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ope Crenshaw, 35, wants to better educate youth about sexual and reproductive health in her role as the new executive director of Teen Health Mississippi, based in Jackson.

“My goal is to really work from a holistic perspective and to make sure that we’re not just working with a limited perspective on understanding youth sexual and reproductive health, but that we’re looking at other issues such as mental health, and how that impacts youth sexual and reproductive health,” she says.

Crenshaw grew up in the small town of Crenshaw, Miss., in the Delta— but with no relation to the town’s namesake—where she says she had adults who helped guide her in the right direction, while many of her friends did not.

“I’ve always had a sense of community, but I also know what it looks like when youth don’t have, necessarily, access to resources and adults who will help them achieve the next level or achieve their goals,” Crenshaw says.

That sense of community is essential to furthering the mission of Teen Health Mississippi, she says. “Part of all of my educational experiences was really trying to figure out how do we propel underserved communities forward and essentially what’s holding them back,” Crenshaw says.

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“When I linked up with Teen Health Mississippi, and I found out about what they do, I really saw that’s at the heart of what their mission and their goal is—to really get youth access to resources, get youth access to information.”

Crenshaw attended Madison Shannon Palmer High School in Marks, Miss., and then went to Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., where she received a bachelor’s degree in sociology and anthropology in 2004.

After that, she enrolled at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where she received a master’s in sociology in 2006, and then attended the University of Mississippi, earning an education specialist degree in educational leadership in 2010.

Crenshaw also received a doctorate in education policy studies from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2016.

When Crenshaw became the executive director of Teen Health Mississippi on May 15, that meant relocating to the capital city from Clarksdale but she says that living in Jackson has been good.

“I’ve heard wonderful things about the people in Jackson, and I just look forward to working with them and just being a part of the overall Jackson community,” she says.

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7 More Drama in Pelahatchie

The personal and professional beefs between the mayor and the aldermen continue.

16 Floral Eating

Lauren Rhoades of Sweet & Sauer gave us the scoop on edible flowers.

18 A Panorama of Jazz

“I was really getting thirsty for music that was played by people with instruments, so my consciousness started going in the opposite direction like, ‘OK, what if there were no electric instruments at all?’”

—Ben Schenck, “Panorama’s Passion for the Past”

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by Amber Helsel, Managing Editor

Move … Because Your Life Depends On It

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ven late at night, there’s always something happening at the rail yard in midtown. Trains are coming and going. Even when sitting still, they’re making noises: the hissing as gas expels, the popping as cars get ready to move, the low rumbling the trains make when they move.

When you stand on the Charles Tillman pedestrian bridge as they move, you can feel the movement beneath your feet. It’s a neat experience. Not to mention all the cool, free artwork there is to look at.

Believe it or not, it’s a really great place to run. You get to tune out the rest of the world and just experience that gloriously industrial stretch of road, while doing something active. And the interchanging swaths of sidewalks, potholes, broken glass and tall grass turn a run into a weird obstacle course.

Running can be a polarizing experience. You either love it so much that you want to do it all the time, or you hate it and never want to do it. Hating it is totally understandable. It requires a substantial amount of energy, and you lose a decent amount as well.

If you want to last for a while, you have to control your breathing. When you’re out in the world running, it can be hard to control speed, which makes you tire faster. For people who have joint or muscle problems, it can be painful. And if you aren’t careful or watching where you’re going, you can injure yourself.

But running can also be one of the best experiences, even for mental health. Scott Douglas wrote in Runners World about how people often use the practice as a kind of therapy for anxiety and depression. He uses one example of a woman who miscarried while two

months pregnant and then fell into a deep depression. She began talking to a therapist, who asked her what her predepression hobbies were. She revealed that before she had gotten pregnant, she planned to run her first marathon in New York City. Her therapist suggested she use that goal to fight her depression.

The woman told Douglas that running helped her bring a sense of accomplishment into her life and also helped

Obviously, our state is not the healthiest place in the world. I mean, we fry almost anything (which is so delicious but so unhealthy). But we could be the healthiest, or we could at least strive for it. A key aspect is becoming more active. It is hot, but even through the Mississippi heat, being in the sun can make you feel better. Being in the sunshine increases serotonin in the brain (the chemical that makes you happy), and

you also get vitamin D. Wear sunscreen and drink lots of water, though, because skin cancer and heat stroke are no joke.

We should do things, period. Exercising things. Running. Walking. Jumping jacks. Swimming. Ultimate Frisbee.

Do whatever thing you can stand (because you shouldn’t do exercises you hate), because sadly, being lazy isn’t always a good thing.

In this week’s cover story on yoga, Tara Yoga owner and lead instructor Tara Blumenthal said some of her clients have told her they didn’t know they could lose weight or lower blood pressure through yoga.

“A lot of people assume yoga is just stretching, but what we do at our studio encompasses strength-building and mobility and balance,” she said.

For people who tend to be highstrung and stressed out, she said slower-

paced yoga classes can help them combat anxiety and reset their brains to a more natural pace.

“For somebody just starting out in yoga, I’d say to come in with an open mind, that the possibilities are endless,” Blumenthal said.

Yoga and running are just two things on an endless list of possibilities, and the reasons you should exercise are also endless. A list from Lifehacker. com shows that besides losing weight, exercise can also improve our memory, make us have better posture, boost confidence, provide stress relief, sleep better, get sick less often and have more energy in general.

Our ancestors ran because their lives depended on it, but now we don’t have to run from things as often. But we should still run and be active because our lives and our health depend on it.

Luckily, the Jackson metro area has a lot of parks and tracks to get started at—Parham Bridges, walking tracks on college campuses, Flowood Nature Park, I can’t name all of them.

If you don’t like one of those, there’s always LeFleur’s Bluff State Park, or you can chart your own route in the city (my personal favorite).

Our brains are wired to see things that require effort as a threat, so for some people, it may be difficult to just begin.

But it’s important to start somewhere.

Managing Editor Amber Helsel is a storyteller and artist. Her hobbies include an­noying her cat, going on adventures, listening to excessive amounts of EDM and running sound at CityHeart Church.

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Running can be a polarizing experience. her find a way to process her thoughts differently. Douglas himself says he uses the practice as a way to combat his own mild depression. And for me, I can always tell I’m either depressed or frustrated with life when I end up binging TV shows, so I’ve started running instead.

Running is an intense exercise, though, so while it may be amazing for some people, it may be tough for others. But find a thing you can do, and do it. Before starting any exercise regimen, though, it’s always best to talk to a health professional.

It isn’t necessarily what you do; you just have to do something. We all do. We all know the statistics: Thirty-seven percent of Mississippians are obese. We’re the second-fattest state in the U.S. The adult hypertension rate in 2015 was 42.4 percent, and it was 13.6 percent for diabetes. And the list goes on.

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News Reporter Arielle Dreher is trying to read more than 52 books this year and wants to foster an otter from the Jackson Zoo. Email her tips and story ideas at arielle@ jacksonfree­press.com. She wrote about foster care.

News Intern Marie Weidmayer is a Michigan native who is still trying to adjust to the heat of a Mississippi summer. She wrote about Pelahatchie’s mayor and aldermen.

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 “Week in Review.”

Music Editor Micah Smith is a longtime fan of music, comedy and all things “nerd.” He is married to a great lady, has two dog-children named Kirby and Zelda, and plays in the band Empty Atlas. He wrote about Panorama Jazz Band.

Art Director Kristin Brenemen is a meganekko with a penchant for dystopianism. Catch her at a local anime or comic convention to see what she’s made this time. She designed much of the issue.

Zilpha Young is an ad designer by day, painter, illustrator, seamstress and freelance designer by night. Check out her design portfolio at zilphacreates.com. She designed ads for the issue.

Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin is a Jackson native who loves Jesus, her mama, cooking, traveling, the Callaway Chargers, chocolate, her godson, working out, Mississippi University for Women and locally owned restaurants.

Publisher Todd Stauffer is the author of more than 40 technology books on Macs, HTML, blogging and digital video. He grew up in Dallas and is a Texas A&M graduate.

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-JPS Board President Jeanne Hairston on the three finalists vying for the district’s superintendent opening this week as they have formal interviews.

WEEK IN REVIEW Wednesday, May 30 Former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is formally indicted on rape and criminal sex act charges; he later pleads not guilty on June 5.

Friday, June 1 The Jackson Free Press news team and editorial writers win five Green Eyeshade Awards from the southeastern division of the Society of Professional Journalists, including 1st place in public service for juvenile-justice reporting.

Saturday, June 2 Thousands of demonstrators from a student-led group called Youth Over Guns march across New York’s Brooklyn Bridge against gun violence, wearing orange. ... Ministers of the G7 group of industrial nations, including Canada and the European Union, warn that the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will undermine open trade, weaken confidence in the global economy and possibly provoke retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.

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Sunday, June 3 Donald Trump’s legal team announces it will contest any effort to force the president to testify in front of a grand jury during the special counsel’s Russia probe, but downplays the idea that Trump could pardon himself, saying it would be “unthinkable and probably lead to immediate impeachment.”

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Monday, June 4 The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees announces Dr. Dana Bedden, Dr. Errick Greene and Dr. Kenneth Simington as the three finalists to lead the school district.

