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Did you read where purchasing the items in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” would cost you $567,000 this year? Crazy, huh? Well, it’s not true. I just made up that number. It was fake news. But if I had put that information on your Facebook wall, you’d have had no real reason to doubt it; a variation of that same silly story comes up every year at Christmas. You might have even shared it. LOL. Did you read where Vladimir Putin’s popularity among Republicans rose 56 points in the past year? Not fake. Though I wish it were.

Did you hear that conservative Republican State Senator Brian Kelsey has teamed up with liberal Democratic State Senator Lee Harris to fight against TVA drilling in the Memphis Sand aquifer? That’s also true — and heartening. I read it in Jackson Baker’s column last week, and Jackson doesn’t do fake news.

I read a commentary last week wherein the writer was denouncing The New York Times and The Washington Post as pawns of the liberal establishment and how you couldn’t trust anything you read in those papers. It’s the new frontier of debate; you debunk the source of your opponent’s “facts,” and thereby render his arguments moot. If you cite a story in the Times to back up your argument, you’re just citing biased, and thereby “fake,” news. Check and mate, libtard!

The Flyer is a liberal paper, but when Toby Sells reports on a Memphis City Council meeting, it’s news, not liberal opinion. Differentiating between opinion and reporting is a nuance that’s lost on many. Unless it’s intentional.

For example, in a speech last week to a conservative group, Newt Gingrich, that paragon of truth and honor, said about mainstream media: “All of us on the right should describe it as the ‘propaganda media,’ drop the term ‘news media’ until they earn it, and begin to realize that the propaganda media cannot come to grips with the level of talent that they’re dealing with.”

I must agree that it is difficult for traditional media to come to grips with the “level of talent” that’s being put forth as President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet, but not for the reasons Newt thinks it is.

But it’s been part of the strategy of strongmen and dictators throughout history. Destroy the public’s trust in the media, and you control how they think.

And the GOP is doing its best to make that happen by demonizing any American media outlet that publishes or broadcasts negative news or opinions about them.

Our boy king-elect is one of the worst perpetrators. Last week, while thousands were dying in Aleppo, Trump was upset by a bad review of a Trump Tower restaurant in Vanity Fair, so he tweeted: “Has anyone looked at the really poor numbers of Vanity Fair magazine. Way down, big trouble, dead! Graydon Carter, no talent, will be out!”

The following day, more people subscribed to Vanity Fair than in any 24-hour period in its history. And that’s how you beat a political bully. You support his enemies, those speaking truth to N E WS & O P I N I O N power, and those who support that NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 4 truth by advertising with them. I just THE FLY-BY - 6 took out digital subscriptions to the POLITICS -10 EDITORIAL - 12 Times and the Wall Street Journal. I VIEWPOINT - 13 did so because both publications do COVER — “MEMPHIS 2017: real reporting, even if their political THE YEAR TO COME” viewpoints are appositional. I also gave

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WE RECOMMEND - 20 And I’m still holding out hope that MUSIC - 22 I can tick off The Donald enough that AFTER DARK - 24 he’ll attack The Memphis Flyer. That CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 28 would make for a merry Christmas, NEW YEARS GUIDE - 42 indeed.

BOOKS - 44 Bruce VanWyngarden FOOD - 46 brucev@memphisflyer.com SPIRITS - 49 FILM - 50 Editor’s note: Our next issue will be published on January 4th. After that, C L AS S I F I E D S - 52 we’ll be rolling into what promises to be LAST WORD - 55 a very interesting 2017. Buckle up.

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We desire and hope that we will demonstrate in more visible ways to all in our city, and particularly to those from diverse cultures and countries, our commitment to love our neighbors. Further, we reaffirm our commitment, as the Bible directs, to promote peace and to support policies that allow equal opportunities for all to flourish and fulfill their God-given potential.

With gratitude for all the ways God has blessed our city and with a renewed commitment to promote the peace and well being of all our citizens, we are: Sandy Willson, Senior Pastor, Second Presbyterian Church Todd Erickson, Pastoral Executive, Second Presbyterian Church Manuel Jesus Glori Morales, Pastor, Comunidad Cristiana Esperanza Jim Collier, Senior Pastor, Kirby Woods Baptist Church Mark Goble, Associate Pastor, Christ the King Lutheran Church

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Shane Stanford, Senior Pastor, Christ United Methodist Church Greg Diaz, Senior Pastor, Nueva Dirección Memphis Parker Tenent, Assistant Pastor, Independent Presbyterian Church Ed Norton, Associate Pastor, Independent Presbyterian Church Waring Porter, Pastor, All Saints Presbyterian Church Jeffrey W. Lancaster, Sr., Senior Pastor, Redeemer Presbyterian Church Richard Rieves, Lead Pastor, Downtown Church Chris Bennett, Lead Pastor, Renewal Church Cole Huffman, Senior Pastor, First Evangelical Church Kennon Vaughan, Lead Pastor, Harvest Church Bill Garner, Executive Pastor, Harvest Church John Bryson, Lead Pastor, Fellowship Memphis Sam Shaw, Lead Pastor, The Orchard Church Ali Chambers, Lead Pastor, Mosaic Church Jimmy Young, Senior Pastor, Grace Evangelical Church James M. Holland, Senior Minister, St. Patrick Presbyterian Church Chris Conlee, Lead Pastor, Highpoint Church Rufus Smith, Senior Pastor, Hope Church

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We realize that recent events in our nation have caused some to feel belittled, marginalized, and threatened. We Christian pastors want to express our heartfelt concern and our solidarity with all of the people in our community.

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NEVERENDING CHRISTMAS What’s Christmas without a screening of the beloved holiday classic, Home Alone? And what’s a screening of Home Alone without some fool arguing about whether or not Elvis Presley is still alive?

Last week, Vice.com took a close look at a popular conspiracy theory that Elvis, who died in 1977, makes a silent apperance as a bearded extra in the 1990 hit comedy.

In its strongest case in favor of Elvis, the article references a 1979 McCall’s Magazine feature about Priscilla who hints that her ex was self-conscious about his neck, “hence his penchant for oversized, popped collars.”

And what’s the bearded dead ringer for Elvis wearing as he shifts impatiently and tosses his hair in decidedly Elvis-like fashion?

“A turtleneck. That’s right, a shirt so hideous and impractical that it would only be worn by someone trying to cover their disproportioned, deformed, or otherwise unsightly neck.”

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SINFUL MEMPHIS Shocking news from Wallethub.com.

According to the personal finance website, “Las Vegas isn’t the only sinful place in America.”

Maybe that’s not so shocking but every year WalletHub ranks America’s 150 most “sinful” cities based on “27 key indicators of evil deeds.”

Memphis ranked 68, making us just a little less sinful than Austin, Texas, and just a little more sinful than Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In spite of a soaring murder rate, Memphis’ chief vices, according to WalletHub, are lust, vanity, and avarice. Always underestimated, Memphis ranked considerably lower than Nashville (53), and Knoxville (13).

By Chris Davis. Email him at davis@memphisflyer.com.

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Greensward, Weirich, and Black Lives Matter A look back at news highlights from 2016 in the Bluff City January • The Overton Park Conservancy (OPC) and the Memphis Zoological Society (MZS) agreed to join a mediation process to settle an ongoing dispute over control of the park’s Greensward.

The agreement came during a volley of legal motions in which Citizens to Protect Overton Park (CPOP) and MZS opined on the control of the open field. The heart of the disagreement was whether or not the zoo could use a portion of the Greensward for overflow parking.

Around the same time, OPC announced it would host public meetings to gather input for a parking and traffic study for the park.

• Tremaine Wilbourn, the man arrested for the shooting death of Memphis Police Department (MPD) officer Sean Bolton, was indicted on a first-degree murder charge and other charges. Wilbourn is accused of killing Bolton last August during a traffic stop.

• The Tennessee Board of Tremaine Professional Responsibility Wilbourn recommended a public censure for Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich as she “is guilty of acts and omissions” during the murder trial of Noura Jackson.

The board said Weirich’s closing argument violated Jackson’s right to silence. Shelby County Assistant District Attorney Stephen Jones was also targeted for possible discipline by the board for withholding evidence in the Jackson trial.

February • Memphis Police Department officials asked the Memphis City Council for money to get the department’s body camera program off the ground. Asked for a timeline on the full implementation of the body camera program, Michael Rallings, who was the MPD’s interim director at the time, said “we’re not there yet.”

• 901Fest, a festival celebrating all things local, was added to the monthlong Memphis in May programming, replacing the long-running Sunset Symphony.

Michael Rallings • An attorney for SCDAG Weirich said she is not guily of any misconduct in the Noura Jackson trial and charges for discipline against her should be dropped. Assistant DA Jones said while he did withhold evidence from Jackson’s attorney during the trial, it was a mistake and he should not be punished for it.

The hotly contested battle for the Greensward March • Black Lives Matter (BLM) protested an art show at the National Civil Rights Museum that compared black-onblack violence to the violent acts of the Ku Klux Klan. BLM called the exhibit “morally and intellectually dishonest.”

• Memphis Police Department (MPD) officers were called to as hundreds of protesters attempted to prevent parking on the Greensward. Officers from Crump Station said about 200 protestors “were laying [sic] in the grassy area refusing to move.”

• Connor Schilling, the Memphis Police Department officer who shot and killed 19-year-old Darrius Stewart last summer during a traffic stop, has been granted a “line of duty retirement” by the city of Memphis pension board.

April • Ikea said it was on track to meet its fall open date, store officials said, as the installation of the brand’s iconic blue panels begin to go up on the building near Germantown Parkway. Installing the panels marked a construction milestone, store officials said.

• The Memphis Zoo’s Zambezi River Hippo Camp opened. It was the first major exhibit to open at the zoo since Teton Trek in 2009. The four-acre exhibit features hippos, Nile crocodiles, okapi, nyala antelope, patas monkeys, yellow-backed duikers, lesser flamingos, cape vultures, and other African birds.

• Almost 3 million shoppers from all 50 states and a dozen countries visited Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid in its first year, store officials said at the time.

May • The nonprofit behind Crosstown High, Inc. submitted a proposal to Shelby County Schools (SCS) to operate the high school. If approved by SCS, they have a goal of continued on page 8

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“The Year That Was” continued from page 6 having it open by the 2017-18 school year.

• Alexis Pugh was named the new director of Memphis Animal Services (MAS), replacing former MAS director James Rogers, who was fired in December as Strickland reorganized his personnel after taking office.

• City officials allowed citizen groups to inspect the Mid-South Coliseum to evaluate its potential for future use.

June • Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland unveiled two strategic planning processes that would focus on the future of downtown Memphis and Memphis at large.

• Registration began for employees at local state-owned colleges and universities to carry concealed handguns on campus. State lawmakers passed a law in 2016 that allowed full-time employees of the state’s public universities to carry concealed handguns on campus.

• Tennessee Rep. Andy Holt held his controversial Hogfest & Turkey Shoot.

The event got national attention as Holt promised to give away two AR-15 rifles, a promise that came after a shooter using a similar assault rifle killed 49 in an Orlando night club.

December 22, 2016-January 4, 2017

July • The battle for the Greensward ended. The Memphis City Council approved a plan from Strickland that had support from the Memphis Zoo and the Overton Park Conservancy. That plan provides new parking spaces for the zoo, a berm to protect zoo parking from the Greensward, and more. The deal would allow the zoo to use the Greensward for parking until at least 2019.

• A Black Lives Matter protest that began with a rally at FedExForum turned into a massive march through downtown Memphis, eventually shutting down traffic on the I-40 bridge. The protest was followed the next day with a public meeting

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between city officials and protesters at Greater Imani Church. MPD director Michael Rallings said there were “some tough dudes on that bridge and some tough girls” and that the event for him was like “juggling 500 hand grenades.”

Afterward, Rallings called for 30 days with no killing and said that it is “time for dialogue.”

August • Wiseacre Brewing got 180 days to inspect the Mid-South Coliseum and decide if they want to expand their business into the former arena. Wiseacre co-founder Frank Smith pitched an idea to council members to convert the long-vacant Coliseum into a brewery, a tasting room, event space, and a retail location.

• Memphis in May (MIM) brought more than $88 million to the area’s economy in 2016. More than 265,000 attended the month-long festival this year, and they spent $38.3 million while they were there. Spending outside the festival gates (restaurants, parking, shopping, and more) was more than $72 million, according to MIM. September • Former Christian Brothers High School student Lance Sanderson and his parents have filed a lawsuit against CBHS that asks the school to pay damages of $1 million for sexual discrimination and failure to fulfill a school contract. The school turned down Sanderson’s request to bring a male date to the 2015 CBHS prom.

• The prosecution against Robert Lipscomb, the former city leader accused of rape, was dropped. A spokesman in the Shelby County District Attorney General’s (SCDAG) office said “prosecution has been declined” in the case and said that his office would offer no further statement.

The accusations against Lipscomb came to light The Black Lives Matter protest

November • The long-awaited Kroger store on Union re-opened. Shoppers mobbed the brand new store, which includes a Starbucks, juice bar, sushi bar, Corky’s BBQ, a growler station, and more.

• Installing new computer systems for the Shelby County court and jail systems resulted in inmates being lost in the system and staying longer than they had to, according to Just City, which sued jail officials to fix the problems. The class action lawsuit against Shelby County Sheriff Bill Oldham sought damages of $10 million for those locked up in the jail for “unreasonable periods of time.”

December • The state of Tennessee will invest $12 million to improve the public infrastructure surrounding St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, revitalizing the nearby Pinch District.

An additional investment of $25 million in public infrastructure

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October • A new partnership between the Memphis Police Department (MPD) and the U.S. Department of Justice was announced to review MPD’s use of deadly force and communityoriented policing.

• A project at the Prairie Farms plant in Midtown had some neighbors and at least one developer hoping the milk plant will move, while the company’s owner said the project will clean up the site for its neighbors and keep and create skilled jobs in Memphis.

projects by the city of Memphis will expand the nearby Pinch District, developing it into a commercial area. The announcements were made after the hospital revealed plans to invest around $9 billion in Memphis in capital, programs, and people.

• With a symbolic log sawing meant to bring good fortune to one’s home, Ikea Memphis opened its doors to a cold and eager crowd.

The 271,000 square-foot store is the Swedish company’s first in Tennessee — the 43rd in the United States and the 392nd across the world. Ikea has created 225 new jobs in Memphis, and, reflecting the company’s sustainability efforts, has installed the city’s largest rooftop solar array.

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in September 2015. Lipscomb lost his jobs as director of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and director of the Memphis Housing Authority.

• No federal charges were to be filed against former Memphis Police Department officer Connor Schilling in the 2015 shooting death of African-American teenager Darrius Stewart. The decision not to charge Schilling came after a “comprehensive, independent” review of the circumstances related to the event by a host of agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.

• Gary Shorb, the retiring CEO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, was named the new, permanent, executive director of The Urban Child Institute (TUCI). The move came after TUCI announced a new gifting strategy to get more money into the Memphis community and after Gene Cashman, TUCI’s founder and longtime executive director, and board chairman Dr. Hershel “Pat” Wall retired from the agency.

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POLITICS By Jackson Baker

Trumped Expectations THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. Consider: As the year began, the idea of Donald Trump’s becoming the Republican nominee for president was still considered somewhat fanciful — not to mention what seemed the remote prospect of his actually winning the presidency. But that general impression would change — and fairly rapidly.

