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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR • OUR 1423RD ISSUE 06.02.2016 According to a report released this week by the Pew Research Center and Knight Foundation, more than 40 percent of American adults get news through Facebook.

What’s left unsaid in that study is that the definition of “news” is pretty loose — and getting looser.

What pops up on most Americans’ Facebook feeds is a motley conglomeration of photo memes, opinion pieces, videos of friends’ kids and pets, family vacation photos, unsourced clickbait articles, happy birthday wishes, music videos, and politically driven propaganda. “News” can be anything from a link to a wellsourced Washington Post story about Hillary Clinton’s emails to an Alex Jones Newsmax rant about how the CIA uses jet contrails to control the weather.

If you get your news from Facebook, your Facebook “friends” are now your news editors, assisted by Facebook algorithms designed to feed you ads and articles matched to your buying and browsing habits.

When you do come across legitimate news on Facebook, please take note of where it comes from. If it’s national or international news, I’ll wager it’s from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, The London Times, the Guardian, or other reputable sources. And I’ll also wager that if you see a legitimate local news story on your Facebook feed, it will almost always be from The Commercial Appeal or The Memphis Flyer.

You’re quite welcome. Hope you enjoy the free content. I know Mark Zuckerberg and his legion of doom certainly appreciate the money they’re making off the work that legitimate journalists do. Yes, Facebook sends readers to our webpages to read our stories, but it’s pretty clear who’s making the big money on the Internet.

Every week, I get emails and calls from people representing local businesses and organizations — restaurants, clubs, concert venues, new enterprises, nonprofits — asking the Flyer to do a story about them or their client. Why do they do this?

Because they know the Flyer has a 93 percent or higher pickup rate each week.

They know hundreds of thousands of readers visit our website each month. They know our readers are smart, affluent, and influential. And, most important, they know an impartial story in the Flyer legitimizes their cause or their client. That’s because it’s perceived as news, not PR fluff.

Often, these folks have a good story — a new chef, a big band coming to town, a fresh business concept, a meaningful cause, a can’t-miss event — so I assign a reporter, and we do a story that runs in the paper (and online, as all our stories do).

Everyone’s happy. The publicist gets publicity for his client; we get an interesting story; our readers learn something new about their city.

Well, almost everybody is happy. Often, when a Flyer sales rep calls on one of those businesses we’ve written a story about, they’re told: “We’re not going to advertise. We’re just doing social media.” And I bet you can guess what material those clients use in their social media campaigns. Yep, the Flyer story that was written about them.

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“Support Trump and Be Mocked by History” …

I’m not a Trump supporter, but I get sick of seeing the left try to talk about Trump’s “lack of qualifications” after supporting Obama’s Presidential run in 2008. If you could get behind him and Obama’s lack of resume in 2008, you can’t really talk about Trump’s lack of qualifications.

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The working class has it even worse.

The working class gets nothing.

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They’ve been making it easier and easier for corporations to move manufacturing jobs overseas, essentially exporting your job market. And on top of all that, the few social issues you care about get almost zero attention.

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F R AY S E R M A N Gary Johnson of Frayser was apprehended by a Kroger security guard who noticed grocery items falling out of Johnson’s pink pants, which were lined with plastic bags and bulging at the seams.

Somehow the wouldbe shoplifter had managed to shove an entire shopping cart’s worth of toiletries into his britches. Items recovered included crotch-warmed razors, shampoo, deodorant, several bars of soap, some shaving cream, a variety of scented sprays and lotions and — maybe you should just see for yourself.

By Chris Davis. Email him at davis@memphisflyer.com.

CITY REPORTER B y To b y S e l l s

Timing of the Memphis Zoo’s economic impact study release draws confusion, skepticism.

Questions remain about a conspiracy (or a conspiracy theory at least) that has bubbled in the background of the Overton Park Greensward controversy for weeks.

Memphis Zoo officials claim they released the full report of their economic impact study to the media back in 2015, but some Greensward supporters claim the zoo only put out a news release at the time, not the full study.

That is important, some Greensward supporters say, because the zoo has used the big numbers — $83.8 million in annual revenue and 879 jobs — to get special treatment from city leaders to use Overton Park for parking. Then, as the Greensward controversy boiled, some supporters say the zoo hid the full report fearing questions that its methodology would prove a lesser economic impact.

But zoo officials say that’s wrong. Zoo spokesman Laura Doty and Kelli Brignac, a zoo-hired public relations specialist from Obsidian Public Relations, said the news release was given to media on May 6th, 2015, and a hard copy of the full report was released the next day.

However, news reports of the study in 2015 didn’t carry information from the study itself, only facts and quotes from the news release. This led many Greensward supporters to question why the full study wasn’t cited, including the assumptions of the study used to prove such high figures.

Those supporters then asked for the full report from the zoo and the University of Memphis, which conducted the study. But

those requests were denied.

The zoo’s study was commissioned after a six-month period in the spring and summer of 2014, in which zoo officials said attendance slumped 17 percent as the Greensward was off-limits to parking. Then-Memphis Mayor A C Wharton had banned parking on the Greensward at the time and said parking was “not the highest and best use” of the space.

Attorney Robert Spence denied Greensward supporter Scott Springer access to the report in an April letter, stating that the zoo is a private entity and is not subject to the Tennessee Public Records Act. Then, on May 13th, 2016 — nearly a year after the study was allegedly given to members of the Memphis media — the zoo released the full study on its website. The release was due to “overwhelming public support and interest” in the zoo and the study, according to a news release at the time. That news release said the zoo “releases” the economic impact study, not “re-releases” it.

“It is standard practice to release high-level findings of a study in an executive summary or news release,” said a statement from the zoo’s public relations team last week. “The zoo did make the study available, but at the time, few outlets reported it. [The zoo] re-released it after fielding requests for it again this year.”

But that explanation nor the information in the study itself is continued on page 6

Q&A with Art Gilliam Owner of WLOK 1340 AM Forty years ago, WLOK 1340 AM became the city’s first black-owned and first locally owned radio station when former WMC-TV news anchor Art Gilliam purchased the soul music station from William F. Buckley’s Starr Broadcasting.

Even before Gilliam’s purchase, the station was only the second in Memphis to offer programming to black audiences. It quickly became a competitor with the first such station, WDIA, which focused on R&B. “When I was a teenager, I listened to WLOK. It came along as a more youth-oriented station,” Gilliam said.

After Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968, tensions rose over the fact that a station with programming for black audiences was owned by white management. In 1970, the on-air staff walked out in a protest over low wages and poor working conditions.

WLOK will celebrate 40 years of black ownership on Saturday, June 4th with an event at the Orpheum featuring Al Green, the Brown Singers, the Gospel Four, the Tennessee Mass Choir, and the Stax Academy Alumni Band.

The show begins at 7 p.m. — Bianca Phillips continued on page 6

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IT’S A SIGN Your Pesky Fly is a longtime collector of strange, confusing, and misspelled signs, like this delightful message salad found in a Germantown convenience store at the corner of Poplar and Forest Hill-Irene. Although the information attached to the men’s room door is more of a collage than an individual sign, it still qualifies.

What we see here is a standard men’s room sign that reads, “men,” of course, and also includes the universally recognized icon for “men.”

In case that wasn’t enough to get the idea across, someone’s also taped a green strip of paper to the door with the handwritten word “MEN.” Then, as a bonus, there’s a large stop sign with the scrawled message, “Please knock on the door before you pull.”

Have you got that, men? (Men?) (MEN?)

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continued from page 5 good enough for a group called Physicians for Urban Parks, a group of dozens of Memphisarea doctors advocating for green space.

“It has now become clear that the information [the Memphis City Council was] provided is not valid or defensible,” Dr. Emily Taylor Graves said. “The city council and the citizens of Memphis have been misled.

Now that this has come to light, it is time for the city leaders and citizens of Memphis to reexamine their positions on the Overton Park issue.”

In a May 20th editorial, the Memphis Flyer stated that the zoo “finally” released the full version of the study this year. Zoo officials called for (and were granted) a correction to the editorial to say the study was actually made public last year.

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Your purchase of WLOK was just a few years after Dr. King’s assassination. How important was it for WLOK to be black-owned?

There was a tremendous need. As an aside, WLOK was the first media outlet in the country to make the announcement that Dr. King had been killed. The station is located just two blocks from the Lorraine [Motel], and somebody had run down from the Lorraine to let the on-air announcer know. That was Bill Adkins, who is a minister here now.

The previous owner had put Operation PUSH, which was considered by some to be militant civil rights organization, off the air because they were advocating for civil rights in some very strong ways. Some of the advertisers had approached the previous owners and told them they were going to stop advertising if they didn’t take Operation PUSH off the air. And they took them off the air.

Black ownership understood the significance of Operation PUSH and other civil rights activities in the black community. We put Operation PUSH back on the air.

Wasn’t Al Green the first person to congratulate you on the purchase?

He was a superstar, and I knew him only slightly. But because of the significance of black ownership, he came by to congratulate me. He was the first person to come by.

Weren’t there parallels with WLOK’s format and Al Green’s career?

Al Green was an R&B artist, and we played R&B and soul. And we moved into a gospel format around the same time he started performing more gospel. There was quite a parallel.

Why did WLOK switch to a gospel format in 1980s?

We thought there was a demand for gospel. We’re an AM station, and the best place on the dial for gospel was on the AM band. We’d been doing some gospel in the mornings, so we thought we’d add some additional gospel during the day, and it worked out well.

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continued from page 5 Flyer: What made you want to buy a radio station?

Art Gilliam: I was the first black television anchor in Memphis back in the 1960s and early ’70s. That sparked my interest in media. When Harold Ford Sr. was elected to Congress, I left WMC and went to Washington as his administrative assistant.

That’s how I began to start pursuing the actual purchase of the station. Ben Hook was an FCC commissioner at that time. I went to him for advice, and he provided information that led me to a radio broker firm that was handling the sale of WLOK.

For schedule and transportation info, visit overtonpark.org.

With the popularity of satellite and streaming radio, where do you see WLOK going in the future?

The key for any radio format is it’s a very personal medium. We have an extremely loyal audience at WLOK. As long as radio stations can maintain that level of personal identification with their audience, then I think radio has a very bright future.

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New Edge District art gallery will work with homeless artists. to other marginalized populations, such as veterans, people suffering from mental illnesses and physical disabilities, low-income seniors, and political refugees. She says she’d eventually like to see Memphis’ gallery branch out as well.

“That could be at-risk youth, seniors, whatever population Memphis needs it to be,” Heavilon said.

Heavilon will stay in Chattanooga most of the time to run her gallery there, and the Memphis gallery will be run by Katie Whitfield, who teaches weekly art classes at Door of Hope.

To help pay for the gallery, Heavilon will be renting out artist

studio space in the back. She said those studios should be ready by July, and they’re looking for artists to sign up for space now.

Since Heavilon opened the Chattanooga gallery in 2009, she’s seen Hart’s mission impact many lives. Johnson credits Hart with turning his life around.

“Over the past year and a half that I’ve been coming here, they’ve given me food and art and good spirits. They supported me in finding a home and getting back on my feet,” Johnson said.

“Without the support of the Hart Gallery, I don’t know what I’d be doing right now.”

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Chattanooga resident Ron Johnson was a professional sign builder in Florida for years, “making very good money.”

“I had everything a man could want.

But I contracted pancreatitis and about died. I had to pay medical bills and lost my job, and things got worse and worse,” Johnson said.

Johnson moved to Chattanooga, but he was homeless. It was there that he found art classes for the homeless. These days, he’s one of the featured artists in Chattanooga’s Hart Gallery, which sells work for homeless artists. In June, Hart founder and executive director Ellen Heavilon will open a second location in Memphis’ Edge District.

Memphis’ Hart Gallery, located at 645 Marshall in the St. Blues Guitar Workshop building, will have an opening reception on Saturday, June 4th from 2 to 8 p.m.

“I knew what we had in Chattanooga was a replicable model, and Memphis seemed like a good choice,” said Heavilon, who opened the original Hart after a bit of an empty-nester mid-life crisis. “Nobody is doing anything like this in Memphis. I didn’t want to reinvent the wheel.”

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The Hart Gallery began offering art classes for Memphis’ homeless community in September of last year. Weekly classes are offered at Door of Hope, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, and Outreach Housing and Community. They’ve also partnered with the local Veterans Administration’s art therapy program.

The gallery will sell their artwork, and the artist keeps 60 percent. Thirty percent goes to the gallery, and the artist must give 10 percent to a charity of choice.

“I believe it has to be give and take,” Heavilon said. “If you’re constantly giving to a person who is in need, they’re always feeling like they’re lesser than. They don’t feel like they have anything to give back, and that keeps them down. That’s what the 10 percent is all about.”

While the Chattanooga Hart Gallery’s focus began with the homeless population, Heavilon said they eventually branched out

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POLITICS By Jackson Baker

First Licks As introductory campaign events go, the forum for 8th District congressional candidates held Tuesday night last week by the East Shelby Republican Club at Germantown’s Pickering Center was somewhat tentative — as most such debut cattle calls are — but it contained plenty of foreshadowing of the slings and arrows to come.

Four of the main GOP players were there — state Senator Brian Kelsey, radiologist/radio executive George Flinn, Shelby County Register of Deeds Tom Leatherwood, and advertising man/consultant Brad Greer of Jackson. Missing among the touted contenders were former U.S. Attorney David Kustoff and Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell.

The outlier of the group, both geographically and, to a large extent, philosophically, was Greer, whose chances for prevailing are maybe not quite as good as those of then state Senator Marsha Blackburn when she ran for the 7th congressional seat in 2002 against three Shelby Countians— the aforesaid Kustoff, then Shelby County Commissioner (now state Senator) Mark Norris, and then Memphis City Councilman Brent Taylor.

Blackburn, whose home base was Brentwood in Wil-

liamson County, campaigned well across the 7th District, even in Shelby County. She would win easily, taking advantage of the split vote among Shelby County natives, none of whom exactly ran like a house afire anyway.

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But if Greer’s public image is not as well honed as was Blackburn’s, who at the time was one of the preeminent leaders of the anti-income tax movement in Tennessee, he has even more opponents from Shelby County than had Blackburn in 2002, and thus can count on an even more advantageous split.

Flinn, Kelsey, Kustoff, Luttrell, and Leatherwood (to list them in the order of their campaign financial holdings) could very well divide the vote in their home county of Shelby, wherein resides 55 percent of the 8th District electorate. And that could pave the way for an upset victory for Greer, whose Madison County bailiwick is closer to the traditional heartland of the District, which since 2010 has been served by Crockett County resident Stephen Fincher, who is voluntarily relinquishing the seat.

