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August 7 - 20,2019 Vol. 17 No. 25

ON THE COVER Big K.R.I.T. mural, photo by Amber Helsel

4 Editor’s Note 6 Talks

6 Love High School Park Jacksonians search for solutions to revive the neighborhood.

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ississippi State Hospital Service Chief for Female Receiving Jon Corey Jackson’s hero when growing up was his family medicine doctor, Dr. Henry Lewis, who still practices in Jackson’s hometown of McComb, Miss. The doctor’s work inspired Jackson to pursue the field.

Jackson graduated from Mississippi College in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in pre-medicine.

In his third-year rotation during medical school at the University of Mississippi, he first encountered the field of psychiatry.

“Basically, you sat down with patients, and if you talked to them long enough, they basically told you what was wrong with them or what needed to be treated or how they needed help,” he says. “I just felt like that was actually what I admired most about Dr. Lewis, and it just seemed like a natural progression to pursue that entirely because that was what I really admired was taking that level of time with patients and getting to know them to that degree.

(Psychiatry) just felt like a better fit.”

One difference between psychiatrists and psychologists, Jackson says, is that a psychiatrist completes medical school while a psychologist pursues a PhD. In the state of Mississippi, psychiatrists can also prescribe medications, while psychologists cannot.

“It’s something that a lot of folks get mixed up,” he says. “It’s a

Jon Corey Jackson common misconception that the terms of interchangeable.”

Psychiatrists must also rule out any physical illnesses before diagnosing a mental illness because some diseases may mimic symptoms of mental illnesses.

One thing he is passionate about is helping stop brain drain in Mississippi. “When I was really young, I remember my dad telling me in order to keep Mississippi going and doing well and succeeding, we needed to a better job of keeping our own folks here,” Jackson says.

He saw people from high school move out of Mississippi and do great things, but never came back, he says, so he has made a point of going to school and working in the state. “I never had any intentions of leaving because I felt like (I had) some duty or sense of duty to the population of Mississippi,” he says.

Jackson and his wife, Chasity Torrence, are members of the Rotary Club of Jackson, the American Psychiatric Association, the Mississippi Psychiatric Association and the Mississippi State Medical Association. A few years ago, Torrence started a program at the Jackson Free Clinic for indigent patients who have psychiatric needs, and the couple now goes there every third Saturday to work with those patients. “We stay pretty busy,” Jackson says.

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18 ‘South Centra’: Combating Gun Violence That’s what this director is doing.

20 Events 24 sPORTS 25 life & style photos 30 music listings 32 Puzzles 33 astro 33 Classifieds 34 Best of Jackson

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by Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief

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wo nights before two gunmen opened fire on strangers in Texas and Ohio, I had the most divine and hopeful experience at Walton Elementary School in Jackson.

About 40 of us gathered in the gym for the Mississippi Youth Media Project’s fourth crime forum. We were honoring the late Cedric Willis, a man who often spoke to YMP students. He challenged them to think and care, and they adored him.

My heart warmed at participation by Cedric’s “little sister Alana” and his cousin Ryan—both kids when police arrested him for a murder he didn’t commit—as well as his delightful fiancée Josalyn. They split into three of the four circles to discuss causes and solutions for violence, then participated in the taped action-pledge at the end. Then Ryan helped pack everything back into my car. (See jxnpulse.com.)

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Everyone, from teenagers to seniors, fully engaged to find solutions, from Rukia Lumumba to “credible messengers” Terun Moore and Benny Ivey, to a white teacher from Fondren, to elected officials who refrained from campaigning. The connection-building and ideas were electrifying.

As good fellowship always is, it was fun.

I’ve thought about that night, and its lessons, after a week of mass shootings. Stereotyping faceless groups is the lifeblood of white and male supremacy, and especially both together. It’s easy to slam those who slam refugees for trying to “invade” our country, as our president does regularly, and even claim they’re just here as Democratic “plants,” as FOX News hosts spew.

It’s a cheap way to feel better than someone because you didn’t grow up with opportunities limited by racism or violence.

But it’s also hell on earth to find your self-esteem through hate and bigotry, no matter who you are. If you get to know people individually, you learn instead that parents go to Walmart on the border to buy school supplies, or flee violence to the U.S. (which is legal), rather than some vast conspiracy to suck away your white power.

Then you hear that both parents died saving their baby, and suddenly the humanity pierces your heart, or should.

Long-time media habits contribute to this division. As linguist Deborah Tannen warned years ago, media often stoke division, using either-or conflict to drum up ratings, addicted readers and now cheap clicks. Despite research showing the harm of “horserace reporting,” we get election headlines filled with “battle” and talk of the “other side.” It’s “red” or “blue,” which NBC seems to have started in 1976.

We hear about polls, “money races” and reporters’ predictions on who’ll win the “race,” instead of human concerns that transcend party. Then we’re surprised and pained when we wake up with a president or governor who stoked that division on behalf of gun and health-care industries, using wedge issues like a chisel to partition us.

It’s up to each of us to make a kinder world happen. We must meet people as human beings where they are and listen. We can choose to leave our comfort zones and stop just screeching online (even about bigotry); we can feel their pain and share ours.

We reject media that try to “both sides” white supremacy or normalize bigotry.

We need to form radical coalitions and pull up a bunch of chairs somewhere and talk, listen and brainstorm ideas. We must do the hard work of racial healing in America now to help future generations. We can study what racism and supremacy are (part of white people’s culture, for starters, and often unintentional out of ignorance), and then name it. Doing that is an act of love and hope for someone mired in it— although I’ve spoken up and then walked out of enough racist rooms to know it’s heart-wrenching to confront loved ones.

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None of Us Is Safe from Hate

The family of Cedric Willis joined a deep conversation about preventing violence at Walton Elementary School on Aug. 1. Pictured from left: Youth Media Project organizer Leslyn Smith, Ryan Willis, Alana Willis and Josalyn Johnson.

People deserve the chance to reach a more loving higher ground, to transcend the distrust of “the other” and stop living in a finger-pointing, either-or world of feigned superiority that benefits corporate bottom lines (including media) and nearly no one else. It takes difficult conversations to get us to the other side instead of backsliding into the Mississippi, and U.S., of yesteryear.

I’ve known folks to change their views simply by reading Mississippi’s Declaration of Secession and learning that, yes, the Civil War was about maintaining slavery, and realizing racist relatives lied to them. They can then seek to understand effects of structural racism. Information is radical, and we all need the courage to share it.

Clearly, I’m talking mostly to white people here. We must do the lion’s share of the work because our culture is built

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Amber Helsel

Acacia Clark

Alex Forbes

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 cover package.

Freelance photographer Acacia Clark picked up the photography gene from her father. When the camera is down she enjoys anything involving the arts, playing the cello and piano, volunteering with the deaf, cooking, and her family and friends.

She took photos for the issue.

Editorial Intern Alex Forbes is a Jackson native who attends Rhodes College. While he is passionate about arts and politics, his true love is a good ham-and-cheese panini. He contributed to the cover package.

around us. Privilege is not just about having more wealth and opportunity—which are unevenly distributed even among white Americans—but about ignoring that we still get passes others don’t. I’ve gotten passes all my life, even if an illiterate single mother raised me, and as a woman who has often experienced sexism and even assault.

Whiteness makes it better than it could be.

Just start. Just do something different and loving. Reach out and have a meal with someone you normally wouldn’t. Attend or host a conversation to talk about ideas that don’t just serve your self-interest. Show love inside and outside your own family in every way you can, which attracts more love.

Speak up to bigotry and stereotypes of groups. As Dr. Susan Glisson told me for an article about white Mississippians rejecting racism, it’s not up to black (or brown) people to solve it. Those of us who grew up supposedly benefitting from it in one way or the other must do the work. I say “supposedly” because oppression is also a curse on the oppressor, and our nation right now proves it. None of us is safe from hate.

Each of us must use our gifts to heal our city, our state and our nation. We are kicking off our #MSCitizensAgenda to better understand challenges facing Mississippians through public gatherings, social media and deeper reporting. Each of us can commit to at least one healing action as each did last week at Walton Elementary.

Along the way, remember that Mississippi civil-rights hero Medgar Evers’ wife Myrlie asked him once, “Why you?” He answered simply, “If not me, who?”

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Rebuilding Community in High School Park

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hen Isaac Norwood was a child, he remembers, the High School Park community was one where neighbors tended to each other. He said children in the neighborhood played at everyone’s house, and they went inside for food and drink.

“Everybody had a basketball goal in their backyard. We had a wealth of activities that we did with each other. It was a different time,” Norwood told the Jackson Free Press.

He idolized Lynnwood Robinson, his next-door neighbor who got up every morning with a plan. “Growing up next to a man like that, you have to have ideas in your mind. I didn’t think it was important, but I learned as a child how to work as a young man,” he said.

The house Norwood grew up in was the third built on Westchester Drive in 1958.

He grew up there until he left for college at 17. His parents then moved to a house off Forest Avenue, while some in-laws lived in his childhood home. In 1991, he moved back into his childhood house, where he raised his children and still lives there today.

“I still had neighbors that were there when I was a child. They could help steer my kids in the right direction like they did me. We stayed because of the community,” he said.

Norwood said he has noticed a change in the last 10 years. People have started to move out of the neighborhood, there have been a few incidents of burglary and violence against elders and some of the property is dilapidated.

Despite this, he said, the neighborhood is still family-oriented and remains a tight-knit community.

“I got elderly neighbors that call on me every week, and I would tend to what they needed. They took care of me when I was a child,” Norwood said. “Many occasions I’d help change beddings and fix air conditioners. I’d get vermin out of their houses.”

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hood home gives him a sense of pride because they get to follow the same path that he did, he said. “They can walk around that neighborhood and tell them who they are. People know me, and they know I still live there,” Norwood said.

‘All The Pretty Parts’

Wade Corner, a white man, developed the High School Park community, and Bilbo McHuley, a black contractor, handled the majority of the construction. It started in the 1950s with the upgrading and building of new homes on Parkway Avenue and soon enough, houses started to develop on Main Street,

Westchester Drive and Albemarle Road.

At the time, the prices of homes ranged from $12,500 to $16,500. Over the years, many increased in value due to add-ons such as yard improvements, upstairs, dens, fireplaces and altered fronts.

At its inception, mostly school teachers, business owners, state employers, college professors and contractors lived in the area.

“It used to be a beautiful neighborhood,”

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That’s a bit of an exaggeration, but they are everywhere.

Also, we like making pothole jokes.

If you walk or drive around the city, chances are, you’ll discover something new, whether it’s a restaurant you’ve never heard of or a piece of public art you didn’t know existed. There’s lots of hidden gems.

Water bills are kind of a mess right now. Check out our coverage of the situation at jfp.ms/water.

A politician once suggested adding an aquarium to downtown Jackson. Also a slide on Capitol Street.

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resident Joyce Jackson told the Jackson Free Press.

She took the publication on a neighborhood tour on July 23, showing the good, the bad and the ugly facets of the community. “We not gone show all the pretty parts. We gone show the rundown parts,” she said.

Like various other streets and communities in Jackson, the community suffers from potholes, abandoned houses and blight. A recent influx of violence in the community includes home invasions and assaults against the elderly.

During the tour, Jackson pointed out the lack of care to the Pete Brown Golf Course on Walter Dutch Welch Drive, which is named for the first African American to win a PGA event. Jackson said the golf course is the City of Jackson’s responsibility. The grass is overgrown and weeds are sprouting up in ditches to the

point that it’s hard to see the course.

“They named the golf course after him, and they’re half keeping it up. Unless I raise hell, they won’t hardly cut it,” she said. “I’ve been fighting this city forever and a day.”

High School Park Garden and Home Improvement Association President Melanie Norwood told the Jackson Free Press that Ridgeway Street bothers her because children have to walk through trash to go to school.

“Because of the train not being redirected and the Walter Dutch Welch street being closed, people are throwing out trash. These are individuals that may not live in our neighborhood, and our children have to walk back and forth in it, and they can’t get on the sidewalk,” Norwood said.

Melanie Norwood said the association has had

talks with the Housing Authority about renovating the Golden Key Community Center and adding community gardens. For now, the neighborhood does a spring cleanup to get people interested in maintaining their yards and have collaborated with the Delhaven community, which is adjacent to them, she said.

“Just working with them, just drawing us all together helps build us and make us stronger. We have to look out for one another,” Norwood said.

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‘A Crime to Be a Human’

Back when inmates rioted at the facility in 2012, it primarily held undocumented immigrants who had committed felonies and were awaiting deportation— not asylum seekers.

The ramp-up in felony immigrant detentions began in 1996, Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance President Bill Chandler told the Jackson Free Press on July 26. That year, a Republican Congress passed and Democratic President Bill Clinton signed a law that made it a criminal felony for undocumented people to re-enter the U.S. after the government had already deported them once. Illegal reentry was a misdemeanor before.

“It was a civil action, but now they’ve

made it a crime to be a human being who wants to flee violence in their country of origin,” Chandler said.

When the 2012 riot broke out, the overwhelming majority of inmates were there for illegal re-entry felonies, not violent crimes, Chandler said, adding that the inmates had legitimate, unaddressed grievances. CoreCivic provided minimal food that was not “culturally appropriate” to the inmates, he said. Even worse, people died due to a lack of proper care, with no fulltime doctors or registered nurses on staff.

MIRA spoke to detainees who suffered from epilepsy, but did not get proper care.

The Obama administration made plans to end the federal government’s use of private prisons in 2016 after a government audit found a higher rate of security and safety issues in private facilities than government-run ones.

On the night Donald Trump won the 2016 election, though, private prison stocks

held in Adams County for felony illegal reentry are now being “farmed out” to other private facilities across the country, Chandler said. That was not the end of the story for the facility, though.

A New ‘Dictatorship’?

In June, ICE stepped in and signed a contract with Core Civic to begin using the Adams County Correctional Facility to house undocumented asylum-seekers who came to the border legally—you must be in the U.S. to request asylum—but who are now in ICE custody due to Trump’s hardened approach to the border.

