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THIS MONTH FEATURES

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Flying the Nest

by Michelle McKissack

O N TH E COV E R New MP editor Michelle and John McKissack, with their children, Everett, 14, Bliss, 5, Peter, 13, and John, 18, (on tablet) celebrate a recent family road trip.

Photography by Ronnie Booze

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Making Time Doggy Tales

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by Michelle McKissack

DEPARTMENTS 6 Around Town Escape for fall break without leaving town 18 Family Table Yummy Halloween treats that trick the sweet tooth

Building a foundation that lasts a lifetime

Coed Pre-K3 – 8th grade

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Sunday, October 16, 2016 1:00 – 3:00 pm

OUR STAFF Editor Michelle McKissack

Art Director Bryan Rollins Advertising Art Director Christopher Myers Graphic Designer Jeremiah Matthews

21 Calendar and Events

30 Favorite Moments

Advertising Manager Sheryl Butler Production Operations Director Margie Neal Calendar Editor Meena Viswanathan Copy Editor Shara Clark

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Memphis Parent strives to provide information of value to all who are invested in our children’s future.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

HELLO, MEMPHIS PARENTS! MICHELLE MCKISSACK

michelle@memphisparent.com

When autumn leaves start to fall, I always think of the late, great Nat King Cole crooning that phrase in the signature tune, “Autumn Leaves.” The excitement of football games, tailgating, and the anticipation of cooler temps on the way also comes to mind. There’s just something special in the air at the beginning of fall that makes you say, “aahh!” For me, this month, it also brings the excitement of embarking upon my journey as the new editor of Memphis Parent.

I became a first-time parent around the same time former editor Jane Schneider was taking the helm at MP. In a lot of ways, I feel like I grew up as a parent along with my eldest son with the amazing resource of Memphis Parent as a guide. So I salute you, Jane, for your 17 years and thank you for helping steer the way. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. And for all of us who have enjoyed Jane’s writing over the years, she will still share some of her work from time to time, including in this issue as she gives us an inside look at the new and improved Shelby Farms Park.

Meanwhile, I’d like for you to get to know me a little better. I’m sharing a brief travel diary of a big trip that my family and I recently made to help with our transition of going back to school. Maybe it’ll spur you on as you ponder ideas on getting away during your child’s fall break.

Finally, while you peruse the October issue of Memphis Parent, think about what you’d like to see in these pages or even perhaps how you can contribute. If you like to cook or do crafts or write, let me know. As we introduce new ideas for Memphis Parent, we’d love to get your input.

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HEART AND SOUL Shelby Farms’ new additions receive a warm welcome.

by JANE SCHNEIDER

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On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in September, Memphis families are taking full advantage of the new amenities offered at Shelby Farms’ Heart of the Park, the retooling of the park’s lakefront. Children splash in the water spray park, families stroll with dogs beside Hyde Lake (formerly Patriot Lake and renamed in honor of park supporters Pitt and Barbara Hyde), and teens skim kayaks and stand-up paddle boards across the pristine water.

“I don’t know how many visitors have come through since the Heart of the Park reopened [September 1], but it’s been thousands,” notes Natalie Wilson, Shelby Farms’ senior manager of events and programs.

As for me, I’m riding the new bike trail around the perimeter of the now 80-acre lake. I often weave past pedestrians when cycling through the park. So having two separate pathways around the lake — one for walkers, the other for bikers/skaters/skateboarders — is a win in my book. What’s more, you can rent hybrids and cruiser bikes at the Wheel House, just steps away from the First Tennessee Foundation Visitors Center.

I stop to walk through the sleek center, which boasts two meeting rooms, a gift shop, bathrooms, and a deep, welcoming patio where industrial-sized fans keep visitors cool. Parents lounge in crayon-colored Adirondack chairs while kids munch on snacks from the Kitchenette, the park’s new grab-and-go cafe.

The views from here? Simply amazing.

Just below the center is the new Boathouse, where business is brisk as kids try their hand at kayaking and paddle boarding. Wilson says they’ll soon be offering boating lessons and paddle board yoga in addition to the various exercise classes now on the roster.

The Kitchen, Shelby Farms’ other new restaurant (owned by Hugo Matheson and Kimbal Musk, brother of Tesla’s Elon Musk), is a few hundred yards further east on the lake, with a sophisticated patio all its own.

Adjoining it is the 7,000-square-foot FedEx Event Center. I speak with several visitors who rave about the food, although it is a bit pricey ($15 pasta dishes to $35 ribeyes). Kim Rossie and her husband order two cheeseburgers, and with drinks and tip, their bill totals $58.

“Was that a bit much for cheeseburgers? Probably,” Rossie admits with a laugh. “But I’d pay for the view; it’s gorgeous.”

The most popular addition for children is the Water Play spray ground, a gated park with a series of geyserlike fountains. Parents will appreciate the playground’s size, as kids are always within view, but when everyone’s running and playing, it can quickly feel cramped.

All told, this is one of many additions that have made this renovation well worth the wait. But don’t take my word for it, go see for yourself.

Freelance writer Jane Schneider is an avid cyclist and the former editor of MP.

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HEALTH MATTERS

MAKE TIME FOR YOUR WELL-BEING Put National Breast Cancer Awareness month on your calendar.

by MICHELLE MCKISSACK October is not only a month for tricks and treats but also for awareness. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month reminds women to take care of one’s health by conducting self-checks and getting annual mammogram screenings.

“Most women who develop breast cancer have no risk factors except for female gender and increasing age,” says Dr. Jennifer Boals, Memphis Radiological PC radiologist and breast imaging specialist at the Margaret West Comprehensive Breast Center at Methodist Hospital.

