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OUR 1574TH ISSUE 04.25.19 Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump has admitted to shooting Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross during a tumultuous cabinet meeting on Monday. Ross, 81, is in a Washington, D.C., hospital, where his condition is listed as critical. Trump tweeted Monday night that Ross “had it coming.” Trump went on to tweet that Ross had “fallen asleep” while the president was speaking about the border wall, and that he wanted to “send a message” to other cabinet members. He then tweeted “NO COLLUSION,” and “HAPPY EARTH DAY.” Since the Justice Department has issued an opinion that a sitting president cannot be indicted, Trump appears to be in no danger of being prosecuted for the shooting. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a briefing Tuesday morning that “the president has been very clear on what he will put up with from his cabinet members. While the president wishes the commerce secretary a speedy recovery, he reiterates that he was well within his rights to shoot Mr. Ross under Justice Department guidelines that a sitting president cannot be indicted. He hopes that Mr. Ross has ‘learned his lesson.’” On Tuesday evening, presidential spokesperson Kellyanne Conway was interviewed by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer: “All right, Kellyanne Conway, what’s your take on this bizarre shooting in the White House yesterday?” “Well, Wolf, the mainstream media is reporting that a bullet struck Mr. Ross in a cabinet meeting. The president takes full responsibility for being in that meeting, but beyond that, what do we really know? Did you hear the gunshot, Wolf? I don’t think so. Do you know for a fact that Mr. Ross didn’t assault the president? Maybe it was self-defense. For all we know, it could have been a drive-by shooting. We just don’t have all the facts at this point, Wolf, but I remain Wilbur Ross confident in this president and his policies, which are supported by the majority of the American people.” “Kellyanne, the president has tweeted that he shot Wilbur Ross. That seems pretty definitive …” “The president was possibly being sarcastic, Wolf. Or it may have been a retweet.” “[sighs] All right, let’s go to our panel … . Rudy Giuliani, what’s your response to this surprising bit of news?” “It’s simple, Wolf. It’s not illegal for the president to shoot someone. In fact, it’s not illegal for him to do anything, if you think about it. If you can’t be indicted, then you can’t be proven guilty, and if you can’t be proven guilty, then you’re not guilty. Simple as that. I’m not saying he did it, but if he did, that’s well within his rights as president.” Sean Hannity, speaking on his Fox News show later Tuesday night, also defended the president: “I commend the president for taking this bold stand against incompetence. He’s merely doing what he promised he’d do — draining the swamp! When the president speaks, cabinet members should be listening, not sleeping. Do you think President Obama would have had the courage to shoot a cabinet member? Or Crazy Bernie? Don’t make me laugh.” On Wednesday morning, Attorney General William Barr issued a statement: “The president’s actions — if he took any actions — regarding the shooting of Commerce Secretary Ross were well within the jurisdiction of the president’s powers. We suspect some of the negative reports regarding this incident that have come out in the press are a result of illegal leaks from FBI spies. We also must bear in mind that the president has been very frustrated lately, which has caused him undue stress and may have contributed to this unfortunate but justifiable incident of a stray bullet striking Mr. Ross.” House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on Friday: “The House Judiciary, Oversight, Ways and Means, Budget, and Homeland Security Committees will begin hearings on the N E WS & O P I N I O N recent incident concerning President THE FLY-BY - 4 NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 5 Trump and the late Wilbur Ross (RIP) on POLITICS - 10 Thursday next week. While Mr. Trump’s COVER STORY actions have brought dishonor to the “THIRTY YEARS ON ...” presidency — and are possibly murderous BY FLYER STAFF - 12 — our hands are tied by the Justice WE RECOMMEND - 20 Department’s ruling that a sitting president MUSIC - 22 cannot be indicted. Further, we do not AFTER DARK - 24 CALENDAR - 26 feel at this time these actions warrant BOOKS - 36 impeachment, which would only rile up THEATER - 37 Mr. Trump’s supporters and divide the FOOD NEWS - 39 country. We think it’s better to leave it to BREWS - 41 the American people to decide. The 2020 FILM - 42 election is only 18 months away.” C L AS S I F I E D S - 44 Bruce VanWyngarden LAST WORD - 47 brucev@memphisflyer.com

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Budget, TVA, & Boats City budget season opens, looking for new energy, & the harbor gets a paddling. STR I C K LAN D D R O PS 2020 B U D G ET The $709 million budget Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland delivered to the Memphis City Council last week does not raise taxes, a feat he said was possible through “disciplined and efficient” government operations. Strickland’s budget also includes: • A fully funded pension fund (the first time since 2006), • A 3 percent raise for all commissioned Memphis Police Department officers and Memphis Fire Department personnel, • A 1 percent pay raise for all city employees, • Increased funding for Clockwise from top left: kayaks in the harbor, McKesson, Strickland delivered his paving, budget, opioid sweep stings medical professionals. • A $2 million investment in the Community Catalyst fund for infrastructure last week. The team is the culmination of months of talks about improvements to key neighborhood areas, switching away from TVA. • Investment in the Memphis Affordable Housing Trust Fund, The PSAT includes local executives, elected officials, and to build and rehab multi-family homes here. MLGW officials, including Young, who will serve as the facilitator. Some of the members include Beverly Robertson, CEO of C O M PANY C O R R ECTS PAY the Greater Memphis Chamber; Doug McGowen, the city’s chief A drug distributor with facilities in Memphis will pay more than operating officer; councilman Martavious Jones; Shelby County $1 million to employees after the company discovered it was Commissioner Eddie Jones; Deidre Malone, president of the not paying the mandated prevailing wage and reported itself to NAACP Memphis Branch; Dennis Lynch of the Sierra Club; and federal authorities, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Sandra Upchurch of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. McKesson Specialty Distribution, a California-based distribuThe first of seven meetings is slated for Tuesday, April 30th. tor for a federally funded children’s vaccine program, discovered it was not paying employees the prevailing wage rates mandated PAD D LE TH E HAR B O R by federal law. Kayaks and stand-up paddle boards will be available to rent at McKesson will pay more than $1.6 million in back wages the River Garden Park beginning Saturday, May 4th. and fringe benefits to 515 employees. The company contacted The Memphis River Parks Partnership (MRPP), in partnerthe U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division after ship with Kayak Memphis, is launching the rental program as a it discovered the issue. Incorrect pay was given to employees at way to help Memphians connect with the river. McKesson’s facilities in Aurora, Colorado; La Vergne, Tennessee; “Our job is to give as many Memphians as possible the opporand Memphis. tunity to reconnect with their river,” said George Abbott, director of external affairs for the MRPP. S WITC H I N G O F F TVA? The equipment will be available to rent every day at the The head of Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) named 20 Fourth Cup coffee kiosk in the River Garden from 9 a.m. until 5 members of a new advisory team tasked with exploring powerp.m. Kayaks and paddle boards will cost $20 for the first hour. A supply options for the city other than the Tennessee Valley two-person kayak will cost $30 an hour. For each option, every Authority (TVA). additional hour would be $10. J.T. Young, president and CEO of MGLW, gave council Visit The News Blog at memphisflyer.com for fuller versions of members details of the Power Supply Advisory Team (PSAT) these stories and more local news.

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Five Memphis medical professionals were indicted last week for illegally distributing opioid prescriptions to patients — in one case in return for sexual favors. The five Memphis professionals were indicted along with 11 others from Jackson, Tennessee, who were arrested in a Wednesday sweep coordinated by U.S. Attorneys and the Department of Justice’s Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force (ARPO). D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, said the 16 defendants together allegedly distributed more than 350,000 prescriptions for controlled substances, equalling about 32 million pills. “Opioid misuse and abuse is an insidious epidemic, created in large part by the over-prescribing of potent opioids nationwide, and unfortunately, Tennessee is at the center,” Dunavant said. “We will not stand by and allow the harmful and oftentimes deadly practice of over-prescribing highly addictive drugs to continue unchecked. Through “good old-fashioned police work,” undercover efforts, and data analytics, Dunavant said the ARPO Strike Force was able to identify medical professionals in West Tennessee prescribing excessive amounts of narcotics.

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indicated, less of the fault lies with any particular individual than it does with the failure of governments — local, state, and federal — to agree on the financial and logistical means of completing the project — including, crucially, the issue of waste removal. That’s all the more reason to take heart from an altogether different developmental history that has occurred — and reached a stage of formal completion this very week — some miles to the west, in suburban Millington, where the Tennessee Valley Authority, long-time power source for this part of the MidSouth; the U.S. Navy, for decades the chief landlord in the Millington area; the city of Millington; the community’s chamber of commerce; its Industrial Development Board; and various other local interests have all combined to imagine and see through to development a new 53-megawatt solar farm, which will easily be the state’s largest. It is threeand-a-half times the size of any other such facility in Tennessee, and some 10 times the size of the highly visible solar farm on I-40 near Stanton, near mile marker 44.

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THE NEWS THAT WAS … There’s news, then, there’s Flyer news. While we’ve honed a straighter edge on our reportage these days, there was a time when Flyer news was, well, wild. Did a celebrity living in Memphis have a maid called Vaginica Semen? Did 12 someone place a crystal skull in the apex of the Pyramid? Are all furries

perverts? Did local massage parlors really give “happy endings”? (Duh.) These were some of the burning questions for which Flyer reporters sought answers. And they got ’em, mostly. Many of those stories come back to life when company old-timers get a drink in their hands. Consider this your invitation to hear some of

those war stories. — Toby Sells 1. David Gest and Vaginica Semen David Gest was married to, and later divorced from, actress Liza Minelli. Hoping to escape his post-Liza celebrityhood, Gest moved to Memphis in 2004, where he soon erected pictures of himself on billboards and made headlines

buying chicken dinners for homeless people on Christmas. Gest’s story took a turn for the amazing when the phone rang on the desk of Flyer reporter John Branston in November 2006. “We got a call this morning from the London Sun asking if we could send a reporter over to Gest’s Memphis home and see if the maid’s name was really

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‘Vagina,’ which is apparently what they were told by Gest,” Branston wrote. “We are so NOT making this up. Stay tuned.” We did. The maid’s name was later revised to “Vaginica Semen,” Branston found. But he never scored that confirmation, or met the maid. However, Gest told reporters years later that Semen became a dermatologist and went into business with his cousin, Dildoa Pratt. When Gest left Memphis in 2006, Branston was sad to see him go. Here’s what he wrote: “Dear God, say it’s not true. Just when David Gest, one of Memphis’ few breathing celebs, hits the big time with the British megahit show, I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, he says he’s leaving us. For London, of course, where the Brits now love him in ways we can’t even imagine. It’s a case of life imitating, well, stupid tabloid television: Gest is a celebrity, and he’s getting out of here.” Gest passed away in 2016.

2. My Furry Weekend Bianca Phillips and her pal Greg covered a furry convention in 2005. Here’s a sample of Bianca’s reporting: “We borrowed costumes. I chose to be a slutty white cat, and Greg donned a lot of black furry material, along with some sort of fuzzy Russian hat and bondage ankle cuffs and a collar. He didn’t exactly look like an animal. When people asked, he described his getup as a ‘whore bear.’ “A volleyball game is under way in the garden court. Both teams are made up entirely of fursuiters. Cheetahs and tigers hit an oversized fuzzy pink and

purple volleyball over a net to foxes and rabbits and bears, who scramble to hit it back. “Only a few people here have a furry sex fetish. They’re referred to as furverts or plushies. For obvious reasons, they tend to get more press. But if they are present at this convention, they’re not making themselves known — much to our disappointment. “An artist is selling adult furry sketches. Cats with human vaginas. Naked squirrel girls on Sea-Doos. Erotic skunk ladies posed on top of hot rods. His portfolio could easily be right out of Playboy, if it weren’t for all of the tails and whiskers. “Greg is slightly creeped out, but I want a souvenir, so I purchase a drawing of a naked cat lying spreadeagle on a bed, playing with a ball of yarn. Her breasts and, um, everything else are exposed.” 3. Massage Parlors and Nudist Camps Here’s former news editor Mary Cashiola’s take (in 2009) on the mid-1990s work of Phil Campbell, a reporter whose name and work still spark tales at company gatherings: In 1996, Campbell kicked things off with an undercover investigation of massage parlors in which he was solicited for a variety of sexual favors. (Company lore recalls that Campbell kept coming back to the accounting department — more relaxed each time — for petty cash.) The story had a happy ending, however, when the next month, the Memphis Police Department cracked down on massage parlors that operated as fronts for prostitution. Since by now it was well documented that he wasn’t squeamish about nudity — either his own or other people’s — Campbell and a friend ventured to a private nudist resort in Middle Tennessee.

