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OUR 1469TH ISSUE 04.20.17 NRA types like to say “an armed society is a polite society.” To which I add, “... with lots of dead and wounded people.” But there is a corollary to that philosophy that occurred to me last week in the wake of the United Airlines “pulled passenger” fiasco, the two cops getting fired for hitting a suspect during a traffic stop in Georgia, and the sex-scandal-induced resignation of Alabama Governor Robert Bentley. The fact is everybody’s armed now, after a fashion; not with guns (at least, not most of us) but with video cameras and recorders — the ones on our phones. And like guns, cellphones can be used for good or for mischief. And they can backfire, big time. It calls to mind the adage, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” Updated, it might read, “The cellphone is mightier than your bullsh*t.” With more than a billion smartphone users worldwide, the odds of an event — or an incident — being captured on camera or video have never been better. The video evidence of United Airlines’ unseemly treatment of a passenger was online and available to the public — and to the media — within seconds. The combination of digital camera technology and social media’s ability to transmit images almost instantly to a global audience, has made citizen journalists of us all. The two officers in Georgia gave a false report of an incident in which they pulled over a motorist, claiming the driver got out and attacked one of the officers. Two videos of the incident shot by onlookers made it clear the citizen had gotten out of his car with his hands up and had been struck in the face by the officer without provocation. The officers were fired. As has been amply demonstrated in recent years, video evidence of police misbehavior doesn’t always end in justice being served, but it sure is better than the old days, when police officers’ reports were the only accounts available of such incidents. And Governor Bentley was outed by his own cellphone, which posted his text messages to his mistress to the Cloud, where his wife could read them in real time on her iPad. Oops. And speaking of oops ... Memphis social media went berserk last weekend over a recording of racial slurs and insults allegedly made by a Memphis couple who were vacationing in the Turks and Caicos. The recording was put on a local TV station’s website and went viral from there. Since the alleged callers were from a prominent Memphis family, social media posts went up proposing boycotts of the family’s business interests and demanding actions and retribution for past — and current — racial injustices. The couple’s attorney denied the allegations, N E WS & O P I N I O N claiming the phone had been stolen and NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 4 that the voices that had been recorded THE FLY-BY - 5 were not those of his clients. But the POLITICS - 8 damage had been done. EDITORIAL - 10 Since there is no video of the VIEWPOINT - 11 incident and no crime was committed, COVER — “STORMY WEATHER” it is unlikely it will be investigated BY CHRIS MCCOY - 12 further, and it is doubtful we will STE P P I N’ O UT ever know the truth. If the couple WE RECOMMEND - 16 did it, they’ll probably get away with MUSIC - 18 it. But even if they didn’t do it, their LOCAL BEAT - 20 reputation has taken a massive hit. AFTER DARK - 22 CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 24 There are lessons here for all of us: Be BOOKS - 36 good to your customers. Do the right FOOD NEWS - 38 thing when serving the public. Don’t be FOOD FEATURE - 39 a moron and cheat on your spouse. SPIRITS - 41 And be polite. Someone nearby is FILM - 42 probably “armed.” C L AS S I F I E D S - 44 Bruce VanWyngarden LAST WORD - 47 brucev@memphisflyer.com

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ON INSTAGRAM Elvis might not have ever been on Facebook, but Justin Timberlake is certainly on Instagram. His famous voting-booth selfie brought Tennessee legislators one step closer to making Tennessee votingbooth selfies the next big thing. The Timberlake-inspired bill, legalizing regulated use of smartphones and cameras in polling places, passed in the Senate 30-0 and will be addressed by the House this week.

ON EASTER WalletHub, the personal finance website, said Memphis is the 12th best city in America for celebrating Easter. We’re not really sure what to do with that information, but if a good Easter experience is key to your company’s potential relocation to the Bluff City, we’re No. 12! ON SOMETHING Fly on the Wall gets a lot of mail from public relations specialists who hope I’ll write about them in my column. Take for example this highly effective press release advertising “explosive sales” for the new Samsung Galaxy. Bless their hearts, they mean well.

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Zoo parking plan is on (again), Railgarten hits some snags, and a dog park draws protests.

OPC RACES TO RAISE GREENSWARD FUNDS The Overton Park Conservancy (OPC) started a two-month sprint to raise $1 million last week to meet a new, Memphis City Council deadline for a project that would end parking on the Greensward. City council members approved a plan last July that would add parking for the Memphis Zoo and end its use of the Greensward for overflow parking. That plan started to fall apart a month ago as zoo leaders said they wouldn’t fund the design of the project because OPC did not have the money to ever build it. The council approved a plan last week that would mandate both OPC and the zoo to come up with $1 million for construction by June 11th. In a compromise move, council member Reid Hedgepeth agreed to shrink the size of the zoo parking spaces, freeing up about an acre of the Greensward from the project. As of Friday, OPC had raised more than $250,000. RAILGARTEN ON A BUMPY TRACK Parts of Railgarten, the newly opened entertainment spot in Cooper-Young, were closed by code officials last week as those areas were not yet deemed safe to occupy. Railgarten’s Ping-Pong bar and an outdoor tiki bar were closed Friday. Code officials said the two buildings had not yet passed final inspections and hung “do not occupy” signs on the buildings. Railgarten owners will also face questions about their use of shipping containers on the site during a Board of Adjustment meeting next week. DOG PARK DRAWS PROTEST A new dog park planned for Mud Island drew the ire of some who said city officials treat dogs better than the homeless here. The aptly named Mud Island Dog Park got the go-ahead from a council committee last week. Its price tag of about $475,000 drew protestors to City Hall.

“A place for dogs to s*#!%? but nowhere for our citizens to rest!?” read a Facebook post from a local group called Homeless Organizing for Power & Equality. RIVERPLAY WILL POP UP A pop-up park called RiverPlay is coming to the Memphis riverfront early next month and will stay through August. RiverPlay, part of the Fourth Bluff project, will be a gathering and recreational space with playing fields, basketball courts, a skating rink, and spots for food trucks at Mississippi River Park. ALSAC, FARM BURGER READY CROSSTOWN SPACES Crosstown Arts, American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC), and Farm Burger pulled nearly $6 million in building permits for their spaces inside Crosstown Concourse last week. Construction continues at the massive Midtown complex ahead of its new planned grand opening of August 19th. Residents are already living in the space, and much is already open there including the YMCA, Church Health, Mama Gaia, and more. Crosstown Arts is a codeveloper of the building. ALSAC is the fund-raising arm of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Farm Burger is an Atlanta-based burger joint offering grass-fed beef.

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ON FACEBOOK Australian journalist Paul Ewart recently asked Elvis’ ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, if she thought the King would be active online today. Here’s what she had to say: “I could not see him doing that at all ... He just never got into the fame thing … He did what he was supposed to do, but he wasn’t into it. “He was a very private person. We joked about this before with some of the inner circle, saying that ‘Elvis would never be on Facebook.’” Seems like more of a Twitter guy.

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French Fort area residents and institutions are raising concern over two proposed silos that they say will pierce the skyline and interrupt one of the most well-known vistas of the Mississippi River, specifically the view from the ceremonial mounds at Chickasaw Heritage Park. The American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) applied to the Shelby County Board of Adjustment to erect two silos along the Mississippi River bluffs that would top out at 145 feet in height. The allowed height for such a structure is 100 feet in an area zoned heavy industrial, provided the structure is more than 100 feet from a residential area. Lauren Crews owns the historic Marine Hospital in the French Fort area. Crews said while he respects the right of any company to invest in their properties, he’s urging the public to consider the integrity of the park and the surrounding area. “I’ve canoed the Mississippi River starting from Lake Itasca in Minnesota, all the way down to New Orleans,” Crews said. “I can tell you, through all my years of studying this river, that this spot is hands down one of the most historic spots on the Mississippi.” Crews can rattle off the history of the French Fort area with ease, beginning with the inhabitants of the Chickasaw nation, through the Fort Pickering era, the Union Army occupation, and the influx of Irish and French immigrants at the turn of the 20th century. “I think this area has become so isolated from an accessibility standpoint, that people are forgetting

not only the history here, but the assets we currently have,” said Crews, who added that interstate infrastructure has isolated the area to an extent. Crews felt that the renderings submitted by ACBL to the Board of Adjustment lacked representation from all angles of view. So, he commissioned his own renderings. In those renderings, which are true to specifications outlined in ACBL’s application, the silos surpass the bluff line and the ceremonial mound line. In spite of the French Fort area having less than ideal access from I-55, the area is still fully appreciated by many. Crews knows that, and so does the executive director of the National Ornamental Metal Museum, Carissa Hussong. Hussong said that the view and ambience of the Metal Museum will be somewhat compromised should the silos go up, but it’s the Chickasaw Park she is most concerned about. “I’ve seen buses of tourists stop by just to take in the view,” she said. “People come here every day to eat lunch in the park or watch the sunset. Having those silos built would completely change the feel of the area.” ACBL’s proposal will go before the Board of Adjustment on April 26th. Some technicalities have yet to be sorted out, such as the exact distance of one proposed silo from Metal Museum Drive, which signals the beginning of a residential area, thus capping the allowed height at 60 feet. Until then, French Fort residents and business owners said they will continue to raise awareness of the issue.

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No, it ain’t over in Nashville until the last gavel falls, but as the Republicanled Tennessee Legislature begins to wind down, let us remember some bills that have died this session. The Bathroom Bill: Yes, this old bill came back this year, sponsored by Rep. Mark Pody, (R-Lebanon) and Sen. Mae Beavers, (R-Mt. Juliet), and it died not on any moral grounds but because of money. If passed, the bill would have mandated that public school students use the bathroom that corresponded with the sex assigned them on their birth certificates. So, a boy who identifies as a girl would have to go to the boys’ room at school (and vice versa). New guidance from Washington on the issue led many legislators to believe that further state action was unnecessary. But the bill also got a big black eye from government financial analysts who said, if passed, the Bathroom Bill would have cost Tennessee about $1.2 billion in federal education funding. The “Natural Marriage” Bill: Yes, this old bill came back this year, sponsored by Rep. Mark Pody, (R-Lebanon) and Sen. Mae Beavers (R-Mt. Juliet), and it died not on any moral grounds but because of money. If the bill passed, marriages in Tennessee would have only been legally recognized if they were between a man and a woman. The proposal came after a 2015 Supreme Court ruling legalized same-sex marriage across the country. Beavers and Pody walked out of a news conference they called on the matter as the crowd was filled with protestors who got quickly vocal on the matter. But the lawmakers pulled the bill after those same state finance analysts determined the move would have put in jeopardy nearly $9 billion in federal funding. The Open Carry Freedom Act: This legislation would have allowed Tennesseans to carry handguns openly and without a permit. (Concealed carry would have still required a permit.) East Tennessee Rep. Micah Van Huss (R-Jonesborough) introduced the bill and has introduced other versions of it in the past. This year, he got Beavers to sign on as its Senate sponsor. The measured died quietly in a House committee. The Constitutional Carry Bill: Rep. Andy Holt (R-Dresden) upped the ante on Van Huss’ bill with stripped-down legislation that took gun laws back to their Constitutional roots. The bill would have allowed anyone who is not otherwise prohibited from owning a gun to possess and carry that gun “either openly or concealed.”

