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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR • OUR 1426TH ISSUE 06.23.2016 It was a pretty good week for do-overs. Almost a year to the day after his three-putt meltdown on the final green at last year’s championship, Dustin Johnson redeemed himself by winning this year’s U.S. Open at Oakmont. Out in San Francisco, a few hours later, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off a similar turnaround, winning the NBA championship against the Golden State Warriors, the team that had beaten them soundly a year ago. (In a side note, Senator Bernie Sanders refused to concede the championship to Cleveland and vowed to fight on.) The news wasn’t so good for another do-over. The most recent attempt by Democrats in the U.S. Senate to pass meaningful gun-control legislation went down to defeat on a mostly party-line vote. Which means, thank goodness, that those on the terrorist no-fly list can still exercise their Second Amendment rights to buy semiautomatic weapons and unlimited magazines. For freedom. In fact, more people died in the Orlando nightclub massacre (49) than voted for the modest gun-control measures (44) that failed to pass the Senate. This, despite recent polling showing almost 90 percent(!) of Americans favored restricting gun rights for those on the no-fly list. If you ever doubted the absolute power wielded by the NRA, this vote should convince you otherwise. Noted intellectual and GOP leader Sarah Palin chimed in, attacking President Obama on her Facebook page for daring to suggest such “radical” gun-control measures. “Exploiting a sick, evil, ideological-driven attack on Americans to further your twisted anti-Second Amendment mission is disgusting,” she wrote. “Forget your asinine gun control, do your job and engage in Islamic terrorist control,” she added. “It’s a special kind of stupid to demand we explain ourselves.” A special kind of stupid, indeed. Although I would pay to watch Sarah Palin try to explain herself. And it was another bad week for Dustin Johnson the Donald Trump campaign. In a Las Vegas speech, in less than 10 minutes, the presumptive GOP candidate made the following claims: Iran controls Iraq; Orlando murderer Omar Mateen was an immigrant and a member of ISIS; similar incidents of violence would happen “again and again” if we didn’t stop Syrian immigration; and we need to start racially profiling Muslims. So much wrong-headedness in so few words. Trump did add: “My temperament is very, very solid,” so he’s got that going for him. A couple of days later, amid reports that his campaign was nearly out of funds, Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski was forced out. Trump pledged to begin running “a different kind of campaign.” Another do-over. Meanwhile, several dozen GOP delegates to the upcoming national convention in Cleveland were organizing a movement to free all delegates from the obligation to vote for Trump, even though they were pledged to do so via primary election results. That would be a really crazy and tumultuous do-over and would probably wreck what’s left of the GOP. And here in Memphis, the city took on a real historic do-over by reinstigating the process of moving the statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest and disinterring the Confederate general’s and his wife’s bodies from the city park that once held his name. N E WS & O P I N I O N Lawsuits have been filed; hoops must LETTERS - 4 be jumped through at the state level; NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 4 passions will rise; protests will be held; THE FLY-BY - 5 divisions will fester. The digging up of POLITICS - 8 these long-buried humans will draw news EDITORIAL - 10 cameras from around the country. VIEWPOINT - 11 Is this really what we want? Is this a COVER STORY good use of our tax dollars? I think not. I “OPERATION BROKEN SILENCE” believe we should take a page from Donald BY CHRIS MCCOY - 12 Trump and build a wall — a wall around STE P P I N’ O UT the statue, high to hide him from view. WE RECOMMEND - 16 Then charge $5 admission to get inside MUSIC - 18 and look at the old racist. Use the money AFTER DARK - 20 to fund minority scholarships. CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 24 ART - 31 Let’s think outside the box, Memphis, FOOD - 32 instead of settling for another do-over. FILM - 34 Bruce VanWyngarden C L AS S I F I E D S - 36 brucev@memphisflyer.com
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Letters and comments from Flyer readers I hope that more people share your initiative. Also visit adanay.co and see some of the interesting rides around Memphis. Cort Percer About Bruce VanWyngarden’s Letter From the Editor, “Who to Hate” … America leads the world in mass shootings. Why? National news media attention is like a vector that reaches people who are vulnerable. These disaffected people can be infected by the GREG CRAVENS attention other angry, disturbed people get by becoming mass killers. About Toby Sells’ cover story, “Bike Before he shot dead 20 children and six Memphis!” … adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School I enjoyed reading Toby Sells’ “Bike in 2012, Adam Lanza created a spreadsheet Memphis!” article. It made me want to documenting the names, body counts, and get out and ride. I didn’t see anything in weapons from previous mass murders. it about the Hightailers, though — the Killing former colleagues, schoolmates, biggest cycling club in Memphis. 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NAKED CITY If you’re going down, you might as well go down swinging. Am I right? Derrick Thomas, arrested in Jonesboro, Arkansas, last month for indecent exposure and “enjoying himself,” decided to expose himself again — this time in Judge Keith Blackman’s courtroom. According to news reports, Thomas was granted permission to leave the courtroom for a drink of water. He returned — running by all accounts — with his shirt off, his pants around his ankles, and his arms in the air. “Court is back in session,” Thomas was quoted as saying. Thomas laughed as three police officers forced his pants up and removed him from the courtroom. Then he added something to the effect of “They will put [on my] tombstone that [I] was the one that got naked in the courtroom.” Everybody has a bucket list, apparently.
DETHRONED? Jerry Lawler, the 66-year-old King of Memphis wrasslin’, has been suspended indefinitely from the WWE pending the outcome of a domestic assault arrest. Lawler and his 27-year-old fiancée, Lauryn McBride, were both taken into custody following a violent encounter at Lawler’s East Memphis residence last week. According to reports, fire was thrown. Well, candle anyway. Lawler, whose feud with Andy Kaufman helped to popularize professional sports entertainment (aka wrasslin’), recently opened a club on Beale Street.
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ON THE SCENE By Bianca Phillips
Local gay bars beef up security, host fund-raisers for Orlando.
Despite the Orlando shooting though, Club Spectrum was packed on Saturday night. Just after 1 a.m., as we were leaving, there was a long line of people outside waiting to get in. But security was certainly beefed up. Following the Orlando shooting, Spectrum owner Stephanie Wilbanks ordered metal detector wands to screen patrons. There was a Memphis Police Department “eye in the sky” camera set up near the Edge District club’s entrance, and more police cars than usual were patrolling the area. Wilbanks said the increased security was necessary to make patrons feel safe in what, for some of them, is the only place where they can truly be themselves. “Spectrum is where a lot of the youth comes. When they turn 18, they can come here to express themselves,” Wilbanks said. “In Memphis, [being openly gay] is lot more accepted, but we’re still in the Bible Belt, and we’re surrounded by rural towns. Those people come here because they’re not comfortable in their own hometowns.” The idea of gay bars as safe spaces has evolved a bit over the years, especially since the 1960s and 1970s when, as local gay historian Vincent Astor says, gay bars were the only place it was safe to be out because homosexuality was illegal in Tennessee. “There were a couple of gay-friendly churches, but we didn’t have a [gay] community center until 1989, so the bars were safe
It’s just after midnight on Saturday, June 18th, and drag performer Akasha Cassadine is onstage at Club Spectrum performing Andra Day’s “Rise Up” against a background of rainbow curtains. She’s dedicated the song to the victims of last weekend’s massacre at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. I can’t help but tear up as I imagine how, just one week prior, the patrons at Pulse were probably doing the exact same thing — sipping beers, watching a drag show, dancing — with no idea the horror that would unfold just after last call. That’s when 29-year-old Omar Mateen gunned down 49 people and wounded 53 others at the gay nightclub.
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MATA provides rehabilitation progress, but no start date, on trolley system. The good, the bad, and the confusing: That seemed to be Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) President Ron Garrison’s theme when he provided new details — but no start date — on the progress of the trolley system’s rehabilitation. “It’s all about telling the truth,” Garrison said at a trolley update meeting last week at Leadership Memphis. “It’s not easy work. There’s no way to do it any faster while doing it safely. Everything we’re doing will make it so that we are the standard for the rest of the country. That’s the standard the Federal Transit Administration is holding us to, and that’s a very good thing. When you get on the trolleys, you’ll be safe.” Since two fires on the Madison Line shut the trolley system down in June 2014, MATA has taken steps to implement an updated system. Funding shortfalls, however, and a lack of experienced workers have stalled the process. But, as MATA enters a six-phase plan that will result in 11 certified trolleys being back on line, the transit authority might almost be on track. Garrison, additional MATA representatives, and Memphis congressman Steve Cohen recently met with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) administrator Carolyn Flowers in Washington, D.C. MATA left the capital with $3.3 million to purchase new trolleys. The city of Memphis voted to give MATA $1 million to purchase a trolley as well.
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continued from page 5 “They have to go through a certified … national railroad consulting firm, of which we don’t have but need to get,” Garrison said. “Then it goes to FTA, their consultants, and their engineers. Then it goes to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, their consultants, and their engineers. Then it has to go through FTA Safety in Washington D.C., their staff, and their two consultants … Then we have to do it again, it goes out again, it comes back to us again, and we have to finalize it through a safety certification committee.” Much of the trolley rehabilitation will happen in-house, Garrison said. The trolleys will receive outward-facing doors, new pantographs that will reduce the risk of fires, fireproof insulation, and a safer, low-voltage wiring system. Memphis will be the first in the country to move their entire system to low-voltage wiring, Garrison said. “Right now, we have two trolleys that have been rehabilitated,” Garrison said. “We’re taking every single aspect of these trolleys and making them like new. From here on out, it would be nearly impossible for anything like what happened to happen in the future. What we’re putting in place will probably be the safest in the country.” Rehabilitating the trolley’s trucks, which carry the cars along the tracks, is costly. MATA sent eight trucks to be rebuilt off-site, each costing about $47,000. The overall rehabilitation goes hand-in-hand with restructuring the standards of the trolley system. Garrison said MATA’s maintenance staff are being retrained and certified. At the beginning of each month, MATA will post progress reports to their website until the last document is complete. The transit authority will then perform a fourto eight-week simulated service to ensure the trolleys are safe. “I came to Memphis to fix this because I believe it’s the right thing to do,” Garrison said. “Memphis has been in my heart since I started coming here in the ’60s. I have a photo of my daughter, who just turned 17 years old, when she was 2 years old on the trolley when Peabody Place was still running. It might be providence.”
victims [of the shooting]. I can’t imagine living through something like that and then, on top of that, being without a job,” Montgomery said. The Pumping Station, a gay bar on Poplar near Cleveland, also hosted a fund-raiser, organized by the leather club Hoist, last weekend. Owner Steve Murphy hired extra security for the weekend to make his patrons more safe. He said, while the image of gay bars as safe spaces has shifted, he believes the need for sanctuary is returning in light of the current political landscape and the backlash that followed last year’s
legalization of same-sex marriage. “There seems to be a really big swing back. Last weekend, we had some [young people] outside, and someone drove by and yelled ‘faggot’ and ‘queer,’ and it got them upset. They’re of the generation where that just doesn’t happen, while older people like myself are like, ah, that happens all the time,” Murphy said. “I have a feeling, with the way things look lately, [young people are] going to start running into more prejudice than they’re used to. I think gay bars are going to go back to where they were when they were an important, safe space.”
