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JACKSONIAN CAITLIN PODAS

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he promise of never-ending paperwork didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t scare off Caitlin Podas, the registrar for the Mississippi Museum of Art. The Orange, Calif., native has pursued a career in museum registration for most of her adult life, though her attraction to the field isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t about administration.

Podas says that even though registration involves a lot of paperwork, she likes the handson aspect. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I get to be in the vault and behind the scenes, and I get to touch all the stuff that nobody else gets to,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś I like to be the one who gets to hold that in their hands and not just look at it on a wall.â&#x20AC;?

While attending Colorado State University, Podas began working at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery during semesters and at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum and the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum during her summers. But her career trajectory changed when she took a year off from school to intern at the Denver Art Museum after graduating from CSU with a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in history in 2008. She decided that she wanted to continue working in art museums and began including art in her studies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I went to grad school (at the University of South Carolina), I made a very conscious effort to incorporate art as much as I could into my curriculum and did all of my internships at art museums,â&#x20AC;? Podas says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had a work-study position when I was a grad student and requested that most

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of what I did was art-related. I tried to do all those things to get where I wanted to be, which was a registrar at an art museum.â&#x20AC;?

After graduating with a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in public history in May 2012, she moved to Jackson to work at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum that November.

Then, in 2013, Podas accepted her position at MMA, where she takes care of the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5,600-item permanent collection.

She also handles all loans and exhibitions that come through, which means arranging the shipments, acclimating pieces to the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s environment and preparing detailed reports of every flaw that may have happened in transit or prior to the loan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think (people misunderstand) how much time and energy goes into arranging all of that for an exhibition,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It takes a long time and a lot of planning from beginning to end, before the show can even open.â&#x20AC;?

In the end, Podas says the work pays off because sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s able to deliver great experiences like sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had in museums over the years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being a part of that growing up has really informed who I am, and I can pinpoint a lot of my interests to museum visits,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to be a part of that in other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives, making a difference in how they build their career or their interests.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Micah Smith

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EDITOR’S note

by Amber Helsel, Assistant Editor

Why I Stay in Mississippi

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he year 2015 was filled with major changes for me. So much change that I’m almost glad (no, I am glad) that it’s almost over. Next year will hopefully be a little calmer, but that doesn’t mean I’m just going to sit idly by. I’ve got a bucket list to create, and finances to figure out, and other things to do. For me, next year means figuring out my next move in life.

As I sat at my desk a few nights ago, painting some papier mâché ornaments I had made the day before, I realized that next year, if I want to leave Mississippi, or at least the metro area, I’m free to do so. I’m not living in a student apartment with three other roommates, locked into a year’s lease. I’m not living with family members or friends who complain about my constant need for clutter. I’m not living in a terrible house that’s just not worth living in for an entire year. I’m not married like I thought I was going to be. So I don’t have much holding me back.

Now, that doesn’t mean I’m leaving. I love my job and the fact that I get to help a city and state that so deserve it; I love the place where I live and plan to keep living there next year; I love my family and friends; and for the first time in my adult life, I actually have a social calendar (it’s tiny, but still). But if I really felt the need, I could live somewhere else.

Unlike some young people here, I don’t feel the need to leave Mississippi or Jackson for reasons such as life here being imperfect and the state not having as many opportunities as other places. I’d leave because I’ve lived here my entire life and have barely seen the world. Sure, I’ve been to Scotland, but I’ve barely even seen the United States. I think I’ve maybe been to about five or six states, and there’s so much I want to see.

With all that said, let me tell you

why I stay: creativity. While it may seem like the state is backwards in many areas, I believe it excels in creative spirit. Places such as William Faulkner’s Rowan Oak in Oxford, Tennessee Williams’ birth home in Columbus, Eudora Welty’s house and garden in Jackson, the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center, which was the first school for African American students in Jackson (author Richard Wright graduated from there in 1925), and the

tually take the time to really look at my surroundings. But when I went back for a follow-up interview with Luckett and restaurant owner Joseph Simpson, I realized the gravity of that museum—what it truly means for Mississippi.

In an interview, Luckett and Simpson lamented about how the rest of the world had gotten hold of our music and run with it, but the museum is an effort to bring the focus back on Mississippi’s con-

Jackson and Mississippi are worth fighting for.

Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University, which Margaret Walker Alexander founded as the Institute for the Study of the History, Life and Culture of Black People in 1968, all stand as a testament to our literary history and our struggles as a state.

Walter Anderson’s work shows life on the Gulf Coast before Hurricane Katrina ravaged its shores; modern artists such as Wyatt Waters and Tony Davenport highlight Jackson’s soul; and other artists such as Adrienne Domnick and Ginger Williams-Cook add another layer of creativity that other cities may not have.

And upstairs at The Iron Horse Grill, wax figures by Anne Robin Luckett show just how much Mississippi influenced modern music.

The first couple of times I went into the “Mississippi Music Experience” museum, I was too preoccupied with getting information for my story that I didn’t ac-

tributions and its storied music history.

See, music is a huge part of my life.

Though I can’t play an instrument, I enjoy listening to it and learning about it more than almost anything. I even did a presentation on its history, from prehistoric times to top-10 hits in the 20th century, when I was in high school. I knew Mississippi had a huge impact on music as we know it, but I didn’t really understand until I stood in that exhibit for a third time, looking at Pinetop Perkins playing a vertical piano and Elvis Presley shaking hands with Darth Vader (it makes sense if you read the cover story. See pages 14-15).

My favorite exhibit—the one that I probably annoy people with because I talk about it so much—is the one of Mick Jagger singing with Muddy Waters. I love The Rolling Stones, and I love blues, so those figures standing side by side is an incredible sight for me to behold. Every time I go there, I stand in awe at the mag-

nitude of what that exhibit and the night that inspired it—The Rolling Stones sang with Muddy Waters at The Checkerboard Lounge in Chicago—means for music.

It shows just how big Mississippi’s influence truly is on rock ‘n’ roll and music in general. It shows how much we bring to the table—how much people don’t realize about us. I mean, yeah, we are high on a lot of bad lists, but the blues we’re known for played a role in the foundation of rock ‘n’ roll and country and pop and hip-hop.

The genre emerged from the fusion of traditional African music and European folk songs. It was African Americans’ response to their struggles to achieve equality and success in life and the social, economic and overcome the oppression present since the days of slavery.

If it hadn’t been for blues greats such as Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson and B.B. King and, of course, all the other great Mississippi musicians singing about their struggles, we’d probably never have music as we know it.

Think about it—blues inspired Elvis.

It inspired The Beatles. It inspired The Rolling Stones. And to this day, it still inspires many musicians and artists.

If blues had never happened, music wouldn’t be the same.

So at the end of the day, that’s why I stay. It’s not just my family or my job or friends that keeps me here. It’s that underlying creativity that no one ever gives us credit for. It’s our storied past and the culture such as the blues that makes this a such a powerful place. It’s why I wake up every day and do what I do. Jackson and Mississippi are worth fighting for.

Assistant Editor Amber Helsel has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi. Email her story ideas to amber@jacksonfreepress.com.

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Music Editor Micah Smith is married to a great lady, has two dog-children named Kirby and Zelda, and plays in the band Empty Atlas. He wrote many feature stories in the issue and helped compiled the event listings.

Events Editor Latasha Willis is a native Jacksonian, a freelance graphic designer and the mother of one cat. See her design portfolio at latashawillis.com.

She compiled event listings.

Freelance writer Genevieve Legacy is an artist-writercommunity development consultant. She works at Hope Enterprise Corp. and lives in Brandon with her husband and youngest son. She wrote about Soulabration 2015.

News Editor R.L. Nave is a native Missourian who roots for St. Louis (and the Mizzou Tigers)—and for Jackson.

Send him news tips at rlnave@ jacksonfreepress.com. He wrote a news story about Jackson’s resort status plan.

News reporter Arielle Dreher is working on finding some new hobbies and adopting an otter from the Jackson Zoo. Email her story ideas at arielle@ jacksonfreepress.com. She wrote news stories about Uber and campaign finance.

Freelance writer Kelly Stone is an author from Brandon, Miss., who writes romance novels.

Her other passions include writing poetry and short stories. She wrote a food story on Capitol Coney Island.

Web Editor Dustin Cardon is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi. He enjoys reading fantasy novels and wants to write them himself one day. He wrote food blurbs and helped factcheck for the issue.

Bookkeeper Melanie Collins is a mother of three and grandmother of one—so far!

In what little spare time she has, she enjoys cooking and playing piano.

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Friday, December 4 A U.S. law enforcement official reveals that Tashfeen Malik pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and its leader on Facebook before carrying out the recent attack.

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Tuesday, December 8 The U.S. Supreme Court hears a case on whether voting districts should be based on eligible voters rather than total population.

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ack McDaniel took his initial drive as an Uber partner on Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day 2015. His first two clients were two couples who both said they wanted to do the responsible thing and not risk their own lives or the lives of other motorists by drinking and driving. Those couples solidified McDanielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conviction to keep driving for Uber, which he says combines his interest in meeting new people and serving others.

McDaniel, 81, has tried to retire several times, but says he was a total failure at it. The former social worker turned stockbroker and insurance agent found out about Uber last year when the company announced its move into Jackson. McDaniel likes that he can work when he wants toâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially on Friday and Saturday nights when cabs are needed most.

Uber has been operating in Jackson for a just under a year, but the company said the prospects of continuing to do business in the capital city are bleak if the Jackson City Council passes regulations on transportation network companies like Uber.

On Nov. 30, the city councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rules Committee unanimously passed an ordinance, which will now head to the full council, requiring transportation network services, such as Uber, to pay a $5,000 registration fee as well as a $2,500 annual fee. The ordinance is scheduled for a full vote at the Dec. 15 council meeting.

The ordinance also regulates transportation network companies beyond fees. The ordinance requires companies to go through

an application process; report driver â&#x20AC;&#x153;requirementsâ&#x20AC;? including age, physical examinations and background checks; and set insurance standards. The City would maintain the right to revoke a permit or suspend drivers.

Taxicab companies are authorized under a similar ordinance with the City of Jackson.

works like a personal taxi service, has paid these fees in other markets. But Uber doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like other parts of the ordinance, according to a spokesperson, although she declined to outline specific concerns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The regulations proposed by (the Jackson) City Council do not reflect the IMANI KHAYYAM

Wednesday, December 2 Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, attack a Southern California social services center wearing combat armor and wielding assault rifles, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than a dozen. The two are killed hours later in a shootout with police. â&#x20AC;Ś Malcolm White, co-founder and owner of Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, threatens to move his restaurant and concert venue if it remains excluded from a recently established downtown entertainment district and resort status area.

Jack McDaniel, an Uber driver in Jackson, averages 40 to 50 rides weekly and makes more than $500 a week.

Ward 7 Councilman Melvin Priester Jr. proposed the ordinance at the Nov. 30 Rules Committee meeting, and it will require transportation network companies and their drivers both to be approved by the city before they operate.

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ride-sharing business model, and if passed, we may no longer be able to operate in Jackson,â&#x20AC;? an Uber spokesperson said in an emailed statement to the Jackson Free Press.

If Uber leaves Jackson, its drivers, who work as independent contractors, not employees, would be out of work.

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and the per-mile rate is around $1.85 depending on traffic and demand, McDaniel said. His riders tells McDaniel that Uber rides are more affordable than cab-company rates. Current cab-company rates are close to $3 per mileâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but the city sets those rates.

Cab companies and drivers must pay additional money to pick up at the airport, tooâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an area that could become even more competitive if the ordinance passes.

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the blessing of the Republican governor brought White on board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The experience he brings to this position and the vast amount of knowledge he has of the tourism industry will be beneficial not only to MDA but to the entire state of Mississippi and its tourism offerings, as well,â&#x20AC;? Bryant said in a news release at the time.

Three years later, another release announced Whiteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s departure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was time to go,â&#x20AC;? White told the Jackson Free Press recently. â&#x20AC;&#x153;High-level, state government jobs turn over every four years or so. The guy who hired me (Christensen) left. The new director and I agreed that our visions were different. He needed to have his own executive-level team. It was time for me to go and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m gone. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m back in the free-enterprise system.â&#x20AC;?

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he news of Malcolm Whiteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resignation as director of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tourism division was almost as puzzling as the news three years ago that Gov. Phil Bryant was hiring him.

After all, Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, the restaurant White started three decades ago with his brother, Hal, is a preferred hangout for Democratic whistle whetters. Nonetheless, in December 2012, Brent Christensenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the then-director of the Mississippi Development Authority, which has purview over developing tourismâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;with

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s give and takeâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;just level the playing field.â&#x20AC;?

Encountering Speed Bumps The current policy at the Jackson-Evers International Airport allows all transportation network companies, including Uber, to drop off passengers. However, network transportation companies must pay a $100 annual fee and drivers pay a $40 monthly fee to pick people up at the airport. Currently, Uber drivers are barred from picking up passengers at the airport; however, if the ordinance passes, this would change.

In a media advisory issued Dec. 4, the airport said it will update its policy if the ordinance passes to allow Uber and other ground-transport services to operate, but in order to keep fees â&#x20AC;&#x153;equitable with local taxi services,â&#x20AC;? the airport will charge an access fee

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for entrance to its grounds with a so-called geo-fence, pending approval from the airportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of commissioners.

