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“Kwanzaa ... is about pulling together the biggest family of all—the community.” see page 29 11 JXN Pentapus Holidays Paul Robertson’s unique nativity display was inspired by “Love Actually.”

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12 TEDx Tales Kermit the Frog leads the visionary pack of speakers.

14 SECRET JXN A Fair City Once upon a time, the Mississippi State Fair was located in the Old Capitol.

16 EXPAT On the Hunt One queer southern writer is giving others their voices.

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24 Holiday JXN BOOM holiday guide to events, businesses, gifts and fun.

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45 Festival Cocktails Add a holiday twist to old favorites.

45 Anjou Morsels 10 things you didn’t know about chef Daryl Maloney.

46 Clean Holiday Eats Yes, the holidays can be healthy. Really.

48 ARTS Pretty Paper Kyle Hilton’s creations aren’t your mama’s paper dolls.

50 Mosaic Images Give the gift of broken glass.

55 LOCAL GIFTS BOOM Jackson’s annual handmade holiday gift guide.

60 BOOKS Local Scribes Spread the word with Mississippi authors.

62 A Gift in a Mustard Seed Delight loved ones and give back to a good cause.

62 Give Back BOOM Jackson’s brief guide to giving back to the community during this season.

66 MELODIES Musical Heart The Yellow Scarf nurtures the exploration of sound and music style.

66 On Stage Big band lives and prospers.

68 COOL, TOO Blue Memories of Tupelo Have a very Elvis Christmas.

70 EVENTS Go, eat, drink.

74 LOCAL LIST Her Jackson Christmas Cuticles owner Victoria Walker gave us her favorite places to visit Jackson for the holiday season.

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A Season of Believing // by Donna Ladd

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strengths to address our challenges. And, s this issue goes to press in early October, Mississippi State and the without apology, by pulling together all ages, genders, ethnicities and income brackets to University of Mississippi are tied start believing in our potential. at No. 3 in the AP college football Last night, I attended a talk at Millsaps poll, and both are on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the words “Mississippi MayCollege by “community-change expert� hem,� upsetting the collegeRich Harwood who advised football status quo. Even to (1) focus on shared asbetter than that, our state is pirations together, not just capturing the imagination problems, (2) build things of the nation as we hold our together, even if seemingly collective breaths to see if small things and (3) focus on one or both can keep winthe stories we tell about our ning (or even bring home a communities. Frankly, that Heisman trophy). captures the mission of our These are heady times publications almost exactly.

This holiday season, we in our state, one where we have to work very hard to again celebrate the urban be greater, in others’ minds warriors, the artists and creand our own, than the sum atives, and the local entrepreEditor-in-Chief Donna Ladd of our history. Perhaps neurs who make Jackson a the toughest curse of our very special place to dream, state’s past is the difficulty live, work and build. This is in believing in our own pothe season of believing, and tential as a state and a people. A long and that must include believing in our individual unfortunate tradition in our state is to focus and collective potential for greatness. on the negative and allow ourselves to be diHarwood shared a favorite quote now vided and kept on the bottom. scattered around Newtown, Conn., since No more. A growing number of Missisthe Sandy Hook tragedy: “Our collective sippians are staying here, coming together destrength and resilience will be an example spite differences, pooling ideas and efforts, and to the rest of the world.� I believe this to my working really, really hard to bring progress to core about Jackson and Mississippi. our city and the metro and state that surround Have a creative, peaceful, loving and us—that is, busting up the status quo. prosperous holiday, all. Just believe. I do.

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Bringing The Community Together: Promoting Racial Harmony and Facilitating Understanding

••••••••••••••••••••••••• Day of Dialogue: A Town Hall November 12, 2014; 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Jackson 2000 invites the Greater Jackson community to the Mississippi e-Center to participate in a special day-long dialogue circle event. The program will feature interactive sessions to facilitate honest and constructive conversations about race and ethnicity in our community.

••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2014 Holiday Social December 18, 2014; Municipal Art Gallery Join the board of directors and members of Jackson 2000 at the Municipal Art Gallery on State Street in Jackson for holiday fellowship and to learn more about the organization.

••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2014 Dialogue Circles Ongoing for adults and youth - see website Jackson 2000 presents dialogue circles, a series of facilitated, curriculum-based discussion sessions that can open minds, change hearts and build lasting friendships.

Thanks to The Nissan Foundation for their generous support.

1. Amber Helsel Managing Editor Amber Helsel is a small medium at large. Right now, she just needs sleep and food. She contributed to the cover package and coordinated the entire issue.

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2. Micah Smith Assistant Editor Micah Smith loves learning about shapes and colors. His favorites are triangle and green. He also plays music in the band Empty Atlas. He wrote melodies stories.

3. Shameka Hamilton Shameka Hamilton is a mom of four who enjoys music, books and food from other cultures. The Simpson County native has dreams of writing a novel worthy of the New York Times Bestseller list. She wrote a do-gooder story.

4. Zilpha Young Ad Designer Zilpha Young once owned a castle and still would if not for the economy and crippling eBay addiction. She designed ads and wrote a DIY story.

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round the holidays each year, if you drive down Poplar Boulevard in Belhaven, you may notice an odd line-up of characters. In front of a little, white house with black shutters, a nativity scene has the usual suspects—Mary, Joseph, the three wise men and baby Jesus—but you may also notice some seemingly misplaced creatures. Beside Santa Claus sits a “pentapus” (an octopus with only five tentacles instead of eight), a lobster and an alligator.

The house belongs to Jacksonian Anne Robertson, who grew up in Belhaven and has lived in the house for 19 years. She and her son, Paul Robertson, who studies chemical engineering at Georgia Technical College, built the neo-nativity scene in 2004, the year he came home with a bachelor’s degree in Latin American studies from Colby College in Maine. The original cephalopod was actually a quadrapus.

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and put them back together again in the shape of the things that I made.”

Somebody stole the quadrapus around 2006, and Robertson still doesn’t know who took it. He built the current version, the pentapus, before the 2007 holiday season and brings it out each year.

The idea for the nativity scene came from the film “Love Actually,” where, during a play, Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus and the angels are surrounded by creatures such as a lobster and an octopus. The scene in the film made Robertson realize that he could do his own version. “I didn’t want to do a typical nativity scene with cows and sheep,” he says. “... Moving back to Jackson, I guess I had some creative energy, so I took it out on some pallets and had fun.”

Andy Hilton of SwingLab gave him tools, wood pallets and a place to work, and Robertson began his creation.

What you may also not notice is that while Santa has a pale complexion, Mary, Joseph, and the three wise men have darker skin, denoting their Middle Eastern heritage. Baby Jesus’ complexion is a mix between the two shades.

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Fertile Ground

The Year of the Creative Economy // by Dustin Cardon

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n Nov. 6, Jackson attorney, developer and Jackson Chamber of Commerce board member David Pharr brings TEDx Jackson, the first TED conference in Mississippi. TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, began in 1984 as a one-time conference founded by architect Richard Saul Wurman and broadcast designer Harry Marks to come together and discuss innovative ideas. The first event featured people such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte. TED became an annual event in 1990, and the conferences eventually came under the direction of British magazine publisher Chris Anderson, a former computer journalist.

TED conferences address a wide range of subjects on culture and science research and practice, often through storytelling. Speakers have up to 18 minutes to present their ideas in the most innovative and engaging ways they can. TEDx is a division of TED geared toward communities that want to have a TED-like event. Just in time for the “year of the creative economy,” the theme for TEDx Jackson is “Fertile Ground,” and the speakers will highlight creative opportunities in Mississippi. At press time, the TEDx Jackson speaker lineup included 20 people representing a wide array of professions from across the state, and each will have about 10 minutes to present their topic. The list is subject to change.

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Brit Fitzpatrick— Founder and CEO of MentorMe, a mentor-matching service based in Memphis.

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Cassandra Wilson—Jazz musician, singer, songwriter and producer from Jackson who won Grammy Awards for “New Moon Daughter” and “Loverly.” Wilson is honored on the 100th marker of the Mississippi Blues Trail.

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Damon Brown—Pop-culture expert, 2014 TED Active speaker, author of “Our Virtual Shadow: Why We Are Obsessed With Documenting Our Lives Online,” member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors board of directors and social network Nextt advisory board.

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David McRaney—Hattiesburg journalist and author of the books “You Are Not So Smart” and “You Are Now Less Dumb.”

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David Watkins Jr.—A food entrepreneur who helped found Soul City Hospitality, a restaurant group working to aid Mississippi’s growing need for fresh, local food, including creating a Food Innovation Center.

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Gary Butler—Founder, chairman and CEO of Starkville-based wireless information technologies company Camgian Microsystems.

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George Bey—Anthropology professor and associate dean of international education at Millsaps College studying the archeological remains of the ancient Maya civilization at the Kaxil Kiuic Biocultural Reserve in the Yucatan Peninsula.

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Hakeem Oluseyi—Tougaloo College graduate, professor of physics and space sciences at Florida Institute of Technology, and commentator on Discover, National Geographic and Science Channel programs.

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Dr. Herman Taylor—Former director of the Jackson Heart Study, the largest study in history to investigate inherited factors in diseases affecting African Americans.

