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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR There’s a classic Jerry Seinfeld routine where he riffs on Bozo the Clown. “What’s with Bozo the Clown?” he asks. “I mean, is ‘the clown’ really necessary? It’s not like there’s going to be a Bozo the Optometrist. If your name is Bozo, your career path is pretty well set. You’re a clown.” Or a Republican presidential candidate? I jest. Sort of. But there’s a reason folks are joking about the GOP candidates’ “clown car.” There are a lot of Bozos on that bus. So how do the Republicans fix their image problem? Pretty simple, actually. All it’s going to take is one GOP presidential candidate with the courage to take off the clown suit and say, “Enough.” One Republican who will state the obvious, hopefully on a debate stage filled with all the other candidates. “My fellow Republicans,” he will begin, “I’m going to say something that will be painful for you to hear: Our Grand Old Party is in trouble. We are too old, too white, too rich, too angry, and too out of touch. We’re chasing giant portions of the electorate off our lawn. We’ve lost African Americans, Hispanics, gays, and open-minded moderates and independents. We’re chasing off young people, people who believe in science, people who want accessible health care, and people who live in cities. And why? Because we have allowed ourselves to become trapped into pandering to knownothings, gun fetishists, racists, religious fundamentalists, and the wealthy. “As a major political party, we’re killing ourselves, gerrymandering ourselves into national irrelevancy. We have almost literally become Clint Eastwood talking to a chair. My friends, let’s face it, if our party doesn’t change soon, we’re going the way of the Whigs. “We need to recognize that the country is becoming increasingly multicultural, more tolerant of sexual and gender differences, less traditional. We have a majority on the Supreme Court, and even they won’t support our agenda. The Democrats don’t have all the answers. Hillary Clinton’s not even that likable, but she’s going to win in a landslide if our candidate backs himself into a corner by pandering to our nutjob ‘base’ in the primaries. “So, I’m not going to do that. I’m going to acknowledge that global climate change is happening, and I’m going to listen to our scientists at NASA, the Pentagon, and NOAA and take their counsel. I’m going to embrace the fact that gay N E WS & O P I N I O N Americans are now free to marry, just LETTERS - 4 THE TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE - 4 like the rest of us. That means you, too, THE FLY-BY - 6 Lindsay. Oh, did I say that out loud? TRUTH BE TOLD - 10 Sorry. Where was I? POLITICS - 12 “Oh, yeah. I’m going to accept that EDITORIAL - 14 some form of universal health care, as VIEWPOINT - 15 COVER STORY flawed as the ACA is, is inevitable, and “BOOKS OF SUMMER” I’m going to strive to make it work as BY FLYER STAFF - 16 efficiently as possible. And I want every STE P P I N’ O UT American to be able to earn a living wage, WE RECOMMEND - 20 because the real strength of this country MUSIC - 23 lies in our having a robust middle class. I AFTER DARK - 26 will fight to make that happen. THEATER - 30 CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 31 “In closing, I’d like to reiterate: It’s FOOD - 38 2015. I’m a Republican. My name isn’t FILM - 40 Bozo. And I’d appreciate your vote.” THE LAST WORD - 47 Bruce VanWyngarden C LAS S I F I E D S - 43 brucev@memphisflyer.com

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Nightcrawler doesn’t point out why Palin had those high approval numbers in her very short time as Alaska’s governor. One reason was that before being pushed into the national spotlight by John McCain, Palin wasn’t the partisan hack she is today. She actually worked with the Democrats in Alaska. She raised taxes on oil companies. She created a climate-change team, writing: “The sub-cabinet will also be making recommendations to me on how Alaskans can save energy and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.” She also vetoed a bill that would have barred same-sex couples from state employee benefits, saying that it would have been (shock!) unconstitutional. As governor, Palin governed from the middle, explaining her high approval ratings among the residents of Alaska. Charley Eppes

About Toby Sells’ post, “Council Could Vote on Forrest Statue’s Removal” … It’s a sad day when you can remove the remains of a husband and wife and relocate them elsewhere over a so-called race issue. It’s also sad that history is not taught in our schools anymore. The Confederate flag does not mean the same thing to everyone. The Confederates who fought for their flag should be honored just as anyone else who is killed in war. When will this nonsense stop? There are even those who would like to see the American flag taken down. All I can say is, if you don’t like America, go somewhere else. Julie

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EMBEZZLEFITTING According to Arkansas’ KAITTV News, the Batesville Police Department has broken up a counterfeit ring that had been passing poorly printed funny money at area shops and yard sales. Investigator Jeff Sims described the criminal endeavor as “redneck embezzlement.” It’s possible that the officer was making a joke about country people not being smart enough to know the difference between printing your own money and embezzlement. It’s also possible that he wasn’t making any joke at all.

REPORT & FLOW Speaking of KAIT-TV, the Arkansas news station also wins this week’s coveted Headline Poetry Award for this rhyming entry: “Marijuana by Mail Lands Man in Jail.” In addition to having a beat you can dance to, this elegantly penned story-topper looked fantastic alongside KAIT’s report about Anthony L. Haynes, a Jonesboro man who got in trouble with the law after mailing two pounds of pot to his apartment. By Chris Davis. Email him at davis@memphisflyer.com.

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Memphis is the country’s second-most economically distressed city, just behind Detroit. More than half of Memphians live in economically distressed communities. That’s according to a new study from a Washington think tank identifying these areas in the hopes that Congress will use tax incentives and other means to lure more jobs and businesses to the places that need them most. The report is from the Economic Innovation Group (EIG), launched earlier this year by some of the heaviest hitters in Silicon Valley, including Facebook billionaire Sean Parker and tech financier Ron Conway. The report shows that 68 percent of the population of Memphis lives in economic distress. EIG arrived at this number by blending government data on educational attainment, housing vacancy rates, unemployment rates, poverty levels, median income levels, changes in employment, and the percentage of businesses opening and closing within certain zip codes. “Six years after the official end of the Great Recession, many communities across America continue to suffer from

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the uneven economic recovery,” said EIG co-founder and executive director Steve Glickman. “As our Distressed Communities Index demonstrates, geography matters, particularly for the millions of Americans who continue to continued on page 8

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Downtown Memphis Commission brings art to South Main underpasses. Most Memphians likely drive under downtown’s old railroad underpasses without giving the structures a second thought. But the Downtown Memphis Commission (DMC) has been giving those century-old underpasses a lot of thought lately. The DMC and the Henry Turley Company are working together to revitalize the dark and dreary spaces under a couple of old bridges in the South Main Arts District. Art for the project was discussed and approved at a meeting of the DMC’s Design Review Board last week. The project is being funded by the DMC’s Center City Development Corporation. The goal is to introduce art under the bridges to promote pedestrian traffic and add vibrancy to the South Main area. While there are a number of underpasses in and around the South Main area, two were identified as being in need of the most work. Those underpasses are along Florida Street and South Main Street, both near Carolina Avenue. In the report

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for the project, they are described as “dark, dirty, unpleasant, and [they] discourage walking and biking in the area.” The project began in April with a clean-up of the area around the bridges. The city chipped in and helped to clean the dirt and remove debris in the walkways. Another part of the process involved removing a section of unused road bed. The DMC installed lights under the bridges so they would seem less threatening to pedestrians and bikers. The decision was made to use standard lights that were not flashy or colorful. Currently, the lights are installed, but they haven’t been turned on yet. For the Florida Street underpass, a section of steel on the top was removed, allowing more natural light and air to come in. The DMC is now ready for the more aesthetic phase of the project. Artist Anthony Lee has designed two mural mockcontinued on page 8

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find a shortage of good jobs, stagnant wages, and few opportunities in their own backyards.” Memphis ranked second on the list of most distressed large cities, between number one — Detroit — where 94 percent of the population lives in economic distress, and number three — Milwaukee — where the figure is 55 percent. The list is completed with Atlanta, Baltimore, Fresno, Las Vegas, Chicago, Tucson, and Houston. The report found the most distressed zip codes in each city. Two of the four most distressed zip codes in Tennessee were in Memphis — 38108 and 38126. The South Memphis zip code 38126 runs from Third Street on the west to I-240 on the east and Martin Luther King Boulevard on the north and McLemore Avenue on the south. The North Memphis zip code 38108 is bounded by I-40 on the north and Chelsea Avenue on the south and Midtown I-240 on the west and I-40 on the east. These two zip codes should be congressional targets for federal aid and tax incentives, according to EIG, in hopes that the money will lure investors to open businesses and add jobs. Efforts to expand business in targeted Memphis communities is already happening. The MEMShop program’s slogan is simply “building business, revitalizing communities,” and it acts as a neighborhood-centric business incubator. It was founded through the work of the Mayor’s Innovation Delivery Team (MIDT). Abby Miller, project manager for the MIDT, said the best way to spark business in communities is to “go granular.” Each neighborhood is different, she said, so no single approach works for all of them. But a near-universal challenge in all of them was the lack of up-to-code commercial space. Property owners had not made investments in their buildings, and fixing them up was a huge cost barrier for start-up entrepreneurs. Then, of course, there were the standard Memphis problems of blight and crime, she said. “The best approach we took in the most distressed areas was to help local entrepreneurs build and grow their businesses in their neighborhood,” Miller said. “In Soulsville, for example, our most successful work was Pop-up Ville, a program that provided hyper-local business services, like business planning and credit repair for local entrepreneurs, and Soulsville Saturday, a monthly pop-up market where entrepreneurs could test their products and businesses.”

ups for the underpasses per the DMC’s specifications. The Florida Street underpass will have vignettes, 12 feet by 12 feet, of South Main people and Memphis places, such as Piggly Wiggly and the Orpheum. The South Main Street underpass will have a more abstract vibe. Using the square recesses in the concrete as the “canvas,” artists will paint each side of the tunnel differently to create a parallax effect as you go through it. It will look different depending on which side of the tunnel you are going though, and bright colors and shapes will add some pop. Lee has agreed to use only up to six colors per underpass, so upkeep will be less complicated. Special paint will be used that’s supposed to stand up to direct sunlight for 20 years. Measures will also be taken to protect the works from graffiti and other damages, such as moisture. With new apartment and condo complexes going in around South Main and increased foot traffic due to the ever-growing number of attractions and restaurants in the area, the DMC expects the project to make an impact. “[Memphis] is where I’m from,” Lee said. “This isn’t my first time doing stuff downtown and with the Turley company. I’m just eager to get to work.”

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Every week in Binghampton, kids are outside creating mosaicked furniture in an “art garden,” tending to produce in a community vegetable garden, and taking tutoring lessons. And soon, they’ll also be learning bicycle repair and baking skills and taking sewing classes. And to think it’s all happening on Carpenter Street. The Carpenter Art Garden after-school program, which falls under the Binghampton Development Corporation’s (BDC) umbrella, has been in operation for a few years, and now the garden’s programming is expanding to include classes on trade skills and an apprenticeship program. Kids come to the Art Garden, located in a formerly blighted lot at 301 Carpenter, every Tuesday year-round after school to work on art projects, such as murals, outdoor furniture, or smaller take-home assignments. Next door to the garden, a purple house hosts a computer lab and tutoring lessons for the kids. A pair of lots down the street from the Art Garden are home to vibrant vegetable gardens for the community. The Art Garden recently purchased another formerly vacant house — a pink one — at 296 Carpenter, across the street from the garden. Service Over Self is currently working to replace the aging roof. Art Garden coordinator Erin Harris said she hopes to open the garden’s skills training program in the house by this fall. “We hope it will be a sort of job hub. Kids can come and learn bike mechanics and maintenance. We’ll work on furniture restoration, and we have someone who is going to start a sewing program,” Harris said. “And we’ve gotten several local businesses to agree to take these kids who show a strong interest in these areas and have them do an internship or apprenticeship.” The house will also serve as the home base for Donte Davis’ Grizz yard hearts. Since 13-year-old Davis, who got his start at the Art Garden, began painting wooden, heartshaped Memphis Grizzlies mascot yard signs, they’ve have taken the city by storm. Harris said Davis has sold around 1,000 yard signs, and he has around 80 on back order. Carpenter Street once had a rough reputation, but projects like the Art Garden are working to fix that. In early June, the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office closed a drug house at 273 Carpenter as a public nuisance. There had been 21 arrests made at the house since 2009, and Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said the house was a home base for members of the Grape Street Crips. “It was such a yin and yang from the beautiful Art Garden and some of the other things going on on that street,” Weirich said. “You’d just drive a few houses down and see this unbelievable sight.” An elderly woman who lived in the house is being relocated to live with family in San Diego. Weirich said they don’t believe she was involved in the criminal activity. Noah Gray, executive director of the BDC, said they’re making an offer on the house. Gray said he isn’t sure what they’ll do with it yet, but he said it might be in such bad condition to warrant demolition. Gray said he’s encouraged by all the good things happening on Carpenter and across Binghampton. “A good friend of mine in the neighborhood was talking about why he wants to stay [in Binghampton], and he said, ‘Well, there’s a lot of positive things happening, and I want to be a part of those things.’ I would agree that there’s a lot of positive momentum building,” Gray said. “And what’s happening on Carpenter Street is part of that.”

