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ON THE COVER Barbara Pope, photo from film “Rosedale Freedom Stories,” courtesy Blue Magnolia Films

4 Editor’s Note 6 Talks

10 Launching Biz Startup Weekend showed entrepreneurs the ins and outs of owning their own business.

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erek Augustus, who co-owns local recycling company Environmentality with Karissa Bowley, has always been interested in finding his creative eye, and designing and building things by hand, he says.

“I’ve done so many different jobs over the years and I just have an obsession with efficiency,” he says. “I spend a great deal of my mental energy thinking of ways to do jobs in more efficient ways and I’ve invented quite a number of tools over the years.”

He specifically loves to turn trash into usable products. One of the first things he ever built out of recyclables was a solar heater out of mostly beer bottles and a small computer fan.

“Some tools didn’t actually work out well, but I have a strong desire for trying to simplify things,” he says.

Augustus, 36, a Kentucky native, graduated from Murrah High School in 2000. He attended Hinds Community College in Raymond, Miss., and received his associates degree in general studies in 2002.

In 2017, he and Bowley turned their shared passion for recycling into Environmentality, a company that tries to make recycling more accessible to Jacksonians.

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He also gets to use his love for upcycling products in the business. He rents a processing warehouse, where he builds recycling-processing machines such as glass breakers, forklifts and warehouse belts out of products such as old ovens, microwaves and treadmills.

“… I find it amazing how I’m able to go to the side of the road and find unwanted exercise machines and build usable machines to help my company out of them,” he says.

The business’ services include recycling glass, paper, cardboard, plastic and metal. Residents pay $5 to $10 per pickup, while commercial businesses pay $20 to $60 depending how far the drive is, how much waste they have and how well it’s sorted.

The company has more than 100 residential customers and about 15 to 20 commercial business customers, including Cups Espresso Cafe in Fondren, Cathead Distillery and Davaine Lighting.

He also owns Jackson Jumpers LLC, an inflatables company that allows people to rent out space jumps for parties for 10 years.

For more information, find the business on Facebook.

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just finished listening to the second episode of Season 7 of “Let’s Talk Jackson,” which is now powered by the Jackson Free Press.

In it, we get the second half of Donna Ladd’s interview with Benny Ivey, about his life as a Simon City Royal, his road through rehab and recovery, and his current work as a “credible messenger,” where he’s working locally with Rukia Lumumba (the mayor’s sister) and others to reach out to at-risk youth and help them avoid a path of addiction and violence.

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that the show can continue to reach a wider audience as we add new people and topics this season.

We’ve already recorded two more episodes of the podcast—including Donna’s interview with south Jackson’s newest House member, Ronnie Crudup, Jr., and Amber Helsel’s interview with Monique Davis at the Mississippi Museum of Art. We’re in the planning stages for quite a few more this spring. Please check it out and let us know what you think—including any guests you want to recommend or topics you’d like us to cover.

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In this issue of the JFP, you’ll find our annual coverage of the upcoming Crossroads Film Festival, now in its 20th year.

You’ll also find the Crossroads official program for the Festival, which takes place largely at the Malco Grandview Cinema in Madison with some supporting events at Hal and Mal’s in downtown Jackson.

Along with tons of feature films, shorts, student films, animations, music videos and more, this year, the Crossroads folks have put an emphasis on a number of “master classes” presented by industry professionals. Roberto Schaefer, who was director of photography for “Finding Neverland” and “Quantum of Solace,” talks about light and camera work; Julie Kaye Fanton, Chase Helzer and Mary Goodson talk set design for film; Cher Foley teaches (and child actor Brady Permenter discusses) you how to get your kids in the movies; Orian Williams talks about what it is that producers do in the film industry; David Sheffied is using the film “Coming to America” to teach comedy screenwriting. (Also, the Joe Bob Briggs segment recounting how rednecks saved Hollywood should be ... interesting.)

Can you tell I’m excited? As a former board member (and one-time president of the organization), I’m thrilled and proud to see Crossroads Film Festival enter its 20th season as a strong event offering a lot of great opportunities to “go deep” with independent film and filmmaking. Please take a long look at all the coverage (and the program) this issue and make sure you get out to attend April 11-13.

I’ve always thought that Crossroads was a well-timed opportunity to show off Jackson because we’ve usually got azaleas

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On Podcasting, Events and Crossroads Film Festival

The 20th annual Crossroads Film Festival is April 11-13 . Most showings take place at Malco Grandview Cinema in Madison.

and other flora and fauna in full bloom for spring—when some places where visitors might be coming from are still getting snow flurries. As spring really does seem to be hitting, we’ve got some other fantastic things to do while this issue is on the street, including the return of Fondren’s First Thursday and the opening of the spring edition of the Four Seasons art show at the Cedars.

Friday, April 5, 2019, is the Art Party at the Mississippi Museum of Art—another fantastic venue for spring-time events and entertainment (if the weather cooperates), and Santé South is coming up this weekend at Renaissance in Ridgeland. What else? Parker Millsap is playing Duling Hall on April 11, the Creative Arts Festival “Art & Activism” happens on April 12 and 13 at Jackson State University; “The Office” Par-

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Torsheta Jackson

Richard Coupe

Managing Editor Amber Helsel is a storyteller who moonlights as an art­ ist. She loves food, cats, anime and art supplies. You can often catch her running sound at CityHeart Church.

Emailstoryideastoamber@jackson­ freepress.com. She coordinated the cover package.

Freelance writer Torsheta Jackson is originally from Shuqualak, Miss. A wife and mother of four, she freelances and is a certified lactation counselor. She wrote about Crossroads master classes.

Freelance writer Richard Coupe, who recently returned from living in France, is a sci­ entist, occasional writer, soccer referee and once more, against all odds, the owner of a house needing much work. He wrote Crossroads film reviews.

ody Dinner takes place at 1908 Provisions on Monday April 15; and the TechJXN conference beings on Tuesday, April 16, in downtown Jackson.

How do I know these things? It’s thanks to JFPEvents.com, the city’s most comprehensive events calendar, and the hard work of Nate Schumann, our full-time events editor. If you’ve got something that the world needs to know about, and you don’t see it on the calendar, you can enter it using the “+ Add Event” button at the top of the calendar’s sidebar or send your event information to Nate at events@jacksonfreepress.com.

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Also, save the date for April 24, when Dialogue Jackson will host Lauren Stennis and Stennis-flag artwork at the Mississippi Museum of art. We’re firming up details—visit dialoguejackson. com to learn more.

At the JFP we’re proud to be a part of informing you about the arts, events, music and the fabulous food you can experience as part of the Jackson experience. As the weather gets a little more accommodating, I encourage you to take advantage of these opportunities not only to have a little fun but, in most cases, to support local artists, local organizations or to lend your support to an important cause. Get out and smell those azaleas!

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The Hunt for Vouchers, After All These Years

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In the years before and after the U.S. Supreme Court finally forced southern public schools to desegregate in early 1970, segregationists began advocating for school vouchers, using taxpayer funds to pay for privateschool tuition. As the threat of forced public-school integration loomed in early 1964, the Mississippi Legislature approved a $185 voucher (equivalent $1,489.68 today) per child who en-

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fter Magnolia Speech School for the Deaf converted from a private school to a racially integrated public school in 1972, Bobby Hamblin moved his two deaf daughters to Calhoun Academy, an allwhite private school.

But in Fall 1973, the Calhoun County School Board warned Hamblin, who was white, that they would fire him unless he placed his children back in a county public school. He declined, arguing that his children would receive better education in the small private school rather than in the public school that specialized in their disability, and the school board fired him the next year.

After his firing in 1974, Hamblin told The Citizen, which was the publication of the segregationist Citizens Council, that he wanted his children in a “normal school situation.”

“If I had moved my children to the public school just to keep the job there, I would have been selling them for 30 pieces of silver,” he said.

Less than a year earlier, three other white teachers who had been fired for sending their children to Calhoun Academy lost in a federal lawsuit against the county school board and superintendent. They claimed the firings violated their constitutional rights, but a federal judge found that they did not because their motive for moving their children was to keep their kids from having to go to school with black children.

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and others in Republican state leadership secretly slipped $2 million to expand a private-school voucher program into an unrelated funding bill on March 28, even though lawmakers had made it clear they would not support expanding the program.

rolled at a “nonsectarian” private school and included a provision to allow local governments to sweeten the deal even more, as a Citizens Council recruitment manual explained then to white parents.

Members of the Citizens Council then dominated the Legislature, and the move coincided with the racist group forming the Council School Foundation, which would open multiple

whites-only private schools around Jackson, including Council McCluer, which current Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant attended as a teenager. The voucher money helped those racist schools grow until

The Movie of Jackson It’s the Crossroads Film Festival issue, and that means lots of talk about directing, producing and everything in between. All the movies in the festival got us wondering, if we were to make a modern-day movie about Jackson, what would be in it?

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a federal court struck down the program in 1969.

Over time, the Council schools and segregation academies that cropped up in the 1960s and 1970s remained overwhelmingly white—the Council-run schools eventually closed or merged with other private academies—and voucher advocates stopped making overtly racist appeals. The push for vouchers over time morphed into an argument for “school choice,” and they began pointing to the poor performance of underfunded public schools to justify it.

In fact, the phrase “school choice” was used in the 1960s to cynically describe a “freedom of school choice” program designed to avoid integration by, supposedly, allowing black families to choose to send their kids to white public schools. The result was a handful of black students attending those schools, where they were viciously harassed by white teachers and students alike. Meantime, the State did not provide equitable funds to improve the public schools that many African American students still attended.

It was an ineffective tokenism, leaving the schools separate-but-unequal.

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In this year’s legislative session, Republican leaders secretly slipped $2 million for a private-school voucher program into an unrelated funding bill— despite the fact that most Democrats and many Republicans opposed expanding the program.

The funds will go to the Education Scholarship Accounts, or ESA, program, which the Legislature first approved in 2015. ESAs are essentially private-school vouchers by another name that allow parents of special-needs children to use appropriated funds to pay for private tuition and education-related services.

But a state PEER investigation last year found that the program had significant transparency issues and that parents often used the funds to send children to schools that do not even provide specialeducation services. In those cases, federal law requires public schools to step in and provide services to private schools’ special-needs children.

Just as Hamblin argued that his daughters would be better off in a private school instead of a public one that addressed their specific needs, supporters of the ESA program argue that private schools can still be better for special-needs children today—even though those schools often do not address their particular special needs.

Critics say the special-needs vouchers are a gateway into again offering vouchers to families who choose private schools, even as conservative legislators intentionally leave public schools under-funded, especially those in poorer communities.

“We’ve known all along that this law was not really written for children,” The Parents’ Campaign Executive Director Nancy Loome told the Jackson Free Press in February. “This law was written to get public funds into private schools.”

Citing last year’s report, lawmakers from both parties rejected a bill to extend the program past its 2020 expiration date earlier this month, essentially slating it for death next year.

House members had already passed the appropriations bill almost unanimously on March 28 when they learned of the $2-million last-minute trickery that evening, leaving Democrats and some Republicans outraged. On Twitter, Democratic House Minority Leader David Baria described the move as an act of “corruption.”

Republican leaders suggested House members should have read the bill, but the changes occurred, with no notice,

just minutes before leadership held the vote. Loome told the Jackson Free Press on March 29 that leadership “intentionally hid” the changes.

“There is an understood obligation among legislators that the person presenting a piece of legislation will tell the membership anything of significance

public-education advocates pushed for the state Senate to support a $4,000 teacher-pay-raise bill after the House passed it. Republican leaders in the Senate insisted the state would not have enough funds to cover it, though, estimating it could cost as much as $200 million, and convinced House members

that is in that bill,” she said. “How could they possibly have read that bill?”

A bill to fund the voucher program had died earlier in March, and Republicans had considered putting those funds into a teacher-pay-raise bill. House Democrats and some Republicans, like Republican House Education Committee Chairman Richard Bennett, though, made it clear they would not vote for the pay raise if it included vouchers.

When the Senate voted on the funding bill including the voucher money Friday morning, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves did not allow a roll-call vote, shielding senators from having their votes publicly recorded. Reeves told Sen. Derrick Simmons to sit back down when the Greenville Democrat, who is black, objected to the move.

“Reeves refused to even have a recorded vote, and I think it’s because he knew he was going to lose,” Loome said March 30. “And so that is a corrupt process, when you have a couple of people who are in leadership positions who are violating the process and ignoring the will of the majority in both chambers to give our tax dollars to private schools.

That is reprehensible.”

to support a more meager $1,500-perteacher increase. The smaller increase will cost about $58 million, Senate Education Chairman Gray Tollison, ROxford, estimated.

Mississippi teachers, who are among the lowest paid in the nation, would have needed a pay raise of about $3,000 to keep up with inflation since the last pay raise in 2014. That raise also came ahead of an election year.

On the House floor on March 29, lawmakers in both parties changed their votes and tried unsuccessfully to stop the bill from going forward. Rep. Robert L. Johnson III, a Natchez Democrat, suggested Republicans were doing a sleightof-hand with voucher funds to benefit Reeves, who is running for the Republican nomination for governor this year.

“If you want to go back home and hang it around your neck that you took $2 million from first-responders and gave it to private schools, you do that,” Johnson said.

He was referring to the Mississippi Health and Safety for First Responders Act, a bill to support first responders suffering from occupational cancers.

That bill almost died in the House and again in the Senate due to disagreements over funding, but the Senate

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passed it and sent it to the governor’s desk on March 28.

In a tweet, Gov. Bryant, a Republican whose parents might have received a state voucher to send him to a Citizens Council school, celebrated after the bill squeaked its way out of the Legislature and headed to his desk.

“Thank you for the courageous leadership in the Senate and the House for funding special-needs scholarships,” Bryant tweeted. “The children of this state who need this help will always be grateful. It’s sad they had to fight the education establishment and the so-called ‘Parents’ Campaign’ to get this help.”

Claiming ‘Racial Integrity’ Council schools, including Bryant’s in south Jackson, openly taught that black people were innately inferior and that “racial integrity” was possible only through segregation and avoiding miscegenation, the “interbreeding” of people of different races.

Even today, students receiving ESA

broke the story that Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith graduated from Lawrence County Academy, a segregation academy that opened in 1970. The report published photos from the school’s 1975 yearbook that showed Hyde-Smith, then a sophomore cheerleader, posing with her cheer squad alongside a mascot dressed as a colonel and holding a Confederate flag.

“Lawrence County Academy started because people didn’t want their kids going to school with minorities,” Lawrence County NAACP President Wesley Bridges, who also serves on the local public school board, told the Jackson Free Press last November.

“That’s been evident.”

She later sent her own daughter to a traditional segregation academy.

Hyde-Smith’s school, like Columbia Academy and others, cropped up almost immediately after the 1969 Alexander v. Holmes ruling forced Mississippi and other states to finally desegregate.

In a speech shortly after that ruling, Gov. John Bell Williams called it “the

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funds to go to private schools are disproportionately white, the December 2018 PEER study found. Today, Hillcrest Christian Academy, formerly known as McCluer High School, receives ESA funds. Its student body is more than 90percent white.

In Marion County, Columbia Academy now receives ESA funds despite explicitly stating it does not have amenities for special-needs students; it was an early segregation academy. Its high school opened in January 1970—just weeks after the 1969 court order. As a pro-segregation group called Citizens for Local Control of Education pushed for a boycott of public schools, Marion County School District Superintendent B.F. Duncan sought to quell the furor.

