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ON THE COVER Senator Chris McDaniel, photo by Ashton Pittman

4 Editor’s Note 7 Talks

The mayor’s goals: better health, infrastructure, education and more.

12 opinion 14 Cover Story

20 Terrifying Treats See what local businesses have for you this Halloween.

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ae Nelsen has not yet turned her love of cartoons, comic books and almost every aspect of nerd culture into a career, but it has become an “intense hobby,” she says.

She spent her youth in Cypress, Texas, near Houston, and says that she had to grow up fast at age 11 to help take care of two of her three younger siblings, Liam and Lauren, while her mother, Julieanna, was deployed to Iraq with the Army for two years. Her family moved Madison, Miss., the summer before her senior year of high school.

These days, Nelsen, 23, expresses her various fandoms through freelance voice acting, as well as her cosplay business, RaeBae Cosplay. While she has been doing cosplay, creating costumes to dress as her favorite characters from small and big screens, for around seven years, Nelsen says that she began taking it seriously about three years ago.

“It all started with my Supergirl cosplay because it’s my favorite version of Supergirl from ‘Superman: The Animated Series’ and ‘Justice League Unlimited,’” she says. “But nobody made the costume. I was like, ‘Well, I can probably make it. My mom just got me a sewing machine. I’ll do this.’”

After that, Nelsen says that she fell in love with the crafting aspect of cosplay and thus far has made about 10 costumes, which

she showcases at comic conventions across the country. In the past few months alone, she has attended events in Dallas, Memphis, Tenn., New Orleans and Atlanta.

With the number of different TV shows, films and games she is interested in, selecting costumes to work on is a challenge. She says that it is important for her to show special attention to characters with Asian heritage since they have less representation.

“I’m Chinese and Korean, and it makes me really happy when I can bring to life maybe a lesser-known character because they’re Asian,” she says. “I’ve actually had a couple fan interactions, where they’re so happy to see someone who looks like them being a superhero. … I was in New Orleans, and there was a little girl who was there with her family, and she was like, ‘You look just like me! You’re the only one who looks like me,’ and I was like, ‘Oh, that’s so cute.’”

When not at her day job as a United Airlines customer service representative at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, she enjoys doing freelance modeling work, traveling for conventions and spending time with husband Evan Nelsen, whom she married in December 2017.

Find RaeBae Cosplay on Facebook and Instagram.

—Micah Smith

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24 A Look Inside ‘Like a Hammer’ Artist Jeffrey Gibson ties his heritage and identity into his creations.

26 Music 30 sPORTS 28 music listings 32 Puzzles 33 astro 33 Classifieds 34 DIY

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editor’s note

by Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief

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ife can come at you fast. Recently I had a scary health diagnosis that made me feel weaker than I’m used to, even as I gained strength from remarkable women and men witnessing publicly about abuse, led by a very human Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, between my doctor’s appointments. It’s been an intense month of thinking about what it means to be a woman, what we hold inside, and how we gather our inner strength and our outer support team to face daunting challenges.

Last week, I had breast-cancer surgery and today I’m officially cancer-free—but I’m recovering as a warrior ready to turn the strength I’ve honed over my lifetime to my own health and spirit and that of my loved ones, especially my hero Todd Stauffer.

I had initially planned not to tell anyone outside the inner circle and my staff,

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but decided just before surgery to go public, so to speak, in no small part because so many of you have become part of my larger and wonderful world since we started the Jackson Free Press 16 years ago (and let’s face it, it would get out in this town). You have supported us through thick and thin; you help us with research and story tips; many of you (especially you conservative readers) tell me you like the paper and our brand of journalism even if “I don’t agree with everything in it.” Ha, I don’t either.

Most vitally, I’m writing this because of the people I care about most in Jackson, and the people who have done the most for us and this newspaper and our mission over the years. Let’s start with Todd Stauffer.

It’s easy to forget that he isn’t from Mississippi, considering everything he’s put into this newspaper and done for Jackson and our mission to be a voice for progress and excellence in a state from where too many smart people flee. (I was in exile for

18 years, as most of you know.) Let’s just put it this way: If it weren’t for Todd, the Jackson Free Press wouldn’t exist. He’s the one who enabled it to launch and has kept it going, by hook or crook and a great deal of stress, during tough times for newspapers and people getting mad at us for doing real journalism. It’s hard for me to imagine a non-native who has invested more sweat and tears into our state than Todd Stauffer.

As my long-time life partner, he’s handling a lot through my illness, as he did when I shattered my upper arm several years back and then later when I had to prop up in a Baptist hospital bed, with an infection, to direct and edit election coverage back during the Initiative 42 vote.

Todd keeps it together no matter what—while doing all sorts of work for racial healing, supporting strong women, equitable business incubation and smart economic development—and I know this illness could be the most challenging hurdle we’ve faced together. We are a small business, and it is up to him and our long-time associate publisher Kimberly Griffin to keep those wheels turning and our people paid. I ask that you be kind and supportive to Todd and Kimberly through this process of being pulled in so many directions. They are a great team, but words of support and understanding never hurt. He can seem like Iron Man, but even superheroes get tired and frazzled, even if they won’t admit it.

Three women already essentially run the Jackson Free Press—Kimberly, managing editor Amber Helsel and art director Kristin Brenemen—and they have stepped into those roles fully in recent years, allowing me to travel to do long-form writing on race and reconciliation and to begin writing a book about Mississippi, its people and

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Of Breast Cancer and the Warrior’s Life

Todd Stauffer (left) and Donna Ladd at the “Night Circus” Best of Jackson party at the Metrocenter Mall. They’re facing breast cancer as a team.

overcoming historic challenges.

Other long-time staffers—recently promoted associate editor Micah Smith, web editor Dustin Cardon and designer Zilpha Young—have expanded their roles, and of course Ko Bragg and now Ashton Pittman make up a small-but-stellar reporting team. Thank them all when you see them for the magic they all create together and their dedication to community.

As for me: I don’t want to talk a lot about the cancer. They found it during a routine exam, and it’s early-stage. My basic ground rule for all of you is this—cancer is not defining me (or Todd). Talk to me about the mid-terms, my last story, curing racism, Mississippi’s progress, sloths if that’s your thing or what meteor shower is

contributors

Ko Bragg

Dustin Cardon

Ashton Pittman

City Reporter Ko Bragg is a Philadelphia, Miss., transplant who recently completed her master’s in journalism. She loves traveling and has been to 25 countries to date. She wrote about the State of the City address.

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 the Halloween events round-up.

State reporter Ashton Pittman is from Hattiesburg, Miss. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, where he studied journalism and political science. He interviewed U.S. Senate candidate Chris McDaniel for this issue.

coming up. (I really like meteor showers.)

I’m not looking for random advice or certainly not horror stories. This experience is the ultimate Zen practice for me, and I’m working to stay very present and positive.

And it’s gone well so far with the help of my amazing Team Donna superstars.

Know that I’m so, so grateful to supporters, readers, and my “new women’s network,” who support my writing career. I plan to write as I recover because that is my heart and soul and way to heal. You may not see me around as much in upcoming weeks, and maybe months, but my spirit is where it’s always been—looking forward toward a city, state and nation where all people are strong, loving, equitable, informed and motivated toward excellence with ample opportunities to get there.

As I’m sitting on my porch in my favorite writing spot, kitties Willie and Deuce on cushions at my feet, I know it’s a very tough time in the nation and the world, as the last few weeks have shown painfully.

But I have hope because our democracy and its promise is always worth working hard and fighting to ensure, and so many are finding the courage to step into that challenge, including right here in Mississippi. On that note, please read and share my latest Guardian article about Mississippians defying stereotypes on race. See www. theguardian.com/profile/donna-ladd.)

Here’s to all of you and your warrior spirits. We will prevail together.

Read my blog at donnaladd.com.

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Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba gave his second annual State of the City address at the Alamo Theatre on Farish Street on Oct. 11, 2018.

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Lumumba’s ‘State of the City’ Address Pans Over Past, Present and Future Jackson winter emergency led to frozen pipes that left some homes, schools and businesses without water. Meantime, an increasing number of police officers were involved shootings, some fatal, in Jackson.

Then, this spring, everyone was forced to reckon with Jackson’s infrastructure problems when Frances Fortner flipped her car and died after driving over an unsecured manhole the day before she was set to graduate from Jackson Academy.

“Yes, there have been challenges that we’ve had to face together as city, some of which we will never fully recover from,” Lumumba said. “Yet, out of these critical trials ... we were able to become a better, stronger city we should all be proud of.”

The City of Jackson is now operating with a $7.3-million surplus, and workers, who were relieved from furlough last summer, received a 2-percent cost-of-living raise when the fiscal year 2019 budget went into effect. The state did not take over JPS, and citizens recently passed a $65-million bond that will fund much needed repairs

throughout the district. And the mayor promised improved processes for tending to cold-weather stress on the system— although the infrastructure issue remains.

To address the rise in officer-involved shootings, the mayor deployed a task force that established a policy to release officers’ names in the 72 hours following such an incident, a national best practice. However, he has yet to sign an executive order making their recommendations law in Jackson.

“I personally believe that in any occasion of an officer-involved shooting, something has gone wrong,” the mayor said in his speech. “This is why I commissioned an officer-ID task force to draft policy around how we would respond to such events.”

The rest of the mayor’s remarks followed the outline of the City’s strategic plan released this spring.

Goal 1: Healthy Citizens

This rung focuses on the physical and mental health of citizens and communities through clean air, clean water, the availabil-

ity of healthy food and recreation.

In September, the National League of Cities gave Jackson a $120,000 grant under “CHAMPS”: Cities Combating Hunger Through Afterschool and Summer Meals Programs. The mayor said the City will soon implement a Jackson Meals Matter program with the funds. To reduce Jackson’s carbon footprint, he said three solar farms are forthcoming.

Goal 2: Affordable Homes in Safe Neighborhoods

Under this goal, the City is determined to reduce crime, and integrate commerce and housing with a diversity of income levels. Improved infrastructure and its maintenance also falls here.

However, there was a delay in tackling crime reduction because the mayor has spent most of his time in office without a permanent police chief. Chief Lee Vance retired at the end of 2017, and Lumumba appointed two consecutive interim chiefs more STATE OF THE CITY, p 10

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ayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba walked up to the podium onstage at the Alamo Theatre on Farish Street to deliver the his second State of the City address on Oct. 11, as a track of R&B singer Brandy singing the chorus of “Optimistic” by August Greene played over the speaker system.

The introductory song, actually a remake of the 1991 song by Sounds of Blackness, laid a foundation for the upbeat 30-minute speech, in which Lumumba focused on pitfalls of the past, promises coming to bear today and projections for Jackson’s future. He did not paint a picture of a perfect Jackson, but rather a progressing one.

“This is Jackson, Mississippi,” the mayor said. “One city with one aim and one destiny, with a mission to change the world from where we stand.”

His early days in office saw city workers on furlough and a looming threat that the state would take over the Jackson Public Schools. Later that year, a $1.6-million

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Mississippians Fight for Medical Marijuana in 2020

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Hope for Harper Grace Ashley Durval first filed the initiative in July. She hopes medical marijuana can be used to treat her daughter, Harper Grace, who has Dravet Syndrome, a rare genetic dysfunction of the brain that begins in infancy with intractable epileptic seizures that will continue for the rest of the child’s life. The seizures can last for hours and come in clusters.

In medical marijuana, many are finding a far more effective treatment than the traditional pharmaceutical cocktails.

Durval first learned about the promise of medical marijuana for treating Dravet after watching a 2013 CNN special with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and has been fighting to bring it to Mississippi ever since.

In 2014, Harper sat in Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant’s lap as he signed Harper Grace’s law, which was supposed to allow her and other children like her to obtain treatment with cannabis oil at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Because UMMC is federally funded, however, federal approval is required and has yet to be granted; Harper Grace’s Law has not allowed for the treatment of even one child with cannabis oil in the four years since Bryant signed it.

The Medical Marijuana 2020 initiative would bypass the roadblocks that law ran into by allowing for the creation of medical marijuana treatment centers all

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s the funky sounds of Austinbased Roxy Roca blasts over the hundreds gathered for Live at Five in Hattiesburg’s Town Square Park, old friends reminiscence over beer, their children greet strange but friendly dogs, a local vendor struggles to keep up with demand for tacos, and across the street, the Medical Marijuana 2020 ballot initiative racks up signatures.

All across Mississippi, supporters of the campaign spend the weekends canvassing crowded local events like this one, searching for the 86,185 signatures necessary to get legalization on the state’s 2020 ballot.

Petitioners gather signatures for the Medical Marijuana 2020 Ballot Initiative in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Oct. 12, 2018.

across the state—not just at one federallyfunded health center.

Durval said she’s not doing it solely for Harper Grace, though; the initiative would make medical marijuana legally accessible for Mississippi patients suffering not just from epilepsy, but from debilitating conditions like AIDS, cancer, chronic pain, multiple sclerosis, post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions in which a licensed

physician believes a patient would benefit from its use. The initiative would not legalize recreational marijuana.

Treatment for Chronic Pain and Mental Health Medical marijuana would offer numerous benefits for people struggling with chronic pain and mental-health-related illnesses like post-traumatic stress disorder,

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‘THE HATE U GIVE’ CELEBRATION Ahead of “The Hate U Give”’s national opening on Oct. 19, people, including author Angie Thomas, gathered at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History to celebrate the film.

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ATTORNEY GENERAL TO GOVERNOR AG Jim Hood announced on Oct. 3 that he is running for governor in 2019.

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MARIJUANA become a dangerous “brain cocktail.”

“One of my sons is a veteran,” she said.

“The last thing you want to do is put a lot more of what we call centrally acting drugs that affect brain chemistry. You don’t want to put that chemical IED in their head and see what happens.”