“It’s a nice place for a weekend getaway,” he wrote. “It’s clothing optional, and the vast majority of visitors come with the specific intention of opting out of their clothing.” Campbell dutifully reported on naked folks in the pool, playing foosball, eating dinner, and singing karaoke, and Campbell admitted he could’t help noticing other vacationers’ equipment. But how can you not when they’re doing pants-less karaoke: “In between karaoke sets, the nudists limbo. They do the hokey-pokey. They do the chicken polka. They make a feeble attempt at the Electric Slide.” 4. Want a Flyer? One Dollar, Please. May 6, 1996 — Some enterprising panhandlers found a new way to make money Downtown. They began taking stacks of Flyer issues from racks and selling them to tourists, who apparently didn't see the word “free” on the cover until after they’d given out a dollar or two. “In a way, we’re flattered to think that people would value our product enough to pay for it,” said Flyer publisher Kenneth Neill, who’d been approached himself by panhandlers hoping to sell him copies of his own newspaper. “But we hope by now everyone knows the Flyer is free.” 5. The Pyramid and the Crystal Skull In late 1991, The Pyramid was new and exciting. Befitting such a weird building, there was a weird rumor that during construction workmen were paid to weld a metal box inside the apex. The installation supposedly took place late at night, with the mysterious box carried by persons dressed in black and carrying a transit pointed to the North Star. One thing led to another, and in December, an expedition of county officials and Pyramid managers climbed to the top to have a look. Sure enough, there was a metal box welded to a beam 300 feet above the Mississippi River. Someone mounted a ladder and detached it. It was stuck in a vault over the weekend. When it was opened, there was a wooden box inside the metal box and a black velvet box inside the wooden box. Inside the velvet box was a crystal skull about the size of a man’s fist, with sunken eyes, a sunken nose, and elongated teeth. In a drawer beneath it were some magazine clips and a fax transmission to Isaac Tigrett, cofounder of the Hard Rock Cafe and son of Pyramid guiding light and patron John Tigrett. Isaac Tigrett was a New Age fan and continued on page 14

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by Chris Davis I’ve been feeding this narrow strip of newsprint since before gmail was a thing, but I wasn’t the first Fly in the Memphis media ointment. Former Flyer writer Jim Hanas created the column in 1996 and nurtured it through its larval stage, before handing it off to former Flyer music editor Mark Jordan who, in turn, trained me in the art of peskiness. For 23 of the Flyer’s 30 years, the Fly Team has fixed its compound eyes on the Mid-South, reading every paper, scanning every magazine, watching every news broadcast, running up and down the radio dial, and diving into the most terrifying corners of the internet, seeking puerile laughs, and looking for all the things that make Memphis weird and keep it wonderful. Here are some examples for the ages: • In 2008, the Christianthemed news aggregator and wire service One-News tried out a computer program that automatically changes the word “gay” to “homosexual.” It worked too well, leading to stories like this: “Memphis backers hit the hay, hoping that Kevin Love would open things up for Rudy Homosexual in the frontcourt.” Ooh la la. • In 2000, when Councilwoman Barbara Swearengen Ware wanted to install a phone in a bathroom stall at City Hall, Councilman Joe Brown said the most Joe Brown thing ever: “This building is not totally safe. … Also, nobody is exempt from abnormalities of the human body. We need that phone in there. God bless everybody.” Brown knows how to make a rousing speech. When hundreds of ironworkers interested in arena contracts showed up to a city council meeting in April 2002, he delivered an enthusiastic off-the-cuff monologue about the importance of labor unions in America. When Brown concluded, a lone iron worker was heard saying, “My titties just stood up. I think my titties just continued on page 14

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• June 26, 2003 — Society mag Elite Memphis ran a special “30 Most Beautiful People of Memphis” edition that listed “Dicks Unlimited” as a community service activity to which one of the featured beauties devoted her “time, finances, and talent.” •In the fall of 2013, Fly on the Wall reported on a series of owl attacks in Memphis’ High Point neighborhood. No less credible a witness than Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich gave the following account: “And sure enough, this bird comes flying at the top of my head. It had the wingspan of a Buick. It was the biggest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.” • Who among us hasn’t wished there were more hours in the day? In 2014, former state Representative/Time Lord Curry Todd proposed widely mocked legislation to eliminate Daylight Saving Time and/or make it permanent. Todd seemed to think he was giving Tennesseans an extra hour to get ready for work in the morning, and an extra hour to unwind in the evening. • In 2004, Johnny Cash’s estate entered negotiations to prevent the song “Ring of Fire” from being used to advertise hemorrhoid cream. • Wise words from Justin Timberlake, taken from a column the young boy-bander penned for Entertainment Teen magazine in 2000: “I used to have a lucky rock but I lost it. So I was like, you know what? I don’t need it.” • State Senator Ophelia Ford, after being asked about her $12,000 taxpayer-funded travel bill in December 2008: “You mean to tell me that all I spent was $12,000? Oh, well, hallelujah. Thank you, Lord, for making it so economical.” • Supermodel Cindy

continued from page 13 disciple of guru Sri Baba. The next day, Isaac Tigrett confirmed that he had placed the skull in The Pyramid as part of a time capsule to generate future publicity for the project. The skull was eventually returned to him. He said it was intended to be part of a promotion called “The Egyptian Time Capsule.” Many years later, Chris Davis updated the story when Infowars host/ conspiracy-theory nut job Alex Jones stopped in Memphis to make a brief video about the Pyramid: “Now, the [Pyramid] is cursed,” Jones declared. “No one would go there anymore because of deaths and flooding and electrical problems. … There was a skull up in the top, a crystal skull … a little demon monkey, and little goblin charms hidden up in the capstone in a little metal box. And it just goes to show that the people who run the planet are really into this.” 30 YEARS OF FOOD! Thirty years! A lot has happened to change the culinary landscape of Memphis. A lot has stubbornly remained unchanged. And so it goes. We’ve noticed some movements over the past few decades that have fundamentally shaped how we eat in Memphis, and, in turn, shaped who we are. So napkins in laps and forks up, here we go! 1. Top Chef: The year 2008 was a big one for Memphis cuisine. Kelly English opened Restaurant Iris in the old La Tourelle near Overton Square, and Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman opened Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen on Brookhaven Circle, paving the way for a restaurant renaissance in that area. These chefs introduced creative, smart dishes that pushed at the boundaries of what we previously knew, at the same time burnishing Memphis’ rep. Both parties have since expanded with other restaurants, within the city and beyond. 2. Beer Thirty: Was it just six years ago — 2013 — when three (!) Memphis breweries — Wiseacre, Memphis

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Made, and High Cotton — opened their doors? These brewers brought craft and tons of personality to their beers. Since then, Memphis has picked up two more breweries — Crosstown and Meddlesome — with more on the horizon. 3. Wheels Go Round and Round: The food truck ordinance passed, finally, in spring 2011. (It was led by Jim Strickland!) Before that moment, only hot dogs, prepackaged sandwiches, and frozen treats could be sold from a cart. But now a whole rainbow of options are available — from Thai street food and barbecue to tacos and beyond. And, we’re seeing it go full circle these days, with food trucks often acting as a stepping stone to a brick and mortar space. 4. It’s Noon Somewhere: To dream the impossible dream. It was never going to happen. We were told as much for many, many years. But, it did. On July 1, 2016, wine was made available in grocery stores. Liquor stores balked and were given the right to sell beer and groceries in exchange. And THEN, just like that, without the years of hand-wringing and bills that had bedeviled the wine-in-grocery stores initiative, a bill was passed to allow liquor to be sold on Sundays. Cheers! 5. It Grows on You: The Memphis Farmers Market launched Downtown near the train station in 2006. What followed was a cascade of similar

neighborhood markets all around the city, and an increased interest in eating our vegetables, which, in turn, spawned CSAs and the local farm-to-table movement. 6. Won’t You Be My Neighbor? We remember when Cooper-Young was sketchy as hell, with a scary biker bar. Nowadays, you can’t swing a cat without hitting a hipster drinking a craft beer. Credit the can’t-miss restaurants — Sweet Grass, Tsunami, Young Avenue Deli, Celtic Crossing, Hammer & Ale, Java Cabana, Beauty Shop, DKDC, Mulan, etc. — for this revitalization. And we’ve seen it time and time again in other neighborhoods, on South Main, Binghampton, and so on. 7. Let’s Go Shopping: In 2002, hometown fave, Seessel’s, was taken over by Schnucks, which was then eaten by Kroger in 2011. Meanwhile, homegrown health food store Wild Oats morphed into Whole Foods in 2008. And then Sprouts sprung up in 2015 to diversify options, followed by Trader Joe’s (finally!) in 2018. Not to mention Aldi, Cash Saver, Cordelia’s Market, and Fresh Market. 8. Mouth of the South: Buttery biscuits, grits, and fried catfish have always been a safe bet in this city, but it seems more and more restaurants are claiming their Southern roots. Especially, lately, there are a lot of new restaurants — Mahogany, P.O. Press, among them — serving upscale Southern fare. We say, bring it! 9. Bun in the Oven: Kat Gordon opened Muddy’s Bake Shop in 2008 and soon won us over with her quirky charm and, oh yeah, those dang delicious cupcakes and cookies and bars. And those frosting shots didn’t hurt, either. What’s followed in Muddy’s wake is a delicious proliferation of bakeries, each offering their own quirky, charming cupcakes and treats. This is a trend we can get behind. 10. Get Festive: There are worse ways to while away a weekend than spending it at one of the seemingly countless food festivals that have cropped up hereabouts over the years. While the

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10 PIVOTAL POLITICAL MOMENTS 1. Though he’s nearing 80 and a full decade out of political office, Willie Herenton is regarded as a long-odds candidate for mayor of Memphis in 2019. Herenton held that position for a record 18 years, and it was his upset election over then incumbent Dick Hackett in 1991 (by 146 votes!) that remains the major political milestone of the 30 years of the Flyer’s existence. It was not just that Herenton was the city’s first elected black mayor; his election signified the emergence of African Americans as a demographic majority in Memphis and the dawning of an age of shared power that persists to the present day. Former Mayor Willie Herenton

2. Now largely forgotten, the indictment in 1987 of then 9th District Congressman Harold Ford, an AfricanAmerican Democrat, on bank fraud charges relating to his relationship to the Butcher Brothers of Knoxville (a political/banking power duo), generated a period of political/racial tension that climaxed in Ford’s surprise acquital in 1993 by an imported majority-white West Tennessee jury in federal court. The outcome freed the Ford organization to resume functioning as the dominant political power in Memphis through the end of the century and beyond. 3. The 1994 election cycle in Memphis and Shelby County generated abundant drama, much of it stemming from that year’s gubernatorial race, featuring three prominent figures, two of them — then Shelby County Mayor Bill Morris and then 8th District Congressman Don Sundquist — from Memphis, and a third, Nashville Mayor Phil Bredesen. Democrat Morris and continued on page 16

Crawford speculating on the reaction of a patient she’d visited at St. Jude: “I’m standing over him … as he’s coming to. He’s probably thinking he had some good drugs.” • In 2006, Fly on the Wall presented Channel 5’s Jason Miles with the Howard Hughes “Cleanliness Is Next to Craziness Award” after he took his “secret swab” into restrooms all over town and found — astonishingly enough — fecal matter. It was the beginning of an obsession with Miles, who always seemed to be crawling under things to get the big story. He crawled under buildings and popped his head through pet doors. We weren’t the only ones who couldn’t look away. One Memphis fan got his “crawling under a car” picture on a birthday cake. Miles has since taken a job in Houston, where shenanigans continue but sometimes include cowboy hats. • In 2009, a short, meanspirited poem written by Elvis Presley sold at auction for $20,000. The rhyme, scrawled on Elvis’ personal stationery, reads, “As I awoke this morning when all sweet things are born, a robin perched on my window sill to greet the coming dawn. He sang his sweet song so sweetly and paused for a moment’s lull, I gently raised the window and crushed his [expletive] skull.” • I originally said I couldn’t show you the entire photo that WREG reporter Melissa Moon tweeted from a charity 5K in 2014, because one of the superhero cosplayers went commando. So this is all you got:

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granddaddys — Barbecue, Italian — are still kings of the hill, we’re also partial to the various Hot Wings fests and Crawfish fests, the Burger Fest, and, yep, the Flyer’s own Margarita Fest. Nobody’s taken up our idea of a Gin & Juice Fest, yet. Anybody? Anybody? — Susan Ellis

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And yes, Peter Parker jokes are still relevant. • Shortly after officials in Tunica announced that the area’s property tax would be eliminated in the summer of 2000, Commercial Appeal correspondent Bartholomew Sullivan wrote, “Residents of Tunica will have only death to worry about.” • Fox13 News reporter Lauren Lee shared a photo of “America’s Strip Joint,” and its nod to Prince Harry’s whirlwind visit: “Welcome Prince Harry,” it reads. • More accidental humor from WMC’s Jason Miles: “Man murdered in Marshall Co. was double amputee. Half brother in custody.” But, was the halfbrother armed? • According to The Commercial Appeal, Collierville was looking to attract a very special kind of food tourism in 2013: “‘I think it’s going to be good for the whole town and especially Town Square. It’ll bring tourists to this area,’ said general manager Debi McCaffrey for Gus’s Fried Children at 215 S. Center.” Also from the CA: “Without [Marc Gasol] we turn into a makeshit team.” • And now, the most awkward media moment of 2012. When WMC-TV’s Jamel Major reported that the statue of Rameses the Great was being moved to its new home at the University of Memphis, cameras cut away to a sign instructing visitors to turn left for advance ticket sales and or right if they’re looking for “Hot Black Cocks.” • Fly on the Wall loves church signs. Here are some local favorites. Berclair Baptist reminds us Forbidden Fruits Create Many Jams.”