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Two Takes Corker and Herenton try to get their messages across to different audiences. Bob Corker made one thing clear at a town meeting in suburban Arlington on Tuesday — that the venue, Crave Coffee Bar and Bistro, was not yet “the time and the place” for him to express his future plans, rumors about which run from a governor’s race in 2018 to a possible presidential bid two years later. The Arlington event was set up in much the manner of a meet-and-greet, and other dignitaries present included Mayor Mike Wissman of Arlington, Shelby County Republican chair Lee Mills, and 8th District Congressman David Kustoff. It was the first step of what the senator’s office billed as a “Travel Across the Volunteer State” and was to be followed by his attendance at a noon event at the Hilton Memphis, where kudos were to be administered to several worthy individuals at the 14th Annual Dunavant Public Servant Award Luncheon. On the basis of the reception he got from a standingroom-only audience, one that was rather more a contentious town meeting in the current style, you had to wonder how much more of his current job the junior senator from Tennessee would be willing to stand for. He was asked if he intended to run for a third Senate

term in 2018, and he gave the answer cited above. The immediate result was a challenge or two from the crowd as to whether Chattanoogan Corker hadn’t pledged, back in 2006, when he was first elected in a tight race with Democrat Harold Ford Jr., to quit after two terms. He gave a soft answer, that both he and Ford had said only that they “couldn’t imagine” serving more than two terms, and that seemed to turn away any further potential wrath on that matter. But Corker had every reason to remain on edge for most of the hour-long encounter in Arlington. The questions he got were rapid-fire, mainly on issues of domestic controversy, and they were evenly mixed between the inquisitive and the downright challenging. On some of the latter, he seemed to satisfy most of the crowd with his expression of confidence that the pending Senate inquiry into a Trump-Russian connection would go forth to good result. He had less success defending his support for charter-school enthusiast Betsy DeVos as secretary of education. Corker was also hard-pressed on issues ranging from the prospective defunding of Planned Parentood, the uncertain future of health care, and the shape of tax reform. He did his best to hit a middle distance. At the end of it all, someone said the obvious, that he, as Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, had not

been asked about the current crises in Korea and Syria. He shook his head slowly but gave an indulgent smile. “Unbelievable,” he said. • Mere hours later, a few miles away in Midtown, former mayor Willie Herenton was having an easier time with his audience, the Rotary Club of Memphis. The luncheon speaker was welcomed as what he was, a public dignitary from the past. That, in his time as mayor from 1991 to 2009, Herenton caught his share of flack was a fact no one mentioned, save the ex-mayor himself. Herenton’s subject was his current project, which goes by the name of New Path Campus of Restoration. “Campuses,” actually, because Herenton’s original concept of a single dormitory/instructional facility for troubled African-American youth in north Shelby County has grown to include the idea of three campuses — in downtown Memphis, in Frayser, and in Millington. As Herenton has explained on earlier occasions, these facilities would be alternatives to the severe and geographically remote locations available to house youthful detainees at the moment. The centers would be financed by savings from traditional incarceration and by state funding for the detainees as students. More about the appearances of Corker and Herenton at memphisflyer.com.

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Even as it gets ready to take on what could be a contentious fight over the forthcoming county budget and tax rate, a potential slugfest that all principals hope can be resolved and headed off at a May 7th summit retreat, the Shelby County Commission and the administration of county Mayor Mark Luttrell remain locked in a power struggle over access to and control over surplus county revenues. The battle was first joined a couple of budget seasons back, when the commission, long after it had locked its planned expenditures in place, got ex post facto information from the administration regarding a hitherto unannounced $20 million surplus. That discovery was the proximate cause of an ongoing power struggle between commissioners and the administration, one that flared up in several of the matters on the agenda of Monday’s public meeting of the commission. Pervading the meeting from item to item were two clear and obvious themes, one having to do with the commission’s efforts to get its own procedures — and those of county government — in line with recent resolves to eliminate a variety of disparities in hiring, contracting, and employee relations. In the process, the gulf between the commission and the administration widened a bit further. The first case in point was a dispute that arose over what seemed to be a routine federal pass-through grant awarding just under $2 million to Sasaki Associates, Inc. for “various National Disaster Resilience … design projects.” The question was raised, first from the audience, and then from various commission members, whether sufficient allowance had been

made for minority subcontracting on the project. Public Works director Tom Needham repeatedly insisted that the issue was moot and implied broadly that any further delay on awarding the grant might result in its being lost to the county. Questioning from commissioners, and especially an unrelenting point-bypoint interrogation from Commissioner Heidi Shafer, commenting that Needham’s reluctance to answer was “yet another case of the administration keeping us in the dark,” finally elicited the fact that no such ill fate was in store. The commission would end up endorsing the grant — along with an add-on clause prepared by Commissioner Van Turner regarding the minority contracting issue. There were other matters of similar import involving the question of whether the county was seriously undertaking equality of opportunity with women as well as racial minorities, but the pièce de résistance of Monday’s discussion was a resolution that would establish what amounted to a set-aside fund for any unspent surplus — one accessible to and subject to the oversight of the commission. At present, surpluses have been under the exclusive purview of the administration, and county CAO made a point of objecting to the resolution as “unacceptable.” In the final analysis, the matter was referred back to committee, where it may or may not be resolved. Which is to say, the power struggle goes on.

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gathering over the campus of the University of Memphis as I arrive at the office of Dorian J. Burnette, professor of meteorology, climatology, and extreme weather. The Wichita, Kansas, native grew up in the heart of tornado alley. “That’s how I got into it, running from tornados,” he says. “Now, I take students, and I run toward tornados.” Burnette’s the kind of person who sweats the details — you have to be if you want to be a successful scientist. When he talks about combing through 150-year-old documents for historical weather data, his enthusiasm is infectious. It helps to be passionate when your job involves looking deeply into the greatest existential threat human civilization has ever faced. “Anthropogenic climate change — global warming — really shows itself 12 from 1950 to the present,” he says. Since the Industrial Revolution, the

burning of coal, natural gas, and oil for energy generation and transportation has been subtly changing the chemistry of our atmosphere. The carbon dioxide released from tailpipes and smokestacks absorbs heat more efficiently than does the nitrogen and oxygen that makes up most of our atmosphere. As we add more CO2 to the air, it gets hotter. Burnett’s specialty is dendroclimatology. He spends a lot of time examining tree rings under a microscope. “We see a pattern of wide and narrow rings. The wide ring is when the tree liked the environment. A thin ring — or maybe no ring at all — is when the tree hated the environment and was really super stressed. Those matching patterns of wide and narrow rings are consistent over large areas.” Examine enough trees over a large enough area, and you can reconstruct the history of the climate. “Here is the Southeast, and we can get back several

hundred years to potentially a thousand years, depending on what part of the Southeast you’re talking about. There are some kinds of trees that can go back 2,000 years in the Southwest.” The evidence for man-made climate change, Burnette says, is clear, and not only in the tree rings. He sees it in daily weather observations made by Army officers dating back to 1821, in the National Weather Service records from the 20th century, and in NASA satellite observations from the 1970s. “Each one of these separate metrics have their own strengths and weaknesses, and they’re not necessarily the same. And yet we get a similar answer when we carefully evaluate all of the data. But the most compelling evidence that the Earth is undergoing change is to just observe the natural world itself. Most of the glaciers are retreating. There are non-migratory species who are moving … 90 percent

of physical and biological systems are responding in a direction that is associated with warming.”

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Across town, at Rhodes College, Sarah Boyle, chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program, is grading projects from students in her Geographic Information Systems (GIS) class. Dr. Boyle is a biologist; her speciality is deforestation. “When I was younger, I was primarily interested in primates — monkeys and apes. When I was in college, I pursued my interest in that area. I lived in the Amazon for a couple of years and tracked monkeys through areas that had been deforested and through areas that were not as impacted by humans to see what the differences were in tree species composition, which primates were there, which ones had gone locally

extinct, which ones remained. How did their behavior and biology change?” Like all plants, trees breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. To absorb the excess CO2 we’re releasing into the atmosphere, we need more trees. Instead, humans are cutting down forests at an alarming rate. “Deforestation reduces the available carbon sinks,” she says. “Sometimes people burn [the forests], which releases a massive amount of carbon dioxide.” The students in Boyle’s GIS class come from all majors, not just STEM fields. “Just recently, they were looking at different climate predictions for the state of Tennessee in terms of, under different scenarios, what would the temperature and precipitation look like in 2099?” Giovanni Boles is one of Boyle’s students. “I was born and raised in the Netherlands, so climate change has always been a topic of discussion,” he says. “The Netherlands has always been threatened by the rising sea levels,

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especially considering that a third of the country is below sea level. Climate change has to be on the agenda for everybody, regardless of their location.” Boles and the others fed a trove of historical climate data into a computer model that used realistic estimates from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) about future population and economic growth, land use, technological advancement, and, most crucially, oil and gas consumption. “They went through and modeled it out in all the areas of Tennessee to see overall what the changes would be. Based on this model, you do have a rise in temperature and a rise in precipitation. But it’s not uniform across the state. … They could see immediately that the southwestern areas of the state are quite different than the eastern part of the state.” Boles’ results indicated an almost seven-degree-Fahrenheit rise in average temperature, both minimum and maximum over the course of the century. “Looking at the gradient, some of them were shocked to see the huge range,” says Boyle. Burnette says this pattern is consistent with predictions made by climate scientists for decades. “We have high uncertainty with certain aspects of anthropogenic climate change, but there are things that are really robust in the literature. Depending on what part of the globe you’re in, your average annual total rainfall may not change too much, but you’re liable to get more rainfall in heavier amounts, with longer, dryer spells in between. The fact that heat waves will become worse, that keeps coming out in the literature as well. Winters are not going to be as bad, because winters are warming faster than summers are.”

back to full glacial conditions in as little as 10 to 50 years. … There are tipping points, but you can’t really see one until, oops, you’ve moved across it already. Now, it’s too late to deal with it.”