Tuesday, June 5 Polls open for Mississippians to vote in the primary election to fill the state’s congressional and Senate seats.

Daytime turnout is low in Jackson.

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Governor Vows to Fight Foster Care Takeover

by Arielle Dreher

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ov. Phil Bryant seemed prepared to fight to keep control over Mississippi’s foster-care system last week after attorneys representing the children asked U.S. District Judge Tom Lee to hold the State in contempt of court and to turn over the system to a courtappointed receiver.

“You’ve got to remember that these plaintiffs’ attorneys make a lot of money keeping this case going,” the governor told reporters at the Capitol last week.

“They do not want to settle it; they do not want to admit that we are making tremendous progress in Child Protection Services, so we intend to vigorously go and defend our position and our belief that we are in compliance.”

The more-than-decade-old lawsuit against the foster-care system had turned into one settlement agreement after another, with the state making some progress in recent years. That is, until May 31 when the attorneys moved for the takeover.

As the Jackson Free Press previously reported, the State is out of compliance with the agreement leaders entered into, and the primary source of non-compliance is meeting the required caseload percentages. As a part of the agreement between CPS and attorneys suing on behalf of foster-care

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Gov. Phil Bryant plans to vigorously fight the move by attorneys representing the state’s foster-care children to put the system into receivership.

children, caseworkers at CPS are only allowed to have a set amount of cases each in order to ensure that each child in foster care receives the proper attention and care.

Out of Compliance When all parties in the long-running “Olivia Y” lawsuit agreed to let 2017 be a year of growth without consequences for CPS, a very new state agency at the

time, the understanding was that the State would be in compliance with the necessary caseload requirements by the end of the year. The State made progress in that area—but then plateaued.

In the fall, and by December 2017, 61 percent of the State’s caseworkers were meeting their caseload percentages. The agreement required 90 percent. Attorneys waited before dragging the State back into court. They met with Commissioner Jess Dickinson, who was in the midst of budgetary challenges, in March. Since then, caseload percentage compliance has actually declined, court records show.

“We think without adequate caseloads, nothing else is going to work out in any kind of way…,” Marcia Lowry, one of the lead attorneys who works with A Better Childhood, said. “… They need caseworkers, and they do not have them.”

Dickinson expressed his need for more workers back in March, when he also went to the Legislature requesting deficit funds for the current fiscal year. More workers would lower the caseload number, presumably, because there would be more workers to take on the State’s shrinking number of cases. And even though the State has lowered the number of children in foster care by nearly 700 kids in the past year, its caseload percentage has gotten worse—it’s at

“...We intend to vigorously go and defend our position and our belief that we are in compliance.”

“I think the message is clear that we are not going to stop. We’re going to come together, we’re going to work together with law enforcement across county lines, across district lines.”

-Gov. Phil Bryant on his intent defend the new move to take over the state’s foster-care system.

-U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst on the new ‘Operation High Life’ a targeted narcotics strike by multiple law enforcement agencies.

Turmoil in Pelahatchie: Mayor, Board Don’t Agree

by Marie Weidmayer Marie Weidmayer

From left to right: Ward 4 Alderman James Harrell, Alderman Eddie Jones, Ward 3 Alderman Margie Warren, city lawyer Brad Mills, Mayor Ryshonda Harper Beechem, City Clerk Thomas Lyle, Ward 2 Alderman Frank Boyd and Ward 1 Alderman Michael Adams

52 percent as of May. Dickinson and CPS would not comment on the impending litigation beyond a statement.

“Mississippi’s foster-care system has made great strides and recorded significant improvement since MDCPS was established in 2016. We are confident we are moving in the right direction to ensure the continued protection and safety of at-risk children and their families,” the statement says. “We disagree with the plaintiff’s assertions and will continue working diligently each day to care for the thousands of abused and neglected children entrusted into our custody for protection.”

Need for ‘More Funding’

CPS is an executive-level agency, and Bryant appointed Dickinson to replace former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice David Chandler, who led CPS for a year and a

The day before Burns-Ward walked out, along with the other city clerk, Ellen Davis, Beechem sent a letter to all city employees. Prior to sending it, she emailed a copy to her attorney Thomas Bellinder, documents show.

In the letter, Beechem said some employees have shown a level of disrespect, and as the mayor it is her duty to make sure they are “abiding by the law.”

“I will not be held in violation for any of you not abiding by the rules. If any of you have a problem working with me or for me then you may and to find something else,” the letter says. “Your conduct from this point on will not be accepted, and I will continue to do what’s right and lawful.”

Beechem said she wanted people to do their jobs because when she does not know what is happening in the town, it reflects poorly on her.

“You cannot get mad at not wanting to land myself in jail because whether it’s me or anybody else, we have a

half, and retired in August 2017.

The governor is relying on the State’s progress and track record to fend off receivership. He is proud of the fact that the number of kids in custody has dropped from more than 6,000 a year ago to 5,403 currently. But even with that drop in children, due to either adoption or reunification, the state’s caseload compliance has not improved.

Lowry said the State’s noncompliance is likely a combination of both the agency’s inability to retain workers, as well as organizational structure and leadership.

“We’re not trying to micromanage the agency; we’ve just set standards that they have to meet, and they are not meeting them,” she said.

The new motion for contempt says that several top-level CPS workers have left or will leave the agency this month. It even

job to do. If it’s the law, it’s the law and if it’s a statue, it’s a statue,” she said.

The board hired Davis to a part-time city clerk position at its June 4 meeting.

Elected to office in June 2017 by a margin of 12 votes, Beechem is the first black mayor in the county. She reports to the Board of Aldermen, which consists of two black men, two white men and a white woman.

Adams, who is black, said the issues between the board and mayor are not because of racism. Instead, Adams alleges the mayor simply wants publicity.

“If it’s not a black issue or a race issue, what is it?” the mayor told the Jackson Free Press. “That’s the question that I have that no one can answer.”

suggests that Dickinson is not the right leader for CPS.

“As will be shown at the hearing on the present motion, it is apparent that Commissioner Dickinson is simply not capable of operating the agency in such a way to achieve compliance with the Court’s requirements,” the court documents say.

Beyond shifting personnel levels, CPS might need more funds. CPS originally requested more than $249 million in funding for fiscal-year 2019, which begins July 1.

Dickinson told the Jackson Free Press that this amount is not nearly enough to pay caseworkers what he needs to keep them from leaving. The Legislature appropriated over $247 million to CPS, however, and even Bryant admits the agency could use more funding.

“I wish we had more funding. I will tell you that this is something we should

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fund above all other things, and we will see how the Legislature continues to deal with that,” Bryant said last week. “We need to hire more social workers. They are actually hard to find, and this is a tough job. So if you get a new social worker who comes right out of a university and realizes how tough it is, we lose a lot of them.”

Only one other foster-care system in the country has entered receivership: Washington, D.C., back in the 1990s. Lowry was a part of that case, too.

Receivership is a drastic step, one that Lowry says she tries to avoid. But in Mississippi, it is too late, she maintains.

Now a judge must determine the fate and control of the more than 5,000 children in the State of Mississippi’s custody.

Email state reporter Arielle Dreher at arielle@jacksonfreepress.com. Follow her on Twitter at @arielle_amara.

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former Pelahatchie city clerk choked back tears in the backroom of Penn’s Fish House in Brandon, as she described the events that caused her to walk out of the job on March 7. Ruby Burns-Ward said Mayor Ryshonda Harper Beechem created an environment of fear in City Hall, so she left a job she loved.

“I told the aldermen, I will not work by myself with her (Beechem),” Burns-Ward said. “She would text us at all times of the night. Any little thing that you said to her would set her off. I lived in constant fear. All day long, it was like she would try to set you up.”

Ward One Alderman Michael Adams, former Mayor Knox Ross Jr., retired City Clerk Bettye Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Margie Warren, along with Burns-Ward, sat down with for an interview with the Jackson Free Press and The Clarion-Ledger on May 30, the first time many of them spoke to media since the failed audit was announced.

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Corrections Fulfills Post-Epps Directive

by Arielle Dreher

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t has been almost four years since the fleet management in the Department of Campbell told the Jackson Free Press.

Mississippi Department of Corrections Finance and Administration, said the dis- Even as a certified purchasing office, was turned upside down after a federal tinction allow an agency to issue a request- MDOC must still comply with state law grand jury indicted former Commis- for-proposal for commodities or services. and bring all contracts not characterized sioner Christopher Epps on several counts In MDOC’s case, commodities contracts as “non-IT commodity” to the contract of wire fraud, bribery and money review board. MDOC, like all state laundering. agencies, must purchase from ven The grand jury indicted Epps dors registered with the state. and former Mississippi legislator

MDOC operates with a more Cecil McCrory on Nov. 6, 2014. than $341-million budget, and The next day, Gov. Phil Bryant Cavett estimates that the agency could wrote an executive order directing spend $100,000 or more in a week. the interim commissioner to rebid The cost per inmate per day varies, any contract that was caught up but in 2016 was valued at $49.79, in the Epps scandal and ordered a a 2016 Joint Legislative Committee comprehensive review of MDOC’s on Performance Evaluation and Excontracting and procurement propenditure Review report says. The cess. Gov. Bryant created a task force cost for inmates in regional facilities to examine MDOC’s contracting and private prisons is lower than that. process.

