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OUR 1465TH ISSUE 03.23.17 Hillary Clinton gave a speech last week in her father’s hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania. It sounded a lot like one of her campaign speeches, filled with folksy anecdotes and awkward “plain talk” and a story about bathing in the local lake as a child because her father’s humble cabin had no shower or bathtub.

Then she said: “I am ready to come out of the woods and to help shine a light on what is already happening around kitchen tables, at dinners like this, to help draw strength that will enable everybody to keep going.”

On behalf of one who voted for you, Mrs. Clinton, I humbly ask that you stay in the woods a while longer. Draw strength from the forest, not the spotlight. Yes, I wish you were president instead of the prevaricating buffoon who now holds the office, but you’re not. At this point, you will be a distraction from the only political drama that matters: whether or not President Trump and his campaign aides colluded with Russia to undermine our democratic process.

Clinton is reportedly going to be giving several speeches in the next few months, which is, of course, her right. But that doesn’t make it a good idea, not when the opposing party is busy crapping all over itself.

The president’s possible treasonous behavior is, of course, the King Kong in the room, and that investigation will continue, leading to a continuous drip of damaging intel that will put a cloud over anything this administration does. But the Republicans are making a mess of things in countless other ways. The “repeal and replace Obamacare” pledge has led to the creation of a Frankenstein monster of a health-care bill, one that would pare the rolls of those getting health insurance by an estimated 24 million people over the next few years and precipitously increase the cost of getting even minimal coverage for most Americans who participate in the plan. It punishes seniors and gives tax breaks to the wealthy.

Several Republican senators and governors have spoken out against the bill, and its chances of passage in the Senate appear to be nil.

In addition, Trump’s proposed “budget,” which looks like it was created on a TurboTax app, cuts funding for public education, environmental protection, the arts, national parks, school lunches, and public television, while allocating billions more for the military and the building of the great border wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for. (No doubt the check from the Mexican government is in the mail.)

The testimony by FBI director James Comey before Congress on Monday left two clear paths for Republicans: They can align themselves with the president and continue to denigrate the federal investigation into Russia/Trumpgate, in essence, putting party over country, or they can stand back and let the investigations play out, thereby distancing themselves from the collateral damage that will ensue should evidence of collusion (treason) be discovered and made public.

We are possibly on the precipice of the greatest political scandal in American history. Our national intelligence agencies have unequivocably confirmed that Russia interfered on behalf of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign via hacking and Wikileaks. They have comfirmed multiple contacts with Russians in Putin’s government by at least five Trump campaign aides: Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Jeff Sessions, Carter Page, and Roger Stone, most of whom initially denied or lied about their contacts. Why? In addition, Trump and his family have done bilN E WS & O P I N I O N lions of dollars worth of business deals NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 4 with the Russians, as has Secretary THE FLY-BY - 5 of State Rex Tillerson. That’s a lot of POLITICS - 8 smoke for there to be no flame.

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STE P P I N’ O UT The investigations by the FBI and other WE RECOMMEND - 16 U.S. intelligence agencies will likely MUSIC - 18 take months to play out, but the pall of NCAA BRACKET - 20 suspicion will remain on this adminAFTER DARK - 22 istration until then. The last thing the CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 24 Democrats need to do is divert attenBOOKS - 30 tion to anything or anyone else — like FOOD NEWS - 31 Hillary Clinton.

SPIRITS - 33 Please stay in the woods, Ma’am. It’s FILM - 34 your patriotic duty.

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“I’m gonna put the super Southern squeeze on you, daddy. And when I get done, I’m gonna squeeze all that meanness out of you. And I’m gonna turn you over to these people of Memphis and let them whip on you a little when you’re down and out.”

— Hulk Hogan calling out “Outlaw” Ron Bass, wrestling champ from Harrisburg, Ark., in 1979. Bass died last week at the age of 68.

M E E T M E AT Last week the West Coast-based but Memphis-affiliated biotech company Memphis Meats debuted its first samples of lab-grown chicken and duck.

While the price of lab-produced meat continues to drop, Memphis Meat’s chicken still costs about $9,000 per pound to produce, which, as noted by the Business Insider website, is still, “incredibly expensive.”

N E V E R E N D I N G E LV I S To mark Elvis’ purchase of Graceland 60 years ago, The Guardian posted a trivia quiz for aficionados only.

Best question: Which hasn’t been graffitied on the walls around Graceland?

A. Elvis, I’m bearing your ghost child, and I’m confused because I’m a man. B. Please show Jackie O. a good time. C. Elvis was a hero to most, but he never meant shit to me. D. Thanks for carpeting the ceilings of our hearts.

The answer is C. Public Enemy said that.

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Crosstown, Greensward, and U of M Crosstown opening pushed back, money flows to Greensward project, and U of M board meets.

Crosstown Concourse opening delayed The official opening of Crosstown Concourse was pushed back three months last week to complete some construction projects in the massive building.

The original open date of May 13th was pushed back to August 19th as additional time is needed for office and retail tenants to complete individualized construction for their respective spaces.

The new open date falls in close proximity of the original opening date of the Sears, Roebuck and Co. distribution center, the building’s original occupant, in August of 1927.

University of Memphis board has first meeting The University of Memphis (U of M) board of trustees met last week, marking the very first time that group has ever met.

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam allowed six state universities to form their own boards last year. Previously, the Tennessee Board of Regents was responsible for overseeing those schools and 40 other postsecondary institutions in the state.

The U of M’s board include Brad Martin, former interim president for the U of M and retired chairman and CEO of Saks incorporated, Alan Graf, executive vice president and chief financial officer for FedEx Corp., and U of M faculty member, Katherine Schaffzin.

“There are a lot of good universities around this country that would die to have this board,” Haslam said at the meeting last week.

The board elected leaders, adopted bylaws, and heard proposals for an expanded nursing program and financing for a new football practice facility.

MPD surveys use of force The Memphis Police Department (MPD) is asking the public’s opinion on what is perceived as reasonable use of force when an officer encounters a resisting suspect.

MPD has partnered with an organization called Response to Resistance (RTR), which provides surveys for police departments across the nation to use as a tool for gathering community input on use of force by police.

The MPD’s website shows five short reenactment videos that portray scenarios of a suspect who is being placed

under a legal and lawful arrest. Each portrayal escalates in suspect resistance, and respondents are asked to rank what they feel are the appropriate and justified use-of-force tactics used by the arresting officer.

OPC readies Greensward funds The Overton Park Conservancy (OPC) has come up with half of the funds needed for the design phase of a project that will ultimately end parking on the park’s Greensward.

The OPC board voted recently to give the city $250,000 to pay for consultants to design a re-configured parking lot for the Memphis Zoo. OPC and the zoo agreed to pay the costs in a deal that would give the zoo the new parking spots and end Greensward parking. Designers with Memphis-based Powers Hill Design will begin the design phase in April.

“We are confident that the Powers Hill team will be able to deliver a solution that is practical, implementable, and sensitive to the importance of the park and the zoo to Memphians and visitors,” OPC said.

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Conlee said the college has taken several proactive measures recently, including hiring a full-time Title IX coordinator who will handle all cases of sexual assault and gender discrimination.

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Though campus crime as a whole saw a slight uptick in 2016, less than one percent, one area of campus crime has seen a considerable decrease.

For the first time since 2012, cases of sexual assaults reported on college campuses have decreased, according to the latest numbers released by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI).

In 2016, there were 45 reported forcible rapes on campuses statewide. That number is down from 62 in 2015, a 27.4 percent decline. The total category for forcible sex offenses, which includes forcible rape, forcible sodomy, sexual assault with an object, and forcible fondling, decreased by 26.5 percent.

While numbers have decreased statewide, two colleges in Memphis — Rhodes College and the University of Memphis — still feel there is work to be done, not only in the way assaults are reported, but also in creating a culture of consent on college campuses.

Both universities had the same number of reported sexual offenses last year — 13. Assaults at U of M occurred both on and off campus, while all sexual assaults occurred exclusively on campus at Rhodes.

Although the U of M has about 18,000 more students than Rhodes, it’s important to note that Rhodes is almost exclusively a residential college, whereas only 10 percent of U of M’s students live on campus.

Because of differentiating factors like residential versus commuter colleges, officials with TBI urge citizens not to compare institutions directly to one another.

“We want citizens to keep in mind that the factors impacting crime typically vary from community to community,” said Leslie Earhart, a public information officer with TBI. Some of those factors to consider: the accessibility of reporting sexual assault and the surrounding environment that encourages it.

Both universities have options for anonymous reporting, and both universities have awareness campaigns planned for the month of April, which is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Bruce Harber, U of M’s Chief Operations Officer, said the school will continue to push for education around consent — the idea that when someone says “no” to any type of sexual advance, it literally means you do not touch the person.

Lynn Conlee, interim communications director for Rhodes, said that the school is seeking to become “a national leader among residential, liberal art colleges in our

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POLITICS By Jackson Baker

Meatless Monday No sausages got made in this week’s Shelby County Commission meeting.

Everybody knows the old saw about the process of legislation resembling sausage-making: meaning you don’t want to watch all the grisly stuff — the bloodletting, the grind, the slop, the drip, the smell — everything that goes on to create your hot dog.

But at least you get a hot dog.

What happened at the Monday meeting of the Shelby County Commission was a kitchen mess with no meat to show for it. An anticlimax. A fizzle. A toot. A zip. A swing and miss.

No, scratch that last one. The batter who swings and misses at least is trying to connect. Nobody took the bat off his shoulder on Monday. And we can safely say “he”; the one woman on the Commission, Republican Heidi Shafer, took the day off. She didn’t miss a thing, after all.

Everybody who was there had something to be embarrassed about.

Monday, March 20th, was the last possible day to set up a schedule, pending a special election in June, to name an interim replacement in the current legislative session for state Representative Mark Lovell, the freshman legislator from District 95 in the Tennessee House of Representatives who, amid allegations of sexual misconduct, resigned his seat after serving barely a month.

District 95 is a sprawling area, including hunks of Germantown, Collierville, and Eads. All these are high-growth areas that surely deserve to be served by somebody during the 2018 session of the legislature.

They won’t be. District 95 will not have votes recorded for it on issues of such gravity as Governor Bill Haslam’s pending gas tax and infrastructure plan, medical marijuana, urban de-annexation, health care, an overhaul of the state’s tax structure, and on so much else.

As bad as that is, that’s not the worst of it. Shelby County at large, by virtue of this abject default on the part of its governing legislative body, has failed to signify any sort of large general will on the issues confronting the state and the county — on all the ones just listed and one more that it had taken special note of and vowed to have an effect on.

This was the issue of school vouchers. A month ago, the commission, all 13 members of it, representing precincts and neighborhoods from the inner city to the outer suburbs, worked themselves into a condition of moral purpose and high resolve and voted resoundingly, without a nay vote, to defend public education by sending someone to Nashville in Lovell’s place who would cast a vote against the annual bill — introduced this year, as usual, by state Senator Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) — that would authorize the diversion of taxpayer funds from public schools to use as tuition money for private schools.

This year’s version, creating a “pilot program” in Shelby County, was aimed directly at Shelby County Schools, already underfunded and struggling for survival.

A number of credentialed would-be interim legislators were ready to apply and be interviewed by the commission for the right to go to Nashville on behalf of District 95 — even if that meant service only for a week or two. After all, the voucher matter, as the commissioners knew, was usually one of the last things left hanging that late.

Then a group of Shelby County Democrats got the bright idea of prevailing on their party’s technical 7-6 majority on the Commission to get a Democrat up there to represent District 95, arguably the most Republican district in Tennessee.

And the naked partisanship of the proposal alienated the commission’s Republicans to the point that they moved away from their previous position of solidarity with the body’s Democrats and convinced themselves that a better course would be to forgo sending any District 95 representative at all. And so it turned out on Monday. As if to mock the presumptuousness of it all, two Democrats used to siding with the Republicans in a pinch had the squeeze put on them and did so again. A majority voted not to make an appointment.

The bottom line: No Democrat and no Republican to represent District 95, nobody at all from the district to vote on vouchers or anything else.

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Old Trumpery Last week’s visit to Tennessee by President Donald Trump amply demonstrated both the highs and the lows of the current presidency, and only subsequent history will tell us which of these aspects will have predominated (assuming that we get safely to some future-tense point in a position to do what William Wordsworth referred to as recollecting with tranquility).

