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The lady doth protest too much, methinks. — William Shakespeare Is there such a thing as “bad activism”? I’m asking because I’m seeing a lot of criticism of the folks who are protesting the Memphis Zoo’s encroachment onto the Greensward at Overton Park. Some people mock the protesters for making such a fuss over “grass.” These folks don’t understand that parks are public spaces, created as a natural and necessary escape for uban dwellers who spend their lives negotiating streets, parking lots, and traffic. This city has plenty of asphalt already, and it can make more. Green space? Not so much. Turning an historic and beautiful lawn into a parking lot is foolish, when so many other options are possible. It’s not about “grass.” The “misplaced priorities” argument is also getting a lot of play on social media (often from people whose Twitter feeds are filled with commentary on such vital issues as the Grizzlies, barbecue, and craft beer). It goes something like this: “With all the problems this city has, why are people wasting time and energy (and space on my social media) on the Greensward? There are bigger issues.” Well, of course, there are bigger issues. Lots of them: Poverty, illiteracy, crime, rampant obesity, income inequality, to name a few. But why would you presume that the folks protesting the zoo’s takeover of the park only care about one issue? Because the other issues are not showing up on your social media? How do you know that some of these park activists aren’t mentoring underprivileged youth, giving their time and money to fight poverty and racism, working to spread the arts to the underprivileged, trying to change our transit system, fostering children, volunteering for literacy, delivering meals for MIFA, fighting for a living wage, cleaning up our rivers and streams, or opposing our stupid gun laws? You don’t. In fact, I know that many of them are doing these things. But those activities don’t often lend themselves to television coverage. People who have been working for years to improve Memphis Animal Services hear a variation of the same criticism: “If only they cared about people as much as they do puppies.” It’s a specious slight. People care about what they care about, and they can care about many things. You may not have the same priorities, but recognize that every activist is working to improve something or to right a perceived wrong — which helps your city and helps you. They should be applauded for caring enough to work for change, not criticized. Then there’s the criticism that the Greensward is a “white people” crusade, that this squabble is about Caucasians exercising their privilege. And I get it: If you’re poor and black and struggling, spending your Saturday protesting parking on the Greensward is not a priority. But if you visit Overton Park on a weekend — the playgrounds, the picnic areas, the dog park, the trails, and the Greensward, you’ll see that the users are diverse — old, young, black, white, Hispanic — a classic city park crowd. These activists are not working to save Memphis Country Club. N EWS & O P I N I O N Maybe those protesting the zoo’s LETTERS - 4 ever-growing encroachment into OverTHE TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE - 4 ton Park would get less criticism if a THE FLY-BY - 6 POLITICS - 10 private entity — controlled by a board of EDITORIAL - 12 wealthy white folks and the city’s largest VIEWPOINT - 13 corporation — were filling Riverside COVER STORY Park or Tom Lee Park or Audubon Park “MEMPHIS IS FUNNY” BY CHRIS DAVIS - 14 with hundreds of cars several days a NEWS COMMENTARY - 19 week. I don’t know. STE P P I N’ O UT I do know that we’re ill-served as a WE RECOMMEND - 22 city by sniping at each other for caring MUSIC - 26 passionately about something — no matAFTER DARK - 28 CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 32 ter the issue. And we need more people FOOD - 38 willing to put themselves out there for a FILM - 41 cause. We’re all in this together. THE LAST WORD - 47 Bruce VanWyngarden C L AS S I F I E D S - 43 brucev@memphisflyer.com

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“Well-to-do Midtowners” broadcast Greensward message. Energy surrounding the Overton Park Greensward parking issue flashed in a peaceful (yet police-involved) protest last Saturday, but that energy grew largely on Facebook, which has become a major tool for grassroots efforts around the issue. Planned originally as a “Greensward Play Date,” Saturday’s event eventually brought hundreds to throng around the dirt path the Memphis Zoo uses to park cars on the Greensward. But the play date turned into a formal protest as people began to lie down on the dirt path, refusing to let cars pass. The Memphis Police Department sent officers to monitor the event. It ended as protestors, with the help of U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, forged a compromise with the zoo to allow parking on only the top third of the Greensward. • A few hundred yards from the Greensward, another protest — in which some people dressed as large, orange parking cones — was underway. The Free Parking Brigade formed earlier this month after the Memphis City Council voted to give the zoo control of much of the Greensward. On peak zoo days, the brigade’s members encourage zoo visitors to park on city streets or, as was the case

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YO U AR E H E R E Last week, the Brooks Museum of Art announced that it would celebrate its 100th birthday by giving the city of Memphis a special gift. The gift will take the form of artist Kurt Perschke’s “RedBall Project,” a temporary sitespecific work in which an enormous inflatable red ball is installed in various artist-chosen places all around the city.

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Saturday, in the empty parking lot of Snowden School. Laura Lanier, one of the group’s founders, said some friends and “Facebook folks” formed the group to channel their anger and frustration over the council vote into something positive. The intention is to inform zoo-goers and to express those frustrations. “It is to show the zoo and the council that we know exactly

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Steel river sculpture will be the first public art installation along the Wolf River Greenway.

V E R B AT I M “There’s going to come a time when there’s going to be one or two Elvises left out here, and it’s going to be all there is to it.” — Mark Rumpler, who officiates Elvis-themed weddings in Las Vegas, is quoted in a new CBS report about Elvis Presley’s rapidly diminishing influence on Vegas culture. Rumpler told CBS that the number of Elvis-themed weddings his organization performs dropped from 40 percent to 15 percent in only one year.

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In the next few weeks, cyclists and pedestrians on the Wolf River Greenway will be able to view the Wolf River on land and in the sky — sort of. Artist Colin Kidder’s 100-footlong, 16-foot-tall model of the Wolf River will be installed near Shady Grove and Walnut Grove within the next month or so, weather permitting. The massive steel sculpture will be visible to cars traveling along Humphreys as well. “It’ll be a couple hundred feet from the Wolf, so I wanted to play off that. I wanted to make something suggesting a flow of current. I wanted it to show the full power of the river but still be graceful,” Kidder said. The sculpture will be the first of several public art projects along the Wolf River Greenway, a multi-use paved trail that follows the path of the Wolf and will eventually stretch 36 miles from Collierville to Mud Island. Currently, the Greenway stretches about 2.5 miles from Walnut Grove to the Germantown. Construction on the remainder of the trail will be done in segments. The Wolf River Conservancy (WRC) broke

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ground on a 20-mile Memphis stretch of the trail last September, and they plan to have the entire path constructed by 2019. The “Raised River” sculpture will be Kidder’s largest public art project. He was also involved in creating Crosstown’s “Beacon” sculpture with sculptor Eli Gold. That sculpture, an elevated disco ball made from repurposed bicycle wheels, was installed in 2012. “The UrbanArt Commission did a call to artists, and I didn’t expect to get it. I was just a kid in art school,” Kidder said. But UrbanArt awarded Kidder the project. That was five years ago, and he said it’s taken “an embarrassingly long time” to wrap it up due to some unexpected delays and sheer size of the project. Artist Tylur French of Youngblood Studio is heading up the fabrication of the sculpture’s steel pieces. French created the bike gate in Overton Park and recently painted the mural on the Broad Avenue water tower. Kidder said he’d love to have the sculpture installed in about two weeks, but realistically, he said it may take as long as six weeks due to the sculpture’s size.

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• Park supporters packed the Hi-Tone last Sunday for “Greensward Aid,” a benefit concert for the Overton Park Conservancy legal fund and Get Off Our Lawn. • One Greensward supporter created a Spotify playlist called “Save the Overton Park Greensward.” It includes “Big Yellow Taxi” by Joni Mitchell (which includes the line “pave paradise and put up a parking lot”), “No Parking on the Dance Floor” by Midnight Star, The Beatles’ “We Can Work It Out,” “Green, Green Grass of Home” by Elvis Presley, and others. Two more public art projects are planned for the Wolf River Greenway so far. Artist Lester Merriweather is creating a mural for the underpass at Walnut Grove and Humphreys. Lauren Kennedy, executive director of the UrbanArt Commission, said that may be ready this fall. “He’s painting the columns of the underpass with a gradient color that goes from orange to yellow to pink, and the mural will feature a pixelated image of a biker. There are sections of it on each column, so you’ll get this cool optical effect as you pass by it,” Kennedy said. In a couple months, Kennedy said UrbanArt will begin seeking an artist for a third greenway project — a sculpture in Kennedy Park, where the WRC broke ground last fall for construction on the next segment of greenway. Bob Wenner, greenway coordinator of the WRC, said they’d like to see more public art projects along the path as it’s constructed over the next few years. “We envision the use of public art as another amenity to add to this corridor of opportunity, to make people say, ‘Hey, have you seen this sculpture? Let’s go hike back there and check it out,’” Wenner said. “It’s about trying to make the greenway a special place to de-stress.”

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• WREG lead anchor Richard Ransom took to Facebook Saturday, saying the “anti-parking folks are a bunch of well-todo Midtowners with too much time on their hands.” Ransom posted again later saying “I’m done with the zoo debate!” This came after his earlier Facebook post was barraged with negative replies that he said included “name-calling, profanity, and threats.” “Richard’s comments were uncalled for and his statements are not a reflection of our collective beliefs at WREG,” according to Jessica Bellucci, a spokesman for WREG owner Tribune Media. “Station management has addressed this internally with Richard.”

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what they’re doing and that we’re watching,” Lanier said. “But we also are trying to point out that there is a viable alternative.”

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As the revival of a handful of high-profile formerly blighted properties — the Crosstown building, the Chisca Hotel — is underway, there are still thousands of rundown homes, long-vacant apartment buildings, and abandoned storefronts scattered across the city. The problem may seem massive and unmanageable, but as of this month, the city now has a roadmap of sorts for getting a handle on the blight problem. The Memphis Blight Elimination Charter, developed by a team from the public and private sector and coordinated by Neighborhood Preservation, Inc., sets up a framework for tackling the issue and paves the way for the development of a blight elimination team and action plan. Blight fighter Brandon Gaitor took a few minutes to discuss the city’s problem, the charter, and what comes next. — Bianca Phillips Flyer: The charter’s intro says Memphis is facing a “blight epidemic.” How bad is it? Brandon Gaitor: Blighted property in Memphis is currently worse than it has ever been. Both the amount of blight and the scale of its negative impact on quality of life has truly challenged Memphis. Frayser, Orange Mound, Whitehaven, and the Klondike/Smokey City area stick out in my mind as parts of our city that have the greatest challenge. These areas are predominantly African-American neighborhoods that are also challenged by a slew

of other social issues like poverty, crime, divestment, and challenges associated with inadequate public transportation and access to fresh produce. Why do we need a charter to help us deal with the blight problem? Local government, the private sector, civic groups, nonprofit, and residents are realizing that Memphis’ challenge with blighted property is far too great to fix without coordinated collaboration. This means organizations sharing information that impacts us all. This means aggregating resources — human and capital — in a way that scales the impact of our efforts. If blight had a motto it would be “divide and conquer.” As long as we are disjointed in our efforts, no progress will be made. This charter is our moral compass in blight elimination efforts in Memphis. But admittedly this is only the first step. Mere words can’t revitalize our communities. It will take years of Blighted property in South Memphis

Q&A ongoing efforts to implement the goals and principles of the charter. The second step in this process is finalizing an action plan that assigns specific tasks to various groups in pursuit of manifesting the ideals on paper into an increase in Memphis’ quality of life.