Hollenbeck has worked with Jackson law enforcement to provide Naloxone kits that can be used to reverse opioid overdoses. Medical marijuana, she said, could become another facet in Mississippi’s fight against the opioid epidemic by offering a safer alternative. A 2014 study found that in states with legal medical marijuana, 25 percent fewer people die from opiate overdoses each year.

“I think if we have a united voice saying, ‘This is a medicine, this can be used as a medicine that is effective; it’s not addictive; it’s going to be very well controlled,’ then that’s the way to get the average person in

Mississippi to understand it,” Hollenbeck said. “And I think that a lot of people have relatives who could benefit.”

James Moore, a reserve police officer and former alderman in Petal, believes legal medical marijuana could have helped his son. “We lost our son Jeffrey to a heroin overdose in 2015,” Moore said.

“Jeffrey and I had a lot of discussions about marijuana. … Had we had a different way of fighting the drug war than we do right now, he might still be here.”

As a matter of crime, Moore said, the criminalization of medical marijuana is “just making criminals out of people who are at the end of their life,” such as patients with terminal cancer, and out of compassionate caregivers who provide it to them.

‘Conservatives ... Should Support Medical Marijuana’ Not everyone supports legalizing med-

ical marijuana in Mississippi, though. The day after Durval filed the initiative, Bryant, despite being the governor who signed Harper Grace’s bill into law, condemned the effort in a Facebook post.

“I will be voting ‘no’ if this makes it on the ballot,” Bryant wrote. “With all the pharmaceutical advancements we have seen, it would seem strange to bring pot into the equation.”

Durval stresses that the bill isn’t about recreational use. She invoked the day her child sat in the governor’s lap, her family full of hope that the law would make the treatment possible.

“All I’m asking is if it was anybody in his family—or in the family of anyone else who is against it—what would you do?”

Durval said. “I understand why he is against it, and I don’t fault him for that, but you can’t fault me or any other family for trying more MARIJUANA p10

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to do everything they can for their child.”

“If you were a helpless father or mother watching your child seize, and you knew there was something out there that could possibly better control those seizures, you would do it, too, and you can’t lie and say you wouldn’t,” she said.

“Try to look at it from our perspective and think about what we go through everyday, fearful and full of the kind of anxiety that turns your world upside down. You’re desperate as a mother and as a person to do everything you can.”

Ocean Springs Mayor Shea Dobson, who is also a Republican, told the Jackson Free Press that as someone who believes government’s role in health care should be limited, he would welcome the legalization of medical marijuana in the state. Like Bryant and Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson, he is a conservative.

“Those who say we should prohibit medicine to people who we ask to go and fight in wars are anti-military,” Dobson said. “And I think breaking up homes by throwing kids or parents into jail because they decide to medicate with medical marijuana is anti-family.”

Dobson was speaking generally, and not in reference to comments made by Bryant or Gipson. He said he knows conservative politicians across the state who privately support legalization, but keep quiet publicly for electoral reasons. Still, he believes conservative voters and public officials alike can be won over on the issue.

“I think you have to show them that this policy is protheir values,” Dobson said. “If conservatives say they are fiscally conservative, they should support medical marijuana.

If they say they support our military, they should support medical marijuana. If they say they support family ... they should support medical marijuana.”

Dobson is helping gather signatures for the initiative in Ocean Springs.

Jon Pritchett, president of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, a conservative think tank in Jackson, told the Jackson Free Press that he believes the biggest hurdle to

Ashley Durval filed a ballot initiative for the legalization of marijuana on July 30, 2018, in hopes that her daughter, Harper Grace (seen here), will someday be able to access cannabis oil to treat her Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy.

passing the initiative will be communicating to Mississippi voters that the initiative is about treating people who suffer with debilitating illnesses—not about “getting high.”

“If it’s communicated well that it’s really about helping patients and letting professionally licensed medical professionals be able to make their own decisions about how they treat their patients, I think it has a good chance of passing,”

Pritchett said. “There is some promising hope that, as an alternative to other medications, some derivatives of medical marijuana could be helpful in treating chronic conditions like epilepsy.”

Well-Regulated Marijuana

Marilyn Tinnin, the editor of Mississippi Christian Living magazine and a supporter of the initiative, said the tight restrictions on medical marijuana use make it possible for her to support the Medical Marijuana 2020 campaign for “humane” reasons.

“My one reservation as a Christian is that it has to be regulated properly, and I know in some other states they have had some issues with regulating it properly,” Tinnin said. “I feel like we have the benefit of learning from their mistakes and not making the same ones.”

If the initiative were to become law, the Mississippi State Department of Health would issue a medical marijuana identification card. Even with that, though, patients under medical marijuana treatment would still not be able to smoke it in a public place or operate a vehicle while under its influence.

A prior initiative in Mississippi failed in 2015 after supporters were unable to collect enough signatures to make the 2016 ballot. It, however, was light on regulations and sought to legalize not just medical marijuana, but recreational marijuana as well. It never garnered the level of support from physicians and public officials as this initiative has already. The Medical Marijuana 2020 campaign must collect the signatures of 86,185 Mississippians by the September 2019 deadline to qualify for the November 2020 ballot.

Ashton Pittman covers politics and elections for the Jackson Free Press. Email him at ashton@jacksonfreepress.com.

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to succeed him. This summer he put forward his permanent pick, James Davis, and the Jackson City Council approved the appointment in late September. Under Davis’ initial interim capacity, Jackson saw its first new class of police officers in the last three years enter the training academy.

In terms of infrastructure, Mayor Lumumba promised to eliminate 25 percent of blight in the city by 2021, starting with a Mississippi Home Corps grant the City received in February.

He also touted his “record number” of interlocal agreements to bring street paving into compliance with the American Disabilities Act. The City is under an ADA consent decree. In August, the mayor approved 59 streets for paving—a total of $4 million worth of work through the interlocal agreements with the Hinds County Board of Supervisors.

Lumumba said the 1-percent-tax commission will tackle other streets next month, but Bailey Avenue, which sprawls into west Jackson, elicited the most cheers.

The City is working to correct its billing issues that left more than 20,000 cus-

tomers “stranded” in the system, meaning they did not receive bills for in some cases as long as a year. The City will soon begin shutoffs to nonpaying customers, but both the council and the mayor have outlined citizens’ entitlements in separate “Bill of Rights” documents in recent weeks.

Goal 4: A Growing Tax Base with Occupational Opportunities

This set of tasks hinges on economic development, growth and capacity-building for business in Jackson, including small and disadvantaged ones, with the ultimate goal of decreasing poverty through employment

‘One city with one aim and one destiny, solving our problems.’

Goal 3: Thriving Education System

One of the mayor’s largest accomplishments was his ability to negotiate with Gov. Phil Bryant to avoid a state takeover of JPS.

The $65-million bond referendum, which passed at the beginning of the 20182019 school year with around 86 percent of the vote, will also help meet this goal of giving Jackson kids a better education and learning environment. A school-boardappointed committee will oversee the distribution of these funds so they go toward capital improvements.

and increased living wages.

The mayor said talent retention, reviving Farish Street, and developing highspeed Internet with the help of “returning citizens” from prison, will all play a role in Jackson’s economic development. The mayor said 10 percent of every department’s discretionary funds will pour into small and disadvantaged businesses in the City of Jackson as a capacity-building program.

He also announced parking meters are coming to downtown streets as a way to raise revenue. Michelle Thomas, the City’s

financial consultant, has a track record of improving cities’ bottom lines by going after fees that should be collected anyway—like those from the out-of-order, flashing green meters that line Jackson’s downtown streets.

Goal 5: A City That is Open and Welcoming to Visitors

This final focus stems from the desire to create a “cohesive city experience” through art and culture.

The mayor credited the Department of Planning and Development with their efforts to make the city, and the downtown area in particular, more conducive to bringing people together. Their largest test could be developing the nine acres in front of the Jackson Convention Complex. However, the mayor insisted that development in Jackson has to expand.

“We cannot simply concentrate our resources in the more affluent parts of town,” he said. “It is my goal to enforce a more equitable approach to solving our problems.”

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This investment meant more to this community than most people realize.

involved in making it all happen.

This project also definitely would not have happened without the generous donation from the Hertz Investment Group, which really stepped up to the plate and made a huge investment, not only into the community, but also into the lives of children and families who learned how to swim

onTerry Road mentioned that the area seems to be rejuvenated because of the reopening of this pool. He also mentioned that traffic has slowed down on this main thoroughfare because of the children who are now walking to the pool.

This community investment had a tremendous impact, and we are hoping

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n Jackson and Fondren, you will see plenty of development happening. Areas such as Belhaven are developing and also staying pretty steady in their price market. Midtown is slowly transforming into an up-and-coming place that young entrepreneurs want to be, but south and west Jackson seem to be the two sides of Jackson where development is at a stand still.

Both have a lot of assets but little resources to develop the areas.

A number of residents have been meeting about the improvement of these communities, but still, no real investment has occurred over the years. For the past couple of years, New Horizon Ministries Inc., which I direct, has reached out to businesses around the Jackson community and has convinced some to invest into the south Jackson community. Businesses such Ace Hardware, T-Shirts & More, Catholic Diocese and more have been giving back to make projects happen in south Jackson, from painting murals such as the one at Tennis Center South to renovating and demolishing houses. Many are working to help stop the bleeding in these communities and to bring development back.

One of the biggest projects that New Horizon Ministries took on this year was the renovation of the Terry Road swimming pool in south Jackson. This swimming pool had been unused for the past two years because City of Jackson didn’t have enough funds to renovate and operate two south Jackson pools (the McDowell Road pool is still in operation). New Horizon requested to take responsibility of the pool and put it back into operation.

There were a lot of moving parts to this public-private partnership with the city of Jackson. There were a number of people, including Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks,

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Thanks to partnerships with businesses such as Ace Hardware and T-Shirts & More, New Horizon Ministries has been able to complete projects such as a mural in south Jackson and the renovation of the Terry Road pool.

and also had a safe place to enjoy.

A ton of children enjoyed the pool on a daily basis this summer, but a lot of parents and grandparents also enjoyed having a safe place to bring their children.

South Jackson does not have a lot of activity options for children, so this investment meant more to this community than most people realize.

About 250 individuals came through the gates, and about 135 children learned how to swim. This pool also kept a lot of young people who might normally be involved in mischievous behavior out of trouble.

One of the managers of Ace Hardware

that we can do even more as we move forward. More business partnerships are needed around this city to get things moving in the right direction.

We plan to continue to make this happen.

Ronnie Crudup Jr. is the executive director of New Horizon Ministries.

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Of Race and Republicans: The JFP Interview With Chris McDaniel

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In a 2016 Facebook comment, you called Trump a “liberal.”

Trump was always my second choice behind Cruz. I do think that a lot of my comments that were made in ’16 have been misconstrued. I was never hyper-critical of Trump. I always respected his ability to bring change.

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You attacked him for his position on tariffs but now support them.

As a general rule, tariffs are not a positive thing. What you prefer is trade among countries, which brings voluntary cooperation and freedom in markets that has a way of benefitting people over time. When we find imbalances in trade the way we’ve seen with China, sometimes it’s necessary to play your strong card. And in this instance, the strong card was tariffs.

If you go back to “The Wealth of Nations” by Adam Smith, even though he was generally against tariffs, he did suggest there would be times when tariffs would be necessary to negotiate better trading terms. I think that’s what Trump has done.

So it’s working right now. Granted, no one

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What do you think of the #MeToo movement?

I think any time there’s a movement of voluntarily associated Americans that are seeking to better their conditions or lives, that’s a positive thing. I’ve never minded seeing people banding together to petition their government. I think that’s very important. I think it’s unfortunate that it’s gotten so caught up in politics, because I think that anyone who values individual autonomy would naturally value people who have suffered at the hands of others.

I think it’s primarily advocating for more government and more (Democratic) policies, as opposed to more individual liberty and more dignity for everyone.

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s a student at the University of Mississippi in the late ’90s, Chris McDaniel often spent his free time stowed away at Oxford’s Square Books, reading the likes of Willie Morris, John Kennedy Toole, William Faulkner and Robert Penn Warren. It was a time when the UM marching band still played “Dixie” as Rebels fans unapologetically waved the Confederate flag. Just after he graduated from UM Law School, the newly minted alum found himself talking to a journalist from across the country about issues of politics, race and Confederate history—a preview of things to come.

“The flag is not a symbol of racism,” McDaniel told a Newsday journalist who, in October 1997, was reporting on the school’s continued use of the sounds and symbols that so many associate with American slavery. “Twelve percent of our students are African American. We want them here, we welcome them here.

We want them to play football.”

More than 20 years later, McDaniel still spends a lot of time talking to the press about flags and race.

In his 2018 campaign for the U.S. Senate seat that Gov. Phil Bryant appointed Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to in April, McDaniel has made fighting efforts to change the Confederate-imagery-bearing Mississippi state flag a signature tenet of his campaign.

On the evening of Oct. 9, the Jackson Free Press met up with him in Flowood, Miss., where he accepted the endorsement of the Mississippi Tea Party. Though the state’s most viral Republican politician was visibly exhausted from an arduous day of campaigning, he was eager to sit for an in-depth discussion to go beyond the sound bites the press knows him for and to discuss not only his ideas on race and flags, but also on other timely matters like sexual assault, tariffs and criminal-justice reform.

wants to see that stay in place a long time, because there will be detrimental effects on Mississippi’s agricultural industry.

In that same 2016 comment, you criticized Trump for supporting bailouts. He’s spending $12 billion to bail out farmers hurt by China’s response to his tariffs.

