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Can you die from an overdose of schadenfreude? Asking for a friend.

There’s a lot of schadenfreude (a feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles of other people) going around these days, mostly among Democrats, who are gleefully watching the Republicans fight among themselves about Donald Trump.

But with the election still more than 90 days away, it would behoove Democrats and other “never Trumpers” to keep their eyes on the prize. Candidates stumble and misspeak. Domestic and international developments can sway non-committed voters. Thirdparty candidates can impact close contests in swing states. And it’s becoming increasingly obvious that computer hacks (foreign and domestic) are in play. Crazier things than a Trump turnaround have happened in the long history of American presidential politics.

I witnessed a bit of schadenfreude at my polling station last Thursday. As I was waiting for poll officials to determine my residency (more on that later), a woman approached the table to vote. Forgive me for stereotyping, but she appeared to be a classic grande dame, a well-dressed Southern lady of a certain age. Her accent was deeply Southern, even aristocratic. When asked her party affiliation, she said “Republican,” her tone indicating that such a question was rather unneccessary.

The poll-worker, a crisply efficient black woman, then said, “I’ll need to see a driver’s license or other photo ID.” And that’s when things got interesting.

“Well, I don’t drive anymore,” the woman said, “so I don’t have a driver’s license. And I don’t have a photo ID.” “Ma’am, I’m sorry,” the poll-worker said, “but state law requires that we see a photo ID.” “But I’ve been voting here for decades,” the woman said, her outrage growing. “They’ve never asked me for a photo ID.” “I’m sorry, Ma’am. We have no choice. Do you have a passport?”

“Well, yes, of course, but it’s at home and my son is picking me up here.”

“Sorry, Ma’am.”

The woman blustered and complained and fussed some more. Finally, with perhaps just the slightest hint of irony, the poll-worker asked, “Do you have a handgun carry permit?”

“No, I do not! And I just think I’m going to leave!”

And so, thanks to our state’s photo-ID law, another undocumented immigrant (in a brilliant disguise) was denied a vote. Well played, GOP. Well played.

I took no joy from this, honestly. The woman obviously had a right to vote. And so did I, or, at least, I thought I did. But thanks to our crack Shelby County Election Commission, I, too, was initially denied. After voting at the same location for eight years, my name was no longer on my neighborhood precinct voting rolls. I was told if I wanted to vote, I’d have to journey to another precinct’s polling place, a couple of miles away — nowhere near my house. After much bitching, I gave up and drove over there and voted. If I’d not had a car, I’d have been out of luck.

Afterwards, I went home and checked the Election Commission precinct map, which is N E WS & O P I N I O N a real piece of work (see sample above). Many LETTERS - 4 major streets (i.e. Peabody, Central, BelveTHE TIMES dere) are listed as “no name,” and the precinct CROSSWORD PUZZLE - 4 lines are difficult to discern. But after looking THE FLY-BY - 6 closely at the map, it was clear that my proper POLITICS - 10 polling place was still the one I’d always gone EDITORIAL - 12 to. The EC had arbitrarily and incorrectly VIEWPOINT - 13 moved me elsewhere to vote.

COVER STORY I have no idea how such a thing could “DOWNTOWN BOOMTOWN”

BY TOBY SELLS - 14 happen — or why my name was plucked out of a computer’s list of voters and moved STE P P I N’ O UT to a precinct where I don’t live. I do know WE RECOMMEND - 20 MUSIC - 22 that Election Commission screw-ups are AFTER DARK - 24 now routine with every election in Shelby CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 28 County, and the system needs a major overBOOKS - 36 haul, pronto. Come November, the stakes FOOD - 37 are too high for incompetence.

SPIRITS - 39 And replace that stupid map.

FILM - 40 Bruce VanWyngarden C LAS S I F I E D S - 44 brucev@memphisflyer.com

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G O O D BYE, M R. TO D D Fly on the Wall is in mourning. Last week, we said goodbye to WMC reporter Jason Miles, who’ll soon be chest-bumping cops and crawling under things in Houston. This week, we’re losing one of Tennessee’s most reliably clownish legislators, State Rep. Curry Todd. The man from District 95 (depending on who you ask) was one of those gifts who kept on giving right up to the very end when he was apprehended by police and locked up for removing his opponent’s yard signs.

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Fly on the Wall would like to look back on some of Todd’s greatest hits — like that time when he went all Time Lord and created legislation to eliminate Daylight Saving’s Time. Or did he want to make it permanent? It wasn’t clear exactly, but one way or another, Curry Todd was determined to give Tennesseans an extra hour to get ready for work in the morning and an extra hour to unwind in the evening.

Kent Williams, an independent from Elizabethton asked if he could tweak the bill and make Tennessee more like Alaska: “Six months of daylight and six months of darkness?” Fly on the Wall suggested that Todd, who sponsored Tennessee’s controversial “guns in bars bill” and had previously been arrested for driving under the influence with a loaded pistol, might be laying the groundwork for a threehour happy hour.

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

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Memphis teen launches citywide teen newspaper for aspiring journalists.

Bolton High School senior Lily Donaldson doesn’t give up easily.

After The Teen Appeal — the nowdefunct, Scripps-funded citywide student newspaper — lost its funding last year, the international baccalaureate student decided to take matters into her own hands and launch a new citywide teen news website.

The Memphis Teen will give aspiring young journalists an outlet and a place to hone their craft, according to Donaldson.

“Right now, we’re accepting applications, so we’re reaching out to teens in the area. Once we get all the applications in and get our team together, we’ll start with the website because it’s free.

But eventually, I’d like to sell ads to print a monthly newspaper,” Donaldson said.

Memphis Teen applications are available at memphisteen.rambletype.com.

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Lily Donaldson (third from left) at the Baldwin Fellows conference ages of 13 and 19 and attend a school in Shelby County, but it’s not limited to public school students. Donaldson said they’re seeking not only reporters but students with an interest in graphic design, web coding, photography, and

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Donaldson wrote for the monthly The Teen Appeal, a subsidiary of The Commercial Appeal that was funded by the Scripps Howard Foundation, from the second semester of her sophomore year until the first semester of her junior year. But after Gannett purchased The Commercial Appeal from Scripps, The Teen Appeal lost its funding and closed for business, leaving most local teens without a journalism outlet.

Many Shelby County Schools, including Bolton, lack school newspapers or journalism programs. Donaldson experienced first-hand the loss of her school’s newspaper. When she started high school there, Bolton had a school paper called The Bolton Paw Print, but that was later transitioned into a monthly news magazine called Scratch continued on page 9

CITY REPORTER

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MATA reduces fares for Shelby County students; MLGW defers rules for customers with high bills.

The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) began reducing bus fares for all Shelby County School students on August 8th, the first day of classes.

“It is important that we are able to help parents send their children off to school at a reduced cost and improve their access to public transportation,” said Ron Garrison, CEO of MATA. The annual reduced student fare is $1.35 per one-way bus trip. Students may also purchase daily passes ($2.75), seven-day passes ($13), or a monthlong ($40) MATA FastPass unlimited ride card.

Students must present a MATA identification card with their name, school, age, and photo to receive a discounted fare when boarding the bus. MATA advises students to bring two forms of identification and $3 to

MATA lowers fares for students. the William Hudson Transit Center at 444 N. Main Street to purchase an identification card. Students who bring a parent only need one form of identification. State or school identification cards, birth certificates, insurance cards, Social Security cards, or report cards qualify.

The transit authority will provide identification cards Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until September 30th. Following that date, MATA will provide identification cards Mondays through Fridays from 1 to 5 p.m., and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m on Saturdays.

“MATA is pleased to continue to offer reduced bus passes for students to ride,” Garrison said.

Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) will ease its deferred billing rules through August to prevent customers with high bills from having their utilities disconnected.

“The major benefit is, during these extreme temperatures, MLGW has continued on page 9

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“Then our journalism teacher left, and we got a new sponsor. But that didn’t work out, so we had to choose between the yearbook and the newspaper programs,” Donaldson said. “Obviously, they chose yearbook because it’s a high school, and we have to have that.”

That’s when Donaldson went to work for The Teen Appeal, which ended up suffering a similar fate.

“I was left with no media organization to write for, and I realized that

many students around Shelby County probably wouldn’t have one either since many of the schools have lost journalism funding,” Donaldson said.

This past June, when Donaldson was attending a Baldwin Fellows investigative journalism workshop at the University of South Carolina, she realized that she had to start her own self-sustaining media organization. She announced in a workshop that she’d be doing just that, and she was referred to Chris Muldrew with Rambletype — a marketing business. Muldrew offered to host The Memphis Teen website, and Donaldson said,

at that point, she “had no excuse not to do this.” She filed for incorporation with the state, and now she’s accepting applications.

Donaldson said The Memphis Teen will be censorship-free, so students can feel comfortable writing about issues that happen within their schools without being silenced by the administration.

“We had some interesting things happen at my school [when we still had a news outlet], but we weren’t allowed to write about that stuff because they didn’t want to draw negative attention to the school,” Donaldson said. “I wanted

this to be a way where kids can write anything they want, with limitations for appropriateness, obviously. I don’t want kids to be afraid to write about things that happen in their schools.”

Local journalist Elle Perry, Donaldson’s former editor at The Teen Appeal, said she’s excited to see a new outlet launching for Memphis teens.

“I’m glad that she’s sticking to her idea of a teen newspaper. I hope she gets a lot of people interested,” Perry said.

Donaldson said she hopes to go live with content on the website by the end of August.

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a payment plan that will offset our customers from having their services disconnected for non-payment,” said Gale Jones Carson, MLGW’s director of corporate communications. “If you can’t pay the total amount, we’ll work with you during these temperatures.”

Customers eligible for the loosened billing rules must have a bill that exceeds at least $250. They will pay 25 percent of the owed amount or $250, whichever is less, and the remainder will go on a payment plan that lasts up to five months. Should the deferred billing payment surpass a monthly $500 balance, customers may establish a payment plan for up to nine months.

A current and approved residential service agreement must be filed before making an arrangement. Customers who qualify can bring two forms of identification to any of MLGW’s five community centers.

“Normally, customers only have three months to pay they bill, and the balance has to be a minimum of $500,” Carson said.

The relaxed deferred billing rules are different from MLGW’s weatherrelated moratorium policy. That policy states they won’t disconnect services for residential customers due to non-payment under the following conditions: The forecast wind chill factor will be 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below freezing for 24 hours or longer.

The forecast heat index will be 100 degrees Fahrenheit or above at any time during a 24-hour period. The forecast heat index will be 95 degrees Fahrenheit or above at any time in a 24-hour period for customers 60 years or older, physically challenged, or customers dependent on life-support.

“We do this every year when the weather gets extremely cold or extremely hot,” Carson said. “We do this to help customers avoid having their services disconnected for nonpayment. When the weather gets extreme, we focus on not cutting services off.”

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POLITICS By Jackson Baker

Intrigue in the 8th In what amounted to a two-man race, David Kustoff ’s late surge took him past George Flinn.

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A little history, of the instant sort and otherwise: In a sense, the justconcluded Republican primary race for the 8th District congressional seat might be regarded as a battle royale involving several hopefuls entertaining their last best chance at electoral politics.

The winner, former U.S. Attorney David Kustoff, was making his second try for a congressional seat, some 14 years after his first one — a losing effort in the 7th Congressional District, a Republican-dominated area which then sprawled from the suburbs of Memphis to those of Nashville.

Kustoff, a talented party adept, who had served as Tennessee coordinator for George W. Bush’s presidential campaign in 2000, was opposed in the GOP primary that year by two other ambitious Shelby Countians, then Memphis City Councilman Brent Taylor and then Shelby County Commissioner Mark Norris and, crucially,

by Williamson County state Senator Marsha Blackburn, who was just then riding high on the strength of her successful opposition to a state income tax. There was a fifth candidate, Forrest Shoaf, like Blackburn hailing from the Nashville area.

The three Shelby Countians persisted in the belief that the seat was meant to be occupied by someone locally, like Memphian Don Sundquist, the outgoing holder of it who left it to successfully run for governor that year. They further miscalculated that, even if they divided up the Shelby vote fairly evenly, one of them would still have enough votes to defeat Blackburn. So they turned all their fire on each other.

Blackburn, buoyed by what amounted to a statewide reputation, demolished this mistaken arithmetic by running well throughout the district, even in Shelby County, where she finished second to Kustoff, and won the primary fairly easily.