Is Memphis a pioneer in creating a charter for dealing with blight? Memphis is the first and only city to produce a charter of this scale, but cities like Flint, Michigan, and Cleveland, Ohio, have adopted blight-elimination frameworks or other collaborative efforts that have successfully seen an impact beyond what they could do in organizational silos. When will the blight elimination team be organized? What would be their primary duty? The blight elimination team will be the topic of discussion at the steering committee’s April meeting. I believe that the team will be finalized within the next few months. Their primary duty would be to implement and create the action plan, which gives specific tasks for various organizations with benchmarks and metrics to measure our impact. Will they start by surveying all the blight in Memphis? That blight survey has already been done thanks to the Bluff City Snapshot. Every parcel in the city of Memphis has been surveyed to assess property condition, litter, occupancy/vacancy, etc. This is a huge resource for all blight fighting efforts.

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What can residents do when dealing with a blighted property in their area? The best thing that residents can do is organize. Take advantage of the Neighborhood Preservation Act. Take advantage of the Shelby County tax sale and the overstock of vacant land and property owned by Shelby County. Get to know the designated code enforcement field officer for your neighborhood and coordinate with them to bring blighted properties into compliance with city code.

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What are some examples of strategies that haven’t worked? Underfunded code enforcement, disjointed organizations competing for the same resources for the same areas, unorganized neighborhood revitalization, an outdated tax foreclosure protocol and tax sale system that is too often exploited by out-of-town investors. We have to create incentives that allow good property owners to excel and bad property owners to fail.

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De-Annexation, Take Two Its ultimate future is still uncertain, and an up-or-down vote won’t be coming for a while. NASHVILLE — The ongoing debate in the General Assembly on a bill to allow de-annexation by areas of Memphis and other Tennessee cities that were annexed since the passage of Public Law 1101 in 1998, was renewed Tuesday in the state Senate’s State and Local Committee. Two amendments to the House bill were approved last week by the Senate committee — one clarifying certain issues of debt obligations remaining for any de-annexed residents and another expanding the reach of the bill to all municipalities statewide, not just Memphis and the four other urban areas alleged to have pursued “egregious” annexations since the 1998 date. Both those amendments were regarded as concessions to the delegation that testified in the committee against the bill last week — which included Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke, and Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, as well as AutoZone founder Pitt Hyde and two officials of First Tennessee Bank. Last week’s testifiers made the point that the de-annexation bill received by the House was overly punitive and potentially financially ruinous to the cities affected. (Strickland testified that deannexation by all the areas annexed by Memphis since 1998 could cost the already cash-strapped city the loss of property tax revenues ranging from $27 million at minimum to a maximum of $78 million.) Chairman Ken Yager began the renewed hearing on Tuesday before a standing-room-only audience, noting that the witnesses against the bill last Wednesday had been opposed to it and professing a desire “to be fairminded on an issue this polarizing,” then announcing that six new witnesses favoring the bill would be heard. The first was Patricia Possel of South Cordova, who said, “The city of Memphis tried to silence us,” and went on to note that her area had been annexed July 1, 2012, more than four years before the next scheduled election in South Cordova. She called the situation “taxation

without representation,” and spoke, in a trembling voice, of the murder of a neighbor, Susan McDonald, in 2015 — clearly, an indication to her that crime had followed upon her neighborhood’s annexation by the city as something of a direct consequence. Finally, she said, there had been “no disclosure” of any kind to her or other homeowners, at the time of their purchasing property, that they were located within one of Memphis’ annexation preserves about to lose its independence. Next up was Terry Roland, the chairman of the Shelby County Commission, who announced that he had heard “bad numbers” being testified

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to by representatives of the city last week and wanted to present “the straight skinny.” According to his own figures, the de-annexation from Memphis of South Cordova and Windyke-Southwind, the last two areas annexed, would result in a financial gain to Memphis of $3 million — not, as had been claimed, a deficit of $13 million. Roland also spoke, as he has for years, of the constant departure of citizens from Memphis because of high and unreasonable property taxes. He said that 68,000 people had left Shelby County for DeSoto County, Mississippi in the years 2001-2010. Roland did concede that if all 10 areas annexed by Memphis since 1998

were able to de-annex themselves (as the original House bill provided), the city would end up the loser, financially, but he made it clear he considered that prospect far-fetched. The two Shelby County witnesses were followed by John Emerson of Alamo, who had been introduced by Yager earlier as “the father of deannexation” and who pronounced it absurd that representatives of cities habitually spoke as if there were a law of nature that urban municipalities could only expand and never contract. Three residents of Chattanooga suburbs that had been annexed followed, with variations on some of the themes already addressed. (One of them announced that he did not turn on TV to watch “baseball, football, or Dancing with the Stars,” but was a regular watcher of congressional hearings and stayed up late to watch them. He had determined from that practice that public political debates and processes were essentially shams.) From that point, the stream of amendments that was interrupted by the close of last Wednesday’s hearing ensued again — the first of them authorized by chairman Yager himself and directly addressing the complaint that Strickland had made of the original House bill — that, while it did require newly de-annexed citizens to continue paying their share of the city’s general obligation debt on a pro rata basis, it did not stipulate anything regarding residual pension and OPEB obligation on the part of those residents. The Yager amendment would include pensions and OPEB obligations on a pro-rated basis. Senator Bo Watson of Hixson, a suburb of Chattanooga, and a sponsor of the de-annexation bill, challenged the logic of including those debts, which Watson suggested were “pay-as-yougo” by their nature and that ex post facto assessments would be improperly doubling up on charges to the residents. He was backed up on those allegations by Senator Todd Gardenhire, another Chattanoogan, who testified from his point of view as a former member of a U.S. Department of Labor committee on pension obligations. In the course of seconding Watson’s assertions that including the new assessments would be double-billing de-annexed residents, Gardenhire got off a series of negative

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observations regarding the past fiscal performance of the city of Memphis. Most of those observations recapitulated criticisms made by state comptroller Justin Wilson about city bookkeeping practices during the administration of former Mayor A C Wharton. “The city of Memphis was not run like a business,” Gardenhire said. Even so, the amendment was passed by the committee 6-1. It began to seem possible that the optimism for a favorable resolution expressed last week by Strickland and Chamber of Commerce president Phil Trenary might be justified. That sense was furthered somewhat by discussion later of other new amendments, notably including one by chairman Yager that would raise from 10 to 20 percent the percentage of residents necessary to validate a petition for a de-annexation referendum. This one ultimately passed 7-0, and among those committee members agreeing with Yager that “the bar should be raised” on requirements for a de-annexation petition was state Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville), a nominal supporter of the bill’s intent. Not everything was roses. An amendment from state Senator Reginald Tate (D-Memphis) that limited the Memphis areas eligible for de-annexation to South Cordova and SouthwindWindyke failed for lack of a second. And another, contemplated by Yager, requiring 66 percent, rather than a simple majority, for passage of a de-annexation referendum, was withdrawn by the chairman. Asked afterward to assess Tuesday’s actions on the bill, Trenary said the amendments made the bill “more realistic” but said he still continued to oppose it and was hopeful that the legislature as a whole ultimately would. Roland’s reaction was one of satisfaction also, and he expressed the hope that the effect of the bill might still be limited to the two recently annexed areas of South Cordova and SouthwindWindyke. “They’re the only ones that are organized,” he pointed out. An ultimate vote by the committee on the amended bill was delayed out of courtesy to the bill’s main sponsor, state Senator Mark Green of Clarksville, who was absent. (It was Green who last week compared the alleged “egregious” annexations by Memphis and other cities to a Russian occupation of Poland, and Norris wondered somewhat archly on Tuesday how the residents who moved to “Poland” in recent years should be counted in determining the right ceiling for a referendum petition.) It is hard to imagine Green being altogether favorable to the amendments accepted Tuesday, but, in any case, whatever his opinion or the committee’s vote on the bill, the bill is not likely to be headed to the floor of either House or Senate anytime soon.

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We know that politicians, even wise and knowledgeable ones, whose local constituencies lie primarily outside the current boundaries of the city of Memphis, may find it difficult to fully tell it like it is in the case of the de-annexation bill under consideration in the Tennessee General Assembly. That fact might explain why Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell, whose views on city/county affairs are normally quite balanced, professes not to be unduly concerned about a bill which, on the face of things, threatens to dismember Memphis, depriving it of geographic areas that are prime sources of sustaining revenue. At this moment, Luttrell necessarily has to be looking to that part of his bailiwick — suburban east Shelby County — that will supply the lion’s share of the votes in the pending election for the 8th District congressional seat which Luttrell is seeking in this year’s election. Fair enough. Sentiment in that area seems, on the basis of attitudes taken by its representatives in the legislature, to be either favorable toward the bill or indifferent to its consequences. However, if the final version of the bill, in its sanction of easy dissolutions, turns out to apply to all incorporated municipalities statewide, including all of those in Shelby County, they may have another think coming. In any case, we note by contrast to Luttrell’s hands-off approach the response of Sheriff Bill Oldham, who has viewed with concern and simple common sense the increased burdens, financial and otherwise, that will accrue to his department if it becomes wholly responsible for law enforcement in areas that might separate from Memphis. Unfortunately, the attitude of the Shelby County’s aforementioned suburban legislators seems characterized either by an attitude of vengefulness toward Memphis,

as in the case of state Representative Curry Todd, or an affected Pollyanna-ism in the case of state Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, both of Collierville. We find disingenuous Norris’ protestation that the bill doesn’t de-annex anybody but merely gives annexed populations the right to vote on their status. That’s especially misleading, given Norris’ public rebuke of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland for laying out the consequences to Memphis of the bill, at least as originally written — notably the potential financial losses to an already cash-strapped city of from $27 million to $78 million. Norris blithely upbraided Strickland for stressing the bill’s downside (one that the Greater Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce, other Tennessee mayors, and major business leaders like AutoZone founder Pitt Hyde and ranking officials of First Tennessee Bank have testified is realistic). According to Norris, Strickland should be emphasizing Memphis’ advantages to residents rather than what he calls “the parade of horribles” itemized by the Memphis mayor. Norris seems to believe that the proponents of de-annexation are seeking to physically remove their areas miles away from Memphis, distant from the job opportunities and attractions and developed infrastructure that the city offers. The fact is, all these amenities would still be available to the de-annexed populations; the latter would simply cease to help pay for them. They would become exploiters of Memphis rather than partners in maintaining the city. He should know better, and probably does.

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Small Thinking Republicans may need to put their country’s best interests ahead of their party’s. condemning. In fact, only one Republican member of the Senate, Ben Sasse, has said he will not vote for Trump. I will follow him into battle. The rest of the Senate is mute, frozen in terror, their spines turning to Jell-O as Trump approaches the number of delegates needed for the nomination. Across Washington and elsewhere, job-famished Republicans — deprived of key positions for the eight years of the Obama presidency — are starting to see some virtue in Trump. Of course, many in the foreign policy arena have in fact denounced him, but Trump has no idea who they are anyway. As we now know, these things can be negotiated.