“There are those of both races who do not like what has been forced upon us,” he told The Hattiesburg American at the time.

Last year, the Jackson Free Press

most disastrous (situation) to face Mississippi since the Civil War,” and he pledged to find ways to further assist white private schools. He later told a reporter that he feared to send his own children to public schools, because, he falsely asserted, black children are violent and they “all carry switchblades, you know.”

“It’s a characteristic of the race,” he said.

That year, the Legislature passed three bills to provide tax breaks to parents of children in private schools, but lawmakers could not agree on a compromise. Instead, they settled for simply cutting $12 million from the public-school budget— justifying it on the grounds that 29,000 students had left public schools since the late 1969 ruling.

Donna Ladd contributed to this report.

Ashton Pittman is the state reporter for the Jackson Free Press. Follow him on Twitter @ashtonpittman. Email tips to ashton@ jacksonfreepress.com.

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hile some people got off work and headed founder and chief executive officer of Thimblepress; international students all over the U.S. face, he says, so into a typical Friday night on March 1, about Charles “Bubba” Weir, the managing principal of In- they decided to create a social-media platform that al45 people gathered at Coalesce for an event novative Ventures of Mississippi; Hartman Holiman, lows them to connect. that would give them an insight into entre- director of the IT Project Management office at the The teams received prizes such as marketing conpreneurship: Startup Weekend Jackson.

University of Mississippi Medical Center; software de- sulting from Maris, West & Baker, a provisional pat The program, which Andrew Hyde launched in veloper and The Bean Path cofounder Nashlie Sephus; ent from Bradley law firm, and temporary co-working 2007, teaches marketers, designers, developers and and Ivan Walker, a software development engineer at space from Mantle and Coalesce, divvied out among more how to build a company. It partnered with In- Amazon. the different groups that won. novate Mississippi in 2012 to bring the program to In presentations, Bibb says the groups talked about Though some of the ideas that come out of StartJackson. During Startup Weekend, participants go what they learned over Startup Weekend and how the up Weekend may change, some stick and actually gain from pitching an idea to developing a prototype to get- idea evolved after getting market feedback, and then the momentum, Bibb says. For example, J.J. Townsend ting customer feedback to making a final prototype and judges picked three winners. pitched his idea, Citizenville, which allows people to then presenting it. crowdfund initiatives to help their

Participants in this year’s procommunities, in 2017. The orgagram pitched on Friday night. Of nization hosted Fondren Gumbo the 45 people who went to the on March 28 and will host West event, 25 presented pitches. Then, JXN Gumbo on April 28. The the crowd voted for six ideas to events are a chance for people to work on over the weekend. pitch and fund projects. For more

“This year was really good,” information, visit citizenville.org. said Innovate Mississippi Entre Tiny JXN, which aims to preneurial Development Direccreate Jackson’s first “tiny house tor Tasha Bibb. “I really felt like community,” also came out of all the groups had members that Startup Weekend. The company were completely dedicated, comis currently working on building pletely engaged.” its first house.

That night, Entrepreneur “Entrepreneurship is the in-Residence Bruce Deer, an endriver of economic development gineer who does consulting, proand economic success,” Bibb says. gram management and more for “Small business create the jobs, companies, gave a keynote speech and the jobs bring in wages, and about how the entrepreneurs … impact the economy positively could use the weekend to dive in that way. The more small busiinto the projects, not take “no” for nesses we can create, the better the During Startup Weekend March 1-3, entrepreneurs learned what it takes to grow something an answer and how to make the impact on the economy.” from an idea into a full-fledged business. projects work, Bibb says.

For the My2nd World team,

The participants got down to the idea is sticking. Alnakhif says business on Saturday. Mentors met with the different The third-place winner was LifeCloud Vault, an that while the app is still a ways from launching, they groups about their markets. But Startup Weekend is app that allows users to store legal and personal doc- are putting more effort toward developing it. not just talking about how to reach a potential market; uments in the cloud; the second-place winner was With Startup Weekend’s global scale, people who participants had to go out and do that work, Bibb says. Trendy Tots, whose idea is to create a “big-and-tall” line go through the program get connected with those re “We had them actually leave the building, go to of clothing for toddlers who may not fit standard sizes; sources and people, so it gives participants access to a malls, go to the farmers market, go somewhere and talk and the first place winner was My2nd World, whose much broader network, Bibb says. to someone who would be your potential customer,” idea is to create an app for international students that Startup Weekend can also be a stepping stone to she says, “which was a really valuable experience. It’s allows them to connect with other international stu- other programs, such as Co.Starters, a nine-week ensomething that we really push.” dents on their college campus, and share resources and trepreneurship program, the New Venture Challenge,

The rest of that day, the groups worked on the pro- information that is specific to them. in which entrepreneurs can win cash for their startups, totypes and demos to show off during final presenta- The team behind My2nd World, Ahmed Alnakh- and the Mississippi Delta-based startup accelerator Deltions on Sunday. if, Zaid Qasem, Muammar Saeed, Abdulaziz Yafai and ta I-Fund, which is similar to Co.Starters. Local entre Sunday started off with mentors coming in to help Cyrus Nejat, are all international students. preneurs can also present at 1 Million Cups, a monthly the groups with preparing presentations, and making “We all suffered a lot when we came here,” Alnakh- event that allows businesses and organizations to consure they have done enough research on the idea and if, a Yemen native who is a software engineering student nect with the community. that they implemented the feedback from customers. at Mississippi State University, says. “We couldn’t speak “The goal is to progress, to get out of the idea stage,

Each group had five minutes to present to the that good English. We didn’t know anybody here. We get more market feedback, actually develop a prototype judges, who were Richard Sun, co-founder of the Mis- couldn’t deal with people. ... We all faced these kind of and get ready for launch,” Bibb says. sissippi Coding Academies and a former entrepreneur- difficulties when we came here.”

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n March 29, Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves gaveled out the legislative session as head of the Senate for what will be the last time—unless the governor calls a special session later this year.

Unfortunately, Reeves did so with a cloud over his head.

The day before, he and others in his party’s leadership secretly slipped $2 million for private-school vouchers into an unrelated funding bill. Lawmakers had already made it clear earlier in the session that they would not support an expansion of the voucher program, so leadership did not tell them about the changes before asking them to vote for it just minutes later. That resulted in an angry backlash from legislators in both parties.

I have paid enough attention to the Legislature in the past to know underhanded tactics are nothing new. As a reporter covering our state’s lawmakers for the first time, though, I was still surprised by how brazen the double-crossing could be—especially when mixed in with the bipartisan geniality that so often characterizes lawmakers’ interactions with one another.

There are some simple steps the Legislature could take that would bolster trust not only among the lawmakers, but also between themselves and the public.

First, leadership could make sure to give lawmakers ample time to read legislation before asking them to vote on it. Voters expect that their representatives will take the time to read bills before they vote on them, but that is impossible when leadership dumps dozens of bills on them all at once and asks them to vote minutes later.

That same standard should apply to committee meetings, where small groups of legislators review bills and decide whether or not to introduce them to the full House or Senate. It offers them an opportunity to discuss and identify any issues with the bills and to iron out the details. Right now, though, committee members often walk into meetings with no idea which bills their committees will take up. “(Lawmakers) are constantly caught off guard by legislation they’ve never seen before but are asked to vote on in minutes,” Rep. Jeramey An-

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“There are some simple steps the Legislature could take that would bolster trust not only among the lawmakers, but between themselves and the public.”

derson, D-Moss Point, told the Sun Herald in 2018, explaining that the current system allows leadership to “fast-track” bills.

It disadvantages not only committee members, but also journalists, activists and citizens who are trying to follow relevant legislation, making dissent harder and keeping critical eyes away as leadership works to shepherd bills through.

In January, Anderson introduced a resolution that would have required leadership to post the agenda for House

is no way to play it back, though Mississippi College does archive the recordings online.

While the introduction of that antiquated technology may have been a revelation in the early 2000s, it no longer makes sense to rely on it in a time when anyone can whip out their phone and broadcast live around the world within seconds. The House and Senate could set up Facebook pages and use them to broadcast floor sessions. That would allow constituents the opportunity to speak their mind

‘(Lawmakers) are constantly caught off guard.’ committee meetings 24 hours ahead of time. At the time, he told the Sun Herald that he doubted legislators would even consider it. Sure enough, it died in the House Rules committee.

A lawmaking body that believes in open and honest government could take other obvious steps to let in sunlight. While the Legislature does offer constituents the opportunity to watch House and Senate floor proceedings through a webcast feature on its website, the technology is decades old and cumbersome; potential viewers must install additional software such as Windows Media Player to stream a small, noisy feed. When the feed ends, there

in real time, and for the automatic archiving of videos.

The introduction of modern livecasting would be a welcome change as we move into the third decade of the millennium next year. Maybe the Legislature could even start using Facebook Live to broadcast public committee hearings. But maybe I’m a little too hopeful.

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

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hen the zombie apocalypse came to a small Mis- as weddings, but then he also makes his own movies. In Over the 12 months, Saints Studios also made films sissippi town Ovett, people acted immediately, fact, he just came off a project where he shot 12 movies in such as “Sherlock Holmes: Bound to the Dark” and a fekilling zombies and eventually throwing one of 12 months. When a rival filmmaker started talking about male-led pirate film called “The Brigg.” them off a bridge. As all this happened, Curtis making 12 Western-themed films in 12 months, Everitt When it comes to filmmaking, Everitt says his weakest Everitt kept his camera rolling. Everitt is the director of began to wonder if it was even possible to shoot that many genre is comedy. photography for Blair Kelly’s upcoming film, “Splat,” for feature films (those that last 45 minutes or more) in a year.

“It’s so hard to do comedy and find what’s funny for which the bridge is one of the settings.

He accomplished the feat in early 2019 and has been in the everybody and make it universally appealing,” he says.

“He had police shut down traffic, and so we’re sitting process of editing the films, which he plans to release on His favorite genre? “Thrillers,” he says. For example, there killing zombies on a bridge, and then we had to move Vimeo over the summer. one of the other films he made for the 12-films project is cars and let vehicles come by every 15 minutes be“Windows to the Soul,” a thriller about a woman cause the traffic got so congested,” he says. who gets a cornea transplant and then starts to One of the highlights of the day, Everitt says, see spirits. was when they threw a dummy zombie off the “It’s supposed to be really creepy,” he says. bridge. “(The main character Jerry) is fighting with Everitt says that technology has made filming the zombie, and we’re like, ‘Alright, put the wig and projects easier, but now, the logistical side can be stuff on the dummy,’ and took the dummy (and) the difficult part. fwoop,” he says.

“Up-and-coming filmmakers can use their Everitt owns local film company Saints phone to make a movie. The most precious comStudios Films, LLC. Originally, the Alaska modity when you make films, though, is time,” he native wanted to be an actor, but after doing says. “People don’t realize that.” that a little bit, he decided he wanted to be on For Saints Studios’ “12 Southerns in 12 months” the production side of the camera. project in 2020, Everitt says he wants to collaboFilmmaker Curtis Everitt has created films such as the thriller “A lot of times, actors don’t have any control “Haul,” which stars Becca Larkin (left) and Sylvia Gayden (right). rate with other filmmakers instead of make most of over the movies that they’re in, like the quality,” he them himself. One film will be a southern adaptasays. “The quality of it, that falls on the director, tion of Romeo and Juliet called “Rome and Julie.” who’s telling the story.”

While Everitt’s “12 films” project in 2020 will focus A way to elevate the state’s film industry, specifically Everitt lived in Alaska until 2002, when he and his exclusively on Southern films, the genres for the 2018 proj- the independent film sector, is for more filmmakers to work parents moved to Mississippi to be closer to family. He re- ect varied widely, he says. together, he says. He would also like to see more local classes ceived his bachelor’s degree in business administration from For example, in January, he and crew members shot a and ways for the creators to publicly showcase their work.

Mississippi College in 2013. comedy; and in February, they shot a slasher film in which For Everitt, the sheer number of frames per second in “I made movies the whole time I was in school, drones are the killers. He also shot films such as “Dr. S,” a film gives creators a greater chance to do something meanprobably when I should have been doing internships... film that he calls “every genre of movie.” ingful and to tell a compelling story. with real businesses,” he says, “Me, I’m like, ‘I’m just “It’s sci-fi, superhero, everything, it’s all rolled into “I was a visual artist for a while,” he says. “You paint going to start my own business. It’s going to go accord- one,” he says. “We filmed that from like March to July. Out a picture, draw a picture, show it to somebody, they might ing to plan, and everything is going to be perfect.’” of all the films we did on this 12, it was the one that we look at it and like it or whatever. You write a book, show it He originally called his film company Kids Co., but poured the most time into and effort.” to somebody, they might like it. A picture says 1,000 words, he changed it to Saints Studios in 2008. The business has Dr. S., he says, had been 14 years in the works. He and a book has so many words in it, but then you make a been an LLC since 2014, but it’s only been in recent years wrote the script in 2004. movie, you have 24 frames a second for 45 minutes, you that Saints Studios has turned a profit, he says. On the busi“It was my first feature-length script,” he says. “I’ve have a lot of opportunities to do something cool.” ness side, the company does videography for events such just been revising it ... until we actually made it.”

For more information, find Saints Studios on Facebook.

er things, including Lance Bass, a singer, dancer and actor most known for his time with NSYNC. The film “Attaché” illustrates why something like the show choir is important to a place like Clinton and Mississippi, and the passion of the people involved.

Attache” will show at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, during the “Attache” film block on screen A at Malco Grandview Cinema (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison).

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If you have lived in the Jackson metro area long enough, there’s a decent change you’ve heard Clinton High School’s show choir, Attaché.

The group holds the longest winning streak in show choir history: It has won the title of grand champion 80 out of 89 com-

petitions. Its longest winning streak was 22 championships from 2001 to 2008. As of March 2019, the choir is currently at 18 wins. And Attaché is now the subject of a film of the same name, which Melissa Pace Overholt directed.

The film covers everything from the group’s founding in 1981 to the rigors of being in the show choir. Along with interviews from students in the choir, filmmakers also talked to those who have gone through the program and went on to great-

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TALES OF FREEDOM Good stories can come from anywhere, but oftentimes the most compelling ones come from places that have seen hard times. Many of Mississippi’s great tales, from the origin of the blues to some of the state’s sports greats, come from the Delta—one of the financially poorest regions of the state, but also one of the culturally richest.

Cue stories like those in the “Rosedale Freedom Stories” film in this year’s Crossroads Film Festival.

The photo-essay-turned-movie is part of the Rosedale Freedom Project, a modern-day initiative that seeks to elevate young leaders in Delta towns, specifically Rosedale, through community building, artistic creation and grassroots organizing. In August 2018, eight youth ages 12 to 15 attended Youth Leadership Workshop & Media Immersion, in which they learned about civil rights and civic engagement, and media such as photography. The project eventually turned into “Rosedale Freedom Stories.”

The film tells the stories of some of the people in the town, from Barbara Pope, owner of the White Front Cafe; Mildrette Netter White, an Olympic gold medalist; and Rosedale police officer Conchetta Turner.

It provides a compelling narrative for one town in the Delta, from the photos of Rosedale and of the subjects to voice-overs from the participants themselves.