Kustoff had few opportunities for other races after that but maintained his political viability through his appointment by Bush to serve as U.S. attorney for Shelby County, where he had a major hand in several wellpublicized prosecutions, notably the Tennessee Waltz sting of 2005, which netted several Memphis Democrats on corruption charges, including powerful

state Senator John Ford, whose name Kustoff dropped conspicuously this year at campaign events.

Meanwhile, West Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District, which tilted heavily rural, was reapportioned following the 2010 census so as to take in a hunk of eastern Shelby County, which now contained 55 percent of the district’s population. When Republican Stephen Fincher of Frog Jump in Crockett County decided against reelection in 2016, Kustoff, after a dearth of 14 years, had another opportunity.

But, just as was the case in 2002, he found himself in another crowded primary field — this time with four fellow Shelby Countians: state Senator Brian Kelsey of Germantown, Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell, county Register of Deeds Tom Leatherwood, and wealthy radiologist/broadcast magnate George Flinn.

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Flinn, the most unusual perennial candidate in Tennessee political history, could and did pump prodigious amounts of his own money into his campaign — to the tune of $3 million.

Kustoff and Kelsey raised well over half a million each, Luttrell roughly $300,000, and Brad Greer, of Jackson, somewhere in the neighborhood of $150,000.

Helped out by veteran political operative Chip Saltsman, who had headed up former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee’s 2009 presidential campaign, Kustoff ran as a law-and-order candidate, focusing his advertising on fears of terrorism and what he put forth as his former record as a crimebuster. Late in the campaign, he put considerable sums of his own money into the race, giving him something of a surge in the vital last two weeks.

Whatever the reason, Kustoff’s late surge finally allowed him to surpass Flinn, whom he beat by some 4,500 votes in Shelby County.

That left Flinn as a potential rival to Kustoff, and, though the good doctor’s fellow Memphians, used to a run of electoral defeats for Flinn in recent years, may have underrated his chances, his own polling, and that of Kustoff, showed him leading the pack of candidates district-wide with two weeks to go, largely on the strength of a barrage of entertaining TV commercials featuring two biddies whose mission in life seemed to be acquiring Flinn yard signs and who saw their man as a Trump-like self-funder who was above political sordidness.

Actually, Flinn by 2016 had acquired a good deal of political experience, though mainly in losing causes. With the exception of a 2006 win to retain a Shelby County Commission seat he’d been appointed to, Flinn suffered defeats in races for, successively, Shelby County Mayor in 2002, Memphis City Council in 2003, Congress in the then rural 8th District in 2010, the U.S. Senate in 2012,

and state Senate in 2014.

But, for reasons best known to himself, Flinn, having made a formidable reputation (and fortune) for himself as a pioneer of ultrasound techniques and subsequently as the impresario of a broadcast chain, continued to hanker after equivalent success in politics.

He almost got it this time around.

There were stretches of the district that Flinn penetrated that nobody else could. He was the only candidate with paid media in the Paducah, Kentucky, market that covered the northern fringe of the 8th, for example. And he was the beneficiary of a mysterious organization called Power of Liberty, which produced ads attacking, in sequence, all of Flinn’s four main opponents — Luttrell, Kelsey, Greer, and finally Kustoff, whose answer would come in the form of attack ads from a PAC called Win With America, which was connected to Huckabee.

The key Win With America contribution may have been an ad which appeared with two days left in the race accusing Flinn of having supported a Democrat. The unmentioned Democrat in question was Flinn’s son Shea Flinn, who had indeed once run for state Representative with his father’s blessing, had later served an appointive term in the state Senate, and won two terms on the Memphis City Council before leaving to become an officer of the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce.

Whatever the reason, Kustoff ’s late surge finally allowed him to surpass Flinn, whom he beat by some 4,500 votes in Shelby County, nullifying what was a 2,000-vote edge for Flinn elsewhere in the district.

• In a year in which Hillary Clinton, by winning the Democratic nomination for president, has broken one glass ceiling and may break another by beating Republican nominee Donald Trump, the political achievements of Jane Eskind, who died last week in Nashville at the age of 83, deserve special mention.

Eskind broke several gender-based ceilings herself. She was the first woman to chair the Tennessee Democratic Party, and in 1978, became the first to run for statewide office after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Two years later, she became the first woman to win statewide office when she was elected to the state’s Public Service Commission.

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Kelsey had begun the race with seemingly good chances and had some support from Jackson-area political broker Jimmy Wallace to go with his southeast Shelby County senatorial constituency. But his touting of past legislative accomplishments, like sponsorship of a constitutional amendment banning an income tax and his nonstop casting of himself as a “proven conservative” apparently proved less seductive to an apprehensive public than Kustoff ’s viewing-with-alarm strategy.

Late polling showed his support peeling away toward Kustoff.

Luttrell, whose prominence in Shelby County affairs and family relationships elsewhere in the district had made him an instant leader when he announced for Congress, saw his financial receipts lag (he shared a donor base with Kustoff). He was also plagued by a whispering campaign linking him to “Obamacare” because of his support for Governor Bill Haslam’s Insure Tennessee initiative and began to stagnate late in the game.

Of the other candidates, Leatherwood, whose service as a state senator was well in the past, and who had little money to run on, proved to be no factor, and Greer’s chances were based almost entirely on the prospect of the Shelby County candidates carving up their vote equally.

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innovative idea in relation to juvenile crime that has implications for other areas of social policy.

Basing his conclusions on what he said had been the findings of “science,” Michael said that society’s current thinking about incarcerating offenders, especially young ones, has been erroneous, pointing to the fact that in the last 40 years the number of youthful offenders undergoing various forms of lockup nationally has risen from 300,000 to 2.3 million.

The problem, he said, is that such a punitive response may conform to the hunches of the gut, but it isn’t justified by science, and “I’ll take science every time.” What he suggests is that brain development in human beings has been found by study after study to be biologically incomplete at the age of 19 (the age at which, in Tennessee and various other jurisdictions, offenders can pass over from juvenile courts to adult tribunals and become eligible for hard time in prison). The age at which mental and emotional capacity can be said to have matured is 25, Michael argued, noting that the country’s founders made that the minimum age for election to Congress and that car-rental companies also treat it as a threshold for their customers, seeing 25 as the time for reaching optimal potential in making judgments.

Below that age, you still have “kids,” Michael said, and “it’s in their contract to be stupid.”

The vast majority of people currently being housed at the county’s

correctional center at 201 Poplar are not violent criminals, the judge said, but the young ones among them are at risk of becoming so if their brains are allowed to finish development in the company of hardened lawbreakers.

Time, he said, is a central concern to the youthful offender and to those in society who would attempt to rehabilitate and guide them, as well.

He cited such successful local efforts at rehabilitation as JIFF (Juvenile Intervention and Faith-based Followup) and Hope Academy, a public school that has reduced the rate of recidivism for the youthful offenders enrolled there to 8 percent (as against a national average of 58 percent!).

Michael has a concrete proposal to reform the current juvenile justice system in the form of a bill, currently on file in the state legislature, that would raise the age for processing offenders in adult court from 19 to 25. Give him that much extra time to deal with his youthful charges, he said, “and I will guarantee to turn about 90 percent of these kids around.”

It was serious food for thought to Rotarians attending the luncheon, and at least one of them took Michael’s thesis about age levels and brain development to a logical extension. The judge was asked: What does all of that say about the country’s political system, which opens the voting rolls to people at the age of 18?

Judge Michael agreed: “That’s a good question.” But he passed on answering it.

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The TVA needs to ensure its most vulnerable customers can take advantage of cost-saving programs. gram to re-establish utility service during extreme summer heat. Memphians will need these services even more in the coming years as older, substandard housing continues to age.

MLGW also offers a voluntary program called Share the Pennies that rounds up customers’ monthly bills to even-dollar amounts and uses that money to provide free energy-efficiency upgrades to low-income customers.

Funding for that program has been limited by the number of participants and has only managed to fix around 200 homes over a three-year period.

MLGW’s power provider, the Tennessee Valley Authority, currently has no low-income targeted efficiency programs that MLGW could use to fill in the gap and address a desperate need in Memphis.

Low-income households pay for the costs of TVA’s general energy efficiency programs through their monthly power bill, which is true for everyone who uses TVA’s electricity.

But those with higher incomes are currently the ones who actually benefit from TVA’s energy saving programs, which require payment for the energy savings up front and then waiting for a rebate from TVA. More vulnerable communities do not have the financial resources to pay for energy savings measures up front.

Other states have seen low-income energy efficiency utility programs provide critical financial support to households that spend a too-high portion of their income on utility bills. In other states, utility-customer-funded energy efficiency programs have a strong track record of delivering not only energy savings but also important non-energy benefits, such as increased comfort and improved health.

TVA has an obligation to make sure its home-weatherization programs, funded by all of its customers, actually reach all of its customers. I urge TVA to do more to protect the lower-income households from the disproportionate burdens of energy costs and help lift some of its most vulnerable customers’ energy burdens.

Dr. James L. Netters is senior pastor at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and is a long-standing activist in community and civil rights affairs.

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That’s the well-worn joke, anyway. So many construction projects are rising all over Music City that there are calls to make the crane Nashville’s municipal bird.

Heh. Good one.

Construction projects there total $2.5 billion, according to the Nashville Downtown Partnership. The Downtown

Memphis Commission (DMC) says projects here total around $3.8 billion. Feel the burn, Nashville?

Cranes don’t dot our skyline, though.

Some of the projects in our $3.8 billion figure are built already, like Beale Street Landing. Also, a ton of our projects haven’t gotten started yet. The expansion of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, for example, has been promised to total more than $1 billion, but no dirt has

been moved.

Memphis isn’t building shiny new towers on every vacant lot. Developers are doing a lot of adaptive reuse — repurposing old stuff into new stuff. Like turning an old arena like the Pyramid into an outdoor store with restaurants and a hotel. Or turning old cotton warehouses into apartments, condos, restaurants, and retail.

But the promise is still there, a promise made right before the recession, that is now being kept in a frenzy of construction projects big and small that promise a more vibrant downtown, packed with more people (and more places for them to live), more things to do, more places to eat, more places to work, and, if all goes as planned, more opportunities for Memphians.

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The Horizon building (left) stands tall on Riverside Drive; the Emerge Memphis building, visible below, is suggestive of the theme of this story: With creative solutions for old spaces, downtown is on the way back in.

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REBORN AGAIN This story could have started with this sentence: “The Rebirth of Downtown Memphis — It’s hot. It’s hip. It’s back.

Here’s how the Bluff City recaptured its heart and soul.”

But that would be plagiarism. Memphis magazine, our sister publication, used that line first. It was a cover story headline in (wait for it) 1997.

“There’s a new confidence and pride in downtown Memphis, and with good reason,” Edmund Armentrout, president of the Center City Commission (now the DMC) said in that issue of Memphis.

The Pyramid was about six years old.

Construction had begun on a baseball park at Union and 3rd. Gibson Guitar was building a tourist-friendly factory.

Pat O’Brien’s and a Hard Rock Cafe were promised for Beale Street.

Even then, there were nods to the fact

that downtowns across America were revitalizing. And, the same is true now.

“Places once shunned as empty and unsafe at night are being redeveloped at higher density and are thriving after dark,” reads a 2015 report from the International Downtown Association. “They have become preferred places for work, entertainment, and living.”

The statement isn’t just about downtown Memphis. It’s about downtowns in the country’s 150 largest cities, from Juneau to Miami. For the last 30 years, cities have been investing in their downtowns, “adding arts, culture, dining, education, medical, and research institutions, along with hospitality, leisure,

and sports venues,” the report says.

All of it, though, rides the boom-andbust cycles of the economy. It makes urban revitalization feel like a series of start-and-stop rebirths, instead of a constant flow of change.

So, it’s certainly possible that this “rebirth” of downtown could be stymied by market forces at some point. But jobs, homes, hard work, and billions of dollars are at stake, making it harder for downtown to ever be left for a ghost town again.

FIVE YEARS, TWO LEADERS Downtown was pretty quiet (development-wise) when Paul Morris

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The Pyramid gained new life thanks to Bass Pro.; the Chisca Hotel is now a complex of apartments and restaurants.

took the reins of the Downtown Memphis Commission in 2010. The economy had shuttered the Horizon project at Riverside and Georgia and completely halted the One Beale development. One Commerce Square was in foreclosure.

So, Morris focused on things he could control: preventing aggressive panhandling, adding Memphis Police Department security, cleaning up trash, greening up the neighborhoods, cutting parking on the Main Street Mall, eliminating blight, and changing the organization’s name from the Center City Commission to the DMC. Then, downtown scored a homerun.

One Commerce Square was saved with a $25 million deal to bring in Pinnacle Airlines. Of course, that success was shortlived, as Pinnacle shares plummeted and the company moved out of the building.