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There is no social concern that a new law can’t solve. So in the absence of public policies to help the poor, Tennessee lawmakers created a new class of criminal: the aggressive panhandler. A law went into effect July 1st that prohibits behavior already covered by other state laws, such as following someone who doesn’t want to be followed (stalking) or touching someone who doesn’t want to be touched (assault). If you think this law is about anything other than protecting business interests in trendy areas, listen to what the sponsors said as the bill moved through the legislature. “We have an interest in promoting tourism,” said the Senate sponsor, Republican Brian Kelsey of Germantown. “If individuals fear harm to their person because of aggressive panhandling, then they will no longer come here for tourist events and we will lose those state tax dollars associated with those events.” House sponsor Raumesh Akbari was more direct. “What we’re really trying to get to … there are certain areas in Memphis that are on the upswing,” said the Memphis Democrat, mentioning downtown specifically. “I actually had a constituent who was punched by a panhandler,” Akbari said. Anecdotes should not be the basis for public policy. But when it comes to ways to punish the poor and prioritize profits over people, if one law is good, then more are better. In the Senate judicial committee, Memphis Democrat Sara Kyle was the lone voice of concern. “This seems awfully subjective,” Kyle said, wondering how the law would be enforced. “Isn’t this ‘he said, she said’?” Kelsey had no such qualms. “At the end of the day, that’s going to be an issue for the prosecutor to prove,” he said. The first violation is a Class C misdemeanor. A second violation is a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by up to 90 days in jail. To her credit, Akbari toned down Kelsey’s bill with two amendments. “If I’m standing still and you walk past me and I kindly ask you to give me a dollar, that’s not aggressive,”

she said in a House criminal justice subcommittee. “If someone happens to be intoxicated and says, ‘Please, sir, do you have a dollar to spare,’ that’s not aggressive, just because they happen to be intoxicated while doing it,” she said. In the end, the bill passed with only one no vote. Peter Gathje, who helps run the homeless ministry Manna House, had harsh words for the law’s supporters. “Most people’s discomfort around panhandlers is that panhandlers are visible and sometimes verbal reminders that our society is messed up,” he wrote on Facebook. “If I’m downtown enjoying myself, going out for dinner and drinks, I don’t want to feel like I am that well-dressed and well-fed rich guy in the Bible who went to hell because poor Lazarus didn’t even get the scraps from my table,” he wrote. Gathje quotes Matthew 5:42, in which Jesus says: “‘Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.’ But then downtown merchants, political leaders, and even a few clergy say, ‘If you give to panhandlers you’re just enabling drug abuse or alcoholism or laziness.’” Said Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose last mission was to unite people across racial lines in pursuit of economic justice: “True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.” Pay attention to King’s choice of words. Panhandlers are produced. They are the creation of a nation in which most of the jobs being created pay less than a living wage. They testify of cities where mental health counseling is scarce, substance abuse treatment is nonexistent, and a night at the city’s largest shelter costs more than $5. They speak to the nose-chopping, face-spiting cruelty of the Republican legislators who, despite the pleas of thousands of constituents, refused to accept federal dollars to expand Medicaid, costing lives and billions in forfeited revenue. “In the absence of housing or even shelter, we pass laws stigmatizing those who stand and ask for money,” Gathje wrote. Take comfort in this: If there is divine reckoning at the end of our days, legislators who turned their backs on the poor will themselves have to beg — for forgiveness and for mercy.

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County Commission Power Surge It’s still on, despite a bump or two; next week is fish-or-cut-bait time for city election candidates. Monday’s public meeting of the Shelby County Commission saw the commission, as a whole, still trying to forge a new, more independent role for itself but experiencing a bit of erosion in its resolve. The meeting began with Chairman Justin Ford continuing in his new mode of permitting audience statements on the front end of proceedings rather than, as was long customary, at the conclusion of business. Commissioners got an earful of complaints about its budgetary provision of $1.3 million to be divided equally between the 13 members of the commission for purposes of making grants within their districts. “Charity” grants, the critical audience members were calling them, in a bit of a misnomer, inasmuch as the money — amounting to $100,000 per district — had been defined during the course of several recent commission debates as applicable to a district’s infrastructure needs as well as to this or that community organization with a civic or charitable purpose. Indeed, Commissioner Terry Roland, of Millington, who had been among a contingent of Republican commissioners who had lobbied hard but without success for a one-cent reduction in the

county’s property-tax rate, was able to use that setback to respond to one of the critics, telling her that his share of the grant money would go, at least partly, to “fix your roads.” Since there hadn’t been enough votes during the budget process to allocate at least some of county Mayor Mark Luttrell’s $6 million budget surplus to a property-tax cut, the commission could at least use the back-door route of district grants to take care of district needs, Roland said. It was an agile argument and one not without irony, inasmuch as part of Luttrell’s argument against the proposed one-cent tax reduction had been that funding needed to be reserved for infrastructure repairs. Even so, the audience complaints — apparently the tip of an iceberg that had included numerous phone calls, emails, texts, and personal intercessions from citizens — induced a change of mind in two previous supporters of the grants: budget chair Heidi Shafer and David Reaves, both Republicans. They joined fellow GOP member Mark Billingsley of Germantown — formerly the lone holdout against the grants, as he reminded the audience — in casting a nay vote. The process was too “subjective,” Billingsley argued. Reaves and Shafer acknowledged that, and while they still thought the district-grant formula was a good idea, they were bowing to the will of their constituents.

Democrat Reginald Milton, author of the grant idea, held firm, insisting that government had “a role and responsibility to serve all its citizens.” Fellow Democrat Melvin Burgess told the two defecting Republicans, “We don’t represent the same districts. I represent District 7. Mine is a poor district.” The ultimate vote, 10-3 in favor of the grants, indicated that there was still a fair degree of solidarity among the commissioners regarding the issue of self-assertion. There had been an expected party-line division on the issue of third and final approval of the $4.37 county tax rate, same as the current one, with five Republicans — Shafer, Roland, Billingsley, Reaves, and George Chism — voting no in an 8-5 outcome, but most other issues saw the same degree of unity as was demonstrated on committee day last Wednesday, when the commission took on the Luttrell administration on two issues — an administration switch from Nationwide Insurance to Prudential as administrator of a county deferred-compensation plan for employees and an insistence that the commission had a right to its own attorney. On Wednesday, commissioners went back and forth with spokespersons for the administration on the attorney matter. After a prolonged executive session, closed to the media, it was agreed that, while the county charter forbade the commission’s

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Super District 9, Position 2 — for which he drew petitions last April? One question involving former school board member and New Olivet pastor Whalum was long ago resolved, with the fraying away of any semblance of an arrangement with Memphis Police Association head Mike Williams, whereby only one of them would be a mayoral candidate. Both Williams, directly, and Whalum, indirectly, have since debunked that idea. Meanwhile, spiffy new electronic roadside signs have begun to appear advertising the candidacy for the Super District 9, Position 2, seat of Joe Cooper — remember him? — who has also said he

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which had been the starting point of last week’s twin controversy. Dyer and company had gained the leave they sought to research the relevant issues, and the whole thing had bogged down into a truce of sorts. • Next Thursday, July 16th, is filing deadline for the 2015 Memphis city election — which means that some long-unanswered questions will finally be resolved. How complete is the field for city mayor? That’s one general question that needs answering. And, in particular, will Kenneth Whalum Jr. run for mayor? And, if not, will he seek one of the other offices — Council District 5 and Council

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once it is suggested by an individual member. To be sure, that process could invite the specter of collusion, if one has a suspicious mind. But it also could lead to the kind of genuine debate and cooperation and understanding of the peculiar needs of one’s colleagues that an elected deliberative body needs. And it tends to eliminate the kind of jealousy that used to mar debates of what to do with grant money under the old system of direct, sharp-elbow competition for whatever money was available for nonprofits. If you’re worried about unscrupulous wheeling and dealing, that was a system that overtly encouraged it. Under the new system, each district gets its fair share of attention. Yet another new wrinkle worked into the resolution that passed is the explicit license for a commissioner to dispense one’s allotted sum for basic infrastructure needs. “We’re gonna take care of your roads,” Commissioner Terry Roland told one of the protesting audience members on Monday, and it’s up to his constituents to see that he does. The new grant-distribution formula is one of the several changes that would seem to follow naturally from the new single-member apportionment that occurred after the census of 2010. The single-member formula encourages, for better or worse, more hands-on engagement between commissioners and constituents, and we should set aside our innate cynicism long enough to give it, and its offshoot formulas, a fair chance to work.

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VI EWPO I NT By Juan Williams

The Voter Fraud Myth Photo ID laws are supported by the people they are hurting the most. government-issued photo identification.” In the Post poll, 63 percent of black voters said “voter suppression” during a presidential race is a “major problem.” In fact, 41 percent of all adults said they are concerned with qualified voters being denied their right. From a recent report from the Brennan Center for Justice: “Since the 2010 election, 21 states have new laws making it harder to vote — ranging from photo-ID requirements to early voting cutbacks to registration restrictions — and 14 states will have them in place for the first time in a presidential election in 2016.” Clinton cited efforts to limit voter turnout in five major states: Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Texas, and New Jersey and called out several top Republicans for engaging in “fearmongering about a phantom epidemic of election fraud.” Clinton named Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker for limiting early voting;

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President Obama twice won the White House by bringing young people and minorities, his biggest supporters, into the political process and into the voting booth. Republicans are now pushing back to increase their electoral chances in 2016. And they are winning. Even most black Americans — people who, overwhelmingly, don’t vote Republican — currently favor new requirements for voters to have photo identification. Three-quarters of all voters — people of all races and political parties — favor such laws, according to polls. The black support for photo identification of voters can only be described as amazing. The current state of public opinion is doubly incredible because there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud anywhere in the nation. Jill Lawrence recently wrote in U.S. News & World Report that “a recent study of more than 1 billion ballots cast from 2000 to 2014 found 31 credible instances of voter impersonation — 31 out of over 1 billion.” The Washington Post’s Wonkblog last year similarly concluded: “There is overwhelming scholarly and legal consensus that voter fraud is vanishingly rare and in fact nonexistent at the levels imagined by voter-ID proponents.” Nevertheless, public opinion on this issue is with Republican governors and state legislatures and has given them a license to rope off the playing field for the upcoming elections. Their goal is to enhance the value of the declining pool of older, suburban, white, and more affluent Republican voters — people with a long history of regular voting — while depressing the odds that young people, recent immigrants, minorities, and the poor will get into a voting booth. Hillary Clinton and the Democrats are struggling to remind voters of the ugly ghosts of political disenfranchisement. “What is happening is a sweeping effort to disempower and disenfranchise people of color, poor people, and young people from one end of our country to the other,” Clinton said recently. Studies show that blacks, Hispanics, the young, and the elderly are the people least likely to have photo identification and most likely to be turned away at the polls. So how can it be that 71 percent of African Americans in a new Rasmussen poll say they favor the use of photo identification for voters? Three years ago, a Washington Post poll produced a very similar result: 65 percent of black voters said they agreed that all voters should be “required to show official,

