Germantown

Hi Tone

7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

The Chaulkies Sunday, Dec. 15, 8-11:30 p.m.

412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE

Rachel Maxann, Everdeens, Mama Honey Friday, Dec. 13, 9 p.m.; The Wailing Banshees Saturday, Dec. 14, 9 p.m.; Tom Skeemask, Three G Saturday, Dec. 14, 9 p.m.; Afton Shows Presents Sunday, Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m.; Morgans Mill Sunday, Dec. 15, 9 p.m.; Holy Locust, Trash Cats, Maddwell Monday, Dec. 16, 9 p.m.; Annabelle Playe Tuesday, Dec. 17, 8:30 p.m.

North Mississippi/ Tunica Hollywood Casino 1150 CASINO STRIP RESORT, TUNICA, MS 662-357-7700

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

Chevelle Saturday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m.

1927 MADISON 726-4372

Minglewood Hall 1555 MADISON 312-6058

Lucero Family Christmas Friday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m.

Murphy’s 1589 MADISON 726-4193

Whateverdude’s Christmas Extravaganza Saturday, Dec. 14, 10 p.m.; Eric Lewis Wednesday, Dec. 18, 6 p.m.

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

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

Railgarten 2160 CENTRAL

Tony Manard Friday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m.; Lucky 7 Brass Band Saturday, Dec. 14, 10 p.m.; Mighty Souls 4 Sunday, Dec. 15, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

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

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

East Memphis

Poplar/I-240

Rock-n-Roll Cafe

Neil’s Music Room

3855 ELVIS PRESLEY 398-6528

5727 QUINCE 682-2300

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

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

Elvis Tribute featuring Michael Cullipher Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Live Entertainment Mondays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Elvis Gospel Music Show Fridays, 1-2:30 p.m.; Karaoke hosted by DJ Maddy Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

4339 PARK 761-5250

A Victorian Holiday Fridays, Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.

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

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

Whitehaven/ Airport Graceland Soundstage 3717 ELVIS PRESLEY

Home for the Holidays with Elvis: Robin Smith and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra Friday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m.; Elvis’ Christmas Peace Concert Saturday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m.

Bartlett Old Whitten Tavern 2465 WHITTEN 379-1965

Live Music Fridays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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

John Paul Keith Sunday, Dec. 15, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Raleigh Stage Stop 2951 CELA 382-1576

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

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

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

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

Huey’s Midtown

Rice Drewry Collective Friday, Dec. 13, 6:30 p.m.; The Dantones Friday, Dec. 13, 10 p.m.; Brunch with Santa Dec. 14-15, 10:30 a.m.; Guitar Center Showcase Saturday, Dec. 14, 2 p.m.; Greasy Tree Saturday, Dec. 14, 6:30 p.m.; Seeing Red Saturday, Dec. 14, 10 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Jeffrey and the Pacemakers Sunday, Dec. 15, 4 p.m.; Madison Line Mondays Mondays, 6 p.m.; Royal Blues Band Jam Tuesday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle & New Orleans Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.; John and Kory Wednesday, Dec. 18, 8 p.m.

Cordova

8071 TRINITY 756-4480

1350 CONCOURSE, SUITE 280 507-8030

2119 MADISON 207-5097

The Heart Memphis Band Sunday, Dec. 15, 8-11:30 p.m.

The Southern Edition Band Tuesdays.

The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

Lafayette’s Music Room

Huey’s Collierville 2130 W. POPLAR 854-4455

T.J. Mulligan’s Cordova

1350 CONCOURSE

A Performance of Big Star’s Third and More Sunday, Dec. 15, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

John Nemeth and the Blue Dreamers Sunday, Dec. 15, 4-7 p.m.; Royal Blues Band Sunday, Dec. 15, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Collierville

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Ed Finney & Neptune’s Army with Deb Swiney Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Jareff and the Greenwood Hues Friday, Dec. 13, 9 p.m.; The Skitch Saturdays, 6 p.m.; Cassette Set Saturday, Dec. 14, 9 p.m.; Jazz Jam with Frog Squad Sundays, 6 p.m.; Freeman Weems Mondays, 6 p.m.; Gayland Grooms Tuesdays, 6 p.m.; Ben Minden-Birkenmaier Wednesdays, 6 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

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Circuit Playhouse

The 12 Dates of Christmas, a cast of family, friends, and suitors are remembered by Mary during one year — from Thanksgiving to another year’s Thanksgiving, and every holiday in between. playhouseonthesquare.org.

Through Dec. 22.

Junie B. Jones: The Musical, it’s Junie B.’s first day of first grade, and a lot of things have changed for her: Junie’s friend, Lucille, doesn’t want to be her best pal anymore and, on the bus, Junie B. makes friends with Herb, the new kid at school.

