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ON THE COVER Maggie Jefferis and Kilando Chambers photo by Jay Ferchaud/UMMC Photography

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8 The Colorful West Murals are brightening up this Jackson neighborhood.

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ississippi Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics President Lydia West’s strong memories of her family spending time in the kitchen and eating together with friends started a life-long interest in food, nutrition, dietetics and serving others, she says.

West was born and raised in Jackson, Miss., and graduated from Murrah High School in 1997. She attended Mississippi State University and graduated in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in human sciences with an emphasis in food, nutrition and dietetics.

After working for several years at locations in the U.S., including Baton Rouge and New Orleans, she received a master’s degree in public health from Tulane University in 2010.

She then returned to the Jackson area and began to work with the Mississippi State departments of health and public education, helping them understand federal regulations for school lunches and implementing initiatives to increase physical activity among Mississippians. West started her own company, Healthy Regards LLC, in 2013 to continue this work.

In an effort to better understand the culinary world and recipe development, West enrolled in school once again, this time pursuing an associate’s degree in culinary arts technology from Hinds Community College. She graduated in 2016.

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West became the president of MSAND in 2018. She is involved with many different projects.

“Anywhere there is food, there is work for a dietician,” she says. She teaches nutrition at Delta State University as an adjunct professor, and helps manage a project through the Mississippi Department of Education called Mississippi Recipes for Success, which is a recipe index for child nutrition programs in Mississippi, but is online so it can be used across the nation.

One of the things she is most excited about is her role as the project manager for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ “Move Your Way” campaign, she says.

“The concept is that whether you are cleaning your house or running a half-marathon, everyone can find a way to be active,” she says. “Do what works for you.”

Jackson is one of two pilot sites in the country for the second edition of the “Move Your Way” campaign, which encourages people to be physically active for 150 minutes each week. She has been involved with the program’s roll-out since October 2018.

West has lived and worked in many parts of the country, but always returned to Jackson. “Jackson is home,” she says. “It is where my family is, blood family, and long time friends family.”

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hen jazz singer and Jackson Renaissance woman Pam Confer and I cozied up to the podcasting mics last week— on the day Gov. Phil Bryant (ahem) had proclaimed as “Mississippi Beautiful Day” to honor her powerful, layered song that closes out Civil Rights Museum visits here—I knew it would be an entertaining tête-à-tête. Pam is one of the funniest people I know in Mississippi, and her off-the-cuff metaphors and similes are “Endgame”-level epic. Seriously, listen for them in our podcast at LetsTalkJackson. com the day this issue hits the streets.

But I wasn’t exactly prepared for how profound Pam was going to be in so many ways. That ranged from the importance of facing and discussing our full race history (ahem, governor) to the need for Mississippi’s women to stop just talking to each other about the sexism and misogyny we face and have always encountered in Mississippi, and to talk more about it publicly.

About every woman, left or right, I know in this state is talking about this now; men must join us, as my partner Todd Stauffer called for in the last issue.

And we don’t just want a seat at the table, as Pam put it; ask us to “save” something, or get out of the damn way and allow us to lead. Start seeing what we have to offer and hearing us. Her comments about gender and brain drain of women

It takes us all. You, too, governor. gave me chills because it skipped past us deserving basic table scraps or a pat on the pretty-little-head or maybe a few dollars in investment if we stay polite enough to the men “in charge.” She went straight for the jugular: Mississippi needs women at the top—visible, loud, proud, strong, fearless.

Anyone with half a brain should see that confronting and defeating the insane misogyny here is a huge step toward lifting Mississippi to higher and more successful ground for all its citizens. No, it doesn’t mean women are “angry” or “miserable” when we dare call out the naked, sexist

emperors: Listen to our animated podcast and then try to rant about how unhinged we chicks are. We’re passionate about this state, baby, and want others to join us.

On that note, Pam really spoke to me on a subject that’s been dear to me, my newspaper and our staff for nearly 17 years—the development of Jackson into a vibrant, economically successful, artistic, tolerant capital city with a stellar quality of trip burns/file photo

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The Joy and Pain of Being A Mississippian

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life available to everyone. In fact, that goal has been at the very heart of this newspaper’s raison d’être since our first issue.

We’ve both chronicled and contributed to those successes all these years— gleefully lauding wins like the King Edward coming back after crumbling all those decades to avoid integration, and our choice to hold all Best of Jackson parties in a part of the city or a building that needs public attention and support. Mississippi and its capital city becoming competitive as a wonderful place to live (which then brings the economic development; not the other way around) is a key mission point for us. Todd, our staff members and I live, work, network and invest in our city every day. We don’t go home to gated micromansions or to work in cookie-cutter office complexes in the suburbs. We don’t ship profits beyond the county line.

When I mentioned brain drain, Pam articulated something I’ve observed over time: the cycles of energy and then neardespair as hope dies out again in Jackson.

She talked about the generations of young people who get excited to build promis-

ing things, only to then suffer from lack of support or the frustration of intolerance, racism and sexism that kills a place and its spirit (ahem, who-know-you).

When the hopelessness comes from policy targeting specific groups of people (women, LGBT people, immigrants), it’s a special kind of stultifying disease. Our elected officials use our money to push bigotry and misogyny (even after we all get together and beat back crazy laws like Personhood designed to hurt or even kill women). Is this a place where we smart doers and makers want to stay and keep investing our energy, time and expertise?

Or do we move on to another state where we don’t have to dodge hateful attacks even if we will miss the spirit and joy that grows out of Mississippi’s pain (as Pam sings)?

Many move on. Others give up the hope of really making midtown, downtown, or west or south Jackson into dynamic villages for all who want to be there and thrive. Still, others soak up the toxicity that Mississippi specializes in—tearing down those with high standards who want the rising tide to lift all boats.

All are predictable, tragic responses.

We must continue to choose the path less traveled. We have to spread abundance and build on our successes, and support each other’s artwork and creations. Expect to see me out and about more now that I’m mostly recovered from my breast-cancer surgeries and back from an out-of-state writing sojourn that helped renew my energy for the work and growth we must continue here on the home soil.

In fact, I’m near giddy about the Mississippi Museum of Art food-truck festival this Thursday precisely because I’m ready to re-engage in the work of stomping out the hate, cynicism and poor organization that hold our city back. After you’ve been gone for nearly seven weeks, the potholes seriously rattle your bones when you return to see little progress fixing them.

To me, those dirt-filled holes are a metaphor—ha, Pam—for the work to be done. No more excuses; get organized; come up with a system and work it. Love the city hard, and leave the house if you can to support what our urban warriors are killing themselves to do for this city and state. We can be even more beautiful, but it takes us all. You, too, Mr. Bryant.

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Amber Helsel

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Managing Editor Amber Helsel is a storyteller who moonlights as an artist.

She loves food, cats, anime and art supplies. You can often catch her running sound at CityHeart Church. Email story ideas to amber@jacksonfreepress. com. She coordinated the issue.

James Bell is an intern reporter for the Jackson Free Press and a sophomore at Millsaps College. He aspires to become a political reporter upon graduating. He wrote the medical round-up and about Good Problems.

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Krystal Jackson, also known as Krystal Gem, was one of the artists who participated in Cooperation Jackson’s Seven Days Community Arts Festival.

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tanding to the side of a brightly colored mural off Monument Street on Saturday, April 25, Sabrina Howard shaded her eyes as a car pulled up. The man driving explained that he had to bring his brothers by to see how nice her mural was, as his passengers climbed out of the vehicle. He continued in enthusiastic conversation and praise for several minutes, while the others perused the wall. With one last handshake and a promise to return when her piece is complete, the men all then climbed back into the car and drove off.

“It’s like that all the time out here,” Howard said.

“People come by and blow their horns, or stop and pose for pictures.”

The mural is the brainchild of Cooperation Jackson.

Shambe Jones, the organization’s outreach coordinator, says Cooperation Jackson seeks to improve the economic situa-

tion of the black community in Jackson by creating methods for citizens to control their own means.

“The organization is working to create different coops which are worker/owner situations where you work there and you have a say on the way things are ran and also to find a way for co-ops to support each other,” he says. “The whole idea is to be able to get resources that you are in control of—that you have the means, production and support to do.”

The group hosted its first Seven Days Community Arts Festival from April 11-18, 2019. As part of the festivities, organizers commissioned 10 artists to paint murals around the themes of “Afrofuturism” and indigenous people in two west Jackson locations. The festival included a film festival, an all-day cookout for community residents and city tours for out-of-town guests. Jones says the choice to do murals

created a space for local artists to display something unique.

“It’s not new, but it is new to Jackson,” Jones says.

“Murals are not common here, and it’s something that is growing, and so to do that and to get some of the local artists was a good thing to do.”

The project showcases the artists with varying specialties. Some of their mediums include three-dimensional painting, graffiti, tattoo art, wood burning and graphic design. Their common thread is their link to Jackson and desire to restore pride to not only physical structures in the blighted area but in its people, too.

“I think (there) will be more people taking pride in their neighborhood and actually wanting to do something in that area to make it better,” says Justin Ransburg, who contributed to the project.

Ransburg created two pieces of art for the mural.

His first creation, “The Coming of Spring,” features a young woman holding her hair, which becomes plants in her hands. He says it represents new life and growth.

His second piece, “A Song about Faith,” depicts a woman reaching toward the sunlight with a cloud of smoke at her feet. In the piece, the sunlight symbolizes growth while the smoke represents negativity, he says.

Ransburg said that the response from the community has been overwhelmingly positive.

“A lot of people have come and brought us food, and water to help us stay hydrated,” Ransburg said. “You can just feel the joy coming from people. It’s one of those things where people become awestruck because they can’t believe it’s happening right in front of them, but they’re also really happy that it’s happening.”

In addition to the mural at the intersection of Monument and Capitol streets, three artists, including Aundreyeah Ramsey, created another mural at the Community Production Cooperative a few blocks away on West Capitol Street.

Ramsey, a senior fine-arts major at Jackson State University, submitted a proposal to be included in the project after she saw a flyer at JSU’s Johnson Hall.

Her piece, “African Liberation,” and depicts African models draped in white clothing.

“With (the topic) being black-oriented with African themes, I definitely wanted to be a part,” Ramsey said. “I wanted to express how I felt about African history and black people as a whole.”

Howard sees her mural as an opportunity to connect the past to the present. Her piece, “Ida B. Wells and Harriet Tubman,” at the Monument Street location is a three-dimensional work that features the two ladies on the awning and building’s side. The bottom of Tubman’s dress features a family of cotton croppers and a map representing the Underground Railroad. The piece also displays a train, which Howard identifies as the link between the two women.

“Their link is in the railroad, the train and the journey,” she said. “In Mississippi now, we are definitely on a

journey. We’re on the train. We’re in a better seat, but we are still on a journey.”

For Howard, the murals, and her piece in particular, are sparking needed conversation for the city and community. “I’ve had adults and children walk up to me and ask me, ‘Who are you painting?’” she said. “I tell them Ida B. Wells. They ask, ‘Who is that?’ and it turns into a history lesson on who Ida. B. Wells is or what Harriet Tubman did. I think that is very powerful. Historical references are being made.”

Those references reach beyond African American history. One piece, which Jones did, features Native Americans.

“We are hoping to beautify this area and boost morale in an area which seems to be forgotten,” Howard said. “We still have a large number of people who live in this community. These colors, these images, these themes are going to uplift the community and bring attention back to this area.

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Justin Ransburg was one of the artists who participated in Cooperation Jackson’s Seven Days Community Arts Festival.

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A New Class of Leadership // by Richard Coupe

For the second cohort, 800 people applied for the 80 fellowships. The new fellows receive a $25,000 stipend.

The program began in March and is 18 months long. The entire group will meet five times (with the first in March), and several times in smaller groups organized in communities where Kellogg has a presence.

Fellows also receive coaching from leadership experts and advice from leaders in their community. The capstone of the program is the development of a place-based project, where the community cohorts will work collectively to create change in local communities, the program’s website says.

Donna Ladd, the editor-in-chief of this newspaper, was a member of the first class, developing the Mississippi Youth Media Project as her place-based project.

The fellows undergo training based on Kellogg’s “Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation” program, which includes allowing fellows to talk about racism in structured dialogues where they practice listening with empathy.

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or M. Cade Smith, the assistant vice chancellor for community engagement at the University of Mississippi, his time in the WKKF Community Leadership Network program were three of the most productive years of personal and professional development, he says. He was in the first cohort from 2014 to 2017. “(I liked) connecting with incredibly motivated, talented and creative folks from all over the world that have a common feature of desiring to make the world a better place for all humanity,” he says.

As of March 2019, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has now begun its second class, and 17 of 80 new members are from Mississippi. The leadership program began in 2013 as a component of the Kellogg Foundation’s commitment to community and civic engagement. It operates primarily in four places: Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico and New Orleans. The foundation selected areas with high concentrations of poverty where children face significant barriers to success.

Sarah Stripp of Springboard to Opportunities in Jackson, is in the second WKKF Community Leadership Network.

“There was a big difference between philosophy, opinions and world views” among the members of the first cohort, Smith says.

“There was a generosity in sharing those views, and in challenging each other to dig

into the topic and explore it from different perspectives.”

Sarah Stripp, a senior community specialist with the nonprofit Springboard to Opportunities in Jackson, is one of the youngest members of the upcoming class.

“I am really excited about the chance to work with other people who have been doing this work for a long time, and can offer me some other perspectives and a broader view of what’s going on.”

The new Mississippi cohort includes seasoned veterans in the battle for social justice, including Zakiya Summers, director of communications and advocacy for the ACLU of Mississippi.

“I have been working all of my life on behalf of communities and in various areas like voting rights, civil rights, criminal-justice reform, and when I read the description of this program and how it was going to center on racial justice and equity, I knew I wanted to be a part of that,” she says.

For more information, visit wkkfcln.org.

Exploring Religion, Plurality, Coexistence at IMMC // by Amber Helsel

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be in Jackson until Feb. 28, t’s quiet inside the International 2020, when it will travel Museum of Muslim Cultures on a day at first to just six cities in in May, but a couple of blocks away, its the U.S., including New noisier as IMMC renovates a space that York City, Chicago, Atlanta will house a new exhibit. and Detroit. The goal is to

On June 28, the museum will prebuild relationships in other miere its new exhibit, “Muslims with Chrisinstitutions to send it more tians & Jews: An Exhibition of Covenants places, she says. and Coexistence,” at the satellite location at

Besides talking about 101 E. Capitol St. the Constitution of Medina,

“It’s about the relationship that the exhibit also explores the (the) prophet Muhammad established connection between that with Christians and Jews through the constitution, and the Decfirst constitution in history,” says Okolo Okolo Rashid says the International Museum of Muslim Culture’s laration of Independence Rashid, the co-founder of IMMC, says newest exhibit explores and the Bill of Rights in the about the exhibit.

Muhammad, not just as a prophet U.S. Constitution.

Muhammad established the Medina but also as a head-of-state.

“Many of the prinCharter, or Constitution of Medina, in ciples, ideas that are in our 622 A.D. to create the first multi-religious Declaration of IndepenIslamic state in Medina, forging peace between the different tribes, including Jewish ones and some dence, (and) in our constitution, the Bill of Rights, really, Christians in the area. Some scholars believe it was the first seemingly came out of the Islamic first constitution and the Quran,” she says. constitution ever created.

In the exhibit, a copy of the Medina Constitution and

IMMC received a grant of $600,000 to get the ex- hibit together, Rashid says. It is an IMMC original and will other covenants that Muhammad and leaders who came

after him signed, as well as letters Muhammad wrote, will be on display.

An exhibit like this is important, Rashid says, because it explores that relationship instead of the conflict between the three religions.

“It is important for the religious community to have a better understanding of each other,” she says.

It also disputes the perception that Christians and Jewish people don’t have a connection to Islam, she says, and communicates the idea of religious pluralism, or a coexistence among different ones.