Perhaps urged on by a simultaneously published (and wholly unexpected) dithyramb from journalist/historian Jon Meacham likening Trump, for better or for worse, to Andrew Jackson, Trump made a point while in Nashville of laying a wreath at The Hermitage and embracing the comparison of himself to Old Hickory, whose own historical reputation became ambivalent enough in the last year to threaten the continued presence of his image on the $20 bill.

Like Trump, Jackson was a disrupter of tradition, with a single-minded focus on arrogating power to the presidency.

Like Trump, he acceded to his office as a professed spokesman for the common folk. And, like Trump, Jackson trumpeted a vision of national glory. “He understood that great leadership was about putting America first,” as Trump, the selfprofessed America Firster, put it upon taking the stage last Wednesday night at Nashville Municipal Auditorium.

At a certain point, however, the validity of the comparison becomes tenuous.

There’s no doubting that Trump has a certain mass appeal that can be called populist. That was attested to by the fact of people waiting all day in bitter cold weather, in a line stretching for more than a mile, for a chance to get inside and experience Trump in the flesh.

(Sadly, the processing of these dedicated pilgrims by the Transportation Security Administration, was slow to the point of

leaving thousands stranded outside.)

And the enthusiasm that, more or less continually, burst forth in shouts from approval from those who got inside to see and hear the president surely were manifestations of Trump’s oratorical power and charismatic appeal, both of which are underestimated by his critics. But, ultimately, it is difficult to see just what, other than the excitement of the moment, those audience members in Nashville stood to gain from Trump. The great $20 billion wall on the nation’s southern border, destined to be paid for by American taxpayers and most assuredly not by Mexico? The construction of pipelines to carry oil sludge across the nation’s landscape at minimal gain for American consumers but with great potential environmental perils?

Or, most notably, Congress’ (and Trump approved) recently unveiled health-care plan, a cynical dismantling of the Affordable Care Act that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates will strip 24 million Americans of their health insurance while enriching Big Pharma with billions of new tax write-offs?

Sadly, it would appear that Trump’s legions of true believers are close kin to the masses of fans who attend those wrestling extravaganzas in which nothing that appears to be happening is actually real, but instead is transparently and cynically feigned. Give Trump his due: He’s been there, done that, learned the art of stirring crowds at such make-believe scenarios in tandem with WWE impresario Vince McMahon himself. That’s his real role model, by the way, not Andrew Jackson.

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VIEWPOINT By Jackson Baker

Whistle-Blower’s Crime

“The only people jailed for this crime so far are the reporters who uncovered it!”

And, most memorably and proudest of all, I did two stretches in jail in Little Rock, Arkansas, back in 1967.

Several circumstances have brought this last fact to mind of late. The wonderfully gracious Ruth Dunning, who interviews me periodically for Germantown Municipal Television, asked me about it in our latest conversation. And Donald Trump came to Nashville last week. And FBI Director James Comey testified before a House of Representatives committee on intelligence this week about possible hanky-panky of the president’s election campaign involving collusion with the Russian government.

And how do those last several statements belong together? Easily.

In 1968, I was a reporter for the Arkansas Gazette, which not long before had won a Pulitzer for its faithful and stout coverage of the desegregation crisis at Little Rock Central High School. The paper took things like truth and accuracy seriously, and so did I.

So when two members of the Arkansas legislature told me they had been offered big-money bribes ($1,000 back then, the equivalent of much more today) to vote for a legalized-gambling bill, I hastened to write about it. Stop the presses. Page-One. Simultaneously, a reporter for the Pine Bluff Commercial, who’d been tipped by one of my two sources, wrote a similar story.

In no time at all, a grand jury investigation was instituted, and Michael Smith, the Pine Bluff reporter, and I were called to testify. One of my sources, a crankily honest conservative state representative from Little Rock named Gayle Windsor, had gone on the record, and I’d used his name both in my story and in my testimony. The other, a Pine Bluff representative who’d been a source for both me and Smith, had given his information on condition of anonymity, and both Smith and I honored our pledge to him and kept his name out of our testimony.

The grand jury members seemed to appreciate our scruples. The presiding judge, William Kirby, didn’t. He found us guilty of contempt of court and issued an order that was simple and in the vernacular: “Take their asses to jail!” Two days later, after we shared a cell with a celebrated local cop killer, our Pine Bluff source reluctantly came public and identified himself, and we were released.

But not for long. Judge Kirby, still irked, found some technical reason to put us back in jail for another couple of days before summoning us before him again to be formally “purged” of our contempt.

What brought all this to mind again most vividly was the response this week of several Republican Intelligence Committee members, presumably motivated by protective instincts toward party colleague Trump, whose main complaint seemed to be not the Trump campaign’s possible misdeeds but leaks to the media about them.

It’s too early to tell what will happen in the current case, but it’s a matter of record what happened in Arkansas in 1967.

For whatever reason, despite direct and detailed testimony on the record from the aforementioned state representatives, no one was ever prosecuted for the brazen attempt to bribe members of the Arkansas legislature.

I take some consolation from an outraged statement made at the time by the then governor of Arkansas, Winthrop Rockefeller: “The only people jailed for this crime so far are the reporters who uncovered it!”

Jackson Baker is a Flyer senior editor.

NEWS & OPINION

If you go on long enough, you will find that some of your most distinguishing moments become more difficult to brag about. To put it simply, they date you.

To name a few of my own: I not only knew one of the icons of our time, Elvis Presley, I lived next door to him.

As Peter Guralnick documents in Last Train to Memphis, the first volume of his definitive biography, Elvis and his parents, upwardly mobile at last, moved into the first house they’d ever occupied, a modest bungalow on Lamar, after he began his rise as a Sun recording artist. I was a kid growing up in the house next door, and all the Presleys were in and out of our house to use our telephone.

Not long before that, I had been on the field at Yankee Stadium hobnobbing with two other icons, Casey Stengel and Mickey Mantle, as one of the paperboy winners of a circulation sales contest conducted by the old afternoon daily, the Memphis Press-Scimitar. As Otis Sanford notes in his terrific new history, From Boss Crump to King Willie, I hawked street copies — “extras” in the parlance of the time — when E.H. Crump, the city’s legendary political boss, died. I interviewed the Beatles when they came to Memphis on their last performance tour in 1966.

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The current inquiry into possible Trump campaign misdeeds recalls a long-gone bit of personal history.

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Down by the

RIVERSIDE

We’re (once again) planning for a new day on the Memphis riverfront.

The Downtown Memphis riverfront does not suffer from a lack of planning. Over the last quarter-century, a good dozen documents that could rightly be called plans have been completed for the area between the A.W. Willis Bridge and French Fort. But very few built improvements have arisen from these efforts.

— executive summary, Memphis Riverfront Analysis and Recommendations, Jeff Speck 2013

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weight (or, perhaps, in spent dollars) than the outcomes they’ve produced. Ideas have come, and then they’ve gone, PHOTOGRAPHY BY JUSTIN FOX BURKS brought to us and carried away on the surging-then-waning current of political and community energy for action.

“Now, for the first time in many decades, the city finds wo words easily sum up the Memphis riverfront: “It’s itself in the opposite position,” reads the 2013 Speck plan for complicated.” the riverfront. “As other American cities have successfully “If the solution were obvious, it would’ve been done a acted upon bold plans to enliven their waterfronts, the long time ago.” That’s Alan Crone, chairman of the newly formed citizens and leaders of Memphis have come to recognize Riverfront Task Force (RTF), quoting Mayor Jim Strickland. And that their river’s edge is not all that it could be. There exists a that quote refers only to Mud Island River Park. strong sense that change is welcome, but no single past plan Crone called it all a Gordian knot. That knot is comprised offers a clear path for this change … and the last thing the of smaller knots including centuries-old land claims, historic city needs is another plan.” places, parks, our iconic festival, pedestrians, cars, mayors, Yet, here we are. Once again, out-of-town consultants canvass our riverfront formulating what is called a brand council members, developers, anti-developers, money, money, new Riverfront Concept Plan. They’re offering more ideas and money. Nevermind that the Mississippi River rises and (but new ideas) that will knit the nearly five-mile expanse falls each year by about 57 feet, enough to swallow Hotel into some cohesive destination for tourists and locals alike Napoleon. All of this has made “doing something” on the river Despite all the issues to generate excitement, pride, and, yes, money for the city. To a knot that generations of Memphians just haven’t been able make that happen, there is indeed a new surge of political and to unravel. facing the riverfront, community energy for action, riverfront leaders said.

But nearly everyone interviewed for this story talked about there is, indeed, Sound like déjà vu? Well, John Farris, chairman of the the “amazing opportunity” or the “fabulous opportunity” or opportunity there.

RDC, said this time is different. Two private foundations — the “incredible opportunity” the river presents. It was that the Kresge Foundation and the Hyde Foundation — have signed on to help. Also, promise of opportunity that pushed former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton to Mayor Strickland has assembled a task force, which will serve as an arbiter of form the Riverfront Development Corporation (RDC) back in 2000, according to differing interests on the river and review and choose portions of that new plan, RDC president Benny Lendermon.

Since then, squadrons of architects, engineers, and planners have been called ensuring that “something” will happen.

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“The Chickasaw Bluff, once essential in protecting the city from the Mississippi’s rising waters, now makes it difficult for pedestrians to see or even get near the river,” reads a 2004 study on the promenade area by Cooper, Robertson, and Partners.

Public comments in that document called for “unique restaurants like ESPN Zone,” “quaint shops,” “restaurants with river views,” coffee houses, sidewalk cafes, museums, a pier, and more. So, the Cooper, Robertson plan called for some private development.

But the Supreme Court ruled against any private development on the promenade back in the 1960s. The notion was stymied here again around 2004 by public outcry against it.

“So, you’ve got the Overton legacy,” said Crone. “Then you have the Army Corps of Engineers, who has sway on what goes on on the river. Then, you have the Coast Guard, which has sway on what goes on on the river. So, people say, well, I just don’t see why they just can’t XYZ? Well, it’s probably not because they (being the city) doesn’t want to. It’s because you’ve got a lot of hurdles to overcome, assuming price is no object. It’s just very complicated.”

The RDC

said. “In the next few years, you’re going to be seeing a lot of change down on the Memphis riverfront, and it’s all going to be good.”

But some barriers exist between ideas and real change. Here are a few of them:

East doesn’t meet West

To many Memphians, downtown and the riverfront are two different things. “That separation is key,” Crone said. “I started saying that in most Memphians’ minds, Riverside Drive is as far away from Main Street as it is from White Station.”

Call it the Bluff Effect; it’s physical and mental. Climbing the bluff from Riverside to Front and points beyond is a real physical challenge to many. It’s an anomaly Lendermon said he has had to explain to out-of-town consultants. “They look at it and go, ‘What elevation change?’” Lendermon said.

But it’s not just about a heart-pulsing walk. Lendermon said there’s also little that invites people to make that trip. “People like having things to do and walking in places that don’t look like they’re abandoned,” he said.

But the Bluff Effect also relies on a deep, more intrinsic need in Memphis: a car.

“Most of the surveys we do [about riverfront issues] say the same thing: parking, parking, parking,” Crone said.

That was certainly on the mind of Tonya Gollat in January. She and two friends were walking the riverfront. When asked what advice she’d give leaders on the riverfront, she said “parking.”

“You want people to come down here, but where am I going to park?” Gollat asked.

“They do have all this [gesturing at the Beale Street Landing lot], but it’s pay parking and it’s blocked off. People are not going to do it. That’s a waste.”

The Promenade and the “Overton heirs”

Besides any ethereal barriers to connecting downtown to the riverfront, there is another that is, indeed, invisible but very real.

To see it, let’s dial the wayback machine to the city’s beginning. The founders, including John Overton, decreed a wide, vacant space atop the bluff from Union to some point north (Crone said the deed is a little unclear) would remain dedicated to public use.

So, doing any development on the “promenade” has been a thorny legal bush that has entangled and, ultimately, bested development and developers stretching back to Reconstruction.

guerrilla warfare to get projects done.”

Virginia McLean, who founded Friends for Our Riverfront (FFOR), said she formed the group to give Memphians a voice on the public lands of the Memphis riverfront. She said leaders began to see the riverfront as a money maker instead of a public amenity.

“Our position has always been that we have incredibly great bones for our riverfront,” McLean said. “It doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. It doesn’t have to have big, silverbullet projects.”