MDOC is required to spend less (10

On July 31, 2015, Bryant ispercent) on private-prison inmates, sued another executive order, asking state law says. With the number of MDOC to become a “Certified incarcerated Mississippians hovering Purchasing Office” by March 31, at around 21,000 and then 32,635 2016. More than two years after that men and women on parole or probaVictor Cavett, a Mississippi Department of deadline, MDOC finally achieved Corrections auditor, recently earned his universal tion, MDOC’s costs are constant. that status late last year when Victor certification for public procurement.

Cavett expressed the imporCavett, an accountant in MDOC’s tance of maintaining independence purchasing office, received his uniwhen procuring contracts.

“We have to make certain that the versal certification as a professional public are predominantly with food and uniform items are competitively procured,” Cavett vendors, Transparency Mississippi shows. buyer.

Now MDOC is one of 10 certified “If they want to do an RFP for com- said in a press release. purchasing offices in the state. Ross Camp- modities or services …, they do not have to “That is to say, that we have enough bell, director of purchasing, travel and come to the board to get approval to do it,” quotes or submissions from vendors to en-

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The Finance Audit

A month into her term, Beechem called the state auditor about Pelahatchie’s use of drug-seizure funds. Now, current and former aldermen, city employees, Ross and Beechem owe more than $500,000 total to the state for the misuse of the funds, the audit found.

Aldermen say that they did not misuse the money.

They say drug-seizure money was used for law enforcement purposes only, as the law requires. The money did not pay general expenses, the issue is there’s a disagreement with how the money was accounted for, Ross said.

“They have done us a favor by putting on record that nobody stole any money and there’s nothing is missing,” Ross, the former mayor, said.

One issue the audit raises is how now-retired clerk Massey, who is white, was paid. She made about $82,000 a year, in a town of about 1,300 people. Ross said it is because she worked for the city for 30 years and had a workload for one and a half people. However, there was another full-time

clerk, Burns-Ward, and one part-time clerk, Ward.

In Walnut Grove, a town of 1,900 people with a fulltime mayor, the city clerk makes $38,000 a year. In Ackerman, a town of 1,500 with a part-time mayor, the city clerk makes just under $50,000. In Byhalia, a town of 1,300 people with a full-time mayor, the city clerk makes $57,638, a Mississippi State University survey shows.

“How can we afford $82,000, but you’re the same city clerk saying ‘we’re broke, we’re broke, we’re broke?’” Beechem said. “If we don’t have the money, then why pay? Out of 1,400 people, our residence did not increase to 5,000 people.”

The Disagreements

On Jan. 30, Burns-Ward, who is white, and Beechem argued over user IDs and passwords. She said Beechem yelled at her, saying Burns-Ward was not supposed to talk to the aldermen at all because Beechem was her supervisor.

Burns-Ward then threatened to videotape Beechem and went to her office. Burns-Ward texted her husband, asking him to come to City Hall because she was afraid. Her husband came, as did Sgt. Timothy Fikes and Police Chief Keith Poole, Burns-Ward said.

Beechem told the Jackson Free Press she called Poole

sure that we are getting good prices.”

His caution is likely, in part, due to the governor’s executive orders, as well as budget challenges. MDOC posted a budget deficit last year, causing the agency to scale back operations at South Mississippi Correctional Facility. Immediately after the 2018 legislative session, sheriffs gathered at the Capitol to complain about MDOC removing inmates from regional facilities, which sheriffs’ departments statewide rely on for their own budgets.

Beyond commodity contracts, previously, PEER has encouraged MDOC to renegotiate the state’s private-prison contracts with the Management and Training Corporation. In federal court earlier this year, MDOC officials revealed that the state’s contracts with MTC and with medical provider, Centurion, required such low staffing levels that both MTC and Centurion additional staff beyond their contractual obligations at their own expense.

Separately, costs at MDOC largely reflect the inmate population, and after statewide criminal-justice reform in 2014, the number of incarcerated Mississippians dropped; however, in the past year, that number has inched back up.

Cavett is the primary contractor in the MDOC office and the only purchasing agent with universal certification.

Email reporter Arielle Dreher at arielle@ jacksonfreepress.com.

and asked him to come because she feared for her safety.

Warren was also at City Hall and went to talk to Beechem after the police arrived. “I open the door, and I go in, and she starts yelling ‘Get out, get out, get out.’ I say, ‘what on earth is wrong with you?’

(Beechem responds:) ‘Get out. It’s because of you and that mayor and that board.’ She was slinging stuff off of her desk,” Warren said.

Beechem said she never threw stuff. Instead, Beechem said Warren accused her of bugging the office phones.

“I asked her, ‘Where are the bugs? Take me to them right now. Where are the bugs?’” Beechem said. “They couldn’t move. (Warren responds:) ‘You can’t reason with her.’ She walks out.”

The Pelahatchie Municipal Court said there is no police report from that day. Police Chief Kevin Poole said he did go to City Hall that day, but did not file a report because no charges were pressed. When he responded, the mayor was upstairs and the city clerks were downstairs.

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Finding the Good in Jackson, Miss.

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often find that I am discouraged, just as many are, to read some of the things Jacksonians have to say about the city. I won’t bother writing them, just as you won’t catch me saying these things out of my mouth, even as frustrated as I get about the way things are done around here. See, what I understand is that most of the blame is misdirected. Most people have no idea where it should be placed, so they just blame what’s most logical to them—the head.

Someone asked me recently what I think about the state of Jackson. After my immediate chuckle, I responded: “It’s home.

It’s my hometown, where I have become who I am, and where I raise my children.

Good and bad, it’s mine.”

While I know that was a request to explore my mind about the crime, the potholes, the job the mayor is doing, the antiJackson campaigns, etc., I’m of the mindset that if no one is offering a real solution, we should not discuss the problem. No, I don’t mean quick fixes or feel-good missions like marches and rallies. While they probably do some good to some folk, they don’t fix problems in this city. In fact, there isn’t a huge effort to involve all people—just those who are always marching. What’s the point if it’s not inclusive? The people who are there to march already know the formula for those types of protests. They are well aware of what they are there to protest.

Additionally, setting up organizations to meet over and over about the same problem does no good, either. Sure, one or two meetings to assess and pour strength and encouragement into each other is well-founded. Beyond that, however, it’s basically gathering people in a room to feel important. It’s really cute to say “I was there.” Great. Then what? What happens after you’ve had these meetings? Where are the tasks that were as-

What happens after you’ve had these meetings? signed, if tasks were assigned? What’s the strategy? Do you have the right people in your meeting, or is the room full of your colleagues that you think add name value?

Do we even agree on the direction the city should be going? Is there a united front for any of these causes that we are meeting about? Do we have our hands on the heartbeat of the city? It’s clear that we know what we don’t have, but do we recognize our strengths and our unique qualities?

Do we internalize the good? Are we making any effort to identify the goals?

How else can we offer a plan to get there?

Unlike positivity, negativity—once spoken or heard—spreads like wildfire. It takes so little effort to repeat and speak on the bad, but it takes an intentional effort to talk about the good. Our city is getting a horrible reputation from a lot of manure being spread from a few people. I am not purporting that Jackson isn’t in a concerning state, but what city isn’t?

I think we Jacksonians who proudly remain here and work to make our city the best it can be must speak louder than those who have nothing nice to say. We must combat those spreading negativity with meetings to publicize the good that our city has to offer.

Where there is good, there will inevitably be bad. So that means if we are so horrible, we must have some good as well. And, if you are of Jackson, by Jackson, then when you speak constantly about how terrible the city is, understand that you are spewing hate toward yourself. You are inflicting negativity upon you and your family as well. I’ll be damned if I call myself pathetic, criminal, unworthy of living good and free. We will never stop naysayers from speaking, but I think it’s high time we yell just as loud as they do about the greatness of Jackson. If they won’t be silent, we must be prepared to scream.

This column does not necessarily reflect the views of the JFP.

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t’s not hard to say that political campaigns are broken in Mississippi. Part of it is the kind of partisanship that compels strategists and candidates in one political party to live in perpetual fear of the other party proclaiming they are too liberal or “tough on crime.” They compete for the other party’s regular voters, instead of increasing turnout. Thus, the vaunted voter pool is small and continually dominated on a state level by the less diverse party.

The anemic get-out-the-vote effort here is far too rote, with technology ironically making it less interesting rather as candidates think they can reach local voters by easy Facebook posts even as its algorithm limits who sees them, or they push the kinds of email spam that many never bother to open. Or, they over-promise problem fixes in 100 days. Sigh.

The sickest part of our elections is that people who run campaigns don’t think voters here are very smart or that they have evolved at all as an electorate in recent decades. They don’t think voters read anything—even as the JFP website was packed with traffic on pri10 mary and previous days. People were reading the substantive can-

They don’t think voters read anything.

didate questionnaires we sent to all congressional candidates (see jfp.ms/2018/elections). Strategists, though, think a yard sign or a horse-racy sound bite or well-placed opposition research (or an ad on a rumor site so it won’t publish rumors on him) brings victory.