Planned Parenthood, which also offers screenings and mammograms in addition to other women’s health services, advises women visiting their facilities to not put off breast cancer screenings. About 230,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer each year.

Early detection is a key factor in the treatment of breast cancer when it is discovered.

“Each October, we are reminded of the importance of early detection,” says Boals. “If you are a woman age 40 or older, the American College of Radiology recommends that you have an annual mammogram. Screening mammography truly saves lives.”

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, funds for cancer research are raised to fight the disease through many events and 5K runs. The Memphisarea medical community provides all sorts of outreach to serve the needs of women in the Mid-South.

METHODIST HOSPITAL “Screening Saturdays” The Margaret West Comprehensive Breast Center will be hosting two “Screening Saturdays” in October: Saturday, October 1, and Saturday, October 15, at their Screening Breast Center location at 1381 S. Germantown Road. Appointments will be available between 7:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on each Saturday. To schedule your screening mammography appointment for one of their Screening Saturday events, call 901-516-4300.

METHODIST HEALTHCARE MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT The Methodist Healthcare Mobile Mammography Unit will be out in the community throughout the month of October offering mobile screening mammography appointments. The unit will be at A Fitting Place in Regalia Shopping Center (6150 Poplar Avenue) on Saturday, October 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and at the Susan G. Komen Memphis-MidSouth Race for the Cure on Saturday, October 29. For a complete listing of mobile mammography sites throughout the month of October, visit methodisthealth.org/wellness.

ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL St. Francis Hospital Breast Center, with its individualized service, offers digital mammography to capture and manipulate images at its Memphis and Bartlett locations for early detection. You can schedule an appointment online at saintfrancishosp.com.

BAPTIST WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER In addition to regular business hours, the center is open extended hours on Tuesday and Thursday evenings until 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for screening mammograms.

BAPTIST MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT At Baptist’s health center on wheels, women can schedule appointments in advance and get their annual mammograms on their lunch breaks. All that is needed is insurance information and identification. Visit baptistonline.org for upcoming dates and locations.

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I had never adopted a dog from the Memphis Humane Society. Or a cat. In fact, I don’t think I had ever been to an animal shelter of any kind. I felt fully justified in my refusal to darken any of their doors after that heartbreaking, tear-jerker commercial from my childhood where the lonely, pitiful dog sat under the streetlight while they played the song “Who Can I Turn To?” Anybody with even an ounce of feeling who saw that commercial just wanted to bundle that pup up and love it and take it home forever — score one for the advertisers; you got to me.

After that heart-tugging appeal, I had concluded that if I ever actually went to an animal shelter it’d be all over; I would want to adopt them all and move to a farm somewhere so they could run and play and stretch out full-length in the grass on their backs soaking up the sun — all the stuff dogs do. Being a city girl, I just couldn’t see it working out.

My husband and I had even managed to rescue a puppy in February 2004 without having to see a bunch of other puppies (which we would have been forced to leave behind since we don’t own a farm). Our Baxter was the last in a group of puppies being given away by an animal shelter in a parking lot. They told us he’d be put down if they couldn’t get him a home, so — well, what else could we do? And for 11 years Baxter was Best in Show in the Stanley household. When at last he went to join his ancestors, we were left with a giant gap in our family structure. My husband, my son, my daughter and I were walking funny around the house because there was no one on four feet to step over or walk around, and there was no one asking why there were no treats forthcoming.

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FEATURE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 It felt bleak.

That’s when my husband went and did it. He and my son started looking on the Memphis Humane Society’s website. Brown dogs, black dogs, mottled dogs, big dogs, cute dogs — each one pulling at you with their eyes saying, “Take me home!” This was very dangerous; I just knew our next call would be to a realtor to buy a farm. I started wondering how I’d look in overalls.

The short of it is that one fine Saturday afternoon the four of us drove over to the place I’d been carefully avoiding for so long. Oh help me, I just knew it was going to end with hay and pitchforks because they were all going to tug at me and there was no way my homeowner’s association in Suburbia was going to let me relocate the entire population of the Humane Society to my back yard.

My daughter and I waited in the lobby while my husband and my son bravely went into the back — a mysterious land of kennels, water bowls and so many wagging tails it looked like a metronome factory.

After a long while they emerged. We were going to have a “meet and greet” with one of the dogs, a 14-monthold boxer mix named Brooke (so named for the street TIPS AFTER ADOPTING A DOG location where she had been rescued by a good samaritan).

Source: APSCA We went into the yard and • Put a cozy bed for your pet in every waited with no idea what to room. Pets are much more likely to expect. keep off of furniture if they have “That’s her,” my son said. attractive alternatives.

I looked up and saw the attendant bringing her out of • Use dog crates and gates to confine the building, an Oreo cookie your new dog when home alone prancing around like Aunt until she is fully house-trained.

Abbey from the Cary Grant version of Arsenic and Old • Provide plenty of “legal” things for Lace. When she got inside the your dog to chew. If he has fence and they took off her attractive toys and bones, he’ll be leash, she tore off running like much less likely to gnaw on your a greyhound. Lap after lap she things! ran like a wild woman around that yard. Then, obviously • Check to make sure that plants in feeling somewhat obligated to and around your home are not speak to the benefactors who poisonous to pets. had afforded her that lovely run, she dashed over to us and • Remember to scoop the poop hopped around excitedly. It when walking your dog! was like she was saying, “Hi guys!” Even though it was our son who had picked her out, she kept jumping up on our daughter, seeming to bond with her instantly.

My husband and I looked at each other, and after a quick family discussion, the deal was sealed. We liked her; the kids liked her.

“She’s the one,” my husband said. “We’ll take her!”

