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OUR 1600TH ISSUE 10.24.19 I like to go down to the river just before sunrise, just before the light clears the Arkansas hills, when the mist hangs thick as fleece on the cold, clear water. I like to wade in up to my knees and disappear into the fog. You can’t see beyond your fishing boots, but you can hear the water riffling and murmuring and the morning birds singing as they greet the coming day. I like to stand there for a few minutes before making a cast, just taking it in, lost in the cloud, found in the moment. I’ve been going to the Little Red River for 15 years or so, ever since my friend Paul Chandler told me about a place called Fat Possum Hollow just outside of Heber Springs. “This place is incredible,” he said. “The fishing is great — and wait till you meet Maurice.” I did meet Maurice Lipsey — a couple of weeks later — on my first trip to check out Fat Possum. I’d spent the day fishing with Paul, and that evening we left our river cabin and drove down a gravel road through a couple of hayfields to a large barn on the property. We walked in and Maurice was sitting behind an ornate wooden bar in a room that looked for all the world like a Memphis neighborhood tavern. There was an ancient jukebox filled with classic Memphis tunes and a large television showing a baseball game above a massive stone fireplace. The walls were lined with Memphis Tigers sports posters, framed Commercial Appeal news clippings, photos of people holding trout, a life-sized rastaMaurice man statue, a shoe-shine chair, and a pool Lipsey table. A few-dozen beer bottles lined a shelf high on the walls, and a large sign behind the bar read: “No Dancing on Tables With Spurs On!” Well, I thought. This is different. And it was. Maurice was a delight, full of stories and quick to pour a little more wine into your glass. Of course, it was our wine, since the bar was BYOB, but still, a more charming bartender/proprietor would be hard to find. After spending the weekend, I was sold and ended up getting a cabin for six weekends a year. I’ve been going to Fat Possum ever since. I later learned that Maurice was following a dream that he’d had from the age of 15, when he took a scuba certification test at Greers Ferry Lake and fell in love with the area, especially the clear, deep Greers Ferry Lake and the Little Red River that flows from it. The dream was deferred for decades, as Maurice built a successful business — Security Watch — in Memphis, but his heart was always 100 miles west, in the hills and hollows of central Arkansas. When security giant ADT came calling in the late 1990s and bought him out, Maurice made his move. He purchased 250 rolling, mostly wooded acres on the Little Red, about a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Memphis. “Then I just had to figure out how to pay for it,” Maurice once told me. “One night, over a bottle of wine (or two), I came up with my quarter-share idea, and I started building cabins on the river to make it happen.” And it did happen. Maurice also built a house for himself on the land, and a rich, full life for his beautiful family. Through the years, more and more Memphians discovered the place, and Maurice made them all feel welcome. Race, gender, sexual orientation — none of it mattered to Maurice. He was a friend to all. I’ve spent many happy days and nights at Fat Possum, building memories and friendships that will last a lifetime. Then, last winter, Maurice stopped N E WS & O P I N I O N coming to the bar as often. On a couple THE FLY-BY - 4 trips, I didn’t see him at all. I learned that NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 5 POLITICS - 8 he was sick, fighting cancer and doing it VIEWPOINT - 11 privately, on his own terms. Then Paul COVER STORY called me a few weeks back and said it “HOOP CITY!” didn’t look good for our friend. And so, BY FRANK MURTAUGH, when I got another call from Paul last AIMEE STIEGEMEYER, week, I feared the worst — and the worst AND SHARON BROWN - 12 WE RECOMMEND - 16 had happened. Maurice was gone. MUSIC - 18 I’m going back to Fat Possum in NoAFTER DARK - 20 vember for my next weekend at the Little CALENDAR - 27 Red. I plan to go down to the water just HALLOWEEN GUIDE - 36 before sunrise, just before the light clears FOOD NEWS - 40 the Arkansas hills. I want to disappear into BREWS - 41 FILM - 42 the mist and let the river speak its music. I think Maurice will be there. C L AS S I F I E D S - 4 4 LAST WORD - 47 Bruce VanWyngarden brucev@memphisflyer.com

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R ES U LTS MAY VARY LetGo is a digital yard sale app for old mowers, rims, and smartphones. Last week, you could also find “witchcraft rituals for various things” in a post by Michael Bock. “Need a boost of luck?” reads the post. “Need some healing energy? Need that promotion? My coven will gladly help in any way we can. Results may vary.” NAK E D R U N N I N G MAN Nextdoor boiled over Sunday with a report of a “naked man running down Madison Ave.” “New TV show: Buff City Law,” wrote a Nextdoor user.

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Statues, Ghosts & Greyhounds Confederate icons ‘never to return,’ a ghost group helps out, and dog racing to end. C O PS N E XT DOOR? Loosening the residency requirements for Memphis police and fire employees rankled some Memphis City Council members last week, who argued those employees need to live in Shelby County. Administration officials said they want to allow Memphis Police Department (MPD) and Memphis Fire Services Division (MFSD) personnel to live up to two hours away. The move, they said, would make it easier to recruit. Council member Martavious Jones said Clockwise from top left: greyhound racing, residency requirements, more scooters, the change would ghost hunters, Raymond James, and Confederate statues allow “high-paying, middle-class jobs” to leave the city. Council member Cheyenne tion to stand or sit and will be placed at docks all over the city. Johnson said the move would hurt the image of the city. G H OST G R O U P H E LPS LIVI N G, D EAD P I LOT F LI ES J O B S F R O M D OWNTOWN A ghost at the Memphis Zoo? Yes, and there’s evidence. Mary, Raymond James, which saw record-setting, multi-billion-dollar The Orpheum’s most famous spirit? She’s passed over. And the revenues and record-setting, multi-million-dollar profits in Woodruff-Fontaine House? It’s “filled with spirits.” 2018, won’t have to pay full taxes for its new operations in All of this is according to Stephen Williams, leader of Memphis over the next eight years. Memphis Ghost Investigations and Spirit Rescue (MGISR). The company won a $3.2 million payment-in-lieu-of-taxes The group differs from most, Williams said, as they investigate, (PILOT) deal from the Memphis and Shelby County Economic educate the living and the spirits involved in the matter, and Development Growth Engine (EDGE) Wednesday for a project help spirits cross over. to move its Memphis operation (and more than 700 jobs) from Downtown to East Memphis. G R E YH O U N D R AC I N G TO E N D Live greyhound racing will end at Southland Casino Racing by ‘N EVE R TO R ETU R N’ December 2022, casino officials announced last week. The Supreme Court of Tennessee denied the Sons of ConfederThe West Memphis casino won an approval last week to alate Veterans’ (SCV) petition to review its case against the city low it to continue operating without the races. Casino officials of Memphis for the removal of three confederate monuments said the current climate on dog racing is changing and feared from former city-owned parks. The move effectively ended the Arkansas voters would prohibit it if given a ballot option. litigation against Memphis Greenspace, the agency that bought Robert Thorne, president of the Arkansas Greyhound the parks, to relocate the statues. Kennel Association, said, “We want to avoid a disruptive and Van Turner, president of Greenspace, said the organiabrupt end to live racing to the benefit of all parties, including zation wants the statues placed outside of Shelby County everyone who has a job at stake.” “never to return.” The phased-out ending of greyhound racing at Southland will reduce 2019’s 6,656 races to 4,992 in 2020. In 2021, 3,994 S C O OTI N’ O N races will be held, and that number will be reduced to 2,662 OjO announced last week that it, in partnership with Explore races in 2022. Bike Share, would bring 250 scooters to the city. Unlike the Visit the News Blog at memphisflyer.com for fuller versions of city’s current fleet of scooters, OjO scooters give riders the opthese stories and more local news.

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E-cigarettes in spotlight on reports of illness and death. The first death caused by a vape-related illness occurred in Tennessee last week, the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) reported. This comes as the number of lung illnesses related to vape or e-cigarette use continues to rise around the country. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cites the number of cases at 1,479, resulting in 33 deaths. In Tennessee, there have been 49 reported cases, according to the TDH. Four of those are in West Tennessee. The Tennessean who died last week, a resident of Middle Tennessee, suffered from “serious respiratory disease,” according to the TDH, which did not provide any additional information about the patient. Dr. Lisa Piercy, Tennessee Health Commissioner, offering condolences to the family, urged Tennesseans to avoid using vapes or e-cigarettes. “We are extremely saddened by this loss of life and extend our sincere condolences to the patient’s family,” Piercy said. “We are working with partners across the country to investigate these cases of vaping-associated illnesses in Tennessee and recommend Tennesseans consider refraining from using e-cigarettes or vaping while this investigation is underway.” The CDC reports that most of the affected patients

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report using a vape containing THC — or tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis — that was obtained off the street or from other “informal sources.” These illicit vapes “play a major role in the outbreak.” However, the CDC does not yet know which specific chemicals are causing damage, as no single product has been linked to all of the cases. Dr. Catherine Sanders, a pulmonology physician at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, said because vaping is relatively new, there isn’t a lot of research that shows its long-term effects. “We know that vaping can cause acute illnesses

like we’ve seen, but we don’t know much about the long-term effects of vaping yet because it’s so new,” Sanders said. “It’s important for the public to know that there’s so much the medical and science communities don’t yet know about it. That’s scary. You really take a gamble if you continue to vape.” At this point, Sanders said there is no evidence to support the idea that vaping is a healthier alternative to smoking regular cigarettes. “It’s important to know that vaping is not a safe alternative to smoking, which it has been considered before,” Sanders said. “It’s not this great way to quit smoking or a better way to start.” Clarissa Warren, director of operations for VaporWize, Memphis’ first vape store, worries what all of this will mean for the industry — and ultimately the store’s customers. Warren believes that the products sold in the store’s locations (more than a dozen of them) are safe. Warren said everything VaporWize sells is USDA-regulated: “We’re not selling anything that’s harmful to people.” “The biggest problem is that people are labeling these deaths saying they were caused by vaping,” Warren said. “It’s not vaping. It’s not a legal product these people are dying from. It’s the illegal cartridges from someone who made it in their house. That’s the problem, and it’s hurting our industry.”

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See-Saw of Emotion Sorrow at the deaths of two former legislators, and happiness at the return home of another. On the whole, it was a bad week — or at least a sad one — for the political community of Memphis. The city lost two veterans of legislative service — via the deaths of former state Representative Rufus Jones and former state Senator Reginald Tate. There was one redeeming high note — the return to town, for a muchappreciated visit, anyhow, of another former public official. That was former Memphis Congressman Harold Ford Jr., now a resident of New York and serving as chairman of RxSaver, a health-care company. Ford, who represented the city’s 9th congressional district from 1996 to 2006, addressed a luncheon crowd on Tuesday at the Westin Hotel as part of the Rotary Halloran Speaker Series, a joint effort of the Rotary Club of Memphis and former Orpheum president Pat Halloran. The essence of Ford’s speech was a catch-up on his (and his family’s) personal circumstances for the attendees, but he was willing to address political matters as well. He began with a courtesy nod to the Trump supporters in the audience, saying that if the president’s much-encumbered name happened not to be attached to many of his policy initiatives, some of them would appear to be, relatively speaking, “decent.” But, asked about the current Syrian fiasco, caused by the president’s unexpected and abrupt withdrawal of an American tripwire force there, Ford opined that Trump’s action triggered a view of him in the world at large as “unpredictable” in a way that communicated an ominous sense of weakness. • Even as members of Shelby County’s political community, Democrats and Republicans alike, were mourning the death on Sunday of Jones, a member of the state House of Representatives from 1980 to 1996, they found themselves having to deal as well with the loss on Monday of former state Senator Tate, whose tenure in the state Senate ran from

