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OUR 1468TH ISSUE 04.13.17 If you’re reading this column online, your Internet Service Provider (ISP) has a record of it. In fact, they have a record of every phone call you make, every time you order something on Amazon — every website you visit, in fact — even those naughty ones you don’t want to talk about.

Until last Monday, that information was considered yours. It was private. The ISPs couldn’t use it, share it, or, most importantly, sell it. Now, thanks to our “small government” Republican overlords in Congress and President Donald “Leaks!”

Trump, your ISP can sell any of your information to anyone they please.

Yes, Google and Facebook have been selling your information for years. That’s why when you browse shoes on Zappos.com, those same shoes start appearing on every website you visit. The difference is that you can avoid tracking by Facebook and Google, either by avoiding their services or by deleting the “cookies” they leave on your computers and cellphones.

This new rollback is a big step beyond that, because you can’t avoid using an ISP provider to get online. The legislation overturns an FCC rule that required ISPs to get permission before selling their customers’ online information to advertisers.

No longer. Verizon, Comcast, AT&T, and other communications giants now own you — and they will sell you.

If you click on a site that, say, rates SUVs, you can expect to start getting emails, online ads, and other communications from auto dealers. If you browse Memphis Animal Services pups online, expect to start hearing from pet stores or Purina Dog Chow. Your online activities are no longer even remotely private.

The vote on this bill went on a strictly party-line basis. Democrats opposed it.

The Republicans and the president thought it was a great idea to allow corporations to sell our privacy. Why would they do this? Come on, you know the drill by now. Let me quote the ever-useful-idiot Sean Spicer: “The bill was part of a larger effort to fight Washington red tape that stifles American innovation, job creation, and economic growth.”

In other words, they were lobbied by the communications industry, which stands to make billions of fresh money using their new “market” — you. And the real beauty of this deal? You pay them hundreds of dollars a year for the privilege of invading your privacy.

We’re all students at Trump University now. And how do you like your steaks?

Well done, I hope. Because we are being served up on a platter.

The next move — which is already underway — will be to revoke the FCC’s law of “net neutrality,” which forces ISPs to allow all websites the same accessibility to their service. In other words, they can’t favor one website over another when it comes to Internet speed or access. When net neutrality goes away, the ISPs will be able to charge websites for better access — basically allowing some sites to be reached more easily than others. And they could, and probably will, start charging you N E WS & O P I N I O N more for access to certain sites. What a NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 4 country! Everything is for sale.

THE FLY-BY - 5 It’s part of a trend, of course. Trump POLITICS - 7 and the Republicans have been rolling EDITORIAL - 8 back one “job killing” regulation after VIEWPOINT - 9 another with lightning speed — halting COVER — “GRIND’S LAST STAND” scientific studies, stifling medical

BY KEVIN LIPE - 10 research, shutting down consumer STE P P I N’ O UT protections — and putting our water, WE RECOMMEND - 14 our air, our national parks, our wildlife, MUSIC - 16 our schools, our prisons, and our public AFTER DARK - 18 safety in the hands of corporations.

SPECIAL SECTION: FAIRS My favorite GOP move from & FESTIVALS - 21 CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 30 last week was the overturning of an THEATER - 36 oppressive law that banned baiting BAR REPORT - 38 bears and shooting them from the air.

SPIRITS - 41 For jobs, right?

FILM - 42 We’re all bears, now.

C LAS S I F I E D S - 44 Bruce VanWyngarden LAST WORD - 47 brucev@memphisflyer.com

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N E V E R E N D I N G E LV I S “Elvis has been working miracles and earning rave reviews down under,” according to a widely circulated story.

“His whole behavior has changed.

For us at home, we haven’t been worried about how he’s doing here at hospital. We know this music has brought a lot of happiness while he’s been here. It’s just a huge change in his behavior, and he’s been dancing around the ward since it’s been happening.” — Trish Scerri explaining how her father, an Australian dementia patient given to anger and agitation, turns into a calm, cool, funk machine whenever the hospital plays Presley’s music.

NEWS WEEK Truth is stranger and sadder than fiction. April 7, 2017 will be forever remembered as the day when reporter Phil Stukenborg, recently laid off by The Commercial Appeal, broke news that the Memphis Open professional tennis tournament was relocating to Long Island using a cutting-edge digital news platform known as Google Docs.

On that very same day the recently downsized CA teased a sports story about the Memphis Grizzlies, and their star player Pau (not Marc!) Gasol. Marc’s brother Pau hasn’t played for the Grizzlies since 2008. We can understand how this might be confusing for copy editors located elsewhere in the Gannett empire, since they’re both tall, bearded Spaniards, right?

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Body cams, a dog park, and a hippo Cop complaints fall, city plans Mud Island dog park, and a hippo was born at the Memphis Zoo. shrink.

The task force, comprised of city and county officials, has studied certain areas for months and announced its findings Thursday.

Those areas were selected because they weren’t heavily populated, were hard to cover with city services, or their residents had asked to be de-annexed.

MPD complaints way down Civilian complaints against Memphis Police Department officers have fallen about 75 percent since the department rolled out its body-worn camera program, a fact that was set for review during Tuesday’s Memphis City Council meeting.

“Off the top of their head, everyone can probably think of two reasons why that might be the case,” said council member Worth Morgan. “One is the officers are behaving better, and two is that the citizens are behaving better as well.”

Council members were also slated to discuss the city’s process for issuing protest permits. Getting one now requires 14 business days’ notice, but Morgan said he wanted to know if that is “the best we can do.”

A new dog park, bigger Spanish Park?

City officials hope to open a new dog park on Mud Island and to expand Spanish War Memorial Park in Midtown.

City council members were set to review both plans Tuesday. The dog park is planned for the corner of Island Drive and A.W. Willis Bridge at a cost of more than $475,000.

Spanish War Memorial Park, which is close to CooperYoung at the corner of East Parkway and Central, could add about 1.4 acres of land. The strip of land is already used as a makeshift entrance to the park, and council members will consider buying it from Union Pacific Railroad at a cost of $170,000.

CA employees reapply for jobs Employees in The Commercial Appeal’s advertising department were asked to reapply for their jobs.

Memphis Newspaper Guild president Daniel Connolly said no other departments at the Memphis daily newspaper were affected, only advertising. Employees there were to turn in resumes for those jobs last week.

The move came a little more than a week after Gannett Co. Inc., the company which has owned the paper for about a year, cut 20 employees from the CA’s newsroom.

Build frenzy on the way?

Developers want to put a hotel on Beale Street, two townhouse subdivisions in the South End, and a hotel near Wolfchase Mall.

A Mississippi group has planned a six-story, 101-room Best Western on a vacant lot across the street from Robert Church Park.

One developer wants to build 30 town homes, and another wants to build a subdivision with 18 townhomes, all in the exploding South End district.

A Florida company wants to build a four-story, 100-room Courtyard Marriott just east of the Woflchase Galleria mall.

All of these projects will be reviewed at city hall next month.

Some may vote to leave Memphis South Cordova, Rocky Point, Southwind, Windyke, Riverbottoms, Eads, and parts of Frayser should all be considered for de-annexation, according to a task force studying how Memphis could — and maybe should —

“Awww” of the week The hippopotamus family at the Memphis zoo just got a little bit larger. A 76-pound female calf was born to Binti, one of the zoo’s female Nile hippos. The calf, who has yet to be named, made her debut at the zoo last week.

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Bike lanes could return to Riverside this fall, and city officials, bicycle enthusiasts and, yes, some neighbors believe the new design for the lanes will be more successful than a controversial pilot project there in 2013.

City officials announced last month that they plan to repave Riverside. The project would include re-striping the street to include bike lanes that would allow a mile-and-a-half-long bike ride from Big River Crossing to Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid.

The proposed design would cut one lane of car traffic from each side of the median, making the outside lanes protected for cyclists.

A pilot project added bike lanes on Riverside from June 2013 to May 2014.

In its design, car traffic was pushed to the two eastern lanes. The two western lanes were for cyclists and pedestrians.

The pilot was meant to help the public envision what Riverside could be, but it served to show city officials what the public did not want.

Many were unhappy with the exclusion of a left turning lane into Tom Lee Park, which caused traffic to back up.

Many were also frustrated that the design didn’t give a space for vehicles to pull over in case of emergencies.

Nicholas Oyler, Bikeway and Pedestrian Program Manager for the City of Memphis, says those concerns are mitigated in the proposed design.

“We expect people to be much happier because, after hearing many valid complaints, we considered them when conceiving the new design,” Oyler said.

A left turning lane near the Tom Lee Park entrance has been added, and bike lanes can double as a shoulder for emergency stops for cars and lanes for emergency vehicles, Oyler said.

The new plan for bike lanes on Riverside The project is also expected to slow traffic. Oyler said Riverside is now “like an autobahn,” with drivers routinely driving 10 miles over the speed limit.

Car accidents were higher then normal during the pilot, Oyler said, due largely to the fact that car traffic was not separated. The existing median will separate car traffic in the new design, lowering the number of accidents, Oyler said.

Another goal of the project is to improve accessibility and connectivity to attractions like the Big River Crossing and Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid.

“Having more bike lanes attracts millennials to the city and keeps them here,” said Don Williams, president of the South Main Neighborhood Association.

“People have got to have a way to get places, and bike lanes are the perfect way to do that.”

Williams said the pilot design “was a bit much, too far in the other direction.”

The new proposal is “a happy medium that will make bikers happy and not slow down traffic.”

Sylvia Crum, executive director of Revolutions Bicycle Cooperative, said the new design shows that city officials listened to the public.

“The Mississippi River is a great resource and attraction, but the road has to be safe in order to get there and enjoy it,” Crum said.

The Division of Engineering wants the public to have the final say in whether or not the Riverside plan, and nine other proposals, are implemented. They’ve posted an online survey to receive feedback that will remain open through April 17th.

POLITICS By Jackson Baker

District 95 Showdown Ten aspirants for the state House seat vacated by Mark Lovell turn up for a TNA forum. session resolution, but members’ initial intent to appoint an anti-voucher interim state Rep was shelved when Republican commissioners, with an assist from two GOP-leaning Democrats, balked at a campaign by east Shelby County Democrats to get one of their own appointed via the commission’s formal 7-6 Democratic majority.

If the Kelsey bill, authorizing a “pilot program” of 5,000 private-school vouchers for selected students at low-performing public schools in the Shelby County Schools district, doesn’t make it this year, it will almost certainly be back up next year. With the exception of voucher supporters Loynachan and Patton, the candidates at last week’s forum either waffled on the issue or opposed it outright.

The same pattern asserted itself on the issue of a bill enabling urban de-annexations, which a state Senate committee had decided, that very day, to put off for a year. This time the confirmed adherents of the bill were Loynachan and Tomasik, with Ashworth leaning to Yes.

Loynachan and Tomasik were the definite No votes against revisiting some variant of Governor Bill Haslam’s Insure Tennessee proposal for TennCare (Medicaid) expansion under the still-standing Affordable Care Act. Vaughan was dubious, characterizing Obamacare as “so last week.” Patton, however, had a convincing reason to be on board: “My sister’s a registered nurse, sitting in the second row, and she informs me I need to be pro.”

A majority of the candidates also tended to favor some version of Haslam’s “Improve Act” proposal for a $10 billion rehab of the state’s infrastructure and roadways, financed by an increase in the gasoline tax while being offset to some degree by a series of tax reductions elsewhere. But Vaughan and Tomasik were concerned about the remaining tax burden, Ashworth saw “no compelling reason” for the gas tax, and lawyer Horner said she’d rather keep on paying her professional privilege tax, slated for relief, than “see the gas tax imposed on people who can’t afford it.”

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All 10 of the candidates who qualified for a June 15th special election showed up to pitch their credentials for the 2017-18 legislative session at a forum at Collierville High School.

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The failure of the Shelby County Commission to appoint a successor to Mark Lovell, forced in February to resign his seat as state Representative in House District 95 amid allegations of sexual indiscretions, means no one will represent the district, based in Collierville, Germantown, and Eads, as the Tennessee General Assembly winds down its work this month.

But all 10 of the candidates who qualified for a June 15th special election showed up to pitch their credentials for the 2017-18 legislative session at a Tuesday night forum at Collierville High School last week, sponsored by the Tennessee Nurses Association.

Three of them are sure to make it to the general election: trial lawyer Julie Byrd Ashworth, unopposed in the special Democratic primary of April 27th, as well as Robert Schutt and Jim Tomasik, both on the ballot as independents. Schutt, a recent Vanderbilt graduate, is a novice making his first race; Tomasik, a declared Libertarian, is a veteran of several runs for office and numerous activist causes, including the current de-annexation movement.