After the FFOR-led public outcry about the riverfront project, former Mayor Herenton, who appointed Lendermon to lead the RDC, fell out with the council, Lendermon said. “So, if you wanted projects to go through, you didn’t want Herenton to be there helping to support it.” The RDC was left walking a tightrope, Lendermon said, and all of a sudden his group and his work became controversial and, thus, an issue blocking the riverfront’s development.

That controversy certainly followed the RDC through the construction of Beale Street Landing, by far the biggest project the group has managed. The boat dock and public space started with a price tag of $10.4 million but ballooned to a final cost of $43.5 million.

Lendermon said the cost changed because the project changed and was not over budget.

Defending the Landing, Lendermon said dockings there this year will generate $42 million of economic impact. Also, he said, about $2.75 million will go to city tax coffers, which is about $500,000 more than the city is paying on the project’s debt every year. But Lendermon said that’s not the point.

“It wasn’t built to be a break-even project,” Lendermon said. “It was built to be a park project. It was built to be an amenity.”

That project and many years of consecutive operating budget overruns have put the RDC in the crosshairs for some Memphis politicians. Former council members Wanda Halbert and Harold Collins both floated the idea of bringing RDC-controlled operations back under the city’s umbrella. In 2014, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton called for the organization to become more financially sustainable. By October 2014, the RDC began its “River Vision 2020” plan, which aimed to cut costs and find new revenue streams.

Farris said the RDC is managing the riverfront for about the same price now that the city was paying 15 years ago. If the city were to do it, “They would’ve been paying a lot more money. From a pure contracting standpoint, we’re able to act a little bit quicker and continued on page 14

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The new Riverline project will thread together a trail from Greenbelt Park through Tom Lee Park to Big River Crossing.

Lendermon said that public opposition to private development on the promenade and the formation of Friends for Our Riverfront was “where the RDC starting going South.

“That’s where we started losing [Memphis City Council] support,” Lendermon said. “At first, everyone was behind [the RDC], then it became like

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continued from page 13 more easily than the city as far as contracting and responding to issues that arise down on the riverfront,” Farris said. “We don’t have to go through a long procurement process to do work down on the riverfront.”

But the RDC has shrunk over the last few years. Revenue and expenses to the RDC basically halved from 2011 to 2015, according to tax documents. In 2011, the group brought in about $12.4 million and spent $13.2 million. In 2015, the RDC brought in about $6.6 million and spent $6.7 million.

During that time, Lendermon’s salary (another point on which the RDC has been criticized) has remained steady. In 2011, Lendermon made a base salary of $230,589. In 2014, the RDC paid Lendermon a total compesation package of $223,191.

City taxpayers have subsidized the RDC since its inception in 2000, and last year that contract cost $3.1 million. Though the IRS identifies the RDC as an economic development agency, Lendermon said the group hasn’t really done any development projects other than Beale Street Landing. He said the RDC mainly maintains the parks — making repairs, cutting grass, and providing security.

All of this was — before the RDC — the job of the now-defunct Memphis Parks Commission. If Lendermon’s job was to maintain the riverfront parks as a member of city staff, he’d be the highest paid person at Memphis City Hall. In 2016, Memphis Police Department (MPD) director Michael Rallings was paid $219,000. Mayor Jim Strickland was paid just more than $170,000.

But RDC chairman Farris said comparing Lendermon’s salary to the mayor isn’t fair. “The mayor is not running the riverfront; he’s a public official,” Farris said. “He’s elected by the public. Benny works for a nonprofit.”

Farris said the RDC board chose Lendermon’s salary based on a 2014 report from the Memphis-based Centre Group. That report based his salary, in part, on RDC’s revenues of around $12 to $13 million, which are now around half of that. It also based it upon Lendermon’s length of time in the role.

In 2014, the group said Lendermon should make between $203,000 and $230,000 wth a performance bonus of 25 percent. The firm compared Lendermon’s salary to other nonprofit executives at the time, including Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau president Kevin Kane ($326,844), Memphis Tomorrow president Blair Taylor ($237,120), Memphis Chamber president John Moore ($352,539), Reid Dulberger, president of the Memphis and Shelby County Economic Development Growth Engine ($180,000), Downtown Memphis Commission (DMC) president Paul Morris ($175,000), and Laura Morris, executive director of the Shelby Farms Conservancy ($126,716).

Terence Patterson, the new president of the DMC, made $190,000 in 2015, his first year. For the last three years, his group has managed Beale Street for the city, maintaining facilities and coordinating security plans, finances, and events. Last year, the Memphis Zoological Society got $2.9 million to manage the city’s zoo animals and exhibits. In 2015, zoo CEO Chuck Brady made $404,023.

Farris said what the RDC pays Lendermon is “a pretty good value for what he brings to the riverfront. The key reason why I think Benny is so perfectly situated to lead that effort down there is because he has so much institutional knowledge about the riverfront,” Farris said. “He fishes out on the Mississippi River. He is a river guy. He knows all that stuff backwards and forwards. We’re very fortunate to have him right now.”

With a talented, connected, and independent board, well-paid staffers, and years of experience dealing with riverfront issues, some have asked: If we have the RDC, why do we need a task force for riverfront development?

“A task force appointed by the mayor is in a much superior position to say to everybody, to the RDC, to Memphis in May, to Friends for Our Riverfront, and the DMC: I don’t care who it is — everything is on the table,” Crone said. “It’s maybe trite to say, but we really need to throw away all the paradigms and throw away all the preconceived notions about what we think about when we think about the riverfront. We’ve got to be open to change, because I think we’ve maxed out our current use and vision of the riverfront.”

Tom Lee Park

Tom Lee Park is the “worst,” said Lendermon. “Everyone knows I call [Tom Lee Park] the worst waterfront park in America, and it still is. And I built it.”

Lendermon was the city’s director of public works when the Army Corps of Engineers 14 built a dyke at the base of bluff to protect South Bluffs homes. For about $4 million, Lendermon directed the building of the grassy, 21-acre section of the park atop that dyke.

The construction allowed for the major expansion of the Memphis in May festival, which, up until the rest of the park was built, had been bursting at the seams at the original, four-acre Tom Lee Park where Beale Street Landing is today.

Lendermon said Tom Lee Park is a “great festival park,” but there’s no shade, no restrooms, and no place to gather. He said, “It’s like pasture land on the edge of the river,” and it has “so much more potential.”

But changes, like adding trees or buildings, would hinder the stages, crews, trucks, grills, and more that pile into the park in the weeks before, during, and after Memphis in May. That leaves the park in a state of halted development.

Memphis in May president Jim Holt said his organization brings 160,000 people to the riverfront each year, and he looks forward to new plans for the area.

“We look forward to opportunities to expand our program activities in Tom Lee Park, our festival home for over 40 years, and other improved public space which may become available with an enhanced and developed riverfront,” Holt said.

The Opportunities

Changes and additions, including Riverline, Civic Commons, and a new direction for the Beale Street Landing restaurant are all under discussion. Despite all the issues facing the riverfront, there is, indeed, opportunity there. Two projects are underway now that will bring real change to the Memphis riverfront — and probably this year.

Work is ongoing to make walkable the river-facing stretch of trail on the west side of Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid. That project is only one part of an overall plan that will stitch the entire riverfront into a connected, walkable stretch.

Signs will soon be posted for the Riverline project, which will direct pedestrians along the walkway stretching from the north end of Greenbelt Park to Big River Crossing. The RDC hired Copenhagen-based Gehl, an urban planning firm, to thread together what they call “an unbraided cord” of a riverfront from north to south. “[The riverfront] ties together here and there, but the idea is to gather it together,” Lendermon said.

A view of the riverfront “[Gehl has] come up with a neat symbolic looking South from Bass Pro marking system to do that.”

Shops at the Pyramid Also, that east-west/promenade situation is getting a little love. Last year the city got a $5 million Reimagine the Civic Commons grant from national foundations to tie together some of those assets on the public promenade. That project hopes to thread together the area that includes the Cossitt Library, Memphis Park, and Mississippi River Park in to the Fourth Bluff.

One of those projects, unveiled at a RDC meeting last week, will create a new recreation area for Mississippi River Park.

The new section would incorporate tree houses, climbing structures, and a large meadow for play.

That plan, which is set for an area just south of the Memphis Visitor Center, could also bring a pop-up park to Riverside Drive which would include basketball courts, a skating rink, and a space for food trucks. That part of the plan, which has not yet received final approval, would be placed on Riverside Drive, shutting down one block of the street from May through August. Work is expected to start on the project this fall.

The Riverfront Bar & Grill, the restaurant inside Beale Street Landing, could be reimagined soon with some fresh ideas by a Memphis-famous restaurateur.

Lendermon told RDC members last week that the restaurant will likely open for the season in April, as it does each year. But this summer, things could change. Lendermon said he is working on a new concept for the spot with a restaurateur “that everyone in this room would know.” However, he said no major change would come until the consultants have finished their work.

Studio Gang and the New Plan

In January, the RDC hired Studio Gang, a renowned “architecture and urbanism practice” based in Chicago, to form the new Riverfront Concept Plan. The firm will present its findings to the Mayor’s Riverfront Task Force at the end of that 12-week process.

From there, the task force will review options from the plan in a series of public meetings. Crone said the group will prioritize the best (and, perhaps, easiest) recommendations and then set them forth to the Memphis City Council, which will have the final word on funding any riverfront projects.

Crone said the riverfront needs Overton-Park-level passion. “We need someone … to create for us that kind of amenity that — 100 years from now — people will be so passionate about that they’re willing to lay down in front of a car to protect it,” Crone said. “We have a world-class amenity in Overton Park, and that’s what we need down [on the riverfront]. Right now we don’t have that.”

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steppin’ out

We Recommend: Culture, News + Reviews

By Chris Davis

Elvis may still have the bigger brand, but nothing says Memphis like the grinning, growling, white-whiskered image of Rufus Thomas all decked out in a bright pink cap, with matching knee-length shorts and knee-high boots, posing like a comic book superhero with all the awesome powers of funkiness at this disposal. Thomas, whose best-loved hits include “The Dog,” “Walking the Dog,” and “Can Your Monkey Do the Dog,” billed himself as the world’s oldest teenager until he passed away in 2001 at the age of 84. That makes March, 26, 2017, his 100-teenth birthday, and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music is marking the occasion with a new exhibit, “A Century of Funk: Rufus Thomas at 100.”

James Brown was often called the hardest-working man in show business, but in a head-to-head competition, Rufus Thomas walks away with the title. With skills honed on the tent-show circuit at the tail end of American minstrelsy, Thomas became the perfect showman: a ribald comic, able dancer, and affable emcee with a natural gift for parody and musical improvisation. He was also a notable DJ for WDIA, the first successful recording artist for both Sun and Stax records, a father to three similarly musical children, and a husband for 60 years, 21 of which he spent working full-time in a textile mill, without ever missing a day.

“A Century of Funk” collects photographs, promotional items, stage costumes, and memorabilia from every facet of Thomas’ life. It kicks off Thursday, March 23rd with a reception and performance by the Stax Academy with Thomas’ youngest daughter Vaneese and a panel discussion with WDIA’s Bev Johnson.

March 23-29, 2017

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OPENING RECEPTION FOR “A CENTURY OF FUNK AT” THE STAX MUSEUM OF AMERICAN SOUL, MARCH 23RD, 7 P.M. FREE.

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Mama Gaia and Area 51 are coming to Crosstown.

Food News, p. 31

Don’t make me turn this car around — two politicians share a ride.

The Last Word, p. 39

THURSDAY March 23

FRIDAY March 24

Willy Wonka Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, 7 p.m.

Based on the Roald Dahl book about an eccentric candy factory owner.

Outlaw Street Car Reunion IV Memphis International Raceway, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

High-horsepower, small-tire drag racing. Continues through Sunday.

Young Collectors Contemporary Art Fair Clayborne Temple, 6-8 p.m.

Art fair featuring works by emerging artists.

“The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks” University Center, University of Memphis, 6 p.m.

A talk by Jeanne Theoharis challenging the myths of Parks and the civil rights movement.

Dear Diary Amurica, 6:30 p.m.

A collaboration between Spillit and Pecha Kucha during which participants share their most meaningful diary entries.

MidSouthCon Memphis Hilton, 4 p.m.

Annual fan-run pop culture convention covering sci-fi, fantasy, comics, horror, anime, and more.

Through Sunday.

“Hello My Name Is ... ” Crosstown Arts, 6:30 p.m.

Multi-media group show featuring artists’ “stories of who they are and what they’re trying to get out of life.”