10. Jill Conner Browne—Boss Queen of the Jackson-based Sweet Potato Queens, New York Times bestselling author and organizer of Fondren’s Zippity Doo Dah Parade.

Bomgar—Founder and CEO 13. Joel of Ridgeland-based technology company Bomgar, recognized as one of the fastest-growing private businesses in North America.

14. Kermit the Frog—Famed children’s entertainment icon created by the late Jim Henson, a Mississippi native puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, inventor, screenwriter, actor, film director and producer. Kermit is known worldwide for his appearances on “The Muppet Show” and “Sesame Street,” as well as a number of feature films.

15. Kristi Henderson—Director of the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s telehealth program, a nurse practitioner and associate professor of nursing.

16. Marina Bers—Tufts University professor researching the design and study of innovative learning technologies, including coding environments and robotic systems for early learners.

17. Marshall Ramsey—An editorial cartoonist, radio host, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author who will emcee TEDx Jackson.

18. Melody Moody—Advocate for bicycling and walking as a tool to improve community health, economic development, accessibility and quality of life, executive director of Bike Walk Mississippi, and creator and organizer of the annual outdoor festival “Pickin’ and Paddlin” at Mayes Lake.

19. Nick Wallace—A principal and chef at Soul City Hospitality who works to bring the farm to the table, and who also was on the 2013 “Best Chefs America” list and recently appeared on Food Network’s “Cutthroat Kitchen.”

20. Pamela Shaw—A public-policy analyst, advocate, and the founder and president of P3 Strategies, a firm that works with organizations and individuals in areas such as grassroots advocacy, strategic communications and community engagement.

11. Joe Reardon—Former mayor of Kansas City, Kan., who led that city’s bid to become the first Google Fiber city in the nation.

21. Dr. Richard Summers—Medical researcher and member of the team that developed HumMod, the world’s largest mathematical model of integrative human physiology.

12. Joe Stradinger—Entrepreneur, technology investor and founder of Ridgeland-based social media and technology company, EdgeTheory (formerly Leadify).

22. Vasti Jackson—Blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and official Cultural Ambassador of Mississippi.

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ackson residents know the Mississippi State Fair for big entertainment, fun rides and fried foods by the truckloads. Meanwhile, only a short walk away, the Old Capitol Museum (100 S. State St., 601.576.6920) invites more scholastically minded visitors to learn about our state’s history. But did you know that the State Fair and the Old Capitol were once one and the same?

The Mississippi Legislature OK’d the state’s first agricultural expo in 1840, agreeing to use the swampy fields east of the capitol building, the same area where the current fair is held every October.

“Way back when, the fair was really only an agriculture exhibition,” says Clay Williams, director of the Old Capitol Museum. “Now we think of the fair mostly as rides and food, but in the early days, it was a showcase of farming technology.”

The first official state fair was in 1859.

By 1903, workers completed construction on a new Capitol building on High Street, Jackson’s third and Jackson’s current one. The old building was left unoccupied and soon fell into disrepair, and not for the last time. Politicians considered selling or demolishing the expensive structure, the latter of which citizens largely opposed, but the city also didn’t want to spend money on its upkeep.

A temporary solution came in the fall of 1904. The state fair, then called the Mississippi Industrial Exposition, moved into the Old Capitol, filling every corner including the former state library and governor’s office. The building’s decorative entrance offered a natural access point for fair attendees. If only to put off a permanent decision, the Legislature agreed to extend the State Fair’s stay.

“From 1906 to 1912, they leased the building to what amounted to the State Fair Commission,” Williams says. “At one point in time, the fairgrounds moved closer to the backdoor of the building. … They brought cotton bales, food products, livestock and all kinds of tools into the building.”

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or early November every year, paid the city only $10 to use the location each year, but the lease essentially made the fair commission the caretakers of the Old Capitol. They were responsible for roof and window repairs, removing all booths, signs and banners after each fair, and for preserving the building’s remaining archives.

The state fair began to host band concerts and other entertainment to expand its audience in the next few years, becoming more like its modern-day iteration. While the fair became more popular during the lease, the new tenants weren’t beneficial for the Old Capitol’s future.

“Unfortunately, it did nothing but contribute to the building’s decay,” Williams says.

“Bringing in livestock and equipment is obviously not going to do much for the building’s long-term upkeep.”

Thanks to early historical preservationists such as Theodore Link, the architect of the new capitol building, and current caretakers such as Williams, the Old Capitol survived its stint as State Fair host, and both attractions have become treasured pieces of Jackson and Mississippi history.

After the construction of the current Capitol building, the Old Capitol hosted all manner of animal and agriculture for the state fair.

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In “This is Our World,� Allison writes: “Art is not meant to be polite, secret, coded or timid. Art is the sphere in which that impulse to hide and lie is the most dangerous. In art, transgression is holy, revelation is sacrament, and pursuing one’s personal truth the only sure validation.� “The Queer South� puts personal truths on the page. It is revealing, enlightening, moving, sometimes painful, often hilarious, and always deeply, queerly southern and a joy to read. If it presents defining qualities of being queer in the South, it also defines the human experience. “There are moments when you realize that, ‘Oh. These people or this group of people fundamentally disagree with my existence, and they view me as a lesser human being.’ Maybe you have those thoughts more growing up in the South where fundamentalism reigns supreme, and limits your crayon box to black and white.

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traverse Lakeland Drive every day near the land f you find yourself comfortably stretching yet modern with a mostly brick exterior and a colout your appendages in Fondren’s Cups orful interior befitting Fondren’s vibrancy. Mike site proposed for the Costco, according to MissisEspresso Café, don’t worry. You haven’t Peters and his Fondren Place Development Co., sippi Department of Transportation information.

Interstate 55, between the Fortification Street shrunk; Cups has gotten a little more spa- owner of the Fondren Corner Building, provided the land for the proposed hotel. and Northside Drive exits, sees traffic counts of cious. Run by Janice and Dennis Cameron since Mississippi Department of History and between 100,000 and 125,000 vehicles daily.

1993, Cups has acquired the next-door space forBefore the matter was scheduled to appear merly occupied by a realty company. Although Archives, which officially named Fondren a hisfull expansion details are still in the development toric district in late September, has to sign off before the city council, the mayor softened on the stages, for now the additional room provides a of the plans to ensure the hotel gibes with the position that it was Lakeland-or-bust for Costco’s meeting space for the company’s executives area’s aesthetic. “Because Fondren is so unique, Jackson hopes, suggesting that other locations and additional storage so that space in the existing café can be opened up for more seating, said Cups Fondren Manager Cody Cox. Meanwhile, moves at a local coffee company are percolating elsewhere in the Jackson metro. Natalie and John Baten of Flowood have acquired three former Seattle Drip stores and rebranded them under a new banner. Seattle Drip, which began in Mississippi, has several locations in the state and one in Homewood, Ala. When the existing franchise contracts on the three coffee shops in Flowood, Madison and Flowood expired, it allowed the couple to turn the businesses into Mocha Mugs.

The kiosks are at 1800 W. Government St. in Brandon, 119 Grandview Blvd., in Madison and 5610 Highway 25 in Flowood.

In October, Mayor Tony Yarber said that Costco may be able to go in locations other than the controversial one on Lakeland Drive near Smith-Wills Stadium and several museums.

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With Fondren’s growing popularity as a place to eat and play, it only makes sense that the neighborhood will soon become a place to stay overnight. In August, Sunny Desai, president and chief executive officer of Desai Hotel Group in Jackson, announced plans for a boutique-style hotel in boutique-ish Fondren.

The design calls for a 100-room, four-story Hampton Inn with an underground parking garage at the corner of Duling Avenue and Old Canton Road, which is now a vacant grassy lot near Babalu Tacos & Tapas.

Desai, whose company also owns and recently renovated the Holiday Inn Express on High Street, told the Jackson Free Press that the Fondren hotel would be unique to the Hampton Inn chain. Specifically, the hotel will look historic, 18

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Costco Possibilities At the time BOOM was going to press, the fate of a Costco Wholesale in the capital city was in the hands of the Jackson City Council, which was scheduled to vote on a controversial rezoning proposal Oct. 20.

Initially, Mayor Tony Yarber insisted that if Costco were to choose Jackson over Flowood for its first Mississippi store, the company wanted to be on Lakeland Drive, near Smith-Wills stadium and in the middle of two of the busiest traffic corridors in the metro. Some 50,000 vehicles

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might be in play. In October, Yarber told reporters that the Lakeland site, which requires the rezoning of 50 acres of land and the likely removal of Smith-Wills Stadium, might be a no-go. But he said that Costco is now willing to work with the city for another location.

“We think there’s a little bit of leverage that we have now that we didn’t have before,” Yarber said, without giving specifics.

Building a Costco would reportedly result in about 235 retail jobs, plus whatever labor would be needed during the construction phase.

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East (LOHO) neighborhood of northeast Jackson, sits the future site of One Eastover Center, a five-story, 120,000-square-foot office building located in the District at Eastover along Eastover Drive and Interstate 55 Frontage Road.

A groundbreaking happened this summer, and construction is under way. Holder Properties, the developer, is contracting with Jacksonbased Duckworth Realty for leasing services.