Perry Miller, chief operating officer at the airport, could not be reached for a phone interview by press time, but said in an emailed statement that the geo-fence plan, pending board of commissionersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; approval, â&#x20AC;&#x153;enables JMAA (Jackson Municipal Airport Authority) to track TNC (transportation network company) activity electrically once an operator enters the airportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s virtual boundary.â&#x20AC;?

At the Nov. 30 meeting, taxi drivers expressed their displeasure with not only Uber but also regulations. Shad Denson, a cab driver at Jackson Taxi, told the Rules Committee he wants to see some deregulation of all cab companies because of the onerous fees and regulations put on drivers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uber is not one company. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a leasing agency that leases their employees and equipment to do their business and takes a percent,â&#x20AC;? Denson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all these (taxi) companies are doing with us.â&#x20AC;?

Denson is not advocating for complete deregulation of the industry. He told the Jackson Free Press that cab drivers need someone to hold them accountable, but he would like to be able to go to the city independently and pay a licensing fee to do business on his own. Denson has worked at four of the five cab companies in Jackson in his 15 years as a taxi driver, and he said that the only power drivers have is to switch cab companies if fees go up. Drivers pay companies week to week, and Denson says this only creates the illusion of freedom and ownership when, in reality, he must pay fees to companies to operate a cab in Jackson legally.

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On the other hand, local cab companies say Uber is hitting their employees in the pocketbook. These companies, which must pay fees to the City and the airport as well as vehicle and employee insurance, have called for oversight of Uber and other network transportation companies to level the playing field in the market.

Tyra Dean, owner of Jackson-based Deluxe Cab Co., said the current market is â&#x20AC;&#x153;economically unfairâ&#x20AC;? because of the fees companies such as hers pay that Uber does not, such as the $250 annual certificate of public necessity and convenience fee. Dean said the proposed ordinance is a good start, although she disagrees with the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to strike out certain requirements.

The Works Committee voted 3-1 to cut a part of the ordinance that would have required all transportation network company drivers to go to a designated inspection station annually. Instead, the ordinance requires drivers to have an annual mechanical inspection of their vehicles at a professional repair shop, and it requires the companies to re-certify and inspect their individual vehicles on an annual basis.

Uber drivers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t carry commercial coverage; when they apply to Uber, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re required to present proof of personal vehicle insurance that meets the minimum standard for the state where they operate. Uber also has a blanket insurance policy that covers every Uber ride-sharing trip in the U.S. up to $1 million that kicks in before the personal auto coverage of the driver, according to a statement from an Uber spokesperson.

The companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rates are more or less standardizedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;except when â&#x20AC;&#x153;surgeâ&#x20AC;? pricing occurs. A ride costs a minimum of $2.50,

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Now that he no longer works for the State of Mississippi as head of the tourism division, Malcolm White says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ready to kick up some dust.

Christensen left in April for Greensboro, N.C. His replacement, Glenn McCullough Jr., gave White high marks. In

Other drivers feel differently. Robert Brown, a cab driver with City-Cab, told the committee that he thinks the cab industry in Jackson is declining and sees no need for new companies like Uber to come into the market.

Brown also pointed out the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s need for taxicab services, not Uber, because of socioeconomic conditions that limit transportation for many people.

Brown was referring to Uberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cash-free payment system. App users must register a credit or debit card when they sign up for the app, so once they order a ride, the payment is processed by the end of the trip. Uber drivers are not allowed to take cash, which makes it difficult for riders who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the app on a smartphone or do not have a credit card to use Uber. Uber riders can tip with their app at the end of their ride as well as review their driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance.

Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ordinance, even if it passes, could be moot if Uber successfully lobbies lawmakers in the upcoming session for statewide legislation that is friendly to transportation network companies. There are four registered lobbyists for the company listed on the Secretary of Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office.

In the meantime, Uber drivers like McDaniel see Uber as the wave of the future for cab companies and wants the market to be a free enterprise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In five to 10 years, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to recognize the cab industry as it exists today,â&#x20AC;? McDaniel said.

Dean, the cab-company owner, does not necessarily disagree. However, she adds a caveat: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Competition is competition. Just like any market thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s give and takeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;just level the playing field.â&#x20AC;?

Comment at jfp.ms. addition to rebranding the division to Visit Mississippi, McCullough credits White with doubling advertising return on investment to $12.93 for every $1 spent and implemented the Year of the Creative Economy.

White says he has no hard feelings and that he now has more time for other thingsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;namely, locking horns with the City of Jackson over a plan that allows one new business to stay open 24 hours per day but excludes the stalwart Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew when I took the job what it was about, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just one of those things, but I have no regrets,â&#x20AC;? White said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I resigned and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m at peace. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve moved on. Now, I can go back to raising hell.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; R.L. Nave

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TALK | city

Controversial Resort Plan Unifies Competing Downtown Bars cil members opposed to an earlier version of the proposal because longtime restaurants, including Hal & Mal’s, would not

Specifically, Davis said applicants would need letters of support from nearby churches; St. Alexis Episcopal is IMANI KHAYYAM

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fter being open for six months, John Tierre says his Johnny T’s Bistro & Blues and the adjoining lounge called 540 are holding their own in spite of, literally, being the new kids on the block—without the same rights.

Just a few blocks to the south on Farish street, patrons of F. Jones Corner can dance until dawn thanks to the club’s presence in what is known as a qualified resort area. A stone’s throw away, on Mill Street, is Freelon’s Bar & Groove, which also enjoys resort status.

When the city created the Farish Street Entertainment district in 2004, it meant that two blocks of the historic boulevard as well as Freelon’s would have resort status, a legal designation that allows those establishments to remain open and continue pouring spirits after 2 a.m.

Nonetheless, Tierre believes Johnny T’s has a competitive advantage because of the quality of its menu and the ambiance of the historic building where it sits. Still, when the city announced recently that it would create a new entertainment district that would provide resort designation to one business, Cathead Distillery on South Farish, Tierre thought it was “really weird” that existing businesses wouldn’t benefit from the incentive tool.

“I don’t want to be at a disadvantage. They’re creating resort statuses all around me, and it’s giving other bars and other restaurants an advantage over me so I want to be on the same playing field,” Tierre told the Jackson Free Press.

Tierre’s sentiment echo those of Malcolm White, a co-founder and owner of Hal & Mal’s, and others in panning the City’s newly formed Pascagoula Entertainment District.

After the city council unanimously voted in favor of the new district, White even took to social media blasting the plan as “piecemeal, helter-skelter, unorganized.” As a result, several businesses that normally compete against one another are coming together to advocate for resort status for all the watering holes downtown.

“I think we have to take care of the businesses that have been loyal to the city of Jackson for years and years,” Ward 6 Councilman Tyrone Hendrix told the JFP in response.

State law permits certain establishments with resort status to remain open 24 hours a day and allow establishments to sell alcohol without 25 percent of sales coming from food. After some city coun-

John Tierre, proprietor of Johnny T’s Bistro & Blues, says he already has to compete with surrounding bars whose so-called resort status allows them to remain open all night. A City plan to offer the status to the new Cathead Distillery but exclude existing venues could unite downtown competitors.

benefit, a new plan emerged to keep the entertainment district but to grant resort status only to the new Cathead Distillery on South Farish Street.

“We’re in conversations with Johnny T’s and Hal & Mal’s and the other potential people so that we can get them to get the necessary letters,” Mike Davis, the City’s economic-development manager, told council members, referring to a provision of state law that requires applicants for qualified resort status to collect “endorsement letters” from area civic clubs.

a third of a mile south of Hal & Mal’s.

With the letters, Davis said other establishments would be eligible “on the next go around” of applications for resort-area applications but did not specify when that would take place.

White said a story on the Jackson Free Press’ website was the first time he’d heard about needing letters from the church and that none of his employees had met with City officials. Shelia Byrd, a spokeswoman for Mayor Tony Yarber, said Davis spoke with a representative of Hal & Mal’s but

did not make contact with White; Byrd did not know the name of the representative with whom Davis met.

Tierre said he recalls once mentioning to city officials around the time the bistro opened last summer that he would like resort status for Johnny T’s if possible, but that there has not been an ongoing conversation.

“It just came out of nowhere, and we saw it was approved,” Tierre said, adding that he planned to contact the Rev. Hickman Johnson at nearby Farish Street Baptist Church.

The new entertainment area would roughly encompass an east-to-west span from Mill Street to Lamar Street and Pearl Street to South Street. The plan, Davis said, would also pull in One Jackson Place, an office building on Capitol Street, as well as an area near East Silas Brown Street near The South, a popular event space downtown.

White said although the restaurant has not advocated for resort status, he believes all downtown bars and restaurants should be able to participate to keep the playing field level.

“If the city is going to expand on resort status, they need to include everybody who wants to be in that business,” White said. “It’s not just about Hal & Mal’s and Cathead. It’s about (Underground) 119, and it’s about The South and all these other places.”

Yarber has said that the City had a better chance of success with a more modest proposal. Ben Allen, president of the Downtown Jackson Partners Inc. business-improvement district and a former Jackson City Council member, disagrees with the mayor, saying that a more comprehensive plan would have the best chances of success.

Allen, who was the only lone “no” vote when the council extended resort status to Farish Street and Freelon’s in November 2004, told the JFP: “I strongly felt then, and I strongly feel now that both should be resort status after a long-range land-use plan is done for all of downtown Jackson that includes future land-use proposals.”

At the Dec. 15 city council meeting, Hendrix said he plans to introduce an order of the city of the council establishing qualified resort-area status for restaurants along the Commerce Street corridor, which includes Hal & Mal’s.

Comment at www.jfp.ms. Email R.L. Nave at rlnave@jacksonfreepress.com.

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TALK | state

D.C.-based PAC, Outside Money Funded Initiative 42’s Demise

by Arielle Dreher

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ost-election campaign filings are revealing that opponents of Initiative 42, mostly from outside the state, spent much more money to defeat it than they were required to report before the polls closed. Initiative 42 would have changed the Mississippi Constitution to force the Legislature to follow state law and fully fund education or be subject to judiciary consequences. Campaign-finance reports for registered PACs and PICs were due on Nov. 10 for committee spending in October.

The Improve Mississippi Political Initiative Commit-

to defeat Initiative 42 through the PIC. The Republican State Leadership Committee did not respond to requests for phone interviews, but instead provided emailed statements. RSLC is a national organization that focuses on state-level Republican leadership, largely through individual PAC arms for states. Funding for the 527 comes from several large, national corporations. According to 2014 Open Secrets data, RSLC’s top donors last year included the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Reynolds American, Las Vegas Sands and Blue Cross/Blue Shield, who together donated IMANI KHAYYAM

The Republican State Leadership Committee, which donated heavily to defeat Initiative 42, congratulated GOP leaders like (from left) Gov. Phil Bryant, Speaker Philip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves for victories.

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tee is the PIC that primarily ran the “No on 42” campaign with TV ads and a website, promoting fear that one (presumably black) judge in Hinds County would control education funding if 42 passed. Records filed Nov. 10 show the group spent $844,750 to defeat the citizen ballot.

About 82 percent of that money came from one donor: the RSLC Mississippi PAC, which is the state PAC arm of the Republican State Leadership Committee, a Washington, D.C.-based 527 political organization dedicated to “elect down-ballot, state-level Republican leaders.”

The RSLC Mississippi PAC gave $600,000 to the Improve Mississippi PIC in October, the PIC’s October campaign-finance report showed. Because RSLC Mississippi PAC did not donate to individual candidates in this election cycle, the PAC was not required to file reports, Secretary of State spokeswoman Pamela Weaver wrote in an email to the Jackson Free Press.

However, the RSLC Mississippi PAC’s latest report shows that it also donated $30,000 to The Watchdog PAC and $100,000 to the Mississippi House Republican Caucus PAC in September. The Watchdog PAC’s October campaign finance report reveals $100,000 in year-to-date donations from the RSLC Mississippi PAC on Oct. 9.

The Watchdog PAC then donated $90,000 to the Improve Mississippi PIC on Oct. 14, 19 and 27. If the Watchdog PAC used RSLC’s donation to fund its Improve MS PIC donation, which is unclear, the Republican State Leadership 10 Committee gave $690,000 of the $844,750 donations used

more than $6 million. Walmart Stores and Koch Industries were also on the top-10 highest donor list.

Americans for Prosperity, the Koch brothers’ national advocacy organization, donated $239,097 to the KidsFirst Mississippi PAC, the other prominent anti-42 PAC, which placed radio, Facebook, Google and other media ads against Initiative 42, campaign-finance records show. The KidsFirst PAC only reported spending $123,193 on its October campaign-finance report.

November campaign-finance reports for PACs are not due until December 10.

In a press statement to the Jackson Free Press, RSLC said: “Initiative 42 was bad liberal policy that was bad for Mississippi families disguised in a misleading campaign with millions of dollars behind it. We believe that the state legislature elected by all Mississippians is best to represent the needs of the state—not one judge in Hinds County. We were proud to help inform voters on the problems of Initiative 42 and are pleased that voters decided against the measure on Election Day.” Initiative 42 would not have shifted power to fund education to a single judge in Hinds County. The initiative made legal action possible if the Legislature did not follow the law, but no legal action would have been necessary to enforce Initiative 42 if the Legislature fully funded the Mississippi Adequate Education Program. If the Legislature had not followed the law, any lawsuit brought against them would have to be filed in Hinds County because that’s where the legal

process for the Legislature begins. Any case could be appealed to the Mississippi Supreme Court, which would have the final say—not one of several judges in Hinds County.

