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OUR 1592ND ISSUE 08.29.19 In five weeks, more or less, Memphians will be voting for a mayor and city council. The three most recognizable mayoral candidates are the incumbent, Jim Strickland, longtime former Mayor Willie Herenton, and activist and County Commissioner Tami Sawyer. Strickland touts the city’s “momentum” and its surging economic developments. Herenton wants Memphis to “do it again” and send him back to the office he held for several terms during the 1990s and early 2000s. Sawyer, perhaps best-known for her “Take’EmDown901” campaign to remove the city’s Confederate statuary, is raising hell, poking at Strickland’s record, trying to elevate her profile. A debate between the three of them would be an interesting exercise in democracy and would give the public a chance to see how the candidates handle themselves in the heat of the moment and where the fissures between them exist. But it doesn’t appear it’s going to occur. Herenton was the first to opt out of a scheduled debate sponsored by The Commercial Appeal and WMC-Channel 5. Strickland then withdrew, saying, via a spokesperson, “without the top challenger in the race participating, an informed and balanced debate could not happen.” Sawyer responded as you might expect: “Mayor Strickland and Herenton are denying taxpayers the right to hear where we all stand on the issues and make an informed choice on who will lead our city over the next [four] years.” Sawyer is correct, but she’s battling realpolitik. Neither Herenton nor Strickland perceive that they have anything to gain from a debate (see Politics, p. 7), so any opportunity to avoid such an event will be taken. And that’s too bad because there are a number of issues that could stand a public airing, including the ongoing battle between Memphis in May and the proponents of the redesign of Tom Lee Park by the Memphis River Parks Partnership. Last week, Memphis in May issued its report on the 2019 festival, citing a month-long economic impact of festival events totaling $149,112,480. MIM also cited tax revenues for the city at $4.6 million and an attendance of 107,153. Impressive stats, no doubt. Well done, Jim Holt and crew. A couple days later, a group representing 70 Downtown businesses released a letter they had written to Strickland in June, citing their support for the MRPP redesign: “We believe a revitalized Riverfront, and in particular, the effort to build a bold new Tom Lee Park, is critical to maintaining and capitalizing on [the city’s economic] momentum, and we believe the time to make that happen is now.” Straightforward enough. A simple statement of support. In response, Amy Howell, a spokesperson for a group called Get Our Riverfront Right and MIM, issued the following statement to the Daily Memphian: “While the taxpayer funded RDC/MRPP may not be competent is [sic] running our park system, they are good at PR and swaying public opinion to fit their agenda(s). Our group of volunteer tax paying citizens comprised of a diverse group of well intentioned Memphians have [sic] amassed almost 7,000 signatures against what RDC/MRPP has planned for Tom Lee Park as well as letters from the MRA and Hotel/Motel Association. We know there have [sic] been no operational strategy, budgeting and plan to maintain our park system.” Grammar aside, the attacks on MRPP staff and their motives by Howell and various ad hoc social-media groups have often been clumsy and mean-spirited. And frankly, pointless. I have news for MIM and those who want Memphis to “leave Tom Lee alone.” Tom Lee Park is going to get a redesign, though it may be modified to some degree. Mediation is ongoing, though I don’t believe any decision will be made public until — wait for it — after the mayoral election. Rather than publicly assaulting the integrity of the other side (and dozens of Downtown business owners), it might behoove Howell and MIM to tone down the public rhetoric and continue to quietly work together to create a park that will accommodate the MIM events, even if it means some adjustments must be made. In a world where the Amazon is burning and climate change is uppermost on the minds of serious world leaders, opposing the planting of trees and the installation of water features and N E WS & O P I N I O N a shelter in a treeless, blazing-hot THE FLY-BY - 4 NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 5 public park is a bad look. Trashing the POLITICS - 7 integrity of fellow Memphians who COVER STORY support creating a new riverfront is a “BY LAND AND BY AIR!” bad look. Nobody wants Memphis in BY FRANK MURTAUGH - 10 May to go away. The city welcomes the WE RECOMMEND - 14 friendly May invasion of barbecuers MUSIC - 16 AFTER DARK - 18 and music lovers from around the CALENDAR - 20 world. But we also want to welcome FOOD - 24 tourists and locals to the river the rest BREWS - 25 of the year. FILM - 26 Bruce VanWyngarden C L AS S I F I E D S - 2 8 brucev@memphisflyer.com LAST WORD - 31

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N E XTD O O R C LAS S I C Midtown social media is the place for wild speculation and snarky opining. Last week, a NextDoor user wondered what new business was going into the former Henry Smith building on Cooper. She’d heard it was a biker bar and wanted to confirm. The answer was/is CycleBar, a new gym and cycling studio. This answer was given in the second comment on the post. That didn’t stop NextDoor users on the thread from speculating that it was going to be an “upscale gentlemen’s club,” wondering if a cycling studio was really necessary, complaining about “unused” bike lanes, complaining about people complaining about the “unused” bike lanes, and opining that “Midtown is getting so yuppie-fied.” R AN D O M O F TH E WE E K Someone thought last week that drivers on Sam Cooper needed to know that “Skeletor Lives.”

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Zoo, Robocalls, & Poverty Zoo parking project begins, AGs look to curb robocalls, group hopes to end criminalization of poverty. N EW Z O O PAR K I N G It’s the beginning of the end for parking on the Overton Park Greensward. Construction began this week on a project that will reconfigure the Memphis Zoo parking lot, adding an additional 415 parking spaces. Those spaces are expected to end the decades-long practice of parking cars on the Greensward, the grassy field adjacent to the zoo’s parking lot. The first phase of the project will focus on the Prentiss Place parking lot, on the northwest side of Clockwise from top left: juvenile crime numbers mixed, decriminalizing poverty, the zoo. Work there Greensward parking days numbered, a national fight to end robocalls will take about three months, and during that time, the lot will be completely and prosecute offenders.” closed. Once complete, the new Prentiss Place lot will have The new plan would install call-blocking technology at gained 108 parking spaces. the network level, give consumers free call-blocking techWork will then begin on the main zoo lot, just south of nology for their phones, and implement new technology the zoo entrance. That work is slated to start this fall and that would ensure calls are coming from a valid source. winter, an optimum time to transplant many trees, which Phone companies will assist in the effort by helping to officials have said is necessary to the project. identify bad actors, notifying law enforcement if they find them, tracing the origins of robocalls, and requiring call D EC R I M I NALI Z I N G POVE RTY traceback identification. A Tennessee organization is looking for community-sourced solutions to the criminalization of poor Tennesseans. J UVE N I L E C R I M E N U M B E R S Free Hearts is asking the public to complete a survey to Juvenile crime is down, overall, in the first half of 2019, but help generate community-based solutions to decriminalize violent crime is up enough for a law enforcement official to poverty in Tennessee. Dawn Harrington, executive direccall the trend “disturbing.” tor of Free Hearts, said the survey will help identify new New figures from the Juvenile Court of Memphis and Tennesseans who want to join their efforts to end the crimi- Shelby County were published last week by the Memphis nalization of the poor and “transform our state into one that Shelby Crime Commission. The numbers had “both is just and equitable for all.” good news and bad news on juvenile crime,” according to the commission. R E D U C I N G R O B O CA LLS The good news: The number of overall charges against Tired of robocalls blowing up your phone? So is the Tennes- juveniles was down 9 percent from the same time last year. see Attorney General (AG). So far, 3,096 charges were lodges against youths here. State AG Herbert Slatery said last week that he and 51 The bad news: The number of charges for violent other attorneys general and 12 phone companies have juvenile crime is up. These charges include murder, rape, adopted a new slate of protocols to fight robocalls. robbery, and other offenses. So far this year, 463 such “Robocalls are uninvited, a breach of privacy, distractcharges have been filed. That’s up from 282 charges in the ing, and generally a menace,” said Slatery. “This agreement same time last year. should better protect Tennesseans from illegal robocalls and Visit the News Blog at memphisflyer.com for fuller versions of enable this office and other attorneys general to investigate these stories and more local news.