There are seven Republicans in the race: lawyer Joseph Aaron Crone; Gail W. Horner, also an attorney; sales representative Curtis D. Loynachan; Missy Marshall, a veteran of numerous appointed positions in state government, most of them in connection with health-related issues; Billy Patton, computer executive and Collierville alderman; Frank Uhlhorn, a small business owner and longtime Germantown alderman; and Kevin Vaughan, an engineer, real estate broker, and Collierville School Board member.

The bad news for those seven is that only one of them will survive as the winner of the special Republican primary, also held on April 27th; the good news is that, on the basis of the District’s established GOP voting habits, the winner of that primary will no doubt be favored in the general election.

That well-known Republican tilt figured indirectly in a kerfuffle that resulted in the County Commission’s recent defaulting on the opportunity to appoint an interim District 95 state Representative to serve out the current legislative session.

The commission had voted unanimously to oppose a school-vouchers bill by state Senator Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) that is moving toward a late-

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For some time now, there have been legal restrictions on the purchase of epinephrine products, which, under such brand names as Sudafed, were long used freely by sufferers from sinus conditions and colds to eliminate nasal congestion. But, as chronic sniffle victims know well, to buy such a product now requires purchasers to sign a register form at the desk of their pharmacy, thereby to ensure that they are not buying in quantity. The reason is that law enforcement agencies tracking the scourge of illegal methamphetamine long ago discerned that large quantities of store-bought epinephrine were used to mass-produce that drug on the black market.

So are we now going to have to apply similar safeguards on the purchase of oil filters at auto parts stores? We ask after apprising ourselves of testimony from state Representative Tilman Goins (R-Morristown) in the course of arguing his bill (HB 11) to eliminate state restrictions on the purchase of silencers for firearms. Responding to a challenge from Representative Bill Beck (D-Nashville) in the House Civil Justice subcommittee last week, Goins said that, after all, a shooter could get the same effect by choosing to “screw an oil filter on the end of your gun.” That, said Goins, “works as well, if not better, than available silencers in the market today.”

The far-fetched sound of that was nothing, however, compared to Goins’ disingenuous argument that passage of his bill would leave in place significant federal restrictions on the sale of silencers, including a $200 tax and provisions for a background check that could last for as long as a year. All HB 11 would do, he said, was to “[put] Tennessee in a position where we are deferring to the federal government.”

But Goins would concede, under questioning, that legislation similar to his own is afoot in the U.S. Congress.

It would eliminate such special restrictions, leaving the purchase of a silencer (a.k.a. “suppressor”) in “the same category as a rifle or a shotgun.”

Beck literally threw up his hands as he evoked the image of James Bond and of “endless” state legislation on “guns and exploding ammunition.” He asked: “What do we need silencers for?” And Goins answered that, among other advantages, the din of firing-range floors could be reduced, and deer hunters would be better enabled to hear their prey.

Representative Martin Daniel (R-Knoxville) asked the obvious: Wasn’t one of the reasons for the general ban on silencers the simple self-protective one that the sound of discharged weaponry served as an “alert” for law enforcement and ordinary citizens alike? Ah, but there remained a modicum of sound, even with the use of suppressors, said Goins, who went on to argue that “animals are bothered” by the sound of unmitigated firearm use.

We are not making up any of this — nor the fact that the Goins bill went on to be handily approved by the subcommittee.

It was scheduled for action by the full Civil Justice Committee this week. An identical Senate version has already passed that body by a vote of 28 to 1.

The formal title of the legislation? “The Tennessee Hearing Protection Act.” Beck was wrong. This is not James Bond. It’s Alice in Wonderland.

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the most horrific choice of my life. I chose to end my wanted pregnancy.

Just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse, it did. At 18½ weeks, I was unable to end my pregnancy in my own state. I was too far along to get services at Planned Parenthood, and the hospitals here denied my request.

My husband and I were forced to travel to Illinois for our abortion. We were surrounded by a medical team we had never met in a city that wasn’t home.

On the worst day of my life, I couldn’t even sleep in my own bed. I had never given much thought to the antiabortion or pro-choice stance until Tennessee’s existing laws failed me, leaving me feeling alone, scared, and, quite frankly, angry.

On the worst day of my life, I couldn’t even sleep in my own bed.

I had never given much thought to the anti-abortion or pro-choice stance until Tennessee’s existing laws failed me, leaving me feeling alone, scared, and, quite frankly, angry.

As Grace’s mother, ensuring she felt absolutely no pain was my No. 1 priority. I remember telling my doctor that I didn’t care what pain I had to endure, as long as Grace felt nothing.

My doctor reassured me that the nervous system does not develop until the 24th week of pregnancy. I chose to end my pregnancy via a D&E, which would require me and my daughter to be under full anesthesia. I would feel absolutely nothing and wake up in a recovery room, and my daughter would feel absolutely nothing and wake up in heaven.

It’s already extremely difficult — in my case impossible — for Tennessee women to obtain adequate medical care in our home state. It is cruel to make painful situations like mine even harder.

Only 1 percent of all abortions occur after 21 weeks, and most, like mine, are medically indicated. Lawmakers should not impose political agendas on my family and my health.

Hadleigh Tweedall is a Tennessee resident who recently appeared before the state Senate regarding Senate Bill 1180.

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Senate Bill 1180 would restrict abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy in Tennessee. As someone who found herself needing a second-trimester abortion, I want to share my story in the hopes that readers and politicians will think twice about this bill.

In 2016, a little after my son turned 1, my husband and I decided we were ready to grow our family. We got pregnant right away, which sadly ended in a miscarriage. Six months later, we were pregnant again and beyond excited that God had given us a second chance to grow our family.

My pregnancy was progressing perfectly. I had made it past the first trimester and into the “safe zone.” My belly was growing bigger each day, and I started feeling those faint little flutters.

We took family maternity pictures to announce our pregnancy to friends and family on our Christmas card.

Everything was perfect … until it wasn’t.

At 13 weeks, we elected to take a very expensive test — many women can’t afford it — that can only be taken after 10 weeks of pregnancy. At 15 weeks, we found out that our baby had Down syndrome and that we were having a little girl whom we named Grace, meaning “gift from God.” To confirm the diagnosis, our doctor told us to get an amniocentesis. I wanted to have the test immediately, but it was mid-December and offices were booked and then closed for the holidays.

When I finally got an appointment, I was already at 17 weeks.

The test revealed that our baby not only had Down syndrome but also non-immune hydrops. This meant that our daughter was filling with fluid, and her organs were shutting down one by one. Specialists told us it was medically impossible for Grace to survive longer than a few weeks.

I am a Christian and I believe in miracles, but I also trust modern medicine. I could not stand the thought of my daughter suffering in the one place she should feel safest. I could not bond with her longer and watch my belly grow even bigger, only to say our inevitable goodbye.

I could not labor for hours to deliver our dead daughter.

My doctor warned me that waiting until she passed on her own increased my risk of infection, hemorrhaging, and even death. I didn’t want to take that risk. I still had the responsibility of being a mother to my son and a wife to my husband. Suddenly I was faced with

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Grind’s Last Stand IT’S THE GRIZZLIES AGAINST THE SPURS AGAIN IN THE PLAYOFFS.

WHAT’S DIFFERENT THIS TIME?

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his is not the season the Grizzlies thought they’d have, for better or for worse. In their first year under new head coach David Fizdale, and the first with big free-agent signing Chandler Parsons on the roster, it was expected that they’d have some bumps in the road. A transition to a new era and style of Grizzlies basketball was going to take time, and patience.

Instead, Parsons never really played a meaningful minute, forcing the Grizzlies back into the mode in which they’ve operated since 2010–11, when the “Core Four” of Mike Conley, Marc Gasol, Tony Allen, and Zach Randolph took to the floor for the first time together and beat the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs in six games. There are new wrinkles — Randolph now comes off the bench in place of starter JaMychal Green; Gasol now shoots threepointers and carries more of the load on offense; Conley, armed with a $150 million max contract, seems to be able to score 30 points at will — but the basics are still there: a reliance on Conley, Randolph, and Gasol for scoring, on Allen and Gasol for defense, and a wing rotation of veterans that’s just barely this side of replacement level. Their continuity is their curse.

In this season of déjà vu, it comes as no surprise that the Grizzlies are now set to face the Spurs in the first round for the second year in a row and for the fourth time in seven postseasons. The Spurs are different now, led by Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge, but they’re still “The Spurs,” a basketball leviathan, and it’s unclear whether they’re set to struggle with the Grizzlies as they did in the regular season (the two teams split the season series) or whether they’re just waiting for the right moment to unleash the same sort of unbeatable game plan they’ve deployed against the Griz in years past.

the Spurs have a higher gear to go. They’ve been a bit of a mess this year at times, and Tony Parker has been noticeably hobbled by age for the first time.

While Leonard still has the ability to wreak havoc on the Grizzlies on both ends of the floor, the Spurs’ other primary weapon is Aldridge, who Gasol, Randolph, and Green can probably defend well. It’s a better matchup than it appears.

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There are reasons to believe that things could go the Grizzlies’ way this postseason. For one, for the first time, they’ve prioritized rest and recovery for their most important players. Neither Conley nor Gasol even played in the 2016 series. Conley broke his back earlier in the season, and Gasol recently missed time with a sprained foot, but there’s no lingering, “just gotta play through it” injury as was the case in 2015, and no one is fresh off a long layoff, as was the case in 2014 when Gasol was still very limited by an MCL sprain. This is truly the first year since 2013 that the Grizzlies’ “Big Three” of 10 Conley/Randolph/Gasol are all healthy. (Nevermind Parsons in this equation; for our purposes he might

as well not be on the team.)

The Grizzlies are a better offensive team this year, when shots are falling. Gasol’s three-point shooting, combined with bigger offensive output from Conley and Vince Carter and newcomer shooter Troy Daniels, mean they’re a little more versatile, even though for the season they’re really no better or worse than any other year of the Grit & Grind era.

The other good news is that it’s not a given that

None of that means anything if the Grizzlies’ defense, which hasn’t been what it used to be, can’t handle the Spurs’ ball movement. As has been the case since 2011, the Grizzlies are vulnerable to teams that shoot well from outside, and they’ve never ironed out the wrinkles in Fizdale’s new scheme that would let them prevent some of those problems.

Allen, let it be said, has not been the consistent force on defense that he’s been in years past, gambling for steals more often and failing to deny the ball to his man quite as much. That in itself isn’t surprising; Allen’s defensive gifts have always relied on his ability to get through screens and to move laterally at unreal speeds, and, as he ages, there’s no way to avoid the loss of speed over time. But with Gasol not quite as “there” defensively (especially after the All-Star break), Allen’s gambles leave the Grizzlies far more susceptible to the weak-side three-pointer than they should be. And Allen’s still the best perimeter defender on the team. Guys like James Ennis, Carter, and Andrew Harrison just aren’t on that level, and sharpshooter Troy Daniels is such a poor defender that it cost him minutes at points this year.

The other bad news is that without Parsons in the mix on offense, the Grizzlies still depend so much on action inside the paint that the Spurs could probably pack the lane with four guys on every possession, especially when Randolph is on the court. Since he bullied Antonio McDyess into retirement in 2011, the Spurs have always had an answer for Randolph, and even in their slightly diminished state — bringing Pau Gasol and David Lee off the bench—I don’t see any real reason to think Randolph has an advantage over the Spurs’ bigs that he didn’t have previously.

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The Memphis Grizzlies “Core Four” (from left to right) — Mike Conley, Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph, and Tony Allen continued from page 10 possible that next year’s team could be different.

For one, with next year’s salary cap projections falling to around $100 million, they don’t have a lot of room to make moves this offseason. Green is a restricted free agent and will almost certainly draw a $10M/year offer sheet from some other

team that the Griz will then have the option to match. Randolph and Allen are both free agents this summer. Randolph’s offensive output has been invaluable to the second unit this year — he’s been a strong candidate for Sixth Man of the Year — but Allen’s defense and rebounding have kept the Grizzlies alive at times (though they’ve also been admittedly subpar at others).

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The problem with putting things on a credit card is that eventually the bill comes due. The Grizzlies have a crop of young players; they have three guys (Conley, Gasol, and Parsons) on max deals; and they have some veterans whose time may have come (Randolph, Allen, and Carter). With the space they have left, how much sense does it make for them to run it back yet another time? How content are

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In this season of déjà vu, it comes as no surprise that the Grizzlies are now set to face the Spurs in the first round for the second year in a row and for the fourth time in seven postseasons. can shore up the wing rotation and run it back one more year even if he can’t? Those are all questions that will start to be asked whenever the season inevitably ends. If the Grizzlies can stave off that end a little longer, they may be able to defer those payments another year. If they’re handled by the Spurs without offering up much resistance, it may be time to start asking the tough questions now, before time and the relentless improvement of the rest of the Western Conference force the issue.