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Ace Atkins, a former journalist, lives in Oxford, Mississippi, where he cranks out some very good crime fiction. The Redeemers is the fifth novel in Atkins’ “Quinn Colson” series. Colson is 30-something, a hard-bitten former exArmy Ranger commando, who became sheriff of fictional Tibbehah County in the hill country of North Mississippi. It’s a country populated by some colorful folks: mean-ass crooks, horny safe-crackers, a shifty topless-club owner, a murderous sniper, a sleazy state trooper, former crack-whores, strippers, drunks, divorcées, and assorted other characters. And there are some bad guys, too. As The Redeemers begins, we learn Colson is serving his last couple of days on the job as sheriff, having been voted out of office, replaced by a local insurance agent controlled by a local bad guy. But before Colson can get out of town, things blow up big in Tibbehah. Two local yokels with dreams of a payback hire a couple boys from Alabama to come in and help them crack a safe. Suffice to say, things don’t go as planned. A deputy gets shot, and the 16 ’Bama boys are on the loose with a safe — a safe that holds a million dollars and

documents that can expose crooked dealings in high places in the state of Mississippi. Atkins weaves a compelling plot and his characters … well, let’s just say if you’re from around here, you’ve met them or people just like them. And Colson is a likable protagonist in the “strong, silent type” mold, with a weakness for a local married woman and plenty of family complications of his own. But mainly, he’s a bad-ass. A real bad-ass. And the payoff in these novels comes in the big, bloody showdowns that make the last 40 pages go so quickly. The action is tense and well-crafted. Colson’s outnumbered, he’s wounded, he’s trapped in an impossible situation, he’s going have to kill or be killed. Sure, you can’t think too hard about how any man with only one arm and a knife could take out two armed men who have the drop on him. But that’s part of the fun. He’s Quinn Colson, dammit. Just enjoy the action. And it’s good action. — Bruce VanWyngarden Ace Atkins will be signing The Redeemers at the Booksellers at Laurelwood on Sunday, July 26th, at 4 p.m.

THE MOCKINGBIRD NEXT DOOR: LIFE WITH HARPER LEE By Marja Mills Penguin, 304 pp., $17 (paper)

After decades of eschewing the media, except the seemingly obligatory interview with Oprah (and that in the form of a letter), Pulitzer Prize-winner Harper Lee is as closely associated with myth and mystery as she is with illuminating prose. Chicago-based reporter-turned-author Marja (pronounced MAR-ee-uh) Mills had the opportunity to penetrate some of that mystery when she lived next door to the author, known as Nelle to her friends and relatives, and her sister, Alice Finch Lee, for 18 months from 2004 to 2006. What resulted was Mills’ first book, The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee, a memoir capturing how such an experience came about and the many car drives, cups of McDonald’s coffee, and even honored silences Mills shared with the Lee sisters.

a stroke in 2007. Mills said, when she was in Memphis recently, that she “share[s] in those concerns,” but she is also “so excited about the prospect of knowing what Scout had to say about her hometown after returning from New York. We get more of Harper Lee’s lovely prose to savor.” I agree. Great timing, then, to read The Mockingbird Next Door, which is now in paperback and offers some revelations about the enigmatic author just before the curtain again is lifted. — Lesley Young

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By Harrison Scott Key HarperCollins, 329 pp., $26.99 The book is filled with insights about how the Lees lived (Alice since passed away last November at the age of 103): a house covered in books (the sisters gobbled up English history); Harper relishing fishing and sawmill gravy; and long drives on the backroads of Monroe County, Alabama, the sisters’ preferred form of entertainment. I particularly enjoyed learning that they corresponded by fax due to their collective hearing loss and the very human description of Harper’s response to their discussion of Gregory Peck (“Isn’t he delicious?”). Mills even attempts to answer the communal question of why Harper never published again after writing To Kill a Mockingbird: “When you start at the top, [Harper Lee] told those close to her, there is nowhere to go but down .... But the decision not to publish again was far more gradual than that ... I learned that, rather than a grand decision, the shape of her life was dictated by a series of small choices made at different points along the way.” As a matter of fact, Lee is publishing again. On July 14th, the novel Go Set a Watchman will be available to the legions of undernourished Lee fans. As with nearly anything associated with Lee — including Mills’ memoir — mystery and controversy surround the publication of the book, which was written before To Kill a Mockingbird was published. Some say Lee’s attorney is taking advantage of the author’s failing health — she suffered

How large was Harrison Scott Key’s father? If you need a visual aid to enhance your enjoyment of The World’s Largest Man, Key’s tender, sometimes troubling, and drop-the-book-funny memoir, the author has helpfully posted a photograph on his Facebook page. It shows the book’s title subject posed like a cowboy or a Confederate soldier or maybe just a big guy on horseback behind a barbed-wire fence. Were it a Carroll Cloar painting, the image might be titled My Father Was as Big as a Horse. Unlike Cloar’s famous visual comparison of his father to a tree, this isn’t a trick of perspective, however. Key’s father was evidently large. But Key’s perpetual coming-of-age story is all about the magic of changing perspectives. It’s less about

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Edited by Beverly Greene Bond and Sarah Wilkerson Freeman University of Georgia Press, 425 pp., $34.95 (paper) In a society whose innate diversities are only just beginning to receive their full due, it is a remarkable fact that women, who, now as ever before, constitute half the human species, are that proverbial subject whose surface has hardly been scratched. It is even more remarkable that a twovolume series titled Tennessee Women: Their Lives and Times should transcend the parochial and, in its collection of historical essays, go far toward illuminating the undiscovered side of that history in a more complete and universal sense than almost any other account yet published, including

some vastly more famous and ambitious ones. Volume 2 has a somewhat broader canvas than Volume 1, published in 2009, which approached its subject via a series of biographical profiles of distinguished women — including the still-active social pioneer Jocelyn Dan Wurzburg of Memphis — whose lives both reflected and influenced important historical circumstances in the Volunteer State from colonial times onward. Volume 2 of Tennessee Women, newly off the press, focuses less on individual lives and more on analytical examinations of the processes and events of history, while continuing to underscore the experience of women, and Tennessee women in particular, and their roles in the creation of that history. As was the case in the previous volume, each chapter is written by a woman, and all the authors have clearly done their homework. Editors Beverly Greene Bond (of the University of Memphis) and Sarah Wilkerson Freeman (of Arkansas State University) have taken pains to make sure new ground is plowed. The very chapter titles of Volume 2 suggest not only the variety of subject matter but their often stunning originality. Here is a sampling: “Graceless Yankee Tramps and Secesh She-Devils: Union Soldiers and Confederate Women in Middle Tennessee”; “On Parade: Race, Gender and Imagery in the Memphis Mardi Gras, Cotton Carnival, and Cotton Makers’ Jubilee”; and “Progressive Era Roots of Highlander Folk School.” Although the contents of this volume are by, of, and for women, they are ultimately for men as well, and indeed are deserving of a cross-cultural audience of the widest possible kind. — Jackson Baker

Reid Mitenbuler craftily tells this whole story in his new book, Bourbon Empire. But Mitenbuler tells the whole truth, straying from the burnished images that Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, and other brands would want us to believe. In fact, Mitenbuler writes that even its reputation as America’s “native spirit” may be akin to other American legends. He opens his book with an honest look at where bourbon won this well-established superlative, and that sets the tone for the rest of his book and bourbon’s sometimes sketchy past. Bourbon makers sat on a glut of the stuff after the Korean War and needed help to offload it. They turned to the U.S. Congress, which passed a resolution that called bourbon a “distinctive product of the United States.” Bourbon makers took it upon themselves and wasted no time punching up the dry legalese, calling bourbon “America’s Native Spirit” and labeling the resolution “the Declaration of Independence of bourbon.” Mitenbuler is a fan of micro-histories like Mark Kurlansky’s Cod and Salt and had begun “geeking out” on bourbon in 2000. His book plumbs bourbon’s well through early-American history to the present. Along the way, he says, people have been attracted to bourbon because it’s rough around the edges, simple, and unpretentious. “The book explores some pretty hilarious attempts on the part of distillers to upgrade bourbon’s image to cut into luxury markets,” Mitenbuler has said. All of it, from tales of the Whiskey Rebellion to Jim Beam’s “hillbilly heritage,” makes Bourbon Empire great for history junkies and bourbon aficionados alike. — Toby Sells

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By Nicki Pendleton Wood Thomas Nelson Books, 279 pp., $26.99 “Where would a Southern party be without ... soft, sweet, mustardy, buttery, speckled ham rolls?” Where indeed! Such are the questions posed in Nicki Pendleton Wood’s Southern Cooking for Company, a fine compendium

of recipes and tips from 100-plus notable party-givers and hosts from around the South. Another question: “There’s nothing sadder than a skimpy-looking pie, is there?” The solution is to choose the right size pie dish — you won’t want to mess up Betsy Watts Koch’s Praline Pumpkin Pie. More tips: 1) Don’t stress. Let the guests serve themselves and help clean up. Deanna Larson’s Collards with Citrus and Cranberries looks relatively carefree with minimal ingredients and chopping required. 2) Nothing beats a well-planned breakfast spread, and no one would argue with Renee Flynn’s classic Baked French Toast. 3) Host a holiday leftovers party. It is what it sounds like. Guests bring their leftovers or something made with the pounds of turkey and other holiday scraps. Make note of Anna Ginsberg’s Turkey Poblano Soup. Nicki Pendleton Wood is a foodwriting vet based in Nashville, and she’s produced a thoughtful book. Its recipes are not overly complicated, but neither are they ordinary. The Pimento Cheese Pinwheels and Beet Pickled Devilish Eggs are sure to turn heads. Overall, a useful weapon to have in any cook’s arsenal. — Susan Ellis

SLAB

By Selah Saterstrom Coffee House Press, 186 pp., $16.95 (paper) If asked to describe Slab in one sentence, it would go something like this: a novel about the life of one woman, nicknamed Tiger, from a poor area of Mississippi and following the turmoil of Hurricane Katrina. But what an oversimplification that would be. Slab, by Selah Saterstrom (director of the Ph.D. program in creative writing at the University of Denver), is not told in

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his father’s height and weight than the impressive shadow he cast over everything that mattered to a curious, bookish boy growing up in the American South, where being a big man means something and where size may be greatly enhanced by one’s ability to kill tasty woodland creatures. Key was born in Memphis, but his impenetrable, Everest-like father moved the family to Mississippi, because he was mistrustful of soft city ways, sidewalks, and such. The father liked shooting things, flirting (a little too graphically) with waitresses, not talking about his feelings, coaching baseball, and gutting the things he shoots. The son liked bow ties and the theater. And he dreaded the first day of deer season when he was “statistically most likely to disappoint” his dad. The World’s Largest Man is a toneperfect, gore-spattered meditation on the most tedious human inevitability — that no matter how unlikely it seems, we become our parents. Key’s superpower as a memoirist stems from his ability to effortlessly mingle Erma Bombecklike takes on potty training with honest accounts of race and class and gruesome Faulkneresque hunting imagery. After several failed attempts to kill anything larger than a bird, the younger Key eventually shoots his first doe. But, in the book’s most arresting sequence, it’s the author’s description of a second casualty that sticks. As an adult writer, an academic (Key teaches at the Savannah College of Art and Design), a husband, and a father far removed from the sporting life he lived as a child, Key begins to notice the ways he’s become like his dad. Scenes from his cooling marriage play out as dangerously as scenes in the woods and are presented with a similar mix of comedy and horror. “The word divorce came up a few times over the next week,” he writes, as work gets in the way of love. “Not in the form of a threat, but just a grenade, a pin pulled on a word to see what would happen.” Good stuff. — Chris Davis