It may be largely forgotten now, but Trump actually lost the Iowa Republican caucuses, first trial vote of the year, to arch-conservative Texas Senator Ted Cruz. And when I made my quadrennial visit to New Hampshire to check out the candidates, both Democratic and Republican, I had my doubts about The Donald. In my first online report from New Hampshire, on February 8th, here’s part of what I said: “But for all the polls that still have Trump way ahead of his GOP rivals — by something like 20 points, at last reckoning — I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up suffering another major embarrassment like that which befell him in his second-place finish to Ted Cruz in Iowa last week.

“So far I’ve only seen him in action in Saturday night’s debate of the remaining Republican contenders in Bedford, and, in all honesty, it was difficult to see Trump as a major figure in that event, or, for that matter, retrospectively over the course of the debates and cattlecall forums to date.”

I began to be disabused of that foolish conclusion (“foolish” because I mistook Trump’s lack of attention to issues in a debate to be a disqualifier) when I traveled through a blizzard to see his magic with crowds — and his fundamental uniqueness — at an indoor mega-rally in the state capital of Manchester the very next night.

That was the night that Trump shattered all verbal precedent by referring to Cruz, at the time his major GOP opponent, as a “pussy.” Granted, he was just channeling what he’d heard a woman supporter call out from the crowd, but still …

My online take: “The battle lines are now clear on an issue, perhaps the defining one, of Trump’s campaign — that of political correctness. Oh, go ahead and heap some other adjectives on: Social correctness. Verbal correctness.

Philosophical correctness. What you will. The man is come not to uphold the law but to abolish it.

“In a campaign based on the most broad-brush attitude imaginable toward political issues, it is Trump’s fundamental iconoclasm that stands out. Be it ethnic groups, war heroes, disabled persons, gender equities, or linguistic norms, Trump is dismissive of all protocols.”

Trump won New Hampshire, easily, and, from that point on, was basically on a roll. He had the obvious aura of a winner by the time he took his road show to Shelby County on February 28th, appearing before a crowd of thousands gathered at a Millington hangar.

From my report: “The crowd, which was plainly not the usual muster of political junkie-dom (though any number of local GOP regulars could be spotted here and there) was uproariously with him … chanting “Win! Win! Win!” [W]hen, as often happens at one of his rallies, a protester began to chant against him from inside the hangar, he calmly directed the crowd to ‘get him out’ but ‘don’t hurt him.’ And so the crowd did, with its counterchant morphing from ‘Trump! Trump! Trump!’ to ‘Win! Win! Win!’ And finally to ‘U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!’

“Call it what else you will, but this is a movement.”

And a movement it would remain, all the way through Trump’s primary victories, a turbulent GOP convention in Cleveland, and a rancorous fall campaign against overconfident Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Finally, there was the astonishing moment of truth, agonizing for so many, galvanizing for so many others, Trump in Millington

that was summed up by the now famous Flyer cover of the November 10th issue, showing a victorious Trump in profile over a capitalized caption: “WTF?” And those bare letters (understandably controversial at the time, though they merely used a common cybermotif to express a shocked befuddlement that we suspect was experienced by Trump himself) continue to express our — and the world’s — uncertainty as we await the forthcoming reign of The Donald.

OTHER ELECTIONS: Most local interest was focused on the hotly contested Republican primary for the 8th Congressional District seat vacated by U.S. Representative Stephen Fincher of Frog Jump. A large field competed, including several local politicians. In the end, former U.S. Attorney David Kustoff would come from behind and edge out runner-up George Flinn, the wealthy businessman/physician who had previously served on the Shelby County Commission. Kustoff easily defeated Democrat Rickey Hobson in November.

STATE POLITICS: The prevailing fact of life in state government in 2016 was the same-old, same-old domination of all affairs by a Republican super-majority in the legislature. The upset victory in November of Democrat Dwayne Thompson over GOP state Representative Steve McManus was one of the few circumstances to counter the trend.

An early excitement in Nashville was the deposing of sexual predator Jeremy Durham (R-Franklin), first, from his perch in the GOP leadership, then from his party’s caucus, and, finally, from the General Assembly itself through expulsion.

From Memphis’ point of view, the crowning moment of the legislature had to be the dramatic turnaround of a stealth de-annexation bill that was on the very brink of detaching from Memphis every territory annexed by the city since 1998. A concerted last-ditch effort by a coalition of city interests turned the tide and diverted the measure to the limbo of summer study.

From my article on that outcome: “‘We really had no idea this was going to happen. But it was the best possible result, obviously. This is really a victory for the entire state,’ said Phil Trenary, the Greater Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce head who had been in Nashville last week

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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS: The city council approved a measure to liberalize the penalties for marijuana possession.

The Shelby County Commission failed to follow suit, and state Attorney General Herb Slatery’s opinion that state policy prohibited such local ordinances doused expectations, but reports were that medical marijuana might have new life in next year’s General Assembly.

At year’s end, a major argument had erupted between local environmentalists and TVA over the authority’s intent to drill wells into the Memphis Sand aquifer in order to cool a forthcoming new power plant. Watch this space.

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CITY AND COUNTY POLITICS: The first day of the year saw the inauguration of a new mayor, former Councilman Strickland, and of six new council members. One sentence of Strickland’s well-received inaugural address expressed a painful reality: “We are a city rife with inequality; it is our moral obligation, as children of God, to lift up the poorest among us.” Another acknowledged a problem that still remains: “We will focus on the goal of retaining and recruiting quality police officers and firefighters, knowing public safety is at the forefront of rebuilding our city.”

A new police director, Michael Rallings, was appointed from the department’s ranks, as the city confronted an alarming rise in homicides.

Late in the year, Strickland launched a “Memphis 3.0” initiative to devise a new long-range plan for the city via a series of neighborhood meetings.

The dominant motif of the Shelby County Commission’s year was a backand-forth power struggle with Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell, focused on such matters as control of fiscal policy and the commission’s desire to have its own attorney, distinct from the county attorney’s office. The matter was one of several still hanging fire at the end of the year, though Terry Roland, of Millington, commission chair for much of the year, led the way with Heidi Shafer in getting a referendum passed extending the commission’s advise-and-consent power to the firing as well as the hiring of a county attorney.

Roland made it clear that he intended to run for county mayor himself in 2018, with another likely entry being that of County Trustee David Lenoir.

Meanwhile, Linda Phillips became the new county election administrator.

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and this week opposing the bill.”

The issue of de-annexation is not dead, however. It was the subject of serious examination by local governmental task forces, and it will almost certainly return to the legislative calendar in 2017.

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the best-known archetypes is that of the messiah — the would-be savior who emerges to attempt drastic alterations in the pattern or fate of a body politic.

The scale for that archetype runs from benevolent saintly figures to charismatic demagogues. There has been no dearth of either sort in political history.

And then there is something we might call the Henry Clay archetype.

Known as the “Great Compromiser,” Clay was a towering figure in American politics during the early 19th century, famous for resolving seemingly intractable disputes by finding and advocating middle-ground positions.

The Henry Clay of the Shelby County Commission is Van Turner, a Memphis Democrat who consistently interposes between squabbling factions and finds compromise solutions that resolve the quarrel. Such was the case again Monday when an intervention

by Turner made it possible for the commission to approve an MWBE program requiring the county to give African Americans and Caucasian women special consideration to remedy what Equal Opportunity Compliance director Carolyn Watkins had determined to be discrimination in contracts and purchasing.

The measure almost hit a snag when Commissioner Heidi Shafer objected that, by not specifying all women as such, including Asians and Hispanics, the measure was “actually regressive.” Various other members of the commission insisted on an immediate vote on the measure as

written, seeing Shafer’s objections as essentially semantic, but enough fellow Republicans sided with her to ensure further discussion. A largely unspoken issue was that, if the ordinance were amended, it would require an additional reading — meaning that the issue would have to be held off until the new year.

It was then that Turner materialized with a resolution that bridged the gap between the two contending factions, leaving the existing classifications of the ordinance intact but adding a provision that gave the EOC director Watkins free rein to apply the terms of the ordinance to such other groups as she deemed appropriate.

More debate ensued, but the key moment came when Shafer said she found the provisions of the resolution satisfactory. That allowed for a final vote approving the ordinance by a decisive 11-2 vote. The commission went on, by a 12-1 vote to approve a companion measure applying similar remedial provisions to locally owned businesses, strengthening their potential future share of county purchases and contracts.

The two ordinances together allowed the commission to end the year on a positive note and, temporarily at least, resolved a long-standing wrangle over the disparity issue. As audience member James Johnson said, appropriating a famous World War II quote from Winston Churchill, “This is not the end. It’s not even the beginning of the end. But it’s the end of the beginning.”

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It’s Our Water! disagree with permits that were granted contrary to the intent of the rules. The time gaps between notice of issuance, deadline to file an appeal, and the hearing of the appeal need to be lengthened to allow a fair hearing of appeals.

4) At the recent hearing, the Sierra Club was not allowed to call experts from the University of Memphis Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research (CAESER) or the United States Geological Survey (USGS) as witnesses, nor was the board allowed to ask them to answer any questions. The presence of such experts is essential if the board is to make science-based decisions.

5) TVA was allowed to act as a third party to the appeal, despite the fact that there is no provision for third-party intervention in the current ordinance. This allowed TVA undue influence over the rules of procedure and evidence.

6) As currently composed, the Shelby County Groundwater Quality Control Board does not adequately represent the public interest. The board should include more appointments from the public at large, specifically members who represent public health, conservation, and environmental justice interests.

7) There are several land use and/ or facility siting decisions that may pose threats to our aquifers that should also be reviewed by the Groundwater Quality Control Board. These include zoning or permitting of sand and gravel mines, landfills, petroleum pipelines, and chemical or petroleum storage tanks.

The Sierra Club believes that the ideal permitting process would be similar to the Land Use Control Board’s procedure for planned developments. Well or other aquifer impacting permit applicants would file a permit. If more than 10,000 gallons per day, the public would be notified and would have 30 days to submit comments and request a public hearing.

At the permit hearing, the board would hear comments from the public and hear testimony from experts from the University of Memphis, U.S. Geological Society, and others. If contested, the board would vote and forward a recommendation to the Shelby County Commission for final decision. If the commission’s decision is appealed by either party, it would be heard by a court of competent jurisdiction.

It’s our water, and the water is our future.

Scott Banbury is conservation program coordinator for the Tennessee chapter of the Sierra Club.

NEWS & OPINION

The Sierra Club was disappointed by the Shelby County Groundwater Quality Control Board’s recent denial of our appeal of the last two (out of five) permits that the Shelby County Health Department issued to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to place wells in the Memphis Sand Aquifer. The stated intent of these wells is to provide the 3.5 to 5 million gallons of cooling water that will be lost to evaporation every day in the operation of a new natural gas plant.

We don’t hold it against the board.

They were only asked to rule on whether the Health Department followed the rules that the board promulgated nearly 30 years ago. The board did not rule on the merits of our argument — that TVA’s wells may pose a threat to the future quality of our drinking water by inducing the downward leakage of lower quality water from the surficial aquifer through breaches in the confining clay layer that protects the Memphis Sand.

We are pleased, however, that our arguments have resonated with the public, with elected officials, and with the professionals who manage the Health Department’s Division of Pollution Control.

A broad consensus has developed that it is time to revisit the Well Permit Rules adopted in 1987.

That 1987 groundwater ordinance was progressive for its time, far surpassing state law. Commissioners rightly recognized the immense value that the highquality water from the confined aquifers deep beneath Memphis — the Memphis Sand and Fort Pillow Sand — represented to our public health and local economy.

They had the vision to implement policies to conserve this resource and protect it from pollution.

Our appeal of TVA’s permit did expose several deficiencies in the rules, and the Sierra Club is now working with Health Department and County Commissioners to address them: 1) There is no provision for public notice or participation in the permitting process. We believe that the Department should maintain a notification list and make permit applications available.

2) Subjective terms like “reasonable use” need to be further defined. The criteria and procedures by which justification of need or exceptions are determined require more clarity, and the process needs to be much more robust and subject to public comment.

3) The appeal process appears to have been meant for those who have been denied a permit, rather than those who

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TVA’s designs on Memphis’ cherished Sand aquifer have exposed serious shortcomings in local water-use rules.

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Business and Development ...

Memphis ought to be used to crazy, impossible blockbusters by now.

For example, it may be tough to remember that the Pyramid was once a dim, vacant, hopeless reminder of good times gone by instead of a game-changing outdoor retailer, hotel, restaurant, bowling alley, shooting range, and gator pit with the best view in town.

Weird, right? Who saw that coming?

The coming year promises a ton of similar projects, the kind of projects that make you marvel that someone could imagine the thing in the first place — and that teams of people had the guts and determination (and money) to pull it off.

But taking something old and making it new again is just how we do. You can call it “adaptive re-use” if you want. We’re just going to call it the Memphis Way, something that sets us apart from, ahem, other cities of music.

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Crosstown Concourse This is without a doubt the blockbuster-est of 2017 blockbusters. Crosstown is a $200 million renovation project for 1.1 million square feet, about 17 football fields spread across 10 floors. The mammoth structure closed in 1993 and sat dormant, vacant, and hopeless for years, until energy formed around the project, beginning with the formation of the nonprofit Crosstown Arts in 2010. More money was raised, tenants were signed, and work crews have mobbed the place since 2014.

Crosstown will officially open on May 13th, with a day-long celebration of music, food, speeches, and all the rest. But residents of Parcels at Crosstown, the apartments inside the building, will begin moving in on January 2nd, according to Todd Richardson, project leader for the Crosstown Development project.

Business tenants, including Tech901, Memphis Teacher Residency, the Poplar Foundation, Pyramid Peak Foundation, and Church Health Center will start moving in next month, as well. Richardson expects all of the 31 business tenants, 14 except Crosstown High and the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC), to be moved in by May.

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“We have a healthy panic about us, in terms of shifting from construction to operations,” Richardson said. “I always say once we finish construction we’re about 50 percent done.” The other 50 percent, Richardson said, is the “magic” of Crosstown, the people, the programming, and the activity of the place.

Expect construction inside the building to last at Crosstown for a full year and a half after the celebration — on tenant projects and the high school. Construction of the new, 425-seat performing arts theater will begin next month and continue through June of 2018.

Here’s a list of all the other tenants expected to move into Crosstown: A Step Ahead Foundation; Daniel Bird, DDS; the YMCA; Christian Brothers University; City Leadership; The Curb Market; Crosstown Arts; Crosstown Back and Pain Institute; FedEx Office; French Truck Coffee; G4S; Hope Credit Union; Juice Bar; Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare; Mama Gaia; Madison Pharmacy; nexAir; the Kitchen Next Door; So Nuts and Confections; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Tanenbaum Dermatology Center; Teach for America; and Teacher Town.

Trader Joe’s “Coming 2017” is all the Trader Joe’s website offers Memphians about its plans for a store here. However, a building permit was pulled this month for a $2.5 million renovation of the former Kroger store on Exeter in Germantown. The project has been on again and off again since officials announced the move here in 2015. So, Two-Buck-Chuck fans, keep your fingers crossed for news in 2017.

Poplar Commons That old Sears building close to Laurelwood has been razed to make way for a new $15.5 million, 135,000 square-foot shopping center called Poplar Commons, to be anchored by Nordstrom Rack. Store officials said to expect Nordstorm Rack to be open by “fall of 2017.”

Ulta, the beauty products retailer, has also signed on as a tenant at Poplar Commons.

Nordstrom officials said the center will include “national retailers, specialty retail, and several well-known restaurants.”