Via a West Memphis Church of Christ: “Mary was the first person to have Jesus inside her but she certainly is not the last.”

continued from page 15 Republican Sundquist sundered an enduring best-friends relationship as a result of their mutual gubernatorial ambitions. A political fund-raiser featuring county inmates as workers resulted in an indictment of Morris that owed much to machinations of members of a Middle Tennessee political circle backing Bredesen for the Democratic nomination. The indictment was dismissed, but it had crippled Morris’ chances. Sundquist was elected, but his espousal of a state income tax and defense of TennCare later made him a pariah with the GOP. 4. At the tag end of the 1997 session of the Tennessee General Assembly, a “caption” bill was sneaked through, deceptively allowing the creation of new municipalities from almost any sized community and threatening to hem Memphis in with a plethora of new “toy towns.” Carrying the legal fight against the measure, Memphis Mayor Herenton succeeded after some months in having it declared unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court. The episode was one landmark in an ongoing statewide battle over municipal growth that now focuses on the issue of de-annexation. 5. In May 2005, as that year’s session of the legislature was about to end, FBI agents swooped in on departing members and arrested several of them, who had been surveilled on videotape taking bribes to vote for what turned out to be a fictitious bill governing disposal of surplus computers. The sting, code-named Tennessee Waltz, netted such well-known Memphis figures as influential state Senator John Ford, Senator and then Shelby County Democraric chair Katherine Bowers, ex-Senator Roscoe Dixon, and several others. Further arrests by the GOPcontrolled Justice Department, both in Nashville and Memphis, resulted in the evisceration of the Democratic power base and a short-lived reform moment in party ranks. Subsequent stings were carried out against city-government targets in Memphis, with mixed results. 6. The election cycle of 2006 took place in what turned out to be a highwater mark for Democrats in recent state history. It was the last election year carried out with both the state Senate and state House in Democratic hands, and Democrat Phil Bredesen went on to win a second term as governor. Harold Ford Jr., who had succeeded his father as 9th District Congressman, lost a U.S. Senate race to Repulican Bob Corker by a hair’s-breadth, and state Senator Steve Cohen won the first of numerous victories, continuing through the present, for the 9th District congressional seat. Cohen’s successes, along with simultaneous victories for A C Wharton, an African American, as Shelby County mayor were seen as

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auguries of a “post-racial” period in politics. 7. The election cycles of 200810, though featuring the potentially transformative election of President Barack Obama, nationally, saw the rapid downturn of Democratic fortunes in Tennessee, with Republicans gaining both the governorship and a supermajority in both houses of the legislature. 8. On December 20, 2010, a majority of the school board of Memphis City Schools, reacting to the blowout victory of Republicans in that year’s statewide elections, and fearing loss of funding via the likely legislative enabling of a new rival school district in suburban Shelby County, voted to surrender the MCS charter, a verdict later seconded by the voters of Memphis. The action forced a series of upheavals: the merger of city and county schools in Shelby County, followed by state legislation allowing the creation of separate and independent school districts in each of the county’s six suburban municipalities. This new hodgepodge would be further complicated by state action creating a new statewide school district to administer the state’s “failing” schools, many of them in Memphis. 9. On another December 20th, this one in 2017, the longcontroversial statues of Confederate figures Nathan Bedford Forrest and Jefferson Davis were hauled down from their pedestals in Downtown Memphis parks. To circumvent state law and the resistance of the Tennessee Historical Commission, the parks had been deeded over to an ad hoc

nonprofit, Memphis Greenspace, which accomplished the removal. Courts later validated the legality of the process. 10. On April 4, 2018, the city of Memphis carried out a monumental 50th anniversary commemoration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, who had been assassinated in the city a half century earlier. That observance, which included participants from all over the world, served as a preamble of sorts to the current 2019 election, in which the mayoral hopefuls include the aforementioned political pioneer, W.W. Herenton, Take ’Em Down 901 activist Tami Sawyer, who led a movement to remove the Confederate statues, and incumbent Mayor Jim Strickland, who oversaw the statue removal. — Jackson Baker 10 MEMPHIS MOVIE MOMENTS 1. The Beginning: The Memphis Flyer first filled newspaper boxes the same year Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure was released into the world — 1989. If you were a moviegoer in Memphis, you had a lot fewer choices than you have now. If you were, say, a college student in Midtown (few people lived Downtown at the time) you went to the Highland Quartet to see Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, then popped next door to the arcade, where someone tried to sell you drugs while you were playing Galaga. 2. Mystery Train: That year, 1989, was also the beginning of the modern indie film era. Steven Soderbergh’s sex, lies, and videotape came out of nowhere to win at the then littleknown Sundance Film Festival. It’s now conventional wisdom that Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing should have won the Best Picture Oscar over Driving Miss Daisy. Director Jim Jarmusch came to Memphis to film Mystery Train, an episodic story about freshfaced Japanese tourists discovering an America that was collapsing under the weight of its own myth. He shot mostly on South Main, then an abandoned urban wasteland. When Clash frontman Joe Strummer wasn’t in front of the camera, he was shooting pool at the P&H Cafe. It would prove to be the beginning of a fertile period in film production in the Bluff City. 3. The Firm: Mystery Train was a seminal film to cinephiles, but most moviegoers didn’t get a taste of the new

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This Is What Love in Action Looks Like apocalyptic, feminist Superstarlet A.D. in the late 1990s. Meanwhile, Ira Sachs, a soft-spoken product of the Memphis community theater scene, emerged with The Delta, a reflective, coming-ofage film about being young, queer, and weird in Memphis, which premiered at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival. 6. Indie Memphis & Outflix: By the late 1990s, digital technology was making it easier than ever to become a filmmaker. In April 1997, Brian Pera started the Twinkie Museum Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, which

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screened in a disused auditorium at the University of Memphis. The festival, which after a short hiatus rebranded itself Outflix Memphis, is still going strong today. The next year, a group of filmmakers gathered in a Midtown bar to project films onto a sheet and serve Jell-o shots. Most of the films those first years of what would become Indie Memphis were comedy shorts by cable access TV madman John Pickle. 7. Hustle & Flow: Indie Memphis’ biggest breakout star would prove to be Craig Brewer, a Southern California transplant to Memphis whose 2000

film, The Poor & Hungry, went on to win the Hollywood Film Festival’s firstever digital feature prize. Brewer’s next film, 2005’s Hustle & Flow, won the Audience Award at Sundance and set a record when MTV bought the film for $9 million. It made stars out of Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard, who got a Best Actor nomination at the same Academy Awards where “It’s Hard Out Here For a Pimp” won Oscar gold for Best Original Song. 8. Walk the Line: The Johnny Cash biopic starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon was filmed in Memphis soon after Hustle & Flow. The film was the highest-grossing musical biopic until 2015, when Straight Outta Compton surpassed its $186 million box office haul. Witherspoon’s portrayal of June Carter Cash earned her a Best Actress Academy Award. 9. This Is What Love in Action Looks Like: The Memphis Digital Co-Op was a filmmaking collective based out of the basement of First Congo Church on Cooper that birthed dozens of filmmakers. Co-founder Morgan Jon Fox grabbed a camera when he heard about the protests brewing around Love In Action, a gay conversion therapy center in East Memphis. The 2011 continued on page 18

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Memphis until 1993, when Sydney Pollack’s adaptation of John Grisham’s bestselling legal thriller, The Firm, hit the screen. It would prove to be a huge hit, taking home $270 million on a $42 million budget. Today, the film is best remembered for being the origin of the “Tom Cruise running” trope. 4. The People vs. Larry Flynt: In 1996, Milos Foreman brought Woody Harrelson and Courtney Love to Memphis to film this saga of the Hustler magazine porn magnate turned free speech hero, written by Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander. Hundreds of Memphians worked on the crew or were recruited from the punk rock club Barrister’s to appear as background players in various states of undress. (I get a ton of screen time in the Supreme Court scene as “The Guy Over Ed Norton’s Shoulder.”) 5. Mike McCarthy and Ira Sachs: Meanwhile, there was a home-grown film revolution brewing. Memphis College of Art dropout Mike McCarthy started producing his own psychotronic underground films in 1994 with Damselvis: Daughter of Helvis. Working with little money and lots of daring, the self-described “Man Without a Drive-in” made the autobiographical Teenage Tupelo, sci-fi garage rock romp The Sore Losers, and the post-

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A classic from The New Olivet Baptist Church: “Jesus Said. Bring Me That Ass.” • 2011 was a great year for headlines. When cops shut down a local B&B for travelers who like S&M, choice story toppers included “Collierville Cracks Whip in Sex Bondage House” and “Collierville’s Hands Tied in Bondage House Prostitution.” WREG led the news with, “Woman Behind Bars After Dog Found in Heat,” and who can forget the classic “40-yearold Mary Magdalene Caught Naked In Teen’s Closet,” about a 40-year-old named Mary Magdalene caught naked in a teen’s closet? And then there was this headline from The Daily Helmsman that requires no explanation: “Obama’s Package Too Big, GOP Says.” • The biggest news from Arkansas in 2012: Chelsea Harris, described by a variety of media sources as “a very large woman,” spent a night in jail after she allegedly sat on her landlord’s face, inspiring headlines like “Arkansas Woman Sits on Landlord’s Face.” The victim was quoted as saying, “Mmmmf, mmmf, mmmelp!” • To avoid a jury trial and a possible life sentence, James Everett Dutscke, a martial arts instructor/conspiracy theorist from Tupelo, pled guilty to sending ricin-laced letters to the president and attempting to frame Elvis impersonator/ conspiracy theorist Paul Kevin Curtis. Dutscke, was tried separately for an unrelated charge of “fondling,” and sentenced to 45 years. • What did you get if you googled “meanest mugshot” in 2014? A photo collage of Judge Joe Brown, the jurist turned reality TV star. Brown was jailed for contempt of court. • Parts of Memphis’ weirdest mural have been painted over or hidden by a bush. But we’ll never forget the quiet majesty of “Girl With Thumb in Baby’s Butt.”

continued from page 17 documentary, more than six years in the making, would prove to be hugely influential in the LBGTQ community, and the founder of Love in Action, who was confronted by Fox in the film, later came out as gay himself. 10. Now: Last year, the Indie Memphis Film Festival attracted more than 12,000 filmgoers, and more than 110 local filmmakers had work in the festival. Productions such as the hit TV movie Christmas at Graceland are returning to Memphis after a decade-long, multi-state battle over tax incentives drove major producers to New Orleans and Atlanta. Craig Brewer writes and directs Henson and Howard in the hit TV series Empire, and his new film, Dolomite Is My Name, was written and produced by Karaszewski and Alexander, and stars Eddie Murphy. And with the opening of the Downtown Malco Powerhouse, cinemaphiles have more options than ever. — Chris McCoy ARTS AND CULTURE 1. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art: In 1989, the year the Flyer was born, the Brooks did a major expansion, adding a new entrance, rotunda, auditorium, restaurant space and terrace, loading docks, storage, and offices. Brooks celebrated its centennial in 2016 and then in 2017 decided that it wanted to leave its historic home in Overton Park and build a new facility Downtown for $105 million that will open in 2024. 2. The Memphis College of Art: MCA celebrated 53 years of “teaching people the language of art and craft,” as the school’s original 1936 catalog declared. In the 1990s, it began acquiring property near the school’s main building — Rust Hall in Overton Park — and in 2010 acquired and opened a building at Main and Butler to house the graduate school. In 1912, MCA issued a “declaration of financial exigency” because of deep fiscal troubles, and in 2015, it sold the Downtown building and reconsolidated its graduate and undergraduate programs. On October 24, 2017, the board said MCA would end student recruitment and close in 2020, when the last of the current students would graduate. Declining enrollment, massive real estate debt, and no viable longterm plan for financial sustainability sounded the school’s death knell. 3. Wonders: The Memphis International Cultural Series of blockbuster exhibitions officially started in 1989 (The Year of the Flyer!), although the seeds were planted in 1987’s hugely successful Ramesses the Great exhibition. It would put on shows examining Catherine the Great, Splendors of the Ottoman Sultans, The Etruscans, Napoleon, Imperial Tombs

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of China, Ancestors of the Incas, World War II Through Russian Eyes, Eternal Egypt, Czars: 400 Years of Imperial Grandeur, Masters of Florence, and Art of the Motorcycle. The series, losing money, ended its run in 2005. The most successful show was the “Titanic,” which included the boat deck reproduced in one of the galleries as it was on the night of April 14, 1912. Jon Thompson, then the director of the Wonders series, said: “You'll see the empty davits, the lifeboats are gone, and we want people to have that lump in their throat, and go, ‘Holy shit, I’m on board, and I’m going to die.’” 4. Memphis Symphony Orchestra: In the first decade of the millennium, the MSO created something of a revolution, increasing its focus on community engagement and creating the novel and popular Opus One series, and including the musicians in many of the organization’s significant decisions. Other symphonic groups around the country watched with interest. But then, in 2014, as Chris Davis wrote: “The Memphis Symphony Orchestra is running out of money. The endowment has dried up and the sky is falling. Or maybe the sky is merely restructuring, depending on the account you believe.” The MSO barely made it through an abbreviated 2013-2014 season, and it took a further scramble to raise funds, cutting staff, and paring music programming to make the 2014-2015 season possible. Musicians took a 38 percent pay cut. In March of this year, a three-year contract between the MSO and its musicians provided modest increases in salary and added some weeks to the schedule. 5. Opera Memphis: Ned Canty took the reins of Opera Memphis in 2010, employing innovative guerrilla marketing tactics with enough success to earn grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. He created 30 Days of Opera, a monthlong series of daily performances around the city, and established the annual Midtown Opera Festival to considerable acclaim. 6. Playhouse on the Square: Despite a vengeful economy that wreaked havoc on nonprofits, Playhouse on the Square in 2010 raised enough money to move

from the old Memphian Theatre into a custom-built, $12.5 million, performing arts facility across the street. POTS remains a force in local theater. 7. Theatre Memphis: After some rough years for Theatre Memphis, Debbie Litch became executive producer in 2004 and not only upgraded the building but improved production values and programming. She will lead TM into its 100th anniversary in the 2020-21 season. 8. Ballet Memphis: The troupe moved into its new 30,000-square-foot Midtown headquarters at Overton Square in 2017. The move reflects the growing impact of the now 33-year-old organization, which has been at the forefront of building and encouraging racial and ethnic representation in the nation’s ballet companies. 9. Hattiloo Theatre: Opened in 2006 in a tiny store-front in the Edge District, Hattiloo sustained a schedule of eight productions a year for eight years. It 2014, the African-American repertory theater moved to a new freestanding building in Overton Square, debt-free, where it continues to develop strong community and educational resources. 10. Soulsville: The historic Stax Studio building was razed in 1989, the year the Flyer first hit the streets. But the Soulsville Foundation took root in 1998 and from that beginning, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, the Stax Music Academy, and the Soulsville Charter School arose, bringing educational life and historic preservation to the Soulsville neighborhood. — Jon Sparks TOP TEN ALBUMS OF THE PAST 30 YEARS Historical perspective on the current era is elusive. For that reason alone, any list of stellar albums dating back 30 years may sell more recent works short. Of today’s music, what will emerge from the fog of hype? We leave that question to the Fates, and point out some albums that have already withstood the ravages of time since 1989. 1. Jesse Mae Hemphill — Feelin’ Good (High Water, 1990): This sleeper gem, produced by ethnomusicologist Dr. Dave Evans, embodies the unique North Mississippi blues that has