FALSE SPRING

So it will get warmer. So what? Maybe more rain and shorter winters will extend the growing season and give us more crops. Not so fast, says Burnette. “You put yourself in danger of a ‘false spring.’ We saw that this year. It gets

warm really, really early — like January and February — and refuses to cool back down. Then, all of a sudden, in March, you get a late-season shot of cold air. That’s damaging to the plants that are starting to bloom. You can see it on the trees right outside. The leaves are kind of sickly looking in spots. That’s a function of the hard freeze we had after the trees had already started developing their leaves.” The chaotic climate will stress food crops. “The tropics are going to get hit the hardest, right away,” says Burnette. “If you warm up the temperature just a little bit, it will make it unsuitable for crops. There will have to be a shifting of the growing belts down there. Up here, there will be a little more room for warming. That’s where that 1.5- to 2-degree shift starts popping out. Once you get above that, you start seeing declines in yield. That implies that, if we warm up the planet a little bit, we can initially see some increases in yields in certain crops because of a longer growing season. But once we pass a certain key threshold, you start to lose the gains. Then if you warm up a little bit more, you have to shift. Do we want to take some crops that are relevant to the state budget and give them to another state? That’s where the rubber meets the road in terms of politics.” The scientific consensus is that we need to prevent global average temperatures from rising more than 2.0 degrees C on average (about 3.6 degrees F). “The reason we chop it off right there is because we start seeing some issues with the planet itself, the biosphere of the planet, once you reach that threshold.” Beyond the 2-degree threshold, the climate models lose coherence. Burnette says there is potential for disaster of unimaginable scale. “The Younger Dryas event has been studied significantly. It happened about 12,000 years ago. There was an abrupt cooling phase and then an abrupt warming phase at its start and end points. Some of the indications suggest that you can go from general warming conditions

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“I find the political aspect really interesting,” says Boyle. “In cities where people have been really impacted by these extreme climate effects and changes, the general populace says, yes, this is an issue. Insurance companies think this is an issue. But at the [political] party level, it’s this ‘yes or no’ fight, which is really unfortunate.” The landmark Paris Agreement of 2015 set out goals and methods for each country to meet the crucial 2-degree target. But the 2016 election of climate-change denier President Donald Trump has thrown that process into chaos and uncertainty. “Trump’s belief that climate change is a Chinese hoax should alarm everyone and epitomizes his proclivity for baseless conspiracy theory,” says Scott Banbury, Conservation Program Director for the Tennessee Sierra Club. “In fact, China is making enormous investments in clean energy, and Trump’s threatened abandonment of the Paris Climate Accords will result in the U.S. being less competitive in the future.” It’s not just Trump. In March, Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander went on a 12-minute tirade in the Senate, railing against TVA’s plans to buy wind power — which does not add any carbon dioxide to the atmosphere — from Clean Line Energy Partners, operators of a wind farm in Oklahoma. He claimed that the deal would impose an unnecessary $1 billion cost on Tennesseans over a 30-year period. “TVA should not agree to buy more wind power, which is comparatively unreliable and expensive,” he said. Banbury and the Sierra Club disagree. “Senator Alexander’s opinions on wind ” continued on page 14

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power are based on very outdated information. Clean Line is offering fixed, long-term rates that are cheaper than the current cost of generating electricity from coal, will undoubtedly be cheaper than natural gas in the near future, and free of the financial and environmental risks of nuclear.” Denying the reality of climate change has become an article of faith among most Republicans. Fossil fuel industries have thrown big money into sowing doubt among the conservative flock. Burnette says a favorite Fox News tactic is to exploit scientists’ unwillingness to speak in absolutes. “You listen to a scientist, and they’re going to caveat themselves constantly. We allow for these little probabilistic things that could technically happen.” But on TV news programs, “They’ll bring on a climate scientist, and then they’ll bring on another person who may be a Ph.D., but he’s not necessarily super credentialed, and if you look at his publication record, he hasn’t contributed to the peer-reviewed literature at all. They bring these two head to head, and the audience sees one scientist arguing against another and think there’s discrepancy between the scientists.” This creates the impression that 50 percent of scientists think one way, and 50 percent of the scientists think another way. “It’s somewhere in the 90 percent range that think anthropogenic climate change is real, it’s a threat, and it’s us,” says Burnette.

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“I was shocked. I didn’t see it coming,” says Nour Hantouli, of the election of Donald Trump. “I was hoping that Hillary was going to get into office so we could talk about how we needed to go even farther than that. Now, we’re starting from absolute ground zero with Trump.” Hantouli is one of the founders of the Memphis Feminist Collective, a three-year-old organization active in community organization before and after the election. “Activism in Memphis is getting a lot more traction. I’ve never seen anything like it. There was the Women’s March, the Immigration March, they had thousands of people. We haven’t seen that in decades.” Hantouli is one of the Memphis organizers of the March for Science, a national movement to push back against Trump Republicans’ proposed gutting of government science research. First on the chopping block are the EPA and NASA’s climate science programs. “Our goal is to highlight the national goal of bringing science to the public, by reaching out and bringing them in,” says Hantouli. “We want to let folks know why these intersections are important and why we have to unite

against these policy changes and the toxic cultural climate that’s going on.” Scientists prize objectivity above all else. Politicization of science is a major taboo, and for some, that even extends to taking political action in self-defense. “You say you’re not into politics, but politics is into you,” says Hantouli. The initial March for Science organization was done by a coalition between scientists and academics, who had little experience in the field of direct political action, and experienced social justice organizations such as Hantouli’s Memphis Feminist Collective. Tensions mounted over methods and priorities, and the internal conflict came to a head with a proposal to rally in Health Sciences Park adjacent to the University of Tennessee medical campus. Unfortunately, that is also the site of the grave and statue of Ku Klux Klan founder Nathan Bedford Forrest. The debate split the group, and as a result, there will be two separate March for Science demonstrations in Memphis on April 22nd. One, a march from Gaston Park to LeMoyne Owen College, and the other a rally at Civic Center Plaza. “If your life has been touched by science, if you want to meet Memphis STEM professionals and educators, or if you want to discover and contribute to the inclusivity of the Memphis STEM community, this is a first of its kind event in our lifetime to make that connection,” says Rally for Science Memphis spokesman Colin Kietzman. “The problems we’ve been seeing here in Memphis are not unfamiliar to everyone else. The scientific community and their relationship to the public has been an issue. That’s something we have to work on,” Hantouli says.

KEEPING HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

“People ask me, ‘How can you study what you study without being horribly depressed?’ I think as you work toward the problems, you have to have some optimism that the work you’re doing will provide some positive changes in the future,” says Boyle. “I see that in the students. They know how dire the issues are, but I think they have that optimism to work toward a goal for a better future.” “We’ve had some good news of late,” says Burnette. “Emissions are not as high. That’s good. That’s buying us a little bit more time. That’s the encouraging thing. I try to look at it from an optimistic point of view. It’s certainly not too late, and that’s not just optimism talking. But the problem is, the longer we wait, the correction is going to have to be much more draconian to fix the problem. That’s the reason why I wish a certain group would stop arguing about the science and start talking about policy.”

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Pig races? Monkeys riding dogs? Slide guitar, with somebody singing about the devil and hard, hard times? No, it’s not some hophead dream I’m describing here — these are just a few of the featured attractions at Saturday’s annual Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi. But the music festival with a town-fair feel (and monkeys riding dogs) is just one eccentric opportunity for Delta folks to consider an endangered species: the American juke joint. When’s the last time you went to see a dance performance, and an Earnestine & Hazel’s Soul Burger was included in the price of admission? These Walls: Tales from a Juke Joint blends dance and theater to tell the story of Memphis’ favorite gentrified bordello, the girls who worked there, and artists who pounded out songs on the old piano. Dancer/choreographer Erin Walter describes These Walls as a night full of ghosts, and the evening includes a haunted performance set to a cello arrangement of Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature,” narrated by Memphis industrialist Abe Plough, who once operated a pharmacy on the site. “He manufactured this antiseptic oil called Plough’s Antiseptic Oil that was 46 percent alcohol and sold it all over the Southeast, kind of like a snake oil salesman,” Walter says, running down high points from the notorious nightspot’s colorful history. “My goal was to produce a show anybody would enjoy. Not so much dance lovers, but to make something the average Joe might find interesting or cool.” In an early visit to see if a show might be feasible in the space, the jukebox came on by itself. “It was playing, ‘Human Nature,’” Walter says. “It seems like Earnestine & Hazel’s kinda wanted us to use it,” she says. “They say it’s the original owners making the jukebox play. That’s their way of still trying to manage the place.”

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“Conspiracy, Vice, & Virtue” Bar DKDC, 3-5 p.m. This one’s intriguing: Show organized by students in Rhodes’ Curation in Context class involving works about conspiracy and urban legend.

Hoedown for Hope Propcellar Vintage Rental, 7:30-10:30 p.m., $75 Fund-raiser for Hope House featuring music by Six String Lovers, MemPops, and a mechanical bull.

Scandals & Scoundrels Elmwood Cemetery, 1 p.m., $20 Popular tour featuring some of the cemetery’s most infamous residents, from madams to mayors. Registration required: 774-3212.

Don Quixote Germantown Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. Ballet from the Russian National Ballet based on the Cervantes novel.

Dearly Departed Circuit Playhouse, 8 p.m., $25 Play about living and dying in the South.

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Stax @ 60 Concert Series Stax Museum of American Soul Music, 7-8:30 p.m. The Bo-Keys perform early-years Stax songs from the Barracudas, the Triumphs, Prince Conley, and more. Includes Q&A and preconcert discussion. “Lady Monsters” The Rozelle Warehouse, 7-9 p.m. Opening reception for reflective works by Lexi Perkins. Booksigning by David Baldacci Barnes & Noble Wolfchase, 7-8 p.m. David Baldacci signs and discusses the third in his Amos Decker series The Fix.

MIFA/MLGW Lip Sync Plus Hard Rock Cafe, 7-10 p.m. Contestants and local celebrities show off their lip-syncing skills, benefiting MLGW’s Plus-1 program, which helps families in crisis.

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Alternative comic artist and public libertarian Peter Bagge has made an unexpected career move. Bagge — best known for his ’90s-era slacker satires Hate and Neat Stuff — has shifted his attention from autobiography to biography and taken it upon himself to chronicle the lives of unique women in the 20th century. His first was Woman Rebel, the story of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger. Fire!!, his second, and most exclamation mark-laden title, tells the story of African-American author and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston. “I kept coming across life stories of women writers and/or activists from the early 20th century — particularly the years between the two world wars — who led incredibly free, independent lives, which made me very curious about them,” Bagge says. “This was a full generation before the women’s rights movement of the late ’60s, yet you’d never know it was based on how these women went about things. They were shockingly un-self-conscious about it, too.” So the artist started reading more about these women, identifying with them, and eventually drawing their stories in his distinctive, rubber-boned style. “I like the way I draw,” Bagge says. “It suits my purposes. It’s very expressive. I’m also sadly well aware that some people have a hard time with my art, particularly with these non-fiction books. But then I think about the type of art these critics prefer — which is very straight, mainstream, and BORING-looking — and come to the conclusion that they just have bad taste.” Fire!! follows Hurston from her rural roots through her time as a student, poet, playwright, author, and cultural documentarian. It touches on her complicated relationship with Langston Hughes and constant economic struggle. “What I hope people take away from Fire!! primarily is what a unique and creatively fearless person Hurston was,” Bagge says. “She literally had no predecessors. A truly remarkable person for countless reasons.”

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V&E Artwalk V&E Greenline, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Annual event with works from local artists and craftspeople. Includes a children’s area, live music, craft beer, and more. Benefiting the greenline. Rally for Science Civic Center Plaza, 10 a.m.-noon Facts matter, y’all. Held in conjunction with the March for Science in D.C. Memphis Veg Fest Levitt Shell, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Festival devoted to a plant-based diet. Includes demos, vendors, speakers, and more.

Book Event Cooper-Young Gazebo, 1-3 p.m. Event in honor of the release of the Jim Dickinson book I’m Just Dead, I’m Not Gone. Dickinson’s widow Mary Lindsay Dickinson will read from the book, and there will be music by Some Sons of Mudboy. 14th Annual Maria Montessori School Regatta and Duck Race Maria Montessori School, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. A rubber duckie race, plus games for the kids, kayak rides, and more.

