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Letters. I get letters. I got one last week from a woman who loves the Flyer so much, she included a $50 check with her lovely note, so the staff could buy coffee and donuts. “Keep up the great work,” she said. We’ll certainly try. (And any checks are welcome, by the way. Coffee ain’t cheap, and neither is journalism.) I also got a letter with a copy of a pre-election column I’d written decrying the possibility of all the polls being wrong and Donald Trump winning the presidency. Included in the envelope were packets of salt and pepper to help me “eat my words.” Let me tell you, newsprint is not tasty, no matter how much salt and pepper you put on it. I have a friend who lives in Arkansas who is a big Trump guy. He runs the place where I go fly-fishing, and we’ve had many a political conversation over drinks and Fox News, which is always on at his place. Yesterday, I got a nice note from him in which he’d included a safety pin for my sweater and warm sentiments suggesting that if I needed to talk to someone, he was available for counseling. He also called me “buttercup.” And this is a friend. So I decided that I was going to step back from all this political sturm and drang for a while, maybe take a break until the holidays were over. First, I stopped following Donald Trump on Twitter, which really helped. On my Facebook page, I posted pictures of gorgeous fall foliage on Belvedere and got lots of “likes.” I put up a couple of shots of our new puppy from the West Memphis Animal Shelter. (Those people are doing the Lord’s work; a no-kill shelter in West Memphis. C’mon.) Olive is so cute, people loved it. I shared a friend’s wonderful and inspiring picture of the start of the St. Jude Marathon. I posted a link to an amazing National Geographic story about a tribe in the Amazon that could communicate telepathically. Life was good. Then someone on my Twitter feed retweeted Trump’s comments about Saturday Night Live and his complaints about CNN being “unfair” and his lie about being called by the president of Taiwan, and I broke. I reposted some of Trump’s tweets on Facebook and bitched about his immaturity and adolescent whining. It felt good, but I’d broken my pledge. Then I read a commentary about how progressives were screwing up; how trashing Trump will do nothing but make his supporters love him even more; how we need to try and understand where they’re coming from if we’re going to break through the anger and find ways to talk to one another. So I spent a couple of hours on the Breitbart and Fox News and InfoWars websites, reading stories with headlines like “Liberals Agree, Nothing Wrong with Incest,” “Why the Clintons Must Face Justice,” and “Trump Stands Up to Communist N E WS & O P I N I O N China with Phone Call.” NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 4 Then I took a shower and decided THE FLY-BY - 6 POLITICS -10 we’re doomed. We’re stuck with VIEWPOINT - 13 this guy as president, and we’re COVER — “I LOVE YOU, TOO, stuck with his neo-fascist advisors AMERICA” and his ridiculous cabinet and his BY MICAELA WATTS, JOSH incurable narcissism and his die-hard CANNON, & TOBY SELLS - 14 supporters. As a newspaper, all we can STE P P I N’ O UT do is try to print the truth from our WE RECOMMEND - 18 perspective. At least, Trump still seems MUSIC - 20 to fear the press, and that’s a good AFTER DARK - 22 thing. If it ever gets the other way CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 26 around, this country’s in big trouble. FOOD - 30 And I will say my new safety pin SPIRITS - 33 looks really nice on my sweater. FILM - 34 Bruce VanWyngarden C LAS S I F I E D S - 37 brucev@memphisflyer.com LAST WORD - 39

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V E R B AT I M “I am a son. A husband. A brother. A grandfather. A father. I’m a human being.” — Ronald Hiers to CNN following the completion of rehab. Hiers and his wife became inadvertently famous after a video was posted to the internet showing the couple passed out on a Memphis sidewalk in really awkward positions following an incapacitating dose of heroin.

TRENDING There seems to be an uptick in local TV news stations’ sharing quirky animal stories from other markets. If WREG posted a headline reading, “Police looking for owner of ‘very angry’ dog wearing blue pants, sweater,” your Fly would tease the headline’s writer for making it sound like the dog was all dressed up in people clothes. Only in this story, originally from Bellevue, Wash., the dog really was wearing blue pants and a sweater. Not to be outdone, WMC shared a story from a Pennsylvania news station about a nervous goat from New Jersey that only calms down when its owner dresses her in a fuzzy duck costume. Local 24 scored a twofer by sharing a crime story starring a photogenic critter. According to 24, an Oregon man charged with various drugand theft-related crimes had his mugshot taken with a parrot. By Chris Davis. Email him at davis@memphisflyer.com.

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TVA Taps It, Cohen on College, & Makers TVA gets Memphis drinking water, U of M gets a VR lab, Etsy hollers at us.

Drill, baby, drill The Tennessee Valley Authority got the green light last week to suck up 3.5 million gallons of Memphis drinking water per day to cool its proposed energy plant here. The Shelby County Water Quality Control Board voted 7-0 to allow the project to move ahead. The vote was against appeals from the local chapter of the Sierra Club on two of the wells TVA hoped to drill. TVA’s original plan was to use wastewater to cool the new plant, but officials said that plan added cost to the overall project and would not provide a reliable source of water. TVA officials said they considered many other options, too, before deciding to use fresh water for the aquifer, like purchasing water from MLGW, using water from the Mississippi River, and using water from other, local aquifers. However, tapping the Memphis Sand aquifer “was the most reliable, most cost-effective option” to cool the new energy plant, TVA attorney Edward Meade said last week. He said TVA has a sampling program in place for the wells so that it could focus on problems “based on data, not based on fear and speculation.” TVA has already drilled three wells for the project, and approvals for the final two leave it free to complete the project. Cohen: Cancel Electoral College Memphis Congressman Steve Cohen introduced an amendment to the U.S. Constitution last week that

would, “eliminate the Electoral College and provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.” A statement from Cohen’s office last week said, “For the fifth time in our history, we have a President-elect who lost the popular vote.” “The Electoral College is an antiquated system that was established to prevent citizens from directly electing our nation’s President, yet that notion is antithetical to our understanding of democracy,” Cohen said. Fish food Seventy-five new jobs are coming to President’s Island as a group plans to build a new, animal-food ingredient factory there. Cargill, Calysta, Inc., and a group of investors plan to build and operate the world’s largest gas fermentation facility on Cargill’s 69-acre property on the industrial peninsula, according to a news release. The plant will produce Calysta’s FeedKind protein, which is an ingredient used in food for fish, livestock, and pets, according to the company. VR lab to open Memphis will soon be home to the first virtual and augmented reality lab in the Mid-South, thanks to a multi-pronged partnership between the the FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis and local technology development groups. The lab will be open to students, researchers, and members of the local technology community who are working to further advance development in VR technologies or simply experience them. Memphis a “Maker City” Etsy, the online store that enables entrepreneurs to sell their products internationally, designated Memphis as a “Maker City” last week. Memphis is the fourth city to receive this title from Etsy. Local consultants at Little Bird Innovations have been mapping out the city’s maker community. That work helped the city get Etsy’s designation. Memphis’ Director of Minority Business Development, Joann Massey, believes the designation and the work could move the needle on Memphis’ dismal numbers for women- and minority-owned businesses.

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to a person’s race, background, and ancestral history. “What’s really tricky for me about all of this is that when we come together communally to pray about racial healing, we have different things we pray for,” Lareau said. “White people need to pray for things differently because of their history of oppression. We’ll pray these words together, but they are different for all of us. The things that we seek from the Lord, the guidance we need, looks different in all of our lives.” Friday prayers for harmony continue through December.

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Juxtaposed with a holiday pop-up shop arranged beneath them, a small group prayed for racial healing in America on the balcony of a repurposed Clayborn Temple last Friday, the morning light shining through broken stained glass windows and pouring over their backs. “This space has been so many things,” said Kate Lareau, who organized the gathering. “It’s been home to a white congregation and a black organization. It’s been a gathering place for the civil rights movement — a place of violence then. Now, it’s becoming a place of hope … We’ve had artists gather and imagine ways creativity can be used to continue to shape our city. Today, we’ll have a pop-up sale, which is more whimsical, but it’s another symbol of hope and pride in Memphis.” Meeting for just 30 minutes every Friday this month, Lareau hopes the brief period will allow people to step out of their comfort zones, reflect on issues of race and prejudice dividing the country, and combat them with humility. “It’s easy to demonize people who feel differently than we do about political issues,” Lareau said. “But I think we’re blessed in Memphis with hope. Over the last few weeks and months, there’s also been fear for a lot of us … I know if I’m feeling fear in my place of privilege and whiteness, then I know from conversations with people who look different from me that they are probably feeling a lot more fear and a different kind of fear.” The gatherings are informal, with participants praying aloud or silently meditating and sharing scripture. Lareau formed the group after months of feeling she had no outlet to discuss her distress over the rampant hate speech and discriminative acts she saw online. “Instead of praying like I believe I should be doing, I found myself up at one in the morning reading Twitter and getting upset,” Lareau said. Acknowledging to his left and right the 10 people sitting with him, Taurean Haynes said while racial tensions were felt daily, people should do more to create unity. “We need more groups of different races coming together to pray about these things,” Haynes said. “You have kids who are hurt by this. When it trickles down to the kids, being a father myself with a 5-year-old son, that is what hurts me the most.” Lareau almost backed out of the group’s first meeting, she said, due to the sensitivity of the subject and how heavy it weighs. While every member will read from the same scripture each week, Lareau believes prayer is unique