“You have to understand that at the border there are thousands of people who want to apply for asylum, and they are sitting on the other side of the border in Mexico,” Chandler said at a protest in Jackson on July 12.

“And we only have a trickle of that group that is coming to the United States

gout condition that has worsened during months in ICE custody. His wife, Midalis Rodriguez, lives in Miami.

In posts on her personal Facebook page in June, Rodriguez wrote in Spanish that the Louisiana center was “a cemetery for Cuban immigrants.” After ICE moved her husband to the Adams County prison, she told one national media outlet that things had gotten even worse.

“It’s a shame to say it, but Yoel left a dictatorship and entered a new one,” she told Mother Jones magazine in July.

The Trump administration has rounded up hundreds of thousands of immigrants over the past year, placing them in crowded camps, often with poor care. ICE has entire private-run camps filled with thousands of children whom the government separated from their parents, and some have been there for months, with many confined to cages.

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throng of inmates broke through the gates at the Adams County Correctional Center in Natchez, Miss., determined to speak to the warden about conditions there. Men shouted loudly in Spanish. Guards responded by deploying tear gas from the roof.

In the midst of all the commotion, a Mississippi television station took a phone call.

“They always beat us and hit us.

We just pay them back,” the inmate told WAPT. “We’re trying to get better food, medical programs, clothes, and we’re trying to get some respect from the officers and lieutenants.”

That 2012 riot, which had begun as a protest, turned violent, leaving 20 people with injuries and 24-year-old prison emergency response team member Catlin Carithers dead.

Carithers’ family detailed the events of that day in a 2014 lawsuit,accusing the Corrections Corporation of America, now known as CoreCivic, of “creating a dangerous atmosphere for the correction officers by depriving inmates of basic needs and treating them inhumanely.” A judge ultimately dismissed that lawsuit in 2016, claiming there was no basis for it. CoreCivic still oversees operations at Adams County Correctional Center.

Under the Trump administration, CoreCivic has a new mission at the prison: to house asylum seekers who are in the custody of the U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement agency, also known as ICE.

Immigrants’ rights activists protest against the Trump administration’s decision to open detention facilities in Mississippi outside the U.S. District Court building in Jackson on July 12, 2019.

soared. The stock for CoreCivic jumped 49%. Trump’s first attorney general, Jeff Session, nixed the Obama-era plan.

In May, the U.S. Justice Department announced that it would end its contract with CoreCivic in Natchez. Immigrants whom the Federal Bureau of Prisons had

every day that have been approved for asylum hearings.”

ICE moved one of those refugees, Cuban asylum seeker Yoel Alonso, from a Louisiana detention center to the Mississippi facility in Adams County in early July.

He is now wheelchair bound because of a

porters travel every day to the Greyhound bus station throughout the week to greet recently released ICE detainees with food, water, medical care and other necessities, such as diapers. Those immigrants come from facilities in Texas, like the one in El Paso, and managed to procure a bus

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ticket through a sponsor, which might be a church organization, friend or family member elsewhere in the U.S.

As they travel to meet with their sponsors while awaiting court decisions on their immigration or asylum status, the immigrants have to wear ICE monitoring bracelets on their ankles. They can go days without eating because, unlike the Jackson one, Greyhound stations in other cities often forbid MIRA’s counterparts from offering aid. The City of Jackson owns the Greyhound station where MIRA helps refugees.

“None of the people we’ve encountered since we began this project at the end of (last) October, with one exception, even speaks English,” Chandler said. “So we have to interpret for them. Most have no idea where they are when they get off the bus in Jackson. They’ve never heard of Jackson. They’ve never heard of Mississippi.

And they’re here on the way to connect with their family, or friends or church organization in various cities across the country.”

them in Mississippi, and sternly rebuked then-President Barack Obama in a letter.

“Illegal aliens—many unaccompanied children—are flooding into our country in record numbers. … I am also writing to inform you that, to the extent permitted by law, I intend to prohibit the federal government or its agents from housing large numbers of new illegal immigrants in the State of Mississippi,” Bryant wrote in the July 2014 letter—11 months before Trump would launch a longshot bid for the presidency.

In 2015, after the U.S. announced that it would take in 10,000 Syrian families and children who were fleeing war in their home country, where their own government was gassing tens of thousands of its own citizens, Bryant again

spoke against accepting refugees.

“I will do everything humanly possible to stop any plans from the Obama Administration to put Syrian refugees in Mississippi,” the governor wrote in a November 2015 Facebook post, but the governor does not have any actual powers to stop federally accepted refugees from entering the state.

‘I Came With My Family’

ICE first began housing asylum seekers in Mississippi at the state’s Tallahatchie Correctional Facility in Tutwiler, in the Delta, sometime last year. Until then, the facility, which is also run by CoreCivic, held 1,300 criminals from California.

But when California ended its contract as part of an effort to phase out the state’s use of private prisons, CoreCivic sought

‘The Guys Is a First-Class Racist’

Chandler told the Jackson Free Press that this treatment of non-white refugees did not begin with Trump.

“The guy is a first-class racist, but many of his ideas come from people like Phil Bryant, who preceded Trump in his xenophobia and racism,” Chandler said of Mississippi’s governor. Bryant has recently gone to the Mexican border to express support for Trump’s policies.

Chandler pointed back to 2014, when a wave of undocumented and unaccompanied South American children first appeared at the border, fleeing violence and war in their homelands. Bryant vowed to block all efforts to house

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Cities of Service is doing revitalization work in neighborhoods through their Love Your Block program, which gives city governments the opportunity to better engage citizens on the problems they are experiencing in their neighborhood.

“The basic formula is the city government will offer a small mini-grant to community groups to activate local volunteers,” Rosalind Becker, senior program manager, said.

Becker said the program would allow a city to pilot a new initiative in city hall, but it is not long-term. “We want to feed it and see it kick things off, demonstrate the value of it and let the city take it over,” she said.

The grants focus on low-income neighborhoods, and the group places Americo Vista members in city governments to help facilitate the program. Last year, the organization awarded $25,000 grants to 10 cities. The program lasts two years and the mini grants can be used

to fund physical projects like cleanups, lot reactivations, community gardens or home repair, she said.

Huntington, W.Va., is one of the cities participating in the Love Your Block program. Breanna Shell, planning director of the City of Huntington, told the Jackson Free Press that the grant is focused on the West Huntington community, which the city has been looking at for years.

“We already had some momentum and wanted to show this could be a pilot project with the hope we could expand it to other neighborhoods,” she said.

Shell said the neighborhood decides what they want to fix or spend the money on and has a selection process for spending the mini-grants and implementing them for the next three to six months. She said because there is an aging housing stock, the city did a lot of demolitions and had a lot of vacant lots.

One of the projects they funded was the transformation of a lot into a pocket park, which came about from a partnership with the Children’s Home Society,

a new contract—and found it with ICE. Quietly, the contractor and the agency signed an agreement last June to house up to 1,350 detained refugees there.

In addition, ICE has also opened several facilities in Louisiana. In May, the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit alleging that the rate of parole approval for asylum seekers within the jurisdiction of the New Orleans ICE field office dropped from 76% in 2016 to only 1.5% in 2018.

The New Orleans office covers Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.

In 2016, ICE held just 2,000 immigrants between Mississippi and Louisiana. Since Trump came into office, that number has swelled past 10,000.

At the July 12 protest, Brenda Chambliss, a MIRA attorney, criticized “family values” politicians for standing by or supporting Trump’s policies.

“Where are the family values that everyone is speaking of? Where is the humanity? Where are these children? These questions need to be asked over and over again because we’re not getting answers. No one is being held to the standards and the values that they claim to have. I am really, really concerned with these children. We have private entities that are holding them in concentration camps—and that is exactly what they are being held in,” she said.

“We should be horrified by this as a country. We claim to be the example for the world; I don’t see that. And the behavior and the manner in which we’re dealing with this situation, there is no humanity. There is no accountability.”

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she said. “They set up fruit trees, a couple of paths and a bench, a free library and a blessing box with free food for people to make it more engaging. Before, it was an overgrown lot with weeds and trash,” Shell said.

Other projects included the repainting of some street signs and two mini home-repair projects that included replacing gutters, fixing stairs and pressure washing. “We’re a city that’s really trying to be innovative and think outside the box. We know we have struggles, but we really are trying our best to make our city better,” Shell said.

She said neighborhood revitalization is important because it makes sure those who have the least options to change their living environment have the best quality of life, especially those in low-income neighborhoods.

“If we can make someone’s neighborhood safer to live in or closer to a park or a more tight-knit community, that’s the thing that can make them healthier and happier,” Shell said.

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in the photo assumed as their own. They wanted to instill a sense of fear.

The university took months before the photo went public to make no step toward any actual action. The men’s fraternity decided to wash their hands of these members as backlash grew. Why is it taking so long for the school to respond meaningfully?

Despite the outrage from regions all over the country, university officials declared that since the incident did not

happen on school grounds or violate the code of conduct, it was simply out of their hands. If this does not violate the code of conduct, what does? And does the violent and intimidating actions of students have to happen on campus before the deeds are condemned?

These types of people with these types

supremacy, as so many others have taken.

This was an opportunity to harness and nurture the black bodies and minds they say they aim to educate. This was a chance to help break up its seemingly endless dance with the devil of racism. And they have failed. Miserably.

What must happen before steps are

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ro scientia et sapientia.

For knowledge and wisdom. This is the motto of the University of Mississippi or as it is more “affectionately” known to some, “Ole Miss.”

As a lifelong Mississippian, I’ve long heard the tales of this infamous school from people around the community and state, varying in color and age. Some will expound on the tremendous leaps and bounds the university has made to ensure the environment is one conducive to all people since slaves built early buildings there in the 19th century. Others will use its history as a telltale sign of its seemingly terminal battle with racism and bigotry.

With its tremendous history of violent embroilment with integration and the insensitivity present in its very popular nickname—“Ole Miss” was the nickname of the white master’s wife—it seems as if the university would take any steps necessary to not only improve its embattled image, but turn a new page in its history. But it had a mediocre response to an issue expanding far beyond Oxford, but our country as a whole.

As many saw in recent weeks, an image resurfaced of a group of three University of Mississippi students standing in front of Emmett Till’s memorial site. Smiling from ear to ear. Shotguns in tow. The bullet-riddled sign was the perfect background to their stage of white supremacy and belittlement. White murderers destroyed the soul of a 14-yearold young boy in the very space the men

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By not taking a firm position condemning the conduct of three men who attend the University of Mississippi who disrespected Emmett Till, colleges officials are disrespecting black students, Maisie Brown writes.

of belief systems should not be afforded the opportunity to cohabitate with those they seem to hate. They should not be afforded the rights and privileges of decent beings.

They should not be tolerated as a part of any academic institution in our state.

This is not the response we as the general public deserved, but especially not the black students who walk those grounds every day. Though they only make up roughly 12% of the student population, black students are still there. Their bodies are present. Their souls take up space. Their feelings are still existent.

As they walk through campus, must they stand shoulder to shoulder with men who thought absolutely nothing about an event that had an eternal effect on the lives they live today? Must they stand under an administration that obviously does not consider their feelings and comfortability?

Must they stand for a school who in return has not stood for them? The University of Mississippi has once again failed its black students as it has done time and time again throughout its history, and as America has done time and time again to black people.

This could have been a pivotal moment of change where university officials took a firm stand against white

taken? How many times do black students and people have to be disrespected and disregarded before you decide to serve those who do not look like the majority?

Enough is enough. Time is up. In 2019, it is simply unacceptable to remain complicit in such acts as heinous as these.

You cannot claim to be past history like yours when you keep allowing these very people to remain. And to thrive.

These are not the minds and hearts that need nurturing; they need to be reprimanded. We, as Mississippians, need to take a stand against this type of hate. We can only truly do this with the unconditional support of our academic institutions and its leaders. You are helping set a precedent that people can openly—and happily—express insensitivity, belittlement and hate against those that they are around everyday.

We cannot set ourselves up for failure again. This is not the Mississippi I know, but I wonder if it is the “Ole Miss” I’ve long heard about.

Maisie Brown, a senior at Murrah High School, has written columns for the Jackson Free Press since she was 15. She is an alumna of the Mississippi Youth Media Project.

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

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The Guide for Newcomers JOSH WRIGHT

Mississippi Artist Comes Home to Paint Big K.R.I.T. Mural

by Aliyah Veal

Birdcap, born Michael Roy, designed and painted a Big K.R.I.T mural on the side of the Arts Center of Mississippi in downtown Jackson.

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ichael Roy, an artist and Moss Point, Miss., native, has been drawing for as long as he can remember, but it was attending the Mississippi School of Arts in Brookhaven that solidified art, and murals, as a serious profession for him.

After graduating from MCA in 2009, Roy did not really know where the direction his artwork was going and did not know himself as a person, he says. He backpacked around the country for a few months before moving to South Korea in 2010.

“I got a job as an illustrator for some magazines,” Roy says. “I got into graffiti with the Korean graffiti scene. That’s when I got into murals and got more serious about the current style I’m in. It glued together, and I started the Birdcap thing.

Roy goes by the moniker Birdcap and describes his style as a hodgepodge of motifs inspired by graffiti, world mythology and Saturday-morning cartoons.

After living in South Korea for four and a half years, he moved to Memphis, Tenn. While there, he stayed with friends for three years, doing graffiti to

get his name out there and trying to work seriously as an artist.

“After a few years, it got easier. I was painting anywhere I could. I would paint for free in alleys or abandoned buildings,” he says.

Roy has painted some murals in Memphis, but recently he got the opportunity to do a mural project for Mississippi native rapper Big K.R.I.T. He has been listening to the rapper for 10 years, he says, and to him, Big K.R.I.T. is the greatest rapper of the time.

“I remember before my career took off at all, I was painting murals in abandoned buildings. Me and my friend (artist) Nosey would hang out listening to Big K.R.I.T. with $16 in the bank account,” he says.