“To better understand Islam and some of these ideas that really are routed, you know in the Islamic religion, but also in the Islamic culture and this whole environment, and it is very much this whole idea is can Muslimhood, can Islam and the west coexist? and all those kinds of things. It really addresses those issues,” Rashid says.

The exhibit gives equal attention to Muhammad as both a head-of-state and as a prophet, while its underlying theme, she says, is that Muhammad’s movement was one for peace and freedom.

“Muslims with Christians & Jews: An Exhibition of Covenants and Coexistence” will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday-Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, visit muslimmuseum.org.

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Get Fit, Eat Grilled Cheese, More

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omething is always happening in Jackson, so each issue of BOOM updates you on some of the new developments in the Jackson metro area.

Here are some of the recent ones.

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Midtown Depot Coming in Fall

Millsaps College’s ELSEWorks Entrepreneurship Program broke ground on Midtown Depot, an outdoor venue and cultural hub in Jackson’s midtown neighborhood, on March 22. When completed, the 15,000-square-foot facility on the corner of Livingston and Wilson streets will feature a gourmet grilled-cheese restaurant, craft beer on tap, lawn games, a stage, galleries for local art and more.

ELSE student analyst Russell Morrison first designed Midtown Depot as a sketch in 2012. ELSEWorks partnered with Midtown Partners, Inc., the Business Association of Midtown and the Midtown Neighborhood Association, and began formally planning the final design for the facility in 2017. Phil Hardwick, director of business analysts for ELSEWorks, told the Jackson Free Press that construction should be finished by October 2019.

Midtown Depot will consist of three large storage containers arranged around an open courtyard. One container will hold restrooms, another will contain the restaurant and bar, and the last will serve as gallery space for art donated from artists in the midtown community and students in the Millsaps art department.

Students in the ELSEWorks program worked with Millsaps alumnus and co-owner of local restaurant company Mangia Bene Jeff Good to develop and taste-test a menu of seven gourmet grilled-cheese sandwiches. Midtown Depot will also host local food trucks on its grounds.

Hardwick told the Jackson Free Press that Midtown Depot will begin hosting pop-up events once ELSEWorks finishes putting the storage containers in place.

Midtown Depot will hold a grand-opening celebration around three to four months after opening.

“Midtown Depot is a project that will ultimately develop into whatever the community decides it wants,” Hardwick said. “This will be a place where you can bring your dog or your children, enjoy a

Once completed, the 15,000-square-foot Midtown Depot will feature a grilled-cheese restaurant, craft-beer bar, a stage, art galleries and more.

sandwich and a beer, or come to a barbecue cookoff. It’s a venue that that’s going to grow and evolve over time.”

For more information, visit the Midtown Depot Facebook page.

Fondren Fitness Opening by July

Jackson architectural firm Wier Boerner Allin and Sean Cupit, owner of Fondren Public and CrossFit 601 in Ridgeland, first announced their plans to renovate the building that once housed the Rainbow Co-op grocery store and turn it into a new fitness center called Fondren Fitness in December 2018. The business should open around June or July this year, Michael Boerner told the Jackson Free Press.

Rainbow closed in July 2018 after its board of directors declared bankruptcy.

The new owners purchased the building on Oct. 19, 2018, and began renovations after obtaining a special-use permit from the City to zone the building for use as a fitness center in December 2018.

Fondren Fitness will be a multidisciplinary fitness facility that offers classes for all ages.

The facility will contain a large space that can split into multiple areas, locker rooms with showers and a smoothie shop that T’Keyah Williams, owner of Mama Nature’s Juice Bar (655 Lake Harbour Drive, Suite 400, Ridgeland), will operate.

While the owners cancelled plans for two stories, Boerner told the Jackson Free Press that there have been no other changes to its planned facilities.

Boerner said he and the other owners are working together with the building’s neighbors, Cups Espresso Cafe, Montgomery Ace Hardware, Fondren Public and Hops & Habanas, to renovate the parking lot in front of the center, including

repaving and installing new lighting. They have also replaced the building’s roof and installed new downspouts to drain water as a means of addressing a persistent flooding problem in the space, which was one of the contributing factors to Rainbow closing.

Terry Sullivan, a health-and-fitness trainer and co-owner of fitness company liveRIGHTnow, has also signed on as general manager for Fondren Fitness.

Sullivan will be in charge of supervising all of the other fitness trainers at the facility after it opens, Boerner says.

Shiro Opens in Capital Towers

Jackson resident Samuel “Sam” Tilahun partnered with Yosef Ali, owner of Aladdin Mediterranean Grill in Fondren, to open an Ethiopian restaurant called Shiro Cafe & Restaurant (125 S. Congress St.) on the ground floor of Capital Towers in downtown Jackson on April 22. Tilahun renovated the interior of the space, which once housed Monroe’s Donuts & Bakery from 2014 until it closed in 2018.

Shiro is open for both breakfast and lunch. For breakfast, the restaurant has savory crepes including grilled chicken, and ham and egg with cheese, as well as sweet crepes such as jam, Nutella and banana, and apple delight with banana. The breakfast menu also includes ful medames, a Middle Eastern and African dish made with yogurt, eggs, fava beans and other ingredients.

For lunch, the restaurant offers a makeyour-own-plate special for $10. Customers first choose a base such as rice, tortillas or teff bread, along with one protein and two sides. Proteins include tofu, grilled chicken, lamb or beef. Sides include beetroot or cabbage potatoes, spicy lentils, kale or collard greens, turmeric chickpeas and turmeric peas. Customers can also add an extra pro-

tein or an extra side for $2 each.

Shiro is open from Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Tilahun says he also has future plans to open for brunch on weekends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call 769-572-4555 or visit shiroms.com.

Homewood Suites Rising Up

Ridgeland-based Heritage Hospitality Group recently completed structural work on its Homewood Suites (2815 N. State St.) hotel project along the main thorough fare in the Fondren business district.

Construction began in September 2018, and Heritage President Chico Patel told the Jackson Free Press that the hotel should be open by Jan. 1, 2020.

Homewood Suites will include 4,000 square feet of retail space and 125 guest rooms with kitchenettes, separate living areas and work spaces with desks. The hotel will also have an indoor pool and a conference facility for meetings and events.

“Homewood Suites is a place that will cater especially to the medical crowd, including doctors and people who are on an extended stay while someone is in the hospital rather than just one overnight stay,” Patel says.

“This will be the only hotel in the area with a kitchenette, which is good for an extended stay of more than two or three days.”

Patel told the Jackson Free Press that Heritage is waiting until construction is finished to begin signing up tenants for the retail space. He also says that Heritage plans to hold a grand opening for the hotel in February 2020.

For more information, call 601488-4657 or visit heritagehg.com.

Renovations to Lamar Life Building

Jackson-based Mattiace Company recently completed a series of renovations on the Lamar Life Building in downtown Jackson to convert the building into a mixeduse residential and commercial space. The renovations began in March 2018.

Among the renovations to the 11-story building were the addition of 23 apartments on the seventh through 11th floors, as well as retail space and a restaurant on the ground floor. The remaining floors contain office space. Apartments range from 700 to 1,500 square feet in size and come in oneor two-bedroom models. Prices range from $800 to $1,700 per month, including utilities. Mattiace began leasing the apartments in January 2019.

The Lamar Life Building was built in 1924 and is both the oldest skyscraper and eighth tallest building overall in Jackson. It is also included on the National Register of Historic Places.

Muslim Museum Claiming New Space

The International Museum of Muslim Cultures (201 E. Pascagoula St.) leased a space at 101 E. Capitol St., two blocks away from the museum, to house a new traveling exhibit titled “Muslims with Christians and Jews: An Exhibit of Covenants and Coexistence.”

Museum President Okolo Rashid told the Jackson Free Press that the museum leased the building due to a lack of space in the museum for the new exhibit. The 2,400-square-foot space is located next door to American Deli and formerly housed a clothing store.

The museum leased the building in December 2018 and began renovations in January 2019. IMMC will turn convert the building into a completely open space with an atrium, space for three exhibit galleries and a gift shop.

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation gave the museum a $600,000 grant in 2017 in the interest of promoting cross-racial healing, justice and human dignity, a release from IMMC states. Portions of the grant funded the “Covenants” exhibit as well as another exhibit titled “The Legacy of Timbuktu: Wonders of the Written Word.”

The “Covenants” exhibit will be on display from June 28, 2019, through February 2020. Afterward, the exhibit will travel to Chicago, Dallas and Ft. Worth, Los Angeles, Detroit, New York City and Atlanta.

For more information, call 601-960-0440, visit muslimmuseum. org. Also, see page 10 for our story on the exhibit.

Urban Foxes on its Way

After months of making plans, Cody Cox has finally announced that

small-batch bakery Urban Foxes will open in Belhaven Heights on May 20.

Cox acquired the building at 826 North St., which once housed the Belhaven YMCA, in December 2018. They worked over the next few months, renovating the building and getting it ready. On May 1, Cox announced on social media that Urban Foxes would open on May 20.

The business will feature a selection of both sweet and savory pies, as well as scones, muffins, cookies and more, all handmade from scratch each day. Urban Foxes will also have a coffee menu that includes espresso, lattes, cappuccino and more, and a tea menu featuring organic loose-leaf teas. The shop will also stock beer from craft breweries.

Urban Foxes will be open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Vintage-clothing business Good Problems opened in Offbeat during Vibe Fest on April 20.

rocking old (Tommy) Hill Figure T-shirts,” he says. I had hundreds of those things in high school. What’s really big right now is vintage band T-shirts.”

In addition to being a local DJ and professor, Lee is also a big collector of shoes, which inspired the name “Good Problems” after a co-worker mentioned his massive shoe collection he had to clean out was “a good problem to have.”

“We used the G and the P out of Good Problems as kind of like, our names, Garrad and Philip,” Rollins says.

Rollins says they eventually want to evolve into a space where they’re essentially styling customers, he says.

“So, for instance, with (the band) Newscast during grand opening week, we styled them completely for the show that

they performed in with nothing but vintage wear,” he says. “So we want to make sure stuff fits right, that they’re comfortable with it and everything. That’s a really important thing ‘cause people don’t really like to shop anymore, and that’s kind of the benefit of Good Problems. We have all this stuff that you won’t have to hunt for, all in one central location.”

Since the items available in the store are mostly from Rollins’ and Lee’s old vintage collections, Lee sees as the project as a way of giving back and in a way recycle the styles of the past.

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“All this stuff kind of reconvened in the past three or four years as a popularity, and people starting wearing band T-shirts, and that ’90s aesthetic has really came back,” he says.

Rollins recently partnered with Garrad “Silent G” Lee to open Good Problems, a vintage-clothing store that focuses on the aesthetic of the ’80s and ’90s. The grand opening happened during midtown’s Vibe Fest on April 20.

Originally intended as an extension to the main space of Offbeat, Rollins says the two ultimately decided they wanted it to become its own thing.

“Venom had been talking about doing something like that for a while, and he wanted to do it in Offbeat, but then he kind of pulled back a little bit,” Lee says. Lee, a professor at Hinds Community College and part-time DJ, says he had no intention of starting a new business, but when Rollins asked him, it was a no-brainer.

“He told me that, and I was like, ‘Yes, I want do that,’” he says. “Even if he didn’t ask me to help him, I would’ve done that.”

Rollins says they have plans to expand the store, maybe into its own space, in the future and likely not keep as part of Offbeat, though they have no concrete details for doing that just yet.

“It may be in a different location store-wise, or it may stay there, or it may evolve into something else,” he says.

Lee, who is around the same age as Rollins, is happy to see that what he wore when he was young is making such a big comeback, he says.

“I’ll never forget, like four or five years ago, I saw people

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hen Phillip “DJ Young Venom” Rollins, owner of midtown-based business Offbeat, started seeing more people wear the vintage clothing he grew up with, he had an inspiration: He wanted to sell vintage clothes.

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UMMC Empowering Through Base Pair

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‘Oh, yeah, it’s clear and concise now,’” he says. “It’s nice being able to see that growth in learning.”

The program has shown Hairston that if he goes into the medical field, he would enjoy jobs that allow him to do research, he says.

The name, which comes from the bases that pair in DNA molecules, refers to the mentorship between students and researchers, and also the proximity of UMMC and Murrah, which sit opposite each other on Woodrow Wilson Avenue.

“There is literally no way that we could continue

scripts, and at national science meetings in some cases.

“Usually, you don’t develop those kind of professional credentials until you are a graduate student in biomedical sciences,” Rockhold says.

In addition to the students receiving mentorship, Base Pair also has programs for the professional development of teachers. Many of the ones who went through the training have gone on to do great things, he says.

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t least a dozen large corkboards on wheels, each containing diagrams, data, charts and more, fill a room in the University of Mississippi Medical Center. It’s hard to hear over the noise of students presenting research projects on everything from potential cancer treatments to things that can restrict the growth of fetuses.

The students, all of whom are from Murrah High School, are part of Base Pair, a program that lets them work on research projects with doctors at UMMC.

The initiative, which has been around for 27 years, started with a simple question: “How can the sole academic medical center for this state help advance science education in the public schools, specifically Jackson Public Schools?” says Dr. Rob Rockhold, UMMC’s deputy chief academic officer.

“From that question came the idea of working actively with students and with teachers in the public schools to show them what the opportunities were for advancement in education and careers in the health sciences,” he says. Specifically, it is meant to improve students’ knowledge of what research is when it comes to biomedicine and health care, and how to approach research at basic and clinical levels, he says.

For the program, doctors at UMMC identify students at Murrah High School who are interested in exploring science research and health care. The students eventually partner with someone at UMMC who is actively engaged in research.

They start the program as juniors, and Rockhold says they spend much of the first semester getting oriented to the campus and the academic research environment, and begin learning about the different projects they can work on.

In the next semester, they pair with the mentor and spend the last class period of each school day working in research teams in UMMC research laboratories, and continue that through the rest of their junior and senior years. Some students also get the opportunity to work full-time with the researchers during the summer.

The mentors do not pick the students, though; it’s the other way around, Rockhold says. The students have to look up the research projects in UMMC’s scientific literature database and find what interests them, and then they have to set up interviews with the researchers. Once the student and researcher comes to a mutual agreement. they’re paired together.

Asiah Clay, a junior at Murrah who is mentoring with Dr. Parminder Vig, says she likes that the program lets her work hands-on in a lab.

“We don’t really get that experience through the labs in school,” Clay says. “Actually being inside a lab with real doctors is nice.”

Matthew Hairston, a senior at Murrah, says being in the lab has been a good learning experience for him.

“Being able to grow as the year goes by, stuff that didn’t make sense at the beginning, now it’s just like,

Murrah High School seniors Maggie Jefferis (left) and Kilando Chambers (right) do work as part of Base Pair, which pairs Murrah students on research projects with UMMC doctors.

… no way we could give these students an intimate understanding of doing laboratory research if our two campuses were not so close together,” he says.

The people who make the program work are the UMMC faculty members who devote their time to these students, Rockhold says.

“Everything we’ve achieved in Base Pair is the result of those faculty members here at the medical center who have given of themselves to advance the futures of these young students,” he says.

The 220 students who have gone through the program or are in it have presented more than 450 different scientific projects, Rockhold says, usually in formal presentations like the annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, in scientific journals and manu-

science fairs, after she finished the training for Base Pair in 2001. As a result of Bender’s work with SOAR, Jim Hill has won more than half the awards at the Mississippi Science and Engineering Fair Region II.

The success of the Base Pair students speaks volumes about the potential available in public schools, Rockhold says.

“If we don’t harness that, we have lost a tremendous opportunity to advance the city, to advance the state,” he says. “It would be just a terrible waste not to be able to take the fullest possible advantage of that resource.”

For more information about Base Pair or the University of Mississippi Medical Center, visit umc.edu.

