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OUR 1540TH ISSUE 08.30.18 As I write this, the news is full of stories about Donald Trump googling himself at 5:30 a.m., not liking the results, and subsequently tweeting that Google was biased because most of the news about himself was “bad.” That darn Google. So unfair. I don’t even know where to begin in order to process that level of narcissistic ignorance. The news is also full of stories about Senator John McCain, who died of brain cancer this week and was honored by friend and foe alike for his service to the country. Except for one foe, of course — President Trump — who had to have his arm twisted before lowering the flag over the White House and issuing a brief statement noting McCain’s service. Trump likes heroes who weren’t captured. Meanwhile, the MAGA supporters and ’bots were busy spreading scurrilous posts on social media about McCain being a traitorous “songbird” who “broke” while captured by the North Vietnamese and gave information that caused the deaths of American servicemen. These claims, which were initially created by political operatives during McCain’s presidential primary run against George W. Bush, have been thoroughly debunked. But that didn’t stop the lies from being spread by people who wouldn’t last two minutes under interrogation by my high school gym teacher. I met McCain once, in the spring of 1986. I was flying to Phoenix, where I was going to spend three days hanging out with a young baseball player named Barry Bonds for a Pittsburgh magazine cover story. Sitting behind me were two men who spent the entire time we were airborne talking about politics. They were animated, and seemed to be in the know. As we prepared to deplane, one of the men stood up and began shaking hands with his fellow passengers. “Good to meet you, Congressman,” the passengers said. “Good luck, Congressman.” It was McCain, then an Arizona representative, who was running for the Senate seat he would win and hold until his death, 32 years later. He reached out to shake my hand and I wished him luck, though I had no idea who he was at the time, and didn’t Senator much care. John I had more interesting things to do, like McCain spending the next few days hanging with the young man who would go on to post the greatest hitting stats of any modern baseball player. At that time, he was an eager kid, living in an apartment in Tempe with a kitten, thrilled to have been drafted by the Pirates, and excited to be the subject of a magazine story. My main take-aways were Bonds’ love for the obscure movie, Enemy Mine, and his hours-long daily training regime, which included the astounding practice of swinging at baseballs with a sledgehammer. Like I say, nice kid. We posed him with a sledgehammer on the cover. After the story came out, I got a sweet note from Bonds’ mother. After that, her son proceeded to hit 762 home runs in 21 years, more than any man in history, before retiring in disgrace in 2007, tainted by the steroids scandal. His head got really big, in more ways than one. So, is there a point here? I’m not sure, except that life is long and life is short and nobody’s perfect. And the way you feel about someone can change over time. I grew to dislike Bonds after subsequent encounters with him, though I always respected his talent — until it became obvious that he himself didn’t respect it enough to play by the rules. I respected McCain, though I didn’t often agree with his politics. He N E WS & O P I N I O N reminded me of my father’s RepubTHE FLY-BY - 4 lican party — conservative, cranky, NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 5 and principled, for the most part — a POLITICS - 7 necessary balance in a two-party sysVIEWPOINT - 9 COVER - “MANY HAPPY tem. I respected the fact that McCain RETURNS” saw through Trump’s blather, even if BY FRANK MURTAUGH - 10 he didn’t always stand up against it as I WE RECOMMEND - 14 wished he would. MUSIC - 16 But he’s gone now. The two men who AFTER DARK - 18 defeated McCain in his attempts to win BEST OF MEMPHIS BALLOT - 20 the presidency will speak at his funeral. CALENDAR - 21 BOOKS - 29 And the president who didn’t think McFOOD - 30 Cain was a hero will sit and fume — and SPIRITS - 33 google himself — as a good man’s body FILM - 34 lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda. C L AS S I F I E D S - 36 Bruce VanWyngarden LAST WORD - 39 brucev@memphisflyer.com

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Surveillance, Sunshine, & the Queen Police on trial, Open Records reviewed, & fans flock to Franklin’s home. M P D O N TR IAL Did the Memphis Police Department (MPD) break the law by collecting political intelligence on noncriminals? That was the crux of a case argued over the course of four days last week in federal court between lawyers for the city and the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee (ACLUTN). ACLU-TN lawyers said MPD violated a 1978 consent decree with a program of surveillance that monitored activists in public and on social media. Day 1 — Lawyers for the (Clockwise from top left) MPD trial ends, fans mourn Aretha, Open Records Act city argued that the ACLUreviewed, Purple Haze wins lawsuit, Supreme Court rules on DUI tests. TN was not a party in the 1978 complaint, and, therefore, did not have standing in tax credits that are promised to companies in economic the present case. The lawyers asked U.S. District Judge Jon development deals. McCalla to dismiss the case. He didn’t. City lawyers said monitoring activists has been to ensure LO N G HAI L TH E Q U E E N public safety. Fans flocked to the South Memphis birth home of Aretha MPD Sgt. Timothy Reynold said he helped create and Franklin last week, leaving flowers, posters, tiaras, and used phony social media accounts for Bob Smith, an written tributes on the home. imaginary “man of color” activist with 200 online friends. Franklin died on August 16th. She was 76. Day 2 — The fake Bob Smith account helped MPD keep tabs on protests, gatherings, and protesters. ACLU-TN EAR LY DAYS AT TH E HA Z E attorneys said MPD shared that information with nonA court ruled last week that the Purple Haze Nightclub law-enforment agencies like Memphis Light, Gas & Water; can serve alcohol until 5 a.m., the conclusion of a two-year FedEx Corp.; and AutoZone. lawsuit. Day 3 — MPD director Michael Rallings said before Club 152 owners sued Purple Haze owners in 2016, the trial began, he only had “vague knowledge” of the arguing that the club was not in the Beale Street Historic 1978 consent decree, which said the city would not gather District and, therefore, could not sell alcohol until 5 a.m., political intelligence on non-criminals. Rallings said like Beale Street clubs. monitoring social media was to ensure public safety and Four people have been shot in the area around the club help citizens to exercise free speech lawfully. since Christmas. Day 4 — MPD used the Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) to monitor social media, especially around Black C O U RT R U LES FO R TB I Lives Matter events. Court adjourned on the matter. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) can continue McCalla may release a ruling as early as this fall. to collect $250 fees from convicted drunk drivers, according to a ruling last week by the Tennessee Supreme S HAD E D S U N S H I N E Court. The fees cover the costs of running blood alcohol A Tennessee General Assembly panel recently began tests in DUI investigations. reviewing the 538 exceptions to the Tennessee Public Attorneys argued TBI scientists had a financial incentive Records Act, sometimes called the Sunshine Law. Only two to deliver positive blood tests, stacking the deck against exceptions to the law existed when it was passed in 1957 defendants. Supreme Court Justices ruled, however, that the and only about 89 in 1988. scientists are salaried and have little control over DUI cases One exception, for example, protects tax information, outside of their labs. meant to shield a person or company’s tax return data. Fuller versions of these stories and more local news can be But recently it’s been used to keep secret the amount of found on The News Blog at memphisflyer.com.

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The committee was dissolved by the WEVL board but after the board reviewed and approved some of the committee’s initial recommendations, said WEVL board chairman and Swing Shift Shuffle host Timothy Taylor. “There was concern that possible efforts and projects discussed by the committee with third parties could be mistaken for efforts already approved by the board,” Taylor said. “This decision was made because the pace of activity was accelerating beyond what was responsibly manageable and outpacing thorough vetting and discussion.” Taylor said the board shares some of the goals and visions discussed by Friends of WEVL, but the board decided “it needed to take a direct role, rather than a supervisory one.” Friends of WEVL said the station’s lineup of local programmers has shrunk from 80 to 40 and that more than 25 percent of WEVL’s shows are syndicated programs or are replays of old shows. Of those 40 programmers, only Joyce Cobb is African American, the group says, and she’s the

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I first encountered John McCain in 1983 when I was a newish grunt on the Washington scene, then serving as an aide to a Democratic congressman, Bill Alexander of Arkansas. McCain himself was in his first year as a member of the House, not yet the iconic presence that the world would get to know so well. My only awareness of McCain was gained from seeing the occasional appearances on the House floor of the then relatively unknown Arizonan, from my perch in the office of the Chief Deputy Majority Whip (that was Alexander) in the Capitol. One of the major issues confronting the House that year was President Ronald Reagan’s decision to infuse American military forces as “peacekeepers” into the cauldron of Lebanon, at the time the focus of an ongoing civil war involving guerilla-level combat between factions and near anarchy. Like most Democrats — in particular the party leadership, which he represented — my boss viewed the situation with alarm. Republicans, on the other hand, tended to fall in line behind the president. The debate on the floor followed that all-toopredictable binary course, until McCain, a freshman GOP member, took the floor and stated his unequivocal opposition to what he viewed as an unnecessary and dangerous course. McCain was no peacenik. He had been a military careerist until leaving the Navy in the wake of an active career as a pilot who, as we all would subsequently learn, had been downed in a mission over North Vietnam and confined and tortured for years as a P.O.W. His opposition to the Lebanese involvement was a matter of Realpolitik, earned via experience. It turned out to be prescient when hundreds of Marines were killed in their barracks by a truck-driving suicide bomber. Shortly thereafter, Reagan withdrew the remainder of the American military contingent. All that was in the future on the day of McCain’s speech in the House. Later that day, I was walking from one point to another on the grounds of Capitol

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of Memphis Holiday Inn, he unveiled an economics program that was hardcore conservative Republican — all laissez-faire and belt-tightening measures. Not very exciting, but the kind of thing, he might have hoped, that would soften the GOP establishment’s memory of him as the reform-minded party-linecrossing outlier who had almost stolen the party’s presidential nomination away from Bush in 2000. The fact was, McCain’s second presidential campaign was slumping badly, and at a press conference after his economics speech, encouraged by his courtly manner as he insisted on shaking hands in advance with each member of the attendant media, I made bold to ask him to account for his relatively dismal fund-raising thus far (he was in third place in Republican ranks, behind both Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani). The senator said flatly, “Because I didn’t do a better job.” Asked why that was, McCain answered, “Because I’m not competent enough, I guess.” It’s hard to imagine another candidate being quite that self-effacing — or candid. Competent fund-raiser or not, McCain had the staying power, or the stature, or the what-have-you to endure in that race, even when most of his money ran out and his staff evaporated. Not quite a year later, he had won the New Hampshire primary again, would go on to win the Republican nomination and ran an honorable race for the presidency against Barack Obama. Along with his defiant independent streak and his compulsive truth-telling, McCain was also blessed, it is reliably said, with a short fuse and an explosive, near-volcanic temper. Hearing about this, I made it a point to ask each of Tennessee’s two U.S. Senators if they had ever been on the receiving end of it. Said Lamar Alexander: “Yes, I have,” adding after a pause, “There are very

few of us [senators] who haven’t.” Said Bob Corker: “Yes. Very early on, I was a party to that. It’s not an urban myth. It’s just a fact.” Corker added: “But at the same time, John has been a true American hero, and he feels very strongly about the positions he holds, and when he disagrees with you, he lets you know.” It is well known, surely, that McCain had serious disagreements with Donald Trump, and equally well known that he let the president know — most recently after Trump’s Helsinki summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, when, bravely waiting out his inevitable death from incurable brain cancer in Arizona, McCain issued a statement lamenting that, in “one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president,” Trump had “abased himself … abjectly before a tyrant.” John McCain never abased himself, not in captivity in Hanoi and not in his distinguished public life thereafter. We should salute this solitary, honorable man, even if Trump won’t. • With several of its newly elected eight members-to-be looking on, the 13-member Shelby County Commission that was elected in 2014 held its last public meeting on Monday. They voted to override the veto of outgoing county Mayor Mark Luttrell of a commission ordinance prohibiting the mayor’s office from hiring special counsel to sue the commission — one last shot in a twoyear battle between the legislative and executive powers. And, with time running out, the commission shelved a resolution calling for change in the functioning of EDGE, the city/county board charged with spurring economic growth. As one of her last acts, outgoing Commission chair Heidi Shafer has appointed a blue-ribbon task force of returning commissioners and community leaders to begin meeting with an eye toward making recommendations for further action.