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Downtown business owners support a renovated Tom Lee Park, despite ‘inaccurate’ reports. Owners of well-known Downtown restaurants — Aldo’s Pizza Pies, The Majestic Grille, Catherine and Mary’s, and more — say they and nearly 70 Downtown businesses fully support a renovated Tom Lee Park. Last week, the group made public a letter of support it sent to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland in June. The letter urged Strickland to move ahead with the Mississippi River Park Partnership’s (MRPP) $60 million plan for the park. That plan adds contours, trees, facilities, and more to the now-wide-open Tom Lee Park. The plan was unveiled in February and raised concern for Memphis in May (MIM) officials, worried that their month-long festival would not fit inside the new park. That concern simmered to a boil for some citizens, afraid the new plan is taking precedent over the MIM tradition. A Facebook group called “Save Tom Lee Park & The Festivals” has nearly 2,500 members. Another Facebook group is called “Memphis-Wake Up Save Memphis In May, Riverside Dr. and Tom Lee Park,” and yard signs for another group read, “Let Tom Lee Be.” The group of Downtown business owners said they want to set straight “recent inaccurate news reports that the majority of Downtown businesses

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are opposed to the transformation of Tom Lee Park and other misinformation being disseminated on social media.” They say “a world-class, riverfront park that is activated 365 days per year will be better for business, better for Downtown, and better for Memphis as a whole.” “We need this park to happen” said Andy Ticer, partner in Catherine and Mary’s and The Gray Canary. “A re-envisioned Tom Lee Park affirms our and others’ investments in Downtown and helps our businesses and Memphis continue to move forward.” The group said they collectively employ thousands of people and generate tens of millions of dollars

in annual tax revenues for the city. The group includes creative agencies, developers, retailers, major corporations, tourist destinations, “and contrary to the official stance of the Memphis Restaurant Association, over 40 restaurants and bars.” “While I understand the economic impact of May’s festivities, as an owner of multiple Downtown businesses, I’d rather see my chosen city benefit from the year-long activity and density that a single month’s revenue can’t hope to match,” said Aldo Dean, owner and operator of Bardog Tavern, Aldo’s Pizza Pies, and Slider Inn. “The prototype at River Garden exists as a glimpse of the long-term vision of this much-needed improvement, and any argument against the proposal is short-sighted and self-defeating.” Renovation construction was slated to begin right after the festival ended this year. In May, it was pushed back to the fall. Strickland announced in late July that MIM would return to the park next year, be held at an alternate location in 2021, and return to Tom Lee Park in 2022. “The revised timeline ensures Memphis in May ample time to plan for alternate sites in 2020 and almost two years to plan the evolution of the festival to the new space and a new era,” said Patrick Reilly, co-owner of The Majestic Grille. MARIA MONTESSORI SCHOOL

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Strickland at GOP Lincoln Day dinner In between bouts of glad-handing with the GOP gentry, Herenton engaged in a running criticism of the local news media, which he maintains have never treated him fairly. He somehow drew a connection between that

highly arguable premise and the concept of facing off, even if independently of any direct control by the media, against his mayoral opponents. “I understand the idea of ‘fake news,’” said Herenton. “I’ve always had to deal with it myself.” He said he was writing a book about his public life as superintendent and mayor, one that would feature numerous instances of bad faith treatment of him by the media. The former mayor formally rejected an invitation to appear in a now-aborted September 19th debate co-sponsored by several local entities, including The Commercial Appeal, the NAACP, and WMCTV, which had planned to televise it. He seemed to be irritated by the fact that the affair was established as to time and place before he was notified of it, though he indicated that he would have been disinclined to participate in any case. Herenton’s refusal to be involved led to the cancellation of the event, inasmuch as Strickland had made it clear that he would not consent to any debate format involving Sawyer that did not also involve Herenton. Strickland had initially accepted the debate invitation “conditionally” but withdrew his willingness to participate in the wake of Herenton’s refusal. Only Sawyer and LeMichael Wilson, the other two candidates who had met the benchmark requirement of having raised at least $30,000, had made unqualified acceptances of the debate invitation. And Sawyer has been especially avid for an opportunity to appear on the same stage as Strickland, who has been just as determined to avoid any situation that had the appearance of being a one-on-one with her, or anything close to it. A debate sans Herenton would, in his estimation, have created that situation. Bad feeling between Strickland and Sawyer has persisted at least since the prolonged public debate involving removal of the city’s Downtown Confedcontinued on page 8

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With little more than a month left in the city election contest, the bad news is that there will almost certainly be no public debate featuring the three major candidates for mayor against each other. The key point is that former Mayor Willie Herenton will not debate. He has made his position clear, most recently last Friday night, on the occasion of the Shelby County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day banquet, which both he and Mayor Jim Strickland attended. (Mayoral candidate Tami Sawyer harshly criticized them both for doing so.)

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POLITICS continued from page 7 erate monuments. As a councilman, Strickland had voted in favor of removing the statues of Nathan Bedford Forrest and Jefferson Davis from their pedestals in Downtown parks. And, as mayor, he worked through existing legal channels to have them removed, until, repeatedly rebuffed by the state Historical Commission, he and legal advisor Bruce McMullen hit upon the expedient of deeding the parks over to an ad hoc nonprofit organization, which then removed them. But Sawyer, whose Take ’Em Down 901 organization was at the forefront of public protests demanding removal of the monuments, had been dissatisfied with the mayor’s leadership in the process of removal, deeming it slow, over-cautious, and too accepting of existing legal obstacles. She oversaw daily vigils at the site of the Forrest statue, demanding radical and immediate action. In the aftermath of the statues’ removal, both Strickland and Sawyer received their share of kudos, but each felt that the other had received too much credit. Feelings between the two were further strained by Sawyer’s participation in actions such as one in which protesters stationed themselves on the lawn of the mayor’s house. In reaction, the mayor’s office imposed a short-lived “watch list” for City Hall visitors that included the protesters. In the current campaign, Sawyer has continued her harsh criticism of the mayor and what she considers his unresponsiveness to social needs in the community at large. She campaigned locally with CNN pundit Angela Rye and did not repudiate Rye’s statement that Strickland was a “racist.” As of now, in any case, the three major mayoral campaigns are all proceeding along separate pathways, with no oppor-

tunity for joint appearances or collegial presentations. Another likely casualty of this circumstance is a Mayoral Candidate Meet-and-Greet, co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Tennessee Nurses Association and set for Friday, September 6th, at the National Civil Rights Museum. Herenton had also reportedly turned down an invitation to debate from the Urban League. While at the Lincoln Day dinner on Friday night, Herenton explained to the Flyer and Peg Watkins of the League of Women Voters, which is continuing to seek his participation in its meet-andgreet, that his campaign strategy would be based on a series of meetings which he would control — an instance of which was a Women for Herenton rally held on Saturday in South Memphis. At the rally, attended by upwards of 1,000 women, virtually all African-American, Herenton told the attendees, “I don’t mind telling you what part of our strategy is. We’re going to win the election in early voting. We’re going to have a caravan of buses. We’re going to have vans called the Herenton Express. We’ll do an early voting like they have never seen before.” Sawyer, who has been holding a series of neighborhood meet-and-greets, has built up something of a Midtown base. She also got a boost this week with a public endorsement from Our Revolution, the national progressive organization that was founded as an offshoot of the 2016 presidential campaign waged by Bernie Sanders. She also tweeted with justifiable pride an endorsement by Hillary Clinton via the progressive vehicle Run for Something. Strickland, meanwhile, has launched an extensive series of radio and TV ads touting his accomplishments and has indicated he is prepared to spend every penny of the $1 million in his campaign budget in the course of this election battle.