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ackson’s health-care industry is one of the area’s largest employers. So many new things happen in it each year that it’s hard to keep up with. Hospitals get awards. They rename buildings, and everything in between. Here is a round-up of some of the latest information.

UMMC Renames Cancer Center

The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning’s board of trustees approved the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s

and population research.

“We expect that this coming together of all of the elements of a true cancer center will allow us to approach National Cancer Institute designation over the next several years,” Ruckdeschel said in the release.

Legislature Approves Construction of New Pediatric Care Center

During the 2019 legislative session, Mississippi lawmakers approved House Bill 1160, which authorized the release courtesy University of Mississippi Medical Center

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The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s School of Nursing has partnered with the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery V.A. Medical Center in a program that will give some nursing students more clinical experiences, a UMMC release says.

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request to rename the hospital’s Cancer Center to UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute in April 2019.

In a UMMC news release, CCRI Director Dr. John Ruckdeschel said that the new name is supposed to reflect the center’s three missions: patient care, research and education. “This new name reflects the vital integration of all three of our missions rather than the intermittent focus on one or the other of them,” he said. “You cannot do great patient care without great research, and to bring the advances in research and patient care to all Mississippians you need to train the physicians, nurses, pharmacists and social workers who deliver that.”

The UMMC release said the center has 10 teams of doctors from different areas who provide care for patients. CCRI also conducts basic and translational research (it builds on basic scientific research to create new therapies, procedures and diagnostics)

of state bonds to fund the construction of the Mississippi Center for Medically Fragile Children.

The center is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to serve as a pediatric nursing facility in Mississippi designed to help children and their families transition from the hospital back into their homes, aims to provide the long-term care necessary to treat chronically ill pediatric patients who are often technologically or medically dependent.

Developers plan to build the 30bed center in state-owned property near Eastover Drive near the Mississippi Library Commission and Mississippi Schools for the Blind and the Deaf. The area will provide patients with a more “home-like” environment that will bridge them to their daily lives, the MCMFC website says.

The facility will work closely with Batson Children’s Hospital to help fami-

lies make the transition from hospital to home. It will also offer inpatient and outpatient services.

Once construction on MCMFC space finishes, Batson will move four longterm-care patients into the new building.

Families First for Mississippi is a partner on the project. For more information, visit msfragilechildren.org.

St. Dominic’s Named Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery

St. Dominic Hospital has recently achieved accreditation from the Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery, which means that the hospital has met internationally recognized medical standards in the practice of robotics surgery, an April 2019 release says.

The Surgical Review Corporation, or SRC, an international patient safety organization established in 2003, conducted the evaluation.

“This accreditation helps confirm our commitment to providing the highest quality of care possible for the patients we serve.

We are proud to have our robotics program recognized by SRC, and we look forward to our partnership with them as we continue our journey of excellence in care,” said David Henry, the vice president of clinical operations, in a release. For more information, visit stdom.com.

UMMC Recognized for Adult Congenital Heart Disease Treatment

The Adult Congenital Heart Association, or ACHA, named UMMC a certified Adult Congenital Heart Disease Accredited Comprehensive Care Center in March 2019. The hospital is among 30 nationally recognized programs with this certification and is currently the only one in the state of Mississippi, a release says. Other accredited care centers include institutions at Stanford University, the Children’s National Heart Institute and Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C., and Emory University.

Congenital heart disease is one of the most common birth defects in the U.S., with a 1% of babies diagnosed at birth, the release says. The release also says that adults with congenital heart disease number 1.3 million. UMMC opened its adult congenital heart clinic in 2014 and has provided treatment for nearly 700 people annually, with a mortality rate of almost

zero, the release says. Thirty-five out of 615 patients died in 2013 (a 5.69% mortality rate), four of 789 patients died in 2017 (a .51% mortality rate).

For more information, visit umc.edu.

VA Medical Center Partners with UM School of Nursing

The G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery V.A. Medical Center formed a partnership with the University of Mississippi School of Nursing in February 2019 to host a dedicated education unit, or DEU, for students in UMMC’s accelerated Bachelor of Science in nursing program at UMMC.

Seven students began the program in March 2019, and the RNs at the V.A. will act as clinical instructors, working alongside students to help them complete 72 hours of experience, a release from UMMC says.

The partnership will add to the multitude of clinical experiences students in the accelerated receive, it says.

“It is a great opportunity for nursing students to experience the work culture of a variety of facilities. Caring for our veterans and learning about issues that may be unique to this population is a definite benefit for the students,” Dr. Sharon McElwain, an assistant professor of nursing, said in the release.

Both entities expect the partnership to help create prepared BSN students, that release says, and also retain nurses who currently work at the center and decrease RN turnover. It also allows students to learn outside of a traditional classroom.

For more information, visit umc.edu or jackson.va.gov.

UMMC Partnering With FirstNet

University of Mississippi Medical Center will host a signing ceremony on Wednesday, May 20, for a memorandum of understanding between UMMC and the federal First Responder Network Authority, a branch of the United States Department of Commerce.

FirstNet Authority is partnering with UMMC on a plan to expand Mississippi’s broadband network in order to help first responders in rural areas, who often struggle with a lack of cell phone signal and Wi-Fi in their area.

For more information on the UMMC partnership with FirstNet, call 601-8155133 or visit umc.edu. For information on the FirstNet Authority, visit firstnet.gov.

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Best of Jackson: Medical inding a good doctor, dentist, physical therapist, hospital and everything in between is of utmost importance to our health and happiness. Here at the Jackson Free Press, we want to make finding them easier, so we do things like ask you to vote on your favorites in our Best of Jackson Medical ballot. Here are this year’s results.

Quinn Healthcare, PLLC, 768 Avery Blvd. N., Ridgeland, 601-487-6482, quinntotalhealth.com

Dr. LaMonica Davis Taylor, owner of Smiles on Broadway Dental Care, was inspired to enter the dental field after a Cleveland dentist named Dr. James Taylor (no relation) fixed her teeth after she fractured them in a bike accident when she was 12.

Taylor opened her private practice in November 2014. Smiles on Broadway offers cosmetic dentistry for children and also specializes in treating adults with special needs.

“Not many patients do treat special-needs adults in part due to the difficulty and a lack of equipment for working with them,” Taylor says. The clinic also offers their caregivers information on how to manage their teeth, she says.

In addition to managing Smiles on Broadway, Taylor is an assistant clinical professor of pediatric dentistry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s School of Dentistry. She also once worked as a pediatric dentist at the Delta Health Center in HolLaMonica davis taylor landale, Miss.

—Dustin Cardon

Timothy Quinn, a general practitioner and owner of Quinn Healthcare and this year’s winner for Best Doctor, says he decided to open his private practice in Ridgeland in 2003 after what he saw as a disparity of doctors in the Jackson metro area, and because he was coming back home.

“There is such a great need in Jackson not just for medical doctors, but for ones who are from the community to serve the community,” Quinn says. “As a (Mississippi) native, I’ve gained a great rapport with the community so I can make sure the people of Jackson benefit.”

Quinn Healthcare is a family medicine clinic that offers care for patients of all ages for chronic conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes, as well as acute problems such as back pain and the common cold.

In addition to running his clinic, Quinn gives lectures and organizes social-media campaigns on physical fitness, obesity prevention, health education and more.

He has also been a health column contributor for the Jackson Free Press since 2009.

—Dustin Cardon

Best Dentist finalists April Watson-Stringfellow (Watson Family Dentistry, 2181 Henry Hill Drive, 601-922-1171, watsonfamilydental.com) / Charles F. Ezelle (Jackson Dental Care, 2655 Lakeland Drive, Flowood, 601-932-8212, jacksondentalcare.com) / Deidra Snell (Ridgewood Smiles Dentistry, 5800 Ridgewood Road, Suite 105, 601-398-2934, ridgewoodsmilesdenistry.com) / Matthew Harris (Mississippi Smiles, 310 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave., Suite 400, 769-230-1940; 1189 E. County Line Road, Suite 101, 601-3082022, mississippismilesdentistry.com) / Peter Boswell (Boswell Family Dental Care, 1513 Lakeland Drive, 601-366-1242) Best Pediatric Dentist finalists Emily Dasinger Heitzmann (Magnolia Family Dental Care, 112 S. Maple St., Ridgeland, 601-707-5585 / Jerrick Rose (The Pediatric Dental Studio, 201 Riverwind E. Drive, Pearl, 601-965-9549) / Henry Cook (Pediatric Dentistry of Brandon, 142 Gateway Drive, Brandon, 601-824-1950) / Susan Fortenberry (Pediatric Dentistry, 5315 Highway 18 W., 601-922-0066 / Tiffany P. Green (Southern Smiles Pediatric Dentistry, 101 Luckney Station, Flowood, 601-992-8000)

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Stacia Dunson, founder and chief executive officer of Harmony House Calls and Medical Services in Jackson, decided to open a home hospice service out of a desire to assist the elderly patients who would face long wait times during her former career as a nurse practitioner at Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health Center.

“The original plan was to do house calls, which was something that used to happen in my grandparents’ time,” Dunson says. “I could provide care for the elderly in their homes without them having to travel. I felt doing that would serve a better purpose both for them and for myself.”

Dunson opened Harmony as a house-call-only service in July 2018 and later expanded to also operating a physical clinic in October 2018.

The clinic provides services such as diabetes education for patients and

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Best Nurse Practitioner: Stacia Dunson Harmony House Calls and Medical Services, 7 Lakeland Circle W., Suite 500, harmonyhousecallsllc.com

Finalists Justin Turner (TurnerCare, 2135 Henry Hill Drive, 601-3982335, turnercarems.com) / David T. Flemming (Baptist Medical Clinic Family Medicine-Greenfield, 3011 timothy quinn Greenfield Road, Pearl, 601-8256181, mbhs.org) / Rosie Walker-McNair (Merit Health River Oaks, 1030 River Oaks Drive, 601-932-1030, merithealthriveroaks.com) / Kimberly Smash (Prolific Health & Wellness, 2675 River Ridge Drive, 601-718-0308) / Rhonda K. Sullivan-Ford (East Lakeland OB-GYN Associates, 1020 River Oaks Drive, Suite 320, 601-936-1400, eastlakelandobgyn.com)

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their families, as well as medications, and diet and exercise management.

This summer, Dunson plans partner with local physical therapists, trainers, social workers and other community health centers to launch the R.E.A.C.H., or Reaching Every American Concerning Health and Awareness, initiative. It will work to educate the Jackson community on topics such as heart disease, obesity, diabetes and health education, she says.

—Dustin Cardon Finalists Alisha McArthur Wilkes (Quinn Healthcare, 768 Avery Blvd.

N., Ridgeland, 601-487-6482, quinntotalhealth.com) / Bethany Edwards (TrustCare Express Medical Clinics, 4880 Interstate 55 N., 601-487-9199, feelbetterfaster.com) / Keila Brown (Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center, 601-362-5321, jackson-hinds.com) / Kelly B. Engelmann (Enhanced Wellness Living, 115 W. Jackson St., Ridgeland, Suite 1E, 601202-5978, enhancedwellness.com) / Tina Greg (GI Associates & Endoscopy Center, 2510 Lakeland Drive, Flowood, 601-355-1234, gi.md)

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Best Doctor: Timothy Quinn

Smiles on Broadway Dental Care for Kids, 5442 Watkins Drive, 601-665-4996, smilesonbroadwaydental.com

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Best Dentist; Best Pediatric Dentist: LaMonica Davis Taylor

BEST OF JACKSON // MEDICAL Best Hospital: University of Mississippi Medical Center

Best Women’s Health Clinic: Jackson Healthcare for Women

With two floors, Jackson Healthcare for Women may seem daunting because of its size, but the volume of space allows for the clinic’s total of 17 providers. And for the most part, patients can get in and out relatively quickly.

While the office does annual physicals, its doctors can also treat infertility, postpartum depression, pelvic floor dysfunction and more, and it screens for illnesses such as cancer and sexually transmitted diseases. JHCFW is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon. For more information, visit jhcfw.org.

—Amber Helsel Jackson Healthcare for Women Finalists Lakeland Premier Women’s Clinic (2506 Lakeland Drive, Suite 600, Flowood, 601-939-1600) / The Woman’s Clinic (501 Marshall St., Suite 400, 601-354-0869; 401 Baptist Drive, Suite 402, Madison, 601-354-0869) / Women’s Health Associates (1050 River Oaks Drive, Flowood, 601-420-0134)

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Best Urgent Care: Baptist Medical Group Clinics

Best Specialty Clinic: Mississippi Sports Medicine

If you’ve ever needed special care for some type of injury or know someone who has, chances are, you’ve heard of Mississippi Sports Medicine. It’s one of the state’s only providers of specialized orthopaedic care, with everything from walk-in urgent orthopaedic care, rehabilitation services, outpatient surgery and nutrition services. The doctors can help problems with feet and ankles, hands and wrists, hips and knees, shoulders and elbows, necks and backs, and more. And it’s not just in one place: Mississippi Sports Medicine has metro-area locations in Jackson, Flowood and Madison. For more information, visit mississippisportsmedicine.com.

—Amber Helsel

Finalists MEA (multiple locations, meamedicalclinics.com) / MEA Primary Care Plus (multiple locations, meamedicalclinics.com) / Corner Clinic Urgent Care (132 Lakeland Heights Blvd., Suite A, 601-992-0004, cornerclinicurgentcare.com) / TrustCare Express Medical Clinics (multiple locations, feelbetterfaster.com)

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Baptist Medical Group Clinics, has one factor that may have helped it win Best Urgent Care: the sheer volume of clinics. It has 15 locations across the metro area, so no matter where you are, you can probably find one, including an ear, nose and throat clinic, and internal medicine location.

Baptist has more than 90 providers across all clinics who can handle chronic-disease treatment, non-life-threatening injuries or illnesses, and more. For those who Baptist Medical group Clinics need more serious treatment, the clinics have support from Baptist Health Systems, and Baptist Medical Center is here in Jackson. For more information, visit baptistmedicalclinic.org.

—Amber Helsel Baptist Medical Clinics

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Finalists Enhanced Wellness Living (115 W. Jackson St., Suite 1E, Ridgeland, 601-202-5978) / Jackson Oncology Associates (1227 N. State St., Suite 101, 601-355-2485; 2969 N. Curran Drive, Suite 200, 601-9745600) / Specialized Physical Therapy (533B Keyway Drive, Flowood, 601420-0717; 113 W. Jackson St., Suite Mississippi Sports Medicine 1A, Ridgeland, 601-420-0717) / The Strength Center Physical Therapy (4435 Mangum Drive, Suite A, 601-932-0305) / Synergy Myofascial (115 Village Square Drive, Suite E, Brandon, 601-398-3171) Acacia Clark

Best Physical Therapist: Brittany Flaggs Healing Hands Rehabilitation Services, 105 Lexington Drive, Suite H, Madison, 601-910-7300, hhrehab.com

At the age of 16, this year’s winner for Best Physical Therapist, Brittany Flaggs, discovered her passion for helping people when she started working as a rehabilitation technician at a physical therapy clinic.

On what she liked about her job there, she says: “The one-on-one that I was able to establish helping the physical therapist in the clinic during my rehab tech duties, and just being able to see how the therapist actually works so closely with patients.”

She also liked seeing patients’ progress, she says.

The Natchez, Miss., native attended Mississippi State University, from which she graduated in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in biology. She received her doctorate degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2011.

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She opened Healing Hands in 2016 with fellow physical therapist Jasmine Smith. The clinic has services such as physical therapy, occupational and speech therapy, and more.

For more information, visit the Healing Hands website or find them on Facebook.