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space,” Astor said. Tami Montgomery, owner of Dru’s Place, a neighborhood-style LGBT bar on Madison, said, when she came out 25 years ago, she didn’t dare hold her girlfriend’s hand unless they were inside a bar. “We didn’t even put our hands on each other’s backs or dance together unless we were in the bar,” Montgomery said. Today, gay bar patrons who live in more accepting communities, like
Midtown or downtown, may not feel uncomfortable being out in public, but Montgomery said the bars still play a key role in building community. “In the gay community, we’ve always taken care of our own and been there for each other during good times and bad times, and most of that happens in bars,” said Montgomery, who held true to that sentiment last weekend when her bar held a fund-raiser to benefit the employees of Pulse. “Those people are out of work now, and I don’t think they qualify for a lot of the assistance being donated for the
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Toeing the Party Line The 8th District congressional race has moved on a bit since we last examined it, but the essential pecking order still holds. Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell is still regarded in most quarters as the favorite in the Republican primary field (which, face it, is where the ultimate decision will be reached). As noted before, Luttrell has associations of various kinds with several corners of this West Tennessee district; his Shelby County prominence, as two-term sheriff and current two-term mayor speaks for itself. He also boasts connections with Union County, site of Jackson, the district’s other major urban entity, where he graduated from Union University, and with Lauderdale County, where several relatives reside. Luttrell has done well in early polls and (with voters, anyhow, and with most neutral observers) has fared successfully as chief executive of Shelby County, presenting stable budgets and avoiding the sense of fiscal desperation that has dogged successive mayors of Memphis. Everything isn’t hunky-dory for Luttrell, however. His fund-raising has lagged behind that of two of his main challengers, state Senator Brian Kelsey, of Germantown, and former U.S. Attorney David Kustoff, and he, like
consequently, are not exactly loath to see Luttrell put in them, has a campaign war chest which is dwarfed by embarrassing predicaments. that of wealthy perennial candidate George Flinn. The Fairly or not, a number of observers, both on and off radiologist/broadcasting magnate has loaned his campaign the commission, interpreted the recent mass appearance an astounding $3 million and is seemingly able to run of disgruntled county corrections employees before the expensive media campaigns from here to election day or commission in that light. That circumstance, an add-on doomsday, whichever comes first. agenda event in which the employees noted their lower Moreover, circumstances at Luttrell’s home base, Shelby pay levels vis-à-vis Shelby County jailers, forcing Luttrell to County government, are not without vexation for the publicly defend the disparity, was organized by Commismayor. As he prepares for the stretch drive of the Repubsioner Mark Billingsley of Germantown, a leading local lican primary season, he faces a potential wrangle with Kustoff supporter. factions within the Shelby County Commission. Luttrell has to suspect that, as the presumed frontPart of the problem is a need to stretch the fiscal 2016runner in the congressional race, he will come in for 17 budget to cover troublesome shortfalls in funding for potshots from competitors. That knowledge was at least public schools and other county obligations. The struggle partly behind the mayor’s recent plea, at a candidate forum to do so has revived long-dormant suspicions within the held at the Agricenter on commission that Luttrell’s Tuesday of last week, for administration has been unresponsively (and even “a clean campaign” and Candidates Kustoff, misleadingly) close to the for strict observance of Leatherwood, and Luttrell at last vest with its expenditures the apocryphal “Eleventh week’s Agricenter forum and fiscal estimates. Commandment” attribMoreover, several uted to Ronald Reagan: Republican members of That no Republican should the commission are openly speak ill of another. Fat chance. That Lutsupportive of other contrell will be taken to task gressional candidates and,
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The GOP candidates seem determined to be in a toe-the-line contest — though Brad Greer, a Jackson advertising man who has raised a fair amount of money and hopes to profit from vote-splitting among the Memphis contingent, has shown a disposition to make a wave or two, notably in sounding the alarm, a la Trump and Bernie Sanders, about the ill effects of free-trade agreements. If the outcome of the GOP primary comes down to a matter of who has the best combination of financial resources and political-network support, then Kelsey or Kustoff or Luttrell will likely prevail, though Flinn can’t be counted out.
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by one or more of his competitors for his endorsement of Governor Bill Haslam’s ill-fated “Insure Tennessee” proposal is a near certainty and has been foreshadowed in Kelsey’s teasing accusations at an earlier forum of the East Shelby Republican Club in Germantown that “we have Republicans in this very race who supported extending Obamacare.” There is something of a rub to that approach, however. The recent history of the national Republican presidential-primary campaign, a process dominated by the outlier Trump, would indicate that ritual GOP talking points of that kind would seem to have worn somewhat thin, and the healthcare issue in particular could turn out to be a non-starter — especially in view of an imminent recommendation on Medicaid expansion from the state House task force appointed by Republican Speaker Beth Harwell. But Kelsey, whose campaign literature and public pronouncements emphasize his identity as a “proven conservative,” seems intent on holding to the established GOP liturgy and has made a point of boasting his leadership in reducing or eradicating or prohibiting various state taxes, notably a state income tax, which a constitutional amendment he authored has rendered illegal. Nor is he the Lone Ranger. Last week’s forum at the Agricenter, sponsored by the Mortgage Bankers Association and limited to Shelby County candidates, was an occasion for the GOP candidates to trot out their party’s familiar bromides — sometimes with risible results, as when they were asked to comment on government policies affecting agriculture. Having already done a paint-by-thenumbers denunciation of governmental regulations in other public spheres, the contenders on hand — Flinn, Kelsey, Kustoff, Luttrell, Register of Deeds Tom Leatherwood, Raymond Honeycutt, and David Maldonado — by and large continued the single-minded bashing process, perhaps not properly mindful that agriculture has historically been a field in which government policy, in the form of subsidies and other incentives, has served to benefit farmers. More than the others, Leatherwood, who as a state senator once served the rural counties of Tipton and Lauderdale, seemed most cognizant of this, remarking on farmers’ desires, in the face of declining subsidies, for legislation providing significant crop insurance. On most issues, however, the GOP candidates sounded remarkably similar. What it came down to was that they were all against government interference with the free-market process, a credo repeated from person to person and from issue to issue with minimal variation. The effect of peas-in-the-pod monotony was largely the result, however, of the warmed-over questions provided for the
occasion and of a format which allowed for neither interchanges between the candidates nor follow-up questions on given issues. Moderator Joe Birch, of WMC-TV, did his best but seemed frustrated at times by the restrictions. Although nothing was asked on such fertile matters as national trade policy, there were at least two questions that might have allowed for useful distinctions to be made. One was whether the candidates would be supporting Trump’s presidential candidacy. One way or another, they all found a basis for saying yes. A near exception was Luttrell, who answered, “I support Trump with reservations.” The mayor would later
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In all candor, the federal letter, shrouded in several layers of ambiguity, was not exactly a model of clarity and directness. Nor was it terribly forthright about the extent of its legal authority or whether a mandate per se was being proclaimed. There was language to the effect that failure to comply could invite financial sanctions under Title IX of the Civil Rights Act. Its essential import was clear enough: Transgender Americans should be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice. As it happens, the aforementioned General Assembly had, in its most recent session, rejected a bill that would explicitly have sanctioned the opposite premise, prohibiting transgenders from exercising such a choice. As it also happens, Slatery himself had contributed to the bill’s withdrawal, in April, by advising legislators that loss of Title IX funding could follow passage of such a measure. Yet Slatery and, officially, Tennessee have now joined 10 other states in a lawsuit challenging the federal government over the bathroom directive. As the Attorney General said in Memphis last week, “The people of Tennessee should have a voice in [the] process, and we’re having a hard time finding where that voice was.“ For ourselves, we’re having an even harder time finding where the voice of state government is regarding a sensitive matter on which, arguably, it has been on both sides of the issue. Without much optimism, we await further word.
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Operation Broken Silence How Memphis activist Mark Hackett turned to filmmaking to shed light on the plight of Sudanese refugees.
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he Yida refugee camp sprawls as far as the eye can see, a tangle of makeshift huts made from the baked red clay of South Sudan, thatch roofs, and whatever bits of metal or plastic builders can salvage. Ten years ago, this was a pastoral village of 400, nestled between the Nuba Mountains in the north and the fertile wetlands of the White Nile in the south. Today, its inhabitants number more than 70,000 desperate people who have fled the warplanes of Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir. Mark Hackett, a filmmaker and activist from Memphis, sits in a partially rebuilt church interviewing a Sudanese woman. The smell of charcoal fills the still air, as the woman struggles to describe the day militiamen from the north snuck into Yida and burned the church, which had been constructed by refugees displaced by alBashir’s campaign of ethnic cleansing in the Nuba Mountains. “She was just crying,” recalls cinematographer Josh Boyd. “There was absolute silence in the church. In an area like that, where it was surprising how not-emotional people are, when people get emotional, it really gets you. They’ve seen so much, and they’ve lived so much, that when they finally do let go and cry … it’s not like how I cry when my ice cream falls off my cone.” Hackett, Boyd, and three others have traveled halfway around the world to this
obscure corner of Africa to film a featurelength follow-up to Hackett’s 2014 short documentary, Lost Generation of Sudan. “It’s about the consequences of conflict; about what it’s like to live in a refugee camp for five years, not knowing when you can get out,” Hackett says. SPA RKS OF INTEREST “I got into filmmaking sort of accidentally,” Hackett says. The Memphian says his worldview was shaped by his parent’s painful divorce when he was in sixth grade. By the time he got to Bartlett High School, he says, “I was a pretty jaded individual.” During his senior year, a racially charged incident in the school led to Hackett being falsely accused of plotting violence. “I spent the night at Juvie, a 16-year-old, middle-class white kid. Not a lot of those down there,” he says. “The injustice I learned about there wasn’t about what was done to me. I met other kids down there — kids who were doing bad things because of the environment they were born into. They weren’t given a choice. Being down there changed the way I saw the world.” In 2007, al-Bashir’s murderous campaign in the Darfur providence of Sudan commanded international attention. Hackett was attending the University of Memphis, intending to pursue a career as a chef. “There was a Sudanese speaker
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at U of M who talked about what was happening in his country. I thought it was the mother of all injustices. The Sudanese government was trying to wipe out entire ethnic groups that stood against the government’s vision for the country. Genocide is the crime to top all crimes. In Sudan, it’s been going on for over 25 years.” Hackett dropped out of culinary school to devote himself to his new cause. He became acquainted with the community of Sudanese who had found
refuge in Memphis and joined the Save Darfur Coalition. “We were raising awareness and pushing some U.S. and international policies towards Sudan in hopes of making things better.” He and his colleagues traveled the country, speaking to churches, schools, civic organizations — “pretty much anyone who would listen” — urging people to get involved. “There was a lot of empathy. Memphis was a unique place to do a lot of
this advocacy work, because there are a lot of Sudanese people here.” FAILED STATE Back in Africa, the slow-rolling humanitarian disaster dragged on. In 2011, the stalemated conflict officially ended when South Sudan became an independent country. But hope for a brighter future ended quickly, as an alBashir-backed insurgency threatened to tear the nascent country apart. The Nuba Mountains, whose inhabitants included a half-million Christians and a roughly equal population of moderate Muslims and those who follow the area’s traditional shamanistic religions, had sided with the South but ended up on the north side of the border. Al-Bashir’s army regrouped to push the infidels out of the country, but the Nuba were ready. When military victory proved impossible, al-Bashir resorted to what Hackett calls “genocide by attrition. If you can’t kill the people, you take away their means to live.” Villages were bombed to rubble, wells poisoned, crops burned, livestock slaughtered. Sudanese regulars and Islamist militias engaged in systematic mass rape. “People were pulled from their homes, shot in the streets, burned alive. If you were an ethnically black Nuba, you had a target on your back.”