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the story of a girl who misunderstands a lot of the world as told through her many adventures and mistakes with men. A number of those stories are about her friends and experiences in Mississippi, but despite all of the difficulties she faces, Tiger seems to find her own path. The book is shocking at times and often brings up questions that are deeper than the comical nature of some of the tales, such as, “Do you believe in life after death?” While answers to profound questions such as this are not to be found in Slab’s stories of sex and drugs or loss and longing, there is meaning to be taken from Slab. You simply have to find it in your own way, just as Tiger does. — Alaina Getzenberg continued from page 17 a traditional style. It is in the form of a play with two acts organized by scenes of varying length. However, the majority of the story is in the form of a monologue. The many stories laced throughout are occasionally broken up by Tiger talking with Barbara Walters. Whether Tiger is actually speaking to Walters or the entire story is being conducted in her head is never made clear. Who is Tiger? She is an ex-stripper with a family history filled with turmoil and bad decisions. This is not a book about a troubled girl with a happy ending. It is

THE BREAKING POINT

By Jefferson Bass William Morrow, 367 pp., $26.99 I should have been a homicide detective. Every weekend, I spend all of my spare moments listening to Forensic Files marathons on the HLN channel on satellite radio. I’m kind of obsessed with murder (but only in a whodunit way), and I’m also pretty intrigued by the science of what happens to rotting corpses. So I was thrilled when I learned there’s a series of crime novels based on and around the UT-Knoxville Forensic Anthropology Center, better known as the Body Farm. The novels are crafted

by the writing team of Jon Jefferson and Dr. Bill Bass (the real-life creator of the Body Farm, where the decomposition of donated corpses is scientifically studied), so together they go by “Jefferson Bass.” The protagonist is a fictional character, Dr. Bill Brockton, based on Bill Bass. The team’s latest novel, The Breaking Point, has all the things I need in a crime novel — the mysterious death of a maverick millionaire, the subsequent investigation, a little subplot about the protagonist’s crumbling personal life, and a few nosy TV reporters to muck things up. The book opens with the airplane-crash

death of Richard Janus, the super-wealthy founder of a nonprofit international aid organization. At first, it appears to be an accident, but Dr. Brockton (who assists the FBI at the crash site) and the team slowly uncover details that have the potential to turn the case into a homicide investigation. Since the novel is co-written by Bill Bass, a world-renowned forensic anthropologist, the prose about the investigation is incredibly detailed. It gave me the sense of being right there, uncovering bits of skull and teeth right along with the detectives. But the plot isn’t all work and no play. There’s plenty going on that reveals Brockton’s personal side, too. And there’s a subplot that has Brockton coming up against reporters concerning what some see as desecration of the dead in his work at the Body Farm. My biggest complaint? I wanted more trash talk from the detectives in the field. At one point, Brockton is cautioned about his language before he even utters a curse word. Come on! Also, because the book is part of a series, there’s some back story about the Brockton family’s past run-in with a serial killer, which fell a little flat for me. I needed more context, but I suppose I should start the series from the beginning. And given my interest in the macabre, I probably will. — Bianca Phillips For more books reviewed by Flyer staff members, go to this week’s issue at memphisflyer.com.

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Between 1960 and 1969 Berry Gordy’s Motown label manufactured stars the same way Detroit rolled out automobiles, placing an astonishing 79 top-10 hits on Billboard’s Hot 100. Half a century after their original release, songs like Martha and the Vandellas’ “Dancing in the Streets,” Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On,” and the Supremes’ “Stop! In the Name of Love” remain ubiquitous. And that’s not to mention all the hits performed by artists like Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, and the Jackson 5. No single piece of musical theater could ever come close to including every major song to come out of Gordy’s Grand Avenue studio, but with somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 titles mentioned in Julius Thomas III as Berry Gordy, the program, Motown: The Musical does its absolute best to cover the waterfront. Allison Semmes as Diana Ross Motown’s music director and conductor Darryl Archibald is impressed that the original creative team was able to leave anything out. “When they were workshopping Motown pre-Broadway, you’ve got to think everybody wanted every song in the show,” he says. “Only you can’t do that in two hours and 40 minutes. The way it’s been plotted out, you don’t get complete versions of all the songs. You get a lot of snippets.” Motown: The Musical opens in 1983 as Gordy, a former boxer and auto worker, prepares for his record label’s epic 25th-anniversary celebration. Then it flashes back to the label exec’s Motor City childhood and works its way back to the future, introducing audiences to so many performers along the way it can be difficult to keep up. “The Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder both perform full songs,” Archibald says. “And Diana Ross sings the complete ‘Reach Out and Touch,’ when she’s debuting as a solo artist at the Frontier Hotel. It’s really spectacular, actually.”

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Raw Oyster Cult Levitt Shell, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans rock from members of the Radiators, Papa Grows Funk, and Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes.

Two Old Black Guys Just Sitting Around Talking Evergreen Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $20 The Bluff City Tri-Art Theatre Company presents Gus Edwards’ play about Henry and Abe, two men who sit at the same park bench every day.

Booksigning by Susan Crandall The Booksellers at Laurelwood, 6:30 p.m. Susan Crandall signs her lastest novel, The Flying Circus, following two daredevils and a farm boy who take a cross-country trip in the 1920s.

Mountain View TheatreWorks, 8 p.m. Winning entry of the NewWorks@ TheWorks playwriting competition, Teri Feilgelson’s play is about the fallout of a father’s unexpected departure. “I.D.” Crosstown Arts, 5-8 p.m. Opening reception for this exhibit of new works by participants in Memphis College of Art’s IDEALS program, which deals with identity.

Memphis Christmas in July Agricenter International, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., $5-$7 Opening day of this expo featuring apparel, jewelry, gifts, décor, art, and more. Airplane! The Orpheum, 7-9:30 p.m., $7 “I am serious … and don’t call me Shirley”: a screening of this 1980 comedy classic.

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Gary Beard as Liberace

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Liberace won’t fly into the theater beating his enormously feathered cape-like wings. “No, I don’t get a Peter Pan moment,” says neophyte tribute artist Gary Beard. Beard has been Theatre Memphis’ music director for years, but this month he’s taking the spotlight and assuming the rhinestone-studded mantle of the effortlessly unhip performer who came to be known as Mr. Entertainment. There’s no patriotic baton twirling in Liberace!, Brent Hazelton’s one-man musical biography chronicling the life of America’s gaudiest piano player. “There aren’t any hot pants either,” Beard allows, while describing the glittery maestro’s rise from humble Midwestern beginnings to become Las Vegas’ most outrageous headliner. Władziu Valentino Liberace was also a TV pioneer, winking and smiling flirtatiously directly into a stationary camera while playing Chopin and serving up buckets of camp sentimentality. In the 1950s, his show was on more than 200 stations around the country. “He was bigger than I Love Lucy,” Beard says. Beard admits that flying solo can be intimidating. Even more so when you’re playing piano in fistfulls of enormous rings and heavily decorated costumes that make 1970s-era Elvis look like a Brooks Brothers ad. Beard spends most of his time in orchestra pits these days. He’s ventured far beyond his comfort zone for Liberace!. “This has been the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” he says. There won’t be a jewel-encrusted Rolls-Royce rolling on stage to drive this Liberace home, either. This isn’t that kind of show. It’s an intimate peek into the life of a complicated man in an astonishing wig. That doesn’t mean there won’t be some razzle-dazzle. “Andre is having a good time,” Beard says, name-checking Theatre Memphis’ glitter-loving costume designer Andre Bruce Ward.

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Slow-Burn Folk Hiss Golden Messenger make their Memphis debut.

Is it important to work with a label close to home? You’ve worked with other North Carolina record labels. The location was something that was attractive about Merge. I can just go down there and shoot the shit for a while. I think it’s helpful, especially with the kind of music I make, which is rooted in traditional music from this part of the world. There is something comfortable about having them in your own backyard, but that’s not the only reason I started working with Merge. Do you think the label is introducing your music to a much broader audience? What type of audience is coming to check you out that didn’t before? Yeah, I think so. It’s hard to tell how much of it is Merge’s doing and how much of it is due to the amount of time we spend on the road. Merge has been in the game for so long, and we have a tight crew of people who are all pushing in the same direction. We talk a lot to Merge, but we also have our own game plan, which is something Merge really appreciates. Everyone in the live band has been doing this forever. We aren’t 21-year-olds who just started touring. In my musical life there have not been any miracles. What I’m doing as a musician is a lot of really hard work. I’m not expecting any handouts or any free rides just because I’ve never gotten any. It’s a last-man-standing type of situation, and all I can do is keep

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M.C. Taylor writing songs that are better than the last batch. How did you link up with Todd Snider? Have you played with him before? Honestly, this is just a one-off thing. Todd is going to be performing solo, and he called and asked if I’d be willing to play solo, too. Todd isn’t really on my radar, but I am stoked to be able to play. You’ve been touring with a backing band lately as opposed to going on the road solo. How are those experiences different? I like the full-band thing just because I played solo for so long that I started to get lonesome. I still love doing the solo thing, because it’s a little like tight-rope walking. You have to recover in your own way. I like that pressure. I love the idea of playing alone and in small ensembles. I’m doing a few solo shows here and there over the summer, and the next one will be this thing with Todd. Solo shows are becoming pretty rare. My booking agent also books the band, but when we start booking solo stuff we have to be very specific, because it’s a pretty different vibe. As someone who’s been touring for over 20 years, how do you find inspiration to keep creating new music? Are you surprised at what influences your songwriting now as opposed to when you first started writing music? Yes and no. I mean my core influences

have sort of remained the same. My process of working and what appears in my songs have evolved over time as I’ve gotten older and had kids, but the things that I was attracted to as a 19-year-old still speak to me. My skill set has probably evolved. I’m always looking for something deeper, and that can be hard to put your finger on. Take the Grateful Dead, for example. So often they sounded so bad, their playing was out of tune, their playing was amateurish at times, you never knew what the hell Mickey Hart was there for. But at the same time their music is so deep and so compelling to me. That’s the place I’m trying to get to. How do you feel about being labeled folk rock? Do you go out of your way to play with like-minded bands? At this point in my life, I’m kind of up for anything. We say no to most stuff that comes our way, but not because it’s a folk festival specifically. There is a lot of folk music in my music, but I don’t really deal with folk music in a delicate way. Sometimes my issue with that world is that it feels like there is some Civil War reenacting going on. We can be harder on folk music than we are currently, and it will still be pretty durable. People are kind of scared to experiment in the folkmusic world, and I have the complete opposite approach. Todd Snider’s What the Folk Show with Chicago Farmer, Elizabeth Cook, and Hiss Golden Messenger at the Levitt Shell, Saturday, July 11, 7:30-9 p.m.

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Flyer: What is the biggest thing you’ve noticed about your reach as an artist since signing with Merge Records? M.C. Taylor: There is definitely a lot more interest in what I’m doing because Merge has such a long reach, but the music I make has always been a slow burn, not a drastic uphill climb. We aren’t a super flashy band; I just write songs that I hope will last for a really long time. It isn’t the hippest thing to be doing, but it’s what I can do well.

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What keeps you driven at this age to create new music? I just love to perform, and I think people enjoy it. I also hope to make some money before I die. A lot of people are dead before they get famous, and I’m hoping that doesn’t happen with me, even if it looks like it might be going that way right now.

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You’ve been playing at the Center for Southern Folklore for quite some time. Where else did you play when you were first getting started? I know those folks well, because I’ve been playing there since I started playing out. This lady named Ellen used to work there, and she knew me because I had a shop nearby. She kept telling the people at the Center that they needed to get me to play there. She got me my first show, and I’ve been playing there ever since. Before that, this guy Earl the Pearl asked me to play in a band as a fill-in, and I played a couple of songs with them. The next Saturday night, they were playing at Green’s Lounge. I was lying in the bed when he called again and said to come help them out. I went and played with them and came back home. The next Saturday night, I was lying in bed again when they called and said, “The guitar player didn’t show up to play. We want you to be in the band permanently.” That’s how I joined the Fieldstones. When I first started playing, I figured that I would play small clubs or someone’s house or something. I never dreamed I would play in a lot of the places I’ve been able to play. I just haven’t made the money yet. But I have had a chance to see the world. These long drives we go on used to seem like they took a long time, but now driving to a show in Minnesota is just like driving up the street. Daddy Mack Blues Band, Saturday July 11th, at the Center for Southern Folklore, 8 p.m. $10.