These strategies have the opposite effect on voters who need to be asked what they need, listened to, respected and inspired— which seldom happens in state elections. Most candidates do not inspire enthusiasm among voters desperate to be heard. They show up at a church right before the election in neighborhoods they normally never visit, or they engage in juvenile yard-sign wars.

All of which shows contempt and disrespect for the voters.

We deserve better, and no candidate will turn on the enthusiasm spigot until they stop fearing their partisan shadows and talk to voters where they are, not to mention where they look for real info.

Democratic poll manager Helen Govan told JFP interns that turnout was abysmal Tuesday. “I don’t know why … I don’t think it was advertised enough. ... Somehow it didn’t get around,” she said.

She didn’t mean the need for negative ads. No candidate we saw found the courage or energy to create deep, spirited conversations to engage the electorate. That lack will always benefit the more homogenous party over the other, even as most citizens dislike blind partisanship. They must re-invent campaign engagement here.

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Tara Blumenthal: All About Yoga

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ara Blumenthal, who owns Tara Yoga (200 Park Circle Drive, Suite 4, Flowood, 601-720-2337), has been a yoga teacher for 15 years, so she has seen how it has grown and changed. Recently, the Jackson Free Press did a phone interview with her about what beginners should know, important things to remember when practicing yoga and more.

a little bit slower and that’s a little more methodical could actually help you (combat) some of your anxiety and help reset more of a natural rhythm. I always tell people, “Don’t take your friend’s advice on what yoga class you should go to.” Check in with a professional first.

What’s your favorite yoga position?

One of my favorite yoga poses is in the very end ... relaxation; that pose is savasana. When I first started practicing, it was hard for me to do, not only mentally but physically because I had a lot of low-back pain, so laying flat

and in my 15 years of experience as a teacher, (I’ve found) that actually the opposite is true. If you go to a class (as a new student) where you build up your own body heat naturally, you’re going to get way better health benefits than if you heat your body up unnaturally and maybe pull a muscle or overstretch a ligament. One of the things we like to do is educate people on safety, so new students should really stick with a regular-temp class or a lightly warm class, not an overly heated class, because oftentimes they’re not 100 percent sure on body mechanics or what they’re doing to their bodies, and they end up usually creating more injury than good in those classes.

I just tell people to stay away from trendy stuff, start with something that sounds more accessible to you. We can always go in and make the classes harder. We have some FLOW (and Core) classes here where you definitely get hot, and you’ll need a shower afterward and a meal, you know? The important thing is to know the lane that you’re driving in, like which lane are you driving in, what does your body need because our bodies are really kind of intelligent, and so if we test our body gently and carefully, it will respond well. If we overtax immediately, I don’t think our bodies respond well. We actually end up creating the opposite effect of what we were going for.

The biggest myth in yoga is that you won’t build strength, and it’s not a corestrength activity. tate nations

What would you say to someone who is starting yoga?

Check out the studio that you’re going to attend. ... Find out about the instructors, find out if they’re certified, find out their experience, and then also look at from a long-term perspective.

One of the things that we do at our studio (is) offer people a non-intimidating first class free, and then we allow them to buy a class package that gives them a price break. It doesn’t expire. I always tell people to be careful and mindful of the deals anywhere you go that sound too good to be true, because sometimes they usually are.

From a physical standpoint, if you are dealing with an injury or loss of range of motion, definitely contact the studio first ... and reach out so we can have a good conversation with you on what your needs are. ...

I’ve been working with athletes for a long time, and so we’ll have folks specifically come in for mobility and speed, and then we have some folks that are corporate, 8 to 5, and they really need to move because they’ve been sedentary all day, and de-stress. We feel like we can pretty much meet most of the needs that people have.

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Why is a practice like yoga important?

That depends. A lot of people come to yoga for different reasons nowadays. ... One of What are some important things to things I think that people don’t realize about remember when practicing yoga? yoga, or one of the misconceptions, is yoga

Each class has a style or personality of its is not just stretching. ... What we do at our own, so I think one of the most important studio encompasses strength-building and Tara Blumenthal, owner and lead instructor at Tara Yoga, says one of things to remember for people is it’s not a mobility and balance, and then the delightful the biggest myths about yoga is that it is not a core-strength activity. competition. Most things nowadays are. Yoga byproducts of that are stress relief. Sometimes, is one of the great places where you can walk depending on the nature of the severity of the through the door, and let go of your competitive nature, on the floor just didn’t feel great. Yoga in general was situation, people will say, “Oh, I didn’t realize I could lose let go of your to-do list, and just really practice really good challenging for me due to weakness, poor balance and weight with yoga,” or “I didn’t realize that I could get my self-care. hyper mobility. blood pressure (or) stress level down,” so those are some of

One of the things to remember when practicing yoga is Over time (and) a steady practice, not only did I the byproducts. to breathe. ... (Also), I definitely think (you should) let go of find that I one of my favorite times of practice was that We do like to tell folks who come in before class if they the preconceived notions that you have if you’re a new practi- stillness and that relaxation, but I also made some pretty have a significant injury or diagnosis by a physician, just to tioner, and come and enjoy because you can definitely build significant changes in my body so that I could actually lay make sure they’re coming into the right class, that we can some strength that you didn’t know you could do through flat on the floor without any pain. That was an exciting accommodate them because safety is really important, and yoga practice, and also, perhaps, enjoy the workout, as well. thing for me. ... [I] feel like that quiet time in between the you definitely want to make sure that if you start off with

... The thing I hope to stress to people is to try a num- moving part of yoga and the rest of your day or the rest a healthy challenge level, we can always build that up, so I ber of different styles of classes. Don’t just go to one class of your night ... we just push the reset button. Let’s see if think the sky is the limit when it comes to yoga. and either write yoga off or on for you because there are so we can hold onto that a little longer.

As much as it’s out there, I think some folks are still in many different kinds of classes that can meet your needs. If the dark on what yoga could actually do for you, but in my you tend to be super high strung and stressed and always on Any other tips or information to remember? personal opinion, being a practitioner for the last 15 years, the go, then you may be attracted to the faster-paced classes I’d stay away from the trendy kinds of yoga. People the sky is the limit. because you think, “That’s what I want to do,” but it may oftentimes think that with yoga, if they don’t go to a hot 12 be counter-intuitive, and maybe going to a class that moves class or fast class that they’re not getting anything out of it, For more information, visit tara-yoga.net.

BEST OF JACKSON // medical

Best of Jackson: Health Care

Best Nurse Practitioner: Alisha McArthur Wilkes

(Smiles on Broadway Dental Care, 5442 Watkins Drive, 601.665.4996)

(Quinn Healthcare, PLLC, 768 Avery Blvd. N., Ridgeland, 601-487-6482)

Best Dentist finalists April Watson-Stringfellow (Watson Family Dental, 2181 Henry Hill Drive, 601-9221171, watsonfamilydental. com) / Matthew Harris (Mississippi Smiles Dentistry, 1189 E. County Line Road, Suite 1010, 601-308-2022, mississippismilesdentistry. com) / Peter Boswell (Boswell Family Dental Care, 1513 Lakeland Drive, Suite 201, 601-366-1242) / Terrance Ware (Terrance Ware Family Dental, 5800 Ridgewood Road, Suite 104, 769-251-5909)

Finalists Bethany Edwards (TrustCare Express Medical Clinics, 4880 Interstate 55 N., 601-487-9199, feelbetterfester.com) / Kelly Engelmann (Enhanced Wellness Living, 115 W. Jackson St., Suite 1E, Ridgeland, 601-202-5978; 1855 Lakeland Drive, Suite M10, 601202-5978; enhancedwellness.com) / Rochelle Sandifer (Family Health Care Clinic, 1307 Airport Road, Building 2, Flowood, 601-936-3485) / Skye Gray (Mississippi Medical Aesthetics, 111 Fountains Blvd., Madison, 601-790-9427, msnewyou.com) / Tracy Rhinewalt (TrustCare Express Medical Clinics, 768 Lake Harbour Drive, Ridgeland, 601-499-0022)

Best Specialty Clinic: TrustCare Heart Clinic

Best Cosmetic Surgeon: Scott Runnels (Runnels Center, 1055 River Oaks Drive, Flowood, 601-398-9903, runnelscenter.com)

Finalists Dev ManiSundaram (The Face & Body Center, 2550 Flowood Drive, Flowood, 601-2024294, faceandbodycenter. com) / Jep Cole (Cole Facial Clinic & Skin Care, 1030 N. Flowood Drive, Flowood, 601.933.2004) / Shelby Brantley (The Face & Body Center, 2550 Flowood Drive, Flowood, 601.202.4294, faceandbodycenter.com) / Stephen Davidson (The Face & Body Center, 2550 Flowood Drive, Flowood, 601.202.4294) Best Chiropractor: Laura Stubbs

Best Hospital: St Dominic Hospital (969 Lakeland Drive, 601-200-2000, stdom.com)

(Body in Balance Healthcare, 5472 Watkins Drive, Suite C, 601-376-5636)