Morris said this was “easily the biggest disappointment I’ve had in the last five years,” of his term as DMC president.

But downtown also scored some base hits: Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital moved some office employees in, as did ServiceMaster. Smaller companies began moving downtown, and numerous start-ups settled into 38103. The DMC redeveloped the James Lee House in Victorian Village into a bed and breakfast.

The DMC also worked with attorneys at Brewer & Barlow, contacting property owners about their blighted buildings.

These moves eventually brought the redevelopment of the Toof building on Madison — into the Pressbox Lofts — and the old Chisca Hotel became a complex of apartments and restaurants.

South Main was a constant focus for the DMC on Morris’ watch. His group poured time and money into the area, and it paid off, as private investment in the neighborhood rose from $100 million in 2014 to over $500 million, currently. Morris calls the DMC’s work in South Main “easily one of the best things we’ve done.”

All of Morris’ comments were given in an interview late last year, as he was readying to leave his DMC post. He steeped his positivity with a dose of reality.

“I don’t want to imply that today [downtown is going] gangbusters and I’m riding out in a blaze of glorious success,” Morris said. “We are not nearly at the velocity of investment and progress that we need to have to make a downtown that reaches its potential.”

And into that fray stepped current DMC president Terrence Patterson.

He recognizes downtown’s current momentum and recognizes that his challenge will be to maintain that momentum, and he recognizes that Memphis is, and wants to remain, unique.

“We don’t aspire to be Charlotte or Nashville or Austin or Atlanta,” Patterson said. “We aspire to be a better Memphis. What that means is we want to take Beale Street, and the Orpheum,

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Patterson said he’s keeping a watch on the action in the Pinch, especially with St. Jude’s plans. He said he’ll work to fill the retail gaps in the core, especially along the Main Street Mall. Down the road, he has eyes on “larger, aspirational” projects like finding new uses for 100 N. Main and the Sterick Building.

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But it’s Tommy Pacello’s job to rebuild the neighborhood outside those walls.

Pacello is president of the brand-new Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC), a group of the Medical District’s major stakeholders, which includes the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Regional One Health, and others.

“They’ve been focused on healing, teaching, and research, not on what’s happening in the neighborhoods around them,” Pacello said. “That’s what’s changing.”

Population in the Medical District had shrunk by about 26,000 residents since the 1970s, Pacello said. To help flip the trend, his group surveyed UTHSC students and district employees abut what they’d need in order to live in the Medical District. Walkable neighborhoods, green space, jobs, and more amenities were the answers, enough to tell MMDC their goal would have to include community building.

Pacello and his team are also eyeing an interesting, new-to-Memphis tool to help them. Residential incentives have been deployed in Midtown Detroit to help attract and maintain residents there. That program gives new homeowners $20,000 in forgivable loans, new renters $2,500 toward their first apartment, and $1,000 if they renew their leases for a second year, and it gives existing homeowners $5,000 in matching funds for exterior projects.

Pacello said MMDC’s numbers won’t look like those in Detroit. But his team is exploring the idea and will likely launch a pilot program in late summer or fall.

AT HOME IN DOWNTOWN Any media account about downtown revitalization anywhere in America will have a lot of verbiage about millennials.

That generation, born between 1981 and 1997, wants to live and work amid authentic, walkable environs. Most of them don’t have kids. They do have money (some of them), and they largely eschew the previous generations’ longing for a suburban paradise.

That holds true in Memphis, as well.

DMC statistics say nearly 30 percent of downtown residents in 2015 were between the ages of 21 and 34. Perhaps surprisingly, 37 percent of downtowners were between the ages of 35 and 64.

Fortunately, thanks to decades of market forces, anyone looking to live downtown now has their choice of historic structures to call home, said Josh Whitehead, director of the Memphis and Shelby County Office of Planning and Development.

But there is also a phenomenal amount of new residential construction. In the South End, the Henry Turley Co. has built hundreds of new apartment units in developments like South Junction.

The booming growth of that area is proof that a sizeable number of Memphians are craving downtown living.

“When I was in high school, I never would’ve thought in a million years that Florida and Carolina and Georgia would be a residential area,” Whitehead said.

“It was one-story, kind-of-cool brick warehouses. But at night, it was, you know, spooky. The street lights were always out, and it was all these dark brick warehouses from a thousand years ago.”

Alex Turley, vice president of real estate with Henry Turley Co., said the development started with the same question asked before embarking on any project: “Will this make our city better?”

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continued from page 16 a time when almost no residential existed here,” Alex Turley said.

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FAREWELL, FOOTE HOMES Foote Homes is the last public housing project in Memphis. Now it’s slated for the wrecking ball, and the space will be filled with a $210 million new development called South City. The massive project will replace the crumbling, institutional compound with suburban-looking apartment complexes, green space, common areas, and some retail.

Archie Willis III, president of Community Capital, said he hopes South City will be a shot in the arm for the area and that its revitalization will reach far beyond Foote Home. Developers envision

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a grocery store, parks, child-care centers, business centers, and more. “[The initial development] can start creating some job opportunities for residents and just making it a better place,” Willis said, “taking advantage of the fact that it is literally right on the southern edge of downtown and, literally, two or three blocks from Beale Street and the FedExForum and, really, the heart of downtown.”

EYES ON THE PINCH Patterson and Whitehead predict that the Pinch is the next area to watch. The biggest change-maker there will undoubtedly be St. Jude.

The world-renowned research hospital announced in November that

it would soon launch a six-year, $1.2 billion expansion for its campus in the Pinch. The plan would make space for more patients to the hospital, about 2,000 new employees, new treatments, and new programs.

St. Jude owns most of the land in the Pinch District, and its plans likely include transforming the areas around its campus into neighborhoods aimed at attracting employees to live in the area. The plans remain mostly conceptual at the moment, but public planning sessions earlier this year yielded some goals: to retain the character of the city’s oldest neighborhood, make it walkable, connect it to Bass Pro and the rest of downtown, and attract a mix of housing, retail, restaurants, offices, and more.

WORK TO DO There’s no doubt promise lies ahead for downtown Memphis, but, as Morris said last year, there is still plenty of work left to do.

“We need to get to a place where there isn’t blight downtown, where there aren’t big empty towers in our city,” Morris said. “We need to get to a place where downtown is the preeminent and most prestigious place to have your office, instead of the least expensive.”

“We need to have a trolley and a better public transportation system — not only a trolley but a trolley that actually functions as transportation. We need to be a lot better than we are, but we are a lot better than we were.”

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“Had a dream last night/That I was dead Had a dream last night/That I was dead, Evil spirits all around my bed. — Bessie Smith, “Blue Spirit Blues” Bessie Smith would find her way to Memphis eventually, but the Empress of the Blues got her start singing in the Chattanooga streets. Like so many blues artists, Smith, whose life and times are chronicled in the The Devil’s Music, opening at the Hattiloo this week, earned her royal title the hard way. When she was a child and food was scarce, Smith would sing and dance the corner of 13th and Elm Street in front of Chattanooga’s White Elephant Saloon with her older brother Andrew playing guitar. Better times were on the way, though. At the height of her recording career, she was America’s highest-earning black artist, headlining her own revue and touring the country in style in her own, customized boxcar.

The Devil’s Music isn’t a solo performance, but it might as well be. Although she has her bassist Pickles to riff with, this is a conversation between Smith and the audience, and pieces of the influential singer’s colorful story are told between songs like “Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do” and “Sugar in My Bowl.”

Set in a Memphis buffet flat, where strong drink, girls, and games of chance are all available, The Devil’s Music is a frank account of the hard-drinking, carelessloving, unapologetically bisexual singer’s life. It takes audiences down to various crossroads as Bessie tells blue jokes and recounts her rise touring in minstrel shows with Ma Rainey, her triumphs and tribulations.

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Elvis Week 2016 Various locations and times It’s time to pay your respect to the King … Today’s events include the ongoing Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest and the “Designing for the King” event with the folks who dressed EP from head to toe and made Graceland swank.

More during the week: an appearance by author Peter Guralnick, who will talk about his latest book, a 5K, a conference, a gospel event, an auction, and, of course, the Candlelight Vigil.

Make mine a double — introducing the new build-your-own cupcake bar.

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On Location: Memphis International Film & Music Festival Hard Rock Cafe, 7-10 p.m.

Annual film festival kicks off tonight with a mix-and-mingle preview party. On Friday, there’s the Shorts Festival, and Robert Townsend will make an appearance on Saturday. For more information, go to onlocationmemphis.org.

Art-er Limits Fringe Festival Powerhouse Community Arts Center (413 S. 14th in Oxford) A festival featuring a little bit of everything from music and film to spoken word and vaudeville.

Fourth Bluff Fridays Memphis Park, 4:30-9 p.m.

First in a series of events at the “Fourth Bluff.” Includes a popup beer garden by Tap Box and music by the Mighty Souls Brass Band and food from Stickem and MonkeyTrain Grazing Co. Plunge to Expunge Memphis Made Brewing Company, 4-7 p.m.

A fund-raiser and celebration of Just City’s first year. Includes a dunking tank (featuring dunkees Andy Cates and Katrina Coleman, among others) and music by Agent C. Proceeds go to the Clean Slate Fund.

Redbirds Celebrate National Civil Rights Museum’s 25th Anniversary AutoZone Park, 7 p.m.

The Redbirds mark this occasion with videos and appearances by civil rights leaders. The Redbirds and the Tacoma Rainers will wear uniforms honoring the Negro leagues.

Mamma Mia! Playhouse on the Square, 8 p.m., $20-$45 A bride-to-be has three possible fathers to walk her down the aisle.

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By Dwayne Butcher How many times, over and under, will Cory Dugan have to explain what hapax legomena is at the opening Friday night for “Hapax Legomena”? “Fifty times,” he says.

According to Wikipedia, because I certainly did not know, hapax legomena (sing. hapax legomenon) is a word that occurs only once within a context, either in the written record of an entire language, in the works of an author, or in a single text.

The paintings and video of the exhibition use hapax legomena from texts such as John Donne’s Holy Sonnets, Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, and the complete dramatic works of Shakespeare. However, Dugan is quick to point out there is much debate among academics whether Shakespeare is using a hapax or a nonce, meaning a made up word. “Aren’t all words made up?” I ask. “It is a little esoteric,” he says. I wonder what the over and under is for the number of people who actually debate that. We can keep it at 50.

With the Shakespeare text, Dugan created his first video art piece, incorporating elements from Orson Welles’ Othello.

“The dramas seemed to suggest it; Shakespeare needed it,” Dugan added.

He also uses specific books in the Hebrew Christian New Testament, but Dugan states, “I do not know what the words are. It is completely visual to me.”

Well, that got me wondering, how does one find out the hapax legomena of a text if you do not even know the language? “There is an app for that,” Dugan says. Of course.

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“The Fabulous Motion Pictures in Pink and Blue” Carpenter’s Building (212 N. 2nd), 6 p.m.-midnight A one-night-only show featuring the photography of D.B. Kay. Benefiting the Room in the Inn. The Commodores Gold Strike Casino, 8 p.m., $49-$60 Once, twice, three times a legendary R&B band.

SUNDAY August 14 The Kitchen Grand Opening The Kitchen at Shelby Farms, 6-11 p.m., $125 Grand opening of this new restaurant featuring farm-totable fare. Evening includes food, cocktails, live music, and an auction. Benefiting the Kitchen Community.

Black Love Block Party Levitt Shell, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., $15 Event celebrating education, black faith, health, food, style, and more.

Animal House Malco Paradiso Cinema, 2 p.m.

A screening of the comedy classic set in 1962 about a college fraternity run amok. Second screening on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Corrine Bailey Rae New Daisy Theatre, 7-11 p.m., $28 Concert by the critically loved singer-songwriter.

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MUSIC By Chris Shaw

Swing to a Shoulder

Omni

Atlanta garage rockers Omni play Murphy’s this Sunday night.

The Memphis Flyer: How long have you guys been a band, and what were you doing before Omni started?

Philip Frobos: We’ve been a band for about a year and a half. Frankie [Broyles, guitar] and I had been writing the songs before we started, and at the time, I was running an espresso catering business in Atlanta while Frankie was traveling with some other bands. In the meantime, we were just writing songs together whenever we had time.

There’s been a lot of references to Devo and Pylon with regard to your debut album. What other bands are influential to Omni?