The film screens during the “Freedom Stories” film block at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, on screen A at Malco Grandview Cinema (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison).

—Amber Helsel

LAYING EVERYTHING BARE Viva Las Vegas’ words, “Stripping is an art, and strippers are artists,” set the scene for the documentary, “Thank You for Supporting the Arts.”

The film is about the life of Liv Osthus, a Portland-based, 40-something stripper who performs as Viva Las Vegas.

“Thank You” lays her life bare and reveals what life is really like for a stripper. It also shows all facets of her from her being a mother to a musician to a cancer survivor, and how her Viva Las Vegas and Liv Osthus personas compare and contrast.

Interviews with her, her friends, former boyfriends, parents and other relatives, and even her surgeon tell her intensely personal story, warts and all.

As each piece of clothing is stripped away (metaphorically speaking), another aspect of her life becomes real and is told in such a way that the viewer

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‘OLD TIME MUSIC’ The short documentary from Damien Blaylock, “Great Big Yam Potatoes!”, is a story about the Great Big Yam Potatoes folk-music gathering, and the community these Mississippi folks songs have created.

The film explores the influence of “fiddle culture” on the state and its history. It also shows how Mississippi benefitted from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Federal Music Project, which he started in 1936.

For part of the project, a team went to Mississippi to research folk music around the state. This project led to more than 3,500 “fiddle tunes” collected throughout Mississippi. The film also shows how that research is still pivotal to the community’s aim of keeping these songs alive.

The historical story it told against the backdrop of sounds and scenes of musicians and others playing some of the tunes on the sprawling green campus of Jefferson College in Natchez, Miss.

Throughout the documentary, viewers learn what makes Mississippi fiddle tunes unique and the importance of preserving parts of our musical culture.

“Great Big Yam Potatoes!” will show during the “‘Music Saved Us’ and Other Music Docs” film block at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, on screen A at Malco Grandview Cinema (221 Grandview Blvd, Madison).

—Brynn Corbello

Director Sadegh Javadi Nikjeh’s use of only music and sound effects in the film serves to create a more intense experience as the fox fights starvation and waning hope. The film uses mystical elements through animation to show how he will reclaim his order of hunter rather than hunted. The ending, though, might surprise viewers.

“The Fox” will show during the “‘Turned to the Sun’ and Other Visually Striking Shorts” film block on screen A at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, at Malco Grandview Cinema (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison).

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The film, “Masters,” which Mark Ward wrote and directed, is a mockumentary that focuses on Abbie Pastuszek (Shannon Meehan) as she prepares for one of the hardest tests in the world: the “Masters” test that determine the world’s elite taste-testers.

“It took seven tries, two failed marriages and a hip replacement to pass the Masters Test, but it is the greatest achievement of my life, including the birth of my children and my several degrees,” one of the characters, Col. Quincy Pedroza (Fredric Lehne) says at one point.

For most of the film, Pastuszek is sitting at a table with Pedroza, taste-testing chips in preparation for her exam. These elements communicate the seriousness of taste-testing, from Pastuszek breaking down in tears during an interview to her washing her mouth out after each test. The best part of the film is the commentary while trying each chip. She often speaks quickly when judging each chip, and most of it pertains to the food she’s judging, but the longer she tries everything, the more ridiculous her commentary gets. For example, she describes the texture of one of the chips as “not unlike the Martian surface.”

This is a great film for anyone who likes comedy and food.

“Masters” shows during the “‘White Guys Solve Sexism’ and Other Comedic Tales” film block at 1 p.m. on screen C at Malco Grandview Cinema (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison).

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“The Fox,” a short animation film from Tehran, Iran, explores what it means to be the hunter and the hunted, as well as how quickly those tables can turn.

The film is a fast-paced journey with dazzling geometric designs, haunting orchestral strings, and cues of color that guide the story along. Based on a 200-year-old story from Iran’s Qajar kingdom, the film covers a day in the life of a fox as he hunts, tries to seize a chance at love and eventually becomes the hunted. Viewers watch the chase as it results not in the fox’s death; instead, the hunter places a bell around his neck, taking away stealth, his greatest skill.

After this, the fox still has his same set of duties in life, even though he can no longer be stealthy. The film explores how he struggles through events that were nearly impossible feats for this animal before, and how the moments with the hunter and his dogs haunt him.

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can feel the emotion of it.

“Thank You for Supporting the Arts” is a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who decides to live her life outside of society’s expectations, of her victories and defeats and of her never-give-up attitude to life.

“Thank You for Supporting the Arts” shows on screen B during the film block of the same name on Friday, April 12, at 5 p.m. at Malco Grandview Cinema (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison).

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“White Guys Solve Sexism” is a farcical romp through absurdity that tackles some of Hollywood’s reaction to the #metoo movement. In the film, two clueless men (those two words go together don’t they?), Mike and Clark, are horrified by the reach and breadth of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the revelations that the movement brought forth.

Director and producer Christopher Guerrero said in an interview about the film: “They told me about a number of male filmmakers from a famous university coming together to mourn the ‘loss of filmmaking’ in a post-Weinstein world. These men were so blindsided and shocked that women could be treated so terribly for so

long… and they didn’t even know. While Weinstein’s abuse is both shocking and horrifying, it is far from the first sign of sexism in the film industry.”

Though the film is short at less than seven minutes, it packs a comedic and thoughtful punch. Leah Lemarr, a standup comic and actress, plays Veronica, Mike’s wife, in the film. She has the best lines and facial expressions as she tries to manage the meltdown of the two men, Mike (Max

Baumgarten) and Clark (Kyle Helf) as they struggle to understand what has happened.

At one point, she rolls her eyes and deadpans, “Of course ‘Good Will Hunting’ is sexist. They let Matt Damon do math before they let a woman.”

It may seem like an absurd premise on the surface, but it is one that is worth thinking about when you see this film.

Like Voltaire’s “Candide” or Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels,” this is a first-rate satirical farce, one that will make you laugh at the absurdity, but leave you uneasy with the truth in it.

“White Guys Solve Sexism” screens during the “‘White Guys Solve Sexism’ and Other Comedic Tales” film block at 1 p.m. on screen C at Malco Grandview Cinema (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison) on Saturday, April 13.

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rossroads Film Festival is a place to showcase creativity in the film industry, and music is no exception to that.

Besides the film block, “‘Music Saved Us’ and Other Music Docs,” Crossroads also has a music video showcase on Friday, April 12, taking place at Hal and Mal’s in downtown Jackson.

Here are the videos that will screen.

“Ain’t No Place,” Lightnin’ Malcolm Director: Lightnin’ Malcolm “Cherry Blossom,” Dear Silas Director, producer: Johnny Coleman “Coast Ghost,” Spacewolf Director: Drew McKercher “Double Indemnity,” Impala Director: Edward Valibus “Get Up,” Seth Power Director, producer: Mad Genius “Hello Heart,” John Kilzer Director, producer: Ward Archer “Living Like That, Southern Halo Director: James Mathews and Heather Mathews; producer: Heather Mathews “Portrayal (Part 1),” A Hero and the Monster Director: Grayson Alderman “Premature,” Justin Oliver Directors: Savannah Colbert, Jonathan McGovern and Jason Anthony; producers: Emily Kaplan, Braedan Snow and Katherine Kauffman “Royal,” Lost in Constellation Director and producer: Michael Williams “Stray Dog,” The Holy Knives Directors: Emmett Crockett and Jason Bailey; producer Kyle Valentine and Kody Valentine “Your Mistress,” Mersaidee Soules Director: Michael Williams; producer Mersaidee Soules and Michael Williams

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Eddie Murphy’s primary comedy writers.

Philip Scarborough, XFF copresident, cofounder and festival director, says the classes offer valuable insights for local professionals who are interested in advancing their skills in filmmaking. Baker

by Torsheta Jackson adds that although the classes are geared toward improving the knowledge base of professionals in the state’s film industry, even his year marks the 20th anniversary of the Crossroads Film those not interested in the production aspects of the business may Festival, or XFF, which brings together local, national and find them interesting and useful. international films to Mississippi. During the annual event, “One of the classes that we have in the middle of the day is local film lovers and industry professionals can view inde- ‘How to Get Your Kids in the Movies’ by casting director (Cher pendent projects, meet filmmakers and learn more about the film Foley),” Baker says. It will offer information for parents interested industry. Past festivals have offered “master classes” on important in finding film opportunities for their children. topics in the industry for local aspiring filmmakers. For the 20th Using one entire theater to host classes for a full day means anniversary, organizers saw an opporthat the festival will show fewer films. tunity to expand on those offerings.

In past years, Crossroads has shown

On Saturday, April 13, 2019, one between 125 and 130 films of various of the three screens the festival will be lengths. This year, the festival will only specifically designated for the mastershow around 100. Baker says that it is a class offerings. Those sessions provide worthy sacrifice. in-depth looks at the intricacies of the

“We made the conscious decision many aspects of film production, and to say screen B will show no films this they give novices a forum to learn inyear,” she says. “We’re only going to do dustry secrets from professionals. classes. They take the place of films at

Crossroads Festival Coordinator what is (commonly known as) a film fesMichele Baker says that these classes tival. That is how important we feel these differ from previous year’s workshops (master classes) are.” because they are curated more than in Baker adds the class offerings fulfill the past and all feature experts in the one part of the XFF mission: “to edumovie business. cate and promote the craft of filmmak “These have been specifically ing in Mississippi.”

David Sheffield will lead one of the master planned,” she says. “We sought out in- classes at Crossroads Film Festival.

“We have people who are at the dustry professionals whose work is welltop of their game, and they are coming known in these areas (to teach them).” to share this information with people

During the first session at noon, “Motion and Emotion: Us- who are trying to become more professional in their lives as filming Light to Tell a Story,” Oscar Nominee Roberto Schaefer, who makers,” Baker says. has served as the director of photography for “Finding Neverland,” The two expect the classes fill up quickly as festivalgoers learn “Monster’s Ball,” “The Kite Runner” and “Quantum of Solace,” more about the topics and presenters. They hope the master-class will discuss cinematography. The encore class of the evening “From offerings become a permanent addition. the Page to the Screen: Crafting Comedies for TV and Film” will The Crossroads Film Festival is April 11-13. Most films will show feature comedy writer David Sheffield, a Mississippi native who at Malco Grandview Cinema (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison). has worked on screenplays such as “The Nutty Professor,” “The Master classes begin at noon on April 13 and run through 7:30 p.m.

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps,” “Police Academy” and “Coming They are $10 and open to the public. For more information, visit crossto America.” He ha written for Saturday Night Live and was one of roadsfilmfestival.com or find the event on Facebook.

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The Emissary” makes it clear that space can be one of the loneliest places in the universe if you are by yourself.

The short film, which Bryan Tan directed, is about a scientist, Liv Laika (Viviana Chavez), on a solitary mission to the planet Yaghan to find her ancestors who left the Earth almost a century ago. She is an emissary whose mission is to restore diplomatic ties with the people of Yaghan.

The film starts with Laika’s unnamed significant other (Jonathan Horne) talking about how she left a life behind to fulfill her mission. “For a moment, there was no distance between us,” he says. “Now the sun’s light will not reach you in a lifetime. You were sent to restore the broken bond. You shatter another.”

Then, the first few scenes inside the spacecraft are fairly mundane—she eats, sleeps, prunes plants—but the film gets exponentially more dramatic as she approaches Yaghan and begins almost constantly broadcasting to them. She tries over and over to contact them, and the longer

no one answers, the more frantic she gets, and the more the viewer can see how the mission has affected her. She has sacrificed her life on earth to travel 100 light years to find those who left, and now she is on this solitary journey.

The film communicates that loneliness well, specifically with its shots of space and other special effects. The message touches on the impermanence of time and sacrificing oneself for the greater good.

“The Emissary” will screen on Saturday, April 13, during the “‘Helios’ and Other Thrilling and Sci-Fi Stories” film block at 6:45 p.m. on screen C at Malco Grandview Theater (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison).

—Amber Helsel

“Roots and Wings,” a documentary from Collins, Miss.,-based filmmaker Hanna Miller, highlights one family’s struggle with poverty in south Mississippi.

Leatrice Black, the narrator of the film, supports her husband Robby Black and their 7-month-old son Caleb by working at Ward’s, a food joint known for its chili dogs and burgers. However, Leatrice desperately wants Robby to get a job so that the family can live off more than one income, with the eventual goal being to get their own place.

The film also highlights the problems that stand in their way, including a lack of decent jobs in Collins and Robby’s attention-defecit hyperactive disorder. He does not have the insurance or funds to afford medication. Most of his previous employers fired him because of his inability to focus without his medicine.

“Roots and Wings” is a compelling documentary that highlights issues such as teenage parenthood, poverty and living in a rural, small town. Despite addressing these heavy topics, the film also features

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lighthearted scenes from the family’s everyday life, including conducting a Bible study and parenting Caleb. It also seems to support the theme of loving life no matter what path you may be on.

“Life is about what you make it out to be,” Robby says at one point in the film.

In the end, the couple find a silver lining in their troubles.

“Roots and Wings” will show during the “‘Her Body’ and Other Shorts by Female Filmmakers” film block on screen B at 6:45 p.m. on Friday, April 12, at Malco Grandview Cinema (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison).

—Armani T. Fryer

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Punk may not seem like a genre that promotes unity, but for Omar Higgins, the founder, bass player and lead vocalist of Memphis, Tenn.,-based African American punk band Negro Terror, it was a way to do just that. The band has been around since 2015, and is now the subject of a Southern Documentary Projects film of the same name.

The band is made up of young African American men who use their music to highlight social issues such as racism and police brutality.

One major theme of “Negro Terror” is the band’s representation as black men in a genre that people perceive as traditionally white.

One fan of the band says, “We don’t have that representation. It means a lot to see a band that looks like me.”

Interviewees in the film also talk about rock-and-roll and how, though people may perceive it as a “white” genre, its roots are African American.

While the film focuses on the band Negro Terror, it also gives a viewers a critical look at Memphis and some of the issues

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that persist in the city. For example, Higgins talks about the gentrification of Midtown and the racism in the city.

The camera-work is one aspect of this film that makes it interesting. It juxtaposes the interviews and the band performing with scenes from Memphis, footage from a #Fightfor15 march in the city and more.

The film is compelling because not only does it tell the story of a punk band; it paints a picture of them as both musicians and activists.

“Negro Terror” will show during the “‘Music Saved Us’ and Other Music Docs” film block at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, in screen A at Malco Grandview Cinema (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison).

—Armani T. Fryer and Amber Helsel

“The Delta Girl,” which Jackson, Miss., native Jaclyn Bethany directed and co-wrote as part of her master’s degree from the American Film Institute, tells the story of one woman whose eyes are opened after she witnesses a murder.

At first, the story, which is set in the 1960s-era Mississippi Delta, seems a little too filled with rural southern clichés, such as the girls beautifully coiffed in their whiteand-blue smocks at their all-white girls school with a brilliantly white school building with Corinthian columns, set against the dark and muddy “Delta” filled with white boys drinking and roughhousing, and generally being stereotypically male.

After a senseless act of white-on-black violence, the rest of the movie seems to head toward a re-imagining of white people’s behavior in that era, and how some white person would come to their senses and see justice done.