—Alex Forbes Finalists: Angela Cason (The Strength Center, 4435 Mangum Drive, 601-932-0305) / Brian Hendley (Madison Performance Therapy Clinic, 501 Baptist Drive, Madison, 601-856-7757)/ James Rankins (Visions Physical Therapy, multiple locations) / Jerome Foster (Specialized Physical Therapy, 113 West Jackson St., Suite 1A, Ridgeland, 601-420-0717) / Jodie Joyner (Specialized Physical Therapy, 533B Keyway Drive, Flowood, 601-420-0717) / Mark Ware (The Strength Center, 4435 Mangum Drive, Suite A, 601-932-0305) / Prasanth Prasanna Saswathan (Synergy Myofascial, 115 Village Square, Suite E, Brandon, 601-398-3171)

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Finalists Baptist Medical Center (1225 N. State St., 601-968-1000, mbhs.org) / Merit Health Central (1850 Chadwick Drive, 601-3761000, merithealthcentral.com) / Merit Health River Oaks (1030 River Oaks Drive, Flowood, 601932-1030, merithealthriveroaks. com) / St. Dominic Hospital (969 Lakeland Drive, 601-2002000, stdom.com)

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Did you know that this year’s winner for Best Hospital is also the only research hospital in the state of Mississippi? University of Mississippi Medical Center is also has the state’s only Level 1 trauma center, Level 4 neonatal intensive care nursery unit and has the only organ transplant program in Mississippi. Besides the campus off Lakeland Drive, UMMC offers its primary, specialty and subspecialty care all over the state, including through telehealth and telemedicine, and can help with anything from birth to major surgery to weight management. For more information, visit umc.edu.

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BEST OF JACKSON // MEDICAL Best Chiropractor: Stanley Sims

Best Cosmetic Dentist: Deidra Snell

Sims Chiropractic Clinic, 500 E, Woodrow Wilson Ave, Suite F, 601-982-0988

Ridgewood Smiles Dentistry, 5800 Ridgewood Road, Suite 105, 601-398-2934, ridgewoodsmilesdentistry.com

Dr. Deidra Snell first decided to pursue dentistry because of how it can improves someone’s confidence. She also wanted to be a dentist so she could give good dental care to people who cannot afford it and people who can, she says. “Dentistry is my ministry, in all essence,” she says.

She received her dentistry degree from University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2008.

She opened Ridgewood Smiles Dentistry in 2016. —Alex Forbes Acacia Clark

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Dr. Stanley Sims gravitated toward chiropracting during his time as a biology major at Jackson State University. As he learned about the field, it piqued his interest, he says, and he chose to pursue that career path.

Now, Sims owns and operates Sims Chiropractic Clinic, which has been in business for 16 years. Over his total of around 20 years of chiropractic experience, Sims has learned each individual that enters his office may be facing a different issue, and he endeavors to identify and resolve these health complications, he says. “... All patients are not the same. ... [A] lot of patients are walking around with a condition that is causing their spine to contract or STANLEY SIMS their body to come into a diseased state,” he says.

—Nate Schumann Finalists Andrew Cefalu (Foxworth Chiropractic, 117 Fountains Blvd., Suite 1, Madison, 601-932-9201) / Chris Fowler (Fowler ProChiropractic & Wellness Center, 5230 Highway 80 E., Suite A, Pearl, 601-932-1070) / Daniel Garvey (Garvey Wellness Clinic, 766 Lakeland Drive, Suite B, 601-982-2916) / Dominique Chagnon (Action Chiropractic, 6935 Old Canton Road, Suite A, Ridgeland, 601-956-6050) / Laura Stubbs (Body in Balance Healthcare, 5472 Watkins Drive, Suite C, 601-376-5636)

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Finalists John Patterson (Patterson John DDS, 4793 McWillie Drive, 601-366-4891) / Kalil Abide (Harmony Dental Care, 3000 Old Canton Road, Suite 515, 601-713-1923) / Michael R. Deidra Snell Nichols (Oral & Facial Surgery of Mississippi, 266 Katherine Dr, Flowood, 601-420-3223) / Preston L. Cobbins (Smilebuilders, 1863 Highway 43, Canton, 601-859-7050) / Stewart Strange (Mississippi Dental Center, 4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 235)

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

As a rare woman African American orthodontist in Mississippi, Dr. Chandra Minor sits in a unique spot. She currently practices at Smile Design Orthodontics, which she opened in November 2014.

She graduated as valedictorian from Hazlehurst High School in 2004. She received her bachelor’s degree from Alcorn State University in 2008. Afterward, she attended the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry on a Robert Hearin Scholarship and graduated with her doctorate of dental medicine in 2012.

—Nate Schumann

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Best Optometrist/ Ophthalmologist: Tonyatta Hairston Envision Eye Care & Optical Boutique, 1316 N. State St., 601-987-3937, 987eyes.com

Dr. Scott Runnels, a plastic surgeon and owner of The Runnels Center in Flowood, is probably one of the best-known plastic surgeons in the area. The center, which he opened in 2005, specializes in breast-cancer reconstructive surgery, as well as cosmetic features such as facial enhancements, Botox, liposuction and breast augmentation.

Runnels is an artist as well as a surgeon, and focuses on graphite sketches and oils and acrylics on canvas, his website says.

In 2010, Runnels established the Runnels Foundation, which supports breast-cancer research and screening programs for underrepresented women. His center also partners with the Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation to host the annual “Komen Race for the Cure” in Jackson.

The Runnels Center also includes SKIN the Spa, which offers facials, chemical peels, laser procedures, eyebrow microblading and more. —Dustin Cardon

Ever since the age of 6, Tonyatta Hairston, this year’s winner for Best Optometrist/ Ophthalmologist, has been fascinated with eyes. Her love for the field came from her first experience with an eye doctor, she says. “(It) was just so amazing,” she says. “I enjoyed the interaction that I had with the doctor, and I was just mesmerized by all the instruments that he used to look inside my eyes.”

She graduated from Tougaloo College with a bachelor’s degree in biology and received her optometry degree from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis. She founded Quality Eye Care of Mississippi in Magee in 2003, and in 2006, she moved her business to the Jackson metro area and renamed it Envision

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Finalists Adair Blackledge (Blackledge Face Center, 1659 Lelia Drive, 601-981-3033, blackledgefacecenter.com) / George Eli Howell II (Howell Plastic Surgery, St. Dominic Hospital, 971 Lakeland Drive, Suite 225, 601-981-2525, stdom.com) / Jeptha Cole (Cole Facial Clinic & Skin Care, 204 E. Layfair Drive, Flowood, 601-933-2004, colefacialclinic. com) / Shelby K. Brantley Jr. (The Face & Body Center of Plastic and Hand Surgery Associates, 2550 Flowood Drive, 601-202-4294, faceandbodycenter.com) / Stephen F. Davidson (The Face & Body Center of Plastic and Hand Surgery Associates, 2550 Flowood Drive, 601-202-4294, faceandbodycenter.com)

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Best Cosmetic Surgeon: Scott Runnels Runnels Center, 1055 River Oaks Blvd., 601-939-9778, runnelscenter.com

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Finalists Camille Sandifer (Sandifer Orthodontics, 4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 247, 601-981-5004, sandiferortho.com) / G. Dodd Brister Jr. (Brister Orthodontics, 3007 Greenfield Road, Pearl, 601-824-5878, bristerorthodontics.com) / Eugene C. Brown Jr. (Smiles by Design, 5800 Ridgewood Road, Suite 103, 601-957-1711, dreugenebrown.com) / Jason Vassar (Bierdeman | Vassar Orthodontics, 2680 River Ridge Drive, 601-981-3036; 525 Thomastown Lane, Suite A, Ridgeland, 601-8563054; 749 Clinton Parkway, Clinton, 601-926-1772; bvortho.com) / Priscilla Jolly (Jolly Orthodontics, 1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 7201, Ridgeland, 601-605-2400, jollyortho.com)

Finalists Arthur Dampier (Ridgeland Eyecare Center Inc., 8 Professional Parkway, Ridgeland, 601-957-8444) / Christopher Tonyatta Hairston Bullin (Mississippi EyeCare Associates, 350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave., 601-366-9020) / Dewey Handy (Handy Dewey a OD, 1815 Hospital Drive, Suite 410, 601-373-0714) / Elizabeth Mitchell (Eye Group, 501 Baptist Drive, Suite 220, Madison, 601-985-9120, eyegroupms.com) / Marjorie McLin Lenoir (Reflections Vision Center, 101-C, Lexington Drive, Madison, 601-605-4423; 2129 Grand Ave., Yazoo City, 662-716-8161) / Rebecca Patton (Spectacles, 120 District Blvd. E., Suite d109, 601-398-4662, spectaclesms.com) / William C. Ashford (Eye Group, 501 Baptist Drive, Suite 220, Madison, 601-985-9120)

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The next Downtown Food Friday Festival is June 7, tentatively at One Jackson Place at the corner of Amite and Lamar streets.

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n the first and fourth Friday of each month, the area around Smith Park is abuzz with activity. Downtown workers gather from the different offices, and some people outside of the downtown area gather at the park for one thing: Downtown Foodie Friday Festival.

After Ashburn-Townsend, owner of Ariella’s NY Delicatessen at Cultivation Food Hall, noticed a need to create a more lucrative environment for the food trucks in Jackson, she turned to the foodie community. She posted in the Eat MS Tri-County Foodies Facebook group in February, asking the members what Jacksonians could do to keep the food-truck community alive.

“When we go to investors and want to open businesses downtown, they want to see potential of revenue,” she told the Jackson Free Press. “In order for us to prove potential of revenue, there has to be foot traffic; there has to be more going on than just Monday through Friday 8 to 5.”

Sherry Wallace, a local event planner, commented, “Whatever you need me to help you do, let’s do it.”

Wallace, whose family owned The Western Weigh Station knew she wanted to do something for the city that would involve food trucks or catering, she says.

“I wanted to do something to bring something entertaining back to Jackson,” she says. “... I figured that would be a good way to do it.”

The two connected with the City and hatched a plan to launch the festival, bringing in more revenue for both downtown and the food trucks, Ashburn-Townsend says.

The first Downtown Foodie Friday Festival was April 5.

“It was really, really good,” she says. “Big turnout. All the food-truck vendors did really well. We had a couple of table vendors out there … to introduce them to the community as well, and their businesses. I think that all the way around, everyone was just happy.”

The next two were April 26 and May 3, and the next is June 7, tentatively at One Jackson Place at the corner of Amite and Lamar streets.

In creating the events, they wanted the focus to remain downtown because it’s under-utilized, she says.

“When you go to specially capital cities and other states, the downtown area is being used significantly to bring in revenue for the city as far as attractions and festivals and businesses and just in general,” she says.

“Ours is a ghost town. How do we change that? It’s going to start with one event and one person at a time.”

Wallace and Ashburn-Townsend’s plans don’t just stop at Downtown Foodie Friday, though. AshburnTownsend is currently working with the department of planning and development to do more downtown, especially after hours, and to create a more consistent income for local business owners.

There is one specific big plan in the works, she says, but they can’t say much about it just yet.

The June 7 event is 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and will include food trucks, live music and table vendors.

For more information about Downtown Foodie Festival Friday, find the event on Facebook.

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COMMUNITY Open Mic hosted by Reed Smith May 15, May 22, May 29, 9 p.m., at Martin’s Downtown (214 S. State St.). Participants sing, read poetry, tell jokes and more. Free admission.

NAMI Mississippi 2019 State Conference May 16-17, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., at Belhaven University (1500 Peachtree St.). For its 30th anniversary, NAMI Mississippi hosts a conference with multiple panels on mental health and related topics.

A gala will be on Thursday, May 16, at 7 p.m. $125 either day, $280 both days (plus Gala), $55 Gala; namims.org.

Events at Two Mississippi Museums (222 North St.) • Spirits of the Passage May 16-19, May 21-26, May 28-31, June 1-2, June 4-9, June 11-15, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The traveling exhibit showcases rare artifacts uncovered from the wreckage of

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a sunken slave ship. $10 adult, $8 senior, $6 child; email info@mscivilrightsmuseum.com; twomississippimuseums.com.

• Under the Light: The Emergence of Black Communities May 23, 6-7 p.m. In the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, in the “This Little Light of Mine” gallery. The event explores how newly freed African Americans became citizens and established strong communities in the face of oppression. Free admission; mdah.ms.gov.

• Read, Engage, and Discover: Ebony Lumumba May 31, 11 a.m.-noon. In the community room. Ebony Lumumba, assistant professor of English at Tougaloo College, presents a reading or “Follow the Drinking Gourd” by Jeanette Winter. Free admission; call 601-576-6800; email info@ mdah.ms.gov; mdah.ms.gov.

THURSDAY 5/16 Food Truck Festival & Museum After Hours is from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). The Food Truck Festival begins at 11 a.m. and allows attendees to purchase food from an array of options.

The Museum After Hours coRAWPIXEL inciding event begins at 5:30 p.m. and includes a pop-up exhibition showcasing work and music by Mississippi Arts Commission’s 2019 apprentices. Also includes live music, outdoor Art Lab activities for all ages, The Museum Store Sidewalk Sale and a screening of the film “Moana.” Free admission, vendor prices vary; find it on Facebook.

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Summer Festivals and Events

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In addition to general admission, the GBF will also offer VIP tickets to this year’s event. Those ticket holders will have access to an air-conditioned VIP tent with food and drinks from The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen.

General admission is $15 in advance and $20 on the

seum (1207 Mississippi St.) on Sunday, May 26, at 7 p.m.

Performers will include Jackson native R&B singer Stephanie Luckett, R&B group Dru Hill with Sisqó, Grammy Award-winning artist Monica and Grammynominated artist Joe. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are available on ticketmaster.com. For more information, find the event on Facebook.

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Mississippi Book Festival The fifth-annual Mississippi Book Festival will take place at the Mississippi State Capitol complex (400 High St.) and Galloway United Methodist Church (305 N. Congress St.) on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public, and will include authors, panel discussions, book signings, book vendors, children’s events, food trucks and more.

Guest authors include Jackson native and Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford, National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Oates, “The Hate U Give” author Angie Thomas and Vietnam veteran Karl Marlantes, author of “Deep River.”

For more information, call 601-9068698 or visit msbookfestival.com.

2019 Mississippi Comic Con The 2019 Mississippi Comic Con will be at the Mississippi Trade Mart Center (1200 Mississippi St.) on Saturday, June 29, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 30, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will include vendors who will sell comics, horror-related items, candies and more, as well as panBright Lights Belhaven Nights els, guest artists and fan groups.

The Greater Belhaven FoundaSpecial guests will include John tion (954 E. Fortification St.) will host Rhys-Davies, Kel Mitchell, Kathy its 15th-annual Bright Lights, Belhaven Najima, Gregg Berger, Jason DaThe Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will host the Mississippi Pickle Nights street festival on Saturday, Aug. vid Frank, Jimmie Walker, Catherine Fest on Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

10, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event will Sutherland and more. include live music on three stages, chilTickets are $25 per day or $40 for dren’s activities, local crafts for sale, and both days until June 28. After June 28, food from Small Time Hot Dogs, Hog Heaven BBQ, day of the event. VIP tickets are $100 per person. Children tickets will be $30 per day and $50 for both days. MilSno Biz, Deep South Pops and more. ages 12 and under get in free. For more information, call itary service members can purchase weekend passes for This year, the festival will also feature a storyteller’s tent 601-352-8850 or visit greaterbelhaven.com. $20 in advance and $25 the day of the event. Children next to the Greater Belhaven Foundation’s tent. Represenunder age 10 get in free, with a limit of 2 children tatives from the Mississippi Department of Archives and We Are One Jackson Music Fest per paid adult.

History, and the Eudora Welty Foundation will be present Jackson native comedienne Rita Brent will host the For more information, visit mississippicomiccon. to speak about the history and architecture of Belhaven.

We Are One Jackson Music Fest at the Mississippi Coli- com or find the event on Facebook.

June 17, June 23, June 30, 9 p.m. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

• Open Mic May 21, May 28, June 4, June 11, June 18, June 24, 9 p.m. Free admission.