I think he felt that, based on the extraordinary circumstances of the bailout, it was necessary. And I don’t have any strong objections to that at this stage because of the nature of the effects the tariffs were causing. The preferred approach is to alleviate the regulatory burdens our farmers are experiencing. Now, this was an extraordinary measure, and I hope it’s not something we replicate in the future.

Republicans talked a lot about the deficit when Barack Obama was president, but under Trump, it’s risen from $587 billion in 2016 to $779 billion this fiscal year so far.

It’s frustrating. When you talk about balancing the budget, Republicans are supposed to be very serious about balancing budgets. We haven’t been in an awfully long time, and that breaks my heart.

People in my own party are sometimes offended by me, I suppose, because I’m very serious about balancing the budget.

Sen. Rand Paul offered his penny plan—one penny per dollar per year—to balance the budget over time by phasing in the decreased spending. Cindy HydeSmith voted against it.

All we’re asking for is consistency in approach. It doesn’t matter at this stage ... whether Democrats are in control or Republicans are in control. They, basically, behind closed doors, have no intention of balancing the budget. And I blame that squarely on Republican lead-

Mississippi State Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, a U.S. Senate candidate, walks to a meet-and-greet in Clinton, Miss., on Oct. 13, 2018.

Chris McDaniel Mississippi State Senator since 2008 Running in Mississippi’s

U.S. Senate Special Election Party: Republican Hometown: Ellisville Age: 47

If Roe v. Wade were overturned, should states retain the right to keep abortion legal, or would you advocate a nationwide ban?

As a person who believes strongly in life, I believe the states have the right to protect life. The big problem with Roe, constitutionally, is that it removed the ability of the states to take these actions. In Roe, the court took it upon itself to create a fundamental right that was not deeply

Do you support exceptions for abortion, like when a woman’s life is jeopardized by a pregnancy?

I can’t imagine any government that would mandate that a woman’s life be placed in jeopardy. I think the woman’s life has to be preserved, and if there’s a medical doctor that indicates that a woman’s life is in danger, then that’s a treatment

asking for: Judge me as an individual.

I don’t see race. I see souls, and they’re all special and unique, and they deserve to be respected. They deserve our love and attention. It seems in this day and age, the press is more concerned about gotcha moments than talking about issues. I want to try to move past that by valuing individuals.

Do you think the GOP establishment has itself used racism to divide the electorate (such as the use of the “southern strategy”)?

Not to the extent that the Democrats have. I think, unfortunately, there’s a movement in our country to divide us along collectives. And I think the Democrats especially have taken advantage of that, and they place people in their own unique boxes, and they try to drive wedges. Conservatism rejects that.

U.S. Senate candidate Chris McDaniel, a Republican state senator, poses in front of his campaign bus as his driver, W.F. Perkins, jokingly holds a MAGA hat above his head on Oct. 13, 2018. Trump endorsed his Republican opponent.

that makes sense to me. Doesn’t everybody agree with that? If I had a serious medical condition, I would certainly want the state to defer to a doctor. I think even the most ardent Republicans would agree with that.

As far as other exemptions and exceptions, I’m just going to say I’m pro-life and leave it at that.

You’ve been accused of racism on multiple occasions, including by leaders of your own party.

It’s always been incredibly upsetting to me when I’m accused of racism. I don’t get it. I’ve been painted with this broad picture, and then the very people who paint me that broadly will say, “We want to be judged as individuals.” And that’s what I’m

Social science data show stark differences in how our justice system treats white people versus how it treats people of color. Do you see systemic inequalities in our justice system as a problem?

I think there is some data out there to that effect, but when I hear the term “systemic inequality,” I have a hard time applying that word to a system where Barack Obama was the chief law enforcement officer of that system for eight years, and whose attorneys general were Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch. I don’t see it as systemic inequality. I think there are some problems, and I think unfortunately we do tend to criminalize nonviolent crime at a much higher rate than other nations. There is

some room for criminal-justice reform.

In so many ways, laws don’t address those issues very well. There’s something about the human heart that has to be addressed. I’m a very flawed and imperfect person, so I’m not very good at judging people. But I know for a fact that as a whole, we have to learn to value each other again. As Christianity has been pushed to the margins of our society, the value and worth of individuals has been eroded.

Now, some people claim that may be the result of religion. I disagree. I think that as we’ve ostracized it and become hostile to it, we’ve devalued one another. I don’t think a law can address that. I do reject the idea of systemic inequality. I think it’s individuals treating each other with a lack of respect rather than a system that drives that. If it was a system, one would think President Obama would’ve rectified it in his eight years. So it’s a question of the human heart in my mind.

Almost all of the great atrocities throughout history, whether communism or fascism, it’s government—too much government—that’s the problem.

These systems didn’t value the individual at all, and that’s where tyranny occurs.

Power brings out the darker side in people. You look at Bernie Sanders. He sees the same corrupt nature of government that conservatives see, but his solution is to empower it more. That seems counterintuitive. Our solution is to disempower it and to diffuse that power.

You said there’s room for criminaljustice reform. What does that look like?

I sense that there’s a problem, and I want to correct it. I’m reading studies and trying to understand incarceration rates, and trying to understand why we have so many young people who are incarcerated. These individuals that are incarcerated, we don’t need to throw their lives away because of one mistake. There has to be a way to redeem and restore people to be functioning members of society.

So I’m looking at the best ways to do that, and most of that is going to be state related. What I would suggest from a federal standpoint is that we begin to return these criminal powers back to the state.

On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” last month, a panelist asked you what you would say to the 38 percent of Mississippians who are black to earn their support. Your response was: “After 100 years of begging for federal government scraps, where are you today?”

I was talking about Mississippi as a whole. If you go back and watch the video, I

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What do you think of the initiative to legalize medical marijuana?

I trust the people of the state to make that decision. I believe that it’s supposed to be a state’s issue. I don’t believe the federal government should have a say. I will respect the wishes of the people.

in our nation’s traditions and history. It removed a great part of the regulatory power of the states. So under our federal system, if Roe is reversed, then California, for example, would then have the right to experiment as it sees fit on that issue, just as Mississippi would. I would not like at all that California allows that, but I’m not a citizen of California. And I trust that the people of California would not like Mississippi’s conservative approach as well, but they have to respect that decision.

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ers like Mitch McConnell who talk good games about balancing the budget but spend at record levels. It’s indefensible.

I believe in my heart of hearts that this government is corrupt, that it’s incorrigible, and that it’s controlled by lobbyists and corporatists and special interests. And I believe the money-changers are controlling the temple, and it frustrates me to no end that, regardless of which party is in charge, we can’t seem to get rid of the corruption.

Regular people like you and me, Mississippians, we’re not being heard by either side. We petition the government, and they give us lip service, but they have no intention of hearing us because we don’t have a big enough campaign donation to give them, and we don’t have a lobbyist working for us. That’s frustrating.

Neither of Mississippi’s senators hold town halls where constituents can ask questions, nor do they agree to debate their opponents.

I get so fired up about this. I get so angry about it. These men and women who run for office are supposed to be our employees, but they get elected, and they believe sincerely in their heart of hearts that they’re better than us, that they’re elite, and that somehow their position gives them an advantage. It does not. I don’t believe we have rulers. I don’t believe we have leaders. I believe they’re supposed to be led by us. They campaign one way, govern another, but never face the people and answer questions.

I’ll debate anyone, any time, anywhere. When I’m elected, there will be town halls. I’ll be happy to stand before the most liberal crowd and the most conservative crowd, and defend my positions even if that means people are angry. I value civil discourse that much. We’re supposed to be a country built on dissent and debate, and we’re not there anymore. We’re just screaming at one another.

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The JFP Interview with Chris McDaniel, from p 15 started to say “We’ve been dead last” before I was cut off by the boos. I said “We’ve.”

Meaning us, as a state. I’ve been very clear about this. You cannot build an economy on welfare in which we all have prosperity, opportunity and upward mobility.

There was a study done by Harvard several years ago when conservatives were trying to ban earmarks, or pork, on legislation. Harvard went into this study trying to demonstrate that earmarks stimulated local economic activity. They followed senators and congressman and, sure enough, as they rose in seniority, more money began to flow in their respective districts and states. Har-

to have Ds in front of their names, but now they have Rs. But it’s the same families, the same power structures, the same power bases, the same contracts, the same donors.

We’ve done it this way for all these years, in which we’ve rushed to Washington, given some guy the power to beg for money, he brings it back, and we keep anticipating different results. The Harvard study suggests that could be the very thing depressing economic productivity.

Now, this is where the American left and right get mad at me. They think we’re just going to go overnight and cut all these programs. That’s not the idea. We can do it

Those were extraordinary measures. I would have supported them. I understand the constitutional concerns they expressed, but my position is that was such an extraordinary moment in our nation’s history that something had to be done.

There is no justification for government allocating resources based on someone’s immutable trait. It’s one of the most egregious things imaginable.

I would’ve been fighting tooth and nail for equal treatment. You cannot take away someone’s civil liberties based on race.

That’s mind-boggling. It’s barbaric. It’s a sin. It’s a sin against man.

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Mississippi Tea Party Chairwoman Laura Van Overschelde endorsed Chris McDaniel’s bid for U.S. Senate in Flowood, Miss., on Oct. 8, 2018. Months earlier, McDaniel called participants in women’s marches “unhappy” “angry instigators.”

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vard anticipated that flow of money would increase economic productivity. Instead, it depressed it. They took it a step further: Why was economic activity depressed?

The answer: It crowded out private investment. It turns out, in most of these statecontrolled economies, the people at the top manage to take care of their buddies and the donors and the corporatists and the lobbyists, but the people seldom get the benefits of that federal spending.

When state legislatures are addicted to federal spending, they aren’t proactive in creating environments for free market growth. So what happens is, you get stuck in a system. The same way individuals can get stuck in welfare systems, governments can get stuck in welfare systems. And Mississippi is stuck in that system. And I would challenge anybody to think about how our system has worked in the last 100 or so years, which is what I was referring to in the clip. It’s the same people. They used

responsibly and phase this out over a period of time where we can still balance the deficit and pay down the debt and make sure people don’t experience massive discomfort. If we don’t phase it out over a period of time, and we keep burying our head in the sand and pretending we can do this indefinitely, there will be periods of massive discomfort.

We want to avoid that, which is what we’re trying to do with a more prudent fiscal approach. That’s what I was addressing, but everyone heard the 38-percent part.

You’ve mentioned former 1964 presidential nominee Barry Goldwater as a historic Republican figure you admire. You’ve also been endorsed by former Congressman Ron Paul. Goldwater opposed the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and Paul said he would have opposed it because it made it illegal for businesses to discriminate on the basis of race.

Would you like to see this new conservative majority on the Supreme Court reverse the Obergefell decision, which overturned state bans on marriage equality for same-sex couples?

I don’t believe that decision was well-founded. I’m an originalist. I think you leave that to the states to experiment as they see fit. I believe that Colorado and California and New York have the right to impose domestic institutions as they see fit without federal interference. I believe what that decision did is it created a fundamental right which under the original Constitution would not have existed, so I disagree with it because of that. However, the way states decide to proceed doesn’t give me any heartburn at all. I don’t trust courts to decide it, and I certainly don’t trust the federal government to decide it.

I would defer to the states.

So you disagree with the idea that the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution should cover gay people?

Not in the classical sense. I think states have to decide that. You’re talking about the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, right? The only way to make that clause make sense in my mind, as originally intended, is for immutable traits.

The thing is, it would seem to me that the equal-rights-protection argument was being won by gay marriage advocates. Look at how many states had already legalized it before the Obergefell decision.

What’s your position on the issues of police-officer-involved shootings of unarmed individuals that groups like Black Lives Matter have brought to the forefront?

Obviously, I’m a conservative, so law and order is very important to me. I never want to put our officers into a situation where they delay unnecessarily and put themselves in danger.

At the same time, we have a Constitution, and we have due process that must be protected. It’s a delicate balance. A lot of times, these officers have to take force.

We saw the recent tragedy in Brookhaven.

So I do stand with law enforcement, and I’ll defend law enforcement, but we must have due process, and we must ensure that individuals and their rights and dignity are respected. I think it’s wise never to jump to an immediate conclusion that way people do in this political environment.

When you were at Ole Miss, you defended the use of the Confederate flag on campus. Where do you stand now on the state flag?

I see it the way the majority of Mississippians do, and the way the majority of people around the country do: I see it as a symbol of Southern pride, and I recognize that other people see it differently.

My father taught me early on to question and debate everything. Part of debate is we don’t censor or remove. We encourage the discussion. To the individuals that are offended, we should talk about it and move forward together recognizing our history, good and bad.

Who’s a former Mississippi senator that you like or admire?

I don’t know. As a general rule in my life, I don’t make it a habit to admire politicians. I think we trust politicians too much.

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Chris McDaniel, from p 16 decision than we are ourselves. I’ve become more cynical the longer I’ve been around it. That doesn’t mean I dislike them. I like a lot of people. ... So my knee-jerk reaction of late has been just to accept everybody and not ... put anybody on a pedestal.

Now, President Reagan, I fell in love with him when I was a little boy at 13.

It’s like Ryne Sandberg, I fell in love with him in the same time period. He’ll always be my favorite baseball player. I loved the Cubs, and I love Sandberg because it was that magical moment in my life when all those things converged. Now, I don’t put

systemic term limits we’re after. Frankly, I don’t think a single person stepping down would do the trick systemically.

I want to see them all stepping down.

I can’t give you an exact answer, but from a systemic standpoint, 12 years is more than enough for anybody.

I never saw myself as a politician or a career politician. I want to be a basketball coach again. That’s what I’ve always wanted to do. Before that, I wanted to be a federal judge. Those days are over. I could never be confirmed now, right? I could be very happy being a ASHTON PITTMAN

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judge somewhere or a basketball coach somewhere. It’s just that God has me at this place at this time for this moment, but it’s not something I want to do for the rest of my life. I love art, I love music, I love travel, and I love to try new restaurants, and it’s not something you can do trapped in an office somewhere.