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No More Deals Any further negotiations with Trump on immigration must yield to resistance instead. Miller to remake American immigration policy for generations to come. In negotiating with an administration that does not value immigration — legal or otherwise — we risk undoing more than a half century of policy that has infused our nation with a dynamic pluralism. The very idea of America and the promise the word holds for the world community is on life support, thanks to these dangerous demagogues ensconced at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Lyndon Johnson passed the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, one of his most lasting achievements as president. This law quadrupled the number of immigrants living in the United States from 9.6 million to 45 million. Prior to 1965, more than 75 percent of all immigrants came from Europe. Since the passage of the INA, more than half of all immigrants have their origins in Latin America and 25 percent in Asia. This law directly affected the diversification of the American population: In 1965, 84 percent of the U.S. population was of European descent; now it is approximately 62 percent.

The co-conspirator in chief and his MAGA movement have grown as a response to these demographic shifts. But demographic shifts are not something Trump can control without a major change in immigration law. Why then should those of us who value diversity and the vision of America as a nation of immigrants negotiate from a position of perceived weakness when time is on our side and no deal under these circumstances strengthens our position? Fear of demographic changes, fear of science, fear of truth — these are a few of the hallmarks of this angry, antediluvian administration in Washington. It’s time to tune out the noise and hatred billowing out of D.C. and prepare for the future. That future holds the promise of enlightened leadership, coupled with a resituating of the national narrative that has always focused on America as a place of hope and opportunity for the world. Bryce Ashby is a Memphis-based attorney; Michael J. LaRosa is an associate professor of history at Rhodes College.

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As President Trump’s legal troubles intensify, his public opposition to immigration, immigrants, and refugees has hardened. The “base” — long animated by Trump’s verbal war against the immigrant community — is hanging tough with their president (a.k.a., The Unindicted Co-Conspirator). Immigrant activists and those who hope to see a broad, comprehensive overhaul of our immigration system should cease trying to negotiate with this reckless, criminal organization called the Trump administration and focus entirely on pushing political change. Since Trump first declared as presidential candidate, his supporters have claimed that they are not opposed to legal immigration, but only undocumented immigration, or in Trump parlance “illegals.” But the administration’s attack on U.S. refugee policy, immediately following his inauguration, completely undermines this argument. Trump and his young, arrogant, neocon political advisor Stephen Miller have quietly targeted legal immigrants — suspecting, perhaps, that Americans might not notice, or care. In 2016, under the Obama administration, 1.2 million immigrants gained lawful permanent residency. The numbers for 2018 suggest that the Trump administration is on track for a 20 percent decrease in green cards granted. The Trump administration is also proposing to limit the pathways by which people earn residency and citizenship. Under Miller’s design, if an immigrant has accepted any public benefit — such as Obamacare subsidies or social security disability benefits for a disabled child — he or she may find their chances for citizenship significantly diminished. By redefining and broadening the term “public charge,” Miller’s cruel calculus can be enacted without congressional approval. The pressure that the Trump administration has put on the immigrant community through enhanced enforcement and rule changes means immigrant advocates are negotiating from a position of weakness and uncertainty. Such negotiations have led to concessions on funding for Trump’s wall, elimination of the lottery visa, and even consideration of an end to family-based immigration — derisively referred to as “chain migration” by hard liners — a bedrock principle of our immigration system for decades. These negotiations/concessions must end immediately. If not, we will allow the dangerous dynamic duo of Trump and

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Tony Pollard

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MANY HAPPY RETURNS! Led by tackle-breaking — and record-shattering — Tony Pollard, the Tigers aim for a return to the Top 25.

ere come the expectations. After decades as a college football afterthought, the University of Memphis Tigers open their 2018 season as frontrunners. The program may have lost an All-American receiver (Anthony Miller is now the property of the Chicago Bears) and a 4,000-yard passer (quarterback Riley Ferguson), but these are not your older brother’s Memphis Tigers. Having finished in the nation’s Top 25 twice since the 2014 season, the U of M aims for a second straight West Division title in the American Athletic Conference . . . and that’s for starters. 10 A conference title and berth in a New Year’s Six bowl game are on the table for

discussion. Third-year coach Mike Norvell wouldn’t have it any other way. “There are going to be a lot of eyes watching everything we do,” says Norvell, winner of 18 games since his arrival before the 2016 season. “The responsibility is that much greater. It’s a compliment to our program, and a compliment to our personnel. And it’s a great example for future Tigers. People recognize the progression that’s occurred here. But we haven’t done anything yet. We have to put in the work that’s necessary. You have to remember some games where we came up short, and the little details that will allow us to

continue the push to be the best version of ourselves.”

here are two glaring absences from the Tigers’ offensive depth chart as the season gets underway. Gone are Anthony Miller (only the fourth Tiger to earn first-team All-America recognition from the Associated Press) and Ferguson (the first Tiger to pass for more than 4,000 yards in a single season). Don’t expect any two individuals to approximate Miller’s and Ferguson’s production of a year ago. Instead, look for a distribution of responsibility among a few returning players, some of them with their own All-America aspirations.

Starting with Tony Pollard. The Memphis program recently went 19 seasons (1997-2015) without returning a single kickoff for a touchdown. Pollard — the pride of Melrose High School — returned two as a redshirt-freshman in 2016 (the first Tiger ever to score on a pair of kickoffs in a single season), then returned four last season, putting him on the cusp of breaking the national career record (seven, held by three players) and with two seasons yet to play. Pollard averaged an astounding 40.0 yards on his 22 kickoff returns and accumulated 1,647 all-purpose yards (rushing, receiving, and kick returns) on his way to a second AAC Special Teams Player of the Year award.

“There are question marks. Who’s going to be the go-to when times are tough?” Pollard would like to surpass 2,000 all-purpose yards this fall and sees no reason the new fair-catch rule for kickoffs will slow him down. “There may be more pooch kicks this year,” says Pollard, “but

our coach is a genius, so he’ll find some way around it.” “It’s hard to take momentum away from another team,” says senior center Drew Kyser. “And that’s what Tony does; he changes the game.” Perhaps the only teammate who might challenge Pollard in a footrace is junior tailback Darrell Henderson. The native of Batesville, Mississippi, averaged a staggering 8.9 yards per carry last season on his way to 1,154 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns (two through the air). He’s a preseason all-conference selection and will play a critical role in support of a rookie quarterback. Junior Patrick Taylor (866 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns in 2017) will get his share of carries as well. About that rookie quarterback. The Tigers opened preseason camp with an open competition between graduatetransfer Brady White and sophomore David Moore (Ferguson’s backup a year ago). But on August 21st, Moore announced he intends to transfer, essentially handing the gig to White. Originally recruited by Norvell to play at Arizona State (where Norvell was then an assistant coach), White hasn’t thrown a pass since suffering a foot injury three games into his 2016 season with the Sun Devils. He’s a pro-style passer, once ranked 54th in the country as a high school senior by Rivals.com. With Moore removed from the depth chart, freshmen Brady McBride and Connor Adair will vie for backup duties. In Miller’s absence, White’s primary

targets will be sophomore Damonte Coxie (21 catches and a 15.4-yard average last season) and a pair of tight ends with allconference hopes: juniors Joey Magnifico and Sean Dykes. The two combined for 36 catches and six touchdowns last season. The Tiger offense will have the luxury of a veteran line, one that features three of the team’s eight seniors: Kyser (38 career starts), Trevon Tate (34 starts), and Roger Joseph. While only a junior, Dustin Woodard has 24 starts under his belt and will help in blasting holes for Tiger ball-carriers. “You have to have five guys who play as one unit,” stresses Norvell. “I like the leadership we have; it can be a strength. If they play to the level they’re capable of, it will make

everyone around them better.” The Tigers allowed 21 sacks in 2017, a low number — good for 37th in the country — but a figure that could be lowered this fall with a larger emphasis on the running game. (Memphis threw the ball 488 times last season and ran the ball on 453 plays.) Kyser cuts to the chase when asked about his team’s status as favorites. He’s enjoyed 27 wins in three years and sees no reason the program’s run might be slowed. “Our goal is to be undefeated at the end of the year and national champions,” he says. “[Our opponents] know we’re coming. continued on page 12

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“Tony has made a dynamic impact on our return game,” says Norvell. “His role in the offense expanded last year, and it’s been great to see his fundamental development. He’s such a versatile player. And he’s become a master at technique.” Pollard preparing to return a kickoff will be a considerable silver lining after a Tiger opponent scores this fall. And having already returned three kickoffs 100 yards, Pollard considers every kickoff a few quick strides from six points. “Once I see I’m going to catch [a kickoff ], I automatically think it’s going to the house,” says Pollard. “That’s how our kickoff unit thinks. It’s having faith in everyone up front, that they’ll hold their blocks long enough for you to get through. And they have trust in me to hit the hole [they create], and not just bounce outside every time. There’s a lot to it — a lot of coaching — behind the scenes.”