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e measure eras differently when it comes to University of Memphis football. Can three years possibly represent an “era” in Tiger history? In the case of the three seasons (so far) under head coach Mike Norvell, the answer is a resounding yes. Under Norvell, Memphis has won 26 games, as many as his predecessor, Justin Fuente, won in four seasons and more than Rip Scherer (remember him?) could win in six. With merely five wins this fall — count on them — Norvell will move into fifth on the Tigers’ all-time wins chart. Still just 37 years old (he turns 38 on October 11th), 10 Norvell’s fourth Memphis team has been picked to win its division of the

American Athletic Conference a third straight season. The Norvell era is still taking shape, yet has already established historical status in these parts. “I’m excited about where we are,” says Norvell. “When you take a job, you have hopes that the program will progress, that it’s going to be perceived well locally and nationally. You want to recruit and improve personnel each and every year. Looking back over the last three years, I think we’ve done that. We’re relevant nationally. We had to show that Memphis football could sustain success. We’ve shown that Memphis football is here to stay.” Despite a 1-3 start in American Athletic Conference play last season, the

Tigers reached the AAC championship game by winning their final four regularseason games. Memphis lost (again) to UCF in the title game but finished the season with an 8-6 record, giving the program five straight winning seasons for the first time in four decades (197377). Throw in a pair of Top-25 finishes (after the 2014 and 2017 seasons), and the U of M has indeed reached a tier unrecognizable to previous generations of Tiger fans. “We’ve enhanced the program in lots of ways, on the field and off,” emphasizes Norvell. “Three of the last four semesters we’ve had the top GPA academically in the program’s history. So it’s all over. I take a great

deal of pride in that. But we talk about that hard-earned culture. It’s every single day; we are challenged, and we challenge others. Each day is an opportunity to get better.”

or a second straight year, the Tiger offense is losing a first-team All-America, with running back Darrell Henderson now cashing checks with the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams. A team that averaged 45.5 points per game in 2017 (second in the country) and 42.9 last year (seventh) intends to reload, and with some familiar faces. Back in the fold this year is Henderson’s 2018 ball-carrying

partner in crime, Patrick Taylor, who managed to rush for 1,122 yards and 16 touchdowns last season despite playing a supporting role to Henderson. Taylor actually carried the ball only six fewer times than Henderson in 2018, though the latter averaged a ridiculous 8.9 yards per carry. Taylor averaged “only” 5.4 yards. With 1,012 yards this season, Taylor would pass Henderson for second place on the Tigers’ career-rushing chart. Taylor may have the best smile on the Tigers’ roster, but he’s almost placid in evaluating the role he expects to play as a senior. “I want to be the best player I can be for my teammates,” he says. “The best leader I can be, and help our team win games. I know I have to step up, and the standard has been raised for me. If the team needs me to carry the ball more, I’ll do it. Stay true to myself.” Also back to help fuel the Tigers’ attack is receiver Damonte Coxie. The junior from Louisiana had the impossible task last year of following Anthony Miller (a 2017 All-America) as the Tigers’ primary downfield target. But even with a pair of 1,000-yard rushers, Coxie managed to catch 72 passes (fourth-most in Memphis history) for 1,174 yards, a total that would top the Tiger record book were it not for Miller’s

last two seasons in blue and gray. “I practiced and played with Ant,” says Coxie. “I knew how he worked, the way he would grind. I knew if I worked that way, I’d be all right.” Coxie is the opposite of the pass-catching divas who seem to absorb camera time on NFL Sundays. He goes about his offseason work methodically, with an emphasis on improving his nutrition and getting the right amount of sleep (he won’t stay up past 11 p.m.). And forget playing for statistics. “My mom, my family . . . that’s my personal goal for everything,”

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Patrick Taylor ran for 1,122 yards in 2018.

says Coxie. “I want to make sure I’m doing right for them. I want to make sure we all stay focused. Last year, we got high and low, ups and downs. It’s easy to get complacent.” Coxie will lead a receiving corps that includes Pop Williams (33 catches for 304 yards as a junior) and not one, but two senior tight ends who could land all-conference honors: Joey Magnifico and Sean Dykes. They’ll be catching passes from quarterback Brady White. After transferring from Arizona State before the 2018 season, White started all 14 games, passing for 3,296 yards with 26 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. (White will play this fall as a redshirtjunior.) Less about numbers than attitude and approach, White has embraced what he recognizes as a football culture designed — intentionally — for sustained success. “It starts with one day at a time,” White notes. “What are you doing in the spring, in those times by yourself? Are you maximizing that time? In the off time, are you taking care of your body, recovering properly? Little things help you stack those boxes of success and get one-percent better every day.” When White struggled last season

— at Navy, at Tulane — all the Tigers’ star power wasn’t enough to earn a win. With a year under his belt, White sees his own improvement wrapped into the “hard-earned culture” Norvell is creating in Memphis. “It’s how we grind,” says White. “This is Grind City, right? Our mentality is what sets this culture apart. It’s not me, but the guys who came before me. We’re trying to build on that standard. When you don’t have the strength coaches yelling at guys for missing lines during runs, that’s player-led [growth]. I feel like I’m a part of that [leadership] group, my brothers on this team. I see people stepping up, being more vocal. This is it. You hold your best players accountable, and they set the standard.” The offensive line entrusted with protecting White returns only two starters: senior center Dustin Woodard (the former guard is on the Outland Trophy watch list) and sophomore guard Dylan Parham. But Norvell likes the depth of this position group, and Taylor — the man craving gaps through which to run — sees little reason for concern. “The offensive line made some good strides in the spring,” Taylor says. “They continued on page 12

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opened a lot of holes, and they’ve gotten better with summer conditioning. I’m very confident in them.” “I don’t have any concerns,” White adds. “We have young guys with a lot of ability, and they’ll step into their roles. They’ve shown a lot of growth since spring [practice]. They’re supertalented, so the potential is really high. Day by day, rep by rep.”

eteran linebackers should fuel the Tiger defense under new coordinator Adam Fuller. Austin Hall, J.J. Russell, and Tim Hart were among the Tigers’ top 10 tacklers a season ago. Senior Bryce Huff led the team with 9.5 sacks last season and moves up to the defensive line this year, where he’ll torment opposing quarterbacks from the edge. Leading the secondary will be junior cornerback T.J. Carter, a second-team all-conference honoree in 2018 and on the watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award this season. While the Tiger offense has surged in recent years, the defense has surrendered its share of points, finishing 94th in the country last season with 31.9 points allowed per game. Fuller smiles when asked about his plan for the Memphis defense: “To not give up points,” he says. “It’s not broken here on defense,” adds Fuller, who joins the Tiger program after six years at Marshall, the last as DC. “They’ve played well enough to play for the conference championship the last two years. But there needs to be improvement. When we talk about how we want to look, we want a fast, tough, smart group. That’s all-encompassing. And it’s not just running fast. It’s being able to teach fast, to learn fast, to get lined up fast, to react fast. Communication needs to be clean and concise.” With the exception of Huff, there’s been little position shifting under Fuller’s watch. His chief interest is in seeing how the position groups meld into a single, solitary, game-changing unit. “The pass rush and coverage work in unison,” he emphasizes. “They’re not independent of one another. Whether you’re playing man or zone coverage, they always work in unison. Full-unit meetings are important. That’s when you sell the cohesiveness, the reliability on each other.” It’s not just veteran talent that will shape the Tigers’ 2019 season. In one conversation, Norvell mentions no fewer than eight members of his most recent recruiting class he expects to make an impact immediately: defensive linemen Everitt Cunningham and Jalil Clemons, cornerback Maliek Stallings, defensive back Rodney Owens, running back Dreke Clark, and a trio of receivers (Tahj Washington, Javon Ivory, and Cam Baker). This is how

success multiplies upon itself in college football, how a legitimate era is built. Lose a class with four winning seasons in the books? Welcome another with four winning seasons to create.

otivation for the season ahead? You might start with those two losses in the AAC title game (both played in Orlando). Memphis shared an AAC championship with two other teams in 2014, before the league split into a pair of divisions, but an outright title has remained elusive. Then there’s the program’s bowl performances. Since beating BYU in an epic Miami Beach Bowl after the 2014 season, the Tigers have lost four straight postseason games, including the 2017 AutoZone Liberty Bowl, played in their home stadium. Work remains to be done. “You want to finish a season hoisting a trophy,” Norvell says. “We’ve had [losses in] two one-possession games. There have been unique circumstances: coaching changes, players not available. But we compete to win every single game. We learn from our experience. You have to trust the process. We’ve been in position to win but just came up short.”