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• Freedom Song Friday June 14, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Civil-rights veteran Hollis Watkins teaches freedom songs and discusses his experience in the Civil Rights Movement. Free admission; mdah.ms.gov.

Ideas on Tap: The Future of Public Education in Jackson May 16, 5:30-7 p.m., at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.). The program focuses on the state of Jackson Public Schools, recent changes in JPS’s administration since the attempted state takeover, the Better Together commission and efforts to prevent a possible state takeover.

Panelists include JPS Superintendent Dr. Errick Green, Dr. Rhea Williams-Bishop of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and JPS parent organizer Rosaline H. McCoy. Free admission, drink prices vary; call 601-432-6752; email cgillespie@mhc. state.ms.us; find it on Facebook.

The Village Social Trivia Night May 17, June 7, 7-9 p.m., at Highland Village (4500 I-55 N. Frontage Road, Suite 281). The trivia night offers beer for attendees with prizes awarded to first and second place winners, as well as to those with the best team name, most spirited and best dressed. Must be age 21 and up. Free admission; call 601-982-5861; email lynsie.armstrong@ wsdevelopment.com.

Cut Flower Growers Training May 18, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Old Trace Park Lodge (Ridgeland). The event instructs attendees on flower cutting and other gardening-related skills. Includes lunch

Marketplace Monday May 20, June 17, noon-7 p.m., at 201Capitol (201 W. Capitol St.). The monthly event invites business owners, entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, service providers, networkers, consumers, information providers and information seekers, and allows them the opportunity to network. Free admission; call 601-870-1388; email 201capitol@gmail.com;

Karaoke May 21, May 28, June 4, June 11, June 18, June 24, 7:30-11:30 p.m., at Shucker’s Oyster Bar (116 Conestoga Road, Ridgeland). Free admission; shuckersontherez.com.

Pop-Ups at the ‘Park May 25, June 22, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., at Northpark (1200 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland). Vendors come and set up pop-up booths throughout Northpark to sell their products. Free admission, vendor prices vary; find it on Facebook.

FRIDAY 5/17 Race To College is from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Trustmark Park (1 Braves Way, Pearl). College Savings Mississippi hosts the relay event during each of the six games. Two contestants are randomly chosen from entrants for each race. Participants race to designated stations to submit a mock 529 college savings account application, deposit funds into their account, put on a backpack to go to colRAWPIXEL lege, and finally receive their cap and gown before running back to the starting line. The first to finish each relay will win a $529 MACS scholarship. Additional date: May 16. Potential participation available with game entry; call 601-359-3676; email adeleigh.mcgee@treasury.ms.gov.

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Events at Fenian’s Pub (901 E. Fortification St.) • Karaoke May 20, May 27, June 3, June 10,

The Westin Wedding Show June 4, 5-7:30 p.m., at The Westin Jackson (407 S. Congress St.). The event invites attendees to meet wedding vendors, drink Champagne and more. VIP tickets allow

Economic Vitality Summit June 12, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., June 13, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at Mississippi College (200 Capitol St., Clinton). The event focuses on capital, incentives, and other economic and financial tools to assist new and existing businesses, to catalyze property development, and to create a supportive environment for entrepreneurs and innovators that drive local economies. The summit includes panels with guest speakers, including Donovan D. Rypkema of PlaceEconomics, who serves as the keynote speaker for June 12 at MC. On Thursday, June 13, the event continues at the William Winter Archives & History Building (200 North St.). $100 per person (includes lunch on June 12); call 601-925-3000.

Jackson Juneteenth Heritage Festival June 15, 1-7 p.m., at Battlefield Park (953 N. Port St.).

The festival hosts games contests for checkers, chess, dominoes and horseshoes. Trophies are awarded to first-place winners in each category. $15 registration fee; call 601-397-1671; email thomashill00@gmail.com.

Juneteenth on Farish 2019 June 22, 5-10 p.m., at Farish Street. The event celebrates African American history and culture with a parade and festival. The parade begins 5 p.m., and the festival begins 6 p.m. The festival features live entertainment, vendors from more than 50 black-owned businesses, heritage demonstrations, dance contests, food and a children’s area with face-painting and space jumps. Tailgating

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Spring Market Festival The Jackson Medical Mall Foundation will hold its Spring Market Festival on Monday, May 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. inside the JMM Thad Cochran Center (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). The market will include locally made products from Jackson boutiques, artists and other businesses. Medical mall staff will also provide free health screenings during the event. For more information, call 601-982-8467, visit jacksonmedicalmall.org or follow the event on Facebook.

Mississippi Pickle Fest The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Drive) will hold the Mississippi Pickle Fest on Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature live music, games, contests, and vendors selling pickles and other fermented foods such as kimchi, sauerkraut and more.

Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children ages 3-18. For more information, call 601-432-4500 or visit msagmuseum.org.

Mississippi Craft Beer Festival The Fondren Renaissance Foundation is partnering with Capital City Beverages and Southern Beverage Company to host the fourth-annual Mississippi Craft Beer Festival on Friday, June 14, on Duling Avenue in Fondren from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Visitors will be able to sample more than 100 beers from more than three dozen breweries, with a special emphasis on breweries within Mississippi and nearby states.

Brewery representatives will be on-site during the festival to discuss their products and brewing methods.

The event is open to adults age 21 and up only.

Children, babies, pets, coolers and chairs are prohibited.

General admission is $30 in advance and $35 the day of event. Admission includes unlimited tastings of all products represented. Designated-driver tickets will be available at the door for $10. VIP tickets are also available to 250 people for $60 in advance and $65 the day of the event. VIP-ticket-holders will gain early admission at 5 p.m., bar snacks for the first hour of the festival and a $15 gift certificate to participating Fondren restaurants.

For more information, find the event on Facebook or visit fondren.org.

Midfest 2019 The Business Association of Midtown will host its annual street festival, Midfest, on Saturday, May 18, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will include live music, food and drinks, and local vendors selling art, craft pieces and more throughout the evening.

Participating businesses include Offbeat, Reclaimed Miles, Pearl River Glass Studio, Jax-Zen Float, Adrienne Domnick Art, The Ladybug Club, Significant Developments, AND Gallery, Red Squared Productions, Coffee Prose, Heavenly Sweetz Bakery and Feast Specialty Foods.

For the 2019 event, the Business Association of Midtown is collaborating with Beacon Makers Market in Fondren to sell handcrafted items from local artists.

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

Juneteenth On Farish 2019 Legacy Builders, Inc., is partnering with the City of Jackson and the Jackson Black Pages to host the Juneteenth on Farish festival on Saturday, June 22, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Juneteenth is a nationally celebrated event commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

The event will include tailgating, a parade, live music, activities for children, and more than 50 local vendors selling food, clothing, jewelry, art and more.

Parking for tailgating begins at 2 p.m., and all visitors must be parked by 4 p.m. before the parade begins. That begins at 5 p.m. and will feature floats from the Jackson fire department, Jackson dance troupes, colleges, sororities, fraternities, youth organizations and more. The festival begins at 6 p.m. Juneteenth on Farish is free and open to the public. For more information, call 601-927-8867 or 601-421-9061, or find the event on Facebook.

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and flowering plants. $75; call 601-672-0755; email dyowell@aol.com.

participants to sign up for a time slot before the main event to meet “Say Yes to the Dress!” host Monte Durham to receive advice on wedding dresses. $25 general (advanced), $30 general (atdoor), $250 VIP; Eventbrite.

Backyard Mud Fest Mississippi Off Road (1200 Elton Road E.) will host its Backyard Mud Fest from May 31 to June 2. The event will include camping, mudding, trail rides and live music from Chandler Tyson, Katie Noel and Charlie Farley.

Tickets are $50 per person for all three days, or $40 per person for Saturday and Sunday only. Children age 10 and under get in free. Camping is free with admission, and visitors may leave and re-enter the park with an event armband. For more information, call 706-4981363 or find the event on Facebook.

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begins at 2 p.m. Free admission, vendor prices vary; call 601-927-8867; email monique_ mapp@yahoo.com; find it on Facebook.

Mississippi Comic Con 2019 June 29, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., June 30, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., at Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.). The event features vendors, artists, panels, fan groups and a number of guests from comics, movies and television. Children ages 10 and under admitted free (limited to two kids per paid adult). Military weekend passes available for $20 pre-sale and $25 day-of (must present proof of service). General admission tickets for pre-sale are $25 per day or $40 for the weekend pass, and day-of tickets are $30 per day and $50 for the weekend; mississippicomiccon.com.

KIDS Fancy Nancy Garden Party May 16, 10:3011:30 a.m., at Willie Morris Library (4912 Old Canton Road). The library hosts a Fancy Nancythemed garden party where children may dress fancily and participate in crafts and other activities. Crafts include tiaras, fairy wands, bowties and hats. Free admission; call 601-987-8181; email kwest@jhlibrary.org.

Nature Nuts May 17, June 21, 10-11 a.m., at Clinton Community Nature Center (617 Dunton Road, Clinton). Parents and guardians bring their children ages 2-5 to learn about nature. $5 per child, $1 off per consecutive child, free for members; call ; email claymansell@gmail.com.

Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) • Look & Learn with Hoot May 17, June 21, 10:30-11:30 a.m. The educational event for children up to 5 years of age and their parents features creative play, a hands-on art activity and story time with Hoot, the museum’s education mascot. Please dress for mess. $10 per child; call 601-960-1515; email mdrake@ msmuseumart.org; msmuseumart.org.

• Little Masters: Playing with Sculptures & Shadows June 3-7, 9 a.m.-noon. In the Entergy classroom. The week-long art camp for children ages 5-6 focuses on sculptures and shadows. McKenzie Drake instructs children to make art. Art is displayed on the last day for parents and guardians to see.

Materials included. Full-day classes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. are also available; call for details. $148.75 MAM members, $175 nonmembers; msmuseumart.org.

• Young Artists: Mixed Media & Movement June 3-7, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Instructor Samantha King teaches children ages 7-10 to tell stories through art using ceramics, paper, paint and performance. Final day of the week-long camp showcases students’ artworks for parents and caregivers. Half-day camp (9 a.m.-noon) available; call for details. Materials included in cost.

Kids asked to bring their own snacks and/or lunch. Please dress for mess. Need-based scholarships available. $212.50 MMA members, $250 nonmembers; msmuseumart.org.

• Hoot & Holler Family Creation Lab June 9, 2-3:30 p.m. A museum educator leads families with children ages 6-10 in an art project that takes inspiration from a different artist each month. This event takes place on the second Sunday. $10 per child; call 601960-1515; email mdrake@msmuseumart.org; msmuseumart.org.

• Young Artists: Painting, Drawing, & Mixed Media June 10-14, 9 a.m.-noon. In the BancorpSouth Classroom. Instructor Roz Roy guides children ages 7-10 in the week-long day-camp. Art projects use drawing, painting and mixed media. Please dress for mess. Materials covered in cost. Students’ artworks are displayed on the final day for parents and caregivers to see. Full-day (9 a.m.-4 p.m.) option available; call for details. $148.75 MAM members, $175 nonmembers; msmuseumart.org.

• Mini Matisse: Mini-Workshop June 10, June 24, 9 a.m.-noon. In the Entergy Classroom.

Instructed by McKenzie Drake. Children ages 3-4 engage in gallery activities, hands-on art projects, art games and books. Art projects use an array of sensory media, as well as air-dry clay, washable paint, paper, pencil, crayons, glue and more. Please dress for mess. Kids may bring swimwear to play in the museum’s splash pad after class. Materials covered in cost. $36 MMA members, $40 nonmembers; msmuseumart.org.

• Little Masters: Color, Line, & Shape June 17-21, 9 a.m.-noon. In the Entergy Classroom. Children ages 5-6 learn the fundamentals of expressive abstraction while engaging in collage and watercolor art. Students’ works are displayed on the final day for parents and caregivers to view. Please dress for mess. Mate-

SATURDAY 5/18 A Day at the Cups Roastery is from 9 a.m. to noon at Cups Roastery (165 E. Moore St., Unit E, Ridgeland).

The event celebrates the introduction of three new coffees for the business, as well as a relaunch for its bottled ice coffee. Brunch bites and samples of

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the new coffees offered and available for purchase. The first 144 guests receive a Cups expresser cup and saucer. Door prizes given throughout the event. $5 entry for non-employees; email kristin@kristinallenandco. com; find it on Facebook.

rials covered in cost. $148.75 MAM members, $175 nonmembers; msmuseumart.org.

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// by Amber Helsel ne of the best ways to show progress in running is to do some kind of race, whether that’s a 5K or a full marathon, and everything in between. Those events are also a great way to give back to the community.

Here are some races this summer that benefit the community in some way.

Run at the Rabbit During the inaugural Run at the Rabbit 5K and Fun Run, participants will run around Lost Rabbit. The event will have live music, food, drinks and more. Proceeds will go toward The Lily Pad, a café that will employ and train special-needs young adults in food and hospitality service. The race cost is $25, and the kids 1-mile fun run (also called the Bunny Run) is free. Registration ends on May 16 at 11:59 p.m. For more information, visit runsignup.com.

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This year’s Crayola Classic is Saturday, May 25, starting at 8 a.m. at the Clyde Muse Center (515 Country Pl Pkwy., Pearl). The event will have a 10K run, and 5K run or walk, and a kids 1-mile fun run. The first 200 entrants will receive goodie bags and T-shirts. All events are $30, and registration closes May 24. The proceeds will go toward school clothing and supplies for needy children in Rankin County.

Those who bring a six-pack of underwear or socks can get $5 for the 2020 race. Packet pickup is May 24 from noon to 6 p.m. and May 25 starting at 7 a.m. For more information, email crayolaclassicrace@gmail.com.

Canton Juneteenth The Canton Juneteenth 5K run/walk is Saturday, June 15, starting at 7:30 a.m. The walkers will begin in Canton’s Hickory Street District and will go on a route that takes them by locations such as Mt. Zion Baptist Church, the Freedom House and Canton Square. After the race concludes, the event will have live music, food and more. The 5K will have awards for runners and walkers in categories like Overall, Masters and Grand Masters. There will also be awards for the top male and female runners and walkers, and medals for the youth top finishers in different age groups. The registration fee is $25 for the 5K run and walk, and the fun walk is $15. For more information, email cantonjuneteenth@gmail.com.

Race for Brain Injury ‘Dash N Splash’ The Race for Brain Injury “Dash N Splash” is Saturday, June 29, starting at 9 a.m. at Old Trace Park in Ridgeland. The event will have a 5K run and walk, or wheelchair roll, and a 1-mile fun run. After the race, participants can partake in a “splash zone,” which includes water slides, water balloons and watermelons. Those who want to participate in the splash zone should bring a Super Soaker. Registration before

the day of the race is $25 for the 5K and $15 for the fun run. The race-day fee is $30 and $20, respectively. Those who are brain injury survivors can get a special discount. Registration ends on June 28. Awards include overall male and female in the fun run, male and female in the wheelchair roll, the largest team and “most team spirit.” The early packet pickup is June 28 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Ridgeland Recreation Center in Old Trace Park, and is from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on the day of the race.

For more information, visit ljenkins@msbia. org. The proceeds will benefit the Brain Injury Association of Mississippi.

Balloon Chase Run/Walk & Bike Ride The annual Balloon Chase Run/Walk & Bike Ride is Saturday, July 6, starting at 7 a.m. The event will have a 4-mile run, 2-mile walk, a kids’ 1-mile fun run and a bike ride. All participants receive a T-shirt and medal. The proceeds benefit The Good Samaritan Center in Jackson.

The bike ride begins at 7 a.m. on Saturday, and the race and walk begin at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit ballooncanton.com.

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• Studio Session I: Ceramics & Mixed Media June 17-21, 1-4 p.m. In the Entergy Classroom. Instructor McKenzie Drake guides children ages 11-13 in art projects involving clay, papier-mâché, wire and found materials.