Also, Junie has trouble reading the blackboard, and her teacher, Mr. Scary, thinks she may need glasses.

Throw in a friendly cafeteria lady, a kickball tournament, and a “TopSecret Personal Beeswax Journal,” and first grade has never been more exciting. Through Dec. 22.

51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

The Evergreen Theatre

Tia Pancha: a Christmas Story, see how Tia Pancha learns the true meaning of the Christmas spirit, Latin traditions, music, and food. theatreworksmemphis.org. $15.

Through Dec. 13, 7:30-9 p.m.

1705 POPLAR (274-7139).

Germantown Community Theatre

Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical, the Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world — so when they crash Sunday school and demand parts in the Christmas pageant, the whole town panics. gctcomeplay.org. $20.

Sundays, 2:30 p.m., and Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m. Through Dec. 22.

3037 FOREST HILL-IRENE (453-7447).

Harrell Performing Arts Theatre

Miracle on 34th Street, harrelltheatre.org. $20. Sun., 2:30 p.m., and Fri., Sat., 7:30 p.m.

Through Dec. 15.

440 POWELL, COLLIERVILLE (853-3228).

December 12-18, 2019

Hattiloo Theatre

Urban Nativity, Joe and his pregnant wife Mary are headed home to partake in the census. When their car breaks down in a dangerous neighborhood, a man known as Landlord ushers the couple into a rundown, condemned apartment house. Landlord and a woman known as Neighbor help the couple prepare a filthy tworoom apartment for the delivery of their child. But Joe is struggling to accept that his wife’s pregnancy is divine and not from an affair. hattiloo.org. Through Dec. 15.

37 S. COOPER (502-3486).

Landers Center

A Christmas Story: The Musical, dftonline.org. $22. Sundays, 2 p.m., and Fridays, Saturdays, 7 p.m. Through Dec. 22.

4560 VENTURE, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662-280-9120).

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A Christmas Story: The Musical at Landers Center, Fridays through Sundays, through December 22nd The Orpheum

Hello, Dolly!, strong-willed matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi travels to Yonkers, New York, to find a match for the miserly “well-known unmarried half-amillionaire” Horace Vandergelder. orpheum-memphis.com. $25$125. Dec. 17-20, 7:30 p.m.

203 S. MAIN (525-3000).

Playhouse 51

A Christmas Story, playhouse51.com. $10. Sundays, 2 p.m., and Fridays, Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Through Dec. 22.

8077 WILKINSVILLE (872-7170).

Playhouse on the Square

Peter Pan, life will never be the same for Michael, John, and Wendy Darling after Peter Pan visits their nursery window offering to take them to the magical world of Neverland. They meet

the Lost Boys, fairy Tinkerbell, Princess Tiger Lily, and Captain Hook. playhouseonthesquare.org.

Through Dec. 29.

66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Sweetpea’s Table and Event Center

Dinner Theatre: It’s A Wonderful Life, kudzuplayers.com. $45.

Through Dec. 12, 7 p.m.

4646 HWY 305 (662-895-7743).

Tennessee Shakespeare Company

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, a sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Mary Bennet has grown tired of her role as the dutiful sister, and as the family gathers for the seasonal celebration, an unexpected guest sparks her hopes for independence and possibly even love. tnshakespeare.org. $15$39. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., and Sundays, 3 p.m. Through Dec. 22.

7950 TRINITY (759-0604).

Theatre Memphis

A Christmas Carol, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is approached by the ghostly vision of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns him of an upcoming spiritual journey. An eye-opening exploration leads to happiness and enlightenment, not to mention song, dance, and holiday cheer. theatrememphis.org. Sundays, 3 p.m., Thursdays-Sundays, 7 p.m., Saturdays, 3 p.m., Tues., Dec. 17, 7 p.m., and Wed., Dec. 18, 7 p.m.

Through Dec. 21.

630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

TheatreWorks

Two Rooms by Lee Blessing, portrait of solitude and devotion reverberating with today’s everyday headlines from the Middle East — a love story interrupted by the things we most try to ignore. theatreworksmemphis.org. $15.

Fri., Dec. 13, 8-10:15 p.m., Sat., Dec. 14, 10-10:15 p.m., Sun., Dec. 15, 2-4:15 p.m., and Mon., Dec. 16, 7-9:15 p.m.

2085 MONROE (274-7139).

CALENDAR: DECEMBER 12 - 18 Memphis Grizzlies vs.

Washington Wizards Sat., Dec. 14, 7 p.m.

FEDEXFORUM, 191 BEALE.

Memphis Grizzlies vs.