Finalists Baptist Health Systems (multiple locations, mbhs.org) Batson Children’s Hospital (2500 N. State St., 601-815-8010) Batson Children’s Hospital (2500 N. State St., 601-815-8010) / Merit Health Central (1850 Chadwick Drive, 601376-1000) / University of Mississippi Medical Center (2500 N. State St., 601-984-1000) 13 FILE PHOTO

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Finalists: Billie King (Armstrong-King Chiropractic, 2014 Raymond Road, Suite A, 601-373-1310, Armstrong-king.com) / Clayton Pitts (Norville Chiropractic Clinic, 1000 Lakeland Square, Suite 400, Flowood, 601-398-9412,

Finalists ArmstrongKing Chiropractic (2014 Raymond Road, Suite A, 601-373-1310, Armstrong-king.com) / Magnolia Dermatology (815 Highway 80 E., Clinton, 601-910-3004, magnoliaderm.org) / Specialized Physical Therapy (533B Keyway Drive, Flowood; 113 W. Jackson St., Ridgeland; specializedptms.com, 601-4200717) / The Headache Center (1000 Highland Colony Pkwy., Suite 7205, Ridgeland, 601-366-0855, mississippimigrainecenter.com) / The Strength Center Physical Therapy (4435 Mangum Dr., Suite A, Flowood, 601932-0305, thestrengthcenter.org)

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Finalists D’Ellia McKinneyEvans (Odom’s Eye CareOptical, 1461 Canton Mart Road, Suite A, 601-9770272, odomseyecare.com) / Carrie Nash (Baptist Medical Clinic, 1490 W. Government St., Suite 10, 601-8251936, mbhs.org) / Kimberly Smash (Prolific Health and Wellness, 2675 River Ridge Drive, 601-718-0308) / Patrick Boler (Magnolia Dermatology, 815 Highway 80 E., Clinton, 601-910-3004, magnoliaderm.org) / Timothy Quinn (Quinn Healthcare, PLLC, 768 N. Avery Blvd., Ridgeland, 601-487-6482, quinntotalhealth.com)

Finalists: Corner Clinic Urgent Care (132 Lakeland Heights Blvd., Suite A, Flowood, 601.992.0004, cornerclinicurgentcare.com) / MEA Medical Clinics (multiple locations, meamedicalclinics.com) / TrustCare Express Medical Clinics (multiple locations, feelbetterfaster.com)

COURTESY BAPTIST MEDICAL CLINIC

Best Doctor: Justin Turner (TurnerCare LLC, 2135 Henry Hill Drive, 601-3982335, turnercarems.com)

Best Urgent Care: Baptist Medical Clinic (multiple locations, baptistmedicalclinics.org)

(1067 Highland Colony Pkwy., Suite G, Ridgeland, 601.707.3490)

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Best Pediatric Dentist finalists Emily Dasinger Heitzman (Magnolia Family Dental Care, 112 S. Maple St., Ridgeland, 601-707-5585, magnoliafdc.com) / Henry Cook (Pediatric Dentistry of Brandon, 142 Gateway Dr., Brandon, 601.824.1950, pediatricdentistryofbrandon. com) / Jerrick Rose (The Pediatric Dental Studio, 201 Riverwind Drive, Pearl, 601-965-9549, thepediatricdentalstudio.com) / Tiffany Green (Southern Smiles Pediatric Dentistry, 101 Luckney Station, Flowood, 601-992-8000, yoursouthernsmile.com)

flowoodchiropracticcare.com) / Daniel Garvey (Garvey Back & Neck Clinic, 766 Lakeland Drive, Suite B, 601982-2916, betterdisc.com) / R.A. Foxworth (Foxworth Chiropractic, 2470 Flowood Drive, Suite 125, Flowood, 601.932.9201, foxworth.com) DELRECO HARRIS

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Best Dentist; Best Pediatric Dentist: LaMonica Davis Taylor

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hen summer rolls around, people often look at their overall wellness more carefully. Of course, taking care of yourself is about a lot more than your beach body. The Jackson Free Press recently put out a pop-up ballot to let Jacksonians vote for the doctors, dentists, surgeons and more that help them stay healthy. Here are the results.

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Best Physical Therapy: Paul Jerome Foster

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Finalists Angela Cason (The Strength Center Physical Therapy, 4435 Mangum Drive, Suite A, Flowood, 601932-0305, thestrengthcenter.org) / Candias Davis (Medicomp Physical Therapy, 1129 Highway 35 S. Suite 2, Forest, 601-469-3320) / Kathy McColumn (McColumn Physical Therapy, 5225 Highway 18 W., Suite C, 601-487-8456) / Mark Ware (The Strength Center Physical Therapy, 4435 Mangum Drive, Flowood, 601-932-0360, thestrengthcenter.org) Best Cosmetic Dentist: Deirdra Jones-Snell (Ridgewood Smiles Dentistry, 5800 Ridgewood Road, Suite 105, 601-3982934, ridgewoodsmilesdentistry.com)

Finalists Brock Westover (Westover Dental Associates, 2550 Flowood Drive, Suite 401, Flowood, 601-936-2144, westoverdentalassociates.com) / Clayton Grubbs (Clinton Dental Care, 736 Clinton Pkwy., Clinton, 601-488-4086, clintondentalcarems.com) / Gary Keeler (Gary Keeler DDS, 1000 Lakeland Square Ext., Suite 700, Flowood, 601-936-3555) / Stewart Strange (Mississippi Dental Center, 4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 235, 601-987-8722, paulastewartdmd.com)

COURTESY JACKSON HEALTHCARE FOR WOMEN

Finalists Eugene Brown (Smiles By Design, 5800 Ridgewood Road, Suite 103, 601-957-1711; 125 Jones St., Madison, 601-853-0303) / G. Dodd Brister Jr. (Brister Orthodontics, 3007 Greenfield Road, Pearl, 601-824-5878, bristerothodontics.com) / Priscilla Jolly (Jolly Orthodontics, 1000 Highland Colony Pkwy., Ridgeland, 601-605-2400) / William P. Edgar (Dr. William Edgar, 101 Avalon Court, Brandon, 601-919-1990) Best Women’s Clinic: Jackson Healthcare for Women (291 E. Layfair Drive, 601-936-9190, jhcfw.com)

Finalists East Lakeland OB/GYN Associates, PA (1020 River Oaks Drive, Suite 320, 601-936-1400, eastlakelandobgyn.com) / Southern Women’s Health (1020 River Oaks Drive, Suite 310, 601-932-5006, swhealth.net) / The Woman’s Clinic (501 Marshall St., Suite 400; 401 Baptist Drive, Suite 402; 601-354-0869, twc-ms.com) / Women’s Health Associates PLLC (1050 River Oaks Drive, Flowood, 601-420-0134)

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Finalists Christopher Bullin (Mississippi EyeCare Associates, 404 Riverwind Drive, Suite B1, Pearl, 601-398-3000; 310 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave., Suite 300, 601-366-9020; 7118 Siwell Road, Suite B, Byram, 601-373-0354, mseyecare.org) / Curtis Whittington (Jackson Eye Associates, PLLC, 1200 N. State St., Suite 330, 601-353-2020) / D’Ellia McKinney-Evans (Odom’s Eye Care-Optical, 1461 Canton Mart Road, Suite A, 601-977-0272, odomseyecare.com) / Marjorie McLin Lenoir (Reflections Vision Center, 101-C Lexington Drive, Madison, 601-605-4423, reflectionsvisioncenter.com) / Leslie Bear (Leslie H. Bear MD, 1815 Hospital Drive, Suite 462, 601-373-0594, merithealthcentral.com)

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Best Orthodontist: Chandra Minor (Smile Design Orthodontics, 201 Riverwind Drive, 601-965-9561, smiledesignorthoms.com)

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used to think that edible flowers belonged solely in the realm of fancy restaurants. Yet once I started gardening, harvesting and eating flowers seemed unavoidable—there were just so many of them, both cultivated and growing in the wild. And many were not only edible, but delicious. You can create your own beautiful floral garnish at home, or explore the countless other culinary uses for flowers, including in teas, wine, beer, infusions for ice cream and more.

When you pluck a flower from the garden or your yard and pop it into your mouth, you’ll feel like you’ve been let in on one of nature’s secrets. However, you should always make sure that a flower is edible before you eat it? And of course, don’t eat plants that have been sprayed with any kind of pesticide or herbicide.

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Elderflower. These towering leafy bushes topped with lacy white flowers crop up alongside highways and drainage ditches in late May through early June. Elderflower has a delicate botanical taste that pairs well with citrus fruit. Try your hand at elderflower wine or an elderflower-infused simple syrup. When harvesting, make sure to leave a few flowers on each plant, then go back a couple months later to harvest the elderberries.

Herb flowers. Herbs are some of the simplest and most rewarding plants to grow at home. Basil, sage, rosemary, thyme and mint are easy to grow in a bright windowsill or just outside the kitchen door.

You can easily find recipes using fresh herb leaves, but don’t overlook the herb flowers, which often contain a more delicate, floral version of the plant’s flavor. Sprinkle a salad with basil and thyme flowers. Add a sprig of barely flowering mint to cocktails or mocktails. You can even reach Martha Stewart levels of culinary fanciness by frying sage flowers in a simple flour batter.