The experience has been a highly rewarding one — and I didn’t even have to give up city life. The staff was so kind and helpful; we spent quite a bit of time talking with them about losing Baxter, explaining that our house just wasn’t the same without a canine competing with us for a spot on the couch. It was my impression that the employees and volunteers at the Memphis Humane Society care so much for those animals, and they work very hard to pair the right pets with the right people. In addition to allowing the dogs and people to meet and interact in their large, fencedin yard, the Humane Society requires a 24-hour waiting period and they do a background check before they let you have your new family member.

It worked out great for us to have an evening to prepare for our new arrival.

Today, that sweet black-and-white dog who had been rescued from roaming on Clearbrook is reposing in our recliner with her chin resting easily on the arm of the chair. The Memphis Humane Society has lots of great pets just like Brooke who are eager for loving homes. Please consider pet adoption, even if you don’t own a farm!

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COVER STORY

FLYING THE NEST Sending kids off to college and kindergarten.

By MICHELLE MCKISSACK

Fall means getting settled into your back-toschool routines, which often brings its own version of hecticness. For my family this year, our household went through a seismic shift going back to school. The oldest of my four children, John, headed off to his freshman year in college; another son, Everett, started high school; my third son, Peter, began his last year of middle school; and my youngest, Bliss, the princess of the home, kicked off kindergarten. How we made that transition (and it’s still ongoing) was made even more fun by a trip my husband John and I decided to make to help stave off the blues in the family as our oldest and youngest “flew the nest” at the same time.

The epic trip to get John up to Yale University in Connecticut began for us on a Sunday afternoon in late August, near the banks of the Mississippi River. If you’ve ever seen the hilarious movie National Lampoon’s Vacation, you can picture what our SUV looked like packed to the gills.

We happily got on the road, stopping short of singing “99 Bottles of [Root] Beer.”

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First Stop:

THE SMOKIES Despite being born and raised in Memphis and taking my kids on far-flung trips, from Mexico to the Grand Canyon, I had never taken them on a relatively short seven-hour drive to the other side of the state to see the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. My mother tells me that I travelled there as a toddler, but my dad apparently had a “been there, done that” mentality, so my older siblings got the full benefit of that trip. We never went back. My son Peter pointed this out to me as a major injustice, saying that was the one place he had to see. After arriving in Gatlinburg in the dark of night, the morning sunrise did not disappoint. With a babbling brook outside our hotel room and the misty clouds dusting the top of the mountains in the distance, we were all spellbound. Thankfully, my husband is the uber-organized one in the family and had already mapped out a twomile hike for us to go on inside the national park to a waterfall. To say it was fun is an understatement. Peter and Everett acted as if they were Lewis & Clark on a great expedition, pointing out the peak of Clingmans Dome mountain, which they had learned about in school. After a half-day of taking in the fresh air and celebrating the centennial of the National Park Service, it was time to get back on the road.

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Over the course of two days, visiting Washington, D.C. was like experiencing a history lesson in 3D. We walked the National Mall from top to bottom, taking in as many monuments as we could. Though my husband and I have visited Washington on several occasions, and I even lived there for a few months while reporting on Capitol Hill in grad school, it was so special to see the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and the newer World War II and Martin Luther King Jr. memorials, among others, through the eyes of our children who were all seeing it for the first time. My college-bound son, who was so eager to join his new college life, seemed to really enjoy spending these last few days with his younger sibs. He even fancied himself living at a certain famous address some day, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. My husband John, who has always been so professorial, wanted to make sure the kids experienced the three branches of government, so with a little forethought several weeks earlier, I submitted a request online through my congressman’s office for tickets and passes to visit the Capitol building and the White House. We also toured the U.S. Supreme Court. That’s the beauty of visiting Washington, D.C. — much of the sightseeing is little to no cost, once you get past paying for parking.

As we pulled up to the Yale University campus, I began to think I was driving onto the set of a Harry Potter film and waiting for the Hogwarts to jump out at me. The majestic, ivy-covered buildings of the school, which has been around since 1701, may have seemed a bit intimidating had it not been for the warm welcome my son John received when he arrived at his dormitory. A gaggle of super-excited college kids cheered and chanted to welcome him as the newest Bulldog. The thing that got my husband John super-excited is how the welcome crew unloaded all of the stuff we had brought with our son and took it up to his room. I had never seen anything like it. We didn’t have to lift a finger!

With John settled into his dorm room and the anticipation of a long trip back home, we didn’t tarry long in New Haven, Connecticut. We departed the next morning after an embrace with our son that lingered longer than usual. We travelled 2,500 miles round-trip, passing through eight states to create endless memories.

Now if I can only get Bliss to stop looking at me with those big puppydog eyes with crocodile tears in them as I drop her off at school every morning. Thankfully her teacher, Mrs. Porter, who taught all of my children in kindergarten at Downtown Elementary, assures me that she’s all smiles as soon as she enters the classroom. Somehow I figured that.

Now let me go get a tissue and wipe a few tears myself.

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SERVING THE UNDERSERVED How one healthcare agency helps Mid-South families

By ASHLEY NEARN

For Sheeba, Christ Community Health Services is a godsend. She is a missionary to Sri Lanka but is visiting friends in Memphis. During her stay, her daughter Sheena became very sick. With no health insurance in a foreign city, Sheeba was relieved to learn about Christ Community Health Services (CCHS), whose board-certified pediatrician saw her daughter that day for diagnosis and treatment.

“Since we are missionaries, medical [care] is [usually] too much, and we cannot afford it,” Sheeba explains.

“The Christ Community doctor really helped Sheena, and she is now doing well.”

Another mother also found herself in need.

Jennifer was new to town and didn’t have health insurance yet. But her daughter needed vaccinations to attend school. A Christ Community doctor saw her daughter for a well-child visit and administered her shots so she could attend school right away.