But the film surprised me and headed in another direction. It’s told from the perspective of Magnolia (played by Isabelle Fuhrman of “The Hunger Games”), a 17-year-old high-school student who witnesses the violence. Magnolia struggles with her conscience. She debates whether she should tell the sheriff, her father, that her brother is a killer or keep silent. “We

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killed him,” she says at one point, seeming to recognize the larger complicity of southern women in racially motivated violence.

Magnolia knows that there can be no happy ending to this story and her despair is palpable. The film is worth watching and the angst and uneasy feeling it generates is one we need to remember.

“The Delta Girl” screens during the “‘Her Body’ and Other Shorts by Female Filmmakers” block at 6:45 p.m. on Friday, April 12, on screen B at the Malco Grandview Cinema (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison).

—Richard Coupe

APRIL 11-13, 2019 MALCO GRANDVIEW + HAL & MAL’S

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2:00 PM / Malco Grandview Screen A Life, Animated presented in partnership with the Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities Jetty Short (13 min.) / Dir. Logan Lanier, Prod. Suze Myers / USA / Drama Alex wanders through the fading sunlight in search of a perfect hiding spot.

Special category: Female Filmmaker Life, Animated Feature Doc (92 min.) / Dir. Roger Ross Williams, Prod. Roger Ross Williams & Julie Goldman / USA / Drama â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Little Mermaid,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lion Kingâ&#x20AC;? and other animated Disney movies help a young autistic man develop reading, writing and communication skills.

Special category: African-American Filmmaker, Female Filmmaker

4:00 PM / Malco Grandview Screen A Turned to the Sun and Other VisuallyStriking Shorts presented in partnership with Mississippi Comic Con The Fox Short (10 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Sadegh Javadi Nikjeh / Islamic Republic of Iran / Animation A young fox on the verge of experiencing first love is trapped by a hunter.

Cicada Short (4 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Clarissa Gregory / USA / Animation The lyrical unfolding of the life of a cicada.

Special category: Female Filmmaker Run Rostam Run Animation (12 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Hossein Molayemi / Islamic Republic of Iran / Drama Rostam must time travel to contemporary Tehran to make up for what he has done to his son.

Special category: Female Filmmaker Freedom Short (9 min.) / Dir. Carrie Simon & Mark Davis, Prod. Carrie Simon / Mississippi / Drama To know freedom, you must know what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been freed ofâ&#x20AC;Ś Special category: Mississippi, Female Filmmaker Turned to the Sun Short (4 min.) / Dir. Keith Wilhelm Kopp, Prod.

Laurence Guy / UK / Drama Ben is running away from his past. Can he break the chains of his trauma to live freely or forever be overshadowed by his demons?

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6:30 PM / Malco Grandview Screen A A Son Inherit and Other LGBTQ Stories from Near and Far The Snail Short (11 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Mohammad Torivarian / Islamic Republic of Iran / Drama Smugglers of young men suddenly realize that one of the passengers is a hermaphrodite.

Special category: LGBTQ

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Echo Short (10 min.) / Dir. Victor Perez, Prod. Tomas Wall & Victor Perez / UK / Drama A girl wakes up in the middle of nowhere to see her own reflection, but 10 seconds in the future.

Special category: Female Filmmaker

Utopia Short (15 min.) / Dir. Aimiende Negbenebor Sela, Prod. Aimiende Negbenebor Sela, Nicole Lenora Brown, Mike Murray, & David Silverberg / USA / Drama A young blonde lady wakes up from a coma in Uganda, but nothing is as it seems.

Special category: LGBTQ, Female Filmmaker, African-American Filmmaker Dear K Student (7 min.) / Dir. Finley King / USA / Romance A 1950â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s couple is remembered through the objects they left behind.

Special category: LGBTQ A Son Inherit Short (14 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Michael Williams / USA / Drama, LGBTQ Caryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conversations may mend more than just his troubled relationship with his boyfriend.

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FRIDAY - APRIL 12, 2019 3:00 PM / Malco Grandview Screen A &KHƂEWNV 2GQRNG CPF 1VJGT 5JQTVU CDQWV Relationships The Art of Saying Goodbye Short (15 min.) / Dir. Erika Sanz, Prod. Jeff El-Einin & Irene Menéndez / USA / Drama, Comedy Eli and Angela are on the brink of a breakup, but an unexpected visit may change everything.

Special category: Female Filmmaker Cathedrals Short (21 min.) / Dir. Benjamin Caro, Prod. Bay Dariz & Ruby Siering / USA / Romance Through an experience with a blind man, a young man sees his marriage from a new perspective.

Special category: Female Filmmaker Are You Volleyball?!

Short (15 min.) / Dir. Mohammad Bakhshi, Prod.

Nima Rabiei / Islamic Republic of Iran / Drama At the border, a deaf-mute baby becomes a catalyst for better communication.

Adeline Short, Student (10 min.) / Dir. Emily Raye Brown / USA / Romantic Comedy A musician wakes up to find all of her belongings in boxes and replaced with someone else’s.

Special category: Mississippi, Female Filmmaker Foxes Short (15 min.) / Dir. Tristan Taylor / USA Two men host a dinner party to try and pick up girls.

Special category: African-American Filmmaker

Friday, April 12, 2019 3:15 PM / Malco Grandview Screen B 6JG 6TCHƂE 5GRCTCVKPI &GXKEG CPF Other Global Stories Utopia Short (16 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Mahdi Ghorbani / Islamic Republic of Iran / Drama When Shiva investigates her sister’s suicide, she finds herself in a dilemma that could cause a breakdown.

The Head & The Hand Doc (23 min.) / Dir. Marc Serpa Francoeur, Prod.

Robinder Uppal / Canada / Disability Two women confront great adversity with a profound bond and remarkable positivity.

5:00 PM / Malco Grandview Screen A Midnight Ramblers Abject Student (5 min.) / Dir. Dylan Stump / Mississippi A woman obsessed with disturbing images disassociates from reality.

Special category: Mississippi Midnight Ramblers Doc (57 min.) / Dir. Julian Ballester, Prod. Damien Megherbi & Justin Pechberty / France / Drama Kye, the youngest of five drug addicts wandering the alleys of Montreal, dreams of a different life.

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93 Miles Short, Student (17 min.) / Dir. Noah Canavan, Prod.

Noah Canavan, Logan C. Cox, & Yasmin Rahman / USA / Drama After defecting from Cuba, a baseball player and his girlfriend are held up in a Mexican hotel room.

Chyanti Short (18 min.) / Dir. Veemsen Lama, Prod. Ashok Yadav, Tom Cullingham Guerrilla fighter Ram realizes he must sell Chyanti, a goat belonging to his beloved daughter Sani.

Responsible Short (3 min.) / Dir. Modarres, Prod. Esmaeeli / Islamic Republic of Iran / Drama While picking up his family to run away during an ISIS raid, a father must make horrible decision.

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Special category: Female Filmmaker

5:00 PM / Malco Grandview Screen B Thank You for Supporting the Arts 1FF ,QD /CP #NVOWNKIOCPF Short (22 min.) / Dir. Marianne Blicher, Prod. Klaus Byskov Pedersen & Marianne Blicher / Denmark / Drama In a sparkling world filled with colorful drag queens, does he dare pursue a dusty dream?

Special category: Female Filmmaker, LGBTQ Thank You for Supporting the Arts Doc (75 min.) / Dir. Carolann Stoney, W. Alexander Jones, Prod. Jessica Daugherty, Danielle Higgins, & Cintamani Calise / USA / Drama Stripper “Viva Las Vegas” preaches thank you for supporting the arts to people who throw bills on stage while she dances naked in a dark Portland strip club.

Special category: Female Filmmaker

Generations Short (11 min.) / Dir. Sune Sorensen, Prod. Christian Juliussen / Denmark / Drama On a road trip in the old family Beetle, Alex and his father are forced to deal with their past issues.

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FRIDAY - APRIL 12, 2019 6:30 PM / Malco Grandview Screen A Native Son Native Son Feature Narrative (108 min.) / Dir. Rashid Johnson / Drama A young man living in Chicago enters into a seductive new world of money and power after he is hired as a chauffeur for an affluent businessman.

6:45 PM / Malco Grandview Screen B Her Body and Other Shorts by Female (KNOOCMGTU RCPGN The Delta Girl Short, Student (16 min.) / Dir. Jaclyn Bethany, Prod.

Mikhail Makeev / Mississippi / Drama In 1964 Mississippi during the Civil Rights movement, Magnolia is torn between right & wrong.

Special category: Mississippi Ato San Nen Short (26 min.) / Dir. Pedro Collantes, Prod. Pedro Collantes de Terán Bayonas, Marc Benoit Crancier, & Mayi Gutiérrez Cobo / Spain / Drama Marisa and her dog Tico receive an unexpected visit from Hiroshi, who claims to be friends with her son.

Goddess House Short (6 min.) / Dir. Marion Hill, Prod. Kelsey Scult / USA / Drama The Queen will not rise from bed today.

Special category: LGBTQ

Road to Zion Student (15 min.) / Dir. Andrew Reid, Prod.

Courtney Grace & Kathleen Gardner / USA / Drama An illegal Jamaican immigrant finds his life in Los Angeles shaken by forces outside his control.

Special category: African-American Filmmaker Asia A Student (20 min.) / Dir. Andrew Reid, Prod. Jake Katofsky & Eric Baird / USA / Disability A spinal cord injury patient struggles to reconcile his sense of self-worth with his new reality.

Special category: African-American Filmmaker Roots and Wings Doc (22 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Hanna Miller / Mississippi / Drama Leatrice just wants her husband Robby to get a job at Sanderson Farms Chicken Processing Plant.

Special category: Mississippi

8:30 PM / Hal & Mal’s Music Video Showcase “Ain’t No Place” by Lightnin’ Malcolm Music Video (5 min.) / Dir. Lightnin Malcolm “Cherry Blossom” by Dear Silas Music Video, Short (9 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Johnny Coleman “Coast Ghost” by Spacewolf Music Video (3 min.) / Dir. Drew McKercher “Double Indemnity” by Impala Music Video (3 min.) / Dir. Edward Valibus “Get Up” by Seth Power Music Video (3 min.) / Dir. & Prod. MadGenius “Hello Heart” by John Kilzer Music Video (3 min.) / Dir. Laura Jean Hocking, Prod. Ward Archer

Her Body Short (11 min.) / Dir. Juan Avella, Prod. Esteban Arango, Bernardo Maurovich / Mexico / Drama A Latina immigrant wakes up in a garage, bound and about to be sold to a body trafficking ring.

“Living Like That” by Southern Halo Music Video (3 min.) / Dir. James Mathews & Heather Mathews, Prod. Heather Mathews

8:30 PM / Malco Grandview Screen A Always in Season

“Premature” by Justin Oliver Music Video, Student (5 min.) / Dir. Savannah Colbert, Jonathan McGovern, Jason Anthony, Prod.

Emily Kaplan, Braedan Snow, & Katherine Kauffman

Always in Season Feature Doc / 89 min. / Dir. Jacqueline Olive, Prod.

Jacqueline Olive, Jessica Devaney / USA / Civil Rights Teenager Lennon Lacy was found hanging from a swing set in 2014, and many people believe he was lynched; relatives of the perpetrators and victims of lynching confront the fallout.

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“Royal” by Lost in Constellation Music Video, Short (6 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Michael Williams “Stray Dog” by The Holy Knives Music Video (4 min.) / Dir. Emmett Crockett & Jason Bailey, Prod. Kyle Valentine & Kody Valentine “Your Mistress” by Mersaidee Soules Music Video (4 min.) / Dir. Michael Williams, Prod.

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They Have Feeling Too Animation (3 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Destini Ruffin / Mississippi / Drama Exploration into bullying.

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Student (4 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Zahra Safdari Shadloo / Islamic Republic of Iran / Animation A fearful woman decides to be brave.

Special category: African-American Filmmaker

Why Film in Mississippi?

From initial contact to wrap, you can expect the assistance of the Mississippi Film Office: location scouting & research, pre-pro help with casting/crew/ equipment, and trouble-shooting during production. We’ll work with you every step of the way. And we have one of the strongest incentive programs in the country. As a cash rebate program, the incentive returns 25- 35% on Mississippi production expenditures and resident cast and crew payroll within 90 business days after submission. Our $50,000 minimum spend is one of the lowest in the country, and video game production, national commercials, webisodes, shorts, documentaries, television, and features are all eligible. There are also tax reductions on the rental and purchase of specific production equipment.

We’re committed to the continued development and support of the film industry in Mississippi and look forward to assisting with your next production. www.FilmMississippi.org

SATURDAY - APRIL 13, 2019 MASTER CLASSES & SPECIAL EVENTS 12:00 PM / Screen B / $10 Master Class Motion and Emotion: Using Light to Tell a Story, a Master Class by Roberto Schaefer, ASC, AIC Schaefer is the Director of Photography of such films as Best in Show, Finding Neverland, Monsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ball, The Kite Runner, Quantum of Solace and more!

Learn how Schaefer uses his creative talent to look through the lens, and in cooperation with the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director, create the vision that ultimately becomes a hit movie!

1:30 PM / Screen B / $10 Master Class The Art of Place: Creating the World Within the Lens, a Master Class by Julie Kaye Fanton, Chase Helzer, and Mary Goodson Focus on the art and craft of Set Decoration and take a look at the way Set Decorators work to define character and place to help tell the story using surroundings.

Includes Collaboration, Research, Design and Dressing a Set.

2:45 PM / Screen B / $10 Master Class 5VCVG 5VTGGV (KNO $NQEM + DGPGĆ&#x201A;VVKPI UMMC School of Population Health How to Get Your Kids in the Movies, a Master Class by Cher Foley

Mississippi Gulf Coast casting director Cher Foley will teach you what to do, and what not to do, to get your kids in the movies! Learn about head shots, the reel, casting calls, and more. Plus, hear from successful child actor Brady Permenter! Includes films The Gift and The Hole.

4:30 PM / Screen B / $10 Master Class An Intimate Chat with Orian Williams, a /CUVGT %NCUU QT 9JCV VJG JGEM FQGU C 2TQFWEGT &1 CP[YC[!

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7:30 PM / Screen B / $10 Master Class From the Page to the Screen: Crafting Comedies for TV and Film, a Master Class by %QOGF[ YTKVGT &CXKF 5JGHĆ&#x201A;GNF The quick and dirty of writing successful comedic screenplays for TV and film, including Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work on the screenplays for The Nutty Professor, The Klumps, Police Academy, and Saturday Night Live, just to name a few! Includes film Coming to America.

6:45 PM / Screen A / $15 Joe Bob Briggs presented by Rick Patt and in partnership with Mississippi Comic Con How Rednecks Saved Hollywood, with Joe Bob Briggs A hilarious non-stop monologue featuring over 200 clips and stills covering the complete history of rednecks as told through the classics of both grindhouse and mainstream movies. Learn: â&#x20AC;˘ The identity of the first redneck in history and the precise date the first redneck arrived in America. â&#x20AC;˘ How Thunder Road, the Whiskey Rebellion, illegal Coors beer, and the Cannonball Baker Seato-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash combined to inspire the greatest movie in the world. â&#x20AC;˘ The reason God loves rednecks...and dozens of other historical facts that you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize you needed until Joe Bob deposited them in the rear lobe of your brain!