2006 to 2018. Both Jones and Tate served as Democrats — Jones during a period in which his party commanded a comfortable majority in his chamber and in the legislature at large, Tate during an era of Republican control of both the Senate and the General Assembly. Both Jones and Tate had business backgrounds, Jones as a member of a South Memphis family with grocery interests, Tate as president/CEO of an architectural firm. Each of them was personally popular on both sides of the aisle, and each served during periods of political controversy that tested their commitment to pure partisanship. Jones’ case was less demanding in that regard. Along with a majority of other legislative Democrats, he found himself working in harmony with Republican Governor Don Sundquist in an effort, ultimately unsuccessful, to pass a state income tax. Representative G.A. Hardaway, chair of the Legislative Black Caucus and often a Democratic spokesman at large, sized things up this way: “Rufus E. Jones served as a ready and willing source of reliable

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Harold Ford Jr. at Halloran Rotary Lunch and sound advice for myself and other legislators. Our families were close, and that allowed me to personally witness and learn from an excellent exemplar of personal conduct, professional success, and civic leadership.” Tate’s situation was different. Lacking any party background as such, he had the support of his neighbor Sidney Chism, an influential Democrat and sometime party chairman, when the county Democratic Committee had to find a substitute nominee in 2006 for the Senate seat vacated by incumbent Kathryn Bowers, continued on page 10

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who would be tried as a suspect in the FBI’s Tennessee Waltz corruption sting. Tate was nominated and won. He entered the Senate during a time when control of that body was swinging from Democrats to Republicans, and he seems to have perceived his duty, both to himself and to his district, as that of maintaining good relations with the soon-to-be dominant GOP. Legislative Republicans, for their part, made sure to get him aboard key committees. Increasingly, he was seen by fellow Democrats to be overstepping political boundaries — even to the point of becoming a board member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a right-wing mill for ultraconservative state legislation. Matters came to a head in 2018, when Tate was up for re-election to a fourth four-year term. Not only had he aroused the ire of his party mates with his everincreasing number of conservative votes, he was overheard on a hot microphone apparently uttering profane criticism of his fellow Democrats. It was less a judgment on his part than a sign of frustration as he saw one after another member of his party caucus side openly with his Democratic primary opponent in 2018, Katrina Robinson, an accomplished newcomer and proprietor of a nursing school. It cost him; Tate would go down to defeat by a 2 to 1 margin, Robinson polling 14,140 votes to his 6,464, and she would go on to serve effectively as a member of the Senate Democratic minority. Still, there was little rejoicing in party ranks at Tate’s defeat. Even those who were opposed to his politics remained personally fond of the man whose people skills were of the highest order. Karen

Camper, the Democrats’ House Leader, was a particular friend, as was Democratic caucus chair Raumesh Akbari, who said, “No matter what the legislative issue was, he found a way to work with folks from both sides of the aisle and always thought of Memphis first. Senator Tate had a way of always making you smile, and I know he’s smiling down on all of us today.” Shelby delegation chair Antonio Parkinson noted, “Senator Tate left an indelible mark on the state of Tennessee and its citizens through legislation that he sponsored and cosponsored over his many years at the Tennessee Legislature.”

It was a bad week for the political community of Memphis. The city lost two veterans of legislative service — via the deaths of former state Representative Rufus Jones and former state Senator Reginald Tate. Senator Sara Kyle, who had been an explicit critic of Tate, said, “Senator Tate did many good things for the citizens of Shelby County during his time in the General Assembly, and I was shocked and saddened to learn of his passing. We will all miss his smile and good sense of humor.” And Robinson, his electoral conqueror, also weighed in: “This is a sad day for Shelby County and our entire state. Thanks for 12 years of service to District 33.” Funeral arrangements had not been announced at press time.

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Trumped by Facebook place. That position allows him to use political paralysis in Washington as a smokescreen. Warren has a quick, simple solution: Break up these reckless firms. As you can imagine, Zuckerberg opposes Warren’s plan. “If she gets elected president, then I would bet that we will have a legal challenge, and I would bet that we will win the legal challenge. And does that still suck for us? Yeah,” Zuckerberg told his staff in audio leaked to the website The Verge. “But look, at the end of the day, if someone’s going to try to threaten something that existential, you go to the mat and you fight.” In other words, Zuckerberg has no interest in Warren becoming president. Meanwhile, Trump and his campaign are betting big on the power of social media platforms like Facebook to carry the president to re-election. That explains the elevation of Brad Parscale, whose primary experience is as a digital media guru rather than in political organizing, to be campaign manager.

The Russians continue to use social media to stir political division, racial division, and hatred. Thomas B. Edsall, writing in The New York Times, noted that Trump’s campaign has spent more than all three leading Democrats on social media. According to CNN, in the last week of September more than 1,800 ads ran on Trump’s Facebook page mentioning “impeachment.” Those ads wildly distorted reality to make Congress and Democrats into villains attacking a blameless president. CNN reported: “The ads have been viewed between 16 and 18 million times on Facebook, and the campaign has spent between $600,000 and $2,000,000 on the effort.” Just as the right-wing smear merchants put bogus stories about Uranium One into the 2016 election to damage Hillary Clinton, they are doing the same in 2020 with anti-Biden smears regarding Hunter Biden’s position with a Ukrainian gas company. If Facebook continues to allow their platform to be abused by propagandists, they will be giving Trump a giant advantage in the 2020 campaign. Juan Williams is an author, and a political analyst for Fox News Channel.

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SEASON PREVIEWS FOR THE 2019-20 TIGERS AND GRIZZLIES.

First Class CAN THE COUNTRY’S TOP-RANKED RECRUITING CLASS TAKE THE MEMPHIS TIGERS TO THE PROMISED LAND? by Frank Murtaugh

October 24-30, 2019

ot since Penny Hardaway (an All-American guard) and four other starters departed after the 1992-93 season has the University of Memphis basketball program undergone what amounts to a roster flip. But there’s a significant catch this time. Hardaway — now the secondyear head coach of the program — has filled that roster with the country’s top-ranked recruiting class, a septet that will not so much support returning rotation players like Alex Lomax and Tyler Harris (both sophomores), but shape the way those veterans impact the upcoming season. The Tigers will have a brand-new starting five on opening night (November 5th against South Carolina State at FedExForum), but they’ll take the floor with the highest expectations the program has seen in at least a decade. A year ago at this time, excitement around the program was entirely Hardaway-generated. The Meet the Tigers of 2019-20: James Wiseman (top left); Malcolm Dandridge and Alex Lomax (middle left); Precious Achiuwa (bottom left); and Coach Penny Hardaway (inset)

first-year coach led the Tigers to a 22-14 record and postseason play for the first time in five years (albeit the NIT). All but three members of that team’s rotation — most notably Jeremiah Martin — exhausted their eligibility, making this year’s recruiting class critical for any hopes of a return to the NCAA tournament and/or national rankings. And what a class Hardaway has delivered: seven players from four states and three times zones, a group ranked tops in the country by those who specialize in such metrics. THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN • James Wiseman, C (East High School, Memphis) — The top-ranked recruit in the entire country, Wiseman won a Tennessee state championship (in 2018) as a junior at East, playing for Hardaway. He was the tipping point for this recruiting class, a primary factor in attracting new teammates from as far away as New York and California. The Gatorade National Player of the Year as a senior, Wiseman played in the McDonald’s All-American Game and could become the top pick in the 2020 NBA draft. But first things first. The 7’1” center will aim to add a college championship to the high school hardware he earned alongside Alex Lomax, Malcolm Dandridge, and Ryan Boyce. Wiseman is the only Tiger on the AAC’s preseason allconference team. • Precious Achiuwa, F (Bronx, New York) — Like Wiseman, a five-star recruit, top-10 national prospect, and participant in the 2019 McDonald’s All-American Game. Played with Lester Quinones at St. Benedict’s Prep in New Jersey (as well as AAU ball in New

TALENTED BUT INEXPERIENCED … Hardaway hasn’t expressed — or shown outwardly — the slightest intimidation at the challenge he faces as Tiger coach, not since the March 2018 press conference in which he was reintroduced to a community of followers who already knew him better than they did their second cousins. To now be armed with a recruiting class that is the envy of every other coach in the country? “I’m excited,” he says. “Last year was a great learning experience. To come back with the No. 1 recruiting class. … I’m anxious to get ready.” And the notion of a rotation built around freshmen? “They’re freshmen, but they’re talented,” emphasizes Hardaway. “They’re gonna lean on us, the coaching staff, and players from last year. Experience is the best teacher. They’ll get their feet wet and see what works, and what doesn’t work. If they stay within themselves, and listen to us, they’ll be okay. If five freshmen earn spots, I’d have no problem starting them. Who is going to be the best at their position for us to win? There’s no favoritism. They’ll battle it out in practice.” Among the star-studded group of freshmen, Wiseman is almost certain to stand out. Players who can run the floor at 7’1” tend to gain “unicorn” status in the modern basketball lexicon, and Wiseman qualifies. Already projected to be a top-five pick in the 2020 NBA draft, the Mandarin-speaking big man will aim to maximize his impact for what he hopes is one special winter of college. “He’s matured a lot,” says Hardaway. “James is really quiet. But he’s being active with his teammates. He’s asking a lot of questions. He’s hungry. He wants to play great while he’s here.” Quinones has stepped forward as a face — and voice — of sorts for the Tiger rookies. He wears his game shorts higher than most, and flexes his Twitter muscles without reservation, recently firing away at Tennessee players as the Tiger-Vol rivalry regains some bite. “I love playing in front of huge crowds,” he says. “It gets me going better. It has a huge effect on us, how accepting the fans are. We’re just one huge basketball city.”

The new collection of talent has meant intense practices. As Hardaway puts it, “Iron sharpens iron.” Says Quinones, “The talent level on this team is amazing. Every day, someone is going to bring it more. The next day, the next person will do it.” “These are the moments I’ve been waiting for my whole life,” adds Ellis, the freshman who’s made the longest trip to be part of this special class. “The bright lights, it’s an amazing feeling. Since I arrived in town, everybody wants to take pictures with us. It’s crazy. Great expectations come with great responsibility. We’ll live up to it if we continue to work hard and come together for one goal. We’ll put it all out there.” While Ellis and Quinones are the premium guards among the freshman class, don’t sleep on Baugh, as there’s one element of a player’s game that earns playing-time love from Hardaway. “Damion is special,” notes Hardaway. “He picks up [defensively] 94 feet, maybe our best defensive guard besides Alex Lomax. Great rebounding guard. High IQ. And he can pass the ball really well.” THE VETERANS The only three players who can be classified as veterans this season are sophomore guards Harris (10.8 points per game as a freshman) and Lomax (5.1) and senior forward Isaiah Maurice (5.6 points and 3.1 rebounds). Hardaway is especially pleased with the development Lomax has shown over the offseason. Having coached A-Lo since his high school days at East, Hardaway feels an investment in the player’s rise. “He really struggled last year, shooting the ball,” says Hardaway. “He’s always been a great defensive player but kind of lost his way. This year, he came in understanding what he needs to do, and how he can affect the game for us. He understands what it takes for him to be successful on this level.” HARDAWAY FOR THE DEFENSE Amid all the flash, all those ranking stars (two fives and five fours, remember), Hardaway has his sights set on smothering opponents defensively. Good defense doesn’t slump. Particularly when playing away from FedExForum — where the Tigers’ various rankings will be held against them — Hardaway wants to see his team answer with defense. “With a young team, defense is gonna get it,” he says. “When we run into those teams that are senior-laden, physical . . . defense is going to come into play. Offensively, we’ll be okay. But defensively, we’ll have to shut people down.” The Tigers’ nonconference schedule is gaining strength, both with regional rivals back (Ole Miss, UAB, Tennessee) and “power-five” opponents a long way from FedExForum (Oregon and North Carolina State, the latter in Brooklyn). “There are some points on the schedule where, if we’re not coming to play, we could lose two or three in a row,” says Hardaway. “Especially with a young team. We’ll see who can handle adversity. We’re not afraid to play anybody.” Hardaway pays attention to the rankings, both for his recruiting class and for the team he’s built in two years. While some prognosticators have the Tigers in their top 20 — but not top 10 — Hardaway says top five wouldn’t surprise him. (AAC coaches picked Memphis to tie Houston for the conference championship.) He’s that confident in the talent he’s drawn to Memphis, and that convinced he and his coaching staff will max-out the treasure trove of skills. So raise your expectations as high as they’ll go. They’re not higher than those of the Memphis coach. “The mood around the city — everywhere I go — they can’t wait for the season to start,” says Hardaway. “Everybody’s raring to go, to see what this team’s gonna do. We’re all anxious.”