Borage. Borage ranks highly for me in both beauty and taste. A good pollinatorattracting companion in vegetable gardens, borage plants produce constellations of starry blue flowers that taste sweet, like sugar snap peas. Borage is beautiful in a salad, or candied and garnished atop sweet treats.

Dandelion. I despise those commercials in which frustrated homeowners spray

the “evil” dandelions that innocently crop up in their lawns and sidewalk cracks. One could easily just harvest the dandelions and brew a refreshing, healthy skin-promoting tea. The roots and leaves are also highly nutritious. Please think twice before treating those bright, sunny dandelions like weeds.

Nasturtium. These fire-hued flowers are prolific and attractive, not to mention spicy and flavorful. You can use both nasturtium leaves and flowers in recipes— both are spicy, like watercress. Try stuffing the larger flowers with a small dollop of soft goat cheese. You’ll be amazed with how easy it is to re-create that fancy restaurant feeling at home.

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Saturday, June 16 In observation of the Juneteenth holiday on June 19, 5K runners and walkers in this event will pass historic areas of Canton, including Mt. Zion Baptist Church and the Freedom House. The 5K will have live music, food vendors and more. The proceeds go toward Our Daily Bread Ministries.

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Joseph Crespino signs copies of “Atticus Finch: The Biography” at 5 p.m. at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202). Reading at 5:30 p.m. $27 book; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com. …

“Sister Act” is at 7:30 p.m. at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). The musical comedy is an adaptation of the 1992 film and follows a lounge singer who goes into witness protection at a convent. Additional date: June 7-9, 7:30 p.m., June 10, 2 p.m., June 12-16, 7:30 p.m., and June 17, 2 p.m. $35 for adults, $30 for seniors, students, and military; call 601-948-3533; newstagetheatre.com.

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THURSDAY 6/7

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Base, Kid N Play, Coolio, Tone Loc and Young MC. $20$65.50; call 601-724-2726; brandonamphitheater.com. … WWE Live is at 7:30 p.m. at the Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.). The wrestling event includes athletes Roman Reigns, Jinder Mahal, Alexa Bliss, Sasha Banks and more. $15-$95; ticketmaster.com.

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The Market is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The District at Eastover (1250 Eastover Drive). The monthly event

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FRIDAY 6/8

The “I Love the ’90s” Tour is at 7 p.m. at the Brandon Amphitheater (8190 Rock Way, Brandon). The concert 18 features artists such as Salt-N-Pepa with Spinderella, Rob

SUNDAY 6/10

The USA International Ballet Competition Opening Ceremony is at 7:30 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). The kick-off event features a performance from the Joffrey Ballet in honor of founder Robert Joffrey, with accompaniment from the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Also includes performances of Gerald Arpino’s “Round of Angels,” Yuri Possokhov’s interpretation of “Spartacus Pas de Deux,” and Justin Peck’s “In Creases.”

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MONDAY 6/11

Lauren Hill signs copies and reads an excerpt from her young-adult novel, “Standing Up,” at 5 p.m. at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202). $10 book call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com.

TUESDAY 6/12

“Knowing Medgar: 55 Years Later” is from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (222 North St., Suite 2205). The program is in observance of the 55th anniversary of the death of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. Includes a performance from MADDRAMA, Deanna Tisdale-Johnson and poet C. Liegh McInnis, as well as a panel discussion with moderator Michael V. Williams, author of “Medgar Evers: Mississippi Martyr.” Free admission; call 601-5766800; find it on Facebook.

WEDNESDAY 6/13

“A Social Vision: Art of the Civil Rights Movement” is from 11:30 a.m. to noon at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Museum curator LaTanya Autry leads the discussion focusing on how the artists behind influential works have explored the struggles for freedom in Mississippi. Free admission; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

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St. Andrew’s Speaker Series June 6, June 13, noon-1 p.m., at St Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral (305 E. Capitol St.). The lecture series features guest speakers such as Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba on June 6, and artist Susan Anand on June 13. Bag lunches welcome. Free admission; standrews.ms.

Bourbon 101 June 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Rickhouse by The Manship (717 Poplar Blvd.).

Steven O’Neill leads the tasting event. Includes flights of whiskey and heavy hors d’oeuvres. $50 per person; eventbrite.com.

Fondren After 5 June 7, 5 p.m., in Fondren. The family-friendly street festival takes place on the first Thursday of each month and includes live entertainment, food and drinks for sale, art and crafts vendors, pop-up art exhibits, pet adoption drives and more. Free admission; fondren.org.

Girl’s Night Out at Kendra Scott June 8, 5-8 p.m., at Kendra Scott (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 118). The event features live abstract art from Miriam Shufelt, raffles, party favors, refreshments, product discussions with Beautycounter, a free nail bar and 15 percent off any purchase. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

“Before Mississippi Was a State” Guest Lecture June 7, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Robbie Etheridge, the professor of anthropology at the University of Mississippi, presents a brief history of Native Americans in Mississippi from the Ice Age to present day. Free admission; msmuseumart.org.

Bishop’s Ball June 9, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at Country Club of Jackson (345 St. Andrews Drive). The ball honors Samaritan Award recipients Claude W. Harbarger and Lester K. Diamond. Includes music, cocktails, dinner, auctions and a raffle. $85 per person; catholiccharitiesjackson.org.

Adult Great Gatsby Prom June 9, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., at Ole Tavern on George Street (416 George St.).

The themed prom party is for ages 21 and up.

Formal wear required. $5 in advance, $10 at the door; find it on Facebook.

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Abita Beer Dinner June 8, 6:30 p.m., at Doe’s Eat Place (15 Jackson Circle, Florence). Includes a six-course meal with beers from Abita Brewing. $60 per person; doeseatplaceflorence.com.

Girls’ Morning Out: The Brunch June 9, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at Hilton Garden Inn (235 W. Capitol St.). The event features food, bottomless mimosas, vendors, and speakers such as Angela Walls, Maggie Wade-Dixon and more. $38 per person, $45 with mimosas; find it on Facebook.

“The Greatest Showman” Sing-Along June 9, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at Belhaven Park (1000 Poplar Blvd.). The movie musical tells the story of P.T. Barnum, founder of what became the Ringling Brothers Circus. Includes a costume contest before the screening. Free; find it on Facebook.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 7

NHL (7-10 p.m., NBC): Game five of the Stanley Cup Finals sees the Washington Capitals and Vegas Golden Knights battle for the highest honor in hockey.

FRIDAY, JUNE 8

College baseball (10 a.m.-11 p.m., ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNU): Day one of NCAA Baseball Super Regionals coverage features MSU at Vanderbilt. … NBA (8-11 p.m., ABC): Golden State and Cleveland face off in game four of the NBA Finals.

Knowing Medgar: 55 Years Later June 12, 5:30-8 p.m., at Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (222 North St., Suite 2205). The program is in observance of the 55th anniversary of the death of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. Includes performances from MADDRAMA, Deanna Tisdale-Johnson and poet C. Leigh McInnis, as well as a panel discussion with moderator Michael V. Williams. Free; find it on Facebook.

SUNDAY, JUNE 10

The Bright Light Social Hour June 8, 8 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The Texas psychedelic-rock band performs. Brotha Josh & the Quickness and Empty Atlas also perform.

Doors open at 7 p.m. $10-$12; ardenland.net.

Riley Green June 8, 9 p.m., at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.). The Alabama-native country artist performs. Doors open at 8 p.m. $15 in advance, $20 at the door; ardenland.net.

Events at Martin’s Restaurant & Bar (214 S. State St.) • Jay Gonzalez June 8, 10 p.m. The singersongwriter is best known as the keyboardist for the Drive-by Truckers. The Spencer Thomas Band also performs. Doors open at 9 p.m.

Admission TBA; martinslounge.net.

• Funk You June 9, 10 p.m. The Augusta, Ga.-native funk band’s latest album is titled “Apparitions.” Doors open at 9 p.m. $10; call 601-354-9712; martinslounge.net.

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Mississippi State has a habit of bouncing back in baseball regionals. MSU lost its opener but won the next three games, forcing a winner-takes-all game against Oklahoma.

Now, the Bulldogs are headed to a Super Regional.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9

Events at Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive) • Believe It or Not Fun Friday: Science Magic June 8, 10 a.m.-noon. Participants interact with and learn the science behind a variety of illusions. Included with admission; call 601576-6000; mdwfp.com.

• Curiosity Day: Falconry June 13, 1:30-3 p.m.

Falconer Symeon Robbins leads the demonstration about the art, science and sport of falconry. Included with admission; mdwfp.com.

STAGE & SCREEN “Sister Act” June 6-9, 7:30 p.m., June 10, 2 p.m., June 12-13, 7:30 p.m., at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St. ). The musical comedy follows a lounge singer who goes into witness protection at a convent. $35 for adults, $30 for seniors, students, and military; newstagetheatre.com.

Mr. Manship’s Mystery Rooms June 12-15, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 5-6 p.m., June 16, 10 a.m., at The Manship House Museum (420 E. Fortification St.). Participants of all ages can solve puzzles in an escape room based on H.G. Wells’ “The Time Machine” or a more challenging quest to find Luther Manship’s World War I medal. Call to reserve a slot. Free from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., $5 from 5-6 p.m.; call 601-961-4724; mdah.ms.gov.