This interview is edited for length and clarity. Read an interview with Mike Espy at jfp.ms/2018elections. Cindy Hyde-Smith has not accepted our invitation.

Chris McDaniel is a Republican candidate running for U.S. Senate in the special election for the seat former Sen. Thad Cochran retired from in March. Since 2008, McDaniel has served as a Mississippi state senator. In 2014, the Jones County native narrowly failed to unseat Cochran in the Republican Party primary for the seat HydeSmith now holds.

Elections for Mississippi’s U.S. Senate seats are Nov. 6. In the special election for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s seat, if no one gets more than 50 percent of the vote, the election goes to a runoff on Nov. 27. Voters must bring a valid form of photo ID such as a driver’s license or student ID to vote. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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HALLOWEEN

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ter the contest is $15. The event will also feature music from Steele Heart, Spunk Monkees and Acoustic Crossroads. For more information, visit shuckersontherez.com.

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The Hideaway (5100 Interstate 55 N. Frontage Road) will host two Halloween parties this month.

Fright Nite takes place on Saturday, Oct. 20, beginning at 9 p.m.

The event will feature $1 mixed drinks and bottled beers until 11 p.m., a costume contest with a total of $1,000 in prize money and music from DJ Polo. Admission is $10 per person.

The Hideaway’s Hallobash will take place on Saturday, Oct. 27, beginning at 8 p.m. The event will feature music from Splendid Chaos, South of 20, Miles Flatt and DJ Polo, and will have a costume contest with $1,500 for best costume and $300 for sexiest costume. Admission is $15 per person or $10 for college students ages 18 to 22 with a school ID. Table seating is $25, and a balcony reservation is $250.

Both events are for ages 18 and up only. For more information, call 601-291-4759 or find the events on Facebook.

The family-friendly event is designed to promote public safety, and will include trunk-or-treating with decorated vehicles, food for sale, games, live entertainment and more.

Admission is $1 per person.

For more information, call 601960-0655 or visit jacksonms.gov.

City of Jackson Trunk or Treat Harvest Carnival

The City of Jackson will host its Trunk or Treat Harvest Carnival on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Jackson Police Department Training Academy (3000 St. Charles St.).

Businesses and organizations around the Jackson area feature a variety of Halloween events throughout the month of October.

Shucker’s Halloween Costume Contest

Shucker’s Oyster Bar (116 Conestoga Road, Ridgeland) will host its annual Halloween costume contest on Saturday, Oct. 27. The event includes cash prizes for first- through third-place winners, with a grand prize of $1,000, as well as a $250 prize for sexiest costume. Participants must register by 11 p.m. The judging will begin at midnight. The fee to en-

Clinton) will host the ninth annual Pumpkin Trail from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27. The event will feature decorated pumpkins from local families, volunteers and Mississippi College nursing students, costume contests, carnival games, face painting, prizes, candy, Halloween crafts and more. Entry is $3 per person and free for children under age 2. Nature Center members will also receive free admission.

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The Detectives’ “Haunted” Dinner Theater

The Detectives Dinner Theatre will host a series of comedic Halloween-themed shows at restaurants around the Jackson metro area throughout October. Cocktail hour and seating for each event begins at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m.

The Detectives will be performing at Doe’s Eat Place (15 Jackson Circle, Florence) on Thursday, Oct. 18, and Kismet’s Restaurant (315 Crossgates Blvd., Brandon) on Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Ticket prices vary by event.

For more information, call 601-9371752, email thedetectivestheatre@ gmail.com or visit thedetectives.biz.

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Barrelhouse Halloween Party

Barrelhouse (3009 N. State St.) will host its “Boos and Booze” Halloween party on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The event will feature themed cocktails, music from Wyatt Edmondson and Blake Brock, and a costume contest. The winner will receive free tuna poke nachos for a year.

For more information, call 769-2163167 or find the event on Facebook.

To prepare for the Pumpkin Trail, the Nature Center is also hosting a family pumpkin-carving event on Oct. 26 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Participating families must bring their own pumpkin. For more information, call 601-926-1104 or find the events on Facebook.

The Rho Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will host the Haute Halloween Bash at The State Room (952 N. State. St., Suite B) from 8 p.m. to midnight on Friday, Oct. 19. The event will feature refreshments, a cash bar, a costume contest with prizes, music from DJ Phingaprint and professional photography by FulloFlava.

Tickets are $19.08 and are available at eventbrite.com.

Oktoberfest

Good Shepherd Lutheran School (6035 Highway 25, Brandon) will host Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event will feature games, inflatables, live music, local craft vendors, a raffle, a silent auction, beer and Ger-

man foods such as bratwurst.

For more information, call 601992-4752, email gslsoktoberfest@yahoo.com or find it on Facebook.

Freak Fest Halloween Bash

The fifth-annual Freak Fest Halloween Bash is at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.) on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

The event is for ages 18 and up and will feature a Halloween costume contest with cash prizes, a photo booth, a midnight balloon drop, music from DJ Rozz, Rob Roy and DJ Tidalwave, and more. DJ Rozz will also give out free copies of his new Halloween mix CD and party favors.

Admission is $25 for age 18 to 20 and $20 for ages 21 and up. For more information, visit halandmals. com or find the event on Facebook.

Museum After Hours: Inktober

The Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) will host its monthly Museum After Hours event with an “Inktober” edition on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 5:30 p.m.

The event will showcase sketchbooks and drawings from artists who are participating in the “31 Days, 31 Drawings” Inktober challenge.

“Museum After Hours” will also include a “Dress the P(art)” costume contest, where participants can dress up as their favorite artists, a famous work of art or one of the museum’s pieces on display to win prizes.

Participants can also enjoy pumpkin painting and drawing with ink; a “High Note Jam” concert featuring Jackson gospel hip-hop artist Miz Tiffany; and a screening of Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” for “Screen on the Green.” For more information, visit msmusuemart.org. more HALLOWEEN p 22

Meme’s Brick Street Bakery (104 W. Leake St., (601) 278-0635)

This year, Meme’s will have Halloween-themed iced cookies in shapes such as pumpkins, cauldrons and ghosts, petit fours and more.

Nandy’s Candy (1220 E. Northside Drive, Suite 380, 601-362-9553)

For Halloween, Nandy’s Candy will have themed treats such as chocolate-covered apples, Nutter Butters and Oreos, half-pound Jelly Belly pumpkins, caramel apples, candy dishes, pretzel rods, pumpkin suckers and iced cookies.

La Brioche Patisserie (2906 N. State St., 601-988-2299, labriochems.com)

For Halloween, La Brioche will have treats such as themed entremets with a red marble glaze and a candy knife.

Campbell’s Bakery (111 Colony Crossing Way, Suite 120, Madison, 769-300-2790; 3013 N. State St., 601-362-4628; )

For Halloween, Campbell’s will have themed tea cakes, decorated petit fours and more.

Businesses such as Nandy’s Candy will have treats for Halloween.

Broad Street Baking Co. (4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 101, broadstbakery.com)

This Halloween, Broad Street will have a “Death by Chocolate” pumpkin cake.

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Pop’s Saloon (2636 Gallatin St.) will host a Halloween party on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. The party will include a costume contest with $2,000 in cash prizes for the top three sexiest and most creative costumes.

The party and concert will also feature music from Pop Fiction and a meet-and-greet with horror character OzBo the Clown, one of the stars of the 2018 documentary “Ringmaster: A Fallen Dream.�

For more information, call 601-961-4747 or find the event on Facebook.

Halloween #TriviaTuesday and Costume Contest at the Library Lounge

The Library Lounge at Fairview Inn (734 Fairview St.) will hold a Halloween-themed “Trivia Tuesday� event on Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Teams of two to seven people can compete in the game, with a $50 gift certificate for first place and $25 one for second place. The event will also feature a costume contest, specials on tacos and margaritas, and more.

For more information, call 601-948-3429 or find the event on Facebook.

Boo at the Zoo

The Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.) will host its annual Boo at the Zoo event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Oct. 27. The event will include trick-or-treating, a costume parade, a haunted house, animal encounters, bounce houses, craft and activity stands, performances from Inky the Clown and magician Dorian Lachance, food trucks, a backwards-running carousel and more.

Admission is $7.25 for children ages 2 to 12, $10.25 for ages 13 and up, $3 for zoo members, and the event is free for children under 2.

For more information, call 601-352-2580 or visit jacksonzoo.org.

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Nike Fit Fest Frenzy and The Great Pumpkin at the Outlets of Mississippi Food Court

The Outlets of Mississippi (200 Bass Pro Drive, Pearl) will host the Halloween Nike Fit Fest Frenzy on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature trunk-or-treating, games, obstacle courses and more.

Additionally, the outlet mall is holding a “Great Pumpkin� promotion until Oct. 26.

The Outlets placed a giant pumpkin inside the food court, and guests can take photos with the pumpkin and fill out entry forms to guess its weight. Whoever guesses the correct weight will receive an Outlets gift card in the amount of the pumpkin’s weight.

For more information, call 769-972-3000 or find the events on Facebook.

Haunting of Olde Town

The City of Clinton will be hosting the 17th annual Haunting of Olde Towne on Thursday, Oct. 25, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Olde Towne Clinton. The event will feature a costume contest, candy, a cake walk, inflatables, a pie-eating contest, a pumpkin-seed-spitting contest and more. Admission is $2 per person.

For more information, visit clintonms.org.

Dogwood Harvest Festival

Offbeat’s Bizarre Halloween Party

Dogwood Festival Market (150 Dogwood Blvd., Flowood) will host the Dogwood Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is free and will include harvest games with prizes, a bounce house, kettle corn and fried pork skins, free pumpkins for children, craft booths, face painting and more.

For more information, email drbgroupllc@drbgroupllc.com or find the event on Facebook.

Comic-book and record store Offbeat (151 Wesley Ave.) will host a Halloween party on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 9 p.m. that takes inspiration from Japanese manga and anime show “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.�

Partygoers are invited to dress as characters from the franchise or as one of the musical acts that inspired them, including iconic acts such as Notorious B.I.G., David Bowie, Mariah Carey, Lisa Lisa, Bette Midler, ZZ Top, Devo and Beck. The store will give out prizes for the best costumes.

The party will also include music from DJ Young Venom. Admission is $10 per person.

For more information, visit offbeatjxn.com or find the event on Facebook.

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In.� The museum will host a presentation from the Mississippi Bat Working Group; animal encounters with snakes, spiders and aquatic invertebrates; ecological fortune-telling and more.

Visitors will also get to experience the museum’s new exhibit, “In the Dark,� which explores low-light environments and the creatures that inhabit them.

Advance tickets are available on the Mississippi Children’s Museum’s website for $9.

Visitors who purchase tickets in advance can enter at 5:30 p.m. instead of 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door. For more information, call 601576-6000 or 601-981-5469, and visit mschildrensmuseum.com or mdwfp.com/museum.

The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive) and the Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd.) are partnering to host the annual “Park After Dark� on Friday, Oct. 26, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in celebration of Halloween.

The event features a variety of craft projects and educational activities at both museums, as well as shuttle bus to take particpants between the two locations.

At the Mississippi Children’s Museum, kids and their parents will be able to make Halloween headbands and “vanishing� ghosts, play carnival games, learn soccer techniques with the Soccer Shots youth sports group, and participate in an interactive dance performance with Kinetic Etchings.

The theme of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science’s event for this year is “Fantastic Creatures—and the Museums to Find Them

McClain Lodge Spooktacular

The McClain Lodge (314 Clark Creek Road, Brandon) will host a Halloween event on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The event will include dinner, a “haunted hall,� games and candy for children, $5 hayrides, s’mores and more. There will also be costume contests for families, kids, couples and individual adults. Admission is $20 for adults, $10 for ages 3 to 12, and free under age 3. For more information, visit mcclain.ms.

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HOLIDAYS Haute Halloween Bash Oct. 19, 8 p.m.midnight, at The State Room (952 N. State St., Suite B). The Rho Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority hosts the Halloween party featuring refreshments, a cash bar, a costume contest with prizes, music from DJ Phingaprint and professional photography from FulloFlava. $19.08; eventbrite.com.

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Freak Fest Halloween Bash Oct. 20, 8 p.m., at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.). The Halloween party features a costume contest with cash prizes, a special 3D stage, music from DJ Rozz, and more. Admission TBA; find it on Facebook.

Halloween Bash Oct. 27, 9 p.m., at The Hideaway (5100 Interstate 55 N. Frontage Road).

The Halloween concert features performances from Splendid Chaos, South of 20 and Miles Flatt, and a costume contest with cash prizes.

Doors open at 8 p.m. $20 for ages 18 and up; call 601-291-4759; find it on Facebook.

National Night Out Trunk or Treat Oct. 23, 5-8 p.m., at Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.). The Hinds County Sheriff’s Office hosts the event in honor of the national campaign to build partnerships between police and their communities. Includes trunk or treating for kids, food and drink samples from local businesses, door prizes and more. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

Treat Street Oct. 25, 5-8 p.m., at Clyde Muse Center (515 Country Place Pkwy., Pearl). The family-friendly Halloween event includes indoor trick-or-treating for ages 12 and under, carnival games, food trucks, a haunted trail and more. $1 per person; find it on Facebook.

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A Look Inside ‘Like a Hammer’

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small group of reporters stepped into the Mississippi Museum of Art’s Barksdale made from glass beads and canvas fragments from his previous art. The room also features Galleries for Changing Exhibitions in early September, and immediately came some of his first works on repurposed punching bags. face to face with a colorful collection of familiar objects made unfamiliar.