A Fresh Start SIX KEY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS YEAR’S NEW-EDITION GRIZZLIES. By Aimee Stiegemeyer and Sharon Shy Brown

one are the days when the Memphis Grizzlies were a playoff staple in the NBA’s Western Conference — and often known as the team no one wanted to face in the post-season. A new chapter has commenced in Grind City. The Grizzlies traded franchise cornerstones — and two of the best players in franchise history — Marc Gasol and Mike Conley. Gasol was traded to the Toronto Raptors prior to the trade deadline, where he eventually went on to become an NBA champion. Conley was sent to the Utah Jazz ahead of the draft. But the Grizzlies have quietly established a young core that could set the organization up for years to come. Second-year player Jaren Jackson Jr. and rookie point guard Ja Morant will be the key figures going forward. Will it work? Time will tell. Here are six key questions ahead of the upcoming NBA season: The Grizzlies made a lot of major changes during the off season — changes in the front office, changes in the coaching staff, and changes to the roster. Do you think those changes will lead to success? Aimee Stiegemeyer: Eventually, yes. Although it could take more than one season to fully realize it. While they might not lead to immediate success, the changes made in the off season are a good starting point for getting there. There are some new decision-makers in the front office, and so far the choices they have made appear to be good ones. Ja Morant and Brandon Clarke were excellent pickups, and the Grizzlies also received a few usable pieces from Utah and Atlanta. Shedding the remainder of Chandler Parsons’ contract was one of the most impressive moves made. Sharon Brown: In recent years, the Grizzlies have been a team plagued with instability and uncertainty. The team has been through four coaches since Robert Pera took controlling ownership of the franchise in 2012. For some reason or another, coaches haven’t worked out for Memphis. It is too early to predict how firstyear coach Taylor Jenkins’ tenure will work out. Confidence was lost in the front office, and former general manager Chris Wallace took the brunt of the criticism — rightfully so, since he was the one in front of the cameras. Changes were inevitable to appease the fan base. Grizzlies fans were used to being in the playoffs during the Grit ’n Grind era with the Core Four (Gasol, Conley, Zach Randolph, and Tony Allen). Even though the team improved to 33 wins last season from 22 the previous season, fans still want and expect more. Success is relative, and time will tell if the changes made will be worthwhile. Memphis appears to be at the starting point of an across-the-board rebuild. Do you think a complete rebuild was necessary? AS: Yes, 100 percent. The Grizzlies went all in on continued on page 14

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York). The last of the “magnificent seven” to sign with Memphis, Achiuwa’s addition clinched a No. 1 ranking for the recruiting class. • Boogie Ellis, PG (San Diego) — A fourstar playmaker, Ellis was ranked 32nd overall by 247Sports. Scored 51 points and 43 points in games as a senior at Mission Bay High School. • Lester Quinones, G (Brentwood, New York) — Earned a four-star ranking during his single season at IMG Academy in Florida. The 12th-ranked shooting guard in the country according to 247Sports. Won a championship in 2018 alongside Achiuwa at St. Benedict’s Prep in New Jersey. Shot 38 percent from three-point range at IMG. • D.J. Jeffries, F (Olive Branch High School) — A four-star prospect, Jeffries was the top-ranked player in Mississippi and the ninth-ranked power forward in the country. Averaged 23.3 points and 12.8 rebounds for the Conquistadors as a senior. • Damion Baugh, G (Nashville) — Played two seasons at Tennessee Prep Academy in Memphis, averaging 23.5 points and 10 rebounds as a senior. A four-star prospect, Baugh was ranked fourth among Tennessee prospects by 247Sports. • Malcolm Dandridge, F (East High School, Memphis) — Won a pair of state titles under Hardaway at East then became the new coach’s first commitment shortly after Hardaway was named Tiger coach in March 2018. A four-star prospect, Dandridge also played alongside Jeffries on the Bluff City Legends summer team.

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Gasol and Conley three years ago, which I do think was the correct choice at the time. Overspending on Chandler Parsons was a gamble by the front office, and in hindsight it turned out to be a losing one. However, looking at the context of where the Grizzlies were as a team, I still believe they did the best they could with the cards they were dealt. It became apparent last year that the window to build around Conley and Gasol was pretty much closed, and a hard reset was the most logical way forward. It’s easy to look back now and criticize the albatross that ended up being Parsons’ contract, but top-tier free agents were not exactly clamoring to come to Memphis, and something that often goes unstated is that without signing Parsons (or a similar caliber player), there was a good chance that Conley wouldn’t have re-signed. It seems like a lifetime ago now, but there were plenty of reasons to believe that building around Gasol and Conley would lead to further success. With a quality center and a quality point guard on the roster, the addition of a top-tier wing like Parsons made perfect sense. On paper, it was a solid move. In practice, not so much. Paralyzed by three near-max contracts, the Grizzlies were not able to acquire the rest of the pieces needed to push the team to the next level. And thus, here we are. SB: Absolutely, it was necessary. As the saying goes, you can’t expect different results if you keep doing the same thing over and over. That’s the definition of insanity. The Grizzlies were never known for developing young talent. Players were getting older and restless. It was time to move on from Gasol and Conley and allow them to pursue championship aspirations because, frankly, it wasn’t happening in Memphis any time soon. It was long overdue. The icing on the cake was finally getting rid of Parsons’ massive contract. Getting rid of the three massive contracts of Gasol, Conley, and Parsons gave the Grizzlies room to maneuver for the future. Who’ll have a breakout season, top of the roster? AS: Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. are the obvious answers, provided the latter can learn to stay out of foul trouble. This could also be the season that Dillon Brooks unlocks his full potential and elevates his game to another level. I’m feeling pretty high on Brandon Clarke as well. SB: Conventional wisdom would say Jaren Jackson Jr. However, Morant may give him a run for his money. Both have the potential to become superstars in this league. Jackson is a great all-around player and the new face of the franchise, but he has had issues with rebounding and getting into foul trouble. He needs to understand that when the game is on the line, he needs to be out on the floor, not sitting on the bench with foul issues. Morant is one of the best passing and explosive point guards to come out of college in a long time, and he will be in the conversation for Rookie of the Year. And he is hungry. With luck and hard work, Morant and Jackson could be an unstoppable duo in the NBA for years to come.

Who’ll have a breakout season from the bench? AS: Jae Crowder and Solomon Hill are both giving me very strong veteran role-player vibes. And this is 14 likely to be an unpopular opinion, but I don’t think we should sleep on Grayson Allen either.

SB: There are several players who stand out on the bench, and it is hard to pick just one to have a breakout season. Clarke and Allen may be top-tier role players. Backup point guard Tyus Jones may be the most important bench player. He has an allaround game and has the ability to run the offense when Morant is catching a rest. What does a successful season look like right now to this franchise? AS: The Grizzlies need to consider the long game here and look beyond immediate results. What constitutes success is subjective, and one man’s ceiling is another man’s floor. I don’t expect them to be playoff contenders this year — and maybe not next year, either. They have put together a nice group of guys who are young, scrappy, and hungry, and the primary goal for this season should be about player development and building team chemistry. SB: Setting high expectations for this season doesn’t seem realistic. As we’ve seen elsewhere in the league, a youth movement doesn’t necessarily mean instant success. Continuity goes a long way as far as development is concerned with a young core. It might be a few years before the team’s hard work pays off. This is a game of chess, not checkers. It may be tough in terms of winning in the Western Conference, but fans will likely have other things to cheer for and become excited about. This team should be considered one of the better up-and-coming young teams in the West, one with a bright future.

This team should be considered one of the better up-and-coming young teams in the West, one with a bright future. How should the Grizzlies handle the situation with Andre Iguodala? AS: This is another situation in which playing the long game is necessary. What they should absolutely not do, under any circumstances, is give Iguodala a buyout right now. I might feel differently if he were willing to accept something lower than his full $17.2 million salary, however it just does not make good business sense to subsidize his move to the Lakers or the Clippers for nothing in return. If nothing else, he will be a hot commodity as the trade deadline gets closer, and there’s a much better chance of getting some value out of his contract. SB: Right now, it’s a business decision for the Grizzlies. Memphis has every right to want something in return, instead of a buyout. Iguodala has over $17 million remaining on his contract. Neither the Grizzlies nor Iguodala appear to be in a rush to come to an agreement. The Grizzlies are vying for future assets via a trade while Iguodala wants to be traded to a contender or sign with a team of his choosing, if he’s bought out. Patience is key for both Memphis and Iguodala. Aimee Stiegemeyer and Sharon Shy Brown are the founding editors and co-owners of the Memphis Grizzlies blog All Heart in Hoop City. The Memphis Grizzlies keep going and growing after the Grit ’n Grind era: Ja Morant (top right); Coach Taylor Jenkins (middle right); and Jaren Jackson Jr. (bottom right).

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Memphis Burlesque Productions, formerly Sock It To Me Productions, will be hosting its annual sexy Halloween show this Saturday at Club Spectrum. At Naughty Nightmares! A Haunted House of Burlesque, Lady Doo Moi and friends will provide a oneof-a-kind experience. As guests arrive, they’ll see a special surprise: a “resurrection” of a piece of Club Spectrum’s predecessor, Club 616. After that, guests will walk through a spider tunnel maze in the lounge side, which will allow them to explore “five rooms of naughty terror,” which may or may not contain gothic dolls, contortionists from Queer Circus Girl Productions, and more. On the live side, the real magic happens. Eleven entertainers performing double sets, some including fire and aerial performances, will take on the personae of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, werewolves, ghosts, and more. Doo Moi says she’s “dusting off her boots” and bringing back an award-winning Pink Floyd-inspired The Wall performance that’s guaranteed to be a “creepy, fun, cool act.” She’s been doing a lot of “hunting and gathering” to provide this sexy, interactive experience. And, she says, she derives a great deal of inspiration for this from helping her mother build haunted houses every year as a child. “As a kid growing up watching, learning, helping, and being a character in the haunted house for pretty much every year of my childhood that I can remember, it’s part of the creativity I’ve got instilled in my brain, and to do this is like a dream come true for me,” she says. NAUGHTY NIGHTMARES! A HAUNTED HOUSE OF BURLESQUE, CLUB SPECTRUM, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 8:30-11:59 P.M., $20/GENERAL ADMISSION, $30/SINGLE VIP SEAT.

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THURSDAY October 24

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Dark Match Comedy Meddlesome Brewing Company, 7750 Trinity, Suite 114, Cordova, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Throw back a couple drafts and enjoy some laughs with some of the Mid-South’s most hilarious comedians, brought together by Comma Comedians.

Monster Market Monster Market, 618 S. Main, noon-8 p.m. Pop-up shop, organized by Holtermonster, with strange and unique art, apparel, jewelry, novelties, and decor from dozens of makers and small brands, including Babycreep, Hellcats, Inc., Coven of Cuteness, and others. Runs through Halloween.

Princess: Out There The Green Room at Crosstown Arts, 1350 Concourse Suite 280, 7:30-10:30 p.m., $10 The performance art band Princess, featuring Alexis Gideon and Michael O’Neill, explores queerness and the concept of masculinity through its act. Hear songs from the new album Out There.

Flicker Fest Urban Earth Garden Center, 80 Flicker, 6-8 p.m. Family-friendly neighborhood celebration and Flicker Street Arts District open house event with music, food, door prizes, and community.