Nuba refugees streamed to the relative safety of Yiba. The situation was grim, but the people were hopeful. “They’re the only group in Sudan who have been able to stand up to the government and survive,” Hackett says. “The longer this conflict drags out, that hope is going to disappear.” GROUND TRUTH The 2008 financial crisis, the election of Barack Obama, and the fallout from the failed Iraq War diverted media attention from the intractable war in Sudan. But to Hackett, and thousands of other refugees and international activists, the continuing horrors in Sudan were unacceptable. They searched for new, long-term solutions. “Could the U.S. go in and get involved on the ground and make things temporarily better? Yeah. But the minute we leave, it’s going to get a lot worse, because there’s no mechanism in place to hand over to the Sudanese.” Hackett formed a new nonprofit, which he dubbed Operation Broken Silence. “We do emergency relief work, community leadership training, some other things,” he says. “But education is our primary focus, because if there’s a silver bullet, that’s it. Right now, in just the Yida refugee camp alone, there are over 30,000 kids without a classroom — a total generation missing out on their future. If those kids can be educated, there will be a window of opportunity in the future when the dictatorship falls. Dictatorships are not sustainable, by their very nature. When that window appears, those kids will have an opportunity. If they don’t have any education, they will never have that chance.” In 2012, Hackett organized his first trip to South Sudan. “It was the most terrifying, exhilarating, emotionally draining trip. If there was one thing that surprised me, it was the people I met there. I thought I would be meeting people who were just completely shell-shocked and didn’t know how to move forward with their lives. I found the exact opposite. Everyone from rebel commanders to ordinary members of the community had ideas about how to fix Sudan. They welcomed us with open arms. They were very willing to
tell their story. … I thought I would find victims, but instead I found survivors. Tough people who were actually pushing forward with solutions. “Rather than just visiting the refugee camps, we decided to cross the border and go to one of the conflict areas. I took a camera on that trip, just to take pictures and document things. We did a lot of interviews when we were there. We weren’t planning on making a film, but we came back and thought, ‘Hey, we have all of these great interviews and footage of communities being bombed.’ So we put that together into our first film.” Across the Frontlines was made with the help of filmmaker Josh Boyd. “I’ve known Mark Hackett since I was 10 or 11,” Boyd says. “Operation Broken Silence is close to his heart, and it’s hard not to latch onto something like that when you’re close.” The shoestring documentary was an unlikely success. “I was absolutely stunned at how it was received,” Hackett says. “International Studies professors wanted to show it to their students. Churches wanted to screen it. Once people could actually see what was happening, people were more likely to make donations or call their Congressman and tell them to support this or that bill. I discovered that not only was this the key to getting and keeping people involved, but that we could actually have a real impact on the ground. If we can do this bigger and better, we can do everything else bigger and better. Visual storytelling makes explaining what we’re trying to do easier … As opposed to us being the story, we become the microphone to let the Sudanese tell their own story.” LOST GENER ATION In 2014, Hackett asked Boyd to accompany him to Africa for the follow-up to Across the Frontlines. Boyd says he was excited to go, but wandering into an active war zone gave him pause. “We wanted to instill a message of hope, because it’s all about these kids. They fear for their lives every day, so we can suck it up for two weeks to show that they’re still smiling.” Once in the South Sudanese capital of Juba, however, things didn’t go as planned.
Canceled flights ate up valuable time. “South Sudan has very few drivable roads. If you want to travel somewhere in the country, you pretty much have to fly.” Finally, a Nuba leader gave them a tip. “He told us that a couple of hours south of there was a refugee camp. They’re all from the Nuba Mountains, and about 70 percent of them are kids under the age of 16.” Operation Broken Silence arrived in the camp before the U.N. and witnessed unthinkable suffering. “We met moms who were looking after 20 or 30 kids. Most of the kids were orphaned or didn’t know where their parents were. No classrooms at all. That was when we realized how big the education crisis was. And that was one of the smaller camps, but there were so many kids there. So that’s when we figured out what the film was about. Anyone who knows anything about Sudan knows that the Sudanese government has committed serial genocide. We all agree this is not a good government. Maybe we need to quit talking about that and look at how that is impacting ordinary people in Sudan.” Lost Generation of Sudan screened at Indie Memphis last fall. “Lost Generation was a very specific film with a very specific call to action,” Hackett says. It proved to be a powerful fund-raising tool for Operation Broken Silence. “We make these films to fund-raise so we can provide education tools and pay the teachers,” Boyd says. “We’re trying to solve the problem. We’re not just raising money so we can make another film.” RETURN TO YIDA “Yida is sort of a microcosm of what’s wrong with Sudan right now,” Hackett says. “No schools, people who don’t have jobs, people displaced by the conflict. We wanted to go to Yida to get eyewitness interviews about what’s happening. But it’s also where most of our classrooms are. In Yida alone, it’s estimated that there are 20,000 to 25,000 kids. We’ve only put 700 of those kids back into a classroom.” The teachers Operation Broken Silence supports are all local. “Before the war continued on page 15
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bricks to bake in the sun. We asked him how long he thought it would take to build it. He said he thought about a year. The people there, yes, they’re seeking refuge, but they’re also making a life. That’s what we wanted to show.” The team filmed in the 100-degree heat from sunup to sundown for five days. Early in the shoot, they visited the school Operation Broken Silence is funding. “The students knew we were coming,” Barber says. “Their teachers brought them out, and they stood in a giant square and sang to us. They sang how we are the people of Sudan, the children of Sudan. Thank you for coming, thank you for being here. That was the only moment on the trip where I lost it. I was trying to take pictures, but I couldn’t see. I think I was just surprised that they were so happy that someone was listening to them, that somebody actually cared. They don’t think anyone cares.” KEEPING HOPE ALIVE After battling heat exhaustion and waterborne illness (“I know how to get to the pharmacy in Juba now,” Boyd says.) the team returned with a terabyte of audio and video and more than 4,000 still images. Hackett and Boyd are editing the raw material into a feature-length documentary, tentatively titled Yida. After eight years of immersion in the problems of Sudan, Hackett says his commitment has only intensified. “It’s the Sudanese people. They’ve been through so much. Things have happened in Sudan that make the things happening in Syria look like a walk in the park. A lot of the stuff the Islamic State is doing, the Sudanese government perfected those tactics decades ago. And the Sudanese have been going through this for almost three decades now, and they’re still some of the most genuine and driven people you’ll ever meet. They haven’t given up on their country. “The refugees who came over to Memphis in the early 2000s — a lot of them would love to return home one day if things got better. Once you’ve met them, heard their stories, it’s impossible to turn your back on them.” To learn more about how you can help, visit OperationBrokenSilence.org.
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continued from page 13 started, there were about 200 schools in the Nuba Mountains. Now there are fewer than 100, and none of them are functioning anywhere close to capacity. The schools that were destroyed, almost all of the teachers escaped, alongside the kids. They’re the only ones who understand the cultural context, and they understand what these kids have been through, because they’ve been through it, too. They’re better than any teacher we could bring in.” Cameramen Jay Geyer and grip Aaron Baggett rounded out the film crew. Photographer Katie Barber came along to capture stills. Barber, a wedding and portrait photographer, says her husband encouraged her to go, because he knew she wanted to “take pictures that matter, pictures that will make people think of the world differently.” Operation Broken Silence departed for Africa in late May. After 30 hours of travel, the team landed in Juba, where Barber got her first exposure to the chaos of the South Sudanese capital. “No one wears uniforms, and everyone is yelling at you in Arabic,” she says. “I’m the only woman, so everyone is staring and pointing at me. I was jetlagged and terrified.” After a day to get their bearings in Juba, the team flew to the Yida refugee camp in an aging, single-engined Russian transport dating from the Soviet era that was so hopelessly overloaded Geyer had to sit on a stool in the aisle. “That was the first time I saw Mark worried,” Barber says. “He’s a very even-keeled person. It was like being in a tin bucket hurtling through the air. I’ve never been so happy to be in a refugee camp in my life.” Once in Yida, Hackett contacted local elders and camp officials to get permission to film, but every day was fraught with risk. “When you’re walking around a refugee camp with cameras, and you’re the only white people there, you stand out. Soldiers tend to get antsy when strange people start taking pictures of them,” Hackett says. “We wanted to know what it was like on a normal Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Yida,” Boyd says. “When you wake up, where do you go? What do you do? We were talking to this one guy who was building a house. He was putting out clay
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“Urban Meridians” lights up 82 S. Main.
By Chris Davis
Photographer and multi-media artist Robin Salant is performing CPR on a lifeless downtown building. She explains the process she and art partner Terance Brown have hatched for their “Urban Meridians” project while kneeling in the abandoned filth of 82 S. Main, feeding electrical cables through a hole to the floors below. Salant and Brown think the building has a heart, and at 8:30 p.m., Friday, June 24th, they’re going to start it. What kind of life the building has over the next 18 months depends on how observers respond to this fully interactive, three-story art installation. While Salant runs wire, Brown addresses problems with his electronic sensors. The first ones he tested don’t work through double-paned glass, but by the time he’s finished, the empty building will be able to see, feel, and tap against its own first floor windows for attention. And it thrives on attention. “Its heart rate increases,” says Salant, who’s pegged the upper-story EKG-inspired light show to the pulse of an athlete at rest. If crowds gather, the pulse quickens. If they touch the building’s exterior, it responds. “Five points of contact and it climaxes,” Salant says. “Can you print ‘climaxes’?” Salant’s no stranger to building-scaled projects, having previously completed a lighting installation in the enormous Sears Crosstown building before all the scaffolding went up and renovation got under way. She’d worked with Brown before on similar, if smaller projects, and knew he’d be able to make “Urban Meridians” into something more than a light installation. “We can make it responsive,” Brown says, like a kinder, gentler Dr. Frankenstein, cursing the double-paned glass that’s giving him a headache, but singing the praises of cheap, available technology. “Urban Meridians” is the latest art-based, anti-blight initiative sponsored by the Downtown Memphis Commission. THE SWITCH GETS FLIPPED ON “URBAN MERIDIANS” DURING THE SOUTH MAIN TROLLEY TOUR. FRIDAY, JUNE 24TH, 8:30 P.M. FREE.
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Expand your horizons with Veda Reed’s “Day into Night.” Art, p. 31
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THURSDAY June 23
FRIDAY June 24
Booksigning by William Page Burke’s Book Store, 5:30 p.m. William Page signs and reads from his latest book of poems, In This Maybe Best of All Possible Worlds.
EZURU Gold Strike Casino Resort, 7 p.m., $10 A “theatrical circus sensation” with acrobatics, aerial acts, comedy, and more. Through July 17th. Heart of Soul Stax Museum of American Soul Music, 8 p.m. A Stax musical presented by the producer of the movie Ray and Concord Records. Encore performance Sunday, June 26th.
Dive into summer — it’s not like we have much of a choice, anyway. The Last Word, p. 39 SATURDAY June 25 “Accumulator” David Lusk Gallery, 6-8 p.m. Opening reception for Tim Crowder’s sculpture and paintings. Also opening is Kelly Williams’ “The Playbook,” work examining process.
OutBid 2016 Paper & Pansies Clark Opera Memphis Center, 6:30 p.m., $50 Celebrating the first year of marriage equality. Guests are invited to submit their wedding photos for display: mglcc.org.
The Grapes of Wrath Germantown Community Theatre, 7 p.m. Children’s Theatre production based on the novel by John Steinbeck about a family escaping the Dust Bowl.
Rickey Smiley The Fitz, 7 and 10 p.m., $35-$75 Comedian and radio personality performs two shows tonight at the Fitz.
Frank Stokes, guitar god
Guitar Daddy By Chris Davis Blues stories don’t get any blusier than that of Frank Stokes, who passed away in 1955 at the age of 67 and who finally gets a gravestone this week, thanks to the efforts of the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund. The original Beale Street Sheik was born in Whitehaven, Tennessee, in 1887, or thereabout, and orphaned at an early age. By the time he was 12, Stokes was on his own, working as a blacksmith in Mississippi. By then, the young guitar prodigy was already making regular trips into Memphis to show off chops that would inspire generations of blues, honky-tonk, and rockabilly players. Stokes, a tight and aggressive rhythm player, eventually partnered with complementary guitarist Dan Sane, and the two men played and sang together in Jack Kelly’s Jug Busters before recording songs like “Mr. Crump Don’t Like It” and “Half Cup of Tea” as the Beale Street Sheiks. Fame is relative, fortune never came, and when his partnership with Sane dissolved, Stokes worked juke joints, took jobs in medicine shows, toured with the circus, and died in obscurity. Today he’s often identified as the father of the Memphis acoustic blues guitar sound. Friday, June 24th at 6 p.m., authors Dick Waterman and Robert Gordon will dedicate Stokes’ headstone at Hollywood Cemetery, 2012 Hernando, with graveside performances by Eric Hughes and members of the Bluff City Backsliders. Following the dedication, a benefit reception at the Blues City Cultural Center features performances by Moses Crouch, Michael Graber, and Davis Coen. FRANK STOKES HEADSTONE DEDICATION, FRIDAY, JUNE 24TH, 6 P.M. AT THE HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY, 2012 HERNANDO. BENEFIT TO FOLLOW AT BLUES CITY CULTURAL CENTER.