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Some Republicans have already endorsed Trump. Chris Christie, every once in a while the governor of New Jersey, led the parade. He’s either angling for a job in the Trump administration — it is hard to type those two words — maybe attorney general or something to do with bridge closures, or maybe he wanted to get back at Marco Rubio, vengeance and self-regard being Christie’s true passions. Either way, he was rewarded by having to stand behind Trump for what seemed like hours as Trump droned on and Christie looked like a sadly deflating parade balloon of himself. Governors Rick Scott of Florida and Paul LePage of Maine have also looked at Trump and have seen a president. So have a former governor (Jan Brewer of Arizona) and a former senator (Scott Brown of Massachusetts) and what looks like the touring cast of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”: Sarah Palin, Ann Coulter, and Phyllis Schlafly. The Hutchinson text is the document of our times. It lacks moral or even political indignation and has so many implied or stated equivocations that it might have been drafted at the United Nations. Say what you will about Trump; he’s separating the men from the boys. On the radio the other day, you could just hear Hutchinson shrinking. Richard Cohen writes for the Washington Post Writers Group.

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One of the oddest documents in a very odd political year is the transcript of an interview conducted by NPR last week with Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson. He had previously endorsed Mike Huckabee for the Republican presidential nomination and later Marco Rubio, and now he was “without a candidate” and, it seems, without much in the way of political integrity, either. He did not rule out endorsing Donald Trump. Hutchinson set out his priorities. “Who’s the best person to win in November?” This is apparently different from who would make the best president and, as you can see, more important. Next came “Who can bring our party together?” Again, never mind the sort of person Trump is, the candidate he’s been, and the kind of commander in chief he would make. Hutchinson even noted that Trump had picked up “a lot of momentum” after his recent wins. He did not note, however, that he had picked up any wisdom or, while we’re talking miracles, humility. To be fair, Hutchinson has his qualms about Trump. He had previously noted Trump’s failings — disagreement over trade policy and, in the words of NPR’s Robert Siegel, “you spoke of temperament, circus atmosphere in the primary, salesmanship in place of serious discussions. Have your concerns about Mr. Trump diminished? Have they grown larger? Have they stayed the same?” There I was, all ears, as I waited for Hutchinson to summon his inner gag reflex, to say that things had gotten worse, that now there was the threat of violence and the disturbing admission by Trump that when it comes to foreign policy he talks to himself, presumably pacing Mara-Lago staring at his own portrait (“to be or not to be . . .” president). But instead, Hutchinson noted how well Trump was doing. It was clear that he did not like Trump. But winning in November, Republican Party unity — these things mattered most of all. Putting an ignorant demagogue in the White House — well, that would somehow take care of itself. An unambiguous statement of revulsion and repudiation and a fullthroated denunciation of bigotry were not uttered that evening. Like Trump, I started talking to myself. Hutchinson is the canary in the Republican mine. Of course, he cannot abide Trump, but then he cannot abide getting on the wrong side of the possible nominee, either. Already, you see others inching ever so much closer to Trump, not necessarily endorsing but certainly not

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S I H P M E : M Y N N U F IS

The Memphis Comedy Festival celebrates five years, and the local stand-up scene comes of age.

March 31-April 6, 2016

Nothing ever happens on a Tuesday night. Especially if it’s a rain-drenched Tuesday night in downtown Memphis. The Brass Door on Madison manages a brisk bar business in spite of the weather, but the pub’s downstairs music hall, where the big comedy show is scheduled to happen, is empty except for some

old wooden library chairs and a lonely microphone. With its red velvet curtains and vintage wallpaper, the room has an effortlessly sleazy vibe that prompts Nashville comic Josh Wagner to say, “It looks like it was decorated before jazz was legal.” But at 7:55 p.m., only five minutes before

go-time, it looks like Tuesday Show Comedy, an independently produced showcase hosted by Doug Gillon and Kyle Kordsmeier, is a bust. Four minutes later, the bar’s stairs groan like a bad joke as the whole, weirdly prompt crowd pours in at the same time, filling every chair in the underground venue, with stragglers spilling out into the aisle. By 8:05, Gillon and Kordsmeier are on stage trading jokes, playing guitar, and introducing a tight slate of unknown comedians with wits sharp enough to cut through the chilly, late winter gloom. A funny thing happened in Memphis. While nobody was paying very much attention, it grew a comedy scene. There are open mics almost every night of the week, and a steadily increasing number of heavily attended monthly showcases. “I knew there was an audience for something like this, even on a weeknight,” Gillon explains, slouching in a chair outside the Brass Door after shooting a commercial for his next installment of Tuesday Show Comedy. The commercial is a Friends parody, and for the past three hours, he’s been wrangling Memphis comics as they danced on and around a red sofa in front of the Court Square fountain. “Of course you can get people out to see comedy on a Tuesday,” he says. “But you’ve got to develop a good product and you’ve got to promote it right.” Comedy clubs come and comedy clubs go, but Memphis’ ragtag indie scene abides, always just outside the spotlight, tugging at its sweaty collar and begging, Rodney Dangerfield-style, for a little respect. This week it gets some, when the Memphis Comedy Festival celebrates its fifth birthday. The festival is expected to bring more than 5,000 comedy fans to Midtown for intimate solo performances by up-and-comers like Last Comic Standing vet Phoebe Robinson, and Kenny DeForest, who was named as one of Comedy Central’s “Comics to

Watch” 2015. There will be games, workshops, comic karaoke, improv with the Wiseguys, open mics, and live sets by more than 40 stand-up artists. It seemed like a perfectly good time to talk to some Memphis comedians to find out why they do what they do, and why they’re so serious about keeping Memphis funny. But first a word from a skeptic. Mo Alexander has seen it all. The professional comedian has spent 20-plus years on the road and describes his career arc as being so up and down it looks like the McDonald’s logo. He’s worked dumps and headlined in Las Vegas, where his face was plastered across 33 billboards and three city buses. “Things aren’t like they used to be in Memphis,” he says, calling out the fundamental difference between comics then and comics now. “When I was getting started, none of us were looking to stay in Memphis. We all wanted to get out.” Memphis comics still want to tour. They still want to do cool things like sell out and write for reality television. But they have a strong sense of community, are networked to the gills, and are constantly looking for ways to nurture

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local talent and create more professional opportunities. Alexander isn’t as nearly as impressed with the local scene as it is with itself, but then again, saying terrible things is a part of his job description. “Everybody sucks at first,” he says, recalling the good old days when Memphis had three comedy clubs but fewer opportunities for developing talent. “I can’t even look at a lot of the stuff I did back then,” he admits. But for all of his complaints, Alexander admires many of the things he sees taking root in his hometown. “What I like is that they’re doing all of this stuff without the support of the clubs,” he says. Had things turned out the way she originally planned, Katrina Coleman, might not have founded the Memphis Comedy Festival. There was a time when she wanted to be a road dog and was planning go on tour with Alexander. That’s when she found out she was pregnant. “When a male comic hits rock bottom, he goes to rehab,” Coleman grumbles, setting up the deeper cut. “Females get pregnant.” Sometimes you can’t get out of Memphis. Small children and life on the road didn’t compute. So Coleman started looking for ways to make comedy happen closer to home. In 2011 she founded the Memphis Roast Club, creating “a brotherhood of Memphis comics and

comedy writers” dedicated to skewering the elite, tarnishing celebrity halos, and taking pretentious people down a peg or two. “It created a situation where a lot of people who’d never really worked together before had to work together, and research together, and write together. I was a cruel taskmaster,” she says. The Memphis Comedy Festival was founded a year later, when Coleman’s friend Larry Clark booked time at TheatreWorks to perform an original one-man show. Clark, a contemporary vaudevillian who’s juggled chainsaws on tour with Nine Inch Nails, driven nails up his nose for Jim Rose’s Sideshow, performed host clown duties for Ringling

Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and sacked groceries at the Kroger at Poplar and Cleveland, didn’t think his new show would be ready in time. So Coleman agreed to take over the dates to produce something comedy-related. And festive. “We had a Dollar Store table cloth with stick-on letters that read ‘Memphis Comedy festival,’” Coleman says, telling her janky origin story. At the end of weekend when accounting time arrived, she realized all expenses were covered with $121 to spare. “I cried and danced around the theater,” she says, closing her eyes and clutching the imaginary money to her chest. “And before I could say continued on page 17

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continued from page 15 ‘Well, that’s done,’ people were coming to me and asking when I was planning on doing it again next year. And so it began.” Tommy Oler has his own ideas about what makes Memphis’ comedy special. “So this girl was totally munching on my butt,” he says. “And she was like, ‘Ugh! It tastes like soap. And I was like, ‘Uhhh, you’re welcome?’” But that’s another story entirely. Oler, who’s developmentally stuck somewhere around the seventh grade (in a good way, if that’s possible), hosts the enormously popular and notoriously tough Thursday-night open mic at the P&H Cafe, a proving ground for locals and a regular stopover for touring comics like Chris Cubas and Jake Flores. He also cohosts the You Look Like a Comedy Show with Coleman, a monthly bloodsport where comics go head-tohead trading brutal insults, such as: “You look like you were going for ‘sexy school librarian’ but settled for the lunch lady;” “You look like you were fired from Medieval Times for being too into it;” and the devastating, “You look like Harry Potter’s sorting hat assigned you to the House of 1000 Corpses.” Oler started performing in Knoxville at a monthly open mic where he had to pay a cover charge in addition to bringing three paying guests, who also had to buy

Doug Gillon, cohost of Tuesday Show Comedy, knows comedy can bring a crowd. at least two overpriced drinks so he could perform. “I’ve been a lot of places,” he says. “And this is one of the nicest scenes around.” Oler would know. Open mic hosts are like comedy gatekeepers. Or, as Oler’s friend and Dirty Show founder Lila Bear puts it, “It isn’t like some kind of Mafia thing, but it is like some kind of Mafia thing. But you’ll always do fine as long as you aren’t mean.”

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Resurrection Man Memphis Comic Mo Alexander releases his new CD, “Got Clots.”

Memphis Flyer: So the name of your new CD is “Got Clots.” Alexander: It’s the most personal album I’ve ever done. It’s about me dropping dead twice in the hospital. Dealing with crazy nurses. Then having to learn how to walk again. Everything that happened to me during the 78 days in the hospital. I talk about the highlights. But, are blood clots funny? Blood clots are hilarious, trust me. Now, none of it’s funny when you can’t breathe, but once you can breathe again, it all is. I’m releasing the record on April 5th, which is the year anniversary of me dropping dead the first time. I think that’s funny. I rolled over to get a urinal. Next thing I know, I’m on a ventilator. Some people ask if I saw a light or anything, and I didn’t. But I swear I heard Notorious B.I.G. singing, “I love it when you call me Big Poppa.” Of course, you did. You know, Memphis comedy really supported me when I was in the hospital, and I’ve got to give them a lot of love for that. Parties with beer and everything. $20 in a sock. That’s why I don’t hate them all nearly as much as I used to.”