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Native Son: Works by Nosey42 Soul Owner, 579 N. McLean, 6-8 p.m. A showing of fine art by muralist Brandon Gaia Marshall (aka Nosey42), whose work is not often seen in a gallery setting. “Native Son” is a collection of collage and paintings with a nod to preinternet nostalgia. Memphis Tequila Festival Overton Square, 2101 Madison, 6-9 p.m., $49 Hosted by the Memphis Flyer. Ticket includes 15 tequila samples. Event features face-painting, costume photo booth, and DJ. Food vendors and a cash bar on site. Benefits Volunteer Memphis.

Voodoo Doll Workshop Oothoon’s, 410 N. Cleveland, 7-8 p.m., $20 Make your own decorative Voodoo Doll. Refreshments and materials provided, but bring your own embellishments to personalize your doll. Also on Saturday and Sunday. Electric Watershed Halloween Carolina Watershed, 141 E. Carolina, 8 p.m.-2 a.m., $10 An EDM festival featuring performances by DJ Ben Murray, Don Twan, Kelvin, and Kaos. Emo Night Memphis: Rebirth Hi Tone, 412 N. Cleveland, 9 p.m., $7 Get in losers, we’re going crying.

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Space Things Spaceface is bringing its annual Spaceface Halloween concert to Crosstown Theater this weekend, and Jake Ingalls, singer and guitarist for the psychedelic rock band, promises an epic party. Spaceface, known for its visually appealing backdrops, will be turning the theater into a Stranger Things-themed upsidedown Snowball Dance (season 2, episode 9, for reference). “Our goal with every show is, from the get-go, for people to walk in and see a completely different place than the one that they’ve been in before,” says Ingalls. To further set the scene, Spaceface will be dressing up like Stranger Things characters. “I’ll be dressing up like Steve,” he says. “I’ve already got my Scoops Ahoy outfit.” The other band members will dress like Hopper (Eric, singer), Eleven (Matt, guitar), Billy (Griffin, bass), Dustin (Peter, keys) and Barb (Big Red, drums). For the first half of the show, Spaceface will be accompanied by the UpsideDown Ensemble (a 10-piece ensemble from Memphis Symphony Orchestra), two or three extra horn players from Louise Page’s band, and some Demogorgons. “My friend Natalie is flying down from Grand Rapids,” says Ingalls. “She’s made a lot of props for us before, and she’s made an actual Demogorgon costume that she’ll be doing wacky stuff with.” Ingalls says this show will double as a single release party for retrofuture tune “Panoramic View,” which will be dropping the day before along with a music video. “For people who’ve been seeing us from the beginning, it’s actually one of our first songs from our first show that we played at Poplar Lounge back in 2012,” says Ingalls. “We sort of just let it fall by the wayside for some reason.” SPACEFACE HALLOWEEN WITH THE UPSIDEDOWN ENSEMBLE, CROSSTOWN THEATER, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 7-11:30 P.M., $10/ ADVANCE, $15/DOOR.

SATURDAY October 26 RiverArtsFest Riverside Drive between Jefferson and Beale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $5 Featuring work from more than 200 artists, live art demonstrations, and hands-on activities, this is the largest outdoor juried artist market and urban street festival in the Mid-South. Also on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Memphis Bigfoot Festival Memphis Made Brewing Co., 768 S. Cooper, 2-6 p.m. Free to attend celebration of the ever-elusive Bigfoot. Watch films, view evidence, and hear from Sasquatch witnesses. Wear your Bigfoot costume, participate in trivia, and shop the Monster Mart.

WEDNESDAY October 30 Between the Days: Allman Brothers & The Band Tribute Railgarten, 2166 Central, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Free show with FreeWorld and Outer Ring performing classic tracks by The Band and Allman Brothers. Fall Movie Nights: Beetlejuice Overton Square, 7 p.m. Free outdoor movie night featuring the ghost with the most. Boos & Brews Bar Crawl South Main Arts District, 8 p.m.1 a.m., $15/advance, $20/door Benefits the Ronald McDonald House of Memphis. Admission includes wristband that can be used for drink specials at stops.

Indie Memphis Film Festival Crosstown Theater, 1350 Concourse, 5 p.m.-midnight, cost varies Opening reception followed by showing of Harriet (6:30 p.m.), a tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery, and the Hometowner Narrative Shorts Competition No. 1 (9:30 p.m.) Runs through November 4th. Visit website for details. Elton John: Farewell Yellow Brick Road FedExForum, 191 Beale, 8 p.m., $56.50-$221.50 Don’t miss the rocket man perform such favorites as “Your Song,” “Bennie and the Jets,” and “Tiny Dancer” on this stop of the legendary songwriter’s farewell tour.

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hen MC Chris calls me, he’s sitting in his van in a Denny’s parking lot, a stop on his way to this particular evening’s gig in Seattle. After a bumpy year financially and personally, he’s recently fired his booking agent. “I found out in midSeptember that I had no tour dates,” he says. “And I booked 40 dates [on my own] in three weeks. I’m still booking shows. I love being in control.” On this tour, he’s driving himself from his home in California, across the country (with a stop in Memphis this week), and back — and, to save money, sleeping in his van in Walmart parking lots along the way, a sort of throwback to the 44-year-old’s “punk rock days.” “It can’t get any more DIY. I literally have to do everything by myself, even rap on stage!” he says, with his distinctive boyish voice and a laugh. “And I’m not half bad.” MC Chris (Illinoisborn rapper Christopher Ward) — also a voice MC Chris actor, comedian, writer, and animator — came into the public eye while working on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, most notably as the voice of Sealab 2021’s Hesh Hepplewhite and Aqua Teen Hunger Force’s MC Pee Pants, a rapping, diaper-clad spider. After college, with a degree in writing for film and television from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and before being “discovered,” he shuffled between production assistant jobs in New York. (“I worked for Michael Moore as a PA,” he says. “I would get him his McDonald’s and his Starbucks, which I thought was ironic.”) During that time, the first glimmers of his future in music sparked. “I lived in a brownstone in Jersey City with two college buddies,” he recalls. “They had a punk band and put on shows all the time. When they’d break a string, I’d get to go on stage, the drummer would start drumming, and I would rap. That was such a thrill for me. I didn’t know MC Chris was happening, it was always like a college joke … a nickname. I did it at parties because I loved rap

and hip-hop. “In the late ’90s, I wrote a song about Boba Fett, and I had been writing a lot of raps and experimenting because we were all musicians, we were all experimenting, we were always recording.” By happenstance, working as an intern in the box office at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, he met Adult Swim pioneers Dave Willis and Adam Reed and worked with Cartoon Network until 2004 when he left to focus on his music career. Since 2001, he’s self-produced more than a dozen albums, with songs about video games, smoking weed, Dungeons and Dragons, and Star Wars — music that’s often classified as “nerdcore hip-hop.” “I was taught by Public Enemy to keep it real and represent,” he says, “and that means I have to rap about Star Wars.” Another part of keeping it real is being vocal with his fans on social media about his personal life, depression, and debt. “I grew up in a Catholic household with a very repressed vibe,” he says. “So I look for opportunities to express myself. It helps me, and it also helps the people listening to me. Let’s say you’re feeling trapped, and you need to hear a voice. Sometimes music is the one voice a person will hear. I want my fans to have less stress in their lives, and if you can connect on issues that you feel are a source of pain, I think that helps everybody.” His shows are a place to connect and be free. Attendees are encouraged to wear costumes, and the grand-prize winner — selected at the tour’s end — gets an MC Chris song written for, and about, them. Podcasts are recorded at the beginning of each set, with Chris interviewing fans on stage. Likely on the set list: “Pizza Butt,” “Wiid,” and “I Want Candy.” A definite, and a personal favorite for MC: “Fett’s Vette.” “It’s something we’re all singing together,” he says. “Camaraderie feels good.” MC Chris performs at Hi Tone with Lex the Lexicon Artist and Schaffer the Darklord on Sunday, October 27th, at 9 p.m. $20/advance. $25/door.

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule October 24 - 30 FedExForum 191 BEALE

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

Elton John: Farewell Yellow Brick Road Wednesday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m.

Handy Bar 200 BEALE 527-2687

The Amazing Rhythmatics Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays, 7 p.m.-1 a.m. 145 BEALE 578-3031

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, 12-4 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.

Blue Note Bar & Grill

King’s Palace Cafe

341 BEALE 577-8387

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

Blues City Cafe 138 BEALE 526-3637

162 BEALE 521-1851

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

King’s Palace Cafe Patio 162 BEALE 521-1851

Rum Boogie Cafe

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

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

Tin Roof 315 BEALE

Semi-Average Joe Thursday, Oct. 24, 6 p.m.; Alex Butler Band Thursday, Oct. 24, 9 p.m.; DJ Stringbean Thursday, Oct. 24, 11 p.m.; Andrew Cabigao Oct. 25-26, 6 p.m.; Alex Butler Band Oct. 25-26, 10 p.m.; DJ Dell Friday, Oct. 25, 10:30 p.m.; DJ Toonz Saturday, Oct. 26, 10:30 p.m.; Rodell McCord Wednesday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m.

Belle Tavern 117 BARBORO ALLEY 249-6580

Rum Boogie Cafe Blues Hall

The Rusty Pieces Sundays, 6:30-9 p.m.

182 BEALE 528-0150

Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Saturdays, 4:30-8:30 p.m. and Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Tony Holiday; Cowboy Neil Band Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Memphis Blues Masters Mondays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Soul Street Mojo Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

Blind Bear Speakeasy 119 S. MAIN, PEMBROKE SQUARE 417-8435

Live Music Thursdays-Saturdays, 10 p.m.; The Rusty Pieces Friday, Oct. 25, 10-11:59 p.m.

Brass Door Irish Pub 152 MADISON 572-1813

Silky O’Sullivan’s

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

183 BEALE 522-9596

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

Cannon Center for the Performing Arts MEMPHIS COOK CONVENTION CENTER, 255 N. MAIN 525-1515

Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 27, 2:30 p.m.

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium 130 PEABODY PLACE 523-8536

The Rusty Pieces Saturday, Oct. 26, 7-10 p.m.; Songwriters with Roland and Friends Mondays, 7-10 p.m.

The Silly Goose 100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

South Main

The Halloran Centre

Downtown Yoga

225 S. MAIN 525-3000

515 S. MAIN 409-7515

Memphis Songwriters Series with Mark Edgar Stuart Thursday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m.; John McEuen and the String Wizards Friday, Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m.

Beginner’s 6 Week Series 2 Transitions & Vinyasa Thursday, Oct. 24, 6:45-7:45 p.m.

Huey’s Downtown

Raelyn Nelson Band, Bailey Bigger Friday, Oct. 25, 7-9 p.m.

77 S. SECOND

John Paul Keith Sunday, Oct. 27, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Mesquite Chop House 88 UNION

Richard Wilson Saturday, Oct. 26, 7-10 p.m.

South Main Sounds 550 S. MAIN 494-6543

Spindini 383 S. MAIN 578-2767

Lannie MacMillian Jazz Trio Friday, Oct. 25, 7-10 p.m.; Joe Restivo Jazz Trio Saturday, Oct. 26, 7-10 p.m.

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

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

Regina’s 60 N. MAIN

Richard Wilson Saturdays, 3-5 p.m.; Open Mic Night Saturdays, 4-7 p.m.

B-Side 1555 MADISON 347-6813

Mario Monterosso Friday, Oct. 25, 10 p.m.; Zarr Halloween Party Saturday, Oct. 26, 11 p.m.; Batcave Jamalaya Sunday, Oct. 27, 6 p.m.; Devil Train Mondays, 8 p.m.; David Cousar Tuesdays, 9 p.m.; Outer Ring Wednesdays, 9 p.m.

Rumba Room 303 S. MAIN 523-0020

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

October 24-30, 2019

Sean Apple Thursdays, 4-7:30 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Fridays, Saturdays, 5-9 p.m.; Hillbilly Casino Oct. 25-26, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Tuesdays, 7 p.m. and 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.; Landon Lane with Rodney Polk Mondays, 7-11 p.m.; Brad Birkedahl Band Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

168 BEALE 576-2220

Big Don Valentine’s Three Piece Chicken and a Biscuit Blues Band Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Delta Project Thursday-Friday, Oct. 25-26, 8 p.m.-midnight. 182 BEALE 528-0150

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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.