Miami Heat Mon., Dec. 16, 7 p.m.

FEDEXFORUM, 191 BEALE.

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A Novel Book Club

A wide variety of genres, interests, and reading styles, with book club members involved in choosing future selections. Third Wednesday of every month, 7 p.m.

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

KIDS

Speakers include Niles Wallace, Saj Crone, Angela Goza, Matthew Hasty, Paige Scheinberg, Fred Burton, and Laurie Brown. Third Monday of every month, 6:30 p.m.

JASON’S DELI, 3473 POPLAR (324-3181).

Meet the Artist: Tonya Lynn

Lynn will discuss motivation and technique used to create her paintings and crafts.

Motifs include floral and Memphis themes. Paintings and ornaments will be available for purchase. Fri., Dec. 13, 6-8 p.m.

OOTHOON’S, 410 N. CLEVELAND, OOTHOONS.COM.

Paint & Sip: Swing

Paint a beautiful picture with artist and muralist David Yancy. Sat., Dec. 14, 7-9 p.m.

OOTHOON’S, 410 N. CLEVELAND, OOTHOONS.COM.

“RESPONSE 4”

Twenty-two artists come together to respond to today’s America benefiting Mid-South Immigration Advocates, Memphis for All, and Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi. $10. Fri.-Sun., Dec. 13-15, 7 p.m.

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

Saturday Sketch

For ages 15+. Sketch in the gardens or galleries with a special guest instructor each month. Bring a pad of paper or a sketchbook. Pencils and colored pencils only. Free with admission. Second Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.

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

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Argentine Tango Society

All level dancers; everyone is welcome. $10. Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.

BERT FERGUSON COMMUNITY CENTER, 8085 TRINITY (341-9282).

Brooks Milongas

Members of the Argentine Tango Society give lessons

and tango demonstrations in the rotunda. Included with museum admission. Third Wednesday, Thursday of every month, 6:30 p.m.

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

Nutcracker

Ballet Memphis’ Nutcracker is a holiday tradition, with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, a cast of over 100 dancers and children, and a live choir.

Thurs., Dec. 12, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Fri., Dec. 13, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Sat., Dec. 14, 2-4 & 7:30-9:30 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 15, 2-4 p.m.

THE ORPHEUM, 203 S. MAIN (737-7322), BALLETMEMPHIS.ORG.

USA Dance Greater Memphis

Members $9/non-members $13. Second Saturday of every month, 7-10 p.m.

ADVENT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 1879 N. GERMANTOWN PARKWAY (853-1413 OR 662-340-3720).

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Midtown Crossing Grill

Three-Course Comedy, a smorgasbord of laughs with a serving of Improv Insanity, a helping of Musical Armando with pianist and songwriter Jason Pulley, and to top it all off, an improv jam with the Bluff City Liars. Second Friday of every month, 1011:30 p.m.

394 N. WATKINS (443-0502).

E X P OS / S A LES

Gun & Knife Show

$12. Sat., Dec. 14, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

AGRICENTER SHOWPLACE ARENA, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (757-7777), RKSHOWS.COM.

S P O R TS / F I TN ES S

Memphis Grizzlies vs.

Milwaukee Bucks Fri., Dec. 13, 7 p.m.

FEDEXFORUM, 191 BEALE.

Angelina Ballerina

Angelina and her friends are planning an absolutely, positively, spectacular holiday dance pageant; the best in all of Mouseland. $10-$15. Sat., Dec. 14, 2:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

DEC 13

6:30 PM

BARTLETT PERFORMING ARTS AND CONFERENCE CENTER, 3663 APPLING (385-6440), BPACC.ORG.

PAW Patrol: Adventure Play

Free-flowing exhibit with activities encouraging teamwork, self confidence, and playing the roles of the rescuing heroes. Included with museum admission. Through Feb. 2, 2020, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF MEMPHIS, 2525 CENTRAL (458-2678), CMOM.COM.

Peanut Butter & Jammies with Rosie Flores

Holiday sock hop featuring honky tonk queen, Rosie Flores. Fri., Dec. 13, 6:30-8 p.m.

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

Sesame Street Live!

Let’s Party!

$17-$57. Sat.-Sun., Dec. 1415,10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

DEC 28 8 PM

JESSE COOK

LANDERS CENTER, 4560 VENTURE, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662-280-9120), LANDERSCENTER.COM.

Youth Makers Guild: Junior

Students will create a tile design that mimics the champlevé enameling technique. Looking at the Master Metalsmith: Sarah Perkins exhibition for inspiration on color and design.