I was thinking about this the other day. For me, at least, the Monochrome Set is a band that doesn’t get mentioned a lot with us that definitely influenced the record. We were also listening to a lot of that band Shoes — their

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he debut record from Atlanta’s Omni seems like it was made for the end of summer. The 10 tracks on Deluxe slide between garage rock and post-punk, and the vibe of chasing the last rays of summer sun can be found throughout the album, from the catchiness of lead single “Afterlife” to the hazy, half-stoned vocals on “Jungle Jenny.”

I caught up with Omni vocalist Philip Frobos to learn more about the band playing Murphy’s this Sunday night. — Chris Shaw

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S WI N G TO A S H O U LD E R first three records that is, not when they got signed to Elektra. The more bedroom-y kind of stuff that they do was influential.

I definitely think it’s funny that we get compared to Pylon, because we don’t really have anything in common with them other than that we are both from Georgia. I think it’s kind of annoying when you see the whole journalist copy and paste thing.

The last rays of summer sun can be found throughout the album, from the catchiness of lead single “Afterlife” to “Jungle Jenny.”

Who came up with the name?

I suggested it. We had this other band name idea, Landline, and I was wearing my Landline shirt recently, and someone came up and said, “Oh Landlines is great,” so I’m glad we didn’t stick with that name.

We were just really tired of trying to come up with band names, and so I just suggested Omni. Omni was an old stadium in Atlanta. It was where the Hawks played in the ’80s and ’90s.

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It was a concert venue as well. A lot of classic rock bands played there.

How did you get linked up with Trouble in Mind?

We played with Dick Diver in Atlanta, and Bill [Roe, Trouble in Mind cofounder] was driving them around, and he started talking to Damon Hare [Atlanta promoter] about us. We kind of forgot about it for awhile, but when we were going to Chicago, we told Bill to come out, and he hit us up and came out to the show. We talked about our plans, and by the time we got back from tour, they were drawing up the contract for us to sign.

What’s the story behind the song “Jungle Jenny”?

That one was written in the middle of the record. It was written somewhere in the middle of the writing process.

I guess that song is a little more British than some of the other songs.

I really wanted to write something that sounded like “Let’s Spend the Night Together.” That was kind of the influence there. The lyrics are just about how incestuous living in Atlanta is, and Frankie actually named that song.

Omni, NOTS, Tobotron, Sunday, August 14th at Murphy’s. 9 p.m. $7.

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule August 11 - 17 Alfred’s 197 BEALE 525-3711

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

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

The King Beez Thursdays, 5:30 p.m.; B.B. King’s All Stars Thursdays, Fridays, 8 p.m.; Will Tucker Band Fridays, Saturdays, 5 p.m.; Memphis Mojo Tour Saturdays, 11:30 a.m.-4 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

Club 152 152 BEALE 544-7011

Matt Joyce as Elvis Thursday, Aug. 11, 4 p.m., Friday, Aug. 12, 4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 13, 4 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 14, 7 p.m.; 1st Floor: Mercury Boulevard MondaysThursdays, 7 p.m.; DJ Dnyce Sundays, 11 p.m., and Thursdays, 11:30 p.m.; Frankie Hollie Friday, Aug. 12, 7 p.m.; DJ Tubbz Mondays-Wednesdays, 11 p.m., and Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.; 3rd floor: DJ Crumbz Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.; 2nd Floor: DJ Spanish Fly Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.; 1st Floor: DJ Toonz Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.; Adam Levin Sundays, 1 p.m.; Sean Apple 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.

Hard Rock Cafe 126 BEALE 529-0007

Brad Birkedahl Friday, Aug. 12, 7 p.m.; Memphis Music Monday Third Monday of every month, 6-9 p.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, 6-9 p.m.; Susan Marshall Fridays, Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.; Nat “King” Kerr Fridays, Saturdays, 9-10 p.m.; Susan Marshall Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m.

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

The Johnny Go Band Thursdays, Sundays, 711 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, 37 p.m. and Wednesdays, 711 p.m.

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

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,

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King’s Palace Cafe Patio 162 BEALE 521-1851

Mack 2 Band MondaysFridays, 2-6 p.m.; Cowboy Neil Mondays, Thursdays, 7-11 p.m., and Saturdays, Sundays, 26 p.m.; Fuzzy & the Kings of Memphis Fridays, Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.; Chic Jones & the Blues Express Sundays, 711 p.m.; Sensation Band Tuesdays, 7-11 p.m.; North & South Band Wednesdays, 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, Aug. 12, 8 p.m.-midnight; Delta Project Saturday, Aug. 13, 8 p.m.-midnight.

New Daisy Theatre 330 BEALE 525-8981

Daisyland XL feat. GETTER Saturday, Aug. 13, 10 p.m.3 a.m.; Corinne Bailey Rae Sunday, Aug. 14, 7-11 p.m.; Strike the Match Tour 2016: I Prevail Tuesday, Aug. 16, 6-11 p.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe 182 BEALE 528-0150

Vince Johnson and the Boogie Blues Band Wednesdays, Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Southern Avenue Thursday, Aug. 11, 8 p.m.-midnight; Pam & Terry Friday, Aug. 12,

5:30 p.m.; John Nemeth & the Blues Dreamers Friday, Aug. 12, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; JoJo Jeffries & Ronnie Caldwell Saturday, Aug. 13, 5:30 p.m.; Guitar Shortly Saturday, Aug. 13, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Memphis Blues Society Jam Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Wampus Cats Sunday, Aug. 14, 8 p.m.; McDaniel Band Monday, Aug. 15, 8 p.m.-midnight, and Tuesday, Aug. 16, 8 p.m.-midnight; Kirk Smithhart Band Wednesday, Aug. 17, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Rum Boogie Cafe’s Blues Hall 182 BEALE 528-0150

Memphis Bluesmasters Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.midnight; Plantation Allstars Fridays-Sundays, 3-7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 13, 8 p.m.midnight, and Tuesday, Aug. 16, 8 p.m.-midnight; Delta Project Friday, Aug. 12, 8 p.m.-midnight; Chic Jones & the Blues Express Saturday, Aug. 13, 3-7 p.m.; Low Society Sundays, 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.

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

Live Music ThursdaysSaturdays, 10 p.m.

Brass Door Irish Pub 152 MADISON 572-1813

Live Music Fridays.

Center for Southern Folklore 123 S. MAIN AT PEABODY TROLLEY STOP 525-3655

Joe Austin Saturday, Aug. 13, 8-11 p.m.; Zeke Johnson & Friends Sunday, Aug. 14, 5-8 p.m.

Double J Smokehouse & Saloon 124 E. G.E. PATTERSON 347-2648

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 & Hazel’s Open Mic Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

Huey’s Downtown 77 S. SECOND 527-2700

The Chaulkies Sunday, Aug. 14, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

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

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Nathan Belt & the Buckles Thursday, Aug. 11, 8 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 13, 9:30 p.m.;

Blind Mississippi Morris Fridays, 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 5:30 p.m.; Brad Birkedahl Band Thursdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Saturdays, 12:30 p.m., and Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Robert Washington Sunday, Aug. 14, 5 p.m., Monday, Aug. 15, 7 p.m., and Tuesday, Aug. 16, 7 p.m.; Brandon Cunning Trio Sundays, 6 p.m., and Mondays, 7 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.

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Battle of the Bells.

Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight; Richard James & the Special Riders Friday, Aug. 12; Papa Tops Saturday, Aug. 13.

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

MONKEE MANIA AT LAFAYETTE’S MUSIC ROOM This Sunday night, the Subtractions along with J.D. Reager and the Cold-Blooded Three will pay tribute to the Monkees at Lafayette’s Music Room. Formed in 1965, the Monkees recently celebrated their 51st anniversary, causing Reager and Lafayette’s to throw together a tribute show. While the Monkees weren’t quite as commercially successful as their somewhat rivals the Beatles, the band from Los Angeles did crank out hits like “Daydream Believer,” “I’m a Believer,” and “Last Train to Clarksville,” in addition to selling over 75 million records to date. Not bad for a band that was originally formed for a television show.

The Subtractions and the Cold-Blooded Three will be covering the Monkees for the entirety of the evening, and with the deep knowledge possessed by show organizer Reager, you can bet that both bands will be digging deep into the Monkee’s catalog. The Subtractions also feature original Reigning Sound member Jeremy Scott on bass and vocals, and other guests for the evening include Mark Akin (the Subteens), Jason Pulley (Glorious Abhor), and the Flyer’s own Chris Davis. Fun fact: Monkees drummer Micky Dolenz was part of the famed “Hollywood Vampires” drinking crew that included Alice Cooper, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, and Harry Nilsson. Imagine those bar tabs. — Chris Shaw Monkee Mania at Lafayette’s Music Room, Sunday, August 14th. 8 p.m.

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

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

The Silly Goose 100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

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South Main Sounds Songwriter Night #34 Friday, Aug. 12, 7-9 p.m.

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

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Bar DKDC 964 S. COOPER 272-0830

Crystal Shrine with Moped 10 Friday, Aug. 12; Maitre D’s Saturday, Aug. 13; Southern Avenue Wednesday, Aug. 17.

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.

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Ed Finney & the U of M Jazz Quartet Thursdays, 9 p.m.; The Pistol & the Queen Saturday, Aug. 13, 10 p.m.; Justin White Mondays, 7 p.m.; Don & Wayde Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 10 p.m.

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Sleeper Wave, People’s Temple Project, Hauteur Thursday, Aug. 11, 9 p.m.; Touché Amoré, Ceremony, Gouge Away Friday, Aug. 12, 9 p.m.; Mountains Like Wax, Pale Lung, Holy Gallows, Movie Night, Pinebox Saturday, Aug. 13, 7 p.m.; Rickie and Aimee Monthly Presents: Battle of the Bands Club 3 Sunday, Aug. 14, 7 p.m.; Midnight Pacific Monday, Aug. 15, 9 p.m.; Name & the Nouns Tuesday, Aug. 16, 8-10 p.m.; MFG Presents: Pouya, Ramirez Wednesday, Aug. 17, 8 p.m.

Huey’s Midtown 1927 MADISON 726-4372

Juliet and the Lonesome Romeos Sunday, Aug. 14, 47 p.m.; Young Petty Thieves Sunday, Aug. 14, 8:30 p.m.midnight.

Rock Starkaraoke Fridays; HEELS, Wrinkles Saturday, Aug. 13; Open Mic Music with Tiffany Harmon Mondays, 9 p.m.-midnight.

Travis Roman Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, Aug. 11, 6 p.m.; The Cerny Brothers Thursday, Aug. 11, 9 p.m.; Young Petty Thieves Friday, Aug. 12, 6:30 p.m.; Three Star Revival Friday, Aug. 12, 10 p.m.; Susan Marshall & Friends Saturdays, 11 a.m.; The River Bluff Clan Saturdays, 3 p.m.; Pam & Terry Saturday, Aug. 13, 6:30 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Jeffrey and the Pacemakers Sunday, Aug. 14, 4 p.m.; John Paul Keith & Friends Mondays, 6 p.m.; Idle & Wild Tuesday, Aug. 16, 5:30 p.m.; Brad Birkedahl Tuesday, Aug. 16, 8 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle and New Orleans Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.; Jimmy Davis Wednesday, Aug. 17, 8 p.m.; Chickasaw Mound Wednesday, Aug. 17, 10 p.m.

Sports Junction 1911 POPLAR 244-7904

Live DJ Fridays.; Live music Saturdays.; Karaoke Wednesdays.

The Tower Courtyard at Overton Square 2092 TRIMBLE PLACE MEMPHIS, TN 38104

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

Wild Bill’s 1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

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

University of Memphis

Midtown Crossing Grill

Ubee’s

394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

521 S. HIGHLAND 323-0900

Minglewood Hall

East Memphis

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

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

1555 MADISON 866-609-1744

Hi-Tone 412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

Dan McGuinness Pub

Sawyer Fredericks Monday, Aug. 15, 7 p.m.; In This Moment, Nonpoint, Shaman’s Harvest, Sunflower Dead Tuesday, Aug. 16, 6 p.m.

4694 SPOTTSWOOD 761-3711

Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House

Murphy’s

551 S. MENDENHALL 762-8200

1589 MADISON 726-4193

Drug Church with Broke Friday, Aug. 12; The Conspiracy Theory Saturday, Aug. 13; NOTS with Omni Sunday, Aug. 14.

Intimate Piano Lounge featuring Charlotte Hurt Mondays-Thursdays, 59:30 p.m.; Larry Cunningham Fridays, Saturdays, 6-10 p.m.

Off the Square Catering

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern

19 S. FLORENCE 728-6085

Nashville Songwriter’s Assn.