Wiseacre Brewing Will they or won’t they? Wiseacre Brewing officials have until early 2017 to tell Memphis City Council members if they will convert the long-vacant Mid-South Coliseum into a brewery, tasting room, event space, and retail location.

The idea was floated to the council this summer by brewery co-founder Frank Smith. The council approved the lease terms for the Coliseum, and Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland lauded the deal.

But Wiseacre would have to bring the 104,000 square-foot building up to code. They’d also have to retrofit it for their uses. It all comes with a price tag of about $12 million, brewery officials said earlier this year.

ServiceMaster Crews have been hard at work converting the former Peabody Place mall into a new headquarters for Memphis-based ServiceMaster, parent company of Terminix, American Home Shield, Merry Maids, and more. The company says about 1,200 employees will be moved to the new location by the end of 2017.

The transformation will bring light and life to a long-darkened corner of Peabody Place in downtown Memphis. The company, which reported $160 million in profits for 2015, received about $24 million in taxpayer-supported incentives.

South City Demolition will begin on the Foote Homes housing complex sometime early next year,

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Tennessee Brewery Work continues at the former Tennessee Brewery site, and the project’s developers say the brewery — slated to become an “urban apartment home community” — will be “reestablished in 2017.”

Construction crews have spruced up the old brewery, completed the parking garage across the street, and have raised the bones for the two other new apartment buildings that will complete the project.

The brewery building was saved from the wrecking ball in 2014, when developers bought it for $825,000. The planned mixed-use development will cost about $28 million.

Central Station The 100-year-old train station at Main and G.E. Patterson is getting a major, $55-million makeover, and parts of that project will become visible in the new year. Construction of the new Malco movie theater on G.E. Patterson will begin in January as will the major improvements at the Memphis Farmers Market, including the construction of a morepermanent market plaza area that will front Front.

Work is in full swing on the new South Line apartment buildings on Front, which are expected to be completed in February. Design work has begun on the concourse area around Central Station, which will connect trolleys, buses, bike riders, and pedestrians with Central Station from Main Street, the South End, and Big River Crossing. Dirt should move on these projects in the next few months.

ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital & the Pinch District No formal plans have been revealed for the St. Jude/ALSAC hospital campus or the longdormant Pinch District. But one thing is clear, the plans are really big.

ALSAC/St. Jude officials say they are investing between $7 billion and $9 billion to expand the organizations’ facilities and operations. Leaders there say the newly expanded ALSAC/St. Jude will bring an annual $3.5 billion economic impact to the city.

The expansion is expected to bring about 1,000 new jobs, more beds for more patients, and officials hope to double the amount of patients in the hospital’s clinical trials.

The Pinch got $12 million in state funds this year. City leaders have promised to invest $25 million in the area with funds from the already-approved Tourist Development Zone. Again, no final plans for these infrastructure investments have been made public.

City leaders wrapped up a series of public meetings on Pinch development last month.

Also Upcoming for 2017 The Hampline should break ground on a project to connect Broad and Tillman.

New plans for the skyline-changing One Beale project are expected to be revealed to city leaders.

Plans for upgrades at the Cook Convention Center should come into focus.

Work on a new luxury boutique hotel called Teller (with a rooftop bar called Errors and Omissions) on Madison should be finished.

Construction should begin on a new Hilton Garden Inn Downtown at the former Greyhound bus station site on Union.

The fully-restored Memphis Grand Carousel is expected to open at the Children’s Museum of Memphis.

The Memphis Bike Share program will launch with a networked system of 60 stations throughout Memphis — and about 600 bikes. — Toby Sells

Theater and Dance ...

Prediction #1: You will see a lot more dance in 2017, even if you never go to the theater.

All you have to do is go to the Overton Square area.

For years, Ballet Memphis has been hidden away on Trinity Road in Cordova where “street life” is limited to cars zipping by. “Transparency” was the word most frequently used by architect Todd Walker on a late November media tour of the construction site for Ballet Memphis’ new Midtown home on Overton Square, one of the city’s most heavily pedestrian areas. The 38,000 square-foot building will literally bring dance to the corner of Madison and Cooper.

The Ballet’s new, glass-walled home has five studios, all linked together by a series of courtyards. It will house business offices, conference rooms, a physical therapy room, and an egg-shaped cafe. Dancers rehearsing in Studio A will be visible from the street.

There’s also limited retractable seating in Studio A, and an observation area. This brings the number of available stages in Memphis’ growing theater district to six. Eight if you include the Overton Square amphitheater and Circuit Playhouse’s cabaret space.

Ballet Memphis has a long history of scheduling public rehearsals in places where they are accessible to pedestrians. This takes that idea a little further.

Prediction #2: You’ll see a lot more of everything else. Memphis’ performing arts community has been experiencing a growth spurt, and that trend promises to continue.

The Hattiloo Theatre, which moved to its Overton Square facility in 2014, will complete its first expansion in 2017, creating additional rehearsal and office space. A little further to the west, Crosstown Arts will begin construction on a new, versatile 450-seat theater in the Crosstown Concourse community.

Byhalia, Mississippi, which copremiered in Memphis last year, went on to become one of the best reviewed and most talked about new American plays of 2016. Memphis continues to cultivate its reputation as a fertile environment for new work with Playhouse on the Square’s Ballet January 6th world premiere of Other People’s Memphis Happiness, a family drama by Adam Seidel.

Haint, a spooky rural noir by Memphis playwright Justin Asher gets its second production at Germantown Community Theatre starting January 27th.

Although she will continue to direct, Memphis’ Irene Crist will retire from the stage in June, following her performance in David Lindsay-Abaire’s comedy, Ripcord. — Chris Davis

Politics ...

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The year 2017 will be an off year as far as elections go, and the politics that really counts may happen in our state capital. The venerable (if indelicate) political adage that “money talks and bullshit walks” may come in for an overhaul in Nashville in 2017. The second term in that expression may, in fact, be on as firm a footing as the first.

For the second year in a row, the State Funding Board in Nashville is projecting a sizable budget windfall — stemming from an increase of almost $900 million in revenue growth for 2017-18. And for the second year in a row, the forecast of extra money is actually complicating, rather than facilitating, some overdue state projects — the most continued on page 16

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said Marcia Lewis, executive director of the Memphis Housing Authority. When it’s gone, the massive, $210-million South City project will revitalize the area, which is a stone’s throw from Beale Street and South Main.

Only 40 Foote Homes residents were still living in the complex in midDecember, Lewis said. Those residents all have housing vouchers, are looking for new housing, and will all have moved out by early 2017. Once it’s gone, there will be no more “projects” in Memphis.

Foote Homes will be replaced with an apartment complex, to be filled with tenants of mixed incomes. The apartment campus will have green space, retail, and on-site education centers. Developers and government officials hope the new apartment will spur further economic growth in the area.

Lewis said no solid timeline for construction exists, since some federal government approvals are still being sought.

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vulnerable of these being overdue infrastructure work on increasingly inadequate and dilapidated state roadways.

Governor Bill Haslam, who, with state transportation director John Schroer, went on a fruitless statewide tour in 2015 trying to drum up support for a state gasoline-tax increase, is almost certain to raise the idea of upping the gas tax when the General Assembly reconvenes in January.

But the projected revenue windfall may actually undercut his hopes. Not only does all the windfall talk create a difficult atmosphere to talk about new taxes.

There are also indications that the governor’s Republican party-mates in the GOP legislative super-majority see the dawning surplus as an excuse to dream up new tax cuts and eliminate existing ones — a double whammy that would sop up such financial gain as it actually materializes.

Democratic legislators (five in the 33-member state Senate and 25 in the 99-strong state House of Representatives) are too few in number to do much about the matter, and even some members of the Republican majority are troubled. State Representative Ron Lollar (R-Bartlett) touched on the problem at a recent forum of the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) in Memphis, when he lamented that the ongoing elimination of the state’s Hall tax on interest and dividends — slated for staged reductions and final abolition over a five-year period — will mean the ultimate loss to financially struggling local governments of the fairly significant portion of the Hall tax proceeds that they are accustomed to getting annually.

At that same NFIB meeting, state Senator Lee Harris of Memphis, leader of the Democratic minority in his chamber, pointed out another fiscally related conundrum that he thinks has escaped the consciousness of the GOP super-majority.

In their categorical rejection of Haslam’s “Insure Tennessee” proposal to permit state acceptance of federal funding of as much as $1.5 billion annually for Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), Republican leaders like retiring state Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey always said their attitudes would likely be different under a Republican president, who would surely reapportion such funds as block grants for the states to dispose as they saw fit.

Harris maintains that the new block grants would be converted from the previous A.C.A. outlays and could be extended only to those states that had already opted for the federal funding. The truth could be even harsher; with congressional Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump both having sworn to “repeal and replace Obamacare” as a first order of business in 2017, it is uncertain just how much federal bounty — if any at all — would actually be available for the states, in whatever form.

Money is at the root of another pressing issue sure to be vented in the General Assembly. At the very moment that the state’s short-changed urban school districts, including the Shelby County Schools system, are entertaining a variety of legal actions to force the state to honor full-funding commitments to them under the Basic Education Program (BEP), word is that enough steam may have finally gathered among legislators to allow passage of long-deferred school voucher legislation that would re-route a significant proportion of the state education budget toward private institutions and out of public schools altogether.

Under the circumstances, even a rumored bipartisan willingness among legislators to at least begin the consideration of medical-marijuana legislation may not be enough to ease such doldrums as continue to afflict the state’s population. — Jackson Baker

Food and Dining ...

Old Dominick For those keeping your eye on the Old Dominick Distillery, Alex Canale tells us, “We’re 100 percent, well, 99 percent, sure we’ll be open by late spring. We’ll definitely be open in 2017.”

Old Dominick will sell bourbon, a nod to forebear Dominico Canale. There will be a continued on page 18 Old Dominick

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tasting room, and the distillery will be open for tours. Construction is currently wrapping up, and all licenses have been secured. Shipments of grain and malt are currently on the way. Bourbon takes a few years to age, so Old Dominick will be selling vodka at first.

They hope to have stock ready to sell by the spring.

Sunrise The breakfast concept by Sweet Grass’ Ryan Trimm and Central BBQ’s Craig Blondis and Roger Sapp now has a name: Sunrise. They hope to have both places — one on Central, one on Jefferson — up and running by January or February. The Central location will serve breakfast from 5 to 11 a.m. and then switch to a Central BBQ to-go. The Jefferson location will open at 5 a.m. as well and will serve lunch.

Trimm says the coffee program they’ve come up with is particularly impressive. Coldpressed and nitro will be on the menu, as well as “normal hot coffee.”

“The biscuit sandwiches will be more interesting than your typical sausage and egg biscuit,” says Trimm. Think bologna and house-cured meats and house-made sausage.

The lunch at Jefferson will offer hometown cooking and large sandwiches piled high with house-cured meats. The meats will also be available for purchase.

Crosstown Concourse The Crosstown Concourse will be one of the biggest food stories of the upcoming year.

The revitalized Sears building already has a stellar list of food and drink venues: I Love Juice Bar, Next Door, Mama Gaia, French Truck Coffee, Curb Market, Crosstown Cafe, and Crosstown Brewing Company.

“Our vision was to curate a really great mix of offerings to add to the food scene,” says Crosstown’s Todd Richardson. Richardson says that about 65 percent of the retail space has been rented. He’s in talks with what he calls a “really great ice cream concept” and a pizzeria.

With all that plus a bank and barber and apartments, it seems like there would never be a reason to leave the Concourse. Richardson says that’s not the goal at all. “We’re not trying to create a city within a city. We want something that draws interest and has the greatest impact on the neighborhood.”

South Main Market Shooting for a summer opening is the South Main Market. Rebecca Dyer has been busy converting the building at 409 S. Main into an event venue. Once she has the third floor ready, she’ll then re-renovate the first floor into the market. (“If I survive,” she says.)

The market will feature 12 to 15 kitchens. Think Boston’s Faneuil Hall. Dyer says she’s already got 11 chefs signed on, all local. “It’s going to be very varied,” says Dyer. That means each kitchen will serve a distinct cuisine — no three cupcake spots or duplicate falafel shops.

“We don’t want our chefs to compete with each other,” Dyer says. “We want to give our customers the best opportunity for dining.”

The Liquor Store Lisa Toro, who owns City & State with her husband Luis, estimates that 50 percent of the businesses on Broad Avenue are owned by women. In that ladies-doing-for-themselves can-do spirit, Toro helped form an all-woman angel investment group. Their first investment is the Toros’ latest project The Liquor Store.

Toro it as a modernGuide take on awith diner.signature There will berecipes blue-plate specials A describes New Restaurant but with cured meats and fresh vegetables. There will be a bar as well, offering boozy by milkshakes and soda fountain cocktails. The diner is being carved out of an old liquor store space. Floors are being ripped up, electrical and plumbing added.

The Toros hope to be open by early spring. — Susan Ellis

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possibly want, and superheroes, superheroes, superheroes.

In January, a few 2016 films currently in limited release will make it to Memphis, such as Hidden Figures, starring Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monáe as unsung black women engineers and mathematicians who helped America land on the moon, and A Monster Calls, a modern Irish fairy tale about loss and grieving. Then there’s Monster Trucks, a big-budget film so bad Paramount took a preemptive $100 million write-down on their earnings report. I have to see it, but there’s no reason you should.

In February, the pop S&M sequel Fifty Shades Darker is sure to both light up the box office and contribute to this reviewer’s depression. Hopefully The Lego Batman Movie will cheer me up. If that doesn’t work, there’s the Oxford Film Festival, which just announced a stellar lineup, and Indie Memphis’ new Indie Wednesday series, which will bring in quality arthouse and indie films from all over the world to Studio on the Square, Malco Ridgeway, and Crosstown Arts.

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All I know about August’s Baby Driver is that Edgar Wright of Scott Pilgrim fame is directing, but that’s enough to get me excited. September looks bleak except for the unexpected remake of the ’90s cult film, Flatliners, and the only oasis in the wasteland of October is Denis Villeneuve directing Harrison Ford in Blade Runner 2049.

November will kick off with the Indie Memphis Film Festival, before Marvel and DC go at it again with Thor: Ragnarok and Justice League. The holidays will bring the as yet untitled Star Wars: Episode VIII, directed by Breaking Bad badass Rian Johnson, and Mark Wahlberg going bionic in The Six Billion Dollar Man. Basically, the year in film will be like everything else in 2017: Hope for the best, cherish the bright spots, but expect the worst. — Chris McCoy

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releasing a record in 2017 is Aquarian Blood. The band’s debut effort will be released through Goner and is expected to be out in February. Aquarian Blood has released singles on Goner and New Orleans label Pelican Pow Wow, but their first LP has been months in the making, and should showcase the Midtown supergroup and musical freak show.

Southern Avenue is also set to release a new record in 2017, after burning up the Midtown bar circuit with their take on modern Memphis soul. Their debut record is coming from the fine folks at Stax. Being promoted as the first Memphis band to be signed to Stax since the ’70s, you can expect Southern Avenue to kill it in

2017, but don’t count on the band being in town very often.

Where to Be The FedExForum has an impressive lineup early next year, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers on January 12th and Garth Brooks doing an entire weekend February 2nd-4th . Minglewood also continues to impress, with Lil Boosie, Juicy J, and Ben Folds all scheduled to play in the first few months of the new year. You can also expect shows to start cropping up at both the Galloway House and the Clayborn Temple downtown, and don’t forget about the excellent River Series at the Maria Montessori School; the laid-back, all-ages shows are becoming a staple for live music

enthusiasts. And you can always catch a good mix of local and traveling talent at Overton Square and on Beale Street.