Big K.R.I.T.’s label, MULTI Alumni, reached out to him over Instagram and asked for his information. Dutchington, the rapper’s manager, called him about painting murals for Big K.R.I.T., and Roy told him if they could get him flights and hotels, he could paint a mural in any city.

Birdcap painted four murals total in

Chicago, Denver, Houston and Jackson.

The “Southern Hospitality” murals are Big K.R.I.T.’s gift to his fans, old and new, for supporting his music and vision, the rapper said on his Instagram page.

“This was my ode to you all! It was important to combine my love for the arts and the artist with my love for the people to create a groundbreaking campaign,” he wrote.

The mural project helped promote K.R.I.T’s fourth album, “K.R.I.T. Iz Here,” which debuted July 12. The murals were part of a contest where fans could visit them and take a picture of the QR code for a chance to win a trip to his album listening party in Atlanta.

Roy said the Jackson mural was more personal because he does not get to paint in his home state often. In the mural, which sits on the side of the Arts Center of Mississippi, Big K.R.I.T. is diving into some water to capture a crown, and on the other side there is an alligator that is also going after the crown, he said.

“I wanted him to compete against something that’s indigenous to Mississippi.

I wanted to make it a statement of being a creative in Mississippi and the goal of going after your passion,” he says.

“Sometimes it can feel like you’re up against the state when you’re coming up ‘cause there’s so little support.”

Roy said the rapper makes hustle gospel for people who are born in the middle of nowhere.

“That’s why it’s so palatable to people in creative fields in the South. It becomes a piece about our shared experiences,” he says.

Roy also designed the cover art for the rapper’s second single, “Addiction” featuring Lil Wayne and Saweetie, as well as illustrations for each song on his album for K.R.I.T’s album listening party. He is working on T-shirts for the rapper’s “From the South With Love” tour as well.

“It’s been surreal. I’m trying to get used to it. Every time I checked on my phone, and it says Big K.R.I.T. tagged you, it’s a part of me that goofs out about it,” he says.

Follow Jackson Free Press reporting intern Aliyah Veal on Twitter @AliyahJFP. Send tips to aliyah@jacksonfreepress.com.

Local Food Specialties, Best of Jackson Edition

by Aliyah Veal

Best Place for Burgers: Stamps Super Burgers (1801 Dalton St., 601-352-4555)

Stamps has been a part of the Jackson community for more than four decades and continues to deliver burgers to Jackson residents. If you’re feeling extra hungry, try the Super Burger, or Stamps burger, which has a 14-ounce patty. The restaurant also has cheeseburgers and turkey burgers that come with mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, lettuce, pickles, tomato and onion. Fries are an optional side.

Place for Pizza: Pizza Shack (925 E. Fortification St., 601-352-2001; 219 Garden Park Drive, Madison, 601856-8600; The Bank by Pizza Shack, 200 W. Leake St., Clinton, 601-708-1708; pizzashackpizza.com)

The Pizza Shack on Fortification has been a Jackson staple since owners Michael Parker and Larry Emmett opened it in 2005. The pizza puts a creative spin on a classic dish. Some of their pizzas include the chicken curry delight,

the shrimp alfredo and the Mexican fiesta. For those who want more Pizza Shack, the restaurant also has locations in Madison and Clinton.

Place for Barbecue: The Pig & Pint (3139 N. State St., 601-326-6070, pigandpint.com)

The Pig & Pint is an award-winning barbecue restaurant that offers creative spins on baby back ribs, nachos and more. Their barbecue tacos are loaded with mango coleslaw, pico de gallo and Mississippi “Sweet BBQ” sauce, plus a meat or fried green tomatoes, on a flour tortilla, and the restaurant has other dishes such as a fried bologna sandwich with an over-easy fried egg.

Place for Gumbo: Gumbo Girl (5681 Highway 18 W., 601-790-0486, gumbogirl.com)

If you want gumbo, this place is one of your best bets in Jackson. The repeat Best of Jackson winner’s most popular dish is the house surf-and-turf gumbo, which is filled with fresh gulf shrimp, crab, crawfish, chicken, sausage and okra served over rice. The restaurant also has an all seafood gumbo, chicken and sausage gumbo, and a vegetarian gumbo with mushrooms, potatoes and okra.

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ackson offers a variety of local eateries, but if you’re looking for something specific, here is a list of restaurants that are known for their specialties. See more at bestofjackson.com.

For good gumbo in Jackson try Gumbo Girl.

Place for Dessert: Primos Cafe (multiple locations)

Primos has been serving desserts to Mississippians since 1929. The business offers a variety of sugary treats from their gooey caramel cake to their homemade pecan pie, as well as cookies and caramel brownies.

See the finalists and winners for the 2019 Best of Jackson contest at jfp.ms/boj2019. Follow Jackson Free Press reporting intern Aliyah Veal on Twitter @AliyahJFP. Send tips to aliyah@jacksonfreepress.com.

Exploring Jackson’s History

by Ryan Oehrli

Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

Where? 222 North St., Suite 2205

When? 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m. on Sunday.

What? In a state marred by racism over the last two centuries, the civil-rights museum gives a sober, honest and sometimes moving glimpse into the African American struggle for civil rights, including black people’s abilities to vote, organize and speak freely. The museum’s centerpiece, “This

Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center

Where? 528 Bloom St.

When? 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through courtesy gumbo girl

Museum of Mississippi History

Where? 222 North St., Suite 1206

When? 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

What? Opened alongside the adjacent Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in December 2017, the Museum of Mississippi History covers 15,000 years of history, beginning with prehistoric times and traveling up to the present. It hosts the most extensive collection of Mississippi artifacts in the world.

Little Light of Mine,” honors activists by putting their pictures and words on display.

The gallery also has a light sculpture that gets more active the more people gather and interact with it.

Old Capitol Museum

Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday

What? Housed in what was once Smith Robertson Elementary School, the first public school for black children in the city, this is another museum chock-full of civil-rights history.

Eudora Welty House and Garden

Where? 1119 Pinehurst St.

When? Tours happen by reservation four times a day on Tuesday and Friday and on the second Saturday of each month.

For more information, email tours@eudora weltyhouse.com.

What? Pulitzer-winning novelist Eudora Welty lived and wrote here for 76 years. She’s perhaps best known for the book that won her the prize, “The Optimist’s Daughter,” as well as her short story “The Death of a Traveling Salesman.” You can also stroll through the house’s garden.

Medgar Evers Home Museum

Where?

2332 Margaret W. Alexander Drive

What? Medgar Evers was a World War II veteran, voting-rights activist and field secretary for the NAACP. Following a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said segregation of public schools was unconstitutional, he applied to the University of Mississippi School of Law and was rejected for being black. He later played a role in James Meredith’s enrollment at the university as the first African American there. Evers was assassinated in front of his family by Byron De La Beckwith, a member of the White Citizens’ Council and the Ku Klux Klan, at his home in 1963.

Old Capitol Museum

Where? 100 S. State St.

When? 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m. on Sunday.

What? Built in 1839, this is the original capitol building in Jackson, where the state seceded from the Union. Today the building has been reworked to an interactive, multimedia museum with several exhibits.

The Farish Street Historic District

Where? Farish Street

What? Once known as the “Black Mecca” of Mississippi, Farish Street was a hub for black entrepreneurs and business owners during segregation. Today it still plays host to some businesses that stretch back to the 1930s, including Jackson staple Big Apple Inn. Mississippi Museum of Natural Science

Where? 2148 Riverside Drive

When? Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

What? Did you know there’s a volcano under the Mississippi Coliseum, and that Mississippi was once completely under water? You can learn all this and more at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.

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ackson is a city overflowing with history—civil-war history, civil-rights history, prehistory and much more.

For decades it’s been a cultural hub in the South, a testament to the good and the bad here. These are some of its best museums and historic landmarks to visit.

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One With Nature

by Amber Helsel and Jenna Gibson

Need to Know Info

by Amber Helsel Water, sewer and sanitation services: Pay bills online at pn.paymentus.com/otp/stde/coj.

To turn services off or on, call 601-960-2000 or go to 1000 Metrocenter Mall, Suite 103.

The office is open Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Service is generally connected within two to three business days. You can call the sewer division at 601-960-1875.

Electricity: Entergy (entergy.com, 1-800-ENTERGY) Gas: Atmos Energy (atmosenergy.com) Parking meters: operational MondayFriday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Information Open Data portal: open.jacksonms.gov City: jacksonms.gov Drivers Licenses Department of Public Safety (1900 E. Woodrow Wilson Drive, 601-987-1281) Hinds County location (1101 Metrocenter Mall, Space #1, 601-352-6928) MHP Troop C Building (3851 Highway 468, Pearl, 601-420-6342) What to Do About Potholes and Sinkholes Report a pothole at 601-960-7684 or by texting 311.

Where to Find City Buildings and Departments

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City Hall (219 S. President St., 601-9601033)—City clerk, city council, mayor’s office Administration (200 S. President St., 601960-1005)—planning and development, public works Metrocenter Mall (1000 Metrocenter Mall, Suite 101)—offices for human and cultural services, parks and recreation, personnel management Transit services/JATRAN (1785 Highway 80 W., 601-960-1909) Police department (327 E Pascagoula St., 601-960-1234)—chief’s office, municipal court Hinds County Courthouse (407 E. Pascagoula 14 St., downtown)

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ackson may be a mid-sized city, but it has one thing going for it due to its land size: lots of green space in the city and metro area. Here are a few walking trails that allow you to commune with nature while getting some exercise in.

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LeFleur’s Bluff State Park (3315 Lakeland Terrace) Want to do some hiking? Try out LeFleur’s Bluff, which has about 305 acres of lake and forests.

Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive , 601-576-6000) Yes, you can learn about nature in Mississippi through the exhibits at MMNS, but did you know that you can also learn by using the walking trails? The museum has trails of different levels designated by colors. The Old Pond Trail, the yellow one, is .16 miles and mostly paved with sections of boardwalk-type decking. The hardest is purple, the Pearl River Trail, a one-way .81-mile trail that connects the upper trails to Mayes Lake. This one may be closed during periods of high water. Keep in mind that to use the trails, you have to pay museum admission, and the museum closes at 5 p.m. each day.

Ridgeland Natchez Trace Multi-Use Trail (Natchez Trace Parkway, mileposts 101-103, Ridgeland) This trail, which parallels the path between Highland Colony Parkway and Harbor

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Drive, has lots of greenery, animals, plants and more. At some point, you’ll find the Natchez Trace Multi-Use Trail.

Natchez Trace Multi-Use Trail (Natchez Trace Parkway, mileposts 105.6-100.7) Travel 10 miles through lots of foliage on the Natchez Trace. Some places of note on the trail include Choctaw Agency (milepost 100.7) and the Reservoir Outlook (milepost 105.6), a popular destination for Pokemon Go fans.

Clinton Community Nature Center (617 Dunton Road, Clinton) The nature center features 2.1 miles of shaded walking trails, an amphitheater, native plants, wildlife and more.

Mississippi River Basin Model (Buddy Butts Park, 6615 McRaven Road) This one involves a bit of adventuring.

The model is located in Buddy Butts Park next to the soccer fields. The first sign that you’ve found it is a giant rusty water tower. It’s a bit overgrown, but don’t let that stop you. Just be aware of any spiders or creatures that may be lurking. The model itself is a little bit of a walking distance,

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Challenging Trivia

by Alex Forbes ometimes it can be hard to know what to do after work, especially in a new city. Luckily, Jackson’s nightlife scene includes several family-friendly options that are fun for everyone. If you are looking for good food, a fun environment and some food for thought, look no further than Challenge Entertainment’s Trivia Nights at local restaurants such as The Pig & Pint and Lost Pizza Co. People from every walk of life in Jackson, from teachers to business owners to students and everyone in between, compete head-to-head to compete for prizes. Teams who finish in the top five in the qualifying period, which was Jan. 1 to June 30 this year, get to enter the National Trivia League finals.

The Pig &Pint’s trivia night in particular makes use of the venue’s outdoor space, as people sit side-by-side bellyaching over a hard question, desperately trying to remember the name of the

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but once you get there, you can wander among the different river control structures. I recommend bringing friends. For those who want to traverse normal trails, the park has those as well.

Mississippi Petrified Forest (124 Forest Park Road, Flora, 601-879-8189) This trail is particularly short, but with all the petrified trees, it’s full of Mississippi’s prehistory. When you’re done, you can check out the gift shop, gem-mining flume, pavilion and more.

Flowood Nature Park (4077 Flowood Drive, Flowood) This 40-acre park is home to paved trails that lead you through woods and across ponds.

Jackson neighborhoods Here’s the neat thing about living in a city: You don’t have to necessarily search for a proper walking trail. You can make one right here in Jackson. Of course, keep in mind that you should frequent an area that has easily accessible sidewalks and also make sure you’re being safe and smart.

This list is not complete. See and add more at jfp.ms/naturetrails2019.

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lead actor in “CSI: Miami,” or debating about which element is the third heaviest on the periodic table.

Jackson’s variety of restaurants provide ample opportunities for good eats while you compete, with 20 different restaurants in the Jackson area as registered trivia providers. Entry is free, and the team size is unlimited so that friends and family can all compete together. For more information, visit challengeentertainment.com.

Local Challenge Entertainment Trivia Night Locations The Pig & Pint (3139 N. State St., 601-326-6070, pigandpint.com)— Monday, 7:30 p.m.

Cultivation Food Hall (1200 Eastover Drive, Suite 125, 601-487-5196)— Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Sal & Phil’s Seafood & Lounge (6600 Old Canton Road, Ridgeland, 601957-1188)—Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Lost Pizza Co. (500 Highway 51, Ridgeland, 769-300-3116)—Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Lost Pizza Co. (144 Fresh and Friendly Drive, Flowood, 601-345-8679)— Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Kristos Amerigreek (971 Madison Ave., Madison, 601-605-2266)—Monday, 6:30 p.m.

