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6 Force of More The Jackson Police Department adds new recruits. How does our force compare with others?

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Mississippi lawmakers pass a bill making it more difficult than ever to get disability benefits.

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rochelle culp “I wanted to make a difference and work directly with the community. A lot of people didn’t think it was a smart move,” Culp says.

“Wellness is my passion and my ministry. I am very fortunate to have a job I love so much.”

Today, Culp works for The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi and is the project director of the Mississippi Tobacco-Free Coalition. She has worked with the coalition for 12 years. On the job, she manages a variety of grants to help people stop smoking and works with children and communities to prevent their using tobacco.

With projects aimed at students, such as R.A.T (Reject All Tobacco) and Generation Free, Culp hopes to keep others from facing the same fate as her father, a smoker, who died at a young age due to smoking- and obesityrelated health problems.

Culp is also a fitness and personal trainer and wellness coach at Fitness Lady Health Clubs. She has been an instructor for 19 years and is certified to teach classes such as spin, kickboxing and “boot camp” workouts that combine cardio, strength training and calisthenics. She is also a motivational speaker and workshop facilitator who travels and speaks on obesity prevention and wellness.

Culp teaches her students that consistency is the key. “Society tends to start and stop.

Each time you stop, it’s harder to start.”

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37 Old Made New The Hackensaw Boys take traditional blue-grass music and adds new-age energy and instruments.

45 Healthy Eats Portable and healthy lunches; just say “no” to “pink slime”; salad days are here again.

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When Rochelle Culp couldn’t walk a few miles in a walk for charity in her 20s, she felt it was time for a change. “I struggled to do the walk, but it should have been easy,” she says.

“I wanted to live a life of joy and be active. I knew if I didn’t make a change, my health may affect that.”

Initially, Culp decided to change her life through portion control and by walking, her favorite exercise. Eventually, she incorporated healthy, fresh foods into her diet.

The Durant native is now celebrating her 20th year since losing 100-plus pounds.

Culp says losing weight and becoming healthy is a bit easier now. “All the low-fat options weren’t available at that time,” she says.

“Most restaurants didn’t have calorie guides.”

She suggests cooking at home, a hobby of hers, as a great way to eat healthy as well as build relationships within the family. “So many meals you can prepare in a few minutes,” Culp says. “Having family night once a week … keeps families together.”

Not only does she strive to have a healthy lifestyle, Culp encourages people to become healthy in other ways. After 18 successful years at Allstate Insurance Company, Culp decided to change careers from doing something she liked to something that fulfilled her. She began managing grants for nonprofit organizations, especially those that contributed to keeping people healthy.

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Tom Ramsey Tom Ramsey is a former investment banker, lobbyist, and tobacco executive who currently works as a chef at Underground 119. He writes poetry, runs with the bulls and produced an album or two. He interviewed Andrew Zimmern for this issue.

Virginia Schreiber Staff photographer Virginia Schreiber is a recent graduate of Millsaps College. When she’s not working, she spends her time watching films of the Peter Pan genre. She took the cover photo and many others in this issue.

Adriane Louie Adriane Louie is a Jackson native who graduated from Millsaps College. She loves watching the Food Network and learning about food. Her favorite times of the year are Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. She wrote a food piece.

Whitney Menogan Editorial intern Whitney Menogan is from Madison and holds bachelor’s degree in English from Tougaloo College. She enjoys reading and writing. She hopes to be able to travel around the world one country at a time. She wrote film reviews.

Richard Coupe Freelance writer Richard Coupe, an avid fan of the beautiful game, is a husband, brother, father of four and still wondering what he wants to be when he grows up. He wrote film reviews.

Nicole Sheriff Nicole Sheriff is from Madison but has lived everywhere from Colorado to Michigan since she graduated from college. Her life experiences have inspired most of her writing, and she shows no signs of slowing down. She wrote a music feature.

Mike Day At the “Hindsonian” at Hinds Community College, Mike Day won top cartoonist awards from the Mississippi Press Association and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association in New York.

He was also a cartoonist for the Hattiesburg American.

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Advertising Director Kimberly Griffin is a Jackson native who likes yoga, supporting locally owned businesses and traveling.

In her spare time, she plots how she can become Michelle Obama’s water holder.

by Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief

Dinner and a Movie

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ast Saturday night, Todd and I sat at a small table next to the open kitchen at Parlor Market and were dazzled by the chefs’ performance.

Our newest food columnist, Jesse Houston, happens to be the chef de cuisine at PM, a position he took over after the tragic death of his friend and the founding chef, Craig Noone.

Craig brought Jesse back from Texas to a state he knew little about; now Jesse is leading the creative team at one of the hottest businesses to come along in Jackson in a long time.

Jesse invited us to the restaurant Saturday night, wanting to show off some vegetarian delicacies he’s worked up recently, including a dish of charred brussel sprouts with sous vide baby carrots and sauerkraut with a pastrami spiced crème fraiche that’s now on the menu.

What’s delightful to us vegetarians is that there is no actual meat, or pastrami, in this dish. He somehow figured out how to make it taste a bit like pastrami. And the hint of kraut pleased the German in Mr. Stauffer no end.

As I sipped my Satan’s Whiskers (a Prohibition-era cocktail with Beefeater gin, dry and sweet vermouth, orange curacao, orange and orange bitters), I was struck by the creative intensity in which not only Jesse worked on his creations, but which his assistants reflected.

When they’re weren’t doing anything, they stood and watched. He was creating art, and they seemed to be studying his technique.

This was serious creativity at work.

And as Jesse writes in his “secrets” piece on pages 16-17, creative magic happens in other kitchens around the city as well. If you haven’t noticed, we’re in the middle of a serious foodies movement in Jackson, and it’s led by the rockin’ crop of chefs, long-time and new, at locally owned restaurants in the Jackson metro.

Make no mistake: These guys (and gals) have the ability to change our city and state— and to help bring the renaissance that a wide coalition of folks (including the dynamic Hal and Malcolm White duo) have worked to bring to fruition for many years. Great restaurants with food-loving groupies help separate cities people love to flock to from those we could not care less about.

Strong local restaurants are the bedrock of a city’s local economy. They not only keep their revenues locally—especially now during the local-food movement Jesse and others believe so strongly in—but they hire and train locally as often as possible, often bringing the culinary arts to young people working in the kitchen who might not have had the chance otherwise. And they provide the kinds of culinary experiences that make smart, engaged people want to move and stay here.

This matters, folks. As we explained last week in our local-business issue, locally owned companies can help us stop the brain drain of our best and brightest and our tax base. But it won’t work if we don’t support them and, in this case, eat locally every chance we get. If we want to live in a world-class city, we must support our world-class restaurants. Consider

it an investment in our city’s economy.

The same goes for cultural events. Even as Craig and now Jesse are young urban warriors on behalf of our city, so are many others who could live, work and create anywhere they want, but choose to do it right here in Jackson. This weekend, the Crossroads Film Society brings its annual festival to the Jackson area again. This year, you can enjoy a record number of Mississippi-made and/or Mississippi-focused films, a good number of them set right here in Jackson.

Because we’re lucky enough to get a lot of the films to review in advance, I took the chance to watch a number of them over the last week. Some weren’t completely finished, yet, causing me to smile at the thought of these filmmakers scrambling to get their projects done in time for Crossroads. I understand how deadline pressure feels.

Watching the films, it almost seems like Jackson’s recent historical arc is wound up in the types of movies and documentaries the festival features and their content, which is often edgy and not what people expect from Mississippi (where we’re stereotyped about as often as the worst of our citizenry stereotypes “the other.”) One of my favorites this year is the “Mississippi I Am” documentary, which looks at the challenge and at least marginal progress of being GLBT in Mississippi.

I recognized several of the faces in it (and not just Lance Bass): good people who are working to make our state a more loving place for all of our people, including a former sales rep here who helped start a group to help gay youth. I loved that it featured the Safe Harbor Family Church, a place of worship where GLBTs can feel safe and accepted.

I also appreciate that local filmmaker

(and Crossroads celeb) Philip Scarborough and Tom Beck are making a film, “Growing Our Own,” about the youth institute that the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation facilitates. (Disclosure: I work with the institute’s youth projects, although not directly with this one). I met Philip and Tom years back, and I remember great conversations at Hal and Mal’s with them about the challenges of race in our state and that our youth face.

I just love that these guys are helping us tell Mississippi’s own story now. They care.

That’s really what it comes down to: having the gumption and the energy to do it for ourselves. I’ve watched so many documentary makers come to Mississippi from other places to document our tough journey (making me wonder about the journeys in their own states and countries they leave undocumented). I crave seeing us tell these stories ourselves in whatever way we can: in print, online, in films or even in the catfish cracklins that Jesse Houston impressed Andrew Zimmern with.

I’ve also been thinking about that urban warrior Herman Snell, our previous music editor whom we all lost way too soon to a sudden death. Herman was a long-time player in the Crossroads scene and, when I met him back in 2001, was doing online music listings just because someone needed to. This is the kind of spirit that makes me believe in our city, our state and our future. It is in the hands of our young creatives, our local businesses, and those who bother to show up and tell our stories.

Please support them every way you can.

This issue is dedicated to the memory of Craig Noone and Herman Snell, both of whom gave new meaning to the words “dinner and a movie.” We will put your memory to good use.

Watch for my Crossroads picks at www.jfp.ms.

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Thursday, April 5 Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, kills his own House amendment that could have revived the push against undocumented immigrant workers in the state. ‌ The Coast Guard sinks an abandoned ship in the Gulf of Alaska. The ship had been drifting in the Pacific Ocean since a tsunami dislodged it in Japan more than a year ago.

Friday, April 6 The Jackson Police Department graduates 24 new officers from its police academy, moving the department closer to its goal of a force of 500. ‌ A U.S. Navy F-18 jet crashes into an apartment complex in Virginia.

Saturday, April 7 The Walk Against Fear from Memphis to Jackson, to protest social injustice in Mississippi and across the South, concludes with a rally at the Capitol. ‌ Veteran “60 Minutesâ€? journalist Mike Wallace dies at age 93.

Sunday, April 8 A walker finds the body of a man near Butts Park in Jackson. ‌ Tulsa police arrest Jake England and Alvin Watts, both white, for shooting five people and killing three of them. Officials are investigating the shooting as a hate crime.

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Monday, April 9 Gov. Bryant signs a craft beer bill that will allow retailers to sell higher gravity beers, up to 8 percent alcohol by weight, in Mississippi. ‌ AOL sells more than 800 patents to Microsoft for $1 billion.

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Tuesday, April 10 The Mississippi Senate passes a bill to implement the controversial voter ID law that voters approved last fall. ‌ The Donald Trump-owned Miss Universe pageant announces it will allow transgendered participants to compete.

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JPD Adds 24 New Officers

by Jacob Fuller

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he 49th basic recruit class of the Jackson Police Department graduated Friday from the Jackson Police Training Academy. The class of 24 recruits moves the department closer to Chief Rebecca Coleman’s goals for patrol size and overtime reduction.

JPD’s current goal is to reach 500 active officers, although the city has the budget for 525, Coleman said. With many officers who can retire at any time and others who will leave for other law enforcement jobs, Coleman said JPD will not stop hiring new recruits if they reach 500. With Friday’s graduation, the force has 483 officers. “That’s a goal that we would like to achieve, but at the same time, I still stress to those individuals who are doing our recruiting that we want good, qualified officers,� Coleman said. “We want to make sure that (those) 500 officers are officers that are deserving of being in a Jackson Police Department uniform.�

The 2010 census showed that Jackson has a population of 173,514. That means there is one Jackson police officer for every 359 residents of the city. If the department reaches its goal of 500 officers, it will mean one for every 347 residents.

Coleman said more officers means more visibility of law enforcement in the community, which deters criminals and ultimately means less crime.

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Wednesday, April 4 The Mississippi Senate votes to send a bill that could shutter Mississippi’s only abortion clinic to Gov. Phil Bryant’s desk to become law. ‌ Five ex-New Orleans police officers receive sentences for their parts in shootings of unarmed citizens in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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A class of 24 recruits of the Jackson Police Department marches from their seats after taking the oath of office at their graduation on Friday.

“These 24 additional officers will be assigned to the precincts, but they will be in two-man cars, because they have to go through the training process,�

Coleman said. “This past week, we had 33 officers from the last class who were cut loose from training. They were initially in two-man cars. Those officers now are riding solo in the precincts. That means you have more beat cars in the precincts. And it’s been proven, anytime you have more visibility of

officers, the less likely crime is to occur.�

At 483 officers, the size of JPD sits about in the middle of similar-sized state capitals. The Little Rock Police Department in Arkansas, which services a city population of 193,524, has a force of 550 officers, or one officer for every 351 residents. The department will add another 15 officers with their upcoming graduating class. On the other side, Tallahassee, Fla., JPD, see page 7

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population 181,376, has a police force of only 355 officers, or one for every 511 residents, and currently has a recruiting class of six scheduled to graduate in early June.

Coleman said JPD leaders attend national and international police conventions and keep in touch with other, similarly sized cities throughout the year. “We’re not operating in a vacuum,�

Coleman said. “We have a network with other law enforcement agencies. When things come up that are affecting the city of Jackson, we contact them to see if they have similar problems, and we draw on that.�

Crime has gone down in most of Jackson since this time last year, despite little to no increase in the number of officers. JPD officers expect the increase in patrols to further reduce crime in the city.

At this time last year, JPD had a force between 455 and 460 officers, according to Assistant Chief Lee Vance. With 459 officers on duty last week, reported crimes were down from this time last year in all precincts except Precinct 1, which covers most of south Jackson. “We’re putting some strategies in to attack that,� Vance said. “The commander has assured me that in the second quarter of this year, we’re going to be in the negative as far as crime production in (Precinct 1). “One of the things we’ve found effective as a crime-fighting tactic is high visibility. That’s why you hear us talking so much about numbers. “The more officers you have on the street, the more visible force you can put out there. And that’s an automatic deter-

rent to crime. While you do have some bold criminals in society, very few of them are going to commit crime in the presence of a police officer.�

Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. gave an introduction speech at the graduation ceremony. He pointed out that there is more to police duty that preventing crime. “Police officers do much more than catching criminals,� Johnson said. “They teach people how to prevent crimes. They help people who are in difficult or dangerous situations. They offer understanding and empathy in times of tragedy and need. “They are often in perilous situations caused by agents other than crime—working accident scenes, or when they are called on to help in rescue situations.�

The city of Jackson has recently had problems with JPD, as well as the fire and public works departments, logging too many overtime hours. In February, when the numbers from the first quarter of the fiscal year were announced, the city had used 38 percent of the year’s budget for overtime hours.