3. The Grifters — Ain’t My Lookout (Sub Pop, 1996): No other record captures the sheer inventiveness going on at Easley-McCain Recording Studio in the ’90s. They were already a perfect fit for the studio’s kitchen-sink approach, but the technicolor production values also tightened the band’s songwriting, every track crammed with unorthodox hooks and textures. 4. The Oblivians — … Play Nine Songs with Mr. Quintron (Crypt/1997): This is not the “classic” Oblivians trio, being their final, experimental fling before the reunions of recent years. But it captures much of the manic energy of their first albums. Meanwhile, its emphasis on traditional gospel songs and the addition of Quintron’s organ pointed to the future growth of the Reigning Sound. (“Live the Life” was a regular part of the latter band’s set). 5. Tav Falco & the Unapproachable Panther Burns — Panther Phobia (In the Red, 2000): While the Panther Burns were always evolving, this latterday effort was an apotheosis of their eclectic influences. Though founding member Alex Chilton was long absent from the band, his anarchic spirit is still felt. The lo-fi approach here is truer to that spirit than many of the band’s more pristine recordings. 6. Al Green — I Can’t Stop (Blue Note, 2003): Fans gasped to hear this return to form, fueled by the partnership of Green and Willie Mitchell, his visionary producer. Green’s first secular album in a

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quarter-century, it recaptured all of the elements of their classic work without dipping into nostalgia. At its heart were Green’s always-inspired and often edgy vocals. 7. Calvin Newborn — New Born (Yellow Dog, 2005): Another sleeper, featuring some of the finest guitar work of a true son of Memphis. The Newborn family, including brother Phineas Newborn Jr., made a huge mark on the city’s music, and Calvin channels that into the new century, featuring other renowned natives like Charlie Wood, Donald Brown, and Herman Green. 8. Three 6 Mafia — Most Known Unknown (Sony BMG, 2005): With what Vibe called their “buck style” at the time, sometimes called crunk, now known as trap, Three 6 Mafia has been ruling the charts via homages, imitators, and outright samples for years now. Their biggest-selling album ever was the culmination of a style already 10 years old. Presaging their 2006 Oscar, it also expanded the crew’s sonic palette with faster tempos and soul samples complementing their trademark horror film soundscape. 9. Jay Reatard — Watch Me Fall (Matador, 2009): Rising from Reatard’s punk roots came this pop masterpiece, still boasting plenty of noise, but with wildly imaginative flourishes of jangly guitar, layered vocals, and even cello. Easily his most melodic writing, most tunes are delivered at a breakneck pace. It's all the more stunning knowing he played most of the instruments himself. 10. Honorable mentions: Big Ass Truck’s Who Let You in Here? (Peabody, 1998), like the Grifters album, memorably exuded the quirky inventiveness of the ’90s with panache. The Reigning Sound’s first four studio albums (2001-05) have been deemed era-defining folk rock and garage by many. The Barbaras’ 2006-2008 (Goner, 2012) is a personal favorite. And more recent contenders for Memphis classics would be the Unapologetic compilations, Stuntarious I-III (2016-18), Don Bryant’s 2017 comeback Don’t Give Up on Love, Harlan T. Bobo’s A History of Violence from 2018, and Mellotron Variations, soon to be released. — Alex Greene

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been filtering up to Memphis for generations. Unlike other hill country musicians like Othar Turner, Hemphill lived in Memphis for decades. These tracks capture her raw spirit and trance-inducing steady hand on the guitar with bare bones perfection. 2. Mud Boy & the Neutrons — Negro Streets at Dawn (New Rose, 1993): This sophomore release reflects a band rooted in the freewheeling ’70s. But these guys rock hard enough to transcend any trends, and, from “Dear Dad” to “Power to the People,” the way they reimagine covers roots them in history. Featuring Jim Dickinson, Sid Selvidge, Lee Baker, and Jimmy Crosthwait: a supergroup of very sympatico team players.

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It’s fun following Jaquency Ford on social media. Like Lil Buck, the Memphis-trained dancer whose reality-defying moves turned Jookin into a global phenomenon, Ford, aka Jaquency the Myth, is a tireless ambassador for Memphis dance culture. Ford’s a master of the Memphis dance style that gave birth to Jookin, the Gangsta Walk. As he’s buck-jumped across America and the globe, teaching his style and working for community, Ford’s met and traded moves with lots of street dancers working in different styles. He’s invited some of his favorites to Memphis for the “Memphis Gangsta Walk Get-Together,” he’s subtitled “OG Poppers, Picnic Style.” It’s a free day of food and family fun at Ed Rice Park featuring kid stuff and games as well as dance battles, pop offs, artist showcases, and a Gangsta Walk finale. “It’s been fun, it really has, sharing knowledge and culture, and you’d be surprised by how many people want to know,” Ford says of his travels. “I’m doing a workshop in Vegas, and then I’m going to Osaka, Japan, to teach for three weeks.” For the Gangsta Walk Get-Together, Ford’s bringing in dancers from Texas, New Orleans, D.C., and Baltimore. He’s also showcasing Ed Pruitt, the creator of Los Angeles’ OG poppers picnic. “He’s one of the biggest poppin OGs in LA,” says Ford, who connected with Pruitt at a Pasadena showcase after communicating for years. “We can come together,” Ford says, connecting his platform of dance to themes of unity. “That’s what this event is about. Communicate, understand, and unite.”

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GANGSTA WALK GET-TOGETHER. OG POPPERS, PICNIC STYLE AT ED RICE COMMUNITY CENTER, SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH, 11 A.M.-6 P.M. FREE.

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Booksigning by Sarah Arvio Burke’s Book Store, 5:30 p.m. Sarah Arvio signs her books of poetry, Night Thoughts, Sono: Cantos, and Visits from the Seventh. She’ll also sign copies of her translation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s Poet in Spain. Steenhuis Art of Provence Church Health, 9 a.m.-noon A two-day show and sale of work by Jill Steenhuis, which features landscapes of Provence.

TI Talks Temple Israel-Crosstown, 7-8:30 p.m. A series addressing anti-Semitism. Tonight’s talk is on whiteness, identity politics, and the marginalization of Jews.

Spirits & Soul Festival South Main, 6 p.m. $75 Sample Tennessee whiskeys during this event put on by the Tennessee Whiskey Trail. Continues Saturday at Old Dominick.

Roar & Pour Memphis Zoo, 7-10 p.m., $125 Fund-raiser featuring lots to eat and drink. With food from Farm Burger, Iris, Erling Jensen, and more. Music by Joyce Cobb.

Steak n’ Burger Dinner Elvis Presley’s Memphis, 6 p.m., $200 Adults get the burgers, while kids get the steaks during this annual event benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis. Barrett Jones, of the NFL and ESPN, will speak during the event.

Choose 901 Spring Pop-Up Shop Crosstown Concourse, 4-8 p.m. A shop featuring wares heavy on civic pride. For those who wear their hearts on their sleeves.

The Man Who Came to Dinner Theatre Memphis, 8 p.m., $25 A dinner guest falls and winds up staying for six weeks. He ends up living extra large.

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Blowout By Chris Davis Beale Street Caravan has big news. The 23-yearold weekly public radio show, heard by more than 3 million people all around the world, is moving its offices to the Crosstown Concourse and partnering with Crosstown Arts. “We’ll still be our own 501C3 not-for-profit organization,” executive director Kevin Cubbins says. “But we’ll be working with Crosstown Arts on several initiatives I’m really excited about.” The Beale Street Caravan Blowout, held this year in the Concourse’s East Atrium, was planned, in part, to celebrate the new move and opportunities. The fund-raiser — once an annual event — was brought back by popular request. “We took the past couple of years off because these things are taxing for a small staff to pull off,” Cubbins says. “All we heard for the past couple of years was, ‘Oh my gosh, I can’t believe you’re not having a blowout.’ The event had really become a thing for music organizations in the city to come out, and show out, and show their support. It was like, almost like a little reunion every summer.” The Reverend John Wilkins is playing, as is party band Black Cream, who’ll be appearing with an expanded horn section. “The auction is full of Memphis music memorabilia,” Cubbins says. “There will be Memphis music packages and house concerts.”

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Breakfast for Dinner First Congregational Church, 5:30 p.m., $10-$20 Breakfast — specialty pancakes, breakfast casseroles, grits, etc. — will be served during this fundraiser for Room in the Inn, which serves the homeless. Grind City Flow Festival Memphis Botanic Garden, 9 a.m., $15 In honor of flow arts — hula hooping, fire eating, aerial, juggling, and the like. Includes workshops, demos, and more.

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SUNDAY April 28 Edge Motor Festival The Edge District, noon-6 p.m. Celebrating the Edge neighborhood’s auto history. With lots of classic cars, live music, vendors, and the opening of the new Edge Motor Museum.

Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival Wagner Place, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. HUGE crawfish festival, with some 17,000 pounds of crawfish. Plus, there’s live music, a gumbo cookoff, contests, and more. Benefiting Porter-Leath.

Down to Earth Festival Shelby Farms, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Celebrate Earth Day during this event which features local ecofriendly vendors, kids activities, live music, and more.

PuppyUp Memphis Walk Overton Park, noon-4 p.m., $25 Fund-raiser raising awareness of canine cancers.

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hen Prince like Marvin Gaye, Frankie Beverly, and DJae had his Al Green. I’m inspired by older artists first onstage who came out with original material. At experience, it the same time, I watch younger people was in church, like Bruno Mars who are not just sitting where crowds down with a pen and a pad — they’re flocked to the kid with the big voice and creative, whatever they’re doing.” showy moves. In high school, he formed Between music gigs, Prince DJae the R&B group, Image IV, an ensemble shoots videos and stars in stage plays styled after chart-toppers New Edition, under the moniker of Bipolar Chris, a Boys II Men, and B2K. In 2006, Prince character he invented who’s taken on DJae struck out on his own. Today, he’s a life of his own. Last month, Bipolar part of a Memphis R&B resurgence that Chris made a memorable appearance includes Tonya Dyson, C’beyohn Sharp, in a reprise of local playwright Brandon and Cameron Bethany in its ranks. McMillon’s Loving Mr. Wrong, staged at Prince DJae, who performs at the Buckman Performing Arts Center. Height Lounge & Events this Friday, “Bipolar Chris says what’s on his mind. was born and raised in the Westwood He has fun. Chris wears a wig, an afro, and community, but today he lives in when I put that hair on, it’s almost like a southeast Memphis. “I was never ‘in’ mask. Prince DJae is a little more reserved. the streets, but I knew about them,” he He’s not in your face, but he’s the quietest, says. “Westwood humbled me into not biggest personality in the room. Recordbeing an uppity kind of guy. Now I can ing and singing, that’s acting, too. Getting step outside the door, toss a penny, and into a song is getting into character. it’ll land in Olive Branch.” While living in the suburbs has its privileges, Prince DJae acknowledges that despite all the Prince DJae talent that exists in Memphis, the city is sadly lacking in music business infrastructure — an issue that led Roney Strong and Rakeem Sprinkle to relocate to Atlanta before they assembled their R&B powerhouse group Bluff City, an irony that’s not lost on local players. “It’s not easy in Memphis at all, for the simple fact that there are really no platforms here for what I do,” Prince DJae says. “People here get caught up in cover songs, thinking that’s the best “I love to entertain — it’s my job,” he platform for local R&B singers. Well, I says. “If I’m in a scene, or I’m onstage don’t perform covers. And when people singing for 45 minutes, by the end of it, in Memphis talk about original artists, we’re going to be cool. It’s like chess — they really only refer to rap.” I’m really big on production, and I know Through perseverance, he’s found how to make my moves.” success: K97 has been playing his singles, Right now, those moves include a all of which are produced by his brother, trip to New York, where he’ll perform as music producer Bukoh. He’s just dropped Bipolar Chris in June. Later this spring, a new song, a ballad called “With You,” Loving Mr. Wrong will travel the regional which follows the bouncy “You Know,” theater circuit, stopping in Huntsville, New Jack Swing-inspired numbers Alabama, and other cities. When the wig like “Fireplace” and “Perfect Day,” and comes off, Prince DJae will “continue to “Hands,” which is a shoo-in for incluapply pressure” via concerts and a caresion on a strip club mix tape. He’s also a fully orchestrated release schedule. favorite on the club circuit, popping up Rated R Live R&B Concert with at events like the most recent iteration of Rich Josh, TL Da Lova, Nesha Deshaun, Stephanie Chamber’s popular monthly Dwayne Harrell, and Prince DJae, music showcase, Dope on Arrival. Friday, April 26 at 8 p.m. The Height “I’m about feel-good music,” Prince Lounge & Events 1482 E. Shelby Drive; DJae says. “I really like to listen to artists $15/$100 per table.

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule April 25 - May 1 Alfred’s 197 BEALE 525-3711

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

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

The King Beez Thursdays, 5 p.m.; B.B. King’s All Stars Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8 p.m. and Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.; Lisa G and Flic’s Pic’s Band Saturdays, Sundays, 12:30 p.m.; P.S. Band First Wednesday, Sunday of every month, 7 p.m.

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

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

Blues City Cafe

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Sean Apple Thursday, April 25, 4-7:30 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Fridays, 5-9 p.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Saturdays, 12:30-4:30 p.m.; Brandon Cunning Band Sundays, 5-9 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.1:30 a.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Brad Birkedahl Band Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

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

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

King Jerry Lawler’s Hall of Fame Bar & Grille 159 BEALE

Lunch on Beale with Chris Gales Wednesdays-Sundays, noon-4 p.m.; Eric Hughes solo/ acoustic Thursdays, 5-8 p.m.; Karaoke Mondays-Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.; Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.

Eric Hughes Band Wednesdays, Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.; Memphis Blues Masters Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Mondays, Tuesdays, 7-11 p.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe Blues Hall 182 BEALE 528-0150

Memphis Blues Masters Mondays, Thursdays, 8 p.m.midnight; Cowboy Neil Band Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Delta Project Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Orbert Davis Sextet Saturday, April 27, 7:30 p.m.

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Brannon Heath Friday, April 26; Wayde Peck Saturday, April 27.

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Broke Tall Folk Saturday, April 27, 8 p.m.