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Enrichment classes make great gifts. Gift certificates are available for community enrichment classes.

The Fall series classes begin in September 2019.

See the full schedule of fall classes at millsaps.edu/enrichment

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Course Arts and Crafts Beginning Knitting I Beginning Knitting II Beginning Photography Calligraphy Basic Dichroic Glass Fusion: Cabochons Precious Metal Clay Round Medallion Basic Stamped Copper Earrings Copper Christmas Ornament Intro to Mosaics – Garden Brick Class Session I Intro to Mosaics – Garden Brick Class Session II Intermediate Mosaics – Lazy Susan Heritage and History A Brief Architectural History of Woodland Hills Fondren: A Brief Architectural History Jackson Houses by Hays Town The Architect of Jackson’s Old Capitol – William Nichols Language and Literature Not the Jane Austen Book Club: Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights The Power of Story: Women Owning Their Voices How to Write Your Book in 60 Days To Tell the Truth: Creative Nonfiction Transformational Writing: How to Find Your Voice Personal Development The Spirit of Love Soul Care for Caregivers Understanding Your Dreams: A Brief Introduction Aging in Place Successfully Health and Fitness Say Goodbye to Prediabetes!

The Truth About Managing Type 2 Diabetes Advanced Basketball Introduction to Tennis Tai Chi Yoga for Everyone Boxers Rebellion: Hybrid Kickboxing and Boxing for Beginners Boxers Rebellion: Hybrid Kickboxing and Boxing, Intermediate C.O.B.R.A Self Defense Fundamentals of Baseball Home and Garden Bamboo Diversities Dry Irrigation Gardening Do’s and Don’t’s Music Beginning Guitar Beginning Harmonica Songwriting Miscellaneous Basics of Investing How to Represent Yourself in Small Claims Court Making Sense of Mortgages Understanding and Improving Your Credit Reports

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Best of Jackson: Household 2019

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hen you have a house, sometimes things break or malfunction. That’s where this year’s 2019 Best of Jackson Household pop-up ballot winners come in. No matter what the repair is, whether it’s a running toilet or foundation issues, these winners and finalists can be there in your time of need.

Best Heating & AC Service; Best Plumber/ Plumbing Service: Environment Masters

Best Local House Cleaner/Service: Two Maids & A Mop (409 Briarwood Drive, Suite 310, 601-419-3888, twomaidsjackson.com)

(168 E. Porter St., 601-353-4681, environmentmasters.com)

Finalists Foster’s Cleaning Service (7048 Old Canton Road, Suite 2009, Ridgeland, 601-291-7936, fosterscleaningservice.com) / Marvelous Maids of Mississippi (406 N. Bierdeman Road, Pearl, 601-631-4330) / Peaceful Solutions Cleaning Service (769-216-0845)

Best Local Pool Service: Bob’s Pool Service (5014 Highway 80, Pearl, 601-939-3388. bobspoolserviceinc.com)

Best Plumber/Plumbing Service finalists Buford Plumbing (969 Lakeland Drive, 601-713-3500, bufordplumbing.net) / Davis Plumbing and Gas (2031 Causey Drive, 601-540-0185) / / Dent Air Conditioning and Plumbing (250 Highpoint Drive, Ridgeland, 601-366-5338, dentairconditioning.com) / Wright Plumbing (Madison, Ridgeland, north Jackson, 601-898-3223; Rankin County, 601-5911553; Clinton, south Jackson, 601-925-1707; wrightplumbinginc.com)

With the Mississippi heat of summer still abounding, having quality pool services in the Jackson area is important. In addition to the other finalists, this year’s winner for Best Local Pool Service, Bob’s Pool Service, provides a number of pool-related options for people in the metro area.

For those wanting to build a pool in their backyards, the business has the tools and knowledge construct reliable pools that fit any backyard landscape. Customers can provide their own input into their pools’ designs by selecting from a number of options, from traditional shapes to free- form styles. Each pool comes with a full warranty.

Additionally, Bob’s Pool Service offers a number of options for improving the existing pools.pool customers may already have.

For more information, visit bobspoolserviceinc.com.

Best Heating & AC Service finalists Buford Plumbing (969 Lakeland Drive, 601-713-3500, bufordplumbing.net) / Central Mississippi Heating and Cooling (6121 Highway 25, Brandon, 601-840-4106, brandonhvacservice.com) / Dent Air Conditioning and Plumbing (250 Highpoint Drive, Ridgeland, 601-366-5338, dentairconditioning.com) / Jamie Weeks Heating and Cooling (601-331-1447) / Modern Air (5243 Greenway Drive Extension, 601-255-9660, mymodernair.com)

Finalists AquaBlue Pools & Spa (513 Liberty Road, Flowood, 601-362-6773, swimaquablue.com) / CPS Pools & Spas (3776 Interstate 55 S., 601-372-0500, cpspoolsandspas.com) / Elite Pools (464 Church Road, Suite 500, Madison, 601-790-9966, elitepoolsms.com) / Paradise Pools And Spas (227 S. Pearson Road, Pearl, 601-932-7665, paradisepoolsms.com) / Pool Works (1139 Old Fannin Road, Suite R, Brandon, 601-706-4516, poolworksms.net)

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Cancer can be tough to deal with, and the owners of this year’s winner for Best Local House Cleaner/Service, Two Maids & A Mop, understands this. In addition to the business’ normal cleaning services, it is also involved in Cleaning for a Reason, a nonprofit that partners with businesses around the U.S. to give free housecleaning services to those undergoing treatment for cancer.

“We love what we do and want to help people,” says Manager Bryan Lawson.

Two Maids & A Mop provides residential cleaning services in and around the Jackson metro area. The family-owned franchise has a “pay for performance” program, where clients’ ratings determine the compensation level. The business can perform services such as deep cleans and move-in and -out services for tenants and realtors, and clients can even customize their cleaning packages.

For more information and a free quote visit twomaidsjackson.com.

—Tunga Otis

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This year’s winner for Best Heating & AC Service and Best Plumber/Plumbing Service is one of the oldest companies of its kind in the Jackson metro area.

Ray Nalty Jr. started the company in 1957, and since then, it has expanded to having more than 65 vehicles. Ray Nalty III has been the business’ president since 1991.

On the HVAC side, Environment Masters can perform services such as duct repair and replacement and thermostat installation and maintenance, along with indoor air quality services such as air filtration and purifier system consultations. With plumbing, Environment Masters can do everything from fix plumbing systems to water leak detection and repair.

Benjamin Nalty, who is part of the third generation of ownership at Environment Masters, says it’s important to get regular HVAC maintenance. While people may know of reasons such as saving money and a greater rate of efficiency and capacity, another lesser known reason is improving indoor air quality.

“Basic filter changes, things like that, will reduce the level of indoor air pollutants anywhere from two to five times,” he says. In extreme cases, it could improve the air 100 times. “Anybody with respiratory issues, allergy issues, asthma, things like that, they can actually really tell the difference between a system that is preventively maintained regularly.”

Nalty, who calls himself an avid nature lover, also says there are environmental issues to consider. Regular maintenance is a great way to improve a person’s environmental footprint, he says, and the same goes for plumbing.

“If you have a water leak ever so small that’s continuous, it’s not going to stop, and if you actually knew the number of gallons of water that are currently just going to waste from like a continuously running toilet, it’s usually pretty staggering stuff,” he says.

For more information, visit environmentmasters.com.

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Best Contractor; Best Roofers/Roofing Company: Watkins Construction and Roofing

Best Lawn and Garden Center: Lakeland Yard and Garden (4210 Lakeland Drive, Flowood, 601-939-7304, lakelandyardandgarden.com)

(1072 High St., 601-202-8363, watkinsconstructioninc.com)

Finalists Callaway’s Yard & Garden Center (839 S. Pear Orchard Road, 601957-1731, callawaysyardandgarden.com) / Green Oak Florist & Garden Center (5009 Old Canton Road, 601-956-5017, greenoakms.com) / Hutto’s Home & Garden Center (1320 Ellis Ave., 601-973-2277) / Rivers Greenhouse & Garden (4664 Highway 18, Brandon, 601-825-9816, riversgreenhouseandgarden. com) / Martinson’s Garden Works (650 Highway 51, Ridgeland, 601-856-3078, martinsonsms.com)

Best Roofers/Roofing Company finalists Malone Roofing Services (439 Dory St., 601-709-2391, ecmalone.com) / T&M Contractors (1700 W. Government St., Brandon, 601-927-4556) / Ready2Roof (1888 Main St., Suite 159, Madison, 601-573-1160, ready2roof.com) / Strength Roofing and Siding (710 Ridgewood Road, Ridgewood, 601-373-7254, strengthroofingandsiding.com) / Complete Exteriors (4725 Highway 80, Pearl, 601-326-2755, completeexteriorms.com)

Best Tree Service: Big John’s Tree Service (312 Turtle Hollow, Flowood, 601-941-7773, bigjohnstree.net)

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Finalists Byron’s Pest Control (601-918-7566) / Magnolia Exterminating Company (868 Foley St., 601-371-3388, magnoliapest.com) / Mosquito Marshals (118 Summer Lake Drive, Ridgeland, 601-572-9004, mosquitomarshals.com) / Synergy² Pest Control (327 Lake Village Drive, Madison, 601-624-6360, synergy2ms.com)

Finalists Advance Tree Service (420 Granville St., Pearl, 601-9060229) / Couch Tree Service (2929 Highway 468, Pearl, 601-939-7335, couchtree.com) / Delta Tree Services (5717 Medgar Evers Blvd., 601-366-9656, deltatreems.com) / Southern Tree Services (2400 McFarland Road, Raymond, 601-857-0061)

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Best Local Pest Control: Dependable Pest Service (100 First Choice Drive, Madison, 601-853-1869, dependablepest.net)

After more than 25 years serving the Jackson community, this year’s winner for Best Tree Service, Big John’s Tree Service, is no stranger to tree care and removal. Combining these years of experience with professional staff and equipment, the locally owned and operated business offers services such as tree and limb removal, stump grinding, lot clearing and more.

“We’re pretty proud of (being named a finalist),” Ken Anderson, director of operations, says. “We like that it’s the community that votes, so our work speaks for itself.”

The business provides free estimates, and can even do preventative and ongoing maintenance of public and commercial spaces. Additionally, Big John’s Tree Service features a 24hour emergency service for when things go awry.

“Say it’s 2 o’clock in the morning and a big storm rolls through, and a tree falls onto your house, call us and we’ll come out and take a look, and if it’s something that needs to be taken care of right away, we’ll get on it,” Anderson says.

For more information, visit bigjohnstree.net.

—Nate Schumann

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Best Contractor finalists InVision Construction (1138 Weems St., Pearl, 601-3769654, invisionconstructionllc.com) / Round ‘Da House (127 E. Ford St., Suite B, Ridgeland, 601-983-8669, rounddahouse.com) / Shane McLendon Builder (2084 Dunbarton Drive, 601-720-3785, shanethehomebuilder.com)

This year’s winner for Best Local Pest Control, Dependable Pest Service, knows how important it can be to treat a home in a safe way. The company uses non-invasive and environmentally safe treatments for termites, wasps, spiders, mice and more. The chemicals the company uses have a low concentration of active ingredients but can still control pests, the website says.

After a technician comes and inspects a person’s home in which they identify areas of potential infestation, the technician can then make a plan that best fits the space. Dependable Pest also practices a Quarterly Outside Defense Program, meaning technicians do not have to enter a home unless necessary. For people who want to know about the different types of pests, Dependable’s website also includes a guide.

For more information, visit dependablepest.net.

—Amber Helsel

Flowood resident Steve Zischke, owner and general manager of the 2019 Best Lawn and Garden Center winner Lakeland Yard and Garden, says he chose to open his store in a place that he felt had as much potential to grow as the plants it specializes in.

“Back in 1980 I was fortunate to get such a great space that let us serve the Jackson metro with plenty of room to grow as we went forward,” Zischke told the Jackson Free Press.

“We’ve grown to more than 20 acres now and can hold more material than ever, and there’s still room to keep going as we approach our 40th anniversary next year.”

The store has a large selection of gardening supplies, including greenhouses, bird feeders, grills, patio furniture, fertilizer, sod, trees and shrubbery, flowers, pottery and more.

Lakeland Yard’s website also features a blog with tips on everything from watering and lawn care to gardening and soil maintenance.

For more information, visit lakelandyardandgarden.com.

—Dustin Cardon

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Watkins Construction & Roofing, winner of the Best Contractor and Best Roofer awards for a third consecutive year, has seen a number of changes over the past year. In September 2018, Watkins moved from its former location on Highway 80 West into a new building on High Street near the Mississippi Coliseum. The company also changed its logo along with the move.

“We get a lot from the Jackson community and want to do our part to give back to them,” owner Michael Dier says. “We believe in the community that has invested so much in us, and with this new building, we look forward to being able to better take part in community events like Bright Lights Belhaven Nights.”

Watkins offers roofing installation and repair and metal, copper-tile and shingle roofing options. Other services include roof coating, restoration, wind and waterproofing, roof inspection, installation for siding, windows, doors and gutters, consulting services and more. The business recently became certified for commercial roofing projects.

For more information, visit watkinsconstructioninc.com.

—Dustin Cardon

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‘South Central Love’: Combating Gun Violence with Film

by Aliyah Veal

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Soon, Cooper’s friends encouraged her to pursue filmmaking, but her final sign came in the form of John Singleton’s film “Baby Boy.”

“I was watching ‘Baby Boy,’ and in the credits it said it was written, directed and produced by (Singleton),” she said. “I said, ‘You can do that.’ I picked up a piece of paper and started writing.”

‘Make It With a Purpose’

The new filmmaker created her own production company, Christina Cooper Productions, in 2018. The company has since produced the Emmy-nominated Jason Taylor

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hen Christina Cooper was 19 years old, her ex-boyfriend, James Boyston, was shot and killed in Los Angeles, and to this day, police still haven’t found his killer. His death set her on a path to use the medium of filmmaking to speak out against gun violence.