The District will feature new retail tenants, dining options, one- and two-bedroom living spaces, a Residence Inn by Marriott Hotel and a movie theater. The theater will have eight screens and three private “skybox-inspired” screening rooms for private events. It will showcase a variety of films, including new releases, independent and foreign films, as well as special events such as live sports, opera and concerts. Completion of the district is expected August 2015.

Highland Village Also Riding High WS Development, which owns Jackson’s Highland Village, rolled out renovation plans that will help bring a slew of new stores to the shop-

ping center. Among them are the first Magnolia State sites for Kate Spade New York and a new Lululemon Athletica.

The plans also called for remodeling highfashion retailer Maison Weiss; jewelry and home gift stores Turkoyz and Turkoyz@Home and a second Red Square Clothing location, which opened in August. Developers ASD out of Atlanta and Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons Architects & Engineers of Jackson are taking part in the renovation efforts. The renovations maintain the original brick structure while brightening the facades, refining greenery and resurfacing hardscapes. Kate Spade New York will move into an 1,800-square-foot space next to A Daisy A Day, while Lululemon Athletica is set to open later this year or early 2015 in a 3,000-square-foot space near Maison Weiss’ expanded location.

Final West Jackson Plan Near A blueprint for West Jackson that has been in the works for a year and a half is close to completion. Jackson-based Duvall Decker Architects P.A. has led a series of public meetings at commu-

nity centers, places of worship and nonprofit agencies where residents identified challenges, ranging from homelessness to abandoned and poorly maintained properties and crime, and offered ideas on what they wanted to see in their neighborhoods.

Much of the focus has been along the Capitol Street corridor, from Gallatin Street to Interstate 220. An initiative of the Jackson Police Department and Hinds County Sheriff’s Office that involves beefed up police presence in the area has already helped reduce the overall crime rates of some west Jackson neighborhoods.

Among the items on residents’ wish lists are: more single family and Jackson State University student housing, edible gardens and fruit orchards, improved homeless services, bike loan centers, teen and senior community centers, medical clinics, laundry services, a recycling center, grocery store with more fresh food options. Residents also asked for more recreation, such as walking trails, skating rinks and possibly even a roller coaster.

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alking into Zoubir Tabout Antiques & IntĂŠrieurs is like stepping into another country. The shop is filled almost floor to ceiling with ornate furniture, beautiful bottles, scarves and numerous other items. The store contains a tremendous assortment of one-of-a-kind antiques, accessories, art pieces and clothing items that owner Zoubir Tabout has personally acquired through his mostly French network. Among the shopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique items is a bronze Roman bracelet that dates to the first century A.D. and a second-century Roman ring.

Tabout opened the store in 2010. Previously, he was a vice president of a French antique dealership in New Orleans. Prior to that, he studied foreign language at Sorbonne University in Paris, where he graduated with a Licence degree (equivalent to a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the U.S.) in foreign language in 1992. An avid historian, Tabout started out in the antique world as a guide

for an American antiques buyer who was traveling through France. He says he â&#x20AC;&#x153;discovered France through the eyes of an American.â&#x20AC;?

Taboutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite style is neoclassicâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ornate with a lot of movementâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;though he is now more spontaneous. He stays in regular contact with a network of pickers, or buyers throughout France and some of Europe, which includes mothers and grandmothers of friends, and travels to Paris annually to buy his acquisitions and ship them to his store in Fondren.

He likes living and working in Fondren because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;stuck between the city and the country.â&#x20AC;? His most interesting project was restoring his 1928 Tudor-style house.

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Zoubir Tabout Antiques & IntĂŠrieurs (2763 Old Canton Road) is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 601.366.4310 or find the shop on Facebook.

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Manager Karen Parker offers her usual warm smile while customers drift in and out of the shop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After my husband died, I re-evaluated my life,â&#x20AC;? Parker, a Jackson native, says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś I heard that Luke and Charlotte Lundemo were opening a fair-trade store, and (I) asked to be part of it.â&#x20AC;?

The Lundemosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; goal was to open a store founded on ethics, kindness and community. When the space next to the Computer Co-op in Rainbow Plaza became available, they leapt at the opportunity. Now, Fair Trade Greenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fifth anniversary is in November.

Fair Trade adheres to guidelines that all products be made in an ecofriendly way and without child or slave labor in a safe environment where the artisans are paid fairly. Most of the artisans are in groups formed of indigenous people or those in disadvantaged areas, and the products are certified by societies such as the Fair Trade Federation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We walk our talk,â&#x20AC;? Parker says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We use bags made of 100 percent recycled paper. â&#x20AC;Ś Any wooden pieces are made from cast-off materials. A lot of our repurposed items, like the wind chimes, bottles and jewelry, are made locally.â&#x20AC;?

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include hats made with material from the bark of Mutaba trees, made by the Friends of Uganda. Bracelets made from the vegetable â&#x20AC;&#x153;ivoryâ&#x20AC;? of Ecuadorian tagua nuts are arranged artfully in a basket. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These nuts slowed down the cutting of the rain forest as people realized how valuable they were,â&#x20AC;? Parker says.

Fair Trade Green is filled with local and international items that appeal to artists. Parker says thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what makes the store so special. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fondren is all about a diverse community â&#x20AC;Ś and that is what Fair Trade does,â&#x20AC;? Parker says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It pulls all those things together.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;A little bit of my heart goes into everything we have in this store because I read the peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stories. â&#x20AC;Ś Fair trade has regenerated the traditions of these crafts,â&#x20AC;? Parker says as she hangs a tapestry made on a Peruvian foot loom.

Fair Trade Green is the perfect place to pick up a gift for a friend or a unique gift for a child. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a beauty in knowing there is an ethical turn to what you purchaseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;knowing that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re supporting the world,â&#x20AC;? Parker says.

Fair Trade Green is located inside Rainbow Plaza (2807 Old Canton Road, 601.366.1602). The shop is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit rainbow coop.org or find the shop on Facebook.

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uring the holidays, most of us will attend gatherings, exchange gifts and drink a toast to the 2015. But what should be a joyful time can also add stress.

Blow your budget, eat and drink too much, have another family spat or feel lonely when everyone

ment. Learn to roll with it.

All things in moderation.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to over-indulge. Rich food and alcohol, late-night soirees and impulse buys arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worth foodinduced comas, hangovers and those January credit-card bills.

Nibble, drink plenty of water and resist over-spending.

and skip what you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Set boundaries and slow down. If a special opportunity comes along, allow yourself to go with it.

Schedule time for you.

Many people, especially women, ignore their needs to take care of others. Stick with established routines for exercise, hobbies and

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How can you stay calm in the midst of holiday-induced insanity? Here are several tips from lifehack.com and Psychology Today that will serve you well.

Keep your expectations realistic. Your idiot uncle will still be a jerk, your sister will give advice about your love life, and your mother-in-law will criticize your housekeeping. Expecting otherwise will set you up for disappoint-

Plan. Make lists and shop at your own pace. Choose local businesses that can be less crowded (and will often wrap your gifts for free). Hosting a meal? Make one trip for the ingredients. Prepare what you can ahead of time so you can relax and enjoy yourself.

Sleep. Nothing will make you crankier than skimping on sleep. Be sure you get enough.

Learn when to say noâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and yes. Give yourself permission to do what you want to do

Work. Live. Play. Prosper.

meditation. Make your hair and nail appointments early. Shut the door and indulge yourself.

Be useful. Giving isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all about buying. Giving can ease uncomfortable social situations and take the focus off you. Offer to help in the kitchen or stay to help clean up. Babysit for a friend.

Read to your nieces. Make a new friend with a shy wallflower. Take a meal to a shut in.

Above all, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to breathe and have fun!

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#HRISTMAS´ #ANDLELIT (IT // by Micah Smith COURTESY MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE

For this years Festival of Lights, the Mississippi College Singers will perform songs such as the “Wexford Carol and “A Spotless Rose” by Herbert Howard.

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ric Milner-White, dean of King’s College in Cambridge, England, from 1918 to 1941, thought the Church of England needed a more creative service. The college held the first Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols was on Christmas Eve 1918.

In 1928, British Broadcasting Corporation Radio began broadcasting the program and has done so every year since.

Each service includes nine lessons from the Bible, from the sin of Adam and Eve to the birth of Jesus to the Bible’s prophesies. After

each lesson, the choir sings two carols, including “Remember, O Thou Man” by Thomas Ravenscroft and “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” a verse of “Adeste Fideles” by John Wade, translated into English by Frederick Oakley.

In 1986, Dr. Richard Joiner, an adjunct professor of music, decided to import the British tradition to Mississippi College, and so began the saga of the Festival of Lights, an event that features the MC Singers and similar to its predecessor, includes scripture and carols.

Dr. Milburn Price, a visiting professor

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very year, Carols by Candlelight draws around 15,000 Jacksonians with its joyous message of hope and new beginnings. Now in its 45th season, the Christmas spectacular is prepped to be the largest, yet.

Lavon Gray, First Baptist Jackson’s minister of music, has been with the church for 10 years, and is largely responsible for arranging Carols by Candlelight, a process that started all the way back in January.

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The 45th Annual Carols by Candlelight at First Baptist Jackson special includes around 300 singers and 45 musicians. a blank slate … and begin praying to identify a theme,” Gray says. The theme for 2014 is “Are You Changed?”