That might especially be the case if the 8th District votes according to the same pattern as in March on Super Tuesday, when the distribution of votes for the hotly contested Republican presidential primary was, according to Greer, 60 percent in the non-Shelby part of the district and only 40 percent in the Shelby County bailiwick of Flinn, Kelsey, Kustoff, Luttrell, and Leatherwood.

To be sure, Greer has some competition of his own among fellow Jacksonians Hunter Baker, David Bault, and George Howell, none of whom, however, have raised much money at this point or figure to run well-supported

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And there was Leatherwood, whose hold on his county register’s job owes much to a neighborly demeanor and a competent, customer-knows-best attitude but who, when running for offices of partisan consequence, prefers to present himself as some kind of avenging Robespierre of the Right. He vies with Kelsey 8th District contestants (l to r) Brad Greer, George Flinn, Brien Kelsey, and Tom Leatherwood in Germantown

in his contempt for “socialism” and regard for “free enterprise” and, on matters of education policy, gave notice of his wish to purify both state (“Frankly, TNReady is merely Common Core by another name”) and nation, promising to support the abolition of the Department of Education.

In brief, Flinn, Kelsey, and Leatherwood all essentially stuck to well-worn Republican talking points, and Greer evinced at least some disposition, in this year of Trump and Sanders mass assemblies, to go yellow dog.

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races. And prominent Madison County kingmaker Jimmy Wallace, a major force behind Fincher, is putting his eggs this time in the basket, not of Greer, but of Kelsey, who also has good support and fund-raising potential in the Memphis area.

For the record, candidate cash on hand, as of the first-quarter reporting period, was: Flinn, $2,930,885; Kelsey, $439,005; Kustoff, $319,682; Luttrell, $144,570; and Greer, $103,713. No one else had amassed $100,000, or anything close to it. (And Flinn’s total should be taken with a grain — or perhaps an airplane hangar — of salt.

Like Donald Trump at the presidential level, he is wealthy enough to self-finance, and, unlike The Donald, actually does so to a substantial degree; he does minimal fund-raising as such.)

All of the foregoing is a recap of the basic paper facts. Last week’s forum at the Pickering Center gave a partial foreshadowing of how the race might be run and of some of the intangibles involved.

Herewith are some (admittedly sketchy) reviews of how and what the participating candidates did: First up was Greer, who established the fact that he represented rural Tennesseans and had handled 18 West Tennessee counties in the 2006 U.S. Senatorial race for Republican victor Bob Corker. He distinguished himself from the others when an audience member asked about trade policy, and Greer wasted no time blasting away, Trump-like at the purportedly ruinous effects of various free-trade pacts on ordinary working folk. “I don’t give a good rat’s ass about other countries before my fellow countrymen,” Greer declared, in what may have been the line of the night.

Flinn was next, and right away declared his fealty to presumptive GOP presidential nominee Trump. He went on to express, as he does in his now-frequently-appearing TV ads, some of the well-worn GOP shibboleths of recent years, fretting that “we’re being killed by entitlements,” and promising to “represent you to D.C., not D.C. to you.” (I can’t help fantasizing about what would happen if the genial and accomplished Flinn dispensed with such pedantic bromides and let fly something defiant about the independence secured by his self-financing, a la “If you like Trump, you’ll love me!”)

Kelsey was third to speak, and in his allotted two-minute introductory spiel, he must have used the self-defining phrase “proven conservative” perhaps 50 times.

Okay, that’s hyperbole, but variations on the phrase dominated his brief remarks to an overwhelming degree. In fairness, he did get to elaborate on his record during the Q-and-A portion of the evening, touting his sponsorship of a constitutional amendment to ban a state income tax and his enmity-to-the-death for Medicaid expansion.

Most compellingly, Kelsey signaled his willingness and intent in the future to attack the absent Luttrell, a supporter of Governor Bill Haslam’s ill-fated “Insure Tennessee” proposal: “We have Republicans in this very race who supported extending Obamacare.” And later: “As I

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of a new chairman for a party that in theory should be the dominant political organization of Shelby County but, on the basis of actual election results for the last several years, manifestly isn’t.

Oh, the Democratic Party may come to look like the dominant local party for at least a week this November, when the county’s voters turn out to elect a president.

If tradition holds, a majority of the vote in Shelby County will go for the Democratic nominee, who at this writing would seem to be almost surely former First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Of course, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders might somehow still be the beneficiary of a miracle. That would be partly the result of his own impressively over-achieving primary-season campaign and partly the consequence of as yet unforeseen external events — e.g., possible legal complications stemming from the zombie-like email controversy bedeviling frontrunner Clinton. If so, Sanders, too, could probably count on a majority out of Shelby County. The demographics of Shelby County, so largely AfricanAmerican and working class, favor Democrats (though the Republicans will apparently have a presidential nominee this year whose unpredictable appeal could, er, Trump expectations).

But, if Democrats usually prevail locally in presidential elections, they have fallen into a rut in the quadrennial elections for countywide political office, losing most or all such races and losing them badly.

Such has been the case in every county election since the institution of local party

primaries in the mid-1990s. In recent years, Democrats have at least managed, by dint of fielding clearly qualified candidates with crossover potential, to win the offices of Shelby County Assessor and General Sessions Clerk in off-year elections. (For what it’s worth, legislative changes in the election cycle leave that clerkship as the only county position on this year’s August 4th ballot.)

What accounts for the discrepancy between the outcomes of local races and those for president? One explanation — and, to be sure, it is controversial — is that, in an age of transformative and fluid political loyalties, local Democrats (or those who have prevailed in the party’s executive committee) have adopted a “closed-shop” view of party membership and have adopted rigid bylaws and policies that make it virtually impossible to attract converts of mixed political backgrounds or to license them to run for office under the party banner. Local Republicans have adopted, by contrast, a relatively “open door” policy, and their ranks teem with former Democrats — one possible explanation for their consistent primacy in races for local political offices.

When the Shelby County Democratic Committee meets to hold its ad hoc reorganization meeting, and beyond that point, for that matter, its members would be well advised to keep this thought in mind. While they’re jibing at Republican presidential candidate Trump for his infamous proposal to build an exclusionary wall, they should be on guard against self-defeating tendencies within their own party in favor of building one.

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Willie Earl Bates, owner of the Four Way Restaurant in South Memphis’ Soulsville, USA community, died from cancer last week. I’m not sure the city of Memphis knows what it has lost.

In 2001, after 50-plus years in operation under Clint and Irene Cleaves, Bates purchased the tiny but famous restaurant. He had been an executive with Universal Life Insurance, a real estate developer, and, early in life, delivered The Commercial Appeal in a red wagon, of which he was quite proud. The wagon sits outside the restaurant today in a fenced garden courtyard, dedicated to Bates’ mother, the late Magnolia Gossett Bates.

Bates was also proud to be the owner of a restaurant that helped change history — and served some of the best soul food in the world. Clint Cleaves was Mayor E.H. “Boss” Crump’s driver, and Crump told all of his friends that they needed to support the Fourway Grill (as it was known then) and it soon became the first truly desegregated restaurant in Memphis.

It was also a popular gathering spot for civil rights leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and others. The Fourway was immensely popular among musicians, hosting the likes of Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Gladys Night & the Pips, Ike & Tina Turner, and practically every artist who ever recorded around the corner at Stax Records.

I’ve been eating at the Four Way every couple of weeks since starting to work at Stax back in 2004. In 2014, I wrote a piece on Bates for Memphis magazine, and when I asked Mr. Bates what he thought about all of the celebrities who had eaten there (including hip-hop superstar Drake, who had just been there weeks earlier), he said: “I had a mother and daughter from Oklahoma in here not too long ago who had come from St. Jude. They had found out about the restaurant, and the little girl wanted to eat here. That was so touching, so satisfying, to know that we were able to make her happy during a time like that.”

That pretty much sums up Willie Earl Bates and why Memphis may not really know what it has lost.

Bates was a successful businessman and could easily have retired long before his death at 76, but he was too intent on making Memphis — and particularly Soulsville — a better place. He worked with numerous nonprofit organizations to help improve life in the community and often donated food to children’s

organizations and other causes.

Former Mayor A C Wharton told me, “The Four Way always has been, and continues to be, a gathering place for community leaders. It may seem a bit quirky, but it was a status symbol to enter The Four Way through the back door and dine in the back room. Principals, doctors, lawyers, and accomplished entertainers, and occasionally, a skinny, hungry black Ole Miss law student like me could often be found in the ‘back room’ being served by Miss Dot.” Various crews from the Food Network and Travel Channel featured his famous catfish, turkey-and-dressing, yams, peach cobbler, and chitterlings, which Bates always told me never to order, as he made a face and shook his head.

Bates was proud to be the owner of a restaurant that helped change history — and served some of the best soul food in the world.

Last year, author Dave Hoekstra published the critically acclaimed The People’s Place: Soul Food Restaurants and Reminiscences from the Civil Rights Era to Today, and the first restaurant he visited was the Four Way. Hoekstra was asked by the New York Times, “If someone wanted to follow your path, but had time to visit only one city, what would it be?” Hoekstra’s answer: “Memphis. I know at least seven or eight soul food restaurants in Memphis. But to get to what we’re getting at in the book, with the whole combination of the food and the civil rights movement, the Four Way holds a special place in my heart — they were so giving with their stories and with their hospitality. Just the whole history of Memphis and the civil rights movement .”

When I wrote my story for Memphis magazine, it was pretty much standard journalism and storytelling. What I didn’t get to include was how much I loved Mr. Bates and what an important friend he was to me. He had a genuine light-show twinkle in his eye every time I saw him.

He was one of the kindest people I have ever known. Memphis was lucky to have had him. I’m luckier to have been his friend.

Tim Sampson is communications director for the Soulsville Foundation, and a former editor of the Memphis Flyer and Memphis magazine.

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t would be easy to miss the Riverside Speedway if you didn’t know where you were going. You can find the oval dirt track, known to regulars as The Ditch, at a sharp turn off I-55, just across the old bridge in West Memphis, Arkansas.

There, a white building marked “American Legion” and a grassy parking lot backdrop the country’s oldest continuously operating dirt racetrack. If you pass by the track on a Saturday evening between 7:30 and 10:30, you’ll hear the unmuffled thunder of hand-built engines. It’s loud, but loud doesn’t quite get it. To explain the sound of 15 revving engines in musical terms: It’s as ugly as a Guns N’ Roses revival tour, but as exciting and all-around-American as Guns N’ Roses in 1987, in their “Welcome to the Jungle” era. The Riverside Speedway is a place worthy of a guitar solo, or six.

When I visited on an evening in late May, the races hadn’t started yet. The sun was setting and cut long shadows through the bleachers. A small crowd was gathered around the concession stand. I picked up my tickets from a booth with a sign on the front that read, in an emphatic red font: “NO WHINING, JUST RACE.” I made a mental note to not whine, and just race.

Beyond the gate was a mud pit, permanently indented with tire tracks, 12 where the drivers and their crews set up white trailers for the night. The air smelled

like burning rubber and fry oil, but not in a bad way.

The drivers, men and women from 16 to into their 60s, wore customized fire suits and tinkered with their cars. The cars looked, variously, like crumpled aluminum cans, or — in the case of the pint-sized sprint cars — like Mad Max for a tribe of post-apocalyptic fourth graders.

There were several different models lined up to race that evening, and the pit was crowded with “stocks,” “modifieds,” and “wing sprints.”

Dirt racing cars are distinct from their NASCAR cousins in that they have more character and variety. They are also more homespun. The stock cars at the speedway look like they are purely cage, motor, and sheet metal. The modifieds have a kind of aerodynamically raised back and special rear suspension, like country Batmobiles.

Wing sprints look like single-rider cartoon go-carts, except with 800 horsepower and

topped with tilted rectangles of sheet metal to keep them on the ground.

These cars are mostly built by the folks who drive them, or friends and relatives of the folks who drive them, and so it’s not wrong to guess at how the character of the vehicle relates to the character of its owner.

Many have the driver's name printed on the side, plus a number. I noticed one with a bold script across its back that read “2 Hard 2 Tame” and tried to imagine something similar printed on my Prius. No dice.

I traded a little cash for a corndog and a plastic bowl of fries before meeting up with Tommy Mullins, the speedway’s race director. Mullins has a kind face and the kind of Southern accent you might expect from a West Memphis racetrack director.

He wore a ballcap, headset, and dirt-caked sneakers as he toured me around the track in his golf cart. Mullins, like virtually everyone at the races, is a dirt track lifer.

He got hooked in his early twenties (later than most people, he pointed out) and has devoted himself to what he calls “a very expensive hobby” ever since, even though he doesn’t race anymore.

As Mullins and I talked, the stands begin to fill and dusk settled over the track. ’Tween girls wearing pink noise-cancelling headphones self-segregated from their younger brothers. Grandfathers and babies

and teenagers on dates all posted up in the bleachers. The pit was similarly age-diverse.

People gathered around their trailers or assisted with the cars.

“We’ve got kids out here now who are racing their grandmothers or grandfathers,” said Mullins. It makes sense: The Speedway has been operating since 1949, mostly with the same crowd of about 200 families from various corners of the Mid-South. When people talk about being “in the life,” they mean it. The Riverside Speedway must be

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Linda Kerbough works on her stock car.

one of the only spots in the world where you can drive a thousand pounds of sheet metal at 100-something miles an hour and be competing with your grandfather.

Mullins drove his golf cart over the crest of the dirt track and into the infield (“It’s pretty special to see things from out there”), where we watched as modifieds lined up for what are called heat races, or qualifying rounds. Before the races kicked off, we paused for a stadium-wide prayer. The announcer asked that God watch over recent graduates, the races, the armed forces, and the country. We sang the National Anthem, hands over our hearts.

The cars circled, bumper to bumper, before kicking into high gear. As they sped around the oval, flecks of mud and rubber showered over the thin divider fence and into the stands. At the turns, the bodies of the cars raised up so that the wheels slipped under them. The track is a classic short track, a quarter of a mile in all, as opposed to the two-mile-long superspeedways that you can find at Talladega. I felt as if I could barely glance at a car before it had already circled me again.

As the cars pulled through the infield to be weighed, Mullins pointed out last year’s winning drivers, and others who’d been around the track for years. He told everyone who drove through: “Good job out there.”