(clockwise left to right) junior tailback Darrell Henderson, sophomore T.J. Carter, Coach Mike Norvell

continued from page 11 We’re gonna keep fighting till the end.” Kyser intends to be a more vocal leader, every offensive play starting with the ball in his hands. “I wanted to be a quarterback, but God blessed me with 300 pounds. I take pride in being the quarterback of the offensive line. The coaches trust me to make calls at the line of scrimmage.”

he Tigers averaged 45.5 points per game last year, second in the country only to AAC champ UCF. (Memphis hosts the Knights on October 13th.) But the Tiger defense allowed 32.5 points per game, 102nd among 130 FBS teams.

Presuming a drop, at least slightly, from last year’s offensive production, the Tigers will need to shave a few points off their average allowed to harbor thoughts of another 10win season. “Last year was tough [on our defense],” says Norvell. “We had six starters who went down. We had to force some young guys into action, maybe before they were truly ready. We knew we had a top-notch offense, and we needed to get them the ball.” The 2017 Tigers finished third in the country in turnover margin, gaining 31 (via interception or fumble recovery) while losing only 16. The 2018 defense could be led from the secondary, as sophomore cornerback

T.J. Carter played a pivotal role a year ago with five interceptions on his way to Freshman All-America recognition and the AAC’s Rookie of the Year award. “I’m ready to become a leader,” says Carter. “I’ve seen what it takes to get to the [AAC] championship game, and it’s not easy. I wasn’t as vocal last year, but I’m learning the whole defense. With a year of experience, even in the spring, I’m more comfortable with the play calls. You don’t have to think as much, especially on the back end.” Carter touts the growth of a classmate, La’Andre Thomas, and says Thomas could be a new force in the Tiger secondary, likely from the safety position. Senior linebacker Curtis Akins led the

2017 Tigers with 88 tackles (60 of them solo) and rejects the idea that Genard Avery’s departure (he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns) will leave a void. “If they don’t score, they can’t win,” says Akins, a mantra he intends to impart to his teammates all season. “Since I got here, the offense has carried us. This is my last year; I want the defense to lead the pack. I made the checks and calls last year, so I’m comfortable in the role.” Akins credits strength coach Josh Storms with helping him add 20 pounds over the off-season and claims he’s actually faster than before he added the muscle. With sophomore Tim Hart and junior Austin Hall back, and with the emergence of sophomore J.J. Russell, look for the Memphis linebackers to decide a game or two.

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orvell signed a five-year contract extension last December that will pay him $13 million through the 2022 season. (Resolution: Let’s wait until at least bowl season to start the hand-wringing over whether a Power Five program will convince Norvell to shred that contract.) Still a few weeks shy of his 37th birthday, the coach is genuinely excited about prospects for the season, and embraces the unknown. “There are question marks,” he acknowledges. “Who’s going to be the go-to when times are tough? Who will step up and perform at an elite level? I love competition. There are guys who started for our football team last year who are going to have a tough time keeping their position moving forward. Because we’ve recruited at a high level. And players have worked relentlessly to put themselves in a good position. “We’re a bigger football team,” emphasizes Norvell. “We’re a faster football team. The weight-room numbers, the strength and development have been incredible. Our staff has come together: new faces, new ideas, new energy. Everybody associated with our program is fired up. We know there’s a lot of work in front of us. Challenges will arise. But I know this team is ready.” “As a program,” adds Pollard, “we have to stay focused on our task, not look too far down the line.” Preseason rankings — and preseason All-Americans — are long forgotten come December. After four straight winning seasons and a pair of Top 25 finishes, can Memphis be classified as a football school? A football town? Mike Norvell’s a believer: “When you walk down the street and you see people wearing that Memphis logo, yelling ‘Go Tigers!’ . . . We know the importance. It puts us on a national scale. We represent the entire community in how we play. When people ask me to describe Memphis, I say it’s culture and community. Starting in the spring, we have a festival every weekend. What’s exciting for me is that we now get to have seven festivals [at the Liberty Bowl] in the fall. I take pride in that.”

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Explunge

Josh Spickler

By Chris Davis

The concept is fairly straightforward. You put a bunch of well-known Memphians on a hot-ass day in a place serving cold-ass beer and hire a badass comedian like Katrina Coleman to harass everybody. Then you give your event a catchy, preferably rhyming name like Plunge to Expunge and watch the money roll in! The Plunge to Expunge at Memphis Made Brewing is a money-raising project for Just City’s Clean Slate Fund. Clean Slate does exactly what it says, creating meaningful second chances by facilitating an expungement of criminal records for low-level offenders with no more than two convictions. “We’ve successfully reduced the costs of expungement,” Spickler says. “When [Just City] started, expungement cost $450. Now it costs $280. What that means is, when we have fund-raisers like this, we can help more people. Not quite double.” With modest expansion, Just City has recently added capacity making it possible to complete 30 expungements in August alone. “And we have big goals for the next calendar year,” says Spickler, who thinks 200 to 250 expungements are possible. “For a donation, you get a chance to dunk somebody, and for a big enough donation, we guarantee you get to dunk somebody,” Spickler says, describing a dunking setup where economic advantage tends to yield better access and more favorable results. “It’s much like the criminal justice system, actually,” he quips. If enough money is raised, Holly “I Love Memphis” Whitfield, Reggie “Street Ministries” Davis, and sports radio journalist Gary Parrish will climb in the dunk tank — for justice. JUST CITY MEMPHIS’ PLUNGE TO EXPUNGE AT MEMPHIS MADE BREWING. THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 5:30 P.M. FREE. 207-5343, WWW.JUSTCITY.ORG

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Masked and anonymous The Last Word, p. 39

Claire Fullerton’s Mourning Dove Books, p. 29

THURSDAY August 30 Exposure AutoZone Park, 6 p.m. Annual event hosted by the New Memphis Institute, with a celebrity kickball tournament, beer, and displays from different organizations. Booksigning by William Alan Webb Novel, 6 p.m. William Alan Webb signs his novel, Jurassic Jail, set in an apocalyptic future and featuring a murder victim who is still alive.

Marvel Screening Malco Paradiso, 1 p.m. Malco screens the entire Marvel Studio oeuvre over the next week. “What’s Gone with that Boy I Wonder” Blount Auditorium, Rhodes Collge, 6 p.m. An artist’s talk by Jared Buckhiester. His work, seen in “What’s Gone with that Boy I Wonder” opening Friday at Clough-Hanson, addresses growing up in Georgia and identity/desire.

Going bananas with The Pie Folks’ Audrey Anderson Food, p. 30 FRIDAY August 31

SATURDAY September 1

Toast the 901 Old Dominick, 6 p.m. A midnight toast to the city in honor of 901 Day. Includes beer and wine, and Say Cheese and Stick ’em food trucks.

901 Day Railgarten, 8 p.m. A 901 Day event with music by Jim Lauderdale and Steve Selvidge.

“Niles Wallace: A Retrospective” Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis, 5-7 p.m. A retrospective of the work by sculptor Niles Wallace. Delta Fair Agricenter International, 2-11 p.m.. Annual fair with rides, food, exhibits, concerts, and more. Through September 9th.

Memphis Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival Tanger Outlet, noon-5 p.m., $6 Featuring Memphis’ favorite food trucks and craft beer. “Never Forget” The Fitz, 10 a.m. An 1,000-square-foot interactive exhibit commemorating 9/11 and honoring the lives lost that day.

Love Never Dies

Return of the Phantom

By Chris Davis

With all of its circuses, sideshows, freak shows, geek shows, and pickled punk wagons, Coney Island during the early 20th century would make an intriguing setting for any faintly gothic romance laced with tragedy. It’s really the only place where a sequel to Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s enormously popular and spectacle-laden musical The Phantom of the Opera makes sense. Although critics panned the original West End production, which closed before transferring to Broadway, a retooled version of Love Never Dies found its audience and is now touring the states. “When Andrew Lloyd Webber came to Detroit for the launch of show, I got a feeling this was a show he was very proud of,” says Karen Mason, who plays the pivotal role of Madame Giry. “It’s interesting in this age of ‘#MeToo,’ that the show really does resonate with some people,” she says, describing the Phantom’s obsessive relationship with Christine as “a different kind of love story.” Mason’s character Giry rescues the notorious and volatile Phantom from life as a circus freak then helps him escape at the end of Webber’s original musical. In Love Never Dies she enables him to set up his own show in a place where misfits fit right in. Citing Gypsy’s Mama Rose as a favorite role, Mason says she’s attracted to characters who are willing to do whatever it takes to get the things they want. In a similar, if more delusional vein, Mason was a standby for Glenn Close in her signature role as Norma Desmond in ALW’s Sunset Boulevard. “But who’s to say every time you go toward a goal it’s not some form of delusion?” she says. That’s so Phantom. ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S “LOVE NEVER DIES” AT THE ORPHEUM THEATRE SEPT. 4TH-9TH. $25+ WWW.ORPHEUM-MEMPHIS.COM

Delta Music Meltdown Delta Fair Main Stage, 6 p.m. Featuring some of Memphis’ most notable musicians, including Susan Marshall, Al Kapone, Earl the Pearl, Barbara Blue, and others.

WEDNESDAY September 5

Sunday Supper Series Gray Canary, 3-9 p.m., $40 A family-style dinner, including a new cocktail list and the raw bar.

Colson Whitehead Talk Christian Brothers University Theater, 7 p.m. Colson Whitehead, author of Underground Railroad, talks about the book. He’ll lead another talk tomorrow at 6 p.m. at Rhodes College in McNeil Hall. Part of the Memphis Reads program.

Johnny Cash Family Reunion Delta Fair, 7 p.m. Musical tribute to Johnny Cash with family and friends. Nephews Mark Alan Cash and Roy Cash and grandson Thomas Gabriel will perform and share stories.

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Soccer Showdown AutoZone Park, 7 p.m., $15-$30 The name and branding for the new USL Memphis soccer team will be unveiled today. And Tim Howard (!) will be there.

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Memphis Legends The biggest names in Memphis rap — together this weekend.