Memphis music will be well represented at the largest music festival on planet Earth — South by Southwest — this year. Music Export Memphis will host the Memphis Picnic at SXSW on March 14th in Brush Square Park. The lineup is still being finalized — expect an announcement around mid-January — but the event promises a totally Memphis experience, complete with the Amurica photo trailer booth and Gus’s Fried Chicken on site. — Chris Shaw

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Beer nerd/Young Avenue Deli assistant manager Tessa Pascover describes the Deli’s Holiday Craft Bottle Swap: “I’m gonna bring my collectibles. You’re going to bring your collectibles. And if you’ve got something I want, and I’ve got something you want, then we swap them out.” It’s a social thing.

“We’re trying to get the collectors and the connoisseurs to come out for this,” Pascover says. “People who have been traveling and trying different things.”

In addition to beer trading, the Deli will offer five-ounce pours of several limited-supply craft beers. “It’s a once-ina-lifetime event that all of these beers will be on the draft wall next to each other,” Pascover says. “Some of the specialty beers come around once a year. Others will never come in this market again.”

The holiday bottle swap idea grew out of an event planned around the arrival of Bell’s Black Note Stout, a highly prized brew aged in whiskey barrels. Memphis was originally only getting one case of the oaky stuff, and from that case the Deli was getting only 12 bottles. “So we thought we’d invite beer connoisseurs to enjoy the stout,” Pascover says. As the Bell’s-sponsored event has grown, so has the available quantity of Black Note. In addition to the original 12 bottles, there will also be a small keg.

“These are all high-alcohol beers,” Pascover says, explaining the five-ounce pours. “Black Note is 11.4 percent. We’ll also have Dogfish Head’s 120 Minute IPA, which is somewhere around 17, but they won’t even give you an exact percentage on that because it’s different every time they brew it.”

Other beers available at the Holiday Craft Bottle Swap include Bell’s Traverse City 355 E Stout with Vanilla Beans, Bell’s 30th Anniversary Double Ale, Stone Wootstout, Dogfish Head Burton Baton, and Founders Backwoods Bastard.

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Mannheim Steamroller Christmas The Orpheum, 8 p.m., $39-$89 Massive Christmas jam featuring big lights and big sound. A total spectacle.

Starry 4K Shelby Farms, 6 p.m., $30 Stretch out your legs during this 4K through the Starry Nights exhibit.

Rock the Lobby Madison Hotel, throughout the day There’s a guitar and a piano in the lobby for all to play. Record yourself and hashtag it rockthelobby for a chance to win a stay, with food and drinks covered, at the hotel.

A Charlie Brown Christmas Lafayette’s Music Room, 6 p.m.

An evening of Christmas music by the composer Vince Guaraldi.

Shell Shock Rock Holiday Party Bar DKDC, 8 p.m.

A punk DJ party — this one should be interesting.

Fourth Bluff Ice Rink Fourth Bluff, 2-8 p.m., $10 A perfect pre-holiday, winter activity. And, we hear Santa’s elves may be dropping by.

Memphis as Fuck Christmas Jam Hi-Tone, 8 p.m., $10 About as far away from Mannheim Steamroller as you can get, this annual down-and-dirty concert features Al Kapone, Frayser Boy, and Lil Wyte.

“Red Grooms: Traveling Correspondent” Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Time is running out to check out this show featuring the artist’s divergent works on New York and Tennessee.

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“There's gonna be some trouble /A whole house will need re-building /And everyone I love in the house /Will recline on an analyst’s couch quite soon /Your father cracks a joke /And in the usual way /Empties the room.” — Morrissey, “Now My Heart is Full” Britt Haraway’s stories are full of broken people, broken relationships, and lives that need renovation if not full on rebuilding. They are also full of music and musical references. Some of them are full of Memphis, $10 General where the author grew up, playing in bands. Thursday, December 22nd, he’ll blend music and literature at Bar DKDC when Admission / he $40 dinner teams up with Tim Regan from the band Snowglobe. Regan’s an old friend who’ll perform songs by various artists mentioned in package Haraway’s short story collection Early Men, which was published this spring by Lamar University Press.

Today both Haraway and Regan live in Texas. In the early aughties, they were roommates who moved into a house on Evelyn, in part, because it came with its own piano. “Tim helped me meet a lot of artists and musicians, and it all pops up so often in my book,” Haraway says. “We could do a reading that’s not just a literary reading, of course. But I think a performance where the audience can hear the musical references after the passage read out will broaden the audience’s experience. It can broaden their experience of the literature, and the music, too, maybe.”

Haraway’s references range from Johnny Cash and Elvis to Morrissey and Broadway musicals like The King and I and The Sound of Music.

“People who might not ordinarily read a short story collection can go to the bar this weekend and get five minutes of short story and a song. The performance is audience-friendly in that way,” Haraway says.

Later that evening, members of Snowglobe will reunite for an “in the round” performance at Memphis Made Brewing.

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The Commodores Horseshoe Casino, 8 p.m., $35-$55 Pre-game New Year’s at this concert by soul greats the Commodores.

“Brick House,” aowah!

Leander Star & Friends Tuthill Performance Hall, Rhodes College, 7:30 p.m.

Concert featuring French horn by Leander Star. Part of the Faculty Concert Series.

Back to the Moon for Good Sharpe Planetarium, (call box office for times: 636-2362), $7 A look at the history of the race to the moon and a look at the future and the Google XPRIZE.

AutoZone Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, 11 a.m., $65-$95 It’s Texas Christian University Horned Frogs vs. Georgia Bulldogs during this annual college bowl game.

New Year’s Day Brunch Celtic Crossing, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Soak up your hangover goop at this brunch featuring folk music from Irish musician Dylan Walsh. Soccer will be on.

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rom fine dining with Robyn Hitchcock to melting faces with the Melvins, here are our favorite concerts of 2016. — Chris Shaw

Crazy Spirit at Murphy’s, January 12th.

Memphis finally got a taste of the “Nuke York” punk scene this year, first with Crazy Spirit at Murphy’s and then with Hank Wood and the Hammerheads at the Hi-Tone in May. Mixing the best elements of early ’80s Midwest hardcore with the sounds of NYC hardcore luminaries Urban Waste, Crazy Spirit left ears ringing for months. — CS Reigning Sound at the Harbor Town Amphitheater Saturday, May 14th.

We’ve been fans of the River Series over here at the Flyer for quite some time, but the outdoor concert series outdid itself once again when the original lineup of the Reigning Sound was tapped to play the Harbor Town Amphitheater. The weather was great, the music was perfect, and $1 hot dogs didn’t hurt the vibe either. — CS Bluff City Vice, Chalk, the Margins at Murphy’s, Tuesday, November 15th.

Bluff City Vice was easily the weirdest band I saw this year, and I like to think I specialize in weird.

This was their second show, and I wasn’t the only music critic in the house to witness their extremely strange, sometimes awkward, and always charming renditions of their own songs, as well as a cover of the classic Ramone’s song “Slug.” If their brand new “Christmas Album” is any indication of what’s to come, expect Bluff City Vice to get even weirder in 2017. — CS Tommy Wright III, Chickasaw Mound, Broke, Reserving Dirtnaps at the Hi-Tone, Thursday, December 8th.

A legendary underground Memphis rapper teamed up with local hardcore bands and a garagerock super group to deliver one of the best shows of the year. Every band delivered, and seeing so many different music fans coexisting in the same room was awesome. — CS Carcass, Friday, July 29th at the New Daisy.

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The original lineup of the Reigning Sound

Helms Alee, Melvins, Friday, September 12th at the Hi-Tone The smaller the room, the better when it comes to a band that has perfected a visceral and powerful live show over three decades of nonstop touring, and the Hi-Tone’s big room is about as intimate as one can hope when that band is the Melvins.

A legendary underground Memphis rapper teamed up with local hardcore bands and a garage-rock super group to deliver one of the best shows of the year.

Highlights include early-career opener “Eye Flys” and live staple “Night Goat” as the properly pummeling, unofficial set-closer (before a silly version of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”). Extra-special kudos to openers Helms Alee and their power-trio approach to the much heavier days of indie-rock past.

— AE Allison Crutchfield and Hartle Road, Sunday, October 23rd at Murphy’s.

Hartle Road is a trio from nearby middle-of-nowhere Columbus, Mississippi, that succeeds effortlessly where many other contemporary underground bands fail spectacularly.

Specifically by letting the clear influence of top-drawer Krautrock (especially Can and Neu!), outlier post-punk like This Heat and The Pop Group, and instrumental late’90s post-rock dominate over a lessnoticeable underpinning of garage punk.

Beat Happening/K Records ringleader Calvin Johnson is enough of a fan that he enlisted the trio as the backing band for his latest project,

Selector Dub Narcotic.

The headliner for this Autumn show, Allison Crutchfield, is best known for leading the band Swearin’ (formed in 2011) as well as playing in a couple of projects with her twin sister Katie of Waxahatchee fame.

In her current solo incarnation, Crutchfield is backed by a crack rhythm section that helps her strong and memorable indie-pop come across live like it should: very loud and very dynamic. — AE Reagers’ Picks Call me a party snob or a curmudgeon if you must, but these days I just can’t get into the bar scene.

Late nights, pricey drinks, crowds — the whole thing just isn’t for me. And I’m not into big arena shows either.

By far, my favorite live shows of 2016 have taken place at unconventional venues — studios, art spaces, private homes, etc. — and two definitely stand out.

The Posies, Friday, May 6th at Ardent Studio A. In early May, one of my all-time favorite bands, Seattle, Washington, alt-rock stalwarts and Memphis Music Hall-of-Famers (because of founding members Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer’s time in the latter day incarnation of Big Star) the Posies, played a semi-secret show in Ardent Studios’ legendary Studio A. The band, now featuring newcomer and absolute powerhouse drummer Frankie Siragusa, blazed through a dynamic set of new and old material before closing the night out with an extra-special encore. Original Big Star drummer Jody Stephens joined Stringfellow and Auer for the encore of Big Star tunes, including the classic “Thirteen.” It was the perfect ending to a truly special night. — J D Reager Robyn Hitchcock, Saturday, July 29th, at private residence.

Even more off-the-grid was an appearance in town by power-pop/ punk pioneer Robyn Hitchcock in July. The former frontman of the influential groups the Soft Boys and the Egyptians appeared as the special surprise guest of touring singer-songwriters Holly Muñoz and Emma Swift at a house-show in East Memphis that was also accompanied by a four-course meal by Colorado chef Dustin Brandt. There is nothing quite like watching one of your heroes perform in an intimate environment paired with delicious food and gracious hosts. — JDR.

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule December 22 - January 4 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

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

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King’s Palace Cafe Patio

138 BEALE 526-3637

145 BEALE 578-3031

162 BEALE 521-1851

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.

Hard Rock Cafe 126 BEALE 529-0007

Derrick Carter Friday, Dec. 23, 10 p.m.-3 a.m.

Kayla Walker Thursdays, 67 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 310 BEALE 654-5171

The Johnny Go Band Thursdays, Sundays, 711 p.m.; Rockin’ Rob Haynes & the Memphis Flash Fridays, Saturdays, 7-11 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. 23, 9:30 p.m.1 a.m.; Cowboy Neil Saturday, Dec. 24, 9:30 p.m.; Ghost Town Blues Band Friday, Dec. 30, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., and Saturday, Dec. 31, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

Sonny Mack MondaysFridays, 2-6 p.m.; Cowboy Neil Mondays, Thursdays, 7-11 p.m., and Saturdays, Sundays, 2-6 p.m.; Sensation Band Tuesdays, Fridays, 711 p.m.; Fuzzy and the Kings of Memphis Saturdays, 711 p.m.; Chic Jones and the Blues Express Sundays, 711 p.m.; North and South Band Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe Tap Room 168 BEALE 576-2220

Big Don Valentine’s Three Piece Chicken and a Biscuit Blues Band Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; North and South Band Friday, Dec. 23, 8 p.m.-midnight, and Saturday, Dec. 24, 8 p.m.-midnight; Delta Project Friday, Dec. 30, 8 p.m.-midnight; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Saturday, Dec. 31, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

New Daisy Theatre 330 BEALE 525-8981

Daisyland NYE 2017 presents: BLACKOUT II Saturday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.

Rum Boogie Cafe 182 BEALE 528-0150

Ghost Town Blues Band Thursday, Dec. 22, 7-11 p.m.; Young Petty Thieves Friday, Dec. 23, 8 p.m.-midnight, and Thursday, Dec. 29, 8 p.m.-midnight; Sensation Band Saturday, Dec. 24,

6-10 p.m.; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Monday, Dec. 26, 7-11 p.m.; Eric Hughes Band Tuesday, Dec. 27, 7-11 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 28, 7-11 p.m., and Wednesday, Jan. 4, 7-11 p.m.; Pam and Terry Thursday, Dec. 29, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 30, 5:30-8:30 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 31, 7-10 p.m.; Preston Shannon Friday, Dec. 30, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Latimore Saturday, Dec. 31, 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m.; Cowboy Neil Sunday, Jan. 1, 7-11 p.m.; Gracie Curran Monday, Jan. 2, 7-11 p.m., and Tuesday, Jan. 3, 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., and Saturday, Dec. 24, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Little Boys Blue Friday, Dec. 23, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Brian Hawkins Blues Party Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; McDaniel Band Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight, Friday, Dec. 30, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.1 a.m., and Monday, Jan. 2, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Silky O’Sullivan’s 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.

Tin Roof 315 BEALE

Roxi Love Thursday, Dec. 22, 6-10 p.m.

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

Live Music ThursdaysSaturdays, 10 p.m.

Brass Door Irish Pub 152 MADISON 572-1813

Live Music Fridays.

Dirty Crow Inn 855 KENTUCKY

Bobbie & Tasha Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

Earnestine & Hazel’s 531 S. MAIN 523-9754

Amber Rae Dunn Hosts: Earnestine & Hazel’s Open Mic Wednesdays, 8-11 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.

Lafayette’s Music Room 2119 MADISON 207-5097

1474 MADISON 275-8082

A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Music of Vince Guaraldi Thursday, Dec. 22, 6 p.m.; An Evening with Henry Gross Friday, Dec. 23, 7 p.m.; Nick Black Friday, Dec. 23, 10 p.m.; Holiday Brunch: Susan Marshall, Jana Misener & Dave Cousar Saturday, Dec. 24, 11 a.m.; The River Bluff Clan Saturdays, 3 p.m.; An MD’s Christmas Saturday, Dec. 24, 5:30 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Ghost Town Blues Band Sunday, Dec. 25, 8 p.m.; John Paul Keith & Friends Mondays, 6 p.m.; Paul “Snowflake” Taylor Tuesday, Dec. 27, 5:30 p.m.; John Kilzer Tuesdays, 8 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle and New Orleans Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.; Sarah Simmons Wednesday, Dec. 28, 8 p.m.; Cowboy Mouth Thursday, Dec. 29, 8 p.m.; Brandon McGovern Trio Friday, Dec. 30, 6:30 p.m.; Roddie Romero and Hub City Allstars Saturday, Dec. 31, 10 p.m.; Van Duren Band Sunday, Jan. 1, 8 p.m.

Hi-Tone

Memphis Made Brewing Company

Canvas 1737 MADISON 443-5232

Karaoke Thursdays, 9:30 p.m.