TUESDAY June 28
WEDNESDAY June 29
Gregg Allman Memphis Botanic Garden, 8 p.m., $40 Classic American rock tonight at Live at the Garden with Gregg Allman.
The Avengers Beale Street Landing rooftop, 8:30 p.m. The Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, etc., team up to fight Loki. Part of the Twilight Tuesday movie series. Guests can order to-go meals from Riverfront Bar & Grill.
Francofonia Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 7 p.m., $9 Film about Jacques Jaujard and Count Franziskus WolffMetternich and their collaboration at the Louvre during the Nazi Occupation.
Vine to Wine at the Garden Memphis Botanic Garden, 6-8 p.m., $45 Wine tasting featuring a selection of wines perfect for drinking outdoors. Treats by Frost.
Imbibing Impressionists The Dixon Gallery & Gardens, noon, $7 Angela Moon of Buster’s talks about absinthe, “a drink fit for a cartoon villain.” Part of the Dixon’s Munch & Learn series.
An Evensong St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 4 p.m. A service in celebration of the oneyear anniversary of the Supreme Court decision on marriage equality. A reception follows.
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arlier this month, Fat Possum Records announced that the label would grant a long-overdue reissue campaign to the second and third Grifters full-lengths, 1993’s One Sock Missing and 1994’s Crappin’ You Negative (title taken from one of the best lines in Raising Arizona). Both albums, along with a slew of related 7”s and an EP, were originally released by our own Shangri-La Records but had fallen out of print during the post-millennial years, especially on vinyl. The Grifters, formed by Stan Gallimore (drums), Tripp Lamkins (bass), Dave Shouse (vocals, guitar), and Scott Taylor (vocals, guitar) in 1990 out of the ashes of A Band Called Bud, had already hit the road hard and built a small nationwide following after the release of their 1992 debut So Happy Together. When they dropped sophomore effort One Sock Missing in 1993, the band garnered its next level of attention. Either unfairly lumped into the then-exploding Lo-Fi scene or the deconstructionist blues leanings of the also popular Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, the Grifters really sounded like very few of their contemporaries. Dark, heavy, extremely noisy, fatalist, and often very catchy, the band made the absolute most out of the economical accommodations provided by Easley Studios, creating layer upon layer of noise pop in which there was actually quite a bit going on to the attentive ear. Printing Easley’s phone number in all of their liner notes was also a huge driving force in making the studio a major destination (Pavement, Sonic Youth, etc.) as the middle of the decade played out. It could also be argued that this era of the Grifters played a big hand in spreading Ohio’s Guided by Voices to a larger underground audience, as both bands often found themselves touring together. One Sock Missing contains veritable Grifters’ classics “Bummer,” “She Blows Blasts of Static” (also a stand-alone 7” on Shangri-La), “Corolla Hoist,” the brooding urban-psych nightmare of “Just Passing Out,” and wailing emotional catastrophe, “Encrusted,” among many others. 1994’s Crappin’ You Negative was a noticeable step forward and capitalized on the momentum achieved by slightly scaling back on the abstract dissonance and songs that just fell apart out of nowhere. Local shows had become capacity affairs at the Antenna and Barristers, and the Grifters were getting a ton of great press nation-
wide. Crappin’ You Negative, also recorded at Easley, kicks off with the bulldozing “Rats” and, like its predecessors, isn’t afraid to delve into the darker, more depressed enclaves of early ’90s indie rock with songs like “Dead Already,” “Junkie Blood,” and “Black Fuel Incinerator.” Each album side closes with one of the Grifters’ great sleeper “hits”; the plodding-but-beautiful dirge of “Felt Tipped Over” on the A-side and the stumbling power-pop brilliance of “Cinnamon.” Live shows, of which quite a few serve as formative memories for this writer, could be a total mess or could be transcendent but were always worth seeing as the Grifters really made one proud to claim Memphis as a home base. As mentioned above, the band was getting noticed outside of town in magazines like Spin, and following a set at CBGB in NYC in 1994, The New York Times wrote: Grifters
“Beneath the fuzz and the clatter, the secrets of the band’s underground allure lay intact. The guitars were dipped deep in the blues tradition of their hometown, and the rhythm section often took detours into jazz. Mr. Shouse had a sixth sense for pop melody that made the audience work to retrieve the perfect pop pearl that lay inside cracked new rockers.” Fat Possum’s release date for the two reissues is August 12th. Record label head honcho Bruce Watson explained that this project was a long time in the making. “I’d always been a big fan, and we started talks with the band and Sherman (Willmott, of Shangri-La Projects/Records) around the turn of the year, and everyone came to an agreement about us buying the masters and making this stuff available on vinyl again,” Watson said. “There isn’t any bonus material, because I don’t think any existed really, but each album will have great liner notes by Andria Lisle.” Both Grifters albums will be released on August 12th. Digital versions are available now.
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The Band Road The Band Camino on their recent local success. Since forming in the summer of last year, the Band Camino has become one of the hottest acts in the city, landing gigs at Minglewood Hall, BankPlus Amphitheater, and at Beale Street Music Fest, all on the strength of their debut EP, My Thoughts on You. I caught up with the pop rock band (three of whom are full-time students at the U of M) to find out the secret to their early success. — Chris Shaw The Memphis Flyer: You guys formed less than a year ago, but you’ve already played all these big-time shows. How did all that happen so fast? Spencer Stewart (guitar, vocals): I think there’s mixed explanations for each of the big shows we’ve played. Putting ourselves in the right places at the right time has helped a lot. A lot of it is luck, too. Somebody just happening to be in a good mood that day. It’s kind of unspoken for us, but we have always had a plan in action before we put us out there. Graham Rowell (bass): And I think it’s about us actually wanting to play these shows. A lot of bands say they want to do it, but they don’t actually try. We care about being as good as we can be. It’s like that Rudy Gay quote, “Make your own luck.” Andrew Isbell (drums): We also had our brand kind of put together before we even started playing shows. I think that’s really important, too. A lot of the higher-ups
at different places started taking notice, and that helped tremendously as well. How’d you come up with the band name? Rowell: I just saw an El Camino and thought the word looked cool. Stewart: We also looked up the name and saw that it meant the road or the path, and so we came up with the idea that we chose the band life. How has the EP been received so far? Stewart: It’s been getting some great feedback on Spotify. We were on the top 50 viral songs on Spotify for days, but then bigger albums came out and we got bumped. We have about 150,000 plays in all. Isbell: Jeffery [Jordan] also sent out a ton of emails to people at music websites, and they added us on to a few Spotify playlists, which helped tremendously. The University of Memphis music scene has always been isolated. It’s always tough to get students out to shows. Have you guys been able to do that? Jeffery Jordan (guitar, vocals): We all have different friend groups at school, and since we all know different people, we’d just send out massive texts about an upcoming show we were playing. Now we are at the point when we
Introducing the Band Camino don’t have to text everyone anymore. People just show up whenever we play. If the songs are good enough, they will speak for themselves. I think we have more high school kids at our shows than college students, though. Stewart: We wanted to secure Memphis before we venture out somewhere else, but there are good shows at parties here, too. We played the frat party at Sig Ep, and it was really cool. You have to convince those guys that you are cool, and you’re not just some nerd who plays guitar. You guys have already experienced all of this success on the local level. What’s the goal going forward? Jordan: I’ve always said that 2017 is the year we try to go big. When 2015 was ending, I said I wanted to get signed, but this year has been our building year. We’ve been gaining ground on Spotify, and we’ve been gaining a lot of new fans. We’re releasing a new EP on July 1st. It still seems like it’s moving really slowly, but it’s really been only about nine months since all this started. The Band Camino, Friday, June 24th at the Hi-Tone. 8 p.m. $10
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After Dark: Live Music Schedule June 23 - 29 Alfred’s 197 BEALE 525-3711
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B.B. King’s Blues Club 143 BEALE 524-KING
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Blue Note Bar & Grill 341-345 BEALE 577-1089
Queen Ann and the Memphis Blues Masters Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.
Blues City Cafe
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Dale Watson Thursday, June 23, 7 p.m.; Nathan Belt Thursday, June 23, 9 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Fridays, 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 5:30 p.m.; Brad Birkedahl Band Thursdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; Eskimo Brothers Friday, June 24, 9:30 p.m., and Saturday, June 25, 9:30 p.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Saturdays, 12:30 p.m., and Tuesday, June 28, 7 p.m.; The Memphis 3 Sundays, 6 p.m., and Mondays, 7 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.
Club 152 152 BEALE 544-7011
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Bad Boy Matt & the Amazing Rhythmatics Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.
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Itta Bena 145 BEALE 578-3031
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Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cafe & Honky Tonk 310 BEALE 654-5171
The Johnny Go Band Thursdays, Sundays, 711 p.m.; Rockin’ Rob Haynes & the Memphis Flash Fridays, Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.; Live Band Karaoke Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.; The Memphis House Rockers Saturdays, 3-7 p.m., and Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m.; Gary Hardy & Memphis 2 Sundays, 3-7 p.m., and Mondays, 7-11 p.m.
King Jerry Lawler’s Hall of Fame Bar & Grille 159 BEALE
Eric Hughes Thursdays, Fridays, 5-8 p.m.; Karaoke Mondays-Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.; Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.
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King’s Palace Cafe’s Patio 162 BEALE 521-1851
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King’s Palace Cafe Tap Room 168 BEALE 576-2220
Don Valentine Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Sean “Bad” Apple Friday, June 24, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Delta Project Saturday, June 25, 8 p.m.-midnight.
New Daisy Theatre 330 BEALE 525-8981
Daisyland XL feat. Borgeous Saturday, June 25, 10 p.m.5 a.m.; WUMR Jazz in June Radiothon Kickoff Concert Sunday, June 26, 6-8 p.m.
Rum Boogie Cafe 182 BEALE 528-0150
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Rum Boogie Cafe’s Blues Hall 182 BEALE 528-0150
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Huey’s Downtown 77 S. SECOND 527-2700
JD and the Midnight Howl Sunday, June 26, 8:30 p.m.midnight.
Huey’s Midtown 1927 MADISON 726-4372
Georgia English and the Jukebox Kids Sunday, June 26, 4-7 p.m.; LeFever Sunday, June 26, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.
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Marcella & Her Lovers Friday, June 24; The Sheiks Saturday, June 25; Some Sons of Mudboy Wednesday, June 29.
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Wild Bill’s 1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975
The Soul Connection Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.
Young Avenue Deli 2119 YOUNG 278-0034
Dead Soldiers Saturday, June 25, 10 p.m.
Levitt Shell OVERTON PARK 272-2722
The Cove 2559 BROAD 730-0719
Ed Finney & the U of M Jazz Quartet Thursdays, 9 p.m.; Terry Prince & the Principles Friday, June 24, 10 p.m.; Hope Clayburn’s Soul Scrimmage Saturday, June 25, 10 p.m.; Justin White Mondays, 7 p.m.; Don & Wayde Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 10 p.m.
Dru’s Place
Hayes Carll Thursday, June 23, 7 p.m.; Stax Music Academy Summer Music Experience Grand Finale Saturday, June 25, 7:30 p.m.
University of Memphis
Midtown Crossing Grill
Ubee’s
394 N. WATKINS 443-0502
Memphis Ukelele Meetup Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.
521 S. HIGHLAND 323-0900
Karaoke Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
Minglewood Hall
East Memphis
1555 MADISON 866-609-1744
Dopapod Wednesday, June 29, 8 p.m.; Reverend Horton Heat, Unknown Hinson, Koffin Kats, Lincoln Durham Wednesday, June 29, 8 p.m.