Museumgoers can follow the artist’s progression, in a sense, as more references to tradi There were hand-sewn quilts, paintings on mirrors, and elaborately deco- tional Native American artwork and the modern world worked their way into his creations. rated punching bags with metal trimmings and tassels, all appearing even more vibrant These include his figures, which take inspiration from kachina dolls. Unlike kachina dolls, against blank white walls. Like the artist who created them, the pieces in the exhibit, “Jeffrey though, each of Gibson’s figures, including the titular “Like a Hammer,” is larger in scale, Gibson: Like a Hammer,” are balanced between the contemporary art world and the tradi- highly ornate and unique. tions of Native American art.

Despite tackling topics such as race relations, power dynamics, individuality and

Through the exhibition, Gibson, a sexual identity—Gibson himself is gay— Brooklynite with Mississippi Choctaw the artist told reporters in a question-andand Cherokee roots, offers a look at an onanswer segment after the media tour that going career period in which his identity he desires for his art provide a safe space for and artwork mirror one another. That was all visitors to consider heavy themes. not always the case during his education at “I think there have been times in the the Art Institute of Chicago and the Royal past where people wanted the work to be College of Art in London, MMA Direcmore pointedly activist-oriented,” he said. tor Betsy Bradley told a group of reporters “There’s a difference, I think, between beduring a media tour. ing political and activism because I think

“When (Gibson) was in school at the I choose words and I choose formats art institute and some in graduate school, that kind of can be nonconfrontational too, he was taught to paint the way people because they’re beautiful. were being taught to paint in the ’90s, and “They can be nonconfrontational that was abstract expressionism,” she said. because they fall under the histories of “It was about kind of a formalist approach adornment and the decorative. These are to painting when you’re thinking about all things that we never saw as weapons.

“Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer” is one of the Mississippi Museum of Art’s latest color and texture and line and shape and We never saw them as aggressive tactics.” major exhibitions, featuring work from Brooklyn artist Jeffrey Gibson. all of those things, and not as much about While Gibson has continued to express what you wanted to say or who you are as himself through painting and through a person in addition to who you are as an artist.” implementing new materials and techniques, he said that he still enjoys returning to one

Earlier in his career, Gibson created Jackson Pollack-esque abstract work that did not of the earliest mediums in his reinvigorated artistic period: the punching bag. As with any reflect his heritage, Bradley told the reporters. Then, after an art show in New York around medium, there is no limit to what he can say with it.

2011, Gibson took his paintings off their frames, took them to a laundromat and washed “I think of most things like a painting,” he said. “If you think about the fact that you’re them clean. During that time, he was also going through therapy, and someone suggested just working with paint on a canvas and stretcher bars, it’s very similar. This is just the surworking with a physical trainer, who persuaded him to try boxing. While boxing, the train- face that I adorn things onto. It always carries with it some figurative presence, and it allows er encouraged Gibson to name the problems that he was grappling with. me to continue to, through adornment, shift this leverage back and forth between power.

“He really began feeling like he was a whole person again and that what he had to And that hasn’t gotten old yet.” do was not only be an artist but also be an artist who comes from a Native American “Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer” is on display through Jan. 27, 2019, at the tradition,” Bradley said.

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“Like a Hammer” is a culmination of that effort, from its start to some of its latest Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. For installments. In the first room, visitors will see “Misfit Flag,” one of the pieces that Gibson more information, visit msmuseumart.org.

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painting, pumpkin decorating and more.

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Boo at the Zoo Oct. 26-27, 5-8 p.m., at Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.). The family-friendly Halloween event features candy stops, animal encounters, games, bounce houses, a haunted house, the “creepy carousel,” a costume parade, entertainment from Inky the Clown on Friday and magician Dorian on Saturday, and more. $10.25 for ages 13 and up, $7.25 for ages 2-12, free for under age 2; find it on Facebook.

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WEDNESDAY 10/17 Pumpkin Adventure is from 9 a.m. to noon at the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Drive). The annual family-friendly event features hayrides around the museum grounds with cookies and milk, a pumpkin

Park After Dark Oct. 26, 6-8:30 p.m., in LeFleur Museum District. The family-friendly event features Halloween activities, crafts and trick-or-treating at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive) and the Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd.). $12 per person (includes both museums); call 601-576-6000; mdwfp.com.

McClain Lodge Spooktacular Oct. 27, 5:30-11 p.m., at McClain Lodge (314 Clark Creek Road, Brandon). The family-friendly event includes dinner, a “haunted” hall, kids’ games, candy, hayrides, s’mores, and costume contests for families, kids, couples and individual adults. $20 adults, $10 ages 3-12; mcclain.ms.

Pop’s Halloween Party Oct. 27, 9 p.m., at Pop’s Saloon (2636 Gallatin St.). The party features a costume contest with cash prizes for the top three sexiest and most creative costumes.

Includes a chance to meet horror character OzBo. Pop Fiction performs. Admission TBA; call 601-961-4747; find it on Facebook.

Offbeat’s Bizarre Halloween Party Oct. 27, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., at Offbeat (151 Wesley Ave.).

The theme of the party is “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure.” Partygoers are invited to dress as the characters from the TV show or one of the show’s musical references, such as David Bowie, Notorious B.I.G., Lisa Lisa and more. Prizes for best costumes. Includes music from DJ Young Venom. $10 admission; find it on Facebook.

City of Jackson Trunk or Treat Harvest Carnival Oct. 31, 4-8 p.m., at Jackson Police Department Training Academy (3000 St. Charles St.). The family-friendly Halloween carnival features “trunk or treating” with decorated vehicles, arts and craft vendors, food for sale, games and more. $1 per person; jacksonms.gov.

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patch where visitors can pick out a pie pumpkin, and more. Additional dates: Oct. 18-19, 9 a.m.-noon, Oct. 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Oct. 24-26, 9 a.m.-noon. $7 for ages 2 and up; call 601-432-4500; email msagmuseum@ mdac.ms.gov; msagmuseum.org.

Blake Brock, and a costume contest. The winner gets free tuna poke nachos for a year. Free admission, food prices vary; find it on Facebook.

“The Purge” Karaoke Oct. 31, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., at Ole Tavern on George Street (416 George St.).

The Halloween event is inspired by “The Purge film franchise, and features karaoke, drink specials, and costume contests with prizes for best themed costume and best themed song performance. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

COMMUNITY Events at Two Mississippi Museums (222 North St.) • History Is Lunch Oct. 17, noon-1 p.m. Kathleen Bond presents on the topic “The Future of Natchez’s Past.” Free admission; mdah.ms.gov.

THURSDAY 10/18 Bubbles & Buckets is from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Fine & Dandy (100 District Blvd. E.). The dinner includes some of the world’s finest champagnes with fried chicken from chef Jesse Houston. Fondren Cellars will sell the featured drinks for 10 percent off following the dinner. $130 per person; find it on Facebook.

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“Haunted” Dinner Theater Oct. 31, 6-9 p.m., at Kismet’s Restaurant (315 Crossgates Blvd., Brandon). The Detectives present the comedic Halloween dinner-theater show. Cocktail hour and seating at 6 p.m. and show at 7 p.m. $42 per person; call 601-937-1752; email thedetectivesgmail.com; thedetectives.biz.

Boos & Booze Oct. 31, 7:30-10:30 p.m., at Barrelhouse Southern Gastropub (3009 N. State St.). The Halloween party features themed cocktails, live music from Wyatt Edmondson and

• History Is Lunch Oct. 24, noon-1 p.m. Taiwo Gaynor, John Gibson and Edie Green present a screening of the Mississippi Public Broadcasting documentary “Fannie Lou Hamer: Stand Up.” Free admission; mdah.ms.gov.

• Free Day at the Museums Oct. 20, 9 a.m.5 p.m. The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Museum of Mississippi History offer free admission on the third Saturday of each month. Free admission; mdah.ms.gov.

“This is 30” Networking Mixer Oct. 18, 6-8:30 p.m., at 201Capitol (201 W. Capitol St.).

The event is a networking event featuring 30 business women from Jackson and surrounding areas. Free admission; eventbrite.com.

Antique Tractor Show Oct. 20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at McClain (874 Holly Bush Road, Brandon).

The show features antique tractors from around Rankin County. Free; find it on Facebook.

“The Hate U Give”: A Community Forum Oct. 20, 10 a.m.-noon, at Tougaloo College (500 W. County Line Road, Tougaloo). In Bennie Thompson Academic Center. The forum discusses the topics and themes of Angie Thomas’ novel, which 20th Century Fox has adapted for film. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

“Mississippi Celebrates Architecture” Symposium & Awards Ceremony Oct. 25, 8 a.m.9 p.m., at Bailey APAC Middle School (1900 N. State St.). The American Institute of Architecture Mississippi hosts the symposium with speakers David Dowell and Erin Sterling Lewis at Albert’s (119 W. Capitol St.). The awards ceremony will be at Bailey APAC Middle School at 5:30 p.m.

RSVP. Free symposium, $25 lunch, $75 awards ceremony; eventbrite.com.

Present Meets Past Oct. 25, 5-8 p.m., at Old Capitol Museum (100 S. State St.). The living history event features actors portraying key figures who shaped the history of Mississippi. Free admission; call 601-576-6920; mdah.ms.gov.

Top 25 Most Influential African Americans in 2018 VIP Reception & Gala Oct. 25, 5-9 p.m., at The Westin Jackson (407 S. Congress St.). Our Mississippi Magazine presents this year’s honorees, as well as the six recipients of the Legacy Award. An independent panel of statewide business and community leaders selected the individuals from public nominations. $100; call 662-844-2602; ourmissmag.com.

Bagwell Antiques Show & Sale Oct. 26-27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 28, noon-5 p.m., at Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.). The annual show features some of the largest antique dealers in the country presenting collections of antiquities for view and for sale. $5 three-day admission; bagwellantiquesshow.com.

KIDS Pumpkin Adventure Oct. 17-19, 9 a.m.-noon, Oct. 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Oct. 24-26, 9 a.m.noon, at Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Drive). The annual event features hayrides around the grounds with cookies and milk, a pumpkin patch where visitors can pick out a pie pumpkin, and more. $7 for ages 2 and up; msagmuseum.org.

Look & Learn with Hoot Oct. 19, 10:30-11:30 a.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). The educational event for children up to 5 years of age and their parents features creative play, a hands-on art activity and story time with Hoot, the museum’s education mascot. Please dress for mess. $10 per child; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Pancake Breakfast Oct. 20, 7:30-9:30 a.m., at Applebee’s (111 Clinton Center Drive, Clinton). The Halloween-themed breakfast allows families to wear costumes and meet Mickey Mouse and other characters. Available time slots include 7:308:30 a.m. and 8:30-9:30 a.m. Must register in advance. Proceeds go to Relay for Life of Hinds County. $10 per person; relay.acsevents.org.

#GoOnGirls Confidence & Empowerment Workshop Oct. 27, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at Clyde Muse Center (515 Country Place Pkwy., Pearl).

The young women’s empowerment event features speakers Valerie Braddock, Sharon Gill, Tressie Evans and more. Includes a mother’s luncheon at noon. For ages 8-18. Free conference, $15 adult ticket, $25 luncheon; eventbrite.com.

Visiting Artist: Roz Roy Oct. 27, 11 a.m.4 p.m., at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd.). Mixed-media artist Roz Roy teaches children to make artwork by layering textures, colors and designs. Included with admission; mschildrensmuseum.com.

FOOD & DRINK Bubbles & Buckets Oct. 18, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at Fine & Dandy (100 District Blvd. E.). The dinner includes some of the world’s finest champagnes with fried chicken. Fondren Cellars will sell the drinks for 10 percent off following the dinner. $130 per person; find it on Facebook.

FRIDAY 10/19 Michael Franti & Spearhead perform at 7:30 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The California singer-songwriter performs as part of the “Stay Human Tour.” Dustin Thomas and Victoria Canal also perform. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $40

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“Healthy Thanksgiving” Cooking Demo Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m., at J. Olive Co. (141 Township Ave., Ridgeland). Jamie Page, co-founder of the “Clean Kitchen” 12-Week Challenge, leads the cooking demonstration, which teaches participants to make a healthy Thanksgiving feast.

Includes food samples and refreshments. Limited space. $35 per person; find it on Facebook.

Chef Dinner Oct. 24, 7 p.m., at CAET Wine Bar (3100 N. State St., Suite 102 ). The Mississippi Food and Wine Festival preview event features chefs Alex Harrell, Derek Emerson, Louis LaRose, Alex Eaton and Laura Strickland, with Bablonstoren Wines and Grady Griffin of the Mississippi Restaurant Association. Proceeds benefit Refill Cafe. $125 per person; msfoodandwine.com.

Estelle Wine Dinner Oct. 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Estelle Wine Bar & Bistro (407 S. Congress St.).

The event includes a five-course dinner from Executive Chef Matthew Kajdan with wine pairings from California winery Grgich Hills Estate.

Reservations required. $99 plus tax and gratuity ($50 deposit required); eventbrite.com.

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“100 Flavors of Cotton Candy” Boo-Blueberry Event Oct. 27, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., at Cotton Candy Heaven (1189 Old Fannin Road, Flowood). The event features samples of the store’s 100 varieties of cotton candy. Includes prizes for the first 10 customers, free kids’ treat bags, and a free container of “Boo-Blueberry” with any purchase of $10 or more. $3 per person; find it on Facebook.

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Mississippi Gospel Brunch Oct. 28, 11 a.m.1 p.m., at The Cedars (4145 Old Canton Road).

The Mississippi Food and Wine Festival preview event features Robert St. John, Elizabeth Heiskell, Derek Emerson and Mitchell Moore.

Includes gospel music and a cash bar. Proceeds benefit Extra Table. $25 for adults, $15 under age 10; msfoodandwine.com.