While most of JPD’s overtime hours have come from officers’ time in court and working at special events, much of the overtime logging has come from having too few officers to cover patrol beats. “This will make a tremendous dent in the issue of overtime, simply because these officers will be assigned to two-man cars and we just finished putting the additional officers on the street,� Coleman said.

The next JPD training class, made up of 23 officers, will start April 15, and another will start in October.

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Sen. Kenneth Wayne Jones, interim chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, also put out a statement in which he called for an investigation “into this hateful act.�

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Rep. Chuck Espy, D-Clarksdale, a charterschools supporter, apologized to a fellow lawmaker who was allegedly attacked after a committee hearing last week.

“Not only are acts of hostility and intimidation toward public officials illegal, they are detrimental to the very function of a democratic society,� the Canton Democrat wrote.

House Education Committee Chairman Rep. John Moore, R-Brandon, said the incident was the result of both sides being fired

up over the debate. “It’s sad it happened, but I understand the passion on both sides of the issue,� Moore told the Jackson Free Press Friday. “As many (charter-schools opponents) as there were, if that bill had passed, you would have seen some aggression the other way.�

As for the apparent momentary defeat of the bill, Moore describes it as a mere hiccup. “We will have a good charter-school law eventually,� he said. Gov. Phil Bryant has threatened to extend the legislative calendar and call a special session to force lawmakers to give him what he wants on the issue. In the meantime, everyone awaits attempts to insert the failed measure’s language into an existing education bill to keep it alive.

That the Legislature would pass a charter-schools bill this session seemed like a slam dunk when each of the state’s top Republican leaders expressed a desire to see it passed.

When the bill that flew through the Senate met a roadblock, surprisingly, of Republicans, most observers assumed the holdouts would fall into place and tow the party line.

So what went wrong? The conventional thinking was that a lot of it had to do with Milton Kuykendall, the Republican elected superintendent of the DeSoto County School District, who made no secret of his hostility to the charter schools bill. The DeSoto school district is the largest in the state and the county’s largest employer.

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schools from entering the state, sets up pilot programs in poorly performing areas, and establishes the Mississippi State Board of Education as sole authorizing body new charters. He also wants entities setting up the new charter schools to have an established track record of success. “For something that’s so unproven, baby steps should be taken,� Kuykendall said.

Rankin County’s Dr. Lynn Weathersby, who was unavailable to comment as of press time on Tuesday, is also rumored to have wanted to see the charter-schools bill fail.

Weathersby’s brother, Tom, sits on the House Education Committee and voted no on charter schools.

Moore believes many superintendents don’t want the competition. “It does them no good at all to help the low-performing districts to move up,� Moore said.

Moore said lawmakers who voted against the bill, which exempts high academic-achieving schools, represent areas that would have been off-limits to charter schools anyway. “I can’t find an argument that sounds logical to me. They’re not motivated to help those at the bottom,� Moore said.

Rachel Canter, executive director of procharter schools nonprofit Mississippi First, said the debate just goes to show that there is no political ideology of education reform. “The letter behind your name isn’t as important as who has power and sway in your own community,� she said. “Ed reform makes very strange bedfellows sometimes.�

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Espy took the point of personal privilege after the House Education Committee refused to pass along the charter-schools bill, which the Republican leadershipâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and Espyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;wanted to be the hallmark achievement of the legislative session, to the full House.

After the 15-16 vote against the charterschools bill, SB 2401, members emerged from the second-floor committee room to charter-school opponentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cheers. Amidst the applause, a female Central Mississippi Tea Party supporter of the bill shoved Rep. Reecy Dickson, D-Macon, who voted against the bill, according to The Clarion-Ledger, which did not name the woman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I cannot sit here and watch a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially a black femaleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;be disrespected in this body,â&#x20AC;? Espy said powerfully to an uncomfortably and uncharacteristically hushed House chamber.

Dickson declined to press charges with the Capitol police or talk publicly about the incident, but did release a statement through a spokesperson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can have disagreements without being disagreeable; but, we should never let our disagreements turn into intimi-

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he stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only abortion clinic may close soon under a bill poised to become law after both houses of the Legislature approved it last week.

Last week, the Senate passed HB 1390 to put more restrictions on doctors who perform abortions in abortion clinics. Supporters of the bill, including Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, have said it will effectively close the clinic and end abortion in the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are very close to ending abortion in the state of Mississippi,â&#x20AC;? Reeves said in an email to supporters last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am 100 percent pro-life, and I am focused on passing House Bill 1390 that would effectively end abortion in our state.â&#x20AC;?

The bill now goes to Gov. Phil Bryant, who was co-chairman of the state effort to pass the Personhood Initiative while he was running for governor last fall. Bryant has said he wants Mississippi to be abortion free.

HB 1390 would require all physicians associated with abortion facilities to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. The bill would also require those physicians to be board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and a staff member trained in CPR would have to be at the facility at all times.

Shannon Brewer is the director of the Jackson Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health Organization, the beleaguered clinic in Fondren. She said that

From 2006 to 2010, physicians treated 11 patients for conditions resulting from abortions.

No deaths were reported. During that same five-year period, 13,388 abortions were performed in Mississippi.

The reports do not differentiate between abortions done to protect the womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health and elective abortions.

Diane Derzis owns the Jackson Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health Organization, Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only remaining abortion clinic. She told Mississippi Public Broadcasting last week that she plans to challenge the bill if it becomes law, but she could not be reached for comment for this article. She also owns clinics in Birmingham and elsewhere in the southeast.

Another bill designed to end abortion, HB 1196 or the â&#x20AC;&#x153;heartbeat bill,â&#x20AC;? died in committee, but Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, successfully added similar language onto a bill to revise jail terms for child homicide. That bill, SB 2771, would allow people to be sent to prison for up to 30 years if convicted of intentional manslaughter of a child under 18 years old.

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making hiring decisions.

Speaking in support for SB 2576, Rep. Gary Chism, R-Columbus, suggested the system is out of whack, unfairly tipped in favor of workers. “This is the biggest vote for business since tort reform,” Chism said in urging his colleagues to support the bill.

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magine you’re a Sumerian servant in 2050 B.C., carving tiny jewels for King UrNammu’s scepter and—oops—you accidentally slice off your finger. Under the king’s law, written on stone tablets, you would receive a monetary award depending on which body part you hurt. Ur’s payment schedule for worker injuries is the earliest known workers’ compensation system, which pays employees who get hurt while doing their jobs.

Other ancient civilizations, such as China, Greece and Rome, also had systems in place. Orthopedic surgeon Gregory P. Guyton’s “A Brief History of Workers’ Compensation,” published in a 1999 University of Iowa medical journal, shows that ancient Arab law, for example, dictated that a the loss of a penis was compensated according to the length lost, while an ear’s value depended on the appendage’s surface area.

Sometime between ancient Sumeria and the early 20th century, the system was turned on its ear, making it nearly impossible for workers to be made whole after getting hurt on the job.

In modern times, Wisconsin became the first state to establish a state workers’ compensation commission in 1911. Mississippi was the last state to enact workers’ comp, in 1948.

Here, as in other states, worker’s comp, which has remained largely unchanged in the past 60 years, is the exclusive remedy when construction workers injure themselves.

Taking into account our state’s legacy of hostility to labor unions and the tort-reform movement of recent years, many people believe that Mississippi’s labor laws make it among the least worker-friendly states in the union.

that they weren’t drunk, on drugs or suffering from a pre-existing condition, characterizing it as a dismantling of worker protections.

Rep. Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, said the “bad” in the legislation outweighed its good provisions, and he urged his colleagues to vote the measure down and craft a better bill at a later time.

During the floor debate, Rep. Willie Bailey, D-Greenville, described our workers’ comp laws as the worst in the nation and characterized the bill as an attempt to “punish poor people because they can’t do any better.”

“What they’re asking you to do is take the little rights the workers have away from them,” Bailey said.

Workers Relieved Public employees, threatened with losing their due-proHouse Appropriations Committee Chairman Herb Frierson, R-Poplarville, amended a bill to restore state cess rights under a legislative workers’ due-process rights. initiative the Senate passed, might be able to breathe a temporary sigh of relief thanks to a ployers necessitate an overhaul of the system. House amendment.

Nationwide, information from the National Under SB 2380, which the Senate passed Academy of Social Insurance show that costs in mid-March, state agencies would have been to employers fell by 7.6 percent in 2009 to exempt from complying with state Personnel $73.9 billion, the largest decline in employer Board rules for two years. The bill’s backers, costs since 1987. including Gov. Phil Bryant, argued that the “Measured as a percentage of the wages change was necessary to streamline state govof covered workers, benefits paid to workers ernment. increased whereas employer costs fell in 2009.

Worker advocates and lawmakers who As a share of covered wages, employers’ costs in opposed the Senate version maintained that 2009 were lower than in any year since 1980,” removing the protections of the Personnel NASI’s 2009 annual report states.

Board would open the door to politically moThe downward trend is mirrored in the tivated firings and intimidation.

Magnolia State, where workers’ compensation When the bill arrived in the House Apcovered 1 million workers in 2009, a decrease propriations Committee, Chairman Herb of 4.7 percent from 2008. The wages of Mis- Frierson, R-Poplarville, amended it to restore sissippi workers covered by workers’ comp due-process rights and direct the Personnel totaled 33.3 million, a 3.9-percent drop from Board to give job performance ratings more the year before. weight than tenure in reviewing its work-force Detractors say the bill will burden em- reduction policy. ployees who are injured on the job to prove Brenda Scott, president of the Mississippi

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“If workers have been on the job for some amount of time, I would assume that their job performance would be up to par. Otherwise, they would have been dismissed some while ago,” Scott said in a phone interview.

Floyd Doolittle, a Jackson attorney, believes the workers’ comp proposal penalizes higher-wage workers. As of January 2012, an injured worker would receive two-thirds of the state’s average weekly wage or the statutory maximum benefit for disability or death of $435.68 per week, or $196,506 for a lifetime.

“If you’re working for minimum wage and you get injured, you’re in pretty good shape. But if you’re making a good wage, not so much,” Doolittle said.

If Gov. Bryant signs the workers’ comp bill, Doolittle believes that could open employers up to lawsuits that may be more costly than what would have been paid out in workers’ compensation.

SB 2576 says “no compensation shall be payable if the use of drugs illegally, the use of prescription drugs improperly or intoxication due to the use of alcohol of the employee was the proximate cause of the injury.”

Doolittle paints a scenario under which an employee smokes a small marijuana joint over the weekend, comes in to work on Monday and is mowed down by a negligent forklift operator. The Workers’ Compensation Commission could determine the drugs slowed the worker’s reaction time causing his failure to avoid the accident.

If workers’ compensation does not pay the worker, Doolittle believes they could sue in court under the principle of general torts, or civil wrongs. If that happens, a jury award could be significantly higher than what would have been paid under the state’s workers’ comp code.

“I might be wrong, but it’s going to take some lawsuits to find out,” he said.

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ext on conservatives’ list of things to drown in the bathtub of “big government extravagance” is the Violence Against Women Act. Bill Clinton signed VAWA into law in 1994, providing just over $1.5 billion to help investigate and prosecute perpetrators of violence against women, to provide grants for education about domestic violence and to help shelter women from abusers. Congress reauthorized the act in 2000 and 2005.

In 2005, the ACLU characterized VAWA as “one of the most effective pieces of legislation enacted to end domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. It has dramatically improved the law enforcement response to violence against women and has provided critical services necessary to support women in their struggle to overcome abusive situations.”

In 2012, conservative Republicans and Tea Partiers are actively seeking to dismantle the act in the name of “fiscal responsibility.” From where we sit, it’s just more of the same hyperbolic right-wing nuttiness that heaps favors on those with quite a lot while those who struggle get the raggedy end of the big green congressional stick. Add to that an ever-more-apparent animosity against anything having to do with gender issues, and VAWA is squarely in conservative gun sights.

Never mind that domestic violence is a crime that crosses all economic lines.

Let’s not mention that violence against women knows no skin color, no age and no religious affiliation. And for heaven’s sake, let’s not talk about the children who exhibit post-traumatic stress disorders after watching daddy play whoop-ass on mommy’s face for a few years.

No. Let’s not talk about any of that. Apparently, if you’re a conservative, what’s more important is that government shrink and private businesses funded by taxpayer dollars grow in direct proportion. If a few million women get caught in the middle, well, too bad—nothing we can do about it.

VAWA saves lives. Laws have put teeth into assault legislation, meaning more violent abusers are getting harsher punishments. Outreach programs are educating women on their rights and resources. Other programs train police and judges to better deal with abusive situations. Batterer-intervention programs are changing entrenched mindsets to break the cycle of violence in families. Even the corporate world now provides employee programs targeting domestic violence.

The world understands that domestic violence is a serious threat to any person in an intimate relationship with someone who wants to control and dominate them. Everyone, it seems, but conservative Republicans.

If you love a woman or have a woman in your life, contact your U.S. senator and congressman and make your voice heard for women’s safety.

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Love and Joblessness

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o’tel Williams: “This is your super producer, announcement, entrepreneur and part-time Herbal Viagra salesperson here to promote my new dating service for the jobless called ‘Unemployed Singles.’

It’s an opportunity for that special unemployed male to connect and look for a job with that special unemployed female. It’s a great time to have someone to help you practice your job interview skills and critique your resume and cover letter. It’s a chance to find a job and fall in love or vice versa. Just don’t end up like my client, the unemployed emcee.”