I asked him if he had favorite drivers.

“Oh, you know, I try to stay impartial,” he said. “But I root for people who have either been doing it for a long time or young people with a lot of energy. And good sports. I appreciate good sports.”

Dirt track racing is a sport with a long history. Popularized in the 1920s, it is the progenitor of races like Talladega and the Indy 500 but remains as unpretentious today as it was in the early 20th century.

You don’t need to know anything about the sport to have a good time at the races, but if you’re interested in the nitty-gritty, the best method might be just to go to the track and hunt down the oldest-looking guy or gal you can find, buy them a beer, and listen.

The weekly program, a glossy magazine full of pictures of racers and their cars, spells it out: “Come to Riverside International Speedway every Saturday night with your friends and family for a fun-filled night with thrills, chills, and spills, YOU WILL LOVE IT! COME ONCE AND YOU WILL WANT TO COME EVERY RACE NIGHT!!”

You can also do what I did to prepare and randomly search YouTube for “dirt track racing” and listen to a playlist of the top five songs about dirt track racing, the best of which is surely a rap-country crossover by a man named Kenny

Montgomery, from his mixtape King of the Kuntry 4, called “Dirt Track Thing.” In “Dirt Track Thing,” a viral hit, Montgomery provides a complete lexicon of dirt track racing terms and talks about his “waffle house queen” (“Yeah buddy, that’s a dirt track thing”). It’s educational. Mullins drove me back to the pit when he went to turn on the stadium lights, a nightly task, and introduced me to a driver named Linda, who’d come out to compete in the stock car competition. Linda Kerbough had a new car, and, when I met her, she was frustrated that it wasn’t running like she wanted it to run.

“It’s a little loose,” she said, unapologetically. “I don’t usually look like I do out there tonight.” She was dressed in a fire suit with her name illustratively printed across the belt. Her blonde, layered hair was swept up in a casual ponytail. She was wearing diamond earrings, and, I noticed, she sported a French manicure. Stylish.

Mullins had described Linda as “a character,” which, after meeting her, I translated into “a powerhouse.” She told me that she’d worked a 70-hour week at her job in medical management, before spending her remaining waking hours trying to get her new car in order.

“You live, eat, breathe, and sleep it,” she said, casually removing a piece of sheet metal from the front of the car and peering

in with a metal flashlight. “I built motors for 21 years. There’s not much I can’t do out here now.” Linda directed my attention to a crew of men that were busy with various tasks around her: “That over there is my exhusband, and there is my … well, I guess you’d call him my ex-step-grandson, but he’s just my grandson. He’s racing tonight.”

The ex-step-grandson in question, a cherub-faced teenager named Clay Coldwell, walked over to us. I asked him what it was like to race against his grandmother. “We’re related most of the time,” Clay said, smiling. “But out there, it’s like we never met.”

Linda nodded, “Yeah. He’s just another car. He’s competition. Everyone is your competition.”

When I settled into the stands to watch the stock car race, the announcer was talking about his grandkids over the PA system.

“We’re really proud of the recent graduates,” he said. “I have a granddaughter who just graduated from LSU.” I looked around at the kids and parents who’d made it out, imagining that they’d probably still be coming to the track however many graduations, marriages, funerals, and family reunions later. At that moment, dirt track racing seemed less like continued on page 14

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Only more fun and with your whole family.

It’s just a guess, but families who built motors together and kick up this much dirt probably need less therapy than most.

The feature race for the stock cars started. I kept an eye on number 26, an apocalyptic-looking black car that looked like it had driven through several circles of hell to arrive in West Memphis. I also noticed Clay Coldwell, in an orange car, number 18, hanging out in fourth place.

Coldwell’s car looked like it was made out of a fine foil and a sturdy set of K’NEX. Linda was somewhere behind, in a car emblazoned with a blue skull on the hood and the number 66. The front-runners were number 1001, Ricky Vandergriff — who, I was told, was last year’s champion — and, close behind him, number 53, driven

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For 15 laps, Vandergriff and Brown kept it neck-and-neck. At times, I would think that 53 was gaining, only to see 1001 pull into the lead. The cars got dangerously close to one another, to the point where I thought that they might knock each other off-course. I’ve driven a race car once, and not very fast, but the experience bears almost no similarity to regular driving: You can feel every effect of the G-Force.

It’s like being on a roller-coaster that you are controlling. In this case, it’s like a roller coaster you are controlling on dirt.

As Vandergriff gained the lead, I overheard a small boy, a couple rows in front of me, yell, “Every race I come to!

Every race I seen, he wins!”

An official in a box overlooking the track waved a white flag, meaning there was one lap left. The sound of the engines was overwhelming as Vandergriff roared into the curve. When the official waved the white checkered flag signalling the finish, many people were on their feet, cheering.

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did Brown. Two teenage girls wearing racetrack tees carried a large stock card that proclaimed “Feature Winner!” to Vandergriff, a middle-aged man whose features I couldn’t make out at distance, except to see that he was smiling. Everyone posed for a photo in front of the car. Brown walked up, and he and Vandergriff also posed for a photo.

“Look, there’s Nathan Brown posing with him right after he almost spun him out,” commented the announcer. “That’s friendship right there, folks.”

If you’d asked me a few weeks ago to describe to you the most quintessentially American scene that I could possibly imagine, I’d have described something that wouldn’t even come close to the consummate American-ness of the Riverside Speedway, which may be the most American place in America. They have fast cars, country music, corndogs, hamburgers, Budweiser in cans, an American flag, enthusiastic crowds of 8-year-old boys with buzzed hair, women in jean cut-offs, and lots of mud. The drivers, Mullins mentioned, have plastic visors on their helmets that they can rip off and replace “when a big ol’ hunk of mud hits you in the face.”

It’s also American in that “make your own fun” kind of way. As the night went on, I watched cars catch on fire, run out of gas, spin out, and lose metal from their bodies. The modified race started with what looked to be 15 or 20 cars but stopped almost every other lap when disaster struck a driver, and his ride had to be towed off the track. The sprint races (two separate events — for “360 Wing Sprints” and “2-305 Wing Sprints,” which denotes a size difference) were even more high-octane, with the cars running at around 120 miles an hour in a muddy circle. I watched this last race from a set of stands in the pit, where it felt like at any moment the small cars might upend and crush us.

As the night drew to a close, the drivers loaded their vehicles into the trailers. It had been a quiet night at the track. I could see drivers and owners taking account, looking over the distress to their cars, calculating their chances for next Saturday.

I wandered the pit and ended up in conversation with a wiry man named Lynn Irwin, who has raced a modified and a stock car. Irwin’s elder daughter, April, also races, while his other daughter, Chelsea, who is 18, has been a trophy girl for several years. (“Being a trophy girl can be really nerve-wracking, especially when it’s your family out there!” said Chelsea.)

April, Lynn said, was out for the season.

He smiled: She’d just found out she was expecting a child.

Lynn smoked a cigarette as I asked him how the night had gone for him. “Well, one of the cars raced okay.” He nodded towards a second trailer, “The other, not so much.”

He didn’t seem that concerned as he loaded the cars up and headed home for the night.

After all, there was always next Saturday.

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Into the Light

By Bianca Phillips

The semicolon, perhaps the most misunderstood punctuation mark, connects ideas that are closely related when an author needs a pause.

The author could just end the sentence, but by using a semicolon, she chooses not to.

It’s that choice to go on that’s inspired the trend of semicolon tattoos as a form of mental health awareness. The “author” (a person struggling with depression, addiction, anxiety, etc.) makes the choice not to end their sentence and get help or just talk about what she’s dealing with.

On Saturday, June 4th, Underground Art is hosting Illuminated, a semicolon tattoo event and festival to raise awareness about mental illness. They’re selling small semicolon tattoos for $20 to $30 (depending on size and design) to raise money for the Memphis Crisis Center.

Besides tattoos, the outdoor festival, which will take up the block between Bruce and Philadelphia in Cooper-Young, will feature a silent auction, bands, food trucks, a storytelling area, and a chance for people facing mental illness to talk to other people who have the same issues.

“At the entrance, there will be a table and we’ll have red and green labels where people can write down whatever it is they’re struggling with,” says Underground Art owner Angela Russell. “If they write it on green, they’re willing to talk about it. So we’ll have pairs of chairs scattered about so people can sit down for five minutes and answer questions or ask questions. The point of that is to put a face on these issues and take that stigma away from that.

“If I were to wear a label, it would say ‘depression’ and ‘social anxiety’ and ‘self-harming,’ which isn’t something I do now, but I have experience with that. I can talk about what it feels like and what’s worked and hasn’t worked and just humanize these issues.”

Bands scheduled to perform include Name and the Nouns, the Right Mistakes, and the Pocket. Food vendors will include Hot Mess, Say Cheese!, Pink Diva Cupcakery, and the Creamery.

ILLUMINATED: SEMICOLON TATTOO EVENT AT UNDERGROUND ART, SATURDAY, JUNE 4TH, NOON TO 6 P.M.

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South Lawn Cinema Dixon Gallery & Gardens, 8 p.m., $2-$5 Dixon’s outdoor movie series begins tonight with a screening of the Chevy Chase/Martin Short/Steve Martin comedy Three Amigos. Also, free popcorn!

Dueling Designers Memphis Botanic Garden, noon-1:30 p.m., $30 A lunchtime design demo during which Garden director of horticulture Rick Pudwell and designer Regina Berryman each create a flower arrangement using the same materials.

Summer Movie Series The Orpheum, 7 p.m., $8 Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade kicks off the annual movie series.

Star & Micey perform before the movie.

7th Annual Memphis Black Expo Malco Paradiso, 6-9 p.m.

The Memphis Black Expo kicks off with a panel discussion on film with special guest Dick Gregory. The expo continues through Monday, and includes a soul food festival at the Agricenter on Saturday.

Memphis Italian Festival Marquette Park, 5 p.m., $8-$15 The Italian Festival is back with tons of food, bocce, volleyball, arts and crafts, music, and more.

The Great Cable Cooking Show Contest TheatreWorks, 7:30 p.m., $15-$20 A comedy about a town launching a cable station with a contest for “Best Sammich” chef.

Literatini The Booksellers at Laurelwood, 7-10 p.m., $75 Annual fund-raiser for Literacy Mid-South featuring a Martini Death Match.

Peter the Starcatcher Circuit Playhouse, 8 p.m., $22 A prequel to Peter Pan.

Mayor Andy Berke

Nice Gig

By Chris Davis Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke gets right to the point. “We can’t have digital gated communities,” he told CNN in a recent report about his city’s plan to make high-speed internet available to its poorest public school students.

“The power of the web should be an equalizer,” he continued, “not something that creates greater inequity.”

Berke, whose tenure in office has witnessed dramatic drops in crime and bank foreclosures, visits Shelby County next week to talk about his city’s dramatic makeover at “A Summons to Memphis,” the popular luncheon series hosted by Memphis magazine.

Chattanooga’s no longer the grubby little factory town that CBS news anchorman Walter Cronkite called out for having the worst air quality in America. The air and water is clean again. The vistas are green, and its free public Wi-Fi service has been described as a national model. The dirtiest city in America has been rechristened the “Gig City” and a “playground for pioneers” because it offers residents and businesses access to one of the fastest and most fully developed fiber and internet services in the world, installed and administered by its publicly owned electric power system.

So, just how fast are Chattanooga’s 10 gigabits-per-second internet connections? Well, 10 gigabits equals 10,000 megabits, and Memphis’ current internet speeds top out at between 70 to 75 megabits-per-second for downloads and significantly less for uploads. In practical, home-use terms, with Chattanooga’s 10 gigabits-per-second system, internet users can fully download an entire HD movie in about three seconds. When it comes to business applications, well … how big’s your imagination?

“A SUMMONS TO MEMPHIS” WITH MAYOR ANDY BERKE OF CHATTANOOGA AT HOLIDAY INN, UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 2ND, 11 A.M.-1 P.M. $50. PURCHASE TICKETS AT SUMMONSTOMEMPHIS.COM.

“50 Years and Counting” Ross Gallery, Christian Brothers University, 5:30 p.m.

An exhibition of retrospective paintings on canvas and silk by Rollin M. Kocsis.

The Wiz Hattiloo Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

An African-American reimaging of The Wizard of Oz.

A Night at the Lorraine National Civil Rights Museum, 7 p.m., $75 A celebration of the hey-day of the Lorraine Motel with dancing to ’60s hits, a silent auction, and food inspired by iconic Memphis restaurants.

GPAC Food Truck and Music Festival Germantown Performing Arts Center, 3-8 p.m.

Includes food trucks and a bar and activities for kids. Among those performing: the Mighty Souls Brass Band and Jason D. Williams.

A Day of Merrymaking Overton Park, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Festival with hot air balloon floats, food trucks, a beer garden, and more presented by the Overton Park Conservancy.

Cycle the Greenway Wolf River Boulevarde, 6:30-10 a.m., $45 Annual bike ride and fund-raiser for the Wolf River Conservancy.

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Memphis Punk Fest Turns Four Tyler Miller on his multi-day festival.

The Memphis Flyer: How did you first get into punk rock?

Tyler Miller: I liked bands like the Clash and Ramones like anyone else when I was younger. Then I started discovering more bands via dial-up connection when I got internet. I was around 13 when I started getting really into the music and went to my first concert, which was a battle of the bands in Paducah, Kentucky because a band on Myspace my older friends showed me was playing.

When did you get involved in the punk scene in Memphis?

I moved here in 2010 and was in college for two semesters. I lost my scholarships due to me skipping the first two weeks of music theory. From there, I started couch surfing again and living with people I met at parties. The McAdoo house was the first place I booked a show at for one of the house parties we threw, but as far as punk music, my first show was in 2011 at Dru’s Place. I couldn’t find anyone to play guitar in a band with, so I traded my guitar for a drum set when Los Psychosis told me I could play drums if I had a set. Next thing I know, there was a show booked, and I got booed off stage.

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How long have you been in Evil Army?

and Memphis Punk Promotions so the festival would have some sort of entity behind it rather than it being cast off. I’m proud to say I’ve hosted for over 250 bands on tour since I’ve started Memphis Punk Promotions and the Fest.