Intnl. (NSAI) Memphis Chapter Third Tuesday of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

5101 SANDERLIN 763-2013

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Huey’s Poplar 4872 POPLAR 682-7729

Otherlands Coffee Bar

The Heart Memphis Band Sunday, Aug. 14, 8:30 p.m.midnight.

641 S. COOPER 278-4994

Short in the Sleeve Saturday, Aug. 13, 8 p.m.; Mark Edgar Stuart, Bronwynne Brent Tuesday, Aug. 16, 8 p.m.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Bhan Thai 1324 PEABODY 272-1538

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule August 11 - 17 continued from page 25 Mortimer’s Van Duren Solo Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Whitehaven/ Airport

Second Presbyterian Church

Marlowe’s Ribs & Restaurant

4055 POPLAR 454-0034

4381 ELVIS PRESLEY 332-4159

T.J. Mulligan’s

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

Mesquite Chop House

8071 TRINITY 756-4480

3165 FOREST HILL-IRENE 249-5661

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

The Southern Edition Band Tuesdays.

RockHouse Live

Frayser/Millington

5709 RALEIGH-LAGRANGE 386-7222

Haystack Bar & Grill

Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Wine Bar

6560 HWY. 51 N. 872-0567

9087 POPLAR 755-0092

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

Slap Junior Band Saturday, Aug. 13, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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

Live Music on the patio Thursdays-Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.

The Windjammer Restaurant 786 E. BROOKHAVEN CIRCLE 683-9044

2016 HYUNDAI Accent $11, 916

Karaoke ongoing.

Poplar/I-240 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.; Van Duren Solo Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.

Owen Brennan’s Lannie McMillan Jazz Trio Sundays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Summer/Berclair Barbie’s Barlight Lounge

Maria’s Restaurant Karaoke Fridays, 5-8 p.m.

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

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

The Ohio Players Saturday, Aug. 13.

Huey’s Southaven

Wynonna & the Big Noise Saturday, Aug. 13, 8 p.m.

Tunica Roadhouse

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

Live Music Fridays, Saturdays.

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GOSSETT HYUNDAI

2951 CELA 382-1576

Open Mic Blues Jam with Brad Webb Thursdays, 711 p.m.; Dantone’s Band Saturday, Aug. 13, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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Shelby Forest General Store

High Point Pub

6439 SUMMER 356-2324

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

The Fitz

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

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

The Commodores Saturday, Aug. 13, 8 p.m.

711 LUCKY LANE 1-800-766-LUCK

661 N. MENDENHALL

477 HIGH POINT TERRACE 452-9203

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

Soul Shockers Sunday, Aug. 14, 8 p.m.-midnight; Karaoke Night Mondays, 8-10 p.m.

Neil’s Music Room

THE REGALIA, 6150 POPLAR 761-0990

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

7090 MALCO, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-349-7097

5727 QUINCE 682-2300

Jack Rowell’s Celebrity Jam Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Janelle Kennedy Meliton Benefit feat. Dantones, Grand Theft Audio, Full Circle Saturday, Aug. 13, 2-9 p.m.; Sax on Sunday: Straight-Ahead and Mainstream Jazz Every fourth Sunday, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Jobu Babin, Jeff Pruitt, Travis Roman Monday, Aug. 15, 9 p.m.; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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

Hollywood Casino

1817 KIRBY 755-2481

Karaoke Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern

7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

Arlington/Eads/ Oakland/Lakeland

Tony Butler Fridays, 6-8 p.m.

Collierville

Rizzi’s/Paradiso Pub

Huey’s Collierville

6230 GREENLEE 592-0344

2130 W. POPLAR 854-4455

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

Merit Koch Sunday, Aug. 14, 8-11:30 p.m.

Bartlett

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern

Hadley’s Pub 2779 WHITTEN 266-5006

Twin Soul Friday, Aug. 12, 9 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 13, 9 p.m.; Wild River Rednecks Sunday, Aug. 14, 5:30 p.m.; Charlie and Juno All Star Experience Wednesday, Aug. 17, 8 p.m.

Cordova 819 EXOCET 624-9060

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

T.J. Mulligan’s 64 2821 N. HOUSTON LEVEE 377-9997

Brian Johnson Band Thursday, Aug. 11, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Germantown Huey’s Southwind 7825 WINCHESTER 624-8911

Bluff City Soul Collective Sunday, Aug. 14, 8:30 p.m.midnight.

Huey’s Germantown 7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

RC3 Sunday, Aug. 14, 8-11:30 p.m.

Ice Bar & Grill 4202 HACKS CROSS 757-1423

Mista Tate Welcome Home Bash: Leos & Virgos Celebration Friday, Aug. 12, 10 p.m.3 a.m.; Unwind Wednesdays Wednesdays, 6 p.m.-midnight.

North Mississippi/ Tunica BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove 6285 SNOWDEN, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662) 892-2660

Blues Traveler, Blind Melon, G. Love & Special Sauce, Soul Hat Friday, Aug. 12, 5 p.m.

The Crossing Bar & Grill 7281 HACKS CROSS, OLIVE BRANCH, MS 662-893-6242

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

Dan McGuinness 3964 GOODMAN, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-890-7611

Southland Park Gaming & Racing 1550 N. INGRAM, WEST MEMPHIS, AR 800-467-6182

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

The New Backdour Bar & Grill 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.

m e m p h i s f l y e r. c o m

Bach Vespers Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

T.J. Mulligan’s Cordova

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

Old Whitten Tavern 2800 WHITTEN 379-1965

Acoustic Music Tuesdays.

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FREE

SCARECROW BUILDING SEMINAR!

CALENDAR of EVENTS:

August 11 - 17

TH EAT E R

The Evergreen Theatre

A Family Torn Apart, graduation dinner brings a bit of trouble, including many family secrets and lies.

Outrageously funny and dramatic play. www.theatreworksmemphis.org. $25. Fri., Aug. 12, 7 p.m., Sat., Aug. 13, 6 p.m., and Sun., Aug. 14, 3 p.m.

1705 POPLAR (274-7139).

Hattiloo Theatre

The Devils Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith, powerful musical that dramatizes the turbulent story of the legendary “Empress of the Blues,” whose life was as large and as outrageous as her talent. www.hattiloo.org. $20-$30.

Sundays, 3 p.m., and Thursdays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Through Sept. 4.

37 S. COOPER (502-3486).

Playhouse on the Square

At Lichterman Nature Center Saturday, August 13 10am - 12 noon

The Salvation Army Kroc Center

Artist reception for Carl Moore and David Lynch, www.krocmemphis.org. Sun., Aug. 14, 1:30 p.m.

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. Sun., Aug. 14, 2:30-4 p.m.

BALMORAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 6413 QUINCE. (537-2500), WWW.MEMPHISSYMPHONYCHORUS.ORG/ AUDITION-INFO.

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

Ross Gallery

Opening reception for “Hapax Legemona,” exhibition of recent work by Cory Dugan. www. cbu.edu/gallery. Fri., Aug. 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Opening reception for “Seeking Salvation,” exhibition of 26 photographs of vanishing churches by Delta wanderer Paul Clarke. www.cbu.edu/gallery. Free. Fri., Aug. 12, 5:307:30 p.m.

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

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

O N G O I N G ART

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

“Everyday English: The Charlotte Stout Hooker Collection of English and Continental Ceramics,” exhibition of popular useful wares and rare ornamental finds. Through Oct. 9.

“Henri Guérard and the Phenomenon of the Artist’s Fan in France, 1875 –1900,” exhibition of fan art. Through Oct. 9.

“Fold,” exhibition of embroidery and prints on vintage fabrics and seed-beaded panels and recent creations based on simple origami shapes by Mary Jo Karimnia. www.dixon.org.

Aug. 14-Oct. 16.

Mamma Mia!, on a small Greek island, Sophie dreams of a perfect wedding that includes her father giving her away. She doesn’t know who he is and discovers three possible fathers. She secretly invites all three to the wedding. www. playhouseonthesquare.org. $20-$45. Sundays, 2 p.m., and Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. Through Sept. 4.

Battle of the Bells

THE SALVATION ARMY KROC CENTER, 800 E. PARKWAY S. (270-9120), WWW.SALVATIONARMYMEMPHIS.ORG.

750 CHERRY (766-9900).

66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Coloring for Adults

“One in a Million,” exhibition of all things Elvis by contemporary Southern artists. www.lrossgallery.com. Through Aug. 31.

TheatreWorks

Bluff City Tri-Art Theatre Company, two one-act plays by Ruby O’Gray and Andy Moseley, I Saw Elvis...I Did! and Are You Lonesome Tonight?. www.theatreworksmemphis.org. $12. Sat., Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m., and Sun., Aug. 14, 2 p.m.

2085 MONROE (274-7139).

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

The Annesdale Park Gallery

Opening reception for Summer Group Show, exhibition of work from gallery artists, new work by Robyn Horn, Dolores Justus, Rebecca Thompson, and Sandra Sell, and introducing work by two new artists, Gene Sparling and Michael Reagan. www.theannesdaleparkgallery. com. Fri., Aug. 12, 6-8 p.m.

Submissions accepted through Aug. 31 kicks off The Salvation Army’s Red Kettles Campaign.

Submit original song and be a part of a live audience performance. Judged by music pros.

Free. Through Aug. 31.

Color and listen to calming music. Variety of coloring sheets and colors provided, or bring your own. Sat., Aug. 13, 2-5 p.m.

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

Meet the Artists

Meet the featured artist of the month. Sun., Aug. 14, 1:30-3 p.m.

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

Auditions for Memphis Symphony Chorus Vocalist

Auditioning vocalists for 2016 -2017 season. Soprano, alto, tenor and bass are welcome to audition.

You must be able to read music. See website for more information. Thurs., Aug. 11, 6-8 p.m., and

4339 PARK (761-5250).

Fratelli’s

“Monotypes,” exhibition of paint, press, and print by Caroline Coolidge Brown. www.memphisbotanicgarden.com. Through Aug. 30.

L Ross Gallery

5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

“Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars Preview,” exhibition showcasing Moroccan-born, U.K.-based artist 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.

Through Nov. 6.

“Veda Reed: Day into Night,” exhibition of 29 paintings spanning 1956 to 2016. www.brooksmuseum. org. Through Sept. 4.

1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

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1290 PEABODY (208-6451).

Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School

Artist reception for “Side by Side,” exhibition of new work by Angi Cooper and Janet Weed Beaver. (537-1486), www.stmarysschool.org.

Fri., Aug. 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

60 N. PERKINS EXT. (537-1483).

5992 Quince RD / Mem., TN 38119

901.636.2211

Artist reception for “The Fabulous Motion Pictures in Pink and Blue,” exhibition of photographic prints by David Bryane Kay with special guests Drew Whitmire and Brian Anderson.

(650- 0121). Sat., Aug. 13, 6 p.m.-midnight.

212 N. SECOND.

August 11-17, 2016

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Online bidding begins July 25th for rare authenticated Elvis memorabilia. Through Aug. 13.

GRACELAND, 3717 ELVIS PRESLEY (332-3322), WWW.GRACELANDAUCTIONS.COM.

Candlelight Vigil

Elvis music sets the tone of the evening as fans walk up the driveway to the Meditation Garden.

This free event lasts throughout the night as thousands of participants gather. Mon., Aug. 15, 8:30 p.m.

GRACELAND, 3717 ELVIS PRESLEY (332-3322), WWW.ELVISWEEK.COM.

Doc Franklin’s Images of a King

Experience Elvis performances, tributes, contests, and benefits. See website for more information and schedule of events. Through Aug. 16.

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

Elvis Presley’s Memphis: Hound Dog

Elvis Week 2016

More than 25 events to help celebrate the life and legacy of Elvis and the 60th anniversary of his breakout year of 1956. See website for full list of events including locations and dates. Through Aug. 16.

GRACELAND, 3717 ELVIS PRESLEY (332-3322), WWW.ELVISWEEK.COM.

Elvis tribute tour with one-of-a-kind approach to sharing Elvis’s legacy in a high-energy concert and sightseeing tour all rolled into one. $28-$46.

Thurs., Aug. 11, 3-6 p.m., Fri., Aug. 12, 1-4 p.m., Sat., Aug. 13, 1-4 p.m., Sun., Aug. 14, 1-4 p.m., and Tues., Aug. 16, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest

B.B. KING’S BLUES CLUB, 143 BEALE (527-9415), WWW.BACKBEATTOURS.COM.

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

Features competitors from around the world as they compete in the Semifinal Round. The top 10 Elvis tribute artists selected that evening will move on to the Final Round of the competition. Thurs., Aug. 11, and Sat., Aug. 13.