Beside the customary processional, in which the church choir enters the audito-

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in the college’s music department, says the event was started to signal the Christmas season in Clinton.

“It opens the art season in Clinton and is usually the first concert of any kind for the Christmas season,” Milburn, an Ellisville native, says.

While the British tradition dictates that the service be held on Christmas Eve, MC usually begins its event the Thursday after Thanksgiving. Like the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, the event features nine scripture lessons with hymns and carols laced throughout. This year, the MC Singers will perform carols such as the “Wexford Carol” and Herbert Howard’s “A Spotless Rose.”

“Music has long been associated with the Christmas season,” Milburn says. “To provide an event that takes the important biblical text for the Christmas season and reads them and then amplifies those texts with appropriate choral music is certainly a fitting ushering in to the Christmas season. I think Mississippi College has considered this to be a part of their contribution to both the religious life and the musical life of the broader area surrounding the college, both Clinton and Jackson.”

This year’s event will be held Dec. 4-6 at MC’s Provine Chapel (200 W. College St.). Each performance begins at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $15 and children and student tickets are $5. For more information, visit mc.edu.

rium with lit candles, Carols by Candlelight has plenty of change this year.

Special guests include award-winning dancer Kathy Thibodeaux, the co-founder of Ballet Magnificat!, narrator Marquis Laughlin, the radio personality behind “Acts of the Word” and “The Moral Dilemma,” and speed-painter Bryan Keith Daniel, who creates abstract artwork live.

Gray organizes around 300 singers and 45 musicians every year to bring Carols by Candlelight’s festive sound to filled auditoriums.

“We strive for excellence at the highest level, and it doesn’t cost anything,” Gray says. “That doesn’t hurt, either!”

This year’s Carols by Candlelight is Dec. 12-14 at 7 p.m. with matinee performances Saturday and Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are free, available at firstbaptistjackson.org and carolsbycandlight.org. boomjackson.com

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Kwanzaa is about community, culture and bringing people together through the biggest family of allâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Using his research, chaotic holidays. community.

Karenga pieced together Many people mistakprinciples from different enly believe that taking part in Kwanzaa means passing on other winter African traditions. Though some elements of Kwanzaa arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t identical to holidays. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually a non-religious harvest festival that falls between the professorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original plan, many are still pillars in celebrating the holiday, Christmas and New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, held from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. Kwanzaa, rec- while others remain in essence. ognizes the Nguzo Saba, or the Seven Principles: â&#x20AC;&#x153;umoja,â&#x20AC;? meaning unity; Stewartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group still has candle-lighting and libation ceremonies, honâ&#x20AC;&#x153;kujichagulia,â&#x20AC;? meaning self-determination; â&#x20AC;&#x153;ujima,â&#x20AC;? meaning â&#x20AC;&#x153;collective oring ancestors and the children to come, but they also let their hosts dework and responsibility; â&#x20AC;&#x153;ujamaa,â&#x20AC;? meaning cooperative economics; â&#x20AC;&#x153;nia,â&#x20AC;? termine some of their activities and add new traditions. meaning purpose; â&#x20AC;&#x153;kuumba,â&#x20AC;? creativity; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;imani,â&#x20AC;? meaning faith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The late Mayor Chokwe Lumumba got us into doing â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Harambee.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; We Angela Stewart, vice president of Women for Progress and the archijoin and raise our hands seven times, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Harambee.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; On the seventh vist for Jackson State Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Margaret Walker Center, has observed time, he would encourage us to hold it as long as we could,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It Kwanzaa since the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something my family has done,â&#x20AC;? she says. means, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We all pull together.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Women for Progress was one of the first organizations to bring For more information on Kwanzaa traditions, visit officialkwanzaawebsite.org. To learn more about Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kwanzaa celKwanzaa to central Mississippi.â&#x20AC;? ebrations, visit womenforprogress.net.

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2014 Escape to the Southeast Travel Attraction of the Year!

TURKEY TUESDAY Nov. 25, 10am - Noon Examine turkey feathers, make a turkey call, & learn what turkeys eat!

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CHRISTMAS FOR THE BIRDS Dec. 6, 10am-Noon Create edible ornaments for your outdoor trees!

GIFT SHOP HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE Dec. 6, 10am-3pm Shop unique & MS made gifts.

Free wrapping. Joe Mac Hudspeth, Jr. My Southern Wild book signing! (10% discount for Museum Members) A CAJUN CHRISTMAS Dec. 13, 11am-3pm Interactive storytelling of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cajun Night Before Christmas.â&#x20AC;?

Santa Aquarium Dive!

ANIMAL GROSSOLOGY Through Dec. 30 Explore slimy & yucky creatures in this animated exhibit!

Museum closed Dec. 24-25 & Jan. 1 2148 Riverside Drive, Jackson, MS 601-576-6000 www.msnaturalscience.org

This project is partially funded through a grant by the Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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Fried Cheese Balls $6

BBQ Beef (chopped w/ slaw relish) .................................................... 5.80

Fried Dill Slices $4

Shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pie Burger $10

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Assorted Potato Chips .......... 1.10

Onion Rings ........................... 3.90 Smoked Ham (lettuce, tomato & mayo) Fries (fresh cut taters) ................. 3.60 ..................................................... 6.35 Regular or Sweet Potato with cheese ................................ 6.95 Small Garden Salad .............. 4.70 Smoked Turkey (lettuce, tomato & mayo) (Come Back, Ranch, or Raspberry ..................................................... 6.35 Vinaigrette) with cheese ................................ 6.95 Chef Salad ............................. 12.55 Hamburger ............................. 4.75 (topped with cheddar and swiss (lettuce, tomato, mayo, mustard, cheese, boiled egg, smoked chicken or pickles & onion) with cheese ....... 5.99 smoked ham & turkey, with a choice Double Hamburger ............... 5.99 of Come Back, Ranch or Raspberry with cheese ................................. 7.99 Vinaigrette) Po-Boys your choice of Pork, Chicken, Beef, Ham or Turkey (lettuce, tomato, PD\R 5XIĂ&#x20AC; HV) .......................... 10.45 with cheese ............................... 11.99

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Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Jalapenos $6

Slider Basket $7 Corned Beef Slider Basket $7 Basket Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Okra $3 Basket Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Chips $3

Western Burger $9 Scotch Egg Burger $9

Sandwiches Chicken & Cheese $8 Buffalo Chicken $8 Hawaiian Chicken $8

Salads

Pub Club $8

House Salad $5 large $8

Blackened Tilapia Sandwich $9

Add a grilled chicken breast $3

Chef Salad $9 Caesar Salad $5 large $7

Add a grilled chicken breast $3

Entrees Shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pie $10

Bookmaker $9 Reuben $9 Portabella Sandwich $10

Desserts Irish Bread Pudding $5 Dirty Ice Cream Sandwich $6

Corned Beef & Cabbage $10 Grilled Tilapia Plate $9 Grilled Chicken Plate $9

Irish Boxties Reuben Boxty $10 Shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pie Boxty $10 Veggie Boxty $9 Grilled Tilapia Plate $9

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TACOS

Sausage & Cheese Plate…8.99 Pimento Cheese…5.99 Boudin Links…5.99 Pork Belly Corn Dogs…7.99

Pulled Pork BBQ Tacos…6.99 Smoked Chicken BBQ Tacos…6.99 Brisket BBQ Tacos…7.99 BBQ Taco Sampler…9.99 (One Pork / One Chicken / One Brisket)

NACHOS Cheddar Cheese / Smokehouse Beans / Pickled Onions / Pico de Gallo / Mississippi “Sweet” BBQ Sauce / Sour Cream

Pulled Pork Nachos…8.99 Smoked Chicken Nachos…8.99 Brisket Nachos…9.99

SALADS BLT Salad…8.99 House Salad...5.99 Caesar Salad…7.99 ( A d d S m o k e d C h i ck e n … 1 . 9 9 )

IB U R G E R S & SANDWICHES C h o i c e o f 1 s i d e : Collard Greens / Fries / Smoked Tomato Cole Slaw / Potato Salad Pasta Salad / Smokehouse Beans Pork Rinds / Side Salad

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Boudin Burger…10.99 Fried Green Tomato BLT…8.99 ( A d d P u l l e d P o rk o r S m o k e d C h i ck e n … 1 . 9 9 A d d B ri s k e t … 2 . 9 9 ) Smoked Chicken Salad Sandwich…8.99 Bacon Melt…10.99 BBQ Sandwich…8.99 (Choice of Pulled Pork or Smoked Chicken) Brisket BBQ Sandwich...9.99 The P&P Reuben ... 9.99

‘QUE PLATES Choice of 2 sides: Collard Greens / Fries / Smoked Tomato Cole Slaw / Potato Salad Pasta Salad / Smokehouse Beans Pork Rinds / Side Salad

Herford Brisket Plate…14.99 Smoked Chicken Plate…11.99 Pulled Pork Plate…11.99 Pepsi-Cola Glazed Baby Back Ribs Full Slab…24.99 Half-Slab…14.99 ‘Que Sampler Platter…16.99 Pulled Pork / Hereford Brisket / Pulled Chicken

DESSERTS The Famous “Parker House” White Chocolate & Cranberry Bread Pudding…3.99 Bananas Foster Pudding…3.99