Pezz playing Memphis Punk Fest last year

I joined Evil Army in 2013 when I got a call from Rob Evil about how he heard I could play bass and asked if I’d be able to come over that night and learn their songs. We left, I think, the next day for Brooklyn and did around 15 cities. I remember listening to them on YouTube or maybe Myspace when I was younger, and the thrash metal part of me really dug it. I didn’t know they were from here until after about two years of living in Memphis. I enjoy the band and am always surprised with Rob’s talent no matter how many shows we play together. He’s a really amazing writer and underappreciated sound engineer.

What inspired you to put on the first Memphis Punk Fest?

I was living on Jack Simon’s (Brister Street Productions) couch when he was planning the second Brister Fest and throwing around ideas on his “magic board.”

We talked about doing a DIY/grassroots-style fest like his but for punk bands. All the inspiration was carried with me from the all-ages punk scene in Paducah.

I noticed people didn’t communicate like that down in Memphis and thought it would be a good start to bringing together the music community. I started the “Memphis Punk Rock” group page on Facebook

Did you think you’d still be doing it four years later?

I really enjoy the idea of doing the festival forever, but it is a lot of hard work and constant planning. I start booking bands as early as October for June of next year for the festival. Dedication to the music is very important to me, and it would mean the world if some people would help carry on the festival if I decide to not do it again. But, then again, pulling it off every year has been a miracle with all the costs. I pay for the flyers, badges, overheads, and do every bit of promotion virtually by myself. Sure, you can go to this other festival with $150 tickets sponsored by Monster Energy and Whole Foods or whatever, but when it comes to punk rock, I feel like this is more true to the roots. The show goers pay for the whole festival every year. I never make but a couple bucks, which is more than satisfying.

What are you doing differently now in year four?

Over my time here, I’ve met and learned from some of the greats of Memphis punks and heard stories about how things were at their peak, which inspired me to try to get more of these long-running musicians involved. I was stoked with how quick a response I got from bands like the Subteens, Pezz, Fresh Flesh, and the Drawls.

Other than not having so many out-of-town bands on the festival, I’m keeping the same goal: make it affordable. Oh yeah, and BYO nerf guns.

How big is this year’s festival?

Thirty bands and eight comedians over three days in six different venues.

For a full schedule and ticket information on Memphis Punk Fest, visit www.memphispunkfest.com.

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ow entering its fourth year, the sprawling Memphis Punk Fest is quietly becoming one of the city’s finest underground music festivals. Founder Tyler Miller, originally from Union City, Tennessee, is as invested in the Memphis punk scene as anyone could fathomably be. In addition to bringing countless touring punk bands to town all year round via his booking and promotion company, Memphis Punk Promotions, he’s also a well-seasoned musician with several local punk bands, including Los Psychosis, SVU, and Evil Army. Miller spoke to the Flyer this week about his three-day, multivenue festival.

George Clinton

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Still Funkin’ The New Daisy celebrates 74 years with George Clinton.

The New Daisy is turning 74 this weekend, and to celebrate, George Clinton will be on hand to make sure the party goes well into the night. The venue will be mounting memorable show posters on the walls throughout the night, including the Bob Dylan concert flyer, and a Big Star show poster. While those shows definitely deserve recognition, the real draw here is George Clinton. I caught up with Clinton over the phone last week to talk about the show and how he manages to keep it funky at the age of 74. — Chris Shaw The Memphis Flyer: How often are you performing these days? Are you able to tour as much as you’d like?

George Clinton: I generally tour all the time. We live on the road. We’ve been doing a 30-day tour in the states starting tonight. Then we go to Europe for 30 days, and then we come back here and do the same thing. We’ve got a couple new records out and a new video with Kendrick Lamar and Ice Cube that we’ll be promoting.

You’ve worked with a lot of rappers throughout your career. Is there any current artist you’d like to work with that you haven’t yet?

The group Alabama Shakes. I really like them, that’s the rock side of me. The hiphop side of me [would like to work with] J. Cole. My grandkids show me what’s hip, there’s about five of them in the group now, and they keep me up to date on what’s going on. Flying Lotus is who I’m touring with right now.

Your ties with Stax Records and Memphis run pretty deep.

Al Green, Isaac Hayes, and the BarKays have all been on tour with us. I go way back with all of that. In the ’60s, those were our touring buddies, and we were united with Stax and a lot of other Memphis connections. It’s always good to play Beale Street Music Fest.

Back in ’76 we had the Mothership, and it really blew a lot of minds to see the spaceship landing, and people were freaking out when we brought to Memphis. The

Mothership in ’76 and ’77 pretty much freaked everyone out across the country.

How do you feel about your music being sampled by so many artists over the years?

I’m proud of being sampled. The corporations that try to own the music is what I have a problem with. That’s the part I’ve been fighting, and I’ve got a documentary coming out about that. My latest album is going to tackle all these pharm drugs you see on TV that are actually worse than street drugs. It’s going to be called One Nation Under Sedation.

You’ve been clean for a while now.

Can you still get funky now that you’re sober?

Definitely. As soon as you find something better than the habit, you don’t need it anymore. All that rehab shit is just for people to make money. I smoke weed. I got my medical marijuana card, and I get higher with that than I ever did smoking crack. The weed nowadays gets you much

higher than the crack I used to smoke. I sprained my back and they gave me these painkillers, but I won’t take that shit. I’m happy being clean, and I’m not bragging.

I’m just happy to be over with it, and I know people need to hear these things without being preached at.

What’s been the secret to your longstanding career?

I feel lucky, but coming through the ’50s when rock-and-roll was coming up and then working at Motown factory with the best songwriters in the world, you learned to respect all the different music coming along. I’m not afraid of the kids coming along today. I’m not afraid of them putting me out of business. I’m trying to work with them. I get on YouTube with my grandkids and hear their mix tapes, and then I work with them.

It keeps me relevant, just like when I worked with Kendrick Lamar. We are basically doing R&B with this 21st century dance concept. Snoop and all them from that era, they didn’t identify with R&B the way they do now. They are all really proud of R&B now, and so the younger generation respects the music itself. The new era of rappers appreciates blues and R&B. That’s what keeps the music alive.

George Clinton at the New Daisy Theater, Friday June 3rd. 7:30 p.m. $35

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule June 2 - 8 Alfred’s 197 BEALE 525-3711

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

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

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

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

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

Blues City Cafe 138 BEALE 526-3637

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Hillbilly Casino Thursday, June 2, 9 p.m., Friday, June 3, 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 4, 9:30 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Fridays, 5 p.m. and Saturdays, 5:30 p.m.; Brad Birkedahl Band Thursdays,

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Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Tuesdays, 7 p.m. and Saturdays, 12:30 p.m.; The Memphis 3 Sundays, 6 p.m., and Mondays, 7 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.

Club 152 152 BEALE 544-7011

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

Handy Bar 200 BEALE 527-2687

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

Itta Bena 145 BEALE 578-3031

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

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

The Johnny Go Band Thursdays, Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Rockin’ Rob Haynes & the Memphis Flash Fridays, Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.; Live Band Karaoke Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.; The Memphis House Rockers Saturdays, 3-7 p.m. and Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m.; Gary Hardy & Memphis 2 Sundays, 3-7 p.m. and Mondays, 7-11 p.m.

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

Chris Gales Tuesday-Saturday, noon-8 p.m.; Eric Hughes Thursdays, Fridays, 5-8 p.m.; Karaoke Mondays-Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.; Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe 162 BEALE 521-1851

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

King’s Palace Cafe’s Patio 162 BEALE 521-1851

Mack 2 Band Mondays-Fridays, 2-6 p.m.; Chic Jones & The Blues Express Thursdays, 7-11 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays, 2-6 p.m.; Sensation Band Tuesdays, 6:30-10:30 p.m. and Fridays, 7-11 p.m.; Fuzzy & The Kings of Memphis Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.; Sean “Bad” Apple Wednesdays, Sundays, 6:30-10:30 p.m.; North & South Band Wednesdays, Sundays, 7-11 p.m.

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

Don Valentine Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; North & South Band Friday, June 3, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Delta Project Saturday, June 4, 8 p.m.-midnight; Sean “Bad” Apple Wednesday, June 8, 8 p.m.-midnight.

New Daisy Theatre 330 BEALE 525-8981

George Clinton & The Parliament Funkadelic Friday, June 3, 7:30 p.m.; Buckethead Saturday, June 4, 8-10 p.m.; Daisyland XL Presents Dzeko & Torres Saturday, June 4, 10 p.m.-3 a.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe 182 BEALE 528-0150

Vince Johnson and the Boogie Blues Band Wednesdays, Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight and Thursday, June 2, 8 p.m.midnight; Young Petty Thieves Friday, June 3, 5:30 p.m.; Eric Hughes Band Friday, June 3, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; JoJo Jeffries & Ronnie Caldwell Saturday, June 4, 5:30 p.m.; Southern Avenue Saturday, June 4, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Memphis Blues Society Jam Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Gracie Curran Monday, June 6, 8 p.m.-midnight and Tuesday, June 7, 8 p.m.midnight.

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Double J Smokehouse & Saloon

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Memphis Bluesmasters Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Plantation Allstars Fridays, Saturdays, 3-7 p.m.; Low Society Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight and Friday, June 3, 8 p.m.-midnight; Metropolitan Avenue Saturday, June 4, 8 p.m.-midnight; Brian Hawkins Blues Party Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; McDaniel Band Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Silky O’Sullivan’s 183 BEALE 522-9596

Barbara Blue ThursdaysFridays, Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m., Saturdays, 5-9 p.m., and Sundays, 4-9 p.m.; Dueling Pianos Thursdays, Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.-3 a.m., and Sundays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Live Music Thursdays, 7-11 p.m., Fridays-Saturdays 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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

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

Huey’s Downtown 77 S. SECOND 527-2700

The John D’Amato Blues Band Sunday, June 5, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Memphis Sounds Lounge 22 N. THIRD 590-4049

Grown Folks Music First Thursday of every month, 7:30 p.m.

Mollie Fontaine Lounge 679 ADAMS 524-1886

Dim the Lights featuring live music and DJs First Saturday of every month, 10 p.m.

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

Live Music Thursdays-Saturdays, 10 p.m.

Brass Door Irish Pub 152 MADISON 572-1813

Live Music Fridays.

Church of the River 292 VIRGINIA 526-8631

Patio Concert and Cajun/ Creole Feast Friday, June 3, 6-9 p.m.

The Orpheum 203 S. MAIN 525-3000

WLOK Radio Presents 40th Anniversary Featuring Al Green Saturday, June 4, 711 p.m.

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

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

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Bhan Thai 1324 PEABODY 272-1538

Half Step Down Saturdays, 7-10:30 p.m.

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SPRAY PAINT LIVE AT THE HI-TONE Austin, Texas, noise rockers will celebrate the release of their new album Feel the Clamps this Monday night in the Hi-Tone’s small room.

Goner Records is releasing the album, and the vinyl was pressed at Memphis Record Pressing, making Spray Paint one of the newest out-of-town bands to take advantage of the pressing plant. After releasing records on notable underground labels like S-S, Upset the Rhythm, Homeless Records, and Monofonus Press, the Austin three-piece took their talents to Goner Records, a label that has already had a killer year with their release of the Angry Angles compilation. The show will serve as a release show for Feel the Clamps and for a single featuring songs that didn’t make the album. If post punk or noise rock is your thing, Spray Paint are certainly worth the price of admission.

Rounding out the bill is Aquarian Blood, another Goner Records band who have been working on their new album for most of the year. The band features members of many notable local groups, but almost all the tracks the band plays were cooked up by singer/guitarist JB Horrell in his home studio/practice space. Goner Records has been staying true to releasing some of the best garage/punk the city has to offer, and many will be happy to hear a new LP from Memphis powerhouse NOTS is also coming sometime this year. As for the Hi-Tone, the venue has a stacked calendar throughout the summer, including shows from bands like Every Time I Die, the Black Lips, Chain and the Gang, and Goner alumni Guitar Wolf. Get to the Hi-Tone by 9 p.m. on Monday and start your week off with some noisy punk from two bands in their prime. What could possibly go wrong? — Chris Shaw Spray Paint and Aquarian Blood, Monday, June 6th at the Hi-Tone, 9 p.m. $10

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Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight; Peel & Villines Friday, June 3; The Subtractions Saturday, June 4.

Boscos 2120 MADISON 432-2222

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

Celtic Crossing 903 S. COOPER 274-5151

The Patio Sessions: Episode 3, The Po’ Boys Good Times Band Friday, June 3, 6-9 p.m.; DJ Tree Fridays, 10 p.m.; DJ Taz Saturdays, 10 p.m.; Jeremy Stanfill and Joshua Cosby Sundays, 6-9 p.m.; Candy Company Mondays.

The Cove 2559 BROAD 730-0719

Ed Finney & the U of M Jazz Quartet Thursdays, 9 p.m.; Big Barton Friday, June 3, 9:30 p.m.; The Pistol & the Queen Saturday, June 4, 10 p.m.; Justin White Mondays, 7 p.m.; Don & Wayde Tuesday, June 7, 7-10 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 10 p.m.

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100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

Dantones Band Thursday, June 2, 7-10:30 p.m.

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

DJ Dance Music MondaysSundays, 10 p.m.

Rumba Room 303 S. MAIN 523-0020

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

DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

St. Peter Catholic Church 190 ADAMS 527-8282

Cincinnati Boychoir Friday, June 3, 7:30 p.m.

The Peabody Hotel 149 UNION 529-4000

Rooftop Party: Dantones Thursday, June 2.

South Main Onix 412 S. MAIN 901 552-4609

Neo Soul and R&B First Thursday of every month, 7-10 p.m.; Smooth Jazz Fridays First Friday of every month, 8-11 p.m.; R&B First Saturday of every month, 8-11 p.m.

Lafayette’s Music Room

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

University of Memphis Triple S 1747 WALKER 421-6239

Fun-Filled Fridays first Friday of every month, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Ubee’s

Midtown Crossing Grill

521 S. HIGHLAND 323-0900

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

394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

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

East Memphis

Minglewood Hall

Dan McGuinness Pub

1555 MADISON 866-609-1744

WALRUS 13th Anniversary Show with The He B G B’s Saturday, June 4, 7 p.m.; Southern Underground Hip Hop Fest Sunday, June 5, 6 p.m.

4694 SPOTTSWOOD 761-3711

Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

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

Murphy’s 1589 MADISON 726-4193

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

Punk Rock Fest Friday, June 3, 8 p.m.; Spicerfest Saturday, June 4, 5 p.m.; Fitz’ Ultimate Cooking Hookers Sunday, June 5; Chokehold Prophecy Tuesday, June 7.