SPORTS & WELLNESS Purple Dress Run Oct. 18, 6-9 p.m., at The District at Eastover (1250 Eastover Drive). The annual 5K run/walk honors Domestic Violence Awareness Month and raises funds for Catholic Charities. Includes an afterparty on the District Green. Purple clothing encouraged. $25 registration fee; raceroster.com.

making new music is much the same for he and his band mates.

“Man, when we step in the studio and create, it’s still in our blood,” Turpin says.

“We have to do that, right? But it’s still the same process and the same feeling. That’s what’s kind of surprising and good about

the band’s primary artistic force and one of the greatest lyricists of his time, for the fact that writing new music has remained such an important facet of Collective Soul.

The biggest difference in the songwriting approach these days, Turpin says, is that it relies less on jam sessions, but one consisJOSEPH GUAY

assist Will Turpin describes the 25th anniversary of Collective Soul with one word in particular: “surreal.”

Turpin helped found the Georgia rock band in 1993 with vocalist and songwriter Ed Roland and guitarist Dean Roland, whom he had initially met through his father’s recording studio, Real 2 Reel Studio, in Stockbridge, Ga. At the time, Ed’s first demo, “Shine,” was growing into a radio hit in their home state, and he needed musicians for live performances.

Since then, Collective Soul, which now also includes drummer Johnny Rabb and guitarist Jesse Triplett, has become a multi-platinum-selling band with nine studio albums, two live records and seven No. 1 singles in its repertoire.

“You never think about 25 years when you’re 22 years old, and finding success or whatever, especially in the rock-and-roll industry,” Turpin says. “But we’re looking forward to it. We’ve got lots of plans.”

The band will perform for City Hall Live in Brandon on Oct. 23 in between dates on the “Rock & Roll Express Tour,” a co-headlining run with 3 Doors Down.

Even with a major tour still underway, Turpin says Collective Soul is busy working on those anniversary plans, including a national tour and a new double album, which the musicians began recording in February.

While he says their latest recording project will be different in terms of the planning and release strategy, the process of

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(Left to right) Jesse Triplett, Will Turpin, Ed Roland, Dean Roland and Johnny Rabb of Collective Soul perform at City Hall Live in Brandon on Tuesday, Oct. 23.

being able to create 25 years later. A lot of bands don’t even care about creating new stuff, but it’s still really what makes our blood flow. We like playing live a lot, too, but creating’s a big deal.”

He credits Ed Roland, whom he calls

tent thing is that Collective Soul still aims to create full albums rather than singles.

“Even from the beginning, we had big singles, yet people in the industry were like, ‘Dude, no matter what record, there’s no filler. There’s no obvious single,’” Turpin

says. “Throughout the label, there are four or five songs floating around before the album’s released about which one should be the first single, you know? That’s just not common with a lot of bands.”

Part of that comes from growing up in his father’s studio, where they were able to become proficient at staying true to the songs and making each one as strong as possible, he says.

More than anything musically, though, Turpin points to the fans for the longevity of Collective Soul.

“We have a strong fan base,” he says.

“You’ve got to engage them and keep their interest, but I think it’s one of those things where there’s no road map to being able to still have that feeling 25 years later, as far as creating. … You definitely take the fan base into consideration, but you’re not writing songs for the fan base.”

Collective Soul’s success has not come from chasing trends, second-guessing the rock-music market or analyzing how they can continue doing what they have already been doing for a quarter of a century, he says.

“You just do what’s natural and be yourself.”

Collective Soul performs at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23, at City Hall Live (1000 Municipal Drive, Brandon). The Stir also performs. The doors open at 7 p.m., and ticket prices range from $23 to $203. For more information, visit collectivesoul.com.

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Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk Oct. 27, 9 a.m., at Mississippi State Capitol (400 High St.). The American Cancer Society presents the walk to raise funds and awareness of breast cancer, also celebrating survivors, caregivers and those dealing with the disease. Registration at 8 a.m. on the south steps. Fundraising encouraged; call 601-321-5512; main.acsevents.org.

SUNDAY 10/21 Maxwell’s “50 Intimate Nights Live” Tour is at 7:30 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.).

The Grammy-winning R&B and neo-soul artist’s upcoming album is titled “BlackSummers’NIGHT.” Marsha Ambrosius also performs. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $53.50-$343.50; call 877-987-6487; ardenland.net.

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Miles for Migraine Oct. 20, 8 a.m., at The Headache Center (1000 Highland Colony Pkwy., Ridgeland). The 5K walk/run raises funds for migraine and headache awareness, treatment and research. Registration at 7 a.m. 5K walk/ run: $35 for adults, $30 for ages 11-18; one-mile walk: $30 for adults, $25 for ages 11-18; free for ages 10 and under; raceroster.com.

Ping Pong Tourney Oct. 20, 1-4 p.m., at Cathead Distillery (422 S. Farish St.). The doubleelimination ping-pong tournament also includes football on the big screen, tours and tastings, games, food trucks and more. Participants are asked to arrive early. Free; find it on Facebook.

Broomstick 8-Ball Tourney Oct. 21, 5 p.m., at Pop’s Saloon (2636 Gallatin St.). The Halloween pool tournament features cash prizes for first, second and third place. Includes prize for best broomstick design. $10; find it on Facebook.

Laps for Little Ones 5K & Fun Run Oct. 27, 8-11 a.m., at Madison Healthplex Performance Center (501 Baptist Drive, Madison). The fundraising race for Little Light House features a 5K run/walk, a one-mile fun run for ages 14 and under, the “911 Flash Dash” for first-responders, and a “Struttin’ Their Stuff” parade for students.

Registration at 7 a.m. $30 5K advance, $35 day of; $20 fun run advance, $25 day of; llhms.org.

STAGE & SCREEN “Blithe Spirit” Oct. 18, 7-9 p.m., at Georgia Blue (223 Ridge Way, Flowood). Noël Coward’s comedy is about a novelist who seeks to expose a medium as a fraud. Includes a three-course meal.

Seating at 6:30 p.m. $52 (includes tax and tip); fringedinnertheatre.com.

Austen Film Series: “Austenland” Oct. 19, 5:309:30 p.m., at Eudora Welty House and Garden (1119 Pinehurst St.). The event features an outdoor screening of the 2013 Jane Austen parody.

Includes a program at 6 p.m. and the film at 6:30 p.m. Free; mdah.ms.gov.

“The Influences” Fall Film Series Oct. 20, noon, at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). The film series explores the impact of

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The Chef Dinner is at 7 p.m. at CAET Wine Bar (3100 N. State St., Suite 102). The Mississippi Food and Wine Festival preview event features chefs Alex Harrell, Derek Emerson, Louis LaRose, Alex Eaton and Laura Strickland, with Bablonstoren Wines and Grady Griffin of the Mississippi Restaurant Association. Proceeds benefit Refill Cafe. $125 per person; msfoodandwine.com.

visual art forms on one another through screenings and discussions. Free; msmuseumart.org.

“Native America” Screening Oct. 23, 6-8 p.m., at Museum of Mississippi History (222 North St.). The event includes a screening of PBS’s “Native America” and a discussion with members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and anthropology professor Robbie Ethridge.

Free admission; mdah.ms.gov.

“Diary of Anne Frank” Oct. 23-27, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 28, 2 p.m., Oct. 30-Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 4, 2 p.m., at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). The play is a new adaptation from Wendy Kesselman based on the true story of a young Jewish girl who documented her life in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. $30, $25 seniors, students and military; newstagetheatre.com.

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ou may already be aware that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but you might not know just how much people in the Jackson metro area show out to help put an end to the disease. Even if you missed out on some of the breastcancer-battling events earlier in the month, there are still plenty of ways to do your part, whether it’s donating to local and national efforts or participating in one of the cool events below.

Riverwalk Casino & Hotel in Vicksburg hosts the annual “Bras Along the Bridge” event as a way to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research.

Bras Along the Bridge is at the Riverwalk Casino & Hotel (1046 Warrenton Road, Vicksburg). The casino is collecting bras throughout October, donating $1 to the American Cancer Society for each bra. People can drop off their bra donations at the casino on Sundays from 10 a.m. to noon and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., or anytime at a participating location in the Jackson metro area. Those who donate at the casino also receive 50 percent off at the buffet. The event will culminate in a display of the bras on the Old Vicksburg Bridge on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. For a list of drop-off spots, visit riverwalkvicksburg.com.

The Breast Cancer Awareness Race is at Mag Ridge BMX (338 N.E. Madison Drive, Ridgeland) on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event features a single-point race with half of all race fees going toward a local racer’s mother, who is battling breast cancer. The registration fee is $12 per person, and additional donations are encouraged. For more information, find the event on Facebook.

The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is at the Mississippi State Capitol (400 High St.) on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 9 a.m. The American Cancer Society hosts the annual walk to raise funds and awareness of breast cancer.

The event also celebrates survivors, caregivers and those dealing with the disease. Registration is at 8 a.m. on the capitol’s south steps. Fundraising is encouraged. For more information, call 601-321-5512 or visit main.acsevents.org.

“The Man from Earth” Oct. 25-28, Nov. 2-4, 7:30 p.m., at The Cedars (4145 Old Canton Road). Fondren Theatre Workshop presents the stage adaptation of Jerome Bixby’s story of a university professor who claims to be a caveman who has survived for millennia. $15, $10 for students, seniors and military with ID; fondrenmanfromearth.bpt.me.

CONCERTS & FESTIVALS SILAS’ Official Beer Release & Listening Party Oct. 17, 7 p.m., at Lucky Town Brewing Company (1710 N. Mill St.). Rapper SILAS hosts the listening party for his new album, “The Last Cherry Blossom,” and the release of its tie-in beer. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

Events at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.) • Black Jacket Symphony Oct. 18, 8 p.m. The band of veteran musicians performs the songs of “Escape,” the 1981 hit album from Journey.

Doors open at 7 p.m. $25-$35; ardenland.net.

• Maxwell: “50 Intimate Nights Live” Tour Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m. The Grammy-winning R&B and neo-soul artist performs. Marsha Ambrosius also performs. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $53.50-$343.50; ardenland.net.

• Cyndi Lauper Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. The Grammy-winning pop artist performs. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $35.50-$65.50; ardenland.net.

• Gov’t Mule Oct. 26, 7:30-10:30 p.m. The southern-rock jam band performs. Bishop Gunn also performs. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $25.50-$45.50; ardenland.net.

• Lauren Daigle Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. The Christian singer-songwriter performs to promote her latest album, “Look Up Child.” AHI and Scott Mulvahill also perform. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $28-$78.50; ticketmaster.com.

Events at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.) • Michael Franti & Spearhead Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. The California singer-songwriter performs as part of the “Stay Human Tour.”

Dustin Thomas and Victoria Canal also perform. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $40 in advance, $45 day of show; ardenland.net.

• Native Sons Live Acoustic Show Oct. 21, 7 p.m. The concert features acoustic performances from Mississippi-native singersongwriters Paul Thorn and Steve Azar. Doors open at 6 p.m. $40 per person; ardenland.net.

• John Moreland Oct. 28, 7 p.m. The Oklahoma folk-rock and Americana artist’s latest album is “Big Bad Luv.” John Calvin Abney also performs. Doors open at 6 p.m. $20 in advance, $25 day of show; ardenland.net.

Events at Martin’s Downtown (214 S. State St.) • Russ Liquid Test Oct. 19, 10 p.m. The New Orleans electronic funk trio’s upcoming EP is titled “Shot Down.” Doors open at 9 p.m.

Admission TBA; call 601-354-9712; martinsdowntownjxn.com.

• Opposite Box Oct. 20, 10 p.m. The progressive-rock band performs. Hood Baby and the Barnacles also perform. Doors open at 9 p.m.

Admission TBA; martinsdowntownjxn.com.

• The Band of Heathens Oct. 26, 10 p.m.

The Austin, Texas, rock-and-roll band’s latest

album is titled “Duende.” Doors open at 9 p.m. $17 in advance, $20 at the door; call 601-354-9712; martinsdowntownjxn.com.

• Travers Brothership Oct. 27, 10 p.m. The Asheville, N.C., alternative funk-rock and soul band performs. Doors open at 9 p.m. Admission TBA; martinsdowntownjxn.com.

Oktoberfest 2018 Oct. 20, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at Good Shepherd Lutheran School (6035 Highway 25, Brandon). The family-friendly fall festival features German food and beer, games, inflatables, live music, a raffle, a silent auction and more. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

Harvest Festival Oct. 20, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Dogwood Festival (150 Dogwood Blvd., Flowood). The family-friendly festival features free pumpkins for kids, games with prizes, refreshments, bounce houses, craft booths, face painting and more. Free; find it on Facebook.

FRIDAY 10/26 Park After Dark is from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the LeFleur Museum District. The family-friendly event features Halloween activities, crafts and trick-or-treating at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive) and

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Jax-Zen Fall Fest Jam Oct. 21, noon-6 p.m., at Jax-Zen Float (155 Wesley Ave.). The festival features plant-based food for sale, a kids’ art zone, artwork for sale from local artists, yoga sessions, chair massages and live music from the Jason Daniels Band, DJ Jon Juan and Igor Iwanek. Free; find it on Facebook.

Events at City Hall Live (1000 Municipal Drive, Brandon) • Collective Soul Oct. 23, 8 p.m. The platinum-selling Georgia rock band performs.

The Stir also performs. Doors open at 7 p.m. $23-$203; ticketmaster.com.

• Cody Jinks Oct. 24, 7 p.m. The Texas-native country artist’s latest album is titled “Lifers.”

The Steel Woods also perform. Doors open at 6 p.m. $35-$165; ticketmaster.com.