The Graduate Malco Paradiso Cinema, 2 p.m. A 50th-anniversary screening of this groundbreaking film with Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, and Katharine Ross. Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival Wagner at Riverside, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. The big one, folks. Massive festival dedicated to the crawfish, featuring some 16,000 pounds of crawfish, a gumbo cook-off, and music by Black Oak Arkansas and others. Benefiting Porter-Leath.

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pril 22nd may be the busiest Saturday this spring for Memphis music 7:57 AM lovers and vinyl hounds. ShangriLa Records and Goner Records are both opening early to participate in the 10th anniversary celebration of Record Store Day [RSD]; Burke’s Book Store is hosting a reading and concert for Jim Dickinson’s I’m Just Dead, I’m Not Gone in the CooperYoung gazebo; and Lucero’s annual Block Party closes out the festivities in the Minglewood parking lot. I’ve done the math, and it seems like, with determination and careful planning, it’s possible to see Tall David, Some Sons of Mudboy (twice), and end the day on a blanket in front of Minglewood, counting a stack of rare 7-inchers to the sounds of Son Volt. The official list of RSD exclusives is nine pages long and includes rarities from Link Wray, Emmylou Harris, Prince, Ramones, Spoon, and the Kinks, not to mention a previously unreleased Diamond Dogs-era David Bowie concert. As if that isn’t enough to get any music junkie out of bed early, Waxploitation Records is releasing a “literary mixtape” of stories written by Nick Cave, Jim James, and others. And I haven’t even mentioned the children’s record by Johnny Cash or the third and final installment in Big Star’s three-part release for Complete Third. “We’re participating in a huge

way,” says Shangri-La owner Jared McStay. “We ordered more stuff than we ever have.” McStay says he’s not allowed to let slip which of the RSD exclusives he ordered for the store, but he’s excited about what’s coming in. The store cleared out some space with their Fool Fest sale, and McStay says they have been stockpiling some special rarities as well as local records to put out on Saturday alongside the RSD exclusives. “We’re open early,” McStay says. “And we’ve got a band playing at 2 p.m.” Last year, while waiting for a show to begin at the Mercy Lounge in Nashville, I watched as David Johnson, the leader of Tall David, led the crowd — or at least the Memphis contingent of it — in an enthusiastic sing-a-long rendition of Harry Nilsson’s “Without You.” (I don’t want to add fuel to the feud, but no one from Nashville joined in the sing-a-long.) This year, fresh from an opening slot at Dead Soldiers’ album-release show, Tall David will lead the festivities at Shangri-La with an afternoon performance in the store’s parking lot. “Come expecting to see the world’s tallest rock-and-roll crooner. Come early,” Johnson says of the free show. However, most Memphis music junkies will split time between the Madison record shop and its CooperYoung counterpart, the holy grail of garage rock, Goner Records. “One year we had a memorable guitar shred-off with some people playing their best licks back and

forth,” Goner guru Eric Friedl says, but this year, Goner is letting Burke’s Book Store take over the performance duties with a reading from Jim Dickinson’s memoir by Mary Lindsay Dickinson and a performance by Some Sons of Mudboy. “That seemed like enough [live music],” Friedl says, but guest DJs will spin soul and punk records in the store throughout the day. And the store will have coffee and donuts for the early birds. “We’ve got the usual batch of exclusive RSD releases that everybody’s scrambling to get,” Friedl says. The store is also releasing Golden Pelicans’ Disciples of Blood LP on red vinyl. “We do have a secret release from NOTS that’s only going to be available in the store and from the band,” Friedl continues. “We were trying to figure out the best way to leak the word, but the NOTS Live at Goner [LP is being released for RSD]. We wanted to find a good way to release it, and tying it into RSD from the record store where it was recorded seemed pretty good.”

friend Julien Baker on there. We knew she would kill it,” Daniel Quinlan says. With live music and new and exclusive releases from every genre, Memphis is primed to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Record Store Day. Whether it’s the new NOTS or the new Spaceface, the pop perfection of Tall David, or the country-punk attack of Lucero, there’s something to satisfy every listener. For a list of all Record Store Day releases, visit www.recordstoreday.com. Tall David at Shangri-La Records, Saturday, April 22nd at 2 p.m. Free.

That’s right; Goner’s dropping a new, used-to-be-secret NOTS record this Saturday. And it’s not the only new Memphis LP coming just in time for RSD. A smorgasbord of spring releases by groups with Memphis roots is bolstering the RSD exclusives. Valerie June’s The Order of Time led the blitz of spring releases, but hot on her heels were Dead Soldiers with The Great Emptiness, Chris Milam with Kids These Days, and Cory Branan’s Adios. At the time of this writing, Milam and Branan’s LPs are barely a week old, but Memphis-based psychedelic rockers Spaceface are dropping their debut LP Sun Kids on colored vinyl the day before RSD. Though the band strived to record something that felt organic and could be replicated live, there were a few guest appearances — the band invited Flyer favorite Julien Baker to give a guest vocal performance. “[It] has our

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Redd Kross Pioneers who inspired Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and Melvins remain vital. At just 11 and 14, brothers Steven and Jeff McDonald began to morph their middleschool band into the stuff of punk, pop, and glam/indierock legend. In the Los Angeles suburb of Hawthorne where they were born and raised, the band’s first show — an eighth-grade graduation house party — was played with their friends in the punk band Black Flag. In the years that followed, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and Melvins would all cite Redd Kross as a core sonic and visual inspiration. Now in their fourth decade, Redd Kross have released a total of nine full-length albums and over two dozen EPs and singles. After joining seminal hardcore band Melvins as their bassist in 2015, Steven is currently playing bass on three projects — Redd Kross, Melvins, and OFF! — all while being a devoted husband and father. The band stops in Memphis on Friday, April 22nd, for a show at Growlers. I talked with Steven about the tour, teaming with Dale Crover, dad life, and Goner Fest. I understand you were at Goner Fest a few years back. Yeah, I worked for a bunch of record labels over the years, and in 2009, I went to Goner Fest to see some bands. There’s this phenomenal band from Omaha called Box Elders. When they found out the dude from Redd Kross was there, they invited me on stage to play, and we played pretty much all the songs off our first EP. When I think of Memphis, I still think fondly of Jay Reatard, who we were friends with. And Jeffrey Novak, too.

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It’s been five years since you released Researching the Blues, and yet you have a mammoth tour schedule ahead. It’s just one of those things where everyone was available and could do it, so I seized the opportunity. It seems like it could be the beginning of something. Your relationship with Melvins goes way back. Well, Dale and Buzz were early supporters. They were excited that there was another band coming from the punk world referencing all this other music that they loved, too, like KISS. And unapologetically doing so.

Is there a new Redd Kross album coming? Well, there’s Octavia. … That got started because the Melvins put me to task to make a solo record, and they had their solo records in the 1990s. They were inspired by the KISS solo records. And they very graciously asked me if I’d be interested in participating in that reissue and doing a solo record of my own for the Melvins. They used the KISS solo records as their templates — and they never did the blue one, which was the Ace Frehley. They kind of saved that for me. I know you and Anna (Waronker) have been busy being parents. ... Dad life is great. I love it, and it’s definitely a hard trade-off about making the decision to do more road work, because I miss out on some stuff. It’s daunting, because these human beings, they’re not simple creatures. And from day one, you’re responsible for them. Crazy details like, “Should you circumcise their penis?” From that point on, it only gets more complex. Andrew Earles lists your 1982 album, Born Innocent, in his book Gimme Indie Rock as one of the 500 essential underground rock albums of punk/indie rock. But I read that you picked your 2012 album Researching the Blues as Redd Kross’ best album. [K Records founder] Calvin Johnson told me I peaked at age 12. The fact that any of this is notable in the annals of rock history is cool and fun. I can’t take it very seriously. But in terms of some things being dismissed and others being infantilized, you can’t please everybody. That’s been a learning experience for me, to realize that I don’t necessarily know how this is gonna turn out. Redd Kross (with Viva L’American Death Ray Music) play Growlers Friday, April 22nd.

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

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George Porter J.R. Friday, April 21, 7 p.m.; Society Memphis Saturday, April 22, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; Boondox - The Murder Tour Sunday, April 23, 7 p.m.-midnight.

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Straight Outta Oz Wednesday, April 26, 7:30 p.m.

Harbor Town Amphitheater 740 HARBOR BEND ROAD

Rev. John Wilkins, Crystal Shrine Sunday, April 23.

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

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Huey’s Downtown 77 S. SECOND 527-2700

The Pistol and the Queen Sunday, April 23, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

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

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The Stolen Faces Friday, April 21, 9 p.m.

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Brad Birkedahl Band Sunday, April 23, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

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

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Dreamgirls Allstars Saturday, April 22, 7-9 p.m.

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Tony Butler Fridays, 6-8 p.m.; Gary Keith Saturday, April 22, 12-3 p.m.; Robert Hull Sundays, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

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

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The Chaulkies Sunday, April 23, 8:30 p.m.-midnight; Tuesday Tunes on the Terrace Tuesdays, 5-8:30 p.m.; Carson and Brewer Tuesday, April 25, 5:30-8 p.m.

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1927 MADISON 726-4372

Seeing Red Saturday, April 22, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; The Southern Edition Band Tuesdays.

Joe Restivo 4 Sunday, April 23, 4-7 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle and New Orleans Sunday, April 23, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

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Old Millington Winery

2119 MADISON 207-5097

Ray Wylie Hubbard Thursday, April 20, 8 p.m.; Brennan Villines Friday, April 21, 10:30 p.m.; Nick Black Saturday, April 22, 10 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; McKenna Bray Sunday, April 23, 4 p.m.; Chris Monteverde Sunday, April 23, 8 p.m.; John Paul Keith Mondays, 6 p.m.; John Kilzer Tuesdays, 8 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle and New Orleans Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.; Sextons Wednesday, April 26, 8 p.m.

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Memphis Ukelele Meetup Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.; “The Happening” Tuesdays, 6:309:30 p.m.

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Rayland Baxter Thursday, April 20, 7 p.m.; Lucero Family Block Party with Son Volt Saturday, April 22, 2 p.m.; Gov’t Mule, Eric Krasno Band Wednesday, April 26, 7 p.m.

Murphy’s 1589 MADISON 726-4193

Hex and Hell Friday, April 21.

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

University of Memphis The Bluff 535 S. HIGHLAND

DJ Kaz Thursday, April 20; URI Friday, April 21; DJ Ben Murray Saturday, April 22; Bluegrass Brunch Sunday, April 23.

Park Friends Spring Music Series Wednesday, April 26, 6-8 p.m.

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Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School

1532 MADISON 726-0906

Rock Starkaraoke Fridays; Whetherman Saturday, April 22; Open Mic Music with Tiffany Harmon Mondays, 9 p.m.-midnight; Music4Pina Wednesday, April 26.

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Fathers and Daughters: An Evening with Loudon Wainwright, III and Lucy Wainwright Roche Saturday, April 22, 8 p.m.