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern

Otherlands Coffee Bar

5101 SANDERLIN 763-2013

641 S. COOPER 278-4994

Hi-Tone

P&H Cafe

James McCartney with Jeremy Stanfill Thursday, June 2, 9 p.m.; A Giant Dog Friday, June 3, 9 p.m.; Valient Thorr with Hammer Fight Friday, June 3, 9 p.m.; Memphis Punk Rock Fest Saturday, June 4, 9 p.m.; El Escapado Saturday, June 4, 10 p.m.; Love Cop, Funeral Gold, Small, Melinda Sunday, June 5, 8:30 p.m.; Spray Paint Monday, June 6, 9 p.m.

1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

Susan Marshall & Friends Saturdays, 11 a.m.; The River Bluff Clan Saturdays, 3 p.m.; Pam & Terry Saturday, June 4, 6:30 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Larry Raspberry & the Highsteppers Sunday, June 5, 4 p.m.; Marcella & Her Lovers Sunday, June 5, 8 p.m.; John Paul Keith & Friends Mondays, 6 p.m.; Travis Roman Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m.; Dan Montgomery’s EP Release Party! Tuesday, June 7, 8 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle and New Orleans Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.; Reed Turchi & the Caterwauls Wednesday, June 8, 8 p.m.

Karaoke Fridays-Sundays.

412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE

Wild Bill’s

2119 MADISON 207-5097

Sibella Farewell Show Saturday, June 4, 8 p.m.

1474 MADISON 275-8082

Bluesday Tuesday Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Howard Vance Guitar Academy 978 REDDOCH 767-6940

1532 MADISON 726-0906

First Friday at Five Coffee House Concert first Friday of every month, 5 p.m.

Rock Starkaraoke Fridays; Strange Wave Connection Saturday, June 4; Open Mic Music with Tiffany Harmon Mondays, 9 p.m.-midnight.

Huey’s Poplar 4872 POPLAR 682-7729

The Pamela K. Ward Band Sunday, June 5, 8:30 p.m.midnight.

Sports Junction 1911 POPLAR 244-7904

Live DJ Fridays, Live music Saturdays, Prince Purple Day Party Saturday, June 4, 15 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays.

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Ex-Cult Friday, June 3; Mighty Souls Brass Band Saturday, June 4; Some Sons of Mudboy Wednesday, June 8, 7:30 p.m.

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Bar DKDC 964 S. COOPER 272-0830

The Sam Pace Band Sunday, June 5, 4-7 p.m.; Dikki Du & the Zydeco Krewe Sunday, June 5, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

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WORLD’S GREATEST YARD SALE & CRAFTS FAIR! LANDERS CENTER LANDERSSaturday CENTER 7am-3pm 7am-3pm JUNE 11,Saturday 2016

JUNE 11, 2016

Free Admission & Free Parking!!

THE REBEL & GUESS FM team up again for THE WORLD’S GREATEST YARD SALE & CRAFTS FAIR Saturday, June 11, 2016 between 7am and 3pm at The Landers Center. Last year well over 10,000 people came to see almost 400 yard sale and craft fair vendors. This year there will be live music, a classic car exhibition, live radio broadcasts, plenty of comfort food and more. The Landers Center (formerly Desoto Civic Center) is easy to find at Interstate 55 & Church Road in Southaven.

•GENERAL PUBLIC Bring the family, bring the kids…live music & live radio broadcasts from THE REBEL & GUESS FM and plenty of comfort food make it a fun way to spend part of your Saturday. Classic Car Exhibits are free, everything is free… except the bargains! No tickets to get, just show up :-) •CRAFT VENDORS There are a few spaces still available to sell new items and/or services for $75 per booth; buy two, get one free! One booth accommodates a 10’ x 10’ tent. Sign-up form and Event Rules and Instructions are to the right.

•CLEAN OUT YOUR GARAGE FOR $$$ Do your own yard sale in front of a gazillion prospects. Sell used items for only $50 per booth; buy two, get one free! One booth accommodates a 10’ x 10’ tent. Sign-up form and Event Rules and Instructions are to the right.

This event will be heavily promoted on radio stations, websites, social media, and newspapers. Don’t miss out. Sign up for a booth online at lovetherebel.com (credit cards only) or mail the form at the right.

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BOOTH SIGN-UP (Buy Two, Get One Free!)

First Name________________________ Last Name___________________________ Email Address _______________________________________ Billing Address ______________________________________ City, State, Zip Code ______________________________ Phone #_________________ Cell phone # ___________________ Type of Vendor: ARTS & CRAFTS (new items or services) 10’ x 10’ @ $75 each Buy Two, Get One Free! # of Booth Spaces_______x $75each = $_________ YARD SALE (used & antique items) 10’ x 10’ @ $50 each Buy Two, Get One Free! # of Booth Spaces _______x $50 each = $________ Types of items you wish to sell: _____________________________ Credit/Debit Card # ______________________________________ Name on Card (as it appears on the card)___________________________________ Expiration Date on Card ___ /___ /___ CVV Code (listed on back of card): ________ I authorize Mighty Media Group, LP to charge my card for the full booth amount. I have read and accept the Event Rules and Instructions provided below. I understand that all booth sales are final and non-refundable, and that the event is rain or shine.

Signature___________________________________________ I wish to pay by check or money order, have signed this form and will mail the payment with this form. Please make the check to MIGHTY MEDIA GROUP, LP. Payment must be received not later than Wednesday, June 8, 2016 or your booth reservation will be cancelled. If you would rather bring the payment into the office, we are located in Southaven just off Interstate 55. Office hours are Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm.

THE REBEL & GUESS FM • Mighty Media Group, LP 230-2 Goodman Rd. E, Suite 202 • Southaven, MS 38671 • 662-349-8500 EVENT RULES & INSTRUCTIONS •Registration fee is non-refundable. The event is rain or shine.

•Set up begins at 5AM Saturday. All items/trash must be cleared from your space by 4pm.

•Absolutely NO vehicles in the Yard Sale areas during event hours which are 7am-3pm. Any vendor with a vehicle in the yard sale areas during that time will be escorted out and barred from any future Mighty Media Group, LP events.

•Jarred and pre-packaged foods may be sampled and sold. Beverages and food for immediate consumption must be sold as a food vendor. Contact our offices for food vendor pricing and availability information.

•Vendors are responsible for all taxes incurred.

•Food Vendors are responsible for all Health, City or County Permits.

•Absolutely NO pornographic materials, firearms, illegal paraphernalia or contraband.

•Mighty Media Group, LP reserves the right to refuse space or remove any vendor from event for any reason.

•There will be a $25 fee for any returned checks. To keep your booth reservation if your check is returned, we must receive a replacement cashiers check or money order for your booth fee plus the $25 fee, in our office, not later than Wednesday, June 8.

After Dark: Live Music Schedule June 2 - 8

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

Shady Grove Presbyterian Church 5530 SHADY GROVE 683-7329

Old Whitten Tavern

Huey’s Cordova

Mesquite Chop House

Dan McGuinness

2800 WHITTEN 379-1965

1771 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 754-3885

3165 FOREST HILL-IRENE 249-5661

3964 GOODMAN, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-890-7611

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

Marlowe’s Ribs & Restaurant 4381 ELVIS PRESLEY 332-4159

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

PRIZM International Chamber Music Festival Monday, June 6, 7 p.m.

RockHouse Live

Southern Avenue Sunday, June 5, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

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

5709 RALEIGH-LAGRANGE 386-7222

Frayser/Millington

Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Wine Bar

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

Old Millington Winery 6748 OLD MILLINGTON 873-4114

Maria Spence and the Penny Kings Sunday, June 5.

T.J. Mulligan’s 1817 KIRBY 755-2481

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East Tapas and Drinks 6069 PARK 767-6002

Carlos & Adam from the Late Greats Thursdays, 7-9 p.m.; Elizabeth Wise Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.

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

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

High Point Pub

Maria’s Restaurant 6439 SUMMER 356-2324

Karaoke Fridays, 5-8 p.m.

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

Live in Studio A: The Stax Music Academy Alumni Band Tuesdays, 2-4 p.m.

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Triggerproof Thursday, June 2, Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4.

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

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

7090 MALCO, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-349-7097

JoJo Jeffries & Ronnie Caldwell Sunday, June 5, 8 p.m.-midnight; Karaoke Night Mondays, 8-10 p.m.

Mesquite Chop House 5960 GETWELL, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-890-2467

Patio Party with Juno Mars Thursdays, 7-10 p.m.

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

Live Music Fridays, Saturdays.

Wadford’s Grill & Bar

1900 Covington Pike • 901.388.8989 • Gossettkia.com

474 CHURCH, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-510-5861

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Raleigh

Shelby Forest General Store 7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

Arlington/Eads/ Oakland/Lakeland Rizzi’s/Paradiso Pub 6230 GREENLEE 592-0344

South Memphis

Gold Strike Casino 1010 CASINO CENTER IN TUNICA, MS 1-888-24K-PLAY

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience Friday, June 3, 8 p.m.

$ PER MO 36 MO LEASE

477 HIGH POINT TERRACE 452-9203

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

Live Music Thursdays, 5 p.m.; Karaoke Tuesdays.

Huey’s Southaven

Jack Rowell’s Celebrity Jam Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Eric Hughes Band Saturday, June 4, 8 p.m.; Michael Wilson Benefit: Camino, Eddie Smith, Super 5, and more Sunday, June 5, 3 p.m.; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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

6565 TOWNE CENTER, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-536-2200

AT CASINO CENTER, SOUTH OF MEMPHIS, NEAR TUNICA, MS 1-800-303-SHOE

Neil’s Music Room

THE REGALIA, 6150 POPLAR 761-0990

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern

Horseshoe Casino & Hotel

5727 QUINCE 682-2300

Owen Brennan’s

Acoustic Music Tuesdays.

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

Bartlett Hadley’s Pub 2779 WHITTEN 266-5006

Swingin’ Leroy Thursday, June 2, 8 p.m.; Twin Soul Friday, June 3, 9 p.m. and Saturday, June 4, 9 p.m.; Thump Daddy Friday, June 3, 9 p.m.; Bluff City Bandits Saturday, June 4, 9 p.m.; Almost Famous Sunday, June 5, 5:30 p.m.; The Brian Johnson Band Wednesday, June 8, 8 p.m.

Germantown Germantown Performing Arts Center

Tony Butler Fridays, 6-8 p.m.; Gary Keith Saturday, June 4, 12-3 p.m.; Robert Hull Sunday, June 5, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

GPAC Food Truck and Music Festival Saturday, June 4, 3-8 p.m.

Collierville

Huey’s Southwind

Huey’s Collierville 2130 W. POPLAR 854-4455

The Dantones Sunday, June 5, 8-11:30 p.m.

Cordova Fox and Hound Sports Tavern 819 EXOCET 624-9060

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

1801 EXETER 751-7500

7825 WINCHESTER 624-8911

Soul Shockers Sunday, June 5, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Huey’s Germantown 7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

Breeze Cayolle and New Orleans Sunday, June 5, 8-11:30 p.m.; Patio Party featuring Seth & Brad Walker Wednesday, June 8, 5-8 p.m.

Ice Bar & Grill 4202 HACKS CROSS 757-1423

Unwind Wednesdays Wednesdays, 6 p.m.-midnight.

North Mississippi/ Tunica Bally’s CASINO CENTER DRIVE IN TUNICA, MS 1-800-38-BALLY

A-440 Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4.

BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove

662DJ, Karaoke/Open Mic Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.

Stage Stop 2951 CELA 382-1576

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

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

6285 SNOWDEN, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662) 892-2660

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

The Crossing Bar & Grill

The New Backdour Bar & Grill

Boston Tuesday, June 7, 7:30 p.m.

7281 HACKS CROSS, OLIVE BRANCH, MS 662-893-6242

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

302 S. AVALON 596-7115

Ms. Ruby Wilson and Friends Sundays, 7 p.m.-midnight; Karaoke with Tim Bachus Mondays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.; DJ Stylez Wednesdays, 8 p.m.1 a.m.

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Mortimer’s 590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

Whitehaven/ Airport

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CALENDAR of EVENTS:

June 2 - 8

TH EAT E R

GREAT MUSIC & DELICIOUS CUISINE JUNE 3

KENNY BROWN BAND

The Basement

The Mahogany Covergirls present: When Doves Cry, 21+ performance featuring Siphne Aaye, Honey Dipp, Rainey Monday, Isabella Bushfire, Ms. Jacqui Daniels, CoCo Rosé, Chickee Baby, Almond Joy, Pink Nunchux, and stage kitten Indigo Mystique. (714-485-5039). $30. Fri., June 3, 8 p.m.-midnight.

423 N. WATKINS.

Circuit Playhouse

Peter and the Starcatcher, grownup’s prequel to Peter Pan begins when young starcatcher-intraining, Molly, meets an orphan boy longing for a home of his own. Together, the duo embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. www.playhouseonthesquare.org. $22-$35. Sundays, 2 p.m., and Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. Through June 26.

I Hate Hamlet, wild comedy about a hot, young television star, Andrew Rally, who needs to make a big career move. So, he moves to New York where he is offered the role of a lifetime — Hamlet. One big problem: he hates Hamlet. www. gctcomeplay.org. $24. Fri., Sat., 8 p.m., and Sun., 2:30 p.m. Through June 5.

3037 FOREST HILL-IRENE (754-2680).

Hattiloo Theatre

MOFI 8PM

JUNE 2

SUBTRACTIONS 9PM JUNE 3

KENNY BROWN BAND 10PM JUNE 4

BRENNAN VILLINES BAND 10PM JUNE 5

MARCELLA & HER LOVERS 8PM JUNE 6

JOHN PAUL KEITH WITH SPECIAL GUESTS 6PM JUNE 7

DAN MONTGOMERY’S EP RELEASE PARTY 8PM JUNE 8

June 2-8, 2016

REED TURCHI & THE CATERWAULS 8PM

LUNCH | DINNER WEEKEND BRUNCH

The Wiz, reimaging of The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy, a kindergarten teacher from Harlem, and her dog Toto are lost in a snowstorm and end up in the Land of Oz. www.hattiloo.org. $18-$30.

Thursdays, Fridays, 7:30 p.m., Saturdays, 2 & 7:30 p.m., and Sundays, 3 p.m. Through June 26.