Students’ artworks are displayed on the final day for parents and caregivers to view. Please dress for mess. Materials covered in cost. $148.75 MAM members, $175 nonmembers; msmuseumart.org.

• Young Artists: Experiments with 2D & 3D Media June 24-28, 9 a.m.-noon. In the Entergy Classroom. Instructor Samantha King guides children ages 7-10 in art projects involving ceramic, paper, wire, paint and performance. The camp also focuses on silhouettes that emphasize size, shape and form. Materials covered in cost. $148.75 MAM members, $175 nonmembers; msmuseumart.org.

• Little Masters: Experiment with Color June 24-28, 1-4 p.m. In the Entergy Classroom.

Instructor Daria Butorina guides children ages 5-6 in creating drawings, collages, paintings and sculptures inspired by artworks on view in the Museum. Students’ works are displayed on the final day for parents and caregivers to view.

Please dress for mess. Materials covered in cost. $148.75 MAM members, $175 nonmembers; msmuseumart.org.

Events at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd.)

• Question It? Discover It! All about the Brain! May 21, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The event helps children explore health and nutrition topics, as well as science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Children learn about medical sciences in a hands-on way with the guidance of health-care professionals. $10 general admission, free for MCM members; mschildrensmuseum.org.

• Magic Mondays at MCM June 3, June 10, June 17, June 24, July 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The museum extends its hours and hosts a Food Lab program at 3:30 p.m. $10 general admission, free for MCM members; call 601-7095469; email sbranson@mcm.ms.

• Time Travelers Camp June 10-14, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The camp teaches children about toys, tools and art from various periods of time. Registration for the week: $200 MCM member, $225 nonmember, $226.75 MCM member with prepaid lunches, $251.75 nonmember with prepared lunches; mschildrensmuseum.org.

• Imaginative Play Day with Daniel Tiger June 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Children listen to storytellers, performing original puppet shows, playing dress-up and participating in other creative activities as part of the “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: A Grr-ific Exhibit.” For children ages 2-6. $10 general admission, free for MCM members; mschildrensmuseum.org.

• Art Around the World Camp June 24-28, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The camp teaches children about artworks and artistic techniques from around the world, including ones based on Pablo Picasso and Georgia O’Keeffe. Instructors show attendees Japanese origami and African tribal masks. $200 MCM member, $225 nonmember, $226.75 MCM member with prepaid lunches, $251.75 nonmember with prepared lunches; mschildrensmuseum.org.

Kids Club May 30, 11 a.m., at Northpark (1200 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland). Northpark

combines Kids Club and Gaming in the ‘Park to host a Just Dance 2019 event in the Eatery.

Attendees receive a discount on Dippin’ Dots from Twisted Pretzel. Free admission; call 601863-2300; email sreeks@northparkmall.com.

Ballet Mississippi: Summer Intensive June 3-7, June 10-14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Mississippi Arts Center (201 E. Pascagoula St.). The two-week dance program develops the dance skills of students ages 13-18. Curriculum includes ballet technique, pointe, character, classical variations, jazz and pilates. Another course available for students ages 9-12 at the Madison Square Center for the Arts (2103 Main St., Madison). Previous dance experience required. A non-refundable deposit of $150, which goes toward the program’s tuition, is required to reserve a space. $650 for both weeks; balletms.com.

K-8 Intensive Summer Intervention Program June 3-6, June 10-13, June 17-20, June 24-27, July 1, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., at Jackson Education Support (2637 Ridgewood Road). The program provides academic tutelage to students grades K-8

Events at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.) • Birding Camp June 10-14, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Chris King and bird experts from the Jackson Audubon Society instruct participants to identify birds by sight and sound in this introduction to bird-watching. Campers learn about attracting birds to their own yards using bird feeders, bird houses and native plants.

They will also learn about bird migration and bird conservation through games and activities. Each camper receive both a field guide and a set of binoculars. Scholarships will be available through the Jackson Audubon Society. For children ages 10-14. Kids asked to bring their own lunches and water bottles each day. $110 for the full week; millsaps.edu.

• Pullback Car Frenzy Building Blocks June 17-21, 8:30-11 a.m. Directed by Wani McFarland. Students grades K-5 build model

TUESDAY 5/28 Simple Steps to Start and Grow Your Well-Run Business is from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Dependable Source Corp. of Mississippi (840 E. River Place, Suite 605). The interactive business education and training program focuses on actions and outcomes, with practical applicaRAWPIXEL tions. Participants review, discuss and apply key information from the lessons while creating or updating their customized business action plan and model. The class contains six lessons, taking place on the second and fourth Tuesday of May, June and July. The first and last lessons are live, whereas the middle four are done through conference calls. Additional dates: June 11, June 25. Prices: $59 early registration, $79 on-site registration, $29 Women for Progress member, $29 SCORE Metro Jackson member, $29 Greater Jackson Partnership member; call 601-359-3420; email scoremstraining@gmail.com; events.r20. constantcontact.com.

in various school subjects to prepare them for the upcoming school year. Students must have finished the previous year with grades of Cs to enroll.

Students are taught according to their grade level. $500 per session, both can be taken; call 601-7242152; email learn@je411.com; je411.com.

Boxers Rebellion Superhero Academy June 10-14, June 17-21, June 24-28, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at Boxers Rebellion Fighting Arts & Fitness (856 S. State St., Suite E). Boxers Rebellion hosts its inaugural summer camp, “Superhero Academy.”

Participants ages 5-12 train in boxing, kickboxing and martial arts. Parents may pay weekly or for the full six-week session. Committing to all six weeks costs $100 per week (paid as a weekly draft). Paying per week without the draft costs $125. Paying for all six weeks at once costs $500. $100 weekly (Draft), $125 weekly (No Draft), $500 (One Time); call 262-994-3174; email cyoungblood.br@gmail.com; boxersrebellion.org.

Camp College Summer Program June 10-14, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at Get2College Center (2600 Lakeland Terrace ). The summer program gives rising seniors a crash course on what to expect from the college admissions and financial aid process. Students will leave with knowledge of

cars using design pamphlets for them and take them home. The camp aims to stimulate problem solving and creativity using new and innovative ideas. Children asked to bring their own snacks. $130 for the week; millsaps.edu.

• Cantare Choir Camp June 17-21, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. In the Gertrude C. Ford Academic Complex Recital Hall. Directed by Michael Hrivnak and Chrissy Hrivnak. Participants study solfeggio, improve sight singing skills, experiment with rhythm, utilize movement with sound, sing in foreign languages and observe performances of singers from different mediums. Students prepare a diverse concert of repertoire for a noon performance on the final day. For children grades 2-7. Kids asked to bring their own lunches, water bottles, snacks and jackets each day as needed. $250 for the week; millsaps.edu.

• Mosaics for Teens June 17-19, 1-4 p.m.

Teresa Haygood instructs students ages 12-18 on how to create mosaics. Students create an indoor mosaic wall hanging inspired by Van Gogh’s famous painting, “Starry Night,” using glass bits, beads and tile. They learn how to cut and shape glass, choose proper adhesives and grout the final project. All tools and

supplies provided by the instructor. Students will be able to take their project home at the end of class. Participants may wear an apron if desired, although it is not required. The class has two sessions: Session I is from June 17-19 and Session II is from July 15-17. $120 class fee, plus $40 supply fee paid directly to teacher; millsaps.edu.

• Collage Papermaking and Multi-Media Art Camp June 24-28, 9-11 a.m. Students make collages using colored, printed, torn or student painted papers as well as found objects such as thread, feathers, buttons, etc. Collage-making helps students formulate ideas while using principles of color and design to execute their vision. $110 for the week; millsaps.edu.

VIPKid Teacher Teacher Meetup June 15, 10-11:30 a.m., at Deep South Pops (1800 N. State St.). Teachers gather to learn more about VIPKid, a business that allows teaching professionals to choose when and where they hold their online classes. The event features discussions on teaching strategies, digital props and referral ideas. Complimentary pastries. Coffee available for purchase. Limited space. VIPKids teachers need only a bachelor’s degree in any discipline and to be a native English-speaker from the U.S. or Canada. Free admission; call 601-884-0316; email teacherkimberlyg@gmail. com; Eventbrite.

Ballet Mississippi: Summer Workshop June 17-20, 9 a.m.-noon, at Madison Square Center for the Arts (2103 Main St., Madison). The beginner-friendly workshop teaches students ages 3-8 the basics of ballet. Classes focus on developing strength, flexibility, musicality and joy of dance. Limited space. A non-refundable deposit of $50, which goes toward tuition, is required to reserve a space. $175 per child; balletms.com.

FOOD & DRINK Meals on a Mission: Food Fair May 18-19, noon-4 p.m., at The Fresh Market (1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 1001, Ridgeland).

The Fresh Market partners with Feeding America to host a food fair. Proceeds benefit Feeding America. Food prices vary.

“The Night After” Dinner Theater at Amerigo May 20, 7-9 p.m., at Amerigo Italian Restaurant (155 Market St., Flowood). The Detectives and Amerigo present a comedic theatrical performance while participants dine. Cocktails and seating begin 6 p.m. Reservations required. $49, plus tax and gratuity; call 601-291-7444; email thedetectives@ymail.com; thedetectives.biz.

“BBQ, Beer & Live Trivia” May 20, May 27, June 3, June 10, June 17, June 23, June 30, 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.

“The Office” Parody Dinner Theater at Georgia Blue June 4, 7-9 p.m., at Georgia Blue (223 Ridge Way, Flowood). The troupe performs a murder-mystery parody of “The Office” while participants dine. For people ages 14 and up. Reservations required. $54 (includes tax and gratuity); email fringedinnertheatre@gmail.com; Eventbrite.

Fondren After 5 June 6, 5-8 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.

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many resources that help them learn how to plan and pay for college and prepare for the transition from high school graduation to college. Registration deadline May 17. Students must submit an application, transcript and résumé. They must also meet at least one of these requirements: qualifying for a free or reduced lunch; being the first in your family to pursue college; being a student of color. Free admission; call 601-321-5533; email bthomas@get2college.org; get2college.org.

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“The Office” Parody Dinner Theater June 12, 7-9 p.m., at Genna Benna’s (200 E. Towne Drive, Brandon). The troupe performs a murder-mystery parody of “The Office” while participants dine. For people ages 14 and up.

Reservations required. $54 (includes tax and gratuity); email fringedinnertheatre@gmail. com; Eventbrite.

BankPlus MS Food and Wine June 13-15, at various venues (see description). The event features four private chef dinners held at different venues: Lou’s Full-Serv (904B E. Fortification St.), The Cedars (4145 Old Canton Road), Albert’s (115 W. Capitol St.) and Brent’s Drugs (655 Duling Ave.). Lou’s Full-Serves and The Ceders’ chef dinners are both Thursday, June 13, at 7 p.m. Albert’s and Brent’s chef dinners are both Friday, June 14, at 7 p.m. The Craft Beer Festival is also part of this event and begins 6 p.m. on June 14 at Duling Avenue. A Food & Wine Grant Tasting event is on Saturday, June 15, at 6 p.m. at Duling Avenue. $125 chef dinners (each), $80 Grand Tasting, $30 Craft Beer; tickets.msfoodandwine.com.

2019 MS Craft Beer Festival June 14, 6 p.m., at Fondren Business District (Duling Avenue). Part of the larger MS Food & Wine event. The festival features more than 100 craft beers from three dozen breweries from Mississippi and around the region. $30 general admission; fondren.org.

Mississippi Pickle Fest June 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Drive). The inaugural event fea-

tures vendors selling pickles and other fermented goods such as kimchi, sauerkraut and more.

Also includes live music, games and contests. $7 adult, $5 child; find it on Facebook.

“The Office” Parody Dinner Theater at Berry’s June 17, 7-9 p.m., at Berry’s Seafood (2942 US 49, Florence). The troupe performs a murdermystery parody of “The Office” while participants dine. For people ages 14 and up. Reservations required. $45 (includes tax and gratuity); email fringedinnertheatre@gmail.com; Eventbrite.

“The Office” Parody Dinner Theater at Biaggi’s June 20, 7-9 p.m., at Biaggi’s (970 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland). The troupe performs a murder-mystery parody of “The Office” while participants dine. For people ages 14 and up. Reservations required. $54 (includes tax and gratuity); email fringedinnertheatre.com; Eventbrite.

2019 Tomato Fest June 29, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at Railroad Park (E. Railroad Ave., Crystal Springs).

The festival features a farmer’s market, art competitions and contests for the biggest, ugliest and tastiest tomatoes. The event follows the Tomato Fest 5K. Admission TBA; email crystalspringschamber@gmail.com.

SPORTS & WELLNESS Events at Boxers Rebellion Fighting Arts & Fitness (856 S. State St. Suite E) • Boxing & Kickboxing May 15-16, May 20-23, May 27-30, June 3-6, June 10-13, June

17-20, June 24-27, July 1, 5-7 p.m. Instructors teach participants boxing and kickboxing skills. $15 single day, $100 session; more options shown on website; call 262-994-3174; email jeremy@boxersrebellion.com; boxersrebellion.org.

• 2019 Jackson Kickboxing Championships June 8, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. The competition features martial artists using both traditional and contemporary styles. $5 admission, $25 registration; call 262-994-3174; email jeremy@ boxersrebellion.com; boxersrebellion.org.

Choreorobics Dance Off @ Steps the Studio May 15, 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 professional Tena Long instruct participants in hip-hop-style dance fitness techniques. $10 per person; call 601-853-7480; email golongproductions@yahoo.com; choreorobics.com.

Events at Highland Village (4500 I-55 N. Frontage Road) • Bend & Brew | Yoga May 16, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Local yogi Carly Chinn instructs the yoga class. All fitness levels welcome. Attendees who stay until the end receive a frozé from Aplos.

Those who want mats should bring their own.

The event occurs every third Thursday of the month. Free admission; call 601-982-5861; email lynsie.armstrong@wsdevelopment.com.

• Bend & Brew | Pure Barre Style June 7, 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 post-workout 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 June 12, 6-7 p.m. Sean Cupit from Crossfit 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.

• Bend & Brew | Yoga June 20, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Local yogi Carly Chinn instructs the yoga class.

All fitness levels welcome. Attendees who stay until the end receive a frozé from Aplos. Those who want mats should bring their own. The event occurs every third Thursday of the month.

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

Events at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.) • T’ai Chi May 16, May 23, 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 601974-1000; millsaps.edu.

• Yoga for Everyone May 21, May 28, June 4, June 11, June 18, June 25, 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.

Free West African Dance Class May 19, May 26, June 2, June 9, June 16, June 22, June 29, 2-3:30 p.m., at Central United Methodist Family Life Center (517 N. Farish St.). The class teaches West African choreography and perfor-

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hings are always happening in Jackson, whether or not you want to believe it. Here are some photos from local events over the last few weeks. See more at jacksonfreepress.com/galleries. william kelly

Senior City Planners Salam Rida (left) and Travis Crabtree (right) present at Tech JXN on April 16.

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Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba (center right) poses for a photo at the Families As Allies event during Fondren After 5 on May 2.

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West JXN Gumbo on April 28 let west Jackson community members present projects for the community.

DJ Uri (left) and friends at Fondren After 5 on May 2.

Tawny Minton, owner of SnapHappy Face Painting, was one of the vendors at Fondren After 5 on May 2.

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Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi earned bids into the Women’s Division I NCAA Softball Tournament.