Unemployed Emcee: “Man, I thought my silky smooth rap would convince this beautiful woman, who works at a thriving marketing firm, to go out on a date with me. She answered my request by singing lyrics by Gwen Guthrie: ‘Bill collectors at my door; what can you do for me? You got to have a J-O-B if you wanna be with me. Ain’t nothin’ goin’ on but the rent.’

“Thanks to Mo’tel Williams’ ‘Unemployed Singles’ dating service, I made a rebound after a working woman turned me down. Tomorrow, I have a date with Claire, an unemployed single woman, at Brother Hustle’s Mobile Wi-Fi and Juicy Juice on Ice Café.”

Mo’tel Williams: “Although men make up 70 percent of those who have lost their jobs since the recession began, it is ‘Unemployed Singles’ duty to help the unemployed get a job and make a love connection during this dreaded recession at loveandjoblessness.org or 1-800-Job-Date.”

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o, you’re tired of hearing folks talk about race, right? Tired of reading about it? Sick of seeing all the articles and all the pieces on CNN? You could do without another rally, without another Facebook or Twitter campaign, correct?

Tough.

As much as I’d like to believe in this “postracial” America that folks thought President Obama would usher in, we’re constantly reminded that not everyone is prepared to join the rest of us in this century.

Ironically, through some sheer force of ignorance, some pundits believe that if we only would stop talking about race so much, the issue would just disappear.

You know, it’s just those “race baiters” like the Jackson Free Press and Jerry Mitchell who keep bringing up those atrocities. There’s no more racism in America, let alone Mississippi, and those darn agitators are just distracting us from the real issues (sarcasm off).

Funniest thing, though: Those who say we should stop pointing out injustice are usually the ones who still vicariously benefit from the vestiges of said racism.

How dare we make you uncomfortable by pointing out how society devalues black life (sarcasm off).

Fact is, remaining silent on race matters would not have prevented Trayvon Martin from being shot. It would not have stopped Deryl Dedmon and his accomplices from killing

James Craig Anderson. Remaining silent won’t prevent the next hate crime, either. It won’t stop police such as Oscar Grant from harassing or gunning down the next young black male. Silence won’t stop the next retail clerk from following around the next black person in a store.

All silence accomplishes is to make some white folks comfortable because they don’t have to face reality. It allows those same folks an opportunity to abandon political correctness and say things like, “You plant corn, you get corn,” as Frank Taaffe told Soledad O’Brien on CNN. Yes, we are just as angry about black-onblack crime. And yes, hundreds of groups and organizations are already dedicated to stomping out violence in black communities. Try another excuse. When blacks kill blacks, it isn’t because of the color of their skin, making those crimes decidedly different from hate crimes.

You post statistics and numbers on blogs trying to “prove” to everyone that “black people really are bad,” and that we somehow “deserve” the treatment that we get.

Nope—no numbers you can roll out justify George Zimmerman’s actions, or Dedmon’s, or the cops who killed Sean Bell.

I could go on. In actuality, the excuses I’ve heard for each of the aforementioned cases only proves that we aren’t past racism and that we won’t ever be—unless we keep talking about it.

And if it makes you uncomfortable, so what?

And that’s the truth ... shonuff.

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ately, and not without a good measure of whining, I’ve been keeping an eye on my diet. My “Fitness Jesus,” Terry Sullivan of liveRIGHTnow, has me on the high-protein, low-carb side of the menu these days. I get to enjoy lots of wholesome chicken and fish, while avoiding processed foods and refined sugars. Now that the days have gotten longer, and I’ve acquired a fancy new grill, the monotony of baked chicken has been kicked up a notch. Evenings spent tossing together a fresh salad and searing tuna on the grill validate the necessity for such an enormous deck.

Now, I don’t mind telling you that I’ve had more than my share of fast food, and I have a love for chili cheese Coney dogs that borders on obsession, but what I crave right now might surprise you.

The other day, I was pushing my steamed chicken and vegetables around my Tupperware when I was blindsided by memories of mother’s summer garden and the bounty of nearly meatless meals we’d enjoy. These days, “farm to table” is all the rage. We dine in fancy restaurants and marvel at the freshness of the zipper peas or Ripley tomatoes, seemingly willing to forget that this is how we used to do things. In cinema, it’s called willing suspension of disbelief. “... and, as a side, we have fresh squash, tomato and Vidalia onion succotash,” the server tells us, and we all swoon as if we thought veggies came from the freezer section at the supermarket.

Ole Frank, my grandmother’s gardener had a rule: “Plant butter beans on Good Friday,” he’d say, so we always did. The week before Easter, I’d step off the bus to discover my father had plowed up two acres in the cotton field next to the big house.

There, all summer long, I’d help tend to mother’s beans, squash, tomatoes and peas.

I also ran across more snakes than I care to remember. You’ve not seen a barefoot Delta boy run down a gravel road like I could.

As I recall, we didn’t eat out much during the summer months. A typical weeknight would include big pots of butter beans, snap peas and okra, boiled potatoes, and fresh sliced tomatoes and yellow onions. Of course, the old cast-iron skillet would render mother’s cornbread—moist on the inside, crunchy on the outside and never made with sugar. I recently was successful at seasoning a “pre-seasoned” skillet, and I make my cornbread mother’s way.

On the weekend, we might enjoy barbecued chicken from the grill with our vegetables, and on Sunday, we had the usual roast. Of course, we ate catfish—lots of catfish—but the produce from our garden always held more importance. I suppose it

was the hours I spent weeding or tilling the soil. I put in even more time dedicated to the harvest, and that was all before the tedious job of hulling beans and peas.

I can recall, on several occasions, my father sliding our big square coffee table to the corner of the den, rolling up the hunter-green area rug, then hauling in bushels of purple hull peas and butter beans with a wheel barrow. We’d all work until our thumbs were sore, while watching the big television set. Many a Saturday evening was spent watching “Fantasy Island” and “The Love Boat” while we slowly worked our way through the mounds of peas or butter beans.

The next morning, all lined up on a church pew, we’d fumble through the hymnals, our thumbs purple from hulling.

I think it gave us all a greater appreciation for the dinners we ate at Greenville’s How Joy Restaurant or Lusco’s in Greenwood. Mother would beam as Mr. Wong, owner of that long-closed Chinese restaurant, would dote on us kids, telling her that he’d never seen such well-behaved children.

On the subject of our manners, Mother would say, “Honey, I could take you to the White House to eat—all of you, at one time, all by myself.” I admit that it gave me great pleasure to make my parents proud by “sitting up straight” and quietly stirring the lemon into my sweet tea. I fell asleep in the back of our Thunderbird more times than I can recall on the drive back from Greenville, my belly full of shrimp curry and fried wontons.

These memories, as precious as they are to me, don’t inspire a garden of my own, though. Sure, I could carve out a small garden in the back yard. I could also wear a wide brimmed straw hat while tying butter bean vines to the trailing wire, but one bad tomato or puny squash would ruin it all for me, and let’s be honest, I’m really not the gardening type. My time is better spent at the cutting board or in front of the stove, not out back with my hands in the dirt.

These days, a trip to a farmers market makes it easy to cook like Mother, while avoiding any snakes that might wander up from Eubanks Creek. You see, if I happened upon a snake in my garden, let alone my backyard, I’d never step foot in it again.

For the rest of my life there would be no end to the re-telling of how I managed to survive an anaconda attack while attempting to harvest my heirloom tomatoes.

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I’d help tend to mother’s beans, squash, tomatoes, peas.

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Optimist Foodie: Andrew Zimmern’s Culinary Take on Jackson

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April 11 - 17, 2012

he Friday before PM Soul, a popup food event last fall at Peaches Café on Farish Street, I got a call from a number I didn’t recognize. I was in the middle of dinner service at Underground 119 and didn’t have the time for a chat, so I ignored the call and kept at it on the hot line. When the same number called a second time in 10 minutes, I figured I should answer and stepped out to a quiet spot behind the restaurant.

The caller identified himself as Dean Carpentier, a producer with Andrew Zimmern’s “Appetite for Life,” the James Beard Foundation award-winning food writer’s online food-travel series.

I was glad I took the call.

Dean said he had read an article that I wrote for the Jackson Free Press about Craig Noone and PM Soul and asked if we would allow them to come to Jackson and shoot an episode of Zimmern’s show at the event. My response was, “Sure, but you do know that it’s on Monday, right?”

Indeed, they didn’t know when it was, and Monday was way too soon for them to prepare. Not wanting to let this opportunity slip away, I volunteered: “We can always do another event for you. Just tell me when you want to come to Jackson.”

Six weeks after that conversation, the Appetite for Jackson event took shape, and with the help of a great team (lead by Dominic DeLeo and Marika Cackett) we welcomed Zimmern and his crew to a great downtown event with 4,500 people listening to local bands while eating local food and drinking craft beer on a perfect Saturday in January.

Over the course of the shooting and the weeks following (including a return visit to Jackson for yet another shooting), I got to know Zimmern a little better and convinced him to do a short interview about his experiences in Jackson.

First of all, thank you for all you’ve done for Jackson here in the past few months. Your presence has energized our food community knowing that the No. 1 fan of durian (fruit) made it to Jackson, Mississippi.

Ahh, durian. Seriously, it’s going to be good for the city when the show airs. I’ve seen it with communities all over the world with our show, and it’s just a wonderful thing for 14 people who live around the area to say, “Oh

my gosh look what’s going on; look how cool our own hometown is.” It’s nice.

Did you have any preconceived notions about Mississippi?

Well, I’ve been before, but I will say we talk about the preconceived notions all the time … from a shooting standpoint. You know: people with no shirts in overalls standing around on the side of the road with big straw hats on and pieces of straw coming out of their mouth is something that a lot of people think of when they think of the South in general.

Yeah, and they’re clearly thinking of Arkansas.

Clearly. When we were looking at census data—you know, the sort of mundane numbers crunching when we’re looking at researching a show—we found some interesting facts. Mississippi is one of the states in the union with the highest number of people born there who still live there. And someone at one of our meetings said, “Well, that’s because not a lot of people are moving there.”

And I said, “Well, maybe the way to think about it is that there’s so much great stuff there people don’t want to leave.” I’ve not been to Mississippi in August, so I just need to be honest, you know? But Minnesota (where Zimmern now lives) in January is no walk in the park. All that I saw when I was down there (in Mississippi) was fantastic people, great communities, great food, good times. It was wonderful to see.

It was also wonderful to see neighborhoods in transition. When we go into a neighborhood like where the Big Apple Inn is (on Farish Street), and where some people see what is not so pretty and anything that looks a little down on its luck, I see opportunity. I was sitting outside with the security guys and just watching the neighborhood kind of go by. I was probably only standing outside for 15, 20 minutes, but all you see on the people walking around are smiles. All you get from everyone is a happy “hello,” and they look you in the eye. I’m sort of an eternal optimist. I just see Mississippi as a really wonderful place to visit. You know? I can’t wait to go back.

Speaking of which, are you going to come back for the next Appetite for Jackson?

We sure are. As a matter of fact, as soon

Culinary personality Andrew Zimmern says he is determined to spread the gospel about what’s going on in Mississippi’s exciting foodies movement. And he really, really digs our long growing season.

as you know a date for anything, we want to know and stick it on our calendar and make that something we can follow through on.

What did you think when you stepped out of the car and saw the size of Appetite for Jackson?

Oh my gosh, it was fantastic! I loved, loved the energy there. And I also like something about cities your size where an entire community really can gather in one place.

I mean, you don’t have that in a city like New York. It’s impossible. It’s a different mechanism.

But to see so many people so revved up all in one spot, I think that says a lot about community. And it was wonderful to have the shoot for “Bizarre Foods,” hot on the heels of Appetite for Jackson. … We bumped into a couple of people who weren’t at the one we were at last January, and every single one of them was like, “Yeah, we can’t wait to be there for the next one.”

I thought to myself, “That’s really, really cool,” because it shows that whatever it is that was going on when I was down there the first time, it worked, and they want more of that.

And it had very little to do with me; it was more about the energy of the community to

see all of their other friends represented there.

It was really slick.

We were really proud of the turnout.

And the food was really good.

That was my next question. Mississippi food: Everybody thinks of it as soul food smothered in gravy and fried.

Yep. What was your biggest surprise eating in Mississippi?

The biggest surprise eating in Mississippi was how wholesome the food was everywhere.

Second biggest surprise was growing seasons.

Anytime that I’ve been there, we’ve had local produce, even if it’s from all the way down in the southern part of the state. (I also liked) the fun regional influences. I mean, the whole tamale trail is just deliciously hysterical.

Interestingly, I always draw parallels here to Minnesota. Everyone always thinks of Minnesota as fly-over country until all of a sudden things like home preserving and pie making and kitchen arts became just as highly regarded as fancy, multi-star, molecular gastronomy was. I think it’s the same thing with Mississippi. … I just love it. And clearly,

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clearly thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a market for all kinds of foods there. What we saw in Oxford, what we saw in Jackson, what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen in Biloxi, what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen all over the state has just been fantastic.

Did you feel that sense of family with all of the different chefs when you were here?

Now, speaking of fun, you were livetweeting like crazy during the dinner that Jesse Houston (Parlor Market chef) did for youâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;both times. Was that something else that surprised you coming out of Jackson?

The first time, yes. When we went to Parlor Market, and I had my birthday dinner there, you kept telling me about this food and this guy doing some great stuff, so my radar was up. I was very, very impressed. And I was very impressed the second time around

At last fallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Appetite Jackson, the excitement over Andrew Zimmernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit to Jackson brought out crowds to hear local musical performances and to, well, eat. Zimmern was impressed by the turnout.

as well. I was even impressed the third time when I showed up the next morning, and he did a couple of dishes with me on the showâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; some catfish dishesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and he debuted his catfish cracklinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; concept. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a chance to taste it, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s genius.

I said to myself, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know, this is a very, very interesting young man,â&#x20AC;? because when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re 30 years old, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got that kind of talent, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really easy to want to do everything yourself, but the new generation of chefs, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so collaborative, and everything he was doing involved his whole team.