Ages 7-10. $15. Sat., Dec. 14, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

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

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Students will create a tile design that illustrates the champlevé enameling technique. Looking at the Master Metalsmith: Sarah Perkins exhibition for inspiration on color and design. Ages 11-13. $15. Sat., Dec. 14, 2:30-4 p.m.

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

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Back to the Moon: For Good

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

Ongoing.

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

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

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

This poster exhibition explores the history and legacy of this important moment in U.S. history. Through June 30, 2020.

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

Fab Fridays Laser Light Show

Laser light tribute shows in the planetarium. Fridays, 7, 8 & 9 p.m. Through Dec. 31.

December 12-18, 2019

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

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Victorian Yuletide Exhibition at the Woodruff-Fontaine House, through Jan. 5th

Firepit Fridays

Friday-afternoon gathering with firepits, free s’mores, hot cocoa, and more. Fridays.

Through Jan. 24.

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

Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees

Memphis WinterSOUL

Teddy bears beckon, elves are busy at work, and penguins play in the snow. Santa cheerfully greets guests at the end of the forest and poses for holiday photos. Through Dec. 31.

Celebration and gathering of the Mid-South’s top AfricanAmerican professional organizations. Bring a toy donation for the Mid-South Toys for Tots Campaign. $15-$30. Thurs., Dec. 12, 6-9 p.m.

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

CLARK TOWER, TOWER ROOM, 5100 POPLAR, NBMBAAMEMPHIS.ORG.

Germantown Holiday Concert

Sun, Earth, Universe

An interactive museum exhibit about Earth and space. Ongoing.

Featuring Germantown Symphony Orchestra, Germantown Chorus, Memphis Choral Arts, and Houston High School Chorus. $20. Sat., Dec. 14, 7 p.m.

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

H O LI DAY EVE N TS

The 12 Tastes of Christmas Martini Tasting

Christmas-themed martinis in an experiential tasting format. $60.

Sat., Dec. 14, 7-10 p.m.

BGCM 2019 Toy Drive

Drive with a mission to provide at least one gift this holiday season for every member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis. Through Dec. 12.

THE COLUMNS AT ONE COMMERCE SQUARE, 120 MONROE (949-5999), 12TASTESOFCHRISTMAS.COM.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MEMPHIS, 1100 VOLLINTINE (527-7994), BGCM.ORG.

2019 Memphis Holiday Parade

Breakfast with Santa and Jammies & Jingles

Featuring elementary & high school bands, cheerleaders, dance groups, car clubs, community organizations, and more. Sat., Dec. 14, 3 p.m.

BEALE STREET, DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS (529-0999), BEALESTREET.COM.

Breakfast with Santa (8-10 a.m.): breakfast buffet, visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Ticket includes Jammies & Jingles (10 a.m.-1 p.m.), keepsake photo, live music, cookie-decorating contest, storytime with Mrs.

Claus, carousel rides, and more.

Breakfast: $25/Jammies: $3 or $20. Sat., Dec. 14, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

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

Carols of the Victorians

Featuring decorated tree, sweets, wassail, wine, card swapping (will be available), Victorian-Age carols, and history about the music you’ll hear. “Historical characters” are planning to drop by. $20, kids under 12 free. Thurs., Dec. 12, 6:30 p.m.

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

Christmas in Collierville Home Tour

Showcasing four homes, both historic and new, filled with vintage, hand-made, family heirloom, and au courant décor focused both indoor and outdoor. $25. Sat., Dec. 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

MORTON MUSEUM OF COLLIERVILLE HISTORY, 196 MAIN, COLLIERVILLE (457-2650), COLLIERVILLECONTEMPORARYCLUB.ORG.

Christmas Tree Sale at Country Gardens Through Dec. 24.

AGRICENTER SHOWPLACE ARENA, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (757-7777), AGRICENTER.ORG.

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

Germantown Holiday Parade

Sat., Dec. 14, 2 p.m.

GERMANTOWN ATHLETIC CLUB, 1801 EXETER.

Gifts of Green at the Garden

Seasonal pop-up shop featuring holiday, hostess, home décor, and membership gifts. Through Dec. 29, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

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

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Elf

Buddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn’t fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. $8-$10. Saturdays, Sundays, 3-5 p.m. Through Dec. 22.

continued from page 26 Green Mansions Holiday Open House

Artists market with living art terrariums, kokedama, jewelry, vintage accessories, and decor.

Sun., Dec. 15, 12-4 p.m.

GREEN MANSIONS MEMPHIS, 700 N. BELVEDERE (828-3685).

Happy Holiday’s Merry Market Jingle Jam

Artists selling art, crafts, jewelry, clothing, pottery, and more.

Live holiday music, raffles, giveaways, hot cocoa, cookies, and Santa, benefiting Caritas Community Center & Cafe.