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On April 5, 2015, Memphis comedian Mo Alexander died. And for the first time in his life, it had absolutely nothing to do with his material. The “slap the stupid” funnyman had a pair of blood clots in his heart, and although he was quickly resuscitated, the prognosis wasn’t good. He’d pee on a nurse and die at least one more time before things started getting better. “You know, when I came to, I had this mark on the back of my head, and nobody’s owned that one yet,” he says, airing his grievances, but happy to be alive again and working.

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Ireviewvans to store his vast archive of deadpan jokes about living in vans and van-related humor. He’s been performing his unique brand of van, snack, and CPAP mask-related comedy for two years and confirms that, while the local scene may appear clubby at first, it supports new comics no matter how different the work may be. Sandlin has a gift for surreal imagery and awkward non sequitur. He experimented with stand-up in college but didn’t get serious about it until he and his wife split up in 2014. “I’m a lot older than most of the other comics,” he moans, falling into the woeful cadence of his stage persona. “I’ve found myself hanging out with 24-year-olds again. And that’s weird.” Sandlin is adamant. If he ever lives in a van again, he’s not going to share it with a roommate, because there’s not enough room for him and all of his trophies, let alone some other guy and all of his trophies. He describes open mics as “safe places” where “nobody judges you even if you’re hopelessly terrible.” Except, of course, for hecklers. Like Sandlin, Richard Douglas Jones had some history with stand-up, but only committed to it after a difficult breakup. “I was working for the Peabody Hotel when somebody jumped off the roof, and my coworker and I were the first people to find the body.” That same day, his girlfriend, who knew he’d just found a body, came home and broke up with him. Depression set in, and productivity bottomed out. First Jones lost his job, and then he lost his will to leave his apartment or even get off the couch. Except for when he’d go out to work on his comedy at open mics around town. “Comedy literally saved my life,” he says. Since coming off the couch, Jones has proven himself to be one of the funniest comics in Memphis. He’s opened for Hannibal Buress and warmed the crowd for Patton Oswalt, whom he now describes as an email buddy. He hosts the Black Nerd Power podcast and the Black Nerd Power Comedy Hour showcase which is held monthly in the Basement, a disconcertingly white venue in Crosstown. I’m talking about the paint job, of course. Jones isn’t a fan of the traditional comedy club system. “For an unknown comic, it’s like begging,” he says, explaining why he feels it’s important to create opportunity for other comics. “If there’s anything I really want to accomplish, it’s to get comedy respected as an art form. When people hear somebody say ‘I’m an artist,’ they’re like, ‘Well, do you sing? Dance? Paint? Anything?’ We live in a city where poets get more respect than comics. Fucking poets.” After hosting the Black Nerd Power podcast for two years, Jones launched

the Black Nerd Power Comedy Hour showcase, “because the black experience isn’t homogeneous, and that’s not always reflected in comedy.” Comics who don’t ascribe to the Def Comedy Jam model, “aren’t always included in the reindeers’ games,” he says. “But as I went out and traveled, I realized I wasn’t as exotic a bird as I thought I was. There are a lot of comics of color in this alternative scene. But in a lot of cases, within our home scenes, we’re the only Klingon on the Starship Enterprise, if you know what I mean. So I wanted to create a space for comics of color who are genuinely funny, but don’t get much love in the urban rooms.”

Memphis’ tallest comic, Benny Elbows, named his Blacksmith Comedy company for something he heard Katrina Coleman say once, and he embodies the idea: “Memphis has a great comedy scene, but there’s no brass ring. You’ve got to make your own.” Through Blacksmith, Elbows produces shows for visiting comics, and hosts a game-based show called Homeroom. He also does stand-up all over town, and performs improv with the Wiseguys. When Alexander was in the hospital with blood clots in his heart, Elbows dropped by every afternoon to help his fellow comic learn to walk again. There’s a reason why Joshua McLane,

the hyperactive host of the Hi-Tone’s Don’t Be Afraid of show calls Elbows, “the future of Memphis comedy.” In spite of all that, he still can’t quite believe how much the independent comedy scene has grown over the past five years. “Part of me worries that it’s a bubble,” Elbows says, sitting on the back porch of the P&H Cafe. “And I’m afraid it’s just going to burst and I’m going to wake up tomorrow and nobody in Memphis is going to want to hear comedy again.” And then he laughs. Memphis Comedy Festival March 31st-April 3rd. For schedule and ticket informaton visit memphiscomedyfestival.com.

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As Memphis Fashion Week (MFW) celebrates its fifth year, the Emerging Memphis Designer Project (EMDP) continues the cultivation of local talent with more designers than any other year — 16 designers selected from almost double the submissions from last year. “This year’s group has blown us away in so many ways,” MFW director Abby Phillips says. “The age demographic is the most diverse that we’ve had, as well as the experience level. All designers have worked hard to learn and become better at their designs and the sewing. The part that impresses me the most this year is how many designers are creating their own textiles through dying, painting, and weaving unconventional materials.” These emerging designers will show their custom designs on the runway at the Memphis College of Art Saturday, April 9th at 8 p.m. Former EMDP designer Tara Skelley of Dilettante Collection will also show her spring collection following the EMDP show. MFW supporter and stylist Augusta Campbell will be this year’s guest judge along with designer Andra Eggleston of Electra Eggleston. They’ll decide which designers will receive a scholarship to the Memphis College of Art Continuing Education classes. Tickets to this runway show and other MFW events can be purchased at www. memphisfashionweek.org.

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A prize-winning daffodil, says June Davidson of the Mid-South Daffodil Society, is like a good child. “They have a clean face, a nice pose, sit up straight, and look you in the eye,” he says. “And when you hold them gently by the stem, they nod their heads and say, ‘hello’ and ‘good morning.’” Next week, the Daffodil Society is holding its annual Daffodil Show at the Dixon. The show features a workshop on how to prepare daffodils for competition and a talk by former American Daffodil Society president Ted Snazelle. After the talk, there will be a champagne toast to daffodils in the cutting garden. The competition is open to everybody, just bring your best daffodil to the Dixon on Friday, April 1st between noon and 4 p.m. and Saturday, April 2nd from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Volunteers will be on hand to spread the daffodil knowledge. There are orange daffodils and white daffodils and pink ones and yellows ones, and some have a little green in them. The most commonly seen are the Carlton and Ice Follies. The great appeal of the daffodil is its durability. Davidson says he has daffodils that originate with his grandmother and some that have moved around with him from Mississippi and Arkansas. Davidson says that the daffodil is uniquely suited to Memphis and its summer heat. “Daffodils are forever. All they need is some rain and sunshine, and they bloom for years and years.” DAFFODIL SHOW AT THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, SATURDAY, APRIL 2ND FROM 2 TO 5 P.M. AND SUNDAY, APRIL 3RD FROM 1 TO 4 P.M.

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The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses The Orpheum, 7:30 p.m., $31-$87 Orchestral performance based on the Zelda video games, with gameplay footage shown on a giant screen. Cha Wa CD Release Party Lafayette’s Music Room, 9-11 p.m., $5 New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian music plus funk plus soul equals Cha Wa.

Memphis Comedy Festival Various locations and times The Memphis Comedy Festival kicks off today with an improv workshop, a short films showcase, an open mic, and the Real @ ChrisTrew Show event. The festival continues through Sunday. For a full schedule and more information, go to memphiscomedyfestival.com. Read more about the comedy scene in this week’s cover story on page 14.

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Jesus and Violence Church of the River, 7 p.m. A talk by John Dominic Crossan, cofounder of the Jesus Seminar, a group of scholars who question the historical authenticity of the deeds and sayings of Jesus.

Martin Lawrence The Orpheum, 8 p.m., $55-$95 Comedian/actor Martin Lawrence brings his Doin’ Time: Uncut Live Tour for a two-day stand at the Orpheum.

Alice Variety Show Minglewood Hall, 7 p.m., $15-$20 Alice in Wonderland-inspired aerial, juggling, contortion, dancing, and more. Guests are invited to dress as their favorite Wonderland character.

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In the early 1980s, visionary Royal Shakespeare Company director Peter Brook teamed with composer Marius Constant and screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere to create The Tragedy of Carmen, a highly concentrated, 80-minute variation on Bizet’s popular three-hour epic. French soprano (and proud Memphian) Marie-Stéphane Bernard had an opportunity to assist at one of the show’s early productions and describes the work as a huge sensation. “It was incredible,” she says. “So powerful, so new, and so modern.” The Tragedy of Carmen is the first of two intimate, and strikingly different, chamber operas being presented by Opera Memphis at this year’s Midtown Opera Festival. The second is a bawdy 1911 farce by Maurice Ravel titled L’heure espagnole, which means “Spanish Time” and tells the story of a clockmaker’s wife who attempts to hide three lovers from her husband. “It’s a little jewel,” says Bernard, who stars as the wife. “It’s very funny, very feminine, and very avant garde.” In addition to appearing in L’heure espagnole, Bernard will also perform a concert titled April in Paris, which uses the music of Édith Piaf, Josephine Baker, and Charles Trenet to take audiences on a tour of France in the 1950s. “The idea came from my presence here in Memphis and from being French,” she says, describing the street singers she enjoyed so much as a little girl. “We threw pennies from the windows, and they were happy,” she recalls. The Midtown Opera Festival always includes relevant programming by partner organizations. This year New Ballet Ensemble performs a festival-inspired version of its annual Springloaded concert, and Rhodes College’s Dave Brubeck Festival stages a rare performance of the jazz maestro’s seldom-seen musical, The Real Ambassadors. “THE TRAGEDY OF CARMEN” APRIL 1ST, AT 8 P.M. AND APRIL 9TH AT 8 P.M. “L’HEURE ESPAGNOLE” APRIL 2ND AT 8 P.M. AND APRIL 9TH AT 6 P.M. “APRIL IN PARIS” APRIL 6TH AT 7 P.M. THE MIDTOWN OPERA FESTIVAL AT PLAYHOUSE ON THE SQUARE APRIL 1ST-APRIL 10TH. $100 FOR AN ALL-FESTIVAL PASS. OPERAMEMPHIS.ORG

Toy Trade in My Big Backyard Memphis Botanic Garden, 1-3 p.m. An Earth Day event in which the kids are encouraged to trade in their old toys and pick up something new to them. Celebrate Sustainability Shelby Farms, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For Earth Day. Includes a green speaker’s circle, green businesses, eco-friendly crafts, live entertainment, and more. Benefiting the park and the Greenline.

Stewart Copeland and Jon Kimura Parker & Co. Germantown Performing Arts Center, 8-10 p.m., $30 and up “Chamber music for a new generation” with music by Police drummer Stewart Copeland and piano by Jon Kimura Parker. Pass the Peas TheatreWorks, 7 p.m., $10 A play about queerness and families — be they biological or chosen.

Althea The Orpheum, 7 p.m., $10 A screening of this film about the legendary tennis player Althea Gibson. The filmmaker will be on hand to take questions after the show. Part of the Southern Circuit independent film series.