Dirty Movies New Daisy, 8 p.m. $5 A Mystery Science Theater-esque evening featuring a screening of the ’80s classic Mannequin to be roasted by local comedians Benny Elbows, Jonny Bratsveen, John Hancock, and Scotty Thenuissen.

Booksigning by Greg Iles Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, noon Greg Iles signs his latest book, the third in his Natchez Burning trilogy, Mississippi Blood.

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Funky Century

Rufus Thomas

“Wars in Words”

Info Wars

By Chris Davis

The Art Museum at the University of Memphis’ latest exhibit has a clear agenda to distinguish between education and artful persuasion on a mass scale. An official description of “Wars in Words: The Art of Propaganda” speaks for itself: “Education teaches one how to think. Propaganda teaches one what to think. Information offers opportunities, while propaganda tells how we should use these opportunities. Propaganda narrows people’s views, while education broadens them. Education opens minds, while propaganda closes them; education will ultimately lead people to question the values upon which society is based, while propaganda aims to make people accept those values and act upon that acceptance.”

Though it seems to have arrived at the U of M as America is fully engaged in a conversation about what is and isn’t propaganda, “Wars in Words,” curated by U of M history student Lenora Bendall, has been in the works for a year. “It happens to be topical right now,” AMUM director Leslie Luebbers says. “Last year, it had a more abstract quality. Now people really are thinking about what they see, what they hear, and what they read. And what’s factual and what’s fake.”

Artifacts displayed in “Wars in Words” were selected from three bodies of work in AMUM’s permanent collection. The oldest examples are a selection of popular French prints from the 1830s and 1840s depicting the heroic exploits and derring-do of Napoleon I. “They were meant to raise public opinion in support of the re-establishment of the Bonaparte family,” Luebbers explains.

The exhibit also includes prints created by the USSR to encourage and shame workers to meet their quotas and artists’ prints produced in 1967 in response to the war in Vietnam.

“WARS IN WORDS: THE ART OF PROPAGANDA” AT THE ART MUSEUM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS MARCH 24TH-APRIL 29TH. OPENING RECEPTION MARCH 24TH, 4:30-7:30 P.M. FREE.

SUNDAY, March 26

TUESDAY, March 28

Cherry Blossom Food Truck Party Noon-4 p.m.

A party to welcome the season of cherry blossoms with food from Sekisui and Robata.

Louder Than Bombs Bar DKDC, 10 p.m.

A tribute band to the Smiths and Morrissey.

“1,000 Pardons: Art as Social Grace” Crosstown Arts, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Art show with 1,000 crosses for sale benefiting Advance Memphis, which strives for economic advancement in the 38126 zip code.

Through Thursday.

2nd Annual MusliMeMfest Festival Agricenter International, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Muslim-centric event designed to build ties within the community.

Includes food, arts, vendors, entertainment, and more.

Booksigning Memphis Botanic Garden, 3-5 p.m.

A crew of notable women writers discuss and sign A Second Blooming: Becoming the Women We Are Meant to Be. Among the authors: Susan Cushman, Jen Bradner, Suzanne Henley, and Ellen Morris Prewitt.

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Emma Watson (left) plays the book-loving Belle across from Dan Stevens’ Beast in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

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MUSIC by Alex Greene

Memphis Magic at SXSW Local talent shines at Austin’s annual fest.

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STOOP KIDS 9PM

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MEMPHIS FUNK-N-HORNS 10PM MARCH 25

QUILES & CLOUD 10PM MARCH 26

SARAH SIMMONS 8PM MARCH 27

JOHN PAUL KEITH & CO. 6PM MARCH 29

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olling into Austin last week for South By Southwest (SXSW) was both exotic and familiar to me. Having first played there in 1990, this year offered more than five times as many bands, with more techoriented attendees (due to the growth of the non-musical conference) and a more pronounced Memphis presence than ever.

Dead Right out of the starting gate, Austin Soldiers at saw a full slate of local favorites at The SXSW Memphis Picnic. Sponsored by the nonprofit Music Export Memphis, it featured catering by the new Austin branch of Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken, as well as the new Austin branch of the Amurica Scores of Memphians filtered into packed house. “Who else can go from Stephoto booth and “a line around the block Austin as the week wore on, from new arvie Wonder to JJ Cale at the drop of a hat?” before we opened,” according to organizer rivals China Gate to the pedigreed Tommy Sexton asked the crowd, to which McNally Elizabeth Cawein.

Stinson-led Bash & Pop, featuring homereplied, “Same station, baby! Same station.”

The crowd flooded in to see opener town guitarist extraordinaire Steve SelThe most commercially promising acts Emi Secrest, a onetimeWill Memphian now change vidge, wrapping up their Coast tour at SXSW arguably you please Memphis FunkWest n Horns to 10 pm andwere delete "W/Memphis’ Specialhip-hop living in Los Angeles, Guest who featured muchat Austin’ s Hotel Vegas on Wednesday.

The artists.

The genre is more fully embraced Eric Lewis" from JPK. admired Memphis drummer Stanley next night was capped off by rock-and-roll at SXSW than in the early days, and rapRandolph, now playing for Stevie Wonder. lifers Joecephus and the George Jonestown pers Blac Youngsta, Javar Rockamore, and One musician waxed enthusiastic about Massacre. And Saturday featured an unofDon Trip all represented the Bluff City Randoph’s playing with Secrest, noting ficial celebration of bands on the Goner well. The king had to be Yo Gotti, whose that their set pulled in the audience and label, including Memphis’ own Aquarian Thursday show had crowds crushing the “set a tone of ‘oh shit, this is good!’ for the Blood. edge of the stage, as he pounded out his day.” The show also featured Chris Milam, Bands rushed from one show to direct-message-themed hit, “Down in the Marcella and Her Lovers, Dead Soldiers, another, working themselves and crowds DM,” as well as jams from his recent White and a fervent, soulful closing set by into a sweaty furor. Truckloads of tacos Friday (CM9) album.

Southern Avenue. “It felt like being home,” and coffee and alcohol were consumed, Finally, what could better evoke said Marcella Simien. “Every guest felt that hearts and ears and minds caught in the Memphis than the unique collaboration energy, and that’s why people stuck around sonic energy. Yet amid the clamor, more known as Big Star Third? Centered on all day. It was magical.” delicate moments also thrived. Mystic original Big Star drummer Jody Stephens, Dead Soldiers, who release a new groove goddess Valerie June, now based with indie-rock luminaries such as Mitch album on March 31st, reprised their set in New York, was seemingly the toast of Easter, Chris Stamey, Mike Mills, and the next afternoon with wild abandon, the town, with massive buzz and press others trading off vocals and instruments, in songs ranging from anthemic rock to coverage celebrating her new release. supplemented with a string ensemble, the klezmer-like frenzy. Show-closer “SixCoco Hames, newcomer to Memphis via group recreates the lush and inventive teen Tons” culminated in soaring group Nashville, spun her classic pop songs with sounds of the once-obscure band’s Third/ harmonies and drummer Paul Gilliam an assist from fellow Memphis transplant Sister Lovers LP, as well as selections from leaping over his kit: One could only feel Mario Monterosso at the Merge Records earlier Big Star and Chris Bell records. for the band that had to follow them.

Day Party, and again in a midnight show Their SXSW show, in Austin’s Central Amid all this talent, foremost in my the following night. Meanwhile, Milam Presbyterian Church, was reverent mind was Cory Branan and the Low Stanenlisted cellist Elen Wroten to add unique and tragic, occurring as it did on the dards, for whom (full disclosure) I was textures to his band. Both Hames and seventh anniversary of Alex Chilton’s playing bass. A North Mississippi/MemMilam have new albums arriving soon, death. There was something magical in phis native who has recently returned to as does Shannon McNally, another local hearing Stephens’ powerful drumming Bluff City life, with a new album coming favorite based in Oxford, Mississippi. echo from the church’s arched chancel. in April, Branan led me and drummer For her appearances at SXSW, McNally His singing captured the vulnerability Shawn Zorn through one full band show assembled a dream band featuring Memof friendships formed in his teens; and per day, along with many solo sets. The phian Stephen Chopek and the remarkStamey and Mills captured the wry, highlight of the latter was his appearance able Charlie Sexton, best known for his blunt delivery of the band’s chief comat the Moody Theater (home of Ausguitar work with Bob Dylan. (Full discloposer well. Yet one could almost sense tin City Limits) for the Country Music sure #2: I joined them on keyboards at her Chilton himself, slouching in the back Awards’ Songwriter Series, where his pithy Auditorium Shores show). Her liveliest pew, making wisecracks about the gilyrics and fiery picking brought the crowd show was at Lucy’s Fried Chicken, where gantic crucifix hanging over their heads, to a standing ovation. her eclectic energy brought cheers from a wishing he could have a smoke.

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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.

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

Blues City Cafe 138 BEALE 526-3637

King’s Palace Cafe Patio 162 BEALE 521-1851

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

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Savannah Long Thursday, March 23, 6 p.m.; Overton Nation Friday, March 24, 6:30 p.m.; The Stunning Cunning Band Friday, March 24, 9 p.m.; Terry Greene Saturday, March 25, 6:30 p.m.

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Chris Gales Solo Acoustic Show Mondays-Saturdays, 12-4 p.m.; Eric Hughes Thursdays, Fridays, 5-8 p.m.; Karaoke MondaysThursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.; Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe 162 BEALE 521-1851

Big Don Valentine’s Three Piece Chicken and a Biscuit Blues Band Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Cowboy Neil Friday, March 24, 8 p.m.-midnight; North and South Band Saturday, March 25, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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Open Mic Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium 130 PEABODY PLACE 5238536

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

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123 S. MAIN AT PEABODY TROLLEY STOP 525-3655

Frank McClellan, Friends and Family Friday, March 24, 8-11 p.m.; Daddy Mack Blues Band Saturday, March 25, 8-11 p.m.

The Margins Thursday, March 23; Mighty Souls Brass Band Friday, March 24; Rickie & Aimee Variety Show vol. 3 Saturday, March 25; Louder Than Bombs (The Smiths tribute band) Sunday, March 26; Devil Train Monday, March 27; DJ Ben Bauermeister Tuesday, March 28; Sean Murphy’s 1Breath Quartet Wednesday, March 29.

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Huey’s Downtown

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Rum Boogie Cafe Young Petty Thieves Thursday, March 23, 8 p.m.-midnight; Pam and Terry Friday, March 24, 58 p.m. and Saturday, March 25, 58 p.m.; Preston Shannon Friday, March 24, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. and Saturday, March 25, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.; Sensation Band Sunday, March 26, 7-11 p.m.; Eric Hughes Band Monday, March 27, 8 p.m.-midnight; Gracie Curran Tuesday, March 28, 8 p.m.-midnight; Plantation Allstars Wednesday, March 29, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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The Silly Goose 100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

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South Main Loflin Yard 7 W. CAROLINA

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Celtic Crossing 903 S. COOPER 274-5151

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

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Ed Finney and the U of M Jazz Quartet Thursdays, 9 p.m.; Low Country Nationals Saturday, March 25, 10 p.m.; Hope Clayburn and the Soul Scrimmage Sunday, March 26, 10 p.m.; David Collins Jazz Monday, March 27, 6-9 p.m.; Justin White Mondays, 7 p.m.; Don and Wayde Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 10 p.m.

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

Shelby Forest General Store 7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

Bartlett Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center 3663 APPLING 385-6440

Willy Wonka Thursday, March 23, 7 p.m., Friday, March 24, 7 p.m., Saturday, March 25, 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 26, 2:30 p.m.

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Cordova Heartsong Church 800 HOUSTON LEVEE 755-6332

John Kilzer Live Saturday, March 25, 7-9 p.m.

1927 MADISON 726-4372

Huey’s Cordova 1771 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 754-3885

Heart Memphis Band Sunday, March 26, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Lafayette’s Music Room

T.J. Mulligan’s Cordova

2119 MADISON 207-5097

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

Minglewood Hall

8071 TRINITY 756-4480

The Southern Edition Band Tuesdays.

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Railroad Earth Wednesday, March 29.

Mortimer’s 590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

Murphy’s Paul Snowflake Taylor Wednesday, March 29, 6-8 p.m.

University of Memphis

P&H Cafe

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1589 MADISON 726-4193

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Rock Starkaraoke Fridays; Midtown Queer, Name and the Nouns Saturday, March 25; Open Mic Music with Tiffany Harmon Mondays, 9 p.m.-midnight.