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Pubapalooza with Stereo Joe Every other Wednesday, 8-11 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.; Rusten Haven Saturday, April 22, 8 p.m.; Rock 316 Showcase Sunday, April 23, 2-5 p.m.; Mo Boogie Sunday, April 23, 6-10 p.m.; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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

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Stax @ 60 Concert Series: The Bo-Keys Thursday, April 20, 7-8:30 p.m.

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Tunes & Tales Wednesday, April 26, 4-5 p.m.

Gary Escoe’s Atomic Dance Machine Sunday, April 23, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Huey’s Germantown 7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

Heart Memphis Band Sunday, April 23, 8-11:30 p.m.; Gerry Finney Wednesday, April 26, 6-9 p.m.

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Always a Bridesmaid Thursday, April 20, 7 p.m., Friday, April 21, 7 p.m., Saturday, April 22, 7 p.m., and Sunday, April 23, 2:30 p.m.

Memphis ChoralArts in Concert Saturday, April 22, 4-6 p.m.

North Mississippi/ Tunica Clarksdale, Mississippi CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI

Cat Head Mini Blues Fest Sunday, April 23, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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

Delta Rain Sunday, April 23, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Tunica Roadhouse 1107 CASINO CENTER, TUNICA, MS 662-363-4900

Live Music Fridays, Saturdays; Moonshine Ball Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22.

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Growlers

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

Owen Brennan’s THE REGALIA, 6150 POPLAR 761-0990

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Ed Finney and the U of M Jazz Quartet Thursdays, 9 p.m.; Three Generation Jug Band Friday, April 21, 9 p.m.; Ari Vas Saturday, April 22, 9 p.m.; David Collins Jazz Saturday, April 22, 10 p.m., and Sunday, April 23, 6 p.m.; Justin White Mondays, 7 p.m.; Don and Wayde Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 10 p.m.

Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House

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CALENDAR of EVENTS:

April 20 - 26

Send the date, time, place, cost, info, phone number, a brief description, and photos — two weeks in advance — to calendar@memphisflyer. com or P.O. Box 1738, Memphis, TN 38101. DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS, ONGOING WEEKLY EVENTS WILL APPEAR IN THE FLYER’S ONLINE CALENDAR ONLY.

March 4 - June 23, 2017

Russian National Ballet’s Swan Lake at EACC Fine Arts Center, Sat., April 22nd, 7:30 p.m. TH EAT E R

Circuit Playhouse

Dearly Departed, in the backwoods of the Bible Belt, the Turpin family has just suffered the loss of their father. Problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion. Living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. www.playhouseonthesquare.org. $25-$40. Sundays, 2 p.m., and Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. Through May 14. 51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

3050 Central Ave / Memphis 38111

901.636.2362

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

April 20-26, 2017

3037 FOREST HILL-IRENE (453-7447).

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Guest House at Graceland

Dreamgirls Allstars, 35th anniversary celebration of preservation and advancement of African-American arts, literature, and culture featuring the full-concert version of the Broadway smash hit. (948-9522), www.mbaafirehouse.org. $25-$30. Sat., April 22, 7-9 p.m. 3600 ELVIS PRESLEY (332-3322).

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. Through April 23, 7:30 p.m. 203 S. MAIN (525-3000).

Theatre Memphis

Rasheeda Speaking, tense workplace thriller examines the realities of office politics when two female

coworkers, one black, one white, are driven apart by the implications and suggestions of their boss. www. theartrememphis.org. $25. Fri., Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m., and Thurs., 7:30 p.m. Through April 23. 630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

TheatreSouth

Auguste: A Family Drama, after the tragic death of her parents, a girl must decide whether the family business was a family dream or her own. Her name? Sprinkles the Clown. Underneath the makeup, she faces the same struggles as the rest of us. (773-613-9477), www. theatredehootenanny.com. $10. Fridays, Saturdays, 7-9 p.m. Through April 29. INSIDE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 1000 S. COOPER (726-0800).

TheatreWorks

Call for Writers: ETC 2nd Annual 10-Minute Play Festival, eight-10 vignettes will be performed at Theatreworks in September. Three playwrights will win cash prizes. $10 entry fee. Through June 30. Auditions for The Pulse Project, cold readings from script for performance in June about the Orlando shootings. Casting for for ethnic and transgender roles. For more information on roles and casting, visit website. www. etcmemphistheater.com. Mon., April 24, 6 p.m. 2085 MONROE (274-7139).

Universal Parenting Place

PlayBack Memphis, bringing stories to life in a safe space to unlock healing, transformation, and joy. Families welcome. (207-3694), Free. Third Thursday of every month, 4:30-6 p.m. LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE, 990 COLLEGE PARK.

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. Thurs.Sat., 7:30-9:30 p.m. Through April 22. 3745 CENTRAL (678-2576).

A R T I S T R EC E PT I O N S

Bar DKDC

“Vice & Virtue,” exhibition of work by students of the Curation in Context class at Rhodes College, exploring the themes of conspiracy and urban legends, age-old human vices, and the contrasting nature of virtue. Free. Thurs., April 20, 3-5 p.m. 964 S. COOPER (272-0830).

The Rozelle Warehouse

Artist reception for “Lady Monsters,” exhibition of reflective works composed by Lexi Perkins. Enjoy free snacks and refreshments. (489-2733). Thurs., April 20, 7-9 p.m. 822 ROZELLE ST.

OTHER ART HAPPENINGS

“Messages”

An exploration of bird signs and omens with work by Lizi BeardWard and Darla Linerode-Henson. Reception on Friday, viewing on Saturday. Fri., April 21, 5:309 p.m., and Sat., April 22, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. CROSSTOWN ARTS, 430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030), WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

Orpheum 22nd Annual Art Sale

Patrons are invited to purchase great works of art while supporting Mid-South artists. Free. Sun., April 23, 5 p.m. THE HALLORAN CENTRE, 225 S. MAIN (529-4299), WWW.ORPHEUM-MEMPHIS.COM.

Photographer & Author Jerry Park

Guest speaker and author of Slow Roads Tennessee. Free. Thurs., April 20, 7-8:30 p.m. MEMPHIS CAMERA CLUB, 5959 PARK (NA), WWW.MEMPHISCAMERACLUB.COM.

Southern Literary Salon: Flannery O’Connor Georgia Gothic

A literary party featuring writerspecific libations, light fare, and at least 30 Southern-inspired minutes of writers in a private, gracious home. Address released after ticket purchase. $55. Fri., April 21, 6 p.m. WWW.TNSHAKESPEARE.ORG.

V&E Artwalk

Featuring over 65 artists from the greater Memphis area selling their crafts, silent auction, children’s area, local musicians, food, local craft beer, wine, and soft drinks benefiting Midtown Memphis’ V&E Greenline. Sat., April 22, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. V&E GREENLINE, AVALON AND TUTWILER, WWW.VEGREENLINE.ORG.

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Art Museum at the University of Memphis (AMUM)

“War in Words: The Art of Propaganda,” exhibition of propaganda

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created with acrylic paint on canvases by Lynn Whitson. www.eclectic-eye. com. Through May 31.

works from the museum’s permanent collection. Through April 29. “Africa: Art of a Continent,” permanent exhibition of African art from the Martha and Robert Fogelman collection. Ongoing.

242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis

“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. www. memphis.edu. Through April 28.

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

ANF Architects

Debbie Likley Pacheco, www.anfa.com. Through May 11. 1500 UNION (278-6868).

Circuitous Succession Gallery

3715 CENTRAL.

Carol Buchman, exhibition of landscape works. www.circuitoussuccession.com. Through April 22. “Into a Birdless Sky,” exhibition of new paintings and drawings by Jason Stout. www.circuitoussuccession.com. Through April 22.

Fratelli’s

“Beautiful, Green, and Urban,” exhibition of drawing, photography, printmaking, and papercutting by Gillian Furniss. www.memphisbotanicgarden. com. Through April 28. 750 CHERRY (766-9900).

500 S. SECOND.

Jay Etkin Gallery

Clough-Hanson Gallery

“The Mirth That Exists Between Everything Else,” exhibition by graduating students Emma Barr, Dylan Boutwell, McKenzie Drake, Jill Fredenburg, Shelby Glass, Bryan Martin, Malerie McDowell, Haley Rushing, Mimi Shepley, Margaret Tronsor, and Jean Xiong. April 21-27, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. RHODES COLLEGE, 2000 N. PARKWAY (843-3000).

Crosstown Arts

“The Moonpie Project: New Mural by Kevin Bongang,” mural series featuring Nashville-based artist. www.crosstownarts.org. Through May 31. 430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030).

David Lusk Gallery

“Memphis,” exhibition of new paintings

“Beyond,” exhibition of work by John Torina, David Nakabayashi, Jan Hankins, Alla Bartoshchuk, Nathan Yokum, Mickey Bond, Roy Tamboli, Stephanie Brody-Lederman, Keith Rash, and Mary Long. www.jayetkingallery.com. Through May 2.

Dearly Departed at Circuit Playhouse, Sundays, 2 p.m., and Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. Through May 14th. by Dwayne Butcher. Through April 22. “New Work by Rana Rochat,” exhibition of encaustic paintings on panel or paper. Through April 22. “Bluff Poem,” exhibition of new work by Memphis painter Don Estes. April 25-May 19. “Line and Shadow: Estate Drawings,” exhibition of lithographs, charcoal, and graphite works on paper from the

late ’60s to the early ’80s by Burton Callicott. www.davidluskgallery.com. April 25-May 19. 97 TILLMAN (767-3800).

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

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

942 COOPER (550-0064).

“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. www.dixon.org. Regular Admission. Through July 2. 4339 PARK (761-5250).

Eclectic Eye

L Ross Gallery

“Lady Portraits,” exhibition of mixedmedia acrylics/papers/graphite/oil pastels by Leslie Barron. www.lrossgallery.com. Through April 29. 5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

Marshall Arts Gallery

2017 MCA Spring MFA Thesis Exhibi-

“Elements,” exhibition of small works

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Ekpuk. www.brooksmuseum. org. Ongoing.

tion, www.mca.edu. Through April 28. “Love of Art” and “Memphis,” exhibition of work by Nikki Gardner and Debra Edge by appointment only. (647-9242), Ongoing.

1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

Memphis College of Art

2017 Spring BFA Exhibition, www.mca.edu. April 22-May 13. 1930 POPLAR (272-5100).

Metal Museum

639 MARSHALL (679-6837).

Memphis Botanic Garden

APRIL

South Main Recycles!

Recycling returns to the neighborhood! Drop-off location is at 78 W Carolina Ave.