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CALENDAR: AUGUST 11 - 17 continued from page 28 Memphis College of Art

“Horn Island 32,” exhibition of work as the result of a trip taken by MCA students, faculty, and alumni to the undeveloped barrier island located off the coast of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Aug. 15-Sept. 30.

“Primal Rituals,” exhibition of large-scale pointillism paintings that reveal the primitive rituals and ethereal experiences of modern game keeping as an anecdote of the spirit by Jeffrey Hodges. www.mca.edu.

Aug. 15-Sept. 30.

The Cove

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

2559 BROAD (730-0719).

Midtown Crossing Grill Homeroom 3, comedians face challenges themed around school. $7. Fri., Aug. 12, 810 p.m.

394 N. WATKINS (443-0502).

P&H Cafe

Open Mic Comedy, Thursdays, 9 p.m.

1532 MADISON (726-0906).

1930 POPLAR (272-5100).

DAN C E

P O ETRY / S P O K E N WOR D

Brooks Milongas

Brinson’s

Members of the Argentine Tango Society give lessons and tango demonstrations in the rotunda. Included with museum admission. Third Wednesday, Thursday of every month, 6:30 p.m.

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

C O M E DY

Cafe Eclectic

Improv Comedy Show, www. wiseguysimprov.com. Second Saturday of every month, 8 p.m.

August 11-17, 2016

603 N. MCLEAN (725-1718).

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.

2170 YOUNG (272-7210).

University of Memphis Holiday Inn

60th Mid-South Poetry Festival and Competition, participate in one of 32 poetry contests. For more information, visit website. (361-0077),

poetrysocietytn.org. $10-$20.

Through Sept. 30.

3700 CENTRAL (678-8200).

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

Artists’ Link Monthly Meeting

Mitch Foust, illustration artist for comics, book covers, role playing games, and T-shirts, speaks. Mon., Aug. 15, 6:30 p.m.

JASON’S DELI, 3473 POPLAR (3243181), WWW.MITCHFOUSTART.COM.

“How the Blues Affects Today’s Music” Panel discussion with local music artists. Attendees can stay after the discussion and see the musical The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith for $10. Thurs., Aug. 11, 6 p.m.

HATTILOO THEATRE, 37 S. COOPER (502-3486), WWW.HATTILOO.ORG.

Munch and Learn

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, 121 p.m.

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

TO U R S

Backbeat Tours and Sprock’n’Roll Haunted Pub Crawl

Haunted party bike pub crawls take you to the spookiest sites in the city’s South Main Historic District and stop at three local pubs for ghost stories and drink specials.

21+ only. $35. Wed., Aug. 17, 8:30-11 p.m.

the “Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock-NRoll”! Saturdays, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Through Nov. 26.

TIN ROOF, 315 BEALE (500-7101), WWW.SPROCKNROLLMEMPHIS.COM.

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

B.B. KING’S BLUES CLUB, 143 BEALE (527-9415), WWW.BACKBEATTOURS.COM/TOURS/MOJO.CFM.

Old Forest Hike

Downtown Murder Investigation and Tour

Unique two-hour tour and investigation hosted by a real paranormal investigator and TAPS family member. Meet and investigate a site which was the scene of a brutal murder in 1918. $20. Saturdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Through Aug. 27.

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

Downtown Walking Ghost Tour

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-Fridays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., and Fridays, Saturdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Through Oct. 31.

TATER RED’S LUCKY MOJOS AND VOODOO HEALING, 153 BEALE (497-9486), WWW.HISTORICALHAUNTSMEMPHIS.COM.

Haunted Pub Crawl Join knowledgeable and

OVERTON PARK, OFF POPLAR (276-1387).

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.

Artist reception for Carl Moore and David Lynch at the Kroc Center, Sunday 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 Sept. 2.

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

Memphis Mojo Tour

Ride along the original Rock-N-Roll bus with a local musician while hearing stories about how Memphis became

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

Woodland Garden Tours

Celebrate 40 years with garden docents who will be available to discuss 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.

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Spooky tour of the landmark

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Michael Hoover Fan Club at 12pm

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CALENDAR: AUGUST 11 - 17 continued from page 30 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. Sat., 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Through Sept. 17.

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

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The Big Gay Sale

Benefiting MAGY, MemphisArea Gay Youth. Sat., Aug. 13, 8 a.m.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 1000 S. COOPER (278-6786).

Memphis Demo Day: A Showcase of the City’s Newest Start-ups

Reception to following at 5:30 p.m., Felicia Suzanne’s, 80 Monroe Ave. Thurs., Aug. 11, 2-5 p.m.

THE HALLORAN CENTRE, 225 S. MAIN (529-4299).

F EST IVALS

AFSCME Local 1733 Deputy Jailer School Drive and Festival

Featuring health fair, food, and games. Sat., Aug. 13, 126 p.m.

AFSCME LABOR CENTER, 485 BEALE.

Art-er Limits Fringe Festival

Annual celebration providing

True Story:

artists an opportunity to present, exhibit, and share their work. $10. Thurs., Aug. 11, 69 p.m., Fri., Aug. 12, 6 p.m.-midnight, and Sat., Aug. 13, 10-midnight.

POWERHOUSE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER, 413 S. 14TH ST., OXFORD, MS (662-236-6429), OXFORDARTS.COM/EVENTS/FRINGE.

Black Love Block Party

Day of cultural celebration featuring the best in Memphis arts and entertainment. $15.

Sat., Aug. 13, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

LEVITT SHELL, OVERTON PARK (272-2722).

CommUnity Block Party

Featuring visit with Interim Police Director Michael Rallings, basketball tournament, dunk tank, photo booth, food trucks, games, hot dogs, school supplies for scholars, and more. Sat., Aug. 13, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

GREENLAW MAM, 190 MILL (949-1309).

Fourth Bluff Fridays

Located in Memphis Park next to the Law School featuring food trucks, local beer, and live music. Fri., Aug. 12, 4:309 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS LAW SCHOOL, U OF M CAMPUS.

Southern Salsa Festival

Featuring everything salsa including food contests, dancing, and live entertainment.

Sat., Aug. 13, noon.

WATER TOWER PAVILION ON BROAD,

2542 BROAD, WWW.BROADAVEARTS.COM.

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Baby and Me Yoga at the Garden

Mom, dad, grandparent, or any caregiver is welcome with the child on this fun, sometimes wild, empowering journey. Suitable for babies age 6 weeks to 5 years. Please bring your own mat. $10 members, $15 nonmembers.

Mondays, 11:15 a.m.

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

Barre None

Saturdays, 8 a.m.

THE SALVATION ARMY KROC CENTER, 800 E. PARKWAY S. (7298007), WWW.KROCMEMPHIS.ORG.

Belly Dance with Karsilama Tribal Belly Dance

Low-impact fun for dancers of all levels. No experience necessary. Technique, cardio, improvisation, drills, prop-work, and more. Increase muscle awareness, balance, strength, endurance and positive body image. Tuesdays, 7:30-9 p.m.

Through Dec. 27.

BUCKMAN ARTS CENTER AT ST. MARY’S SCHOOL, 60 N. PERKINS EXT. (537-1483), KARSILAMADANCE.COM.

Family Fun Hike

Educational recreation for adults and children of all

and focusing the mind. $5 members, $8 nonmembers.

Thursdays, 4:30 p.m.

ages. Second Sunday of every month, 2-4 p.m.

SHELBY FARMS, VISITOR’S CENTER, 500 N. PINE LAKE (767-7275), WWW.SHELBYFARMSPARK.ORG.

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

Go Ape Treetop Adventure

M E ETI N G S

Course in Shelby Farms Park open for its second season.

Ongoing.

Delta Transmasculine

New group for transgender masculine folks. Fridays, 5 p.m.

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

Guided Meditation

MEMPHIS GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY CENTER, 892 S. COOPER (278-6422), WWW.MGLCC.ORG.

Led by April Doyle Bay in the Storytelling Room. Tues., Aug. 16, 7 p.m.

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

Memphis Redbirds vs. Reno Aug. 16-19.

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

Memphis Redbirds vs. Tacoma Aug. 12-15.

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

Walk to Defeat ALS Tues., Aug. 16, 6 p.m.

THE GREAT HALL AND CONFERENCE CENTER, 1900 S. GERMANTOWN (854-8661), WWW.ALSTN.ORG.

Worldwide Run For Palestine 5K

Over 35 cities and six different countries will be running in organized 5K runs simultaneously in efforts to help fund the

Memphis Green Drinks

Artist reception for “The Fabulous Motion Pictures in Pink and Blue” education of Palestinian students in the West Bank and Gaza. $35.

Sat., Aug. 13, 9 a.m.

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

Yoga

Featuring guest speaker Christine Donhardt from Agricenter International, a nonprofit dedicated to agricultural research, education, and conservation. Tues., Aug. 16, 6:30-9 p.m.

LYFE KITCHEN, 6201 POPLAR (684-5333).

Nashville Songwriter’s Assn. Intnl. (NSAI) Memphis Chapter

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

Lessons and discussion on songwriting. We share songs we’ve been working on and provide feedback to grow in our craft. Bring a song to share and 8-10 copies of your lyrics.

Third Tuesday of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Yoga at the Garden

OFF THE SQUARE CATERING, 19 S. FLORENCE (615-430-7390).

Meet in the Storytelling Room. Bring your own mat.

Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Through Aug. 31.

Connect breath with movement through an all-levels vinyasa flow to increase strength and flexibility, while calming

Talk & Tea With Moms

Support group for moms.

Free. Thurs., Aug. 11, 11 a.m.noon.

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First Congregational Church

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Weekly Meditation Group

Town Square. Sat., Aug. 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

4523 ELVIS PRESLEY (238-4642).

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

Community Health Fair

Meets in Sisters’ Chapel to encourage and support the daily practice of morning and evening meditation. Includes a reading or a short taped talk, 30 minutes of silent meditation, followed by brief discussion. Free. Thursdays, 12-1 p.m.

“Black Holes”

ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL, 700 POPLAR (569-6326), HTTPS://ARTESIANMEDITATION.WORDPRESS.COM.

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

KIDS

Adventure Fridays

Nature discovery and exploration. Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon Through Aug. 30.

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

H2Oh! Splash Park

Fully immersive journey through one of the most mystifying, awe-inspiring phenomena in the universe: a black hole. See website for schedule. $7. Through Nov. 18.

Community Cancer Education & Action Series Kick-off Healthy lifestyle experts offer tips on fitness, eating, hair, and more. Free health screenings provided by the Healthcare Institute. Bring towel and water for FitNation class. Free. Sat., Aug. 13, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

THE HEALING CATHEDRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH,

Sponsors and guests can celebrate with format table cuisine, cocktails, live music, and auction. $125. Sat., Aug. 13, 6-11 p.m.

Enjoy free food, giveaways, health screenings, and more for the whole family in observance of Community Health Center Week. Sat., Aug. 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

SHELBY FARMS, 500 N. PINE LAKE (552-3459), WWW.TKC.ORG.

Men’s Mysteries Ritual

Join the Fellowship of Avalon ritual for anyone who identifies as a man and is over the age of 18.

All Fellowship of Avalon rituals are free. Please bring a chalice if you have one. Free. Sun., Aug. 14, 7-9 p.m.

MEMPHIS HEALTH CENTER, 360 CRUMP (261-2042), WWW.MPHSHC.ORG.

“Firefall”

Journey throughout Earth’s violent history and see how the impacts from comets and asteroids have mercilessly shaped its surface. See website for scheduling. $7. Through Nov. 18.

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

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

Mista Tate Welcome Home Bash: Leos & Virgos Celebration Party with a purpose featuring DJ Tim Bachus

The Kitchen Grand Opening at Shelby Farms Park

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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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Use our dishes, spoons, and nature’s decorations to “bake” your own cake creations on the Little Garden Patio. Drop-in activity. Mondays, 10 a.m.-noon Through Aug. 31.

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School Tours @ Leadership Prep

Now enrolling K-second grade scholars for the 2016-2017 school year. Space is limited for firstand second-grade seats. Call to schedule a school tour. Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Through Aug. 31.

LEADERSHIP PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, 4190 ELLISTON (262-1425), WWW.LEADMEMPHIS.ORG.

Sprinkler Day

Cool down with a variety of fun sprinklers at the garden. Free with admission. Sat., Aug. 13, 10 a.m.-noon.

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

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Mitch Foust, illustration artist, speaks at Jason’s Deli, Monday.

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2016 Train Heritage Day

View model trains and enjoy activities. Tour the depot and view the inside of the rail cars on

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Video Poker play earns half the stated amount.

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Kids vision screenings and school supply drive.