Boyston’s death was not the first time she lost someone to gun violence. Cooper lost some childhood friends as well, and rapper Nipsey Hussle’s murder also had an effect on her. She cried while on the phone with a friend after news broke of his death, she said.

“I grew up listening to his music ever since middle school,” she says of Hussle. “The most saddening part is how inspiring he was and how good of a person he was to his people.”

Through the tragedies, though, Cooper has found a passion and purpose for filmmaking. The 24-year-old director, writer, producer and actress is making films dedicated to addressing gun violence, including “South Central Love,” which opens at “I have to use this growing platform,” she says.“My main goal is to work on something I’m passionate about that will help people, help our humanity, help our world.”

Her film, “South Central Love,” will screen at Malco Grandview Theater in Madison on Aug. 20 at 7 p.m.

‘I Said You Can Do That’

Cooper grew up in Los Angeles with a hectic home life. Her parents divorced when she was young, and it affected her greatly. “There wasn’t too much love in my household, so I always tried to get away from that and find love in the streets,” she said.

She said she found love in other people and would skip school to hang with her friends. She almost did not graduate from high school, so her parents sent her to Crenshaw Soledad Enrichment Action, an alternative school, with students in similar circumstances.

“The good thing I learned was not to judge people,” Cooper says. “I felt more at home there than I felt anywhere else. We had all been through something.

It was more relatable.”

The school felt like home because people did not judge each other, she said. Her grades improved, and she forged a family with kids who understood what it was like to struggle. While she was working at Fox Hills Mall in Culver City, a photographer and agent came into the store where she worked and asked her about modeling. Soon afterward, she signed with The One Models agency in Milan, Italy, walking in Milan and New York fashion weeks.

Acting soon followed. Cooper’s agent booked a role for her on Netflix’s “Dear White People.”

A brief interaction with director Tina Mabry piqued Cooper’s interest in being behind the camera.

“She’s amazing,” she says of Mabry, who is from Tupelo, Miss. “Seeing her on set inspired me to get behind the camera. Of any set I’ve been on, I’d never seen an African American female director.”

Christina Cooper wrote, directed, produced and stars in “South Central Love,” which will hit select U.S. theaters on Aug. 7 and at Malco in Madison on Aug. 20.

daytime drama, “Blue Laces”; the documentary, “If I Don’t Make It Home”; and her own talk show, “The Christina Cooper Show.”

“Loyalty,” a short film, was the first project she released under her production company. The film follows Davonte, a young black man navigating the tough streets of South Los Angeles. He starts to get into trouble after his best friend, Rex, begins influencing him, and he later realizes what loyalty means to him.

The film earned several Oniros Film Award nominations and won an Oniros award for “Best Actress” in 2018.

Cooper wanted to challenge herself and get her film out to a wider audience. So, she expanded and revised the script and came up with “South Central Love,” a two-hour feature film.

The film is set in Los Angeles and follows Bria (Cooper) and Davonte (Jamal Henderson), two teens who grow closer through trials and tribulations and find that they have much in common. The film features an ensemble of newcomers like Jesselynn Stegall, a Jackson native and Jackson State University alumna, and some familiar faces, like Vanessa Simmons (BET’s “Games People Play”) and

Timothy Delaghetto (MTV’s “Wild n’ Out”).

“The film addresses a violent act and how one attempts to move to the next phase of life while grieving such a loss,” a press release said.

Cooper wrote, directed, produced and stars in the film, which was a difficult task for her, she said. In one moment she’s in a scene, and the next minute she’s directing. It could become too much at times, but she learned a lot from juggling so many roles, she said.

“Just planning, being prepared and not procrastinating, that’s what I’ve learned. Teamwork makes the dreamwork. I have to learn, I can’t do everything on my own. Going forward, I don’t want to put too much on my plate,” Cooper says.

Her motivation for making the movie is to inspire youth to spread love and awareness in their communities, while also mitigating gun and gang violence. She is dedicating this film to Boyston, Nipsey Hussle and other victims of gun violence.

“If I’m going to make my own film, I need to make it with a purpose. It’s good to teach kids more knowledge on guns and the effects of them. Coming together, loving each other and uplifting each other will help eliminate everything going on,” she says.

Cooper is bringing her message here to Jackson, Miss., on Aug. 20 with a screening of the movie. The filmmaker heard that there are some parts of Mississippi that suffer from gangs and gun violence, so she wanted to bring her message to the youth here.

“With Jesselynn (Stegall) being one of our leads, we definitely have to put Mississippi on the map,” she said.

‘To Inspire in Any Way Possible’

Filming the movie also helped Cooper heal from her ex-boyfriend’s death. Acting has been an outlet to getaway from the world and heal, she said.

“If there’s a scene where I have to cry, it helps because there’s a lot I have to heal from. All the things I had been through, it makes sense,” she said.

She said what keeps her motivated is her family, friends and her community.

“I have to make it because I have a family to feed. I have a community I want to inspire and provide for. If it’s ever for self, it doesn’t motivate me much,” Cooper said.

After the release of “South Central Love,” she plans to write another movie and film another season of the TV show “Blue Laces.”

She is also meeting with Lionsgate and Disney about future projects.

“I honestly feel like my legacy is to inspire in any way possible. If I don’t do anything else in life, I just want to be known for inspiration, for being a good person and doing exactly what I said I was going to do,” she said.

“South Central Love” will be released in select theaters nationwide on Aug. 7. A screening is at Malco Grandview Theater (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison) in Madison at 7 p.m. at Aug. 20. Visit southcentrallovemovie.com.

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COMMUNITY Back to School “Clear Your Card” Sale Aug. 7-21, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., at Jackson Hinds Library System (300 N. State St.). The library allows anyone with a balance to pay off their fines at a 50% discount. Does not include the $10 collection fee required if one’s account is in collection status.

Fine costs vary; call 601-968-5811 jhlibrary.org.

signing to follow. Free admission, food and drink prices vary; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

• Friday Forum Aug. 9, Aug. 16, 9 a.m. The weekly series features lectures and presentations on various topics from a number of reputable guests. Gerard Gilbert, Founder of Venture Technologies and Lottery Commission joins Aug. 9. Free; email nmcnamee72@gmail.com.

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CMBS Blue Monday begins 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. Additional date: Aug. 19. $5 admission, $3 for CMBS members; call 601-948-0888; halandmals.com.

Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) • Museum After Hours | Back to School Edition Aug. 15, 5:30-8 p.m. Every third Thursday the museum hosts Museum After Hours, when it opens the doors after hours to partner with and embrace Mississippi’s creative community. This month’s event uses a back-toschool theme. The pop-up exhibition is “Community Book Illustrations” by Robin Martea, Ernest Davis and Imani Smith. The event includes Toot Teach and Roll Mobile Learning Center, an art lab, live music from saxophonist Tiger Rogers, face painting from SnapHappy’s Tawny Minton, a dance performance by Kinetic Etchings. Also features the food trucks in The Art Garden, including Taqueria LaReata, Family First, Wheel of Flavor and Kona Ice. Artist and author William Dunlap presents his new book “Pappy Kitchens and the Saga of Red Eye the Rooster” at the eventwith a book

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Creative Healing Studio is from 12:30 p.m. to 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. Additional date: Aug. 21. Free admission; call 601-9601515; email smainlay@aol.com; msmuseumart.org.

The Village Social Trivia Night Aug. 9, 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 firstand 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.

Shop and Sip! Aug. 10, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at Happy Nutrition (4038 Hwy 468 W., Pearl). The event features vendors selling goods such as essential oils, color street nails, Kalaia face products and more. Free admission, item prices vary; call 601317-0868; find it on Facebook.

Jackson Gun & Knife Show Aug. 10, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at Mississippi State Fairgrounds (1207 Mississippi St.). The event serves as a marketplace where vendors sell a variety of goods such as guns, knives, ammunition, optics, holsters, accessories and more. LEOs in uniform and all active duty military personnel in uniform or with active duty military ID admitted free. Admission TBA; find it on Facebook.

Shut Up and Create! Aug. 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Jackson Free Press (125 S. Congress St., Suite 1324). Jackson Free Press Editor-in-Chief Donna Ladd hosts the creative workshop, which focuses on expanding attendees’ storytelling skills while writing. The event aims to help participants tackle their dreams, create space (physically and mentally) to commit to the craft; be daring enough to risk being mediocre so that they can achieve greatness, prime the pump, develop a creative rhythm, and link into a creative community to encourage them. Includes continental breakfast, lunch from Broad Street, snacks and drinks, a binder of materials and workshop supplies. $250; call 601-362-6121, ext. 15; email class@writingtochange.com to inquire about last-minute spots and specials; read more at writingtochange.com.

1% Sales Tax Commission Meetings Aug. 14, 2 p.m., at Warren G. Hood Building (200 S. President St.). In the Andrew Jackson Conference Room. The City of Jackson 1% Sales Tax Commission oversees revenue collected by the 1% sales tax to fund capital projects, reconstructiom and resurfacing projects and water/sewer and drainage projects. Admission TBA; find it on Facebook.

BBGDF 9th Annual SHERO Gala Aug. 17, 6-10:30 p.m., at Hilton Garden Inn (235 W. Capitol St.). The event honors SHERO and community leaders. Includes food, live entertainment and a presentation by domestic violence expert and nationally certified counselor Dr. Shana D. Lewis, who serves as the keynote speaker for the event. $50; email sheromississippi@gmail.com; find it on Facebook.

Trivia Night at the Old Capitol Aug. 15, 7-10 p.m., at Old Capitol Museum (100 State St.).

The Mississippi Library Commission and the Old Capitol Museum host a Mississippi-themed trivia competition at Jackson’s oldest building.

Includes food, beer and wine. First place team wins a cash prize. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $12 (cash only); call 601-576-6920; email info@ oldcapitolmuseum.com; find it on Facebook.

FONDREN PRESents: Eco-Theology Sunday Aug. 18, 11 a.m., at Fondren Presbyterian Church (3220 Old Canton Road). Part of the church’s “Green Faith Series” programming. The event features morning worship with renowned eco-theology and New Testament scholar Dr. Stanley P. Saunders of Columbia Theological Seminary as he presents “Are Christians All Wet? Reclaiming the Waters of Earth Within the Christian Story.” A farm-to-table lunch is served following the 11 a.m. service. $15 lunch (adult), free lunch ages 18 and below; fondrenpcusa.org.

Dem Women Convention Aug. 17, 8 a.m.3 p.m., at Rickhouse by The Manship (717 Poplar Blvd.). The Mississippi Federation of Democratic Women hosts its annual conference.

Admission TBA; find it on Facebook.

Mom’s Trash Can Collectors’ Super Show Aug. 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Heritage Baptist Church (5911 Terry Road, Byram). The event features various collectibles such as cards, toys, games, figures and more for attendees to buy, sell or trade.

Free admission, item prices vary; call 601-5807499; email bumpman33@hotmail.com; find it on Facebook. $20 Microchip Clinic and Adoption Event at Orvis Aug. 17, noon-5 p.m., at Orvis (1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 9019, Ridgeland). The Rescue Revolution of Mississippi and Orvis host the event. Attendees can have their dogs microchipped for $20 and may adopt dogs on-site. Find it on Facebook.

WEDNESDAY 8/14 Open Mic hosted by Reed Smith begins 9 p.m. at Martin’s Downtown (214 S. State St.). Participants sing, read poetry, tell jokes and more. Additional dates: Aug. 7, Aug. 21. Free admission.

Marketplace Monday Aug. 19, 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; find it on Facebook.

KIDS Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) • Hoot & Holler Family Creation Lab Aug. 11, 2-3:30 p.m. A museum educator leads families with children ages 6-10 in an art project taking inspiration from a different artist each month. This event takes place on the second Sunday of each month. $10 per child; call 601-960-1515; email mdrake@msmuseumart.org; msmuseumart.org.

• Look & Learn with Hoot Aug. 16, 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.

Magic Mondays at MCM Aug. 12, Aug. 19, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd.). The museum extends its hours and hosts a Food Lab program at 3:30 p.m. $10 general admission, free for MCM members; call 601-709-5469; email sbranson@mcm.ms.

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Nature Nuts Aug. 16, 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; email claymansell@gmail.com; find it on Facebook.

FOOD & DRINK “Down the Drain” Dinner Theater at Char Aug. 12, 7 p.m., at Char Restaruant (4500 Interstate 55 N. Frontage Road). 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.

“The Night After” Dinner Theater at Kebab & Curry Aug. 15, 7 p.m., at Kebab & Curry (160 Weisenberger Road, Madison). The Detectives and Kebab & Curry present a comedic theater performance while participants dine. Cocktails and seating begin 6 p.m.

Reservations required. $45, plus tax and gratuity; call 601-291-7444; thedetectives.biz.

“When Cletus Met Elizabeth” Dinner Theater at Anjou Aug. 16, 7 p.m., at Anjou Restaurant (361 Township Ave., Ridgeland). The Detectives and Anjou present a comedic theatrical performance while participants dine. Cocktails and seating begin 6 p.m. Reservations required. $50, plus tax and gratuity; call 601-291-7444; email thedetectives@ymail.com; thedetectives.biz.

“#CanYouHearMeNow?” Dinner Theater at Amerigo Aug. 19, 7 p.m., at Amerigo Italian Restaurant (155 Market St., Flowood). The Detectives present a comedic theatrical performance with dining. Cocktails begins 6 p.m.

Reservations required. $49, plus tax, gratuity; call 601-291-7444; thedetectives@ymail.com.

speakers Romergryko Geocadin and Jose Suarez, former and current presidents of the Neurocritical Society, respectively. Admission TBA; cvent.com.

13th Annual Sporting Clay Shoot Aug. 9, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at Turcotte Shooting Range

THURSDAY 8/15 Bend & Brew | Yoga is from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Highland Village (4500 I-55 N. Frontage Road). Local yogi Carly Chinn instructs the yoga class. All fitness levels welcome. Attendees who stay until the end receive a froze’ from Aplos. Those who want mats should bring their PIXABAY own. The event occurs every third Thursday of the month. Free admission; call 601-982-5861; email lynsie. armstrong@wsdevelopment.com.