629 MONROE 725-5625

303 S. MAIN 523-0020

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

DJ Dance Music MondaysSundays, 10 p.m.

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.

Bar DKDC 964 S. COOPER 272-0830

Tim Regan Thursday, Dec. 22; Britt Haraway “Early Men” Reading with Tim Regan Thursday, Dec. 22, 6-7 p.m.; Robby Grant with DJ Abominable Snowman Friday, Dec. 23; Jack Oblivian with Michael Donahue Sunday, Dec. 25; Devil Train

Celtic Crossing 903 S. COOPER 274-5151

Jeremy Stanfill and Joshua Cosby Sundays, 6-9 p.m.; Candy Company Mondays; A Very Celtic New Year with Dylan Walshe Saturday, Dec. 31, 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; New Year’s Day at Celtic Crossing Sunday, Jan. 1, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

The Cove 2559 BROAD 730-0719

Ed Finney and the U of M Jazz Quartet Thursdays, 9 p.m.; Justin White Mondays, 7 p.m.; Don and Wayde Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 10 p.m.; Petty Gene Saturday, Dec. 31, 10 p.m.

Dru’s Place Karaoke Fridays-Sundays.

412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE

768 S. COOPER 207-5343

Studebaker, Mars Vegas Thursday, Dec. 22, 7 p.m.; 3rd Annual Memphis as Fuck Christmas Jam hosted by Al Kapone, Frayser Boy, Lil Whyte Friday, Dec. 23, 8 p.m.; Super T Sunday, Dec. 25, 9 p.m.; The Motel Brothers, Josh Mannis Monday, Dec. 26, 8 p.m.; WilbyTuesday, Dec. 27, 8 p.m.; Jordan Pearce and the Tonejunkies Wednesday, Dec. 28, 8 p.m.; Grandpa Grew Trees, Arthur Wednesday, Dec. 28, 9 p.m.; This Tragic Day, Cult of the Flag Friday, Dec. 30, 7 p.m.; Quintron and Miss Pussycat, NOTS Saturday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.; Future Losers, Deadbeat Club Monday, Jan. 2,

Snowglobe (members of) in the round Thursday, Dec. 22, 6-9 p.m.

Midtown Crossing Grill 394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

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

2149 YOUNG 347-3965

Murphy’s 1589 MADISON 726-4193

Whatever Dude Christmas Party Friday, Dec. 23; Terry Prince & the Principles E.P. Release Show with the Ellie Badge Friday, Dec. 30; Whatever Dude New Year’s Party Saturday, Dec. 31.

Otherlands Coffee Bar 641 S. COOPER 278-4994

Jimmy Davis 6th Annual Boxing Day Show Monday, Dec. 26, 8 p.m.

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

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

The Phoenix 1015 S. COOPER 338-5223

The Phoenix Blues Jam Tuesdays, 8-11 p.m.

Sports Junction 1911 POPLAR 244-7904

Live music Saturdays.

The Tower Courtyard at Overton Square 2092 TRIMBLE PLACE

Acoustic Courtyard Last Thursday of every month, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

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

New Year’s Eve with Three Star Revival and wARM Saturday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.

Minglewood Hall 1555 MADISON 866-609-1744

Zoogma with GuTTA Kick Friday, Dec. 23, 8 p.m.

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

Break From Memphis 4 - The Social Celebration Saturday, Dec. 31, 10 p.m.-2:15 a.m.

1927 MADISON 726-4372

Boscos 2120 MADISON 432-2222

Rumba Room

Huey’s Midtown

Chris Gales Sunday Brunch First Sunday of every month, 12-3 p.m.

Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight.

2012 MADISON 272-BLUE

Premiere Palace

Mulan Asian Bistro

The Billy Gibson Blues Band Saturday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.1 a.m.; New Year’s Eve at Huey’s Saturday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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NEW YEAR’S EVE ROUNDUP New Year’s Eve is always a momentous occasion for live music, and this year is no different, as plenty of venues around town have something going on.

From blues-rock to trip-hop, here are a handful of places worth checking out as you ring in the new year.

Beale Street has been the New Year’s Eve party mecca for quite some time, and you can expect the party at the Rum Boogie Cafe to go well into the night.

Pam and Terry kick things off at 7 p.m. before Latimore takes you into the first hours of 2017. Sixty dollars gets you in the door with reserved seating, dinner, and a drink. Down the street at the New Daisy, Daisyland will present the “BLACKOUT II” featuring Lookas and Z-Dougie. Admission prices for the Daisy vary, and the party gets going at 9 p.m. and doesn’t stop until 5 a.m.. About a mile south of Beale Street, Loflin Yard will have local rockers WALRUS play the Coach House. Music gets going at 10 p.m. at Loflin Yard, and admission is $20.

Over in Midtown, Quintron and Miss Pussycat will be playing the Hi-Tone with Benni and local punks NOTS. That show kicks off at 9 p.m. and will cost you $15 at the door. Three Star Revival will also be playing a show at 9 p.m. with wARM at the Young Avenue Deli. Admission is $10 but includes a champagne toast at midnight. Across the street from the Deli, Marcella Simien will be performing at Bar DKDC. That show kicks off at 10:30 p.m., and admission is $7. Finally, Dylan Walshe will be bringing his “Very Celtic New Year” to Celtic Crossing. The show starts at 5 p.m. and is either $10 at the door, or $45 for dinner and the show. — Chris Shaw

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High Point Pub 477 HIGH POINT TERRACE 452-9203

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

Pubapalooza with Stereo Joe Every other Wednesday, 8-11 p.m.

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Maria’s Restaurant

521 S. HIGHLAND 323-0900

Dan McGuinness Pub

6439 SUMMER 356-2324

Karaoke Fridays, 5-8 p.m.

RockHouse Live 5709 RALEIGH-LAGRANGE 386-7222

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.

Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Basketcase Friday, Dec. 23, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Open Mic Mondays Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Live Music Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Frayser/Millington

Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Wine Bar

Harpo’s Hogpin

9087 POPLAR 755-0092

4212 HWY 51N 530-0414

Live Music Saturdays, 9 p.m.

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

Shake Rag Bar 8902 RANKIN BRANCH 876-5255

Drivin’ Sideways Band Saturday, Dec. 31, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

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

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

4694 SPOTTSWOOD 761-3711

Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House

Dan McGuinness

551 S. MENDENHALL 762-8200

3964 GOODMAN, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-890-7611

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

Acoustic Music Tuesdays.

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

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern

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

5101 SANDERLIN 763-2013

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Hollywood Casino

Mortimer’s

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

590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

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

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

Horseshoe Casino & Hotel

T.J. Mulligan’s 1817 KIRBY 755-2481

AT CASINO CENTER, SOUTH OF MEMPHIS, NEAR TUNICA, MS 1-800-303-SHOE

Karaoke Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

The Windjammer Restaurant 786 E. BROOKHAVEN CIRCLE 683-9044

Karaoke ongoing.

Poplar/I-240 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.

Neil’s Music Room 5727 QUINCE 682-2300

Jack Rowell’s Celebrity Jam Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; DJ Captain E Saturday, Dec. 24, 7 p.m.; Memphis All Stars Sunday, Dec. 25, 7 p.m.; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Backstage Pass Saturday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.

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

The Commodores Friday, Dec. 30.

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

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

Cruisin’ Heavy Friday, Dec. 23, 9 p.m.; The Weird Science Band Friday, Dec. 30; New Year’s Eve Bash with the Nuttin’ Fancy Band & Swingin’ Leroy Saturday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.

Old Whitten Tavern 2800 WHITTEN 379-1965

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

Shelby Forest General Store 7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

Tony Butler Fridays, 6-8 p.m.

Cordova Fox and Hound Sports Tavern

Vintage Saturday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

The Chaulkies Saturday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Cheffie’s Cafe

The Southern Edition Band Tuesdays.

8071 TRINITY 756-4480

Stage Stop 2951 CELA 382-1576

Blues Jam Every Thursday Night hosted by Brad Webb Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.; Open Mic Night and Steak Night Tuesdays, 6 p.m.-midnight; Duke Henry & the Way Down South Band Friday, Dec. 30, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; New Year’s Eve Bash with EMN and Peacemaker! Saturday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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

4202 HACKS CROSS 757-1423

1771 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 754-3885

Raleigh

Huey’s Germantown

Huey’s Cordova

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Live Music Fridays, Saturdays.

7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

Dantones Saturday, Dec. 31, 8 p.m.-midnight

T.J. Mulligan’s Cordova

483 HIGH POINT TERRACE 202-4157

Huey’s Southwind 7825 WINCHESTER 624-8911

819 EXOCET 624-9060

661 N. MENDENHALL

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

Germantown

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

Ice Bar & Grill Unwind Wednesdays Wednesdays, 6 p.m.-midnight.

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

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CALENDAR of EVENTS:

December 22 - January 4 T H 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. Fri., Sat., 8 p.m. Through Dec. 23.

51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

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. Fri., 7 p.m., and Sat., Sun., 2 p.m. Through Dec. 31.

66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Theatre Memphis

A Christmas Carol, additional matinee on Dec. 20, with evening performances Dec. 19-21. www.theatrememphis. org. $30. Thurs.-Sun., 7 p.m.

Through Dec. 23.

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

Art After Dark

Galleries and gardens will be open late.

Featuring light refreshments, entertainment, and a cash bar.

Free with admission. Every third Thursday, 6-8 p.m.

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

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, 3 p.m.

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

Crosstown Arts Digital Lab

Six-station computer lab supports Memphis’ creative community by providing artists and musicians full access to industry-standard art- and music-making technology. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., and Fridays, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Hands-On Activity

CROSSTOWN ARTS, 430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030), WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

METAL MUSEUM, 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380), WWW.METALMUSEUM.ORG.

Family-friendly, all ages handson activity. Learn how to etch on aluminum using similar techniques as exhibiting artist, Douglas Harling. $10. Last Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Through Jan. 19.

Introduction to Henna: A Hearts of Gold Pit Rescue Fund-raiser

A skilled instructor will show you how to use a henna cone to make beginner designs.

You will work on both paper and each other in a fun, social environment. Includes all supplies and wine or bottled

New Year’s Eve Party at the Peabody Hotel waters. $25. Last Thursday of every month, 7 p.m. Through Dec. 31.

January Write Club

Latest effort from local filmmaker Chris Raines. Wed., Jan. 4, 6:30 p.m.

PYRO’S FIRE FRESH PIZZA, 2035 UNION (208 8857).

CANVAS, 1737 MADISON (443-5232).

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December 22, 2016-January 4, 2017

630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

Send the date, time, place, cost, info, phone number, a brief description, and photos — two weeks in advance — to calendar@memphisflyer.com or P.O. Box 1738, Memphis, TN 38101.

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

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GRIZZLIES VS. ROCKETS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS SATURDAY, JANUARY 7

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS THURSDAY, JANUARY 12

WWE SMACKDOWN TUESDAY, JANUARY 17

Grind City Basketball for the first 5,000 fans!

Head into the Holidays with a Grizzlies game.

901.888.HOOP · grizzlies.com

Catch the action as the Harlem Globetrotters return once again for a fun-filled night for the whole family.

Tickets available!

This American funk rock band will bring The Getaway Tour to FedExForum.

Tickets available!

Witness Smackdown broadcast to the world, live from Memphis at FedExForum.

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The Enchanted Forest at the Pink Palace, Your Home For the Holidays

Route 66

Nov. 19 - Dec. 31, 2016

Guy Bavli

Melinda Doolittle

Upcoming Performances • •

Enchanted Forest Polar Express 3D •

• •

The Light Before Christmas 3D Season of Light in the Planetarium

Last chance to see Santa, Saturday, December 24

Matt Beilis

JANUARY 14, 2017

Melinda Doolittle JANUARY 28, 2017

P!NK PALACE MUSEUM

901.636.2362

3050 Central Ave / Memphis 38111

DinnerStage with Little Memphis FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Loren & Mark FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Dana Louise & The Glorious Birds FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Route 66 — 2 Performances MARCH 10, 2017

TheatreKids in Willy Wonka, The Musical APRIL 1, 2017

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Guy Bavli, Master of the Mind APRIL 15, 2017

Bartlett Repertory Co. in Always a Bridesmaid APRIL 20-23, 2017

For the sports fan…frame memorabilia from their favorite sports team. For the art lover…choose from our extensive local art collection and we'll custom frame it for you. For YOU…let us frame your children's photos or art work.

2029 Union Avenue • 901-274-1910

Box Office: 901-385-6440 3663 Appling Road, Bartlett, TN 38133 www.bpacc.org

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Bartlett Community Concert Band

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Performances and bring your own instrument to join. $12. Last Sunday of every month, 4-7 p.m.

MEMPHIS SOUNDS LOUNGE, 22 N. THIRD (590-4049), WWW. MEMPHISBLACKARTSALLIANCE.ORG.

Memphis Magazine’s Fiction Contest

Authors must live within 150 miles of Memphis. Entries must be postmarked by February 1, 2017. For more information, see website. $20.

Through Feb. 1, 2017.

VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION, WWW.MEMPHISMAGAZINE.COM.

WinterArts 2016

Presenting exceptional and unique hand-crafted works by regional artists. Holiday gift ideas crafted in glass, metal, wood, fiber, and clay, jewelry, and more. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.

Through Dec. 24.

EASTGATE SHOPPING CENTER, 5058 PARK (260-7300), WWW.WINTERARTSMEMPHIS.COM.

O N G O I N G ART

The Annesdale Park Gallery

“Confluence,” exhibition of still-life paintings by Diana Harvey and landscape paintings

by Dolores Justus. (208-6451), www.theannesdaleparkgallery. com. Through Jan. 10, 2017.

1290 PEABODY (208-6451).

FireHouse Community Arts Center

Beale Street Parade and Pep Rally Bash on Beale, Thursday, Dec. 29

Mosal Morszart, exhibition of works by Black Arts Alliance artist. www. memphisblackartsalliance.org.

Ongoing.

Art Museum at the University of Memphis (AMUM)

985 S. BELLEVUE (948-9522).

Fratelli’s

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

Fred Rawlinson, www. memphisbotanicgarden.com.

Through Dec. 29.

750 CHERRY (766-9900).

Gallery 1091

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

Bartlett Art Association, exhibition of work by Association members. www. wkno.org. Through Dec. 28.

ANF Architects

Peggy McKnight & Cecil C. Humphreys Jr. exhibition of paintings and sculptural/cast pieces. www.anfa.com. Through Jan. 7, 2017.

1500 UNION (278-6868).

Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art

“Chinese Symbols in Art,” ancient Chinese pottery and bronze. www.belzmuseum.org.

Ongoing.

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

Collierville Public Library

Don Cummings, exhibition of fine art photography. www. colliervillelibrary.org.

Through Dec. 31.

501 POPLAR VIEW PARKWAY (853-2333).

WKNO STUDIO, 7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

Insight Gallery David Lusk Gallery

“Unfolding Shores,” exhibition of paintings and drawings by Maysey Craddock. Through Dec. 23.

“Philosophy of Beauty ReExamined,” exhibition of single line drawings, centering on Greek and Roman mythology,

by Tad Lauritzen Wright. www. davidluskgallery.com. Jan. 3-28.

97 TILLMAN (767-3800).

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

“A Sense of Wonder,” exhibition of sculptural works out of natural objects that reference organic elements of Earth and its atmosphere by Wayne Edge.

Through Jan. 15, 2017.