1474 MADISON 275-8082
Karaoke Fridays-Sundays.
Hi-Tone 412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE
P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906
Wilby Thursday, June 23, 7 p.m.; Camino with Black Alley Cat Friday, June 24, 8 p.m.; Strange Wave Connection Friday, June 24, 9 p.m.; A Step Ahead Benefit Saturday, June 25, 8 p.m.; The Nobility, Whiskey Republic Saturday, June 25, 9 p.m.; Faith Evans Ruch & Little Maker Monday, June 27, 9 p.m.; KYLE with Monticello & Cricket Orchestra Wednesday, June 29, 9 p.m.
Dan McGuinness Pub 4694 SPOTTSWOOD 761-3711
Karaoke Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House
Murphy’s
551 S. MENDENHALL 762-8200
1589 MADISON 726-4193
Borzoi, Data Drums, Faux Killas Friday, June 24; Sleepy J, Gray Manner, Paradigm Saturday, June 25; 1-800-Band, River City Tanlines Tuesday, June 28.
Intimate Piano Lounge featuring Charlotte Hurt Mondays-Thursdays, 59:30 p.m.; Larry Cunningham Fridays, Saturdays, 6-10 p.m.
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STEEP CANYON RANGERS AT THE LEVITT SHELL Grammy award-winning bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers play the Levitt Shell this Friday night. The Summer Series is in full swing over at the Shell, and last Thursday night the Bo-Keys (featuring the amazing Percy Wiggins) delivered an amazing set of Memphis hits that set the bar pretty high for the rest of the performers scheduled for June. Steep Canyon Rangers should be up to the challenge, as they’ve been heralded by Rolling Stone as “hard-charging innovators” in the bluegrass genre. The band also has a handful of awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association to go along with a Grammy award and Grammy nomination. Formed in 2000 at the University of North Carolina, Steep Canyon Rangers released six albums before their breakthrough with 2011’s Rare Bird Alert — a genre-defining album that featured comedian Steve Martin on banjo. The band also collaborates with Martin Short, and both comedians were featured on Steep Canyon Rangers’ spring tour. Neither comedian has committed to performing with the band on Friday, but that shouldn’t stop you from enjoying one of the best modern bluegrass bands going. Steep Canyon Rangers take modern bluegrass to new levels without watering down the genre, and percussionist Michael Ashworth has brought a tremendous amount of versatility to the band since joining in 2013, with his signature “box kit” giving the Steep Canyon Rangers a backbone without overpowering the intricate string work. There won’t be many opportunities to see Grammy-sized talent at the Levitt Shell this summer, but other concerts of note in the next two weeks include performances by Elizabeth Cook and Lera Lynn, the singer featured in multiple episodes of the second season of True Detective. — Chris Shaw Steep Canyon Rangers, Friday, June 24th at the Levitt Shell Summer Series. 7:30 p.m. Free Admission
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The Settlers Sunday, June 26, 4-7 p.m.; The Chaulkies Sunday, June 26, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.
Memphis Botanic Garden
Marlowe’s Ribs & Restaurant
Bartlett
Cordova
Old Whitten Tavern
Fox and Hound Sports Tavern
Unwind Wednesdays Wednesdays, 6 p.m.-midnight.
819 EXOCET 624-9060
Mesquite Chop House
2800 WHITTEN 379-1965
Live Music Fridays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.
4381 ELVIS PRESLEY 332-4159
Huey’s Cordova
Karaoke with DJ Stylez Thursdays, Sundays, 10 p.m.
1771 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 754-3885
750 CHERRY 636-4100
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4202 HACKS CROSS 757-1423
3964 GOODMAN, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-890-7611
3165 FOREST HILL-IRENE 249-5661
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Summer/Berclair Barbie’s Barlight Lounge
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Live in Studio A: The Stax Music Academy Alumni Band Tuesdays, 2-4 p.m.
5960 GETWELL, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-890-2467
Patio Party with Juno Marrs Thursdays, 7-10 p.m.
Tunica Roadhouse 1107 CASINO CENTER, TUNICA, MS 662-363-4900
Live Music Fridays, Saturdays; The Moonshine Ball Featuring Silk Saturday, June 25, 8 p.m.
Wadford’s Grill & Bar 474 CHURCH, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-510-5861
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Winchester/ Hickory Hill Maria’s Cantina 6717 AIRWAYS BLVD, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662) 772-5926
South Memphis 1130 COLLEGE 590-4591
Live Entertainment Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
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Full Effect Band Saturday, June 25, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Memphis Slim Collaboratory
Hollywood Casino 1150 CASINO STRIP RESORT, TUNICA, MS 662-357-7700
Meredith Koch Sunday, June 26, 8 p.m.-midnight; Karaoke Night Mondays, 810 p.m.
661 N. MENDENHALL
Possum Daddy’s Karaoke Saturdays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
Electric Circus Thursday, June 23, Friday, June 24, and Saturday, June 25.
Mesquite Chop House
Neil’s Music Room
THE REGALIA, 6150 POPLAR 761-0990
Gold Strike Casino 1010 CASINO CENTER IN TUNICA, MS 1-888-24K-PLAY
Huey’s Southaven
6069 PARK 767-6002
Jack Rowell’s Celebrity Jam Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Rewind Saturday, June 25, 8 p.m.; Flashback Sunday, June 26, 3-6 p.m.; Memphis All Stars Monday, June 27, 8-11 p.m.; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.
6565 TOWNE CENTER, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-536-2200
7090 MALCO, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-349-7097
East Tapas and Drinks Carlos & Adam from the Late Greats Thursdays, 79 p.m.; Elizabeth Wise Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.
Fox and Hound Sports Tavern
Live Music Thursdays, 5 p.m.; Karaoke Tuesdays.
Young Petty Thieves Sunday, June 26, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.
Live at the Garden: Greg Allman Sunday, June 26, 6 p.m.
Acoustic Music Tuesdays.
RockHouse Live
T.J. Mulligan’s Cordova
5709 RALEIGH-LAGRANGE 386-7222
8071 TRINITY 756-4480
Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Open Mic Mondays Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Live Music Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.
Shelby Forest General Store
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.
Frayser/Millington Old Millington Winery 6748 OLD MILLINGTON 873-4114
9087 POPLAR 755-0092
Live Music on the patio Thursdays-Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.
North Mississippi/ Tunica
Java Trio Sunday, June 26.
Bally’s
Tony Butler Fridays, 6-8 p.m.
Germantown
CASINO CENTER DRIVE IN TUNICA, MS 1-800-38-BALLY
Collierville
Huey’s Southwind
7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770
Arlington/Eads/ Oakland/Lakeland
Brian Johnson Band Friday, June 24, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Wine Bar
Huey’s Collierville 2130 W. POPLAR 854-4455
The King Beez Sunday, June 26, 8-11:30 p.m.
7825 WINCHESTER 624-8911
1-900 Band Friday, June 24, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., and Saturday, June 25, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
The Sensations Sunday, June 26, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.
The Crossing Bar & Grill
Huey’s Germantown
7281 HACKS CROSS, OLIVE BRANCH, MS 662-893-6242
7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034
Gary Escoe’s Atomic Dance Machine Sunday, June 26, 8-11:30 p.m.; Patio Party featuring Seth & Brad Walker Wednesday, June 29, 5-8 p.m.
Karaoke with Buddha Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8 p.m.midnight.
Stage Stop 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
Dantones Friday, June 24, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., and Saturday, June 25, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Live Music Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.; Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays, 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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CALENDAR of EVENTS:
June 23 - 29 Hattiloo Theatre
T H EAT E R
Circuit Playhouse
Peter and the Starcatcher, grownup’s prequel to Peter Pan. www.playhouseonthesquare.org. $22-$35. Thurs.Sat., 8 p.m., and Sun., 2 p.m. Through June 26. 51 S. COOPER (725-0776).
Landers Center (DeSoto Civic Center)
Oklahoma!, www.dftonline. com. $22. Sun., 2 p.m., and Fri., Sat., 7 p.m. Through June 26. 4560 VENTURE, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662-280-9120).
The Evergreen Theatre
Orpheus Descending, a young, charismatic musician arrives in a stifling Southern town and quickly forms a bond with Lady, the wife of an older merchant who lies dying in a room above the store they own causing scandal in the town. (484-3467), www.newmoontheatre.org. $20. Fri., Sat., 8-10 p.m., and Sun., 2-10 p.m. Through June 26. 1705 POPLAR (274-7139).
FireHouse Community Arts Center
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, www. memphisblackartsalliance.org. Fri.-Sat., June 24-25. 985 S. BELLEVUE (948-9522).
Germantown Community Theatre The Grapes of Wrath, story of the Joad family and their flight from the dust bowl of Oklahoma. www.gctcomeplay. org. $13. Sundays, 2:30 p.m., and Fridays, Saturdays, 7 p.m. Through July 3. 3037 FOREST HILL-IRENE (754-2680).
Gold Strike Casino
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June 23-29, 2016
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. O N G O I N G ART
The Wiz, re-imagining of The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy, a kindergarten teacher from Harlem, and her dog, Toto, are lost in a snowstorm and end up in the Land of Oz. www.hattiloo. org. $18-$30. Thurs., Fri., 7:30 p.m., Sat., 2 & 7:30 p.m., and Sun., 3 p.m. Through June 26.
Art Museum at the University of Memphis (AMUM)
“Flying Colors: Asafo Flags of the Fante,” exhibition prepared by University of Memphis students. www.memphis.edu/ amum. Through Oct. 1. “Africa: Art of a Continent,” permanent exhibition of African art from the Martha and Robert Fogelman collection. Ongoing.
37 S. COOPER (502-3486).
Playhouse on the Square
Sister Act, when disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she is put into protective custody in a convent. www.playhouseonthesquare.org. $22-$40. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays, 2 p.m. Through July 10.
142 COMMUNICATION & FINE ARTS BUILDING (678-2224).
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Theatre Memphis
Oliver!, musical that brings Charles Dickens’ timeless characters to life from his novel about a poor orphan and his associates scrambling to survive in Old London Towne. www.theatrememphis.org. $30. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m., and Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Through July 3. 630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).
TheatreWorks
The Outgoing Tide, in a summer home on the Chesapeake Bay, Gunner has hatched an unorthodox plan to secure his family’s future but meets with resistance from his family, who have plans of their own. www. theatreworksmemphis.org. $15. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m. Through July 2. 2085 MONROE (274-7139).
Various locations
Casting call for A Change Is Gonna Come, domestic violence-awareness stage play that will appear at the Women’s Theatre Festival July 15th16th at Hattiloo Theatre. Send email with subject “Memphis Casting,” acting resume, contact info, and headshots, vickielevans@gmail.com. COOLEST PRICESwww. IN forgiven2.com/cast-call.html. Through June 30. Submissions open for Out of the Closet 10-Minute Play Fest,
“Inches From the Earth” at the Metal Museum through July 10th plays may be comedy or drama. Both individual authors and collaborative teams are eligible. See website for more information. www.etcmemphistheater. com. Through June 30. SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
A R T I ST R E C E PT I O N S
Circuitous Succession Gallery
OT H E R A R T HAPPE N I NGS
Art After Dark
Galleries and gardens will be open late. Featuring light refreshments, entertainment, and a cash bar. Free with admission. Every third Thursday, 6-8 p.m. THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.
Artist reception for “High on the Hog: Ten Years in the Pit,” exhibition of photographs by Lawrence Jasud. www.circuitoussuccession.com. Fri., June 24, 6-9 p.m.
Art Trolley Tour
500 S. SECOND.
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David Lusk Gallery
Tour the local galleries and shops on South Main. Last Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m. SOUTH MAIN HISTORIC ARTS DISTRICT, DOWNTOWN.