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PENGUIN DAILY SPECIALS S ERVED FROM 11:00 AM -3:00 PM $10 ( INCLUDES ICED TEA ) MONDAY

Red Beans & Rice, smoked and andouille sausage

TUESDAY

Fried chicken, turnip greens, macaroni and cheese

WEDNESDAY

Beef Brisket, mashed potatoes and butter beans

THURSDAY

Smothered Pork, rice and southern green beans

FRIDAY Fried Catfish, cole slaw and French fries Neck Bones, turnip greens and macaroni & cheese BBQ Baby Back Ribs, baked beans and potato salad $13 Half Rack/$20 Rack

APPETIZER FAVORITES CRAB CLAWS $14 Tomatoes Juanita $10.50 Chicken Drummettes $7 Chipotle Chicken Nachos $8.50 The Penguin Salad $7 / $4 LUNCH & DINNER ENTREES Prices range from $12-$30 Chicken Neeley Chicken Alfredo Dixon Pork Chops Rib Eye Cooley Tilapia Christopher Glazed Salmon Seafood Quiche Chicken & Waffles Redfish Meyers Tilapia in the Delta Country Fried Steak Burgers & Wraps And the Famous Penguin Hot Dog Special

SIDES Green Beans, Turnip Greens, Butter Bean, Squash & Onion, Cole Slaw, Macaroni & Cheese, Mashed Potatoes, Rice, Rice Pilaf, & Candied Yams Every 1st & 3rd Sunday The Penguin Offers Their famous seasoned Chitterlings for only $16 PENGUIN DESSERTS Turtle Cheesecake, New York Cheesecake, Bourbon Pecan Pie, Strawberry Shortcake, Brownie w/Ice Cream, Red Velvet Cake & Bread Pudding Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of food borne illness.

Please inform your server if you have any food allergies or special dietary needs. The Penguin Restaurant adds an automatic 18% gratuity to all parties of 7 or more.

Please allow additional time to close out separate checks for large parties.

SUNDAY BRUNCH $10 SPECIALS Fried or Baked Chicken, Fried Cat Fish, Meat Loaf, 1100 John R. Lynch Street Suite A | Jackson, MS Neck Bones, Turkey & Dressing 769.251.5222 All $10 Specials come with a thepenguinms.com choice of 2 sides Jackson Menu Guide

Patio Brunch

(Saturday & Sunday 11am-4pm)

Prime Rib Herb Crusted And Slow Roasted Petite 8oz $16 • Shea’s Cut 12oz $24 • Chef’s Cut 16oz $32 With 2 Eggs, Home Fried Potatoes, Fresh Fruit And A Muffin Shea’s Loaded Delta Omelet $12 Ham, Bacon, Sausage, Onions, Bell Peppers, Tomato, Cheese Fried Green Benedict $18 2 Fried Green Tomatoes, Topped With Our Crab Cakes, Poached Eggs And Remoulade

On The Start

Oysters…

On The Half Shell 1/2 Dozen $7 Or Full Dozen $13 Charbroiled 1/2 Dozen $10 Or Full Dozen $16 Spicy Deep Fried $12

Traditional Eggs Benedict | $14 2 Poached Eggs Over Grilled Ham On English Muffins With Hollandaise Sauce Steak & Eggs $18 8 Ounce Ribeye, Grilled Or Blackened With 2 Eggs Any Way Shea’s Fried Chicken _ 7@E{ DR $16 A Thick Belgium Topped With A Pecan Crusted Chicken Breast And Maple Syrup. Served With Fresh Fruit And A Blueberry Muffin

Fried Green Tomatoes $7 Jalapeno Mac & Cheese Bites $7 Crab Fritters $10 Mozzarella Caprese $9

Huge Salads & Homemade Soups File Gumbo Cup $4 • Bowl $8 Mt. Olympus $14

Shea’s Chopped Olive Salad $8 Strawberry Walnut $12

Sandwiches

Fried Green Tomato Blt $8 The Ultimate Veggie Burger $9

Mahi Tacos $12 BBQ Chicken Sliders $10

The Blue Plates $10 Served daily until 2pm Every Day Special Soup & Salad Combo (Does Not Include Sides) • Choice Of Side Garden, Side Caesar, Or Side Olive Salad And A Bowl Of File Gumbo Or Chef’s Soup Of The Day. Monday Country Fried Pork Chop – With Gravy Red Beans And Rice - With Grilled Green Onion Smoked Sausage Tuesday Pot Roast • Pecan Crusted Chicken Wednesday Meatloaf • Catfish Reuben - Blackened

Entrees

Catfish, Sauerkraut, Swiss Cheese, And Remoulade On A Marble Rye Bread Thursday French Onion Salisbury Steak - Garlic Cheese Toast With French • Onion Gravy • Chicken Spaghetti - With Fresh Angel Hair Pasta, Loaded With Chicken Friday Seafood Platter - Fried Catfish And Fried Shrimp • Mahi Tacos - Blackened Mahi, Shredded Cabbage, Mango Salsa Drizzled With A Pineapple Mango Bbq Sauce On Flour Tortillas

served with choice of garden or chopped olive, or ceasar salad

Shea’s Ribeye Filet 16 Ounces $36 10 Ounces $39 Pork Ribeye $18 Crab Cakes $20 Top With Crawfish Cream Sauce $5

New Orleans Style Bbq Shrimp $19 Jambalaya $18 Seafood Risotto $22

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L E T U S C AT E R Y O U R H OLIDAY O FFICE E VENTS STEVE’S BOX LUNCHES

Made from the freshest ingredients and include a sandwich or wrap of your choice, side item, and one of our famous fresh-baked cookies.

Side Item Choices

Miss Vickie’s Chips, Baked Lay’s Chips, Pretzels, Sugar-Free Fruit Cup, Lemon Dijon Pasta Salad, or Cole Slaw.

Metro Deli Box | $8 per person Oven-roasted turkey breast, smoked ham, or chicken salad sandwich on house-baked focaccia, croissant or wheat bread.

Club Box | $9.75 per person

Oven-roasted turkey breast, smoked ham, bacon & provolone on housebaked focaccia, croissant or wheat bread.

Wrap Box | $9.75 per person

Chicken Club Wrap, Smoked Brisket, Sausalito Wrap, Area 51, or Mediterranean Wrap on wheat or sundried tomato tortilla

QUICHE BOX LUNCHES

A slice of our hand-made quiche with a salad or a cup of one of our famous soups.

Vegetarian options always available.

Quiche & Greens Box $10.75 per person

One slice of quiche; field greens salad with dressing; and a fresh-baked cookie.

Quiche & Soup Box $10.75 per person

One slice of quiche; 8 oz. cup of soup; and a fresh-baked cookie.

SANDWICH TRAYS Small Sandwich Tray | $50

Eight cut deli sandwiches (turkey breast, ham, chicken salad). Feeds 8 – 12

Large Sandwich Tray | $73

Twelve cut deli sandwiches, Feeds 12-18

Custom Catering Starts at $12 per person

Hot lunches served buffet style with tea and desert.

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Fondren Corner | 2906 N. State St. 601.982.2001 | Monday - Saturday 11:00am-9:00pm roostersfondren.com

Sandwiches All sandwiches are served with fresh

lettuce, tomato, pickle, and onions with your choice of white, wheat, or jalapeno cheddar buns baked fresh daily.

BEEF Hamburger

6oz. 8oz.

Cheeseburger Bacon Cheeseburger Mushroom Swiss Burger Jalapeno Cheeseburger

CHICKEN Grilled Chicken Sandwich

6.5 6.75 7.25 7.25 7.25

Fried Chicken Sandwich Chicken Club Chicken Mushroom Swiss Chicken Jalapeno

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Hamburger Steaks One 1/2 lb. Angus ground chuck hamburger steak with choice of two sides Classic Hamburger Steak 10.75 Brown gravy and sautĂŠed onions Swiss Steak 10.75 SautĂŠed mushrooms and melted Swiss Bacon Cheddar Steak 11 Bacon, melted cheddar, and topped with two onion rings

Parmesan Steak

11.25

SautĂŠed mushrooms, butter, and parmesan

Plates Fresh pasta, wines by the carafe and Sinatra on the stereo...what more could you ask for?

Mushroom Chicken Cutlet

9.75

Country Fried Steak

10.75

Chicken Tenders

9.75

Red Beans & Rice

9.5

5 oz. pan-broiled chicken breast topped with sautĂŠed mushrooms and Swiss.

Choice of two sides.

Topped with white gravy. Choice of two sides Three tenders with honey mustard.

Choice of two sides.

Topped with smoked sausage, jalapenos and onions. Served with side salad.

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2 Curly Fries 2 Cole Slaw Green Beans 2 Mac & Cheese 2.75 Onion Rings 2.75 Mashed Potatoes 2 Baked Beans 2 Extra Toppings .5 Side Salad 3.25 Red Beans & Rice 2 .5 Rice & Gravy 2 Extra Sauces

Desserts

Homemade Banana Pudding Cookies

2.25 1.25

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-$*?(8 shrimp, 4 oysters, 3 Red Beans & Rice 14.50 Cup 3.95 Bowl 6.25 catfish) Combo PO-BOYS (10 shrimp, 3 catfish) 12.95 Served on Gambinos New Orleans french bread Combo Add .50 for swiss, american, (8 oysters, 3 catfish) 14.95 or provolone cheese -$(+?\54[?>? 3." -.?(6) Salâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Supreme (roast beef, ham & cheese) 9.50 "/ ? -$(+?(5) 13.95 11.95 * ."?Ă&#x20AC; ?