750 CHERRY (636-4100).

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“Art Builds Creativity,” exhibition of student artwork created by Brooks Museum’s 2016-17 Art Builds Creativity participants. Through May 21. Rotunda Projects: Nnenna Okore, exhibition of works with burlap to fashion abstract objects inspired by textures, colors, and landscapes. Through Sept. 10. Selections from William Eggleston’s Portfolios, exhibition of 18 photographs from most of the portfolios in the Brooks Museum’s collection. Through May 31. “Drawing Memory: Essence of Memphis,” exhibition of works inspired by nsibidi, a sacred means of communication among male secret societies in southeastern Nigeria by Victor

The Artery Alley Party Phase 1 Celebration

6 - 9 p.m. @ Barboro Alley (next to Local, between Gayoso and Union) Celebrate Downtown’s latest murals under new string lights in the alley with a free concert from Southern Avenue, craft beer, ping pong tables, cornhole, and Amurica Photobooth! Featured artists: Chris Reyes with Birdcap, Emily Miller, Lawrence Matthews, Chester Treasure, Joseph Boyd, Eszter Szisk & Stephanie Cosby downtownmemphis.com/barboroalleyparty

APRIL

The Edge Gets Lit Alley Party

Noon - 11 p.m. @ Floyd Alley Artistic overhead lighting, live music, food trucks, a Redbirds game, firework show, hayride tours, games, a dog show vendors and somehow more! downtownmemphis.com/edgegetslitalleyparty

APRIL - MAY

“Fusion,” exhibition of works representing artist Lauren Pigford’s life in Memphis and her experience of the outdoors. www.memphisbotanicgarden. com. Through April 28.

#BuskingInMemphis

Feel the vibes of Memphis music as you walk along Main Street with live music up and down the mall!

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

“Guns, Violence, & Justice,” by various artists using guns and gun references in their artwork to address issues impacting our lives and explore concepts of militia consciousness. Through April 30. “F.I.R.E. James Wade Jr.,” exhibition of cast metal works and drawings by James Wade Jr. that investigate the meaning of place by referencing industrial, agrarian, and vernacular landscapes. www.metalmusuem. org. April 23-July 16. 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

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).

Peddler Bike Shop (Downtown Memphis)

Memphis in May Olympic Triathlon Art Poster Exhibit. Through May 21. 517 SOUTH MAIN (522-9757).

Ross Gallery

“Fused Expression,” exhibition of studio glass by John Littleton and Kate Vogel. www.cbu.edu. Through May 17. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY, PLOUGH LIBRARY, 650 E. PARKWAY S. (321-3000).

Slavehaven Underground Railroad Museum “Images of Africa Before & After the Middle Passage,” exhibition of photography by Jeff and Shaakira Edison. Ongoing. 826 N. SECOND (527-3427).

St. George’s Episcopal Church

“Tomorrow’s Promise,” exhibition of work by 25 young members, ages 3-17, who attended workshops to create for the exhibit. (754-7282), www. stgchurch.org. Through April 23. 2425 SOUTH GERMANTOWN (754-7282).

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. 926 E. MCLEMORE (946-2535).

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. 148 TUCKER (272-5113).

EAST BUNTYN ART WALK 2017

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CALENDAR: APRIL 20 - 26 TOPS Gallery

“The Invert,” exhibition of works by Jonathan VanDyke. www.topsgallery.com. Through May 20. 400 S. FRONT.

WKNO Studio

“FourSights,” exhibition of paintings and photography by Becky Ross McRae, Frederick Lyle Morris, Jon Woodhams, and Sandra Horton. www.wkno. org. Through April 28. 7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

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Russian National Ballet Swan Lake Sat., April 22, 7:30 p.m.

EACC FINE ARTS CENTER GALLERY, EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 1700 NEWCASTLE, FORREST CITY, AR, WWW.EACC.EDU.

charmed life of the world-famous Peabody Ducks. $5-$10. Ongoing, 11:30 a.m.

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$20. Fri., April 21, 6 p.m.

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

Judge D’Army Bailey Courthouse Tour

Garden Design and Plants Tour

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), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

Hotel History Tours with The Peabody Duckmaster

Meet historian Jimmy Ogle at courthouse steps on Adams and Second for tour. Free. Thurs., April 20, noon. SHELBY COUNTY COURTHOUSE, ADAMS AND SECOND STREET (604-5002), WWW.JIMMYOGLE.COM.

Scandals & Scoundrels $20. Sat., April 22, 1 p.m.

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

Hear stories from The Peabody’s nearly 150-year history and learn behind-the-scenes details about the

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Choose901 Pop-Up Shop Fri., April 21, 4-9 p.m., and Sat., April 22, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. RAILGARTEN, 2160 CENTRAL, WWW.CHOOSE901.COM.

Employment and Community First Services Career Fair

Staff will be present to conduct on-site interviewing and hiring of personal support staff and job coaches for ECF Services. Wed., April 26, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. LIPSCOMB AND PITTS COMMUNITY ROOM, 2670 UNION AVE, WWW.SRVS.ORG.

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Don Quixote

Resplendent with glittering costumes, lavish sets, and Leon Minkus’ sweeping score, this colorful production is Russian ballet at its most powerful and thrilling, transporting audiences to a make-believe Spain. $35. Thurs., April 20, 7:30-9 p.m. GERMANTOWN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 1801 EXETER (751-7500), GPACWEB.COM.

These Walls: Tales From a Juke Joint

Guests will receive a menu of the evening’s offerings and have a chance to enjoy a famous Soul Burger as they embark on a journey through the building’s past, as interpreted by dancers, actors, and musicians. $18-$24. Fri.-Sat., April 21-22, 6:30 p.m.

Fridays & Saturdays in April • 6pm – 10pm

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Open Mic Comedy, Thursdays, 9 p.m. 1532 MADISON (726-0906).

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Booksigning by David Baldacci

Author discusses and signs The Fix. Thurs., April 20, 7-8 p.m.

Author reads and signs I’m Just Dead, I’m Not Gone. The event will kick off at the Cooper-Young gazebo with a reading followed by music with Some Sons of Mudboy. Sat., April 22, 1-3 p.m. BURKE’S BOOK STORE, 936 S. COOPER (278-7484), WWW.BURKESBOOKS.COM.

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Social Justice Evening: “English as a 2nd Language & Literacy”

Presented by Chip Jermyn, ESL volunteer, retired educator, and Peace Corps and literacy volunteer. Free. Wed., April 26, 6:30-8 p.m. NESHOBA UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, 7350 RALEIGHLAGRANGE (266-2626), WWW.NESHOBACHURCH.ORG.

Taste of Science Memphis

Come get a taste of what the science in Memphis is all about at your favorite hangouts. Topics include cancer, the science of biomaterials, and the effect of music in our minds. Visit website for more information. $5. Sun.-Tue., Apr. 23-25, 7-9 p.m. HTTPS://TASTEOFSCIENCE.ORG/MEM-EVENT/.

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Bicycle Storytime & How to Ride Class, on Sat., April 22nd, 2-3:30 p.m. at Cossitt Library

Over 50 dealers and exhibitors of rocks, fossils, gems, and minerals including kids areas with gem and fossil dig, geode bowling, and 901Rocks with free rocks and paint. $5, $8 two-day pass. Sat., April 22, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sun., April 23, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (490-3575), WWW.THEEARTHWIDEOPEN.COM.

Memphis National College Fair

Students and parents are invited to dive into the college search process. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with admission representatives. Wed., April 26, 6-8 p.m. MEMPHIS COOK CONVENTION CENTER, 255 N. MAIN (703-299-6825), WWW.NACACFAIRS.ORG.

Spring’s Best Plant Sale

Garden’s largest plant sale of the year featuring assortment of perennials, annuals, tropicals, herbs, shrubs, and trees, plus specialty garden items by local artisans. Expert garden staff and master gardeners on hand to assist. Fri.-Sat., Apr. 21-22, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW.MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

Volunteer Plant Sale

Volunteers have grown several thousand native and wildlife-friendly plants for this once-a-year sale. Experts will be on hand to answer questions about the plants offered, as well as other gardening topics. Fri.Sat., Apr. 21-22, 9 a.m. LICHTERMAN NATURE CENTER, 5992 QUINCE (636-2211), WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

Who’s Hiring Memphis Career Fair

Attendees should bring copies of their resume, dress business professional, and be prepared for interviews. There will be over 50 employers. Preregistration is not required but is recommended. Free. Tues., April 25, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. THE ESPLANADE,

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13th Annual Maria Montessori School Regatta and Duck Race

Featuring children’s games, art making, treats, kayak rides, and more. Sponsor a duck for $5, or enter the Boat Builders Race for $25. See website for more information. Sat., April 22, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MARIA MONTESSORI SCHOOL, 740 HARBOR BEND (527-3444), WWW.MARIAMONTESSORISCHOOL. ORG/REGATTA.

2nd Annual Sultana Heritage Festival

Commemorates the sinking of the Sultana Steamboat in 1865. Local and national historians participate in a lecture series, and living historians will be in attendance throughout the day. Free. Sat., April 22, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. MARION COURTHOUSE SQUARE, DOWNTOWN MARION (870-7396041), WWW.SULTANAHERITAGEFESTIVAL.COM.

Caritas Village Bizarre Bazaar and Cookout

Spring cookout and rummage sale featuring face painting for the little ones. Sat., April 22, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 200 EAST PARKWAY NORTH (327-5246).

Cat Head Mini Blues Fest

Held in the street near Cat Head blues store with Rev Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Big George Brock, and more. Free. Sun., April 23, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI (662-624-5992), WWW.CATHEAD. BIZ/MUSIC-CALENDAR.

Chick-Fil-A Bluff City Field Day 2017

Featuring games like four square, tug of war, potato sack relays, trivia, and more. Also enjoy food, music, and prizes. $200 for team of four. Sat., April 22, 1:30-6:30 p.m. OVERTON SQUARE, MIDTOWN, WWW.MYTOWNMIRACLES.ORG.

Juke Joint Festival

Featuring 13 daytime stages, 20 nighttime venues, 100 blues music acts, monkeys riding dogs, 5K, and more. See website for schedule of events and fun for the whole family. Free-$25. Thur.-Sun., Apr. 20-23. CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI, WWW.JUKEJOINTFESTIVAL.COM.

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 (651-504-2000), WWW.LANTERNLIGHTFESTIVAL.COM.

Laurelwood Unplugged

Join Memphis musicians Airside, Blind Mississippi Morris, Mighty Souls Brass Band, and Brennan Villines Trio in the courtyard. Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. Through April 30. LAURELWOOD SHOPPING CENTER, 422 S. GROVE PARK (682-8436), WWW.LAURELWOODMEMPHIS.COM.

Memphis Brewfest

155+ beers featuring live entertainment by Aquanet. $45. Sat., April 22, 4-7:30 p.m.

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JOHNNY MAC TRIO 6:30PM BRENNAN VILLINES 10:30PM APRIL 22

DEERING AND DOWN 6:30PM NICK BLACK 10PM APRIL 23

MCKENNA BRAY W/ SPECIAL GUESTS 4PM APRIL 24

JOHN PAUL KEITH & CO. 6PM APRIL 25

JOHN KILZER UNPLUGGED 7PM

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

Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival

Featuring 18,000 pounds of crawfish plus art, music, drinks, other food, and more benefiting Porter-Leath. Sun., April 23, 11 a.m. MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARK (FORMERLY JEFFERSON-DAVIS PARK), OFF RIVERSIDE DRIVE, WWW. PORTERLEATH.ORG.