Opening reception for “Accumulator,” exhibition of surrealist installations of sculpture and painting by Tim Crowder. www. davidluskgallery.com. Fri., June 24, 6-8 p.m. Opening reception for “The Playbook,” exhibition of new TOWN! paintings by Kelly S. Williams. www.davidluskgallery.com. Fri., June 24, 6-8 p.m.
Family-friendly, all ages. Learn how to etch on aluminum using similar techniques as exhibiting artist, Douglas Harling. $10. Last Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Through Jan. 19. METAL MUSEUM, 374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380), WWW.METALMUSEUM.ORG.
Award-winning singer, dancer, actress, writer, and arts administrator performs. $12. Sun., June 26, 4-7 p.m. MEMPHIS SOUNDS LOUNGE, 22 N. THIRD (590-4049), WWW.MEMPHISBLACKARTSALLIANCE.ORG.
Me & Mrs. Jones DIY Summer Camp for Adults
Various workshops on painting, photography, calligraphy, and more. See website for more information and registration. $45-$175. Through June 30. VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION, WWW. MRSJONESPAINTEDFINISHES.COM.
“Urban Meridians”
Exhibition of interactive light art installation by Robin Salant and Terance Brown. Fri., June 24, 8:30 p.m. STUART’S, 82-86 S. MAIN, WWW. FACEBOOK.COM/CROSSTOWNLIGHTS.
The Blues Foundation
“Screamin’ the Blues,” exhibition of photography by Françoise Digel. www.blues.org. Through Sept. 2. 421 S. MAIN.
Crosstown Arts Gallery
“Say Hello to America!,” a juried exhibition exploring the current (absurd?) state of the American political landscape. www.crosstownarts.org. Through July 9. 422 N. CLEVELAND.
The Dixon Gallery & Gardens
“The Impressionist Revolution: Forty Years of French Art at the Dixon.” Through July 17. Carlyle Wolfe, exhibition of line drawings from more than a decade of observing a variety of plant forms that grow throughout the Mid-South. Through Aug. 7. “Diamond Dust Shoes,” exhibition of Andy Warhol’s work on view in the Catmur Foyer. www. dixon.org. Through Aug. 1. 4339 PARK (761-5250).
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“Vision from Heaven: Paintings from the Revelation of Jesus Christ,” exhibition of 11 paintings giving visual context to several scriptures from the last book of the Bible by Roy Hawkins, Jr. Through June 30.
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CALENDAR: JUNE 23 - 29
The Farmer
Beth Okeon, exhibition of acrylic and multi-media work on canvas. Through Sept. 5. 262 S HIGHLAND (324-2221).
FireHouse Community Arts Center
Mosal Morszart, exhibition of works by Black Arts Alliance artist. www.memphisblackartsalliance.org. Ongoing. 985 S. BELLEVUE (948-9522).
Fratelli’s
“2016 Birdhouses and Elves,” exhibition of handcrafted birdhouses and garden-themed ceramics by R.P. Funderburk and Liz Bass. www.memphisbotanicgarden.com. Through June 29. 750 CHERRY (766-9900).
James Lee House
“The Power of Nature,” exhibition of recent paintings by John Torina. Through July 7. 690 ADAMS.
Memphis Botanic Garden “Deconstruct/Reconstruct,” exhibition of work by Amy Hartelust and Chloe York. www. memphisbotanicgarden.com. Through June 30. 750 CHERRY (636-4100).
Guest teachers, shows every two weeks. Juniors train in ballet, jazz, creative art, and music on Tues. and Thur. Seniors train in ballet, variations, modern, and pilates on Mon., Wed., and Fri. Call for registration. Through June 30.
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
“Veda Reed: Day into Night,” exhibition of 29 paintings spanning 1956 to 2016. Through Sept. 4. “Cats and Quotes,” exhibition featuring felines from a variety of periods, offering a chance to see how different artists have depicted cats and their varied relationships with human beings over time. Through July 10. “Early Learners Explore the Environment,” exhibition showcasing a five-week program of art-making activities built specifically for early learners around various ecological themes. Through June 26. “Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars Preview,” exhibition showcasing Moroccan-born, U.K.-based art Hassan Hajjaj and the eclectic group of nine musicians from around the world whom the artist sees as his own personal “rock stars.” Through Sept. 4. “Rage of the Ballet Gods,” exhibition comprised of four figures from Yinka Shonibare MBE’s series. www.brooksmuseum.org. Through Nov. 6. 1934 POPLAR (544-6209).
Memphis College of Art
“Best in Class 2015/2016,” exhibition of the most creative undergraduate artwork from the academic year. Through July 8.
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TRINITY UNITED METHODIST EDUCATIONAL CENTER, 1738 GALLOWAY (301-3262).
“Sankofa: An Ancestral Journey,” exhibition of works resulting from artist book Itshanapa including a collection of sculpture incorporating found objects, installations, and excerpts of creative writing by Dail Chambers. www.mca.edu. Through July 30. 1930 POPLAR (272-5100).
Memphis College of Art, Nesin Graduate School 2016 Biennial Alumni Exhibition, www.mca.edu. Through Aug. 6. 477 S. MAIN.
Metal Museum
“Inches From the Earth,” exhibition of work by contemporary metalsmiths inspired by the intimacy and preciousness of plant and insect life. www.metalmuseum.org. Through July 10. “Drawings of E.A. Chase: Designs of a Pioneer Modernist,” Through Oct. 2. “In the Garden,” exhibition includes free admission to the Metal Museum, specialty alcoholic drinks, beer, and wine.
(774-6380), www.metalmuseum.org/upcoming_events. Through July 31.
Stock&Belle
374 METAL MUSEUM DR. (774-6380).
Playhouse on the Square
“Do Overs,” exhibition of renewed thrift-store artwork by Jane Croy. www.jmcroy.com. Through June 24. Jeniffer Church, exhibition of new works. www.jenifferchurch. com. Through July 24. “Seascapes: Recent Works by Chloe York,” www.mca.edu. Through July 24. 66 S. COOPER (726-4656).
Ross Gallery
“50 Years & Counting,” exhibition of retrospective paintings on canvas and silk by Rollin M. Kocsis. (321-3243), www.cbu. edu/gallery. Through Aug. 3. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY, PLOUGH LIBRARY, 650 E. PARKWAY S. (321-3000).
“Mind | Body,” exhibition of photographs and printed material by Megan Armstrong. www. instagram.com/stockandbelle. Free. Through June 29. 387 S. MAIN (442 222-8972).
Village Frame & Art
Gallery Artists, exhibition of work by Charlie Ivey, Virginia Schoenster, Lou Ann Dattilo, and Matthew Hasty. Ongoing.
Soul Resurrection
Music concert featuring Howard PHeelgooD, guest entertainers, dancers, and singers with DJ party and live band to celebrate Howard PHeelgooD Day and bring attention to autism in our community. $20. Wed., June 29, 7:30-11 p.m. THE GALLERY AT MADISON SQUARE, 1819 MADISON (702-483-0360), WWW.PHEELOGSHOWTIME.WIX.COM.
540 S. MENDENHALL (767-8882).
WKNO Studio
“For Art’s Sake!,” exhibition of works by Don Meyers. (458-2521), www.wkno.org/ gallery1091.html. Free. Through June 28. 7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).
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$30. Sun., June 26, 6:30 p.m. CANNON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, MEMPHIS COOK CONVENTION CENTER, 255 N. MAIN (TICKETS, 525-1515), WWW. BRINGITLIVETOUR.COM.
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Brass Door Irish Pub
Tuesday Show Comedy Anniversary Show, celebrate a year of comedy with South Carolina’s Jenn Snyder, New Orleans’ Vince Gulino and Jeffery Buck, and Memphis’ Brandon Sams, Amanda Walker, Q, and the return of Ben Aviotti. $5. Tues., June 28, 8-10 p.m. 152 MADISON (572-1813).
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242 S. COOPER (276-3937).
Registration for A Chance to Dance
Chalk the Courtyard in Overton Square, Sunday, June 26th
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
“Geometric Abstractions,” exhibition of pattern-, repetition-, and color relationships-influenced oil paintings on linen and canvas by Sandy Deacon. www.eclectic-eye. com. Through Aug. 3.
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Open Mic Comedy, Thursdays, 9 p.m. 1532 MADISON (726-0906).
The Fitz
Rickey Smiley, $35$75. Sat., June 25, 7 and 10 p.m. 711 LUCKY LANE (1-800-766-LUCK).
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University of Memphis Holiday Inn
60th Mid-South Poetry Festival and Competition, participate in one of 32 poetry contests. For more information, visit website. (361-0077), poetrysocietytn. org. $10-$20. Through Sept. 30. 3700 CENTRAL (678-8200).
B O O KS I G N I N G S
Booksigning by William Page
Author reads and signs In This Maybe Best of All Possible Worlds. Thurs., June 23, 5:30 p.m. BURKE’S BOOK STORE, 936 S. COOPER (278-7484), WWW.BURKESBOOKS.COM.
LECT U R E /S P E A K E R
The Metal Museum presents “Inches from the Earth”
the current exhibition, “Inches from the Earth.” Free. Thurs., June 23, 11 a.m.-noon. MORTON MUSEUM OF COLLIERVILLE HISTORY, 196 MAIN, COLLIERVILLE (457-2650).
Summer of Faith: “Who Is My Neighbor?” Sandy Webb speaks on topic in the Summer of Faith preaching series. Sun., June 26, 11 a.m.noon. CHURCH OF THE RIVER, 292 VIRGINIA (526-8631).
TO U R S
Three-Hour Lights Out Paranormal Investigation
All-access investigation. Attendees must be 18 years of age. Bring digital audio recorder and camera for an evening of learning how to set up and conduct a paranormal investigation. Limited to 12 investigators. $25. Sat., June 25, 9:30 p.m. WOODRUFF-FONTAINE HOUSE, 680 ADAMS (526-1469), WWW.HISTORICALHAUNTSMEMPHIS.COM.
Bridge Walk with Jimmy Ogle
Free tour of the Memphis and Arkansas Bridge. Meet up at Crump Park, Exit 12C on I-55 North. Sun., June 26, 2 p.m. CRUMP PARK, DELAWARE AT CRUMP (604-5002), WWW.JIMMYOGLE.COM.
Metal Museum Collections & Exhibitions Manager presents a lecture on artworks included in
Court Square & Surroundings Walking Tour with Jimmy Ogle
Meet at Hebe Fountain in Court Square. Free. Tues., June 28, 11:45 a.m. COURT SQUARE, AT N. MAIN AND COURT (604-5002), WWW.JIMMYOGLE.COM.
Downtown Murder Investigation and Tour
Unique two-hour tour and investigation hosted by a real paranormal investigator and TAPS family member. Meet and investigate a site which was the scene of a brutal murder in 1918. $20. Saturdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Through Aug. 27. THE BROOM CLOSET, 546 S. MAIN (497-9486), WWW.HISTORICALHAUNTSMEMPHIS.COM.
Downtown Walking Ghost Tour
Explore the macabre history of downtown Memphis with seasoned paranormal investigators. Visit sites of hauntings taken from local legends, official records, and paranormal investigations. $20. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Through Aug. 31. TATER RED’S LUCKY MOJOS AND VOODOO HEALING, 153 BEALE (4979486), WWW.HISTORICALHAUNTSMEMPHIS.COM.
Haunted Pub Crawl
Join knowledgeable and entertaining guides on an informative and humorous walking tour of downtown Memphis
restaurants, bars, and taverns. Ages 21 and over only. Drinks not included. $20. Wednesdays, Fridays, 7:30 p.m. Through Aug. 26. THE BROOM CLOSET, 546 S. MAIN (497-9486), WWW.HISTORICALHAUNTSMEMPHIS.COM.
Mid-South Parade of Homes
22-home tour spanning the Mid-South will showcase the best of new trends in home design, technology, products, and decorating. Through June 26. VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION (756-4500), WWW.MIDSOUTHPARADE.COM.