After the election, RSLC issued a news release titled “Mississippi Votes to Stop Liberal Judicial Takeover of School Spending.” The statement it provided to the Jackson Free Press said that Mississippi was an example and at the forefront of a trend in RSLC’s eyes of “Democrats finding new ways to get around the elected legislative process and advance their liberal agenda through ballot initiatives.”

The statement said that, this year, Mississippi was home to “many important races.”

Mississippi was listed on one of RSLC’s maps as a “target state” to win the lieutenant governor’s race, and the state was listed in the “defend” category, indicating the group’s priority to re-elect Lt. Gov Tate Reeves.

In the statement to the JFP, RSLC congratulated Lt. Gov. Reeves, Speaker Philip Gunn and all of Mississippi’s Republican leaders on their victory.

Out-of-state funds also helped fund the pro-42 side.

The D.C.-based New Venture Fund and the Atlanta-based Southern Education Foundation gave millions of dollars to the Better Schools, Better Jobs campaign. More than half of these funds came primarily from three main donors—two of whom are Mississippi businessmen—according to an Associated Press report.

The New Venture Fund and the Southern Education Foundation both gave $2.6 million to Better Schools, Better Jobs, but over half that donation came from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, former Secretary of State and businessman Dick Molpus and former Netscape and FedEx executive Jim Barksdale—all avowed supporters of public education in Mississippi who have invested large amounts of money in education efforts in the state over the years.

The Associated Press reviewed records showing that at least $1.6 million in donations can be pinpointed to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Molpus. Barksdale’s contribution amount is unknown. Kellogg announced its donations to both charities on its website: $500,000 to the Southern Education Foundation and $900,000 to the New Venture Fund.

The Southern Education Foundation is an education and advocacy organization that works to promote early learning, advance public education and improve college access in the South.

The New Venture Fund claims to be a nonpartisan charity that supports public-interest projects, by directing donor funds to the projects. It was also involved with the launch of the Literacy Design Collaborative that helped school districts and states implement Common Core standards.

Improve Mississippi PIC and the KidsFirst PAC spent about $968,000 to defeat Initiative 42. Washington, D.C.- and Virginia-based organizations directly paid at least $723,193 of that total, which means 75 percent of the funding to defeat Initiative 42 came from outside Mississippi.

Initiative 42 might be dead, but to say that Mississippians defeated the ballot initiative seems disingenuous—according to the dollar signs, that is.

Associated Press contributed to this report. Comment at jfp.ms.

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as mĂśchten Sie?â&#x20AC;? the server asked. I stared at him rather stupidly; I knew that he was asking what kind of turkey I wanted, but he said it in German, and I was expecting English or French.

Thanksgiving 2015 had been two days before. For me, living in France, where the holiday is just another work day and seeing the Facebook posts of family and friends enjoying the celebration, it gave me just a touch of homesickness.

But it was Saturday then: turkey day! We had crossed the now-heavily guarded Rhine River Bridge that crosses from Strasbourg, France, to Kehl, Germany.

I noticed that at least the French and German police had gotten together and, instead of two roadblocks, one on each side, they only had one, on the French side, manned by French and German police. They were dressed all in black, and the only way to tell the difference between them was that the French had â&#x20AC;&#x153;POLICEâ&#x20AC;? written on the back of their jackets whereas the Germans had â&#x20AC;&#x153;POLIZEI.â&#x20AC;?

Walking past the roadblock elicited an interesting conversation with my 12year-old daughter, as it was rather obvious that the officers were profiling. Every car they had pulled over had a Middle Eastern-looking man as the driver. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s racist,â&#x20AC;? she said. I agreed, and tried to explain the rationaleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that all of the Paris attackers had been males of Middle Eastern decentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but it sort of stuck in my mouth, and she wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buying it anyway.

We werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going far into Germany, just over the bridge really, to Villa Schmidt, a restaurant on the banks of the Rhine River where we were gathering with other American ex-pats and a few Canadians to celebrate Thanksgiving together. The Canadians, although they fill an important niche hereâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;i.e. speaking both French and Englishâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; seem to have an identity problem. They share a common language with the French but have more in common with Americans.

Villa Schmidt is a lovely place and has a terrific view of the Rhine River. Obviously, considering the 5-foot-solid concrete walls and the narrow casement windows, it had been a fortress guarding the banks of the river at one time, but it had been turned into a fine restaurant now.

Realizing that the server was speaking German and that I was holding up the line, I pointed to some dark meat and moved on to the green beans. The turkey was good. The sweet potatoes were good but did not taste like home. I am not sure what the gravy was; it looked like applesauce, but it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. There were no mashed potatoes, just something like a white sauce with some corn in it, but it also was tasty.

As I ate my turkey, I looked around the room, and the diversity amazed me.

Next to me was an 18-year-old Finnish girl who is an au pair to someone in the American consulate. She is just completing her time as an au pair and will head to Australia to meet up with her boyfriend, whom she had met once, for one day, in Rome, but she assures me that they Skype and text every day.

At the next table over was Veronica, a 6-foot dark-haired woman who speaks English and French with a heavy Spanish accent (she grew up in Los Angeles) and her incredibly funny and smaller French husband. There was Renee, my favorite French Canadian, and absolutely the nicest person you can imagine. Our neighbors Ursula and Pierre were here. He is French, and she is German, but they met in California, and all of their children were born and raised in America.

In the far corner was a gaggle of beautiful, young women and babies sans men! They are the wives of American basketball players who are playing for local French teams and have been left alone because of an away game.

I was content. None of these people were family or lifelong friends (other than my wife and daughter), but we had gathered to share a common heritage in a foreign land. Some are here just for a short time, others are here for the duration, but all of us are thankful in these hard times.

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s we roll into the Christmas and New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holidays, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly a desire to rest, reflect, and spend quality time with family and friends. For Mayor Tony Yarber and the city council, however, we suggest having a pen and notebook handy to jot some things on their to-do lists and get important deadlines up on the calendar for 2016.

First and foremost, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to get a project manager for the 1-percent sales tax money and start turning some dirt. The first round of money was allocated in the spring of 2015, and very little has been done to spend it.

This cityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;via a number of administrationsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;has blown $90 million on a questionable â&#x20AC;&#x153;performanceâ&#x20AC;? contract with Siemens. As our credit rating tumbles, the 1-percent money may really be our last hope.

Speaking of water, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to get the water bills straight. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t blame the Siemens contract on Mayor Yarber, but clearly itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge missed opportunity for everyone, aside from the sub-contractors who made a killing.

Mr. Mayor and city council, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to hold all primes and subs accountable to fix their messes and get things rolling.

And one more thingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turn dirt on the Market to Museum trail. Again, water stands in our way, but if we can get that 48-inch main started ASAP, then we can get the trail built and

tie together some of our greatest assetsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;museums and fairgroundsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;with a beautiful biking and walking trail.

Those are resolutions for government officials. Citizens of Jackson have to play their parts, too. If you or someone you know needs a job, apply for one of the dozens of vacant positions with the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public-works department. If you get one, take pride and ownership in the work.

Report infrastructure problems when you see them; donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just assume that the City is inept and ignoring the problem. Chances are, they may not even know about the pothole on your street or the hydrant thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gushed water all day.

And raise hell about your water bill.

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all set some â&#x20AC;&#x153;big hairyâ&#x20AC;? goals that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll start working toward as soon as weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re done with New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s football game: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to do everything we can to encourage people to move to Jackson. That includes shopping with locally owned businesses that build the local economy.

By the 2020 census, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s have 10,000 more people living in the city limits. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taxpayers, homeowners and job creators. How are we going to do that? Leadership, accountability and civil responsibility.

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ast month while driving through the Florida Panhandle, I saw a sign that tempted me to do something that I normally never would have dreamed of doing in a million years. So I took the next exit, pulled into the parking lot, paid my $7 entry fee and entered my first gun show.

Held in an empty storefront in a strip mall, this gun show seemed small by industry standards, but was nonetheless lively and filled with people. There were about 30 vendors with thousands of guns spread out on racks and tables. They had handguns, hunting rifles, knives of all shapes and sizes, lots of ammo and camo, and a myriad of assault weapons.

I was the only person of color in the room, and likely the only nonsoutherner. I kept a low profile, and no one made me feel unwelcome. Still, it took everything in my power to keep my mouth shut and my judgment meter turned down when I overheard a vendor refer to an AK47 as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the ultimate killing machine.â&#x20AC;?

You might be asking, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why would you ever go to a place like this one, Kevin?â&#x20AC;?

To be clear, I have never owned, and cannot imagine owning a gun. I have never even held, let alone discharged one. While I am not for banning guns altogetherâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I have a number of friends who hunt, and they consume everything they shootâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I do support banning assault weapons and enacting strict laws on gun control.

So what compelled me to go to a gun show?

My motivation is simple: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grace made me do it.â&#x20AC;? Grace Lee Boggs, my mentor who passed away this month at the age of 100, taught me that the best way to defend any position I take is to understand the opposing point of view. In other words, how could I argue against something (in this case, the need for guns in our society) if I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t engage with and try to understand the other side?

What I discovered is that the gun show was a pleasant, even festive event. While some people were focused on purchasing guns, most people were more interested in socializing. I came to understand that it was less about the guns and more about the culture.

Journalist Paul Theroux writes: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A gun show (in the South) isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t about guns.

A gun show is about like-minded people who feel as if everything has been taken

away from them.â&#x20AC;? Theroux claims that, for many white southerners, the Civil Rights Movement was as much a war as the Civil War. Montgomery, Selma and Birmingham were battles to be fought and won.

And like the Civil War, the South lost.

Add to that a depressed economy and wars like Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan where many young southerners sacrificed their lives. Now their black president wants to take away their gun rightsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it represents yet another defeat.

These folks see guns as a symbol of self-determination, the right to live and express ourselves as we choose.

Many issues and movements that I am passionate about, such as civil rights, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights, LGBTQ rights, immigrant rights and indigenous peoplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rights, are also about self-determination.

As I was standing in the middle of the gun show, I remembered where I was just a week beforeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;with my family at the Castro Street Fair, in the heart of one of the gayest neighborhoods in the world. Instead of guns, their symbols of self-determination were rainbow flags and marriage equality signs. Bearded men expressed themselves by parading around in drag (it was womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothes in the Castro and camo in the gun show, although studded leather vests were prominent in both venues).

Despite the differences, there was an abundance of good food, a festive spirit and kind-hearted people.

I came closer to understanding what Grace had always taught me: that by exploring the diametrically opposing side, we discover that we have much more in common than not.

As conversations around gun control heat up in Washington, D.C., social media and perhaps around our kitchen tables, I hope that we can all have the courage to take a brief stop in each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worlds and explore things that we might not otherwise consider.

We may discover that, in this middle ground, solutions beyond our wildest imaginations will manifest, and our diverse yet common need for self-determination will be respected and fulfilled.

Kevin Fong, who lives in San Francisco, is a nationally recognized and respected facilitator, trainer and speaker in leadership and executive development and organizational systems, philosophy and design. Visit elementalpartners.net.

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he intersection of U.S. Highways 49 and 61 in Clarksdale look similar to many highway crossroads in Mississippi. A green road sign tells you to head straight on 61 to get to Memphis or head down 49 to get to Greenwood. Businesses such as a carwash and a gas station surround the sign. But a tall sign with three blue hollow-body guitars and placards that read â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Crossroadsâ&#x20AC;? tells a different story.

Legend has it that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the intersection where blues legend Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil.

As a young man living on a plantation in rural Mississippi, Johnson had a desire to become a great blues musician. Late one night, he went to a crossroad near Dockery Plantation in Clarksdale. When he got there, a large African American man (presumed to be the devil) took his guitar and tuned it. He played a few songs and then gave the instrument back to Johnson, who then became a master at it. In exchange for his soul, he was able to create his legendary music.

The actual location of where this could have happened is unclear. Some say it was in Clarksdale, some 14 say it was in Rosedale. While the blues great himself is

long gone, a likeness of him playing a harmonica with a guitar in his lap sits above The Iron Horse Grill in downtown Jackson. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the many music figures depicted in the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mississippi Music Experienceâ&#x20AC;? museum upstairs.

It features life-size representations of Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music legends, in every genre from blues to rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll.

The figures are so realistic that it if it werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for the glass, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d think they could jump out and touch you.

Jimmy Buffet stands smiling on a beach, an old singlelens reflex camera partially buried in the sand beside him. Blues musician Pinetop Perkins plays an old vertical piano. Music legend B.B. King sits playing his guitar.

Johnson plays his harmonica, an authentic autographed Gibson guitar in his lap. Beside him is his tombstone.

The museum, which the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame sponsors, is a large part of Iron Horseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music-education focus.