Rally for Science

Join together with a rally in Memphis that will fully coexist with the non-partisan national March for Science taking place in Washington, D.C., for Earth Day. Sat., April 22, 10 a.m.-noon. CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, MAIN STREET MALL, WWW.MARCHFORSCIENCEMEMPHIS.COM.

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Benefiting Ronald McDonald House. $35. Sat., April 22, 8 a.m. OVERTON SQUARE, MIDTOWN, WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BADDOG5K/.

Get Outside! Fitness Programs

Multiple options for the whole family to get fit, stay active, and enjoy being in nature including boot camps, Zumba, dance, yoga, and more. For more information and registration, see website. Ongoing. SHELBY FARMS, 500 N. PINE LAKE (767-PARK), WWW.SHELBYFARMS.ORG.

Course in Shelby Farms Park open for its second season. Ongoing. SHELBY FARMS, 500 N. PINE LAKE (767-PARK), WWW.GOAPE.COM.

Grizzlies Prep Mini-Golf Classic

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Family festival environment with games, entertainment, food, dance, and music. Sat., April 22, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 3825 NEELY (396-9996).

Southern Hot Wing Festival

Celebration of the chicken hot wing, the drummie, the flat, flap, and everything in between featuring 70+ teams, music, and fun benefiting the Ronald McDonald House. Sat., April 22, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARK (FORMERLY JEFFERSON-DAVIS PARK), OFF RIVERSIDE DRIVE, WWW.SOUTHERNHOTWINGFESTIVAL.COM.

GRIZZLIES PREP CHARTER SCHOOL, 168 JEFFERSON (474-0955), WWW.GRIZZLIESPREP.ORG.

Memphis Agricultural Club

Meet in the C Wing of the Expo Building. Lunch provided for $10. Fourth Monday of every month, noon. AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (452-2151), WWW.AGRICENTER.ORG.

Be part of the Memphis creative community and AIGA Memphis. Third Thursday of every month, 7:30 a.m. CAFE ECLECTIC, 603 N. MCLEAN (725-1718), WWW.AIGA.MEMPHIS.ORG.

Bicycle Storytime & How to Ride Class

Memphis Roller Derby’s competitive season continues followed by an Earth Day-themed mashup. $10. Sat., April 22, 6-10 p.m.

PIPKIN BUILDING, MID-SOUTH FAIRGROUNDS (355-2002).

Bicycle-themed storytime before heading outside to learn how to ride. Bring kids, bikes, and helmets. For K-2nd graders, but older kids who want to learn are welcome. Free. Sat., April 22, 2-3:30 p.m.

Character Storytime with Corduroy Bear

Read a story, do some coloring, and meet a beloved character from a favorite book. Free. Sun., April 23, 3-3:30 p.m.

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

Family Hoop Jam

Learn how to hula hoop with the family or practice some new moves with the expert hoopers of Co-Motion Studio! All ages, any level. Borrow a hoop or bring your own. Sat., April 22, 1-3 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

PRIZM Camp Registration

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

Registration for Memphis College of Art Summer Art Camp For children ages 3-18 featuring discount for children registered by March 31. Offering full- and half-day options for six weeklong sessions beginning June 5. Preview day, April 1. Scholarships available. See website for more information and registration. Through May 4. MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF ART, 1930 POPLAR (272-5100), WWW.MCA.EDU.

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

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COSSITT LIBRARY, 33 S. FRONT (726-6409), WWW.REVOLUTIONSMEMPHIS.COM.

Memphis Roller Derby v. Cape Girardeau Roller Derby

Thursday Nights • April 13—August 17 $10-15 • LADIES FREE ‘TIL 7pm 6pm-10pm

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Downtown campus will be transformed into a nine-hole custom championshiplevel course and tournament featuring food trucks, rooftop party, and $300 grand prize benefiting the young men at Grizzlies Prep. $10-$60. Sat., April 22, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

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

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“The Mirth That Exists Between Everything Else,” exhibition at Rhodes College, April 21st-27th, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

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CALENDAR: APRIL 20 - 26 continued from page 32 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. For more information, see website. Through May 31. WWW.MEMPHISLIBRARY.ORG.

Registration for Summer Performance Workshop/Call for Paid Interns

For youth ages 6-18. Participants will have the chance to perform and help create a show. Interns will serve as both actors and teachers. For more information, registration, and performance dates, call, visit website, or email showagon@theatrememphis.org. Through May 31. THEATRE MEMPHIS, 630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323), WWW.THEATREMEMPHIS.ORG.

Featuring live music from Six String Lovers, food by Heart & Soul catering, pops from MEMpops, silent auction, photo booth, and a mechanical bull benefiting Hope House. $75. Fri., April 21, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

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

PROPCELLAR VINTAGE RENTAL, 2585 SUMMER (272-2702), WWW.HOPEHOUSEMEMPHIS.ORG.

Black and White Party

Memphis Area Veterans: 2nd Annual Silkies Memphis Hike

Featuring silent auction, heavy hors d’oeuvres served by In a Pinch, cash bar, and entertainment by DJ Funn, benefitting the Alzheimer’s Association. $75. Sat., April 22, 7-11 p.m. VISIBLE MUSIC COLLEGE, 200 MADISON (381-3939).

Extreme Deep: Mission into the Abyss

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

Veterans, active duty military, and reserves make stops at various participating bars across Memphis while hiking 22km with 22kg of weight on their backs for the 22 veterans that commit suicide each day. Free. Sat., April 22, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Put on your best Uptown Funk attire and enjoy a full bar with signature cocktails, Memphis music, live and silent auction items, and gourmet meal served on the GPAC stage benefiting GPAC. $250. Sat., April 22, 6 p.m. GERMANTOWN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 1801 EXETER (751-7500), WWW.GPACWEB.COM.

City of Memphis Mulch Giveaway at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Sat.-Sun., Apr. 22nd-23rd.

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Memphis Volunteer Week: Bouquets of Hope

Volunteers can make flower arrangements for seniors in nursing homes. Free. Mon., April 24, 9-10:30 a.m. CATHOLIC CHARITIES, 1325 JEFFERSON (722-4700), HTTPS://GIVEPUL.SE/57N7U.

GPAC Gala Celebrating Memphis Music

In celebration of Hooks Institute’s 20th anniversary, celebrate the institute’s work over the last two decades. This year’s honoree and featured keynote will be civil rights pioneer Ambassador Andrew J. Young. $125. Thurs., April 20, 7-9 p.m. UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS HOLIDAY INN, 3700 CENTRAL (678-3974), WWW.MEMPHIS.EDU/BENHOOKS.

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.

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Peabody Rooftop Party

Meet on the roof for music and fun. $10-$15. Thursdays, 6-10 p.m. Through Aug. 17. THE PEABODY HOTEL, 149 UNION (5294000), WWW.PEABODYHOTEL.COM.

Memphis Volunteer Week: Burrito Prep with UBFM

Volunteers will be making burritos to be delivered to the hungry on the streets by bike. Wed., April 26, 6-7 p.m. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 204 N. SECOND (527-8362), HTTPS://SERVE.VOLUNTEERODYSSEY.COM/RECURRING/77476.

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Community project to raise awareness about the heroin epidemic in Memphis. The ceremony will mark the opening of the phone booth for public use to help grieve the loss of loved ones. Sat., April 22, 10-10:30 a.m. ST. JOHN’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1207 PEABODY (870-761-4779).

Plant seeds of freedom from the chains of addiction by participating in plant sale and fellowship. All proceeds go toward helping those who are suffering from the addiction of a loved one. Sat., April 22, 1-4 p.m.

On April 23rd from 6-10 p.m., Bozwell and Lily are throwing a special event at Loflin Yard in downtown Memphis. It’s an introduction of sorts, so let’s swap stories in-real-life instead of digitally. Music, apparel, vintage goods, good times. Free. Sun., April 23, 12-10 p.m. LOFLIN YARD, 7 W. CAROLINA (413-8996), WWW.BOZWELLANDLILY.COM.

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Footprints in Motion Wine Tasting, Dinner, and Auction Benefiting The Campbell Foundation

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Memphis Veg Fest

Festival filled with people enjoying vegan and vegetarian foods, demonstrations, and speakers. Free. Sat., April 22, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. LEVITT SHELL, OVERTON PARK (249-8621), WWW.MEMPHISVEGFEST.COM.

Vine to Wine: Conserve Water

Celebrate Earth Day with a selection of eco-friendly and biodynamic wines. Call for reservations by phone or purchase tickets online. $30 members, $45 nonmembers. Tues., April 25, 6-8 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW.MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Wed., April 26, 7 p.m.

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ur society’s obsession with youth and technology is widely apparent. When it comes to the simplest and easiest ways to roll back the hands of time, technology has given us space-age unguents to smear on the skin and eradicate wrinkles, dyes for our hair, pills to slough the pounds, pills for our cholesterol, pills for our poop, and pills for our peckers. Technology might be the true fountain of youth. And if science will be the means to one day turn back time, then science fiction is the way we can do it today. Ever since H.G. Wells urged us to consider time travel in 1895, we’ve hoped each technological advance might get us there with the flip of a switch. But without that portal available to us, we take Wells’ lead and look to the arts to transport us. The muse, it seems, travels back and forth through time, showing up in the writing desks of authors and on the soundstages of filmmakers. Those artists have given us Hank Morgan, Billy Pilgrim, Dr. Who, Kyle Reese, Marty McFly, and Henry DeTamble. And we can now add to that roster Tom Barren, the protagonist of All Our Wrong Todays (Dutton), the debut novel by Elan Mastai. Barren lives in a utopian world, a world of the future, though it exists in a dimension parallel to ours, rubbing up against our own reality. In his world, there is no competition, no war, no stress. The easy decisions are already made as people of this alternate Earth merely think of what they want to wear and a new outfit forms on their body. Likewise, outdoor advertisements are pinpointed to each individual consumer as he traverses along moving sidewalks. There are flying cars (finally!), and landscapes change with the push of a button for viewing from one’s apartment, which is outfitted, of course, with the latest gadgets. The source of all of these conveniences is the Goettreider Engine. It’s John Galt’s kinetic motor, Dr. Emmett Brown’s plutonium,

and Hot Tub Time Machine’s energy drink, Chernobly, rolled into one. The Goettreider Engine was turned on by Lionel Goettreider on July 11, 1965, at 2:03:48 p.m. and never turned off again. That’s the exact moment the world changed forever, suddenly infused with a clean, self-perpetuating energy. No more coal, no more diesel fumes, no more war over oil, just whatever technology the mind could dream up. Barren’s father is Victor Barren, Ph.D., whose offering on the altar of advancement is — you guessed it — a time machine. It’s been in the planning and building and testing stages when we enter the story in 2016. A team of chrononauts trains to be the first to go back in time, to the moment Goettreider flipped the ON switch in 1965, because the only way Victor’s wayback machine can find its way is to follow the engine’s tau radiation signal. Anyway, it all sounds very technical — and it is — but it’s also very human, and the humanity is what makes this book so engaging and entertaining. It’s that rubbing together of technology and heart, emotion and theory jumping back and forth in the same way Barren’s world and ours coexist. What’s the first thing we learn as sci-fi consumers when it comes to traveling back in time? That’s right: Don’t change anything! Well, Barren ends up in 1965 and — spoiler — he changes some stuff. It’s not his fault, time travel is glitchy, but this glitch keeps the world on a trajectory that sees the only technology being smart phones, remote car door locks, internet porn, and drip coffee. Boring. Barren has to figure out how to make it all right again. The thing is, he likes portions of our world. His mother’s still alive and he likes his father better, he has a sister who didn’t exist back in utopia, and there’s a girl, Penny, whom he lost in his world. So what does our hero do? Well, you’ll have to jump into tomorrow when you can go to the bookstore and get your own copy of All Our Wrong Todays to find that out. I suggest you don’t waste any time in doing so; there’s no telling what might happen.