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Edamame 4.95 Gyoza 5.95 Soft Shell Crab 8.95 Oyster Tempura 8.95 Chicken Tempura 5.95 Shrimp Tempura 5.95 Vegetable Tempura 4.95 *beef Tataki 7.95 *tuna Tataki 7.95 BbQ Squid 7.95 Yellow Tail Neck 6.95 Shrimp And Avocado 4.95 Baked Salmon & Scallop 7.95 Japanese Egg Roll 4.95 Cheese Wonton 4.95 Sashimi (8pcs.)

11.95 LUNCH SPECIAL * indicates raw material

L1. Chicken Teriyaki 8.95 L2. Beef Teriyaki 9.50 L3.*sushi Lunch Special 9.95 L4. *chirashi Lunch Special 10.95 L5. Tempura 8.95 L6. Chicken Tempura 8.95 CREATE YOUR OWN COMBO LUNCH (any two items) 11.95 Shrimp/Chicken Tempura Chicken/Beef Teriyaki * Sushi HIBACHI LUNCH Served with soup, fried rice and veg.

Vegetable 6.95 Chicken 7.95 Steak 9.95 Shrimp 9.95 Salmon 9.95 Scallop 10.95 Combination (Choose two) 12.95 Chicken, Steak, Shrimp, Scallop, Salmon

Nagoya Lunch

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Share Plate NOODLES Yakisoba Yakiudon Udon Tempura Udon FRIED RICE Plain Fried Rice Chicken Fried Rice Steak Fried Rice Shrimp Fried Rice Combo Fried Rice SIDE ORDERS Scallops Shrimp Filet Mignon Steak Chicken Lobster Vegetables Fried Rice KID’S MENU

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Fried Chicken Strip 4.50 French Fries 3.50 KID’S HIBACHI

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Chicken Shrimp Steak

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Chicken Teriyaki 14.95 Beef Teriyaki 15.95 Grill Salmon 15.95 Shrimp Tempura 15.95 Chicken Tempura 14.95 Seafood Tempura 16.95 Unagi Donburi 13.95 *tekka Donburi 14.95 *sushi Combination 18.95 *sushi & Sashimi 18.95 *sashimi Dinner 22.95 *chirashi 19.95 CREATE YOUR COMBO DINNER (any two items) 18.95 *Sushi, *Sashimi Shrimp/Chicken Tempura Chicken/Beef Teriyaki HIBACHI DINNER

Served with soup, salad, fried rice, and vegetable

Vegetable 9.95 Chicken 13.95 Steak 17.95 Shrimp 17.95 Salmon 16.95 Scallop 19.95 Filet Mignon 19.95 Lobster 27.95 Filet and Lobster 29.95 Seafood lover 28.95 Nagoya for Two 39.95 Combination (Choose two) 20.95 Chicken, Steak, Shrimp, Scallop, Salmon

Sub Filet 6.95 Sub Lobster 6.95 Share Plate 6.95 SUSHI NIGIRI OR SASHIMI(2 PCS.) Tuna 3.75 Fresh Yellow Tail 3.75 White Fish 3.50 Fresh Salmon 3.50 Sweet Shrimp (Raw) 6.50 Octopus 3.95 White Tuna 3.50 Smelt Roe 3.75 Salmon Roe 3.75 Smoked Salmon 3.75 Shrimp 2.95 Crabstick 2.95 Eel (Unagi) 3.50 Squid 3.95 Egg Omelet 2.95 ROLLS California Roll 3.95 Special Eel Roll 4.95 Alaska Roll 4.95 Miami Roll 4.95 Tuna Roll 4.95 Spicy Tuna Roll 4.95 Fresh Yellow Tail Roll 4.95 Fresh Salmon Roll 4.95 Spicy Salmon Roll 4.95 Sashimi Roll 6.95 Rock & Roll 8.95 Soft Shell Crab Roll 8.95 Jackson Roll 10.95 Rainbow Roll 10.95 Ultimate Roll 12.95 Oyster Tempura Roll 10.95

Note: Consuming raw animal products such as egg, beef, or fish can be hazardous to your health. *A gratuity may be added to the bill for a group with six or more. You are free to remove any item from any order. But any substitution may cost you extra money.

And for some specific items, no special request is available.

per bottle + tax Available only at The Cherokee.

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It takes a gentle approach for the hesitant, and he equates it to cultivating a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of animals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you have a 5-year-old who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like dogs, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t show him a Saint Bernard, because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to scare the heck out of // by Ronni Mott him. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t show him a German Shepherd or any big dog,â&#x20AC;? Moore says. hen Montie Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, Kelly, brings 2-year-old Keeton â&#x20AC;&#x153;Show him a puppy. Let him ease into it.â&#x20AC;?

Even the lactose intolerant can find joy in cheese, Moore says, because to visit his dad at Whole Foods Market, Keeton is likely to grab some cheese and start munching. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never found a the processâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;separating curds and wheyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;leaves only miniscule amounts cheese he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like, his dad says, especially when mom of the offending ingredient. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The majority of the lactose is suspended in the makes mac â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cheese from one of the liquid part of the milk,â&#x20AC;? he says, which lesser-known cheddars in the coffin, an cheese makers discard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the whey ominous name for the big refrigerated is gone, the lactose goes with it.â&#x20AC;? Harder case. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a cheese in there that and drier cheese has less lactose.

Cheese Tips he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t eat,â&#x20AC;? Moore says.

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Anjou Restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive chef, Daryl Maloney, is originally from Oklahoma City, Okla.

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Chef Maloney trained in French cuisine under Chef Kurt Fleischfresser at Oklahomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Coach House Restaurant, where â&#x20AC;&#x153;you move through the brigade system where the guy ahead of you shows you the station that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve moved into, and you pull each other along,â&#x20AC;? he explains.

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Maloney says the most difficult thing to learn were the knife skills. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fine dicing, the brunoises. Depending on the person you are learning under, they can be demanding,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a guest chef from New York. He told me to do some brunoises for him, so I was chopping red bell peppers just as finely as I could get them. And he said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a beautiful brunoise!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

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The menu at Anjou is a blend of French and southern cuisine, balancing French classics such as croque-monsieur and profiteroles with daily specials such as meatloaf.

And, Maloney says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;most of the entrees are a blend, with French techniques and French styles but using ingredients with a southern flair.â&#x20AC;?

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Yep, Anjou serves escargot. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not keen on popping a snail into your mouth, you might be pleasantly surprised.

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Chef Maloney describes them: â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are lightly sautĂŠed, then we put them in the dish with garlic butter ... and then we put it in the broiler until itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all brown and bubbling.

Then you get a little side of bread to sop up the butter.â&#x20AC;?

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Maloneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite season to cook is autumn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like a lot of root vegetables and things like that,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not really a light food eater, and in the fall and winter you can make food more substantial.â&#x20AC;?

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He hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been to Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;yet. Maloney hopes to take his wife, Gia, and their two daughters to spend a summer there at some point.

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In fact, the only French Maloney knows are the culinary words he learned in his program. But his daughter Erin is taking a French class this school year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping to learn a little more from her, maybe pick up her textbooks,â&#x20AC;? Maloney says with a chuckle.

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The word â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anjouâ&#x20AC;? (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;an-jĂź ; -zhĂź) refers to a former province of western France on the Loire River. It was an English possession from 1154 to 1204.

For more information about Anjou Restaurant (361 Township Ave., Ridgeland, 601-707-0587), visit anjourestaurant.net.

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Clean eating stresses healthy, whole and unprocessed foods. Health experts donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t call it a diet; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way of life. Cookinglight.com outlines some of the principles of the concept: whole, natural foods with minimal or no processing; unrefined foods, such as amaranth and quinoa, over refined, such as enriched flour; and minimal fat, sugar and salt content.

This holiday season, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel down because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re surrounded by stuffing, turkey and pies. Whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re vegan, vegetarian, gluten or grain free or you just want to eat healthy, you can still Try these delicious recipes instead.

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actual character and all their stuff.” ike many artists, Jackson He shared his work with a few native Kyle Hilton spent people online, and as more and more his childhood drawing. He saw it, the project opened the door to didn’t think of it as a posworking with bigger clients. But Hilsible profession until college. In his ton’s paper dolls aren’t the kind you last year at the University of Southremember from your childhood. He ern Mississippi, where he studied uses a much more modern style—and art from 2004 to 2009, he began doing // by Amber Helsel a lot of humor—to craft his creations. freelance design work for some HattiesTo create the paper dolls, Hilton uses burg locals and working for graphic artboth analog and digital processes. He ist Tommy Teepell, owner of Hattiesburg’s begins by doing photo research and makGrin Design. ing a few preliminary sketches. Once he has “With design stuff, I was never quite good at a clear direction, he uses a pen tablet to fine-tune the actual work, so I always tried to lean more on illusthe drawing, making a clear outline of the person or tration to get jobs done,” he says. “As I got more into that, it object and using simple lines to sketch the features. turned into doing other freelance work that was illustration based.”