Old Forest Hike
Walking tour of the region’s only urban old-growth forest. Last Sunday of every month, 10 a.m. OVERTON PARK, OFF POPLAR (276-1387).
Renaissance and Baroque Permanent Collection with Brooks Docent
Using artwork in our permanent collection, explore the traditional art materials, themes, symbolism, and innovation to gain a greater understanding of art during this time. Sat., June 25, 2 p.m. MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6209), WWW.BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.
Tours at Two
Join a Dixon docent or member of the curatorial staff on a tour of the current exhibitions. Free for members. $5 nonmembers. Tuesdays, Sundays, 2-3 p.m. THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.
Woodland Garden Tours
Celebrate 40 years with garden docents who will be available to discuss specific highlights in the Woodland garden. Emphasis on plants and design representative of Memphis shade garden conditions. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon Through Dec. 31. THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.
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It’s in the Bag
Pick up a free canvas tote at the Carriage Crossing Management Office. Use tote bag for discounts and special offers at over 20 stores and restaurants. While supplies last. MondaysWednesdays. Through July 31. CARRIAGE CROSSING, HOUSTON LEVEE & BILL MORRIS PKWY. (8548240), WWW.SHOPCARRIAGECROSSING.COM.
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Juneteenth Black Arts Festival
Featuring a black book fair, arts and artisans, vendors, singers, fashions, dancers, and more. Sat.,
June 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. SLAVEHAVEN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM, 826 N. SECOND (527-3427).
North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic $25-$100. Thur.-Sat., June 23-25.
BETTY DAVIS BBQ, 3359 OLD OXFORD ROAD, WWW. NMSHILLCOUNTRYPICNIC.COM.
Privileged Music Fest
Enjoy music by local artists. Fri., June 24, 8-midnight. W.C. HANDY PARK, BEALE AT THIRD.
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2016 Dexter Jackson Classic Pro/Am
National qualifying competition for all divisions including new men’s classic physique, wheelchair, bodybuilding, fitness, and uniform bodybuilding. See website for more information. $25-$60. Sat., June 25, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. CANNON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, MEMPHIS COOK CONVENTION CENTER, 255 N. MAIN (TICKETS, 525-1515), WWW.DJMEMPHISCLASSIC.COM.
Annie Oakley Buffalo Bill Wild West Triathlon
Held at No Name Lake (off Walnut Grove at Farm Road). The event includes four races: an all-women super sprint triathlon, an all-women sprint triathlon, an all-men super sprint triathlon, and an all-men sprint triathlon. Sat., June 25,
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Saturdays, 8 a.m. THE SALVATION ARMY KROC CENTER, 800 E. PARKWAY S. (7298007), WWW.KROCMEMPHIS.ORG.
The Brown Butterflies Inaugural Run/Walk: Laps for Lupus
Featuring entertainment, vendors, activities for kids, entertainment, and more benefiting Brown Butterflies. Fri., June 24, 4-10 p.m. TIGER LANE, 335 SOUTH HOLLYWOOD, WWW.BROWNBUTTERFLIES.ORG.
Go Ape Treetop Adventure
Course in Shelby Farms Park open for its second season. Ongoing.
SHELBY FARMS, 500 N. PINE LAKE (767-PARK), WWW.GOAPE.COM.
Healthy Shelby 5K and Festival
In addition to the 5K, there will be a one-mile walk, health fair, bounce house, dj, giveaways, award ceremony, special appearances, and more benefiting Healthy Shelby and efforts to publicize county health concerns. Sat., June 25, 8 a.m. SHELBY FARMS, 500 N. PINE LAKE (767-PARK), HTTPS://HEALTHYSHELBY5K. RACESONLINE.COM.
Memphis City Football Club
MEMPHIS GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY CENTER, 892 S. COOPER (278-6422), WWW.MGLCC.ORG.
MIKE ROSE SOCCER COMPLEX, 9000 E. SHELBY, WWW.MEMPHISCITYFC.COM.
Healthy Relationships Summer Series
See website for game schedule. Through July 2.
Series for sexually active LGBTQ adults (18-40). Best fit for LGBTQ adults with chronic sexual health conditions (including HIV/AIDS, Hep A, B, C, Herpes, HPV). Sundays, 5:30 p.m. Through July 3.
Memphis Redbirds vs. New Orleans Zephyrs June 25-28.
AUTOZONE PARK, THIRD AND UNION (721-6000), WWW.MEMPHISREDBIRDS.COM.
MEMPHIS GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY CENTER, 892 S. COOPER (278-6422), WWW.MGLCC.ORG.
Memphis Roller Derby Double Header: Memphis Hustlin Rollers vs. Cape Fear All Stars and Blues City Bombers vs. Cape Fear Harrts
Weekly Meditation Group
Amateur women’s flat-track roller derby league. $10. Sat., June 25, 6-10 p.m.
PIPKIN BUILDING, MID-SOUTH FAIRGROUNDS, MEMPHISROLLERDERBY.COM.
PTSD Awareness Month Fitness Program with De-Angela Ewing Celebrate our veterans and stand with those who suffer from PTSD. This community event includes fitness, martial arts, wellness demonstrations, healthy snacks, smoothies and door prizes. Sat., June 25, 10 a.m.-noon.
ZEALOT FITNESS & WELLNESS STUDIO, 6195 MACON (730-6061).
Great American Backyard Campout at Shelby Farms, Saturday through Sunday Ride for Life
Non-competitive, familyfriendly, scenic biking tour through East Memphis and Midtown designed to promote health and wellness while promoting a awareness about organ and tissue donation. Sun., June 26, 7 a.m. MEMORIAL PARK FUNERAL HOME, 5668 POPLAR (767-8930), WWW.MIDSOUTHTRASPLANT.ORG.
Annie Oakley Buffalo Bill Wild West Triathlon Transition Area Clinic and Course Preview
Held at the race site on Walnut Grove East at No Name Lake (off Walnut Grove at Farm Road). Free. Fri., June 24, 6 p.m. SHELBY FARMS, 500 N. PINE LAKE (767-PARK), WWW.SHELBYFARMSPARK.ORG.
Yoga at the Collierville Library
Bring your own yoga mat to the Storytelling Room. Wed., 6 p.m. Through June 29. LUCIUS E. & ELSIE C. BURCH JR. LIBRARY, 501 POPLAR VIEW, COL-
LIERVILLE (457-2600), WWW.COLLIERVILLELIBRARY.ORG.
Yoga at the Garden
Connect breath with movement through an all-levels vinyasa flow to increase strength and flexibility, while calming and focusing the mind. $5 members, $8 nonmembers. Thursdays, 4:30 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW.MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.
M E ETI N G S
Delta Transmasculine
New group for transgender masculine folks. Fridays, 5 p.m.
Meets in Sisters’ Chapel to encourage and support the daily practice of morning and evening meditation. Includes a reading or a short taped talk, 30 minutes of silent meditation, followed by brief discussion. Free. Thursdays, 12-1 p.m. ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL, 700 POPLAR (569-6326), HTTPS://ARTESIANMEDITATION. WORDPRESS.COM.
KIDS
2016 Kids Summer Film Fest
Select Malco Theatres will offer kids movies at a specially discounted price benefiting various children’s charities. $2. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 10 a.m.
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Chalk the Courtyard
Family-friendly event. Pick up provided chalk and claim art space with the Art Project Memphis. Pizza giveaways from Memphis Pizza Cafe and event-long giveaways from additional local partners. Free. Sun., June 26, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. OVERTON SQUARE, MIDTOWN, WWW.OVERTONSQUARE.COM.
Chick-fil-A Family Movie Day
Enjoy Finding Dory or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 at Malco’s Paradiso, Cordova, or Olive Branch locations featuring Chick-fil-A breakfast, event
photo, goody bag, games, and prizes. $10. Sat., June 25, 9:30-11:30 a.m. MALCO PARADISO CINEMA, 584 S. MENDENHALL (6821754), CHICKFILAMEMPHIS.COM.
The Jungle Book Kids Summer Camp
Two camps offered for kids ages 6 to 9. Performance on last day of camp. $125. Through June 24, 9 a.m.noon, and through June 24, 9 a.m.-noon. HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 805 DILWORTH LANE, HERNANDO, MS, WWW.KUDZUPLAYERS.COM.
Lausanne Startup Entrepreneur Camp
Social Entrepreneur Summer Accelerator program to fit the needs of future entrepreneurs who are interested in affecting real social change through practical solutions. Designed for students in grades 9-12. $625. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Through July 1. LAUSANNE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL, 1381 W. MASSEY (591-1163), WWW.LAUSANNESCHOOL.COM/STARTUP.
The Little Mermaid Jr. Summer Camp
Kids Camp at Carriage Crossing
Kids will enjoy a craft and complimentary snack at Children’s Park. Crafts geared toward ages 4-8. Free with attending parent. Tuesdays, 9-10:30 a.m. Through June 30.
Two-week camp for ages 9 to 16. Performance by students on June 25. Through June 24, 1-5 p.m., and Sat., June 25, 7 p.m. HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 805 DILWORTH LANE, HERNANDO, MS, WWW.KUDZUPLAYERS.COM.
CARRIAGE CROSSING, HOUSTON LEVEE & BILL MORRIS
Mudpie Mondays
Use our dishes, spoons, and nature’s decorations to “bake” your own cake creations on the Little Garden Patio. Drop-in activity. Mondays, 10 a.m.-noon Through Aug. 31. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW.MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.
Pet Cadets Summer Camp: Session 1-4 Kids aged 7-9 enjoy activities from crafts, games, hands-on time with the animals, plus a behindthe-scenes look at life at the Humane Society. Each child will “graduate” as an official Pet Cadet at the end of each camp week. $200. Through June 24, 8 a.m.-noon. HUMANE SOCIETY OF MEMPHIS & SHELBY COUNTY, 935 FARM (937-3913).
S.P.A.R.K. (Summer Performance Arts Readiness Kamp)
PKWY. (854-8240), WWW.SHOPCARRIAGECROSSING.COM.
Young performers will enjoy morning workouts, training in voice, acting, and movement, and daily lunches in a creative atmosphere. Call for registration and more information. $20 per day. Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Through June 24. FIREHOUSE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER, 985 S. BELLEVUE (948-9522).
Super Summer Camp
Drop off your child (6-plus) for a fun morning of canvas and pottery painting. Pizza lunch and drink provided. Call for more information. $50. Sat., June 25, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. PITTER POTTER STUDIO, 845 GERMANTOWN PKWY (443-7718), WWW.PITTERPOTTERSTUDIO.COM.
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2016 Memphis Zombie Walk
Makeup starts at 4:30 p.m. in Handy Park. Fri., June 24, 7:30 p.m. BEALE STREET, DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS (529-0999), WWW.DOWNTOWNMEMPHIS.COM.
Ambassador College
Students will be trained to give tours. For more information and registration, call or email, historian@elmwoodcemetery.org. Wed., June 29, 10 a.m. ELMWOOD CEMETERY, 824 S. DUDLEY (774-3212), WWW.ELMWOODCEMETERY.ORG.
Auditions with The COUNSEL
Five area producers will hold auditions to find, record, produce, and promote a Memphis artist. No genre restrictions Wed.-Fri., June 22-24, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. MEMPHIS SLIM COLLABORATORY, 1130 COLLEGE (236-8439).
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Celebration honoring the SCOTUS decision on Marriage Equality with an Evensong service. Funds collected will benefit MGLCC’s Metamorphosis Project. Sun., June 26, 4 p.m. ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL, 700 POPLAR (527-3361), WWW.MGLCC.ORG.
Colors of Cancer Fashion Show
Learn about all forms of cancer and enjoy a great fashion show. Vendors and boutiques will be available. $10. Sat., June 25, 1-5 p.m. FAMILY LIFE CENTER OF NORRIS RD MB CHURCH, 1437 NORRIS (352-1193).