The Phoenix

395 S. HIGHLAND

The Rusty Pieces Thursday, March 23, 8-10 p.m.; Bingo Featuring Sweetwater Brewery Monday, March 27, 7-9 p.m.

East Memphis

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Brookhaven Pub & Grill

Rhodes College (Evergreen)

Dantones Band Friday, March 24, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

The Phoenix Blues Jam Tuesdays, 8-11 p.m.

613 UNIVERSITY 843-3775

Women’s Chorus Concert Sunday, March 26, 3 p.m.

Charley Mac’s Six String Lovers Sunday, March 26, 8-11:30 p.m.

1880 WOLF RIVER 457-2000

Interstate 55 Sunday, March 26, 4-7 p.m.; Bluff City Soul Collective Sunday, March 26, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

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Huey’s Collierville 2130 W. POPLAR 854-4455

Lenten Midweek Worship: Music, Song, & Silence-Drawing Closer to God Wednesdays, 7-7:45 p.m.

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Trishes, Kyndle McMahan Thursday, March 23, 8 p.m.; Cranford Hollow, Ethan Willis and the Long Goners, Alec Clemmer Friday, March 24, 8 p.m.; Jungle Boogie presents On the Floor Friday, March 24, 10 p.m.-3 a.m.; Finger Trick, the Cedar Planks Saturday, March 25, 8 p.m.; Avon Dale Saturday, March 25, 9 p.m.; Dustin Kensrue, Andy Hull Sunday, March 26, 7 p.m.

Stoop Kids Thursday, March 23, 9 p.m.; Marcella Simien Trio Friday, March 24, 6:30 p.m.; Memphis Funk-N-Horns Friday, March 24, 10 p.m.; Skylar Gregg Saturday, March 25, 6:30 p.m.; Quiles & Cloud Saturday, March 25, 10 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Sarah Simmons Sunday, March 26, 8 p.m.; John Paul Keith and Co. Mondays, 6 p.m.; John Kilzer Tuesdays, 8 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle and New Orleans Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.; Parker McKay Wednesday, March 29, 5:30 p.m.; The Lucky Losers Wednesday, March 29, 8 p.m.

Tony Butler Fridays, 6-8 p.m.; Gary Keith Saturday, March 25, 12-3 p.m.; Robert Hull Sunday, March 26, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

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

T.J. Mulligan’s 1817 KIRBY 755-2481

Karaoke Tuesdays, 8 p.m.; Dantones Duo Wednesday, March 29, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

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Songwriter Night Saturdays, 5-8 p.m.

High Point Pub

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Pubapalooza with Stereo Joe Every other Wednesday, 8-11 p.m.

East Tapas and Drinks 6069 PARK 767-6002

Eddie Harris Thursdays, Fridays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Van Duren Solo Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.; Elizabeth Wise Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.

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Jack Rowell’s Celebrity Jam Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Memphis Con-

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Furious George Friday, March 24, 9 p.m.; Full Circle Saturday, March 25, 9 p.m.; Almost Famous Sunday, March 26, 5:30 p.m.; Red Letter Day Wednesday, March 29, 8 p.m.

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Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Denise & the Sofa Kings Saturday, March 25, 9:30 p.m.1:30 a.m.; Open Mic Mondays Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Live Music Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

1801 EXETER 751-7500

Jazz in the Box presents Bobby Broom, Master Jazz Guitar Series Friday, March 24, 78 and 8-9:30 p.m.; Stacey Kent Saturday, March 25, 8-10 p.m.; Masterworks 5: Orchestral Fireworks! Sunday, March 26, 2:30-4:30 p.m.; Victor Wooten Trio Wednesday, March 29, 7 p.m.

Huey’s Southwind 7825 WINCHESTER 624-8911

Nite Life Sunday, March 26, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Huey’s Germantown 7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

Soul Shockers Sunday, March 26, 8-11:30 p.m.

North Mississippi/ Tunica Huey’s Southaven 7090 MALCO, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-349-7097

The Dantones Sunday, March 26, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Raleigh Stage Stop 2951 CELA 382-1576

Blues Jam Every Thursday Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.; Johnny Bruiser & the Brawlers Friday, March 24, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Seeing Red Saturday, March 25, 9 p.m.1 a.m.; Open Mic Night and Steak Night Tuesdays, 6 p.m.midnight.

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Rick Monroe Thursday, March 23; Joe Schicke Friday, March 24; Mrs. Fletcher Reunion, HEELS, Mo Alexander Saturday, March 25; Next Big Things 9 Power Panel & Beat Battle Sunday, March 26; Keep Flying, Indeed, We Digress Monday, March 27; Crockett Hall Tuesdays with the Midtown Rhythm Section Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

RockHouse Live Midtown

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THE PINK PALACE IS OPEN!

CALENDAR of EVENTS:

March 23 - 29

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

DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS, ONGOING WEEKLY EVENTS WILL APPEAR IN THE FLYER’S ONLINE CALENDAR ONLY.

TH EAT E R

Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center

Willy Wonka, musical production by TheatreKids.

Performance are 7 p.m., Thur.-Sat., and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. www.bpacc.org. March 23-26.

3663 APPLING (385-6440).

Circuit Playhouse

The Bridges of Madison County, based on the novel about a beautiful Italian woman who married an American soldier to flee war-torn Italy. A ruggedly handsome photographer seeking direction changes her life forever. www.playhouseonthesquare. org. $25-$40. Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays, 2 p.m. Through April 9.

51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

The Evergreen Theatre

EXHIBIT Produced by Evergreen Exhibitions in collaboration with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

January 21 - May 7, 2017

Mind Games, contemporary drama using a combination of dialogue and spoken-word vignettes to tell the story of the Owens family when a family member tries to hide being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. www.innercitysouth.com. $20. Sundays, 3 p.m., Saturdays, 3 & 7 p.m., and Fridays, 7 p.m. Through April 2.

1705 POPLAR (274-7139).

Germantown Community Theatre

Violet, as a girl, Violet was struck by a wayward axe blade, leaving her with a visible scar across her face. She travels across the 1964 South toward a miracle — the healing touch of a TV evangelist that will make her beautiful. www.gctcomeplay. org. $28. Through March 26.

3037 FOREST HILL-IRENE (453-7447).

Hattiloo Theatre

Side Show, musical based on the lives of conjoined twin women, Violet and Daisy Hilton, who became famous stage performers in the 1930s.

Conflict separates the two emotionally. Heartbreak brings them together. www.theatrememphis.org. $30. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m., and Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Through April 2.

March 23-29, 2017

630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

STRAIGHT FROM LOUISIANA

RESERVE YOUR BAG!

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Galleries and gardens will be open late.

Featuring light refreshments, entertainment, and a cash bar. Free with admission. Every third Thursday, 6-8 p.m.

THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (7615250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

Artist opportunities for murals, sculptures, and more. See website for registration and more information. Ongoing.

Theatre Memphis

BY THE BAG

Art After Dark

37 S. COOPER (502-3486).

66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

CRAWFISH

CROSSTOWN ARTS, 430 N. CLEVELAND (590-9257).

Crowns the Gospel Musical, church hats become a springboard for an exploration of Black history and identity as seen through the eyes of a young Black woman who has come down South to stay with her aunt after her brother is killed in Brooklyn. www.hattiloo.org. $22-$28. Sundays, 3 p.m., Saturdays, 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Thursdays, Fridays, 7:30 p.m. Through April 2.

Lord of the Flies, based on the classic book of how human beings react when their humanity is stripped away. Adult situations advisory. www. playhouseonthesquare.org. $35-$40. Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m., and Sun., 2 p.m. Through March 26.

$2.50 LB

support their work in the 38126 community. $15 donation. Tues., March 28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Wed., March 29, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Art in the Park

Playhouse on the Square

P!NK PALACE MUSEUM

Pump Track Party at The Bikesmith, Saturday, March 25, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

TheatreWorks

Dupont Mississippi, the evil and dictatorial matriarch of the small town of Dupont, Mississippi, has died.

Meet the folks of Dupont, Mississippi, and hear their stories as to why this woman’s death is a cause for celebration. www.etcmemphistheater.com. $15. Sun., 2 p.m., and Fri., Sat., 8 p.m. Through March 26.

2085 MONROE (274-7139).

Opportunity for the Memphis community to meet student artists from Memphis College of Art and serves as an art walk in the heart of Overton Park.

Sat., March 25.

MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF ART, 1930 POPLAR (337-564-2531), WWW.MCA.EDU.

Call to Artists for UrbanArt Public Art

WWW.URBANARTCOMMISSION.ORG.

“A Century of Funk: Rufus Thomas at 100”

Special exhibit opening reception celebrating the late Memphis music icon. Live music by the Stax Music Academy. Free. Thurs., March 23, 7 p.m.

STAX MUSEUM OF AMERICAN SOUL MUSIC, 926 E. MCLEMORE (261-6338), WWW.STAXMUSEUM.COM.

Crosstown Arts Digital Lab

Six-station computer lab supports Memphis’ creative community by providing artists and musicians full access to industry-standard art- and musicmaking technology. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., and Fridays, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

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

Hello Holland: 23,000 Spring Bulbs Photo Contest

Winners will be selected from certain categories who have posted photos on social media with the hashtag #dixonblooms. Through April 29.

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

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

North Light Gallery

“Hello My Name Is …”

295 HIGHWAY 7 N (662-259-0094).

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

Artist reception for “North Light’s 3D Sculpture,” exhibition featuring artists Earl Dismuke, Bill Beckwith, and Seth Thibodaux in conjunction with the YAC Art Crawl. Tues., March 28, 6 p.m.

Exhibition by artists from multiple states share stories of who they are and what they’re trying to get out of life. Fri., March 24, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Jazz-A-Fire OTH E R A R T H A P P E N I N G S

“1,000 Pardons: Art as Social Grace” Evening sale on Thursday will feature artist talk.

The show will benefit Advance Memphis and

Performances and bring your own instrument to join. $12. Last Sunday of every month, 4-7 p.m.

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

Kudzu Playhouse Scholarships

Two awards are available to graduating high school seniors, as well as current and rising college freshmen and sophomores. Applications available on website. Through April 1.

WWW.KUDZUPLAYERS.COM.

Paint for Pits Party

Enjoy drinks and snacks while painting pottery to support Passion for Pits Rescue. $40. Sun., March 26, 3-6 p.m.

SEIZE THE CLAY, 3084 POPLAR (323-2933).

Small Shop Saturday

Featuring a weekly local vendor in the tap room.

Meet the artist and learn about their craft. Saturdays, 1-4 p.m.

GHOST RIVER BREWING, 827 S. MAIN (278-0087), WWW.GHOSTRIVERBREWING.COM.

Young Collectors Contemporary Art Fair

Artist-centric art fair offering an engaging environment in which to discover emerging artists, become educated on collecting, and purchase the most compelling contemporary art being produced today. $20-$50. Thurs., March 23, 6-8 p.m., Fri., March 24, 5-9 p.m., Sat., March 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sun., March 26, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

CLAYBORN TEMPLE, 294 HERNANDO, WWW.YOUNGCOLLECTORSCONTEMPORARY.COM.

DAN C E

Riverdance: The 20th Anniversary World Tour

Combined talents of the performers propel Irish dancing and music into the present day, capturing the imagination of audiences across all ages and cultures in a blend of dance, music, and song. $30$85. Fri., March 24, 8-10:30 p.m., Sat., March 25, 2-4:30 & 8-10:30 p.m., and Sun., March 26, 1-3:30 & 8-10:30 p.m.

THE ORPHEUM, 203 S. MAIN (525-3000), WWW.ORPHEUM-MEMPHIS.COM.

C O M E DY

Collierville First Baptist Church

Flat-Out Funny!, Christian comedian Anita Renfroe performs as part of a 20-city tour benefiting Prison Fellowship International, helping to rescue children of prisoners overseas. (703-481-0000), www.pfi.org. $15-$30. Fri., March 24, 7-10 p.m.

830 NEW BYHALIA (853-2668).

The Cove

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

2559 BROAD (730-0719).

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MOONSHINE

BALL

Where Do We Go from Here?

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

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9:00 am BREAKFAST and TEACH-IN/ TRAINING SESSION Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church. 70 North Bellevue Boulevard. Free register at http://conta.cc/2mpkruc.

SLICK RICK

Rev. Dr. William Barber II

98.9 THE VIBE’S BIRTHDAY BASH WITH SPECIAL GUEST AL KAPONE

Facilitator and Speaker: Rev. Dr. William Barber II, leader of Moral Mondays and NAACP in North Carolina.