37 S. COOPER (502-3486).

TheatreSouth

Memphis Matters, brings stories to life and life to communities. The audience volunteers to share personal stories of their lives in Memphis and the MidSouth, and then watch as the Playback company of actors interprets the story. (264-0841), www. playbackmemphis.org. $15. Sat., June 4, 7:30-9 p.m.

INSIDE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 1000 S. COOPER (726-0800).

TheatreWorks

The Great Cable Cooking Show Contest, Bluff City Tri-Art Theatre Co. brings back a zany slapstick comedy written by Ruby O’Gray. The town of Blandtown, TN., is launching its local cable TV station with a contest for the “Best Sammich” chef.

(946-6140), $15-$20. Thurs., June 2, 7:30-9:15 p.m., Fri., June 3, 4-5:45 & 7:30-9:15 p.m., Sat., June 4, 7:30-9:15 p.m., and Sun., June 5, 2-3:45 p.m.

Night Shift, after-hours cabaret and variety show featuring HEELS, Requiemma, Just Larry, Dan Castillo, and OAM Audio with hostess Katrina Coleman. (283-3814), www.theatreworks.com. $15. First Friday of every month, 11:45 p.m.

2085 MONROE (274-7139).

Various locations

Casting Call for A Change Is Gonna Come, domestic violence awareness stage play that will appear at the Women’s Theatre Festival July 15-16 at Hattiloo Theater. Send email with subject “Memphis Casting,” acting resume, contact info, and head shots, vickielevans@gmail.com. www.forgiven2. com/cast-call.html. Through June 30.

Submissions open for Out of the Closet 10-Minute Play Fest, plays may be comedy or drama. Both individual authors and collaborative teams are eligible. See website for more information. www. etcmemphistheater.com. Through June 30.

SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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Opening reception for “For Art’s Sake!,” exhibition of works by Don Meyers. www.wkno.org. Sun., June 5, 2-4 p.m.

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

Memphis Botanic Garden

Opening reception for “Deconstruct/Reconstruct,” exhibition of work by Amy Hartelust and Chloe Yorl. www.memphisbotanicgarden.com. Mon., June 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Ross Gallery

Opening reception for “50 Years and Counting,” exhibition of retrospective paintings on canvas and silk by Rollin M. Kocsis. (321-3243), https:// www.cbu.edu/gallery. Fri., June 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY, PLOUGH LIBRARY, 650 E. PARKWAY S. (321-3000).

51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

Germantown Community Theatre

JUNE 1

Gallery 1091

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

Found Studio

Artist reception for Margaret Gillespie, Fri., June 3, 6-8 p.m.

2491 BROAD (652-0848).

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

Art After Dark

Galleries and gardens will be open late.

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

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

Art Show

Featuring two local artists. Every other Sunday, 7-10 p.m.

CANVAS, 1737 MADISON (443-5232).

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.

Conversation with the Curator

Join the curator as she gives a special tour of the exhibition “Inches from the Earth.” Learn about the artists, works, and how an exhibition comes together.. Free Museum admission and cash bar available. Free. Thurs., June 2, 6-7 p.m.

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

Cooper-Young Art Tours

For more information, featured artists, and popup performances, visit website. First Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m.

COOPER-YOUNG DISTRICT, CORNER OF COOPER AND YOUNG, WWW.COOPERYOUNG.COM.

Jourdin Reinhart Art Show

Exhibition of photography with Star Wars and Halo themed pieces. Sun., June 5, 7-11 p.m.

CANVAS, 1737 MADISON (443-5232).

The Moonpie Project: Lauren Asta

Meet San Francisco artist and see her new mural installation. Fri., June 3, 7 p.m.

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

Working Writer’s Cocktail Hour, 4th edition

All writers who live and work in Memphis are invited to mingle, have a drink, and make connections with other working writers. Wed., June 8, 6-8 p.m.

CROSSTOWN STORY BOOTH, 422 N. CLEVELAND (5078030), WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

Call to Artists for UrbanArt Public Art Artist opportunities for murals, sculptures, and more. See website for registration and more information. Ongoing.

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

“Sankofa: An Ancestral Journey” at Memphis College of Art

THIS WEEK

CALENDAR: JUNE 2 - 8 O N G O I N G ART

The Annesdale Park Gallery

AT THE

L E V I T T

“Primal Rhythms,” exhibition of abstract paintings by Jennifer Bowman and the primal figures by Sandy Starbird. www.annesdaleparkgallery. com. Through June 20.

1290 PEABODY (208-6451).

Art Museum at the University of Memphis (AMUM)

Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art

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

Ongoing.

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

The Blues Foundation

“Screamin’ the Blues,” exhibition of photography by Françoise Digel. www.blues. org. Through Sept. 2.

421 S. MAIN.

David Lusk Gallery

“New Paintings,” exhibition of new landscape paintings

by Nancy Cheairs. www. davidluskgallery.com. Through June 16.

97 TILLMAN (767-3800).

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

“The Impressionist Revolution: Forty Years of French Art at the Dixon.” Through July 17.

Carlyle Wolfe, exhibition of line drawings from more than a decade of observing a variety of plant forms that grow throughout the Mid-South.

Through Aug. 7.

“Diamond Dust Shoes,” exhibition of Andy Warhol’s work on view in the Catmur Foyer. www.dixon.org. Through Aug. 1.

4339 PARK (761-5250).

Eclectic Eye

“Sea and Stone: Ceramics and Sketches,” exhibition of work

by Melissa Bridgman. www. eclectic-eye.com. Through June 8.

242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

Farmer, The

Beth Okeon, exhibition of acrylic and multimedia work on canvas. Through Sept. 5.

262 S HIGHLAND (324-2221).

FireHouse Community Arts Center

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

985 S. BELLEVUE (948-9522).

Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis

“Art of the South,” exhibition of juried art by Number Inc. www. memphis.edu/amum. Through June 17.

3715 CENTRAL.

Fratelli’s

“2016 Birdhouses and Elves,” exhibition of handcrafted birdhouses and garden-themed ceramics by R.P. Funderburk and Liz Bass. www.memphisbotanicgarden.com. June 3-29.

750 CHERRY (766-9900).

The Salvation Army Kroc Center

Fred Rawlinson & Mike Moffitt, www.krocmemphis.org.

Through June 6.

800 E. PARKWAY S. (729-8007).

Memphis Botanic Garden

“Deconstruct/Reconstruct,” exhibition of work by Amy Hartelust and Chloe York. www.memphisbotanicgarden. com. Through June 30.

750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

“Cats and Quotes,” exhibition featuring felines from a variety of periods, offering a chance to see how different artists have depicted cats and their varied relationships with human beings over time. Through July 10.

“Early Learners Explore the Environment,” exhibition showcasing a five-week program of art-making activities built specifically for early learners around various ecological themes. Through June 26.

“Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars,” exhibition showcasing Moroccan-born, UK-based art Hassan Hajjaj and the eclectic group of nine musicians from around the world whom the artist sees as his own personal “rock stars.” Through Sept. 4.

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

1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

Memphis College of Art “Best in Class 2015/2016,” exhibition of the most creative undergraduate artwork from the academic year. www.mca.

edu. Through July 8.

“Sankofa: An Ancestral Journey,” exhibition of works resulting from artist book Itshanapa including a collection of sculpture incorporating found objects, installations, and excerpts of creative writing by Dail Chambers. www.mca.edu.

Through July 30.

SHELL

1930 POPLAR (272-5100).

Memphis College of Art, Nesin Graduate School 2016 Biennial Alumni Exhibition, www.mca.edu. Through Aug. 6.

477 S. MAIN.

Metal Museum

“Inches From the Earth,” exhibition of work by contemporary metalsmiths inspired by the intimacy and preciousness of plant and insect life. www.metalmuseum.org.

Through July 10.

“Drawings of E.A. Chase: Designs of a Pioneer Modernist,” Through Oct. 2.

“In the Garden,” exhibition includes free admission to the Metal Museum, specialty alcoholic drinks, beer, and wine.

(774-6380), www.metalmuseum.org/upcoming_events.

Through July 31.

THURSDAY @ 7:30PM

KRISTINA TRAIN

THUR., JUNE 2 @ 7:30PM COMMERCIAL BANK & TRUST

FRIDAY @ 7:30PM

JAKUBI

FRI., JUNE 3 @ 7:30PM

THE SOUL REBELS THE ROCKET BOYS REDEEMER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

NJ Woods Gallery and Design

“Dog Gone It,” exhibition of work by Debra Edge. Ongoing.

2563 BROAD.

Olive Branch Country Club “Coterie of Artists-Gallery 12,” exhibition of paintings.

Through July 30.

7558 GERMANTOWN (662-895-1555).

Playhouse on the Square

“Côte d’Azur, France,” exhibition of work from students and faculty who recently traveled to France’s Mediterranean coast. www.mca.edu. Through June 5.

SATURDAY @ 7:30PM

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SUNDAY @ 7:30PM

MARCHFOURTH! GRACE-ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

SUN., JUNE 5 AT 7:30PM

Rising Appalachia

66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Ross Gallery

“50 Years & Counting,” exhibition of retrospective paintings on canvas and silk by Rollin M. Kocsis. (321-3243). June 3-Aug. 3.

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY, PLOUGH LIBRARY, 650 E. PARKWAY S. (321-3000).

Southside Gallery

Younok Jung, exhibition of mixed media works. www. southsideartgallery.com.

Through June 4.

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

Peter and the Starcatcher at Circuit Playhouse

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

“Flying Colors: Asafo Flags of the Fante,” exhibition prepared

by University of Memphis students. www.memphis.edu/ amum. Through Oct. 1.

“Africa: Art of a Continent,” permanent exhibition of African art from the Martha and Robert Fogelman collection.

Ongoing.

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characters for the entire family to enjoy. $20. Sat., June 4, 2:30-4 & 7-8:30 p.m.

150 COURTHOUSE SQUARE, OXFORD, MS (662-234-9090).

Stock&Belle

“Mind | Body,” exhibition of photographs and printed material by Megan Armstrong. www. instagram.com/stockandbelle.

Free. Through June 29.

387 S. MAIN (442 222-8972).

TOPS Gallery

MEMPHIS COOK CONVENTION CENTER, 255 N. MAIN (576-1200), WWW.MEMPHISTRAVEL.COM/ MEMTALKS.

Dance Night

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

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

Featuring Noble Sounds Orchestra and the Bankers.

Semi-formal attire. BYOB. $10.

First Sunday of every month, 2-6 p.m.

AL CHYMIA SHRINE CENTER, 5770 SHELBY OAKS (377-7336), WWW. SHRINE-DANCE-MEMPHIS.COM.

Village Frame & Art

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

C O M E DY

540 S. MENDENHALL (767-8882).

The Cove

“For Art’s Sake!,” exhibition of works by Don Meyers.

(458-2521), www.wkno.org/ gallery1091.html. Free. Through June 28.

DAN C E

$100. Wed., June 8, 2 p.m.

TO U R S

Downtown Walking Ghost Tour

Shrine Tea Dance

400 S. FRONT.

7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

MEMtalks

THE SALVATION ARMY KROC CENTER, 800 E. PARKWAY S. (8704348), BALLETONWHEELS.ORG.

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

“Island States,” exhibition of free-standing sculpture by Jim Buchman, LaKela Brown, Josef Bull, Renee Delosh, Anne Eastman, Derek Fordjour, Corinne Jones, Brad Kahlhamer, Seth Kelly, and others. www.topsgallery.com. Through June 11.

WKNO Studio

C O N F E R E N C ES/ C O NVE NT I O N S

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

2559 BROAD (730-0719)

P&H Cafe

Open Mic Comedy, Thursdays, 9 p.m.

1532 MADISON (726-0906).

“DreamGirls”

Ballet On Wheels Dance School & Company turn this Broadway classic and movie into a dance production with all the cast of

PO E T RY / S PO K E N W O R D

Brinson’s

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

341 MADISON (524-0104).

Canvas

Open Mic, Sundays, 9 p.m.

1737 MADISON (443-5232).

Java Cabana

Open mic nite, www.javacabanacoffeehouse.com. Thursdays, 8-10 p.m.

Screening of Desert Migration at Crosstown Arts Sunday

Fun-Filled Fridays, open mic poetry, jazz music, and networking mixer. (421-6239), $5. First Friday of every month, 8 p.m.-midnight.

1747 WALKER (421-6239).

AFSCME LABOR CENTER, 485 BEALE (864-5008), WWW.MENNEFERPROJECT.COM.

Munch and Learn B O O KS I G N I N G S

Booksigning by Elizabeth Goodine

Author performs and signs Simplifing Chords, a textbook for classrooms and reference for the road. Free. Sat., June 4, 1-3 p.m.

SOUTH MAIN BOOK JUGGLER, 548 S. MAIN (249-5370).

2170 YOUNG (272-7210).

Triple S

Sat., June 4, 2:30-9 p.m.

L E CT U R E / S P E A K E R

The African Origins of Christianity & The Cultural Destruction of African Fashion

Bring your own lunch; sodas and water will be supplied.

Guest speakers talk about various subjects in the Hughes Pavilion. Free with gallery admission. Wednesdays, 12-1 p.m.

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

A Summons To Memphis: Mayor Andy Berke of Chattanooga

Popular luncheon series hosted

by Memphis magazine. $50.

Thurs., June 2, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS HOLIDAY INN, 3700 CENTRAL (678-8200), WWW.MEMPHISMAGAZINE.COM.

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

Through Aug. 31.

TATER RED’S LUCKY MOJOS AND VOODOO HEALING, 153 BEALE (4979486), WWW.HISTORICALHAUNTSMEMPHIS.COM.

Haunted Pub Crawl

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

Ages 21 and over only. Drinks not included. $20. Wednesdays, Fridays, 7:30 p.m. Through Aug. 26.

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

Teachings from Ashra Kwesi and his wife, Merira Kwesi. $25.

“I know it’s time for this city of mine.”

June 2-8, 2016

Come see what music-lovers and festival-goers are singing about in Birmingham.

Birmingham’s own, St. Paul & The Broken Bones

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Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau

CALENDAR: JUNE 2 - 8 River Bluff Walk with Jimmy Ogle

Meet at Butler Park, 499 Tennessee Street. Tues., June 7, 11:45 a.m.

BUTLER PARK, TENNESSEE STREET (604-5002), WWW.JIMMYOGLE.COM.

St. Peter Church Tour Free. First Saturday of every month, 1-4 p.m.

ST. PETER CATHOLIC CHURCH, 190 ADAMS (527-8282), WWW.STPETERCHURCH.ORG.