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they with being a perennial 6th or 7th seed? At what point does the wave of the last few seasons inevitably crash on the beach?

It could be this summer. The raw truth is that Conley and Gasol will never be more valuable as trade assets. How the Spurs series (and thus the rest of the Grizzlies’ postseason, if there’s going to be a “rest”) goes will probably determine the conversations happening inside the organization this summer. Are they confident that Parsons will recover enough to be a meaningful contributor from opening night next year? Do they think they

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The Wiseguys

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The Wiseguys improv comedy troupe hosts the longest-running comedy show in Memphis. Sort of.

“Well — that’s kind of a joke,” says the troupe’s founder Joe Leibovich in his characteristic deadpan. While the description is technically accurate, the comedians only started using it in their marketing when their good friends in FreakEngine ended a stunning 18-year run in 2015. This week, the title goes up for grabs once again because The Wiseguys — Memphis’ OGs of theater games — reach the end of their own impressive 15-year journey.

“Well, we’re not really going away,” Leibovich further clarifies, in spite of this week’s big farewell show. Turns out, the troupe that’s been reliably serving up monthly doses of “comedy you can’t refuse,” since 2005, is only ending its run of regularly scheduled shows at Midtown’s Cafe Eclectic. “We’ll probably still do a couple of shows a year,” Leibovich says noncommittally.

The Wiseguys started performing at Bonkerz, a comedy club located in Bally’s Casino in Tunica. They eventually moved to Zinnie’s Full Moon Club before taking up residence at Cafe Eclectic. They have also performed in driveways and were once hired to play a private birthday party show between two pool tables at the Fox & Hound. Several members of the company contributed to The Memphis Flyer’s Fly on the Wall blog, writing Onion-style parodies about everything from Big Star fans to the little-known fact that City Council member Janis Fullilove is actually a sentient swarm of bees. The company’s alum — some of whom will be returning for the “final” show — include professional clowns, comics, and comedy writers.

“What’s been most rewarding about this whole thing, we’ve had over 35 people from the beginning to now, I’d like to think everybody who’s come through has had a positive experience, and it’s meant something,” Leibovich says. “It’s certainly meant something to me to work with and foster such a large group of talented, great people.”

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The Curvy Social Playhouse on the Square, 6-9 p.m., $35 Event uplifting full-figured women benefiting the Mirror Me Foundation.

Beer Flights and Cake The Casual Pint, 7-9 p.m.

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RiffTrax Live: Samurai Cop Malco Paradiso, 7 p.m.

Screening of this 1989 film with commentary from the RiffTrax crew.

Spring Awakening Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis, 7:30 p.m. $20 Coming-of-age rock musical.

Larry the Cable Guy and Jeff Foxworthy FedExForum, 7:30 p.m.

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Thunder from Down Under Horseshoe Casino, 8 p.m., $49 Featuring the hunkiest hunks from Australia.

The Glass Menagerie Germantown Community Theatre, 8 p.m., $24 Tennessee Williams’ play about a family living in a St. Louis tenement in the 1930s.

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The Reich Stuff

By Chris Davis

Merwin Foard’s been on the road with The Sound of Music for 16 (going on 17) months.

The veteran of Broadway’s The Addams Family and Beauty and the Beast has brought the frequently revived musical to “54 or 55” cities now, but his enthusiasm for the restored script and cinematically imagined touring production remains undiminished.

“And I’m really looking forward to coming back to Memphis,” he says. “I haven’t been in Memphis since I toured with Richard Harris back in the mid-’80s in a production of Camelot.”

Foard’s been around. He’s also an actor whose vocal stylings you’ve probably heard, even if you’ve never seen him live on stage. As a voice actor, he’s taken ensemble roles in the animated film versions of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pocahontas, and a number of other Disney musicals. He was working with the Broadway production of Aladdin when he found out Jack O’Brien, the Tony-winning director of Hairspray was staging an ambitious tour of The Sound of Music with restored dialog that’s not been heard since the popular 1959 show’s earliest runs.

Set on the eve of Austria’s annexation into Nazi Germany and based on true stories of Maria von Trapp and the Trapp Family Singers, The Sound of Music tells the story of a society in the midst of rapid and uncertain change. Foard takes on the pivotal role of Max Detweiler, the opportunistic charmer who helps Maria and the children escape.

“I think he’s very affluent in his own mind,” Foard says of Max. “He’s got one good suit, not any good shoes. He knows rich people and likes rubbing elbows with politicos. He has a kind of made-up title he probably gave himself, was probably in the local government, and is just trying to see how how he might elevate himself with this new regime that may or may not be coming into Austria.”

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Condomonium Playhouse on the Square, 7-10 p.m., pay your age Annual fashion show featuring clothing and accessories made from condoms. Benefiting Choices.

Time Warp Drive-in Summer 4 Drive-in, dusk, $10 Tonight’s theme is “I’m With the Band” and features This Is Spinal Tap and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.

Bacon and Bourbon Festival Memphis Farmers Market, 6-9 p.m., $35 Bacon, bourbon, what’s not to like?

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Paint the Ceiling Art & Music Show Crosstown Arts, 7-10 p.m., $10 Multi-media show celebrating the creativity of young women in Memphis. Proceeds go to Girls Inc. Leftist Comedy Night Midtown Crossing Grill, 9-11 p.m.

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Solo Survivor Ray Wylie Hubbard: Outlaw Country to Country Blues.

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he singer/songwriter genre is one we think we know well. As a friend quipped recently, “I guess it’s time to go hear a white guy with an acoustic guitar sing about his feelings.” But the genre cliches don’t apply when it comes to veteran songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard.

Gaining notoriety over 40 years ago when he penned “Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother” — a sardonic character study, now ranked among the top 100 country songs by Rolling Stone magazine — Hubbard was instantly recognized as a writer of humor and wit, often grouped with the “outlaws” who were redefining country music at the time. But while the humor and wit are still very much with him, Hubbard’s sound has grown in unpredictable ways.

“I started off in folk music,” Hubbard told me. “Then there was that whole outlaw, progressive country sound.

Then the movie Urban Cowboy came along and just screwed everything up, and it wasn’t about the music, it was about the scene.”

Nonetheless, Hubbard worked in that vein well into the 1980s, in the hedonistic spirit of an outlaw troubadour. But it all came to a head when Stevie Ray Vaughan convinced him to get sober. With this sea change, he not only took to the craft of songwriting with renewed determination, he rediscovered the blues.

“Before I got clean and sober, I felt very fortunate to have seen Muddy Waters and Lightnin’ Hopkins and Mance Lipscomb over the years. But I never got into playing the guitar like that. So in my 40s, I started to really absorb those things they were doing, that dead-thumb style, that groove thing. First I learned to finger pick, then I learned open tunings, then I got a slide.” Laying dormant for a few years, Hubbard reemerged in the early 1990s, and each successive album incorporated more country blues. By the early 2000s, that sound had become deeply ingrained in his songwriting. “Right now, it’s a real good marriage,” he says, “to have that foundation in folk music, where the lyrics are important, but then to lay that over a dead-thumb, low-down groove. To have a little bit more than just ‘I woke up this morning, the blues squattin’ on my face’ kinda thing.”

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a debt to the Delta that he is quick to acknowledge. “The whole Mississippi thing, Fred McDowell, R.L. Burnside, T-Model Ford, all those cats, just — God, man!” Titles from The Ruffian’s Misfortune, from 2015, pay homage to both “Mr. Musselwhite” and Jessie Mae Hemphill, aka the She-Wolf.

“Oh God, Jessie Mae, I just adore her.

Hopefully some young person will hear that song and find her and just fall in love, like I did.”

But beyond the growing influence of the blues, in all its permutations, Hubbard’s music can’t be pinned down to a single genre. He may also dip into Appalachian folk or honky tonk, even revving up into full-on rock-and-roll.

Two tracks from 2012’s The Grifter’s Hymnal feature piano work from Ian McLagan of Small Faces fame, and, as he says, “When he started playing, I teared up. I actually started crying.”

Hubbard honored another blues-ified Brit on that record, with a cover of

Ringo Starr’s “Coochy Coochy.” When Starr heard it, as Hubbard notes, “He said, ‘The drums are good on it! How ’bout if I sing?’ So we sent him the track, and when it came back, I thought, ‘I wonder if he doubled his vocal, like the Beatles?’ — and he did!”

When he started out, Hubbard never could have predicted working with one of the Fab Four. “I was more of a desert-boot-and-corduroy kinda guy, rather than the Beatle boots, at the time.” But such were the rewards of following his own star. He has remained staunchly eclectic, especially since releasing albums on Bordello Records, managed by his wife Judy.

“She says, you write about Les Pauls or strippers or snake farms, or whatever you want, and I’ll try to sell the damn thing,” says Hubbard. “I feel very fortunate, you know, that I’m sleeping with the president of my record label.”

Ray Wylie Hubbard plays Lafayette’s Music Room on April 20th.

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The King Beez Thursdays, 5:30 p.m.; B.B. King’s All Stars Thursdays, Fridays, 8 p.m.; Will Tucker Band Fridays, Saturdays, 5 p.m.; Lisa G and Flic’s Pic’s Band Saturdays, Sundays, 12:30 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Sundays, 5 p.m.; Memphis Jones Sundays, Wednesdays 5:30 p.m.; Doc Fangaz and the Remedy Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m.

Danika and the Jeb Thursday, April 13, 6-9 p.m.; Angela Sue, Cheslock Duo Friday, April 14, 8:30-11:30 p.m.; Terry Greene Saturday, April 15, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Memphis Music Monday Third Monday of every month, 6-9 p.m.

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

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

Blues City Cafe 138 BEALE 526-3637

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

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6 p.m., and Mondays, 7 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.

Hard Rock Cafe 126 BEALE 529-0007

Kayla Walker Thursdays, 67 p.m.; Susan Marshall Fridays, Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.; Nat “King” Kerr Fridays, Saturdays, 9-10 p.m.; Susan Marshall Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m.

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

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

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

8 p.m.-midnight; Plantation Allstars Wednesday, April 19, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Rum Boogie Cafe Blues Hall 182 BEALE 528-0150

Memphis Bluesmasters Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Fridays, Saturdays, 4-8 p.m., and Sundays, 3-7 p.m.; McDaniel Band Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight, Friday, April 14, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. and Saturday, April 15, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Chic Jones and the Blues Express Saturday, April 15, 4-8 p.m.; Brian Hawkins Blues Party Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Silky O’Sullivan’s 183 BEALE 522-9596

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

New Daisy Theatre JoJo Sunday, April 16, 7 p.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe 182 BEALE 528-0150

Young Petty Thieves Thursday, April 13, 8 p.m.-midnight; Pam and Terry Friday, April 14, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Coco Montoya Friday, April 14, 9 p.m.-midnight, and Saturday, April 15, 9 p.m.midnight; Jeff Crosslin Saturday, April 15, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Eric Hughes Band Monday, April 17, 8 p.m.-midnight; Gracie Curran Tuesday, April 18,

South Main

Dirty Crow Inn 855 KENTUCKY

Bobbie & Tasha Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

Ghost River Brewing 827 S. MAIN 278-0087

531 S. MAIN 523-9754

Paul Taylor Saturday, April 15, 6-9 p.m.; Sunday Evening Slowdown with Crockett Hall & Grace Askew Sunday, April 16, 5-7:30 p.m.

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

7 W. CAROLINA

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

Electric Church Sundays, 2-4 p.m.

130 PEABODY PLACE 523-8536

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

Huey’s Downtown Bar DKDC

77 S. SECOND 527-2700

Buggaboo Sunday, April 16, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

964 S. COOPER 272-0830

Paulette’s RIVER INN, 50 HARBOR TOWN SQUARE 260-3300

Live Pianist Thursdays, 5:308:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, 5:30-9 p.m., Sundays, 11 a.m.2 p.m., and Mondays-Wednesdays, 5:30-8 p.m.

Belle Tavern

DJ Dance Music MondaysSundays, 10 p.m.

Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

Rumba Room

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

Marsha Ambrosius, Eric Benet, & Will Downing Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m.; “King of Bollywood” Mika Singh Sunday, April 16, 7 p.m.

Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library Five Fridays of Jazz Every other Friday, 6 p.m.

140 LT. GEORGE W. LEE 577-1139

The Rusty Pieces Sunday, April 16, 6-9 p.m.

Joe Nameth Thursday, April 13; Steve Selvidge Friday, April 14; Mystery Twins Saturday, April 15; Devil Train Monday, April 17; Logan Hanna Boogaloo Wednesday, April 19, 7:30 p.m.

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Purple Haze Nightclub 117 BARBORO ALLEY 249-6580

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Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight; Dantones Band Friday, April 14, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

The Peabody Hotel

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

149 UNION 529-4000

Boscos

Ingram Hill Thursday, April 13, 6-10 p.m.