South Main Sounds

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Sonny Mack Mondays-Fridays, 2-6 p.m.; Cowboy Neil Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7 p.m.midnight and Saturdays, Sundays, 2-6 p.m.; Fuzzy Wednesdays, Fridays, 7 p.m.-midnight; Baunie and Soul Sundays, 7 p.m.-midnight.

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Big Don Valentine’s Three Piece Chicken and a Biscuit Blues Band Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Brass Door Irish Pub 152 MADISON 572-1813

Carma Karaoke with Carla Worth Saturdays, 9-11 p.m.

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Mysterio Thursday, April 25, 7 p.m.; FreeWorld Friday, April 26, 9 p.m.; Bobbie Stacks and Friends Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

Bad Flower with Deal Casino, Fencer Tuesday, April 30, 8 p.m.

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Rooftop Party with Aquanet Thursday, April 25, 6-10 p.m.

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.

The Peabody 149 UNION 529-4000

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Hash Redactor Album Release Show Saturday, April 27, 8 p.m.; Outer Ring Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m.

Bar DKDC 964 S. COOPER 272-0830

Those Far Out Arrows with Faux Killas Friday, April 26; Model Zero Saturday, April 27; Jana Jana Saturday, April 27, 8 p.m.; Mary Gagz & Her Gaggle of Drags Mondays.

Beethoven Club Brass Quintet Sunday, April 28, 3 p.m.

The Green Room at Crosstown Arts The Mystic Tuesday, April 30, 6-7 p.m.

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Elmwood Cemetery 824 S. DUDLEY 774-3212

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Earnestine & Hazel’s Open Mic Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

The Rusty Pieces Saturday, April 27, 7-10 p.m.; Songwriters with Roland and Friends Mondays, 7-10 p.m.

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Beale Street Caravan Blow Out 2019 Saturday, April 27, 6 p.m.

Paul McKinney and the Knights of Jazz with Stax Music Academy Friday, April 26, 6:30 p.m.

Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

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

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Crosstown Concourse

Keith Paluso Friday, April 26, 7 p.m.; Abbey Frances Record Release Show Saturday, April 27, 6 p.m.; Nashville Songwriter’s Assn. Intnl. (NSAI) Memphis Chapter Meeting Every third Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Darryl Evans Jones Friday, April 26; The Joe Restivo Jazz Trio Saturday, April 27.

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Short in the Sleeve Friday, April 26, 9 p.m.; The Skitch Saturday, April 27, 6 p.m.; Hope Clayburn & the Soul Scrimmage Saturday, April 27, 9 p.m.; David Collins and Frog Squad Sundays.; Tailored Makers Monday, April 29, 6 p.m.; Freeman Shane Weems and Ron Shuman Every other Monday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Richard Wilson Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m.; Ben Minden-Birkenmaier Wednesdays, 6 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

740 HARBOR BEND 494-9716

River Series featuring Pat Sansone with Crystal Shrine, DJ Scott Bomar Sunday, April 27, 3-6:30 p.m.

The CMPLX Mdou Moctar Wednesday, May 1, 7-10 p.m.

The Cove 2559 BROAD 730-0719

Ed Finney & Neptune’s Army with Deb Swiney Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Wayde Peck Fridays, 6 p.m.;

1350 CONCOURSE AVE., SUITE 280 507-8030

Growlers The Russells with Reflex Machine, Admiral Longtooth, Sleuthfoot Thursday, April 25, 8 p.m.; Little Raine Band Friday, April 26, 8 p.m.; Hearts Like Lions with Brother Levee, Benjamin Gilbreath Saturday, April 27, 8 p.m.; Scream Blue Murder, Indivision Sunday, April 28, 8 p.m.; Mike Hewlett, Tyler Berretta, and Ryan Sisung Monday, April 29, 7 p.m.; Crockett Hall Tuesdays with the Midtown Rhythm Section Tuesdays, 9 p.m.; Tremble Weeds Wednesday, May 1, 8 p.m.

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule April 25 - May 1

Huey’s Midtown 1927 MADISON 726-4372

The Royal Hounds Sunday, April 28, 4-7 p.m.; Scott Thompson’s Rescue Animals Sunday, April 28, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Lafayette’s Music Room 2119 MADISON 207-5097

Grace Askew Thursday, April 25, 6 p.m.; Cody Dickinson Project Thursday, April 25, 9 p.m.; Wayde Peck Saturday, April 27, 2 p.m.; The Dantones Saturday, April 27, 10 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Reba Russell Sunday, April 28, 4 p.m.; Savannah Brister Monday, April 29, 6 p.m.; Steve Earle & the Dukes Tuesday, April 30, 7 p.m.

1934 POPLAR 544-6209

IRIS Orchestra at the Brooks featuring violinist Itamar Zorman Sunday, April 28, 3-5 p.m.

Minglewood Hall 1555 MADISON 312-6058

Beartooth, Hands Like Houses, Dead American Thursday, April 25, 7 p.m.

Murphy’s

Wild Bill’s 1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

Juke Joint All Stars Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; The Wild Bill’s Band with Tony Chapman, Charles Cason, and Miss Joyce Henderson Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.; Memphis Blues Society Juke Jam Sundays, 4 p.m.

Young Avenue Deli 2119 YOUNG 278-0034

Celebrate 901 Concert Sunday, April 28, 7 p.m.

1589 MADISON 726-4193

P&H Cafe Rockstar Karaoke Fridays; Marbin Saturday, April 27, 9 p.m.; Open Mic Music Mondays, 9 p.m.-midnight.

Railgarten 2160 CENTRAL

Grind City Flow Fest Pre-Party Friday, April 26, 8 p.m.; Lord T & Eloise Saturday, April 27, 9 p.m.; Magic Brunch Sunday, April 28, noon.

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

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

422 S. GROVE PARK 682-8436

Graham Winchester & the Turnstyles Thursday, April 25.

Remington College 2710 NONCONNAH 389-5302

Wyshmaster’s Beat Tour April 26-27, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

University of Memphis Amro Music Store 2918 POPLAR 325-6403

Music for a Spring Afternoon Sunday, April 28, 2 p.m.

Neil’s Music Room John Paul Keith Thursday, April 25, 8-11 p.m.; Jack Rowell and Triplthret Friday, April 26, 8 p.m.; Eddie Harrison and the Short Cuts, Saturday, April 27, 6:30-10:30 p.m.; St. Benedict at Auburndale Rock-and-Soul Band End of School Bash Sunday, April 28, 4-7 p.m.; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

The Bluff 535 S. HIGHLAND

Boy Named Banjo Thursday, April 25, 7 p.m.; DJ Ben Murray Thursdays, 10 p.m.; Bluegrass Brunch with the River Bluff Clan Sundays, 11 a.m.

Whitehaven/ Airport

East Memphis

Graceland Soundstage

East of Wangs 6069 PARK 763-0676

Lee Gardner Fridays, 6:30-9 p.m.; Eddie Harrison Wednesdays, 6:30-9 p.m.

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

Elvis Tribute featuring Michael Cullipher Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Live Entertainment Mondays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Elvis Gospel music show Fridays, 1-2:30 p.m.

3717 ELVIS PRESLEY BLVD

Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls Saturday, April 27, 7 p.m.

Cordova Delta Blues Winery 6585 STEWART

The Snake Doctors Friday, April 26, 7-10 p.m.; Gary Abbott Sunday, April 28, 2:30-5:30 p.m.

Germantown Germantown Performing Arts Center

Poplar/I-240 5727 QUINCE 682-2300

Cut Throat Freak Friday, April 26, 10 p.m.

1532 MADISON 726-0906

Laurelwood Shopping Center

1801 EXETER 751-7500

Bartlett Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center 3663 APPLING 385-6440

Tony Jackson Saturday, April 27, 7:30 p.m.

Hadley’s Pub 2779 WHITTEN 266-5006

Rockstar Karaoke with Charlie Belt Thursdays, 8 p.m.; MoBoggie Friday, April 26, 9 p.m.; He Said She Said Saturday, April 27, 9 p.m.; Area 51 Sunday, April 28, 5:30 p.m.; No Hit Wonders Wednesday, May 1, 8 p.m.

Shelby Forest General Store 7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

Steak Night with Tony Butler and the Shelby Forest Pioneers Fridays, 6-8 p.m.; Barry Bianchi Saturday, April 27, 12-3 p.m.; Possum Drifters Sunday, April 28, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

IRIS Orchestra: Straight from the Soul with violinist Itamar Zorman Saturday, April 27, 7:309:15 p.m.

Raleigh Stage Stop 2951 CELA 382-1576

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

West Memphis/ Eastern Arkansas EACC Fine Arts Center Gallery EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 1700 NEWCASTLE, FORREST CITY, AR

38 Special Saturday, April 27, 7:30 p.m.

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King Warbler, Grandpa Grew Trees, Blvck Hippie Thursday, April 25, 9 p.m.; Dylan LeBlanc, the Pollies Friday, April 26, 10 p.m.; Santana Saturday, April 27, 8 p.m.; Okilly Dokilly, Bear Ghost, HEELS Saturday, April 27, 10 p.m.; Avon Dale Sunday, April 28, 6:30 p.m.; Advance Base with Nathan K Monday, April 29, 9-11:30 p.m.; Back Pockets featuring Dylan Amore Tuesday, April 30, 8 p.m.; Night Beats Wednesday, May 1, 10 p.m.

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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1984, under the close eye of Big Brother, Winston Smith has been caught struggling for scraps of love and freedom in a world awash with distrust and violence. With the brutal “help” of four Party Members, Winston is forced to confess his thoughtcrimes before an unseen inquisitor www.playhouseonthesquare.org. Through May 12.

April 25-May 1, 2019

TheatreWorks

Twelfth Night, presented by New Moon Theatre, Viola is shipwrecked in a violent storm off the coast of Illyria and she comes ashore with the help of a captain. She has lost contact with her twin brother, Sebastian, who she believes to be drowned. With the aid of the captain, she disguises herself as a young man under the name Cesario, and enters the service of Duke Orsino. www.NewMoonTheatre.org. $20. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays, 2 p.m. Through May 5. 2085 MONROE (274-7139).

A R TI ST R E C E PT I O N S

430 Gallery

Opening Reception for “Untitled Ink Art,” two-day exhibition of new work by Olivia Lichterman. www.olivialichtart.me. Fri., April 26, 6-9 p.m., and Sat., April 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030).

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Memphis Magazine Fiction Contest

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

Original Art Auction

Theatre Memphis

630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

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METAL MUSEUM, 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

The Man Who Came to Dinner, a well-known radio wit, Sheridan Whiteside, falls while dining at the home of prominent socialites, making him an unexpected guest for six weeks of recovery. The hosts are most in need of recovery as Whiteside invites in a threering circus of comic chaos that grows to include a luncheon for homicidal convicts and a complete children’s choir. www.theatrememphis.org. $25. Thursdays-Sundays. Through May 12. Senior Arts Series, Grammy award-winning artist Joyce Cobb and the Boscos’ Trio accompanied by the witticisms of Mark Twain, portrayed by accomplished actor Ron Jewell. Followed by a complimentary reception. Limited wheelchair seating is available by reservation only. (272-3434), www. creativeagingmidsouth.org/seniorart-series-link. $5. Wed., May 1, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Art Village Gallery

“Collectors and Cocktails,” a private viewing in celebration of the opening of a new solo exhibition by Ethiopian artist, Zeinu Mudeser. www.artvillagegallery.com. Thurs., April 25, 6-8 p.m. Opening Reception for “Visions of Illusion,” exhibition of new work by Zeinu Mudeser. www.artvillagegallery.com. Fri., April 26, 6-8 p.m. 410 S. MAIN (521-0782).

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The 42nd annual party and fundraiser with a silent auction all day, a live auction, and hors d’oeuvres by Iris Etc. Catering Services. $40$100. Sat., April 27. PLAYHOUSE ON THE SQUARE, 66 S. COOPER (726-4656), WWW.PLAYHOUSEONTHESQUARE.ORG.

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Art Museum at the University of Memphis (AMUM)

Church Health

Opening Reception for “Art of Provence,” exhibition and sale of new work by Provence-based artist Jill Steenhuis and her son, Sergio Ruffato. Proceeds benefit Church Health. (272-0003), www.artinprovence.com. April 25-26. 1350 CONCOURSE AVE.

Ross Gallery

Opening Reception for “Outside Looking In,” exhibition of works by CBU BFA graduates Erin McInnes, Darien Parsons, and Katherine Traylor. www.cbu.edu/ gallery. Free. Fri., April 26, 5:307:30 p.m. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY, PLOUGH LIBRARY, 650 E. PARKWAY S. (321-3000).

OT H E R A R T HAPPE N I NGS

Art Trolley Tour

Tour the local galleries and shops on South Main. South Main’s street festival has been celebrated the last Friday of every month since for 18 years. Galleries and shops are open late, live music lines Main Street, restaurants have specials on the menu, and there are always surprises. Last Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m. SOUTH MAIN HISTORIC ARTS DISTRICT, DOWNTOWN.

Casting Demonstration

Saturdays, Sundays, 1:30 p.m. METAL MUSEUM, 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380), WWW.METALMUSEUM.ORG.

Opening reception for “Outside Looking In,” featuring Darien Parsons, at Ross Gallery, Friday, April 26th, at 5:30 p.m. Jazz-A-Fire

Living Legends Series featuring Deborah M. Thomas, “Memphis’ queen of gospel music.” $20. Last Sunday of every month, 4-7 p.m. BRINSON’S, 341 MADISON (524-0104), WWW.MEMPHISBLACKARTSALLIANCE.ORG.

Leadership Memphis Exhibition

The Withers Collection Museum & Gallery has partnered with Leadership Memphis to display a monthly exhibit open to the public the last Friday of every month. Free. Last Friday of every month, 6-8 p.m. LEADERSHIP MEMPHIS, 365 S. MAIN ST. (523-2344), WWW.THEWITHERSCOLLECTION.COM/EXHIBITIONSEVENTS.