Sat., Dec. 14, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

THE CARITAS VILLAGE, 2509 HARVARD (628-6026), CARITASVILLAGE.ORG.

Holiday Wonders at the Garden

CROSSTOWN ARTS

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HANDSWORTH SONGS $5 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Crosstown Theater In October 1985, Britain witnessed a spate of civil disturbances in the Birmingham district of Handsworth and in urban centers of London. These were violent, tragic events, marked by the death of an elderly black woman, Joy Gardner, and a white policeman, Keith Blakelock.

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BIG STAR’S THIRD & MORE $30 | 8:00pm - 11:00pm

Crosstown Theater Feat. Big Star’s Jody Stephens and conducted by Carl Marsh, the album’s original arranger. Plus, Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Chris Stamey (the dbs), Mitch Easter, Skylar Gudasz, Django Haskins (the Old Ceremony), Brett Harris, Charles Cleaver, Dale Baker, Jimmy Stephens, and members of the MSO.

12.15

NO MEAT MEET-UP VEGAN POTLUCK FREE | 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Cafe at Crosstown Arts

This event is open to everyone — vegans, vegetarians, and the vegcurious, but please bring a dish prepared without meat, dairy, and eggs.

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FOLK ALL Y’ALL: CORY BRANAN’S BIRTHDAY SHOW 12/15 | 7:30pm | The Green Room

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THE SANCTUARY JAZZ ORCHESTRA 12/17 | 7:30pm, Green Room

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PANEL DISCUSSION WITH JOEY SLAUGHTER: CAN WE TALK? 12/18 | 5:30pm, East Atrium

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IT’S CHRISTMASTIME WITH THE NICK BLACK BAND 12/18 | 7:30pm, Green Room

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Seasonal community favorite featuring a 360-degree nightly LED light show incorporating old growth oak, sassafras, and elm trees towering above the Live Garden area. Through Dec. 30.

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

Homegrown Holiday Market

In addition to full-season vendors, for the first time this year, featuring some of the finest artists and artisans from the Memphis area. Sat., Dec. 14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

MEMPHIS FARMERS MARKET, PAVILION OF CENTRAL STATION, S. FRONT & G.E. PATTERSON (866-348-2226), MEMPHISFARMERSMARKET.ORG.

Jingle Jammies Family Night with Santa

Wear Jingle Jammies and visit with Santa. Thurs., Dec. 12, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

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

Memphis Arts Collective Holiday Artist Market Through Dec. 24.

CORNER OF POPLAR AND HIGHLAND.

Mid-South Artist Gallery Christmas Open House

Featuring area artists nancy Adair, Daniel Rudolph, Becky Ross McRae, and others.

Sun., Dec. 15, 2-4 p.m.

MID-SOUTH ARTIST GALLERY, 2945 SHELBY STREET.

OUTMemphis Holiday Party & Open House

Gather at new administrative and donation location off Summer Avenue. Get to know

Breakfast with Santa at the Children’s Museum of Memphis, Saturday, December 14th, 8 a.m. the staff and volunteers over spiked hot chocolate and queer gingerbread people cookies.

Sat., Dec. 14, 5-7 p.m.

OUTMEMPHIS ADMINISTRATION AND LOCATION CENTER, 832 VIRGINIA RUN COVE, OUTMEMPHIS.ORG.

Santa Night at Holiday Wonders at the Garden Sundays, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Through Dec. 22.

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

Santa’s Wonderland

Free photo with Santa and other holiday games and activities. Through Dec. 24.

BASS PRO PYRAMID, 1 BASS PRO (291-8200).

Starry Nights

Family-friendly holiday experience. Drive through thousands of twinkling lights plus magical Mistletoe Village benefiting Shelby Farms Park. $15-$50.

Fridays, Saturdays, 6-10 p.m., and Mondays-Thursdays, Sundays, 6-9 p.m. Through Jan. 3.

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

Toy Truck benefiting Porter-Leath

Puts a new toy under the Christmas tree for over 6,200 children, age 6 weeks to age 5, served by Porter-Leath’s preschool program. Drop off new, unwrapped toys or monetary donations. Dec. 13-14, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

WMC-TV, 1960 UNION.

Victorian Yuletide Exhibition

Mansion is dressed in holiday splendor for annual Christmas exhibition featuring old Southern Yuletide traditions and customs with a story in every room. Through Jan. 5, 2020.

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

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Memphis Magazine Readers’ Choice Restaurant Poll

Choose your favorite restaurant. Visit website to vote.

Through Dec. 14.

MEMPHISMAGAZINE.COM.