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

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THE REGALIA, 6150 POPLAR 761-0990

Summer/Berclair

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

Hopped III Saturday, April 15, 12-9 p.m.

Celtic Crossing

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Mortimer’s

394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

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

The Cove 2559 BROAD 730-0719

Memphis Ukelele Meetup Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.; “The Happening” Open Songwriter Showcase Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

University of Memphis

Blind Mississippi Morris Thursday, April 13, 6-8 p.m.

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

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

Cheffie’s Cafe 483 HIGH POINT TERRACE 202-4157

Songwriter Night hosted by Leigh Ann Wilmot and Dave “The Rave” Saturdays, 5-8 p.m.

Ed Finney and the U of M Jazz Quartet Thursdays, 9 p.m.; Gentlemen Combatants Friday, April 14, 10 p.m.; The Bluff City Backsliders Saturday, April 15, 10 p.m.; David Collins Jazz Sunday, April 16, 6-9 p.m.; Justin White Mondays, 7 p.m.; Don and Wayde Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 10 p.m.

Young Petty Thieves Sunday, April 16, 8:30-11:30 p.m.

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

2 Mule Plow Sunday, April 16, 4-7 p.m.; Memphis All Stars Sunday, April 16, 8:30 p.m.midnight.

Growlers 1911 POPLAR 244-7904

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McKee, Winchester, Boswell B-Day Bash Thursday, April 13; Sibbinac, Hooliganz, Bip, Precursive Friday, April 14; Pig Star, Static Bombs Saturday, April 15; Daniel McKee, Space Truckers Sunday, April 16; DJ Kristafar Robbin Tuesday, April 18; Pint Nite featuring DJ Kristafar Robbin Tuesday, April 18; Crockett Hall Tuesdays with the Midtown Rhythm Section Tuesdays, 9 p.m.; HootenHallers, HEELS, Jocephus & the George Jonestown Massacre Wednesday, April 19.

8071 TRINITY 756-4480

The Southern Edition Band Tuesdays.

Frayser/Millington Old Millington Winery 6748 OLD MILLINGTON 873-4114

Java Trio Sunday, April 16.

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Green Trio Sunday, April 16, 47 p.m.; The Crooked Vines Sunday, April 16, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Lafayette’s Music Room 2119 MADISON 207-5097

Mason Jar Fireflies Thursday, April 13, 6 p.m.; Olivia Baker Thursday, April 13, 9 p.m.; Brennan Villines Friday, April 14, 10:30 p.m.; “Memphis Dawls” Birthday Show!

Saturday, April 15, 6:30 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Reba Russell Band Sunday, April 16, 4 p.m.; John Paul Keith and Co. Mondays, 6 p.m.; Motel Mirrors w/ special guest Giulia Millanta Monday, April 17, 6 p.m.; John Kilzer Tuesday, April 18, 7 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle and New Orleans Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.; Short in the Sleeve Wednesday, April 19, 8 p.m.

Tony Butler Fridays, 6-8 p.m.; Robert Hull Saturday, April 15, 12-3 p.m., and Sunday, April 16, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Huey’s Collierville

430 N. CLEVELAND 507-8030

1927 MADISON 726-4372

7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

2130 W. POPLAR 854-4455

Paint the Ceiling Art & Music Show Saturday, April 15, 7-10 p.m.

Huey’s Midtown

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Pillow Talk, Sinai Vessel, Ryan Azada, Sleepwalkers, Tiger Lake Thursday, April 13, 7 p.m.; Black Pussy, Native Blood Thursday, April 13, 9 p.m.; Opposite Box, Cxhachuba, Heavy Pull Friday, April 14, 8 p.m.; The Generationals, Psychic Twin Sunday, April 16, 9 p.m.; Future Losers, Foreverandnever, Joybomb, Indeed, We Digress Wednesday, April 19, 8 p.m.

Almost Famous Friday, April 14, 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 15, 9 p.m.; The Brian Johnson Band Wednesday, April 19, 8 p.m.

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SoMo: The Answers Tour Thursday, April 13, 9 p.m.; Home Free Friday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.

Murphy’s 1589 MADISON 726-4193

Stone Rangers with the High Definitions Thursday, April 13; The Fast Mothers Saturday, April 15; I’m Fine Monday, April 17.

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

Rock Starkaraoke Fridays; Open Mic Music with Tiffany Harmon Mondays, 9 p.m.-midnight; Paleo Sun Tuesday, April 18.

The Phoenix 1015 S. COOPER 338-5223

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

Casual Pint 395 S. HIGHLAND

The Rusty Pieces Tuesday, April 18, 8-10 p.m.

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

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

Huey’s Poplar 4872 POPLAR 682-7729

Ghost Town Blues Band Sunday, April 16, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

East Tapas and Drinks 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.

Neil’s Music Room 5727 QUINCE 682-2300

Jack Rowell’s Celebrity Jam Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Natchez Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m.; Brandon McGovern, Rebecca Almond, Joe Guyton Sunday, April 16, 5-9 p.m.; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

The King Beez Sunday, April 16, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Huey’s Germantown 7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

The Dantones Sunday, April 16, 8-11:30 p.m.

North Mississippi/ Tunica Gold Strike Casino 1010 CASINO CENTER IN TUNICA, MS 1-888-245-7829

Chris Lane Saturday, April 15, 8 a.m.

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Huey’s Southwind 7825 WINCHESTER 624-8911

Hollywood Casino

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

I’m Just Dead, I’m Not Gone: The Memoirs of Jim Dickinson Tuesday, April 18, 7-8:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Thunder From Down Under Friday, April 14.

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

Guy Bavli Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m.

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

The Pistol and the Queen Sunday, April 16, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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The Wild Bill’s Band Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.

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THE WEEKLY WEATHER FLUCTUATIONS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE; umbrellas have been spotted sprouting up on patios all across town; and everything stationary is coated with a grainy residue of vibrantly green pollen. Spring has begun, and with it, the Memphis festival season.

And if there’s one thing Memphians love, it’s an excuse to gather in appreciation of, well, something (be it blues or barbecue or theater or Elvis).

Whether we’re gathering to taste tequila, play in our gorgeous parks, gulp beer and rock out at Tom Lee Park, or experience other cultures, the months of April through October are jam-packed with festivals and fairs of all varieties — almost too many to keep straight. Here’s our guide.

April HARBOR TOWN CRAWFISH FESTIVAL Harbor Town is an ideal backdrop for one of the season’s first festivals. This family-friendly event is a block partystyle festival devoted to everyone’s favorite freshwater crustacean. There will be live music and pounds upon pounds of crawfish.

110 Harbor Town Square, April 15th, noon-7 p.m. Admission $5 or two canned goods.

KALEIDOSCOPE FOOD FESTIVAL Binghampton, one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Memphis, is home to residents representing more than 17 nations, making it the perfect home for the Kaleidoscope Festival. The festival will feature multicultural chefs from the

Binghampton neighborhood. Children and dogs are welcome. Wiseacre Brewery, 2783 Broad, April 15th, 17 p.m. Free.

THE MEMPHIS FLYER'S BACON AND BOURBON One of the Flyer’s signature events, Bacon and Bourbon is a night celebrating the best Southern cuisine has to offer — whiskey and bacon.

We’re hosting an evening of bourbon and pork tastings, with live music and all kinds of additional fun activities.

Memphis Farmers Market, April 15th, 6-9 p.m. Admission $35.

AFRICA IN APRIL CULTURAL AWARENESS FESTIVAL The 31st annual Africa in April Cultural Awareness Festival celebrates the Republic of Togo. This family-friendly festival is four days of food, music,

and a diverse cultural marketplace in Robert Church Park downtown.

Each day of the festival has a theme showcasing different aspects of the featured country.

Beale Street & Robert Church Park, April 21st-23rd. Admission $5-10.

MEMPHIS BREWFEST Brewers and beer aficionados gather at AutoZone Park to celebrate and sample the best American craft beer and other beer from around the globe. All net proceeds will benefit the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy.

AutoZone Park, 200 Union, April 22nd, 4-7:30 p.m. Admission $45.

MEMPHIS VEG FEST This free, all-day festival held on Earth Day celebrates vegetarian and vegan options, and one of its goals is to help eliminate nutritional disparity

in Memphis.

Levitt Shell, Overton Park, 1928 Poplar, April 22nd, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.

SOUTHERN HOTWING FESTIVAL Though Memphis is known as a barbecue town, on April 22nd, more than 70 teams of chicken wing-loving cooks will gather downtown to glorify the drummie. It should be a spicy event for the whole family.

Downtown, April 22nd, 11 a.m.7 p.m. Free.

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V&E Greenline, April 22nd, 11 a.m.6 p.m. Free.

LUCERO FAMILY BLOCK PARTY Alt-country legends and hometown heroes Lucero will block off the area around Minglewood Hall for their annual block party. Son Volt, Sons of Mudboy, and Mighty Souls Brass Band will round out the all-star lineup.

Minglewood Hall, 1555 Madison, April 22nd, 3 p.m. $25-30.

RAJUN CAJUN CRAWFISH FESTIVAL The 25th annual festival will feature three stages for live music, crawfish bobbing (that’s right), crawfish eating, and crawfish racing. (Do the crawfish race each other? We might have to check this festival out on a fact-finding mission.)

Wagner Place and Riverside Drive, between Union and Beale, April 23rd, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Free.

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HEAR 901 MUSIC FESTIVAL Planned and produced entirely by students enrolled in the Music Industry program at the University of Memphis, HEAR 901 brings some of the best upand-coming bands to a stage near you.

This year’s lineup includes the Band CAMINO, Flirting with Sincerity, and

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The Bluff, 535 S. Highland, April 28th, 7-11 p.m. Admission is $5 for advance tickets and $8 at the door.

EAST BUNTYN ARTWALK This annual outdoor art festival features open-air galleries where regional artists display and sell their artwork. St. James Church, the hub of the art walk, will host local food trucks, a stage for live music, and a silent auction tent.

461 S. Prescott, April 29th. Free.

THE EDGE GETS LIT ALLEY PARTY This should be a fun one, folks. The artlight installation at Floyd alley in the Edge District gets lit during this party, which also includes food trucks, live music, arts and crafts, and dog olympics (!).

The Edge District at Floyd, April 29th, noon-11 p.m. Free.

PALESTINE FESTIVAL The second annual Palestine Festival will feature traditional Palestinian music, cuisine, and dancing. There will be a fashion show and vendors.

Overton Park Greensward, April 29th, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free.

CAJUN FESTIVAL This festival features performances by Southern swamp songwriter Marcella Simien and Earl Randle, the legendary

Hi Records artist. There will be a gumbo tasting, a competitive gumbo cook-off, and a beer tasting sponsored

by High Cotton Brewing Co. Proceeds will benefit Saint Patrick Community Outreach, Inc. Saint Patrick Community Outreach Center and Courtyard, 277 S. Fourth, April 29th, noon-2 p.m.

ARLINGTON IN APRIL This all-day arts and crafts festival celebrates the town of Arlington.

Over 90 vendors will be on site for the family-friendly event.

Historic Depot Square, April 29th, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.

BEALE STREET WINE RACE The Beale Street Merchants Association presents the booziest race in town. Fans of the race gather downtown to cheer on their favorite bartenders and servers as they compete in the Olympics of drunken, downtown races.

April 30th, 1 p.m. Free.

May MEMPHIS IN MAY BEALE STREET MUSIC FESTIVAL Three days of music on the Mississippi River, BSMF is Memphis’ biggest and most diverse music festival and the inaugural event of the month-long

Memphis in May celebration. Music fans from across the Mid-South converge on Memphis for a weekend of diverse musical performances on the banks of the Mississippi. Some highlights from this year’s lineup include Soundgarden, MGMT, Snoop Dogg, Jimmy Eat World, and Ziggy Marley.

Tom Lee Park, May 5th-7th, 11 a.m.5 p.m. Tickets start at $50.

MEMPHIS GREEK FESTIVAL The congregation of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church invites Memphians on a getaway to experience Greek culture as the church teams up with the Mid-South Food Bank for the 59th annual Greek Festival. This festival features the music of the Kostas Kastanis Band and dancing by the Athenian Dance Troupe.

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 573 N. Highland, May 12th-13th, 11 a.m.8 p.m. $3 or three canned items.

DOG-A-ROO This puppy-friendly festival features the Four-legged 4K Fun Run, a talent and costume contest, demonstrations, and a rescue parade.

Outback Off-Leash Dog Park, Shelby Farms Park Conservancy, May 13th, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. $5 in advance, $8 at the door.

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Lee County Courthouse, May 13th-14th LATINO MEMPHIS FESTIVAL This year, Latino Memphis has partnered with Memphis in May to salute the nation of Colombia.