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Flyer: What made you want to learn how to play the guitar at 40 years old? Orr: Ever since I was boy I wanted to play the blues. I’d be out in the field pickin’ cotton during the day, and at night I’d go home and listen to the radio. I’d listen to B.B. King and Little Milton and I’d think, Man, I wish that I could do that. When I was around 12 or 13 years old, I became friends with a boy on another plantation that was close to mine, and on the weekend, we would go to another plantation that had gambling in one room and music in the other. We would stay there for two or three nights over a weekend, but after I got married and moved to Memphis, I got away from all of that. I forgot about it. Then one day I was sitting in my truck listening to the radio, and they played Albert King. I don’t know what the song did to me, but I had to learn how to play the blues. I went to the pawnshop and put an amp and guitar on layaway, thinking that I’d get it out for Christmas. This was about two or three months before Christmas, and I ended up getting them out of layaway in about two or three weeks. I used to carry that guitar everywhere I went. I’d take it fishing with me, and I’d take it to work. I had the type of job where I had a lot of time to just sit around playing guitar. It was kind of tough learning how to play, but once I started catching on to it and learned it on my own, I started putting different stuff together.

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Karaoke Thursdays, TuesdaysWednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. and Sundays-Mondays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Jim Wilson Fridays, Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.; DJ J2 Fridays, Saturdays, 9:30 p.m.-5 a.m.; Memphis Jazz Orchestra Sundays, 6-9 p.m.

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

Stax Music Academy Alumni Band Monday-Friday, 12:304:30 p.m.; 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.

Chris Gales Tuesday-Saturday, noon-8 p.m.; Karaoke ongoing, 8:30 p.m.

Hard Rock Cafe 126 BEALE 529-0007

Jessica Lynn Thursday, July 9, 8-9:15 p.m.; Malaya Friday, July 10, 7-8 p.m.; Memphis Jones on the Patio Friday, July 10, 7-10 p.m.; Spechlis Friday, July 10, 9-11 p.m.; Jeffrey Jordan on the Patio Saturday, July 11, 7-9 p.m.; The Fast Mothers Saturday, July 11, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Itta Bena 145 BEALE 578-3031

Susan Marshall Fridays, Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.

Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cafe & Honky Tonk 310 BEALE 654-5171

The Jason James Trio FridaysSundays, 7-11 p.m.; Rockin’ Joey Trites and the Memphis Flash Saturdays, 3-7 p.m. and Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m.

LORD T & ELOISE Blue Note Bar & Grill 341-345 BEALE 577-1089

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

Blues City Cafe 138 BEALE 526-3637

Brad Birkedahl Band Thursdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; The Memphis 3 Sundays, 6 p.m., and Mondays, 7 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe’s Patio 162 BEALE 521-1851

Mack 2 Band Mondays-Fridays, 2-6 p.m.; Fuzzy Jeffries & the Kings of Memphis Thursdays, 6:30-10:30 p.m.; Nate Dogg and the Fellas Fridays, Saturdays, 6:30-10:30 p.m.; McDaniel Band Saturdays, 2-6 p.m.; Cowboy Neal Sundays, 2-6 p.m., and Mondays, 6:30-10:30 p.m.; Chic Jones Sundays, Tuesdays, 6:30-10:30 p.m.; Sensation Band Wednesdays, 6:30-10:30 p.m.

183 BEALE 522-9596

Barbara Blue ThursdaysFridays, Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m., Saturdays, 5-9 p.m., and Sundays, 4-9 p.m.; 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.

Wet Willie’s Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.

168 BEALE 576-2220

Don Valentine Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Mississippi Bigfoot Fridays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Rum Boogie Cafe 182 BEALE 528-0150

Vince Johnson and the Boogie Blues Band Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Pam and Terry Fridays, Saturdays, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Memphis Blues Society Jam Sundays, 7-11 p.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe’s Blues Hall

162 BEALE 521-1851

182 BEALE 528-0150

Memphis Bluesmasters Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Plantation Allstars Fridays, Saturdays, 3-7 p.m.; Low Society Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight; The Dr. “Feel Good” Potts Band Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; McDaniel Band Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Double J Smokehouse & Saloon

Blind Bear Speakeasy

Salsa Night Saturdays, 8:30 p.m.-3 a.m.

FedExForum

100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

Live Music Thursdays, 7-11 p.m., Fridays-Saturdays 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

Grawemeyer’s

383 S. MAIN 578-2767

Imagine Dragons and Halsey Monday, July 13, 8 p.m. 520 S. MAIN 526-6751

Evan Farris Saturdays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 6-10 p.m., Sundays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and Fridays, 6-10 p.m.

Brass Door Irish Pub

RIVER INN, 50 HARBOR TOWN SQUARE 260-3300

Live Music Fridays.

Brinson’s 341 MADISON 524-0104

Melting Pot: Artist Showcase Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.

Center for Southern Folklore 123 S. MAIN AT PEABODY TROLLEY STOP 525-3655

Daddy Mack Blues Band - A Bluesman Looks at Seventy CD Release Party Saturday, July 11, 8-11:30 p.m.

Spindini Jeff Crosslin Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.

Huey’s Downtown 77 S. SECOND 527-2700

Matt Lomeo Band Sunday, July 12, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

152 MADISON 572-1813

The Silly Goose

200 S. THIRD 205-2640

119 S. MAIN, PEMBROKE SQUARE 417-8435

Live Music Thursdays-Saturdays, 10 p.m.

Rumba Room 303 S. MAIN 523-0020

124 E. G.E. PATTERSON 347-2648

209 BEALE 578-5650

King’s Palace Cafe Tap Room

King’s Palace Cafe David Bowen Thursdays, 5:309:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 6:30-10:30 p.m., and Sundays, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Silky O’Sullivan’s

Paulette’s Live Pianist Thursdays, 5:308:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, 5:30-9 p.m., Sundays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and MondaysWednesdays, 5:30-8 p.m.

The Plexx 380 E.H. CRUMP 744-2225

Old School Blues & Jazz Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.

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

DJ Dance Music ongoing, 10 p.m.

Riverfront Bar & Grill

Bar DKDC 964 S. COOPER 272-0830

Pravada Friday, July 10, 10:30 p.m.; Thelma and the Sleaze with Data Drums Saturday, July 11, 10:30 p.m.

Bhan Thai 1324 PEABODY 272-1538

Loveland Duren Fridays, 7-10 p.m.; Two Peace Saturdays, 7-10:30 p.m.

Blue Monkey 2012 MADISON 272-BLUE

Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight.

Boscos 2120 MADISON 432-2222

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

251 RIVERSIDE DR.

Local Music Fridays, 6-8 p.m.

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Overton Square

1474 MADISON 275-8082

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Hi-Tone

Bluesday Tuesday Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

P&H Cafe

412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE

THELMA AND THE SLEAZE AT BAR DKDC Nashville pranksters Thelma and the Sleaze return to Memphis this Saturday night for a performance at Bar DKDC. Thelma and the Sleaze are no strangers to performing in Memphis, having already played at places like the Buccaneer, the Hi-Tone, and Black Lodge Video. The band seems to have found a home at Bar DKDC, as the Midtown establishment has hosted their recent local shows. No matter where they decide to play, the shock-rock that Thelma and the Sleaze deliver is worth the price of admission. While most Nashville garage bands can be described as family-friendly, Thelma and the Sleaze take their live show to the limit, honoring past rockand-roll troublemakers like the Runaways with revealing stage attire and provocative song content. Musically, they sound like the Pleasure Seekers covering Thin Lizzy, which means they could be tapped to appear in a Quentin Tarantino movie any day now. The band has a slew of EP’s under their belt and recently added a second guitarist to beef up their whiskey-soaked songs. Also on the bill is long-time-running local band Data Drums, a project of the Oscars’ Chuck Vicious and Bobby Lee of the Manateees and Nervs. Though Lee lives in Oxford, Data Drums are increasing their local appearances this summer after a period of almost never playing live. Data Drums recently performed on the Rocket Science Audio variety show with Aquarian Blood, and frontman Chuck Vicious played a game of chess with an audience member in between (and during) his band’s fast-paced punk songs. While there might not be a chess match during Saturday’s show at Bar DKDC, the high-energy rockand-roll should be enough to keep you entertained. — Chris Shaw Thelma and the Sleaze and Data Drums, Saturday, July 11th, at Bar DKDC. Doors open at 9 p.m., and admission is $5.

1368 MONROE 278-0909

Devil Train Mondays, 8 p.m.; Dave Cousar Tuesdays, 11 p.m.; Bantam Foxes Wednesday, July 15, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Celtic Crossing

The Cove

903 S. COOPER 274-5151

2559 BROAD 730-0719

Chris Johnson Thursdays, 10 p.m.; DJ Tree Fridays, 10 p.m.; DJ Taz Saturdays, 10 p.m.; Jeremy Stanfill and Joshua Cosby Sundays, 6-9 p.m.; Charvey Mac Tuesdays, 8:3011:30 p.m.

Jazz with Ed Finney and Friends Thursdays, 9 p.m.; Other Stories Friday, July 10, 10 p.m.; Merry Mobile Saturday, July 11, 10 p.m.; Open Jam Sundays, 6 p.m.; Justin White Mondays, 7 p.m.; Juke Joint Blues Jam Tuesdays, 8 p.m.midnight; Karaoke Wednesdays, 10 p.m.

Huey’s Midtown 1927 MADISON 726-4372

The Chaulkies Sunday, July 12, 4-7 p.m.; Burris Sunday, July 12, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Lafayette’s Music Room

1532 MADISON 726-0906

Rock Starkaraoke Fridays; Open Mic with Tiffany Harmon Mondays, 9 p.m.midnight.

The Phoenix 1015 S. COOPER 338-5223

Bluezday Thurzday Thursdays, 8-11:45 p.m.; Cowboy Bob’s Roundup Mondays, 8-11:45 p.m.; Memphis Songwriters Association second Tuesday of every month, 6:30-9 p.m.

Strano Sicilian Kitchen 948 S. COOPER 552-7122

1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

The Soul Connection Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.

Levitt Shell

Bluff City Soul Collective Sunday, July 12, 8:30 p.m.12:30 a.m.

Mortimer’s 590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

Van Duren Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

T.J. Mulligan’s 1817 KIRBY 755-2481

Karaoke Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

The Windjammer Restaurant Karaoke ongoing.

Poplar/I-240

Ubee’s 521 S. HIGHLAND 323-0900

Karaoke Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Minglewood Hall

East Memphis Brookhaven Pub & Grill 695 BROOKHAVEN CIRCLE 680-8118

Live Music Thursdays, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

Murphy’s 1589 MADISON 726-4193

Dan McGuinness Pub

Neil’s Music Room 5727 QUINCE 682-2300

The Thrill at Neil’s featuring Jack Rowell and Triplethret Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; John Angotti Saturday, July 11, 8 p.m.; Under the Radar, No Pressure Sunday, July 12, 3-6 p.m.; Uncle Tony’s String Band Sunday, July 12, 7-11 p.m.; Gene Nunez and Debbie Jamison Tuesdays, 6 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

4698 SPOTTSWOOD 761-3711

Acoustic with Charvey Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

Otherlands Coffee Bar Will Kimbrough, Myla Smith Friday, July 10; Torch, Candace Mache, The Davy Ray Trio Saturday, July 11.

Huey’s Poplar 4872 POPLAR 682-7729

University of Memphis

1555 MADISON 866-609-1744

641 S. COOPER 278-4994

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

786 E. BROOKHAVEN CIRCLE 683-9044

OVERTON PARK 272-2722

U.S. Bastards with Lost Project Thursday, July 9; Pulberta with Loser Vision Friday, July 10; Don Twon DJ Set Saturday, July 11.

5101 SANDERLIN 763-2013

Wild Bill’s

Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.

Artistik Lounge Featuring Devin Crutcher every third Sunday, 7-11 p.m.