Looking Inward: Mindfully Looking at Art

Program, led by Stephen Black, delves into the restorative powers of art and meditation to help participants quiet the mind, observe art, and let go of mental clutter to experience art in new ways. Free. Fourth Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.

“Dear Artist,” exhibition of work on loan. Artists include Lisa Alonso, Nakeya Brown, Burton Callicott, Carroll Cloar, Jennifer Crescuillo, William Eggleston, and others. www.memphis.edu/amum. Through June 1. “Africa: Art of a Continent,” permanent exhibition of African art from the Martha and Robert Fogelman collection. Ongoing. 142 COMMUNICATION & FINE ARTS BUILDING (678-2224).

Art Village Gallery

“Visions of Illusion,” exhibition of new work by Zeinu Mudeser. www.artvillagegallery.com. April 26-July 31. “Out of Africa: Inhabitants of the Earth,” exhibition of work by Nigerian artist Uchay Joel Chima. www. artvillagegallery.com. Ongoing. 410 S. MAIN (521-0782).

ASU Mid-South Reynolds Center

“What We Saw,” exhibition of new works by Jimpsie Ayres and Jeanne Seagle. www.deltaarts.org. Through May 17. 2000 W. BROADWAY.

Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art

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

Clough-Hanson Gallery

Senior Thesis Exhibition, exhibition of work by Rhodes studio art majors Olivia Rowe, Charlotte Sechrist, Qian Xu, Sara Lynn Abbott, and Melissa Kiker. www.rhodes. edu/events. Ongoing.

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

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

Make Your Own Stamped Copper Tag

Crosstown Concourse

Use copper, steel stamps and hammers to create a personalized tag. When the design is done, we’ll turn it into a keychain, dog tag,

“R&D,” a collection of artwork from the fall 2018 University of Memphis sculpture students. Ongoing. 1350 CONCOURSE AVE.

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IRIS Orchestra with

violinist Itamar Zorman

Saturday, April 27th at GPAC 7:30 PM Dvořák & Brahms

97 TILLMAN (767-3800).

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

“First Saturdays: Memphis Urban Sketchers,” exhibition of works by more than 20 artists. “First Saturdays” offers a creative interpretation of Memphis places and landmarks. www.dixon.org. Through July 7. “William McGregor Paxton and Elizabeth Okie Paxton: An Artistic Partnership,” exhibition of works by William and Elizabeth, who was an artist as well as William’s wife, muse, and favorite model. www.dixon.org. Sun., April 28. “The Allure of Creative Self-Absorption,” exhibition of photographs of Virginia Oldoini Verasis, the Countess of Castiglione. A great beauty, grande horizontale, and mistress to Napoleon III, the Countess was an iconic figure of the glamorous Second Empire. In an era when the average person might be photographed once in his or her lifetime, the Countess commissioned more than 400 images of herself from the Parisian studio photographer Pierre-Louis Pierson and others. www.dixon.org. April 28-July 14. 4339 PARK (761-5250).

Eclectic Eye

“Myths and Muses,” exhibition of new work by Carol Buchman. www.eclectic-eye. com. Through May 29. 242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

Edge Gallery

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

FireHouse Community Arts Center

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

Germantown Performing Arts Center “Storytime,” exhibition of work by by Qwynto. (7517500), www.gpacweb.com. Through May 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 1801 EXETER (751-7500).

Graceland

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

Jack Robinson Photography Gallery

“Memphis Ten Group Show,” exhibition of works by Houston Cofield, Brandon Dill, Ivy-Jade Edwards, Paige Ellens, Amy Hutcheson, Ziggy Mack, LaAndrea Deloyce Mitchell, Sara Moseley, Robert Sims, and Najee Strickland. (576-0708), Free. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Through April 30. 44 HULING (576-0708).

Java Cabana

“My Life in Colour,” exhibition of new paintings by Jessica White. www.javacabanacoffeehouse.com. Through May 31. 2170 YOUNG (272-7210).

Jay Etkin Gallery

David Hall, exhibition of watercolor works on paper. www.jayetkingallery.com. Ongoing. 942 COOPER (550-0064).

L Ross Gallery

“threshold,” exhibition of work by Michael Barringer. www.lrossgallery.com. Sat., 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Through April 27. 5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

“Outside Looking In,” featuring Katherine Traylor, at Ross Gallery, Friday, April 26th, at 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 28th at the Brooks 3:00 PM Bach & Mendelssohn

Marshall Arts Gallery

“Love of Art” and “Memphis,” exhibition of work by Nikki Gardner and Debra Edge by appointment only. Ongoing.

For tickets, call 901-751-7500 or visit irisorchestra.org/tickets

639 MARSHALL (679-6837).

Memphis Botanic Garden

“Reflections,” exhibition of new work by NJ Woods. www.memphisbotanicgarden. com. Through April 30. 750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

“American Haiku,” exhibition of woodcuts by Memphis artist Ted Faiers. www. brooksmuseum.org. Through May 12. “Arts of Global Africa,” exhibition of historic and contemporary works in a range of different media presenting an expansive vision of Africa’s artistry. www. brooksmuseum.org. Through June 21, 2021. “Native Son,” exhibition of sculpture and sound installation by multimedia artist Terry Adkins. www. brooksmuseum.org. Through Sept. 3. Rotunda Projects: Federico Uribe, exhibition of magical creatures and playful installations from everyday objects. www.brooksmuseum.org. Through Oct. 11. “About Face,” exhibition located in the Education Gallery highlighting the different ways artists interpret the connection between emotion and expression. www.brooksmuseum.org. Ongoing. “Drawing Memory: Essence of Memphis,” exhibition of works inspired by nsibidi, a sacred means of communication among male secret

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“The Deep,” exhibition of work by Robert Yasuda. www.davidluskgallery.com. Through May 31. “A Lifestyle,” exhibition of work by Joyce Gingold. www.davidluskgallery.com. Through May 31.

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continued from page 27 societies in southeastern Nigeria by Victor Ekpuk. www.brooksmuseum.org. Ongoing. 1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

Memphis College of Art

“Antepenultimatum,” exhibition of works by the Spring 2019 BFA graduates. (2725100), www.mca.edu. Through May 12, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 1930 POPLAR (272-5100).

Memphis Jewish Community Center’s Shainberg Gallery

“Listen to Learn. Learn to Act. Act to Change,” exhibition of work by Darlene Newman. Presented as part of the Memphis Jewish Community Center’s “Power of the Collective: Our Journey Together.” www.jccmemphis. org. Through April 30. 6560 POPLAR (761-0810).

Metal Museum

1726 Poplar Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 901.274.3550 MemphisChoices.org

“Crafting a Legacy: 40 Years of Collecting and Exhibiting at the Metal Museum,” in honor of its 40th anniversary, the Metal Museum presents an exhibition of past, current, and future Master Metalsmiths and Tributaries artists, who represent the heights of achievement and the promising future of the metals field. (774-6380), Sundays, 12-5 p.m., and Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Through May 12.

“Art of Provence,” featuring work by Sergio Ruffato, at Church Health, ThursdayFriday, April 25th-26th “Tributaries,” exhibition of work by featured artist Jill Baker Gower. (774-6380), www.metalmuseum.org. Through June 30. 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

Overton Park Gallery

Dorothy Northern and Jennifer Sargent, exhibition of works. Ongoing. 1581 OVERTON PARK (229-2967).

Ross Gallery

“Outside Looking In,” exhibition of works by CBU BFA graduates Erin McInnes, Darien Parsons, and Katherine Traylor. www.cbu.edu/ gallery. Free. Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Through July 8. Art Therapy Exhibition, exhibition of works from two groups from Alzheimer’s and Dementia Services of Memphis. www.cbu.edu/gallery. Free. Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Through July 8. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY, PLOUGH LIBRARY, 650 E. PARKWAY S. (321-3000).

Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum

“Images of Africa Before & After the Middle Passage,” exhibition of photography by Jeff and Shaakira Edison. (527-3427), slavehavenmemphis.com/. Ongoing. 826 NORTH SECOND STREET (527-3427).

Stax Museum of American Soul Music

“Passing Through: The Friends of Don Nix,” exhibition of work by Nix. Includes photos of many of the friends Nix made along the way, including George Harrison, Leon Russell, Furry Lewis, and others. www.staxmuseum.com. Through April 30. 926 E. MCLEMORE (946-2535).

Sue Layman Designs

Sue Layman Designs Ongoing Art, exhibition of oil-on-canvas paintings featuring brilliant colors and daring geometric shapes. (409-7870), suelaymandesigns.com. Ongoing. 125 G.E. PATTERSON (409-7870).

Talbot Heirs

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

TOPS Gallery

“Camera Obscura,” exhibition of new work by Aaron Suggs. www.topsgallery.com. Through May 19. 400 S. FRONT.

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

WKNO Studio

“FourSights II,” exhibition of paintings by Sandra Horton and Frederick Lyle Morris, and photography by Becky Ross McRae and Jon Woodhams. www.wkno.org. Mon.Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Through April 26. 7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

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Coco Rose celebrates three years of burlesque with a few of her burlesque favorites. $12$20. Sun., April 28, 6-9 p.m. DRU’S PLACE, 1474 MADISON (275-8082).

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Opening Lecture: The Paxton’s Women

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This lecture will explore the relationship between the married painters William Paxton and Elizabeth Oakie Paxton. Jane Faquin will also discuss the Boston School’s preoccupation with female subjects and their particular pursuits, as well as William Paxton’s association with his models. Free with membership or regular admission. Sun., April 28, 2-3 p.m.

Speak What We Feel: Shakespeare’s Radical Response to a Radical Time, half-hour performance using works from different Shakespearean shows to address today’s period of radical absolutism nationwide. (759-0620), www. tnshakespeare.org. $25. Sat., April 27, 8-9 p.m. 7950 TRINITY (759-0604).

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

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Author discusses and signs his new book, The Mission of a Lifetime: Lessons from the Men Who Went to the Moon. Sun., April 28, 2 p.m. NOVEL, 387 PERKINS EXT. (922-5526), WWW.NOVELMEMPHIS.COM.

Booksigning by Calvin Cherry

Author discusses and signs his new book, Stoker: Evolution of a Vampire. Sat., April 27, noon. BARNES & NOBLE, 2774 N. GERMANTOWN (386-2468), WWW.BARNESANDNOBLE.COM.

Booksigning by River Jordan

Author discusses and signs her new book, Confessions of a Christian Mystic. Thurs., April 25, 6 p.m. NOVEL, 387 PERKINS EXT. (9225526), WWW.NOVELMEMPHIS.COM.

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Author reads from and signs her books of poetry, Night Thoughts, Sono: Cantos, and

“Countess de Castiglione: The Allure of Creative Absorption” at the Dixon, opening Sunday, April 28th Visits From the Seventh. Thurs., April 25, 5:30-6:30 p.m. BURKE’S BOOK STORE, 936 S. COOPER (278-7484), WWW.BURKESBOOKS.COM.

down Main Street and enjoying new art installations and historic landmarks. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. WWW.CITYTASTINGTOURS.COM.

Cutting Garden Tours

Garden docents will focus on the cutting garden each week on Saturday morning. Meet in the Catmur Foyer to see the large urn design and start tour. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon. THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

Old Forest Hike

Walking tour of the region’s only urban oldgrowth forest. Last Sunday of every month, 10 a.m.

A monthly panel discussion with Q & A designed to bring people from the local community together to inspire discussion about the significant impact of cultural history in movements for economic and social justice. Topics change monthly. The gallery is free after 5 p.m. Last Tuesday of every month. Through Oct. 29.

OVERTON PARK, OFF POPLAR (276-1387).

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The Song Lives On

In this three-concert series in the cemetery’s chapel, the Beethoven Club performs historical music. The first concert pays homage to the wars and important military moments of the last 200 years. $20. Sun., April 28, 3-4:30 p.m.

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Tour of UAC’s public art projects, and end at Crosstown Brewing Company for a beer. Sat., April 27, 1-4 p.m. URBANART COMMISSION OFFICE, 3485 POPLAR AVENUE #225 (454-0474).

Yellow Fever Rock & Roll Ghost Tour

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Cooper-Young Saturday Shop Hop

Participating local businesses will offer discounts, promotions, giveaways, and refreshments. Some merchants will feature guest artists, workshops, and kid’s activities. Sat., April 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Horn Lake Merchant Market

SHELBY FARMS, 500 N. PINE LAKE (767-PARK), WWW.SHELBYFARMSPARK.ORG.

Shopping and family-friendly festivities in the park, with half of all proceeds from sales benefiting Horn Lake Parks and Recreation. Free. Sat., April 27, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sun., April 28, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

East Buntyn ArtWalk

Featuring 100 local artists, food trucks, and live music. Art will be available for purchase at this kid- and petfriendly event. Sip wine and browse local art in the open air. Rain date is April 28th. Sat., April 27, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Independent Bookstore Day

EAST BUNTYN NEIGHBORHOOD, 461 S. PRESCOTT, WWW.EASTBUNTYNARTWALK.COM.

Fifth annual celebration of indie stores, with giveaways of advance reading copies, drawings for prizes, cookies and more. Available in limited supply will be exclusive day-of merchandise created especially for IBD. Participating Memphis stores include Burke’s Book Store, Two Rivers Bookstore, and Novel. Sat., April 27.

Edge Motor Festival

Coinciding with the opening of the new Edge Motor Museum, the Edge Motor Festival will celebrate the district’s automotive history and rich cultural past with dozens of classic cars, live music, local vendors, and food. Free. Sat., April 27, 12-6 p.m.

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Beale Street Caravan Blow Out 2019

Annual festival fund-raiser for BSC, with live music, food and drinks, a silent auction, and a silent disco. $75. Sat., April 27, 6 p.m. CROSSTOWN CONCOURSE, 1350 CONCOURSE AVE., WWW.BEALESTREETCARAVAN.COM.

Grind City Flow Festival

Opening reception for “Visions of Illusion” by Zeinu Mudeser at Art Village Gallery, Friday, April 26th, 6-8 p.m.