The high-energy festival features the Colombian Folkloric Ballet of Houston, the Fiesta 5K, a salsa-making championship, salsa dancing, and a freestyle soccer show.

Overton Park, May 13th, 9 a.m.4 p.m. $5 suggested donation.

MIDSOUTH FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL Quite possibly the largest concentration of food trucks in one location, this festival makes me want to do my best impression of Templeton from Charlotte’s Web and sing “A Veritable Smorgasbord.”

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, May 13th, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. $5 in advance, $8 at the door.

MEMPHIS IN MAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BARBECUE COOKING CONTEST Every summer, the pulled-pork faithful make their pilgrimage to the Bluff City for the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. And every summer, the third weekend of May leaves downtown (and most of Memphis) sunburned, hungover, and gorged on sweet and savory barbecue. Bring on the barbecue!

Tom Lee Park, May 17th-20th, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $5 donation per vehicle.

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901FEST The celebratory cap on the Memphis in May International Festival, 901Fest glorifies all things Memphis. This year’s lineup has yet to be released, but it’s sure to feature some Memphis favorites.

With the Mississippi as a backdrop, 901Fest is the city’s wind-down party after the month-long festivities of MiM. Tom Lee Park, May 27th, 11 a.m.8 p.m.

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June

MEMPHIS PUNK FEST In its fifth year, Memphis Punk Fest brings the best punk, hardcore, metal, and ska acts from across the globe to Memphis to play in a diverse array of dive bars, skate parks, record stores, and other venues, both conventional and less so.

Prices and locations vary. June 1st-4th.

MEMPHIS ITALIAN FESTIVAL This family-friendly festival celebrates Italian-American heritage in Marquette Park in East Memphis. The Holy

Rosary Parish brings together food, music, and vendors for a weekend-long celebration.

Marquette Park, 4946 Alrose, June 1st-3rd.

A DAY OF MERRYMAKING IN OVERTON PARK The Overton Park Conservancy’s annual family-friendly festival in the park will feature music, food trucks, arts and crafts, and water activities to help beat the heat. Hollywood Feed will be on hand (on paw?) to make sure there’s plenty of fun for the family’s four-legged friends.

Overton Park, June 3rd, 10 a.m.3 p.m. Suggested donation $5.

MEMPHIS JUNETEENTH URBAN MUSIC FESTIVAL Observed across the country on June 19th, Juneteenth is a commemoration of African-American Emancipation Day. Celebrating 25 years in the Bluff City, the Juneteenth Urban Music Festival emphasizes education and achievement. This year’s festivities include a concert by the Bar-Kays at the Cannon Center.

Robert R. Church Park, June 16th18th. Free.

THE MEMPHIS FLYER'S MARGARITA FESTIVAL There’s no reason to be salty — the Flyer’s third annual Margarita Festival offers Memphians the chance to sample margaritas from some of Memphis’ hottest restaurants.

Overton Park Greensward, June 17th, 3-6 p.m., $25.

SOULSVILLE RECORD SWAP Two scions of Memphis music history, Goner Records and the Stax Museum, are teaming up to present their second annual record swap. Dealers from Memphis and from across the U.S. will converge on some of Memphis music’s most hallowed ground for a record show that is far from ordinary. There will be DJ sets and food trucks.

Stax Museum of American Soul Music, 926 E. McLemore, June 17th.

SISTERHOOD SHOWCASE Tina Birchett founded the Sisterhood Showcase in 1998 with the goal of providing a forum to inspire women of color and their families. Now in its 19th year, the Sisterhood Showcase aims to combine education and entertainment to connect, engage, and empower women.

Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove, June 17th-18th. $15.

July THE MEMPHIS FLYER'S BURGER WEEK Back for its second year, Burger Week celebrates some of the best burgers the

MEMPHIS CARIBBEAN JERK FESTIVAL Home Run Entertainment presents its second annual family fun day with a variety of jerk and Caribbean food options, musical performances, and a domino tournament.

Tiger Lane, 450 Early Maxwell, July 15th, noon-10 p.m.

WEVL BLUES ON THE BLUFF As everyone who has tuned their dial to 89.9 FM knows, WEVL is an all-volunteer, listener-supported radio station boasting some of the most diverse programming in the nation.

And Blues on the Bluff is WEVL’s signature shindig. With live music, beer, wine, and food all served on the picturesque grounds of the Metal Museum, WEVL’s annual fund-raiser on the Mississippi River is always one of the hottest parties in town.

Even better, as a fund-raiser for the repeat winner of the Flyer’s Best Radio Station, it’s a party for a good cause.

374 Metal Museum Drive, July 22nd, 6 p.m.

WOMEN’S THEATRE FESTIVAL OF MEMPHIS The festival includes a lineup of plays, workshops, and solo performances.

One of the key events of the festival, the Gyneka Awards, honors women who have made outstanding contributions to the field.

Dates and locations to be announced.

August ELVIS WEEK Marking the 40th anniversary of Elvis’ death, this week-long celebration honoring the King of Rock-and-Roll includes highlights from his extensive musical catalogue, his films, performances by tribute artists, and, of course, the Candlelight Vigil at Graceland.

Various locations. August 11th-19th.

MID-SOUTH RENAISSANCE FAIRE This family-friendly festival takes attendees back to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and features jousting, crafts, demonstrations, and giant (delicious) turkey legs.

4351 Babe Howard Blvd., Millington, August 19th-20th and 26th-27th. $15 for adults, $8 for children.

FOMOFEST Held in the Levitt Shell in Overton Park, FOMOFest showcases local bands in a one-day festival celebrating independent music. Former FOMOFest

performers include Southern Avenue, Marcella and Her Lovers, Ex-Cult, and Jack O. and the Sheiks.

Dates and lineup to be announced.

ON LOCATION: MEMPHIS FILM FESTIVAL On Location: Memphis is a nonprofit organization formed in 1999 under the name the Memphis Film Forum. The annual OL:M festival promotes indie film.

Dates and lineup to be announced.

BEST MEMPHIS BURGER FEST The annual fund-raiser for Memphis Paws, Inc., this family-friendly festival features live music, an official cornhole tournament, and cooking teams competing for the title of reigning burger master.

Dates and lineup to be announced.

OSTRANDER AWARDS The annual awards ceremony honors excellence in the Memphis theater community and celebrates the best work of the previous year’s season.

Dates and lineup to be announced SOUTHERN SALSA FESTIVAL Of all the festivals devoted to a specific variety of food, salsa might be the Holy Grail. Salsa is a food to itself, a spicy blend of vegetables with endless possible permutations.

Dates and location to be announced

September ROCK FOR LOVE Founded in 2007, Rock for Love is the annual benefit concert for the Church Health Center. The best of the Memphis music community come together for a weekend of special concerts on different stages across the city.

Dates and locations to be announced.

COOPER-YOUNG FESTIVAL Held in Memphis’ largest historic district and featuring live music, art vendors, handcrafted goods, and beer vendors on every corner, Cooper-Young Fest is Midtown’s darling of festival season. The festivities kick off with the Friday FourMiler the night before the festival, and the rest of the weekend has something on offer for everyone.

Cooper-Young neighborhood, September 16th, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

MID-SOUTH FAIR One of the longest-running events in the area, the Mid-South Fair is 160 years old and is still going strong. The fair features rides, concerts, a horticulture show, a stunt dog show, and a talent contest.

Landers Center, September 22ndOctober 1st.

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Bluff City has to offer. Participating restaurants will offer specialty burgers for a special price. (I’ll be breaking out my stretchy pants and brushing off my Bob’s Burgers puns for the occasion.)

Various locations.

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continued from page 25 GONERFEST 14 Fans of NOTS and Ty Segall, rejoice!

Goner Records presents the 14th iteration of their world-famous music festival. Bands from around the globe will converge on Memphis for three days of rock-and-roll mayhem.

Various locations, September 28thOctober 1st.

MID-SOUTH BOOK FESTIVAL With a street fair, author signings, and author panel discussions and presentations, the Mid-South Book Festival is Memphis’ festival for book lovers.

Dates to be announced.

OUTFLIX FILM FESTIVAL Every year, the Outflix Film Festival presents a film program diverse in themes and genre. One of the many excellent examples of Memphis’ growing film community, Outflix is a program of OUTMemphis, an organization that empowers, connects, educates, and advocates for the LGBTQ community of the Mid-South.

September 8th-14th.

MEMPHIS MUSIC AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL The Memphis Music & Heritage Festival celebrates the musical, artistic, and cultural legacy of the Memphis area. The nonprofit Center for Southern Folklore presents performances by musicians, dancers, poets, artists, and more, spanning a variety of genres from the Mid-South.

Dates to be announced.

April 13-19, 2017

PIANOS IN THE PARK A family-friendly festival full of live performances, Pianos in the Park is an evening of jazz in Handy Park on Beale.

Date to be announced.

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SOUTHERN HERITAGE CLASSIC CULTURAL CELEBRATION The Southern Heritage Classic centers around the football game — and the rivalry — between Jackson State and Tennessee State, but it’s much more than a just a sporting event. It’s a game, a tailgate party, and a celebration of music, fun, and football all rolled up into a cultural event that plays out over a weekend.

September 7th-9th.

LITERACY ROCKS! FESTIVAL Held during National Literacy Month, connecting authors primarily with avid readers, book clubs, authors and publishers, the Black Writers and Book Clubs’ Literacy Rocks! Festival is celebrating its sixth year.

September 15th-16th, 10 a.m.-5p.m.

GERMANTOWN FESTIVAL One of the longest, continuously run festivals in the Memphis area, the 46th annual Germantown Festival provides a free family-friendly weekend.

September 9th, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; September 10th, noon-6 p.m. Free.

UNREAL FILM FESTIVAL For the lovers of both celluloid and the strange and sinister, founded in 2011 by Cellardoor Cinema, the Unreal Film Fest focuses on horror, sci-fi, and fantasy feature-length and short films. Regional entrants in the festival may compete in the Local Short Film category as long as they live within 100 miles of Memphis.

September 22nd-24th.

BREAKFEST As if anyone needed an excuse to celebrate the most important meal of the day, BreakFest benefits the Urban Bicycle Food Ministry — as well as provides a delicious excuse to savor French toast, eggs, bacon, and the works. A panel of judges will judge teams competing in five different cooking categories.

Memphis Medical District, September 23rd, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

TAMALE FEST Centro Cultural presents their annual fund-raising and cultural event. Tamale Fest will feature live entertainment, tamale vendors, food trucks, and art vendors.

Date to be announced.

MID-SOUTH PRIDE FESTIVAL Mid-South Pride is the largest gathering of the LGBTQ community in the MidSouth. The event celebrates inclusion and diversity and features musical performances, vendors, and a parade.

Date to be announced.

BONA FIDE BLUES FESTIVAL Presented by the Memphis Blues Society, this family-friendly, outdoor festival features the best blues — be it of the 12-bar, Delta, or Hill Country variety — Memphis has to offer. Last year’s festival included performances

by Southern Avenue, Barbara Blue, and Zeke Johnson.

Date to be announced. Free.

DELTA FAIR & MUSIC FESTIVAL This annual festival features Delta music, rides, games, livestock shows, and food vendors for a festival that is exciting, interactive, and educational.

Plus there are Pronto Pups.

Agricenter, September 1st-10th. $10.

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Sunday, April 16 8 AM: Eucharist Rite I with Hymns 9:15-10:30 AM: Easter Brunch in the Crypt

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10:30 AM: Easter Egg Hunt for Children in Martyrs Hall courtyard; Music Prelude begins in the Nave 11 AM: Festive Eucharist 700 Poplar Avenue Memphis, TN 38105 (901) 527-3361 StMarysMemphis.org

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Date to be announced.

INNOVATION AWARDS Presented by Inside Memphis Business magazine, the Innovation Awards honor the best in local innovation from the previous year.

Details to be announced.

THE MEMPHIS FLYER BEST OF MEMPHIS PARTY Every year, Flyer readers vote on the best local businesses, bands, radio programs, sports teams, and everything else the Bluff City has to offer, and every year, the Flyer throws one of the city’s best parties to celebrate the winners.

Details to be announced.

October

ROAD TO THE BISCUIT BLUES FESTIVAL The King Biscuit Blues Festival has teamed up with Beale Street, and the result is the Road to the Biscuit Blues Festival. The festival is part of a twoweek-long celebration of Southern blues from Arkansas to Mississippi and will feature performances on 14 stages on historic Beale Street.

Various locations, October 4th-7th.

April 13-19, 2017

PINK PALACE CRAFTS FAIR Celebrating its 45th year, the Crafts Fair includes historic crafts demonstrations, craft vendors, musical performances, hand-made donuts, kids’ crafts, and Pink Palace educational museum exhibits.