“You want to finish a season hoisting a trophy,” Norvell says. “The big thing about goals,” adds White, “is that they have to be realistic. For me, I expect to go 1-0 every week. That’s my team goal. Personally, I have goals, but I lay them out in phases. There’s an ultimate goal for the end of the season, but there are smaller goals — month by month — that I need to achieve to reach that ultimate goal. You can’t overlook anyone. Even the games you may feel confident going in, you need to get the job done. All that matters is going 1-0.” The two players on the cover of this week’s issue will have a significant impact on the 2019 Tiger football season, and there’s some irony to their leading the program’s continued rise. Taylor is a native of Humble, Texas, and Coxie hails from Reserve, Louisiana. It’s hard to be humble, much less reserved, if the goal is an AAC championship or — dare we dream — a New Year’s Six bowl game. Leave it to Coxie for a final thought on what’s to come for Memphis football. “We want a [conference] championship,” he says. “We want to win a bowl game. We talk about what we want, but now we get to see how much we really want it. We gotta go get it.”

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Since 2016, New Memphis has hosted Exposure in conjunction with 901 Day and to carry along its mission of seeing to the prosperity and success of the city through growth, exposure, and support of local businesses, talent, government, communities, and education. This year’s Exposure event, which falls three days before September 1st, celebrates the Bluff City while connecting longtime Memphians and newcomers alike to more than 175 local businesses and organizations. “The event is kind of twofold,” says Anna Thompson, marketing communications manager for New Memphis. “If you’re a lifelong Memphian, you might not know all that Memphis has to offer because we’re moving, changing, and evolving every year. So we help to reignite Memphians’ love of their city. The second part of that is if you’re a newcomer, we want to ‘expose’ you to all of what Memphis has to offer, which is why it’s called Exposure.” Organizations representing categories like arts and culture, community, volunteer opportunities, fitness and outdoors, and social and entertainment will be set up in FedExForum’s concourse, with interactive activities like Southern Reins Center for Equine Therapy’s pool-noodle horse races and Memphis Escape Rooms’ 10-minute escape room challenge. The Beale Street Flippers, Goldperms, and Opera Memphis are just a few of the performers providing entertainment on the two stages in the plaza and on the concourse. Other events and offerings include giveaways to the first 200 attendees, celebrity bicentennial games, New Memphis T-shirts for sale, and a scavenger hunt with prizes like tablets and Explore Bike Share memberships. For more information, visit exposurememphis.com. EXPOSURE, FEDEXFORUM, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 6-8 P.M., FREE.

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Wiseacre 6th Birfday Party Wiseacre Brewing Company, 2783 Broad, 1-10 p.m. Karaoke, watermelon-eating contest, and a group costume contest with discounts for groups of six or more in costume. Festivities continue Saturday with Obruni Dance Band and other fun.

John Paul Keith at Roadshow Patio Sessions Roadshow BMW, 405 N. Germantown Pkwy., 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free performance, with Say Cheese and Memphis Mojo Cafe food trucks on site and a selection of local beers available.

Opening Reception: Kyle Taylor, “In the Balance” Stock&Belle, 387 S. Main, 6-9 p.m. Stop in during Trolley Night to see works by the local muralist and designer. Described as “a surrealistic snapshot of a world in which objects are interacting with each other on a plane that stretches beyond any one context or origin.”

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Mo’Nique Live Chuckles Comedy House, 1770 Dexter Springs Loop, Cordova, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows, $40 Enjoy a night of laughs with this Academy Award-winning actress and comedian who first gained fame as a member of the Queens of Comedy and through her role in The Parkers. Dinner and Music Cruise Memphis Riverboats, 251 Riverside, boards at 7 p.m., $45 (adult ticket) This two-hour cruise on the Mississippi River features live music, a one-trip buffet-style meal (Memphis-style pulled pork barbecue, spaghetti, sides, and dessert), and a cash/credit bar.

The Detectives Comedy Dinner Theatre Atomic Tiki, 1545 Overton Park, 7-9 p.m., $50 Three-course mystery dinner theater, with audience participation, hosted by Mississippi-based performance group Detective Dinner Theatre. You’ll laugh. You’ll eat. You’ll drink. Cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m. Transmission: ’80s Dance Party Lamplighter Lounge, 1702 Madison, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., $5 I’m sorry, but I’m just thinking of the right words to say … about this party with DJs Plastic Citizen and Alpha Heather spinning your favorite new wave, goth, ska, and more.

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Beat the Train Last Wednesday, University of Memphis’ new Hunter Harrison Memorial Bridge opened to the public, allowing students to cross over the railroad tracks that divide the campus between Walker and Southern Avenues. “This bridge is a huge accomplishment, especially for the students, because for decades, they’ve been having to go across the railroad tracks to get from the south part of campus to the main part of the campus,” says Connie Thiemonge, assistant director of alumni relations at the University of Memphis. “We’re always concerned for student safety. And this has been years negotiating with the railroad companies and making sure that we can make this happen to keep the students safe.” Construction on the bridge (and a new parking garage and amphitheater) began in May 2018 and wrapped up this month, right on track with the original projected deadline and just in time for the fall 2019 semester. “We’ve been getting some fantastic responses from our alumni and friends on social media,” Thiemonge says. “Our alums can remember having to cross those tracks and ‘beat the train’ to get to class. Now that situation won’t be a problem. So we’re very excited to be able to offer this to our students.” To celebrate, the University of Memphis Alumni Association hosts a bridge lighting in the new UofM Alumni Mall Amphitheatre this Friday. Open to the public, this event features performances by Mighty Sound of the South, Memphis Second Line Jazz Band, the Spirit Squad, and Pouncer. “Pouncer is going to have a special guest push the magic button and bring the lights up,” says Thiemonge. Guests are welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets, and food and drink will be available for purchase. HUNTER HARRISON MEMORIAL BRIDGE LIGHTING, UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 7-9 P.M., FREE.

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Toby Keith Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Rd., 8 p.m., $65 Should you have been a cowboy? Live like one at this Live at the Garden performance where you’re sure to hear the 1993 song that explores that dream, among other hits like “I Love This Bar,” “Beer for My Horses,” and more.

901 Day Celebration Railgarten, 2166 Central, 11 a.m.-2 a.m., $10 All-day party celebrating the 901! Local vendors on site. Music begins at 2 p.m. with Chinese Connection Dub Embassy. Lucky 7 Brass Band and Star & Micey also perform. MJG birthday celebration featuring 8Ball & MJG at 8 p.m. DJ Siphne Aaye spins tunes to close it out. Cold Brew Throwdown City & State, 2625 Broad, 2-6 p.m. Third annual event for coffee enthusiasts is free to attend. Purchasing a $6 ticket guarantees samples. Competitors prepare straight cold brews and signature beverages for a chance to win prizes.

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DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

The Vault 124 GE PATTERSON

Grant Holt and Friends Sunday, Sept. 1, 6-11 p.m.

Medical Center

The King Beez Sunday, Sept. 1, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

The Orpheum 203 S. MAIN 525-3000

Peace & Love Tour: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Woodstock Era Wednesday, Sept. 4, 7 p.m.

Me and Leah Sunday, Sept. 1, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

South Main South Main Sounds 550 S. MAIN 494-6543

Frank McClellan, Stephen Sciara, Andy Fewell Friday, Aug. 30, 7 p.m.

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

Rumba Room 303 S. MAIN 523-0020

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

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

1737 MADISON 443-5232

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

Celtic Crossing 903 S. COOPER 274-5151

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

The Cove 2559 BROAD 730-0719

Spindini 383 S. MAIN 578-2767

Crystal “The Sax Lady” Brown Jazz Trio Fridays, 7-10 p.m.; Magnolia Jazz Trio Saturday, Aug. 31, 7-10 p.m.

Paulette’s RIVER INN, 50 HARBOR TOWN SQUARE 260-3300

Boscos 2120 MADISON 432-2222

Canvas

Sunrise 670 JEFFERSON

77 S. SECOND 527-2700

Mark Edgar Stuart, Delta Joe Sanders Friday, Aug. 30, 8 p.m.; Mary Gagz and Her Gaggle of Drags Mondays, 8:30-11 p.m.

B-Side 1555 MADISON 347-6813

LAPD Thursday, Aug. 29, 10 p.m.; Eric McFadden and Friends Friday, Aug. 30, 9 p.m.; Skip Town Saturday, Aug. 31, 10 p.m.; Devil Train Mondays, 8 p.m.; David Cousar Tuesdays, 9 p.m.; Outer Ring Wednesdays, 9 p.m.