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern

Davy Ray Bennett Sundays, Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m.

2119 MADISON 207-5097

Raw Oyster Cult Thursday, July 9, 7:30 p.m.; Mighty Souls Brass Band Friday, July 10, 7:30 p.m.; Todd Snider’s What the Folk Show Saturday, July 11, 6 p.m.; Carolina Story Sunday, July 12, 7:30 p.m.

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

El Toro Loco

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

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

2809 KIRBY PKWY. 759-0593

Karaoke and Dance Music with DJ Funn Mondays, 7-10 p.m.

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The Buccaneer

Carlos Danger Thursday, July 9, 9 p.m.; Mitski & Elvis Depressedly with Eskimeaux, Models Friday, July 10, 8 p.m.; The Average Saturday, July 11, 10 p.m.; 4 Door Theatre with The Weekend Classic and The Passport Sunday, July 12, 7 p.m.; They All Float with Commonwealth and Mayfair Monday, July 13, 9 p.m.; Shai Hulud, Ghost Key, Cryptodira Tuesday, July 14, 8 p.m.; Open Mic Comedy Night Tuesdays, 9 p.m.; For Today with Gideon and Silent Planet Wednesday, July 15, 7 p.m.

551 S. MENDENHALL 762-8200

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Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House

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Summer/Berclair Maria’s Restaurant

Shelby Forest General Store 7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

Tony Butler Fridays, 6-8 p.m.

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern 819 EXOCET 624-9060

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Huey’s Cordova

6439 SUMMER 356-2324

Karaoke Fridays, 5-8 p.m.

Huey’s Southwind 7825 WINCHESTER 624-8911

Gary Escoe’s Atomic Dance Machine Sunday, July 12, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

1771 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 754-3885

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

Live Music on the patio Thursdays-Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.; Half Step Down Fridays, 7-10 p.m.

The Dantones Sunday, July 12, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

The Other Place Bar & Grill

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

Acoustic Music Tuesdays.

Fitz Casino & Hotel 711 LUCKY LN., TUNICA, MS 800-766-5825

Live Entertainment Wednesdays-Sundays, 6 p.m.

4148 WALES 373-0155

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern

Karaoke Saturdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. and Wednesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

6565 TOWNE CENTER, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-536-2200

Live Music Thursdays, 5 p.m.; Karaoke Tuesdays.

Whitehaven/ Airport

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

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

Marlowe’s Ribs & Restaurant 4381 ELVIS PRESLEY 332-4159

Horseshoe Casino Tunica

Karaoke with DJ Stylez Thursdays, Sundays, 10 p.m.

1021 CASINO CENTER, TUNICA, MS 800-357-5600

In Legends Stage Bar: Live Entertainment Nightly ongoing.

Huey’s Southaven

Arlington/Eads/ Oakland

7090 MALCO, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-349-7097

Soul Shockers Sunday, July 12, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Rizzi’s/Paradiso Pub 6230 GREENLEE 592-0344

Mesquite Chop House

Live Music Thursdays, Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m.; Karaoke and Dance Music with DJ Funn Fridays, 9 p.m.

5960 GETWELL, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-890-2467

5868 STAGE

Grif ’s Gifts Live - Welcome to the Stage Mondays-Sundays, 6-7:30 p.m.

Hadley’s Pub 2779 WHITTEN 266-5006

D.J.A.M Unplugged Thursday, July 9, 8 p.m.-midnight; Nuttin’ Fancy Band Friday, July 10, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Swingin’ Leroy Saturday, July 11, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Band of Brothers Sunday, July 12, 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Bike Nite with Jonez’n Wednesday, July 15, 8 p.m.midnight.

Old Whitten Tavern 2800 WHITTEN 379-1965

Live Music Fridays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Karaoke with Ricky Mack Mondays, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.; Open Mic with Susie and Bob Salley Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

RockHouse Live 5709 RALEIGH-LAGRANGE 386-7222

Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Open Mic Mondays Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Live Music Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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

Ghost Town Trio Sunday, July 12, 4-7 p.m.; Buckles & Boots Sunday, July 12, 8-11:30 p.m.

Cordova Bahama Breeze 2830 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 385-8744

Karaoke Mondays, 8-11 p.m.

Delta Blues Winery 6585 STEWART

Re-Wine Fridays, 7-10 p.m.

T.J. Mulligan’s Cordova

Huey’s Germantown

8071 TRINITY 756-4480

7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

The Lineup Tuesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

Frayser/Millington

Roxy Roca Sunday, July 12, 8-11:30 p.m.; Hump Day Patio Party: The Beat Brothers Wednesday, July 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Haystack Bar & Grill

Ice Bar & Grill

6560 HWY. 51 N. 872-0567

4202 HACKS CROSS 757-1423

Karaoke Nights at The Stack Wednesdays-Fridays, Sundays, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.

Germantown Belmont Grill 9102 POPLAR PIKE 624-6001

Surf Turkeys Saturday, July 11, 8-11 p.m.

Unwind Wednesdays Wednesdays, 6 p.m.-midnight.

Mesquite Chop House 3165 FOREST HILL-IRENE 249-5661

Pam and Terry Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m.

North Mississippi/ Tunica BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove 6285 SNOWDEN, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-892-2660

KIX 106 Smokin’ Summer Showcase Thursday, July 9, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Live Music Fridays, Saturdays.

Wadford’s Grill & Bar 474 CHURCH, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-510-5861

662DJ, Karaoke/Open Mic Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.

Raleigh Mugs Pub 4396 RALEIGH-LAGRANGE 372-3556

Karaoke Fridays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Stage Stop 2951 CELA 382-1576

Open Mic Blues Jam with Brad Webb Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.

West Memphis Southland Park Gaming & Racing 1550 N. INGRAM, WEST MEMPHIS, AR 800-467-6182

DJ Crumbz Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Club Night Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.; Live Band Karaoke Sundays, 7:30 p.m.; Karaoke Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Boot Scootin’ Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

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Tunica Roadhouse 1107 CASINO CENTER, TUNICA, MS 662-363-4900

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Pam and Terry Thursdays, 7-10 p.m.

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

The Evergreen Theatre

Two Old Black Guys Just Sitting Around Talking, like magnets, Henry and Abe are drawn to the same park bench every day. They don’t really like each other but over the years forge an abiding friendship though cantankerous companionship. www.theatreworksmemphis.org. $20. Fri., Sat. Through July 12. 1705 POPLAR (274-7139).

The Salvation Army Kroc Center

Cinderella, the timeless fairy tale becomes a new audience favorite in an adaptation of the treasured animated film geared toward young performers. www.stagedoormemphis.org. $5. Fri., July 10, 5:30-6:30 p.m. 800 E. PARKWAY S. (729-8007).

The Orpheum

Motown: The Musical, story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to heavyweight music mogul. www. orpheum-memphis.com. $20$125. Tues., July 14, and Wed., July 15, 7:30-9:45 p.m. 203 S. MAIN (525-3000).

Playhouse on the Square

The Gospel at Colonus, based on Sophocles’ Greek myth Oedipus and set in a contemporary African-American gospel church service, this production will move and thrill you with electrifying vocals. www. playhouseonthesquare.org. $22-$40. Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m., and Sun., 2 p.m. Through July 12. 66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Theatre Memphis

Liberace!, featuring Gary Beard as the title character in a tribute to the performer reliving the highs (and lows) of Liberace’s prolific life and revealing the real person behind the persona. Benefit on July 9 includes cocktail buffet with performance to follow. www.theatrememphis.

org. $30-$100. Thurs., July 9, 6:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays, 2 p.m. Through July 26.

Art Museum at the University of Memphis (AMUM)

“Africa: Art of a Continent,” permanent exhibition of African art from the Martha and Robert Fogelman collection. Ongoing.

630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

TheatreWorks

Mountain View, both independent and fiercely loyal, Jokate tells the story of her kinfolk and her survival in the mountains of Appalachia. Winner of the 2013 NewWorks@TheWorks playwriting competition by Teri Feigelson. www.playhouseonthesquare. org. $24. Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays, 2 p.m. Through Aug. 2.

142 COMMUNICATION & FINE ARTS BUILDING (678-2224).

Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art

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

2085 MONROE (274-7139).

Cafe Pontotoc

A R TI S T R EC E P TI O N S

Fountain Art Gallery

Opening reception for “Peggy’s Farewell,” Fri., July 10, 6-8 p.m. 3092 POPLAR, SUITE 1 (458-7100).

Lucius E. & Elsie C. Burch Jr. Library

Artist reception for Jon Woodhams, exhibition of photography. Sat., July 11, 2-4 p.m. 501 POPLAR VIEW, COLLIERVILLE (457-2600).

Shady Grove Presbyterian Church

Opening reception for “Bring It to the Light,” exhibition of portraiture by Maggie Russell. www.shadygrovepres.org. Fri., July 10, 6-8 p.m. 5530 SHADY GROVE (683-7329).

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

Call to Artists for “Secret Artwork in the Medicine Cabinet”

Seeking artwork for exhibitions held the last Friday of every month. $15 submission fee. Ongoing. CIRCUITOUS SUCCESSION GALLERY, 500 S. SECOND, WWW.CIRCUITOUSSUCCESSION.COM.

The art exhibit “Bring It to the Light,” at Shady Grove Presbyterian Church Field Trip at the Brooks Come hang out with Brooks staffers at the Rec Room and get answers to all of your “Art of Video Games” questions, play some games, and enjoy an evening out in Memphis. Thurs., July 9, 5-7 p.m.

REC ROOM, 3000 BROAD (2091137), WWW.BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.

“I.D.”

Exhibition of new works by Memphis College of Art IDEALS participants. Fri., July 10, 5-8 p.m. CROSSTOWN ARTS, 430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030), WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

Munch and Learn

Bring your own brown bag lunch, sodas and water will be supplied. Featuring guest speakers on various subjects. Free with admission. Wednesdays, noon-1 p.m. Through July 31.

Open Crit

Monthly critique event where visual artists are invited to bring new and/or in-progress studio work for critical feedback and group discussion particular to each artist’s practice. Second Tuesday of every month, 5-8 p.m. Through Dec. 31. CROSSTOWN ARTS, 430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030), WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

Superhero Mashup: Drawing Contest

Draw your favorite mashup and enter to win a prize. Sat., July 11, 3 p.m. BARNES & NOBLE, 2774 N. GERMANTOWN (386-2468), WWW.BN.COM.

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The Annesdale Park Gallery

Living Art Terrariums by Nancy Morrow, www. theannesdaleparkgallery.net. Through Aug. 1. 1290 PEABODY (208-6451).

THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

“A Community Collaboration: French Fort,” exhibition of artifacts and art inspired by the French Fort by Cafe Pontotoc, City South Ventures, and local artist Elayna Scott. Through Dec. 31. “Exploration in Imagination,” exhibition of mixedmedia works by Elayna Scott, inspired by nature and her travels. Ongoing, 4-11 p.m. 314 S. MAIN (249-7955).

Circuitous Succession Gallery

Lawrence Matthews, Jeff Mickey, Shara Rowley Plough, and Jonas Howden Sjøvaag, exhibition of multimedia work by artists. www.circuitoussuccession.com. Through July 24. 500 S. SECOND.

David Lusk Gallery Temporary Location

“Summer Reading,” exhibition of work by various artists. Through July 11. “Mash Up,” exhibition of work in cardboard by 18 artists. www.davidluskgallery.com. July 14-Aug. 1. 64 FLICKER (767-3800).

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

Jun Kaneko, exhibition of contemporary ceramic sculptures. www.dixon.org. Through Nov. 22. 4339 PARK (761-5250).

Eclectic Eye

“An Artist’s Vision,” exhibition of acrylics, relief sculptures with found objects, and etchings into Plexiglass by Josie Sullivan. www.eclectic-eye. com. Through Aug. 19. 242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

Fountain Art Gallery

“Peggy’s Farewell.” Through July 31. 3092 POPLAR, SUITE 1 (458-7100).

Fratelli’s

“Smoky Mountain Sunrise,” exhibition of oversized prints by Lyn Kyle. www.memphisbotanicgarden.com. Through July 29. 750 CHERRY (766-9900).