Audubon Park, October 13th-15th, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday. $9 for adults, $7 for seniors/ military, and $3 for children.

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SOULSVILLE U.S.A. FESTIVAL Featuring four stages (one of them named after Mavis Staples), this family-friendly music festival packs performances by 15 different musical artists into one day in the historic Soulsville U.S.A. district on College & McLemore.

College and McLemore, October 21st.

HARVEST FESTIVAL This annual, family-friendly festival is free to the public and includes pumpkin painting, kids’ activities, arts and crafts, hayrides, and food.

Agricenter, October 21st. Free.

MEMPHIS FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL This festival celebrates the culinary excellence of Memphis and showcases the talents of exceptional local chefs and acclaimed regional and national chefs. Vintners, certified sommeliers,

and wine enthusiasts will be on hand to enhance the event as well.

Details to be announced.

COOPER-YOUNG BEERFEST In its eighth year, the Cooper-Young Beerfest is an open-air neighborhood party and a celebration of the best of regional beer. All proceeds from the event go to benefit the Cooper-Young Community Association.

Cooper-Young neighborhood, October 14th.

RIVERARTSFEST This annual arts festival is a street celebration of fine arts and local music with live artist demonstrations and hands-on art activities for the whole family. Nearly 200 artists gather to exhibit and sell their latest works of original fine art.

South Main Arts District, October 27th-29th.

DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL This festival located in nearby Clarksdale, Mississippi, is a weekend devoted to the tradition of the blues.

This year’s lineup includes R.L. Boyce, Jimbo Mathus, Leo Welch, and Chicken Snake.

The Shack Up Inn and the New Roxy in Clarksdale, Mississippi, October 12th-15th.

DAY OF THE DEAD FIESTA This festival offers an opportunity to learn about the tradition of the Day of the Dead and experience culture.

Featuring music and crafts.

Details to be announced.

TEQUILA FESTIVAL As Tom Robbins puts it in Still Life with Woodpecker, “O tequila, savage water of sorcery, what confusion and mischief your sly, rebellious drops do generate!” Robbins sounds like he’s speaking from experience, and, as anyone who has sampled the alcoholic nectar of the blue agave plant knows, confusion and mischief are the natural result of liberal application of tequila.

Details to be announced.

Spring GONER RECORDS RIVER SERIES AT HARBOR TOWN AMPHITHEATER The breakout live music series is back with performances in April and May. Goner Records crafts an eclectic schedule, pairing touring bands with Memphis music for a unique, outdoor music experience. April 23rd - Rev. John Wilkins with Crystal Shrine; May 21st - Tobin Sprout with Elf Power; May 28th - Robyn Hitchcock with Robby Grant.

Harbor Town Amphitheater, dates vary.

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CALENDAR of EVENTS:

April 13 - 19

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

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Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center

Guy Bavli: Master of the Mind, mind-reader and magician performs. www.bpacc.org. $25. Sat., April 15, 8 p.m.

3663 APPLING (385-6440).

Germantown Community Theatre

The Glass Menagerie, classic written by Tennessee Williams about the Wingfield family living in a St. Louis tenement in the 1930s. www.gctcomeplay. org. $24. Sundays, 2:30 p.m., and Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m. Through April 30.

3037 FOREST HILL-IRENE (453-7447).

The Orpheum

The Sound of Music, the spirited, romantic, and beloved musical story of Maria and the Von Trapp family. See website for show times. www. orpheum-memphis.com. $20-$125. April 18-23, 7:30 p.m.

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Rasheeda Speaking, tense workplace thriller examines the realities of office politics when two female co-workers, one black, one white, are driven apart by the implications and leading suggestions of their boss. www. theartrememphis.org. $25. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m., and Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.

Through April 23.

630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

University of Memphis, Department of Theatre & Dance Spring Awakening, rock musical that explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with poignancy and passion that is illuminating and unforgettable. Fusion of morality, sexuality, and rock-and-roll. www.memphis.edu/theatre. $20.

Thursdays-Saturdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Through April 22.

3745 CENTRAL (678-2576).

1500 UNION (278-6868).

Eclectic Eye

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

ANF Architects

Opening reception for Debbie Likley Pacheco, www.anfa.com. Fri., April 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Opening reception for “Elements,” exhibition of small works created with acrylic paint on canvases

by Lynn Whitson. www.eclectic-eye.com. Fri., April 14, 6-8 p.m.

242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis

April 13-19, 2017

Opening reception for “Synecdoche,” exhibition of Spring 2017 BFA thesis work by graduating seniors Jarvis Boyland, DeAnna Brown, Stephanie Cain, McKenna Chalifoux, Gene Duncan, LaKendra Harris, Jessie James, and Le Marquee La Flora.

(678-2000), www.memphis.edu. Free. Fri., April 14, 5-7 p.m.

3715 CENTRAL.

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

Art After Dark

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 (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

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Beautiful People Presents Mother Water

Exploration of Black femininity through art, music, and cultural conversation. Artist Andre L. Miller will display his latest series of feminine-themed paintings and discuss inspiration behind his work. Thurs., April 13, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

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

P!NK PALACE MUSEUM

Opening reception for Debbie Likley Pacheco at ANF Architects, April 14th

Networked space sought to commission and produce a major project that can be experienced anywhere in the world. For more information, visit website. Through April 30.

WWW.ARTANGEL.ORG.UK.

Don Lifted

Visual and alt hip-hop artist will perform in Brooks’ Dorothy K. Hohenberg Auditorium with Ben Callicott on guitar, accompanied by a video and 3D installation. $5. Wed., April 19, 8 p.m.

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

Hustle: Legal Issues for Artists

Presentation with Q&A to follow. Complimentary food and drinks. Tues., April 18, 6-8 p.m.

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

LaToya Ruby Frazier: Downing Pryor Distinguished Visiting Lecturer A 2015 MacArthur Fellow, Frazier works in photography, video, and performance to build visual archives that address issues impacting communities. Frazier is the author of The Notion of Family. Tues., April 18, 6-8 p.m.

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

Paint the Ceiling Art & Music Show

O N G O I N G ART

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

“Scent and Symbolism: Perfumed Objects and Images,” exhibition considering the role of scent in the history of art through a collection of 140 scented bottles. Regular Admission. Through July 2.

“Made in Dixon,” exhibition showcasing the colorful and joy-filled artwork created by artists of all ages in the Dixon’s educational programs. www. dixon.org. Ongoing.

4339 PARK (761-5250).

National Civil Rights Museum

“Los Angeles Uprising 1992,” exhibition of photographs by José Galvez and installation by Lawrence Matthews III commemorating the 25th anniversary of the L.A. riots. www.civilrightsmuseum.org. Through April 29.

450 MULBERRY (521-9699).

Orange Mound Gallery

“Fiber: A Tribute to Black Femininity,” exhibition of work by Brittney Bullock, Siphne A. Sylve, Felicia Wheeler, and Catherine Patton.

Through April 16.

2232 LAMAR.

Peddler Bike Shop (Downtown Memphis)

Memphis in May Olympic Triathlon Art Poster Exhibit, Through May 21.

517 SOUTH MAIN (522-9757).

Stax Museum of American Soul Music

“Portraits in Soul: Rare Images from the API Archive,” exhibition of photographs by Bill Carrier Sr. and his team at Allied Photography Illustrators (API). www.staxmuseum.com. Through June 20.

Multi-media art show celebrating the explosive power of the next generation in an effort to encompass the creative works of young women in the greater Memphis community, benefiting Girls Inc. of Memphis. $10. Sat., April 15, 7-10 p.m.

926 E. MCLEMORE (946-2535).

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

148 TUCKER (272-5113).

Tom Johnston Gallery

2017 Art Education Thesis, exhibition of work by two graduate art education candidates, Dare Harcourt and Elizabeth Bass. www.mca.edu.

Through April 28.

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African-American History Tour

“The Invert,” exhibition of works by Jonathan VanDyke. www.topsgallery.com. Through May 20.

$20. Sat., April 15, 10:30 a.m.

400 S. FRONT.

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

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Cafe Eclectic

The Wiseguys Finale Show, featuring members of the Wiseguys — past and present. No admission, but will accept donations for Mercy Corps, an international relief agency. Sat., April 15, 9 p.m.

603 N. MCLEAN (725-1718).

FedExForum

Larry the Cable Guy and Jeff Foxworthy, www.forummemphis.com. $60. Fri., April 14, 7:30 p.m.

191 BEALE STREET.

Midtown Crossing Grill

Leftist Comedy Night: Red Baited and Black Listed, featuring comedians KC Shornima, Stephen Kline, and headliner Benny Elbows, and musical guest hosts the Living Room Leftists. (443-0502), www. mmgmemphis.com. Sat., April 15, 9-11 p.m.

Visit a specific garden and learn about its design and plants. Each month garden docents will give you the details of the featured space.

Visit all nine gardens, get your card signed, and receive a special gift in the New Year.

Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon.

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

storytelling, and performance.

The festival will feature multicultural chefs from the Binghampton neighborhood.

Kids and dogs welcome. Sat., April 15, 1-7 p.m.

WISEACRE BREWERY, 2783 BROAD (888-7000).

Lantern Light Festival Memphis

Featuring over 400 lanterns, 400-foot dragon, 30-foot-tall panda, and entertainment including acrobats from China and live music. $16-$20.

Fridays-Sundays, 6 p.m.-midnight Through May 7.

AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (651-5042000), WWW.LANTERNLIGHTFESTIVAL.COM.

WWW.DIXON.ORG.

Hotel History Tours with the Peabody Duckmaster

Hear stories from The Peabody’s nearly 150-year history and learn behind-the-scenes details about the charmed life of the world-famous Peabody Ducks. $5-$10. Ongoing, 11:30 a.m.

THE PEABODY HOTEL, 149 UNION (529-4000), WWW.PEABODYHOTEL.COM.

394 N. WATKINS (443-0502).

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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.

Memphis Redbirds Home Games Through April 17.

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

P&H Cafe

ADDRESS: 37 South Cooper, Memphis, TN 38104 ONLINE: www.hattiloo.org BOX OFFICE: 901.525.0009

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First Congregational Church

Open Mic Comedy, Thursdays, 9 p.m.

You Look Like, watch the quickest wits from all over the country talk crazy stuff. Six comics compete head-to-head to take home the crown. You might even get a chance to take the hot seat. (283-3814), $8.

Third Saturday of every month, 9-11 p.m.

1532 MADISON (726-0906).

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Booksigning by Mary Ann Connell

www.firstcongo.com Phone: 901.278.6786 1000 South Cooper Memphis, TN 38104 Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Author discusses and signs An Unforeseen Life, A Memoir.

Wed., April 19, 2-3:30 p.m.

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MEMPHIS COUNTRY CLUB, 10135 NATIONAL CLUB DRIVE (452-2131),

Celebrates the natural hair culture featuring music, pageantry, dance, comedy, and natural hair. $15-$20. Sat., April 15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

WWW.NAUTILUSPUBLISHING.COM.

I’m Just Dead, I’m Not Gone: The Memoirs of Jim Dickinson

Join Mary Lindsay Dickinson, Jimmy Crosthwait, and Some Sons of Mudboy, as we celebrate the long-awaited release of I’m Just Dead, I’m Not Gone, the memoirs of Memphis music legend Jim Dickinson, a key player in the Memphis scene from the 1950s until his death in 2009. Free. Tues., April 18, 7-8:30 p.m.

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

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Participants learn to prevent or reverse diabetes, pre-diabetes, and other chronic health conditions through simple lifestyle habits such as nutrition, exercise, and sleep. $80. Through May 25, 6:30-8 p.m.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, 4204 JACKSON (731-798-1106).

The 4th Annual Natural Hair Tableau

THE GALLERY AT MADISON SQUARE, 1819 MADISON (4356421), WWW.THENATURALHAIRTABLEAU.EVENTBRITE.COM.

Shelby County Real Estate Road Show

Purchase Shelby County tax properties. Mon., April 17, 5 p.m.

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

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A beer festival for hop lovers.

Limited release hoppy beers, food, music, and more including Hopped III glasses for the first 100 customers. Sat., April 15, 12-9 p.m.

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

Kaleidoscope Food Festival

Experience cultures from around the world through food,

Lecture by LaToya Ruby Frazier at Memphis College of Art, April 18th KIDS

3D Homeschool Drop-in Days

See website for topics. $6.

Thurs., April 13, 1-2 p.m.

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

Registration for Memphis Public Libraries Summer Camps

Camps are free and held at various library branches for students between the ages of 10 and 18, from June 12 -August 3. Students learn skills like coding, music production, and STEAM. Through May 31.

VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION, WWW.MEMPHISLIBRARY.ORG.

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THEATRE MEMPHIS, 630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323), WWW.THEATREMEMPHIS.ORG.