SPORTS & WELLNESS Neurocritical Care Symposium Aug. 7, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., at Jackson Medical Mall Foundation (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). In the UMMC Conference Center. The event features discussions on neurocritical care. Includes guest

(506 Highway 43, Canton). Attendees participate in the 13th-annual clay shoot. The event is divided into three time period slots for the sport, one from 8:30-10:30 a.m., one from 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. and one from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Lunch and snacks provided. Hosted by Young Business Leaders Jackson. Limited space. $150 per person; call 601-957-6860.

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Bend & Brew | High Intensity Fitness Aug. 14, 6-7 p.m. at Highland Village (4500 Interstate 55 N.). 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.

Crystal Magic! It’s Real! We Will Show You. Aug. 16-17, times TBA, Aug. 18, 6:15-8:15 p.m., at Soul Synergy Center (5490 Castlewoods Blvd., Flowood). Allyn Evans and Brian Dailey, emergency room medical doctor and crystal expert, lead a workshop that includes demonstrations on the use of crystals for medical purposes.

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As Pamela Junior takes over the position as director of both the Mississippi History Museum and the Mississippi Civil Right Museum, she talks frankly with Donna Ladd about growing up in Jackson, Mississippi, what her experience has been so far teaching history as director of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum—and how the information presented in the Two Museums makes it possible to “meet people where they are” to help build a new future for Mississippi.

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Now that the NFL has played the Hall of Fame Game, football is back. The rest of the league begins preseason games and the start of the regular season gets closer.

That means college football is just around the corner as well.

THURSDAY, AUG. 8

NFL (6-9:30 p.m., NFLN): New York Jets v. New York Giants FRIDAY, AUG. 9

NFL (7-10:30 p.m., NBC): Minnesota Vikings v. New Orleans Saints SATURDAY, AUG. 10

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MLB (6-9:30 p.m., ESPN): Boston Red Sox v. Cleveland Indians

aTo Do Listd 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament Aug. 18, 3-6:30 p.m., at Journey Church / Brandon Civic Center (1000 Municipal Drive, Brandon). The event features a basketball tournament where participants group up in teams of three. Each team must have one female player and one player under the age of 18 to participate. Cash prizes awarded to first, second and third-place winners. $10 entry fee; find it on Facebook.

SoundMind - Millsaps Arts and Lecture Series Aug. 20, 7-8:30 p.m., at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). The event aims to help attendees relieve stress using “brain breathing” practices, a practice recently adopted by the Navy Seals that incorporates music to help listeners focus on the present. Features Dr. Igor Iwanek on portable reed organ, also known as the harmonium, and Andrew McLean on tabla. $10 general admission, $5 student; call 601-974-1130; email gibsonk@millsaps.edu; sound--mind.com.

STAGE & SCREEN “The Music Man” Aug. 8-10, 7:30 p.m., Aug. 11, 2 p.m., at Black Rose Theatre (103 Black St., Brandon). The musical by Meredith Wilson centers around Harold Hill, who shows up in River City and he cons the town into starting a band and purchasing uniforms and instruments from him. Harold, however, faces a dilemma and has trouble deciding whether he should skip town when he falls for the local librarian. $10-$15; call 601-825-1293; email harrisjn24@ gmail.com; blackrosetheatre.org.

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NFL (7-10:30 p.m., ESPN): Oakland Raiders v. Arizona Cardinals FRIDAY, AUG. 16

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NFL (7-10:30 p.m., ESPN): San Francisco 49ers v. Denver Broncos TUESDAY, AUG. 20

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MLB (9 p.m.-12:30 a.m., ESPN): New York Yankees v. Oakland Athletics

CONCERTS & FESTIVALS Bubba Sparxxx & Alexander King @ Pop’s Saloon Aug. 9, 7 p.m., at Pop’s Saloon (2636 Gallatin St.). As part of the “Hallelujah” tour.

The hip hop and rap artists perform. $15 advanced, $20 day-of, $60 meet-and-greet; find it on Facebook.

CS’s Friday Night Live Aug. 9, Aug. 16, 8 p.m., at CS’s (1359 N. West St.). The weekly event features live music from DBL Take and other music artists. Doors open 7 p.m. $5 cover charge; call 601-969-9482.

Bright Lights Belhaven Nights 2019 Aug. 10, 5-9 p.m., at Belhaven Park (1000 Poplar Blvd.). The Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation hosts the 15th annual street festival.

The event features live music on three stages as well as vendors selling food, crafts and more.

On-site children’s area available. The end-ofthe-summer tradition celebrates all that makes Greater Belhaven a great place to work, live and play. The festival extends along Carlisle Street from McDade’s parking lot toward New Stage Theatre, and also turns onto Kenwood Place and extends into Belhaven Park. Free parking available along Belhaven streets that have not been closed off, and in the parking garage adjacent to Baptist Health Systems Medical Arts East at the corner of North and Carlisle Streets. The entry gates are located on Carlisle and Poplar Streets. $15 advanced, $20 at gate; greaterbelhaven.com.

“An Evening In Saint Petersburg” MS Opera Guild Gala Aug. 10, 6-9 p.m., at Bill Waller Mississippi Crafts Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland). The event features a circus of music and aerial performances. Guests include Marta Szlubowska, violinist and concertmistress for

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FRIDAY 8/16 Mississippi Craft Show is from noon to 6 p.m. at Clyde Muse Center (515 Country Place Parkway, Pearl). The eighth-annual indoor shopping festival features homemade arts and crafts goods from a number of artists and vendors from across the United States. Attendees browse and may purchase items from the two-day event. Additional date: Aug. 17, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $7 single-day admission, $10 two-day admission; call 601-936-1860; mscraftshow.com. the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra; Tjaden O’Dowd Cox, soprano and aerial cirque artist; Shellie and Tyler Kemp, violinist and pianist, respectively; and dancers from Ballet Mississippi. Wine bar and silent auction held at 6 p.m. Performances begin 7 p.m. Cocktail attire.

Limited space. $150 per person, $1,100 for table of 10; call 601-960-2300; email exdir@ msopera.org; msoperaguild.com.

Events at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.) • Luckenbach Willie Tribute Band at Duling Hall Aug. 10, 8 p.m. The Willie Nelson tribute band Luckenbach performs. An upcharge of $5 taken for people under 21. $10 advanced, $15 day-of; find it on Facebook.

• Bun B at Duling Hall Aug. 15, 8 p.m.

The music artist performs as part of his “Trill as F*ck” tour. Doors open 7 p.m.

Ages 18 and up. $25 general admission, $75 meet-and-greet; bit.ly.

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Summertime Fine Tour 2019 Featuring Sheryl Underwood Aug. 15, 7 p.m., at Johnny T’s Bistro & Bar (538 N. Farish St.). The comedian performs as part of her nationwide tour. Limited space. $35-$50; call 601-954-1323; email johnnytbistro@gmail.com; find it on Facebook.

Events at Brandon Amphitheater (8190 Rock Way, Brandon) • Little Big Town Aug. 15, 8 p.m. The band performs. $25-$69.50; call 601-724-2726; find it on Facebook.

• KIDZ BOP World Tour 2019 Aug. 16, 7 p.m. Young music artists perform as part of the Kids Bop 2019 tour. $25-$65; call 601724-2726; find it on Facebook.

• Pentatonix: The World Tour with Rachel Platten Aug. 19, 7 p.m. at Brandon Amphitheater. The a cappella group performs alongside guest artist Rachel Platten. $25-$129.50; call 601-724-2726; find it on Facebook.

McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour 2019 Aug. 17, 7-10 p.m., at Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.). McDonald’s Black & Positively Golden presents the 13thannual event, which is part of a free, nationwide concert series featuring music from artists who are shaping the sound of contemporary gospel.

Featured music artists include Donald Lawrence, Keke Wyatt, Kierra Sheard, Sir the Baptist, Tye Tribbett and DJ Standout. Lonnie Hunter hosts.

Free admission; call 601-353-0603; find it on Facebook.

Bobaflex w/Artifas & Decrypting Humanity Aug. 17, 7 p.m., at Cowboy’s Saloon (208 W. Capitol St.). The three rock artists perform. $15 admission; call 601-944-0402; email cowboysdowntown@yahoo.com; find it on Facebook.

LITERARY SIGNINGS “Summerlings” Book Signing Aug. 7, 5 p.m., at Eudora Welty House (1119 Pinehurst St.). Lisa Howorth signs copies of her book. Reading at

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The radio show features special guests including Candace Bushnell, best-selling author of “Sex and the City”; The New Respects, a band specializing in soul, rock and pop; and Memphis singer-songwriter Grace Askew. Hosted by Jim Dees and Thacker house band the Yalobushwhackers. Sponsored by Trustmark and the Community Foundation for Mississippi. $15; call 601-292-7121; find it on Facebook.

True Local Farmer’s Market is from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Cultivation Food Hall (1250 Eastover Drive). The weekly farmers market brings together local vendors selling produce, crafts and other goods. Additional date: Aug. 10. Vendor prices vary; call 601487-5196; email events@cultivation foodhall.com; find it on Facebook.

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Events at Lemuria Bookstore (4465 Interstate 55 N.) • “The Shameless” Book Signing Aug. 9, 5 p.m. Author Ace Atkins signs copies of his book. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $27 signed copy, free reading; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com.

• “Margerita’s Gridiron Adventure” Book Signing Aug. 13, 5 p.m. Margarita Jurkovic signs copies of her book. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $18.95 signed copy; lemuriabooks.com.

The last few weeks have been filled with lots of events, from ones that hit on issues like criminal justice to others that celebrate rubber ducks. Here are some photos of note.

A volunteer brings out cheesecake at the Campbell’s Cheesecake Challenge on Thursday, Aug. 1, and Rickhouse by The Manship.

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Addie Lee Green, the lone Democratic candidate for Mississippi treasurer, waits for her turn to speak at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., on Aug. 1, 2019.

People peruse the displays of rubber ducks during the “DUCKrageous” exhibit at the Mississippi Museum of Art’s Museum After Hours on Thursday, July 18.

Volunteers Jennifer Griffith (left) and Aliyah Veal (right) pose for a photo at the Jackson Free Press’ booth at the Jackson Zoo’s Ice Cream Safari on Saturday, Aug. 3.

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At a mass incarceration rally in Brandon, Miss., on July 29, family, friends and community members marched to end practices that they say incarcerate far too many people for far too long, often for nonviolent crimes. Rev. Kenneth Glasgow, the activist brother of Rev. Al Sharpton, joined the march wearing a plaid blue and gray shirt and a black baseball cap.

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aTo Do Listd • “Deep River” Book Signing Aug. 14, 5 p.m.

Karl Marlantes signs copies of his book.

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

• “The Substitution Order” Book Order Aug. 15, 5 p.m. Martin Clark signs copies of his book. Readings at 5:30 p.m. $27.95 signed copy, free reading; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com.

Mississippi Book Festival Aug. 17, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at Mississippi State Capitol (400 High St.). Book-lovers, authors and vendors gather for the annual event. The festival features signings and presentations on books. Also includes Capitol tours, food trucks and other family-friendly activities. Free admission, vendor prices vary; msbookfestival.com.

ARTS & EXHIBITS Spirits of the Passage Aug. 7-11, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at Two Mississippi Museums (222 North St.). The traveling exhibit showcases rare artifacts uncovered from the wreckage of a sunken slave ship. $10 adult, $8 senior, $6 child; call 601-576-6800; email info@ mscivilrightsmuseum.com; twomississippi museums.com.

Director’s Gallery Talk | Betsy Bradley Aug. 9, 11:30 a.m.-noon at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). In the museum’s foyer. Gallery talks offer visitors the chance to engage with a single work, or pairing of works, for a 30-minute talk led

by Museum curators and education as local artists and scholars. Museum director Betsy Bradley leads the presentation for the event.

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Choreorobics Dance Off @ Steps the Studio begins 6:15 p.m. at Steps the Studio (6800 Old Canton Road, Suite 113). Dance professional duo Roger and Tena Long instruct participants in the hip hop dance class that aims to provide a way for people to both enjoy dancing while exercising. Individual rates are $10 per class for dropins and $50 for unlimited classes for the month (total of eight). The family rate is $70 per month for two adults and any children ages 21 and under within the same home. Additional dates: PIXABAY Aug. 7, Aug. 11, Aug. 14, Aug. 21. $10 drop-in rate, $50 for month (8 classes); choreorobics.com.

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Makeup and Go - Perfect Brows and Your Everyday Face Aug. 10, noon-3 p.m., at Kundi Compound (3220 N. State St.). The class teaches attendees how to better apply makeup and manage eyebrows. Demonstrations given throughout the class. Light refreshments provided. $30; call 601-345-8680; find it on Facebook.

Roots of Revolution: Reaching Back | Pushing Forward Aug. 7-10, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., at The Westin Jackson (407 S. Congress St.). The Association of African American Museums hosts the 41st annual event.

The conference focuses on the reaching back and pushing forward requisites of leading people, developing systems, improving organizations, protecting collections and impacting futures through the preservation of African American art, history and culture. It also explores how technologies can extend institutions’ capacities to make their collections and programs more accessible to users, as well as the necessity of collaboration in a revolutionary digital age.

Tickets: On-site Registration—$550 AAAM member, $650 nonmember, $600 presenter, $500 one-day rate, $450 student; find it on Facebook.

Makers’ Workshop: Zen Flags Aug. 10, 2-5 p.m., at The Community Canvas at Jax-Zen (155 Wesley Ave.). Creative coach Jina Daniels instructs participants in creating their own “zen” flags. Supplies included. Signing up with someone else earns both people a $5 discount.

Limited space. $35 individual, $30 apiece with a friend; call 601-691-1697; email jina@thecommunitycanvas.com; find it on Facebook.