We stuck around for lunch afterwards; he had his in-laws, did a crawfish boil, and he had his whole crew there. It was a great example to me of how inclusive this generation of chefs are.

Thirty years ago, when I was cooking in New York City as a young line cook, you never would have had thatâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;never. Never would have happened. It was not a team concept. It was just the chef and sous chef as the developmental team. Everyone else just executed,

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And I look forward to coming back.

Underground 119 chef and food writer Tom Ramsey is a lobbyist, former investment banker and tobacco executive who teaches private cooking lessons, writes poetry, runs with the bulls and produced an album or two.

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which was fine for me. Personally, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a lot to contribute back then. I was learning. It was a different environment, and you certainly wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have had the type of camaraderie that you see both in the individual restaurant and outside of it in the community, in the restaurant community at large.

I will say, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of really great food thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on down in Mississippi, and I think guys like you and Jesse are just great examples. We see the exact same thing happening here in Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;chefs who see an opportunity to have a life, build a restaurant and establish something.

You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be in Chicago, L.A., San Francisco, New York or Boston; you can do it anywhere that you want to raise a family.

I just think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a beautiful, beautiful story.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited about the food, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m talking about the food scene in Mississippi in general that way.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s developing; (it) reminds me of what was going on here in Minnesota seven, eight, 10 years ago.

I sure have. â&#x20AC;Ś Nobody ever plans a menu and says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remind people that our fish is fresh, not frozen.â&#x20AC;? I think these days itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost expected that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sourcing locally, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re using the best ingredients you can.

Customers are starting to expect, and even demand, that what you serve is fresh, local and sustainable. To me, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the hospitality industry has become. If you want to rise above the corporate-chain world, you have to demonstrate your sense of place and exploit what grows around you.

That being said, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great about Mississippi is youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a part of the world where your growing seasons are extended, and what you can produce throughout the fall is just insane. All over the South, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve discovered treats and tidbits and vegetables and fruits that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never seen before or experienced.

And youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to find a hustling, young, ambitious chef making, you know, cracklins out of catfish skin in South Dakota.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just not going to happen. You have to be somewhere where the DNA of the catfish is in everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lifeblood.

I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to see what comes next out of the South and Jackson in particular. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on a great path.

Lance Lomax and friend Jason Butler placed third in the Beer and Bones Barbecue Competition last summer with this recipe.

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Oh, gosh, yes. It has everything to do with the food world at large. Mississippi is just reflecting whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on everywhere else, which is that the food community has realized that competition is the best possible thing that could happen, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen no matter what, so you might as well accept the fact that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re competing for dollars with the guy down the street.

However, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best interest to promote the hospitality business in your own community because you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want people who are just going out for Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day and birthday. You want people to embrace the concept of dining out as a lifestyle issue, and if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not regular restaurant goers, you want them to be regular restaurant goers. That means you want them to have fun at your friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s place because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to come to you three nights later.

The rising tide floats all boats, and I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extremely evident in the restaurant community. Guests having fun makes that tide rise.

You touched on local produce earlier.

Have you been down here when tomatoes are at their peak in the summertime?

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lor Market spin on it? Sometimes the dish will materialize in front of me with little influence. Other times I draw a blank, so I consult my vast array of cookbooks.

Cookbooks are extremely important to me. I own well over a hundred in my personal library, and since I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had the opportunity to travel and eat at as many restaurants as I would like, I often bury my nose in them looking for COURTESY JESSE HOUSTON

â&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a foodie through and through. I eat, breath and sleep food. When Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not cooking at Parlor Market, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m usually cooking with friends or for friends; working in the garden; watching my favorite shows, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iron Chef Americaâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Top Chef;â&#x20AC;? or collecting and reading cookbooks. All these things fuel my passion for food.

A question Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m typically asked is â&#x20AC;&#x153;how do you come up with this stuff?â&#x20AC;? Well, here is where I find inspiration, my â&#x20AC;&#x153;secret weapons,â&#x20AC;? if you will. Any one of these tips will help you to become a bigger food nerd, too.

First and foremost, I draw my inspiration for creative specials and menu items from the farmers market. Just about every Saturday, you can find me at the Mississippi Farmers Market on High Street around 9 a.m. where I seek out locally grown and seasonal produce to serve at Parlor Market. You never know exactly what is going to be there, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s half the fun of it.

I may show up expecting to purchase beets for a dish I have in mind, and instead I find salsify. Never used salsify?

Even heard of it? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an interesting ingredient that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve only used a few times and never expected to find at the Jackson farmers market, but there it was! Some say it has an oyster flavor; in fact, another name for it is oyster root.

Of course, you can find more typical ingredients like green tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, onions and sweet potatoes on a usual basis from great farmers like Tim Cooper of Cooper Farms and Vineyards. But there are a few people like Jonathan Picarsic of Amorphous Gardens who are trying to bring something new to Jackson. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the guy who had the salsify, and he always has beautiful heirloom carrots. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planted lemongrass, bitter melon, kiwano melon, interesting varieties of cucumber, and lots of different types of organic greens, flowers and herbs. He definitely keeps me on my toes and welcomes my suggestions of new seeds for vegetables Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to serve at the restaurant. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve started keeping a digital journal of what I find in season at the farmers market so I can plan ahead for the next year.

When I get back to the restaurant with boxes full of fresh vegetables, farm eggs, local milk from Progress Milk Barn and honey from Mississippi Bees, I have to figure out what to do with it all. Sometimes I have an idea in mind, but mostly, I have to come up with a dish to feature the ingredients after itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all back at Parlor Market.

First, I draw on southern tradition. How are these ingredients typically used in the South? What dishes do they star in? How can I make that dish my own and put a Par-

Parlor Market Chef de Cuisine (and new JFP cooking columnist) Jesse Houston (left) dazzled food writer Andrew Zimmern (right) recently in Jackson. Zimmern tweeted Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s praise throughout the meal.

new recipes and techniques Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never tried before. One of the most important cookbooks I own is the â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Imaginative Chefsâ&#x20AC;? (Little Brown & Co., 2008, $35). I really think that every chef and foodie in the country should own one of these. It has won a James Beard Foundation award, with good reason.

Essentially, the authors list almost every ingredient you can imagine, include other ingredients that pair well, and give you examples of where these ingredients have shown

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up on famous chefsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; menus, tips on how to cook them and methods to use to best highlight the flavors of the ingredient. I consult this book religiously when coming up with dishes that will have a place on the regular menu.

One of my favorite new cookbooks is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook (Little Brown & Co., 2011, $50).

The food, techniques, recipes and pictures are absolutely stunning. This book is food porn at its highest. I simply feel insignificant as a chef when browsing the pages of this incredible tome. I would also highly recommend â&#x20AC;&#x153;Momofukuâ&#x20AC;? (Clarkson Potter, 2009, $40). I have cooked more recipes and used more techniques from this cookbook than all my other cookbooks combined.

Another huge source of inspiration for me is the Internet. Where were we before blogs and Google? I usually find that if I have an idea for something new, someone has beaten me to it. A quick Internet search will yield results and recipes in a flash. My favorite blog to check out is blog. ideasinfood.com. The husband and wife team at â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ideas In Foodâ&#x20AC;? are always asking questions about what food can be, how it can be prepared, what happens if we do this, or burn that, or manipulate an ingredient a certain way? Then they blog about it, take photos of just about every step of the way, and share both their successes and failures. They use their work to inspire others, to push boundaries and as a learning tool for everyone, including themselves. I visit this site just about every day.

Recently I discovered Twitter. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always ignored it because I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel the need to be part of more than one social-media site until Andrew Zimmern came to town (see page 14). I got the incredible chance to cook for him and his crew, and he tweeted about the meal at Parlor Market the entire time. So I thought, â&#x20AC;&#x153;OK, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll look into it.â&#x20AC;?

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve started following about 75 different chefs, restaurants and food personalities. It makes me feel included in a world of truly talented and experienced chefs, and I get to see the ingredients they work with, the dishes they create, the road trips they go on and the food they eat along the way. All these things inspire me to work even harder on ,OCAL CHEFS JESSEHOUSTONPM FOLLOWS 7RP 5DPVH\ #HEF4OM2AMSEY 'DQ %OXPHQWKDO "RAVO"UZZ 1LFN :DOODFH REžECTIONCHEF 5H\QROGV %R\NLQ -EAT-AN?0- 'HUHN (PHUVRQ DEREKYEMERSON

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SOFT SHELL CRAB â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;TOM KHAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;WITH RAMPS For the Coconut Lemongrass Broth:

14-ounce can coconut milk 2 cups chicken or seafood stock 6 quarter-size slices fresh ginger 1 stalk fresh lemongrass, cut in 1-inch pieces 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon Thai or Vietnamese fish sauce 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon Thai chili paste Salt to taste

In a medium saucepan, combine coconut milk, broth, ginger, and lemongrass and bring to boil over high heat.

Add lime juice, fish sauce, sugar and chili paste. Reduce heat and simmer 5 to 10 minutes. Strain and season with salt to taste.

You can enjoy Jesse Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soft Shell Crab â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tom Khaâ&#x20AC;?

With Ramps at home. Just do what Jesse does. If you dare.

For the Soft Shell Crabs:

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1/4 pound of fresh ramps, washed thoroughly Oil Salt and pepper

Lightly coat your ramps with oil, and then season with salt and pepper. Place over a hot grill and char slightly, making sure the whites of the ramps become soft and tender. If you do not have ramps, you can substitute green onions.

To assemble: On the bottom of a serving bowl, place the charred and wilted ramps. Gently pour enough coconut lemongrass broth to cover the bottom of the bowl. Place the crispy soft shell crabs on top of the wilted ramps and garnish with cilantro, basil, grilled limes, chopped peanuts, pickled mushrooms or any combination of these traditional garnishes.

by Lynette Hanson

still remember the January day more than a year ago when I walked out of the Goodwill store carrying a medium-sized stainless-steel pot. My mama waited in the car and gave me the look. You know the one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What are you doinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with another pot? Where are we going to keep it?

I knew Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d get the look, so I was ready for her. Opening the door and getting into the car, handing her the pot, I grinned and said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey, Mama.

Look what I got! I can make us some fresh vegetable soup in this pot. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not too big, so we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to eat leftovers for days and days!â&#x20AC;? She grinned then, satisfied with my purchase. I figured weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d enjoy meals cooked in that pot for years to come.

Turns out that we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to share any meals cooked in that pot because Mama got her long-held wish the next afternoon when she lay

down for a nap and went on home.

Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d lived a good life and was ready. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until March and the opening of the farmers market that I was able to LYNETTE HANSON

my own food. The chefs also seem to have this strong connection to one another, whether they are from the South, New York City, San Francisco or Chicago. It suddenly makes a big world seem a lot smaller and more accessible.

You can follow me @jessehoustonPM or @parlormarket to see what we are up to.

But letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forget our roots! Inspiration is all around us in local restaurants. We are fortunate in Jackson to have many talented chefs like Derek Emerson (Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Drive In, Local 463), Dan Blumenthal (BRAVO!, Sal & Mookies, Broad Street Bakery), Nick Wallace (King Edward Hotel), Tom Ramsey (Underground 119), Steven Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Angelo (Nickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s), David Ferris (Babalu), Mike Roemhild (Table 100) and Andy Cook (Parker House). Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very fortunate: All of these incredible chefs have fed me, keep me on my toes and inspire me to work hard.

The best thing about this group of talent is that these chefs work well together as a team and treat one another like family. You can follow most of these guys on Twitter or Facebook, too, to find out what they are up to, what their daily specials are and more.

Visit and support their restaurants often!

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face it, there has never been a better time to be a foodie in Jackson. There is always so much going on from pop-up restaurants (PM Tiki is April 23 at my restaurant: shameless plug) to crawfish boils, backyard barbecues, pint nights, dinner parties and supper clubs.

There is always something new to discover, and Jackson features plenty of great ethnic cuisine as well if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re up to trying new things. But then again, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what being a foodie is all about.

4 cleaned soft shell crabs (faces, gills and tails removed) Cornstarch Vegetable oil for frying Salt

ering completely. Shake any excess cornstarch off. Place the crabs gently into 375-degree oil and fry until completely crispy, about 3 minutes. Remove from oil and season generously with salt.

get that pot out and cook in it.

That glorious early Saturday morning, as I walked from booth to booth at the market, I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t resist the chard, spinach, onions, carrots and turnips. On my way home, I stopped by the meat department at a nearby grocery store and bought two boneless, skinless chicken breasts.

I planned to bake the chicken

breasts, drizzled with olive oil, sprinkled with salt and pepper, and cook everything else in the pot along with some Swansonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chicken stock. Before long, the chicken was done and sitting on the stove in a covered glass baking dish. As I stirred the rough chopped chard and spinach into the nearly done mixture of onion, carrot and turnip, I had an epiphany. Why not cube or shred the chicken into the pot, too?

Why wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that work?

So, I did just that. My son, Lamont, a former sous chef, said the idea sounded French. Huh? Me cooking French style? I put down the phone and savored another bite of my vegetable chicken soup and smiled.

Mama would have loved it.

Lamont came over the next day and ate leftovers with me. He agreedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ma wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve loved what I had concocted in that pot.

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Lobster Crab Bisque at Newkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Express CafĂŠ (Township, 1065 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite A, Ridgeland, 601-7072863, newkscafe.com) Soy Chai Tea Latte at Fusion Coffeehouse (1111 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite A, Ridgeland, 601-856-6001, fusioncoffeehouse.com) and Seattle Drip Coffee Company (377 Highway 51, Ridgeland, 601-898-9647, seattledrip.com) General Tsoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chicken at Mr. Chenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Authentic Chinese Cooking (5465 Interstate 55 N., 601-978-1865)

â&#x20AC;˘ Persians or Tahitians are the limes you are most likely to find in the produce section of your local grocery store. â&#x20AC;˘ Mexican or Key limes are smaller with a pale, yellowish-green skin and are more acidic. â&#x20AC;˘ Kaffirs produce very little juice and have a pebbly texture. The leaves and zest are often used in Thai cuisine. â&#x20AC;˘ Kalamansi or Calamondin limes, used in Philippine cuisine, are small and orange in color. â&#x20AC;˘ Rangpurs, a hybrid of a lemon and mandarin orange, are used in pickling, candying and for marmalades.