Many in Memphis share Sheena’s and Jennifer’s dilemmas. Thankfully, they have a place to go. For more than 20 years, Christ Community Health Services has been providing high quality healthcare for those with and without health insurance in Memphis, with a particular focus on the underserved.

HISTORY Four physicians who made a pact to go where the need was the greatest founded CCHS. At that time, Memphis had the highest infant mortality rate and the most deaths from chronic medical conditions due to a lack of access to medical care, Dr. Steve Sittnick, chief medical officer of CCHS, says. Now, 20 years later, HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE CCHS has a patient base of more than 50,000, 92 Sittnick says CCHS recognizes that employing qualified, motivated, and dedicated doctors, nurses, percent of whom are below the poverty level. and staff who feel called by God to be there is key to delivering high-quality healthcare. “We have boardSERVING IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS With strategic locations in Memphis, including Third certified physicians who uphold the highest standards Street, Frayser, Hickory Hill, Broad Avenue, Orange in the industry,” he says. “The type of care we offer is Mound, and Raleigh, Christ Community is the largest not just acute care. We are introducing the concept primary care provider in Shelby County, and one of the that ‘this is your long-term medical care center and largest faith-based, federally qualified health centers where you get preventative care.’ A doctor pairs up in the nation. CCHS boasts six medical centers, five with the patient and does his healthcare coaching. Our dental centers, five pharmacies, one women’s health patients deserve that.” center, and one mobile van clinic to care for the DEDICATED WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER homeless.

While most patients have TennCare or are The Women’s Health Center is a clinic dedicated to the uninsured, Christ Community accepts private health needs of women. In addition to annual exams, insurance, too. Dr. Sittnick adds, “We serve not only the center offers birth control options, cervical cancer screenings, and some in-office procedures. They also the underserved but everyone in the community.”

partner with Baptist Hospital to offer mammograms and with Methodist Hospital to provide gynecological surgeries. “By being a pay-scale provider, we are able to serve a wide variety of patients, from young pregnant women to older ladies who need hysterectomies,” says Dr. Katherine Liu, obstetrician/ gynecologist at the Women’s Health Center. “We provide a niche in Memphis.”

SPECIALIST CARE CCHS also has specialists on staff to address a range of health conditions. They employ a board-certified allergist and asthma specialist, as well as a developmental behavioral pediatrician who is trained in ADHD, learning disabilities, autism spectrum, and other issues that can hinder development and learning.

Amber, whose 6-month-old son Tyson struggles with asthma, appreciates this specialized care: “I like it because they know what’s going on,” she says. Dr. Sittnick notes, “Our patients appreciate when we go the extra mile to bring in specialists.”

BREAKING THE LANGUAGE BARRIER Hispanic patients, as well as refugee populations from places like Sudan, Somalia, Afghanistan, and the Congo, account for a significant number of visitors to CCHS. As a result, many patients don’t speak English. For this reason, CCHS employs two physicians fluent in Spanish at the Hickory Hill and Frayser locations, and a nurse practitioner at the Broad Avenue location speaks Arabic, Spanish, and French. Interpreters on staff help bridge the language barrier and make use of a language telephone hotline for other foreign languages such as Swahili.

CARING FOR BODY AND SOUL As a Christian organization, CCHS recognizes physical health is part of the whole person. In addition to caring for the body, they offer spiritual counseling, Bible studies, and prayer for their patients.

To learn more about CCHS or to partner with them, visit them at christcommunityhealth.org.

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By LIZ PHILLIPS I don’t know about you, but I have trouble keeping my hands off the Halloween candy. I have trouble before Halloween, when it’s stashed in the bag on top of the fridge. I have trouble after Halloween, when it’s in my kids’ rooms awaiting consumption at a prescribed rate of one piece per day. I no longer have the metabolism (or the conscience) to indulge in stolen Snickers bars more than once or twice a year, but they continue to obsess me. So what’s a mom to do?

Though I’d love to be able to cut out sugars altogether, I’ve never been good at abstinence.

Fortunately, while pondering this problem, I remembered the “truffles” my friend Vickie brought to me at work recently. Vickie eats gluten-free and vegan, so she’s a wellspring of wisdom for anyone seeking alternative snacks. These didn’t disappoint.

Dense and fudgy, they took the edge off my after-

lunch craving for sweets. And because they were full of protein and good fats, they left me satisfied.

I begged the recipe off her. She obliged, also sending a link to a recipe for vegan brownies. In a move that was either insane or brilliant, I tested both after eating supper at Gus’s. They were easy enough to make with a fried chicken hangover and quick enough to make on a whim. But when my older son, who knows I frown on stealth vegetables, saw me dumping black beans and pumpkin purée into the food processor, he winced. “That’s not some Sneaky Chef thing, is it?” I replied that I was doing it right in front of him, so how sneaky could it be?

Solly, my younger son, didn’t seem to mind the legumes as he licked the bowl. The only objection came from my husband, who avoids sugar. He perversely wanted the brownies to be sweeter.

However, after eating a couple of them and a truffle or two, I felt thoroughly sugared up, though not as filled with self-loathing as I might after a York Peppermint Patty binge. As a bonus, rolling the truffles exposed my hands to copious amounts of coconut oil. So making them doubled as a spa treatment, right? I plan to keep a batch of each around to get us — kids and parents — through jack-o’-lantern season. If all goes according to plan, we’ll head into November heart-healthy and wellmoisturized.