THURSDAY, MAY 16

College baseball (6:30-10 p.m., SECN+): South Carolina v MSU FRIDAY, MAY 17

College baseball (5:30-9 p.m., SECN+): Mississippi v Tennessee SATURDAY, MAY 18

College softball (11 a.m.-11 p.m., ESPN2): NCAA Softball Regionals SUNDAY, MAY 19

College softball (11 a.m.-11 p.m., ESPN2): NCAA Softball Regionals MONDAY, MAY 20

NBA (8-11 p.m., ESPN): Golden State Warriors v Portland Trail Blazers TUESDAY, MAY 21

NBA (7:30-10 p.m., TNT): Milwaukee Bucks v Toronto Raptors WEDNESDAY, MAY 22

College baseball (9:30 a.m.-11 p.m., SECN): 2019 SEC Baseball Tournament THURSDAY, MAY 23

College baseball (9:30 a.m.-11 p.m., SECN): 2019 SEC Baseball Tournament FRIDAY, MAY 24

College baseball (3-10 p.m., SECN): 2019 SEC Baseball Tournament SATURDAY, MAY 25

College baseball (noon-6:30 p.m., SECN): 2019 SEC Baseball Tournament semifinals SUNDAY, MAY 26

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College baseball (11 a.m.-1 p.m., ESPNU): NCAA Division I Baseball Selection Show TUESDAY, MAY 28

Documentary (7-8 p.m., ESPN): “30 for 30: Qualified” WEDNESDAY, MAY 29

College baseball (8:30-9:30 p.m., SECN): “SEC Now: Road to Omaha”

• The Molly Ringwalds June 29, 9 p.m. The ‘80s-themed band performs. Doors open 7 p.m. $5 upcharge for persons under 21. $25 advanced, $30 day-of; dulinghall.ticketfly.com.

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mance. All ages and experience-level are welcomed. Baby and child-friendly class. Strollers, carriers and playpens are welcome. Live music from Alkebulan Music Philosophy. Sponsored

by Greater Jackson Arts Council and Mississippi Arts Commission. Free admission; call 601-9839305; email shanina.carmichael@gmail.com; find it on Facebook.

Capital City Roller Girls, Game 2 June 1, 4:30-9 p.m., at Mississippi Trademart (1200 Mississippi St.). Attendees watch the Steal Magnolias compete against Northshore in the roller derby event (5 p.m.). Afterward, the 8 Wheeled Mafia and Rocktown teams compete (7 p.m.).

10 percent of proceeds benefit Keep the Reservoir Beautiful. Concessions, bar and vendors available. An afterparty will be at Ole Tavern on George Street. $12 in advance, $15 at-door, children 10 and under free; email capitalcityrollergirlsms@gmail.com; brownpapertickets.com.

Creative Healing Studio June 5, June 19, 12:30-2 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Art therapist Susan Anand leads the bimonthly art activity for adults being treated for cancer or those who have previously been diagnosed with cancer. All skill levels welcome. Registration required. Free admission; call 601-960-1515; email smainlay@aol.com; msmuseumart.org.

2019 Tomato Fest 5K June 29, 7 a.m., at Lee Avenue Community Center (212 Lee Ave., Crystal Springs). Participants run/walk in the 5K or 1-mile fun run, and receive trophies and refreshments afterward. Race-day packet pickup begins 6 a.m. Part of the 2019 Tomato Fest event. $25 5K, $15 1-mile (ages 13 & under), $70 family 5K (4 persons total); email tomatofest5k@gmail.com; racesonline.com.

• Music in the City | Ken Graves June 4, 5:15 p.m. Accomplished clarinet player and professor (Millsaps and Mississippi College) Ken Graves and similarly accomplished pianist Lynn Raley perform at the museum’s event.

Cash bar opens 5:15 p.m. Performance begins 5:45 p.m. Free admission; msmuseumart.org.

Events at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.) • Jermaine “FunnyMaine” Johnson May 16, 6 p.m. The comedian performs. Doors open 5 p.m. $5 upcharge for persons under 21. $20 general, $35 VIP (reserved seating and meetand-greet); dulinghall.ticketfly.com.

• RAM May 19, 7:30 p.m. The Haiti-native band performs. Doors open 6:30 p.m. $5 upcharge for persons under 21. $10 advanced, $15 day-of; dulinghall.ticketfly.com.

• Nick Lowe May 21, 7:30 p.m. The English

CS’s Friday Night Live May 17, May 24, May 31, June 7, June 14, June 21, June 28, 8 p.m., at CS’s (1359 N. West St.). The weekly event features live music from DBL Tour and other music artists. Doors open 7 p.m. $5 cover charge.

Midfest 2019 May 18, 2-7 p.m., at midtown Jackson (Wilson Street). The annual street festival hosts businesses and vendors, who sell artistic goods, food, drinks and other products that are “Made in Midtown.” Also features live music performances by Cowboy Cole Reformation, 5th Child, Forrest and Reed Smith. Free admission, vendor prices vary; email businessassociationofmidtown@ gmail.com; find it on Facebook.

MCSB May Concert May 19, 3-5 p.m., at Pearl High School (500 Pirates Cove, Pearl). The music performance features Viola Dacaus and

TUESDAY 5/21 How to Edit What You Write is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.).

Gerard Helferich is the instructor. The course teaches fiction and nonfiction writers how to take their work from first draft to finished manuscript. Additional dates: May 28, June 4. $110; millsaps.edu.

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STAGE & SCREEN “Bright Star” May 28-31, June 1, 7:30 p.m., June 2, 2 p.m., June 3-8, 7 p.m., June 9, 2 p.m., at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). The musical tells the story of a woman who reflects on how she was forced to give her baby up for adoption. $35; newstagetheatre.com.

Finding Neverland June 11, 7:30 p.m., at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E Pascagoula St.). The theatrical performance relays an account the life of J.M. Barrie, the author of “Peter Pan.” $25-$85; thaliamarahall.net.

CONCERTS & FESTIVALS Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) • Live @ Lunch! | Krystal Gem May 17, 11:30 a.m. In the Art Garden. Jackson-native composer and singer Krystal Gem performs at the lunch event. Free admission; msmuseumart.org.

• Live@Lunch! | Eric & Polly Stracener May 24, 11:30 a.m. The father-daughter duo Eric and Polly Stracener from Madison performs a set of both popular music and original songs written by Eric for the lunch event. Free admission; msmuseumart.org.

• Live@Lunch! | Drew McKercher May 31, 11:30 a.m. Jackson-based musician Drew McKercher performs a set of acoustic indie rock at the lunch event. Free admission; msmuseumart.org.

pop rock musician performs. Webb Wilder also performs. Doors open 6:30 p.m. $5 upcharge from persons under 21. $25 advanced, $30 day-of; dulinghall.ticketfly.com.

• Patrick Carpenter “Friday Night Hallelujah” Album Release Party June 7, 7:30 p.m. The singer-songwriter performs. Anne Rigby also perform. Doors open 6:30 p.m. $5 upcharge for persons under 21. $10 in advance, $15 day-of; dulinghall.ticketfly.com.

• Jimbo Mathus June 8, 8 p.m. The singersongwriter known for country, blues and jazz performs. Door open 7 p.m. $5 upcharge for persons under 21. $15 in advance, $20 day-of; dulinghall.ticketfly.com.

• As Cities Burn - Scream Through the Walls Tour June 12, 8 p.m. The rock band performs. All Get Out and Many Rooms also perform. Doors open 7:30 p.m. $5 upcharge for persons under 21. $16 advanced, $20 dayof; dulinghall.ticketfly.com.

• EmiSunshine June 20, 7:30 p.m. The teenaged country singer-songwriter performs.

Doors open 6:30 p.m. $5 upcharge for persons under 21. $15 advanced, $20 day-of; dulinghall.ticketfly.com.

• Mustache the Band June 21, 9 p.m. The country party band performs. Doors open 7 p.m. $5 upcharge for persons under 21. $15 in advance, $20 day-of; dulinghall. ticketfly.com.

Jill Conner Browne, the Sweet Potato Queen.

Free admission; call 601-594-0055; email jpearson55@bellsouth.net; mcsb.us.

Spring Market Festival May 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at Jackson Medical Mall Foundation (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). In the Thad Cochran Center. The market includes locally made products from Jackson boutiques, artists and other businesses. Medical mall staff also provide free health screenings. Free admission, vendor prices vary; find it on Facebook.

CMBS Blue Monday May 20, May 27, June 3, June 10, June 17, June 24, July 1, 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 601-948-0888; halandmals.com.

FerVent 2.0 May 20, 7-9:30 p.m., at First Baptist Church of Jackson (431 N. State St.). The brother-sister duo lead the event. Author and actress Priscilla Shirer delivers a message while singer Anthony Evans performs during worship.

VIP tickets include a meet-and-greet with the two hosts. $20 general, $35 preferred seating, $75 VIP; firstbaptistjackson.org.

“Moonlight & Magic” Concert May 30, 7:30 p.m., at St. Dominic Chapel (969 Lakeland Drive). The recital features soprano vocalist

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Stacey Trenteseaux from Dresden, Germany, and pianist Zhaolei Xie from Beijing, China. Part of the new “Opera in the Chapel” series from the Mississippi Opera Association. Free admission; call 601-960-2300.

Field to Funk June 4, 6-8 p.m., at Two Mississippi Museums (222 North St.). Grammy Award winner Grady Champion performs while attendees explore the “Spirits of the Passage” exhibit. Free admission; mdah.ms.gov.

Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular June 6, 8 p.m., at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E Pascagoula St.). The event features a light-show using music from Pink Floyd. $24-$38; thaliamarahall.net.

Events at Brandon Amphitheater (8190 Rock Way, Brandon) • Widespread Panic June 7-8, 8 p.m. The rock band performs. Doors open 6:30 p.m. $59.50$132; brandonamphitheater.com.

• Dierks Bentley: Burning Man 2019 June 13, 7 p.m. The country music artist performs. Jon Pardi and Tenille Townes also perform. Doors open 5:30 p.m. $36-$254; brandonamphitheater.com.

• “Images in Mississippi Medicine” Book Signing June 15, 11 a.m. Lucius “Luke” Lampton and Karen Evers sign copies of their book. $60 signed copy; lemuriabooks.com.

• “Paper Son” Book Signing June 19, 5 p.m.

Author S. J. Rozan signs copies. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $25.95 signed book, free reading; lemuriabooks.com.

• “Dick Waterman: A Life in Blues” Book Signing June 22, 2 p.m. Author Tammy L. Turner signs copies of her book. $28 signed copy; lemuriabooks.com.

• “Haunting Paris” Book Signing June 26, 5 p.m. Author Mamta Chaudhry signs copies.

Reading at 5:30 p.m. $25.95 signed book, free reading; lemuriabooks.com.

• “Dual Citizens” Book Signing June 26, 5 p.m. Author Alix Ohlin signs copies. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $25.95 signed book, free reading; lemuriabooks.com.

• “The Gone Dead” Book Signing June 27, 5 p.m. Author Chanelle Benz signs copies.

Events at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.) • Italic Calligraphy May 16, 6-8 p.m. Cathy O’Rear teaches Italic forms with a broad-edged pen, design a short quotation, and basics of envelope addressing. $110 plus $20 instructor fee; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

• Knitting a Sock May 21, May 28, 6-8 p.m.

Donna Peyton is the instructor. Participants learn to construct a top-down sock and skills such as turning a heel, gusset shaping and more. Basic knitting skills needed. $70 plus materials; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

• PMC Intermediate Skills May 21, May 28, 6-8 p.m. Laura Tarbutton is the instructor. Participants learn to create a pendant using precious metal clay and intermediate

FRIDAY 5/24

Jason Crabb with Mickey Bell and Brothers 4 June 29, 6 p.m., at Lakeshore Church (6880 S. Siwell Road, Byram). Jason Crabb performs. Mickey Bell and Brothers 4 also perform. Doors open 5 p.m. VIP tickets include a meet-and-greet and a Q&A with Jason Crabb. $15 general, $25 early entry general, $30 VIP; itickets.com.

Fam Friday | Daniel Tiger Experience is from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Highland Village (4500 Interstate 55 N.). The Mississippi Children’s Museum as they kick off their summer exhibit on the TV show “Daniel Tiger.” The event features the imagination playground, educational activities, face painting and more. Free admission; call 601-982-5861; email lynsie. armstrong@wsdevelopment.com.

LITERARY SIGNINGS Events at Lemuria Books (4465 I-55 N.) • “At Briarwood School for Girls” Book Signing May 15, 5 p.m. Author Michael Knight signs copies of his book. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $26 signed book, free reading; call 601-3667619; lemuriabooks.com.

• “Biloxi” Book Signing May 21, 5 p.m.

Author Mary Miller signs copies. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $24.95 signed copy, free reading; lemuriabooks.com.

• “Southern Nights” and “Sailor & Lula” Book Signing May 22, 5 p.m. Author Barry Gilford signs copies of two of his books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $19.95 (Southern Nights), $24.95 (Sailor & Lula); lemuriabooks.com.

• “Disappearing Earth” Book Signing May 29, 5 p.m. Author Julia Phillips signs copies.

Reading at 5:30 p.m. $26.95 signed book, free reading; lemuriabooks.com.

• “North Mississippi Homeplace: Photographs and Folklife” Book Signing June 6, 5 p.m. Michael Ford signs copies of his book.

Reading at 5:30 p.m. $39.95 signed copy, free reading; lemuriabooks.com.

• “Call Your Daughter Home” Book Signing June 11, 5 p.m. Author Deb Spera signs copies. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $26.99 signed book, free reading; lemuriabooks.com.

• “The Cost of These Dreams” Book Signing June 12, 5 p.m. Author Wright Thompson signs copies of his book. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $18 signed copy, free reading; lemuriabooks.com.

• “Blues Musicians of the Mississippi Delta” Book Signing June 13, 5 p.m. Author Steven Manheim signs copies of his book. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $22.99 signed copy, free reading; lemuriabooks.com.

Shut Up and Create! July 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Donna Ladd’s popular creativity workshop will help you unlock your passion and strategy for writing, visual and musical arts, even entrepreneurship through fun group and individual exercise in the JFP’s open creative space. $250 fee includes breakfast, lunch, snacks, supplies.

Mention listing for $100 off until June 5. Cash, check, card. Must register: Write class@writingtochange.com or call 601-966-0834 for details.

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Reading at 5:30 p.m. The event also features Kiese Laymon. $26.99 signed book, free reading; lemuriabooks.com.

Events at Two Mississippi Museums (222 North St.) History Is Lunch: Stephen Berrey May 22, noon-1 p.m. In the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium.

Stephen Berrey presents “The Jim Crow Routine: Everyday Performances of Race, Civil Rights, and Segregation in Mississippi.” Book sales and signing to follow. Free admission; call 601-576-6998; email info@mdah.ms.gov; mdah.ms.gov.

History Is Lunch: Hezekiah Watkins May 29, noon-1 p.m. In the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium. Hezekiah Watkins presents “Pushing Forward: The Story of Mississippi’s Youngest Freedom Rider.” Book sales and signing to follow. Free admission; call 601-576-6998; email info@mdah.ms.gov; mdah.ms.gov.

Shackles From the Deep: The Henrietta Marie May 30, 5:30-8 p.m. Michael Cottman discusses his book “Shackles from the Deep.” The book details the four years he spent researching the origin of the “Henrietta Marie,” retracing the route of the slave ship and diving to the sea floor to explore the vessel’s remains. Book signings begin at 5:30 p.m. The presentation begins 6 p.m. Attendees may explore an exhibit honoring the “Henrietta Marie” afterward. Free admission; call 601-5766800; email info@mdah.ms.gov; mdah.ms.gov.

techniques in precious metal clay, such as embedded faceted stones, making coils and more. Class meets May 21 and May 28 at the instructor’s studio in Brandon (address given upon confirmation). $50 plus $30 supplies fee; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

Rubber Stamp & Craft Paper Company June 8, 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.

Visiting Artist: Elaine Maisel June 15, June 29, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd.). Visiting artist Elaine Maisel hosts hour-long workshops at 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. where she instructs participants in an art project. $10 general admission, free for MCM members; call 601-9815469; email sbranson@mcm.ms.