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Chicken salad on a toasted Asiago cheese bagel with a slice of caramel cake for dessert at Beagle Bagel (Highland Village, 4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 145, 769-251-1892, beaglebagelcafe.net)

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BASMATI RICE WITH CILANTRO PESTO 3 to 4 cups of basmati rice, cooked (is it 3-4 cups before you cook it or after itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cooked?)

1/2 cup of chopped cilantro leaves, stems removed 1 garlic clove 2 tablespoons of fresh limejuice 2 tablespoons of olive oil 1 tablespoon of butter Salt and ground pepper, to taste

Prepare rice according to the package directions. While the rice is cooking, combine the cilantro, garlic and lime juice in a food processor. Pulse on and off until mixture has a consistent, but still chunky, texture. Add salt and pepper to taste; pulse once or twice more time to combine. Spoon mixture into a small bowl and whisk in olive oil. Set the pesto aside.

When the rice is done, drain and rinse with hot water. Transfer to a large bowl and fluff with a fork. While the rice is still hot, add the butter and the cilantro pesto. Stir gently to combine.

For more flavorful rice, boil the rice in chicken or vegetable broth instead of water. (serves how many?)

GREEN SUN TEA WITH LIME 1 gallon of water 16 green tea bags 1/2 to 3/4 cup of honey 4 limes, juiced or sliced

Wash a 1-gallon sized jar and add the tea bags. Fill with water and screw on the lid securely. Place the glass jar outside in a sunny area where it will receive direct sunlight. Allow the jar to steep in the sun for three hours.

After bringing the jar inside, fish out the tea bags with a slotted spoon.

Add the limejuice, or lime slices, and honey; stir to combine. Chill tea in the refrigerator. (serves how many?)

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super food packed with antioxidants and vitamins thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s low in calories can sound boring and pious. Kale, much like many super foods, is not so arrogant, though. Its deep green leaves just need washing before chopping up into a salad or a wrap.

Some people find the strong flavor too much and prefer to juice it with lemons and drink it as a daily tonic. Others cook kale in soups or casseroles.

Recently, I became alarmed at news that some folks were baking kale chips.

At first, I suspected this was chopped kale mixed into a dough of some kind. I lost interest. Then I came across a recipe that

sounded too simple: It was just kale, a little olive oil and a little salt.

Since I had a bunch of kale in the fridge that I needed to use soon, I preheated the oven to 350 degrees, spread clean kale leaves on some foil, sprayed some olive oil on and placed the experiment in the oven. It failed miserably. I had a mess of wilted, sad greens. To get rid of the evidence, I cut the droopy, sad greens into tiny bits and added them to a summer squash casserole evolving in the slow cooker.

I figured out immediately what I did wrong with the kale chips. The oven should have been at a lower temperature.

I needed to dry the kale and spread much smaller pieces so they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t overlap. I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure I wanted to risk kale chips again. There are only so many ways to hide wilted greens. A couple of days later, though, I tried again.

Like stiff lace on a ruffled Elizabethan collar, the curvy edges of kale covered a lot of space when smoothed out. After drying the rinsed leaves, I tore them into 2-inch strips. A little olive oil, a little salt

KALE CHIPS 1 bunch of kale 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt or other seasoning to taste Babalu guacamole is prepared tableside.

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Rinse and dry the kale leaves. Tear the kale into bite-size pieces. Do not use the stalks. (Save these for a soup or take them to the compost heap.) Sprinkle oil on the pieces and put them on a cookie sheet.

Season to taste.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Makes six standard servings, or a huge, guilt-free snack for one. and a little patience paid off. This time, the chips were crispy. The tissue sensation reminded me of super thin potato chips.

The kale flavor is there, reminiscent of broccoli or cabbage, but I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind. I got my snack fix.

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by Kelly Bryan Smith Red Lentil Soup at Aladdin Mediterranean Grill 730 Lakeland Drive, 601-366-6033 Soup is one of my favorite comfort foods. In my humble opinion, the best soup in town is the red lentil soup at Aladdin. It tastes completely different from any homemade lentil soup in my kitchen or any canned lentil soup I have ever found. It is tangy, filling and all too easy to inhale a bowl even in the midst of great dinnertime conversations.

Field Greens Salad at Bravo! Italian Restaurant and Bar 4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 244601-982-8111 As a vegetarian in Mississippi, I have grown accustomed to restaurants where my only options are French fries, a salad and the entire dessert menu. As a result, I really appreciate a good salad. Bravo has several delicious vegetarian meal options, but whatever I pick, I always choose to start with the field greens salad topped with the citrus vinaigrette. Hits the spot every time.

Pitatilla at Keiferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 705 Poplar Blvd., 601-355-6825; 120 N. Congress St., 601353-4976 Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell my doctor, who cautioned me against eating feta cheese when I was pregnant, but even when I was carrying my son, I could not resist the spicy feta goodness of the pitatilla, some hummus or cottage fries, and a glass of water on the porch at Keiferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Guacamole Made Tableside at Babalu Tacos & Tapas 622 Duling Ave., 601-366-5757 There is something especially decadent about eating out when the food is prepared right in front of me, perhaps because I so often find myself on my feet and waiting on others in my daily life. The server mixes fresh ingredients right at the table and even personalizes the ratio of cilantro, lime juice and red onions to fit your individual taste. Heavenly.

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Cups Espresso Café (Multiple Locations, www.cupsespressocafe.com) Jackson’s local group of coffeehouses offer high-end Arabica beans, a wide variety of espresso drinks. Wi-fi.

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Babalu (622 Duling Ave., 601-366-5757) Fresh guacamole at the table, fish tacos, empanada, smoked pork sholders, Mexican street corn—Jackson’s “Best Mexican” specialties mix extremely well with their “Best of Jackson 2012” magaritas.

Jaco’s Tacos (318 South State Street) Tacos, burritos and quesadillas. Tex-Mex at its finest and freshest. Tacos come with a side of butter-based mantequilla sauce for dipping. Enjoy the the patio and full bar service.

BARS, PUBS & BURGERS

Bourbon Street in the Quarter (1855 Lakeland Drive, 601-987-0808) Jackson’s hot new spot for great New Orleans cuisine, live entertainment and libations from the bar featuring daily lunch specials and happy hour in the landmark Poet’s location.

Reed Pierce’s (6791 Siwell Rd., Byram, 601-376-0777) Eat, Drink, Play! Burgers, Po-Boys, pub fare and dinner specialties including ribeye, filet, fried shrimp and more. 9-Ball lounge features tourney tables, full bar, live entertainment.

Hal and Mal’s (200 S. Commerce St. 601-948-0888) Pub favorites meet Gulf Coast and Cajun specialties like red beans and rice, the Oyster Platter or each day’s blackboard special. Best of Jackson winner for Live Music Venue for multiple years running.

Burgers and Blues (1060 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland 601-899-0038) Best Burger of 2012! Check out their signature approach to burgers, chicken, wraps, seasoned fries and so much more. Plus live music and entertainment!

Cherokee Inn (960 Briarfield Rd. 601-362-6388) Jackson’s “Best Hole in the Wall,” has a great jukebox, great bar and a great burger. Plate lunches, cheesy fries and tons more, including a full bar and friendly favorites.

Cool Al’s (4654 McWillie, 601-713-3020) A Best of Jackson fixture, Cool Al’s signature stacked, messy, decadent, creative burgers defy adjectives. And don’t forget the fries!

Fenian’s Pub (901 E. Fortification St. 601-948-0055) Classic Irish pub featuring a menu of traditional food, pub sandwiches and beers such as Guinness and Harp on tap. Multiple Best of Jackson awards.

Last Call (3716 I-55 N. Frontage Road 601-713-2700) Burgers, sandwiches and po-boys, plus sports-bar appetizers and specialities. Pay-per-view sporting events, live bands.

Martin’s Restaurant and Lounge (214 South State Street 601-354-9712) Lunch specials, pub appetizers (jalapeno poppers, cheezsticks, fried pickles) or order from the full menu of po-boys and entrees. Full bar, massive beer selection and live music most nights.

Time Out Sports Café (6720 Old Canton Road 601-978-1839) 14 TVs, 1 projector and two big-screens. Daily $9 lunch specials, pub-style appetizers, burgers, seafood and catfish po-boys, salads, and hot entrees including fish, steak and pasta.

Ole Tavern on George Street (416 George St. 601-960-2700) Pub food with a southern flair: beer-battered onion rings, chicken & sausage gumbo, salads, sandwiches and weekly lunch specials. Plus, happy hour 4-7pm Monday through Friday.

Sportsman’s Lodge (1120 E Northside Dr. in Maywood Mart 601-366-5441) Voted Best Sports Bar in 2010, Sportman’s doesn’t disappoint with plenty of gut-pleasing sandwiches, fried seafood baskets, sandwiches and specialty appetizers.

Underground 119 (119 South President St. 601-352-2322) Jumbo lump crabcakes, crab quesadillas, beef tenderloin parfaits, orange-garlic shrimp, even “lollipop” lamb chops. Add a full bar and mix in great music. Opens 4 p.m.-until, Wed-Sat. Wing Stop (952 North State Street, 601-969-6400) Saucing and tossing in a choice of nine flavors, Wing Stop wings are made with care and served up piping hot. Every order is made fresh to order; check out the fresh cut seasoned fries!

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Pan Asia (720 Harbor Pines Dr, Ridgeland 601-956-2958) Beautiful ambiance in this popular Ridgeland eatery accompanies signature asian fusion dishes and build-your-own stir-frys using fresh ingredients and great sauces.

Fusion Japanese and Thai Cuisine (1002 Treetop Blvd, Flowood 601-664-7588) Specializing in fresh Japanese and Thai cuisine, Fusion has an extensive menu featuring everything from curries to fresh sushi.

AMERICAN/SOUTHERN CUISINE

Another Broken Egg (1000 Highland Colony #1009 in Renaissance, 601.790.9170) Open Daily 7am-2pm for breakfast, brunch and lunch. Egg, benedict and omelet dishes,

pancakes, waffles, specialties, burgers, salads and sandwiches. Mimosas, coffees and more!

Two Sisters Kitchen (707 N. Congress St. 601-353-1180) Frequent Best of Jackson winner for fried chicken offers a buffet of your choice of veggies, a salad bar, iced tea & one of four homemade desserts. Lunch only. Mon-Friday, Sun. Koinonia (136 Adams St. 601-960-3008) You won’t want to mix the large yellow house just off Metro Parkway. Koinonia’s expanded lunch menu includes pizza, sandwiches and soups. They also a serve a full breakfast menu and you can still get their famous coffee all night long.

BAKERY

Broad Street Bakery (4465 Interstate 55 N. 601-362-2900) Hot breakfast,coffee espresso drinks, fresh breads and pastries, gourmet deli sandwiches, quiches, soups, pizzas and dessert.

For Heaven’s Cakes (4950 Old Canton Road 601-991-2253) Cakes and cupcakes for all occasions including weddings, parties, catered events.

Beagle Bagel (4500 I-55 North, Suite 145, Highland Village 769-251-1892) Fresh bagels in tons of different styles with a variety of toppings including cream cheese, lox, eggs, cheese, meats and or as full sandwiches for lunch. Paninis, wraps and much more!

VEGETARIAN

High Noon Café (2807 Old Canton Road in Rainbow Plaza 601-366-1513) Fresh, gourmet, tasty and healthy defines the lunch options at Jackson’s own strict vegetarian (and very-vegan-friendly) restaurant adjacent to Rainbow Whole Foods.

BARBEQUE

Hickory Pit Barbeque (1491 Canton Mart Rd. 601-956-7079) The “Best Butts in Town” features BBQ chicken, beef and pork sandwiches along with burgers and po’boys.

Haute Pig (1856 Main Street, 601-853-8538) A “very high class pig stand,” Haute Pig offers Madison diners BBQ plates, sandwiches, poboys, salads, and their famous Hershey bar pie.

PIZZA

The Pizza Shack (925 E. Fortification 601-352-2001) The 2009-2012 winner of Best Pizza offers the perfect pizza-and-a-beer joint. Creative pizza options abound along with sandwiches, wings, salads and even BBQ. All new location in Belhaven and a second spot in Colonial Mart mall.

Sal & Mookie’s (565 Taylor St. 601-368-1919) Pizzas of all kinds plus pasta, eggplant parmesan and the fried ravioli. Best Kid’s Menu & Best Ice Cream in the 2011 Best of Jackson. Plus, Pi(e) Lounge in front offers great drinks and a fun atmosphere for catching up with friends.

ITALIAN

BRAVO! (4500 Interstate 55 N., Jackson, 601-982-8111) Wood-fired pizzas, vegetarian fare, plus creative pastas, beef, and seafood specials.

Award-winning wine list, Jackson’s see-and-be-seen casual/upscale dining. Frequent Best of Jackson finalist.

Cerami’s (5417 Lakeland Drive, Flowood, 601-919-28298) Southern-style Italian cuisine features their signature Shrimp Cerami (white wine sauce, capers artichokes) along with veal, tilapia, crawfish, chicken and pasta dishes. Now with liquor license!

STEAK, SEAFOOD & FINE DINING Crawdad Hole (1150 Lakeland Drive., 601-982-9299) Serving up fresh seasonal crawfish, shrimp and crab legs the Crawdad is Jackson’s crawfish destination. You’ll also want to try their delicious gumbo while enjoying Friday night karaoke!

Eslava’s Grille (2481 Lakeland Drive, 601-932-4070) Danny Eslava’s namesake feature Latin-influenced dishes like ceviche in addition to pastas, steaks, salads and other signature seafood dishes.

Rocky’s (1046 Warrington Road, Vicksburg 601-634-0100) Enjoy choice steaks, fresh seafood, great salads, hearty sandwiches and much more in the “polished casual” dining room. Open 24/7 in the Riverwalk Casino.