August 30-September 5, 2018

arring a natural disaster, music promoter Peppa Williams will pull off the impossible this weekend. “I plan on making history; this has never been done before,” says Williams of his Memphis Legends concert. Starring rap pioneers Tommy Wright III, Kingpin Skinny Pimp, Gangsta Blac, Gangsta Boo, Playa Fly, La Chat, Al Kapone, DJ Squeeky, Gangsta Pat, DJ Zirk, and more, the event is slated for East Memphis’ Blue Moon Event Center Sunday night, September 2nd. It’s the first time in decades — if ever — that such a roster has appeared on one stage. For true Memphis rap fans, the line-up is equivalent to Bonnaroo or Woodstock, and the timing couldn’t be better. A$AP Rocky recently sampled Wright’s 1992 song “Shoot to Kill” on the popular “OG Beeper.” Drake is storming the airwaves with homages to local rappers, riffing on Project Pat’s “Out There” for his recent hit “Look Alive,” and sampling DJ Squeeky’s 1995 track “My Head Is Spinning” on the brand-new “Nonstop.” The common denominator for Drake and A$AP Rocky’s Memphic-centric hits is 22year old Raleigh MC BlocBoy JB, who now joins Yo Gotti, Moneybagg Yo, and Young Dolph as the latest local gangsta rapper to make the big time. “People are reconnecting to the Memphis rap sound, but it’s never really left,” says veteran MC Al Kapone. “The way producers here made beats — particularly the rhythm of the drums, the snare rolls and the hi-hats—created an authentic Memphis sound in the 1990s. And right now, so many people are coming around to that sound. It’s the perfect time for us to unite and say that we’re all a part of creating it.” Kingpin Skinny Pimp describes that sound as “underground and hard as hell. It’s a certain style we had, and everybody else is getting up on it now.” Meanwhile, the fast-spitting Tommy Wright III has enjoyed newfound popularity among punk rockers and skateboarders. “Not that audiences in the ’90s didn’t like to get wild, but today’s crowds can get wild without any fights,” Wright says. My audience

nowadays is turnt up.” That international fame came a few decades too late for most of these artists isn’t lost on originators like DJ Zirk, who describes the Memphis rap scene of the 1990s as “an era of just trying: What can we invent that’s different from what’s happening up north and out west? We were working on limited equipment, doing what we had to do, because we didn’t have the technology. With songs like ‘Lock’m N Da Trunk’ and Skinny’s ‘Lookin’ For Da Chewin,’ we were trying to see which one of us could be the wildest and have the most aggressive beats.” Back then, there was nothing more aggressive than the “Triggerman” sample, a break that DJ Spanish Fly lifted off a little-known 12-inch called “Drag Rap” recorded by a New York duo known as the Showboys. They, too, will be making a rare Southern appearance at the Memphis Legends show. Thanks to Spanish Fly and DJ

Al Kapone in the 1990s

Squeeky, “Triggerman” showed up in dozens of Memphis underground hits. It also spawned the dance trend known as gangsta walking, which evolved into today’s jooking. “‘Triggerman’ was so hot that we thought [the Showboys] lived in Memphis.” Wright says. “It was such a hype anthem, the one that brought the house down. The DJs around Memphis would mix it in, talk over it, create their own versions like ‘Shoot Triggerman,’ ‘Triggerman’s Back,’ ‘Triggerman’s Dead.’ It is a classic.” Memphis Legends, with Tommy Wright III, Skinny Pimp, Gangsta Blac, Gangsta Boo, Playa Fly, La Chat, Al Kapone, DJ Squeaky, DJ Zirk, Gangsta Pat, SMK, Criminal Manne, the Showboys and more, perform at Blue Moon Event Center, 2560 Mount Moriah, on Sunday, September 2nd. $25.

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule August 30 - September 5 Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Brandon Cunning Band Sundays, 6 p.m., and Mondays, 7 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.

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Gary Hardy & Memphis 2 Thursdays-Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.; Karaoke Thursdays, TuesdaysWednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. and Sundays-Mondays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Mandi Thomas Fridays, Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.; The 901 Heavy Hitters Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Flyin’ Ryan Fridays, Saturdays, 2:30 a.m.; Memphis Jazz Orchestra Sundays, 6-9 p.m.

B.B. King’s Blues Club 143 BEALE 524-KING

The King Beez Thursdays, 5:30 p.m.; B.B. King’s All Stars Thursdays, Fridays, 8 p.m.; Will Tucker Band Fridays, Saturdays, 5 p.m.; Lisa G and Flic’s Pic’s Band Saturdays, Sundays, 12:30 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Sundays, 5 p.m.; Memphis Jones Sundays, Wednesdays 5:30 p.m.; Doc Fangaz and the Remedy Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m.

Blue Note Bar & Grill 341-345 BEALE 577-1089

Queen Ann and the Memphis Blues Masters Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Blues City Cafe

August 30-September 5, 2018

138 BEALE 526-3637

The Memphis Three Thursday, Aug. 30, 7 p.m.; Ghost Town Blues Band Thursday, Aug. 30, 8 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Fridays, 5 p.m. and Saturdays, 5 p.m.; Brad Birkedahl Band Thursdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. and

Club 152 152 BEALE 544-7011

Sean Apple Thursdays, Sundays, 5 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 4 p.m. and Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m.; Live Music Thursdays-Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Blues Players Club Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.midnight; John Paul Keith Friday, Aug. 31, 7-11 p.m.; DJ Ron Fridays, 11 p.m.; Diversity Band Saturday, Sept. 1, 7-11 p.m.; DJ DNyce Saturdays, 11 p.m.; Brimstone Jones Sunday, Sept. 2, 7-11 p.m.; DJ Mad Efx Sundays, midnight; A.M. Whiskey Trio Mondays, 6-10 p.m.; Bonfire Orchestra Tuesday, Sept. 4, 7-11 p.m.

Handy Bar 200 BEALE 527-2687

The Amazing Rhythmatics Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.

Itta Bena 145 BEALE 578-3031

King’s Palace Cafe 162 BEALE 521-1851

David Bowen Thursdays, 5:309:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 6:30-10:30 p.m., and Sundays, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe Patio 162 BEALE 521-1851

Sonny Mack MondaysFridays, 2-6 p.m.; Cowboy Neil Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7 p.m.-midnight and Saturdays, Sundays, 2-6 p.m.; Fuzzy Wednesdays, Fridays, 7 p.m.-midnight and Friday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m.-midnight; James Jones Saturday, Sept. 1, 7 p.m.-midnight; Baunie and Soul Sundays, 7 p.m.-midnight.

King’s Palace Cafe Tap Room

Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

182 BEALE 528-0150

MEMPHIS COOK CONVENTION CENTER, 255 N. MAIN TICKETS, 525-1515

Memphis Bluesmasters Mondays, Thursdays, 8 p.m.midnight; James Jones Fridays, 4-8 p.m., Sundays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. and Wednesdays, 8 p.m.midnight; Myra Hall Friday, Aug. 31, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Sundays, 4-8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 1, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Delta Project Tuesday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Silky O’Sullivan’s 183 BEALE 522-9596

Dueling Pianos Thursdays, Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.-3 a.m., and Sundays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

330 BEALE 525-8981

Dirty Crow Inn 855 KENTUCKY

Eric Hughes Friday, Aug. 31, 9 p.m.; Jack Rowell Saturday, Sept. 1, 9 p.m.; Bobbie Stacks and Friends Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

Belle Tavern 117 BARBORO ALLEY 249-6580

The Rusty Pieces Sunday, Sept. 2, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Blind Bear Speakeasy

King Jerry Lawler’s Hall of Fame Bar & Grille

Rum Boogie Cafe

119 S. MAIN, PEMBROKE SQUARE 417-8435

159 BEALE

Pam and Terry Fridays, Saturdays, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; FreeWorld Friday, Aug. 31, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. and Saturday, Sept. 1, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Eric Hughes Band Monday, Sept. 3, 8 p.m.-midnight; Fuzzy Tuesday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m.-midnight; Vince Johnson and Plantation Allstars Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

182 BEALE 528-0150

Purple Haze Nightclub 140 LT. GEORGE W. LEE 577-1139

DJ Dance Music MondaysSundays, 10 p.m.

Regina’s 60 N. MAIN

Open Mic Night Saturdays, 4-7 p.m.; Richard Wilson Live Original Blues, Gospel, and Jazz Sundays, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Rumba Room 303 S. MAIN 523-0020

531 S. MAIN 523-9754

Red Hot Lindy Hop Monthly Dance with Live Music Saturday, Sept. 1, 6-9 p.m.; Salsa Night Saturdays, 8:30 p.m.-3 a.m.

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

Earnestine & Hazel’s Amber Rae Dunn Hosts: Earnestine & Hazel’s Open Mic Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

130 PEABODY PLACE 523-8536

Rusko Thursday, Aug. 30, 10 p.m.

Chris Gales Solo Acoustic Show Mondays-Saturdays, noon-4 p.m.; Eric Hughes solo/acoustic Thursdays, 5-8 p.m.; Karaoke Mondays-Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.; Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.

Bluff City Jazz Festival Monday, Sept. 3, 5 p.m.

168 BEALE 576-2220

Big Don Valentine’s Three Piece Chicken and a Biscuit Blues Band Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Baunie and Soul Friday, Aug. 31, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Hand Grenades Saturday, Sept. 1, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

New Daisy Theatre

Nat “King” Kerr Fridays, Saturdays, 9-10 p.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe Blues Hall

The Rusty Pieces Saturday, Sept. 1, 7-10 p.m.; Songwriters with Roland and Friends Mondays, 7-10 p.m.

Huey’s Downtown 77 S. SECOND 527-2700

The Heart Memphis Band Sunday, Sept. 2, 8-11:30 p.m.

Mollie Fontaine Lounge

The Silly Goose DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

Sleep Out Louie’s 150 PEABODY PL SUITE 111 ENTRANCE ON S. 2ND ST.

Loveland Duren Friday, Aug. 31, 6 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 1, 6 p.m.

Talent Development Complex 119 S. MAIN 435-6509

Live Music Thursdays-Saturdays, 10 p.m.; The Rusty Pieces Friday, Aug. 31, 11 p.m.-1 a.m.

679 ADAMS 524-1886

Dim the Lights featuring live music and DJs First Saturday of every month, 10 p.m.

Lunch & Listen with Mojo Medicine Machine Friday, Aug. 31, 1-2 p.m.

Brass Door Irish Pub

Paulette’s

124 GE PATTERSON

152 MADISON 572-1813

Live Music Fridays; Carma Karaoke with Carla Worth Saturdays, 9-11 p.m.

RIVER INN, 50 HARBOR TOWN SQUARE 260-3300

Live Pianist Thursdays, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, 5:30-9 p.m., Sundays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and Mondays-Wednesdays, 5:30-8 p.m.

The Vault Heath and Bobbie Thursdays, 7 p.m.; Smoke Stack Lightening Friday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m.; Brian Sabel Saturday, Sept. 1, 8 p.m.

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule August 30 - September 5 South Main

Indian Pass Raw Bar Memphis

Loflin Yard

2059 MADISON 207-7397

7 W. CAROLINA

Electric Church Sundays, 2-4 p.m.

Spindini 383 S. MAIN 578-2767

Crystal “The Sax Lady” Brown Jazz Trio Friday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 1, 7 p.m.

Paul Taylor Jazz Quartet Thursdays, 7-10 p.m.; Marcella and Her Lovers Friday, Aug. 31, 7-10 p.m.; John Paul Keith Trio Saturday, Sept. 1, 7-10 p.m.; David Collins and Debroah Swiney Sunday, Sept. 2, 12-3 p.m.