CommUnity Festival

Neighborhood festival with a dunk tank, rock climbing, face painting, an obstacle course, food trucks, MemPops, and more. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Sat., April 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

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How-To Festival

Festival teaching how to change car oil, write calligraphy, style natural hair, make healthy snacks for kids, do still photography, and much more. Free. Sat., April 27, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. WHITEHAVEN BRANCH LIBRARY, 4120 MILLBRANCH (901.415.2781).

Overton Park Field Day

Overton Park Conservancy hosts a day on the Greensward with games, food trucks, beer, live music, a raffle, and hourly nature walks. Free. Sat., April 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. OVERTON PARK, OFF POPLAR (2145450), WWW.OVERTONPARK.ORG/ FIELDDAY.

Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival

Twenty-seventh annual festival, with 17,000 pounds of fresh Louisiana crawfish, live music, crawfish contests, a gumbo cook-off, and the VIP swamp tent. Benefits PorterLeath. Free. Sun., April 28, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. WAGNER PLACE, BETWEEN UNION AND BEALE, WWW.PORTERLEATH. ORG/RAJUN-CAJUN-HOME.

Sixth Annual Jewish Literary and Cultural Arts Series

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Saving a superstar from disappearing is no small task, especially when the star is 1.3 million times the size of Earth and 93 million miles away. But when Dr. Wonderful gets the call, her team leaps into action from their laboratory/bedroom to outer space. Sat., April 27, 10-11 a.m. & 2-3 p.m.

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Stroll-A-Long Strollerthon

First annual fund-raiser benefiting Birthright of Memphis, with a 1.1-mile walk and a 50yard kid dash. $30. Sat., April 27, 9-11 a.m. ST. AGNES ACADEMY, 4830 WALNUT GROVE (767-1377), BABIES4BABIES.EVENTBRITE.COM.

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Presented by PepsiCo. Free. Every other day, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. MYSTIC CREEK GOLF CLUB, 191 CLUB HOUSE (870-837-2500).

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“William McGregor Paxton and Elizabeth Okie Paxton: An Artistic Partnership,” at the Dixon, Sunday, April 28th Walk ‘n’ Talk

Sip on a cup of tea or coffee from Fourth Cup while you listen to Memphians’ stories and share ideas with others. Wednesdays, 6:45-7:30 a.m. RIVER GARDEN, 51 RIVERSIDE DRIVE (312-9190), WWW.MEMPHISRIVERPARKS.ORG.

Yoga in the Sculpture Garden

Class led by a certified instructor. $6. Thurs., April 25, 9-9:45 a.m. METAL MUSEUM, 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380), WWW.METALMUSEUM. ORG/WELLNESS-SESSIONS/.

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Volunteer community service organization for Memphis women. Monthly guest speaker, service project, and other activities. Projects include domestic violence, advocates for children, arts, and more. Free. Fourth Thursday of every month, 6:30-8 p.m.

Family-friendly art program inspired by illustrated books. Story time will be followed by hands-on art projects engaging parents and children. While all ages are welcome, activities are geared toward ages 4-7. Free. Sat., April 27, 10:30 a.m.-noon. BENJAMIN L. HOOKS CENTRAL LIBRARY, 3030 POPLAR (415-2700).

Maria Montessori School Regatta

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The Arcade at St. George’s

Featuring dealers and artists specializing in antiques, garden pieces, and interior design. The weekend will include food trucks, live music, workshops, and a live plant sale. All proceeds will benefit Church Health, Emmanuel Center, MIFA, and Room-InThe-Inn. $10. April 27-28. ST. GEORGE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 2425 SOUTH GERMANTOWN (754-7282).

Bowl for Kids’ Sake

Fund-raiser on the lanes with music, food, and fun. Four to six members per team. $500 per team. Sat., April 27, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and Tues., April 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m. CORDOVA BOWLING CENTER, 7945 CLUB CENTER (323-5440 EXT. 22), APP.MOBILECAUSE.COM/VF/BOWLFORKIDSSAKE.

Meritan’s Senior Citizen Prom

Designed for those age 55 and older, this fund-raiser is an opportunity to don your finest threads, let your hair down, tear up the dance floor, and support Meritan’s programs and services. $50 per single ticket, $80 per couple ticket. Sun., April 28, 4-7 p.m. LICHTERMAN NATURE CENTER, 5992 QUINCE (766-0600), MERITAN.ORG/EVENTS/2019/1/22/ MERITANS-SENIOR-CITIZEN-PROM.

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Grand Opening Day

Pup in for the opening day celebration. Lucky’s Social Club is a membership-based dog park bar in Downtown Memphis with a fun and safe environment for all furry family members. Wed., May 1, 4-10 p.m. LUCKY’S SOCIAL CLUB, 730 SOUTH MAIN ((901)205-9180), WWW. LUCKYSSOCIALCLUB.COM.

PuppyUp Memphis Walk

This family event raises awareness and funds and provides education about the links between canine and human cancer. It’s a day to honor and recognize those who have survived cancer, and memorialize those whose lives have been lost. Preregistration $20, day of walk $25. Sun., April 28, 12-4 p.m. OVERTON PARK, OFF POPLAR (6192286), WWW.PUPPYUPWALK.ORG/ MEMPHIS.

Trivia Night

Fourteenth annual trivia night and fund-raiser, with the theme “Remembering When … Characters.” Catered food, soft drinks, and snacks are included in the ticket price. Wine and beer are available for sale at event. $40. Sat., April 27, 6-10 p.m. TEMPLE ISRAEL, 1376 E. MASSEY (372-4585).

Uncensored Sip & Paint: PJ’s Edition

An adult paint night with nude male models. $30-$50. Sat., April 27, 8-11 p.m. SIGNATURE PREMIER STUDIOS, 781 S. HIGHLAND (352-0410).

Velvetina’s Blue Moon Revue

Live music, burlesque performances, and dinner from the Lounge. $30. WednesdaysSaturdays, 7-9 p.m. Through Sept. 28. MOLLIE FONTAINE LOUNGE, 679 ADAMS ((917) 705-0945), WWW. BLUEMOONREVUEMEMPHIS.COM.

Sun., April 28, 3-7 p.m. WISEACRE BREWERY, 2783 BROAD.

Roar and Pour

A culinary and cocktail experience, including a bourbon pairing with a distinguished Cuban cigar roller, and food from Farm Burger, Erling Jensen the Restaurant, Restaurant Iris, Char, The Capital Grille, and more. Music by Joyce Cobb. $125. Fri., April 26, 7-10 p.m. MEMPHIS ZOO, 2000 PRENTISS PLACE IN OVERTON PARK (333-6500), WWW.MEMPHISZOO.ORG/ROAR.

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The Arc Mid-South’s Annual International Tea

Cultural celebration with international food, music, dance, and a fashion show. $25. Sat., April 27, 1-3 p.m. LINDENWOOD CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 2400 UNION (458-8506), WWW. THEARCMIDSOUTH.ORG/TEA.

Botanical Bars: Stop and Sip the Roses

A relaxing evening in the beauty of the Rose Garden with samples of Sparkling Rose, Rose-rita, and more. With an “ask the expert” table from the Memphis Rose Society. Advanced tickets required. Members $30/nonmembers $40. Thurs., April 25, 6-8:30 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW.MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

Bubbles & Broadway

A chance to sip mimosas and Bloody Marys, tour the famed backstage murals, and enjoy a delicious brunch while learning more about the historic theater. Sat., April 27, 10:30 a.m. THE ORPHEUM, 203 S. MAIN (525-3000), WWW.ORPHEUM-MEMPHIS.COM.

Drag Brunch

The House of Misses presents this glam lunch with $5 mimosas hosted by Brenda Newport. Sat., April 27, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. THE SECOND LINE, 2144 MONROE (590-2829), WWW.SECONDLINEMEMPHIS.COM.

Flight Tour: A Taste of Memphis

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

Literacy Mid-South’s Zero-K

All the fun of a post-marathon party without actually having to run. Tickets provide two drink tickets and a raffle ticket. Cousins Maine Lobster and MemPops food trucks will be onsite. $25.

Two-day festival bringing the Tennessee Whiskey Trail to the Bluff City as part of the kick-off to the city’s bicentennial. $75$100. Fri., April 26, 6-9 p.m., and April 27, 12-5 p.m. DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SPIRITSANDSOUL. COM/.

Sunday Supper Series

Includes new cocktails, new bar menu, and a family-style, dinner. Raw bar and a list of cocktails, beer, and wine priced $10 or under will also be available. Call or visit website for reservations. $40. Sundays, 3-9 p.m. GRAY CANARY, 301 FRONT, WWW.THEGRAYCANARY.COM.

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A pimp living day to day on the tough streets of Memphis is tired of the life he’s living and dreams of something greater. He’s inspired to turn his life around and uses his criminal life as an inspiration to create rap music. With guests Craig Brewer and Al Kapone. $10. Wed., May 1, 7-9 p.m. MALCO PARADISO CINEMA, 584 S. MENDENHALL (682-1754), WWW.INDIEMEMPHIS.COM

Talking Black in America

Screening of the documentary about African-American language varieties and the powerful role of language in culture. Free. Tues., April 30, 7-9 p.m. HATTILOO THEATRE, 37 S. COOPER (525-0009).

This Is Home

An intimate portrait of four Syrian refugee families arriving in America and struggling to find their footing. Presented as part of the Memphis Jewish Community Center’s “Power of the Collective: Our Journey Together.” Tues., April 30, 7 p.m. MALCO PARADISO CINEMA, 584 S. MENDENHALL (682-1754), WWW. JCCMEMPHIS.ORG/COLLECTIVE.

Walk the Line

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash’s life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins. $8. Fri., April 26, 7 p.m. THE ORPHEUM, 203 S. MAIN (525-3000), WWW.ORPHEUM-MEMPHIS.COM.

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T.C. Boyle’s Outside Looking In.

n April 19, 1943, Swiss chemist Albert Hofman dosed himself with the research chemical lysergic acid diethylamide-25 (LSD). Hofman, a scientist for Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland, had synthesized the chemical in 1938, but it wasn’t until he accidentally absorbed some of the chemical through his finger tip five years later that the drug’s psychedelic properties became known. After his selfadministered acid test, Hofman became a believer in LSD. Sandoz brought the drug to the U.S. in the late ’50s, for use in psychiatric studies. Harvard psychology professor Timothy Leary was already experimenting with psilocybin use, and when he discovered LSD, Leary became an immediate convert — and one of the most vocal proponents of the drug’s potential for mind expansion. Leary’s experiments, with professor Richard Alpert and a gaggle of psychology graduate students, form the backdrop for the new novel from T.C. Boyle, Outside Looking In (HarperCollins). The novel follows a fictional couple, Fitzhugh and Joanie Loney, as they become enraptured by Leary’s experiments — and eventually pay the price of free love. Close quarters and social experiments hold a special attraction for Boyle, whose 2016 novel The Terranauts focuses on a fictionalized version of the Biosphere 2 project, an early ’90s experiment in which four men and four women were locked in a glass-walled colony in the Arizona desert. The experiment, in life and fiction, was a disaster; the colony more a petri dish than a home. In Boyle’s newest novel, the close confines are Leary’s estate in Millbrook, where he and his coterie of grad students (and their families) live together. And the social experiment is the group’s game but ultimately failed attempt at perfect mental harmony, what Leary refers to as “group think.” The novel begins with bliss and broken-down barriers, but a harsh come-

down waits in the wings. Fitz and Joanie, at first reluctantly, begin to participate in Leary’s Saturday sessions. And they feel closer than ever, for a time. But soon enough, Harvard fires Alpert and Leary, and the inner circle moves into Leary’s house and starts calling the drug the “sacrament.” The acid sessions aren’t just on Saturdays anymore. The group of would-be psychonauts are run out of Harvard. They take up residence in Mexico — at least until the authorities deport them. All the while, the group becomes more in the thrall of Leary and his sacrament. The sleeping arrangements are fluid, and though the mantra is “live in the moment,” jealousy proves to be second nature, even to the psychedelically initiated. What happens in Mexico, apparently, does not always stay in Mexico. It’s impossible to read Boyle’s patiently plotted novel without thinking of Leary’s group as a cult, with Leary as the charismatic figurehead. Their ideals are worthy, but beyond the communal living and the shared ecstacy lurk jealous spouses, abandoned theses, and neglected responsibilities. And a band of feral teenagers, the children of the psychonauts, roam the halls of the Millbrook estate unchaperoned, while their parents trip in search of universal truths or individual gratification. And it should be noted that Leary never seems to lack for gratification: “This was Tim’s show, Tim and Dick’s, and she was window dressing,” Joanie thinks as she prepares a massive meal for a special occasion. “But he was Tim and Tim always got what he wanted.” Boyle walks Fitz and Joanie through different stages of enrapture and disillusionment. Their newfound way of life seems like an endless vacation, and Fitz and Joanie can be forgiven for falling under the sway of Leary. Attachments and conformity cause their fair share of misery, to be sure, but they’re necessary pillars of society. Ultimately, Boyle makes the case that Leary’s psychedelic lifestyle is a nice trip, but you wouldn’t want to live there.