MEDITERRANEAN/GREEK/INDIAN

Mediterranean Fish & Grill (The Med- 6550 Old Canton Rd./601-956-0082) Serving a fabulous selection of fish, gyros, and heart-healthy vegetarian food for over 10 years. Now serving fried catfish & bone-in pan trout.

Aladdin Mediterranean Grill (730 Lakeland Drive 601-366-6033) Delicious authentic dishes including lamb dishes, hummus, falafel, kababs, shwarma and much more. Consistent award winner, great for takeout or for long evenings with friends.

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Celebrating 10 Years of Education Through Preservation,â&#x20AC;? directed by Lida Gibson and produced by Gibson and Don Warren, takes a journey with Bey and his students at Millsapsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Kaxil Kiuic Bicultural Reserve.

Crossroads features six documentaries by the Mississippi State Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School of Architecture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All these films have to do with local sustainable food and renewable energy,â&#x20AC;? Parikh says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How do people survive in this economy and world? It comes down to the local level.â&#x20AC;?

More traditional southern documentaries on race are plentiful and include: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yazoo Revisitedâ&#x20AC;? by David Rae Morris, who recounts the racial history of Yazoo City during his father, Willie Morrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, lifetime; Ben Guestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The South Will Rise Againâ&#x20AC;?; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Growing Our Ownâ&#x20AC;? by Tom Beck and Phil Scarborough; Candace Harralsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aprilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wayâ&#x20AC;?; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;B.R.E.A.T.H.E.â&#x20AC;? by Yvetta â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kaiâ&#x20AC;? Williams.

Other Mississippi short docs include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Savage Talesâ&#x20AC;? and a wonderful, well-rounded selection from the Barefoot Workshops in Clarksdale.

Mississippi was ground zero for civil rights, but what about gay rights? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mississippi: I Am,â&#x20AC;? featuring â&#x20AC;&#x2122;N Syncâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lance Bass, addresses the issue of homosexuality. When Bass announced that he was gay in 2006, many in Mississippi rejected him, he says in the film. He feared that Mississippi could never change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then last year, after the story on Constance McMillen and her request to take her girlfriend to prom, Lance saw a positive change happening here,â&#x20AC;? Parikh says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Skinny,â&#x20AC;? directed by Hattiesburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Patrik-Ian Polk, the award-winning writer and director of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Punks,â&#x20AC;? covers three action-packed days of sex, drama, secrets, lies and laughter.

In the feature-length documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fifty-Nine Team,â&#x20AC;? director Micah Ginn explores the personalities and stories behind one of the greatest college football teams ever assembled: the 1959 Ole Miss Rebels.

Narrative short films come in all shapes, forms and genres, such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Old Oak,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Almost Perfectâ&#x20AC;? by Jackson native Natalie Irby, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Illumination,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Going Toward Love,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fall of Henry,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bitter Shoes,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moon Pie,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tupelove,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Humble Circumstances,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gypsy Heartâ&#x20AC;? and Alex Warrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Young Bros,â&#x20AC;? a coming-of-age film. It wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a film festival without Mississippi actor Johnny McPhail. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the comedy feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;25K.â&#x20AC;? Also, look for some wonderful locally produced animated films and music videos.

A new wave of Mississippi filmmaking begins at home.

For more festival information, including venues, prices and tickets, visit crossroadfilmfestival.com. Anita Modak-Truran helped found Crossroads.

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Now in its 13th year, Crossroads has been an important vehicle for emerging film talent to build up festival notches and develop industry credibility. For instance, in 2003, Crossroads screened a short Tate Taylor and Brunson Green film called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chicken Party,â&#x20AC;? which starred a then-unknown Octavia Spencer. Nine years later, Spencer won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Best Picture-nominated â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Help,â&#x20AC;? set in Jackson, which Taylor directed and adapted for the screen and Green produced.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festival reflects growth in the Mississippi film industry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mississippians are telling their own stories, instead of having other people come here and tell them,â&#x20AC;? Parikh says. The list of Mississippi talent participating in films and workshops crosses the entire landscape of the state, so we have a lot of ground to cover.

Thursday evening kicks off with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Table Readings of Scripts by Mississippiansâ&#x20AC;? at New Stage Theatre. Professional actors read from John Gibsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Memphis Legâ&#x20AC;? and John Stenmarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;River of Destiny.â&#x20AC;? Mississippi native David Sheffield, screenwriter of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coming to America,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Nutty

Clockwise from top: scenes from â&#x20AC;&#x153; Yazoo Revisited,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rites of Springâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Old Oak,â&#x20AC;? all films with Mississippi connections.

Malco Grandview Theatre. The film has Mississippi connections galore from producer Wes Benton (whose film credits include visual effects for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Am Legendâ&#x20AC;?) to cast members Katherine Randolph, Marco St. John, Hanna Bryan, Amile Wilson and Andrew Breland.

The short film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Best Day,â&#x20AC;? by Clarksdale native Coop Cooper, tingles the audienceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nerves before â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rites of Spring.â&#x20AC;?

The festival also has a slate of workshops and seminars.

Well-known actor Gary Grubbs (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Will and Graceâ&#x20AC;?), a Prentiss native, leads an interactive film- and television-acting seminar Saturday. Filmmaker Cindy Meehl, originally from Jackson, holds a workshop on translating a good idea into an awardwinning film. Meehlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buckâ&#x20AC;? won the Audience Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was on the short list for Oscar nominations. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be participating in Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s filmmaker legal clinic sponsored by the Intellectual Property Section of the Mississippi Bar. On Sunday, National Geographicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Quest for the Lost Mayaâ&#x20AC;? stars Millsaps professor and archaeologist George Bey. Hattiesburg native Jeremy Zipple produced and directed the documentary. The companion piece, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Millsaps in Yucatan:

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WEDNESDAY 4/11

VIRGINIA SCHREIBER

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Exhibit at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) hangs through April 15 in Trustmark Grand Hall. Free; call 601-960-1515. …

Israel Martinez of LABA-Link speaks at the Jackson 2000 Luncheon at 11:45 a.m. at the Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.). $12, $10 members; email bevelyn_branch@ att.net to RSVP. … Archaeologist Edward Henry speaks during History Is Lunch at noon at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). Bring lunch; call 601-576-6998. … Lynne Bryant signs copies of her book “Alligator Lake” at 5 p.m. at Lemuria Books (202 Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N.); reading at 5:30 p.m. $15 book; call 601-366-7619. … Jesse “Guitar” Smith is at Burgers and Blues. … Dreamz JXN hosts Wasted Wednesday.

Theatre (103 Black St., Brandon) and runs through April 22. $20, $10 seniors and students; call 601-825-1293. … Amazin’ Lazy Boi performs tonight and April 14 at F. Jones Corner. …

Dreamz JXN hosts Centric Thursday.

FRIDAY 4/13

The annual Spring Market kicks off at 9 a.m. at the Mississippi Trade Mart (1207 Mississippi St.) and runs through April 15. $8, $15 three-day pass, children 12 and under free; call 662-890-3359; visit themarketshows.com. … Actor Tonea Stewart is the featured guest at the annual Creative Arts Festival April 13-14 at Jackson State University, College of Liberal Arts (1400 John R. Lynch St.). Free; call 979-3935. … The American Cancer Society hosts the Relay for Life at 6 p.m. at the Richland Community Center’s soccer fields (410 E. Harper St., Richland; call 769-237-6011) and Mississippi College’s Robinson-Hale Stadium (200 Capitol St., Clinton; call 662-549-3729). Registration fees vary; visit relayforlife.org. … The Crossroads Film Festival kicks off at 7 p.m. at Malco Grandview Theatre (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison) and runs through April 15. $8 film block, $20 one-day pass, $59 all-access pass; call 601-345-5674; visit crossroadsfilmfestival .com for the film lineup and after-party details. …

SATURDAY 4/14

The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is at 9 a.m. at the War Memorial Building (120 S. State St.). Proceeds go toward breast-cancer programs. $30 and up, $20 youth; call 866-475-6636. … The Traffic Jam Walkathon is at 9 a.m. at Sneaky Beans (2914 N. State St.); rally and concert at 7 p.m.

Proceeds benefit the Hard Places Community’s fight against child sex trafficking. Donations welcome ($100 recommended for fundraisers); call 601-942-0429; visit traffickjamasia. com. … KidFest! kicks off at 9 a.m. at Freedom Ridge Park (235 W. School St., Ridgeland) and runs through April 15. $10, children under 2 free; call 601-853-2011; visit kidfestridgeland .com. … The Sante South Wine Festival at The South (627 E. Silas Brown St.) includes the VIP Tasting at 6:30 p.m. ($125) and the Grand Tasting at 7:30 p.m. ($80). Proceeds benefit the Alzheimer’s Association of Mississippi. Call 601-987-0020. …

The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra presents “Chamber IV: Amazin’ Lazy Boi (Andrew Dillon) performs April 12 and 14 at F. Jones Corner.

April 11 - 17, 2012

The Garden Club of Jackson’s Home and Garden Tour 2012 kicks off at 10 a.m. and runs through April 13. Proceeds benefit Stewpot Community Services and Habitat for Humanity Metro Jackson. $20 tour, $15 lunch, $50 garden party; call 601-946-8455; visit gardenclubofjackson.com for locations. … Downtown at Dusk is at 5 p.m. at Underground 119; the Southern Komfort Brass Band performs. Free admission, $5 plate, $3 beer, $2 water and soda; call 601-3539800. … Local actors read portions of scripts at Table Read Mississippi at 6 p.m. at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). $10, $5 Crossroads members, students and seniors; email tablereadmississippi@gmail.com. … The play “The Ponder 32 Family Heart” debuts at 7:30 p.m. at Black Rose Community

SUNDAY 4/15

Jackson Restaurant Week kicks off today and runs through April 21. Dine at participating restaurants and vote for a charity to receive $10,000. Visit jacksonrestaurantweek.com for locations. … The Jackson Irish Dancers’ Mostly Monthly Ceili is at 2 p.m. at Fenian’s. Free; visit jacksonirishdancers.org. …

Art House Cinema Downtown at 5 p.m. at Russell C. Davis Planetarium (201 E. Pascagoula St.) features the independent film “Perfect Sense.” $7; visit msfilm.org. … Coke Bumaye, PyInfamous, Slimm Pusha and more perform at the GenerationNXT Indie Concert Series at 6 p.m. at Dreamz JXN.

MONDAY 4/16

Music students perform during Best of Belhaven II at 7:30 p.m. at Belhaven University Center for the Arts. Free; call 601-974-6494. … Amos Brewer performs at The Penguin from 6-9 p.m. … Pub Quiz at Ole Tavern.

TUESDAY 4/17

Mississippi Murder Mysteries presents “Bedlam in Cabin B” at 7 p.m. at Rossini Cucina Italiana (207 W. Jackson St.). $42.50; call 601-856-9696 to RSVP. … The play “All My Sons” debuts at 7:30 p.m. at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). $25, $22 seniors and students; 601-948-3533, ext. 222.

WEDNESDAY 4/18

Flag expert Clay Moss speaks during History Is Lunch at noon at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). Bring lunch; call 601-576-6998. … Eilen Jewel and the Hackensack Boys perform at 7:30 p.m. at Hal & Mal’s. $10 in advance, $12 at the door; visit ardenland.net.

More at jfpevents.com and jfp.ms/musicvenues.

The Southern Komfort Brass Band performs during Downtown at Dusk April 12 at 5 p.m. at Underground 119.

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THURSDAY 4/12

American Elegy” at 7:30 p.m. at Galloway United Methodist Church (305 N. Congress St.). $15; call 601-960-1565. …

Dirty Play performs at Bourbon St. in the Quarter. $5 cover.

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Laurie Pascale as Kate Keller, John Maxwell as Joe Keller, Bret Kenyon as Chris Keller and Daniel Dauphin as George Deever in â&#x20AC;&#x153;All My Sonsâ&#x20AC;? at New Stage Theatre, April 17 to 29.

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This extraordinary set will make viewers feel like they are watching their neighbors instead of watching a performance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the quality of what you are seeing and the production values here and the talent, I think the audience is really going to see something special,â&#x20AC;? director Russell Blackwell says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we can be as solid as the set construction, then we are going to be just fine.â&#x20AC;?

After just three weeks of rehearsal, the actors are transforming into an intricately woven community. Blackwell says that the Jackson area has â&#x20AC;&#x153;a fine talent pool of performers â&#x20AC;Ś and we have a bunch of them in this show.â&#x20AC;?

The cast includes five Jackson locals: John Maxwell, Bret Kenyon, Joseph Frost, John Howell and Ali Dinkins. Three other members from the cast are from surrounding areas: Courtland Nobles, Daniel Dauphin and Jo Ann Robinson. New Stage not only attracts local actors, but also actors from out of state. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;All My Sonsâ&#x20AC;? cast also includes Laurie Pascale from Arkansas and Kristin Patton, from New York. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arthur Miller created it,â&#x20AC;? Blackwell says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We come out here to try to keep the #ONCERTO +OLN PLAYS 7ESLEY "IBLICAL 3EMINARY 7KH &RQFHUWR .ROQ IURP &RORJQH *HUPDQ\ ZLOO SOD\ PXVLF E\ -RKDQQ 6HEDVWLDQ %DFK $QWRQLR 9LYDOGL *LRYDQQL %DWWLVWD 6DPPDUWLQL DQG (YDULVWR 'DOOÂś$EDFR DW WKH :HVOH\ %LEOLFDO 6HPLQDU\ 6DQFWXDU\ RQ 7KXUV GD\ $SULO 7KH SLHFH RUFKHVWUD ZDV IRUPHG LQ DQG LV PRVWO\ PDGH XS RI UHFHQW JUDGXDWHV IURP FRQVHUYDWR ULHV DFURVV (XURSH 8QOLNH PDQ\ RUFKHVWUDV WKH &RQ FHUWR .ROQ GRHV QRW UHFHLYH DQ\ JRYHUQPHQW VXEVLGLHV DQG GRHV QRW KDYH D SHUPDQHQW FRQGXFWRU

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Theater goers may know Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work through plays such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Death of a Salesmanâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Crucible.â&#x20AC;? Like those plays, â&#x20AC;&#x153;All My Sonsâ&#x20AC;? is an extraordinary piece of art. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an American classic,â&#x20AC;? Blackwell says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to bring our own form of jazz to it.