SATURDAY - APRIL 13, 2019 11:45 AM / Malco Grandview Screen A Freedom Stories by Young Filmmakers Series of social justice shorts by youth filmmakers in Meridian, Rosedale, and Sunflower County.

Special category: Mississippi, Female Filmmaker, African-American Filmmaker, Youth Filmmaker Meridian Freedom Stories Doc, Short, Student (30 min.) / Dir. Marley Foy, Ethan Wright, Fernasia Phillips, Miâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Angel Ramsey, Omari Thigpen, Rikkisia Boggan, Taleah Anderson, Prod. Alison Fast, Chandler Griffin & Aaron Phillips / Mississippi / Social justice Rosedale Freedom Stories Doc, Short, Student (22 min.) / Dir. Selina Clay, Makiyah Matheney, Shawanna Funches, Izeiah Stewart, Arthur Evans III, Destinie Jackson, Prod.

Alison Fast, Chandler Griffin, & Aaron Phillips / Mississippi / Social justice 5WPĆ&#x192;QYGT %QWPV[ (TGGFQO 5VQTKGU Doc, Short, Student (25 min.) / Dir. Braelyn Ingram, Jameshia Attaway, Beyonce Russell, Ashlie Brown, Ashley Gordon, Jamarvus Thorton, Kaitara Baker, Timesea Ginn, Prod. Alison Fast, Chandler Griffin, & Aaron Phillips / Mississippi / Social justice

11:45 AM / Malco Grandview Screen C Canton Young Filmmakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Workshop and Coming of Age Filmmakers The Amazing Light of Sister Thea Bowman Student (12 min.) / Dir. Angel Walton, Prod. Destini Ruffin & Kelvin Walton / Mississippi

Know That Line!

Youth (6 min.) / Dir. Tyler Allen, Zale Dodd, William Mask, Xenia Minton, Riley Smith, Prod.

Sophie Fairbairn / USA / Five contestants zapped into a game show must re-enact iconic movie scenes and lines to win a cash prize.

Special category: Mississippi, Female Filmmaker, African-American Filmmaker, Youth Filmmaker Deadline Youth (8 min.) / Dir. William Lindsey, Roni Prisock, Nathan Reed, Caden Lewis, Camille Murnane, Prod.

Artrial Clark / Mississippi A Ouija board takes three friends on an adventure with a ghost hotline phone service.

Special category: Mississippi, Female Filmmaker, African-American Filmmaker, Youth Filmmaker The Super Zeros Youth (5 min.) / Dir. Reece Brooks Case, Nolan Gooden, Nomi-Marie Gooden, Mariane Powell, Caleb Reed, Prod. Astin Sullivan / Mississippi The Council of Superheroes grants two vigilantes the superpowers to defeat an evil Villainess.

Special category: Mississippi, Female Filmmaker, African-American Filmmaker, Youth Filmmaker Canton Man Youth (5 min.) / Dir. Lillian Boggan, Trace Bowen, Patrick Collins, Noah LeMonye, Roscoe Levanway, Prod. Kristen Lucas / Mississippi Canton Man must find the missing yo-yo of the local champion a few days before his big competition.

Special category: Mississippi, Female Filmmaker, African-American Filmmaker, Youth Filmmaker The Room Youth (6 min.) / Dir. Freddie Cayia, Lawson Oglesbee, Adam Scott, Asher Walls, Elizabeth Yoste, Prod. Artrial Clark / Mississippi Five friends wake up locked in a room and must find a way out.

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Sister Thea Bowman, born in humble beginnings in Canton, went on to change the church and the world.

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The Outcast Party Youth (6 min.) / Dir. Reagan Alexander, Benjamin Everingham, Richard Sumrall, Saralynn Teasley, Prod. Phillip C. Washington / Mississippi Angela throws a party, but only the outcasts show up...

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A Sari for Pallavi Short (10 min.) / Dir. Kate Chamuris, Prod.

Tanmaya Shekhar / USA / Comedy Traditional Thini gets into a fight with her cousin Promiscuous Pallavi over what to wear to an Indian wedding.

Special category: Female Filmmaker Masters Short (10 min.) / Dir. Mark Ward, Prod. Mark Ward & Shannon Meehan / USA / Comedy A frazzled young woman with everything on the line prepares to take the hardest test in the world.

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Youth (7 min.) / Dir. Preston Cobbins, Lake Dodson, Rori Gooden, Anna Meyer, Joseph Welch, Prod. Mia Barranco / Mississippi A family learns life lessons through the strange powers of their homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thermostat.

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SATURDAY - APRIL 13, 2019 The Juke Joint Show: Becoming Bukka Doc (14 min.) / Dir. Matt Wymer, Prod. Matt Wymer & Damon Burke / USA / Music The stories and music of unsung musicians and the times and places that shaped their music.

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Chuchotage Short (16 min.) / Dir. Barnabás Tóth, Prod. Lajos Tóth, Andrea Kuczkó, & Gábor Rajna / Hungary / Drama During a conference in Prague, two simultanous interpreters realize that only one person is listening.

A Woman’s Right to Shoes Short (15 min.) / Dir. Robyn Grace, Prod. Rory MacGillycuddy & Robyn Grace / New Zealand / Comedy Alice has one foot bigger than the other, but finds Haley, her opposite foot double, to share shoes with.

Special category: Female Filmmaker White Guys Solve Sexism Short (7 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Christopher Guerrero / USA / Dark Comedy Two men realize that all of their favorite movies are now sexist, leading them down a dark path of discovery.

Deep Storage Short (14 min.) / Dir. Susan Earl, Prod. Jannine Barnes / Australia / Romance, Drama Stuttering loner Gus learns that home is where love dwells.

Special category: Mississippi, LGBTQ, Female Filmmaker

2:45 PM / Malco Grandview Screen C Find Your Voice and Other Tales of Marginalization The Hidden Vote Doc (10 min.) / Dir. Hanna Miller, Prod. Adithya Sambamurthy & Ben Rehki / USA / Politics Shalonda Thompson, a Black woman in the rural south, considers voting for a Republican.

Special category: Mississippi, Female Filmmaker 83 Days Short (29 min.) / Dir. Andrew Paul Howell, Prod.

Ray Lënard Brown (EP), Andrew Paul Howell (EP), Summer Michele Howell, Lucius Baston & Ryan Dennett-Smith / USA / Social justice The 1944 story of the youngest person in US history to be put to death by electric chair.

Special category: Mississippi, Female Filmmaker, African-American Filmmaker 2nd Class Short (14 min.) / Dir. Jimmy Olsson, Prod. Jimmy Olsson, Petter Selvehed, Christian Kielberg & Ville Olin / Sweden / Drama Teacher Charlotte discovers that one of her students is the son of the Nazi who attacked her.

The Derby Doc (15 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Remington Smith / USA / Sports A peek beyond the Mint Juleps and fancy hats into the fastest two minutes in equine sports.

We Are Now Student (8 min.) / Dir. Gandhi Brigade Youth Media, Prod. Kevin Akakpo, Carlos Escobar, Kim GonzalezRamirez, Verite Igiraneza, Merry Hailegeorgies, Yohannes Gezahegn, Gabe Hoekman, & Juliet Marschal / USA / Social Justice Showcases the wave of youth-led activism sweeping the country and the young activists who are fighting for what they believe in.

Special category: Female Filmmaker, AfricanAmerican Filmmaker, Youth Filmmaker Find Your Voice Short (12 min.) / Dir. Students from Sunflower County Film Academy, Prod. JD Davenport / Mississippi / Social justice Seventeen high school students document racism in the Delta, past and present.

Special category: Mississippi, Female Filmmaker, African-American Filmmaker, Youth Filmmaker

3:00 PM / Malco Grandview Screen A Music Saved Us and other Music Docs Music Saved Us Short (6 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Frezale Smith / USA / Music Encoded messages in spirituals led to calls for social justice expressed within jazz and R&B. Special category: Mississippi, African-American Filmmaker Great Big Yam Potatoes!

Doc (8 min.) / Dir. Dean Blackwell, Prod. Damien Blaylock & Allen Blackwell / Mississippi / Music Recordings and photos from the 1939 WPA Southern Recording Expedition document the tradition of fiddling.

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Negro Terror Doc, Music Video (54 min.) / Dir. & Prod. John Rash / USA / Music Cinematic and musical portrait of the punk band Negro Terror’s role within the vibrant and eclectic underground music community of Memphis, Tennessee.

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Special category: Mississippi, African-American Filmmaker Attaché Doc (76 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Melissa Pace Overholt / Mississippi / Music Clinton High School in Mississippi created and has sustained the number one show choir in the world for the past 36 years.

Special category: Mississippi, Female Filmmaker

SATURDAY - APRIL 13, 2019 MALCO â&#x20AC;˘ HAL & MALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 4:45 PM / Malco Grandview Screen C Thrasher Road Elsewhere Short (20 min.) / Dir. Andy Berriman, Prod. Maria Caruana Galizia / UK / Drama A young woman questions the path she is on, and a man tries to reclaim the family he threw away.

Special category: Female Filmmaker

The Replacement Short (15 min.) / Dir. Sean Miller, Prod. Sean Miller & Naz Khan / USA / Sci-Fi A janitor feels cheated when his clone is elected President.

Special category: Female Filmmaker In Her Image Short (20 min.) / Dir. Nikoloz Kevkhishvili, Prod.

Sandro Gabilaia, Nikoloz Kevkhishvili / Georgia A desperate mother is willing to sacrifice everything to rescue her son from a familiar kidnapper.

The Emissary Short (21 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Bryan Tan / USA Liv, in search of ancestors who fled Earth, questions whether or not they want to be found.

8:45 PM / Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Driven and more Tales of Terror presented in partnership with Mississippi Comic Con

Thrasher Road Feature (96 min.) / Dir. Samantha Davidson Green, Prod. Maria Rosenblum & Jonathan Wysocki / USA Chloe and her dog Thrasher are rescued on their road trip by Chloeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estranged father, Mac. Special category: Mississippi, Female Filmmaker

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Mohamad Amin Hamedani / Islamic Rep. of Iran A man is happily flying through the skyâ&#x20AC;Ś or is he?

Helios Short (6 min.) / Dir. Martin Kaszubowski, Prod.

Kristin Peterson / USA / Sci-fi A young woman with a severe sun allergy loses her mind as she remembers her life.

Special category: LGBTQ, Female Filmmaker Yellow Arrows Short (15 min.) / Dir. Yana Sar, Prod. Ryan Alan Dearth & Javier Gonzalez / USA / Sci-fi Jack follows a path into a hidden world.

Special category: Female Filmmaker Faulty Father Short (10 min.) / Dir. Benjamin Welmond, Prod.

Nicolas Hurt / USA / Sci-fi A young fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s morning routine is tested when he uncovers his wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bizarre secret.

Red Light Green Light Experimental, Short (8 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Maegan Houang & Grace Kredell / USA / Sci-fi Two young women in an underground bunker waiting for a window of release.

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Marta Garcia Larriu & MarĂ­a del Puy Alvarado / Spain / Drama A young woman gets a call from her 7-year-old son, who is on holiday with her estranged ex-husband.

Special category: Female Filmmaker

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Crossroads Film Society celebrates the art of filmmaking in all of its diversity and depth.

The Crossroads Film Society facilitates and promotes a broader spectrum of film and video for the community, presents and honors films and videos related to Mississippi and the South, and provides educational opportunities and facilitates general discussions for film lovers and aspiring filmmakers. The Society aspires to be a cultural crossroads, bringing the world to the Deep South and sharing Southern perspectives with the world.

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Rodgers says that while she has always been a healthy eater, becoming vegan was something she never thought she would do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been conscious about what I ate since I was a kid because my mother and other family members had a lot of problems with weight and high blood pressure, and I wanted to avoid that for myself,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Going vegan, though, was a long process that started with slowly cutting out pork at first, then beef and finally dairy from my diet. Over time, the journey I took to eat better made me realize it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so bad.â&#x20AC;?

Rodgers, who also owns Diamond Nail Studio in Jackson, got her start in the restaurant business in 2001 working as a waitress for her uncle, Charles Smith, at his restaurant, Southern Kitchen in McComb.

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COMMUNITY Events at Fenian’s Pub (901 E. Fortification St.) • Pub Quiz April 3, April 10, April 17, 7-10 p.m. Free; call 601-948-0055; find it on Facebook.

• Karaoke April 8, April 15, 9 p.m. Free; find it on Facebook.

• Open Mic April 9, April 16, 9 p.m. Free.

Open Mic hosted by Reed Smith April 3, April 10, April 17, 9 p.m., at Martin’s Downtown (214 S. State St.). Participants sing, read poetry, tell jokes and more. Free admission.

The Great Southern Outdoor Expo April 5-6, 4-7 p.m., at Mississippi Trademart Center (1200 Mississippi St.). This event invites participants

meant to maintain focus and attention. $33 per person; $97 for Mind Movie software (nor required); call 405-612-7782; email emailallynevans@gmail.com; energy medicinesquared.regfox.com.

• Business Bites: Learn Online Strategies and Low-Budget Promotion Tools April 11, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at Soul Synergy Center (5490 Castlewoods Court, Suite D, Flowood).

The class teaches participants new online marketing skills such as creating a website on New Google and other skills. Networking encouraged. Bring your own lunch. Bring your own computer. $33 per person; call 405-612-7782; email allyn@energymedicinesquared.com; energymedicinesquared.regfox.com.

WEDNESDAY 4/3 Book Bazaar @Bookend Alley is from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Leland Speed Library, Mississippi College (130 W. College St., Clinton). The three-day event allows participants to purchase books at reduced prices. Paperbacks are $1 and hardcover books are $2.

Over 75,000 books, records, and movies are categorized and organized on tables and shelves for easy browsing. Shoppers may register for a door RAWPIXEL prize. Snacks provided. Additional dates: April 5-6. Free to enter, book prices vary; call 601-925-3437; email bookbazaar@mc.edu; find it on Facebook.

to bring their non-car vehicles, including trucks, RVs, boats, tractors and more. Attendees gather to appreciate one another’s vehicles. Admission TBA; find it on Facebook.

Events at 201Capitol (201 W. Capitol St.) • Fashion Mississippi Week: Network Social Event April 5, 7-9 p.m. The event invites participants to socialize and network. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

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• Marketplace Monday April 15, noon-7 p.m.

The monthly event gives business owners, entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, service providers, networkers, consumers, information providers and information seekers the opportunity to network. Free admission; call 601-870-1388; email 201capitol@gmail.com; find it on Facebook.

Events at Soul Synergy Center (5490 Castlewoods Court, Suite D, Flowood) • Mind Movies for Becoming a Conscious Creator in Your Life April 6, 1-4:30 p.m. This class teaches participants how to use the “Mind Movie” software to create short movies that are

Fashion Mississippi Week April 7, 6-8 p.m., at Mississippi Arts Center (201 E. Pascagoula St.). The event showcases designers, brands and boutiques and is hosted by former Miss Black Mississippi Kristy Johnson and model Derrick Parker. A portion of the proceeds will benefit two nonprofit organizations, National Alliance on Mental Illness - Central Mississippi and Friends of Survivors. $20 general, $30 VIP; Eventbrite.

Events at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.) • Basics of Investing April 8, April 15, 6-7:15 p.m. Mark Maxwell is the instructor. Participants learn about topics such as stocks, bonds, annuities, mutual funds, taxation, qualified plans and more. Class meets Mondays from April 8-May 6. $80; call 601-9741000; millsaps.edu.