Gallery 1091

“The Time Catcher,” exhibition of photographs by Karen Pulfer Focht. www.wkno.org. Through July 30. WKNO STUDIO, 7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

L Ross Gallery

Summer Group Show, exhibition of painting and sculpture by various artists. www.lrossgallery.com. Through July 31. 5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

Lucius E. & Elsie C. Burch Jr. Library

Jon Woodhams, exhibition of photography. Through July 31. 501 POPLAR VIEW, COLLIERVILLE (457-2600).

Memphis Botanic Garden

“Spirit of Havana,” exhibition of photographs by the late David Gingold. www. memphisbotanicgarden.com. Through July 29. 750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

“Arp, Man Ray, and Matta: Surrealists,” exhibition of Surrealist artists’ books by Hans Arp, Man Ray, and Matta. Through July 12. “20th Century Color Woodcuts: Japonisme and Beyond,” exhibit of American and British prints. Through Sept. 8.

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Trippin on Thursday, hosted by K-97 Funnyman Prescott. Thursdays, 6 p.m.

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Open mic comedy, Thursdays, 9 p.m. 1532 MADISON (726-0906).

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Strictly Hip-Hop Sunday, featuring open mic, live band, and DJ. $5, ladies free. Sundays, 5 p.m. Melting Pot: Artist Showcase, open mic night hosted by Darius “Phatmak” Clayton. $5. Thursdays, 7-11 p.m. 341 MADISON (524-0104).

LoveSpeaks, Fridays, 11 p.m.-2 a.m. 515 E.H. CRUMP.

“The Art of Video Games,” exhibition exploring the 40year evolution of video games through painting, writing, sculpture, music, storytelling, and cinematography. Through Sept. 13. “Buggin’ & Shruggin: A Glitched History of Gaming Culture,” exhibition of murals which riff upon popular video games, major characters, and the gamers themselves by Michael Roy. Through Sept. 13. “Surreal Kingdoms,” exhibition combining acrylic paint and digital collage by Kenneth Wayne Alexander II. Through Sept. 13. “British Watercolors from the Golden Age,” exhibition of watercolors from the late18th through the early-20th centuries. Through Sept. 20. “Play,” exhibition exploring the intersection of play and art using pieces from the permanent collection. Through Sept. 20. “Cats and Quotes,” exhibition featuring felines in paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and prints paired with famous quotes about felines from a variety of periods. www. brooksmuseum.org. Through Jan. 3, 2016. 1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

Memphis College of Art “It Starts with Pink: A Case Study,” exhibition of photographs by Katie Benjamin. www.mca.edu. Through July 27. 1930 POPLAR (272-5100).

Metal Museum

“Tributaries: Seth Gould,” exhibition of embellished hammers, axes, locks, and latches. Through Sept. 6. “A Kind of Confession,” exhibition of critical and contemporary metalwork from both tenured and emerging African-American metal art-

374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

Playhouse on the Square

New paintings by Jeniffer Church, www.playhouseonthesquare.org. Through July 19. 66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Shady Grove Presbyterian Church

“Bring It to the Light,” exhibition of portraiture by Maggie Russell. www.shadygrovepres. org. Through Aug. 7. 5530 SHADY GROVE (683-7329).

Sue Layman Designs

“Conclusion of Delusion,” exhibition of original oil paintings by Sue Layman Lightman. www.facebook.com/SueLaymanDesigns. Wednesdays, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 125 G.E. PATTERSON (409-7870).

TOPS Gallery

“Talk,” exhibition of collaborative paintings by Dana Frankfort and Jackie Gendel. www.topsgallery.com. Through Aug. 1. 400 S. FRONT.

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Theatrical circus. Tues.-Sun., 7 p.m. Through July 12. GOLD STRIKE CASINO, 1010 CASINO CENTER IN TUNICA, MS (1-888-24K-PLAY).

Java Cabana

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Author reads and signs The Artifice Conspiracy. Sat., July 11, 2-4 p.m. SOUTH MAIN BOOK JUGGLER, 548 S. MAIN (249-5370), WWW. THEBOOKJUGGLER.COM.

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$20. Sat., July 11, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. TENNESSEE REGULAR BAPTIST BOOKSTORE, 1055 S. BELLEVUE (946-9669).

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Chuckles Comedy Club

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Walking tour of the region’s only urban old-growth forest. Second Saturday of every month, 10 a.m. OVERTON PARK, OFF POPLAR (276-1387).

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tour down the Mississippi River featuring live historical commentary and a cash/credit bar with snacks and drinks. $20. Through Oct. 31, 5 p.m.

Cultivating Positive Relationships

Meditation and Dharma Talk

Improve an existing relationship, break the cycle of picking the wrong partners, or start a new relationship off on a firm, healthy foundation. Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.

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Riverwalk Tour

MEMPHIS GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY CENTER, 892 S. COOPER (278-6422), WWW.MGLCC.ORG.

MUD ISLAND RIVER PARK, 125 N. FRONT (576-7241), WWW.MEMPHISRIVERFRONT.COM.

Healing Planet Spa Night

Free. Ongoing, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.

Care for women with cancer and other catastrophic illnesses featuring dinner, massage, facials, nails, hair/wigs, and footbaths. Free. Second Monday of every month, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Tours at Two

Join a Dixon docent or member of the curatorial staff on a tour of the current exhibitions. Free for members. $5 nonmembers. Tuesdays, Sundays, 2-3 p.m. THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

Featuring chanting, silent “sitting meditation,” and dharma talk with Q&A or book discussion. Fridays, 6 p.m., and Sundays, 10 a.m. QUAN AM MONASTERY, 3500 S. GOODLETT (679-4528), WWW.BUDDHISTMEMPHIS.COM.

Read In Peace Book Club

Book club meets in the Lord’s Chapel and is open to the public. Author Art Gilliam will join us for the discussion of One America: Moving Beyond the Issue of Race. Wed., July 15, 10 a.m. ELMWOOD CEMETERY, 824 S. DUDLEY (774-3212), WWW.ELMWOODCEMETERY.ORG.

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Anime Blues Expo

Dedicated to bringing the arts and cultures of all things Asian and anime-related while also offering programming for the comic and fantasy fan through a variety of panels and other events. Fri.-Sun., July 10-12. MEMPHIS COOK CONVENTION CENTER, 255 N. MAIN (576-1200), WWW.ANIMEBLUES.COM.

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The latest trends in apparel, accessories, jewelry, children’s clothing, holiday gifts and decorations, garden décor, paintings, pottery and glass art, and more. $5-$7. Fri., July 10, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat., July 11, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., and Sun., July 12, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (729-9469), WWW.MEMPHISCHRISTMASINJULY.COM.

Saturday Nights

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 raffles for prizes. Educational, family-oriented fun. $10. Sat., July 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sun., July 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Ida B. Wells Birthday Celebration Festival

Commemorate the life of one of America’s great civil rights activists featuring arts & crafts, historical insights, educational experience, and more. Fri.-Sun., July 10-12. THE IDA B. WELLS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, 220 N. RANDOLPH (662-252-3232), HOLLY SPRINGS, MS, WWW.IBWFOUNDATION.ORG.

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Memphis Curling League Play: Season Two

Six-week league session. $150. Sun., July 12, 5:157:15 and 7:30-9:30 p.m. MID-SOUTH ICE HOUSE, 10705 RIDGEWAY INDUSTRIAL RD. (881-8544), WWW.MEMPHISCURLINGCLUB.COM.

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Sounds of Memphis

Every third Sunday, 2 p.m. REVOLUTIONS COMMUNITY BICYCLE SHOP, 1000 S. COOPER (INSIDE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH) (2583130), WWW.MGLCC.ORG.

Celebrate Bastille Day with classic French specials including pâté of foie gras, cassoulet, and îles flottantes (floating islands). There will be decorations and French music. Reservations are requested. Tues., July 14, 5-9:30 p.m. CAFE 1912, 243 S. COOPER (722-2700).

Live stage music revue paying tribute to artists such as Otis Redding, the Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, B.B. King, Al Green, and others who contributed to the soulful sounds of Memphis. $30. Thurs.-Sat., 2-3 and 4-5 p.m. Through July 15.

Beer Sampling with Ariana Glantz

Meet Ariana Glantz from Wiseacre Brewery. She will be talking about upcoming beers from the brewery. Featuring beer samples and swag. Tues., July 14, 5-8 p.m.

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Seymour: An Introduction

Portrait of unlikely but magnetic 86-yearold pianist Seymour Bernstein. $9. Sun., July 12, 2-3:30 p.m. MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6200), BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Absent Friends present the cult classic with a live shadowcast and costume contest. $10. Second Friday of every month, 11:30 p.m.

HAMMER & ALE, 921 S. COOPER.

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THE EVERGREEN THEATRE, 1705 POPLAR (274-7139).

Cookies with Cookie Monster

Kids and kids-at-heart will enjoy cookies, free ice cream with three-bag purchase, and take pictures with Cookie Monster. Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. MAKEDA’S COOKIES DOWNTOWN, 488 S. SECOND (644-4511), WWW.MAKEDASCOOKEIS.COM.

Superhero Storytime: What Superhero Would You Be?

Join us as we read Action Movie Kid. James may seem like a regular kid, but in his imagination, he is Action Movie Kid, protector of his family, friends, and home. Sat., July 11, 11 a.m. BARNES & NOBLE, 2774 N. GERMANTOWN (386-2468), WWW.BN.COM.

Ultimate Fitness Challenge

Nation’s largest mobile kids fitness event dedicated to helping keep kids healthy and active inspiring a more active and healthy lifestyle. Sat., July 11, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. AUDUBON PARK, OFF PARK AVENUE (206-489-8056), WWW.ALLSTARACTIVE.COM.

Wacky Wednesday

Family-friendly summer of art and film including independent and international children’s short films as well as animated versions of beloved classics. Free. Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Through July 31. MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6200), BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.

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“Celebrate America”

Featuring ballroom recorded DJ music, patriotic theme, and dance mixers. Please bring a finger food to share. $7 members, $10 nonmembers. Sat., July 11, 7-10 p.m.

Sunday Slot Tournaments

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Sundays in July

DC Comics Days

All college GSAs and non-college youth (18-25) are invited to socialize and eat with each other. Every third Friday, 7-9 p.m. MEMPHIS GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY CENTER, 892 S. COOPER (278-6422), WWW.MGLCC.ORG.

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Grand Opening/Open House for New Flight School

Celebrate the completion of a new flight school facility. Featuring giveaways, prize drawings, refreshments, and simulator rides. Sat., July 11, 1-4 p.m.

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Paranormal 101 & Ghost School

Bring your digital audio recorder and camera for an evening of learning how to set up and conduct a paranormal investigation. Ages 18 and over may sign up on webpage. Limited to 12 persons.