Owner Joseph Simpson says that it, along with making the business a concert venue as well as a restaurant, has always been part of the plan since they redeveloped Iron Horse two years ago. He says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way to

educate Mississippians and the world on the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rich music history. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You look towards Memphis, Chicago, Detroit, Nashville, I mean theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve taken our musical heritage that we started with, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve run with it, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become a huge economic generator,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś And we want it back,â&#x20AC;? continues Anne Robin Luckett, the artist behind the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s figures. Simpson says that people from Europe have visited the museum on their way to Memphis and a group from South Africa stayed two extra days just so they could see it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re starting to hear about it, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just blown away,â&#x20AC;? Simpson says.

As you walk into the space, you see Luckettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face and photos of the figures in process. To create them, she takes clay and rolls and sculpts the figures. She says it took about two months to make each one. Luckett, who has a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in fine art and masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degrees in art and guidance from Mississippi College, began sculpting figurines and dolls in 1994, and in the following year, she was accepted in the Professional Doll Makers Guild. She says that originally, she was a painter.

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She taught art classes in Jackson Public Schools from 1965 to 1977, and with her job and raising her four daughters, she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time to do her own art.

When Luckett got back into it, she started with a new medium. She found some wheat paste, and then grabbed some paper towels, a gourd and cut her horseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tail off to make a man. She says that dollmaking was fun for her, and as her daughters grew up, she started doing it more and more.

For many years, she showed her work around the world, as she says Mississippi artists werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t working in that medium.

She was asked to create â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Girlâ&#x20AC;? dolls (though she ended up not doing it) and has done pieces such as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wizard of Ozâ&#x20AC;? collection at Michael Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Neverland and many others.

The museum itself took about two years to create. The memorabilia came

from some of the musicians themselves, such as the signed Lucille guitar that B.B. King holds and the clothes that Jaimoe, the lead drummer for The Allman Brothers Band, wears (Jaimoe also donated the drum set), and museums such as the Delta Blues Museum and the B.B. King Museum, who are museum partners, donated items. The hallway that wraps around the exhibits, which serves as a small Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, tells the story of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music, from its roots in the delta at Dockery Plantation to current day. You can view photos and read information on many other famous acts from the Magnolia State, including Elvis Presley, Britney Spears, and Paramore, whose lead singer, Hayley Williams, is from Meridian.

Currently, Iron Horse is trying to set up tours with middle and high schools and junior colleges. The Mississippi Musicians

Hall of Fame that runs along the hallway has accredited videos so teachers can get credit for the field trip. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had teachers that have come that actually shared their curriculum with us, so we have those available, where they work with a music history class prior to coming, and then as they draw those high-school students in, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re familiar with it,â&#x20AC;? Luckett says.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mississippi Music Experienceâ&#x20AC;? museum is on the second floor of The Iron Horse Grill (320 W. Pearl St., 601-3890151) and is open when the restaurant is. Iron Horseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hours are Monday through Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight, and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The museum is free to the Iron Horse customers, and schools can tour it. For more information, visit theironhorsegrill.com. For more photos, see jfp.ms/musicexperiencemuseum.

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word about the cart, which aided in the business’ success.

Because they are mobile, Lehman and Brown say that the hot-dog cart has the ability to attend events and reach more customers.

“The hot-dog cart was an easier

sippi Museum of Art’s Museum After Hours, which is the third Thursday of each month.

With hot dogs steamed and ready to go, Lehman and Brown say

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round lunchtime in downtown Jackson, it’s not uncommon to find a hot-dog cart at certain intersections.

Shortly after the recent changes to the city’s food-truck ordinance, which made it easier for mobile food vendors to move around town, Capitol Coney Island owners Rob Lehman and Al Brown opened the business in June 2015.

Lehman, who is a Michigan native, along with Brown, says that work in broadcasting brought him here in 1998, and Brown had family here.

“We moved down here, and it kind of just gelled together,” he says.

Lehman has owned three restaurants in the Jackson area—Filibusters, Harbor Bay and Bourbon Street in the Quarter— and Brown has managed chain restaurants such as Cracker Barrel (410 Riverwind Drive, 601-936-9990), Applebee’s on County Line Road, which is now closed, and Logan’s Roadhouse in Ridgeland (600 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland, 601-957-2254) and Pearl (431 Riverwind Drive, Pearl, 601-939-5174) Lehman and Brown met Tyrone Hendrix, the Ward 6 councilman for Jackson who helped pass the new mobile-food vendor legislation, this past May. Once Hendrix told them that the ordinance had changed, it made getting a food cart easier. The business owners say that once they got it, they ran with the idea and watched the business grow.

In the beginning, the Mississippi Food Truck Association helped spread the

Rob Lehman (left) and Al Brown (right) began Capitol Coney Island earlier this year. Capitol Coney Island has dishes such as chili dogs.

choice,” Lehman says. “You can tow it behind any vehicle. And, you can get them in a lot of places the food trucks couldn’t get to previously.”

Recently, however, they bought a food truck to go along with the cart and can be seen at events such as the Missis-

they served more than 500 hotdogs in two to three hours during the Mississippi Book Festival earlier this year.

“Hot dogs are just easy,” Lehman says.

In addition to the all-beef Nathan hot dogs from New York, the hot-dog cart

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offers Philly and chicken cheesesteaks.

The cheesesteaks are served with provolone cheese, tenderloin steak or chicken, peppers, onions and mushrooms on Gambino buns from New Orleans.

“The best seller is chili dogs, but the Philly cheesesteak is catching on fast,” Lehman says.

Recently, the menu expanded to include pulled-pork and chilicheese nachos, Zapp’s potato chips and roast-beef po’boys. Lehman and Brown are in the process of modifying the truck for a commercial venting system in order to offer fresh cut French fries.

In an attempt to service more areas, the location changes quite a bit.

Capitol Coney Island has a location at the corner of President and Pascagoula streets that is considered a hot spot near the Hinds County Courthouse, but you can also find them at other areas, such as Smith Park and other streets downtown, and the business also does private events. Currently, Lehman serves on the board of directors of the Mississippi Food Truck Association and has plans of operating the business in the cities of Laurel and Ridgeland once the areas’ food-truck ordinances pass.

Capitol Coney Island is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. To find its location, find the business on Twitter or download the Follow That Food Truck app. For more information, find Capitol Coney Island on Instagram or email info@ capitolconeyisland.com.

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Thirty-seven other states allow wine sales in grocery retailers, including many of Mississippi’s immediate neighbors. In a press statement, Looking for Wine?’s organizers said that if the 140 grocery stores across the state that are participating in the coalition get the clearance from the state Legislature to sell wine, it could bring about an estimated $26 million increase to state revenue.

Camille Young, a vice president with Cornerstone Government Affairs, a Washington, D.C.-based government and public relations firm with offices in downtown Jackson, has been spearheading the Looking for Wine? coalition’s efforts in Mississippi for the last six months. Its goal is to build public support for the introduction and passage of a bill in the upcoming 2016 state legislative session. Looking for Wine? has been working to inform the public through social media and conducting giveaways so far, and hopes to meet with the Legislature this month after the committee for the upcoming session is formed. The proposed bill would only apply to grocery retailers in Mississippi’s wet counties. Dry counties would not be affected.

For more information on the Looking for Wine? coalition, visit lookingforwine.ms or find them on Facebook or on Twitter @looking4wine.

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LITERARY & SIGNINGS Robert Luckett Book Discussion Dec. 10, 11:30 a.m., at Jackson State University’s Margaret Walker Center (Ayer Hall, 1400 John R. Lynch St.).

Margaret Walker Center Director Robert Luckett discusses his new book, “Joe T. Patterson and the White South’s Dilemma: Evolving Resistance to Black Advancement.” Free; call 601-979-3935; jsums.edu/margaretwalkercenter.

Events at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202) UÊ7>ÌiÀÃÊÓä£ÈÊ > i `>ÀÊDec. 12, 11 a.m. Local artist Wyatt Waters signs copies of his calendar featuring watercolor paintings. $19.95 calendar; call 601-3667619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

Uʺ/ iÊ ÕÀiÊ vÊ ÀÌ> ÌÞ»ÊDec. 12, 1 p.m. Lyn Millner signs books. $24.95 book; call 601-3667619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

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John M. Hilpert signs books. $40 book; call 601366-7619; lemuriabooks.com.

Uʺ Ãà Ãà «« Ê ÃÌ ÀÞ»ÊDec. 17, 5 p.m. Maude Schuyler Clay signs books. $75 book; call 601-3667619; lemuriabooks.com.

Uʺ ë>ÌV iÃÊvÀ Ê* ÕÌ »ÊDec. 19, 11 a.m. Richard Grant signs books. $16 book; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com.

Uʺ iÀ V>½ÃÊ Ài>ÌÊ-Ì À \Ê i>` }Ê/ À Õ} Ê ÕÀ À V> iÊ >ÌÀ >»ÊDec. 19, 1 p.m. Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour signs books. $25 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks. com; lemuriabooks.com.

Uʺ9>À`Ê7>À»ÊDec. 21, 11 a.m. Taylor Kitchings signs books. $16.99 book; call 601-366-7619; email lemuriabooks.com.

Uʺ/ iÊ >ÃÌÊ-i>à »ÊDec. 21, 1 p.m. Stuart Stevens signs books. $24.95 book; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com.

Uʺ >À`i Ê >} V»ÊDec. 22, 1 p.m. Landscape designer Phillip Watson signs books. $50 book; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com.

CREATIVE CLASSES / iÊ ÀÌ]Ê À>vÌÊ> `Ê ÕÃ iÃÃÊ vÊ VÌ } Dec. 10, 7-10 p.m., at That’s a Wrap Acting Studio (163 Turtle Creek Drive, Suite 110, Hattiesburg). Actor Richard Hatch (“Battlestar Galactica,” “Streets of San Francisco,” “Star Trek: Axanar”) teaches attendees how to act and audition with power and authority. Registration required. For ages 17 and up. Registration required. $65; call 855-219-8854; thatsawrapactingstudio.com.

-i>Ã i`Ê-ÌÕ`i ÌÃ Dec. 17, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Jan. 21, 10:30-11:30 a.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Participants ages 55 and older tour the exhibitions and do a hands-on art project. Registration required. $12; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org. iv ÀiÊ Ê \Ê Ê ÌiÀ>VÌ ÛiÊ7i`` }Ê7 À Ã « Jan. 17, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Center Stage (1625 E. County Line Road, Suite 410). Topics include creating a budget, vision boars, scheduling, menu planning and more. Refreshments included. $35-$50; call 624-8992; eventbrite.com.

EXHIBIT OPENINGS Ûi ÌÃÊ>ÌÊ ÃÃ ÃÃ «« Ê ÕÃiÕ Ê vÊ ÀÌ (380 S. Lamar St.) UÊ"«i }Ê vÊ iÃÌ ÛÕÃÊ ÌÌ iÊ/ÀiiÊ ÀÌÊ"ÀV >À` Dec. 10, 10 a.m. Visitors are welcome to place glass bottles on the provided branches in the Art Garden.

Illumination on Dec. 17 during Third Thursday.

Exhibit on display through Dec. 31. Free; call 601960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

UÊ ÕÃiÕ Ê vÌiÀÊ ÕÀÃÊ* « 1«Ê Ý L Ì Dec. 17, 5:30-8 p.m. See works from Elizabeth Robinson and the artists of Spirit House Glass in addition to current exhibitions. Includes daniel johnson’s PopUp Art Trivia at 7 p.m., the illumination of the Festivus Bottle Tree Art Orchard, a cash bar and food for sale. Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

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coffee house couldn’t hold the exhibit and contacted Andy Hilton about using his warehouse in midtown. The firstever “Priced to Move” had its home. However, the event has since outgrown even that venue. The sixth iteration of the now annual art show, which takes place Friday, Dec. 11, and Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Russell C. Davis Planetarium, will feature works from about 32 artists, including everything from locally made paintings and sculptures to what Hanson calls “outsider art.” As an example, he points to one past peculiarity—crocheted bacon strips. “There’s always going to be something in the show you

wouldn’t find in a traditional art setting,” Hanson says.

This year’s “Priced to Move” combines with the third anniversary of local record labels Elegant Trainwreck and Homework Town. Acts including Passing Parade, 5th Child, The Vibe Doctors and Bark will perform Saturday night inside the planetarium dome to a full array of light-show effects.

“Priced to Move” is from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11, and from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Russell C. Davis Planetarium (201 E. Pascagoula St.). Admission to all events is free. For more information, find the event on Facebook.

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Dec. 12, Bark, Passing Parade, 5th Child and Vibe Doctors perform that night. Free; call 960-1550; email ian601@gmail.com.

BE THE CHANGE - «ÊÜ Ì ÊÌ iÊ VÃ Dec. 10, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Walmart, Pearl (5520 Highway 80 E., Pearl). Mississippi pediatric burn patients from low-income families shop from their own personal wish list for Christmas. $150 to sponsor one child, donations welcome; call 601540-2995; email afontaine@msburn.org; givegab.com. / ÞÊ À ÛiÊv ÀÊ >` * Dec. 12, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at First Presbyterian Church of Madison (7717 Old Canton Road, Madison). Please bring new, unwrapped toys. Call for a list of preferred toys. Winter coats also accepted. Free; call 601-856-6625; firstpresofmadison.com.