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Calling the Roll Tennesseans whose names were still circulating in the grapevine, as of mid-week, for possible appointive positions in the administration of Presidentelect Donald Trump were U.S. Senator Bob Corker, 7th District congresswoman Marsha Blackburn, former state Economic Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty, and former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. of Memphis. Corker is receiving steady mention as a possible Secretary of State; the others are not pinpointed for any particular office. • A fascinating sidelight to last week’s election of officers by Democratic members of the General Assembly in Nashville was the elevation by his party peers of Memphis state Representative John DeBerry (District 90, North Memphis/Midtown) to the position of “Leader Pro Tem,” a largely honorific (or, as the Tennessee Journal termed it, “undefined”) position. DeBerry, a businessman/preacher with a distinct talent for oratory, is a former chairman of the legislative Black Caucus who often votes with House Republicans and has for years been on the hit list of Democratic progressives. He was most recently opposed by activist Tami Sawyer, who gave him a serious run for

the money in this year’s party primary. Though he did not attend the reorganizational meeting last Friday in Nashville, DeBerry was nominated for the Leader Pro Tem position by fellow Memphian Karen Camper, who was quoted as saying DeBerry, a House member for a quarter century, had been “on the sidelines” of party activity for some years and needed to be “pull[ed] back in.” DeBerry’s opponent in the intra-party balloting was Rep. Sherry Jones of Nashville, whom he defeated in secret-ballot voting. Representative Craig Fitzhugh of Ripley was reelected Commissioner Reginald Milton wags a baggie.

House minority leader by unanimous vote of the caucus. Also reelected unanimously was Representative Mike Stewart of Nashville as caucus chair. Besides DeBerry, other Memphis Democrats and their caucus positions are: Joe Towns, assistant minority leader; Raumesh Akbari, House floor leader; Antonio Parkinson, caucus vice chair; Karen Camper, caucus treasurer; and Larry Miller, one of three Democratic members of the legislative joint fiscal committee. Other party members elected were JoAnne Favors of Chattanooga, minority whip; Harold Love Jr. of Nashville, caucus secretary; and Johnny Shaw of Bolivar; and Brenda Gilmore of Nashville, the other two Democratic members of the legislative joint fiscal committee. DeBerry was one of three General Assembly members in a “legislative roundtable” scheduled for Wednesday of this week in Memphis by the National Federation of Independent Business. The other legislators on the bill for the luncheon event, held at Regions Bank on Poplar, were state Senator Lee Harris of Memphis and state Representative Ron Lollar of Bartlett. Moderator of the event was to be NFIB state director Jim Brown. • Two Republicans familiar to Memphians were among the three vying last Saturday for the position of state party chairman in Nashville. The winner, by a 33 to

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Many meetings — including those hosted by MATA and even one-on-one discussions — were held with members of the Memphis City Council and community groups. MATA is underfunded by more than $20 million annually compared to Memphis’ peer transit cities like Louisville. If this group could help us convey to all of our elected officials that MATA needs a consistent source of funding to help restore public transportation to the level that we need and deserve in the Memphis area, I welcome their assistance. Right now, it is imperative that we drive the conversation around that single important issue: discovering more funding. After all, public transportation in a city the size of Memphis is an absolute necessity for economic viability, opportunity, and sustainability. Ron Garrison is the CEO of Memphis Area Transit Authority.

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In response to The Memphis Flyer cover story: “Bus Stopped: The Battle over Route 31” published on December 1st, there is one key point we all can agree on: Memphis needs and deserves a reliable and efficient transportation system. As chief executive officer of Memphis Area Transit Authority, it is my mission to be able to deliver this. But public transportation requires a healthy investment. We all recognize that when public transportation is properly funded, it yields the results the community desires, including access to work, school, recreational activities, the doctor’s office, worship, and to visit family and friends. It also delivers a healthy boost to economic development throughout the community. Since my arrival in Memphis two years ago, I have been emphasizing this point to our elected officials, community leaders, customers, general public, the news media, and anyone who will listen. I understand the frustration many feel over the decision several years ago to eliminate the 31 Crosstown. For those who may not be familiar with the history behind the 31 Crosstown, when the decision was made to eliminate Route 31 in 2013 and provide other routes that served the same communities, there was quite a bit of ongoing dialogue even well after the decision was made. Many meetings — including those hosted by MATA and even oneon-one discussions — were held with members of the Memphis City Council and community groups. When the dialogue about Route 31 resurfaced this summer along with

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the recent petition drive, I wrote a guest column that was published in the September 25th issue of The Commercial Appeal about the 31 Crosstown to explain the decision again. (Although I was not contacted by the Flyer reporter to comment specifically for the “Bus Stopped: The Battle over Route 31” article, I am glad Ms. Watts included parts of my views that were previously published in the CA.) The lack of a dedicated source of funding, however, has caused the unfortunate result of trimming service and creating alternative solutions, as we did with Route 31. But we understand our alternative solutions may work for some residents, but not for all. I deeply respect Georgia “Mother” King and her passion and dedication over this issue, along with the other citizens who have signed the petition, but the main obstacle to restoring Route 31 Crosstown is a matter of dollars and cents.

“I Love You, Too, America” MEMPHIANS WHO FEEL THEY’VE BEEN TARGETED BY THE PRESIDENT-ELECT’S RHETORIC PREPARE FOR LIFE UNDER TRUMP.

December 8-14, 2016

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n the 20 months since Donald Trump began his successful campaign for president, he has said he wants to round up millions of Hispanics and ship them out of the country. He’s suggested putting every American Muslim on a national registry. He’s retweeted posts from white supremacist websites, causing anxiety among African Americans and Jews. Those in the LGBTQ community fear Trump will nominate Supreme Court justices who will overturn the decision that gave them the right to marry. Along the same line, many worry about Roe v. Wade. To top

it off, Trump’s transition team leader for the Environmental Protection Agency is a prominent climate change denier. So, what are Memphis residents who will be affected by the forthcoming changes doing to prepare for Trumpland? For most, the tears from election night have dried, replaced by vigilance and a determination to resist oppression and fight for the rights and beliefs they hold dear. They are refusing to be Trumped. Here’s what they told us. “Scared and uplifted” The morning after Trump’s upset victory

over Hillary Clinton, Alex Ortiz awoke to his little sisters fearfully asking what might become of their family. Ortiz didn’t have an answer. “They are 8 and 10, but they know how this will change my mother’s life and their father’s life,” Ortiz, 24, says. “They know how it will change my life. They are U.S. citizens, but they have a family that could be broken up if Trump decides to ramp up the immigration system.” President Trump could use the same executive authority that President Barack Obama used to created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

immigration program to sign it away. That directive protects those who emigrated to the U.S. before the age of 16 from deportation, while granting them work authorization and a Social Security number. Trump, however, has said he’ll immediately deport two to three million undocumented immigrants, standing firm on the rhetoric that fueled his campaign: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best,” he said during his presidential announcement speech in June 2015. “They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people… .” In 2003, nine years prior to Obama signing DACA into law, a coyote smuggled a bus full of women and children, including 10-year-old Ortiz and his mother, from Honduras to the Mexican border. When Ortiz qualified for DACA in 2012, he was a college sophomore, 19 years old, and atop his class, academically. In 2003, as he crossed into the U.S., shivering in the cold with his mother, he was wearing just his underwear and had no comprehension of why she’d upended their lives. His father’s alcoholism and death threats behind them, the U. S. ahead, she gripped his hand as they crossed a river into Eagle Pass, Texas, where they were granted a six-month stay at a U.S. Border Patrol station. Soon they’d be reconnected with family in Memphis, and, soon after that, they would overstay their visas. “I came here in fifth grade,” Ortiz says. “I knew no English, but I was used to being the smart kid. The first few months, I sat in class and cried because I didn’t understand a thing. In a sixmonth period, I went from speaking zero English to getting straight A’s.” Ortiz maintained that drive, becoming the valedictorian of his high school class. He applied to more than 25 colleges and was accepted to all of them but wasn’t offered full financial assistance because he was undocumented. “My goal was to go to school without paying a dollar because I knew my mother couldn’t afford it,” Ortiz says. He ended up at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, his objective accomplished. “[DACA] changed my life in so many ways,” Ortiz says. “It not only allowed me to work, it allowed me to get a driver’s license.” DACA opened other doors. He interned with Congressman Bennie G. Thompson, a member of the Committee on Homeland Security. He became a Google student ambassador. He works as a recruitment counselor for Southwest Tennessee Community College. He fears that Trump will wipe all of his progress away. “If Trump does take DACA away, he’s really going to take everything I have built,” Ortiz says. “My job, my degree.” Ortiz, one of 13,000 immigrants who have qualified for DACA in Tennessee, says that though each member of the Latino community carries different strengths, they have one trait in common: resilience.