ARTS & EXHIBITS Ask for More Jackson Arts Exhibit May 16-18, May 26-31, 8 a.m.-9 p.m., at Jackson Medical Mall Foundation (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). The exhibit features art from Jackson residents. Free admission; call 601-969-6015; email egraham@afmjackson.org.

Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) • Mississippi Arts Commission’s Traditional Arts Showcase May 16-17, 5:30-8 p.m. The pop-up exhibit features works from seven traditional visual artists living in Mississippi.

Includes art from Johnnie Smith (painter), Robert Pickenpaugh (potter), Bessie Johnson (basket maker), Greg Harkins (chair maker), Lyle Wynn (blacksmith), Alan Kolodny (wire tatter) and Coulter Fussell (quilter). An artist talk begins 6 p.m. Free admission; call 601359-6034; msmuseumart.org.

• Gallery Talk | Silhouette Cutting is a Performance Art May 17, 11:30 a.m. Silhouette artist Sarah Rick hosts a talk and demonstration that highlights the importance of the live interaction between artist and subject. Free admission; msmuseumart.org.

• Art in Mind May 22, 10:30 a.m.-noon and 1-2:30 p.m., June 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon and 1-2:30 p.m. In the BancorpSouth classroom. Art therapist Susan Anand and McKenzie Drake lead the hands-on art activity designed to stimulate observation, cognition and recall. Registration required.

The event takes place on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Free admission; call 601-496-6463; email mindclinic@umc. edu; msmuseumart.org.

• Gallery Talk | Collection Sharing and Cultural Exchange May 31, 11:30 a.m.

Redell Hearn presents a talk that explores the historical significance—and contemporary relevance—of collection sharing, cultural exchange and ongoing dialogue between his two curator jobs with the Mississippi Museum of Art and Tougaloo College. Free admission; msmuseumart.org.

• Art and Coffee | Emily Clark June 1, 10-11:30 a.m. Historic resources specialist for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Emily Clark leads attendees through the Chickasaw exhibit for its final week. Free admission; msmuseumart.org.

• Art Nights | The CAPE Lab June 11, 5:15 p.m. The museum hosts an evening celebrating art, literature, music and dialog.

Cash bar opens 5:15 p.m. Program begins 5:45 p.m. Free admission, drink prices vary; msmuseumart.org.

BE THE CHANGE The Pearl Factor: An All White Affair May 31, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at The Railroad District (824 S. State St.). The annual event features food, cocktails, a cash bar, and live music from Gerald Richardson and Stephanie Luckett accompanied by Musiq Theory. Proceeds benefit The Ebony Pearls Foundation, Inc., whose mission is to serve as a catalyst for scholarships, leadership development, education and training, and financial support to the communities of Hinds, Madison and Rankin Counties in order to enhance the quality of life by providing access to necessary resources. $50-$60; email thepearlfactorawa@ gmail.com; rloaka.org.

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5/15 - 5/28 Wednesday 5/15 1908 Provisions - Chuck Bryan Alumni House - Larry Brewer 8 p.m.

Bonny Blair’s - Jonathan Alexander 7 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Daniel Fehrenbacher 6 p.m.

Fitzgerald’s - Chris Gill 7 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Gator Trio 6:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove – Stace and Cassie 6 p.m.

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

Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

Thursday 5/16 Bonny Blair’s - Ron Etheridge 7 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Ralph Miller 6 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - The Corner Band 11 p.m. $5 Georgia Blue, Flowood - Jason Turner Georgia Blue, Madison - Aaron Coker Hal & Mal’s - Eric Stracener

Old Capitol Inn (rooftop) - Larry Brewer 6:30 p.m.

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

Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Lucky Hand Blues Band 6 p.m.

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

Thursday 5/23

Shucker’s - Sonny Duo 5:30 p.m.; Ian Faith 8 p.m. $5; Brian Jones 10 p.m.

Duling Hall - RAM 7:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Faze 4 Dance Band 6 p.m.

Saturday 5/18

Pelican Cove - Ronnie MaGee and Hunter Gibson noon; Acoustic Crossroads 5 p.m.

Bonny Blair’s - Chasin Dixie 8 p.m.

Shucker’s - Greenfish 3:30 p.m.

Char - Bill Clark 6 p.m.

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

Cowboy’s Saloon – Sons of Texas w/ Dark Sky Machine 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - MayDay Georgia Blue, Madison - Jenn & Josh Hal & Mal’s - Jackson Gypsies Iron Horse Grill - King Edwards Blues 9 p.m.

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

Martin’s - Opposite Box 10 p.m. courtesy hunter gibson

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

Monday 5/20

Kathryn’s - Road Hogs 6:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Unfinished Business (Angela Pittman) 6 p.m.

Table 100 - Chalmers Davis 6 p.m.

Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

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Drago’s - Greenfish 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood Shaun Patterson Georgia Blue, Madison - MayDay Hal & Mal’s - Barry Leach Iron Horse Grill - Bernard Jenkins 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - The Jackson Gypsies 7 p.m.

Martin’s - The Sal-Tines 10 p.m.

Wednesday 5/22 1908 Provisions - Ronnie Brown 6:30 p.m.

Midtown – Cowboy Cole, Forrest Philpot, Reed Smith & 5th Child 2 p.m.-7 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Travelin Beat 2 p.m.; Lovin Ledbetter 7 p.m.

Pops Saloon – Jason Miller Band 9 p.m.

Shucker’s - Chris Gill 3:30 p.m.; Ian Faith 8 p.m. $5; Billy Mauldin 10 p.m.

Mississippi Museum of Art – Krystal Gem 11:30 a.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Offbeat – D.O.L.O., Akeem Thomas & King Drastic 7-10 p.m.

Sunday 5/19

Alumni House - Hunter Gibson and Chris Link 8 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - D’Lo Trio

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Iron Horse Grill - Lonn’e George 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Keys vs Strings 6:30 p.m.

Friday 5/24 Castlewoods Country Club - Larry Brewer 7 p.m.

Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Barry Leach 6 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Aaron Coker Georgia Blue, Madison Shaun Patterson Hal & Mal’s - Bill and Temperance Iron Horse Grill - Ben Peyton 9 p.m.

Jackson Convention Complex Keke Wyatt 8 p.m.

Kathryn’s - The Sole Shakers 7 p.m.

Martin’s - Risko & Friends 10 p.m.

Mississippi Museum of Art Eric & Polly Stracener 11:30 a.m.

Pelican Cove - Steele Buzzin 7 p.m.

Pops Saloon – Hairicane 9 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Shucker’s - Hunter Gibson 5:30 p.m.; Spank the Monkey 8 p.m. $5; Jason Turner Trio 10 p.m.

Drago’s - Chad Perry 6 p.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - New Bourbon Street Jazz Band

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

Bonny Blair’s - Gena Steele 7 p.m.

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

Pelican Cove - Ariel Blackwell and Chad Perry 6 p.m.

Shucker’s - Sonny Brooks & Friends

Kathryn’s - Travlin’ Jane 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Madison - Brian Smith

Bonny Blair’s - Proximity 8 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - Jazz with Raphael Semmes & Friends

Iron Horse Grill - Chris Gill and The Sole Shakers 9 p.m.

Shucker’s - 4 on the Floor 3:30 p.m.; Spank the Monkey 8 p.m. $5; Shayne Weems 10 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Robert King

Alumni House - Jerry Brooks 7 p.m.

Duling Hall - Nick Lowe w/ Webb Wilder 7:30 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Madison - Jason Turner

Pelican Cove - Proximity 7 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Jenn & Josh

F. Jones Corner - The Corner Band 11 p.m. $5

Pelican Cove - Owens and Pratt 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Chuck Bryan 6 p.m.

Brandon City Hall – Kansas 8 p.m.

Martin’s - Blackwater Brass Brand 10 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

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The Louvre in Paris is the world’s biggest art museum. More than 35,000 works are on display, packed into 15 acres. If you wanted to see every piece, devoting just a minute to each, you would have to spend eight hours a day there for many weeks. I bring this to your attention, Gemini, because I suspect that now would be a good time for you to treat yourself to a marathon gaze-fest of art in the Louvre—or any other museum. For that matter, it’s a favorable phase to gorge yourself on any beauty anywhere that will make your soul freer and smarter and happier. You will thrive to the degree that you absorb a profusion of grace, elegance and loveliness.

CANCER (June 21-July 22):

In my astrological opinion, you now have a mandate to exercise your rights to free speech with acute vigor. It’s time to articulate all the important insights you’ve been waiting for the right moment to call to everyone’s attention. It’s time to unearth the buried truths and veiled agendas and ripening mysteries. It’s time to be the catalyst that helps your allies realize what’s real and important, what’s fake and irrelevant.

I’m not saying you should be rude, but I do encourage you to be as candid as is necessary to nudge people in the direction of authenticity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):

During summers in the far northern land of Alaska, many days have 20 hours of sunlight. Farmers take advantage of the extra photosynthesis by growing vegetables and fruits that are bigger and sweeter than crops grown further south. During the Alaska State Fair every August, you can find prodigies like 130-pound cabbages and 65-pound cantaloupes. I suspect you’ll express a comparable fertility and productiveness during the coming weeks, Leo. You’re primed to grow and create with extra verve. So let me ask you a key question: To which part of your life do you want to dedicate that bonus power?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

It’s time for you to reach higher and dig deeper, so don’t be a mere tinkerer nursing a lukewarm interest in mediocre stories and trivial games. Be a strategic adventurer in the service of exalted stories and meaningful games. In fact, I feel strongly that if you’re not prepared to go all the way, you shouldn’t go at all. Either give everything you’ve got or else keep it contained for now. Can you handle one further piece of strenuous advice, my dear? I think you will thrive as long as you don’t settle for business as usual or pleasure as usual. To claim the maximum vitality that’s available, you’ll need to make exceptions to at least some of your rules.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

“All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful,� wrote author Flannery O’Connor. I think that’s an observation worth considering. But I’ve also seen numerous exceptions to her rule. I know people who have eagerly welcomed grace into their lives even though they know that its arrival will change them forever. And amazingly, many of those people have experienced the resulting change as tonic and interesting, not primarily painful. In fact, I’ve come to believe that the act of eagerly welcoming change-inducing grace makes it more likely that the changes will be tonic and interesting. Everything I’ve just said will especially apply to you in the coming weeks.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

There’s a certain problem that has, in my opinion, occupied too much of your attention. It’s really rather trivial in the big picture of your life and doesn’t deserve to suck up so much of your attention. I suspect you will soon see things my way, and take measures to move on from this energy sink. Then you’ll be free to focus on a more interesting and potentially productive dilemma—a twisty riddle that truly warrants your loving attention. As you work to solve it, you will reap rewards that will be useful and enduring.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Author HÊlène Cixous articulated a poetically rigorous approach to love. I’ll tell you about it, since in my astrological opinion you’re entering a phase when you’ll be wise to upgrade and refine your definitions of love, even as you upgrade and refine your practice of love.

Here’s Cixous: “I want to love a person freely, including

all her secrets. I want to love in this person someone she doesn’t know. I want to love outside the law: without judgment. Without imposed preference. Does that mean outside morality? No. Only this: without fault. Without false, without true. I want to meet her between the words, beneath language.�

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Capricorn author Henry Miller wrote that his master plan was “to remain what I am and to become more and more only what I am—that is, to become more miraculous.� This is an excellent strategy for your use. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to renounce any tendency you might have to compare yourself to anyone else. You’ll attract blessings as you wean yourself from imagining that you should live up to the expectations of others or follow a path that resembles theirs. So here’s my challenge: I dare you to become more and more only what you are—that is, to become more miraculous.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

London’s British Museum holds a compendium of artifacts from the civilizations of many different eras and locations.

Author Jonathan Stroud writes that it’s “home to a million antiquities, several dozen of which were legitimately come by.� Why does he say that? Because so many of the museum’s antiquities were pilfered from other cultures. In accordance with current astrological omens, I invite you to fantasize about a scenario in which the British Museum’s administrators return these treasures to their original owners. When you’re done with that imaginative exercise, move on to the next one, which is to envision scenarios in which you recover the personal treasures and goodies and powers that you have been separated from over the years.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

“I hate it when people tell me that I should ‘get out of my comfort zone,’� writes Piscean blogger Rosespell. “I don’t even have a comfort zone. My discomfort zone is pretty much everywhere.� I have good news for Rosespell and all of you Pisceans who might be inclined to utter similar testimony. The coming weeks will feature conditions that make it far more likely than usual that you will locate or create a real comfort zone you can rely on. For best results, cultivate a vivid expectation that such a sweet development is indeed possible.

ARIES (March 21-April 19):

According to humorist Dave Barry, “The method of learning Japanese recommended by experts is to be born as a Japanese baby and raised by a Japanese family, in Japan.�

As you enter an intensely educational phase of your astrological cycle, I suggest you adopt a similar strategy toward learning new skills and mastering unfamiliar knowledge and absorbing fresh information. Immerse yourself in environments that will efficiently and effectively fill you with the teachings you need. A more casual, slapdash approach just won’t enable you to take thorough advantage of your current opportunities to expand your repertoire.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

I think it’s time for a sacred celebration: a blow-out extravaganza filled with reverence and revelry, singing and dancing, sensual delights and spiritual blessings. What is the occasion? After all these eons, your lost love has finally returned.

And who exactly is your lost love? You! You are your own lost love! Having weaved and wobbled through countless adventures full of rich lessons, the missing part of you has finally wandered back. So give yourself a flurry of hugs and kisses. Start planning the jubilant hoopla. And exchange ardent vows, swearing that you’ll never be parted again.

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Pendant Epoxy resin (Art Resin or Art n Glow are good choices) LEGO brick silicone mold Alcohol ink Plastic cup or measuring cup you don’t care about Digital scale (optional) Gloves Jumbo craft sticks or silicone spatula Crème brûlée torch (optional) Necklace Rotary tool or electric drill 1/32-inch bit Mini jewelry eye-screw pins Jewelry chain (which type you pick is up to you, but I always choose a cable chain) Jump rings (this is also up to you, but I suggest 10mm ones) Lobster clasp Needle-nose and flat-nose pliers, and wire cutters for jewelry Ruler or measuring tape

---------- Directions ---------Pendant Put on your gloves (important), and then measure out your resin and your hardener in your measuring or plastic cup with a ratio of one to one. While eyeballing has worked fine for me in the past, I’ve found that a digital scale makes it more precise. For that method, you can measure out the resin and hardener in the same cup, but keep an eye on the ounces of each. A little bit of math is involved in this step. If you measure them out by eye, do it in two separate cups and then pour the hardener on top of the resin. Just make sure you eyeball extremely carefully, and get as much of the hardener out as you possibly can.

Once you’ve combined the resin and hardener, mix slowly with the craft stick or spatula for three to five minutes until the mixture is fairly clear.

Pour the resin into the mold and then use the torch to get out the bubbles.

Only do this for a few seconds at a time, though.

At this point, add the alcohol ink. You have a 30- to 45-minute window for this step. Check your resin for work time, also known as pot life.

Cover the mold with a cardboard box or something similar, and let it sit for 24 to 48 hours. My suggestion is 48 just to make sure it’s completely cured.

Necklace Drill into whatever side you want to put the eye screw in.

Add the eye screw, spinning it until it’s tight enough that it won’t come out accidentally. The needle nose or flat pliers can help with this step.

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esin might be a tricky medium to master, but once you figure out how to do it, you can use it to make so many things. While I have created many shapes with resin, one of my personal favorites has been LEGO necklaces.

Here is how I did it. For items such as the mold and jewelry findings, you can find them at a crafts store or online. Keep in mind that this method can apply to any silicone or resin mold, but I chose LEGOs.

Put the jump ring onto the eye screw, making sure to close it tightly. Using both needle-nose and flat-nose pliers (one for each side) also make this step much easier.

Measure out your chain and then cut it with the wire cutters. The general rule is to figure out how long you want the necklace and double those inches.

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