6:01 COMMEMORATION National Civil Rights Museum 450 Mulberry Street Featuring the changing of the balcony wreath, guest speakers, musical tributes, a Pledge for Peace and moment of silence at 6:01pm.

Dr. Gwendolyn E. Boyd

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gwendolyn E. Boyd, a dynamic and relevant leader, prolific motivational speaker, powerful preacher and prominent advocate for STEM.

JAYE HAMMER & DENISE LASALLE APRIL 22

*On this Tuesday, the Museum is OPEN, but admission is not included with the Commemoration event, which is free and open to the public.

Rain location: Hooks Hyde Hall.

Visit mlk50.civilrightsmuseum.org

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT TICKETMASTER.COM OR BY CALLING 1-800-745-3000.

450 MULBERRY | MEMPHIS, TN 38103

CIVILRIGHTSMUSEUM.ORG

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12 noon PUBLIC RALLY Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church

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B O O KS I G N I N G S

Memphis Made Brewing Company

Booksigning by Greg Hunt

Drafts and Laughs XI, wellcrafted beer and well-crafted comedy. (207-5343). $2. Thurs., March 23, 8:30-9:45 p.m.

768 S. COOPER (207-5343).

New Daisy Theatre

Dirty Movies presents Mannequin, comedians pay homage by getting too drunk and making fun of a horrible movie.

This month we sacrifice Mannequin. Joining Damnit Scotty and Reverend John Hancock will be Doug Gillon, Benny Elbows, Ross Turner, and Jonny Bratsveen. $5. Fri., March 24, 8-11 p.m.

330 BEALE (525-8981).

P&H Cafe

Open Mic Comedy, Thursdays, 9 p.m.

1532 MADISON (726-0906).

PO ET RY/ S PO K E N WOR D

Amurica World Headquarters

Dear Diary, witness the third installment of Spillit’s collaboration with Crosstown Arts: Pecha Kucha Night as presenters bust out their old diaries from childhood and adolescence and share golden entries. www.crosstownarts.org.

Thurs., March 23, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

410 CLEVELAND.

Panel series that addresses how policy affects our food system, addressing topics such as sustainable agriculture, land use and access, farm to school and child nutrition, and food access and security. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. Through March 30.

Author reads and signs The Carroll Farm Fight. Thurs., March 23, 5:30 p.m.

BURKE’S BOOK STORE, 936 S. COOPER (278-7484), WWW.BURKESBOOKS.COM.

Booksigning by Greg Iles Author reads and signs copies of the final book in Natchez Burning trilogy, Mississippi Blood.

Fri., March 24, noon.

(443-7623), WWW.MEMPHISTILTH.ORG.

“Cultivating Compassion Through Mindfulness”

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

Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn will speak in McNeill Concert Hall (613 University Street) on Wednesday and in Hardie Auditorium on Thursday for a day-long symposium on compassionate practices in education. Wed., March 29, 7 p.m.

Booksigning by Susan Cushman, Jen Bradner, Suzanne Henley, Ellen Morris Prewitt, and Sally Thomason

Authors read, discuss, and sign A Second Blooming: Becoming the Women We Are Meant to Be. $20. Sun., March 26, 3-5 p.m.

MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (576-4125), WWW.MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

LECTU R E / S P EA K E R

“America Needs a Basic Income”

Professor Karl Widerquist of Georgetown University will discuss the concept of a “basic income” and why Americans need it. Free. Sun., March 26, 1:30-3 p.m.

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

people, and history. Mon., 7 p.m.

Through March 27.

Conversations about Local Food Policy

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

Shelby Farms 10th Anniversary Party, Saturday, March 25, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Baldwin Now Symposium Dwight McBride, Professor of African American Studies, English & Performance Studies at Northwestern University, delivers keynote address celebrating life and legacy of writer and social critic James Baldwin.

Wed., March 29, 6 p.m.

RHODES COLLEGE, MCCALLUM BALLROOM OF THE BRYAN CAMPUS LIFE CENTER, 2000 N. PARKWAY (843-3000), WWW.RHODES.EDU.

Business Briefing on Business Financial Strategies

James Whiteman, a financial advisor from Shoemaker Financial Advisors, speaks on topic to help business owners identify goals and objectives, in Halle Room.

Register online. Fri., March 24, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

LUCIUS E. & ELSIE C. BURCH JR. LIBRARY, 501 POPLAR VIEW, COLLIERVILLE (457-2600), WWW.COLLIERVILLELIBRARY.ORG.

“The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks: Challenging the Myths of Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement in the Age of Black Lives Matter”

Dr. Jeanne Theoharis will examine Rosa Parks’ “life history of being rebellious,” in the process challenging many of the myths of Parks and the civil rights movement in circulation today.

Free. Thurs., March 23, 6 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, UNIVERSITY CENTER, 255 UNIVERSITY CENTER, PARIS THEATER, WWW.MEMPHIS.EDU.

A Seat at the Table Women’s Brunch

“Why Justice Is Foundational to Christianity, Islam, and Judaism”

Rabbi Greenstein with Reverend Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery and Dr. Yasir Qadhi will discuss their shared commitment to social justice issues. Mon., March 27, 7-8:30 p.m.

TEMPLE ISRAEL, 1376 E. MASSEY (761-3130).

Landmarks in Memphis Music

HOWARD HALL, 2282 MADISON.

This year’s Memphis Heritage’s Preservation Series focuses on music-rich buildings,

Panel of women in various educational sectors in the Memphis community will speak, including Dr. Sharron Griffin, Chantavia Burton, Dr. Sheena Hanserd, , and Dr. LaShundra Richmond.

Sat., March 25, 4 p.m.

ANOTHER BROKEN EGG CAFE, 6063 PARK AVE (729-7020).

Speaker Series

Featuring Dr. Omid Safi, director of the Islamic Studies Center at Duke University, author, and professor. A reception and book signing will follow. free. Thurs., March 23, 7-8 p.m.

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Join us as we celebrate two commonly appreciated Southern traditions:

A JURIED FINE ARTS FESTIVAL

Featuring artists from across America, Weekend live music and includes SANTÉ SOUTH children’s art WINE FESTIVAL activities. & OBO TANDEM RALLY 800-468-6078 RidgelandArtsFest.com Renaissance at Colony Park

Hearty food & distilled spirits.

M I S S I S S I P P I

We’ll be bringing together a variety of Memphis’ best restaurants and an array of distilled spirits brands as we savor a night of bacon, BBQ, and all the good things that come from old oak barrels!

SPONSORED BY:

PRE SENTED BY:

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

VISIT MEMPHISBACONANDBOURBON.COM FOR MORE INFO!

THIS IS A 21+ EVENT.

• Phentermine, Adipex, others meds available • B-12, Lipo, and Vitachrom shots! ($10, $25, $35) • Free shot for new patients on first visit!

• Walk-Ins welcome!

Open Monday through Saturday

NEW PATIENT SPECIAL! $60 for visit, 30-day supply of Phentermine and a B-12 shot (or Lipo or VitaChrom — you choose.)

1660 Bonnie Lane • Cordova TN • cordovamedical.com

MON, WED, FRI: 8-3:30 • TUES, THUR: 9-5:30 • CLOSED WEEKDAYS 11:30-1:00 • SAT: 9-1:30

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HALLORAN CENTRE AT THE ORPHEUM

TICKETS: 901-525-3000 ORPHEUM-MEMPHIS.COM

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• $70 covers office visit and 30-day supply of Phentermine

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C O N F E R E N C E S/ C O NVE NTI O N S

ACE Awareness: Building Strong Brains Together Conference Early childhood educators, program administrators, social workers, psychologists, infant mental health professionals, child and family advocates, students, and researchers explore the latest research. $45, $80 two days. Fri., March 24, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sat., March 25, 8:45 a.m.-3 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, FOGELMAN EXECUTIVE CENTER, 330 INNOVATION, WWW.MEMPHIS.EDU.

Born 2 Win Community Summit

Summit and panel discussion providing awareness, resources, networking for survivors, advocates, service providers, business owners, faith-based organizations, religious leaders, and those looking for support. Free. Mon., March 27, 6:30-9 p.m.

THE GREAT HALL AND CONFERENCE CENTER, 1900 S. GERMANTOWN (6507410), WWW.BORN2WINTHEMOVEMENT.COM.

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Featuring diverse fan interest including science fiction, fantasy, science, comics, horror, education, costuming, anime, and gaming. Charity auction and vendors. For more information, visit website. Fri.-Sun., Mar. 24-25.

AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (452-2151), MUSLIMSINMEMPHIS.ORG/EVENTS/ MUSLIMEMFEST/.

S PO R TS / F IT N E S S

2017 BCSA Skills Clinic

MEMPHIS HILTON, 939 RIDGE LAKE (684-6664), WWW.MIDSOUTHCON.ORG.

Basic hitting and fielding skills will be reviewed by Tonya Shropshire. All skill levels welcome. Sun., March 26, 1-4 p.m.

TO U R S

WILLOW PARK, 4815 WILLOW, WWW.MEMPHISGAYSPORTS.COM.

Old Forest Hike

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

OVERTON PARK, OFF POPLAR (276-1387).

E X P OS / S A LES

2017 Bartlett Business Expo

Fri., March 24, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

BARTLETT RECREATION CENTER, 7700 FLAHERTY PLACE (385-6470), WWW.BARTLETTCHAMBER.ORG.

F ES TI VA LS

2nd Annual MusliMeMfest Festival

Celebration of the community to enrich the human experience and foster an interest in building bridges and strengthening relationships between the diverse peoples of Memphis and Shelby County. Free. Sat., March 25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Dash for DisABILITY 5K

In honor of National Disability Awareness Month, show your support of Harwood and kids with special needs by participating in the Harwood Dash. Fri., March 24, 7-8:30 p.m.

COOPER-YOUNG DISTRICT, CORNER OF COOPER AND YOUNG, HTTPS:// HARWOOD5K.RACESONLINE.COM/ HOME.

Go Ape Treetop Adventure

Course in Shelby Farms Park open for its second season.

Ongoing.

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

Iron Tigers Spring Weightlifting Meet

Qualifying competition for the 2017 USA National Weightlifting Championships. Lifters are required to have a USA Weightlifting membership, proof of membership required.

Sat., March 25, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Mind Games at the Evergreen Theatre, Sundays, 3 p.m., Saturdays, 3 and 7 p.m., and Fridays, 7 p.m. Through April 2.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS FIELDHOUSE, 495 ZACH CURLIN.

LIERVILLE (457-2601), WWW.COLLIERVILLELIBRARY.ORG.

Pump Track Party

HELP4TNDAY

THE BIKESMITH, 509 N HOLLYWOOD (871-2453), WWW.BIKESMITHTRUCK.COM.

WWW.JUSTICEFORALLTN.COM/ HELP4TNDAY.

Family-friendly event featuring free Mempops and free pump track rides, DJ Witnesse, and StickEm food truck. Sat., March 25, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

M E ETI NGS

AARP Tax Assistance

Trained volunteers from AARP will provide free e-file tax assistance in the Halle Room. Sign up with an AARP volunteer upon arrival. Special consideration will be given to those over 60 with low-to-medium incomes. Tuesdays. Through April 11.

LUCIUS E. & ELSIE C. BURCH JR. LIBRARY, 501 POPLAR VIEW, COL-

Free legal clinics and counseling for Tennessee residents. See website for more information including locations and specific dates. March 23-April 30.

discount for children registered

by March 31. Offering full- and half-day options for six weeklong sessions beginning June 5. Preview Day, April 1. Scholarships available. See website for more information and registration.

Through May 4.

MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF ART, 1930 POPLAR (272-5100), WWW.MCA.EDU.

Storytime

Free. Tuesdays, Saturdays, 1111:30 a.m. Through March 31.

KIDS

PRIZM Camp Registration

Visit website for more information and registration for June Music Camp & International Chamber Music Festival. $375$700. Through May 15.

WWW.PRIZMENSEMBLE.COM.

Registration for Memphis College of Art Summer Art Camp For children ages 3-18 featuring

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

S P EC IA L EVE NTS

94th Lenten Preaching Series and Waffle Shop

Serving up all traditional favorites, including homemade waffles, salads, and daily specials benefiting support outreach

Hep C

March 23-29, 2017

Screen $50

FREE IUDs

CHO CES

Memphis Center for Reproductive Health

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CALENDAR: MARCH 23 - 29 ministries across the city of Memphis. See website for lecture schedule. Through April 2.