Anyone can play the notes, but it is what is in between the notes. What (actor John Maxwell) sees as Joe Keller, someone else may not have seen.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I try to live through the moment of the play; through what the character wants and what his objective is,â&#x20AC;? says Maxwell, who plays the father, Joe Keller. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not trying to portray anyone; I am trying to live through those moments to make it as real and close to the truth as I can.â&#x20AC;?

By using this technique, the performances are more natural. The actors respond to the situation instead of pretending to be something they are not.

Many acting companies perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;All My Sons,â&#x20AC;? and each one brings something special to it. The New Stage company is trying to bring the audience back to 1946 for a couple of hours to give them the best experience possible.

One reason for the playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long-term success is its universal themes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family,â&#x20AC;? Blackwell says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how one family deals with love, with loss and human nature. And the backdrop is World War II.â&#x20AC;?

Even though the show was written about 65 years ago, it still makes an impact. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one thing about Arthur Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;most everything he wrote has a timeless quality, a prophetic quality,â&#x20AC;? Blackwell says. Maxwell adds: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what makes great plays great.

No matter when plays are written, an audience is going to be able to identify.â&#x20AC;?

Blackwell agrees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want people to leave wanting to come back to the theater,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our art. More art means a better place that we live in.â&#x20AC;?

See New Stage Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;All My Sonsâ&#x20AC;? from April 17 through April 29.

Curtain is 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $25 with discounts available for students, senior citizens and groups. For more information, call 601-948-3531 or visit newstagetheatre.com.

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JFP-SPONSORED EVENTS Jackson 2000 Luncheon April 11, 11:45 a.m., at Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.).

Julio deCastillo, president of the Latin American Business Association (LABA-Link), and Israel Martinez, director of LingoFest Language Center, talk about Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hispanic community. RSVP. $12, $10 members; email bevelyn_branch@att.net.

Crossroads Film Festival April 13-15, at Malco Grandview Theatre (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison). Enjoy dozens of independent films and workshops. Discounts available for members, seniors and students. $8 film block, $20 one-day pass, $59 all-access pass; call 601-345-5674.

Sante South Wine Festival April 14, 6:30 p.m., at The South (627 E. Silas Brown St.). Sample dozens of fine wines and gourmet food. The VIP tasting is at 6:30 p.m., and the grand tasting is at 7:30 p.m.

Proceeds benefit the Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association of Mississippi. $125 VIP tasting, $80 grand tasting; call 601-987-0020.

Jackson Restaurant Week April 15-21. Dine at participating restaurants and cast a ballot for one of the following charities to receive $10,000: Community Animal Rescue and Adoption (CARA), Friends of Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital, Jackson Free Clinic, Magnolia Speech School and The Mustard Seed. Visit jacksonrestaurantweek.com.

COMMUNITY Tougaloo Spring Fest 5K Registration, at Tougaloo College (500 W. County Line Road, Tougaloo).

The run/walk is April 14 at 9 a.m. (check-in at 8 a.m.) open to individuals, families and teams.

Register by April 11. T-shirt included. Free; call 601-977-6186 or 601-977-7797. â&#x20AC;&#x153;History Is Lunchâ&#x20AC;? April 11, noon, at William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). Archaeologist Edward Henry presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rediscovering Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Historic Cemetery: A Non-invasive Ground-penetrating Radar Survey to Identify Unknown Burials at Greenwood Cemetery.â&#x20AC;? Free; call 601-576-6998.

Mississippi Economic Council Annual Meeting April 12, 8:30 a.m., at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). Speakers include Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, Mission Mississippi president Rev. Neddie Winters, author Jack Schultz and Miss Mississippi 2011 Mary Margaret Roark.

Mavis Staples performs. $75, $65 members; call 601-969-0022 or 800-748-7626.

Downtown at Dusk April 12, 5 p.m., at Underground 119 (119 S. President St.), in the parking lot. The event includes local food, craft beers and music from the Southern Komfort Brass Band. Free admission, $5 plate, $3 beer, $2 water and soda; call 601-353-9800.

Precinct 2 COPS Meeting April 12, 6 p.m., at Jackson Police Department, Precinct 2 (711 W. Capitol St.). These monthly forums are designed to help resolve community issues or problems, from crime to potholes. Call 601-960-0002.

New Vibrations Network Gathering April 12, 6:30 p.m., at Unitarian Universalist Church (4866 N. State St.). The mixer is held every second Thursday. Bring business cards and brochures to share.

Email newvibrations2003@hotmail.com.

Hinds Community College Annual Plant Sale April 13-14, at Hinds Community College, Raymond Campus (501 E. Main St., Raymond), at the produce stand next to Gray-Partridge Center. Open April 13 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and April 14 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 800-446-6322.

Spring Market April 13-15, at Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.). More than 100 merchants sell spring fashions, accessories, jewelry, shoes, handbags, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothes, home dĂŠcor, gourmet foods and more. Open April 13 from 9 a.m.-

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lligator Lakeâ&#x20AC;? (NAL Trade, 2002, $15) is another in a string of roughly historic race novels by white people that claims to be another â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Help.â&#x20AC;? I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prepared to like Colorado nursing professor Lynne Bryantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel about another white woman coming back home to Mississippi to confront our demons. But the bookâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;about race conflicts in the 1980sâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;deals with mixed-race love and the response to it in a smart and revealing way.

The main character is a white woman who left Mississippi after getting pregnant by the black man she loved. Her daughter, Celi, is a remarkable young woman suffering from sickle-cell anemia, and ultimately is the catalyst that brings a broken family back together. And there is a kick-ass grandmother who has helped her black best friend fight for her rights for years to balance out the racist jerks.

Once I got into it (and got past the additional paragraphs at the end of each chapter that told me what she so effectively had just shown me), I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put this book down. I found it much more complex, realistic and educational than â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Help,â&#x20AC;? show-v.-tell issues aside.

Bryant signs and reads â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alligator Lakeâ&#x20AC;? Wednesday, April 11, starting at 5 p.m. at Lemuria Books (202 Banner Hall, 601-366-7619). â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Donna Ladd

9 p.m., April 14 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and April 15 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Night Out is April 13 from 5-9 p.m. ($15), and Market Madness is April 13 from 9 a.m.-noon, and April 15 from 2-5 p.m. ($10 wristband). Free parking. $8, $15 three-day pass, children 12 and under free; call 662890-3359.

Criminal Justice Reform Conference April 13-14, 9 a.m., at Jackson State University, College of Liberal Arts (1400 John R. Lynch St.).

The theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Politics and the New Jim Crow: Race, Addiction and Incarceration.â&#x20AC;? Free; call 601354-3408.

Millsaps Forum April 13, 12:30 p.m., at Millsaps College, Ford Academic Complex (1701 N. State St.), in room 215. Duncan McCullough discusses his experiences as a transgendered man. Free; call 601-974-1305.

Creative Arts Festival April 13-14, at Jackson State University (1400 John R. Lynch St.). The theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;The 50th Anniversary of the Meredith Crisisâ&#x20AC;? and is an exhibition of visual arts, spoken word, performing arts and creative writing from students.

Actor Tonea Stewart is the featured guest. Free; call 601-979-3935.

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Prancing J-Settes Auditions April 13-15, at Jackson State University, Williams Athletics and Assembly Center (1400 John R. Lynch St.). The dance team performs at JSU athletic games and special events.

Potential team members must be enrolled at JSU. The public may view auditions for $5. $20 registration; call 601-979-7065.

Monarch Festival April 14-21, at Clinton Community Nature Center (617 Dunton Road, Clinton). April 14, the butterfly rescue is at 9 a.m. at Choctaw Trails (McRaven Road, Clinton), and the Monarch Walkathon is at 2 p.m. in the Butterfly Garden ($25 donation). April 15, the children’s art reception and open house is from 2-4 p.m. in Price Hall. April 18, Dr. Bill Stark lectures on monarch migration. April 21 is Nature Day and includes a plant sale at 8 a.m., a haiku awards ceremony at 10 a.m. and butterfly adoptions at 10:30 a.m. Call 601-924-5509.

Critters and Crawlers, April 14, 10 a.m., at Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.). The program is for toddlers ages 2-3 and their caregivers. Discounts for members. Prices vary; call 601-352-2580, ext. 241.

NatureFEST! April 14, 10 a.m., at Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive).

Enjoy digging for fossils, viewing specimens, animal exhibits and children’s activities. Meet Leona the Lion, the Cat in the Hat, Smokey the Bear and Inky the Clown. The first 500 visitors receive $2 off admission. $6, $5 seniors, $4 children 3-18, members/children under 3 free; call 601-354-7303.

Campsites to Megabytes: Celebrating 100 Years of Girl Scouts April 14, 10 a.m., at Hinds Community College, Rankin Campus (3805 Highway 80 E., Pearl), at the Clyde Muse Center. The event includes games, crafts, a sing-along and exhibitor booths. X-Factor contestant Haley Orrantia performs. $5; call 601-326-5641.

KidFest! April 14-15, at Freedom Ridge Park (235 W. School St., Ridgeland). The family event includes big-top acts, a children’s activity tent, music, food, animated characters and rides. $10, children under 2 free; call 601-853-2011.

Horses for Handicapped April 16-19, 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., at Mississippi State Fairgrounds (1207 Mississippi St.). People with disabilities enjoy horseback riding, wagon rides, a petting zoo and more.

Free; visit horsesforhandicappedms.com.

Habitat Young Professionals Information Meeting April 17, noon, at Julep (4500 Interstate 55 N.).

Enjoy lunch, learn how to serve through Habitat for Humanity/Metro Jackson and network with other young professionals. Food prices vary; call 601-353-6060.

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Jackson Symphony League Annual Spring Luncheon April 18, 11 a.m., at The South (627 E. Silas Brown St.). The luncheon includes a fashion show highlighting items from the label Lafayette 148 New York. Tickets sold in advance only. Mail checks to Jackson Symphony League, Attn: Spring Luncheon, 618 Crescent Blvd., Suite 205, Ridgeland, MS 39157. $40; call 601.607.4144.

WELLNESS Mississippi College Endurance Challenge April 14, 7:30 a.m., at Choctaw Trails (McRaven Road).

Registration is at 6 a.m. Races include a one-mile fun run, off-road duathlons and a 5K cross-country run. Awards given; refreshments sold. $10-$75; find MC Endurance Challenge 2012 on active.com.

STAGE AND SCREEN Table Read Mississippi April 12, 6 p.m., at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). Actor Joey Lauren Adams and screenwriter David Sheffield lead a discussion on the scripts “The Memphis Leg” by John Gibson and “River of Destiny” by John Stenmark.

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his weekend, check out one or both of these arts-related activities.

Friday and Saturday, April 13 and April 14, head to the Sixth Annual Creative Arts Festival in the Jackson State University College of Science, Engineering and Technology Auditorium.

Friday, the opening panel is at 2 p.m., and a reception is at 6 p.m. in Ayer Hall.

Dr. Tonea Stewart delivers the keynote address Saturday, April 14 at 4:45 p.m. in the JSU Student Center Auditorium.

All events are free and open to the public. For more information, including a complete schedule of events, visit jsums. edu/margaretwalker/artsfestival2012.

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Opening Saturday and on display through April 30, visit the Fourth Annual Ask for More Arts Student Exhibit at the Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.).

Over the course of this school year, 16 Jackson public elementary and middle-school students have worked with local teaching artists to incorporate art into their school day. Their artwork is “thoughtful, creative and beautiful,” states a release from Parents for Public Schools Jackson, the organization behind the Ask for More Arts program in the city.

For more information, visit ppsjackson.org/askformoreart.

Crossroads members, students and seniors; email tablereadmississippi@gmail.com.

“The Ponder Family Heart” April 12-22, at Black Rose Community Theatre (103 Black St., Brandon). The play is based on Eudora Welty’s classic novella, “The Ponder Heart.” Shows are Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Reservations recommended. $20, $10 seniors and students; call 601-825-1293.

Spring Scenes April 13-14, 7 p.m., at Mississippi College (200 Capitol St., Clinton), in Aven Little Theater. Advanced play-directing students present their final projects as scenes from dramatic works. $3; call 601-925-3453 or 601-925-3454.

“La Traviata” April 14, 11:55 a.m., at Tinseltown (411 Riverwind Drive, Pearl). The Metropolitan Opera presents the simulcast of Verdi’s opera starring Natalie Dessay. $22, $20 seniors, $15 children; call 601-936-5856.

Fairy Tale Theatre Auditions April 14-15, 2-4 p.m., at Parkside Playhouse (101 Iowa Blvd., Vicksburg).

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I must attend a bout. Granted, I knew my So there you have it: Ways to revisit childhood experience skating around the rink some of the good memories of your youth, to Michael Jackson songs would be nothing but with an update (and bars). For my part, like these tough ladies on wheels, but that I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be donning any acid-washed only made me want to see it more. jeans or big bangs anytime soon, but the neon The Vixensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home bouts take place at nail polish may stick around for the spring.

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April 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 7:30 p.m.

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Art House Cinema Downtown April 15, 5 p.m., at Russell C. Davis Planetarium (201 E. Pascagoula St.). See the film “Perfect Sense.” Popcorn and beverages sold. $7; visit msfilm.org.

Proceeds go toward scholarships for high-school graduates and nonprofits. Donations welcome, $40 for meal; call 601-982-9987.

Hinds Arts and Humanities Week April 15-20, at Hinds Community College, Utica Campus (34175 Highway 18, Utica), in the Fine Arts Building.

Enjoy a week of classical and gospel music, dance, art and poetry. Presenters include pianist Tim Pridgen and Ballet Magnificat. See art from Tony Davenport, Melanie John and Lorenzo Gayden.

Call or visit hindscc.edu for a schedule. Free; call 601-885-7079.