Cover Story by Micaela Watts, Josh Cannon, & Toby Sells / Photos By Justin Fox Burks

“I was scared when he was elected, but now I am uplifted,” Ortiz says. — Joshua Cannon

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“I’m really disappointed,” said Michaels. “I’m disappointed in the American public, that we’ve become that fucking stupid.” — Micaela Watts “Unsafe” Facing History and Ourselves, an international nonprofit organization, helps people have difficult conversations about race. Steven Becton is the associate program director for urban education at the organization’s Memphis office. Memphis Flyer: How big of a deal is Donald Trump’s election for you? Steven Becton: The Trump election puts us in this pivotal moment. We have to make a conscious choice about what kind of country we’re going to be. Are we going to be an inclusive country? Or, will we be even more divided because of the rhetoric that led up to the election? Can you give me an example? Some of the rhetoric around his plan for rounding people up is making people feel unsafe. Also, his descriptions of the African-American community, especially this notion that we’re worse than we’ve ever been and that you can walk into our communities and get shot. Those descriptions were not in keeping with the way we view our community. Many Trump supporters have openly spouted racist views. I’m always really careful to not dehumanize all [Trump supporters] or label them all as racists. People were supporting Trump for very different reasons. It would be irresponsible to say all those people are racists. But I would say, the kind of fear that people were feeling — my 17-year-old daughter, for example — was not feeling as safe as she’s always felt because of some of the rhetoric and because of some of the violence that was happening in these rallies. Are you worried about certain policy areas? Something I want to keep an eye on is education. What would the new Secretary of Education do from a policy standpoint? How is that policy going to affect education reform movements for kids that are socio-economically disenfranchised in school. Will that policy lead to further disenfranchisement, or is that policy going to be about keeping us moving forward? The other thing we should be closely

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watching is criminal justice reform. We have to stop this pipeline to prison, especially for African-American boys. To the degree that Mr. Trump is interested in that, I’m not sure. How does the election position Facing History and Ourselves? People need some tools on how to talk about this. People are finding out that, while they didn’t support Trump, some of their friends and family members or classmates did, and they can’t understand how people they love supported Trump. Those people have to be able to talk to each other again. So, it’s not just about how the politicians are going to work together, but how everyday people are going to talk to each other. — Toby Sells “Do I feel lucky?” Norway’s Global Seed Vault is carved deep into the side of a mountain in the Svalbard archipelago, just above the Arctic Circle. The fail-safe library shelters more than 5 billion duplicates of seed samples from crop collections around the world. Cary Fowler, who was raised in Memphis and spent a great deal of time on his grandparent’s farm in Madison County, runs the project. It was his time on the farm in Tennessee that gave him an understanding about the importance of agriculture. To that end, Fowler says there’s one thing that should remain a nonpartisan concern: climate change. “In my particular area, whether you

call it climate change or call it a string of coincidences or you just say we’ve been having bad weather a lot lately, there are things that we as a country and as a society need to be doing,” Fowler says. “When your politics are at odds with science, it’ll be your politics that have to change. Science has a way of being persistent.” A little more than a month away from Trump’s inauguration, the president-elect has sworn to cut President Obama’s Clean Power Plan. Trump is being advised by climate-skeptic Myron Ebell, who will head the Environmental Protection Agency transition team and once likened climate change to a global political movement. The effects climate change will have on our crops and future food supply could be devastating, Fowler says. “Let’s hope the new administration, which has said it wants to help the rural areas of our country develop, will understand that farmers need adaptive crop varieties,” Fowler says. “You can’t talk to many farmers these days without hearing about the challenges they face in terms of weather fluctuation, heat, new pests, and diseases.” Fowler likens the results of climate change to a scene from Dirty Harry, when Clint Eastwood stands over a robber, staring down the barrel of his .44 Magnum. Eastwood says, “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’” — JC continued on page 16

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“A nightmare come true” Lisa Michaels and her girlfriend, Ellyahnna Wattshall, weren’t in the same room when Trump was declared the winner of the 2016 presidential race, but their reactions were identical: shock, horror, and tears. “It really felt like I was watching a nightmare come true,” said Wattshall. Michaels, a comedian, was performing at the Hi-Tone. She struggled to get through her set as the electoral votes started to take a turn for the red. “It was really, really hard getting through that one,” Michaels said. The next few mornings would start with tears for Michaels. For Wattshall, they would start with outright fear. Both Michaels and Wattshall are transgender women, a segment of the LGBTQ population that Republican lawmakers focused on over the summer, as some states took measures to control public restroom access. Since then, hate-related incidents are on the rise against transgender citizens, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Human Rights Campaign. In 2015, the highest homicide rate of transgender individuals was recorded, with 21 murders. That record has already been surpassed this year. Since Trump’s victory, the SPLC has recorded nearly 100 hate-related incidents against LGBTQ individuals. “I was homeless for five years,” Wattshall says, “and during that time, I never thought I needed a weapon to protect myself. Now, I feel like it’s come to that.” Michaels is more worried about the team forming behind Trump. “Trump isn’t going to be president,” she says, “Mike Pence is. Trump is a fool who spends most of his time on Twitter. But I see who he’s picking for Cabinet members, and that really scares me.” For now, all Wattshall or Michaels can do is steel themselves for it. Wattshall is busy working on projects that aim to identify safe networks and places for transgender citizens. Michaels will likely continue to bring her presence to the comedy scene, increasing visibility for transgender Memphians and helping others laugh through their tears. The dismay they both feel isn’t likely to go away anytime soon.

continued from page 15 “The dirty word” When Cara McLane woke up on the morning after the presidential election, she was consumed by a singular emotion. “I was pissed. I was extremely angry,” McLane said. “I sat down and tried to figure out why I was so angry. And, what it comes down to, it’s because I’m extremely scared.” For McLane, who has been steadfast in her advocacy work for women’s health and reproductive issues, it’s the possible Cabinet appointments that terrify her. Trump has tapped Tom Price, a Republican Senator from Georgia who has supported efforts to ensure Planned

Parenthood is federally defunded, as the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Price has insisted that women have no challenge when it comes to being able to afford birth control. His appointment tells McLane that she will be very busy for the next four years. “When I say busy, I mean as someone who talks to the public about being prochoice,” she says. “Having an argument is not going to get anybody to listen. It’s going to have to be more of an education.” McLane, a former church youth group leader who identifies as a Christian, has spent ample time in delicate conversation with those who are anti-abortion and are so because of their religious beliefs.

She understands how religious beliefs lead to an anti-abortion stance, but is firm in her belief that “someone’s religion or their point of view should have nothing to do with a woman’s health-care decision.” The Supreme Court thought so, too, in 1973, when their decision in the landmark case of Roe v. Wade established the constitutional right to abortion as the law of the land. With Trump’s Cabinet filling with established anti-abortion appointees, and Trump’s all-but-guaranteed ability to appoint the next Supreme Court justice, McLane’s worries extend beyond abortion. “Planned Parenthood, Choices … those places are health-care providers first,” says McLane, adding that for many women,

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Planned Parenthood is the only affordable option for reproductive health care. If Planned Parenthood is defunded and the Affordable Care Act repealed, “It’s not about abortion, which is the dirty word,” said McLane. “It’s about where are these women going to go to find out if they have cancer?” Keeping Planned Parenthood’s doors open for at least the next four years will be a top priority for McLane and countless others. “I find it really interesting that in the Republican party, the only thing they really want to regulate is a person’s sex life, whether it’s gay marriage, birth control, or abortion.” — MW “Well, I love you, too, America!” Nur Abdalla has a beef with Trump. Abdalla is a Muslim. Her mother is African American. Her dad is an Egyptian immigrant. And, of course, she’s a woman. So, she’s feeling pressure from Trump’s promises and rhetoric on many sides. But her beef goes deeper, gets even more personal than that — her wedding. “My family and my fiance’s family were meeting, and we were supposed to be talking about … wedding stuff,” Abdalla says. “The whole time it was just our parents talking about Trump. After we ate and left for home, both our families realized that we didn’t talk about what we were supposed to talk about. So, I have a little bit of a personal issue with him. Trump’s hijacking my wedding planning.” Humor is a staple in her family when dealing with life’s tough moments, Abdalla says. And lately, there’s been a lot of humor. But now it’s time to get serious. Trump has been talking about Muslims from the day he started his campaign. He’s waged a war of words on “radical Islam,” has called for a ban on Muslim immigrants, has suggested a screening test to filter out immigrants who support Sharia law, and has gone so far as to suggest creating a Muslim registry. “There’s a part of me that would like to say that [the Muslim registry] would never happen,” Abdalla says. “But there’s also a part of me that knows that something like that has happened in the past with other groups of people.” Abdalla cites the internment camps of World War II, where 120,000 JapaneseAmericans were forced to live. She knows the future could bring troubled times for her and her family. Before election night, Abdalla says she thought Trump’s campaign was kind of a joke. “His platform was based on a lot of hatred and ignorance, plus he’s just rude.” When she got the news the next day, she was shocked, but on another level, not shocked. Trump’s rhetoric, the energy of his supporters, the violence at his campaign rallies, it all made for an explosive atmosphere that energized thousands, she says. That energy, seemingly aimed at her and many she knows, disappointed and saddened her. “I was kind of like,‘Well, I love you, too, America.’” — TS