“Wild Spaces, Open Seasons: Hunting and Fishing in American Art,” exhibition exploring the multifaceted meanings of outdoor subjects in both painting and sculpture, ranging from the Colonial era to World War II. www.dixon. org. Through Jan. 15, 2017.

4339 PARK (761-5250).

Eclectic Eye

“Eye on Color,” exhibition of acrylic paintings on canvas or board by Debbie Crawford. www.eclectic-eye.com. Through Jan. 4, 2017.

InSight Gallery Exhibition, Through Dec. 30, and Through Jan. 31, 2017.

4063 SYKES.

Jay Etkin Gallery

“The Tiny Show,” exhibition of over 100 pieces 6”x6”x6” or smaller by 25 artists. www. jayetkin.com. Through Dec. 31.

942 COOPER (550-0064).

L Ross Gallery

Holiday Group Exhibition, www.lrossgallery.com. Through Dec. 31.

5040 SANDERLIN (767-2200).

242 S. COOPER (276-3937).

Memphis Botanic Garden

“All Roads Lead to Memphis,” exhibition of work by David Lynch and Ron Olson featuring a collaborative piece reflecting their unique but complementary styles. www. memphisbotanicgarden.com.

Through Dec. 28.

Atelier Artists-Jackson Art Show, www.rawlinsongallery. com. Jan. 1-31.

750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

“Cats and Quotes,” exhibition of felines from a variety of periods, offering a chance to see how different artists have depicted cats and their varied relationships with human beings over time. Through Dec. 30.

“Red Grooms: Traveling Correspondent,” exhibition of work by Red Grooms, a Nashville native who moved to New York City in 1956, a fascinating figure in postWorld War II American art and natural-born storyteller.

Through Jan. 8, 2017.

Rotunda Projects: Nnenna Okore, exhibition of abstract objects fashioned from burlap and inspired by textures, colors, and landscapes from her immediate environment.

Through April 2, 2017.

Selections from William

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1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

Metal Museum

Master Metalsmith: Hoss Haley, exhibition of sculpture works in steel, concrete, and bronze including White Series, Erratics, Torics, Coils, Spheres, and Ripples. Through Jan. 1, 2017.

“Tributaries: Cozette Phillips,” exhibition of sculpture. www. metalmuseum.org. Through Jan. 22, 2017.

374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

Playhouse on the Square “Composure,” exhibition of sculpture by Leandra Urrutia. www.mca.edu. Through Jan. 1, 2017.

66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Scottish Rite

“Circuitous Succession Epilogue lll,” exhibition and third installment curated by Jason Miller within the circa-1909 Scottish Rite building. www. circuitoussuccession.com.

Through Jan. 25, 2017.

825 UNION.

Shady Grove Presbyterian Church

“Advent Emerging 2,” exhibition of works by Bill Tracer. www. shadygrovepres.org. Through Jan. 8, 2017.

5530 SHADY GROVE (683-7329).

St. George’s Episcopal Church

MGAL Winter 2016 Juried Art Exhibit, (754-7282), www. stgchurch.org. Through Dec. 28.

2425 SOUTH GERMANTOWN (754-7282).

TOPS Gallery

“maybe nothing was said/might be continued,” exhibition of drawing and sculpture by Jerry Phillips. www.topsgallery.com.

Through Feb. 4, 2017.

MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6209).

C O M E DY

The Cove

Comedy with Dagmar, open mic comedy. www. thecovememphis.com. Sundays, 7-9 p.m.

Gallery Artists, exhibition of work by Charlie Ivey, Virginia Schoenster, Lou Ann Dattilo, and Matthew Hasty. Ongoing.

Looking to hire approximately 50 crew members, including shift leads and supervisors. Interested applicants can apply in person or begin the process online. Wed., Dec. 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

PIZZAREV, 6450 POPLAR, WWW.PLEASEAPPLYONLINE.COM/ TENNREV.

2559 BROAD (730-0719).

P&H Cafe

Open Mic Comedy, Thursdays, 9 p.m.

1532 MADISON (726-0906).

Rockhouse Live Midtown

Comedy with Amanda Walker, Wed. Through Dec. 31.

2586 POPLAR.

400 S. FRONT.

Village Frame & Art

PizzaRev Job Fair

TO U R S

Old Forest Hike

S PO R TS / F IT N E S S

58th Autozone Liberty Bowl: Georgia vs. TCU

For more information, ticketing, and scheduled events, see website. Fri., Dec. 30, 11 a.m.

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

Baby and Me Yoga at the Garden

7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

E X PO S/ SA L E S

Mom, dad, grandparent, or any caregiver is welcome with the child on this fun, sometimes wild, empowering journey.

Suitable for babies age 6 weeks to 5 years. Please bring your own mat. $10 members, $15 nonmembers. Mondays, 11:15 a.m.

DA N C E

Mid-South Wedding Show

MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW. MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

540 S. MENDENHALL (767-8882).

WKNO Studio

Artists’ Link New Year Show, www.wkno.org. Jan. 4-28.

Brooks Milongas

Members of the Argentine Tango Society give lessons and tango demonstrations in the rotunda. Included with museum admission. Third Wednesday, Thursday of every month, 6:30 p.m.

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

OVERTON PARK, OFF POPLAR (276-1387).

$15. Sun., Jan. 1, 1-5 p.m.

WHISPERING WOODS HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER, 11200 GOODMAN, OLIVE BRANCH, MS (368-6782), WWW. MIDSOUTHWEDDINGSHOW.COM.

Barre None

Saturdays, 8 a.m.

THE SALVATION ARMY KROC CENTER, 800 E. PARKWAY S. (729-8007), WWW.KROCMEMPHIS.ORG.

Belly Dance with Karsilama Tribal Belly Dance

Liberty Bowl Rodeo $10. Tues., Dec. 27.

Low-impact fun for dancers of all levels. No experience necessary. Technique, cardio, improvisation, drills, propwork, and more. Increase muscle awareness, balance, strength, endurance, and positive body image. Tues., 7:30-9 p.m. Through Dec. 27.

BUCKMAN ARTS CENTER AT ST. MARY’S SCHOOL, 60 N. PERKINS EXT. (537-1483), KARSILAMADANCE.COM.

Dance and Movement

Increase core strength, balance, flexibility, and agility through the use of modern and rhythm dances, yoga, and floor exercises. Tues., Thurs., 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Through Dec. 29.

MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW. MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

Get Right 4 the Night

Get fit and have fun with Kellye Crawford. $10. Tuesdays, 6:45 p.m.

FIREHOUSE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER, 985 S. BELLEVUE (948-9522), WWW. MEMPHISBLACKARTSALLIANCE. ORG.

AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, SHOWPLACE ARENA, 105 S. GERMANTOWN, WWW.AGRICENTER.ORG.

Starry 4K

$30. Wed., Dec. 28, 6 p.m.

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

Yoga at the Garden

Connect breath with movement through an all-levels vinyasa flow to increase strength and flexibility, while calming and focusing the mind. $5 members, $8 nonmembers. Thursdays, 4:30 p.m.

MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW. MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

Yoga with Deborah Elam Meet in the storytelling room.

Bring your own mat. Free.

Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Through Jan. 31.

LUCIUS E. & ELSIE C. BURCH JR. LIBRARY, 501 POPLAR VIEW, COLLIERVILLE (457-2600), WWW.COLLIERVILLELIBRARY.ORG.

M E ETI N G S

Go Ape Treetop Adventure

Course in Shelby Farms Park open for its second season.

Ongoing.

SHELBY FARMS, 500 N. PINE LAKE (767-PARK), WWW.GOAPE.COM.

B&B: Bold and Beautiful

Trans Women of Color who come together weekly for fellowship, dining together, and many other social events.

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Made in Italy with oiled beechwood and brass hardware. This 13 lb. easel has a tin-lined sliding accessory drawer with four compartments. A wooden palette acts as a cover when the easel is folded up for transport. Ideal for both watercolor and oil painting. Accommodates canvases up to 34".

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Chinese Dinner and a Movie at the Memphis Jewish Community Center

Beale Street Parade/Bash on Beale Pep Rally Thurs., Dec. 29, 3 p.m.

OUTMEMPHIS: THE LGBTQ CENTER OF THE MID-SOUTH, 892 S. COOPER (278-6422), WWW.MGLCC.ORG.

Delta Transmasculine

New group for transgender masculine folks.

Fridays, 5 p.m.

OUTMEMPHIS: THE LGBTQ CENTER OF THE MID-SOUTH, 892 S. COOPER (278-6422), WWW.MGLCC.ORG.

Memphis Agricultural Club

Meet in the C Wing of the Expo Building. Lunch provided for $10. Fourth Monday of every month, noon.

AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, 7777 WALNUT GROVE (452-2151), WWW.AGRICENTER. ORG.

BEALE STREET, DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS (529-0999), WWW.LIBERTYBOWL.ORG.

Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure

“Black Holes”

Guided from any smart phone, teams see the sights while solving clues, completing challenges, and learning local history. Available 365 days, sunrise to sunset. Use promo MEMPHISFLYER for special discount. Ongoing.

Takes you on a fully immersive journey through one of the most mystifying, awe-inspiring phenomena in the universe: a black hole. $7. Through March 31, 2017.

SHARPE PLANETARIUM, MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

(805-603-5620), WWW.URBANADVENTUREQUEST.COM.

“Back to the Moon for Good”

Fifty years ago the U.S. was in a heated race to the moon.

This program reflects on that legacy and looks to the future, motivated by the Google X-Prize. $7. Jan. 2-June 2.

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SHARPE PLANETARIUM, MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

Open Meeting for Mid-South Pride

First open meeting of 2017. All committees will check in, and we are always looking for community feedback. Tues., Jan. 3, 6 p.m.

OUTMEMPHIS: THE LGBTQ CENTER OF THE MID-SOUTH, 892 S. COOPER (278-6422), MIDSOUTHPRIDE.ORG.

December 30 4pm

Republican Women of Purpose

Program will consist of State Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris; State Senator Brian Kelsey; and State Representatives Jim Coley, Ron Lollar, Mark Lovell, and Mark White. Advance reservations by email, rwoplunch@gmail.com. $25. Wed., Jan. 4, 10:30 a.m.

Registration: 2pm–7:30pm To secure your spot, simply earn 150 points from 12am-7pm on Friday to qualify for a tournament entry.

TPC AT SOUTHWIND, 3325 CLUB AT SOUTHWIND (7480330).

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ThyCa Memphis - Monthly Support Group Meeting

ThyCa Memphis seeks to support all thyroid cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers in the local area so that no person affected by this disease goes on this journey alone. See website for more details. Last Monday of every month, 6-7:30 p.m.

THE SALVATION ARMY KROC CENTER, 800 E. PARKWAY S. (729-8007), THYCA.ORG/SG/TN_MEMPHIS.

Weekly Meditation Group

Meets in Sisters’ Chapel to encourage and support the daily practice of morning and evening meditation. Includes a reading or a short taped talk, 30 minutes of silent meditation, followed by brief discussion. Free. Thursdays, noon-1 p.m.

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Winter Camp Gryphon

Christmas break activities in a safe environment including sports, fine arts, games, and creative play. See website for more information. $50-$250.

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

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Featuring live musical performances, Frozen singalong nights, DJ skate nights, themed weeks, and more. $10.

Through Jan. 31, 2017.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARK (FORMERLY JEFFERSON-DAVIS PARK), OFF RIVERSIDE DRIVE, MEMPHISRIVERFRONT.COM.

Free-to-Play Themed Game Crawl $3 pints and free game play.

Mondays, 6 p.m.-midnight.

REC ROOM, 3000 BROAD (209-1137), RECROOMMEMPHIS.COM.

Mid-South Arts Against Hunger Food Drive

Free admission to museums and events with non-perishable food donations. See website for participating venues and offers benefiting Mid-South Food Bank. Through Dec. 22.

WWW.MIDSOUTHFOODBANK.ORG.

Model Rocket Launch

Open to spectators and groups in conjunction with the MidSouth Rocket Society. Sat., Dec. 31, 10 a.m.

SHELBY FARMS, 500 N. PINE LAKE (767-PARK), WWW.MIDSOUTHROCKETS.COM.

Moonshine Ball Fri., Dec. 30, 8 p.m.

TUNICA ROADHOUSE, 1107 CASINO CENTER, TUNICA, MS (662-363-4900).

Music at St. Mary’s

Hear Wednesday Morning Musicians at Eucharist in Sisters’ Chapel followed by a community breakfast. The program will feature a wide variety of musical styles with instruments and vocals. First Wednesday of every month, 8 a.m.

ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL, 700 POPLAR (527-3361), WWW.STMARYSMEMPHIS.ORG.

December 22, 2016-January 4, 2017

Shelby Farms Volunteer Opportunities

Sign up to volunteer for Spooky Nights, Greenline Half Marathon, or Starry Nights.

For more information and sign-up, visit website. Through Dec. 31.

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

Soles4Souls

Drive to collect shoes to help the poor. Gently worn and new shoes can be dropped off to benefit Soles4Souls. Call for more information. Through Dec. 31.

KATIE LAMB STATE FARM, 811 TIMBER CREEK (567-8000).

“Voices of the Civil Rights Movement”

Interactive exhibit featuring two video archives within a walk-up kiosk combining two media projects and commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Ongoing.

NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM, 450 MULBERRY (521-9699), WWW.CIVILRIGHTSMUSEUM.ORG.

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Whet Thursday

Enjoy the museum after hours, participate in the foundry class, explore the galleries, enjoy a drink from the cash bar, food trucks, live music, and more.

Free. Thursdays, 5-8 p.m.

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

Winter Seasonal Stargazing

Hop through constellations, learn cool star names, and groove to planetarium space music in this full-dome audiovisual experience. $7.

Through March 19, 2017.

SHARPE PLANETARIUM, MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

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Christmas at Graceland

Interior and exterior of the mansion decorated for the holidays. Through Jan. 8, 2017.

GRACELAND MANSION, TICKET OFFICE PAVILION ON ELVIS PRESLEY BLVD. (332-3322), WWW.GRACELAND.COM.

Jerry Lee Lewis New Year’s Eve Concert Sat., Dec. 31, 8 p.m.

JERRY LEE LEWIS’ CAFE & HONKY TONK, 310 BEALE (654-5171), WWW.JERRYLEELEWISMEMPHIS. COM.

Jingle Jam 2016

$30. Fri., Dec. 23, 9 p.m.

GUEST HOUSE AT GRACELAND, 3600 ELVIS PRESLEY (332-3322).

The Light Before Christmas 3D

After losing their way on a cold, blustery Christmas eve, two children, Katie and Makean, are rescued by their friend, the Candleman, an old sage who imparts wisdom, hot chocolate, and stories. Through Dec. 31.

CTI 3D GIANT THEATER, IN THE MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

Madison Hotel NYE White Party

Partygoers don their very best holiday whites and get ready to count down to the New Year with a night of adventures. $50.

Sat., Dec. 31, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Christmas Eve Service and Candlelight Communion

MADISON HOTEL, 79 MADISON (333-1200), WWW. MADISONHOTELMEMPHIS.COM.

SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 4055 POPLAR (454-0034), WWW.2PC.ORG.

Animated Christmas display featuring over 45,000 lights and 160 channels of computer animation located at 6928 Briarhill in Bartlett. Tune radio to 94.3 FM and listen to the lights. Through Dec. 31.

Sat., Dec. 24, 4, 5:30, 8 & 11 p.m.

A Christmas Fantasy

Holiday ballet production. $15.

Fri., Dec. 23, 6:30 p.m.