Donations will benefit children without access to adequate supplies in Memphis schools. Free.

Fridays, 2-4 p.m. Through Aug. 31.

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CALENDAR: AUGUST 11 - 17 continued from page 33 with a portion of the proceeds benefiting a Memphis charter school. $10. Fri., Aug. 12, 10 p.m.-3 a.m.

ICE BAR & GRILL, 4202 HACKS CROSS (757-1423), WWW.TATEEVENTS.COM.

Nature Photography Garden Cleanup

Sign in at horticulture before heading out to the garden.

Participants/volunteers should bring hand tools (bypass pruners, loppers, hand saws), water, and a hat.

For more information, email chris.obryan@memphisbotanicgarden.com. Every other Wednesday, 9 a.m.-noon.

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

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 (529-4000), WWW.PEABODYMEMPHIS.COM.

Perseid Meteor Shower View the annual meteor shower and visit AutoZone Dome at the Sharpe Planetarium for more about the stars. Fri., Aug. 12.

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

Redbirds Celebrate National Civil Rights Museum’s 25th Anniversary

Featuring videos, introductions of important people in the civil rights movement, and other recognitions, and the Redbirds and the Tacoma Rainiers will wear uniforms honoring the Negro leagues.

Fri., Aug. 12, 7 p.m.

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

Relay For Life

August 11-17, 2016

Celebrate cancer survivors, remember those lost to the disease, and take action to save more lives from cancer.

See website to find an event in your Mid-South community. Through Sept. 10.

VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION, RELAYFORLIFE.ORG.

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Sat., Aug. 13, 10 a.m.-noon.

LICHTERMAN NATURE CENTER, 5992 QUINCE (636-2211), WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

Scenes of the Dinosaurs

Travel back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth and get closer than you ever could have imagined. Visit the life-like dinosaurs and interactive learning stations that will inspire and engage all the senses. Free for mem-

bers. Through Oct. 2.

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

Summer Never Stops

Start Co. invites you for an evening that fosters innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship in the form of an adult “field day.” Compete in pitch competitions, Instagram contests, bocce ball, corn hole, and more. Wed., Aug. 17, 7-10 p.m.

LOFLIN YARD, 7 W. CAROLINA (512-789-2990).

Wings Over Halls

Enjoy a day of family fun, food, and watching at least 30 aircraft perform. $10-$15.

Sat., Aug. 13, 10 a.m.

THE VETERANS’ MUSEUM, 100 VETERANS’ DRIVE (731-8367400), WWW.DYAAB.US.

FO O D & D R I N K EVE NTS

Annual Ice Cream Social, USA Dance

All the ice cream and toppings you can eat plus ballroom recorded DJ music, snacks, and dance mixers. $10 members, $13 nonmembers. Sat., Aug. 13, 7-10 p.m.

COVENANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 8350 WALNUT GROVE (662-349-3720 OR 853-1413), WWW.USADANCEMEMPHIS.COM.

Brutocao Cellars Wine Dinner

Enjoy a five-course dinner paired with five Brutocao Cellars’ wines. $75. Thurs., Aug. 11, 6:30 p.m.

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

Brutocao Cellars Winemaker Dinner

Winemaker Hoss Milone will host a dinner featuring wines from Brutocao vineyards. $95. Sat., Aug. 13, 6:30 p.m.

FLEMING’S PRIME STEAKHOUSE, 6245 POPLAR (859-3126), WWW. FLEMINGSSTEAKHOUSE.COM.

Coffee & Conversation with Ephie Johnson

Join the conversation about poverty and the power of relationships and steps we can take to decrease poverty in our community with CEO & president of the Neighborhood Christian Centers, Inc. Thurs., Aug. 11, 8-9 a.m.

THE OFFICE AT UPTOWN, 534 N. SECOND ST.

Downtown Food Tours

Savor tastings at five popular eateries, interact with chefs and managers, and sample a range of local flavors while learning about Memphis historic landmarks. Meeting location disclosed with ticket purchase. $55. Saturdays, 1:30 p.m.

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

Food Truck Fridays

Fridays, 11:30 a.m. Through Sept. 30.

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

The Great Wine Performances

Opportunity to mingle, test theater knowledge, and sample delicious wine and cheese pairings while competing for the biggest prize of the evening benefiting Playhouse on the Square. Tues., Aug. 16, 6-8 p.m.

PLAYHOUSE ON THE SQUARE, 66 S. COOPER (726-4656), WWW. PLAYHOUSEONTHESQUARE.ORG.

High Point Pub Luau

Featuring music, food, hula dancing, libations, and more.

Dress for the islands. Sat., Aug. 13, noon.

HIGH POINT PUB, 477 HIGH POINT TERRACE (452-9203).

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At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him. Sun., Aug. 14, 2 p.m., and Wed., Aug. 17, 7 p.m.

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CRU

A tight-knit group of young high school athletes have a terrible crash after winning the state championship, a catastrophe that will shape all their lives. See website for dates and times. $10.

Through Aug. 28.

BAOBAB FILMHOUSE, 652 MARSHALL, WWW.BAOBABFILMHOUSE.CCOM.

DCI 2016: Big, Loud and Live 13

Championship preliminary round from the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. This event will feature the top 15 World Class Corps with highlights of performances of the first eight World Class Corps. Thurs., Aug. 11, 5:30 p.m.

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

National Parks Adventure 3D

Ultimate off-trail adventure into the nation’s awe-inspiring great outdoors and untamed wilderness. Through Nov. 11.

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

On Location: Memphis International Film & Music Festival

Four days of local and international filmmaking, industry discussions, and musical performances. $30 for festival pass.

Thurs., Aug. 11, 7-10 p.m., Fri., Aug. 12, 12-10 p.m., Sat., Aug. 13, 12-10 p.m., and Sun., Aug. 14, 1-3 p.m.

MALCO STUDIO ON THE SQUARE, 2105 COURT (730-6220), WWW.ONLOCATIONMEMPHIS.ORG.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

See website for dates and times. $9. Through Sept. 25.

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B O O KS By Richard J. Alley

Judgey Go ahead and choose a book by its cover.

H

ere in the Book Review Department of the Literary Arts Wing of The Memphis Flyer, we see a lot of books. Novels. Short story collections. Poetry chapbooks.

Graphic novels. History. Day in and day out, packages come across my desk from Alfred A. Knopf, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and selfpublishers in every genre.

At the moment of arrival, they’re all the same. Brown, padded, book-shaped treasure — every one of them endless with possibilities. It isn’t until those packages are torn open and the books’ covers revealed that the hungry excitement on my face will melt away like a kid’s on Christmas when he opens the gift of socks. Yet another fictionalization of a misunderstood military sniper caught up in international intrigue? No thanks.

Or, perhaps, I’m elated. This was the

case recently when I opened the paperback version of Slade House by David Mitchell (Random House). At this point, before the ravaged envelope had even hit the floor (the Book Review Department of the Literary Arts Wing of The Memphis Flyer is a trash-strewn mess), I knew absolutely nothing about Mitchell or his book other than it has a beautiful cover. It’s silver and black with a man and woman’s profiles cameo-style among vines and leaves.

There’s a large, black keyhole across which the title in raised red letters is emblazoned on a sepia banner.

I knew immediately that I would read it. Then I read the accompanying blurbs: “haunted house story” . . . “spooky thrill ride” . . . “psycho-mystic fantasy horror.”

The accompanying press kit told me more: Slade House was originally published in 2015, and Mitchell also wrote the novel Cloud Atlas, a book I also didn’t read made into a movie I did see, but that didn’t hold my attention; I never even considered

reading its source material.

But still, there’s that cover. It drew me in, which is appropriate because, in the book, along a narrow alleyway, there’s a little iron door unseen by most — “It has no handle, keyhole, or gaps around the edges. It’s black, nothing-black, like the gaps between stars.” And when a visitor passes through, well, they may not ever return. Every nine years spanning five decades beginning in the 1970s, an enigmatic set of twins — brother and sister — brings guests into a home that may or may not exist in the plane on which we live. Those who enter

include a socially awkward teenager and his mother, a detective, a college student, and a psychologist. What happens once inside that gate? I found that I had to look through that big, black keyhole to find out.

The cover haunted me, and I became absorbed with the story.

But we aren’t to judge a book by its cover. Isn’t that what we’re told? Both literally and metaphorically, what’s on the outside is only decoration, something to be shrugged off as easily as a coat or sweater.

In the earliest days of print, a book’s cover was merely protective. In the mid- to late-nineteenth century, publishers began using that space to advertise the book itself. Today, a bookstore’s shelves look like a rainbow. In an age when reading is as popular as ever, the colorful palette is meant to draw the consumer in. And because of the competition, book jackets are becoming more telling of what’s inside.

Other books I’ve judged (successfully) by their covers: The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster, The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje, All the Names by José Saramago, Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter, & Sons by David Gilbert, and The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer, among others.

Having trouble deciding on your next book to read? Visit your local bookstore, and spend some time perusing. And go ahead and judge a book by its cover. You might just be glad you did.

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and then comes the icing on the icing on the cake — toppings.

Fruity Pebbles, chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, chocolate syrup, Butterfinger crumbles — there are jars and jars to choose from.

“We can give customers whatever they want,” Clayton says.

A mother of three, Clayton got the idea when she decided to be a stay-at-home mom to care for her middle child, who is autistic.

Clayton was looking for something to do when she got a Woman’s Day magazine with cupcakes on the cover.

“They were so cute, I thought, ‘I want to do cupcakes,’” Clayton says. “This was 15 years ago, so they weren’t really popular like they are today.”

Her revelation led to a business based around custom cakes and opening a shop in Bartlett that included the cupcake bar with the custom cakes, but foot traffic was so poor, Clayton and her husband, Robert,

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Cupcake Cutie Sweets has been open just over two weeks in Court Square, and word is spreading.

“People love it,” proprietress and cupcake expert Emeka Clayton says.

You start with the cake base, choosing anything from chocolate to strawberry to red velvet and beyond.

“I use real strawberries — no artificial additives,” Clayton says. “The same with the icing.”

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They can’t say enough good things about their new digs.

“This is a perfect location. We’re across from the park and between all the hotels.

There’s definitely a better flow of traffic,” Emeka says.

Next on the agenda are cupcakes for the canine persuasion.

“I’m thinking of adding all-natural doggie treats. It will be the same concept with toppings, and I will call them Four Feet Sweet Treats,” Emeka says.

Cupcake Cutie, 109 S. Court. Hours are M-F, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sat., 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. 901-249-6996.

Alele “Paul” Ayanru, owner of the Donut Factory, got into donuts strictly from a business standpoint.

“I can’t remember anyone at any time ever saying they didn’t like donuts,” Ayanru says.

That’s why when a space near the corner of Madison and Main practically fell into his lap, he went with the fried spherical dough confectioneries.

“I met the owner of the building a year and a half ago, and he asked if there was something I could do with the space,” Ayanru says.

He thought and researched and weighed the ups and downs of different business models and settled on food.

“Everyone has to eat,” Ayanru says. “I wanted to do something that was a necessity, and food is something everyone has to have every day.”

Donuts offered the lowest overhead.

“I knew I could make them, and the business was something I could handle by myself. Plus there was no donut shop downtown,” he says.

He even researched what type of donut was most popular, and cake donuts it was.

The Donut Factory, located at 8 S. Main, specializes in all types of cake donuts, including strawberry, chocolate, lemon, cinnamon, and so forth.

He also researched yeast donuts, and now offers a variety, including twists, long Johns, and cinnamon rolls, which he changes up daily.

Plans include adding savory items to his inventory, such as egg and sausage croissant sandwiches, and eventually lunch.

“I’m thinking sliders. I’m always looking at the data and trends,” he says.

One thing is certain — the donuts will remain.

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varietal Orange Mule at Bar Louie features Absolut Mandarin; while at the Cove, bartenders use vodka, crème de cassis, lime, and soda water to make a Memphis Mule, served in a copper mug for $8.

Karen Carrier, the restaurateur behind DKDC, the Beauty Shop, Mollie Fontaine Lounge, and Another Roadside Attraction catering, says that the popularity of the Moscow Mule, a traditional blend of Tito’s, Gosling’s Ginger Beer, lime, and mint, has stayed strong over the past few summers.

DKDC bartender Christine Farris says, “When it’s 100 degrees outside, and I can drink something that tastes this refreshing, I’d drink it.” She attributes the ascendance of the Moscow Mule on Carrier’s menus to her boss’ acumen when it comes to quality ingredients.

“Karen is always a step ahead of the game. We use good liquors, fresh herbs, and fresh-squeezed juices,” Farris says.