Lafayette’s Music Room 2119 MADISON 207-5097

The Michael Brothers Thursday, Aug. 30, 6 p.m.; Andy Frasco and the U.N. Thursday, Aug. 30,

Midtown Crossing Grill 394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

Natalie James and the Professor Saturdays, Sundays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; “The Happening” Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Minglewood Hall

Witnesse & CCDE Sunday, Sept. 2, 7 p.m.

The Tower Courtyard at Overton Square 2092 TRIMBLE PLACE MEMPHIS, TN 38104

1555 MADISON 866-609-1744

Acoustic Courtyard Last Thursday of every month, 6:309:30 p.m.

Mulan Asian Bistro

1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

Hair Battle Royale Sunday, Sept. 2, 6 p.m.

2149 YOUNG AVE 347-3965

Chris Gales Sunday Brunch First Sunday of every month, 12-3 p.m.

Wild Bill’s

Sept. 1; Bluegrass Brunch with The River Bluff Clan Sundays, 11 a.m.

Oasis Hookah Lounge & Cafe 663 S. HIGHLAND 729-6960

Live Music with DJ ALXANDR Fridays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Live Music with Coldway Saturdays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Juke Joint All Stars Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; The Wild Bill’s Band with Tony Chapman,

Poplar/I-240 Neil’s Music Room 5727 QUINCE 682-2300

Reba Russell Trio Thursday, Aug. 30, 7-11 p.m.; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Five O’Clock Shadow Saturday, Sept. 1, 8 p.m.; Mo Boogie Sunday, Sept. 2, 6-10 p.m.; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

Owen Brennan’s THE REGALIA, 6150 POPLAR 761-0990

Lannie McMillan Jazz Trio Sundays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Blue Moon Event Center 2560 MT MORIAH 9016266763

Memphis Legends Rap Concert Sunday, Sept. 2, 7 p.m.-2 a.m.

Summer/Berclair Cheffie’s Cafe

Boscos

483 HIGH POINT TERRACE 202-4157

2120 MADISON 432-2222

Sunday Brunch with Joyce Cobb Sundays, 11:30 a.m.2:30 p.m.

Songwriter Night hosted by Leigh Ann Wilmot and Dave “The Rave” Saturdays, 5-8 p.m.

Cafe Ole 959 S. COOPER 343-0103

The Rusty Pieces Sunday, Sept. 2, 12-4 p.m.

Whitehaven/ Airport

Canvas 1737 MADISON 443-5232

Karaoke Thursdays, 9:30 p.m.; Kyle Pruzina Live Mondays, 10 p.m.-midnight.

Rock-n-Roll Cafe 3855 ELVIS PRESLEY 398-6528

Celtic Crossing

Elvis Tribute featuring Michael Cullipher Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Live Entertainment Mondays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Karaoke hosted by DJ Maddy Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

903 S. COOPER 274-5151

Jeremy Stanfill and Joshua Cosby Sundays, 6-9 p.m.; Candy Company Mondays.

The Cove 2559 BROAD 730-0719

Jazz with Ed Finney, Deb Swiney, and David Collins Thursday, Aug. 30, 8 p.m.; Wayde Peck Friday, Aug. 31, 6 p.m.; 432 South Friday, Aug. 31, 9 p.m.; Rev Neil Down Saturday, Sept. 1, 9 p.m.; David Collins Frog Squad Sunday, Sept. 2, 6 p.m.; The Tailored Renegades Monday, Sept. 3, 6 p.m.; Richard Wilson Tuesday, Sept. 4, 6 p.m.; Ben Minden-Birkenmaier Wednesday, Sept. 5, 5:30 p.m.; Karaoke with DJ Eggroll Wednesday, Sept. 5, 9 p.m.

Bartlett Hadley’s Pub 2779 WHITTEN 266-5006

Shelby Forest General Store 7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

1911 POPLAR 244-7904

Crockett Hall Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Hi-Tone 412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE

Will Stewart, Tiger Adams, Rayvon Pettis Thursday, Aug. 30, 8 p.m.; Sleeping Seasons, Sleepwlkrs, Movie Night Friday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m.; Joey Sprinkles Friday, Aug. 31, 9 p.m.; The Dead Boys, Ten High, Shamefinger Saturday, Sept. 1, 8 p.m.; Extortionist, Insvrgence Tuesday, Sept. 4, 7 p.m.

Huey’s Midtown 1927 MADISON 726-4372

Marcella and Her Lovers Sunday, Sept. 2, 4-7 p.m.; Dickey Du and the Zydeco Krewe Sunday, Sept. 2, 8:30 p.m.midnight.

8:30 p.m.; Austin Sterling Friday, Aug. 31, 6:30 p.m.; Twin Soul Friday, Aug. 31, 10 p.m.; James & the Ultrasounds Saturday, Sept. 1, 2 p.m.; Carlos Ecos Band Saturday, Sept. 1, 6:30 p.m.; Donovan Keith Saturday, Sept. 1, 10 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Jeffrey and the Pacemakers Sunday, Sept. 2, 4 p.m.; Swingtime Explosion Big Band Sunday, Sept. 2, 8 p.m.; John Paul Keith & Co. Monday, Sept. 3, 6:30 p.m.; The Risky Whiskey Boys Tuesday, Sept. 4, 5:30 p.m.; Brandon Taylor & Radio Ghost Tuesday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle & New Orleans Wednesday, Sept. 5, 5:30 p.m.; Rosie & the Riveters Wednesday, Sept. 5, 8 p.m.

Memphis Music Mansion 539 E. PARKWAY

Harlan T. Bobo Thursday, Aug. 30.

Murphy’s 1589 MADISON 726-4193

Whatever Dude Saturday, Sept. 1.

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

Rock Starkaraoke Fridays; Open Mic Music Mondays, 9 p.m.midnight.

The Phoenix

Charles Cason, and Miss Joyce Henderson Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.; Memphis Blues Society Juke Jam Sundays, 4 p.m.

Young Avenue Deli 2119 YOUNG 278-0034

Opposite Box with Zoofunkyou Thursday, Aug. 30, 9 p.m., Friday, Aug. 31, 9 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 1, 9 p.m.

1015 S. COOPER 338-5223

2160 CENTRAL

Jake LaBotz Thursday, Aug. 30, 7 p.m.; Star & Micey 10 Year Anniversary Show Friday, Aug. 31, 6 p.m.; 901Day with Jim Lauderdale and Steve Selvidge Saturday, Sept. 1, 8 p.m.; Loveland Duren Band Sunday, Sept. 2, noon; 8Ball & MJG with

East of Wangs 6069 PARK 763-0676

Lee Gardner Fridays, 6:30-9 p.m.; Randal Toma, Solo Guitar Tuesdays, 5:30-8 p.m.; Eddie Harrison Wednesdays, 6:30-9 p.m.

Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House 551 S. MENDENHALL 762-8200

The Phoenix Blues Jam Tuesdays, 8-11 p.m.

Railgarten

East Memphis

University of Memphis The Bluff 535 S. HIGHLAND

Neutral Snap Thursday, Aug. 30; DJ Ben Murray Thursdays, 10 p.m.; Spunk Monkees Friday, Aug. 31; KnowleDJ Saturday,

Intimate Piano Lounge featuring Charlotte Hurt Mondays-Thursdays, 5-9:30 p.m.; Larry Cunningham Fridays, Saturdays, 6-10 p.m.

Steak Night with Tony Butler and the Shelby Forest Pioneers Fridays, 6-8 p.m.

Collierville Huey’s Collierville 2130 W. POPLAR 854-4455

Soul Shockers Sunday, Sept. 2, 8-11:30 p.m.

Cordova Agricenter International 7777 WALNUT GROVE 757-7777

Delta Fair & Music Festival Aug. 31-Sept. 9; Johnny Cash Family Reunion at the Delta Fair Sunday, Sept. 2, 7 p.m.

Huey’s Poplar

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Cruisin’ Heavy Friday, Aug. 31, 9 p.m.; No Hits Wonder Saturday, Sept. 1, 9 p.m.; Area 51 Sunday, Sept. 2, 5:30 p.m.; A.M. Whiskey Wednesday, Sept. 5, 8 p.m.

4872 POPLAR 682-7729

Twin Soul Sunday, Sept. 2, 8-11:30 p.m.

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Huey’s Southwind

1771 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 318-3030

7825 WINCHESTER 624-8911

Royal Blues Band Sunday, Sept. 2, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

The King Beez Sunday, Sept. 2, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

T.J. Mulligan’s Cordova

Huey’s Germantown

8071 TRINITY 756-4480

7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

The Southern Edition Band Tuesdays.

Frayser/Millington Harpo’s Hogpin 4212 HWY 51 N. 530-0414

Live Music Saturdays, 9 p.m.

Huey’s Millington 8570 US 51 N.

Young Petty Thieves Sunday, Sept. 2, 6-9 p.m.

Pop’s Bar & Grill 6365 NAVY 872-0353

Possum Daddy or DJ Turtle Thursdays, 5-9 p.m.; CeCee Fridays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.; Possum Daddy Karaoke Wednesdays, 6-10 p.m. and Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.; DJ Turtle or CeCee First Sunday of every month, 5-9 p.m.

Toni Green’s Palace 4212 HWY 51 N.

August 30-September 5, 2018

Toni Green’s Palace MondaysSundays, 7 p.m.; Live DJ Thursdays, Fridays, 7 p.m.

Germantown

Charvey Mac’s Six String Lovers Sunday, Sept. 2, 8-11:30 p.m.

Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Wine Bar 9087 POPLAR 755-0092

Live Music on the patio Thursdays-Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.

North Mississippi/ Tunica The Crossing Bar & Grill 7281 HACKS CROSS, OLIVE BRANCH, MS 662-893-6242

Karaoke with Buddha Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

Dan McGuinness 3964 GOODMAN, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-890-7611

Acoustic Music Tuesdays.

Hollywood Casino 1150 CASINO STRIP RESORT, TUNICA, MS 662-357-7700

Live Entertainment Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Horseshoe Casino & Hotel AT CASINO CENTER, SOUTH OF MEMPHIS, NEAR TUNICA, MS 1-800-303-SHOE

Josh Turner Friday, Aug. 31.

Huey’s Southaven 7090 MALCO, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-349-7097

Jamie Baker and the VIP’s Sunday, Sept. 2, 8-11:30 p.m.

Raleigh Stage Stop 2951 CELA 382-1576

Blues Jam hosted by Brad Webb Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.; Open Mic Night and Steak Night Tuesdays, 6 p.m.midnight.