Ed Finney & Neptune’s Army with Deb Swiney Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Wayde Peck Fridays, 6 p.m.; The Skitch Friday, Aug. 30, 9 p.m.; J-Train Saturday, Aug. 31, 9 p.m.; Jazz Jam with Frog Squad Sundays, 6 p.m.; Richard Wilson Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m.; Ben Minden-Birkenmaier Wednesdays, 6 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

Crosstown Arts at The Concourse 1350 CONCOURSE, SUITE 280 507-8030

The Music of Al Jarreau Saturday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m.

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule August 29 - September 4

The PRVLG Thursday, Aug. 29, 7:30 p.m.; Grace Askew Friday, Aug. 30, 7 p.m.; Two Tons of Steel Wednesday, Sept. 4, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Growlers 1911 POPLAR 244-7904

Afton Shows Presents Thursday, Aug. 29, 7 p.m.; Mojo Medicine Machine’s Peace in Memphis Unity Jam Friday, Aug. 30, 8 p.m.; The Early Roman Kings, Gridenrod Saturday, Aug. 31, 4 p.m.; Wyred Drag Variety Show: Freaks n’ Geeks Saturday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m.; Hank von Hell, Overdose, Mama Honey Sunday, Sept. 1, 8 p.m.; Cloudship Monday, Sept. 2, 8 p.m.; Crockett Hall Tuesdays with the Midtown Rhythm Section Tuesdays, 9 p.m.; Mikey Duran, Tyler Berretta, The Sunday Red Wednesday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m.

Murphy’s 1589 MADISON 726-4193

The Fast Mothers, Carlos Ecos & Kelly McDonald Saturday, Aug. 31, 9 p.m.

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

Rockstar Karaoke Fridays; BEG, As We Are Saturday, Aug. 31, 10

Memphis Botanic Garden

Rock-n-Roll Cafe

750 CHERRY 636-4100

3855 ELVIS PRESLEY 398-6528

Toby Keith Saturday, Aug. 31.

University of Memphis The Bluff 535 S. HIGHLAND 454-7771

DJ Ben Murray Thursdays, 10 p.m.; Kudzu Kings Friday, Aug. 30, 8 p.m.; Skinny Powers Saturday, Aug. 31, 9 p.m.; River Bluff Clan Sundays, 11 a.m.

Mortimer’s 590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

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

Poplar/I-240

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.; Karaoke hosted by DJ Maddy Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

Neil’s Music Room 5727 QUINCE 682-2300

Cordova Huey’s Cordova 1771 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 318-3030

The Smokin’ Jays Sunday, Sept. 1, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

T.J. Mulligan’s Cordova 8071 TRINITY 756-4480

The Southern Edition Band Tuesdays.

Frayser/Millington

Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Debbie Jamison & Friends

Golden Gate Baptist Church 3260 JAMES

Billy Rivers and the Angelic Voices of Faith 40th Reunion Concert Sunday, Sept. 1, 6-9 p.m.

Huey’s Millington 8570 US 51 N.

The Amber McCain Band Sunday, Sept. 1, 6-9 p.m.

Germantown

Hi Tone

Huey’s Germantown

412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE

7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

Soul Shockers Sunday, Sept. 1, 8-11:30 p.m.

Britt, Pearl Crush, Blvck Hippie Thursday, Aug. 29, 9 p.m.; Battle Cry: Rally For All Cancer Warriors Thursday, Aug. 29, 9 p.m.; JW & The Bends, Fall Of Rome, Everdeens Friday, Aug. 30, 10 p.m.; Nebula, Sasquatch, Namazu Friday, Aug. 30, 10 p.m.; Tyler Cassidy, blood like wine, The Memphis Winslows Saturday, Aug. 31, 9 p.m.; Fea, Hormonal Imbalance Sunday, Sept. 1, 10 p.m.; Mac Sabbath, Playboy Manbaby, Douchifer Tuesday, Sept. 3, 9 p.m.; Bindlestiff Wednesday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m.

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

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

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

Acoustic Music Tuesdays.

Huey’s Midtown

Fox and Hound Tavern

1927 MADISON 726-4372

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

The Chaulkies Sunday, Sept. 1, 4-7 p.m.; Fingertrick Sunday, Sept. 1, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

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

Lafayette’s Music Room

Gold Strike Casino

2119 MADISON 207-5097

ALLGOOD Thursday, Aug. 29, 8 p.m.; Mary-Heather Hickman and the Sinners Friday, Aug. 30, 6:30 p.m.; Thumpdaddy Friday, Aug. 30, 10 p.m.; Chris & Patrick Pietrangelo Saturday, Aug. 31, 10:30 a.m.; Will B. Smith Saturday, Aug. 31, 2 p.m.; Carlos Ecos Band Saturday, Aug. 31, 6:30 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Jeffrey and the Pacemakers Sunday, Sept. 1, 4 p.m.; Madison Line Mondays Monday, Sept. 2, 6 p.m.; Justus Brothers Tuesday, Sept. 3, 7 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle & New Orleans Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.; Steve Ingle and xxx/Kingfish Wednesday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m.

Levitt Shell 1928 POPLAR

The Bar-Kays Saturday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m.

Lamplighter Lounge 1702 MADISON 726-9916

Transmission: Underground ’80s Dance Party Friday, Aug. 30, 9 p.m.

Midtown Crossing Grill 394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

Natalie James and the Professor

1010 CASINO CENTER, TUNICA, MS 1-888-245-7829

Easton Corbin Saturday, Aug. 31, 8 p.m.

Hollywood Casino p.m.; Open Mic Music Mondays, 9 p.m.-midnight.

Oasis Hookah Lounge & Cafe

Railgarten

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

2160 CENTRAL

Sparkle City Disco Friday, Aug. 30, 10 p.m.; Outer Ring Saturday, Aug. 31, 9 p.m.; DJ Siphne Aaye and DJ Yo! present Summer Bash Saturday, Aug. 31, 10:30 p.m.; 901 Day Party featuring Chinese Connection Dub Embassy, Star & Micey, Lucky 7 Brass Band, MJG’s Birthday Bash with 8ball and MGJ, DJ Siphne Aaye Sunday, Sept. 1, 2 p.m.-midnight.

Wild Bill’s 1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

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.

663 S. HIGHLAND 729-6960

Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

Hadley’s Pub

South Memphis

Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House

Stax Museum of American Soul Music

551 S. MENDENHALL 762-8200

926 E. MCLEMORE 946-2535

Huey’s Poplar 4872 POPLAR 682-7729

The 45’s Sunday, Sept. 1, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

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

Bartlett

East Memphis

Larry Cunningham ThursdaysSaturdays; Aislynn Rappe Sundays; Keith Kimbrough Mondays-Wednesdays.

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

An Evening with Mickey Gregory and Robert Gordon Thursday, Aug. 29, 7-9 p.m.

Whitehaven/ Airport Graceland Soundstage 3717 ELVIS PRESLEY

Hot Tuna Sunday, Sept. 1, 7 p.m.

2779 WHITTEN 266-5006

Rockstar Karaoke with Charlie Belt Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Area 51 Friday, Aug. 30, 9 p.m.; Foolish Pleasure Saturday, Aug. 31, 9 p.m.

Horseshoe Casino Tunica 1021 CASINO CENTER, TUNICA, MS 800-357-5600

All That You Love: Pink Floyd Tribute Saturday, Aug. 31, 8 p.m.

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

Collierville

Frankie Hollie & the Noise Sunday, Sept. 1, 8:30 p.m.midnight.

Huey’s Collierville

Raleigh

2130 W. POPLAR 854-4455

Bluff City Soul Collective Sunday, Sept. 1, 8-11:30 p.m.

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.

m e m p h i s f l y e r. c o m

1350 CONCOURSE, SUITE 280 507-8030

Saturdays, Sundays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; “The Happening” Open Songwriter Showcase Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

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51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

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Jelly’s Last Jam, he wore a diamond in his tooth, denied he was black, and claimed to have single-handedly invented the genre we know as jazz. Jelly Roll Morton, jazz pioneer, reinvented himself so as to conquer the vast American expanse. Born a Creole of color in turn-of-the-century New Orleans, he came of age playing piano in the bawdy houses of Storyville. Through Sept. 1. 37 S. COOPER (502-3486).