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“Bedlam in Cabin B” Dinner Theater April 17, 7 p.m., at Rossini Cucina Italiana (207 W. Jackson St., Suite A, Ridgeland). Mississippi Murder Mysteries presents the play about antics on a haunted dinner cruise boat. Cash bar at 6 p.m.; seating at 6:30 p.m. RSVP. $42.50; call 601-856-9696.

MUSIC Events at Belhaven University Center for the Arts (835 Riverside Drive). Free; call 601-974-6494.

• Choral and Vocal Arts: The Beauty of Bernstein April 14, 7:30 p.m. The Concert Choir and Dance Department perform to composer Leonard Bernstein’s works such as the Chichester Psalms and Broadway favorites.

• Best of Belhaven II April 16, 7:30 p.m. The Music Department presents the best student performances of the semester.

Mississippi Opry Spring Show April 14, 6 p.m., at Pearl Community Room (2420 Old Brandon Road, Pearl). Performers include Harmony and Grits, and Bill and Temperance. Refreshments sold. $10, children under 18 free; call 601-331-6672.

Chamber IV: American Elegy April 14, 7:30 p.m., at Galloway United Methodist Church (305 N. Congress St.). The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra performs compositions from Aaron Jay Kernis, Arvo Pärt and Ottorino Respighi. $15; call 601960-1565.

Music in the City April 17, 5:15 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.), in Trustmark Grand Hall. Hors d’oeuvres are served first, and Sybil Child, Deborah Feldman and John Paul perform at 5:45 p.m. Free, donations welcome; call 601-354-1533.

LITERARY AND SIGNINGS Literary Luncheon April 14, 11:30 a.m., at Regency Hotel (400 Greymont Ave.). The program features local author E.V. Adams, who gives a presentation and signs copies of her novel “Darling Nikki.”

Shut Up and Write! Sigh up for one of Donna Ladd’s new creative nonfiction series. Only 11 seats a class! Starts at $50 for one-day workshops up to $150 for the six-class series. Email class@jacksonfreepress.com or call 601-362-6121, ext. 15.

Crossroads Film Festival’s Curious Workshops April 14, 9 a.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.), in the BancorpSouth Classroom. Professional filmmakers and animators present workshops on character development, animation, prop making and more. All ages welcome. $5; call 601-960-1515.

Sticks and Strings April 17, 5:30 p.m., at Pearl Public Library (2416 Old Brandon Road, Pearl). Crochet with other hobbyists. Free; call 601-932-2562.

EXHIBITS AND OPENINGS Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Exhibit through April 15, at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). See works from students in grades 7-12 in Trustmark Grand Hall. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m.

Sunday. Free; call 601-960-1515.

Senior Art Show through April 17, at Millsaps College, Lewis Art Gallery (Ford Academic Complex, 1701 N. State St.). Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays.

The gallery talk is April 13 at 2 p.m. Free; call 601974-1762.

Tom Harmon Art Exhibit through April 30, at Municipal Art Gallery (839 N. State St.). See watercolor and oil paintings. Free; call 601-960-1582.

Art in the Library through April 30, at G. Chastaine Flynt Memorial Library (103 Winners Circle, Flowood). See works from John Lemuel Everitt and the late Floyd Shaman. Free; call 601-919-1911.

“The Migration of the Negro, 1940-1941” through June 4, at Jackson State University (1400 John R. Lynch St.), in Johnson Hall Gallery. See 60 reproductions of Jacob Lawrence’s paintings.

Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. Free; call 601979-2040.

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To add an event, email all details (phone number, start and end date, time, street address, cost, URL, etc.) to events@jacksonfreepress.com or fax to 601510-9019. The deadline is noon the Thursday prior to the week of publication. Or add the event online yourself; check out jfpevents.com for instructions.

BE THE CHANGE Home and Garden Tour 2012, April 12-13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Garden Club of Jackson is the host.

Two homes and four gardens in northeast Jackson are on tour. Proceeds benefit Stewpot Community Services and Habitat for Humanity Metro Jackson. $20 tour ticket, $15 lunch ticket, $50 garden party; call 601-946-4928 or 601-946-8455; visit gardenclubofjackson.com.

Relay for Life April 13, 6 p.m., at Mississippi College (200 Capitol St., Clinton). At Robinson-Hale Stadium. The all-night charity walk includes food and entertainment. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. Registration fees vary; call 662-549-3729.

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Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure April 14, 9 a.m., at War Memorial Building (120 S. State St.). The race include a 5K run/walk and a one-mile fun run. Online registration at komencentralms.org available through April 11. Proceeds go toward breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment programs. $30 and up, $20 youth; call 866-475-6636.

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Traffick Jam Walkathon April 14, 9 a.m., at Sneaky Beans (2914 N. State St.). Participants are to ask 10 people for a dollar per mile walked with a goal of 10 miles and $100. The 10 miles can be split up among a team. A post-walk rally and concert follows at 7 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Hard Places Community (HPC) and their work against child sex trafficking in Phnom Phen, Cambodia. Visit traffickjamasia.com for more details. Donations welcome; call 601-942-0429.

Zumbathon for Relay for Life April 14, 4 p.m., at The Club at the Township (201 Northlake Circle, Ridgeland). The Zumba event with a 70s theme includes door prizes and refreshments. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. $10; call 601-209-7566.

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The Hackensaw Boys have toured throughout the United States and Europe. Ferd Moyse is second from right.

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ississippi native Ferd Moyse returns home April 18 to perform at Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as part of the band the Hackensaw Boys. The singer-songwriter band packs a new-age bluegrass sound, combining fiddles, cellos and other string instruments. The bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2005 album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love What You Do,â&#x20AC;? included the hit singles â&#x20AC;&#x153;All Good Dogsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alabama Shamrock.â&#x20AC;?

Moyse got his start with the group performing with the band in North Carolina. The Hackensaw Boys frequented many of the locations where Moyse bartended, and his old-time fiddle seemed to fit right in with the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strings sound.

Joining the Hackensaw Boys meant leaving his bartending days behind, Moyse told the Jackson Free Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I figured out a long time ago if I was going to do this for a living like every other eight-hours-a-day job Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever had, I should spend eight hours a day on it writing songs, playing and practicing,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The Hackensaw Boys originated in 1999 in Charlottesville, Va., where four men, Robert St. Ours, Tom Peloso, David Sickmen and Rob Bullington, who performed individually on sidewalks and in shopping malls, had the idea of forming a band.

Of the four originators, guitarist Sickmen is the only one still with the band. The rest of the lineup is Moyse (fiddle), Ward Harrison (guitar), Ben Jacobs (bass) and Brian Gorby (drums/charismo). As far as vocals go, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody sings a bit of lead, everybody sings a bit of harmony, and most members know when to shut up,â&#x20AC;? according to the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website.

The band tours all over the United States and Europe, playing music for anyone who will listen and averaging 150 to 200 shows each year. But for Moyse, playing at Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s could not hold more significance.

Moyse, 35, learned to play the fiddle when he was a teenager, and his influences were some of the musical acts that performed at Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when he waited tables there for about two years before he left Jackson in 1999.

He watched The Vernon Brothers perform almost every Wednesday night. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where I fell in love with the fiddleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;watching Tim Avalon play,â&#x20AC;? Moyse says.

Whether performing for listeners hearing their music for the first time or regular fans, Moyse says the Hackensaw Boys put their heart and soul into performing, and it shows in their high-energy sound. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m on stage playing the fiddle, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing just that,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I kind of lose myself and leave my troubles at the gate.â&#x20AC;?

Ardenland, a company that specializes in entertainment for the Jackson area, presents the Hackensaw Boys April 18 at Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (200 S. Commerce St., 601-948-0888). Eilen Jewell opens starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance through Ticketmaster and $12 at the door.

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emuria employee Simon Hamburg has been on a mission. During the first few months of his employment, he noticed that the music-book section in the store looked â&#x20AC;&#x153;untouched.â&#x20AC;? He knew there were some good books, but they were all too high up on the shelf to reach. He moved them down and re-arranged titles to give the area a fresh look.

He then realized that a good number of the books were biographies and noticed an absence of books that dealt with the cultural and critical side of music. Because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my friend, Simon asked if I would put together a list of books on hip-hop that I thought the store should carry. Simon put the list to use and supplemented it with a host of other new titles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just want to fill the section up with things I am interested in,â&#x20AC;? he told me. Hamburg, 23, wants a section that has something for all music fans.

The first book in this new series is â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Grey Albumâ&#x20AC;? (Graywolf Press, 2012, $25,

paperback) by poet and professor Kevin Young, who offers up his first tome on cultural criticism.

The title is homage to producer Danger Mouseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2004 album of the same name.

The moniker comes from the fact that Danger Mouse created â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Grey Albumâ&#x20AC;? by mashing up (or remixing) The Beatles â&#x20AC;&#x153;The White Albumâ&#x20AC;? with Jay-Zâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Black Album.â&#x20AC;? Clever, huh? The result was a classic album that redefined how people viewed remixes, and sampling in general.

Young does similar work with his book, which is a mash-up in its own right of literary and music criticism, stream of consciousness, autobiography and opinion.

Further, Young mashes up voices from across historical eras and genres (donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be surprised to see the words of Langston Hughes interacting with those of Outkast). Youngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book is dense with layers that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t compete with each other, but cooperate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Throughout this book Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m interested in the ways the fabric of black life has often meant its very fabrication, making a way out

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wo things are on my mind worth writing about this week.

Early last week, news leaked that Morris Claiborne scored a four of 50 on the Wonderlic test. As soon as the score leaked, Twitter blew up with comments about how Claiborne must be dumb.

For those who do not know, the Wonderlic is 50 questions with a 12-minute time limit. The Wonderlic is not really used to measure intelligence. What the test does, is show how quickly an individual can process information.

Claiborne plays cornerback, so the score is not that important. The Wonderlic is mainly important when discussing quarterbacks, linebackers or centers. Those positions have to process a lot of information in a small amount of time. Cornerback is a reaction position. There is very little presnap information to process.

As any teacher can tell you, everyone learns at different rates. Even if Claiborne scored poorly, it does not mean he is not intelligent. If anything, teams might worry about Claiborne’s prep. Every agent gives his clients the Wonderlic test before the draft. The main worry is that Claiborne didn’t care enough to come to NFL combine prepared for the test.

Also last week, Rick Cleveland was named the new executive director of the

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Cleveland. I can’t think of anyone who would do the job better.

Cleveland’s buyout by The ClarionLedger’s owner Gannett is stunning. I grew up looking forward to Cleveland’s columns each day in the paper. His writing style was easy to read, and Cleveland has the ability with his writing to make you feel like your right there with him in each article. Even though I work for the Jackson Free Press, I still seek out Cleveland’s columns. He is an award-winning writer, and I personally would put him up against any national writer today. Cleveland is what I hope to become one day as a writer.

It is a sad day in media when a major corporation does not recognize the special talent it has at its disposal. Someone of Cleveland’s talent should be given the right to walk away on their own terms and not be forced out in a cost-cutting measure.

I didn’t always agree with everything Cleveland wrote (read my last article), but I have the deepest respect for him. I remember the first time I met him, and it was (for me) like getting to hang out with Michael Jordan.

Cleveland’s writing will always have a special place in my heart. Too bad his writing didn’t move the bean counters at Gannett.

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It somehow seemed fitting that a guy named Xxxx Bubba won a golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. Do those green jackets come sleeveless?

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FRIDAY, APRIL 13 Last time there was an NHL playoff game in Vancouver, it ended in riots. Hopefully game two of the Canucks and Los Angeles Kings series features no rioting. (9 p.m.midnight, NBCSN)

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(6:30-10 p.m., Fox) SUNDAY, APRIL 15 Watch a good NBA double header starting with Miami at New York in game one and Dallas taking on the Lakers in Los Angeles to finish up. (noon-5 p.m., ABC)

MONDAY, APRIL 16 Take some aggression out on Tax Day by watching the best Eastern Conference hockey team, the New York Rangers, face the Ottawa Senators in game three of their seven-game series.

(6:30-9:30, CNBC) TUESDAY, APRIL 17 Mississippi State and Ole Miss meet at Trustmark Park in Pearl for one baseball game and on TV if you can’t get tickets. (7:30-10:30 p.m., CSS) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 The Atlanta Braves wrap up a three-game series against the New York Mets at home in Turner Field. (noon3 p.m., SPSO) The NFL draft is fast approaching.

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Malika is wearing a white and silver one-shouldered prom dress ($240) from KerriBella; square dangle earrings ($20) from Lipstick Lounge; and silver glitter shoes ($190) from The Shoe Bar at Pieces.

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Alex is wearing a Dave and Johnny yellow prom dress ($199) and a yellow headband ($5) from Frock Fashions; a gold starburst ring ($15) and polka dot platform shoes ($45) from Lipstick Lounge; and a gold Sheila Faul ring ($195) from The Shoebar at Pieces.

Carly is wearing a seafoam ruffled prom dress ($160) and pink earrings ($15) from KerriBella; a silver bowtie bracelet worn as a necklace ($20) from Frock Fashions; an ivory clutch ($9) from Orange Peel; and tan and pink metallic platforms ($50) from The Shoebar at Pieces. The pink flower ring and bracelets are the stylist’s own.

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Malika is wearing a purple and gold long prom gown ($150) from KerriBella; golden egg earrings ($20) from Lipstick Lounge; a gold cuff ($166) and gold bracelet ($660) from Nancy Price Interior Designs.

Carly is wearing a Black by Blush Prom dress ($249), a gold and white bracelet ($28) and pearl bracelet ($15) from Frock Fashions; red Converse shoes ($50) from Swell-O-Phonic; a polka dot scarf ($5) from Orange Peel; a white flower ring ($12) from KerriBella; and a black rhinestone belt ($40) from Lipstick Lounge.

Alex is wearing a red strapless dress ($60) from KerriBella; a pink snake belt ($18), leopard print shoes ($49) and white bead necklace ($24) from Frock Fashions; and a Robert Rodriguez sequined blazer ($38) from the Orange Peel.

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Malika is wearing a strapless prom dress in gunmetal ($125) from KerriBella; and trio hoop earrings ($20) and pewter rocker stud wedges ($75) from Lipstick Lounge.

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