“Whether you’re making one at home or drinking at a bar, the biggest thing that will make a Mule taste better is using fresh-squeezed fruit. Rose’s Sweetened Lime Juice makes the drink taste too sweet, which actually reduces the freshness. You also want to use a ginger beer that’s very gingery, without too much high fructose corn syrup.”

Gosling’s ginger beer ranked third out of four on Bon Appétit’s rankings, below competitors Barritt’s and Fever-Tree.

Cock ’n Bull brand ginger beer, which is available at selected Kroger stores and via Amazon.com, didn’t make the list.

At home last week, I made a Hendrick’s Summer Mule, which consists of gin, lime juice, elderflower cordial, muddled cucumber, and ginger beer, garnished with fresh mint.

The botanical flavors of gin add substantially to the taste of a Mule, although, truth be told, this variation had more in common with a Pimm’s Cup than a Mule. The cucumber slice added to the aftereffects of sipping it. The Summer Mule goes down like a soothing digestive, concocted specifically for Memphians trying to make it through August.

That said, make mine a traditional Moscow. Maybe it’s just the mental association, but any cocktail named for a city that fluctuates between 50 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit this month conjures up cooler days ahead.

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round midnight one recent Saturday, I found myself standing in line for a drink at Cooper-Young’s DKDC, waiting for the bartender’s attention so that I could order a Moscow Mule. I gave up most vodka-based cocktails after a high school bonding experience that involved sipping the clear liquor from a hairspray bottle.

Yet here I was nearly three decades later, so sweaty that I eschewed my normal gin and tonic to cup my hands around a cold copper mug and let the vodka, ginger beer, and lime juice — the main ingredients in a Mule — course through my small intestine. Never mind that alcohol is a diuretic that actually heats up the body instead of cooling it down — the combination of the cold liquids, aromatic mint, and the insulating effect of the chilly copper mug felt instantly refreshing.

The cocktail, invented 75 years ago by ginger beer purveyor Jack Morgan and Smirnoff distributor John G. Martin, was birthed in Manhattan’s Chatham Hotel but found its sea legs at Morgan’s Cock ’n Bull restaurant in Los Angeles. Served over cracked ice, the Moscow Mule combined two poor sellers (and utilized an overstock of Russian copper mugs) to create an instant hit at the Cock ’n Bull, which was a celebrity-heavy establishment on the Sunset Strip. Despite a Cold War boycott led by a group of patriotic New York bartenders, the American-born Moscow Mule survived. And in recent years, as ginger beer has benefitted from the resurgence of the craft beer and cider markets, the drink has once again become a mainstay on bar menus.

Locally, you can find the Moscow Mule on menus all over town, from Beale Street to Overton Square to Collierville. South of Beale makes theirs with Tito’s vodka; the

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On Location: Memphis Reaches Out In its 17th year, the film festival embraces diversity in the arts.

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he cultural role of the film festival has changed quite a bit since the Memphis International Film Festival first screened in 1999. The festival has already reinvented itself once when it was renamed On Location: Memphis, and festival director Angela D. Green says adapting to the changing filmic landscape is never far from her mind.

“It’s a question I’ve been grappling with ever since I’ve taken over the position. With my being an entertainment attorney by trade, the business side of the industry has pretty much been my forte. When looking at the film and music community landscape here, opportunities and ways of creating pathways toward monetizing the work, the content that is created by the filmmakers here and the musicians here, that’s where we can always use additional help in our direction … We’re always looking at creating programming that has that in mind. They both can be economic drivers and make a direct economic impact on the lives of the filmmakers and artists who are here. That’s good for the whole community.”

Green is in her second year as director. “It’s a volunteer position,” she says. “I enjoy just working with the artists and filmmakers and seeing what we can do for the film and music community. We’re trying to make an impact by bringing the international world to Memphis and showcasing them here.”

After kicking off with a party the night of Thursday, August 11th at the Hard Rock Cafe, screenings start at Malco Studio on the Square on Friday at noon with a block of documentary shorts. At 6 p.m., the Bollywood hit Nil Battey Sannata (The New Classmate) will make its American debut. Green says the festival board made a decision to reach out to Memphis’ sizable Indian community. “Our international liaison Ruth Talaiver actually traveled over to India to make connections for us in Bollywood,” Green says.

Local flavor on Friday night is provided by The Wizard of Beale Street. Director David Goudge created this documentary about the life of the Beale Street Flippers’ Rod Bonds, tracing his story from the triumphs of his halftime-shattering street acrobatic troupe to the tragedy of the shooting that forced his retirement from performance at age 24.

The night concludes with another documentary, Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America by director Matthew Ornstein. Davis is an AfricanAmerican, professional pianist with an odd hobby: He seeks out and befriends Klu Klux Klan members.

Director Dave Goudge’s documentary The Wizard of Beale Street profiles Beale Street Flippers leader Rod Bonds.

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“We think it’s a timely film that will spark some serious conversations,” Green says.

Also on Friday night is the second year of an event unique to On Location: Memphis. Reel Art picks a pair of Memphis artists to collaborate on a film-themed piece. This year’s artists Sir Walt and Marino JoynerWilson will unveil their work at South Main’s Art Village Gallery, and the winners of July’s On Location: Memphis shorts competition will screen their work.

“We’re bringing together visual art, music, and film in one event,” Green says.

Screenings at Studio on the Square continue on Saturday, culminating with the 25th anniversary screening of The Five Heartbeats. The musical was a sleeper hit in 1991, and it has accumulated a sizable cult following over the intervening years. Writer, director, and star Robert Townsend and co-star Leon Robinson will be feted with a red-carpet reception and screening at 7 p.m. “It’s become classic soul cinema,” Green says. “People are really excited, so when the opportunity presented itself, we thought that was something the community would really enjoy.”

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“Our main character is a young woman.

She’s a film student doing the usual documentary 101: interviewing her dad and hearing stories she’s never heard before,” he says.

His inspiration came from his experiences with his own father’s terminal illness. “I’ve been doing absurdist humor for so long, people who watch it have been calling it a dark comedy. People laugh, then they gasp, then they cry.”

Lead actress Lara Johnson directed the documentary “Geekland,” but Valibus says her comedic student films convinced him she could excel in the role. “A big philosophy behind doing this film was giving people chances to do something new.”

Jordan Danelz, normally a gaffer, was the cinematographer, and musician Michael Jasud, of Dead Soldiers, makes his acting debut. “All my gambles really paid off,” Valibus says.

The one sure thing was Mark Pergolizzi as Johnson’s father. “He’s my favorite actor to work with,” Valibus says. “I went through the entire thing with Mark, what I wanted out of her and what I wanted out of him. Then I sent them off together to work it out. I was trying to create a father-daughter bond.

It worked out amazingly well; I just let the camera roll.”

“Teeth” Dir. Melissa Anderson Sweazy “Like a lot of my ideas, it came about through casual conversation with my daughter,” director Melissa Anderson Sweazy says. “She heard about the tooth fairy, and she was like, ‘Why? There’s a person coming to my house to get my teeth? Who is this person, and what are they doing with all those teeth?’”

Sweazy, whose previous works include the Indie Memphis-winning “John’s Farm” and “The Department of Signs and Magical Interventions” loves to work in fantastic realms. “I’m definitely drawn to stories about magic, either about the absence of magic in the world or the proof that it is there in reality. I like the world to look normal, except for a magical element at play.”

“Teeth” stars newcomer Gabriella Goble as the young child who wants to investigate the tooth fairy’s motives. Her father, Ryan, was the director of photography. “It was kind of a miraculous find.

My day job is at a production company, so my entire crew was made up of coworkers who donated their time.”

Lindsey Roberts portrays the tooth fairy. “It’s going to be a take on the tooth fairy that you have never considered.”

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Hello Millennials. Are you sick to death of that moniker yet? Are you weary of being lumped into a group of millions of people with whom you share little in common, yet are stamped with the same stereotypes as the Kardashians?

If you were born between 1983 and 2001, that makes you a Millennial — a pseudo-scientific name made up by a couple of guys who wrote a book to describe the generation between Gen X and Gen Z, which I never understood in the first place.

If every generation needs a stupid nickname, welcome to my world. Since birth, I’ve been referred to as a Baby Boomer, a childish and silly term that first appeared in a newspaper article. We were the spawn of soldiers returning from WWII, who wasted no time in being fruitful and multiplying.

Now, they’re also calling you “echo boomers,” and studies have attributed certain characteristics to your demographic. You are “digitally native,” you have a sense of entitlement, you’re narcissistic and disinterested in world affairs, you’re “selfie” absorbed, and you lack social skills because you text instead of talk. You’re attached to your devices. You are the trophy generation, where no one wins or loses and everyone gets an award just for participating. You’re driven by wealth, but you won’t save money. You eat out every night or order pizza. You have disdain for anything and everything that came before you. You won’t buy a car, and you live in your parents’ basement.

Here’s a clue: Aside from the tech stuff, many of the same things were said of my rebellious generation.

A Boomer sounds like someone who comes from Oklahoma. We were born between 1946 and 1964, ancient history to you. If you dropped a telephone back then, you could break your foot. We’re all between 50 and 70 now, and, although deeply divided on everything from politics to pot, we too were smacked with that same giant paintbrush as a studied and analyzed group. We were called the first consumer generation. Everything was handed to us. We were spoiled and self-indulgent. We rejected traditional values and resented authority. We were too idealistic, and we thought we were special.

Anything in there sound familiar? Maybe we have more in common than you have been led to believe. So, even though I’ve read that Millennials both abhor and ignore the past, please indulge your old Uncle Randy, and let me tell you a story about a poet-politician named Eugene McCarthy.

The Minnesota senator had come out early and vociferously against the Vietnam War, and in the election year of 1968, he was the first to challenge the president, Lyndon Johnson. Young people who opposed the war or were vulnerable to the draft flocked to his cause. His slogan was “Get clean for Gene,” which translated into thousands of hippies getting shaves and haircuts so as not to frighten the proletariat when they knocked on their doors with campaign literature.

Considering 1968 was the same year that the musical Hair opened on Broadway, this was a noble sacrifice. McCarthy was the guy who made LBJ drop out of the race and caused Robert Kennedy to jump in. We all know how that ended, but when convention time came around, “Clean Gene” lost the nomination to the establishment candidate, Vice President Hubert Horatio Humphrey, who hadn’t even entered the primaries. The convention ended in chaos and bloodshed, and the Chicago cops, in what was later deemed a “police riot,” gleefully cracked Boomer skulls in the street and got some hippie payback. And you thought Trump rallies were bad.

My generation betrayed you. We didn’t get our preferred candidate, so instead of going to the polls and voting for second best, we stayed home. The result was that Humphrey lost by one percentage point, and we gave you Richard Nixon, a loathsome and venal slug of a man who extended the war by four pointless years. His psychiatrist said that Nixon ordered bombing raids just to impress his friends. He was severely neurotic, viciously anti-Semitic, and racially insensitive, so, of course, he was re-elected.

Late in his second term, beset by scandal and skullduggery, Nixon took to the bottle. Late at night, he drunk-called his friends and wandered the halls of the White House talking to the portraits of presidents past. His behavior became so erratic that the Secretary of Defense sent out a general command stating that any order coming from the liquor-ridden Commander-in-Chief had to be cleared by him first. Imagine how different the world would look if my generation had just voted.

We were so upset about not getting our anti-war candidate, we overlooked the fact that Humphrey had been a champion of civil rights since 1948 and was the main author of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In the end, the nefarious Nixon won the election with 43.4 percent to Humphrey’s 42.7 percent. We gave you a mentally unstable president, subject to bouts of mood swings, and a petulant, thin-skinned sociopath bent on revenge against his critics. If all this sounds familiar, it should.

At its core, this election is between one candidate who’s sane and one who is not. There is one candidate with knowledge and experience and one who is delusional and thinks he’s Captain America. The choice is pretty simple.

Even though Millennials think the hippies were ridiculous and their parents are trapped in an analogue world, there is a lesson to be learned here. Don’t take anything for granted. Your side has to get more votes than the snarling, snapping mad dogs on the other side.

This includes the “Bernie or Bust” people who are the modern day equivalent of the die-hard McCarthyites, who sat out one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime. Don’t make the same mistake the Boomers made.

Your knowledge is superior to ours on most things. But if Millennials fail to learn the lesson from this egregious Boomer blunder and decide that taking Facebook “who were you in a past life” quizzes are more important than the ballot box, we could turn around and find a lunatic in the White House.

Randy Haspel writes the “Recycled Hippies” blog, where a version of this column first appeared.

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