Playhouse on the Square

Kinky Boots, in this musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein, Charlie has inherited

“Not Dead Wood” by Jean Koeller at Fogelman Galleries, Friday, Aug. 30th, 5-7 p.m.

a shoe factory from his father. It sounds like a great deal, except the factory is failing and on the way to being shut down. Enter Lola, a cabaret performer and drag queen, who sees what Charlie can’t — and it’s all in the heel. playhouseonthesquare.org. Through Sept. 1. 66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Theatre Memphis

Mamma Mia!, set on a Greek island and to the music of the international pop group ABBA, a young girl plans her wedding while trying to discover who of three men may be her father … all to the distress and ultimate joy of her mother. www.theatrememphis. org. $35. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m., and Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Through Sept. 8. 630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

A R T I ST R EC E PT I O N S

Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis

Opening Reception for “Not Dead Wood,” exhibition of new work by Jean Koeller. Her paintings explore the tension between human perception of time and nature’s rate of change — and the realities of chaos punctured by an illusion of order. (678-2216), Free. Fri., Aug. 30, 5-7 p.m. 3715 CENTRAL.

Send the date, time, place, cost, info, phone number, a brief description, and photos — two weeks in advance — to calendar@ memphisflyer.com or P.O. Box 1738, Memphis, TN 38101. DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS, ONGOING WEEKLY EVENTS WILL APPEAR IN THE FLYER’S ONLINE CALENDAR ONLY. OT H E R A R T HAP P E N I N G S

“R.L. Boyce Ain’t the Man Alright”

Exhibition of photos and film by Yancey Allison, a Como photographer who first met and photographed R.L. Boyce in the late 1990s. Free. Sat., Aug. 31, 6-8 & 9-11 p.m. COMO PUBLIC LIBRARY, 104 MAIN (662-501-8098), RLBOYCEPICNIC.COM.

Art Trolley Tour

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

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

First Sundays: 30 Years Better

What started 30 years ago is back, featuring work from old and new local painters, jewelers, photographers, sculptors, and more. With open old-fashioned guitar pull and Memphis drum tribe. First Sunday of every month, 3-8 p.m. Through Dec. 29. WESTY’S, 346 N MAIN (543-3278).

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. 6-8 p.m. LEADERSHIP MEMPHIS, 365 S. MAIN ST. (523-2344), THEWITHERSCOLLECTION.COM.

Make Your Own Copper Cuff

Create copper cuff bracelets using a hammer and steel surface. Ages 15 and up (Ages 10-15 may attend, but must have an adult registered with them). $10. Sat., Aug. 31, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. METAL MUSEUM, 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380), METALMUSEUM.ORG.

Memphis Magazine Fiction Contest

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

O N G O I N G ART

Blues Hall of Fame Museum

“The Blues According to Arhoolie,” exhibition honoring Arhoolie Records, an independent record label famed for publishing and promoting obscure folk

CALENDAR: AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 4

Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School “Ray of Light,” exhibition of new works by Sydney Gruber. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Through Sept. 9. 60 N. PERKINS EXT. (537-1483).

CHOICES Midwifery

“Our CHOICES,” exhibition to create an environment where people can come together in solidarity, raise hope, and hope for a future unaccompanied by a constant threat to reproductive rights. memphischoices.org. Through Sept. 6. 144 N. BELLEVUE (274-3550).

Crosstown Arts at The Concourse

“Counterpoint,” exhibition of new work by Scott Carter, a former Crosstown Arts resident artist. Through Oct. 20. “Residual Imprint,” exhibition of new work by Jia Wang, a former Crosstown Arts resident artist. Through Oct. 20. “The Sin Park,” exhibition of new work by Wang Chen, a former Crosstown Arts resident artist. Through Oct. 20. 1350 CONCOURSE, SUITE 280 (507-8030).

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

“Place Shapes,” exhibition of recent work by Elizabeth Alley.

4339 PARK (761-5250).

Epiphany Salon & Gallery

“Seeing Dots,” exhibition of new works by Dale Martin and Julie Nouwen. Through Oct. 23. 726 NORTH PARKWAY (406-3026).

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

“Arts of Global Africa,” historic and contemporary works. Through June 21, 2021. “Bouguereau & America,” exhibition of work by the French academic painter, William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Through Sept. 22.

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Delta Fair and Music Festival

With live music from rock to bluegrass, the Royal Hanneford Circus, fair food galore(!), livestock shows, competitions, and the Delta Dash 5K and 10K, the fair has something for everyone. $10. Aug. 30-Sept. 8. AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, SHOWPLACE ARENA, 105 S. GERMANTOWN, DELTAFEST.COM.

Exposure

“Native Son,” exhibition of sculture and sound installation by Terry Adkins. Through Sept 3. Rotunda Projects: Federico Uribe, exhabition of magical creatures and playful installations from everyday objects. Through Oct. 11. “Small Passion,” exhibition of work by Albrecht Dürer. Through Oct. 27.

C O M E DY

1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

TheatreWorks

Ross Gallery

“Temple of the Cha-Cha-Hua,” exhibition of new work by Justin Bowles. “Copia,” exhibition of new work by Melissa Wilkinson. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY, 650 E. PARKWAY (321-3000).

Horseshoe Casino Tunica

Gary Owen, one of the stars of the Screen Gems comedy Think Like a Man Too and Think Like a Man brings his stand-up show to Tunica. $34$54. Fri., Aug. 30, 8 p.m. 1021 CASINO CENTER, TUNICA, MS (800-357-5600).

Beginner’s Improv Workshop — if you’ve ever wanted to try improv comedy but don’t know where to start, this is the perfect space for you. If you love doing improv and just want to do more, this is also a perfect space for you. This workshop is a drop-in and pay what you can. Pay what you can. First Monday of every month, 6-7 p.m.

“Temple of the ChaCha-Hua” by Justin Bowles at Ross Gallery, through September 11th Booksigning by Courtney Pace

Author discusses and signs her new book Freedom Faith. Thurs., Aug. 29, 6 p.m. NOVEL, 387 PERKINS EXT. (922-5526).

Memphis Mayoral Forum Some of the 11 mayoral candidates speak about their platforms. Tues., Sept. 3, 6-8 p.m.

BENJAMIN L. HOOKS CENTRAL LIBRARY, 3030 POPLAR (415-2700).

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Mississippi bluesman R.L. Boyce invites all to celebrate his 64th birthday in Como at a traditional Mississippi family picnic. Free. Sun., Sept. 1, 3-11:45 p.m.

COMO PARK, COMO (662-501-8098), RLBOYCEPICNIC.COM.

L E CT U R E /S P EA K E R

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FEDEXFORUM, 191 BEALE STREET (527-4625), EXPOSUREMEMPHIS.COM.

R.L. Boyce Picnic and Blues Celebration

B O O KS I G N I N G S

2085 MONROE (274-7139).

Get involved and give back: meet 150 local organizations and businesses. With local bites and sips to fuel the fun, live performances to watch, and more. Free. Thurs., Aug. 29, 6-8 p.m.

WLOK Stone Soul Picnic

One of the oldest and largest outdoor events in the MidSouth, the 45th annual picnic features rides for the kids, food trucks, and music from

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421 S. MAIN (527-2583).

dixon.org. Through Oct. 6. “Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection,” exhibition spanning the decades between the late 1890s and early 1960s, which examines the particularly complex challenges female artists confronted in a traditionally conservative region during a period in which women’s social, cultural, and political roles were being redefined and reinterpreted. dixon.org. Through Oct. 13. “Kate Freeman Clark,” exhibition that brings together nearly 40 paintings by Southern-born Impressionist. Clark’s work was defined by her intimate portraits of family and friends, bucolic landscapes, and compelling still life paintings. dixon.org. Through Oct. 13.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

and blues artists. www.blues.org. Through Sept. 1.

CALENDAR: AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 4 continued from page 21 the Bark-Kays, the Echoaires, Gospel Four, and more. Sat., Aug. 31, 7 p.m. LEVITT SHELL, OVERTON PARK (272-2722).

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Forrest Spence 5K

Includes 5K, food, door prizes, music, 1-mile fun run, 100-yard dash, bounce houses, slides, face-painting, and games. $15$25. Sat., Aug. 27, 8-11 a.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (270-0977), FORRESTSPENCEFUND.ORG.