NON-SNEAKY PUMPKIN-BLACK BEAN BROWNIES

Adapted from Ceara’s Kitchen (cearaskitchen.com) Makes 12

Ingredients 1 cup oats (quick or rolled; use gluten-free oats if needed) ½ tsp sea salt 1 tsp baking soda 1½ tsp instant coffee powder (optional; I left it out because the last thing my kids need is caffeine) 3 cups black beans (canned or cooked soft), rinsed well and drained 1 tbsp vanilla extract ⅔ cup maple syrup, agave syrup, or honey ¼ cup melted coconut oil ¼ cup pumpkin purée 6 tbsp cocoa powder Optional mix-ins ¼ cup walnuts, chopped (I skipped these so my kids could take them to their nut-free school) ¼ cup dark chocolate chunks or chocolate chips

VICKIE’S TRUFFLES Makes about 16 balls

Ingredients 2 cups raw unsalted cashews ¼ cup raw cacao powder ⅓ cup raw honey ¼ cup unrefined coconut oil 1 tbsp vanilla extract Optional coatings: cinnamon (2 tbsp), almond flour (¼ cup or so), or coconut flakes (½ cup or so) Directions Line a sheet pan with waxed paper or a dozen or so mini-muffin papers. Place optional coating on a plate nearby. Combine all but optional ingredients till smooth and then shape into 1-1½” orbs, rolling each in whichever you’re using — almond flour,cinnamon, or coconut — to lightly cover before placing on waxed paper or in mini muffin papers. Freeze for 10 minutes. Remove from freezer and refrigerate.

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Shake any remaining water from the black beans. Add instant coffee (optional), beans, and remaining ingredients to food processor. Blend until all the ingredients are creamy and smooth and the oats are almost undetectable in the batter. Pulse the chocolate chunks and walnuts very briefly into the batter in the food processor.

Don’t over-process. Spread the thick, sticky batter in pan with a damp spatula.

Bake for 15-20 minutes and leave to cool for 5 minutes in the pan before slicing and serving. They’re done when the surface is dry and beginning to crack and the sides are pulling away from the pan.

To restore fudginess, reheat later for 30 seconds in the microwave.

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Day of the Dead Fiesta 21+ event. ID is required.

Cadre Building, 42 S 2nd Street Friday, October 28, 7–11:30 pm Although it is close to Halloween, Día de los Muertos is not scary or creepy at all! Guests don’t wear Halloween costumes, but rather dress up in black and white for this big, colorful celebration. This grand social event will include appearances

by Ballet Memphis, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, glow in the dark hula hoop dancing led by Co-Motion Studio, Caza Teatro Bilingual Theater Group’s fabulous Catrinas or opulent dressed skeleton figures, Aztec dancers, Latin sounds by Colombian singer Marcela Pinilla and her band, Dominican DJ Giovanni Rodriguez, art-making stations, and much more.

This will definitely be a night to remember!

1 • SATURDAY

Magic Carpet: Oompa Oktoberfest with Mighty Souls Brass Band. Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary's School. 10 a.m. Children ages 2-8 are invited to grab their magic carpet for a musical adventure to Germany for Oktoberfest. $5/child. Free to adults. 537-1483.

Family Studio. Dixon Gallery and Gardens. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. 761-5250.

Kids Yoga at Heart of the Park.

First Tennessee Foundation Visitor Center @ Shelby Farms Park. Saturdays from 11 a.m. until noon. Elements Yoga presents this fun, relaxing fitness program in the park for kids ages 6 and up. Free.

222-7275.

Wild Lunch at Lichterman.

Lichterman Nature Center.

Tuesdays through Saturdays at noon. Watch the Backyard Wildlife Center's animal keepers feed the animals. Free with admission. 636-2210.

Family Zumba. First Tennessee Foundation Visitor Center @ Shelby Farms Park. Every other Saturday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Features fast-paced workouts based on various types of dance moves at the edge of Hyde Lake in Shelby Farms Park. Free. 222-7275.

Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom (2D repertory film). CTI Giant Theater. Saturdays and Sundays at 4 p.m. Watch your favorite movies on the IMAX screen at the Pink Palace. $9/ adult. $7/child. 636-2362.

Gardens. Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. $8/child.

Reservations. 761-5250.

7 · FRIDAY

Food Truck Round-Up. Dixon Gallery and Gardens. 11:30-1:30 p.m. This event rounds up the Food Truck Friday for the season. Admission is free to the gardens during Food Truck Fridays. 761-5250.

Moon River Music Festival.

Levitt Shell. Through October 9.

Noon until 11 p.m. Features local and national folk-rock and Americana musicians, honoring the rich musical and cultural history of Memphis. For details, go to moonriverfestival.com.

Porktoberfest. MBG. 5-11 p.m.

Also on Saturday, from noon until 6 p.m. Friday festivities Cost: $50 per person/$65 per person at the door. feature a lineup of country Bar pass and face painting options are also available. music stars and food trucks in The Live Garden. Saturday fun latinomemphis.org/day-of-the-dead-fiesta continues with adults watching a football game on a giant, Spooky Nights. Shelby Farms on-stage screen while kids enjoy Caterpillar Club: Ladybugs Park. Friday & Saturday nights the Jumping World play area Hibernate. Memphis Botanic from 7 to 10 p.m. Children ages Garden (MBG). 10-11 a.m. with game truck and rock10 and up are invited to brave Choose Tuesday or Wednesday climbing wall. Two-day Standard the haunted trail and battle Weekend Ticket: $20. VIP Pit session. Semester Theme: zombies while those under 10 Weekend Pass: $30/Friday.

Falling into Autumn. Also On can take part in scare-free Adult ticket: $15/Friday.

October 18 & 19: Under the activities, including pumpkin Standard Pit Ticket: $25/ Trees. 6-class semester fee: decorating. Haunted Trail: $12.

Saturday. Adult ticket: $10/ $75. Call 636-4122 to sign up.