Mama Gaia Ribbon Cutting

Pokemon. $30 members, $45 nonmembers. Tues., March 28, 6-8 p.m.

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

SEARS CROSSTOWN, N. CLEVELAND AT NORTH PARKWAY, WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

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

One of the most dynamic and complex forces shaping our planet. See website for show schedule. Ongoing.

Bring It Food Hub: Spring 2017 Produce Subscription Signups

FI LM

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

“Back to the Moon for Good”

Fifty years ago the U.S. was in a heated race to the moon. This program reflects on that legacy and looks to the future, motivated by the Google XPRIZE. $7. Through June 2.

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

Birthday Party for the Park

Celebrating the 10th anniversary with free food, programs, and fun. Sat., March 25, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

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

WWW.SHELBYFARMS.ORG.

Extreme Deep: Mission into the Abyss

Sat., March 25, 9:30 a.m.

Sign up for service, Mar. 21-May 12. See website for more information. Through May 12.

WWW.BRINGITFOODHUB.COM.

The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism

Metropolitan Opera 2017: Idomeneo Sat., March 25, 11:55 a.m., and Wed., March 29, 6:30 p.m.

Tues., March 28, 7 p.m.

Spring Chef’s Tasting

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

Tues., March 28.

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

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

Cinderella

Vine to Wine: Kon-Nichi-Wine!

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

MindGamers: One Thousand Minds

Saturdays, Sundays, 4 p.m. Through March 31.

Celebrate cherry blossoms, sake, plum wines, and all things Japanese. Experience the culture of Japan with tasty samplings and displays and learn about

Extreme Weather

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Noir Fashion Week

Five days of beauty, fashion, and cultural events celebrating Black-owned beauty and fashion businesses. Saturday’s held at the historic National Civil Rights Museum. Sunday’s Kids’ Show held at the Kroc Center. $15-$65. Thurs., March 23, 7-9 p.m., Fri., March 24, 8 p.m.-midnight, Sat., March 25, 7-11 p.m., and Sun., March 26, 5-7 p.m.

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Litanies and Laments: A Lenten Concert

Organist Dr. Scott Elsholz and Italian bass Emanuele Nocco present a Lenten concert with a program including organ and vocal works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Barber, Marcel Dupré, and Jehan Alain. Free. Thurs., March 23, 7:30-8:30 p.m.

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s a tourist on the Dickinson Delta Musical Expedition, the decision of where to stop on your journey will be a difficult one. Baylor University?

East Memphis? Muscle Shoals? West Memphis? Miami? Hollywood? Where will you climb out of that “canaryyellow Ford Torino with racing stripes, a full race cam, and three on the tree” to walk around and stretch your legs a bit?

Linger. Take in the sights. But get ready to move again, because your road map is Jim Dickinson’s longawaited memoir I’m Just Dead, I’m Not Gone (University Press of Mississippi; with Ernest Suarez), and it is a Benzedrine-fueled romp with one hell of a soundtrack.

I first came to know of Dickinson as the pianist on “Wild Horses” off the Rolling Stones’ 1971 album Sticky Fingers. I knew that he produced The Replacements’ 1987 album Pleased to Meet Me at Ardent Studios.

But I knew little else until I jumped on the ride that is this book.

Though he was born in Little Rock and grew up mostly in the Berclair and East Memphis neighborhoods of Memphis, Dickinson’s musical journey took him through the dusty notes of Texas blues as a student at Baylor where his interests lay in the theater arts, in drugs and alcohol, and in chasing down the ghosts of heroes and legends such as Blind Lemon Jefferson.

“There was no doorway to the past,” he writes. “No Rosetta Stone to unlock the blues’ secrets.” Yet, it was in chasing those specters that he came to know himself and what it was he was passionate about.

He spent his formative years in Texas and at then-Memphis State University avoiding the Vietnam draft and honing a craft he wasn’t yet sure how to utilize.

Like so many young men and hopeful musicians from his era, it was a folksy Jewish boy from Minnesota who would turn Dickinson’s world on end. Bob Dylan completed what Elvis Presley, Little Richard, and Furry Lewis had begun. His education began in earnest at places such as the Plantation Inn in West Memphis and even closer

to home. “I discovered a burgeoning bohemian scene at the Cottage Coffee House in Midtown. The Cottage served coffee, featured poetry readings, and flamenco guitar music. There was a chess game in the corner. It was a great place to hang.”

Dickinson’s book is a history of white-boy blues, folk, and rock-and-roll in Memphis. He paid his dues at the Cottage Coffee House, the OSO, and the Bitter Lemon and spending time with other misfits at Beatnik Manor. He conceived of the Memphis Folk Festival and the Memphis Country Blues Festival, both at the Overton Park Shell.

He made his bones recording with Larry Raspberry and the Gentrys at Chips Moman’s American Sound Studios. It was the gig that opened his eyes to the possibility (the magic) of producing records. His big break came as a producer at Criteria Studios in Miami for Atlantic Records. It was there that he put together the house band the Dixie Flyers and recorded such acts as Aretha Franklin, Delaney & Bonnie, Sam the Sham, and Carmen McRae alongside industry legends Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd.

Dickinson would later return to Memphis, where he was most at home, with jaunts to Los Angeles and New York as his talents were needed.

What we learn from the journey is that it isn’t so much the locations but the people who populate them. This singer/ songwriter/producer/misfit knew everybody, and if you recognize half of the names, then you’re probably in the book as well. A companion tome with bios and discographies of all the names Dickinson drops would serve the reader well. But no matter how many colleagues and compatriots he mentions, there’s one that’s the most important and that shines through chapter after chapter: Mary Lindsay, his wife and partner in crime.

Their marriage was the one adventure that ever really mattered to him.

The adventure ends too soon.

Dickinson died in 2009 at the age of 67 following triple bypass surgery. With him, he took a wealth of music history and knowledge, but what he left — the music, the stories, the rambling good times — will keep us entertained forever.

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Speaking of fresh, homemade, and locally sourced, imagine if it was ice cream.

That’s what recent entrepreneurs Steve and Karin Cubbage were thinking when they decided to go out on their own and develop their own business.

“We were in the casino business, and they downsized and got rid of my position,” Steve, who was in marketing in Lula, Mississippi, says. “We didn’t want to move our kids, and we thought if we didn’t open our own business now, we were probably never going to.”

After tossing around some ideas, one morning Karin said, “What about ice cream?” and Area 51 Ice Cream was born.

The couple opened their first shop close to three years ago in Hernando at 117 W. Commerce and have met with great success. So much so, that they’re expanding. To Crosstown Concourse.

Using only the freshest ingredients and local when available and making everything by hand, the duo offer unique flavors such as Mexican Hot Chocolate and Snickerdoodle.

And when they say Snickerdoodle, they mean Karin is in the kitchen making Snickerdoodle cookies from scratch to add to the ice cream.

The same goes for chocolate chips — made from scratch — or brownies or chocolate sauce or carrot cake.

“Our goal was always to offer something unique and high-end,” Steve says. “We make sure we use high-quality ingredients, and we don’t freeze anything.

“We get as many comments on social media about the quality of our service as

we do the ice cream,” Steve continues.

He says this business model fits seamlessly with that of the Crosstown Concourse building.

“It’s an experiential thing,” he says. “It’s a historic building full of great people making connections there. It’s a more organic experience, which fits in well with us. We are part of a community.”

Area 51 Ice Cream will be located in the middle atrium in a 600-square-foot space with some seating in the shop and additional cafe-style seating outside of the space. They plan on offering 12 flavors every day with daily updates of what they are serving posted on their Facebook page.

They hope to open in May, but plans are still being negotiated.

“This is going to be really cool, and it’s very exciting,” Steve says.

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Philipp says he and his wife got the idea after his wife turned vegan when Lyme disease had taken control of her life.

“She loved to play tennis, but after playing for five minutes, she was done,” Philipp says. “She changed her diet significantly, turned vegan, and only bought organic foods. She changed some other things, too, but diet was one of the main factors so that now she can play tennis for hours.”

They found the food landscape in Memphis didn’t offer many options for the two, so they did a lot of cooking at home.

The German couple have lived in Memphis for five years after living in Seattle and Europe. Philipp says he wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.

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Mama Gaia, a startup organic vegetarian restaurant, will hold a ribbon-cutting on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. near the west atrium of the muchanticipated renovation project, Crosstown Concourse.

“We couldn’t imagine a better place to do this,” Philipp von HoltzendorffFehling, who designed the restaurant with his wife, Cru Peri, says. “We heard they were restoring the building, and at some point we took a tour. Then we heard the philosophy and mission, and we felt a connection. It is such a great fit.”

Mama Gaia, which means “Mother Earth” in Greek, will be a fast-casual restaurant that serves locally sourced vegetarian cuisine at an affordable price and in a timely manner.

“It’s deliciously prepared, delivered in a reasonable time frame, and is affordable,” Philipp says. “That’s not out there and it is hard to do, but we’ve worked through all of that for a very long time.”

They will offer five different flavors of pitas, such as antipasti, mushroom and quinoa, or Asian, some of which can also be turned into salads and some of which can be converted into quinoa bowls.

They will also serve petizzas — miniature pizzas, using the same ingredients.

Baked potato fries — nothing is fried — soups, side salads, organic sodas, homemade green tea lemonade, coldpressed juices, homemade chai tea, and coffee are some of the other offerings.

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f you’re like me, you went through a balsamic vinegar phase soon after you “discovered” it.

Venturing beyond its traditional habitat in the salad bowl or drizzled on the occasional strawberry, you poured it on rice, added it to your favorite pickle recipe, and perhaps even used it in a stir-fry.

In my case, at any point where the bite of a little acid was needed, I went with balsamic, until I was pretty much sick of it. Balsamic vinegar is not mayonnaise, I realized. It does not make everything taste better. There are places where the fruity, syrupy sweetness and wine-like complexity is too cloying, heavy, and distracting.

There are dishes that we do not want to taste like balsamic, and you have to pick your spots. Perhaps your balsamic phase ended with a similar resolution.

More recently I’ve become enamored with an offshoot of balsamic vinegar that’s a lot more versatile and a lot harder to overdo. For years, it went by the name white balsamic vinegar, as it’s made with similar ingredients.

Due to some legal constraints that I’ll discuss in a moment, it’s no longer available as white balsamic but can be found under the names white Modena vinegar or white Italian condiment.

Whatever you call it, many enthusiasts consider it simply to be an alternative to traditional red balsamic vinegar for those times when you want that sweet, tangy, balsamic-y complexity without the dark red color. But that simple distinction ignores the fact that the differences in flavor are significant.

It’s brighter, with more tang, and with less heavy sweetness and a lighter finish. Unlike its darker cousin, white balsamic vinegar won’t hijack the flavor of your meal and is content playing a supporting role. It’s also tremendously versatile, and even if you don’t love it enough to add to your A-list of condiments, it can be used in a pinch to substitute variously for rice vinegar, white wine vinegar, sherry vinegar, and even champagne vinegar. It’s near-impossible to confuse with its red cousin, even with your eyes closed.

The name “white balsamic” is no longer permitted in order to protect the “DOP” status of red, or true balsamic.

DOP stands for Denominazione di Origine Protetta, which translates to Protected Designation of Origin. It can be found affixed to some of Italy’s

finest and most celebrated foods, including cheese, extra-virgin olive oil, wine, prosciutto — even pesto.

Not all of these products get this designation by any means, not even the ones from Italy. Only the ones made with ingredients local to where the finished product was produced and processed with rigid adherence to traditional production practices. The DOP designation marks many products imported to the United States, so if you’re in the market for an Italian product and see that one of the options has the DOP designation, then your choice just became much easier.

Wine makers in Modena have been making balsamic vinegar for about 1,000 years, via a process similar to that of making wine. It’s made from white trebbiano grapes from the EmiliaRomagna region.

The grapes are pressed into “must,” which is a mixture of grape juice and the leftover skins, seeds, and stems from the grape clusters. The must is simmered for hours, during which time it caramelizes, darkens, and thickens. The syrup that results is aged in barrels of oak, cherry, chestnut, mulberry, juniper, and other types of wood. Often it’s more than one type of wood per batch.

The word “balsam” refers to a sticky resin that leaks out of cut trees and is used in perfume and other aromatic products, and these various types of woods help to explain why. Twelve-year -old balsamic vinegar is the standard, though it’s possible to find bottles that have been aged 20 years or longer.