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hree garage rock titans take over the Highland Strip this Saturday when the Oblivians, Jack O and the Sheiks, and the Leather Uppers play Newby’s in celebration of Eric Friedl’s 50th birthday. As the founder of Goner Records and member of bands like Bad Times, True Sons of Thunder, the Dutch Masters, and the New Memphis Legs, Freidl has been an integral part of the Memphis garagerock scene for decades. We caught up with Friedl the week before his 50th birthday party to find out more about Saturday’s blowout. — Chris Shaw

to get in. There are people driving in from Austin for this show and other places, so it should be pretty interesting. When the band was more active, did you guys ever play the Highland

Strip? Oblivians never did, but my other band True Sons of Thunder made it over there a couple times. We played the Rally Point, and I’m pretty sure we played the side room in Newby’s one time. The Rally Point may have

Is this the only local show currently booked for the Oblivians? I think this is it as far as local shows go, at least for now. We are playing the In the Red birthday party in Los Angeles in July, and doing some European dates in July as well. Jack (Yarber) and Greg (Cartwright) have their own things going on, so we just fit the Oblivians in when it makes sense for everyone to do it. It’ll be a good mix because the Oblivians kind of know what we’re doing, but Jack’s band is incredible right now. They have been killing it lately. Let’s talk about the Leather Uppers. They’ve been around about as long as the Oblivians right? They started in the mid ’90s, and they released a bunch of 45s that were later compiled into an LP by this guy Ryan Richardson. He’s basically like an archivist or a librarian when it comes to collecting.

As long as we are having fun and it makes sense to do the band, we’re going to do it. We’re not out to change the world ... We never set out to do much with the band, and we’ve exceeded all our expectations.

I already had the Gories play my wedding, so I wasn’t going to ask them again. I started thinking about who I’d like to see, and I thought “I’ll ask the Leather Uppers,” and they said yes again. They are a two piece now, but they agreed to do it. At this level, they aren’t doing it to make a bunch of money or anything like that. They are basically just interested in coming down and spending a weekend in Memphis in between playing crazy rock-and-roll. They are both living in Canada, so I think they are excited about coming down.

50 is a pretty major milestone in terms of being a touring musician. You’ve been playing with this band longer than some of your fans have been alive. The Oblivians has been a great opportunity to make noise that turned into an opportunity to travel and meet new people. We’re playing Finland in July, and I’ve never been to Finland. That’s not a place I could just go by myself. As long as we are having fun and it makes sense to do the band, we’re going to do it. We’re not out to change the world, but writing a new record a few years

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ago was a kick in the pants and kept us from playing the same songs that are almost 30 years old at this point. We never set out to do much with the band, and we’ve exceeded all our expectations, so there’s no reason not to keep it going. If it gets to the point where we feel like geezers up there, we will stop playing, or other people will tell us to stop playing.

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Memphis Bluesmasters Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Plantation Allstars Fridays, Saturdays, 3-7 p.m.; McDaniel Band Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight, and Friday, April 1, 8 p.m.-midnight; Low Society Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight, and Saturday, April 2, 8 p.m.-midnight; Brian Hawkins Blues Party Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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Barbara Blue ThursdaysFridays, Wednesdays, 79 p.m., Saturdays, 5-9 p.m., and Sundays, 4-9 p.m.; 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.

Mollie Fontaine Lounge 679 ADAMS 524-1886

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

Live Music ThursdaysSaturdays, 10 p.m.

Brass Door Irish Pub 152 MADISON 572-1813

Dim the Lights featuring live music and DJs first Saturday of every month, 10 p.m.

The Orpheum 203 S. MAIN 525-3000

The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses Thursday, March 31, 7:30-10 p.m.

Live Music Fridays.

Paulette’s

Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

RIVER INN, 50 HARBOR TOWN SQUARE 260-3300

MEMPHIS COOK CONVENTION CENTER, 255 N. MAIN TICKETS, 525-1515

Memphis Symphony Orchestra First Tennessee Masterworks Series: Pictures at an Exhibit Saturday, April 2, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Double J Smokehouse & Saloon 124 E. G.E. PATTERSON 347-2648

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.

Rumba Room 303 S. MAIN 523-0020

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

The Silly Goose 100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

Live Music Thursdays, 7-11 p.m., Fridays-Saturdays 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

Earnestine & Hazel’s

South Main

531 S. MAIN 523-9754

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

Huey’s Downtown 77 S. SECOND 527-2700

Onix 412 S. MAIN 901 552-4609

Smooth Jazz Fridays first Friday of every month, 8-11 p.m.; R&B first Saturday of every month, 8-11 p.m.

Soul Shockers Sunday, April 3, 8:30-midnight.

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DJ Tree Fridays, 10 p.m.; DJ Taz Saturdays, 10 p.m.; Jeremy Stanfill and Joshua Cosby Sundays, 6-9 p.m.; Candy Company Mondays.

The Cove 2559 BROAD 730-0719

Jazz with Ed Finney and Friends Thursdays, 9 p.m.; Country Fried Friday with Big Barton Friday, April 1, 9:30 p.m.; Strange Wave Connection Saturday, April 2, 10 p.m.; Paulette & Zeke Sunday, April 3, 4:30 p.m.; Justin White Mondays, 7 p.m.; Richard James Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Anne Schorr Wednesdays, 7 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 10 p.m.

964 S. COOPER 272-0830

Steve Selvidge and Rod Norwood Friday, April 1, 7:30 p.m.; Mighty Souls Brass Band Saturday, April 2; Daniel McKee’s Birthday Wednesday, April 6.

The Buccaneer 1368 MONROE 278-0909

Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight; Brad Birkedahl Friday, April 1; Carlos Ecos Saturday, April 2.

Boscos 2120 MADISON 432-2222

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

Bombay Habambe Thursday, March 31; Shane Eduger, Glory Friday, April 1; Black Diamond Heavies Sunday, April 3; Brent & Kirby Sunday, April 3, 5-7 p.m.; Devil Train Mondays, 8 p.m.; Dave Cousar Tuesdays, 11 p.m.

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

Minglewood Hall

1474 MADISON 275-8082

1555 MADISON 866-609-1744

Karaoke Fridays-Sundays.

The Oh Hellos Thursday, March 31, 8 p.m.; Alice Variety Show Friday, April 1, 7 p.m.; Twiddle Wednesday, April 6.

Evergreen Presbyterian Church 613 UNIVERSITY 274-3740

A Program of Early Music Sunday, April 3, 3-5 p.m.

Murphy’s 1589 MADISON 726-4193

Hi-Tone 412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE

And The Echo with the Pop Ritual Thursday, March 31, 9 p.m.; Unknown Hinson with Sold Under Sin Saturday, April 2, 9 p.m.; Weedeater, Author & Punisher, Today Is the Day, Lord Dying Sunday, April 3, 7:30 p.m.; The Well with the Devil’s Right Hand and Heavy Pull Monday, April 4, 9 p.m.; Matt Coppens and the Miserable Bastards Tuesday, April 5, 9 p.m.; The Freeze, Hauteur Wednesday, April 6, 9 p.m.

Huey’s Midtown 1927 MADISON 726-4372

Sneaky Creeps Friday, April 1; Space Age, the Conspiracy Theory Saturday, April 2.

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

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

Playhouse on the Square 66 S. COOPER 726-4656

Ubee’s 521 S. HIGHLAND 323-0900

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

East Memphis Dan McGuinness Pub 4694 SPOTTSWOOD 761-3711

Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

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

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

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern 5101 SANDERLIN 763-2013

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Howard Vance Guitar Academy 978 REDDOCH 767-6940

First Friday at Five Coffee House Concert first Friday of every month, 5 p.m.

Huey’s Poplar 4872 POPLAR 682-7729

Six Strong Lovers Sunday, April 3, 8:30-midnight.

Sports Junction

590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

Live DJ Fridays.; Live music Saturdays.; Karaoke Wednesdays.

Wild Bill’s

Lafayette’s Music Room

Fun-Filled Fridays first Friday of every month, 8 p.m.midnight.

April in Paris: Marie-Stéphane Bernard in concert Wednesday, April 6, 7-8:15 p.m. 1911 POPLAR 244-7904

Young Petty Thieves Sunday, April 3, 8:30-midnight; The Chaulkies Sunday, April 3, 4-7 p.m. 2119 MADISON 207-5097

394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

Triple S 1747 WALKER 421-6239

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

T.J. Mulligan’s 1817 KIRBY 755-2481

Karaoke Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

Tony Furtado Thursday, March 31, 6-8 p.m.; Cha Wa CD Release Party Thursday, March 31, 9-11 p.m.; Eric Hughes Band Friday, April 1, 10 p.m.; Susan Marshall & Friends Saturdays,

The Soul Connection Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.

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11 a.m.; The River Bluff Clan Saturdays, 3 p.m.; Mark Boling Trio Saturday, April 2, 6:30 p.m.; Soul Track Mind Saturday, April 2, 10 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Tom Lonardo Quartet Sunday, April 3, 11 a.m.; Elmo & the Shades Sunday, April 3, 4 p.m.; The Record Company Sunday, April 3, 8-11 p.m.; John Paul Keith & Friends Mondays, 6 p.m.; The Wood Brothers Tuesday, April 5, 8 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle and New Orleans Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.; Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys Wednesday, April 6, 8-11 p.m.

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Various locations

The Windjammer Restaurant 786 E. BROOKHAVEN CIRCLE 683-9044

Karaoke ongoing.

Parkway Village/ Fox Meadows Greater Harvest Church of God in Christ’s Department of Women’s Affairs 3509 BOXDALE

Arlington/Eads/ Oakland 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.

Shelby Forest General Store 7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

Tony Butler Fridays, 6-8 p.m.

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern

Germantown Performing Arts Center

9087 POPLAR 755-0092

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

1801 EXETER 751-7500

Jazz in the Box presents Diego Figueiredo, guitar Friday, April 1, 7-8, and 8:309:30 p.m.; Stewart Copeland and Jon Kimura Parker & Co. Saturday, April 2, 8-10 p.m.; Memphis Symphony Orchestra First Tennessee

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

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

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

GOSSETT FIAT March Mayhem!

Memphis Soul Goes Gospel III Sunday, April 3, 6-8 p.m.

Carlos & Adam from the Late Greats Thursdays, 7-9 p.m.; Elizabeth Wise Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.

Mesquite Chop House

Memphis Jewish Community Center

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 661 N. MENDENHALL

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

Maria’s Restaurant 6439 SUMMER 356-2324

Karaoke Fridays, 5-8 p.m.

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

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

5960 GETWELL, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-890-2467

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6560 POPLAR 761-0810

5727 QUINCE 682-2300

The Moody Blues Friday, April 1.

Juno Marrs Sunday, April 3, 8-midnight; Karaoke Night Mondays, 8-10 p.m.