Through Our Garden Gates: Memphis Area Master Gardeners Garden Tour

All gardens in 38017 zip code within a sevem mile radius. Education, inspiration, beautiful gardens, and talks on gardening topics. For speaker information and locations, see website. Free. Sat., June 4, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION (7521207), WWW.MEMPHISAREAMASTERGARDENERS.ORG.

Tours at Two

Join a Dixon docent or member of the curatorial staff on a tour of the current exhibitions.

Free for members. $5 nonmembers. Tuesdays, Sundays, 2-3 p.m.

cuss specific highlights in the Woodland garden. Emphasis on plants and design representative of Memphis shade garden conditions. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon Through Dec. 31.

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

Woodruff-Fontaine Ghost Tour

Spooky tour of the landmark Victorian Village mansion completed in 1871. Enjoy a unique tour of the dimly lit home with special emphasis on the family members who lived and died in the mansion. $25. Saturdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Through June 25.

WOODRUFF-FONTAINE HOUSE, 680 ADAMS (526-1469), WWW.HISTORICALHAUNTSMEMPHIS.COM.

5th Annual Spring/Summer Highpoint Art Fair

AT THE PINK PALACE Planetarium show • Narrated by John De Lancie

Visit Johnwood at Highpoint Terrace for paintings, sculptures, pottery, baked and canned goods, jewelry, fashion accessories, and more from over 30 artisans. Free. Sat., June 4, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

HIGHPOINT TERRACE, 3734 JOHNWOOD (327-2869), COSMICCARAVAN.COM.

Author Festival

Meet local authors. Books will be available for purchase at the event. Sat., June 4, 2-4 p.m.

BARNES & NOBLE, 2774 N. GERMANTOWN (386-2468), STORELOCATOR.BARNESANDNOBLE.COM/ STORE/2822.

Community Day

Featuring children’s activities and more. Free. Fri., June 3, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

E X P OS / S A LES

Memphis Black Expo: Salute to Egypt

ST. ELISABETH’S CHRUCH, 6033 OLD BROWNSVILLE (409-8705).

Featuring film, food, conferences, and more. June 2-6.

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

Paper Money Show Fri.-Sun., June 3-5.

MEMPHIS COOK CONVENTION CENTER, 255 N. MAIN (576-1200).

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

The Great Memphis Punk Rock Flea Market

Woodland Garden Tours

ARTHOUSE CLOTHING, 706 COX.

Celebrate 40 years. Garden docents will be available to dis-

F E ST IVA LS

Sat., June 4, 9 a.m.

JUNE 14 -19

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Bring the family to the Overton Park Greensward for a day of entertainment, hot air balloon floats, activities, food trucks, and a beer garden. Sat., June 4, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

OVERTON PARK, OFF POPLAR (2145450), WWW.OVERTONPARK.ORG/ MERRYMAKING.

Sponsors:

Dr. Lynn Conrad

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Featuring Italian food, competitions, arts and crafts, vendors, music, entertainment, and more. $8-$15. Thurs., June 2, 5 p.m., Fri., June 3, 11 a.m., and Sat., June 4, 11 a.m.

MARQUETTE PARK, PARK AVE. AND MT. MORIAH, MEMPHISITALIANFESTIVAL.COM.

Tupelo Elvis Festival

Preliminary round of the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist competition. See website for more information. Thur.-Sun., June 2-5.

BANCORPSOUTH ARENA, 375 N. MAIN (662-841-6528), WWW. TUPELO.NET.

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See website for game schedule.

Through July 2.

MIKE ROSE SOCCER COMPLEX, 9000 E. SHELBY, WWW.MEMPHISCITYFC.COM.

Memphis Made Cornhole Tournament

Win glory, fame, and prizes at monthly cornhole tournament with two-person teams, 32 teams total, winning gift certificate prizes of $50, $25, and $10. Sat., June 4, 2 p.m.

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

Memphis Redbirds vs New Orleans Zephyrs

15th Annual Ken Sossaman Memorial Golf Tournament

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

MIRIMICHI GOLF COURSE, 6195 WOODSTOCK-CUBA, MILLINGTON (259-3800), WWW.ORPHEUMMEMPHIS.COM.

2016 Pedal, Trek, & Paddle

Limit four.

Memphis City Football Club

S PO R TS / F IT N E S S

Enjoy a day full of golf, food, and fun while supporting the Orpheum’s education and community programs. Fri., June 3, 8 a.m.

$

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

Through June 3.

The Walk to Cure Arthritis

Conquer the disease by spreading awareness and raising money for scientific discovery aimed at finding a cure. $25$35. Sat., June 4, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

SHELBY FARMS, 500 N. PINE LAKE (322-1517), WWW.KINTERA. ORG/FAF/HOME/DEFAULT. ASP?IEVENT=1145220.

Sat., June 4.

MUD ISLAND RIVER PARK, 125 N. FRONT (576-7241), WWW.MEMPHISTRAVEL.COM.

June 2-8, 2016

Cycle the Greenway

THEATRE MEMPHIS presents “OLIVER!” Book, Music and Lyrics by LIONEL BART Director JASON SPITZER • Music Director JEFF BREWER • Choreographer AMY HANFORD Sponsored by KITTY CANNON & JIM WALLER, JOHN & ANNE ROBILIO and DEBORAH DUNKLIN TIPTON Media Sponsors THE BEST TIMES, CLIPPER MAGAZINE and VALPAK

JUNE 10 – JUly3

Start and finish at 7600 Wolf River Blvd. in Germantown.

This annual fundraising cycling benefits the Wolf River Conservancy. See website for more information and registration. $40.00 for early registration (before Wednesday May 18). $45.00 after May 18. Sat., June 4, 6:30-10 a.m.

NESHOBA PARK, 8000 WOLF RIVER BLVD. (452-6500), WOLFRIVER. ORG/CYCLE-THE-GREENWAY.

Generous support provided by

FedEx St. Jude Classic $30-$225. June 6-12.

TPC AT SOUTHWIND, 3325 CLUB AT SOUTHWIND (748-0330), WWW. STJUDECLASSIC.COM.

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H2Oh! Splash Park

Summer sprayers will keep kids cool. Free for members, $20 nonmembers. Through Aug. 31.

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

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2016 Flower Show by the Shelby East Garden Club Afternoon of flowers, art, and hors d’oeuvres. Free. Wed., June 8, 1-4 p.m.

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

Food Truck Garden Party: The Manly Edition

Treat Dad to an early celebration with music by William Charles Collective, lawn

H2Oh! Splash Park Children’s Museum Of Memphis games, and manly-man equipment on display. Memphis Parent Play Zone offers themed activities every month. $5 members, $10 nonmembers.

Wed., June 8, 5-8 p.m.

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

Illuminated: Semicolon Tattoo Event benefiting The Memphis Crisis Center

Featuring semicolon tattoo art, silent auction, food trucks, storytelling, resources, and more. $20-$30. Sat., June 4, 12-6 p.m.

UNDERGROUND ART, INC., 2287 YOUNG (272-1864), WWW.MAKINGMOMMAPROUD.COM.

Memphis Gun Violence Awareness Day Gathering

Bring awareness, seek change, and recognize lives lost to gun violence. Featuring speakers, music, activities for children, and food for purchase. RSVP requested. Thurs., June 2, 5-7 p.m.

LOFLIN YARD, 7 W. CAROLINE, WWW.WEARORANGE.ORG.

A Night at the Lorraine

Featuring food from local Memphis restaurants, music from the 60’s, live and silent auctions, and a special museum experience to celebrate the history of the Lorraine Motel. $75-$150. Sat., June 4, 7 p.m.

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

Peabody Rooftop Party

Each week features entertainment, themed snack buffet, and drink specials. $10-$15.

Thursdays, 6-10 p.m. Through Aug. 18.

THE PEABODY, 149 UNION (5294000), WWW.PEABODYMEMPHIS. COM.

St. Jude Presents: John Rich and Friends Songwriters’ event after the 2016 FedEx St. Jude Classic golf tournament. All proceeds benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Tues., June

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CANNON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, MEMPHIS COOK CONVENTION CENTER, 255 N. MAIN (373-5051),

Tennessee State Hog Rally

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Demos and party at Whitten Road and Collierville locations. Wed.-Fri., June 1-3.

BUMPUS HARLEY-DAVIDSON, 2160 WHITTEN RD. (3721121), WWW.BUMPUSHDCOLLIERVILLE.COM..

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Flying Saucer Memphis Birthday

WIN TWICE EACH DAY! Each activated player can win one prize at the 6pm - 9pm drawings and one prize at the 10pm drawing!

Help celebrate 19 years of craft brews featuring cellar beer from across the globe including sours, stouts, quadrupels, Oude Geuzes, and more. Sat., June 4, 11-2 a.m.

FLYING SAUCER DRAUGHT EMPORIUM, 130 PEABODY PLACE (523-8536), WWW.BEERKNURD.COM.

EARN ENTRIES EVERY DAY 5x entries on Sundays and 10x entries on Mondays.

Patio Concert and Cajun/Creole Feast

Fundraising concert with Marcella and Her Lovers overlooking the Mississippi River. Admission price includes a Cajun/Creole dinner and two drink tickets. $65. Fri., June 3, 6-9 p.m.

CHURCH OF THE RIVER, 292 VIRGINIA (526-8631).

Streets Week in Midtown

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A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills. Arrive early for drink specials and pre-movie activities in the Orpheum lobby. Rated R. $8. Fri., June 3, 7-10 p.m.

THE HALLORAN CENTRE, 225 S. MAIN (529-3000), WWW. ORPHEUM-MEMPHIS.COM.

Desert Migration

Documentary about the HIV-positive gay men who, saved by cutting edge new medications and given years they did not expect to have, migrated to Palm Springs to heal and cope with the effects of their life-saving treatment. $10. Sun., June 5, 2:30 p.m.

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

Noon – 8pm

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Art and a Movie: The Life Aquatic

Decorate a passport-sized notebook with aquaticthemed washi tape to make a travel journal suitable for your summer adventures on land or sea. $16.

Wed., June 8, 6 p.m.

MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (5446209), WWW.BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.

Shoot & Splice: Archival Footage-Film to Digital

Film professionals Eldon Holliday, Chad Schaffler, Danielle Smith, and Jonathan Thomason will discuss research, licensing, transferring, and other topics related to the use of historical documents and media. Tues., June 7, 6:30 p.m.

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

South Lawn Cinema

Bring blankets, chairs, and snacks to enjoy a movie on the South Lawn. Complimentary popcorn while supplies last. For more information, visit website.

Free for members, $5 nonmembers. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Through June 9.

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

TED Talks Video Night

Variety of TED Talks on topics such as creativity, science & wonder, AI, and much more. TED Talks are short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less) by experts in their field. We will have popcorn and drinks. For ages 12-18. Free. Thurs., June 2, 4-5 p.m.

COLLIERVILLE LIBRARY, 91 WALNUT (457-2601), WWW. COLLIERVILLELIBRARY.ORG.

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F O O D N E W S B y L e s l e y Yo u n g

Cristina McCarter and “tourists”

Lead the Way Cristina McCarter’s City Tasting Tours.

“The owner called me and asked, ‘Do you want to take our business and make it your own thing?’” she says. “I thought why not make a hobby into something I’m making money off of.”

That hobby started with Yelp, when McCarter would take photos of the food she was eating and post it on the website of crowd-sourced reviews.

Her reviews turned to blogging by way of her friends’ pushing her to do so, and lovingmymemphis.com was born.

“Then it became ‘Cristina knows where to go.’” My friends would call me and say they were coming into town. I have a list I copy and paste now. I let them know about food and drink events or if there’s a festival going on. I’m like a concierge,” she says.

She first became a tour guide for City Tasting Tours when she saw an ad for the job.

“I thought, why not get paid to eat?” she says.

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verybody has his or her passion.

For Cristina McCarter, it’s food.

“I’m always looking for different places to eat, or if there’s a new place, I have to go try it,” the sales assistant says.

McCarter, a Flyer employee, knows something a lot of folks don’t — how to put that passion to work.

Recently she relaunched City Tasting Tours, a tour business that takes foodies or those who aspire to be such on walking tours to various restaurants in Memphis neighborhoods.

“Everybody has been so nice, making suggestions,” McCarter says.

“It’s a lot of fun.”

McCarter originally worked as a tour guide for the business back in 2011, but eventually it was put on hold until McCarter got a phone call in October.

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L E A D T H E W AY McCarter held her first tour as the “one-woman-show” that is now City Tasting Tours on May 14th, focusing on South Main and Beale Street.

Included in the tour was Central BBQ, Ray’z World Famous Dr. Bar-BQue, Cafe Pontotoc, Alfred’s on Beale, and Dyer’s Burgers.

Each tour visits five restaurants, and the restaurants are the same for the month.

June will include Central BBQ and Earnestine & Hazel’s and a few other stops along the way, ending at King Jerry Lawler’s Hall of Fame Bar and Grille, where those lucky enough to have booked a spot will sample the King’s deep-fried ribs, homemade pork rinds, and crawfish corn chowder.

“The restaurants love it. It’s a gain for them. They potentially have 12 new customers in their restaurant each week, and a lot of them become repeat customers,” McCarter says.

Many of the stops feature a showcase of the chef — in the case of Ray’z, a tour of the pit — and every tour is dotted with morsels of stories, fun facts, and insider info from McCarter herself.

“I talk about what I love about the city, what locals do, what the city has going on, where it’s improving, a little bit of history,” the Memphis native says. “I’m

still learning. They seem to like it. [The first tour] they told me I should be on Shark Tank.”

Each tour is limited to 12 people and takes place every Saturday.

Dish sizes vary depending on the food. For appetizers like pork rinds, they’re served buffet style. Corn chowder, however, would be served in individual dishes.

Tours are $55 per person and 21 and up, with deals and discounts offered frequently.

Except for June 25th, tours are sold out until July. They run every Saturday until October, and all tours are rain or shine.

“I usually send out a list of tips two days before the tour, such as if there’s an event going on to park accordingly, wear comfortable shoes, bring shades.

And I send the menu out ahead of time,” she says.

As of now, McCarter’s tours concentrate on the downtown area, but she plans on expanding to Midtown soon and eventually further east.

“I hope to continue to get a lot of locals. They can try something different and learn a little about Memphis that they might not know,” she says.

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hat a piece of work is Hamlet.

How evergreen.

How ripe for appropriation and parody. Aye, there’s the rub. Will Memphis theater audiences be over Shakespeare’s original man in black when the curtain rises on New Moon Theatre’s February production?