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

Handsworth Songs

In October 1985, Britain witnessed a spate of civil disturbances in urban centers of London. These were violent, tragic events, marked by several significant deaths. $5.

Thurs., Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.

CROSSTOWN THEATER, 1350 CONCOURSE, CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

MicroCinema Club: 2019 Documentary Shorts Festival Encore

Catch an encore screening of documentary shorts in competition from the 2019 Indie Memphis Film Festival, curated by Senior Programmer Brighid Wheeler. Tues., Dec. 17, 7 p.m.

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

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Thurs., Dec. 12, 7 p.m.

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

Studio Ghibli Fest 2019: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Also showing same day and time at Malco Collierville Town Cinema 16, 380 Market in Collierville. Mon., Dec. 16, 7 p.m.

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

They Shall Not Grow Old

Also showing on same day at same time, Malco Collierville Town Cinema 16, 380 Market in Collierville. Tues., Dec. 17, 7 p.m.

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

Time Warp Drive-In Movie Night: Strange Christmas 6

Featuring Elf, Scrooged, and the “Holiday Short Film Meltdown.” Show begins at sundown. $10. Sat., Dec. 14.

MALCO SUMMER 4 DRIVE-IN, 5310 SUMMER (681-2020), MALCO.COM.

A Wider Angle Film Series: Nina

A married couple searching for a surrogate to conceive their child think they have found the perfect candidate. The ensuing romantic triangle spirals out of control.

In Polish and French with English subtitles. Free. Tues., Dec. 17, 6:30 p.m.

BENJAMIN L. HOOKS CENTRAL LIBRARY, 3030 POPLAR (415-2726), MEMPHISLIBRARY.ORG.

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Cosmic Carnage Jeff VanderMeer harnesses the nightmares of a new age.

I

was in the grip of a wicked fever when I finished Acceptance, the final installment in Jeff VanderMeer’s science-fiction/horror epic, the Southern Reach Trilogy. As I sweated it out on the couch, VanderMeer’s work, already teeming with freaky flora and fauna, was made all the more hallucinogenic and dreamlike by my fever-addled brain. The Jungian obelisk of the Lighthouse took on grave personal significance; when the aberrant animals of Acceptance made their presence known, the walls of my apartment seemed to breathe, undulating like mutant cilia. Sure, some (most?) of that was the fever, but credit where credit is due: VanderMeer has a knack for capturing the uncanny. And having recently read the Tallahassee, Floridabased writer’s newest offering, Dead Astronauts (MCD/ Farrar, Straus and Giroux), I can safely report that it teems with the same darkly poetic prose.

Dead Astronauts, like the novella The Strange Bird, takes place in the Borne universe — first outlined in VanderMeer’s 2017 novel of the same name — a fictional future populated by renegade experiments and self-replicating biotech gone rogue. It’s a world in which climate change, scarcity, and disease were almost conquered by a clever marriage of technology and nature. In every timeline, though, the unnamed Company’s greed outpaces its

caution, and some experiment gone awry leads inexorably to the rapid dissolution of civilization.

Enter the dead astronauts, so-called because their quest is a suicide mission and because their containment suits resemble spacesuits — Chen, who used to work for the Company; Moss, one of the Company’s experiments and the trio’s gateway between timelines; and Grayson, the former astronaut returned to a ruined Earth. The three travel, nomadic, between timelines, hoping to find a version of their homeworld not yet beyond the point of saving. When Chen teases Moss, asking her why she can’t find a peaceful paradise of a timeline where the three travelers might live out the rest of their days, VanderMeer quashes that possibility, writing, “Those timelines did not exist. The Company had tick-engorged itself across all timelines.”

The Company is capitalism metastasized to its most extreme — blindly producing long after there exists clientele to purchase the product. In every world the astronauts visit, the Company is a constant, as are some of its creations — the messianic blue fox, the ages-old

Leviathan who swims among the refuse of the Company’s failed experiments in the containment ponds, and poor Charlie X, the Company’s former head scientist, now mutated, scratching his secret equations in the dust of a dead world. The characters are variables in an equation that, the astronauts hope, can be solved to reveal a livable Earth.

With Dead Astronauts, VanderMeer succeeds in making the tried and tired tropes of a post-apocalyptic Earth feel fresh. There are no zombies, no myopically militaristic generals populating the pages. Rather, VanderMeer conjures the spectre of a world gone spectacularly and uncomprehendingly wrong.

Wisely, VanderMeer steers clear of actually outlining what wrecked the world, choosing instead to leave humankind’s final act of hubris to the reader’s imagination. The technique works, as each possibility seems simultaneously more terrible — and more probable — than the last. As in his cult classic Southern Reach Trilogy, VanderMeer’s work in Dead Astronauts leaves enough unsaid to give the danger a terrifyingly unfathomable quality. Whatever the Company has unleashed, whatever vile creations it has wrought, leaves humans as helpless and perplexed as wildlife in the face of slash-and-burn agriculture.