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communities,” Noone says. The first patio party, which runs from 6 to 8 p.m., will include complimentary hors d’oeuvres. The Chisca LYFE Kitchen closed for a couple of months beginning in December and recently debuted its reimagined concept on March 9th after a series of friends and family openings to test-run the new model. “We listened, and people have been tremendously responsive,” Noone says. LYFE Kitchen, 272 S. Main, 526-0254, lyfekitchen.com. Open 10 a.m to 9 p.m. daily. Alex Grisanti considers himself lucky to have a millennial for a son. “They’re the ones holding the cards,” the veteran restaurateur says. His ace of spades, Elfo, comes in especially handy after the fatherson duo joined forces with the other century-old restaurant family, the Taras, who have been serving up Greek cuisine mixed with American standbys in the form of Jim’s Place since 1921. You read that right. Two families of Memphis restaurant lore have joined forces. With Alex Grisanti as head chef, adding some of his delectable darlings to an already appetizing menu, Jim’s Place is holding a royal flush. In early 2016, Alex closed the popular Elfo’s in Germantown and has been working in the restaurant consulting business ever since. He had begun to look for a new space when he was told that Jim’s Place was looking to make a major change. “We talked, and they weren’t ready to get out of the restaurant business yet,” Alex says. “They wanted to keep

swinging, and I’m here to help do that.” He brought in his team of consultants and watched and tallied numbers for a while, looking at what on the menu sold and what didn’t, and began implementing some new dishes where necessary, tweaking some others, and leaving some exactly the same. “They have some of the best gumbo I’ve ever had,” Alex says. They kept the jumbo shrimp and souflima and added the signature Grisanti Gorgonzola filet, Miss Mary’s salad, Italian spinach, and toasted ravioli. He also kept some of the longtime Jim’s Place people, including the 30plus veteran Wayne Scott, who hand cuts all of the steaks and is the genius behind that gumbo. “They have unbelievable steaks,” Alex says. They have daily specials, including soup, pasta, seafood, and beef, and Alex intends to have the best hamburger in Memphis. “My son says it’s all about the bread,” Alex says. They have new beers on tap, exotic and local, and Alex is working on building up their bourbon and Scotch collection and has already had his way with the wine list. Another big change is the hours. No longer open for brunch, they now offer only dinner starting at 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. They’re closed on Sunday. “They’re really great guys. They’re restaurateurs, like my family,” Alex says. “I’m here to give 100 percent.” Jim’s Place, 518 Perkins Extd., 766-2030, jimsplacememphis.com. Open Mon.-Sat. 4 p.m. until.

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Take your newly drilled, fresh eggs, or your non-drilled, old eggs (at least three weeks old), and carefully place them into a pot of boiling water for six minutes. Immediately transfer them into a bowl of ice water for five minutes. Peel them in water, carefully, as the eggs will be soft beneath the shell. If you’ve ever had a fancy bowl of ramen noodle soup with a half-cooked egg inside, that’s kind of what we are going for. The dark marinade stains the outside of the egg white, while the inner part of the white remains bright white and the yolk stays golden and gooey. Here are my two favorite marinades: For a more Japanese-style: three tablespoons soy sauce; pinch each garlic powder and black pepper; 3/4 cup of water. Optional and recommended: 1 tablespoon dried bonito flakes; 1 sheet of nori, crumbled into little pieces; a few drops of sesame oil. The Chinese-style marinade that makes me squeak like Padre Xantes: 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon each bean sauce and hoisin sauce; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 cup water. Bring briefly to a boil, and then let cool. In your marinade of choice, submerge the eggs for at least six hours, in a plastic bag or a cup. Eat plain or on hot rice. You can also gussy up your softboiled egg Italian style, with truffle oil and shavings of hard cheese. Or with less flourish, Padre Xantesstyle, with just a pinch of salt.

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e egg snobs have it good in spring. Whether we get our eggs from a farmers market, a farmer friend, or one’s own backyard flock, we get them fresh. Especially these days. Most hens slow down or even take an all-out laycation during winter. But when spring hits and the world wakes up, the girls get happy and productive. Freshly laid eggs will elevate any egg-based dish, but the best way to appreciate a quality egg is going to be the simplest. For me, it’s all about the yolk, so I take mine softboiled. To the fictional Padre Xantes, from Peter Matthiessen’s At Play in the Fields of the Lord, his daily egg yolk was a temporary reprieve from the pious life he had chosen. Padre Xantes kept a special spoon that he used to open his daily soft-boiled egg, “... taking great pains, for the egg was so little cooked that its white was scarcely clouded.” Carefully, with his tongue, Padre Xantes would work the flaccid sphere to the back of his mouth and then try to relax for a moment, “... until, unable to restrain himself a moment longer, he clamped it savagely twixt tongue and palate, uttering as he did so a tiny squeak of pleasure; the yolk exploded in abandon, mounting deliriously toward his sinuses, then sliding past the roots of his tongue into his throat.” Many Asian cultures have a way with barely cooked egg yolks and enough tricks to keep Padre Xantes perspiring through centuries in purgatory. Today, I will discuss how to soft-boil eggs with the brightest, most custardy, molten creamy yolks inside and float them in a dark umami marinade. Fresh eggs, as usual, are preferable for this job, but in this case they do have a liability: When boiled, they are impossible to peel. The shell breaks into little pieces that stick to the white, pulling chunks of fleshy albumen and leaving a pockmarked moonscape. There is a fix for this predicament, a process in which all chicken keepers and their associates should be drilled.

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Man With Gun Lives Here Free Fire presents slapstick gunplay as art film.

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he only time I ever fired a gun, I did so at the behest of coworkers on a lunch break. Terrified of holding something that could accidentally kill, I immediately pointed in the direction of the target, fired until it was empty so I could hand it back, and took no joy. Guns are primarily a filmic thing for me. They are how a character declares dominance over another or mastery over the plot. They deliver tragedy, finality, and twists. Ben Wheatley and Amy Jump’s Free Fire is squarely in the canon of purely cinematic bulletry. In a rundown 1970s American warehouse, gun dealers and IRA members meet to facilitate a sale of M16s. The deal goes bad, and all parties become trapped in the warehouse shooting at each other. They’re character actors (Sharlto Copley, Noah Taylor), at first expressive in outdated slang and hair and then, as everyone is nicked and becomes woozy from loss of blood, through increasingly odd pronouncements. They tease each other across the way, laugh, call timeouts, forget which side they’re on, and generally behave like little kids at play. The gunfight is the entire film. Like other action movies, it doesn’t lead to much more than murder, but Wheatley and Jump’s art-film care is evident. The fun is in how intricately far gone the situation can become. Each person gets pinned down in his own little corner of the warehouse. Geography-wise, we often can’t tell who is aiming at whom, but the lack of clarity adds to the tension. I worried every talking head onscreen would explode. Free Fire is an improvement over the couple’s previous High-Rise, which also concerned slow entropy toward murder in a ramshackle space. Adapting J.G. Ballard’s novel about a societal collapse occurring only within one 1970s apartment building, they never found a way to make its absurdity more than clinical and detached, full of beautiful images but airless. Here there is mood and momentum, but the visuals are less intricate.

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The warehouse starts as a color-corrected swath of yellow and black, but as the fight goes on, the colors open up: the red of a van, the brown of Armie Hammer’s scruff, the various liquids and solids that come out of and fall onto everyone. Hammer’s Ord (probable surname Nance) stands out for his goofy self-regard. As bullets weaken him, he goes from broad-shouldered alpha male to chummy raconteur using a crowbar for a cane. Lounge lizard Vern (Copley) is also memorable, a

more insecure showboat. Blood loss leads him to dress in cardboard armor to protect against sepsis, and the various substances that coat him eventually make him look like a gray-headed werewolf. As their arms and legs start failing, I took it as metaphor for old age felling cocks of the walk. Brie Larson and Cillian Murphy, the prettiest and with the least disagreeable traits, play the nominal audience-identification figures. Wheatley and Jump care about the plot a little in regard to Larson’s

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The Coach House @ Loflin Yard

Fun, food, and music by

Kung Fu DVD’s $10.00 www.dach.us • 4491 Summer•901.685.3224 Tues – Sat 11:00 – 6:00

Coco & Lola’s MidTown Lingerie

COME CELEBRATE 4.20 WITH US!

Largest Martial Arts Supplier Since 1979

Mon 4 - 7 p.m. Thurs & Fri 4 - 10 p.m. Sat 1 - 10 p.m. Sun 1 - 7 p.m. 768 S. Cooper 901.207.5343 MENTION AD & GET FREE HI-5 FROM VANESSA

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TUT‑UNCOMMON ANTIQUES 421 N. Watkins St. 278‑8965

LOOK FOR SPECIAL 4.20 SALE TAGS! GOOD THRU 4.23 @ ALL 3 SHOPS You will find the very best in pipes, tshirts, water pipes, tapestries, vaporizers, hookahs, rolling papers, hand-blown glass, incense, posters, candles, locally-made products and so much more at

CAPTAIN DAN’S STEAMIN’ HOT LOUISIANA CRAWFISH FOR SALE FRI SAT & SUN 1-7 • $4.50 per lb. Corner of Madison & Morrison “COME GET YOU SOME!”

HEAR 901 MUSIC FESTIVAL Featuring: The Band CAMINO, Aaron James, Kyndle McMahan, Sonic Pulse, Haley Daniels, and Flirting with Sincerity. April 28, 8 PM at The Bluff 535 S Highland St, Memphis, TN 38111 www.bluetomrecords.com/hear901

15th ANNUAL SOUTHERN HOTWING FESTIVAL

‘The 2nd Line Jazz Band’ presents’ “When the Hens Come Marchin In” Parade 10:45 am north entrance Adults with kids enter free April 22: Mississippi River Park & Riverside Dr.

RAIN OR SHINE!

Benefiting the Ronald McDonald House. www.southernhotwingfestival.com

I BUY RECORDS! Call 901.359.3102

THREE SHOPS

MORGAN AC & HEATING

HIGHLAND STRIP

CORDOVA

MIDTOWN

555 S HIGHLAND 901 452 4731

981 N GERMANTOWN PKWY 901 654 3678

2027 MADISON AVE 901 590 0048

Floor Furnace, Wall & Central Heat. Call 901‑774‑COOL

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Advertising/Sponsorship Sales Excellent part-time income. Earn up to $1,800 1st month. Great Opportunity. Call 901-527-2460

Memphis Flyer 4.20.17

Published on Apr 19, 2017

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