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Kirk Whalum’s coming home for an all-star Christmas concert benefitting Memphis’ history-rich Clayborn Temple. The jazz saxophonist won’t be here for long, though. He just returned from Africa long enough to tour with A Gospel According to Jazz Christmas shows. After a few more dates stateside, he’ll be playing Japan. Not so very long ago, Whalum thought he was moving home to Memphis, settling down, and touring less, but he blew it. The 12-time Grammy nominee became a first-time winner in 2011 and suddenly found himself busier than ever. “I said I’d never move home,” Whalum says, still a little surprised he ever did. “My wife and I moved [back to] Memphis after more than a few times having literally said ‘I will never move back.’ We lived in L.A. for a while, and we lived in Paris. Then, 10 years ago, my father got really sick, and we thought maybe we’d go home for a while and regroup. Then we’ll move to New York. We’ve never lived there before.” Whalum never made it to Manhattan, though. “We fell in love with Memphis,” he explains. “It just kind of hit us sideways.” Whalum’s show for Clayborn Temple, the former home base for Memphis’ striking sanitation workers, promises to mix equal parts jazz, gospel, and R&B. “You can be an atheist and have a blast,” Whalum says of A Gospel According to Jazz Christmas, a show he also describes as being “unabashedly” about the birth of Christ. “I thought there was probably a niche for people who want to celebrate Christmas and bring their kids, but they may not be churchgoers. They may not be gospel music fans. So this is a little of all of that. And the cool thing is, I get to bring a couple of my really, really good friends who are world-renowned artists, like Grammy-winning guitarist Norman Brown and Keiko Matsui, who’s one of the best pianists in the world. We also have Sheléa, a vocalist who’s been performing with Stevie Wonder for the last two years. And I played with Whitney Houston, so when I say she’s killing it, she’s killing it.”

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“Tiny Show” Jay Etkin Gallery, 6-9 p.m. Group show featuring pieces of tiny art, six-by-six inches or smaller. Inspired by Bryan Payne’s “doodlestones,” ink drawings on river stones. Booksiging by Jim Dees The Booksellers at Laurelwood, 6:30 p.m. Jim Dees signs and discusses his book, The Statue and the Fury: A Year of Art, Race, Music and Cocktails.

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Hi-Tone owner Brian “Skinny” McCabe is pleased with the radio commercials for his second annual Memphis Grilled Cheese Festival. They’re modeled after vintage 1-900 ads with a breathy voice, “Hot, melted cheeses are waiting for you.” They make him laugh. But if you ask McCabe about the inaugural festival, he’ll tell you flat out, it was anything but a fantasy. “It was a nightmare,” he says, remembering how all of his plans fell apart. Only half of the teams that signed up showed up to compete. Volunteers were in short supply, and so were the food trucks. There simply weren’t enough vendors to supply all the people who showed up hungry for grilled cheese. “For five hours, there was a single-file line for the bar going out the door,” McCabe says, recalling countless runs to Kroger to stock up on bread, cheese, and butter, olive oil, or Miracle Whip. “Everybody went above and beyond,” McCabe says. “And at the end of the day, we made $7,000 for ALIVE Memphis Rescue [AMR], which is something I really believe in.” This year’s festival will also benefit AMR, a foster-based rescue program for homeless animals. McCabe thinks he’s got the kinks worked out. A dozen teams are scheduled to compete in categories ranging from cheesiest to most ridiculous. There will be a kids area and live music in the bar from the Sheiks, the Cassette Set, and Faux Killas. So, do you like cheese? Do you like it hot? This Sunday, grill chefs will be waiting.

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his year was another great one for Memphis music. We got reissues from the Grifters and Big Star, new music from Julien Baker and NOTS, and newcomers like Beige Curtains and Jon Waltz also wowed us. In no particular order, here are our favorite local releases of 2016. — Chris Shaw Julien Baker — “Decorated Lawns” (from the Christmas album Jingle Yay!) No musician in recent memory touches Julien Baker’s gentle ability to construct songs both devastating and unalloyed. Baker lent her one-off “Decorated Lawns,” engineered by Calvin Lauber at Ardent Studio, to a recent holiday compilation. It’s a heartbreaking track and reaffirms that the 20-something artist is operating in a caliber all her own. — Josh Cannon

From Big Star to NOTS, our music staff writers pick their favorite local releases of the year.

Alicja-pop — Rats (Home Recordings 2009-2013) (Certified PR Records) Don’t let the recording origin or “some stuff I had sitting around” implication in the subtitle give the impression that Rats is lacking in the rock or anything fleshedout, as this selection is all over the place and deserves a spot next to her betterknown works. — Andrew Earles Jon Waltz — “Riot” (single) For as much as Memphis-based R&B artist Jon Waltz has accomplished, his output is limited. Waltz is hyperfocused on quality over quantity. Apple’s worldwide Beats 1 radio show premiered his latest single, “Riot,” earlier this year. On “Riot,” 21-year-old Waltz sounds wise beyond his years, serving warm hooks that are prodigious and insightful. Pay attention — you’ll be hearing him everywhere before you know it. — JC

The Grifters — One Sock Missing and Crappin’ You Negative (Fat Possum) Despite an unimportant handful of stylistic/aesthetic choices that have aged like a Happy Meal in a hot car, the Grifters’ second and third albums define what made this band a special and important entry to the early-to-mid-’90s indie-rock sweepstakes. A sampling of proof: the emotionally catastrophic “Dead Already” (actually one of the band’s rare ventures into “lofi”), the aggro, urban-psych desperation of “Encrusted,” the never-leaving-thehouse-again hangover destitution of the infectious tease “Just Passing Out,” some deconstructed power-pop rolling around in hot garbage (“Bummer,” “Cinnamon”), the atmospheric dirge of pre-heroinproblem lament “Junkie Blood,” or the gorgeous Sabbath-meets-Red-HousePainters anti-slowcore of “Felt-Tipped Over.” — AE

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NOTS — Cosmetic (Goner) To regrettably oversimplify with a single observation, the extended (in this context) difference-makers of medium tempo and organic artistic choice that anchor Cosmetic (“Entertain Me,” the title track, “Fluorescent Sunset,” and especially opener “Blank Reflection”) allow space for some structural secret (or

not-so-secret) weapons in drumming that pounds harder, guitar that snakes around on a mission, and the reliable big hook of each song’s bass line. — AE Jack Oblivian and the Sheiks — The Lone Ranger of Love (Mony) I wrote a feature this summer about how in love with this album I was, and my feelings haven’t changed. A perfect album from a band at the height of their powers. — CS Angry Angles — Self-Titled (Goner) One of Jay Reatard’s most overlooked bands — second only to the great Final Solutions — got the reissue treatment this year. It was the biggest release of the year

for Goner, and the label pulled out all the stops making this record sound and look as great as possible. A must-have for any fan of Jay Reatard, the Goner Records scene, or Memphis music in general. Jay Reatard helped put Memphis punk back on the map during his reign of terror, and this record shows why. — CS Big Star — Complete Third (Omnivore) What year-end list would be complete without a Big Star album on it? The fine folks at Omnivore gave us a nice Christmas present with this three-disc collection of every session that went into the making of Third, including a ton of previously unissued material. — CS

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Beige Curtains — S/T (Self Released) Beige Curtains landed on the local music scene last month, releasing an EP titled S/T that the three-piece recorded at 5 and Dime Recording. On “Arrangement,” track one, the lyrics “I feel aimless” are repeated. Their songs feel like that, too, often falling apart midway through and building back up again. Fans of Pavement and Joy Division, or the many bands they’ve inspired, will dig this. — JC

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Yo Gotti — The Art of Hustle (CMG) “It’s your boy Yo Gotti” is a phrase that we’ve heard in Memphis forever, but this year, rap fans around the world got to know Yo Gotti — the undisputed king of Memphis rap — when he released The Art of Hustle in February. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B and hip-hop chart, and introduced the world to the phrase “It goes down in the DM,” in the process. — Chris Shaw

BEAR GRILLZ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10TH NEW DAISY THEATRE

DADDY MACK BLUES BAND SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10TH LOFLIN YARD

ALEXIS GRACE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8TH LAFAYETTE’S MUSIC ROOM

After Dark: Live Music Schedule December 8 - 14 Blues City Cafe 138 BEALE 526-3637

Alfred’s 197 BEALE 525-3711

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

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

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

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

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

Blind Mississippi Morris Fridays, 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 5:30 p.m.; Brad Birkedahl Band Thursdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Saturdays, 12:30 p.m., and Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Brandon Cunning Trio Sundays, 6 p.m., and Mondays, 7 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.