VanderMeer’s prose is as spare as his settings are lush, and with that harmony the writer sounds a klaxon warning of the dangers of our disharmonious existence.

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McKinney is curating a very European drinking experience to accompany the menu. Though the full wine and cocktail lists are available for Sabato Sociale, her special low-ABV, house-made cocktails will ease you into your weekend. “You can smash three and not be drunk,” she says. Right now, she’s focusing on warm punches and spiked ciders for the chillier days but says her favorite drink to make at the moment is a caipirinha, courtesy of Bari’s new avuá cachaça. Something you won’t see anywhere else? A San Pellegrino Chinotto: a tiny, 200-ml soda made from the fruit of myrtle-leafed orange trees mixed with Cynar 70 and Campari.

Her special Sabato Sociale cocktails cost anywhere from $10 to $12.

She’s also drawing inspiration from regular trips to New Orleans, where she noticed the simple nuances of stellar bar service and how it affects the customer experience. “Right now, I want to focus on the overall experience,” McKinney says. “I want it to be focused on the quality of service, creating an inclusive, service-based environment.” What does this mean for visitors? “It’s a good first exposure to Bari,” she says, but I heard, “You won’t sit at my bar for 10 minutes with a perplexed look on your face, trying to give someone your money in exchange for a beverage.”

So far, the reception has been terrific.

Regulars and newcomers alike have flocked to Sabato Sociale for new dishes, approachable cocktails, and a cool experience that other daytime hangout joints can’t replicate. Here’s the thing about Bari when the sun’s up, though: “We’re open,” McKinney says. “Even if it doesn’t look like it. We can’t help it that the windows are tinted.”

Sabato Sociale dates are announced via social media each month. Check Bari’s Facebook page, or find them on Instagram @bariristorante. McKinney posts her creations and Sabato Sociale announcements @morganthesparrow.

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FILM By Chris McCoy

The Last Mob Movie With The Irishman, Scorsese closes the book on the Cosa Nostra.

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need to begin this review with a confession: I’m sick of mob movies. Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather is, of course, a great film. I was reminded of this fact recently as I drifted off to sleep with the BBC America Godfather marathon on in the background.

Before he became scourge of the Marvel Universe, Martin Scorsese made some incredible films about organized crime and the Italian-American immigrant community, starting with Mean Streets, which was also his first team-up with The Godfather: Part II star Robert De Niro. Goodfellas, Casino, Gangs of New York, and The Departed are all great examples of the genre from Marty.

Somewhere along the way, Scorsese became a brand-name synonymous in some circles with mob pictures. Never mind that the vast majority of his film output has nothing to do with New York mobsters.

Taxi Driver, arguably his masterpiece, is an ironysoaked story about a lonely PTSD-suffering vet’s descent into political assassination. The Aviator, one of my favorites, is a biography of Howard Hughes.

And have you watched The Last Temptation of Christ lately? I’d argue that film was his real masterpiece, except that I think he’s entitled to more than one.

But for a couple of generations of filmmakers, “Scorsese” plus “mob picture” equalled “good cinema,” and, boy, did they lean into it. From The Sopranos to Good Time, there’s no shortage of films about male bonding over crime, violence, and honor culture starring a bunch of identical-looking guys mumbling in thick accents. Haven’t we seen enough of this?

The Irishman, though, that’s different, right? This is Scorsese’s long-gestating dream project, the story of the rise and fall of Teamsters Union President Jimmy Hoffa, detailing the intersection of politics and crime, spanning the American Century. It’s got De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci — the mob film trifecta! The director and star tried to get it made for more than a decade, before Netflix agreed to commit a $150 million chunk of their venture capital. That allowed the director to use cutting-edge CGI to de-age De Niro, who was in his mid-70s when the film was shot, so he

(l-r) Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Ray Romano star in Martin Scorsese’s mob movie opus. could play mob enforcer and Teamsters Union official Frank Sheeran at different stages of his life. The fact that it was ultimately destined to end up on Netflix, which values raw engagement time, meant that Scorsese could go as long he wanted — which turns out to be a whopping 209 minutes.

I saw The Irishman in a packed theater during its recent, one-night Indie Memphis screening at the Paradiso. It felt like a long movie, but it didn’t feel like three and a half hours. Scorsese and his band of friends and collaborators haven’t lost their touch.

Virtually every scene is good to great in and of itself.