Memphis vs. Ole Miss

The Tigers take on the Rebels. Sat., Aug. 31, 11 a.m.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF MEMPHIS, 2525 CENTRAL (458-2678), CMOM.COM.

assist local film and television professionals. Tues., Sept. 3, 6:30-9 p.m.

Summer Camp

CROSSTOWN THEATER, 1350 CONCOURSE AVENUE.

Each week-long session includes rental gear, four hours of games, instruction, and climbing each day. A healthy snack and drink is provided each day. Participant ages range from 5-14. $189. Mon.Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Through Aug. 30.

Beale Street Cigar Festival

KIDS

HAVANA MIX CIGAR EMPORIUM, 99 S. SECOND, SUITE A.

NOVEL, 387 PERKINS EXT. (922-5526).

PAW Patrol: Adventure Play

Free-flowing exhibit with activities encouraging teamwork, self confidence, and playing the roles of the rescuing heroes. Included with museum admission. Through Feb. 2, 2020, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

MIDTOWN CROSSING GRILL, 394 N. WATKINS (443-0502).

S P EC I A L EVE N TS

Fifth annual festival celebrating the smooth sensation of cigar-smoking. $10-$75. Sat., Aug. 31, 12-6 p.m.

Party celebrating the release of the newest Angelina Ballerina. Sat., Aug. 31, 10 a.m.

The staff and supporters of CHOICES host this party for a comedy series starring Aidy Bryant as Annie, a fat young woman who wants to change her life — but not her body. Annie is trying to start her career while juggling bad boyfriends, a sick parent, and a perfectionist boss. Thurs., Aug. 29, 6-8 p.m.

HIGH POINT CLIMBING AND FITNESS, 21 N. HUMPHREY’S (2036122), HIGHPOINTCLIMBING.COM.

LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM, 335 S. HOLLYWOOD (727-4344).

Angelina Ballerina Release Party

Shrill Watch Party

Eat, Drink, and Party Pink

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

CHOICES Shrill Watch Party, Midtown Crossing Grill, Thursday, August 29th, 6-8 p.m.

Fund-raiser party to aid Making Strides in the fight against breast cancer. $25. Thurs., Aug. 29, 5:30-7 p.m.

treats, and more. $6. Sun., Sept. 1, 2-6 p.m.

MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362).

Sixth Birfday Party

FOOD & DR I N K EVE N TS

Cold Brew Throwdown

Third annual celebration of cold brew coffee, with competitions, coffee cocktails, other

CITY AND STATE, 2625 BROAD.

Three nights of brewery “birfday” celebrations with special entertainment and specialty beers on draft. Aug. 29-31. WISEACRE BREWERY, 2783 BROAD.

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Crosstown Arthouse: Eraserhead

Screening of David Lynch’s 1977 avant-horror masterpiece. $5. Thurs., Aug. 29, 7:30 p.m. CROSSTOWN THEATER, 1350 CONCOURSE.

Shine Music Video Premiere

Tennessee Music Award winner Ghost Town Blues Band will premiere the music video “Shine.” Free. Tues., Sept. 3, 7-8 p.m. MALCO STUDIO ON THE SQUARE, 2105 COURT (725-7151), GHOSTTOWNBLUESBAND.COM.

The Goonies

When adventurous kids discover an old pirate map in the attic, they follow it into an underground cavern in search of lost treasure. Sat., Sun., 4 p.m. Through Aug. 31. CTI 3D GIANT THEATER, IN THE MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362).

Shoot & Splice: Memphis On Set

Memphis and Shelby County Film and Television Commission Deputy Film Commissioner Sharon O’Guin will discuss the work the commission is doing to bring national-level productions to Memphis and

Luke Skywalker travels to Dagobah in search of Yoda. Only with the Jedi master’s help will Luke survive when the dark side of the Force beckons him into the ultimate duel with Darth Vader. Fri., Aug. 30, 7 p.m. CTI 3D GIANT THEATER, IN THE MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362).

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artholomew Jones wants to “make coffee black again.” Jones, 28, is the creator of the website cxffeeblack.com, which he describes as “a lifestyle brand and a social experiment — just asking and trying to answer the question, ‘Why aren’t there more black people in speciality coffee? And what would happen if there were?’ “If you go to Ethiopia right now, coffee is offered to you the same way the British serve tea. Three times a day.” But, Jones says, “In America, coffee is not seen as a black drink.” Cxffeeblack.com offers coffee and coffee-related products and information “as a way to spark a moveBartholomew Jones ment for black people to reclaim high-quality coffee as a part of our culture,” he says. Growing up in Whitehaven, Jones, who was born Maurice Henderson II, watched his dad drink Folgers and other “regular coffee.” But his father also drank Starbucks Kenyan coffee “before it was cool to get into Starbucks.” Jones drank coffee at his church, but, he says, “I would try to cover it up as much as possible with cream and sugar. The powdery cream. Just scoop as much of it as I could to hide the fact that it was coffee.” Jones, a hip-hop artist, also spent late nights in coffee shops working on his music. He began to wonder why he didn’t see more black people in the shops. “I was the only black person there,” he says. He tried his first Americano — a double shot of espresso and hot water — and began to explore why some espressos taste better than others. In 2012, Jones met his wife, Renata Henderson, at one of his hip-hop shows. He asked her, “Hey, do you like coffee?” “She said, ‘Yes.’ I told her, ‘Cool. I know the best spot that has the best lattes.’” A year later, they were married. That Christmas, Henderson gave Jones his first espresso machine. “From that, I bought seven different coffee makers, [including] Kalita Wave, V60, Aeropress. That lead me to more ‘why’ questions. Why is this coffee better than others?”

He became friends with a Latino barista at Avenue Coffee. “They have a lot of other dope baristas there. Them having a diverse staff made me feel more comfortable asking questions.” Jones began playing shows at Avenue Coffee. He threw in “coffee references here and there” in his songs, including “No Sugar No Cream” and “Americano.” Black people showed up at his shows, but not as customers at the shop, he says. A lot of coffee shops resembled the coffee drinks he used to order. “There was a lot of cream.” Jones began serving coffee to friends at his house. They’d listen to music and drink black coffee. “I was starting to see people say, ‘Hey, this is not bad without sugar or cream.’” Jones, who got a job as a barista at Society Memphis, originally started Cxffeeblack on Instagram as a way to bring awareness of specialty coffee to his community through music. The “x” in Cxfeeblack stands for the “x” slaves used as their last name after emancipation, Jones says. It also pertains to himself. “As a connection to my ethnic identity.” Jones partnered with a roaster, Kenny Baker from Ethnos Coffee. They collaborated on their first coffee, Guji Mane. Jones describes the taste as “ripe raspberries on your granny’s caramel cake and the mouthfeel of flan from your homie’s abuelita, which is ‘grandma’ in Spanish.” They sold 30 pounds of Guji Mane in 10 days. “All word of mouth. Eighty to 90 percent to people of color.” In addition to the coffee, on cxffeeblack.com, Jones is offering T-shirts and mugs hand-lettered by his wife. He’s in the process of “creating an all-black line of products.” Jones plans to one day have his own roasting equipment at home and eventually open his own brick-and-mortar shop. He wants people to do more than just drink his coffee. He wants them to learn from it. “By learning about coffee’s origins, we might learn about our own origins.”

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ou’ve never really seen the sunny Shi’a south in Iraq until you’ve seen it at midnight, when it’s still 91 degrees. It looks pretty much like you are picturing it right now, unless you haven’t turned on the news for a decade. Then it’s hard to explain. Earlier that evening, I’d attended a meeting of community leaders discussing the establishment of a regional medical center and had managed to accidentally get myself on national television. Which is why I always travel with a blazer or a suit: You really don’t want to get caught in an international incident and not be properly turned out. This was all pre-ISIS, back when no one was taking the civil war all that seriously. In the north, around Baghdad, you could buy booze. Despite the U.S. “withdrawal,” our people are all over the place there. Things were a little trickier in the south, where there were what we’d call Blue Laws. And like drinking in a dry county, life was easier if you knew a guy. During a civil war, everyone has a guy. Which is how I wound up with some of the nicest, most interesting people I’d ever met, drinking Lebanese beer in the back of a café. It was called Al Rayess, and it tasted, more or less, like an Amstel Light. I know this because there was some of that in the cooler as well — imported courtesy of the U.S. Armed Forces. How the café owner managed to get his hands on the stuff way down south, I have no idea. It seemed rude to ask, but I suspect there was a quartermaster sergeant somewhere in the Green Zone sending some fat checks back to the family — and more power to him. The Arabs prize eloquence almost as much as Americans sneer at it. A formal debate is like dueling orations, theatrical and profound, and to Westerners, a bit stifling. Then you break rank and head out to some café that’s supposed to be closed. But you know a guy and you have a beer and it tastes like an Amstel Light. The eloquence is still there, the poetic allusions and the vivid imagery, but the stifling orations evaporate. That’s when

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Bride Hard Samara Weaving has the worst wedding night ever in Ready or Not.