• Soul Care for Caregivers April 8, April 15, 6-8 p.m. Soul Care for Caregivers offers participants a space to reflect on the joys and struggles of their caregiving journeys and receive support through Christian spiritual practices, caring community and practical strategies for self-care. $112; call 601-974-1130; email revsherry@msn.com; millsaps.edu.

• Jackson’’s North State Street—An Architectural History April 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Todd

Sanders is the instructor. Participants learn about the architectural history of North State Street, one of the capital city’s premier residential areas from the 1840s to the 1920s. $40 per person; millsaps.edu.

• Impact of the Civil War on Mississippi April 10, 6-8 p.m. Jeff Giambrone is the instructor.

The class explores how the conflicts of the Civil War affected both civilian life and the lives of those on the frontlines in Mississippi. $40; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

• Instagram for (Not) Dummies April 16, 6-9 p.m. Sophie Wolf is the instructor. Participants learn to utilize Instagram for marketing, including through photos, videos, Boomerangs, Instagram stories and IGTV. Basic knowledge of Instagram required. $50; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

• Belhaven: A Brief Architectural History April 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Todd Sanders is the instructor. Participants learn about the variety of architectural styles that appear in the Belhaven neighborhood of Jackson. $40 per person; millsaps.edu.

• Arts & Lecture Series: Robert Kennedy’s Visit to Mississippi April 16, 7-9 p.m. In Gertrude C. Ford Academic Complex, Recital Hall (second floor). Jane Hearn presents on the book she edited and published featuring photographs of Robert F. Kennedy visiting Mississippi in 1967. $10; find it on Facebook.

Community Roundtable April 9, 8:30-10 a.m., at Junior League of Jackson (805 Riverside Drive). The event hosts a talk titled “Connecting to Your Leadership Strengths: Breaking Through Barriers and Overcoming Fears.”

Breakfast served 8:30 a.m. Program begins 9 a.m. Free admission.

Lectio Divina During Lent April 9, 10-11:30 a.m., at St. Richard Catholic Church (1242 Lynwood Drive ). In the Mercy Room.

Attendees gather to offer Lenten prayers.

Facilitated by Mary Louise Jones and Claudia Addison. Participants may to come to any or all sessions. All welcomed. Free admission; email claudiaaddison@mac.com.

Karaoke April 9, April 16, 7:30-11:30 p.m., at Shucker’s Oyster Bar (116 Conestoga Road, Ridgeland). Free; shuckersontherez.com.

History Is Lunch: Stephen Parks April 10, noon-1 p.m., at Old Capitol Museum (100 State St.). Stephen Parks presents “The State Law Library: Its Origins, Leaders, & Role in State Government” in the historic House of Representatives Chamber of the Old Capitol Museum. Special tours will be offered throughout the day in celebration of the building’s 180th birthday. Free admission; mdah.ms.gov.

Coffee & Conversation: Moving Ordinary Donors to Extraordinary Levels of Support April 11, 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m., at The Farmer’s Table (929 High St.). The event helps participants understand how to identify major/legacy gift prospects among their existing business donors and move them toward a higher level of support. Free admission.

Ultimate Fashion Show and Champagne Brunch April 11, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at The Country Club of Jackson (345 St. Andrew’s Drive). The annual event features a runway of colorful spring and summer fashions, as well as an array of raffle items. Includes a champagne lunch. Proceeds fund the organizations diabetes relief efforts. $75; call 601-957-7878; find it on Facebook.

Friends of the Ridgeland Library Book Sale April 12-13, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., April 15-17, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., at Ridgeland Public Library (397 Hwy 51, Ridgeland). The library sells books at various prices. Free to enter, book prices vary; call 601-856-4536.

Central Comic Con April 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Pearl Public Library (2416 Old Brandon Rd., Pearl). Local artists, vendors, authors and all nine Rankin Country public libraries are on-site, hosting video game tournaments, costume contests, kids crafts, a video-game trailer, mini golf and more in this inaugural event hosted by the Pearl Public Library. Free admission; call 601-932-2562; email rcchild@cmrls. lib.ms.us; cmrls.lib.ms.us.

FRIDAY 4/5 Taste of the Blues is from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Railroad Avenue (Railroad Avenue, Crystal Springs). The festival features blues musicians, including Jason Bailey, Zach Day and Steven Johnson. The event also features local

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Caterpillar Parade April 13, 10 a.m., at Lions Club Park (Corner of West Leake Street and East Street, Clinton). The annual parade themes itself on the children’s book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” in the book’s 50th anniversary.

The event opens with a reading followed by

the parade, led by the grand marshal, golf cart floats, a marching band and the 50-foot long Calliope the Caterpillar. The Caterpillar Queen and her Butterfly Court serve as the finale to the parade, and a crowning ceremony recognizing the current court and past queens follows.

After the ceremony, the event features a magic show, puppet show and bounce houses for kids.

Kids also receive a caterpillar chrysalis from Main Street. Anyone is allowed to march in the

THURSDAY 4/4 Fondren After 5 is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Downtown Fondren Historic District (2906 N. State St.). The neighborhood open house offers attendees opportunities to enjoy food from one of nearly two dozen of Jackson’s restaurants, bakeries, bars and coffee shops. Vendors sell various goods. Other street fair-like activities available. Free admission; finditinfondren.com.

parade. Free admission; mainstreetclintonms.com.

College Day at JSU April 15 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., at Jackson State University (1400 J. R. Lynch St.). In Ballroom A of the JSU Student Center. The annual event hosts panels, performances and exhibitions to highlight what is happening in the JSU College of Liberal Arts. Free admission.

April SoFo April 15, 6-8 p.m., at 526 Warrior Trail (526 Warrior Trail). At the home of Susan Margaret Barrett. Women gather to socialize and network. All women who live or work in Fondren are invited. Attendees with surnames beginning with A-L are asked to bring finger foods. Free admission.

TECH JXN April 16-17, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). The two-day conference and festival showcases innovation in the fields of technology, education, creativity and health care. The event highlights the impact of Jackson’s major economic sectors. Donations only; find it on Facebook.

KIDS Highland Village Easter Bunny Experience April 5, 1-5 p.m., April 6-7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., April 12, 1-5 p.m., April 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., April 19, 1-5 p.m., April 20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Highland Village (45000 Interstate 55 N. Frontage Road, Suite 281). Families may take pictures with the Easter Bunny. Participants take home a memory card of their photos for unlimited print and electronic distribution. $39.95 per family; call 601-982-5861; email lynsie.armstrong@wsdevelopment.com; find it on Facebook.

Events at Northpark (1200 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland) • Easter in Real Life April 6, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., April 7, noon-6 p.m., April 8-13, 10 a.m.-8

p.m., April 14, noon-6 p.m., April 15-20, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Children can have their pictures taken with the Easter Bunny. Online registration allows attendees to skip the walk-in line.

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• Easter Bunny Arrival Breakfast April 6, 10-11 a.m. Participants may eat breakfast with the Easter Bunny and assemble Easter baskets. Free admission; call 601-863-2300; email sreeks@northparkmall.com.

Fashion Mississippi Kid’s Runway April 7, 1-2 p.m., at Mississippi Arts Center (201 E. Pascagoula St.). Children walk the runway in this event that promotes self-confidence. A portion of the proceeds from the show will benefit National Alliance on Mental Illness Central Mississippi and Friends of Survivors. $10; find it on Facebook.

Easter Bunny Festival April 13, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Dogwood Festival (150 Dogwood Blvd., Flowood). The family event features the Easter Bunny, an inflatable obstacle course, a baby chick petting zoo, face-painting, games with prizes, treats and goodie bags. Free admission; email drbgroupllc@drbgroupllc. com; find it on Facebook.

Prep Fest Revolutionary Fair April 13, 4-8 p.m., at Jackson Prepatory School (3100 Lakeland Drive, Flowood). The event features Revolutionary “fair” food, games for the kids, a cakewalk, dunking booth and a Battle of the Bands. Admission TBA; find it on Facebook.

Glow-in-the-Dark Easter Egg Hunt April 13, 6-7:30 p.m., at Grace Baptist Church (205 Value Park Drive, Brandon). The secondannual Easter egg hunt also features inflatables and food. Families are asked to bring baskets for their own children. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

Hoot & Holler Family Creation Lab April 14, 2-3:30 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). A museum educator leads families with children ages 6-10 in an art project taking inspiration from a different artists each month. This event takes place on the second Sunday of each month. $10 per child; call 601-960-1515; email mdrake@msmuseumart. org; msmuseumart.org.

Eggstra Special Egg Hunt April 14, 2-5 p.m., at Traceway Park (200 Soccer Row, Clinton).

Children hunt for Easter eggs. Egg hunts for children will begin at 2:30 p.m., with kids up to 2 years old hunting first at 2:30 p.m. Kids ages 3-4 hunt at 2:50 p.m., kids ages 5-6 at 3:10 p.m. and kids ages 7-9 wrap up the hunt at 3:30 p.m. Event organizers strongly request that only parents of kids 2 and under and special-needs children enter the hunting area to assist their child. The event also features prizes, carnival games, space jumps and refreshments.

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“BBQ, Beer & Live Trivia” April 8, April 15, 7:30 p.m., at The Pig & Pint (3139 N. State St.). Challenge Entertainment presents Live Trivia, featuring a $50 gift card for first place, a $20 gift card for second place, and a $10 gift card for third place. Free; pigandpint.com.

TUESDAY 4/9 “How to Sell What You Write” is from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). James L. Dickerson is the instructor. Participants learn to sell their unpublished work. Includes one-on-one evaluations of nonfiction book

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Taste of Flowood April 11, 5:30-8 p.m., at Mirror Lake (2829 Lakeland Drive, Flowood). The tasting event offers food samples from various restaurants around the Flowood area. $25 general admission, kids 10 and under free; find it on Facebook.

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“The Night After” Dinner Theater at Anjou April 13, 7-9 p.m., at Anjou Restaurant (361 Township Ave., Ridgeland). The Detectives and Anjou present a comedic performance while participants dine. Cocktails and seating begin 6 p.m. $50, plus tax and gratuity; call 601-2917444; email thedetectivestheatre@gmail.com; thedetectives.biz.

The Office Parody Dinner at 1908 Provisions April 15, 7-9 p.m., at 1908 Provisions at The Fairview Inn (734 Fairview St.). The troupe delivers an interactive murder-mystery performance that parodies “The Office” while participants dine. Reservations required. $55, includes tax and gratuity; call ; email fringedinnertheatre. com; fringedinnertheatre.com.

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Mississippi Freedom Seder April 16, 6 p.m., at Two Mississippi Museums (222 North St.). In the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium. The program features the rituals, readings, songs, and ceremonial food of the Passover tradition. A dinner follows. $30, includes dinner; tickets.mdah.ms.gov.

SPORTS & WELLNESS Boxing & Kickboxing April 3-4, April 8-11, April 15-17, 5-7 p.m., at Boxers Rebellion Fighting Arts & Fitness (856 S. State St. Suite E). Instructors teach participants boxing and kickboxing skills. $15 single day, $100 session; more options shown on website; call 262-9943174; email jeremy@boxersrebellion.com; boxersrebellion.org.

Choreorobics Dance Off @ Steps the Studio April 3, April 10, April 17, 6:15-7 p.m., at Steps the Studio, School of the Performing Arts (6800 Old Canton Road, Suite 113, Ridgeland). Choreographer Roger L. Long and dance progressional Tena Long instruct participants in hip hop-styled dance fitness techniques. $10 per person; call 601-853-7480; email golongproductions@yahoo.com; choreorobics.com.

Events at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.) • Advanced Basketball April 3, April 10, April 17, 7-9 p.m. Jimmy Smith is the instructor.

The class is for current and former college basketball players looking to develop advanced skills and complex team strategy. Class meets Wednesdays from March 27-May 1. $120 per person; millsaps.edu.

• T’ai Chi April 4, April 11, 6:15-7:45 p.m.

Mike Chadwick is the instructor. Participants learn about and practice Yang-style T’ai Chi with an emphasis on health, stress management, increased balance and more. Class meets either Thursdays from Jan. 10-Feb. 28 or April 4-May 23. Limited class size. $150; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

• Move Sense: Exploring the Body & Self Through Movement April 10, April 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). Jane Newkirk is the instructor.

The class is based on principles of the Axis Syllabus and somatic movement, combining bio-mechanics, art, imagery and movement.

Class meets Wednesdays from April 10-May 1. $95 plus $5 supplies fee; call 601-9741000; millsaps.edu.

• Yoga for Everyone April 16, 6:15-7:30 p.m., at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). Sally Holly is the instructor. Participants learn yoga techniques and postures to strengthen muscles and increase flexibility. Must bring sticky mat and a firm blanket. Class meets Tuesdays from April 16-July 2. $150; call 601-974-1130; millsaps.edu.

Cheers and Gears Bike Ride April 5-6, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., April 7, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., at Renaissance at Colony Park (1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland). Ridgeland’s Art Wine & Wheels Weekend presents the Poker Run with rides to the Petrified Forest and Pocahontas. Also includes evening socials. Host Hotel is Hyatt Place. $25-$80; call 769-300-4721; email Jayce1271@yahoo.com; cheersandgearsride.com.

Winter Yoga April 5, 9-10:30 a.m., at St. Richard Catholic Church (1242 Lynwood Drive).

The class focuses on yoga basics through foundation poses to promote flexibility, balance and a more relaxed body. This session will have a special focus on awareness of the core muscles.

Proceeds go to the St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Richard. Checks can be made out to St. Vincent de Paul. $8 per class, $60 for all sessions; call 601-594-3937; email claudiaaddison@mac.com; .

Events at Highland Village (4500 I-55 N. Frontage Road) • Bend & Brew | Pure Barre Style April 5, 5-6 p.m. Heidi Hogfrefe and her team lead the hour-long fitness session in The Courtyard. All fitness levels welcome. Those who stay until the end can attend the postworkout Happy Hour drink. Those who wish to use mats should bring their own.

Free admission; call 601-982-5861; email lynsie.armstrong@wsdevelopment.com.

• Bend & Brew | High Intensity Fitness April 10, 6-7 p.m. Sean Cupit from Crossfit

STAGE & SCREEN The Secret Garden April 5, 7:30 p.m., April 6, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., April 10-12, 7:30 p.m., April 13, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., at Belhaven University Theatre Department (835 Riverside Drive ). The university theater department presents the Broadway show that tells the story of an 11-year-old girl who is orphaned in India and returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle Archibald and his invalid son Colin. The two cousins explore the magical garden and its secrets. $10 general, $5 student/senior; email theatre@belhaven.edu; find it on Facebook.

Movie Night: American Sharia April 13, 7:30-9 p.m., at International Museum of Muslim Cultures (201 E. Pascagoula St.). The event

THURSDAY 4/11 Crossroads Film Festival is from 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Malco Grandview Cinema (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison).

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601 instructs attendees in a high-intensity workout. All fitness levels welcome. Participants given a cold craft beer afterward. The event occurs every second Wednesday of the month. Free admission; call 601-982-5861; email lynsie.armstrong@wsdevelopment. com.

Free West African Dance Class April 7, April 14, 2-3:30 p.m., at Central United Methodist Family Life Center (517 N. Farish St.). The class teaches West African choreography and performance. All ages and experience-level are welcomed. Baby and child-friendly class.