Recently, Hilton released his first book, “Art History Paper He earned a bachelor’s degree in art from the uniDolls” (Chronicle Books, 2014, $12.95), which features familiar faces versity in 2009, though he didn’t have a specific focus. of famous artists and their trademark characteristics, from Edgar De“Mine was the slacker degree you get if you’re gas and his obsession with ballerinas to Vincent Van Gogh and his not quite sure what you’re going to do,” Hilchopped-off ear. While the book received criticism for featuring mostly ton says. “I spent a little too much time changing my major. I had to kind of just white male artists, Hilton says that the purpose was to use some of the most recognizable artists from different periods, such as Salvador finish up after a while.”

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Illustrator Kyle Hilton didn’t think of drawing as a career until his last year of college. had amassed a small portfolio by the end of college, filled with work for clients, such as logos and more conceptualized pieces. Soon after graduating, he began receiving editorial illustration jobs with from magazines, newspapers and websites, and in only a few years, he’s created for widely read publications such as Austin Weekly, Variety and The New York Times, for which he drew weekly illustrations for two years..

Hilton’s animated style of drawing stems from his lifelong love of comic books.

“I always wanted to draw comic books,” Hilton, who currently lives in Jackson, says. “During college, I always thought that would be really cool to get to a point where I could do comic books professionally but never quite had the patience for such a long-term illustration.

It takes a lot of commitment for only a few seconds of reading.”

His love of comic books and collecting action figures eventually brought him to the world of paper dolls.

“I’m not really a sculptor,” he says. “As I was trying to play around with getting better at illustration, I started drawing characters that I liked and ended up kind of in this paper-doll format, because I just like to draw the 48

of the book, though, was trying to find people that Hilton and the publisher had the rights to use.

A few days after the news broke of riots in Ferguson, Mo., Hilton created a paper-doll illustration that mocked the over-militarization of the city’s police (pictured on page 49).

The piece features a white police officer and alternate faces of Mike Brown, Dorian Johnson, Officer Darren Wilson and a Guy Fawkes mask. An orange spiked comic bubble reads “Time to suit up!” with handcuffs below. Hilton created a police helmet, a SWAT team vest, machine guns and grenades to go along with the theme. The text beside a police tank reads, “Now, we’re talking,” and next to another pair of handcuffs: “And remember: No fear! No reporters!”

The artist says he isn’t very political, but he saw the gunning down of Brown and the militaristic police reaction as a violation of basic human rights. “No matter who you are, you want to know that justice is on your side,” he says.

These days, Hilton is working on a new paper-doll project. Though he says he hopes to do another art-history book, his next venture is a book on famous writers, which he says will include a diverse range of people, including men and women and more racial diversity.

For more information or to see more of his work, visit kylehiltonillustration.com.

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small bell hangs from the ceiling near the back of Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mosaic Shop next to a container of Band-Aids. If one of the mosaic crafters cuts a finger while handling colored glass pieces, the injured artist is required to ring the bell as if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a victory.

The shop workers get excited when it happens. It means youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re invested in your pieceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not afraid of getting a little roughed up in pursuit of your craft.

Mosaic Shop owner and artist Wanda Hendrix wears bandages around her fingers as she shows attendees in her workshop how to cut and arrange glass onto their own work of art.

Hendrix, a woman with a fabulous white hairdo, ran shop in Waxahachie, Texas, until she relocated to Mississippi in 2006. Now, with her shop at 1625 E. County Line Road in the Pear Orchard Village shopping center, she helps shop patrons â&#x20AC;&#x153;create (their) own â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;wowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; piece, and feel as good about (their) work and (themselves) as I do,â&#x20AC;? she says.

The shop is filled with mosaic artwork. The pieces range from flat, colorful shapes hanging on

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the walls to mosaic boxes and bejeweled high-heel shoes. Rows of bins filled with glass pieces sorted by color line the right side of the workshop. Above the bins is a whole wall of wooden shapes customers can choose to decorate.

Each is priced from about $14 to $28.

During the holiday season, Mosaic Shop offers 15 different ornaments at three for $15. Hendrix said these are the perfect gift for grandparents. The store also has party options with coaches and special demonstrations.

For many people, nothing is better than a handmade holiday gift. But the end result from a trip to Mosaic Shop isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t on par with your average macaroni picture frame or refrigerator magnet. With the help of the shopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artists, anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;no matter his or her skill levelâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;can create a masterpiece worthy of a special spot in a friend or family memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s living room.

Mosaic Shop (1625 E. County Line Road, Suite 210, 601.397.6579) is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, visit mosaicmississippi.com or find it on Facebook. boomjackson.com

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ARTS // literary

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rectly to the program,â&#x20AC;? says Del Harrington, director of community relations. She says this means that the program benefits from that percentage. While people can donate and do volunteer work such as weeding flowerbeds, they can also help in the gift shop. The Mustard Seed needs people to help with such things as tying ribbon on ornaments and cleaning and organizing the gift shop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our community thrives on volunteers and financial contributions, so we welcome anything, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big or small, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a minute or an entire weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth of time,â&#x20AC;? Harrington says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can take anything and anybody, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re grateful for everything.â&#x20AC;?

The Mustard Seed gift shop (1085 LuckneyRoad,Brandon,601.992.3556) is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the second Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

On Nov. 15 and 22, Mustard Seed will host shopping days. On Dec. 6, the organization will host its open house, which will include a performance by Mustard Seedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bells of Faith, a silent auction and a bake sale.

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Upon walking into the cent of the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual budget. The remainder of funding comes from the tuition store, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re greeted by bright red tables and shelves and lights that accent the numerous ceramic items in every size and shape. They include anything from frogs to owls to sneakers to a plate decorated to look like a pepperoni pizza.

The shop is one of Mustard Seedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many programs for adults with developmental disabilities. The organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clients, called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seedsters,â&#x20AC;? paint many different microwave, oven and dishwasher-safe ceramic pieces, which they then sell in the gift shop. Some clients even build their own art. The pieces range in price from $8 to $65.

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uropean countries have histories filled with challenging mu- full-size: The band usually has 20 performing members.

The group first formed for a project called â&#x20AC;&#x153;String of Pearlsâ&#x20AC;? with Missical arrangements that redefined whole eras of art. While America is younger than its associates across the pond, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sissippi Public Broadcasting, which was then called ETV, Mississippi Eduno slouches when it comes to composition. In fact, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what cational Television. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a series of locally produced big-band shows Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Capitol City Stage Band is all about. at the time. We were asked to put the band together and perform,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The European grandmastersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Brahms, Beethoven, Wagner and While corralling 20 schedules for a single performance was notâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and Tchaikovskyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;had classical mustill is notâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an easy task, Davidson sic, of course, but American classays the ETV performance was the sical music comes from the bigimpetus for the Capitol City Stage band leaders of the early 1900s,â&#x20AC;?

Bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost 30-year career. says Bob Davidson, the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was quite a labor of love director and founder. back then, but it got us a start,â&#x20AC;? he For proof, he points to musays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people in Mississippi sicians and composers such as saw that, and we started getting calls Duke Ellington, Tommy and Jimto play charity balls and concerts.â&#x20AC;? my Dorsey, and Glen Miller, writer Davidson, 65, refers to the of hits like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moonlight Serenade,â&#x20AC;?

Capitol City Stage Band as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;sociâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Chattanooga Choo Chooâ&#x20AC;? and ety band.â&#x20AC;? They perform in formal â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tuxedo Junction.â&#x20AC;? Those are the dress, focusing on style and pretypes of songs that concertgoers sentation, usually for high-profile can expect to hear the Capitol City galas such as the Symphony Ball, Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Capitol City Stage Band and director Bob Davidson Stage Band revive. the Opera Ball and for the Interhave 20 musicians and powerful vocalists to breathe life into American big-band classics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We formed this band back in national Ballet Competition Gala, as well as nearly every Mississippi the early â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s for the purposes of studying the original big-band style,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I found a band leader in New governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inaugural ball for the last two decades. Unfortunately, these York City, an Italian guy named Ernie Migliata. He was going out of busi- events have taken the place of some old favorites. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the band first started, we would do Christmas concerts at Highness and had his entire book for sale, so I bought it.â&#x20AC;?

Davidson was surprised to find that Migliataâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection con- land Village, which was fun and cool,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But the administration of Highland Village changed, and music tastes changed.â&#x20AC;? tained original recording arrangements, most transcribed by musiDavidson says that the Capitol City Stage Band would gladly return to cians from the studio sessions. While standard charts are often simplified for small combo bands, Davidson had access to charts designed Highland Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holiday celebration in future years, if asked. Is it too late for full-sized big bands. And the Capitol City Stage Band is definitely to add something to our Christmas list?

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upelo attracts thousands of visitors to the Magnolia State each year.

Whether they are coming to see the scenic Natchez Trace Parkway, the Tupelo National Battlefield or, most notably, the birthplace of Elvis Presley, tourists always get a helping of southern charm. For Mississippians who still havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t made it up north to pay homage to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;King,â&#x20AC;? the holiday season is the perfect time for a weekend getaway thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just up the road.