143 BEALE 524-KING

King’s Palace Cafe Tap Room

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Growlers

Huey’s Midtown

964 S. COOPER 272-0830

1911 POPLAR 244-7904

1927 MADISON

2012 MADISON 272-BLUE

Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight.

The Chaulkies Sunday, Oct. 27, 4-7 p.m.; The Tony Holiday Band Sunday, Oct. 27, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Lafayette’s Music Room

70 N. BELLEVUE

700 POPLAR AVE 9016266763

Sweet Honey in the Rock Friday, Oct. 25, 8 p.m.

Minglewood Hall

Phantom Phavorites Halloween Concert Sunday, Oct. 27, 7-8 p.m.

Wild Bill’s

1555 MADISON 312-6058

Roxy Blue Album Release Friday, Oct. 25, 8:30 p.m.; COIN, Dayglow Saturday, Oct. 26, 8 p.m.

2119 MADISON 207-5097

Allen Mack Myers Moore Thursday, Oct. 24, 9 p.m.; Cruisin’ Heavy Friday, Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m.; Almost Famous Friday, Oct. 25, 10 p.m.; Susan Marshall Trio Saturday, Oct.

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.

Boscos

Cafe Ole 959 S. COOPER 343-0103

The Rusty Pieces Sunday, Oct. 27, 12-4 p.m.

Canvas 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

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Dru’s Place

Craft Republic 5101 SANDERLIN 763-2013

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Oct. 29, 8 p.m.; All Hallow’s Eve Bloody Masquerade with G-Rex, Z-Dougie, and more Wednesday, Oct. 30, 9 p.m.

Hi Tone 412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE

White Reaper, Charles Irwin, Wombo Thursday, Oct. 24, 8 p.m.; Sun Seeker, Super Low, Sixteen Jackies Thursday, Oct. 24, 9 p.m.; Reserving Dirtnaps, High Command, Enforced Friday, Oct. 25, 8 p.m.; Emo Night Memphis: Rebirth Friday, Oct. 25, 10 p.m.; Romasa, Knives Sunday, Oct. 27, 6 p.m.; mc chris, Lex the Lexicon Artist, Schaffer the Darklord Sunday, Oct. 27, 9 p.m.; The Body, Autolith, Obake Wednesday, Oct. 30, 10 p.m.

26, 10:30 a.m.; Rick Camp & the Suburban Trunk Monkeys Saturday, Oct. 26, 2 p.m.; Ashton Riker Saturday, Oct. 26, 6:30 p.m.; The Dantones Saturday, Oct. 26, 10 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Glen Phillips Sunday, Oct. 27, 8 p.m.; Walter Salas-Humara Sunday, Oct. 27, 8:30 p.m.; Madison Line Mondays Mondays, 6 p.m.; Justus Brothers Tuesday, Oct. 29, 7 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle & New Orleans Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.

Midtown Crossing Grill 394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

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

Huey’s Poplar 4872 POPLAR

The Settlers Sunday, Oct. 27, 4-7 p.m.; Terry Wall & the Wallbangers Sunday, Oct. 27, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

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

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

Mortimer’s 590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

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

T.J. Mulligan’s Karaoke Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

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

Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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

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

1474 MADISON 275-8082

Princess: Out There Thursday, Oct. 24, 7:30-9:30 p.m.; The Lovelight Orchestra Friday, Oct. 25, 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis Saturday, Oct. 26, 8-10 p.m.; Tulsa Revue: John Fullbright, Jesse Aycock, P Benjaman, J Tovar Sunday, Oct. 27, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

East Memphis

1817 KIRBY 755-2481

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Spaceface Halloween with The UpsideDown Ensemble Saturday, Oct. 26, 7-11:30 p.m.

1350 CONCOURSE, SUITE 280 507-8030

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

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

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The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

Ubee’s 521 S. HIGHLAND 323-0900

6069 PARK 763-0676

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Ed Finney & Neptune’s Army with Deb Swiney Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Wayde Peck Fridays, 6 p.m.; Turnstyles Friday, Oct. 25, 9 p.m.; The Skitch Saturdays, 6 p.m.; Hope Clayburn & the Soul Scrimmage Saturday, Oct. 26, 9 p.m.; Jazz Jam with Frog Squad Sundays, 6 p.m.; Gaylan Grooms Mondays, 5 p.m.; Ben Minden-Birkenmaier Wednesdays, 6 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

Karaoke Fridays-Sundays.

Friday Karaoke Fridays, 7-11 p.m.

East of Wangs

2120 MADISON 432-2222

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

Triple S 1747 WALKER 421-6239

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

Murphy’s 1589 MADISON 726-4193

Whatever Dude Halloween Bash Saturday, Oct. 26, 10 p.m.

Otherlands Coffee Bar 641 S. COOPER 278-4994

Short in the Sleeve Record Release Party Saturday, Oct. 26, 8-11 p.m.

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

1532 MADISON 726-0906

DJ Ben Murray Thursdays, 10 p.m.; Seth Walker Friday, Oct. 25, 8 p.m.; Bluegrass Brunch with the River Bluff Clan Sundays, 11 a.m.

Railgarten

Oasis Hookah Lounge & Cafe

P&H Cafe Rockstar Karaoke Fridays; Open Mic Music Mondays, 9 p.m.midnight. 2160 CENTRAL

Electric Horror Story: Freeworld covering The Band, Outer Ring covering The Allman Bros., DJ Ben Murray, Dudecalledrob, Kelvin Saturday, Oct. 26, 6:30-10:30 p.m.

663 S. HIGHLAND 729-6960

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

Whitehaven/ Airport Graceland Soundstage 3717 ELVIS PRESLEY

Sum 41, Vagrants Thursday, Oct. 24, 7-10 p.m.; Switchfoot Saturday, Oct. 26, 8 p.m.

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Blue Monkey

Ill.Gates, Gill_Yum, Eratixx, Odd Wilson Thursday, Oct. 24, 9 p.m.; Sodown, Maddy O’Neal, Drewbeats, Since Juleye Friday, Oct. 25, 10 p.m.; EarthGang, DUCKWRTH Saturday, Oct. 26, 9 p.m.; Wyred 3: Spookiest Sunday, Oct. 27, 4 p.m.; Black Cream Sunday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m.; My Chemical Monday: HONORÉ Monday, Oct. 28, 8 p.m.; Flipturn, The Brazen Youth, Wallace Leopard Tuesday,

St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral

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Goner Third Thursday Every third Thursday; Amy Rigby Thursday, Oct. 24, 8 p.m.; Brain Bagz Friday, Oct. 25, 10 p.m.; Schizophrenics Sunday, Oct. 27, 9 p.m.; Mary Gagz and Her Gaggle of Drags Mondays, 8:30-11 p.m.; Lahna Deering Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church

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Collierville

Marlowe’s Ribs & Restaurant

Highlander Restaurant & Pub

4381 ELVIS PRESLEY 332-4159

78 N. MAIN

Karaoke with DJ Stylez Thursdays, Sundays, 10 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.; Karaoke hosted by DJ Maddy Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

Arlington/Eads/ Oakland/Lakeland Rizzi’s/Paradiso Pub 6230 GREENLEE 592-0344

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

Bartlett Hadley’s Pub 2779 WHITTEN 266-5006

Rockstar Karaoke with Charlie Belt Thursdays, 8 p.m.

Old Whitten Tavern

Richard Wilson Every other Friday, 8-10 p.m.; Richard Wilson Every other Friday, 8-10 p.m.

My Favorite Place 880 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY.

Richard Wilson Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m.

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

The Southern Edition Band Tuesdays.

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

Live Music Saturdays, 9 p.m.

Pop’s Bar & Grill 6365 NAVY 872-0353

Possum Daddy or DJ Turtle Thursdays, 5-9 p.m.; CeCee Fridays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.; Possum Daddy Karaoke Wednesdays, 6-10 p.m. and Saturdays, 7-11 p.m. 4212 HWY 51 N.

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

Germantown Performing Arts Center 1801 EXETER 751-7500

Jazz Gala benefiting the Collage Ballet Conservatory Friday, Oct. 25, 7-10 p.m.

Ice Bar & Grill

Fox and Hound Tavern 6565 TOWNE CENTER, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-536-2200

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

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

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

Landers Center 4560 VENTURE, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-280-9120

The Avett Brothers, Trampled by Turtles Thursday, Oct. 24, 7:30 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 Southland Casino Racing 1550 N. INGRAM, WEST MEMPHIS, AR 800-467-6182

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

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

Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Wine Bar

The New Backdour Bar & Grill

4202 HACKS CROSS 757-1423

9087 POPLAR 755-0092

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

302 S. AVALON 596-7115

DJ Stylez Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

October 24-30, 2019

Steak Night with Tony Butler and the Shelby Forest Pioneers Fridays, 6-8 p.m.; Robert Hull Saturday, Oct. 26, 12-3 p.m.; Lee Cagle Sunday, Oct. 27, 12:303:30 p.m.

Acoustic Music Tuesdays.

Toni Green’s Palace

RockHouse Live

7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

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

Dan McGuinness

Germantown

Shelby Forest General Store

7281 HACKS CROSS, OLIVE BRANCH, MS 662-893-6242

3964 GOODMAN, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-890-7611

Live Music Fridays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Karaoke Mondays, Tuesdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.-2:30 a.m.; Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

The Crossing Bar & Grill

Cordova

2465 WHITTEN 379-1965

5709 RALEIGH-LAGRANGE 386-7222

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Circuit Playhouse

Head Over Heels, jukebox musical comedy with music and lyrics from the catalog of the GoGo’s. playhouseonthesquare.org. Through Oct. 27. 51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

Hattiloo Theatre

Eclipsed, story of the captive wives of a commanding officer in the rebel army during the Second Liberian Civil War. A young woman simply referred to as “The Girl” has recently been abducted by the C.O., and two of his older wives do what they can to help and care for her. Just as The Girl begins to adjust to life at the compound, the entire community is thrown off balance when a fourth wife returns from the battlefield, after having escaped the army camp to fight as soldier in the resistance. Through Nov. 10. 37 S. COOPER (502-3486).

New Moon Theatre Company

The Pillowman, a writer in a totalitarian state is interrogated about the gruesome content of his stories and their similarities

“Queens and Monsters” by Melissa Wilkinson at Clough-Hanson Gallery, Friday, Oct. 25th, 5 p.m.

to a series of child murders. Play by Martin McDonagh. newmoontheatre.org. $20 adults, $15 seniors, students, and military. Fri., Sat., 8-10:30 p.m., and Sun., 2-4:30 p.m. Through Oct. 27. AT THEATREWORKS, 2085 MONROE (484-3467).

Theatre Memphis

Cats, musical based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. An urban alley comes alive after dark, with cats of all types, shapes and sizes. They are gathering for the Jellicle Ball, during which one cat will be allotted an extra precious life. $35. Through Nov. 3. 630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

University of Memphis, Department of Theatre & Dance

Inherit the Wind, searing fictionalization of the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial in which a Tennessee teacher was arrested for teaching evolution in the classroom. The play sets the action in a courtroom in Hillsboro in the rural South and examines the intersection of education and Evangelistic ideals. memphis.edu/theatre. $25 adults, $20 seniors. Thurs., Oct. 24, 7:30-10 p.m. 3745 CENTRAL (678-2576).

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Opening Reception for “Queens and Monsters,” exhibition of new work by Melissa Wilkinson, which deconstructs and remixes pop and personal iconography, from Golden Era Hollywood to ’70s and ’80s tomboys, from the glamour of disco to the digital distance of private Tumblr accounts. Fri., Oct. 25, 5-7 p.m. RHODES COLLEGE, 2000 N. PARKWAY (843-3000).