6069 PARK 767-6002

Jack Rowell’s Celebrity Jam Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; RT Scott Album Release Party Saturday, April 2, 8 p.m.; Rivertown Breakdown Sunday, April 3, 6-9 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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

7090 MALCO, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-349-7097

East Tapas and Drinks

Neil’s Music Room

Horseshoe Casino & Hotel

Huey’s Southaven

Poplar/I-240

Jerusalem Quartet Free Family Concert at the MJCC Sponsored by Concerts International Monday, April 4, 5-6 p.m.

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

Pam and Terry Thursdays, 7-10 p.m.

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

Live Music Fridays, Saturdays.

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Huey’s Collierville

2779 WHITTEN 266-5006

2130 W. POPLAR 854-4455

Charlie Belt and Friends Thursday, March 31, 8 p.m.midnight, and Friday, April 1, 8 p.m.-midnight; Twin Soul Weekend Saturday, April 2, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., and Sunday, April 3, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Almost Famous Sunday, April 3, 5:30 p.m.; Thump Daddy Wednesday, April 6, 8 p.m.

Old Whitten Tavern 2800 WHITTEN 379-1965

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

The Dantones Sunday, April 3, 8-11 p.m.

Cordova Fox and Hound Sports Tavern 819 EXOCET 624-9060

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Huey’s Cordova 1771 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 754-3885

Gary Escoe’s Atomic Dance Machine Sunday, April 3, 8:30-midnight.

Masterworks: Pictures at an Exhibition Sunday, April 3, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Huey’s Southwind 7825 WINCHESTER 624-8911

Breeze Cayolle and New Orleans Sunday, April 3, 8:30-midnight.

Huey’s Germantown 7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

Thumpdaddy Sunday, April 3, 8-11:30 p.m.

Ice Bar & Grill 4202 HACKS CROSS 757-1423

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

Mesquite Chop House 3165 FOREST HILL-IRENE 249-5661

Pam and Terry Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m.

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

Elmo & the Shades Saturday, April 2, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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

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

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

Section 8 Band Friday, April 1, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Acoustic Music Tuesdays.

Open Mic Blues Jam with Brad Webb Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.

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

Live Band Karaoke Sundays, 7:30 p.m.; Karaoke Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

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

Ms. Ruby Wilson and Friends Sundays, 7 p.m.-midnight; Karaoke with Tim Bachus Mondays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.; DJ Stylez Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

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Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Open Mic Mondays Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Live Music Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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CALENDAR of EVENTS:

March 31 - April 6

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.

Theatre Memphis

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Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

Mr. Provider, tells the story and honors the men who are trying to get it right on Father’s Day weekend. www.mr-provider. com. $27. April 4-June 18, 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. MEMPHIS COOK CONVENTION CENTER, 255 N. MAIN (TICKETS, 525-1515).

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Into the Woods, storybook fantasy and musical journey with an original story based on several Brothers Grimm fairy tales. www.theatrememphis. org. $30. Sun., 2 p.m., Fri., Sat., 8 p.m., and Thurs., 7:30 p.m. Through April 3.

The Annesdale Park Gallery

“Someone Could Be Anyone,” exhibition of images by Emily Moll Wood. www.annesdaleparkgallery.net. Through April 12. 1290 PEABODY (208-6451).

630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

Art Museum at the University of Memphis (AMUM)

TheatreWorks

Circuit Playhouse

Pageant, musical comedy about a beauty pageant unlike any other as six beautiful woMEN vie for the title of Miss Glamouresse. Judges are selected from the audience. No two performances are the same. $22$40. Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. Through April 9. Pinkalicious the Musical, based on the popular children’s book, this family-friendly musical centers on Pinkalicious who can’t stop eating pink cupcakes. www.playhouseonthesquare.org. $22-$30. Saturdays, Sundays, 2 p.m. Through April 10.

Night Shift, after-hours cabaret and variety show featuring HEELS, Requiemma, Just Larry, Dan Castillo, and OAM Audio with hostess Katrina Coleman. (283-3814), www.theatreworks. com. $15. First Friday of every month, 11:45 p.m. The Liberal Mrs. Price, one-act play set in April 1968, an employer and her maid tackle subjects about prejudice and friendship the week of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s death followed by 10 minutes of comments. (946-6140), www.bluffcitytriarttheatre.zohosites.com. $8. Mon., April 4, 1-1:45 p.m.

“Africa: Art of a Continent,” permanent exhibition of African art from the Martha and Robert Fogelman collection. Ongoing. 142 COMMUNICATION & FINE ARTS BUILDING (678-2224).

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).

The Blues Foundation

2085 MONROE (274-7139).

“Cast of Blues,” exhibition of blues musician life casts by Sharon McConnell-Dickerson. www.blues.org. Through April 30.

51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

The Evergreen Theatre

Pass the Peas, exploration of queerness and family, from biological families, chosen families, and roles in each, through familial milestones from coming out to prom, from hilarity to heartbreak. www. theatreworksmemphis.org. $10. Fri.-Sun., Apr. 1-3, 7 p.m.

Crosstown Arts

1705 POPLAR (274-7139).

430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030).

Hattiloo Theatre

Free Man of Color, a freed slave is taken under the wing of a college president, and expectations on both sides are challenged. Thurs.-Sun., 7:30 p.m. Through April 3. 37 S. COOPER (502-3486).

Minglewood Hall

1555 MADISON (866-609-1744).

“Valerie Sparks: Images from the Unexpected,” exhibition of photography focusing on art found in nature, the city, and everyday life that may go unnoticed or ignored. www. crosstownarts.org. Sat., April 2, 6-9 p.m.

Germantown Performing Arts Center Artist reception for “Close Scapes,” exhibition of works by Maritucker Hanemann. www. gpacweb.com. Sat., April 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Memphis Botanic Garden

Artist reception for “Water Scenes in Oils,” exhibition of plein air paintings by Matthew Lee. www.memphisbotanicgarden.com. Sun., April 3, 2-4 p.m. 750 CHERRY (636-4100).

Memphis College of Art

Artist reception for 2016 Spring BFA Exhibition: Part 1, www. mca.edu. Fri., April 1, 6-8 p.m. 1930 POPLAR (272-5100).

Memphis Jewish Community Center

Opening reception for “Blooming,” exhibition of works by Kathleen Stern and Carol Lybanon. www.jccmemphis.org. Sun., April 3, 2-4 p.m. 6560 POPLAR (761-0810).

Artist Signing: Dean Zachary

DC artist will be sketching and signing originals and prints. 20 percent off Zachary’s work during this special event. Works include Batman, Superboy, Green Lantern, the Night Man, and more. Free. Sat., April 2, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. THE BROOM CLOSET, 546 S. MAIN (497-9486), WWW.THEBROOMCLOSETMEMPHIS.COM.

Cooper-Young Art Tours

For more information, featured artists, and pop-up performances, visit website. First Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m.

OT H E R A R T HAPPE N I NGS

Art After Dark

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

Consignment Music

COOPER-YOUNG DISTRICT, CORNER OF COOPER AND YOUNG, WWW.COOPERYOUNG.COM.

Creative Jam Memphis

Inspiring two-part design experience that demonstrates and

421 S. MAIN.

celebrates creativity. See website for event schedule. Thurs., March 31, 7 p.m. EMERGEMEMPHIS, 516 TENNESSEE (312-7700), WWW.EMERGE.

“Kin Killin’ Kin”

Exhibition on youth and gun violence in our communities. Through April 29.

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

Pitch-Your-Peers

Twelve Memphians will take the stage for five-minute, passionpacked presentations about the arts. Rapid-fire bursts of ideas, stories, and energy with 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. $22. Mon., April 4, 7-11 p.m.

Box Gallery

4th Annual Best of Memphis, exhibition juried by Lauren Kennedy of Southfork and the UrbanArt Commission. Through April 5. 3715 CENTRAL.

Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School “Artworks by EMYO,” exhibition of works by Emily Ozier. www.buckmanartscenter.com. Through April 4. 60 N. PERKINS EXT. (537-1483).

Circuit Playhouse

Dale Anderson, exhibition of new photographic works. www. playhouseonthesquare.org. Through April 10. 51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

PLAYHOUSE ON THE SQUARE, 66 S. COOPER (726-4656), IGNITEMEM.COM.

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Houston Ballet II at GPAC Thursday, March 31st

1801 EXETER (751-7500).

Alice Variety Show, Alice in Wonderland-inspired show featuring aerial, contortion, juggling, dancing, glow, and more. All ages show. www. minglewoodhall.com. $15-$20. Fri., April 1, 7 p.m.

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CALENDAR: MARCH 31 - APRIL 6 Circuitous Succession Gallery

“White Out,” exhibition of new paintings by Susan Maakestad. www.circuitoussuccession.com. Through May 6. 500 S. SECOND.

Crosstown Arts

“do it,” exhibition of instructions by nearly 300 artists, choreographers, writers, and poets featured in more than 50 exhibitions worldwide. www. crosstownarts.org. Through April 2. 430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030).

David Lusk Gallery

“Trending Geometric” and “Now Here Then,” exhibition of work by Kit Reuther and Huger Foote. www.davidluskgallery.com. Through April 9. 97 TILLMAN (767-3800).

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

“Amalgamations,” exhibition of digital reimagining of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens permanent collection by Joshua Brinlee. Through April 3. “Painting American Progress: Selections from the Kattner Collection and More,” exhibition of the Nina and Keith Kattner Collection of American paintings, on long-term loan to the Dixon, offering incredible examples of American art. Through April 3. Pinkney Herbert, exhibition of abstract paintings. Through April 3. “The Voyage of Life,” exhibition of four allegorical landscapes by Thomas Cole (1801-1848). www. dixon.org. Through April 3.

NJ Woods Gallery and Design

Krinitz,” exhibition of a collection of 36 handstitched fabric panels telling the story of a Holocaust survivor. Through May 13.

WKNO Studio

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1376 E. MASSEY (761-3130).

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Ross Gallery

Theatre Memphis

“Dog Gone It,” exhibition of work by Debra Edge. Ongoing.

“James Crews: A Retrospective,” exhibition of paintings, prints, and works on paper. (321-3243), www. cbu.edu/gallery. Through April 14. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY, PLOUGH LIBRARY, 650 E. PARKWAY S. (321-3000).

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“Frozen Landscapes,” exhibition of multi-media work by Judith Dierkes. www.judithdierkes.weebly. com. Through March 31. 915 E. MCLEMORE.

Into the Woods Art Exhibition, exhibition of juried art by MCA students. The 18” x 24” framed originals are available for purchase for $275 each with prints at 9” x 12” available for $20 each, unframed. www. theatrememphis.org. Through April 3. 630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

TOPS Gallery

“A Piece Is Loose,” exhibition of paintings by Kevin Ford. www.topsgallery.com. Through April 4. 400 S. FRONT.

New works by Tim Andrews and Joel Hilgenberg, www.wkno.org. Through March 31.

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Wide array of dance works from stunning contemporary pieces by leading choreographers to excerpts from the great classics. $35. Thurs., March 31, 7:30-9:30 p.m. GERMANTOWN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 1801 EXETER (751-7500), WWW.GPACWEB.COM.

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4339 PARK (761-5250).

FireHouse Community Arts Center

Mosal Morszart, exhibition of work in honor of Black History Month extended. www.memphisblackartsalliance.org. Through March 31. 985 S. BELLEVUE (948-9522).

Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis The University of Memphis BFA Art Thesis: “In Flux,” exhibition of work by nine graduating seniors. Through April 1. 3715 CENTRAL.

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“Unfolding Stories,” new works by Erica McCarrens. Through May 5. 2170 YOUNG (272-7210).

Jay Etkin Gallery

“Spring,” exhibition of recent works by Stephanie Brody-Lederman, Sammy Peters, Bill Gingles, Scott Bergey, Johnny Taylor, and others. www.jayetkingallery.com. Through April 5.

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Memphis/Germantown Art League Star Artist Gallery Show, (761-0810), jccmemphis.org. Through March 31, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. “Blooming,” exhibition of works by Kathleen Stern and Carol Lybanon. www.jccmemphis.org. April 3-29. 6560 POPLAR (761-0810).

Metal Museum

“Inches From the Earth,” exhibition of work by contemporary metalsmiths inspired by the intimacy and preciousness of plant and insect life. Through July 10. “F.I.R.E. Glenn Zweygardt: Then & Now,” featuring work from periods before and after the artist’s retirement. Through May 22. 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).

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Features ballet, tap, break dance, and flamencoinfused works starring multiple dancers as the notoriously capricious Carmen. Sat.-Sun., Apr. 2-3, 5 p.m. PLAYHOUSE ON THE SQUARE, 66 S. COOPER (726-4656), WWW.OPERAMEMPHIS.ORG.

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Martin Lawrence, first stand-up tour in four years, comedian, actor, director and producer Martin Lawrence performs his “Doin’ Time: Uncut Live” tour. (525-3500), www.orpheum-memphis.com. $55-$95. Sat.-Sun., Apr. 2-3, 8-10:15 p.m. 203 S. MAIN (525-3000).

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Booksigning by Charlie Spillers

Author reads and signs Confessions of an Undercover Agent. Sat., April 2, 2 p.m. THE BOOKSELLERS AT LAURELWOOD, 387 PERKINS EXT. (683-9801), WWW.THEBOOKSELLERSATLAURELWOOD.COM.

Booksigning by Pate McMichael

Author discusses and signs Klandestine: How a Klan Lawyer and a Checkbook Journalist Helped James Earl Ray Cover Up His Crime. Thurs., March 31, 6-8 p.m. NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM, 450 MULBERRY (521-9699), WWW.CIVILRIGHTSMUSEUM.ORG.

Author discusses and signs How to Look Happy. Tues., April 5, 6:30-7:30 p.m. THE BOOKSELLERS AT LAURELWOOD, 387 PERKINS EXT. (683-9801), WWW.THEBOOKSELLERSATLAURELWOOD.COM.

Booksigning by Stuart Gibbs

Author reads and signs Spaced Out. Tues., April 5, 4 p.m. THE BOOKSELLERS AT LAURELWOOD, 387 PERKINS EXT. (683-9801), WWW.THEBOOKSELLERSATLAURELWOOD.COM.

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Brooks Museum League Meeting

Randle Witherington, owner of Cheatham-Barron House in Cooper-Young Historic District and professor of design at University of Memphis, will discuss the “rebirthing” of an historic residence. Fri., April 1, 11 a.m. MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6209), WWW.BROOKSMUSEUMLEAGUEMEMPHIS.ORG.

Burton Carley Noted Speaker Series: John Dominic Crossan Scholar, author, and lecturer speaks about historical Jesus and early Christianity. Free. Fri., April 1, 7-8 p.m.

CHURCH OF THE RIVER, 292 VIRGINIA (526-8631), WWW.CHURCHOFTHERIVER.ORG.

C.S. Lewis Lecture Series

James Como will speak on Monday, lecture titled “Mere Lewis” and on Tuesday, lecture titled “Joy: A Rumination & His Fugitive Voice.” Mon., April 4, 7 p.m., and Tues., April 5, 11 a.m. & 7 p.m. LINDENWOOD CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 2400 UNION (458-8506), WWW.MEMPHISSEMINARY.EDU.

Downing Pryor Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series

Q&A session of studentgenerated questions moderated by MCA assistant professor Andrea Crowley at noon. Ji Lee

reception and lecture, “Transformative Power of Personal Projects,” 5:30 p.m. Free. Tues., April 5, 12 and 5:30 p.m. MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF ART, 1930 POPLAR (272-5100), WWW.MCA.EDU.

“The Economy of Violence: The American Revolution in the South” Spring lecture series with the Belle McWilliams Lecture in American History featuring University of Virginia historian Dr. Alan Taylor. Thurs., March 31, 5:30 p.m. UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, UNIVERSITY CENTER, 255 UNIVERSITY CENTER, PARIS THEATER, WWW.MEMPHIS.EDU.

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Simplicity Lecture

Nancy Braithwaite, designer and author of Simplicity, discusses her approach to creating unique spaces that reflect the personalities of clients using images from her latest book. Sat., April 2, 10:30 a.m.

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Short tram tours with environmental tips and other fun facts about the garden. Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon Through April 30. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW. MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

Union Avenue Manhole Cover & History Tour

Historian Jimmy Ogle leads a free tour of Union Avenue from Riverside Drive to B.B. King Blvd. Meet up at Union Avenue and Front Street. Free. Tues., April 5, 11:45 a.m. VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION (6045002), WWW.JIMMYOGLE.COM.

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2nd Annual Sista Strut 3K Breast Cancer Walk

Brubeck Festival

Includes exhibit of art at National Civil Rights Museum, jazz workshops, and musical performances. See website for schedule of events. April 1-May 29. WWW.RHODES.EDU/EVENTS.

Celebrate Sustainability Earth Day celebration, which includes a green speaker’s circle, local sustainability leaders, green businesses, eco-friendly crafts, and live entertainment benefiting the park and greenline. Sat., April 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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

The largest walk supporting women of color. Sat., April 2, 8 a.m. TIGER LANE, 335 SOUTH HOLLYWOOD.

Bill Pickett Rodeo $26. Fri.-Sat., Apr. 1-2.

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Conservation Challenge Hike Get active and spend time outdoors as you learn how we interact with our environment here in the Mid-South. Selfguided tour features informative stations celebrating Earth Month. April 1-30. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW. MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

ing Mid-South Food Bank. $25-$30. Sat., April 2, 10 a.m.1 p.m. LINDENWOOD CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 2400 UNION (832-6980), WWW.COMMUNITY5K.COM.

NFT Raise Hope 5K

Featuring live music, BBQ, pizza, and drinks benefiting the National Foundation for Transplants. $25. Fri., April 1, 7-11 p.m. TRUSTMARK BUILDING, 5350 POPLAR (680-5669), WWW.TRANSPLANTS.ORG/5K.

Poker Run

Bike through town for poker run and enjoy live bands benefiting MDA and IFFA. $10. Sat., April 2, 10 a.m. BUMPUS HARLEY DAVIDSON COLLIERVILLE, 325 S. BYHAILIA (316-1121), WWW.BUMPUSHDCOLLIERVILLE.COM.

St. Jude Race to Remission

5k run/walk and festival to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and honor Allie Allen, Adam Cruthirds, and Lin Zheng, three local high school students and cancer patients at the hospital. $10-$25. Sat., April 2, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, 6191 PARK (651-8345), WWW.RACETOREMISSION.ORG.

Stephanie Vasofsky Cervical Cancer Foundation 5K Run/Walk Sat., April 2, 8 a.m.

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Midtown Opera Festival

Featuring two intimate chamber operas, family events, panel discussions, and late-night cabaret. See website for more information and schedule of events. April 1-10. (202-4533), OPERAMEMPHIS.ORG.

Shelby County History Festival

Featuring historical displays and walking tours of grounds. Sun., April 3, 12-4 p.m. HILLWOOD AT DAVIES MANOR, 3570 DAVIESHIRE, DAVIESMANORPLANTATION.ORG.

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Grizzlies vs. Bulls

Your Memphis Grizzlies welcome the Chicago Bulls to town. It’s the only time the Bulls come to Memphis this season. $17 - $880. Tues., April 5, 7-11 p.m. FEDEXFORUM, 191 BEALE STREET (866-837-0608), WWW. CLICKITTICKET.COM/NBA-TICKETS/ MEMPHIS-GRIZZLIES.HTM.

Kosten Foundation Kick It 5K

Held at Mullins Station Event Field, benefiting the Herb Kosten Pancreatic Cancer Research Foundation. Sun., April 3, 2 p.m. SHELBY FARMS, 500 N. PINE LAKE (767-PARK), WWW.SHELBYFARMSPARK.ORG.

Lindenwood Community 5K

Choose a one-mile or threemile non-timed run and stay for the post-run party with food and local bands benefit-

Read In Peace: The Elmwood Cemetery Book Club

Informal and winding conversation about Mayor Crump Don’t Like It, a book about Memphis Mayor E.H. “Boss” Crump. Wed., April 6, 10 a.m. ELMWOOD CEMETERY, 824 S. DUDLEY (774-3212), WWW.ELMWOODCEMETERY.ORG.

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Caterpillar Club: Nature Photography Garden: Frame It Up

For toddlers to 5 years. Stories, music and movement, natureinspired art, and adventure hikes in My Big Backyard. Six-class semester price. Registration required. Call to sign up. $45 members, $75 nonmembers. Tues., Apr. 5, 10 a.m. or Wed., Apr. 6, 10 a.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

CALENDAR: MARCH 31 - APRIL 6 Toy Trade in My Big Backyard

Trade old toys for others that are new-to-you to avoid adding to landfills. Unclaimed toys will be donated to a local charity in the Mid-South. Sat., April 2. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW.MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

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2nd Annual Art Unleashed

Featuring silent auction, food, drinks, and adult beverages benefiting Memphis Pets Alive. $12. Thurs., March 31, 6-8 p.m. CROSSTOWN ARTS, 430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030), WWW.MEMPHISPETSALIVE.ORG.

“Women of Courage in Memphis”

Exhibit includes courageous women who made an indelible impact on our history such as Ida B. Wells, Mary Church Terrell, Julia B. Hooks, Lucie E. Campbell, and others. Through March 31. SLAVEHAVEN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM, 826 N. SECOND (527-3427).

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A taste of Memphis’ finest restaurants alongside 50plus wines from around the world. $100. Fri., April 1, 7-10 p.m. MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6209), WWW.BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.

Women’s History Month Closing

Culmination and final celebration of Women’s History Month. Welcome remarks will be presented by President Dr. David Rudd and will feature Terri Lee Freeman as the keynote speaker. Fri., April 1, 1-2:30 p.m.

A truant from the rough streets of Harlem, Althea Gibson emerged as an unlikely queen of the segregated tennis world of the 1950s. She is the first African American to win at Wimbledon and the US Open. $10. Wed., April 6, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. THE HALLORAN CENTRE, 225 S. MAIN (525-3000), WWW.ORPHEUM-MEMPHIS.COM.

Toy Story

Part one will be shown first and last weekend, part two will be shown second weekend, and part three will be shown the third weekend in April. 2D film about toy adventures. $9. Saturdays, Sundays, 4 p.m. Through April 24.