THE SALVATION ARMY KROC CENTER, 800 E. PARKWAY S. (729-8007).

Dirty Santa

Bring a gift, no more than $20, for gift exchange. Fri., Dec. 23, 8-10 p.m.

HIGH POINT PUB, 477 HIGH POINT TERRACE (452-9203).

Dixon Holiday Decorations

Beautiful decorations in the residence provided by the Memphis Garden Club.

Through Dec. 31.

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

Enchanted Forest

Includes Festival of Trees, the Gingerbread Village, model train, pictures with Santa, and more. Through Dec. 31.

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

Exhalation: New Year’s Eve 2016

Live musical performances by Lord T & Eloise, DJ Wick-It the Instigator, and DJ Jordan Rogers, benefiting Memphis Songwriters Association. $50$100. Sat., Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

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Mannheim Steamroller Christmas

Featuring classic Christmas hits and dazzling multimedia effects in an intimate setting.

The spirit of the season comes alive with the signature sound of Mannheim Steamroller. $39$89. Fri., Dec. 23, 8 p.m.

THE ORPHEUM, 203 S. MAIN (525-3000), WWW.ORPHEUM-MEMPHIS.COM.

Memphis Arts Collective Holiday Artist Market

Shop local for the holidays with over 25 vendors. Opening night silent auction benefits Caritas Village with music by Paul Taylor. Through Dec. 24.

1501 UNION, MIDTOWN (833-9533), WWW. MEMPHISARTSCOLLECTIVE.COM.

Memphis Christmas JamborEve

Includes food, music from Bluff City Soul Collective, and drinks available for purchase.

Free. Thurs., Dec. 22, 6-10 p.m.

CLAYBORN TEMPLE, 294 HERNANDO, WWW.JAMBOREVE.COM.

CADRE BUILDING, 149 MONROE.

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West Memphis Main Street is sponsoring an artists pop-up shop selling unique art by local artists at 311 E. Broadway.

Thurs.-Sat., 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

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Enjoy live soccer with your mates, a much-needed hangover brunch, and relaxing folk music from Irish musician Dylan Walshe on your New Year’s Day. Sun., Jan. 1, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

CELTIC CROSSING, 903 S. COOPER (274-5151).

New Year’s Eve at Huey’s

All locations will have complimentary party favors and a champagne toast at midnight. Cordova, Midtown, Germantown, and Southwind will all have live music from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sat., Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

HUEY’S MIDTOWN, 1927 MADISON (726-9693).

New Year’s Eve Bash with Drivin’ Sideways Band

Featuring ribeye, baked potato, salad, and roll for $18, champagne, and party favors.

Sat., Dec. 31, 8 p.m.-3 a.m.

SHAKE RAG BAR, 8902 RANKIN BRANCH (876-5255).

New Year’s Eve with the West Tennessee Wife Swappers

Featuring the West Tennessee Wife Swappers, party favors, champagne toast, and breakfast buffet at midnight. Table reservations are available for $40 in advance. Cover is $10 at the

The Polar Express 3D

FLYING SAUCER DRAUGHT EMPORIUM, 130 PEABODY PLACE (523-8536), BEERKNURD.COM.

A young boy boards a magical train headed to the North Pole one snowy Christmas Eve. During this trip of selfdiscovery, the boy learns the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. $12. Through Dec. 31.

New Year’s Eve Countdown to 2017 at the Tower Center

Featuring music by Keia Johnson and DJ Sketchz.

Proceeds benefit local scholarship fund. $30. Sat., Dec. 31, 8 p.m.

CTI 3D GIANT THEATER, IN THE MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

CLARK TOWER, TOWER ROOM, 5100 POPLAR.

Ring in the New Year: Mulan Asian Bistro

New Year’s Eve Party: Paula & Raiford’s Disco

Holiday party and kitchen open late. Sat., Dec. 31.

Sat., Dec. 31.

PAULA AND RAIFORD’S DISCO, 14 S. SECOND (521-2494), WWW.PAULARAIFORDS.COM.

MULAN ASIAN BISTRO, 2149 YOUNG AVE (347-3965), WWW.MULANBISTRO.NET.

NYE 2017 LaFayette’s

Featuring dinner and live music.

Two seatings. $60-$100. Sat., Dec. 31, 6 and 9 p.m.

LAFAYETTE’S MUSIC ROOM, 2119 MADISON (207-5097), WWW.LAFAYETTES.COM.

Full menu and specials until midnight. Sat., Dec. 31.

TUG’S, 50 HARBOR TOWN SQUARE (260-3344), WWW.TUGSMEMPHIS.COM.

NYE Celebration at the Lookout Sat., Dec. 31, 8 p.m.

BASS PRO PYRAMID, 1 BASS PRO (291-8200), WWW.BASSPRO.COM/PYRAMID.

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THE TERRACE, ROOFTOP, RIVER INN OF HARBOR TOWN, 50 HARBOR TOWN SQUARE (260-3366), WWW.TERRACEMEMPHIS.COM.

NYE Fitz

Featuring entertainment by Loxley, party favors, midnight ballon drop with champagne toast, and more. Sat., Dec. 31.

THE FITZ, 711 LUCKY LANE (1-800-766-LUCK), WWW.FITZGERALDSTUNICA.COM.

NYE Purple Diamond Featuring all-you-can-drink buffet. Sat., Dec. 31.

PURPLE DIAMOND, 6102 MACON (266-1492).

Overton Square 2017 New Year’s Bash

Neighborhood concert featuring Star & Micey with special guests John Paul Keith and the 145s.

American Idol finalist Alexis Grace will MC. Sat., Dec. 31, 9:30 p.m.

OVERTON SQUARE, MIDTOWN, WWW.OVERTONSQUARE.COM.

Upstanders Film Series at the Brooks Museum of Art Peabody Hotel NYE Party

Featuring entertainment by Hollywood, Seeing Red, and DJ Mark Anderson. VIP passes for extra party access. $40-$150.

Sat., Dec. 31.

Join us at Central Park to welcome Santa to Carriage Crossing. Photos with Santa through Christmas Eve. Through Dec. 24.

CARRIAGE CROSSING, HOUSTON LEVEE & BILL MORRIS PKWY. (854-8240), WWW. SHOPCARRIAGECROSSING.COM.

Silent Nights Silent Disco Drink specials, Christmas lights, and movies, 21+ event. $10. Fri., Dec. 23, 9 p.m.

REC ROOM, 3000 BROAD (209-1137).

THE PEABODY HOTEL, 149 UNION (529-4000), WWW.PEABODYMEMPHIS.COM.

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Recycle your Christmas tree, and the Yard will turn it into reusable materials and donate $5 for every tree when you mention Memphis Botanic Garden.

Mondays-Fridays, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Through Jan. 29.

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MEMPHIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, 6560 POPLAR (598-1152), WWW.HOLYCOWNOW.COM.

Peabody Master Taster’s Club

Highlights a different wine making region or vintner. Four wines are served along with light bites from the Peabody chefs. $25. First Wednesday of every month, 5:30-7 p.m.

December 22, 2016-January 4, 2017

CORNER BAR AT THE PEABODY, 149 UNION (529-4000), WWW.PEABODYMEMPHIS.COM.

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Flying Saucer in Cordova will host a ’70s-themed New Year’s Eve bash featuring beer specials and ’70s music played all night. Free for UFO members, $10 nonmembers. Sat., Dec. 31, 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

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NEW YEAR’S GUIDE By Joshua Cannon

All About Eve What to do this New Year’s Eve.

December 22, 2016-January 4, 2017

DOWNTOWN Beale Street The historic strip will be alive with fireworks, dancing, and music outside and from club to club. Locals Southern Avenue and bluesman Bobby Rush will ring in the New Year on an outdoor stage at Fourth and Beale. Music starts at 9 p.m.

Free. Beale (526-0117) Hard Rock Cafe Keeping with annual tradition, the Hard Rock will drop a 10foot D’Angelico guitar over Beale Street at midnight. A concert honoring Willie Mitchell and Royal Studios will feature William Bell, STAX Records artist and Memphis Music Hall of Fame Inductee Tamika “Big Baby” Goodman, Al Kapone, and more.

7 p.m. Tickets: $25 general admission. $150 VIP pass, $250 VIP couple.

126 Beale (529-0007) Jerry Lee Lewis Cafe & Honky Tonk Jerry Lee Lewis will ring in the New Year at the Beale Street club that shares his name. Jason James will open the show, and the Killer will follow. Tickets are going fast.

8 p.m. 310 Beale

New Daisy Theatre Daisyland, the New Daisy Theatre’s EDM dance club, will take the party into the early morning.

At BLACKOUT II, there will be complimentary cocktails on the house and a champagne toast at midnight — when the lights go dark until 5 a.m.

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330 Beale (525-8981)

Rum Boogie Cafe Music by Pam and Terry and headliners Latimore.

7 p.m.-1 a.m. 182 Beale (528-0150) Rum Boogie Cafe Blues Hall The Plantation Allstars and the McDaniel Band will perform.

4 p.m.-1 a.m. 182 Beale (528-0150) King’s Palace Cafe Music by David Bowen and the Ghost Town Blues Band.

5 p.m.-1 a.m. 162 Beale (521-1851) King’s Palace Cafe Tap Room The Plantation Allstars will perform.

10 p.m.-2 a.m. 168 Beale (576-2220) Blind Bear The downtown speakeasy will serve dinner for two and FreeWorld will take the stage at 9:30 p.m.

Reservations: 5-9 p.m.

Dinner: $35 per person, $60 per couple. $17 entry after 8 p.m.

119 S Main (417-8435) Peabody Hotel This year’s annual party will be throughout the Peabody Hotel’s grand lobby and mezzanine with Hollywood, Seeing Red, and DJ Mark Anderson playing in the Continental Ballroom. The Rene Koopman Duo will perform in the Corner Bar. VIP passes include access to the Stella Artois VIP Lounge, hors d’oeuvres, champagne, Stella Artois, and valet parking.

8 p.m.-2 a.m. $40-$150.

149 Union (529-4000) Madison Hotel The Madison Hotel’s

second annual White Party will rain confetti and a cascade of balloons over a light-up LED dance floor. DJ Moises will perform, and complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served. Drink tickets will be sold at the door with three bars spread across the hotel.

10 p.m.-1 a.m. $50.

79 Madison (333-1200) Paula & Raiford’s Disco Get your boogie shoes on.

Doors open at 10 p.m.

14 S. 2nd Cadre Building You can catch Lord T & Eloise, DJ Wick-It, the Instigator, and DJ Jordan Rogers at the Cadre Building’s Exhalation Party. Two ice luges will be on site, and balloons will drop at midnight. All proceeds will benefit the Memphis Songwriters Association.

9 p.m.-2 a.m. $50 - $100.

149 Monroe (544-9103) Terrace at the River Inn The Terrace is hosting a dinner drinks party this New Year’s Eve. Reservations: 260-3333.

50 Harbor Town Square (260-3333) Tug’s Tug’s will be serving its full menu as well as specials.

Open ’til midnight.

Reservations: 260-3344.

51 Harbor Town Square (260-3344) MIDTOWN Overton Square Overton Square will host a free neighborhood concert to kick off the night. Hosted by Alexis Grace, the show will feature Star & Micey as well as John Paul Keith and the 145’s.

9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Free.

2101 Madison Lafayette’s Music Room Lafayette’s New Year’s package includes a threecourse dinner, a midnight champagne toast, and party favors. Travis Roman will open the night at 6 p.m. followed by Roddie Romero and the HubCity All-Stars at 10 p.m. DJ Rob will take the stage at 1 a.m.

9 p.m. $99 per person.

2119 Madison (207-5097) Mulan Asian Bistro The kitchen is open until 12:30 a.m., and the restaurant will be open all day New Year’s Day, with happy hour starting at 1 p.m.

2149 Young (347-3965) Hi-Tone Quintron and Miss Pussycat, NOTS, Benni, and DJ Cren$haw will perform.

9 p.m. $20. 412-414 N. Cleveland (278-8663) Huey’s All Huey’s locations will host an array of bands and offer complimentary champagne at midnight. hueyburger.com Young Avenue Deli Three Star Revival and wARM will perform.

9 p.m.-2 a.m. $10.

2119 Young (278-0034) Neil’s Music Room Backstage Pass will perform.

9 p.m. 5727 Quince (682-2300) Bar DKDC Marcella and Her Lovers will perform with surprise special guests.

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10 p.m. 2559 Broad (730-0719) EAST MEMPHIS Newby’s Seth Walker and Born 2 Hunt will perform.

9 p.m. 539 S. Highland (730-0520) THE ’BURBS RockHouse Live Music by Twin Soul.

8 p.m. 5709 Raleigh Lagrange (386-7222) Purple Diamond A New Year’s Eve party with an all-you-can-drink buffet (!).

6102 Macon (266-1492) Hadleys Music by the Nuttin’ Fancy Band and Swingin’ Leroy.

9 p.m. 2779 Whitten (266-5006) Gold Club A New Year’s Party “in style.”

777 N. White Station (682-4615) TJ Mulligan’s Every Mulligan’s location brings in the New Year with live music. Forefront takes the stage at the Poplar and Kirby location.

At the Cordova spot, it’s the Wolf River Rednecks.

Adam McCleland and the Hangovers play the Highway 64 location.

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Come Together A literary Christmas wish.

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y the time this preapocalyptic year began winding down — the day after the presidential election, actually — I decided to cocoon myself in literature. For a couple of weeks, I even tuned out social media and ate nothing but a steady diet of novels and short stories. More than mere entertainment, fiction is a life force — it’s where we learn about morality and decency and cultures not our own.

Reading fiction is an essential distraction and something I plan to do as much as anything else throughout the new year and beyond.

I want you to join me. More than that, all I want for Christmas is for the writers and readers in Memphis to come together. Over the past year, I’ve engaged with more of you, and something close to a community has begun to coalesce, and it’s been transformative. Memphis is known as a haven for musicians, and the visual arts have a strong community, as do the performing arts and independent filmmaking. These communities (which overlap, by the way, in a Venn diagram of immense talent and unanimity) are part of what make Memphis such a unique and wonderful place.

It’s time for the literary arts of Memphis to claim its legacy built upon the pages of Peter Taylor, Shelby Foote, William Faulkner, James Jones, and even John Grisham. There are so many dedicated and creative writers in the community today — Jamey Hatley, Corey Mesler, Nat Akin, Kimberly Richardson, Greg Hunt, Cary Holladay, Margaret Skinner, and far too many others to mention here — and you need to get to know them all. Readers abound as well, as evidenced by the crowds at booksignings and the proliferation of book clubs.

What I’d ask Santa for, though, is a single organization to gather these folks up and give them a home and an ongoing calendar of events to sate their literary appetite. There are those out there giving it the old college try.

There are actual colleges, in fact, such as Christian Brothers University and nonprofits like Literacy Mid-South.

Their Memphis Reads and Mid-South Book Festival events are just two of the highlights of readers and writers coming together in 2016.

Other than those, that’s about the only evidence of it, I’m afraid. And these two institutions don’t even work together. Instead, one event was held one

week, ending on a Sunday, and the other began the following Monday morning.

Bookends of literary appreciation weeks with barely gap enough for a piece of flash fiction to be at home; and they weren’t on speaking terms. What a wonderful time of year it would be if these entities worked together, pooling their knowledge, passion, and resources to bring even more nationally known writers, publishers, and agents to town to discuss what it is they do.