Club 152 152 BEALE 544-7011

1st Floor: Mercury Boulevard Mondays-Thursdays, 7 p.m.; DJ Dnyce Sundays, 11 p.m., and Thursdays, 11:30 p.m.; DJ Tubbz Mondays-Wednesdays, 11 p.m., and Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.; 3rd floor: DJ Crumbz Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.; 2nd Floor: DJ Spanish Fly Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.; 1st Floor: DJ Toonz Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.; Sean Apple Sundays, 1 p.m.; Adam Levin Sundays, 1 p.m.; After Dark Band Sundays, 6 p.m.

Handy Bar 200 BEALE 527-2687

Bad Boy Matt & the Amazing Rhythmatics Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.

Itta Bena 145 BEALE 578-3031

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Kayla Walker Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; Susan Marshall Fridays, Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.; Nat “King” Kerr Fridays, Saturdays, 9-10 p.m.; Susan Marshall Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m.

Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cafe & Honky Tonk

King’s Palace Cafe Tap Room

310 BEALE 654-5171

168 BEALE 576-2220

The Johnny Go Band Thursdays, Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Rockin’ Rob Haynes & the Memphis Flash Fridays, Saturdays, 711 p.m.; Live Band Karaoke Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.3 a.m.; The Memphis House Rockers Saturdays, 3-7 p.m., and Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m.

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

Chris Gales Solo Acoustic Show Mondays-Saturdays, 12-4 p.m.; Eric Hughes Thursdays, Fridays, 5-8 p.m.; Karaoke Mondays-Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.; Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe 162 BEALE 521-1851

David Bowen Thursdays, 5:309:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 6:30-10:30 p.m., and Sundays, 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Sensation Band Friday, Dec. 9, 9:30 p.m.1 a.m.; Cowboy Neil Saturday, Dec. 10, 9:30 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe Patio 162 BEALE 521-1851

Sonny Mack Mondays-Fridays, 2-6 p.m.; Cowboy Neil Mondays, Thursdays, 7-11 p.m., and Saturdays, Sundays, 2-6 p.m.; Sensation Band Tuesdays, Fridays, 7-11 p.m.; Fuzzy and the Kings of Memphis Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.; Chic Jones and the Blues Express Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; North and South Band Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m.

Silky O’Sullivan’s 183 BEALE 522-9596

Big Don Valentine and the Hollywood Allstars Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.midnight; London Lane and the Ivories Friday, Dec. 9, 8 p.m.-midnight; North and South Band Saturday, Dec. 10, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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

330 BEALE 525-8981

119 S. MAIN, PEMBROKE SQUARE 417-8435

182 BEALE 528-0150

Southern Avenue Thursday, Dec. 8, 7-11 p.m.; FreeWorld Friday, Dec. 9, 8 p.m.-midnight, and Saturday, Dec. 10, 8 p.m.midnight; Mercury Boulevard Sunday, Dec. 11, 7-11 p.m.; Gracie Curran Monday, Dec. 12, 7-11 p.m., and Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7-11 p.m.; Eric Hughes Band Wednesday, Dec. 14, 7-11 p.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe Blues Hall 182 BEALE 528-0150

Memphis Bluesmasters Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.midnight; Plantation Allstars Fridays, Saturdays, 4-8 p.m.; Delta Project Friday, Dec. 9, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Little Boys Blue Saturday, Dec. 10, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Brian Hawkins Blues Party Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; McDaniel Band Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Huey’s Downtown Soul Shockers Sunday, Dec. 11, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Blind Bear Speakeasy

Rum Boogie Cafe

531 S. MAIN 523-9754

Amber Rae Dunn Hosts: Earnestine & Hazel’s Open Mic Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m. 77 S. SECOND 527-2700

New Daisy Theatre Bear Grillz Saturday, Dec. 10, 10 p.m.

Earnestine & Hazel’s

Live Music ThursdaysSaturdays, 10 p.m.

Brass Door Irish Pub 152 MADISON 572-1813

Live Music Fridays.

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

Loﬂin Yard 7 W. CAROLINA 249-3046

Daddy Mack Blues Band Saturday, Dec. 10, 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 MondaysWednesdays, 5:30-8 p.m.

Whiskey Chute Smugglers Friday, Dec. 9, 8-11 p.m.; Zeke Johnson, Paulette Regan Second Friday of every month, 11:30 p.m.; Rice Drewry Saturday, Dec. 10, 8-11 p.m.

Purple Haze Nightclub

Clayborn Temple

303 S. MAIN 523-0020

294 HERNANDO

A Gospel According to Jazz Christmas with Kirk Whalum Sunday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m.

Dirty Crow Inn 855 KENTUCKY

Bobbie & Tasha Live at the Dirty Crow Inn Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

140 LT. GEORGE W. LEE 577-1139

DJ Dance Music MondaysSundays, 10 p.m.

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

The Silly Goose 100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

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Boscos 2120 MADISON 432-2222

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

Canvas 1737 MADISON 443-5232

Karaoke Thursdays, 9:30 p.m.

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

RESERVING DIRTNAPS LIVE AT THE HI-TONE It is safe to say that this Thursday night’s bill featuring Reserving Dirtnaps, Yesse Yavis (formerly Chickasaw Mound), Tom Skee Mask, Broke, and Tommy Wright the III is the most bizarre lineup the Hi-Tone has ever produced. Pairing hip-hop and hardcore isn’t exactly a new phenomenon in Memphis — see the ’90s New Daisy show featuring Stoned at the Moment, Clenched Fist, and Three 6 Mafia — but throwing the soulful garage rock of Yesse Yavis into the mix is enough to make any genre-purist’s head spin. This is where we find ourselves at the end of 2016 — underground rappers playing with garage rockers, dogs and cats living together, etc. In all seriousness, Thursday’s show will no doubt introduce the audience to a band they probably haven’t seen before — all of which are worth the audience’s attention. Broke and Reserving Dirtnaps are both formidable hardcore bands — the latter just released their latest EP. Yesse Yavis is also gearing up to release their debut single next week at Bar DKDC, but you just may be able to snag one this Thursday. Tom Skee Mask doesn’t perform that often, but when he does, you can normally find many a fan of old-school Memphis rap in attendance. And that brings us to Tommy Wright the III. A living legend in the underground world of hip-hop, Tommy Wright III deserves all the hype and recognition he can get. His mix tapes are legendary on YouTube, and he’s long been known as the late Jay Reatard’s favorite rapper. This also won’t be the Memphis rapper’s only foray into hardcore punk, as he’s set to perform at the This Is Austin, Not That Great hardcore fest in Austin, Texas, this January. Unity makes the world go round. Here’s hoping we get more shows like this in 2017. Oh, and make sure to get there on time. You can expect the house to be packed for this one. — Chris Shaw Reserving Dirtnaps, Broke, Yesse Yavis, Tom Skee Mask, and Tommy Wright the III, Thursday, December 8th at the Hi-Tone. 8 p.m. $10

Ed Finney and the U of M Jazz Quartet Thursdays, 9 p.m.; Reach Friday, Dec. 9, 10 p.m.; The Rusty Pieces Saturday, Dec. 10, 10 p.m.; Justin White Mondays, 7 p.m.; Don and Wayde Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 10 p.m.

Dru’s Place

Dead Irish Blues Sunday, Dec. 11, 4-7 p.m.; Ghost Town Blues Band Sunday, Dec. 11, 8:30-11:45 p.m.

Lafayette’s Music Room 2119 MADISON 207-5097

Alexis Grace and Brennan Villines Thursday, Dec. 8, 6 p.m.; Love Light Orchestra Thursday, Dec. 8, 9 p.m.; Marcella Simien Trio Friday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m.; Chubby Carrier Friday, Dec. 9, 10 p.m.; Susan Marshall & Friends Saturdays, 11 a.m.; The River Bluff Clan Saturdays, 3 p.m.; Jeremy Stanfill and Joshua Cosby Saturday, Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m.; Devil Train Saturday, Dec. 10, 10:40 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Jimmy Davis Sunday, Dec. 11, 8 p.m.; John Paul Keith & Friends Mondays, 6 p.m.; John Kilzer Tuesday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle and New Orleans Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.; McStays and James Wednesday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m.

Midtown Crossing Grill 394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

Memphis Ukelele Meetup Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.

Minglewood Hall 1555 MADISON 866-609-1744

Live music Saturdays.

Wild Bill’s 1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

The Wild Bill’s Band Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.

Young Avenue Deli

2119 YOUNG 278-0034

Detective Bureau Friday, Dec. 9, 9 p.m.

University of Memphis Ubee’s 521 S. HIGHLAND 323-0900

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

University of Memphis, Harris Concert Hall INSIDE THE RUDI E. SCHEIDT SCHOOL OF MUSIC 678-5400

Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas Friday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m.; Sounds of the Season Concert Saturday, Dec. 10, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

East Memphis Dan McGuinness Pub

Strictly Vettes of Memphis Friday, Dec. 9, 8 p.m.

4694 SPOTTSWOOD 761-3711

Hi-Tone

Murphy’s

412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE

1589 MADISON 726-4193

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

1474 MADISON 275-8082

Karaoke Fridays-Sundays.