COMMUNITY -Ì>Ìi `Ê >ÞÊ i iLÀ>Ì Dec. 10, noon, at Old Capitol Museum (100 S. State St.). Celebrate Mississippi’s 198th birthday with the annual statehood day address. Free; call 601-576-6920; mdah.state.ms.us. / iÊ- V > Ê ÕL Dec. 10, 6 p.m., at Ice House Alley Warehouses (251 W. South St.). Mississippi’s Fashion Trunk Show is the host of the monthly networking and fashion event. Includes a panel discussion, a truck show, appetizers and a cash bar. Proceeds benefit local shelters. VIP and vendor space available. $25, $15 with a toy or non-perishable food donation; call 601-3523722 or 769-218-8862; email icehousealley warehouses@gmail.com. ii V Dec. 11, midnight-8 p.m., Dec. 12, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Dec. 13, midnight-8 p.m., at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center (2350 Beach Blvd., Biloxi). This year’s multi-genre convention has a diesel-punk theme. Includes guest appearances from actors, gamers and artists, workshops, gaming tournaments, vendors, music from Aurelio Voltaire and more. $20-$125; call 228-5943700; email geekonomicon.whynot@gmail.com; geekonomicon.com. ÝÌÀi iÊ ÀÕ Ê"vv Dec. 12, 4:30-7 p.m., at Spann Elementary School (1615 Brecon Drive). The event is a drum competition between middle school and high school percussion sections. $8.75, $1 seniors, $3.75 elementary to high school students, free for ages 8 and under; call 601-316-4031; email spannweb@jpsms. org; extremedrumexperince.ticketleap.com. more EVENTS, see page 22

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Annual Thelma Sanders Scholarship Dance Dec. 26, 8 p.m., at M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge (1072 John R. Lynch St.). This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honorees are Drs. Richard and Edith Smith Rayford. Includes refreshments and music from Jessie Primer & Friends. Proceeds go toward scholarships from the Jackson-Tougaloo Alumni Chapter of the Tougaloo College National Alumni Association. $30, $325 table of 10, sponsorships available; call 601-925-4725 or 601-946-5291; email donnadavis0503@gmail. com or carolynjwhite@bellsouth.net; jtacweb.org.

2016 BankPlus Racing Vehicle Extravaganza Jan. 9-10, at Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.). More than 175 custom, race and performance cars compete for awards. Includes the Mississippi Buildersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Showcase and appearances by â&#x20AC;&#x153;mega truckâ&#x20AC;? the General and drivers Kye Kelly and Al Suggs. Admission TBA; call 601-832-3020; email wsbissell@aol.com; mdac.ms.gov.

The Premier Bridal Show: Weddings and Celebrations Jan. 10, 1-5 p.m., at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). The event includes door prizes, samples and consultations with wedding professionals. No strollers allowed. $22 in advance, $25 at the door; call 601-957-1050; thepremierbridalshow.com.

Millsaps Arts & Lecture Series: A Solo Acoustic Evening with Paul Thorn Jan. 12, 7 p.m., at Millsaps College, Ford Academic Complex (1701 N. State St.). The roots and rock singer-songwriter from Tupelo performs songs from his latest album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Too Blessed to be Stressed,â&#x20AC;? and earlier works. $10; call 601-974-1130; millsaps.edu/conted.

Mississippi Main Street Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Back Stage Pass Conference Jan. 20, 9 a.m., Jan. 21, 7:30 a.m., at MSU Riley Center (2200 Fifth St., Meridian). The annual event with sessions and speakers is for festival and event planners, nonprofits, fundraisers and others interested in hosting local special events. $100-$175; call 601-944-0113; msmainstreet.com.

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Metro Jackson Heart Ball Jan. 29, 6-11 p.m., at Country Club of Jackson (345 St. Andrews Drive).

The annual gala is a fundraiser for the American Heart Association. $250, $500-$2,500 couples, sponsorships available; call 601-321-1215; heart.org/ metrojacksonheartball.

Success Master Class Event Jan. 30, 10 a.m.-5:15 p.m., at The Church Triumphant Global (6531 Dogwood View Parkway). Speakers include motivational speaker John Maxwell, author Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soulâ&#x20AC;?), Bishop Adrian Ware and Pastor Tonya Ware. Doors open at 8:30 a.m.

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Dec. 13, 2-4 p.m. Museum School teacher Lesley Collins guides families in conversations around works from the permanent collection and related studio projects in the classroom. $30 for one child and parents, $15 each additional child; call 601960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

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This educational opportunity ages 5 and under and their parents features a hands-on art activity and story time. Please dress for mess. Free; call 601960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

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Snowflake Science Dec. 18, 10 a.m.-noon, at Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive). Experiment with â&#x20AC;&#x153;hot snow,â&#x20AC;? make your own paper snowflakes and explore the properties of dry ice. Included with admission ($6, $5 seniors, $4 ages 3-18, children under 3 free); call 601-576-6000; mdwfp.com/museum.

Events at Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.) UĂ&#x160;7Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x152;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x160; >Â&#x201C;ÂŤ\Ă&#x160; Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;iĂ&#x160; Â&#x153;Ă&#x203A;Â&#x2C6;iĂ&#x192; Dec. 28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The camp is for ages 6-12. Runs through Dec. 31. Registration required. Does not include lunch. $165, $150 members; call 601-352-2580, ext. 240; jacksonzoo.org/camp.

UĂ&#x160;7Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x152;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x160; Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x160; >Â&#x201C;ÂŤ\Ă&#x160; Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x160; Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x192; Dec. 29, 10 a.m.-noon. The half-day camp is for ages 4-5.

Runs through Dec. 31. Registration required. $65, $60 members; call 601-352-2580, ext. 240; jacksonzoo.org/camp.

Events at Mississippi Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum (2145 Highland Drive) UĂ&#x160;6Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;}Ă&#x160; Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;\Ă&#x160;/Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x17E;Ă&#x160; >Ă&#x203A;iÂ&#x2DC;ÂŤÂ&#x153;Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x152; Jan. 3, 1:30-5:30

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FOOD & DRINK Cathead Distillery Grand Opening Dec. 12, noon-8 p.m., at Cathead Distillery (422 S. Farish St.). The celebration includes food from Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and music from the Music Maker Relief Foundation. $10; catheaddistillery.com.

Plant-based Potluck Dec. 12, 1-3 p.m., at High Noon Cafe (Rainbow Plaza, 2807 Old Canton Road). Hosts include Mississippi Vegetarians, Rainbow Natural Grocery Cooperative and Dr. Leo Huddleston. Bring a plant-based dish to share. Free; call 366-1513; follow Rainbow Natural Grocery Cooperative on Facebook.

SPORTS & WELLNESS Physicianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) Cancer Project Class Series Jan. 3, 12:302:30 p.m., at St. Columbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church (550 Sunnybrook Road, Ridgeland). Learn about the benefits of a plant-based diet in cancer prevention and weight loss. Includes cooking demonstrations and food samples. Registration required. Sessions held Sundays through Jan. 24. $60; call 601-853-0205; email magnoliahealthyliving@gmail.com; magnoliahealthyliving.

The Harlem Globetrotters Jan. 15, 7 p.m., at Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.). The basketball team celebrates 90 years of entertaining audiences with an exhibition game. $18-$80; call 800-7453000; harlemglobetrotters.com.

Âş Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x2C6;`Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;ÂťĂ&#x160; Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2DC;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x160;/Â&#x2026;i>Ă&#x152;iĂ&#x20AC; Dec. 31, 7 p.m., at Kismetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant and Catering (315 Crossgates Blvd., Brandon). The Detectives presents the interactive comedy. Seating at 6:30 p.m.; show at 7 p.m.

Includes a three-course meal. Reservations required.

For ages 18 and up. $39; call 601-937-1752 or 601291-7444; thedetectives.biz.

Planetarium Schedule Mondays-Fridays, noon, Saturdays, 1 p.m. through Dec. 31, at Russell C. Davis Planetarium (201 E. Pascagoula St.). Options include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lasers in Space,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let It Snowâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winter Holiday (Laser Adventure).â&#x20AC;? $6.50; $5.50 seniors; $4 children (cash or check); call 601-960-1550; thedavisplanetarium.com. Âş iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x192;iĂ&#x17E;Ă&#x160; Â&#x153;Ă&#x17E;Ă&#x192;Âť Jan. 5-7, 7:30 p.m., Jan. 8, 8 p.m., Jan. 9, 2 p.m., Jan. 9, 8 p.m., Jan. 10, 1 p.m., Jan. 10, 7 p.m., at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). The award-winning musical is based on the life of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. $22-$87; call 800-745-3000; jacksonbroadway.com.

The Chippendalesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2016 Break the Rules Tour Jan. 20, 8 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The provocative all-male dance troupe has been performing since 1975. Doors open at 7 p.m. For ages 21 and up. $40-$75; call 877-987-6487; email arden@ ardenland.net; ardenland.net. Âş7Â&#x2026;Â&#x153;½Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160; vĂ&#x20AC;>Â&#x2C6;`Ă&#x160;Â&#x153;vĂ&#x160;6Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x20AC;}Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2C6;>Ă&#x160;7Â&#x153;Â&#x153;Â?vœ Jan. 26-29, 7:30 p.m., Jan. 30, 2 p.m., Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m., at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). The play is about the breakdown of a marriage that comes to light at a social gathering. $28, $22 seniors and students; call 601-948-3533, ext. 222; newstagetheatre.com.

CONCERTS & FESTIVALS Events at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.) UĂ&#x160; Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x160; Ă&#x203A;iÂ&#x2DC;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;}Ă&#x160;Ă&#x153;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;Ă&#x160; Ă&#x2022;ViĂ&#x20AC;Â&#x153; Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m. The rock band from Memphis performs to promote their album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;All a Man Should Do.â&#x20AC;? Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $20 in advance, $25 at the door; call 601292-7121; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

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UĂ&#x160;-Â&#x153;Ă&#x2022;Â?>LĂ&#x20AC;>Ă&#x152;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x201C;ä£x Dec. 26, 7 p.m. Performers include Willie Clayton, T.K. Soul, Shirley Brown, Calvin Richardson, Big Pokey Bear and a special guest. Doors open at 6 p.m. $25, $45 reserved tables; ticketmaster.com. Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x192;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x192;Â&#x2C6;ÂŤÂŤÂ&#x2C6;Ă&#x160;"Â?`Ă&#x160;/Â&#x2C6;Â&#x201C;iĂ&#x160; Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x192;Â&#x2C6;VĂ&#x160;-Â&#x153;VÂ&#x2C6;iĂ&#x152;Ă&#x17E; Dec. 20, 2-4 p.m., Jan. 17, 2-4 p.m., at Mississippi Craft Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland). Enjoy traditional Mississippi fiddle tunes on third Sundays. Free; call 601-942-7335. Â&#x2DC;`Ă&#x20AC;iĂ&#x153;Ă&#x160;*iĂ&#x152;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x192;Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC; Dec. 16, 7 p.m., at Morrison Heights Baptist Church (3000 Hampstead Blvd., Clinton). The contemporary Christian artist from Nashville performs on his Behold the Lamb of God Tour. Doors open at 6 p.m. $20, $25 VIP (includes early entry); call 800-965-9324 or 601-924-5620; itickets.com. /Â&#x2026;iĂ&#x160; Â?Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x160;9Â&#x153;Ă&#x2022;Â&#x2DC;}Ă&#x160; >Â&#x2DC;` Jan. 15, 8 p.m., at Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (200 Commerce St.). The Texas-based country band is known for their hit song, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crazy Girl.â&#x20AC;? Doors open at 7 p.m. For ages 18 and up. $25 in advance, $30 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-292-7121; ardenland.net. Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x192;Â&#x2C6;VĂ&#x160;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;iĂ&#x160; Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x17E; Jan. 19, 5:15 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). In Trustmark Grand Hall. Enjoy a cash bar at 5:15 p.m., and a musical performance at 5:45 p.m. Free, donations welcome; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org. /Â&#x2026;iĂ&#x160;/i`iĂ&#x192;VÂ&#x2026;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x160;/Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x2022;VÂ&#x17D;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160; >Â&#x2DC;` Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m., at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). The 11-piece band is known for their modern roots style.

Shannon McNally also performs. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $32.5-$62.5; call 601-292-7121; ardenland.net. >Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x152;>Ă&#x160;-âÂ?Ă&#x2022;LÂ&#x153;Ă&#x153;Ă&#x192;Â&#x17D;>Ă&#x160; Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x192;iÂ&#x201C;LÂ?i Jan. 24, 3 p.m., at Fondren Presbyterian Church (3220 Old Canton Road). The professional ensemble performs music from around the world including selections written for violin solo, accordion and strings. Free; call 601-3623235 or 601-982-3232.

JFP-SPONSORED >VÂ&#x17D;Ă&#x192;Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x201C;äääĂ&#x160; Â&#x153;Â?Â&#x2C6;`>Ă&#x17E;Ă&#x160;-Â&#x153;VÂ&#x2C6;>Â?Ă&#x160;Dec. 10, 5:30 p.m., at Municipal Art Gallery (839 N. State St.). The annual event includes refreshments, networking and music.

Parking available in the rear. Free; call 960-1582; email todd@jacksonfreepress.com; jackson2000.org.

Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x160;1Â&#x2DC;VÂ&#x153;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x203A;iÂ&#x2DC;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;>Â?Ă&#x160;Âş1Â&#x2DC;vĂ&#x20AC;>Â&#x201C;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;}Âť Jan. 15-17, 7:30 p.m., at Warehouse Theatre (1000 Monroe St.).

Watch two experimental one-act plays including Tristan Tzaraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Gas Heart,â&#x20AC;? and Caryl Churchhill and David Lanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Mouthful of Birds.â&#x20AC;? The event is part of New Stage Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Unframed Series. Pay at the door. Admission TBA (cash or check); call 601948-3533, ext. 222; newstagetheatre.com.

HOLIDAY Âş Â?vĂ&#x160; Ă&#x20AC;°Ă&#x160;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;iĂ&#x160; Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x192;Â&#x2C6;V>Â?ÂťĂ&#x160;Dec. 9-11, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 12, 2 p.m., Dec. 12-13, 2 p.m., at Actorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Playhouse (121 Paul Truitt Lane, Pearl). The performance featuring young local actors is based on the popular film starring Will Ferrell. Admission TBA; call 601-664-0930; actorsplayhouse.net. Âş Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;½Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160; iĂ&#x152;Ă&#x160; >Ă&#x2022;}Â&#x2026;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160; i>`Ă&#x160;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x160;/Â&#x2026;>Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;-Ă&#x153;i>Ă&#x152;iĂ&#x20AC;ÂťĂ&#x160; Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2DC;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x160; /Â&#x2026;i>Ă&#x152;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x160;Dec. 10, 7 p.m., at Biaggiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (970 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland). Mississippi Murder Mysteries presents the play about embezzling, infidelity and naughtiness at a ugly Christmas sweater party. Includes a three-course meal and a ugly sweater contest. Seating at 6:30 p.m. RSVP. $45; call 601354-6600; email 601-941-3816 or 601-850-2318; fringedinnertheatre.com. Âş Ă&#x160; Â&#x2026;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;Â&#x201C;>Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160; >Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x153;Â?ÂťĂ&#x160;Dec. 10-12, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 13, 2 p.m., Dec. 15-19, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 20, 2 p.m., at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). The play is based on Charles Dickensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; classic tale about a miserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s encounter with three Christmas spirits. Visit the website for SchoolFest Matinee showtimes. $28, $22 seniors and students, $18 per person for groups of 15 or more; call 601-948-3533, ext. 222; newstagetheatre.com.

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UĂ&#x160;*>Â&#x2DC;V>Â&#x17D;iĂ&#x192;Ă&#x160;>Â&#x2DC;`Ă&#x160;*>Â?>Â&#x201C;>Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x153;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;Ă&#x160;->Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x152;>Ă&#x160;Dec. 12, 7:3010 a.m. Includes pancakes, ornament and cookie decorating, face painting, and a visit from Santa and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frozenâ&#x20AC;? characters. Proceeds benefit the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi. $30; call 601-957-7878; msdiabetes.org.

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Vote for your favorite. Free; call 601-859-5816; cantontourism.com. Ă&#x203A;iÂ&#x2DC;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;>Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160; Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x192;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x192;Â&#x2C6;ÂŤÂŤÂ&#x2C6;Ă&#x160; Â&#x2026;Â&#x2C6;Â?`Ă&#x20AC;iÂ&#x2DC;½Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160; Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x192;iĂ&#x2022;Â&#x201C; (2145 Highland Drive) UĂ&#x160; Ă&#x203A;iÂ&#x2DC;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;}Ă&#x160;Ă&#x153;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;Ă&#x160; Â?Ă&#x203A;iĂ&#x192;Ă&#x160;Dec. 11, 5-8 p.m. Design your own elf gear, launch a snowball catapult, knock down pins in the Eudora Welty Porch bowling alley, meet Santa and enjoy music from Jackson Prepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Patriot Singers. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months free); mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

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UĂ&#x160;,Â&#x153;Ă?Ă&#x17E;Ă&#x160;,Â&#x153;V> Jan. 8, 9 p.m. The Austin-based southern soul band performs. Doors open at 8 p.m. $8 in advance, $10 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-292-7121; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

UĂ&#x160; >L>Ă&#x20AC;iĂ&#x152;Ă&#x160;>Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160; Ă&#x2022;Â?Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;}Ă&#x160; >Â?Â?\Ă&#x160; Ă&#x160; Â&#x2C6;}Â&#x2026;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;>Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;iĂ&#x160;/Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x17E;Ă&#x192; Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m. The Mississippi Opera hosts the concert featuring show tunes. Doors open at 6 p.m. $20; call 601-960-2300; email arden@ardenland. net; msopera.org.

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Ă&#x160; UĂ&#x160; Â&#x153;Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x160;9i>Ă&#x20AC;½Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160; Ă&#x203A;iĂ&#x160; iÂ?iLĂ&#x20AC;>Ă&#x152;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x160;Dec. 31, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Includes Japanese inspired storytelling and noisemakers, dancing with Mr. Snowman and a confetti rocket launch. Mississippi blues artist Vasti Jackson performs at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months free); call 601-981-5469; mississippichildrensmuseum.com. Ă&#x160; >Â?Ă&#x2022;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x160; Â&#x2026;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;Â&#x201C;>Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;Dec. 11-12, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive). Includes an interactive storytelling of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cajun Night Before Christmas,â&#x20AC;? meeting the Christmas Gator, crafts, letters to and photos with Santa, music and Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual aquarium dive.

Included with admission ($6, $5 seniors, $4 ages 3-18, children under 3 free); call 601-576-6000; mdwfp. com/museum.

1Ă&#x160;Â&#x153;vĂ&#x160; Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x192;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x192;Â&#x2C6;ÂŤÂŤÂ&#x2C6;Ă&#x160; Â&#x153;Â?Â&#x2C6;`>Ă&#x17E;Ă&#x160;"ÂŤiÂ&#x2DC;Ă&#x160; Â&#x153;Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x192;iĂ&#x160; Dec. 11, 6:30 p.m., at ACLU of Mississippi (233 E. Capitol St.). Tour the office, enjoy refreshments and mingle with legislators, nonprofit partners and community leaders. RSVP. Free; call 601-354-3408; email office@aclu-ms. org; aclu-ms.org. /Â&#x153;Ă&#x152;>Â?Â?Ă&#x17E;Ă&#x160; Â&#x153;V>Â?Â?Ă&#x17E;Ă&#x160; Â&#x2026;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;Â&#x201C;>Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160; >Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x17D;iĂ&#x152;Ă&#x160;Dec. 12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Richland Community Center (410 E. Harper St., Richland). Meet your Christmas shopping needs by patronizing local vendors. Vendors must register.

Free for shoppers; call 601-420-3401; email twood@ richlandms.com.

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make a Christmas list, decorate their own sugar cookies and enjoy a holiday storytime. $8, $5 children, $3 members; call 601-352-2580; jacksonzoo.org. Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;Â&#x153;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x2C6;VĂ&#x160; Â&#x2026;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;Â&#x201C;>Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;>Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;/Â&#x2026;iĂ&#x160;">Â&#x17D;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;Dec. 12, 10 a.m.1:30 p.m., at Oaks House Museum (823 N. Jefferson St.). Enjoy traditional Christmas carols from St. Brigidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and light refreshments. Free; call 601-353-9339. Â&#x153;Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;Ă&#x160;*Â&#x153;Â?iĂ&#x160; Â&#x153;Ă&#x153;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x160;-Â&#x153;Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026; Dec. 12, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Dec. 19, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at Town of Livingston (Highway 463 and Highway 22, Madison). Includes pictures with Santa, cookie decorating, a sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;mores station, a free wine tasting, a tree lighting and merchant discounts. Free; call 601-898-0212; thetownoflivingston.com.

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sion ($10, children under 12 months free); mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

UĂ&#x160;*Â&#x153;Â?>Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x160; Ă?ÂŤĂ&#x20AC;iĂ&#x192;Ă&#x192; Dec. 18, 5-8 p.m. Includes a reading of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Polar Express,â&#x20AC;? a train ride, ornament STEM stations and dancing to holiday tunes with Mr. Snowman. Holiday pajamas welcome. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months free); call 601-981-5469.

UĂ&#x160;->Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x152;>Ă&#x160; Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x152;iĂ&#x160;Dec. 19, 5-8 p.m. Learn the science behind Santa Claus and his holiday helpers. Includes music from Jimmy Turner. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months free); mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

UĂ&#x160; Â&#x153;Ă&#x160; Â&#x2C6;}]Ă&#x160;"Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x2C6;}>Â&#x201C;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x160; Â&#x153;Â&#x201C;itĂ&#x160;Dec. 26, 5-8 p.m. The event marking the close of the exhibit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hello from Japanâ&#x20AC;? includes crafts, STEM stations, music and a visit from Mr. Snowman. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months free); mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

at Jackson Academy Performing Arts Center (4908 Ridgewood Road). Guest artists include Mayara Pineiro and Arian Molina of the Pennsylvania Ballet, and Kendall Britt of Ballet Memphis. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nutcracker Sweetâ&#x20AC;? Tea Parties are held at 4 p.m. each day (sold separately with reservations required). $20-$22 (discounts for seniors), $25 Tea Party; call 601-853-4508; msmetroballet.com.

Âş Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;½Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160; iĂ&#x152;Ă&#x160; >Ă&#x2022;}Â&#x2026;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160; i>`Ă&#x160;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x160;/Â&#x2026;>Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;-Ă&#x153;i>Ă&#x152;iĂ&#x20AC;ÂťĂ&#x160; Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2DC;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x160; /Â&#x2026;i>Ă&#x152;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x160;Dec. 14, 7 p.m., at Georgia Blue, Flowood (223 Ridge Way, Flowood). Mississippi Murder Mysteries presents the play about embezzling, infidelity and naughtiness at a ugly Christmas sweater party. Includes a three-course meal and an ugly sweater contest.

Seating at 6:30 p.m. RSVP. $45; call 601-919-1900; fringedinnertheatre.com.

Âş Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2C6;i½Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160; Â&#x2026;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;Â&#x201C;>Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160; Â&#x2C6;vĂ&#x152;ÂťĂ&#x160;Dec. 12, 3 p.m., at Callaway High School (601 Beasley Road). EyeShine Creative Arts Company presents the theatrical narrative about a young girl torn between social acceptance and the pursuit of her own personal destiny. $10 in advance, $15 at the door; call 601-207-4463; email swm@ eyeshinecreative.com; eventbrite.com.

Â&#x153;Â?Â&#x2C6;`>Ă&#x17E;Ă&#x160; Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;Â?iĂ&#x160;x Ă&#x160;Dec. 17, 6:30 p.m., at downtown Canton. Includes a Reindeer Trot at 6 p.m. for ages 12 and under at 6 p.m. and a run/walk at 6:30 p.m. with caroling, guitar quartets and Christmas decorations. Prizes given. Registration required. $25 through Dec. 7, then $30; $20 Reindeer Trot or spirit runner (T-shirt only); racesonline.com.

/i``Ă&#x17E;Ă&#x160; i>Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x160;/i> Dec. 12, 3-4 p.m., Dec. 19, 3-4 p.m., at King Edward Hotel (235 W. Capitol St.).

Includes storytelling, photos with Santa and kidfriendly treats. $25, children under 12 months free; call 601-969-8544.

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Ballet Magnificat! presents the Broadway-style contemporary ballet featuring Christmas carols. Free tickets, donations welcome; call 601-977-1001; balletmagnificat.com.

UĂ&#x160;Âş Â?>Ă&#x20AC;iĂ&#x160;>Â&#x2DC;`Ă&#x160;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;iĂ&#x160; Â&#x2026;Â&#x153;VÂ&#x153;Â?>Ă&#x152;iĂ&#x160; Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x152;VĂ&#x20AC;>VÂ&#x17D;iĂ&#x20AC;ÂťĂ&#x160;Dec. 22, 8 p.m. The modern adaptation of the popular classical ballet includes a guest appearance from actress/singer Jasmine Guy (â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Different World.â&#x20AC;?). Discounts for seniors and students. $29-$49; call 601-353-0603 or 800-745-3000; email universalpac1@gmail.com; clareandthechocolatenutcracker.net.

Âş Â&#x2026;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;Â&#x201C;>Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;/Â&#x2C6;Â&#x201C;iÂťĂ&#x160;Dec. 12-13, 5 p.m., at Jackson Revival Center Church (519 W. Silas Brown St.). The Jackson Revival Center Worship Arts Ministry presents a collage of music, dance and monologue. Free; call 601-948-1874. "Â?`Ă&#x160;-Â&#x17D;Â&#x153;Â&#x153;Â?Ă&#x160; Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x153;Â&#x153;Ă&#x203A;iĂ&#x160; Â&#x2026;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;Â&#x201C;>Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;*>Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x17E;Ă&#x160;Dec. 12, 8 p.m.-1 a.m., at Evers Blues Lounge (1028 Pecan Park Circle). Enjoy old-school Christmas and dance music, giveaways and food. For ages 21 and up. BYOB. $20 in advance, $25 at the door; call 888-228-0944; eventbrite.com.

The Harlem Globetrotters come to Jackson on Jan. 15.

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The theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most Incredible Christmas.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunday Bestâ&#x20AC;? winner Dathan Thigpen is the grand marshal.