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2017 Legends Award Reception

Recipients have mastered their field and use their knowledge and skills to better the community. $50. Thurs., April 13, 6-8 p.m.

THE COLUMNS AT ONE COMMERCE SQUARE, 120 MONROE (578-9346), WWW.WFGM.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

Celebrate with free food, programs, and fun. Celebrations will take place, rain or shine, at

the First Tennessee Foundation Visitor Center. Sat., April 15, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

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

The Curvy Social

The goal of this event is to empower, uplift, inspire, and promote body positivity of full-figured women through fashion and careers, benefiting the Mirror Me Foundation. $35. Thurs., April 13, 6-9 p.m.

PLAYHOUSE ON THE SQUARE, 66 S. COOPER (213-6340), WWW.THECURVYSOCIAL.COM.

Extreme Deep: Mission into the Abyss

Offers opportunities for handson exploration of life at the bottom of the sea. Interactive exhibit that highlights the adventure of deep-sea exploration and discovery. Through May 6.

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

Memphis Lions Fashion Show

Meet the Memphis Lions and Hub City Cyclones coaches, owners, and players, and see the newly designed team fashions. Fri., April 14, 7:3010:30 p.m.

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

Mystic Krewe of Pegasus: Crowns & Cocktails

EDMUND ORGILL PARK, MILLINGTON, TN, WWW.PR-EVENTMANAGEMENT.NET.

Easter Brunch at the Peabody Hotel

Happy Hour drink and appetizer specials, as well as tours of the newly renovated facility.

Tues., April 18, 6 p.m.

Brunch buffet served on the Mezzanine overlooking the Grand Lobby includes hot and cold breakfast items, salads, seafood, and side dishes in addition to holiday favorites and a 32-foot dessert station. $76, $28 kids 5-12. Sun., April 16, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

HOTEL NAPOLEON, 179 MADISON (526-0002).

Streetdog Adoption Event

Adoptable dogs for all to meet and Abita Turbodog on draft with plenty of giveaways. Wed., April 19, 7 p.m.

THE PEABODY HOTEL, 149 UNION (529-4000), WWW.PEABODYMEMPHIS.COM.

CASUAL PINT, 395 S. HIGHLAND.

Twilight Sky Terrace Spring Opening Party

Celebrate with live DJ entertainment, spring cocktails, giveaways, and the best skyhigh rooftop views in Memphis.

Enter for a chance to win a weekend at the Madison Hotel. $10. Thurs., April 13, 5 p.m.midnight.

MADISON HOTEL, 79 MADISON (333-1200), WWW.TWILIGHTSKYTERRACE.COM.

H O L I DAY E V E N TS

SRVS 5K Bunny Run

Games, awards, food, Easter Bunny, egg hunt, music, and more benefiting SKF and children with special needs. Sat., April 15, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 4738 WALNUT GROVE (312-6801), WWW.SRVS.ORG.

Easter Dinner at Peabody Hotel

African-American History Tour at Elmwood, April 15th 70th Annual Easter Sunrise Service

Rev. Johnny Hill, Rev. Bill Russell, and Chaplain Jack Conrad will lead the services. Music

by Memphis Camerata Vocal Ensemble. Reception to follow.

Sun., April 16, 7-8 a.m.

MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY, 5668 POPLAR (767- 8930).

Best Easter Ever of All Time

Brunch with Flying Sobie’s.

Mempops on site. Dinner with Yippie Trippie at 5 p.m. and

music with Crockett Hall and Grace Askew. 901Rocks Easter Egg Hunt all day and parking lot games. Sun., April 16, 12-8 p.m.

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

Bunny Hop 5K/Kids Fun Run Egg Hunt Bunny Hop 5K begins at 3 p.m., Kids Fun Run Egg Hunt 4 p.m. at the head of the newly developed cross-country grass trail near the Casper Lake Boat Ramp on the eastern side of the park. Children up to age 11 must register and will receive a finisher’s medal and bunny ears to decorate at post-race party and the egg hunt. $8-$30. Sat., April 15, 3 & 4 p.m.

Three-course Easter feast with pork chop or pan-seared, crabmeat-crusted cod as the entree and milk chocolate and vanilla cheesecake for dessert. $45. Sun., April 16, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

CAPRICCIO GRILL ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE, 149 UNION, THE PEABODY (529-4199), WWW.PEABODYMEMPHIS.COM.

Dixon Easter Egg Hunt

Hunt for eggs, meet the Easter Bunny, and make Easter crafts featuring South Lawn Egg Hunt for ages 4-8, Picnic Area Egg Hunt for ages 3 and under, lemonade, cookies, and healthy snacks. $8 members, $10 nonmembers. Sat., April 15, 9:30-11 a.m.

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

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Kids up to 12 years old can hunt for eggs and enjoy holiday activities. Sat., April 15, 10 a.m.

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

Family Egg Hunt

Annual Egg Hunt featuring age-friendly areas, live music and magic, and a 96-acre hunt with prizes.

Photos with the Easter Bunny and concessions available. $10. Sat., April 15, 1-4 p.m.

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

Humane Society Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Egg Hunt for both kids and friendly, wellbehaved leashed dogs. Bring Easter baskets and join the FB event page for more information. $10. Sat., April 15, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Doctor Who: Season 10 Premiere

Mon., April 17, 7 p.m., and Wed., April 19, 7 p.m.

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

Extreme Weather

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

Ongoing.

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

Indie Wednesday Film Series: The 4th

Terrible luck fuels a comedy of errors when Jamie just needs some lighter fluid for his Fourth of July party. Wed., April 19, 7-9 p.m.

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

HUMANE SOCIETY OF MEMPHIS & SHELBY COUNTY, 935 FARM (937-3943), WWW.MEMPHISHUMANE.ORG.

Italian Film Festival

Enjoy an Italian film followed by Italian biscotti and refreshments. Thursday’s film will be held in the UC Theatre. Thurs., April 13, 7 p.m., and Tues., April 18, 7 and 8:30 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, MICHAEL ROSE THEATRE, WWW.MEMPHIS.EDU.

The Juvenile Project Screening and Q&A Three short films providing a forum for sharing personal stories about experiences in the juvenile justice system, starting the conversation on Juvenile Justice practices and reforms. Thurs., April 13, 6 p.m.

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Absent Friends present the cult classic with a live shadowcast and costume contest. $10. Second Friday of every month, 11:30 p.m.

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

Time Warp Drive-In

Movies start at dusk. See website for theme and movie line-up. Sat., April 15.

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

Wild Africa

RiffTrax Live: Samurai Cop

Reveals the striking contrast of stunning deserts beside wild oceans and the sunlit abundance of the coral reefs. See website for show schedule.

Ongoing.

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

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

NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM, 450 MULBERRY (521-9699), WWW.CILVLRIGHTSMUSEUM.ORG.

Thurs., April 13, 7 p.m.

Redbirds Easter Candy Drop

Kids ages 12 and under hunt for Easter candy dropped from a helicopter onto the outfield with Redbirds Easter pail to take home afterwards. Ticket package available ($35) for Easter Bunny brunch and on-field catch. Sun., April 16, 12-1:30 p.m.

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

Service of the Cross

The Lindenwood Chancel Choir, Chamber Orchestra, soloists, and organist-conductor Chris Nemec will perform music of Rossini, Corelli, and others. Area clergy will provide meditations on Seven Last words of Christ. Free. Fri., April 14, 5:30 p.m.

Fridays & Saturdays in April • 6pm – 10pm

LINDENWOOD CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 2400 UNION (458-8506), WWW.LINDENWOODCC.ORG.

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14th Annual Dunavant Public Servant Award Luncheon

Honoring Mayor Stan Joyner as the Elected Public Servant of the Year and Keenon Joyner (Director of Memphis Library) as Non-Elected Public Servant of the Year by the Rotary Club of Memphis East. Email for ticket information, lmhughes@costconsulting. net. Tues., April 18, 11:30 a.m.

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

CASINO PROMOTIONS Tuesdays in April

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

Concoct

Make a drink and a masterpiece. For ages 21+.

Register online. $40-$75. Sat., April 15, 5 p.m.

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

High Cotton Brewery Sunglasses Party

Purchase a High Cotton beer and receive a pair of Risky Business Wayfarer sunglasses. Ryan will be tapping a great variety of HCB brews. Sat., April 15, 2-7 p.m.

HAMMER & ALE, 921 S. COOPER (410-8223), WWW.HAMMERANDALE.COM.

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Mama Gaia Supports St. Jude

Mama Gaia is donating 25 percent of all sales collected on Monday to St. Jude. Enjoy delicious dishes made up of organic, vegetarian ingredients while supporting St. Jude. $3-$12. Mon., April 17, 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m.

MAMA GAIA, 1350 CONCOURSE (203-3838), MAMAGAIA.NET/.

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In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love. Through April 13.

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

Boston: An American Running Story Wed., April 19, 7:30 p.m.

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

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Human Resoures Rasheeda Speaking at Theatre Memphis.

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ell, that was awkward. A poor audience member, tricked by the convincing verisimilitude of Jack Yates’ set design, walked right into the theater and attempted to use a fake public restroom built down stage right. Yeah, that happened. It wasn’t as embarrassing as it could have been, though, since the show hadn’t yet started, and it was pretty clear, once you got beyond the toilet door, there was no privacy and no real facilities in the onstage facilities. But good theater is made of good illusions, and, in this case, as I’ve mentioned already, Rasheeda Speaking — a tense comedy about race, gender, office life, and the way we work now — hadn’t begun.

Yates is such a gifted artist and technician that when he goes for hyperrealism, his uncanny ability to build complete, lived-in spaces can actually be a challenge for less challenging productions. When nothing’s left to the imagination, imaginations don’t always engage as powerfully as they might. But Rasheeda Speaking is a different kind of stage story, and it benefits from playing out in such a familiar place — a surgeon’s clean, brightly lit waiting room in some anonymous professional building in some city, somewhere. This is Everyoffice, and the audience is dropped right behind the fabled fourth wall, where it’s encouraged to slip into full voyeur mode and witness icky banal conversations never meant for public consumption. Add to this picture a trio of solid performances from Anne Marie Caskey, Brian Everson, and Dusty Walsh, and an extraordinarily confident one from Jessica “Jai” Johnson, and it’s easy to give in to the fantasy and pretend it’s all happening right there in front of you — that there really are sinks and stalls just beyond the clearly marked restroom door. You can almost smell the urinal puck.

Rasheeda Speaking opens with the Surgeon (Everson) instructing his newly appointed office manager (Caskey) to observe her co-worker Jaclyn (Johnson) and take detailed notes. “Jackie,” as he calls her, doesn’t really fit in. She’s angry, he says, acknowledging that won’t be a good enough reason for the human resources department to let her go or move her to another, more appropriate position. This opening conversation establishes a familiar, flirty, and manipulative relationship between the doctor and his submissive senior staff member. It doubles as instruction to the audience/jury. The strong, quirky, slightly

sadistic black woman they’re about to meet is officially exotic, and absolutely on trial.

That’s all misdirection. While we’re all busy watching Jaclyn (she prefers Jaclyn) and wondering if she may be genuinely toxic, the doctor and his mousey spy unravel in even more dramatic ways.

What begins as a variety of harassment suits waiting to happen ends in absurd hysteria with the threat of a “stand your ground” moment.

It’s worth mentioning that both playwright Joel Drake Johnson and director Jerry Chipman are white guys only because it’s worth asking whether or not we really need more deep thoughts on race and gender politics from a white guy’s POV. Thing is, Rasheeda Speaking is deliberately exploitative, putting its one brown face and two women on exhibit in an otherwise petty drama of arrested development and playground paternalism.

From coded beginnings to unmistakable outbursts, it’s a native habitat diorama instructing us on how white folks are when they don’t think any black people are in the bathroom listening. It’s uniquely voiced, and frustratingly topical.

Rasheeda Speaking

There’s nobody in Rasheeda Speaking named Rasheeda. It’s a name, we’re told, a group of young white professionals — liberals by implication — have mockingly given to all working-class black women.

It’s an inside joke they felt comfortable laughing about day after day on the bus to work. Jaclyn agrees to be called Jackie, but when the indignities pile up, she surrenders to this minstrel stereotype the way Bruce Banner surrenders to the Hulk. That’s when phones get answered, “Rasheeda speaking!” It’s a messy moment in a messy play. It’s the realest thing you’ll see on stage this week.

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BAR REPORT By Meghan Stuthard

The Bobcat is the kind of bar where Sparky (below) can hop on the bar with a handful (or two) of beer bottles.

The Bobcat The East Memphis dive bar of your dreams.

Memphians who can’t justify the trip back to Midtown to drink at Alex’s Tavern. And yet, the Bobcat isn’t a new thing. It’s been here, crouched in beer-soaked anonymity, for 30 years.