If you get your hands on some aged balsamic, it really is a treasure. A few drops, not nearly enough to add any significant amount of acid, will add untold levels of aromatic fruity complexity to a dish.

The white version is much more of a common man’s vinegar and isn’t available in DOP versions. With that being said, if I had to choose just one for my pantry, I would choose the lighter.

Its production begins with the must of those same trebbiano grapes, but in this case, white wine vinegar is added.

The resulting mixture is cooked at a low temperature to ensure it doesn’t caramelize or darken. It is sometimes aged in oak, other times in stainless

steel, but never for more than a year.

White Italian condiment doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but it’s a name worth getting used to, along with white Modena vinegar, if you want to acquire some. In the privacy of your own home, you can call it what you wish. And whatever you call it, you should definitely use it.

While balsamic vinegar draws all the attention to itself, its lighter cousin does the opposite, so you won’t find dishes built around it. It’s a laborer in the kitchen and does a great job on many fronts. You can deglaze with it or add it to marinades and even pickles.

I’ve written before about thin-sliced onions languishing in a white Italian condiment bath before being added to salads, and I stand behind that tactic. I’m also quite enthusiastic about drizzling some on my avocado toast, with olive oil, onion, and tomato. Here are a few more recipe ideas.

In my home, our biggest use for white Italian condiment is in salad dressing. We do a mixture of 3 parts olive oil and 1 part vinegar, with the vinegar portion consisting of equal parts cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar, and white Italian condiment, with soy sauce to taste (optional). The pairing of three vinegars, two of which having balsamic tendencies, adds a sparkling depth to the dressing. Redundancy, at least in the context of food, can be a very good thing.

And finally, a simple, Italian-style roasted red pepper snack: Halve and de-seed some red bell peppers, and broil until the skin browns and blisters.

Place in a paper bag and let them cool for about 10 minutes. Remove the skins, slice into bite-size pieces, and toss with olive oil, fresh-pressed garlic, capers, and white Italian condiment.

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he subject of Italian wines always puts me back at Pete & Sam’s over on Park, inevitably two tables over from a quartet of priests gathered around their veal parmigiano and one of those grass-wrapped bottles of Chianti. Even at 10 years old, I knew — through a friend whose parents had emigrated from Spain — that the stuff was just awful. Although, at the time, I was under the impression that priests could do some wild stuff with wine, so I couldn’t be too sure.

This wasn’t always the case. Back in 1726, the Grand Duke of Tuscany issued a proclamation restricting the use of the name Chianti and setting a geographical boundary to keep the style’s integrity. Two hundred years later, the stuff was widely known for being just awful. The region’s growers thought this was being uncharitable as the sangiovese grape just needed to lie for a time. I don’t mean three or four years, but something a little more generational.

In 1967, the Italian government stepped in to regulate the process, but that only codified Chianti’s wimpy, acidic badness. So awful was the wine’s reputation that it triggered something of a laid-back revolution among Italy’s more ambitious wine makers — called the Super Tuscan movement. Basically, they completely ignored government regulations regarding styles and regions. One man heavily credited with inspiring the revival of Italian wines was actually born in Minnesota.

The son of Italian immigrants, Robert Mondavi established the first major American post-prohibition winery in 1966, after leaving the family winery due to a fight with his brother. The irony of Mondavi’s place in the rebirth of Italian wines is that he himself had his epiphany while touring France — and he wondered if he could achieve Old World quality with modern technology. Conventional wisdom said no.

This, of course, had the predictable effect on an American-born child of immigrants. Not only did he bring respect to New World wines, he inadvertently turned Old World winemaking on its head. Italian winemakers traveled from the old country to his winery to study and work with him. These days Tuscany is as dotted with Mondavi alumni as Napa Valley.

Officially, these “Super Tuscans” were classified as vini da tavola — a sort of nondescript peasant wine.

Eventually, reality set in that all the better wines were the ones that ran afoul of regulations, so the government relaxed the rules. With the freedom to do it right, many of these winemakers began making a new and improved Chianti. Which is the long way of saying that Chianti, and Italian wines in general, have in a lot of ways outgrown the reputations held by earlier vintages.

I picked up a Chianti Classico as well as one of those unmistakable grasswrapped bottles.

Being a supporter of recycling, I figured I could always find a U of M student to jam a candle in the kitchy decanter … or turn it into a bong. The style, then and now, is still primarily the sangiovese grape. Or perhaps overwhelmingly is the better word. Gone is the wimpy-yet-astringent quality of old for a full-frontal assault by a wall of grape jam, with hints of more of the same. Not for me, really — but the Italians design their wine to go with a meal, and that does make a difference.

There is a certain harmony embodied in “what grows together goes together.” If you are at Pete & Sam’s sitting over a plate of pasta with red sauce or veal parmigiano, that overpowering jamminess gets cut drastically. You don’t even need a priest, really. Neither food nor wine seems quite as overpowering as before. Nor is it particularly quiet. The experience is big, loud, boisterous, and fun. Which is as good a description as any of the meals I’ve had at Pete & Sam’s.

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FILM REVIEW By Chris McCoy

Beast Mode Emma Watson romances a man-buffalo in Disney’s remake of Beauty and the Beast.

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isney’s 1991 production of Beauty and the Beast was a success by any measure. It was a huge box-office hit, earning 16 times its budget, a fact made even more remarkable because it was an animated musical with an original score. Those songs, including classics “Be Our Guest” and “Beauty and the Beast,” swept the musical categories at the Academy Awards. But one scene in particular stands out as historic. When Belle and the Beast waltz together for the first time, the camera swooped and soared through the beautiful, cavernous ballroom with a freedom never before seen in animation. The ballroom was modeled by a computer in 3D, using techniques and technology developed by Pixar, which at that time was a technology company started by Steve Jobs. The scene signaled a seismic shift in animation away from hand-drawn images to increasingly sophisticated computer renderings. Four years later, Pixar’s first feature, Toy Story, which was entirely 3D-rendered, closed the door on the classical

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Emma Watson (left) plays Belle opposite a motion-captured Beast, voiced by Dan Stevens, in Disney’s live-action remake of the classic animated musical. era of animation.

In a way, Disney has come full circle with its “liveaction” remake of Beauty and the Beast. I used the quotes because there is very little in this beast that hasn’t felt the touch of the cursor on a monitor in California. The CGI modeling techniques introduced in 1991 have become so sophisticated that they are virtually indistinguishable from “live-action” images.

The production’s most astonishing accomplishment is Cogsworth, the fussy old head of the Beast’s household who has been transformed by the Enchantress into an ornate clock. Voiced by Ian McKellen, the incredibly

detailed creation features layers upon layers of moving clockwork, and yet has enough expression and movement to do physical comedy with Lumière, the enchanted candelabrum voiced by Ewan McGregor.

Cogsworth is just one element in a rush of onscreen visual wonders, and it would be easy to miss his awesomeness. And that’s the biggest problem with this Beauty and the Beast — if I had to choose one word to describe the movie, it would be “cluttered.” The 1991 version often exploded into a riot of movement, especially in the centerpiece “Be Our Guest” dinner party sequence, but the minor abstractions introduced by traditional animation tempered the visual impact of those sequences. This time around, when the army of china comes whizzing at you, they’re fully rendered plates glinting in meticulously modeled candlelight.

Beauty and the Beast is a frequently beautiful film, but it’s also sometimes hard to watch.

Fortunately, Emma Watson’s Belle is never hard to watch. Of the group of exceptional actors who came out of the Harry Potter franchise, Watson is the most talented. For the generation who grew up with her as “The Brightest Witch of Her Age,” she has come to represent millennial feminism. She’s the perfect choice for the live-action adaptation of the heroine who inspires the simple townspeople of her not-very-French village to sing “what a puzzle to us is Belle.” Seeing as she was about 18 months old when the original movie came out, she likely grew up watching the cartoon version of the bookish commoner who is ultimately wooed by the size of the Beast’s library. Her singing voice, while not the equal of Paige O’Hara’s work in the

FILM REVIEW By Chris McCoy original, is more than adequate to the task. She commands the screen without ever really seeming to break a sweat.

Watson’s Beast is Dan Stevens, who gets considerably more screen time in this version of the story, which leans heavily on the Broadway adaptation.

His shutter-rattling, no doubt enhanced baritone serves to flesh out the motioncaptured character. Even better is Luke Evans as the anitheroically square-jawed Gaston. He is the very picture of toxic masculinity, ready to go full demagogue at the drop of a hat and lead the torchwaving visitors to go all Frankenstein on the Beast.

Much better than last year’s Jungle Book remake, Beauty and the Beast almost justifies the enormous expense poured into it. It reinforces the contention that Disney is the only

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THE LAST WORD

Something magical happened in our federal government last week. Huffington Post said it “will make you believe in politics again.” Time called it “The Future of Bipartisanship.”

The story got national coverage, but it might have been overshadowed. It easily could have been buried under some unfounded wiretapping allegations, defunded meals for homebound seniors, or the threat of nuclear war with North Korea. Every day is a new adventure, after all. Last Tuesday, while America was waiting for Rachel Maddow to freakin’ hurry up with the tax returns before the popcorn runs out, two congressmen from Texas did something Democrats and Republicans just don’t do anymore.

They rode in a car together.

When their flights to Washington were canceled, El Paso Democrat Beto O’Rourke and San Antonio Republican Will Hurd rented a Chevy Impala and hit the road for a “Congressional Cannonball Run.” The pair streamed the trip on Facebook Live and Periscope, answering constituents’ questions and taking song requests. They ordered drive-thru Whataburger. They spent the night in Tennessee’s beautiful Ninth District and stopped at a fine donut establishment called Gibson’s. They were greeted with Texas flags when they arrived at the Capitol, just in time to vote. Later they cosponsored each other’s bills and even exchanged gifts! Gifts! Between a Republican and a Democrat! Can you believe it?

During the 1,600-mile drive, they “came to some common ground,” O’Rourke told NPR. After bonding over their shared love of velociraptors and John Stamos, they turned to each other and asked, “Did we just become best friends?” Hold on, maybe that was Step Brothers. But you do have to admit this sounds an awful lot like a buddy comedy.

You’re allowed to roll your eyes if, like many of us, you’ve survived a work trip with someone you hated. But this is where we are now. Is it comforting to know that, in these polarizing times, two men from opposing parties can set aside their differences long enough to enjoy a nice long drive? Or is it depressing that elected officials have to be stuck in a Chevy Impala together for 30 hours to prove they can agree on things? No matter where your politics lie, I think we can all agree this is an opportunity for some fun #democracy #content.

Imagine if the boring old presidential debate format — the podiums, the goofy backdrop, the moderators — were replaced by a cross-country road trip.

“Uber Presents: The 2020 Constituent Carpool Presented by Facebook.” Candidates would drive together from California to Maine, along the way picking up constituents with questions. Viewers at home could submit questions via Facebook Live. Not only would we learn more about candidates’ policy ideas, we’d find out things that really tell you what you need to know, like what music they listen to and who drives like a jerk. Bernie Sanders seems like a guy who would stay in the left lane the entire time. Ted Cruz definitely wouldn’t use turn signals. He would probably hog the stereo, too. “Driver’s choice!” And then, when he’s riding shotgun: “Focus on the road! I’ll man the tunes!”

A road trip would really spice up confirmation hearings.

Load some senators into an SUV, and watch democracy work. “Well, Betsy DeVos did bring some pretty good snacks.

However … her answers proved that she doesn’t know anything about education. Also she doesn’t know the words to ‘99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall,’ and that’s the real dealbreaker.” Jeff Sessions and Al Franken in a car together. Think about it.

C-SPAN could expand its programming and appeal to a broader audience with a new game show, Don’t Make Me Turn This Car Around. It’s like Cash Cab but with legislators.

“After the break, the final question. Will Mitch McConnell and Elizabeth Warren split the grand prize? Or will they … turn this car around?” Spoiler alert: They turn the car around because Mitch won’t answer the question until the people have their say.

The politicians-in-cars concept could pick up speed locally, too. Surely Nashville has enough pedal taverns to accommodate the entire Tennessee legislature, though Mae Beavers would certainly object. County commissioners could bond in the early morning mess on I-40. Maybe the school board can meet in a school bus. Who wouldn’t want to see two City Council members ride a tandem bike across the Big River Crossing?

Forget reaching across the aisle. America, it’s time to reach for the wheel.

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