That may not be the question, but given all the Hamlet-related shows we’re seeing this season, it’s one worth asking. Or will productions of shows like The Compleat Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) and One Ham Manlet whet appetites for the real, complete thing?

Paul Rudnick’s light comedy I Hate Hamlet is Germantown Community Theatre’s contribution to Hamletpalooza, and it sure is a mixed fardel. Rudnick’s script is a bumpy muddle of real-estate gags, sitcom hijinks, and splendid set pieces about celebrity, passion, immortality, and tight pants. An uncommonly engaging cast pulls it all together and keeps spirits high, even when the writing threatens to let everybody down.

So, who hates Hamlet? Andrew Rally, that’s who. He’s the smoking-hot hunk star of a recently cancelled TV show called L.A. Medical. He also co-stars with a sock puppet in a heavy-rotation commercial for some sugary breakfast cereal with more calories than lard. But is he an actor?

To answer that question, Rally moves from the Left Coast to a New York brownstone formerly occupied by a famous actor from Hollywood’s golden age. He’s tentatively accepted the title role in a free Shakespeare in the Park production of Hamlet, and boy, does he regret every bit of it. Enter the drunken glory-obsessed ghost of John Barrymore, lush, womanizer, hot mess, and the greatest Hamlet of his generation. What follows is a quirky mashup of Blithe Spirit and My Favorite Year, and watching Rally and Barrymore fence and fuss their way through a mutual identity crisis is great fun. It might be even more fun without all the melodramatic subplots, each one worthy of the trash Barrymore played on Broadway, back when he was a big-time matinee idol.

Enter the stock players. Deirdre is Rally’s girlfriend. She’s a 29-year-old virgin who’s saving herself for both the right man and the right moment. She also has an Ophelia fetish that’s weird and not very believable. Rally’s main super-bro Gary is a self-motivated “writer-producerdirector” who thinks Shakespeare’s “like algebra on stage.” He has a big career op-

portunity in the works because, of course, he always does. Lillian, Rally’s agent, is an elderly German immigrant who lost a hairpin while having an ill-advised fling with Barrymore, back when she was young and he was loaded and lost. Felicia’s the clairvoyant real-estate agent who sets the old-fashioned farce in motion.

Ashley Trevathan is terrific as Felicia.

In her own, self-parodying words, she “wins.” She’s not alone, either. Evan McCarley is deliciously shallow and smarmy as Gary. With eyes that bat and roll like a siren of the silent screen, Rae Boller’s Deidre charms her way through the play’s clunkiest lines, while Louise Levin makes Lillian’s last dance — aka the show’s most contrived moment — into something incredibly human and almost sexy. But I Hate Hamlet only ever soars when Gabe Beutel-Gunn and John Moore are on stage together as Rally and Barrymore. It’s their show, and both actors just go for it.

John Moore and Gabe Beutel-Gunn

I’ve never seen Moore as alive as he is when he’s inhabiting the drunk, horny, undead corpse of John Barrymore. Moore stumbles across the stage with great determination and bounds through the air, saber in hand, playing to the cheap seats every chance he gets. His character may talk about the value of filling out the tights, but Moore’s performance is a lesson in filling the room. As Rally, Beutel-Gunn plays the straight man and earns his ridiculous bow.

It seems silly to write it down, but tastes have changed quite a bit since John Barrymore’s days on the Great White Way. There’s not much room in the modern theater for the kind of disposable material I Hate Hamlet aspires to. Jokes fall flat.

Characters annoy. But just when it feels like the play’s about to devolve into a live action version Three’s Company, Rudnick’s comedy — aided by director John Maness and a terrific ensemble — taps into something genuinely Shakespearian.

At Germantown Community Theatre through June 5th.

FILM REVIEW By Chris McCoy

Apocalypse Again Superhero pioneer Bryan Singer returns with X-Men: Apocalypse.

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Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse ushers in a new age of endless permutations of superhero franchises. of what worked better 16 years ago.

McAvoy and Fassbender work hard at animating Professor X and Magneto, but they still can’t fill the X-shoes of Stewart and McKellen. Lawrence brings humanity to Mystique, but I miss the chilly cunning of Rebecca Romijn. Only Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy improves on the previous incarnation of Beast. And Storm is as underutilized as always. Apocalypse arrives in a season when even singlehero movies such as Captain America have expanded into super team-ups.

Whether you choose Coke or Pepsi, it’s still the same brown sludge.

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to 3,600 B.C.E., where the original mutant, Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac), is in the process of absorbing another mutant’s healing powers to gain immortality, when he is imprisoned underneath a collapsed pyramid by rebellious slaves. Singer’s brief foray into Pharaonic times is 10 times more rewarding than all of the misbegotten Gods of Egypt.

Flash forward to 1983, when CIA agent Moria Mactaggert (Rose Byrne) witnesses the resurrection of the fearsome mutant by his cult in Cairo. Apocalypse sets out to find and enhance four mutants, beginning with Storm (a mohawked Alexandra Shipp) Angel (Ben Hardy), Psylocke (Oliva Munn), and finally Magneto (Michael Fassbender).

Meanwhile, Magneto’s former protege Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) is running an underground railroad to get mutants out of communist Eastern Europe, where she meets Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee) and inadvertently helps bring the teleporting mutant into the fold of Professor Xavier (James McAvoy), who is training Scott Summers (Tye Sheridan), who will one day become Cyclops, the leader of the X-Men. Summers’ slowly blossoming affection for Jean Gray (Sophie Turner, aka Sansa Stark from Game of Thrones) as the showdown with Apocalypse looms is the film’s most deftly executed subplot.

Due to the current state of Marvel copyright case law, the X-Men franchise is in the hands of 20th Century Fox, and thus is not a part of the Disney conveyor belt. That works in Apocalypse’s favor, highlighting Singer’s distinct look and feel. But Apocalypse still feels like a warmed-over version

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ou can always tell a survivor of the Cola Wars by their sallow complexion, bulging waistline, and rotting teeth.

Back in the 1980s, Coke and Pepsi, two competing manufacturers of carbonated sugar water, spent millions of advertising dollars to convince the world that their product was superior, when in fact, the two were virtually indistinguishable. In the summer of 2016, we find ourselves caught in the crossfire of a similar conflict, only this time with superhero movies.

In retrospect, the studios flying the Marvel and DC flags owe much of their success to Bryan Singer. The director proved he could handle an ensemble cast with his 1995 indie hit The Usual Suspects and then used those skills to bring Marvel’s flagship superhero property X-Men to the big screen in 2000, which mutated Aussie musical theater actor Hugh Jackman into an international movie star and paired Patrick Stewart’s Professor Xavier with his frenemy, Ian McKellen’s Magneto for the first time. This year alone, we’ve seen three films that borrowed heavily from Singer’s first two X-Men films: from the boring Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice to the more successful Captain America: Civil War to the genre-expanding lewdness of Deadpool (who, technically at least, is an X-Man himself).

Singer did two X-Men movies before leaving the franchise for the ill-fated Superman Returns, leaving Brett Ratner to butcher the resolution of the Dark Phoenix storyline in The Last Stand.

Since then, Hugh Jackman got a pair of spinoff stand-alone Wolverine stories that proved imminently forgettable, and Singer returned to the series as a producer for a prequel trilogy, which got an unexpectedly spiffy start with 2011’s First Class. Singer directed 2014’s Days of Future Past, which featured Wolverine time traveling back to 1973 to prevent a mutant genocide, and now the prequel series concludes with X-Men: Apocalypse. Or probably concludes. Who knows with these things?

The good news about Apocalypse is the same as the bad news: It’s a Bryan Singer X-Men movie, with all that implies. The cold open takes us back

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David checking into a hotel. But it’s quickly apparent that this hotel has some special features. For one thing, there’s a rifle that shoots tranquilizer darts hung over the bed. For another, everyone in the hotel is single like David, and they’re all varying degrees of sad about it, because if they can’t find a mate in 45 days, a strange fate awaits. But, as the Hotel Manager (Olivia Colman) says, “The fact that you will be transformed into an animal should not alarm you.”

But at least they get to choose what kind of animal their undatable selves will be transformed into. Most people choose to become dogs, but David wants to be a lobster, because, he says, they can live for a hundred years. His choice earns him a compliment from the Hotel Manager, who like most of the cast assembled by director Yorgos Lanthimos, is an expert at the particularly British art of getting a laugh by saying emotionally charged things in a detached deadpan.

As if being forced to look for a life partner in a room full of identically dressed, frumpy people dancing to the universe’s worst party band isn’t bad enough, there’s the matter of the tranq dart guns. It turns out, checking into the Hotel is not voluntary. All citizens of The City without a husband or wife are sent there to face the mating ultimatum.

Naturally, some run, choosing life in the woods as radical singles. The Hotel’s denizens are led into the woods on periodic hunting parties to track down and tranquilize fugitive singles, who are then dragged back to the Hotel for animalization. Bag a single, and you get an extra day added onto your stay at the Hotel.

Some people, like the Heartless Woman (Angeliki Papoulia) have extended their lives indefinitely by becoming ruthless players of the Most Dangerous Game.

Lanthimos’ strange creation sets a similarly dark, humorous tone as

Rachel Weisz and Colin Farrell aren’t monkeying around with love in Lanthimos’ The Lobster.

Terry Gilliam’s masterpiece Brazil.

But lacking Gilliam’s extravagant budget, his absurdities are more grounded in the familiar. There’s a lot going on underneath the surface of The Lobster. As it was unfolding, I began to take it as an allegory for the age of internet romance: Social norms that used to be enforced invisibly are now formalized when everyone is forced into the same online arenas to meet people they might be attracted to.

Not that the old system of meeting random people in bars produced any better outcomes, but at least it was unmediated by invisible tech companies whose motives we are pretty sure don’t align with our own.

David is constantly being pulled by opposing forces which cannot be reconciled, no matter how he tries to adapt. When he’s in the hotel, he tries to connect with the Heartless Woman, because he has to hook up with somebody. Later, when he’s fled to the woods, he meets his soul mate (Rachel Weisz), but they have to go to hilarious lengths to keep their love secret from the radical individualists of the forest.

To call Lanthimos’ film “quirky” is a dramatic understatement. The Lobster is that rare idiosyncratic film that remains emotionally accessible, largely thanks to a carefully honed lead performance by Farrell and some timely help from John C. Reilly as another hopeless schlub on the fast track to dog town. In a summer where theaters are plagued by Batman Poisoning, The Lobster is a suitable antidote.

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Rats! I thought I had found something to change my life. Someone shared a Google document with me the other day, and when I was reading it, a little microphone icon popped and informed me that I could just talk and it would type what I was saying.

I’ve heard of these voice-recognition deals before but had never tried it. Of course, the first thing out of my mouth was an expletive of disbelief — something like, “F-k me!”— and there it appeared, right on the page in black and white. But then I started having problems with it. I was going to talk this column out and not have to type, but it started sending me mixed signals, telling me it couldn’t hear me and I needed to get somewhere quieter, even though I was in a silent room. I think it blanked out on me when I spoke the phrase, “Personally, I don’t get the big deal about the Greensward, and now I’ll probably be stoned in public.” (Imagine that!)

So there. I’ve said it, and now I’ve written it. Hate me if you must, but I just can’t seem to get all lathered up about grass. Hell, I wish the grass in my own yard would die so I wouldn’t have to deal with it. And I live close to the Memphis Zoo, so why don’t all of you who insist on parking on the grass just come park in my yard for free and do me a big favor. And save yourself some money and moral guilt. While you’re there, do you mind trimming the hedges that are about 20 feet taller than my roof?

Don’t get me wrong. I adore Overton Park (and the work the Overton Park Conservancy is doing) and spent most of my high school years skipping class to hang out there with my guitar and some friends singing Cat Stevens and Al Green songs. And, of course, people shouldn’t be allowed to park on grass in a park as beautiful as Overton Park, but I just don’t feel the emotional upheaval so many people seem to be feeling. I’m more worried about other things in Memphis, but I’m happy that so many of you are fighting the Greensward battle because maybe it will finally be resolved and we can move on to other things.

Maybe if I paid more attention to the Greensward issue I would understand why there are so many yard signs and banners and protests and arguments over the grass, but I just haven’t had time. I’m too worried about someone hacking into my refrigerator.

Yes, I saw an investigative news piece the other day about how hackers are hacking into people’s doorbells, security systems, televisions, home robots, and everything else that can be hacked in order to get to the home computer and steal bank information and the like. Now there’s that to worry about. I wish someone would hack into my refrigerator. They’d probably vomit. Hackers, you are more than welcome to find your way into my refrigerator, and, while you’re in there, would you please find a way to hack out the leftover crawfish from April’s Overton Square Crawfish Festival, the leftover smothered cabbage that is now emitting visible gasses, and — at any given time — the six to eight tuna cans with about a half teaspoon of tuna in each one because one of the cats won’t eat actual cat food and prefers tuna at different temperatures at different times of the day. There are also the lemon halves that now look like fuzzy little baby geese without legs, and I’m all but certain there’s an old Krystal lurking in there somewhere like Waldo.

And if you’d like to hack into my television set, be my guest. You’ll see that I watch the local news for one hour every morning to keep up with the homicide rate and most recent revelations about hair extensions, then one hour and 10 minutes of NBC’s Today show for my Matt Lauer and Tamron Hall fix and to see concerts by today’s music superstars I’ve never heard of. The rest of the time it’s a tossup between Chopped on the Food Network and Law & Order Special Victims Unit on whatever channel I can find it on.

See what you can do with that fascinating information over in Romania or wherever you are. But don’t hack in there while I’m actually watching Chopped because I become a sinister person. If you’ve ever watched that show, you’ve noticed that the contestants are more in competition about their personal sob stories than they are about creating their culinary concoctions from baskets filled with disparate delicacies. Someone in the family has recently died a horrible death, and they are on the show to honor that relative. Half of them are recovering crack heads. Some have horrible emotional issues they are trying to overcome. Others have been in prison and are trying to get their lives back on track by making a great soufflé. It goes on and on and on to the point that I just start screaming demeaning insults at them from the couch. “Hey, idiot! Knock off all that whining about your dead mother, and just do something with the yak testicles, cotton candy, and lima beans!” “So what if you were in the military and have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? Stop yapping about it, and stuff that ox meat with some dill pickles and bubble gum! Win that $10,000 for the Greensward, and let’s move on!”

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