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College baseball (10 a.m.-11 p.m., ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNU): The NCAA Baseball Super Regionals coverage continues with a few gameone and game-two matchups taking place at the same time.

College baseball (11 a.m.-11 p.m.,

SPORTS & WELLNESS WWE Live June 8, 7:30 p.m., at Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.). The pro-wrestling event features Roman Reigns, Jinder Mahal and more. $15-$95; ticketmaster.com.

Dragon Boat Regatta June 9, 8:30 a.m.-noon, at Old Trace Park (Ridgeland). The event includes a team dragon-boat race, music, food and drinks for sale, art and craft vendors, kids’ activities and more. Free festival; madisoncountychamber.com.

The Intersectionality of Mass Incarceration and HIV June 12, 6-8 p.m., at Kundi Compound (256 E. Fortification St.). The discussion focuses on how mass incarceration and HIV/AIDS

ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNU): Any NCAA Baseball Super Regionals that reach a game three continue today. …

NHL (7-10 p.m., NBC): The Capitals and Golden Knights face off in game six of the Stanley Cup Finals.

MONDAY, JUNE 11

NBA (8-11 p.m., ABC): The NBA Finals will continue if the Cavaliers can beat the Warriors in game three or game four.

TUESDAY, JUNE 12

Soccer (6-8 p.m., ESPN2): The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team plays a friendly match against China.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13

NHL (7-10 p.m., NBC): A possible game seven could see Capitals star Alex Ovechkin hold the Stanley Cup while the Golden Knights head home.

UM’s stunning upset in the Oxford regional meant a Super Regional spot for Tennessee Tech and the season’s end for the Rebels.

USA International Ballet Competition June 10-23, at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). Dancers from around the world perform in the three-round competition culminating in an awards ceremony, the Grand Prix Ball and an encore gala. Visit website for a full schedule of events and ticket pricing; usaibc.com.

CONCERTS & FESTIVALS “I Love the ‘90s” Tour June 8, 7 p.m., at Brandon Amphitheater (8190 Rock Way, Brandon).

The concert features Salt-N-Pepa with Spinderella, Rob Base, Kid N Play, Coolio, Tone Loc and more. $20-$65.50; brandonamphitheater.com.

LITERARY SIGNINGS Events at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202) • “Atticus Finch: The Biography” June 6, 5 p.m. Joseph Crespino signs copies. $27 book; lemuriabooks.com.

• “Standing Up” June 11, 5 p.m. Lauren Hill signs copies and reads from her young-adult novel. $10 book; lemuriabooks.com.

• “The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke” June 13, 5 p.m. Andrew Lawler signs copies. $29.95 book; lemuriabooks.com.

“Hidden History of Jackson” & “Town and Gown” Book Signings June 9, 11 a.m.-noon, at Pentimento Books (201 W. Leake St., Clinton).

Authors Josh Foreman and Ryan Starrett sign copies of their book, “Hidden History of Jackson,” and City of Clinton historian Walter Howell signs copies of his book, “Town and Gown: The Saga of Clinton and Mississippi College.”

Free admission; pentimentobooks.com.

History Is Lunch June 13, noon-1 p.m., at Old Capitol Museum (100 S. State St.). Authors Josh Foreman and Ryan Starrett discuss their book, “The Hidden History of Jackson.” Sales and signing to follow. Free admission; call 601-5766998; email info@mdah.ms.gov; mdah.ms.gov.

EXHIBIT OPENINGS Mississippi to Missouri: A Pop-up Art Benefit June 7, 5-8 p.m., at Brent’s Drugs (655 Duling Ave.). The pop-up art exhibition features artwork from local students for sale. Proceeds send Red Door Jackson students to summer camp. Free admission, art prices vary; find it on Facebook.

“Backyard Beasts” Opening Reception June 7, 5:30-7 p.m., at Mississippi Craft Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland). The exhibition features a collection of hand-painted feathers from artist Elaine Maisel. Includes complimentary wine, hors d’oeuvres and more. On display from June 1-30. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

Check jfpevents.com for updates and more listings, or to add your own events online. You can also email event details to events@jacksonfreepress.com to be added to the calendar. The deadline is noon the Wednesday prior to the week of publication.

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June 6 - Wednesday

June 7 - Thursday 1908 Provisions - Babs Wood 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Bonny Blair’s - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 7-11 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Johnny Barranco 6-9 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Maya Kyles & the F. Jones Challenge Band 10 p.m. $5 Fitzgerald’s - Jonathan Alexander 6-10 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - Thomas Lovett 6:30-9:30 p.m. free Hops & Habanas - Phantom Mile 5 p.m. free Iron Horse Grill - Jimmy “Duck” Holmes 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Steele Heart 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Kemistry - DJ T-Money 9 p.m.

Lost Pizza, Brandon - Travelin’ Jane Duo 6-8:30 p.m.

Old Capitol Inn - Chris Gill 7 p.m.

Ole Tavern - DJ Glenn 9 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Barry Leach 6-10 p.m.

Shucker’s - Acoustic Crossroads 7:30-11:30 p.m.

Sneaky Beans - Dylan Lovett & Newscast 6-10 p.m. free Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

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1908 Provisions - Andrew Pates 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Ameristar, Vicksburg - Derryl Perry 8 p.m.

Bonny Blair’s - Fannin Landin’ 7 p.m.

Brandon Amphitheater - Salt N Pepa w/ Spinderella, Rob Base & more 7 p.m. $20-$65.50 Burgers & Blues - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 6-10 p.m.

Castlewoods Country Club - Hunter Gibson & Chris Link 7 p.m.

Center Stage of MS - Henry Rhodes & Eric Robinson 9 p.m.

Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

Doe’s Eat Place, Florence - Jacob Lipking 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Drago’s - Gena Steele & Buzz Pickens 6-9 p.m.

Duling Hall - The Bright Light Social Hour w/ Brotha Josh & the Quickness & Empty Atlas 8 p.m. $10 F. Jones Corner - Smokestack Lightnin’ midnight $10 Georgia Blue, Flowood - Chad Wesley

Funk You Underground 119 - Lari Johns’n 8:30 p.m.

WonderLust - DJ Taboo 8 p.m.

June 9 - Saturday Ameristar Vicksburg - Bag of Donuts 8 p.m. $10 American Legion Post 112 - The XTremeZ 9 p.m.-midnight Char - Bill Clark 6 p.m.

Club 43, Canton - Pinnishook 9 p.m. $10, $15 under 18 County Seat, Flora - Womble Brothers 6 p.m.

Cowboy’s Saloon - Fannin Landin’ 9 p.m.

The District at Eastover - “The Market” feat. Micah Smith 11 a.m.-3 p.m. free Doe’s Eat Place, Florence - Brian Jones 7-9 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Big Money Mel & Small Change Wayne 10 p.m. $5; Sorrento Ussery midnight $10 Georgia Blue, Flowood - May Day Georgia Blue, Madison - Chad Wesley Hal & Mal’s - Taylor Hildebrand 7-10 p.m. free The Hideaway - Miles Flatt 9 p.m.

Iron Horse Grill - Nellie Mack Project 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Jay Wadsworth 7-10:30 p.m.

Kemistry - Kujho & the Nasty Sho 9 p.m.

LD’s Kitchen, Vicksburg - Fred T & the Band 8 p.m.-midnight $10 Lucky Town - “Sippin’ Saturday” feat. Royal Horses 1-8 p.m.

Martin’s - Funk You 10 p.m.

Mudbugs 047 - Phil & Trace 7-10 p.m.

Offbeat - Evil English & Phantom Mile 9 p.m.-midnight $5 Pelican Cove - The Rubicks 2 p.m.; Acoustic Crossroads 7 p.m.

Shucker’s - The Axe-identals 3:30 p.m.; Lovin Ledbetter 8 p.m. $5; Dos Locos 10 p.m.

Soulshine, Flowood - Brian Smith & Scott Stricklin 7 p.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Underground 119 - Magnolia Bayou Album Release Show 9 p.m.

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Panorama’s Passion for the Past

by Micah Smith Courtesy Panorama Jazz Band

1908 Provisions - Bill Ellison 6:30-9 p.m.

Alumni House - Hunter Gibson 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Johnny Barranco 6-9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Old Capitol Inn - Brian Jones 7 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Jessie Howell Duo 6-10 p.m.

Shucker’s - Proximity 7:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Madison - Shaun Patterson Hal & Mal’s - Bill, Temperance & Jeff 7-10 p.m. free; Riley Green 9 p.m. $15 advance $20 door Iron Horse Grill - Jeff Reynolds 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Chris Gill & the Sole Shakers 7-10:30 p.m.

Kemistry - Southern Komfort Brass Band 9 p.m.

Lounge 114 - Kobe Singleton 9 p.m.-midnight $17.89 & up Martin’s - Jay Gonzalez w/ Spencer Thomas Band 10 p.m.

Old Capitol Inn - Scott Stricklin 7 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Lovin Ledbetter 7-11 p.m.

Shucker’s - Road Hogs 5:30 p.m.; Lovin Ledbetter 8 p.m. $5; Billy Maudlin 10 p.m.