West Memphis/ Eastern Arkansas Southland Park 1550 N. INGRAM, WEST MEMPHIS, AR 800-467-6182

Live Music Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.; Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

CALENDAR of EVENTS:

Send the date, time, place, cost, info, phone number, a brief description, and photos — two weeks in advance — to calendar@memphisflyer.com or P.O. Box 1738, Memphis, TN 38101.

AUG. 30 - SEPT. 5

DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS, ONGOING WEEKLY EVENTS WILL APPEAR IN THE FLYER’S ONLINE CALENDAR ONLY.

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MIDWIFERY GYNECOLOGY ABORTION FREE IUDS

Circuit Playhouse

Junk, financier Robert Merkin will stop at nothing to take over an iconic manufacturing company, changing the rules as he goes. Story that shows us how money became the only thing that mattered. www.playhouseonthesquare.org. $25-$40. Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays, 2 p.m. Through Sept. 9. 51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

The Evergreen Theatre

CHO CES

Return to Paradise, join JustLarry and his crew of castaways in one crazy Caribbean cabaret with burlesque, comedy, singing, acrobatics, aerial arts, magic, and mayhem. www.theatreworksmemphis.org. $20. Fri.-Sat., Aug.31Sept. 1, 8 p.m.

Memphis Center for Reproductive Health

1726 Poplar Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 901.274.3550 MemphisChoices.org

1705 POPLAR (274-7139).

The Orpheum

Love Never Dies, sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. www. orpheum-memphis.com. $25+. Tues., Sept. 4, 7:30 p.m., and Wed., Sept. 5, 7:30 p.m.

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, tells the story of Monty Navarro, the black sheep of the D’Ysquith family. When he finds out he is ninth in line to inherit a dukedom, he decides to eliminate the other eight heirs standing in his way. www.playhouseonthesquare.org. $25-$40. Thurs.Sat., 8 p.m., and Sun., 2 p.m. Through Sept. 2. 66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Theatre Memphis

Newsies, set in New York City in 1899 and follows Jack Kelly and his fellow orphans and runaways who distribute newspapers to the public to survive. www.theatrememphis.org. $35. Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Through Sept. 16. 630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

TheatreWorks

Pumped Up: The Great Cable Cooking Show Contest, a mature slapstick double-entendre show about unlikely chefs vying for best sammich maker in the imaginary Blandtown, Tennessee. (946-6140), $24. Fri., Aug. 31, 8-10 p.m., Sat., Sept. 1, 8-10 p.m., and Sun., Sept. 2, 3-5 p.m. 2085 MONROE (274-7139).

ART I ST R EC E PT I O N S

Clough-Hanson Gallery

Opening reception for “What’s Gone With That Boy I Wonder,” exhibition of drawings, sculpture, and photography by Jared Buckhiester. Lecture on Thursday, reception on Friday. www.rhodes. edu. Thurs., Aug. 30, 6 p.m., and Fri., Aug. 31, 5-7 p.m. RHODES COLLEGE, 2000 N. PARKWAY (843-3000).

“What’s Gone With That Boy I Wonder” by Jared Buckhiester at Clough-Hanson Gallery Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis

Artist reception for “Niles Wallace: A Retrospective,” exhibition of three-dimensional works, ranging from ceramics to large-scale sculpture and installation. (678-2019), www.memphis.edu/fogelmangalleries. Free. Fri., Aug. 31, 5-7 p.m. 3715 CENTRAL.

OTH E R A R T HA P P E N I N G S

Art Trolley Tour

Tour the local galleries and shops on South Main. Last Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m. SOUTH MAIN HISTORIC ARTS DISTRICT, DOWNTOWN.

Blue Star Museums Program

Free admission to Pink Palace Family of Museums for the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. Visit website for more information. Through Sept. 3. MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

Call for Artists: Beale Street Art Crawl

Email full name, phone number, and images of your work with descriptions of art and process, social links, and website if applicable to bealestreetartcrawl@gmail.com. Through Sept. 15.

Casting Demonstration Saturdays, Sundays, 3 p.m.

METAL MUSEUM, 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380), WWW.METALMUSEUM.ORG.

Day of Tasters

Learn different styles of metalworking in 90-minute workshops offered throughout the day. Classes include blacksmithing, mig welding, casting, and enameling. $50/ session. Sat., Sept. 1, noon. METAL MUSEUM, 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380), WWW.METALMUSEUM.ORG.

Gallery Talk

Museum staff speak on topics including current exhibitions and works from the permanent collection. Meet in the lobby of the main building before the talk begins. Free. Saturdays, Sundays, 2-2:30 p.m. METAL MUSEUM, 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380), WWW.METALMUSEUM.ORG.

Memphis Magazine Fiction Contest

Winning authors will be honored with a $200 gift certificate to Novel. For more information, contest rules, and submission, visit website. Through Aug. 31, 2019. WWW.MEMPHISMAGAZINE.COM.

The Naked Truth

Capture an interpretation of a semi-nude male model while enjoying wine, food, and interactive conversation with a panel of local and national celebrity guests. $65$125. Sat., Sept. 1, 6-9:30 p.m. MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (515-7004).

Open Late

Galleries and gardens will be open late. Free with admission. Every third Thursday, 6-8 p.m. THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

Shoot & Splice: Making a Web Series

Join Jessica Chaney and Amanda Willoughby of Not Your Ordinary Films as they share secrets and give behind-the-scenes stories of creating the independent web series, This Can’t Be Life. Tues., Sept. 4, 6-9 p.m. CROSSTOWN CONCOURSE, N. CLEVELAND AT NORTH PARKWAY, WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

Submissions Open for MCA 68th Annual Holiday Bazaar & Fund-raiser. Visit website for more information. Through Oct. 1. WWW.MCA.EDU.

Trolley Night at Sue Layman Designs

Many of Sue’s latest pieces will be on display in a showing titled, “Excitement Is in the Air.” Come enjoy a glass of wine and tour the gallery. Fri., Aug. 31, 6-9 p.m. SUE LAYMAN DESIGNS, 125 G.E. PATTERSON (409-7870).

ONGOI NG ART

Art Museum at the University of Memphis (AMUM)

“Consuming Passions II: A Collection of Images,” exhibition showcasing sports paraphernalia, Japanese prints, automobile art, posters and material culture from World War I and World War II, and pop-culture related artifacts. www.memphis.edu. Through Oct. 6. “Africa: Art of a Continent,” permanent exhibition of African art from the Martha and Robert Fogelman collection. Ongoing. 142 COMMUNICATION & FINE ARTS BUILDING (678-2224).

SEPT. 9

HARLAN T. BOBO PAUL TAYLOR

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SEPT. 23 CAMERON BETHANY with KID MAESTRO OCT. 14 TEARDROP CITY with LIMES DJs at 3:00 · Bands at 4:00 · $5 at Door

For more info, visit RiverSeries.org.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

203 S. MAIN (525-3000).

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CALENDAR: AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 5 continued from page 21 Art Village Gallery

“Somnium (Daydreams),” exhibition of 10 medium- to large-scale figurative paintings on reverse canvas by Mario Henrique. www.artvillagegallery.com. Through Aug. 31. 410 S. MAIN (521-0782).

ANF Architects

“Art Conversations,” exhibition of paintings by Catherine Vaughn. www.anfa.com. Through Sept. 6. 1500 UNION (278-6868).

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“Don’t Put Out My Fire: RL Boyce,” exhibition of photos and films featuring RL Boyce in the late 1980s by Yancey Allison. Through Sept. 4. 219 NORTH MAIN (662-526-0371).

Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art

“Chinese Symbols in Art,” ancient Chinese pottery and bronze. www.belzmuseum. org. Ongoing. 119 S. MAIN, IN THE PEMBROKE SQUARE BUILDING (523-ARTS).

Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School “Varied Lands: New Works by Martha Kelly,” www.buckmanartscenter.com. Through Sept. 10. 60 N. PERKINS EXT. (537-1483).

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David Lusk Gallery

“Daily Art,” e-exhibition featuring 31 artists for 31 days. Visit website to see, discuss, and purchase art from daily featured artist. www.davidluskgallery.com. Through Aug. 31.

Yida Photography Exhibit, exhibition of 313 photographs examining the crisis in Sudan through the lives of those who have escaped. Part of a collection of 4,535 photos taken in Yida Refugee Camp by Operation Broken Silence. www.cbu. edu/gallery. Through Aug. 30, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., and Fri., Aug. 31, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

97 TILLMAN (767-3800).

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

“In the Garden,” exhibition of over 400,000 photographic objects dating back to the inception of photography as a medium. The collection explores garden imagery and humans cultivating the land. www.dixon.org. Through Sept. 20.

650 E. PARKWAY S. (321-3335).

Clough-Hanson Gallery

“What’s Gone With That Boy I Wonder,” exhibition of drawings, sculpture, and photography by Jared Buckhiester. www.rhodes.edu. Sept. 1-Oct. 7.

4339 PARK (761-5250).

Eclectic Eye

RHODES COLLEGE, 2000 N. PARKWAY (843-3000).

“Through My Lens,” exhibition of high resolution digital images that capture the beauty of nature in urban culture by Sabrina Turner www.eclecticeye.com. Through Sept. 19.

Crosstown Concourse

“Number: Presents Art of the South 2018,” exhibition of works by artists from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and other Southern states. www.crosstownarts.org. Through Sept. 2. FocalPoint Art Show, exhibition of new work by Jason Miller, Robert Fairchild, Zoe Nadel, La’Donna Roberts, and Lester Jones inside FocalPoint. Through Nov. 30. “Tunnel Vision,” exhibition of collaborative installation

242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

Edge Gallery

“Consuming Passions II: A Collection of Images” at the Art Museum at the University of Memphis by Frances Berry and Jenny Fine. www.crosstownarts.org. Through Sept. 2. N. CLEVELAND AT NORTH PARKWAY.

Folk Artists, exhibition of work by Debra Edge, John Sadowski, Nancy White, Bill Brookshire and other folk artists. Ongoing. 509 S. MAIN (647-9242).

FireHouse Community Arts Center

“In Living Color: The Butterfly Effect,” exhibition of work by Yin and Young Soul Artistry. www.mbaafirehouse.org. Through Oct. 20.

Mosal Morszart, exhibition of works by Black Arts Alliance artist. www.memphisblackartsalliance.org. Ongoing. 985 S. BELLEVUE (948-9522).

Fratelli’s

“French County/Farmhouse,” exhibition of paintings by Rose Sitton. www.memphisbotanicgarden.com. Through Aug. 31. 750 CHERRY (766-9900).

Graceland

“Hillbilly Rock,” exhibition featuring items from the Marty Stuart Collection. www. graceland.com. Ongoing. 3717 ELVIS PRESLEY (332-3322).