Events at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.) • Schaefer Llana & Carver Commodore Oct. 27, 8-11 p.m. Schaefer Llana is a Cleveland, Miss., indie-rock singer-songwriter, and Carver Commodore is a Florence, Ala., rockand-roll band. $5; find it on Facebook.

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“Ezekiel” Oct. 24-27, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 27, 2 p.m., at Belhaven University (1500 Peachtree St.). In Barber Auditorium. The production features original theater and music compositions exploring the visions in the Old Testament. $10, $5 seniors and students; belhaven.edu.

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10/17 - 10/30 WEDNESDAY 10/17 1908 Provisions - Bill Ellison 6:30-9 p.m.

Alumni House - Gena Steele 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Bonny Blair’s - Phil & Trace 7:30 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Doug Hurd 6-9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Gator Trio 6:30 p.m.

Lounge 114 - “Jackson Got Talent” $10 admission $5 college students w/ ID Lucky Town - SILAS’ “The Last Cherry Blossom” Listening Party 7 p.m. free McClain - Barry Leach Pelican Cove - Jonathan Alexander 6-10 p.m.

Shucker’s - Proximity 7:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

Thursday 10/18 1908 Provisions - Dan Gibson 5:30-9 p.m.

Cerami’s - Ron Sennett 6 p.m.

Old Capitol Inn - Jonathan Alexander 7 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Doug Hurd 6-10 p.m.

Renaissance - “Blues by Starlight” feat. Hunter & the Gators w/ T-Baby & Soul Connect 7-10 p.m. $100 Shucker’s - Shameless Wrecks 7:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Thalia Mara Hall - Black Jacket Symphony Presents Journey’s “Escape” 8 p.m. $25-$35

Friday 10/19 1908 Provisions - Ronnie McGee w/ John Powell 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Ameristar, Vicksburg - Sail On (Beach Boys tribute) 8 p.m.

Burger & Blues - Larry Brewer 6:30 p.m.

Castlewoods Country Club - Hunter Gibson 7 p.m.

Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

Congress Street & Smith Park - “Jacktoberfest” 11 a.m.-11 p.m. free

Cyndi Lauper Martin’s - Russ Liquid Test w/ Recess 10 p.m.

McClain - Tommie Vaughn Old Capitol Inn - Jason Turner 7 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Third Degree 6-10 p.m.

Pop’s Saloon - Shatterframe 9 p.m.

Shucker’s - Andrew Pates 5:30 p.m.; Faze 4 8 p.m. $5; Chad Perry 10 p.m.

Soulshine, Flowood - Barry Leach 7 p.m.

Soulshine, Ridgeland - Ben Payton 7 p.m.

WonderLust - DJ Taboo 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

Saturday 10/20 Ameristar, Vicksburg Sail On (Beach Boys tribute) 8 p.m.

Char - Bill Clark 6 p.m.

F. Jones - Big Money Mel & Small Change Wayne 10 p.m. $5; 19th Street Red midnight $10 Georgia Blue, Flowood Brandon Greer Georgia Blue, Madison Jason Turner Jess Baumung

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Soul Wired - Ebony w/ Jeannie Holliday & Cortland Garner 8 p.m. $10 WonderLust - Drag Performance & Dance Party feat. DJ Taboo 8 p.m.-3 a.m. free before 10 p.m.

Sunday 10/21 1908 Provisions - Knight Bruce 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

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

Duling Hall - Paul Thorn & Steve Azar 7 p.m. $40 The Hideaway - Sunday Jam 4-8 p.m. free Iron Horse - Tiger Rogers 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Jay Wadsworth 6 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Bubba Wingfield noon-4 p.m.; Georgetown 5-9 p.m.

Shucker’s - Greenfish 3:30 p.m.

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

Thalia Mara - Maxwell w/ Marsha Ambrosius 7:30 p.m. $26.50-$343.50 Wellington’s - Andy Hardwick 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

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Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Jason Turner 6-9 p.m.

F. Jones - Maya Kyles & the F. Jones Challenge Band 10 p.m. $5 Georgia Blue, Flowood Blackwater Boogie Georgia Blue, Madison Chad Wesley Hal & Mal’s - Seth Power 6-9 p.m. free Iron Horse - Steve Chester 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Bill & Temperance 6:30 p.m.

McClain - Joseph LaSalla MS Museum of Art “Museum After Hours” feat. Miz Tiffany 6-7:30 p.m. free

Drago’s - Greenfish 7-10 p.m.

Duling Hall - Michael Franti & Spearhead w/ Dustin Thomas & Victoria Canal 7:30 p.m. $40 advance $45 door F. Jones - Sister Lucille midnight $10 Georgia Blue, Flowood Shaun Patterson Georgia Blue, Madison Skip McDonald Hal & Mal’s - The Eclectics 7-10 p.m. free Iron Horse - 19th Street Red 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Acoustic Crossroads 7 p.m.

Lounge 114 - Anissa Hampton 9 p.m. $10 before 10 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - “Freak Fest Halloween Bash” feat.

DJ Rozz 8 p.m.

Iron Horse Grill - Eric Deaton Blues 9 p.m.

ISH - DJ Unpredictable 601 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Lucky Hand Blues Band 7 p.m.

Lounge 114 - Dr. Dee w/ Dan’El 9 p.m. $10 before 10 p.m.

Martin’s - Opposite Box w/ Hood Baby & the Barnacles 10 p.m.

McClain - Tommie Vaughn Pelican Cove - Stace & Cassie 6-10 p.m.

Pop’s Saloon - Prom Knights 9 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Fitzgerald’s - Johnny Crocker 7-11 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - Central MS Blues Society 7 p.m. $5 Kathryn’s - Joseph LaSalla 6:30 p.m.

McClain - Doug Hurd MS College, Aven Hall - “Sclater Celebration Recital” 7:30 p.m. free Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Tuesday 10/23 Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

City Hall Live - Collective Soul w/ The Stir 8 p.m. $23-$203 Drago’s - Simpatico 6-9 p.m.

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

McClain - Chris Gill

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WEDNESDAY 10/24 1908 Provisions - Bill Ellison 6:30-9 p.m.

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

City Hall Live - Cody Jinks w/ The Steel Woods 7 p.m. $20-$150 Drago’s - Chad Perry 6 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - New Bourbon Street Jazz Band 6-9 p.m. free Kathryn’s - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 6:30 p.m.

McClain - Gena Steele Pelican Cove - Wayward Jones 6-10 p.m.

Shucker’s - Proximity 7:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

THURSDAY 10/25 1908 Provisions - Vince Barranco 6:30-9 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Larry Brewer 6-9 p.m.

F. Jones - Maya Kyles & the F. Jones Challenge Band 10 p.m. $5 Hal & Mal’s - Vernon Brothers 7-9:30 p.m. free; The Brook & the Bluff 8 p.m. $10 Iron Horse - Chuck Bryan & the Texas Blues 6 p.m.

Johnny T’s - Blue Light Underground Ensemble 8 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Sid Thompson & DoubleShotz 6:30 p.m.

McClain - Joseph LaSalla MS College, Aven Hall - Mary Catherine Fahrenbacher Piano Recital 7:30 p.m. free Old Capitol Inn - Chris Gill 7 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Doug Hurd 6-10 p.m.

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

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Thalia Mara - Cyndi Lauper 7:30 p.m. $29.50$59.50

FRIDAY 10/26 1908 Provisions - Andrew Pates & Ronnie McGee 7-10 p.m.

Ameristar, Vicksburg - Dr. Zarr’s Amazing Funk Monster 8 p.m. $15 Belhaven Center for the Arts - Diamonds II Piano Trio 7:30 p.m. free Center Stage - Eddie WIlliams, Mike Rob, Sedric Brinson & Mark Holloway 8 p.m. $15

Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

Castlewoods Country Club - Larry Brewer 7-10 p.m.

Drago’s - Jason Turner 6-9 p.m.

F. Jones - Kern Pratt midnight $10 Hal & Mal’s - Taylor Hildebrand 6-9 p.m. free The Hideaway - All DJ Dance Music 9 p.m. $10 Iron Horse - Jesse Cotton Stone 9 p.m.

ISH - DJ Unpredictable 601 10 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Chris Gill 7 p.m.

Lounge 114 - Terrell Brinson 8 p.m.

Martin’s - The Band of Heathens 10 p.m.

McClain - Robert Jones Old Capitol Inn - Scott Stricklin 7 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Road Hogs 6-10 p.m.

Shucker’s - Barry Leach 5:30 p.m.; Spunk Monkees 8 p.m. $5; Billy Mauldin 10 p.m.

Soulshine, Flowood Josh Journeay & Patrick Ballard 7 p.m.

Soulshine, Ridgeland Jonathan Alexander 7 p.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Thalia Mara - Gov’t Mule w/ Bishop Gunn 7:30 p.m.

WonderLust - DJ Taboo 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

SATURDAY 10/27 Ameristar, Vicksburg - Dr. Zarr’s Amazing Funk Monster 8 p.m. $15 Cathead Distillery - The Artisanals 4 p.m. free Char - Bill Clark 6 p.m.

F. Jones - Big Money Mel & Small Change Wayne 10 p.m. $5; Fred T midnight $10 Hal & Mal’s Schaefer Llana & Carver Commodore 8 p.m. $5 The Hideaway “Halloween Bash” feat.

South of 20, Miles Flatt & Splendid Chaos 9 p.m. $10-$15 Iron Horse - Ms. Pleschette 9 p.m.

Martin’s - Travers Brothership 10 p.m.

McClain - Tommie Vaughn MS College, Provine Chapel - MC Singers Homecoming Concert 1:30 p.m. free

Pelican Cove - Path to Eden 6-10 p.m.

Pop’s Saloon - “Pop’s Halloween Party” feat.

Pop Fiction 9 p.m.

Shucker’s - Steele Heart 3:30 p.m.; Spunk Monkees 8 p.m. $5; Acoustic Crossroads 10 p.m.

Soul Wired - Spacewolf, Surfwax & Evil Engines 8 p.m.

Soulshine, Flowood - Brian Jones 7 p.m.

SUNDAY 10/28 1908 Provisions - Knight Bruce 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

The Cedars - “MS Gospel Brunch” 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $25 adult $15 child Char - Big Easy Three 11 a.m.; Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Duling Hall - John Moreland w/ John Calvin Abney 7 p.m. $20 advance $25 door Iron Horse - Tiger Rogers 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Soul Stew 6 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Ronnie Brown noon-4 p.m.; Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 5-9 p.m.

Shucker’s - Andrew Pates 3:30 p.m.

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

Thalia Mara - Lauren Daigle w/ AHI & Scott Mulvahill 7:30 p.m. $27.50-$199 Wellington’s - Andy Hardwick 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

MONDAY 10/29 Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - Central MS Blues Society 7 p.m. $5 Kathryn’s - Barry Leach 6:30 p.m.

McClain - Doug Hurd Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

TUESDAY 10/30 Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Doug Hurd 6 p.m.

Fenian’s - Open Mic 9 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - Calvin Johnson w/ May Queen 8 p.m. $5 Kathryn’s - The Xtremez 6:30 p.m.

McClain - Bill & Temperance w/ Jeff Perkins Table 100 - Chalmers Davis 6 p.m.

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Music/Events Wednesday 10/24

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Thursday 10/18

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Friday 10/19

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Saturday 10/20

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Monday 10/22

Central MS Blues Society presents:

Blue Monday Dining Room - 7 - 11pm $3 Members $5 Non-Members

Tuesday 10/23

MS Humanities Council Presents:

WITH DUSTIN THOMAS AND VICTORIA CANAL multi-genre musician behind hits including “Say Hey (I Love You)” and “The Sound of Sunshine”

Street Jazz Band Dining Room - 6pm - Free

Sunday, October 21

Thursday 10/25

Vernon Brothers

Dining Room - 7pm - Free

Friday 10/26

Taylor Hildebrand Dining Room - 6pm - Free Saturday 10/27 Spacecamp Presents

Schaefer Llana & Carver Commodore

PAUL THORN / STEVE AZAR

NATIVE SONS LIVE ACOUSTIC SHOW don’t miss a fantastic evening with two legendary mississippi troubadours

Sunday, October 28

JOHN MORELAND WITH JOHN CALVIN ABNEY

“the new face of folk rock” comes to duling for a jaw-dropping show of songwriting brilliance

Thursday, November 1

ELTON DAN AND THE ROCKET BAND WITH GYPSIES, DOVES, AND DREAMS a night of tribute to the legendary music of elton john and stevie nicks

Friday, November 2

Red Room - 8pm - $5

Monday 10/29

Central MS Blues Society presents:

Blue Monday Dining Room - 7 - 11pm $3 Members $5 Non-Members

Tuesday 10/30 Spacecamp Presents

Ideas on Tap Free - 5pm - Red Room

Calvin Johnson with May Queen

Dinner Drinks & Jazz with Raphael Semmes and Friends

Dinner Drinks & Jazz with Raphael Semmes and Friends

Dining Room - 6pm

MICHAEL FRANTI&SPEARHEAD

JORDY SEARCY

WITH JOHN HART AND ANSE RIGBY extraordinary nashville singer plays duling with some special jackson guests

Thursday, November 15

CHARLIE HUNTER TRIO

the incredible stringed magician charlie hunter returns for a cant-miss show

Friday, November 16

THE MOLLY RINGWALDS

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Sunday, November 18

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MAC POWELL and the family reunion lead singer of christian rock band third day plays with special guests

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aTo Do Listd SATURDAY 10/27 Boo at the Zoo is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.). The family-friendly Halloween event features candy stops, animal encounters, games, bounce houses, a haunted house, the “creepy carousel,” a costume parade,

CURTESY BOO AT THE ZOO

entertainment from Inky the Clown on Friday and magician Dorian on Saturday, and more. Additional date: Oct. 26, 5-8 p.m. $10.25 ages 13 & up, $7.25 ages 2-12, free under age 2; find it on Facebook.