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Opening Reception for “Searching for Sunday,” exhibition of work by Robby Johnston, which explores the rich landscape of the Southern Delta. Fri., Oct. 25, 5:30-10 p.m.

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Flicker Street Studio

Opening Reception for “Marks and Objects,” exhibition of work by Ed Rainey. binderprojects.com. Fri., Oct. 25, 6-8 p.m. 74 FLICKER (767-2999).

Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis

Opening Reception for “Chatter in the Skull,” the MFA Thesis Exhibition of Christopher Davis. The exhibition features assemblages cast to create relief

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In partnership with Cazateatro, Crosstown Concourse presents a DAY OF THE DEAD preview event with music, folklore, dancers, altars, and crafts.

Come and meet several of the leading paranormal groups in the area including: Historical Haunts, Memphis Ghost Hunters, and Memphis Empath Paranormal Society. The Memphis Ghostbusters will be there also with their proton packs and traps, keeping things safe.

Bring your little ghouls and goblins to Crosstown Concourse this Halloween for trick-or-treating on the plaza. Volunteers will park their cars on the plaza and ﬁll their trunks with candy. Live music by Almost Elton John and a Thriller dance ﬂash mob.

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sculptures and small totems, and larger markers assembled from steel, cast objects, and wood. Fri., Oct. 25, 5-7 p.m. Opening Reception for “Hold the Door,” part I of the Fall 2019 BFA Thesis Exhibition, featuring the work of four graduating seniors: Ivy-Jade Edwards, Jeff Carter, Robert Fairchild IV, and Nicholas Svoboda. Fri., Oct. 25, 5-7 p.m.

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Opening Reception for “Run This Town: Memphis Women of Soul,” exhibition of never-before-seen costumes, photographs, and other memorabilia, which tells the stories of 12 Memphis women and how they continue to shape the Memphis music landscape in the 21st century. Thurs., Oct. 24, 6-8 p.m. 926 E. MCLEMORE (946-2535).

WKNO Studio

Closing Reception for “WinterArts,” exhibition of works by the stars of WinterArts, the holiday artists’ market that opens the day after Thanksgiving. wkno.org. Free. Sun., Oct. 27, 2-4 p.m. 7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

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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.

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), THEWITHERSCOLLECTION.COM.

Open Late

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

Thrive Fashion Show

Fund-raiser fashion show benefiting Thrive Memphis with clothes by Steinmart. Sat., Oct. 26, 2:30 p.m. BUCKMAN ARTS CENTER AT ST. MARY’S SCHOOL, 60 N. PERKINS EXT. (537-1483).

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“Catalyst,” exhibition about the Memphis art scene surrounding the artist, writer, and South Main preservation and arts

“Marks and Objects” by Ed Rainey at Flicker Street Studio, Friday, October 25th, 6-8 p.m. champion Robert McGowan (1947-2012). In 1987, McGowan co-founded the arts journal Number: Inc with fellow artists Don Estes and Cory Dugan (the founding editor). In 1988, he opened the Memphis Center for Contemporary Art. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Through Jan. 11. “Africa: Art of a Continent,” permanent exhibition of African art from the Martha and Robert Fogelman collection. Ongoing. “IEAA Ancient Egyptian Collection,” permanent exhibition of Egyptian antiquities ranging from 3800 B.C.E. to 700 C.E. from the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology collection. Ongoing. 142 COMMUNICATION & FINE ARTS BUILDING (678-2224).

Art Village Gallery

“Out of Africa: Inhabitants of the Earth,” exhibition of work by Nigerian artist Uchay Joel Chima. artvillagegallery.com. Ongoing. 410 S. MAIN (521-0782).

ArtsMemphis

“Unfolding: The Next Chapter in Memphis,” exhibition of visual art by local Memphis artists, curated by Kenneth Wayne Alexander. artsmemphis.org. Free. Ongoing, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 575 S. MENDENHALL (578-2787).

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“RiverArtsFest Invitational Exhibit,” exhibition presented by Bass Berry Sims and featuring the work of eight local artists. Ongoing. 1500 UNION (278-6868).

Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art “Chinese Symbols in Art,” ancient Chinese pottery and bronze. belzmuseum.org. Ongoing.

119 S. MAIN, IN THE PEMBROKE SQUARE BUILDING (523-ARTS).

Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School

“New Works by Todd Berry and Jan Shivley,” exhibition featuring paintings by Todd Berry and whimsical jewelry by Jan Shivley. Through Oct. 28.

tion of new work by Meredith Wilson. Through Nov. 4. 51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

Clough-Hanson Gallery

“Queens and Monsters,” exhibition of new work by Melissa Wilkinson, which deconstructs and remixes pop and personal iconography, from Golden Era Hollywood to ’70s and ’80s tomboys, from the glamour of disco to the digital distance of private Tumblr accounts. Ongoing. Senior Thesis Exhibition, exhibition of work by Rhodes studio art majors Olivia Rowe, Charlotte Sechrist, Qian Xu, Sara Lynn Abbott, and Melissa Kiker. rhodes.edu/events. Ongoing. RHODES COLLEGE, 2000 N. PARKWAY (843-3000).

David Lusk Gallery

“Earth and Water,” exhibition of new work by Carroll Todd. Through Nov. 16. “Touch the Sky,” exhibition of new work by Terry Lynn. Through Nov. 16. 97 TILLMAN (767-3800).

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

“Laurel Sucsy: Finding the Edge,” exhibition of work by Sucsy, a Memphis-based artist. Inspired by nature and the objects she encounters in her daily life, she explores abstraction in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, and photography. Through Jan. 5, 2020. “Friedel Dzubas: The Ira A. Lipman Family Collection,” exhibition of large-scale abstract paintings by German-born American artist Friedel Dzubas (1915-1994). Oct. 27-Jan. 5. “Abstract Expressionism: A Social Revolution,” exhibition of selections from the Haskell Collection. Oct. 27-Jan. 5. 4339 PARK (761-5250).

Eclectic Eye

“My Memphis View,” exhibition of new work by MaryEllen Kelly. Through Nov. 6. 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

60 N. PERKINS EXT. (537-1483).

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“Chatter in the Skull,” the MFA Thesis Exhibition of Christopher Davis. Influenced by the unique landscape of Southern Illinois where he grew up, Davis forms fragments of beauty into monuments, fetishes, markers, and relics. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Through Nov. 8. “Hold the Door,” part I of the Fall 2019 BFA Thesis Exhibition, featuring the work of four graduating seniors: Ivy-Jade Edwards, Jeff Carter, Robert Fairchild IV, and Nicholas Svoboda. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Through Nov. 8. 3715 CENTRAL.

750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Germantown Performing Arts Center

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

“Marks and Objects,” exhibition of work by Ed Rainey. Through Nov. 9. 74 FLICKER (767-2999).

Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis

“New Light,” exhibition of work from the Jack Robinson archives. gpacweb.com. Through Oct. 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 1801 EXETER (751-7500).

Graceland

“Hillbilly Rock,” exhibition

“Claire Van Vliet: Illustrating Babel,” exhibition of an unbound book of 17 lithographs and one woodcut by Claire Van Vliet. Through Jan. 12, 2020. “Ernest C. Withers: Baseball Photographs,” exhibition that examines African-American

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“Arts of Global Africa,” exhibition of historic and contemporary works in a range of different media presenting an expansive vision of Africa’s artistry. brooksmuseum.org. Through June 21, 2021. “Small Passion,” exhibition of work by Albrecht Dürer, who has long been recognized as one of the most influential artists of the European Renaissance and one of the finest printmakers in the history of art. Through Oct. 27. “About Face,” exhibition located in the Education Gallery highlighting the different ways artists interpret the connection between emotion and expression. brooksmuseum.org. Ongoing. “Drawing Memory: Essence of Memphis,” exhibition of works inspired by nsibidi, a sacred means of communication among male secret societies in southeastern Nigeria by Victor Ekpuk. brooksmuseum.org. Ongoing.

3717 ELVIS PRESLEY (332-3322).

“Terry DeWitt: A Retrospective,” exhibition of work by DeWitt, a retired architect and architectural illustrator and watercolor artist. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Through Oct. 30. “Hughes Art Show,” exhibition of works by Dr. Allen Hughes, Anne Hughes Sayle, Jane Hughes Coble, Jane’s daughter Anne Trainer, their cousin Nancy Hughes Coe, and her daughter Elizabeth Wade. Through Oct. 30. Twilight Thursdays, extended hours staying open til sunset. Each week will have a different highlight from plants to pets. memphisbotanicgarden.com. Thursdays. “Bicentennial Blues Bed,” new, year-long planting celebrating the Bluff City’s bicentennial, located just outside of the Four Seasons Garden. memphisbotanicgarden.com. Ongoing.

Flicker Street Studio

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featuring items from The Marty Stuart Collection. graceland. com. Ongoing.

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“Abstract Expressionism,” feat. Willem de Kooning, at Dixon Gallery & Gardens identity and representation as captured through the lens of noted civil rights-era photographer Ernest C. Withers. Through July 5, 2020.

Rotunda Projects: E.V. Day’s “Divas Ascending,” artist E.V. Day has repurposed costumes from the New York City Opera archives to make a series of sculptures that transform familiar icons of women’s empowerment and entrapment into new objects that confound conventional readings of these clichés. Through July 5, 2020.

“The Sound & The Gulf: Memphis College of Art Horn Island Retrospective,” exhibition celebrating 34 years of artwork inspired by the MCA excursion to the wilderness landscape of Horn Island, with more than 40 artists represented. mca.edu. Through Nov. 4, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 1930 POPLAR (272-5100).

Metal Museum

“Master Metalsmith: Sarah Perkins,” exhibition of work by the 2019 Master Metalsmith. For over 30 years, this exhibition series has honored the most influential metal artists of the day, bringing the work of internationally acclaimed metalsmiths to Memphis for solo exhibitions. Ongoing. 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

Ross Gallery

“The Great Moon Hoax,” exhibition of new works by Mark Schoon and Casey McGuire. Through Oct. 30. 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. slavehavenmemphis.com. Ongoing. 826 NORTH SECOND STREET (527-3427).

Stax Museum of American Soul Music

“Run This Town: Memphis Women of Soul,” exhibition of never-before-seen costumes, photographs, and other memorabilia, which tells the stories of 12 Memphis women and how they continue to shape the Memphis music landscape in

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Environmental Impact Statement – Allen Fossil Plant Ash Impoundment Closures The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is inviting public comment on a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to address the potential environmental effects associated with the future management of coal combustion residuals (CCR) material at the Allen Fossil Plant (ALF) located in Shelby County, Tennessee, southwest of the City of Memphis.

the 21st century. Ongoing. 926 E. MCLEMORE (946-2535).

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

WKNO Studio

“WinterArts,” exhibition of works by the stars of WinterArts, the holiday artists’ market that opens the day after Thanksgiving. wkno.org. Free. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Through Oct. 30. 7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

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TVA has evaluated closure of the East Ash Pond Complex, the West Ash Pond, and the Metal Cleaning Pond. TVA has also considered potential location requirements and environmental impacts of building an offsite beneficial reuse facility to process CCR materials. TVA has also evaluated potential impacts associated with use of permitted sites for fill material such as soil and clay, and the disposal of CCR at existing offsite permitted landfills. Public Open House TVA will be hosting a public open house to discuss the Allen facility and ongoing projects at the site. Wednesday, Oct. 30 5 – 7 p.m. CDT Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library 3030 Poplar Avenue Memphis, Tenn. Attendees will be able to ask questions and provide written comments on the Draft EIS. See below for all ways to provide comments. Submitting Comments TVA will accept written comments on the Draft EIS received no later than November 25, 2019. Comments received, including names and addresses, will become part of the administrative record and will be available for public inspection. Comments may be submitted online at www.tva.com/nepa, by email to wdwhite0@tva.gov, or by mail to the following address:

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The fall program features the iconic classic Swan Lake (Act II) alongside Joshua Manculich’s contemporary masterpiece Come Rain or Shine and Darrell Grand Moultrie’s crowd-pleaser Frankly Speaking. With a score that includes Tchaikovsky, Nina Simone, Mahler, and the Queen of Soul. $25. Sat., Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., and Sun., Oct. 27, 2:30 p.m. GERMANTOWN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 1801 EXETER (800-1873), COLLAGEDANCE.ORG.