Soulshine, Flowood - Barry Leach 7 p.m.

Soulshine, Ridgeland - Steve Chester 7 p.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Toney’s Grill, Vicksburg - Melissa & Gary 7 p.m.

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June 10 - SUNDAY 1908 Provisions - Knight Bruce 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Char - Big Easy Three 11 a.m.; Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Jeff Reynolds Band 6-9 p.m.

Offbeat - DJ Spre 6 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Phil & Trace noon; Stace & Cassie 5-9 p.m.

Shucker’s - Acoustic Crossroads 3:30-7:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Raphael Semmes Trio 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dan Michael Colbert 6-9 p.m.

Wellington’s - Andy Hardwick 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

June 11 - Monday Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - Central MS Blues Society (rest.) 7 p.m. $5 Kathryn’s - Stevie Cain 6:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Owens & Pratt 6-10 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

June 12 - Tuesday Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Johnny Barranco 6-9 p.m.

Fenian’s - Open Mic 9 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - Raphael Semmes & Friends 6-9 p.m. free Kathryn’s - Keys vs. Strings 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - McCain & Reynolds 6-10 p.m.

Table 100 - Chalmers Davis 6 p.m.

June 13 - Wednesday 1908 Provisions - Bill Ellison 6:30-9 p.m.

Alumni House - Johnny Crocker 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Johnny Barranco 6-9 p.m.

The Flamingo - Rupert Angeleyes & Joey Joey Michaels w/ Newscast 8-11 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - New Bourbon Street Jazz Band 7-9 p.m. free Kathryn’s - Gator Trio 6:30 p.m.

Old Capitol Inn - Ronnie Brown 7 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Chad Perry Duo 6-10 p.m.

Shucker’s - Proximity 7:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

Panorama Jazz Band features clarinetist Ben Schenck (middle right), saxophonist Aurora Nealand (middle left), accordionist Matt Schreiber (right) and a rotating lineup. The group performs June 16 for a “Thacker Mountain Radio Hour” event.

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s a child, Ben Schenck stood outside his home in Annapolis, Md., as a parade came down the block, a drum line and bugle corps leading the charge. Even then, there was something in the music that struck him.

“Just that sound, it just really got in my body and lifted me up,” Schenck says.

“And I think, on some level, there was a decision that little boy made at 6 years old: ‘I want to be a part of this.’”

Although Schenck always loved music and sang in choir during high school, it wasn’t until he attended Bennington College in Vermont that he became dedicated to it. While studying modern dance, he began to think more about the accompanying music and decided to learn the clarinet.

In 1984, he took his first trip to New Orleans, where he heard jazz in streets and clubs, often with clarinet. Shortly after, a friend played him a record from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band out of New Orleans, pushing Schenck further into the realm of big-band music.

“This was the New Wave period in popular music, and I was starting to feel kind of alienated by electronic music that, to me, just felt like a sound without a body, if that makes sense,” Schenck says.

“I was really getting thirsty for music that was played by people with instruments, so my consciousness started going in the opposite direction like, ‘OK, what if there were no electric instruments at all?’”

In 1986, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music composition and moved back to the Washington, D.C., area.

All the while, Schenck continued making trips to the Crescent City, and then, at the 1988 New Orleans Jazz Heritage Festival, someone asked him to house-sit for them.

“I went back to D.C., got all my stuff and moved back here with a clarinet, a bicycle and 100 bucks,” he says.

Schenck made good on his plan to start an all-acoustic act around 1995, forming Panorama Jazz Band. Today, Panorama is also known for performing folk music from around the world, with traditional tunes from Martinique, Latin America and the Balkans, to name a few.

Other than its regular gigs and occasional out-of-town dates, one of the band’s biggest ongoing projects is its subscription club, “Panoramaland,” which has released a new song every month since May 2014.

“It’s very challenging,” he says. “We have to keep coming up with new material, which is a great problem to have.”

Schenck says that the band is working to grow the club’s membership in order to expand and offer more online content.

The Panorama Jazz Band will perform for a “Thacker Mountain Radio Hour” live event on Saturday, June 16, at 6 p.m. at Clinton High School (401 Arrow Drive, Clinton). For this performance, the lineup will also feature alto saxophonist Aurora Nealand, drummer Paul Thibodeaux, trombonist Alejo Majcherski, banjo-player Patrick Mackey, tuba-player Mark Rubin and accordion-player Matt Schreiber.

Other guests include Mr. Sipp, winner of the 2014 International Blues Challenge, and Michael Farris Smith, the award-winning author of “Desperation Road” and “The Fighter.” Following the show, Panorama will perform for an after-party on the Brick Streets from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15 at artscouncilof clinton.org. For more information about the event, visit thackermountain.com.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

Between 1967 and 1973, NASA used a series of Saturn V rockets to deliver six groups of American astronauts to the moon. Each massive vehicle weighed about 6.5 million pounds. The initial thrust required to launch it was tremendous. Gas mileage was 7 inches per gallon. Only later, after the rocket flew farther from the grip of Earth’s gravity, did the fuel economy improve. I’m guessing that in your own life, you may be experiencing something like that 7-inches-per-gallon feeling right now. But I guarantee you won’t have to push this hard for long.

Mars, the planet that rules animal vitality and instinctual enthusiasm, will cruise through your astrological House of Synergy for much of the next five months. That’s why I’ve concluded that between now and mid-November, your experience of togetherness can and should reach peak expression. Do you want intimacy to be robust and intense, sometimes bordering on rambunctious? It will be if you want it to be. Adventures in collaboration will invite you to wander out to the frontiers of your understanding about how relationships work best.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):

Which astrological sign laughs hardest and longest and most frequently? I’m inclined to speculate that Sagittarius deserves the crown, with Leo and Gemini fighting it out for second place. But having said that, I suspect that in the coming weeks you Leos could rocket to the top of the chart, vaulting past Sagittarians. Not only are you likely to find everything funnier than usual; I bet you will also encounter more than the usual number of authentically humorous and amusing experiences. (P.S.: I hope you won’t cling too fiercely to your dignity, because that would interfere with your full enjoyment of the cathartic cosmic gift.)

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

According to my analysis of the astrological omens, a little extra egotism might be healthy for you right now. A surge of super-confidence would boost your competence; it would also fine-tune your physical well-being and attract an opportunity that might not otherwise find its way to you. So, for example, consider the possibility of renting a billboard on which you put a giant photo of yourself with a tally of your accomplishments and a list of your demands. The cosmos and I won’t have any problem with you bragging more than usual or asking for more goodies than you’re usually content with.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

The coming weeks will be a favorable time for happy endings to sad stories, and for the emergence of efficient solutions to convoluted riddles. I bet it will also be a phase when you can perform some seemingly clumsy magic that dispatches a batch of awkward karma. Hooray! Hallelujah!

Praise Goo! But now listen to my admonition, Libra: The coming weeks won’t be a good time to toss and turn in your bed all night long thinking about what you might have done differently in the month of May. Honor the past by letting it go.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

“Dear Dr. Astrology: In the past four weeks, I have washed all 18 of my underpants four times. Without exception, every single time, each item has been inside-out at the end of the wash cycle. This is despite the fact that most of them were not inside-out when I threw them in the machine. Does this weird anomaly have some astrological explanation? —Upside-Down Scorpio.” Dear Scorpio: Yes. Lately your planetary omens have been rife with reversals, inversions, flip-flops and switchovers. Your underpants situation is a symptom of the bigger forces at work. Don’t worry about those bigger forces, though. Ultimately, I think you’ll be glad for the renewal that will emerge from the various turnabouts.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

As I sat down to meditate on your horoscope, a hummingbird flew in my open window. Scrambling to herd it safely back outside, I knocked my iPad on the floor, which somehow caused it to open a link to a YouTube video of an episode of the TV game show “Wheel of Fortune,” where the hostess Vanna White, garbed in a long red gown, revealed

that the word puzzle solution was USE IT OR LOSE IT. So what does this omen mean? Maybe this: You’ll be surprised by a more-or-less delightful interruption that compels you to realize that you had better start taking greater advantage of a gift or blessing that you’ve been lazy or slow to capitalize on.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

You’re in a phase when you’ll be smart to bring more light and liveliness into the work you do. To spur your efforts, I offer the following provocations. 1. “When I work, I relax.

Doing nothing makes me tired.” —Pablo Picasso. 2. “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” —Ann Landers. 3. “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” —Aristotle. 4. “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” —Scott Adams. 5. “Working hard and working smart can sometimes be two different things.” —Byron Dorgan. 6. “Don’t stay in bed unless you can make money in bed.” —George Burns. 7. “Thunder is good, thunder is impressive, but it is lightning that does the work.” —Mark Twain.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

“There isn’t enough of anything as long as we live,” said poet and short-story writer Raymond Carver. “But at intervals a sweetness appears and, given a chance, prevails.” My reading of the astrological omens suggests that the current phase of your cycle is one of those intervals, Aquarius. In light of this grace period, I have some advice for you, courtesy of author Anne Lamott: “You weren’t born a person of cringe and contraction. You were born as energy, as life, made of the same stuff as stars, blossoms, breezes.

You learned contraction to survive, but that was then.” Surrender to the sweetness, dear Aquarius.

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