Zombie Paintball Hayrides: Saturday. Child ticket: $7. $20-$25. Headless Horseman Tickets include tastings from the Mini Masters. Dixon Gallery Hayrides: $8. Pumpkin Mid-South Restaurant Sampling and Gardens. Tuesdays from Decorating: $510:30 to 11:15 a.m. $8/child. Call Showcase. Tickets available at $7. Reservations: 222-7275. ticketmaster.com or call 761-5250 to pre-register and pre-pay by noon the day before 1-800-745-3000. class.

4 • TUESDAY Farmers Market. The Church 12 • WEDNESDAY Health Center. Through 5 • WEDNESDAY Food Truck Garden Party: October 25. Free Healthy Farmers Market at the Garden. PokeParty Time! MBG. 5-8 p.m.

Cooking Class at 9 a.m. Market MBG. Through October 26.

Join the PokemonGo craze with runs Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 Wednesdays from 1 to 5 p.m. access to the whole garden, p.m. Free. For details, go featuring four gyms, more than Free. 636-4100. to churchhealthcenter.org/ 40 PokeStops, and Pokemon to farmersmarket. capture. Also includes a Movie 6 • THURSDAY SmART Kids. Dixon Gallery and Night and old-school outdoor

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CALENDAR games featuring a Giant Connect 4, ball toss, and Jumbo Jenga. Kids check out the Memphis Parent PlayZone with themed activities every month. $10/adult. $5/child.

636-4100.

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13 • THURSDAY

Cirque Italia. Sears Parking Lot @ Wolfchase Galleria. Through October 16. Thursday & Friday at 7:30 p.m. Saturday & Sunday at 2:30, 5:30, & 8:30 p.m. This cirque variety show features a 35,000-gallon water tank stage and performers from around the world, including contortionist, clowns, aerial divas, LaserMan, and mermaids. For details, go to cirqueitalia.com or call (941)704-8572.

14 · FRIDAY

44th Annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair. Audubon Park.

Through October 16. Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday,10 a.m.-5 p.m. This family-friendly fair features a children's area, entertainment, demos by craftsmen, vendors, and food. Children's activities include crafts, face painting, model trains, petting zoo, train rides, bouncy castle, and climbing wall. $9/adult. $3/child under 12. Cash only, ATM on-site. 636-2408.

The Fast & The Furriest 5K Run/Walk. Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County. 9-11 a.m. Join the dog-friendly 5K event that gives out awards for the fastest (and the furriest)!

Also features a one-miler.

Stroller-friendly course. $30.

Advance discounts available.

For details, go to fastandfurriest5k.racesonline. com

PB&J: Tunes for Tiny Pirates by Babu Press. Germantown Performing Arts Centre (GPAC). 9:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Ages 8 and under. This pirate tale inspired by Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer will have kids toe-tapping to ukulele songs alongside the hits of classical music. $8/child.

Free for up to two adults.

Reservations: 751-7500.

Library Tunes & Tales. At area libraries, including Central, Bartlett, Cordova, Collierville, and Germantown. 11 a.m. Join the musical families of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra as they present a story set to music. Free. 537-2500.

16 • SUNDAY

Young Artist Concert with Germantown Symphony

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Orchestra. GPAC. 3 p.m.

Young winners of the 16th annual Germantown Symphony Concerto Competition take the stage and perform with the orchestra. This fall concert features spooky favorites such as "Night on Bald Mountain" and "Danse Macabre." $15.

Reservations: 751-7500.

21 · FRIDAY

Le Bonheur Zoo Boo. Memphis Zoo. Through October 23. Also October 27-31, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

The eight nights of frights include everything from hayrides to candy stations to straw mazes. $15/person.

Advance discounts available.

276-9453.

22 • SATURDAY

Dairy Day. Morton Museum of Collierville History. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Celebrates Collierville's rich dairy history with a petting zoo, live music, ice cream making contest and vendors.

Free. 457- 2650.

the world where extraordinary things happen on a regular basis. $10/adult. $5/child.

Reservations: 726-4656.

RSVP to spookysciencespectacular. brownpapertickets.com.

Magic Treehouse: The Knight at Peppa Pig Live! Peppa Pig's Big Dawn. St. George's Splash. The Orpheum. 2 & 5 Independent School, p.m. Based on eOne's Germantown Campus. 6 p.m. popular Peppa Pig television Also on Saturday, October 29, series, this fully immersive at 2 p.m. Join for this St. musical production brings George's lower school wholesome family performance of Magic entertainment. $29.50-$59.50. Treehouse. $5. For details, go VIP tickets: $149.50. Call to sgis.org.

525-3000.

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23 • SUNDAY

StepUp for Down Syndrome.

Christian Brothers University Campus. Noon until 4 p.m.

Come join the Down Syndrome Association of Memphis and the Mid-South at CBU campus for a one-mile fun walk, live music, bounce houses, awards, and food. Register online at dsamemphis.org or call 547-7588.

27 • THURSDAY

ARMS Night at Spooky Cows Don't Fly and Other Science Spectacular. Pink Known Facts. The Circuit Palace Museum. 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Playhouse. 10-11 a.m. & 2-3 p.m. Open to children with The show, based on the popular disabilities and their siblings. children's book series, The Cow Trick-or-Treat in museum Who Wouldn't Come Down, The galleries, participate in spooky Pig Who Ran a Red science activities, and hang out Light, and The Goose Who Went with your favorite heroes.

Off in a Huff captures a vision of Costumes are optional. Free.

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Flick-or-Treat at the Garden.

MBG. Games and activities begin at 6 p.m. Movie starts at 7 p.m. Trick-or-Treat through My Big Backyard and then settle on the lawn for a double feature. Featured movies include It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown followed

by Monsters Inc. $10. Bring a picnic; popcorn, drinks, and movie night treats available at an additional cost. Call 636-4131 to confirm by phone.