A day in Tupelo should start at Connieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fried Chicken (821 S. Gloster St., 68

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662.842.7260). From the outside, Connieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is as inconspicuous as it getsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you might even mistake it for a fast-food joint, but natives will tell you that it has long been their go-to breakfast joint. For breakfast, get the chicken biscuit with gravy and a freshly baked blueberry cake donut. You will thank me. And while Connieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biscuits might conjure images of a gray-haired woman kneading dough, but Connieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is actually named for the two ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; father, Constance.

Give the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kingâ&#x20AC;? his rightful place and visit the Elvis attractions after breakfast.

Visitors get a first-hand glimpse of Presleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s humble beginnings at his birthplace (306 Elvis Presley Drive, 662.841.1245), and the gift shop is full of quirky mugs and refrigerator magnets that are perfect stocking stuffers for your Elvis-loving friends. Once youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re done there, head over to Tupelo Hardware (114 W. Main St., 662.842.4637), find the X on the floor, and you can stand where Presleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother is rumored to have stood when she bought her son his first guitar. The store sells antique trinkets and Elvis memorabilia but is also a fully functional hardware store.

While youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re downtown, have lunch at CafĂŠ 212 (212 W. Main St., 662.844.6323).

Its deli-style offerings make it a local favorite. I recommend the pimento cheese sandwichâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;when in Rome, right? If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re visiting near the end of November, say the 23rd, check out the holiday open house downtown.

This is your chance to redeem yourself if you procrastinated on Christmas shopping. All the downtown retailers are open for a Sunday (gasp!) sale from noon to 5 p.m.

If you plan your getaway for December, try to catch the Dec. 8. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Season of Hope,â&#x20AC;? which is fitting with the aftermath of Aprilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tornado still very visible.

Parade organizers made WTVA news anchors Matt Laubhan and his wife, Emily Leonard, the grand marshals because of the dedication that they showed to protecting their community on the day of the disaster.

A video went viral in the weeks following that showed Laubhan answering his cell phone during a broadcast to ensure his mother that he was OK, and then clearing the newsroom when the tornado got close.

Finish off the night with some local eats, beer and culture at the Blue Canoe Bar (2006 N. Gloster St., Tupelo, 662.269.2642).

Try the crack friesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;no diets on vacation, right? And if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re feeling homesick by now, the Blue Canoe keeps Lucky Town on tap.

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JFP Chick Ball Masked Jam Nov. 1, 7 p.m., at Hal & Mal’s (200 S. Commerce St.). The costume party is a fundraiser for the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s Engaging Men group. Includes live music, Southern Fried Karaoke and the Rooster Sports Pub. For ages 18 and up. $5 cover, sponsorships start at $50; call 948-0888; email director@jfp chickball.com; jfpchickball.com.

“All the Way” Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 2, 2 p.m., at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). The QMBZ GFBUVSFT EZOBNJD Þ HVSFT from the civil rights era such as J. Edgar Hoover, Martin Luther King Jr., Gov. George Wallace, Sen. Hubert Humphrey, Secretary of Defense Robert J. McNamara and President Lyndon B. Johnson. $28, $22 seniors and students; call 601-948-3533, ext.

222; newstagetheatre.com.

Fondren After 5 Nov. 6, 5 p.m., at Fondren. This monthly event is a showcase of the local shops, galleries and restaurants of the Fondren neighborhood. Includes live music, food and vendors. Free; call 601-720-2426; email newfondrenafter5@gmail.com (artists, crafters and musicians); fondrenafter5.com.

“Tartuffe” Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 15, 2 p.m., Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m., at Belhaven University Center for the Arts (835 Riverside Drive). In Blackbox Theatre.

The comedic play with rhymed couplets is an English translation of Moliere’s masterpiece. Doors open 30 minutes before the show. $10, $5 seniors and students; call 601-965-7026; belhaven.edu.

An Evening with the Keb’ Mo’ Band Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.) Keb’ Mo’ is a Grammy-winning roots singer-songwriter.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Standing room only. Adults must accompany children. $30 in advance, $35 at the door; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

“Song of My Life: A Biography of Margaret Walker” Nov. 5, 5 p.m., at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202). Author Carolyn Brown reads from her book about award-winning poet, novelist, essayist and educator Margaret Walker. Free; $20 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

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Bill Maher: Live Stand-up Tour Nov. 15, 8 p.m., at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). Maher is a political satirist and host of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher.” Admission TBA; call 800-745-3000.

Willie Nelson Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m., at Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.). The legendary country singer-songwriter is known for the song “On the Road Again.” Leon Russell also performs. $35-$85; call 800745-3000.

Bravo II: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.) The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra presents Wagner’s Overture to Die Meistersinger, Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade. $25 and up; call 601-960-1565; msorchestra.com.

“Disney on Ice: Treasure Trove” Nov. 13, 7 Santa’s Spectacular Toy Lab Nov. 29, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Nov. 13, 7 p.m., Nov. 14, p.m., at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 7 p.m., Nov. 15, 1 p.m., Nov. Highland Drive). Includes testing toys, pictures 15, 5 p.m., Nov. 16, 1 p.m., with Santa for $5 each and holiday shopping. $10, Nov. 16, 5 p.m., at Mississippi children under 1 and members free; call 601-981Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.).

5469; mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

The show features the Disney princesses and other characters such as Peter Pan and characters from “The Lion King.” $12-$60; call 800-745-3000.

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Improv Jam Dec. 1, 7 p.m., at Belhaven University (1500 Peachtree St.). In the Bitsy Irby Visual Arts and Dance Center Studio Theatre. All artists are welcome to participate in an evening of dance, music, visual art and spoken word. Free; call 601-9746478, 601-968-8996, 601-965-1414 or 601-974-6494; belhaven.edu.

Opening of the Winter Holidays Exhibit %FD 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at William F. Winter "SDIJWFT BOE )JTUPSZ #VJMEJOH /PSUI St.). Enjoy the model trains of Possum Ridge, period toys and Christmas trees.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peter Panâ&#x20AC;? Dec. BU /FX 4UBHF Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). The play JT CBTFE PO + .

Barrieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic tale about a boy who never grew up and his adventures JO /FWFSMBOE Admission TBA; call 601-948-3533; newstagetheatre. com.

Old Jackson Christmas by Candlelight Tour Dec. 5, 4:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., at Downtown Jackson. Enjoy holiday decorations, music, refreshments and exhibits at the Eudora Welty House, (PWFSOPSnT .BOTJPO 0ME $BQJUPM .VTFVN .JTTJTTJQQJ 4UBUF $BQJUPM BOE UIF 8JMMJBN F. Winter Archives and History Building. Free; call 601-576-6800; mdah.state.ms.us.

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Chimneyville Crafts Festival Dec. 5, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 7, noon-5 p.m., BU .JTTJTTJQQJ 5SBEF .BSU .JTTJTTJQQJ 4U

Shop for holiday gifts from more than 150 juried members. Fletcher and Carol Cox, and Susan Ford Robertson receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for their artistry. The preview party is Dec. 5 and the festival is Dec. 6-7. Dec. 5: $50 in advance, $60 day of event; Dec. 6-7: $10; call 601-856-7546; craftsmensguildofms.org.

Museum After Hours Dec. 18, 5 p.m., at .JTTJTTJQQJ .VTFVN of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Enjoy a cash bar and a pop-up exhibition featuring local artists, musicians and other organizations. Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

Ballet Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Nutcrackerâ&#x20AC;? %FD Q N %FD Q N BU 5IBMJB .BSB )BMM & 1BTDB goula St.). The performance is based on E.T.A Hoffmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic holiday story â&#x20AC;&#x153;The /VUDSBDLFS BOE UIF .PVTF ,JOH p Gisele Bethea BOE IFS QBSUOFS .JDIBM Slawomir Wozniak are guest performers. $15-$35; call 601960-1560; balletms.com.

Cade Chapel Christmas Cantata Dec. Q N BU /FX )PSJ[PO $IVSDI International (1770 Ellis Ave.). The 35th annual event features a choir of 100 singers and a 45-piece orchestra, as well as dancers and a theatrical telling of the Christmas story.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let Me Be Frank with You: A Frank Bascombe Bookâ&#x20AC;? %FD Q N BU Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 *OUFSTUBUF / 4VJUF 3JDIBSE Ford signs books. Reading at 5:30 Q N CPPL DBMM 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

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1. Canton’s Victorian Christmas Festival (cantontourism.com) Nov. 28-Dec. 23 It’s so pretty.

2. City of Jackson Christmas Parade (city.jackson.ms.us) Dec. 6 It’s fun and a great tradition.

3. Salsa classes at Salsa Mississippi (605 Duling Ave., 601.213.6355; salsamissippi.com). It’s fun, great cardio, and I love Shawntel McQuarter’s classes.

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7. Belhaven University Singing Christmas Tree (belhaven.edu) The Singing Christmas Tree includes 130 Belhaven Choral Arts singers.

5. Mistletoe Marketplace (mistletoemarketplace.com) Nov. 5-8 Junior League of Jackson does an awesome job with that.

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6. Fondren Unwrapped (fondren.org) I love walking to so many places, and there are so many shops to visit!

9. New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St., 601.948.3531). I’m psyched about “Peter Pan” this year.

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