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eddings should be a joyous time — a celebration of love between two people, and a joining together of two families. The ceremony and reception bring the community together. It is one of our most enduring rituals. But let’s face it — weddings can also be a stressful time. Emotions are running high. A lot of money is being spent to ensure that everything goes exactly as planned. There’s a lot of opportunity for family conflict to spill out into the public sphere. Just because the bride and groom love each other doesn’t mean that the new in-laws have anything in common. Also, there’s an outside chance that your newest relatives will try to kill you. Grace (Samara Weaving) is about to get the wedding of her dreams. Her fiancé Alex (Mark O’Brien) is the scion of the Le Domas family, and they are loaded. We’re talking one-percenter rich, with a huge, sprawling family mansion that dates back to the Victorian age. They’ve got so much filthy lucre you’d think they made a deal with the devil a few generations back. But Alex doesn’t necessarily get along with his

family. As Grace and Alex get their courage up for the ceremony, we learn that he hasn’t been home in years. They only met 18 months ago, and Grace didn’t even know about all the money until recently. The introductions to the Le Domas family have been a little awkward, to say the least. Dowager matriarch Helene (Nicky Guadagni) glares at Grace with a silent, barely contained malevolence. Alex’s father Tony (Henry Czerny) openly criticizes his son and new daughter-in-law, and mother Becky (Andie MacDowell) makes only token attempts to defend the new girl in the family. Alex’s sister Emilie (Melanie Scrofano) sees the ceremony as yet another excuse to party. Cousin Fitch (Kristian Bruun) sees the whole thing as a tedious inconvenience. No one is thrilled about letting a potential gold digger like Grace get a claim on the family fortune, especially since she and Alex eschewed the usual three-year courtship for an “18-month bone-a-thon.” Maybe they should have just eloped. But no, Grace is determined to get into the family’s good graces. So the guests — so, so many guests — arrive, the vows are exchanged, the cake eaten, and the champagne sipped. Things go off without

When it comes to joining the family, the Le Domases aren’t playing around. a hitch. Then, just as Grace is getting ready to slip out of her exquisitely tasteful wedding gown and get down to postnuptial coital business, Alex stops her. There’s one more wedding tradition to attend to, one the Le Domas family takes even more seriously than the vows. You see, great-grandfather Le Domas made his initial fortune in playing cards before expanding to board games and then, eventually, owning professional sports teams. They’re all about playing games and sticking to the rules. After all, that’s how they amassed this ungodly fortune. So every time a new spouse is added to the family, she or he must draw a card from a special box. On it will be the name of a game, like tiddlywinks or Parcheesi. Then the assembled Le Domases will play the game together, and the new family member will be officially welcomed into the fold. But maybe since Grace and Alex saw each other

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mind Bruce Willis’ star-making turn as put-upon policeman John McClane. Like Willis, she plays the whole thing with a little wink to the audience, like when she pauses for a second when she sees a mirror to admire how her ammo bandolier sets off the lace in her wedding dress. The Le Domases are a parade of rich-jerk stereotypes (the fright-wigged Helene gets a laugh when she arms herself with a literal battle axe), and it’s lucky for Grace that none of them are very good shots. I guess the rich really are different from you and me — unless, that is, you’re a murderous Satanist. Ready or Not Now playing Multiple locations

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Well, we human beings had a good run. We’ve gone from green slime crawling out of the sea to the discovery of fire, the invention of the wheel, the use of tools, the dawn of civilization, the Dark Ages, the Renaissance, the creation of industry, mass production, the invention of the printing press, the automobile, the telephone, modern cities and suburbs, space exploration, and the telecommunication revolution. Then we hit a bump. Suddenly, we’ve regressed into green slime slouching back into the sea. Between the melting of the polar ice caps and the fires ravaging the Amazon rain forest, we’ve reached a climate apocalypse that may well be irreversible. This didn’t have to happen. It just proves how mindless leadership can alter the world’s climate in the shortest time. Civilization will mock the naiveté of such dire forecasts as Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange. Say goodbye to the Earth as we know it, and say hello to water wars, mass migrations, riots, and the shredding of the fabric of society. In the middle of the last century, a clairvoyant named Edgar Cayce became famous for his prophesies and remedies. An institution in Virginia Beach houses more than 14,000 of his readings — which have been determined to be 85 percent accurate. His clients included Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Edison, Irving Berlin, and George Gershwin. Cayce — “The Sleeping Prophet” — would lie down and enter a state of altered consciousness, which allowed him visions of the future. They were alarming when I first read them, many years ago. They’re terrifying now. In a reading from 1934, Cayce said, “The earth will be broken up in many places. The early portion will see a change … in the West Coast of America. Open waters appear in the northern portion of Greenland. The greater portion of Japan must go into the sea. There will be upheavals in the Antarctic … beginning in 2000-2001.” Any of this sound familiar? Cayce continues, “There are predictions of temperature changes in the deep waters which impact weather patterns, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.” Also, “New York itself, in the main, will disappear. Southern portions of Carolina, Georgia — these will disappear. Los Angeles, San Francisco ... will be among those destroyed.” On a cheerier note, Cayce claimed that Atlantis would reappear and unearth hidden knowledge. He also said that his dystopian vision need not take place with the proper awareness coupled with action. Considering the state of the planet today, that’s pretty incredible stuff, but guess who’s rushing us headlong into extinction? Our mock president’s performance at last week’s G7 summit in France did nothing to advance the cause of addressing climate change. Laughingly declaring himself to be “an environmentalist,” Trump said, “I want the cleanest water on earth. I want the cleanest air on earth. … I think I know more about the environment than most people.” This, coming from a man who boasted about opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling, withdrew from the Paris Climate Accord, claimed that windmills cause cancer, and wondered aloud if it were possible to “nuke” hurricanes. Then, Trump skipped a climate discussion with other world leaders, leaving an empty chair in his stead. Other G7 participants walked on eggshells around Trump, hoping that America’s human wrecking ball wouldn’t destroy another meeting of sane heads of state. While French President Emmanuel Macron was expressing outrage over Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s (or, as he’s been dubbed by some, the “Trump of South America”) handling of the Amazon fires, Trump himself was advocating for Russia’s re-admittance to the G7 and hyping one of his Florida resorts for the next summit, citing its many wonderful accoutrements. Like Trump, the Brazilian president is a climate change denier. He relaxed environmental regulations and permitted farmers and other commercial interests to burn off parts of the Amazon rain forest, then claimed the current conflagration was caused by “non-governmental organizations” for the purpose of “drawing international criticism to [his] government.” The rain forest produces 20 percent of the world’s oxygen. The World Wildlife Fund stated that if the Amazon rain forest, sometimes known as “the world’s lungs,” reaches the point of no return, the area could become a “dry savanna,” emitting carbon instead of oxygen. Without Trump’s input, the G7 pledged $20 million to help contain the fires that are destroying two and a half football fields worth of rain forest every minute of every day and are spilling over into neighboring countries. Meanwhile, NASA and the European Space Agency have determined that the polar ice caps have melted faster in the last 20 years than in the previous 10,000. Antarctica and Greenland have lost three times as much ice, compared to 20 years ago. A rise in sea level of more than six feet would be enough to inundate most major coastal cities. If the Greenland ice sheet melted, sea levels would rise by more than 20 feet. So long, New Orleans. Nice to know you, Miami. It’s good that Denmark refused to sell Greenland to Trump. He’d only melt it and turn it into the world’s largest water park. Randy Haspel writes the “Recycled Hippies” blog.

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