Strong Martian, Dominic, Photo Jenny Thursday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m.; Tommy Wright III, Tom Skeemask, Reserving Dirtnaps, Yesse Yavis Thursday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m.; The Kickback: ’80s and ’90s hip-hop with DJ Friday, Dec. 9, 9 p.m.; Jadewick with wARM, Sleepwlkrs, What We Do in Secret, and Thief ’s Hand Saturday, Dec. 10, 8 p.m.; 12th Annual Bloodshot Christmas Saturday, Dec. 10, 9 p.m.; Memphis Grilled Cheese Festival Two Sunday, Dec. 11, noon; Warrior People: A Call to Unite for Standing Rock Monday, Dec. 12, 6 p.m.; Strangetowne Monday, Dec. 12, 9 p.m.; The Weekend Classic, Shamefinger, Joybomb Tuesday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m.

Victor and the Spoils Friday, Dec. 9; The Fast Mothers Saturday, Dec. 10.

Otherlands Coffee Bar 641 S. COOPER 278-4994

Mark Edgar Stuart, Jed Zimmerman, Kelley Mickwee Saturday, Dec. 10, 8 p.m.

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

Rock Starkaraoke Fridays; Community Saturday, Dec. 10; Open Mic Music with Tiffany Harmon Mondays, 9 p.m.midnight.

Playhouse on the Square

Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

4339 PARK 761-5250

Music in the Galleries Sundays, 2-4 p.m.

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

Intimate Piano Lounge featuring Charlotte Hurt Mondays-Thursdays, 59:30 p.m.; Larry Cunningham Fridays, Saturdays, 6-10 p.m.

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern 5101 SANDERLIN 763-2013

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

66 S. COOPER 726-4656

Brennan Villines: Holiday Block Party Saturday, Dec. 10, 7-11 p.m.

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Sports Junction 1911 POPLAR 244-7904

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule December 8 - 14

The Deftonz Sunday, Dec. 11, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Mortimer’s 590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

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

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

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

Thursday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m.; Twin Soul Friday, Dec. 9, 9 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 10, 9 p.m.; Wicked Wednesday with the Bluff City Bandits Wednesday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m.

Cordova

Germantown

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern

Germantown Performing Arts Center

819 EXOCET 624-9060

1801 EXETER 751-7500

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Old Whitten Tavern 2800 WHITTEN 379-1965

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

IRIS Orchestra with Yefim Bronfman; Michael Stern Conducting Saturday, Dec. 10, 8 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 11, 8 p.m.

North Mississippi/ Tunica Bally’s CASINO CENTER DRIVE IN TUNICA, MS 1-800-38-BALLY

Roxi Love Friday, Dec. 9, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., and Saturday, Dec. 10, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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

T.J. Mulligan’s 1817 KIRBY 755-2481

Acoustic Music Tuesdays.

The Windjammer Restaurant

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

Karaoke Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

Hollywood Casino

786 E. BROOKHAVEN CIRCLE 683-9044

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

Poplar/I-240

Hopson Plantation Commissary

Karaoke ongoing.

8141 HWY. 49 S., CLARKSDALE, MS 662-664-5756

East Tapas and Drinks 6069 PARK 767-6002

Eddie Harris Thursdays, Fridays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Elizabeth Wise Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.; Van Duren Solo Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.

Dantones Band Friday, Dec. 9, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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

Neil’s Music Room 5727 QUINCE 682-2300

Jack Rowell’s Celebrity Jam Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Rob Caudill Rod Stewart Christmas Show Thursday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m.; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Charlie Belt Saturday, Dec. 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Neil’s Annual Christmas Party with Elmo and the Shades Saturday, Dec. 10, 8:30 p.m.; Band of Brothers Sunday, Dec. 11, 5-9 p.m.; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

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

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

Summer/Berclair Barbie’s Barlight Lounge

Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas Saturday, Dec. 10.

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

The Rusty Pieces Sunday, Dec. 11, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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Possum Daddy’s Karaoke Saturdays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Cheffie’s Cafe 483 HIGH POINT TERRACE 202-4157

Leigh Ann Wilmot and Dave “The Rave” Laman Fridays, 6-9 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.

RockHouse Live

Huey’s Cordova

5709 RALEIGH-LAGRANGE 386-7222

1771 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 754-3885

Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Nirvanna Saturday, Dec. 10, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Open Mic Mondays Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Live Music Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

Shelby Forest General Store

South Memphis

Bartlett

7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

Stax Museum of American Soul Music

Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center

Collierville

926 E. MCLEMORE 946-2535

In the Christmas Spirit with the MD’s Tuesday, Dec. 13, 6 p.m.

3663 APPLING 385-6440

Emile Pandolfi with Dana Russell Saturday, Dec. 10, 8 p.m.

Tony Butler Fridays, 6-8 p.m.

Huey’s Collierville 2130 W. POPLAR 854-4455

Young Petty Thieves Sunday, Dec. 11, 8-11:30 p.m.

Pamela K. Ward Sunday, Dec. 11, 8:30-11:45 p.m.

T.J. Mulligan’s 64 2821 N. HOUSTON LEVEE 377-9997

Brian Johnson Band Thursday, Dec. 8, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

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

The Southern Edition Band Tuesdays.

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

Live Music Saturdays, 9 p.m.

Huey’s Southwind

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

Live Music Fridays, Saturdays.

Raleigh Stage Stop 2951 CELA 382-1576

Open Mic Blues Jam with Brad Webb Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.; Blues Jam Every Thursday Night hosted by Brad Webb Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.; The Surburban Trunk Monkeys Friday, Dec. 9, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Open Mic Night and Steak Night Tuesdays, 6 p.m.-midnight.

7825 WINCHESTER 624-8911

The Dantones Sunday, Dec. 11, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Huey’s Germantown 7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

Southern Avenue Sunday, Dec. 11, 8-11:30 p.m.

Ice Bar & Grill 4202 HACKS CROSS 757-1423

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

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

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

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

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

The New Backdour Bar & Grill 302 S. AVALON 596-7115

Karaoke with Tim Bachus Mondays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.; DJ Stylez Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

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Hadley’s Pub 2779 WHITTEN 266-5006

Scott and Vanessa Sudbury

Holidays at the

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CALENDAR of EVENTS:

December 8 - 14

TH EAT E R

Circuit Playhouse

The Santaland Diaries, the world’s crankiest elf, Crumpet, recounts his training and his hilarious encounters with surly parents and their greedy children. www.playhouseonthesquare.org. $25$40. Sundays, 7 p.m., and Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m. Through Dec. 23.

• Enchanted Forest • Polar Express 3D • The Light Before Christmas 3D • Season of Light in the Planetarium • Open Late Friday Nights til 9pm

51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

Cornelia Crenshaw Branch Library

Hattiloo at the Library: The Magic Tree, an African tale of identity, self-love, family, and determination. www.memphislibrary.org. Sat., Dec. 10, 11 a.m. 531 VANCE (525-1643).

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

Much Ado About Nothing, madcap, holiday revel by William Shakespeare. www.tnshakesspeare.org. $16-$34. Dec. 8-18. 4339 PARK (761-5250).

The Evergreen Theatre

3050 Central Ave / Memphis 38111

Drag Olympics 2016/2017, benefit for Friends for Life. www.theatreworksmemphis.org. $12. Sat., Dec. 10, 6 p.m. 1705 POPLAR (274-7139).

901.636.2362

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Germantown Community Theatre

Rope, suspenseful tale of murder and dinner. www.gctcomeplay.org. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays, 2:30 p.m. Through Dec. 18. 3037 FOREST HILL-IRENE (453-7447).

The Orpheum

Annie, brand new incarnation of the iconic original. www.orpheum-memphis.com. $25-$125. Tues., Dec. 13, 7:30-10 p.m., and Wed., Dec. 14, 7:30-10 p.m. 203 S. MAIN (525-3000).

Playhouse on the Square

Peter Pan, matinee performance on New Year’s Eve will be a special family performance featuring an early evening ball drop and pictures with the cast of characters from Neverland. www. playhouseonthesquare.org. $25-$40. Fridays, 7 p.m., and Saturdays, Sundays, 2 p.m. Through Dec. 31. 66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

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Cabaret Noel II: Wonderful Christmastime!. www. etcmemphistheater.com. $15. Fri., Dec. 9, 8 p.m., Sat., Dec. 10, 8 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 11, 2 p.m.

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The Nutcracker at Buckman Performing Arts Center

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Ongoing, rotating series in memory of muralist Brad Wells. Fri., Dec. 9, 5-7 p.m.

The Annesdale Park Gallery

Artist reception for “Confluence,” exhibition of still life paintings by Diana Harvey and landscape paintings by Dolores Justus. www.theannesdaleparkgallery.com. Fri., Dec. 9, 6-8 p.m. 1290 PEABODY (208-6451).

Collierville Public Library

Opening reception for Don Cummings, exhibition of fine art photography. www.colliervillelibrary.org. Sat., Dec. 10, 12-2 p.m. 501 POPLAR VIEW PARKWAY (853-2333).

Crosstown Arts

Artist reception for “Remaining Reflection,” exhibition of Christian Brothers University senior BFA work by Dori Daniels, Alexis Gillis, and Ray Pagni. www.crosstownarts.org. Fri., Dec. 9, 5-7 p.m.