Scorsese and his longtime ace editor Thelma Schoonmaker simply avoided having to make the hard choices of cutting stuff that works. No one will ever accuse this film of feeling chopped up.

When the story sprawls, it’s always in the direction of character development. De Niro is absolutely masterful. Even though we get a good sense of Sheeran’s

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Looking back from his nursing home wheelchair at his life’s parade of murders, assaults, and corruption, regret slowly starts to seep through his matter-of-fact recounting. That remorseful thread culminates in a wrenching memory of a phone call Sheeran never thought he would have to make.

Sheeran’s perspective is narrow and naturally regressive, as you would expect from a hardened combat veteran turned mob soldier. One of Scorsese’s most interesting moves is how he reveals what the women in Sheeran’s life think about him, first with a subtle scene of a power struggle over his wife Irene’s (Stephanie Kurtzuba) desire to

smoke in mob capo Russell Bufalino’s (Joe Pesci) car, then by tracing the deterioration of his relationship with his daughter Peggy, played at different ages by the fabulously expressive Lucy Gallina and Anna Paquin.

As Jimmy Hoffa, Pacino matches De Niro’s brilliance. Scorsese channels the actor’s late-career bombast into the labor leader’s outsized persona. While Sheeran is the film’s blunted emotional core, Hoffa’s story represents Scorsese’s bigger ambitions, tracing the pendulum swing of corruption and virtue through American society. The Irishman reminds me of The Godfather: Part II more than any of Scorsese’s Cosa Nostra sagas. Its grand scope provides a sense of closure to a 40-year cycle of mob movies.

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With the holiday season in full swing and spontaneous weather that turns autumn foliage into cold mildewy blankets, one cannot be blamed for letting the lawn debris pile up. At least that’s what I tell myself most years, when the neighbors are taking their Christmas lights down and I’m trudging through a six-inch wall of decomposing leaves to get to my car in the morning.

This year’s different, though. When we cranked up our backpack blower last weekend, we were among the first on our street. For someone who usually ends up overpaying someone to vacuum our front lawn into a truck in, like, February, it was a major feat. Most years I’m shamed into action by my fear of judgment, or worse, of a letter from code enforcement. I’m on the ball this year, motivated by a message from the mayor, whose blight reduction strategy has taken a bizarre detour.

Last week’s weekly email from Mayor Strickland’s office started on a hopeful note. Great news! We fixed our garbage collection issues!

Everything’s been running like clockwork. Well, of course it has. The bar was low. When you reward contracts to the lowest bidder, you get what you pay for. Garbage collection is thankless work: If you don’t pay well, there’s no reason to care. Hire the people, give them the tools they need, and compensate them appropriately. Do this in literally any situation and there’s a decent chance you’ll succeed. The bad news is: Now that we know how much it costs, we have to stop doing all the stuff that was working. Makes perfect sense.

There are two possible scenarios here. One, the mayor’s people miscalculated the long-term cost of bringing the job in-house, hiring the people and purchasing the equipment necessary to do the work properly.

Or, they overestimated the community’s enthusiasm for paying more for a basic public service. So they requested a more than $7 per-month rate hike that Memphis City Council, unsurprisingly, did not approve. I’m neither a politician nor an economist, but increasing the cost of something by more than 30 percent at once seems like a tough sell. Yes, Strickland said they “may well have to” propose a rate increase, but that’s about the equivalent of your dad saying “we’ll see” when you ask to borrow the car.

So they’re going to lay off 275 sanitation workers. They’re going to cut back services to what appears to be an even lower level than before solid waste collection was “fixed” in Memphis. Happy holidays to everyone who wished for a return to the good old days of spotty pickup and broken bins! Starting January 6th, there will be no more outsidethe-cart pickup. Recycling will get picked up once a month, so pounds and pounds of recyclable materials will end up in a landfill. Sorry, it’s the only way, says the mayor. Better get those leaf bags to the curb by the end of the month or else they’ll be there forever.

This is a bluff, right? It has to be because I am struggling to reconcile “Memphis has momentum” and “brilliant at the basics” with “we cannot afford to pick up your trash.”

“I’m never a fan of raising rates, but this is our only option” might sound more sincere if I hadn’t just read about yet another developer getting tens of millions of dollars in tax incentives. None of those guys can chip in, so we’ll just wait around and let the trash pile up for a few weeks or months or years until city council comes around on the rate increase. Sounds like a plan. Maybe one hard rain will be enough to remind them streets flood when storm drains are full of leaves that didn’t get bagged because nobody is coming to pick them up. Here’s hoping the pothole budget is as flush as it was last year.

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

What a damn mess

THE LAST WORD

Proposed changes to garbage and recycling pickup schedules are not “brilliant.”

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