Makeup Masterclass Aug. 10, 5-7 p.m., at Salon 232 (260 Belle Meade Point, Flowood). Avery Miskelly leads the masterclass, sharing tips and tricks on makeup application for all ages. She guides attendees through using a number of products and tools. Step-by-step application is demonstrated on a model. $65; call 601-9929946; find it on Facebook.

Fault Line Cake Decorating Class Aug. 13, 6-7:30 p.m., at The Stompin Grounds (310 Airport Road, Pearl). Shelby Hennessy instructs participants in creating multi-tier cake. Supplies included. $42; thestompingroundsms.com.

The Bean Path l Tech Office Hours Aug. 10, 12:30-3:30 p.m., at Medgar Evers Library (4215 Medgar Evers Blvd.). The tech-focused nonprofit provides free technical advice and guidance to individuals, new startups and small businesses in the community at the library. Free admission; email theresa@thebeanpath.org; thebeanpath.org.

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aTo Do Listd Basic Grant Proposal Writing Strategies Aug. 14, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., at Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy (201 W. Capitol St., Suite 700). The workshop covers basic grant writing objectives, including seven elements of almost every proposal: customizing proposals, locating grants and funding opportunities, developing relationships with funders and grant management. The event also helps attendees learn how to conduct successful grant research. The class is designed for both practiced and beginner grant writers. Jan Eastman, who has more than 30 years of experience in grant research and development, leads the workshop and discloses the “do’s and don’ts” of grant writing. $139 members, $209 nonmembers; thedatabank.com.

Modern Marketing Strategies: A Focus on Social Media Aug. 15, noon-1 p.m., at Madison Healthplex Performance Center (501 Baptist Drive, Madison). In the second floor conference room. The seminar focuses on how to use social media as a tool for modern-day marketing strategies. The event covers social strategies and marketing methods, case studies of tactics, and explanations of various effective approaches. Taught by Chris Bates of Agora Company. Lunch Provided. Reservations required. Questions raised in the seminar include, “Are you creating conversations and sharing resources with your target markets?”; “Whether growing your brand or using messaging for

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TUESDAY 8/20 Boxing & Kickboxing is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Boxers Rebellion Fighting Arts & Fitness (856 S. State St. Suite E). Instructors teach participants boxing and kickboxing skills. Additional dates: Aug. 7-8, Aug. 12-15, Aug.

and purpose, and is it impactful?”; “Are you running well-planned ad campaigns and boosts?”; and “Does it all tie in with your other brand platforms as well?” $12 members, $20 nonmembers, call 601-856-7757; email kcook@healthplexperformance.com.

Mind Ya Business III - a MIXER EVENT for Entrepreneurs Aug. 17, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at The Hideaway (5100 Interstate 55 N.). Jessica Marie hosts the event featuring representatives from small businesses from the Jackson metropolitan area. Includes giveaways, hors d’oeuvres and more. Attendees encouraged to network. $5 early bird, $15 after Aug. 1; call 601-345-1678; email msjessicatrigg@gmail.com; find it on Facebook.

Re-Defining Black Manhood Symposium Aug. 18, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m., at Afrikan Art Gallery (800 N. Farish St.). Facilitated by Asinia Lukata Chikuyu. The symposiums provide opportunities for inter-generational engagement among New Afrikan Males ages 8-80 to better prepare them for life.

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St. Joseph’s swim team. A preview sale is held on Friday evening with an entry fee of $5, whereas the main event on Saturday is free. Cash only. $5.

Heart of Madison 5K Race & Fun Run Aug. 10, 7 a.m.-10 a.m., at First Baptist Church of Madison (2100 Main St., Madison). Participants run or walk in the 5k event. Proceeds benefit The Mustard Seed in Brandon. Admission TBA; call 601-8566177; email fbc_info@fbcmadison.org; find it on Facebook.

Yappy Hour Pawty Aug. 10, 4-7 p.m., at Cultivation Food Hall (1200 Eastover Drive, Suite 125). The “Yappy Hour” fundraising event features Tito’s Handmade Vodka cocktails, live music, face painting and a doggy kissing booth. Proceeds benefit Rescue Revolution of Mississippi, which will be onsite with adoptable dogs and puppies.

Chipper & Coco are also onsite with items for pet-owners. Free admission, item and drink prices vary; call 601-487-5196; email events@cultivationfoodhall.com; find it on Facebook.

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8/7 - 8/20 Wednesday 8/7 1908 Provisions - Bill Ellison 6:30 p.m.

Alumni House – Scott Stricklin 7 p.m.

Bonny Blair’s - The American Band 7 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Gator Trio 6:30 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - New Bourbon Street Jazz Band Martin’s - Open Mic 9 p.m.

MikeTown Comedy Club – DJ Twigga 9 p.m.

Pelican Cove - TJ Russell 6 p.m.

Shucker’s - Sonny & Co. 7:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

Thursday 8/8 1908 Provisions - Chuck Bryan 6 p.m.

Bonny Blair’s - Dusty Welch 7 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Chad Perry 6 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Chris Minter & the KJ Funkmasters 11 p.m. $5 Genna Benna, Brandon - Live Music 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood – Live Music 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Madison – Live Music 7 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - D’Lo Trio Iron Horse Grill - Live Music 6 p.m.

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Fenian’s - Jonathan Yarget 9 p.m.

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Hal & Mal’s - Cary Hudson Iron Horse Grill - Live Music 9 p.m.

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Martin’s – Opposite Box w/ Stonewalls 10 p.m.

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Pops’ Saloon – Bubba Sparxxx & Alexander King 7 p.m.

Shucker’s - Sonny Duo 3:30 p.m.; Barefoot Highway 8 p.m. $5; Brian Jones 10 p.m. $5 Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

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

Saturday 8/10 Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Love Gun 8 p.m.

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Belhaven – Gin Blossoms, Southern Komfort Brass Band, Young Valley, Cary Hudson, Christone “Kingfish Ingram,” Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, T.B. Ledford, Tylor Hildebrand, Fondren Guitars School of Rock 5 p.m.

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Martin’s – Sabotage—New Orleans Beastie Boys Tribute feat. Members of Flow Tribe, Gravity A & Trombone Shorty’s Orleans Ave. w/ Alfred Banks 10 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Chris Gill and Jason Turner 2 p.m.; Keys vs Strings 7 p.m.

Pops Saloon – Kreaux 9 p.m.

Shucker’s - Steele Heart 3:30 p.m.; Barefoot Highway 8 p.m. $5; Chad Perry 10 p.m. $5 Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

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

Sunday 8/11 1908 Provisions - Knight Bruce 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

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

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

Kathryn’s - Jay Wadsworth 6 p.m.

Pelican Cove - TJ Burnham noon; Dirt Road Cadillac 5 p.m.

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

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

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

Monday 8/12 Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s – Central Mississippi Blues Society 7 p.m. $5 Kathryn’s - Stevie Cain 6:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Richard Lee Davis 6 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

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Pelican Cove - Charade Unplugged 6 p.m.

Shucker’s - Road Hogs 7:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Friday 8/9 1908 Provisions - Andrew Pates and Ronnie McGee 7 p.m.

Alumni House - Larry Brewer Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Mojiles 8 p.m.

Bonny Blair’s - Def Legend with Shatterframe Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Johnny Crocker 6 p.m.

Char - Bill Clark 6 p.m.

CS’s - Karaoke 8 p.m.

Duling Hall – Luckenbach Willie Tribute Band 8 p.m.

Fenian’s - Jonathan Womble 9 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Big Money Mel & Small Change Wayne 10 p.m. $5; Jamell Richardson midnight $10 Genna Benna, Brandon - Live Music 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Live Music 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Madison - Live Music 7 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - Oyster Open The Hideaway – Miles Flatt & South of 20 9 p.m.

Bonny Blair’s - Open Jam 8 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Jonathan Alexander 6 p.m.

Fenian’s - Open Mic 9 p.m.

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

Pelican Cove - Stace and Cassie 6 p.m.

Table 100 - Chalmers Davis 6 p.m.

Wednesday 8/14 1908 Provisions - Dan Gibson 6:30 p.m.

Alumni House – Hunter Gibson & Ginger Gorman Bonny Blair’s - Stace and Cassie 8 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

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

Martin’s - Open Mic 9 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Blake Edwards and Jonathan Alexander 6 p.m.

Shucker’s - Sonny & Co. 7:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

Thursday 8/15 1908 Provisions - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

Bonny Blair’s - Philip Yarbrough 7 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Chris Gill Duling Hall – Bun B 7 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Chris Minter & the KJ Funkmasters 11 p.m. $5 Genna Benna, Brandon - Live Music 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Live Music 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Madison - Live Music 7 p.m.

Iron Horse Grill - Live Music 6 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Josh Arnold and Sid Thompson 6 p.m.

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

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Friday 8/16 1908 Provisions - Chuck Bryan 6:30 p.m.

Alumni House – Doug Hurd Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Area Code 8 p.m.

Bonny Blair’s - Chasin Dixie 9 p.m.

Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

Cowboy’s Saloon – Surfwax, Witchcake & Night Surf 8 p.m.

Drago’s - GreenFish 7 p.m.

Duling Hall – BoomBox 9 p.m.

The Feathered Cow - Larry Brewer Fenian’s - The Bailey Brothers 9 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - The Blues Man 10 p.m. $5; Sherman Lee Dillon & the MS Sound midnight $10 Genna Benna, Brandon - Live Music 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Live Music 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Madison - Live Music 7 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - Abe Partridge Iron Horse Grill - Live Music 9 p.m.

Martin’s – Sexy Dex & The Fresh w/ Pink Palaces10 p.m.

Offbeat – Marcel P. Black, Keevo Gotti, Timaal Bradford, KC Young Bone, Meta Phive 7 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Proximity 7 p.m.

Pops Saloon – Justin Jeansonne 7 p.m.

Shucker’s – Sid Thompson & DoubleShotz 5:30 p.m.; Ian Faith 8 p.m. $5; Shayne Weems 10 p.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

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

Saturday 8/17 Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Area Code 8 p.m.

Bonny Blair’s - Keys vs Strings 9 p.m.

Char - Bill Clark 6 p.m.

Cowboy’s Saloon – Bobaflex w/ Artifas & Decrypting Humanity 7 p.m.

CS’s – Seth Power, Carey 7 p.m.

Fenian’s - Conner Ball 9 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Big Money Mel & Small Change Wayne 10 p.m. $5; Sherman Lee Dillon & the MS Sound midnight $10 Genna Benna, Brandon - Live Music 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Live Music 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Madison - Live Music 7 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s – Thomas Jackson 7 p.m.

Hops & Habanas – Stonewalls w/ Jig the Alien 7 p.m.

Iron Horse Grill - Live Music 9 p.m.

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

Martin’s – Wannu? 10 p.m.

Mississippi Braves Game - Larry Brewer Mississippi Coliseum - Donald Lawrence, Keke Wyatt, Kierra Sheard, Sir the Baptist, Tye Tribbett & DJ Standout 7 p.m.

Pelican Cove - May Day 2 p.m.; Travelin’ Jane 7 p.m.

Pops’ Saloon – Nashville South 10 p.m.

Shucker’s - Acoustic Crossroads 3:30 p.m.; Ian Faith 8 p.m. $10; Josh Journeay 10 p.m. $10 Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

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

Sunday 8/18 1908 Provisions - Knight Bruce 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

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

Hal & Mal’s - Live Music Iron Horse Grill - Tiger Rogers 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Soulstew 6 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Ronnie and Hunter noon Shucker’s - Greenfish 3:30 p.m.

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

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

Monday 8/19 Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

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

Pelican Cove - Ariel Blackwell 6 p.m.; Two for the Road 6 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Tuesday 8/20 Bonny Blair’s - Open Jam 8 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Johnny Crocker 6 p.m.

Fenian’s - Open Mic 9 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s – Raphael Semmes Kathryn’s - Road Hogs 6:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Chalmers Davis 6 p.m.

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“Talk Like the Critters” —“pet names”

BY MATT JONES

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1980s hit 57 Salt, chemically 58 Person who musically hypnotizes animals, according to the Internet?

63 Letter after pi 64 Actor Rami of “Bohemian Rhapsody” 65 Job reward 66 ___ voto (“at my own wish,” in Latin) 67 “___ Kitchen” (Gordon Ramsay show) 68 Tenochtitlan inhabitant 69 Request permission

38 Driver who plays Kylo Ren 39 2017 Pixar film 41 Pants maker Strauss 43 Sales talk 44 Guevara on T-shirts 46 What opportunity does, hopefully 47 “___ & Greg” (1990s-2000s sitcom) 48 Scratches the surface?

49 “Check this out!”

51 “Family Matters” neighbor Steve 54 Former “American Idol” judge DioGuardi 55 “Waiting For My Rocket to Come”

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1 Prosciutto, for example 4 Arizona plants 9 Beginning 14 Suffix after pay or Motor 15 Verbally 16 “Today” weatherman Al 17 Oscar Wilde’s forte 18 1990 Mel Gibson movie, according to the Internet?

20 “Metamorphosis” poet 22 Bottled water brand owned by Coca-Cola 23 Mount McKinley’s national park 26 Pay no attention to 30 Easy swimming style, according to

the Internet?

34 “Night Gallery” host Serling 35 Architect and Bauhaus School founder Walter 36 University official 37 Competed at Daytona 40 Istanbul title 41 “Better in Time” singer ___ Lewis 42 Olfactory stimulus 43 William and Harry, e.g.

45 Fleetwood ___ 46 Pet-related YouTube clip, according to the Internet?

50 Receipt figure 52 Half a quarter 53 Falco’s request to Amadeus, in a

1 “Strange ...”