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A spectacular production with the Memphis Ballet and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. $10-$75. Fri., Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Dec. 10, 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 11, 2 p.m. THE ORPHEUM, 203 S. MAIN (525-3000), WWW.BALLETMEMPHIS.ORG.

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Donnell Rawlings, featuring special guests Tutweezy and Mo Alexander. All ages welcome. $25-$30. Thurs., Dec. 8, 8 p.m.

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Opening reception for “The Tiny Show,” exhibition of over 100 pieces 6”x6”x6” or smaller by 25 artists. www.jayetkin.com. Fri., Dec. 9, 6-9 p.m. 942 COOPER (550-0064).

Memphis Botanic Garden

Opening reception for “All Roads Lead to Memphis,” exhibition of work by David Lynch and Ron Olson. www.memphisbotanicgarden.com. Thurs., Dec. 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Shane Mauss, comedy show about psychedelics. Part stand-up, part storytelling, and part Ted talk combined. www.rockhouselive.com. $15. Fri., Dec. 9, 9 p.m.-midnight. 5709 RALEIGH-LAGRANGE (386-7222).

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Booksigning by Cary Fowler

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Author discusses and signs Seeds on Ice: Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault. Sat., Dec. 10, 2 p.m.

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“Art and Text: A Walt Mixon Tribute” Featuring Walt Mixon’s circa 1970 photography and seven writers who will comment on their written work based on his photographs. Thurs., Dec. 8, 6-7:30 p.m.

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Ben Butler Open Studio

The studio will be open to the public with artist talk at 2 p.m. Sat., Dec. 10, 1-4 p.m.

A Christmas Carol, additional matinee on Dec. 20, with evening performances Dec. 19-21. www.theatrememphis.org. $30. Thursdays-Sundays, 7 p.m., and Saturdays, Sundays, 2:30 p.m. Through Dec. 18.

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Exhibition of paintings and drawings by Maysey Craddock. Sat., Dec. 10, 11 a.m.

Booksigning by Jim Dees

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Author discusses and signs Evil Like Me as well as several topics regarding forensics and paranormal investigating for his thriller/mystery books. Sat., Dec. 10, 3:30 p.m.

A Gospel According to Jazz Christmas with Kirk Whalum

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Booksigning by Rhonda Nelson & the Little River Band

Author discusses and signs A Different Life featuring members of the Little River Band. Reservations required. $20 donation requested. Wed., Dec. 14, 7 p.m. MEMPHIS HOUSE CONCERTS, 1957 CARR, WWW.MEMPHISHOUSECONCERTS.COM.

Holiday concert benefiting the Clayborn Temple Restoration Project. $35. Sun., Dec. 11, 7 p.m.

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A BealeCanto Christmas

Music of the Christmas season by men’s choral ensemble at Balmoral Presbyterian Church, 6413 Quince, on Dec. 10 and Hernando United Methodist, 1890 Mt. Pleasant, on Dec. 11. Sat., Dec. 10, 7 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 11, 6 p.m. WWW.RHODES.EDU.

Holiday Seasonal Crosstown Markets Edge Triangle Celebration

Food vendors, music, and other activities will be taking place on the site for humans and canines. Free. Thurs., Dec. 8, 4-7 p.m. THE CANNERY, 694 MADISON (440-8539), WWW.MEMPHIS.EDU.

All local, all handmade vendors, come together for two pop-up market locations: Midtown Crossing Grill, 394 N. Watkins St and Co-Motion Studio, 416 N. Cleveland. Free. Sat., Dec. 10, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. MIDTOWN CROSSING GRILL, 394 N. WATKINS (443-0502), MIDTOWNCROSSINGMEMPHIS.COM.

In the Christmas Spirit with the MGs

Holiday party with holiday tunes by Booker T. & the MGs and others. $10, $5 with non-perishable food items. Tues., Dec. 13, 6 p.m. STAX MUSEUM OF AMERICAN SOUL MUSIC, 926 E. MCLEMORE (261-6324), WWW.STAXMUSEUM.COM.

Party Under the Tree

Live music by the MDs featuring Steve Selvidge, caroling, refreshments, food, and more. Tour the decorated storefronts. Fri., Dec. 9, 6 p.m. SOUTH MAIN AND PEABODY PLACE, DOWNTOWN, WWW.DOWNTOWNMEMPHIS.COM.

Roudnev Youth Ballet: The Nutcracker $20-$35. Sat., Dec. 10, 6-7:15 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 11, 2-3:15 p.m. BUCKMAN ARTS CENTER AT ST. MARY’S SCHOOL, 60 N. PERKINS EXT. (268-9775), WWW.STMARYSSCHOOL.ORG.

S’mores with Santa

$12 members, $15 nonmembers. Sun., Dec. 11, 5-8 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW.MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

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Documentary director Ava DuVernay links the prison system to the plantation. Screening and discussion to follow. Tues., Dec. 13, 6-9 p.m. NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM, 450 MULBERRY (521-9699), WWW.CIVILRIGHTSMUSEUM.ORG.

Blancanieves

Foreign film that transports the opulent fantasy of Snow White to circa-1920s Andalusia. $9. Fri., Dec. 9, 1 p.m. MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6209), WWW.BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.

Call Her Applebroog

Intimate portrait of painter, sculptor, and filmmaker Ida Applebroog. $9. Wed., Dec. 14, 7 p.m. MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6209), WWW.BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.

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popular spots, the response has been a positive one. “We have a good lunch and a good dinner crowd,” Hamida says. They decided not to go with the same model as their City Market shops, intentionally keeping what had already proved successful in the form of the grill menu, while also offering some local convenience items, craft beer, and other ethnic food. “You can get salads and smoothies at City Market,” Hamida says. “This is comfort food, food for the soul.”

They intend to keep the prices affordable for the college crowd and are looking forward to Loeb’s plans for sprucing up the exterior and getting a snazzy sign. Hamida is especially excited to employ some of the former Kwik Shop Grill workers. “I think it was meant to happen,” she says. 901 Grille and Market, 711 E. Parkway S., (901) 512-6171, facebook. com/901Grille. Open Monday through Saturday, 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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There was nothing like it downtown.” On December 10, 2010, the Mandanis put Hamida’s plan into action, as City Market, located at 66 S. Main (the corner of Main and Union), and the couple have had a devoted following ever since. “Everyone involved, the DMC, the landlord, and the community made me feel very comfortable,” Hamida says. “I’ve had regulars since the day we opened.” So much so that the regulars who lived in Midtown and worked downtown started putting a bug in her ear that they sure would like to have something similar in Midtown once they get home from work. That led the Mandanis to the shuttered Midtown Market on Cooper, and they made some phone calls. By July 2015, the couple had their second City Market, located at 836 Cooper. “Midtowners love it,” Hamida says. “It has been very successful.” Their business model was so successful, in fact, that they began fielding calls from landlords and property owners, who had become customers and friends, about other properties available. “Adam Slovis told us there was a corner downtown that needed something exciting and asked if we knew something that could go in it, if we had a business plan, and what did we think,” Hamida says. This was around the time that grocery stores had been given the legal green light to add wine to their offerings, and the Mandanis had been trying to figure out how they could squeeze wine on the shelves of the already limited space of their City Markets.

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Can It!

Why the “crowler” is gaining on the growler.

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...We’d Be Breaking The Law! In full disclosure, I didn’t try one. Although I can see the advantage, in that, like the crowler, canned wine gets a pass into places that don’t allow glass containers. The truth is, and I’m not proud of it, I’ve imbibed a couple of bottles of Night Train in my day, reviewed by John Belushi in The Blues Brothers as “a mean wine.” And once you go down a rabbit hole like that, you pretty much lose the moral high ground on canned vino. At any rate, an enormous crowler of beer is probably okay for a first date, but a can of Bordeaux is ill-advised.

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nor there. The point is that they really did revolutionize the process, so that the beer doesn’t have that metallic twang that we of a certain age associate with Milwaukee’s Best. We were having a pleasant, informative chat until Kaare, half amused, pointed over my shoulder and said, “We have canned wine, too … and it tastes exactly like it does out of the bottle.” First of all, that’s a terrible thing to say to anyone, and secondly, he didn’t actually say it was good. What he said was, “You need to watch how you drink those. If you attack it like a beer, you’ll be under the table.” That’s sound advice. I stood there looking at a tin of pinot noir thinking, “Wow, it really does look like a beer.”