Strollers, carriers, playpens are welcomed. Live music by Alkebulan Music Philosophy. Sponsored by Greater Jackson Arts Council and Mississippi Arts Commission. Free admission; call 601-983-9305; email shanina.carmichael@gmail.com; find it on Facebook.

1 in 100: Growing Up with Congenital Heart Disease April 13, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at University of Mississippi Medical Center, Classroom Wing (2500 N. State St.). The conference features speakers who present on the challenges of growing up with congenital heart disease. Topics include school sports and activity restrictions, pregnancy and family planning, palliative care, dealing with other medical problems, genetics and what CHD means for pregnant moms. Lunch provided.

Free admission; call 601-984-4567; email ttemple@umc.edu.

celebrates Islamic Appreciation Month with a screening of a comedic film featuring those of Islamic heritage. Free admission.

CONCERTS & FESTIVALS Events at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.) • Jonathan McReynolds: MakeMoreRoomTour April 5, 8 p.m. The gospel musician performs. $22-$72; find it on Facebook.

• Jenny Lewis - On The Line Tour & The Watson Twins April 10, 8 p.m. Singersongwriter Jenny Lewis performs as part of her “On the Line” tour. The Watson Twins also perform. $5 upcharge taken at door for people under 21. $25 advanced, $30 at door; dulinghall.ticketfly.com.

• Parker Millsap April 11, 8 p.m. The singersongwriter performs his characteristic blend of blues, country, rock, Americana and folk music. $5 upcharge for people under 21. $15 advanced, $20 at door; dulinghall. ticketfly.com.

NatureFEST 2019 April 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive). The nature festival features live exotic animals, fish feedings by divers in the aquariums, Mississippi reptile demonstrations with herpetologist Terry Vandeventer, citizen scientist explorations through the on-site Bio-Blitz and behind-the-scenes tours with the museum’s scientists. Participants may also go outside to explore the museum’s native plant garden, play nature games, picnic at the pavilion with food

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College basketball (6-8 p.m., ESPN): 2019 NIT Championship Game FRIDAY, APRIL 5

College baseball (6:30-8:30 p.m., SECN+): Florida v. Mississippi SATURDAY, APRIL 6

College basketball (5-10:30 p.m., CBS): 2019 Men’s Final Four SUNDAY, APRIL 7

College baseball (1-3 p.m., SECN+): MSU v Tennessee MONDAY, APRIL 8

College basketball (7-11 p.m., CBS): 2019 Division I National Championship Game TUESDAY, APRIL 9

NBA (7-9 p.m., ESPNU): 2019 NBA G-League Finals WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10

College softball (6-8 p.m., SECN+): University of Alabama, Birmingham v. UM THURSDAY, APRIL 11

College baseball (6-8 p.m., ESPNU): South Carolina v. Florida FRIDAY, APRIL 12

College softball (5-7 p.m., SECN+): MSU v. Tennessee SATURDAY, APRIL 13

College football (2-5:30 p.m., ESPNU): 2019 MSU Spring Football Game SUNDAY, APRIL 14

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MLB (6-9 p.m., ESPN): New York Mets v Philadelphia Phillies TUESDAY, APRIL 16

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from one of the food truck vendors or take a hike (guided or self-directed) on the museum’s springtime trails. $6 adult, $4 child, kids ages 3 and below free.

Reading at 5:30 p.m. $16.95 signed copy, free reading; lemuriabooks.com.

• “Lost and Wanted” Book Signing April 12, 5 p.m. Author Nell Freudenberger signs copies. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $26.95 book; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com.

• “The Color of Life,” “Three Years in Mississippi” and “The Color of Compromise” Joint Book Signing April 13, 2 p.m. Cara Meredith, James Meredith and Jemar Tisby sign their respective books. Readings at 2:30 p.m. $17.99 (C. Meredith), $30 (J. Meredith), $21.99 (J. Tisby); lemuriabooks.com.

• “Won Over” Book Signing April 16, 5 p.m. William Alsup signs copies of his book.

Reading at 5:30 p.m. $24.95 signed copy, free reading; lemuriabooks.com.

Art Wine & Wheels Weekend April 6, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., April 7, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., at Renaissance at Colony Park (1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland). The weekend of events features the Ridgeland Fine Arts Festival, the Sante South Wine Festival, the Cheers and Gears Bike Ride and the Run Now Wine Later 5K. Includes live music, wine and craft beer, food trucks and juried artists. Free admission; call 601-605-5252; email info@visitridgeland. com; ridgelandartsfest.com.

Dancing On The Green April 6, 1:30-5:30 p.m., at Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Drive). The event features live music from Stephanie Luckett, T-Baby, Unfazed Show and Band and DJ Traxx.

Hosted by Kinoy Brown. Proceeds go toward scholarship and public service programs. Food trucks and vendors available. Attendees may bring their own lawn chairs. No outside coolers allowed. Clear bag policy; no purses larger than 4x6 inches. $35 general, $50 VIP; email specialprojects@madisoncountydeltas.com; find it on Facebook.

Exploring The Muslim World Through Music April 6, 4-6 p.m., at Mississippi Arts Center - International Museum of Muslim Cultures (201 E. Pascagoula St.). The event celebrates Islamic Heritage Month with music native to the culture. Free admission.

History Is Lunch: Suzanne Marrs April 17, noon-1 p.m., at Two Mississippi Museums (222 North St.). In the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium. Suzanne Marrs will discuss the new edition of “Eudora Welty: Photographs.” Book sales and signing to follow. Free admission; mdah.ms.gov.

CREATIVE CLASSES From Paper to Published Writers Workshop April 6, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at 622 Duling Ave. (622 Duling Ave.). The workshop assists attendees in taking the next steps toward finishing novels,

pants explore a variety of nonfiction forms, including memoir, personal essay, criticism and humor. Class meets Mondays from April 8-May 13. $110; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

• Transformational Writing: How to Find Your Voice April 8, April 15, 6:30-8 p.m.

Jean Farish is the instructor. Participants learn to sharpen their writing skills, develop their own voice, discover their stories and more.

Class meets Mondays from April 8-May 13. $110 plus $15 material fee; call 601-9741000; millsaps.edu.

• Paint & Antique Almost Anything Like a Pro April 9, April 16, 5:45-8:30 p.m., at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). Latresa Enns is the instructor. Participants learn how to paint, antique and apply decorative finishes to furniture through latex paint, oil-based paint and other mediums. Class meets Tuesdays from April 9-23. $200 plus $60 supplies fee; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

• Knitting a Cotton T-shirt April 9, April 16, 6-8 p.m., at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). Donna Peyton is the instructor. Participants learn to construct a short-sleeved cotton T-shirt. Basic knitting skills and knowledge of casting on, knitting, purling and binding off needed. Class meets Tuesdays through April 30. $70 plus materials; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

CMBS Blue Monday April 8, April 15, 7 p.m., at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.). The Central Mississippi Blues Society presents the weekly blues show, which features a “Front Porch Acoustic Hour” and a jam with the Blue Monday Band. Cash bar available. $5 admission, $3 for CMBS members; call 601-9480888; halandmals.com.

Bonnie Bishop w/ Cary Hudson & Lisa Mills April 12, 8-11 p.m., at Cathead Distillery (422 S. Farish St.). Grammy-winning, Nashville, Tenn., native, Americana singer Bonnie Bishop performs. Folk-singing Cary Hudson and soulsinging Lisa Mills also perform. $15 general admission; find it on Facebook.

Arts on the Green April 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School North Campus (370 Old Agency Road, Ridgeland). The St. Andrew’s Parents’ Association hosts the annual festival showcasing music, dance, visual arts and more. Includes food, vendors, a silent auction, children’s activities and live entertainment. Free admission; email aotgchair2019@gmail.com; artsonthegreen.info.

LITERARY SIGNINGS Events at Lemuria Books (4465 I-55 N.) • “Deadly Visits” Book Signing April 4, 5 p.m., at Lemuria Books (4465 N. Highway 55). Janet Brown signs copies of her book.

Reading at 5:30 p.m. $14 for a signed book, free to listen to reading; lemuriabooks.com.

• “To Square a Circle” Book Signing April 6, 2 p.m. T.K. Lee signs copies of his book.

Reading at 2:30 p.m. $16 signed book, free reading; lemuriabooks.com.

• “The Rambling” Book Signing April 11, 5 p.m. Jimmy Cajoleas signs copies of his book.

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KidFest! Ridgeland is from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Freedom Ridge Park (253 W. School St.). The festival features a variety of shows, interactive activities, rides and other attractions for kids. Acts include A Grizzly Experience; The Magical Poodles; Zoppé, an Italian Family Circus; Hilby, the Skinny German Juggle Boy; Backyard Circus; and the Kids Work Zone. Attendees can print a coupon off the event’s website for $2 off general admission for a ticket. Additional date: April 14, noon-6:30 p.m. $12 general admission, $2-off coupon found online; kidfestridgeland.com.

from organizing ideas to getting the finished work published. Industry professionals present on various facets of the process. Covered topics include story preparation, editing, packaging, presentation and marketing. Lunch provided. $45; find it on Facebook.

Events at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.) • To Tell the Truth: The Art of Creative Nonfiction April 8, April 15, 6:30-8 p.m.

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• Italic Calligraphy April 11, 6-8 p.m., at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). Cathy O’Rear is the instructor. Participants learn to create Italic forms with a broad-edged pen, designing a short quotation and learning the basics of envelope addressing. Limited to 15 people. Class meets Thursdays through May 16. $110 plus $20 instructor fee; call 601974-1000; millsaps.edu.

• Beginning Harmonica April 15, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.).

Scott Albert Johnson is the instructor. Participants learn rudiments of playing single notes, the difference between melodic and bluesharmonica playing, basic songs and phrases, and more. Class meets Mondays from April 15-May 6. $100 (plus harmonica); call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

Sugar Love Scrub Class April 12, 6-8 p.m., at Kundi Compound (3220 N. State St.). The class instructs participants on how to use sugar as a bathing scrub. Supplies included. Attendees take home their sugar scrubs. $35 general admission; call 769-208-3202; email SouthernScentsationsMS@gmail.com; southernscentsationsms.com.

Rubber Stamp & Craft Paper Company April 13, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at Pearl Public Library (2416 Old Brandon Road, Pearl). The adult crafting group makes projects using crafting paper and rubber stamps on the second Saturday of each month. Free; find it on Facebook.

ARTS & EXHIBITS Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) • Gallery Talk | The Teaching Fellows Take on Visual Voices April 5, 11:30 a.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.).

MMA Teaching Fellows discuss their contributions to the Mississippi Museum of Art’s App, taking visitors on a special tour of “VISUAL VOICES: Contemporary Chickasaw Art.” Free admission; msmuseumart.org.

• 2019 Art Party Jxn April 5, 6:30-11 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.).

The event features artful photo vignettes, silent and live art auctions, cocktails, food and live music from The Patrick Harkins Band. VIP ticket comes with food and a private bar with service. $100 general, $1,000 VIP lounge for two; find it on Facebook.

• Art & Coffee April 6, 10-11:30 a.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.).

The event takes place on the first Saturday of each month and features a discussion of current and upcoming exhibitions with museum staff members and special guests. Includes complimentary coffee. Free admission; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

Events at AND Gallery (133 Millsaps Ave.) • “Blackness: Violet Deep” by Alexis McGrigg - Closing Reception April 5, 6-10 p.m.

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The closing reception celebrates the final day showcasing the works of Alexis McGrigg, an emerging contemporary artist who explores themes of blackness, space, spirituality, identity and collective consciousness. Her artwork utilizes the mediums of painting, drawing, transmedia and installation to create fictional and

MONDAY 4/15 The Office Parody Dinner at 1908 Provisions is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 1908 Provisions at The Fairview Inn (734 Fairview St.).

The troupe delivers an interactive murder mystery performance that parodies “The Office” while participants dine. Reservations required. $55, includes tax and gratuity; email fringedinnertheatre. com; fringedinnertheatre.com.

philosophical narratives of black existence that stem from historical and lived experiences. She integrates poetry, sound and performance in her practice as major contributors of influence throughout her research. Free admission; email andgalleryart@gmail.com; find it on Facebook.

• “Ostinato” by Amelia Key April 12, 6-8 p.m.

The opening reception exhibit features “Ostinato,” a continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm by Amelia Key, who has an extensive musical background. Free admission; email andgalleryart@gmail.com; find it on Facebook.

Creative Arts Festival: Arts & Activism April 12, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., April 13, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., at Jackson State University (1400 J. R. Lynch St.). In Margaret Walker Center of Ayer Hall.

The annual event invites participants to submit creative works, including poetry, essays, visual arts and performing arts. Prizes awarded to winners. This year’s theme is “Arts as Activism, Activism as Arts.” Admission TBA; call 601-9793935; email mwa@jsums.edu; jsums.edu.

In the Gallery—“Cri de Coeur: Suffering and Transcendence” April 13, 5-7 p.m., at Pearl River Glass Studio (142 Millsaps Ave.). The event features the artworks of Constance Pierce that relate to Holy Week, which leads to Easter.

The paintings, works on paper and Giclee prints focus on faith, personal spirituality and ethics.

Attendees may meet the artist at the reception. Free admission; call 601-353-2497; email vmeek@pearlriverglass.com; find it on Facebook.

BE THE CHANGE Hot Diggity Dog 5K April 6, 7 a.m., at Mississippi School for the Blind (1252 Eastover Drive). Participants run or walk in either the 5K or 1-mile event. Children and pets welcomed.

Proceeds benefit the Gallant Hearts Guide Dog Center. $10 1-mile, $20 5K pre-register, $30 5K day-of; call 601-853-6996; find it on Facebook.

Mississippi 811 Run/Walk April 6, 8-10:30 a.m., at Atmos Energy (790 Liberty Road, Flowood). Participants run in benefit of Mississippi 811, which efforts to increase safety within Mississippi. $28.11; call 601-362-4374; find it on Facebook.

Sweetness 5K Run/Walk April 6, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at Walter Payton Drive (Walter Payton Drive).

The Walter Payton Recreation and Wellness Center hosts the annual fundraising event created to increase awareness of the dangers of obesity in Mississippi and to promote physical activity in the community. $25 individual, $80 group of 4-5, $15 college, $10 1-mile; find it on Facebook.

Beta Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 6th Annual Jazzy Jeans Brunch April 6, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.).

The annual fundraising event includes food, music, a silent auction and more. $65, sponsorships available; call 601-206-5505; email c.kirkland@kirklandgroup.org; Eventbrite.

Spring for Sunnybrook April 11, 4-8 p.m., at Mississippi Christian Foundation (3815 Highway 22 W. ). The soirée benefits foster families in Mississippi. The event features live entertainment from The Terry Miller Project, catering from The Gathering and a silent auction (bidding closing at 7 p.m.). $25 general admission; sunnych.net.

Relay for Life of Hinds County April 12, 6 p.m.-midnight, at Hinds Community College (608 Hinds Blvd., Raymond). The team fundraising event features participants taking turns walking around a track to signify the ongoing fight against cancer. Each team can set up their own tent with food and games to help raise funds for their team. The theme is “One Word,

One Hope: Passport to a Cure.” Free admission, fundraising required; call 601-321-5100; email chris.lloyd@cancer.org.