Celeste. Halloran Centre @The Orpheum. 6:30 p.m. Celeste explores the world of a young girl with a big imagination and her struggle making friends. $15. Call 525-3000.

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3 • THURSDAY

Underwater Bubble Show. Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School. 7 p.m.

This maiden American tour performance incorporates drama, pantomime, dance, puppetry, juggling, aerial arts, acrobatics, contortion, sand art, and imagery with the amazing beauty of soap bubbles. $28/adult. $23/ child. 537-1483.

ONGOING EVENTS

MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITS

The Pink Palace Museum. Scenes of the Dinosaurs. Through October 2. 6362362.

CTI 3D Giant Theater. Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean 3D. Through November 18. National Parks Adventure 3D. Through November 18. Journey to Space 3D. Through November 18.

636-2362.

AutoZone Dome at the Sharpe Planetarium. Black Holes. Through November 18. Firefall. Through November 18. Seasonal Stargazing.

Through November 11. One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure. Through December 31. 636-2362.

Lichterman Nature Center. Scarecrow on Display. Through November 18.

Check out the scariest, friendliest, silliest, and most serious scarecrows decorating the lawns. 636-2210.

OTHER PROGRAMS

Mallory-Neely House Tour. MalloryNeely House, 652 Adams Avenue, Memphis. Fridays & Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $7/adult. $5/child (ages 3-12). Reservations: 523-1484.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Celebrate Siblings Class. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. Saturday, October 1 from 10 a.m. until noon. Prepares siblings for a new infant. $30/child.

516-6645.

Grandparent Connection. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. Saturday, October 1, 2-4 p.m. The class will discuss the role of the grandparenting connection, as well as how grandparents can help during the pregnancy, birth, and beyond. $30 for two participants.

516-6645.

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Foster Parent Orientation. Meritan Inc. Monday, October 3, 6-9 p.m. Mark your calendars for Meritan's quarterly foster parent orientation workshop. Free.

766-0600.

Stroller Strides. AutoZone Front Porch at the First Tennessee Foundation Visitors Center @ Shelby Farms Park.

Meets Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:3010:30 a.m. A total fitness program moms can do with their babies. First week free; $45/month. For reservations, go to shelbyfarmspark.org.

parents and children to discover the joy and challenges of parenting toddlers in a safe environment. Free.

Visit shelbycountyupp.com or call 227-9558.

Kaleidoscope Club. Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m. Ages 6-9. $8. Snack provided. Call 761-5250 to register.

Childbirth & Family Education Classes.

Baptist Women's Hospital.

Breastfeeding Class on Thursday, October 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $30.

Sibling Class on Saturday, October 8, from 10 a.m. until noon. Cost: $20/child. $25 for two or more in same family.

Saturday Childbirth Class on October 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $75. Expectant Parent Class on Saturday, October 22, from 9 a.m. until noon. Cost: $30. Call 226-5764 to register.

Open Studio – Sketching in the Galleries. Dixon Gallery and Gardens.

Fridays from 4 to 5 p.m. Ages 15 and up.

Walk-in program. Free with admission.

761-5250.

Kids Dairy Making Workshop. Morton Museum of Collierville History. Friday, October 14, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 to 3 p.m. Children ages 6 and up are invited to learn about the history of the dairy industry and make their own ice cream. Free. Call 457-2650 to register.

Dyslexia Awareness Community Event.

Church of the Incarnation. Saturday, October 15, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The Tennessee Branch of The International Dyslexia Association hosts this awareness workshop for parents and educators. Free. For registration, go to tnida.org.

Family Pumpkin Carving Workshop.

Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Saturday, October 15, from 10:30 a.m. until noon.

Children ages 10 and up accompanied by parents. Join Deborah Mason as she demonstrates pumpkin carving techniques to create intricate designs in this hands-on workshop. $30. Materials provided. Call 761-5250 to register.

DramaDays: Parent-and-Me Stage Makeup Workshop. Sunfish Children's Theatre. Saturday, October 22, from 10 a.m. until noon. Parents are invited to learn how to create animal faces and stage makeup techniques on their children for Halloween and school holidays. $45. Includes materials, snack, and lessons. Call 826-6649 to register

by October 15.

HOME SCHOOL CLASSES

Home School Day. Memphis Zoo. Monday, October 3, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Children in grades 1 through 8 are invited to learn about properties of matter. $18. Call 333-6576 to register.

Home School Days: Incredible Insects.

Memphis Botanic Garden. Wednesday, October 5, 2-3:30 p.m. Children ages 5 and up are invited to have a hands-on learning experience. $5/child. Cost Toddler Time. Baptist Women’s Hospital. does not include Garden admission. Call Meets Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m.

636-4130 to register and pre-pay. until noon. Toddler Time is a time for

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It all begins with an Early Childhood program designed especially for your two-year-old; It leads anywhere she can imagine. Call 901.762.6672 to schedule a personal tour.

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CALENDAR 3D Home School Drop-in Days. Pink Palace Museum. Thursday, October 13, from 1 to 2 p.m. Children in grades kindergarten through 8 and their families are invited to learn about rocks. $6/person (including chaperones who are required to attend). Call 636-2389 to register.

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Home School Day: Artists from the Region. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. Thursday, October 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students discover artworks by regional artists in the Brooks’ collection and engage in art-making activities inspired by the new works on display. Free. 544-6200.

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Raising the Barre - Dinner, Dance & Theater. Junior Achievement of Memphis & the Mid-South. Friday, October 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. Enjoy entertainment provided by the youth dance group of Ballet On Wheels Dance Company, food, and a "disco" time at this 2nd annual event. Tickets: $45/Singles; $75/Couples. Benefits Ballet On Wheels Dance School & Company. 870-4348.