Free; call 601-960-1084; email adrummer@ jacksonms.gov; jacksonms.gov.

UĂ&#x160; >VÂ&#x17D;Ă&#x192;Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;½Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160; Â&#x153;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160; Â&#x2DC;VĂ&#x20AC;i`Â&#x2C6;LÂ?iĂ&#x160; Â&#x2026;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;Â&#x201C;>Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160; iĂ&#x192;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;Dec. 19, noon-8 p.m., Dec. 20, 1-6 p.m. On West Street next to Thalia Mara Hall. Includes choirs, a living Nativity, a visit from Santa, crafts, a snow machine, food and craft vendors, and more. Free admission; call 601-366-0901; parents-kids.com. Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x192;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x192;Â&#x2C6;ÂŤÂŤÂ&#x2C6;Ă&#x160; iĂ&#x152;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x153;ÂŤÂ&#x153;Â?Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x152;>Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x160; >Â?Â?iĂ&#x152;½Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;Âş/Â&#x2026;iĂ&#x160; Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x152;VĂ&#x20AC;>VÂ&#x17D;iĂ&#x20AC;ÂťĂ&#x160; Dec. 12, 2 p.m., Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 13, 2 p.m.,

/Â&#x2026;iĂ&#x160;"Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x160; Â&#x2026;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;Â&#x201C;>Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;Dec. 13, 1-5 p.m., at Attic Gallery (1101 Washington St., Vicksburg). See artwork from metal and jewelry artists Pat and Suzanne Juneau, and glass artist Ginger Kelly. Includes gumbo. Free; call 601-638-9221; email atticgal@aol.com. *>Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x152;i`Ă&#x160; i>Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x160; Â&#x2026;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;Â&#x201C;>Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;"Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x2DC;>Â&#x201C;iÂ&#x2DC;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x153;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;Ă&#x160; Â?>Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;iĂ&#x160; >Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;iÂ?Ă&#x160;Dec. 13, 2-5 p.m., at Mississippi Craft Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland). Learn feather painting techniques, and how to preserve and display feathers in a glass ornament finished with a bow. Registration required. Materials Included. $40; call 601-856-7546; email education@mscrafts.org; craftsmensguildofms.org.

Â&#x2026;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;Â&#x201C;>Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x153;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;iĂ&#x160; iÂ?Ă&#x152;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;Dec. 13, 3 p.m., at Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts (100 University Ave., Oxford). The musical includes six musicians performing with Irish instruments, Irish dancing and narration in the Scottish dialect. $25-$44; call 662915-7411; fordcenter.org.

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7Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x152;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x160; Â&#x153;Â?Â&#x2C6;`>Ă&#x17E;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160; Ă?ÂŤĂ&#x20AC;iĂ&#x192;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;Mondays, noon-4:30 p.m., Tuesdays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturdays, 9 a.m.12:30 p.m. through Dec. 23, at William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). Enjoy the festively-decorated model train town of Possum Ridge. Free; call 601-576-6850; mdah.state.ms.us.

Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x17E;Ă&#x160;Â&#x153;vĂ&#x160; >VÂ&#x17D;Ă&#x192;Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x160; Â&#x153;Â&#x201C;Â&#x201C;Ă&#x2022;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x17E;Ă&#x160; Ă&#x153;>Â&#x2DC;â>>Ă&#x160; iÂ?iLĂ&#x20AC;>Ă&#x152;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC; Dec. 26-Jan. 1, 6-9 p.m., at Medgar Evers Community Center (3759 Edwards Ave.). Enjoy seven nights of heritage, food and fellowship. Free; call 960-1741.

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B. Liles Studio (215 W. Jackson St., Ridgeland). Located inside of b. Fine Art Jewelry, which sells ladies’ apparel and accessories. Betsy Liles specializes in custom jewelry.

Also visit the showroom of jewelry from members of the Craftsman’s Guild of Mississippi. Jewelry-making classes offered. Open weekdays from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 601607-7741; bfineartjewelry.com.

Blaylock Fine Art Photography Studio and Gallery (3017 N. State St.) in Fondren. The studio features the photography of Millsaps College instructor Ron Blaylock. Private lessons and workshops available.

Call 601-506-6624; email info@blaylockphoto.com; blaylockphoto.com.

Fondren Art Gallery (601 Duling Ave.). See an eclectic mix of paintings, sculptures and local art, including Richard McKey’s artwork. Custom paintings, portraits and framing also offered. Current exhibitors: Darryl Anderson, Kelli Berry, Thomas Wilson, Jeffrey Yentz, Randy Everett and more. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday from 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Call 601-981-9222; fondrenartgallery.com.

Fischer Galleries (Dickies Building, 736 S. President St., fourth floor). Owner Marcy Nessel’s gallery features works from more than 30 artists and photographers.

Exhibitors include Jack Spencer, Betty Press, Charles Carraway, Ellen Langford and more. Monthly receptions usually held on first Thursdays from 5-8 p.m. fischergalleries.com.

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Featuring works from members of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi. The center offers craft demonstrations, classes, camps, a monthly knitting group meeting and other special events. Call 601-856-7546; craftsmensguildofms.org.

The Mosaic Shop (Pear Orchard Village, 1625 E. County Line Road, Suite 210, Jackson). Owner and artist Wanda Hendrix is a native of Waxahachie, Tex. Visitors create their own mosaic pieces to take home. Space available for art parties. 601-680-4294; mosaicmississippi.com.

Municipal Art Gallery (839 N. State St.). The art gallery displays permanent art collections that date back to the 1940s and features semimonthly exhibitions from Mississippi artists. Open Tuesday-Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 601-960-1582; jacksonms.gov.

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n the night after Christmas when all the kids are happy and playing with their new toys, adults can have a fun night out in the form of Soulabration 2015, which Xperience Jxn Entertainment hosts.

“We subtitle it ‘the most soulful night of the year’ because all of the artists we put in this show are really soulful singers,” event promoter Yolanda Singleton says.

“We have southern soul, soul R&B—a mixture of artists for the young and the old so everybody will have an artist

Bottle Tree Studio (615 E. Court St.) The studio is the working space of five artists: Anne Campbell (mixed media), Rhonda Blasingame (fiber arts), Diane Williams (mixed media and fiber arts), Tony Davenport (landscape and portrait paintings) and Ellen Langford (watercolors). Call Anne Campbell at 601-260-9423.

Open house Dec. 10 from 6-9 p.m.

Brown’s Fine Art and Framing (630 Fondren Place).

The gallery represents more than 30 Mississippi artists, including the late Walter Anderson. Upcoming exhibitors: Chavanne McDonald in December 2015; Marie Hull, William Hollingsworth, Jr., Walter Anderson, Theora Hamblett, Karl and Mildred Wolfe, Andrew Bucci and more in January 2016; and Dick Ford from December 2015-February 2016. Monthly art receptions during Fondren’s First Thursday. Open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 601-982-4844; brownsfineart.com.

The Cedars Historic Home (4145 Old Canton Road). Open Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. fondren.org/cedars. Annual events include the Four Seasons Art Series and the Cedars Juried Art Show.

Call 601-981-9606.

Daniel MacGregor Studios (4347 Lakeland Drive, Flowood). Located next to Parkway Movie Theater.

Daniel MacGregor specializes in abstract paintings and fine art photography. Open by appointment only. Call 601-992-6405; danielmacgregorstudios.com.

Dollye M.E. Robinson Liberal Arts Gallery (Jackson State University, 1400 John R. Lynch St.). Faculty member Chung-Fan Chang is a key exhibitor. Open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday from 1-8 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Call 601-979-2191; jsums.edu/liberalarts.

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Soulabration 2015, which will feature guests such as Avail Hollywood, is Saturday, Dec. 26.

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The line-up includes artists Shirley St., Suite 4). Exhibitors include Ted Ellis, Samuel McCain, Yolanda Juzang, Gerard Howard, Friends of Uganda and the Mississippi Craftsmen’s Guild. Open Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday from noon-4 p.m. Call 601-960-9250; jsums.edu/ gallery1arts.

Gaddis Group Studio (2900 N. State St., Room 206). Features the work of 28 watercolorists, many of whom studied under John Gaddis, a renowned local artist and teacher. Commissioned work is welcome.

Call 601-368-9522.

Heavenly Designs by Roz (3252 N. State St.).

Artist Rosalind Roy is a folk painter, sculptor and Mississippi Craftsman’s Guild member. She also offers children’s art camps. Call 601-954-2147; email heavenlydesignbyroz@yahoo.com.

James Patterson Photography (3017 N. State St.).

James Patterson specializes in editorial, portrait and commercial photography. Call 601-918-3232; 119gallery.com.

Lewis Art Gallery and The Emerging Space at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.), On the third floor of the Academic Complex, open weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 601-974-1762; millsaps.edu.

Light and Glass Studio (523 Commerce St.) Glassworks from Jerri Sherer and photography from Roy Adkins. Call 601-942-7285 or 601-942-7362; lightandglass.net.

Millet Studio and Gallery (167 Moore St., Suite F, Ridgeland). Featuring illustrations from Mark Millet. Photography services offered. Limited edition prints for sale. Learn about Millet’s watercolor painting classes at markmillet.com. Call 601-856-5901; milletstudio.com.

Mississippi Craft Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland).

Brown, Willie Clayton, TK Soul, Calvin Richardson and Big Pokey Bear.

“It’s a clean, fun show,” Singleton says.

They set it up cabaret-style with tables and chairs which Singleton says may give eventgoers the feeling of being in a club without actually being at a nightclub.

Soulabration 2015 is Saturday, Dec. 26, at the Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.). The doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $35, and reserved tables are $48. For more information, call 678-322-8098.

—Genevieve Legacy The Mustard Seed Gift Shop (1085 Luckney Road, Brandon). Featuring ceramics from local artists and Mustard Seed residents. Holiday Saturday Shopping Event December 12 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Call 601-992-3556; mustardseedinc.org.

North Midtown Arts Center (121 Millsaps Ave.), Jackson’s only DIY contemporary and modern-art gallery. Gallery hours vary with exhibits; madeinmidtownjxn.com.

NunoErin (533 Commerce St.). Erin Hayne, a Mississippi designer and TEDxJackson speaker, and Nuno Gonçalves Ferreira, a sculptor from Lisbon, Portugal, founded the art and design studio in 2011. The duo also designs interactive furniture. Permanent exhibits: Kinetic Vapor at the Jackson Convention Complex and Lightning Benches at the Mississippi Children’s Museum. Call 601-944-0023; nunoerin.com.

Offbeat (151 Wesley Ave.). Philip “DJ Young Venom” Rollins owns the alternative art gallery, which also sells clothing and records. Open Wednesdays and Thursdays from noon-6 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from noon-7 p.m., and Sundays from noon-5 p.m. Also open for special events, including concerts and parties. Call 601376-9404; offbeatjxn.com; find Offbeat on Facebook.

Pearl River Glass Studio (142 Millsaps Ave.). Featuring works from artists such as Andrew Young, Tom Crouch, Rob Cooper, Adrienne Domnick and Amelia Key. Call 601-353-2497; pearlriverglass.com.

Richard McKey Studio (3242 N. State St.). See paintings and sculptures from Richard McKey, including the large “Obama Head” in front of his studio; by appointment only. Works for sale at Fondren Art Gallery. Art classes offered throughout the year; richardmckey.com.

Samuel Marshall Gore Galleries (199 Monroe St.,

Clinton), on the Mississippi College campus. Call 601925-3880; art.mc.edu.

Sanders McNeal Studio and Gallery (Dickies Building, 736 S. President St., Suite 201). Owner Sanders McNeal is an award-winning painter known for stilllife paintings, portraits, figurative studies and landscapes. She has been active in the art world since 1976.

Tours given by appointment. Call 601-960-0484; sandersmcneal.com.

Studio AMN/Sanaa Fine Art and Framing (The Quadrangle, 5846 Ridgewood Road, Suite C-212).

The galleries sell fine art. Artists include Lorenzo Gayden and Melanie John. Sanaa Gallery’s boutique features jewelry and body products from Kiwana Thomas Gayden, and offers custom framing. Studio AMN hosts wineglass-painting parties and teaches children’s art classes. Call Sanaa at 769-218-8289 or Studio AMN at 769-218-8165; sanaagalleries.com and studioamndesigns.com.

The South Warehouse (627 E. Silas Brown St.). Art and antiques for sale. Venue available for weddings, parties and other special events. Call 601-939-4518; find The South Warehouse on Facebook.

Southern Breeze Gallery (Trace Station, 500 Highway 51 N., Suite U, Ridgeland). Different artists are featured each week, including artist and gallery owner Jacqueline Ellens. Current exhibitors: Gretchen Armbruster, Dan Darling, Martha Hamburg, Bart Pass, Vicki Overstreet and several others. Open Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Call 601-607-4147; southernbreeze.net.

TiP Expressive Arts Studio (400 Monroe St., Clinton). Owner Beverly Keaton’s intuitive painting studio is primarily for women ages 18 and up. visit tiparts.com to schedule a creativity coaching session.

Email beverly@tiparts.com.

Tulip Floral + Goods (Town of Livingston, 1130 Old Cedars Lane, Flora). Lesley Frascogna provides floral artwork and event styling such as backdrops, linens and table settings for weddings and other special occasions. Hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; ilovetulip.com.