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What’s the purpose of noise? In propaganda, it’s an effective tool. Noise and competing facts disrupt, confuse, and numb us until basic self care — not even preservation — becomes a mighty instrument of control. It’s slow, low-impact torture, but the cumulative result is stunningly effective. I’m leading with this because weaponized information is a fact of mod-

ern life, and the major theme explored in Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan’s recent adaptation of George Orwell’s landmark novel, 1984. As the story veers away from Winston and Julia’s secret romance in a paranoid society, this interpretation evolves into an academic lecture on the art and science of manufactured reality. Projected fields of text against gray, Bauhaus-inspired set pieces are as stunning as Orwell’s ever-prescient words: “War is peace, ignorance is strength, freedom is slavery.” All these layers create a visually remarkable environment at odds with itself. Carter McHann’s anxietyinducing sound design proves almost too effective. Propagandists benefit when the crowd numbs out, actors not so much. Director Courtney Oliver wrestled this minimal but tech-heavy show into a matter of substance and clarity. Her cast is grounded, resulting in humane performances led by Danny Crowe as the show’s protagonist, Winston Smith. Even when the text gives actors only a note or two to blow, they blow them fearlessly. Oliver’s prudence is also evident in an avoidance of contemporary political tropes. She navigates the storm of projected information and noise, letting the adapted work speak for itself. Greg Boller goes sleazy as O’Brien, the inner-party member posing as a gateway to the resistance. Boller delivers a solid crash course in gas-lighting and the mechanics of the long con. Indirectly exposing the audience to low grade torture techniques — flashing light, grating inescapable sound, making us all hold our pee through the intermissionfree show, etc. — drowns out a more interesting theme: Are our heroes, villains, allies, and enemies all fictional constructs? As historic text, 1984 mocks us, predicting a “black mirror” environment of compromised privacy, nationalism, and weaponized mass-information. As a piece of contemporary theater, this version of the story is neither agitprop or entertainment. It’s an experience. Whether it’s pleasant or not may prove to be a subject of contention, and probably beside the point. 1984 is at Circuit Playhouse through May 12th.

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f you want some measure of just how good William Shakespeare was on his best days, look no further than the New Moon Theatre Company’s gag-packed production of Twelfth Night, a romantic comedy teetering at the edge of farce. Jokes can be fragile things, losing their punch with time, as sensibilities evolve. But 418 years after he wrote it down, Twelfth Night’s jokes still land on their feet, and stumble hilariously into pratfall. This latest revival is curiously uneven but still bursts with life and laughter at TheatreWorks. Director John Maness’ concept may result in deja vu for area theatergoers. Though the costumes lean Regency, the conceit is Elizabethan, and a set designed to resemble the Globe or Blackfriars Theatre. So in many regards, it’s exactly like every Tennessee Shakespeare Company production since the full-time classical company moved into its new East Memphis home. Original recipes are never a bad choice, but New Moon has always been a company one could count on for variety. The story goes like this: In a world of beggars, bon vivants, and pranksters, Duke Orsino’s charming servent Cesario (really Viola, a shipwrecked twin dressing like a man), pursues the Lady Olivia on his/ her master’s behalf. Things go awry. A few actors struggled with lines at opening, and at least one principal seemed to be performing in an intimate film while everybody else chewed the scenery and played to a much larger house. But when it was on, this Beatles-enhanced stumble past love and death endeared itself to the crowd, with a dash of improv and an abundance of good fooling. Twelfth Night is at TheatreWorks through May 5th.

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Haynes once operated a bar in Frayser, which is where he grew up. He now lives nearby Next Level. “It’s just a nice neighborhood,” he says. Haynes says he’s older and wiser than he was when he ran that first bar, and he plans to apply what he learned then. “Now that I’m older,” he says, “really all I have is my family and sports.” Next Level is open Sunday through Thursday, noon to 1 a.m., and Friday and Saturday, noon to 3 a.m. Next Level Sports Bar, 2857 Appling Way, thenextlevelsportsbar.com Pickles on pancakes? It’s not as unlikely as you might think. TJ Harville, executive chef of Hu., imagines turning pickled raspberries into a syrup. In fact, there’s just about nothing Harville wouldn’t pickle. “I’m fascinated with eating them and making them,” he says. Hu. recently introduced its picklecentric happy hour, Pickled Happy Hour, running from 5 to 6:30 p.m. every day at the Downtown hotel’s bar. It features a small-ish menu of pickle-fied snacks and cocktails. The menu has deviled eggs (made with pickle juice) and chicharrones. The charcuterie plate includes meats from City Block Salumeria and a selection of pickled vegetables like tomatoes, green beans, and celery. Harville has a base brine that he will build on for certain items. The celery is made with a brine jacked up with smoked paprika and jalapeño. The celery is used in the bar’s Bloody Mary. The tomatoes and the cucumber pickles take advantage of the basic brine, which has champagne vinegar, which is not as potent as regular vinegar, says Harville. On to the cocktails … The Pickle Rick is made with a raspberry pickle syrup and topped with pilsner, what Harville calls a summer patio drink. The Gibson is the straightforward classic with Beefeater, vermouth, and a pickle. The Pickleback is a shot of Jameson and a shot of pickle juice — a standard of the restaurant industry. Harville says that pickling is fundamental to cooking, especially Southern cooking. He embraces the idea of Hu. becoming Pickle Central. “It’s something I’m super passionate about,” he says. Hu. Diner, 3 S. Main, huhotelmemphis.com The Spirits and Soul Fest is happening

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machine. Alas, both High Cotton and Southern Prohibition have retired their ESBs. That makes me blue. We can’t live in the past, though. The truth is that, while they aren’t glamorous, those American-style lagers do in fact go pretty well with barbecue. The big macros aren’t trying to be particularly interesting — they are brewed to be drinkable — which works well, because barbecue is a big, bold taste, that usually has a little heat. To move up the scale a bit, you won’t go wrong with Wiseacre’s Memphis Sands. It’s a solid, drinkable lager that aspires to be a solid, drinkable lager. High Cotton makes a Mexican Lager that is slightly lighter but a solid, drinkable lager. Also, a good choice for die-hard Jimmy Buffet fans. For something new and summery with a little twist, Meddlesome has a Water Malone, a light Americanstyle wheat beer made with watermelon puree. It will give you just a little twist of sweetness to soften those big, spicy barbecue flavors. The issue here is that barbecue competitors, seeking to win in May, very often tweak their recipe to play to the judges. In Memphis this invariably means making their sauces sweeter — sickeningly so in my opinion. A friend of mine, whose team places as often as it doesn’t, has a recipe he only serves to the judges, and never to someone who he’d have to look in the eye. Given the danger in these parts of over-sweet sauce, an American-style pale ale is a near-perfect pairing. The big hoppy IPAs can get bitter and overwhelming in the heat, and are sometimes just too much paired with big food flavors. Pale ales just play well with barbecue, so it’s a little odd that Delta Sunshine is the only local brewery currently making one. Being the new kid on the block, it’s not exactly everywhere just yet, but keep an eye out for Room 414 Pale Ale. With that in mind, Atlanta’s Sweetwater 420 Pale Ale is one of the best local(ish) craft choices to wash down that pulled pork, baked beans, and whatever else you are going to get up to next month. Yazoo Brewing has a good pale ale but, as we all know, Nashville doesn’t know the first damn thing about barbecue.

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ith May just around the corner, a Memphian’s heart, taste buds, nose, and waistline turn to barbecue. It really doesn’t matter if you like the stuff of not, the whole city is going to smell like it in May. So, how to wash that glorious pulled pork down? If you take an amble through Tom Lee Park during the contest week, you will be surrounded by the best pork the world has to offer. Given what they are drinking down there all week, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Busch is the natural pairing for barbecue. It’s not, though it is an economical pairing and a sensible

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he concert film is always a tightrope walk. For every thrilling crossing over like Stop Making Sense, there’s a ponderous failure like The Song Remains the Same. April brings two concert films that are similar on the surface. Both of them feature black women whose gifts far exceeded their contemporaries, man or woman; black, white, or otherwise. Both are stitched together from two nights of performance, which enlist non-professional musicians playing unfamiliar styles. And in both cases, the artists are at a crossroads in their lives, and are both looking back and choosing how to reinvent themselves for the future. But the two films could not be more different in mood or execution. Aretha Franklin, who was born in Memphis, grew up in the church. She learned her peerless chops performing as a teenager with her travelling preacher father, C.L. Franklin. In 1972, she was four years into an unprecedented eight-year run of winning Best Female

R&B Performance, and was regularly churning out top 10 hits like “Respect” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.” Instead of going back to the studio for another conventional soul record, the Queen of Soul holed up in the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir, led by a man with the unlikely name of Alexander Hamilton. Recorded before a live audience, Amazing Grace, is the best selling live gospel record of all time. The sessions were filmed by director Sydney Pollack, and Warner Bros. intended to make a TV special out of the footage. But when editors tried to synch the recorded sound with the mountain of 16mm film canisters, the project ended up scrapped, and the reels moldered in the Warner vaults for decades. But thanks to software like Plural Eyes, synching wild sound has become much easier in the digital era. With the help of Spike Lee, director Alan Elliott finally cut together a version of Amazing Grace, only to have Franklin sue to keep the footage hidden.

Amazing Grace showcases Aretha Franklin’s amazing voice (above); Homecoming shows Beyoncé (below) headlining Coachella music festival. After her death, Franklin’s estate got a look at the film and agreed to release it in theaters on Easter weekend. It’s easy to see why Franklin would have bad memories of the Amazing Grace sessions. The meta story the footage tells is of a film crew completely unprepared for the conditions they would face, and a director desperately trying to get a handle on things while music history unfolds around him. But what made the footage unusable for TV in 1972 makes it gold now. Franklin’s performance is celestial, but the grainy film and haphazard editing serve to ground her as a human being. We’re a fly on the wall as history unspools in front of us, and it is absolutely mesmerizing. In 2018, Beyoncé Knowles became the first black woman to headline the Coachella music festival. She had been scheduled to perform in 2017, but she had to cancel because of a high-risk pregnancy that ended with the successful birth of twins. In her first show after almost dying, the most consistent hitmaker of the 21st century and feminist icon to millions pulled out all the stops. She

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FILM REVIEW By Chris McCoy could have done a victory lap of hits with backing tracks, brought out Destiny’s Child for an encore, and everyone would have gone home happy. Instead, she assembled not just a big band, but an actual, literal marching band. Beyoncé may not be the first to reinterpret her music like this — David Byrne and St. Vincent have done it, too — but arranging “Crazy in Love” and “Formation” for drum line, tuba, and brass adds depth and complexity to the insidiously danceable beats. The set, which created a pyramid out of metal football bleachers, turns out to be key to the ingenious staging, which smoothly shuffled more than 200 dancers and musicians. The face she shows the Coachella crowd is perfection, but Beyoncé, who directed the film as well as all other aspects of the show, takes care to highlight the months of planning and

rehearsals that led up to the big moments. As a musical spectacle, Homecoming has few equals. As a film, it could have been a lot tighter. As a musician, watching the prep work that goes into a show like this is fascinating and inspiring, but those segments seemed timed to kill the live show’s momentum. Since Homecoming is on Netflix, you can fast forward past them to get to the good stuff. Nobody’s perfect. Not even Beyoncé. But she’s damn close. Amazing Grace Opens Friday Cordova Cinema Homecoming Now streaming Netflix

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Okay, I have a big, fat knot in my stomach. A knot the size of a Burger King Double Whopper with cheese, although I haven’t had one of those in about four years. It’s a knot the size of West Memphis, but more about that later. It’s a knot the size of a pie at Knott’s Berry Farm in California, although I’ve never been there to see how big that theme park really is. I have a very strong and dramatic dislike of theme parks and basically will not go to one for any reason. I visited Opryland once when I was in probably the seventh grade, and I vowed never to go to one again. Well, I guess I did go to Libertyland a time or two over the years here in Memphis, but that’s neither here nor there and has nothing to do with the big knot in my stomach. I think I have this knot, this pit, this twisted, gurgling thing in my gut because this is officially the 30th anniversary issue of the Memphis Flyer, and I feel that I should be waxing nostalgic and retelling all of the many things that happened in the early days when I helped get it started and served as its founding editor. The only problem is that the more I think about it, the older I feel, and it is making the knot grow bigger and more volcanic. I’m sure lots of the early days of this paper will be covered elsewhere in this issue, so that eases the pressure some. But I still feel like I should give an account of what it was like in those days and, well, at this point, I think I’m going to throw up the knot. But here goes with a few highlights from the decade that the first cell phone hit the market, and, believe me, back then they were bigger than this knot in my gut. The personal ads: Oh, yeah, the personal ads. I guess every other alternative paper in the country contained personal dating ads, but to my knowledge no other paper in Memphis had ever tried it. Remember, this was before we had internet access, much less match.com, eharmony. com, gay.com, christiansingles.com, farmersonly.com, or any of the other online services to introduce strangers to each other for the purposes of dating or whatever. It was scandalous to some, welcomed by others. I remember one ad from a woman who described herself as having a “Ruben-esque” figure, attempting to equate herself to the rather fleshy subjects in the paintings of Peter Paul Rubens. Unfortunately, she spelled it “Reuben-esque,” equating her figure to a corned beef and sauerkraut sandwich on rye. Among our tiny staff at the time, there were some who ran personal ads for co-workers as a joke. I don’t even remember how one answered a personal ad back then, as we didn’t have email or passwords or any other real form of communication other than the phone. So I guess we called each other to set up these outings? All I know is that I tried it a couple of times just for fun and ended up having a bird almost peck my eyes out in Bartlett after a stroll through the Raleigh Springs Mall and attending Graceland’s Candlelight Vigil after consuming far too much alcohol. The way we got the editorial content together: Yes, we did have computers. They were little beige contraptions that were foreign to me at first and used a floppy disk so that some of the freelance writers could supply their copy on a disk, and it could be copied to the computer. However, most people back then still had typewriters and would simply type their various columns and articles, and I would either have to go to their homes to fetch the copy or have them bring it to the office, where I would have to key-stroke them into the computer. Some people actually handwrote their prose. And goodness knows we did not have spell check programs back then. Once the articles and columns were typed up, I somehow got them to the people in the back of the room who were called typesetters. I think they had to retype the copy so that it would come out on long sheets of shiny white paper, which then had to be proofread and sent back for corrections until the copy came out clean and ready to go. Then, it had to be run through a machine that coated the back of it with wax and then cut up with a knife with a sharp little blade and then pasted to big sheets of cardboard, which were then taken to Mississippi on Tuesday afternoons and somehow would come back the next day as a newspaper. Every Tuesday afternoon, after this race to the finish line, when the box finally went out the door, the staff would all go to the P&H Cafe to decompress, or something like that. And the next day, it all started again. Thirty years of the Memphis Flyer. It is something to behold. Tim Sampson was the Flyer’s first editor and wrote “The Rant” column for many years. He originally wrote this for our 25th anniversary issue, but who’s counting?

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