26th Annual Radiothon. Ronald McDonald House of Memphis. October 27 & 28. The 2016 Radiothon features multiple fundraising events and station deejays making appearances at various live remotes across the Mid-South area.

For details, go to rmhc-memphis.org or call 312-7479.

The 2016 Power of The Purse Auction.

University Club of Memphis. Thursday, October 27, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis (WFGM) hosts this auction.

Tickets: $50 for general admission and $75 for VIP admission. Benefits WFGM’s grant making and the Vision 2020 Strategic Plan. Purchase tickets at wfgm.org.

THEATRE PERFORMANCES

Monty Python's SPAMALOT, The Musical.

The Harrell Performing Arts Theatre.

Saturday, October 1, at 7 p.m. Also on Sunday, October 2, at 2 p.m. Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur's quest to find the Holy Grail. Tickets range $12-$20. Call 457-2780.

ADMISSION OPEN HOUSES Lower School (grades PK-5) Germantown Campus | October 27 @ 9 a.m.

Memphis Campus | November 3 @ 8-11 a.m. (drop-in)

Middle School and Upper School (grades 6-12) Collierville Campus l November 1 @ 6 p.m.

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To Kill a Mockingbird. Weiner Theater @ Hutchison School. Saturday, October 1, at 7 p.m. Sunday, October 2, at 2 p.m. The show launches Tennessee Shakespeare Company's 9th performance season. $34/adult. $16/ child. 759-0604.

Memphis Symphony Orchestra Opening Weekend: Welcome Robert Moody! Saturday, October 1, at 7:30 p.m. @ The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. Sunday, October 2, at 2:30 p.m. @ Germantown Performing Arts Centre (GPAC). Robert Moody kicks off his inaugural season as principal conductor with Jesse Kasinger on violin. Tickets start at $15. Call 537-2525.

Jose Limon Dance Company. Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School.

Sunday, October 2, at 7 p.m. The

company, which could be called the progeny of the Father of Modern Dance, comes to entertain at the Buckman stage. $28/adult. $25/child.

537-1483.

Kenny Rogers’ Final World Tour: The Gambler’s Last Deal. The Orpheum.

Friday, October 7, at 8 p.m. The Grammy Award-winning country music superstar performs with special guest Linda Davis on his final world tour. $52-$92. For tickets, call 525-3000. truTV Impractical Jokers ‘Santiago Sent Us’ Tour Starring The Tenderloins.

The Orpheum. Friday, October 14, at 7 p.m. At this brand new live show, the truTV Impractical Jokers team blends comedy, hi-jinx, and never-before-seen videos on stage. $49.50. VIP tickets: $150 & $250. Reservations: 525-3000.

Marc Cohn. Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School. Saturday, October 15, at 8 p.m. & Sunday, October 16, at 7 p.m. Grammy Award-winning American folk/rock singer-songwriter Marc Cohn comes to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his signature song “Walking in Memphis.” $35/person.

537-1483.

WHATEVER YOUR JOURNEY, WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK. At Briarcrest, we believe in the journey of discovery. The stops and starts. The challenges and the breakthroughs. Whether it’s academics, athletics, fine arts or missions, we are with your student all of the way. To schedule a tour, call 901.765.4605 or visit www.briarcrest.com.

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Mark Twain at Large. GPAC. Thursday, October 20, at 7 p.m. Ron Jewell performs this one-man theatrical tour de force in conjunction with Germantown’s The Big Read event.

Free. Reservations required. 751-7500.

Finding Memphis: Tiny Dances/Hidden Spaces. Jay Atkin Gallery. Saturday, October 22, at 7 p.m. & Sunday, October 23, 6 p.m. Project: Motion Modern Dance Collective inaugurates the season collaborating with Carla McDonald and Courtney Oliver of FindMemphis. $10/person. 214-5327.

Paul & Linnea Bert Classic Accents: Dvorak & Copland. GPAC. Sunday, October 23, from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

Features pieces from Dvorak’s “Serenade for Winds” and Copland’s “Appalachian Spring.” Tickets start at $15. Call 537-2525 Jersey Boys. The Orpheum. October 25-30. This award-winning musical shares the true story of how four blue-collar kids became successful in pop music. Tickets starting at $25. Call 525-3000.

Taylor Hicks. Halloran Centre @ The Orpheum. Saturday, October 29, at 7:30 p.m. The Season 5 Winner of American Idol comes to entertain audiences with his unique take on Southern soul, R&B, country, and blues music. $35/person. 525-3000.

STORY TIME AT AREA BOOKSTORES AND MUSEUMS

Barnes & Noble Booksellers The Avenue Carriage Crossing Mall, 853-3264 Saturdays at 11 a.m. Ages 1-6.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers 2774 N. Germantown Pkwy., 386-2468 Tuesdays and Saturdays at 11 a.m. Ages

Open Houses: Houston Levee Elementary & Middle — Tues. Oct. 11 @ 6:30 p.m.

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The Booksellers at Laurelwood 387 Perkins Rd. Ext., 683-9801 Story time with Miss Marjorie every Tuesday and Thursday at 11 a.m.

Story Time at Morton Museum of Collierville History Fridays from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Ages 8 and under. Join for a new story theme each week with songs, related craft, and snack. Free. 457-2650.

ADMISSION OPEN HOUSE: Thursday, Nov. 10th at 9 a.m. and Sunday, Nov. 13th at 2 p.m.

MIDDLE SCHOOL PREVIEW DAY: Tuesday, Dec. 6th

Woodland combines small class sizes, dedicated teachers, and personalized instruction to help grow your child’s success. Call 901-685-0976 to schedule a tour, or email admissions@woodlandschool.org.

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