2 Hyphenated word in “Cockles and Mussels” 3 Kind of call or season 4 One way to get around town 5 “Green Book” star Mahershala 6 Electrical cable 7 Brass band instrument 8 Altar vows 9 Color of Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty 10 Like hopeless situations 11 Take to the slopes 12 Ending for mountain or auction 13 Three, in Torino 19 They should be nowhere near a chalkboard 21 Macbeth’s imagined weapon 24 “Little ___ Fauntleroy” 25 Google’s was in Aug. 2004 27 Cookie introduced to India in 2011 28 Horse with mottled coloring 29 Mode in “The Incredibles” 31 No longer linked 32 1 or 0, but not 10 33 ___ Reade (NYC drugstore chain) 36 Pattern 37 Tomato variety

singer Jason 56 Give forth 58 “I can’t believe this,” in online slang 59 Scottish “no” 60 12th letter of the alphabet, when spelled out 61 Language suffix 62 DVR remote button ©2018 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@ jonesincrosswords.com)

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):

I am overjoyed that you’re not competing for easy rewards or comparing yourself to the mediocre crowd. Some people in your sphere may not be overjoyed, though. To those whose sense of self isn’t strong, you may be like an itchy allergen; they may accuse you of showing off or acting puffed up. But freaks like me appreciate creative egotists like you when you treat your personality as a work of art. In my view, you’re a stirring example of how to be true to one’s smartest passions. Keep up the good work! Continue to have too much fun! I’m guessing that for now you can get away with doing just about anything you want as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone.

Let’s enjoy a moment of poignant silence in honor of your expired illusions. They were soulful mirages: full of misplaced idealism and sweet ignorance and innocent misunderstandings. Generous in ways you may not yet realize, they exuded an agitated beauty that aroused both courage and resourcefulness. Now, as those illusions dissolve, they will begin to serve you anew, turning into fertile compost for your next big production.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

Old rules and traditions about how best to conduct intimate relationship are breaking down. New rules are still incubating.

Right now, the details about how people express their needs to give and receive love seem to be riddles for which there are no correct answers. So what do you do? How do you proceed with the necessary blend of confidence and receptivity? Can you figure out flexible strategies for being true both to your need for independence and your need for interdependence? I bring these ruminations to your attention, Libra, just in time for the “Transforming Togetherness� phase of your cycle.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

It’s time for your once-a-year shout-out to your most audacious possibilities. Ready? Go ahead and say, “Hallelujah!

Hosanna! Happiness! Hooray for my brilliant future!� Next, go ahead and say, “I have more than enough power to create my world in the image of my wisest dreams.� Now do a dance of triumph and whisper to yourself, “I’m going to make very sure I always know exactly what my wisest dreams are.�

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

During the next three weeks, I advise you to load up on copious amounts of caffeine from Monday at 8 a.m. until Friday at 6 p.m. Then drastically cut back on the coffee and consume large amounts of alcohol and/or marijuana from 6:01 p.m. on Friday through 6 p.m. on Sunday. This is the ideal recipe for success. JUST KIDDING! I lied. Here’s the truth, Sagittarius: Astrological indicators suggest you would benefit from making the coming weeks be the most undrugged, alcohol-free time ever. Your potential for achieving natural highs will be extraordinary, as will your potential to generate crucial breakthroughs while enjoying those natural highs. Take advantage!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

I don’t presume you should or will gleefully embrace the assignment I’ll propose. The task may indeed be too daunting for you to manage right now. If that’s the case, don’t worry. You’ll get another chance in a few months. But if you are indeed ready for a breathtaking challenge, here it is: Be a benevolent force of wild nature; be a tender dispenser of creative destruction; be a bold servant of your soulful dreams—as you demolish outmoded beliefs and structures that have been keeping a crucial part of your vitality shackled and latent.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

I have cast a feisty love spell that will be triggered in anyone who reads the first line of this horoscope. And since you have done that, you are now becoming even smarter than you already were about getting the most out of your intimate alliances. You’re primed to experiment with the delights of feeling with your head and thinking with your heart. Soon you’ll be visited by revelations about any unconscious glitches that might be subtly undermining your togetherness, and you’ll get good ideas about how to correct those glitches. Astrological rhythms will be flowing in your relationships’ favor for the next seven weeks!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

I estimate that about 25 percent of your fear results from your hesitation to love as deeply and openly and bravely as you could. Another 13 percent originates in an inclination to mistake some of your teachers for adversaries, and 21 percent from your reluctance to negotiate with the misunderstood monsters in your closet. But I suspect that fully 37 percent of your fear comes from the free-floating angst that you telepathically absorb from the other 7.69 billion humans on our planet. So what about the remaining four percent? Is that based on real risks and worth paying attention to? Yes! And the coming weeks will be an excellent time to make progress in diminishing its hold on you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19):

When it came time to write your horoscope, I was feeling unusually lazy. I could barely summon enough energy to draw up the planetary charts. I said a weak prayer to the astrological muses, pleading, “Please don’t make me work too hard to discover the message that Aries people need to hear; just make the message appear in my mind.� As if in response, a voice in my head said, “Try bibliomancy.� So I strolled to my bookcase, shut my eyes, pulled out the first book I felt, and went to a random page. Here’s what I saw when I opened my eyes: “The Taoist concept of wu-wei is the notion that our creative active forces are dependent on and nourished by inactivity; and that doing absolutely nothing may be a good way to get something done.�

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

There’s an old Rosicrucian vow you might have fun trying out: “I pledge to interpret every experience that comes my way as a communication of God with my soul.� If you carry out this intention with relaxed playfulness, every bird song you hear is an emblem of Divine thought; every eavesdropped conversation provides hints of the Creator’s current mood; the shape that spilled milk takes on your tabletop is an intimation of eternity breaking into our time-gripped realm. In my years of offering you advice, I have never before suggested you try this exercise because I didn’t think you were receptive. But I do now. (If you’re an atheist, you can replace “God,� “Divine,� and “Creator� with “Life.�)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

Below are unheralded gifts possessed by many Geminis but not commonly identified by traditional astrologers: 1. a skill for deprogramming yourself: for unlearning defunct teachings that might otherwise interfere with your ability to develop your highest potentials; 2. a sixth sense about recognizing artificial motivations, then shedding them; 3. a tendency to attract epiphanies that show you why and how to break taboos that may once have been necessary but aren’t any longer; 4. an ability to avoid becoming overwhelmed and controlled by situations you manage or supervise.

CANCER (June 21-July 22):

In 1993, I began writing a book titled “The Televisionary Oracle.� By 1995, I had generated more than 2,000 pages of material that I didn’t like. Although I was driven by a yearning to express insights that had been welling up in me for a long time, nothing about the work felt right. I was stuck. But finally I discovered an approach that broke me free: I started to articulate difficult truths about aspects of my life about which I was embarrassed, puzzled and ashamed. Then everything fell into place. The process that had been agonizing and fruitless became fluidic and joyful. I recommend that you try this strategy to dissolve any mental blocks you may be suffering from: Dive into and explore what makes you feel ashamed, puzzling, or embarrassed. I bet it will lead to triumph and fulfillment, as happened for me.

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Newcomers Need to Know ‘the Best’

by Amber Helsel

At the Jackson Free Press we track the pulse on the community in a lot of ways. One is through the annual Best of Jackson contest.

Here are some categories from the 2019 contest that we believe would be beneficial to newcomers. See more Jackpedia content on pages 12-14.

Best New Addition to Jackson; Best Tourist Attraction: Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (222 North St., Suite 2205, 601-576-6800, mscivilrightsmuseum.com) Best New Addition to Jackson finalists 4th Avenue Lounge (200 S. Lamar St., 769-572-4669, 4thavenuejxn.com) / Aplos (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 174, 601-714-8989, eataplos.com) / The District at Eastover (1250 Eastover Drive, 601-914-0800, thedistrictateastover.com) / Fine & Dandy (100 District Blvd. E., 601-202-5050, eatdandy.com)

Best Locally Owned Business: Deep South Pops (1800 N. State St., 601-398-2174; 4500 Interstate 55 N. Frontage Road, 601-398-0623, deepsouthpops.com) Finalists Capital City Kayaks (601-953-7615, capitalcitykayaks. com) / Offbeat (151 Wesley Ave., 601-376-9404, offbeatjxn.com) / The Prickly Hippie (500 Highway 51, Suite F, Ridgeland, 601910-6730, pricklyhippie.com) / Sneaky Beans (2914 N. State St., 601-487-6349) / Spray Tans by Kayla (504 N. Bierdeman Road, Pearl, 769-972-1138) courtesy betty smithson

Best Tourist Attraction finalists The District at Eastover (1250 Eastover Drive, 601-914-0800, thedistrictateastover.com) / Fondren / Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd., 601-981-5469, mschildrensmuseum.org) / Natchez Trace Parkway (natcheztracetravel.com) / Old Capitol Museum (100 S. State St., 601-576-6920, oldcapitolmuseum.com)

Flowood Nature Park (4077 Flowood Drive, Flowood, 601-992-4440) / LeFleur’s Bluff State Park (3315 Lakeland Terrace, 601-987-3923, mdwfp.state.ms.us) / Mynelle Gardens (4736 Clinton Blvd., 601-960-1894)

Best Local Live Theatre Group: New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St., 601-948-3533, newstagetheatre.com) Finalists Black Rose Theatre Company (103 Black St., Brandon, 601-825-1293, blackrosetheatre.wordpress.com) / Fondren Theatre Workshop (fondrentheatreworkshop.com) / Hearth & Mantel Theatre Company (769-218-9496, hearthand manteltheatre.com) / MADDRAMA (Jackson State University, 1400 John R. Lynch St., jsums.edu)

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Best Festival: Bright Lights Belhaven Nights (August, greaterbelhaven.com)

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Finalists Cathead Jam (June, catheadjam.com) / CelticFest (March, celticfestms.org) / Farish Street Heritage Festival (September, facebook.com/farishstreetfestival) / Mississippi Science Fest (September, mssciencefest.org) / WellsFest (September, wellschurch.org/wellsfest)

Best Community Garden/Nature Attraction: Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive, 601-576-6000, museum.mdwfp.com) Finalists The Art Garden at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St., 601-960-1515, msmuseumart.org) / Clinton Community Nature Center (617 Dunton Road, Clinton, 601-926-1104, clintonnaturecenter.org)

Finalists Animal Rescue Fund of Mississippi (395 W. Mayes St., 769-216-3414, arfms.org) / Cheshire Abbey (cheshireabbey.com) / Community Animal Rescue & Adoption (960 N. Flag Chapel Road, 601-922-7575, carams.org) / Mississippi Kidney Foundation (3000 Old Canton Road, Suite 110, 601-981-3611, kidneyms.org)

Best Live Music Venue: Brandon Amphitheater (8190 Rock Way, 601-724-2726, brandonamphitheater.com) Finalists Bonny Blair’s Sports Cafe (1149 Old Fannin Road, Suite 16, Brandon, 769-447-5788) / Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave., 601-292-7121, dulinghall.com) / Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St., 601-948-0888, halandmals.com) / Martin’s Downtown (214 S. State St., 601-354-9712, martins downtownjxn.com) / Shucker’s Oyster Bar (116 Conestoga Road, Ridgeland, 601-853-0105, shuckersontherez.com)

Best Animal Shelter: Community Animal Rescue & Adoption (960 N. Flag Chapel Road, 601-922-7575, carams.org) Finalists Animal Rescue Fund of Mississippi (395 W. Mayes St., 769-216-3414) / Cheshire Abbey (cheshireabbey. com) / Mississippi Animal Rescue League (601-969-1631, msarl.org)/Webster Animal Shelter(525PostOakRoad,Madison, 601-605-4729)

Best Arts Organization: Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St., 601-960-1515, msmuseumart.org) Finalists Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland, 601-856-7546, craftsmensguildofms.org) / Greater Jackson Arts Council (201 E. Pascagoula St., 601-960-1557, greaterjacksonartscouncil.com) / Mississippi Arts Commission (501 N. West St., Suite 1101A, 601-359-6030, arts.ms.gov) / New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St., 601-948-3533, newstagetheatre.com)

Best Nonprofit Organization: The Mustard Seed, Inc. (1085 Luckney Road, Brandon, 601-992-3556, mustardseedinc.com)

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Best Museum: Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd., 601-981-5469, mschildrensmuseum.org) Finalists Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Drive, 601-432, 4500, msagmuseum.org) / Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (222 North St., Suite 2205, 601-576-6800, mscivilrightsmuseum.com) / Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.; 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org) / Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive, 601-576-6000, museum.mdwfp.com)

Best Annual Event: Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival (March, halsstpaddysparade.com) Finalists Jackson Music Awards (July, jmaainc.com) / Mississippi Science Fest (September, mssciencefest.org) / Mistletoe Marketplace (November, mistletoemarketplace.com) / WellsFest (September, wellschurch.org/wellsfest) / Zoo Brew (May, jacksonzoo.org)

Best Barbershop: Fondren Barber Shop (2939 Old Canton Road; 601-826-0707) Finalists The Barbershop at Great Scott (4400 Old Canton Road, Suite 100; 601-984-3500; greatscott.net/the-barber-shop) / Custom Cuts & Styles (2445 Terry Road; 601-321-9292) / Maurice’s Barber Shop (1220 E. Northside Drive, Suite 360, 601-362-2343; 398 Highway 51, Suite 60, Ridgeland, 601-8562856) / Noble Barber (1065 Highland Colony Pkwy., Suite F, Ridgeland; 601-856-6665; noblebarber.com) / Yelverton Barber Salon (901 Highway 51, Madison, 601-856-0015)

Best Salon: Molly Gee & Co. (219 Garden Park Drive, Suite 200A, Madison, 601-853-0054, mollygeeandco.com) Finalists The Glossary Salon (109 E. Main St., Florence, 601-845-1111, glossaryhairsalon.com) / LIV the salon (160 W. Government St., Brandon, 601-814-8731) / Sage Salon & Color Bar (120 District Blvd. E., Suite D104, 601-487-0368, sagecolorbar.com) / Signature Hair Lounge (6969 Old Canton Road, Suite F1, Ridgeland; 662-436-1506; signaturehair lounge.com) / Studio J Salon (151 E. Metro Pkwy., Flowood, 601-212-9130) See more at jfp.ms/boj2019.

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