Jack Robinson Photography Gallery

“Eco Prints,” exhibition of prints on paper. Framed prints are $150, unframed $60. www.robinsoneditions.com. Through Aug. 31. 44 HULING (576-0708).

Java Cabana

“New Beginning,” exhibition of paintings by Tonya Pearce Through Aug. 31. 2170 YOUNG (272-7210).

Jay Etkin Gallery

“Female Form,” exhibition of work exploring the way the female body is glorified, fractured, obfuscated, multiplied, and rebuilt through the artist’s gaze. www.jayetkingallery. com. Through Aug. 31. David Hall, exhibition of watercolor works on paper. www.

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“Shake, Rattle, and Roll,” exhibition of all things Elvis by contemporary Southern artists celebrating Elvis Week. www. lrossgallery.com. Through Aug. 31. 5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

Leadership Memphis

“Trolley Night: Music, Messages, and Movements,” exhibition in partnership with The Withers Collection Museum & Gallery. Through Aug. 31. 365 S. MAIN ST. (278-0016).

Marshall Arts Gallery

“Love of Art” and “Memphis,” exhibition of work by Nikki Gardner and Debra Edge by appointment only. Ongoing. 639 MARSHALL (679-6837).

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

“Arts of Global Africa,” exhibition of historic and contemporary works in a range of different media presenting an expansive vision of Africa’s artistry. www.brooksmuseum. org. Through June 21, 2021. Rotunda Projects: Federico Uribe, exhibition of magical creatures and playful installations from everyday objects. www.brooksmuseum.org. Sept. 1-Oct. 11. “About Face,” exhibition located in the Education Gallery

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CALENDAR: AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 5 continued from page 22 highlighting the different ways artists interpret the connection between emotion and expression. www.brooksmuseum.org. Ongoing. “Drawing Memory: Essence of Memphis,” exhibition of works inspired by nsibidi, a sacred means of communication among male secret societies in southeastern Nigeria by Victor Ekpuk. www.brooksmuseum. org. Ongoing. 1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

Memphis College of Art

“Horn Island 34,” exhibition of works by MCA students, faculty, and alumni resulting from annual trip to Horn Island, a barrier island off the coast of Pascagoula, Mississippi. mca. edu. Through Oct. 5, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 1930 POPLAR (272-5100).

Memphis Jewish Community Center’s Shainberg Gallery

“Awakened by the Storm,” exhibition of paintings by Sarah Megan Jenkins. www. jccmemphis.org. Through Aug. 30. 6560 POPLAR (761-0810).

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“Forge,” exhibition of work by 15 international metal artists whose practice has been identified as having a significant impact in the field of blacksmithing. www.metalmuseum. org. Through Sept. 16.

“Tributaries: Venetia DaleNext After the First in Order, Place and Time,” exhibition of installations that refocus attention on overlooked support objects secondary to the items they hold up, contain, or aid. Appreciated as individual creations when removed from context and made in pewter. www.metalmuseum.org. Through Sept. 9.

WKNO Studio

Memphis Area Modern Quilt Guild Showcase and Sale, exhibition of quilts with bold contrasting colors, improvisational piecing, abstract and asymmetrical designs, and designs based on a modern aesthetic. www.wkno.org. Sept. 4-28. 7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

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450 MULBERRY (521-9699).

Playhouse on the Square “Larger Than Life,” exhibition of larger than life charcoal drawings of larger than life celebrities by Lucien Scott Croy. Through Sept. 9. 66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Ross Gallery

“Earth Ruminations,” exhibition of images and objects drawn directly from the environment, made using traditional, alternative, and hybrid photographic processes by Gustavo Plascencia. www. cbu.edu/gallery. Through Sept. 19.

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Bits on the Table, a weekly comedy workshop by The Comma Comedians. www. memphismadebrewing.com. Free. Mondays, 5-7 p.m. 768 S. COOPER (207-5343).

374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

“I AM A CHILD,” exhibition of photographs to shed light on the immigrant family separation at the U.S.Mexican border. More than 30 black-and-white images of protesting children sending. www.civilrightsmuseum.org. Through Dec. 31.

comedians. Free. Last Friday of every month, 7:30-9:15 p.m. Through Nov. 30.

30 Days of Opera

“It’s not personal,” exhibition of multi-media works elevating stories from popular culture, those hidden in the archives, and everyday conversations from passersby and participants by Katie Hargrave. www.cbu.edu/gallery. Through Sept. 19. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY, PLOUGH LIBRARY, 650 E. PARKWAY S. (321-3000).

Slavehaven Underground Railroad Museum

“Images of Africa Before & After the Middle Passage,” photography by Jeff and Shaakira Edison. Ongoing. 826 N. SECOND (527-3427).

St. George’s Episcopal Church

“Visualizing Nature,” exhibition of multiple media work including oil, colored pencil, and photography by Andrea Blevins and

Delta Fair & Music Festival, at the Agricenter, August 31st-September 9th Evelina Dillon. www.stgchurch. org. Sept. 4-30. 2425 SOUTH GERMANTOWN (754-7282).

Talbot Heirs

Debra Edge Art. Ongoing. 99 S. SECOND (527-9772).

TOPS Gallery

“Screen Door,” exhibition of work by Ann Craven, Dana Frankfort, EJ Hauser, and Margaux Ogden. www.topsgallery.com. Through Sept. 8. 400 S. FRONT.

Village Frame & Art

“20th Century Memphis Photographs,” exhibition of work by Charlie Ivey and Virginia Schoenster, Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 540 S. MENDENHALL (767-8882).

Free opera performances across Memphis and the Mid-South. For more information, visit website. Aug. 30-Sept. 30. VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION, WWW.30DAYSOFOPERA.COM.

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Swing dance lesson and dance with live band featuring Elizabeth Wise. No partner or experience needed. $10. Sat., Sept. 1, 6-9 p.m. RUMBA ROOM, 303 S. MAIN (205-799-8449).

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Centering Prayer, opportunity for silent contemplation, followed by inspirational poetry and readings. www.epiphanylu.org. Sundays, 5 p.m., and Wednesdays, noon. 7887 POPLAR (861-6227).

Poplar-White Station Branch Library

Poetry Society of Tennessee Monthly Meeting, (361-0077). First Saturday of every month, 2-4 p.m. 5094 POPLAR (682-1616).

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Booksigning by Tijuana Boswell

Author discusses and signs Ruse. Fri., Aug. 31, 6-9 p.m. SOUTH MAIN BOOK JUGGLER, 548 S. MAIN (249-5370), SOUTHMAINBOOKJUGGLER.COM.

Booksigning by William Alan Webb

Author discusses and signs Jurassic Jail. Thurs., Aug. 30, 6 p.m. NOVEL, 387 PERKINS EXT. (922-5526), WWW.NOVELMEMPHIS.COM.

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Order lunch from Park & Cherry, and then Dixon staff members and docents will lead a quick tour. Your lunch will be waiting for you after tour. Thurs., 11:45 a.m. THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW. DIXON.ORG.

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Garden docents will focus on the cutting garden each week on Saturday morning. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon. THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

Graceland Excursions Trips: Musical Landmarks of the Mississippi Delta

Take a detour down the backroads and explore the deep roots of blues culture and history, while reliving a musical revolution powered by raw emotion. $119. Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. GUEST HOUSE AT GRACELAND, 3600 ELVIS PRESLEY (332-3322), WWW.GRACELAND.COM.

Haunted Memphis Bus Tour

Guides will share the dark history of Memphis including murders, hauntings, and interesting history. Two stops along the way and multiple photo opportunities. $25. Wed.-Sat., 7:30-9 p.m. Through Sept. 1. THE BROOM CLOSET, 546 S. MAIN (497-9486), WWW.HISTORICAL-

Savor tastings at five eateries, interact with chefs and managers, and sample local flavors while strolling down Main Street and enjoying new art installations and historic landmarks. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1:30 p.m.

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See what used to be, Memphis-style, with Mike McCarthy. Call to schedule a personal tour. Ongoing.

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Repticon Memphis Reptile & Exotic Animal Show

Reptile event featuring vendors offering reptile pets, supplies, feeders, cages, and merchandise as well as live animal seminars and frequent free raffles for coveted prizes. $10. Sat.-Sun., Sept. 1-2, 10 a.m. LANDERS CENTER, 4660 VENTURE, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662-280-9120), WWW.LANDERSCENTER.COM.

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Bluff City Jazz Festival

Features crossover artists including saxophonist Najee, R&B and soul singer-songwriter Leela James, jazz fusion duo Pieces of a Dream, Alex Bugnon, Miki Howard, and Perfect Combination Band. $58-$75. Mon., Sept. 3, 5 p.m. CANNON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, MEMPHIS COOK CONVENTION CENTER, 255 N. MAIN (TICKETS, 525-1515), WWW.THECANNONCENTER.COM.

Delta Fair & Music Festival

Features 60 carnival rides, music, attractions, livestock, crafts, culinary & collectibles, Demolition Derby, contests, and fair food. For more information and schedule of events, visit website. $10. Aug. 31-Sept. 9. AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (757-7777), WWW. DELTAFEST.COM.

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Memphis Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival

Enjoy food trucks and 50+ local and national craft beers, ciders, and wines. Free admission to first responders and military with valid ID. $10. Sat., Sept. 1, 12-5 p.m. TANGER OUTLETS, 5205 AIRWAYS, WWW.FOODTRUCKFESTIVALSOFAMERICA.COM.

Stone Soul Picnic

Sat., Sept. 1, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. LEVITT SHELL, OVERTON PARK (272-2722), WWW.WLOK.COM.

WLOK Black Film Festival

Array of events and films over a period of four days. Visit website for schedule of events and programming. Fri.-Sat., Aug. 30-Sept. 2.

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In the Tracks & Trails and Campfire Tales Idea Garden investigate campfire tales in August. Fri., 10 a.m.-noon Through Aug. 31. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW.MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

Parent-child (2-4 years) workshop designed for toddlers to explore shape, texture, color, and other sensory possibilities through art-making. Free for members, $8 nonmembers. Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

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Senior yoga with membership, $15 per year. Fridays, 10-11 a.m. HOUSTON LEVEE COMMUNITY CENTER, 1801 HOUSTON LEVEE (3843885), WWW.HLCCMEMPHIS.ORG.

Hudson, an 11-year-old Great Pyrenees from Memphis, will be competing for the nation’s highest honor recognizing mankind’s best friend. Vote online. Through Sept. 5. WWW.HERODOGAWARDS.ORG.