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All Killer Comedy with The Comigos and Judaea Driscoll, stand-up trio The Comigos bring their “The Comigis Ride” tour to town. Hosted by world-renowned supermodel Judaea Driscoll. $10. Sat., Oct. 26, 7-9 p.m. 1532 MADISON (726-0906).

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Booksigning by Lisa Wingate and Judy Christie

Authors discuss and sign copies of their new book Before and After. Sat., Oct. 26, 3 p.m. BENJAMIN L. HOOKS CENTRAL LIBRARY, 3030 POPLAR (415-2700).

Booksigning by Tony Kail

Author of Stories of Rootworkers & Hoodoo in the Mid-South discusses and signs his new book, Stories of Rootworkers & Hoodoo in the Mid-South. Free. Sat., Oct. 26, 2-4 p.m. Client: TVA Job No: TVAM-73331 Title: Allen EIS Public Comment Ad

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Booksigning by Matt Bowers

Author discusses and signs copies of his new comic, Memphis, an ongoing title about superheroes in the Bluff City. Sat., Oct. 26, 10 a.m. 901 COMICS, 2162 YOUNG.

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It’s a chance to shop exclusive Eclectic Eye frames from popular independent eyewear brands. Fri., Oct. 25, 6-9 p.m. STOCK&BELLE, 387 S. MAIN (734-2911).

UpSkill 901 Career Fair Designed to connect job seekers at all levels and those who are unemployed or under-employed with job opportunities and opportunities for training and skill development as well as services. Free. Wed., Oct. 30, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. MID-SOUTH FAIRGROUNDS, PIPKIN BUILDING, EAST PARKWAY AT CENTRAL (543-3547), UPSKILL901.COM.

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RiverArtsFest

Long-running arts festival with cultural artistic diversity and talent from around the MidSouth and all 50 states. Located on Riverside Drive between Jefferson and Beale. To learn more details, visit riverartsmemphis.org. $5. Sat., Oct. 26, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., and Sun., Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, RIVERARTSMEMPHIS.ORG.

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$9-$195. Sun., Oct. 27, 5 p.m.

The First Political Order: Sex and World Politics

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Chicago Bulls

Dr. Valerie M. Hudson, a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar, speaks on the topic. Thurs., Oct. 24, 6:30 p.m. RHODES COLLEGE, 2000 N. PARKWAY (843-3000).

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Memphis Tigers vs. Christian Brothers Buccaneers Thurs., Oct. 24, 7 p.m.

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Learn how to speak effectively about climate change and build common ground with different people. Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a nonprofit organization — ordinary folks making an extraordinary difference solving climate change. Free. Sat., Oct. 26, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, UNIVERSITY CENTER (573-3840).

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Make Your Own: Golden Snitch

Use gold leaf to make a golden snitch. Students will learn how to apply gold leaf to create the body and have materials to create the wings to personalize the snitch. Ages 15 and up. $10 per project. Sat., Oct. 26, 10 a.m.-noon & 2:30-4 p.m. METAL MUSEUM, 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380), METALMUSEUM.ORG.

Memphis Parent’s Camp Expo

Meet face-to-face with school staff, see informational videos, and pick up take-home materials for planning your child’s education. Free to all parents. Sat., Oct. 26, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), MEMPHISPARENTCAMPEXPO.COM.

Touch a Truck

Kids of all ages are invited to climb on up and sit in the driver’s seat of their favorite trucks and interact with the people who help protect and build our community. Horn-free hour 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Sun., Oct. 27, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. BORNBLUM JEWISH COMMUNITY SCHOOL, 6641 HUMPHREYS (747-2665).

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The Arc Mid-South Fund-Raising Gala

Twenty-fourth annual awards and benefit gala. $75. Sat., Oct. 26, 6-8 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Justice for All Ball

Benefiting the work of Memphis Area Legal Services Inc., this annual event is a Black Tie and Cape event, with a silent auction, food from Kelly English and Iris Etc Catering, and music by the Peabody Rocket Band. $125. Sat., Oct. 26, 7-11 p.m. THE HALLORAN CENTRE, 225 S. MAIN (255-3452), JUSTICEFORALLBALL.ORG.

Break the Cycle Domestic Violence Symposium

Crosstown Arthouse presents Haxan and Deep Red

Double feature with Haxan with a live score by 1000 Lights. $5. Thurs., Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m.

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CROSSTOWN THEATER, 1350 CONCOURSE.

National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award The museum’s signature event that honors outstanding individuals for their significant contributions to civil and human rights. This year’s honorees are Hafsat Abiola, Gloria Steinem, and John Legend. $203-$453. Wed., Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m.

Ghostbusters

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The Ghostbusters launch a rogue ghost-chasing mission. Fri., Oct. 25, 9:30 p.m.

A team of scientists wage a high-tech battle with the supernatural. Fri., Oct. 25, 7 p.m. CTI 3D GIANT THEATER, IN THE MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362).

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“Run This Town,” feat. Kirby Dockery, at Stax Museum, Thursday, October 24th, 6-8 p.m.

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Friends of the Library Gigantic Fall Book Sale

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as well as face painting. Friends of the Library members-only Spooktacular preview party book sale on Thursday, October 24th, 4-7 p.m. Oct. 25-26, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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With food, drinks, live music, silent auction, vendor booths, and costume contest. Several rescues will have adoptable pets. All pets, monsters, and ghouls are welcome. Donations accepted. Sat., Oct. 26, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

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The maze is haunted on Fridays and Saturdays — and Halloween night. $8. Wednesdays-Fridays, 4-10 p.m., Saturdays, 12-10 p.m., and Sundays, 12-8 p.m. Through Nov. 3. AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, SHOWPLACE ARENA, 105 S. GERMANTOWN, MIDSOUTHMAZE.COM.

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Naughty Nightmares and the Haunted House of Burlesque

Memphis Burlesque turns Club Spectrum into a haunted house of hotness. $20-$180. Sat., Oct. 26, 8:30 p.m.-midnight. CLUB SPECTRUM, 616 MARSHALL AVENUE (292-2292).

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Memphis Tequila Festival

The Flyer’s third annual party, featuring more than 30 tequilas, and with dance music from local DJs, spooky face painting, a costume photo booth, and more. Each ticket purchaser will be able to choose 15 tequilas to sample from, so choose wisely. Proceeds benefit Volunteer Memphis. $34. Fri., Oct. 25. OVERTON SQUARE, 2101 MADISON, MEMPHISTEQUILAFESTIVAL.COM.

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$30 members, $40 nonmembers. Thurs., Oct. 24, 6-8:30 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Wicked Brew Bash

Wiseacre Brewing Company cohosts this spooky seasonal shindig. Sun., Oct. 27, 5-8 p.m. RAILGARTEN, 2160 CENTRAL.

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This year’s edition features hometowner shorts, panels, and an appearance by Jim Jarmusch. Oct. 30-Nov. 4. VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION, INDIEMEMPHIS.COM.

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A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. $6-$8. Sat., Oct. 26, 8 p.m. THE ORPHEUM, 203 S. MAIN (525-3000).

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Haunted Happenings: A Victorian Carnival Woodruff-Fontaine House, Friday, Oct. 25, 6 p.m., $30 The resident spirits of the mansion will make mischief with paranormal investigators, tarot readers, the magician Jeffrey Day, face-painting, and Poleluminati Performing Arts. Soul of the City: Elmwood Rises Elmwood Cemetery, Friday, Oct. 25-Saturday, Oct. 26, 4 p.m. This tour invites visitors to get to know Memphians of ages past. They were saints and sinners. Patriarchs and politicians. Suffragists, scoundrels, leaders of the civil rights movement. Lovers, and epidemic victims.

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and cinematic creepiness. A screening of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and performances by Switchblade Kid, Model Zero, 1000 Lights, HEELS, Siouxsies and more. The Masquerade Ball is Saturday night. Big Top Tease: Vol. VI: Freak Show Dru’s Place, Friday, Oct. 25, 9 p.m. QCG Productions returns with their monthly variety show, but this time, things are going to be a little more freaky, with a night of circus acts, drag performances, shock shows, and more. The Rocky Horror Picture Show The Orpheum, Saturday, Oct. 26, 8 p.m., $6-$8 Screening of this seasonally scary flick in which a newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Flick or Treat Memphis Botanic Garden, Saturday, Oct. 26, 5-9 p.m., $8-$10 Scare up your creepiest costume, grab a blanket or chairs, and scream with delight for It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and Casper. Zombie Walk and Undead DJ Party Carolina Watershed, Saturday, Oct. 26, 7-11 p.m. It’s an Undead DJ set followed by a costume contest and a zombie walk to the Loflin Yard barn. Loflin Graveyard Loflin Yard, Saturday, Oct. 26, 11 a.m.-midnight All-day event with food, drinks, and games. There will be a live DJ in the barn, pumpkin decorating in the yard, and three costume contests with cash prizes for the adult costume contest.

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Halloween Bash and Costume Contest Young Avenue Deli, Thursday, Oct. 31, 9 p.m., $5 Fifth annual party and contest with drink specials, a costume contest at midnight with a grand prize of a Budweiser bike, and music from DJ Hush. Devil Train and Freeloader Hi Tone, Thursday, Oct. 31, 9 p.m., $10 A devilishly dark musical performance from these roots rockers. Crosstown Creep Sweep Trunk or Treat Crosstown Concourse, Thursday, Oct. 31, 4-6 p.m. Trick-or-treating for little ghouls and goblins. Volunteers will park their cars on the plaza and fill their trunks with candy. Live music by Almost Elton John and a “Thriller” dance flash mob. Fifth Annual Black October The CMPLX, Thursday, Oct. 31, 9 p.m.-midnight Halloween party for the damned with monsters, witches, vampires, and werewolves. Costumes & Cocktails on the River Jack Robinson Gallery, Thursday, Oct. 31, 6:30-11 p.m., $35 Third annual party with an open buffet, open bar, live entertainment, DJ, vendors, costume contest, in a safe and mature adult atmosphere. Event is for age 25+.

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our cozy kitchen probably isn’t going to cut it if you want to mass produce your mom’s famous oatmeal cookies and sell them to grocery stores or restaurants. Plus, the kitchen needs to be certified by the Department of Agriculture. Other Foods Kitchen, a shared, commercial Department of Agriculturecertified kitchen at 1249 Heistan Place off Bellevue near Lamar, can solve your problem, says CEO Steve Cantor. “We have a 24-hour facility that can handle up to six groups at a time. You just rent it by the hour.” On a recent Friday, the kitchen was bustling with people slicing, dicing, and preparing food to be sold to the public. They have “regularly scheduled” people, whom they call “members,” who make food at designated times each week. “We’re up to 16 members now, and we’re growing,” Cantor says. The 5,000-square-foot space is a fully equipped commercial kitchen. “We have four convection ovens, 16 stove top burners. We have grills, all kinds of mixers, prep tables, coolers … pots and pans and utensils.” People can use the walk-in cooler, but, Cantor says, “We’re not a warehouse. You come in and you make it and you sell it. It’s gone.” This began three years ago with Benefizz, a probiotic beverage developed by Cantor. He came up with the lowsugar drink recipe in the kitchen at Otherlands Coffee Bar, where he and his wife, Karen Lebovitz, are owners. He now sells Benefizz, which comes in ginger, cranberry, and lemon flavors, at 21 locations, including grocery stores and cafes, in Memphis and Nashville.” After he outgrew the Otherlands kitchen, Cantor found other like-minded food makers and moved into a building on Madison. When they outgrew that space, Rick Hechinger, one of their investors, told them about a building he owned next to his business, Blue Sky Couriers. “Literally, within a month of that conversation we started building it out,” Cantor says. “And two months ago we opened the doors.” Rental price typically is $13 an hour. Long-range plans include adding another building. “We would want to keep

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Dave Scott, who sells his Dave’s Bagels products to restaurants and other businesses, works about five hours a day, four days a week at Other Foods Kitchen. “I do all of my production and storage over there,” Scott says. “I do anywhere from 1,500 to about 2,000 bagels a week. And I do somewhere between 400 and 600 pretzels, hot dog buns, and pretzel hot dog buns. I brought in all of my manufacturing equipment, and I use the Other Foods’ ovens and stove top.” Other Foods Kitchen is beneficial for novice cooks, Scott says. “I love that it gives young and starting entrepreneurs the chance to give their dreams a shot without the super-high financial commitment of buying your own commercial space or signing up for a lease you’re not sure you’re able to afford in six months if your idea doesn’t work out.” It’s a “business incubator,” he adds. “It gives people enough time to test their food ideas and gives you some room to grow while you’re figuring all that out.” Visit otherfoodskitchen.com for more information.