Jaime, aka Sparky, has been manning the bar for 13 years. When we walked in and ordered a bucket of Miller Lite, she said, “I’ll give you bucket prices, but I don’t want to leave that big-ass bucket on the bar.” Jaime gets it. Above us, dangling from the lattice that served as the ceiling of the bar, was a pair of shooting-range earmuffs.

Bobcat mistletoe.

Just as in the wild, it took the Bobcat regulars a while to warm up to the newcomers. One finally sauntered over and advised that if a guy named Richard ever invited us to play a game of darts, tell him no. I asked which man was Richard, and he said, “He’s already gone. Already made his money off of us.” Then he demanded another beer from Jaime, saying the Bobcat should be called the “Last Chance

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Jaime, not skipping a beat, responded with a courteous string of curse words.

Did I already mention the cussing? Oh, the cussing! It’s glorious! This is a place where you can curse a coworker until you’re blue in the face, damn an in-law with the fiery passion of a thousand suns, and publicly express regret at having children, and no man in the Bobcat will bat an eye. That’s right; no man. Besides Jaime and Anna, the other bartender, and me, there was just one other woman hanging out in the ’Cat. “This is their little fraternity,” Jaime said.

The owner is a guy named Billy, a former bartender himself. When he arrived, he immediately went to work, helping Jaime wash dishes. I’ve never seen the entitled bar owners in Midtown lower themselves to doing actual work. But this is Billy’s bar, where his friends hang, and it’s obvious that he takes a lot of pride in his little haunt. No fancy drinks, no fancy décor, just Billy, his buds, and a guy named Richard hustling folks.

“This is the type of place you can kick your shoes off!” I say to my friend, as I kick my shoes off. The Bobcat is carpeted, friends. Besides the pictures of bar regulars and Grizzlies players that adorn the walls, there are tons of trophies. They’re from Billy’s continued success in both the Mem-

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Though no liquor is sold at the Bobcat, here’s the deal: If you bring a bottle of liquor, it costs $8 for your first drink, and then $2 per drink or $1 per shooter afterwards. Math indicates this might even out to a regular bar tab, but there is a certain pride that comes from hauling a brown bag into your local watering hole. On top of that, domestics are $2 Sunday and Monday and $2.50 during happy hour. The bar serves one food item: pizza. I didn’t try any, but it looked delicious.

The Bobcat opens at 4 p.m. daily and remains open until, well, whenever. Check out the website at gobobcat.com, where there’s a menu, specials, and photos of the bar staff. The Bobcat is a Grizzlies and Cardinals bar, and yes, Deb B., it is most definitely where locals go.

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seems right/You buy the Sunday paper on a Saturday night.” The truth is, Tom ain’t right — nobody in their sane mind would drink Chartreuse of either color by the pint.

Since my first taste at City & State, I’ve noticed Chartreuse cocktails on the menu elsewhere. Ecco on Overton Park combines Chartreuse with StGermaine liqueur, Prosecco, and soda for an Elder Spritz. Out east, Hog and Hominy offers the Overachiever, which pairs Chartreuse with mescal, vermouth, and orange bitters.

If you’re a home mixologist, I recommend starting with the Bijou, a classic cocktail that Imbibe magazine describes as “crisp and herbaceous.”

The drink calls for 1 ½ ounces of gin, ¾ ounces Green Chartreuse, an ounce of sweet vermouth, and two dashes of orange bitters. Stir the ingredients with ice, then strain it into a chilled martini glass.

Or, if something more modern is your speed, try the Green Eyes Gin Cocktail, a frothy recipe from Portland, Maine, that blends gin, Green Chartreuse, simple syrup, and lime juice with fresh egg whites. The ingredients are shaken until foamy, then strained into a lowball glass.

Not a fan of raw egg whites? Go for the Prohibition-era cocktail The Last Word, birthed at the Detroit Athletic Club in the early 1920s. Equal parts gin, Green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, and fresh lime juice, The Last Word packs a zing that has gained notoriety among today’s drinkers. Aficionados of the drink include MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, who featured The Last Word during one of her “Cocktail Moments” segments as a riff on predictions about the end of the world.

If the world is ending, I know just how I want to go out — with a Chartreuse cocktail in hand. Or maybe just a pint jar full. Huh, Tom Waits could be right after all.

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few weeks ago, I was at City & State for an Urban Art Commission event and the closing reception for Averell Mondie’s “Night Stalker” exhibition. I fell in love that night — not with a person or a work of art, but with the cocktails mixed by Vincent Hale, the bartender at Bari and Dodici, who was pulling double duty at City & State.

My drink was a blend of Green Chartreuse, gin, and some this-andthat, which Hale tossed together in a mixing glass and then poured.

It was a complex concoction — probably nothing I’d ever make at home — and it tasted sweet, yet peppery-sharp, with herb-based flavors that packed a sophisticated wallop to my taste buds.

Apparently, Chartreuse — the French liqueur came first, lending its name to the fluorescent color — is making a big comeback.

What’s actually in the liqueur is a secret, closely guarded by Carthusian monks who have been distilling it since 1737, following a recipe left to them

by François Annibal d’Estrées nearly a century earlier. The ingredients include 130 herbs, flowers, and other plants, although no one but the monks knows exactly which ones. Savvy tasters can pick up hints of allspice and anise, saffron and sesame. Chartreuse comes in two varieties: Green and Yellow.

The former is bolder (read: more herbaceous, almost woodsy), while the latter tastes sweeter, almost floral.

Green Chartreuse is best paired with gin or tequila; Yellow Chartreuse goes well with Scotch or bourbon.

Chartreuse was originally conceived as a digestif to ward off sickness. It’s got a 55 percent ABV, which can certainly alter reality after a few sips. As Tom Waits put it on his quintessential album Heartattack and Vine, “With a pint of Green Chartreuse ain’t nothing

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FILM REVIEW By Chris McCoy

Eating Disorder French horror film Raw goes cannibal in style.

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movie. Fear of rejection is always a reliable producer of tension, producing the increasingly popular sub-genre, social anxiety. When we first meet Justine (Garance Marillier), she’s charging headlong into one of the most socially anxious situations imaginable: first day at a new school, in this case, a prestigious, French veterinary college. Turns out, it’s something of a family tradition. Her mother (Joana Preiss) and father (Laurent Lucas) both went to the same school, and her sister, Alexia (Ella Rumpf), is a couple of years ahead of her in the program.

Justine is a star pupil and apparently perfectly suited for life as a veterinarian. Like her mother, she’s a very strict and doctrinaire ethical vegetarian.

But that doesn’t make adjusting to her new life

Feast your eyes on Garance Marillier as Justine, the vegetarian-turned-cannibal star of Raw. away from home any easier. Even worse, incoming first year students in the school are traditionally subjected to some pretty out-there hazing rituals.

The first night there, the upperclassmen go wilding through the freshman dorms, trashing their rooms, throwing their mattresses in a pile on the quad outside, and lining them up for a late night trip to an uncertain destination.

We see the hazing from Justine’s point of view, with Steadicam shots swirling through the disorienting crowd of nervous students. But the difficult initiation does make a certain kind of sense: These people are going to spend their professional lives up close and personal with the innards of a wide variety of animals, so drenching the first-year students in blood before taking the class picture is one way to dull their disgust reflex. And it’s also sometimes fun for the pledges. After a supremely creepy sequence where the blindfolded Justine is forced to crawl through the school’s underground passages, she emerges into a giant, underwear-only dance party. French vets, apparently, really know how to get down.

But maybe Justine’s sense of disgust gets dulled just a little too much. One of the initiation rituals is to eat a raw bit of sheep’s kidney, followed by a shot of vodka. Justine protests. She’s been a good sport so far, but she’s a vegetarian. Alexia intervenes, forcing her to gag down the gross morsel. Then things start to change for Justine. She develops a rash, then a very out-of-character craving for meat — the more raw, the better. Finally, in a hair-raising

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t is said we are living in the age of anxiety.

Everything, from our political situation to our technology, seems to be designed to invoke anxiety’s trademark feeling of nonspecific fear. The great existential threat of our time, global warming, is everywhere and nowhere. Late stage capitalism pits us against each other and threatens to take away our jobs and security suddenly, and for no discernible reason.

Our technology used to be hailed as the source of our impending liberation, but now our smartphones constantly beep and buzz for attention, and the apps that are supposed to be fun are designed to maximize addictiveness by producing artificial anxiety and doling out relief one tweet at a time.

The recent art-horror movement has proven adept at taking the zeitgeist’s nameless dread and transforming it into cathartic film experiences. Raw is not so much a horror movie as it is an anxiety

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I read recently that vets, as a profession, have a very high incidence of suicide. No one seems to know why that is, but a veterinary school turns out to be the perfect place to set a movie about a reluctant cannibal.

When you’re a teenager just beginning to get a good look at the world, it can seem like everyone is doing horrible things but acting like it’s just normal.

When Justine searches for her sister to talk about her emerging cannibalistic impulses, she finds Alexia elbow-deep in a cow. It’s the little details like that which elevates Raw into a slick, betterthan-average horror experience.

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Black Women’s Work

THE LAST WORD

At the end of last month, a bunch of people learned about something that black women already have a ton of expertise in: discrimination. Twice in the same day, two impressively qualified, prominent black women were subjected to the same kind of stupid gender-based racism that many black women have experienced at the hands of countless Annes, Susans, and Bills throughout the history of the modern workplace.

First winner of the “disrespected by a white man” lottery unceremoniously held at the end of March was Congresswoman Maxine Waters, who was the target of consistent dumbass Bill O’Reilly, a man most notable in my mind for getting trolled by Cam’ron on his own show. After Congresswoman Waters waxed oh so eloquently in defense of those whose political stance is resistance against the Cheeto-in-Chief, O’Reilly chose to respond by attacking her physical appearance, saying she looks like James Brown. A masterful rhetorical stroke from a man who looks like a Ziploc bag filled with half-eaten mayonnaise sandwiches. He even has the nerve to work at a job where he exposes his pasty face to the American public.

Later that same day, Sean Spicer, chief manbaby for the Cheeto administration, spoke to White House Correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks April Ryan as if she was a child.

“Please stop shaking your head” Spicer said, as if this is something you can actually say to an actual adult human being possessing decades of professional expertise in their field of work. Of course, as is expected of people who are systemically wronged, Ms. Ryan remained composed and professional in the face of condescending disrespect by a man who knows better. Ryan, you’ll recall, was first publicly disrespected by the current president, who made the age-old white-people assumption that all black people know all other black people and have the ability to ask other black folks for favors on behalf of whiteness.

This kind of disrespect is old hat to black women, who, for some reason, are the recipients of about 70 percent of all the unmitigated gall in the country.

Because this disrespect and discrimination is so common, black women across the country held a day-long discussion about it using the #BlackWomenAtWork hashtag on Twitter and Facebook, which was started by Brittany Packnett, a black woman who works on behalf of marginalized and oppressed people all over the country. #BlackWomenAtWork allowed these women to highlight true stories of work-related ill treatment at the hands of colleagues, managers, and society at large. The women participating in the hashtag discussion shared experiences where they were assumed to be underqualified for their positions, asked to perform menial service tasks even when they occupied high positions (or, in many cases, were managers!), and, of course, subjected to racial comments and improper physical contact. It’s like Solange didn’t even make an entire song about not touching black women’s hair. Y’all don’t listen.

Bill Those of us who are not black women need to get it together. There are a lot of O’Reilly things that black women are not. Black women are not your best friend (unless they have explicitly said so). Black women are not your “sista girl.” Black women are not your maid or your stool pigeon or your Nubian queen or pets for you to touch without permission. Black women are not possessed of some inhuman amount of willpower that somehow makes them better able to endure stupid microaggressions. This is a good general set of rules to keep in mind for black women who are your personal acquaintances, but they are very necessary for you to remember when you are encountering black women in a work setting.

Black women are human. They usually work exponentially harder than the rest of us do, thanks to the super delicious cocktail of racism and sexism that they face on the daily. So when you encounter a black woman at work, remember that she has probably worked a lot harder than you to reach the same position that you’ve reached. Remember that she’s had to run a gauntlet of stupid comments and assumptions about her ability and outright discrimination since childhood. Remember that the weight of that gauntlet never really goes away no matter how accomplished she is or how much of a hardass she appears to be. Remember that this black woman has license to react to any crap that we subject her to in any way that preserves her sanity, and she doesn’t have to be nice about it.

Remember that none of us, not you or me or the president of the United States, is owed black women’s labor, their time, or their kindness.

Troy L. Wiggins is a Memphian and writer whose work has appeared in the Memphis Noir anthology, Make Memphis magazine, and The Memphis Flyer.

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