Story booth is another haven for the community and possibly one of my favorite places in town. This book-lined, “hidden” sanctuary is part of Crosstown Arts with programs for visiting writers and school children in some of the hardest-to-reach schools in Memphis.

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to inhabit and program multiple spaces throughout the Crosstown Concourse development to open over the next couple of months. Its reach into the schools and into the writing community has become invaluable, and I hope to see it continue and expand.

For CBU, Literacy Mid-South, and story booth to come together, possibly even under a single, overarching nonprofit, to celebrate the literary arts and engage area schools to encourage a love of literature in young readers and writers with year-round programming, and with the backing of our wonderful local bookstores and world-class public library, is an item at the top of my wish list for that jolly old elf. A Christmas miracle?

After what 2016 has handed us, let’s hope a love and regard of reading becomes a bit of reality in the coming year.

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ome for Elvis, stay for the food. The foodie revolution continued in Memphis in 2016, as restaurants expanded their empires, new establishments added to the already colorful palate of Memphis eateries, and Memphis proved itself to be oh-so-festival-tastic.

La Michoacana moved one of their five locations next door to 4075 Summer into a space four times the size of their previous shop, while MEMPops made it a little easier for their followers to find them by adding a brick-andmortar location at 1243 Ridgeway to their food truck business. Frost expanded its empire to Collierville, opening their second retail spot at 1016 W. Poplar, Suite 107. On the less sugary side of things, LYFE Kitchen opened its second location downtown in the refurbished Chisca on Main. Havana’s Pilón answered the call to opening a

second location further out from their original downtown restaurant and set up shop at 3135 Kirby Whitten in Bartlett, while DWJ moved westward from their 14-year-old Hacks Cross space, adding a “2” to their moniker and bringing Korean BBQ to Cooper-Young.

And the Mandanis continued to grow their business model, changing up their City Market brand a little by adding comfort food to their offerings in the form of 901 Grille and Market.

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As always with these end-of-the-year round-up lists, there’s just too much going on in the foodstuff department to name, but there’s no doubt that Memphis is gaining ground on the listicle scene, and this will undoubtedly continue in 2017.

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also serving up savory items including made-to-order crêpes in addition to their fantastic selection of gelato. More international flavors were added to the landscape, including the Caribbean fusion restaurant Sabor Caribe at 662 Madison as well as the new Yemeni spot, Queen of Sheba, at 4792 Summer. The South End turned the bad-ass notch up significantly with “five-star dive bar” Dirty Crow Inn at 855 Kentucky and the uber-hip Loflin Yard at 7 W. Carolina. Downtown got sweeter with Cupcake Cutie (109 S. Court), a little more soulful with 99¢ Soul Food Express (414 S. Main), a little more Italian with Tuscany Italian Eatery (116 S. Front), a little more fried with Jerry Lawler’s Hall of Fame Bar and Grille (159 Beale), and a little more exquisite with the new Andrew Ticer and Michael Hudman concept, Catherine and Mary’s, also in the Chisca (272 S. Main).

There are some more steak houses to patronize, with the much-anticipated Ben Brock project Char (431 S. Highland, #120), and STEAK by the award-winning barbecue pit master Melissa Cookston (4975 Pepper Chase in Southaven). Then there’s the Kitchen.

Oh how we love the Kitchen, now open in Shelby Farms next to the FedEx Event Center at 415 Great View E., #101., and Collierville continued to grow its foodie scene with Brian Thurmond’s FrenchSouthern fusion restaurant 148 North (148 N. Main on the square).

Buntyn Corner Cafe reopened after several years of depriving Memphians of their favorite yeast rolls, this time a smaller version in the iBank Tower at 5050 Poplar, Suite 107. Newby’s brought the party back to the University district, and Cozy Corner moved back into its old digs after having to borrow space from its neighbors across the street when a fire broke out and all of our hearts in January of last year.

Memphians love a good festival, and they were served a plenty in the food department. There were not one, but two food truck festivals this year — the Great River Indoor Food Truck Festival in March at the Cook Convention Center and the MidSouth Food Truck Festival in May at the Liberty Bowl. We, that is The Memphis Flyer, brought you Memphis’ first Bacon and Bourbon Festival, held at the Memphis Farmers Market pavilion in April, and the Memphis Flyer Margarita Festival in June at the Overton Park Greensward, both of which were sold out. There was the Best Memphis Burger Fest, held in August at Tiger Lane and which raised money for Memphis Paws, Inc., as well as numerous crawfish festivals, the Southern Hot Wing Festival, Italian Festival, Memphis Black Restaurant

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Perfect pairing — stout and beef stew

“The perfect pint isn’t just your favorite stout, but one that’s poured correctly,” says DJ, “with the right temperature and that has the right lip.”

A good stout has a reputation of being a meal unto itself, but writing it off as some 18th-century Irish protein shake is a little wide of the mark. True, those rich, toasted flavors won’t sit well with a basket of hot wings, and to suck the stuff down with barbecue might put you into a coma but, paired well, the right stout can make a real meal sing.

What I didn’t expect was for DJ to tell me how well stouts go with oysters. And I like oysters, a lot. I took a dozen for a spin, and what can I say? It works — salty brine against the toasty malt.

The day DJ and I met was one of those perfect winter days — 32 degrees and cloudless. We were hunkered down over some Irish stew. “But for the beef, this is exactly how my Mom makes it,” he says. And it tastes like it. “Back in the old country, it’s made with lamb, but lamb is a hard sell in the South.”

Last year when the place went smoke-free inside, Celtic Crossing got refurbished with wonderful leather seating and mahogany tables. DJ told me he’s one of 12 children. It was all very Irish.

We were talking about food pairing, and it was obvious that what was before us was the perfect match. A pint of the black stuff stands up to the beef and potatoes (in a Guinness gravy), because what grows together, goes together.

Not as heavy as it sounds, it’s satisfying. This, honestly, is comfort food at its best — and for $10, they’ll bring you all the comfort you want.

Another natural pairing — and a little lighter — is corned beef as a sandwich or, for an extra pop, stuffed in peppers.

Of course, there are other stouts: Samuel Smith out of Scotland is a respectable one.

As is Murray’s Irish Stout if you like a little sweeter finish.

Locally, Memphis Made has a silky Oatmeal Stout, and Wiseacre had waded in with its “Gotta Get Up to Get Down” Coffee Milk Stout. It is made with coffee, so there is caffeine in it. It’s pretty good for a hangover. It’s not for everyone, but I like it. Admittedly, though, I can’t see myself drinking three of those in a row, and if I did, I can’t see anyone wanting to hang around with me.

But for a stout and stew, nothing strikes the same chord as “Uncle” Arthur Guinness did when, in 1759, he took a 9,000-year lease on the property at St. James Gate, Dublin, and started doing what has been done so well ever since. His birthday, “Arthur’s Day,” became something of an Irish national holiday until the government thought it was becoming a little too festive and tamped it down for “health” reasons.

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FILM REVIEW By Chris McCoy

2016: The Year in Film

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’ll try to be polite about this: 2015 was a banner year for film. 2016 was not. It was a year when bad decisions came back to haunt Hollywood, where cynicism reigned, and where even a total box office gross topping $10 billion won’t stop “the sky is falling” talk. Nevertheless, there were some bright spots. So here’s The Memphis Flyer’s look back on the year a lot of people would like to forget.

December 22, 2016-January 4, 2017

Worst Picture: (4-way tie) 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, The Angry Birds Movie, Independence Day: Resurgence, Gods of Egypt The most hotly contested category in our annual film awards was for the bottom spot. Bad movie overachiever Michael Bay’s 13 Hours is an incoherent, slapdash bit of agitprop that turned out to be the first shot in a frighteningly effective anti-Hillary PR campaign. Gods of Egypt looks like a cutscene taken from a particularly boring FPS video game, despite its $140 million budget. The Angry Birds Movie is the video game adaptation no one wanted, and it’s even worse than it sounds. Independence Day: Resurgence is a monument to the hubris of director Roland Emmerich. These “winners” just edged out a pair of DC comics misfires, the turgid Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the laughable Suicide Squad. It was a rich year for poor movies.

Most Claustrophobic: 10 Cloverfield Lane There was a recurring theme among horror films in 2016: being trapped in an enclosed space with a madman.

In Green Room, an unlucky punk band battled neo nazi Patrick Stewart in a secluded skinhead club, while in Don’t Breathe, three thieves get what’s coming to them when the blind homeowner they’re trying to rob turns out to have a basement of murderous secrets. But the best of the bunch was 10 Cloverfield Lane, where John Goodman holds Mary Elizabeth Winstead hostage in a bomb shelter while the world burns around them. Prophetic? Let’s hope not.

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Overlooked Gems: Maggie’s Plan, Little Men The rule of thumb for films in 2016 was this: If a movie cost more than $100 million and it’s not made by a Disney affiliate, it’s going to suck. The good stuff was on the low end of the budgetary scale. Maggie’s Plan is a 2015 leftover directed by Rebecca Miller that combined great characterization, fine acting by Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, and Julianne Moore, and a script where a couple of smart women turned the tables on a clueless man. Little Men is Memphian Ira Sachs’ ode to boyhood friendship wrapped in a warning about late-stage capitalist rent seeking. Seek them out instead of watching Suicide Squad, please.

Best Sci-Fi: Arrival Imagine Independence Day, only instead of a cigarchomping fighter pilot for a hero, you get the woman whose job it is to try to talk to the aliens. Director Denis Villeneuve took Ted Chiang’s unfilmable story about linguistics and the nature of time and created a quiet masterpiece. It proves Hollywood can be smart, it just usually chooses not to be.

Best Animation: Sausage Party While big-budget, live-action Hollywood flailed, the animators flourished. Kubo and the Two Strings, Zootopia, and Moana combined groundbreaking visuals with positive messages. But the best of the bunch was an unlikely R-rated Pixar parody by Seth Rogen that turned Disney positivity on its ear, then did terrible, terrible things to the ear. Terrible things.

Best Memphis Movie: The Invaders In contrast to the horrors from Hollywood, Memphis filmmakers were on a tear in 2016. Morgan Jon Fox’s long-delayed web series Feral was a big hit for streaming service Dekkoo and will be returning with a second season in 2017. Indie Memphis’ Hometowner category was bigger

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Look for it in distribution in 2017.

MVP: O.J. Simpson From the first moments of Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander’s mini series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, I — along with the rest of America — was completely hooked. The crack cast and incisive writing brought the tragic farce to stunning and immediate life. Then came the epic Ezra Edelman documentary O.J.: Made in America, which went even deeper into the former football player’s dizzying heights and murderous final act. The story’s indelible intersection of class, race, sports, sex, celebrity, and violence made these works feel like windows into the roiling American subconscious.

Best Performance by a Nonhuman: Black Phillip, The Witch The quiet menace of Black Phillip, the devilish goat from Robert Eggers’ Puritan horror The Witch, stood hooves and horns above the pack. The hircine villain was a method actor, randomly attacking people on set with such frequency that the fear Anya Talor-Joy and Ralph Ineson showed on screen was real. Live deliciously, Black Phillip!

Best Performance: Don Cheadle, Miles Ahead Don Cheadle’s dream project was a phantasmagorical biography of jazz legend Miles Davis. In addition to writing and directing, he also turned in the year’s best performance by playing Davis as first the brilliant

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Best Documentary: Miss Sharon Jones!

There was a moment in Miss Sharon Jones! where director Barbara Kopple follows the terminally ill soul singer as she returns to church for the first time in years. Jones gets up to sing with the worship band, returning to the stage for the first time after a rough bout of chemotherapy, and the pure life force which animated her bubbles explosively to the surface. In one long, ecstatic take, Kopple and Jones created the best movie moment of the year, and one of the greatest music

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2016: See Ya! Some things that need to be left behind as we plunge into 2017.

At work the other day, I received an email from a vendor that opened with “2016 was truly one for the books!” I guess you could say that, if we’re talking about Infinite Jest or a Stephen King novel or something. We can agree 2016 was kind of a dud, right? So much ink has been spilled on the topic, it feels pointless to even rehash how much of a tsunami of suckitude this year has been. It was such a slow-burning dumpster fire, it’s probably time to retire the phrase “dumpster fire.” Here is but a tiny sampling of other things that can stay in 2016.

The word “great” Remember when “great” used to mean something? That’s a trick question, because it never did. Great is the most generic, vague, useless word in the English language. “Great” is the “no offense, but” of adjectives (adverbs too, for you grammarians) because it rarely means what the speaker is saying. “Great” is what you say when someone asks how you’re doing, and things are actually pretty terrible but you know they ain’t looking for an honest answer. When I’m trying on clothes and a store employee says “That looks great on you!” I assume they’re not even looking.

The alt-right I used to think “political correctness” was an exaggeration. What some people consider PC, I call being considerate. Then I found out there was a PC term for white supremacists that they, ironically, came up with themselves. Hell. No. Neo-Nazis don’t get a “safe space.” Racism doesn’t deserve a nickname. Or a cartoon frog mascot. The alt-right attitudes of sexism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, Islamophobia don’t belong in 2016, 2017, or any year, and ascribing a kinder, gentler descriptor to the movement only makes it sound okay. It’s not.

Blaming everything on the year One refrain in the symphony of suck that was 2016 was the death of an alarming number of celebrities. Well-loved figures whom we presumed were immortal — David Bowie, Prince to name a couple — proved us wrong. Yes, many of our heroes left this world too soon. The emotional weight of endless bad news is heavy. It’s okay to grieve! But y’all, we cannot say “Ugh, 2016 strikes again” whenever someone dies. The year 2016 didn’t kill John Glenn. He was in his 90s. And it didn’t take Muhammad Ali; Parkinson’s disease did. Don’t give this devil year any more credit than it deserves.

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Fake news Anyone who has read the “literature” available in a grocery store checkout line knows “fake news” is not a new phenomenon. Nor is the notion that people believe everything they read on the internet, particularly if it’s compatible with their worldview. What is new is dismissing any news that displeases us as “fake news.” To paraphrase the late Senator Pat Moynihan, you’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts. Pizzagate? Fake news. Actual events, recorded on camera, with witnesses? Not fake news. Fake news and calling real news fake can hit the road, as far as I’m concerned.

Honorable mentions: 1990s TV and movie reboots. Crying Jordan. Harambe. College football conference expansion or lack thereof. Whatever is going on in Russia. News reports about viral video sensations. Gimmicky fast-food menu items. Most of all, though, I’d like to leave behind the lurking premonition that 2017 might suck even worse. Let’s turn the page and hope for the best.

Jen Clarke is an unapologetic Memphian and digital marketing strategist.

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Grizzlies injuries I don’t mind a little late-game drama, especially since the Grizzlies usually prevail. I’m convinced Coach Fizdale is a wizard (yes, already), so I enjoy watching him conjure up wins.

I love seeing how the team responds to adversity and watching the rookies develop, but man … what do we have to do to get a healthy squad? Does this have something to do with that crystal skull in the Pyramid? How about just a few games at full strength? Maybe blow out a couple of weaker opponents. For the sake of our collective health.

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Nightmarish Memphis Driving™ situations The flyover is open! It’s still a mess, but the hard part is over … maybe? Otherwise I might turn into my mother and never go anywhere that can’t be accessed via Poplar, which sucks in its own right, but I’d rather wait for a train than worry about my vehicle launching into oblivion from the height equivalent of an eighth-story window. By the way, if you’re ever stuck on the flyover behind a little white Toyota going 20 miles an hour, I apologize, but that thing scares the bejeezus out of me.

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