Explore Memphis 2016
Interactive summer learning program that encourages families to read, attend library programs and events, and explore city attractions free of charge. Prizes available for “Get Fit” themed summer activities. Free. Through July 31. VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION, WWW.MEMPHISLIBRARY.ORG.
Great American Backyard Campout
Explore Shelby Farms Park campout that features fishing rodeo, guided nocturnal nature hikes, campfire cooking demonstrations, survival activities, breakfast with the buffalo, morning yoga, and more. $65 members, $80 nonmembers. Sat.-Sun., June 25-26, 10 a.m. SHELBY FARMS, 500 N. PINE LAKE (767-PARK), WWW.SHELBYFARMSPARK.ORG.
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The Headstone Dedication of Frank Stokes, the Beale Street Sheik
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Dedication for one of the oldest blues musicians to record in 1927. Fund-raiser reception to follow featuring musician Eric Hughes. Fri., June 24, 6-7 p.m.
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Saving Our Kids Hair Expo
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY, 2012 HERNANDO (615-663-7858), WWW.MTZIONMEMORIALFUND.ORG.
OutBid2016 Paper & Pansies: A Celebration of the First Anniversary of Marriage Equality
Featuring bouncers, food, and entertainment benefiting St. Jude . $30-$50. Sun., June 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. MACSTELL’S BANQUET HALL, 3187 WINCHESTER (417-0577).
Night of dancing, laughter, and bidding. Send photos of your marriage for display. See website for details. $50. Sat., June 25, 6:30 p.m. CLARK OPERA MEMPHIS CENTER, 6745 WOLF RIVER PARKWAY, WWW.MGLCC.ORG.
Peabody Rooftop Party
Each week features entertainment, themed snack buffet, and drink specials. $10-$15. Thursdays, 6-10 p.m. Through Aug. 18.
Chef-inspired menu and featured wine. $50 per couple. Tuesdays. LOCAL GASTROPUB, 2126 MADISON (725-1845), WWW.LOCALGASTROPUB.COM.
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Beers With Pioneers
Date Night
Discussion and Q&A with Jocie Wurzburg (formerly of the Panel of American Women) and Cara McLane of Lady Parts Justice, moderated by Planned Parenthood’s Tami Sawyer. Food trucks and free beer. Fri., June 24, 6 p.m.
Savor tastings at five popular eateries, interact with chefs and managers, and sample a range of local flavors while learning about Memphis historic landmarks. Meeting location disclosed with ticket purchase. $55. Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION, WWW.CITYTASTINGTOURS.COM.
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Fireball Fridays
Enter for a chance to win a trip for two to Ireland. $4 Fireball shots and $3 Pabst Blue Ribbon cans. Fridays, 7 p.m.-3 a.m. Through Sept. 16. CELTIC CROSSING, 903 S. COOPER (274-5151), WWW.CELTICCROSSINGMEMPHIS.COM.
Food Truck Fridays
Fridays, 11:30 a.m. Through Sept. 30. THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.
Juneteenth Farmer’s Market
Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Through June 30. SLAVEHAVEN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM, 826 N. SECOND (527-3427).
Vine to Wine at the Garden: Red, White, and Blues
THE PEABODY, 149 UNION (529-4000), WWW.PEABODYMEMPHIS.COM.
Selection of wines perfect for outdoor celebrations. Sweet treats by Frost. $30 members, $45 nonmembers. Tues., June 28, 6-8 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW.MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.
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Movies start at noon and are shown throughout the day. Sat., Sun., noon Through June 26. BELZ MUSEUM OF ASIAN AND JUDAIC ART, 119 S. MAIN, IN THE PEMBROKE SQUARE BUILDING (523-ARTS), WWW.BELZMUSEUM.ORG.
Francofonia
Foreign film by Russian director Alexandr Sokurov promoting the history and role of the Louvre in popular culture. $9. Wed., June 29, 7 p.m. MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6209), WWW.BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.
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South Lawn Cinema
Bring blankets, chairs, and snacks. Complimentary popcorn while supplies last. Free for members, $5 nonmembers. Thurs., June 23, 8 p.m. THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.
Twilight Tuesday Movie Series
See website for movie schedule. Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m. Through July 26. BEALE STREET LANDING, BEALE AND RIVERSIDE, WWW.MEMPHISRIVERFRONT.COM.
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(Above) King of Clouds 2011 challenges the horizon; (below) Nightfall: Clouds and Moon 2006 from Veda Reed’s “Day into Night”
depths of the sky, a feature of the darkness rather than a separate entity. A painting like Nightfall: Clouds and Moon has the improbable effect of making you feel not as if you are in front of the painting, but as if you are surrounded by it. Likewise, the pendulous, green pouches of cloud in her 2000 work, Mammatus II (the mammary cloud), are perhaps not the literal visual description of a storm — but they feel like a storm. When I look at paintings, I often ask myself something along the lines of what’s behind this painting? Why did the painter choose to combine these elements, in this style, to make this image? Reed’s work did not make me wonder, even for a second, what was behind the image. The clouds she paints are not images. They are symbols. Like symbols, they express meaning where the language has failed or not yet been invented. Said Reed on Sunday, “I’ve always been interested in nature and its cycles, and I began to want to paint those in a way that would allow people to pause and think about them.” She has succeeded, to say the least. A note: This is my last art column for the Flyer. I’ve loved writing about art in Memphis for the past three years. Listening to Veda Reed talk about her art to a packed room this past weekend, I have to admit that I cried more than is maybe appropriate in an artist talk. The love that people have for Reed and her work epitomizes, for me, the way that people in our small art community support each other. I’m so happy to be from this city. So thanks for letting me write about your art, and for reading, even when I got it wrong.
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t took the painter Veda Reed years to lose the horizon. In her younger years, the Oklahoma native would make landscape paintings about two things: land and sky. “Being able to see where the sky meets the land has always made me feel safe,” said Reed in an artist talk on Sunday, at the opening of her show “Day into Night.” Reed didn’t want to remain safe. She wanted to lose her bearings, to lose the question of perspective posed by a hard horizon line. So she did what she had to do: She looked up. She began to paint the moon, and the sun, and especially the clouds. She joined a cloud appreciation society and read every book she could find about altocumulus, mammatus, nimbostratus. If this sounds simple, it is. Reed’s oil paintings of clouds, brokered by moonlight or dawn, are simple in the way that faith is simple. They start at the heart of the mystery. They don’t attempt to offer anything beyond what’s there, the thereness being both the most basic and most complex thing possible. Looking at Reed’s 2011 painting King of Clouds (Cumulonimbus Incus with Mamma) — a mollusk-like formation suspended on the canvas in rosy browns — a John Donne quote came to mind: “That then this Beginning was, is a matter of faith, and so infallible. When it was, is a matter of Reason, and therefore various and perplex’d.” Per Donne, there is something “so infallible” about these paintings, which are about faith and not reason. Reed has the uncanny ability, honed over decades of focus, to use two or three colors to describe sun streaks, or a wreathe of light around a full moon, or a scrim of clouds in the early morning. Her 2013 painting, Sun Streaks, involves deep blacks cut through with jet streams of yellow light. The light appears to emerge from inside the
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FILM REVIEW By Chris McCoy
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003’s Finding Nemo was the first Pixar film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature — an award that didn’t exist in 1995 when Toy Story announced the coming of the animation giant. Pixar went on to win eight of the 15 total Animated Feature awards given so far, with Finding Nemo director Andrew Stanton repeating in 2008 with WALL-E, which remains the studio’s pinnacle. Despite a failed push into live-action science fantasy with John Carter, Stanton has remained a stalwart at Pixar, working in some capacity on every picture even after it was absorbed by Disney and Toy Story director John Lasseter was promoted to head of the studio’s animation unit. Pixar is notoriously collaborative, but there’s no denying that Stanton is responsible for a big chunk of the Pixar aesthetic. Which is why the lackluster Finding Dory is so disappointing. Let me stipulate here that Finding Dory is not a bad movie. Much thought has gone into this film. The little Pacific regal blue tang (fish fans are sticklers for specifics), voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, stole the show in Finding Nemo, so the choice to put her at the center of the sequel was obvious. Stanton opens in flashback, when Dory is but a mere blue
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TH E LAST WO R D by Susan Wilson
Hold My Beer ... I hate summer. Summer wears denim cutoffs and tube socks. Summer starts every sentence with, “’At ol’ boy …” or “Hold my beer.” I don’t so much like spring either — too optimistic. But then I see Memphis in bloom, and I feel really bad about dissing spring. But then my sinuses clog like toilets in a frat house and stay that way until October. Summer requires me to take massive infusions of gin and tonics with lots of lime. For the malaria and the scurvy, don’t you know. I think I’m supposed to be romantic about summer because I’m Southern. I’m supposed to wax philosophical on the perfect tomato, give advice on the best way to shuck corn, and sweat like I’m in a movie adaptation of a John Grisham novel. I grew up in Jones County, Mississippi, which is basically a swamp full of pine trees and bugs big enough to have FAA registration numbers on their wings. There is nothing romantic about driving from Memphis to Destin in June and murdering approximately 18,493,673 love bugs with the grill of your Suburban. There is nothing romantic about getting stuck to your vinyl bucket seat when you’re trying to get in to Cash Saver and cool off by sticking your head in the growler station. There is nothing romantic about stepping in what you think is a mud puddle, but turns out your dog’s feces has just liquefied. Summer is the Donald Trump of seasons. My friends up North tell me I won’t complain about 96° and 500% humidity before noon once I have spent a winter in [insert Midwestern state here]. Oh. Yes. I. Will. One of the characters in The Fault in Our Stars says something about how the existence of broccoli in no way affects the taste of chocolate. That’s how I feel about weather comparisons. I will give them that it is easier to navigate asphalt that becomes melted than the snow that might melt upon it. But do you not get that quilted coats, hats, and scarves hide a multitude of sins? Also, it is always socially acceptable to put more clothes on, but generally frowned upon to take them off. When Southern people of my generation and older start talking about summer, it’s about catching fireflies or lightning bugs. I’m not sure what the regional differences are as far as who calls them what. I think it might have less to do with region and maybe more to do with whether you sit on the Gospel or Epistle side of the sanctuary. I never had much luck catching fireflies (I sit in the balcony, by the way), which was fine by my mother because it meant I ruined fewer mayonnaise jar tops. Everyone knows glass mayonnaise jars are the Tupperware of the South, and you never have enough of them. Especially now that Satan has decided to make them plastic. You can’t pour up hot bacon drippings in a plastic Blue Plate jar! But I digress. It also meant fewer impaled body parts due to poking holes in the tops with an ice pick. Not that our mothers would have stopped what they were doing. My husband once, while practicing an adolescent redneck version of zip-lining in his backyard, impaled himself on a tree (Truth. He has a scar on the side of his chest that pairs up with one on the inside of his arm where the branch ran through). Once he severed himself from his arboreal sword, his mother told him to wash his face and put on a shirt that wasn’t torn because they had to leave in 10 minutes to go to his grandfather’s and she was NOT having any of this foolishness like broken ribs or permanent nerve damage. Ah, the good old days! What I do remember about summer growing up is that there was generally a thunderstorm in the afternoons. We don’t really have those anymore. Inevitably, we would all be hauled out of the pool by teenage lifeguards drunk with power because a little storm would come up. We’d be back in the pool in just a few minutes, where we would watch the steam rising from the concrete and feel no relief in the water because it was just as wet out of the water. Of course, now the storm would come just as we’re all trying to run into Kroger or Buster’s on the way home, and it would just be a pain in the rump. Thanks, climate change! Summer has many glories: watermelons, peaches, passing off wearing your bathing suit under clothes by saying you’re going to the pool later when you really just haven’t done laundry. But it will always be the season that starts its sentences with, “Hey, y’all! Watch this!” Susan Wilson also writes for yeahandanotherthing.com and likethedew.com. She and her husband Chuck have lived here long enough to know that Midtown does not start at Highland.
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