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ll that Americana foolishness the wee ones are taught about Johnny Appleseed isn’t entirely BS — just about 65 percent. In truth, there was a fellow named John Chapman who introduced apple trees in groves to the west — back when that meant Ohio. The fruit he was slinging around Hell’s half acre, however, wasn’t for wholesome snacks and pie. They were little crabby things — cider apples — best used for tying one on. With the cooler fall weather, of course it was up to DJ, Memphis’ favorite Irishman, to throw an AllAmerican Ciderfest over at his pub, Celtic Crossing.

Sipping cider at Celtic

“It was my wife’s idea,” he pointed out. I feel you brother. In my house, the good ideas generally are, as well. They’d had a Ciderfest last year, and along with periodic Scotch and bourbon and gin tastings, as well as World Cup-inspired beers, Celtic is a pretty good place to pop in and have something you’ve never tried. “DJ,” I said, “you really love a festival.” “Well, if you’re going to own an Irish bar,” he replied, “you’d better learn to throw a party.” In these unsettled times, there is a certain genius to that. I mean, the Irish basically colonized half the large cities east of the Mississippi without firing a shot. They drank their way in. For Ciderfest, the weather broke the habit of a century and cooperated with very fall-like temperatures on a crisp, beautiful day. Football was on the widescreen, and pale, fizzy flights were passed around all over the place — drawn from 26 different bottled ciders,

and four on draft. The flights are a great way to go, even though DJ and I both agreed that, with our generation, a flight was a way to try something new and decide which of the four you were going to stick with on the night’s epic journey to get plowed. These younger kids, though, will order flights and then more flights, sampling and tasting. According to DJ, “They want to own the experience. See all of what is out there. It’s really a better way than what we did.” “Oh God, without a doubt,” I think I said. Memphis’ own Long Road Cider was slinging a clean, crisp, and dry tipple called Lagerhead — which is worth the trip out there to try a pint. Of course, the big names were there, like Angry Orchard, with an unfiltered cider that tasted unfiltered, a rosé that tasted like a rosé, and an extra crisp that tasted … Well, you get the picture. Evidently the trend of esoteric craft-brew names hasn’t gripped the cider community just yet. Then things did get creative. I’d had something that had been cleverly christened a Black & Wood earlier that week; it’s a Guinness and Woodchuck cider. This concoction is the artistic love child of a traditional Black & Tan and a shandy: The whole thing gets lightened up with the cider, but it isn’t as sweet as a beer doused in lemonade. Woodchuck’s Pear Cider is another off-the-wall choice. It’s not what you’re probably expecting: It’s very good and lacks the bite of an apple cider. It goes down smooth, almost weirdly so. Mrs. M liked it, although she stuck with her Bud Light. There was a cider-inspired food menu, but we managed to miss it, although at home I marinate pork in cider all the time, and it works beautifully. Sitting in Celtic, watching Cooper Avenue go one way then the other, we had the bacon-wrapped shrimp — which are beautifully nongreasy and will go with whatever you’re drinking — and the fries. Mrs. M has strong opinions on French fries, and these were in in her top five. Although it should be pointed out that the lady has been known, from to time, to change her mind on things.

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AC/DC Titans of invention butt heads in The Current War.

October 24-30, 2019

he two stories of The Current War are both fascinating in their own way. The first is the actual story told by director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and writer Michael Mitnick: In 1879, Thomas Edison’s team invented the incandescent light bulb in his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory. To the masses who spent way too much of their time trying not to burn down their houses with candles or asphyxiate themselves with gas lights, the clean, steady light from the bulb seemed like magic. But the bulbs, and new applications for electricity being developed by industrialists like George Westinghouse, couldn’t run without juice. In 1880, unless you had a dynamo in your back shed, you were out of luck. Thus, the most pressing problem for engineers in the early Gilded Age was how to get electricity into businesses and private homes all over the country. There were two possible solutions: direct current (DC), where the electrons flow through the circuit in one direction like water in a river; and alternating current (AC), where the electrons shuffle back and forth through the circuit like line dancers. DC is the simplest and most versatile. You can run lights, motors, and anything else

you can dream up on DC, but the stream of electrons tends to peter out over long distances. AC is more complex to implement, and in 1880, you could run a light bulb, not a motor, from it. But you can transmit AC power over thousands of miles without significant power loss if you crank up the voltage high enough. Edison had spent all of his time experimenting with DC and had developed short-range distribution systems, which he first implemented in densely populated New York City. But most of America is much more spread out, and a new coal-smoke-belching power plant every square mile was only an attractive prospect to the guy who would get paid to build them. AC transmission, which Westinghouse favored, was much more efficient, but the high voltage carried with it a danger that didn’t even have a name yet: electrocution. The Current War is the story of how Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) waged a two-decade contest to decide how the world would be wired. It was a conflict that played out in laboratories, in boardrooms, in the media, and, in the film’s telling, climaxed at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. The wild card came in the person of Nikola Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), the immigrant super-genius who,

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Benedict Cumberbatch (above) stars as inventor Thomas Edison in The Current War. among other things, figured out how to run a motor on AC power. Tesla first went to work in Edison’s protocorporate invention mill, quit to go into business for himself, and then sold out to Westinghouse. You can’t fault Gomez-Rejon and Mitnick for lack of ambition. This is a complex story with huge historical repercussions and potentially something to say about our own late-stage capitalist moment. But that’s where the other story of The Current War comes in. The film originally premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2017. Producer Harvey Weinstein was not pleased with the reception there, so he took it from the director and was re-editing it when multiple sexual assault and rape charges ended his career and collapsed the Weinstein Company. After extensive bankruptcy litigation, GomezRejon regained control of the film and made his own improvements. Thus, the version that goes into wide release this week is subtitled “Director’s Cut.” I was not at Toronto in 2017, so I don’t know how much of the movie has changed since then, but something about The Current War doesn’t feel right. It

FILM REVIEW By Chris McCoy somehow manages to be simultaneously undercooked and fussed-over. I generally advocate for shorter films, but this is a lot of material to pack into 107 minutes. For big chunks of its running time, it feels like a sizzle reel for The Current War mini-series. Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you made an entire picture along the lines of a Rocky training montage? If so, this is the film for you. Edison and Westinghouse take turns doffing their hats and proclaiming their latest accomplishments while years fly by. Tesla, the most genuinely interesting character, feels like an afterthought. And that’s a shame because the cast, which also includes the underrated Katherine Waterston as Westinghouse’s wife Marguerite Erskine Walker and Tom Holland as Edison’s right-hand man Samuel Insull, are clearly committed

to the project. When Shannon and Cumberbatch finally confront each other at the World’s Fair, the scene crackles. The cinematography by Chung-hoon Chung is frequently exceptional, with compositions that seem to come out of a Gilded Age Harper’s Bazaar illustration. I didn’t hate this film. There’s a great movie hiding in there somewhere, but it’s ironic that a story about capitalist greed and executive malfeasance threatening scientific advance and engineering progress seems to have been thrown off track by executive malfeasance. Or maybe that’s not ironic at all. What’s the opposite of ironic? Expected.

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Halloweenies

THE LAST WORD

All Hallow’s Eve is nigh, so we’ll probably celebrate in the traditional manner: Lock the doors, close the shutters, turn out all the lights, and trust that the dogs will bark ferociously should anyone dare to knock. Just as added protection, I plan to hang a sign on the door that says “Quarantine! — Norovirus” and wrap the porch in yellow police tape. It wasn’t always like this. We participated in the pagan ritual of children shaking us down for candy for many years, just to see them in their costumes. When we first moved to this neighborhood, the local kids would come around while the young moms and dads stayed on the sidewalk carrying cocktails in Solo cups under the guise of “taking the children trick-or-treating.” Maybe word got out that we were a candy-rich area because after a while, the nature of the tricksters changed. They seemed to be much older and not wearing children’s-size costumes anymore. They were no longer dressed like pirates and princesses but more like prostitutes and pallbearers. Then van-loads of sugar-crazed teenagers began circling the block in search of Snickers. I finally decided that if you’re old enough to drive, you’re old enough to buy your own damn candy. I used to love Halloween. When I was a kid, my sister and I would circle a neighborhood that was so wealthy, they handed out Dinstuhl’s. I’m kidding, of course, but nearly every home was generous with their candy. Some people even went to the trouble of making caramel apples for us. But one year, after a “razor blade-in-the-apple” scare, that practice pretty much ended. No one in the civilized world ever found a razor blade in an apple. There was one old man on our block who was too elderly to go shopping for candy, so every year, he gave us each one raw wiener. I would eat it before we got home so my mother wouldn’t take it away. I still find the old man’s gesture touching. Eventually, I aged out of the trick-or-treat scene and entered into the unholy world of teenager Halloween. This was the age of egging houses and rolling yards with toilet paper. When we said “trick-or-treat,” we meant it. Some of the pranks we played would be classified as atrocities today. But we grew out of that too. I have always believed that Halloween was for children. Maybe it’s because when I was a child, I saw my parents leaving for a costume party dressed as two giant, pink rabbits. It’s tough to take your dad seriously while he’s wearing a fluffy cottontail. That’s why I was never much into costumery as I grew older. Some friends used to throw an annual Halloween party Downtown. What began as a gathering of a small group of friends, turned into a bacchanalia of such grotesque and unmanageable proportions that the cops were often called, and no one could tell if they were real or just in costume. That’s when I became convinced that grown-up Halloween was pretty much X-Rated and that it served as an opportunity for ordinarily staid ladies to dress up like sluts and sexy witches. My party invitation was rescinded after one year when I couldn’t be bothered with a costume, so I just got naked, strapped on a pair of roller skates, and went as a pull-toy. At least it was inexpensive. Contrast that with the benchmark set in 2018, when 30 million Americans spent $480 million on costumes — for their pets. I’m aware that times change. Now, children go door-to-door at their own risk and adults go bobbing for Xanax instead of apples. We had one kid show up at the door in a baggy blue suit and oversized red tie with a bad, blonde wig atop an orange painted face. When we asked him if he wanted some candy, he said, “If it’s all the same, I’d rather have the cash.” And to think that I used to put an illuminated Nixon mask in the front window to scare the children. Elevating the fright level now are the “Haunted Houses.” What once was a church-sponsored, family entertainment where cobwebs brushed your face and volunteer ghosts said “boo,” has turned into gore-fests with professional actors and animatronics. One such “house” features a cemetery crawling with corpses awakened from their graves. Another leads patrons through an actual funeral home, where visitors are taken from the parlor to the embalming room to the morgue, and ultimately to hell. Memphis is home to several such haunted houses, one of which advertises “a brain bashing, fear soaked … experience that will scare you to the core.” Another brags of “ghastly butchery that won’t be believed.” Such horror from a holiday that began as a day of prayer for the souls of the departed! These times are plenty scary enough for me as it is. Now, what am I supposed to do with this bag of miniature Snickers? Randy Haspel writes the “Recycled Hippies” blog.

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