Pirouline 80’s Flashback Benefit April 12, 7 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The annual event raises money and awareness for opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome, OMS. The benefit features live music by The Band U.S, playing various hit songs from the 1980s. All proceeds donated to The OMSLife Foundation and Batson Children’s Hospital. $75; dulinghall.ticketfly.com.

Racin’ for the Seed 5K and Duathlon April 13, 8 a.m., at Lakeshore Park (1112 N. Shore Parkway, Brandon). Attendees participate in the duathlon, featuring a 5K run and walk followed by a 14.6-mile bike ride. A 1-mile run and walk is also available. Proceeds benefit The Mustard Seed in its efforts to support adults with developmental disabilities. Participants may register as individuals or as a relay team for the duathlon. $30 5K, $50 individual duathlon, $80 relay team duathlon; find it on Facebook.

Over the Edge with Friends April 13, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., at The District at Eastover (100 Vision Drive). The annual fundraiser benefits Batson Children’s Hospital. The event allows participants to rappel under the guidance of trained experts with outstanding safety records and technical expertise. Limited to 92 participants.

Those who wish to participate must raise a minimum of $1,000. No experience or prior training necessary. Free to volunteer; call 601936-0034; email kristin@kristinallenandco.com; overtheedgewithfriends.com.

LifeWalk April 13, 9 a.m., at Flowood Nature Park (4077 Flowood Drive). The inaugural fundraising event allows participants to walk to support The Center for Pregnancy Choices Metro Area, which provides free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, parenting classes and other essential services to women of Hinds, Rankin and Madison counties. Admission TBA; call 601-366-2335; email lamas@saintrichard.com.

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Iron Horse Grill - Pamela Confer 9 p.m.

Pelican Cove - T.J. Burnham Trio noon; Bonfire Orchestra 6 p.m.

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

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Dirt Road Cadillac 7 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Gator Trio 6:30 p.m.

Martin’s - The Stolen Faces 10 p.m.

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

Hal & Mal’s - Hollow Roots 6:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - DoubleShotz 6 p.m.

Wednesday 4/3

Pelican Cove - Ralph Miller 6 p.m.

Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

Thursday 4/4 Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Duling Hall – Future Thieves w/ Newscast & Rod Smoth 7:30 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Chris Minter & the KJ Funkmasters 11 p.m. $5 Georgia Blue, Flowood - Aaron Coker

Shucker’s - Sonny Duo 6:30 p.m.; Barefoot Highway 8 p.m. $5; Josh Journeay 10 p.m.

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

Monday 4/8

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

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

Hal & Mal’s - Central Mississippi Blues Society 7 p.m. $5

Barrelhouse – Wyatt Edmondson 8 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Stevie Cain 6:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Wild Bill and Robin Blakeney 6 p.m.

Cathead Distillery – Bonnie Bishop w/ Carey Hudson & Lisa Mills 8-11 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

Saturday 4/6 Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - The Chill 8 p.m.

Char - Bill Clark 6 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Madison - Zach Bridges

F. Jones Corner - Big Money Mel & Small Change Wayne 10 p.m. $5

Hal and Mal’s - Mark and Jamie

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Jason Turner

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Live Music

Hops & Habanas - Shawn Williams 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Madison - Chad Wesley

Fenian’s - Open Mic 9 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - Barry Leach Iron Horse Grill - Johnie B. Sanders Blues Band Revue featuring Ms. Iretta 9 p.m.

Tuesday 4/9

Iron Horse Grill - Scott Albert Johnson 6 p.m.

Iron Horse Grill - Sorrento Ussrey 9 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - Raphael Semmes 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Faze 4 Dance Band 7 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Steele Heart 6:30 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Keys vs Strings 6:30 p.m.

Martin’s - deFrance 10 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Phil and Trace 6 p.m.

Shucker’s - Karaoke 7:30 p.m.

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Table 100 - Chalmers Davis 6 p.m.

Wednesday 4/10 1908 Provisions - Ronnie Brown 6:30 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Duling Hall – Jenny Lewis w/ The Watson Twins Hal & Mal’s - New Bourbon Street Jazz Band 7 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s – Central Mississippi Blues Society 7 p.m. $5

Shucker’s - Ron Etheridge 5:30 p.m.; Jason Miller Band 8 p.m. $5; Brian Jones 10 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

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

Hal & Mal’s - Raphael Semmes 6 p.m.

Saturday 4/13

Tuesday 4/16

Kathryn’s - Road Hogs 6:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Keys vs Strings 6 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Live Music Georgia Blue, Madison - Live Music

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

Thursday 4/11 1908 Provisions - Chuck Bryan 6:30 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Duling Hall – Parker Millsap 8 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Chris Minter & the KJ Funkmasters 11 p.m. $5

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Iron Horse Grill - Lucky Hand Blues Band 9 p.m.

Martin’s - Open Mic 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Acoustic Crossroads 7 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Gator Trio 6:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Shaun Patterson 6 p.m.

Martin’s – Risko & Friends 10 p.m.

Shucker’s - Sonny Brooks & Friends 7:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Faze 4 6 p.m.

Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Fred T midnight $10 Georgia Blue, Flowood Shaun Patterson

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

Iron Horse Grill - Mike Munson 6 p.m.

Thalia Mara Hall – Mississippi Symphony Orchestra 7:30 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Madison - Dan Confait

Iron Horse Grill - Tiger Rogers 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Kathryn’s - DoubleShotZ 6:30 p.m.

Underground 119 – Southern Komfort Brass Band 9 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Hunter Gibson and Rick Moreira 6 p.m.

Wednesday 4/17

Hal & Mal’s - Singer Songwriter Night 7-10 p.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s - The XtremeZ 6 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Pelican Cove - 2 for the Road 6 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - D’Lo Trio

Hal & Mal’s - Bill, Temperance and Jeff

Monday 4/15

Pelican Cove - Road Hogs 6 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Live Music

Sunday 4/7

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

Kathryn’s - Joseph LaSalla 6:30 p.m.

1908 Provisions - Knight Bruce 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Duling Hall – Jonathan McReynolds

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

Martin’s – Chad Wesley w/ Seth Power 10 p.m.

Shucker’s - Andrew Pates 3:30 p.m.; Jason Miller Band 8 p.m. $10 cover; Daniel Fehronbacher 10 p.m.

Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

Shucker’s - Greenfish 3:30 p.m.

Martin’s - Open Mic 9 p.m.

Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Mr. Sipp 8 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Gena and Buzz Trio noon; Chris Gill & The Soul Shakers 6 p.m.

Table 100 - Chalmers Davis 6 p.m.

Shucker’s - Big Al & The Heavyweights 3:30 p.m.; Barefoot Highway 8 p.m. $5; DoubleShotZ 10 p.m.

WonderLust - Drag Performance & Dance Party feat. DJ Taboo 8 p.m.-3 a.m. free before 10 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Jay Wadsworth 6 p.m.

Shucker’s - Karaoke 7:30 p.m.

Shucker’s - Road Hogs 7:30 p.m.

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

Iron Horse Grill - Tiger Rogers 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Big Money Mel & Small Change Wayne 10 p.m. $5; Jamell Richardson midnight $10

Shucker’s - Sonny Brooks & Friends 7:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

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

Char - Bill Clark 6 p.m.

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

Pelican Cove - Just Cauz 1 p.m.; Acoustic Crossroads 6 p.m.

Friday 4/5

Kathryn’s - The Sole Shakers 7 p.m.

1908 Provisions - Knight Bruce 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Chad Perry and Jonathan Alexander 6 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Richard Lee Davis 6 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Jamell Richardson midnight $10

Sunday 4/14

1908 Provisions - Bill, Temperance and Jeff 4 p.m.

Iron Horse Grill - Brian Jones 6 p.m.

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1908 Provisions - The Madison Duo w/ Rich Hall 7 p.m.

Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Mike Rob & The 601 Band 8 p.m.

Martin’s – Jackson Superjam 9 p.m.

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53 Neighbor of Wyo. 56 “The Bathers” artist Pierre-Auguste 58 Microsoft MP3 player discontinued in 2012 60 Latin for “where” (or prefix for “soft” in a video game publisher name) 61 Writing implement that’s realer than margarine, thanks to some knives?

64 Tikkanen who won the Stanley Cup five times 65 World’s smallest island nation 66 “___, c’est moi!” (Louis XIV claim) 67 “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” hero 68 Actor Lew of “All Quiet on the Western Front” 69 Dispatched, Biblical-style

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49 Dental crown alternative 51 Bright blue shade 52 Ballet outfits 54 Without missing ___ 55 “Roots” family surname 57 Macbeth’s burial isle 59 Long swimmers 62 Clinger on a hiker’s sock 63 “Bang and Blame” band ©2018 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@ jonesincrosswords.com)

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1 Bela Fleck’s instrument 6 Buca di ___ (Italian restaurant chain) 11 “Spring forward” clock abbr.

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20 “That’s funny” 21 Group within a group 22 Country home 23 Air quality index issue 25 Gather wool from 27 Overlook

28 Moves on 30 Some baseball stats 32 Law professor Hill 34 Laborious way to open an envelope 36 Distress signal 39 Starting note for an underwater orchestra, thanks to some forks?

42 Highland Games wear 43 Pass, as a law 44 Keep away from 45 “The King ___” 46 “Rhinestone Cowboy” singer Campbell 47 Rook’s cousin 50 Bring joy to

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

“Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them,” wrote novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez. “Life obliges them over and over to give birth to themselves.” Here’s what I’ll add to that: As you mature, you do your best to give birth to ever-new selves that are in alignment with the idealistic visions you have of the person you want to become. Unfortunately, most of us aren’t skilled at that task in adolescence and early adulthood, and so the selves we create may be inadequate or delusory or distorted. Fortunately, as we learn from our mistakes, we eventually learn to give birth to selves that are strong and righteous. The only problem is that the old false selves we generated along the way may persist as ghostly echoes in our psyche. And we have a sacred duty to banish those ghostly echoes. I tell you this, Taurus, because the coming months will be en excellent time to do that banishing. Ramp up your efforts NOW!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

“When spring came, there were no problems except where to be happiest,” wrote Ernest Hemingway in his memoir.

He quickly amended that statement, though, mourning, “The only thing that could spoil a day was people.” Then he ventured even further, testifying, “People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself.” I bring these thoughts to your attention so as to prepare you for some good news. In the next three weeks, I suspect you will far exceed your quota for encounters with people who are not “limiters of happiness”—who are as good as spring itself.

CANCER (June 21-July 22):

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):

General Motors manufactured a car called the Pontiac Aztek from 2001 to 2005. It wasn’t commercially successful. One critic said it looked like “an angry kitchen appliance,” and many others agreed it was exceptionally unstylish. But later the Aztek had an odd revival because of the popularity of the TV show “Breaking Bad.” The show’s protagonist, Walter White, owned one, and that motivated some of his fans to emulate his taste in cars. In accordance with astrological omens, Leo, I suspect that something of yours may also enjoy a second life sometime soon. An offering that didn’t get much appreciation the first time around may undergo a resurgence. Help it do so.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

“Of all the female sins, hunger is the least forgivable,” laments feminist author Laurie Penny. She’s referring to the hunger “for anything, for food, sex, power, education, even love.” She continues: “If we have desires, we are expected to conceal them, to control them, to keep ourselves in check. We are supposed to be objects of desire, not desiring beings.” I’ve quoted her because I suspect it’s crucial for you to not suppress or hide your longings in the coming weeks.

That’s triply true if you’re a woman, but also important if you’re a man or some other gender. You have a potential to heal deeply if you get very clear about what you hunger for and then express it frankly.

Only one of Nana Mouskouris’ vocal cords works, but over the course of an almost 60-year career, the Libran singer has sold more than 30 million records in 12 different languages.

Many critics speculate that her apparent disadvantage is key to her unique style. She’s a coloratura mezza, a rare category of chanteuse who sings ornate passages with exceptional agility and purity. In the coming weeks, I suspect that you will be like Mouskouris in your ability to capitalize on a seeming lack or deprivation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

Your tribe is symbolized by three animals: the scorpion, the eagle and the mythological phoenix. Some astrologers say that the scorpion is the ruling creature of “unevolved” or immature Scorpios, whereas the eagle and phoenix are associated with those of your tribe who express the riper, more enlightened qualities of your sign. But I want to put in a plug for the scorpion as being worthy of all Scorpios. It is a hardy critter that rivals the cockroach in its ability to survive—and even thrive in—less than ideal conditions. For the next two weeks, I propose we make it your spirit creature.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Sagittarian novelist Gustave Flaubert declared that it’s “our duty is to feel what is sublime and cherish what is beautiful.” But that’s a demanding task to pull off on an ongoing basis. Maybe the best we can hope for is to feel what’s sublime and cherish what’s beautiful for 30-35 days every year.

Having said that, though, I’m happy to tell you that in 2019 you could get all the way up to 95-100 days of feeling what’s sublime and cherishing what’s beautiful. And as many as 15 to 17 of those days could come during the next 21.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Sommeliers are people trained to perceive the nuances of wine. By sampling a few sips, the best sommeliers can discern facts about the type of grapes that were used to make the wine and where on earth they were grown.

I think that in the coming weeks you Capricorns should launch an effort to reach a comparable level of sensitivity and perceptivity about any subject you care about. It’s a favorable time to become even more masterful about your specialties; to dive deeper into the areas of knowledge that captivate your imagination.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

Every language is a work-in-progress. New words constantly insinuate themselves into common usage, while others fade away. If you traveled back in time to 1719 while remaining in your current location, you’d have trouble communicating with people of that era. And today linguistic evolution is even more rapid than in previous ages. The Oxford English Dictionary adds more than 1,000 new words annually. In recognition of the extra verbal skill and inventiveness you now posses, Aquarius, I invite you to coin a slew of your own fresh terms. To get you warmed up, try this utterance I coined: vorizzimo! It’s an exclamation that means “thrillingly beautiful and true.”

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It’s time to prove that Cancerians have more to offer than nurturing, empathizing, softening the edges, feeling deeply, getting comfortable and being creative. Not that there’s anything wrong with those talents. On the contrary! They’re beautiful and necessary. It’s just that for now you need to avoid being pigeonholed as a gentle, sensitive soul. To gather the goodies that are potentially available to you, you’ll have to be more forthright and aggressive than usual.

Is it possible for you to wield a commanding presence? Can you add a big dose of willfulness and a pinch of ferocity to your self-presentation? Yes and yes!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

One of history’s most audacious con men was George C. Parker, a Pisces. He made his living selling property that did not legally belong to him, like the Brooklyn Bridge, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Statue of Liberty. I suspect you could summon his level of salesmanship and persuasive skills in the coming weeks. But I hope you will use your nearly magical powers to make deals and perform feats that have maximum integrity. It’s OK to be a teensy bit greedy, though.

Homework: Name a beautiful thing you were never capable of doing until now. FreeWillAstrology.com

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A mushroom shaped like a horse’s hoof grows on birch trees in parts of Europe and the U.S. If you strip off its outer layer, you get amadou, spongy stuff that’s great for igniting fires. It’s not used much anymore, but it was a crucial resource for some of our ancestors. As for the word “amadou,” it’s derived from an old French term that means “tinder, kindling, spunk.” The same word was formerly used to refer to a person who is quick to light up or to something that stimulates liveliness. In accordance with astrological omens, I’m making “Amadou” your nickname for the next four weeks.

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