Chick-fil-A 5K

Benefiting Junior Achievement. Register online, the first 1,500 to register will receive an Achiever Medal. Mon., Sept. 3, 8-10 a.m. AUTOZONE PARK, THIRD AND UNION (721-6000), WWW.CHICKFILA5K.COM.

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Four-legged friends (on a leash) are invited to bring a human for a walk along trails and pathways. Free plastic bags. Thurs., Aug. 30, 6 p.m.

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On Thursday nights throughout Daylight Saving Time extended hours until sunset open to members at no cost. Thursdays. Through Oct. 31.

Enjoy family-friendly games and live music on the plaza, in the Central Atrium, and on the loading dock. Beer and boozy pops will be sold on the plaza. Sat., Sept. 1, 4-8 p.m. CROSSTOWN CONCOURSE, N. CLEVELAND AT NORTH PARKWAY, WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

Exposure

Celebration of all things Memphis. Free with RSVP. Thurs., Aug. 30, 6-8 p.m. AUTOZONE PARK, THIRD AND UNION (721-6000), WWW.EXPOSUREMEMPHIS.COM.

“Lisa Marie: Growing Up Presley”

Exhibit includes personal items from childhood and musical career. Explores Lisa the daughter, the mother, her charity work, her career, and how she will carry on her dad’s legacy. Ongoing. GRACELAND, 3717 ELVIS PRESLEY (332-3322), WWW.GRACELAND.COM.

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Flight Tour: A Taste of Memphis

Up to 16 people per bike enjoy a flight of local spirits and brew during this two-hour pub-crawl with Sprock n’ Roll’s bike bar to Old Dominick Distillery and Ghost River Brewing Tap Room. BYOB, but no glass.tour. $315 - $400. Thursdays, 4-7 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 12-8 p.m., and Sundays, 12-5 p.m. Through Dec. 31. DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS, VARIOUS LOCATIONS (500-7101), WWW.SPROCKNROLLMEMPHIS.COM.

The Generous Pour

Guests are invited to taste and toast the legacy of renowned winemaker Dan Duckhorn. $28. Through Sept. 2, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. CAPITAL GRILLE, THE, 6065 POPLAR (683-9291), WWW.THECAPITALGRILLE.COM.

“Kall of the Wild” Martini Tasting and Gala

Relax with signature exotic martinis, hors d’oeuvres and live music by Mark Baker and Stephanie Bolton. 21-plus. $35. Sun., Sept. 2, 7 p.m. LICHTERMAN NATURE CENTER, 5992 QUINCE (300-6685), WWW.STEMMEDGLASS.COM.

Memphis Brew Bus Tour

Afternoon trip into the amazing Memphis craft brewing scene. IDs required at all stops. $49. Saturdays, 2-5:30 p.m. Through Dec. 8. THE BROOM CLOSET, 546 S. MAIN (497-9486), WWW.MEMPHISBREWBUS.COM/.

Whiskey, Wine, and Moonshine

Savor some of the finest bourbons, sip on delectable wines from Tennessee and beyond, swig on the best moonshine, and enjoy menu samples from Memphis’ restaurants benefiting

Delta Agribusiness. $30. Fri., Aug. 31, 6-9 p.m. AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (7577777), WWW.DELTAFEST.COM.

Wok’n in Memphis Brunch Pop Up

Brunch pop-ups featuring American Chinese food plus delicious drinks. $12. Sundays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. THE SILLY GOOSE, 100 PEABODY PLACE (206-930-5569), WWW.WOKNINMEMPHIS.COM.

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Expedition that follows the beat of America’s trailblazing spirit into inspired creative territory. Visit website for show schedule. Through Sept. 3. CTI 3D GIANT THEATER, IN THE MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

9/11 MEMORIAL EXHIBIT

SEPTEMBER 1-3 • 10AM-6PM DAILY Chick-fil-A 5K benefiting Junior Achievement, AutoZone Park, Monday, September 3rd, 8-10 a.m. Plunge to Expunge

Favorite Memphians will be in a dunk tank to raise money for Just City’s Clean Slate Fund. Dunkees: Reggie Davis, Gary Parrish, and Holly Whitfield. Master of Ceremonies: Katrina Coleman. Free. Thurs., Aug. 30, 5:30-8 p.m.

The Fitz is humbled to present a tribute to those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, including the 343 members of the FDNY who made the ultimate sacrifice. The memorial provides interactive education, including artifacts such as steel beams from the towers, documentary videos, and recordings of first responder radio transmissions. Interactive guided tours are carried out by actual firefighters who were present at the World Trade Center on 9/11 who provide firsthand accounts of the day and its aftermath. The memorial is open to all ages. Bring your friends and family. Admission and parking is free.

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“Remembering the Dream”

Exhibit of a story of the civil rights movement covered by the Ernest Withers “I Am A Man” portfolio, including MLK’s involvement in the sanitation workers’ strike. $12.75. Through January 31, 2019. MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (6362362), WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

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Ring in 901 Day with Choose901 and Old Dominick Distillery featuring food trucks, bars, games, live music, dance party, tastings, and at midnight, raise a glass to the city. Fri., Aug. 31, 6 p.m. OLD DOMINICK DISTILLERY, 305 S. FRONT, WWW. CHOOSE901.COM.

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5th Annual Labor of Love Day

On Labor Day, Germantown congregations will partner with MIFA and Outreach, Inc., to deliver meals, fill emergency services bags, help with yard cleanup, and package meals for Food Bank. Free. Mon., Sept. 3, 8-11 a.m. ST. GEORGE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 2425 SOUTH GERMANTOWN (754-7282), WWW.STGCHURCH.ORG.

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ne could put together a mighty fine shelf of novels set in Memphis. To name just a few: September, September by Shelby Foote. Good Benito by Alan Lightman. Another Good Lovin’ Blues by Arthur Flowers. The Frozen Rabbi by Steve Stern. Molly Flanagan & the Holy Ghost by Margaret Skinner. A Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor. The Springs by Anne Goodwin Winslow. And now we must add to that august shelf this powerful, polished gem, Mourning Dove, by ex-Memphian Claire Fullerton. Fullerton lived here through the ’60s and ’70s, when most of this novel takes place. Her memory is clear and her prose crystalline. This is Memphis rendered nimbly and passionately, a city that encompasses both the landed gentry and the restless younger generation, which sees through — and travels through — the thin veil of gentility that still sits on the sprawling city like a doily on a magnolia stump. Claire Fullerton lives in California now. But this is a chronicle penned by a shrewd novelist haunted by her hometown, a city of ghosts and lush memories. At times this family novel reminded me of the grandest family novel, Christina Stead’s The Man Who Loved Children. Fullerton’s delineation of her memorable characters is masterful. The story is predominantly about a brother and sister, Finley and Millie Crossan, and is told first-person through the soft-filter eyes of Millie. She adulates Finley, who, we are told on the first page, has died early. So, this is not just an examination of the peccadillos and mores of the Southern upper crust. It is also a mystery. What happened to the golden boy, a genius in school, an athlete and musician, and a protean soul if ever there was one? The Crossans relocate from Minnesota to Memphis, escaping from the children’s father, a well-meaning drunk. “The Memphis Finley and I landed in was my mother’s Memphis. It was magnolia-lined and manicured, black-tailed and bow-tied. It glittered in illusory gold and tinkled in sing-song voices.”

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Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding, and Constance Wu (left to right) star in Crazy Rich Asians.

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In MPD We Trust?

I spent the better half of last week reporting on the federal trial between the city of Memphis and the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee. The question at hand: Did the Memphis Police Department (MPD) violate a 1978 agreement to not conduct political surveillance on non-criminals? I’m no legal expert, but if political surveillance means keeping close tabs on political activists and their movements, it would appear the city has violated that agreement. On the stand, MPD brass said over and over that the purpose of the monitoring of activists was to protect public safety and not to discourage them from exercising their First Amendment rights. The police department might have had good intentions for doing what it did, but they didn’t go about it in the most transparent and constitutional way. The monitoring was done in a covert fashion, such that made those on the other end of the surveillance feel targeted and in some cases, criminalized. Keedran Franklin, a well-known Memphis activist and one of the original plaintiffs in the case, said in court last week that police officers had been following him for a while. He’d notice them sitting outside of his house and showing up at events he coordinated. It’s isolating, Franklin said, as people have been reluctant to associate with him because of the police’s focus on him. He said he doesn’t even visit his mom much anymore because he doesn’t want her to be involved. If the police were in fact following Franklin to this degree, then they were infringing upon his First Amendment rights, even if that wasn’t the intention. More than that, it’s a violation of the basic right to privacy. Everyone should have the right to move about without fear of constant police scrutiny. Many of the events Franklin organized revolved around empowering and uplifting youth, but even these types of gatherings were apparently viewed by MPD as potential threats to public safety. On other occasions, MPD showed up at vigils, memorial services, book drives, and other seemingly non-threatening events. A waste of resources? Probably. Stereotyping? Maybe. Evidence presented in court showed that there was also heavy monitoring of events related to the death of 19-year-old Darrius Stewart, who was killed at the hands of an MPD officer in 2015. Adding insult to injury, MPD saw even the community’s attempts to grieve and memorialize Stewart as potential threats to public safety. And why use a fake Facebook account and a make-believe profile to find out what’s going on in the community? That’s not community policing. That’s policing the community. Someone in the department should have known that, at the end of the day, that would only further alienate the members of the groups they were infiltrating. After basically being outed as deceiving the public by conducting surveillance on civilians, police department morale has to be lessened. That’s because policing is about trust. The community has to be able to trust that law enforcement has their best interests in mind. Ultimately, people just want to be able to know that the police have their back, no matter what political causes the citizens might believe in. Michael Rallings, MPD director, said in court that the department never discriminates against a cause and only wants to assist activists in exercising their First Amendment rights by allowing them to carry out protests peacefully. However, the undercover and, in some cases, sketchy MPD behavior revealed in court undermines that statement in the eyes of many. Instead of spending the energy and resources used to create and monitor a fake Facebook account, the department could have made a better effort to personally get to know the activists they were surveilling. Historically, there is deep mistrust between law enforcement and certain groups in the community. Monitoring the community from undercover is just a means of bandaging wounds that, in reality, need stitches. Undercover officers and fake Facebook accounts seem like near-sighted shortcuts and an avoidance of the necessary hard work, like going into the community, hearing the concerns of the people, and finding a way to work together. That being said, obviously, it makes sense for law enforcement to use modern technology to assist in doing the job of protecting and serving Memphis. But the use of that technology shouldn’t be abused to overstep boundaries and impede on citizens’ rights. Technology can’t and shouldn’t ever take the place of building relationships and conducting true community policing. Maya Smith is a Flyer staff writer.

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Undercover surveillance of citizen activists is not the best way to protect and serve.