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hen I first heard of the term “crowler” — the can version of the growler — I was more confused than intrigued. Why would any non-Australian person need a can of beer that size? I’d always assumed that the folks Down Under saved those Foster’s empties to fling at kangaroos. So I went to the big neon sputnik that is Joe’s Wines and Liquor on Poplar and asked assistant manager, Kaare BivinPederson, to explain. Which he kindly did. “Since a can is neither gas or light permeable, they are much better for storing beer for longer periods.” “Interesting,” said I. What I was thinking was not nearly so polite, namely, “God’s Holy Trousers! We’ve got to lay up vintage beer now? Can’t we just drink the stuff ?” As is often the case, I’d missed the point entirely. Cellaring is about letting flavors mature over time. The utility of the can is that the taste and fizz don’t change at all. In a glass growler — even one properly sealed and stuck in the back of your fridge — beer’s flavor will morph over time. In particular, those high-gravity beers (those topping 10 percent ABV) and cask-aged beers will continue to “evolve” in glass, and not always in a good way. Kaare explained all this as he pointed to the gleaming wall of taps and video displays that are only slightly less spectacular than the sputnik (but much more practical), adding: “Take this Lagunitas Hop Stoopid, for example — after a few weeks in a glass growler, it’s going to lose its flavor.” So hopheads take note. Crowlers are great for taking your favorite Memphis beers on the road — it’s still the only way to get Memphis Made in a can — or for saving some of a limited production beer to enjoy six months later, exactly the way it came out of the tap. “Oh, we’ve tested it,” says Kaare. “It’s still got the fizz.” Joe’s will fill and seal the can in the store and mark the date. The cans themselves come from Oskar Blues, the brewery that in 2002 cracked the mystery of turning a can into a hand-held keg. They are responsible for Dale’s Pale Ale, Pinner Blunt, and the wonderfully named Old Chub Scotch Ale — which pairs well with those plaid holiday pants no one wants you to wear. The company’s secondary mission, evidently, is to can the entire planet, but that’s neither here

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Churched Acclaimed, made-in-Memphis drama Free in Deed makes its theatrical debut.

Snap a Photo at The Big Tree!

Get the perfect shot at the Holiday Tree on the corner of Peabody Place and Main Street.

Check Out Storefront Windows

Tour the decorated storefronts throughout Downtown! View the list of storefonts on DowntownMemphis.com and let us know your favorite!

Take a Carriage Ride Through the City

Hop on one of the many horse-drawn carriage tours in Downtown and enjoy a pleasant ride filled with lights and fun facts.

See a Musical or Theatrical Performance

Grab your seat at The Orpheum, Cannon Center, Halloran Centre New Daisy, and more venues for special holiday concerts and plays.

Endulge in Holiday Treats

Swing by one of the many coffee shops, bakeries, etc. for special holiday-themed desserts and drinks.

Swing by the Peabody Hotel Lobby

Stop by the South’s Grandest Hotel for brunch by the tree, lunchtime choir performances, shopping at Lansky, or the duck march!

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Get a free photo with Santa and explore the winter wonderland full of kids’ crafting, toy arcades, family activities and more!

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Get together with friends and family for your favorite drink on a heated patio or rooftop.

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n August, 2003, an 8-year-old boy named Terrance Cottrell Jr. died in a tiny Minneapolis church. A faith healer at the church, Ray Hemphill, was charged with homicide in the boy’s death, which was attributed to suffocation. Hemphill told police he was trying to drive out the demons that had been possessing the boy, causing him to scream and lash out violently. But the boy wasn’t possessed — he was autistic. Hemphill’s attempts to save the child from torment instead brought about his death. The dark irony of the story inspired director Jake Mahaffy to create Free in Deed. The movie, filmed in Memphis in 2015, premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it received the Orizzonti award for “films that represent the latest aesthetic and expressive trends in international cinema.” The film’s successful festival run capped off with a sold-out screening at this year’s Indie Memphis, and it was nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards, including the John Cassavetes Award — kind of like the Best Picture Oscar for films that cost less than $500,000. Friday, December 9th, it will make its world theatrical premiere at Studio on the Square. One of those Independent Spirit nominations is for cinematographer Ava Berkofsky. Her work in capturing the ragged beauty of Memphis’ crumbling cityscapes is crucial in setting the film’s meditative mood. She uses the harsh fluorescent lighting of the low-rent storefront where the church is located like cinematographers of earlier generations used rain-streaked street lamps, creating a mood of oppression and impending doom. The compositions she and director Mahaffy create are often spare to the point

Indie Spirit Award-nominee David Harewood stars in the acclaimed, made-in-Memphis film Free in Deed. of being spartan, representing the limited choices the characters face. Actress Edwina Findley is another of the film’s Independent Spirit nominees for her role as Melva, a young single mother of two. Findley draws an empathetic portrait of a woman at the end of her rope, both materially and emotionally. Her son, Benny (RaJay Chandler, in one of the greatest child performances you’ll ever see), vacillates from merely difficult and withdrawn to full, uncontrollable violence. It’s all Melva can do to keep food on the table and Benny from harming himself, or worse, his little sister. The doctor (Memphis actor and writer Jon W. Sparks) indifferently prescribes ineffective drugs, so it’s no surprise that the formerly unobservant Melva would turn to religion. After all, they may be selling snake oil, but the Bishop (Preston Shannon) and his congregation are the only people who have offered her any empathy. The fourth Independent Spirit Award

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FILM REVIEW By Chris McCoy nominee is David Harewood for his portrayal of Abe, the high school janitor who moonlights as a faith healer and dreams of leading a congregation of his own. Harewood’s performance is deep and unflinching. Abe is clearly disturbed and in pain. He is obsessed with his own perceived shortcomings and transgressions. Even his own preacher tells him he repents too much. But the charismatic church ceremonies bring out something primal in Abe, and his spiritual power translates into increased attendance for the preachers. The parishioners believe Abe can heal their aches and pains with a touch, and he believes his own hype until he comes face to face with Benny. Like with Melva, it’s perfectly understandable that Abe looks at Benny and sees not a kid with a severely maladapted nervous system but a child possessed by demons. The power of God

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Jack

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This time last year, I was driving home from seeing my parents in Laurel, Mississippi. I’d been talking to my dad about my grandparents’ dogs. Other than Cuz — who had her own platinum dog-tag with a diamond in it — they were usually named Cindy. I think there were three generations of Cindys. Granddaddy chose this name for reasons unknown to me but kept it because he’d always get at least one dog to come when he called. The Cindys I knew were black Labs. They were hunting dogs who were, despite what my grandparents might have said about my father and aunt, the real children of the house. Dad told me the first Cindy wasn’t actually a Lab. She was, he said, part dog. The other part was undetermined, but most likely dust mop. About the time I got to Grenada, I got a series of texts from my husband. He and my stepson had taken possession of what he called “the dirtiest poodle in Memphis.” He was filthy, tiny, scared, but friendly. He’d been wandering around their office near I-240 on Getwell. He had no microchip and no tag. My husband asked if I could take him by a vet the next day to get him checked out. It was at that point I realized we were getting a poodle. He was, like Cindy the First, more mop than dog. He was so furry we couldn’t even tell if he’d been neutered. His tail was festooned with dreadlocks, and if we’d taken out all the mats, he’d have been hairless. But he danced. He spun in circles, tap danced on his hind legs, and his ears moved with every sound. We were certain the vet would say there was no saving him. We figured he was only held together by knots and dirt. He was just over seven pounds, mostly poodle with some unidentified terrier somewhere in his past. It turned out he had hookworms, but other than that he was healthy. Within a couple of days, many sessions with the scissors, and the realization he was housetrained, he became Colonel Jackson Humphrey Hoover Dog. Jack is now almost 11 pounds, belly-up about 20 hours of the day, and loves nothing so much as spending the weekend at Shelby Farms sniffing butts and playing in mud. He gets underestimated. He’s small enough to straddle the line between teacup and miniature poodle. When my husband walks him, people tend to assume “the wife” makes him walk her dog. They ask about his Napoleon complex. For the record, Jack doesn’t think he’s a big dog. He just doesn’t know he’s not. He has a bit of a fetish for German shepherds. Maybe he recognizes his own Bavarian ancestry in them. Maybe it’s just easier to sniff taller butts. He grumbles. A lot. I like to think Jack is a very gruntled dog. He rarely seems disgruntled, anyway. Well, except when he doesn’t get any of our steak. Then he’s very disgruntled. It’s taken a commitment on our part for Jack to become a part of the family. He hasn’t been cheap, and if he gets off his routine, he could do horrible things to a rug. We talked about his finances — medical bills, food, housing. Our hearts told us to keep him because he was cute and novel and his antics make a great Twitter feed. But he isn’t human. He can’t hold a job, so he mooches off us. He can’t open doors or not chase squirrels. It would have been easy to take him in without committing to his well-being. He’d have ended up back on Getwell if he made it that far. He’s a perpetual toddler in a lot of ways. He doesn’t speak the language, doesn’t have a nickel to his name, always goes nude, and has been known to eat deer poop. I read once that Dalmatians have a high rate of abandonment. They’re high on both novelty and maintenance, and lots of times people don’t really understand what they’re getting into. People just want something different. They get tired of spaniels and labs. They want a little something with some zing. They don’t think about having to calm them down during thunderstorms or constantly taking them to the vet for urinary tract infections. We’re all guilty of wanting the cute little puppy but not thinking about what happens when we get it home and it eats the sofa. We blame the dog, not the fact we don’t want to take responsibility for it. That’s to say, I don’t want Jack guarding my smokehouse. I really don’t trust him around bacon. I don’t ask him to do things he’s incapable of. Just because he can fetch a ball doesn’t mean he can play centerfield for the Cubs. Susan Wilson also writes for yeahandanotherthing.com and likethedew.com.

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