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What’s in Millington? It’s a question many have asked, but few have dared to answer. Turns out, there’s a navy base and a winery. There’s a farmers market, an orchard, and a goat festival. And now, there’s an authentic Filipino restaurant. Yes, really. MANILA Filipino Restaurant is just off Navy Road, behind the Taco Bell. And if you can get past the irony of driving past ersatz tacos to reach authentic Filipino home cooking, it’s well worth the trip. MANILA was started by four energetic Filipina women — Ruby, Rannie, Charrie, and Aida — whose husbands were stationed at the navy base. They missed Filipino cooking, and they noticed that there was almost none to be had in Memphis. So on March 10th, they jumped into the breach. “I’ve been cooking since age 7,” says co-owner Ruby Guevara. “I would chop the tomatoes and peel the garlic. So it seemed like the natural thing to do.” What’s fascinating about Filipino cuisine is the huge number of influences it displays. At various times, this small cluster of Pacific islands has traded with or been colonized by Malaysia, Spain, China, and America, and you can taste each of those countries in the cuisine. Take the Lumpia ($5.99) — a crowd favorite at MANILA. These pastries have a crunchy crust like an egg roll, but they’re stuffed with ground beef and vegetables like an empanada. At MANILA, they’re served with a sweet-and-sour dipping sauce, but I say skip the sauce; they’re tasty enough without. Also recommended: the Tapsilog ($6.99), a breakfast dish of salty marinated beef, fried egg, and rice. “We’re like IHOP,” observes Guevara. “We serve breakfast all day.” Oh and hey, before I go, can I tell you about your new favorite dessert? It’s called Halo-halo ($4.99). Overflowing with ice cream, frosted flakes, and Filipino rice crispies, it looks like a sundae — but you don’t eat it like a sundae. Instead, you stir it up and eat it like breakfast cereal. I will close with a partial list of ingredients in this magnificent concoction: Red beans. White beans. Sweet potato. Banana. Palm fruit. Coconut gel. Purple yams. Coconut strings. Vanilla ice cream. Frosted Flakes. Filipino rice crispies. Jackfruit. Leche flan. Tapioca pearls. Shaved ice. Milk. Sugar. Cherry. MANILA Filipino Restaurant, 7849 Rockford, Millington, 209-8525 manila-restaurant.com

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FILM REVIEW By Chris McCoy

Déjà Vu All Over Again Terminator Genisys returns Arnold Schwarzenegger to his greatest role.

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m going to risk my film-geek cred by going on record as not hating Arnold Schwarzenegger. There are a lot of reasons I should hate him: Commando; Kindergarten Cop; Jingle All the Way; Mr. Freeze in Batman & Robin. Not to mention his years as Republican governor of California and his role in popularizing the Hummer as a civilian vehicle. But there’s something about the guy that makes it impossible for me to banish him to Steven Seagal land. Maybe it’s the fact that he was downright brilliant in two of the best sci-fi/fantasy movies of the 1980s: Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator. Directors John Milius and James Cameron, respectively, knew how to use Schwarzenegger’s impressive physical presence and limited command of English to create their title characters. As his career (and English lessons) advanced, he revealed a selfdeprecating sense of humor that his contemporaries Sylvester Stallone and Jean-Claude Van Damme lacked. In 2015, I find myself intrigued by the prospect of his return as Conan, even though it won’t be in Milius’ long-rumored King Conan script. But instead of seeing him wear Conan’s Crown of Iron, we got Terminator Genisys. In these dark times of unnecessary sequels and reboots, Terminator Genisys stands out as particularly unnecessary. The original Terminator was a master class in low-budget exploitation sci-fi made by an acolyte of Roger Corman. The second was a lesson in what happens when a plucky underdog gets a big enough budget to fly a helicopter underneath a viaduct while a semi explodes in the background. Then things just got silly. Okay, maybe the original premise of The Terminator is pretty silly: Skynet, artificial intelligence spontaneously generated from defense computers, initiates a planet genocide by starting a nuclear war in 1997. Then, 30 years later, when it is on the verge of defeat by a human resistance movement, it sends a robot in the form of Arnie back in time to kill a

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woman named Sarah Connor, whose son John would grow up to become the general who will defeat Skynet. It was pulpy fun and fairly self-consistent, since Skynet accidentally created its own nemesis when Kyle Reece, the soldier John Connor sent back in time to defend his mother ended up being his father. But time war is a tricky thing. Once you start violating causation, you’ve opened up a major can of worms. Thor: The Dark World director Alan Taylor tries using Back to the Future, Part II as a template for the story, which sees Kyle Reese, now played by Jai Courtney, traveling back to save Sarah Connor (Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke), only to find that the past ain’t what it used to be. Yet another terminator has been sent even further back into the past to terminate the terminator Reese was supposed to terminate. Who sent it? Nobody knows, but it has something to do with former Doctor Who Matt Smith, who plays yet another, higher-tech terminator that is Skynet made flesh. This is the kind of super-twisty plotting that could, in the hands of a genius science-fiction writer, pay off big time. Unfortunately, Terminator Genisys doesn’t take its own plot seriously enough to build real tension. Instead,

Schwarzenegger occasionally spouts a few lines of halfassed technobabble, and away we go to make bigger booms. Even as the story falls apart, it’s still burdened with leaden exposition. In place of Cameron’s relentless action-inventiveness, we get derivative hackery and callbacks to action sequences that were better staged 25 years ago. Clarke makes a brave run of it as Sarah, but she can’t live up to Linda Hamilton’s iconic heroine, and Courtney is too well-fed and bright-eyed to effectively channel the desperate future soldier Reese. Watching old Schwarzenegger fight young Schwarzenegger is the best thing about the movie, but unlike Jurassic World, the action sequences aren’t good enough to help the audience ignore the shoddy characterization and indifferent plotting. The whole thing reeks of what it is: a dumbed-down version of a successful product created to exploit the overseas market. You can be forgiven if that gives you a sense of déjà vu. Terminator Genisys Now showing Multiple locations

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Cops and Blather Vince Vaughn and Colin Farrell take over for the second season of True Detective. The cops in True Detective’s second season are so world-weary, it’s a wonder they’re able to move. They’re so stern, grim-faced, and defined by work, they’re puritan. They wrap themselves in strip clubs, perps, and denial as they move about their fallen world. In real life, in the age of small cameras, cops can be terrifying. An iPhone can take corruption and put it online for all to see. But in fiction, police are vehicles for philosophy. The detectives and officers who solve the world’s mysteries on our screens always have reasons to step over the line and are always negotiating them. They’re the protagonists. The citizens they rough up are, depending on the show’s level of grit, incidental to the larger goal of getting the bad-guy-of-the-week. Their weariness is part of the time-honored existentialism of detective noir, making sense of a world and finding your own code within it. True Detective’s Season 1 wore this on its sleeve. Its most pure expression was its opening credits, which took images of the actors and story and mixed them like a soup. The appeal in Matthew McConaughey’s Rust Cohle was his ability to take atheistic observations about the world, sprinkle in some nihilism, and serve them in a movie star’s mouth. Cohle and Woody Harrelson’s more lived-in Marty Hart were both fully realized characters, darkly funny amid all the Gothic imagery. Most everyone else was Southern stereotypes, and HBO-mandated nudity ate the agency of the female characters whole. But ultimately, everything was abandoned in an unconvincing last-minute switch to optimism by Cohle. This season the grimness takes the forefront. The weary cops’ stories

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unwind in much more regular fashion. We have no Cthulhu mythology and unreliable narration to sift through. Rachel McAdams’ Bezzerides has problems with sex caused by her growing up in a cult her father ran. Her most prominent quality is that she smokes an e-cigarette. Taylor Kitsch’s Woodrugh’s sexual repression is defined by an unhealthy relationship with his mother. He likes to drive fast on his motorcycle, on highways we’re repeatedly shown in beautiful aerial shots. Farrell’s Velcoro is a crooked alcoholic cop who beats up the father of his son’s school bully. He works for mob boss Semyon (Vince Vaughn), after the former helped him kill his wife’s rapist years ago. They’re terse, they’re pissed off, they’re told they need therapy, and all they’ve got in the world is this case they’re obsessed with unraveling. They aren’t different enough from the thousand previous iterations of these archetypes. Learning about their ex-wives and boyfriends feels like work. Some of the most effortless, efficient characterization so far has been Farrell’s hair. The Cape buffalo bangs and droopy moustache scream that this man has stopped caring. Promisingly, each episode has gotten weirder, with small Lynchian touches. Water stains on a ceiling crossfade into carved-out eye sockets. A Russian trophy wife huffs pot smoke out of a bag. A character shot with rock salt hallucinates a Conway Twitty impersonator singing “The Rose.” Oral sex is a running theme. But the weirdness isn’t enough to help Vaughn’s delivery of a speech about having to crush a rat with his bare hands as a child. It’s the moment when things should come together, told in a dead-eyed close-up at the

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start of the second episode, when his mobster’s money worries should take center stage. Vaughn always seemed capable of more since he carried the movie Swingers 20 years ago, but instead he has gotten less and less expressive with each role. He is better irritated and frantic than mournful and sad. His flashes of anger work, but the glum nervousness about his position in life doesn’t come across. It’s a slow burn with wet kindling. Unless the weirdness builds or the performances build — or its depiction of police corruption comes to feel as immediate as watching a viral video — it might be more interesting if the characters actually went to therapy. True Detective Season 2 HBO Sundays

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Wow! Did you see that? No, not NBC telling Donald Trump that he was fired or Miley Cyrus posing nude again. I’m talkin’ about Hope Solo the U.S. women’s national soccer team putting a wrecking ball through Japan and winning its first World Cup in 16 years. I’ll own up to my soccer ignorance. I tried to learn the game when the Memphis Rogues were filling the Liberty Bowl back in the late 1970s, but that was more of a good excuse to sit with your rowdy friends and get blasted. I even tried to play the game back in grade school but I kept getting kicked in the shins, and I refuse to participate in any sport that causes personal pain. I like to watch it, though, and what I saw last Sunday was spectacular. In the words of finals attendee Joe Biden, “This is a big fuckin’ deal.” After that match I was thinking that maybe women ought to govern for a while. But then people would scream, “I want my country back.” My wife and I set aside all pending responsibilities to be certain we would be in front of the TV to watch this game, but almost before we could change the channel, the United States had scored. Then scored and scored and scored again. Our gesticulating and screaming frightened the dogs almost as much as the previous night’s fireworks. When Carli Lloyd kicked that 54-yard goal, we lost our minds. Has anyone ever seen a kick like that before? Maybe the NFL could polish its tainted image by hiring the first female field-goal kicker. Going in to the match, we didn’t even know the players’ names, but we do now. Lloyd, who had struggled in earlier matches, scored the fastest goal ever and had the first hat trick in World Cup history. Aptly named goalkeeper Hope Solo won the Golden Glove award for allowing only three goals in seven games. The U.S. women’s national soccer team is the first to win three World Cups and in the process got payback for Japan’s World Cup victory win in 2011. What an inspiration this must be for girls everywhere and for women’s sports in general. People used to criticize soccer for lack of action. Not anymore. Truth be told, I felt a lot more patriotic on the fifth of July than the fourth. I watched all the usual festivities and squirmed through Lee Greenwood singing “God Bless the USA” for the thousandth time, but I don’t participate anymore, because downtown Memphis on the Fourth of July is no country for old men. But we ate hot dogs with relish, both literally and figuratively, and as it turns out, it wasn’t necessary to go downtown at all. The continual massive explosions around our neighborhood made us feel like we were right in the middle of the official display. The family pets turned into mad dogs, alternately howling at the ceiling or trembling in fear. There was a meme going around on social media that said that on the Fourth of July, the citizens of Memphis can play their favorite guessing game: Is it fireworks or gunshots? The truth is, Independence Day, like Halloween, has become just another opportunity for grown people to get drunk and run wild. Is this the way we demonstrate patriotism? What those women did on that soccer field, playing for their country, was patriotic. The soldiers who serve us and the families that support them are patriotic. Blowing up shit is not patriotic. In full disclosure, I’m not much of a patriot. Samuel Johnson in 1775, and Bob Dylan in 1983, said “patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel,” and I tend to believe them. Most of the patriotism I had was kicked out of me during the Vietnam War era, when we had a paranoid-schizophrenic president who refused to listen to legitimate protests or admit that he was wrong. I didn’t feel very proud to be an American back then. When Nixon’s conservative “Silent Majority” hijacked both what it meant to be patriotic and the American flag as symbol of the divisive “my country, right or wrong” sentiment, the flag turned into a pro-war symbol or a bumper sticker indicating loyalty to the administration. It was then when I realized that you can separate love of country from whoever happens to be in power at the time. Politicians use patriotism for their own cynical purposes, so it’s illogical to pledge allegiance to a transient regime with an ideological agenda. I can simultaneously love my country while opposing the politics of those who would use patriotism like a cudgel. But after that incredible victory in the World Cup, I have found something to be patriotic about — devoid of war, politics, or division — just joy. That group of women did their country proud, which is something we can all relish. Randy Haspel writes the Recycled Hippies blog, where a version of this column first appeared.

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The U.S. women’s national soccer team did the country proud.

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