TurnUp Studios (155 Wesley Ave.). See works from Clay Hardwick, daniel johnson and Jamie Weems.

The space is also used for video recordings, live music events and more. Call 769-257-0141; turnupstudios.com.

View Gallery (Canton Mart Square, 1491 Canton Mart Road, Suite 7). Whit Geary owns that gallery that holds works from more than 20 Mississippi artists. Open weekdays from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and by appointment. Call 601-487-6477 or 601-278-3991; viewgalleryart.com.

Wolfe Studio (4308 Old Canton Road). Karl and Mildred Wolfe opened the art studio in 1946, and their daughter Bebe continues to operate it in their memory. Features paintings, prints and colorful ceramics. The studio is known for a wide selection of ceramic birds. Open Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Call 601366-1844; thewolfestudio.com; find The Wolfe Studio on Facebook.

Wyatt Waters Gallery (307 Jefferson St., Clinton).

Features watercolor paintings, prints, posters, calendars, books and cards. The gift shop has T-shirts, mugs, tote bags and other novelty items. Open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Call 601925-8115; email wyattleewaters@gmail.com; Your Home Drapery Designs/Sarah McTaggART Studio and Gallery (110 Lexington Drive, Suite C, Gluckstadt). Pam Miley specializes in making custom drapery, and Sarah McTaggart is a local artist.

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The Festivus Bottle Tree Art Orchard opening is at the Mississippi Museum of Art.

Cathead Distillery Grand Opening is on Farish Street.

Painted Feather Christmas Ornaments with Elaine Maisel is at Mississippi Craft Center.

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Dancer Caroline Jones performed in the Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet’s previous production of “The Nutcracker,” which this year takes place Dec. 12-13 at the Jackson Academy Performing Arts Center.

“Elf Jr. the Musical” is at 7:30 p.m. at Actor’s Playhouse (121 Paul Truitt Lane, Pearl). The performance featuring young local actors is based on the popular film starring Will Ferrell. Additional dates: Dec. 10-11, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 12, 2 p.m., Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 13, 2 p.m. Admission TBA; call 601-664-0930; actorsplayhouse.net.

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Jackson 2000 Holiday Social is at 5:30 p.m. at the Municipal Art Gallery (839 N. State St.). The annual event includes refreshments, networking and music. Parking available in the rear. Free; call 960-1582; email todd@jacksonfreepress. com; jackson2000.org. … Humble Balance, Part 2 is from 8 to 11:30 p.m. at Offbeat (151 Wesley Ave.). Performers include TDOTVDOT, Madelife Mann, Talia Sade, DOLO and Deelo Rap$. Purchase food from 2 for 7. $10; call 3769404; follow Offbeat on Facebook.

Poets Dec. 11. Dec. 12, Bark, Passing Parade, 5th Child and Vibe Doctors perform that night. Additional date: Dec. 12, 2 p.m.-10 p.m. Free; call 960-1550; email ian601@gmail. com. … Jackson’s LaughFest is from 8 to 11 p.m. at The Hideaway (Deville Plaza, 5100 Interstate 55 N. Frontage Road). Comedians include Jackson native Jeremiah Williamson Jr., Steve Brown, Lil J, Nardo Blackmon and Sheldon Skipper Sr. Doors open at 7 p.m. For ages 21 and up. Drink specials available. $15 in advance, $20 at the door; call 601709-7894 or 601-317-1602.

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City of Jackson Christmas Parade is at 1 p.m. in downtown Jackson. The theme is “Most Incredible Christmas.”

BY MICAH SMITH “Sunday Best” winner Dathan Thigpen is the grand marshal.

Free; call 601-960-1084; email JACKSONFREEPRESS.COM adrummer@jacksonms.gov; FAX: 601-510-9019 jacksonms.gov. … Mississippi DAILY UPDATES AT Metropolitan Ballet’s “The NutJFPEVENTS.COM cracker” is at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Jackson Academy Performing Arts Center (4908 Ridgewood Road). Guest artists include Mayara Pineiro and Arian Molina of the Pennsylvania Ballet, and Kendall Britt of Ballet Memphis.

The “Nutcracker Sweet” Tea Parties are held at 4 p.m. each day (sold separately with reservations required). Additional date: Dec. 13, 2 p.m. $20-$22 (discounts for seniors), $25 Tea Party; call 601-853-4508; msmetroballet.com.

Duling Ave.). The country soul artist from Nashville performs to promote his album, “Small Town Dreams.” Angaleena Presley also performs. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $15 in advance, $20 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-292-7121; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

MONDAY 12/14

Author John M. Hilpert signs copies of his book, “American Cyclone: Theodore Roosevelt and His 1900 WhistleStop Campaign,” at 5 p.m. at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N.). John M. Hilpert signs books. $40 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

Gospel artist Dathan Thigpen, winner of BET’s “Sunday’s Best,” serves as the grand marshal for the City of Jackson’s Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 12, in downtown Jackson.

FRIDAY 12/11

Priced to Move, Volume 6: In Space! is from 5 to 10 p.m. at Russell C. Davis Planetarium (201 E. Pascagoula St.). Jackson’s annual art show includes local artists selling their work for under $100. Enjoy music from Physics for

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atre (1100 Carlisle St.). The play is based on Charles Dickens’ classic tale about a miser’s encounter with three Christmas spirits. Visit the website for SchoolFest Matinee show times.

Additional dates: Dec. 11-12, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 13, 2 p.m., Dec. 15-19, 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 20, 2 p.m. $28, $22 seniors and students, $18 per person for groups of 15 or more; call 601-948-3533, ext. 222; newstagetheatre.com.

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Johnson says. â&#x20AC;&#x153; â&#x20AC;Ś I reflect back on conversations Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had with coworkers, who were a little uneasy with things turning more violent.

I have to remind them that, you know, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a lot of peaceful movements, but the most renowned peaceful leader weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had, Martin Luther King Jr., was shot.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the reality of the situation.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very hard thing to talk about, but I wanted to make something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to talk about easy to listen to.â&#x20AC;?

While several tracks take on current issues, he also wanted the Rapper LV Baby, a Jackson native, releases music to be timeless, which he says his latest album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blu Moon,â&#x20AC;? Friday, Dec. 25. is about â&#x20AC;&#x153;noticing whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening now and tying it in with where we should be or will be in the future.â&#x20AC;? to rap about. Like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Monkeys in Spaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; was For Johnson, 23, that also meant re- a song from that. We just exercised that flecting on modern rap music. creative portion, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what developed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m trying to bring that raw honesty our ability to write verses, bars and whole and reality back into hip-hop, especially songs that are specific to one topic but because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an oversaturated market with a might be about anything.â&#x20AC;? bunch of people fabricating or stretching the Although Johnson and Pellerin contruth to the point that now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just kind of tinued making music while attending Mislie after lie,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People say it because it sissippi State University, they chose to do sounds cool, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really true. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so as solo artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Johnson as LV Baby and recognize what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing to us. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all Pellerin as Pell. However, the two remain about the appearance of wealth rather than close and recently worked together on Pelestablishing it, sewing the seeds and produc- lerinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s track, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Never,â&#x20AC;? which appeared ing more wealth in our community.â&#x20AC;? on Comedy Central TV show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Broad Cityâ&#x20AC;?

Despite all the heavy material on the in January 2015. Before graduating from album, Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s laid-back delivery, smooth MSU with a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in marketing beats and refined musicality keep it from in 2014, Johnson also connected with Sir feeling too dour. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blu Moonâ&#x20AC;? is about pro- Flywalker and Staccs, his main producers on viding light in a dark time, which means let- â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blu Moon.â&#x20AC;? ting listeners enjoy the ride.

Even with a new album on the horizon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I tried to make something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deep Johnson, who is now based in Atlanta, is albut simplistic in sound that sounds really ready preparing for his next studio project, good,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the very least, if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t which he says you can find hints of on his get everything from the first listen, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;rid- self-produced, guitar-laden â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blu Moonâ&#x20AC;? boingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; enough, as I like to put it, where you can nus track, â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Pie.â&#x20AC;? listen to it again, and over time, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have â&#x20AC;&#x153;My sound tends to be really chill, rethose â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ahaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; moments.â&#x20AC;? laxed and easy to listen to, which typically Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work as LV Baby is a far cry in hip-hop is done over sampled beats,â&#x20AC;? from his earliest songwriting. After transfer- Johnson says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of like pigring from Jackson Public Schools to St. Jo- gybacking on someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creation. Inseph Catholic School in Madison as a fresh- corporating my own guitar and making man, he met Jared Pellerin and Jonathan my own beats, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all made from scratch.

Faulkner and formed rap group Homesick LV Babyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blu Moonâ&#x20AC;? is available FriAstronauts. The trio continued throughout day, Dec. 25, at lvbaby.life.

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Alcorn State blew out Grambling State 49-21 to win back-to-back SWAC football championships. The Braves set championship game records in total offense (613), rushing yards (411) and points (49).

THURSDAY, DEC 10 NFL (7:25-11 p.m., NFLN): Former University of Mississippi star Mike Wallace will try to jumpstart his 2015 season for the Minnesota Vikings on the road against the Arizona Cardinals.

FRIDAY, DEC 11 College basketball (5-7 p.m., ESPN2): Two top 15 women’s basketball teams collide as No. 13 ranked Florida State will try to defeat top-ranked Connecticut.

SATURDAY, DEC 12 College football (2-6 p.m., CBS): One of the oldest college football rivalries takes place as the Army battles the Navy. … College basketball (3-5 p.m., ESPN3): Mississippi Valley State looks for this season’s first win in a game against Evansville.

SUNDAY, DEC 13 NFL (12-3 p.m., Fox): The New Orleans Saints get their second shot at beating No. 1 overall draft pick of the 2015 NFL Draft with Jameis Winston as the team plays against Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

MONDAY, DEC 14 NFL (7:30-11 p.m., ESPN): Former UM star Eli Manning will try to keep the New York Giants in the NFC East race against the Miami Dolphins.

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WEDNESDAY, DEC 16 College basketball (6-8 p.m., SECN, ESPN3): The Lady Rebels face the Lady Green Wave of Tulane. … College basketball (7-9 p.m., SECN): No. 9 team the Lady Bulldogs face the Lady Golden Eagles of USM. … College basketball (8-10 p.m., ESPN 2): MSU hits the road to face a tough Florida State squad.

New Orleans Saints linebacker Stephone Anthony made NFL history as the first player to return a blocked extra point attempt for a defensive two-point score. The Saints lost 41-38 to the Carolina Panthers.

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19 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta at 11 a.m. ABC will televise the game. North Carolina A&T earned the bid out of the MEAC over co-champions Bethune-Cookman University and North Carolina Central University by having the highest Sagarin rating between the three teams. North Carolina A&T enters the game with a 9-2 record, and Alcorn State enters the game with a 9-3 record. The last time the Braves and Aggies met was in 2004 when Alcorn State won 15-13.

Mississippi State gets another shot at beating an Atlantic Coast Conference team after last year’s humiliating blowout loss to Georgia Tech University in the Orange Bowl.

This time, the Bulldogs get the Wolfpack of North Carolina State University in the 2015 Belk Bowl, which is on Dec. 30 at Bank of America Stadium at 2:30 p.m. ESPN will televise the game. The Wolfpack finished in fourth place with a 3-5 record in the Atlantic division.

Mississippi State finished in fifth place with a 4-4 record in the SEC West. This will be Dak Prescott’s final game as a Bulldog. NC State enters this game with a 7-5 record overall, and MSU enters this game with an 8-4 record. The last time these two teams met was in the 1995 Peach Bowl, which the Wolfpack won 28-24.

UM, much like Mississippi State, will try to get the bad taste out of its mouth of a woodshed game against a Big 12 team after TCU spanked the team last season in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. The Rebels will try to win against the Oklahoma State University Cowboys in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The Rebels and Cowboys will meet on New Year’s Day, which is the final game of the day, at the MercedesBenz Superdome at 7:30 p.m., and ESPN will televise it. Oklahoma State enters the bowl on a two-game losing streak. This could be the final game for many players in the highly touted After beating Mississippi State University in the Egg Bowl, the UM recruiting class of 2013. The Rebels finUniversity of Mississippi is going to the Sugar Bowl. ished second in the SEC West at 6-2, and the Cowboys finished 7-2 for second overall in the Big 12. UM enters the game with a 9-3 record, Bowl, and Southern Miss won 28-21 over Texas Christian and Oklahoma State enters the game with a 10-2 record. The University in the Mobile Alabama Bowl. last time these two teams meet was the 2010 Cotton Bowl Now, all three Mississippi schools are back in bowls this Classic in a 21-7 Rebels win. season, and Alcorn State University is in the mix this year, After a turnaround season and championship loss, which means four state teams will play.

Southern Miss goes to the Heart of Dallas Bowl on Dec. 26 This postseason Mississippi bowlnaza begins with and will play against the University of Washington, which SWAC champion Alcorn State taking on Mid-Eastern Ath- has a Pac-12 conference record of 4-5. Southern Miss, which letic Conference champion the North Carolina A&T State recently lost the C-USA championship, has a 7-1 conference University Aggies in the first ever Celebration Bowl on Dec. record. The game is at 1:20 p.m., and ESPN will televise it.

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