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April 4th Commemoration

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

Community-focused observance of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the anniversary of his death at the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968. Mon., April 4, 4:30 p.m. NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM, 450 MULBERRY (521-9699), WWW.CIVILRIGHTSMUSEUM.ORG.

April 4th Foundation 16th Annual Awards Banquet

Honoring Dr. Bernard Lafayette and Cardell Orrin and featuring keynote speaker Bishop Harry M. Williamson Sr. and entertainment benefiting “Footsteps” youth programs. $100. Mon., April 4, 6:30 p.m.

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Books from Birth 10th Anniversary Carnival Bash

Enjoy an adult twist on a child’s 10th carnival birthday with classic carnival fare, drinks, and games benefiting programs available at Books from Birth. $125. Fri., April 1, 7-10 p.m. PROPCELLAR VINTAGE RENTAL, 2585 SUMMER (820-4501), WWW.BOOKSFROMBIRTH.ORG.

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Daffodil Show

Show will be held 2-5 p.m. on Saturday and 1-4 p.m. on Sunday. Volunteers will be available to answer questions and provide educational information about daffodils. Sat.-Sun., Apr. 2-3. THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

Earth Month at the Garden

“Think Globally, Act Locally” by celebrating Earth Month with activities including yoga classes, tours, and other eco-friendly surprises. Follow us on FB and Twitter for environmentally themed trivia, contests, and giveaways. Visit website for schedule of events and information. April 1-30. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW.MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

Founders Day Celebration

MIFA celebrates 48 years with a panel discussion titled “Interfaith in Memphis: The Time Is Now” and will recognize outstanding donors and volunteers. $25. Thurs., March 31, 5:30-7:30 p.m. CHURCH OF THE HOLY COMMUNION, 4645 WALNUT GROVE (767-6987), WWW.MIFA.ORG.

Memphis Fashion Week

Cultivating and celebrating local fashion through designers, photographers, models, and boutiques benefiting Memphis College of Art fashion design classes and the Emerging Designer Project. April 4-9.

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Reading Flash Mob

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Sneak Peek Party

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Food for Thought On animal-free agriculture. Or, does vegan food even exist?

he case against eating meat has been gaining traction in recent years, for numerous reasons. Livestock production is responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, according to the U.N., which has recommended that people eat less meat in order to curb global warming. The World Health Organization last year announced that red meat probably causes cancer. As global hunger becomes exacerbated by a growing population, animal products are being called out for being inefficient sources of nutrition due to the relatively high amount of energy, land, and water that is used to produce them compared to so-called “plant-based” foods. Various ethical considerations related to the raising and killing of animals have led many people to pursue other options as well. Not all meat and animal products carry the same baggage. A freezer full of

wild deer meat, for example, isn’t having the same impact on the earth, and on the meat-eater, as a Wendy’s burger. And the deer in the freezer most certainly lived a better life than the cow in that burger. But the majority of consumers don’t have access to enough hunting or fishing opportunities to meet their needs (or desires) for meat. So for the sake of argument, let’s imagine that most of the meat being sold is as bad as the worst-case scenarios predict. Let’s suppose that the collective will exists to create a shift in the human diet to one that is plant-based, and that animals will be phased out of the American agriculture system. In the context of this vegan-topia, I have a nagging question: Who is going to make the poop? Manure, you’ve probably heard, is widespread in agriculture, especially organic agriculture. The same is true for other animal-based products like blood meal, bone meal, and fish meal, all of which are popular in nearly all agricultural schemes.

So if that farmers market tomato or that Whole Foods kale is produced in an earthy cocktail of blood, bone, and excrement, how animal-free is that salad? Indeed, many of these soil amendments are byproducts of the ugliest side of animal production, the confined animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. It would be nearly impossible to collect cow manure from grass-fed beef. It comes from feedlots. Bone and blood, meanwhile, come from the slaughterhouse. As such, a plant-based diet may push meat off of the plate but doesn’t remove it from the equation. That, indisputably, is the way it is. But does it have to be that way? No, according to enthusiasts of a type of food production known as animal-free agriculture. While it isn’t widely known or practiced and doesn’t appear to have much momentum, animal-free (also known as stock-free or veganic) agriculture is definitely a thing. In the U.K., where the movement is strongest, there is even a

“Stock-Free” certification program. The premise is simple. Fertility is managed by the production of “green manures,” or plants that are grown specifically to be composted or plowed back into the soil. And when you think about it, there is a certain elegance to this. After all, an animal like a cow that eats nothing but plants is essentially just a living plant composter, turning those plants into meat, bones, blood, and manure. Why not remove the animal from the equation in favor of other composting tactics to produce that fertilizer? And why not eat the plants themselves, rather than the methane-spewing, exploited beasts that eat it? In these respects, a plant-based agriculture and diet seem like they could be more efficient. According to Iain Tolhurst, of Tolhurst Organic in south Oxfordshire, it is more efficient. Not only that, his animal-free methods are good for the soil, he says in an article on the website stockfreeorganic.net. Tolhurst was inspired by vague reports

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Hank Williams biopic I Saw the Light fails to enlighten. The Hank Williams biopic I Saw the Light looks and feels like a movie that was scrapped halfway through shooting but cobbled together anyway, awkwardly, with many key and climactic moments left out. To patch all the disparate bits together, director Marc Abraham inserts aged, blackand-white footage of Bradley Whitford as the enormous and all-knowing head of music publisher Fred Rose, who appears on screen anytime somebody needs to explain what the hell’s going on or why anybody might care. Instead of creating a sense of authenticity, indiscrimicontinued on page 42

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he problem with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is right there in the title. Granted, there are a lot of problems with Zack Snyder’s $250 million epic of super conflict, but the biggest one is that DC and Warner Bros. have tried to mash two films into one. The first film is Batman v Superman: Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) are set on a collision course by the machinations of Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg). The second film is Dawn of Justice — Batman discovers the existence of hidden “metahumans,” and gets the idea of uniting them into a super team — a “Justice League,” if you will — to protect the world from extraterrestrial threats. Both plots have the potential of forming the spine of a good movie, but, in a cowardly Woman, but there’s simply no reason for her to be move that is all too typical of contemporary corporate introduced in this super mixture rather than in her own filmmaking, the producers have tried to make a movie that headlining picture. In the post-Katniss Everdeen era, is all things to all people and delivered a soggy mess. there’s no excuse for Wonder Woman to play third fiddle. Batman and Superman are supposed to be two very Snyder’s direction is a cavalcade of bad decisions, different characters. Batman is a brooding, tortured soul beginning in the opening sequence with the baffling haunted by the loss of his parents. Superman’s disposition notion that we needed to see Bruce Wayne’s parents is sunny, optimistic, and virtuous, the result of some die again, when the second sequence, where we see the exceptional child rearing by Ma and Pa Kent in Smallville. battle between Superman and General Zod from Bruce Ben Affleck does a pretty good job as Batman/Bruce Wayne’s point of view, is so much stronger. Multiple Wayne — at least he’s no George Clooney. Henry Cavill, dream sequences and momentum-killing digressions, on the other hand, plays Superman as a brooding, tortured including one trip into a parallel universe, pad out the soul, haunted in his dreams by the loss of his father (Kevin running time to a grueling 151 minutes. Snyder’s good at Costner) and the deaths of innocents in the climatic battle composing an interesting image, and the top-billed Bats/ of Man of Steel. This isn’t Batman v Superman. It’s Batman Supes throwdown delivers the goods before its emotion v Batman. But the biggest miscalculation is Jesse Eisenberg is dispelled by the completely unnecessary team up with playing Lex Luthor as a cross between Mark Zuckerberg Wonder Woman to fight Kryptonian mutant Doomsday. in The Social Network and a twitchy, 12 Monkeys Brad Pitt, To be fair to Snyder, who has produced one of when he should have been portrayed as a megalomaniacal the greatest comic book movies in 2009’s Watchmen Elon Musk by someone other than Eisenberg. There’s adaptation, Batman films have been overstuffed messes 8PM | s 3/4 MAC & THE more3/3 than PAUL a whiff THORN of Heath Ledger’ JokerJOHNNY in this Luthor, since Tim Burton left the franchise. There hasn’t been a HEART AT TACK 10PMPoisoning. | 3/5 WILLIAM CL ARK GREEN another symptom of Batman decent Superman movie since the Carter administration, 10PM | 3/6 JOHNSON BANDis 8PM | 3/7 THE The women fareBRIAN a little better. Amy Adams and the decision to glom the Justice League origin story RUST Yas PIECES | s3/8 MASON JAR FIREFLIES inoffensive Lois Lane,6PM but she’ wearing the same onto the Batman v Superman story probably came from 8PM | 3/9 DEERING & DOWN 8PM grim countenance as everyone in this dark nightmare. the corporate level. But none of that excuses the fact that When she and Cavill share the screen, there’s no hint this film is just no fun. DC vs. Marvel is the closest thing of the explosive chemistry between Margot Kidder and to a sports rivalry in the geek world, and while DC fans are Christopher Reeve that propelled the Richard Donner still showing up in droves, they now know what it feels like Superman. Gal Gadot makes a big impression as Wonder when their team is in a rebuilding year. — CM

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nate use of documentary-style interviews makes the whole enterprise seem that much more insincere. One wonders if Whitford will eventually lead the cast in a rousing chorus of the “Time Warp.” The Hank Williams story is one part Amadeus and two parts Sid and Nancy. Here was a young, uncontrollable brat with a touch of genius whose genre-defying songs threatened a carefully maintained hierarchy in country and pop that ruffled more feathers from Nashville to New York than all the troubled hillbilly’s missed tour dates combined. There’s the obsessive, endlessly destructive marriage to his wife Audrey (Elizabeth Olsen), who was determined to become a celebrity in her own right. All of that potential drama is left on the table in favor of softer, more sympathetic characterizations, and a complete rejection of the idea that, in order for the light to matter, things need to get pretty damn dark. TOM HIDDLESTON

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I Saw the Light chooses to turn Hank Williams’ life story into an old fashioned disease-of-the-week movie, with loving shots of Cherry Jones as Hank’s ma giving Scarlet Witch some stinky side-eye. The saddest part of all this is that Tom Hiddleston’s acting chops are considerable. Loki may be a little stiff when he’s singing and swinging, but he’s an impressive shape-shifter and a fair vocal mimic. For all of its landscape shots, I Saw the Light has no sense of place, and even less sense of purpose. Alabama could be Shreveport, could be Nashville, it’s all the same. But what’s most fascinating about the way I Saw the Light fails, is the way it decisively treats Williams’ music — from process to performance — as a tertiary concern. Musicians like Ray Price (Von Lewis) and Faron Young (Fred Parker Jr.) are introduced to the story line but never explained, and, aside from a handful of Hiddleston performances, no attention is paid to the changing sounds of postwar country music, the people who listened to it, or the people who profited from it. The guy had some hits, but what about all of the terrible back pain he suffered? And the drinking problem! Those ill-defined mommy/wifey issues? Without the music, no amount of talking head inserts can explain why we should care. — CD I Saw the Light Opens Friday Multiple locations

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