• Calvin Johnson Oct. 30, 8-11 p.m. The Washington indie-pop and rock artist’s latest album is titled “A Wonderful Beast.” May Queen also performs. $5; find it on Facebook.

Reliving the ’90s—R&B Edition Oct. 26, 9 p.m., at Center Stage of Mississippi (1625 E. County Line Road, Suite 330). Eddie Williams, Mike Rob, Sedric Binson and Mark Holloway perform classic 1990s R&B songs. Doors open at 8 p.m. $15; find it on Facebook.

The Artisanals Oct. 27, 4-7 p.m., at Cathead Distillery (422 S. Farish St.). The Charleston, S.C., rock-and-roll band performs to promote its debut self-titled album. Free; ardenland.net.

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Kiese Laymon | Signing + Reading Oct. 17, 5-7 p.m., at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). In Ford Academic Complex. Kiese Laymon presents on his new book, “Heavy: An American Memoir.” Books for sale; find it on Facebook.

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Events at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202) • “Waiting for Eden” Oct. 22, 5 p.m. Author Elliot Ackerman signs copies. $22.95 book; lemuriabooks.com.

• “The Southern Living Party Cookbook” Oct. 25, 5 p.m. Elizabeth Heiskell signs copies. $35 book; lemuriabooks.com.

• “Make Something Good Today” Oct. 27, 2 p.m. Erin and Ben Napier sign copies. $26.99 book; lemuriabooks.com.

• “Mistral: The Legendary Wind of Provence” Oct. 29, 5 p.m. Rachel Cobb signs copies. $50 book; lemuriabooks.com.

• “The Barrens” Oct. 30, 5 p.m. John M. Floyd signs copies. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $24.95 book; lemuriabooks.com.

“Meet the Literary Game Changers” Workshop Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.). The workshop

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Visit JFPEVENTS.COM for more. features guest speakers such as Liegh McInnis, Dawn Michelle Hardy, Taminko J. Kelley and Cenece Dixon. $40-$60; eventbrite.com.

History Is Lunch: Peter B. Miazza Oct. 31, noon-1 p.m., at Two Mississippi Museums (222 North St.). Peter B. Miazza presents on his book, “Voices Heard from the Grave: Jackson’s Greenwood Cemetery.” Free; mdah.ms.gov.

ARTS & EXHIBITS State Arts Conference Oct. 18, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at Mississippi State Capitol (400 High St.). The Mississippi Arts Commission hosts the conference for artists, arts organizations, educators and art enthusiasts. The first 200 to register receive a free catfish lunch. RSVP. Free; arts.ms.gov.

HeARTworks Art Show Oct. 18, 5-8 p.m., at The Cedars (4145 Old Canton Road). HeARTworks, a local nonprofit arts initiative, presents its 10th annual art show. Proceeds go toward programs for the homeless community in the area. Art prices vary; find it on Facebook.

“An Italian Palate Too” Opening Reception Oct. 18, 5-8 p.m., at Wyatt Waters Gallery (307 Jefferson St., Clinton). The exhibition features more than 30 new watercolor paintings that artist Wyatt Waters created throughout his travels.

Free admission; find it on Facebook.

BE THE CHANGE Champions of Justice Dinner Oct. 18, 5:30 p.m., at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). The Mississippi Center for Justice hosts its annual honors dinner. Cash bar at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. $100 per person; call 601-709-0859; email lchilders@ mscenterforjustice.org; mscenterforjustice.org.

Blues By Starlight Oct. 18, 7-10 p.m., at Renaissance at Colony Park (1000 Highland Colony Pkwy., Ridgeland). The party features food and drinks, a sports and craft beer garden, music and more. Proceeds go to Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi. $100; bgccm.org.

TUESDAY 10/30 “Diary of Anne Frank” is at 7:30 p.m. at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). The play is a new adaptation from Wendy Kesselman based on the true story of a young Jewish girl who documented her life in hiding during the Nazi occupation

Wolfe Studio’s Autumn Art Show Opening Reception Oct. 19, 4-7 p.m., at The Wolfe Studio (4308 Old Canton Road). The ≈art show features artwork from the studio’s artists and associates. Includes light refreshments. Free admission, prices vary; find it on Facebook.

A Night with the Fish Oct. 19, 6-9 p.m., at North Midtown Arts Center (121 Millsaps Ave.). The event features opportunities to meet local artists, purchase art pieces, participate in art activities, and more. Free; find it on Facebook.

VergeJXN 2.0 Oct. 20, noon-4 p.m., at The Hatch (126 Keener Ave.). The annual arts and crafts fair features interactive art projects, food trucks, beer for sale, live music, a kids’ zone, and more. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

Summer Alchemy: An Opening Reception for 242 Creative Oct. 20, 6-8 p.m., at Offbeat (151 Wesley Ave.). The party and art exhibition celebrates 242 Creative’s first year in business and features work from the company’s summer project. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

The final two weeks of October could be pivotal for the bowl eligibility of MSU and USM. Going 2-0 will put the Bulldogs in a bowl, and Golden Eagles will be two wins short if they manage a 2-0 finish.

THURSDAY, OCT. 18

MLB (7-11 p.m., TBS): Red Sox v. Astros (AL Championship Series game five) FRIDAY, OCT. 19

MLB (7:30-11:30 p.m., FS1): Dodgers v. Brewers (NL Championship Series game six) SATURDAY, OCT. 20

College football (11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., ESPN): Auburn v. UM …

(6-9:30 p.m., ESPN): MSU v. LSU NFL (3-6:30 p.m., Fox): Saints v. Ravens

• Museum After Hours: Inktober Oct. 18, 5:30 p.m. The monthly event features an exhibition of work from local Inktober participants, art activities, food and drinks for sale, music from Miz Tiffany, a screening of “Frankenweenie,” and more. Free admission; msmuseumart.org.

“The Art of Engagement: Meditation on a Movement” Opening Reception Oct. 18, 6-8 p.m., at Tougaloo College (500 W. County Line Road, Tougaloo). In Bennie G. Thompson Academic and Civil Rights Research Center. The exhibition features artwork that Tougaloo and the Mississippi Museum of Art had created or acquired during the modern Civil Rights Movement. Free admission; msmuseumart.org.

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SUNDAY, OCT. 21

Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.)

• John P. Lukavic Special Lecture Oct. 24, 5:15 p.m. The guest speaker is John P. Lukavic, curator of native arts for the Denver Art Museum. Program is at 5:45 p.m. Free admission; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

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MONDAY, OCT. 22

NFL (7:15-11 p.m., ESPN): Giants v. Falcons TUESDAY, OCT. 23 CREDIT CAMERON PITRE & NEW STAGE THEATRE

of the Netherlands. Recommended for ages 12 and up. Additional dates: Oct. 23-27, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 28, 2 p.m., Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 4, 2 p.m. $30 admission, $25 for seniors, students and military; newstagetheatre.com.

MLB (Time TBA, Fox): World Series game one WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24

MLB (Time TBA, Fox): World Series game two THURSDAY, OCT. 25

NFL (7:20-11 p.m., Fox): Dolphins v. Texans FRIDAY, OCT. 26

Wine with the Blind Oct. 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar (4500 Interstate 55 N. Frontage Road). The MIB Foundation for the Blind and Visually Impaired presents the sixth annual fundraiser featuring six wines paired with heavy hors d’oeuvres. Register in advance. $30 per person; mibfoundation.org.

Country & Blues Rock for Recovery Oct. 25, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The annual event is a fundraiser for the McCoy House for Sober Living.

Includes music from the Patrick Harkins Band, hors d’oeuvres, refreshments, a silent auction, and a coffee and tea bar. $25 per person; 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.

MLB (Time TBA, Fox): World Series game three SATURDAY, OCT. 27

College football (1-3:30 p.m., ESPN3): USM v. UNC Charlotte … (6-9:30 p.m., ESPN) Texas A&M v. MSU SUNDAY, OCT. 28

NFL (7:20-11 p.m., NBC): Saints v. Vikings MONDAY, OCT. 29

NFL (7-15-11 p.m., ESPN): Patriots v. Bills TUESDAY, OCT. 30

MLB (Time TBA, Fox): World Series game six WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31

MLB (Time TBA, Fox): World Series game seven

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

Many seekers who read horoscope columns want commonsense advice about love, career, money and power. So I hope I don’t disappoint you by predicting that you will soon have a mystical experience or spiritual epiphany. Let me add, however, that this delightful surprise won’t merely be an entertaining diversion with no useful application. In fact, I suspect it will have the potential of inspiring good ideas about love, career, money or power. If I had to give the next chapter of your life story a title, it might be “A Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Practical Magic.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

In 1962, when she was 31 years old, Sagittarian actress Rita Moreno won an Academy Award for her role in the film West Side Story. In 2018, she attended the Oscars again, sporting the same dress she’d worn for the ceremony 56 years before. I think the coming weeks will be a great time for you, too, to reprise a splashy event or two from the past. You’ll generate soul power by reconnecting with your roots. You’ll tonify and harmonize your mental health by establishing a symbolic link with your earlier self.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

The Committee to Reward Unsung Good Deeds hereby acknowledges your meritorious service in the trenches of the daily routine. We praise your tireless efforts to make life less chaotic and more coherent for everyone around you.

We’re grateful for the patience and poise you demonstrate as you babysit adults who act like children. And we are gratified by your capacity to keep long-term projects on track in the face of trivial diversions and petty complaints.

I know it’s a lot to ask, but could you please intensify your vigilance in the next three weeks? We need your steadiness more than ever.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

You need a special pep talk that’s best provided by Aquarian poet Audre Lorde. Please meditate on these four quotes by her. 1. “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation. 2. “We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.” 3. “You cannot use someone else’s fire. You can only use your own. To do that, you must first be willing to believe you have it.” 4. “Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.” 5. “The learning process is something you can literally incite, like a riot.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

Warning: My horoscopes may interfere with your ability to rationalize your delusions; they could extinguish your enthusiasm for clichés; they might cause you to stop repressing urges that you really should express; and they may influence you to cultivate the state of awareness known as “playful wisdom.” Do you really want to risk being exposed to such lavish amounts of inner freedom? If not, you should stop reading now. But if you’re as ripe for emancipating adventures as I think you are, then get started on shedding any attitudes and influences that might dampen your urge to romp and cavort and carouse.

ARIES (March 21-April 19):

Humraaz is a word in the Urdu language. Its literal meaning is “secret sharer.” It refers to a confidante, a person in whom you have full trust and to whom you can confess your core feelings. Is there such a character in your life? If so, seek him or her out for assistance in probing into the educational mysteries you have waded into. If there is no such helper you can call on, I advise you to do whatever’s necessary to attract him or her into your sphere. A collaborative quest may be the key to activating sleeping

reserves of your soul wisdom.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

Taurus author Roberto Bolaño suggests that the world contains more beauty than many people realize. The full scope and intensity of this nourishing beauty “is only visible to those who love.” When he speaks of “those who love,” I suspect he means deep-feeling devotees of kindness and compassion, hard-working servants of the greater good and free-thinking practitioners of the Golden Rule. In any case, Taurus, I believe you’re in a phase when you have the potential to see far more of the world’s beauty. For best results, supercharge your capacity to give and receive love.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

Once upon a time you were walking along a sidewalk when a fairy floated by and whispered, “I’m willing to grant you three wishy-washy wishes for free. You don’t have to do any favors for me in return. But I will grant you three wonderfully wise wishes if you perform three tasks for me.”

You asked the fairy, “What would those three tasks be?”

She replied, “The second task is that you must hoodwink the devil into allowing you to shave his hairy legs. The third task is that you must bamboozle God into allowing you to shave his bushy beard.” You laughed and said, “What’s the first task?” The fairy touched you on the nose with her tiny wand and said, “You must believe that the best way to achieve the impossible is to attempt the absurd.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22):

You Crabs tend to be the stockpilers and hoarders of the zodiac. The world’s largest collections of antique door knobs and Chinese restaurant menus and beer cans from the 1960s belong to Cancerian accumulators. But in alignment with possibilities hinted at by current astrological omens, I recommend that you redirect this inclination so it serves you better. How? One way would be to gather supplies of precious stuff that’s really useful to you. Another way would be to assemble a batch of blessings to bestow on people and animals who provide you with support.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):

Chinese mythology tells us there used to be 10 suns, all born from the mother goddess Xi He. Every 24 hours, she bathed her brood in the lake and placed them in a giant mulberry tree. From there, one sun glided out into the sky to begin the day while the other nine remained behind. It was a good arrangement. The week had 10 days back then, and each sun got its turn to shine. But the siblings eventually grew restless with the staid rhythm. On one fateful morning, with a playful flourish, they all soared into the heavens at once. It was fun for them, but the earth grew so hot that nothing would grow. To the rescue came the archer Hou Yi. With his flawless aim, he used his arrows to shoot down nine of the suns, leaving one to provide just the right amount of light and warmth. The old tales don’t tell us, but I speculate that Hou Yi was a Leo.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

You now have maximum command of a capacity that’s a great strength but also a potential liability: your piercing brainpower. To help ensure that you wield this asset in ways that empower you and don’t sabotage you, here’s advice from four wise Virgos. 1. “Thought can organize the world so well that you are no longer able to see it.”

—psychotherapist Anthony de Mello 2. “Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.” —poet Mary Oliver 3.

“I like to wake up each morning and not know what I think, that I may reinvent myself in some way.” —actor and writer Stephen Fry 4. “I wanted space to watch things grow.”

—singer Florence Welch

Homework: Forget all you know about gratitude. Act as if it’s a new emotion you’re tuning into for the first time. Then let it rip.

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